ZyXEL NAS540 User guide

NAS540

Cloud Storage

Version 5.00

Edition 1

Quick Start Guide

User’s Guide

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READ CAREFULLY BEFORE USE.

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Screenshots and graphics in this book may differ slightly from your product due to differences in your product firmware or your computer operating system. Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this manual is accurate.

Related Documentation

•Quick Start Guide

The Quick Start Guide shows how to connect the NAS and get up and running right away.

•Web Configurator Online Help

The embedded Web Help contains descriptions of individual screens and supplementary information.

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	Contents Overview
	Contents Overview
User’s Guide ...........................................................................................................................	13
Getting to Know Your NAS .........................................................................................................	15
NAS Starter Utility ......................................................................................................................	19
zCloud ........................................................................................................................................	27
Web Configurator Basics ...........................................................................................................	29
Tutorials .....................................................................................................................................	91
Technical Reference ............................................................................................................	157
Status Screen ...........................................................................................................................	159
System Setting .........................................................................................................................	163
External Volume .......................................................................................................................	173
Network ...................................................................................................................................	177
Applications ..............................................................................................................................	191
Packages .................................................................................................................................	239
Auto Upload .............................................................................................................................	251
Dropbox ....................................................................................................................................	265
Using Time Machine with the NAS ...........................................................................................	269
Users ........................................................................................................................................	273
Groups .....................................................................................................................................	279
Shares ......................................................................................................................................	283
WebDAV ...................................................................................................................................	293
Maintenance Screens ..............................................................................................................	297
Protect ......................................................................................................................................	319
Troubleshooting .......................................................................................................................	339
Product Specifications ..............................................................................................................	363

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		Table of Contents
Contents Overview ..............................................................................................................................		3
Table of Contents .................................................................................................................................		5
Part I: User’s Guide .........................................................................................		13
Chapter	1
Getting to Know Your NAS.................................................................................................................		15
1.1	Overview ...........................................................................................................................................	15
	1.1.1 Hard Disks ...............................................................................................................................	16
	1.1.2 SD Card ...................................................................................................................................	16
	1.1.3 Power Button ...........................................................................................................................	16
	1.1.4 COPY/SYNC Button ................................................................................................................	16
	1.1.5 RESET Button .........................................................................................................................	17
Chapter	2
NAS Starter Utility...............................................................................................................................		19
2.1	Overview ...........................................................................................................................................	19
2.2	Starting the NAS Starter Utility ..........................................................................................................	19
2.3	NAS Seeker Screen ..........................................................................................................................	19
2.4	Main NAS Starter Utility Screen ........................................................................................................	21
	2.4.1 Directory of the NAS ................................................................................................................	22
2.5	Network Drive ....................................................................................................................................	22
2.6	Configure System Settings ................................................................................................................	23
Chapter	3
zCloud..................................................................................................................................................		27
3.1 zCloud ...............................................................................................................................................		27
Chapter	4
Web Configurator Basics...................................................................................................................		29
4.1	Overview ...........................................................................................................................................	29
4.2	Accessing the NAS Web Configurator ..............................................................................................	29
4.3	Desktop ............................................................................................................................................	32
	4.3.1 Status Center ...........................................................................................................................	33
4.4	Storage .............................................................................................................................................	34
	4.4.1 Storage Volume .......................................................................................................................	35
	4.4.2 Disk Group ...............................................................................................................................	56

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4.4.3 Creating a Disk Group .............................................................................................................	59
4.4.4 Hard Disk .................................................................................................................................	61
4.4.5 S.M.A.R.T ................................................................................................................................	61
4.4.6 SMART Info ............................................................................................................................	63
4.4.7 Technical Reference ................................................................................................................	67
4.5 Playzone Screens ............................................................................................................................	72
4.5.1 Media Server Screens .............................................................................................................	74
4.5.2 Now Playing (Music) ................................................................................................................	76
4.5.3 Exif and Google Maps (Photos) ...............................................................................................	76
4.5.4 Slideshow (Photos) ..................................................................................................................	77
4.5.5 File Browser ............................................................................................................................	78
4.5.6 Share and Folder Names ........................................................................................................	81
4.5.7 Application Zone ......................................................................................................................	82
4.5.8 Playzone Settings ...................................................................................................................	83
4.6 Administration Screens ....................................................................................................................	84
4.6.1 Global Administration Icons ....................................................................................................	85
4.6.2 Navigation Panel ....................................................................................................................	86
4.6.3 Main Window ..........................................................................................................................	88
4.6.4 Status Messages ....................................................................................................................	88
4.6.5 Common Administrator Screen Icons .....................................................................................	88
4.6.6 Session Example (Windows) ...................................................................................................	89

Chapter	5
Tutorials...............................................................................................................................................		91
5.1	Overview ...........................................................................................................................................	91
5.2	Windows 7 Network ..........................................................................................................................	91
	5.2.1 If the NAS Icon Does Not Display ............................................................................................	93
	5.2.2 NAS Icon Right-click Options ..................................................................................................	94
5.3	Windows 7 Network Map ..................................................................................................................	95
5.4	Playing Media Files in Windows 7 .....................................................................................................	97
5.5	Windows 7 Devices and Printers ......................................................................................................	97
	5.5.1 Windows 7 Desktop Shortcut ..................................................................................................	99
5.6	File Sharing Tutorials ......................................................................................................................	100
	5.6.1 Creating a User Account .......................................................................................................	100
	5.6.2 Creating a Share ...................................................................................................................	101
	5.6.3 Creating a Group ...................................................................................................................	103
	5.6.4 Accessing a Share From Windows Explorer .........................................................................	104
	5.6.5 Accessing a Share Using FTP ...............................................................................................	106
	5.6.6 Accessing a Share Through the Web Configurator ...............................................................	107
5.7	Download Service Tutorial ..............................................................................................................	108
	5.7.1 Copying/Pasting a Download Link .........................................................................................	108
	5.7.2 Configuring the Download Service Preferences ....................................................................	111
	5.7.3 Using Download Service Notification .....................................................................................	114

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5.8 Broadcatching Tutorial ....................................................................................................................		117
5.9 Printer Server Tutorial .....................................................................................................................		121
5.10	Copy and Flickr Auto Upload Tutorial ...........................................................................................	123
5.11 FTP Uploadr Tutorial .....................................................................................................................		124
5.12	Web Configurator’s Security Sessions ..........................................................................................	127
5.12.1 Customizing the NAS’s Certificate .......................................................................................		128
5.12.2 Downloading and Installing Customized Certificate .............................................................		129
5.12.3 Turn on the NAS’s Web Security .........................................................................................		133
5.13	Using FTPES to Connect to the NAS ............................................................................................	139
5.14	Using a Mac to Access the NAS ...................................................................................................	141
5.14.1 Finder ..................................................................................................................................		141
5.14.2 Go Menu ..............................................................................................................................		143
5.15	How to Use the BackupPlanner ....................................................................................................	143
5.15.1 Creating an Archive Backup ................................................................................................		144
5.15.2 Creating a Synchronization Backup ....................................................................................		147
5.15.3 Restoring Archived Files by Backup Job .............................................................................		150
5.15.4 Restoring by Backup Files ...................................................................................................		153

Part II: Technical Reference..........................................................................		157
Chapter	6
Status Screen ....................................................................................................................................		159
6.1	Overview .........................................................................................................................................	159
6.2	Status Screen ..................................................................................................................................	159
Chapter	7
System Setting..................................................................................................................................		163
7.1	Overview .........................................................................................................................................	163
7.2 What You Can Do ...........................................................................................................................		163
7.3	What You Need to Know .................................................................................................................	163
7.4	Firmware Upgrade Screen ..............................................................................................................	164
7.5	Package Management Screen .......................................................................................................	165
	7.5.1 Displaying the Package Information .....................................................................................	167
7.6	Server Name Screen ......................................................................................................................	168
7.7	Date/Time Screen ...........................................................................................................................	169
Chapter	8
External Volume................................................................................................................................		173
8.1	Overview .........................................................................................................................................	173
	8.1.1 What You Need to Know About External Storage ..................................................................	173
8.2	External Volume Screen ..................................................................................................................	173

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8.2.1 Volume Status ........................................................................................................................	174
8.3 Creating an External (USB or SD) Volume .....................................................................................	174
8.3.1 External Disks ........................................................................................................................	175

Chapter	9
Network	.............................................................................................................................................	177
9.1 Overview .........................................................................................................................................		177
9.2 ...........................................................................................................................What You Can Do		177
9.3 .................................................................................................................What You Need to Know		177
9.4 ................................................................................................................................TCP/IP Screen		179
9.5 ............................................................................................................UPnP Port Mapping Screen		182
...........................................................................................	9.5.1 UPnP and the NAS’s IP Address	183
................................................................................................................	9.5.2 UPnP and Security	183
.............................................................................................	9.5.3 The NAS’s Services and UPnP	184
...........................................................................................	9.5.4 Configuring UPnP Port Mapping	184
9.6 ...............................................................................................................................PPPoE Screen		186
9.7 ....................................................................................................................Telnet Service Screen		187
9.8 ...............................................................................................................................DyDNS Screen		188
Chapter	10
Applications ......................................................................................................................................		191
10.1 .......................................................................................................................................Overview		191
10.2 .........................................................................................................................What You Can Do		191
10.3 ...............................................................................................................What You Need to Know		191
10.4 .......................................................................................................................FTP Server Screen		194
10.5 .................................................................................................................Media Server Screens		195
.................................................................................	10.5.1 Media Server Share Publish Screen	196
...............................................................................	10.5.2 Media Server SqueezeCenter Screen	196
10.6 ..................................................................................................................iTunes Server Screen		197
10.7 .............................................................................................................Download Service Screen		197
.....................................................................................................	10.7.1 Adding a Download Task	201
.............................................................................	10.7.2 Configuring General Download Settings	203
.............................................................................	10.7.3 Configuring the P2P Download Settings	205
........................................................................................................................	10.7.4 Edit IP Filter	207
................................................................................................	10.7.5 Selecting Files to Download	208
..........................................................................................	10.7.6 Displaying the Task Information	209
10.8 .................................................................................................................Web Publishing Screen		210
10.9 ...................................................................................................................Broadcatching Screen		211
........................................................................................	10.9.1 Adding a Broadcatching Channel	213
.......................................................................................	10.9.2 Editing a Broadcatching Channel	216
10.10 ....................................................................................................................Print Server Screen		217
........................................................................................................	10.10.1 Print Server Rename	218
10.11 ...........................................................................................................Copy/Sync Button Screen		219

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10.12 Technical Reference ....................................................................................................................		220
	10.12.1 Sharing Media Files on Your Network ...............................................................................	220
	10.12.2 Download Service ..............................................................................................................	221
	10.12.3 Download Service Notification ...........................................................................................	222
	10.12.4 P2P Download Security .....................................................................................................	222
	10.12.5 Web Publishing Example ...................................................................................................	224
	10.12.6 Web Publishing ..................................................................................................................	226
	10.12.7 Channel Guides for Broadcatching ....................................................................................	226
	10.12.8 Printer Sharing ...................................................................................................................	227
	10.12.9 Copying Files .....................................................................................................................	228
	10.12.10 Synchronizing Files .........................................................................................................	228
10.13 Google Drive ...............................................................................................................................		230
	10.13.1 Account Setting Screen .....................................................................................................	231
	10.13.2 Account Setting Add Screen ..............................................................................................	232
	10.13.3 Update Period Screen .......................................................................................................	235
10.14 Syslog Server Screen ................................................................................................................		235
Chapter	11
Packages	...........................................................................................................................................	239
11.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................................		239
11.2 What You Can Do ..........................................................................................................................		239
11.3 NFS Screen .................................................................................................................................		239
	11.3.1 Add/Edit NFS Share ............................................................................................................	240
	11.3.2 NFS Session .......................................................................................................................	241
11.4 TFTP Server Screen ...................................................................................................................		242
11.5 pyLoad Screen ..............................................................................................................................		243
11.6 ownCloud Setup ............................................................................................................................		244
11.7 Memopal ........................................................................................................................................		247
Chapter	12
Auto Upload ......................................................................................................................................		251
12.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................................		251
12.2 What You Can Do .........................................................................................................................		251
12.3 What You Need to Know ...............................................................................................................		251
12.4 Flickr/YouTube Screen .................................................................................................................		251
	12.4.1 Configuring the Flickr Settings ............................................................................................	252
	12.4.2 Configuring the YouTube Settings ......................................................................................	257
12.5 FTP Uploadr Screen .....................................................................................................................		260
	12.5.1 Adding or Editing an FTP Server Entry ..............................................................................	261
	12.5.2 FTP Uploadr Preferences Screen ......................................................................................	262
Chapter	13
Dropbox .............................................................................................................................................		265

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13.1	Overview .......................................................................................................................................	265
13.2	Dropbox Screen ............................................................................................................................	265
13.3	How to Use Dropbox with the NAS ...............................................................................................	267

Chapter	14
Using Time Machine with the NAS..................................................................................................			269
14.1		Overview .......................................................................................................................................	269
14.2		Time Machine Screen ...................................................................................................................	269
14.3		Using Time Machine .....................................................................................................................	269
Chapter	15
Users..................................................................................................................................................			273
15.1		Overview .......................................................................................................................................	273
15.2 What You Can Do .........................................................................................................................			273
15.3		Users Screen ...............................................................................................................................	273
	15.3.1 User Icons ...........................................................................................................................		275
	15.3.2 Adding or Editing an Account .............................................................................................		275
	15.3.3 Usernames ..........................................................................................................................		277
15.4		Displaying User Info ......................................................................................................................	278
Chapter	16
Groups ...............................................................................................................................................			279
16.1		Overview .......................................................................................................................................	279
16.2 What You Can Do .........................................................................................................................			279
16.3		Groups Screen .............................................................................................................................	279
	16.3.1 Adding or Editing a Group ...................................................................................................		280
	16.3.2 Group Names ......................................................................................................................		281
Chapter	17
Shares................................................................................................................................................			283
17.1		Overview .......................................................................................................................................	283
17.2 What You Can Do .........................................................................................................................			283
17.3		Shares Screen .............................................................................................................................	284
	17.3.1 Adding or Editing Share ......................................................................................................		286
	17.3.2 Configuring Advanced Share Access .................................................................................		287
	17.3.3 Public and ANONYMOUS Share Access Rights .................................................................		288
17.4		Recycle Bin Configuration Screen ...............................................................................................	288
	17.4.1 Recycle Bins ........................................................................................................................		288
	17.4.2 Configuring Recycle Bins ....................................................................................................		289
17.5		Share Browser Screen .................................................................................................................	289
	17.5.1 Moving or Copying Files .....................................................................................................		291
Chapter	18
WebDAV .............................................................................................................................................			293

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18.1		Overview .......................................................................................................................................	293
18.2 WebDAV Screen ...........................................................................................................................			293
18.3		How to Use NetDrive with the NAS ...............................................................................................	294
Chapter	19
Maintenance Screens .......................................................................................................................			297
19.1		Overview .......................................................................................................................................	297
19.2 What You Can Do .........................................................................................................................			297
19.3		Power Screen ...............................................................................................................................	297
	19.3.1 Editing the Power Control Schedule Screen ......................................................................		300
19.4		Log Screen ...................................................................................................................................	301
	19.4.1 Report Config Screen ..........................................................................................................		302
	19.4.2 Email Setting ......................................................................................................................		303
	19.4.3 Report Setting .....................................................................................................................		304
	19.4.4 Syslog Server Setting .........................................................................................................		304
19.5		Configuration Screen ...................................................................................................................	305
19.6		SSL Certification ..........................................................................................................................	306
	19.6.1 Modifying or Creating a Certificate .....................................................................................		307
19.7		Shutdown Screen .........................................................................................................................	308
19.8		Technical Reference ......................................................................................................................	309
	19.8.1 Log Classes .........................................................................................................................		309
	19.8.2 Log Severity Levels .............................................................................................................		310
	19.8.3 Log Messages .....................................................................................................................		310
Chapter	20
Protect ...............................................................................................................................................			319
20.1		Overview ......................................................................................................................................	319
20.2 What You Can Do .........................................................................................................................			319
20.3		Backup Screens ............................................................................................................................	319
	20.3.1 Backup: Step 1 ....................................................................................................................		320
	20.3.2 Backup: Step 2 ....................................................................................................................		323
	20.3.3 Backup: Step 3 ....................................................................................................................		326
	20.3.4 Backup: Step 4 ....................................................................................................................		327
	20.3.5 Edit Job Screen ...................................................................................................................		328
	20.3.6 Edit Job: Step 1 ...................................................................................................................		328
	20.3.7 Edit Job: Step 2 ...................................................................................................................		330
	20.3.8 Restore Archive Screen .......................................................................................................		331
	20.3.9 Restore Archive: Step 1 .......................................................................................................		331
	20.3.10 Restore Archive: Step 2 .....................................................................................................		332
	20.3.11 Restore Archive: Step 3 .....................................................................................................		332
20.4		Restore Screen .............................................................................................................................	333
	20.4.1 Restore: Step 1 ....................................................................................................................		334
	20.4.2 Restore: Step 2 ....................................................................................................................		335

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20.4.3 Restore: Step 3 ....................................................................................................................	336
20.4.4 Restore: Step 4 ....................................................................................................................	337
20.5 Configuration File Backup and Restoration ...................................................................................	337

Chapter	21
Troubleshooting................................................................................................................................				339
21.1		Troubleshooting Overview ............................................................................................................		339
21.2		Power, Hardware, Connections, and LEDs ...................................................................................		339
21.3		NAS Starter Utility .........................................................................................................................		341
21.4		NAS Login and Access .................................................................................................................		342
	21.4.1 Enabling Scripting of Safe ActiveX Controls ........................................................................			344
21.5		I Cannot Access The NAS ............................................................................................................		346
21.6		Users Cannot Access the NAS .....................................................................................................		346
21.7		External USB Drives .....................................................................................................................		348
21.8		Storage ..........................................................................................................................................		348
21.9		Firmware .......................................................................................................................................		348
21.10			File Transfer ................................................................................................................................	349
21.11 Networking ..................................................................................................................................				349
21.12			Some Features’ Screens Do Not Display ....................................................................................	350
21.13			Media Server Functions ..............................................................................................................	350
21.14			Download Service and Broadcatching Functions ........................................................................	352
21.15			Web Publishing ...........................................................................................................................	353
21.16			Auto Upload ................................................................................................................................	354
21.17 Package Management ................................................................................................................				355
21.18			Backups ......................................................................................................................................	355
21.19			Google Drive ...............................................................................................................................	356
Appendix	A Customer Support ........................................................................................................			357
Chapter	22
Product Specifications.....................................................................................................................				363
22.1		LEDs .............................................................................................................................................		363
22.2		Supported Media Server Content Formats ...................................................................................		364
22.3		Supported iTunes Server Content Formats ...................................................................................		364
Appendix	B		Legal Information..........................................................................................................	365
Index ..................................................................................................................................................				369

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PART I

User’s Guide

Getting to Know Your NAS

1.1 Overview

This chapter covers the main features and applications of the NAS.

Use the NAS to do the following.

•Share files between computers on your network.

•Back up files from your computers to the NAS.

•Use the COPY/SYNC button to copy or synchronize files between the NAS and USB devices like card readers, MP3 players, mass storage devices, and digital cameras without using a computer.

•Have the NAS handle large file downloads.

•Automatically download files from website feeds for convenient viewing.

•Play the NAS’s video, music and photo files on your computers using the included media client software.

•Play the NAS’s video, music and photo files on hardware-based media players.

•Use the NAS’s website to share files with remote users.

•Use iTunes on your computer to play video and music files stored on the NAS.

•Share printers.

•Automatically upload photo and video files to your FTP server, Flickr and YouTube accounts. Figure 1 Example of the NAS in a Home Network

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Above is the NAS in a home network. Users back up and share data on the NAS. The media player plays the NAS’s media files on the TV. A USB hard drive provides extra storage space and files are copied directly from the USB mass storage device to the NAS.

Place the NAS behind a firewall and/or IDP (Intrusion Detection and Prevention) device to protect it from attacks from the Internet.

Refer to the Quick Start Guide for hardware connections and how to install and remove hard drives from the disk trays.

Note: Turn off and disconnect the NAS before you install or remove the internal hard disk or disks.

1.1.1 Hard Disks

The NAS has four internal hard disk bays. Install one to four SATA (Serial Advanced Technology Attachment) hard disks. Note that the SATA hard disks are treated as internal or SATA volumes. Any hard disk connected to a USB port is considered an external or USB volume.

1.1.2 SD Card

Use up to a 128 GB SDXC card with the front panel SD card slot. The SD card slot works with the COPY/SYNC button (see Section 1.1.4 on page 16 for details).

1.1.3 Power Button

Use the power button on the front panel to turn the NAS on or off.

• Press the power button for one second to turn on the NAS. Figure 2 Using the Power Button to Turn Off the NAS

Press	1 Beep			2 Beeps
	3 seconds		2 more seconds


		Release for		Release for
		software		hardware
		shutdown		shutdown

•To have the NAS go through its normal software shutdown process and turn itself off, press the power button until you hear one beep (after about three seconds), then release it.

•To perform a hardware shutdown and have the NAS immediately turn itself off without going through the normal shutdown process, press the power button until you hear a second beep (after about five seconds), then release it.

1.1.4COPY/SYNC Button

Use the COPY/SYNC button on the front panel to copy or synchronize files between a connected USB or SD device and the NAS. See Section 10.11 on page 219 for more details on how to configure the copy/sync settings.

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1.1.5 RESET Button

Use the RESET button on the rear panel to restore the NAS’s default settings.

Figure 3 The RESET Button

Press	1 Beep	2 Beeps
			5 more seconds
			5 more seconds

	Release to Reset		Release to
	IP Address		Release to
	IP Address		Clear All Settings
	Password

•Press the RESET button until you hear one beep (after about two seconds), then release it. You will hear one more beep after you release the button.

This resets the NAS’s IP address and password to the default values.

•Press the RESET button until you hear two beeps. After the second beep, continue pressing the button for five more seconds, then release it. You will hear three quick beeps after you release the button.

This resets the NAS to the factory default configuration. All settings you have configured on the NAS, including IP address, password, user accounts, groups, and so on will be reset to the factory defaults.

The reset process does NOT affect the volume settings, nor data stored on the NAS.

You should periodically back up your configuration file to your computer (see Section 19.5 on page 305 for details about managing the NAS’s configuration file). You could then restore your configuration in the event that you or someone else reset the NAS to the factory defaults.

Note: Keep the NAS in a secure location in order to prevent unauthorized reset of the device.

You may need to close and re-open the NAS Starter Utility to discover the NAS. This is because the NAS automatically re-acquires IP address information, so its IP address may change. If no IP address information is assigned, the NAS uses Auto-IP to assign itself an IP address and subnet mask. For example, you could connect the NAS directly to your computer. If the computer is also set to get an IP address automatically, the computer and the NAS will choose addresses for themselves and be able to communicate.

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NAS Starter Utility

Note: Installing this version of the NAS Starter Utility uninstalls previous versions.

2.1 Overview

Use the NAS Starter Utility to find and access the NAS and access the files on it.

The NAS Starter Utility supports Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8. Click Help to open a Web Help page about the NAS Starter Utility screens. NAS Starter Utility screens are shown here as they display with the Windows platform.

Note: Refer to the Quick Start Guide for your NAS’s hardware connections and the steps for installing the NAS Starter Utility.

2.2Starting the NAS Starter Utility

•The NAS Starter Utility broadcasts a request packet when you first run it. Each NAS has an NAS Starter Utility Agent that always listens and responds to requests from the NAS Starter Utility. The NAS Starter Utility receives the response packet that contains information, such as host name, IP, and so on.

•If you plan to use more than one NAS in your network, configure them with unique server names. This enables you to identify each NAS in the NAS Starter Utility screens.

2.3NAS Seeker Screen

Use this screen to view the NASs in your network. The NAS’s Server Name. The default is ‘NAS’ followed by the number of your model (‘NAS540’ for example). See Section 2.6 on page 23 for how to change it to a more recognizable one in your network.

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Click the NAS Starter Utility icon on your desktop or in the Windows system tray to start the NAS Starter Utility. Alternatively you can click Start > Programs > ZyXEL > NAS Starter Utility.

Figure 4 NAS Starter Utility Desktop Icon

Figure 5 NAS Starter Utility Windows System Tray Icon

The first time you open the NAS Starter Utility the discovery screen appears as follows.

Figure 6 NAS Seeker

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 1 NAS Seeker

LABEL	DESCRIPTION
Connect	Select a NAS and click this to connect to it.

Refresh	Click this to refresh the screen. The NAS Starter Utility does not automatically refresh.

Status	This shows whether the NAS is Online, Unreachable, Configuring, or Config Failed.

Server Name	This is the server name you configured for the NAS. If you have more than one NAS in
	your network, it is recommended that you give each one a unique name for identification
	purposes.

IP Address	This is the current IP address of the NAS.

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2.4 Main NAS Starter Utility Screen

The main NAS Starter Utility screen displays after you select an NAS in the NAS Seeker screen.

Figure 7 NAS Starter Utility Main Screen

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 2 NAS Starter Utility Main Screen

LABEL	DESCRIPTION
?	Click this to display the utility help.

Configuration	Click this to configure system settings (see Section 2.6 on page 23).

NAS Seeker	Click this to use the NAS Seeker screen (Section 2.3 on page 19) to find and connect to a
	different NAS on your network.

Server Name	This is the server name you configured for the NAS. If you have more than one NAS in
	your network, it is recommended that you give each one a unique name for identification
	purposes.

IP Address	This is the current IP address of the NAS.

MAC Address	This is the NAS’s unique physical hardware address (MAC).

Firmware Version	This shows the version of firmware the NAS is currently using.

Status	This shows whether the NAS is Online, Uninitialized, Unreachable, Configuring, or
	Config Failed.

Run Initialization	This button displays if the NAS detects that the NAS has not yet configured any of the
Wizard	installed hard disks. Click this button to go to the Web Configurator login screen (see
	Section 4.2 on page 29).

Capacity	This shows the NAS’s total, in-use, and remaining storage capacity.

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Table 2 NAS Starter Utility Main Screen

LABEL	DESCRIPTION
DeskTop	Click this button to go to the Web Configurator login screen (see Section 4.2 on page 29).

Network Drive	Click this to add the NAS as a network drive in your computer’s Windows Explorer.

Shared Folder	Click this to log into the NAS’s file directory in Windows Explorer.

myZyXELcloud	Click this to go to mycloud.zyxel.com to set up a free DDNS hostname for the NAS so you
	can connect to it easily from the Internet.

2.4.1 Directory of the NAS

Click Shared Folder to log into the NAS’s file directory in Windows Explorer. Enter the administrator user name and password and click Login.

Figure 8 Login

The utility opens the NAS’s directory in Windows Explorer.

Figure 9 Directory

2.5 Network Drive

In the main NAS Starter Utility screen click Network Drive to add the NAS as a network drive in your computer’s Windows Explorer.

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Enter your user name and password and click Login to be able to add the NAS’s shares to which you have access as network drives. Otherwise select Guest and click Login to be able to add the NAS’s public shares as network drives.

Figure 10 Login

Select a share on the NAS and the drive letter on your computer to which you want to map it. The shares that each user can select to map depends on the user’s permissions. For example, if share1 is private to user1, then only user1 is allowed to map share1. The table displays the NAS shares that are already mapped to drive letters on your computer. After you click Apply you can see the new drive in Windows Explorer (My Computer) where you can access and use it like your computer’s other drives.

Figure 11 Network Drive

2.6 Configure System Settings

Use these screens to be able to change the NAS’s server name, time zone, PPPoE, IP address, subnet mask, default gateway, or DNS settings.

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Click Configuration > System Setting in the main utility screen to display the following screen.

Figure 12 NAS Starter Utility > Configuration > System Setting

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 3 NAS Starter Utility > Configuration > System Setting

LABEL	DESCRIPTION
Server Name	Specify a name to uniquely identify the NAS on your network. You can enter up to 15
	alphanumeric characters with minus signs allowed but not as the last character. The
	name must begin with an alphabetic character (a-z) and is case sensitive.

Time Zone	Choose the time zone of your location. This will set the time difference between your
	time zone and Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Enable PPPoE	Click this if your Internet connection requires you to enter a user name and password to
Connection	connect to the Internet. Enter your user name and password

IP Address	Use these fields to configure the IP address of the LAN interface through which you are
	connected to the NAS.
	When the LAN interfaces are set to stand-alone, this configures the IP address of the LAN
	interface in the same subnet as your computer. It configures LAN1 if both LAN interfaces
	are in the same subnet as your computer.
	If you use the administrator configuration screens to set the LAN interfaces to link
	aggregation, this configures the IP address that both LAN interfaces share.

Automatically get	Select this if the NAS is automatically assigned an IP address from the ISP or a DHCP
IP address	server in your network.

Manually assign IP	Select this if you want to assign the NAS a fixed IP address, subnet mask and default
address	gateway.
	Note: Do not configure an IP address that is already in use in your network. This results to
	a network IP address conflict and makes the NAS inaccessible.

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	LABEL	DESCRIPTION
	Use from DHCP	Domain Name System (DNS) is for mapping a domain name to its corresponding IP
	server	address and vice versa. Select this if the NAS is automatically given DNS information
		from the ISP or a DHCP server in your network.

	DNS	Domain Name System (DNS) is for mapping a domain name to its corresponding IP
		address and vice versa.
		Select Use from DHCP server if the NAS is automatically given DNS information from
		the ISP or a DHCP server in your network.
		Select Manually assign DNS server if you were given specific IP address(es) of the
		DNS server(s). Enter the primary and secondary DNS in the corresponding fields.

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zCloud

3.1 zCloud

Install the zCloud app from Google Play or the Apple App store on your Android or iOS device to access the NAS’s media files from your mobile device and upload media files from your mobile device to the NAS.

•Browse your media contents from your NAS directly on your Android or iOS device

•View photos stored on your NAS with the app's built-in slideshow

•Play music stored on your NAS

•Watch videos stored on your NAS

•Upload files from your Android device to your NAS

•Upload photos and videos from your iOS device to your NAS

•Browse and manage files stored on the NAS

•Compatibility: Requires Android 4.0.3 or later or iOS 7 or 8.

After installing the zCloud app on your device, tap the zCloud icon to open it.

Figure 13 zCloud Icon

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The main menu displays.

Figure 14 zCloud Android and iOS Main Menus

Find a NAS - use your NAS’s IP address and your user name and password to connect to it.

NAS540 - access the NAS’s default photo, music, and video shares. You can play, download, upload and manage files.

Download - access and manage files downloaded from the NAS to your Android or iOS device and manage download tasks.

Upload - view and manage upload tasks.

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4.1 Overview

This chapter describes how to access the NAS web configurator and provides an overview of its screens. The web configurator is an HTML-based management interface that allows easy NAS setup and management using an Internet browser.

Use Internet Explorer 11.0.9, Mozilla Firefox 31.0, Safari 5.1.7, Google Chrome 37.0.2, or later versions of these browsers. The recommended screen resolution is 1440 by 900 pixels or higher.

In order to use the web configurator you need to allow:

•Web browser pop-up windows from your device. Web pop-up blocking is enabled by default in Windows XP SP (Service Pack) 2.

•JavaScript (enabled by default).

4.2Accessing the NAS Web Configurator

1Make sure your NAS is properly connected and that your computer is in the same subnet as the NAS (refer to the Quick Start Guide or the appendices).

2Open your browser and type in the server name of the NAS. The default is “nas” followed by the number of your model (“nas540” for example). Configure the server name of your NAS using the Network Configuration screen (Section 2.6 on page 23) of the NAS Starter Utility.

Figure 15 NAS URL

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3The default username and password are “admin” and “1234” respectively. Enter your username and password. See Chapter 15 on page 273 for how to create other user accounts. If you use the option to stay logged in (assuming you do not log out), make sure you keep your computer secure from unauthorized access. Click the arrow to log in. Logging in with a (non-administrator) user account takes you to the Playzone screens (see Section 4.5 on page 72 for details).

Figure 16 NAS Login Screen

Make sure you have a backup of any existing data in the hard disk before installing it in the NAS. Creating a volume formats the hard disk and deletes all data in the process.

4This screen displays if you have not created a volume yet. Click Create Volume to make a volume or click the x to close the screen to go to the Desktop (Section 4.3 on page 32).

Figure 17 Welcome Screen

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