MyXerver™MX3600 Network Storage User’s Guide UNIVERSAL TECH PTE. LTD. http://www.universal-tech.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents ..........................................................................................................................................................2 Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION.............................................................................................................................................5 A. Overview...............................................................................................................................................
Method 2-Mapping a Network Drive using the Flash Map Windows utility from the Setup CD.........................18 Method 3- Accessing the NAS storage via Web Interface ...................................................................................20 C. Changing Password.........................................................................................................................................20 Chapter 5 ADMINISTRATION SETUP .................................................................
Chapter 8 ACCESSING MYXERVER™ OVER THE INTERNET...........................................................................................49 A. Overview.........................................................................................................................................................49 B. Making the NAS available via the Internet .....................................................................................................49 Note on changing HTTP (Web Browser) Port Number ....
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION A. OVERVIEW Thank you for selecting MyXerver™ Network Storage! MyXerver™ Network Storage is the ideal multimedia storage center for your home or small-business network.
E. PC or Mac with internet browser and network access Switch, router or cable modem with one free Ethernet port to connect to MyXerver™ Supported Operating Systems: PC Users: Windows 2000/XP/Vista™ Mac Users: Mac OSX 10.
Incorrect handling such as dropping the drive can cause data loss and invalidates the warranty. Do not move or disconnect the drive while it is operating to avoid hardware damage and potential data loss. Do not stack anything on top of the drive; this can overheat and damage your drive. Do not place the product near any liquid. Liquids can damage the internal electronics. Do not attempt to open the drive’s enclosure. This action voids the warranty.
CHAPTER 2 FAMILIARIZATION WITH YOUR NAS A. FRONT PANEL System Power HDD Activity System Power LED HDD Activity LED NAS is powered off Off Off Startup Mode (1-3 mins) Blinking On-Off-On Normal operation, no HDD activity On On Normal operation, with HDD activity On Blinking During : Disk scanning, SMART disk checking, Firmware upgrade or HDD format Cross-blinking Cross-blinking B. REAR PANEL System Reset USB Eject Button / USB Copy Button USB 2.
NAS will beep twice. USB Port You can connect 2 different devices here: USB Eject USB hard drive or flash drive. Supported file formats are FAT32 and NTFS (read-only). USB Printer This button has 2 functions: USB Eject. Press the button. You will hear the 1st beep sound. Wait a few seconds for the 2nd beep sound which indicates that the USB device is ready to be disconnected. USB Direct Copy.
CHAPTER 3 BASIC INSTALLATION A. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. B. INSTALLATION STEPS Connect the network cable to the Ethernet port at the rear panel of MX3600. Connect the other end to your hub or switch. Connect the power adapter to a power outlet, and plug the power cord into MX3600’s power input at the rear panel. Locate the power button at the rear panel of MX3600. Press it once to power on the NAS. MX3600 will start a bootup process, and the system power LED will blink continuously.
1. Right click on the Flash Map icon in the system tray. 2. Select Safely Remove USB Device 3. Select the desired NAS and USB device, and click Eject button. 4. Wait for the message to appear, telling you it is safe to remove the device. Note: If the USB device is not removed, it will not be reconnected. You must remove and re-insert the USB device to have it re-connected. C.
3. Click Setup to start the Setup Utility. The Utility will begin scanning your network for installed NAS drives, and a screen like the following will be displayed. The default Server Name of MX3600 is “MyXerver”. Detected server list. Select preferred one to setup. Current settings of selected server. Please make a note. Press “Refresh” to re-scan whole network for available NAS/USB. A list of MX3600 network storage on your network will show on the left side.
Obtain an IP address automatically (DHCP Client) Select this only if your LAN has a DHCP Server which can allocate IP address automatically. Fixed IP Address You need to enter the following data: IP address: The utility will suggest an unused IP address within the address range used on your LAN. If you wish, you can change this, but you must ensure the address is unused. Network Mask: This must match the value used by PCs on your LAN. Gateway: This must match the value used by PCs on your LAN. 5.
7. Click Save to save your configuration to the NAS. On the next screen, click Exit to close the Setup utility. The NAS is now operational. METHOD 2 – USING THE WEB INTERFACE 1. Open up your web browser, and type in the address bar: http://myxerver. (“myxerver” is the default name of the NAS, if you have not changed it). The following welcome screen will be displayed. 2. Click on Administration. A window will pop up, requesting for user name and password.
Obtain an IP address automatically Select this only if your LAN has a DHCP Server which can allocate IP address automatically. (DHCP Client) Fixed IP Address You need to enter the following data: IP address: The utility will suggest an unused IP address within the address range used on your LAN. If you wish, you can change this, but you must ensure the address is unused. Network Mask: This must match the value used by PCs on your LAN. Gateway: This must match the value used by PCs on your LAN.
5. The NAS is now operational. You can view the Network Storage Status on the Welcome screen. Other Configuration After the configuration above, all Windows users can access MX3600 with "guest" access rights. However, we recommend creating a "User" for each person on your LAN. This will provide each person on your LAN with their own login (name and password) as well as their own personal folder on the NAS. See the chapter on Administration Setup for details on creating users via the web interface.
CHAPTER 4 CLIENT PC SETUP A. FINDING MYXERVER™ MX3600 ON YOUR NETWORK FOR WINDOWS VISTA™/XP/2000 OR NT 4.0 USERS 1. Open Network Neighborhood or My Network Places. 2. Locate the MX3600. If it is not listed, double-click Entire Network. Then double-click the Workgroup that the MX3600 is in. By default, the MX3600 is in Workgroup. 3. Double click on the MX3600 icon. You will then see a list of shares (shared folders).
B. USING THE NAS STORAGE METHOD 1- MAPPING A NETWORK DRIVE THROUGH WINDOWS OS 1. Open Network / Network Neighborhood / My Network Places. 2. Locate the NAS. 3. If it is not listed, double-click Entire Network. Then double-click the Workgroup that the NAS is in. (By default, the NAS is in Workgroup.) 4. Double click on the NAS icon, and you will see a list of shares. Right click on the shared folder which you wish to map a drive letter to, and select Map Network Drive. 5.
2. The Flash Map icon will be installed on the system tray. Right click on the Flash Map icon and select "Shared Folder Mapping". 3. The following will be displayed. A list of all the NAS’s on your network will show on the left side. The right side displays share folders of the currently selected NAS 4. Select which share folder you want to map and select a drive letter for this share folder then click Map button. 5.
METHOD 3- ACCESSING THE NAS STORAGE VIA WEB INTERFACE 1. In your Browser's Address or Location bar, enter "http://" and the MX3600 Server’s IP Address. Alternatively, enter http://myxerver, as this is the default hostname of MX3600, if you have not changed the name. If the HTTP port number of the NAS has been changed (default is 80), you must define the port number when you connect. For example if HTTP port has been changed to 8080, then you need to type in: http://192.168.1.25:8080.
3. Enter the required data: User Name – your login name on the NAS, created by the NAS administrator Existing Password – your current password New Password – the password you now wish to change to Confirm New Password – re-enter the new password to ensure it is correct 4. Click Save to save the changes 5. Click Home to return to the main screen.
CHAPTER 5 ADMINISTRATION SETUP A. WEB ADMINISTRATION SETUP 1. 2. Click on Administration link on the Home page. You will be prompted for a password as shown below: 3. Enter user name as admin and leave password blank. This is the default setting. To change the password, click on the Change Password link on the Home page. Note: To gain access, you must enter the user name and password of a user in the Administrators User Group. A Users screen will be displayed, as described in the following section. B.
The "admin" and "guest" users are pre-defined, and cannot be deleted. Users can be members of many user Groups. Existing Users User List This list shows all existing users. As you scroll through the list of users, details of the selected user are displayed in the "Properties" area. Groups Button Clicking this button will display the Groups of which the selected user is a member. You can then add this user to other Groups, or remove existing membership Use this to delete the selected user.
Create Private Folder (Share) Enable Disk Quota Clear Form Button Save as New User Button If creating a new user: Checking this option will create a Group and a Private Folder (Share) with the same name as the user. Read/Write access will be granted to the Share. If changing an existing user: The checkbox has no effect - it will neither create nor delete. This option is only available when creating a new user.
C. To Revoke Membership of a Group. Select the Group or Groups in the left-hand column, then click the ">>" Button. Multiple Groups can be selected by holding down the CTRL Key while selecting. When finished, click the Close button. STATUS SCREEN This screen is used to check the status of the NAS. System Server Name Firmware Version IP Address Time Current Status Current name of the NAS. This name will be shown in Network Neighborhood / My Network Places. The default server name is MyXerver.
the Server is not available, the message will say why the NAS is not available (e.g. Scandisk in Progress) Printer The NAS supports printer server function, and you can share the USB printer within your network. Current Status No. of Print Jobs The different states are: Offline Online Out of Paper The total number of print jobs in the Print Queue, waiting to be printed. Disks Displays the status of both the Internal and USB disks.
IP Address Obtain IP Address automatically (DHCP Client) Fixed IP Address Do NOT select this unless you have a DHCP Server on your LAN. A DHCP Server can provide an IP Address to PCs and other devices when they boot. Select this if your LAN does not have a DHCP Server, and enter the following data. IP Address: The IP Address must be unused, and compatible with the PCs on your LAN. Network Mask: Enter the same Network Mask (Subnet Mask) used by PCs on your LAN.
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Identification Name Comment Workgroup Name Printer Name You can change the name of the NAS here. Enter a comment (e.g. the location of the NAS). This should match the "Workgroup Name" on your PCs. If the Workgroup name does not match, access to the NAS is still possible, but the NAS will not appear when you click the "Browse Network" button (for example, when adding a Network Printer) Specify one name for the Printer Server.
NTP (Network Time Protocol) Synchronize with Time Server NTP Server Status Synchronize ... Sync Now If enabled, the NAS will synchronize its clock with a NTP (Network Time Protocol) Server. Enter the domain name or IP address of the NTP server you wish to use. The NTP server can be a public server (on the Internet) or a local server (on your own network). Note that some special characters (e.g. " / \ [ ] : ; | = , + * ? < > ' `) and 2-byte characters cannot be used in it.
E-Mail Alert Send E-Mail... E-Mail Address From Address (Optional) Subject (Optional) Send Test Mail Use Specified SMTP Mail Server SMTP Mail Server SMTP Port Number Mail Server requires Authentication Account Name Password Check this to enable the sending of e-mail alerts by the NAS. Alerts will be sent when there is some problem requiring the Administrator's attention. Enter from 1 to 3 E-Mail Addresses. The messages generated by the NAS will be sent to these destinations.
Clear Recycle Bin Port Number F. 'Recycle Bin' again. Set up a schedule to clear files that exist in the Recycle Bin on a timely basis This port number is used for HTTP (Web Browser) connections to this Server. The default is 80, as used by Web Servers. If this is changed, you should use a number greater than 1024 (8080 is often used). Also, if the port is not 80, you must specify the port in your Web browser, in order to connect. To do this, add a ":" and the port number after the address: e.g.
iTunes Server Enable iTunes Server Server Name Content Directory If enabled, then the user can listen music that stored in the NAS via iTunes client. This iTunes Server supports files with extensions .mp3, .m4a, and .m4p. The iTunes Server uses port number 3689. Specify the name of the iTunes Server. Note that some special characters (e.g. " \ : | , ') and 2-byte characters cannot be used in it. Specify the location in which music need be served iTunes Server. Note that some special characters (e.g.
CHAPTER 6 ADVANCED ADMINISTRATION SETUP A. OVERVIEW This section describes the advanced configuration that can be found under the Groups, Shares, Backup, Disk and Upgrade screens. To view the advanced menu tabs, click on Advanced tab as shown below: B. GROUPS SCREEN This screen allows you to manage the User Groups that exist on the NAS. New Group Use this area to create a new group. Note that some special characters (e.g. " / \ [ ] : ; | = .
Create Button Use this Button to create a new Group. Enter the desired name for the new Group in the "Name" field, and then click this button. Access Button Clicking this will display the shares which members of the current Group are able to access. You can then assign, remove or modify access rights for this Group. Note: The "administrators" Group ALWAYS has Read/Write access to ALL Shares. Members Button Clicking this will display the users who are members of the selected Group.
To add access rights: Select the Share or Share in the right-hand column, then click the "<< Read Access" to provide Read-Only access, or the "<< R/W Access" Button to provide Read-Write access. Multiple Shares can be selected by holding down the CTRL Key while selecting. To remove access rights: Select the Share or Shares in the left-hand column, then click the "No Access >>" Button. Multiple Shares can be selected by holding down the CTRL Key while selecting.
C. SHARES SCREEN This screen allows you to manage the Shares that exist on the NAS. A "Share" is a folder (directory) on the NAS that a User Group can access. Only the NAS Administrators can create Shares. However, within a Share, users who have access to that Share can create other folders (directories) as well as files. A Share can be accessed by many User Groups, and a User Group can access many Shares.
Specified: If this is selected, you can define the folder where you want the share. If the folder does not exist, it will be created. Note that special characters (e.g. " \ : * ? < > | ' `) cannot be used in it. Access Button Click this Button to view the Groups that have access to the selected Share, and change these access rights as required. Delete Button Click this Button to Delete the selected Share. Deleting a Share does NOT delete its folder or any data.
To Add Access Rights: Select the Group or Groups in the right-hand column, and then click the "<< Read Access" to provide Read-Only access, or the "<< R/W Access" Button to provide Read-Write access. Multiple Groups can be selected by holding down the CTRL Key while selecting. To Remove Access Rights Select the Group or Groups in the left-hand column, then click the "No Access >>" Button. Multiple Groups can be selected by holding down the CTRL Key while selecting. D.
Source & Destination - The name of the source and destination devices are shown in the form Source => Destination. Date/Time - The date and time of the last backup are shown. The name of the Share being modified is shown above the 2 lists of Groups. Backup Now Button Run the selected backup job immediately. Stop Button Click this button to stop the selected backup job. Status Button This button will open a sub-window that shows the status of all Backup jobs.
Direction Select the desired option: Local Location Full - All files will be backed up. Incremental - Only changed files will be backed up. Synchronize - All files are backed up, and any files on the destination that do not exist on the source are deleted. From this NAS to another device From another device to this NAS Select the desired folder in this NAS: If backing up from this NAS, select the folder you wish to backup.
E. Job Name Displays the name of jobs. Schedule Shows if there is a schedule for the job. Status The status can be "Running", "Waiting" or "Idle". Admin Click this to "Stop" or "Start" the job. Refresh Button Refresh the status window Close Button Close the window DISK SCREEN This screen allows you to do disk maintenance on the NAS. Format Disk - use this after installing a new disk. The disk will be partitioned and quickformatted. Any data on the disk will be lost! S.M.A.R.T. - S.M.A.
Format This allows you to format both the internal disk and the USB disk. Internal Disk Not Installed - No disk is inserted, or connection or disk has failed. Not Formatted - Disk has been detected, but it is not ready for use. Use the "Format" button to prepare the disk for use. Formatting - This message will only be displayed after you have clicked the "Format" button. (See below for details of this button.) Formatted - Disk is ready for use.
Schedule access to data on the disk. (To see the results of the Scandisk operation, use the "View Disk Log" button.) Completed - The last Scandisk operation has been completed. You can use the "View Disk Log" button to view the results. Terminated - The last Scandisk operation was cancelled by the Administrator before it was completed. Never - Scandisk will not be scheduled to run. Every Day - select this to have scandisk run each day, at the specified time. Every Monday, Every Tuesday, ...
F. UPGRADE SCREEN The Upgrade facility allows you to upgrade the NAS's firmware. Note that the NAS is unavailable during the upgrade process, and all connections will be lost.. The NAS will reboot once the upgrade installation is completed. The procedure may take from 5 to 10 minutes. Current Firmware This displays the version number of the NAS's current firmware. Upgrade You will need to locate the Firmware file.
CHAPTER 7 DOWNLOAD MANAGER A. OVERVIEW Download manager allows you to download files via FTP, HTTP or Bit Torrent without the need to turn on the PC continuously. Once the download configuration is defined on the NAS, the files will be downloaded automatically. THE WEB-BASE DOWNLOAD MANAGEMENT INTERFACE To access the Download Manager interface, click the "Download Manager" link on the home page. You will then be prompted for a password, as shown below.
B. DOWNLOAD MANAGER SCREEN This screen allows you to manage your download tasks. Manager Status The status can either be 'Enabled' or 'Disabled'. Owner Name of the user that logins the Download Manager. File Name Name of the saved file in the NAS for the task. File Size Total size of the downloaded file for the task. Speed Speed of the task. HTTP/FTP task only has download speed. BT task has download speed and upload speed, and its format is such as "Download Speed, Upload Speed".
Task Details View the detailed information of the task. Run Task Start to run the selected task. Stop Task Stop the selected task. Delete Task Delete the selected task. If the task is done, its saved files are kept, or all files are deleted. Move Up Increase the priority of the task. Move Down Decrease the priority of the task. Logout Leave the screen of Download Manager. Add New Task Open the window to add new task. Refresh Refresh the status of tasks. Help Click it to view on-line help.
Destination Share Folder Select name of the share where downloaded file will be saved. Subdirectory Select the subdirectory under the selected share where downloaded file will be saved. Save Button Save the new task. Cancel Button Cancel the modifications on the web page. Close Button Close the window. CHAPTER 8 ACCESSING MYXERVER™ OVER THE INTERNET A.
2 3 To connect to the NAS, Internet users need to know and use the Internet IP address (public IP address) of your Router/Gateway. There are a number of ways to find out what is the Internet IP address of your Router/Gateway. One way is to connect to a website such as http://whatismyip.com/, and it will show you what internet IP address you are using. Finally, from a remote PC on the internet, you will just have to enter http:// from Step (2), to access the NAS.
Note: Your Router/Gateway must be able to support Dynamic DNS feature. Please check the router manual for more information. The following section gives a general description on how to configure and use Dynamic DNS feature. 1 2 3 First of all you need to find a Dynamic DNS provider to register and get your domain name. Some popular Dynamic DNS providers are DynDNS and TZO. You may need to purchase the domain name. Enable Dynamic DNS feature in your Router/Gateway.
CHAPTER 9 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS A. I CANNOT FIND MYXERVER™ ON THE NETWORK USING THE NAS UTILITY Check that the NAS is installed, LAN connections are OK, and it is powered ON and startup is complete. Ensure that your PC and the NAS are on the same network segment (not on different networks across a router) Ensure that your PC has the TCP/IP network protocol loaded. In Windows, this is done by using Control Panel-Network.
be from the same address range (e.g. 192.168.0.1 to 192.168.0.254) and using the same Subnet Mask (e.g. 255.255.255.0). If you DO have a router, check that your Gateway IP Address is set correctly. Ask your LAN administrator for the correct value. C. WHEN I CLICK ON AN NAS FOLDER ICON IN NETWORK NEIGHBORHOOD, I GET PROMPTED FOR A PASSWORD. This can happen in the following situations: You have the correct logon name, and the NAS is prompting you for the password.
4. 5. E. Check on the box to enable iTunes Server as shown above. Specify a Server Name for example “MyXerver_iTunes”. Click on Browse button to find or create the folder where iTunes music will be stored. Click on Save button at the bottom of the Media screen. Then, on your computer which is on the same network as the NAS, run the iTunes software. (You can download the latest version of iTunes software from http://www.apple.com.
2. 3. Log on to MyXerver™’s web management interface as Administrator. On the NAS home page, click on Administration. Then select the Advanced menu, and click on Media. (You can also refer to Chapter 5 – Media section.) You will see the Media screen as shown below. 4. Check on the box to enable MP3 Broadcast as shown above. Specify a Server Name for example “MyXerver_MP3”. Default port number is 1234. Select how you want the music to be played: either by “Order” or “Shuffle”.
F. HOW TO DO A DIRECT USB COPY Scenario: Sometimes you may want to quickly transfer contents from a USB flash drive to your NAS without using the computer. 1. Plug in the USB device into the USB port of MyXerver™. You will hear a beep sound as the device is being recognized. 2. Press the USB Eject button for 5 seconds. You will hear 2 beep sounds, indicating that the data is being copied onto the NAS. On the NAS, you will see that a folder at /DISK/USB_COPY_SEC has been created.
4. After the data is being copied, be sure to disconnect the USB device safely. You may refer to Chapter 3: Basic Installation, Section B: USB Devices – How to disconnect safely.
LIMITED WARRANTY STATEMENT MyXerver™ MX3600 Network Storage Warranty Duration Hardware: 3 years Limited Warranty Hardware Limited Warranty Universal Tech Pte Ltd warrants that the product that you have purchased from Universal Tech is free from defects in materials or workmanship under normal use during the Limited Warranty Period. The Limited Warranty Period starts on the date of purchase. Your dated sales or delivery receipt showing the date of purchase is your proof of purchase date.
FCC STATEMENT Federal Communications Commission Notice This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy.
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