PLANET NAS-3410 User Manual

4-Slot NAS RAID Server

NAS-3410

User’s Manual

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Caution:

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Revision

User’s Manual for PLANET 4-Slot NAS RAID Server Model: NAS-3410 Rev: 1.0 (October, 2005) Part No. EM-NAS3410

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction -----------------------------------------------------------------1

1.1 Features --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1

1.2 Package Contents--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1

1.3 Physical Details -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2

Chapter 2 Initial Installation-----------------------------------------------------------4

2.1 Hardware Installation Procedures ------------------------------------------------------------------------4

2.2 Setting the IP Addresses------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6

2.3 Accessing the Administration Home Page--------------------------------------------------------------8

Chapter 3 Server Configuration---------------------------------------------------- 10

3.1 Server Information and Settings ------------------------------------------------------------------------10

3.2 Modifying the Administrator’s Password -------------------------------------------------------------- 11

3.3 Enabling UPS Support ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11

3.4 Server Maintenance----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12

3.5 Shutting Down the Server -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13

3.6 Upgrading the Firmware ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------13

3.7 License for Optional Features---------------------------------------------------------------------------13

Chapter 4 Network Configuration ------------------------------------------------- 15

4.1 Network Information----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------15

4.2 TCP/IP Settings ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------16

4.3 Windows Settings-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------17

4.4 UNIX/Linux Settings----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------18

4.5 Macintosh Settings----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20

4.6 NetWare Network Settings-------------------------------------------------------------------------------20

4.7 Web Data Access Settings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------21

4.8 FTP Data Access Settings-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21

4.9 SNMP Settings---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 22

4.10 Email Settings----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------23

4.11 SSL Settings------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------23

Chapter 5 Storage Management -------------------------------------------------- 25

5.1 Volume Usage and Status--------------------------------------------------------------------------------25

5.2 Creating a Volume------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------27

5.3 Deleting a Volume------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------28

5.4 Expanding a RAID-5 Volume ----------------------------------------------------------------------------28

5.5 Migrating Data Volumes----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 29

5.6 SmartExtend – Add More NAS Capacity--------------------------------------------------------------29

5.7 Volume/Disk Scan------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------31

5.8 Hot-swapping------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 32

Chapter 6 Security Control----------------------------------------------------------33

6.1 Security Information----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------33

6.2 Creating the Local User and Local Group Accounts-----------------------------------------------34

6.3 Caching Windows Domain User Accounts -----------------------------------------------------------35

6.4 Creating UNIX/Linux Host --------------------------------------------------------------------------------37

6.5 Creating Share and Assigning Share Permissions-------------------------------------------------37

6.6 Aggregate Volumes under a Share---------------------------------------------------------------------39

6.7 Configuring File and Folder Security and ACL ------------------------------------------------------ 40

6.8 Managing Quotas-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------42

Chapter 7 Disc Sharing and Data Archiving------------------------------------ 51

7.1 Start to Use the Disc Server Function ----------------------------------------------------------------- 51

7.2 Creating Disc Images--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------51

7.3 Managing Discs--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 52

7.4 Sharing Discs------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 53

7.5 Burning Disc Images---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------53

7.6 Archiving Data to CD/DVD Discs -----------------------------------------------------------------------54

Chapter 8 User Access -------------------------------------------------------------- 56

8.1 Workgroup or Domain Mode-----------------------------------------------------------------------------56

8.2 Accessing from Windows OS----------------------------------------------------------------------------56

8.3 Accessing from Web Browsers--------------------------------------------------------------------------57

8.4 Accessing from MacOS -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------59

8.5 Accessing from FTP Clients------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 60

8.6 Accessing from NFS Clients -----------------------------------------------------------------------------61

Chapter 9 Backup and Recovery-------------------------------------------------- 58

9.1 Snapshot – Fast Point-In-Time Copies---------------------------------------------------------------- 58

9.2 Tape Backup and Restore--------------------------------------------------------------------------------60

9.3 Using a Tape Library--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 63

9.4 SmartSync – NAS-to-NAS Data Replication---------------------------------------------------------68

9.5 Loading and Writing CD/DVD Discs -------------------------------------------------------------------74

9.6 Backup and Restore System Profiles------------------------------------------------------------------77

Chapter 10 Virus Protection -------------------------------------------------------- 79

10.1 Information--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------79

10.2 Real-time, Manual and Schedule Scanning-------------------------------------------------------- 79

10.3 Configuring Scan Settings------------------------------------------------------------------------------80

10.4 Updating Virus Pattern File-----------------------------------------------------------------------------81

Chapter 11 Event Logs and System Status------------------------------------- 84

11.1 Thermal Settings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------84

11.2 Checking the Event Logs-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 85

11.3 Viewing System Status-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------86

11.4 Share Access Counts ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------87

Appendix A NAStart Utility----------------------------------------------------------- 90

Installation---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------91

System Requirement -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------91 Installing TCP/IP Protocol for Microsoft Networks-------------------------------------------------91 Installing NAStart ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 91

Discovering NAS-3410-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------92

To set the automatic refresh interval ------------------------------------------------------------------92 Server Quick Setup Using NAStart-------------------------------------------------------------------- 92

Importing and Exporting System Settings -----------------------------------------------------------------93

To export system settings of a NAS Server ---------------------------------------------------------93 To import system settings into NAS Servers-------------------------------------------------------- 93

Browsing & Administering Servers --------------------------------------------------------------------------94

Browsing Servers------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------94

Tool Bar Functions-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------95 Mirroring CD/DVD Remotely----------------------------------------------------------------------------------97 Archiving Files As a CD/DVD Image---------------------------------------------------------------------- 100 Burning Disc Images------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 103 Supported CD Formats--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 103

Appendix B Specification-----------------------------------------------------------104

Chapter 1

Introduction

To accommodate the increasing storage demands for enterprise, small business, SOHO, and home use, PLANET provides a reliable and affordable solution, the NAS-3410. Regardless of the operating systems installed in your network, the NAS-3410 has straightforward setup procedures and can be installed in any existing network environment using its simple and intuitive management interface.

1.1 Features

• 4 ATA 133 hot swappable IDE trays

• Supports RAID 0, 1, 5, JBOD with global hot-spare and RAID expansion

• Support smart-signaling & network-type UPS

• Two integrated 10/100/1000M Gigabit Ethernet ports

• Multi-protocol system support for Microsoft, Apple, UNIX/LINUX, and Novell networks

• Multi-language support and user friendly web management interface

• Fully integrated ability for Windows 2000 domains, NT 4.0 domains, and UNIX NIS domains

• Supports ACL (Access Control List) settings

• User quota control and folder quota control

• Built-in Trend Micro antivirus software

• NAS-to-NAS data synchronization with SmartSync

• Advanced RAID bad sector recovery mechanism

• E-mail notification, SNMP management (MIB II) and system buzzer alerts

• NAStart software utility for quick setup and system configuration backup

• Environmental monitoring of system/CPU temperature, CPU fan speed and CPU voltages

• Snapshot provides the ultimate solution to satisfying short-term backup needs (optional)

• The SmartExtend technology (IP Storage Aggregation) allows you to add NAS capacity on demand (optional)

• Backup and archive important data to the local tape drive, or CD/DVD writer (optional)

1.2 Package Contents

The following items should be included:

• NAS Server unit (including 4 HDD trays)

• Power cord

• Screws

• Quick Installation Guide

• CD-ROM Note: there are four utilities included in the CD-ROM: NAStart, eMulateCD, eContent, and Second Copy 2000. You can find the detailed usage of respective utility in its on-line help. Moreover, this manual also includes the instruction for NAStart in Appendix A.

If any of the above items are damaged or missing, please contact your dealer immediately.

1.3 Physical Details

Front View

Power button: When the A/C power cable is in socket, the NAS-3410 will start to initiate. Press

this button twice to shutdown the NAS-3410. Press once again to switch on the server.

LED definition:

On Off Blink

Amber 1000M link No link 1000M activity

LAN 1

LAN 2

HD Access

Green 100M link No link 100M activity Yellow 10M link No link 10M activity Amber 1000M link No link 1000M activity Green 100M link No link 100M activity Yellow 10M link No link 10M activity Red – – IDE activity

Green Power on – –

Power/Fault

Yellow Fault – –

NAS System Board Diagram

Chapter 2

Initial Installation

2.1 Hardware Installation Procedures

Step 1: Pull out a HDD tray from the NAS-3410 mobile rack. Step 2: Configuring the jumper on your hard disk using Cable Select (CS) before installing to the

hard disk tray. (Refer to your hard disk’s user manual for the instruction)

Step 3: Secure and mount a hard disk onto the HDD tray using four screws under the tray.

Warning: When connecting the power connector to the HDD, the connector has rounded

edges on the top of the connector that should be placed in the proper position to avoid equipment damage or electric shock.

Step 4: Insert the HDD tray back in the mobile rack. Make sure the lever of the mobile rack is

properly in place.

Step 5: Repeat Step 1 to Step 3 if necessary for the other HDD trays. Step 6: Connect your NAS-3410 to the network by attach a LAN cable from the LAN port located

at the back of your NAS-3410. (At least one network connection is required)

Step 7: Plug the power cord into the power connector on you NAS-3410. Step 8: Make sure the power switch on the power supply is in ON position. Step 9: Press the power button on the lower right hand corner of your NAS-3410. Step 10: Wait for the server to boot up. The boot up process takes approximately 2 minutes and

the real-time status will be displayed on the front LCD panel.

More Info. About HDD Trays

The NAS-3410 has 4 hot-swappable HDD trays, which can be used to install 3.5” IDE hard drive each. You don’t’ need to turn off the server when replacing a failed hard drive. The hard drive must be 3.5” ATA66/100/133 IDE compliance. However, DO NOT use any other drive tray which is not designed for NAS-3410, or a serious damage might be caused.

For best flexibility, the NAS-3410 is designed to fit most types of hard drive form various hard disk drive vendors. But each of them might have slightly different mechanical dimension. We strongly recommend applying hard drives with the same type or with the same dimension to NAS-3410.

Verify the HDD status

LED 1 (Power/Fault) LED 2 (HD Access)

Green Blinks Off (Master)

Red On (Slave)

Green On Red On during

access

Green Blinks Fast Red On RAID building, rebuilding,

Amber On Off HDD is ready for being

Amber Blinks Fast Off HDD carrier fan error. Blinking

Amber Blinks Slowly Off Disk faulty. Blinking interval is

Green/Amber Interleaves

Off Off No power

Off IDE cable connect error

Meaning

Powering up

HDD is being accessed

expanding or disk-scanning

hot-unplugged

interval is about 0.5 second.

about 2 seconds.

Hard disk is absent IDE cable is not connected

2.2 Setting the IP Addresses

LCD console flow chart

LCD menu console flow chart

System Ready

LAN 1 mask :

255.255.0.0

LAN 2 mask :

255.255.0.0

LAN 3 mask :

255.255.0.0

LAN 1 gateway :

192.168.1.254

LAN 2 gateway :

192.168.2.254

LAN 3 gateway :

192.168.3.1

LAN 1 IP:

192.168.1.1

LAN 2 IP:

192.168.2.1

LAN 3 IP:

192.168.3.1

Server Name:

NASD8040000

Data/Time:

8/21/2002 05:30

Firmeware Ver.:

V1.00

CPU Fan Speed:

3994 RPM

Enter Yes

Configure LAN 1?

Yes / No

Configure LAN 2?

Yes / No

Configure LAN 3?

Yes / No

Configure LAN 1

IP/Gateway/Mask

Configure LAN 2

IP/Gateway/Mask

Configure LAN 3

IP/Gateway/Mask

Only display when

Gigabit Ethernet

Adapter is installed

System will automatically display the next screen every

two seconds when idle

Thermal (oC)

67 40

Voltage (V)

1.44 3.30 4.68

Configuring the IP addresses using the LCD console

1. After NAS-3410 is boot up, the LCD console shows System Ready. Press the right button.

System Ready

2. The IP address of LAN1 is shown. Press the middle button to configure LAN1 IP address. Note that the  symbol at the right hand upper corner indicates that the IP address can be configured using the LCD console.

LAN1 IP: 

192.168.1.1

3. Move the cursor to Yes by pressing the left button and then press the middle button to confirm.

Configure LAN 1?

Yes/No

4. Move the cursor to the correct position using the left or right button. Then press the middle button to change that number.

LAN1 IP:

192.168.1.1

5. After you edit the last digit of the IP address, press the right button and configure the Subnet Mask address.

6. Repeat Steps 4 to Steps 5 to configure the Subnet Mask and Gateway address.

7. After you edit the last digit of the Gateway address, press the right button. Move the cursor to Save and save the setting or Edit to repeat the above process or Abort to quit the configuration process without saving.

Exit LAN 1 Menu? Save/Edit/Abort

8. Repeat the above process to configure the other LAN port.

2.3 Accessing the Administration Home Page

You can configure the detail settings of your NAS-3410 in the administration home page. To access the administration home page, type the IP address of your NAS-3410 in the address field of the web browser:

http://192.168.1.1 /admin/

or Run the utility NAStart utility provided in the CD-ROM, right-click on a NAS server on the left-hand tree-view pane. Select Admin page item from the right-click menu to open the administration page. It will prompt for username and password. By factory default, the username is admin and no password is needed.

Chapter 3

Server Configuration

This chapter describes how to name the server, specify the server date and time, upgrade the OS firmware, shut down the system and use UPS with the NAS-3410.

3.1 Server Information and Settings

Click Server from the administration homepage. You will see the Information page describing the summary information of the NAS-3410.

The Information page is divided into two sections. The General Settings section shows the parameters which can be modified on the ServerÆGeneral page.

Server Name

Server Comment

Date/Time Time Zone

Language (Codepage)

Name of the NAS-3410. A NAS-3410 has one unique name, applicable to all network protocols.

The text which is shown in the comment field when browsing network computers in Windows Network Neighborhood

Server date and time in 24-hour format The time zone setting of the server relative to the Greenwich

standard time The language used by the server to interpret the server name,

user names, share names, file names, etc. Technically, it specifies the codepage which is used to interpret the characters.

CP437-DOSLatinUS: Latin characters for the United States CP850-DOSLatin1: Latin characters for West European CP932-Shift JIS: for Japanese CP936-Chinese GB: for Simplified Chinese CP949-Unified Hangul: for Korean CP950-Chinese Big5: for Traditional Chinese Mac Roman: Latin characters for Macintosh

Configure from LCD

System LCD Banner

Indicates whether users can configure the server from the LCD console

Indicates the banner text which is displayed on the LCD console when it receives no user input or event messages for a period of time

UPS Support

Indicates whether the UPS support is enabled or not

Auto Power Restoration

System folder resides in

The System Information section shows the hardware and firmware status of the server.

Firmware Version Processor Speed Memory Capacity No. of HDD/CD/tape LAN1/2/3 Ethernet

Address PCI Slot

If enabled, the server will power on automatically when the power restores after abnormal shutdown

Display the volume name of which the system folder is located

The version number of the OS firmware The CPU operating frequency The total size of the main memory Display the number of HDD/CD/tape installed in the system The Ethernet MAC addresses of the network controller chips and

their types Display the type of the add-on adaptor installed in the system

3.2 Modifying the Administrator’s Password

Admin is a built-in user account for the administrator. It is like the root account in UNIX or the administrator account in Windows 2000 or XP. Using this account, users have access to the

administration homepage and all the storage resources. By default, the password for this user account is empty. To prevent security vulnerability, it is strongly suggested to specify the password when performing the first-time setup of the NAS-3410.

To specify or modify the administrator’s password, please select the ServerÆPassword menu on the administration homepage. Input the current admin password in the Old Admin Password field, and the new password in the New Admin Password and Confirm Admin Password fields. Then click Apply.

The administrator can delegate the administrator’s privilege to other users by including them into the Admins built-in group. Please select the SecurityÆAccount menu. Select Admins* in the

Local User/Group window and click Property. Specify the users to have the privilege and click Apply.

3.3 Enabling UPS Support

The NAS-3410 supports UPS and basic power management functions. It sends alerts when there are power events like utility power failure or low battery capacity. When power events occur, the NAS-3410 can shut down itself automatically to prevent potential data loss.

To use smart-signaling UPS, connect UPS to the NAS-3410 with an RS-232 cable. Then go to the ServerÆUPS Settings menu on the administration page to enable UPS support. To use network-type UPS, connect the UPS to the LAN first. Then go to the ServerÆUPS

Settings page on the administration page. Enable UPS support, select Network UPS from the UPS Type menu and enter the UP IP address below.

Below are the shutdown options on the page.

Shut down immediately when battery is low

Shut down in x minutes when AC fails

Turn off UPS when shut down by power failure

Specify whether to shut down the server when UPS battery is low.

Note: When utility power fails, the NAS-3410 will always shut

down. Specify how many minutes to wait before shutting down the

server when a power event occurs. If checked, the NAS-3410 will turn off the UPS while it is

shutting down by power failure. If not, the UPS will still be working when the server is shut down.

3.4 Server Maintenance

For maintenance or technical support purpose, it is helpful and sometimes necessary to have an overview of all system settings, current system status and, event better, all event logs. It also helps a lot if a server itself can send out these files by email.

The NAS-3410 does all the above within several mouse-clicks. First of all, you have to create a system folder, which is used for storing these files. The system

folder is also required when performing tape backup jobs. To create the system folder, please open the Administration Page and go to the ServerÎMaintenance menu. On the menu page, select a volume to contain the system folder. And click Apply to create the system folder.

Once the system folder is created, you are able to save the system settings and event logs as HTML files. On the same page, choose the files to save and click the Apply button. Before saving the files, you can preview them by clicking the Preview: hyperlinks. Previewing will not create any files in the system folder.

After generating these files, you can see them appear in the table. Click any hyperlink to view the content of a file.

To email the save files, choose the files to save and check the Send the saved files by email check-box. Enter the email address to send to. And click Apply to send them out by email, while

saving copies in the system folder.

3.5 Shutting Down the Server

Shutdown, reboot and startup actions

The NAS-3410 can be shut down by pressing the power button twice at the front of the server case. The whole shutdown process might take seconds to minutes until data are all safely saved to the hard disks.

To shut down the server from the Administration Homepage, select Shutdown from the Server menu and click the Reboot or Shutdown button.

You can specify the actions to take during the next startup.

Recalculate user quota information

Reset configuration to factory default

Recalculate the storage consumption per user during the next startup. It may take much time if there are a huge amount of files in disk.

Reset the server settings, network settings and event configuration to factory default during the next startup.

The settings related to the storage, like shares, ACLs, user database, will not be cleared.

Scheduled shutdown and power-on

To set the automatic power-on and shutdown schedules, select the ServerÆShutdown menu. Click the Schedule tab to modify the schedules.

On the schedule settings page, you can set daily or day of month schedules. Check the Enable check-boxes and specify the time of powering on or shutting down. Remember to click the Apply button to submit the changes.

3.6 Upgrading the Firmware

Once you get the image file of the new firmware, open the Administration Homepage of the NAS-3410 and select the ServerÆUpgrade menu. Specify the full path of the image file or click the Browse… button to find it. Click Apply to begin. The process might take several minutes. The server will reboot after the firmware is upgraded.

3.7 License for Optional Features

Optional software features of the NAS-3410s are disabled by default. You have to get a license key from your vendor and activate the optional features before you can use them.

Activating Optional Features

To activate the optional features, please follow the steps.

1. Open the Administration Page, select License from the Server menu. The page is like:

2. Enter the license key in the input field. A license key is a string of 24 characters. The characters can be any numbers or English letters. Please note that license keys are case-sensitive.

3. Click Apply to save the settings.

4. The activation is successful if the License Type becomes Full.

Enable Trials

Administrators can have trials of the optional features. Each trial spans 30 days. During the trial period, the optional features are full functional.

Click the Activate Trials hyperlink to enable the trial. It activates all the optional features. Up to 5 trials can be used. The used trial count is displayed on the same page.

Chapter 4

Network Configuration

This chapter details concepts and procedures for configuring the NAS-3410 and establishing the system that can communicate among various OS platforms. Management protocol and email notification setting are also covered in this chapter.

4.1 Network Information

The Network Information screen is the summary of the current network settings of the NAS-3410. It provides the administrator a quick look of the basic network setting of the NAS-3410.

The Information page is divided into two sections. The Network Protocols section displays the current network protocol settings of the server.

Protocol Type Configuration Security Policy

The TCP/IP Suite Settings section shows the various TCP/IP settings of the server.

Port IP Address Subnet Mask

Gateway

Speed/Mode Network Teaming Mode Obtain TCP/IP settings from

Display network protocol supported by the server Current status of the network protocol. Status: Enabled or Disabled Display type of the security policy of the network protocol

Display Ethernet port #. An identifier for a network resource on a TCP/IP network. A subnet mask used to determine what subnet an IP

address belongs to. A node on a network that work as a point of entry to another

network 10/100/1000 Mbps and full/half Duplex Display the current network teaming mode. Display the IP settings is either assigned automatically from

DHCP or assigned manually

WINS Server IP Address

DNS Server IP Address

DNS Suffix

Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS), manages the association of network resources name and its IP addresses without the user or an administrator having to be involved in each configuration change.

IP address of the domain name system (DNS) server which located the domain names and translate it into IP addresses.

Display the DNS suffix

NTP Time Server IP Address

The IP address of the NTP (Network Time Protocol) server, which is used to synchronize system time automatically over the net. The system time will be synchronized with the NTP server every 24 hours.

SMTP Server Address

HTTP Proxy Server IP Address

IP address or server name of the SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) server used in sending and receiving e-mail.

IP address of the HTTP proxy server. Next to the IP address is the port number.

4.2 TCP/IP Settings

Network Teaming Mode

TCP/IP handles network communications between network nodes that are connected to the network. It is important to setting up correct TCP/IP setting that for NAS-3410 to function properly.

The NAS-3410 provides two on-board Gigabit Ethernet ports (LAN1 & LAN2). You can configure the Ethernet ports using the following operating modes:

Stand Alone: Each LAN1 & LAN2 are configured with a unique IP address, which are independent to each other.

Fault Tolerance: Uses LAN2 to take over for the LAN1 if LAN1 is fail to connect to the network which designed to ensure server availability to the network.

Load Balancing: Offers increased network bandwidth by allowing transmission to multiple destination addresses using both LAN1 and LAN2. If the traffic of one of the LAN port starts to get congested, requests are then forwarded to the other LAN port with more capacity until the traffic of both LAN ports start to get balance. Note that only the LAN1 Ethernet port receives incoming traffic. Load Balancing also incorporates Fault Tolerance protection.

Link Aggregation: combines both LAN1 & LAN2 into a single channel, appearing to use a single MAC address to provide greater bandwidth. It must be used with a network switch having the Link

Aggregation or Trunking function.

Wake-On-LAN

NAS-3410 also supports Wake-On-LAN (available for LAN1 only). Wake-On-LAN allows administrators to remotely power on your NAS-3410 to perform maintenance task on the server with no need to go to the server physically.

Jumbo Frame Support

The NAS server can support jumbo frames, using packet sizes to 9K bytes instead of the standard Ethernet's 1500 bytes. Using the jumbo frames, the NAS server reduces the networking overhead and would hence increase network throughput. In addition to enabling the jumbo frame support on the NAS server, you must also enable the support on the Gigabit switches and client PCs so that they can communicate using jumbo frames.

Configuring TCP/IP Settings

1. Select a Network Teaming Mode from the pull-down menu that suit you need.

2. Enable or Disable Wake On LAN (Available for LAN1 only).

3. Click the Obtain IP settings automatically radio button to obtain IP addresses of your

NAS-3410 from DHCP, BOOP or RARP server on the network.

4. Or, click the Use the following IP settings radio button to assign the IP addresses manually.

5. Input the WINS server IP address.

6. Input the DNS server IP address.

7. Input the DNS Suffix.

8. Input the NTP Time Server IP Address if available.

9. Click Apply to save the setting.

To disable a LAN port, enter 0.0.0.0 in its IP address field. If you happen to disable all LAN ports and cannot access the administration page, please use the LCD panel to change the IP address to non-zero values.

4.3 Windows Settings

NAS-3410 is using SMB/CIFS protocol- short for Server Message Block/Common Internet File System, a protocol used by Microsoft to share files, directories and devices with the Windows client.

You can configure the Windows Network Settings using the following operating mode: Workgroup Mode: NAS-3410 becomes a member of a workgroup and communicates with the

clients using its internal user database for authentication and do not require other authentication server present in the network.

Domain Mode: NAS-3410 becomes member of a domain and communicates with the client using the user database stored in an authentication server which must be present in the network Optionally, you can register the NAS-3410 to the domain. Once registered, the NAS-3410 will be created as a machine account on the domain controller. And it will use Netlogon as the authentication mechanism, which provides better integration into the Windows network environment.

Configuring Windows Network Settings

1. Click the Enable Windows Network (SMB/CIFS Protocol) checkbox to enable access for SMB

client.

2. Enter the Workgroup/Domain name.

3. Click the Workgroup Mode radio button if you want to configure NAS-3410 in Workgroup

Mode.

4. Or, click the Domain Mode radio button if you want to configure NAS-3410 in Domain Mode.

5. Select the option to support Unicode.

6. Select the option to disconnect idle connection automatically. Server will disc onnect the

connections which have been idle for 5 minutes if this option is enabled.

7. Click Apply to save the setting.

4.4 UNIX/Linux Settings

NAS-3410 can export shares to UNIX/Linux client via NFS protocol. UNIX/Linux client then can mount the shares and gain access to the content of the shares.

UNIX/Linux client uses UNIX user identification, typically consisting of User Identifier (UID) and Group Identifier (GID), for access control. Non-NFS clients do not use UIDs and GIDs for identification. Since NAS-3410 is intended for working in a heterogeneous network, files created by non-NFS client could possess incorrect ownership information and generate inaccurate quota information for UNIX/Linux clients due to the unmatched UID and GID. A mapping is needed to maintain the correct identity of the user using multiple protocols to access NAS-3410, for example Windows and UNIX/Linux clients. Windows based clients need to map the Windows user name to UID/GID before forwarding a request to retain the correct ownership information for UNIX/Linux clients.

By default, the NAS-3410 maps all non-NFS users, including local users and domain users, with the same UID/GID as defined on this page. If the administrator wants to have different UID/GID for different users, he should click the Modify button to modify the user mapping to UID/GID.

UID: User ID. The numerical number assigned to a user in Unix/Linux permissions. NFS uses UID to determine permissions on files and directories.

GID: Group ID. A part of POSIX permissions that determine groups of users. NFS files have a GID assigned to them.

Permission: Three numbers are used for setting the file permission. Each of the three numbers corresponds to the type of users-

Owner, Members of a group and Everyone Else.

Number Read

(R)

0 No No No 1 No No Yes 2 No Yes No 3 No Yes Yes 4 Yes No No 5 Yes No Yes 6 Yes Yes No 7 Yes Yes Yes

Example: If the permission of a file is set to 777, this file has read, write and execute permissions for the owner, the group and for other users.

Write

(W)

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Configuring UNIX/Linux Network Settings

1. Click the Enable UNIX/Linux Network (NFS Protocol) checkbox to enable access for NFS client.

2. Enter the default permission for files created via non-NFS protocol. (Default setting = 755)

3. Click Apply to save the settings.

4. Click the Modify icon and enter the default UID and GID. (Default setting = 0)

5. Choose to map all users to the default UID/GID or assign UID/GID for each user manually.

6. Click Set Default link to set the UID/GID of all users to the default UID/GID. Note that the value

‘-1’ represent that the UID/GID is equal to the default UID/GID configured above. Or,

7. Click Apply to save the settings

Configuring NIS settings

The NIS (network information services), formerly known as Yellow Pages, is a UNIX standard for centralizing the management of UNIX resources. The NAS-3410 supports the retrieval of user accounts and their UID/GID from a NIS server.

If the NIS support is enabled, the NAS-3410 can auto-map NIS users with local/domain users. It matches user names and assigns the UID/GID of the matched NIS users to local/domain users. The user auto-mapping function provides better and tighter integration between NFS clients and other network operating systems.

The steps of enabling NIS support are as follows:

1. Check the Enable NIS Support checkbox.

2. The NIS domain name is required. Please fill in the correct name in NIS Domain Name field.

3. If you do not know the IP address of the NIS server, please specify Find by broadcast.

Otherwise, specify the IP address in the fields.

4. After enabling the NIS support, you can auto-mapping NIS users with local/domain users. In

UNIX/Linux menu, click the Modify icon.

5. Click the Auto-map with NIS users link to map with the users in the configured NIS server.

6. Click Apply to save the settings.

4.5 Macintosh Settings

NAS-3410 supports two kinds of protocols used for Mac OS clients – AppleTalk and TCP/IP (Open Transport). Also, NAS-3410 provides two kinds of security polices for Macintosh Network

AFP client.

Local account authentication: Authenticate user using NAS-3410’s internal user database. Local and domain authentication: If Windows Network is enabled, you can enable both local

and domain authentication for AFP client. Current Zone: A division between groups of machines when viewed using AppleTalk. AppleTalk

Zones can be seen in the Chooser, the AppleTalk Control Panel, and the Network Browser. AppleT alk Address: It is a unique number that identify the server on the network. The number to

the left of the dot is the network number. The number to the right of the dot is the node number.

Configuring Macintosh Network Settings

1. Click the Enable Macintosh Network (AFP Protocol) checkbox to enable access for AFP client.

2. Select a protocol and click the radio button beside it.

3. Click the Local account authentication radio button to authenticate user using the server’s local

user database.

4. Or, click the Local and domain account authentication radio button to use both local account

and Microsoft domain security authentication.

5. Select the Current Zone from the pull down menu or Default Zone is assigned by default.

6. Click Apply to save the setting.

4.6 NetWare Network Settings

NAS-3410 operates in a manner similar to a Novell NetWare 3.12 file server. Setting up your NAS-3410 and shared among Novell NetWare clients. A share can be mapped to the NAS-3410 using NetWare clients. You can enable specific local users or local groups to have access to the share from within the Administration Homepage.

Server Name: The default NetWare server name is the server name followed by an underscore and followed by "NW".

Security Policy: The policy that the NAS-3410 used for authentication.

Frame: Frame types determine how packets of network data are formatted on different LANs. The default setting is AUTO in the NAS-3410.

Internal Network Number: A logical network number that identifies an individual NetWare server on the LAN.

Configuring NetWare Settings

1. Click the Enable NetWare Network (NCP Protocol) checkbox to enable access for NetWare

client.

2. The NetWare server name is the original server name following by a “_NW”. For example, if the

server name of the NAS-3410 is “ABC” then the NetWare server name will be “ABC_NW”.

3. Click Apply to save the setting.

4.7 Web Data Access Settings

This section shows the parameters that you can set up for user to access NAS-3410 user’s home page. You can configure the user access constraint, authentication policy and default setting by defining the Access Control, Security Policy and Default User Page settings.

Configuring Web Data Access

1. Click the Enable Web Data Access (HTTP Protocol) checkbox to enable Web data accessing.

2. Choose Allow file download only or Allow file upload and download.

3. Click the Local account authentication radio button to authenticate user using the server’s local

user database.

4. Or, click the Local and domain account authentication radio button to use both local account

and Microsoft domain security authentication.

5. Select the default type of the folder display on the user page. You can choose from Detail View,

Large Icons or Small Icons.

6. Click the checkbox beside the Allow users to modify ACL to give users the privilege to modify

the ACL table entries.

7. Click Apply to save the setting.

4.8 FTP Data Access Settings

Configuring FTP Data Access

NAS-3410 supports File Transfer Protocol (FTP) that allows users to transfer files via the Internet. By properly configuring the FTP settings, you can effectively control how users access the content in your NAS-3410 via FTP.

1. Click the Enable FTP Data Access checkbox to enable FTP data accessing.

2. Select the Access Control type. Click the Allow file download only or Allow file upload and

download radio button.

3. Select the appropriate Security Policy. Check the Allow anonymous login and map to:

check-box, and select a local user from the pull down menu. User using the anonymous login will then possess the same security privilege as the selected local user.

4. Or, click Allow individual user login. Select Local account authentication to authenticate user

using the local user database or click the Local and domain account authentication radio button to use both local account and Microsoft domain security authentication.

5. Select the User Limit. Click the Unlimited radio button or specify the maximum number of users

allowed to access the content in your NAS-3410 via FTP.

6. Specify the Home Directory when user connects to the NAS-3410 via FTP. Note that you must

select a volume to create a FTP home directory.

7. Specify the permission of the home directory by clicking the Set icon.

8. Click Apply to save the setting.

4.9 SNMP Settings

Simple network management protocol (SNMP) provides the ability to monitor and gives status information of the SNMP agent to the SNMP management console. NAS-3410 behaves as an SNMP agent that answers requests from management console and sends trap information to it.

The following options should be configured to using SNMP protocol: Community: A name serves as a simple authentication. The communication between the SNMP

management console and the NAS-3410 cannot be established if the community names are mismatch.

IP: IP address of the SNMP management console Trap: A trap is a voluntary message send out from a SNMP agent (which is in this case your

NAS-3410) when there is an event occurred.

Management: Configure the SNMP management console as Read Only or Full Control. Location: Provide location information of the SNMP agent.

Contact: Provide name of the contact person who has the management information of the SNMP

agent.

Configuring SNMP Settings

1. Click the Enable SNMP Protocol checkbox to enable SNMP accessing.

2. Enter a Community name.

3. Enter the IP address of the management console.

4. Select Yes from the pull down menu if you want the corresponding management console to

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