What is the default username and password for Seagate Central?

admin
The first time you go to NAS OS, complete the Authentication and Timezone fields. Username: the default username is admin. To change it, enter a username from 1-20 alphanumeric characters. Password: from 4-20 alphanumeric characters.

How do I restore my external hard drive back to factory settings?

Click the Go menu, select Utilities from the drop-down menu, and open Disk Utility. Choose your external drive from the left sidebar, and click Erase. Give your drive a name and select the file system you want from the Format drop-down. Click Erase, and the system will reformat your drive.

How do you erase a Seagate external hard drive?

Connect your Seagate hard drive to PC and select it.

  1. Selecting the Seagate hard drive and click the “Erase Now” button to process.
  2. It will wipe your hard drive permanently, reboot your system after erase.

How to reset Seagate NAS to factory default?

Seagate strongly recommends that you backup all the data from the NAS before continuing. Download the Facotry Reset tool from the Download Center. Launch FactoryDefault.exe. The restore to factory default application opens. (This tool does not install, it is a single executable file.)

Is there a client for Seagate blackarmor NAS?

The BlackArmor Thin Discovery Client allows you to discover Seagate BlackArmor NAS Servers on your network without the need to install the entire Discovery software package. This may benefit BlackArmor Administrators by allowing them to carry the Discovery tool via a portable and/or flash drive between different systems

How can I access my Seagate NAS away from home?

After reboot, you may need to login again. On the next page, it will ask how you want to access the device. Choose either “Local and Remote (default)”, or “Local only”. The latter will only allow local network access to the device, while the former allows you to access the NAS away from home.

How do I Reset my NAS to factory settings?

Also, the 4-Bay NAS has an LCD screen that can provide the NAS IP Address. Make sure there is one forward slash after the NAS IP Address then right-click and paste the link that was generated with the Factory Reset Tool, after the last forward slash “/” in the address field.