Settings

Settings Overview

This feature allows the user to enable the Proxy settings and Windows Event Log. It also allows the user to register a device for mobile backup.

There are three (3) functions available for this feature:

• Proxy
• Windows Event Log
• Mobile Backup

Proxy

When this feature is on, AhsayOBM will use a proxy to gain access to the internet.

Enabling Proxy Settings

1. Slide the lever to the right to turn on this feature.

2. Complete the following fields:

   • IP address - IP address of the proxy server
   • Port - listening port of the proxy server
   • Login ID - Login ID of the proxy server
   • Password - password of the proxy server
3. Click the Test connection button to validate the connection.
4. Click the Save button to apply the settings.

Windows Event Log (Windows Only)

When this feature is enabled, all AhsayOBM system log information will be written under Applications and Services Logs. The user may access them through Windows event viewer in the local machine.

Mobile Backup

The Mobile Backup tab is only available if the mobile add-on module is enabled on the user profile. Please contact your backup service provider for details.

You can use the Mobile backup function to:

• Add one or more device(s) registered for mobile backup.

  Please refer to the Ahsay Mobile User Guide for Android and iOS for the detailed step-by-step procedure.

• View backed up photos, videos, and documents saved in the mobile backup destination.
• Changed the mobile backup destination to:
  • new location in the same machine
  • new machine
• Remove one or more device(s) registered for mobile backup.

Viewing Backed up Photos, Videos, and Documents in Backup Destination

To view backed up photos, videos, and documents saved in the mobile backup destination, follow the instructions below:

1. Either click the link under the registered mobile device or click the Browse icon on the right side of the registered mobile device.

   

2. A new window will be displayed, double-click the blocks folder, then open the folder with the filename YYYY-MM-DD-hh-mm-ss, which is the date and time of the backup. This contains the folders where the photos, videos, documents, and 2FA accounts are saved.

3. Once done, click the X button to exit.

Changing Mobile Backup Destination Location to new Location in Same Machine

These are scenarios upon changing the mobile backup destination to a new locatino in the same local machine:

Move to a New Location in the Same Machine with Enabled Free Up Space

If Free up space is enabled on the Ahsay Mobile app, it is strongly recommended to copy the previously backed up photos, videos, documents and 2FA accounts to the new location to prevent missing data. As some of the backed up photos, videos, documents and 2FA accounts have already been removed from the mobile device.

In case the previously backed up photos, videos, documents and 2FA accounts were not copied to the new location, even though the backup will re-upload all the photos, videos, documents and 2FA accounts again from the mobile device, this will not include the photos, videos, documents and 2FA accounts removed by the Free up space feature.

Move to a New Location in the Same Machine with Disabled Free Up Space

If Free up space is disabled on the Ahsay Mobile app, there are two (2) options available, copy the previously backed up photos, videos, documents and 2FA accounts to the new location or continue to back up in the new location.

In case the previously backed up photos, videos, documents and 2FA accounts were not copied to the new location, the backup will re-upload all the photos, videos, documents and 2FA accounts again from the mobile device.

Changing the Mobile Backup Destination to another device or folder on the AhsayOBM machine

Example: change the backup destination from:

C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\AhsayOBM\%registered_mobile_device%\%backupsetID%

to:

D:\MobileBackup

1. From the old location, secure a copy of the previously backed up photos, videos, documents, and 2FA accounts.
2. Copy the previously backed up photos, videos, documents, and 2FA accounts from the original location to the new mobile backup destination (if applicable).

3. Go to Settings>Mobile Backup. Click the Edit icon on the right side of the registered mobile device.

   In this example, the old mobile backup destination is:

   C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\AhsayOBM\%registered_mobile_device%\%backupsetID%

   

4. "Change path for Backup Destination" screen will be displayed. Select a new mobile backup destination then click OK.

   In this example, the new mobile backup destination will be:

   D:\MobileBackup

   

5. Click Save to store the changes made.

   Mobile backup destination is successfully changed to:

   D:\MobileBackup

   All mobile backups will now be saved to this destination.

   

   The %registered_mobile_device% and %backupsetID% will be appended automatically to the new mobile backup destination.

Changing Mobile Backup Destination Location to New Machine

Moving to New Machine with Enabled or Disabled Free Up Space due to Upgrade

If the machine needs upgrading, the previously backed up photos, videos, documents, and 2FA accounts are still available.

If Free up space is enabled on the Ahsay Mobile app, it is strongly recommended to copy the previously backed up photos, videos, documents and 2FA accounts to the new machine to prevent missing data. As some of the backed up photos, videos, documents and 2FA accounts have already been removed from the mobile device

Even if Free up space is disabled, it is recommended to copy the previously backed up photos, videos, documents and 2FA accounts to the new machine. Otherwise, the backed up photos, videos, documents and 2FA accounts on the mobile device will be backed up again from scratch.

Change Mobile Backup Destination to New Machine

Example: Change the mobile backup destination from an old Windows machine to a new macOS machine.

1. On the new machine, install AhsayOBM.

2. Copy the .obm folder from the old Windows machine to the new macOS machine. The .obm folder is found under:

   C:\Users\&username&

   

   Copy the .obm folder to this path:

   /Users/%username%

3. Copy the previously backed up photos, videos, documents and 2FA accounts from the old machine to the new mobile backup destination

   During machine upgrade, make sure to uninstall the AhsayOBM from the old machine to avoid any interruptions while backing up on the new machine.

4. Restart the AhsayOBM Services because copying the .obm folder on a newly installed AhsayOBM will not trigger the MBS.

   
                               #cd /Applications/AhsayOBM.app/bin
                               #sh StopScheduler.sh
                               #sh Scheduler.sh
                           

5. Login to AhsayOBM. Enter the login name and password of your AhsayOBM account. Then, click OK to log in.

   

6. Go to Settings>Mobile Backup. Click the Edit icon on the right side of the registered mobile device.

7. A new screen will be displayed, select the new mobile backup destination then click Open.

   In this example, the new mobile backup destination will be:

   /Users/admin/Documents/MobileBackup1

   .

   

8. Click Save to store the changes made.

   Mobile backup destination is successfully changed to:

   /Users/admin/Documents/MobileBackup1

   All mobile backups will now be saved to this destination.

   

   The %registered_mobile_device% and %backupsetID% will be appended automatically to the new mobile backup destination.

Removing One or More Device(s) Registered for Mobile Backup

1. Click the Delete icon on the right side of the registered mobile device.

   

2. A confirmation message will appear, click Yes to proceed. Otherwise, click No.

   

3. Mobile device is successfully removed along with any photos, videos, documents, and 2FA accounts backed up in the mobile backup destination.