Seagate Business Storage 1-Bay NAS User Manual
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- Page 1 Seagate Business Storage 1-Bay, 2-Bay, and 4-Bay NAS User Guide...
- Page 2 © 2013 Seagate Technology LLC. All rights reserved. Seagate, Seagate Technology, the Wave logo, and FreeAgent are trademarks or registered trademarks of Seagate Technology LLC, or one of its affiliates. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
About Seagate NAS Users ........8... - Page 4 Accessing the Wiki Server on the Seagate NAS ..... 20 5. Solving Problems ........21 General Troubleshooting Tips .
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Page 5: Preface
This User Guide is for users only. Your administrator should have already set up your Seagate NAS, created a user account for you, and provided you with information to help you quickly get started using the Seagate NAS on your network to back up your computer files and access and share information. -
Page 6: Finding More Information
Preface Finding More Information Finding More Information Contact your administrator to obtain more information about your Seagate NAS. Additionally, review these documents to help you back up your data and access your data remotely: • Seagate NAS Backup User Guide •... -
Page 7: All About The Seagate Business Storage Nas
About the Seagate Business Storage NAS The Seagate Business Storage NAS is a file server, a device that is used for storing and sharing all types of computer files on a local network. The Seagate NAS can contain from one to four Serial ATA (SATA) disk drives and has built-in data protection to help keep your data safe from disk drive failures and other catastrophes. -
Page 8: About Seagate Nas Users
• Downloading large Web files directly to the Seagate NAS • Accessing music, video, and photos (if the Seagate NAS is set up as a media server) • Sharing a USB printer that’s connected to the Seagate NAS (if any) How to Get Started This section describes the getting-started tasks for Seagate NAS users. - Page 9 5. (Optional) Create a full backup of your important files, or set up recurring backups, using Seagate NAS Backup (see page 17). 6. (Optional) If a USB printer has been connected to the Seagate NAS, add it to your list of available printers, following your operating system’s instructions.
- Page 10 All About the Seagate Business Storage NAS How to Get Started Seagate Business Storage NAS User Guide...
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Page 11: Getting Started With Your Seagate Business Storage Nas
Install both the Discovery and Backup software, unless you are already using another backup software program or have a Mac and are using the Time Machine for backup. Connect to the Seagate NAS and the shared folders you have access to using Discovery. •... -
Page 12: Optional Steps
(Optional) Create a full backup of your important files, or set up recurring backups, using the Backup software (see page 17). • (Optional) If a USB printer has been connected to the Seagate NAS, add it to your list of available printers, following your computer’s operating system instructions. •... - Page 13 Review the Seagate Global Access User Guide for more information. After you’ve enabled your user account for Seagate Global Access, you can also download an app to your mobile device to access content on your Seagate NAS. Currently, Seagate Global Access supports ®...
- Page 14 Getting Started with Your Seagate Business Storage NAS Getting Started as a Seagate NAS User Seagate Business Storage NAS User Guide...
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Page 15: Using Your Seagate Business Storage Nas
This section describes the features and possible limitations of your Seagate NAS user account. Access Limitations Shared folders on the Seagate NAS can be either public (open to everyone, with some restrictions) or private (restricted to selected user accounts). See your Seagate NAS administrator to find out what your access limitations are. -
Page 16: Storage Space Limitations
Seagate NAS administrator to have more storage space assigned to you. Automatic Sorting for Media Files Shared folders on your Seagate NAS may be set to automatically sort media files to a specific location on your computer, based on the type of files. For instance, when you download music files, they would automatically be placed in a folder called Our Music. -
Page 17: Grace Time Limits For Quotas
Grace Time Limits for Quotas If there is a storage quota for your account, your Seagate NAS administrator can set a grace time limit, which allows a quota to exceed its storage limitations for a period of time. Once the grace date is reached, no additional files can be added until space is made available. -
Page 18: Backing Up Files With Seagate Nas Backup
You can use Seagate NAS Backup to start a backup whenever you want. You can also use Seagate NAS Backup to set up recurring backups that can take place at convenient times (for instance, overnight or on the weekends, when you aren’t using your computer). -
Page 19: Downloading Large Web Files To Your Seagate Nas
Downloader Manager queue (which can be adjusted by your Seagate NAS administrator), so if your job isn’t first in line, it won’t start right away. Additionally, your Seagate NAS administrator can also impose limits on when Web download jobs can take place and how many can take place simultaneously (never more than three). -
Page 20: Accessing The Wiki Server On The Seagate Nas
Accessing the Wiki Server on the Seagate NAS The Seagate NAS administrator may enable the Wiki server on the NAS. The Wiki server is a local web site on the Seagate NAS that can be used for information sharing and collaboration. -
Page 21: Solving Problems
• Ensure that your network is functioning properly. • Ensure that the Seagate NAS is properly connected to a power source and turned on. • Ensure that your computer meets the Seagate NAS system requirements. See “Computer Requirements” on page 5 for more information. -
Page 22: I Can't Access A Shared Folder
The volume that contains the shared folder may be degraded because of a disk drive error or failure. Check the status of the disk drives on the Seagate NAS; see the Seagate Business Storage NAS Administrator Guide for more information. -
Page 23: Glossary
A group of computers administered as a single unit from a central location. event A problem or change in setting on the Seagate NAS. A change in the server’s name or the failure of a disk drive are both server events. - Page 24 A method of increasing the speed of a device’s network connection by using more than one Ethernet port simultaneously to connect to the network. If you connect both of your Seagate NAS LAN ports to your network router or switch and set Aggregation in Seagate NAS Manager, both connections work simultaneously and in parallel to move data more quickly—similar to filling a bucket using two hoses instead of one.
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Page 25: Remote Access
Internet, is remote access. Remote access can also refer to shutting down or resetting the server using Seagate NAS Manager instead of physically pressing the Power button. See also local access. -
Page 26: Shared Folder
A shared folder on your Seagate NAS server that stores and protects backup files, as well as other files that can be accessed by other people. SMART Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology. -
Page 27: Usb Drive
Seagate NAS server, but who can’t modify user account, group account, share, or server settings. user account An account, with a user name and password, that a person uses to access the Seagate NAS server. User accounts have access level permissions associated with them. volume Data storage space that can be made up of one or more disk drives, or of only part of a single disk drive.
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