Using Your Seagate Business Storage NAS Accessing Files on Your Seagate NAS Over the Web
Seagate Business Storage NAS User Guide 18
Backing Up Files with Seagate NAS Backup
Seagate NAS Backup is a full backup software application with a wide range of features that
let you customize a backup system to suit your needs.
Note: Seagate Backup software supports personal computers running Windows
®
operating systems
only.
You can use Seagate NAS Backup to start a backup whenever you want. You can also use
Seagate NAS Backup to set up recurring backups that can take place at convenient times (for
instance, overnight or on the weekends, when you aren’t using your computer).
You can use Seagate NAS Backup to protect all the files, applications, and even the
operating system on your computer.
If you haven’t already installed Seagate NAS Backup, see page 11 for instructions.
For more information, refer to the Seagate NAS Backup User Guide.
Using the Time Machine to Protect Files
If you are a Mac user, verify that your Seagate NAS administrator has enabled the Seagate
NAS as a Time Machine
®
target:
• While logged into your Mac, open Time Machine preferences.
• Click Select Disk...
• Select .TMBACKUP
• Enter your Seagate NAS user name and password.
Backup will start automatically.
Accessing Files on Your Seagate NAS Over the Web
If your Seagate NAS administrator has enabled Global Access on the Seagate NAS, sign up
for a free Global Access account so you can access files on your Seagate NAS over the
Web.
Seagate Global Access is a service that you can use to view, download, and work with the
files stored on your Seagate NAS from anywhere in the world, share files stored on a private
share, or share your files with anyone outside of your network.
With Global Access, you can:
• Download important business files or presentations from a client’s office anywhere in the
world.
• Share files with clients without requiring them to use an FTP application.
