Verbatim POWERBAY NAS Array, PowerBay User Manual

PowerBay

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4- Bay DataBank NAS Array

User Guide

Version 2.0

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Product Overview 3

About this User Guide

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Introduction

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Package Contents 3

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System Requirements 3

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Features and Benefi ts 3

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ware Overview 4

Installation 4

Before You Begin 4

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Default Settings 4

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Factory Reset Button 5

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Basic Installation 5

Hardware Setu

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Software Setu

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Magical Finder - Network Setup Utilit

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Acronis Backup Softwar

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Web Confi guration 6

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Wizard Pages 6

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Home - Section 7

Device Information - Page

Networ

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LAN P

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EXT Port - Pa

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Basic Setup - Section 8

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Date and Time - Pag

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Device Settings - Page

Advanced Setup - Section 9

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Groups - Pa

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Shared Folders Settings - Pa

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Quotas - Pa

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FTP Server - Pa

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NFS Server - Pag

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Rsync Server - Pag

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LLTD

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Disk Management - Section 12

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Disk Status - Pa

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Disk Confi guration - Page

Disk Con

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guration – Page (Steps

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Download/Backup - Section 16

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FTP/HTTP - Pag

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Schedule Status - Page

USB/eSATA Backup - Pa

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Schedule LAN Backup - Pag

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Real Time LAN Backup - Pag

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Password - Pag

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System - Pa

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Firmware - Pa

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E-Mail Settings - Pa

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E-Mail Alerts - Pag

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System Status - Section 20

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Information - Pa

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Help Menu - Section 20

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Getting Help 20

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USB Print Server Installation 2

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What is RAID? 2

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Technical Specifi cations 23

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Technical Support 23

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Product Overvie

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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

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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

fi

guring the PowerBay NAS array, you can create users
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

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• Verbatim PowerBay 4-Bay NAS array

• Front Pane

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Lock Key

• A

C

Power Cord

•

C

AT-6 Network Cable

• CD-ROM containing software and documentation.

• Quic

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Installation Guide

System Requirement

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For best results, the following system requirements are
r

ecommended

:

• Com

p

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

available space / CD-ROM Drive

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

f

ox

or Safar

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• Gigabit Ethernet router or switch

• Windows XP

,

Windows Vista, Windows 7, Mac OS X 10.2 or

igher, or Linu

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Features and Benefi t

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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

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-duplex auto-MDIX

Gigabit Ethernet ports

• Embedded four internal SATA II 3.5” HDD interface

• Two access modes su

pp

orted: Open mode and Account mode,

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

d

• DHCP Client

• LLTD for Vista 32/64-bit

• CIFS/SMB for Windows

• NFSv2/v3 for Linux and UNIX

• AFP 3.1 for Mac O

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• Active Directory support for Windows Server 2008

• EXT2

/3

Internal hard drive forma

t

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

• FAT32 (R/W) and NTFS (Read onl

y) f

or eSATA devic

e

• 256-bit AES disk encryption

• Unicode Suppor

t

• Power Saving (Disk idle spin-down)

•

A

utomatic power recovery

•

S

cheduled Power On

/Off

•

S

hare Folder Level Permission

• Public Folder

• Support

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or Users and Groups

•

U

ser share Folder Quota Contro

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• Users can be assigned to multiple Groups

• Scheduled Backu

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rom PC to NAS

• Rea

l

time LAN Backup

• Sc

heduled

LAN Backup (Replication by Rsync

)

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

• USB Backup (copy

fi

les from attached USB drive to NAS)

•

S

ystem status

• Em

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il alert

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• NTP Server

• Print

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erver

• Externa

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Storage device via USB or eSAT

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• UPS monitoring

Hardware Overvie

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Front Vi

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MPONEN

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DESCRIPTION

. Power Button • Press to power on

.

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

ff.

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

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

f

or more than 3 seconds to safely unmount

the external

US

B device

.

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

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

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

n

• Power: 5V

/500

mA max

4. Cartrid

g

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

cartridges in place

.

• Turn key clockwise to the Unlock position to unlock all

cartridges

.

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

tat

us.

• Solid Green = Device is Powered O

n

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

applied

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

l

• Blinking Green = Device is starting up or shutting dow

n

• Solid Red = Device Error

7. Cartri

d

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

.

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

. Cartridge LE

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

• Solid Blue = Disk Read

y

• Blinking Blue = Data Access Activit

y

• Blinking Red = Disk Error

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

Locked Encrypted Volum

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ear Panel (Connections

)

MPONENT DESCRIPTION

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

storage device

.

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

y)

• Provides additional storage as a shared volume on the LAN
(de

f

ault name “eSATA_1”)

• Supports mirror

f

unction between NAS array and attached

eSATA driv

e

10. USB Connector USB Host Port. One USB 2.0 (Type A) connector; Power:
5V/500mA max. Used

f

or connectin

g

• 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

500TW

- Powerware PW-31

05

- Tripp-Lite SMART550US

B

- Phoenixtec A-

500

Plu

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11. RJ-45 Connectors Two Gigabit Ethernet ports.

• 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

1

2

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

to

f

actory default setting

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

.

14. AC Power

onnecto

r

• For AC power cor

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Installati

on

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

ff

ering calculation methods, your operating systems may report as fewer

me

gaby

tes/gigabytes/ terabytes

.

Default Setting

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

•

U

ser Name is ‘admin

’

• P

assword is blank

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• LAN IP Address is 192.168.0.

32

• LAN Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.

0

actory Reset Butto

n

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

p

owered on.

2. Press and hold the reset button for a

pp

roximately 5 seconds.

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

Remember that this will wi

p

e out any settings stored in fl ash memory

including user account information and LAN IP settings

.

Basic Installation

Hardware Setu

p

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

g

e is inserted into each of the
four mounting racks and that the cartridge locking buttons are in
the left (locked) position.

2. Connect the su

pp

lied Ethernet cable to the LAN port located at

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

y

and to an AC power receptacle

.

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

f

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:

a. DHCP client is enabled by de

f

ault. Therefore, your router

or ot

h

er LAN equipment that is providing the DHCP service will

automatica

ll

y assign an IP address to the PowerBay NAS array

and complete the network connection.

b. I

f

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

92

.168.0.32.

6. A

f

ter successfully connecting to your network you will be able

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

f

ault

ame is “PowerBay

”.

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

.

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

ool described

in the next

sectio

n.

Once the PowerBa

y

NAS array is connected to your network and has

been confi

g

ured for your network environment, it can be accessed

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

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

.

Software Setu

p

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

two so

f

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

ftwar

e.

agical Finder - Network Setup Utilit

y

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

f

the

device is not listed on the initial scan you can press the Refresh

utton to initiate a Re-Scan)

You have three o

p

tions:

• IP Setup Button: To enter t

h

e IP Address Setup.

• Folder Button: To o

p

en Windows Explorer to \\PowerBay.

• Browser Button: To link to the device web con

fi

guration

.

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3. After clicking the IP Setup Button you’ll be prompted to enter the
password (The default password is blank) and click OK.

4. Here you can change:

Device Name - Network name of the PowerBa

y

NAS array.

Workgroup - Workgroup name o

f

your network.

IP Address Setup - Edit the IP to

fi

t your network.

Network Interface - Your network ada

p

ter.

After the chan

g

es you can click OK to apply the changes

.

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

he b

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

W

izard Page

s

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

d

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

ce.

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

LAN Port of the device. You can choose:

• DHCP C

l

ient - Allows an IP to be assigned to the device

automatica

lly

(this option requires a DHCP Server in your

network).

• Static IP - A

ll

ows you to assign an IP address to the device

manuall

y.

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

EXT Port of the device. You can ch

oose

:

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

lly

(this option requires a DHCP Server in your

etwork).

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

anuall

y.

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

th

ose settings.

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

or your device

.

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

Home - Section

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

n

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

.

Port - Page

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

f

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

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

f

rom the local DHCP server.

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

t

he d

evice manually.

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

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

.

ate and Time - Pa

ge

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

et from Computer:

o 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

y

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

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

e serve

r.

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

h

e new settings.

evice Settings - Page

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

f

your network on the device.

I

f

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