The 2TB Home Media Network Hard Drive, Cloud Edition from Iomega is a powerful and versatile network storage device with a plethora of enhanced online connectivity features. The spacious hard drive connects to your home network via a Gigabit Ethernet connector and works to bridge the gap between local and online storage -- which is also known as cloud storage.
You can configure the drive to automatically upload files stored within specified folders to Facebook, YouTube, and Flickr. Its remote data access feature allows you to access your data when you are away from home -- all you need is an Internet connection. You can also invite friends and family to view specific files or folders stored on the drive -- a great way for you to share family snapshots and vacation photos with relatives who think that Twitter is a little yellow cartoon bird who is constantly harassed by "puddy tats."
When you are at home, you'll be happy to know that the drive can stream multimedia files to UPnP/DLNA devices. This includes game consoles like the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Apple TV owners will be happy to know that the device has a built-in iTunes server. The Home Media drive also has a built-in BitTorrent downloader, which can grab files from the Internet -- even when your computer is off.
If you are in need of a network backup solution, it should comes as no surprise that this Swiss Army knife of a drive does that too. It can backup all of the computers n your network, and is also compatible with online backup services like Mozy Pro and Amazon S3. Mac users will be able to perform network backups to the drive via Time Machine.
Photographers will be able to download photos from a digital camera to the drive via USB. You can also set the drive to downsize and watermark your photos, perfect for those who wish to share their work online -- but don't want to see it stolen and reproduced without permission. The USB port can also be used to connect an external hard drive -- giving you more room to store files -- or to connect a printer -- making it easy to print from any computer in your network.
- Simple three step setup -- Simply plug into your router, power on, and install the software CD
- User friendly web-based management interface
- Web Interface accessible in 16 supported languages
- Access files from any networked Windows, Apple or Linux computer for easy file sharing
- Easily share content with friends and family outside of your home using the exclusive Iomega Personal Cloud feature. Invited guests will have access to read and write to files and folders on your network drive. No need to e-mail file attachments
- Built-in photo slide-show sharing feature -- easily select and share your digital pictures on the web
- File distribution made easy. Drop files into a designated distribution folder, and all of those on the distribution list automatically get an email with either the file itself or a link to download the files
- Backup all the computers on your network simply by downloading and installing the available client backup software. Also compatible with today's most common backup software applications
- Time Machine Support allows Apple users to easily backup any Mac computers running OS X (10.5 or later) using Time Machine
- Personal Cloud Backup: Copy data between personal cloud member systems and the Home Media Network Drive
- Public Cloud Backup: Use one of the integrated third-party cloud-based storage services such as Amazon S3, or Mozy Pro for Network Storage (Beta) to replicate data from your Home Media Network Drive to your public cloud account
- Cloud Disaster Recovery: Utilize two or more Home Media Network Drives in different locations and the Iomega Personal Cloud function to create your own disaster recovery scheme
- Connect securely from any computer in the world and get full access to pictures, videos, files -- everything stored on the network drive -- through a web browser. Remotely access and administer the Iomega Home Media Hard Drive through a personalized web address
- Upload and share files and folders directly from iPhone, iPad, Android and other mobile devices while on the road
- One-touch copying via the QuikTransfer button. Easily copy files to and from attached USB drives or any network share -- including Iomega Personal Cloud locations -- using the rsync or CIFS protocol
- Define your Copy Job to copy/synchronize files to and from connected drives and/or any other shared storage on your network
- Schedule jobs to run on a predetermined schedule
- Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP): No touch, automatic transfer of photos from digital cameras via the USB port
- Photo resize: Automatically resize photos any lower resolution
- Watermark: Automatically add a watermark of your choosing to photos as they are re-sized
- UPnP/DLNA Certified server provides the ability to stream photos, audio content and videos to a variety of media devices, such as game consoles (Microsoft Xbox 360, Sony PlayStation 3), audio bridges, iTunes players, picture frames, Iomega ScreenPlay products and more
- Create shared iTunes libraries to provide a central location for your music
- Convenient folders that automatically integrate with your social media accounts. Multiple accounts are no problem -- just create another folder for each account
- Facebook: Files dropped into your Facebook folder are automatically uploaded to your Facebook page
- Flickr: Files dropped into your Flickr folder are automatically added to the designated Flickr photo album
- YouTube: Videos dropped into your YouTube folder are automatically uploaded to your YouTube channel
- Native security support with robust username and password authorized access. Create additional users and secure their content with password protection
- User Quotas: Easily manage capacity by setting maximum limits per user
- RSA BSAFE technology protects installs and upgrades
- Data Protection Software: Iomega's full suite of data protection software is available for download. The suite includes: Trend Micro Internet Security, Iomega QuikProtect, and MozyHome Online Backup service