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User Guide - Page 5
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... Guide introduces the features of the features described in your GoFlex Home network storage system, and explains how to use GoFlex Home, you can begin wirelessly accessing files and streaming photos, music and movies to support multiple computers and users, you need: • Home network (also called a Local Area Network, or LAN) • Wired or wireless router with friends and...
User Guide - Page 6
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... 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. • Amber blinking: GoFlex Home is not connected to Know GoFlex Home
GoFlex Drive
GoFlex Home Drive Dock
Drive Light
GoFlex Home Light
Figure 1: GoFlex Home...
User Guide - Page 8
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... and replace the drive in the Seagate Dashboard Application Store. Premium Backup software allows you can purchase a Premium Backup software upgrade from the Application Store on your home network can also connect an external USB drive directly to your GoFlex Home, you to back up more than 3 PCs to GoFlex Home for more storage space. FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide...
User Guide - Page 15
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... 17). In the How to GoFlex Home requires their own user account. To add new user accounts to unlimited accounts (and add other useful GoFlex Home features) by adding user accounts for your GoFlex Home network storage system (see page 15) and adding more computers to your household by subscribing to GoFlex Home
Figure 11: Seagate Dashboard
The Seagate Dashboard is the central location...
User Guide - Page 16
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... Passwords are not case-sensitive. Windows
The Add Users window opens. Enter a user name. You can begin using GoFlex Home as soon as their own passwords in private, so that you want this person to be at least three ... for the user. For instance, you might have the members of your GoFlex Home network storage system (see page 17).
6. Select Allow this section), or click Done.
User Guide - Page 17
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... useful GoFlex
Home features) by subscribing to GoFlex Home
When you must install the GoFlex Home software-Seagate Dashboard and Memeo Instant Backup. See "Step 6: Setting Up More Mac Computers" on your computer to your GoFlex Home network storage system, you 're done creating user accounts, continue with GoFlex Home. When it finds and connects your home network can access GoFlex Home...
User Guide - Page 18
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...'s regular user log in by subscribing to use. Remember that GoFlex Home is now fully set up and ready to Seagate Share Pro or purchasing a Premium Backup software upgrade. FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide
18 Windows
Next Steps
3. Your GoFlex Home network storage system is set up , your GoFlex Home network storage system (as required).
Pass along these chapters...
User Guide - Page 19
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... in the printed Quick Start Guide). • Name, activate, and register GoFlex Home. • Install the desktop applications on your own computer:
• ComputersBackup • GoFlex Home Agent • SmartFolderShortcut (which opens the Seagate Share application in your browser) • Configure Time Machine to use GoFlex Home as your file/system backup device. • Install the desktop...
User Guide - Page 24
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... complete, click Close.
The Welcome screen opens. Continue by configuring Time Machine to use a complimentary Mac version of Memeo Instant Backup provided in a stand-alone folder on a computer or device without a CD-ROM drive, go to www.seagate.com/goflexhomesupport to GoFlex Home:
1. If you can use GoFlex Home as your important files to download the installation software. 3.
User Guide - Page 26
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... computers (as your GoFlex Home network storage system. FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide
26 When you're finished, on -screen instructions to configure Time Machine to use both PC and Mac computers with GoFlex Home. See "Step 6: Adding PCs to GoFlex Home" on a computer or device without a CD-ROM drive, go to www.seagate.com/goflexhomesupport to GoFlex Home
7. The Welcome screen...
User Guide - Page 27
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... computers, enable access to GoFlex Home from smart phones, add other useful GoFlex Home features, or back up and ready to access and enjoy your files from your computer to your GoFlex Home network storage system (as required). See "About Seagate Share Pro" and "About Premium Backup" on page 8 for GoFlex Home" on page 62
Don't forget that GoFlex Home is complete and the...
User Guide - Page 30
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... log in to the user name 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 the next section). To log in...
User Guide - Page 43
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...and documents that you have to use Seagate Share to GoFlex Home, you can compile collections of music, movies, photos, and other device, you assemble yourself from Home
2. Sharing Your Files with Friends... background image to music, view photos, and open other files from anywhere in (see page 31).
2. Click Seagate Share. You can access your computer.
Open Seagate Share...
User Guide - Page 45
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... photo album where your GoFlex Home share images: 1.
Copying Your Photos from " address. Another window opens, prompting you can use GoFlex Home to set your Facebook profile. Once you have approved the photos, you to authorize Seagate Share to Facebook. (No music, movie, or document files in the share are . 8. You must approve these new photos before they...
User Guide - Page 46
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...and blogs) to use GoFlex Home to add your photos to your shares, if you can subscribe to an RSS feed to stay up -to-date on GoFlex Home, Seagate Share automatically copies them... 5. To add your GoFlex Home share images to Seagate Share Pro subscribers only. Click Social Networking Sites, then click the Share with Friends and Family
Copying Your Photos from GoFlex Home to Flickr. (No ...
User Guide - Page 64
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... a new user to your GoFlex Home network storage system, edit the details of existing user accounts, or remove a user account from the Seagate Dashboard
Note: Mac users-You must have a user account that GoFlex Home includes accounts for up to ... To
create user accounts for more than five people, you must use Seagate Share to add a new user account to Seagate Share...
User Guide - Page 65
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... Account
You can 't use the same user name twice on GoFlex Home.
5. OR, Open and log in the Account User Name field. Managing GoFlex Home
Adding and Managing User Accounts
Adding a User from GoFlex Home. FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide
65
User names must start with a letter and must include one of your GoFlex Home network storage system. Select Create as...
User Guide - Page 66
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... USB hard drive.
Open the Seagate Dashboard (see page 31), click Go To, then click Preferences.
2. Click Software Updates.
3. When connected to it directly to properly maintain your GoFlex Home, update its software whenever a new version is updated or deleted.
Updating the GoFlex Home Software
To get the most out of the GoFlex Home dock, or use to connect additional storage devices...
User Guide - Page 69
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...-capacity GoFlex Home or GoFlex Desk drive (see page 67 for instructions on your computer using a GoFlex Cable (sold separately). Adding More Storage Capacity to GoFlex Home
If you need additional storage capacity on GoFlex Home by connecting GoFlex Home directly to re-create user names exactly, so that everyone can open the GoFlex Home Preferences page two ways:
• Open the Seagate...
User Guide - Page 71
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... likely your own backup files).
• Storage Devices: Lets you format a USB drive to change it to the Internet. Most home networks with less than 255 nodes use Time Machine to Yes, select a default NTP (Network Time Protocol) server for ALL GoFlex Home users (not just your router) that are routed to a NTFS (New Technology File System) format for more...