Seagate Central User Guide Model SRN01C
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Regulatory Compliance FCC Class B Information This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
Industry Canada This device complies with RSS-210 of the Industry Canada Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Ce dispositif est conforme à la norme CNR-210 d'Industrie Canada applicable aux appareils radio exempts de licence.
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Contents 1. About Seagate Central . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 About This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Product Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5. Archiving Your Facebook Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Setting Up Automatic Facebook Archiving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Changing Facebook Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Disabling Facebook Archiving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 6. Using the Seagate Media App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Playing Videos . . . . . . . . . . .
1. About Seagate Central About This Guide 1. About Seagate Central Seagate Central makes it easy to back up all your files, documents, and media to one location on your network, and enjoy the convenience of a shared digital library that is compatible with both Macs and PCs. About This Guide This guide describes how Seagate Central can help you organize and access your digital life in one central location.
1. About Seagate Central Figure 1: Features Seagate Central Features Here’s a list of some of the things you can do with your device: • (1) Archive your Facebook photos and videos. You can link Seagate Central to your Facebook account. Seagate Central automatically downloads the pictures and videos posted in your account to the device. • (2) Automatically back up your computers. On Windows systems, you can use the Seagate Dashboard to manage backups, either continuously or according to a schedule.
1. About Seagate Central Product Specifications • (4) Remotely access and share your files over the Internet. You can access your content anywhere simply using a Web browser. You can also send invitations to other users and grant them remote access to specific directories on the device. • (5) Store content privately or share it with others. You can access your files at any time.
1. About Seagate Central Product Specifications • Network Connectivity: One 10/1000 Ethernet port • USB Connectivity: One USB 2.0 port for connecting external storage devices to the Seagate Central device.
2. Setting Up Your Seagate Central Unpacking the Box 2. Setting Up Your Seagate Central To start using Seagate Central, you first connect it to your network. Unpacking the Box Before beginning, make sure you have all of the items you need. If you do not find all of these items, please contact Seagate Customer Support. Figure 2: Seagate Central Package Contents 1. Power Adapter 2. Ethernet Cable 3. Quick Start Guide Connecting Your Seagate Central To connect your Seagate Central to your network: 1.
2. Setting Up Your Seagate Central Discovering Seagate Central When you plug in the power adapter, the Seagate Central device begins to power up automatically. This can take a few minutes. Figure 3: Connecting the Seagate Central After connecting Seagate Central, wait a few minutes for the device to complete powering on.
2. Setting Up Your Seagate Central Personalizing Your Seagate Central Personalizing Your Seagate Central To use all of the features on your Seagate Central, you simply create a user. Seagate Central gives this first user administrator privileges so you can have access to all of the features, and use the account to add other users. On Windows computers: a. Click Start, then Computer to list the devices connected to your computer. a. In the left column, click Network. b.
2. Setting Up Your Seagate Central Personalizing Your Seagate Central 3. The first time you log in to the Seagate Central web page, you are presented with a Seagate End User License Agreement (EULA). Click Accept. Figure 4: Personalize Page in the Seagate Central Web Interface 4. Fill in the fields on the Personalize page as follows: a. Device name: Optionally change the name of the Seagate Central device. b. Name: Enter the name for the user account (no spaces).
2. Setting Up Your Seagate Central Personalizing Your Seagate Central 6. The device setup process takes a few minutes to complete. When it is done, the Seagate Central web page displays information about product features. Click the Learn more links on the page for more information about each feature, or click Skip getting started to go to the Home tab of the Seagate Central administration page. 7.
2. Setting Up Your Seagate Central Personalizing Your Seagate Central Connecting to a Private Folder To connect to a private folder, which allows you to view its contents and add or delete files, do the following: On Windows Computers: 1. Click Start, then Computer to list the devices connected to your computer. 2. In the left column, expand the list under Network and click the Seagate Central device. 3. You are prompted to enter a network password.
2. Setting Up Your Seagate Central Personalizing Your Seagate Central 1. Open a Finder window, and click the Seagate Central device under Shared. The only folder displayed is the Public folder. Figure 7: Public Folder Visible in Mac Finder Window 2. Click the Connect As button, and enter the user name and password for the Seagate Central user account. Figure 8: Entering User Name and Password for a Private Folder on a Mac Computer 3.
2. Setting Up Your Seagate Central Connecting a USB Drive to Seagate Central Connecting a USB Drive to Seagate Central Your Seagate Central features a USB 2.0 port on the rear panel. You can connect a USB drive to this port. This provides a convenient way to transfer files from your Seagate Central to a portable drive. Figure 10 shows the location of the USB 2.0 port on the Seagate Central. Figure 10: Location of the USB 2.
3. Backing Up Your Data Seagate Dashboard 3. Backing Up Your Data You can back up the files on your Windows and Mac computers to your Seagate Central device. You can back up files to the Public folder that anyone on your network can access or to a password-protected private folder. • To back up Windows computers, use Seagate Dashboard, a powerful, easy-to-use data backup and media sharing utility. See “Seagate Dashboard”.
3. Backing Up Your Data • Seagate Dashboard Files on detachable USB devices connected to your computer Creating a Customized Backup Plan You can create your own backup plan to specify which files or directories get backed up, when the backup occurs, and where the files are saved. 1. On the Seagate Dashboard Home screen, click Protect. 2. On the Protect screen, click the New Backup Plan button. 3. Specify the files, destination, and frequency for the backup plan.
3. Backing Up Your Data Setting Up Apple Time Machine 3. Click Search for Backups to display backup plans. Select the backup plan that has the file that you want to restore. If the file was saved on Seagate Central, Seagate Dashboard maintains earlier versions of the file, so you can select the most recent version or a previous version. 4. Click the > button and select where you want to restore the file. By default, Seagate Dashboard saves restored files in their original location on your system. 5.
3. Backing Up Your Data Setting Up Apple Time Machine 3. Select your Seagate Central device from the list, and click Use Disk. Figure 13: Selecting the Seagate Central as the Backup Disk 4. You are prompted to enter a user name and password for your Seagate Central. To back up your computer to the Public folder on the Seagate Central, click the button next to Guest and click Connect.
3. Backing Up Your Data Setting Up Apple Time Machine Time Machine immediately starts backing up your computer to your Seagate Central device. Figure 15: Time Machine Backing Up Your Mac to Seagate Central Restoring Your Data from a Time Machine Backup See the Time Machine online help for details about how to restore data from a Time Machine backup.
4. Playing Back Your Media Playing Content with the Seagate Media App 4. Playing Back Your Media Seagate Central can stream content to the computers, tablets, phones, and smart TVs on your home network. You can play back the videos, pictures, and music stored on your Seagate Central device. Seagate Central can stream content to the following kinds of devices: • Mobile devices and smart TVs.
4. Playing Back Your Media Playing Content on DLNA Certified Devices To learn how to use the app to access and view your media content, review Using the Seagate Media App. Playing Content on DLNA Certified Devices You can play videos and music and view photos stored on your Seagate Central on DLNA Certified devices, such as game consoles, smart TVs, and media streaming boxes. For example, your game console may have applications called System Video Player, System Music Player, and so on.
4. Playing Back Your Media Note: Playing Music Stored on Seagate Central in iTunes Seagate Central includes music in the Public folder in the iTunes shared library. Music files in private folders are not included. To play music stored on your Seagate Central device, open iTunes and select Seagate Central from the list of shared libraries. Figure 16: Selecting the Seagate Central Shared Music Library in iTunes iTunes displays the songs in the Seagate Central music library.
4. Playing Back Your Media Playing Music Stored on Seagate Central in iTunes 1. Log in to your Seagate Central as an administrator. See “Logging In to Your Seagate Central” on page 36. 2. Click the Services tab. 3. Click iTunes. 4. Uncheck the box next to Enable to disable the service.
5. Archiving Your Facebook Content Setting Up Automatic Facebook Archiving 5. Archiving Your Facebook Content You can set up Seagate Central to copy pictures and videos from your Facebook account and save them to the device. This is a convenient way to preserve and protect the content you’ve posted online. After you link a Seagate Central user to a Facebook account, Seagate Central periodically scans the Facebook account for new pictures and videos, and copies them to Seagate Central.
5. Archiving Your Facebook Content Disabling Facebook Archiving If you want to remove the Facebook account from Seagate Central, click Delete. Removing a Facebook account from Seagate Central does not remove the files already saved on the device.
6. Using the Seagate Media App Playing Videos 6. Using the Seagate Media App The Seagate Media app lets you access the files on your Seagate Central device from Apple iOS, Android, and Samsung Smart Hub devices.
6. Using the Seagate Media App Viewing Photos 2. From the list of media types, select Videos. Figure 17: Seagate Media App Videos Screen 3. Tap the video that you want to play. While the video is playing, you can tap the screen again to display the Pause, Fast Forward, and Reverse buttons. Tip: When you pause a movie, the app bookmarks your location. When you return to the movie, you resume watching from where you paused it. Your device’s media player might play only certain video formats.
6. Using the Seagate Media App Playing Music 1. From the list of media types, select Photos. Figure 18: Seagate Media App Photos Screen 2. To view photos: • To view one photo, select the photo. Swipe forward or backward to show the next or previous photo. • To view multiple photos, tap the Options button ( or ), select the photos you want to view, and then select the Play button . Your photos play back as a slideshow. • To view all photos, tap the Options button ( then tap the Play button .
6. Using the Seagate Media App Playing Music • To play multiple songs, tap the Options button ( play, and then tap the Play button . • To play all songs, tap the Options button ( tap the Play button . • To play the contents of a playlist, tap the Playlists button and select a playlist. • To display the songs in alphabetical order, tap the Songs button. • To display the songs by artist name, tap the Artists button. • To display album titles and artwork, tap the Albums button.
6. Using the Seagate Media App Viewing Documents • To skip to the next song in the selection, tap the button. • To go back to the previous song, tap the • To move forward or backward within the currently playing song, drag the bar at the top of the Now Playing screen. • To repeat the currently playing song continuously, tap the • To play the songs in the selection in random order, tap the • To adjust the volume, drag the volume slider at the bottom of the Now Playing screen. button. button.
6. Using the Seagate Media App Downloading Content from Seagate Central 2. If prompted, tap the Seagate Central device partition. The contents of the device are displayed as files in a folder. Figure 21: Seagate Central Folder View Downloading Content from Seagate Central You can copy files from your Seagate Central to your Apple, Android, or Samsung device. The number of files you can download is limited to the available storage space on your device. 1.
6. Using the Seagate Media App 4. Tap the upload icon Disabling Access from the Seagate Media App . After the files are uploaded to your Seagate Central, they are added to the Videos, Photos, Music, or Documents screen in the Seagate Media app. Disabling Access from the Seagate Media App By default, the files on your Seagate Central device are visible from the Seagate Media app. If you want to prevent the app from having access to files on your Seagate Central, do the following: 1.
7. Using Seagate Remote Access 7. Using Seagate Remote Access Seagate Remote Access is a free service that lets you access files on your Seagate Central device when you are not on your home network. You can also share files with others over the Internet. Figure 22: Accessing Your Content Remotely 1. Access the Public folder on Seagate Central from tablets and smartphones using the Seagate Media app. 2. Access the Public folder and users’ private folders remotely using a web browser. Go to http://access.
7. Using Seagate Remote Access • Setting Up a Seagate Remote Access Account The web browser interface for Seagate Remote Access, available at http:// access.seagate.com, let’s you view and save files in both the Public folder and a user’s private folder on the Seagate Central device. In addition, you can share folders and individual files with other users over the Internet.
7. Using Seagate Remote Access Note: Using Seagate Remote Access with a Web Browser Streaming music and transferring files to and from the Seagate Central device consumes data. If you are connecting to your Seagate Central using a mobile Internet data plan, check your data plan for usage limits. Using Seagate Remote Access with a Web Browser Seagate Remote Access provides a web-based portal to access your files from any Internetconnected browser.
7. Using Seagate Remote Access Disabling Remote Access to Your Seagate Central Device The list of options varies based on the type of file selected. Figure 23: Selecting a file in the Seagate Remote Access Web Interface Sharing Files with Friends and Family You can share files on your Seagate Central device with your friends and family members. When you share a file with other users, they can log in to the Seagate Remote Access web interface and view or play the file.
7. Using Seagate Remote Access Disabling Remote Access to Your Seagate Central Device 1. Log in to your Seagate Central as an administrator. See “Logging In to Your Seagate Central” on page 36. 2. Click the Services tab. 3. Click Remote Access. 4. Uncheck the box next to Enable to disable the service. When the Seagate Remote Access service is disabled, files on your Seagate Central are no longer accessible over the Internet.
8. Administering Your Seagate Central Device Logging In to Your Seagate Central 8. Administering Your Seagate Central Device You can make changes to your Seagate Central settings and user accounts using an administrator account. If you have not created a user, complete "Adding and Editing User Accounts". Make sure that the user you create has administrator privileges. Logging In to Your Seagate Central 1. Open the Seagate Central Assistant. On Windows computers, do the following: a.
8. Administering Your Seagate Central Device Adding and Editing User Accounts 2. On the Authentication screen, enter the user name and password for a Seagate Central administrator. Figure 24: Seagate Central Authentication Screen 3. Click Sign in. Adding and Editing User Accounts When logged in as an administrator, you can create new user accounts and edit account settings. Adding a User Account 1. On the Seagate Central web page, click the Users tab. 2. Click the Add a new user button. 3.
8. Administering Your Seagate Central Device Changing Seagate Central Drive Settings Changing or Removing a User Account If you are an administrator, you can make changes to any user account as well as remove accounts. If you are not an administrator, you can make changes only to your account, but you cannot delete your account. 1. On the Seagate Central web page, click the Users tab. 2. Click the account you want to change or delete. You cannot delete the account you are currently logged in to.
8. Administering Your Seagate Central Device Table 1: Changing Seagate Central Drive Settings Setup Section Category System Description • To reboot the Seagate Central, click Restart. • To switch off power to the Seagate Central, click Stop. To restart, unplug Seagate Central and plug it back in. • To reset the Seagate Central to factory default settings, click Restore. Files copied to the drive are not erased.
9. Troubleshooting Common Problems and Solutions 9. Troubleshooting You can find additional troubleshooting information from Seagate Technical Support. Common Problems and Solutions This section provides suggestions for solving common problems. Manage Seagate Central Internet Shortcut Not Working If the Manage Seagate Central Internet shortcut does not open in your browser, try the following. For Windows computers: 1. Click Start and then Computer. d. In the left column, click Network. e.
9. Troubleshooting Common Problems and Solutions For Mac computers: • Use an app, such as IP Scanner (available in the Mac App Store) to list the devices in your network. Open the Seagate Central device in a browser to get to the Seagate Central Assistant.
9. Troubleshooting More Help Seagate Media Service is Busy or Operation Failed These messages may appear if you connect to your Seagate Central before the initial setup is complete. Complete personalizing your Seagate Central (“Personalizing Your Seagate Central” on page 7), restart the Seagate Media app, and then connect to your Seagate Central again.
