Seagate STAM3000100 User's Guide

FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide

2. Setting Up GoFlex Home – Windows Step 2: Connecting GoFlex HomeFreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 10Step 2: Connecting GoFlex Home1. Unpack the bo

2. Setting Up GoFlex Home – Windows Step 2: Connecting GoFlex HomeFreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 113. Dock the drive into the base, then press th

2. Setting Up GoFlex Home – Windows Step 3: Installing the SoftwareFreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 12Step 3: Installing the Software1. Power on yo

2. Setting Up GoFlex Home – Windows Step 4: Setting Up GoFlex HomeFreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 13If your computer can’t connect to GoFlex Home,

2. Setting Up GoFlex Home – Windows Step 4: Setting Up GoFlex HomeFreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 14The Registration screen opens.5. Select your c

2. Setting Up GoFlex Home – Windows Step 5: Adding a User to GoFlex HomeFreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 156. Click Launch Seagate Dashboard.The Se

2. Setting Up GoFlex Home – Windows Step 5: Adding a User to GoFlex HomeFreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 16The Add Users window opens.2. Enter a us

2. Setting Up GoFlex Home – Windows Step 6: Adding PCs to GoFlex HomeFreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 17When you’re done creating user accounts, co

2. Setting Up GoFlex Home – Windows Next StepsFreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 183. Have the computer’s regular user log in by choosing their user

3. Setting Up GoFlex Home – Mac Step 1: Familiarizing Yourself with the Setup ProcessFreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 193. Setting Up GoFlex Home –

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3. Setting Up GoFlex Home – Mac Step 2: Connecting GoFlex HomeFreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 20Step 2: Connecting GoFlex HomeFor instructions, se

3. Setting Up GoFlex Home – Mac Step 3: Setting Up GoFlex HomeFreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 214. Click Step 1 Set Up Your GoFlex Home.5. Read th

3. Setting Up GoFlex Home – Mac Step 3: Setting Up GoFlex HomeFreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 22If the Product Key hasn’t been entered automatical

3. Setting Up GoFlex Home – Mac Step 4: Installing GoFlex Home Desktop ApplicationsFreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 2310. Click Next.11. Enter an e

3. Setting Up GoFlex Home – Mac Step 5: Configuring Time Machine for GoFlex HomeFreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 242. Click Continue.3. Click Insta

3. Setting Up GoFlex Home – Mac Step 5: Configuring Time Machine for GoFlex HomeFreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 252. Click Next.3. Enter the name

3. Setting Up GoFlex Home – Mac Step 6: Setting Up More Mac ComputersFreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 26The Time Machine Walkthrough screen opens.7

3. Setting Up GoFlex Home – Mac Next StepsFreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 272. Double-click the GoFlex Home Installation icon that appears on your

4. Getting Started with GoFlex Home Opening the Seagate DashboardFreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 284. Getting Started with GoFlex HomeNow that GoF

4. Getting Started with GoFlex Home Opening the Seagate DashboardFreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 29Navigating the Seagate DashboardThe Seagate Das

FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 3Contents1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4. Getting Started with GoFlex Home Opening the Seagate DashboardFreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 30The Seagate Dashboard FeaturesFrom the Dashboar

4. Getting Started with GoFlex Home Opening Seagate ShareFreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 31The Change User dialog box displays.3. Select your user

4. Getting Started with GoFlex Home Opening Seagate ShareFreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 32Mac users must use Seagate Share to access and manage G

4. Getting Started with GoFlex Home Opening Seagate ShareFreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 33The Seagate Share page opens.6. Click OK to close the T

4. Getting Started with GoFlex Home Opening Seagate ShareFreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 34• Search/View toolbar: Provides drop-down menus that yo

4. Getting Started with GoFlex Home Opening Seagate ShareFreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 35Finding the Seagate Share MenusYou can do most of the t

4. Getting Started with GoFlex Home Getting to Know Your GoFlex Home FoldersFreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 36• View photos in a 3D wall board usi

4. Getting Started with GoFlex Home Copying Your Files to GoFlex HomeFreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 37Privacy LimitationsWhile the drive is docke

4. Getting Started with GoFlex Home Copying Your Files to GoFlex HomeFreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 383. Click Open Windows Explorer.Two Explorer

4. Getting Started with GoFlex Home Backing Up Your Files to GoFlex HomeFreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 39The Upload window opens.4. (Small number

FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 4Accessing and Enjoying Your Files When You’re Away from Home . . . . . . 43Sharing Your Files with Friends and

4. Getting Started with GoFlex Home Accessing and Enjoying Your Files on Your Home NetworkFreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 40Starting Automatic Bac

4. Getting Started with GoFlex Home Accessing and Enjoying Your Files on Your Home NetworkFreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 41Finder to access their

4. Getting Started with GoFlex Home Accessing and Enjoying Your Files on Your Home NetworkFreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 42TIP: You can also acc

4. Getting Started with GoFlex Home Accessing and Enjoying Your Files When You’re Away from HomeFreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 432. Watch movies,

4. Getting Started with GoFlex Home Sharing Your Files with Friends and FamilyFreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 445. Click inside the Enable Sharing

4. Getting Started with GoFlex Home Sharing Your Files with Friends and FamilyFreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 4511. Click the arrow in the share t

4. Getting Started with GoFlex Home Sharing Your Files with Friends and FamilyFreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 46Copying Your Photos from GoFlex Ho

4. Getting Started with GoFlex Home Setting Up a Centralized PrinterFreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 47The RSS reader then automatically receives n

4. Getting Started with GoFlex Home Enjoying Your Files on a Digital Video Player or Game ConsoleFreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 484. Repeat these

4. Getting Started with GoFlex Home Enjoying Your Files on a Digital Video Player or Game ConsoleFreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 49All the support

1. Introduction About This GuideFreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 51. IntroductionThe FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home network storage system lets you use on

5. Enjoying and Managing Your Files in Seagate Share Playing MusicFreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 505. Enjoying and Managing Your Files in Seagate

5. Enjoying and Managing Your Files in Seagate Share Playing Movies and VideosFreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 51To create an iTunes library that a

5. Enjoying and Managing Your Files in Seagate Share Enjoying Your PhotosFreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 52Viewing PhotosTo view photos stored on

5. Enjoying and Managing Your Files in Seagate Share Managing Files and FoldersFreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 53Viewing Your Photos in CoolirisNo

5. Enjoying and Managing Your Files in Seagate Share Managing Files and FoldersFreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 54To delete a folder:1. On The Seag

5. Enjoying and Managing Your Files in Seagate Share Managing Files and FoldersFreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 55TIP: If you move a file to anoth

5. Enjoying and Managing Your Files in Seagate Share Managing Your SharesFreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 564. Enter the tags in the Tags box.For e

5. Enjoying and Managing Your Files in Seagate Share Managing Your SharesFreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 57Accessing Your SharesYour can find your

5. Enjoying and Managing Your Files in Seagate Share Managing Your SharesFreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 58Creating a Share that Only You Can Acce

5. Enjoying and Managing Your Files in Seagate Share Managing Your SharesFreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 592. Enter a new name, then click Rename.

1. Introduction Getting to Know GoFlex HomeFreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 6Mac computers accessing GoFlex Home require:• Mac OS® X 10.4 or later

5. Enjoying and Managing Your Files in Seagate Share Managing Your SharesFreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 60Deleting a ShareDeleting a share means

5. Enjoying and Managing Your Files in Seagate Share Accessing Your GoFlex Home Files Using FTPFreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 61Accessing Your Go

6. Managing GoFlex Home Changing Your Own GoFlex Home PasswordFreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 626. Managing GoFlex HomeOnce your GoFlex Home netwo

6. Managing GoFlex Home Adding New GoFlex Applications to Your ComputerFreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 632. On the Preferences page, click User.3.

6. Managing GoFlex Home Adding and Managing User AccountsFreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 64You can install and try out many applications for free

6. Managing GoFlex Home Adding and Managing User AccountsFreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 65Adding a User from Seagate ShareTo add a new user to Go

6. Managing GoFlex Home Managing GoFlex Home and Connected DevicesFreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 662. Click Edit User.The Edit User screen opens.

6. Managing GoFlex Home Managing GoFlex Home and Connected DevicesFreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 67Removing a USB Drive from GoFlex HomeTo avoid

6. Managing GoFlex Home Managing GoFlex Home and Connected DevicesFreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 68Shutting Down and Restarting GoFlex HomeIf you

6. Managing GoFlex Home Adding More Storage Capacity to GoFlex HomeFreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 693. Press the Power button to restart GoFlex H

1. Introduction Special Features of GoFlex HomeFreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 7• Power Button: Turns GoFlex Home on and off.• Power Port: Connect

6. Managing GoFlex Home Managing GoFlex Home Settings and PreferencesFreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 70Server Preferences SettingsThis section des

6. Managing GoFlex Home Managing GoFlex Home Settings and PreferencesFreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 71GoFlex Home) are routed to the Internet. Mo

7. Solving Problems Common Problems and SolutionsFreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 727. Solving ProblemsGoFlex Home is a plug and play device. Howev

7. Solving Problems Common Problems and SolutionsFreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 73computer) or upgrade to unlimited user accounts by subscribing

7. Solving Problems Decoding the GoFlex Home LightsFreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 744. On your computer, open a Web browser (such as Explorer or

7. Solving Problems Finding More HelpFreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 75• Ensure that your home network isn’t down or disabled. (Look at the lights

FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 76IndexIndexAaccessing files from home 40accessing files while travelling 43Add New User 65Add to Share 58Add User

FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 77IndexEEdit Contact 60Edit User 66editing a user account 65e-mail address books for shares 60e-mail address for s

FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 78Indexsetting up on Mac 20setting up on Windows 12shutting down 68troubleshooting 72updating the software 66GoFle

FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 79Indexopening the Seagate Dashboard 28Ppackage contents 10passwords 16changing your password 62troubleshooting 73

1. Introduction Special Features of GoFlex HomeFreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 8• Centralized Printing: If you connect a printer to the USB port o

FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 80Indexdesktop icon 28Drives panel 29features 30Help 29How to... panel 29logging in 18, 30My Applications panel 29

FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 81IndexShare with Media Devices 48, 51Share with Media Players 44Share with Other Family Accounts 44sharesaccessin

FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 82Indexviewing photos and pictures 42, 43Wwatching movies and videos 42, 43Windowsadding computers to GoFlex Home

2. Setting Up GoFlex Home – Windows Step 1: Familiarizing Yourself with the Setup ProcessFreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide 92.Setting Up GoFlex Home