Owner`s manual

PlatinumNAS Owner’s Manual

1. Connections

1. Connect an Ethernet cable from your network to LAN1 (DHCP environment) or LAN2

(static IP) port on the back panel.

2. Connect the provided power cord into the universal power socket on the back panel. Plug

the other end of the cord into a power socket.

3. Click the power button on the front panel.

4. The PlatinumNAS will boot. The Power indicator light should glow blue, and the LAN LED

corresponding to the connected interface will glow or blink green. All the HDD Power

LEDs on each HDD tray should glow blue.

If Any LED glows red and the system emits a continuous beeping sound, then the system is

reporting fault. Refer to Appendix A: Troubleshooting for further information.

2. Accessing System Administration for the first time

The PlatinumNAS comes preconfigured with

the LAN1 Ethernet port set to DHCP (Dynamic

Host Configuration Protocol) and the LAN2

Ethernet port set to a static IP address,

192.168.2.100. The default WINS (Windows

Internet Naming Service) for the PlatinumNAS is “PlatinumNAS”. Included with your PlatinumNAS

is a discovery wizard for Mac and PC, which allows click-and-select simplicity; simply install the

wizard software, launch it, and the wizard discovers your PlatinumNAS for administration.

2.1 Wizard Installation and Usage

IMPORTANT! The setup wizard uses TCP port 10000 and UDP ports 11000-11001 For communication.

If you are using a software ﬁrewall, please make sure to unblock those ports in order for the

wizard to get access to the PlatinumNAS.

Chapter 2- Connecting the PlatinumNAS

2-Connecting the PlatinumNAS

IMPORTANT! If you are adding a PlatinumNAS

to a network with existing PlatinumNAS

products, please make sure to assign each

unit a different name. See Chapter 4, Section

2.3 for more information.

LAN1

LAN2