Transitioning From Server Edition to Jungle Disk (Formerly Workgroup)

The Jungle Disk Control Panel is a secure site where you can perform administrator tasks. Think of it as the “bookkeeping” part of your Jungle Disk experience. We recommend bookmarking your Control Panel for easy access. Don’t forget to note your login credentials (admin email and password)!

To log into the Jungle Disk Control Panel, you can visit https://secure.jungledisk.com/secure/account/. (To log in, use the email address and password you used during the sign-up process)

This will be the page you will use whenever you need to:

• Check your Invoices
• Update your Billing Information
• Add or Remove Users
• Edit User Passwords/Permissions
• Add or Delete Online Disks
• Check Usage/Backup Reporting

You will first want to click "Add User/Server Licenses" after logging into the control panel:

You'll want to purchase at least one Jungle Disk (Formerly Workgroup) license in order to set up your domain as shown here:

 

You can then set up your domain after clicking "Add To Account" as shown in the screenshot above. On the next page, you will need to click "Master Account" as shown below to set up your domain.

After logging into the Control Panel, click the admin drop-down in the upper right corner. Select "Domain, then enter the name you'd like to use for your domain.

• The "domain" field will be used to log into our software and into Web Access (Web Access is an Online tool used to view data you've uploaded to the Network Drive).
• For the domain name, you can use anything you wish as long as it is not already taken. We suggest using something easy to remember and representative of you, your team, or your company. Take note of this once you create it, as you will need this during the software configuration.

 

Now that the domain is set, you need to create a User. If you'll be using Jungle Disk across a team, you may need to create several users.

Before we continue with our discussion, let us define a few key terms:

• User: A non-administrative user who will be using software to backup files and access files stored through Jungle Disk. The domain you set and their username/password will be what they use to verify their account with our software.
• Online Disk: Main storage point for Jungle Disk, this is where files and backups are stored. Accounts can have multiple Online Disks that can be accessed by one or many Users. Administrators can set "permissions" for users' access to disks.

From the main page, click "Manage Users & Permissions". Under the "Create a New User" heading, enter a username, password, and tags (optional, but may be helpful if you're setting up for a team).

Please note that tags are used if you want to sort your team members into separate reports; such as finance, marketing, etc. Users will not see their tag or know that their account is tagged.

Underneath this section is the "Private Online Disk" check-box. If checked, this will create a new Online Disk with the same name as this username. This username will also be given Read/Write access to this Online Disk automatically. If you wish to use your existing online disk and do not wish to create a new one, it is recommended to uncheck the "Private Online Disk" checkbox as shown in the screenshot above. Step 4 of this section will go over how to create Online Disks manually (should you wish to create a new disk).

There are also some other options here, such as the storage provider, location, and additional security.

Click the "Create New User" button to complete this step. Within 5 minutes, you'll be able to log into our software and Web Access with this username. To get a quick link to your Web Access site, on the top of the Control Panel, click on the Online Disk drop-down, then Web Access. 

 

Note: You can ignore this section if you only want to use your online disk utilized with your legacy subscription.

After you have set up your user(s), you may want to create additional online disks for you or your other users to access. 

This is particularly useful in a team-based environment if, for example, you have two groups who need to access different sets of data. Your financial department may not need access to your developers' content, so you can set up a separate Online Disk for each group.

To create a new Online Disk, Click the "Online Disk" drop-down on the top of the Control Panel. Next, select "Manage/Add Online Disks". You may want to use a name that represents the content of that disk; such as, "Finance" or "Documents."

Please note that the name of this disk cannot be changed after it's created

An option not provided in Step 2 "Private Online Disk" is the "Reporting User". To explain this in more detail, we have two types of Usage Reports: one that centers around the amount of data stored in an Online Disk, and the other that centers around the amount of data stored in an Online Disk for which one user is responsible. Click Here to see more information about Backup Reporting.

 Note: If you have an online disk stored within your Personal S3 account, you'll need to enter your Amazon S3 access and secret keys in the control panel here as shown below. If you're using online disks managed through Jungle Disk, please skip the next section and proceed to Step 5.

In the control panel, please click Online Disks > Amazon S3 Accounts. As shown in the screenshot below, you may have an existing S3 account associated with your Jungle Disk account. You may need to enter the "Secret Key" here if it is "Not set" as shown. Next, in the control panel, you'll need to select Online Disks > Manage/Add Online Disks as shown.

Once on the online disk page, you can scroll to the bottom and select "Find existing online disks" which will allow you to see your online disks stored in your personal S3 account.

Once this has been completed, you can now assign permissions as shown in the next step.

Note: You can ignore this section if you only wanted to have a single username (this account is just for you) and you opted to create your Online Disk via the "Private Online Disk" option when setting up your username. If you wish to use your previous online disk with your newly created username, please continue, however. 

If you will have more than one user accessing an Online Disk, you will need to manually apply access rights for those users. Access can be set up in three different sections in the Control Panel; one example is included below.

• Click on the "Users" drop-down, then Manage Users.
• Select the user that needs access applied.
• Under the "Online Disk Access" heading select an Online Disk, select the desired level of access, click the "Add" button.

Visit the download page. Be sure to select the appropriate version of the software for your computer

Windows Download/Install Help

1. After you click on the download link for the correct version of your operating system, you'll see a pop-up. Click Save File
2. If the install package does not open on its own, check your browser's downloads area for the .msi file and open it
3. You'll be presented with another pop-up, click "Run"
4. You'll now be taken through the setup wizard for your new software where you'll accept the End-user License Agreement, select the software's install location, and finally install the software
5. Once fully installed, you'll be prompted to restart your computer. If you do not restart at this point, you'll be unable to continue on to the setup and configuration of the software

Macintosh Download/Install Help

1. After you click on the download link for the correct version of your operating system, you'll begin to download the .dmg that contains the software
2. If the .dmg does not open on its own, check your desktop or download stack
3. Open the .dmg and drag the Jungle Disk icon into the Applications folder
4. If you are presented with a message that says the software will not open because it is from an unidentified developer, go to your Applications in finder and "right-click" the Jungle Disk app and select "open"