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  • Page 1 Network Drive Shared Storage Plus + Macintosh User’s Guide PN: 20297501...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents 1 Introduction ............1 Shared Storage Plus Features .

  • Page 3: Introduction

    Shared Storage Plus Components this storage solution to your network in a home or small office is a simple and economical way for users to share and backup files. Your new Maxtor Review the features shown before you begin installation.

  • Page 4: Minimum System Requirements

    Handle your drive with care! Follow the precautions listed here or you could damage your drive and void your warranty. Review the Maxtor Limited http://support.maxtor.com/sharedstorage Warranty, included in the Maxtor Shared Storage Plus Quick Start Guide, for Maxtor has provided Shared Storage – Troubleshooting and FAQ Portal from more information.

  • Page 5: Installing The Shared Storage

    Step 2 - Power up Your Drive Connecting the Ethernet Cable Press the button on the front of your Maxtor Shared Storage Plus drive. 1. Plug one end of the Ethernet cable into your network, router or switch. Your drive will now start. The startup process can take up to one minute to complete.

  • Page 6: Set Up Your Drive

    Step 3 - Set up Your Drive 4. Review the License Agreement and click Continue. 1. Insert the Maxtor Quick Start CD and double-click the Install CD icon. 2. Then double-click the Quick Start.pkg icon to launch the program. 3. From the Welcome screen, click Continue.
  • Page 7 6. Select a destination to install the Quick Start software 8. When prompted, type your Name and Password of the user to authenticate. …and click Continue. Click OK to proceed. 7. To start the installation, click Install. 9. A restart is required to complete the installation. Click Continue Installation to proceed.
  • Page 8 10. The Quick Start software will install on your computer. 12. When the computer is ready, double-click the Quick Start icon. 13. The Quick Start software will begin locating Shared Storage Drives detected on the network. 11. When finished, click Restart. 14.
  • Page 9 15. The Quick Start - Shared Storage Administrator Password window will 18. Quick Start opens the web browser and displays the Quick and easy appear for all new drives, allowing you to set administrative security on setup (Step 2 of 2). the Shared Storage drive.
  • Page 10 20. When authenticated, the Congratulations window is displayed. Print or write down the information for future reference. 21. Click OK to return to the Maxtor Shared Storage Plus – Home Page. 22. Close the browser to return to the Quick Start menu.

  • Page 11: Using The Shared Storage

    Select Your Drive Make sure your Shared Storage Drive is connected to your network and turned on. Its name and IP address will appear in the “Select a Maxtor Shared Storage Drive” list. 1. Double-click the Maxtor Quick Start icon located on your Desktop.
  • Page 12 5. If it is a private account, enter the password and click OK. Maxtor Quick Start Help Help can be accessed from: • The Help Button located on the Quick Start Main Menu. • The Help Menu located at the top of the desktop.
  • Page 13 Name and Password Business Folders Table 2: Length Name may be up to 20 characters in length. Password may be up to Home Folders Appropriate for 32 characters in length. My Backup Backed-up files Characters My Documents Word processing files Both may contain letters, numbers, and underscores (_), but no spaces or symbols.
  • Page 14 4. Type a Name for your shared folder. Creating a Public/Home User Account 1. From the main Quick Start screen, click the Create a User Account button at the lower left of the Quick start menu. 5. Click Create. At this point, the account is created (this may take a few minutes to complete).
  • Page 15 6. When created, the word “Success” will appear near the help button… Creating a Public/Business User Account 1. From the main Quick Start screen, click the Create a User Account button at the lower left of the Quick start menu. …and a shortcut to the shared folder for this user account will appear on the desktop.
  • Page 16 4. Type a Name for your shared folder. When created, the word “Success” will appear near the help button… …and a shortcut to the shared folder for this user account will 5. Click Create. At this point, the account is created (this may take appear on the desktop.
  • Page 17 4. Type a Name for your shared folder. Creating a Public/None User Account 1. From the main Quick Start screen, click the Create a User Account button at the lower left of the Quick start menu. 5. Click Create. At this point, the account is created (this may take a few minutes to complete).
  • Page 18 2. Select the Private User Account type. Double-click the shortcut to view its contents. Creating a Private/Home User Account 1. From the main Quick Start screen, click the Create a User Account 3. Select the Home Folder type. button at the lower left of the Quick start menu. 4.
  • Page 19 6. Click Create. At this point, the account is created (this may take a few Double-click the shortcut to view its contents. minutes to complete). Creating a Private/Business User Account 1. From the main Quick Start screen, click the Create a User Account button at the lower left of the Quick start menu.
  • Page 20 2. Select the Private User Account type. 6. Click Create. At this point, the account is created (this may take a few minutes to complete). 3. Select the Business Folder type. 7. When created, the word “Success” will appear near the help button… 4.
  • Page 21 2. Select the Private User Account type. Double-click the shortcut to view its contents. Creating a Private/None User Account 3. Select the None Folder type. 1. From the main Quick Start screen, click the Create a User Account button at the lower left of the Quick start menu. 4.
  • Page 22 6. Click Create. At this point, the account is created (this may take Double-click the shortcut to view its contents. a few minutes to complete). Using Shared Folders to Connect to User Accounts There are two (2) methods for connecting to User Accounts. This section provides you with the steps for connecting a Public or Private User: Method 1 –...
  • Page 23 4. When connected the word “Success” will appear near the help The Connect to User Account windows is displayed. button… 2. Select the Public User Account that you wish to connect. …and a shortcut to the shared folder for this user account will appear on the desktop.
  • Page 24 4. Click Connect. At this point, the Quick Start software connects to the The Connect to User Account windows is displayed. user account. 2. Select the Private User Account that you wish to connect. 5. When connected the word “Success” will appear near the help button…...

  • Page 25: Drag And Sort

    Drag and Sort™ Note: Drag and Sort can also be enabled and/or disabled from the Settings Drag and Sort menu. What is Drag and Sort? Drag and sort is an easy and powerful way to sort files on your Shared Storage Drive.
  • Page 26 Folders and their Sorted File Types “Our” Public Folders and their Sorted File Types Two types of folder sets exist on your Shared Storage Drive: Table 4: • “My” folders - a set of folders unique to each user. Folders File Types (by extension) •...
  • Page 27 Adding Drag and Sort Folders Adding Drag and Sort File Types To add a new folder: To add a new file type: 1. Click the plus sign (+) at the bottom of the column. 1. Select the folder in which you want to store the new file type. A sheet will drop down where you can enter the new folder name.

  • Page 28: Backup

    3. After clicking OK, the new file type will appear in the list in Backup alphabetical order. Backup Settings To Launch Backup 1. From the Quick Start menu, click Settings. Note: To add a file type, you need to know its extension. For example: DOC for a text file.
  • Page 29 4. At this point, the backup will prepare. Select Folders to Back Up 1. Click the plus sign (+). Files will start backing up to the Shared Storage Drive. 2. From the Finder window displayed, select a folder and click Open. Repeat steps 1 and 2 to add additional folders or select multiple folders in a list by holding down the command key while clicking each folder.
  • Page 30 5. When finished, a message displays notifying that you that the Editing Backup Settings backup completed. Set Day and Time 1. Choose a time for your backup by clicking the arrow buttons or typing.
  • Page 31 2. Choose day(s) by clicking them. Enable Scheduled Backups This turns scheduled backups on or off. You may also control this setting using the Scheduled Backup button in the main Quick Start screen. Using the Shared Storage...
  • Page 32 Historical Versions Back Up Now After you've selected the folders to back up, the day and the time, When you back up your files, you have the option to store previous, or you can back up your folders immediately by clicking Back Up Now. “historical,”...
  • Page 33 2. Choose the number of historical versions from the pop-up menu. Delete History This deletes all but the most current historical version of each backed-up file, creating extra space on your Shared Storage Drive. 1. Click Delete History. By default, 5 historical versions of each file are stored. The deletion begins.
  • Page 34 2. When finished, the message “Delete history” will be displayed. Delete Unused This deletes all backed-up files from your Shared Storage Drive that no longer exist on your Macintosh, creating extra space on your Shared Storage drive. 1. Click Delete Unused. The deletion begins.

  • Page 35: Advanced Settings

    2. When finished, the message “Delete Unused” has completed Advanced Settings message is displayed. To open, click Settings Advanced. The following options are displayed. Using the Shared Storage...
  • Page 36 Scheduled Backup Start my Macintosh if it is not running Select this option to automatically start your Macintosh, so that backup Note: These backup features are only available for Mac OS X 10.3 or later. can take place. Wake my Macintosh if it is asleep Select this option to automatically wake up your Macintosh, so that backup can take place.
  • Page 37 Password to authenticate. Additional Web UI Informaton Please refer to page 34 of the Maxtor Shared Storage Plus Windows User’s Guide (separate Adobe PDF file titled “20297401_Windows.pdf” on the Maxtor Quick Start CD) for information about the Web User Interface.
  • Page 38 Backup If configured through settings, you can launch a backup from Quick Start. 1. Click the Back Up button. 4. The browser then launches to the Maxtor Shared Storage Drive – home page. The backup prepares to launch. And then starts to backup the files to your Shared Storage Drive.
  • Page 39 Restore 2. Click the arrow next to the hard drive where the current files are stored to reveal the folders from which files or folders were backed up. Restore Recent Files and Folders You can restore the most recent version of backed-up files and folders. Select a File or Folder.
  • Page 40 4. Click the checkbox next to the files and/or folders you wish to restore. Select a Restore Location Original: Restores file(s) to their original location, replacing the existing version. To restore a historic version of a file, click the latest drop down menu and select the Historic file version that you wish to restore.
  • Page 41 Historical Versions For example: /Users/John/Documents/Maxtor Restore. When you back up your files, you have the option to store previous, or “historical,” versions of each file. You can then restore any historical version based on the date when it was backed up.
  • Page 42 Backup Log File The following displays: You can see the details of a user's backup by reading the log file. To view the log file, double-click the icon in the Status column. Backup Status Indicators The log files launches in a Console window. Table 6: Icon Status...

  • Page 43: Using Media Server

    Use Media Server to Manage your 2. This will launch your browser. When prompted, type the user Name and Password to authenticate. Digital Photo, Music and Video Collection If you have a networked home entertainment system, you can use Media Server to manage your digital photo, music and video collection on your Shared Storage Drive and use it with your entertainment system.

  • Page 44: Shutting Down Your Drive

    Shutting down Your Drive Media Serving To safely shut down your Shared Storage Drive: With the Shared Storage Drive’s Media Serving capabilities, you can view videos or photos and listen to music on your home entertainment center Press and hold the button on the front of your drive for 5 seconds. without ever turning on your computer.
  • Page 45 • Some data may not be available for access for up to two (2) hours after Please refer to page 34 of the Maxtor Shared Storage Plus Windows User’s being copied to the Shared Storage Drive. To obtain immediate access Guide (separate Adobe PDF file titled “20297401_Windows.pdf”...
  • Page 46 Copyright © 2006 Maxtor Corporation. All rights reserved. Changes are periodically made to the information herein which will be incorporated in revised editions of this publication. Maxtor may make changes or improvements to the product(s) described in this publication at any time and without notice. Maxtor is a registered trademark of Maxtor Corporation.

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