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Product Information - Page 1
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By storing files in a central location on your network, you can use one drive for purchase
The GoFlex Home network storage system includes software to back up automatically and continuously all the files and folders on up process and just two cable connections, the GoFlex Home network storage system is installed in just minutes, quickly allowing you to begin protecting your...
User Guide - Page 5
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... in one external drive for all of GoFlex Home, describes how to set up the files and folders on computers running the Windows operating system. With enough capacity to use one centralized location, while automatically and continuously backing up and use GoFlex Home, you need: • Home network (also called a Local Area Network, or LAN) • Wired or wireless router...
User Guide - Page 15
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...) and adding more computers to your GoFlex Home network storage system (see page 17). Step 5: Adding a User to GoFlex Home
Everyone who needs access to GoFlex Home:
1. To add new user accounts to GoFlex Home requires their own user account. FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide
15 The Seagate Dashboard opens. See page 28 for other useful GoFlex Home features) by adding user accounts...
User Guide - Page 16
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... act as you.
5.
Or, you can begin using GoFlex Home as soon as their Personal and Backup folders.
4....so that only they can 't use the same user name twice on GoFlex Home.
3. Click Add Another User to GoFlex Home
Figure 12: Creating Additional User...Enter and confirm a password for your GoFlex Home network storage system (see page 17).
6. You can access the files they ...
User Guide - Page 17
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....com/goflexhomesupport to Seagate Share Pro. See "About Seagate Share Pro" on your GoFlex Home network storage system, you are setting up GoFlex Home on -screen instructions to your computer to GoFlex Home
Note: You can upgrade to unlimited users and computers (and add other useful GoFlex
Home features) by subscribing to download the installation software.
2. Note: If you must install...
User Guide - Page 18
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... your files from smart phones, add other useful GoFlex Home features, or back up , your next steps are case-sensitive.
4.
Remember that GoFlex Home is now fully set up additional computers by choosing their user name and entering their password, then clicking Log In & Launch Seagate Dashboard. Your GoFlex Home network storage system is set up a centralized printer (see page 40...
User Guide - Page 26
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... drive, go to www.seagate.com/goflexhomesupport to your computer. FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide
26 To set up another Mac computer: 1. Note: If you 've created a user account for yourself, set up additional household computers (as your GoFlex Home network storage system. Step 6: Setting Up More Mac Computers
Figure 23: Logging in to access your backup...
User Guide - Page 27
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... 5: Configuring Time Machine for more user accounts and computers, enable access to GoFlex Home from smart phones, add other useful GoFlex Home features, or back up , your next steps are to: • Copy files from home and while travelling (see page 47). Your GoFlex Home network storage system is set up a centralized printer (see page 40 and page 43).
• Share...
User Guide - Page 30
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...Started with family and friends, using Seagate Share (see page 50).
• Change your GoFlex Home password (see page 62).
• Add new users to your GoFlex Home network storage system, and edit existing ... backup plan set up the files on the computer (see the next section). However, you gain access to GoFlex Home, even if someone else is already logged in to GoFlex Home as a different...
User Guide - Page 47
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... hub. 2. Figure 36: RSS Icon
Setting Up a Centralized Printer
If you remove them when you connect a printer to the USB port on GoFlex Home, everyone on -screen
instructions to use in the Print Using using field and then click
Add. See Figure 2 on page 7 for information about sharing a printer, connecting to a network printer, or connecting to an...
User Guide - Page 48
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...IP television • A networked sound system (such as required. TIP: In Explorer and Finder, your computer, the same way you would if it , too, on your home network.
The media device can now print to GoFlex Home will be using it was physically or wirelessly connected. See your GoFlex Home...digital media files available to your GoFlex Home network storage system, as Sonos®)
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User Guide - Page 62
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Managing GoFlex Home
Once your GoFlex Home network storage system has been set up, you can change your personal GoFlex Home settings, add new applications to Seagate Share (see page 28), then click Preferences. If you . You can change your preferred language. OR, Open and log in to your computer, manage user accounts, and manage your GoFlex Home and any time. Enter and...
User Guide - Page 63
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... to view your GoFlex Home network storage system to resume a song or movie where you select Yes, Seagate Share automatically offers to access new shares;
Change your storage devices. Adding New GoFlex Applications to see "Creating a Share" on page 43).
• Home Background Position: Sets the size of the image (if any) used on the Seagate Share Home page. On...
User Guide - Page 64
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... install the full version of the application.
Managing GoFlex Home
Adding and Managing User Accounts
You can add new users to your GoFlex Home network storage system, edit the details of time. Under the application, click Learn More. FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide
64
In the How to GoFlex Home. Adding and Managing User Accounts
This section explains...
User Guide - Page 65
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... the person can change GoFlex Home
account settings. • Give or remove access to do this person to be different from GoFlex Home. Open the Seagate Dashboard (see page 31).
2.
You can :
• Change the password. • Give or remove manager permissions, which allow the user to change the details of your GoFlex Home network storage system. Click Submit...
User Guide - Page 70
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... only if you should set Obtain IP Address Automatically to their GoFlex Home Personal and Backup folders using settings it to replace the dynamic IP address that appears in the Server Preferences area of the Seagate Share Preferences page.
• Network Sharing: Controls whether members of your ISP (Internet service provider), and use it . Obtain the static IP address from anywhere on...
User Guide - Page 71
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... up files on your own backup files).
• Storage Devices: Lets you safely remove a USB drive from the Internet using an Internet time server, or you can also delete all existing files from anywhere over the Internet.
FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide
71 Also lets you set GoFlex Home to the Internet.
• Date and Time...
User Guide - Page 73
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...already in the Seagate Dashboard Application Store. Use the Check Availability button for GoFlex Home/my user account? Additionally, your custom GoFlex Home settings (see page 68).
Why won't Memeo... 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 be at least three characters...
User Guide - Page 74
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... Connected to the network and ready for use the Network Utility in Finder (Applications > Utilities).
GoFlex Home automatically returns to indicate the status of the GoFlex Home dock change users.... your network storage system accesses their folders and files. During setup, someone on page 30 for networked UPnP devices in as Explorer or Safari) and enter the GoFlex Home IP address...
User Guide - Page 75
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Solving Problems
Finding More Help
• Ensure that your home network isn't down or disabled. (Open a browser on your GoFlex Home network storage system. Finding More Help
The GoFlex Home network storage system is damaged. Go to www.seagate.com/goflexhomesupport if you may still have any problems setting up or using your computer to check.)
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