Once you have successfully completed a full installation, you will find all the necessary applications in the corresponding Start Menu or Application folder. The two major applications on your system are DS-Client and DS-User.

DS-Client is a service program. It is intended to run in the background at all times (this allows it to perform unattended backups when you are not at the computer). You can start and stop the DS-Client with the DS-Client Service Manager.

DS-User is the user interface that allows you to create backup sets and perform backups and restores using the DS-Client. To use DS-User, you must connect to a DS-Client that is running.

You are prompted for your user credentials when you attempt to log on to the DS-Client. Use the same credentials as you use to log on to your computer.

The first time you successfully connect to the DS-Client, the New Backup Set Wizard pops up automatically. For more information, see “Connecting to a DS-Client”.