Lenovo EZ Media & Backup Center User manual

EZ Media & Backup Center
with LifeLine 4.1
User Guide

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CONTENTS
Setting up Your EZ Media & Backup Center 1
Setup Overview 2
About the EZ Media & Backup Center Components 3
Front Panel 3
Rear Panel 4
Default Settings 4
Connecting the EZ Media & Backup Center to Your Network 5
Check Package Contents 5
Connecting the EZ Media 5
Safety Information 7
Accessing Your Device If It's Not Discovered 8
Direct Access Using the Device IP Address or Model Name 8
Discovery Using LenovoEMC Storage Manager 8
Discovering the EZ Media Using Your Computer OS 8
Setting Up Favorite Features 10
Setting Up Additional Features 11
Device Setup 12
Device Configuration Options 13
Network Settings 14
Manually Configuring Network Settings 15
Naming Your EZ Media & Backup Center 16
Customizing Access to Features on Your EZ Media & Backup Center 17
Enabling the Display of Features 17
Enabling Access Permissions to Features 17
Non-Administrator User Log In 17
Obtaining Alerts About Your EZ Media & Backup Center 18
Tracing Events on Your EZ Media & Backup Center 19
Downloading the complete event log file 19
Obtaining System Status for Your EZ Media & Backup Center 20
Space Usage 20
Control Panel 20
Device Information 20
Using Your EZ Media & Backup Center in Various Time Zones 22
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Setting the Display Language for Your EZ Media & Backup Center 23
Securing Your EZ Media & Backup Center and Contents 24
How Do I Secure My EZ Media & Backup Center? 25
Security Settings 26
Users 27
Users Overview 28
Adding Users 29
Managing Users 30
Changing User Information 30
Changing User Access Permissions 31
Deleting Users 31
Sharing Files 32
Sharing Overview 33
Interfaces for Sharing 33
Shares 34
What are Shares and How Do I Organize Content with Them? 34
Adding Shares 35
Managing Shares 36
Deleting Shares 37
Using Protocols to Share Files 38
What Are Protocols and How Do I Use Them to Share Files? 38
AFP File Sharing for Macs 38
Bluetooth File Sharing 38
FTP File Sharing 38
TFTP 39
Managing File Sharing with Web Access (http/https) 39
WebDAV: Managing Files Using HTTP or HTTPS 39
Windows File Sharing 39
Sharing Content through the Home Page 40
Sharing Your Content with the World 40
Adding a Custom Home Page 40
Automatically Sending Content to Multiple People at Once 42
How to Set Up an Email Distribution Active Folder 42
Sharing Content Using Social Media: Overview 43
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Managing Your Content 44
Transferring Content to and from Your EZ Media & Backup Center with Copy Jobs 45
Copy Jobs Limitations 45
Getting Content from a USB External Storage Device 46
Safely removing external storage 46
Drive Management 47
Managing Drives 48
Global Drive Management Settings 48
Backing up and Restoring Your Content 49
Backup and Restore Overview 50
Backing up to and Restoring from Your EZ Media & Backup Center 51
Backing up Macs with Time Machine 51
Copy Jobs Overview 51
Backing up Your EZ Media & Backup Center 52
Copy Jobs 52
From: Settings 53
To: Settings 54
Setting a Schedule 54
Registering with Avamar for Backup and Restore 56
Backing up with Amazon S3 57
Restoring Files with Amazon S3 57
Backing up with LenovoEMC Personal Cloud 58
Restoring Files with Personal Cloud 58
Personal Cloud: Accessing Your LenovoEMC Personal Cloud From Anywhere in the
World 59
What Is LenovoEMC Personal Cloud ? 60
LenovoEMC Personal Cloud Key Terms 60
Is My Content Secure? 61
Creating a LenovoEMC Personal Cloud 62
Configuring Router Port Forwarding for Personal Cloud 63
Router Port Forwarding 63
Configuring Your LenovoEMC Personal Cloud 64
Enabling Internet Access to the EZ Media 64
Changing Personal Cloud Settings 64
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Inviting People onto Your LenovoEMC Personal Cloud 65
Joining a Trusted Device to LenovoEMC Personal Cloud 66
Managing Trusted Devices on a Personal Cloud 67
Disconnecting Trusted Devices 67
Deleting Trusted Devices 67
Using Copy Jobs with a LenovoEMC Personal Cloud 68
Disabling or Deleting Your LenovoEMC Personal Cloud 69
Accessing Content Using Your LenovoEMC Personal Cloud 70
Informing Users What to Do with LenovoEMC Personal Cloud 71
Sharing Content Using Social Media 72
Sharing Content Using Social Media: Overview 73
Facebook 74
Flickr 75
YouTube 76
Share Content through LenovoEMC Personal Cloud 77
Media Management 78
Media Management Overview 79
Scanning for Media Content 79
Media Services Capabilities and Limitations 80
Sharing Media Content over the Internet 81
Enabling Internet Access from the Media Server Page 81
Media Aggregation 82
Enabling Media Aggregation 82
Social Media Sharing 83
Streaming Music, Movies, and Pictures 84
Example: Setting up iTunes 84
Example: Setting up Xbox 360 84
Photos 85
Photos Overview 85
Streaming Pictures 85
Creating a Slideshow on the Device Home Page 85
Automatically Resizing Your Photos 85
Getting Pictures from Your Camera 86
Music 87
Music Overview 87
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Streaming Music 87
Videos 88
Video Capabilities Overview 88
Streaming Movies 88
Adding Applications to Your EZ Media & Backup Center 89
Application Overview 90
Application Installation 91
Application Manager 92
Starting or stopping an application 92
Adding applications 92
Removing applications 92
Software Updates 93
Auto-update process: installing a device software update 93
Manual update process: installing a device software update 93
Backing up and Recovering Your EZ Media & Backup Center Settings 95
Backing Up Your EZ Media & Backup Center Settings 96
Backing up Device Configuration 96
Restoring a Configuration Backup 96
Hardware Management 97
Energy Saving 98
Power Down Drives 98
Brightness 98
Factory Reset 99
Troubleshooting Routers 100
Enabling the DMZ 100
Configuring Port Forwarding on Double NAT Networks 101
Bridging the Secondary Router 101
Bridging the Primary Router 101
Additional Support 103
How to Get Help 104
Support 105
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Legal 106
Open Source 107
Warranty Information 108
Limited Warranty Notice 108
Limited Warranty for Iomega Products 108
Regulatory Information 109
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement 109
Canadian Verification 109
European Union - Compliance to the Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive 110
Important WEEE Information 110
European Union RoHS 110
India RoHS 110
California Perchlorate Information 111
Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Cable and Cord Notice 111
Recycling and environmental information 111
Export classification notice 111
Copyright and Trademark Information 112
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Setting up Your EZ Media &
Backup Center
Setting up Your EZ Media & Backup Center 1
CHAPTER 1

Setup Overview
It's easy to set up your EZ Media & Backup Center:
●Remove it from the box, connect it to your network switch or hub, and then power it up.
●Launch a web browser and either enter the Setup URL, http://setup.lenovoemc.com, or use the
device IP address or model name to access the device directly.
● Device Setup launches automatically the first time you access your device and guides you
through selecting the configuration options that best meet your needs.
Refer to the following sections for information on the device components and connection instructions.
About the EZ Media Components
About the px4-400r Components
Connecting the EZ Media to Your Network
Connecting the px4-400r to Your Network
Safety Information
Accessing Your Device If It Is Not Discovered
By default, the EZ Media will attempt to acquire an IP address from DHCP, If there is not a DHCP
server available on the network, the EZ Media will use an IP address in the self-assigned APIPA
range (169.254.x.x).
Setting up Your EZ Media & Backup Center
2 Setup Overview