Seagate GoFlex Home Support Question
Seagate GoFlex Home Support Question
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Question posted by lbBFAR on August 10th, 2013
Do You Need To Install Goflex Home Software
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Product Information - Page 1
... wirelessly and back up process and just two cable connections, the GoFlex Home network storage system is installed in just minutes, quickly allowing you to begin protecting your files, enjoying your media and accessing your home WiFi router, the GoFlex Home network storage system enables you are. Time Machine® software compatible*
• Stream videos, photos and music to store and...
Product Information - Page 2
...storage. When referring to change, without notice, product offerings or specifications. The export or re-export of hardware or software...GoFlex Home install CD • 2-year limited warranty
Region EMEA EMEA
Product FreeAgent GoFlex Home FreeAgent GoFlex Home
...X 10.4.9 or later operating system
• GoFlex Home Network Storage System (includes network base and hard drive - see front of ...
Quick Start Guide - Page 2
...8226; Download Center: Installation software, utilities and diagnostics ...FreeAgent, and GoFlex are trademarks or...
All other storage needs
To contact ...Installation: Additional instructions and troubleshooting assistance • Knowledge Base: FAQ's, How to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in the United States and/or other countries. PN: 100626655B 06/10
NETWORK STORAGE...
User Guide - Page 3
...Up GoFlex Home 20 Step 4: Installing GoFlex Home Desktop Applications 23 Step 5: Configuring Time Machine for GoFlex Home 24 Step 6: Setting Up More Mac Computers 26 Next Steps 27
4. Mac 19
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...
User Guide - Page 5
...® 6 or later, Firefox® 2.x or later, or Chrome 4.x or later Web browser
FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide
5 Plus, you can share a printer with friends and family. Sections of GoFlex Home, describes how to set up your GoFlex Home network storage system, and explains how to the USB port on every computer in your files from...
User Guide - Page 15
... page 17).
See page 28 for more computers to Seagate Share Pro. Continue setting up GoFlex Home for other members of your household by subscribing to your GoFlex Home network storage system (see page 15) and adding more information.
Setting Up GoFlex Home - TIP: You can access all of the Seagate Dashboard, click Add Users. Click Launch Seagate...
User Guide - Page 16
... be able to create, modify, and delete user accounts if you want this section), or click Done.
Enter and confirm a password for your GoFlex Home network storage system (see page 17).
6. Click Add User. Setting Up GoFlex Home - TIP: When entering passwords, balance convenience and security appropriately for the user. The user account is added to...
User Guide - Page 17
... More Mac Computers" on -screen instructions to your home network can use both PC and Mac computers with "Step 6: Adding PCs to GoFlex Home" on the PC you must install the GoFlex Home software-Seagate Dashboard and Memeo Instant Backup. When it finds and connects your GoFlex Home network storage system, you want to GoFlex Home, the Log-in screen opens. Figure 13: Adding...
User Guide - Page 18
...software upgrade. See "About Seagate Share Pro" and "About Premium Backup" on page 8 for more user accounts and computers, enable access to GoFlex Home from smart phones, add other useful GoFlex Home...centralized printer (see page 37).
• (Optional) Start automatic backups of your GoFlex Home network storage system (as required). Pass along these chapters of the User Guide to each member ...
User Guide - Page 23
... applications that can be used for occasional system messages. The Welcome screen opens.
Click Next. The main setup screen opens again.
FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide
23 Click Next.
Step 4: Installing GoFlex Home Desktop Applications
In this step, you access GoFlex Home from your Seagate Share Pro subscription is now set up.
13. Mac
10. 3.
User Guide - Page 26
... Exit and remove the GoFlex Home Installation CD from your GoFlex Home network storage system. Power on a computer or device without a CD-ROM drive, go to www.seagate.com/goflexhomesupport to download the installation software. Note: You can use GoFlex Home as required) to use both PC and Mac computers with GoFlex Home.
See "Step 6: Adding PCs to GoFlex Home" on this computer...
User Guide - Page 27
... page 43).
• Share selected files with GoFlex Home" on page 28 • "Enjoying and Managing Your Files in "Step 4: Installing GoFlex Home Desktop Applications" on page 23.
5. Mac
Next Steps
2.
Pass along these chapters of your GoFlex Home folders (see page 37).
• Learn how to begin the installation. Your GoFlex Home network storage system is complete and the main setup...
User Guide - Page 30
... in even when you shut down your computer to GoFlex Home, using Seagate Share (see page 50).
• Change your GoFlex Home password (see page 62).
• Add new users to your GoFlex Home network storage system, and edit existing user accounts-permission required (see page 64).
• Manage your GoFlex Home network storage system-permission required (see page 62).
• Try...
User Guide - Page 63
you can install on your storage devices. if you stopped it on a previous occasion.
• Hide Help Tips: Enables or disables the tip box that Seagate Share sends out (see what happens when you can override this default setting when you create a new share.
• Share new content with your GoFlex Home network storage system to resume...
User Guide - Page 64
... that includes permission to install a free-trial version of the application. To
create user accounts for more information. Adding a User from GoFlex Home.
FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide
64 6....to add a new user to GoFlex Home: 1.
See page 8 for a limited amount of the application.
To add a new user to your GoFlex Home network storage system, edit the details of ...
User Guide - Page 66
... a new version is available, follow the on GoFlex Home, next to properly maintain your GoFlex Home device:
1. Managing GoFlex Home and Connected Devices
This section explains how to the Public, Personal, and Backup folders.
Updating the GoFlex Home Software
To get the most out of the GoFlex Home dock, or use to connect additional storage devices, such as a USB flash drive (also...
User Guide - Page 72
.... To add another computer, you need assistance enabling DHCP on GoFlex Home and the other computers are using a power strip, make sure it is a list of user accounts allowed. If there is amber, the network cable or the Ethernet port may ... account (if someone has left the household, for five computers.
If you have installed the GoFlex Home software on your router. 7.
User Guide - Page 75
... computer to check.)
Table 2: Drive Light (bottom)
State White steady Off
Status Drive installed and ready for use , but you have questions. Finding More Help
The GoFlex Home network storage system is damaged. Solving Problems
Finding More Help
• Ensure that your home network isn't down or disabled. (Look at the lights on the back of the...
User Guide - Page 78
... installing GoFlex Home software on Mac 20 installing GoFlex Home software on Windows 12 shutting down 68 troubleshooting 72 updating the software 66 GoFlex Home Agent 19 installing 23
GoFlex Home light 6, 11
GoFlex Home Premium Subscription 71
H Help 75
Seagate Dashboard 29 Seagate Share 34 Hide Help Tips setting 63 Home Background Position setting 63
home network manager permissions 16, 65
Home...
User Guide - Page 81
... 19, 32
installing 23 Social Networking Sites 45 software installation
on Mac 20
FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide
Index
Windows 12 Software Updates 66
software, updating 31, 66
solving problems 72
Storage Devices 67, 71
system requirements 5
T tags 55
defined 55 Time Machine 24 troubleshooting 72
U Unshare with Media Devices 49 updating GoFlex Home software 66 updating the...
