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The Seagate BlackArmor Media Server is a device used to store and share small to large media files over a computer network. BlackArmor comes with software that allows you to manage everything from storing and protecting the media content to sharing and backing up the files. Setting up the Seagate BlackArmor Media Server is not as difficult as it sounds because the system comes with all the necessary cables and an installation CD that contains the software.
1.Connect the BlackArmor server to the router or switch on your local network by using the Ethernet cable that came with the server. One end of the Ethernet cable must be inserted in the Ethernet port found on the back of the server and the other end must be inserted in a free Ethernet port on the router or switch.
2.Connect the BlackArmor server to a power outlet (preferably grounded) and the server will power on automatically. You will notice the LED lights illuminate.
3.Turn on your computer and insert the CD that came with the server. The installation will start automatically.
4.Click 'Next' in the welcome screen and click 'Next' to install the software to the default folder. You can use the Browse button to select a different location and then click 'Next.' Press 'Next' if you accept the default program name, or type a custom name and then click 'Next.' Click 'Finish' to start the installation. It should take less than five minutes.
5.Run the BlackArmor Discovery software by double-clicking its icon on your desktop. The software will scan the network for any BlackArmor servers and display the results in a list. It will display the single server.
6.Click on the server, click on the 'View Drive Details' button and click 'Manage.' Use 'admin' for both username and password to log in to the server.
7.Open your computer's file browser, navigate to Network and double-click the 'BLACKARMOR' entry. You will see two folders, Public and Printers. Click the Public folder and you will see its contents in the right pane. The folder should be empty.
8.Right-click on the white space, click 'New' and select 'Folder.' Name your folder 'Our Music.' Use the same method to create two other folders, Our Pictures and Our Videos.
9.Go to the BlackArmor Discovery window, click the 'Media' link and select 'DMS Properties' from the resulting menu.
10.Check the 'Enable' box to enable the Media feature. Select to sort the files 'By Name' or 'By Date' and click the 'Submit' button to save the changes. The media server is now successfully set up and is ready to manage and share your media files.
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- Switch or router
- Computer connected to the switch or router
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I've had my Seagate BlackArmor NAS 110 2TB Network Attached Storage devices for less than 24 hours at this point, so I can't speak to its reliability or stability over the long term yet, but I will say this thing was an absolute breeze to set up. Let me say up front that I am an IT professional, so if you are relatively inexperienced with networking and hardware you should perhaps take my review with a grain of salt. However, this was so easy to configure I really do think a novice could've done it nearly as quickly and easily as I did.I hate when a new piece of hardware comes with a CD. Mice and keyboards do not typically need any software, nor do switches and routers, yet they always come with a Getting Started card that tells you the first step is to insert the CD. Typically, the only real point to any of this software is for the company to get a little bit of their brand welded into your Operating System somewhere. When I saw just such a Getting Started card and CD included with the BlackArmor NAS, I got a little worried.
First thing I did was plug the NAS into my network. I used my router admin screen to figure out the IP assigned to the device, crossed my fingers, and punched the IP address into my browser address bar. I was pleasantly surprised to find a web-based admin area very similar to what you'd find on any router or modem. Everything on the device is configurable from this admin interface, rendering the 'required' software absolutely unnecessary. Within ten minutes of fiddling within the admin area and without reading a single piece of documentation, I had a couple of working network shares mapped (one private share each for me and my wife to backup our computers, and a public share so we can swap files when we need to) and a networked printer (previous to this we were each plugging the USB cable into our computers whenever we needed to print, which makes this solution so much more convenient). The network shares were created very easily using the wizard-like interface, so there was really no IT know-how required, and the printer was immediately recognized by the NAS like magic almost as soon as it was plugged in. Both the network shares and the printer only required minimal configuration on our computers to get it all connected.
I personally prefer to use the rsync command-line tool to back up my own Mac (though I'm thinking of trying out Time Machine), but I know my wife will want a backup solution she doesn't have to manage herself or ever even think about, so I'm considering installing the NAS software on her PC, but I haven't checked it out yet at all. I also can't yet speak to any of the more advanced features of the NAS like media streaming or global access (being able to access your files from anywhere over the web), though I do plan to play around with these features down the road and may update my review here. I'll also update my review with respect to stability and reliability as time goes on. For now, though, it's already meeting my needs perfectly and I'm absolutely loving this little guy.
EDIT: I posted this review originally on May 6, 2010. It is now March 20, 2011, so I've had my Seagate NAS for nearly a year. Very shortly after unboxing, I noticed it makes a clicking sound when reading / writing to the drive, which worried me (usually a clicking noise coming from a hard drive means it has failed or is about to fail), but after researching this I learned that all of this particular model seem to make this same noise. I gotta say, this still worries me, but the drive has lasted nearly a year and seems to be doing fine, so go figure.
I still haven't played with the media streaming or global access features, as I haven't really needed them. This drive was purchased primarily as a backup drive. I'm still backing up my own files manually using rsync, but, as I had written earlier, my wife wasn't crazy about manually backing up her stuff, so I did go ahead and install the BlackArmor software so she could back up her files set-it-and-forget-it style. The software was very easy to set up and I rest easy knowing my wife's computer is backed up without any intervention by her or me.
In short, after owning this device for ten months I can still say it was well worth the purchase price. This is a great little networked backup device.