Guide to setting up Avanti Offsite Backup for Windows Print

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To start the process login with your account details at http://my.off-site-backup.net.au to download
the backup program. Once logged in hover your mouse pointer over the Account menu to list the
menu entries as per image below:
Offsite Backup Web Site Account Menu

Choose the download link for your version of Windows. For 64 Bit versions you will most probably
need the version designated with (x64) all other versions of windows should download the version
designated with (x86).
Once your download has finished run the installation program and follow the on screen instructions.

To set-up your Backup Job in the Avanti Offsite Backup program follow the steps below:

Click on Create Backup Set in the main window of the Avanti Offsite Backup program:
Avanti Offsite Backup Main Window

On the next window, select the files, directories and/or drives to backup ticking the box in front of the file, directory or drive to be backup:
Please pay articular attention of supdirectories as you may inadvertently select a large number of files you don't intend to backup.
Avanti Offsite Backup File Selection
Once you are done selecting files, click the Next button on the bottom right.

On the next screen choose your backup destination. To use your new Avanti Offsite Backup service, select "Backup to remote server" and click on the next button again.
Avanti Offsite Backup Destination Selection

On the next screen most fields will be empty initially. So go ahead and click on the Add button.
Avanti Offsite Backup Destination Setup

On the small new pop-up window enter the following details into all the fields:
Host: my.off-site-backup.net.au
Port: 2430
Login: Login name as per welcome message
Password: Password as per welcome message

When done click on OK and Next.
Avanti Offsite Backup Destination Definition

On the last window set-up your back up schedule. I.e. what time and days of the week your back up should run.
Also for unattended backups to run you might have to provide your Windows Login and Password and tick Enable authentication before backup.

Note: Your computer needs to be switched on at the time you set up here for the backup to start.
Avanti Offsite Backup Schedule

Lastly click on Finish and you are done.

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