System Status Summary; Using External Usb Drives With The Central Axis; Using Usb Printers With The Central Axis; System Status Links - Maxtor Central Axis Administrator User Manual

System Status Summary

The information at the top of the System Status page provides a summary of your Central
Axis:
User Accounts: All users with accounts on your Central Axis
Network Settings: The current network configuration for your Central Axis, including IP
address, subnet mask, and default gateway
Attached USB Devices and Printers: Detailed information on external USB drives, USB
flash drives, and printers attached to the Central Axis.

Using External USB Drives with the Central Axis

Two USB ports on the back of your Central Axis allow you to connect USB hard drives, such
as the Maxtor OneTouch 4 and Maxtor Personal Storage 5000 drives.
You can connect a USB drive while your Central Axis is on and it will automatically
recognize the drive. You can also connect a USB drive while your Central Axis is off. The
USB drive will be recognized the next time you turn the Central Axis on.

Using USB Printers with the Central Axis

You can connect a USB printer to your Central Axis and share it with anyone on your
network. Connect the USB printer while your Central Axis. The printer will appear in the list
of shares displayed in the Printers and Faxes folder on the Central Axis.
The setup and configuration of a networked USB printer vary depending on your operating
system and platform (Windows or Macintosh). Please refer to Maxtor's Knowledge Base for
more information regarding network printer setup and configurations.

System Status Links

The links at the bottom of the page provide more detailed information about the status of
users and shared folders, system notifications, and Web Access & Sharing and enable you
to view the administrator's event log.

Checking Account and Share Status

Account and Share Status provides a summary of the folders residing on both your Central
Axis and any connected USB drives, which folders the users on local network have
permission to access, and the kind of access granted to the users.
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