![]() Although it can share files among all your networked computers like any other NAS, the Dockstar's design emphasises its extensive remote access features rather its basic local file sharing capabilities.Ĭonfiguring the Dockstar is extremely easy. Unlike every other network storage enclosure we've seen, it doesn't take internal SATA hard disks but external USB disks instead. Tip: For Mac OS X, connect to the shared folders through Finder -> Go -> Connect To Server, and enter smb:/// or smb://fadsMMMMMM/ according to definition above.Seagate's Dockstar is very different from other network storage devices. ![]() In such case, login to My Pogoplug website to change the workgroup setting of Windows File Sharing. Seagate FreeAgent DockStar and Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Net should have WORKGROUP as its workgroup too, but some older activation may use “SeagateGroup” instead. Typically Windows PC will be installed as “WORKGROUP” workgroup. If you can’t see the device on your network, make sure your computer is on the same workgroup as the Seagate NAS device. Once you manage to browse to the device, the shared network drives and folders will be shown, which can then be mapped to a drive letter. The shared device should be displayed when you browse the network neighborhood. The trick works even with more than one USB drives connected to the DockStar or GoFlex Net device, and the hack can be applied on all USB drives which wanted to be shared across LAN too. ![]() Note: In some cases, the share name will be appended with a _ (underscore) as suffix, which makes the “share name” becomes “share name_”. Replace with actual file sharing name of the drive or volume. It’s normally printed on the label at the bottom or back of the device. Where MMMMMM are the last 6 characters (made up of letters and numbers) of Seagate device’s network card MAC address. xxx) that been assigned to the DockStar or GoFlex Net, and with actual file sharing name of the drive or volume. Use one of the following method by typing into Windows Explorer’s Address Bar to access the disk drive connected on Seagate Dockstar or GoFlex Net: Insert the USB drive into the dock of Seagate Dockstar or GoFlex Net, or connect via USB cable to any USB port of the device. ![]() Safely remove the USB mass storage device from computer. ceid will suffice without having to create new one. ceid is hidden by default, and can be viewed if you show hidden files and folders in Windows. ceid would have already been created automatically. Note: If you have plugged in the USB drive into Seagate DockStar or GoFlex Net before, a. txt extension so you will need to use the “Save as” command to select “All Files” as file type and manually specify full file name without extension). Save the content as a new text file named. ceid for each and every partitions that you want to use as shared storage medium. Tip: If you have partitioned the drive into different volumes, create. If you’re the shared contents to be read-only, change the “rw” to “ro”, but it probably defeats the purpose of NAS. Note: Replace as your prefer name that will identify the drive. Plug in the USB hard disk drive into computer.Īppend the following codes into any text editor such as Notepad (in Windows XP, it’s recommended to use other editor such as Notepad++ as built-in Notepad treats new line differently – with 0D0A HEX code instead of only 0A code): If you’re not using extra services provided by Pogoplug service but simply want to use the Seagae Dockstar or Seagate GoFlex Net as NAS, or your network firewall configuration or ISP has blocked the port used by Pogoplug which rendered the service unusable, it’s possible to use the DockStar and GoFlex Net simply as centralized network storage device as home network server without connecting to Pogoplug, connecting to Internet (with an caveat emptor that the device ), nor need to install any software.
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