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MAXTOR SHARED STORAGE II WINDOWS INSTALLATION Exit This feature exits (closes and removes) the OneTouch Status icon from your System Tray. To exit OneTouch Status: 1. Click on the OneTouch Status icon and select Exit from the menu. 2. A window appears asking you to confirm this task. Click Yes to continue. This closes the OneTouch Status application. In the event that the OneTouch Status Icon still appears in the System Tray, simply move your mouse over it to remove it. To Re-open the OneTouch Status Application 1. Click Start ➔ Programs (all Programs with Windows XP) ➔ Maxtor ➔ OneTouch Status. The OneTouch Status application will load the icon back into the System Tray. Using Media Server Use Media Server to Manage your Digital Photo, Music and Video Collection If you have a networked home entertainment system, you can use Media Server to manage your digital photo, music and video collection on your Shared Storage Drive and use it with your entertainment system. Media Server can even search your iTunes Music folder for music and video files. Media Server recognizes files in the following folders on your Shared Storage Drive: Our Photos, Our Music, Our Movies, My Photos, My Music, My Movies or My Multimedia. By placing your files in these folders, they will automatically be available for use with your entertainment system. In order to use Media Server, your entertainment system will need to be compatible with UPnP (Universal Plug and Play). To enable Media Server on your Shared Storage Drive, click the Media Server button in the main EasyManage screen. To Enable Media Server 1. From the EasyManage main menu, click the Media Server button. 2. This will launch your browser. When prompted, type the User Name and Password to authenticate. 3. Click Login. This will launch your browser directly to the Manage Digital Photos, Music, and Video page. Note: See "The Web UI" later in this guide for details on using the Maxtor Shared Storage Web UI - Manage Digital Photos, Music, and Video for more information on configuring these settings. PAGE 16

Section	Page
1D Windows.pdf	3
Simple Installation and Setup	3
About this Guide	3
Components	3
System Requirements	4
Handling Precautions	4
Follow these precautions to prevent data loss	4
Maxtor Product Support	4
Maxtor USA Support	4
Maxtor Worldwide Support	4
Step 1 – Connect the Drive	5
Connecting the Ethernet Cable	5
Connecting the Power	5
Step 2 – Power up the Drive	6
Shared Storage Drive Power/Status LED Definitions	6
Front Panel LEDs	6
Step 3 – Set up the Drive	7
Using EasyManage	8
Home	8
SimpleView™	8
Backup Status Indicators Definitions	8
Create User Account	9
Account Types	9
Home and Business Folders	9
Naming Conventions	10
To Create a Public Home User Account	10
To Create a Public Business User Account	10
To Create a Private Home User Account	11
To Create a Private Business User Account	11
Connect to a User Account	12
What’s New?	12
Settings	12
Drag and Sort	12
Advanced Web Page	13
Folder Tags	13
Shared Folder Backup	14
Backup	14
To Setup a Backup	14
Edit My Backup Settings	14
Backup File Management	14
Edit Historical Versions	14
Delete Historical Versions	15
Clean Up Deleted Files	15
Automatic Backups On/Off	15
Restore	16
Restore Historical Versions of Individual Backed-up Files	16
Restore Most Recent Files and Folders	16
Restore Historical Versions of Individual Backed-up Files	16
Restore Most Recent Files and Folders	16
Media Server	16
OneTouch Status Icons	17
The OneTouch Status Icon can:	17
Color Definitions	17
Features	17
Backup Now	17
Change Account	17
Backup Settings	17
Restore	17
MSS Settings	17
Exit	18
Using Media Server	18
Use Media Server to Manage your Digital Photo, Music and Video Collection	18
To Enable Media Server	18
Storing Audio	19
Using your computer as an audio jukebox is a very popular application. This allows you to store a...	19
Shutting Down Your Shared Storage II Drive	19
To Shut Down Your Drive	19
The power down sequence will take 1 – 10 seconds to complete. When properly shutdown, all LEDs on...	19
Resetting Your Shared Storage II Drive	19
To Reset Your Drive	19
After Resetting Your Drive	19
Security Lock	20
Media Serving	20
Considerations for Home Media Networks	21
1D Mac.pdf	22
Simple Installation and Setup	22
About this Guide	22
Components	22
System Requirements	23
Handling Precautions	23
Follow these precautions to prevent data loss	23
Maxtor Product Support	23
Maxtor USA Support	23
Maxtor Worldwide Support	23
Step 1 – Connect the Drive	24
Connecting the Ethernet Cable	24
Connecting the Power	24
Step 2 – Power up the Drive	25
Shared Storage Drive Power/Status LED Definitions	25
Front Panel LEDs	25
Step 3 - Setup the Drive	26
Using EasyManage	27
Select Your Drive	27
Maxtor EasyManage Help	27
Create and Use Shared Folders	27
User Account Types	27
Name and Password	27
Creating Shared Folders	27
Shared Folder Types	27
Creating a Public/Home User Account	28
Creating a Public/Business User Account	28
Creating a Public/None User Account	28
Creating a Private/Home User Account	28
Creating a Private/Business User Account	29
Creating a Private/None User Account	29
Using Shared Folders to Connect to User Accounts	29
Method 1 – Connect a Public User Account	29
Method 2 – Connect a Private User Account	30
Drag and Sort™	30
Enable Drag and Sort	30
Folders and their Sorted File Types	30
Adding Drag and Sort Folders	31
Adding Drag and Sort File Types	31
Backup Settings	31
Editing Backup Settings	32
Set Day and Time	32
Enable Scheduled Backups	32
Back Up Now	32
Historical Versions	32
Delete History	32
Delete Unused	32
Advanced Settings	32
Wake My Macintosh if it is Asleep	32
Start My Macintosh if it is Not Running	32
Shut Down My Macintosh when Backup is Finished	32
Shared Storage Administration	33
To Access this Feature	33
Drag and Sort™	33
Backup	33
Restore	34
SimpleView™ Storage and Backup Status	35
Backup Status Indicators	35
Backup Log File	35
Using Media Server	35
Use Media Server to Manage Your Digital Photo, Music and Video Collection	35
Storing Audio	36
Using your computer as an audio jukebox is a very popular application. This allows you to store a...	36
Shutting Down Your Shared Storage II Drive	36
To Shut Down Your Drive	36
The power down sequence will take 1 – 10 seconds to complete. When properly shutdown, all LEDs on...	36
Resetting Your Shared Storage II Drive	36
To Reset Your Drive	36
After Resetting Your Drive	36
Security Lock	37
Media Serving	37
Considerations for Home Media Networks	38
1D Web_UI.pdf	39
To Open or Start the Web UI	39
Run Set-up Wizard	40
Step 1 of 2	40
Step 2 of 2	40
Configuration Complete	41
Accounts Management	41
Overview	41
Using the Accounts Management Pages	41
Creating a New User Account	41
Modify Account Settings and Shared Privileges	42
To Change the Password on a User Account	42
Delete User Accounts	42
Shared Folders Management	43
Overview	43
Using the Shared Folders Management Page	43
Create a New Shared Folder	43
To Create a New Defined Access Shared Folder	43
Modify Shared Folder Access Privileges	44
Delete, Suspend or Re-Activate Shared Folders	44
To Suspend a Shared Folder	44
To Re-Activate a User Account	44
Manage Digital Photos, Music, Video	45
To Manage Digital Photos, Music and Videos	45
To Refresh Media Server	45
To Clean Up Media Server	45
To Disable Media Server	45
Shared Folder Backup	45
Formatting the External USB drive	45
Create Backup Set	46
Delete Backup Set	46
Back Up	47
Restore	47
Advanced Settings	47
Overview	47
From the Advanced Settings You Can	47
Using the Advanced Settings Pages	47
Language, Date and Time	48
Network Settings	48
To Set the Name of Your Shared Storage Drive	48
To set the Workgroup that you would like Your Shared Storage Drive to be in	48
To set the IP address on the Shared Storage Drive using a DHCP server (default)	48
To set the IP address on the Shared Storage Drive using a STATIC IP address (advanced users only)	48
System Maintenance	49
To Change Power Management Settings	49
To Run Diagnostics	49
System Update	49
Configure Your USB Devices	50
Format USB Drive	50
Printer Support Management	50
Unplug USB Devices from the Shared Storage Drive	50
System Status	51
Overview	51
User Accounts	51
Network Settings	51
Accounts & Share Status	51
USB Devices	51
Printing Devices	51
Online Help	51
Using External USB Drives with Your Shared Storage II	52
Connecting a USB Drive	52
Disconnecting a USB Drive	52
Using USB Printers with Your Shared Storage II	52
Connecting a USB Printer	52

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MAXTOR SHARED STORAGE II

WINDOWS INSTALLATION

Exit

This feature exits (closes and removes) the OneTouch Status

icon from your System Tray. To exit OneTouch Status:

Click on the

OneTouch Status icon

and select

Exit

from

the menu.

A window appears asking you to confirm this task. Click

Yes

to continue. This closes the OneTouch Status

application. In the event that the OneTouch Status Icon

still appears in the System Tray, simply move your mouse

over it to remove it.

To Re-open the OneTouch Status Application

Click

Start

➔

Programs

(all Programs with Windows XP)

➔

Maxtor

➔

OneTouch Status

. The OneTouch Status

application will load the icon back into the System Tray.

Using Media Server

Use Media Server to Manage your Digital Photo, Music and

Video Collection

If you have a networked home entertainment system, you can

use Media Server to manage your digital photo, music and

video collection on your Shared Storage Drive and use it with

your entertainment system. Media Server can even search

your iTunes Music folder for music and video files.

Media Server recognizes files in the following folders on your

Shared Storage Drive: Our Photos, Our Music, Our Movies, My

Photos, My Music, My Movies or My Multimedia. By placing

your files in these folders, they will automatically be available

for use with your entertainment system. In order to use Media

Server, your entertainment system will need to be compatible

with UPnP (Universal Plug and Play).

To enable Media Server on your Shared Storage Drive, click

the Media Server button in the main EasyManage screen.

To Enable Media Server

From the EasyManage main menu, click the

Media Server

button.

This will launch your browser. When prompted, type the

User Name

and

Password

to authenticate.

Click

This will launch your browser directly to the Manage

Digital Photos, Music, and Video page.

Note:

See “The Web UI” later in this guide for details on using

the Maxtor Shared Storage Web UI - Manage Digital Photos,

Music, and Video for more information on configuring these

settings.