Seagate STM310005CAA00G-RK Maxtor Central Axis for Macintosh User Guide
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- Seagate STM310005CAA00G-RK | Maxtor Central Axis for Macintosh User Guide - Page 1
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Scheduled Backup On and Off 13 Viewing Account Information with SimpleView 14 Viewing the Backup Log 15 Updating Your Maxtor Manager Software 17 Reading the LED Status Indicators 18 Maxtor Central Axis 18 MSS II 22 Backing Up Folders 25 Restoring Files 26 Selecting a Version to Restore 26 - Seagate STM310005CAA00G-RK | Maxtor Central Axis for Macintosh User Guide - Page 3
Access & Sharing 45 Creating a Seagate Global Access Account 45 Enabling and Disabling Web Access 49 Accessing the Seagate Web Access Web Page 52 Index 54 Maxtor Central Axis ii - Seagate STM310005CAA00G-RK | Maxtor Central Axis for Macintosh User Guide - Page 4
Axis application runs on a variety of units. The units depicted in some of the images in this User Guide may differ from yours, but the information is applicable to your unit as well. The Maxtor Central Axis offers these features: • Back up files and folders to and restore them from an external - Seagate STM310005CAA00G-RK | Maxtor Central Axis for Macintosh User Guide - Page 5
Maxtor Central Axis Figure 1: Central Access CD Installation Window Step 2: Click the Maxtor Central Axis Manager icon. The Introduction window opens: Figure 2: Introduction Step 3: Click Continue. The License Agreement window opens: Installing the Software 2 - Seagate STM310005CAA00G-RK | Maxtor Central Axis for Macintosh User Guide - Page 6
Maxtor Central Axis Figure 3: EULA Language Selection Step 4: Select the language in which you want to read the License Agreement and click Continue. A sheet requires your - Seagate STM310005CAA00G-RK | Maxtor Central Axis for Macintosh User Guide - Page 7
Central Axis Figure 5: Select a Destination Step 6: Make sure your Macintosh hard drive is selected and click Continue. Note: The Maxtor Central Axis software can be installed only on the boot volume. The Installation Type window opens: Figure 6: Installation Type Step 7: Click Install. A progress - Seagate STM310005CAA00G-RK | Maxtor Central Axis for Macintosh User Guide - Page 8
Maxtor Central Axis Figure 7: Installation Progress When the installation is complete, the Finish Up window opens: Figure 8: Finish Up Step 8: Click Finish. A Maxtor Central Axis Manager icon appears on your desktop: Installing the Software 5 - Seagate STM310005CAA00G-RK | Maxtor Central Axis for Macintosh User Guide - Page 9
Maxtor Central Axis Step 9: Double-click the Maxtor Central Axis Manager icon to open the Maxtor Central Axis Manager application: Figure 9: Maxtor Central Axis Manager Application Installing the Software 6 - Seagate STM310005CAA00G-RK | Maxtor Central Axis for Macintosh User Guide - Page 10
Central Axis Manager main window provides a central point from which to manage your Maxtor Central Axis™. The icons on the left side of the window allow you to access your drive features. Figure 10: Main Window Creating a User Account - Seagate STM310005CAA00G-RK | Maxtor Central Axis for Macintosh User Guide - Page 11
Maxtor Central Axis Folder Types Home Folders: Folder My Backup My Documents My Library My Movies My Music My Photos My Sites My Software Public Appropriate - Seagate STM310005CAA00G-RK | Maxtor Central Axis for Macintosh User Guide - Page 12
Maxtor Central Axis Figure 11: Create a User Account The Create a User Account sheet opens: Figure 12: Account Type Sheet - Publlc Step 2: Select an account type: • Public: - Seagate STM310005CAA00G-RK | Maxtor Central Axis for Macintosh User Guide - Page 13
Maxtor Central Axis Figure 13: Account Type Sheet - Private Step 3: Select a folder type: • Home: Folders appropriate for use in a home environment • Business:.Folders appropriate for use - Seagate STM310005CAA00G-RK | Maxtor Central Axis for Macintosh User Guide - Page 14
Maxtor Central Axis . Figure 14: User Account Folders Connecting to a User Account To connect to an existing user account, Step 1. In the Central Axis Manager main - Seagate STM310005CAA00G-RK | Maxtor Central Axis for Macintosh User Guide - Page 15
Maxtor Central Axis Figure 16: Connect to a User Account Sheet Step 2: Select an account from the list and click Connect. An icon for the new account - Seagate STM310005CAA00G-RK | Maxtor Central Axis for Macintosh User Guide - Page 16
Maxtor Central Axis Figure 17: Drag and Sort Note: Drag and Sort can also be turned on or off in the Settings > Drag and Sort view. - Seagate STM310005CAA00G-RK | Maxtor Central Axis for Macintosh User Guide - Page 17
Maxtor Central Axis Note: Scheduled Backup can also be turned on or off in the Settings > Backup view. Viewing Account Information with SimpleView SimpleView provides an - Seagate STM310005CAA00G-RK | Maxtor Central Axis for Macintosh User Guide - Page 18
Maxtor Central Axis Figure 20: SimpleView Account Information Information is provided about date of last backup, space used, and backup status for each user on this - Seagate STM310005CAA00G-RK | Maxtor Central Axis for Macintosh User Guide - Page 19
Maxtor Central Axis Figure 21: SimpleView Drawer The MaxBack Log opens: Figure 22: MaxBack Log Step 2: When you've finished with the log, click the close button to close the sheet. Viewing the Backup Log 16 - Seagate STM310005CAA00G-RK | Maxtor Central Axis for Macintosh User Guide - Page 20
feature automatically informs you each month of whether your Maxtor Manager application software is up to date. However, you can manually check to see if an update is available or you can turn off the automatic Software Update feature. To manually check for updates or turn off Software Update, Step - Seagate STM310005CAA00G-RK | Maxtor Central Axis for Macintosh User Guide - Page 21
Maxtor Central Axis Figure 25: Update Available Step 4: Click OK to download the software update status is provided by the LED status indicators on the front and rear of your device. Maxtor Central Axis The Central Axis LED status indicators inform you about the status of the device: Reading the - Seagate STM310005CAA00G-RK | Maxtor Central Axis for Macintosh User Guide - Page 22
Maxtor Central Axis Figure 27: Central Axis Single Drive LEDs - Front View Reading the LED Status Indicators 19 - Seagate STM310005CAA00G-RK | Maxtor Central Axis for Macintosh User Guide - Page 23
Maxtor Central Axis Figure 28: Central Axis Dual Drive LEDs - Front View Table 1: Front LED Activity States LED LED Descriptions Error 1 White/1 Red Failure to mirror shared folder 1 White/2 Red Hard disk drive S.M.A.R.T. Error: Problem with Drive 1 Reading the LED Status Indicators 20 - Seagate STM310005CAA00G-RK | Maxtor Central Axis for Macintosh User Guide - Page 24
Maxtor Central Axis Table 2: Status LED Error Codes (continued) Flashing LED Descriptions Error 1 White/3 Red Boot Error: Cannot boot from Drive 1 1 White/4 Red Failure to mount shared folder partition 2 White/2 Red Hard disk drive S.M.A.R.T Error: Problem with Drive 2 2 White/3 Red Boot - Seagate STM310005CAA00G-RK | Maxtor Central Axis for Macintosh User Guide - Page 25
Maxtor Central Axis Figure 30: Central Axis Dual Drive LEDs - Rear View Table 3: Rear LED Activity States LED Descriptions Ethernet Connector: • Amber • Green • Green Flashing State - Seagate STM310005CAA00G-RK | Maxtor Central Axis for Macintosh User Guide - Page 26
Maxtor Central Axis Figure 31: Drive LEDs - Front View Table 4: Front LED Activity Amber 2 Green/2 Amber 2 Green/3 Amber Error Failure to mirror shared folder Hard drive S.M.A.R.T. Error: Problem with Drive 1 Boot Error: Cannot boot from Drive 1 Failure to mount shared folder partition Hard - Seagate STM310005CAA00G-RK | Maxtor Central Axis for Macintosh User Guide - Page 27
Maxtor Central Axis Table 6: Rear LED Activity States LED Descriptions Power: • Illuminated Ethernet Connector: • Amber • Green • Green Flashing State Power on GB connection Network connected Network activity Reading the LED Status Indicators 24 - Seagate STM310005CAA00G-RK | Maxtor Central Axis for Macintosh User Guide - Page 28
Maxtor Central Axis Backing Up Folders After you've created a Backup Plan and identified folders for backup, you can use the Backup icon in the Central - Seagate STM310005CAA00G-RK | Maxtor Central Axis for Macintosh User Guide - Page 29
version to restore and what location to restore it to. Selecting a Version to Restore When you back up the files stored in selected folders, the Maxtor Central Axis Manager saves up to ten (10) previous, or historical, versions of each file on your Central Axis. You can restore a saved historical - Seagate STM310005CAA00G-RK | Maxtor Central Axis for Macintosh User Guide - Page 30
Maxtor Central Axis Figure 35: Main Window: Restore The Restore window opens: Figure 36: Restore Options Step 2: Click the disclosure triangles to expand the folders until - Seagate STM310005CAA00G-RK | Maxtor Central Axis for Macintosh User Guide - Page 31
Maxtor Central Axis Step 5: Click Replace to replace the original version or Keep Original to preserve the original version. Step 6: Click Restore in the Restore window. The file is restored to the designated location. Selecting a Restore Location 28 - Seagate STM310005CAA00G-RK | Maxtor Central Axis for Macintosh User Guide - Page 32
Maxtor Central Axis Managing Your Settings Use the tabs in the Settings window to set up and manage Backup, Drag and Sort, and Advanced settings. To open the Settings window, Step 1. In the Central Axis Manager main window, click Settings: Figure 37: Settings The Settings window opens: 29 - Seagate STM310005CAA00G-RK | Maxtor Central Axis for Macintosh User Guide - Page 33
Maxtor Central Axis Figure 38: Settings Step 2: Click the desired tab to up a folder whose name contains any of these symbols Apple has fixed this problem in Leopard (Mac OS X 10.5x). After the initial backup, the Maxtor Central Axis Manager backs up changed files in backed up folders on a schedule - Seagate STM310005CAA00G-RK | Maxtor Central Axis for Macintosh User Guide - Page 34
Maxtor Central Axis Figure 39: Backup Settings The Settings window opens: Figure 40: Settings Setting Backup Preferences 31 - Seagate STM310005CAA00G-RK | Maxtor Central Axis for Macintosh User Guide - Page 35
same schedule. Step 6: Select the number of historical versions of each backed up file to save. Setting the Number of Historical Versions to Save The Maxtor Central Axis Manager can save up to ten (10) previous, or historical, versions of each backed up file stored on your Central Axis. This allows - Seagate STM310005CAA00G-RK | Maxtor Central Axis for Macintosh User Guide - Page 36
Maxtor Central Axis Deleting Historical Versions Deleting historical versions removes all but the most recent historical version of each backed up file. To delete historical versions - Seagate STM310005CAA00G-RK | Maxtor Central Axis for Macintosh User Guide - Page 37
Maxtor Central Axis Figure 42: Backup Preferences Step 2: Click the Backup tab. Step 3: Make the desired changes to folder selection, days and time of backups, and - Seagate STM310005CAA00G-RK | Maxtor Central Axis for Macintosh User Guide - Page 38
Maxtor Central Axis Figure 43: Advanced Setting Scheduled Backup Preferences Wake my Macintosh if it is asleep: Automatically wake up your Macintosh so a backup can take place. This option is enabled by default. • If you don't select this option, you must manually wake up your Macintosh before - Seagate STM310005CAA00G-RK | Maxtor Central Axis for Macintosh User Guide - Page 39
Maxtor Central Axis To automatically connect to a selected user account at login, Step 1. In the Central Axis Manager of the Central Axis admin web page, • Click Central Axis Administration in the Settings window. The Maxtor Central Axis Main Menu admin web page opens: Using Advanced Settings 36 - Seagate STM310005CAA00G-RK | Maxtor Central Axis for Macintosh User Guide - Page 40
Central Axis Main Menu Note: For detailed instructions on how to use the admin web page features, see the Maxtor Central Axis Admin User Guide. Connecting to the Shared Folder Backup Web Page To connect to the Shared Folder Backup page on the Central Axis admin website, • Click Shared Folder - Seagate STM310005CAA00G-RK | Maxtor Central Axis for Macintosh User Guide - Page 41
the backed up folders you've shared with others via the Web Share web page. Note: For detailed instructions on how to use the admin web page features, see the Maxtor Central Axis Admin User Guide. Using Drag and Sort The Drag and Sort feature automatically sorts files into a selected set of folders - Seagate STM310005CAA00G-RK | Maxtor Central Axis for Macintosh User Guide - Page 42
Maxtor Central Axis Figure 47: Settings Step 2: Click Drag and Sort. The Drag and Sort window opens, populated with the default set of folders and file types: Using Drag and Sort 39 - Seagate STM310005CAA00G-RK | Maxtor Central Axis for Macintosh User Guide - Page 43
Maxtor Central Axis Figure 48: Drag and Sort Each folder has a series of file types associated with it. You can accept the default folders and associated - Seagate STM310005CAA00G-RK | Maxtor Central Axis for Macintosh User Guide - Page 44
Maxtor Central Axis Figure 49: Add a Folder Step 5: Enter a name and click OK. The folder name is added to the Folders list. Step 6: Select a folder in - Seagate STM310005CAA00G-RK | Maxtor Central Axis for Macintosh User Guide - Page 45
Maxtor Central Axis Figure 50: Add a File Type Step 7: Enter a file type (for example, doc or mp3) and click OK. The file type is added to - Seagate STM310005CAA00G-RK | Maxtor Central Axis for Macintosh User Guide - Page 46
Maxtor Central Axis Using Media Server Media Server allows you to use your Central Axis™ with any UPnP-enabled home entertainment system to play back digital - Seagate STM310005CAA00G-RK | Maxtor Central Axis for Macintosh User Guide - Page 47
Maxtor Central Axis Figure 52: Manage Digital Content Step 2: Use the options on the Manage Digital Content web page to set preferences for your Media Server. Note: For detailed instructions on how to use the admin web page features, see the Maxtor Central Axis Admin User Guide. 44 - Seagate STM310005CAA00G-RK | Maxtor Central Axis for Macintosh User Guide - Page 48
Central Axis Manager application on your desktop. • You manage Web Sharing by setting preferences on the Shared Folder Management page on the Maxtor Central Axis admin webpage. To use Web Access, you must have both a Seagate Global Access account and a Central Axis user account. You probably created - Seagate STM310005CAA00G-RK | Maxtor Central Axis for Macintosh User Guide - Page 49
Maxtor Central Axis Figure 54: Web Access & Sharing Local Account Step 3: Enter the username and password for your local Central Axis account and click Enter. The - Seagate STM310005CAA00G-RK | Maxtor Central Axis for Macintosh User Guide - Page 50
Maxtor Central Axis Figure 56: Seagate Sign In Page Step 5: Enter your email address below Don't have an account? and click Send. The page refreshes to - Seagate STM310005CAA00G-RK | Maxtor Central Axis for Macintosh User Guide - Page 51
Maxtor Central Axis Figure 58: Seagate Create Account Email Step 7: Click the link in the Seagate email. The Seagate Global Access Account Setup page opens: Figure - Seagate STM310005CAA00G-RK | Maxtor Central Axis for Macintosh User Guide - Page 52
Maxtor Central Axis Figure 60: Seagate Global Access You've created a Seagate Global Access account. You can close the web page and return to the Central - Seagate STM310005CAA00G-RK | Maxtor Central Axis for Macintosh User Guide - Page 53
Maxtor Central Axis Figure 62: Web Access & Sharing Local Account Step 3: Enter the username and password for your local Central Axis account and click Enter. The - Seagate STM310005CAA00G-RK | Maxtor Central Axis for Macintosh User Guide - Page 54
Maxtor Central Axis Figure 64: Web Access Enabled If you open the Web Access & Sharing sheet again during this user session, you see the Enable/Disable - Seagate STM310005CAA00G-RK | Maxtor Central Axis for Macintosh User Guide - Page 55
Maxtor Central Axis Figure 66: Web Access Disabled Accessing the Seagate Web Access Web Page You use the Seagate Web Access web page to access files - Seagate STM310005CAA00G-RK | Maxtor Central Axis for Macintosh User Guide - Page 56
for your Seagate Global Access account and click Sign In. The Global Access web page opens. Figure 69: Global Access Web Page Note: For detailed instructions on how to use the Global Access website features, see the Seagate Global Access User Guide. Accessing the Seagate Web Access Web Page 53 - Seagate STM310005CAA00G-RK | Maxtor Central Axis for Macintosh User Guide - Page 57
Enabling and Disabling Web Access 49 F Folder Types 8 G Getting Started 1 Installing the Software 1 I Installing the Software 1 L LED Status Indicators 18 Maxtor Central Axis 18 MSS II 22 M Managing Backup Preferences 33 Deleting Historical Versions 33 Deleting Unused Versions 33 Setting the Number - Seagate STM310005CAA00G-RK | Maxtor Central Axis for Macintosh User Guide - Page 58
the Backup Log 15 Status Indicators 18 T Turning Drag and Sort On and Off 12 Turning Scheduled Backup On and Off 13 U Updating Your Maxtor Manager Software 17 User Account Connection Preferences 35 Using Advanced Settings 34 Using Media Server 43 Using Web Access & Sharing 45 V Viewing the Backup