Seagate STAM2000100 GoFlex™ Home User Guide - Page 3

FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide (Version 2)

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Contents

1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

About This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Getting to Know GoFlex Home

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Special Features of GoFlex Home

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About Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

2. Setting Up GoFlex Home – Windows

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Step 1: Familiarizing Yourself with the Setup Process

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Step 2: Connecting GoFlex Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Step 3: Installing the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Step 4: Setting Up GoFlex Home

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Step 5: Adding a User to GoFlex Home

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Step 6: Adding PCs to GoFlex Home

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Next Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

3. Setting Up GoFlex Home – Mac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Step 1: Familiarizing Yourself with the Setup Process

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Step 2: Connecting GoFlex Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Step 3: Setting Up GoFlex Home

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Step 4: Installing GoFlex Home Desktop Applications

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Step 5: Configuring Time Machine for GoFlex Home

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Step 6: Setting Up More Mac Computers

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Next Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

4. Getting Started with GoFlex Home

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Opening the Seagate Dashboard

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Opening Seagate Share

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Getting to Know Your GoFlex Home Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Copying Your Files to GoFlex Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Backing Up Your Files to GoFlex Home

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Section	Page
1. Introduction	5
About This Guide	5
System Requirements	6
Getting to Know GoFlex Home	7
Special Features of GoFlex Home	8
About Seagate Share Pro	9
About Premium Backup	9
About Security	10
2. Setting Up GoFlex Home – Windows	11
Step 1: Familiarizing Yourself with the Setup Process	11
Main Setup Steps	11
Understanding GoFlex Home’s Automatic Folder Creation	11
Step 2: Connecting GoFlex Home	12
Step 3: Installing the Software	14
Step 4: Setting Up GoFlex Home	14
Step 5: Adding a User to GoFlex Home	17
Step 6: Adding PCs to GoFlex Home	19
Next Steps	20
3. Setting Up GoFlex Home – Mac	21
Step 1: Familiarizing Yourself with the Setup Process	21
Main Setup Steps	21
Understanding GoFlex Home’s Automatic Folder Creation	21
Step 2: Connecting GoFlex Home	22
Step 3: Setting Up GoFlex Home	22
Step 4: Installing GoFlex Home Desktop Applications	25
Step 5: Configuring Time Machine for GoFlex Home	26
Step 6: Setting Up More Mac Computers	28
Next Steps	29
4. Getting Started with GoFlex Home	30
Opening the Seagate Dashboard	30
Navigating the Seagate Dashboard	31
The Seagate Dashboard Features	32
Logging In to the Seagate Dashboard	32
Updating the Seagate Dashboard	33
Opening Seagate Share	33
Navigating Seagate Share	35
Completing Tasks Multiple Ways in Seagate Share	36
Finding the Seagate Share Menus	37
Seagate Share Features	37
Seagate Share Pro Features:	37
Getting to Know Your GoFlex Home Folders	38
Privacy Limitations	39
Copying Your Files to GoFlex Home	39
Copying Files to GoFlex Home Using the Seagate Dashboard	39
Copying Files to GoFlex Home Using Seagate Share	40
Backing Up Your Files to GoFlex Home	41
Backup Performance	41
About Memeo Instant Backup	42
Starting Automatic Backups	42
Continuous Backups	42
Accessing and Enjoying Your Files on Your Home Network	43
Accessing Your Files From the Seagate Dashboard	43
Accessing Your Files From Seagate Share	44
Accessing Your Files with the SmartFolderShortcut	44
Accessing and Enjoying Your Files When You’re Away from Home	45
Sharing Your Files with Friends and Family	45
Creating a Share	45
Copying Your Photos from GoFlex Home to Facebook	47
Copying Your Photos from GoFlex Home to Flickr	48
Sharing Your Files with RSS Feeds	48
Setting Up a Centralized Printer	49
Enjoying Your Files on a Digital Media Player or Game Console	50
Supported File Types	50
Sharing with Media Devices	51
5. Enjoying and Managing Your Files in Seagate Share	52
Playing Music	52
Playing Music in Seagate Share	52
Playing Music with iTunes	52
Playing Movies and Videos	53
Enjoying Your Photos	53
Viewing Photos	54
Viewing Photos as a Slideshow	54
Making a Photo Your Home Page Background	54
Viewing Your Photos in Cooliris	55
Managing Files and Folders	55
Adding and Deleting Folders	55
Moving a Folder	56
Copying a Folder	56
Renaming a Folder	56
Adding Files to a Folder	56
Moving a File to Another Folder	56
Copying a File	57
Renaming a File	57
Adding Captions and Tags to Your Files	57
Downloading a File	58
Deleting a File from a Folder	58
Managing Your Shares	58
Accessing Your Shares	59
Viewing a Share	59
Adding Files to a Share	59
Removing a File from a Share	59
Creating a Share that Only You Can Access	60
Disabling Sharing on a Selected Share	60
Renaming a Share	60
Creating Cover Art for a Share	61
Downloading a File from a Share	61
Deleting a Share	62
Setting Up and Managing an E-mail Address Book for Shares	62
Accessing Your GoFlex Home Files Using FTP	63
6. Managing GoFlex Home	64
Changing Your Own GoFlex Home Password	64
Customizing Your GoFlex Home User Settings	64
Adding New GoFlex Applications to Your Computer	65
Installing Remote Access App for Smartphones and Tablets	66
Installing the App on Your Device	66
Connecting to GoFlex Home from Your Device	66
Adding and Managing User Accounts	67
Adding a New User Account to GoFlex Home	67
Adding a User from the Seagate Dashboard	67
Adding a User from Seagate Share	67
Editing or Removing an Existing User Account	68
Managing GoFlex Home and Connected Devices	69
Updating the GoFlex Home Software	69
Adding More Storage Capacity to GoFlex Home	69
Adding a USB Drive to GoFlex Home	69
Removing a USB Drive from GoFlex Home	70
Safely Removing the GoFlex Drive from the GoFlex Home Dock	70
Shutting Down and Restarting GoFlex Home	71
Resetting GoFlex Home to Its Original Settings	71
Managing GoFlex Home Settings and Preferences	72
Server Preferences Settings	72
Administration Settings	74
7. Solving Problems	75
Common Problems and Solutions	75
Why can’t I create a new user account?	75
Why won’t my computer connect to GoFlex Home?	75
Why can’t I use the name I want for GoFlex Home/my user account?	76
Why won’t Memeo Instant Backup let me back up more than three computers to GoFlex Home?	76
I’m the home network manager and I can’t remember my GoFlex Home password. How do I reset it?	76
Why does GoFlex Home seem to shut down by itself?	77
During setup, someone else logged into the Seagate Dashboard. What can I do?	77
Why can’t my media player detect GoFlex Home?	77
Why is the GoFlex Home indicator light amber?	78
Decoding the GoFlex Home Lights	79
Finding More Help	79

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