HDD external enclosure for data-storage mobility with LAN sharing LAN MAC USER Manual
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Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the INTEGRAL LAN 3.5” hard disk enclosure. This User Manual is intended to help you install the INTEGRAL LAN drive quickly and easily onto your Personal Computer or Ethernet Network and begin using it immediately. INTEGRAL LAN drives are the perfect solution to your network storage needs. Share documents, music, videos, and pictures with your family or co-workers through your network.
Harddisk Installation Harddisk Installation 1. Open the back of the enclosure by undoing the securing screws and sliding the tray out of the aluminium housing. NOTE: Disconnect the LED cable before completely sliding it out. POWER CONNECTOR 2. IDE CONNECTOR Write down the ID number and WRITE KEY before closing the enclosure. It will be needed in later stages of the network installation. LED CABLE 3. Place the HDD in the tray aligning the IDE and power connectors.
Harddisk Installation 5. Gently insert the tray into the enclosure aligning the guide rail with the grooves of the enclosure housing. 6. Before fully inserting the tray, connect the 3-pin HDD activity LED connector to the 4-pin connector as shown below. NOTE: The integral logo on the front bezel serves two operational purposes: indicates power and hard drive activity. 7. Insert the tray completely into the housing and secure the tray face plate to the enclosure using the screws provided.
USB Connection USB Mode Connection Hardware installation 1. Connect your INTEGRAL LAN to the computer using the supplied USB cable 2. Switch on the power and your INTEGRAL LAN is ready to use. CAUTION! Do not connect USB cable and Ethernet cable at the same time. Software installation Mac OS 8.6 If you are using Mac OS 8.6, the software of Mass Storage Support 1.3.5 is required for installation. You can download The USB Mass Storage Support 1.3.5 from the Apple Software Updates web site Http://www.apple.
Network Connection Network Connection Mode Hardware installation Connect INTEGRAL LAN to Network: 1. Connect one end of the included Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port on the INTEGRAL LAN and the other to a switch or router. (100 Base-T). 2. Make sure the power adaptor connector is firmly attached to the INTEGRAL LAN and to a power source. 3. Switch ON the INTEGRAL LAN. INTEGRAL LAN Ethernet Cable CAUTION! Do not connect USB cable and Ethernet cable at the same time.
Network Connection Software installation Installation of NDAS software is necessary to use the INTEGRAL LAN as a network drive. Installation ofthe software is simple and easy. Please insert the Installation CD into your CD-ROM drive and select the Drivers folder. STEP 1 Insert the INTEGRAL driver CD to your Mac. STEP 2 Click on the INTEGRAL DRIVER icon on the desktop and navigate to the the folder [p2l] and then the folder [mac].
Network Connection STEP 6 Important Please read the Important Information and Click Continue. STEP 7 Software License Agreement Click Continue and Agree to proceed with the installation or Disagree to cancel the installation. STEP 8 Select Destination Select a harddrive volume to install the software and click Continue.
Network Connection STEP 9 Installation Type To perform a basic installation click Install. STEP 10 Authenticate Enter the name with the Administrator right and password, then click OK. STEP 11 Click Continue Installation followed by restart if you are ready to restart the computer.
Network Connection STEP 12 The NDAS utility is in Applications -> Utilities folder. STEP 13 Double click the NDAS utility to launch the administration application. STEP 14 Click on the new device icon on the top right hand corner to register the new NDAS disk drive.
Network Connection STEP 15 Type in the NDAS device name of your choice Enter the ID and Write Key that come with the INTEGRAL LAN. The ID and Write Key should have been noted from Step 2 of the hard disk installation. STEP 16 After the device ID registration, the harddisk model appears on the left hand side panel and is available for configuration.
Network Connection Managing the INTEGRAL LAN disk Register/Unregister an INTEGRAL LAN enclosure Click on the icon for re g i s t e r i n g a n e w L A N enclosure device Click on the icon for unregistering an already registered LAN enclosure device Accessing the INTEGRAL LAN disk The INTEGRAL LAN disk can be accessed as read only or read/write. In read only mode, any number of users or applications can read from the disk. In Read/Write mode, only one user or application can write to the disk at a time.
Disk Partition/Formatting Disk Partition/Formatting WARNING!! Before you partition your hard disk, please be aware that this will destroy all your existing data on the drive, make sure you have backup your computer! This step is usually required the first time you install a new hard drive, or if you change the type of particular format or want to erase all data on your drive. Partition under Mac OS Mac OS 9.2 and earlier does not support creating partitions on an external drive.
