#Seagate dockstar serial number#
#Seagate dockstar drivers#
#Seagate dockstar software#
#Seagate dockstar Pc#

It supports various combinations as the number of drives attached to the boxes as well as the number of devices increases.

#Seagate dockstar drivers#

Installing these drivers was uneventful and it provides a number of advantages.įirst, the drivers provide the usual drive or folder interface. Luckily, CloudEngine's provides drivers for all the major flavors of Windows, Linux and the Mac.

#Seagate dockstar software#

Unlike many NAS boxes, the Pogoplug and DockStar cannot be accessed using the built-in file server access software found in most operating systems such as Windows or Linux.

#Seagate dockstar Pc#

Access via a PC requires installation of a device driver. This includes the use of smartphones described later. This alone will access to any drive you plug into the NAS boxes via the Internet. Setting up the account and gaining access to the device is just the first step. The DockStar will still work locally after a year if you don't sign up for a longer support term but any Internet support would go away. The main different between CloudEngine's Pogoplug and DockStar is that Seagate will start charging you for use of My Pogoplug after a year.

#Seagate dockstar serial number#

This prevents someone taking control of your NAS box if they get a look at the serial number on the bottom. The matching of the device to your account occurs once and the device can only be controlled by one account at a time. The Pogoplug or DockStar essentially calls home when you plug it in. This means you need an Internet gateway and a running NAS box. First you sign up for a My Pogoplug account and then add your newly purchased Pogoplug or DockStar to the list of devices you have access to. Setting up the systems is interesting because it requires an Internet connection. Still, one of the three ports is to one side providing convenient access for a flash drive with two on the rear for long term hard drive connections. I would have like to see one of the DockStar's extra USB ports on the top of the unit allowing a single handed insertion and removal of a flash drive. These are handy for permanent connections but it is a two handed operation when using a flash drive. The other three USB connectors are spaced around the DockStar. There is a micro USB connector on top with a holder allowing the FreeAgent Go to drop onto the connector. The Seagate DockStar is designed to work with the Seagate FreeAgent Go (see Seagate FreeAgent Go External Hard Disk) 2.5-in hard drives. This allows the front panel connection to be used when copying files to and from the flash drive. Typically the connections on the back are used for long term connections while the front panel is handy for a flash drive. The CloudEngine's Pogoplug has three USB connections on its back panel and one on the front. This includes most hard disk drives and flash drives. Both support up to four USB 2.0 disk drives. Internally the Pogoplug and DockStar are almost identical although the Pogoplug hides its power brick inside while DockStar has an external power brick. They compete with products like TonidoPlug (see Tonido's Personal Cloud Storage) from Tonido and Ctera Networks' CteraPlug (see New NAS is More Than Storage). It is this service that makes these products stand out from the conventional NAS boxes. This makes it possible to access your files over the Internet even using smartphones like the iPod and the Droid. Both also take advantage of CloudEngine's My PogoPlug website for remote access and distribution of files. They are based on Armada microcontrollers from Marvell designed for plug computing platforms with a Gigabit Ethernet port.

They are designed to provide local as well as cloud accessible storage (see Cloud Storage Delivers Reliability and Accessibility). CloudEngine's Pogoplug and Seagate's DockStar are NAS (network attached storage) boxes that provide file sharing over a LAN or the Internet.