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- Page 1 Seagate Central User Guide Model SRN01C...
- Page 2 © 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.
- Page 3 The firmware setting is not accessible by the end user. Note to US model owner: To comply with US FCC regulation, the country selection function has been completely removed from all US models. The above function is for non-US models only. Seagate Central User Guide...
- Page 4 Do not mix cells of different manufacture, capacity, size or type within a device. • Seek medical advice immediately if a cell or a battery has been swallowed. • Do not subject cells or batteries to mechanical shock. Seagate Central User Guide...
- Page 5 Secondary cells and batteries give their best performance when they are operated at normal room temperature (20°C+5 °C). • Retain the original product literature for future reference. • Use only the cell or battery in the application for which it was intended. • Dispose of properly. Seagate Central User Guide...
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Page 7: Table Of Contents
1. About Seagate Central ........ - Page 8 8. Administering Your Seagate Central Device ....39 Logging In to Your Seagate Central ......39 Adding and Editing User Accounts .
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Page 9: About Seagate Central
This guide describes how Seagate Central can help you organize and access your digital life in one central location. It shows you how to set up your device, connect Seagate Central to your network, and copy content to the device. - Page 10 (2) Automatically back up your computers. On Windows systems, you can use the Seagate Dashboard to manage backups, either continuously or according to a schedule. Seagate Dashboard also gives you the option to back up your data to cloud storage. For Mac computers, Seagate Central is fully compatible with Apple Time Machine.
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Page 11: Product Specifications
3.x, Chrome 4.x, Safari 3, or later Web browsers Supported Devices for the Seagate Media App You can use the Seagate Media app to connect to your Seagate Central using the following devices: • iPad, iPhone, iPod touch running iOS 4 or later •... - Page 12 1. About Seagate Central Product Specifications • Network Connectivity: One 10/1000 Ethernet port • USB Connectivity: One USB 2.0 port for connecting external storage devices to the Seagate Central device. Seagate Central User Guide...
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Page 13: Setting Up Your Seagate Central
To connect your Seagate Central to your network: Connect Seagate Central to your Wi-Fi router with the supplied Ethernet cable. Attach the power adapter to the Seagate Central power port, and plug the adapter into a power outlet. Seagate Central User Guide... -
Page 14: Discovering Seagate Central
If your device did not show up on your network, go to http://www.seagate.com/central/setup for additional setup information. Once you see Seagate Central as a network device (on Windows) or a shared device (on Macs), your setup is complete. You can copy content, stream videos and music to DLNA playback devices, and set up automatic backups. -
Page 15: Personalizing Your Seagate Central
Personalizing Your Seagate Central 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 other users. - Page 16 2. Setting Up Your Seagate Central Personalizing Your Seagate Central 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. Figure 4: Personalize Page in the Seagate Central Web Interface Fill in the fields on the Personalize page as follows: a.
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Page 17: Private Folders
2. Setting Up Your Seagate Central Personalizing Your Seagate Central 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 getting started to go to the Home tab of the Seagate Central administration page. - Page 18 • If your Windows user name and password match the user name and password for the private folder on the Seagate Central, the system may not prompt you to enter them when connecting to the private folder. • If you enter the correct user name and password, but are denied access, reboot your computer and connect to the private folder again.
- Page 19 Public folder. Figure 7: Public Folder Visible in Mac Finder Window Click the Connect As button, and enter the user name and password for the Seagate Central user account. Figure 8: Entering User Name and Password for a Private Folder on a Mac Computer After you connect as the Seagate Central user, the private folder is now visible.
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Page 20: Connecting A Usb Drive To Seagate Central
Location of the USB 2.0 Port on Seagate Central When you connect a USB drive to the port, it appears as a folder on your Seagate Central (see Figure 11). You can transfer files between the Seagate Central (as well as other devices on your network) and the USB drive’s folder. -
Page 21: Backing Up Your Data
Seagate Dashboard 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. -
Page 22: 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. On the Seagate Dashboard Home screen, click Protect. On the Protect screen, click the New Backup Plan button. - Page 23 Select the devices where you want to back up the files. If you have created a Cloud Storage account, it appears as a destination option. See the Seagate Dashboard User Guide for information about setting up a Cloud Storage account.
- Page 24 3. Backing Up Your Data Seagate Dashboard 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.
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Page 25: Restoring Files From Backup
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 plan, Seagate Dashboard gives you the option to delete the files from the backup device or leave them in place. -
Page 26: Setting Up Apple Time Machine
3. Backing Up Your Data Setting Up Apple Time Machine 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. Figure 18: Selecting the Destination for the Restored File Click the green checkmark to restore the file from the backup to the selected location. - Page 27 Selecting the Seagate Central as the Backup Disk 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 Connect.
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Page 28: Restoring Your Data From A Time Machine Backup
3. Backing Up Your Data Setting Up Apple Time Machine Time Machine immediately starts backing up your computer to your Seagate Central device. Figure 22: Time Machine Backing Up Your Mac to Seagate Central 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. -
Page 29: Playing Back Your Media
Samsung Smart Hub devices. Note: The Seagate Media app gives you access to files in the Public folder on the Seagate Central device. You cannot view files in a Seagate Central user’s private folder using the Seagate Media app. -
Page 30: Playing Content On Dlna Certified Devices
For example, your game console may have applications called System Video Player, System Music Player, and so on. To view a video, open the System Video Player, select your Seagate Central from the list of available media servers, and then navigate to the video that you want to play. -
Page 31: Changing The Frequency Of New Music Scans
Under Check for new music, select how often you want Seagate Central to scan for new music on the device, and then click Done. Disabling the iTunes Shared Library By default, the shared iTunes library is enabled on your Seagate Central. To disable it, do the following: Seagate Central User Guide... - Page 32 4. Playing Back Your Media Playing Music Stored on Seagate Central in iTunes Log in to your Seagate Central as an administrator. See “Logging In to Your Seagate Central” on page 39. Click the Services tab. Click iTunes. Uncheck the box next to Enable to disable the service.
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Page 33: Archiving Your Facebook Content
Seagate Central device or to the private folder owned by the user. Setting Up Automatic Facebook Archiving Log in to Seagate Central as either an administrator or the user to which you want to link the Facebook account. Click the Social tab. - Page 34 5. Archiving Your Facebook Content Disabling Facebook Archiving 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. Seagate Central User Guide...
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Page 35: Using The Seagate Media App
See “Using Seagate Remote Access” on page 34 for more information. Note: The Seagate Media app gives you access only to files in the Public folder. You cannot view files in a private user folder. Note: The screens in this chapter show the Android version of the Seagate Media app. -
Page 36: Viewing Photos
To play all videos, tap the Options button ( ). Tap the Select All button , and then tap the Play button Viewing Photos You can view photos that you have copied to your Seagate Central device. Seagate Central User Guide... -
Page 37: Playing Music
6. Using the Seagate Media App Playing Music From the list of media types, select Photos. Figure 25: Seagate Media App Photos Screen To view photos: • To view one photo, select the photo. Swipe forward or backward to show the next or previous photo. - Page 38 Search box, and type all or part of the name of what you are looking for. • To play music in the background, close the Seagate Media app and use other apps on your device. To control the currently playing song: Tap the Now Playing icon to display controls for the currently playing song.
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Page 39: Viewing Documents
The Folder View allows you to view your content in the folder structure that appears on your computer. The same playback controls are available as in the media views. From the list of media types, select your Seagate Central device under Folders & Files. Seagate Central User Guide... -
Page 40: Downloading Content From Seagate Central
Seagate Central Folder View Downloading Content from Seagate Central You can copy files from your Seagate Central to your Apple, Android, or Samsung device. The number of files you can download is limited to the available storage space on your device. -
Page 41: Disabling Access From The Seagate Media App
Disabling Access from the Seagate Media App By default, the files on your Seagate Central device are visible from the Seagate Media app. If you want to prevent the app from having access to files on your Seagate Central, do the following: Log in to your Seagate Central as an administrator. -
Page 42: Using Seagate Remote Access
Internet from a web browser or using the Seagate Media app on a mobile device. • You can use the Seagate Media app on Apple iOS and Android devices to play music and videos and view pictures and documents located in the Public folder on your Seagate Central device. -
Page 43: Setting Up A Seagate Remote Access Account
Seagate Media app. Note: The Seagate Media app gives you access to content in the Public folder only. To get access to content in a private folder, log in to Seagate Remote Access using a web browser. See “Using Seagate Remote Access with a Web Browser”... -
Page 44: Using Seagate Remote Access With A Web Browser
In the Email field, enter your remote access email address. In the Password field, enter the password. Click Sign In to log in to your Seagate Remote Access account. The contents of your private folder are displayed on the my stuff screen. -
Page 45: 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 can log in to the Seagate Remote Access web interface and view or play the file. - Page 46 7. Using Seagate Remote Access Disabling Remote Access to Your Seagate Central Device Log in to your Seagate Central as an administrator. See “Logging In to Your Seagate Central” on page 39. Click the Services tab. Click Remote Access. Uncheck the box next to Enable to disable the service.
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Page 47: Administering Your Seagate Central Device
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 sure that the user you create has administrator privileges. -
Page 48: Adding And Editing User Accounts
On the Seagate Central web page, click the Users tab. Click the Add a new user button. Enter the user name and password for the new user. Seagate Central creates a private folder on the drive with this name. In the Remote access field, enter a valid email address. Seagate Central uses this address to establish a Seagate Remote Access account, which allows the user to access content on the drive over the Internet. -
Page 49: Changing Or Removing A User Account
The following tables describe the contents of the Seagate Central settings screen. Table 1: Setup Section Category Description General Sets the name of your Seagate Central in your network and the language used in the Seagate Central Assistant. You can also register your drive with Seagate. Seagate Central User Guide... - Page 50 Run test to run a diagnostic test on the drive. If the test result is not PASSED, con- tact Seagate Support. USB Manager Shows details about the USB drive plugged in to the USB 2.0 port on the Seagate Central. Click Eject to disconnect the USB drive from the port. Firmware Update Updates the firmware on your Seagate Central.
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Page 51: Troubleshooting
Common Problems and Solutions This section provides suggestions for solving common problems. Manage Seagate Central Internet Shortcut Not Working If the Manage Seagate Central Internet shortcut does not open in your browser, try the following. For Windows computers: Click Start and then Computer. - Page 52 Windows prompts for a user name and password when you try to connect to your Seagate Central. At the prompt, enter the user name and password for a Seagate Central user. If you still see the Logon Failure message, include the device name of the Seagate Central with the user name, separated by the backslash character ( \ ).
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Page 53: More Help
In addition to the information provided in this guide, you can view a tutorial for setting up and using your Seagate Central device. To view the tutorial, log in to the Seagate Central web page (see page 39) and click the View Getting Started button.