Maxtor Central Axis Quick Start Manual page 4

Windows XP or Vista Installation and Setup
Part 3: Install the software.
1. Insert the Maxtor Central Axis CD into
your computer. The Welcome screen
opens automatically.
Note: If the Welcome screen doesn't open, browse to the CD
and double-click the Launch.exe file.
2. Follow the on-screen instructions to install
the software.
3. When the software installation is complete,
a Maxtor Manager icon appears on
your desktop:
4. Double-click the Maxtor Manager icon.
The Maxtor Manager application opens on your
desktop and searches for Central Axis devices
on your network. When your Central Axis
storage server is found, its Host Name,
IP address and MAC address are displayed.
Note: If the message "No Central Axis storage server
drives were found" appears, visit our support web site at
http://support.seagate.com and click TROUBLESHOOTING
for tips.
Part 4: Set up the Central Axis
storage server.
Here's what you'll do to set up your Central Axis
storage server:
Set up your Central Axis storage server and
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create an administrator password.
Set up a user account.
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Create a free Seagate Global Access account
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on the Seagate Global Access web site.
Link your Seagate Global Access account and
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your Central Axis account.
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Set Up the Central Axis Storage Server and
Create an Administrator Password:
Step 1: In the Maxtor Manager application, click
Settings in the My Drives window:
Step : In the Settings for Maxtor Central Axis
window, click Maxtor Central Axis Admin
Web Page.
Note: To set up Web Access and Sharing for the data in an
account, the account must be private.
Step 3: Go through the Setup pages that follow
and provide the information needed to set up your
Central Axis storage server, including creating an
admin password on the second Setup page.
After you complete the setup wizard, you're
prompted to log in.
Your username is admin.
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Your password is the admin password you just
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created.
Set Up a Central Axis User Account:
Step 1: In the Maxtor Manager application, click
the Create a User Account button in the My Drives
window:
Step : In the Create a User Account window
that follows, fill in the fields to create a new
user account.
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