{"id":1748,"date":"2011-10-11T19:22:44","date_gmt":"2011-10-12T00:22:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jasemccarty.com\/blog\/?p=1748"},"modified":"2012-12-30T14:51:14","modified_gmt":"2012-12-30T20:51:14","slug":"iomega-personal-cloud-now-in-your-pocket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jasemccarty.com\/blog\/iomega-personal-cloud-now-in-your-pocket\/","title":{"rendered":"Iomega Personal Cloud – Now in your pocket"},"content":{"rendered":"

In my co-located vSphere lab, I have an Iomega IX4-200d Cloud Edition performing the role of shared storage.<\/p>\n

One of the great features of the Cloud Edition is that you can connect to it securely using the Iomega Storage Manager from a Windows, Mac, or Linux system. This makes it very easy to upload files, such as ISOs & virtual machines, securely & easily. Much like online storage offerings, the Personal Cloud allows remote access to files, but from within your home or business.<\/p>\n

When Iomega announced the Personal Cloud<\/a><\/strong> features of the Cloud Edition products, there was a promise of an Apple IOS client sometime in late 2011.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The Iomega Link<\/a><\/strong> application was released to the App Store on September 30, 2011.\u00a0 Just like Mozy, Oxygen, DropBox, CrashPlan, & others, Iomega now has an app for remote access to your data.<\/p>\n

Here are a couple screenshots (from the App Store) of the Iomega Link application:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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I had a couple issues initially getting the application working on the iPhone & iPad.\u00a0 When I was at the co-lo, I could easily access the IX4 over a WiFi connection, but I couldn’t access it over either the AT&T or Verizon networks. I had to do a little digging to figure out what the problem was…<\/p>\n

I couldn’t find any specific documentation on where the issue was.\u00a0 Typically to connect Iomega Storage Manager<\/a><\/strong>, to a Personal Cloud, port 50500 is setup on the Iomega NAS, and then port forwarding is configured to allow 50500 from outside the network to the NAS.<\/p>\n

Using the Iomega Link app, port 443 is used instead. I figured it out by looking at the Personal Cloud settings on the NAS, and realizing the answer was in plain sight.<\/p>\n

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Notice that there is not a port number on the Documents URL, only a URL with https, denoting port 443.\u00a0 Also if you intend to stream media, then port 50599 will be required.<\/p>\n

I like the way that you can specify the port for the Personal Cloud, which is leveraged by the Iomega Storage Manager, but… I don’t like the way that you can’t specify the port for mobile devices.<\/p>\n

I guess the reason I had so much trouble initially, was because I expected Iomega Link to use the same port as the ISM.\u00a0 Unfortunately not.<\/p>\n

That is my only gripe with the app and\/or Personal Cloud configuration. I’d prefer to be able to change the port.<\/p>\n

I do really like the fact that if Media Services are enabled, it is very easy to stream video from the NAS to an iPhone\/iPad over the network.\u00a0 In a home environment this is a pretty cool addition.<\/p>\n

The app works pretty well, and is easy to navigate through.<\/p>\n

I also need to mention that the application can easily connect to multiple Personal Cloud enabled devices, on one or many networks.\u00a0 The Personal Cloud name, and IP address, or a TZO.com DNS name can be used to connect to these devices.<\/p>\n

And one more thing… As I understand it, an Android client is in the works.<\/p>\n

*Important note: You must be running firmware version 3.1.x to use Iomega Link.<\/p>\n

Update<\/strong>: List of ports required (will require port forwarding)<\/p>\n