Drobo How-To Manual

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Users love Drobo for the protection that Drobo provides for photos, videos, files, and your entire digital life
at home or for your home office—and for its easy-of-use. And they often want to share these files with
others or access them when they're away from home. This makes the concept of personal cloud quite
interesting: this document discusses Pogoplug and how you can use Pogoplug Software to create a
personal cloud. Also included is a section describing cloud backup of selected content on a Drobo to the
Pogoplug Cloud.
Like Drobo, Pogoplug Software is an easy-to-use application, which takes only a few minutes to install and
configure. Pogoplug Remote Access Software enables remote access and sharing of files stored on a Drobo
from a computer anywhere in the world. Remote access is free of charge with Pogoplug Remote Access
Software; media streaming is available with a one-time unlimited license.
Benefits of Pogoplug Software include:
• Consolidate all your storage devices
• Access your files from anywhere
• Stream content to a remote device*
• Protect your data by syncing it to the cloud
* Requires premium membership upgrade with which a one-time fee buys a license for ALL your computers.
Topics
Installing Pogoplug Software
Adding remote access for Drobo storage
Accessing files remotely and streaming files
Syncing data from your Drobo to the Pogoplug Cloud

What You Will Need

• Drobo storage array (must remain powered on to access files)
Computer to which DAS or SAN Drobo is connected must also remain powered on.
• Computer for Pogoplug Remote Access Software (must remain powered on to access files)
Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows XP/7 or Apple Mac OS X 10.6.6 or later
• Pogoplug account and Pogoplug Premium if you wish to stream to mobile or media devices.
• High-speed Internet access to the system on which Pogoplug Remote Access Software is installed and
to which Drobo storage is connected
NOTE: Examples in this document show screen captures from a Windows computer. The procedures follow
a similar flow on a Mac OS computer, but the some screens may look different.
Use Drobo and Pogoplug Software to Create a Personal Cloud
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