Central Axis Home Edition ™ Network Storage Drive Reviewer’s Guide
REVIEWERS’ GUIDE: MAXTOR CENTRAL AXIS Reviewer’s Guide Revision History Date 6/18/08 Version 0.01 © 2008 Seagate Technology LLC. All rights reserved. Printed in USA. This document may not, in whole or in part, be copied, photocopied, reproduced, translated or reduced to any electronic medium or machine readable form without prior consent in writing from Seagate Technology LLC.
REVIEWERS’ GUIDE: MAXTOR CENTRAL AXIS Table of Contents Preface A Note to Reviewers................................................................................1 Contact References.................................................................................1 Additional Resources ..............................................................................1 Product Overview Key Features and Uses...........................................................................2 Additional Features ........
REVIEWERS’ GUIDE: MAXTOR CENTRAL AXIS Preface A Note to Reviewers This guide provides information to help you craft your independent review of the Maxtor® Central Axis™ network storage drive. The media-relations team at Seagate hopes you find this guide helpful; we look forward to your feedback. Contact References As you conduct your review, we encourage you to call with questions.
REVIEWERS’ GUIDE: MAXTOR CENTRAL AXIS 1 Part Product Overview A unique product to protect every home computer user CENTRAL AXIS AUTOMATES FILE The Maxtor Central Axis network drive is a smart, simple way to automatically back up the valuable digital content on all the computers in a home network. Backups happen automatically – a welcome change from the tedious chore of copying content to CDs, DVDs, or thumb drives.
REVIEWERS’ GUIDE: MAXTOR CENTRAL AXIS browser. That makes it a snap to grab a file from any computer attached to the home network and share content with friends and family everywhere. For a truly rich home entertainment experience, it's easy to create a centralized library of household photos, videos, and music that offers anytime access and streaming to networked TVs, digital music players, and computers.
REVIEWERS’ GUIDE: MAXTOR CENTRAL AXIS • Ease of use. Central Axis is designed with easy installation and user-friendly design in mind. Simply plug the Central Axis into an available Ethernet port on the home network router and it automatically configures itself to the network. The unit quickly loads and organizes content by file type; provides at-a-glance storage and backup status; and sends out e-mail notifications when a system event warrants. Organize Files.
REVIEWERS’ GUIDE: MAXTOR CENTRAL AXIS Product Information Product Information Maxtor Central Axis home edition Network Storage Drive In Brief An easily connected and self-configuring network storage Drive, Central Axis provides automatic data backup, secure Web access and content sharing, and convenient media access and streaming for the home network. Capacity 1 terabyte (equivalent to 1,000 GB) Interface Ethernet and USB 2.
REVIEWERS’ GUIDE: MAXTOR CENTRAL AXIS 2 Part Hands-On With Central Axis Easy installation and setting up automatic backup Configuring Central Axis can be done in just a few minutes. Simply connect it to an Ethernet port and install the client backup utility software. To access files through the Web, you also set up a free account on the Global Access Web site. We think you’ll agree: Central Axis is like nothing you’ve ever experienced before, and you’ll never want to be without it again.
REVIEWERS’ GUIDE: MAXTOR CENTRAL AXIS • An Ethernet cable is included. Connect Central Axis to an available network port before switching on the power. • Switch on the power then install the client software. The “My Drives” screen. Click the “My Drives” icon to display a list of connected Central Axis devices (top screen), then click the Settings button to display the lower screen. Select “Maxtor Central Axis Admin Web Page.
REVIEWERS’ GUIDE: MAXTOR CENTRAL AXIS Set up a Central Axis storage Drive user account in the Central Access Manager application on desktop so you can copy data to the Central Axis storage Drive or schedule backups. • Create a free Seagate Global Access account on the Seagate Global Access Web site so you can access files stored on your Central Axis storage Drive from any computer with an Internet connection.
REVIEWERS’ GUIDE: MAXTOR CENTRAL AXIS backup, and restore backed up files. Each PC running the Central Access Manager software can setup one backup plan. You can create one backup plan, choosing from two types: • Simple Backup: Pre-configured to back up your Windows XP “My Documents” folder or Windows Vista “Personal Folder” every evening at 10:00 p.m. • Custom Backup: You choose the folders to be backed up, set a backup destination and schedule.
REVIEWERS’ GUIDE: MAXTOR CENTRAL AXIS Backup screen options after creating a backup plan. After you create a backup plan, the Backup screen changes and new options and buttons are presented. • Edit Backup Settings allows you to choose folders, select file types, and adjust the schedule. • Restore Files allows you to restore the most recent version of a file or prior a historical version. • The On/Off toggle switch is used to prevent the scheduled backup from running without the need to delete it.
REVIEWERS’ GUIDE: MAXTOR CENTRAL AXIS location or a different location. • Most Recent Version: Choosing this option opens a Windows Explorer window that displays the contents of the Central Axis backup folder To restore the most recent version of multiple files and folders, clicking on them and drag to the desired location on your computer. Web Access and Sharing The Web Access & Sharing feature is what makes Central Access different from other products.
REVIEWERS’ GUIDE: MAXTOR CENTRAL AXIS YOU GRANT FILE ACCESS TO OTHERS THROUGH THE SHARING FEATURE The Web Access and Sharing screen. Click the “Web Access & Sharing” icon in the Central Access Manager. If you didn’t set up a free Web-based Global Access account during the initial setup process, you can do that now by clicking on “Visit Web Access Site” in the Web Access & Sharing screen.
REVIEWERS’ GUIDE: MAXTOR CENTRAL AXIS WHEN YOU USE WEB ACCESS, YOU GO THROUGH THE GLOBAL ACCESS SITE, THEN THROUGH YOUR Enabling and Disabling Web Access Web Access allows you to access the same folders on your Central Axis that you access via the Central Access Manager desktop application. OWN COMPUTER AND FINALLY INTO THE CENTRAL AXIS UNIT But before you can access folders via the Web, you must enable Web Access for those folders.
REVIEWERS’ GUIDE: MAXTOR CENTRAL AXIS After signing into the Global Access site, your Central Axis folders are listed. You can now navigate, access and download files, and you can share folders with others. EACH E-MAILED SHARING INVITATION CONTAINS A LINK THAT EXPIRES AFTER 21 DAYS You can download the complete contents of a folder by clicking on the Download icon. Sharing Invitation To share a file with someone else, select the folder and click on the Share Folder icon in the left menu panel.
REVIEWERS’ GUIDE: MAXTOR CENTRAL AXIS Folder sharing invitation browser screen. To share a folder, enter the address(es) of the invitee(s) along with a subject line and other explanatory message text, then click the Share button. The addressee received an e-mail invitation with a link that expires after 21 days. File directory screen.
REVIEWERS’ GUIDE: MAXTOR CENTRAL AXIS Organizing Files The Drag and Sort feature automatically sorts files into a selected set of folders as you drag the files to your Central Axis. You can sort files into your personal folders for restricted access by others or into your public folder for open access to everyone. • In the main Central Access Manager desktop window, click “Drag and Sort.” For restricted access select the “My” option; for open access, select the “Our” option.
REVIEWERS’ GUIDE: MAXTOR CENTRAL AXIS 3 Part Supplemental Information Technical Specifications Maxtor Central Axis Home Edition Network Storage Drive LAN IEEE 802.1, IEEE 802.3u Transmission Speed 1000Mbps/100Mbps/10Mbps Connectivity 10/100/1000 RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet port Expansion and Sharing USB 2.0/1.1 port for additional external hard drives or printers Drive Performance SATA II, 7200 RPM Compatibility UPnP AV 1.
REVIEWERS’ GUIDE: MAXTOR CENTRAL AXIS System Requirements Maxtor Central Axis Home Edition Network Storage Drive Wired or wireless router with an available 10/100/1000 Ethernet port Internet connection (for system updates and Web access) UPnP AV 1.0 certified Digital Media Adapter (for media streaming) PC • • • • Macintosh • Mac OS X 10.4.11 or later • Safari 3.1 or later • 128MB RAM Pentium III, 500MHz equivalent processor or higher Microsoft® Windows XP™ or Vista™ Internet Explorer 6.
