Linksys NSLU2 User Manual
USER GUIDE
Network Storage Link
for USB 2.0 Disk Drives
Model: NSLU2
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Product Overview 1
Front Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Back Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Chapter 2: Flash Disk Utility 3
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Chapter 3: Conguration 4
Home Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
User Password Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Administration Tab > System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Administration Tab > Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Administration Tab > Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Administration Tab > Advanced . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Administration Tab > Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Administration > Shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Administration > Backup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Administration > Disk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Administration > Upgrade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Administration > Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
User Guide Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Linksys Web Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Appendix A: Troubleshooting 12
Appendix B: Using the Storage Link’s Storage 13
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
TCP/IP Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Network Logon (Windows 95/98/ME only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Storing Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Appendix C: Specications 15
Appendix D: Warranty Information 16
Limited Warranty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Appendix E: Regulatory Information 18
FCC Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Safety Notices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Industry Canada Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
User Information for Consumer Products Covered by EU Directive 2002/96/EC on Waste
Electric and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Appendix F: Software License Agreement 23
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Software Licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
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Chapter 1
Product Overview
Chapter 1: Product Overview
Thank you for choosing the Network Storage Link for USB
2.0 Disk Drives. This stand-alone Network Attached Storage
device features two USB ports. One port can be used for
a USB Flash Drive, and the other can be connected to any
USB hard drive.
Front Panel
DISK 2 (Green) This LED lights up when a flash
disk or USB hard drive is connected. The LED
flashes quickly to indicate that data is being
transferred over your network.
DISK 1 (Green) This LED lights up when a USB
hard drive is connected. This LED flashes to
indicate network activity.
Power Switch This is a “soft switch”. If the
Network Storage Link is powered off, you can
start it up by briefly pressing the power switch.
To power down the Network Storage Link, press
the power switch, and wait for the Network
Storage Link to shut down and the LEDs to turn
off.
Back Panel
Ready/Status (Green/Amber) This LED flashes
or
when you turn on the Network Storage Link to
indicate that a self-test is in progress, and is
lit solid green when the test is completed. An
amber LED indicates an error with the device.
(See “Appendix A: Troubleshooting” for more
information.)
Ethernet (Green) This LED is lit continuously
when the Network Storage Link is connected
to a device through the Ethernet port. The LED
flashes to indicate network activity.
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Ethernet This LAN (Local Area Network) port
connects to Ethernet network devices, such as
a switch or router.
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DISK2 The Disk 2 port supports EXT3 and
FAT32 file systems. Insert your USB flash drive
(USB key) or USB disk here.
DISK1 The Disk 1 port of the Network Storage
Link supports EXT3, FAT32, and NTFS file
systems. Connect your USB hard drive here.
(Flash drives will not be recognized.)
Reset The Reset button has two functions:
Product Overview
If the Network Storage Link’s IP Address •
is lost, press and hold this button for
two seconds. The IP Address will be set
to the default value of 192.168.1.77,
and the Network Storage Link will beep
once to indicate the reset has occurred.
If the Network Storage Link’s password •
is lost, press and hold this button for 10
seconds. The password will then be set
to the default value of admin, and the
Network Storage Link will beep again.
NOTE: Resetting the Network Storage
Link will erase all of your settings and
replace them with the factory defaults.
Do not reset the Network Storage Link
if you want to retain the settings.
Power The Power port is where you will
connect the power adapter.
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Chapter 2
Flash Disk Utility
Chapter 2: Flash Disk Utility
Overview
Before you can use a flash disk with the Storage Link, you
will need to install this utility to install the Storage Link’s
Utility into the System Tray of your Windows operating
system.
Installation
The 1. Welcome screen will appear. If you need to close
your Windows programs, click Cancel. To continue
with the installation, click Next.
From this screen, select a Program Folder where you 3.
can access the utility. The utility will automatically be
installed into the selected folder.
Program Folder
Welcome
The installation folder will be displayed in next screen. 2.
If you want the utility to be installed in the destination
shown, click Next. If you want to choose a different
folder, click Browse and search for the location. When
the location is selected, click Next. To return to the
previous screen, click Back.
Destination Location
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Configuration
Chapter 3: Configuration
For advanced users, a web-based utility has been
programmed into the Storage Link. This chapter
will explain all of the functions in this web utility. All
administrative tasks are performed through this web
utility. The web utility can be accessed by any PC on the
network by entering http://192.168.1.77 in the PC’s web
browser Address window.
Internet Explorer Address Bar
After you press Enter, the Web Management Home Page
will appear.
NOTE: The Storage Link is designed to function
properly after using the Setup Wizard. This
chapter is provided solely for those who wish
to perform more advanced configuration or
monitoring.
long. Enter this new password again in the Confirm new
password field and click Save to save this new password.
User Password Tab
Click Save to save any changes, Cancel to clear all changes,
or Help to get more information about anything on this
screen.
Administration Tab > System
Home Tab
Click the disk’s links to access their contents. If you click
the link to User Login (Private Data), you will be required
to enter your User Name and Password. Clicking the Disk
(Public Data) or Flash (Public Data) options allows you
to view the contents of either the USB hard disks or flash
drives that are attached to the Storage Link.
Home Tab
User Password Tab
Password Change
From the User Password tab, any user can change their
Storage Link password. Simply enter your user name in the
User Name field. This should be the same as your network
logon. Then, enter your Storage Link password. Next,
enter your new password in the New Password field. This
new password can be up to 15 hexadecimal characters
Administration > System
From the Administration > System screen, you will be
able to change some of the Storage Link’s general and IP
settings. These settings, broken up into four categories,
are described below.
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Configuration
Identification
Server Name In this field, you can enter a new server
name for the Storage Link. Punctuation and other special
characters (e.g. * / | \ ) cannot be used in the name.
Comment This field can be used to enter a comment,
such as the Storage Link’s location.
WorkGroup This should match your networked PC’s
“Workgroup Name”. If the workgroup name does not
match, access to the Storage Link is still possible, but
the Storage Link will not appear when you click Browse
Network (for example, when adding a network printer).
Location
Language Support Select the appropriate language for
users on your network. If multiple languages are used,
select the most common.
Time Zone Select your local time zone.
Local Date Enter today’s date. The Storage Link will set its
own calendar according to the date you provide.
Local Time Enter the present time. The Storage Link
will set its own clock according to the time you provide.
Remember that this is not sent to the Server until you click
Save.
Port Number This port number is used for HTTP (Web
browser) connections to this server. The default is 80,
as used by web servers. If this is changed, you should
use a number greater than 1024 (8080 is often used).
Also, if the port is not 80, you must specify the port in
your Web browser, in order to connect. To do this, add
a “:” and the port number after the address, such as
http://192.168.1.77:8080. (This example assumes the
Storage Link IP Address is 192.168.1.77, and the port
number is 8080.)
When these changes are made, click Save to save these
changes, or Cancel to clear all changes. To reset the
Storage Link’s default settings, click Restore Default
Config. To get more information about anything on this
screen, click Help.
Administration Tab > Users
WINS
Enable WINS If your network has a WINS Server, check
this to register the Storage Link with the WINS Server. This
will allow network users to locate this device through a
Router. (Without WINS, “Network Neighborhood” or “My
Network Places” it only scans the local network segment.)
WINS Server When enabling WINS, enter your WINS
Server’s IP Address in this field. Normally, this will be a
Windows Server.
Location
Enable Guest Logins If enabled, you can enter guest as
the user ID to log in to the Storage Link.
Convert failed logins to “guest” logins (Windows
networks) If enabled, all Windows users will be able
to access the Storage Link with “guest” access rights. By
default, the “guest” user has Read/Write permission to the
public data on each disk.
Enable UPnP Support If enabled, the Storage Link will
broadcast it’s availability to network users with systems
that support UPnP (e.g. Windows ME, Windows XP) and an
icon for the Storage Link will be automatically generated.
Administration > Users
The Administration > Users screen allows you to manage
all Storage Link users. Users can be members of any user
group.
Existing Users
The user list shows all existing users. The details of the
selected user are displayed under Properties, at the lower
half of this screen. Select a user, then select from the
following options:
Click • Groups to open the User Membership screen,
which allows you to view and/or modify the Group
that the selected user is in.
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Click • Delete to delete the selected user. When deleting
a user, you have the option of deleting the Group and
Share with the same name as the user (if they exist).
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Properties
This area of the screen allows you to change the properties
for the user selected in the list above.
Name The user’s name must be composed of
alphanumeric symbols not exceeding 15 characters in
length.
Comment Any comment about the user must be
composed of alphanumeric symbols not exceeding 15
characters in length.
Password The password must be composed of
alphanumeric symbols not exceeding 15 characters in
length.
Verify Password Re-enter the password here.
Clicking the box next to Create Private Folder (Share)
provides this user with a private folder on the drive.
Clicking the box beside Enable Disk Quota allows you
to set a limit on how much storage space that user has
in terms of megabytes of data. Enter the amount in the
space provided.
When you’re finished, click Save to save your changes. If
you wish to establish this user as new, click Save as New
User. You can also clear the date by clicking Clear Form.
For more information about this screen, click Help.
Other Groups This shows all other Groups of which the
user is not a member.
To Add Membership to a Group
Select the Group or Groups in the right-hand column, and
then click << . Multiple Groups can be selected by holding
down the CTRL key while selecting.
To Revoke Membership to a Group
Select the Group or Groups in the left-hand column, and
then click >>. Multiple Groups can be selected by holding
down the CTRL key while selecting.
Click Close when finished. Click Help for more
information.
Administration Tab > Status
User Membership
This screen allows you to check which Groups this user is a
member of, and to add or revoke membership. Select the
user in the left-hand list for granting access to the group
in the right-hand list. Click the right-pointing arrows and
then the items will appear in the right-hand list.
User Membership
User Name This shows the name of the User being
modified.
Member of This shows the Groups that this user is in.
Administration > Status
The Status screen allows you to check the Storage Link’s
details and status.
System
Server Name The Server’s current name. This name will
be shown in “Network Neighborhood” or “My Network
Places”.
IP Address This displays the Storage Link’s current IP
Address.
Current Status Indicates the Storage Link’s current status.
This will usually state “Ready”. If the Server is not available,
the message will say why the Server is not available (e.g.,
Scandisk in Progress.)
Click • Shutdown Now to immediately shut down the
Storage Link. This will break all existing connections.
None of your data will be saved.
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Click • Restart Now to restart (reboot) the Storage Link.
This will break all existing connections. The Storage
Link will immediately restart, and will not be available
again until after the restart is complete. None of your
data will be saved.
•Click • View Log to view the log file in a separate window.
The log file is a record of the Storage Link’s activity,
which can help in management and troubleshooting.
Click Refresh to refresh the screen. Click Clear Log to
clear all of the log’s data.
Shutdown Use these fields to set up a shutdown
schedule, if desired. The available options are:
Never • This means that scheduled shutdowns will not
be performed.
Every Day • Select this to shutdown each day, at the
specified time.
Every Monday, Every Tuesday, ... • Select this to
shutdown once per week, on the specified day.
Use the time fields (hour, minute, am/pm) to specify when
the shutdown should be performed.
Restart Use these fields to set up a restart schedule, if
desired. The options for Restart are the same as those for
Shutdown.
Disk 1/Disk 2 This displays the types of drives connected
as well as how much space remains.
Administration Tab > Advanced
When you click the Advanced tab on the Administration
tab, several other tabs will appear: Groups, Shares, Backup,
Disk, Upgrade, and Setup. These are intended for advanced
users and are described below.
Administration Tab > Groups
The Administration > Groups screen allows you to manage
the User Groups assigned on the Storage Link.
Administration > Groups
New Group
E-Mail Alerts
Check the box next to Send E-Mail alerts... to enable the
Storage Link to send alerts via e-Mail. Alerts will be sent
when there is some problem requiring the Administrator’s
attention. Enter the Administrator’s e-mail address(es)
in the E-Mail Address field(s). In the Subject field, you can
enter the text you wish to appear in the Subject field of
e-Mail generated by e-mail alerts.
Click Save to save any changes. Click Cancel to clear
anything that you entered. Click Refresh to update the
data shown on the screen. Click Details to open a new
window that displays further status details, including a list
of all PCs and other devices that have been allocated an
IP address by the DHCP Server function (if enabled). Click
Help to get more information about this screen.
Use this area to create a new group. Enter the desired name
for the new group in the Name field and click Create.
Existing Groups
This shows the list of all Groups. Two groups, administrators
and everyone, refer to those who are administrators and
the group of all users, respectively. These always exist and
cannot be deleted.
Click Access to display the shares that the members of
the current Group are able to access. You can then assign,
remove, or modify the access rights for this group. Click
Members to display the users who are members of the
selected Group. You can then add or delete members. The
everyone Group contains all users, but you cannot add
or remove members. Click Delete to delete a selected
Group. The administrators and everyone Groups cannot
be deleted. Click Help to get more information about this
screen.
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Administration > Shares
The Administration > Shares screen allows you to create
and manage shares.
Administration > Backup
The Administration > Backup screen allows you to back up
the Storage Link’s configuration file to your PC and restore
that configuration file to the Storage Link.
The configuration file contains all network information,
as well as the User, Group, and Share information. It does
NOT include any information about the files stored on the
Storage Link.
Administration > Shares
Existing Shares
Click Access to view and configure the users who are
allowed to access the selected share. Click Browse to view
the contents of the selected share. Click Delete to delete
the share.
Properties
Fill in the Name, Comment, Location and Specify fields, as
specified below, to add a new share. Click Save as New
Share to save your new share. Click Clear Form to clear
the fields in Properties.
Name The share’s name must be composed of
alphanumeric symbols not exceeding 15 characters in
length.
Comment Any comment about the share must be
composed of alphanumeric symbols not exceeding 32
characters in length.
Location This specifies the location of the share. Choose
the radio button beside Default folder or Specify to specify
a different folder.
Click Save to save any changes. Click Help to get more
information about this screen.
Administration > Backup
Config Backup
Click Download to back up the configuration file to your
PC. Click Upload to restore that file as the Storage Link’s
configuration.
NOTE: Uploading/Restoring the configuration
file will overwrite and destroy any existing
configuration.
Drive Backup
This section allows you to schedule backups of Disk 1 onto
Disk 2. Simply click the radio button and use the pull-down
menus to select the day and time. You can also click Start
Backup Now to back up data immediately. Click Save to
save your settings or Cancel to clear the settings.
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