Accessing A Private Folder At Home; Access A Private Folder On A Windows Computer - Seagate Central SRN01C User Manual

3. Private Folders
• On a Windows computer, open Windows Explorer or File Explorer and expand
Networks in the left panel.
• On a Mac, open Finder and expand Shared in the left panel.
2. Click the Seagate Central device.
The Public folder appears on the right.
3. Double-click the Public folder, and then double-click Manage Seagate Central.
The Seagate Central Authentication page opens in a web browser.
4. Enter the user name and password of the administrative account, and click Sign In.
The Seagate Central page opens.
5. Click the Users tab, and then click Add a new user.
6. Enter a user name and password.
The user name and password provide access to the private folder at home.
7. To enable remote access for this account, enter an email address.
The email address along with the password provide remote access to the private folder
and the Public folder.
8. To give administrative privileges to this account, check the box next to Administrator.
An administrator can create and delete accounts and manage the Seagate Central device.
9. Click Save.
Seagate Central adds the private folder to the device with the specified user name.
If you added remote access, an email with an activation link is sent to the address that you
entered.

Accessing a Private Folder at Home

To use a private folder at home, you connect to it with the name of the folder and its
password. To access a private folder away from home, see Remotely Accessing Content.

Access a private folder on a Windows computer

1. Open Windows Explorer or File Explorer and expand Networks in the left panel.
2. Under Networks, click the Seagate Central device.
The device's folders appear on the right.
3. Click the private folder.
An authentication window opens.
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