Maxtor CENTRAL AXIS admin user guide

Maxtor Central Axis Admin User Guide

Admin Web Page Overview ......................................................................................... 1

Accessing the Web Page .................................................................................. 1

Setting Up the Central Axis ......................................................................................... 3

Managing Central Axis User Accounts ................................................................... 8

Creating a New User Account .......................................................................... 8

Modifying Account Settings and Sharing Privileges .................................... 11

Deleting User Accounts ................................................................................... 13

Managing Shared Folders .......................................................................................... 16

Creating a New Shared Folder ....................................................................... 16

Modifying Shared Folder Access Privileges ................................................. 19

Deleting, Suspending, or Reactivating Shared Folders .............................. 21

Managing Digital Content ................................................................................ 23

Enabling and Disabling Media Server ................................................. 23

Using the Clean Up Feature ................................................................. 25

Using the Refresh Feature ................................................................... 26

Selecting Shared Folders ..................................................................... 27

Backing Up Shared Folders ...................................................................................... 29

Using External USB Drives ............................................................................. 29

Connecting an External USB Drive ..................................................... 29

Formatting an External USB Drive ...................................................... 30

Creating a Backup Set ..................................................................................... 33

Deleting a Backup Set ..................................................................................... 37

Backing Up Now ............................................................................................... 38

Restoring Backed Up Folders ......................................................................... 40

Using Advanced Features ....................................................... 44

Managing Web Access and Notification Settings ........................................ 44

Setting Language, Date, and Time ................................................................ 46

Managing Network Settings ............................................................................ 47

Managing System Maintenance ..................................................................... 51

Managing Power Settings ..................................................................... 51

Running a Diagnostic Test ................................................................... 52

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Updating the Central Axis System Software ...................................... 54

Accessing the System Update Admin Page ......................... 56

Installing an Update .................................................................. 59

Setting Central Axis Update Preferences .............................. 60

Updating the System Software Manually .............................. 61

Setting USB Configurations ............................................................................ 63

Formatting a USB Drive ........................................................................ 63

Managing Printer Support ..................................................................... 66

Safely Removing Devices ..................................................................... 68

Configuring Drives (Dual Drive Units Only) .................................................. 69

Changing Drive Configuration .............................................................. 70

MSS II Owners .......................................................................... 70

Central Axis Owners ................................................................. 73

Replacing a Failed Drive (Central Axis Only) .................................... 78

Identifying a Failed Drive ......................................................... 78

Replacing a Drive ...................................................................... 82

Configuring the New Drive ....................................................... 90

Checking System Status ............................................................................................ 99

System Status Summary ............................................................................... 100

Using External USB Drives with the Central Axis ........................... 100

Using USB Printers with the Central Axis ......................................... 100

System Status Links ....................................................................................... 100

Checking Account and Share Status ................................................ 100

Checking System Notification Status ................................................ 102

Checking Web Access and Sharing Status ..................................... 107

Checking the Administrator's Event Log ........................................... 108

Reading the LED Status Indicators .............................................................. 109

Maxtor Central Axis ............................................................................. 109

MSS II .................................................................................................... 113

Index .................................................................................................................................. 116

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Admin Web Page Overview

The Maxtor Central Axis admin web page is used to do the following:

• Set up the Central Axis

• Create and manage user accounts

• Create and manage shared folders

• Create and manage the backup of shared folders

• Configure advanced settings:

— Web access and notifications

— Language/Date/Time settings

— Network settings

— Power settings

— Diagnostics

— USB device setup

— Drive configuration

• View system status

Accessing the Web Page

The Central Axis admin web page is accessed through your desktop Central Axis application.

To open the Central Axis admin web page,

Step 1. Open your Maxtor Manager application.

Note: For instructions on how to install and open the Maxtor Manager application, see the

Maxtor Central Axis User Guide for Windows or the Maxtor Central Axis User Guide for Macintosh.

Step 2: For Windows:

•In the My Drives window, click Settings.

•In the Settings window, click Advanced Web Page.

For Macintosh:

• In the main view, click Settings.

•In the Advanced view, click Central Axis Administration.

The Maxtor Central Axis Main Menu for the admin web page opens:

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Figure 1: Central Axis Admin Main Menu

You can access the Central Axis features by clicking either the feature link in the Main Menu or the feature icon at the top of the Central Axis admin web page.

Note: You cannot use your browser’s Back button the return to a previous Central Axis admin

web page. You must click the feature icon to work your way back to a previous page.

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Setting Up the Central Axis

Use the Setup pages on the Central Axis admin website for the initial configuration of your Central Axis:

• Select the language used in the admin web pages

• Manually set date and time or enable and configure a Network Time Protocol

• Name your Central Axis and assign it to a workgroup

• Create an administrative password to secure the administrative functionality of the Central Axis

To set up your Central Axis,

Step 1. Click Setup in the Main Menu or click the Setup icon at the top of the Central Axis

admin web page.

The Setup Step 1 page opens:

Figure 2: Setup Step 1

Step 2: Enter your language.

Step 3: Either set the date and time or enable the Network Time Protocol.

• Network Time Protocol: Allows the Central Axis to automatically set date and time via an Internet time server. By default, this feature is disabled. This feature can be used only if the Central Axis is connected to the Internet.

If you enable Network Time Protocol (NTP), the page refreshes to allow you to set a default NTP server and enter the NTP Server name:

Figure 3: Setup Step 1 - NTP Server

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Step 4: Select your Time Zone and click Next.

The Setup Step 2 page opens:

Figure 4: Setup Step 2

Step 5: Name your Central Axis and assign it to a workgroup.

• Central Axis Workgroup: The domain to which the Central Axis belongs

Note: An administrator account is automatically created when the Central Axis software is

installed, The user name for the administrator account for the Central Axis is admin. This user name is already entered for you and cannot be changed. The admin account is the

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only account that allows you to log onto the admin web page portion of the Central Axis application.

Step 6: Decide whether to set a password for the administrator account.

Note: We recommend setting an admin password to prevent someone with access to the local

network from inadvertently setting a password and locking the admin out.

If you select Yes, the page expands to allow you to set an administrator password:

Figure 5: Setup Step 2 -Administrator Password

Step 7: Enter and re-enter an administrator password and click Next.

The Setup Step 3 page opens:

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Figure 6: Setup Step 3

Step 8: Choose whether to enable Web Access

• Web Access: Allows you to remotely access and work with files stored on your Central Axis from any computer with an Internet connection and to share files with anyone with an Internet connection.

Step 9: If you wish, enter an email address to automatically receive system update and

disk configuration error notifications (recommended).

Note: In order to receive these notifications, your Central Axis must be able to communicate with

globalaccess.seagate.com.

Step 10: Click Next.

A message confirms the successful setup of your Central Axis and provides a summary of your settings.

Figure 7: Setup Confirmation

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Step 11: Either print or write down your setup information for future reference.

Step 12: Click OK to return to the Main Menu.

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Managing Central Axis User Accounts

Use the Account Management page on the Central Axis admin web page to manage the way people access and store information on your Central Axis.

• Create New User accounts

• Modify account settings and sharing privileges

• Delete user accounts

Creating a New User Account

You can create a new user account here on the Central Axis admin web page or in your Central Axis desktop application. For instructions on how to add a user account from the desktop application, see the Maxtor Central Axis User Guide for Windows or the Maxtor

Central Axis User Guide for Macintosh.

Note: When you create a new user account on the admin web page rather than in the Macintosh

or Windows desktop application, a shared folder is not automatically created for the new account. You must create the folder yourself. For instructions on how to do this, see the

Shared Folder Management section.

Note: When the Macintosh and Windows desktop applications refer to a user account, what is

actually being referred to is a shared folder. So when you select a user account to connect to from the list displayed in the desktop application, you’re actually selecting from a list of shared folders, not from a list of user accounts.

You can add as many user accounts as you like to your Central Axis and control how much access each user has to the information stored on the Central Axis.

To create a new user account,

Step 1. Click Account Management in the Main Menu or click the Account Management

icon at the top of the Central Axis admin web page.

The Account Management page opens:

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Figure 8: Account Management

Step 2: Click Create New User Account.

The Create New User Account page opens:

Figure 9: Create New User Account

Step 3: Enter a user name containing up to 32 alphanumeric characters.

Step 4: Enter and re-enter a password.

Step 5: Click Next.

The Set Access Privileges page opens:

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Figure 10: Set Access Privileges

Step 6: Select the folders to which you want this user to have access and the degree to

which the user should have access. By default, a new user has full access to all publicly shared folders on the Central Axis but no access to private folders.

Note: Users without full access to a folder cannot access that folder remotely via Global Access.

Step 7: Click Next.

The User Account Created Successfully page confirms that the new user account is ready for use:

Figure 11: User Account Created Successfully

Step 8: Click OK to return to the Account Management page.

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Modifying Account Settings and Sharing Privileges

You can modify folder access privileges or change the user password for a private user account folder. You cannot make both these modifications at the same time; you must change either the access privileges or the password and then return to the Modify Account Settings page a second time to make the other change.

To modify account settings and user privileges,

Step 1. On the Account Management page, click Modify Account Settings and User

Privileges.

The Modify Account Settings page opens:

Figure 12: Modify Account Settings

Step 2: To change the folder access privileges for a user account, click Modify next to the

desired account.

The Set Access Privileges page opens:

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Figure 13: Set Access Privileges

Step 3: Make the desired changes and click Next.

A message confirms the change in folder access privileges:

Figure 14: Access Privileges Modified

Step 4: To change the user password for a restricted access folder, click Change next to

the desired account.

Step 5: The Change User Password page opens:

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Figure 15: Change User Password

Step 6: Enter and re-enter the new password and click Next.

A message confirms the password change for this user account:

Figure 16: User Account Password Changed

Step 7: Click OK to return to the Account Management page.

Deleting User Accounts

Deleting a user account does not result in the deletion of any folders associated with the account.

To delete a user account,

Step 1. On the Account Management page, click Delete User Account.

The Delete User Account page opens:

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Figure 17: Delete User Account

Step 2: Click Delete next to the account to be deleted.

You’re asked to confirm the deletion of the user account:

Figure 18: Confirm User Account Deletion

Step 3: Click Yes to proceed with the deletion.

A message confirms the deletion of the user account:

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Figure 19: User Account Deleted

Step 4: Click OK to return to the Account Management page.

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Managing Shared Folders

Use the Shared Folder Management page on the Central Axis admin web page to manage shared folders stored on your Central Axis:

• Create a new shared folder

• Modify shared folder privileges

• Delete, suspend, or reactivate shared folders

• Manage digital content

Creating a New Shared Folder

Note: When you create a new user account on the admin web page rather than in the Macintosh

or Windows desktop application, a shared folder is not automatically created for the new account. You must create the folder yourself. For instructions on how to do this, see the

Shared Folder Management section.

Note: When the Macintosh and Windows desktop applications refer to a user account, what is

A shared folder can be accessible to all users or can be limited to access only by users you designate:

• Public Access: All users on your Central Axis may read and write to the shared folder.

• Limited Access: You define a particular set of access privileges to control who may access the folder and how they may work with the files stored in it.

To create a shared folder,

Step 1. Click Shared Folder Management in the Main Menu or click the Shared Folder

Management icon at the top of the Central Axis admin web page.

The Shared Folder Management page opens:

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Figure 20: Shared Folder Management

Step 2: Click Create New Shared Folder.

The Create Shared Folder page opens:

Figure 21: Create Shared Folder

Step 3: Enter a name for the new folder.

Note: The name can contain no more than 32 characters.

Step 4: Set access privileges:

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•Select Public shared folder to allow everyone access.

•Select Define shared folder access to control user access to this folder.

Step 5: Click Next.

If you selected Define shared folder access, the Set User Access Privileges page opens:

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Figure 22: Set User Access Privileges

Listed are the user accounts for your Central Axis.

Step 6: Set the degree of access to this folder you want to grant each listed user and click

Next.

A message confirms the successful creation of the shared folder:

Figure 23: Shared Folder Created

Step 7: Click OK to return to the Shared Folder Management page.

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Modifying Shared Folder Access Privileges

A shared folder can be accessible to all users or can be limited to access only by users you designate:

• Public Access: All users on your Central Axis may read and write to the shared folder.

• Limited Access: You define a particular set of access privileges to control who may access the folder and how they may work with the files stored in it.

To change shared folder access privileges,

Step 1. On the Shared Folder Management page, click Modify Shared Folder Access

Privileges.

The Modify Shared Folder Access Privileges page opens:

Figure 24: Modify Shared Folder Access Privileges I

Step 2: Click Modify next to the shared folder to be modified.

A second Modify Shared Folder Access Privileges page opens:

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Figure 25: Modify Shared Folder Access Privileges II

Step 3: Modify the privileges for the share by selecting the appropriate access for each

user:

• Full Access: User may both read files stored in the folder and add new files to it.

• Read Only Access: User may read files stored in the folder but may not add new files.

• No Access: User may not access the folder.

Step 4: Click Next.

A message confirms that access privileges have been successfully modified:

Figure 26: Modify Shared Folder Access Confirmed

Step 5: Click OK to return to the Shared Folder Management page.

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Deleting, Suspending, or Reactivating Shared Folders

You can further manage shared folder access by deleting a shared folder or by suspending or reactivating access to a shared folder.

To delete, suspend, or reactivate a shared folder,

Step 1. On the Shared Folder Management page, click Delete, Suspend, or Reactivate

Shared Folders.

The Modify Shared Folder Status page opens:

Figure 27: Modify Shared Folder Status

Step 2: Click the appropriate button next to the shared folder whose access you want to

modify.

No confirmation is requested if you’re suspending or reactivating folder access. However, if you’re deleting a folder, you’re warned that deleting the folder also deletes the files stored in it and are asked to confirm the deletion:

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Figure 28: Confirm Shared Folder Deletion

Step 3: Click Yes.

A message confirms the deletion, suspension, or reactivation of the shared folder:

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Figure 29: Confirm Shared Folder Deletion

Figure 30: Confirm Shared Folder Access Suspension

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Figure 31: Confirm Shared Folder Access Reactivation

Step 4: Click OK to return to the Shared Folder Management page.

Managing Digital Content

Media Server allows you to use your Maxtor Central Axis with any UPnP-enabled audio/ video player to play back digital photos, music, and videos on networked home entertainment systems. You can export your favorite music and video playlists.

Media Server recognizes files in Our Photos, Our Music, Our Movies, My Photos, My Music, My Movies, and My Multimedia folders.

Enabling and Disabling Media Server

To enable or disable Media Server,

Step 1. On the Shared Folder Management page, click Manage Digital Content.

The Manage Digital Content page opens:

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Figure 32: Manage Digital Content

Step 2: Choose whether to enable or disable Media Server and click Next.

If you select Enable Media Server, the Select Shared Folders page opens:

Figure 33: Select Shared Folders

Step 3: Select folders to be searched for digital content and click Next.

Note: See Selecting Shared Folders below for detailed information about selecting these

folders.

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Depending on your selection, a message confirms that Media Server is now enabled or disabled:

Figure 34: Manage Digital Content - Media Server Enabled

Step 4: Click Done to return to the Shared Folder Management page.

Using the Clean Up Feature

When Media Server is disabled, the Manage Digital Content page displays a Clean Up button:

Figure 35: Manage Digital Content - Clean Up Button

The Clean Up button works around an issue in Media Server, whose database may occasionally become corrupt. You detect this corruption by adding media files and discovering that they don’t appear in the advertised list of media files as seen by a DMA connected to your home entertainment system.

When you detect such a condition,

Step 1. On the Manage Digital Content page, click Clean Up.

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A message confirms that your database has been cleaned:

Figure 36: Manage Digital Content - Clean Up

Step 2: Click Done to return to the Shared Folder Management page.

Using the Refresh Feature

When Media Server is enabled, the Manage Digital Content page displays a Refresh button:

Figure 37: Manage Digital Content - Refresh Button

Use the Refresh feature when you add new digital content to folders already selected to be searched for music, videos, pictures, or playlists. When you click Refresh, Media Server refreshes its search of those folders and detects the new digital content.

To refresh the search for digital content on your shared folders,

Step 1. On the Manage Digital Content page, click Refresh.

A message confirms that your database is being refreshed:

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Figure 38: Manage Digital Content - Refresh

Step 2: Click Done to return to the Shared Folder Management page.

Selecting Shared Folders

You’re offered the chance to select shared folders to be searched for music, videos, pictures, and playlists each time you enable Media Server. Media Server recognizes files in Our Photos, Our Music, Our Movies, My Photos, My Music, My Movies, and My Multimedia folders and will search external devices connected to your Central Axis as well as the Central Axis itself.

To select the shared folders to be searched for music, videos, pictures, or playlists,

Step 1. On the Manage Digital Content page, select Enable Media Server.

Step 2: Click Next.

The Select Shared Folders page opens:

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Contents

Admin Web Page Overview

Accessing the Web Page

Setting Up the Central Axis

Managing Central Axis User Accounts

Creating a New User Account

Modifying Account Settings and Sharing Privileges

Deleting User Accounts

Managing Shared Folders

Creating a New Shared Folder

Modifying Shared Folder Access Privileges

Deleting, Suspending, or Reactivating Shared Folders

Managing Digital Content

Enabling and Disabling Media Server

Using the Clean Up Feature

Using the Refresh Feature

Selecting Shared Folders