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+ | ======CrashPlan Cloud====== | ||
+ | =====Please be sure to read important usage information before using the service===== | ||
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+ | CrashPlan Cloud is a cloud service! This means that all backed up data is stored in CrashPlan' | ||
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+ | =====Why CrashPlan Cloud?===== | ||
+ | In order to manage constantly growing amounts of data and protect them from loss, the GWDG offers its customers CrashPlan Cloud for endpoint backup. This service allows them to make backups of important data and restore them on their own if necessary. For this purpose, either the client application on the local PC or Mac or the [[https:// | ||
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+ | CrashPlan Cloud is characterised by its intuitive, easy-to-understand interface. The principle of continuous backup (typically at 15-minute intervals) makes it an ideal solution for end-user devices such as notebooks and PCs. Access via the web interface and the ability to combine multiple devices into one backup also provides basic cloud storage functionality. | ||
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+ | * An easy-to-use and accessible solution to backup and restore data yourself. | ||
+ | * Backup of data at CrashPlan' | ||
+ | * Encryption of the secured data with the [[https:// | ||
+ | * High security against unauthorised access through the use of a private key (this key must be stored by the user in a secure and retrievable location, see the [[# | ||
+ | * Operation of the client application in the background with the possibility of adjusting the bandwidth, e.g. for use at home (//WAN//), where lower network capacities may be available than e.g. in the university network (// | ||
+ | ===== Requirements for use ===== | ||
+ | The service can be used on all Linux, Mac and Windows systems. | ||
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+ | Employees of the University of Göttingen, as well as members of an institute of the Max Planck Society, can purchase a licence for CrashPlan and thus use the service //__on up to four end devices (Linux, | ||
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+ | Offers and invoices will be issued by the GWDG and sent to the institutes. | ||
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+ | **PLEASE NOTE:** __If the purchased licence is no longer required for the next billing period, timely cancellation is required up to 3 months before the current licence expires. Otherwise, a new licence will be procured and automatically issued and invoiced for the next billing period__ | ||
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+ | Since the licence is not issued free of charge, each user must be activated by the GWDG or his/her institute. To do this, either apply for an account via your institute administrator or contact the GWDG at [[support@gwdg.de? | ||
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+ | ===== Installation and configuration of the client application===== | ||
+ | As soon as your account has been activated for use, you can log in to crashplan.com with your **primary** email address via the [[https:// | ||
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+ | Please note that you must use your **primary** email address to log in to Crashplan. Login will not work with an alias email address! | ||
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+ | After successfully logging in, you will receive an overview page of your backups, which does not contain any data at this point. To install the client on your PC or Mac, select the " | ||
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+ | After downloading, | ||
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+ | ==== Installation on Windows ==== | ||
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+ | During the installation, | ||
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+ | In both cases, you can still select the installation directory for your CrashPlan Cloud client. It is usually advisable to use the path provided by the installation routine. | ||
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+ | After completing the installation, | ||
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+ | Now your device automatically starts scanning files in your user directory and backing them up; however, you still have the option later to specify the directories and file types to be backed up. | ||
+ | ====Installation on Mac==== | ||
+ | After you have downloaded the DMG for your Mac, open it by double-clicking and then click on Install Code42. | ||
+ | The installation program opens in which you click on " | ||
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+ | Now your device will automatically start scanning files in your user directory and backing them up; however, you still have the option later to specify the directories and file types to be backed up or even file exclusions. | ||
+ | ==== Please note: Necessary security setting ==== | ||
+ | You now need to make one more important setting: In order to be able to use CrashPlan Cloud with the Code42 client in accordance with the applicable data protection regulations (GDPR and GERMAN FEDERAL DATA PROTECTION ACT), it is imperative that you **not** use the default security settings of the Code42 client, but modify them. To do this, please proceed as follows: | ||
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+ | * On the start page of the client, click on the cogwheel to the right of " | ||
+ | * In the settings window that you now see, select the item " | ||
+ | * Click on " | ||
+ | * You can now choose between **Archive key password** and **User defined key**. | ||
+ | * Archive key password: Here you can create a password and an associated control question. | ||
+ | * User-defined key: Here you can create your own key with the option " | ||
+ | * This way you ensure that no one but yourself has access to your backup data. | ||
+ | * Attention: **Please make absolutely sure that the password or key is not lost!** \ The support of the GWDG cannot help in case of loss, as there is no other way to access your data! | ||
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+ | Figure: Security settings in the Code42.app | ||
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