Upgrade to Premium Backup ($49.95) to back up an unlimited number of computers on the GoFlex Home network. The included backup software allows up to three connected computers to be automatically backed up to the GoFlex Home. No more plugging/unplugging the old printer from one computer to another. In my friend’s case, he connected his printer to the USB port and all his computers on the Wi-Fi network got to share that printer. You can also connect a USB hub for connecting more than one USB device. You can connect an additional external hard drive to expand the capacity of the original GoFlex hard drive. The GoFlex Home comes with a USB port which is very useful.
The third method is via the appropriate free app on a iOS/Android smartphone or tablet, also over the Internet.
You can add computers and user accounts, backup, access and share files as well.īoth are easy to use with a simple interface, using drag-and-drop or standard dialog boxes we’re familar with. One is to use the installed Seagate Dashboard software (on Windows PCs), which allows all features of the drive to be configured and managed. There are three ways to access the drive. By paying to subscribe to the Seagate Share Pro, you get access for an unlimited number of people/computers to the GoFlex Home. Up to 5 people/computers on the home network can access the GoFlex Home.
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Install the software on other computers that require access to the shared drive. The name has to be unique globally since it will be used to identify the drive should you access it from the Internet.Ĥ. Simply select a language, key in the product information found on the drive, give the drive a name and register it. Pop the CD (or download from Seagate’s website) into the computer (can be a Mac or Windows PC) to install the software needed to access the hard drive. Switch on the GoFlex Home by pressing the Power button on the drive dock.ģ. Pop the GoFlex hard drive into the GoFlex drive dock and plug the power supply into the drive dock and the wall outlet. Connect the GoFlex Home drive dock to the Wi-Fi router by using the provided Ethernet cable.Ģ.
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