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Health and Safety Precautions ....................................................................................................... 4
General Use Precautions .............................................................................................................. 4
1. Introduction .............................................................................................................. 5
1.1. Box Content ................................................................................................................................ 6
1.2. Minimum System Requirements ..................................................................................................... 7
1.3. Specifications and Services ............................................................................................................ 8
1.4. Views of the Ethernet disk .............................................................................................................. 9
2. Setting Up Your Ethernet disk ................................................................................. 10
2.1. Connect Your Ethernet disk ......................................................................................................... 11
2.2. Install and Configure Device ....................................................................................................... 12
2.3. Install Desktop Applications......................................................................................................... 14
3. Connecting to Your Ethernet disk............................................................................ 15
3.1. HipServ™ Agent with QuickConnect ............................................................................................ 16
3.2. LaCie Media Portal .................................................................................................................... 17
4. Sharing Your Content and Managing Files ............................................................. 18
4.1. About the Browser Interface ........................................................................................................ 18
4.1.1. Welcome Home Page ...................................................................................................... 18
4.1.2. Application Bar ................................................................................................................ 19
4.1.3. Location Bar .................................................................................................................... 19
4.1.4. Action Bar ....................................................................................................................... 20
4.1.5. File List ........................................................................................................................... 20
4.1.6. Search ............................................................................................................................ 21
4.2. Family Library and My Library ...................................................................................................... 21
4.3. Managing Files .......................................................................................................................... 21
4.3.1. Creating Folders .............................................................................................................. 22
4.3.2. Uploading Content .......................................................................................................... 23
4.3.3. Downloading Content ...................................................................................................... 24
4.3.4. Editing Files and Photos ................................................................................................... 25
4.3.5. Copying, Moving, or Deleting Files ................................................................................... 26
4.3.6. Renaming Files ................................................................................................................ 27
4.3.7. Zip Files .......................................................................................................................... 28
4.4. Sharing ..................................................................................................................................... 29
4.4.1. Sharing Folders ............................................................................................................... 29
4.4.2. Sending Sharing Invitation Email ....................................................................................... 30
5. My Contacts ............................................................................................................ 31
5.1. Adding Contacts ........................................................................................................................ 32
5.2. Editing Contact Details ............................................................................................................... 32
5.3. Creating Mailing Lists ................................................................................................................. 33
5.4. Importing Contacts ..................................................................................................................... 34
5.5. Sending Email to Contacts .......................................................................................................... 35
5.6. Deleting Contacts ...................................................................................................................... 35
6. Digital Media Sharing and Home Entertainment .................................................... 36
7. Sync & Back Up Files ............................................................................................... 38
7.1. DesktopMirror............................................................................................................................ 39
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    2.3. Install Desktop Applications......................14 3. Connecting to Your Ethernet disk................15 3.1. HipServ™ Agent with QuickConnect .................... 16 3.2. LaCie Media Portal ........................17 4. Sharing Your Content and Managing Files ............. 18 4.1. About the Browser Interface ......................18 4.1.1.
  • Page 2 LaCie Internet Space table of Contents • deSIgn by neIL pouLton user Manual page 2 7.1.1. Backing Up Files ......................39 7.1.2. Scheduling Backups ......................40 7.1.3. Restoring Files ......................... 40 7.1.4. DesktopMirror Synchronization Mode ................41 7.1.5. MyBackup ........................42 7.2.

  • Page 3: User Manual

    3 Copyrights FCC Statement Manufacturer’s Declaration for CE Certification Copyright © 2008 LaCie. All rights re- LaCie Internet Space served. No part of this publication may be We, LaCie, solemnly declare that this prod- Tested to comply with FCC...

  • Page 4: Health And Safety Precautions

    Any loss, corruption or destruction of data while using a LaCie drive is the sole responsibility of the user, and under no circumstances will LaCie be held liable for the recovery or restoration of this data. To help prevent the loss of your data, LaCie highly recommends that you keep copies of your data;...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    Manual page 5 Introduction Congratulations! As the owner of a LaCie Internet Space, you’ve can deliver your media throughout your home, playing stored taken the latest step in expanding your digital life. All of your content on computers (Windows® or Macintosh®) and many digital media –...

  • Page 6: Box Content

    Introduction • deSIgn by neIL pouLton user Manual page 6 1.1. Box Content Your package contains the LaCie Internet Space and an acces- sories box containing items 2-5, listed below: LaCie Ethernet disk Ethernet cable Power supply Utilities CD-ROM Quick Install Guide ImpOrTANT INfO: Please save your packaging.

  • Page 7: Minimum System Requirements

    LaCie Internet Space Introduction • deSIgn by neIL pouLton user Manual page 7 1.2. Minimum System Requirements Network Requirements Minimum Computer Requirements Before connecting your Ethernet disk, make sure that your broad- band home network is running properly. Make sure you are able Windows Users to access the Internet from your computer.

  • Page 8: Specifications And Services

    LaCie Internet Space Introduction • deSIgn by neIL pouLton user Manual page 8 1.3. Specifications and Services Included Software UPnP Media Player Compatibility System Software: Axentra HipServ™ UPnP-AV certified media players (DMP) and adapters (DMA) and DLNA-certified devices. Desktop Software: HipServ™ Desktop Agent, QuickConnect, Desktop Mirror (Backup &...

  • Page 9: Views Of The Ethernet Disk

    USB storage devices. Power button Power input connection USB Expansion port Ethernet port ImpOrTANT INfO: It is recommended not to stack more than two LaCie disks together. When stacking two disks, envi- ronment temperature should not exceed 30°C (86°F).

  • Page 10: Setting Up Your Ethernet Disk

    LaCie Internet Space Setup • deSIgn by neIL pouLton user Manual page 10 2. Setting Up Your Ethernet disk Follow these steps to get your Ethernet disk up and running: Step 1 – Section 2.1. Connect your Ethernet disk Step 2 – Section 2.2.

  • Page 11: Connect Your Ethernet Disk

    Connect the Power Supply The power supply kit is composed of two cables (Fig. 2.1-A): one cable (A) connects to the LaCie drive; and the other cable (B) connects to a power outlet, such as a wall outlet or a surge protector.

  • Page 12: Install And Configure Device

    Manual page 12 2.2. Install and Configure Device Registration and Setup: Insert the LaCie Utilities CD into your computer’s CD or DVD drive to begin the Ethernet disk Setup program. Choose the language. On the Ethernet disk Setup page, click Step 1 Setup (Fig.
  • Page 13 LaCie Internet Space Setup • deSIgn by neIL pouLton user Manual page 13 On the Administrator Account Creation page (Fig. 2.2-D), enter a username (a), password (b), and password confirma- tion (c). You will use the user name and password you enter here to log in to your Ethernet disk when setup is complete.

  • Page 14: Install Desktop Applications

    LaCie Internet Space Setup • deSIgn by neIL pouLton user Manual page 14 2.3. Install Desktop Applications When you have finished configuring your Ethernet disk return to the Setup page and click Step 2 Install Desktop Applications (Fig. 2.3) and follow the on-screen instructions.

  • Page 15: Connecting To Your Ethernet Disk

    LaCie Internet Space Connecting your Internet Space • deSIgn by neIL pouLton user Manual page 15 3. Connecting to Your Ethernet disk There are several ways to connect to HipServ™ to save or re- trieve your media. Choose the method that works best for you and the way you like to use your computer.

  • Page 16: Hipserv™ Agent With Quickconnect

    LaCie Internet Space Connecting your Internet Space • deSIgn by neIL pouLton user Manual page 16 3.1. HipServ™ Agent with QuickConnect The fastest and easiest method of connecting to your Ethernet disk is to use the HipServ™ Desktop Agent (see 2.3.

  • Page 17: Lacie Media Portal

    – FamilyLibrary, MyBackup and MyLibrary. 3.2. LaCie Media Portal Figure 3.1-D The LaCie Media Portal web interface is the most common and most universal method of connectivity for web-enabled devices. Combined with HipServ’s™ whenever, wherever capability, the experience at home is the similar to the experience on the road, whether you’re using a laptop computer or a web-enabled mo-...

  • Page 18: Sharing Your Content And Managing Files

    Ethernet disk. NOTe: Although you can switch between applications at any Figure 4.1 time, just click the blue LaCie logo in the upper left corner of the page if you want to return to this page at any time.

  • Page 19: Application Bar

    19 4.1.2. Application Bar Use the Application Bar to quickly access different applications or to return to the Welcome Home page by clicking on the LaCie logo button. 4.1.3. Location Bar Use the Location Bar to see the path to the file or folder you are currently viewing.

  • Page 20: Action Bar

    LaCie Internet Space Sharing your Content & Managing Files • deSIgn by neIL pouLton user Manual page 20 4.1.4. Action Bar Use the Action Bar to perform various tasks to files or folders, to change the view of the file list or to get help.

  • Page 21: Search

    LaCie Internet Space Sharing your Content & Managing Files • deSIgn by neIL pouLton user Manual page 21 4.1.6. Search To search for files or folders by name and by tag, click in the Search field, enter keywords to search for and click Go. Search results appear in the File List area.

  • Page 22: Creating Folders

    LaCie Internet Space Sharing your Content & Managing Files • deSIgn by neIL pouLton user Manual page 22 4.3.1. Creating Folders Available in: FamilyLibrary, MyLibrary and MyBackup To create a new folder in any location: Click the Create Folder button (Fig. 4.3.1-A). The New Folder window opens (Fig.

  • Page 23: Uploading Content

    LaCie Internet Space Sharing your Content & Managing Files • deSIgn by neIL pouLton user Manual page 23 4.3.2. Uploading Content Available in: FamilyLibrary, MyLibrary and MyBackup To upload files or folders: Navigate to the folder you want to upload files to.

  • Page 24: Downloading Content

    LaCie Internet Space Sharing your Content & Managing Files • deSIgn by neIL pouLton user Manual page 24 4.3.3. Downloading Content Available in: FamilyLibrary, MyLibrary and MyBackup To download files from your Ethernet disk: Open the folder containing the files you want to download.

  • Page 25: Editing Files And Photos

    LaCie Internet Space Sharing your Content & Managing Files • deSIgn by neIL pouLton user Manual page 25 4.3.4. Editing Files and Photos Available in: FamilyLibrary, MyLibrary and MyBackup The Edit action will allow you to edit / modify files with actions that are relevant to the file type.

  • Page 26: Copying, Moving, Or Deleting Files

    LaCie Internet Space Sharing your Content & Managing Files • deSIgn by neIL pouLton user Manual page 26 4.3.5. Copying, Moving, or Deleting Files Available in: FamilyLibrary, MyLibrary and MyBackup The Copy action will allow you to copy files from one folder to another on your Ethernet disk.

  • Page 27: Renaming Files

    LaCie Internet Space Sharing your Content & Managing Files • deSIgn by neIL pouLton user Manual page 27 To move files: Files and folders can be moved to any folder a user has access to. The Move action is helpful in keeping files organized.

  • Page 28: Zip Files

    LaCie Internet Space Sharing your Content & Managing Files • deSIgn by neIL pouLton user Manual page 28 4.3.7. Zip Files Available in: FamilyLibrary, MyLibrary and MyBackup The Zip action is useful when you want to download a large number of files, or an entire folder, that would normally take a long time to download.

  • Page 29: Sharing

    LaCie Internet Space Sharing your Content & Managing Files • deSIgn by neIL pouLton user Manual page 29 4.4. Sharing These instructions apply to all of the applications that handle files, such as FamilyLibrary, MyLibrary and MyBackup. Changing a folder’s sharing state (who is allowed to view it) is managed the same way in each application.

  • Page 30: Sending Sharing Invitation Email

    LaCie Internet Space Sharing your Content & Managing Files • deSIgn by neIL pouLton user Manual page 30 If you click on the Shared icon in the Sharing column (or the Share button in the action bar and then, Choose Users) the Share Access window will open (Fig.

  • Page 31: My Contacts

    LaCie Internet Space MyContacts • deSIgn by neIL pouLton user Manual page 31 5. My Contacts MyContacts allows you to create an email contact lists for shar- ing files. A mailing list is simply a collection of your contacts that can be given access to groups of your files as you choose.

  • Page 32: Adding Contacts

    LaCie Internet Space MyContacts • deSIgn by neIL pouLton user Manual page 32 5.1. Adding Contacts To add a contact: Click the New Contact button in the action bar. Enter contact details on each of the three tabs in the Contact Details window –...

  • Page 33: Creating Mailing Lists

    LaCie Internet Space MyContacts • deSIgn by neIL pouLton user Manual page 33 5.3. Creating Mailing Lists You can use mailing lists to share folders with groups of people. For example, you can share a folder of vacation pictures with several family members.

  • Page 34: Importing Contacts

    LaCie Internet Space MyContacts • deSIgn by neIL pouLton user Manual page 34 5.4. Importing Contacts If you already have a large address book in either Mozilla/ Netscape 7 or Outlook Express, you can export the address book as an .ldif or .csv file and import it directly into MyContacts.

  • Page 35: Sending Email To Contacts

    LaCie Internet Space MyContacts • deSIgn by neIL pouLton user Manual page 35 5.5. Sending Email to Contacts To send an email to your contacts, select contact from the con- tacts list and click the Send Email button. Your default email application will open with the selected contacts in the To: line.

  • Page 36: Digital Media Sharing And Home Entertainment

    LaCie Internet Space digital Media Sharing & Home entertainment • deSIgn by neIL pouLton user Manual page 36 6. Digital Media Sharing and Home Entertainment The Ethernet disk’s Digital Media Server (DMS) component al- lows you to access and play your digital media – photos, videos and music –...
  • Page 37 LaCie Internet Space digital Media Sharing & Home entertainment • deSIgn by neIL pouLton user Manual page 37 Digital Media Standards The Ethernet disk supports a variety of digital media standards. The most common standard is UPnP / UPnP AV. Other standards include DLNA™...

  • Page 38: Sync & Back Up Files

    LaCie Internet Space Sync & backup Files • deSIgn by neIL pouLton user Manual page 38 7. Sync & Back Up Files Back Up Your Computers – 7.1. DesktopMIrror HipServ™ DesktopMirror allows you to easily backup or syn- chronize files from your desktop computers to your Ethernet disk.

  • Page 39: Desktopmirror

    LaCie Internet Space Sync & backup Files • deSIgn by neIL pouLton user Manual page 39 7.1. DesktopMirror Use DesktopMirror, installed from the setup CD, to back up im- portant files on your computers and then synchronize files so you can work on the same file from different computers.

  • Page 40: Scheduling Backups

    LaCie Internet Space Sync & backup Files • deSIgn by neIL pouLton user Manual page 40 7.1.2. Scheduling Backups You can create a backup schedule using DesktopMirror’s Sched- ule Feature. Creating a schedule means you never have to re- member to back up your important data. DesktopMirror remem- bers for you.

  • Page 41: Desktopmirror Synchronization Mode

    LaCie Internet Space Sync & backup Files • deSIgn by neIL pouLton user Manual page 41 7.1.4. DesktopMirror Synchronization Mode You can use DesktopMirror’s Synchronization mode to copy files both ways – from your Ethernet disk to your computer and from your computer to the Ethernet disk.

  • Page 42: Mybackup

    LaCie Internet Space Sync & backup Files • deSIgn by neIL pouLton user Manual page 42 7.1.5. MyBackup MyBackup contains the files that are uploaded to your Ethernet disk via the DesktopMirror application. You can manage files in MyBackup just as you would in FamilyLibrary or MyLibrary.

  • Page 43: Backing Up Files To The Usb Hard Drive

    LaCie Internet Space Sync & backup Files • deSIgn by neIL pouLton user Manual page 43 7.2.2. Backing Up Files to the USB Hard Drive To back up files, navigate to the file or folder you want to back up to the external hard drive and click on the disk icon in the “Backup”...

  • Page 44: Disconnecting Your Mysafe (Usb) External Hard Drive

    LaCie Internet Space Sync & backup Files • deSIgn by neIL pouLton user Manual page 44 7.2.4. Disconnecting your MySafe (USB) External Hard Drive Always click the Safely Remove Drive button (Fig. 7.2.4-A) on the USB External Storage before unplugging your MySafe exter- nal hard drive.

  • Page 45: Settings

    LaCie Internet Space Settings • deSIgn by neIL pouLton user Manual page 45 Settings The following sections describe the settings that can be adjusted by administrators and regular users in their MySettings pages. For information on administrative settings, please see section Administration.

  • Page 46: General Settings

    LaCie Internet Space Settings • deSIgn by neIL pouLton user Manual page 46 8.1. General Settings General Settings you can change your display name, pass- word and language. You can make all of the changes at the same time and save them with one click of the Save Changes button.

  • Page 47: Mycontacts Settings

    LaCie Internet Space Settings • deSIgn by neIL pouLton user Manual page 47 8.2. MyContacts Settings In My Contacts Settings you can change the number of contacts displayed in your contacts list. Just select a number from the menu and click Save Settings (Fig. 8.2).

  • Page 48: Administration

    To leave administration and continue working with your files, just click the LaCie logo in the upper left corner at any time. Figure 9-A Figure 9-B...

  • Page 49: Adding And Managing Users

    LaCie Internet Space Administration • deSIgn by neIL pouLton user Manual page 49 9.1. Adding and Managing Users In the Account Access section of administration you can add new users, delete users or modify the accounts of existing users. 9.1.1.

  • Page 50: Networking

    LaCie Internet Space Administration • deSIgn by neIL pouLton user Manual page 50 9.2. Networking 9.2.1. LAN Connection Click on the LAN Connection link to configure your Ethernet disk for connecting to your home network. You can configure it to obtain a dynamic IP address (the default), or you can assign it a static IP address.

  • Page 51: Windows Networking

    LaCie Internet Space Administration • deSIgn by neIL pouLton user Manual page 51 9.2.4. Windows Networking File Server The files on your Ethernet disk can be made available to all of the computers on your local network. To enable this feature, select the checkbox labeled “Enable access to your HipServ™...

  • Page 52: System

    LaCie Internet Space Administration • deSIgn by neIL pouLton user Manual page 52 9.4. System 9.4.1. Setting the Date and Time Click Notifications under System and set the correct date and time for your time zone. This will ensure that file upload dates and times will be accurate and will help you to better manage your Ethernet disk.

  • Page 53: Registration

    All user ses- sions will be interrupted, including yours. 9.4.5. Software Update LaCie may issue important software updates for your Ethernet disk from time to time. Click Check now to start, or follow the instructions if an update has already been found.

  • Page 54: Troubleshooting

    LaCie Internet Space troubleshooting • deSIgn by neIL pouLton user Manual page 54 Troubleshooting Problem Solution My ports 80, 22 are not opened and I cannot set up the Refer to your router’s documentation and unblock these ports. Ethernet disk.

  • Page 55: Contacting Customer Support

    If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent questions in the troubleshooting checklist, and you still can’t get your LaCie drive to work properly, contact us via the contacts on the following page. Before contacting us, make sure that you are in front of...

  • Page 56: Lacie Technical Support Contacts

    LaCie Internet Space Contacting Customer Support • deSIgn by neIL pouLton user Manual page 56 LaCie Technical Support Contacts LaCie Asia, Singapore, and Hong Kong LaCie Australia Contact us at: Contact us at: http://www.lacie.com/asia/contact/ http://www.lacie.com/au/contact/ LaCie Belgium LaCie Canada Contact us at: Contact us at: http://www.lacie.com/be/contact/...

  • Page 57: Warranty Information

    The tamper seal on the drive casing is broken. ✦ original box and shipped with postage prepaid. LaCie and its suppliers accept no liability for any loss of data during the use of this device, or for any of the problems caused Important Info: Register online for free technical support: as a result.

  • Page 58: Appendix A: Router Configuration

    LaCie Internet Space Appendix A: Router Configuration • deSIgn by neIL pouLton user Manual page 58 Appendix A: Router Configuration Router configuration for the Ethernet disk varies depending on the brand and model of router connecting your Ethernet disk to your network and the Internet.

  • Page 59: D-Link® Router Configuration

    LaCie Internet Space Appendix A: Router Configuration • deSIgn by neIL pouLton user Manual page 59 D-Link® Router Configuration Step 1 – Access your router configuration page Open a Web Browser and navigate to the IP address for your D-Link router (Fig.1). If you don’t know your router’s IP ad- dress, try http://192.168.0.1 or http://192.168.1.1 (these...
  • Page 60 LaCie Internet Space Appendix A: Router Configuration • deSIgn by neIL pouLton user Manual page 60 Step 3 - Finish your HipServ™ installation Go back to Ethernet disk setup and click the Retry button on the router configuration page. If the message shown in Figure 4 appears after you click Retry, continue to Step 4 –...
  • Page 61 Step 5 – Verify Manual Router Configuration Go back to Ethernet disk setup and click the Retry button on the router configuration page. If the message shown below does not appear after you click Retry, contact LaCie Customer Support. Fig. 7 Fig. 8...

  • Page 62: Linksys® Router Configuration

    LaCie Internet Space Appendix A: Router Configuration • deSIgn by neIL pouLton user Manual page 62 Linksys® Router Configuration Step 1 – Access your router configuration page Open a Web Browser and navigate to the IP address for your Linksys router (Fig. 1). If you don’t know your router’s IP ad- dress, try http://192.168.1.1 or http://192.168.0.1 (these...
  • Page 63 LaCie Internet Space Appendix A: Router Configuration • deSIgn by neIL pouLton user Manual page 63 Step 3 - Finish your HipServ™ installation Go back to Ethernet disk setup and click the Retry button on the router configuration page (Fig. 4).
  • Page 64 Step 5 – Verify Manual Router Configuration Go back to Ethernet disk setup and click the Retry button on the router configuration page. If the message shown below does not appear after you click Retry, contact LaCie Customer Support. Fig. 7 Fig. 8...

  • Page 65: Netgear® Router Configuration

    LaCie Internet Space Appendix A: Router Configuration • deSIgn by neIL pouLton user Manual page 65 Netgear® Router Configuration Step 1 – Access your router configuration page Open a Web Browser and navigate to the IP address for your Netgear router (Fig. 1). If you don’t know your router’s IP ad- dress, try http://192.168.1.1 or http://192.168.0.1 (these...
  • Page 66 LaCie Internet Space Appendix A: Router Configuration • deSIgn by neIL pouLton user Manual page 66 Step 3 - Finish your Ethernet disk installa- tion Go back to Ethernet disk setup and click the Retry button on the router configuration page.
  • Page 67 LaCie Internet Space Appendix A: Router Configuration • deSIgn by neIL pouLton user Manual page 67 Adding SSH (Port 22) and HTTPS (Port 443) Enter in the Service Name field (a, Fig. 7). Select TCP/UDP from the Service Type menu (b, Fig. 7).
  • Page 68 Step 5 – Verify Manual Router Configuration Go back to Ethernet disk setup and click the Retry button on the router configuration page. If the message shown below does not appear after you click Retry, contact LaCie Customer Support. Fig. 9 Fig. 10...

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