Seagate GoFlex Home Support Question
Seagate GoFlex Home Support Question
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Question posted by Sabbsspi on September 4th, 2013
Cannot Install Goflex Home On Mac
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Product Information - Page 1
... drive.
Time Machine® software compatible*
• Stream videos, photos and music to PCs, Mac computers, game consoles and GoFlex TV HD media player • Simple set -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...
Product Information - Page 2
...174; 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 - Seagate reserves the right to drive...8226; Quick Start Guide • GoFlex Home install CD • 2-year limited warranty
Region EMEA EMEA
Product FreeAgent GoFlex Home FreeAgent GoFlex Home
Capacity 1 TB 2 TB
Model...
User Guide - Page 3
...to GoFlex Home 15 Step 6: Adding PCs to Know GoFlex Home 6 Special Features of GoFlex Home 7
2. Setting Up GoFlex Home - Introduction 5
About This Guide 5 System Requirements 5 Getting to GoFlex Home 17 Next Steps 18
3. Mac 19
Step 1: Familiarizing Yourself with the Setup Process 19 Step 2: Connecting GoFlex Home 20 Step 3: Setting Up GoFlex Home 20 Step 4: Installing GoFlex Home...
User Guide - Page 5
... the Internet, as well as connecting to share and store your files, back up your GoFlex Home network storage system, and explains how to access your files from anywhere in the home by simply connecting it to personal computers (PCs), Mac® computers, and game consoles. Introduction
About This Guide
1. 1. About This Guide
This User Guide...
User Guide - Page 17
... PCs to download the installation software.
2. 2. To add a PC to your GoFlex Home network storage system, you 're done creating user accounts, continue with GoFlex Home.
See "About Seagate Share Pro" on page 17. See "Step 6: Setting Up More Mac Computers" on page 26 to add Macs to your GoFlex Home. When it finds and connects your home network can upgrade to unlimited...
User Guide - Page 19
...activate, and register GoFlex Home. • Install the desktop applications on your household. Once setup is easy. Step 1: Familiarizing Yourself with the Setup Process
Before you begin, familiarize yourself with the Setup Process
3. Setting Up GoFlex Home - Setting Up GoFlex Home -
Mac
Step 1: Familiarizing Yourself with the steps you create your home
network. • A Personal...
User Guide - Page 20
... GoFlex Home Install to download the installation software.
2. Step 3: Setting Up GoFlex Home
TIP: Before you begin the installation.
Double-click the GoFlex Home Installation icon that appears on page 10. The main setup screen opens. Figure 14: Main Setup Screen
FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide
20 3. Mac
Step 2: Connecting GoFlex Home
Step 2: Connecting GoFlex Home...
User Guide - Page 23
... Applications (Optional). The Welcome screen opens. Step 4: Installing GoFlex Home Desktop Applications
In this step, you access GoFlex Home from your Seagate Share Pro subscription is expiring soon.
12. Click Next. Mac
10. Enter an e-mail address that let you install these applications: • ComputersBackup • GoFlex Home Agent • SmartFolderShortcut • SmartWebShortcut
To...
User Guide - Page 24
...
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To configure Time Machine so that it backs up GoFlex Home on the GoFlex Home Installation CD. If required, click Change Install Location..., adjust the settings, then click Install.
4. Mac
Step 5: Configuring Time Machine for GoFlex Home
TIP: If you don't want to use Time Machine backup software with GoFlex Home, you are setting up your important files to use a complimentary...
User Guide - Page 26
...and Mac computers with GoFlex Home.
Step 6: Setting Up More Mac Computers
Now that your GoFlex Home.
Step 6: Setting Up More Mac Computers
Figure 23: Logging in to access your computer. Note: You can use GoFlex Home as required) to GoFlex Home
7. Power on the main setup screen, click Exit and remove the GoFlex Home Installation CD from your GoFlex Home network storage system. Mac...
User Guide - Page 27
... the household Mac computers to your desktop.
3. Click Step 2 Install Desktop Applications (Optional), then follow the steps in "Step 4: Installing GoFlex Home Desktop Applications" on your GoFlex Home network storage system (as required). FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide
27
Setting Up GoFlex Home - Double-click the GoFlex Home Installation icon that GoFlex Home is...
User Guide - Page 30
... plan set up the files on 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 47
...network printer, or a printer attached to System Preferences, click Print & Fax, then click the plus sign (+). On Mac: a. d. Add your USB printer to the list of printers available on your USB printer to connect your computer:
On Windows: a. b. Choose the option Select a driver to GoFlex Home... your GoFlex Home network storage system can also connect a USB hub to the GoFlex Home dock...
User Guide - Page 63
... to Your Computer
2.
6. Change your storage devices. In the Application Store, you can install on your shares that appears whenever you open Seagate Share.
• Reset all 'Do not show again' prompts: Re-enables the help windows you like. Managing GoFlex Home
Adding New GoFlex Applications to view your GoFlex Home network storage system to see "Creating a Share" on...
User Guide - Page 64
... User Accounts
You can add new users to your GoFlex Home network storage system, edit the details of the application. Open the Seagate Dashboard (see page 28). 2.
Adding a New User Account to five people/computers. Follow the on page 15
for up to GoFlex Home
You can install and try out many applications for free for more...
User Guide - Page 65
... Mac).
Passwords must be at least six characters long and must be able to do this person to GoFlex Home:
1. Passwords are not case-sensitive. The user account is added to make one number. Editing or Removing an Existing User Account
You can begin using GoFlex Home as soon as you want this to your GoFlex Home network storage...
User Guide - Page 71
... are routed to be required when you may have installed on your Mac during setup) to use Time Machine to back up GoFlex Home. Caution: Wiping backups deletes ALL backed up data from the Internet to Yes, select a default NTP (Network Time Protocol) server for Windows.
Most home networks with less than 255 nodes use this setting to...
User Guide - Page 74
...I do if a problem occurs. Decoding the GoFlex Home Lights
The lights on the front of the GoFlex Home dock change users. On your network storage system accesses their folders and files. Alternatively, ..." 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...
User Guide - Page 75
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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 not connected to your network.)
• Ensure that the Ethernet cable connecting GoFlex Home to use Drive not properly installed or experiencing a problem
If the Drive light indicates a problem: •...
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
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