Gigabit SOHO NAS User’s Guide
FCC Certifications This Equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
TABLE OF CONTENTS OVERVIEW ........................................ 5 UNPACKING INFORMATION .................................................................5 INTRODUCTION TO THE GIGABIT SOHO NAS ............................6 Key Features ............................................................................................................ 7 Front Panel ................................................................................................................ 8 Power Button .....................
Information................................................................................................................... 35 DISK .........................................................................................................36 Folder- Folder Configuration ......................................................................... 36 To Configure Folder Properties...................................................................36 To Add a New Folder...........................................
USB Storage information .............................................................................62 To Format Your USB Storage device ........................................................63 Mount/ Dismount Your USB Storage to the Device.................................63 Printer Setup........................................................................................................... 64 Procedures to setup the printer...................................................................
Overview Thank you for purchasing the product. Read this chapter to know about your Gigabit SOHO NAS. Unpacking information Before getting started, please verify that your package includes the following items: 1. One Gigabit SOHO NAS (Hard Disk not Included) 2. One Power adapter and one AC power cable. 3. One Quick Installation Guide 4. One utility/ Manual CD 6.
Introduction to the Gigabit SOHO NAS Easily back-up your data and share them, this Gigabit SOHO NAS is a compact, economical NAS (Network Attached Storage), providing an excellent data storage and sharing solution for your small business, SOHO (Small Office or Home Office) or personal requirement The device embeds FTP server Web Server and Printer server. The FTP server allows users to backup and share files with FTP client. The Web server provides an easy way to share files by web site.
Key Features ‧ Supports CIFS/SMB for Microsoft Network which allow remote users to retrieve files easily using “My Neighborhood” ‧ Supports USB memory stick (pen drive), USB Hard Disk ‧ WEB-based User Interface (UI) for easy configuration ‧ Embeds USB printer server ‧ Supports ATA/ATAPI-6 HD ‧ Supports user name & password for 50 sets. ‧ Supports all 3.5” IDE HD up to 400GB with EXT3 file format.
Front Panel Power Button To activate the device, press this Power button for 2 seconds after connecting the device to an appropriate power outlet with the provided power cord. To power off, press the button for two seconds until Power LED starts to blink.
Rear Panel Reset to Default Button Press and hold the Reset Default Button for 4 seconds to reset all configurations to factory default settings. Note: 1. All configurations that are done by users will be removed from the device. 2. The device also supports restoring factory default settings by software. To get instruction restoring factory default parameters, see” Reset to Factory Default” LAN Port Connect the port with RJ-45 cable to your switch or IP sharing router.
Installation Guide Hardware Installation Install a Hard Disk Drive for the Device 1. Lie the device down as the following picture. Please make sure that the device is oriented correctly. 2. Unscrew the screws on both the top and bottom side of the device. 3. Remove the top case from the bottom evenly.
4. Please make sure that the HD jumper should be located for Master operation mode. Note: The jumper locations differ from each HD; for the correct Jumper settings, please refer to the instruction that came with your Hard Disk. 5. Insert the IDE connector into the IDE socket on the Hard Drive. Make sure the pin 1 on the cable is connected to pin 1 on the HD socket. Pin 1 is the red or pink strip on the edge of an IDE cable.
8. Place the top cover back on to the device and screw the cover on. Connect this device to your Local Area Network (LAN) 1. Connect one end of a RJ-45 cable to the LAN port on the device. 2. Connect the other end of the cable to your IP sharing router or switch Connect this device to your USB devices The device equips two USB ports that allow users to connect the device to a USB storage device and a USB printer. 1. Find the USB cable that came with your USB storage or USB printer.
2. Insert the other end to your USB storage or USB printer. Power on the device 1. Connect the included power cord with the power adapter 2. Connect the connector end to the device and the plug to an outlet. 3. Push the power button to power on.
Software Installation Installing the PNMD This PNMD program helps users to get accessed to those NAS in your LAN. Please follow the instructions to install the software. 1. Insert the CD-Rom that came with this product to your CD-Rom drive. The main menu pops up automatically. Click the “Install PNMD” button to start installation. Note: If the auto-run program is not activated, please click on “My Computer” your CD-Rom Drive then click the InstallMenu icon to start the main menu. 2.
3. Fill your User Name and Company name in their respective blanks. Select if you want this software to be used by anyone who uses this computer or yourself only. Click Next to proceed. 4. Choose the destination folder for this software and click “Next” to start installation. You may click Browse to change the location. 5. Click “Finish” to complete the software installation.
6. After successful installation, the shortcut shows on your windows desktop. Note: For instructions using the software, please refer to chapter “Making Connection with the Device”. Installing the EZIP Backup This EZIP Backup helps users to backup files on your computer to NAS. Please follow the instructions below to install the software. 1. Insert the CD-Rom that came with this product to your CD-Rom drive. The main menu pops up automatically.
3. Fill your User Name and Company name in their respective blanks. Select if you want this software to be used by anyone who uses this computer or yourself only. Click Next to proceed. 4. Choose the destination folder for this software and click “Next” to start installation. You may click Browse to change the location. 5. Click “Finish” to complete the software installation.
6. After successful installation, the shortcut shows on your windows desktop. Note: For instructions using the software, please refer to chapter “ Using EZIP Backup to backup your files” in Appendix. Making Connection with the Device Before You Start IP Protocol Setup Configuring the network protocols For users to launch the device easily, we provide the convenient PNMD software, which detects this device automatically in your LAN.
How to configure the TCP/IP network protocol Windows 98/Me: 1. Click on Start Settings Control Panel 2. Click “TCP/IP (Your Ethernet Adaptor)” then click the “Properties” button. 19 Network.
3. Click the “IP Address” tab and click on “Specify an IP Address”. 4. Fill in the IP address. State the subnet mask to be 255.255.255.0. 5. Click OK and OK. Now, the system may ask for your Windows disc, follow the steps then restart your computer.
How to configure the TCP/IP network protocol Windows 2000: 1. Click on Start Settings Network and dial-up connections. 2. Choose Local Area Connection and click Properties.
3. Click on Internet protocol (TCP/IP) then click Properties. 5. Select “Use the following IP address”. State the subnet mask to be 255.255.255.0. Click OK and OK then restart your computer.
How to configure the TCP/IP network protocol Windows XP: 1. If you are in Classic Start menu view, click Start Settings Control Panel Network Connections. If you are in Start menu view, click Start Control Panel Network Connections. 2. Double click “Local Area Connection” 3. Choose Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) then click Properties and ‘Use the following IP Address’.
4. Fill in the IP Address. The subnet mask is entered automatically on Windows XP. Click OK. The IP setting of your PC is completed now. Please refer to the following guide to proceed.
Connecting the device with PNMD 1. Double click the shortcut on your desktop. The PNMD begins scanning NAS in your LAN. The welcome window pops up. Please click “Next” to proceed. Note: This window pops up only when there is no device detected. It guides users to attach cables for the device. If the PNMD detects this product successfully, the window is not going to appear. Please skip to step 4 to continue. 2. Connect the power adapter and press the power button to power on the device. Click “Next”.
3. Connect the LAN port to your switch or IP sharing router. The PNMD scanning the device again. 4. After scanning, the menu shows the NAS in your LAN. You may click the button to search for NAS in your LAN again.
5. The window shows the connection status of the NAS in your LAN. You may click on each NAS to get detailed information of each NAS. Select the NAS that you are going to connect to and click the button. Note: The device cannot detect your hard drive if your hard drive is not formatted as EXT3 format. It shows no capacity on this widow. To format your HD, please refer to “HD Format” after accessing the device. 6.
7. After successful IP address setting, the PNMD rescans NAS in your LAN automatically. 8. Select your NAS. You may: Click the button to access to folders in the NAS or Click the button. Fill in the username and password and click OK to open the GUI interface.
To access to folders in the device Double click the shortcut on your desktop to start the PNMD. The PNMD window pops up. Select your NAS and click the button. The device provides three default accounts for users. The account names are also their default password respectively. All: The account is allowed to Read/Write all the folders in the device as default. Power & Guest: The account is allowed to read all folders in the device. Note: 1.
Tip: You can also access to folders with a web browser. The following procedures use assumptions below: The device’s IP address: Your computer’s network setting: 192.168.1.1 IP address: 192.168.1.2 Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway: 192.168.1.2 1. Open a web browser. 2. Fill 2 backslashes and the device’s IP address in the address bar and press Note: You should have your computer and the device configured in a LAN.
Management Guide Read this chapter to understand the management interface of the device and how to manage the device. Starting the Graphic User Interface (GUI) The Graphic User Interface (GUI) is the management interface of this device. Most parameters and settings are configured over the GUI. To get access to the GUI, 1. Double click the shortcut on your desktop to start the PNMD. Note: To get instruction installing the PNMD, please see “ Installing the PNMD” 2. The PNMD window pops up.
Tip: You can also start the GUI with a web browser. The following procedures use assumptions below: The device’s IP address: Your computer’s network setting: 192.168.1.1 IP address: 192.168.1.2 Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway: 192.168.1.2 3. Open a web browser. 4. Enter the device’s IP address in the address bar and press Note: You should have your computer and the device configured in a LAN.
Using the Graphic User Interface (GUI) This section provides an introduction to the GUI. Understanding the GUI The GUI is consisted of the following components, 1. 2. Configuration categories: Located on the left side of each page. Lists the configuration categories on this device. To get access to each category, click on the button that you are going to configure. Configuration items: Located on the right side of each page. Shows the items that can be configured.
Management items list The following table lists the information and items that you can configure with the GUI. For detail instruction, please refer to the following chapter. Category Sub-category Information Status Status Disk Folder Shows the status information of this device including Host name, IP address, HD used percentage, system up-time, firmware version, Swap status, current Samba users and FTP users.
Status The Status page shows the following information of the device. To open the Status page, click the Status on the configuration categories list. Items Information Host name IP-address HD used (%) Up-time Version Samba Users The identification of this device. The IP address of the device The usage percentage of HD (Total amount of HD) The estimate time that you power the device on The firmware version of the device.
Disk The Disk page allows users to: 1. Change the properties of folders. 2. Format the hard disk connected to the device with IDE connector. To open the Disk page, click the “Disk” on the configuration categories list Folder- Folder Configuration The folder configuration allows users to add folders, delete folders and change folder properties. To Configure Folder Properties Click on the folder that you are going to configure.
The folder configuration page shows up. This page allows users to: Change Folder Name/ Folder Description. Add or remove authorized users or groups for this folder. Change folder-accessing authority level for users and groups. To change the folder name/ folder description 1. Click on “Change Folder Name” or “Change Description” icon. The Folder Name/ Folder Description Setting page shows up.
2. Fill in the new name or new description for the folder and click “Apply”. Note: Folder Name (0~15 characters): The name for the folder. Description (0~48 characters): A note for the folder. Both folder name and description are alphanumeric. Blank character is not allowed for folder name and description. 3. The folder name/description is replaced successfully. You may click “Change” to do more configurations for this folder or click “Back” to return to folder list.
2. Configure the access-permission rules by groups and users: Note: Before starting, you have to click “Current Access Permission for all users” in the “Please set user’s limit for this folder”. By Group: Mark the checkbox to select an authorized group. Select an access-permission rule for this group and click “Save” to apply. By User: Select an access authority for each user. Click “Save” to apply.
Step2. Click “Current Access Permission for all users” to allow configuration by groups or users. Step3. Specify the users that have different authorities. (Ex, Click “Read & Write” for “Fion” and Click “Read-Only” for “Eric”). Step4. Click Save to apply. (Ex, Click “Save” to allow ”Fion” to Read/Write this folder and “Eric” to read this folder. Other users are not allowed to access this folder.) To Add a New Folder 1. Click the “Add” button on folder list. 2.
3. Setup the folder properties and click “Save” to apply. Note: For detail folder configuration, see “To configure folder properties” To Delete a Folder 1. Mark the check box of the folder that you are going to delete. 2. Click Delete to delete the folder.
Disk- HD Configuration To format your hard disk in EXT3 format: 1. Mark the “Swap enable” check box or leave it blank. The Swap function allows the device to transform the HD space as virtual memory while there is not sufficient virtual memory for performing efficient operation. Note: While the HD is formatted with Swap enabled, a 512 MB partition is reserved for operating the Swap function. If you enable the SWAP function for the device, the system allowed the maximum 32 concurrently connected users.
3. After confirmation for HD formatting, the system starts formatting the hard disk. It may take several minutes according to the storage size of your hard disk. Please wait and DO NOT execute other configuration for this device while formatting.
Network The Network page allows users to: 1. Configure general device information 2. Configure the network setting for the device. To open the Network page, click the Network on the configuration categories list. Host- Host Name Setting Host Name (1~15 characters): Workgroup (1~15 characters): Description (1~48 characters): Define the user-defined device name. Defines the workgroup name for the device which is going to be shown on “Network Neighborhood” Define a note for the device.
To Configure the IP Addresses for the Device The IP Address Setting contains parameters of the device network setting. To modify, fill in each blanks and click “Apply” to execute. IP Address: Specifies the device IP Subnet Mask: Defines the Subnet Mask Gateway: Defines the default gateway DNS Server: Defines the DNS server Jumbo Mode The device supports Jumbo frame for obtaining a more efficient network. You may choose 4000 or 7000 as the size of a packet.
System The System page allows users to: 1. Configuring Superuser name and password. 2. Synchronize system time 3. Add, delete and configure a user 4. Add, delete and configure a group To open the System page, click the System on the configuration categories list. Administrator- Superuser Password Setting This page provides Superuser ID and password configuration, which are used for getting access to the Graphic User Interface. To modify the Superuser ID and password: 1.
Time- System Time Setting The Time page provides time synchronizing function. You can synchronize the time by applying the time on your computer to the device or by connecting to a time server. To configure the device time: 1. Select the time zone that corresponds to your region from the Time Zone drop list. 2. To apply the time on your computer to the device, select “Local Time” and click “Time Sync” button 3.
User- User Configuration The User page allows users to: Add users Delete users Modify user properties To Configure a User 1. Move the cursor onto the icon of the user that you are going to configure. 2. You can change the user’s properties by modifying the settings on each item. User Name (4~16 characters): New password (4~16 characters): Confirm Password (4~16 characters): User Description (0~47 characters) FTP Access Specify a name for the newly added user.
3. To change the user name, click the “Change Name button”. The change username page shows up. Fill in the new user name in the “New User Name” box. Click “Apply” to execute. To Add a New User 1. Click the “Add” button on the user list 2. Define the user properties.
3. Click “apply” to add the new user. To delete a user 1. Select the user that you are going to remove from the device. Mark the check box of the user. 2. Click the “Delete” button to remove the user.
Group- Group Configuration The Group page allows users to: Add groups Delete groups Modify group properties To add a new group 1. Click “Add” button. 2. Configure the properties for this group. Group Name Enter a group name as the group ID. (0~15 characters) (Note: The group name must be started with an alphabet) Group Description Fill in description as a note for the group (0~48 characters) Authorized Users Select group members by marking the check boxes.
3. Click “Apply” to add the new group, click ”Undo” to reload previous configuration and click “Back” to return to group list. To delete a group 1. Mark the check box of the group that you are going to delete. 2. Click “Delete” to remove the group or click “Back” to return to group list.
To configure a group 1. Click the icon of the group to configure. 2. Modify the properties for the group. Click “Apply” to execute the modification, click ‘Undo” to reload previous configuration or click “Back” to return to group list. Note: For more information about the items, please see “To Add a New Group”.
Option The Option page allows users to: 1. Configure FTP settings. 2. Ensure the device security by IP and MAC filter. 3. Download files with this device. To open the Option page, click Option on the configuration categories list FTP- FTP Configuration The device embeds a FTP server that allows users to access this device by FTP client. To setup the FTP server properties, please refer to the following table and click “Apply” to execute your settings.
Security IP- IP Filter Setting The Security IP function provides access management by IP address filtering. There are three modes for the IP filter. 1. Disable: Disable the IP Filer function. All IP addresses are allowed to access the device. 2. Allowed: Setup the IP addresses that are allowed to access the device. Only the configured IP addresses have the right to access the device. 3. Denied: Setup the IP addresses that are denied to access the device.
Security MAC- MAC Filter Setting The Security MAC function provides access management by MAC address filtering. There are three modes for the MAC filter. 1. Disable: Disable the MAC Filer function. All MAC addresses are allowed to access the device. 2. Allowed: Setup the MAC addresses that are allowed to access the device. Only the configured MAC addresses have the right to access the device. 3. Denied: Setup the MAC addresses that are denied to access the device.
File Download- File Download Configuration The File Download page allows users to download files with this device. Note: Before using this function, you should load the “ntx_libra.tgz” first. To get information for installing the “ntx_libra.tgz” file, please see” Character Set & UP&P and Printer” The instruction below uses the following assumptions: The address for downloading: http://www.(example).
Maintenance The Maintenance page allows users to: 1. Backup/ download the configuration status of the device. 2. Select Code Page for the device. 3. Upgrade the device firmware. 4. Restart the system 5. Reset factory default. 6. Apply UP&P and Printer server function to the device. To open the Maintenance page, click the Maintenance on the configuration categories list.
3. Specify a folder to place the downloaded data and click “Save”. Click “Close” to complete. Reload the Device Configuration Status: 1. Click “Browse” and locate the file that you backup before. Note: To know how to backup the configuration status, see” Backup the Configuration Status” 2. Click “Upload” to execute. 3. The system restarts automatically to reload your previous configuration. Firmware Upgrade To upgrade the firmware, click the “Browse” button to locate the firmware.
Reset to Factory Default To restore the factory default configuration for the device, click the “Start Resetting” button to execute. Note: 1. All the user-defined configurations will be erased and replaced as factory default setting. 2. We recommend users to backup the configuration status before restoring factory default.
Web Server Web Server Administration WEB The Administration port is the port for accessing the Web-based management interface. To modify the Administration Port, enter a port number from 1 to 65535 then click Apply to save your configuration. Note: The Port 80 is configured as the default Administrator WEB Server Port. Web Server Configuration The device embeds a WEB server that allows users to construct a Website. To activate the WEB server, 1. Click “Yes” to enable. 2. Specify a port number from 1~65535.
USB Detail The Detail page shows the information of the connected USB devices: USB Class: The USB device type. Manufacturer: The manufacturer of the connected USB device Device Name: Name of the connected USB device. USB 2.0/ 1.1: The USB standard supported by the connected USB device. Disk Setup The Disk Setup page allows users to: 1. Get information about the connected USB storage. 2. Format the connected USB storage device. 3. Mount the USB storage to the device.
File Type: Size: device. Only one USB storage device can be recognized while there are two USB storage device connected simultaneously. The format of the file type of the connected USB storage device. The space of the connected USB storage device. To Format Your USB Storage device 1. Click the “Advanced” button. 2. Select the device that you are going to format from the drop list. 3. Click “Yes” to perform formatting. 4. The system starts formatting.
2. Open the GUI. Click Disk Disk Setup. 3. Enter a name for the USB storage in the “Name” box and click “Apply” 4. The device is mounted. The system creates a folder for the USB storage. 5. To remove the USB storage from the device, click Disk Disk Setup in GUI. Erase the name in the “Name” box and click “Apply”. The device is dismounted and ready to be removed now. Printer Setup Procedures to setup the printer Note: The device supports one connected USB printer only.
5. Double click the shortcut on your desktop to start the PNMD. The PNMD window pops up. Select your NAS and click the button. 6. You can find a printer icon. Double click on this icon to proceed. 7. The system asks for installing the driver for the printer. Click “Yes” on the warning dialogue windows to proceed. 8. Insert your CD that came with your printer. Click the “Have Disk Button” 9. Browse to the driver in your CD. Click “Open” to browse the driver.
10.Click the “OK” button to start driver installation.
11.The printer is ready for use now. Clean Printer Job Queue The Clean Printer Job Queue allows users to clean the pending print jobs that wait for printing. To perform cleaning printer job queue, click the “Execute” button and click “Yes” to confirm.
Appendix Using EZIP Backup to back up your files This program helps users to backup the files on you computer to your NAS. Those back-upped files are going to be compressed as *.zip format in your NAS. 1. Double click the 2. Click the shortcut on your desktop. icon on system tray. The “EZIP Backup” window pops-up. You button to close this program or click the may click the minimize this window to system tray.
3. Click “PC Folder Select” button. Browse a folder that you are going to backup and click OK. The folder that you selected shows on the list. 4. Click the “Change NAS” button to select a NAS. Select a NAS in the NAS device drop list. Select a destination folder for locating the back-upped files. 5. Fill in a user name and password for accessing this folder. Select the time that you are going to execute backup. Click “Setting Apply”.
Trouble Shooting 1. How to shut down the device properly? Ans. To shut down the System properly, press the Power button on the front panel for two seconds until Power LED blinks then go off. 2. The PNMD can’t configure My Network setting. Ans. Make sure that your RJ-45 cable is connected with the device and your PC/Switch. Check if the LINK/ACT LED illuminates. Check the power of the device, your PC and Switch. Make sure that it’s on.
5. I can’t access this device. Ans. Check the LINK/ACT LED of Device illuminates. Reboot the system with Web-based UI or press the Default Button to restore the Factory default setting and reboot. Maybe there are too many concurrently connected users. The system blocks the upcoming users after meeting the maximum allowed number. If you enable the SWAP function for the device, a maximum 32 users are allowed. If not, the system allowed 5 concurrent connected users.
Product Specification Standard IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab Support Protocol TCP/IP, HTTP, SMB, FTP, EXT3 Support concurrently connected Users Samba: Five Users / FTP: Five Users (Allow 32 users with SWAP enabled) Interface One 10/100/1000 Mbps RJ-45 Ethernet port One Default Button Connection speed 10/100/1000 Mbps Support Hard Diskette One removable 3.
