Seagate Personal Cloud SRN21C, User Manual

Page 1: ...Seagate Personal Cloud User Manual SRN21C...

Page 2: ...letea user Public and Private Folders 5 What s thedifference Which folder to use Media Library 6 Createand maintain media in thePublic folder Providepublic access to selected media in your privatefold...

Page 3: ...ource Notifications Storageusage Stream media away from home Remotely access media content Access using a web browser PC and Mac Access using Windows or File Explorer PC only Access using the Finder M...

Page 4: ...ing USB storage Back up using network storage Access using a web browser PC and Mac Access using Windows or File Explorer PC only Access using the Finder Mac only Backup Sync and Restore examples Back...

Page 5: ...work Advanced parameters for backups to network storage devices Advanced parameters for backups to cloud storage Create a sync Options Starting stopping jobs FCC DECLARATION OF CONFORMANCE FCC Class B...

Page 6: ...d can create a centralized media library and safeguard your important files in one location With Seagate s free apps your content is safe and available to you no matter where you are Seagate Dashboard...

Page 7: ...ate Dashboard Create and maintain your media library on your PC or Mac with the Smart Copy feature Seagate Mobile Backup Back up your mobile devices to your Personal Cloud 7 Seagate Personal Cloud 5 1...

Page 8: ...Seagate Media Stream your media library to your mobile devices Smart TVs and other media devices Backup Manager Back up to the cloud and sync with cloud services 8 Seagate Personal Cloud 5 18 17...

Page 9: ...device System Requirements Before you begin setting up your Personal Cloud read through these instructions and specifications and review the safety guidelines What s in the Box Make sure that you have...

Page 10: ...s 7 and Windows Vista Mac OS X v10 8 or later Internet Requirements Internet connection for activation and online file access and sharing One of these web browsers Internet Explorer 9 x or later Firef...

Page 11: ...he Personal Cloud power port and plug the adapter into a power outlet 2 While powering up the LED on the top of the device quickly flashes white When the LED is a solid white the device is ready to ac...

Page 12: ...and log in to your Personal Cloud which allows you to copy the important files to your work computer You can access the Personal Cloud app using your favorite web browser Open a web browser and go to...

Page 13: ...our Username which allows you to access your private folder manage users and manage device settings Private folder where you can store personal content Seagate Access account which allows you to acces...

Page 14: ...ersonal Cloud has to offer 5 Filebrowser Access your files in your web browser 6 Seagate Media Enjoy your media library on your mobile devices 7 IFTTT Connect your Personal Cloud to your IFTTT account...

Page 15: ...manual for your mobile device Seagate Media for Android Seagate Media for iOS Seagate Media for Windows and Seagate Access The Seagate Media app for Windows 8 Windows 8 1 and Windows RT does not suppo...

Page 16: ...ccess 3 Access using Windows or File Explorer PC only Open your File Explorer 1 Under Networds click PersonalCloud 2 Open the Public folder and then double click PersonalCloud 3 Enter your Personal Cl...

Page 17: ...er remote access later if needed Remote only A user who can only access your home Personal Cloud remotely You can give this user local access later if needed Complete the New User form 3 An email with...

Page 18: ...change a user s username and email address Both the owner and user can change the user s private folder password as described in Passwords Open the Users page 1 Click the item you want to change 2 Use...

Page 19: ...plans through the Backup Manager the backups are also deleted For more information see Backups Open the Users page 1 Place the cursor to the right of the user s row and click Edit 2 Select Delete 3 19...

Page 20: ...twork can access the Public folder Anyone who has been given a Seagate Access account to the storage device can also access the Public folder Use the Public folder for files you want to share and for...

Page 21: ...be viewed by anyone who has access No one but you can view content backed up to your private folder You can back up your computer and mobile devices using Seagate Dashboard software and Seagate Mobile...

Page 22: ...ter Install Seagate Dashboard on your computer and create a Smart Copy plan that continuously updates your media library on your Personal Cloud Mobile device Install Seagate Media on your mobile devic...

Page 23: ...a icon appears next to any folder you ve provided access to To remove Seagate Media access Click the folder to select it and then click Remove from Seagate Media 1 Stream media content You can stream...

Page 24: ...app and click Play 7 The movie or song plays on the TV connected to your AirPlay device Chromecast Configure Chromecast on your TV and Wi Fi per the manufacturer s instructions 1 Install Seagate Media...

Page 25: ...your LG TV and your Personal Cloud to the same Wi Fi network 2 Install the Seagate Media app on your mobile device 3 Connect your mobile device to your Personal Cloud 4 Tap the cast icon and choose v...

Page 26: ...access media on your Personal Cloud using your Mac or PC computer To remotely access content on your You need to Mac and PC computer Open a web browser and go to PersonalCloud seagate com 1 Log in wi...

Page 27: ...fore backing up a computer to your Personal Cloud Seagate recommends that you connect the computer directly to your router instead of using a Wi Fi connection Wi Fi speeds are not ideal for copying la...

Page 28: ...t up Auto Upload to automatically back up photos and videos to your Personal Cloud Configure Auto Upload in the Seagate Media app s Settings menu Install Seagate Media on your mobile device from your...

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Page 30: ...rsonal Could you would like to access 3 Access using Windows or File Explorer PC only Open your File Explorer 1 Under Networds click PersonalCloud 2 Open the Public folder and then double click Person...

Page 31: ...f the file is on the Internet select URL and enter the URL address If the file is on your computer and it is a torrent file select Local and browse for the file Enter the destination folder on your Pe...

Page 32: ...passwords Owner password Account type Access Change password Local access only The owner enters their password to connect to their private folder on the home network Log into the Personal Cloud and go...

Page 33: ...d go to Device Manager Users Local and remote access When first creating an account the password is synchronized between the Personal Cloud and Seagate Access To keep passwords consistent between the...

Page 34: ...ep things simple Rese ng a forgo en password The sign in page for your Personal Cloud includes the option to reset a forgotten password Resetting the password on the sign in page only updates the pass...

Page 35: ...PersonalCloud seagate com 1 Click the Forgot password link 2 Enter the email address associated with your remote access account 3 An email will be sent to your email account Open the message and click...

Page 36: ...Personal Cloud listed under Networks make sure your Wireless connection type is Private Open the Public folder and then double click PersonalCloud 4 Enter your Personal Cloud username and password 5...

Page 37: ...ow you to stream to a TV use iTunes download and upload files to your computer and manage remote access Start and stop a service Open the Device Manager 1 Click Show advanced settings and then click S...

Page 38: ...Click Show advanced settings and then click Power 2 To turn the hard drive off after a specified interval select a value from the pull down menu 3 Connect your device to an uninterrup ble power sourc...

Page 39: ...e ngs Usually you do not need to change your Personal Cloud network settings If you are having issues with network connectivity changing the settings might solve the problem Change the IP con gura on...

Page 40: ...e port forwarding Port forwarding makes your Personal Cloud on your network accessible to other network attached storage devices on the Internet even though your Personal Cloud is behind a router Auto...

Page 41: ...set button Do not release the reset button Power on your Personal Cloud 3 Wait for a minimum of 20 seconds and then release the reset button 4 The LED will blink red Wait while the device resets to fa...

Page 42: ...the Categories menu select a category 1 Hover the cursor over the desired app and click Install 2 Once the app is installed a new button called Action is available Click the button and select the acti...

Page 43: ...u wish to install and accept the terms 5 Click Install 6 Once the app has installed it is located under My Apps Note There are two buttons at the top right corner of the Updates screen Check Apps and...

Page 44: ...inks to files with other people 7 Manage your content Download copy move rename and delete files and folders 8 Access your Personal Cloud Access using a web browser PC and Mac Open a web browser and g...

Page 45: ...d 5 Open the Filebrowser Click the Apps icon and then click on Filebrowser 1 Create a Folder Go to the destination folder for your files 1 Click the Add icon on the top right and choose New Folder 2 E...

Page 46: ...ing actions are available 3 Download Select Download to save the selected file or folder to a local drive or to open the file with another application Copy Select Copy and navigate to another folder o...

Page 47: ...updates the access rights from private to public This means that all users of your Personal Cloud and anyone on your home network can access the indexed folders When this setting is activated a messag...

Page 48: ...folder brings up a contextual menu containing content management actions Clear transfers button Reload button When activated the file path displays a Reload button Click the button to refresh the view...

Page 49: ...drive or USB flash drive Network storage Seagate or third party network storage Cloud storage Back up external USB storage to your Seagate Personal Cloud USB hard drive or USB flash drive Back up net...

Page 50: ...History and Apple Time Machine manage how the computer backups are performed Use your preferred backup application and choose a shared folder on your Seagate Personal Cloud as the destination for the...

Page 51: ...up data on Seagate Personal Cloud 1 to her OneDrive account Restore Someone at home accidentally deleted an important spreadsheet from his personal share Fortunately the owner backs up to another stor...

Page 52: ...storage for optimized backups By using the optimized formats you have the option to perform incremental backups An incremental backup allows you to back up new or modified files following the first ba...

Page 53: ...er to the table below for examples of backups to and from Seagate and third party network devices Type of network backup Source device Destination device Destination folder Backup to a Seagate network...

Page 54: ...rt 22 Port 873 encrypted backups To delete the Network Backup server choose Disable A prompt will ask if you wish to keep data or delete all files within the share Backups with third party network sto...

Page 55: ...ols listed above Third party network storage You have the username and password for the network device s backup service Similar to Seagate network devices many third party network devices have separat...

Page 56: ...25 files when the Sync job is first created with a similarly named folder on OneDrive Soon after you copy file 26 to Folder A on your Seagate Personal Cloud The same file 26 is automatically uploaded...

Page 57: ...nc and locate the sync you want to modify then pass the cursor to the far right of its 3 row to enable the Edit pull down menu You can choose 4 Details Enable Disable the OneTouch button if applicable...

Page 58: ...ence to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the following measures Reorient or...

Page 59: ...sitif ne doit pas produire de brouillage pr judiciable et 2 ce dispositif doit accepter tout brouillage re u y compris un brouillage susceptible de provoquer un fonctionnement ind sirable IMPORTANT NO...

Page 60: ...sjakohastele s tetele English Hereby Seagate declares that this Desktop NAS is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 2004 5 EC Espa ol Spanish Por me...

Page 61: ...ktop NAS v skladu z bistvenimi zahtevami in ostalimi relevantnimi dolo ili direktive 2004 104 ES Slovensky Slovak Seagate t mto vyhlasuje e Desktop NAS sp a z kladn po iadavky a v etky pr slu n ustano...

Page 62: ...ice to rain use it near water or use it in damp or wet conditions Never place objects containing liquids on the enclosure because liquid could spill into its openings Doing so increases the risk of el...

Page 63: ...s will Seagate be held liable for the recovery or restoration of this data To help prevent the loss of your data Seagate highly recommends that you keep TWO copies of your data one copy on your Person...