Index 1.Product Information ................................................................................... 3 2.Package Content ........................................................................................ 3 3.System requirement .................................................................................. 3 4.Familiar your storage server ..................................................................... 4 5.Device Installation...........................................................
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1. Product Information Thank you for purchasing this network storage server (NAS, Network Attached Storage). This storage server lets you easily share your files in your network. Simply plug in the hard disk drive, connect the LAN port to your network, and do some basic settings, and you're ready to share files.
4. Familiar your storage server Back Panel The diagram below shows the storage server’s back panel. 3 2 1 NS-2501 NS-2502 1. Local Area Network (LAN) You should connect the LAN port of this storage server to your hub/switch, or one LAN port of your router etc. 2. USB2 The USB2 port allows you to share your files stored in the USB mass storage device plugged in. Note: Please plug the external power of your USB mass storage devices before you connect them to the storage server.
3. Power switch When the storage server is not working, switch the Power switch to “1” will switch on the power and make the storage server start. When the storage server has been shut down, switch the Power switch to “0” will switch off the power. Note: Please do not directly switch off the power when the storage server is running. This will make some data not correctly saved in the storage server and may make the storage server not work properly.
Front Panel 4 1 2 3 NS-2501 NS-2502 1. Release button The Release button has three functions: (1) unplug the external USB mass storage, (2) shut down the storage server, and (3) reset the configuration of the storage server to factory default settings. Unplug the external USB mass storage: When you press and hold Release button for 2 seconds, the storage server will beep for 0.5 second to hint that your command is detected.
2. Copy button The Copy button has two functions: (1) copy the content of one external USB mass storage device to another attached storage device, and (2) reset the configuration of the storage server to factory default settings. To Copy USB mass storage device: When you press and hold the Copy button for 2 seconds, the storage server will beep for 0.5 second to hint that your command is detected.
4. LED On the storage server’s front panel there are LEDs, which show the status of this storage server. Below is the list of each LED and its description. NS-2501 LED Power NS-2502 Light Status Description ON Storage server is powered on Off Storage server is shut down Storage server is starting; or the storage server is Slow shutting down; or the storage server is restoring its Flashing settings to factory default values.
USB1 ON USB storage device is connected to USB1 port Off USB storage device is not connected to USB1 port or is not detected due to hard disk failure or the system is doing partition/format on this hard disk drive. The used space of the USB mass storage is over Slow 95% or the USB Copy tool is copying from the USB Flashing mass storage device plugged to USB1 port.
5. Device Installation 5.1. Hardware installation This is a step-by-step instruction on how to start using the storage server. (NS-2502 as an example) 1. Pull out the disk drawer from the case of storage server as shown in the setup diagram below. 2. Fix your SATA hard disk driver in the drawer by screws as shown in the setup diagram below. 3. Push the disk drawer with hard disk driver installed back into the case of storage server as shown in the setup diagram below.
Note: Please make sure the disk drawer is safely installed. For example, please do not install hard disk by the way showed in the following pictures. The disk drawer is not safely installed 4. Plug the power adaptor to the storage server and connect the storage server to your network as shown in the setup diagram below. 5. Power on the storage server by pressing the power switch of the storage server on as shown in the setup diagram below. 6.
5.2. Software Installation A. Insert the Storage Server Wizard utility CD into your PC. The Installation program of the Storage Server Wizard utility will be executed automatically. If the Installation program is not executed, please execute it manually. B. Click “Next” to continue.
C. The installation program starts to install the Storage Server Wizard utility. D. Click “Finish” when the installation is finished.
5.3. Getting Start your device After the installation, there are two utilities installed: Storage Server Wizard and Download Manager. They are located under “Start Æ Program Files Æ Storage Server” as the following picture shows. 5.3.1. Storage Server Wizard The Installation program will start Storage Server Wizard automatically after the installation is finished. Auto-search for Storage Server When the Storage Server Wizard starts, all Storage Servers in your local area network will be listed.
Login Storage Server Type the password and click “Next” to login the Storage Server that you want to configure. (The default password is “1234” if you never change it.) The Storage Server Wizard will verify the password.
System check If this is the first time you configure this Storage Server with Storage Server Wizard or you installed any new internal SATA hard disk drive, this warning page will be displayed. Click “Next” to continue, Click “Exit” to abort configuration. Configure Password Enter a new password for the Storage Server, and click “Next”, or just click “Next” directly to keep the current password.
Parameter New Password Confirm Password Description 0~30 alphanumeric characters. 0~30 alphanumeric characters. Must be same with New Password. Configure Network Setting If your PC is configured to obtain an IP address from the DHCP server, the “Obtain IP address automatically” option is selected as default.
Parameter Description Obtain IP address automatically DHCP server is used to manage the IP address of a network. If you have a live DHCP server in your network and wish this Storage Server get IP address from your DHCP server, please select “Obtain an IP address automatically”. Note: According to the settings of you DHCP server, the IP address obtained from your DHCP server may change by time. Storage Server IP Address The IP address used by this Storage Server in your network.
Parameters Description Storage Server Name The Storage Server Name must be 4-15 characters. Only alphanumeric and underline characters can be used. The Storage Server Name will be used as the name of File Server, iTunes Server and Media Server. Choose the Functions You Want to Turn On Select the functions you want to turn on, and click “Next”. Click “Exit” to abort configuration, and all the modification you did will not be applied.
Configure Time and Time Zone Select the time zone of the area you are living in, and click “Next”. Click “Exit” to abort configuration, and all the modification you did will not be applied. Parameters Time Zone Description Select the time zone of the area you are living in. The Storage Server will set its time based on your selection. The storage server can also take daylight saving into Enable Daylight account.
Confirm Your Configuration Confirm your configuration, and click “Apply”. Click “Exit” to abort configuration, and all the modification you did will not be applied. If some internal SATA disk(s) will be formatted, the following dialog will be popped up. Click “OK” to continue.
The Storage Server Wizard will start to apply configuration to your Storage Server. Please wait for a while. After the configuration is completed, the Storage Server will restart.
After the Storage Server restarts, the following window shows. Click “Finish”. You can start to use the Storage Server. Check the usability of Storage Server Open the Windows Explorer. Input the address of the Storage Server. The address is “\\” followed by the name of the Storage Server’s IP address. For example, if the IP address of the Storage Server is “192.168.2.5”, the address of the Storage Server is “\\ 192.168.2.5”.
Shared folders created Storage Server Wizard will automatically create some shared folders for you. The shared folder names and their usage are listed as follows: z Public_hdd1: You can access “Public_hdd1” anonymously with reading and writing privilege by FTP and Windows Neighborhood (Samba). The absolute path in the storage server of “Public_hdd1” is “[HDD1]C:\Public\”.
5.3.2. Start Download Manager You can select “Start Æ Program Files Æ Storage Server Æ Download Manager” to start Download Manager. Search for storage server After you start Download Manager, the Select Server window will pop up. The Download Manager will scan your network for all available storage servers and list it to you. If you do not see the storage server, please check the network connectivity and click “Rescan”. Select the storage server in the list.
The Download Manager will prompt you for the login password of the storage server. You can select “Remember my password” to let Download Manager save your password and automatically use it to login next time. Click “OK” to login. Manage download items After you login, the main window of Download Manger will pop up as following picture. There are two major parts in the window. The BT Download part is to manage the download items of BT, the Web/FTP Download part is to manage the download items of Web/FTP.
Through Download Manager, you can click “Add” to add a download item, or click “Remove” to remove a download item. Every stopped download item has a “Resume” button and you can resume that stopped download item by clicking the “Resume” button; Every non-stopped download item has a “Pause” button and you can stop that download item by clicking the “Pause” button. For every BT download item, there is also a “Priority” combo box.
Add a download item When you click “Add” button of BT Download, the following window will pop up. You can assign a torrent of BT download item here. You can upload a torrent file from your PC or just enter the Internet address (URL) of the torrent file. If you provide an Internet address of the torrent file, the storage server will download the torrent file from the Internet address first and then download the files you want according the content of the downloaded torrent file.
If you are using Microsoft IE to surf the Internet and find a link of an interesting file that you want to download, you can click the right button of your mouse on the link and the following menu will pop up. Select “Download with Download Manager”, then the download job will be added to Download Manager automatically and the downloaded files will be saved in default path on the storage server.
If you double click a torrent file in Windows Explorer (try to open a torrent file), then the download job with added to Download Manager automatically and the downloaded files will be saved in default path on the storage server. If the download job can not be added to the Download Manager immediately when you are adding a download job from IE or Windows Explorer, this may due to the storage server or the Download Manager are busy, the following window will pop up.
You can select “Actions Æ Refresh” to let Download Manager refresh both download lists. If you select “Actions Æ Rescan”, the Download Manager will disconnect current storage server and the following Select Server window will pop up. You can search and connect to the other storage server here. If you select “Actions Æ Exit”, the Download Manager will completely exit and both the main window and the tray icon of Download Manager will disappear.
Tray Icon After you login the storage server, the tray icon of Download Manager will display as follows. When you close the main window of Download Manager as the following picture, the Download Manager is still executing in the background and the tray icon of Download Manager is still displaying.
If you click the right button of your mouse on the tray icon and select “Exit” in the pop up menu, the Download Manager will completely exit and both the main window and the tray icon of Download Manager will disappear. You can enable/disable BT Download function or enable/disable Web/FTP Download function by clicking the right button of your mouse on the tray icon and select the corresponding item in the pop up menu.
Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
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