NDAS User Manual (NDAS Software Version 3.
IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS IOCELL Networks Corp. 5 Market Street STE 520 Plainsboro, NJ 08536 United States of America Software Release Statement User Manual for Microsoft Windows. Software Version 3.x, released 2010, made in the U.S.A. Trademark Statement NetDISK® , NDAS® and IOCELL Networks are trademarks of IOCELL Networks Corp., registered in the U.S.A and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS Table of Contents 1 Introduction......................................................................................................................4 1.1 User Manual ............................................................................................................4 1.2 Package Contents ...................................................................................................4 1.3 System Requirements............
IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS 7.6 Using bound devices .............................................................................................44 7.7 Migrate RAIDs from previous NDAS software versions .......................................46 7.8 Unbind ...................................................................................................................47 7.9 Managing Binds ......................................................................
IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS 1 Introduction Congratulations on your NDAS powered device purchase. “Network storage via Ethernet made possible through NDAS technology!” 1.1 User Manual This manual is intended to help you install your NDAS device quickly and easily on your personal computer via the network and begin using it immediately. 1.
IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS 1.3 System Requirements Supported Operating Systems • Windows 7 (32Bit & 64Bit Edition) • Windows Vista (32Bit & 64Bit Edition) • Windows Server 2003 & 2008 (32Bit & 64Bit Edition) • Windows XP (32Bit & 64Bit Edition) • Windows 2000 Required Hardware • 500 MHz Pentium III or higher • 512 MB RAM (1 GB recommended) • USB 2.
IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS 2 Cable Installation 2.1 NDAS Mode Use only one interface at a time. Your NDAS device may have multiple ports for different data interfaces. Do not connect the USB or eSATA cable and Ethernet cable at the same time. (USB and eSATA are single host access protocols. It means that USB and eSATA connections only permit one computer to use the device when the eSATA or USB wire is connected.
IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS IOCELL Networks 352UN can be configured in different RAID configurations via NDAS. However, only one RAID configuration is accessible via USB. See the table to understand how to use the 352UN on both the Network and by USB. Configuration Access Disk A (Right Bay) Access Disk B (Left Bay) Single Drive via USB Yes No. A single drive must be placed in the Right Bay. Single Drive via NDAS Yes No.
IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS 3 NDAS Software Installation 3.1 Installing NDAS 3.7x Software Installing the NDAS connection package is simple and easy. If you are upgrading your NDAS Software please follow instructions in Chapter 9 “Removing NDAS Software” then reboot the computer before installing this version. If you have downloaded this software, please extract all the files to a new folder, then open the folder and double-click on setup.
IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS 2. Accept License Agreement and then click Next to continue installation. 3. Click the Install button to install drivers.
IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS 4. Please wait while installation continues. 5. In Windows 7 / Vista, if these windows come up, click Install this driver software anyway. Windows 7 / Vista You may also see notices about some driver components, “LPX Protocol” or the “NDAS Bus” Click “Yes” to install these components. You can also allow the future installation / upgrade of these components.
IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS 6. NDAS PnP Registration Wizard: If this is the first installation, and your NDAS Device is connected to the LAN or directly to your computer via the Ethernet Cable, the NDAS Plug and Play wizard should appear. It will help you register your NDAS device(s). Follow the instructions from Chapter 4 step 4 to complete the registration of any new NDAS Devices that are found on the network.
IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual • Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS Now and then a restart may be required if any shared system entities were affected. If an alert appears requiring a reboot, close any open programs prior to permitting the computer to reboot. 8. Watch for the notice of the NDAS Device Management tool in the System Tray. Open this tool to connect and interact with the NDAS Devices.
IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS 4 NDAS Device Registration Note: The NDAS PnP detection is enabled by default on this release. When a new NDAS device is added to the network or if one is available when installing this software, the registration wizard may automatically appear. In that case skip to step three. 4.1 Add / Register a New NDAS Device Using the Registration Wizard 1. Click on the NDAS Device Management 2. Select Register A New Device.
IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS 4. Enter a name for the NDAS device. Click Next. Notes: You can change the name to any text you like, but only using letters and numbers. This name is local to each PC on which you register the NDAS device, though it is common to use the same name on each PC. This name will only appear in the NDAS Software Programs. The actual storage space can have a different name, which will appear among the hard drives later on.
IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS 5. Add your NDAS device ID and Write Key. The Write Key is needed to write to your NDAS device. Once entered, click Next to continue. The NDAS ID and Write Key are typically printed on a sticker underneath each NDAS Device. (NDAS PnP will present the first 5 characters of the NDAS id in the first box if it is enabled.) Computers on which you do not enter the Write Key will not be able to add data to the NDAS device on the network.
IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS 6. Select how you want to mount the NDAS device. Read/Write Mode: Mounts NDAS device as Read/Write Mode. Read-Only Mode: Mounts NDAS device as Read-Only Mode. Don’t Mount: NDAS device is left in Connected (Dismounted) Mode.
IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS 7. Save the registration information file (Optional) From the last screen of the Registration Wizard, you may choose to save the registration information to a file. This is useful if you need to register the NDAS device on several computers. The exported file will show the device name with a .ndas extension. After installing the connection software on different computers, you can simply double-click the .
IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS 4.2 Found New Hardware Wizard 1. If you chose to mount the drive, the Found New Hardware Wizard may appear. Simply allow the wizard to locate the proper drivers automatically. Note: Depending on the Windows version, the look of Hardware Wizard may have a different look or may not even appear. Windows will mount the NDAS device and attempt to read the file system structure. 2.
IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS Windows 7 / Vista 3. Registration is completed. • Click NDAS device Management Read/Write Mode to see the registered NDAS device. Read-Only Mode Note: If you cannot see your NDAS device, please click Refresh Status and check again. Where's the hard drive? If your hard disk was previously formatted, it will become available among the hard drives in your Computer window.
IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS 4.3 Using the NDAS Device Now that you have successfully installed your NDAS device, it is time to familiarize yourself with using the NDAS device. Your NDAS device will show up as a local drive in the “Computer” window. (XP users double click on “My Computer” from the desktop). The drive letter and NDAS device name may vary between Personal Computers. You can use NDAS device like a local drive on your PC.
IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS 4.4 Sharing the NDAS Device Once NDAS device is connected to your network, it can be accessed from any supported computer on your LAN. To share NDAS device, the following conditions must exist: All Windows Environment: • All computers and NDAS device must be on the same LAN. • NDAS device must be connected via Ethernet or Wireless Router.
IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS 5 Introduction to NDAS Device Management 5.1 NDAS Device Status Modes NDAS devices will appear in 7 basic Modes. Below is a chart describing each NDAS device mode and the corresponding icons. Color / Status Text Green (Mounted RO) Icon Mode / Meaning Read-Only Mode Users can only read from NDAS device. Blue (Mounted RW) Read / Write Mode Users can read/write from/to NDAS device.
IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS 5.2 NDAS Device Management Click the NDAS Device Management icon located on the system tray. All registered NDAS device(s) will be displayed on the NDAS Device Management Menu. The corresponding icon indicates the current status. Actions • • • • • • When you click on the icon Lists all NDAS devices that are registered. Register a New Device: Opens the NDAS Device Registration Wizard.
IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS • Write Key permission / protection applies to the both disks. Computers that do not enter the Write Key during registration will not be able to write data to either disk when accessed by NDAS. • Windows users can combine both drive into various RAID configurations, effectively transforming many drives into one large drive or data redundant mirrored pairs.
IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS 6 NDAS Device Functions 6.1 NDAS Device Management Click on the NDAS Device Management and place the cursor on a NDAS device to view its functions. Below is a list of the NDAS device Modes and related functions. A. NDAS device mounted in Read/Write Mode • Mounted (RW) - The current state of the NDAS device. • Dismount - Click to change the NDAS device mode to Online. • Properties - Displays properties of the NDAS device. B.
IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS C. NDAS device in Offline Mode • Offline - The current state of the NDAS device. • Deregister - Click to de-register the NDAS device, removing it from the list. • Properties - Displays properties of the the NDAS device. D. NDAS device in Connected Mode • Online - The current state of the NDAS device. • Mount (Read-only) - NDAS device can be mounted into Read-Only Mode.
IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS E. NDAS device mounted in Deactivated Mode. • Deactivated - The current state of the NDAS device. • Activate – Click to change the device to Online. • Deregister – Click to de-register the NDAS device. • Properties - Displays properties of the NDAS device. 6.2 Changing from Read/Write Mode to Read-Only Mode 1. Click NDAS Device Management and select the NDAS device you want to change from Read/Write to Read-Only. 2.
IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS 3. A warning will appear. Click Yes. NOTE: If applications are using the device, you will be alerted and the dismounting will fail. See “Dismounting the NDAS device failed ...” in the troubleshooting section of chapter 11 for more information. Alternatively, if you are sure that you will not lose any data, you can click “Retry” 5 more times to try and “force” the dismount. 4.
IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS 5. The White Square will change to a Green Square indicating Read-Only Mode. 6.3 Changing from Read-Only Mode to Read/Write Mode 1. Click NDAS Device Management and select the NDAS device you want to change from Read-Only to Read/Write. 2. Select Dismount 3. A warning will appear. Click Yes. NOTE: If applications are using the device, you will be alerted and the dismounting will fail. See “Dismounting the NDAS device failed ...
IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual 4. Click NDAS Device Management Select Mount (Read/Write). Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS . The status icon is now changed to white. 5. The White Square will change to a Blue Square indicating Read/Write Mode.
IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS 6.4 Using NDAS Device Properties Clicking on your NDAS Device Management and going into the Properties of your NDAS device will display useful information about your NDAS device hardware. 6.4.1 General This will display information such as the Device Name, Status, and display how many users have the NDAS device mounted in RW or RO mode.
IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS Unit Device Information: Allows you to see more details about the current status of each drive in the NDAS device. Multiple disk NDAS Devices have a drop down list to select the individual drives. Logical Device Information: This section represents disk type that is created. It can be a RAID type if established by the NDAS Bind Management or Basic style standard disk.
IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS 6.4.2 Hardware The Hardware section displays detailed information regarding the Chipset of your NDAS device. The version number represents the NDAS chip revision. The MAC address of your NDAS device will be needed if your network uses MAC Address Filtering. The internal hard disks appear here as Unit Devices. It can be useful to check the manufacturer's home page now and then for firmware upgrades.
IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS 6.4.3 Hosts The Hosts tab displays all computers that have currently mounted the NDAS device. Whether they have Read/Write Access or Read Only access this section will display the computer’s name as well as their IP address. This is useful when you need to find out which computers have access to the NDAS device. NOTES: The small star indicates the Primary Host PC.
IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS 6.4.4 Advanced Advanced has 3 options: Deactivate, Reset, and Export. Below we will explain their features. Deactivate - This feature will stop all communication from your computer to the NDAS device. It must be activated in order to mount it again. Reset - Reset will completely reset the connection to the NDAS device. This will be useful is you are having trouble communicating to the NDAS device.
IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS 6.5 NDAS Device Registration Files Saving the NDAS devices registration information to a file allows users to quickly register single units, or even numerous devices working in a large RAID configuration on many computers. 1. Click the Export button on the Advanced tab of the NDAS device's properties. 2. After completing the NDAS ID and Entering the Write Key, a .ndas registration file will be created.
IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS array, just select all of their registration files and press the enter key on your keyboard to open the import registration panel. 4. Select the NDAS Device(s) to register and click the Register button. Close the window and the NDAS Device(s) will appear in the list of registered devices. When you click on the NDAS Device Management tool.
IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS 7 NDAS Bind Management 7.1 About NDAS Bind Multiple NDAS devices can be used as if they are a single disk. This disk be created and managed by the NDAS Bind Management tool. You can bind multiple NDAS devices for more capacity per volume or protection from hard disk failures. NDAS supports three bind types: Aggregation, Stripe (RAID0) and Mirror (RAID1). A.
IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS 7.2 NDAS Bind Management You can run the NDAS Bind Management tool from Windows Start > Programs > NDAS Software > NDAS Bind Management menu. You can create, remove and configure NDAS bind using this tool and you can also check current status of the bind from it. Select an NDAS device or bound units and use the menu options or right click and see the available operations. 7.
IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS 7.4 Creating Mirror without destroying data Use Add Mirror menu to create a mirror (RAID1) while keeping the contents of the original disk. 1. Right Click the NDAS device on which you want to preserve the data and choose Add Mirror 2. Select the device that you want to use as the mirrored disk. It should be the same size or larger than the original disk.
IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS 3. The drives will begin synchronizing when either NDAS device is mounted in read/write mode. Until the devices are fully synchronized, they will run in recovery mode. In this mode, you can access the contents but the access speed may be slower. Mirror (RAID1) cannot protect data against the original disk's failure in this mode. So it is recommended to wait until synchronization is completed before using the bind. 4.
IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS 7.5 Creating new bind Warning: • All data on the disks will be deleted once bind is completed. • Some versions of Windows do not recognize volumes larger than 2 Terabytes. If you want to use such a large volume, check carefully your operating systems limitations before proceeding 1. Click the "Bind" icon on the toolbar to start the NDAS Bind Wizard. Select a bind type and the number of disks to use. 2.
IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS 3. The result page shows whether the bind operation is completed successfully. Now the drives appear in the NDAS Bind Management windows as a bound configuration.
IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS 7.6 Using bound devices After binding, you can mount the bind as a usual NDAS device. But you will need to format the device to use it. To do so, select any one of the Bind members and choose Mount (Read/Write). The "Found New Hardware Wizard" may appear as Windows treats the Bind as a new hard drive. Allow installation of the drivers and finish the wizard.
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IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS 7.7 Migrate RAIDs from previous NDAS software versions Some bind types that are created by previous version of the NDAS software need a migration to be used by the current version of NDAS software. Once migrated, the bind cannot be used by the older version of anymore.
IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS 7.8 Unbind You can unbind the NDAS devices by selecting the bind configuration and choosing the "Unbind" button or menu choice. If any member device is not available when unbinding, bind information on that device will not be updated. You will not be able to remount it until you choose Unbind for that device. Warnings: RAID0 and JBOD bind types will lose all data through unbinding.
IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS 7.9 Managing Binds There are some operations that can change the configuration of a bind after it is made and used. Bind configurations can be only changed while it is not being used by any PCs. You can check what operations are available by right clicking on the bound device or each member device. Each operation menu becomes available only when the operation can be applied.
IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS Reset bind information The bind information stored on the disk can be corrupted or may not be valid for some reason. It happens when a disk is moved out of a RAID or suffers some I/O errors. If you cannot mount the single drive, you may be able to Reset bind information from the right click menu to reset this information to a default value. Replace Device You can replace a member of a Mirror bind.
IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS Clear Defective Mark If any bad sectors are detected while accessing a Mirror (RAID1) bind, the device with bad sectors will be marked as defective disk. In most cases, it is recommended to replace the disk. However, if you want to continue to using the disk, you can just clear the defective mark and retry.
IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS 7.10 NDAS Bind Terms Degraded mode Even if one NDAS device fails while accessing the Mirror (RAID1) bind, you can still access the data. Redundancy is not available in this state and it is called degraded mode. If another NDAS device fails in this mode, Mirror (RAID1) become unusable. So you need to replace the defective device as soon as possible.
IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS 8 Formatting the NDAS device This section will demonstrate how to format the NDAS in Windows 7. XP users may not see all the same steps. Read carefully and watch for “Notes” that may pertain to your OS or to the size of your storage device. • If you installed a single disk which had data on it, you can probably mount it right away and use it or you can erase the existing volumes or partitions and start fresh.
IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS • Disk 5 in the image above represents a single disk installed in the NDAS device or the result of a 2TB Bind. • New hard drives and newly bound NDAS devices are usually listed as “Not Initialized.” In this case go to step 5. • If your drive is listed as Basic or Healthy, with unallocated space skip to Chapter 8.2 “Add Volumes or Partitions to the NDAS device.” 4.
IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS Note: Users with any other version of Windows will not see this step because your OS will not be able to use a storage volume larger than 2TB. It will assign the MBR partition type to your disk by default. Windows XP 32Bit or 2000 users can right click on the Disk # that pertains to your NDAS device and select Initialize Disk. • Initialize Disk window will appear. Select the NDAS device and click OK. 5.
IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS 6. The NDAS device should now be initialized as a Basic disk with unallocated space on the right. Note: It is VERY important that your NDAS device is listed as a Basic Disk and not a Dynamic Disk. 7. Initialization is completed. The next step is to add storage space and format it so that data can be stored on the NDAS device. Jump to step 8.2 Add Storage Volumes or Partitions to the NDAS device. 8.1.
IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS To fix this, right click on the Disk # that corresponds to the NDAS Bind and choose “Convert to GPT disk.” This will take just a few seconds to convert the disk. Once completed the entire space will be available for formatting.
IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS 3. 2TB Drive Size Warning The warning message will appear when trying to Bind the NDAS Devices into a configuration larger than 2TB. Choose Yes to continue binding. Choose the GPT structure when mounted and then continue on with the normal formatting according to the next section. 8.
IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS 3. Click Next. 4. XP & 2003 and 2000 Users: Choose Primary Partition and then click Next. 5. Specify Volume Size. Accept the default value to use the maximum available space. You can change this if you want to create multiple smaller volumes on the same disk.
IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS 6. Assign Drive Letter or Path: Accepting the default is fine. However, Windows will automatically assign drive letters to the available devices. So if you were to plug in a different storage device while your NDAS device was dismounted, then mount the NDAS device, you may find that your NDAS device drive letter has changed. If you would like to have the same drive letter consistently, you can choose a higher letter.
IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS 8. Format Partition • Select Format this partition with the following Settings. • File System: NTFS • Allocation unit size: Default • Volume Name: What you enter here will appear in the Computer screen. • Select Perform a quick format (Recommended). 9.
IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS 10. Double check the settings and click Finish. When the formatting completes, the NDAS Device is ready to store information. It should appear in the Computer window with drive letter and Volume name that was assigned.
IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS 9 Removing NDAS Software NDAS connection software utilizes hardware drivers to communicate with the devices on the network. Therefore, complete removal of existing versions, and system reboot are required before installing upgrades. Please follow the steps in this section to prepare your machine for the new installation. 1. Close all applications that are using the NDAS drive. 2. Dismount the all the NDAS devices.
IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual 4. 5. 6. 7. Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS Click the Windows Button (Start on XP) from the Windows Task Bar Choose “Control Panel” Click “Programs and Features” (Add or Remove Programs in XP) Select the NDAS Software and click on Uninstall. 8. Click “Yes” to confirm removal of the previous NDAS Connection Software 9. Restart the PC before installing the newer connection software version.
IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS 10 NDAS Command Line Utility There is a command line program to mount and dismount your NDAS device(s) from a batch script or terminal window. *Please Note: These options are for advanced users only.* 1. Open your Command Line and type in the following command. cd "\Program Files\NDAS\System" This should bring you to the path C:\Program Files\NDAS\System 2. Next, type in ‘ndascmd /? ’. This will load the NDAS command line help.
IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS 11 FAQ For the most recent list of FAQs, please visit http://www.iocellnetworks.com 11.1 General 1. What can NDAS devices be used for? NDAS devices can be used with a variety of applications. It is ideal for all users that cannot afford NAS systems, such as small to medium businesses, SOHO (Small Office Home Office), work-groups, departments, schools and public institutions.
IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS 11.2 Windows Troubleshooting 1. When I try to copy something to my NDAS device, a message says “The disk is write-protected...” You do not have Read/Write access. Click on the NDAS device Icon in your bottom-right system tray. Go to your NDAS device and then click on “Dismount”. Now click on the system tray icon and go to your NDAS device and click on “Mount Read/Write.
IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS Some other characters that have been confused are B and 8, S and 5, A and 4, H and 4, X and Y, G and 6, two V’s and W. 4. My NDAS drive does not show up in "My Computer." What should I do? Click on the NDAS device Management in your System tray and make sure NDAS device is mounted. The status icon should be either Blue (Read/Write) or Green (Read Only).
IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS 8. I see an error stating “Communication to the NDAS Service Failed.” Please look at the services on your computer and see if you can start it manually, restart it or even set it to automatic so that NDASsvc.exe will run when the computer boots up. Instructions: From XP: click the start button, choose Run, then type services.msc in the box and click OK. Vista or Win7: Click the start button, then type services.
IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS H. Make sure that your network adapter and router are compatible with the NDAS connection. The NDAS connection uses a “layer 2” type protocol. I. Power-cycle your switch/router. J. If your NDAS Device uses the IDE or PATA style hard drive, make sure the jumper pin is set to the Master Setting. K.
IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS Hit enter and Process Explorer will give you a list of programs that are accessing your drive. Kill those processes and you should be able to dismount. If you are sure you will not lose any data you can also force the drive to dismount if you click the retry button 6 times or by using the command line tools mentioned in chapter 10. 13. My wireless connect often says “Connection to the NDAS Device is unstable.
IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS 17. I used Windows file sharing to share my NDAS drive, but after rebooting, the share gets lost. Is there any work around? Create a batch file and place it in your startup folder. To create batch file: Open up notepad - type in "net share sharename=DriveLetter:path" (For example net share NDAS device =F:) Save the file as a .bat extension. For example, the file name would be called "NDAS.bat". 18.
IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS BIOS and Component Firmware / Driver updates: Even a so-called "fresh install" may not provide the best driver for all on-board devices and components. Video cards, network adapters and other devices can share hardware interrupts. If you installed Windows 7 on existing hardware, there is a possibility that some of them are working with generic drivers or incompatible firmware.
IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS 12 Regulatory Statements United States (FCC) The computer equipment described in this manual generates and uses radio frequency (RF) energy. If the equipment is not installed and operated in strict accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions, interference to radio and television reception might result. This equipment complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
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IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS 13 Product Warranty IOCELL Networks provides a warranty for its product only if the buyer originally purchased the product from: IOCELL Networks, or an authorized Reseller / Distributor.
IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS IOCELL Networks may reject or return any product that is not packaged and shipped in strict compliance with the foregoing requirements, or for which an RMA number is not visible from the outside of the package.
IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS The above limitation shall not apply to damages for bodily injuries (including death) and damages to real property and tangible personal property for which IOCELL Networks is legally liable. 2.
IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual 14 Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS Additional Information and Assistance For additional information, frequently asked questions or troubleshooting help, please see the Quick Installation Guides provided with your device. Also, do not forget to browse the contents of the CD.
