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BlackArmor® NAS User Guide 13
How to Get Started
About BlackArmor Users
All BlackArmor users, including administrators, can:
• Save and share files on the BlackArmor server
• Back up files to the BlackArmor server
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Access the BlackArmor server over the Web, using Seagate Global Access
• Download large Web files directly to the BlackArmor server
• Access music, video, and photos (if the BlackArmor server is set up as a media server)
• Share a USB printer that’s connected to the BlackArmor server (if any)
How to Get Started
This section describes the getting-started tasks for BlackArmor administrators and users.
BlackArmor Administrators Start Here
To get started with your BlackArmor server:
1. Install the BlackArmor server and software (see page 16).
2. Connect to the server using BlackArmor Discovery (see page 17).
3. Complete the initial setup of the server using BlackArmor Manager (see page 18.)
4. Create customized folders, or shares, for storing saved files (see page 19).
5. Create individual user accounts for everyone who will be accessing your BlackArmor server
and assign each user access to the folder shares you created, as required (see page 20).
6. Provide user account information to each BlackArmor user (see page 21).
7. (Optional) Make your BlackArmor server accessible over the Web by enabling Global Access
in BlackArmor Manager (see page 21).
8. (Optional) Make a USB printer available to everyone on your local network by connecting it to
your BlackArmor server (see page 22).
9. (Optional) Connect an Uninterruptable Power Supply to your BlackArmor server to maintain
power to the server in the event of a power failure. (see page 43).
10. (Optional) Turn your BlackArmor server into a media server so that BlackArmor users can
access music, photos and videos (see page 23).
11. Continue with “BlackArmor Users Start Here” in the next section to begin using your
BlackArmor server to save, protect, and share your own files.