Owner`s manual

PlatinumNAS Owner’s Manual
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FCC Compliance Statement .................................................................................................. 2
Warranty Information ........................................................................................................... 3
Welcome Note ....................................................................................................................... 4
Table of Contents ................................................................................................................. 5
Chapter 1- Getting Started ................................................................................................... 7
1. Features and Benefits .................................................................................................. 7
2. System Requirements and Compatibility .................................................................... 7
3. Unpacking the PlatinumNAS ...................................................................................... 8
4. What’s Included ........................................................................................................... 8
5. Choosing a place for your PlatinumNAS ..................................................................... 8
6. The PlatinumNAS Interface Components .................................................................... 9
7. Visual and Audible Indicators ................................................................................... 10
8. Hot Plug Drive Replacement .................................................................................... 10
Chapter 2- Connecting the PlatinumNAS .......................................................................... 11
1. Connections ................................................................................................................ 11
2. Accessing the System Administration for the first time ........................................... 11
2.1 Wizard Installation and Usage .......................................................................... 11
2.2 Launching the GUI, DHCP Environment ......................................................... 13
2.3 Static IP Environment ....................................................................................... 13
2.4 Logging In ......................................................................................................... 13
3. Attaching External USB Disks .................................................................................... 14
Chapter 3- Administering the PlatinumNAS ...................................................................... 15
The Main Configuration Tree ........................................................................................ 16
1. Status Displays ........................................................................................................... 17
1.1 System Status ..................................................................................................... 17
1.2 System Information ........................................................................................... 17
1.3 About This PlatinumNAS ................................................................................... 17
2. Storage Configuration ............................................................................................... 18
2.1 Disk Info ............................................................................................................ 18
2.2 RAID Menu ........................................................................................................ 18
2.3 Folder (Share) Configuration ............................................................................ 20
2.4 nSync Backup Service Configuration ............................................................... 23
3. Network Configuration .............................................................................................. 25
3.1 LAN1 Configuration .......................................................................................... 25
3.2 LAN2 Configuration .......................................................................................... 26
3.3 Network Services Configuration ....................................................................... 27
4. Accounts Configuration ............................................................................................. 29
4.1 Authentication Configuration ............................................................................ 29
4.2 Group Administration ....................................................................................... 30
4.3 Local User Configuration .................................................................................. 31
5. System Control Functions ......................................................................................... 32
5.1 Remote Notification Configuration ................................................................... 32
5.2 Event Logs ......................................................................................................... 33
5.3 System Time ...................................................................................................... 33
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