Verbatim MediaShare User manual

MediaShare
User Guide
English

2
C
ontent
s
Introduction
3
MediaShare Hardware Overview 3
Front Panel 3
Back Panel 3
LED and Connector Descriptions 3
Accessing MediaShare 4
g
Local Area Networking 4
MediaShare A
g
ent
4
Mappe
d
Drives 4
Remote Access 4
Resetting Your MediaShare 5
g
Easy Transfer Button 5
y
Accessing Trans
f
erred Content 6
MediaShare Agent 6
g
Using MediaShare Agent 6
gg
Starting the MediaShare Agent 6
MediaShare A
g
ent Menu O
p
tions 7
MediaShare Application 10
pp
Starting the MediaShare Application 10
gpp
Logging into the MediaShare Application 10
gg g pp
MediaShare Application Landing Page 11
pp g g
Media Library 12
y
Accessing the Media Library 12
Media
S
ources 14
Working with Media Source Folders 15
Folder O
p
tions 18
Al
bu
m
s
21
Wor
k
ing wit
h
A
lb
ums 22
Renaming an Album 2
2
Workin
g
with Files 26
S
hu
ffl
e 2
6
Adding a Caption 28
Wor
k
in
g
wit
h
Ima
g
es 28
S
etting up
C
ontacts
29
S
ocial Media
30
Backup my MediaShare 31
py
Working with Backup my MediaShare 31
Preferences
3
4
Displaying the Preferences page 34
U
ser Pre
f
erences
35
Server Pre
f
erences 36
Administration 4
0

3
Intr
od
u
c
ti
o
n
This chapter provides an overview o
f
the Verbatim MediaShare system and covers the unit’s physical
f
eatures, and initial setup steps. Topics
d
iscusse
d
in t
h
is c
h
apter inc
l
u
d
e:
• Me
d
iaS
h
are Har
d
ware Overview
• Accessing the MediaShare
• Resettin
g
Your MediaShare
MediaShare Hardware Overview
T
h
is section intro
d
uces t
h
e Me
d
iaS
h
are
h
ar
d
ware components, inc
l
u
d
ing
d
isp
l
ays, ports an
d
b
uttons.
Front Pane
l
The front panel of the MediaShare includes an Easy Transfer button which is used to quickly and easily transfer all files and folders from
a USB drive to MediaShare through the USB port also on the front. Status LED’s are also included to indicate the active/inactive status o
f
the system
.
U
SB Port used with Easy Trans
f
er Button
Easy Trans
f
er Butto
n
S
tatus LED’
s
S
tatus LE
D
P
urpose LED
S
tatu
s
L
e
f
t LED
HDD
A
ctivity
So
l
i
d
Green: Rea
d
y status.
B
l
in
k
B
l
ue: Rea
d/
write access to
int
e
rn
al
ha
r
d
d
riv
e
Blink Orange: System powering o
ff
.
M
i
dd
l
e
LED
R
ear USB
p
ort(s) activit
y
B
l
in
k
Orange: Rea
d
/write activity to USB.
Blink Blue: Read/write activit
y
to internal
hard drive
R
ig
h
t LE
D
eS
ata port activit
y
B
l
in
k
bl
ue
d
uring access to eSata
h
ar
d
d
rive
Back Pane
l
LED and Connector Description
s
The
f
unction o
f
each MediaShare item is described in the
f
ollowin
g
table
.

4
l
oc
ati
on
It
e
m
A
ct
i
v
i
ty Descr
i
pt
i
o
n
F
r
o
n
t
Eas
y
trans
f
er
bu
tt
o
n
Pus
h
bu
tt
o
n t
o
initi
a
t
e
tr
a
n
s
f
e
r
T
ransfer all data from USB device to MediaShare
F
ron
t
Front USB Por
t
USB port connection used with
E
asy Transfer butto
n
Used with eas
y
transfer button on front to
a
utomatically transfer all data from connected
d
evice to MediaShare
F
ron
t
USB Port LE
D
B
links orange Blinks orange when data trans
f
er is proceeding
between MadiaShare and USB device
Bac
kP
o
w
e
r B
u
tt
on
Pus
h
bu
tt
o
n
o
n
bac
k
o
f
u
nit t
o
t
u
rn
o
n
a
n
d
o
ff
Turn on the MediaShare: Press onc
e
Turn off the MediaShare:
T
o correctly shutdown
your MediaShare, press and hold the power
button for about 5 seconds. the blur li
g
ht on the
f
ront will blink before shutting off
Bac
k Eth
e
rn
e
t P
o
rt
P
lug Ethernet cable into port located on back o
f
u
nit t
o
r
ou
t
er
C
onnect your router. Gigabit Ethernet
co
nn
ec
ti
o
n
B
ac
k
e
Sata Por
t
C
onnect an eSata
d
rive to eSata port
C
onnecting an eSata
d
rive wi
ll
initiate
mirroring functionalit
y
B
ack USB Port
(
s
)
Pl
ug in an externa
l
d
evice into t
h
e USB port
(
USB Storage or USB printer)
Upload, download content from a connected
USB drive. Print to a connected USB printe
r
B
ac
k
Power Ca
bl
e
S
ocket
Pl
ug power ca
bl
e into soc
k
et
l
ocate
d
on t
h
e
b
ack of unit Power on t
h
e Me
d
iaS
h
are syste
m
B
ac
k
R
eset
B
utto
n
P
us
h
Reset
b
utto
n
Pushin
g
will reset MediaShare to factor
y
d
efault settin
gs
Accessing MediaShare
MediaShare can be accessed in several wa
y
s. De
p
endin
g
on
y
our needs and location,
y
ou can use one or all of the followin
g
methods to
access
y
our Me
d
iaS
h
are
.
Local Area Networking
Using de
f
ault network browsing tools (such as My Network Places), any system connected to your home network will recognize the MediaShare
as a computer in your Wor
k
group. To access Me
d
iaS
h
are on your LAN, open a
b
rowser an
d
enter
:
h
ttp://<ipa
dd
ress>/?
l
ogin
=
MediaShare Agen
t
The MediaShare Agent is so
f
tware installed on a PC or Mac and is available
f
rom the bottom menu bar. During installation, it
automatically adds a shortcut icon on your desktop that directly opens the MediaShare folders. This is a drag-and-drop
inter
f
ace just like any other
fi
le or
f
older on your hard drive and is available on demand
f
rom the shortcut. See Chapter 2,
“MediaShare Agent”
f
or more in
f
ormation.
Mapped Drives
In a Win
d
ows XP, Vista, 7 environment, t
h
e Me
d
iaS
h
are agent automatica
ll
y maps t
h
ree
d
rive
l
etters (x, y an
d
z) to networ
k
s
h
ares on t
h
e
MediaShare. This provides a simple drag-and-drop inter
f
ace, persistently available
f
rom within the My Computer window.
R
e
m
o
t
e
A
ccess
Me
d
iaS
h
are
d
ata can
b
e accesse
d
over t
h
e Internet using any we
b
b
rowser, w
h
ic
h
means you cou
ld
ta
k
e a note
b
oo
k
computer anyw
h
ere wit
h
wire
l
ess networ
k
connectivity an
d
secure
l
y reac
h
across t
h
e Internet to your private
d
ata at
h
ome. Fi
l
es can
b
e s
h
are
d
an
d
even up
l
oa
d
e
d
wit
h
a drag-and-drop interface, however only specific default folders can be shared over the Internet
To access and remotely copy files to and from your MediaShare:
1. Go to http://www.myverbatim.com and login to your MediaShare device
.
2. Enter
y
our MediaShare Name that
y
ou selected when
y
ou set u
p
y
our device.
3. Enter your Username and Password that you created during Setup
.
4. Click Sign In
.

5
Resettin
g
Your MediaShar
e
Your MediaShare system may need to be reset under the
f
ollowing conditions:
• When
y
ou want to chan
g
e the name o
f
y
our MediaShare s
y
stem
.
• When you
f
orget your user id or password.
Reset from the
CD
1. Insert your Me
d
iaS
h
are Insta
ll
ation CD an
d
run me
d
ias
h
aresetup.exe
.
You do not need to uninstall the software before resettin
g
the s
y
stem.
2
. C
l
ic
k
t
h
e Documentation
,
Too
l
s an
d
More
b
utton.
3
.
C
lick Reset
Reset Butto
n
1. Push the reset button on the back of
y
our MediaShare for at least 10seconds or mor
e
2
. Me
d
iaS
h
are wi
ll
b
e reset.
3. Use Me
d
iaS
h
are Insta
ll
ation CD to rename t
h
e server an
d
setup username, passwor
d.
Eas
y
Transfer Butto
n
The Easy Transfer button is a quick and efficient way to copy files and folders from any USB drive directly to MediaShare. Proceed as follows
;
1. Connect the USB Drive to the front USB port
2
. Push the Eas
y
Transfer button for 1 second
3. The LED beside the USB port will blink orange while data is being transferre
d
4. Once trans
f
er is complete the LED will stop blinking
5. USB drive can then be remove
d

6
Accessin
g
Transferred Content
Content which was transferred from a USB drive usin
g
the Eas
y
Transfer button can be accessed in the followin
g
folder location;
MediaLibrar
y
> Famil
y
Librar
y
> USB-Download
s
Figure 1-1 Easy Trans
f
er Button – USB-Downloads Folder
Each time the Easy Trans
f
er button is pushed a new
f
older with the current date and time will be created. All content will be copied to
t
h
is
l
ocation
.
Me
d
iaS
h
are Agen
t
Using MediaShare Agent
MediaShare A
g
ent runs in the back
g
round allowin
g
y
ou to ex
p
lore folders, o
p
en MediaShare A
pp
lication, or check for u
p
dates. MediaShare
A
g
ent icon resides on
y
our s
y
stem tra
y
(PC) or dock (Mac), and normall
y
a
pp
ears when
y
ou start
y
our com
p
uter
.
Ri
g
ht-click the MediaShare A
g
ent icon to dis
p
la
y
menu o
p
tions. Selectin
g
Preferences o
p
tion allows
y
ou to also check for software u
p
dates to
t
h
e
d
es
k
to
p
a
ppl
ications. Some o
p
tions var
y
b
etween a PC an
d
Mac. For exam
pl
e,
l
o
g
in status a
l
on
g
wit
h
Lo
g
in an
d
Lo
g
out o
p
tions wi
ll
on
ly
be shown on a PC.
Rig
h
t-C
l
ic
k
t
h
e Me
d
iaS
h
are Agent icon
Figure 2-1 Me
d
iaS
h
are Agent Icon an
d
Menu on a P
C
Startin
g
the MediaShare A
g
en
t
MediaShare Agent automatically appears when you start your computer. I
f
you exit the MediaShare Agent, the icon will disappear
f
rom the
icon tra
y
and will need to be restarted
f
or use once more.
Start the MediaShare Agent on a P
C
To start MediaShare A
g
ent on a PC, navi
g
ate to
S
tart > Pro
g
rams > Verbatim > MediaShare Deskto
p
A
pp
lications > MediaShare A
g
ent >
MediaShare Agen
t

7
Start t
h
e Me
d
iaS
h
are A
g
ent on a Ma
c
To start Me
d
iaS
h
are Agent on a Mac, start Fin
d
er,
b
rowse to App
l
ications > Me
d
iaS
h
are Des
k
top App
l
ications, an
d
t
h
en
l
aunc
h
Me
d
iaS
h
are
Agen
t
Me
d
iaS
h
are Agent Menu Option
s
Not logged in/Logged in a
s
The label at the top of the top of the menu displays who is currently logged into MediaShare Agent, or shows Not logged in, as appropriate.
This item is available on a PC onl
y.
Figure 2-2 Log In to MediaShare Server
Lo
g
I
n
The Log In menu option allows you to select your MediaShare Server, and then enter your User name and Password.
Figure 2-3 Log In to Me
d
iaS
h
are Server

8
S
witc
h
U
se
r
I
f
someone is lo
gg
ed into MediaShare, the Switch user menu o
p
tions lo
g
s out the current user and allows another
p
erson to lo
g
in.
This menu o
p
tion is available on a PC onl
y
.
Figure Chapter 2-4 Switch User
Log Ou
t
The Lo
g
out menu o
p
tion closes the current user’s connection to MediaShare Server. Lo
gg
in
g
out
p
revents other users from accessin
g
y
our
albums and M
y
Librar
y
folders. To lo
g
in a
g
ain, select Lo
g
In and reenter
y
our user name and
p
assword information. This menu o
p
tion is
avai
l
a
bl
e on a PC on
l
y.
Figure
2
-5 Log
O
u
t
Exp
l
ore Me
d
iaS
h
are Server Fo
ld
er
s
MediaShare Folders lets you use Windows Explorer or Mac Finder to work with content on your MediaShare Server. Exploring
f
olders using
t
his method allows
y
ou to u
p
load
fi
les
g
reater than 2GB to the server. I
f
not alread
y
lo
gg
ed in, this a
pp
lication
p
rom
p
ts
y
ou to lo
g
in, and then
opens either Windows Explorer or Mac Finder, and displays your FamilyLibrary, MyLibrary and MyComputers
f
olders within a network drive.
MediaShare
f
olders are available whether the MediaShare is located locally on the home network or remotely across the internet
.
Fi
g
ure 2-6 Ex
p
lore m
y
MediaShare Folders

9
O
p
en Me
d
iaS
h
are A
ppl
icatio
n
The O
p
en MediaShare A
pp
lication menu o
p
tion starts MediaShare A
pp
lication, which is visuall
y
a user
f
riendl
y
and
fl
exible wa
y
to mana
g
e
y
our content and administer settin
g
s usin
g
a web browser. Launchin
g
MediaShare A
pp
lication o
p
ens
y
our de
f
ault browser,
p
rom
p
ts
y
ou to lo
g
in (i
f
not alread
y
lo
gg
ed in), and dis
p
la
y
s the MediaShare Server landin
g
p
a
g
e where
y
ou can access
y
our media librar
y
f
olders, view album,
set
p
references alon
g
with other server o
p
tions
.
Figure 2-7 Open MediaShare Server Landing Pag
e
Albums
.
Click the Albums icon to view albums currentl
y
available
.
Me
d
ia Li
b
rary. Click Media Library icon to view the contents of your MediaShare Server. From here you can add additional content, manage
y
our folders, and create albums that
y
ou can share with famil
y
and friends
.
Backup my MediaShare. Click Backup My MediaShare to access the server backup management tool allowing you to select which
f
olders are
scheduled to backup to a connected drive on one o
f
the back USB ports, view the status o
f
backups and review the amount o
f
remaining space
on the drive being used to backup MediaShare Server content
.
Preferences. Click here to change your user preferences or administer your MediaShare Server
.
Preference
s
T
h
ePre
f
erence
s
menu option on MediaShare Server agent allows you to check
f
or so
f
tware updates to desktop applications, and displays the
name and IP address o
f
the MediaShare Server on your home network
.
The Advanced tab shows the MediaShare Server found on your network
.
Figure 2-9 Agent Pre
f
erences
N
o
t
e
:The Preferences available on MediaShare A
g
ent are different from the Preferences offered on MediaShare Server. For more information
about MediaShare Server Preferences, see “Preferences” under the Chapter 2 MediaShare Application section.
A
bout
T
h
e A
b
out menu option
d
isp
l
ays t
h
e Me
d
iaS
h
are Agent version insta
ll
e
d
on your comuter.
Figure 2-10 A
b
out Me
d
iaS
h
are Agent
Exi
t
The
E
xi
t
menu option closes MediaShare Agent and removes the icon from the system tray
.

1
0
MediaShare A
pp
lication
Startin
g
t
h
e Me
d
iaS
h
are A
ppl
icatio
n
The MediaShare A
pp
lication runs in
y
our browser, and allows
y
ou to access
y
our folders within the media librar
y
, view albums, and set
p
references from an
y
web browser. The MediaShare A
pp
lication is available whether the MediaShare unit is located locall
y
on the home
network or remotel
y
across the Internet. The MediaShare A
pp
lication works the same even with different com
p
uters and browsers.
There are four ways to launch the MediaShare Application
.
From the Desktop
Dou
bl
e-c
l
ic
k
t
h
e
N
avigate to Me
d
iaS
h
are (www) icon
l
ocate
d
on t
h
e
d
es
k
top. T
h
is icon was ena
bl
e
d
d
uring insta
ll
ation
From the MediaShare A
g
ent
Right-click the MediaShare agent icon located on the bottom right corner o
f
your computer, and then select Open MediaShare application.
F
rom a
B
rowse
r
O
p
en a new browser window and navi
g
ate to www.m
y
Verbatim.com.
From t
h
e
S
tart Men
u
O
n a P
C.
To start the MediaShare Application on a PC, click Start > Programs > Verbatim > MediaShare Desktop Applications > QuickConnect
> Navigate to MediaShare (www)
.
O
n a MA
C.
To start t
h
e Me
d
iaS
h
are App
l
ication on a Mac, start Fin
d
er,
b
rowse to App
l
ications >Me
d
iaS
h
are Des
k
top App
l
ication
s
,
an
d
t
h
en
launch the Smart Web shortcut
.
Lo
gg
in
g
into the MediaShare A
pp
lication
When
y
ou launch the MediaShare A
pp
lication,
y
ou will be asked to lo
g
in usin
g
the credentials
y
ou set u
p
when
y
ou first installed
y
our
M
e
d
iaS
h
are s
y
stem.
To
l
og in:
1. Select a lan
g
ua
g
e. Your lan
g
ua
g
e
p
reference ma
y
alread
y
be set as the default
.
2
. Ent
e
r Y
ou
r
M
edia
S
hare Name.
3
. Enter Your
U
ser Name.
4
.
E
nter
Y
our
P
asswor
d
.
5. Click the Sign In button.
Figure 3-1 MediaShare Application Login Screen