LaCie Ethernet Disk mini-Home Edition User manual

LaCie Ethernet Disk mini Home Edition

User Manual

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Table of Contents

Health and Safety Precautions 4

General Use Precautions 4

1. Introduction 5

I want to: 5

1.1. Box Content 6

1.2. System Requirements 7

1.3. Speciﬁcations and Services 8

2. Installation and Setup 9

Setup Step 1 – Verify 10

Setup Step 2 – Connect 10

Setup Step 3 – Install and Conﬁgure Device 11

Setup Step 4 – Install Desktop Applications 13

Record Important Information 13

3. Connecting to Your Ethernet Disk mini Home 14

3.1. HipServ Agent with QuickConnect 15

3.2. LaCie Media Portal 16

4. Sharing Your Content and Managing Files 17

4.1. About the Browser Interface 17

4.1.1. Welcome Home Page 17

4.1.2. Application Bar 18

4.1.3. Location Bar 18

4.1.4. Action Bar 19

4.1.5. File List 20

4.1.6. Search 20

4.2. Family Library and My Library 21

4.3. Managing Files 22

4.3.1. Creating Folders 22

4.3.2. Uploading Content 23

4.3.3. Downloading Files 24

4.3.4. Editing Files and Photos 25

4.3.5. Copying, Moving or Deleting Files 26

4.3.6. Renaming Files 27

4.3.7. Zip Files 28

4.4. Sharing 29

4.4.1. Sharing Folders 29

4.4.2. Sending Sharing Invitation Email 30

5. MyContacts 31

5.1. Adding Contacts 32

5.2. Editing Contact Details 32

5.3. Creating Mailing Lists 33

5.4. Importing Contacts 34

5.5. Sending Email to Contacts 35

5.6. Deleting Contacts 35

6. Digital Media Sharing and Home Entertainment 36

Digital Media Server (DMS) 36

Digital Media Players (DMP) 36

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Digital Media Standards 37

7. Sync and Back Up Files 38

7.1. DesktopMirror 39

7.1.1. Backing Up Files 39

7.1.2. Scheduling Backups 40

7.1.3. Restoring Files 40

7.1.4. DesktopMirror Synchronization Mode 41

7.1.5. MyBackup 42

7.2. MySafe 43

7.2.1. Connecting an External USB Hard Drive 43

7.2.2. Backing Up Files to the USB Hard Drive 44

7.2.3. Restoring Files to the Ethernet Disk mini 44

7.2.4. Disconnecting your MySafe External Hard Drive 45

8. Settings 46

8.1. General Settings 47

8.2. MyContacts Settings 48

8.3. File Settings 48

9. Administration 49

9.1. Adding and Managing Users 50

9.1.1. Adding Users 50

9.1.2. User Management 51

9.2. Networking 52

9.2.1. LAN Connection 52

9.2.2. Network Services 53

9.2.3. Router Conﬁguration 53

9.2.4. Windows Networking 54

9.3. Status 55

9.3.1. Disk Space Monitoring 55

9.3.2. Notiﬁcations 55

9.4. System 56

9.4.1 Setting the Date and Time 56

9.4.2. Managing MySafe USB External Storage 56

9.4.3. Registration 57

9.4.4. Shutting Down or Restarting 57

9.4.5. Software Update 57

Appendix A: Router Conﬁguration 58

D-Link

®

Router Conﬁguration 58

Linksys

®

Router Conﬁguration 63

Netgear

®

Router Conﬁguration 68

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served. No part of this publication may

be reproduced, stored in a retrieval sys-

tem, or transmitted in any form or by any

means, electronic, mechanical, photo-

copying, recording or otherwise, without

the prior written consent of LaCie.

Trademarks

Apple, Mac, and Macintosh are regis-

tered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.

Microsoft, Windows 2000, Windows XP

and Windows Vista are registered trade-

marks of Microsoft Corporation. Other

trademarks mentioned in this manual are

the property of their respective owners.

Changes

The material in this document is for in-

formation only and subject to change

without notice. While reasonable efforts

have been made in the preparation of this

document to assure its accuracy, LaCie

assumes no liability resulting from errors

or omissions in this document, or from the

use of the information contained herein.

LaCie reserves the right to make changes

or revisions in the product design or the

product manual without reservation and

without obligation to notify any person of

such revisions and changes.

Canada Compliance Statement

This Class A digital apparatus meets all

requirements of the Canadian Interfer-

ence-Causing Equipment Regulations.

FCC Statement

This device complies with Part 15 of the

FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the

following conditions:

The devices may not cause harmful

1.

interference

The devices must accept any inter-

2.

ference received, including interfer-

ence that may cause undesired op-

eration.

NOTE: This equipment has been tested

and found to comply with the limits for

a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part

15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are de-

signed to provide reasonable protection

against harmful interference in a residen-

tial installation. This equipment generates,

uses and can radiate radio frequency en-

ergy and, if not installed and used in ac-

cordance with the instructions, may cause

harmful interference to radio communica-

tions. However, there is no guarantee that

interference will not occur in a particular

installation. If this equipment does cause

harmful interference to radio or televi-

sion reception, which can be determined

by turning the equipment off and on, the

user is encouraged to try and correct the

interference by one or more of the follow-

ing measures:

Reorient or relocate the receiving an- ❖

tenna.

Increase the separation between the ❖

equipment and receiver.

Connect the equipment into an outlet ❖

on a circuit different from that to which

the receiver is connected.

Consult the dealer or an experienced ❖

radio/TV technician for help.

Modiﬁcations to this product not autho-

rized by LaCie could void the FCC & In-

dustry Canada regulations and negate

your authority to operate the product.

Manufacturer’s Declaration

for CE Certiﬁcation

We, LaCie, solemnly declare

that this product conforms to the following

European standards: Class B EN60950,

EN55022, EN55024

With reference to the following condi-

tions: 73/23/EEC Low Voltage Directive;

89/336/EEC EMC Directive

This symbol on the product

or on its packaging indicates

that this product must not be

disposed of with your other

household waste. Instead, it

is your responsibility to dispose of your

waste equipment by handing it over to a

designed collection point for the recycling

of waste electrical and electronic equip-

ment. The separate collection and recy-

cling of your waste equipment at the time

of disposal will help to conserve natural

resources and ensure that it is recycled in

a manner that protects human health and

the environment. For more information

about where you can drop off your waste

equipment for recycling, please contact

your local city ofﬁce, your household

waste disposal service, or the shop where

you purchased the product.

Tested to comply with

FCC standards for home

or ofﬁce use

LaCie Hard Drive

CAUTION: Modiﬁcations not

authorized by the manufacturer may

void the user’s authority to operate

this device.

CAUTION: This LaCie hard

drive's warranty may be void as a

result of the failure to respect the

precautions listed above.

CAUTION: A shielded-type

power cord is required in order to

meet FCC emission limits and also

to prevent interference to the nearby

radio and television reception. It is

essential that only the supplied pow-

er cord be used.

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Only qualiﬁed persons are authorized ❖

to carry out maintenance on this de-

vice.

Read this User Manual carefully and

❖

follow the correct procedure when set-

ting up the device.

Do not open your LaCie Ethernet ❖

Disk mini or attempt to disassemble

or modify it. Never insert any metal-

lic object into the drive to avoid any

risk of electrical shock, ﬁre, short-cir-

cuiting or dangerous emissions. Your

LaCie Ethernet Disk mini contains no

user-serviceable parts. If it appears to

be malfunctioning, have it inspected

by a qualiﬁed LaCie Technical Support

representative.

Never expose your device to rain, or ❖

use it near water, or in damp or wet

conditions. Never place objects con-

taining liquids on the LaCie Ethernet

Disk mini, as they may spill into its

openings. Doing so increases the risk

of electrical shock, short-circuiting, ﬁre

or personal injury.

Make sure that the computer and ❖

LaCie Ethernet Disk mini are electri-

cally grounded. If the devices are not

grounded, there is an increased risk of

electrical shock. Power requirements

100-240 V~, 1.5 A, 60-50 Hz, (Sup-

ply voltage ﬂuctuations not exceeding

± 10% of the nominal, transient over-

voltages according to over-voltage

category II).

Health and Safety Precautions

Do not expose the LaCie Ethernet Disk ❖

mini to temperatures outside the range

of 5° C to 35° C (41° F to 95° F); or to

operational humidity beyond 5-80%,

non-condensing, or non-operating

humidity beyond 10-90%, non-con-

densing. Doing so may damage the

LaCie Ethernet Disk mini or disﬁgure

its casing. Avoid placing your LaCie

Ethernet Disk mini near a source of

heat or exposing it to sunlight (even

through a window). Inversely, placing

your LaCie Ethernet Disk mini in an

environment that is too cold or humid

may damage the unit.

Always unplug the LaCie Ethernet Disk ❖

mini from the electrical outlet if there is

a risk of lightning or if it will be unused

for an extended period of time. Other-

wise, there is an increased risk of elec-

trical shock, short-circuiting or ﬁre.

Use only the power supply shipped ❖

with the device.

Do not use the LaCie Ethernet Disk ❖

mini near other electrical appliances

such as televisions or radios. Doing

so may cause interference which will

adversely affect the operation of the

other products.

Do not place the LaCie Ethernet Disk ❖

mini near sources of magnetic interfer-

ence, such as computer displays, tele-

visions or speakers. Magnetic inter-

ference can affect the operation and

stability of your LaCie Ethernet Disk mini.

Do not place heavy objects on top of

the LaCie Ethernet Disk mini or use ex-

cessive force on it.

Never use excessive force on your La- ❖

Cie Ethernet Disk mini. If you detect a

problem, see the Troubleshooting sec-

tion in this manual.

General Use Precautions

IMPORTANT INFO: Any loss, corruption or destruction of data while using a LaCie drive is the sole responsibility of the user, and

under no circumstances will LaCie be held liable for the recovery or restoration of this data. To help prevent the loss of your data, LaCie

highly recommends that you keep two copies of your data; one copy on your external hard drive, for instance, and a second copy either

on your internal hard drive, another external hard drive or some other form of removable storage media. LaCie offers a complete line

of CD and DVD drives. If you would like more information on backup, please refer to our website.

IMPORTANT INFO: 1GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes. 1TB = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes. Once formatted, the actual available stor-

age capacity varies depending on operating environment (typically 5-10% less).

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1. Introduction

Whenever, Wherever Access

At home, a friend’s house, an Internet café or the ofﬁce,

you can access your personal content at home from a

computer, mobile phone, or any web enabled device.

Digitize Your Home

Your Ethernet Disk mini Home Edition is a powerful digital

media server (DMS) that can deliver your media throughout

your home, playing content from your Ethernet Disk mini

Home Edition on computers (Windows

®

or Macintosh

®

)

and many consumer electronic devices (IP-enabled TVs,

game stations, digital media players and more).

Store Your Stuff

Your Ethernet Disk mini Home Edition provides a central

location to store and organize your valuable digital assets.

Connect easily with HipServ Agent and back up your data

with DesktopMirror to ensure that your precious content is

saved and synchronized.

Share Digital Content

Go beyond simple photo album sharing. Allow friends and

family to secure access to the speciﬁc content you choose to

make available, whether it’s photos, word processing docu-

ments, video or music.

Install ❖ my Ethernet Disk mini Home Edition

Create ❖ a new user account

Share ❖ photos with my friends

Access ❖ my Ethernet Disk mini Home Edition when I’m not at home

Stream ❖ videos from my Ethernet Disk mini Home Edition to my TV

Learn ❖ about iTunes Server

Back up ❖ my computer to my Ethernet Disk mini Home Edition

I want to:

Congratulations! As the owner of an Ethernet Disk mini Home Edition home server you’ve taken the latest step in expanding your

digital life. All of your digital media – photos, videos, recorded TV, music and computer ﬁles – are now available wherever you have an

Internet connection, whenever you want to access it.

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1

Quick Install Guide

et he rn et d is k min i

HOME EDITION

1.1. Box Content

1

LaCie Ethernet Disk mini Home Edition

2

Ethernet cable

3

Power supply

4

Drive stand kit

5

Installation CD-ROM with utilities and backup software

6

Quick Install Guide

IMPORTANT INFO: Please save your packaging. In the

event that the drive should need to be repaired or serviced, it

must be returned in its original packaging.

2

3

4

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Windows Users

Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP2 or Windows Vista ❖

500MHz Pentium III or greater ❖

512MB RAM ❖

CD- or DVD-ROM drive ❖

Web browser (Internet Explorer 6.0 or later, Firefox 1.5 or later)

❖

Mac Users

Mac OS 10.3 or later ❖

G3 or later or Intel Core processor ❖

512MB RAM or greater ❖

CD- or DVD-ROM drive ❖

Web browser (Firefox 1.5, or Safari 1.3 or later) ❖

1.2. System Requirements

Network Requirements ■

To make use of all the Ethernet Disk mini Home features, you will need the following:

Consumer Broadband Internet connection: ❖ HipServ utilizes ports 80 (http _, 443 (https) and 22 (ssh) unblocked (without this,

you can still set up HipServ and use it locally, but remote access will not be possible). Consult your ISP for more details.

TECHNICAL NOTE: If your ISP or ﬁrewall blocks port 80, remote access will not be possible.

Internet gateway/router providing DHCP service with UPnP enabled: ❖ If the router does not have UPnP or if UPnP is not

enabled, see the troubleshooting section for enabling UPnP and the automated setup or manual conﬁguration of the router to en-

able remote access.

USB hard drive ❖ (for backing up your Ethernet Disk mini to MySafe only)

Computer Requirements ■

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1.3. Speciﬁcations and Services

Services ■

Services

Remote Access Service: Includes free personal remote access. Operates on any broadband connection. Optional Premier Service

enables remote access for friends and family plus additional features and enhanced functionality.

Software ■

Included Software

System Software: Axentra HipServ 1.5

Desktop Software: HipServ Desktop Agent, QuickConnect, Desktop Mirror (Backup & Sync) for Windows and Mac

Supported Media Formats

Media Class Supported Formats

Image JPEG, PNG, BMP, TIFF

Audio MP3, WMA, WAV, 3GP, M4A, MP4, LPCM, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC, MP2, AC3, MPA, MP1, AIF

NOTE: iTunes unprotected DRM ﬁles are “M4A” audio ﬁles. Video ﬁles are M4V and protected music is in

M4P (protected music can be played on computers authorized to play it)

AV MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG2-TS, MPEG4, AVI, WMV, VOB, DivX, 3GP, VDR, ASF, MPE, DVR-MS, Xvid, M1V, M4V

Supported Mobile Devices (Premium version only)

Playstation Portable, Pocket PCs, iPhone, Blackberry, Windows Mobile Phones, Mobile Phone (Nokia N95 ...)

UPnP Media Player Compatibility

Media players supporting uPnP-AV, Windows Connect, and DLNA certiﬁed devices, Netgear EVA8000, PS3 / Xbox360, Kodak

EX1011 and EX811 for digital picture frames have wireless connectivity, Loewe TV Connect, networked sound system like a Roku

or Sonos

Supported Media, Mobile Devices and UPnP Player Compatibility ■

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Carefully follow these steps to set up your LaCie Ethernet Disk mini Home Edition:

2. Installation and Setup

Step 1

Verify – Make sure your computer and network meet the minimum requirements

Step 2

Connect – Connect your Ethernet Disk mini Home Edition to your network

Step 3

Install and Conﬁgure Device – Conﬁgure LaCie Home and install desktop applications

Step 4

Install Desktop Applications – Install DesktopMirror and HipServ Agent

Step 5

Record Important Information

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Setup Step 1 – Verify

Verify System and Connection Requirements

Before connecting your Ethernet Disk mini, make sure that your broadband home network is running properly. Make sure you are able

to access the Internet from your computer.

HipServ automatically conﬁgures the majority of today’s consumer routers utilizing UPnP features. Make sure your router UPnP-enabled.

If the router is not UPnP enabled, refer to

http://www.homelacie.com/help/router/ for manual conﬁguration help.

HipServ Connection Requirements

Broadband Internet connection utilizes Ports 80 (http), 443 (https) and 22 (ssh) unblocked – refer to your ISP for details

❖

UPnP router (with UPnP enabled; see router user guide) or refer to

❖ http://www.homelacie.com/help/router for more details

Personal Computer running Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/Vista or Mac OS X 10.3 or later (for more information, see section ❖ 1.2,

System Requirements)

Internet Explorer 6 or higher, Firefox 1.5 or higher, Safari 1.3 or later

❖

HipServ Desktop Applications Minimum Requirements

For HipServ Agent, QuickConnect and DesktopMirror:

Windows XP SP2, Vista, 2000 SP4 or Mac OS 10.3 or later

❖

Setup Step 2 – Connect

Unpack your Ethernet Disk mini. See section1. 1.1, Box

Contents to make sure you have everything you need.

Connect the power cord (2. B, Fig. 2.1) to the Ethernet

Disk mini and to a grounded electrical outlet.

Connect the included Ethernet cable to your Ethernet 3.

Disk mini and to your router (A, Fig. 2.1).

Press the blue power button on front of the device.4.

Wait for the solid blue light. Continue to step 3.5.

Figure 2.2

US

B

A

Power button

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Setup Step 3 – Install and Conﬁgure Device

Figure 2.3-A

Figure 2.3-B

Registration and Setup ■

AAAA-AAAA-AAAA-AAAA

Figure 2.3-C

Insert the LaCie Utilities CD into your computer’s CD-

1.

or DVD drive to begin the Ethernet Disk mini - Home

Edition Setup program.

On the Ethernet Disk mini Setup page, click 2. Step 1 Set-

up (Fig. 2.3-A) and follow the on-screen instructions.

On the End User License Agreement page, click

3.

Agree.

On the Registration page (Fig. 2.3-B) enter the 16-let-

4.

ter product key on the back of your drive (Fig. 2.3-C)

and give your Ethernet Disk mini a name. The name

you enter here will be the “Portal Name” you use to log

in to your Ethernet Disk mini. Click Next.

NOTE: Try to choose a name that is easy to remember.

This is the name you will give to friends or family with

whom you want to share content.

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Figure 2.3-D

Set the date and time for your device on the Date and 5.

Time page. Click Next.

On the Administrator Account Creation page (Fig. 2.3-4.

D), enter a user name, display name and password.

You will use the user name and password you enter

here to log in to your Ethernet Disk mini when setup is

complete. Click Next.

Setup will check your router for UPnP compatibility 5.

and automatically conﬁgure it to communicate with

homelacie.com.

TECHNICAL NOTE: Router setup varies. Please see Ap-

pendix A for information on proper router setup or go to

www.homelacie.com/help/router.

On the Notiﬁcations page, enter the email addresses 6.

where you want notices, errors and update information

sent to. Click Next.

The Summary page will display the IP address (Fig. 2.3-7.

E) of your Ethernet Disk mini on your home network (ex.

192.168.1.5).

NOTE: Write this address down and keep it in a safe

place. Click Next.

When setup is complete, the Finish page will open. 8.

Click Finish and continue to Setup Step 4 – Install

Desktop Applications.

Figure 2.3-E

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Record Important Information

Record your important Ethernet Disk mini Home Edition Information below. You can use this information to conﬁgure

desktop applications and to administer your Ethernet Disk mini.

Ethernet Disk mini Setup Notes:________________________________________________________________________

Ethernet Disk mini Hostname: ________________________________________________________example (TheSmiths)

Ethernet Disk mini Full Domain Address: __________________________________ example (TheSmiths.homelacie.com)

Administrator Username: _____________________________________________________________ example (MrSmith)

Administrator Password: ______________________________________________________________________________

When you have ﬁnished conﬁguring your router return to the

Setup page and click Step 2 Install Desktop Applica-

tions (Fig. 2.4) and follow the on-screen instructions.

NOTE: To install Desktop Applications on additional com-

puters, insert the HipServ Setup CD into the computer’s

CD- or DVD drive and repeat Step 2 Install Desktop

Applications for each additional computer.

Setup Step 4 – Install Desktop Applications

Figure 2.4

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3. Connecting to Your Ethernet Disk mini Home

There are several ways to connect to HipServ to save or retrieve your media. Choose the method that works best for you and the way

you like to use your computer.

3.1 HipServ Agent with QuickConnect works like your Windows Explorer or Macintosh Finder and is a fast way

to access or upload ﬁles.

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3.2. LaCie Media Portal is a universal interface that works from any web browser that has an Internet connection and

can be used either on your local network or across the Internet. A Drag and Drop mode makes uploading ﬁles easy.

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3.1. HipServ Agent with QuickConnect

The fastest and easiest method of connecting to your Ethernet Disk mini is to use the HipServ Desktop Agent (see Setup Step 4, Install

Desktop Applications). The Desktop Agent will automatically connect you to your Ethernet Disk mini folders using Windows Explorer or

Mac Finder or automatically navigate to your device using your default Web browser.

HipServ Desktop Agent uses QuickConnect to ﬁnd your Ethernet Disk mini, but QuickConnect is also installed as a separate applica-

tion:

Windows users: ❖ Start > Programs > HipServ Desktop Applications > QuickConnect

Mac users: ❖ Applications > HipServ Desktop Applications > SmartFolderShortcut

Windows Users

Click on the HipServ Agent icon in the system tray.1.

Select 2. Explore my HipServ folders. QuickConnect

will determine the status of your connection to your

Ethernet Disk mini.

Select the ﬁrst option, showing your Ethernet Disk mini’s 3.

web address and “(home)”. Click OK.

Enter your user name and password. Click 4. OK.

A Windows Explorer window will open displaying the 5.

three default folders – FamilyLibrary, MyBackup and

MyLibrary (Fig. 3.1-B).

Now just open the folders on your Ethernet Disk mini and

drag ﬁles from your desktop or from another Explorer win-

dow.

Figure 3.1-A

Accessing folders using Windows Explorer or Mac Finder: ■

The ﬁrst time you use your Ethernet Disk mini Home Edition, you’ll probably want to transfer your digital library from your computer

to the Ethernet Disk mini. The fastest and easiest way to do this is to open an Windows Explorer window or a Mac Finder window and

simply drag and drop ﬁles from your computer to your Ethernet Disk mini. This method works much better for transferring large folders

containing many large ﬁles (like your music library) than does the browser interface. You might ﬁnd that this method is more comfortable

for everyday use because it’s exactly the same as managing any other folder on your computer.

Figure 3.1-B

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Figure 3.1-C

Mac Users

Right-click (control-click) on the HipServ Agent icon in

1.

the dock.

Select

2. Explore my HipServ folders (Fig. 3.1-C).

QuickConnect will determine the status of your con-

nection to your Ethernet Disk mini.

Select the ﬁrst option, showing your Ethernet Disk mini’s 3.

web address and “(home)”. Click OK.

Enter your user name and password. Click

4. OK.

A Finder window will open displaying the three default 5.

folders – FamilyLibrary, MyBackup and MyLibrary.

3.2. LaCie Media Portal

The LaCie Media Portal web interface is the most common and most universal method of connectivity for web-enabled devices.

Combined with HipServ’s whenever, wherever capability, the experience at home is the similar to the experience on the road,

whether you’re using a laptop computer or a web-enabled cellular phone (cell phone service available with premium service

only).

Figure 3.2

To connect to your Ethernet Disk mini Home using a Web

browser:

Open your web browser (Internet Explorer, Safari or

1.

Firefox) and go to www.homelacie.com. Or use

QuickConnect and select the Navigate to www op-

tion.

Enter the portal name you created in Setup.2.

Enter the user name and password you created in 3.

Setup.

Select

4. Remember Me to automatically ﬁll the portal

name and user name ﬁelds when you return to this

page.

Click 5. Sign In.

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4. Sharing Your Content and Managing Files

First, a few common terms:

Applications: refers to the different screens available when you sign in to your Ethernet Disk mini Home Edition with a web browser

(Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, etc.), such as FamilyLibrary, MyLibrary or MyBackup.

Upload: the act of transferring ﬁles from your computer to your Ethernet Disk mini.

Download: the opposite of Upload – the act of transferring ﬁles from your Ethernet Disk mini to your computer.

Sharing: Controlling who can access your ﬁles (such as a photo album, or home video). They can be made available to only you, to

the whole world, or to only a speciﬁed group of people. Invitations to remotely access content on your Ethernet Disk mini can be sent

to friends and family through an email that includes a secure link.

File management and sharing are the primary functions of the LaCie Ethernet Disk mini. In this section, you’ll learn how to use the

browser interface to access, download, upload and share your ﬁles.

4.1. About the Browser Interface

When you log in to your Ethernet Disk mini the personal-

ized Welcome Home page opens. From this page you can

access all of the applications you’ll need to manage your

Ethernet Disk mini.

NOTE: Although you can switch between applications at

any time, just click the blue LaCie logo in the upper left

corner of the page if you want to return to this page at

any time.

Figure 4.1.1

4.1.1. Welcome Home Page ■

Take a few moments to familiarize yourself with the parts of the Ethernet Disk mini interface.

The interface has ﬁve main parts: Application Bar, Location Bar, Action Bar, File List and Search. The Welcome Home page is where

you’ll start after logging in.

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4.1.2. Application Bar ■

Use the Application Bar to quickly access different applications or to return to the Welcome Home page by clicking on the LaCie logo

button. See Fig. 4.1.2.

Figure 4.1.2

4.1.3. Location Bar ■

Use the Location Bar to see the path to the ﬁle or folder you are currently viewing. The folder you’re currently viewing is listed on the

right side of the list with each previous folder in the path to its left. In Fig. 4.1.3, below, “Frosty Day” is the current folder. Click on any

previous location in the path to jump to that location.

Use the Up One Level button to move up one step in the path.

Figure 4.1.3

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4.1.4. Action Bar ■

Use the Action Bar to perform various tasks to ﬁles or folders, to change the view of the ﬁle list or to get help.

The Download, Edit, Copy, Delete, Move, Rename, Zip, and Share buttons are grayed out (inactive) if no ﬁles or folders are selected in

the File List. See Fig. 4.1.4-A.

Selecting a ﬁle activates all actions except Share (Fig. 4.1.4-B).

Selecting a folder deactivates Download and Edit (Fig.4.1.4-C).

Figure 4.1.4-A

Figure 4.1.4-B

Figure 4.1.4-C

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4.1.5. File List ■

The File List displays all ﬁles and folders in the location you are viewing. Folders are listed before individual ﬁles.

Select ﬁles and folders using the check boxes to the right of each ﬁlename or select the check box beside Name to select them all.

In Figure 4.1.5 below, the ﬁlenames are sorted alphabetically in ascending order, as indicated by the downward-pointing arrow to the

right of the Name column header. To sort ﬁles according to their type or size, click on the blue square to the right of Type or Size. Click

once to sort in ascending order or twice to click in descending order.

The columns in the File List change depending on the application you are using (FamilyLibrary, MyLibrary, MySafe, etc.).

Figure 4.1.5

4.1.6. Search ■

To search for ﬁles or folders by name and by tag, click in the Search ﬁeld, enter keywords to search for and click Go. Search results

appear in the File List area.

Figure 4.1.6, below, shows the results for a search on the keyword “photos.”

Figure 4.1.6 – Action Bar Inactive

To start a new search, click Clear and enter new keywords.

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