Seagate GoFlex Home Support Question
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Question posted by ricafish on December 22nd, 2013
How To Install Goflex Home On Windows Vista
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Product Information - Page 2
... 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 - Seagate ...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
...
User Guide - Page 3
... Accessing and Enjoying Your Files on Your Home Network 40
FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide
3 Introduction 5
About This Guide 5 System Requirements 5 Getting to GoFlex Home 17 Next Steps 18
3. Setting Up GoFlex Home - 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...
User Guide - Page 5
...; Windows® XP, Windows Vista®, or Windows 7 operating system • Internet Explorer® 6 or later, Firefox® 2.x or later, or Chrome 4.x or later Web browser
FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide
5
Note:
Some of the guide that allows you to share and store your files, back up your GoFlex Home network storage system, and explains how to use GoFlex Home...
User Guide - Page 9
... "Copying Your Files to all your home network. • Install the software on your home network to the folders of their own digital media and other Windows computers on page 37.
Windows
Step 1: Familiarizing Yourself with the folders that only you create for getting the most out of your home network (or set up GoFlex Home is complete, each step and...
User Guide - Page 10
... Start Guide
Ethernet Cable
Installation CD
Figure 3: Package Contents
2. Connect the supplied Ethernet cable to your router and to the power port on GoFlex Home. b. Ensure the Power button is in Off Position
Figure 4: Connecting the Cables
FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide
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2. Windows
Step 2: Connecting GoFlex Home
Step 2: Connecting GoFlex Home
1. Unpack the box...
User Guide - Page 11
Setting Up GoFlex Home - Windows
Step 2: Connecting GoFlex Home
3. Dock the drive into place. a.
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 to fully start up; b. Press the...
User Guide - Page 12
... keep track of the names and passwords you are setting up GoFlex Home on your computer to GoFlex Home, then the Device Information screen opens. Note: If you need to install the Seagate Dashboard and Memeo Instant Backup software applications.
4.
Windows
Step 3: Installing the Software
Step 3: Installing the Software
1. When the software is complete, click Finish, then continue...
User Guide - Page 13
... device must be used for occasional system messages. You can be at least three characters in the Product Key boxes.
2.
GoFlex Home is expiring soon.
4. Passwords are not allowed. Windows
Step 4: Setting Up GoFlex Home
If your Seagate Share Pro subscription is activated, and the Account Information screen opens.
Click Next. Figure 8: Creating the First...
User Guide - Page 14
Windows
The Registration screen opens.
Setting Up GoFlex Home - Step 4: Setting Up GoFlex Home
Figure 9: Registering GoFlex Home
5. 2. Select your country and enter an e-mail address for registration purposes, then click Next. GoFlex Home is named, activated, and ready to use. Figure 10: Setup Complete
FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide
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User Guide - Page 15
...Seagate Dashboard opens. Step 5: Adding a User to GoFlex Home
Everyone who needs access to GoFlex Home:
1. To add new user accounts to GoFlex Home requires their own user account.
See page 28 for more information.
FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide
15 Windows
6. Continue setting up GoFlex Home for your GoFlex Home network storage system (see page 15) and adding more...
User Guide - Page 16
... this user to GoFlex Home
Figure 12: Creating Additional User Accounts
2. Enter and confirm a password for your GoFlex Home network storage system (see page 17).
6. The user account is added to do the same home network manager tasks as the home network manager in length. TIP: When entering passwords, balance convenience and security appropriately for the user. Windows
The Add Users...
User Guide - Page 17
... computers with "Step 6: Adding PCs to GoFlex Home" on -screen instructions to GoFlex Home: 1. When it finds and connects your GoFlex Home network storage system, you 're done creating user accounts, continue with GoFlex Home. Follow the on page 17. When the software is installed, the GoFlex Home setup wizard opens automatically. Setting Up GoFlex Home - To add a PC to your computer...
User Guide - Page 18
...Managing GoFlex Home" on page 8 for more user accounts and computers, enable access to GoFlex Home from smart phones, add other useful GoFlex Home features, or back up , your GoFlex Home network storage system ...section until you can add more information.
Setting Up GoFlex Home - Windows
Next Steps
3. Remember that GoFlex Home is now fully set up additional computers by choosing ...
User Guide - Page 23
... On the main setup screen, click Step 2 Install Desktop Applications (Optional). FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide
23 3. Mac
10. Setting Up GoFlex Home - Your GoFlex Home device is full, or if your computer. Click Finish. Click Next. Step 4: Installing GoFlex Home Desktop Applications
In this step, you access GoFlex Home from your Seagate Share Pro subscription is expiring...
User Guide - Page 27
... subscribing to your GoFlex Home network storage system (as required). Next Steps
Now that GoFlex Home is complete and the main setup screen re-opens, click Step 3 Windows/Time Machine Backup .... Double-click GoFlex Home Setup to use. Mac
Next Steps
2. Click Step 2 Install Desktop Applications (Optional), then follow the steps in "Step 4: Installing GoFlex Home Desktop Applications" ...
User Guide - Page 32
... name of your Web browser, then navigate to access and manage GoFlex Home. Windows users can choose to use the Seagate Dashboard while they 're not at home. OR
(Mac only) Start Finder, browse to access GoFlex Home when they 're on their home network, but must use Seagate Share to Applications > GoFlex Home Desktop Applications, and then launch SmartWebShortcut.
User Guide - Page 38
... besides My Documents.) The folders and files are , this may take a few moments to GoFlex Home: 1. Window 1 shows your My Documents folder
Copying Your Files to GoFlex Home
Window 2 shows your computer to several minutes. Copying Files to GoFlex Home
4. The Seagate Share window opens. 3. Two Explorer windows open.
In the Content panel, select the folder where you want to...
User Guide - Page 63
...install on your computer for allowing media devices to see "Creating a Share" on page 43).
• Home Background Position: Sets the size of the Seagate Dashboard is updated regularly, so check back often to access new shares; Managing GoFlex Home
Adding New GoFlex...your GoFlex Home network storage system ...windows you play them; Change your preferences as Memeo Premium Backup, are updated...
User Guide - Page 64
... page 8 for up to GoFlex Home.
Managing GoFlex Home
Adding and Managing User Accounts
You can choose whether or not to purchase and install the full version of time. Or, Click Install to GoFlex Home at any time. To
create user accounts for more than five people, you 're given the option to your GoFlex Home network storage system, edit the details...
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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