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MAXTOR SHARED STORAGE II MACINTOSH INSTALLATION
Installing the Shared Storage II
Step 1 – Connect the Drive
The Maxtor Shared Storage II connects to your computer with a Cat5 Ethernet cable.
Connecting the Ethernet Cable
1.Plug one end of the Ethernet cable into your network, router or switch.
Connecting the Power
1.Plug the round female connector from the power adapter into the drive’s power connector.
2.Plug the female connector on the power cord into the power adapter.
3.Plug the standard electrical plug from the power adapter into your power source.
FIGURE 4 CONNECTING THE POWER
2.Plug the other end of the Ethernet cable into the Ethernet port on your Shared Storage II drive.
3.Once connected, the Ethernet status LED(s) located on either side of the Ethernet port will illuminate:
–If connected through a 10/100 cable/router – the Green LED on the left side of the connector will show activity when the Shared Storage Drive is powered on. This LED will also illuminate when connected to a Gigabit cable/ router too.
4.If connected through a Gigabit cable/router – the Amber LED on the right side of the connector will show activity when the Shared Storage Drive is powered on.
FIGURE 3 CONNECTING THE ETHERNET CABLE
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