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MAXTOR SHARED STORAGE II WEB USER INTERFACE
Using External USB Drives with Your
Shared Storage II
There are 2 USB ports on the back of your drive which allow
you to connect USB hard drives, such as the Maxtor
OneTouch
TM
and Maxtor Personal Storage 5000 drives.
Note:
The Maxtor Shared Storage Drive is only compatible with
USB drives that are formatted with the FAT32 file system. With
the FAT32 file system, the size of a single file is limited to 4 GB.
Connecting a USB Drive
You may connect a USB drive while your Shared Storage Drive
is on. It will automatically recognize the drive.
You may also connect a USB drive while your Shared Storage
Drive is off. It will be recognized the next time you turn your
Shared Storage Drive on.
Accessing the external USB Drive
1. Open your Shared Storage Drive by double-clicking its
desktop icon.
2. Your external USB drive will appear as a folder on the
Shared Storage Drive.
The name of this folder will correspond to the volume
name of your external USB drive.
Disconnecting a USB Drive
To disconnect a USB drive from your Shared Storage Drive:
1. Go to the Maxtor Shared Storage Drive home page.
2. Click the Advanced Settings button.
3. Click Configure Your USB Devices.
4. Click Unplug USB devices from the Shared Storage Drive.
5. Click the Safely Remove button, next to the USB drive you
want to disconnect. A message will appear informing you
that your drive can be safely removed. Then click Done.
6. Disconnect your USB drive from your Shared Storage Drive.
Using USB Printers with Your Shared Storage II
You may connect a USB printer to your Shared Storage II
Drive and share it with anyone on your network.
Connecting a USB Printer
– Connect the USB printer while your Shared Storage II
Drive is on.
– The printer will appear in the list of shares displayed in
the Printers and Faxes folder on your Shared Storage II
Drive.
Configuring Network Printing
Configuring a networked USB Printer varies depending on
your operating system and/or platform (Windows and/or
Macintosh). Please refer to Maxtor's Knowledge Base for
more information regarding network printer setup and
configurations.