Intellinet 524469 User manual

GiGabit

Sata

NaS

2tb

uSer

maNual

MODEL 524469

INT-524469-UM-1108-01

CONTENTS

table of coNteNtS

INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................3

HARDWARE/ INSTALLATION ...............................................................................5

Indicators & Connections .................................................................................6

QUICK INSTALLATION .........................................................................................7

Accessing the NAS ..........................................................................................7

 ConguringtheNAS .......................................................................................11

CONFIGURATION ............................................................................................... 13

Basic Settings ................................................................................................ 13

System Management ..................................................................................... 15

System Reports ..............................................................................................20

User Management .......................................................................................... 21

NAS Management ..........................................................................................23

P2P Settings ..................................................................................................34

FTP SERVER ...................................................................................................... 37

WINDOWS USB PRINTER SERVER ..................................................................38

UPnP SETTINGS ................................................................................................39

APPENDIX A .......................................................................................................40

SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................................41

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INTRODUCTION

iNtroductioN

ThankyouforpurchasingtheINTELLINETNETWORKSOLUTIONS

™

Gigabit SATA NAS 2TB, Model 524469.

Addressingthegrowingneedsforadditionalhigh-speedstorageinthe

SOHOandsmall/medium-sizedbusinessenvironments,theGigabit

SATANAS2TBletsyouinstalltwoSATAharddrivesupto1Terabyte

eachforextremelyfastaccesstodatastorageonyournetwork.Andif

additionalspaceisneeded,youcanconnecttwoadditionalUSBHDDs.

TheGigabitSATANAS2TBsupportsRAID0andRAID1congurations:

RAID0(stripeddisks)distributesdataacrossbothharddrivestoimprove

speedandcapacity—however,ifoneharddrivefails,thedataislost;

Alternatively,RAID1(mirroreddisks)isabackupsolutionusingboth

harddrivestostorethesameinformation—ifoneharddrivefails,the

informationisnot lost.

WithaGigabitnetworkconnection,theSATANAS2TBprovidesultra-

fastdatathroughputofupto25MB/s,makingittheperfectnetwork

storageunitforsmallerworkgroups.Plus,youcanstreamvideosand

photosthroughyourUniversalPlugandPlay-enabledmediaplayerin

yourhomeentertainmentcenter.

Followtheinstructionsinthismanualandyou’llalsosoonbeenjoying

thebenetsoftheseadditionalfeatures:

• GigabitEthernetportforhigh-speednetworkconnectivity

• SupportedUSBharddrivelesystems:FAT32,EXT2,EXT3,NTFS

• IntegratediTunesDigitalAudioAccessProtocol(DAAP)serverdelivers

 audiostreamstoanyiTunes-compatiblemediaplayeronthenetwork

• Built-inFTPserverallowingremoteuserstoupload/downloadles

• BitTorrentclienttodownloadlesfromtheBTnetworkwhilehaving

 yourcomputerturnedoff

• Cross-platformlesharingforWindows,LinuxandMacOS

• Supportedleservingprotocols:CIFS(Samba),FTP,NFSandAFP

• Supports256useraccountsandusergroups

• Createupto250sharedfolders

• User(name/password)andSharingLevel(read/write)security

• SupportsSelf-MonitoringAnalysisandReportingTechnology-enabled

 (SMART)harddrives

INTRODUCTION

• Adjustableharddrivespin-downtime

• Self-repairingandde-fragmentationfordataintegrityandperformance

• EasyWeb-basedcongurationviaWebbrowser

• FirmwareupdateviaWebbrowserandUSBHDD

• LifetimeWarranty

NOTE:Somescreenimagesaremodiedtottheformatofthismanual.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

• Foraccessingles:

 Networkadapterinstalledandfunctioningproperly

• ForPCconguration:

 InternetExplorer5.5andaboveorlatestOperabrowserwithJava 

 support

• ForMacconguration:

 InternetExplorer5.2orlatestOperabrowserwithJavasupport

• ForLinuxconguration:

 LatestOperabrowserwithJavasupport

PACKAGE CONTENTS

• GigabitSATANAS2TB

• Poweradapter

• Quickinstallguide

• CDwithusermanual

HARDWARE INSTALLATION

hardware/iNStallatioN

Toinstallaharddisk/driveintheGigabitSATANAS2TB,followthe

steps below.

1. ShutdowntheNASandunplugthepowercordfromtheACoutlet.

2.Removethescrewsthatsecurethehard

 disk/drivecovertothesideoftheNAS

 deviceandslidethecoveroff.

3.Slidetheharddrive/diskinsidethe

 coveryoujustremovedfromtheNAS

 device.

4. Connect the SATA cable and hard

 disk/drivepowercordbetweenthe

 harddisk/driveandtheNAS.

5.Re-positiontheHDD/coverassemblyonto

 theNAS,beingcarefulnottocrush(and

possibly damage or disconnect) the SATA

cable and HDD power cord. The hard

 disk/driveinstallationisnowcomplete.Turn

on the NAS.

HARDWARE INSTALLATION

Indicators & Connections

1. Using Ethernet cable, connect the LAN

 (Ethernet)porttoaPC,server,switch,hub

 orothernetworkdeviceontheLAN.

2.Connecttheincludedpoweradaptertoa

 surgeprotector.

3.If/whendesired,connectthedeviceport

 (AorB)toanexternalUSBharddrive.

4.TurnonthepowertotheNAS.

RESET BUTTON

Ifyouforgetyourpasswordand/orunitIP

address,youwon’tbeabletoaccessthe

NAS.However,youcanusetherecessed

Resetbuttontorestorefactorysettings.

To initiate a reset, press and hold the

buttonin(usingastraightpinorsimilarobject)for5secondsormore

untiltheunitstopsbeeping.

POWER BUTTON

PresslightlyoncetoturntheNASonoroff.Theunitwillwritealldata

intothedriveandsafelypowerdown.Toforcetheunittopowerdown

immediately,pressandholdthebuttonuntilthepowerisoff.

FRONT PANEL LEDS

LED Status Indication

Power (not shown On Power to the NAS is on

atright) Off PowertotheNASisoff

HDD (A & B) / Data Flashing Attached HDD is reading/writing data

LAN / 10/100 On Network link is 10/100 Mbps

 Off Linkisdisconnected

 Flashing Transmitting/receivingdatapackets

LAN / 1000 On Network link is 1000 Mbps

 Off Linkisdisconnected

 Flashing Transmitting/receivingdatapackets

DC 12V

LAN

USB HDD

B port

USB HDD

port

Power

Reset

QUICK INSTALLATION

quick iNStallatioN

Accessing the NAS

MAPPING A SHARED FOLDER

Mappingyoursharedfolder(s)toyourcomputermakesaccessingthem

easier.Whenasharedfolderismapped,itwillappearasadriveletter

(forexample,“D:”or“E:”)onyourcomputer.Whenyouwanttoaccess

thatsharedfolder,youcansimplygotoMyComputeranddouble-

clickonthedriveletter.Youcanalsohavethecomputerlogintothe

sharedfolderatstartupsoyoudon’tneedtomanuallydoiteachtime.

TomaptheNAS’ssharedfoldertoadriveletterunderMyComputer:

1.Select“MapNetwork

 Drive”fromtheTools

 menu.

2.Chooseadriveletterto

 usetomapyourshared

 folder.Click“Browse”and

 locatethesharedfolder

in Entire Network. Click

 “OK”onceyou’velocated

 thesharedfolder.

QUICK INSTALLATION

3.Select“Reconnectat

 logon”soyoudon’tneed

to repeat this process.

 Click“Finish.”

4.Youwillnowseethe

 ShareasadriveinMy

 Computer.Youcan

 accessitbydouble-

 clickingonthedrive.

ENABLING UPnP

UPnP(UniversalPlugandPlay)isonlyavailableinWindowsXP,Me

andVista.Thoughnotrequired,enablingitmakescongurationeasier.

1.GototheStartmenu;thenControlPanel;thenAdd/Remove

Programs.

2.Click“Add/Remove

 WindowsComponents”

 ontheleft-handsideto

display the Windows

 ComponentsWizard

screen.

QUICK INSTALLATION

3.Highlight“Network

 Services”andclick

 “Details.”

4.Select“UniversalPlug

 andPlay”andclick“OK.”

5.Select“Next”tocontinue.

QUICK INSTALLATION

6.Afterallthecomponents

 areinstalled,click“Finish.”

Youcanaccessthe

congurationuserinterface

bydouble-clickingonMy

NetworkPlacesonyour

desktop.Double-clickonthe

UPnPdevicetogainaccess

tothecongurationpage.

NOTE:Youmayneedto

restartyourcomputerand/

orrefreshtheviewforthe

devicetoappear.

QUICK INSTALLATION

Conguring the NAS

ThereareseveralmethodsforaccessingtheNAScongurationinterface.

• IfyouhaveUPnPenabled

 inyourWindowsMe/XP/

 Vistacomputer,youcan

 accesstheconguration

 bydouble-clickingthe

 UPnPdeviceunderMy

Network Places.

• YoucanalsoinserttheinstallationCDinto

 yourWindowsPCandruntheNASFinder

 utility.YourNASunitshouldbelistedwith

 theunit’sIPaddress.Double-clickthe

 devicenameorhighlightthedevicename

 andclick“Congure”todisplaythe

 congurationpage.

• Ifyouknowthenameof

 theNASdevice,youcan

enter it directly into an

 InternetExplorerbrowser.

NOTE: Some network

 congurationsorversions

 ofInternetExplorermaynotndthedevicecorrectly.

QUICK INSTALLATION

• Userswho’vechanged

 thedefaultsettingstoa

 xedIPsettingcan

directly access the

 congurationpageby

 enteringtheNAS’sxed

IP address in the browser. A window shouldappearaskingfora

 usernameandpassword.LeavetheUserNameeldblankandenter

 “admin”inthePasswordeld.ASystemInformationscreenwillthen

display.

NAS FINDER

IncludedontheCDisautilityforlocatingthe

NASonthenetwork,asmentionedabove.

ThisapplicationrunsonWindowsMe,XP

andVistaoperatingsystems.Youcanrunthe

applicationfromtheCDorcopyittothe

computeryouwanttousetocongurethe

NAS.

AllNASdeviceswillbe

listed in the NAS Finder,

along with the associated

IPaddressoftheunit.

Double-clickthedevice

name or highlight the

devicenameandclick

“Congure”todisplaythe

UIfortheNASdevice.

CONFIGURATION

coNfiGuratioN

Fromtheuserinterface(UI),

youcanmaintainand

monitorallthefunctionsof

theNAS.Thisinterfaceis

accessiblefromany

computeronthenetwork

with the appropriate browser.

Onlyoneusercanloginto

the UI at a time.

ThepasswordfortheUIcan

besetintheadministrative

menu.Thisisadifferent

passwordthananyuser

passwords on the NAS. To

gettothelowermenus,

simplymoveyourcursor

overthemainmenuitems.

Basic Settings

TheBasicSettingsscreenallowsyoutonameyourNASandcongure

itasaDHCPclientorasaxedIPdeviceonthenetwork.NOTE: On

allscreens,click“Apply”toeffectanychangestotheconguration.The

NASmayreboottonalizethechanges.

NAS Name—NetworkdeviceshaveanIPaddressandaname.These

 twoareusuallyrelatedandallowthenetworktoidentifythedevice.

 Thisnamemustbeuniqueortheremaybedifcultiesinconguring

 andusingtheNAS.Makesurethatnoothercomputerordevicein

 thenetworkusesthesamenamethatyouassigntothisNAS.

Domain Name Server—Mostofthetime,thisinformationisn’tneeded,

 asyourDHCPserverwillautomaticallyprovidetheinformation.

UPnP Media Server—RefertotheUPnPSettingssection.

CONFIGURATION

iTunes Media Server —RefertotheUPnPSettingssection.

DHCP Client—Thedefaultfactorysettinghasthisenabled(above). 

 ThereshouldbeaDHCPserveronthenetwork(usuallytherouter

 ornetworkswitch).TheDHCPserverwillassigntheNASanIP

 addresswhenitisturnedon.ThissettingallowstheNAStobe

 easilyinstalledandincorporatedintoanynetworkenvironment.

Fixed IP Address —Insomesituations,itmaybebesttoassignthe

 NASaxedIPaddress.Thisismostusefulwhenyouwanttoaccess

 theNASfromaremotelocation,asmostrouterscanonlyforward

 trafctoaspecicIPaddress.IfyouhavetheNASconguredasa

 DHCPclient,yourIPaddresscouldchangeperiodically.Havingthe

 NASconguredwithaxedIPaddressmeansthattheIPaddress

CONFIGURATION

 willnotchangeunlessyoureassignit.

 TheIPaddressyouassignmustfollowtwobasicrules.First,itmust

 bewithinthesamesubnetofyourcurrentnetwork.Forexample,if

 yourrouter’sIPaddressis192.168.1.1,yoursubnetismorethanlikely

 192.168.1.x(wherexisanumberfrom2to254).Secondly,itcan’t

 alreadybeinusebyanothercomputerornetworkdeviceonthe

 network.Generally,NASwillonlybeaccessibletocomputersonthe

 samesubnet.

Public IP, External Gateway & External

Netmask—Youcanndyourgateway’s

 IPaddressandyournetmaskby

going to the command prompt and

 runningipcong.

Intheaboveexample,the255.255.255.0subnetmaskindicatesthatthe

rstthreenumbersoftheIPaddress(192.168.1)arenotchangeablein

thissubnet.Hadthesubnetmaskbeen255.255.0.0,thenyoucould

assignanIPof192.168.x.x(wherexis0-254andnotbeingusedby

anyotherdeviceonthenetwork).

System Management

Mostofthesystemfunctions

canbecontrolledfromthis

menu.

CONFIGURATION

ADMINISTRATOR SETTINGS

Thisscreenpresentsthebasicadministratorfunctions—easilymodied

andmanagedbytheadministrator—intwopanels:Conguration

MaintainandAdministratorManagement.IntheCongurationMaintain

section,theadministratorcanbackupcurrentcongurationsettingsto

aPCorrestorethepreviousbackupsettingstotheNAS.Afterresetting

theNAS,restorethebackupsettingsandthesystemwillchangeback

to the original settings instantly.

Download cong—Justclick“bk_cong_xxxxxxxx.dat”todownload

 thecurrentcongurationsettingstothePC.Choosethedirectoryto

 savetheletoandclick“Apply.”

Upload cong—Click“Browse”toselectthecongurationsettingsyou

 wanttorestore,thenclick“Apply”touploadtheletowriteitintothe

system. NOTE: Do notturnoffthepowerbeforethewritingis

 completed:TheNASwillresetautomaticallyafterthelehasbeen

 successfullywrittenintothesystem.

New Password — The administrator can change the administrator

 passwordsimplybyenteringthenewpasswordinthiseld.  

Browse...

CONFIGURATION

NOTE:YoumustenterthenewpasswordinbothPasswordelds.If

 theeldentriesdon’tmatch,thepagewillnotbesubmitted.

Conrm New Password — Enter the new password again.

External Admin. port—Deneaportfortheremoteadministratorto

connect to.

Power down—Select“Yes”toturnthedeviceoff.

Restart device—Thisrebootsthedevicebasedononeofthefollowing

 optionsselectedfromthedrop-downmenu:

 •Never:Donotexecuteareboot.

 •RightNow:Rebootimmediately.

 •EveryDay:Rebootregularlyatthesettimeeveryday.

 •EverySunday(throughSaturday):Rebootregularlyatthesettime

  everySunday(orMondayandsoonthroughtheSaturdayoption).

Clear event log—Select“Yes”toclearthesystemhistory(listedin

 EventReportbelow).Ifyouselect“No,”theeventrecordneverclears,

 evenwhenyourebootthesystem.

Restore factory default—Select“Yes”torecoverthefactorysettings.

EVENT REPORT SETTINGS

Alltheeldsandfunctionsonthismenu/screenareforconguringthe

systemtosendalertstoane-mailaccount.

CONFIGURATION

Alarm Mail—Selecttoenableordisablethisfunction.

Mail Server Hostname (SMTP)—Entertheaddressofthemailserver;

 e.g.,“mail.mydomain.com”or“111.222.333.444.”

Mail Server Login Name—Ifyourmailserverrequiresauthentication,

 youneedtoentertheusernamehere.

Mail Server Login Password—Ifyourmailserverrequiresauthentication,

 youneedtoenterthepasswordhere.

Administrator E-mail — This is the address to which the NAS 2TB sends

the e-mails.

Alert Level—Choosebetween“Normal”and“Warning.”

Send a test mail after setting—Enablethistoreceiveateste-mailas

 soonasyouclick“Apply.”TheNASwillthensendoutatestmessage

 tothespeciedAdministratorE-mailaddress(above).Ifyoudonot

 receivethismessage,youwillneedtochecktheserversettings.

FIRMWARE UPDATE

Updatesandfunctionalitycanbeaddedviathisfunction.Checkthe

Webforthelatestrmwareifyouarehavinganyissues.Ingeneral,no

updateshouldbeneededunlessitisrecommendedbytechnicalsupport.

NOTE:Donotperformarmwareupdateoverawirelessconnectionor

powertheunitdownduringarmwareupdate.Anyinterruptionduringan

updatewilldamagethedeviceandrequireyoutosenditinforservice.

Select“Browse”tolocate

theupdatedrmware.If

thermwareleisn’t

correct,itwon’tupdate

thermwareintheunit.

An Update Report screen

willdisplaytheupdate

percentage,indicatingthestatusoftheoperation.Click“Restart”when

theuploadiscomplete.

Updating Firmware from an External USB Hard (Disk) Drive

BesidesupdatingthermwareontheFirmwareUpdatescreen,youcan

useanexternalUSBharddrivetocompletetheupdate.Justcopythe

leontotheUSBdriveandplaceitontheserver,andtheserverwill

automaticallyupdatethermwarewiththelatestversion.

CONFIGURATION

1.Createa“rmware”folder(case-sensitive)withintherootfolderof

 theUSBharddrive.

2.Copythenewrmwareletothe“rmware”folder.

3.ConnecttheUSBdrivetotheserver’sUSBport.

4.Oncetheserverdetectsandndsthenewestversionofrmware,it

 willemitthreelongbeepsandstarttheupdate.Theserverwillkeep

 beepingandthePacketsLEDwillindicatetheupdateisinprogress.

 WhenalltheLEDslightup,theupdateiscompleted.Theserverwill

then emit a long beep and restart.

NOTE:Duringtheupdate,allnetworkfunctionstemporarilyshutdown.

TIME SETTINGS

TheNAS’sbuilt-inclockshouldbeadjustedtothecurrentlocaltimeto

ensureaccuratetimereporting

inthelogsandlerecords.

SelectyourGMTtimezone

fromthedrop-downmenu,

then enter the date and time.

Click“Apply”toeffectthe

changes.Youcanndyour

GMTtimezonebydouble-

clicking the time display at

thebottom-rightcornerof

yourdesktop.

NTP Service

YoucanalsoactivatetheNTP

servicetoadjustthetime

throughtheassignedNTP

server.EnterthedesiredNTP

servernameorthedefault

NTPserver,assignthe

intervalsforautoupdates,

choosethestatusof

DaylightSaving,select

theDaylightSavingRegion,

thenclick“Apply.”

–5:00 Tampa

CONFIGURATION

System Reports

Administratorscanviewthe

systeminformationandlog

lesonthesescreens.

SYSTEM INFORMATION

Thisscreendisplaysusefulsysteminformation,suchasthermware

version,rmwarebuiltdate,systemuptimeandcurrentIPaddress.

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