1. Introduction Special Features of GoFlex Home
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• Centralized Printing: If you connect a printer to the USB port on your GoFlex Home,
everyone on your home network can wirelessly print from that one printer. See page 54
for more information.
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Music and Video Streaming (DLNA): Everyone on your home network can stream music,
movies, and videos to their computer or to a digital media device, such as a FreeAgent
GoFlex TV, from GoFlex Home. (
DLNA stands for Digital Living Network Alliance, and is a
technology that allows you to enjoy the digital media files stored on your GoFlex Home on
a digital media device.)
• Seagate Dashboard: This software serves as a central location from where you can
access all of GoFlex Home’s features (Windows only).
• Easy Expansion: If you require additional storage capacity in the future, you can easily
remove and replace the drive in GoFlex Home—no tools required. You can also connect
an external USB drive directly to GoFlex Home for even more storage space. See
page 75 for more information.
About Seagate Share Pro
Unlimited user accounts and other handy features are available with an upgrade to Seagate
Share Pro, which provides premium service options that are available for purchase.
Seagate Share Pro includes:
• Access to GoFlex Home and Seagate Share for an unlimited number of people.
• Integration with Facebook
®
and Flickr
®
, which lets you easily copy your GoFlex Home
photos to your online accounts.
• The 3D wall interface by Cooliris, which enhances your enjoyment of your GoFlex Home
photos.
• Secure remote access to GoFlex Home with FTPS.
• Integrated RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds, which make it effortless to keep
friends and family updated with your latest shared files, such as vacation photos.
To learn more about these and other Seagate Share Pro features, click Learn More under
Seagate Share Pro in the Seagate Dashboard Application Store.
About Premium Backup
If you would like to back up more than three PCs to your GoFlex Home, you can purchase a
Premium Backup software upgrade from the Application Store on your Seagate Dashboard.
Premium Backup software allows you to back up an unlimited number of PCs to your GoFlex
Home.