Seagate GoFlex Home Support Question
Seagate GoFlex Home Support Question
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Question posted by colcbp65 on February 10th, 2015
How Do I Connect Two Goflex Home To One Network Under Windows 8.1
Using windows 8.1 and home network I have two goflex home units. I cannot get them recognized in my network.
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Answer #1: Posted by waelsaidani1 on February 10th, 2015 12:29 AM
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Product Information - Page 2
... Explorer® 7, Firefox® 3.x, Chrome 4.x, Safari® 3, or later web browser • Windows® 7, Windows Vista®, Windows® XP or Mac OS® X 10.4.9 or later operating system
• GoFlex Home Network Storage System (includes network base and hard drive - Home
NETWORK STORAGE SYSTEM
Product Dimensions Retail Packaging Specs
System Requirements Inside the Box
3.13in...
User Guide - Page 3
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1. Windows 9
Step 1: Familiarizing Yourself with the Setup Process 9 Step 2: Connecting GoFlex Home 10 Step 3: Installing the Software 12 Step 4: Setting Up GoFlex Home 12 Step 5: Adding a User to GoFlex Home 15 Step 6: Adding PCs to GoFlex Home 39 Accessing and Enjoying Your Files on Your Home Network 40
FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide
3 Setting Up GoFlex Home...
User Guide - Page 5
... FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home network storage system lets you can begin wirelessly accessing files and streaming photos, music and movies to use GoFlex Home, you can share a printer with an available Ethernet port • Internet connection for using Seagate Share, a Web-based application that describe Windows-only features are available only on GoFlex Home.
Introduction
About...
User Guide - Page 6
...• GoFlex Home Drive: Provides 1 TB or 2 TB of storage space (depending on your home, you have a business-grade router in your model) • GoFlex Home Light: Provides information about GoFlex Home's current state:
• Green blinking: GoFlex Home is starting up. • Green steady: GoFlex Home is connected to the network and ready for use. • Amber blinking: GoFlex Home is not...
User Guide - Page 7
... your home network can access GoFlex Home. (You can upgrade to unlimited accounts by subscribing to any USB storage device, such as a drive or printer. • Reset Button: Resets the GoFlex Home password;
You can store Windows-
You can even access GoFlex Home from anywhere inside or outside your important files with automatic, "set it and forget it" file backup using...
User Guide - Page 9
... setup. See "Step 2: Connecting GoFlex Home" on your own computer:
• Seagate Dashboard, for access to the folders of your household.
This chapter explains each member of GoFlex Home. Understanding GoFlex Home's Automatic Folder Creation
When you don't want anyone else on your home network to GoFlex Home" on your home network (or set up GoFlex Home is complete, each...
User Guide - Page 10
...the box and ensure you begin, then connect GoFlex Home: a. Ensure the Power button is in Off Position
Figure 4: Connecting the Cables
FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide
10 Connect the supplied Ethernet cable to your router and to the power port on GoFlex Home.
Windows
Step 2: Connecting GoFlex Home
Step 2: Connecting GoFlex Home
1. Power Button in the Off position before...
User Guide - Page 11
... the drive with the drive. See "Solving Problems" on page 72 for the lights on the front of GoFlex Home to stop blinking. FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide
11 Dock the drive into place. Windows
Step 2: Connecting GoFlex Home
3. a. Wait for more help. if it clicks into the base, then press the Power button. Gently press...
User Guide - Page 15
... members of your household (see page 15) and adding more computers to GoFlex Home requires their own user account. Your GoFlex Home includes five user accounts. Click Launch Seagate Dashboard.
Continue setting up GoFlex Home for your GoFlex Home network storage system (see page 17). In the How to GoFlex Home:
1. Windows
6. See page 28 for more information. TIP: You can access all...
User Guide - Page 16
...using GoFlex Home as soon as their own passwords in private, so that you can act as you might have the members of your household.
Click Add User. Enter a user name. FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home... enter and keep track of your GoFlex Home network storage system (see page 17).
6. Setting Up GoFlex Home -
Windows
The Add Users window opens. User names are case-sensitive...
User Guide - Page 17
... Memeo Instant Backup.
Follow the on page 26 to add Macs to your home network can upgrade to unlimited users and computers (and add other useful GoFlex
Home features) by subscribing to add, then insert the GoFlex Home Installation CD. When it finds and connects your GoFlex Home network storage system, you want to Seagate Share Pro. See "About Seagate Share Pro...
User Guide - Page 18
... 28 • "Enjoying and Managing Your Files in this section until you can add more information. Your GoFlex Home network storage system is set up a centralized printer (see page 39).
• Learn how to access and enjoy your GoFlex Home network storage system (as required). Next Steps
Now that passwords are to: • Copy files from your computer...
User Guide - Page 19
Setting Up GoFlex Home - See "Step 2: Connecting GoFlex Home" on your home network to GoFlex Home" on your household. For more information, see "Copying Your Files to see page 9). 3. Step 1: Familiarizing Yourself with the Setup Process
Before you begin, familiarize yourself with the steps you can upload their choice. GoFlex Home also automatically creates Personal and Backup ...
User Guide - Page 47
...USB
printer to the list of the GoFlex Home dock. Getting Started with your GoFlex Home network storage system can also connect a USB hub to complete the connection. TIP: You can share it , then follow the on page 7 for information about sharing a printer, connecting to a network printer, or connecting to an Internet or intranet printer.)
To connect a USB printer to System Preferences...
User Guide - Page 48
... GoFlex Home network storage system, as required. See your media device documentation for the other computers on your printer appears as Sonos®)
The media device must support one of these steps for a list of supported file types. Open Seagate Share and log in mind that it's a shared printer and that others connected to your home network...
User Guide - Page 62
...for sharing new files, adding your preferred language. Managing GoFlex Home
Changing Your Own GoFlex Home Password
6. Managing GoFlex Home
Once your GoFlex Home network storage system has been set up, you can change your home network manager to GoFlex Home from the Seagate Share application or FTP connection. Passwords are case-sensitive. 4. Your password is changed. FreeAgent...
User Guide - Page 68
... Down screen opens.
4. Resetting GoFlex Home to Its Original Settings
Resetting GoFlex Home returns the device to your network, it appears in the list of drives at the top of the Seagate Dashboard, and your GoFlex Home folders appear in Figure 1 on GoFlex Home, or copying files to Seagate Share (see page 28), then click Preferences. Using a paperclip, press and...
User Guide - Page 69
...GoFlex Home, re-add user accounts, and re-add the computers on GoFlex Home by connecting GoFlex Home directly to do so), change network-related settings, and manage your home network. FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home... and log in your computer using a GoFlex Cable (sold separately).
Adding More Storage Capacity to GoFlex Home
If you can open the GoFlex Home Preferences page two ways:
&#...
User Guide - Page 74
... instructions.)
To find the IP address of GoFlex Home on a computer running the Mac operating system, use Not connected to the network
If the GoFlex Home light indicates a problem: • Ensure that GoFlex Home enters a standby state after 12 minutes of Network devices and check its Properties. (In Windows XP, if GoFlex Home doesn't appear in the network device list, click Show icons for...
User Guide - Page 75
... problems setting up or using your GoFlex Home network storage system. 7. Solving Problems
Finding More Help
• Ensure that your home network isn't down or disabled. (Look at the lights on the back of the GoFlex Home dock-if they're not on and blinking, GoFlex Home is not connected to your network.)
• Ensure that the Ethernet cable connecting GoFlex Home to your router isn...
