actiNAS cube RDX User’s Manual Revision 1.
Table of Contents User’s Manual .....................................................................................................................................................1 Revision 1.8.........................................................................................................................................................1 P/N: PW0020000000324 .........................................................................................................................
LCD Menu Diagram ............................................................................................................................................................. 17 Getting Started with the NAS System .............................................................................................................................. 18 NAS Hardware Setup .....................................................................................................................................................
Assign Permission to Share ........................................................................................................................................ 62 Edit Share Folder ............................................................................................................................................................. 65 Delete Share Folder ..................................................................................................................................................
Example of Download from Link and Torrent ................................................................................................. 101 System ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 105 System Information ......................................................................................................................................................
Notification .............................................................................................................................................................................140 Event Option ....................................................................................................................................................................140 Use this function to enable event notification via email. ....................................................................
Delete File ......................................................................................................................................................................... 165 Set File Permission ........................................................................................................................................................ 166 Refresh File List ...................................................................................................................................
Preface About this manual This manual provides information regarding the quick installation and hardware features of the NAS system. This document also describes how to use the storage management software. Information contained in the manual has been reviewed for accuracy, but not for product warranty because of the various environment/OS/settings. Information and specifications will be changed without further notice.
Before You Begin Before going through with this manual, you should read and focus to the following safety guidelines. Notes about the subsystem product packaging and delivery are also included. Safety Guidelines To provide reasonable protection against any harm on the part of the user and to obtain maximum performance, user is advised to be aware of the following safety guidelines particularly in handling hardware components: Upon receiving of the product: Place the product in its proper location.
Introduction The NAS System Storage networks become more and more complex. If you need to easily expand storage capacity while providing uninterrupted high-performance data access across your LAN, you may want to consider a NAS (Network Attached Storage) appliance. When budgets are tight and a quick fix is required, a NAS appliance is a low-cost, efficient solution to dodge that network-to-storage logjam. That's why more and more users select NAS architecture as their storage networking.
Technical Specifications Hardware Platform Macintosh Support Intel Celeron 1.
Installation Packaging, Shipment and Delivery Before removing the system from the shipping carton, you should visually inspect the physical condition of the shipping carton. Unpack the system and verify that the contents of the shipping carton are all there and in good condition. Exterior damage to the shipping carton may indicate that the contents of the carton are damaged.
Identifying Parts of the NAS System The illustrations below identify the various parts of the NAS system.
Rear View AC Power Input Socket Power Supply FAN LAN 0 Gigabit Port COM 1 4x USB 2.0 Port LAN 1 Gigabit Port eSATA Expansion Port Audio Line IN Audio Line Out Audio Mic. IN HDD Status LEDs Green LED indicates power is on and the hard disk drive status is good for this slot.Blinking Orange and Green LED indicates the hard disk drive is in rebuilding state.
Environmental Status LEDs Parts Function Voltage Warning LED An alarm will sound warning of a voltage abnormality and this LED will turn red. Fan Fail LED When fan fails, this LED will turn red and an alarm will sound. Over Temperature LED If temperature irregularities in the system occurs (HDD slot temperature over 55°C), this LED will turn RED and alarm will sound. 2.3.
Front Panel Power LED Busy LED Exit Button Down Button Up Button Select Button Parts Function Power LED Green LED indicates power is on. Busy LED Orange blinking indicates system is busy or data is being accessed. Up and Down Arrow buttons Use the Up or Down arrow keys to go through the information on the LCD screen. This is also used to move between each menu when you configure the subsystem. EXIT 16 Select button This is used to enter the option you have selected.
LCD Menu Diagram Disk Status Information: S 001 - means slot number 1 *O* - means disk drive in slot is Online or detected *X* - means no disk drive in slot or disk drive not detected Identifying Parts of the NAS System · Installation 17
Getting Started with the NAS System NAS Hardware Setup 1. Attach network cable to LAN0 Ethernet port. Connect the other end of network cable to your network hub or switch. You may also connect the other Ethernet ports if needed. 2. Plug in the power cord into the AC Power Input Socket located at the rear of the subsystem. 3. To turn on the NAS, press the Power On/Off Switch. 4. The Power LED on the front panel will turn green.
Make sure the holes of the disk tray align with the holes of the hard drive. Install the mounting screws on the bottom part to secure the drive in the disk tray. c) Slide the tray into a slot and push the Lock Indicator Button. d) Press the handle until you hear the latch click into place. The HDD status LED will turn green if subsystem is on.
Connecting to NAS Management GUI 1. Configure the network setting of your host system (computer that will be used to manage the NAS) ), i.e. add network IP address such as 172.16.0.5 subnet 255.255.0.0, to enable connection to NAS default IP 172.16.0.1, (if there is no DHCP server in your network). Refer to Table below. 2. Open web browser and type in the address bar http://172.16.0.1:3000, or use the dynamic IP assigned to the NAS, if a DHCP server is available. 3. The actiNAS Login Page will be displayed.
5. A warning message will be displayed. Select Yes to configure the NAS for the first time using Quick Setup (see next Section how to configure with Quick Setup). 6. If you select No in the message shown in item #5 (no existing NAS configuration, or NAS system has been configured already), after login, the actiNAS Manager GUI will be displayed. NOTE:Enable Timeout is enabled by default. When there is no activity in the actiNAS Manager GUI, admin will be automatically logged out after 15 minutes.
Quick Setup NOTE: The Quick Setup provides a quick and easy way to setup the basic NAS configuration. This function will create the NASVG, which is a Volume Group that holds the NAS configurations and must be created or initialized the first time the NAS is used. The Quick Setup will make use of all available disk drives in the NAS. The Quick Setup options are listed below: 1. RAID This is used for selecting the RAID Level. 2. Storage/Share This shows the default Home share capacity which can be changed.
2. Configure the Storage/Share. a) Change the home size default capacity if needed. b) Rename the default share if necessary. NOTE: The share folder name does not allow space in-between characters. c) Change the size of the default share if needed. 3. Configure the Network Adaptor settings. Select DHCP option, or configure static IP. a) Enter the new NAS Host Name in the Host Name box. b) Enter the new IP address. c) Edit the Subnet Mask and Gateway.
Subnet Mask The Subnet Mask used. If not set, it will use the default Subnet Mask 255.255.0.0. Gateway The Gateway used. If not set, it will use the default Gateway 172.16.0.1. 4. Configure the Service options. a) Enable the actiNASService options as needed. 5. Click the Execute button.
The configurations will be set. 6. A warning message will be displayed. Select Yes to reboot the NAS and free some memory used by the system. 7. A message will be displayed. Click OK. 8. 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.
Overview of the NAS Setup Phases The Setup Phases include configuring actiNAS components with actiNAS Manager. The basic steps are: 26 Create RAID Disk from Hard Disk Drives Join RAID Disk to Volume Group’s Storage Pool Setup the Network Environment Enable Services for Windows clients, Linux/UNIX clients, and MAC clients Create and Setup Logical Volume and Share Folder.
Relationship between RAID disks, Storage Pool, Volumes, and Shares RAID disks RAID disks are basically logical disks created using the Create New RAID button by selecting the physical disk drives to be included as RAID member. When physical disk drives are included in RAID, the status will show as RAID_MEMBER. When a physical disk drive is free (neither a RAID member nor a hot-spare), its status will show UN_USED. When a RAID disk is created, the RAID level is assigned. Select your preferred RAID level.
Please refer to page 31 for more information.
Volumes Volumes are logical disks created from the NASVG (NAS Volume group). The NASVG total capacity will be almost equal to the capacity of a RAID disk joined to the NASVG Storage Pool. When Volume is created, the Volume capacity will be taken from the available capacity of the NASVG. After a Volume is created, Share folders can also be created. The iSCSI volume can also be configured for a particular Volume. Note that the capacity of a Volume can be extended. Please refer to page 44 for more information.
Shares Shares are the shared folders that are accessed by users in the network. Shares that are created within the same Volume will share or use the total capacity of the Volume. It is also in the Share where account or group permission is assigned, to allow read-only or read-write access, and where different Protocol Settings for the selected Share can be enabled and configured, or disabled. Please refer to page 56for more information.
actiNAS Manager There are six management functions used to configure or manage the NAS. Network System Storage/Share Account Data Backup File Manager Storage/Share RAID / Disk Information Click the Storage/Share icon then select RAID tab. The RAID Configuration and Disk Information window will be displayed. NOTE: The Storage/Share RAID function is normally used when creating a customized RAID configuration.
RAID Configuration Screen Name The RAID disk name. This defaults to RAID_00 if this is the first RAID disk created LEVEL The RAID level used by the RAID disk Disk Used The hard disk drives (slots) joined to the RAID disk Total Size (GB) The capacity size of the RAID disk Status The current status of the RAID disk.
Create New RAID and Join Disk to Storage Pool Steps to Create a New RAID and Join Disk to Storage Pool: 1. Click Create New RAID. 2. Set the RAID Level and Stripe size, and select the hard disk drives to be included in the RAID disk. To initialize the RAID, remove the check mark in Without initializing option. RAID Configuration Options RAID Level Select the RAID Level you want for the RAID configuration.
3. A message will be displayed. A warning message is also displayed. Click OK to close the warning message. 4. The RAID disk will be initialized. Verify in the Status information the current initialization process.
5. While the RAID disk in initializing, the status will show active and the Disk Information will show UN_USED. The RAID disk can be joined to NASVG in Volume tab using Create Storage Pool button. Click Create Storage Pool.
6. Select the disk (must be RAID disk, such as RAID_00) that will be added to storage pool. Click OK when done. NOTE: NASVG, which is a Volume Group that holds the NAS configurations, will be created when at least one disk (RAID disk) is joined to Storage Pool. At the same time, the default Home volume is also created. The Home volume holds the individual share folders of all user accounts. The default Home volume size is 10GB. If necessary, change the Home size to a larger size. 7.
8. A message will be displayed. 9. When warning message is displayed, select Yes to free some memory used by the system. The NAS system will reboot. 10. Re-login to the system then select Storage/Share. The NASVG and the default Home volume are created. NOTE: After NASVG is initialized, the Storage Information screen will show a pie chart with amount of Free Size and Used Size. Volumes can be created from the NASVG.
11. After the RAID disk is joined to NASVG, the RAID status in Disk Information will show IN_USED. NOTE: Once a RAID disk has been joined to the NASVG Storage Pool, the RAID disks can no longer be deleted using RAID/Disk InformationEditDelete. Once joined, the RAID disk status will be shown as IN_USED which means the NAS system is already using the RAID disk.
Delete RAID NOTE: Once a RAID disk has been joined to the NASVG Storage Pool, the RAID disks can no longer be deleted usingRAID/Disk InformationEditDelete. Once joined, the RAID disk status will be shown as IN_USED which means the NAS system is already using the RAID disk. The way to delete existing RAID disks which are already joined to Storage Pool is to reset NAS to factory default in SystemBoot/ShutdownReboot to Default.
2. Click Edit. The RAID Configuration window will be displayed. 3. Click Delete. A warning message will be displayed. 4. Select Yes to confirm deleting selected RAID disk. 5. The status of the member disks of the deleted RAID will be shown as UN_USED.
Extend RAID NOTE: A RAID cannot be extended if the RAID is busy, such as when the RAID is in Initializing or Rebuilding state. Wait until the RAID status becomes normal then do the RAID extension. Steps to add drive(s) or extend an existing RAID: 1. Select the RAID disk to be extended. The RAID disk will be highlighted. Click Edit.
2. The RAID Configuration window will be displayed. Select the disk(s) that will be used for extending the RAID. Click Extend RAID. 3. The RAID will be extended. The disk that was added to the RAID will now have RAID_MEMBER status.
Set a Spare Disk Steps to Set a Spare Disk: 1. Select the hard disk drive to be made a spare disk and click Set Spare. 2. The selected hard disk drive will become a Spare Disk. The Status in Disk Information will show SPARE.
Volume Click the Volume tab. The Volume Configuration screen will be displayed. Storage Information Screen Name The NAS Volume Group default name NASVG Size (GB) The total capacity of the NASVG Disk The list of RAID disk(s) joined to the NASVG Storage Information Options Join Disk Used to join a RAID disk to the NASVG Create Volume Used to create a new Volume.
Join a Disk to Storage Pool Steps to Join a Disk to Storage Pool: 1. Click Join Disk. 2. A dialog box will be displayed. Select a RAID logical disk (an unused/newly created RAID disk) to be joined to the Storage Pool of NASVG. Click OK when done. NOTE: If a new (UN_USED) RAID logical disk has not been created yet, create first the RAID disk using the available free physical disk drives. 3. The RAID logical disk will be joined to the NASVG.
Create a Volume Steps to Create a Volume: 1. Click Create Volume. 2. In the Create New Volume dialog box, enter the Volume Name and Size in GB. The Free NASVG capacity will show the available capacity that can be used. Click OK when done. NOTE: The volume name does not allow space in-between characters. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, and 0-9. 3. 1A message will be displayed. 4. The new Volume will be created.
Delete a Volume Steps to Delete a Volume: WARNING! Be careful when using this function. Make sure the data in the volume and all its share folders are no longer needed or a backup has been made before deleting the volume 1. Click the Delete button of the Volume to be deleted. 2. A warning message will be displayed. Click Yes to proceed with deletion. 3. A message window will be displayed. 4. The Volume will be deleted.
Extend a Volume Capacity NOTE: The capacity of a Volumecan be extended many times as long as there is available free space in the NASVG. Steps to Extend a Volume: 1. Click the Extend button of the Volume to be extended. 2. A dialog box will be displayed. Enter the additional capacity that will be added to the Volume in the Size(GB) box. Click OK when done. 3. A message will be displayed. 4. The total Volume capacity will be increased.
Setup Volume as iSCSI Target Steps to Setup Volume as iSCSI Target: 1. Click the iSCSI button of the Volume to be setup. 2. A dialog box will be displayed. Tick the iSCSI Enable option to enable iSCSI function. Enter the Target name. To enable authentication, tick the Enable box in Authentication then enter an Account name. Enter the password in Password box and Password Confirm box. Click OK when done.
NOTE: Make sure the volume does not contain important data in its share folders. Select Yes in this step will confirm formatting the volume for iSCSI use, all data in this volume will be deleted. 5. A message will be displayed. 6. The Volume iSCSI function is ready.
7. Connect to iSCSI Target Volume from host computer with iSCSI Initiator. Log on to target device. Use the account and password if set in iSCSI Configuration. 8. After successful connection, the iSCSI device will be shown in Disk Drives list.
Disable iSCSI Configuration in a Volume Steps to Disable the iSCSI Configuration in a Volume: 1. Select the Volume with iSCSI Configuration and click the iSCSI button. Remove the check mark on the iSCSI Enable box. Click OK when done. 2. A warning message will be displayed. Select Yes to proceed.
3. A message will be displayed. 4. The iSCSI function of the Volume will be disabled.
Remove iSCSI Configuration and Restore to NAS Volume Steps to RemoveiSCSI Configuration and Restore to NAS Volume: WARNING: When iSCSI Configuration is removed and volume is restored as basic NAS volume, all the data in the volume previously configured as iSCSI Target are deleted. NOTE: The iSCSI Configuration must be disabled first before the Volume can be restored as basic NAS volume. See previous Section on how to disable iSCSI configuration. 1.
3. A message will be displayed. 4. The iSCSI Configuration will be removed and the volume is restored as basic NAS volume.
Share/Security Click the Share/Security tab. The Share and Security Configuration window will be displayed. In this window, you can configure the protocol settings as well as assign share access permission.
Create New Share Folder Steps to Create New Share Folder: 1. Click Create Share Folder. 2. The Share Folder Basic Configuration screen will be displayed. Configure the necessary options. Share Configuration Options Share Name Enter the share folder name Volume Select the Volume where the share folder will be created Owner Set the owner of the share folder.
3. In the Protocol Setting window, setup the Windows (Samba) protocol options. Windows (Samba) Configuration Options Enable Samba Sharing Used to enable Samba protocol. When checked, the share folder can be accessed via Samba protocol Case Sensitive This controls whether filenames are case sensitive or not. Default is disabled Files Begin with Dots This controls whether files that begin with a dot will become hidden files.
5. Select Mac(AFP) option in Protocol Setting window. The AppleTalk protocol configuration screen is displayed. If share will be accessed by Mac clients, setup the necessary options. Mac (AFP) Configuration Options Enable AppleTalk Sharing Used to enable or disable AppleTalk protocol. When enabled, the share folder can be accessed via AppleTalk protocol Time Machine Used this option to enable Time Machine function on the share folder.
6. Select Rsync option in Protocol Setting window. The Rsync configuration screen is displayed. If share will be used for Rsync, setup the necessary options. Rsync Configuration Options Enable Rsync Used to enable or disable Rsync Server function on this share folder. When enabled (checked), an Rsync client can connect to this share folder and upload or download files via Rsync.
7. Click Save when done. Then Share Folder will be created.
Assign Permission to Share Steps to Assign User or Group Account Permission to the Share Folder: NOTE: User or Group Accounts must have been created or NAS must have been joined to Windows AD or NIS domain. 1. Select (highlight) the share folder then click Edit Share Folder, or double-click the share folder name. 2. Select the Privilege tab. In the Account option, select the user accounts that will be given access permission to the share folder, then click >>.The accounts will appear on the right screen.
3. Click the Group option. Select the groups that will be given access permission to the share folder, then click >>.The groups will appear on the right screen. Set the Write and Quota(GB) options as needed. NOTE: Use the << to remove a group from share folder privilege. Select the group then click <<. The group will be removed from the right column. NOTE: By default, all local NAS accounts belong to users group and have share read/write access permission.
4. Click the IP option. Set up the IP address or addresses that will be allowed connections to the share folder, then click >>.The IP address will appear on the right screen. NOTE: This option allows setting certain range of hosts to have an access to the NAS. By default, NAS will accept connections from any host (*.*.*.*). To allow connections only from certain IP address, remove *.*.*.* then add the IP address/range. For example, add 192.168.100.*.
Edit Share Folder Steps to Edit Share Folder: 6. Select the share folder name then click Edit Share Folder. 7. Change the necessary options. Click Save when done. NOTE: The Share Name cannot be modified. NOTE: If you want the same share folder privilege/permission to be propagated to existing sub-folders and files under the share folder, use the Apply Privilege button. A warning message will be displayed. Select Yes to confirm.
Delete Share Folder Steps to Delete Share Folder: 1. Select the share folder name then click Edit Share Folder.Click Delete. 2. A warning message will be displayed. Select Yes to proceed. The share folder will be deleted. WARNING! Be careful when using the Delete button. Make sure your data in the share is no longer needed or a backup has been made before deleting the share folder.
Accessing Share Folder from Windows Clients via Samba NOTE: Make sure Samba service is enabled in System Service, and Samba protocol is enabled in Storage/Share Share/Security Share Protocol Setting Windows(Samba). Make sure the account that will be used to login the share folder has permission or already added in Storage/Share Share/Security Share Privilege. By default, all local NAS accounts, which belong to users group, have read/write permission to share folders. 1.
NOTE: If NAS is not joined to Windows domain and you will use a NAS local account, enter only the NAS account name and password. 3. Login to share is successful.
Accessing Share Folder from Linux/UNIX Clients via NFS NOTE: Make sure NFS service is enabled in System Service, and NFS protocol is enabled in Storage/Share Share/Security Share Protocol Setting Unix/Linux(NFS). 1. Login to console of Linux client. Change to root user, if necessary. 2. To check which share folders of NAS are accessible via NFS protocol and which path will be used for mounting, use the command showmount –e x.x.x.x, where x.x.x.x is the NAS IP. For example: showmount –e 192.168.
5. The share folder is mounted via NFS protocol. To check, use mount or df –h command.
Accessing Share Folder from Mac Clients NOTE: By default, new Mac OS versions such as 10.4.x or later versions, support SMB protocol. If Mac OS is older version, such as Mac OS 9, and will use AFP protocol to connect, the AFP protocol must be enabled in System Service. Enable alsoMac(AFP) in Storage/Share Share/Security Share Protocol Setting. Make sure the account that will be used to login the share folder has permission (already added in Storage/Share Share/Security Share Privilege). 1.
3. Click the Connect button. The OS X system will contact the NAS, and display the SMB/CIFS File System Authentication screen. 4. Enter the Workgroup or Domain name, if there is (and if required), and a valid user name (for example: NAS local account) with permission to the share folder, and the password for the user name. 5. Click OK button. Once the Mac OS has connected to the share folder via SMB, you can see the directories/files under the share folder using Finder.
How to Setup Rsync How to Setup the NAS as RsyncServer 1. In System Service, enable SSH and Rsync services. 2. In Storage/Share Share/Security, select the share folder that will be used as RsyncServer target share folder. Click Edit Share Folder. 3. In Basic tab, select Rsync in Protocol Setting. Then tick Enable Rsync. Remove check mark in Anonymous option. Click Save.
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How to Setup the NAS as RsyncClient The NAS can function as Rsync client using the Data Backup feature. To setup the NAS as Rsync client: 1. Select Data Backup. Click Create. 2. Setup Rsync client options. Enter the Backup Name and select the Backup Method as Rsync. Select the share (only one share) that will be used for back up using Rsync. In the Client Options, setup the IP, Remote Path, Account, Password, and Mode.
Sample Setting Name rsynctest Type Share Backup Method Rsync Select Shares to backup share2 (selected) Rsync Client Options IP 192.168.99.127 Remote Path share1 Account Admin Password 00000000 Mode Upload More Options -rvlHpogDt –progress Summary of Rsync default options -r, --recursive Recurse into directories -v, --verbose Increase verbosity.
3. Click Save. 4. To execute the Rsync backup that was just created, select the backup name from the backup List, if not yet selected, and then click Backup. 5. When backup is finished, a pop-up message will be displayed. Click OK. NOTE: The Rsync backup process can take a while if there are many files to be updated / uploaded or downloaded.
6. To view the Rsync log, select the backup log from the log list and click … button in the Log column. 7. The Rsync log for the selected log file will be displayed. Click Cancel to close. 8. The Rsync backup can also be run on schedule. For more information how to setup backup by schedule, refer to page Fehler! Textmarke nicht definiert..
How to Setup Time Machine The NAS supports Time Machine to backup data from Mac to NAS share folder automatically. For more information about Time Machine, please visit Apple’s website at: http://www.apple.com/macosx/what-is-macosx/time-machine.html To setup Time Machine: 1. In NAS management GUI, select Storage/Share icon. Then select the Share/Security menu. Create a new share, if necessary, or edit an existing share. 2. To create a new share folder for use with Time Machine, click Create Share Folder.
3. Enter the share folder name, for example: timeshare. In the Protocol Setting on the right pane, select Mac(AFP), and then tick Enable AppleTalk Sharing and Time Machine options. Click Save. 4. In System Service menu, make sure the AFP service is enabled. If not, enable the service.
5. On Mac machine, to login to the NAS share folder via AFP, select Go then Connect to Server. 6. In Server Address, enter afp://x.x.x.x/timeshare, where x.x.x.x is the NAS IP address and timeshare is the share folder previously configured for Time Machine use. Then click Connect. 7. Enter a validAccount Name and Password; use account which has permission to the NAS share folder. In this example, admin account is used. Then click Connect. 8. The Mac will be connected to the NAS share folder.
9. To setup Time Machine in Mac, open Time Machine. 10. If the Time Machine has not been previously setup, a message will be shown as below. Then select Set Up Time Machine. 11. The Time Machine screen will be displayed.
12. Select the timeshare disk and click Use for Backup. 13. Enter the account name and account password to access the NAS share folder via Time Machine, and then click Connect.
14. After successful connection, the Time Machine is setup. The available space on the NAS share folder will be shown. The Next Backup time is also displayed. 15. Done. The Time Machine will automatically backup to the designated NAS share folder.
Network Device Configuration Click the Network icon to display the Network Device Configuration screen. Device Configuration Options Host Name The NetBIOS name of NAS. It should be unique Domain Enter the Windows domain name or workgroup name. For example: MYDOMAIN. Default is Workgroup DNS Suffix The DNS suffix is the name appended to server name to complete the server’s FQDN. For example: MYDOMAIN.LOCAL DNS Server Enter the DNS Server IP address.
Network Adaptor Configuration Options Device Shows the network device name. eth0 is the device name for LAN0 gigabit port. IP Shows the current IP address of the network device. Configure the IP address as necessary. Gateway Show the current IP address of the Gateway. To edit, enter the Gateway IP address Subnet Mask Shows the current subnet mask setting. To edit, type in the new subnet mask number. MTU The MTU size (Maximum Transmission Unit) in bytes.
Configure Network Trunking Steps to Configure Trunking Function: NOTE: It is necessary that the network switch supports the type of trunking mode that will be used. Otherwise, the network connections may become unstable. 1. In Network Device Configuration screen, click Create Trunking. 2. The Create Trunking Dialog window will be displayed. Configure the necessary options. Create Trunking Configuration Options Target Device Shows the network device names that can be included in Trunking.
3. Click OK when done. A warning message will be displayed. Click Yes to proceed. 4. The NAS network configuration will be restarted. Re-login to NAS GUI. 5. The Trunking function is configured. The member network devices will be shown as deactivated and cannot be configured. A new network device name bond0, which is the Trunking device, will be shown.
Cancel Network Trunking Steps to Cancel Trunking Function: 1. Find the device name bond0 then click Cancel Trunking. 2. A warning message will be displayed. Click Yes to proceed. 3. The Trunking function will be cancelled and the network configuration will be restarted. Re-login to NAS GUI. The network device eth0 will be automatically configured and get the IP address previously assigned to the Trunking device.
ADS/NIS Windows ADS/PDC or NIS domain accounts can be imported and integrated into the NAS. NOTE: Some network settings required in configuring the Windows Domain Authentication option must have been configured in Network Device Configuration, such as Domain/Workgroup name, DNS Suffix, and DNS Server.
Join NAS to Windows AD Domain Steps to Join NAS in the Windows AD Domain: 1. Select Network Device Configuration. Enter the Domain Name and DNS Suffix. A DNS Server IP can also be entered if necessary. Refer to page 85 for the Device Configuration options. 2. A warning message will be displayed. Select Yes to apply new settings. 3. Select Network ADS/NIS tab.
4. In Windows screen, check the Enable Domain Authentication option. Configure the necessary options. o o o o o If Domain Server IP is automatically detected, the Domain Server IP will be displayed. If you want to join NAS to a specific Domain Server IP, remove the check mark in Auto Detect Domain IP and manually enter the Domain Server IP address. Enter the Domain Administrator account. Enter the Domain Administrator’s password. Select the PDC/ADS mode. Click Save when done.
5. A message will be displayed when NAS is successfully joined the domain. Click OK. NOTE: When NAS is successfully joined to the Windows domain, the domain user accounts will appear in Account list. NOTE: The NAS cannot be joined to the Windows domain if NASVG does not exist (NASVG is not yet initialized).
Join NAS to NIS Domain Steps to Join NAS in the NIS Domain: 1. Select Network ADS/NIS tab. 2. In NIS screen, check the Enable NIS Authentication option. Configure the necessary options. o Enter the NIS Domain name. o Enter the NIS Server IP address. 3. Click Save when done. NIS Authentication Options Enable NIS Authentication Use this option to enable or disable NIS Domain Authentication. NIS Domain Enter the NIS domain name. NIS Server Enter the IP Address of NIS server.
DHCP (Internet Gateway) NAS provides Internet gateway function for administrator to easily enable and disable the Internet access for users. This function integrates with DHCP service, routing and NAT. DHCP (Internet Gateway) Options IP range starting from Means the starting address of range of private IP addresses for DHCP. IP range ending with Means the ending address of range of private IP address for DHCP. Private Net The network device connected to the private network.
P2P The NAS system supports P2P (peer-to-peer) file sharing protocol. NOTE: Enable the P2P Service (System Service). Also setup the P2P Service ‘Download file location’ (System P2P Edit Quick Setup). Refer to page 106. NOTE: DNS settings must be configured first before starting P2P service.
Status This screen will show current download or upload connections. Options New download Use this button to add download item. Then select either download link or torrent file. Remove Use this button to remove a selected download item. Pause Use this to pause the downloading of selected item. Resume Use this to resume downloading of selected item. Refresh Use this to refresh current download status.
Server This screen allows connection to and disconnection from server. Options Connect Use this button to connect to a selected server. Disconnect Use this button to disconnect to a selected server. Refresh Use this to refresh current connection status. NOTE: You can use sanchohttp://sancho.awardspace.com/ (latest version is 0.9.4-59) to edit the server list.
Option Use this screen to configure download options. Options Maximum download Use this option to set the maximum number of download connections. number Maximum download rate Use this option to set the maximum download transfer rate. Maximum upload number Use this option to set the maximum number of upload connections. Maximum upload rate Use this option to set the maximum upload transfer rate. Apply Use this button to save changes made.
Shares This screen displays the list of files downloaded or being downloaded in the target share.
Example of Download from Link and Torrent 1. Click New download. 2. To download using link, enter the download link or paste the link in the box provided. Click OK. 3.
To download from another link, enter the link or paste the link in the box then click OK. 4. Two items will be displayed under Download. 5.
To download using torrent, click New download then select Torrent option. Click select torrent file. 6. Select the torrent file. Click Open.
7. The download item will be added in the Download list. 8. To remove an item, select the item and click Remove. 9. To pause downloading, select an item and click Pause. 10. To resume downloading, select a paused item then click Resume.
System The System function is used to configure different NAS system settings and services, such as: Service configurations, Date and Time Zone setting, Serial Port setting, NAS Firmware Upgrade, Reboot and Shutdown functions, Log Information, Event Notification via email, and various System Tools.
Service The administrator can manage and enable/disable the various NAS system services. At the same time, some service can be configured in the Service tab. Service Name Samba Provides CIFS file sharing. MS Windows users need this service Enabled to be able to access the NAS share folders. By default, this service is enabled. The Windows(Samba) Protocol Setting for the specific Share folder should also be enabled.
SSH Provides remote management connection to NAS using Secure Shell (SSH) with more secure level. Use an SSH client application, such as PuTTYhttp://www.putty.org/ to remotely login to NAS console. iTunes Enable music files in the NAS share to be directly accessed by iTunes programs in the network. P2P Provides P2P (peer-to-peer) client program. This also supports sancho as its P2P GUI on a Windows computer in the network. Refer to page 96 for more information how to setup P2P.
Configuration (Quick Setup): FTP Option Port Use this option to set the FTP port number. Default FTP port used by the NAS is 21. Max. connection Specify the maximum number of allowed connections. Default is 5. Telnet Option Port Use this option to set the Telnet port number. Default Telnet port used by the NAS is 23. Max. connection Specify the maximum number of allowed connections. Default is 5. SSH Option Enable sftp Use this option to enable or disable SFTP in SSH.
iTunes Option Set Share as iTunes Select the share folder name that will be used as iTunes library from the list. Library P2P Option Target Share Select the share folder name that will be used as download location WEB Options Target Share Select the share folder name that will be used as target location for web server files.
DHCP Options IP range starting from Means the starting address of range of private IP addresses for DHCP IP range ending with Means the ending address of range of private IP addresses for DHCP Private Net The network device connected to the private network. For example: eth0 WAN The network device connected to the Internet / WAN.
How to Use iTunes Service NOTE: This section provides a simple example of how to use a NAS share folder as iTunes media folder. For more information about iTunes and how to use it, please visit http://www.apple.com/itunes/what-is/. To use a NAS share folder as iTunes media folder: 1. Select the iTunes service in SystemService. 2. Click Edit. Select the share folder that will be used by iTunes service.
4. Click Enable option to enable iTunes service. 5. Copy some digital audio files to the share folder designated as iTunes Library and under the Music sub-folder. This can be done by accessing the NAS share folder via network (SMB protocol) and copying the audio files.
6. To play the digital music, open iTunes application in remote PC or Mac. Note that the NAS object name will appear in the SHARED list. 7. Select the NAS object in the shared library list. Then select the music to play from the list.
How to Use WEB Service This section provides a simple example of how to setup WEB service and use a NAS share folder as repository of WEB files. NOTE: Do not enable Public option on the share folder designated as WEB target share folder. To use WEB service: 1. Select the WEB service in SystemService. 2. Click Edit. Configure the Target Share and select a share folder. If needed, enable SSL. WEB Options Target Share Select the share folder name that will be used as target location for web server files.
4. Click Enable option to enable WEB service. 5. To test if web service is working, open web browser and enter http://x.x.x.x/index.html where x.x.x.x is the NAS IP. The default web page will be displayed.
6. The default index.html file can be accessed via SMB/CIFS connection, and is saved in the WEBdesignated share folder under WEB sub-folder. Delete the default index.html file. 7. Copy your own index.html file including the supporting folder/files. 8. Open web browser and enter http://x.x.x.x/index.html to verify if your web page will be displayed.
How to Use DHCP (Internet Gateway) Service NAS provides DHCP / Internet Gateway function for administrator to easily enable and disable the Internet access for users on a private network. At the same time, the computers can get dynamic IP provided by the NAS which acts as DHCP server. The diagram below shows an example of how to use the NAS as DHCP server and Internet Gateway.
Before configuring the DHCP service, make sure the network devices eth0 and eth1 are already assigned the proper IP address in Network Device Configuration. To use the NAS as a DHCP server / Internet Gateway: 1. Select the DHCP service in SystemService 2.
4. Tick the DHCP service to enable it. 5. Verify if the computers on the Private Network can get dynamic IP when configured with DHCP, and if there is internet access (eth0 should have internet access). How to Use Media Server Service This section provides a simple example of how to setup the NAS as DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) Media Server, and use a share folder as central repository of media files. DLNA compatible players must be used to access or play the media files.
3. Click OK to save. 4. Tick the Media Server service to enable it. 5. Copy the media file(s) to the share folder designated as Media Server Target Share under the MediaServer sub-folder. This can be done by accessing the NAS share folder via network (SMB/CIFS protocol) and copying the media file(s).
6. Open a DLNA compatible player. For example, Windows Media Player 12 in a PC with Windows 7 OS. The NAS object name should appear in the Other Libraries list.
7. If you don’t see the NAS object name in Other Libraries list of Windows Media Player, please check if Media Streaming is turned on. If not, turn it on.
8. Play the media (music). 9. For other applications, copy the media files to the designated Media Server share folder under the MediaServer sub-folder, and use other DLNA compatible players to access or connect to NAS Media Server.
How to Use PhotoService To use the Photo service: 1. Enable the Photo Service, if not yet enabled, by selecting Photo service in System Service tab. Click Edit and select the target share. Enable the Photo service by selecting the Enable check box on the left of the service name. 2. Open web browser and type http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/photo/ wherexxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the NAS IP address. The LinPHA Photo Archive page will be displayed. 3.
4. The Photo Archive home page will be displayed. 5. To view photos and images, select the folder links under My Photo Archive. NOTE: The picture files must be saved in the NAS share designated as target location of Photo service and must be inside a subfolder. For example: share1\Photo\Samples, where share1 is the share name, Photo is the folder created by Photo service, and Samples is the subfolder containing photos or images.
6. Select the admin tab to configure settings and options. 7. Select my settings to configure account details.
8. Select search tab for search options. 9. Click the logout link to logout.
Time/UPS The system time, date, time zone, NTP option, and UPS can be configured here. Time To set Time, press up/down arrow in the hour and seconds boxes. To set Date, click the calendar icon on the right side and select the preferred date. To set Time Zone, click the down arrow and select the preferred time zone. Apply Use this button to save the changes made. NTP Option To select the NTP server, click the down arrow and select the preferred NTP server.
UPS Use the settings here to configure the UPS. Enable Use the option to enable or disable UPS support for serial port. Serial Port Use this option to select serial port option (com1 or USB). Service Use this option to select the type of UPS, whether UPS (smart) or Dumb UPS. UPS Vendor Use this option to select the UPS vendor. Currently, only APC and Beam-Tech UPS models are supported. Cable Model Use this option to select the UPS cable type. Options are: simple, smart, ether, and usb.
The NAS can be restarted or shutdown manually or based on schedule. Reboot Reboot Use the button to immediately reboot the NAS. If needed, you can also enable Do Filesystem Check option to perform filesystem check after reboot. Shutdown Use this button to immediately shutdown the NAS. When a warning message is displayed, select Yes to shutdown the system.
Reboot to Default Reboot to Default Use this button to reboot the NAS and restore to default configuration. WARNING! Use the Reboot to Default function with care. Resetting the NAS to default configuration will delete the current NAS settings and erase all existing data. NOTE: If you have made a Data Backup to Local Disk (or external eSATA disk), shutdown the NAS and remove the Local Disk (or eSATA disk) with Data Backup, then power on the NAS and do Reboot to Default.
Configuration Import Config Use this button to import and restore a previously saved (exported) NAS system configuration. NOTE: Import Config function requires that the NAS be reset to factory default setting before a saved configuration file can be restored. NOTE: If you have made a Data Backup to Local Disk (or external eSATA disk), shutdown the NAS and remove the Local Disk (or eSATA disk) with Data Backup, then power on the NAS and do Reboot to Default.
4. Select SystemBoot/ShutdownImport Config. 5. A warning message will be displayed. Make sure the NAS where configuration will be imported has the same environment as the NAS configuration that will be restored, such as same number of disk drives, same NAS firmware version, etc. Click Yes to continue.
6. Select the NAS configuration file to be imported. Click Open. 7. A process status message will be displayed. 8. A reboot warning message will be displayed. Select Yes to reboot. 9. The imported configuration file will be restored to the NAS. Login to NAS GUI.
Schedule Use the options here to boot, shutdown, or reboot the NAS based on schedule. Boot Boot Use the option to enable or disable scheduled boot of NAS. Set the time (hour and minutes) in the up/down arrow boxes.Select the day or days when the scheduled boot will happen. Shutdown Shutdown Use this option to enable or disable scheduled shutdown of NAS. Set the time (hour and minutes) in the up/down arrow boxes.
Schedule Reboot Schedule Reboot Use this option to enable or disable scheduled reboot of NAS. Set the time (hour and minutes) in the up/down arrow boxes.Select the day or days when the scheduled reboot will happen. 136 Apply Use this button to save the changes made. Reset Use this button to undo or clear any changes made.
Upgrade The NAS firmware can be upgraded remotely from FTP server or manually from local directory. Remote Upgrade Remote To upgrade remotely, press the Check Updates button. The available NAS firmware version will be listed. Select the firmware version then click the Upgrade button. The NAS firmware version will be updated. NAS will restart to load the updates.
Local Upgrade Local To upgrade locally, the NAS firmware must have been downloaded from vendor’s FTP site and saved into local directory. Click the Upgrade button, select the NAS upgrade file (tar file), and click Open. The NAS firmware version will be updated. NAS will restart to load the updates.
Log NAS logs can be viewed in this tab. Log Options Date Shows the date and time when the particular log happened. Use the down arrow to select the day or days that will be used to display the log. Options are: Today, Past 7 Days, Past 14 Days, Past 30 Days, and All. Type Shows the type of log. Use the down arrow to select the type of log to display. Options are: All, System, Storage, Share, and Account. Level Shows the log level. Use the down arrow to select the level of log to display.
Notification Event Option Use this function to enable event notification via email. Event Option Enable Check the event(s) that will be included in list of events that will be monitored. Once the selected event happened, the email recipient(s) will receive a notification mail.
Email Setting Email Setting Options SMTP Server Use this option to enter the SMTP server IP address. Port Use this option to set the SMTP port number. Default is port 25. Account Use this option to enter a valid email account in the SMTP server. Password Use this option to enter the password of the email account. Sender Address Use this option to specify the sender’s email address. Recipients Options Add Use this button to add a recipient email address in the list of recipients.
System Tools NAS provides various system tools which help the administrator monitor the system. Connection 142 Use this button to display information about client active connections.
netstat Use this button to display network connections and statistics information. ps Use this button to display current running processes.
top Use this button to display current running processes and system usage information. df Use this button to display disk free information or the amount of available disk space in mounted file systems.
dmesg Use this button to display NAS boot up messages. Get all logs Use this button to save all actiNAS logs to a log file in local directory. The log file will be given.tar extension name. Rename the log file if needed.
Account Using the Account function, the administrator can create and administer local user and group accounts, as well as import large number of accounts. Account Account Information and Options Delete Used to option to delete the selected account. After checking this option, click the Delete button.
Create Account Steps to Create Account: 1. Click Create Account button. 2. A dialog box will be displayed. Enter the necessary information. Create/Edit Account Options Name Used this option to enter the user account name. It should be unique Type Displays the type. Shows Account for user account Full Name Use this option to enter user account full name UID Use this option to manually assign a UID for the account. Use a valid UID starting from 500.
Delete Account Steps to Delete Account: 1. In the Account list, check the Delete option for the account to be deleted. 2. Click the Delete button. 3. A warning message will be displayed. Select Yes to proceed. The account will be deleted.
Edit Account Steps to Edit Account: 1. Double-click the Account name in the Account List. 2. Edit the necessary options. NOTE: Only the Full Name, Quota, Password, and Password Confirm can be changed. Account Name, UID,and Usage cannot be changed. 3. Click OK when done. The account will be updated with the changes made.
Import Account Steps to Import Account: 1. Click Import button. 2. An input box will displayed. Type the account information using the following format: UID,Name,Password,FullName,Quota. Click OK when done. 3. The new accounts will appear in the Account list.
Group Group Information and Options Delete Used to option to delete the selected group. After checking this option, click the Delete button.
Create Group Steps to Create Group: 1. Click the Create Group button. 2. A dialog box will be displayed. Enter the necessary information. Create/Edit Group Options Name Used this option to enter the group account name. It should be unique Type Displays the account type; shows Group for group account GID Use this option to manually assign a GID for the group. Use a valid GID starting from 500. If this option is not set (GID is 0), the system will automatically assign GID starting from 500.
Delete Group Steps to Delete Group: 1. In the Group list, check the Delete option for the group to be deleted. 2. Click the Delete button. 3. A warning message will be displayed. Select Yes to proceed. The group will be deleted.
Edit Group Steps to Edit Group: 1. Double-click the Group name in the Group List. 2. Edit the necessary options. NOTE: Only the Group Name and Group Members can be changed. 3. Click OK when done. The group will be updated with the changes made.
File Manager Introduction to File Manager File Manager is a web-basedfile system management utility for admin and ordinary users to do the following actions: Create, Delete, Rename a User needs to have read and write permission to the share folder and the folder itself in order Folder to create, delete, or rename the folder. Set Folder Permission User needs to have read and write permission to the share folder and the folder itself in order to set the permission of the folder.
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Login to File Manager Admin Login Admin can login to File Manager while in actiNAS Manager GUI. Select the File Manager icon on the upper right corner. The File Manager window will be displayed.
Ordinary User Login Ordinary user can login to File Manager from main login screen. After login, the File Manager window will be displayed.
Folder Under Folder menu, user can select the following functions: Create, Delete, Rename, Set Folder Permission, and Refresh Folder List. Create Folder NOTE: User needs to have read and write permission to the share folder/sub-folder in order to create a new subfolder. NOTE: Some characters, such as (, #, $, ^, “, and -, are not allowed to be used as folder name. To create a folder or sub-folder: 1.
Delete Folder NOTE: User needs to have read and write permission to the share folder and the sub-folder itself in order to delete the sub-folder. To delete a folder or sub-folder: 1. Select the folder or sub-folder that will be deleted, then select Folder menu and click Delete. 2. When a message is displayed, click Yes to confirm deletion. 3. The folder will be deleted.
Set Folder Permission NOTE: User needs to have read and write permission to the share folder and the sub-folder itself in order to set the permission on the sub-folder. NOTE: Admin and user cannot set the permission of the share folder (top level share folder) in File Manager. Admin can do this in actiNAS GUI Storage/Share Share/Security. Only sub-folders created under the share folder can be set. To set the permission on a folder or sub-folder: 1.
3. Click Submit to save the changes. The folder permission is set. NOTE: If you need to propagate the same permission (ACL) to the sub-folders and files under the current folder, use the Apply Permission button. Top Use the Top option in the Folder menu to go up to the top most level of share folder list from the current sub-folder. You can also use the Top and Back buttons.
File Under File menu, user can select the following functions: Upload, Download, Rename, Delete, Set File Permission, and Refresh File List. Upload File NOTE: User needs to have read and write permission to the share folder and the sub-folder itself in order to upload a file. NOTE: The file size limit for uploading file via File Manager is 25MB only. To upload a file: 1. Select a folder or sub-folder where a file will be uploaded, then select File menu and click Upload. 2.
Download File NOTE: User needs to have at least read permission to the share folder/sub-folder and to the file itself in order to downloadthe file. To download a file: 1. Select a folder or sub-folder where the file to be downloaded is located. 2. Select the file. 3. Select File menu and click Download 4. Save (or open) the file. Rename File NOTE: User needs to have read and write permission to the share folder/sub-folder and to the file itself in order to renamethe file.
Delete File NOTE: User needs to have read and write permission to the share folder/sub-folder and to the file itself in order to delete the file. To delete a file: 1. Select a folder or sub-folder where the file to be deleted is located. 2. Select the file. 3. Select File menu and click Delete 4. A message will be displayed 5.
Set File Permission NOTE: User needs to have read and write permission to the share folder/sub-folder and to the file itself in order to set file permission. To set file permission: 1. Select a folder or sub-folder where the file is located 2. Select the file 3. Select File menu and click Set File Permission 4. The Set File Permission window will be displayed 5. Modify the permission as needed 6. Click Submit when done 7. A Complete message will be displayed.
Refresh File List Use the Refresh File List option to update the list of files displayed in the File List on the right pane. NOTE: Use the Filter function to display specific files. For example, if you want to display files with characters volume, enter the word volume in the Filter text box. The list of files containing the word volume will be displayed. Note that the text is not case-sensitive.
System Under System menu, user can select the following functions: Preview function and Logout. Preview Function The Preview function enables the user to see a sample view of a picture file on the left lower pane. The supported file format is JPEG Image (.JPG). By default, the Preview function is enabled (set to Yes).To disable the Preview function, select System Menu and Preview function, and click NO.
Logout Use the Logout function to logout from File Manager. To logout: 1. Select System menu and click Logout 2. A message will be displayed. Click Yes to confirm logout.
