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6. Managing GoFlex Home
GoFlex Home) are routed to the Internet. Most home networks with less than 255
nodes use netmask.24.
• Gateway: Sets the IP address of the device (most likely your router) that routes data
from GoFlex Home to the Internet.
• Date and Time: Controls the date and time used by GoFlex Home. You can set GoFlex
Home to obtain its settings from the Internet using an Internet time server, or you can set
GoFlex Home's date and time yourself. If you set Set date and time from the Internet to
Yes, select a default NTP (Network Time Protocol) server for best results.
• Remote Access: When enabled, allows GoFlex Home to be accessed from anywhere
over the Internet. You can use this setting to disable remote access, which was enabled
automatically when you set up GoFlex Home.
Administration Settings
This section describes the settings available in the Administration area of the Seagate Share
Preferences page.
• Add New User: See page 64.
• Edit User: See page 65.
• Shut Down: See page 68.
• Software Updates: See page 66.
• GoFlex Home Premium Subscription: Upgrades Seagate Share to Seagate Share Pro,
which provides premium service options that are available by yearly subscription. See
page 8 for more information.
• ComputersBackup: Enables ComputersBackup (which you may have installed on your
Mac during setup) to use Time Machine to back up files on your computer to GoFlex
Home. Before configuring the backup facility on your computer, you must enable
ComputersBackup and create a password. The password will be required when you
configure the backup facility on your computer.
You can also delete all backed up data from GoFlex Home by clicking Wipe.
Caution: Wiping backups deletes ALL backed up data for ALL GoFlex Home users (not just
your own backup files).
• Storage Devices: Lets you safely remove a USB drive from GoFlex Home (see page 67).
Also lets you format a USB drive to change it to a NTFS (New Technology File System)
format for Windows.
Caution: Formatting a USB drive deletes all existing files from the drive.
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