Maintenance Manual

Managing the System

Network Services

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you suspended service, you will need to register the NAS device for remote

access service.

• Deactivate—To disable the remote access feature from the NAS device,

click Deactivate.

Accessing Your NAS From Anywhere

You can securely access your NAS from a web browser anywhere, anytime. From

the web browser you can launch the Smart Storage GUI the same as if you were

accessing the NAS locally.

The following operating systems and web browsers are supported:

• Windows XP—IE6, IE7, or Firefox 3.5

• Windows Vista—IE7, IE8, Firefox 3.6

• Windows 7—IE8, Chrome, Firefox 3.6

• Mac OS X 10.5—Firefox 3.5, Safari 4

• Mac OS X 10.6—Firefox 3.6, Safari 5

NOTE Accessing your NAS from a mobile or tablet platform is not supported at this time.

STEP 1 From a web browser, go to www.ciscoaccessnow.com and login using your Cisco

Access Now account email address and password.

• If you forgot your password, click Forgot Password from the login screen to

retrieve the password.

• You can also create a new Cisco Access Now account from the web site.

Click the Create a New Account link to create a new account.

After you successfully login, the NAS devices that are registered to your

Cisco Access Now account are displayed in the My Devices window.

STEP 2 Click the NAS icon to access the device.

STEP 3 You are prompted to download a Java applet. Click Run to continue. The NAS

STEP 4 From the NAS login window, enter the NAS device username and password with

administrator privilege to access the NAS GUI.