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  NT2 LAN                                                        Network Storage & Extra Features 

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3.7  iTunes Server 

When MP3 music files are stored in the 

/Public/Music

 folder, the files will automatically appear on 

iTunes and music can be played directly from the network drive. 

 

1.  Store the MP3 music files that you would like to access from iTunes on the network drive in 

the Public directory inside the 

Music

 folder. 

 

2.  If you have only just added your music files, wait until the music files have been added to 

the database of the NAS system. If the 

rescan

 interval has been disabled, login via web 

browser, go to the iTunes preferences and run a scan manually. 

3.  Start iTunes, go to shared devices and select your network drive from the list. You can now 

play back your music files directly in iTunes. 

 

 

 

Note  

If your files do not show up in iTunes, login to your network drive via web browser. Go to the 

iTunes preferences and run a full scan. Once the scan has completed, restart iTunes and all your 

files should now show up. 

 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for NT2 LAN

Page 1: ...twork Attached Storage User Manual September 1 2010 v1 0 Firmware WS_2 0 0_20100715 The diagrams and images contained in this document may not fully represent the actual product and are there for illu...

Page 2: ...dows 16 2 1 4 NAS Builder on a Mac 17 2 1 5 Safari Web Browser Bonjour Bookmarks 18 2 2 User Interface Settings 19 2 2 1 Main Page 19 2 2 2 Albums 20 2 2 3 Library 21 2 2 4 Preference 23 2 2 5 Applica...

Page 3: ...arks 54 4 3 Technical Terms 55 4 4 FAQ 55 4 5 Precautions 56 4 5 1 Power on off precautions 56 4 5 2 Location and placing precautions 56 4 5 3 Electricity and power plug 56 4 5 4 Cables 56 4 6 Importa...

Page 4: ...et browser requires Adobe Flash and network access Network switch or router with one free Ethernet port for the NT2 LAN Two 3 5 inch SATA I or SATA II hard drives 1 5Gb s or 3 0Gb s 80GB 2TB per HDD f...

Page 5: ...ng USB backup Green NAS system is ready and running in standard mode from HDD Green NAS is connected to the network Press this button for 1 second to copy all the files from the attached USB drive to...

Page 6: ...and let go of the button when you see the LED at HDD 1 light up red 2 seconds in order to enter the flash mode When the network drive is up and running press and hold this button for about 1 second i...

Page 7: ...e NT2 LAN press the power switch to start up the system It will take about 1 2 minutes for the device to go online but the green system LED will indicate when the system is ready To safely turn off th...

Page 8: ...tly into place and then replace the front panel Mount the front panel and the drives by fastening the screws Note Be careful not to damage any components and do not force the drives into place If the...

Page 9: ...ork 2 Press and hold the reset button turn on the power and let go of the reset button about 2 seconds later 3 Wait for the green system LED to start flashing and then start the discover tool from a c...

Page 10: ...apacity depending on the drive with the smallest capacity can be used RAID 1 creates an exact copy or mirror of a set of data on the second drive This is useful when reliability and backup take preced...

Page 11: ...rt It will restart even if the dialog box has not yet been closed Once the NAS is ready the green system LED will light up Note It is only necessary to initialize the system prior to the first usage w...

Page 12: ...r the green system LED to start flashing and then start the NAS builder from a computer that is connected to the same local network as the network drive 4 Go to the Utilities folder inside the Applica...

Page 13: ...uilder program 11 Click Probe to start the search process If the device cannot be found make sure the firewall is set to allow the NAS Builder access on port 8100 or temporarily set it to allow all in...

Page 14: ...Once the device has been located select it from the list to highlight it 13 Select the drive mode from the drop down list If you have installed only one hard drive select Single Drive or otherwise for...

Page 15: ...T2 LAN Getting Started Page 12 14 Click Initiate 15 Select the firmware that you want to install and click Open This should be a tar bz2 file and has to be uploaded without decompressing the file firs...

Page 16: ...browser and go to the Preference menu Select Disk Management and set your preferred RAID mode Note It is only necessary to initialize the system prior to the first usage when new hard drives are inst...

Page 17: ...ote Login via Web Browser The network drive can be accessed via web browser from the local network or remotely in the office or on the road 1 Open your web browser e g IE Firefox Safari 2 Go to http w...

Page 18: ...gin Note This method works no matter where you are as long as you have a web browser and an internet connection No additional set up for your network switch or router is required 2 1 2 Web Browser Dev...

Page 19: ...urning on the network drive and then start the discover tool It will automatically search for the device but if it does not find it click Refresh to start the search again and make sure the program is...

Page 20: ...the network drive has already been initialized that it is connected to the same local network as your computer and the power is turned on 2 Wait at least 15 seconds after turning on the network drive...

Page 21: ...nd the password is 123456 For security reasons we strongly recommend changing the password for the administrator account after the first login 2 1 5 Safari Web Browser Bonjour Bookmarks Start the Safa...

Page 22: ...ur media files on the network drive You can download and upload files via web browser as well as organize your media according to folders and albums similar to the file explorer or finder on a compute...

Page 23: ...or everybody who has an account on this system This is an easy way to quickly share your media files among your family and friends Note For more information about the Cooliris plug in see Cooliris Plu...

Page 24: ...ew location Hover your mouse over any of the icons in the toolbar to see a description of its function Note To upload single or multiple files up to 30 by dragging them from your computer and dropping...

Page 25: ...album Note When removing an album it will only delete the link to your media files but not actually remove them from the network drive Private All files that are stored inside the private directory w...

Page 26: ...settings Users will only be able to view the system information System Information This menu displays important information about the network drive such as IP address firmware version date time as wel...

Page 27: ...name from the list click and then confirm the removal The admin account for the system administrator is created by default and cannot be deleted However for security reasons we recommend changing the...

Page 28: ...ure you have a backup of your data before you change the RAID mode Note Before disconnecting and shutting down an attached USB drive it is recommended to use the Disk Management tool and click Remove...

Page 29: ...me Date and Time If internet access is available we recommend selecting the correct time zone from the list enabling the function Synchronize with an NTP server and clicking Submit to update and synch...

Page 30: ...rver If required you can also set it to a static IP address and fill out all information manually If you need assistance with these settings please contact your network administrator for help Note Aft...

Page 31: ...usic folder and wait for the rescan interval or login via web browser and click Rescan to scan the folder immediately Note The directory for the shared music files is set to Public Music and cannot be...

Page 32: ...off Note Make sure the port for the BitTorrent client is not blocked by your router or its firewall If necessary set up port forwarding so that the traffic for that port e g 6882 is forwarded to your...

Page 33: ...when using a dial up connection without a fixed IP address at home Note Registration is not mandatory At home you can also access the device simply by entering its IP address in the web browser or us...

Page 34: ...cted to your network drive no matter if you are currently at home or on the road Note When using the registration service we identify your network drive by its MAC address The device will automaticall...

Page 35: ...NT2 LAN NAS Configuration Page 32 2 2 7 About Displays copyright information and warranty disclaimer...

Page 36: ...we recommend transferring the data to your local drive first Note When you have to access multiple folders with different passwords or have modified the settings without a computer restart go to Tools...

Page 37: ...le to find and access it under My Computer This link will still be there even after restarting the computer Note You can also map a network drive with the help of the discover tool by clicking on the...

Page 38: ...ity or shareware program Note Files cannot be opened directly via FTP you will always have to transfer them to your computer first before reading or playing them 1 Using Windows Explorer type ftp foll...

Page 39: ...Type smb followed by the IP address of your network drive and click Connect 3 Select Registered User and enter your user name and password 4 Choose a folder from the list and click OK 5 The mounted dr...

Page 40: ...2 Type ftp followed by the IP address of your network drive and then click Connect 3 Enter the correct username and password Click OK to continue 4 The FTP folder will be listed in your finder under...

Page 41: ...to download and paste it into the address field of the Downloader Click Download to start the download The downloaded files will be stored in the Download folder inside the Public directory 1 Copy th...

Page 42: ...wnload process has reached 100 the file can be removed from the queue 7 You can now go to the Download folder inside the Public directory to access your file Note Once the file has been added to the q...

Page 43: ...and go to the Applications menu Under BitTorrent Downloader click Upload Torrent and locate the torrent file on your computer 3 The file is added to the download queue and the download will begin aut...

Page 44: ...please wait for the printer to receive the data 1 Connect your USB printer to the USB host port on the network drive and turn both units on 2 We recommend using a fixed IP address for your network dr...

Page 45: ...nd printer are both turned on and connected to the same local network as your computer then click Next 8 Enter the IP address of your network drive the port name will be filled out automatically and t...

Page 46: ...river on your local drive 13 In the next few steps you will be able to give the printer a name set it as default printer add a description and print a test page It is not necessary to share the printe...

Page 47: ...a new printer 3 Select the IP tab For the Protocol select HP Jetdirect Socket and for the Address enter the IP address of your network drive The Name and Location are used to easily identify the print...

Page 48: ...file formats Pictures JPG PNG BMP Music MP3 WMA WAV Video AVI MPEG MPG WMV DAT DivX VOB MOV Note Playback support for the various file formats also depends on the UPnP AV client e g PS3 or Xbox 360 Fo...

Page 49: ...drive 2 On your PS3 open the Settings menu go to Network Settings select Media Server Connection and Enable it This will allow the PS3 to automatically detect the media server on the network drive 3...

Page 50: ...nly just added your music files wait until the music files have been added to the database of the NAS system If the rescan interval has been disabled login via web browser go to the iTunes preferences...

Page 51: ...in Cooliris plug in to create a 3D picture wall of your images and send the link to your friends and family allowing them to view the files in their web browser This works even for users that do not...

Page 52: ...web browser by all users that have an account on this system The files in the Albums section can also be viewed and managed by users that connect via SMB or FTP guest account 3 8 3 Cooliris Plug in Th...

Page 53: ...NT2 LAN Network Storage Extra Features Page 50 2 Login to your account 3 Click Album Show...

Page 54: ...k Storage Extra Features Page 51 4 Select an album on the left hand side Click View and select the last icon on the right to open the Cooliris plug in 5 Click the Share icon at the bottom right of the...

Page 55: ...view the images directly in the web browser required Cooliris plug in for web browser Note In order to share the images you need to login via www myakitio com otherwise the link will only work if the...

Page 56: ...files from the attached USB drive to the Public folder on the network drive During the USB backup the system LED will be flashing green 3 A new folder with the current date and time will automatically...

Page 57: ...erface Ports 10 100 1000Base TX Auto MDI MDI X 2x USB host ports for USB drives and printers Supported USB devices USB hard drives FAT32 NTFS read only USB printers RAW protocol Supported UPnP clients...

Page 58: ...ce or small group of buildings such as a home office or college FTP FTP or file transfer protocol is a commonly used protocol for exchanging files over any network that supports the TCP IP protocol su...

Page 59: ...e only the cables supplied or recommended by your vendor in order to avoid the risk of malfunction electric shock and or possible interference to the device 4 6 Important Notices 4 6 1 About this Manu...

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