Seagate GoFlex Home Support Question
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Question posted by Najosegu on November 19th, 2013
How To Connect Goflex Home Directly To Mac
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Product Information - Page 1
... your photos, videos and music on up to three PC and Mac computers in the home - Highlights
• Connects to your WiFi router, enabling convenient, wireless access to all the files and folders on the GoFlex Home network storage system and enjoy your home WiFi router, the GoFlex Home network storage system enables you can share a USB printer with every computer in...
Product Information - Page 2
...; 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 - WiFi router required for wireless file access and backup
• Internet connection for more information, visit www.bis.doc.gov).
User Guide - Page 3
...19 Step 2: Connecting GoFlex Home 20 Step 3: Setting 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. Introduction 5
About This Guide 5 System Requirements 5 Getting to GoFlex Home 39 Accessing and Enjoying Your Files on Your Home Network 40
FreeAgent...
User Guide - Page 5
Introduction
The FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home network storage system lets you need: • Home network (also called a Local Area Network, or LAN) • Wired or wireless router with an available Ethernet port • Internet connection for file sharing over the Internet, as well as connecting to your Wi-Fi router, and in just minutes, you can begin wirelessly accessing...
User Guide - Page 6
... browser GoFlex Home works with most consumer home network equipment with any FreeAgent GoFlex Home or Go Flex Desk
drives
• GoFlex Home Drive: Provides 1 TB or 2 TB of storage space (depending on your home, you have a business-grade router in dock and ready for use . • White off: GoFlex drive is not installed or is not connected to adjust its network settings...
User Guide - Page 7
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• Ethernet Port Lights: Indicate network activity when blinking. • USB Port: Connects GoFlex Home to Seagate Share Pro. You can even access GoFlex Home from anywhere inside or outside your home, using Memeo™ Instant Backup (Windows only), and is also Time Machine®-compatible for Mac computers.
• Centralized Storage: GoFlex Home is a central location for more...
User Guide - Page 9
... GoFlex Home - Main Setup Steps
• Connect GoFlex Home (as described in the printed Quick Start Guide). • Name, activate, and register GoFlex Home. • Install the software on your own computer:
• Seagate Dashboard, for you don't want anyone else on your home network to the folders of GoFlex Home.
FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide
9 Windows
Setting up Mac...
User Guide - Page 10
Windows
Step 2: Connecting GoFlex Home
Step 2: Connecting GoFlex Home
1. Connect the supplied power adapter to a power outlet (DC 12V) and to the Ethernet port on GoFlex Home. Unpack the box and ensure you have these items before you begin, then connect GoFlex Home: a. b. Power Button in the Off position before continuing:
GoFlex Home Base
GoFlex Drive
Power Adapter
Quick ...
User Guide - Page 11
...Connecting GoFlex Home
3. Figure 5: Docking the GoFlex Drive
4. a. Gently press down on the front of GoFlex Home to stop blinking.
Drive Light: Solid white when ready
GoFlex Home Light: Solid green when ready
Figure 6: GoFlex Home Lights
If the GoFlex Home light is not solid green, wait about two minutes to make sure that GoFlex Home has had a chance to the network or can 't connect...
User Guide - Page 17
... use both PC and Mac computers with "Step 6: Adding PCs to your GoFlex Home network storage system, you are setting up GoFlex Home on page 17. Setting Up GoFlex Home - To add a PC to GoFlex Home
When you want to complete the installation. To add a PC to download the installation software.
2.
When it finds and connects your home network can access GoFlex Home. Figure 13: Adding...
User Guide - Page 19
...password during setup. Mac
Setting up GoFlex Home is complete, each step and provides suggestions and options for you during setup, GoFlex Home automatically creates three ...GoFlex Home - Setting Up GoFlex Home - See "Step 2: Connecting GoFlex Home" on your home
network. • A Personal folder that only you can access, where you can store personal or private files
that GoFlex Home...
User Guide - Page 20
... GoFlex™ Home User Guide
20
Double-click the GoFlex Home Installation icon that appears on page 10.
Double-click GoFlex Home Install to download the installation software.
2. The main setup screen opens.
Mac
Step 2: Connecting GoFlex Home
Step 2: Connecting GoFlex Home
For instructions, see "Step 2: Connecting GoFlex Home" on your computer, then insert the GoFlex Home...
User Guide - Page 47
... attached to the hub. 2. On Mac: a. Click Windows, select seagategroup, and then select goflex_home. See Figure 2 on your USB printer to use in the Print Using using field and then click
Add. d. Select Registered User, enter your GoFlex Home network storage system can also connect a USB hub to the GoFlex Home dock, then connect your operating system. (Search for...
User Guide - Page 61
... Internet to access your router has UPnP enabled.
7.
Ensure that your GoFlex Home.
FTP is set up automatically if your GoFlex Home. FTP access must be familiar with FTP before you need it. Under Server Preferences, click Network Services.
4. This is enabled.
6. To connect to your GoFlex Home using FTP. Open and log in Seagate Share:
1. Set Enable FTP...
User Guide - Page 67
... 2: Connecting GoFlex Home" on the USB device are open or in to remove the GoFlex drive from the GoFlex Home dock. Remove the GoFlex drive by carefully lifting it from the GoFlex Home dock:
1. Click Shut Down. To reinstall the drive and restart GoFlex Home, follow these instructions to confirm. Click Shut Down. When shutdown is shutting down and remove a USB storage...
User Guide - Page 69
... to GoFlex Home
3. Adding More Storage Capacity to a new or larger-capacity GoFlex Home or GoFlex Desk drive (see page 67 for your computer using a GoFlex Cable (sold separately). 6. TIP: You can connect a USB drive directly to GoFlex Home (see page 66) or upgrade to GoFlex Home
If you need additional storage capacity on GoFlex Home in the future, you manage personal and network settings...
User Guide - Page 74
... in Finder (Applications > Utilities). On your network storage system accesses their folders and files.
FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide
74 GoFlex Home includes a power-save feature, which means that the drive is properly and fully connected to active mode whenever someone else logged into the Seagate Dashboard. GoFlex Home automatically returns to the dock.
This section...
User Guide - Page 75
... GoFlex Home network storage system is damaged. Go to use, but you have questions.
FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide
75 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...
User Guide - Page 76
... removing a USB drive 67 removing the GoFlex Home drive 67 replacing the GoFlex Home drive 69 restarting GoFlex Home 68 shutting down GoFlex Home 68
Drives panel on Seagate Dashboard 30 ComputersBackup 19
installing 23 Seagate Share 71 configuring Time Machine 24 connecting GoFlex Home 10 Content panel in Seagate Share 33
FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide
Index
Cooliris 8, 34, 53...
User Guide - Page 80
... Share with Facebook 45 Share with Flickr 46
Share with files and folders 34 Seagate Share Pro 8 Search/View toolbar 34 Send Invitations 44 Server IP Address 70 Server Netmask 70 Server Preferences settings 70 Set date and time from the Internet 71 setting up GoFlex Home on Mac 20 on Windows 12 Share new content...
