Iomega EZ Media & Backup Center manual

Iomega EZ Media & Backup Center Users Guide D3159340 1[...]

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iii Table of Contents Setting up Your D evice ................................................................................................... 1 Setup Overview ......................................................................................................... 1 Set up My Iomega StorCenter If It's No t Discovered ......................[...]

Iomega EZ Media a nd Backup Ce nter User Guide iv Bluetooth File Shari ng ............................................................................................ 21 FTP File Sharing .................................................................................................... 22 TFTP ......................................................[...]

Table of Contents v Backing up with Iom ega Personal Clo ud ....................................................................... 49 Restoring with Personal C loud ................................................................................... 50 Securing Your Device a nd Contents ..............................................................[...]

Iomega EZ Media a nd Backup Ce nter User Guide vi Managing Trusted Devi ces on a Perso nal Cloud ................................................................ . 70 Disconnecting Truste d Devices .................................................................................. 70 Deleting Trusted D evices ........................................[...]

Table of Contents vii Creating a Slideshow on t he Device Home Page ............................................................. 89 Automatically Resi zing Your Photo s ............................................................................ 90 Getting Pictures from Your Camera ..................................................................[...]

Iomega EZ Media a nd Backup Ce nter User Guide viii Backing up Device C onfiguratio n ............................................................................... 107 Restoring a Configuration Backup .............................................................................. 107 Hardware Manageme nt ................................ ..........[...]

Table of Contents ix Limited Warranty .................................................................................................... 123 Drives and Media .................................................................................................. 123 Coverage ..............................................................................[...]

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1 Setting up Y our Dev ice Setup Overview Setup with your Iom ega EZ Media & Backup Cente r is easy. Remove it f rom the b ox, connect it to your network or comp uter, and pow er it up. Then, la unch a web b rowser, and enter the setup U RL identified in the Quick I nstall Guid e. Iomega Set up launches an d displays a mess age that your Iomega[...]

Iomega EZ Media a nd Backup Ce nter Us er Guide 2 Set up My Iomega StorCenter If It's N ot Disco vered If, after you ente r the setu p URL identified in t he Quick Install Guid e, your Iome ga device is not discovered, you have two ways o f discovering it. Discovering with Iomega Storage Manager You can install Iomega Storage Ma nager from Iom[...]

Setting up Your D evice 3 Setup Page The Setup page ope ns when you firs t access the Iomega EZ Media & Ba ckup Cent er from the Home Page or the Iomega Storage Manager . O n this page, you can configure so me basic device feat ures by clicking the appropria te link. The cur rent setting o f the feature disp lays above t he link. You can a lso [...]

Iomega EZ Media a nd Backup Ce nter Us er Guide 4 Network Connecti on Connecting the Io mega EZ Media & B ackup Cente r to Your Networ k First, check the pack age contents . Verify that the box contains the following items:  Iomega EZ (models ma y vary)  Power Cable  Quick Start Guide  Ethernet Cable Package contents may va ry. Conn[...]

Setting up Your D evice 5 4. Start your comput er and wait f or the operating syste m to load. 5. For best results, us e a computer t hat is connecte d to the same router, hub, or s witch as the Iomega EZ . 6. OPTIONAL: if desir ed, insta ll the Iomega Sto rage Manager , Quik Protect, a nd Media Agg regation software. If you install the Iomega Stor[...]

Iomega EZ Media a nd Backup Ce nter Us er Guide 6 Network Settings The Network page of your Iomega EZ is where yo u make cha nges to set up netwo rk connectivity. Th e Network page disp lays your current n etwork setti ngs and enables t hose settings t o be modified. On this page, you can identify yo ur DNS servers and WI NS servers an d how your s[...]

Setting up Your D evice 7 Manually Configuring the Network There are various setti ngs in the n etwork setup t hat you can ma nually configure. 1. Click Modify network setti ngs . 2. Uncheck Automa tically configure D NS, WINS, and a ll IP addresses (DHCP) . 3. DNS Servers — e nter the IP add resses of th e DNS (Do main Name Syst em) server s. DN[...]

Iomega EZ Media a nd Backup Ce nter Us er Guide 8 Naming Your Iome ga EZ Media & Backup Center You can provide a mea ningful name fo r your Iomega E Z using the Devi ce Identific ation page. This page in the Iomega StorCenter EZ M edia Console e nables you to change t he Stor age Device Name, the Storage Device Descripti ve Name, and the W orkg[...]

Setting up Your D evice 9 Obtaining Alerts A bout Your Iome ga EZ Med ia & Backu p Center You can configure you r Iomega EZ to sen d email alerts when problems are detected. T his is done through the emai l notification feature. Email notificati on provides a destinatio n for emails se nt b y the Iomega EZ w hen problems a re detected. To provi[...]

Iomega EZ Media a nd Backup Ce nter Us er Guide 10 Using Your Iomega EZ Media & Backu p Center in Variou s Time Zones You can set the dat e and ti me used on your Iom ega EZ , so that i t can appea r to be in o ne time zone, when it actua lly may be in a different one . This can help you r users have the corre ct date and time if they live a nd[...]

Setting up Your D evice 11 Setting the Dis play Language for You r Iomega E Z Media & Backup Center You can set the disp lay language fo r your Iomega EZ t hrough the Lang uages page. The Languages page al lows you to cha nge the languag e used in e ma il notificati on messages. The language used by the Iomega StorCenter EZ Me dia Conso le is b[...]

Iomega EZ Media a nd Backup Ce nter Us er Guide 12 Setting up Persona l Cloud, Se curity, and File Sha ring After you have confi gured some basi c features of you r Iomega StorCe nter, you may a lso want to set up an Iomega Personal Cloud , sec urity, or file sharin g. You can set up a P ersonal Cloud to allow invited us ers access to content on yo[...]

13 Sharing Files Sharing Overview Your Iomega StorCe nter is set up for sto ring, retrievi ng, and accessi ng files amon g users, client computers, and a pplications. Note: File sharing is accomplished b y creating Sha res; setting up sec urity, which i ncludes creating users; setting up m edia services; and configuri ng Active Fo lders. Interfaces[...]

Iomega EZ Media a nd Backup Ce nter Us er Guide 14 Shares What are Shares and How Do I Organize Content wit h Them? Shares are folders t hat contain all ty pes of cont ent, i ncluding docume nts, pictur es, and music files. Shares can be pub lic, meaning anyon e accessing yo ur Iomega EZ ca n access the conte nt in the Shares. Shares can a lso be s[...]

Sharing Files 15 Adding Shares 1. From the Iomega Sto rCenter Consol e , click Shares . 2. To add a new Share , click Add a Share . Type a name for the Share. A ll Shares must have a name. Names ca nnot exceed 32 chara cters. The fol lowing are not v alid Share na mes: global, homes, printers 3. Click Create . To m odify an exi sting Share, click t[...]

Iomega EZ Media a nd Backup Ce nter Us er Guide 16 Managing Shares You can change Share i nformati on, change access pe rmissi ons, make a Share an Active Folder, use Share volumes, and mo dify a Share vol ume. Changing Share Inf ormation 1. Modify the exis ting name for the Shar e. 2. Choose whether to e nable media sharing . When Me dia sharing i[...]

Sharing Files 17  Photo Resize  Torrents  YouTube 3. Click Apply to sa ve your changes. How do I ... add a Share delete a Share share content with so cial media[...]

Iomega EZ Media a nd Backup Ce nter Us er Guide 18 Deleting Shares To delete a Share: 1. From the Iomega Sto rCenter EZ Me dia Console , click Shares . 2. To delete an exi sting Share, click to expa nd the Share . 3. In the Information secti on, click Delete to d elete the Share. 4. In the Delete Share confirmati on pop-up wi ndow, click Ye s . 5. [...]

Sharing Files 19 Using Protocols to Share Files What Are Proto cols and How Do I Use The m to Share Files? Your Iomega EZ Media & Backup C enter uses comm unicatio n protocols to mount file systems and allow files to be transfer red between c lient computer s and the Iomega Sto rCenter. The Iomega EZ inc ludes the fol lowing protocols fo r file[...]

Iomega EZ Media a nd Backup Ce nter Us er Guide 20 AFP File Sharing for M acs The Apple Filing Proto col (AFP) enables A pple file sha ring, which is the preferred met hod for Mac users to access Shares . AFP is on by d efault. To enable AFP, cli ck the s witch on.[...]

Sharing Files 21 Bluetooth File Sharing Once a Bluetooth a dapter i s detected, files can be uploaded to a configurable dest ination Share on the Iomega EZ from a B luetoo th device. Configuring Blue tooth settings 1. To enable Bluetooth , click the switch on. 2. Once Bluetooth Tra nsfer is enable d, check the Ena ble security c heckbox to requ ire[...]

Iomega EZ Media a nd Backup Ce nter Us er Guide 22 FTP File Sharing On the Protocols page , click the switc h to turn on F TP (File Transfer Proto col) and allow ac cess to your Iomega EZ Me dia & Backup Cent er . Click to select either FTP o r secure FTP (SFTP) or both. You m ust enable securit y to a pply SFTP. If you select and enable SFTP, [...]

Sharing Files 23 TFTP On the Protocols page , click th e switch to turn on TFTP ( Trivial File Transfer Prot ocol) and al low access to your Iom ega StorCente r . When you tu rn TFTP on, you can se nd files to your Iomega device using FTP.[...]

Iomega EZ Media a nd Backup Ce nter Us er Guide 24 WebDAV: Managing Fi les Using HTTP or HTTPS WebDAV (Web- based Distributed A uthori ng and Versio ning) is a protocol that provides web -based access to Shares o n the Iomega EZ Media & Backu p Center . With WebDAV ena bled on the Iom ega EZ , you can view, add , or delete files t hrough your W[...]

Sharing Files 25 Windows File Sha ring Windows File Sharing al lows you to w ork in Workgroup mode, using Iomega StorCenter EZ Me dia Console to create users and manage ac cess. To enable Wi ndows File Shari ng, click the s witch on.[...]

Iomega EZ Media a nd Backup Ce nter Us er Guide 26 Sharing Your Cont ent with t he World When you set up the Home Page of your Iomega EZ Media & Backu p Center , yo u are presenti ng public content to anyon e who accesses yo ur Iomega EZ . That p ublic content inc ludes a slideshow and public Shares . You can manage the look of the Home Page by[...]

Sharing Files 27 Automatically Sen ding Content to Multiple People at Once You can send content to multiple people at onc e using an email d istribution activ e folder. You can configure a Shar e as an Em ail Active Folder so that w hen you add fi les to that S hare, they are automatically sent to t he recipie nts on the emai l distribution list. T[...]

Iomega EZ Media a nd Backup Ce nter Us er Guide 28 Sharing Content u sing Social Media : Overvie w If you have an accou nt with socia l media services su ch as Faceboo k, Flickr, or YouTube , you can share content on you r Iomeg a EZ Media & Ba ckup Center wi th your friends an d family using on e or more of these socia l media sites. To shar e[...]

Sharing Files 29 Managing Your Co ntent You manage content o n your Iomega EZ M edia & Back up Center usi ng t he Conte nt Viewer. The Content Viewer is a grap hical file brows er that lets y ou view and manag e content in t he Shares on your Iomega EZ . The Content Viewe r is divided into tw o panes. Th e left pane lists the Shares on the Iome[...]

Iomega EZ Media a nd Backup Ce nter Us er Guide 30 Transferring Cont ent to and from Your Iomega E Z Media & Backup Center with Copy Jobs You can transfer cont ent to a nd from your Iomega EZ using the Co py Jobs featu re. Copy Jobs co pies files from one storage device to anoth er, either by a set schedule o r immediately by th e u ser . An ex[...]

Sharing Files 31 Getting Content fr om a USB Externa l Storage Device You can transfer cont ent to yo ur Iomega EZ Media & Backup Cent er from extern al USB storage devices. The External S torage pag e displays a li st of externally connected storage devic es. You can connect supported external stora ge to your Iomega E Z using one of t he prov[...]

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33 Backing up and Restoring Y our Content Backup and Res tore Overview Your Iomega StorCe nter provides many wa ys to back up and restore co ntent. To back up content t o and from your Iom ega device , s uch as:  Time Machine  QuikProtect  Copy Jobs To back up and r estore your Iomega d evice , there are :  Copy Jobs  Mozy Backup [...]

Iomega EZ Media a nd Backup Ce nter Us er Guide 34 Backing up to and Resto ring from Your Device Backing up Macs with Ti me Machine Time Machine is a back up utility f or Mac comput ers, and is i ncluded in Mac OSX 10.5 or later. It can back up and restor e all files on Mac computers. Enable Time Machin e on your Io mega EZ Media & Backup Cente[...]

Backing up and Restori ng Your Content 35 Copy Jobs Overview You can back up co ntent to and from yo ur Iomega Sto rCenter using the C opy Jobs feature. Cop y Jobs copies files from one st orage devic e to another, eit her by a set sc hedule or imm ediately by the user. An example of a Copy Job scenario is i f you keep pictures from your digita l c[...]

Iomega EZ Media a nd Backup Ce nter Us er Guide 36 Backing up Your D evice[...]

Backing up and Restori ng Your Content 37 Copy Jobs Transferring Content to and from You r Iomega EZ Medi a & Backup Cen ter with Copy Jobs You can transfer co ntent t o and from your Iomega EZ usi ng the Copy Jobs feat ure. Copy Jobs co pies files from one storage device to anoth er, either by a set schedule o r immediately by th e user. An ex[...]

Iomega EZ Media a nd Backup Ce nter Us er Guide 38 Adding Copy Jobs The page describes how to :  Add Copy Jobs  Setting From Informati on  Setting To Informatio n  Setting a Schedu le Adding Copy Jobs 1. On the Copy Jobs page , click . A Copy Job is added to the top of the list and the Information section dis plays. 2. Enter a name for [...]

Backing up and Restori ng Your Content 39 4. Enter a valid usernam e and passwo rd, if applicable, for the d evice to provide acc ess to its folders. 5. To select a specifi c folder, click to s elect a source loca tion for the What to copy : section. In the Copy dialog box , select all S hares or a folder, and select one of t he following optio ns [...]

Iomega EZ Media a nd Backup Ce nter Us er Guide 40 6. Click OK to save your selec tion or click C ancel . 7. Click Apply to sa ve your changes. Setting a Sch edule 1. To set a schedule , expand the Schedule sectio n. 2. In the Schedule s ection, select Enable S chedule for Copy Job . 3. Select the days yo u want the Copy Job to run, or sele ct All [...]

Backing up and Restori ng Your Content 41 Managing Copy Jobs From the Copy Jobs page, you can add, s tart, stop, delete , or monitor Copy J obs. After you have adde d Copy Jo bs, the Copy Jobs p age displays a list of Co py Jobs. The informati on section includes t he name of each Co py Job, date a nd time it last ra n, and its next scheduled time [...]

Iomega EZ Media a nd Backup Ce nter Us er Guide 42 Modifying Copy Jo bs 1. In the list on the Co py Jobs pag e, find the Copy Jo b you want to modif y, and click i t to expand the Information section. 2. Refer to Adding a C opy Job for information about revis ing the Copy Job fields . How do I ... add a Copy Job manage a Copy Job delete a Copy Jo b[...]

Backing up and Restori ng Your Content 43 Deleting Copy Jobs 1. In the list on the Co py Jobs pag e, find the Copy Jo b you want to del ete. 2. Click from the Actions co lumn of the tab le to delete the Copy Job. The Delete Copy J ob pop- up window opens . 3. If you are sure that yo u want to delete t he Copy Job , click Yes . Note: If you do not w[...]

Iomega EZ Media a nd Backup Ce nter Us er Guide 44 Restoring Files with C opy Jobs To restore files with Co py J obs, create a new C opy Job that r everses the back -up Copy Job . Modify the From and To s ettings to copy files from the backup location to t he original source locati on, specify what to restore , set overwrite s ettings, and choo se [...]

Backing up and Restori ng Your Content 45 Mozy Backup The Mozy online back up service al lows you to create a Mozy account, connect your Iomega EZ Media & Backup Center to the acco unt, and back up S hares and folders to t he Mozy c loud service. Enabling Mozy Acc ount Informati on 1. On the Mozy Backu p page, click t he switch on. Note: If you[...]

Iomega EZ Media a nd Backup Ce nter Us er Guide 46 Restoring Folders with Mozy Backu p To restore folders and files with Mozy Back up: 1. Click the link to restor e any files and folders you bac k up to your Mozy account. 2. Select the desire d backup from the Backup Da te: dro p-down menu, eith er the la test backup or a previous one. The file bro[...]

Backing up and Restori ng Your Content 47 Amazon S3 The Amazon S3 onli ne storage service a llows you to ba ck up your Iomega EZ M edia & Ba ckup Center to the cloud. Enabling the Amaz on S3 Feature 1. On the Amazon S3 pag e, click the swi tch on. Note: If you do not have an Amazo n S3 account, click the link to creat e an acco unt. 2. Enter a [...]

Iomega EZ Media a nd Backup Ce nter Us er Guide 48 Restoring Files with A mazon S3 When you want to resto re files from th e Ama zon S3 c loud service to yo ur Iomega EZ Media & Backup Center , you can c hoose to restore a ll files or select i ndividual files to r estore. How do I ... back up files wit h Amazon S3[...]

Backing up and Restori ng Your Content 49 Backing up with Iomega P ersonal Clo ud You can back up co ntent on your Iomega StorCente r by creating a Copy Job fro m the Iomega Personal Cloud on it to ano ther Iomega d evice that is a member of the c loud. Refer to Iomega Perso nal Cloud he lp for additional i nformatio n. How do I ... create an Iomeg[...]

Iomega EZ Media a nd Backup Ce nter Us er Guide 50 Restoring with Persona l Cloud You can restore cont ent on your Iom ega StorCenter by creating a Copy J ob from the Iomega Pers onal Cloud on it to anothe r Iomega StorCent er that is a memb er of the Personal Cloud. Refer to Iomega Perso nal Cloud he lp for additional i nformatio n. How do I ... c[...]

51 Securing Y our Dev ic e and Contents What Is Securit y and Do I Need It? Security is an optional f eature yo u can enable on yo ur Iomega EZ M edia & Backu p Center to secu re Shares, create users , and allow some feat ures to be e nabled. When yo u create us ers, you limit access to your Iom ega EZ to specific peop le, and whe n you secure [...]

Iomega EZ Media a nd Backup Ce nter Us er Guide 52 Enabling Security and Creating an A dministrator Us er With security turned o n, only adminis trator users ca n view or cha nge settings o n the Iomega EZ , including creati ng or deleting use rs and Shares. W hen you cr eate users, you limit access to your Iomega EZ to specif ic people, and when y[...]

Securing Your Device a nd Contents 53 Limiting Access to Your Content by Creating U sers When you create use rs, you are s electing the specifi c people that hav e access t o your Iomega StorCenter . You can s ecure Shar es and specify w hich users can read a nd write t o the secur ed Shares. You can a lso create additional administrator users who [...]

Iomega EZ Media a nd Backup Ce nter Us er Guide 54 Users Users Overview When security is e nabled, the Users pag e displays al l users on the Iomega EZ Media & Backup Cent er and enables admi nistrators to add and modify users. Non-administrato r users ca n be added to limit access to Share content. Ad ditional administrato r users can be added[...]

Securing Your Device a nd Contents 55 Adding Users To add a user: 1. Navigate to the Use rs page . 2. Before you can creat e or modif y users, you must have security enabled on your Iomega StorCenter Iomega device . If security i s already enab led, you are r eady to ad d users. If not, a pop-up window ap pears for enabling se curity and cr eate an[...]

Iomega EZ Media a nd Backup Ce nter Us er Guide 56 Managing Users The page describes how to :  Change User Informati on  Change Access Permiss ions Changing User Inform ation 1. Modify the following info rmation:  Username — ent er the username of t he user to be created. This will be the username provided when loggi ng into the Iomega E[...]

Securing Your Device a nd Contents 57 4. Uncheck Read or both Read and W rite to limit or d eny access permiss ion to each Shar e for this user. 5. Click Apply to sa ve your changes. W hen both Rea d and Write are unchecked, th e Share is removed from the list .[...]

Iomega EZ Media a nd Backup Ce nter Us er Guide 58 Deleting Use rs To delete a user: 1. From the Iomega Sto rCenter EZ Me dia Console , click Users . 2. To delete an exi sting user, click t he username to expand the user . 3. In the User Informa tion sectio n, click De lete . 4. In the Delete Use r pop-up wi ndow, click Yes . 5. The user is remove [...]

Securing Your Device a nd Contents 59 Groups Managing Groups The page describes how to :  Remove a User from a G roup  Change Access Permiss ions Removing a User fr om the Group 1. Open a group to dis play users b elonging to it. 2. To remove a user f rom the group , click the next to that user. Wh en the R emove user pop - up window appears,[...]

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61 P ersonal Cloud: Acces sing Y our Dev ice From Anywhere in the W orld What Is a n Iomega Personal Cloud ? An Iomega Persona l Cloud turns an Iomega EZ Media & Backup Center into a hub for sharing fil es and backing up data among co mputers anyw here in th e world. A Persona l Cloud can exist on your Iom ega EZ Media & Backup Center , or [...]

Iomega EZ Media a nd Backup Ce nter Us er Guide 62 Is My Content Secure ? Your content is always secure using an Iomega Person al Cloud . If you create a Personal C loud with security disabled , you are required to enter a pass word when accessi ng your Iomega device remotely. Enab ling security allows you to sha re your Iomega device with the p eo[...]

Personal Cloud: Access ing Your Device Fro m Anyw here in t he World 63 Iomega Personal Cloud Setup O verview You can create an Iomega Persona l Cloud in one of t wo ways :  Follow the Iomega P ersonal Cloud set up through Iome ga Setup  Create the Iomega Personal Cloud th rough the Iomega StorCent er Console Creating an Iomega Pe rsonal Clou[...]

Iomega EZ Media a nd Backup Ce nter Us er Guide 64 Creating an Iomeg a Personal Cloud Before you can work with your Iomega Personal Clo ud, you first create a Personal Clou d and configure the settings. After your Personal Clou d is ready an d connected to the internet as indicate d by the status imag es, you can invite peopl e to join your Persona[...]

Personal Cloud: Access ing Your Device Fro m Anyw here in t he World 65 Configuring Route r Port Forwardin g for Persona l Cloud In most cases, yo ur Iomega StorCent er attempts to au tomatically configu re your r o uter. However, if it cannot, a messag e displays that your router is not co nfigured for port forwar ding, and you must manually confi[...]

Iomega EZ Media a nd Backup Ce nter Us er Guide 66 How do I ... create an Iomega Personal Cloud[...]

Personal Cloud: Access ing Your Device Fro m Anyw here in t he World 67 Configuring Yo ur Iomega Persona l Cloud As an Iomega Personal C loud administrato r, you can m anage various settings on your Personal C loud to ensure that it f unctions a s efficiently as possibl e. Settings inc lude specifying a n email address when sending invitati ons. Wh[...]

Iomega EZ Media a nd Backup Ce nter Us er Guide 68 Inviting People on to Your Iome ga Persona l Cloud When you invite peo ple to join your Io mega Persona l Cloud , you are act ually sel ecting from exis ting users on your Iomega device , or adding people as use rs on your Iomega d evice . In addition , you are optionally allowing t hem to add thei[...]

Personal Cloud: Access ing Your Device Fro m Anyw here in t he World 69 Joining a Trusted Device to a n Iomega Persona l Cloud You can join your Iom ega EZ Media & Ba ckup Cente r to the Persona l Cloud as a t rusted device if you have been given permi ssion by the perso n administer ing the Personal C loud. Note: You cannot join your truste d [...]

Iomega EZ Media a nd Backup Ce nter Us er Guide 70 Managing Truste d Devices on a Pers onal Cloud As an Iomega Personal C loud administrato r, you can m anage trusted devices o n your Perso nal Cloud. Trusted devices ca n be disconnecte d, or you can com pletely delete a t rusted dev ice from the Personal Cloud. Disconnecting Trusted Devices Click [...]

Personal Cloud: Access ing Your Device Fro m Anyw here in t he World 71 Using Copy Jobs with a n Iomega Personal C loud You can create Co py Jobs t hat can transfer data from one trusted device to anot her through t he Personal Cloud. When yo u add a tr usted device to yo ur Personal Clo ud, a Copy J obs icon displays next to that device in the tru[...]

Iomega EZ Media a nd Backup Ce nter Us er Guide 72 Disabling or De leting Your Io mega Pers onal Cloud When you disable yo ur Perso nal Cloud, you are e liminating access to your Per son al Cloud without deleting the acco unt informati on you created wh en you set up the P ersonal Cloud . Later, if you want to reenable your Perso nal Cloud, you can[...]

Personal Cloud: Access ing Your Device Fro m Anyw here in t he World 73 Accessing Content Using Your Io mega Persona l Cloud You can share cont ent by inviti ng users to your Perso nal Cloud. The data in Shar es can be made accessible to all use rs of the Cloud, o r access can b e restricted to a specific set of users by setting access permissio ns[...]

Iomega EZ Media a nd Backup Ce nter Us er Guide 74 Informing Users What to Do with Iomega Personal Clou d Personal Cloud enab les users to a ccess your Iomega d evice from the w eb. They can ente r myCloudName.Myio megacloud.com in a we b browser , and when prom pted, enter a v alid username and password for yo ur Iomega device . Aft er the y acc e[...]

75 Sharing Content Using Social Media Sharing Content u sing Social Media : Overvie w If you have an accou nt with socia l media services su ch as Faceboo k, Flickr, or YouTube , you can share content on you r Iomega EZ Me dia & Backup Ce nter with you r friends and f amily using one or more of these socia l media sites. To shar e your conte nt[...]

Iomega EZ Media a nd Backup Ce nter Us er Guide 76 Facebook Facebook is a s ocial network to connect wit h friends a nd family. You can co nfigure a S hare as a Facebook Active Fo lder so that photos and movies a dded to that Sha re are auto matically uploade d to your Facebook a ccount. Refer to Managing S hares f or more information o n manag ing[...]

Sharing Content Using So cial Media 77 Flickr Flickr is a photo shari ng netwo rk for sharing photos w ith friends and fa mily. You ca n configure a Share as a Flickr Acti ve Folder so t hat images and a lbums added to t hat Share ar e automatically uploaded to your F lickr account. Refer to Managing S hares f or more information o n manag ing Shar[...]

Iomega EZ Media a nd Backup Ce nter Us er Guide 78 YouTube YouTube is a soci al media site to s hare video conte nt . You can configur e a Share as a YouT ube Active Folder so that vi deos added to tha t Share are a utomatica lly uploaded to y our YouTube account. Refer to Managing S hares f or more information o n manag ing Shares and Act ive F ol[...]

Sharing Content Using So cial Media 79 Share Content t hrough Iomega Pers onal C loud You can share your mu ltimedia cont ent with friends a nd family t hrough an Iome ga Personal Cloud . Refer to the Iomega Personal Cloud section for more informati on. How do I ... create an Iomega Personal Cloud know my Personal Clou d content is secure[...]

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81 Media Management Media Managemen t Overview The Iomega EZ has a built-i n media server that , when turned o n, scans for media content in specific Shares that have m edia sharing ena bled. Any media content contai ned in these specific Shares are accessible to any user on y our network with a media playe r, even if the Shar e is secured. For inf[...]

Iomega EZ Media a nd Backup Ce nter Us er Guide 82 Media Services Capabilities a nd Limita tions One important co nsideration when using the media server is that it can s hare m edia content o n your Iomega EZ with a nyone on the int ernet. Whe n media sharing is ena bled, interne t users, including those users on mobi le devices run ning the Iomeg[...]

Media Management 83 Sharing Media Content o ver the Internet There are two m ethods for sharing me dia content on your Iomega device with a nyone on the internet. You can e nable internet access on the Media Server page . Alternatively, if yo u have, or plan to create an Iom ega Personal C loud on your Iome ga device, you ca n enable internet acces[...]

Iomega EZ Media a nd Backup Ce nter Us er Guide 84 Media Aggregat ion If you have multiple Dig ital Livi ng Network Alliance (DLNA) servers i n your network that have media content, you can combine all m edia content into o ne view by enab ling aggregati on on your Iomega device . When you enable aggregati on, all media content on DLNA serve rs is [...]

Media Management 85 Social Media Sha ring You can share media content, such as mo vies and pictures , using social media s ites like Face book, Flickr, or YouTube. Refer to the Sharing Cont ent Using So cial Media s ection for more information . How do I ... share content through Fa cebook share content through F lickr share content through YouTube[...]

Iomega EZ Media a nd Backup Ce nter Us er Guide 86 Streaming Music, Movies, and Pictur es The Media Server s upports playback of videos, musi c and pictures from a ny UPnP AV (Universa l Plug and Play Audio Vis ual) network media players, such a s Playstation3, Win dows Media Player , or Xbox 360. You can play back a ll your media files from yo ur [...]

Media Management 87 Photos Photos Overview Your Iomega device has multiple ways to ma nage yo ur pictures. Your Iomega device can :  Stream pictures that a re in Shares wit h media s haring enabled  Display pictures o n the Home Page i n a slideshow  Automatically resi ze pictures  Transfer pictures f rom your digita l camera  Upload[...]

Iomega EZ Media a nd Backup Ce nter Us er Guide 88 Streaming Pictures The Iomega StorCe nter has a built -in media s erver tha t, when turned on , can scan for pictures i n specific folders that have media sharing enabled. Any pictu res contained i n these specific fo lders will then be accessib le to any user o n yo ur network wi th a media player[...]

Media Management 89 Creating a Slidesho w on the Device Ho me Page Your Iomega EZ can dis play a s lideshow on its home page. On the Home Page Setti ngs featur e page, check Displ ay slideshows to display picture slid eshows from folders on the Iomega EZ . Click Manage sli deshow s to configure any s lideshows yo u want to display. The slideshow lo[...]

Iomega EZ Media a nd Backup Ce nter Us er Guide 90 Automatically Resizi ng Your Photos A Photo Resize Activ e Folder automati cally chang es the size o f photos in that Sh are to a set size. You can choose to keep th e origi nal photos added to this Share, w hile a resized co py is created. The resized photos are sa ved to a fo lder on the Share na[...]

Media Management 91 Getting Pictures f rom Your Ca mera The Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP) allows pict ures to be automatically co pied from a USB ca mera connected direct ly to the Iomega EZ . When Pictu re Transfer is turned o n, and your came ra is connected to your Io mega EZ , the pictures a re copie d to the configur ed destinati on folder. [...]

Iomega EZ Media a nd Backup Ce nter Us er Guide 92 Music Music Overview If you have music files i n media -sharing e nabled folders on your Io mega StorCent er , those music files can be streame d by a DLNA playe r running on a c omputer on the netwo rk. How do I ... stream mus ic[...]

Media Management 93 Streaming Music The Iomega StorCe nter has a built -in media s erver tha t, when turned on , scans for music i n specific folders that have me dia sharing enabled . Any music c ontained in these s pecific f olders is then accessible to any user on your netwo rk wi th a media player. For informatio n on enabling a folder as a med[...]

Iomega EZ Media a nd Backup Ce nter Us er Guide 94 Torrents Torrent Overview Torrent downloads al low you to share fil es using a pe er- to -peer file sharing p rotoco l. With torrent download enabled , you can download fil es using the to rrent protocol to yo ur Iomega StorCent er and then those files can be uploaded by other tor rent use rs. Afte[...]

Media Management 95 Enabling Torrent Do wnloads 1. On the Torrent Down load page, click th e switch on. 2. Click Settings to modify the to rrent downloa d and upload setti ngs. 3. In the Torrent Down load Settings dia log box, enter a value for Maxim um Downl oad Speed . This sets the rate at whi ch files are dow nloaded to your devi ce. The maximu[...]

Iomega EZ Media a nd Backup Ce nter Us er Guide 96 Deleting torrent jobs 1. On the Torrent Down load page, select a tor rent you wa nt to delete. 2. Click the under the Actio n column to del ete the torrent. 3. Click Yes to delet e the torrent.[...]

Media Management 97 Configuring Your Route r for To rrent Downloads You must manually confi gure your router to forward a specific port to yo ur Iomega EZ . Most routers refer to this as port fo rwarding or ap plication access, and it is recomme nded that you refer to your router's documenta tion to learn how to set these val ues. Port Informa[...]

Iomega EZ Media a nd Backup Ce nter Us er Guide 98 Torrent Active Folders Sharing Torrent D ownloads with O ther Peers Torrent downloads al low you to share fil es usin g a peer- to -peer file sharing p rotoco l. With Torrent Download, you can dow nload files using t he torrent protocol to yo ur Iomega EZ a nd then those files can be uploaded by o [...]

Media Management 99 Adding Torrent Files to Your Iomega EZ 1. Open the Shares page . 2. Expand the Share t hat is enabled as a Torrent Active Folder. Any S hare can be enabled as a Torrent Active Fo lder. For informa tion on enabling a Torrent Activ e Folder, refe r to Torr ent Active Folders . 3. Copy the downloaded torrent file to t he Torrent Ac[...]

Iomega EZ Media a nd Backup Ce nter Us er Guide 100 Videos Video Capabilities Overvi ew Your Iomega StorCe nter has multip le ways to manag e your videos. Your Iomega device can :  Stream movies that a re in Shares with media sharing enabled  Upload videos that a re added to Sha res associa ted with social me dia sites How do I ... stream mov[...]

Media Management 101 Streaming Movies The Iomega StorCe nter has a built -in media s erver tha t, when turned on , scans for mo vies in specific folders that have me dia sharing enabled . Any movies conta ined in these s pecific folders a re accessible to any user on yo ur network with a media player. For i nformation on enab ling a folder as a med[...]

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103 Adding Applications to Y our Dev ice Application Ove rview You can install supporte d applications o n your Iomega EZ using the Application M anager page. For each application i nstalled you may have t he option t o uninstall, sta rt, and stop the ap plication. How do I... install an applicatio n[...]

Iomega EZ Media a nd Backup Ce nter Us er Guide 104 Application Manag er The Application Ma nager pag e allows you to add app lications to your Iomega EZ from a n installation file located on your co mputer. For eac h application i nstalled you may have the o ption to uninstall, start, and stop th e applicati on. This page shows th e applications w[...]

105 Upgr ading Y our Dev ice Software Updat es The Software Updates pa ge identif ies the Iomega EZ software status a nd provides the ability to update the softw are for the Iomega EZ . This software is prote cted by RSA BSAFE techno logy. Auto-update process : installing a devi ce software update 1. In the table listing th e current software i nst[...]

Iomega EZ Media a nd Backup Ce nter Us er Guide 106 6. Click Apply all pending updates to app ly the update or updates. The software u pdates will be applied to your Iomega EZ . If you wa nt to remove the update witho ut applying changes , click in the Action column . The Iomega EZ restarts o nce the so ftware is insta lled. You should not pow er d[...]

107 Recovering Y our Dev ice Configur ation Copying Your Io mega EZ Me dia & Bac kup Center Setting s to Ot her Devices The Configuration Back up and Restore page allows you to back up and r estore system config uration information. Backi ng up a conf iguration saves va rious system properti es, including use rs, groups, device identificati on,[...]

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109 Hardware Management About the Iomega EZ Compo nents This topic describes t he front and rear pane l compone nts of the Iomega EZ. Front Panel Status Indicato rs, Buttons and Ports 1. Power/Status Indi cator — Displays the c urrent operati onal status of the Io mega EZ.  Solid White — Iomega EZ is healthy .  Flashing White — Flashes [...]

Iomega EZ Media a nd Backup Ce nter Us er Guide 110 Rear Panel 1. Security Lock — Connect a s ecurity cable to preve nt theft. 2. Power Button — Us e the powe r button to pow er the Iom ega EZ on a nd off. 3. USB Connector — Supports devices such as USB storage devic es and printers . 4. Gigabit Ethernet — High-sp eed Ethernet con nector th[...]

Hardware Manageme nt 111 Energy Saving The Energy Savi ng page prov ides power settings f or the Iomega EZ . Power Down Drives Click the Power Down Drives drop -down menu to select how m uch idle time s hould be allowed to elapse before the Iom ega EZ powers dow n the driv es. Drives automa tically power back up whe n the Iomega EZ accesses t hem. [...]

Iomega EZ Media a nd Backup Ce nter Us er Guide 112 Factory R eset Factory Reset ret urns the I omega EZ to its original state. This featu re is usefu l if you give your Iomega EZ to someon e else. Factory Reset provides two optio ns for returning your Iomega EZ to its original sta te:  Quickly delete all data — permanently del etes all record[...]

Hardware Manageme nt 113 Troubleshoo ting Routers If you encounter a prob lem while con necting or using your Iomega EZ , ch eck the topics listed below for possible solutio ns. If you have properly set port forwarding o n your router an d remote access still does not work , you may have multiple ro uters on your network. In t his situation you wil[...]

Iomega EZ Media a nd Backup Ce nter Us er Guide 114 If for some reason t he network configurati on cannot be c hanged and you r setup requir es the double NAT, you must perfo rm the port f orwarding s teps twice. On t he primary route r, set the port forwarding to the cas caded router's exte rnal IP addres s. On the cas caded router, set the p[...]

Hardware Manageme nt 115 2. Refer to your rout er's documentati on for more info rmation on configuring DHCP settings. 3. Navigate to the IP address s ettings interface page o n your Iomega EZ . For more information, check th e Network Settings s ection of this ma nual. 4. Enter a new IP ad dress that is o utside of yo ur router's DHCP ra[...]

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117 Additional Support How to Get Help Iomega is commi tted to provi ding excellent custome r support. To m eet this g oal, Iomega offers a variety of support o ptions designe d to meet the needs of a wide range of users. Fo r complete information on the su pport options a vailable for your Io mega product, visi t the Iomega website . Please select[...]

Iomega EZ Media a nd Backup Ce nter Us er Guide 118 Support The Support featur e opens the Iomega web site where you can g et more informat ion about you r Iomega EZ Media & Backup Cente r . The Support pag e provides access to content for learning more about using and su pporting your Iomega EZ . Refer to the Iomega Support s ite for more info[...]

119 Legal Iomega EZ Trade mark Page Iomega , the sty lized logo, and StorCente r are either r egistered tradema rks or tr ademarks of Iomega Corporation in the U nited States and/o r other countries. Micros oft and Wi ndow s are either registered tradema rks or trademarks o f Microsoft Co rporation in the U nited States and/or oth er countries. Mac[...]

Iomega EZ Media a nd Backup Ce nter Us er Guide 120 Regulatory Inform ation This topic provides r egulatory informatio n for various countries. FCC (United States ) The computer equipm ent d escribed in this ma nual generates a nd uses radio frequency (RF) energy . If the equipment is not i nstalled an d operated in stric t accordance wit h the man[...]

Legal 121 CE (European Communit y) Iomega declares that t his Iomega prod uct co nforms to all applicable European Directives an d Standards, including by way o f example, 2004 /108/ EC, 2009/125/ EC, and 2006/ 95/ EC. The Declaration of Co nformity can be obtaine d by contacti ng Iomega or is av ailable at www.iomega.com/su pport/ce . Manufacturer[...]

Iomega EZ Media a nd Backup Ce nter Us er Guide 122 Safety Information Observe the following g uidelines wh en using your Iom ega EZ Media & Ba ckup Center : 1. Follow all instructions ma rked on the Iomega EZ and i n the documentati on. 2. Use only the pow er supply cable provided wit h the Iomega EZ . Always use t he appropriate power supply [...]

Legal 123 Limited Warrant y Drives and Media  Coverage  Excluded Products an d Problems  Remedies  Obtaining Warranty S ervice  Limitations Coverage Iomega warrants t his hardware product to be free fr om def ects in mate rials and workma nship for the warranty perio d. This non -transferable, limited wa rranty is only to you , the f[...]

Iomega EZ Media a nd Backup Ce nter Us er Guide 124 Iomega Customer S ervice, 405 9 South 1900 West, Roy, UT 84067 Contact informatio n for Iomega C ustomer Service ca n be obtaine d on our suppo rt website at:  Americas www.iomega .com/support  Europe www.iomega. com/europe/support  Asia www.iomega .com/ap/support If your product is e lig[...]

Legal 125 Open Source The software include d in this product co ntains copyri ghted software that is licensed un der open source agreements . Compo nents of this so ftware covered unde r GPL or other o pen source lice nses are fully docume nted as to license an d redistributio n requireme nts in the ReadMe fi le provided with the software. A copy o[...]