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How To Setup Seagate Freeagent Goflex Home?
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Initial Setup:
- Turn on the router, and make sure that you can place the router & the Seagate drive together and setup seagate freeagent goflex home.
- Unpack the Seagate GoFlex Home and go through the other accessories in the box.
- Check if the GoFlex dock is switched off and then connect an Ethernet cable between the GoFlex dock and the router.
- Next, connect the power cable to the dock and plug it to an electrical socket.
- Attach the bottom of the drive to the GoFlex Home dock by pressing it until a snap sound is heard.
- Now, press the power button on the Home dock to turn it on.
- If the connection is correct, the LED glows solid green light, and the drive is ready for the software installation.
- In case the amber light is flashing, then there is some error with the connection, or the router cannot communicate with the drive.
Software installation:
- You get the Seagate GoFlex installation CD with the drive; Insert it in your computer.
- But if the welcome screen does not appear, go the CD-drive storage on the computer and open the setup installer file and also setup seagate freeagent goflex home.
- When your computer does not have a disc drive, then you can download the Seagate software installer from the official website.
- Open the software installer, and the welcome window shows up.
- Read and follow the guided instructions in the Setup Wizard window until you complete the installation.
- After the installation is done, you have to enter a name for the Seagate GoFlex Home drive considering the given conditions.
- In case you cannot create a name, click the Check Availability link to find a name automatically.
- The Product Key appears automatically in the window; if it does not appear, then you have to type the product key at the bottom of the GoFlex Home dock.
- Finally, select the Next button.
- Following that, fill in the necessary fields under Account Information and proceed to create a subscription account.
- In the Registration section, choose your country from the drop-down menu and then enter your email address. A Serial Number will be generated for your account.
- Now, the Seagate drive ready to use, select the Launch Seagate Dashboard menu to open the Dashboard in the window and finally you can setup seagate freeagent goflex home.