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4. Getting Started with GoFlex Home Opening the Seagate Dashboard 4. Getting Started with GoFlex Home Now that GoFlex Home is set up, everyone in your household can begin sharing digital media and other files, storing files on GoFlex Home and accessing them from anywhere on the Internet, and backing up the files on their computers to GoFlex Home. This chapter introduces the Seagate Dashboard and Seagate Share, the two applications you use to access and manage GoFlex Home. It explains how to copy files from your computer to your GoFlex Home folders, describes how to access your files when you're home or away from home, and provides getting-started tips for enjoying other popular GoFlex Home features. Opening the Seagate Dashboard The Seagate Dashboard is the central location from which you can access all the features of GoFlex Home. The Dashboard software is installed on Windows computers during setup. Note: The Seagate Dashboard is available on Windows computers only. Mac users must use Seagate Share, the included Web-based application, to store, share, and access files on GoFlex Home. (See "Opening Seagate Share" on page 31 for more information.) Windows users can use either application. You can open the Seagate Dashboard three ways: • Double-click the Seagate Dashboard icon on your desktop. Figure 24: Desktop Icon • Double-click the Seagate Dashboard system tray icon on your desktop. Seagate Dashboard System Tray Icon Figure 25: System Tray Icon. • From the list of programs on the Start menu, select Seagate Dashboard > Seagate Dashboard. The Seagate Dashboard opens. FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 28

Section	Page
1. Introduction	5
About This Guide	5
System Requirements	5
Getting to Know GoFlex Home	6
Special Features of GoFlex Home	7
About Seagate Share Pro	8
About Premium Backup	8
2. Setting Up GoFlex Home – Windows	9
Step 1: Familiarizing Yourself with the Setup Process	9
Main Setup Steps	9
Understanding GoFlex Home’s Automatic Folder Creation	9
Step 2: Connecting GoFlex Home	10
Step 3: Installing the Software	12
Step 4: Setting Up GoFlex Home	12
Step 5: Adding a User to GoFlex Home	15
Step 6: Adding PCs to GoFlex Home	17
Next Steps	18
3. Setting Up GoFlex Home – Mac	19
Step 1: Familiarizing Yourself with the Setup Process	19
Main Setup Steps	19
Understanding GoFlex Home’s Automatic Folder Creation	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. Getting Started with GoFlex Home	28
Opening the Seagate Dashboard	28
Navigating the Seagate Dashboard	29
The Seagate Dashboard Features	30
Logging In to the Seagate Dashboard	30
Updating the Seagate Dashboard	31
Opening Seagate Share	31
Navigating Seagate Share	33
Completing Tasks Multiple Ways in Seagate Share	34
Finding the Seagate Share Menus	35
Seagate Share Features	35
Seagate Share Pro Features:	35
Getting to Know Your GoFlex Home Folders	36
Privacy Limitations	37
Copying Your Files to GoFlex Home	37
Copying Files to GoFlex Home Using the Seagate Dashboard	37
Copying Files to GoFlex Home Using Seagate Share	38
Backing Up Your Files to GoFlex Home	39
About Memeo Instant Backup	39
Starting Automatic Backups	40
On-going Backups	40
Accessing and Enjoying Your Files on Your Home Network	40
Accessing Your Files From the Seagate Dashboard	41
Accessing Your Files From Seagate Share	42
Accessing Your Files with the SmartFolderShortcut	42
Accessing and Enjoying Your Files When You’re Away from Home	43
Sharing Your Files with Friends and Family	43
Creating a Share	43
Copying Your Photos from GoFlex Home to Facebook	45
Copying Your Photos from GoFlex Home to Flickr	46
Sharing Your Files with RSS Feeds	46
Setting Up a Centralized Printer	47
Enjoying Your Files on a Digital Video Player or Game Console	48
5. Enjoying and Managing Your Files in Seagate Share	50
Playing Music	50
Playing Music in Seagate Share	50
Playing Music with iTunes	50
Playing Movies and Videos	51
Enjoying Your Photos	51
Viewing Photos	52
Viewing Photos as a Slideshow	52
Making a Photo Your Home Page Background	52
Viewing Your Photos in Cooliris	53
Managing Files and Folders	53
Adding and Deleting Folders	53
Moving a Folder	54
Copying a Folder	54
Renaming a Folder	54
Adding Files to a Folder	54
Moving a File to Another Folder	54
Copying a File	55
Renaming a File	55
Adding Captions and Tags to Your Files	55
Downloading a File	56
Deleting a File from a Folder	56
Managing Your Shares	56
Accessing Your Shares	57
Viewing a Share	57
Adding Files to a Share	57
Removing a File from a Share	57
Creating a Share that Only You Can Access	58
Disabling Sharing on a Selected Share	58
Renaming a Share	58
Creating Cover Art for a Share	59
Downloading a File from a Share	59
Deleting a Share	60
Setting Up and Managing an E-mail Address Book for Shares	60
Accessing Your GoFlex Home Files Using FTP	61
6. Managing GoFlex Home	62
Changing Your Own GoFlex Home Password	62
Customizing Your GoFlex Home User Settings	62
Adding New GoFlex Applications to Your Computer	63
Adding and Managing User Accounts	64
Adding a New User Account to GoFlex Home	64
Adding a User from the Seagate Dashboard	64
Adding a User from Seagate Share	65
Editing or Removing an Existing User Account	65
Managing GoFlex Home and Connected Devices	66
Updating the GoFlex Home Software	66
Adding a USB Drive to GoFlex Home	66
Removing a USB Drive from GoFlex Home	67
Safely Removing the GoFlex Drive from the GoFlex Home Dock	67
Shutting Down and Restarting GoFlex Home	68
Resetting GoFlex Home to Its Original Settings	68
Adding More Storage Capacity to GoFlex Home	69
Managing GoFlex Home Settings and Preferences	69
Server Preferences Settings	70
Administration Settings	71
7. Solving Problems	72
Common Problems and Solutions	72
Why can’t I create a new user account?	72
Why won’t my computer connect to GoFlex Home?	72
Why can’t I use the name I want for GoFlex Home/my user account?	73
Why won’t Memeo Instant Backup let me back up more than three computers to GoFlex Home?	73
I’m the home network manager and I can’t remember my GoFlex Home password. How do I reset it?	73
Why does GoFlex Home seem to shut down by itself?	74
During setup, someone else logged into the Seagate Dashboard. What can I do?	74
Decoding the GoFlex Home Lights	74
Finding More Help	75

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4. Getting Started with GoFlex Home

Opening the Seagate Dashboard

FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide

Getting Started with GoFlex Home

Now that GoFlex Home is set up, everyone in your household can begin sharing digital media

and other files, storing files on GoFlex Home and accessing them from anywhere on the

Internet, and backing up the files on their computers to GoFlex Home.

This chapter introduces the Seagate Dashboard and Seagate Share, the two applications

you use to access and manage GoFlex Home. It explains how to copy files from your

computer to your GoFlex Home folders, describes how to access your files when you’re

home or away from home, and provides getting-started tips for enjoying other popular GoFlex

Home features.

Opening the Seagate Dashboard

The Seagate Dashboard is the central location from which you can access all the features of

GoFlex Home. The Dashboard software is installed on Windows computers during setup.

Note:

The Seagate Dashboard is available on Windows computers only. Mac users must use

Seagate Share, the included Web-based application, to store, share, and access files on

GoFlex Home. (See “Opening Seagate Share” on page 31 for more information.) Windows

users can use either application.

You can open the Seagate Dashboard three ways:

•

Double-click the Seagate Dashboard icon on your desktop.

•

Double-click the Seagate Dashboard system tray icon on your desktop.

•

From the list of programs on the

Start

menu, select

Seagate Dashboard

Seagate

Dashboard

The Seagate Dashboard opens.

Figure 24:

Desktop Icon

Figure 25:

System Tray Icon.

Seagate Dashboard System Tray Icon