Maxtor Maxtor Central Axis User manual

Network storage server
CentralAxisTM
Quick Start Guide

Table of Contents
Welcome .................................................... 1
Product Diagram ......................................... 2
Windows Installation .................................... 3
Macintosh Installation ................................ 12
Support .................................................... 22
FCC Declaration of Conformance .................. 23

1
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.

2
Product Diagram
Power
light
Power
jack
Status
light
Hard disk
activity light USB
connector
Ethernet
connector
Power
switch
Kensington
lock slot

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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

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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.

5
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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page so non-administrators cannot change
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
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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.

6
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.

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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.

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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.

9
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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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
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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:

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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.

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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.

13
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.

14
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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and set an administrator password on
the Central Axis storage server admin
web page so non-administrators cannot
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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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ACCOUNTONTHE3EAGATE'LOBAL!CCESS
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
account using the Maxtor Central Axis
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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.

15
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.

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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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s 9OURPASSWORDISTHEADMINPASSWORD
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.

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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.

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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: