User Manual

Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your NAS
Cloud Storage User’s Guide
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You should periodically back up your configurat ion file t o your com puter ( see Sect ion 26.5 on page
310 for details about m anaging t he NAS’s configuration file). You could t hen restore your
configurat ion in the event that you or som eone else reset t he NAS t o the fact ory default s.
Note: Keep t he NAS in a secure locat ion in order t o prevent unaut horized reset of t he
device.
You m ay need t o close and re- open t he NAS St art er Ut ility t o discover t he NAS. This is because t he
NAS autom at ically re- acquires I P address inform ation, so it s I P address m ay change. I f no I P
address inform at ion is assigned, the NAS uses Aut o-I P t o assign it self an I P address and subnet
m ask. For exam ple, you could connect t he NAS directly t o your com put er. I f t he com put er is also
set to get an I P address autom atically, the com put er and t he NAS will choose addresses for
them selves and be able to com m unicate.