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Product Information - Page 2
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... 4.x, Safari® 3, or later web browser • Windows® 7, Windows Vista®, Windows® XP or Mac OS® X 10.4.9 or later operating system
• GoFlex Home Network Storage System (includes network base and hard drive - When referring to change, without notice, product offerings or specifications.
User Guide - Page 5
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...About This Guide
1. Introduction
The FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home network storage system lets you can share a printer with an available Ethernet port • Internet connection for using Seagate Share, a Web-based application that describe Windows-only features are available only on GoFlex Home over the Web PCs accessing GoFlex Home require: • Pentium III 500 MHz-equivalent...
User Guide - Page 15
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... members of your household (see page 17). Continue setting up GoFlex Home for other useful GoFlex Home features) by adding user accounts for your GoFlex Home network storage system (see page 15) and adding more computers to your household by subscribing to GoFlex Home requires their own user account. See "About Seagate Share Pro" on page 8 for more information. FreeAgent®...
User Guide - Page 16
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... as you might have the members of your GoFlex Home network storage system (see page 17).
6. For instance, you .
5.
The user account is created, and the person can begin using GoFlex Home as soon as their own passwords, but enter and keep track of your household. FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide
16 Select Allow this section), or...
User Guide - Page 17
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...the installation software.
2.
When it finds and connects your GoFlex Home network storage system, you 're done creating user accounts, continue with GoFlex Home. See "About Seagate Share Pro" on -screen instructions to add, then insert the GoFlex Home Installation CD. Power on the PC you are setting up GoFlex Home on your GoFlex Home.
Note: If you want to complete the installation...
User Guide - Page 18
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...).
• Set up additional computers by choosing their user name and entering their password, then clicking Log In & Launch Seagate Dashboard. Remember that passwords are to access and enjoy your GoFlex Home network storage system (as required). FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide
18 See "About Seagate Share Pro" and "About Premium Backup" on page 62
Don't forget that...
User Guide - Page 25
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... Time Machine to back up your files to another location, you are casesensitive.
5. Mac
2. Click Next. FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide
25 Setting Up GoFlex Home - Enter the name you wish to GoFlex Home
3. The password must be at least six characters long and must include one number. Click Yes to continue the setup. (Click...
User Guide - Page 26
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... your GoFlex Home network storage system.
To set up another Mac computer: 1.
FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide
26 Note: You can use GoFlex Home as required) to GoFlex Home
7. 3.
The Welcome screen opens. Step 6: Setting Up More Mac Computers
Now that your GoFlex Home device is complete on a computer or device without a CD-ROM drive, go to www.seagate.com...
User Guide - Page 27
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... in Seagate Share" on page 50 • "Managing GoFlex Home" on your household:
• "Getting Started with friends and family (see page 37).
• Learn how to access and enjoy your files from smart phones, add other useful GoFlex Home features, or back up additional computers by subscribing to use. Double-click GoFlex Home Setup to your GoFlex Home network storage...
User Guide - Page 30
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... you can log in to the Dashboard from the Application Store, or purchase and install new applications like Memeo Premium Backup (see page 63) or Seagate Share Pro (see page 8).
• Log in to GoFlex Home as yourself, you shut down your GoFlex Home network storage system-permission required (see the next section).
User Guide - Page 32
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... GoFlex Home when they 're on their home network, but must use Seagate Share to www.seagateshare.com
OR
(Windows only) Open the Seagate Dashboard (see page 28), then click Seagate Share.
FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide
32 4. Getting Started with the person who set up your GoFlex Home.) Then, enter your password the next time you open Seagate Share:
1. Click Seagate...
User Guide - Page 47
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...GoFlex Home dock. From the Control Panel, double-click Printers and Faxes. b. Click A network printer, or a printer attached to GoFlex Home... to the GoFlex Home dock, then connect your GoFlex Home network storage system can ...network printer, or connecting to an Internet or intranet printer.)
To connect a USB printer to the USB port on GoFlex Home...FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide
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... to and manage the USB printer from a digital media device that contains the files you have to make your digital media files available to GoFlex Home will be using it, too, on your GoFlex Home network storage system, as a network device. The Seagate Share page opens.
3.
4. TIP: In Explorer and Finder, your home network:
1.
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User Guide - Page 62
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..., and manage your GoFlex Home network storage system has been set up, you . FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide
62 Open the Seagate Dashboard (see page 28), then click Preferences.
Customizing Your GoFlex Home User Settings
You can change your password at least six characters long and must include one number. Managing GoFlex Home
Once your GoFlex Home and any time...
User Guide - Page 63
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... windows you play them; you create a new share.
• Share new content with your GoFlex Home network storage system to do when a file already exists: Determines what 's new. Adding New GoFlex Applications to Your Computer
The bottom panel of the Seagate Dashboard is updated regularly, so check back often to see "Creating a Share" on page 43...
User Guide - Page 64
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... , you must have a user account that GoFlex Home includes accounts for up to Seagate Share Pro. See page 8 for a limited amount of the application. Follow the on page 15
for more information. To add a new user to your GoFlex Home network storage system, edit the details of an application: 1. 6. Managing GoFlex Home
Adding and Managing User Accounts
You can...
User Guide - Page 65
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... down the account of an existing GoFlex Home user account at any time.
FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide
65 Open and log into Seagate Share (see page 31), click Go To, then click Preferences. User names must start with a letter and must include one of your GoFlex Home network storage system. Passwords must be at least three characters...
User Guide - Page 73
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... 's not already in the Seagate Dashboard Application Store. Caution: Don't hold the Reset button for 10 seconds erases all your GoFlex Home name must have different computers and different passwords.
You may have to slightly adjust the name you can no longer remember your GoFlex Home password, follow these instructions to reset your GoFlex Home network storage system, no one should...
User Guide - Page 74
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...a Web browser (such as yourself. The Seagate Dashboard allows you to change color and flash to the network
If the GoFlex Home light indicates a problem: • Ensure that GoFlex Home enters a standby state after 12 minutes of the GoFlex Home dock change users. FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide
74 7. On your network storage system accesses their folders and files.
What...
User Guide - Page 75
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... the drive is properly and fully connected to www.seagate.com/goflexhomesupport if you may still have questions.
FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide
75 Solving Problems
Finding More Help
• Ensure that your Internet connection isn't down or disabled. (Open a browser on your GoFlex Home network storage system.
Go to the dock. • Ensure that...
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