Sitecom MD-253 User Manual

Table of contents

Introduction ................................................................................................. 3

Features ......................................................................................................4

Package contents ..........................................................................................4

Product layout.............................................................................................. 5

System requirements ....................................................................................6

Preparing the home storage center .............................................................. 7

Easy installation ........................................................................................... 8

Configuring the Home Storage Center .............................................................8

AutoSave Installation ..................................................................................15

Using the Home Storage Center.................................................................... 18

Web configuration ...................................................................................... 19

Status .......................................................................................................20

Setup ........................................................................................................22

System settings ......................................................................................22

Network settings .....................................................................................23

Disk settings ...........................................................................................24

User settings ..............................................................................................27

User management ...................................................................................28

BitTorrent ...............................................................................................32

ITunes server..........................................................................................34

Toolbox .....................................................................................................37

Reboot ...................................................................................................37

Firmware update.........................................................................................38

Intranet Upgrade.....................................................................................38

Internet Upgrade .....................................................................................38

USB Backup ................................................................................................ 39

Addendum: Choosing a storage scheme ..................................................... 40

Introduction

The Sitecom MD-253 Home Storage Center makes it easy to share your documents,
music and videos across your network or even on to the internet. The device can
hold up to two 3”5 SATA drives of any capacity, supporting JBOD, RAID 0 and RAID
1, offering flexibility and security.

The MD-253 allows to easily share data over the internet through the built-in FTP
server. User management makes it possible to share data unrestricted to the
internet or to restrict access to certain users which then can be assigned to folders
and given read and/or write permissions.

Backup your USB storage by means of pressing a button.

The home storage center also doubles as a download station as it supports FTP
downloading and a Bit Torrent download client.
In addition the home storage center can stream music, video or photos to any UPnP
AV compatible Media Player.

The included CD contains:

- The Sitecom Installer to easily setup the Home storage center for first time
use and map drives to your computer.

- Backup software to easily set up an automated backup task for your files.

Features

 Two HDD bays for 3”5 SATA Hard drives of any capacity.
 One USB port for extra storage options.
 High performance Gigabit LAN.
 Supports JBOD, RAID 0 and RAID 1.
 Simplified installation by a step by step utility.
 Easy automated backup with included backup software.
 User and folder management.
 One touch USB backup
 ITunes server.
 Built-in FTP server and client.
 Bit Torrent client.
 UPnP AV server for streaming music to any compatible media-player.

Package contents

 MD-253 Home Storage Center
 CD-ROM with utilities and documentation
 Quick Installation Guide
 Power adapter 12V – 4A
 Cat 5e cable

HDD 1

Power

Reset

HDD 2

LAN

Product layout

Power button

USB port

Ethernet port

Backup button

Power receptacle

System requirements

- Computer with: 1GHz processor/20 MB available space/CD-ROM drive.

- At least one 3”5 SATA HDD.

- Windows XP (with Service Pack 2), Vista or Windows 7.

- Mac OSX 10.4 or higher (You can use the network functionality. The installation
and backup software is windows only).

Preparing the home storage center

Easy installation

Configuring the Home Storage Center

Insert the CD-Rom to your CD-Rom drive. The CD will start and present you an
option menu. Select ‘Launch Home Storage Center Utility’

The Sitecom Home Storage Center Installer offers an easy step by step
installation flow. This makes it possible for even the least experienced user to
have the home storage server up and running in a few clicks.

Note:

Microsoft .Net framework is required for the installer to run. If .Net framework
is not installed on your computer the installation CD will install .Net framework

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1. Select your language from the drop down box. Press Start to continue.

2. The installer is now detecting the ‘Home Storage Center’. Wait till the progress
bar is completely filled.

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3. You may be required to unblock the installer in the windows firewall. Windows
will automatically request this action, select Unblock to allow the Sitecom Installer
to scan your network for the ‘Home storage center’.

Warning: If there are is any additional firewall software installed, such

Please refer to the documentation of your firewall software.

Norton, Panda e.g. you may be required to unblock the Sit
installer in this software.

4. After the detection is finished the installer will show the detected hard drives.
Click Next to continue the installation.

If any of the inserted Hard drives is not detected:
Unplug the power receptacle and check the connection of the hard drive.

5. The installer now shows the name of the detected hard drive(s), the size and
S.M.A.R.T. status. To continue click Format Disk.

Note: When 2 hard drives are inserted the installer will automatically format the
drives using RAID 1 for data reliability. (See addendum for more information on

storage schemes.)

To change the ‘Home storage center’ to a different storage scheme, see chapter
web configuration->Setup->Disk Settings.

6. Choose a name for your ‘Home storage center’. This is how the storage center
will be recognized within your network. Press Next to continue.

7. Now we will create a public share. This folder is for general usage and allows
anonymous access. (See Web configuration->User management -> shared folder
management.)

Note: to change the properties of this folder See Web configuration->User
management -> shared folder management.

8. Choose the maximum size for the public folder. Enter ‘0’ for maximum. Click
Next to continue.