Understanding Network Protocols

A protocol is a standard by which communication takes place between network devices. The following technical brief attempts to explain in the simplest terms the protocols used by your Iomega network device. Read Technical Brief.

Networking 101: Home Network Basics

If you are building a home network for the first time, you will need to know the basic pieces of a network. This technical brief will define the basic components of network. Read Technical Brief.

Making the Most of Your StorCenter: Torrent Downloads

BitTorrent is a common peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing protocol used on the Internet. This technical brief describes the essential steps in successfully downloading torrents from your StorCenter ix-Series server. Read Technical Brief.

Making the Most of Your StorCenter: Security

How to secure your sensitive data by creating password-protected shared folders. Read Technical Brief.

Remote Access 101: Set up with Multiple Routers

If you have properly port forwarded your router and remote access still does NOT work, you may have multiple routers on your network. This technical brief describes the steps you can take to properly configure your network for remote access. Read Technical Brief.

Remote Access 101: Dynamic and Static Addresses

If you configured your StorCenter using DHCP, you may not be able to reconnect to your StorCenter via remote access after a reboot. This technical brief describes the steps you can take to resolve problems with DHCP addressing. Read Technical Brief.

Remote Access 101: Port Forwarding

Basic instructions on port forwarding your router with instructions for routers from some specific manufacturers. Read Technical Brief.

Making the Most of Your StorCenter: Using FTP to Access Files Remotely

The Built-in Remote Access sharing works well for transferring individual files, but is not well suited to transferring entire folders or multiple files. This technical brief will walk you through the steps of enabling FTP for remote file access. Read Technical Brief.

Making the Most of Your StorCenter: Managing Users, Groups, and Shares

This technical brief will walk you through the process of enabling security on your StorCenter, managing users and groups, and managing and using shared folders. Read Technical Brief.

Disaster Recovery for Small Businesses

A disaster recovery plan helps you understand what data is critical to your business operations and how to best protect it from unexpected failures. Read Technical Brief.

Iomega StorCenter Pro NAS ix4 and ix2 with VMware ESX Server 3.5

This technical brief explains how to set up an Iomega StorCenter Pro NAS ix4 or ix2 Server with VMware ESX Server for a virtual infrastructure. Read Technical Brief.

Virtualization 101

This technical brief explains the fundamental concepts of virtualization and shows how StorCenter ix2 and ix4 NAS devices can help simplify VMWare deployment. Read Technical Brief.

Making the Most of Your StorCenter: Using USB Storage

Your StorCenter server allows you to connect FAT, FAT32, and NTFS formatted device to expand your on-line storage. Read Technical Brief.

Sharing a Printer with Your Home Media Network Hard

Drive Sharing a printer with all the computers on your network is easy — this technical brief shows you how. Read Technical Brief.

Networking with iSCSI: Affordable SANs for Everyone

Combining ease of use with low cost, iSCSI technology allows all enterprises to enjoy the benefits of Storage Area Networks. Read Technical Brief.

Customizing Your Home Media Network Hard Drive

You can create custom icons for the shares on your Iomega Home Media Network Hard Drive in just a few easy steps. Read Technical Brief.

Making the Most of the Home Media Network Drive: Using iTunes and Playing Videos

The Iomega Home Media Network Hard Drive is the ideal device for sharing multimedia content throughout your home network. Read Technical Brief.

Backing Up Your Network with EMC® Retrospect® Software

Easy-to-use backup and recovery application for use in small and midsize businesses as well as on home networks. Read Technical Brief.

Installing Your ScreenPlay Director

Easy connection and setup instructions to help you start enjoying ScreenPlay Director HD Media Player! Read Technical Brief.

Accessing Online Media with ScreenPlay Director

Play video files, internet radio, and RSS feeds from Iomega’s library of online media! Share YouTube™ videos with your family and friends! Rent or buy movies from Roxio® CinemaNow®! Read Technical Brief.

Setting Up Your ScreenPlay Director in a Wireless Network

Take advantage of the WiFi-ready capability of your ScreenPlay Director HD Media Player! Read Technical Brief.

Best Practices in Setting Up a Media Library

Use your ScreenPlay Director HD Media Player to consolidate your multimedia files for easy access on your TV or across your home network! Read Technical Brief.

Creating and Using Playlists

Create playlists for your favorite music files for continuous playback with your ScreenPlay Director HD Media Player! Use playlists to add background music to your photo slideshows! Read Technical Brief.

Codec Compatibility with ScreenPlay Director

What are codecs? How do they affect which video and audio files you can and cannot play with your ScreenPlay Director HD Media Player? Read Technical Brief.

Installing your ScreenPlay Pro HD

Easy connection and setup instructions to help you start enjoying ScreenPlay Pro HD! Read Technical Brief.

Setting Up Your ScreenPlay Pro HD in a Wireless Network

Take advantage of the WiFi-ready capability of your ScreenPlay Pro HD! Read Technical Brief.

Using Transcode Server Software

Get more codec compatibility using the streaming transcoder software included with your ScreenPlay Pro HD. Read Technical Brief.

Recording TV

Easily record your favorite TV programs – either on a schedule or using the ScreenPlay Pro HD one-touch record feature! Read Technical Brief.

Using Playlists

Create playlists for your favorite music files, videos, or pictures for continuous playback with your ScreenPlay Pro HD! Read Technical Brief.

Best Practices in Setting Up a Media Library

Use your ScreenPlay Pro HD to consolidate your multimedia files for easy access on your TV or across your home network! Read Technical Brief.

Understanding Codecs

What are codecs? How do they affect which video files you can and cannot play with your ScreenPlay Pro HD? Read Technical Brief.

Understanding Media Streaming

What is media streaming? What is the difference between streaming a media file and playing it directly from disk? Read Technical Brief.

Understanding DLNA

What is DLNA? How does DLNA affect your multimedia and network products? What does it mean when a product is DLNA-certified? Read Technical Brief.

Enjoy Your Multimedia at Home with ScreenPlay TV Link

Enjoy high quality movies on your home TV using the Iomega® ScreenPlay™ TV Link Multimedia Player with your existing storage devices! Read Technical Brief.

How much capacity do I need?

Explore capacity options for portable and desktop hard drive storage solutions to determine the best capacity for your digital storage needs. Read Technical Brief.

What connection type is right for me?

What connection types are available on Iomega® Hard Drives? How do I know which one I need? How do I find the right connection on my computer? Read Technical Brief.

Using an Iomega Hard Drive with Your Game Console

Extend the media storage space for your Xbox  360 or Playstation 3 game console using an Iomega® Hard Drive and play your media files anywhere! Read Technical Brief.

What is Iomega® v.Clone™ Software and how does it work?

What is Iomega v.Clone? How does cloning work? How is cloning different from backing up your system? What makes v.Clone software unique? Read Technical Brief.

Iomega® Drop Guard™ Technology

What are Drop Shock™, Drop Guard™, and Drop Guard™ Xtreme? What do they have in common and how do they differ? Which Iomega products include these features? Read Technical Brief.

Redundant Data— Using RAID with UltraMax Plus and UltraMax Pro

What is data redundancy? What is RAID? How can you use the RAID options on Iomega® UltraMax Plus and Iomega UltraMax Pro to increase the safety of your data? Read Technical Brief.