Summary of Contents for Ctera CloudPlug
- Page 1 Quick Walkthrough CTERA CloudPlug August 2013 Firmware Version 4.0 © 2013, CTERA Networks. All rights reserved.
- Page 2 Safety Precautions This product contains no user-serviceable parts. Repair, maintenance and servicing of this appliance are only to be carried out by qualified CTERA personnel. This product may only be used for the applications described in the user guide, and only in connection with accessories which have been approved by CTERA.
- Page 3 For more detailed information, refer to the CTERA CloudPlug Users Guide, available at http://www.ctera.com/support CTERA CloudPlug Quick Walkthrough...
- Page 4 Ethernet Switch or Router with DHCP Enabled Connect the CloudPlug Connect one end of the Ethernet cable to the CloudPlug's Ethernet port, and connect the other end to your Ethernet LAN switch or router. Connect a USB or eSATA disk to the CloudPlug.
- Page 5 Connect to the CloudPlug Web Interface Windows Vista/7/8 On a computer connected to the same switch as the CloudPlug, view the network neighborhood, by doing one of the following: In Microsoft Windows 7 or Microsoft Windows 8 , click Start > Computer, then click ®...
- Page 6 Connect to the CloudPlug Web Interface After connecting, you can add a bookmark in your Web browser, for easy access to the CloudPlug Web interface. CTERA CloudPlug Quick Walkthrough...
- Page 7 Set Up the CloudPlug After connecting to the CloudPlug Web interface, your Web browser displays the Welcome to CTERA page. Choose a user name and password for the administrator. Click Save. The Setup Wizard opens, displaying the Account Details dialog box.
- Page 8 Connect the CloudPlug to the CTERA Portal, by doing the following: Select the Yes, I have a CTERA Portal account check box. In the Portal Address field, type the DNS name of the CTERA Portal. In the Username field, type the user name for your CTERA Portal account.
- Page 9 Set Up the CloudPlug Warning Your passphrase is completely confidential, and CTERA does not retain it online or offline. It is therefore important to keep this passphrase in a safe place, as there is no way of retrieving it if you lose it. Without this passphrase, you cannot access your files.
- Page 10 The CTERA Agent installer is downloaded to your computer. Run the installer and follow the instructions that appear. CTERA Agent is added to the Windows Start menu, and an icon is added to the Windows taskbar. Click the CTERA Agent tray icon in the notification area of the Windows taskbar.
- Page 11 In the Username and Password fields, type you user name and password for accessing the CloudPlug Web interface, and click Sign in. The CTERA Agent connects to the CloudPlug. A success message appears, and the CTERA Agent icon changes to Right-click on a folder, and click CTERA backup >...
- Page 12 Back Up Files to the Cloud In this step, you will back up the contents of the disk to the CTERA Portal. In the Configuration tab's navigation pane, click Cloud Backup > Control Panel. The Cloud Backup > Control Panel page appears.
- Page 13 A progress bar appears, and the files are backed up to cloud storage. The initial backup may take a long time, depending on the amount of data and Internet connection speeds. Subsequent backups are differential and are significantly faster. CTERA CloudPlug Quick Walkthrough...
- Page 14 Restore Files from Cloud Backup You can restore files and folders to the CloudPlug, from the Cloud Backup Control Panel. This can be done by administrators only. For additional restore methods and options, refer to the CTERA CloudPlug User Guide.
- Page 15 Click Next. The Restore Files dialog box appears. Specify how the CloudPlug should handle files that exist both on your drive and in the selected backup, by doing one of the following: To specify that the files on your drive should be overwritten by the files in the backup, choose Overwrite the destination file.
- Page 16 Restore Files from Cloud Backup The Wizard Completed screen appears. Click Finish. A progress bar appears, and the files are restored from the selected backup. CTERA CloudPlug Quick Walkthrough...
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Page 17: Legal Information
This End User License Agreement (the "Agreement") by and between the individual installing and/or using the Software (as such term is defined below) and any legal entity on whose behalf such individual is acting (collectively, "You" or "you") and CTERA Networks Ltd. - Page 18 You agree not to display or use them in any manner. 2.2 If You have comments on the Software or ideas on how to improve it, please contact us. By doing so, You also grant CTERA a perpetual, royalty-free, irrevocable, transferable license, with right of sublicense, to use and incorporate Your ideas or comments into the Software (or third party software, content, or services), and to otherwise exploit Your ideas and comments, in each case without payment of any compensation.
- Page 19 6. Term and Termination CTERA shall have the right to terminate this Agreement at any time due to Your breach of this Agreement by providing You with a written notice. Upon CTERA's termination of this Agreement, You shall not be entitled to any compensation, reimbursement or damages of any kind.
- Page 20 10.2 Remedy by CTERA. In the event that any Software or portion thereof is held, or in CTERA’s reasonable opinion may be held, to constitute an infringement, CTERA, at its option and expense, may either (i) obtain for You the right to continue to use...
- Page 21 Legal Information 11.4 The failure of CTERA to exercise or enforce any right or provision of this Agreement does not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If for any reason a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision or portion of this Agreement to be unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement will continue in full force and effect.
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