Automatically Back-Up And Synchronize Your Pc And Mac Files To Net-Box; Set Up The Synchronization Client On Your Computer - Axentra net-box Getting Started Manual

Axentra™ Net-Box Getting Started Guide

Automatically back-up and synchronize your PC and Mac files to Net-Box

Synchronization is a way of maintaining the same files on your computers and on your Axentra Net -Box,
and keeping them up to date. When the file in one location changes (for example, you change some text
in a document on your PC) the file is resynchronized with the other location (in our example, the Server)
so that the changes are reflected in both locations. Synchronization is sometimes known as replication,
because that is essentially what is happening: the changed file in one location is being replicated in the
other location, replacing the out of date version. Net-Box works in the background to make all these
tedious tasks automatic.

Set up the Synchronization Client on your computer

Synchronization with your Net-Box requires you to install the Axentra Synchronization Client
(AxentraSync ) on your client computer. This is the application that allows you to choose which files to
synchronize and manage when synchronizations occur. The Axentra Sync client can be downloaded from
the Settings area of the Axentra Application Center, or from http://axentra.com/downloads/sync/.
Download the Axentra Sync client and install it on your client computer (Windows , Mac, or Linux
workstation).
Synchronization also requires that your Net -Box allow connections via the SSH and HTTPS protocols.
Enable those services on the Network Services page of the Axentra Administration Center.
The first time that you run the Axentra Sync client, you will need to enter your Net-Box email address and
password, and to choose the root folder on your client computer from which to synchronize to the Server.
Choose this carefully, because only files inside this folder (and its subfolders) can be synchronized. On
Windows, a common selection is the "My Documents" or "Documents and Settings" folder. You do not
need to choose which folder to synchronize to on the Net-Box; it will always be your home directory,
which contains all your files on your Net-Box, including such folders as Documents, Photos, WebPages,
etc.
Once you have entered the necessary information, click the Done button. Your account settings will be
saved and you will be able to start using the Axentra Sync client to backup your files.
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