Comet Labs ND33000 User Manual

ND33000

User Manual

English version 2.01 – 18 Août 2008

FOREWORD

Thank you for choosing Comet Labs products! This user manual provides detailed instructi

ons

of using ND33000. Please read carefully and start to enjoy the powerful functions of ND33000

NOTE

•

This manual provides the description of all functions of ND33000. The product you

purchased may not support certain functions dedicated to specific models.

•

All features, functionality, and other product specifications are subject to change

without prior notice or obligation.

•

All brands and products names referred to are trademarks of their respective holders.

LIMITED WARRANTY

In no

event shall the liability of Comet Labs Systems, Inc. (Comet Labs) exceed the price paid for the

product from direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential software, or its

documentation. Comet Labs makes no warranty or repre

sentation, expressed, implied, or

statutory, with respect to its products or the contents or use of this documentation and

all accompanying software, and specifically disclaims its quality, performance,

merchantability, or fitness for

any particular purpose. Comet Labs reserves the right to revise

or update its products, software, or documentation without obligation to notify any

individual or entity.

1.

2.

CAUTION

Back up your system periodically to avoid any poten

tial data loss. Comet Labs

disclaims any responsibility of all sorts of data loss or recovery.

Should you return any components of the ND33000 package for refund or

maintenance, make sure they are carefully packed for shipping. Any form of

damages due

to improper packaging will not be compensated.

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Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS......................................................................................................................................3

SAFETY WARNINGS........

..................................................................................................................................7

CHAPTER 1. OVERVIEW................................................................................................

..........................8

1.1

1.2

1.3

I

NTRODUCTION

........................................................................................................................................8

P

ACKAGE CONTENTS

.............................................................................................................................10

H

ARDWARE ILLUSTRATION

.................................................................................................................... 11

CHAPTER 2.

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.

4

2.5

2.5.1

2.5.2

INSTALL ND33000 ....................................................................................................................12

I

NSTALL HARD DISK

..............................................................................................................................12

H

ARD DISK COMPATIBILITY LIST

..........................................................................................................15

S

ET UP

ND33000...........................................................................................................................................19

C

HECK SYSTEM STATUS

........................................................................................................................20

C

ONFIGURE SOFTWARE SETTINGS

.........................................................................................................22

Windows® Users...........................................................................................................................22

Mac Users.....................................................................................................................................33

CHAPTER 3.

3.1

ENJOY THE POWERFUL SERVICES OF THE ND33000...................................................3

5

S

ERVER ADMINISTRATION

.....................................................................................................................40

3.2 Q

UICK CONFIGURATION

....................................................................................

...............40

3.3

3.3.1

3.3.2

3.3.3

3.3.4

3.3.5

S

YSTEM SETTINGS

...........................................................................................................43

Server Name.........................................................

.........................................................................43

Date & Time..................................................................................................................................43

Encoding Setting..................

.........................................................................................................44

Configure SMTP Server................................................................................................................45

View Syste

m Settings.....................................................................................................................45

3.4

3.4.1

3.4.2

3.4.3

3.4.4

3.4.5

N

ETWORK SETTINGS

..................................................................

......................................46

TCP/ IP Configuration..................................................................................................................46

Microsoft Networking ......................................................

.............................................................49

Apple Network ..............................................................................................................................51

NFS Service ...................................

...............................................................................................51

Web File Manager.........................................................................................................................51

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3.4.6

3.4.7

3.4.8

3.4.9

3.4.10

3.4.11

3.4.12

3.4.13

3.4.14

FTP Service ..................................................................................................................................52

Multimedia Station.............................

...........................................................................................54

iTunes Service...............................................................................................................................54

Download Station

.........................................................................................................................55

Web Server........................................................................................................................

............56

DDNS Service...............................................................................................................................57

MySQL Server.....................................................................................

..........................................58

System Port Management .............................................................................................................61

View Network Settings ....................................................

..............................................................62

3.5

3.5.1

3.5.2

3.5.3

3.5.4

D

EVICE CONFIGURATION

.................................................................................................64

3.5.4.1

3.5.4.2

SATA Disk ....

.................................................................................................................................65

RAID Management Tool.......................................................................................................

.........68

USB Disk.......................................................................................................................................69

USB Printer ....................................................................................

..............................................70

Windows Users .........................................................................................................................................70

Mac Users .......................................

..........................................................................................................73

3.6

3.6.1

3.6.2

3.6.3

U

SER MANAGEMENT

......................................................................................................

.77

Users.............................................................................................................................................77

User Groups..........................................................................................

........................................79

Quota ............................................................................................................................................86

3.7

3.7.1

3.7.2

3.7.3

3.7.4

3.7.5

3.7.6

N

ETWORK SHARE MANAGEMENT

....................................................................................88

Create ...........................................................................................................................................88

Proper

ty ........................................................................................................................................90

Access Control...................................................................................................

...........................91

Delete............................................................................................................................................91

Restore....................................................................

......................................................................92

NFS Access Control ......................................................................................................................93

3.8

3.8.1

3.8.2

3.8.3

3.8.4

3.8.5

3.8.6

S

YSTEM TOOLS

................................................................................................................94

Alert Notification ....................................................................................................

......................95

Restart/ Shutdown.........................................................................................................................95

Hardware Settings.......................................................................

..................................................96

UPS...............................................................................................................................................97

Hard Disk S.M.A.R.T.................................

....................................................................................98

System Update ..............................................................................................................................99

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3.8.7

3.8.8

3.8.9

3.8.10

3.8.11

3.8.12

3.8.13

3.8.14

USB One Touch Copy Backup.....................................................................................................100

Change Logo...................................................................

............................................................101

Back up to an External Storage Device ......................................................................................102

Remote Replication (Disaster Recovery)........................

............................................................103

Backup/ Restore/ Reset Settings..................................................................................................106

IP Filter ...............................................

.......................................................................................107

Network Recycle Bin...................................................................................................................108

Remote Login.............

.................................................................................................................109

3.9

3.9.1

3.9.2

3.9.3

3.9.4

E

VENT LOGS

............................................................................................

...................... 110

CHAPTER 4.

CHAPTER 5.

5.1

5.2

5.3

System Event Logs ...................................................................................................................... 110

System Connection Logs........................

..................................................................................... 110

On

-line Users...............................................................................................................................111

System Information .

.....................................................................................................................111

USE FRONT USB BACKUP BUTTON..........................................................................112

MULTIMEDIA STATION ...............................................................................................113

S

HARE PHOTOS AND MULTIMEDIA FILES VIA WEB INTERFACE

............................................................ 113

E

NABLE ITUNES SERVICE

....................................................................................................................123

U

SE

UPNP M

EDIA SERVER

..................................................................................................................125

CHAPTER 6.

6.1

D

OWNLOAD STATION..................................................................................................128

U

SE DOWNLOAD SOFTWARE

QGET.....................................................................................................138

CHAPTE

R 7.

CHAPTER 8.

CHAPTER 9.

CHAPTER 10.

CHAPTER 11.

CHAPTER 12.

CHAPTER 13.

13.1

13.2

13.3

13.4

13.5

13.6

WEB SERVER..................................................................................................................140

FT

P SERVER....................................................................................................................144

WEB FILE MANAGER...................................................................................................147

NETBAK REPLICATOR..............................................................................................152

CONFIGURING AD AUTHENTICATION.................................................................166

ACCESS THE ND33000 FROM LINUX .............................................................................171

ND33000 MAINTENANCE...................................................................................................172

R

ESTART

/ S

HUT DOWN SERVER

...........................................................................................................172

R

ESET ADMINISTRATOR PASSWORD AND NETWORK SETTINGS

............................................................173

D

ISK FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION

........................................................................................................174

P

OWER OUTAGE OR ABNORMAL SHUTDOWN

.......................................................................................174

A

BNORMAL OPERATION OF SYSTEM SOFTWARE

..................................................................................174

S

YSTEM TEMPERATURE PROTECTION

..................................................................................................174

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CHAPTER 14.

RAID ABNORMAL OPERATION TROUBLESHOOTING

.....................................175

TECHNICAL SUPPORT.................................................................................................................................177

GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE ...................................

.........................................................................178

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Safety Warnings

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

The ND33000 can operate normally in the temperature of 0

º

C-40ºC and relative humidity

of 0%

-95%. Please make sure the environment is well-ventilated.

The power cord and devices connected to the ND33000 must provide correct supply

voltage (100W, 90

-264V).

Do not place the ND33000 in direct sunlight or near chemicals. Make sure the

temperature and humidity of the

environment are in optimized level.

Unplug the power cord and all connected cables before cleaning. Wipe the ND33000 with

a dry towel. Do not use chemical or aerosol to clean the ND33000.

Do not place any objects on the ND33000 for the server's normal

operation and to avoid

overheat.

Use the flat head screws in the product package to lock the hard disks in the ND33000

when installing hard disks for proper operation.

Do not place the ND33000 near any liquid.

Do not place the ND33000 on any uneven s

urface to avoid falling off and damage.

Make sure the voltage is correct in your location when using the ND33000. If you are

not sure, please contact the distributor or the local power supply company.

10. Do not place any object on the power cord.

11

. Do not attempt to repair your ND33000 in any occasions. Improper disassembly of the

product may expose you to electric shock or other risks. For any enquiries, please

contact the distributor.

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Chapter 1. Overview

1.1 Introduction

Thank you for choosing Comet Labs ND33000. This product has the following key features:

9

Powerful All-in-one ND33000 Server (12-in-1)

File Server

-

Sharing files across Windows, Mac, Linux, and UNIX

Windows AD service support

FTP Server

-

Access files from remote location via FTP server

Encrypted FTP via SSL/ TLS (explicit) mode

Passive FTP port range control

Backup Server

-

Professional Backup Software

-NetBak Replicator

Automatic/ Instant/ Schedule Backup

Remote Replication

-

Back up critical data on Comet Labs ND33000 to other Comet Labs ND33000 in remote locations

over

the network

Encrypted remote replication

Block

-level backup

Printer Server

-

Network printer sharing via USB

Support Windows & Mac platform

s (maximum 3 sets)

RAID Station

-

Advanced disk configurations: RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 5 + spare, single and JBOD.

Intelligent on

-line RAID capacity expansion and RAID level migration

Web Server

-

Support Joomla!, PHP and MySQL/ SQLite

Create your

own online shops, forums, and blogs over the Internet

MySQL Server

-

MySQL and SQLite dual support

Can be configured as a standalone database server

Built

-in MySQL management tool- phpMyAdmin

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UPnP Media Server

-

Built

-in TwonkyMedia Server

Media streaming to DLNA compliant DMA, PS3 or Xbox 360 game consoles

Photos and videos playing on TV, and music and Internet radio playing on Hi

-Fi

system

iTunes Server

-

Music streaming from ND33000 to the iTunes program on Mac or W

indows PC

Smart playlist

Multimedia Station

-

Photo sharing via web

-based photo album

Photo album access authority management

Download Station

-

BitTorrent (with DHT), FTP and HTTP download

Remote management of the download tasks by QGet sof

tware anytime,

anywhere.

9

Diagnostic and Monitoring System: HDD S.M.A.R.T. and HHS Technology to prevent

physical hard drive failure

9

Powerful System Management: Comprehensive event logs for multiple file sharing

protocols and file-level recordings

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1.2

Package Contents

Your ND33000 package contains:

9

ND33000

9

Power cord

9

CD

-

ROM (user

manual, IP Finder & utility inclusive)

9

Mount kit x 2

9

Quick Installation

Guide

9

Flat head screw x 16

9

Round head screw x 4

9

Ethernet cable

9

Hard disk lock

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1.3

Hardware Illustration

1. One touch copy button

2. USB 2.0

3. LED indicators: USB, Status, HDD1, HDD2, HDD3, HDD4, LAN

4. Power button

5. Password & network settings reset button

6. Po

wer connector

7. Giga LAN

8. USB 2.0 x 2

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Chapter 2. Install ND33000

2.1 Install Hard Disk

1. Take out the disk trays.

2.

Install a hard disk on each tray. Make sure the disk holes match the holes at the

base of the disk tray

and lock the disk with four screws.

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3.

Insert the disk trays to ND33000. Push the disk trays to the end.

4.

Install the mount kits on both sides of ND33000.

5.

Connect the network cable.

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6.

Connect the power cord and plug in

the power cord to the socket.

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2.2

Hard Disk Compatibility List

The following HDD models are verified by Comet Labs that are compatible with the ND33000. It is

recommended to use the disk models listed here. Other HDD brands that are not te

sted

by Comet Labs may or may not work properly with the ND33000. For more updated compatible

hard disk information, please visit Comet Labs website at

http://www.cometlabs.com.

Comet Labs disclaims any resp

onsibility for product damage/ malfunction or

data loss/ recovery due to misuse or improper installation of hard

disks in any occasions for any reasons.

Brand

Hitachi

Seagate

Product Family

Deskstar 7K1000

Deskstar T7K500

Deskstar T7K

500

Deskstar T7K500

Deskstar T7K250

Deskstar P7K500

Barracuda ES

Model

HDS721010KLA330

HDS721075KLA330

HDT725050VLA360

HDT725050VLA380

HDT725040VLA360

HDT725040VLA380

HDT725032VLA360

HDT725032VLA380

HDT725025VLA360

HDT725025VLA380

HDT722525DLA380

HDT722516D

LA380

HDP725050GLA380

HDP725050GLA360

HDP725040GLA360

HDP725040GLA380

HDP725032GLA380

HDP725025GLA380

ST3750640NS

ST3500630NS

ST3400620NS

ST3320620NS

ST3250620NS

Drive size

(GB)

1000

750

500

400

320

250

160

500

400

320

250

750

500

400

320

250

Interface

SATA II

RPM

7200

Buffer

Size

(MB)

32

16

8

16

8

16

8

16

8

16

8

16

8

16

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Seagate

WD

Barracuda ES

Barracuda ES.2

SV35.3 Series

Barracuda 7200.10

Barracuda 7200.

11

Barracuda 7200.11

WD Caviar GP

ST3250820NS

ST31000340NS

ST3750330NS

ST3500320NS

ST3250310NS

ST3250310SV

ST3750640AS

ST3750840AS

ST3500630AS

ST3500830AS

ST3400620AS

ST3400820AS

ST3320620AS

ST3320820AS

ST3300820AS

ST3250620AS

ST3250410AS

ST3250310AS

ST3250820AS

ST3200820AS

ST3160815AS

ST3160215AS

ST3120815AS

ST3120215AS

ST380815AS

ST380215AS

ST340815AS

ST340215AS

ST31000340AS

ST3750330AS

ST3750630AS

ST3500320AS

ST3500620AS

ST3320613AS

WD10EACS

WD7500AACS

WD5000AACS

250

1000

750

500

250

750

500

400

320

300

250

200

160

120

80

40

1000

750

500

320

1000

750

500

SATA II

SATA

II

SATA II

7200

8

32

8

16

8

16

8

16

8

16

8

16

8

2

8

2

8

2

8

2

32

16

32

16

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WD

WD RE2-GP

WD RE2

WD RE

WD Caviar SE16

WD Ca

viar SE16

WD Caviar SE16

WD Caviar SE

WD1000FYPS

WD7500AYPS

WD5000ABPS

WD7500AYYS

WD5001ABYS

WD5000ABYS

WD4001ABYS

WD4000ABYS

WD3201ABYS

WD2502ABYS

WD1601ABYS

WD320ABYS

WD5000YS

WD4000YS

WD3200YS

WD2500YS

WD1600YS

WD7500A

AKS

WD5000AAKS

WD4000AAKS

WD3200AAKS

WD2500AAKS

WD5000KS

WD4000KS

WD3200KS

WD2500KS

WD5000AAJS

WD4000AAJS

WD3200AAJS

WD3200JS

WD3000JS

WD2500AAJS

WD2500JS

WD2000JS

WD1600AAJS

WD1600JS

WD1200JS

1000

750

500

750

500

400

320

250

160

320

500

400

320

250

160

750

500

400

320

250

500

400

320

250

500

400

320

300

250

200

160

120

SATA II

SATA

II

SATA II

7200

16

8

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WD

W

D Caviar SE

WD Caviar SE

WD800AAJS

WD800JD

WD400JD

80

40

SATA II

7200

8

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2.3

Set up

ND33000

Please check your network environment and select the appropriate installation

method

before installing the ND33000.

1. Office/ Home

Connect the ND33000 and PC to the same hub/ switch/ router.

2. Individual

Connect the directly to your computer by a network cable.

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2.4

Check System Status

The LED indicators of t

he ND33000 indicate the system status and information easily. When

the ND33000 is turned on, please check the following items to make sure the system status is

normal. Note that the following LED information is applicable only when you have

properly i

nstalled HDD, and connected the ND33000 to the network and power.

1. USB Status

2. Status

3. HDD1

4. HDD2

5. HDD3

6. HDD4

7. LAN

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LED Display & System Status Overview

LED

1. Front USB

Status

2. Status

3. HDD1

4. HDD2

5. HDD3

6. H

DD4

7. LAN

LED Display & System Status

Blue: You can press the copy button to copy data

Flashes blue: The disk data is being accessed

Green: System is normal

Flashes green: Hard disk not detected; Hard disk not initialized

Red: Warning on disk

full status; disk capacity is almost full; RAID

degraded mode (read

-only), abnormal disk writing

Flashes red: RAID degraded mode

Flashes green and red alternatively: The firmware is being

updated; RAID rebuilding/ expanding/ migrating

Off: HDD ent

ers standby mode

y

Green: The hard drives are normal

y

Flashes green: Reading/ writing data

y

Red: Abnormal reading/ writing

y

Flashes red: The hard drives are abnormal, but are still being

read/ written

Flashes orange: The disk data is being acc

essed

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2.5

Configure Software Settings

After checking the system status, please follow the steps below to configure the software

settings of the ND33000. The configuration procedure of Windows and Mac users are

different. Please select the

appropriate procedure according to your OS.

2.5.1

Windows® Users

Insert ND33000 CD

-

ROM in your PC.

1. Install Quick Install Wizard.

2. Follow screen instructions to install IP Finder. IP Finder will run automatically. If you are

using Windows XP SP2, the following screen will be shown. Please select “Unblock”.

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3. IP Finder will find the ND33000 available in the network and ask if you want to perform

quick setup. Click Yes to continue.

Note: If the server is not found, click Refresh to try again.

4. Enter the default user name and password.

Default user name: admin Password: admin

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5. The Quick Setup Wizard is shown. Click Next to continue and complete the

configuration.

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7. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the configuration. Please wait patiently

while changing the system settings. ND33000 will restart after changing the settings.

Note:

The configuration process may take up to twenty minutes if you are using a

hard disk drive with capacity larger than 500GB.

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8. After quick setup is completed, click Finish to continue.

The ND33000 provides several default share folders for data sharing and access. To map

the share folders on the ND33000 as your d

rive, check the option "Continue to map

network drive for me"

and follow the steps below to proceed.

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Map Network Drive

ND33000 provides several default share folders for sharing and access. Select the share

folder to be mapped as the local

drive and click Map Network Drive.

The share folders Qdownload, Qmultimedia, Qusb, and Qweb are system default

network share of the ND33000 for the use of Download Station, Multimedia Station, USB

auto

-copy, and Web Server.

Enter the default user name

and password.

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Select the drive letter for the connection and click Finish.

Upon successful connection, you can start to use the share folder on the ND33000. You

can access these folders by opening My Computer.

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9. IP Finder will appear when all configurations are completed. Choose the name of

ND33000 on the list and click Connect.

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10.When the administration page of the ND33000 is shown, you can start to use the services.

If you have any questions during web administration, please click the help button

on the top right hand corner of the page.

To modify system settings, click Administration. Enter the user name and

password to login.

Default user name: admin Password: admin

Note:

1. It is recommended to us

e Internet Explorer 6.0 or above to access the ND33000. If the OS of your PC is Windows ® 98, the ND33000 supports Internet Explorer 6.0 or above only.

2. The ND33000 also supports Mozilla Firefox.

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2.5.2

Mac Users

Insert the ND33000 CD

-ROM in your Mac and find the directory MacWizard. Then run

MacWizard.dmg

.

You can find and run the QIW image file on desktop after MacWizard.dmg is opened.

Run Quick Install Wizard.

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Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the configuration. Please wait patiently

while changing the system settings. ND33000 will restart after changing the settings.

Note:

1. Mac Quick Install Wizard does not support mapping network drive.

2. The Map Drive function of Windows Quick Install Wizard i

s replaced as "Quick Setup"

in Mac Quick Install Wizard.

3. It is recommended to access the ND33000 by Mozilla Firefox in Mac. Safari does not

support Download Station of the ND33000.

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Chapter 3. Enjoy the Powerful Services of the

ND33000

The ND33000 provides the following powerful functions and applications.

A. Use network share

-Public folder

1. You can access the public folder of the ND33000 by the following means:

a. Open My Network Places and find the workgroup of the ND33000. If you cannot find

the server, please browse the whole network to search for the ND33000. Double click

the name of the ND33000 for connection.

b. Use Run function in Windows ®. Enter \\[ND33000 name]* or \\[ND33000 IP]# to

access share folder on the ND33000.

c. Windows

®

users can use Quick Install Wizard to find the ND33000. When the

administration page is shown, click Web File Manager. Enter the user name

and password, and then start to manage the ND33000.

2. You can upload files to th

e Public folder.

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B. Manage the

ND33000

Manage the ND33000 using web browser by Windows ® or Mac

1. You can access the ND33000 web administration page by the following methods:

a. Use Quick Install Wizard to find the ND33000.

b. Open a web browser and enter http://[ND33000 IP]:8080#

Note:

1. It is recommended to use Microsoft

®

Internet Explorer 6.0 or above to access the ND33000. If the OS of your PC is Windows ® 98, the ND33000 supports Internet Explorer 6.0 only.

2. Please use

Mozilla Firefox to access the ND33000 in Mac.

*

The user name here should be the same as the server name you enter in Chapter

2.5

Configure Software Settings.

#

The IP address here should be the same as the IP address you enter in Chapter

2.5

Configure Software Settings. If you are using DHCP: (a) connect the PC to

the ND33000 directly, please use the default IP address 169.254.100.100 of the ND33000;

(b) connect the ND33000 by network, please run Quick Install Wizard to view the IP

address of the N

D33000.

2. When the administration page is shown, click

Administration, Web File Manager,

Web Server, Multimedia Station, or Download Station. Enter the user name

and password, and then start to manage the ND33000.

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3. The ND33000 supports SSL secure login which enables you to configure and manage the

server by encrypted transfer. To use this function, check the box SSL login on the

administration page and login the server.

Note:

If your ND33000 is placed behind an NAT gateway and you want to access

the ND33000 by secure login from the Internet, you must open the port 443 on

your NAT and forward this port to the LAN IP of the ND33000.

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C. Use the ND33000

Services

„

Multimedia Station

The ND33000 provides a user-friendly web management interface for you to manage

and share personal albums and multimedia files via network easily. Supports

embedded iTunes Server music sharing, UPnP and DLNA standard multimedia

technology to establish home multimedia sharing center. Please refer to Chapter 5.

„

Download Station

The ND33000 supports BT, FTP, and HTTP download. You can add download tasks to the

ND33000 and let the server finish downloading independently of your PC. Please refer

to Chapter 6.

„

Mirror Station

Provides RAID 1 mirroring disk volume for data protection. Please refer to Chapter

3.5.1.

„

Disaster Recovery

The ND33000 supports remote share folder backup via the network. In case of data

damage in PC, you can restore all backup data. Please refer to Chapter 3.8.10.

„

Web Server

The ND33000 enables you to create your own website easily. It also supports Joomla!,

PHP and SQLite to establish interactive websites. Please refer to Chapter 7.

„

Printer Server

The ND33000 supports network printer sharing function by direct USB connection. No

extra help from PC is needed. Please refer to Chapter 3.5.4.

„

FTP Server

The ND33000 offers the simplest FTP server setup procedure for you to establish FTP

server without any professional assistance. Please refer to Chapter 8.

„

Backup Server

NetBak Replicator is the powerful backup software designed for Windows users to

configure automatic backup schedule. Block level remote replication is supported

to provide the most reliable, instant, and secure data backup mechanism. Please

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refer to Chapter 10.

„

File Server

The ND33000 provides convenient and secure file server functions that support central

data management. Users can be granted with the right to access network share

and share important files. Please refer to Chapter 3.7 and Chapter 9.

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3.1 Server Administration

There are 8 main sections in server administration:

3.2 Quick Configuration

Please follow the step

-by-step guide in Quick Configuration to complete the settings of

the ND33000. If you have any questions during web administration, please click the help

button

below:

on the top right hand corner of the page. Other buttons are described as

: Return to previous page

: Return to home page

: Logout system

Step 1. Enter the server name.

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Step 2. Change the administrator password or select to use the original password.

Step 3. Enter the date, time and select the time zone for the server.

Step 4. Select the language the serve

r uses to display files and directories. The default

setting is English.

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Step 5. Enter the IP address, subnet mask and default gateway for the server.

Note:

1. Please contact your ISP or network administrator for the IP address

of primary and secondary DNS servers. When the ND33000 plays the role as a terminal and needs to perform independent connection, e.g. BT download, you must enter at least one DNS server IP for proper URL connection. Otherwise, the function may not work properly.

2. If you select to obtain IP address via DHCP, there is no need to

configure the primary and secondary DNS servers. You can enter "0.0.0.0" in the settings.

Finished. The basic system settings are shown.

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3.3 System Settings

Configu

re the server name, date & time, and file name encoding in the System Settings.

3.3.1

Server Name

Enter the server name, which is 14 characters long at maximum and supports alphabets,

numbers, and hyphen (

-). The server name cannot contain space, period (.), or pure

number.

3.3.2

Date & Time

Set the date, time, and time zone according to your location. If the settings are

incorrect, the following problems may occur:

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When using a web browser to access or save a file, the display time of the action

will be incorrect.

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The time of event log displayed will be inconsistent with the actual time when an

action occurs.

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Synchronize with an Internet time server automatically

You can enable this option to update the date and time of the system automatically

with an NTP (Network Time Protocol) server. Enter the IP address or domain name

of the NTP server, e.g. time.nist.gov, time.windows.com. Then enter the time

interval when the server time should be updated.

Note:

The first time you enable NTP server, it may take several minutes to

synchronize the time with the NTP server.

3.3.3

Encoding Setting

Select the language the ND33000 uses to display files and directories.

Note: All files and directories on the ND33000 will be created using Unicode encoding. If your FTP clients or the OS of your PC does not support Unicode, e.g. Windows ® 95/98/ME, select the language the same as your OS here in order to view the files and directories on the server properly.

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3.3.4

Configure SMTP Server

Configure the SMTP server for outgoing mails of this server. If your mail server requires

SMTP authentication, please enter the user name and password for the mail server.

3.3.5

View System Settings

You can view all curren

t system settings, e.g. server name, on this page.

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3.4 Network Settings

You can configure network settings in this section and enable several powerful

applications of the ND33000, e.g. Multimedia Station, Download Station, and Web Server.

3

.4.1

TCP/ IP Configuration

You can select one of the following two methods to configure the TCP/IP settings of the

ND33000.

1. Obtain IP address settings automatically via DHCP

If your network supports DHCP, the ND33000 will use DHCP protocol to retrieve the IP

address and related information automatically.

2. Use static IP address

To use fixed IP address for network connection, enter fixed IP address, subnet mask,

and default gateway.

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Primary DNS Server: Enter the IP address of primary DNS server that provides DNS

service for the ND33000 in external network.

Secondary DNS Server:

Enter the IP address of secondary DNS server that provides

DNS service for the ND33000 in external network.

Note:

1. Please contact your ISP or network

administrator for the IP address of primary and secondary DNS servers. When the ND33000 plays the role as a terminal and needs to perform independent connection, e.g. BT download, you must enter at least one DNS server IP for proper URL connection. Otherwise, the function may not work properly.

2. If you select to obtain IP address via DHCP, there is no need to configure

the primary and secondary DNS servers. You can enter "0.0.0.0" in the settings.

Enable DHCP Server

If no DHCP is available in

the LAN where the ND33000 locates, you can enable this function to

enable the ND33000 as a DHCP server and allocate dynamic IP address to DHCP clients in

LAN.

You can set the range of IP addresses allocated by DHCP server and the lease time.

Lease tim

e refers to time that IP address is leased to the clients by DHCP server. When

the time expires, the client has to acquire an IP address again.

For example, to establish a DLNA network, and share the multimedia files on the ND33000 to

DLNA DMP via UPnP

while there is no NAT gateway that supports DHCP server, you can

enable DHCP server of the ND33000. The ND33000 will allocate dynamic IP address to DMP or

other clients automatically and set up a local network.

Note:

If there is an existing DHCP server in your LAN, do not enable this

function. Otherwise, there will be IP address allocation and network access

errors.

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Jumbo Frame Settings (MTU)

"Jumbo Frames" refer to Ethernet frames that are larger than 1500 bytes. It is designed

to en

hance Ethernet networking throughput and reduce the CPU utilization of large file

transfers by enabling more efficient larger payloads per packet.

Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) refers to the size (in bytes) of the largest packet that

a given layer of

a communications protocol can transmit.

The ND33000 uses standard Ethernet frames:

1500 bytes by default. If your network

appliances support Jumbo Frame setting, select the appropriate MTU value for your

network environment. The ND33000 supports 4074,

7418, and 9000 bytes for MTU.

Note:

Jumbo Frame setting is valid in Gigabit network environment only.

Besides, all network appliances connected must enable Jumbo Frame and use

the same MTU value.

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3.4.2

Microsoft Networking

Enable file ser

vice for Microsoft networking: If you are using Microsoft ® Windows®

OS, enable this service to access the files on network share folders. Assign a workgroup

name.

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Standalone Server

Use local users for user authentication.

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AD Domain Member

The ND33000 supports Windows 2003 AD (Active Directory) to provide quick and direct

import of user accounts to the existing AD server available in your network. This

function helps you to save time and effort on creating user accounts and passwords

and lowers IT maintenance cost by automatic configuration procedure.

¾ Server Description

Describe the ND33000 for users to identify the server. To use the ND33000 on the

Microsoft Windows OS, you must enable Microsoft Network Services.

¾ Workgroup

Specify the workgroup the ND33000 belongs to. The workgroup is a computer group

unit in Microsoft Windows network for network sharing.

¾ AD Server Name

Enter the name of the AD server when AD domain is selected for authentication.

¾ Domain Name

The name of Microsoft domain. When you select AD domain, you must enter the

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domain name, the login user name, and the password.

Please refer to Chapter 11 for the information of AD authentication.

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WINS server

If the local network has a WINS server installed, specify the IP address. The ND33000 will

automatically register its name and IP address with WINS service. If you have a

WINS server in your network and want to use this server, enter the WINS server IP.

9

Domain Master

There is a unique Domain Master Browser for collecting and recording resources and

services available for each PC in the network or workgroup of Windows. When you

find the waiting time for accessing Network Neighborhood too long, it may be caused

by failure of an existing master browser, or there is no master browser in the

network.

If there is no master browser in your network, you can check the box Domain Master

in this section to configure the ND33000 as the master browser to enhance the speed of

accessing information on Network Neighborhood.

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3.4.3

Apple Network

To use the ND33000 on Apple Mac operating system, enable AppleTalk network support. If

your AppleTalk network uses extended networks, and is assigned with multiple zones,

assi

gn a zone name to the ND33000. If you do not want to assign a network zone, enter an

asterisk (*) to use the default setting.

This setting is disabled by default.

3.4.4

NFS Service

After enabling this service, you can click here to set up the Network

access authority to

configure the settings. For detailed configuration, please refer to Chapter 3.7.6. For the

information of connecting to the ND33000 via NFS on Linux, please refer to Chapter 12.

3.4.5

Web File Manager

To access files on the ND33

000 via web browser, enable Web File Manager. If the ND33000 is

connected to the Internet and uses a valid IP address, you can access files on the server

by web browser from anywhere. For more information, please refer to Chapter 9.

The ND33000 suppor

ts SSL secure login. You can select SSL login on the ND33000 administration

page and login Web File Manager via https; or enter https://ND33000 IP:8080/Qfilemanager/

in the browser.

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3.4.6

FTP Service

When you enable FTP service, you can de

fine the port number for the service and

maximum number of users connected to the FTP at the same time.

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Select Protocol Type

Select to use standard FTP connection or SSL/TLS encrypted FTP. Select the

corresponding protocol type in your client FTP s

oftware to ensure successful

connection.

9

Unicode Support

Select to enable or disable Unicode Support. The default setting is No. Since most

FTP clients do not support Unicode currently, it is recommended that you disable

Unicode support here and

select the language the same as your OS in "System

Settings

—Encoding Setting" page so that the folders and files on FTP can be

properly shown (please refer to Chapter 3.3.3). If your FTP client supports Unicode,

make sure you have enabled Unicode suppo

rt for both your client and the ND33000.

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9

Log on anonymously

You can enable anonymous login to allow users to access the FTP server of the ND33000

anonymously. The users can access the folders and files which are opened for

public access.

If this option is disabled, users must enter an authorized user name

and password to access the server.

9

Passive FTP Port Range

You can use the default port range (55536

-56559) or define a port range larger

than 1024. When using this function, ple

ase make sure you have opened the

configured port range on your router or firewall.

9

Respond with external IP address for passive FTP connection request

When passive FTP connection is in use and the FTP server is configured under a

router, if the rem

ote computer cannot connect to the FTP server via WAN, you can

enable this function. By enabling this function, the FTP service replies the manually

specified IP address or automatically detects the external IP address so that the

remote computer can c

onnect to the FTP server successfully.

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FTP Transfer Limitation

You can configure the maximum number of all FTP connections, maximum

connections of a single account and the maximum upload/ download rates of a

single connection.

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3.4.7

Mul

timedia Station

To share photos, music or video files on the ND33000 over the network, enable Multimedia

Station. For further information of Multimedia Station, iTunes service and UPnP Media

Server, please refer to Chapter 5.

3.4.8

iTunes Service

By

enabling the iTunes service, the ND33000 shares the mp3 files in the Qmultimedia folder

to all the iTunes clients available in the same subnet. The clients can automatically

detect, browse, and play the music files in the ND33000. For further details,

please refer to

Chapter 5.2.

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3.4.9

Download Station

The ND33000 supports BT, HTTP and FTP download independent of PC/notebook. To use the

download function of the ND33000, please enable Download Station. For further information,

please

refer to Chapter 6.

Warning:

Please be warned against illegal downloading of copyrighted

materials. The Download Station functionality is provided for downloading

authorized files only. Downloading or distribution of unauthorized materials

may result

in severe civil and criminal penalty. Users are subject to the

restrictions of the copyright laws and should accept all the consequences.

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3.4.10 Web Server

You can publish your own server by enabling Web Server function of the ND33000.

Enter the

port number for web server service, the default number is 80. For further information,

please refer to Chapter 7.

Configure register_globals

Select to enable or disable register_globals. The setting is disabled by default. When

the web pr

ogram asks to enable php register_globals, please enable this option.

However, for system security concerns, it is recommended to disable this option.

php.ini Maintenance

Check the box "php.ini Maintenance" to select to upload, edit or restore php.ini.

Edit: Edit the current php.ini file.

Upload: Upload a new php.ini file to replace the current file.

Restore: Restore the php.ini file to system default.

Note:

To use PHP mail() function, you can go to System Settings/ Configure SMTP

Server to configur

e the SMTP server settings.

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3.4.11 DDNS Service

To set up a server on the Internet and enable users to access it easily, a fixed and easy

-

to

-remember host name is often required. However, if ISP provides only dynamic IP

address, the IP a

ddress of the server will change from time to time and is difficult to

recall. You can enable DDNS service to solve the problem.

After enabling DDNS service of the ND33000, whenever the ND33000 restarts or the IP address is

changed, the ND33000 will no

tify DDNS provider immediately to record the new IP address.

When the user tries to connect the ND33000 via the host name, DDNS will transfer the

recorded IP address to the user.

Enable and configure DDNS of the ND33000:

Before using DDNS service, plea

se register a host name from the DDNS provider*. The

ND33000 supports the 5 DDNS providers: members.dyndns.org, update.ods.org,

members.dhs.org, www.dyns.cx, www.3322.org.

Enable Dynamic DNS Service, and select DDNS server. Then enter the user name,

password, and hostname.

* For the information of DDNS service registration, please refer to the website of the

DDNS providers.

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3.4.12 MySQL Server

You can enable MySQL Server as the website database.

Enable remote connection of MySQL Serv

er

You can enable this option to configure your ND33000's MySQL Server as a database server of

another web server in remote site through Internet connection. When you disable this

option, your MySQL Server will only be configured as local database serv

er for ND33000's web

server.

After enabling remote connection, please assign a port for the remote connection service

of MySQL server. The default port is 3306.

After the first

-time installation of the ND33000, a folder phpMyAdmin is created in the Qweb

network folder. You can enter http://ND33000 IP/phpMyAdmin/ in the web browser to enter

the phpMyAdmin page and manage the MySQL database.

Note:

1. Please do not delete the phpMyAdmin folder. You can rename this folder but the link

on the MySQL Server page will not be updated. To access the renamed folder, you

can enter the link http://ND33000 IP/renamed folder in the web browser.

2. The phpMyAdmin folder is created after the first

-time installation. When you update

the firmware, the folder remains unchanged.

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Database Maintenance

Check the box

Database Maintenance to reset the database password or initialize the

database.

Reset root password: Execute this function to reset the password of MySQL root as

"

admin".

Re

-initialize database: Execute this function to delete all the data on MySQL database.

Description: File location of MySQL database

1. Create a network share in

Network Share Management.

2. Enter the network share name and select "Enter path manually". Then clic

k

"Browse…"

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3. Select .@mysql and click "OK". After the network share is created, configure the

access right. The network share name configured in the above step is the file

location of MySQL database.

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3.4.13 System Port Man

agement

Assign a protocol for the system management. The default port is 8080. The services of

this port include: System Management, Web File Manager, Multimedia Station, and

Download Station.

The system will restart after clicking

Apply. Please wait. The website will automatically

change to the homepage of the new protocol system.

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3.4.14 View Network Settings

You can view current network settings and status of the ND33000 in this section.

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3.5 Device Configur

ation

You can configure SATA disk, USB disk, and USB printer settings in this section.

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3.5.1

SATA Disk

This page shows the model, size and current status of the disk(s) installed on the ND33000.

You can format and check disks, and scan bad

blocks on the disks. When the SATA disks

are formatted, the ND33000 will create the following default share folders:

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Public: Network share for file sharing

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Qdownload: Network share for Download Station

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Qmultimedia: Network share for Multimedia Station

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Qusb: Network share for data copy function via USB ports

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Qweb: Network share for Web Server

You can create the following disk volumes by clicking on the corresponding icon on the

"SATA Disk" page.

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You can create the following disk volumes:

•

Single Disk Volume

Each disk is used as a standalone disk. If a disk is damaged, all data will be lost.

•

RAID 1 Mirroring Disk Volume

RAID 1 (mirroring disk) protects your data by automatically backing up the contents

of one drive onto the second drive of a mirrored pair. This protects your data if one

of the drives fails. Yet the storing capacity is equal to a single drive, as the second

drive is used to automatically back up the first one. RAID 1 is suitable for personal

or corporate use to store important data.

•

RAID 0 Striping Disk Volume

RAID 0 (striping disk) combines 2 or more drives into one larger disk. It offers the

fastest disk access but does not have any protection of your data if the striped array

fails. The disk capacity equals the number of drives in the array times the size of the

smallest drive. Striping disk is usually used to maximize your disk capacity or for

fast disk access but not for storing important data.

•

Linear Disk Volume

You can combine two or more disks into one larger disk. Files are saved on the

physical disks sequentially. The overall capacity of linear disk is the sum of all disks.

Linear disk is generally used for storing large size of data and is not appropriate for

protection of sensitive data.

•

RAID 5 Disk Volume

RAID 5 disk volume is ideal for organizations running databases and other

transaction-based applications that require storage efficiency and data protection.

To create a RAID 5 disk volume, a minimum of 3 hard disks are required. The total

capacity of RAID 5 disk volume = the size of the smallest capacity disk in the array x

(no. of hard disk - 1). It's recommended that you use the same brand and same

capacity hard drive to establish the most efficient hard drive capacity.

Additionally, if your system contains four disk drives, three of them can be used to

implement RAID 5 data disks and the fourth drive can be used as a spare disk.

When a physical disk failure occurs, the system will automatically rebuild the data

with the spare disk.

RAID 5 can survive 1 disk failure and system can still operate properly. When a disk

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fails in RAID 5, the disk volume will be in "degraded mode". There is no more data

protection at this

stage. If one more disk fails, all the data will be crashed.

Therefore, you must replace a new disk immediately. You can install a new disk after

turning off the server or hot swap the new disk when the server is on. The status of

the disk volume wi

ll become "rebuilding" after installing a new disk. When rebuilding

completes, your disk volume resumes to normal status.

Note:

To install a disk when the server is on, make sure the disk volume is in

"degraded" mode. Or wait for two long beeps after

the disk crash, then insert the

new disk.

•

RAID 6 Disk Volume

RAID 6 disk volume is ideal for important data protection.

To create a RAID 6 disk volume, a minimum of 4 hard disks are required. The total

capacity of RAID 6 disk volume = the size of the smallest capacity disk in the array x

(no. of hard disk-2). It's recommended that you use same brand and same capacity

hard drive to establish the most efficient hard drive capacity.

RAID 6 can survive 2 drives failure and system can still operate properly.

Note:

To install a disk when the server is on, make sure the disk volume is in

"degraded" mode. Or wait for two long beeps after the disk crash, and then insert

the new disk.

•

RAID 5, RAID 6 Read-only Mode

The drive configuration enters read-only mode in the following occasions:

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2 drives are damaged in RAID 5

3 drives are damaged in RAID 6

The drives in the above configurations are read

-only. It is recommended to re-create

new drive configuration in such case.

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3.

5.2

RAID Management Tool

RAID management tool allows you to carry out capacity expansion, RAID migration, or

spare drive configuration with the original drive data reserved.

•

Expand capacity

This function enables drive capacity expansion by replacing the drives in a

configuration one by one. This option is supported for the following drive

configurations:

-

RAID 1 expansion

RAID 5 expansion

RAID 6 expansion

•

Add hard drive

This function enables adding new drive member to a drive configuration. It is

supported for the following drive configurations:

- RAID 5 expansion

•

Migrate

This function enables a drive configuration to be migrated to a different RAID

configuration. It is supported for the following drive configurations:

-

Migrate single drive to RAID 1, 5, or 6

Migrate RAID 1 to RAID 5 or 6

Migrate RAID 5 to RAID 6

•

Configure spare drive

This function enables adding or removing RAID 5 spare drive. The options available

are:

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Add spare drive

in RAID 5

Remove spare drive in RAID 5

For detailed operation, please click the "

Description" button on the management

interface to view the detailed operation instructions.

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3.5.3

USB Disk

The ND33000 supports USB disks and thumb drives f

or extended storage. Connect the USB

device to the USB port of the ND33000, when the device is successfully detected, the details

will be shown on this page.

It may take tens of seconds for the ND33000 server to detect the external USB device

successf

ully. Please wait patiently.

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3.5.4

USB Printer

To provide printer sharing function for network users, you can simply connect a USB

printer to the USB port of the ND33000. The ND33000 will detect the printer automatically. This

function su

pports up to 3 printers.

Note:

Please connect a USB printer to the server after the software configuration is

completed.

3.5.4.1

Windows Users

Method 1

1. A printer icon should be shown in the share folder of the server. Double click the icon.

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2. Install the printer driver.

3. When finished, you can start to use network printer service of the ND33000.

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Method 2

The following configuration method has been verified on Windows XP only:

1. Open

Printers and Faxes.

2. Delet

e the existing network printer (if any).

3. Right click the blank area in the Printers and Faxes window. Select

Server

Properties.

4. Click the

Ports tab and delete the ports configured for the previous network printer

(if any).

5. Restart your PC

.

6. Open Printers and Faxes.

7. Click

Add a printer and click Next.

8. Select

Local printer attached to this computer. Click Next.

9. Click

Create a new port and select Local Port from the drop-down menu. Click

Next.

10.Enter the port name. T

he format is \\ND33000 IP\ND33000 namepr, e.g. ND33000 IP=

192.168.1.1, ND33000 name= myND33000, the link is \\192.168.1.1\myND33000pr.

11.Install the printer driver.

12.Print a test page.

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3.5.4.2

Mac Users

1. On the toolbar, click

Go/ Utilities.

2. Click

Printer Setup Utility.

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3. Click Add.

4. Press and hold the

alt key

concurrently.

on the keyboard and click

More Printers

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5. In the pop up window:

a. Select Advanced*.

b. Select Windows Printer with SAMBA.

c. Enter the printer name.

d. Enter the printer URI, the format is smb://ND33000 IP/printer name. The printer

name is found on the Device Configuration/ USB Printer page.

e. Select Generic for Printer Model.

f. Click Add.

*Note that

you must hold and press the alt key and click More Printers at the same

time to view the Advanced printer settings. Otherwise, this option does not appear.

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6. The printer appears on the printer list. It is ready to use.

Note:

1. The ND33

000 network printer service supports Postscript printer on Mac OS only.

2. For the latest USB printer compatibility list, please visit

http://www.cometlabs.com.

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3.6 User Management

The files on the ND33000 can be shared among multiple user

s. For easier management and

better control of users' access right, you have to organize users, user groups and their

access right control.

3.6.1

Users

The system has created the following users by default:

n

admin

By default, administrator has access to system administration and cannot be deleted.

o

guest

This is a built-in user and will not be displayed on User Management page. When

you use a non-registered user name to login, the server will recognize the user as a

guest and will allow limited access. A guest does not belong to any user group. The

login password for guest is guest.

p

Anonymous

This is a built-in user and will not be displayed on User Management page. When

you connect to the server by FTP service, you can use this name to login as a guest.

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512 users can be created at maximum (including system default users). You can

create a new user according to your needs. The following information is required to

create a new user:

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User name

The user name must not exceed 32 characters. It is case-insensitive and supports

double-byte characters, such as Chinese, Japanese, and Korean excluding:

" / \ [ ] : ; | = , + * ? < > ` '

9

Password

The password is case-sensitive and can be 16 characters long at maximum. It is

recommended to use a password of at least 6 characters.

You can perform the following actions for user management:

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3.6.2

User Groups

User group is a collection of users with the same access right to files or fol

ders. The ND33000

has created the following user groups by default:

n

Administrators

All members in this group have administration right. You cannot delete this group.

o

Everyone

All registered users belong to everyone group. You cannot delete this group.

You can manage user groups with the following options:

1024 groups can be created at maximum.

A group name must not exceed 256

characters. It is case

-insensitive and supports double-byte characters, such as Chinese,

Japanese, and Korean, exc

ept the following ones:

" / \ [ ] : ; | = , + * ? < > ` '

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Create Users and Assign Users to User Group

The following example demonstrates how to create new users and assign users to a user

group.

ABC Co. has recently recruited

two employees Mr. Jones Lee for Administration

Department and Ms. Jane Wu for Sales Department. The IT Department therefore needs

to create two user accounts for them to access company data on the ND33000.

i. To create a user account, go to User Ma

nagement-Users. Click Create.

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ii. Enter the user name (Jones Lee/ Jane Wu) and password. Check the box

"Continue to set the user groups to which this user belongs" and click OK.

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iii. Select the user groups the users belong to on the right list, i.e. Mr. Jones Lee for

Administration Dept and Ms. Jane Wu for Sales Dept, and click Add. Then click

Close.

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iv. The user names will appear on the list on Create User page.

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Create Private Network Share for User Groups

You can create particular network share for each user group. The procedure is described

as below:

1. To create a network share called

media accessible by Administration Department

only, please go to "User Management—User Groups" page. Select the user group

Administration Dept and click Create Private Network Share on the right.

2. Enter the network share name

media. Select the disk volume that the share will be

created in and specify the path automatically or manually. Enter the comment for

the network share, e.g. media folder for Admin Dept and click Apply.

3. You can see the folder

media in Network Share Management page.

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4. Enter Access Control. You can see that only Administration Dept has full access right

to the folder.

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3.6.3

Quota

To allocate disk volume efficiently, specify the quota that can be used by each user.

When you have reached the disk quota, you cannot upload data to the server anymore.

By default, no limitations are set for users.

You can modify the following two options:

i. Enable quota for all users

ii. Quota size on each disk volume

Please refer to the following example to configure the quota setting of users:

The IT department is planning to set the disk quota of Mr. Jon

es Lee from Administration

Department and Ms. Jane Wu from Sales Department on the ND33000. The disk quota is

2000MB for Mr. Jones Lee and 4000MB for Ms. Jane Wu.

1. Please go to

Quota page in User Management to enable quota for all users. Enter

the quota size on each disk volume, e.g. 1000MB. The quota for individual user can

be modified later.

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2. Select Jones Lee on User page and click Quota Settings on the right.

3. Enter the quota size 2000MB and click

OK.

4. Follow the same st

eps and enter the quota size 4000MB for Jane Wu and click OK.

The quota setting is successfully applied.

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3.7 Network Share Management

The primary purpose of network storage is file sharing. You can create different network

share folders fo

r various types of files, and provide different file access rights to users or

user groups.

3.7.1

Create

To create a network share, enter the following information:

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Network share name

The length of the network share name cannot exceed 32 single-byte characters or

10 double-byte characters, and cannot contain the following characters:

" . + = / \ : | * ? < > ; [ ] %

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Hide network drive

Select to show or hide the network in My Network Places. Note that the drive can

still be shown by entering the directory manually in My Network Places.

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Disk volume

This area shows the disk volume status.

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Path

All data is stored under the assigned path onto the disk volume. You can select

"Specify path automatically" or assign a path manually. The path cannot exceed

256 characters and cannot contain the characters below:

" . + = / \ : | * ? < > ; [ ] %

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Comment

Enter a brief description for the share folder. The comment cannot exceed 128

characters.

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Note:

When you sel

ect to enter the path manually, click "Browse

…

" and the .@mysql

directory will be shown. This is the file location of MySQL database.

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3.7.2

Property

To edit the property of an existing network share, select a share and click

Property.

You

can then edit the content of that share.

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3.7.3

Access Control

When a network share is created, you can assign access rights to users or user groups:

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Deny access

Access to the network share will be denied.

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Read only

Users can read the files only on the network share.

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Full access

Users can read, write, create, or delete files and folders on the network share.

3.7.4

Delete

Select a share and click

Delete. Click OK to confirm.

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3.7.5

Restore

If the default net

work shares of the ND33000 are not created successfully, you can use the

Restore function to restore the network shares. To do so, click

Restore and the shares

will be created.

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3.7.6

NFS Access Control

You can set the NFS access right of t

he network share. The Public folder is for open

access while access is denied for other default network shares. For detailed configuration,

please click on the link "Click here for more detailed description".

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3.8 System Tools

The System Too

ls enable you to optimize the maintenance and management of the ND33000.

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3.8.1

Alert Notification

When an error occurs, e.g. CPU fan fails, a drive fails or is unplugged, an email will be

sent to the administrator automatically. You can go

to Event Logs (refer to Chapter 3.9)

to check the details of all errors and warnings.

To be able to send notification e

-mails, you must configure the SMTP server.

Note: It is recommended to send a test e-mail to make sure you can receive the alert mails.

3.8.2

Restart/ Shutdown

Click "Restart" to reboot or "Shut Down" to turn off the ND33000.

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3.8.3

Hardware Settings

You can enable or disable the hardware functions of the ND33000.

i. Enable configuration reset switch

By enabling this option, you can press the reset button for 3 seconds to reset the

administrator password and system settings to default.

ii. Enable hard disk standby mode

When this function is enabled, hard disk will go to standby mode if there is no access

within the specified period. The Power LED will glow in blue and the Status LED will

be off in hard disk standby mode.

iii. Enable light signal alert when the free size of SATA disk is less than the value

The Status LED flashes red and green when this function is enabled and the free

space of the SATA disk is less than the value. The range of the value is 1-51200 MB.

iv. Auto power on when power resumes after power loss

When this function is enabled, the ND33000 turns on automatically when power resumes

after improper shutdown or power loss.

v. Enable alarm buzzer

Enable this option. The system will sound when an error occurs.

vi. Smart Fan configuration

After enabling Smart Fan, the fan rotation speed is automatically adjusted according

to the server temperature. It is recommended to enable this option. By manually

setting the fan rotation speed, the fan rotates at the defined speed continuously.

Note:

When Smart Fan is enabled, the fan rotates at high speed when the system

temperature reaches

48°C or above. You can define the system temperatures to trigger

high speed or low speed rotation of the fan. The fan rotates at low speed when the

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system temperature is below 40°C.

3.8.4

UPS

If your UPS device provides USB interface, you

can enable UPS (uninterruptible power

supply) support to protect your system from abnormal system shutdown caused by

power outage. In case of utility power failure, the system shuts down automatically by

probing the power status of the connected UPS u

nit.

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Enable UPS support

To activate the UPS support, you can select this option. You can set the shutdown

timer to turn off the system automatically after the system detects the AC power is

abnormal. In general, the UPS can keep supplying the power for the system for

about 5~10 minutes, depending on the maximum load of the UPS and the number

of the loads connected to it.

UPS Model

Select the UPS model from the list. If the UPS model you are using is not available

on the list, please contact our technical support.

IP Address of UPS

If you have selected APC UPS with SNMP for UPS model, enter the IP address of the

UPS.

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3.8.5

Hard Disk S.M.A.R.T.

This page enables users to monitor hard drive health, temperature, and usage stat

us by

the hard disk S.M.A.R.T. mechanism.

Select the hard drive and you can view the following information by clicking the

corresponding buttons.

Field

Summary

Hard disk information

SMART information

Test

Settings

Description

Displays the har

d drive smart summary and the latest

test result.

Displays the hard drive details, e.g., model, serial

number, drive capacity, etc.

Displays the hard drive SMART. Any items that the

values are lower than the threshold are regarded as

abnormal.

To p

erform quick or complete hard drive SMART test and

display the results.

To configure temperature alarm. When the hard drive

temperature is over the preset values, the system records

error logs.

You can also configure quick and complete test schedule.

The latest test result is shown in the Summary page.

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3.8.6

System Update

Note:

If the system is running properly, you do not need to update the

firmware.

Before updating system firmware, please make sure the product model and firmware

ver

sion are correct. Follow the steps below to update firmware:

Step 1:

Download the release notes of the same version as the firmware from Comet Labs

websi

http://www.cometlabs.com. Read the release notes carefully to make sure you need

to upgrade the firmware.

Step 2:

Before upgrading system firmware, back up all disk data on the server to avoid

any potential data loss during system update.

Step 3:

Click the [Browse

…

] button to select the correct firmware im

age for system

update. Click

Update System to update the firmware.

Note:

System update may take tens of seconds to several minutes to complete

depending on the network connection status. Please wait patiently. The system will

inform you when system

update is completed.

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3.8.7

USB One Touch Copy Backup

You can configure the function of the USB one touch copy button in this page. The

following three functions are available:

•

Copy from the front USB storage to a directory of the internal drive of the ND33000.

•

Copy to the front USB storage from a directory of the internal drive of the ND33000.

•

Disable the one touch copy button

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3.8.8

Change Logo

You can choose your own picture to display on the login page of t

he ND33000. The size of

the picture cannot exceed 20K bytes.

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3.8.9

Back up to an External Storage Device

You can back up the local drive data to an external storage device. In this page, you can

select to execute instant, automatic, or sc

hedule backup methods, and configure the

relevant settings.

•

Backup Now: To back up data to the external storage device immediately.

•

Schedule Backup: To back up data by schedule. You can select the week day and

time to execute the backup.

•

Auto-backup: To execute the backup automatically once the storage device is

connected to the ND33000.

Copy Options:

Select "Copy" or "Synchronize" for the copy options. When you select "Copy", files are

copied from the ND33000 to the external devic

e. By selecting "Synchronize", the data on the

internal drives of the ND33000 and the external storage device are synchronized. Any

different files on the external device are deleted.

Note:

In the copying and synchronizing process, if the identical files exist on both sides,

the files are not copied. If there are files in the same name but different in size or

modified dates on ND33000 and the external device, the files on the external device are

overwritten.

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