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    Seagate Central User Guide Model SRN01C[...]

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    Seagate Central User Guide © 2013 Seagate Technology LLC. All rights reserved. Seagate, Seagate Technology, the Wave logo, and Seagate Media are trademarks or registered trademarks of Seagate Technology LLC, or one of its affiliates. iPod, iPad, iPhone, Time Machine, Safari and Mac are trademarks or registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. an[...]

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    Seagate Central User Guide iii Regulatory Compliance FCC Class B Information This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment gene[...]

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    Seagate Central User Guide iv Industry Canada This device complies with RSS-210 of the Industry Canada Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Ce dispositif es[...]

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    Seagate Central User Guide v • In the event of a cell leaking, do not allow the liquid to come in contact with the skin or eyes. If contact has been made, wash the affected area with copious amounts of water and seek medical advice. • Keep cells and batteries out of the reach of children. • Keep cells and batteries clean and dry. • Secondar[...]

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    Seagate Central User Guide vi[...]

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    Seagate Central User Guide vii Contents 1. About Seagate Central . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 About This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    Seagate Central User Guide viii 5. Archiving Your Facebook Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Setting Up Automatic Facebook Archiving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Changing Facebook Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Disabling Facebook Archiving . . . . [...]

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    1. About Seagate Central About This Guide Seagate Central User Guide 1 1. About Seagate Central Seagate Central makes it easy to back up all your files, documents, and media to one location on your network, and enjoy the convenience of a shared digital library that is compatible with both Macs and PCs. About This Guide This guide describes how Seag[...]

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    1. About Seagate Central Features Seagate Central User Guide 2 Here’s a list of some of the things you can do with your device: • (1) Archive your Facebook photos and videos. You can link Seagate Central to your Facebook account. Seagate Central automatically downloads the pictures and videos posted in your account to the device. • (2) Automa[...]

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    1. About Seagate Central Product Specifications Seagate Central User Guide 3 • (4) Remotely access and share your files over the Internet. You can access your content anywhere simply using a Web browser. You can also send invitations to other users and grant them remote access to specific directories on the device. • (5) Store content privately[...]

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    1. About Seagate Central Product Specifications Seagate Central User Guide 4 • Network Connectivity: One 10/1000 Ethernet port • USB Connectivity: One USB 2.0 port for connecting external storage devices to the Seagate Central device.[...]

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    2. Setting Up Your Seagate Central Unpacking the Box Seagate Central User Guide 5 2. Setting Up Your Seagate Central To start using Seagate Central, you first connect it to your network. Unpacking the Box Before beginning, make sure you have all of the items you need. If you do not find all of these items, please contact Seagate Customer Support . [...]

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    2. Setting Up Your Seagate Central Discovering Seagate Central Seagate Central User Guide 6 When you plug in the power adapter, the Seagate Central device begins to power up automatically. This can take a few minutes. After connecting Seagate Central, wait a few minutes for the device to complete powering on. Discovering Seagate Central After Seaga[...]

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    2. Setting Up Your Seagate Central Personalizing Your Seagate Central Seagate Central User Guide 7 Personalizing Your Seagate Central To use all of the features on your Seagate Central, you simply create a user. Seagate Central gives this first user administrator privileges so you can have access to all of the features, and use the account to add o[...]

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    2. Setting Up Your Seagate Central Personalizing Your Seagate Central Seagate Central User Guide 8 3. The first time you log in to the Seagate Central web page, you are presented with a Seagate End User License Agreement (EULA). Click Accept . 4. Fill in the fields on the Personalize page as follows: a. Device name : Optionally change the name of t[...]

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    2. Setting Up Your Seagate Central Personalizing Your Seagate Central Seagate Central User Guide 9 6. The device setup process takes a few minutes to complete. When it is done, the Seagate Central web page displays information about product features. Click the Learn more links on the page for more information about each feature, or click Skip getti[...]

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    2. Setting Up Your Seagate Central Personalizing Your Seagate Central Seagate Central User Guide 10 Connecting to a Private Folder To connect to a private folder, which allows you to view its contents and add or delete files, do the following: On Windows Computers: 1. Click Start , then Computer to list the devices connected to your computer. 2. In[...]

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    2. Setting Up Your Seagate Central Personalizing Your Seagate Central Seagate Central User Guide 11 1. Open a Finder window, and click the Seagate Central device under Shared. The only folder displayed is the Public folder. 2. Click the Connect As button, and enter the user name and password for the Seagate Central user account. 3. After you connec[...]

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    2. Setting Up Your Seagate Central Connecting a USB Drive to Seagate Central Seagate Central User Guide 12 Connecting a USB Drive to Seagate Central Your Seagate Central features a USB 2.0 port on the rear panel. You can connect a USB drive to this port. This provides a convenient way to transfer files from your Seagate Central to a portable drive.[...]

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    3. Backing Up Your Data Seagate Dashboard Seagate Central User Guide 13 3. Backing Up Your Data You can back up the files on your Windows and Mac computers to your Seagate Central device. You can back up files to the Public folder that anyone on your network can access or to a password-protected private folder. • To back up Windows computers, use[...]

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    3. Backing Up Your Data Seagate Dashboard Seagate Central User Guide 14 • Files on detachable USB devices connected to your computer Creating a Customized Backup Plan You can create your own backup plan to specify which files or directories get backed up, when the backup occurs, and where the files are saved. 1. On the Seagate Dashboard Home scre[...]

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    3. Backing Up Your Data Seagate Dashboard Seagate Central User Guide 15 4. To back up specific files, navigate to the directory or files and click the box next to each file or folder you want to back up. When you are done, click the > button to move to the next configuration screen. 5. Select the devices where you want to back up the files. If y[...]

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    3. Backing Up Your Data Seagate Dashboard Seagate Central User Guide 16 6. The default backup destination on the Seagate Central device is the Public folder, which anyone on your network can access. To back up files to a private folder, click Sign in . Select a user name from the list, and enter the password. 7. Click the > button to move to the[...]

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    3. Backing Up Your Data Seagate Dashboard Seagate Central User Guide 17 After you create a backup plan, Seagate Dashboard shows its status on the Protect screen. You can click the Pause button to temporarily stop the backup plan, the Pencil button to edit the backup plan settings, or the X button to delete the backup plan. If you delete a backup pl[...]

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    3. Backing Up Your Data Setting Up Apple Time Machine Seagate Central User Guide 18 4. Click the > button and select where you want to restore the file. By default, Seagate Dashboard saves restored files in their original location on your system. 5. Click the green checkmark to restore the file from the backup to the selected location. Setting U[...]

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    3. Backing Up Your Data Setting Up Apple Time Machine Seagate Central User Guide 19 3. Select your Seagate Central device from the list, and click Use Disk . 4. You are prompted to enter a user name and password for your Seagate Central. To back up your computer to the Public folder on the Seagate Central, click the button next to Guest and click C[...]

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    3. Backing Up Your Data Setting Up Apple Time Machine Seagate Central User Guide 20 Time Machine immediately starts backing up your computer to your Seagate Central device. Restoring Your Data from a Time Machine Backup See the Time Machine online help for details about how to restore data from a Time Machine backup. Figure 22: Time Machine Backing[...]

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    4. Playing Back Your Media Playing Content with the Seagate Media App Seagate Central User Guide 21 4. Playing Back Your Media Seagate Central can stream content to the computers, tablets, phones, and smart TVs on your home network. You can play back the videos, pictures, and music stored on your Seagate Central device. Seagate Central can stream c[...]

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    4. Playing Back Your Media Playing Content on DLNA Certified Devices Seagate Central User Guide 22 To learn how to use the app to access and view your media content, review Using the Seagate Media App . Playing Content on DLNA Certified Devices You can play videos and music and view photos stored on your Seagate Central on DLNA Certified devices, s[...]

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    4. Playing Back Your Media Playing Music Stored on Seagate Central in iTunes Seagate Central User Guide 23 Note: Seagate Central includes music in the Public folder in the iTunes shared library. Music files in private folders are not included. To play music stored on your Seagate Central device, open iTunes and select Seagate Central from the list [...]

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    4. Playing Back Your Media Playing Music Stored on Seagate Central in iTunes Seagate Central User Guide 24 1. Log in to your Seagate Central as an administrator. See “Logging In to Your Seagate Central” on page 39. 2. Click the Services tab. 3. Click iTunes . 4. Uncheck the box next to Enable to disable the service.[...]

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    5. Archiving Your Facebook Content Setting Up Automatic Facebook Archiving Seagate Central User Guide 25 5. Archiving Your Facebook Content You can set up Seagate Central to copy pictures and videos from your Facebook account and save them to the device. This is a convenient way to preserve and protect the content you’ve posted online. After you [...]

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    5. Archiving Your Facebook Content Disabling Facebook Archiving Seagate Central User Guide 26 If you want to remove the Facebook account from Seagate Central, click Delete . Removing a Facebook account from Seagate Central does not remove the files already saved on the device.[...]

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    6. Using the Seagate Media App Playing Videos Seagate Central User Guide 27 6. Using the Seagate Media App The Seagate Media app lets you access the files on your Seagate Central device from Apple iOS, Android, and Samsung Smart Hub devices. This chapter describes how to do the following things with the Seagate Media app: • “Playing Videos” o[...]

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    6. Using the Seagate Media App Viewing Photos Seagate Central User Guide 28 2. From the list of media types, select Videos . 3. Tap the video that you want to play. While the video is playing, you can tap the screen again to display the Pause, Fast Forward, and Reverse buttons. Tip : When you pause a movie, the app bookmarks your location. When you[...]

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    6. Using the Seagate Media App Playing Music Seagate Central User Guide 29 1. From the list of media types, select Photos . 2. To view photos: • To view one photo, select the photo. Swipe forward or backward to show the next or previous photo. • To view multiple photos, tap the Options button ( or ), select the photos you want to view, and then[...]

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    6. Using the Seagate Media App Playing Music Seagate Central User Guide 30 • To play multiple songs, tap the Options button ( or ), select the songs you want to play, and then tap the Play button . • To play all songs, tap the Options button ( or ), tap the Select All button , and then tap the Play button . • To play the contents of a playlis[...]

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    6. Using the Seagate Media App Viewing Documents Seagate Central User Guide 31 • To skip to the next song in the selection, tap the button. • To go back to the previous song, tap the button. • To move forward or backward within the currently playing song , drag the bar at the top of the Now Playing screen. • To repeat the currently playing [...]

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    6. Using the Seagate Media App Downloading Content from Seagate Central Seagate Central User Guide 32 2. If prompted, tap the Seagate Central device partition. The contents of the device are displayed as files in a folder. Downloading Content from Seagate Central You can copy files from your Seagate Central to your Apple, Android, or Samsung device[...]

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    6. Using the Seagate Media App Disabling Access from the Seagate Media App Seagate Central User Guide 33 4. Tap the upload icon . After the files are uploaded to your Seagate Central, they are added to the Videos, Photos, Music, or Documents screen in the Seagate Media app. Disabling Access from the Seagate Media App By default, the files on your S[...]

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    7. Using Seagate Remote Access Seagate Central User Guide 34 7. Using Seagate Remote Access Seagate Remote Access is a free service that lets you access files on your Seagate Central device when you are not on your home network. You can also share files with others over the Internet. You can access the content on your Seagate Central device remotel[...]

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    7. Using Seagate Remote Access Setting Up a Seagate Remote Access Account Seagate Central User Guide 35 • The web browser interface for Seagate Remote Access, available at http:// access.seagate.com , let’s you view and save files in both the Public folder and a user’s private folder on the Seagate Central device. In addition, you can share f[...]

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    7. Using Seagate Remote Access Using Seagate Remote Access with a Web Browser Seagate Central User Guide 36 Note: Streaming music and transferring files to and from the Seagate Central device consumes data. If you are connecting to your Seagate Central using a mobile Internet data plan, check your data plan for usage limits. Using Seagate Remote Ac[...]

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    7. Using Seagate Remote Access Disabling Remote Access to Your Seagate Central Device Seagate Central User Guide 37 The list of options varies based on the type of file selected. Sharing Files with Friends and Family You can share files on your Seagate Central device with your friends and family members. When you share a file with other users, they[...]

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    7. Using Seagate Remote Access Disabling Remote Access to Your Seagate Central Device Seagate Central User Guide 38 1. Log in to your Seagate Central as an administrator. See “Logging In to Your Seagate Central” on page 39. 2. Click the Services tab. 3. Click Remote Access . 4. Uncheck the box next to Enable to disable the service. When the Sea[...]

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    8. Administering Your Seagate Central Device Logging In to Your Seagate Central Seagate Central User Guide 39 8. Administering Your Seagate Central Device You can make changes to your Seagate Central settings and user accounts using an administrator account. If you have not created a user, complete "Adding and Editing User Accounts". Make[...]

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    8. Administering Your Seagate Central Device Adding and Editing User Accounts Seagate Central User Guide 40 2. On the Authentication screen, enter the user name and password for a Seagate Central administrator. 3. Click Sign in . Adding and Editing User Accounts When logged in as an administrator, you can create new user accounts and edit account s[...]

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    8. Administering Your Seagate Central Device Changing Seagate Central Drive Settings Seagate Central User Guide 41 Changing or Removing a User Account If you are an administrator, you can make changes to any user account as well as remove accounts. If you are not an administrator, you can make changes only to your account, but you cannot delete you[...]

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    8. Administering Your Seagate Central Device Changing Seagate Central Drive Settings Seagate Central User Guide 42 System • To reboot the Seagate Central, click Restart . • To switch off power to the Seagate Central, click Stop . To restart, unplug Seagate Central and plug it back in. • To reset the Seagate Central to factory default settings[...]

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    9. Troubleshooting Common Problems and Solutions Seagate Central User Guide 43 9. Troubleshooting You can find additional troubleshooting information from Seagate Technical Support . Common Problems and Solutions This section provides suggestions for solving common problems. Manage Seagate Central Internet Shortcut Not Working If the Manage Seagate[...]

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    9. Troubleshooting Common Problems and Solutions Seagate Central User Guide 44 For Mac computers: • Use an app, such as IP Scanner (available in the Mac App Store) to list the devices in your network. Open the Seagate Central device in a browser to get to the Seagate Central Assistant. Private Folder Is Not Accessible (Windows Only) If you try to[...]

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    9. Troubleshooting More Help Seagate Central User Guide 45 Seagate Media Service is Busy or Operation Failed These messages may appear if you connect to your Seagate Central before the initial setup is complete. Complete personalizing your Seagate Central ( “Personalizing Your Seagate Central” on page 7 ), restart the Seagate Media app, and the[...]