Verbatim External Hard Drive NAS User Manual

External Hard Drive NAS

User Guide

English

ontents

Introduction

Controls, Connectors and Indicators 6

Front Pane

Rear Panel Area

About the Hard Disk 8

Locating NAS Drive on Your Desk 8

Which Interface: USB or Ethernet? 8

Connecting NAS drive Using USB 1

Storing and Transferring Data via USB 1

Disconnecting NAS drive from a PC or Mac Host 11

Connecting NAS Drive Using Ethernet 1

About NAS Drive User Accounts 12

Connecting the NAS Drive to Your LAN 1

Web-Based Administration Tool 1

Administration Login 16

Basic Settin

et Language, Password, Hostname, IP Address, and Time 1

Add New User Account 1

Add New Group 2

Add New Shared Folder 21

Area 6

s for Initial Setup 1

NAS Drive Operation Using Ethernet 2

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Sharing ﬁ les using Windows 2

Run Dialogue 23

Browse Networ

Search Dialogue 24

Browse M

Sharing

Attaching USB Devices 2

Attaching a Printer 25

Attaching a USB Storage Device 26

les using Mac OS X 2

Nei

uter

NAS Administration Reference 27

Users and Groups 2

User Management 29

roup Management

File and Print 31

File

FTP Server Setting 31

Guest Access Setting 32

Share Management 32

Printer

System 3

Network Settings 33

Time Settings 34

erver

indows Setting 31

erver Setting

erver

Turn Off Server 34

heck

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p-Up

CP S

ormation 34

Disk Usa

Error Notiﬁ cation 35

Monitoring Services 35

E-mail Noti

Networ

DHCP Server

Bonjour

Maintenance

Disk Utility 3

ormat 3

can

Unmount 3

Detail

Firmware Upgrade 3

Save Conﬁ guration 3

Restore Conﬁ guration 3

Factory Reset 39

Log File 3

Samba Log 39

FTP Log 39

e 34

Interval 35

cation 35

Notiﬁ cation 35

Service 3

erver Log

stem Log

Administration Log 40

Account In

Logout 4

ormation 4

Te chnical Support 41

Limited Warranty Terms 41

Rights 4

FCC Compliance 4

WEEE Notice 4

CE Declaration 4

ROHS Compliance 4

Introductio

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Your Verbatim Network Attached Storage (NAS) drive is a versatile external

ard drive featuring high-performance storage and a choice of either

igh-speed USB 2.0 or Ethernet interface. Once your drive is connected properly to your network or computer, you will be able to use it as you would an

nction

efore you begin to use the NAS drive there are a few important things to

earn about your new product.

ontrols, Connectors and Indicators

irst familiarize yourself with the control keys and the various connectors on

Front Panel Ar

he front panel contains only the ON/OFF Button, as illustrated below.

hard drive for storing your data and for performing data back-u

nit

ON/OFF Button. Once the AC Adapter has been properly connected to the NAS drive and an AC outlet, you can press the ON/OFF button to power on the drive. The button’s green LED will come on to indicate the power-on state. To turn off the drive, press the ON/OFF button again. The LED will ﬂ ash for about 15 seconds

hile the drive’s internal software shuts down in an orderlyashion. The LED will then turn off to indicate that the drive is now fully turned o

ear Panel Area

ual.

long the rear panel you will ﬁ nd the interface connectors and a recessed

micro-switch that is used for reset functions. Refer to the ﬁ gure below.

1 2 3 4 5

Reset Button. If the NAS drive is having a problem connecting1. to the local area network (LAN) or appears to be hung, press the Reset button momentarily with the end of a paper clip. This will cause the unit to reset, similar to rebooting your PC. If the problem

ersists, or if you are unsure of current settings (such as forgetting

our administration password), press and hold in the Reset button

or 5 seconds. This will restore the factory default settings.

DC Input Connector. Connect the DC cable o Adapter to the DC Input Connector.

SB-A Connector. Use this connector for attaching a USB printer,3. SB ﬂ ash disk, or other USB storage device.

B-B Connector. Use this connector to attach the NAS drive to 4.

our computer via USB. Refer to “Which Interface: USB or Ethernet”

ter in this man

Ethernet Connector. If you plan to use the Ethernet interface to connect to a LAN, then use this connector to attach to your network equipment. Refer to “Which Interface: USB or Ethernet”

ter in this man

your included AC

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to both

t the Hard Disk

he NAS drive internal hard disk comes pre-formatted in three partitions. he largest partition is pre-formatted in the FAT32 format and is available

or your data storage through either a USB or Ethernet connection. The

ther two partitions are in Linux EXT2 format and are used by the NAS rive’s internal software for supporting the various networking features of

uct.

ote: Capacity dependent on model. Your operating system ma

eport capacity as fewer gigabytes. 1 GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes.

Your product’s hard drive is a complex electronic storage system and

ould be handled with care, as you might treat a sensitive portable omputer or other state-of-the-art consumer electronics product. Do not ubject it to shock, high temperatures, or strong magnetic ﬁ elds

o extend the useful life of your NAS drive,

urn the unit OFF when not in use.

ocating NAS Drive on Your Des

lace the NAS drive on a sturdy desk or table that is free from clutter

hat could block airﬂ ow around the unit. The drive is designed to lie ﬂ at

n its rubber feet, or may stand upright using the included stand. In

ither orientation take care not to block any air vents. If using the upright

rientation, install so that the ON/OFF button is at the top.

Which Interface: USB or Ethernet

n order to install and use your NAS drive, you need to decide which

nterface is better for you. With the ﬂ exibility of the NAS drive, you can always change the interface you want to use later, depending on your application or computer environment. However, never attempt to connect

USB-B and Ethernet at the same time.

Caution: Do not connect to both USB-B and

thernet connections at the same time

If you do not have LAN setup, or you primarily want to provide additional

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storage to a single computer, then you should consider USB as your interface choice. Please refer to the next section to learn how to install and use your NAS drive using USB.

your PC is connected to a LAN over Ethernet (either wired or wireless),

I and you primarily want to provide shared storage amongst two or more

uters on the LAN, then you should consider Ethernet as your interface

com choice. The ﬁ gure below provides one example of a LAN conﬁ guration.

As a cautionary note, please be aware that data stored through an Ethernet connection is stored in the same FAT32 partition that is accessible through a USB-B connection. This is very convenient if you want to temporarily move

our network drive to another PC that is not connected to the LAN an

ou still want to read data stored on the drive. Since most computers have a USB port available, you can connect your drive using USB-B and have access to your previously stored data

On the other hand, if you have private information that you have stored using the password protection features within the NAS environment, you may want to take special precautions to protect this data from view during

B-B connection.

For details about user

to the

learn how to install and operate your NAS drive using Ethernet.

asswords and other network features, please jump

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onnecting NAS drive Using Ethernet to

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Connecting your NAS drive to a USB host, such as a PC or Mac, is extremely sim

le. Follow the steps below.

Note: If your computer is running Windows 98 Second Edition, you

ill need some additional software that you can download from the

Verbatim web site. Refer to the Getting Help section

Connect the included AC Adapter to the NAS drive, and then to a

all outlet using the included power cord.

Next press the ON/OFF button on the front of the NAS drive.2

Finally, connect the included USB cable from the USB-B port on 3 the NAS drive to an available USB port on your computer.

The NAS drive will mount automatica appear in the desktop (Mac).

you are using a USB 1.1 port on your Windows computer, the

Note: I following cautionary note may appear on your display: Hi-Speed USB Device plugged into non-Hi-Speed USB hub. This does not indicate a

roblem because the NAS drive is compatible with both USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 ports. Sim case the NAS drive will operate only at USB 1.1 speeds.

y Computer (Windows) or a new icon will appear on

ose the message and proceed. However, in this

, and a new icon will

Storing and Transferring Data via USB

Once your drive is connected to a computer via USB-B, it can be accessed and used like any other removable disk. You can drag ﬁ les to your unit’s icon to copy them, navigate to your unit in Open or delete ﬁ les stored on your unit. For information on copying, opening, or deleting ﬁ les, consult your computer’s documentation.

ave dialog boxes, or

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While connected using the USB-B interface, your NAS drive is hot swappable. It can be connected and disconnected without restarting your computer. To disconnect your drive at any time, perform the followin steps. You can also disconnect your hard drive at any time while your computer is powered o

Note: Please be careful to follow the correct procedure when disconnecting your unit. Simply unplugging the unit without ﬁ rst

ollowing the instructions below may result in damage to your unit and/

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For Windows Users

For Mac OS Users:

ata

If you have ﬁ les located on your NAS drive open in an applications, close them

Click the

Unp

Select your NAS drive from the menu that appears

After a moment, Windows will display a message that your hardware can be safely removed

you have

ications, close them

Locate the icon for your NAS drive on the desktop, and drag it to 2 the trash

ug or Eject Hardware button in the System Tray

les located on your NAS drive open in any 1

onnecting NAS Drive Using

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ccounts

associated user accou

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thernet

Installing the NAS drive using Ethernet requires that you have an available Ethernet

Before attempting to establish a connection to the network it would be use

rive handles data over the network. Basic to this understanding are the

undamental concepts of user accounts and shared folders.

bout NAS Drive User Accounts

The NAS drive keeps track of data stored by its network users by managing the data’s simply a “hare). Furthermore, the NAS drive must keep track of who ma read from, and write to, each folder. It does this by setting up

nd assign access privileges to a new share you have the option of either making assignments for individual user accounts, or for an entire group of users at once by referring to the group’s name

The default factory settings provide for two pre-deﬁ ned user accounts, each

ith their own unique properties. These user accounts are:

Each of these two user accounts has an associated pre-deﬁ ned folder. The name of the folder is the same as its name “guest-share” also happens to be pre-deﬁ ned as a group name. Additionally, there is a pre-deﬁ ned folder called “public” that initially is not associated with any user account. These properties are summarized in the table below

ort on a router or switch.

ul ﬁ rst to review some background information about how the NAS

tination folder (also referred to herein as a “shared folder” or

r a

roups A group is a collection of speciﬁ c user accounts. When you

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Pre-deﬁ ned Name Group User Account Folder (Share)

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Here are other initial properties of these pre-deﬁ ned groups, accounts, and

he g

res:

roup @guest-share contains two members, which are user

admin” and user “guest-share”.

user “admin” can access the share “public”

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The folder “guest-share” is a private folder for user “guest-share”. This means only user “guest-share” can access this folder

The folder “admin” is a private folder for user “admin”. This means only user “admin” can access this folder

By using the web-based administration tool, you can modify these initial

roperties.

Before can

guest-share”), you must use the web-based administration tool to setup a

new user account that deﬁ nes your User Name and Password. Furthermore,

ou have the option to deﬁ ne other properties for your user account. For example, each user can optionally be given their own private folder, which is automatically assigned the same name as that user’s User Name. A user can also be given read-only-privileges, or read/write-privileges, to other

lders on the driv

ou can begin storing data (other than as user “admin” or as user

Connecting the NAS Drive to Your LAN

Now that you have some understanding of user accounts, you are ready to connect your NAS drive to the LAN. Refer to the illustration below and follow these steps.

Ensure t is operating properly.

We recommended that you follow the directions of your LAN equipment to enable a Dynamic Host Conﬁ guration Protocol (DHCP) server. This may be referenced in your equipment’s documentation as “Assign IP addresses automatically”.

Since you will administer the NAS drive settings using a web browser on your PC or Mac, ensure that this PC or Mac is powered

at your LAN equipment is powered on and that the LAN1

n and connected to the LAN.

Connect the included Ethernet cable from the Ethernet port

on the NAS drive to an Ethernet switch (100 Base-T), a wired or

ireless router, or a wireless access point.

Connect the included AC Adapter to the NAS drive, and then to a 5

all outlet.

Press the ON/OFF button on the front of the NAS drive. The

reen LED will come on to indicate that the unit is now powered n.

Wait for the NAS drive to boot up and to auto-conﬁ gure its7. connection on the network. Depending on your particular LAN conﬁ guration and settings, this may take several minutes. The following protocols will be followed during auto-conﬁ guration:

DHCP client is enabled by default. So your router or a other LAN equipment that is providing the DHCP service will automatically assign an IP address to the NAS drive and complete the network connection.

If no DHCP server is available on your isolated network, then the auto-negotiation process will proceed in one of two ways, depending on whether Bonjour protocol is enabled or disabled. Bonjour protocol is built-in to recent Mac OS X systems, and can also be optionally installed on Windows systems.

Apple Bonjour protocol is enabled by default. So if you are connecting to an

solated Bonjour-enabled network and

o DHCP server is present, your NAS

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