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MAXTOR SHARED STORAGE II MACINTOSH INSTALLATION Editing Backup Settings Set Day and Time Choose a time for your backup by clicking the arrow buttons or typing. Then choose day(s) by clicking them. Enable Scheduled Backups This turns scheduled backups on or off. You may also control this setting using the Scheduled Backup button in the main EasyManage screen. Back Up Now After you've selected the folders to back up, the day and the time, you can back up your folders immediately by clicking Back Up Now. Historical Versions When you back up your files, you have the option to store previous, or "historical," versions of each file. You can then restore any historical version based on the date when it was backed up. 1. Click the drop menu. 2. Choose the number of historical versions from the menu. By default, 5 historical versions of each file are stored. Delete History This deletes all but the most current historical version of each backed-up file, creating extra space on your Shared Storage Drive. 1. Click Delete History. The deletion begins. 2. When finished, the message "Delete history" will display. Delete Unused This deletes all backed-up files from your Shared Storage Drive that no longer exist on your Macintosh, creating extra space on your Shared Storage drive. 1. Click Delete Unused. The deletion begins. 2. When finished, the message "Delete Unused has completed" will be displayed. Advanced Settings To open, click Tab Advanced. The following options are displayed: Wake My Macintosh if it is Asleep Select this option to automatically wake up your Macintosh, so the backup can take place. If you do not select this option, you will need to manually wake up your Macintosh before backup can start. This option is enabled by default. Start My Macintosh if it is Not Running Select this option to automatically start your Macintosh, so that backup can take place. This requires that the "automatically log in..." option is selected for your Mac OS X user account. If you currently log in manually and would like to switch to automatic login: 1. Go to the Apple Menu and choose System Preferences. 2. Click Accounts. 3. Click the lock at the bottom of the window. 4. Type your password and click OK. 5. Select your user account. 6. Click Login Options. 7. Click Automatically log in as. 8. Choose your user name from the drop-down list. 9. Type your password and click OK. 10. Click Login. 11. The browser then launches to the Maxtor Shared Storage Drive - home page. Shut Down My Macintosh when Backup is Finished This option is only available if the Start My Macintosh if it is Not Running is checked. When selected, your Macintosh will shutdown after a scheduled backup has completed. PAGE 30

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

MACINTOSH INSTALLATION

Editing Backup Settings

Set Day and Time

Choose a time for your backup by clicking the arrow buttons

or typing. Then choose day(s) by clicking them.

Enable Scheduled Backups

This turns scheduled backups on or off.

You may also control this setting using the Scheduled Backup

button in the main EasyManage screen.

Back Up Now

After you've selected the folders to back up, the day and the

time, you can back up your folders immediately by clicking

Back Up Now

Historical Versions

When you back up your files, you have the option to store pre-

vious, or “historical,” versions of each file. You can then

restore any historical version based on the date when it was

backed up.

Click the drop menu.

Choose the number of historical versions from the menu.

By default, 5 historical versions of each file are stored.

Delete History

This deletes all but the most current historical version of

each backed-up file, creating extra space on your Shared

Storage Drive.

Click

Delete History

. The deletion begins.

When finished, the message “Delete history” will display.

Delete Unused

This deletes all backed-up files from your Shared Storage

Drive that no longer exist on your Macintosh, creating extra

space on your Shared Storage drive.

Click

Delete Unused

. The deletion begins.

When finished, the message “Delete Unused has

completed” will be displayed.

Advanced Settings

To open, click

Tab Advanced

. The following options are

displayed:

Wake My Macintosh if it is Asleep

Select this option to automatically wake up your Macintosh,

so the backup can take place. If you do not select this option,

you will need to manually wake up your Macintosh before

backup can start. This option is enabled by default.

Start My Macintosh if it is Not Running

Select this option to automatically start your Macintosh, so

that backup can take place.

This requires that the “automatically log in…” option is

selected for your Mac OS X user account.

If you currently log in manually and would like to switch to

automatic login:

Go to the Apple Menu and choose

System Preferences

Click

Accounts

Click the lock at the bottom of the window.

Type your

password

and click

Select your

user account

Click

Automatically log in as

Choose your

user name

from the drop-down list.

Type your

password

and click

10. Click

11. The browser then launches to the Maxtor Shared Storage

Drive – home page.

Shut Down My Macintosh when Backup is Finished

This option is only available if the

Start My Macintosh if it is

Not Running

is checked. When selected, your Macintosh will

shutdown after a scheduled backup has completed.