ZyXEL NSA325V2 User guide
Quick Start Guide
Media Server
NSA Series
Version 4.60
Edition 1
User’s Guide
Default Login Details
Web Address nas310
nsa310s
www.zyxel.com
User Name admin
Password 1234
nas320
nsa325
nsa325-v2
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Related Documentation
•Quick Start Guide
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• 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 ...........................................................................................................................15
Getting to Know Your NSA .........................................................................................................17
NAS Starter Utility .............. ... .... ... ... ....................................... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... .... ... .......................21
Web Configurator Basics ....................................... ... ... ... .... ... ....................................... ... ... .......29
Tutorials .....................................................................................................................................51
Technical Reference ............................................................................................................135
Status Screen ...........................................................................................................................137
System Setting ...... ... .... ... ... ....................................... ... ... .... ... ... ...............................................141
Storage ............................................................... .............................. ........................................151
Network ...................................................................................................................................165
Applications ..................................... ................................ .................................... .....................175
Packages ................................................. ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ....................................... ... ...............215
Auto Upload ................................................. ....................................... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ...........265
Dropbox ..................................... ... ... ....................................... ... ... .... ... ... ..................................279
Using Time Machine with the NSA ...........................................................................................283
Users .................................. ............................. ................................. ........................................287
Groups .....................................................................................................................................293
Shares ................................... ................................. ................................ ..................................297
Maintenance Screens .................................................. ... .... ... ... .......................................... .....305
Protecting Your Data ................................................................................................................325
Troubleshooting .......................................................................................................................327
Product Specifications ..............................................................................................................345
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Contents Overview ..............................................................................................................................3
Table of Contents .................................................................................................................................5
Part I: User’s Guide .........................................................................................15
Chapter 1
Getting to Know Your NSA.................................................................................................................17
1.1 Overview ............ .... ... ... ... .... ...................................... .... ... ... ... .... ... ....................................................17
1.1.1 Hard Disks for 2-Bay Models ...................................................................................................18
1.1.2 Hard Disks for 1-Bay Models ...................................................................................................18
1.1.3 COPY/SYNC Button ......................................................... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ..........................19
1.1.4 RESET Button .........................................................................................................................19
Chapter 2
NAS Starter Utility...............................................................................................................................21
2.1 Overview ............ .... ... ... ... .... ...................................... .... ... ... ... .... ... ....................................................21
2.2 Starting the NAS Starter Utility ......................................... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ..............................21
2.3 NAS Seeker Screen ........ .... ... ... ... .... ...................................... .... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... .................................21
2.4 Main NAS Starter Utility Screen ........................................................................................................23
2.4.1 Directory of the NAS ................................................................................................................24
2.5 Import Files or Folders with zPilot .......................... ... .... ... ... ... ....................................... ... .................25
2.6 Network Drive ............................... .... ...................................... .... ... ... ... ... ...........................................26
2.7 Manage the Device ...................... .......................................... ...........................................................27
2.8 Configure System Settings ............................... ... ... ... .... ... ... .......................................... ....................27
Chapter 3
Web Configurator Basics...................................................................................................................29
3.1 Overview ............ .... ... ... ... .... ...................................... .... ... ... ... .... ... ....................................................29
3.2 Accessing the NSA Web Configurator ....................................................... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... .... ... .......29
3.2.1 Access the NSA Via NAS Starter Utility ...................................................................................30
3.2.2 Web Browser Access .................................... ... .... ...................................... .... ... ... ... ... .... ..........30
3.3 Login ............................................ .... ... ... ... ....................................... ... ... .... .......................................31
3.4 Home Screens ............................................ .... ... ... ... .... ...................................... .... ... .......................32
3.4.1 Now Playing (Music) .................. ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ....................................... ... .... ... ... ... ... ..............35
3.4.2 Exif and Google Maps (Photos) ...............................................................................................35
3.4.3 Slideshow (Photos) ............. ....................................... ... .... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... .................................36
3.4.4 Favorite ......... ... ....................................... ... ... ... ....................................... ... .... ... .......................37
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3.4.5 File Browser ............................................................................................................................37
3.4.6 Share and Folder Names ............................. .......................................... .................................41
3.4.7 Application Zone ................. .... ... ... ... ....................................... ... ... .... ... ... .................................42
3.4.8 System Settings ......................................................................................................................43
3.5 Administration Screens ............ ... .... ... ... ... ... ....................................... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .................44
3.5.1 Global Administration Icons ....................................................................................................45
3.5.2 Navigation Panel ....................................................................................................................46
3.5.3 Main Window ............................ ... ... ... .... ... ... ....................................... ... ... .... ... ... ....................48
3.5.4 Status Messages ....................................................................................................................48
3.5.5 Common Screen Icons ...................... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ...................................... .... ..........48
3.5.6 Session Example (Windows) ..... ... ... ... .... ...................................... .... ... ... ... ..............................49
Chapter 4
Tutorials...............................................................................................................................................51
4.1 Overview ............ .... ... ... ... .... ...................................... .... ... ... ... .... ... ....................................................51
4.2 Windows 7 Network ..................................... .... ... ... ... .... ...................................... .... ... ... ....................51
4.2.1 If the NSA Icon Does Not Display ............................................................................................53
4.2.2 NSA Icon Right-click Options ....................................................... ...........................................54
4.3 Windows 7 Network Map ....................................... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ..............................................55
4.4 Playing Media Files in Windows 7 .....................................................................................................58
4.5 Windows 7 Devices and Printers ........................................ ... .... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... .......................58
4.5.1 Windows 7 Desktop Shortcut ................. ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ..............................................60
4.6 Creating a Volume in a 2-Bay NSA ...................................................................................................61
4.6.1 Creating a RAID 1 Volume ..................................................... ... ... .... ... ... .................................61
4.6.2 Migrate Button ........................................................ ... ... ....................................... ... .................62
4.6.3 Create an Internal Volume Button ...........................................................................................62
4.7 Creating a Volume in a 1-Bay NSA ...................................................................................................63
4.7.1 Creating a RAID 1 Volume ..................................................... ... ... .... ... ... .................................64
4.7.2 Migrate Button ........................................................ ... ... ....................................... ... .................64
4.7.3 Create a SATA Volume Button ...................................... .... ...................................... ... .... ... .......65
4.7.4 Creating a PC Compatible Volume ..........................................................................................67
4.8 Deleting a Volume .............................................................................................................................70
4.9 File Sharing Tutorials ................ ... .... ... ... ....................................... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ....................71
4.9.1 Creating a User Account .........................................................................................................71
4.9.2 Creating a Share .....................................................................................................................73
4.9.3 Creating a Group .....................................................................................................................75
4.9.4 Accessing a Share From Windows Explorer .......................................................... .................76
4.9.5 Accessing a Share Using FTP ............ .... ... ..............................................................................78
4.9.6 Accessing a Share Through the Web Configurator ................................................................. 79
4.10 Download Service Tutorial ..............................................................................................................80
4.10.1 Copying/Pasting a Download Link .........................................................................................80
4.10.2 Installing the Link Capture Browser Plugin ............................................................................83
4.10.3 Using the Link Capture Browser Plugin .................................................................................88
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4.10.4 Configuring the Download Service Preferences ....................................................................90
4.10.5 Using Download Service Notification ................. ......................... .......................... .................92
4.11 Broadcatching Tutorial .....................................................................................................................95
4.12 Printer Server Tutorial .....................................................................................................................99
4.13 Copy and Flickr Auto Upload Tutorial ......................................... ... ...............................................101
4.14 FTP Uploadr Tutorial .....................................................................................................................102
4.15 Web Configurator’s Security Sessions ..........................................................................................105
4.15.1 Customizing the NSA’s Certificate .......................................................................................106
4.15.2 Downloading and Installing Customized Certificate .............................. ...............................107
4.15.3 Turn on the NSA’s Web Security ......................................................................................... 111
4.16 Using FTPES to Connect to the NSA ............................................................................................118
4.17 Using a Mac to Access the NSA ...................................................................................................119
4.17.1 Finder ..................................................................................................................................120
4.17.2 Go Menu ..............................................................................................................................121
4.18 How to Use the BackupPlanner ....................................................................................................122
4.18.1 Creating an Archive Backup ................................................................................................122
4.18.2 Creating a Synchronization Backup ....................................................................................125
4.18.3 Restoring Archived Files by Backup Job .............................................................................128
4.18.4 Restoring by Backup Files ....................... ....................................................... .....................131
Part II: Technical Reference..........................................................................135
Chapter 5
Status Screen....................................................................................................................................137
5.1 Overview ............ .... ... ... ... .... ...................................... .... ... ... ... .... ... ..................................................137
5.2 The Status Screen ..........................................................................................................................137
Chapter 6
System Setting..................................................................................................................................141
6.1 Overview ............ .... ... ... ... .... ...................................... .... ... ... ... .... ... ..................................................141
6.2 What You Can Do ............................................ ... ... ... .... ... .......................................... .....................141
6.3 What You Need to Know . .... ... ... ... .... ... ....................................... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ........................141
6.4 The Firmware Upgrade Screen .......................................................................................................143
6.5 Package Management Screen .... .... ... .......................................... ... ... ... .... .....................................143
6.5.1 Displaying the Package Information .....................................................................................146
6.6 The Server Name Screen ..............................................................................................................147
6.7 The Date/Time Screen ....................................................................................................................147
Chapter 7
Storage ..............................................................................................................................................151
7.1 Overview ............ .... ... ... ... .... ...................................... .... ... ... ... .... ... ..................................................151
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7.1.1 What You Need to Know About Storage . ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ..151
7.2 The Storage Screen ............ ... ... ... ....................................... ... .... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ...............................152
7.2.1 Disk Replacement Restrictions .. ... ... ... .... ...............................................................................152
7.2.2 Storage Screen .......... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... .... ...................................... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ...............153
7.2.3 Volume Status ................................................................... ... ... ... ... .... .....................................154
7.3 Creating an Internal (SATA) Volume ...............................................................................................155
7.4 Editing a Volume .............................................................................................................................157
7.4.1 Scanning a Volume ................................................................................................................158
7.5 Creating an External (USB) Volume ................................................................................................158
7.5.1 External Disks ............................................... ... .... ... ... ... ....................................... ... ...............159
7.6 Storage Technical Reference ..........................................................................................................160
7.6.1 Volumes and RAID ....................... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ...................................... .... ... ... ... ... ............160
7.6.2 Choosing a Storage Method for a Volume .............................................................................160
7.6.3 Storage Methods ....................................................... ... .... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ............................161
Chapter 8
Network .............................................................................................................................................165
8.1 Overview ............ .... ... ... ... .... ...................................... .... ... ... ... .... ... ..................................................165
8.2 What You Can Do ............................................ ... ... ... .... ... .......................................... .....................165
8.3 What You Need to Know . .... ... ... ... .... ... ....................................... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ........................165
8.4 The TCP/IP Screen .........................................................................................................................166
8.5 UPnP Port Mapping Screen ............................................................................................................169
8.5.1 UPnP and the NSA’s IP Address ...........................................................................................169
8.5.2 UPnP and Security ................................................................................................................170
8.5.3 The NSA’s Services and UPnP ..................................... .... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ...............170
8.5.4 Configuring UPnP Port Mapping ............................ ... ... .... ... ... ... .......................................... ..171
8.6 The PPPoE Screen ............... .........................................................................................................172
8.7 Telnet Screen .................................................................................................................................173
Chapter 9
Applications......................................................................................................................................175
9.1 Overview ............ .... ... ... ... .... ...................................... .... ... ... ... .... ... ..................................................175
9.2 What You Can Do ............................................ ... ... ... .... ... .......................................... .....................175
9.3 What You Need to Know . .... ... ... ... .... ... ....................................... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ........................175
9.4 FTP Server ... ....................................... ... ... ... .... ... ....................................... ... ... ... .... ........................177
9.5 The Media Server Screens ...........................................................................................................178
9.5.1 The Media Server Share Publish Screen ............................................................................179
9.5.2 The Media Server SqueezeCenter Screen ..........................................................................180
9.6 The iTunes Server Screen ............................................................................................................180
9.7 The Download Service Screen ........................................................................................................181
9.7.1 Adding a Download Task .......................................................................................................184
9.7.2 Configuring General Download Settings ...............................................................................186
9.7.3 Configuring the P2P Download Settings ............. ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... ....................................... ..188
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9.7.4 Edit IP Filter ....................... .... ... ... ... ... ....................................... ... .... ... ..................................190
9.7.5 Selecting Files to Download ..................................................................................................191
9.7.6 Displaying the Task Information ............................................................................................192
9.8 The Web Publishing Screen ................................ ... ... .... ... ... ... .......................................... ...............193
9.9 The Broadcatching Screen ..............................................................................................................194
9.9.1 Adding a Broadcatching Channel ..........................................................................................196
9.9.2 Editing a Broadcatching Channel .........................................................................................199
9.10 The Print Server Screen ...............................................................................................................200
9.10.1 Print Server Rename ................. ... ... .... ... ....................................... ... ... ... .... ... ... ..................201
9.11 The Copy/Sync Button Screen ......................................................................................................202
9.12 Technical Reference ......................................................................................................................203
9.12.1 Sharing Media Files on Your Network .................................................................................203
9.12.2 Download Service .......................... ....................... ...................... ....................... ..................204
9.12.3 Link Capture Browser Plugin ...............................................................................................205
9.12.4 Download Service Notification .................... .................................................... .....................205
9.12.5 P2P Download Security ........................ ................................................... ............................206
9.12.6 Web Publishing Example .....................................................................................................208
9.12.7 Web Publishing ....................................................................................................................209
9.12.8 Channel Guides for Broadcatching .................... ......................... .......................... ............... 210
9.12.9 Printer Sharing .....................................................................................................................211
9.12.10 Copying Files .....................................................................................................................211
9.12.11 Synchronizing Files ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... .......................................... .........................................212
Chapter 10
Packages ..........................................................................................................................................215
10.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................................215
10.2 What You Can Do .........................................................................................................................215
10.3 SMART Screen ..................... ... .... ... ... ... ... .... ...................................... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ..................215
10.3.1 SMART Brief Summary ...................................................................................................... 216
10.3.2 SMART Full Summary ........................................................................................................217
10.4 DyDNS Screen ............................................................................................................................219
10.5 NFS Screen ........................................ ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ...................................... .... ... .....................220
10.5.1 Add/Edit NFS Share ...........................................................................................................221
10.5.2 NFS Session ................. ... .... ...................................... .... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ............................222
10.6 Syslog Server Screen .................................................................................................................223
10.7 TFTP Server Screen ....................................................................... ............................................225
10.8 eMule Screens ...........................................................................................................................226
10.8.1 eMule Server Screen ..........................................................................................................226
10.8.2 Add Server ..........................................................................................................................228
10.8.3 Edit Server ..........................................................................................................................228
10.8.4 My Info ............................. .... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ....................................... ... ... .... ... ... ..................229
10.8.5 eMule Task Screen ............................................................................................................230
10.8.6 Add Task .............................................................................................................................232
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10.8.7 Preferences ...................................................... ... ... ....................................... ... ... ...............233
10.8.8 Edit IP Filter ........................................................................................................................236
10.8.9 Share Browsing ..................................................................................................................236
10.8.10 Task Info ...........................................................................................................................238
10.8.11 eMule Search Screen ......................................................................................................239
10.9 pyLoad Screen ..............................................................................................................................240
10.10 Polkast Setup ..............................................................................................................................241
10.11 Protect Screens ................................... ... .... ...................................... .... ... ... ... .... ... .....................245
10.12 Backup Screens .........................................................................................................................246
10.12.1 Backup: Step 1 .................................................................................................................247
10.12.2 Backup: Step 2 .................................................................................................................248
10.12.3 Backup: Step 3 .................................................................................................................250
10.12.4 Backup: Step 4 .................................................................................................................251
10.12.5 Edit Job Screen .................................................................................................................252
10.12.6 Edit Job: Step 1 ................................................................................................................253
10.12.7 Edit Job: Step 2 ................................................................................................................254
10.12.8 Restore Archive Screen .....................................................................................................255
10.12.9 Restore Archive: Step 1 ................................................................................................255
10.12.10 Restore Archive: Step 2 ..................................................................................................256
10.12.11 Restore Archive: Step 3 ............ ... .... ... ... .......................................... ...............................257
10.13 Restore Screen ..........................................................................................................................257
10.13.1 Restore: Step 1 ........................ ... .......................................... ............................................258
10.13.2 Restore: Step 2 ........................ ... .......................................... ............................................259
10.13.3 Restore: Step 3 ........................ ... .......................................... ............................................260
10.13.4 Restore: Step 4 ........................ ... .......................................... ............................................261
10.14 Technical Reference . ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .......................................... ... .... ... ... ...............................261
10.14.1 S.M.A.R.T Attributes ..........................................................................................................262
Chapter 11
Auto Upload ......................................................................................................................................265
11.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................................265
11.2 What You Can Do ..........................................................................................................................265
11.3 What You Need to Know ...............................................................................................................265
11.4 The Flickr/YouTube Screen ..........................................................................................................265
11.4.1 Configuring the Flickr Settings ............................................................................................266
11.4.2 Configuring the YouTube Settings ......................................................................................271
11.5 The FTP Uploadr Screen .............................................................................................................274
11.5.1 Adding or Editing an FTP Server Entry ...............................................................................275
11.5.2 The FTP Uploadr Preferences Screen ................................................................................276
Chapter 12
Dropbox.............................................................................................................................................279
12.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................................279
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12.2 Dropbox Screen ............................................................................................................................279
12.3 How to Use Dropbox with the NSA ............................................................................................... 281
Chapter 13
Using Time Machine with the NSA..................................................................................................283
13.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................................283
13.2 Time Machine Screen ...................................................................................................................283
13.3 Using Time Machine .....................................................................................................................283
Chapter 14
Users..................................................................................................................................................287
14.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................................287
14.2 What You Can Do .........................................................................................................................287
14.3 The Users Screen ........................................................................................................................287
14.3.1 User Icons ...........................................................................................................................289
14.3.2 Adding or Editing an Account .............................................................................................289
14.3.3 Usernames ..........................................................................................................................291
14.4 Displaying User Info ......................................................................................................................292
Chapter 15
Groups...............................................................................................................................................293
15.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................................293
15.2 What You Can Do .........................................................................................................................293
15.3 The Groups Screen ......................................................................................................................293
15.3.1 Adding or Editing a Group ...................................................................................................294
15.3.2 Group Names ......................................................................................................................295
Chapter 16
Shares................................................................................................................................................297
16.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................................297
16.2 What You Can Do .........................................................................................................................297
16.3 The Shares Screen .......................... .......................................... ..................................................297
16.3.1 Adding or Editing Share ......................................................................................................299
16.3.2 Configuring Advanced Share Access .................................................................................300
16.3.3 Public and ANONYMOUS Share Access Rights .................................................................301
16.4 The Recycle Bin Configuration Screen ........................................................................................301
16.4.1 Recycle Bins ........................................................................................................................301
16.4.2 Configuring Recycle Bins ....................................................................................................302
16.5 The Share Browser Screen ................. .........................................................................................302
16.5.1 Moving or Copying Files .....................................................................................................304
Chapter 17
Maintenance Screens.......................................................................................................................305
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17.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................................305
17.2 What You Can Do .........................................................................................................................305
17.3 The Power Screen .......................................................................................................................305
17.3.1 Notes on NSA-310 ...............................................................................................................305
17.3.2 Editing the Power Control Schedule Screen ......................................................................308
17.4 The Log Screen ............................................. ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ............................................309
17.4.1 Report Config Screen ..........................................................................................................310
17.4.2 Email Setting ......................................................................................................................311
17.4.3 Report Setting .....................................................................................................................312
17.4.4 Syslog Server Setting .........................................................................................................312
17.5 The Configuration Screen ...................... ......................................................................................313
17.6 SSL Certification ..........................................................................................................................314
17.6.1 Modifying or Creating a Certificate .....................................................................................315
17.7 The Shutdown Screen ..................................................................................................................316
17.8 Technical Reference ................................... ....... ...... ....... ...... ....... ...... ....... ... ...... ....... .....................317
17.8.1 Log Classes .........................................................................................................................317
17.8.2 Log Severity Levels .............................................................................................................318
17.8.3 Log Messages .....................................................................................................................318
Chapter 18
Protecting Your Data ........................................................................................................................325
18.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................................325
18.2 Protection Methods .......................................................................................................................325
18.3 Configuration File Backup and Restoration ................................. ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... .... ... .....325
Chapter 19
Troubleshooting................................................................................................................................327
19.1 Troubleshooting Overview ............................................................................................................327
19.2 Power, Hardware, Connections, and LEDs ...................................................................................327
19.3 NAS Starter Utility .........................................................................................................................329
19.4 NSA Login and Access .................................................................................................................330
19.4.1 Enabling Scripting of Safe ActiveX Controls ......................... ............................. ..................332
19.5 I Cannot Access The NSA ............................................................................................................334
19.6 Users Cannot Access the NSA .....................................................................................................334
19.7 External USB Drives .....................................................................................................................336
19.8 Firmware .......................................................................................................................................336
19.9 File Transfer ..................................................................................................................................336
19.10 Networking ..................................................................................................................................337
19.11 Some Features’ Screens Do Not Display ....................................................................................337
19.12 Media Server Functions ..............................................................................................................338
19.13 Download Service and Broadcatching Functions ...................... .......................................... ... ... ..340
19.14 Web Publishing ...........................................................................................................................341
19.15 Auto Upload ................................................................................................................................342
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19.16 Package Management ................................................................................................................342
19.17 Backups ......................................................................................................................................343
Chapter 20
Product Specifications.....................................................................................................................345
20.1 LEDs .............................................................................................................................................345
20.2 Supported Media Server Content Formats .......................................... .... ... ... ... ............................346
20.3 Supported iTunes Server Content Formats ...................................................................................346
Appendix A Legal Information..........................................................................................................347
Index ..................................................................................................................................................351
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1.1 Overview
This chapter covers the main features and applications of the NSA.
Use the NSA to do the following.
• Share files between computers on your network.
• Back up files from your computers to the NSA.
•Use the COPY/SYNC button to copy or synchronize files between the NSA and USB devices like
card readers, MP3 players, mass storage devices, and digital cameras without using a computer.
• Have the NSA handle large file downloads.
• Automatically download files from website feeds for convenient viewing.
• Play the NSA’s video, music and photo files on your computers using the included media client
software.
• Play the NSA’s video, music and photo files on hardware-based media players.
• Use the NSA’s website to share files with remote users.
• Use iTunes on your computer to play video and music files stored on the NSA.
• Share printers.
• Automatically upload photo and video files to your FTP server, Flickr and YouTube accounts.
Figure 1 Example of the NSA in a Home Network
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Above is the NSA in a home network. Users back up and share data on the NSA. The media player
plays the NSA’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 NSA.
Place the NSA behind a firewall and/or IDP (Intrusion Detection and Prevention) device to protect it
from attacks from the Internet.
Note: See Chapter 20 on page 345 for a more detailed list of NSA features.
Refer to the Quick Start Guide for hardware connections and how to install and remove hard drives
from the disk trays.
Note: T urn off and disconnect the NSA before you install or remove the internal hard disk
or disks.
Table 1 Model-specific Features
FEATURE MODELS
2 hard disk bays NSA320, NSA325, NSA325 v2
1 hard disk bay NSA310, NSA310S
Telnet NSA310S, NSA325, NSA325 v2
Power Control
Schedule
Power On After Power
Failure
NSA310S, NSA320, NSA325, NSA325 v2
NSA310S, NSA320, NSA325, NSA325 v2
1.1.1 Hard Disks for 2-Bay Models
The 2-bay NSA models have two internal hard disk bays. Install one or two SATA (Serial Advanced
Technology Attachment) hard disks. Note that both SA TA hard disks are treated as internal or SATA
volumes in the Storage > Volume screen (Section 7.3 on page 155). Any hard disk connected to
the USB port(s) is considered an external or USB volume.
1.1.2 Hard Disks for 1-Bay Models
The 1-bay NSA models have one internal hard disk bay and one external SATA (eSATA) port. This
allows you to connect one internal SATA (Serial Advanced Technology Attachment) hard disk and
one eSATA hard disk (optional).
Initializing the internal hard disk configures it as a JBOD volume by default. JBOD stands for Just a
Bunch Of Disk and in this storage method, all disk space is used for your data - none is used for
backup. If you are not using an eSATA hard disk, JBOD is the only storage method you can use.
If you attach an eSATA (external SATA) hard disk, you can create a RAID 1 volume. RAID 1 allows
data recovery in case your hard disk fails. T o create a RAID 1 volume on the NSA, you must delete
the JBOD volume created by the firmware. Refer to Section 7.3 on page 155 for the Storage screen
where you can create the RAID 1 volume.
The eSATA hard disk can also be configured as a JBOD or a PC Compatible Volume. See Section
7.1.1 on page 151 for more information on these storage methods.
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Note that both SATA and eSATA hard disks are treated as internal or SATA volumes in the Storage
Press
1 Beep
2 Beeps
IP Address
Password
Clear All Settings
5 more seconds
Release to
Release to Reset
screen (Section 7.3 on page 155). Any hard disk connected to the USB port(s) is considered an
external or USB volume.
1.1.3 COPY/SYNC Button
Use the COPY/SYNC button on the front panel to copy or synchronize files between a connected
USB device and the NSA. See Section 9.11 on page 202 for more details on how to configure the
copy/sync settings.
1.1.4 RESET Button
Use the RESET button on the rear panel to restore the NSA’s default settings.
Figure 2 The RESET Button
Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your NSA
• 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 NSA’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 NSA to the factory default configuration. All settings you have configured on the
NSA, 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 NSA.
You should periodically back up your configuration file to your computer (see Section 17.5 on page
313 for details about managing the NSA’s configuration file). You could then restore your
configuration in the event that you or someone else reset the NSA to the factory defaults.
Note: Keep the NSA 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 NSA. This is because the
NSA automatically re-acquires IP address information, so its IP address may change. If no IP
address information is assigned, the NSA uses Auto-IP to assign itself an IP address and subnet
mask. For example, you could connect the NSA directly to your computer. If the computer is also
set to get an IP address automatically, the computer and the NSA will choose addresses for
themselves and be able to communicate.
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Note: Installing this version of the NAS Starter Utility will uninstall previous versions.
2.1 Overview
Use the NAS Starter Utility to find, set up, and manage the NSA as well as copy files to it and access
the files on it.
Make sure you have a backup of any existing data in the hard disk before
installing it in the NSA. Using the initialization wizard formats the hard
disk and deletes all data in the process.
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.
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Note: Refer to the Quick Start Guide for your NSA’s hardware connections and the steps
for installing the NAS Starte r U til ity.
2.2 Starting the NAS Starter Utility
• The NAS Starter Utility broadcasts a request packet when you first run it. Each NSA 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 NSA in your network, configure them with unique server
names. This enables you to identify each NSA in the NAS Starter Utility screens.
2.3 NAS Seeker Screen
Use this screen to view the NSAs in your network. The NSA’s Server Name. The default is ‘nsa’
followed by the number of your model (‘nsa320’ for example). See Section 2.8 on page 27 for how
to change it to a more recognizable one in your network.
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Start the NAS Starter Utility (click the icon in your Desktop or in Start > Programs > ZyXEL >
NAS Starter Utility). The first time you open the NAS Starter Utility the discovery screen appears
as follows.
Figure 3 NAS Seeker
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 2 NAS Seeker
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Connect Select a NSA 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 NSA is Online, Unreachable, Configuring, or Config Failed.
Server Name This is the server name you configured for the NSA. If you have more than one NSA in
IP Address This is the current IP address of the NSA.
your network, it is recommended that you give each one a unique name for identification
purposes.
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2.4 Main NAS Starter Utility Screen
The main NAS Starter Utility screen displays after you select an NSA in the NSA Seeker screen.
Figure 4 NAS Starter Utility Main Screen
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The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 3 NAS Starter Utility Main Screen
LABEL DESCRIPTION
? Click this to display the utility help.
Configuration Click this to run the initialization wizar d (see the ut ility help for detai ls), configure system
settings (see Section 2.8 on page 27), or go to the NSA’s Web Configurator login screen
(see Section 3.3 on page 31).
NAS Seeker Click this to use the NSA Seeker screen (Section 2.3 on page 21) to find and connect to a
Server Name This is the server name you configured for the NSA. If you have more than one NSA in
IP Address This is the current IP address of the NSA.
MAC Address This is the NSA’s unique physical hardware address (MAC).
Firmware Version This shows the version of firmware the NSA is currently using.
Status This shows whether the NSA is Online, Uninitialized, Unreachable, Configuring, or
Run Initialization
Wizard
different NSA on your network.
your network, it is recommended that you give each one a unique name for identification
purposes.
Config Failed.
This button displays if the NSA detects an installed hard disk that the NSA has not yet
configured. Click the button to run the initialization wizard (see the utility help fo r
details).
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Table 3 NAS Starter Utility Main Screen
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Capacity This shows the NSA’s total, in-use, and remaining storage capacity.
Media Player Click this to go to the Home screens where you can play media files. See Section 3.4 on
zPilot Click this to launch the zPilot to drag and drop files onto the NSA.
Network Drive Click this to add the NSA as a network drive in your computer’s Windows Explorer.
Shared Folder Click this to log into the NSA’s file directory in Windows Explorer.
P2P Download Click this to use the NSA to manage file downloads, including P2P downloads.
Dropbox Click th is to use your Dropbox account to move files to the NSA and have the NSA
SMART This displays when the NSA has the SMART package installed. Click this to view hard disk
WordPress This displays when the NSA has the WordPress package installed. Click this to create and
eMule This displays when the NSA has the eMule package installed. Click this to use the NSA’s
Gallery This displays when the NSA has the Gallery package installed. Click this to use your NSA
pyLoad This displays when the NSA has the pyLoad package installed. Click this to use pyLoad to
page 32 for details on the Home screen.
download *.torrent files.
health and performance details.
manage a blog or website. Use the NSA administrator credentials to log in. The
administrator can then create accounts for other users.
eMule peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing console to download and share files from the
Internet. See Section 10.8 on page 226 for details.
to host pictures. You can upload images in your local computer or shares to this
application. Use the NSA administrator account to log in to th e Gallery console.
have the NSA manage your downloads, including those from one-click hosting sites.
2.4.1 Directory of the NAS
Click Shared Folder to log into the NSA’s file directory in Windows Explorer. Enter the
administrator user name and password and click Login.
Figure 5 Login
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The utility opens the NSA’s directory in Windows Explorer.
Figure 6 Directory
2.5 Import Files or Folders with zPilot
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In the main NAS Starter Utility screen click zPilot to be able to drag and drop files from your
computer to the NSA.
Enter the administrator user name and password and click Login.
Figure 7 Login
The zPilot icon displays.
Figure 8 zPilot
Drag files onto the zPilot icon to move them to the NSA. zPilot automatically sorts music, photo, and
video files into the Music, Photo, and Video folders. zPilot automatically sorts the types of media
files listed in Section 20.2 on page 346 (except for the subtitles). Other types of files go to the
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Public folder. For folders of files you are prompted to choose the target destination. The zPilot icon
shows the transfer rate.
Figure 9 zPilot Showing Transfer Rate
Double-click the zPilot icon to display status details about the file transfers. Select an entry and
click Pause, Resume, or Remove to control the transfer. After the transfer finishes you can select
the entry and click Open Destination Folder to see the file on the NSA. Click Clear Completed to
clear completed transfers from the list.
Figure 10 zPilot Transfer Details
2.6 Network Drive
In the main NAS Starter Utility screen click Network Drive to add the NSA as a network drive in
your computer’s Windows Explorer.
Enter your user name and password and click Login to be able to add the NSA’s shares to which
you have access as network drives. Otherwise select Guest and click Login to be able to add the
NSA’s public shares as network drives.
Figure 11 Login
Select a share on the NSA 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 NSA shares
that are already mapped to drive letters on your computer. After you click Apply you can see the
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new drive in Windows Explorer (My Computer) where you can access and use it like your
computer’s other drives.
Figure 12 Network Drive
2.7 Manage the Device
In the main NAS Starter Utility screen click Configuration > Administration to log into the NSA’s
administration screens where you can manage the NSA.
Enter the administrator user name and password and click Login.
Figure 13 Login
See Section 3.5 on page 44 for more on the administration screens.
2.8 Configure System Settings
Use these screens to be able to change the NSA’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 14 NAS Starter Utility > Configuration > System Setting
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 4 NAS Starter Utility > Configuration > System Setting
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Server Name Specify a name to uniquely identify the NSA 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
Connection
Automatically get
IP address
Manually assign IP
address
Click this if your Internet connection requires you to enter a user name and password to
connect to the Internet. Enter your user name and password
Select this if the NSA is automaticall y assigned an IP address from the ISP or a DHCP
server in your network.
Select this if you want to assign the NSA a fixed IP address, subnet mask and default
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 NSA inaccessible.
Use from DHCP
server
DNS Domain Name System (DNS) is for mapping a domain name to its corresponding IP
Domain Name System (DNS) is for mapping a domain name to its corresponding IP
address and vice versa. Select this if the NSA is automatically given DNS information
from the ISP or a DHCP server in your network.
address and vice versa.
Select Use from DHCP server if the NSA 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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3.1 Overview
This chapter describes how to access the NSA web configurator and provides an overview of its
screens.
The web configurator is an HTML-based management interface that allows easy NSA setup and
management using an Internet browser.
Use Internet Explorer 7.0, Mozilla Firefox 3.6, Safari 5, Google Chrome 10, or later versions of
these browsers. The recommended screen resolution is 1024 by 768 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).
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3.2 Accessing the NSA Web Configurator
Make sure your NSA is properly connected and that your computer is in the same subnet as the
NSA (refer to the Quick Start Guide or the appendices).
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3.2.1 Access the NSA Via NAS Starter Utility
If you don’t know the IP address of the NSA, then use the NAS Starter Utility to find it. Refer to the
Quick Start Guide for how to install and run the NAS Starter Utility. See Chapter 2 on page 21 for
more information on the NAS Starter Utility.
Figure 15 NAS Starter Utility Main Screen
3.2.2 Web Browser Access
Configure the server name of your NSA using the Network Configuration screen (Section 2.8 on
page 27) of the NAS Starter Utility . Open your browser and type in the server name of the NS A. The
default is ‘nsa’ followed by the number of your model (‘nsa320’ for example).
Figure 16 NSA URL
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