Contents Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Installing the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Managing Your Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Creating a User Account . . .
Setting Scheduled Backup Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Setting User Account Connection Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Opening the Central Axis Admin Web Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 Connecting to the Shared Folder Backup Web Page . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Using Drag and Sort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Using Media Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Maxtor Central Axis Getting Started Overview The Maxtor Central Axis™ adds storage to your network; backs up files across every compatible computer on your network; streams music, videos and photos from your drive to your home entertainment system; and allows you to remotely access and share backed up files via the web. The Maxtor Central Axis application runs on a variety of units.
Maxtor Central Axis Figure 1: Central Access CD Installation Window Step 2: Click the Maxtor Central Axis Manager icon. The Introduction window opens: Figure 2: Introduction Step 3: Click Continue.
Maxtor Central Axis Figure 3: EULA Language Selection Step 4: Select the language in which you want to read the License Agreement and click Continue. A sheet requires your agreement to continue the installation: Figure 4: License Agreement Step 5: Click Agree in the sheet to continue the installation.
Maxtor Central Axis Figure 5: Select a Destination Step 6: Make sure your Macintosh hard drive is selected and click Continue. Note: The Maxtor Central Axis software can be installed only on the boot volume. The Installation Type window opens: Figure 6: Installation Type Step 7: Click Install.
Maxtor Central Axis Figure 7: Installation Progress When the installation is complete, the Finish Up window opens: Figure 8: Finish Up Step 8: Click Finish.
Maxtor Central Axis Step 9: Double-click the Maxtor Central Axis Manager icon to open the Maxtor Central Axis Manager application: Figure 9: Installing the Software Maxtor Central Axis Manager Application 6
Maxtor Central Axis Managing Your Drives The Maxtor Central Axis Manager main window provides a central point from which to manage your Maxtor Central Axis™. The icons on the left side of the window allow you to access your drive features. Figure 10: Main Window Creating a User Account Anyone connected to your Central Axis can create user accounts on the Central Axis.
Maxtor Central Axis Folder Types Home Folders: Folder Appropriate for My Backup Backed up files My Documents Word processing files My Library Electronic books My Movies Home videos My Music Digital music collection My Photos Digital photos and artwork My Sites Web pages My Software Software storage Public Sharing files with others Business Folders: Folder Appropriate for My Backup Backed up files My Documents Word processing files My Multimedia Audio and video files My Photos D
Maxtor Central Axis Figure 11: Create a User Account The Create a User Account sheet opens: Figure 12: Account Type Sheet - Publlc Step 2: Select an account type: • Public: Open to everyone with an account on your Central Axis; not password protected • Private: Password protected If you select Private, the sheet refreshes to allow you to enter a password: Creating a User Account 9
Maxtor Central Axis Figure 13: Account Type Sheet - Private Step 3: Select a folder type: • Home: Folders appropriate for use in a home environment • Business:.Folders appropriate for use in a business environment Step 4: Name the account. An account name can contain between 1 and 20 characters and can include letters, numbers, underscores ( _ ), and spaces. Step 5: If this is a private account, enter and reenter a password.
Maxtor Central Axis . Figure 14: User Account Folders Connecting to a User Account To connect to an existing user account, Step 1.
Maxtor Central Axis Figure 16: Connect to a User Account Sheet Step 2: Select an account from the list and click Connect. An icon for the new account volume appears on the desktop. Turning Drag and Sort On and Off 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 use the Drag and Sort On/Off toggle button in the Central Axis Manager main window to enable or disable the Drag and Sort feature.
Maxtor Central Axis Figure 17: Drag and Sort Note: Drag and Sort can also be turned on or off in the Settings > Drag and Sort view. Turning Scheduled Backup On and Off The Scheduled Backup feature allows you to back up changed files in backed up folders on the days and time you set. You can use the Scheduled Backup On/Off toggle button to enable or disable Scheduled Backup. To manage Scheduled Backup, Step 1.
Maxtor Central Axis Note: Scheduled Backup can also be turned on or off in the Settings > Backup view. Viewing Account Information with SimpleView SimpleView provides an overview of storage and backup information for all accounts on this Central Axis. To open SimpleView, Step 1.
Maxtor Central Axis Figure 20: SimpleView Account Information Information is provided about date of last backup, space used, and backup status for each user on this Central Axis. Step 2: Click the Information button again to close the SimpleView drawer. Viewing the Backup Log You can view the backup details for a user account in the MaxBack Log for that user. To view a MaxBack Log, Step 1. In the SimpleView drawer, double-click an icon in the Status column.
Maxtor Central Axis Figure 21: SimpleView Drawer The MaxBack Log opens: Figure 22: MaxBack Log Step 2: When you’ve finished with the log, click the close button to close the sheet.
Maxtor Central Axis Updating Your Maxtor Manager Software The Software Update feature automatically informs you each month of whether your Maxtor Manager application software is up to date. However, you can manually check to see if an update is available or you can turn off the automatic Software Update feature. To manually check for updates or turn off Software Update, Step 1. Click Software Update in the Help menu: Figure 23: Software Update The Software Update window opens.
Maxtor Central Axis Figure 25: Update Available Step 4: Click OK to download the software update. When the software update has downloaded, the Install Welcome window opens. Step 5: Follow the steps to install the update. If your software is up to date, a Software Update window informs you of that: Figure 26: Software Up To Date Reading the LED Status Indicators Information about your system status is provided by the LED status indicators on the front and rear of your device.
Maxtor Central Axis Figure 27: Central Axis Single Drive LEDs – Front View Reading the LED Status Indicators 19
Maxtor Central Axis Figure 28: Table 1: Central Axis Dual Drive LEDs – Front View Front LED Activity States LED Descriptions State Power: • Illuminated Power on Hard Disk Drive Activity: • Illuminated Data being transferred Status: • Steady White Status OK; Powering on or off; • Flashing White/Red Combinations See Status LED Error Codes table below • Flashing White Table 2: Status LED Error Codes Flashing LED Descriptions Error 1 White/1 Red Failure to mirror shared folder 1 White/2 Red Ha
Maxtor Central Axis Table 2: Status LED Error Codes (continued) Flashing LED Descriptions Error 1 White/3 Red Boot Error: Cannot boot from Drive 1 1 White/4 Red Failure to mount shared folder partition 2 White/2 Red Hard disk drive S.M.A.R.
Maxtor Central Axis Figure 30: Table 3: Central Axis Dual Drive LEDs – Rear View Rear LED Activity States LED Descriptions Ethernet Connector: • Amber • Green • Green Flashing State GB connection Network connected Network activity MSS II The MSS II LED indicators inform you about the status of the device: Reading the LED Status Indicators 22
Maxtor Central Axis Figure 31: Table 4: Drive LEDs – Front View Front LED Activity States LED Descriptions State Status: • Steady Green • Flashing Green/Amber Combinations Status OK Powering on or off See Status LED Error Codes table below Hard Disk Drive Activity: • Illuminated Data being transferred Network Activity: • Flashing Green Network activity • Flashing Green Table 5: Status LED Error Codes Flashing LED Descriptions Error 1 Green/1 Amber Failure to mirror shared folder 1 Green/
Maxtor Central Axis Table 6: Rear LED Activity States LED Descriptions State Power: • Illuminated Power on Ethernet Connector: • Amber • Green • Green Flashing Reading the LED Status Indicators GB connection Network connected Network activity 24
Maxtor Central Axis Backing Up Folders After you’ve created a Backup Plan and identified folders for backup, you can use the Backup icon in the Central Axis Manager main window to back up selected folders now. To back up folders now, Step 1. In the Central Axis Manager main window, click Backup: Figure 33: Main Window: Backup Your folders are backed up immediately.
Maxtor Central Axis Restoring Files When you restore a file, you have options about which file version to restore and what location to restore it to. Selecting a Version to Restore When you back up the files stored in selected folders, the Maxtor Central Axis Manager saves up to ten (10) previous, or historical, versions of each file on your Central Axis. You can restore a saved historical version of a backed up file or you can restore the most recent version.
Maxtor Central Axis Figure 35: Main Window: Restore The Restore window opens: Figure 36: Restore Options Step 2: Click the disclosure triangles to expand the folders until you reach the file you want to restore. Step 3: If you’re restoring an historical version, expand the version options listed next to a file and select the version to restore. Step 4: Select a Restore location.
Maxtor Central Axis Step 5: Click Replace to replace the original version or Keep Original to preserve the original version. Step 6: Click Restore in the Restore window. The file is restored to the designated location.
Maxtor Central Axis Managing Your Settings Use the tabs in the Settings window to set up and manage Backup, Drag and Sort, and Advanced settings. To open the Settings window, Step 1.
Maxtor Central Axis Figure 38: Settings Step 2: Click the desired tab to manage the settings for that feature. Setting Backup Preferences The Central Axis Backup feature allows you to • Schedule the backup of selected folders • Edit backup settings • Launch an immediate backup • Restore backed up files Note: If you’re running Tiger (Mac OS X 10.4x), you cannot back up a folder whose name contains any of these symbols: <, >, ?, ", \, /, *, |. Apple has fixed this problem in Leopard (Mac OS X 10.5x).
Maxtor Central Axis Figure 39: Backup Settings The Settings window opens: Figure 40: Setting Backup Preferences Settings 31
Maxtor Central Axis Step 3: Select the folders you want to back up and click Open. The selected folders appear in the Folders to Back Up list: Figure 41: Folders to Back Up Step 4: Check Enable Scheduled Backups to activate the Day and Time options. Enabling scheduled backups is reflected in the Central Axis Manager main window when you click the Scheduled Backup button. Step 5: Select the time and days for the backup. Note: The Day and Time setting is global.
Maxtor Central Axis Deleting Historical Versions Deleting historical versions removes all but the most recent historical version of each backed up file. To delete historical versions of files, • In the Backup window, click Delete History. Deleting Unused Versions Deleting unused versions deletes all backed up files from your Central Axis that no longer exist on your computer. To delete unused versions of files, • In the Backup window, click Delete Unused.
Maxtor Central Axis Figure 42: Backup Preferences Step 2: Click the Backup tab. Step 3: Make the desired changes to folder selection, days and time of backups, and the number of historical versions to be saved.
Maxtor Central Axis Figure 43: Advanced Setting Scheduled Backup Preferences Wake my Macintosh if it is asleep: Automatically wake up your Macintosh so a backup can take place. This option is enabled by default. • If you don’t select this option, you must manually wake up your Macintosh before backup can start. Start my Macintosh if it is not running: Automatically start your Macintosh so that backup can take place.
Maxtor Central Axis To automatically connect to a selected user account at login, Step 1. In the Central Axis Manager main window, log into the user account to which you want to connect automatically. Step 2: In the Settings window, click the Advanced tab: Figure 44: Advanced Step 3: Click Connect to my selected User Account at login. Step 4: Repeat these steps for each account to which you want to connect automatically.
Maxtor Central Axis Figure 45: Maxtor Central Axis Main Menu Note: For detailed instructions on how to use the admin web page features, see the Maxtor Central Axis Admin User Guide. Connecting to the Shared Folder Backup Web Page To connect to the Shared Folder Backup page on the Central Axis admin website, • Click Shared Folder Backup in the Settings window.
Maxtor Central Axis Figure 46: Shared Folder Backup Admin Web Page From here you can manage the backed up folders you’ve shared with others via the Web Share web page. Note: For detailed instructions on how to use the admin web page features, see the Maxtor Central Axis Admin User Guide. Using Drag and Sort The Drag and Sort feature automatically sorts files into a selected set of folders as you drag the files to your Central Axis.
Maxtor Central Axis Figure 47: Settings Step 2: Click Drag and Sort.
Maxtor Central Axis Figure 48: Drag and Sort Each folder has a series of file types associated with it. You can accept the default folders and associated file types or create your own. Step 3: Click Enable Drag and Sort. Enabling Drag and Sort is reflected in the Central Axis Manager main window when you click the Drag and Sort button. Step 4: Click the plus sign (+) below the Folders list to add a folder into which you want to drag and sort files.
Maxtor Central Axis Figure 49: Add a Folder Step 5: Enter a name and click OK. The folder name is added to the Folders list. Step 6: Select a folder in the Folders list and click the plus sign (+) below the File Types list to add a file type to this folder.
Maxtor Central Axis Figure 50: Add a File Type Step 7: Enter a file type (for example, doc or mp3) and click OK. The file type is added to the File Types list. Note: Drag and Sort is not activated until you put files in the shared folder (either your private share or the public share). The file types must match those you set for Drag and Sort tab.
Maxtor Central Axis Using Media Server Media Server allows you to use your Central Axis™ with any UPnP-enabled home entertainment system to play back digital photos, music, and videos on networked home entertainment systems. You can export your favorite music and video playlists. You can even search your iTunes Music folder for music and video files. Media Server recognizes files in Our Photos, Our Music, Our Movies, My Photos, My Music, My Movies, and My Multimedia folders.
Maxtor Central Axis Figure 52: Manage Digital Content Step 2: Use the options on the Manage Digital Content web page to set preferences for your Media Server. Note: For detailed instructions on how to use the admin web page features, see the Maxtor Central Axis Admin User Guide.
Maxtor Central Axis Using Web Access & Sharing The Web Access & Sharing feature allows you to access files you’ve stored on your Central Axis from any computer with an Internet connection and to share stored files with others via the web. • You manage Web Access by enabling or disabling web access to your files in the Web Access & Sharing sheet in the Maxtor Central Axis Manager application on your desktop.
Maxtor Central Axis Figure 54: Web Access & Sharing Local Account Step 3: Enter the username and password for your local Central Axis account and click Enter. The Seagate Global Access account sheet opens: Figure 55: Web Access & Sharing Global Access Account Step 4: If you have not yet created a Seagate Global Access account, click Create an Account.
Maxtor Central Axis Figure 56: Seagate Sign In Page Step 5: Enter your email address below Don’t have an account? and click Send.
Maxtor Central Axis Figure 58: Seagate Create Account Email Step 7: Click the link in the Seagate email. The Seagate Global Access Account Setup page opens: Figure 59: Seagate Global Access Account Setup Your username is the email address you used to register for your Global Access account. Step 8: Enter and re-enter a password for your Global Access account and click Sign In.
Maxtor Central Axis Figure 60: Seagate Global Access You’ve created a Seagate Global Access account. You can close the web page and return to the Central Axis application on your desktop. Enabling and Disabling Web Access To enable or disable Web Access, Step 1. In the Central Axis Manager main window, click Web Access & Sharing. The Web Access & Sharing sheet opens: Figure 61: Web Access & Sharing Step 2: Click Enable/Disable Web Access.
Maxtor Central Axis Figure 62: Web Access & Sharing Local Account Step 3: Enter the username and password for your local Central Axis account and click Enter. The Seagate Global Access account sheet opens: Figure 63: Web Access & Sharing Global Access Account Step 4: Enter your Global Access username (email address) and password and click Enter.
Maxtor Central Axis Figure 64: Web Access Enabled If you open the Web Access & Sharing sheet again during this user session, you see the Enable/Disable sheet: Figure 65: Web Access & Sharing Enable/Disable Step 5: Choose to leave Web Access enabled or to disable it.
Maxtor Central Axis Figure 66: Web Access Disabled Accessing the Seagate Web Access Web Page You use the Seagate Web Access web page to access files you’ve backed up to your Central Axis when you’re away from your computer and to share backed up files with others via the web. To open the Seagate Web Access web page, Step 1. In the Web Access & Sharing sheet, click Visit Web Access Website.
Maxtor Central Axis Figure 68: Seagate Sign In Page Step 2: Enter the email address and password for your Seagate Global Access account and click Sign In. The Global Access web page opens. Figure 69: Global Access Web Page Note: For detailed instructions on how to use the Global Access website features, see the Seagate Global Access User Guide.
Maxtor Central Axis Index A Accessing the Seagate Web Access Website 52 Account Types 7 B Backing Up Files 25 Backing Up Now 33 C Connecting to a User Account 11 Connecting to the Shared Folder Backup Web Page 37 Creating a Seagate Global Access Account 45 Creating a User Account 7 Account Types 7 Folder Types 8 D Deleting Historical Versions 33 Deleting Unused Versions 33 Drag and Sort 38 E Enabling and Disabling Web Access 49 F Folder Types 8 G Getting Started 1 Installing the Software 1 I Installing
Maxtor Central Axis Managing Your Drives 7 Connecting to a User Account Creating a User Account 7 11 Managing Your Settings 29 O Open Central Axis Administration Web Page 36 Overview 1 R Restoring Files 26 Selecting a Restore Location 26 Selecting a Version to Restore 26 S Scheduled Backup Preferences 35 Selecting a Restore Location 26 Selecting a Version to Restore 26 Setting Backup Preferences 30 Setting the Number of Historical Versions to Save 32 SimpleView 14 Viewing the Backup Log 15 Status Indi
