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Seagate® FreeAgent®

DockStar™ Network Adapter

Reviewer’s Guide

Sept. 2009

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Summary of Contents for FreeAgent DockStar

Page 1: ...Seagate FreeAgent DockStar Network Adapter Reviewer s Guide Sept 2009 ...

Page 2: ... it easy to share access and upload digital content via the Internet from any networked computer or iPhone Until now networking solutions have been plagued with difficult setups requisite technical know how or expensive niche hardware But not anymore FreeAgent DockStar is simple to install and setup We re certain you ll find the FreeAgent DockStar a breeze to operate and a pleasure to use The foll...

Page 3: ...d the message Once your LED light goes green and your DockStar is up and running launch a browser window on your computer and visit http www seagate com activatemydockstar to register You can activate the DockStar with your email and a password of your choosing NOTE During activation the product activation ID for your DockStar should automatically populate in the browser window However should it n...

Page 4: ...DP Your FreeAgent DockStar is designed for household use and is not a Network Attached Storage drive in the business sense For this reason you may encounter an issue if you attempt to set up your DockStar in an office environment and have a firewall set up that blocks the transmission of UDP packets or if UDP is turned off in your router configuration If this happens the following details should h...

Page 5: ...ws or Mac you will see a Pogoplug icon in the menu bar in the upper right corner of your screen By clicking this icon you can view what login has been used to authenticate the FreeAgent DockStar software as well as which software version you are running preferences and the choice to logout Singe Drive vs Multiple Drive View There are two options for mounting your DockStar to your desktop Single Dr...

Page 6: ...igitally connecting with others is easy It brings a whole new level of simplicity to the concept of networking Using the following basic guidance below even the least technologically savvy consumer will be able to engage with friends family and colleagues in a new virtual world The image above shows you an empty DockStar file folder You can see that Uploading Downloading Copying and Sharing conten...

Page 7: ...ing an entire folder it will be compressed in to a zip file automatically before download Copying Content 1 Select the drive and folder to which you would like to copy files and click the Copy Files button in the menu bar at the bottom of the screen 2 From the drop down list provided select the drive from which you would like to copy files 3 Drag the folders or files you would like to copy to the ...

Page 8: ...y will be able to instantly view and browse the content you ve shared with them It s that easy 9 If you would like to allow a person with whom you are sharing to also be able to upload files giving them write privileges click the check box next to their email address Those people will need to create a password for themselves to have a menu toolbar appear in their view containing buttons that will ...

Page 9: ...ve your new folder a name You can use Pics for Mom or something easy to remember 4 Upload the files you want to share by clicking the folder you just created and then clicking Upload from the toolbar at the bottom of the page Managing your Settings From the settings window you can change your password update your email addresses and manage both the DockStar and all associated device s associated w...

Page 10: ...end s email address allowing you to access content on your DockStar using any one of those email addresses To add additional email addresses to your account simply click the Add link next to Your email addresses Publishing to Social Networking Sites FreeAgent DockStar also allows you to publish feeds to several social networking sites such as Facebook Twitter and Myspace in just a few clicks Here ...

Page 11: ...ck box next to Publish RSS feed 3 Copy and paste the link provided in to an RSS reader or digital photo frame Staying Informed Once you have set up your share and notification feeds DockStar allows you to go one step further and keep people informed when changes occur to drives or folders you are sharing Just click the check box next to Let people know when this folder changes under More Sharing O...

Page 12: ...1 Go to www pogoplug com downloads and click on the iPhone app 2 Follow the installation steps like any other iPhone application 3 Enter the email address and password you used on http dockstar pogoplug com 4 Select some photos and save them back to your drive at home If you save them in a folder you have shared with friends and family those photos will become instantly shared without you having t...

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