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CHAPTER 7
Web Configurator
7.1 Overview
This chapter describes how t o access t he NAS web configurator and provides an overview of it s
screens. The web configurat or is an HTML-based m anagem ent interface t hat allows easy NAS setup
and m anagem ent using an I nternet browser.
Use I nt ernet Explorer 11.0.9, Mozilla Firefox 31.0, Safari 5.1.7, Google Chrom e 37.0.2, or lat er
versions of t hese browsers. The recom m ended screen resolut ion is 1440 by 900 pixels or higher.
I n order to use t he web configurator you need t o allow:
Web browser pop- up windows from your device. Web pop- up blocking is enabled by default in
Window s XP SP ( Service Pack) 2.
JavaScript ( enabled by default ).
7.2 Accessing the NAS Web Configurator
1 Make sure your NAS is properly connected and t hat your com put er is in t he sam e subnet as t he
NAS ( refer to t he Quick St art Guide or t he appendices).
2 Open your browser and type in the server nam e of t he NAS. The default is nas followed by t he
num ber of your m odel (nas5 4 0 for exam ple). Configure the server nam e of your NAS using t he
N et w ork Configura tion screen (
Section 2.3.5 on page 23) of the NAS Starter Utility.
Figure 20 NAS URL
3 The default usernam e and password are adm in and 1234 respectively. Enter your usernam e and
password. See
Chapt er 22 on page 281 for how t o creat e other user accounts. I f you use t he opt ion
t o st ay logged in ( assum ing you do not log out), m ake sure you keep your com put er secure from
unaut horized access. Click t he arrow to log in. Logging in with a ( non-adm inistrat or) user account
takes you t o a different Desktop screen ( see
Section 7.3 on page 41 for details) .