Maxtor CentralAxis Quick Start Guide

Network storage server

Central Axis

Quick Start Guide

Table of Contents

Welcome .................................................... 1

Product Diagram ......................................... 2

Windows Installation .................................... 3

Macintosh Installation ................................ 12

Support .................................................... 22

FCC Declaration of Conformance .................. 23

Welcome

By choosing the Central Axis

™

network

storage server, you have chosen a

simple, cost-effective way to back up

the data on the computers on your

small network.

Please review the following information

to set up and begin using your new

storage server.

Product Diagram

Power

light

Power

jack

Status

light

Hard disk

activity light

USB

connector

Ethernet

connector

Power

switch

Kensington

lock slot

Part 1:

Plug it in.

1. Connect one end of the supplied Ethernet

cable to an Ethernet port on your router

or switch.

2. Connect the other end of the Ethernet

cable to the Ethernet port on your

Central Axis storage server.

3. Connect the round plug of the power

supply to the Central Axis storage server

power jack.

4. Connect the standard electrical plug

of the power supply to your AC

power source.

Part 2:

Turn it on.

1. Press the power button on the back of

your Central Axis storage server. On the

front panel, the power light on the left

illuminates and the status light on the

right ﬂashes. The hard disk activity light

in the center ﬂashes intermittently.

2. Wait for the status light to shine steadily.

For more information about the drive

LEDs, see the Maxtor Central Axis User

Guide for Windows found on the CD.

Windows XP or Vista Installation

Part 3:

Install the software.

1. Insert the Maxtor Central Axis storage

server CD into your computer. The

Welcome screen opens automatically.

Note: If the Welcome screen doesn’t open, browse to

the CD and double-click the Launch.exe ﬁle.

2. Follow the on-screen instructions to

install the software.

3. When the software installation is complete,

a Maxtor Manager icon appears on your

desktop:

4. Double-click the Maxtor Manager icon.

The Maxtor Manager application opens

on your desktop and searches for Central

Axis storage server devices on your

network. When your Central Axis storage

server is found, its Host Name, IP

address, and MAC address are displayed.

Note: If the message “No Central Axis storage server

drives were found” appears, visit our support website

at http://support.seagate.com and click

TROUBLESHOOTING for tips.

Part 4:

Set Up the Central Axis Storage Server.

Here’s what you’ll do to set up your

Central Axis storage server:

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your settings.

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user account in the Maxtor Manager

application on your desktop so you can

copy data onto the Central Axis storage

server or schedule backups to it.

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website so you can access ﬁles stored on

your Central Axis storage server from any

computer with an Internet connection.

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account and your Central Axis storage

server account using the Maxtor Manager

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knows which ﬁles on the Central Axis

storage server to show you. As you use

the Maxtor Manager application on your

desktop, click the ? Help button found in

every window for detailed information or

view the user guides found on the Maxtor

Central Axis storage server CD.

Set Up the Central Axis Storage Server

and Set an Administrator Password:

Step 1: In the Maxtor Manager application,

click Settings in the My Drives window:

Step 2: In the Settings window, click

Maxtor Central Axis Storage Server

Admin Page:

Note: In order to set up Web Access and Sharing for the

data in an account, the account has to be private.

The ﬁrst of three Setup pages opens: Step 3: Provide the required information

on the three Setup pages to set up your

Central Axis storage server, including the

creation of an admin password on the

second Setup page.

Note: When you create an “admin” password, you’re

automatically assigned the username admin.

After you complete the setup wizard, you’re

prompted to log in.

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you just set in the Setup page.

Whenever you log into the Central Axis

storage server admin page, your username

will be admin and your password the one

you set here.

Click ? Help on any of the three Setup pages

or view the Maxtor Central Axis Storage

Server Admin User Guide found on the

Maxtor Central Axis storage server CD for

detailed information on setting up your

Central Axis storage server and setting an

admin password.

Set Up a Central Axis Storage Server

User Account:

Step 1: In the Maxtor Manager application,

click the Create a User Account button in

the My Drives window:

Step 2: In the Create a User Account

window, set up a user account:

Click the ? Help button or view the Maxtor

Central Axis User Guide for Windows found on

the Central Axis storage server CD for detailed

information on creating a user account.

Create a Seagate Global

Access Account:

Step 1: In the Maxtor Manager application,

click the Web Access & Sharing icon:

Step 2: In the Web Access & Sharing

window, click Visit Web Access Site:

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page, enter your email address below Don’t

Have an Account? and click Send:

An email will be sent to the address you enter.

Step 4: Follow the instructions in the email

to complete the account registration.

Click ? Help or view the Seagate Global

Access User Guide found on the Maxtor

Central Axis storage server CD for detailed

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Access account.

Link your Seagate Global Access

Account and your Central Axis Storage

Server Account:

Step 1: In the Maxtor Manager application,

click the Web Access & Sharing icon:

Step 2: In the Web Access & Sharing

window, click Enable/Disable Web Access:

Step 3: Follow the on-screen instructions to

enter your local Central Axis storage server

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'LOBAL!CCESSACCOUNTINFORMATION

Click the ? Help button or view the Maxtor

Central Axis User Guide for Windows found

on the Maxtor Central Axis storage server

CD for detailed information about your local

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User Guides

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storage server user guides in the Guides

folder on the CD to help you use the Maxtor

Central Axis storage server:

s Maxtor Central Axis User Guide for

Windows: Information on using the

components of the Maxtor Central Axis

storage server software installed

on your PC.

s Maxtor Central Axis User Guide for

Macintosh: Information on

using the components of the Maxtor

Central Axis storage server storage server

software installed on your Macintosh.

s Maxtor Central Axis Storage Server

Admin User Guide: Information on using

the admin web page.

s Seagate Global Access User Guide:

Information on accessing ﬁles stored on

your Central Axis storage server via the

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service.

Macintosh Installation (OS X 10.4.11 or later)

Part 1:

Plug it in.

1. Connect one end of the supplied Ethernet

cable to an Ethernet port on your router

or switch.

2. Connect the other end of the Ethernet

cable to the Ethernet port on your

Central Axis storage server.

3. Connect the round plug of the power

supply to the Central Axis storage server

power jack.

4. Connect the standard electrical plug

of the power supply to your AC power

source.

Part 2:

Turn it on.

1. Press the power button on the back of

your Central Axis storage server. On the

front panel, the power light on the left

illuminates and the status light on the

right ﬂashes. The hard disk activity light

in the center ﬂashes intermittently.

2. Wait for the status light to shine steadily.

For more information about the drive

LEDs, see the Maxtor Central Axis User

Guide for Macintosh found on the CD.

Part 3:

Install the software.

1. Insert the Maxtor Central Axis storage

server CD into your computer, open the

CD, and double-click the Maxtor Central

Axis Manager installer.

2. Follow the on-screen instructions to

install the software.

3. When the software installation is complete,

a Maxtor Central Axis Manager icon

appears on your desktop.

4. Double-click the Maxtor Central Axis

Manager icon.

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Authenticate window. The Maxtor Central

Axis Manager application opens on your

desktop and searches for Central Axis

storage server devices on your network.

When your Central Axis storage server is

found, its Central Axis storage server ID

and IP address are displayed.

Note: If the message “No Central Axis storage server

drives were found” appears, visit our support website

at http://support.seagate.com and click TROUBLE-

SHOOTING for tips.

Part 4:

Set Up the Central Axis Storage Server.

Here’s what you’ll do to set up your

Central Axis storage server:

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your life.

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account in the Maxtor Central Axis

Manager application on your desktop so

you can copy data onto the Central Axis

storage server or schedule backups to it.

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website so you can access ﬁles stored on

your Central Axis storage server from any

computer with an Internet connection.

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and your Central Axis storage server

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Access knows which ﬁles on the Central

Axis storage server to show you.

As you use the Maxtor Central Axis Manager

application on your desktop, click the

? Help button found in every window for

detailed information or view the user guides

found on the Maxtor Central Axis storage

server CD.

Set Up the Central Axis Storage Server

and Set an Administrator Password:

Step 1: In the Maxtor Central Axis Manager

application, click Settings in the main window:

In the Advanced tab of the Settings window,

click Central Axis Adminstration.

The ﬁrst of three Setup pages opens: Step 2: Provide the required information on

the three Setup pages to set up your Central

Axis storage server, including the creation

of an admin password on the second

Setup page.

Note: When you create an admin password, you’re

automatically assigned the username admin.

After you complete the setup wizard, you’re

prompted to log in.

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you just set in the Setup page.

Whenever you log into the Central Axis

storage server admin page, your username

will be admin and your password the one

you set here.

Click ? Help on any of the three Setup pages

or view the Maxtor Central Axis Storage

Server Admin User Guide found on the

Maxtor Central Axis storage server CD for

detailed information on setting up your

Central Axis storage server and setting an

admin password.

Set Up a Central Axis Storage Server

User Account:

Step 1: In the Maxtor Central Axis Manager

application, click the Create a User Account

button in the main window:

Step 2: In the Create a User Account

window, set up a user account:

Click the ? Help button or view the Maxtor

Central Axis User Guide for Macintosh

found on the Central Axis storage server

CD for detailed information on creating a

user account.

Note: In order to set up Web Access and Sharing for

the data in an account, the account has to be private.

Create a Seagate Global

Access Account:

Step 1: In the Maxtor Central Axis

Manager application, click the Web Access

& Sharing icon:

Step 2: In the Web Access & Sharing sheet,

click Visit Web Access Website:

Step 3:/NTHE3EAGATE'LOBAL!CCESSSign In

page, enter your email address below Don’t

Have an Account? and click Send:

An email will be sent to the address you enter.

Step 4: Follow the instructions in the

email to complete the account registration.

Click ? Help or view the Seagate Global

Access User Guide found on the Maxtor

Central Axis storage server CD for detailed

INFORMATIONONCREATINGA3EAGATE'LOBAL

Access account.

Link your Seagate Global Access

Account and your Central Axis Storage

Server Account:

Step 1: In the Maxtor Central Axis

Manager application, click the Web Access

& Sharing icon:

Step 2: In the Web Access & Sharing sheet,

click Enable/Disable Web Access:

Step 3: Follow the on-screen instructions to

enter your local Central Axis storage server

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'LOBAL!CCESSACCOUNTINFORMATION

Click the ? Help button or view the Maxtor

Central Axis User Guide for Macintosh found

on the Maxtor Central Axis storage server

CD for detailed information about your local

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User Guides

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storage server user guides in the Guides

folder on the CD to help you use the Maxtor

Central Axis storage server:

s Maxtor Central Axis User Guide for

Windows: Information on using the

components of the Maxtor Central Axis

storage server software installed on

your PC.

s Maxtor Central Axis User Guide for

Macintosh: Information on

using the components of the Maxtor

Central Axis storage server software

installed on your Macintosh.

s Maxtor Central Axis Storage Server

Admin User Guide: Information on using

the admin web page.

s Seagate Global Access User Guide:

Information on accessing ﬁles stored on

your Central Axis storage server via the

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Access service.

We’re Here to Help

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troubleshooting questions regarding your

Maxtor Central Axis storage server during

normal call center business hours. Before

calling, note your system conﬁguration and

Maxtor Central Axis storage server model

number. These numbers can be used to

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your drive and look up information on the

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FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the

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may not cause harmful interference, and

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received, including interference that may

cause undesired operation.

Class B

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 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. However, there is no

guarantee that interference will not occur in

a particular installation. If this equipment

does cause harmful interference to radio

or television reception, which can be deter-

mined by turning the equipment off and on,

the user is encouraged to try to correct the

interference by one or more, of the following

measures:

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a circuit different from that to which the

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radio/TV technician for help.

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made to this equipment may void the user’s

authority to operate this equipment.

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