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USER GUIDE

SMCNAS04/

SMCNAS24

TigerStore™ SMB Network Attached Storage Server

SMCNAS04/SMCNAS24

User’s Guide

Revision 1.8 February 2008

TRADEMARKS all brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

NOTE the information in this manual is subject to change without notice.

SMC Networks, Inc. Warranty Statement

This SMC Networks, Inc. product comes with a 2-year limited warranty from the date of purchase. SMC Networks, Inc. warrants in good operating condition for the warranty period. This warranty does not include non-SMC Networks, Inc. installed components. If the SMC Networks, Inc. product malfunctions during the warranty period, SMC Networks, Inc. will, at its discretion, repair or replace the product at no charge, provided the product has not been subjected to misuse, abuse or non-SMC Networks, Inc. authorized alterations, modifications or repairs. When returning a product, include your original proof of purchase. Return requests cannot be pr ocessed without proof of purchase. Shipment of returned product to SMC Networks, Inc. is the responsibility of the purchaser. All expressed and implied warranties for the SMC Networks, Inc. product line including, but not limited to, the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, are limited in duration to the above period.

Under no circumstances shall SMC Networks, Inc. Be liable in any way to the user for damages, including any lost profits, lost savings or other incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use of, or inability to use, the SMC Networks, Inc. products. SMC Networks, Inc. Reserves the right to revise or update its products, software, or documentation without obligation to notify any individual or entity.

Please have your proof of purchase receipt to get warranty support. All defective products shall be returned with a copy of proof of purchase. In no event shall SMC Networks, Inc. 's liability exce ed the price paid for the product from direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages resulting from the use of the product, its accompanying software, or its documentation. SMC Networks, Inc. does not offer refunds for any product.

All rights reserved. SMC Networks, Inc. devices are designed for home or office use. SMC Networks, Inc. cannot be made liable for any damages, loss of data or damage following thereof (including, without limitation, damages for loss of business profits, business interruption, loss of business information, or other pecuniary loss) arising out of the use of or inability to use this SMC Networks, Inc. product, even if SMC Networks, Inc. has been advised of the possibility of such damages.

We reserve the right to upgrade our products in keeping with technological advances.

SMC Networks, Inc. warrants your product against any defect in material and workmanship, under normal use, for the designated warranty period. The warranty becomes effective from the date of shipment. In the event this product is found to be defective within the warranty period, SMC Networks, Inc. will, at its discretion, repair or replace the defective product.

This warranty is void if:

• The product was operated/stored in abnormal use or maintenance conditions;

• The product is repaired, modified or altered

• The product was subjected to abuse, neglect, electrical fault, improper packaging,

accident or acts of nature;

• The product was installed improperly;

• The serial number of the product is defaced or missing;

For storage products: Under various circumstances, such as damage from extreme conditions like floods, power fluctuations, damage caused during the installation of the drive, damage caused by improper or improperly used packaging, or physical misuse or abuse, the data on a disk drive may be inaccessible through normal operations. However, the data may be recoverable through extraordinary means offered through a specialized data recovery service.

SMC Networks, Inc. does not perform any data recovery services. If you are unable to acces s data on your drive due to damage such as that mentioned above, you may wish to consider contacting an independent data recovery service. The disk drives used in this product are covered under the original manufacturer’s warranty,

SMC Networks, Inc. cannot be made liable for any damages or loss of data as a result of improper use or damage to the disk drives. The disk drives used in this product are covered under the original manufacturer’s warranty.

Safety Information

z WARNING: Before connecting to power, set the Voltage Switch on

the rear of your system to the voltage matching your area – voltage rating 100~120 / 200~240 Vac. Device could be damaged when the Voltage Switch is at the wrong position.

z Maximum operating ambient temperature 40

C degree

Important Notes

z When ejecting the USB device from your NAS system, make sure to

disconnect from the Samba connection first.

z Your SMCNAS04/SMCNAS24 does not support any USB hub connected

to the USB ports.

z When installing hard disk drives to your SMCANS04/SMCNAS24 SMC

suggests using the same vendor and the same size hard disk.

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Model Information

Before accessing SMCNAS04/SMCNAS24, please install the JAVA Runtime Environment (JRE) 6 first on your computer like shown in the QIG or chapter 3 of this manual, otherwise, the NASDiscovery.html tool will not work. You can also download it directly by, following the link to download it thru your computer, http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp

z SMCNAS04

NAS system without Hard Disk Drives Installed. Note: Please follow SMCNAS04/SMCNAS24 User’s Guide to do

software/hardware installations and start SMCNAS04 storage system management.

z SMCNAS24

NAS system with 4 Hard Disk Drives Installed with RAID configuration 5.

Note: Please skip software/hardware installations and go directly to Storage System Management, or if you wish to change the preferred RAID configuration follow the steps on the section “System Power-on Without Hard Disk Drive.”

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Table of Contents

Safety Information ............................................................. v

Important Notes .................................................................................... v

Model Information ................................................................................ vii

Table of Contents .............................................................................. viii

Chapter 1 Introduction ................................................................... 1

1.1 Package Contents ............................................................................... 2

1.2 Specifications ...................................................................................... 3

Hardware ....................................................................................... 3

Software ........................................................................................ 3

1.3 System View ....................................................................................... 4

Front Components ......................................................................... 4

Front Components (Compartment Door Open) ............................. 6

Right-Side Components ................................................................ 7

Left-Side Components ................................................................... 8

Rear Components ......................................................................... 9

Chapter 2 Setting Up

.................................................................... 11

Step 1. Install the Hard Disks ................................................................... 11

Step 2. Connect to the Network ............................................................... 13

Step 3. Connect to Power ........................................................................ 14

Step 4. Configure Your Storage System .................................................. 15

Chapter 3 Configurin

g Your Storage System ............................ 17

3.1 Installing the Storage System Management ..................................... 18

For Windows PC .......................................................................... 18

For Apple Mac OS X (10.4.11 or above) ..................................... 28

System Power-on Without Hard Disk Drive ................................ 36

System Power-on With Full New Hard Disk Drives ..................... 51

3.2 Starting Storage System Management ............................................. 62

3.3 My NAS Page ................................................................................... 66

System Setting ............................................................................ 67

Network Setting ........................................................................... 69

3.4 Users & Groups Page ....................................................................... 79

Users ............................................................................................ 79

Groups .......................................................................................... 90

Quota Management ..................................................................... 92

3.5 Shared Folders Page ......................................................................... 94

Add Shared Folder ....................................................................... 95

Assign Access .............................................................................. 96

Delete Shared Folder ................................................................... 97

3.6 Disk Page........................................................................................... 98

3.7 Advanced Page ................................................................................. 99

Alerts ............................................................................................ 99

Firmware .................................................................................... 102

iTunes Server ............................................................................. 104

Media Server .............................................................................. 106

Printer Server ............................................................................. 108

UPS ............................................................................................ 111

USB Backup ............................................................................... 113

Download Station ....................................................................... 119

System Log ................................................................................ 121

Shut Down .................................................................................. 122

Reboot ........................................................................................ 124

3.8Logging Out of Storage System Management .................................. 126

3.9 How to reinstall your SMCNAS04/SMCNAS24 ................................ 128

Chapter 4 M

ap Shares ............................................................... 131

Windows PC ............................................................................... 131

For Apple Mac OS X .................................................................. 134

Chapter 5 AD support

.................................................................... 135

Environment Setup ..................................................................... 135

Chapter 1 Introduction

Your SMCNAS04/SMCNAS24 is a great storage solution for small and medium business and home network environments. With this high-speed networked storage, network users can easily access and share music, pictures, and video files. Also, it has a program for discovering the storage system automatic assigned IP address.

Your SMCNAS04/SMCNAS24 can accommodate up to four hard disks with standard single (if you only have one disk), RAID 0, 1, 4, 5 and JBOD in BIG configurations, providing up to 3 TB (terabytes) of shared network storage. Supporting industry-standard protocols, you can easily add your storage device to your existing network. In addition, network management and security are greatly simplified through the Web-based User Interface (UI).

Additional features include:

z RAID Mode z RAID Degrade z RAID Rebuild z Quota Management z HW (hardware) Health Monitor z UPS (uninterruptible power supply) z Reset to Factory Default Setting z Backup z Event Log z Media Server z Software Shutdown using Storage System Management z Can function as a FTP server and printer server z DHCP client support

1.1 Package Contents

Includes the following:

z SMCNAS04/SMCNAS24 Storage System with Key z Power Cord z RJ-45 Ethernet Cable z Utility Disc z Quick Start Guide

1.2 Specifications

NOTE: Specifications are subject to change without notice.

Hardware

Cabinet Form Factor

Small Tower

Processor

LSI NAS401

System Memory

128 MB of DDR2 SDRAM

Flash Memory

8 MB

Hard Disk Drive Bay/Type

Up to four 3.5-inch SATA (Serial ATA)

Storage Capacity

Provides greater than 2 TB

USB-UPS Support

HID power device standard

Network

Automatic MDIX Ethernet Port (10/100/1000 Mbps)

Power Supply

100~127/200~240 V 50/60 Hz 128 W

Dimension

(H)230 x (W)187 x (D)288 mm

Weight

6.3 kg (without HDD installed)

Environment

• Operating temperature: 0

C (32 0F) to 40 0C (104 0F)

• Storage relative humidity: 5 % to 95 % non-condensing

Software

Network Client Support

• Microsoft Windows

• Mac (10.4.x)

• UNIX/Linux

Network Protocol

• TCP/IP

• HTTP

• FTP

• SMB/CIFS

• NFS

File Backup (under Microsoft Windows only)

• USB storage device to SMCNAS04/SMCNAS24

• PC to SMCNAS04/SMCNAS24 (and vice versa)

Hardware Monitor

Temperature Sensor

Disk Configuration

Single, RAID 0/1/4/5), JBOD in BIG

Application for NAS Management

• Data Sharing, Protection

• Data Backup and Recovery (optional)

• Web User Interface

Others

• English language support

• Real Time Clock (RTC)

• Programmable system clock

• Network time protocol support

• Software power off

• Firmware upgradeable

• FTP server and printer server support

• Event logs and email alerts

• BitTorrent P2P protocol support

• Daylight saving

1.3 System View

Front Components

Ref Component Description

Power Button

Turns the power on and off.

Power Indicator

Shows the current power status.

POWER ON

Glows blue when the power is on.

STANDBY

Glows red when the system is in Standby mode (power cord is connected to an electrical outlet but storage system is at Standby state).

Ref Component Description

Network Indicator

Shows the current network status. Glows green at 10/100 Mbps or blue at 1000 Mbps when

system is connected to the network. Blinks green or blue to indicate system is trying to

establish a network connection.

RAID Indicator

Shows the current RAID status.

RAID

Glows blue to indicate RAID function is implemented. Blinks blue to indicate RAID function is rebuilding the

hard disk drive.

DIAG

Glows red to indicate RAID function is inactive or malfunctioning.

Hard Disk Drive Compartment

Inside are four hard disk drive slots.

Disk Information Indicator

Shows the current hard disk drive status.

STATUS

Glows blue to indicate hard disk dri ve is at Standby m ode. Blinks blue to indicate hard disk drive read/write

function.

DIAG

Glows red to indicate hard disk drive is inactive or malfunctioning.

Front Components (Compartment Door Open)

Ref Component Description

Hard Disk Tray Door Handle

Opens the hard disk tray.

Right-Side Components

Ref Component Description

Door Lock

Locks the hard disk drive compartment door for security.

Left-Side Components

Ref Component Description

USB Port

Connects a USB device, such as a USB disk, printer, or USB-UPS.

Rear Components

Ref Component Description

Power Connector

Connects to the power cord.

Voltage Switch

Select the voltage matching your local standard setting.

Ventilation Opening

Maintain proper operating temperature. Do not cover or block the openings.

Reset Switch

Allows you to reset the system to the factory default username, password, and DHCP.

RJ-45 Connectors 0/1/2/3

Connects the LAN cable to any one of the four connectors.

USB Ports

Connect USB devices, such as a USB disk, printer, and/or USB-UPS.

Chapter 2 Setting Up

Step 1. Install the Hard Disks

1. Insert the key and turn clockwise (n) to unlock and open the door (o).

2. Slide the latch toward the right to release the handle.

NOTE: Install the first hard disk on the lowest level tray, the second hard disk on the second lowest level tray, and so forth.

3. Pull the handle to slide the hard disk tray forward. Then pull the hard disk

tray out of the device.

4. Unfasten two screws from each side of the hard disk tray and remove the

metal bracket.

NOTE: Store the metal bracket in a safe place for future use.

5. Fit the hard disk into the tray with the connectors pointing toward the rear.

Then align and fasten four screws to secure the hard disk in place.

6. Keeping the handle in its full-open state, slide the hard disk tray all the way

into the device until the hinge of the handle is inside the device. Then, close the handle. The latch should click into place.

7. Follow the same procedure for installing other hard disk(s) in the other

compartment(s).

Step 2. Connect to the Network

1. Make sure that the computer is connected to a router.

2. Connect one end of the Ethernet cable to any of the four network connector

(

) on the back of your storage system and the other end to a router.

Or you can connect both your computer and storage system (NAS) to one switch, and this switch is connected to the network which has a DHCP server.

Step 3. Connect to Power

1. Make sure that your storage system is turned off.

2. Before connecting to power, set the Voltage Switch to the voltage matching

your local standard setting.

3. Connect one end of the power cord to your storage system and the other end

to a standard electrical outlet.

Step 4. Configure Your Storage System

See the next chapter for the software configuration instructions.

Chapter 3 Configuring Your Storage System

An SMCNAS04/SMCNAS24 network consists of an NAS server and several clients connected via network links.

SMCNAS04 SMCNAS24

3.1 Installing the Storage System Management

You need to install Storage System Management before you can perform any system configurations.

IMPORTANT:

z If you are using the hard disk drive that has been installed with NAS middleware before,

then follow the steps on the section “System Power-on Without Hard Disk Drive.”

z If you are using full new hard disk drives that have never installed NAS middleware

before, then follow the steps on the section “System Power-on With Full New Hard Disk Drives.”

For Windows PC

1. Insert the included utility disc into your computer and the following screen

appears (if not, click on the file AutoRun.exe on the utility disc).

2. Click Install Java to install JAVA script on your computer and the following

screen appears. (Please make sure your computer has internet connection to be able to access the online installation of JAVA.)

NOTE: You can also click Install Non-JAVA based discovery tool to install non-JAVA based discovery tool.

3. After reading the license agreement, click Accept and the following screen

appears showing the progress of installation (this may take a couple of minutes).

4. Click Finish when the following screen appears to exit installation.

5. Click Setup NAS Discovery Utility.

6. The following screen appears. Click Next.

7. Select the destination to install the NAS Discovery Utility and click Next.

8. The Select Start Menu Folder screen appears, click Next.

9. Click the Create a desktop icon checkbox to enable it and click Next.

10. When the Ready to Install screen appears, click Install.

11. The progress of installation will be shown onscreen.

12. When the following screen appears, click Finish to exit the installation

process.

JAVA-based

13. Click the NAS Discovery Utility shortcut icon on your desktop

or you can launch the NAS Discovery Utility by clicking Start Æ Programs Æ NAS Discovery Utility Æ NAS Discovery Utility. Click Yes when the following screen appears to allow ActiveX controls.

NOTE: If the following screen appears, click Run to allow the digital signature verification.

14. The following screen appears.

Non-JAVA based

13. Click the NAS Discovery Utility shortcut icon on your desktop

or you can launch the NAS Discovery Utility by clicking Start Æ Programs Æ LSI Corporation Æ NAS Discovery Utility.

14. The following screen appears.

For Apple Mac OS X (10.4.11 or above)

1. Insert the included utility disc into your computer and open the MAC

AutoRun folder, and then click the AutoRun.app program.

2. The following screen appears. Click Setup NAS Discovery Utility.

3. The Welcome to the NAS Discovery Utility Installer screen appears. Click Continue.

4. Select the destination to install the NAS Discovery Utility and click Continue.

5. The Easy Install on “iDisk HD” screen appears, click Install.

6. The installer requires that you type the password of your Mac OS X

Administrator account.

7. The Installing NAS Discovery Utility screen appears and progress of installation will be shown.

8. When the following screen appears, click Close to exit the installation process.

9. To get the latest font library, click MAC Æ Software Update to

update to the latest MAC Operation System version.

10. The system would start to check for software update.

11. To set the Safari Cookies, click Safari Æ Preferences.

Then Security to accept Cookies “Only from sites you navigate to”.

12. Click the NAS Discovery Utility icon

in the hard drive

installation directory or launch NAS Discovery Utility by clicking Applications Æ NAS Discovery Utility.

13. Click Trust to allow digital signature verification if the following screen

appears.

14. The following screen appears.

NOTE:

z The NAS Discovery Utility must use the Safari web browser when system is using

the Mac OS X (10.4.11 or above).

z Use Mozilla Firefox to install SMCNAS and type in the SMCNAS IP in the Firefox

address field.

z When using the Safari web browser to log in to web management, make sure to

have the correct setting: Safari Æ Preferences Æ Security Æ Accept Cookies Æ Only from sites you navigate to.

When using Mozilla Firefox to log in to web management type in the NASIP at the Firefox web browser.

System Power-on Without Hard Disk Drive

IMPORTANT: If you are using the hard disk drive that has been installed with NAS middleware before, then follow the steps on this section. You can also Reset your System to default by following this section.

15. When the discovery tool has discovered the NAS, it will show “Zero-Disk

Mode” on the Firmware Version column. Click “Configure RAID Profile” on the Configuration URL column.

16. The following screen appears. Log in by “root” and no password is

required.

17. After logging in the following screen appears. Install the hard disk drive into the lowest level tray (see chapter 2 portion on proper hard disk installation) and after around 30 seconds, click REFRESH (if no hard disk drive appears, click REFRESH again.)

18. When the hard disk drive appears on screen, click CONFIGURE.

19. The following screen appears. Click OK.

20. The following screen appears. Install another hard disk drive into the second lowest level tray and after around 30 seconds, click REFRESH (if no hard disk drive appears, click REFRESH again.)

21. The following screen appears, then click Configure.

NOTE: If you want to install more hard disk drive(s) (not new hard disk drive but hard disk

drives that installed NAS firmware before) into the other slots, perform steps 20 and 21 again, otherwise go directly to step 22 after you click Configure.

22. The following screen appears.

NOTE:

z Whenever you install a hard disk drive, you can use the default RAID mode (if one hard

disk drive only default is Single, if two hard disk drives it will be JBOD, all 4 hard drives will be RAID 5). Or change the RAID mode by clicking CHANGE.

z If you did not click REFRESH and CONFIGURE each time you insert a hard disk drive,

it will have the wrong RAID mode and the inserted disk might be invalid.

23. If you use the default mode (JBOD if ≧ two hard disk drives or Single)

without changing the RAID mode, click Upgrade and the following screen appears. Click OK to jump to step 29.

24. If you change the RAID mode, the following screen appears. Click OK.

25. The system will reboot and the following screen appears, wait for approximately 3 ~ 5 minutes.

26. After rebooting, log in by root again and no password is required.

27. The following screen appears, click Upgrade.

28. When the confirmation message appears, click OK.

29. System will start to format the hard disk drive. After formatting, the

confirmation message will appear. Click OK.

30. The following screen appears.

31. Click Browse to select and install the Full Install Image “AG_NAS_Vx.x.x-SMC.cpioo.bz2”. This file is stored under the default C:\Program Files\NAS Discovery Utility\Firmware directory, otherwise it can be found under the firmware folder of the directory where you previously installed the NAS Discovery utility.

32. Then click Upgrade. The following screen appears. The system will start to

install into the NAS hard disk drive.

33. If the NAS Discovery Utility screen is not on your computer anymore, again click the NAS Discovery Utility shortcut icon on your desktop or you can launch the NAS Discovery Utility by clicking Start Æ Programs Æ NAS Discovery Utility Æ NAS Discovery Utility.

34. The Status column will show various stages of the upgrade process: (total 45 minutes or more depending on the size of the hard disk)

z Upload % Done z Verifying Checksum z Extracting Firmware z Installing OS z Installing Kernel z Installing Media Server z Installing KHTTPD z Installing Samba z Installing Configurator z Installing NASUtils

35. When the following screen appears, click the Click to Configure NAS under

the Configuration URL column to log in to Storage System Management. Proceed to the next section for details on Storage System Management.

System Power-on With Full New Hard Disk Drives

IMPORTANT: If you are using full new hard disk drives that have never installed NAS middleware before, then follow the steps on this section.

1. When the discovery tool has discovered the NAS, it will show “Zero-Disk Mode” on the Firmware Version column. Click “Configure RAID Profile” on the Configuration URL column.

2. The following screen appears if you inserted two disks. Log in by root and no password is required.

3. After logging in the next screen will show how many hard disk drive(s) you

installed. lf two hard disk drives are installed, the default RAID mode is RAID 1, if ≧ three hard disk drives are installed, the default RAID mode is

RAID 5.

4. If you use the default RAID mode, click Upgrade and the following screen appears. Click OK to jump to step 10.

5. If you change the RAID mode, the following screen appears. Click OK.

6. The system will reboot and the following screen appears, wait for

approximately 3 ~ 5 minutes.

7. After rebooting it will display your new RAID mode, log in again.

8. The following screen appears, click Upgrade.

9. When the confirmation message appears, click OK.

10. System will start to format the hard disk drive. After formatting, the confirmation message will appear. Click OK.

11. The following screen appears.

12. Click Browse to select and install the Full Install Image

“AG_NAS_Vx.x.x-SMC.cpio.bz2”. This file is stored under the default C:\Program Files\NAS Discovery Utility\Firmware

directory, otherwise it can be found under the firmware folder of the directory where you previously installed the NAS Discovery utility.

13. Then click Upgrade. The following screen appears. The system will start to install into the NAS hard disk drive.

14. If the NAS Discovery Utility screen is not on your computer anymore, again

click the NAS Discovery Utility shortcut icon on your desktop or you can launch the NAS Discovery Utility by clicking Start Æ Programs Æ NAS Discovery Utility Æ NAS Discovery Utility.

15. The Status column will show various stages of the upgrade process:

(total 45 minutes or more depending on the size of the hard disk)

16. When the following screen appears, click the Click to Configure NAS under the Configuration URL column to log in to Storage System Management. Proceed to the next section for details on Storage System Management.

3.2 Starting Storage System Management

JAVA-based

1. Click the NAS Discovery Utility shortcut icon on your desktop or you can

launch the JAVA-based NAS Discovery Utility by clicking Start Æ

Programs Æ NAS Discovery Utility Æ NAS Discovery Utility.

NOTE: If the following screen appears, click Yes to allow ActiveX controls.

NOTE: If the following screen appears, click Run to allow the digital signature verification.

2. When the following screen appears, click the Click to Configure NAS on the Configuration URL column to log in the Storage System Management.

Non-JAVA based

1. Click the NAS Discovery Utility shortcut icon on your desktop or you can

launch the non-JAVA based NAS Discovery Utility by clicking Start Æ Programs Æ LSI Corporation Æ NAS Discovery Utility.

2. When the following screen appears, click the Configure NAS Device on the

Configuration URL column to log in the Storage System Management.

3. The system automatically scans the network for storage systems. This might take a few minutes. The following screen appears.

4. Enter the default User name “admin” and the default Password “smcadmin” then select the desired language.

5. Click Log In. The Storage System Management homepage contains six tabs namely, My NAS, Users & Groups, Shared Folders, Disk, Advanced, and Logout appears.

3.3 My NAS Page

Displays a list of your storage system information (NAS name, Middleware and Flash version, MAC and IP address, Subnet mask, Gateway IP address, Disk Mode, System and Data utilization) and Current Connections (Shared folders, Users, and Login Time).

System utilization: shows the current system data partition usage. Data utilization: shows the current data partition usage.

System Setting

Allow you to specify the storage system name, date, time, time zone, NTP server name or IP address, administrator name, and password.

1. On the My NAS page, click System setting and the following screen appear.

NOTE: Be careful when changing the Storage System Name. Inform your clients of any change of this column for providing available functions, including shared folders or backups.

To change this . . . Do this . . .

Storage system name

Enter the new name to use for the specific storage system. The name can be up to 15 characters long and can include letters, numbers, and hyphens.

Date, Time, Time zone

In the Date fields, enter or select the month, day, and year.

In the Time fields, enter or select the hour, minute, and second.

In the Time zone list, select the time zone.

NTP server name or IP address

Enter the name or IP address of the Network Time Protocol server from which the storage system could adjust its time automatically. You can use an NTP server name only if it is resolvable/recognizable.

NOTE: The NTP server name’s maximum number of characters is 64. Can include only letters (uppercase and lowercase A~Z), numbers (0~9), hyphens (–), underli nes (_), and dots (.). The IP address’ maximum number of cha racter is 15 (including the three “.”). The format is xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx and the value of xxx is between 0 and 255.

Administrator name Password Confirm password

In the Administrator name field, enter the administrator name for logging in to the Storage System Management.

NOTE: Maximum number of characters is 15 In the Password and Confirm password fields,

enter the password for logging in to the Storage System Management. The administrator name and password are case-sensitive.

NOTE: Maximum number of characters is 8. Can include any printable ASC II characte rs but not ( ' ).

2. After making the necessary changes, click Apply.

3. When the confirmation message appears, click OK for the changes to take

effect.

Network Setting

Allow you to configure the network settings that include the workgroup name, MAC address, and FTP server settings.

NOTE:

z The time between AD server and the SMCNAS Samba server must be in sync (use

NTP). Please check chapter 5 for AD setup on how to do this.

z You only can choose the “workgroup” of NAS or “AD full domain” z If AD domain is selected, user cannot use the local user account to connect to NAS via

Samba.

z “~”, “!”, “#”, “$”, “%”, “^”, “&”, “(“, “)”, “-“, “{“, “}”, “.”, “'”, and space can be included in AD

account.

1. Click Network setting and the following screen appear.

To change this . . . Do this . . .

Workgroup name

Enter the new name for the specific workgroup. NOTE: Maximum number of characters is 15.

Can include only letters (uppercase and lowercase A~Z), numbers (0~9), hyphens (–) and underlines (_). The first character must be a letter (uppercase and lowercase A~Z).

Get an IP address automatically

If you have a DHCP server on your network, the server can get its IP address from that DHCP server automatically.

Use this IP address IP address Subnet mask Gateway IP address DNS server settings

If you do not have a DHCP server, you must specify an IP address, subnet mask, gateway IP address, and DNS server.

NOTE: Maximum number of characters is 15 (including the three “.”). The format is xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx and the value of xxx is between 0 and 255.

FTP server settings

Allows your storage device to perform as an FTP server, and it is highly recommended to download the data transfer tool from http://filezilla.sourceforge. net/.

If you select AD full domain you have to fill in the AD full domain name, AD server’s full domain controller name, AD administrator name, and the AD administrator password.

Enable FTP Server

To enable FTP server, take note of the following:

z Transfer Mode

Default is “passive” mode.

Select “Passive” when you enable Firewall protection on your Windows OS.

z Port

Default is “21” unless specified. You can set one of the port range from 49152 to 65535.

z Code Page

Default is “UTF-8”. For Japanese OS and you wish to upload/download file with Japanese filename, then select “Japanese.” For Japanese OS and you wish to upload/download file with English or Traditional/Simplified Chinese filename, then select “UTF-8.”

NOTE:

z If you use Filezilla v2.2.x (you are recommended to use Filezilla (shareware) as your

FTP data transfer tool), DO NOT enable the Use multiple connections to transfer files setting.

z If you use Filezilla v3.0.x, set the Active mode and set NAS to passive to upload the file.

z Click File and the following screen appears.

z Click New Site.

z Select “Use active mode” on Passive transfer mode settings when using

Windows OS with Firewall enabled and, select “Force” on Use UTF8 on server if available. Then click OK.

z When using the ActiveDirectory the user name for FTP is [Domain

name]+[user name], e.g. Office-AD+Testuser.

z When using Workgroup mode, please just use local user name.

If you choose the option Use this IP address, the following appears.

4. After making the necessary changes, click Apply.

5. When the confirmation message appears, click OK for the changes to take

effect.

WARNING: If you change the Static IP (Use this IP address) back to Dynamic IP (Get an IP address automatically), you need to shutdown the Storage System Management and

restart it again.

3.4 Users & Groups Page

Displays a list of all currently configured users and lets you add, modify, and remove users. This area also allows you to add, modify, and remove groups as well as perform quota management.

Users

1. Click the Users & Groups button on the Storage System Management homepage. The following screen appears.

2. Click “Add” and the following screen appears, allowing you to specify the

type of user (Windows/Mac OS X or Linux/Other Mac) you want to add.

2. Add the users. After the user is added, you can assign the user to shared

folders by clicking Shared Folders to assign/restrict access (see later section for further details).

NOTE: Windows users can be joined into groups as well as assign several users to a shared folder.

For Windows/Mac OS X Users

3. Click Next and the following screen appears. You must provide the requested user information.

To change this . . . Do this . . .

User name Password Confirm password

In the User name field, enter the user name. NOTE: Maximum number of characters is 24

Can include only letters (uppercase and lowercase A~Z), numbers (0~9), hyphens (–), underlines (_), dots (.), and @ sym bol. The first character must be a letter (uppercase and lowercase A~Z). Must not be any of the following uppercase or lowercase words such as “root”, “backupuser”, “nobody”, “ftp”, “anonymous”, and “www”.

In the Password and Confirm password fields, enter the password for accessing any shared folders.

NOTE: Maximum number of characters is 24. Can include any printable ASC II characte rs but not ( ' ).

4. Click Apply and the new user would be added. Repeat the above steps until

you have added all the users that you want to add at this time.

5. Click Remove and the following screen appear, allowing you to specify the type of user (Windows/Mac OS X) you want to remove.

6. Click Edit and the following screen appears, allowing you to specify the

type of user (Windows/Mac OS X) you want to edit.

7. Enter the pertinent information and click Apply.

8. The follow screen appears.

Note : When AD domain is selected, “Users” page would display domain users with prefix of “(Domain)”

For Linux/Other Mac OS Users

1. Click Next and the following screen appear. You must provide the requested

user information.

2. Click Apply.

3. Click Shared Folders and the following screen appears.

4. Select the shared folder and click Assign Access. The following screen

appears.

5. Select the authorized user(s) and grant access right. Then click Apply.

NOTE: If you grant shared folder access right to Linux user, the Linux user can

“mount –t nfs –o tcp NASIP:/content/shared foldername PCmountfolder” at Linux PC (Fedora 5/6/7) to mount the file to NAS as well as

read/write the file to NAS.

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