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Seagate Lyve Drive Shuttle User Manual
Seagate Lyve Drive Shuttle 

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Network Configuration

Use the Network Settings screen to select a network service, configure sites, and create user credentials for accessing Lyve Drive Shuttle's volume.

To navigate to the Network Settings screen:

  1. On the Home screen, tap the Menu icon ().
  2. Tap Settings.
  3. Tap Network.

Choose a network service

Lyve Drive Shuttle supports two communication protocols used for sharing access to network resources:

SMB (Default)
  • SMB supports any storage format.
  • SMB supports network volume credentials.
NFS
  • Only works with Lyve Drive Shuttle formatted as EXT4.
  • EXT4 is not native to macOS and Windows, which can conflict with USB connectivity.
  • Does not support network volume credentials.
  • After applying NFS, the device is crypto-erased and the storage formatted as EXT4. All items stored on the device will be deleted.

To choose a service:

  1. On the Network screen, tap Choose Service.
  2. Tap SMB or NFS.
 If you choose NFS, Lyve Drive Shuttle will be crypto erased and the storage formatted as EXT4. All items stored on the device will be deleted.
  1. Tap Apply.

Configure sites

Some of the sites you connect to may require static IP addresses rather than Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). Lyve Drive Shuttle walks you through adding network information for sites using static IP addresses. Once a site is configured, you can choose it when selecting a network connection from the Home screen.

To add a site:

  1. On the Network screen, tap Configure Sites.
  2. Tap Add site.
  3. Follow the onscreen prompts to create the following:
    • Site name
    • Fixed IP address
    • Subnet mask
    • Router address
    • Hostname
  4. Tap Create to complete the site configuration.

To edit an existing site:

  1. On the Network screen, tap Configure Sites.
  2. Tap on the name of an existing site.
  3. Follow the onscreen prompts to revise data.
  4. Tap Create to complete the site configuration.

Set credentials (Volume password)

Add an extra layer of security by creating a username and password to access the Lyve Drive Shuttle volume on the network. This is only available with SMB as the service and cannot be used with NFS. The default name of the volume is Lyve Drive Shuttle.

To add or edit credentials:

  1. On the Network screen, tap Set Credentials.
  2. The device password is required to edit network credentials for Lyve Drive Shuttle's volume. Enter the device password and tap Next.
  3. Tap on the Username field and then use the keyboard to enter a username. 
  4. Tap on the Password field and use the keyboard to enter a password.
  5. Tap Create.
  6. Review the newly created credentials on the Network Credentials screen. You can also edit or delete users on this screen.
 Accessing Lyve Drive Shuttle on a Windows computer connected to a domain

If you're using a Windows machine connected to a domain, your Lyve Drive Shuttle username/password credentials must match your domain credentials in order to access the Lyve Drive Shuttle's volume over the network. See this knowledge base article for more details.

View network configuration

You can view and edit configuration details of Lyve Drive Shuttle's current network.

To view configuration details of the current network:

  1. On the Network screen, tap View Configuration.
  2. Tap on a detail to edit as needed.
  3. Tap Back to exit.