Verbatim POWERBAY User Manual

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PowerBay

4- Bay DataBank NAS Array

User Guide

Version 2.0

EnglishEnglis

Package Contents 3

System Requirements 3

Before You Begin 4

Default Settings 4

Factory Reset Button 5

Web Conﬁ guration 6

Wizard Pages 6

LAN P

Basic Setup - Section 8

Advanced Setup - Section 9

LLTD

Disk Management - Section 12

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Download/Backup - Section 16

System Status - Section 20

Help Menu - Section 20

Getting Help 20

Technical Speciﬁ cations 23

Technical Support 23

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Product Overview 3

About this User Guide

Introduction

Features and Beneﬁ ts 3

Har

ware Overview 4

Installation 4

Basic Installation 5

Hardware Setu

Software Setu

Magical Finder - Network Setup Utilit

Acronis Backup Softwar

USB/eSATA Backup - Pa

Schedule LAN Backup - Pag

Real Time LAN Backup - Pag

aintenance - Section 1

Password - Pag

System - Pa

Firmware - Pa

E-Mail Settings - Pa

E-Mail Alerts - Pag

Information - Pa

Run Dialogue

Browse Network Neighborhoo

Search Dialogue

Browse My

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Home - Section 7

Device Information - Page

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Networ

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EXT Port - Pa

Date and Time - Pag

Device Settings - Page

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Groups - Pa

Shared Folders Settings - Pa

Quotas - Pa

FTP Server - Pa

NFS Server - Pag

Rsync Server - Pag

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Disk Status - Pa

Disk Conﬁ guration - Page

Disk Con

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USB Print Server Installation 2

What is RAID? 2

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About this User Guide

This user guide describes the functionality of the Verbatim PowerBay™ Network Attached Storage (NAS) array product. The guide provides the information you will need to install and conﬁ gure the product based on your speciﬁ c network environment and storage needs. To obtain further product information, ﬁ rmware updates, and useful articles, please check our web site regularly at www.verbatim-europe. com/suppor

Introduction

The Verbatim PowerBay NAS array provides four disk cartridges conﬁ gurable in various RAID levels for superior performance and data redundancy. The PowerBay NAS array enables you to share documents, ﬁ les, and digital media such as music, photos, and video with everyone on the home or ofﬁ ce network. Remotely accessing ﬁ les through the Internet is also possible with the built-in FTP server. Whether you are allowing access locally or over the Internet, keep data safe by giving access rights only to speciﬁ c users or groups.

When con and groups and assign them to folders with either read or read/write permissions. This is ideal for an ofﬁ ce environment with employeespeciﬁ c sensitive data or for the home network. The PowerBay NAS array will be available to any computer (PC, MAC, or Linux-based) on your network, without the need to install any software on the computer.

Package Content

• Verbatim PowerBay 4-Bay NAS array

• Front Pane

• A

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• CD-ROM containing software and documentation.

• Quic

guring the PowerBay NAS array, you can create users

Lock Key

Power Cord

AT-6 Network Cable

Installation Guide

Features and Beneﬁ t

he Verbatim PowerBay NAS array supports 4 hard drive cartridges

and includes the product features listed below:

• Equipped two 10/100/1000 Mbps Full/hal Gigabit Ethernet ports

• Embedded four internal SATA II 3.5” HDD interface

• Two access modes su no setup necessary in open mode.

• Supports Magical Finder utility (Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7

• Supports conﬁ guration ﬁ le save/loa

• DHCP Client

• LLTD for Vista 32/64-bit

• CIFS/SMB for Windows

• NFSv2/v3 for Linux and UNIX

• AFP 3.1 for Mac O

• Active Directory support for Windows Server 2008

• EXT2

• FAT32 (R/W) and NTFS (Read only) for External USB drive

• FAT32 (R/W) and NTFS (Read onl

• 256-bit AES disk encryption

• Unicode Suppor

• Power Saving (Disk idle spin-down)

•

• Public Folder

• Support

•

• Users can be assigned to multiple Groups

• Scheduled Backu

• Rea

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• eSATA Backup (copy ﬁ les from attached eSATA drive to NAS)

• USB Backup (copy

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• NTP Server

• Print

• Externa

• UPS monitoring

Internal hard drive forma

utomatic power recovery

cheduled Power On

hare Folder Level Permission

or Users and Groups

ser share Folder Quota Contro

time LAN Backup

LAN Backup (Replication by Rsync

ystem status

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erver

Storage device via USB or eSAT

orted: Open mode and Account mode,

rom PC to NAS

les from attached USB drive to NAS)

-duplex auto-MDIX

or eSATA devic

System Requirement

For best results, the following system requirements are r

• Com available space / CD-ROM Drive

• Current web browser, such as Internet Explorer, Mozilla Fire or Safar

• Gigabit Ethernet router or switch

• Windows XP

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uter with: 1GHz Processor / 512 MB RAM / 200MB

Windows Vista, Windows 7, Mac OS X 10.2 or

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Front Vi

MPONEN

. Power Button • Press to power on

. Function Button USB One-Touch-Copy function is available when a USB storage

. USB Connector • One USB 2.0 (Type A) connector: USB Host port for

4. Cartrid

e Key Lock • Turn key counterclockwise to the Lock position to lock all

. Power LED The power button contains a colored LED to indicate power

. Status LED • Solid Green = Device operational status is Norma

7. Cartri

ge Lock • Slide locking button to the left to lock each cartridge

. Cartridge LE

DESCRIPTION

• Press and hold for more than 5 seconds to power o

device is connected to the PowerBay NAS array

• Press momentarily to initiate ﬁ le copy from external USB storage device to the PowerBay NAS array.

• Press and hold the external

• When alarm buzzer is sounding, press button to cancel alarm.

connecting an external USB storage device

• Supports USB backup (copy ﬁ les from attached USB drive to NAS array

• Provides additional storage as a shared volume on the LAN default name “USBDisk_1”

• Supports USB Unlock Key for use with disk encryptio

• Power: 5V

cartridges in place

• Turn key clockwise to the Unlock position to unlock all

cartridges

tat

• Solid Green = Device is Powered O

• Solid Red = Device is in Standby Mode with AC power

applied

• Blinking Green = Device is starting up or shutting dow

• Solid Red = Device Error

• Slide locking button to the right to unlock each cartridge.

Each HDD cartridge locking button contains a colored LED to indicate disk status:

• Solid Blue = Disk Read

• Blinking Blue = Data Access Activit

• Blinking Red = Disk Error

• Solid Red = When all 4 cartridge LEDs are red indicates

Locked Encrypted Volum

or more than 3 seconds to safely unmount

B device

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ear Panel (Connections

MPONENT DESCRIPTION

. eSATA connector • One SATA-II (eSATA) connector for connecting external

10. USB Connector USB Host Port. One USB 2.0 (Type A) connector; Power:

11. RJ-45 Connectors Two Gigabit Ethernet ports.

. Reset Button • Press and hold for more than 5 seconds to reset conﬁ guration

13. Cooling Fans • Exhaust ports for two cooling fans are provided

14. AC Power onnecto

storage device

• Supports eSATA backup (copy ﬁ les from attached eSATA drive to NAS arra

• Provides additional storage as a shared volume on the LAN ault name “eSATA_1”)

(de

• Supports mirror

eSATA driv

5V/500mA max. Used

• USB Printer; or

• USB UPS Monitor. If the attached UPS detects a power failure,

an automatic shutdown of the NAS array will be initiated by use of this feature. Compatible with the following UPS equipment:

- APC BACK-UPS ES BE

- Powerware PW-31

- Tripp-Lite SMART550US

- Phoenixtec A-

• Port 1 (LAN): For connecting the PowerBay NAS array to LAN.

This port supports Wake-On-LAN function.

• Port 2 (EXT): For real time backup to another PowerBay NAS

array

actory default setting

• For AC power cor

unction between NAS array and attached

or connectin

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Installati

is section will walk you through the installation process. Placement of the device is very important. Do not place the device in an enclosed area such as a closet or cabinet

Before You Begin

Please read and make sure you understand all the prerequisites

or proper installation of your new device. Have all the necessary information and equipment on hand before beginning the installation

Note: Capacity dependent on model. 1 MB = 1,000,000 bytes / 1 GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes / 1 TB = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes. Some capacity used for pre-loaded software,

ormatting and other functions, and thus is not available for data storage. As a result, and due to di me

ering calculation methods, your operating systems may report as fewer

tes/gigabytes/ terabytes

Default Setting

he default values for the PowerBay NAS array are as follows:

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ser Name is ‘admin

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• LAN IP Address is 192.168.0.

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• LAN Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.

more advanced users may choose to conﬁ gure name servers (such as WIN servers or DNS servers) in order to access the PowerBay NAS array from a different subnet

actory Reset Butto

The device can be reset to the original factory default settings by using a ballpoint or paperclip to gently push down the reset button in the following sequence:

1. Ensure the device is

2. Press and hold the reset button for a

3. The factory reset process should take around 1 to 2 minutes.

Remember that this will wi including user account information and LAN IP settings

owered on.

roximately 5 seconds.

e out any settings stored in ﬂ ash memory

Basic Installation

Hardware Setu

This section provides unpacking and installation information for the PowerBay NAS array. Open the shipping carton for the PowerBay NAS array and carefully unpack its contents.

1. Ensure that a hard drive cartrid four mounting racks and that the cartridge locking buttons are in the left (locked) position.

2. Connect the su the back of the device. Connect the other end of this cable to

our network, either via a switch/router or via direct connection

to your computer for conﬁ guration.

3. Connect the supplied power cord to the rear of the PowerBay NAS arra

4. Press the Power button on the front of the PowerBay NAS array. The green status LED will begin to ﬂ ash to indicate that the unit

as initiated the power-on sequence.

5. Wait

a. DHCP client is enabled by de

b. I

6. A

7. Before you can see any PowerBay NAS array shared folders, you

To set up other user accounts, and to conﬁ gure other basic system settings, you should continue setup using the web-based administration t

Once the PowerBa been conﬁ

rom any computer within the same subnet on your LAN. Furthermore,

or the PowerBay NAS array to boot up and to auto

conﬁ gure its connection on the network. Depending on your

articular LAN conﬁ guration and settings, this may take several

inutes. The following protocols will be followed during auto

conﬁ guration:

er LAN equipment that is providing the DHCP service will

or ot automatica and complete the network connection.

no DHCP server is available on your network, then the PowerBay NAS array will take its default IP address of 1

.168.0.32.

ter successfully connecting to your network you will be able

to discover the PowerBay NAS array on your network. Its de

ame is “PowerBay

ust ﬁ rst set up user accounts, or at a minimum must assign

ead/write privileges for the default folder named Volume_1.

This process is explained further below. Once this is done, you

ill be able to discover shared folders in network workgroup

amed “Workgroup”. In Windows go to My Network Places / Entire Network / Microsoft Windows Network / Workgroup, or in Mac OS X navigate to Go / Network

ured for your network environment, it can be accessed

lied Ethernet cable to the LAN port located at

and to an AC power receptacle

y assign an IP address to the PowerBay NAS array

in the next

NAS array is connected to your network and has

e is inserted into each of the

ault. Therefore, your router

ault

Software Setu

he included CD-ROM contains copies of the User Guide, as well as

tware applications: 1) MagicalFinder, and 2) Acronis backup

two so

ftwar

agical Finder - Network Setup Utilit

hen ﬁ rst powered on, during the initial boot sequence, the PowerBay NAS array will wait to be assigned an IP address via DHCP. If it does not receive a DHCP as¬signed IP address, by default it will have a selfassigned IP address of 192.168.0.32.

If your router assigns addresses automatically, your router’s manual

ill describe how to view the DHCP Lease List so you can see your drive’s assigned IP address. Alternatively, you can ﬁ nd your drive’s IP address using the included Magical Finder utility that is provided on the product CD. If you are unfamiliar with the operation of your router, you may ﬁ nd it easier to use the Magical Finder.

1. Open the Magical Finder Utility and allow it to search for the

PowerBay NAS array.

2. After ﬁ nding the PowerBay NAS array the utility will list the

device’s IP address, MAC address and Device Name. (I device is not listed on the initial scan you can press the Refresh

utton to initiate a Re-Scan)

You have three o

• IP Setup Button: To enter t

• Folder Button: To o

• Browser Button: To link to the device web con

tions:

e IP Address Setup.

en Windows Explorer to \\PowerBay.

the

guration

3. After clicking the IP Setup Button you’ll be prompted to enter the

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ce.

lly

oose

password (The default password is blank) and click OK.

4. Here you can change:

Device Name - Network name of the PowerBa

Workgroup - Workgroup name o

IP Address Setup - Edit the IP to

Network Interface - Your network ada

After the chan

es you can click OK to apply the changes

your network.

t your network.

NAS array.

ter.

izard Page

1. When initiating the Wizard, the user will always be prompte

to re-enter the login user name and password as a security measure. Do so and click the next button

2. In this window the user can change the time zone conﬁ guration

f the devi

Acronis Backup Software

Acronis backup software is included on CD-ROM. To install this application on one of your client Windows computers, open the Acronis folder on the CD and then double click the setup ﬁ le to start installation. The Acronis installation window will appear. Follow the setup wizard to install the software. To backup ﬁ les to your PowerBay NAS array using Acronis, you must ﬁ rst assign a drive letter to your

tination folder.

Web Conﬁ guration

The PowerBay NAS array has a web based conﬁ guration tool. You can access the conﬁ guration tool by selecting the Browser Button of the Magical Finder as described above, or by opening your browser and entering the PowerBay NAS array IP address. The conﬁ guration tool includes a setup Wizard that allows you to quickly conﬁ gure some of t

asic device settings. Click “Wizard” to start the Wizard setup.

3. In this window the user can change the IP conﬁ guration of the

LAN Port of the device. You can choose:

• DHCP C

automatica network).

• Static IP - A

manuall

ient - Allows an IP to be assigned to the device

(this option requires a DHCP Server in your

ows you to assign an IP address to the device

4. In this window the user can change the IP conﬁ guration of the

EXT Port of the device. You can ch

• DHCP Client - Allows an IP to be assigned to the device

lly

automatica

etwork).

• Static IP - Allows you to assign an IP address to the device anuall

(this option requires a DHCP Server in your

Home - Section

5. In this window you can conﬁ gure the Workgroup settings for

your device. If you have Active Directory conﬁ gured in your

etwork you can choose the Active Directory option to setup

ose settings.

6. In this window you can conﬁ gure the Active Directory settings

or your device

evice Information - Page

he Device information page allows you to view basic information about the setup of the device. Here you can see the current settings for Device Name, Description, LAN Port IP Address, EXT Port IP Address, Firmware Version, Date, Time, RAID Level, and HDD information

Networks - Sectio

he Local Area Network settings for the device can be conﬁ gured on the LAN Port page

7. In this window you can complete your setup. Click the Save Button to save your settings.

Port - Page

he d

e serve

DHCP Client: Selecting DHCP Client will cause the device to obtain an IP address from the local DHCP server.

tatic IP: Selecting Static IP requires you to assign the IP information for

the device manually.

MTU: The de your network supports Jumbo Frames you can specify larger frame sizes (in the range of 3000-9000) by ﬁ rst selecting Enable in the MTU Settings dialogue.

ault MTU (maximum transmission unit) is 1500 bytes. If

ate and Time - Pa

EXT Port - Page

The Local Area Network settings for the device’s EXT Port can be conﬁ gured on the EXT Port page

DHCP Client: Selecting DHCP Client will cause the device to obtain an IP address

tatic IP: Selecting Static IP requires you to assign the IP information for

your network supports Jumbo Frames you can specify larger frame sizes (in the range of 3000-9000) by ﬁ rst selecting Enable in the MTU Settings dialogue.

rom the local DHCP server.

evice manually.

: The default MTU (maximum transmission unit) is 1500 bytes. If

Basic Setup - Section

The Time and Date of the device’s internal clock can be set manually or be set automatically from the client computer or using an NTP Server

Time Zone: Choose the Time Zone of where you are located from the drop-down menu.

et from Computer:To set the internal clock of the PowerBay NAS array

to the same time as the client computer, select Set from Computer and

it Save

et the Date and Time Manually: To set the date and time manually, select Set Manuall menus. Press Save to save the new settings

NTP Server: Tick the Enable NTP Server checkbox to enable NTP. Network Time Protocol (NTP) synchronizes the device with an Internet tim

ype the URL of the NTP Server in the NTP Server checkbox or use the drop-down menu to choose one of the default time servers listed for your convenience. Press Save to save t

, and ﬁ ll in the date and time using the drop-down

e new settings.

evice Settings - Page

he device settings page allows you to conﬁ gure the Workgroup or Active Directory settings o

your network is conﬁ gured as a Workgroup, click the Workgroup radio button. Conﬁ gure the parameters as described below:

your network on the device.

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