| Opening your account |
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After you receive your email
containing your license key, download the setup.exe from the embedded
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Important Notice |
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Make sure that your computer's
time, date and time zone are set correctly |
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| Installing the software |
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Run the
virtualTapedrive setup.exe on a computer with Internet access.
Select the "Manager" installation option and continue with
the setup wizard using the default options. Click the Install
button when it becomes available.
After the software has been loaded, continue on with the post
installation options of
 | Installing iKey security components |
| Installing TechSmith Video Codec |
Windows 98 & ME may require the installation CD-ROM, and will need
to reboot before continuing |
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| Registering your account |
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Soft Key
Registration:
Start the virtualTapedrive program and select the license key file (KEY.BIN)
and PIN code sent
with your registration email. A new license file
will be created (in the virtualTapedrive folder) which you will use to
setup other computers. Save two copies of
this license file to either a floppy or CD-ROM.
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| Hard Key Registration:
Insert both iKeys into the computer before starting the
virtualTapedrive. |
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| Steps for setting up your
account |
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Start the
virtualTapedrive
program from your desktop. Use the key PIN code and the license file
included with the email.
Setting up an account consists of a filling out a short series of
forms. |
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First fill out your company
information including your business name, the contact telephone and
fax number (if available), and your billing address. Create a file
encryption code to protect your data. |
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Next enter your user information.
Specify your first and last name, create a user ID and password, and
enter your email address. Create a Key PIN code to access your soft
key, and a Registration PIN to register a computer with our system. |
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Then specify the amount of initial
storage that you want to lease. Use the up and down arrows to increase
or decrease usage. You can change your lease at any time, and
automatically lease more routine storage space upon demand. |
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Select your monthly billing
option: invoice or credit card. The first 30 days are free. |
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Review your account
information! Print it out and save it to a file. |
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Finally review and accept the terms and
conditions for the virtualTapedrive storage service. Opening the
storage account will take just a few minutes. |
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You can consult the help file
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| Scheduling a backup |
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To
schedule a backup, select the backup type from the main tool bar. This
opens a backup window. On the backup window's tool bar select the
backup view and press Select.
Pressing Select scans the computer and builds a directory tree of
files. Check the files that you want to backup. For Routine and
Critical backups you can right click on the folders and assign that
folder as either a root or protected folder. A root folder
automatically adds new files, sub-folders and sub-files. A protected
folder only adds new files to that folder.
Press the Commit button to store the manifest. All backups
begin immediately, except for routine backups which begin at the time
set by the account owner. |
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