User guide

8. Administering Your Seagate Central Device Changing Seagate Central Drive Settings
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System
• 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.
• To reset the Seagate Central to factory default settings and erase all files on
the drive, click Clear all.
About Displays the device serial number and firmware version.
Table 2: Advanced Section
Category Description
Date & time Sets the date, time, and local time zone for the Seagate Central. Select Enable
NTP service to synchronize the system time with a Network Time Protocol (NTP)
server. Do not select it if you want to set the system time manually.
LAN Configures IP address settings for the Seagate Central on your network. Set the
Network mode to DHCP client if you want the Seagate Central to get its IP
address automatically from your router (recommended). Select Static if you want
to enter the IP address details.
Disk Manager Displays information about the hard drive built in to your Seagate Central. Click
Run test to run a diagnostic test on the drive. If the test result is not PASSED, con-
tact Seagate Support.
USB Manager Shows details about the USB drive plugged in to the USB 2.0 port on the Seagate
Central. Click Eject to disconnect the USB drive from the port.
Firmware Update Updates the firmware on your Seagate Central.
• Update automatically to check for updated firmware and install it at a specific
time each day.
• Select Check for Update to find out if updated firmware is available from
Seagate. If new firmware is available, click Update Now to download and
install it.
• If you have downloaded a firmware update from Seagate, click Install and
browse for the file.
Updating the firmware takes 5–10 minutes and requires an automatic restart of the
device. During the upgrade, the Seagate Central is not available. When the
upgrade is complete, the system LED is solid green.
Table 1: Setup Section
Category Description