actiNAS Cube RDX® Quick Setup Guide Part 1: Preparing the NAS Part 2: Connecting to NAS Management GUI and Using Quick Setup Part 3: Using Quick Setup Part 4: Preparing internal user or domain accounts NOTE: By default, LAN0 (eth0) is set to DHCP. If a DHCP server is available or detected, LAN0 will be assigned a DHCP IP address. If a DHCP server is not available, LAN0 will use the default IP address 172.16.0.1 subnet mask 255.255.0.
Part 1: Preparing the NAS i. Connect the power cord to the AC Power Input Socket. ii. Connect network cable to LAN0 port. iii. Press the Power On/Off Switch the front panel to power the NAS. Wait for at least 3 minutes for the system to start up. Note: The current IP address of LAN0 (eth0) is displayed in the LCD display panel. If a DHCP server is available, a DHCP IP will be assigned to eth0. If not, eth0 will use the default IP address 172.16.0.1 subnet mask 255.255.0.0.
Part 1.1: Manually changing network settings of eth0 to suit your LAN. a. Press the Down button . The LCD will show 00000000 as Password (default). b. Press the Select button is displayed. several times to select eight zeros until the Network Information menu • Press the Select button . The LCD will show “eth0 IP” and “172.016.000.001”. • Press the Select button address is highlighted. . The LCD will display “Set eth0 IP”. The first number in the IP c.
Part 2: Connecting to NAS Management GUI and Using Quick Setup NOTE: The NAS Management GUI requires Adobe Flash Player to be installed in the remote computer that will be used to manage the NAS. NOTE: Quick Setup will use all available disk drives as RAID members. If you want to configure a hot spare in Quick Setup, remove the disk drive that will be designated as hot spare. When Quick Setup process is completed, reinsert the unused disk drive. It will automatically become the hot spare disk.
Part 3: Using Quick Setup 1. A warning message will be displayed. Select “Yes” to configure the NAS for the first time using Quick Setup. 2. Configure the software RAID by selecting the RAID level. 3. Configure the Storage/Share. i. Change the “Home Size” default capacity if needed. ii. Rename the default share, if necessary. NOTE: The share folder name does not allow space in-between characters.
b. Change the size of the default share if needed. Default Home Size min. is 1GB. c. In Network Adaptor settings, enable DHCP option (if DHCP server is available) or configure network settings. i. Enter the new NAS Host Name in the Host Name box, if needed. ii. Edit the IP address, Subnet Mask and Gateway, as necessary. d. Configure the Service option. Enable the Services as needed. e. Click the “Execute” button.
4. The configurations will be initialized. Wait for few minutes to complete the process. 5. A warning message will be displayed. “Yes” is recommended to reboot the NAS and free some memory used by the system. 6. A message will be displayed. Click “OK”. The NAS will restart. Wait for about 3 to 4 minutes, then login again. If IP address was changed in Network Adapter settings, re-login to actiNAS administration page using the new IP address.
NOTE: The NAS is ready for use while the RAID set is initializing in the background (Note that the “Without initializing” option was not selected in Step 2). If any disk drive has been removed before Quick Setup, reinsert the unused disk drive. It will automatically become as unused disk and you can define as spare disk. Refer to the user’s manual for more information on how to manage and configure the NAS.
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