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4. Client PC Setup 

 

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AirLive  NAS-235 

User’s  Manual 

4.4.  

Using the NAS Server’s Printer 

1.  Find out what printer is connected to the printer port on the NAS. 

Use 

Network Neighborhood

 (or 

My Network Places

) to locate the NAS, as shown in 

Network Browse earlier. 

2.  Double-click the NAS icon. A printer icon should be shown. 

 

 

Install Printer 

 

3.  Right-click the printer icon, and select 

Install

, as shown above. The 

Add Printer

 wizard 

will start. 

4.  Select the 

Manufacturer

 and 

Printer

 matching the printer connected to the NAS. 

5.  Follow the prompts to complete the installation.   

If prompted about sharing this printer, do NOT enable sharing. 

6.  The new printer will then appear in your Printer list, and can be used from any 

Windows application. 

  Use 

Start - Settings - Printers

 to list all your printers.   

  Double-click the printer to view or delete the documents in the print queue.   

  Use 

File - Set as Default

 to make the selected printer the default printer.   

  Use 

File - Properties

 to view or modify the properties of the selected printer.   

 

Summary of Contents for NAS-235

Page 1: ...NAS 235 AirLive 2Bay DiskMaster User s Manual ...

Page 2: ...al photocopying or recording without the written consent of OvisLink Corp OvisLink Corp has made the best effort to ensure the accuracy of the information in this user s guide However we are not liable for the inaccuracies or errors in this guide Please use with caution All information is subject to change without notice All Trademarks are properties of their respective holders ...

Page 3: ...ncrease the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help FCC Caution Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment This devi...

Page 4: ... 3 4 Configuring Your NAS 13 4 Client PC Setup 17 4 1 Overview 17 4 2 Network Logon Windows 95 98 ME only 18 4 3 Using the NAS Server s Storage 19 4 4 Using the NAS Server s Printer 23 4 5 Using the Web File Sharing 24 4 6 Changing your Password 26 5 Administration 27 5 1 Overview 27 5 2 The Web based Administrative Interface 27 5 3 Advanced Menu 49 5 4 Access Rights Screen 51 5 5 Group Members 53...

Page 5: ...ew 73 7 2 Making the NAS available via the Internet 73 7 3 Using your Web Browser from the Internet 75 7 4 Printing via IPP Internet Printing Protocol 76 7 5 Remote Management 80 8 Troubleshooting 81 9 Appendix A Compatible List 83 Printer Compatible List 83 Hard Driver Compatible List 84 ...

Page 6: ...are is provided for the NAS 235 Administrator Also the Web based Administration interface offers a wide array of management options Web based file system WEB based file sharing allows access and downloading of files from any PC on the network including non Windows PCs Windows users can also use Microsoft networking features to make NAS folders appear as drive letters on their PC NAS Features Suppo...

Page 7: ...tact your dealer for replacements NAS 235 Quick Installation Guide Setup CD Ethernet Cable Power Adapter Note If not specify NAS means NAS 235 in the following paragraph System Requirements Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows NT 4 0 XP 2000 ME and Vista Ethernet Network employing 10 100 1000Base TCP IP protocol Disclaimer We highly recommend that you regularly backup the files on your NAS ...

Page 8: ...ar with your NAS 3 AirLive NAS 235 User s Manual 2 2 Getting Familiar with your NAS 2 1 LEDs LED Function Ready Status Ready Green ON Normal operation OFF No power Blinking This LED blinking during startup and shutdown ...

Page 9: ... Blinking Hard disk is being accessed Disk Full ON Disk is completely full No more data can be stored on this disk OFF Normal operation disk is not full Blinking Disk is 98 full The Buzzer will also beep 3 times Disk 1 ON Disk 1 installed OFF Disk 1 not installed Blinking Raid 1 Rebuilding Disk 2 ON Disk 2 installed OFF Disk 2 not installed Blinking Raid 1 Rebuilding USB 1 ON USB device connected ...

Page 10: ... completed all LEDs will turn off Power Input Connect the supplied power adapter here Reset Button IP Password This button has 2 functions If the NAS s IP Address is lost press and hold this button for 2 seconds The IP Address will be set to the default DHCP client and it will beep once to indicate the reset has occurred If the NAS administrator s password is lost press and hold this button for 10...

Page 11: ...D support FAT and NTFS Read only file format Connect USB printer USB Eject Button 2 For USB port 2 device eject Press and release to prepare the USB device for removal When the USB LED turns off it is safe to remove the USB device LAN connector Use this to connect the NAS to your 10 100 1000BaseT hub 2 3 Audible Warnings Audible warnings are given by the following signals 1 Beep Reset button or po...

Page 12: ...how to physically connect the NAS to the network and how to configure the NAS for basic operation in your Windows environment Everything you need to do to get your NAS up and running is covered here 3 1 Installation Requirements Windows 95 98 ME NT 4 0 2000 XP or Vista Ethernet Network employing 10 100 1000Base TCP IP protocol ...

Page 13: ...witch 2 Connect the USB device to USB port 3 Connect the supplied power adapter to a power outlet and plug the power cord into the NAS s Power input on the rear panel 4 Power on Locate the NAS s power switch on the NAS s rear panel Press it once to power on the NAS 5 The NAS s self test The NAS will run a brief self test 2 or 3 seconds During the self test all of the NAS s LEDs will be illuminated...

Page 14: ...take approximately 1 3 minutes 7 Boot up completed When the Ready LED stops blinking and remains on boot up is complete If the Status Orange LED stays on or if the NAS repeatedly beeps there is a hardware problem Consult the Troubleshooting section of this User Guide for possible solutions Shutdown To shutdown the NAS press the power switch to start the shutdown sequence Wait for all LEDs to turn ...

Page 15: ...he rear panel Eject 1 for USB 1 Eject 2 for USB 2 The NAS will beep 2 Wait for the USB LED turn off 3 Remove the USB device Removing a USB device Method B 1 Run the Windows utility 2 Select Safely Remove Drive 3 Select the desired NAS 4 Click the Eject button 5 Wait for the USB LED turn off The Windows program will also display a message when it is safe to physically detach the USB device 6 Remove...

Page 16: ...e WEP WPA AES TKIP WPA2 AES TKIP Coordination of Ethernet and Wireless NAS 235 does not support Wireless and Ethernet simultaneously User has to define the Ethernet or Wireless before to use this device Device will detect the network type when power on if the Ethernet is detected system will set the network to Ethernet mode if Ethernet is not detected system will set network to Wireless mode LED B...

Page 17: ...2 Configure the Wireless Network 1 Access to the Wireless Configure page 2 Check the Enable Wireless Client Function 3 Enter your prefer SSID to the AP s SSID 4 Select the Security Mode you used in your wireless network and input the corresponding security key ...

Page 18: ...r computer If the installation program does not start automatically run the program NAS_Setup exe in the root top folder of your CD ROM 2 Click Setup to start the Setup Utility The Utility will begin scanning your network for installed NASs and a screen like the following will be displayed A list of all the NASs on your network will show on the left side The right side displays details of the curr...

Page 19: ... DHCP Server Normally it is better for servers to use a Fixed IP address Fixed IP Address This option is recommended If this option is used the IP address or the NAS will never change You need to enter the following data IP address The utility will suggest an unused IP address within the address range used on your LAN If you wish you can change this but you must ensure the address is unused Networ...

Page 20: ...this if you wish Workgroup Name Normally this name should match the Workgroup name used by PCs on your LAN Time Zone Select your time zone from the list Local Date Time Enter the local date mm dd yyyy format and time 6 Click Next to continue The following screen is displayed 7 Click Save to save your data to the NAS On the resulting screen click Exit to close the Setup Utility The NAS is now opera...

Page 21: ...ghts This allows access to the public shares by default DISK and FLASH or USB HDD However we recommend creating an NAS User for each person on your LAN This will provide each person on your LAN with their own login name and password as well as their own personal folder on the NAS See the Administration chapter for details on creating users via the Web based interface ...

Page 22: ...verview Supported versions of Windows are Windows 95 98 ME or later Windows NT 4 0 Windows 2000 Windows XP and Windows Vista The following items need to be checked or configured Network Logon Windows 95 98 ME only Locating the NAS on your LAN Mapping to the NAS Server s storage ...

Page 23: ...ndow logon using Start Settings Control Panel Network Ensure the Primary Network Logon is set to Client for Microsoft Networks as shown below Window Logon Windows will prompt you to Logon to the Network when it starts boots You must logon If you press ESC or click Cancel no network resources will be available When you logon you need to use a valid User Name and Password If the NAS Administrator ha...

Page 24: ...lick Entire Network Then double click the Workgroup that the NAS is in By default the NAS is in Workgroup Network Browse 1 Double click on the NAS icon You will then see a list of shares shared folders You can read and write files to these shares unless the NAS administrator has blocked access 2 To create a shortcut to an NAS folder drag its icon to the desktop and accept Windows offer to create a...

Page 25: ...er for this folder check the Reconnect at Logon checkbox and then click OK 2 This drive will now be available in Windows Explorer and from the File Open or File Save As dialog in all Windows applications Notes When you try to access a folder you may be prompted for a password as shown below ...

Page 26: ...u on the NAS Even if your username and password are correct you can t gain access if the NAS administrator has not allowed access You can also use the Windows utility installed from the CD ROM 1 Select Share Folder Mapping and a screen like the following will be displayed 2 A list of all the NAS s on your network will show on the left side The right side displays share folders of the currently sel...

Page 27: ...map multiple folders to drive letters on your PC as described above You can backup your data to the NAS by copying files from your PC to the NAS If you have Windows ME 2000 XP or Vista there is a backup program supplied with Windows You can use this backup program to automate the process of backing up your data to the NAS Please read the instructions and help file supplied with this program for de...

Page 28: ...dd Printer wizard will start 4 Select the Manufacturer and Printer matching the printer connected to the NAS 5 Follow the prompts to complete the installation If prompted about sharing this printer do NOT enable sharing 6 The new printer will then appear in your Printer list and can be used from any Windows application Use Start Settings Printers to list all your printers Double click the printer ...

Page 29: ...red on the NAS using your Web Browser 1 Start your WEB browser 2 In the Address box enter HTTP and the NAS Server s IP Address Note If the port number used by the NAS has been changed on the System screen from the default 80 you must specify the correct port number when you connect For example if the current port is 8080 HTTP 192 168 0 100 8080 3 The following screen will be displayed NAS Home Pag...

Page 30: ...efer it to be downloaded right click on the file and choose Save Target as 5 To access data which is password protected click the User Login Private Data link You will then be prompted for your user name and password Enter the user name and password assigned to you by the Administrator of the NAS The screen will then update and list all Shares folders to which you have access You can now navigate ...

Page 31: ...ur password click on the User Password link on home page The following screen will be displayed Change User Password Enter the required data User name your login name on the NAS created by the NAS Server s administrator Existing password your current password New password the password you now wish to use Confirm new password reenter the new value to ensure it is correct Click Save to save your cha...

Page 32: ...b based Administrative Interface To access the Administration interface click the Administration link on the home page You will then be prompted for a password as shown below Password Dialog Enter admin for the name and airlive for password To gain access you must enter the User Name and Password of a user in the Administrators User Group By default the only user in the Administrators User Group i...

Page 33: ...rd The Users screen will be displayed as described in the following section Use the menu tabs to select the other screens as desired Users Screen This is the first screen that appears after selecting Administration This screen allows you to manage the Users which exist on the NAS Server The guest and admin users are pre defined and cannot be deleted Users can be members of many user Groups ...

Page 34: ... comment if you wish Password Verify password Enter the user s password in these fields These fields are also used to change an existing user s password as follows 1 Select the desired user 2 Clear the existing values in the password fields 3 Enter the desired password in both the Password and Verify Password fields If no password is required leave both fields blank 4 Click the Update button When ...

Page 35: ...lear Use this button to clear the form preparing the form for the entry of a new user Save as New User Use this Button to create a new user after entering their data in the User Properties fields Save Use this Button to save any changes you have made to the User Properties for an existing user Modifying an existing user To modify the properties for an existing User Select the desired user from the...

Page 36: ... and to add or revoke membership Data User Name The name of the User being modified is shown at the top of the screen Member of The Member of column on the left shows the Groups that this user is in Other Groups The Other Groups column on the right shows all other Groups The current User is not a member of these Groups ...

Page 37: ...Multiple Groups can be selected by holding down the CTRL Key while selecting To Revoke Membership of a Group Select the Group or Groups in the left hand column then click the Button Multiple Groups can be selected by holding down the CTRL Key while selecting When finished click the Close Button Status Screen This screen used to check the details and status of NAS ...

Page 38: ...5 Administration 33 AirLive NAS 235 User s Manual Status Screen ...

Page 39: ...he message will say why the NAS is not ready Wireless Show the wireless status Printer Server The NAS supports USB printer and it can share the printer after you connect one printer into one USB port Current Status Possible states are On Line Off Line and Out of Paper or No Printer No of Print Jobs The total number of print jobs in the Print Queue waiting to be printed Disk Display the status of I...

Page 40: ...w minutes before it is available again Clicking this button does NOT save any data you have entered Delete Current Job Clicking this button will delete the Print Job currently being printed Use this if the document is not printing correctly Delete All Jobs Clicking this button will delete all Print Jobs in the Print Queue Use this to clear the Print Queue View Log Click this button to view the log...

Page 41: ...5 Administration AirLive NAS 235 User s Manual 36 Network Screen This screen allows you to set the IP Address and related information required for TCP IP networks ...

Page 42: ...e this blank DHCP Server The Network Attached Storage can act as a DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Server providing IP Addresses and related data to PCs and other devices Enable Use this to Enable Disable the DHCP Server If you already have a DHCP Sever do not enable this feature Start Address Enter the beginning of the range of IP Addresses to be allocated by the DHCP Server Finish Addre...

Page 43: ...st server is busy Backup 2 IP Address of the DNS Server to be tried if the second server is busy WINS Enable WINS Enable this if your LAN has a WINS Server If enabled this device will register with the WINS Server This will allow users on the LAN to locate this device through a Router Without WINS Network Neighborhood or My Network Places only scans the local LAN segment WINS Server If WINS is ena...

Page 44: ...ion 39 AirLive NAS 235 User s Manual Wireless This screen contains basic wireless setting Wireless Check this for enabling the Wireless function Wireless Setting Enter the SSID and corresponding security information ...

Page 45: ...5 Administration AirLive NAS 235 User s Manual 40 System Screen This screen contains some basic information about your NAS After initial configuration no changes should be required ...

Page 46: ...ote that punctuation and other special characters e g cannot be used in the name Printer Name Specify one name for the Printer Server After you plug one printer into one USB port the Printer Name will occur in Network Neighborhood and you can click it to install the Printer Server Date Time Time Zone Select the correct time zone for your location Change System Date and Time as Following Check this...

Page 47: ...rmed for example at 11 00 pm each day Sync Now Use this button to synchronize with the NTP server immediately Language Language Environment Specify the language environment for FTP clients and Download Manager Download Manager Enable Download Manager If enabled you can use Download Manager function on homepage to download files with FTP and HTTP URLs If a special language exists in the URLs you mu...

Page 48: ...id being filtered as junk mails Subject Optional Enter the text you wish to appear in the Subject field of e mail alert generated by the NAS Note that special characters e g cannot be used in it Send Test Mail Send test mail to specified e mail address to verify whether the e mail address can be reached Use Specified SMTP Mail Server You can specify one SMTP Simple Mail Transport Protocol server t...

Page 49: ...am on their PC The FTP server supports UTF 8 If the FTP clients don t support UTF 8 please specify right Language Environment above Allow anonymous FTP login The FTP server will prompt for a Username and Password when clients attempt to connect If this option is Enabled users will be able to enter anonymous as the Username and any string as the Password If this option is Disabled users must provid...

Page 50: ...s If this is changed you should use a number greater than 1024 8080 is often used Also if the port is not 80 you must specify the port in your Web browser in order to connect To do this add a and the port number after the address e g HTTP 192 168 0 100 8080 This example assumes the NAS s IP Address is 192 168 0 100 and the port number is 8080 Buttons Save Click this button to save the settings on ...

Page 51: ...Server Enable iTunes Server If enabled then the user can listen music that stored in the NAS via iTunes client This iTunes Server supports files with extensions mp3 m4a and m4p And the iTunes Server uses port number 3689 Server Name Specify the name of the iTunes Server Content Directory Specify the location in which music need be served iTunes Server ...

Page 52: ...0 and the port number is 1234 Play by Specify the order that MP3 should be broadcasted Order Play by order Shuffle Play by shuffle Content Directory Specify the location in which MP3 need be broadcasted Media Server Enable Media Server If enabled the NAS can be located by compatible Media Adapters using the UPnP AV standard developed by Intel and its partners Media content on the NAS in the Conten...

Page 53: ...n AirLive NAS 235 User s Manual 48 Buttons Browse Click this button to select Content Directory Save Click this button to save the settings on the page Cancel Click this button to cancel the modifications on the page ...

Page 54: ...een This screen allows you to manage the User Groups that exist on the NAS Server Groups Screen Data New Group Use this area to create a new group Existing Groups This shows the list of all Groups Two groups everyone and administrators always exist These groups cannot be deleted ...

Page 55: ...re able to access You can then assign remove or modify access rights for this Group Note The administrators Group ALWAYS has Read Write access to ALL Shares Members Clicking this will display the users who are members of the selected Group You can then add or delete members Note The everyone Group ALWAYS contains all users You cannot add or remove members Delete Click this Button to Delete the sel...

Page 56: ... Screen Data Group Name The name of the Group being modified is shown above the 2 lists of shares Accessible Shares The Accessible Shares column on the left shows which Shares this Group can currently access The type of access is shown in brackets R Read Only R W Read Write Note The administrators Group has R W access to ALL shares Other Shares The Other Shares column on the right shows all other ...

Page 57: ...e Read Only access or the R W Access Button to provide Read Write access Multiple Shares can be selected by holding down the CTRL Key while selecting To Remove Access Rights Select the Share or Shares in the left hand column then click the No Access Button Multiple Shares can be selected by holding down the CTRL Key while selecting When finished click the Close Button ...

Page 58: ...The everyone Group ALWAYS contains all users You cannot add or remove members Group Members Screen Data Group Name The name of the Group being modified is shown at the top of the screen Members users The Members column on the left shows the users who are currently members of this Group Other Users The Other Users column on the right shows users who are not currently members of this Group ...

Page 59: ...nished click the Close Button Shares Screen This screen allows you to manage the Shares that exist on the NAS Server A Share is a folder directory on the NAS Server that a User Group can access Only the NAS Server Administrators can create Shares However within a Share users who have access to that Share can create other folders directories as well as files A Share can be accessed by many User Gro...

Page 60: ...he current name will be displayed The Share Name can be changed if you wish This does not change the name of the folder directory associated with the Share Note that punctuation and other special characters e g cannot be used in the name Comment Optional Change or enter a comment if you wish Note that special characters e g cannot be used in it Location The Location associated with the Share Note ...

Page 61: ... Share Clear Form Clear the form preparing it for the creation of a new Share Save Use this Button change the properties of a Share as follows 1 Select the desired Share in the Share list Its details will be displayed in the Share Properties area 2 Change the Share properties as required Note that you can NOT change the location 3 Click the Save button to save your changes Share Access This screen...

Page 62: ...W Access Button to provide Read Write access Multiple Groups can be selected by holding down the CTRL Key while selecting To Remove Access Rights Select the Group or Groups in the left hand column then click the No Access Button Multiple Groups can be selected by holding down the CTRL Key while selecting When finished click the Close Button Backup Screen There are 2 types of backup Configuration B...

Page 63: ...n Click this to download the configuration file and save it on your PC Restore Button Use this to restore a previously saved configuration file from your PC to the NAS USB Backup Storage Directory Select the destination folder for back up the data Backup Type Select the back type Full or Incremental ...

Page 64: ...ination devices are shown in the form Source Destination Date Time The date and time of the last backup are shown Backup Now Run the selected backup job immediately Status This button will open a sub window that shows the status of all Backup jobs Modify This button will open a sub window where you can change the settings of the selected backup job Delete Delete the selected backup job Add New Job...

Page 65: ...a Name Enter a suitable name for this job Backup Type Select the desired backup type Full all files will be backed up Incremental only changed files will be backed up Synchronize all files are backed up then any files on the destination which do not exist on the source are deleted Direction Select the desired option From this NAS to another device From another device to this NAS ...

Page 66: ...be backed up or the destination for the backed up data The Server Requires Authentication If the share is password protected enable this checkbox and enter the User Name and Password required to gain access to the share Schedule Select the desired option from the list Never This will disable this backup job Every Day Select this to have the backup job performed each day at the specified time Every...

Page 67: ...oned and quick formatted Any data on the disk will be lost S M A R T S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology can warn of impending problems with the Hard Disk before it actually fails This test should be performed regularly Scandisk running the Scandisk Disk Check program will check the file system and correct any errors found This program should be run regularly The Scandisk p...

Page 68: ...r drive To select this mode both drives must exist Striping Raid 0 Disk 1 and Disk 2 are striped into one logical volume Total capacity is equal to two times the smaller capacity of the two drives To select this mode both drives must exist Format This includes status of Internal Disk and USB Disks Internal Disk No Installed No disk is inserted or connection or disk has failed Not Formatted Disk ha...

Page 69: ...onday Every Tuesday Select this to have the scandisk run once per week on the specified day Use the time fields hour minute am pm to specify when the S M A R T check should be performed Scandisk This can have any of the following values N A No disk is available No Scanned No Scandisk has been performed recently on this drive Scanning Scandisk operation is in progress The disk cannot be used while ...

Page 70: ... and when the hard disk drives should be switched to Standby mode Use the Turn off the fan setting to determine if and when the fan should be turned off Buttons Change Click this button to enter the screen of changing Disk Mode Format Use this button to format the disk This will partition and quick format the new disk WARNING This will destroy any data on the disk Once started this process can NOT...

Page 71: ...ess View Log View the log messages of disk maintenance Upgrade Screen The Upgrade facility allows you to upgrade the NAS Server s software You need to obtain the upgrade file from your dealer or supplier Note that the NAS Server is unavailable during the upgrade process and all connections will be lost including this one The NAS Server will reboot once the upgrade installation is completed The pro...

Page 72: ...ber of the NAS Server s current firmware Firmware File Click the Browse button to browse the folders on your PC and select the Firmware file e g C downloads NAS 235_V36R01 bin Note Implementation of this feature is Browser dependent Buttons Start Upgrade Button Click this button to start upgrading the firmware ...

Page 73: ...S and will base on your setting to download file automatically 6 2 The Web base Download Management Interface To access the Download Manager interface click the Download Manager link on the home page You will then be prompted for a password as shown below Password Dialog Enter admin for the name and leave the password blank or user ID and password who registered on this NAS ...

Page 74: ...bled or Disabled Owner Name of the user that logins the Download Manager File Name Name of the saved file in the NAS for the task File Size Total size of the downloaded file for the task Speed Download speed of the task Percent Completed percentage of the downloaded file from the URL Status Download status of the URL it can be Waiting Connecting Failed Stopped Transferring or Done Admin Select the...

Page 75: ...ected task Delete Task Delete selected tasks Move Up Increase the priority of the task Move Down Decrease the priority of the task Logout Leave the screen of Download Manager Add New Task Open the window to add new task Refresh Refresh the status of tasks Help Click it to view on line help Add New Task Screen This screen allows you define download task of Download Manager Or ...

Page 76: ...P Torrent File Specify the torrent file with which you need download files You can upload it from local pc or provide one HTTP FTP URL for it Authentication Authentication Required Optional If authentication is needed to access the URL need enable it and input the account and password Account Account name that is used to access the URL if necessary Password Password that is used to access the URL ...

Page 77: ...re Folder Select name of the share where downloaded file will be saved Subdirectory Select the subdirectory under the selected share where downloaded file will be saved Action Save Save the new task Cancel Cancel the modifications on the web page Close Close the window ...

Page 78: ...les Remote management 7 2 Making the NAS available via the Internet If your LAN is connected to the Internet via a Router or Gateway you can make the NAS available from the Internet No changes to the NAS configuration are required unless you wish to use a port number other than the default value of 80 for Web connections Your Router or Gateway must be configured to pass incoming HTTP connections a...

Page 79: ...mber specified on the NAS System screen To connect to the NAS Internet users need to know and use the Internet IP address of your Router Gateway If the port number is not 80 they also need to know the port number If you have a domain name users can connect using the domain name instead of the IP address If your Router Gateway supports Dynamic DNS you can use a domain name even if you get a differe...

Page 80: ...r details But remember You must use the Internet IP address to connect to the NAS NOT the LAN IP address If the port number used by the NAS has been changed from the default 80 you must specify the correct port number when you connect For example if the port is 8080 and the Internet IP address is 203 70 212 52 enter the following as your browser s Address or Location HTTP 203 70 212 52 8080 ...

Page 81: ...NAS available via the Internet earlier in this chapter for details The NAS is an IPP Server To use IPP your PC must be an IPP client Windows 2000 and XP have built in support for IPP so there is no need to use the provided IPP client program IPP Setup Windows 2000 XP 1 Start the Add Printer wizard 2 Select Network Printer and click Next to see the Locate your Printer screen as shown below Windows ...

Page 82: ...ase sensitive Example http 203 70 212 52 631 printers LKLKG974163_p1 4 Click Next If the connection can be established and the printer on that port is on line the following dialog will be displayed Windows 2000 No printer driver 5 Click OK and then select the printer manufacturer and model to match the printer connected to the port on the IPP Server 6 Click Next and complete the Wizard The IPP pri...

Page 83: ... Enter the Internet IP address used to connect to the NAS as follows http ip_address 631 printers printer_name Where ip_address represents the IP Address used to access the NAS As explained earlier this may be the Internet address of a Gateway rather than the NAS itself printer_name is the name of the printer as set on the NAS System screen The other text is fixed and can NOT be changed It must be...

Page 84: ...Click Save to create the IPP port on your system You will see the following dialog Select Printer for IPP Port 5 Either selects an existing printer to use the new port and click OK OR a Click the Add New Printer button to start the Add Printer wizard b Complete the Wizard installing the desired printer as a local printer on your PC c When returned to this screen select the new printer and click OK...

Page 85: ...ess of the Router Gateway for the remote LAN has changed The Internet connection used by the IPP Server is down Network congestion causes the connection attempt to time out 7 5 Remote Management Connection via your Web browser from the Internet is the same as connecting via the LAN But remember You must use the Internet IP address to connect to the NAS NOT the LAN IP address If the port number use...

Page 86: ...eed to select the new entry TCP IP Network card click Properties and configure the IP Address tab If your LAN has a DHCP Server you can select Obtain an IP Address automatically Otherwise you must select Specify an IP Address and enter values for IP Address and Subnet Mask The IP Address range commonly used is 192 168 0 1 to 192 168 0 254 with a Subnet Mask of 255 255 255 0 The NAS Server s defaul...

Page 87: ...eck that your Gateway IP Address is set correctly Ask your LAN administrator for the correct value Problem 3 When I click on an NAS folder icon in Network Neighborhood I get prompted for a password Solution 3 This can happen in the following situations The Logon name you used on your PC is recognized by the NAS but the password is not Simply enter your NAS password or make your Windows password th...

Page 88: ...Appendix A Compatible List 83 AirLive NAS 235 User s Manual A 9 Appendix A Compatible List Printer Compatible List ...

Page 89: ... 8M Western Digital WD1500ADFD 150G SATA II 10000 16M Western Digital WD2500KS 250G SATA II 7200 16M Western Digital WD5000KS 500G SATA II 7200 16M Western Digital WD5001ABYS 500G SATA II 7200 16M Western Digital WD3200KS 320G SATA II 7200 16M Western Digital WD1600AAJS 160G SATA II 7200 16M Western Digital WD1600JS 160G SATA II 7200 16M Seagate ST380815AS 80G SATA II 7200 8M Seagate ST380811AS 80...

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