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1. Introduction

 Getting to Know GoFlex Home

FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide (Version 2)

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Getting to Know GoFlex Home 

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GoFlex Home Drive Dock

: Compatible with any FreeAgent GoFlex Home or GoFlex 

Desk drives

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GoFlex Home Drive

: Provides 1 TB, 2 TB or 3 TB of storage space (depending on your 

model)

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GoFlex Home Indicator Light

: Provides information about GoFlex Home’s current state:

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Green blinking

: GoFlex Home is starting up.

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Green steady

: GoFlex Home is connected to the network and ready for use.

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Amber blinking

: GoFlex Home is not connected to the network.

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Drive Light

: Provides information about the drive’s current state:

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White steady

: GoFlex drive is installed in dock and ready for use.

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White off

: GoFlex drive is not installed or is experiencing a problem.

Figure 1:    

GoFlex Home Front

GoFlex Home Drive Dock

GoFlex Drive

GoFlex Home Indicator Light

Drive Light

Summary of Contents for FreeAgent GoFlex Home

Page 1: ...FreeAgent GoFlex Home User Guide...

Page 2: ...n bytes and one terabyte or TB equals one thousand billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity In addition some of the listed capacity is used for formatting and other functions and thus will...

Page 3: ...User to GoFlex Home 17 Step 6 Adding PCs to GoFlex Home 19 Next Steps 20 3 Setting Up GoFlex Home Mac 21 Step 1 Familiarizing Yourself with the Setup Process 21 Step 2 Connecting GoFlex Home 22 Step 3...

Page 4: ...otos 53 Managing Files and Folders 55 Managing Your Shares 58 Accessing Your GoFlex Home Files Using FTP 63 6 Managing GoFlex Home 64 Changing Your Own GoFlex Home Password 64 Customizing Your GoFlex...

Page 5: ...puter in the home by simply connecting it to the USB port on GoFlex Home About This Guide This User Guide introduces the features of GoFlex Home describes how to set up your GoFlex Home network storag...

Page 6: ...her 256 MB RAM Windows XP Windows Vista or Windows 7 operating system Internet Explorer 6 or later Firefox 2 x or later or Chrome 4 x or later Web browser Mac computers accessing GoFlex Home require M...

Page 7: ...es information about GoFlex Home s current state Green blinking GoFlex Home is starting up Green steady GoFlex Home is connected to the network and ready for use Amber blinking GoFlex Home is not conn...

Page 8: ...ndows only and is also Time Machine compatible for Mac computers Centralized Storage GoFlex Home is a central location for storing digital media music photos movies and other household files you want...

Page 9: ...e storage space See page 72 for more information About Seagate Share Pro Unlimited user accounts and other handy features are available with an upgrade to Seagate Share Pro which provides premium serv...

Page 10: ...are authenticated and forced through the secure HTTPS protocol Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure If UPnP is enabled on your router the data you choose to share transfers directly between GoFlex Home...

Page 11: ...Install the software on the other Windows computers on your home network or set up Mac computers see page 21 See Step 2 Connecting GoFlex Home on page 12 for complete instructions Understanding GoFlex...

Page 12: ...Home dock is in the Off position before you begin then connect GoFlex Home a Connect the supplied Ethernet cable to your router and to the Ethernet port on GoFlex Home b Connect the supplied power ada...

Page 13: ...e Power button 4 Wait for the lights on the front of GoFlex Home to stop blinking This may take a couple of minutes If the GoFlex Home light is not solid green wait about two minutes to make sure that...

Page 14: ...matically open Explorer navigate to the CD then double click SeagateDashboardSetup exe 3 Follow the on screen instructions to install the Seagate Dashboard and Memeo Instant Backup software applicatio...

Page 15: ...he name you want is available If the Product Key hasn t been entered automatically find it on the bottom of the GoFlex Home base and enter it in the Product Key fields 2 Click Next GoFlex Home is acti...

Page 16: ...gent GoFlex Home User Guide Version 2 16 The Registration screen opens 5 Select your country and enter an e mail address for registration purposes then click Next GoFlex Home is named activated and re...

Page 17: ...r other members of your household see page 17 and adding more computers to your GoFlex Home network storage system see page 19 Step 5 Adding a User to GoFlex Home Everyone who needs access to GoFlex H...

Page 18: ...ld choose their own passwords but enter and keep track of them yourself so that you can act as the home network manager in case a password is forgotten or another issue arises Or you might have the me...

Page 19: ...can create up to five GoFlex Home user accounts for people computers on your home network TIP You can upgrade to unlimited users and computers and add other useful GoFlex Home features by subscribing...

Page 20: ...onal Start automatic backups of the files on your computer see page 41 Learn how to access and enjoy your files from home and while travelling see page 43 and page 45 Share selected files with friends...

Page 21: ...em backup device Install the desktop applications and configure Time Machine on other Mac computers on your home network or set up Windows computers see page 11 See Step 2 Connecting GoFlex Home on pa...

Page 22: ...the names and passwords you need to create during setup 1 Power on your computer then insert the GoFlex Home Installation CD Note If you are setting up GoFlex Home on a computer or device without a CD...

Page 23: ...name for GoFlex Home The name must start with a letter and must be at least three characters in length You can use letters numbers dashes dots and underscores Spaces are not allowed Because you can a...

Page 24: ...nd enter it in the Product Key boxes 7 Click Next 8 Create a user account for yourself by entering a user name and password The password must be at least six characters long and must include one numbe...

Page 25: ...piring soon 12 Click Next Your GoFlex Home device is now set up 13 Click Finish The main setup screen opens again Continue by installing the desktop applications that let you access GoFlex Home from y...

Page 26: ...g Time Machine for GoFlex Home TIP If you don t want to use Time Machine backup software with GoFlex Home you can use a complimentary Mac version of Memeo Instant Backup provided in a stand alone fold...

Page 27: ...rd must be at least six characters long and must include one number Passwords are case sensitive 5 Click Next When prompted click Next again to launch the Time Machine Configuration tool 6 If you prev...

Page 28: ...ow that your GoFlex Home device is set up and you ve created a user account for yourself set up additional household computers as required to access your GoFlex Home network storage system Note You ca...

Page 29: ...tem as required Your GoFlex Home network storage system is now fully set up and ready to use Next Steps Now that GoFlex Home is set up your next steps are to Copy files from your computer to your GoFl...

Page 30: ...enjoying other popular GoFlex Home features Opening the Seagate Dashboard The Seagate Dashboard is the central location from which you can access all the features of GoFlex Home The Dashboard softwar...

Page 31: ...ng the minus sign once setup is complete My Applications panel Provides shortcuts to the GoFlex Home applications installed on your computer Application Store panel Lists other applications that are a...

Page 32: ...Premium Backup see page 65 or Seagate Share Pro see page 9 Log in to GoFlex Home as a different user see the next section Logging In to the Seagate Dashboard You log in to the Seagate Dashboard for th...

Page 33: ...s GoFlex Home even when you re not on your home network If you have an Internet connection and a computer you can use Seagate Share to watch movies listen to music view photos or work with other files...

Page 34: ...OR Windows only Open the Seagate Dashboard see page 30 then click Seagate Share OR Mac only Start Finder browse to Applications GoFlex Home Desktop Applications and then launch SmartWebShortcut Seagat...

Page 35: ...to add a folder delete a folder and upload new files to GoFlex Home Click on any folder in the Content panel to view its contents in the Main panel to the right Shares panel Lists your shares collecti...

Page 36: ...iewing tool in the Cooliris application See page 55 for more information Navigation toolbar Includes the online Help menu the Go To menu and the sign out feature Use the Go To menu to move between the...

Page 37: ...ovies or other documents from multiple folders to create shares that your family and friends can enjoy see page 52 Select folders and files to share with digital media devices such as a FreeAgent GoFl...

Page 38: ...iles that everyone on your home network can access from their own computer GoFlex Home Personal Folder that only you can see and access where you can store personal or private files You can access fil...

Page 39: ...our first step with GoFlex Home is to copy or upload files from your computer to GoFlex Home You can choose which files you want to upload and choose whether to share those files with others on your h...

Page 40: ...your computer besides My Documents The folders and files are copied to GoFlex Home Depending on how big your files are this may take a few moments to several minutes Copying Files to GoFlex Home Usin...

Page 41: ...s to several minutes Backing Up Your Files to GoFlex Home Note The tasks described in this section can be done on Windows computers only Mac users You can use Time Machine to back up your files to GoF...

Page 42: ...ensures that GoFlex Home has the latest features 2 Click Instant Backup Memeo Instant Backup opens Memeo Instant Backup automatically scans your computer s C drive and shows which files and folders w...

Page 43: ...also use the SmartFolderShortcut in Finder to access their files When you re away from home whether you re on a computer or a smartphone you must use Seagate Share to access your files This section e...

Page 44: ...anel click the folder that contains the files you want The files in that folder appear in the Main panel on the right 4 Watch movies listen to music view photos and open other files from your GoFlex H...

Page 45: ...security methods used when accessing your files remotely and when sharing your files with others Sharing Your Files with Friends and Family Once you have copied files to GoFlex Home you can compile co...

Page 46: ...are You can change your e mail address later if you want see page 64 If you choose to add password protection to your share the people you invite to view it are prompted to create a password before th...

Page 47: ...e over the share click the arrow that appears then click View Details The Details panel opens 2 Click Social Networking Sites then click the Share with Facebook box The Service Authorization window op...

Page 48: ...ering a name and optional description then click Submit Seagate Share copies your photos from GoFlex Home to Flickr No music movie or document files in the share are copied to Flickr If you add more p...

Page 49: ...Use a high quality USB cable not included to connect your USB printer to the USB port on the back of the GoFlex Home dock See Figure 2 on page 8 for help locating the USB port TIP You can also connect...

Page 50: ...m a digital media device that s connected to your home network The media device can be A gaming console A digital video player such as FreeAgent Theater or FreeAgent GoFlex TV A TiVo DVR Seagate Share...

Page 51: ...ge 33 2 Click Seagate Share The Seagate Share page opens 3 In the Content panel move your mouse over the folder that contains the files you want click the arrow that appears then click Share with Medi...

Page 52: ...red in a Seagate Share folder 1 On The Seagate Share page navigate to the folder that contains the music you want to hear 2 Double click the song you want Seagate Share plays the song then continues p...

Page 53: ...GoFlex Home iTunes folder You can play these songs within iTunes but you cannot add them to a playlist Photos movies and documents stored on GoFlex Home are not available within iTunes Up to five com...

Page 54: ...ontains the photos you want to see 2 In the Content or Shares panel move your mouse over the folder or share you want click the arrow that appears then click Slideshow A slideshow begins Each photo di...

Page 55: ...plug in which will allow you to enjoy all the Cooliris features Managing Files and Folders This section explains how to add delete rename move and manage the files and folders you ve stored on GoFlex...

Page 56: ...om the original folder or location To copy a folder in Seagate Share use the folder menu see page 37 to Copy and Paste the folder to a new location Renaming a Folder TIP If you rename a folder its fil...

Page 57: ...ename The Rename File window opens 2 Enter a new name then click Rename The file is renamed Adding Captions and Tags to Your Files A file s caption is a description of the file and it appears whenever...

Page 58: ...You can delete files from your GoFlex Home Personal and Public folders You can delete single files or multiple files simultaneously TIP If you delete a file it will no longer be available in any share...

Page 59: ...o return to the main Seagate Share page Adding Files to a Share To add a file or the contents of a folder to any existing share 1 On The Seagate Share page navigate to the file or folder you want 2 Mo...

Page 60: ...n click View Details b In the Details panel click Sharing c Select the people or groups you want to share with See Creating a Share on page 45 for more information Disabling Sharing on a Selected Shar...

Page 61: ...figure a share to allow those viewing it to download original full resolution versions of the files Allowing downloads is especially important if the share contains documents because the share referen...

Page 62: ...an e mail address book in Seagate Share then add to or edit it as required When you want to invite others to view a share you can choose which contacts to include from the list To set up your address...

Page 63: ...e 1 Open and log in to Seagate Share see page 33 2 Click Go To then click Preferences 3 Under Server Preferences click Network Services 4 Set Enable FTP access to your local LAN and Enable FTP access...

Page 64: ...s users only and to log in to GoFlex Home from the Seagate Share application or FTP connection You can change your password at any time To change your password 1 Open the Seagate Dashboard see page 30...

Page 65: ...s you can override this default setting when you create a new share Resume Audio Playback Determines whether or not playback automatically starts with the first song or movie in a folder or share If y...

Page 66: ...on of the application When the free trial period is over you can choose whether or not to purchase and install the full version of the application Installing Remote Access App for Smartphones and Tabl...

Page 67: ...ge 9 for more information Adding a User from the Seagate Dashboard Note Mac users You must use Seagate Share to add a new user account to GoFlex Home See page 67 To add a new user to GoFlex Home 1 Ope...

Page 68: ...permissions which allow the user to change GoFlex Home account settings Give or remove access to the GoFlex Home Public folder If necessary you can also remove a user account from GoFlex Home You mig...

Page 69: ...to a new or larger capacity GoFlex Home or GoFlex Desk drive see page 70 for instructions on removing and replacing the drive in your GoFlex Home If you replace the current drive you can store it as...

Page 70: ...emove it from the GoFlex Home dock Safely Removing the GoFlex Drive from the GoFlex Home Dock To avoid losing data or damaging your files always follow these instructions if you need to remove the GoF...

Page 71: ...in the list of drives at the top of the Seagate Dashboard and your GoFlex Home folders appear in Explorer and Finder Resetting GoFlex Home to Its Original Settings Resetting GoFlex Home returns the d...

Page 72: ...manage your GoFlex Home device by updating its software or shutting it down properly You can open the GoFlex Home Preferences page two ways Open the Seagate Dashboard see page 30 then click Preferenc...

Page 73: ...AN connection for GoFlex Home set Obtain IP Address Automatically to No then enter all the required information in the fields that appear Server IP Address Sets the static IP address for GoFlex Home O...

Page 74: ...putersBackup which you may have installed on your Mac during setup to use Time Machine to back up files on your computer to GoFlex Home Before configuring the backup utility on your computer you must...

Page 75: ...e trouble connecting to GoFlex Home If you need assistance enabling DHCP on your router see your router documentation Ensure that your home network isn t down or disabled and that your Internet servic...

Page 76: ...includes access to Memeo Instant Backup for up to three computers To add more computers upgrade to Memeo Premium Backup For more information click Learn More under Premium Backup in the Seagate Dashbo...

Page 77: ...etwork storage system accesses their folders and files During setup someone else logged into the Seagate Dashboard What can I do The Seagate Dashboard allows you to change users See Logging In to the...

Page 78: ...es out IP addresses to computers on your network DHCP and that DHCP is enabled on your router DHCP is usually enabled on home networks If it is not you will have trouble connecting to GoFlex Home If y...

Page 79: ...onnecting GoFlex Home to your router isn t damaged Ensure that your Internet connection isn t down or disabled Open a browser on your computer to check If the Drive light indicates a problem Ensure th...

Page 80: ...nge Password 64 changing users on Seagate Dashboard 32 ComputersBackup 21 installing 25 Seagate Share 74 configuring Time Machine 26 connecting GoFlex Home 12 Content panel in Seagate Share 35 Cooliri...

Page 81: ...naging with Seagate Share 52 moving in Seagate Share 56 playing on gaming consoles 50 removing from a share 59 renaming in Seagate Share 57 sharing 45 uploading to GoFlex Home 39 working in Seagate Sh...

Page 82: ...73 Language setting 65 launching Seagate Dashboard 17 LEDs lights 7 79 listening to music 44 45 Load Content 39 logging in to Seagate Share 33 logging in to the Seagate Dashboard 20 32 M Macs adding t...

Page 83: ...etting 74 Date and Time 73 Edit User 68 LAN Connection 73 Network Services 73 Network Sharing 72 Notifications 73 opening the Preferences page 72 Remote Access 73 removing a USB drive 70 Server Prefer...

Page 84: ...ground 54 creating a share 45 deleting a share 62 deleting files 58 deleting folders 55 downloading files 58 61 features 37 Go To menu 36 GoFlex Home Premium Subscription 74 Help 36 Home page image 35...

Page 85: ...ing your files 45 Shuffle 36 Shut Down 71 shutting down GoFlex Home 71 signing in to Seagate Share 33 signing in to the Seagate Dashboard 32 Slideshow 54 slideshows in Seagate Share 54 SmartFolderShor...

Page 86: ...ting a user account 68 troubleshooting 75 V videos watching 44 watching with Seagate Share 53 View This In 3D 55 viewing photos and pictures 44 45 W watching movies and videos 44 45 Windows adding com...

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