Eusso USS4500-E User Manual

USB Network Shared Storage

User’s Guide

FCC Certifications

This Equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B
digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to
provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is
operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can
radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the
instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful
interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his
own expense.

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2)
this device must accept any interference received; including interference that may
cause undesired operation.

CE Mark Warning

This equipment complies with the requirements relating to electromagnetic
compatibility, EN 55022 class B for ITE, the essential protection requirement of
Council Directive 89/336/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States
relating to electromagnetic compatibility.

Company has an on-going policy of upgrading its products and it may be possible that
information in this document is not up-to-date. Please check with your local
distributors for the latest information. No part of this document can be copied or
reproduced in any form without written consent from the company.

Trademarks:

All trade names and trademarks are the properties of their respective companies.
Copyright © 2005, All Rights Reserved.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

OVERVIEW ..............................................5

UNPACKING INFORMATION..................................................................5

INTRODUCTION TO THE USB NETWORK SHARED STORAGE .6

Key Features ................................................................... 7

Front Panel ...................................................................... 8

Power Button .....................................................................................................8

Backup Button....................................................................................................8

LEDs Definition ..................................................................................................8

Rear Panel .................................................................... 10

Reset Default Button........................................................................................10

LAN Port...........................................................................................................10

Power Adapter Socket .....................................................................................10

INSTALLATION GUIDE........... 11

HARDWARE INSTALLATION................................................................ 11

SOFTWARE INSTALLATION.................................................................13

Installing the PNMD ........................................................ 13

Installing the EZIP Backup ............................................... 15

MAKING CONNECTION WITH THE DEVICE....................................17

Before you start .............................................................. 17

IP Protocol Setup ............................................................................................. 17

Windows 98/Me: ..............................................................................................18

Windows 2000: ................................................................................................20

Windows XP:.................................................................................................... 22

Connecting the device with PNMD .................................... 24

To access to folders in the device ..................................... 28

MANAGEMENT GUIDE........... 30

STARTING T HE GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE (GUI)...................30

USING THE GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE (GUI)..........................32

Understanding the GUI ........................................................ 32

Management items list ......................................................... 33

STATUS ....................................................................................................34

DISK .........................................................................................................35

Folder- Folder Configuration............................................. 35

To Configure Folder Properties...................................................................35

To Add a New Folder....................................................................................39

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To Delete a Folder ........................................................................................40

Disk- HD Configuration.................................................... 41

NETWORK...............................................................................................42

Host- Host Name Setting ................................................. 42

IP Address- IP address Setting......................................... 43

To Enable DHCP Client ...............................................................................43

To Configure the IP address for the device ..............................................43

SYSTEM...................................................................................................44

Administrator- Superuser Password Setting ....................... 44

Time- System Time Setting .............................................. 45

User- User Configuration ................................................. 46

To Configure a User......................................................................................46

To Add a New User.......................................................................................47

To delete a user.............................................................................................48

Group- Group Configuration............................................. 49

To add a new group......................................................................................49

To delete a group ..........................................................................................50

To configure a group.....................................................................................51

OPTION....................................................................................................52

FTP- FTP Configuration................................................... 52

Security IP- IP Filter Setting ............................................. 53

Security MAC- MAC Filter Setting ..................................... 54

File Download- File Download Configuration ...................... 55

MAINTENANCE ......................................................................................56

Upload/ Download Configuration ...................................... 56

Backup the Device Configuration Status:..................................................56

Reload the Device Configuration Status: ..................................................57

Code Page .................................................................... 57

Firmware Upgrade .......................................................... 57

Restart the System ......................................................... 58

Reset to Factory Default .................................................. 58

Syslog Information .......................................................... 58

WEB SERVER........................................................................................ 59

Web Server.................................................................... 59

Administration WEB ........................................................................................ 59

Web Server Configuration ..............................................................................60

USB .........................................................................................................61

Detail ............................................................................ 61

Disk Setup ..................................................................... 61

USB Storage information .............................................................................61

To Format Your USB Storage device ........................................................62

Mount/ Dismount Your USB Storage on Port II to the Device ...............62

Printer Setup.................................................................. 63

Procedures to setup the printer...................................................................63

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Clean Printer Job Queue ................................................. 67

APPENDIX ............................................. 68

TO USE THE BACKUP BUTTON........................................................68

TROUBLE SHOOTING ..........................................................................71

PRODUCT SPECIFICATION ................................................................74

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Overview

Thank you for purchasing the product. Read this chapter to know your

USB Network Shared Storage.

Unpacking information

Before getting started, please verify that your package includes the following items:

1. One USB Network Shared Storage. 2. One power adapter

3. One Quick Installation Guide 4. One Utility/ Manual CD

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Introduction to the USB Network Shared Storage

Easily back-up your data and share them, this product shifts any of your USB

interface storage devices to a NAS (Network Attached Storage) easily. With connection to an

external hard disk, it provides an excellent data storage and sharing solution for your various

demands -- small business, SOHO (Small Office or Home Office) or personal requirement

The USB Network Shared Storage embeds FTP server, Samba Server and HTTP

server. After connecting your USB storage to the device, members in your LAN will be able

to upload/download files to/from your USB storage device via “My Neighborhood” or FTP

client. You can also construct a WEB site with the HTTP server to share your files. The

embedded printer server also brings you terrific convenience on sharing your printer.

User-friendly and high compatibility, this product provides 2* USB ports for

connecting your USB storage devices and USB printer. With equipping a copy button, you can

also copy the file in one USB storage device to the other conveniently. The device is

compatible with Windows95/ 98/ 98SE/ ME/ XP/ 2000/NT4.0. The set-up procedures and

operation are simple and user-friendly.

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Key Features

 Supports CIFS/SMB for Microsoft

Network to remote users easily retrieve
files using “My Neighborhood”

 WEB-based User Interface (UI) for easy

configuration

 Supports one touch copy to copy files

from USB port 2 to port 1

 Built-in Samba server

 Embeds FTP server for FTP clients to

transfer files conveniently.

 Embeds Web server for Web site

construction.

 Supports group access management.

 Supports Reading/writing for connected

USB storage in EXT3, FAT32 file format.

 Support firmware update over the

Graphic User Interface (GUI)

 Supports eight currently connected

Samba users and eight currently
connected FTP users.

 Complies with FCC, CE, and VCCI Class B

certification.

 Supports USB memory stick (pen drive),

USB Hard Disk

 Embeds USB printer server

 Supports user name & password for 50

sets.

 Supports access management for 100

folders

 Supports static IP & DHCP client network

environment.

 Compatible with Windows 95 /98 /98SE

/ME /XP /2000 /NT4.0/Linux/ MAC OS

 Supports code page for

multiple-language characters (English,
German, French, Italian, Spanish,
Portuguese, Russian, Japanese,
Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese,
Korean)


 Provide three Pre-defined User authority

levels, all / power / guest for accessing

 Auto-detection for newly installed USB

Storage

 Auto-detection for newly installed USB

Storage

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Front Panel

Power Button

To activate the device, press this Power button after connecting the device to an

appropriate power outlet with the provided power cord.

To power off, press and hold the button for two seconds until the Power LED starts

to blink.

Backup Button

Press the Backup button to copy files form USB port II to port I.

Note: To get instruction about the backup button, please refer to Appendix for

more information.

LEDs Definition

LED Status

Power

Steady Green Power on

Blinking Green System rebooting

LAN

Off Power off

Green Valid connection on LAN port

Blinking Green Data transmitting on LAN port

Off Invalid connection on LAN port

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Green USB device connected USB I

Off No connection

Green USB device connected USB II

Off No connection

HD Full Amber The USB HD that connected to USB

port 1 is full.

USB Error Amber Invalid copy after press the Backup

button.

Note: when this LED is lit, please

refer to “Syslog Information

detailed information.

Off Invalid connection on LAN port

” for

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Rear Panel

Reset Default Button

Press and hold the Reset Default Button for 4 seconds to reset all configurations

to factory default settings.

Note:

1. All configurations that are done by users will be removed from the device.

2. The device also supports restoring factory by software. To get instruction

restoring factory default parameters, see” Reset to Factory Default”

LAN Port

Connect the port with RJ-45 cable to your switch or IP sharing router.

Note:

To get instruction connecting the device to your LAN, refer to “Making

Connection with the Device”.

Power Adapter Socket

The socket for connecting the included power adapter.

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Installation Guide

Hardware Installation

1. Connect the master USB storage device to USB port I

Note:

An USB hard drive with larger capacity is recommended for connecting to USB port

I, which is regarded as the master storage device for this product. After pressing the

Backup button on this product, the master storage device is the destination of the

copied files from the USB port II.

2. Connect one end of a RJ-45 cable to the LAN port on the device.

3. Connect the other end of the cable to your IP sharing router or switch

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4. Connect the power adapter with the connector end to the DC socket and the plug

end to an outlet.

5. Find the USB cable that came with your USB storage or USB printer. Insert the

USB Type A end of the cable to the device, the other end to your USB storage or

USB Printer.

Note: The Type A end of the USB cable is usually the end that connects to your

computer.

6. Press the power button to power on.

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Software Installation

Note: The PNMD and EZIP backup supports Windows 2000/XP only.

Installing the PNMD

This PNMD program helps users to get accessed to those NAS in your LAN. Please

follow the instructions to install the software.

1. Insert the CD-Rom that came with this product to your CD-Rom drive. The main

menu pops up automatically. Click the “Install PNMD” button to start

installation.

Note: If the auto-run program is not activated, please click on “My Computer”

your CD-Rom Drive then click the Install Menu icon to start the main menu.

2. Click “Next” on the welcome window.

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3. Fill your User Name and Company name in their respective blanks.

Select if you want this software to be used by anyone who uses this computer or

yourself only. Click Next to proceed.

4. Choose the destination folder for this software and click “Next” to start

installation. You may click Browse to change the location.

5. Click “Finish” to complete the software installation.

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6. After successful installation, the

desktop.

shortcut shows on your windows

Note: For instructions using the software, please refer to chapter “Making

Connection with the Device”.

Installing the EZIP Backup

This EZIP Backup helps users to backup files on your computer to the hard drive

connecting to the product. Please follow the instructions below to install the

software.

1. Insert the CD-Rom that came with this product to your CD-Rom drive. The main

menu pops up automatically. Click the “Install EZIP Backup” button to start

installation.

Note: If the auto-run program is not activated, please click on “My Computer”

your CD-Rom Drive then click the Install Menu icon to start the main menu.

2. Click “Next” on the welcome window.

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3. Fill your User Name and Company name in their respective blanks.

Select if you want this software to be used by anyone who uses this computer or

yourself only. Click Next to proceed.

4.

Choose the destination folder for this software and click “Next” to start

installation. You may click Browse to change the location.

5. Click “Finish” to complete the software installation.

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6. After successful installation, the

desktop.

shortcut shows on your windows

Note: For instructions using the software, please refer to chapter “ Using EZIP

Backup to backup your files” in Appendix.

Making Connection with the Device

Before you start

IP Protocol Setup

Configuring the network protocols

For users to launch the device easily, we provide a convenient PNMD, which detects
this device automatically in your LAN.

To function the PNMD correctly, please make sure that your PC DOES NOT obtain
IP address automatically or the PNMD will not be able to initialize the setup
procedure according to your network settings.

Note: If you have accessed the device and enabled the DHCP function for the
device. You are allowed to use the PNMD without specifying static IP address for
your computer.

The following chapter indicates how to configure an IP address for your PC. Users
that have got a specified IP, please skip this chapter to “Connecting the device

with PNMD” to proceed.

How to configure the TCP/IP network protocol of your PC

Before the following IP protocol settings, you have to get an IP address in advance.

If you don’t have any IP address or you are not going to access the device via our

PNMD, please choose an IP between 192.168.1.2~255 as your IP address. Please

DO NOT choose 192.168.1.1 for the IP address (192.168.1.1) has been set as the

default IP for this device.

Note:

1. The default network setting of the device:
IP address: 192.168.1.1

Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
DHCP Client: Disabled

2. In the following TCP/IP configuration guide, the IP address “192.168.1.2 ” is

assumed to be your IP address.

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How to configure the TCP/IP network protocol

Windows 98/Me:

1. Click on Start Settings Control Panel Network.

2. Click “TCP/IP  (Your Ethernet Adaptor)” then click the “Properties” button.

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3. Click the “IP Address” tab and click on “Specify an IP Address”.

4. Fill in the IP address. State the subnet mask to be 255.255.255.0.

5. Click OK and OK. Now, the system may ask for your Windows disc, follow the
steps then restart your computer.

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How to configure the TCP/IP network protocol

Windows 2000:

1. Click on Start Settings Network and dial-up connections.

2. Choose Local Area Connection and click Properties.

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3. Click on Internet protocol (TCP/IP) then click Properties.

4. Select “Use the following IP address”.

State the subnet mask to be 255.255.255.0.
Click OK and OK then restart your computer.

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How to configure the TCP/IP network protocol

Windows XP:

1. If you are in Classic Start menu view, click StartSettingsControl
PanelNetwork Connections.
If you are in Start menu view, click StartControl PanelNetwork
Connections.

2. Double click “Local Area Connection”

3. Choose Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), click Properties and select ‘Use the
following IP Address’.

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4. Fill in the IP Address. The subnet mask is entered automatically on Windows XP.
Click OK.

The IP setting of your PC is completed now. Please refer to the following guide to
proceed.

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Connecting the device with PNMD

1. Double click the shortcut on your desktop. The PNMD begins scanning this

device in your LAN. The welcome window pops up. Please click “Next” to

proceed.

Note: This window pops up only when there is no device detected. It guides users

to attach cables for the device. If the PNMD detects this product successfully, the

window is not going to appear. Please skip to step 4 to continue.

2. Connect the USB Port I to your USB hard drive and the LAN port to your switch

or IP sharing router respectively.

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3. Connect the power adapter and press the power button to power on the device.

Click “Next”. The PNMD scans the device again.

4. After scanning, the menu shows the device in your LAN. You may click the

button to search for NAS in your LAN again.

5. The window shows the connection status of this device in your LAN. You may

click on each icon to get detailed information of each device. Select the one that

you are going to connect to and click the

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button.

Note: The HD capacity indicates the available space of the USB hard drive on USB

Port I.

6. You may select “Auto assign IP Address”, which allows the PNMD to assign IP

addresses for the device, or select “Use the IP Address as below”, fill in IP

address manually for this device. Enter the username and password and click

OK.

Note:

The default username/ password is admin/ admin. To get information modifying the

username and password, see “Administrator- Superuser Password Setting”

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7. After successful IP address setting, the PNMD rescans this device in your LAN

automatically.

8. Select your NAS. You may:

 Click the

that connects to the device.

 Click the

OK to open the GUI interface.

button to access to folders of the USB hard drive

button. Fill in the username and password and click

Note: To get instructions using the GUI, please see “Using the Graphic User
Interface (GUI)”

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To access to folders in the device

Double click the shortcut on your desktop to start the PNMD. The PNMD

window pops up. Select this device and click the

The device provides three default accounts for users. The account names are also

their default password respectively.

All: The account is allowed to read/write all the folders in the

device as default.

Power & Guest: The account is allowed to read all folders in the device.

Note:

1. You can change the authorities of the three predefined users for getting

accessed to each folder. To change their authorities, please see ” To Configure

Folder Properties”

2. To add or configure a account, please see “To Configure a User”

3. Users that would like to use another set of username/ password after getting

accessed to any folder please log off your operation system and log on again.

button.

Tip:

You can also access to folders with a web browser. The following procedures use

assumptions below:

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The device’s IP address: 192.168.1.1
Your computer’s network setting: IP address: 192.168.1.2
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: 192.168.1.2

1. Open a web browser.

2. Fill 2 backslashes and the device’s IP address in the address bar and press

<enter>

Note: You should have your computer and the device configured in a LAN. For

information about configuring the network settings, see “Assign a Static IP

address for your computer.”

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Management Guide

Read this chapter to understand the management interface of the

device and how to manage the device.

Starting the Graphic User Interface (GUI)

The Graphic User Interface (GUI) is the management interface of this device. Most

parameters and settings are configured over the GUI.

To get access to the GUI,

1. Double click the

Note: To get instruction installing the PNMD, please see “ Installing the PNMD”

shortcut on your desktop to start the PNMD.

2. The PNMD window pops up. Select your NAS and click the button.

3. When the “Enter Network

Password” window pops up,

enter a user name and

password.

4. Click OK. The GUI Opens.

Note:

1. The default user name and password is admin/ admin. To change the username/

password, please refer to “Administrator- Superuser Password Setting.”

2. Both the User Name and Password are case sensitive and alphanumeric.

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Tip:

You can also start the GUI with a web browser. The following procedures use

assumptions below:

The device’s IP address: 192.168.1.1
Your computer’s network setting: IP address: 192.168.1.2
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: 192.168.1.2

1. Open a web browser.

2. Enter the device’s IP address in the address bar and press <enter>

Note: You should have your computer and the device configured in a LAN. For

information about configuring the network settings, see “Assign a Static IP

address for your computer.”

3. When the “Enter Network Password” windows pops up, enter a user name

and password.

4. Click OK. The GUI opens.

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Using the Graphic User Interface (GUI)

This section provides an introduction to the GUI.

Understanding the GUI

The GUI is consisted of the following components,

1. Configuration categories: Located on the left side of each page. Lists the

configuration categories on this device. To get access to each category, click on
the button that you are going to configure.

2. Configuration items: Located on the right side of each page. Shows the items

that can be configured. You can click on the tabs that listed above to access to
each sub-categories.

Note: For detail information about configuring each item, please refer to the
management instruction for each configuration category.

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Management items list

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The following table lists the information and items that you can configure with the

GUI. For detail instruction, please refer to the following chapters.

Category Sub-category Information
Status Status Shows the status information of this device

including Host name, IP address, HD used
percentage(USB port I), system up-time, firmware
version, current Samba users and FTP users.

Disk

Disk To format the USB storage device (Port 1) in EXT3

Network Host

IP address

System Administrator To change the Superuser name and password.
Time

User

Group To make users in groups. Add users to groups or

Option FTP Change FTP properties including Port number,

Security IP

Security MAC

File Download To add or delete download tasks.
Maintenance Maintenance Provides device maintenance including backup the

Web Server Web Server To change the Web server prosperities.
USB Detail Shows the USB device information that currently

Disk Setup To setup the properties of the connected USB

Printer Setup To enable/ disable the printer server functionality.
Clean Printer

Folder

Job Queue

o add a new folder, delete a folder, change
folder-access authentication and set up folder
properties.
(Note: Those new folders will be added to the
device on port I)

format

o change the device’s host name, Work group
name and description.

o configure the network settings for the device
including IP address, Sub network Mask, Gateway,
DNS server, and DHCP enable/ disable.

o set up the system time zone, synchronize time
and assign a timeserver for the device.

o add a new user, delete a user, setup user
authorities and change user properties.

remove users from groups.

timeout setting and enable/disable anonymous
access.

o configure the allowed or denied IP addresses for
getting access to the device.

o configure the allowed or denied MAC addresses
for getting access to the device.

status of your configuration on the device, selecting
code page, firmware upgrade, system restart, and
reset factory default. Show system log information,
select default copy button folder and enactive the
UPNP and USB printer function for the device.

connects to the device.

device. While USB port II is connected with an USB
storage device, you can also mount the USB storage
device on the product and format the connected
USB storage in EXT3 file format.

To remove all printer jobs that waiting for printing.

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Status

The Status page shows the following information of the device. To open the Status

page, click the Status on the configuration categories list.

Items Information

Host name The identification of this device.
IP-address The IP address of the device
HD used (%) The usage percentage of HD (Total amount of HD)
Up-time The estimate time that you power the device on
Version The firmware version of the device.
Samba Users The number of members who is currently using the

device by Samba

FTP Users The number of members who is currently using the

device by FTP client

UPNP & Printer Loaded Check if the UPNP and Printer functions are applied.

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Disk

The Disk page allows users to:

1. Change the properties of folders.

2. Format the hard disk that connected to the device with IDE connector.

To open the Disk page, click the Disk on the configuration categories list

Folder- Folder Configuration

The folder configuration allows users to add folders, delete folders and change folder

properties.

Note: Only the folders in USB I Port will be listed automatically. To share and

configure the folders in USB Port II, you have to mount it first. Please refer to

“Mount/ Dismount Your USB Storage on Port II to the Device” for

instruction.

To Configure Folder Properties

Click on the folder that you are going to configure.

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The folder configuration page shows up. This page allows users to:

Change Folder Name/ Folder Description.

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 Add or remove authorized users or groups for this folder.
 Change folder-accessing authority level for users and groups.

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To change the folder name/ folder description

1. Click on “Change Folder Name” or “Change Description” icon. The Folder

Name/ Folder Description Setting page shows up.

2. Fill in the new name or new description for the folder and click “Apply”.

Note:

 Folder Name (0~15 characters): The name for the folder.

 Description (0~48 characters): A note for the folder.

 Both folder name and description are alphanumeric.

 Blank character is not allowed for folder name and description.

3. The folder name/description is replaced successfully. You may click “Change” to

do more configurations for this folder or click “Back” to return to folder list.

Configure folder-accessing authority level for users and groups.

1. Configure the access-permission rules for all users by pre-defined levels.

Select one level and click “Save” to apply this authority for all users. The

pre-defined levels use the following access permission rules:

Pre-defined Levels Access Authority

Authentication Free
Access:

No authentication. Everyone is allowed to get
access to this folder without username and
password.

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No access for all users: No accessing. No user is allowed to get access to

this folder.

Only Read access for all
users:
Read/ Write access for

All users are allowed to read in this folder.
Modification in this folder is not allowed.
All users are allowed to read and write this folder.

all users:
Current Access
Permission for all users:

The folder uses user-defined authority settings. The
access permissions in “Group-Authority Setting”
and “User-Authority Setting” will be applied to
this folder.

2. Configure the access-permission rules by groups and users:

Note: Before starting, you have to click “Current Access Permission for all

users” in the “Please set user’s limit for this folder”.

By Group: Mark the checkbox to select an authorized group. Select an

access-permission rule for this group and click “Save” to apply.

By User: Select an access authority for each user. Click “Save” to apply.

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Tips: To do an efficient access-authority configuration, please refer to the following

recommend procedures:

Step1. Select a Pre-defined authority level for all users. (Ex, Click “No Access for
all users” to configure all users as “Non-access” for this folder.
Step2. Click “Current Access Permission for all users” to allow configuration
by groups or users.
Step3. Specify the users that have different authorities. (Ex, Click “Read &
Write” for “Mike” and Click “Read-Only” for “Eric”).
Step4. Click Save to apply. (Ex, Click “Save” to allow ”Mike” to Read/Write this
folder and “Eric” to read this folder. Other users are not allowed to access
this folder.)

To Add a New Folder

1. Click the “Add” button on folder list.

2. Specify a folder name and description for the newly added folder. Click “Apply” to

enable.

Note:

 Folder Name (0~15 characters): The name for the folder.
 Description (0~48 characters): A note for the folder.
 Both folder name and description are alphanumeric.
 Blank character is not allowed for folder name and description.


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3. Setup the folder properties and click “Save” to apply.

Note: For detail folder configuration, see “To configure folder properties”

To Delete a Folder

1. Mark the check box of the folder that you are going to delete.

2. Click Delete to delete the folder.

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Disk- HD Configuration

1. To f ormat your USB hard dis k in EXT3 for mat, c lick “Yes” to execute HD Format.

Caution:

All files within the hard disk will be erased while HD Format is executed.

Note:

1. The HD Format function formats the USB disk on USB Port I only. To format

the USB storage device on Port II, please see “To Format Your USB

Storage device”

2. The Hard Disk will be formatted as EXT3 format. Please note that Windows

cannot recognize EXT3. If the USB hard drive is likely to connect to your

Windows operation system, please format this USB Hard drive on your

Windows before connecting to this product.

2. After confirmation for HD formatting, the system starts formatting the hard disk.

It may take several minutes according to the storage size of your hard disk.

Please wait and DO NOT execute other configuration for this device while

formatting.

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Network

The Network page allows users to:

1. Configure general device information

2. Configure the network setting for the device.

To open the Network page, click the Network on the configuration categories list.

Host- Host Name Setting

Host Name (1~15 characters): Define the user-defined device name.
Workgroup (1~15 characters): Defines the workgroup name for the device

which is going to be shown on “Network
Neighborhood”

Description (1~48 characters): Define a note for the device.

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IP Address- IP address Setting

To Enable DHCP Client

Click “Enable” to enact this device as a DHCP client and click “Disable” to

disqualify.

Note: To get more information for enabling the DHCP server or not, please see” IP
Protocol Setup”.

To Configure the IP address for the device

The IP Address Setting contains parameters of the device network setting. To modify,

fill in each blanks and click “Apply” to execute.

IP Address: Specifies the device IP

Subnet Mask: Defines the Subnet Mask

Gateway: Defines the default gateway

DNS Server: Defines the DNS server

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System

The System page allows users to:

1. Configuring Superuser name and password.

2. Synchronize system time

3. Add, delete and configure a user

4. Add, delete and configure a group

To open the System page, click the System on the configuration categories list.

Administrator- Superuser Password Setting

This page provides Superuser ID and password configuration which are used for

getting access to the Graphic User Interface.

To modify the Superuser ID and password:

1. Define a Superuser Name(4~16 characters) in the Superuser ID box

2. Fill in the original Superuser password (4~16 characters) in the Old Password

box.

3. Define a new password (4~16 characters) in the New Password box.

4. Fill in the newly defined password (4~16 characters) in the Confirm Password

box.

5. Click “Apply” to execute the new Superuser name and password.

Note:

1. The default Superuser ID and password are admin/ admin.

2. The Superuser ID and password are both case-sensitive and alphanumeric.

3. To enforce the security, it is recommended to change the Superuser ID and
password periodically.

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Time- System Time Setting

The Time page provides time synchronizing function. You can synchronize the time

by applying the time on your computer to the device or by connecting to a time

server.

To configure the device time:

1. Select the time zone that corresponds to your region from the Time Zone drop

list.

2. To apply the time on your computer to the device, select “Local Time” and click

“Time Sync” button

3. To synchronize the time from a time server, select “Time Server”, fill in a time

server address in the Time Server box and click “Time Sync” to execute.

4. Click “Save” to apply your configuration or click “Back” to abort.

Note: the synchronized time will be applied by next reboot. To reboot the device,

please see “Restart the System”

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User- User Configuration

The User page allows users to:

 Add users

 Delete users

 Modify user properties

To Configure a User

1. Move the cursor onto the icon of the user that you are going to configure.

2. You can change the user’s properties by modifying the settings on each item..

User Name(4~16 characters): Specify a name for the newly added user.
New Password(4~16 characters): Enter a username for the new user
Confirm Password(4~16 characters) Enter the new password again to confirm

the password

User Description( 0~47 characters) Fill in a description as a note for the user
FTP Access Click “Yes” to allow this user to access the

device with FTP client. Click “No” to deny
FTP access.
Note: The username and password for
accessing the FTP server are the same
with the one that configured above.

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3. To change the user name, click the “Change Name button”. T he c ha n ge

username page shows up. Fill in the new user name in the “New User Name”

box. Click “Apply” to execute.

To Add a New User

1. Click the “Add” button on the user list

2. Define the user properties.

Note: For more information about each item, see “To Configure a User”

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3. Click “apply” to add the new user.

To delete a user

1. Select the user that you are going to remove from the device. Mark the check

box of the user.

2. Click the “Delete” button to remove the user.

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Group- Group Configuration

The Group page allows users to:

 Add groups

 Delete groups

 Modify group properties

To add a new group

1. Click “Add” button.

2. Configure the properties for this group.

Group Name

(0~15 characters)

Group Description

(0~48 characters)

Authorized Users Select group members by marking the check boxes.

Enter a group name as the group ID.

(Note: The group name must be started with an alphabet)

Fill in description as a note for the group

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3. Click “Apply” to add the new group, click ”Undo” to reload previous

configuration and click “Back” to return to group list.

To delete a group

1. Mark the check box of the group that you are going to delete.

2. Click “Delete” to remove the group or click “Back” to return to group list.

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To configure a group

1. Click the icon of the group to configure.

2. Modify the properties for the group. Click “Apply” to execute the modification,

click ‘Undo” to reload previous configuration or click “Back” to return to group

list.

Note: For more information about the items, please see “To Add a New Group”.

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Option

The Option page allows users to:

1. Configure FTP settings.

2. Ensure the device security by IP and MAC filter.

3. Download files with this device.

To open the Option page, click Option on the configuration categories list

FTP- FTP Configuration

The device embeds a FTP server that allows users to access this device by FTP client.

To setup the FTP server properties, please refer to the following table and click

“Apply” to execute your settings.

Maximum Unit Number: The maximum allowed users that connect with the

device simultaneously. Please fill in a number form 1
to 8.

Port Number: The Port number of the FTP server. Please fill in a

number from 1 to 65535.

Time out: The allowed time that keeps the FTP server

connected with a FTP client. The FTP server
terminates the connection if the client fails to
response during the specified Time Out period.

Allow Anonymous: Allow FTP client to connect with the device without

username/ password authentication.

Note: Please DO NOT use the number 80 as the Port Number. As default, port 80
is the Administration Port for the device. To get more information about the
Administration Port, please refer to “Administration WEB”

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Security IP- IP Filter Setting

The Security IP function provides access management by IP address filtering. There

are three modes for the IP filter.

1. Disable: Disable the IP Filer function. All IP addresses are allowed to access the

device.

2. Allowed: Setup the IP addresses that are allowed to access the device. Only the

configured IP addresses have the right to access the device.

3. Denied: Setup the IP addresses that are denied to access the device. The listed

IP addresses will not be able to access the device.

Tip:

For example, to prevent the IP address “192.168.1.3” from connecting with the

device:

1. Select “Denied” From the “IP Access Check” drop list.

2. Fill the IP address “192.168.1.3” in the IP Address 1 box.

3. Click “Apply” to execute your configuration.

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Security MAC- MAC Filter Setting

The Security MAC function provides access-management by MAC address filtering.

There are three modes for the MAC filter.

1. Disable: Disable the MAC Filer function. All MAC addresses are allowed to

access the device.

2. Allowed: Setup the MAC addresses that are allowed to access the device. Only

the configured MAC addresses have the right to access the device.

3. Denied: Setup the MAC addresses that are denied to access the device. The

listed MAC addresses will not be able to access the device.

Tip:

For example, to prevent the MAC address “D0:E0:7D:CD:C5:5E” from connecting

with the device:

1. Select “Denied” From the “MAC Access Check” drop list.

2. Fill the MAC address “D0:E0:7D:CD:C5:5E” in the MAC Address 1 box.

3. Click “Apply” to execute your configuration.

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File Download- File Download Configuration

The File Download page allows users to download files with this device.

Note: Before using this function, you should load the “ntx_leo.tgz” first.

To get information for installing the “ntx_leo.tgz” file, please see” UP&P &

Printer”

The instruction below uses the following assumptions:

The address for downloading: http://www.(example).com/downloads/sample_file
The authorized account name: peter
Password:12345
The target folder where the downloaded data is going to be placed: Share

Note: The download address, account name and password are made up for the

example. There is no such an address and account.

To start a download task

1. Fill the address you get for downloading files in the “Address” box. (ex, enter

the address http://www.(example).com/downloads/sample_file

to the

“Address” box)

2. Enter an account name and password in the “Account” and “Password” box

respectively. (Ex, enter “peter” in the “Account” box and “12345” in the

“Password” box.

3. Select a folder to place the downloaded data in “Save Path” drop list. (Ex,

Select the folder Share from the drop list.)

4. Click Apply to perform file download.

5. To cancel or terminate a download task, click the “Del” button to erase the

download information then click “Apply” to execute. The download status page

displays to show the information of the download task.

6. You may also click the “Status” button to check the download information.

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Maintenance

The Maintenance page allows users to:

1. Backup/ download the configuration status of the device.

2. Select Code Page for the device.

3. Upgrade the device firmware.

4. Restart the system

5. Reset factory default.

6. Apply UP&P and Printer server function to the device.

To open the Maintenance page, click the Maintenance on the configuration

categories list.

Upload/ Download Configuration

The Upload/ Download configuration column allows users to backup and download

the configuration status of the device.

Backup the Device Configuration Status:

1. Click the Download button.

2. The File Download dialogue window pops up, click “Save”.

Specify a folder to place the downloaded data and click “Save”. Click “Close” to

complete.

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Reload the Device Configuration Status:

1. Click “Browse” and locate the file that you backup before.

Note: To know how to backup the configuration status, see” Backup the

Configuration Status”

2. Click “Upload” to execute.

3. The system restarts automatically to reload your previous configuration.

Code Page

For USB storage devices that formatted as FAT16 or FAT32, you must ensure the

code page is corresponding to the language of the file name (or folder name) in your

USB storage. It assures the file name and the folder name in your USB storage

device to be recognized properly.

To apply another code page, select a proper code page from the drop list and click

“Apply” to execute.

Note: As default, the code page is configured to be corresponding to your region.

Changing the code page is not recommended unless you got unrecognizable

characters on file name or folder name.

Firmware Upgrade

To upgrade the firmware, click the “Browse” button to locate the firmware. Click the

“Update” button to perform firmware upgrade.

Note: To get new firmware of the device, please contact your distributor for more

information.

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Restart the System

This column allows users to restart the system. To perform system restarting, click

the “Start Restarting” button.

Reset to Factory Default

To restore the factory default configuration for the device, click the “Start

Resetting” button to execute.

Note:

1. All the user-defined configurations will be erased and replaced as factory default

setting.

2. We recommend users to backup the configuration status before restoring factory

default. To get more information for backup your configuration, see “Backup the

Device Configuration Status”

Syslog Information

Click “Info” to get system log, which records operations on the USB port.

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Select Backup Button Default Folder

Select a folder from the drop list and click “Apply” to activate. The files on USB Port

II will be copied to this folder on USB Port I after pressing the Backup button.

UPNP& Printer

To enable the UPNP and printer server function for the device, you have to install the

“ntx_leo.tgz” file to the device before any configuration.

To install the file,

1. Insert the included CD and click the “Browse” button.

Note: The installation window may auto-run. Click “EXIT” to close it.

2. Select your CD-Rom drive. Double click on the “UPNP & Printer” folder. Select

the “ntx_leo.tgz” file and click “Open” to browse the file.

3. Click “Apply” to perform installation.

4. It takes a few seconds to perform installing, please wait upon installation.

Note: This file is going to be installed on the USB hard drive on USB port I. Please

note that you will have to install it again after you replacing the USB hard drive on

USB port I.

Web Server

Web Server

Administration WEB

The Administration port is the port for accessing the Web-based management

interface.

To modify the Administration Port, enter a port number from 1 to 65535 then click

Apply to save your configuration.

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Note: The Port 80 is configured as the default Administrator WEB Server Port.

Web Server Configuration

The device embeds a WEB server that allows users to construct a Website.

To activate the WEB server,

1. Click “Yes” to enable.

2. Specify a port number from 1~65535.

3. Specify a “WEB Folder” where you place your HTML files.

Note:

1. The WEB server supports HTML format only.

2. As default, the Port 80 is not allowed to be setup as the WEB server port for

“80” has been configured as the Administration port.

3. We also provide a Website template for you to build-up a Website and enjoy the

WEB server properties easily. To use the template, insert the included CD, copy

the data in the folder “WEB Template”. Paste those data in the folder that you

configured as the “WEB Folder”

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USB

Detail

The Detail page shows the information of the connected USB devices:

USB Class: The USB device type.

Manufacturer: The manufacturer of the connected USB device

Device Name: Name of the connected USB device.

USB 2.0/ 1.1: The USB standard supported by the connected USB device.

Disk Setup

The Disk Setup page allows users to:

1. Get information about the connected USB storage.

2. Format the connected USB storage device.

3. Mount the USB storage to the device.

USB Storage information

Name (1~16 characters):

Description:

Define a name for the USB storage device.
Note: The name is also the folder name after
mounting the USB storage to the device. For more
information to mount the device, please see”

Mount/ Dismount Your USB Storage to the
Device”

The partition order of the USB storage device.
Note:

1. The device recognizes the first four partitions of
your USB storage only. We recommend users not
to format the USB storage for more than 4
partitions.

2. The device support one connected USB storage

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File Type:

Size:

device. Only one USB storage device can be
recognized while there are two USB storage
device connected simultaneously.
The format of the file type of the connected USB
storage device.
The space of the connected USB storage device.

To Format Your USB Storage device

1. Click the “Advanced” button.

2. Select the device that you are going to format from the drop list.

3. Click “Yes” to perform formatting.

4. The system starts formatting. It may take several minutes according to the size

of your USB storage device. Please wait and DO NOT execute other

configuration for this device while formatting.

Mount/ Dismount Your USB Storage on Port II to the Device

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Please refer to the following procedures to mount your USB storage to the device:

Note: Before mounting the device on port II, please ensure that there is valid USB

storage device connection on USB port I.

1. Connect your USB storage to the USB port on the device.

2. Open the GUI. Click Disk Disk Setup.

3. Enter a name for the USB storage in the “Name” box and click “Apply”

4. The device is mounted. The system creates a folder for the USB storage.

5. To remove the USB storage from the device, click Disk Disk Setup in GUI.

Erase the name in the “Name” box and click “Apply”. The device is dismounted

and ready to be removed now.

Printer Setup

Procedures to setup the printer

Note: Before installing the printer on port II, please ensure that there is valid USB
storage device connection on USB port I.

1. Connect the USB cable of your printer to the device. Power on your printer.

2. Open the GUI and click “Maintenance”. Install the printer server file to the

device in the “uPnP and Printer” column.

Note: To get information for installing the printer server file, please see” uPnP and

Printer”

3. Click USB Detail, your can see the information of your printer.

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4. Click Printer Setup, Click “Yes” in the “Printer enable” column and click “Apply”

Note: After finishing the four steps above, the printer server function is activated.

To setup the computers that are going to use the printer, please follow the

instructions from step 5.

5. Double click the

window pops up. Select your NAS and click the

shortcut on your desktop to start the PNMD. The PNMD

button.

6. You can find a printer icon. Double click on this icon to proceed.

7. The system asks for installing the driver for the printer. Click “Yes” on the

warning dialogue windows to proceed.

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8. Insert your CD that came with your printer. Click the “Have Disk Button”

9. Browse to the driver in your CD. Click “Open” to browse the driver.

Tip: The correct driver is usually the file with the product name in“*. inf” format.

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10. Click the “OK” button to start driver installation.

11. The printer is ready for use now.

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Clean Printer Job Queue

The Clean Printer Job Queue allows users to clean the pending print jobs that wait

for printing.

To perform cleaning printer job queue, click the “Execute” button and click “Yes” to

confirm.

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Appendix

To Use the Copy Button

This device equips a “Backup” button, which allows you to copy files from USB

Port II to Port I by simply clicking the backup button.

To use the one touch copy function, please refer to the following instruction:

1. Power on this product.

2. Connect the destination USB hard drive to port I on this product.

3. Connect the source USB storage device to port II on this product.

4. Press the Backup button. The Backup LED lights blue while data is transmitting.

5. Copying is completed after the copy LED being off.

Note:

Please check if the USB Error LED illuminates after pressing the backup button. This

diagnostic LED is lit to inform users that this copy is failed. To get detail information

about this error, please refer to “Syslog Information”.

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Using EZIP Backup to back up your files

This program helps users to backup the files on you computer to your NAS.

Those back-upped files are going to be compressed as *.zip format.

1. Double click the

2. Click the

may click the

minimize this window to system tray.

icon on system tray. The “EZIP Backup” window pops-up. You

shortcut on your desktop.

button to close this program or click the button to

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3. Click “PC Folder Select” button. Browse a folder that you are going to backup

and click OK. The folder that you selected shows on the list.

4. Click the “Change NAS” button to select a NAS. Select a NAS in the NAS device

drop list. Select a destination folder for locating the back-upped files.

5. Fill in a user name and password for accessing this folder. Select the time that

you are going to execute backup. Click “Setting Apply”.

6. Click the “Apply” button on the up-right corner of the window.

7. Click the

button to start backup.

8. To restore a back-upped file to your PC, select the file on the list and click

to perform restoring.

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Trouble Shooting

1. How to shut down the device properly?

Ans.

To shut down the system properly, press the power button on the front panel for
four seconds until the Power LED start to blink then go off.

2. The PNMD can’t configure My Network setting.

Ans.

 Make sure that your RJ-45 cable is connected with the device and your

PC/Switch.

 Check if the LINK/ACT LED illuminates.
 Check the power of the device, your PC and Switch. Make sure that it’s on.
 Check your PC’s IP address, make sure that it has a static IP or connects

with a router with DHCP client. For instruction about the IP setting, Please
refer to the “IP Protocol Setup” Chapter.

 Reboot the system with Web-based UI or press the Reset Default Button to

restore the factory default setting and reboot.

3. I use this device as a Web/ FTP server, but the users that outside the
LAN can’t access it.

Ans.

 For WAN users to get access to the FTP or WEB server, you should link the

device to a router with appropriate configuration. Please make sure that:

1. The NAT functionality is enabled in your router.

2. In the port-mapping session, the “Internal Host IP” should be
configured as the IP address of this Device and the value of “Port”
should be corresponded to the port number of the WEB server or FTP
server you configured.
(Ex, If the IP address of your device is 10.10.7.251, the port number
of your FTP is configured as 21 and the port for Web Server is as 8888,
you should add or modify a port mapping record, set the Internal
Host IP address as 10.10.7.251, the Port as 21. then add or modify
another port mapping record, set the Internal Host IP address as

10.10.7.251 and the Port as 8888)

3. Before allowing the device to communicate with Internet, we
strongly recommend users to add a Firewall device to secure your
network from being invading.

4. I can’t access this device.

Ans.

 Check the LINK/ACT LED of Device illuminates.
 Reboot the system with Web-based UI or press the Default Button to

restore the Factory default setting and reboot.

 When there are over 8 concurrently connected users for Samba or FTP

users, the system blocks the upcoming users. Please check the Samba
Users / FTP Users.

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5. I have accessed the USB storage device, but I can’t get access to the
folders.

Ans.

 Verify you have the correct username and password.
 If you have accessed to any folder in the HD and would like to use another

set of username/ password for different authority, please log off your
operation system and log on again.

6. There are unrecognizable characters as the file name.

Ans.

 For USB storage device with FAT16 or FAT32 format, using other

languages that different from your code page may lead this file to
unrecognizable. To show the file correctly, please refer to the chapter
“code page” for more information.

7. I have followed the procedures to setup the printer and it just doesn’t
work.

Ans,

 Check if you power your printer on.
 Verify that the cables are connected correctly
 Make sure that you enactive the printer server functionality, you can refer

to “Printer setup” for more information

 You may select an incompatible printer. Click Start Setup Control Panel.

Double click the printer icon. Remove this printer and install a different
driver and try again.

 The device supports one connected USB printer only. Printers connections

on both USB ports of the device may led the printer functioned
unsuccessfully.

 If you have installed a USB printer to this device before and would like to

install a new one, please click Start SetupControl Panel, right click on
the “idrive\lp0” icon, and delete it. Then, follow the instructions in
“Procedures to setup your printer” to install the new printer.

8. The printer failed to function after I replaced the USB hard drive
on USB port 1.

Ans,

 Check if you install the printer server file for the device. Please note that

you have to install this file again after you connecting a new USB storage
device on USB port I. To get information for installing the printer server file,
please see ” UP&P and Printer”

9. My USB device cannot be detected.

Ans,

 Ensure that you power on the USB device.
 Verify if the USB device works normally with other device, for example,

your computer.

 Your USB device may be not compatible with this product. You can check

this in “Syslog Information”.

 The previous USB storage device may not be compatible with the device.

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Please restart the system and insert this USB device again.

10. I find only the folders of USB port I after accessing. Where are the
folders of Port II?

Ans,

 Only the folders in USB I Port will be listed automatically. To share and

configure the folders on USB Port II, you have to mount it first. Please
refer to “Mount/ Dismount Your USB Storage on Port II to the
Device” for instruction.

 The USB hard drive on USB port I may be off. No connection on USB port

I will lead the USB II to be functioned unsuccessfully.

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Product Specification

Standard

IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u

Support Protocol

TCP/IP, HTTP, SMB, FTP, EXT3

Support concurrently connected Users

Samba: Eight Users / FTP: Eight Users

Interface

One 10/100Mbps RJ-45 Ethernet port

One Default Button

Connection speed

10/100Mbps

Support Hard Diskette

One removable 3.5” external HD (ATA)

Diagnostic LEDs

Power(Green), HDD ACT(Amber) USB I(Green),

USB II(Green), LINK/ACT(Green), USB Error (Amber)

Dimensions

220(L)x 132(W)x 60(H) mm

Operating Temperature

Operating - 0~40 ; Storing ℃ - -10~65℃

Power Supply

DC 12V 1A External power adapter

Certification

FCC, CE, VCCI Class B

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61NB-02210+207/C