D-link DNS-320L User Manual

Version 1.30 | 09/17/2014

User Manual

ShareCenter™ 2-Bay Cloud Network Storage Enclosure

DNS-320L

Preface

D-Link reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes in the content hereof without obligation to notify
any person or organization of such revisions or changes.

Manual Revisions

Revision Date Description

1.0 March 28, 2013 • Initial release for Revision A1

1.01 November 07, 2013 • Content revision and correction

1.20 November 13, 2013 • add “My Surveillance “ Section

1.30 September 17, 2014 • mydlink updates, multimedia, Google Drive

Trademarks

D-Link and the D-Link logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of D-Link Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United
States or other countries. All other company or product names mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks
of their respective companies.

Copyright © 2014 by D-Link Corporation.

All rights reserved. This publication may not be reproduced, in whole or in part, without prior expressed written permission
from D-Link Corporation.

Power Usage

This device is an Energy Related Product (ErP) designed to be always on. It can be turned o through a power switch to save
energy when it is not needed.
Switched O: 0.37 watts

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface ................................................................................. i

Manual Revisions ........................................................................... i

Trademarks ...................................................................................... i

Power Usage .................................................................................... i

Product Overview .............................................................. 1

Before you Begin ...........................................................................2

System Requirements ................................................................. 2

Package Contents .........................................................................2

Features ............................................................................................3

Checking the Hardware Requirements ................................6

Hardware Overview ..................................................................... 7

Front Panel .............................................................................. 7

LED Description ................................................................ 8

Rear Panel ................................................................................ 9

Bottom Panel ........................................................................10

Getting Started ................................................................ 11

RAID 0 .................................................................................36

RAID 1 .................................................................................39

Mapping a Drive .........................................................................48

Alternative Methods for Mapping a Drive .................51

Mac - Setup Wizard Installation ...................................... 52

Conguration ................................................................... 53

Managing your DNS-320L .......................................................53

D-Link Storage Utility ................................................................54

D-Link Storage Utility - For Mac ............................................56

Web UI Login ................................................................................59

Web UI General Layout .....................................................60

Home ..................................................................................60

Applications .....................................................................61

Management ...................................................................62

Management ........................................................................63

Setup Wizard (Web UI) .................................................63

Hardware Setup ..........................................................................11

Zero Conguration Setup ........................................................14

mydlink on the DNS-320L ................................................19

Windows Installation .......................................................20

Setup Wizard ................................................................................20

Hard Drive Conguration .................................................29

Standard RAID .................................................................30

JBOD ...................................................................................33

Disk Management .........................................................68

Hard Drive Conguration ......................................68

Hard Drive Conguration Wizard .................69

Upgrading from Standard Mode to RAID 1 75

SMART Test .................................................................81

Creating a Schedule ..........................................82

Scan Disk .....................................................................83

Volume Encryption ..................................................85

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Account Management .................................................88

Users / Groups ...........................................................88

Creating a Single User ......................................88

Creating Multiple Users ...................................93

Modify Users ........................................................97

Delete Users ...................................................... 101

Import Users ..................................................... 102

Creating a Group ............................................. 105

Modifying a Group .......................................... 110

Deleting a Group ............................................. 115

Quotas ....................................................................... 116

Network Shares ...................................................... 120

Add/Modify Network Shares Wizard ........ 121

Deleting a Network Share ............................ 127

Resetting the Network Shares .................... 128

ISO Shares Setup Wizard ............................... 129

Creating an ISO Image .................................. 133

Application Management ........................................ 157

FTP server ................................................................ 157

Block IP List .............................................................. 159

Add-ons .................................................................... 162

Installing Add-ons from the Web UI ............... 164

AFP Service .............................................................. 166

NFS Service .............................................................. 166

Multimedia Services ............................................. 167

UPnP AV Server ...................................................... 174

iTunes Server ..........................................................175

System Management ................................................177

Language ................................................................. 177

Time and Date ........................................................ 178

Device ....................................................................... 179

System Settings ..................................................... 180

Power Management ............................................181

Notications ............................................................ 182

ISO Name and File Path Settings ............... 134

ISO Tree Editing ................................................ 136

Verifying the ISO image ................................ 137

Admin Password .................................................... 138

mydlink Account ................................................... 139

mydlink Account online ..................................... 145

Network Management .............................................. 148

LAN Setup ................................................................ 148

IPv6 Settings ..................................................... 150

Link Speed and LLTD Settings .................... 152

DDNS ......................................................................... 153

Port Forwarding.....................................................154

Email Settings ................................................... 182

SMS Settings ..................................................... 184

Adding an SMS Service Provider ............... 185

Event Settings ..................................................186

Logs ............................................................................187

Firmware Upgrade ................................................ 188

USB Devices ............................................................ 189

UPS Settings ...................................................... 189

USB Storage Information ..............................190

Printer Information ......................................... 191

System Status ............................................................... 192

System Info ..............................................................192

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Home .................................................................................... 195

My Photos ...................................................................... 196

Creating an Album ...............................................197

Editing Photos in an Album ..............................201

Select a Photo as a Cover image......................202

Select a Photo to Move ....................................... 203

Delete a Photo .......................................................204

Share a Photo to Picasa .......................................205

Share a Photo to Facebook ................................207

Share a Photo to Flickr ........................................210

Deleting an Album ............................................... 212

Refreshing the Album Database .....................213

Managing Photos .................................................214

Slideshow Toolbar ...........................................215

Viewing images using Cooliris ...................217

Stream a Slideshow to your Airplay

Device .................................................................. 220

Unzipping a Zipped File .....................................238

Unzipping a Tar File .............................................. 239

Opening a File ........................................................ 240

Previewing a File ................................................... 241

Share to Facebook ................................................ 242

My Music ........................................................................ 243

My Music - The Interface .......................................... 245

My Music - Categories ............................................... 246

My Music - Music on your DNS-320L ................... 247

My Music - Playback Music on an Apple Device 249

My Music - The Player ................................................ 250

My Music - Create a Playlist ..................................... 251

My Surveillance ........................................................... 253

My Surveillance ........................................................... 261

My Surveillance - Live View ..................................... 262

My Surveillance - Live View ..................................... 263

My Surveillance - Single Camera Live Video

Photo Gallery .......................................................... 221

My Files ........................................................................... 223

My Files - Icons ............................................................. 224

Upload ...................................................................... 225

Download ................................................................ 226

Copy ........................................................................... 227

Move .......................................................................... 229

Delete ........................................................................ 231

Rename ..................................................................... 232

Properties................................................................. 234

Create a Zip le from the Selected Folder .... 235

Add to Zip ................................................................ 236

Mode ............................................................................... 264

My Surveillance - Full Screen Live Video Mode 265

My Surveillance - Digital Zoom Video Mode..... 266

My Surveillance - E-Map View ................................267

My Surveillance - Snapshot View ..........................268

My Surveillance - Motion Detection Camera

Mode ............................................................................... 269

My Surveillance - Conguring Patrol Settings ..270
My Surveillance - Conguring Patrol Preset

Points ...............................................................................271

My Surveillance - Viewing Preset Points ............. 272

My Surveillance - Live Video/Playback Settings 273

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My Surveillance - OSD Settings ............................. 274

My Surveillance - Playback ...................................... 275

My Surveillance - Playback ...................................... 276

My Surveillance - Recording Information .......... 277

My Surveillance - Setup ............................................ 279

My Surveillance - Setup - Camera Setup ............ 280

My Surveillance -Search and Add Camera .........287

My Surveillance -Setup - Audio and Video ........290

My Surveillance - Setup - Recording Setup ....... 292

My Surveillance -Setup - Event Setup ................. 300

My Surveillance - Setup - E-map Upload ............ 303

My Surveillance - Setup - Backup .......................... 306

My Surveillance - Setup - Server Port .................. 311

My Surveillance - Status ........................................... 312

My Surveillance - Status ........................................... 313

My Favorite Applications..........................................316

Adding Applications ............................................ 317

MTP Backup Process.......................................340

P2P Downloads ...................................................... 342

Settings ..................................................................... 347

Amazon S3 ...............................................................348

Creating an AWS Account ............................ 349

Google Drive ........................................................... 354

mydlink ..................................................................... 364

mydlink Verication ............................................. 365

mydlink Java Runtime Environment .............. 367

Creating a New Folder ......................................... 372

mydlink Settings Details .....................................373

ShareCenter NAS Status .....................................374

Deleting a mydlink device ................................. 375

Deleting a mydlink account .............................. 376

The mydlink Access NAS App ........................... 378

The mydlink Access NAS App - Features ......379

The mydlink Access NAS App - Compatibility 381

Applications ....................................................................... 318

FTP/HTTP Downloads ............................................... 318

Remote Backups .......................................................... 320

Create Wizard ......................................................... 321

Local Backups .........................................................325

Time Machine ......................................................... 327

Time Machine Setup Wizard ............................. 328

Time Machine Setup - Mac OS ......................... 331

Time Machine - Delete a Volume .................... 335

USB Backups ........................................................... 337

MTP Backups ..................................................... 338

USB Backups ..................................................... 339

Knowledge Base ............................................................382

What is RAID? ............................................................................ 382

RAID Options ..................................................................... 384

UPS Connectivity ..................................................................... 386

Deleting a UPS Slave .......................................................390

USB Print Server ....................................................................... 391

Setting up a Printer Using Mac OS 10.8 ................... 394

Technical Specications ................................................ 399

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Section 1 - Product Overview

Product Overview

The D-Link ShareCenter® DNS-320L is a 2-Bay Cloud Network Storage device. This cloud-centric network storage device
oers all the features a regular NAS oers but brings advanced data backup and storage to the Cloud. This is provided
through the “mydlink Account Management” console. The mydlink Cloud service oers complete data management of
les, music, photos, and video in the Cloud. So not only can you use the DNS-320L via the Cloud but you can also continue
accessing les through the Internet using the built-in FTP server, web le server and the WebDAV protocol. Whether you are
allowing access locally or over the Internet, you can keep data safe by only giving rights to specic users or groups. Users
can also access their DNS-320L remotely using the mydlink™ portal, or by using the mydlink Access NAS app on a mobile
phone or tablet. When conguring the DNS-320L, you can create and assign users and groups to folders with either read or
read/write permissions. This is ideal for an oce environment with employee-specic sensitive data, or for the home where
you can limit children’s access to certain material. The DNS-320L will be available to any computer (PC, Mac, or Linux) on
your network, without the need to install any software.

You may back up your music, photo, and video collections to the DNS-320L for safekeeping, as well as enjoy the benets

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of the built-in UPnP AV media server as you stream digital content to compatible media players
D-Link’s MediaLounge product line). This feature is highly convenient as it allows you to turn o a computer that would
normally be needed for the same function.

(such as those found in

The availability of four dierent hard drive modes (Standard, JBOD, RAID 0, RAID 1) allows you to choose the conguration
best suited to your needs. Standard mode creates two separately accessible hard drives. JBOD combines both drives in
linear fashion for maximum space eciency. RAID 0 combines both drives in a ‘striped’ conguration, which provides the
highest performance when accessing data across disks. RAID 1 causes the drives to mirror each other, providing maximum
protection. If one drive fails while congured as RAID 1, the unaected drive continues to function as a single drive until the
failed drive is replaced. The new drive will then be re-mirrored, allowing the DNS-320L to return to its full protective state.

The DNS-320L also has several add-on features to enhance your experience, including PhotoCenter, Blogging, Transmission
and Audio Streamer. The DNS-320L Cloud network storage also provides access to Google Drive. This allows you to access,
save, and manage Google apps like Google Docs, Google Spreadsheets, and Google Presentations to your NAS.

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D-Link cannot guarantee full compatibility or proper playback with all codecs. Playback capability depends on the codec support of the UPnP AV media player.

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Before you Begin

• Check package contents

• Check system requirements

• Ensure that you have the hardware you need for your ShareCenter device

System Requirements

For best results, the following minimum requirements are recommended on any system used to congure and use the
ShareCenter:

• Computer with: 1 GHz processor / 512 MB RAM / 200 MB available space / CD-ROM drive

• Internet Explorer® version 9, Mozilla® Firefox® 26.0, Google® Chrome 33.0, or Apple® Safari® 5 and above

• Windows® XP (with Service Pack 2), Windows Vista®, Windows® 7, Windows® 8, or Mac OS® X 10.5.6 or higher

• Up to two 3.5” SATA Hard Drive(s)

• D-Link ShareCenter DNS-320L

• CD-ROM with Manual and Software

• Quick Installation Guide

• 12 V DC 3A Output Power Adapter

• CAT5e Ethernet Cable

Package Contents

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Features

The ShareCenter DNS-320L is an easy to install data storage platform used for remote access through a local network or over the
Internet. This ShareCenter supports up to 2 SATA hard drives and includes the product features listed below:

• Equipped with one 10/100/1000 Mbps auto-MDIX Gigabit
Ethernet LAN port, 1000BASE-T supports half-duplex and full­duplex mode

• Two embedded SATA II 3.5” HDD interfaces support drives up
to 4 TB

• 2-bay SATA with RAID 0/1 and JBOD support

• Equipped with Ultra Cooler (Plastic housing + FAN speed
control)

• Included hard drive trays

• Supports Real-Time Clock (RTC)

• Networking Support

• DHCP Client or Static IP

• NTP Client

• Windows 7/Vista x32/64 PnP-X/LLTD

• Dynamic DNS

• Bonjour

• UPnP port forwarding

• HTTP and HTTPS for web browsers

• WebDAV

• File System

• EXT4 for internal HDD

• FAT32, NTFS for USB external storage

• File System Management

• Unicode support for both Samba and FTP server

• File sharing: Windows/Mac/Linux

• File searching

• FTP server

• FTP over explicit SSL/ TLS mode (FTPES)

• FTP bandwidth and connection control

• FTP support FXP

• IP blocking

• Disk Management

• Hot-swappable

• RAID: Standard, JBOD, 0, 1

• IPv6

• Network File Services

• Supports Windows XP/Vista/7/8, Mac OSX 10.5+, Linux
clients

• CIFS/SMB for Windows and Mac OS X and Linux

• NFSv3 Server for Linux and UNIX

• AFP 3.3 for Mac OS X

• RAID 1 Auto/Manual rebuild

• RAID migration: Standard to RAID 1

• SMART Disk Status Monitoring

• HDD SMART test

• Scandisk

• Supports advanced format HDD

• AES-based volume encryption

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• Disk roaming

• RAID roaming

• Folder Management

• Share folder level permission

• Supports ISO mount

• ISO creator

• Remote File Sharing

• My les (Web File Server)

• WebDAV

• FTP server

• Mobile device access (mydlink Access NAS)

• User/Group Management

• User/Group assignment for network sharing and FTP server

• Quota for user and group

• Assign users to multiple groups

• Create user/Import user(s) batch les

• Backup Management

• Peer-to-peer (P2P) downloads, aMule and Transmission
support

• System Management

• Supports mydlink portal

• Supports D-Link storage utility/setup wizard

• OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7/8 and Mac OS X

• Two access modes supported: Open (Share) mode and
Account (User) mode, no setup account and password
necessary in Open mode

• Supports conguration le save/load

• System Service Management

• mydlink Account Management

• System Status

• Email / SMS notications

• Network recycle bin

• System /FTP Log (Syslog Client)

• Rescue F/W image

• Scheduled backup from PC to NAS (ShareCenter Sync)

• Remote network backup (Rsync, Remote Snapshot)

• Apple Time Machine® support

• Local backup

• USB backup

• USB copy button

• Cloud storage backup (Amazon S3, Google Drive, D-Link
Vault)

• Download Management

• HTTP/FTP schedule download

• Resource monitor

• Multi-lingual GUI support

• Power Management

• Power saving (disk idle spin-down)

• Automatic power recovery (with UPS)

• Schedule power on/o

• Auto-shutdown on UPS low battery

• Smart Fan control

• Network UPS

• USB Port Support

• Print server

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• UPS monitoring

• External storage device

• MTP/PTP

• Media Streaming

• UPnP AV Server

• Supports PS3 / XBOX 360

• Supports UPnP AV > 4 GB

• Complies with DLNA HNv1.5

• Supports Logitech® Media Server

• Support Sonos digital music system via Samba

• iTunes server

• Audio streamer (IceStation)

• My Music (Music Center)

• My Photos (Photo Center)

• Enhance Contents Aggregation

• Cloud Service - mydlink Portal Web Access

• Remote les access through web browser

• Content classication: Classify contents according to media
type (photo, video, music)

• iPhone®, iPad®, and Android® app support

• My Surveillance

• Camera auto installation

• 4-Channel Motion JPEG, MPEG4 or H.264 recording

• Audio & video recording in synchronization

• Auto recycling recording

• 4-channel live video

• 4-channel synchronous playback

• Recording type : Record by schedule, manual record

• E-map support

• Backup recorded video

• Add-on Applications

• Multilingual language package

• Photo center (Gallery2)

• Blog (Wordpress)

• Browse, upload/download, and manage le/folders

• Redirect to NAS device UI for the access of NAS applications

• Email notication to registered mydlink account

• Supports zero conguration

• Supports surveillance redirect

• Cloud Service – mobile apps (the “mydlink Access-NAS” app)

• Ability to access content from mobile devices

• Browse, upload/download, open, and manage les/folders

• Auto-upload photos stored on mobile devices to NAS

• View photos and play back multimedia les

• Access to media: Streaming for music, photo galleries

• Audio streamer

• Logitech Media Center

• AjaXplorer

• aMule

• phpMyAdmin

• phpBB

• Joomla

• Transmission

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Section 1 - Product Overview

Checking the Hardware Requirements

To use your DNS-320L, you will need at least one hard drive installed. If you plan to use RAID 1, which protects your data
against failure of one hard drive, you will need to install two hard drives.

This section will help you:

• Select the appropriate hard drives

• Determine how much hard disk space you will need

• Ensure your data is protected

• Understand the basic requirements for a router or switch

Selecting hard drives:

You can use hard drives from any manufacturer and with any capacity with your DNS-320L. The D-Link ShareCenter supports
standard 3.5” internal SATA drives. If you are unsure, check with your administrator or hard drive retailer/manufacturer to
verify that your hard drives meet this standard

*Warning - Any pre-existing data on the drives will be erased during installation.

Determining how much hard drive space you need:

In order to protect your data from hard drive failure, your DNS-320L requires more space than what you will use for your data,
sometimes more than double the amount of space required. You should select hard drives that are larger in capacity than
your maximum storage requirements.

Using a Router or Switch:

If you are connecting your ShareCenter to a router or switch, your router or switch should support Gigabit Ethernet
(1000 Mbit/s) for maximum performance. The ShareCenter will auto-negotiate the highest connection speed available to your
router or switch. If you are using port bonding, use a managed switch.

Using an Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS):

We highly recommend that you use your ShareCenter in conjunction with an Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS), which will
protect against sudden data loss in power outages surges.

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Hardware Overview

Front Panel

Top Panel

USB Button

Power Button

COMPONENT DESCRIPTION

Top Panel This panel unlatches simply by pressing the lever at the back. Unhook and lift up to insert or remove your hard drive(s).

Power Button Press once to power on the ShareCenter. Press and hold the button for more than 5 seconds to power it down.

USB Button Press once to activate the USB port, or press and hold the button for more than 5 seconds to unmount the USB device.

Left HDD/Right
HDD

LED Indicators Illuminate depending on activity (see next page for details).

Identies the left and right hard drives.

Left HDD/ Right HDD

LED Indicators

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LED Description

Power:
Solid Blue - the device is on
Blinking Blue - the device is booting or restarting
No Light - the device is o or in power saving mode

USB:
Solid Blue - USB Storage is connected
Blinking Blue - transferring data, or a USB device is being

installed or unmounted

Solid Orange - USB storage failed to mount
No Light - No USB storage or the device is o

HDD (Left/Right):
Solid Orange - the specied hard drive has a problem
No Light - the specied hard drive is inactive
Solid Blue - the specied hard drive is functioning correctly
Blinking Blue - there is reading / writing / hot-swapping

activity on the specied hard drive

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Rear Panel

Latch for Top Panel

Cooling Fan/Outlet

Gigabit Ethernet Port

Power Receptor

COMPONENT DESCRIPTION

Power Receptor Connect the supplied power cord to the receptor.
Latch Press the latch to release the top panel for inserting or removing the hard drives.

The cooling fan cools the hard drives and features speed control. When the unit is rst powered on, the fans

Cooling Fan/Outlet

USB Port A single USB 3.0 (type A) connector. The USB Host port is for Printers, USB storage, or UPS monitoring.

Gigabit Ethernet Port

rotate at a low speed and later rotate at a high speed when the temperature inside the unit rises above 49 °C. Do
not cover or obstruct this outlet.

Use the Gigabit Ethernet port to connect the ShareCenter to your local network. The port is equipped with 2 LEDs.
The LED on the left will illuminate solid green for a good connection and will blink during data transmission. If this
LED is o, check the connection/cable to the device you are connecting to. The LED on the right will light solid for a
Gigabit connection and will remain o when connected to a 10/100 Mbps device.

USB Port

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Reset Button

Bottom Panel

Product Details

COMPONENT DESCRIPTION

Product Details Information about the product - DNS-320L including serial number, part number, manufacturer number etc.

Reset Button Press and hold this button for more than 5 seconds to reset the unit to its factory defaults.

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Getting Started

Hardware Setup

This user guide will help you get your ShareCenter set up in just a few steps. To install the ShareCenter on your local net­work, refer to the steps below, or skip to Zero Conguration Setup on page 14 to run the setup wizard which will show you
how to install and congure your DNS-320L.

Release the top panel by rmly pressing the latch at the back.

Once the faceplate is unlatched, remove it to expose the hard drive bays.

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Attach the hard drive brackets to the sides of your hard drives with the in­cluded screws. Ensure the brackets are aligned so that when the hard drive is
inserted, the arrow on the bracket points to the front of the ShareCenter .

Insert up to two 3.5” SATA hard drives into the drive bays.

Note: Make sure to align the drive connector to the SATA connector at the
back edge inside the drive bay of the ShareCenter. Gently push the drive in
until it connects. When a drive is inserted properly, you will feel it “set” into
the connector. Some hard drives that are thin or oddly shaped may need to
be inserted carefully into position. If a drive is not properly set in place, the
hard drive LED will not illuminate after powering on the device.

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Re-attach the top panel. Ensure the latch is inserted inside the panel.

Connect an Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port. This cable should connect
the ShareCenter to your local network via a router, switch, or directly to a
computer for conguration (cross-over cable required).

Connect the power adapter to the power receptor.

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Zero Conguration Setup

If you have a mydlink-enabled cloud router (DIR-808L, DIR-810L, DIR-820L
DIR-850L, DIR-860L, DIR-868L, DIR-865L, DIR-855L, DIR-836L), you can take
advantage of Zero Conguration setup. Zero Conguration automatically
congures your NAS’s settings for you, and adds it to your mydlink account.
This type of setup allows you to set up your DNS-320L by simply plugging it
in and connecting it to your mydlink-enabled router.

Connect your NAS to your mydlink-enabled cloud router and Zero Congu­ration will automatically congure your DNS-320L and automatically add
it to your mydlink account. After the short time it takes to do this you can
remotely access your NAS from the www.mydlink.com website to manage
and monitor your DNS-320L.

Connect the Ethernet Cable

Use the included Ethernet cable and plug it into the DNS-320L. Plug the
other end into an available port on your router. If you wish to use your NAS
wirelessly, you will be able to remove the cable from the router after Zero
Conguration Setup is complete.

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Attach the External Power Adapter

Connect the power adapter to the power connector on your NAS, then plug
the power adapter into a wall outlet.

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Check Your mydlink Account

Open a web browser and login to your mydlink account. The mydlink page
will check for new devices and display a New Device Found! pop-up notica-
tion in the bottom-left corner. Click the notication to continue.

Double-click the device to add it to your mydlink devices. If you wish to add it
immediately, click Yes , but if you are unsure of what to do click No. The pop­up screen displays the Device Name, mydlink number, Network Name, and

Admin Password. If you are unsure of what to do, you can always go back to
Advanced Settings.

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After your DNS-320L is registered, you will be able to access all information
about the NAS from the cloud service. This information is already available
locally, but the mydlink service provides a way for you to view these details
from any location. From this location, you can view all physical disk information,
and congure RAID. Please be advised that conguring RAID over the mydlink
service will slow your system down and the speed of this service will depend
on your ISP and the speeds you are using to connect to mydlink.

If you have decided to format your NAS using mydlink, select the RAID method
from the drop-down list and then click the Format button. A pop-up message
appears asking you to conrm your choice to format the volume using mydlink.
Click Yes to format, or No to return to the menu.

The format process may take some time to complete. The format process
depends on the speed of your network connection and client CPU.

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Once the format process is complete, your mydlink cloud service will show
you the RAID status and the Volume Status. It also displays the size of the drive,
and available and used space.

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mydlink on the DNS-320L

Accessing the DNS-320L using mydlink provides a dierent user interface experience than the usual NAS interface. Once connected to the mydlink
service, click the Application button to access My Music, My Files, My Photos, and P2P Downloads from the main panel.

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Windows Installation

Setup Wizard

To run the setup wizard, insert the ShareCenter CD into your CD-ROM drive.

When the autorun screen appears, click Install

Note: Windows Firewall may present you with a warning message to unblock
the device. Click Allow Access to allow your computer access to the NAS.

Select the language of your choice and then click the Start button.

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Installing the Hard Drives

Follow the instructions to remove the top cover of your ShareCenter.

Click Next to continue.

Attach the hard drive bracket(s) to the side of the hard drives as indicated.

Click Next to continue.

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Slide one or two hard drives into an available hard drive bay of your Share­Center.

Click Next to continue.

With the hard drives installed properly into each bay, close the chassis by re­attaching the top panel into place.

Click Next to continue.

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Connect a CAT5 Ethernet cable to your ShareCenter and connect the other
end to a switch or router (Local LAN).

Click Next to continue.

Connect the power adapter connector to the power receptor on the back of
the ShareCenter. Then, power on the ShareCenter by pressing the power but­ton located on the front panel.

Click Next to continue.

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Setting up the NAS

With the power on, press the Next button on the device and check and make
sure the IP address of your ShareCenter matches what you see on the screen.

Note: Allow 1-2 minutes for the DNS-320L to be recognized.

Click Next to continue.

Note: To double-check the NAS’s IP address, go to settings of your local router
and check the IP address table.

A warning message will appear prompting you to conrm that the LED on
the front of your device is blinking. If so, click Yes to proceed.

Click Next to continue.

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Enter the administrator password. If this is the rst time you are installing this
NAS, leave the password eld blank.

Click Next to continue.

In this step, you can create a new admin password. It is recommended you
set a password, however you may also leave the elds blank. You should
make a record of this password for future reference.

Click Next to continue.

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You may use either Static IP or DHCP Client to congure the IP network set­tings of the ShareCenter. If you select Static IP, then enter the IP parameters
according to your network settings.

Click Next to continue.

You may also use DHCP to congure the IP network settings of the ShareCen­ter. In this situation, leave the parameters blank, as your router will automati­cally provide this information.

Click Next to continue.

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Congure the Device Information. Type the Workgroup name, a device
Name, and a Description for the device. This workgroup should be the same

name as your network’s current workgroup settings. If you haven’t set up
a workgroup yet, type a name that best suits the environment or leave the
default “workgroup” name.

Click Next to continue.

Congure the System Time. Select a Time Zone from the drop-down list.
Click Enable NTP Server and select NTP Server from the drop-down list if
you wish to automatically synchronize your time and date settings with an
online Network Time Protocol (NTP) server. Set the Date & Time settings us­ing the calendar drop-down menu. Congure the time settings by manually
conguring the Hour, Minute, and Second settings, or click the “Set time
from my computer” button to copy your computer’s time and date settings.

Click Next to continue.

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The Disk Information window provides the current RAID type. However, if
this isn’t already congured, read the instructions under the Note displayed
on the screen.

Click Next to continue.

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Hard Drive Conguration

The next part of the setup wizard helps you to congure your hard drive storage. The DNS-320L oers four options for hard
drive storage conguration. You should choose the option which best suits your storage, redundancy, and backup needs.

The RAID Conguration window provides more detailed Physical Disk
information. Here you can analyze your Disk, Vendor, Model number, Serial
number, and Disk size. Under Select RAID Type, there are four options to
choose from:

y Standard (default) - This option creates one or more volumes on each

hard drive which is inserted into the NAS. Each hard drive will have its
own volume. Please skip to Standard RAID on page 30 to continue the
setup process using this option.

y JBOD - This option combines the two hard drives into one or more vol-

umes, but does not use a RAID conguration. Please skip to JBOD on
page 33 to continue the setup process using this option.

y RAID 0 - This option splits data evenly across the two drives to create

one array. The size of the array will be limited to the twice the size of the
smallest hard drive in use. Please skip to RAID 0 on page 36 to continue the
setup process using this option.

y RAID 1 - This option uses one hard drive for storage, and the other hard

drive to create a mirror of the rst drive for redundancy. If the rst hard
drive fails, the second hard drive will serve as the primary storage drive
until the failed drive is replaced. Please skip to RAID 1 on page 39 to con­tinue the setup process using this option.

Note: You can skip this step if you have set up this system before.

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Standard RAID

Select Standard using the radio button. Click Next to congure the Stan­dard RAID or click Skip to bypass this step.

Map Drive to Network. This window makes it possible for you and users on

your network to communicate with your NAS directly. The Map Drive assigns
a letter to each volume on your NAS. Use the drop-down menus to assign
drive letters to the volumes in your NAS. Please refer to Mapping a Drive on
page 48 for further information on mapping drive volumes.

Click Next to continue.

After doing this, the wizard automatically maps drives to your congured
volumes.

Click Next to continue.

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Volume Conguration Summary. This window provides a detailed summa­ry of your current conguration. If you are satised with your conguration,
click Next, or if you want to change your settings click Prev to go back and
change your settings. Read the details carefully before continuing.

When you click Next, you are prompted to verify your decision before you
can continue.

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The wizard software will start the formatting process. After this is complete,
click Next to continue.

Note: Do not close the wizard or use other applications until the process is
complete.

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JBOD

Under RAID Conguration, Select RAID Type, choose JBOD. Read the JBOD
RAID conguration requirements.

Click Next to continue.

Under JBOD more than one disk is classied as a complete volume, so when
mapping a drive, only one drive letter is needed. Map Drive to Network only
shows one drive. Select a drive letter using the drop-down menu. For further
information, please refer to Mapping a Drive on page 48.

Click Next to continue.

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The Volume Conguration Summary displays a detailed summary of your
JBOD conguration.

Click Next to continue.

Click Next, you are prompted to verify your decision before you can contin­ue. Click Yes to continue.

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The wizard software will start the formatting process. After this is complete,
click Next to continue.

Note: Do not close the wizard or use other applications until the process is
complete.

To verify your JBOD, login to your NAS, go to Management >> Disk Man-
agement >> Hard Drive Conguration. This shows the current status of
your drive(s).

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RAID 0

Under RAID Conguration, Select RAID Type, choose RAID 0. Read the
RAID 0 conguration requirements.

Click Next to continue.

With RAID 0, the two drives are ‘striped’ into one volume, making it appear
that you have one drive. Data is saved evenly across the two drives.
Map Drive to Network indicates that the NAS has separated the drive into
2 volumes; if the two drives are dierent sizes, the excess drive space will be
formatted as a separate JBOD volume. To have only one volume, you should
use two hard drives of the same size.

Use the drop-down menus to select a drive letter to map each of the vol­umes to. For further information, please refer to Mapping a Drive on page 48.

Click Next to continue.

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The Volume Conguration Summary, displays the details of the new
conguration.

Click Next to continue.

Verify your conguration selection before continuing. Click Yes to continue

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The wizard software will start the formatting process. After this is complete,
click Next to continue.

Note: Do not close the wizard or use other applications until the process is
complete.

To verify your RAID 0 conguration, log in to your NAS, go to
Management>>Disk Management>>Hard Drive Conguration. This
shows the current status of your drives.

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RAID 1

Under RAID Conguration, Select RAID Type, choose RAID 1. Read the
RAID 1 conguration requirements.

Click Next to continue.

With RAID 1, the drives are mirrored for redundancy. Map Drive to Network
indicates that the NAS has separated the drive into a RAID array. Use the
drop-down menus to select drive letters to map the drives to. For further
information, refer to Mapping a Drive on page 48.

Note: If the size of these two drives are dierent, the excess space on the
larger drive will be formatted as a JBOD Volume.

Click Next to continue.

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The Volume Conguration Summary, displays the details of the new congu­ration.

Click Next to continue.

Verify your conguration selection before continuing. Click Yes to continue.

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The wizard software will start the formatting process. After this is complete,
click Next to continue.

Note: Do not close the wizard or use other applications until the process is
complete.

To verify your RAID 1, login to your NAS, go to Management>>Disk
Management>>Hard Drive Conguration. This shows the current status of
your drives.

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The DNS-320L also oers add-on packages. Select the desired add-on pack­ages from the menu by checking the appropriate boxes.

Alternatively, you can install the add-on packages available on the CD or
from the D-Link website at a later stage. Refer to Add-ons on page 162 for de­tails.

Click Next to accept these installations or click Skip to continue. If you wish
not to install Squeeze Center (Logitech Media Server) please continue to
Step 22.

If you wish to install the remaining Squeeze Center, click the box next to
Squeeze Center. If you do not require Squeeze Center, or are unfamiliar with
this product, you should skip this step.

Click Next to accept these installations or click Skip to continue.

Once you have selected it and clicked Next, a window will appear. Click
Download to download the Squeeze Center installation les.

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Opting to download the Squeeze Center automatically opens your default
browser to download the application. Once Squeeze Center is downloaded,
continue with the rest of the installation. Click Save to save the le to your
local hard drive.

Once the download has completed, copy the Squeeze Center package from
your local hard drive to Volume_1 of the ShareCenter. Click OK in the dialog
box to continue the installation.

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After the Add-on Packages are installed, click Next to continue.

The following screens display the installed Add-on Packages. To enable an
add-on, click the Enable button next to the name of the add-on that you
wish to enable. Click Next to continue to the next window.

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Registering With mydlink

mydlink service allows you to remotely access the les from your NAS
through the mydlink website. If you wish to register your DNS-320L with
mydlink, select the Yes radio button. If you do not wish to register with
mydlink, select the No radio button.

Click Next to continue.

The wizard will connect to the mydlink servers and congure your cloud ser­vice.

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If you already have a mydlink account, select the Yes radio button and enter
your account information in the Email and Password elds.

Click Next to continue.

Alternatively, you can create a new account if you select “No, I need to sign
up for a new account.”

Enter your e-mail address in the E-mail eld, and choose a password in the

Password and Retype Password elds. Enter your First Name and Last
Name in the appropriate elds. Then click the checkbox to accept the terms

and conditions of the mydlink service. You can read the terms and conditions
by clicking on the link.

Click Next to continue.

The mydlink service will send a conrmation e-mail to the address you speci­ed in the previous step. Click the activation link in the e-mail to activate
your mydlink account.

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When the mydlink section of the wizard installation is complete, the wizard
provides you with a mydlink number. You can also tick the Add mydlink to
My Favorites checkbox, or Save a shortcut to mydlink on my computer
checkbox. You should make a record of this mydlink number for future refer­ence.

Click Finish to complete the setup process.

Your ShareCenter is now installed and ready to use. If your drives are mapped
using the wizard, you will be able to access them using your operating system’s
le explorer.

If you did not use the wizard to map the drives, you can manually map or access
the created volumes through your computer’s operating system. Detailed
instructions for conguration using the web UI are provided in the conguration
section of this manual.

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Mapping a Drive

You can map a volume on your DNS-320L using Windows Explorer in Windows 7.

Open My Computer by clicking on the icon on your desktop, or press the
Windows key and the letter E on your keyboard at the same time.

The right-side panel displays a list of your hard drives, removable storage,
and network locations. If you do not have any network locations, this may be
the rst time you set up a network drive. Begin by clicking on Map Network
Drive.

The Map Network Drive screen will appear. Choose a letter from the drop
down menu to map the new drive to. Click Browse to nd the NAS volume
you wish to map on your network.

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Windows will automatically detect all devices on your network including
your ShareCenter

Click on your ShareCenter to see the volumes you created earlier. Then select
the volume that you wish to access and click OK.

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After selecting your volume, click Finish to proceed.

The drive will then appear in your Windows Explorer under Network. This
means the drive is active and ready for use.

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Alternative Methods for Mapping a Drive

You can also map a drive using the D-Link Storage Utility. Once the DNS-320L
is discovered in the Storage Utility and the LAN conguration settings are
complete, nding the drives happens automatically. Select the drive letter and
click Connect. To disconnect the drive, click the Disconnect button.

Another method is using the Setup Wizard. As you go through the Setup
Wizard process, there is a step in the process to map the drive. The Map Drive
to Network screen should look similar to the image on the right. Please refer
to the relevant section of Setup Wizard on page 20 for further instructions on
how to map drives using the setup wizard.

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Mac - Setup Wizard Installation

To run the Setup Wizard, insert the ShareCenter CD into your CD-ROM drive.

When the autorun screen appears, double-click the .dmg le.

Double-click the SetupWizardDNS icon.

Click Start to begin the wizard. Follow the instructions on the screen to nish
setting up your DNS-320L. For more details, refer to Setup Wizard on page 20.

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Conguration

Managing your DNS-320L

The ShareCenter web UI (User Interface) is a browser-based utility that allows you to manage and congure the dierent tools and services
associated with your NAS. The web UI is divided into three main sections:

1. Home

2. Applications

3. Management

SECTION OPTION DESCRIPTION

Home - My Folder My Photos Create albums and manage photos, create slideshows, and share photos through social networking sites.

My Files Access les on your NAS via a web browser

My Music Access your music collection. Add tracks, albums, etc

My Surveillance View and control security cameras connected to your NAS

My Favorites Application Add the favorite applications you use on a regular basis to the Home page

Applications FTP/HTTP Downloads Congure FTP and HTTP download settings

Remote Backup Congure remote backup services

Local Backups Congures local backups, and USB backups

P2P Downloads Congure your P2P downloads and control your download schedules

My Files Access les on your NAS via a web browser

Amazon S3 Create, modify, and delete your Amazon S3© settings

Google Drive Create, modify, and delete folders and les to Google Drive

Xunlei Downloads Create, modify, and delete folders and les to Xunlei. This is a Chinese Download Manager.

Management Setup Wizard Step by step guide through password & time settings, connectivity, and device conguration

Disk Management Congures disk volumes, RAID, and performs disk diagnostics

Account Management Congures user and group management, network shares

Network Management Congures LAN, Dynamic DNS, and Port Forwarding

Application Management Congures FTP, add-ons, AFP, NFS, and multimedia services

System Management Congures language, time and date, device, and system settings. Also allows you to control power, notica-

tions, view logs, do rmware upgrades, and manage USB devices.

System Status Displays system and hard drive information along with resource monitoring

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D-Link Storage Utility

When rst powered on, during the initial boot sequence, the ShareCenter will wait to be assigned an IP address via DHCP. If
it does not receive a DHCP assigned IP address, the ShareCenter will be automatically assigned a 169.254.xxx.xxx address. It
is recommended that you use the included D-Link Storage Utility software when accessing and conguring the ShareCenter
for the rst time. If you want to change the IP address before logging in or you are having trouble connecting to the Share­Center IP address, you can use the Storage Utility software included on the product CD to locate the device on your network
and make any necessary changes.

Network Storage

Device:

Refresh:

Conguration:

LAN:

Apply:

Drive Mapping:

Available Drive

Letters:

About:

The D-Link Storage Utility displays any ShareCenter de­vices it detects on the network here.

Click Refresh to refresh the device list.

Click Conguration to access the web-based congura­tion utility of the ShareCenter.

Congure the LAN Settings for the ShareCenter here. You
can only adjust these settings if Receive DHCP is dis­abled.

Click Apply to save changes to the LAN Settings.

Volumes available for mapping are displayed here.

Choose an available drive letter. Click Connect to map
the selected volume. Click Disconnect to disconnect the
selected mapped volume.

Click About to view the software version of the Easy
Search Utility.

Exit:

Click Exit to close the utility.

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Select the ShareCenter from the list and click the Conguration button. This
will launch the computer’s default web browser and direct it to the IP address
listed for the device. Make sure the browser is not congured to use a proxy
server.

Note: The computer used to access the ShareCenter web-based

.

conguration manager must be on the same subnet as the ShareCenter

If
your network is using a DHCP server and the computer receives IP settings
from DHCP server, the ShareCenterwill automatically be in the same subnet.

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D-Link Storage Utility - For Mac

To get started with the ShareCenter Storage Utility for Mac, insert the sup­plied CD into your CD-ROM drive: Double-click the .dmg le.

Double-click the .dmg le to install the program. In the end you should have
the D-link Storage Utility for Mac.

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The D-Link Storage Utility will open. Make sure you are connected to your lo­cal LAN, then click the Refresh button. The D-Link Storage Utility will nd the
D-Link DNS-320L.

Click Conguration to open the web-based conguration utility using your
computer’s default web browser.

Use the drop-down list to enable or disable Receive DHCP. If this is disabled,
you will be able to manually congure your LAN settings. Click Apply to save
the current conguration.

To map a NAS volume, select a Volume from the list then click the Connect
button.

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The log-in window will appear. Select Guest or Registered User. Enter your
Name and Password in the elds provided and click Connect.

A pop-up window appears notifying you that mapping the drive was a suc­cess. Click OK to continue. Use the Disconnect button in the D-Link Storage
Utility to disconnect from the mapped drive(s).

Finder will now open the drive and display the DNS-320L under the Shared
column on the left and the Volumes on the right.

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Web UI Login

To access the web UI, open the D-Link Storage Utility, select DNS-320L from the Network Storage Device list, then click the
Conguration button.

The following screen will appear:

Select System Administrator and enter the password created during the
Setup Wizard. Click Login or press Enter.

Note: The computer used to access the
manager must be on the same subnet as the
using a DHCP server and the computer receives IP settings from the DHCP, the

ShareCenter

will automatically be in the same subnet.

ShareCenter

ShareCenter.

web-based conguration

If your network is

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Web UI General Layout

Home

After logging in, the ShareCenter Home tab will appear. You will see the Applications and Management tabs alongside it.

By default, My Folder, My Files, My Music, and My Surveillance will appear under the Home tab. You can also add favorite
applications to this tab.

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Applications

By default, the Applications tab contains FTP/HTTP Downloads, Remote Backups, Local Backups, P2P Downloads, My
Files, Amazon S3 icons, Google Drive, and Xunlei Downloads. Click on each icon to see the submenus. Any additional

add-ons which you have enabled will also appear here. Disabled add-ons will appear under the “Disabled Add Ons”
heading below.

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Management

The Management tab contains the Setup Wizard, Disk Management, Account Management, Network Management,
Application Management, System Management, and Status icons. Click on each icon to see the submenus.

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Management

Setup Wizard (Web UI)

The ShareCenter has a Setup Wizard that allows you to quickly congure some of the basic device settings. Click the Setup
Wizard icon to start the Setup Wizard.

Click the Run Wizard button to start the setup wizard.

Click Next to continue.

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To update the Administrator password, enter the existing password in the
Password eld, and then enter the New Password and conrm the new
password in the Conrm Password eld.

Click Next to continue.

Set the time zone from the drop-down menu to the appropriate geographi­cal zone closest to your location.

Click Next to continue or click Skip to ignore these settings.

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Select DHCP Client to obtain IP settings automatically from a DHCP server
(router), or Static IP to assign the parameters below manually.

IP Address: Enter an IP address for the DNS-320L.
Subnet Mask: Enter the subnet mask of your network.
Gateway IP Address: Enter the IP address of your gateway (usually the local

IP of your router).
DNS Servers: Enter the IP address(es) of your DNS server(s). DNS1 is usually

the IP address of your router.

Click Next to continue or click Skip to ignore these settings.

Type the workgroup name, a device name, and a description for the device.
This workgroup should be the same name as your current workgroup set­tings. If you haven’t set up a workgroup yet, type a name that best suits the
environment or leave the default “workgroup” name.

Click Next to continue or click Skip to ignore these settings.

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The DNS-320L can be congured to send e-mails containing status informa­tion to you or another designated person.

To send e-mails from a specic account, click Account and enter your e-mail
account User Name, Password, Port, SMTP Server, and Sender E-mail.
Next, enter the e-mail account which you wish to send e-mail alerts to in the

Receiver E-mail eld. If you require a secure e-mail connection, select your
Secure Connection type from the drop-down menu. Click the Test E-mail

button to test your settings.

If you want to send e-mails without using a specic account, click Anony-
mous to create an e-mail account with no specic settings.
Enter your e-mail server’s Port and SMTP Server, and then enter the Sender
E-mail and Receiver E-mail. If you require a secure e-mail connection, select
your Secure Connection type from the drop-down menu. Click the Test E-
mail button to test your settings.

Click Next to continue or click Skip to ignore these settings.

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If you are satised with the settings, click the Finish button to save and com­plete the wizard. You can also click the Previous button to go back and check
your settings, or click Exit to end the wizard without saving your settings.

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Disk Management

Hard Drive Conguration

To setup the Hard Drive RAID conguration of your ShareCenter, click on the Management tab and then the Disk Management
icon. Select the Hard Drive Conguration menu item on the left of the window. This menu will allow you to set the RAID type
and format your hard drives.

Hard Drive

Conguration:

Current Raid Type:

Set RAID type and

Reformat:

Auto-Rebuild

Conguration:

Enable Auto-Rebuild:

Disable Auto-Rebuild:

Your ShareCenter hard drives can be congured here
and formatted in various RAID congurations.

If the drives are already formatted the RAID
conguration will be displayed here.

Click on this button to launch a wizard that allows you
to select the RAID conguration and format the drives.

If you have chosen RAID 1 as the conguration option,
you can Enable or Disable the Auto-Rebuild function
here using the radio buttons.

Enabling Auto-Rebuild will rebuild a failed RAID 1
drive when a new drive has replaced the failed one.

If you do not want to automatically rebuild drives after
a failure when using the RAID 1 functionality then you
can check this option.

Note: You can still rebuild a drive using the RAID 1
functionality however you must initiate the rebuild
manually.

Manually Rebuild Now:

If Auto-Rebuild is disabled then you can use the
Manual Rebuild option by clicking this button.

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Hard Drive Conguration Wizard

When you click on the Set RAID type and Re-Format button in the Disk Management-Hard Drive Conguration menu, a wizard
will start, allowing you to format your drives and create the volume RAID format. The following is an example of a standard
volume conguration:

The Hard Drive Conguration page displays the current RAID conguration
under ‘Current RAID Type’.

Click Set RAID Type and Re-Format.

The Hard Drive Conguration Wizard will begin. Click Next to continue.

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The ‘Physical Disk Information’ page displays information about all of the
hard drives connected to the DNS-320L. It shows the array number, vendor,
model, serial number, and drive capacity.

Click Next to continue.

Select the format you want by clicking on the RAID type box (highlighted in
blue).

Click Next to continue.

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If you selected RAID 0 or RAID 1, this screen will appear to allow you to ad­just the size of the RAID Volume.

Use the slider to change the RAID size or enter an amount in the eld provid­ed. Check “Congure the remaining disk space as JBOD” if you wish to use
the remaining space for another RAID conguration.

Click Next to continue.

If you selected RAID 1, this screen will appear to let you congure your
auto-rebuild settings.

Click Enable Auto-Rebuild to automatically rebuild a failed drive if it has
been replaced with a new one.

Select Disable Auto-Rebuild if you want to start the rebuild process manu­ally after replacing a failed drive.

Click Next to continue.

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Volume Encryption encodes your volumes to keep them safe from unauthor­ized access. Select the volume you wish to encrypt by clicking the checkbox
next to it. You can select one volume or many.

Click Next to continue.

Note: If you choose to use encryption, a warning message will appear to
remind you that access speeds may be slowed down as a result. Click Yes to
continue.

If you chose to use encryption, this screen will appear. Check Auto Mount
if you wish the encrypted volume to be automatically mounted. Enter a pass-
word and re-enter the same password to verify your settings.

Click Next to continue.

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The Volume Conguration Summary will show your selected settings for
Volume Name, the RAID type, the File System used, and Size for each Disk.

Click Format to continue.

A warning message will appear to inform you that all volumes and data will
be formatted and erased.

Click Yes to continue, or click No to cancel the reformatting.

After clicking Ye s , your drives will be formatted and partitioned through
several stages. Please be patient while this process takes place. Do not turn
o your NAS during this process.

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The wizard is now complete. It shows the Volume Name, File System
selected, the type of RAID Mode, and the Disk formation in the RAID.

Click Finish to complete the process and start using your DNS-320L.

You can conrm encryption use on your volumes by going to

Management>>Disk Management>>Volume Encryption.

You can also select an encrypted volume and click the Save button to save
the encryption key on your local hard drive for future reference.

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Upgrading from Standard Mode to RAID 1

Standard Mode doesn’t oer any redundancy or security of data. If, after formatting for Standard Mode you nd that you require
the additional features of RAID 1, it is best then to migrate from Standard Mode to RAID 1. To do this, follow these instructions:

Insert a second hard drive into the DNS-320L as per the instructions for the
initial installation. The existing hard drive should be the volume which you
wish to create a mirror of using the RAID 1 format.

Replace the top cover and restart the DNS-320L.

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Go to Management>>Disk Management>>Hard Drive Conguration.
There will be two options available: Set RAID Type and Re-Format or Format
the new drive as Standard type

The images below shows the conguration steps for each procedure.

Once you have selected the required conguration procedure, click Next to
continue.

Set RAID Type and Re-Format.

If you choose the rst option, “Set RAID Type and Re-Format”, you can con-
gure the new disk volume as two standard disks; JBOD, RAID 0, and RAID 1,
but all data on the disk volume will be erased. Please backup all data before
taking this action. If you select the second option, “Format the new drive as
Standard type”, the data on the original disk will remain.

Format the new drive as Standard type.

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Under Physical Disk Information, you will be able to see the drive you just
installed. It provides the Slot location, Vendor, Model, Serial Number, and
disk Size. Just below this informational box is a checkbox that oers you the
option to Recongure to RAID 1. Click the checkbox to proceed by
migrating to RAID 1.

Click Next to continue.

Select the disk drive you would like to use to recongure the drive to RAID 1.

Click Next to continue.

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Under Auto-Rebuild Settings, select whether you want to Enable Auto­Rebuild or Disable Auto-Rebuild.

Click Next to continue.

The following screen will show the summarized conguration for the drive
you are about to format.

Click Format to continue.

A warning message will appear prompting you to conrm whether you want
to format your hard drive. Click Yes to continue, or No to exit.

If you select re-format, all data will be erased. Please back up all data before
continuing. Click Next to continue.

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Please wait while the wizard formats the hard drive.

Click Next to continue.

Please wait while the system updates the volume information.

Click Next to continue.

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When the setup is complete a summary will show the Slot, Vendor, Model,
and Serial Number.

Click Finish to continue.

Once complete, the wizard will return to the main conguration page.

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SMART Test

Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology (SMART) is a system on a hard drive used to monitor and report on the
health of the drive. Under this tab, your hard drives will be listed, and can be selected to conduct a SMART test. If the hard drive
is grayed out, then it does not support SMART test functionality.

To run the SMART test, select the hard drive you wish to perform the SMART
test on. Select whether to run a Quick Test or Extended Test:

• The Quick Test usually takes less than 10 minutes to complete. This test will

check the electrical, mechanical, and read performance of the hard drive.
The results will be displayed as Passed/Failed on the web UI.

• The Extended Test is a much more thorough test and therefore requires a lot

more time to complete. The total time taken will depend on the specications
of the hard drives being tested.

After selecting a test, click Start to run the test. When the test is complete, the
results will be displayed in the Result column.

You can also click the Create Schedule button to run the test at a pre-determined
time and date (refer to Creating a Schedule on page 82). You can also check the
Send Results by E-mail checkbox to send the test results to the e-mail account
specied in the E-mail Settings section of the conguration.

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Creating a Schedule

You can create a schedule to have the SMART test carried out automatically.
To create a schedule, select the disks/volumes to run the test on, and click the
Create Schedule button. Under Schedule, select the period (Daily/Weekly/
Monthly) and then select the time from the drop-down menu.

Click Create.

To view the Schedule List, click on the Schedule List arrow. A new table will
appear showing details of the new schedule created.

To delete a schedule, click on the Trash Can icon next to the schedule that
you wish to delete.

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Scan Disk

Scan Disk provides a method to test the le system on your ShareCenter disks. Scan Disk scans your disk’s le system for
errors and/or corruption.

Select Scan Disk from the side menu under the Disk Management tab.

Using the drop-down menu, select the volume that you wish to conduct a
scan of.

Click Scan Disk to start the scan.

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A warning message will prompt you to stop running all services (hard drive
and network activity).

Click Yes to proceed or No to cancel.

The DNS-320L will initialize the volume(s) and begin scanning.

Please wait while the software scans the volume(s), or click Exit to cancel the
scan.

When the scan is complete, the table will either display Success or Failure.

Click Finish to exit.

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Volume Encryption

Volume Encryption allows you to use encryption to protect your data against unauthorized access. The use of volume
encryption may slow disk performance due to the additional processing required.

Select Volume Encryption from the side menu under the Disk Management
tab. If you created an encrypted volume using the setup wizard, the volume
will be shown in the list. If you did not create an encrypted volume, there
will be no options available for conguration. You will need to re-format the
volume in order to enable encryption.

Before proceeding with modifying the encryption data, click the volume you
wish to modify. It will turn red. Click Modify.

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To change the settings for volume encryption, you need to enter the
Original Password in the eld provided. Alternatively, click the Browse
button to upload an Encrypted Key File which is saved on the local
computer.

Click Next to continue.

Click the Auto-Mount checkbox to have the system mount the volume
automatically. Enter a new password in the New Password and Conrm
Password elds.

Click Apply to continue.

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Once the encryption process has been completed, click Exit to close the
wizard and return to main Volume Encryption window.

You can also click Download Encrypted Key File to save the encryption key
to your local computer.

If you choose to save the encryption key le, a ‘Save File’ dialog will appear in
your web browser. Follow the instructions to save the le to your computer.

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Account Management

Users / Groups

The Users/Groups menu is used to create and manage user and group accounts. Up to 256 users and 32 groups can be created.
By default, all users have read and write access to all folders, however access rules can be created and edited in the Network
Shares menu.

Creating a Single User

Click Management >> Account Management.

Click Users/Groups on the left side and then click Create.

The User Setup Wizard will appear.

Click Next to continue.

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Select Create A New User Account and then click Next to continue.

Enter a User Name and Password for the new user in the elds provided. Re-
enter the password in the Conrm Password eld.

Click Next to continue.

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If you have already created user groups, you can add the user to a group by
clicking the Group checkbox. If you have not created any groups, this option
will not be available.

Click Next to continue.

Select the network share settings using the checkboxes:

y Read Only - Users will only be permitted to read the contents of the

volume.

y Read/Write - Users will be permitted to read the contents of the vol-

ume, and make changes to the contents.

y Deny Access - Users will be denied access to the volume.

Click Next to continue.

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Assign Privileges/Access Methods to the user. Select either FTP or WebDAV.
CIFS and AFP are set by default.

• CIFS - Common Internet File System.

• AFP - Apple Filing Protocol.

• FTP - File Transfer Protocol.

• WebDAV - Web-based Distribution, Authoring, and Versioning.

Click Next to continue.

If you enabled WebDAV in the previous step, select the volumes the user can
have WebDAV access to and then select whether to give Read Only or Read/
Write rights.

Click Next to continue.

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Enter the amount of disk space you wish to assign the user on each volume.
Enter zero to provide unlimited disk space to the user.

Click Next to continue.

The nal step is a summary of the conguration for the new user. Click Finish
to accept the changes or click Exit to cancel the changes.

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Creating Multiple Users

Start the Create Users wizard as described for creating a single user above.
Select Create Multiple Users and then click Next to continue.

Enter the following information:

Enter a Username Prex for the account group. This prex will be used
to identify all user accounts in this group. Usernames will be in the format
Username Prex+Account Prex.

Enter an Account Prex. The Account Prex is a starting number (Eg. 1, no
alphabet letters are allowed) used to identify users in this group.

Enter the Number of Users you want to create. The remaining amount of us­ers which can be added is displayed below the input eld.

Enter a password in the Password eld and conrm the password in the
Conrm Password eld

Check the Overwrite Duplicate Accounts box to have existing accounts
with the same credentials overwritten by the new accounts.

Click Next to continue.

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If you have already created user groups, you can add the user to a group by
clicking the Group checkbox. If you have not created any groups, this option
will not be available.

Click Next to continue.

Select the network share settings using the checkboxes:

Read Only - Users will only be permitted to read the contents of the volume.

Read/Write - Users will be permitted to read the contents of the volume, and

make changes to the contents.

Deny Access - Users will be denied access to the volume.

Click Next to continue.

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