Verbatim MediaShare User manual

MediaShare

User Guide

English

ontent

Introduction

MediaShare Hardware Overview 3

Front Panel 3

Back Panel 3

LED and Connector Descriptions 3

Accessing MediaShare 4

Local Area Networking 4

MediaShare A

ent

Mappe

Drives 4

Remote Access 4

Resetting Your MediaShare 5

Easy Transfer Button 5

Accessing Trans

erred Content 6

MediaShare Agent 6

Using MediaShare Agent 6

Starting the MediaShare Agent 6

MediaShare A

ent Menu O

tions 7

MediaShare Application 10

Starting the MediaShare Application 10

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Logging into the MediaShare Application 10

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MediaShare Application Landing Page 11

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Media Library 12

Accessing the Media Library 12

Media

ources 14

Working with Media Source Folders 15

Folder O

tions 18

Wor

ing wit

ums 22

Renaming an Album 2

Workin

with Files 26

fﬂ

e 2

Adding a Caption 28

Wor

wit

Ima

es 28

etting up

ontacts

ocial Media

Backup my MediaShare 31

Working with Backup my MediaShare 31

Preferences

Displaying the Preferences page 34

ser Pre

erences

Server Pre

erences 36

Administration 4

Intr

This chapter provides an overview o

the Verbatim MediaShare system and covers the unit’s physical

eatures, and initial setup steps. Topics

iscusse

in t

is c

apter inc

• Me

iaS

are Har

ware Overview

• Accessing the MediaShare

• Resettin

Your MediaShare

MediaShare Hardware Overview

is section intro

uces t

e Me

iaS

are

ware components, inc

ing

isp

ays, ports an

uttons.

Front Pane

The front panel of the MediaShare includes an Easy Transfer button which is used to quickly and easily transfer all ﬁles and folders from

a USB drive to MediaShare through the USB port also on the front. Status LED’s are also included to indicate the active/inactive status o

the system

SB Port used with Easy Trans

er Button

Easy Trans

er Butto

tatus LED’

tatus LE

urpose LED

tatu

t LED

HDD

ctivity

Green: Rea

y status.

ue: Rea

write access to

int

riv

Blink Orange: System powering o

LED

ear USB

ort(s) activit

Orange: Rea

/write activity to USB.

Blink Blue: Read/write activit

to internal

hard drive

t LE

ata port activit

uring access to eSata

rive

Back Pane

LED and Connector Description

The

unction o

each MediaShare item is described in the

ollowin

table

ati

ty Descr

Eas

trans

Pus

n t

initi

ransfer all data from USB device to MediaShare

ron

Front USB Por

USB port connection used with

asy Transfer butto

Used with eas

transfer button on front to

utomatically transfer all data from connected

evice to MediaShare

ron

USB Port LE

links orange Blinks orange when data trans

er is proceeding

between MadiaShare and USB device

Bac

r B

Pus

bac

nit t

Turn on the MediaShare: Press onc

Turn off the MediaShare:

o correctly shutdown

your MediaShare, press and hold the power

button for about 5 seconds. the blur li

ht on the

ront will blink before shutting off

Bac

k Eth

t P

lug Ethernet cable into port located on back o

nit t

onnect your router. Gigabit Ethernet

Sata Por

onnect an eSata

rive to eSata port

onnecting an eSata

rive wi

initiate

mirroring functionalit

ack USB Port

(

)

ug in an externa

evice into t

e USB port

(

USB Storage or USB printer)

Upload, download content from a connected

USB drive. Print to a connected USB printe

Power Ca

ocket

ug power ca

e into soc

ocate

on t

ack of unit Power on t

e Me

iaS

are syste

eset

utto

Reset

utto

Pushin

will reset MediaShare to factor

efault settin

Accessing MediaShare

MediaShare can be accessed in several wa

s. De

endin

our needs and location,

ou can use one or all of the followin

methods to

access

our Me

iaS

are

Local Area Networking

Using de

ault network browsing tools (such as My Network Places), any system connected to your home network will recognize the MediaShare

as a computer in your Wor

group. To access Me

iaS

are on your LAN, open a

rowser an

enter

ttp://<ipa

ress>/?

ogin

MediaShare Agen

The MediaShare Agent is so

tware installed on a PC or Mac and is available

rom the bottom menu bar. During installation, it

automatically adds a shortcut icon on your desktop that directly opens the MediaShare folders. This is a drag-and-drop

inter

ace just like any other

ﬁ

le or

older on your hard drive and is available on demand

rom the shortcut. See Chapter 2,

“MediaShare Agent”

or more in

ormation.

Mapped Drives

In a Win

ows XP, Vista, 7 environment, t

e Me

iaS

are agent automatica

y maps t

ree

rive

etters (x, y an

z) to networ

ares on t

MediaShare. This provides a simple drag-and-drop inter

ace, persistently available

rom within the My Computer window.

ccess

iaS

are

ata can

e accesse

over t

e Internet using any we

rowser, w

means you cou

e a note

computer anyw

ere wit

wire

ess networ

connectivity an

secure

y reac

across t

e Internet to your private

ata at

ome. Fi

es can

e s

are

even up

wit

a drag-and-drop interface, however only speciﬁc default folders can be shared over the Internet

To access and remotely copy ﬁles to and from your MediaShare:

1. Go to http://www.myverbatim.com and login to your MediaShare device

2. Enter

our MediaShare Name that

ou selected when

ou set u

our device.

3. Enter your Username and Password that you created during Setup

4. Click Sign In

Resettin

Your MediaShar

Your MediaShare system may need to be reset under the

ollowing conditions:

• When

ou want to chan

e the name o

our MediaShare s

stem

• When you

orget your user id or password.

Reset from the

1. Insert your Me

iaS

are Insta

ation CD an

run me

ias

aresetup.exe

You do not need to uninstall the software before resettin

the s

stem.

. C

e Documentation

Too

s an

utton.

lick Reset

Reset Butto

1. Push the reset button on the back of

our MediaShare for at least 10seconds or mor

. Me

iaS

are wi

e reset.

3. Use Me

iaS

are Insta

ation CD to rename t

e server an

setup username, passwor

Eas

Transfer Butto

The Easy Transfer button is a quick and efﬁcient way to copy ﬁles and folders from any USB drive directly to MediaShare. Proceed as follows

;

1. Connect the USB Drive to the front USB port

. Push the Eas

Transfer button for 1 second

3. The LED beside the USB port will blink orange while data is being transferre

4. Once trans

er is complete the LED will stop blinking

5. USB drive can then be remove

Accessin

Transferred Content

Content which was transferred from a USB drive usin

the Eas

Transfer button can be accessed in the followin

folder location;

MediaLibrar

> Famil

Librar

> USB-Download

Figure 1-1 Easy Trans

er Button – USB-Downloads Folder

Each time the Easy Trans

er button is pushed a new

older with the current date and time will be created. All content will be copied to

ocation

iaS

are Agen

Using MediaShare Agent

MediaShare A

ent runs in the back

round allowin

ou to ex

lore folders, o

en MediaShare A

lication, or check for u

dates. MediaShare

ent icon resides on

our s

stem tra

(PC) or dock (Mac), and normall

ears when

ou start

our com

uter

ht-click the MediaShare A

ent icon to dis

menu o

tions. Selectin

Preferences o

tion allows

ou to also check for software u

dates to

ppl

ications. Some o

tions var

etween a PC an

Mac. For exam

in status a

wit

in an

out o

tions wi

be shown on a PC.

Rig

t-C

e Me

iaS

are Agent icon

Figure 2-1 Me

iaS

are Agent Icon an

Menu on a P

Startin

the MediaShare A

MediaShare Agent automatically appears when you start your computer. I

you exit the MediaShare Agent, the icon will disappear

rom the

icon tra

and will need to be restarted

or use once more.

Start the MediaShare Agent on a P

To start MediaShare A

ent on a PC, navi

ate to

tart > Pro

rams > Verbatim > MediaShare Deskto

lications > MediaShare A

ent >

MediaShare Agen

Start t

e Me

iaS

are A

ent on a Ma

To start Me

iaS

are Agent on a Mac, start Fin

er,

rowse to App

ications > Me

iaS

are Des

top App

ications, an

aunc

iaS

are

Agen

iaS

are Agent Menu Option

Not logged in/Logged in a

The label at the top of the top of the menu displays who is currently logged into MediaShare Agent, or shows Not logged in, as appropriate.

This item is available on a PC onl

Figure 2-2 Log In to MediaShare Server

The Log In menu option allows you to select your MediaShare Server, and then enter your User name and Password.

Figure 2-3 Log In to Me

iaS

are Server

witc

someone is lo

ed into MediaShare, the Switch user menu o

tions lo

s out the current user and allows another

erson to lo

in.

This menu o

tion is available on a PC onl

Figure Chapter 2-4 Switch User

Log Ou

The Lo

out menu o

tion closes the current user’s connection to MediaShare Server. Lo

out

revents other users from accessin

our

albums and M

Librar

folders. To lo

in a

ain, select Lo

In and reenter

our user name and

assword information. This menu o

tion is

avai

e on a PC on

Figure

-5 Log

Exp

ore Me

iaS

are Server Fo

MediaShare Folders lets you use Windows Explorer or Mac Finder to work with content on your MediaShare Server. Exploring

olders using

his method allows

ou to u

load

ﬁ

les

reater than 2GB to the server. I

not alread

ed in, this a

lication

rom

ou to lo

in, and then

opens either Windows Explorer or Mac Finder, and displays your FamilyLibrary, MyLibrary and MyComputers

olders within a network drive.

MediaShare

olders are available whether the MediaShare is located locally on the home network or remotely across the internet

ure 2-6 Ex

lore m

MediaShare Folders

en Me

iaS

are A

ppl

icatio

The O

en MediaShare A

lication menu o

tion starts MediaShare A

lication, which is visuall

a user

riendl

and

ﬂ

exible wa

to mana

our content and administer settin

s usin

a web browser. Launchin

MediaShare A

lication o

ens

our de

ault browser,

rom

ou to lo

in (i

not alread

ed in), and dis

s the MediaShare Server landin

e where

ou can access

our media librar

olders, view album,

set

references alon

with other server o

tions

Figure 2-7 Open MediaShare Server Landing Pag

Albums

Click the Albums icon to view albums currentl

available

ia Li

rary. Click Media Library icon to view the contents of your MediaShare Server. From here you can add additional content, manage

our folders, and create albums that

ou can share with famil

and friends

Backup my MediaShare. Click Backup My MediaShare to access the server backup management tool allowing you to select which

olders are

scheduled to backup to a connected drive on one o

the back USB ports, view the status o

backups and review the amount o

remaining space

on the drive being used to backup MediaShare Server content

Preferences. Click here to change your user preferences or administer your MediaShare Server

Preference

ePre

erence

menu option on MediaShare Server agent allows you to check

or so

tware updates to desktop applications, and displays the

name and IP address o

the MediaShare Server on your home network

The Advanced tab shows the MediaShare Server found on your network

Figure 2-9 Agent Pre

erences

:The Preferences available on MediaShare A

ent are different from the Preferences offered on MediaShare Server. For more information

about MediaShare Server Preferences, see “Preferences” under the Chapter 2 MediaShare Application section.

bout

e A

out menu option

isp

ays t

e Me

iaS

are Agent version insta

on your comuter.

Figure 2-10 A

out Me

iaS

are Agent

Exi

The

menu option closes MediaShare Agent and removes the icon from the system tray

MediaShare A

lication

Startin

e Me

iaS

are A

ppl

icatio

The MediaShare A

lication runs in

our browser, and allows

ou to access

our folders within the media librar

, view albums, and set

references from an

web browser. The MediaShare A

lication is available whether the MediaShare unit is located locall

on the home

network or remotel

across the Internet. The MediaShare A

lication works the same even with different com

uters and browsers.

There are four ways to launch the MediaShare Application

From the Desktop

Dou

e-c

avigate to Me

iaS

are (www) icon

ocate

on t

top. T

is icon was ena

uring insta

ation

From the MediaShare A

ent

Right-click the MediaShare agent icon located on the bottom right corner o

your computer, and then select Open MediaShare application.

rom a

rowse

en a new browser window and navi

ate to www.m

Verbatim.com.

From t

tart Men

n a P

To start the MediaShare Application on a PC, click Start > Programs > Verbatim > MediaShare Desktop Applications > QuickConnect

> Navigate to MediaShare (www)

n a MA

To start t

e Me

iaS

are App

ication on a Mac, start Fin

er,

rowse to App

ications >Me

iaS

are Des

top App

ication

launch the Smart Web shortcut

into the MediaShare A

lication

When

ou launch the MediaShare A

lication,

ou will be asked to lo

in usin

the credentials

ou set u

when

ou ﬁrst installed

our

iaS

are s

stem.

og in:

1. Select a lan

e. Your lan

reference ma

alread

be set as the default

. Ent

r Y

edia

hare Name.

. Enter Your

ser Name.

nter

our

asswor

5. Click the Sign In button.

Figure 3-1 MediaShare Application Login Screen

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