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3. Using FreeAgent DockStar™ Using Your FreeAgent Go Drive With the DockStar Network Adapter

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Using Your FreeAgent Go Drive With the DockStar

Network Adapter

A FreeAgent Go drive simply slides into the DockStar network adapter, making it easy to

remove when you want to take the drive with you while on the go. When you use the network

adapter with a FreeAgent Go drive, you can:

• Remotely access and share your files.

• Use an existing Seagate Manager Backup Plan to continue backing up content whether

your FreeAgent Go drive is connected to your computer or to the network adapter. See

“Continuing Backups to Your FreeAgent Go Drive” on page 18.

• Use a FreeAgent Go drive to back up multiple computers without having to disconnect

and reconnect it.

When a FreeAgent Go drive with a scheduled Backup Plan is moved back and forth between

your computer and the network adapter, the backup automatically continues to work. You

must create a Backup Plan while the FreeAgent Go drive is connected to your computer

before connecting the drive to the DockStar network adapter.

However, you can’t access backed up files stored in an encrypted folder. If your Backup Plan

includes encryption, you must delete it in Seagate Manager and then create a new Backup

Plan without encryption to continue to back up data on the FreeAgent Go drive when it’s

connected to the network adapter.

Continuing Backups to Your FreeAgent Go Drive

There are a few things you have to do before you can continue backups to your FreeAgent

Go drive while its connected to the DockStar network adapter.

• Register and activate your DockStar network adapter and create a user account.

• Update your Seagate Manager software to version 2.1.600 or later.

• Enable the network adapter for use with Seagate Manager by downloading the Pogoplug

drive application for your operating system.

Updating your Seagate Manager Software

You must be using Seagate Manager software version 2.1.600 or later to back up to your

FreeAgent Go drive while it’s connected to the network adapter.

Follow these steps if you are using a FreeAgent Go drive for the first time. Otherwise, see

“Updating Seagate Manager From a Previous Version” on page 19.

1. Connect your FreeAgent Go drive to your computer to install the Seagate Manager

software. Start the Seagate Manager application if it does not automatically launch.

2. Check to see the version of Seagate Manager that was installed. The software version is

shown in the lower right of the Seagate Manager screen.

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