HFX PowerNAS 2011 User Manual

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USER MANUAL

PowerNAS 2011

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Delivery Content:

• Windows Installation CD and Driver CD

• External Power Supply

PowerNAS is a trademark of HFX Austria, Windows Home Server a trademark of Microsoft.

PowerNAS is marked with the above symbol to indicate at the end of the equipments life time, you must dispose of it separately at an appropriate collection point (local recycling center) and not place with normal domestic unsorted waste. This will benefit the environment for all. [EU Directive 2002/96/EC and EN50419]

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1. PowerNAS - Quick Start

PowerNAS is configured ready to work right out of the box:

• Unpack PowerNAS: consider where PowerNAS will be placed. Being a passive

cooled system (no fans) ideally do not place PowerNAS in an enclosed cabinet, in direct sunlight and never near sources of water. Ensure the vents on the top are left uncovered, it is normal for the sides of PowerNAS to get warm to the touch when PowerNAS is working hard.

• Connecting PowerNAS to your Network: PowerNAS requires a wired connection to

your wireless or broadband router, Gigabit LAN preferred.

• Plug PowerNAS into the mains: connect the mains power ‘brick’ to PowerNAS

before switching on at the mains. PowerNAS only requires a mains & network connection, no keyboard, mouse or screen required. Tap the PowerNAS On / Off switch at the front lower right side to power on,

• Check PowerNAS is operating: after switching on the blue power light should

illuminate on the front, occasionally the hard drive activity light will flash, also the network lights on the back (yellow) should illuminate to show a good Ethernet connection. PowerNAS takes approximately 60 seconds to startup.

Should you wish to switch off PowerNAS, tap the On / Off button and wait for the power lights to extinguish. PowerNAS is designed as a server for 24 / 7 operation with low power usage.

Warnings:

• Do not cover the venting holes

• Do not touch when running hot (heatsinks can get up to 60°C)

• Do not open the PowerNAS, this might lead to a loss of warrenty

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System Disk is HDD0. As internal System Disk you can use only 2.5” disks.

As standard removable disks you can use 3.5” disks only.

Please watch this video of how to add or remove the hard drives.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=160uWqnnY9I

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2. Remote-Access to the PowerNAS

You have 5 different methods to access the PowerNAS from another PC:

1. with WHS Console: the WHS console needs to be installed on your PC.

2. Access with remote desktop: this works only with VISTA, WIN7 or XP Professional PCs (username: Administrator pw: hfx=[serial])

3. Accessing Files / Folders on PowerNAS (username: sonos pw: sonos)

4. Access via Web Browser: this is the quickest method to access to the PowerNAS. All

devices (Windows PC, Apple, iPhone) who have network access and an internet explorer can do that. (username: Administrator pw: powernas)

5. Access via VNC (username: Administrator pw: powernas)

To access the PowerNAS with Webbrowser or Remote Desktop should be done only by professional users, because you can easily destroy WHS and then you need to reinstall WHS.

To access the PowerNAS with WHS console is recommended, since you can see only settings, which you are allowed to change. WHS console also takes over the backup of your PC.

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2.1. Connecting through WHS Connector

Windows based PCs connect to PowerNAS through Connector to:

• Windows PC backups nightly to PowerNAS,

• Report any issues facing the PowerNAS system (such as a failing hard disk drive),

WHS Connector is installed on a PC by double-click on the PowerNAS in the network environment. Also for Apple users. After installing WHS onto a PC an icon is placed in the tray area of Windows:

Right clicking on this icon allows access to the connector.

On connection specify password as: hfx=[serial] (ie hfx=123456)

After restore the password is by standard hfx=000000

Download the WHS connector for Windows or MAC directly from the PowerNAS (network neihbourhood, double-click).

2.2. Connecting by Remote Desktop

Remote desktop is preinstalled on most Windows PCs (start >> Programs >> Accessories >> Remote Desktop Connection), Apple users install remote desktop using the Connector Disc (detailed later). Type the computer name as powernas (mac users: powernas.local or powernas.localdomain), if presented with a domain entry box type: powernas

On connection specify the username: Administrator pass: hfx=[serial] (ie hfx=123456), after restore it is hfx=000000

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If you cannot access the PowerNAS with “Powernas”, you can also directly use the IP address. You find the IP address of the PowerNAS:

→ go to network neighbourhood

→ right click on the PowerNAS symbol

2.3. Accessing Files / Folders on PowerNAS

PowerNAS shares the folder \\powernas\ it is possible to access audio tracks on PowerNAS directly through this folder, delete, edit or copying files from your PC to PowerNAS. This folder is password protected, it can be accessed through user: sonos password: sonos

2.4. Web Browser access

Type into the web browser: http://powernas:5800/ note that your firewall must have port 5800 allowed for the web browser and Java script be enabled. On connection type the password as PowerNas and click the Send Ctl+Alt+Del button to log into PowerNAS as username: Administrator pw: powernas, once connected the PowerNAS desktop is shown, open Windows Home Server Console to access settings and view PowerNAS status.

2.5. VNC access

Type into the VNC: powernas username: Administrator pw: powernas

3. Remote help and support

With Team Viewer you can ask any friend to logon over the internet into the PowerNAS and help you to configure.

4. WHS Preconfigured Accounts

PowerNAS is supplied with the account preconfigured:

User: Administrator Pass: ripnas=[serial] (example ripnas=123456)

Where [serial] is replaced with the serial number of your machine. The full password is shown on a label on the backpanel the PowerNAS below the WHS COA sticker. The username and password are required when performing various actions with WHS (such as installing Connector onto a PC, etc).

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5. How to set up RAID

Please login and double-click on the Intel RAID Storage Manager Icon:

Select your RAID mode. Please note, that in RAID mode the HDDs will never sleep. You need to use Server HDDs, which are designed for 24/7 use.

For RAID 1 and RAID 0 you need at leats 2 HDDs, for RAID 5 you need at least 3 HDDs.

Please consider also NOT to use RAID mode and to install all HDDs without RAID and to use Software RAID like Stablebit DrivePool

After creating the RAID, you still need to partition the new RAID drive using the Windows Disk Management.

Mehr Infos zum Intel RAID Storage Manager in der Intel RAID Doku.

http://www.hfx.at/ftp/manuals/intel-raid.pd

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6. LCD Configuration

To configure the LCD you need to close first other connections on the COM-Port (close LCD Smarti). You can change the welcome message of the display.

You can change the settings of the fan controller. If you add or substract a value in the curve mode, you can make the temperature curve earlier or later (starting to activate the fan at lower or higher temperatures)

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You have to select the right Com-Port.

You can update the firmware.

7. More Information

http://www.mswhs.com/documentation/ WHS Documentation

http://www.hfx.at/ftp/manuals/intel-raid.pdf Intel RAID Storage Manager Documentation

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