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Part 3: Install the software.

1. Insert the Maxtor Central Axis CD into

your computer. The

Welcome

screen

opens automatically.

Note: If the

Welcome

screen doesn’t open, browse to the CD

and double-click the Launch.exe ﬁle.

2. ±ollow the on-screen instructions to install

the software.

3. When the software installation is complete,

a Maxtor Manager icon appears on

your desktop:

4. Double-click the Maxtor Manager icon.

The Maxtor Manager application opens on your

desktop and searches for Central Axis devices

on your network. When your Central Axis

storage server is found, its Host Name,

IP address and MAC address are displayed.

Note: If the message “No Central Axis storage server

drives were found” appears, visit our support web site at

http://support.seagate.com and click TROUBLESHOOTING

for tips.

Part 4: Set up the Central Axis

storage server.

Here’s what you’ll do to set up your Central Axis

storage server:

•

Set up your Central Axis storage server and

create an administrator password.

•

Set up a user account.

•

Create a free Seagate Global Access account

on the Seagate Global Access web site.

•

Link your Seagate Global Access account and

your Central Axis account.

Set Up the Central Axis Storage Server and

Create an Administrator Password:

Step 1:

In the Maxtor Manager application, click

Settings

in the

My Drives

window:

Step ±:

In the

Settings for Maxtor Central Axis

window, click

Maxtor Central Axis Admin

Web Page

.

Note: To set up Web Access and Sharing for the data in an

account, the account must be private.

Step 3:

Go through the

Setup

pages that follow

and provide the information needed to set up your

Central Axis storage server, including creating an

admin password on the second

Setup

page.

After you complete the setup wizard, you’re

prompted to log in.

•

Your username is

admin

.

•

Your password is the admin password you just

created.

Set Up a Central Axis User Account:

Step 1:

In the Maxtor Manager application, click

the

Create a User Account

button in the

My Drives

window:

Step ±:

In the

Create a User Account

window

that follows, ²ll in the ²elds to create a new

user account.

Windows XP or Vista Installation and Setup

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