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HP Media Vault
User's Guide
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Copyright The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein. This document contains proprietary information that is protected by copyright. No part of this document may be
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Welcome to the HP Media Vault » Get started topics Start using your HP Media Vault quickly and efficiently. » How to backup and restore Learn how to use the HP Media Vault's suite of flexible backup and restore applications. » How to configure your HP Media Vault Explore the HP MediaVault's more advanced options, such as configuring hard disks, securing Shared Folders, and modifying system settings. » Troubleshooting your HP Media Vault Troubleshoot problems with installation, connection
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Get started topics » How to get started Learn how to use Shared Folders for storing and sharing files and folders. » How to change the time zone on your HP Media Vault Learn how to set your HP Media Vault to your time zone. » How to browse, access, and save your files Learn how to save files to your HP Media Vault for quick and easy access. » How to map drive letters to Shared Folders Learn how to map drive letters to your Shared Folders. » How to organize your files Learn how to organize y
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How to get started The HP Media Vault allows you to store all of your important documents, pictures, music, and video files in one location – on the media vault! After you install the media vault on your network, the PCs on your network are able to access the media vault’s folders and files. You can also share a USB printer with the other computers on your network by connecting a printer to your media vault. (For more information on attaching printers, see Install a printer.) Backup sof
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The three Shared Folders are named: FileShare MediaShare Backup During the installation process, an HP drive mapping application gives you the opportunity to map drive letters to the Shared Folders on your media vault. Mapping drive letters means assigning “letters” to folder names. This makes it easier to manage files because you can save files and folders to mapped drive letters just as you can to other drive letters on your computer such as the C: and D: drives. Let’s say you mapp
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How to change the time zone on your HP Media Vault The HP Media Vault is set to Mountain Standard Time (MST) (USA + Canada). To access the System Settings screen: HP Media Vault Double-click the icon on your desktop. Click Customize your HP Media Vault’s setting. Welcome Screen Configure Device If the appears, click . Click the System Settings tab. To reset the time zone on your media vault: Clock Settings 1. Click . 2. Click the Select Time Zone drop-down list. Select a new
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How to browse, access, and save your files On your PC, you browse your file system to find, open and save files to your hard drive. You can also use your PC to browse to the Shared Folders on your HP Media Vault. After browsing to your media vault’s Shared Folders, you can save folders and files to them. You can use several methods to browse to and access your media vault’s Shared Folders. Use HP software to browse: 1. On your desktop, double-click the HP Media Vault icon. Main Start b
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FileShare on HPMediaVault (HPmediavault) Windows lists the name as . 3. Click FileShare on HPMediaVault (HPmediavault) to open FileShare and see what files you have stored in this folder. (If you haven’t yet saved any files to FileShare, the window that appears will be empty; otherwise you will see your saved files.) 4. After opening FileShare, look at the Windows Address bar. You will see the network address of your media vault, which is: \\HPMediaVault\FileShare. Use Network in Windows
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Note: In Windows Vista, you can use this method from any window containing an Address bar. Network addressing uses the Uniform Naming Convention (UNC) format. This format looks like the following: \\device name\share name. In this example, HPMediaVault is the device name, and FileShare is the Shared Folder or “share name.” (For those more familiar with networking terms, the word “Share” is often used instead of “Shared Folder.”) Note: HPMediaVault The media vault comes pre-configured wi
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How to map drive letters to Shared Folders Mapping drive letters means assigning “letters” to the names of Shared Folders. Mapping drive letters is one of the easiest ways to manage files because you can save files and folders to mapped drive letters just as you can to other drive letters on your computer, such as the C and D drives. (For more information on browsing, accessing, and saving files to the media vault, see Browse, access, and save files.) When you installed the HP Media Vault
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3. The HP Media Vault Drive Mapper opens. Follow these steps to map a drive letter: a. Click a Shared Folder in the Select Shared Folder box. Select Drive Letter b. Select a drive letter from the drop-down list. (Mapping drives usually defaults Z: to the letter , but you can select any drive letter.) c. Click Map Drive. Close d. Click when you are finished mapping drive letters to Shared Folders. Map a drive letter using Windows XP or Windows 2000: 1. Click Start, All Programs, Accessor
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Special considerations when mapping a drive letter: If you change the name of your media vault, you will enter the new name instead of HPMediaVault in step 4 above. When mapping drive letters to Shared Folders that are password protected, you must complete an additional step: You will have to enter the Shared Folder’s password when prompted. (For more information on password protecting Shared Folders, see Enhance security on your Shared Folders.) If your media vault is configured for use
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How to organize your files The HP Media Vault comes pre-configured with three Shared Folders: FileShare, MediaShare, and Backup. These folders are pre-named to help you get started saving and organizing your files for quick and easy access. Additionally, the names of these top-level folders are useful because the backup application that comes with the media vault and streaming media feature rely on the specific folder names. You should consider creating other folders and saving them in t
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Music 1. Create a sub-folder called : a. On your PC, browse to MediaShare. (For information on how to browse to MediaShare, see Browse, access, and save files. b. Do one of the following: Windows XP or Windows 2000: File New Folder Click the menu, click , , and then Music enter in the highlighted box. Click somewhere else to clear the highlight. Windows Vista: Click the Organize menu, click New Folder, and then enter Music in the highlighted box. Click somewhere else to clear the
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Windows Vista: Organize New Folder Jazz Click the menu, click , and enter in the highlighted box. Click somewhere else to clear the highlight. c. To create the second folder, do one of the following: Windows XP or Windows 2000: Click the File menu, click New, Folder, and enter Rock & Roll in the highlighted box. Click somewhere else to clear the highlight. Windows Vista: Organize New Folder, Rock & Roll Click the menu, click and enter in the highlighted box. Click somewher
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How to secure your HP Media Vault from intruders The HP Media Vault is designed as an "always on" device, which comes in handy for accessing files any time your network users need or want them. But a network device that is set up for file sharing also presents certain security risks. Because the media vault can be used on a network that has both wireless and wired functionality, you'll want to ensure that unauthorized users can't access your media vault and your files stored on it. If yo
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How to use the HP Media Vault to transfer files from an old PC to a new PC Your HP Media Vault can help you simplify transferring files and settings from an old computer to a new computer. Using a feature found in the Windows XP and Windows 2000 operating systems called the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard, you can transfer files, folders, and settings for Internet Explorer and Outlook Express in addition to desktop and display settings, dial-up connections, and other types of settings
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8. Click one of the following: Settings only Files only Both files and settings Let me select a custom list of files and settings when I click Next (for advanced users.) If you click on this option, you will be asked to select specific Settings, Folders, Files and File Types that you wish to transfer. 9. Click Next. 10. Click Next after reading any messages that appear on this screen. 11. Wait while the wizard collects your files and settings. Depending on the size and type of the
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How to connect to the HP Media Vault from a Linux system This topic provides general guidelines and instructions on how to access the Shared Folders and configuration screens on the HP Media Vault from a Linux system. The particular steps needed to configure a Linux system for connection to the media vault may vary depending on the particular Linux installation. To connect to HP Media Vault using Samba Samba provides a simple and secure way of connecting a Linux computer to the media vau
