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ADDITIONAL FEATURES
USB drive. When connected directly to the computer via USB, all data can be
accessed and modied!
NOTE: The Gigabit SATA NAS has to be turned off to change it from acting as a
USB drive to a network drive and vice versa. When both USB and Ethernet cables
are connected, the USB connection has priority and the NAS will act as a USB
drive until disconnected and restarted.
6.4 USB Backup (Model 505895 / 3 TB only)
The USB backup function can be used to quickly and conveniently copy the les
from an external USB drive to the internal SATA hard drives.
1. Connect the USB drive to the front port of the Gigabit SATA NAS.
2. Press the button just above the USB port for 4 seconds to back up your les.
3. A new folder based on date and time will be created in the /public directory. All
les will be copied to that folder. During the backup process, the yellow LED will
blink. When nished, the LED will stop blinking and the NAS will automatically
eject the drive so that you can remove the USB drive.
NOTE: For external USB devices, using self-powered USB drives is recommended.
Only drives formatted using FAT32 are supported! If more than one USB drive is
connected, only the les from the second drive will be copied.
6.5 USB Printer
The Gigabit SATA NAS is equipped with an additional USB host port (or ports) and
a printer server. Connect your USB printer to the USB host port on the NAS and
enable the printer server to share the printer among other workstations on the
same local network.