Step 1 - Launch iGet Mobile and start the server
By default, the server is stopped. To start the server, you can use the button on the main status window toolbar, or the Start Server menu item in the Server menu or dock menu.
The main Status window, with the Start Server button at top left.
Step 2 - Configure your server's access control when prompted
If this is the first time you are starting your iGet Mobile server, you will be prompted to set up a username and password to control access. Because iGet Mobile lets you access all of your files remotely, it is very important to choose a password that cannot be guessed by hackers, or by the password-guessing software they use. This means you should combine letters and numbers in a way not easily guessed by a human or by a computer program. For more information, see the Access Control section.
When starting the server for the first time, you're prompted to set a username and password.
When you've finished entering this information, press the Start button.
Step 3: Test your server
When you start your iGet Mobile server, by default it performs some tests to try and determine whether it is actually accessible from the Internet. If everything goes well, it indicates that in the main window:
If you see this message, then everything worked (hooray!). This means that your router supports automatic configuration, or that it isn't needed on your network. You can click the Preview button at the top of the window to start browsing your Mac with the iGet Mobile web interface. This lets you play around with the web interface locally, to get a feel for using it. It is the same web interface that you'll see on your iPhone or other device, when you connect to your Mac from elsewhere. For more on using the web interface, refer to the Connecting to your Mac section.
If automatic configuration doesn't work in your case
On the other hand, if iGet Mobile informs you that your server may NOT be accessible from the Internet, then you may need to do just a bit of manual network set up. You can sill use the Preview function to play around with your server and get a sense of how it will work. The continue on to the Network Configuration section to learn how to make your Mac accessible from the outside Internet.