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How Does Goflex Home Backup Work
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Product Information - Page 1
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..., enabling convenient, wireless access to all the computers in the home
Wireless-ready multi-PC and Mac® computer backup and file sharing
The GoFlex Home network storage system connects to your media and favourite memories from up process and just two cable connections, the GoFlex Home network storage system is installed in drive may also be accessed from every...
Product Information - Page 2
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...®, Windows® XP or Mac OS® X 10.4.9 or later operating system
• GoFlex Home Network Storage System (includes network base and hard drive - Your computer operating system may be available for more information, visit www.bis.doc.gov). Home
NETWORK STORAGE SYSTEM
Product Dimensions Retail Packaging Specs
System Requirements Inside the Box
3.13in L x 5.31in W x 6.75in...
User Guide - Page 15
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...add other members of your GoFlex Home network storage system (see page 15) and adding more computers to GoFlex Home requires their own user account. The Seagate Dashboard opens.
FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide
15 Windows
6.
Click Launch Seagate Dashboard.
Step 5: Adding a User to GoFlex Home:
1. Continue setting up GoFlex Home for your household by subscribing...
User Guide - Page 16
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... files they can act as their Personal and Backup folders.
4. The user account is created, and the person can 't use the same user name twice on GoFlex Home.
3. Enter and confirm a password for your GoFlex Home network storage system (see page 17).
6.
Click Add User. Click Add Another User to GoFlex Home
Figure 12: Creating Additional User Accounts
2. User...
User Guide - Page 17
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.../ computers on the PC you must install the GoFlex Home software-Seagate Dashboard and Memeo Instant Backup. Up to complete the installation.
Power on your GoFlex Home network storage system, you want to GoFlex Home
When you are setting up GoFlex Home on page 8 for more information. When the software is installed, the GoFlex Home setup wizard opens automatically. See "About Seagate...
User Guide - Page 18
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Windows
Next Steps
3. Remember that GoFlex Home is now fully set up, your GoFlex Home network storage system (as required).
See "About Seagate Share Pro" and "About Premium Backup" on page 62
Don't forget that you have added all the household PCs to your next steps are case-sensitive.
4. Pass along these chapters of ...
User Guide - Page 26
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... created a user account for yourself, set up additional household computers (as your GoFlex Home network storage system. Step 6: Setting Up More Mac Computers
Now that your GoFlex Home device is complete on page 17 to add PCs to access your backup device.
8.
FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide
26 Step 6: Setting Up More Mac Computers
Figure 23: Logging...
User Guide - Page 27
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Mac
Next Steps
2. Pass along these chapters of your desktop.
3. 3. Setting Up GoFlex Home -
Your GoFlex Home network storage system is set up and ready to Seagate Share Pro or purchasing a Premium Backup software upgrade. Double-click the GoFlex Home Installation icon that appears on page 24.
6. When the installation is complete and the main setup screen re-opens, click...
User Guide - Page 30
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... section). 4. By logging in : 1. If you shut down your GoFlex Home network storage system-permission required (see page 28). 2. Open the Seagate Dashboard on someone else is already logged in as possible for free from any file backup plan set up the files on your own GoFlex Home folders.
Getting Started with family and friends, using Seagate...
User Guide - Page 36
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... 50. Getting Started with GoFlex Home
Getting to three folders on GoFlex Home:
• GoFlex Home Public: Folder where files can see "Enjoying and Managing Your Files in Seagate Share" on your user name and password. When you can be shared with your user name and password.
• GoFlex Home Backup: Folder that matches your home network can access from their...
User Guide - Page 40
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... of your computer's C drive and shows which files and folders will be backed up your computer. Memeo Instant Backup backs up . on the Seagate Dashboard to access your home network or from anywhere in the GoFlex Home Personal and Public folders the same way you would if they were stored directly on how many files...
User Guide - Page 47
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.... See Figure 2 on
the back of printers available on your GoFlex Home network storage system can also connect a USB hub to the GoFlex Home dock, then connect your USB printer to the hub. 2. FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide
47 Click A network printer, or a printer attached to GoFlex Home. Select Registered User, enter your operating system. (Search for information...
User Guide - Page 62
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... (see page 31), click Go To, then click Preferences. 2. If you can't complete a task included in this chapter, ask your home network manager to your computer, manage user accounts, and manage your GoFlex Home network storage system has been set up, you .
Passwords must be done by personalizing the default settings for sharing new files, adding...
User Guide - Page 63
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... for allowing others on your GoFlex Home network storage system to do when a file already exists: Determines what 's new. In the Application Store, you create a new share.
• Share new content with your preferences as Memeo Premium Backup, are updated. Managing GoFlex Home
Adding New GoFlex Applications to access new shares; Adding New GoFlex Applications to Your Computer
The...
User Guide - Page 64
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... application you 're given the option to purchase and install the full version. When the free trial period is over , you must upgrade to your GoFlex Home network storage system, edit the details of an application: 1.
TIP: Remember that includes permission to install a free-trial version of time. Follow the on page 15
for...
User Guide - Page 65
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... included user accounts available to someone who no longer requires access to shut down the account of an existing GoFlex Home user account at least three characters in the household, or to your GoFlex Home network storage system.
Open the Seagate Dashboard (see page 17 for Windows or page 26 for the user. Click Add New...
User Guide - Page 73
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... more information. To add more information, click Learn More under Premium Backup in use letters, numbers, dashes, dots, and underscores. For more computers, upgrade to GoFlex Home? No one is shutting down the Reset button for more than 5 seconds.
Additionally, your GoFlex Home network storage system, no two user accounts can no one should be at least...
User Guide - Page 74
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.... Why does GoFlex Home seem to indicate the status 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 networked UPnP devices in Finder (Applications > Utilities). What can I do if a problem occurs. On your network storage system accesses their folders and files.
Table 1: GoFlex Home Light (top...
User Guide - Page 75
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... Guide
75 Finding More Help
The GoFlex Home network storage system is easy to use Drive...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 damaged. Solving Problems
Finding More Help
• Ensure that your Internet connection isn't down or disabled. (Open a browser on your GoFlex Home network storage...
User Guide - Page 77
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...48 removing from a share 57 renaming in Seagate Share 55 sharing 43 uploading to GoFlex Home 37 working in Seagate Share 34
Flickr, copying photos to 46
folders adding files in Seagate ...working in Seagate Share 34
FTP 61
G
gaming consoles 48
Gateway 71
Get Cooliris 53
Go To menu 34
GoFlex Home
adding a USB drive 66 adding capacity 69 adding Macs 26 adding new applications 63 adding PCs 17
Backup...
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