SimpleTech SimpleShare STI-NAS/160 Quick Start Manual

SIMPLESHARE

QUICK START

OFFICE STORAGE SERVER

Congratulations on your the SimpleShare purchase.

SimpleShare makes it possible for you to easily add high­performance storage to your home or small business
network. SimpleShare is ideal for sharing data files, digital
photos, music and games with other users on your local
network. In addition, with SimpleShare, all the users on the
network have instant access to extra storage.

What You Should Have

If any item is missing or damaged, contact your local reseller or retailer for replacement.

•

SimpleShare Office Storage Server

•

NASFinder Quick Setup CD

•

AC power adapter

•

Backup Application CD

•

Vertical stand (2)

•

Quick Start guide (this guide)

•

CAT5e Ethernet cable

•

Warranty card

French and German language versions of this guide are available online. Go to
www.simpletech.com/support, then click User Guides.

Une version française de ce guide est disponible en ligne. Rendez-vous sur
www.simpletech.com/support et cliquez sur “User Guides” (Démarrage rapide).

Eine deutsche Version dieses Handbuchs ist online verfügbar. Klicken Sie unter
www.simpletech.com/support auf “User Guides” (Kurzanleitung).

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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

System Recommendations

• Network router or switch

• DHCP server

INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS

No drivers, special tools or equipment are required to install SimpleShare.

VISUAL TOUR

Front

Ready LED (Blue)

Indicates SimpleShare is Ready (active mode).

HDD LED (Green)

Indicates disk drive read/write activity.

Power LED (Amber)

Indicates SimpleShare's internal hard disk drive (HDD)
is receiving power.

PC Users

Mac

®

Users

• Pentium® III-class PC or equivalent • iMac®, G3, G4, G5 or iBook

®

• 256 MB RAM (or as required by

operating system)

• 256 MB RAM (or as required by

operating system)

• Windows

®

2000, 2003 or XP • Mac OS® X (v10.1 and later)

• Microsoft

®

Internet Explorer (v 6.0 and

later)

• Safari™ (v 1.0 and later)

• Available Ethernet port • Available Ethernet port

A DHCP server is not required. However, SimpleTech strongly recommends using a
DHCP server to assign IP addresses to the devices on your network. Otherwise,
depending on how your network is configured, you may have to manually setup the
computers on your network to communicate with SimpleShare.

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Back

Power Button

When the SimpleShare is on, pressing the Power button
saves your data, then places SimpleShare in standby mode.
While in standby mode, pressing the Power button returns
SimpleShare to Ready mode.

Reset Button

Pressing Reset for 5 seconds restores SimpleShare to
original factory settings.

USB Port (2)

USB A connectors for external USB disk drives or printers.

RJ-45 Network Connector (with integrated network activity

LEDs).

• Link LED (amber) indicates network connectivity.

• Activity LED (green) indicates network traffic.

DC-IN Jack

Connector for the AC power adapter.

Security Slot (not shown)

The security slot, located on the side of chassis, allows you
to attach a computer security cable to SimpleShare.

YOUR NETWORK

Below is a sample network with SimpleShare installed.