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Welcome

Congratulations on the purchase of your new Black Box powered CD/DVD Server!  In this
guide we provide you with information and instructions for installing and operating your new
system.

Overview

Black Box’s Netmate CD/DVD Servers are Network Attached Storage (NAS) Servers.
They are extremely simple though powerful tools for sharing information over diverse
computer networks. Their operating systems were designed from the ground up to be a
high performance multi-protocol server for sharing CD-ROM or DVD-ROM discs, referred
to as "shared resources", to clients over the network.

Most configuration items are automatically determined and configured during system
startup. Should the Network Administrator need to modify these settings, information
provided within this document will aid this process.

How NetMate CD/DVD Servers Work

NetMate CD/DVD Servers are connected as a node in a standard speed 10BaseT or Fast
100BaseT Ethernet Network. Other then the Domain services security verifications, in a
Domain environment, all communication takes place directly between the NetMate CD/
DVD Server and the network client requesting the information. The NetMate CD/DVD
Server comes pre-installed with all the network functionality required. You do not need to

Welcome and Overview

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Read this chapter to

familiarize yourself with

the basic features and

functions

NetMate CD/DVD Servers

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Summary of Contents for CDUNM10

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Page 5: ...es 15 LED and LCD Description 17 Care and handling of CD ROM or DVD ROM discs 18 3 Automatic Configuration and Accessing the CD s 21 Overview 21 IP Configuration 22 Automatic IP Configuration Methods 23 DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol 23 BOOTP Bootstrap Protocol 23 RARP Reverse Address Resolution Protocol 23 Temporary IP Configuration Methods 24 CONTENTS NetMate CD DVD Servers TECHNICAL 0...

Page 6: ...s 30 Windows PC Networking 33 Automatic Configuration 33 Accessing the CD s Find Computer Method 33 Accessing the CD s Network Neighborhood Method 33 HTML Access 38 NFS Access 39 FTP Access 39 4 Administrative Tools 41 Web Administration and Feature Description 42 Making Changes 43 Server 43 General 43 File Systems 45 Date Time 46 Statistics 47 User s Groups 47 Add User 48 Configure user 49 SALES ...

Page 7: ...lete Virtual Volume 60 Devices 60 Drive Information 59 Hard Drive Caching 61 Hard Drive Cache Options 66 Minichanger 67 SCSI Settings 68 Networking 69 AppleTalk 70 FTP TFTP 71 HTTP 72 Microsoft Networking 73 NDS 75 NetWare 76 NFS 78 SNMP 79 TCP IP 80 Maintenance 82 Log Page 82 NetMate CD DVD Servers TECHNICAL 0118 931 2233 NetMate CD DVD Servers ...

Page 8: ...ices 86 Users Groups User Level Security 87 Remote Authentication 87 Share Level Security 87 NT Authentication 88 About Guest Access and UNIX Environments 88 APPENDIX A Glossary 89 APPENDIX B Updating Firmware and Factory Defaults 103 APPENDIX C Troubleshooting and Technical Resources 107 APPENDIX D Specifications 113 SALES 0118 965 5100 NetMate CD DVD Servers ...

Page 9: ...er ence to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from the one which the receiver is con...

Page 10: ...service provider Limits Liabilities Whereas Black Box has tested the hardware and software described in this manual neither Black Box nor their dealers make any form of warranty or representation either expressed or implied concerning the manual or the hardware and software that it describes In no event can any of these parties be held liable for indirect or consequential damage resulting from any...

Page 11: ... automatically determined and configured during system startup Should the Network Administrator need to modify these settings information provided within this document will aid this process How NetMate CD DVD Servers Work NetMate CD DVD Servers are connected as a node in a standard speed 10BaseT or Fast 100BaseT Ethernet Network Other then the Domain services security verifications in a Domain env...

Page 12: ...tional CD s IMPORTANT If you are the network administrator you should review the procedures in this guide necessary for you to install configure and use the NetMate CD DVD Server in your particular networking environment Features Benefits NetMate has many features and advantages offering its users a variety of benefits Ease of Use NetMate CD DVD Server is easy to use it uses protocols that already...

Page 13: ...g cross platform sharing of data Incredible Network Performance NetMate CD DVD Server offers network throughput close to 100 Mbits sec A single read can sustain at nearly 6 Megabytes per second with overall throughput even greater Network Interface Your NetMate CD DVD Server has an auto switching fast Ethernet inter face RJ 45 connector Category 5 unshielded twisted pair cable for 10BaseT or 100Ba...

Page 14: ...s You can restrict access by setting up password protection You can also limit the number of simultaneous users of any CD to comply with license agreements Software Updates Automatically Flash memory allows you to easily download software updates over the network using a Web Browser FTP or just by doing a standard file copy in windows or from a mac By using the Firmware Autoupdate feature the NetM...

Page 15: ...e safely connected to power and the network Make sure you provide adequate air circulation and do not block the ventila tion fans Also do not place your new equipment in a location subject to unnecessary vibration on an unstable base near heat sources direct sunlight excessive dust or moisture 3 Connect the Network Cable Your NetMate CD DVD Server comes equipped with a RJ 45 connector The NetMate ...

Page 16: ...The front panel of the CD DVD Server provides immediate configuration information to the Network Administrator The Display model allows the Administrator to quickly and easily see how the Netmate configured itself to your network as well as allowing network configu ration to be directly entered into the CD DVD Server SALES 0118 965 5100 NetMate CD DVD Servers Multi Color LED s User Entry Keys Grap...

Page 17: ...roximately 30 seconds Power Solid Green Power is currently on and the board initialized Solid Red Your system has a power supply problem No Light Your system has a power supply problem Solid Amber The NetMate did not initialization properly Status Solid Green An IP has been acquired automatically Solid Amber An IP has been set manually Off IP has been configured and is set to 10 10 10 10 Network S...

Page 18: ...y open Do not leave the disc trays open If dust gets on the lens of a CD ROM or DVD ROM drive the drive may have trouble reading discs Do not put anything besides a CD ROM on the disc loading tray when it is open Do not force the disc loading tray open by hand Use only approved cleaning kits to clean the optics in the CD ROM or DVD ROM drive Do not clean the drive with anything not ex SALES 0118 9...

Page 19: ...c needs cleaning use a soft damp cloth working in a straight line from center to edge DO NOT smoke near computer equipment Ashes and tobacco are a prime source of drive contamination Keep all tobacco and smoking materials away from areas where media is being used and stored Keep your computer equipment and media away from sources of liquids Spilled coffee and other beverages can penetrate the equi...

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Page 21: ...st Access Any discs placed in the tower will be accessible to any user that logs on Microsoft networking users can access shares on the CD DVD Server without being prompted for a password Netware or Apple clients can enter either Supervi sor or Guest with no password See the CD DVD Server Security Overview section for additional security options Also on each power up the CD DVD Server will automat...

Page 22: ...for IP or you are not going to be using IP with the CD DVD Server and will likely use simple Microsoft Peer to Peer Networking or Apple Net working Go directly to the Accessing the CD s Section later in this chapter Reading the IP configuration section is for informational purposes only b If you are going to use IP on your network and are unsure about how to configure it Review the chart on the ne...

Page 23: ... DHCP discovery and configuration BOOTP Bootstrap Protocol BOOTP is another service used to dynamically assign IP addresses to machines on a network BOOTP like DHCP requires a BOOTP server to be present on your network to function BOOTP servers are typically UNIX servers You can check with your network administrator to see if your network has a BOOTP server or leave this option on to check for one...

Page 24: ...f these methods will work For example when you turn on the CD DVD Server for the first time and you are running it on a net work with no IP configuration servers In this case the CD DVD Server will be available using its default IP configuration Any time the CD DVD Server is turned on while it is in the process of autoconfiguring but has not yet autoconfigured i e was not able to find a server it ...

Page 25: ...ed Force Pinging works only when the CD DVD Server is attempting to autoconfigure an address It will not work when it has an address manually as signed to it and it will not work if one of the autoconfiguration techniques has already configured it Force Pinging autoconfiguration can work on almost any platform which supports an arp and a ping command It is a two step process which consists of the ...

Page 26: ... factory default settings it will attempt to autoconfigure using several available methods This is not always desirable Often it is desired to assign the CD DVD Server an explicit IP address Manual Configuration or enable certain automatic methods There are several ways of making such changes Web Administration The simplest of all consists of using a standard Web Browser to access NetMate s admini...

Page 27: ...al or automatic configura tion Automatic Configuration After clicking automatic you may then select which of the automatic con figuration methods you wish to enable The recommended setting is to enable all three Note that these checkboxes DHCP BOOTP and RARP are only applicable when Automatic Configuration is specified Manual Configuration If you have selected manual configuration proceed to enter...

Page 28: ...pleTalk Microsoft Networking or Novell Networking See applicable sections If you are running a Windows NT system you will needed to have logged in with the user name supervisor on system startup If you haven t log out and log into you workstation as supervisor To access the administrative text file 1 Use the applicable technique to log into the CD DVD Server Usually Network Neighborhood or Find Co...

Page 29: ... DVD Server for automatic IP configuration 1 Set the IP Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway and Primary Secondary DNS servers all to 0 0 0 0 2 Change DHCP_Enable RARP_Enable and BOOTP_Enable all to yes or no each as desired 10 Save the file after making your changes 11 Changes will not go into effect until after the CD DVD Server is rebooted You may do so at this time Note that the rightmost param...

Page 30: ... Server with the default zone in which the CD DVD Server will appear Accessing the CD s 1 From the Macintosh client open the Chooser by selecting it from the Apple menu 2 Click on the AppleShare icon 3 Select the zone that contains the CD DVD Server If there is only one zone no zone information will appear in the Chooser 4 Select the name of the CD DVD Server from the list on the right A new uncon...

Page 31: ...al number from the Registra tion Card 5 Click OK A dialog box will display 6 Initially select Supervisor and no password The factory default is no password 7 Click OK A list of available shared volumes will appear 8 Highlight the volumes to be accessed NetMate CD DVD Servers TECHNICAL 0118 931 2233 NetMate CD DVD Servers ...

Page 32: ...es that are the physical CD ROM or DVD ROM discs This volume seen as SYS is a special volume called a Virtual Volume A Virtual Volume is a logical volume that the CD DVD Server creates on it s own In the next chapter there are instructions on how to create additional Virtual Volumes to assist in organization of data The SYS volume is a special non configurable Virtual Volume that contains all the ...

Page 33: ...d after automatic configuration to put the CD DVD Server within one workgroup using the administrative tools and not let the CD DVD Server continuously present itself in all workgroups Accessing the CD s Find Computer Method Until the CD DVD Server shows up in the Network Neighborhood Workgroups or Domains or if none exist on your network it can be found almost immediately by using the Find Comput...

Page 34: ...Microsoft Networking Microsoft Networking users can open the Workgroup of their choice In this example it is NetMate Keep in mind it will take a number of minutes sometimes longer for big net works for the CD DVD Server to register itself to your network and appear in a workgroup SALES 0118 965 5100 NetMate CD DVD Servers ...

Page 35: ... Servers Open this folder to see Netware servers and locate the CD DVD Server 4 Once you have located the CD DVD Server in your environment open the CD DVD Server to log in NetWare users will be prompted for a username and password use a NetMate CD DVD Servers TECHNICAL 0118 931 2233 NetMate CD DVD Servers ...

Page 36: ...me programs require that the CD ROM be mapped to a local device in order to operate correctly To do this right click on the CD ROM in Network Neighborhood and choose Map Device You will be prompted to choose a free drive letter to assign the device too and whether or not to automatically re connect and Map on each startup SALES 0118 965 5100 NetMate CD DVD Servers ...

Page 37: ...mount point Also the configuration files explained in the Administrative Tools chapter are in a sub folder directory within the sys Volume TIP By having your client s auto remount the SYS volume on startup the Administrator can remove and insert new discs and have these discs automatically mount on the clients on startup NOTE These are the most simple and straight forward ways to ac cess the CD DV...

Page 38: ... Server supports HTTP over TCP IP which simply means that you can use your new CD DVD Server unit as a Web server Using the CD DVD Server with HTML access over the network makes your CDs available on the Internet and your companies Intranet In an HTTP environment you can access the CD DVD Server s CD ROM data and images using a standard Web browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape N...

Page 39: ...kdir Black Box 2 Mount the CD DVD Server mount hostname Black Box or mount IP address Black Box Example Here s an example of what you might do on a Unix server mkdir cdroms This creates the empty directory used as a mount point mount F nfs 202 202 202 98 cdroms cdroms The CD DVD Server s host name may be used instead of the IP address FTP Access The CD DVD Server is available as a standard FTP ser...

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Page 41: ...Administrative Tools 4 Read this chapter to learn how to Administer and Configure the CD DVD Server NetMate CD DVD Servers TECHNICAL 0118 931 2233 NetMate CD DVD Servers ...

Page 42: ... from any standard Web browser such as Microsofts Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator Any Web browser that supports frames can be used to Administer the NetMate In the following example we are using Netscape Navigator To access NetMate using a Web browser 1 Start Netscape Navigator 2 In the Open Location field or address line enter your system s URL 3 Click Open 4 Begin by clicking on the Admi...

Page 43: ...on to save changes to the system once you are satisfied with your choice s Reset Use this option to reset any entries made prior to submitting changes Save Changes When available this option writes changes made into permanent storage Any modification or group of modifications should be followed by clicking this button You will be prompted when you have made changes that need to be saved Server Gen...

Page 44: ...e changed and is provided for information purposes only Software Version This field represents the currently loaded software revision of the CD DVD Server s Oper ating System System Uptime This field shows the elapsed time since the CD DVD Server was last started or rebooted This value is reset upon each new power up Enable Guest Access On by default this setting allows guest access privileges to ...

Page 45: ... track which will be the most recently written will be mounted and the other tracks will be ignored ISO9660 High Sierra Enable Defaulting to on this setting enables mounting of the ISO 9660 and High Sierra disc formats including Rock Ridge Romeo and Joliet file format extensions These formats are common to the Intel Windows and UNIX based systems HFS Enable Defaulting to on this setting enables mo...

Page 46: ...e Update Date Time box es prior to submit ting changes to the NetMate Use Local Workstation Time This button can be used to automatically enter the time of the local PC into the date and time fields on this page You still need to check the Update boxes and submit changes to set the NetMates clock SALES 0118 965 5100 NetMate CD DVD Servers ...

Page 47: ...t tools incorporated di rectly into the CD DVD Server Security can be handled in multiple ways either through domain services existing servers or from within the CD DVD Server itself Multiple meth ods can also be used simultaneously The Users Groups section and the Volumes Section of the CD DVD Server administration pages allow the Supervisor to configure all of these security options NetMate CD D...

Page 48: ...es all security or Remote users where the user exists on another server but accesses shared resources on the CD DVD Server To create a user type the new name into the User Name field and click Continue The following fields then appear User Name This displays the user name entered on the previous screen SALES 0118 965 5100 NetMate CD DVD Servers ...

Page 49: ...going to be given specific access rights to a shared resource Also whenever the CD DVD Server is accessed via NDS a remote user is automatically generated for this NDS user Disable Login Click this button if the user should be denied access to the CD DVD Server NFS ID The default NFS ID of 2 is used for all new users An alternate ID can be entered in this field Configure User This feature allows y...

Page 50: ...er new groups to the NetMate Groups can either be Local groups where the NetMate handles all security or Remote groups where some security aspects are handled through another server To create a group type the new name into the Group Name field and click Continue SALES 0118 965 5100 NetMate CD DVD Servers ...

Page 51: ...n alternate ID can be entered in this field Select users for local group These lists are used to select users that will belong to the currently displayed group Users belonging to this group will have access to shared resources that are assigned to this group To include a user select the desired user from the left list and click the right arrow Add to move the selection to the list on the right To ...

Page 52: ...leted from this page Volumes Configure Volume The CD DVD Server s volume management feature is flexible and powerful Security options include management down to a directory level changing volume names and SALES 0118 965 5100 NetMate CD DVD Servers ...

Page 53: ...iginal name This field represents the actual volume name of the disc prior to any alias being created unless the volume name is a duplicate volume name that the CD DVD Server will inter nally change to reduce confusion Alias A name entered into this field will replace the original name of the volume as seen from the client This feature allows the administrator to rename sometimes confusing volume ...

Page 54: ... 0 to 15 excluding 7 which is used by the NetMate LUN The Logical Unit Number of the device In the range of 0 to 7 Open When a volume or directory is highlighted in the list clicking this button will open this item displaying the content of the next sub directory If the Parent Directory item for a given directory is chosen and this button is clicked then the current location displayed is moved up ...

Page 55: ...ministrator to conform to specific license restriction imposed by software publishers Either unlimited users licenses or a specific number of users licenses can be set with this field The following permission information is available to be set for the entire shared resource or for individual directories within the shared resource Allow all Users and Groups Check this choice if all users and groups...

Page 56: ... and click the left arrow Remove Add Virtual Volume A virtual volume is a shared resource that allows other shared resources to be consoli dated into a single mount point A virtual volume can be created and have installed into it specific directories from specific CD DVD s For instance an installs volume can be created that includes all the install directories from other CD DVD s Or for instance a...

Page 57: ...tton will open this item displaying the contents of the next sub directory If the Parent Directory item for a given directory is chosen and this button is clicked then the current location displayed is moved up one directory Add Add When a volume or directory is highlighted in the left most list clicking this button will include this item in the virtual volume being created and move the item to th...

Page 58: ...the share level security password here Licenses This field represents the number of concurrent users that can access a particular shared resource This feature allows the Network Administrator to conform to specific license restriction imposed by software publishers Either unlimited users licenses or a specific number of users licenses can be set with this field The following permission information...

Page 59: ...rce or directory To include an item select the appropriate user group from the left list and click the right arrow Add to move the selection to the list on the right To remove an item select the user group in the list on the right and click the left arrow Remove Delete Virtual Volume Any existing Virtual Volumes can be deleted from this page Devices Drive Information NetMate CD DVD Servers TECHNIC...

Page 60: ... two busses numbered 0 and 1 ID The SCSI ID of the device Narrow SCSI ranges from 0 to 6 and Wide SCSI ranges from 0 to 15 excluding 7 which is used by the CD DVD Server LUN The Logical Unit Number of the device In the range of 0 to 7 Vendor This field displays the drive mechanism s Vendor name Name This field displays the drive mechanism s Product name SALES 0118 965 5100 NetMate CD DVD Servers ...

Page 61: ... Drive Caching is one of the most powerful features of the NetMate Server This page provides information about cached disks as well as options to cache additional CD DVD s This page will appear only if a hard drive is found during startup that can be used for caching There are 2 primary hard disc caching modes ARCHIVE CACHING The default setting in this mode the CD DVD Server will automati cally s...

Page 62: ...his CD the data is ac cessed first from the hard drive but if user requests for information start to back up the information is simultaneously still accessed from the CD ROM drive This mode allows the best of both world s allowing the fast access of a hard drive but still providing a dedicated CD ROM device for heavy use scenarios Device This is displayed in the format of BUS ID LUN The NetMate ca...

Page 63: ...is field will say Unmounted File System This field displays the type of file system s on the disc in this device Progress Displayed as a percentage this value represents the amount of the CD DVD ROM disc that has been cached thus far Pressing the Update button on the bottom of this page updates this value if the CD DVD is currently being cached Status Uncached This message is displayed if caching ...

Page 64: ...te This message is displayed if the caching process has completed for a CD DVD ROM disc in this location Archived This message is displayed when a device has been archived but the disc was not ejected if ejects were disabled or the device was locked The disc must be manually ejected before a new volume can be mounted in this device Cache Action Cache Pressing this button causes the caching process...

Page 65: ... discs Enable Disable Enabling caching on a device the default mode causes caching to begin as soon as a new volume is detected When caching is disabled the administrator must press the Cache button in the Cache Action section to begin caching Function Buttons Continue Caching Press this button to continue a stopped caching process Cache All When available clicking this button will initiate cachin...

Page 66: ... this section Capacity MBytes This is the total size of the hard drive Used MBytes This is the amount of space occupied by active caches on the hard drive Available MBytes This is the total amount of free space on the hard drive Hard Drive Cache Options This setting allows the administrator to set system wide features of Hard Disk Caching SALES 0118 965 5100 NetMate CD DVD Servers ...

Page 67: ... the Hard Drive is busy when infor mation is requested from the cached resource it will be fetched from the CD DVD instead Eject Minichanger on Archive This setting determines whether a disc will be ejected from a minichanger when an archive cache is created Since several minichanger models will suspend normal opera tion upon eject until a user manually removes the disc from the drive it is recomm...

Page 68: ... experimented with but should not be decreased below approximately 6 seconds as drive thrashing can occur Drive thrashing occurs when multiple users are trying to access different CD s on the same Minichanger and the discs are constantly swapping SCSI Settings Use choices on this page to customize SCSI settings for devices that do not support the default settings SALES 0118 965 5100 NetMate CD DVD...

Page 69: ...mally set to on Synchronous SCSI transfers can be turned off here Parity Enabled Normally set to on SCSI parity checking can be turned off here Bus 0 Termination Normally set to narrow wide bus 0 termination can be set here to either off narrow only wide only or both on Bus 1 Termination Normally set to narrow wide bus 1 termination can be set here to either off narrow only wide only or both on Ne...

Page 70: ...to function AppleTalk Enable must also be set to yes If AppleTalk Enable is set to no AppleTalk IP Enable is automatically set to no as well AppleTalk Network Number This is the network number that the CD DVD Server has selected from within the range provided by an AppleTalk Router on your network If no router is present it will be zero This number is read only and is provided for information and ...

Page 71: ...rt Login Message Any message typed here will be displayed to all Macintosh users while logging in This information is displayed within a dialog box prior to mounting any volumes You do not need to restart the CD DVD Server to allow changes to this field to be active FTP TFTP TFTP Enabled On by default TFTP access can be turned off here TFTP is primarily used as a protocol to upload firmware FTP En...

Page 72: ...ed off here The CD DVD Server functions as a web server when this feature is set to on This setting also controls access to administra tive features via the web Once disabled this setting can be re enabled by editing the config ini in the SYS CONFIG directory Base URL This is the Web Page that is initially displayed when a user accesses the CD DVD Server via a web browser Providing the new Base UR...

Page 73: ...e Priority or Lower Priority button To remove all entries click the Clear All button index htm l is not removed Once you are satisfied with the entries in the list click the Submit button to save your changes Microsoft Networking Bind to NetBEUI On by default SMB over NetBEUI access can be turned off here The NetMate functions as a standard Windows NetBEUI server when this feature is enabled This ...

Page 74: ...me A specific and different name can be entered here which will be used for all Microsoft networking A name entered here will supersede any server name entered under General Configuration If no name is entered here the Microsoft server name will be set by append ing _smb to the name entered in General Configuration Workgroup Domain This is an important and required field for Microsoft Networking I...

Page 75: ...NDS is configured to be on and the CD DVD Server has not been correctly configured and installed into the NDS Tree then some NetWare clients can have trouble accessing the CD DVD Server Install Mounted Volumes Change this option to yes to have the volumes installed into the NDS Tree along with the CD DVD Server Tree Name Enter the name of the NDS Tree you wish to install the CD DVD Server into her...

Page 76: ...ubmit NetWare NetWare Enable On by default NetWare access can be turned off here The CD DVD Server functions as a NetWare Bindery or NDS server when this feature is enabled This type of networking is also called NCP over IPX NetWare IP Enable On by default NetWare over IP also known as NCP over IP access can be turned off here When this feature is on the NetMate functions as a NetWare Bindery or N...

Page 77: ...ame entered in General Configuration Authentication Server The name of an existing Bindery server can be entered here If so NetWare requests will be routed to this server to see if the user has proper authentication to access shared resources NetWare IP DSS Server In a NetWare IP environment the IP DSS server must be entered here Network Numbers Either automatic or manual configuration is selected...

Page 78: ...In this case NFS user access occupies a user license only during actual data reads If this item is set to a non zero value NFS clients will occupy a user license for each shared resource for the timeout period following the last access Allow Any Host Access On by default all IP numbers can access the CD DVD Server as long as they also meet the set security features for Users Groups or Guest access...

Page 79: ...and is the community for all SNMP traps Contact This is an optional field that can be used to display the Supervisor or system contact Location This is an optional field that can be used to display the physical location of the CD DVD Server Trap Address This field is the trapAddress SNMP object and is the IP address to which all SNMP traps are sent NetMate CD DVD Servers TECHNICAL 0118 931 2233 Ne...

Page 80: ...proach is correct for your network Only one method may be used at a time IP Enable On by default IP access can be turned off here IP is a requirement for many other proto cols such as HTTP including web administration NetWare IP AppleTalk IP and SMB over IP to function properly MANUAL NETWORK CONFIGURATION IP Address The IP address is entered and stored in this field If Automatic Network Configura...

Page 81: ...l be displayed here Secondary DNS This is the IP address of the Secondary DNS This server will be used if the primary server is unavailable or unreachable If Automatic Network Configuration is turned on and a valid Secondary DNS address has been obtained it will be displayed here Domain Name This is the name of the Domain which the CD DVD Server is configured to If Automatic Network Configuration ...

Page 82: ...ve in the Manual Configuration fields though Automatic Network Configuration will still be checked on screen DHCP Set to On by default this enables DHCP automatic Internet configuration DHCP is the preferred method of configuration and will override any values that may have been returned by BOOTP or RARP BOOTP Set to On by default this enables BOOTP automatic Internet configuration RARP Set to On ...

Page 83: ...ntries where items can be deleted to recover space on the ROM should it becomes full It is highly unlikely that the administrator or supervisor will ever need to remove any ROM stored items as this feature is provided mostly for informational purposes only Restart Shutdown This page allows the administrator to Restart or Shutdown the CD DVD Server Restart This feature is commonly used to enable ne...

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Page 85: ...access shares on the CD DVD Server without being prompted for a password Netware or Apple clients can enter either Supervisor or Guest with no password IMPORTANT the supervisor account used to administer the CD DVD Server will have no password It is recommended that a mini mal level of security be established by setting the supervisor pass word Increasing Security If it is necessary or desired an ...

Page 86: ...n also set Install Mounted Volumes to yes if you would like the NetMate to maintain the list of it s volumes on the tree Once NDS is enabled and properly configured users groups and volume rights can be maintained through the standard NDS administrative tools Note Enabling NDS without installing the server into the tree may cause connection problems for some NetWare users Using Microsoft Domain Se...

Page 87: ...ps access permissions become easier to setup and manage Once some users are defined and group memberships are established you can assign permissions to groups and individual users for one or more vol umes using the Configure Volume or Configure Virtual Volume page Remote Authentication Each protocol that supports remote authentication has it s own remote server This server is either manually enter...

Page 88: ...ually upon startup If the user then tries to connect to a CD DVD Server specifying a different username the CD DVD Server will fail the login The user name used when starting up the client must have access rights for the given server If the present user does not have access rights then the user user must log out of their workstation and back in as a user that does About Guest Access and UNIX Envir...

Page 89: ...10 times the speed of its predecessor and requires a more stringent level of twisting and wire grade to sustain the faster speeds Access Rights This is a security privilege set by the system administrator giving a network client access to shared resources Access Time The amount of time it takes a storage device to locate the desired data on the device This time does not include the time it takes t...

Page 90: ...soft or Netware Domain Bindery This is a database that NetWare 3 x servers use to store Users and Groups Bit A contraction of the words binary digit the smallest unit of information that a computer can hold The value of a bit 0 or 1 represents a simple two way choice such as on or off true or false black or white and so on Bits are put together to repre sent text characters numbers graphic images ...

Page 91: ...rs are Netscape Communicator and Microsofts Internet Explorer Browsers can access other computers such as the CD DVD Server through either their Web Address or Host Name Byte A unit of computer memory consisting of eight bits A byte is the amount of storage used to represent a single character Cache Drive This is a hard drive on the CD DVD Server that is used to Cache CD ROM or DVD ROM s too Chang...

Page 92: ...and waiting for acknowledgement before sending additional packets Desktop Your working environment on the computer The menu bar and the background area on your screen Device See Peripheral Device Directory A list of the contents of a folder or a disk DHCP Standing for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP is used in modern networks to configure IP services A common DHCP server keeps track of al...

Page 93: ...o is a naming convention used to access IP based computers Domain Name Each domain must have a specific name that distinguishes it over the Internet A Domain name has 2 parts First and last The first is usually the name of the organization and the last it its type For example ford com or nyu edu are two ex amples of domain names Drive Mapping This is the process by which a client can make a remote...

Page 94: ...rmware A software program on a computer chip rom that contains information Sometimes manufacturers have firmware up grades to handle new features Flash Memory Flash Memory or Flash ROM s are a type of memory chip that can be reprogrammed with new software or firmware in the field The CD DVD Server utilizes Flash ROM s to store its firmware Frame Type In Ethernet Networks the data packets that carr...

Page 95: ...h a client can copy information from or log into The term Host is more commonly used in Internet Networking though it applies to all types of networks Host ID This is part of the IP address that determines the computer on the individual network Host ID Network ID IP Address HTML Standing for Hypertext Markup Language HTML is the pro gramming language that is used to create Web pages HTTP Standing ...

Page 96: ... Internet Since every address on the network must be unique for a node to exist on the Internet it must be assigned an IP Address IP numbers are typically assigned to an organization as a group of similar numbers which are then distributed to their machines either dynamically or on a perma nent basis IPX Network NumberAn eight digit hexidecimal number that uniquely identifies a Netware network ISO...

Page 97: ...s A LUN consolodiation tower can connect up to eight standard de vices to a single SCSI ID by mapping each device to a sepa rate LUN Master Browser This is the computer on a Microsoft Network that maintains the browse list workgroup or NT domain When a computer starts up in a Microsoft network it offers it s name to the net work The Master Browser accepts this name and puts it in the Browse List M...

Page 98: ...em an NOS is specifically designed operating system whose sole purpose is to share data to other computers on the network The CD DVD Server features a highly optimized NOS NetWare Bindery This is a database that a Netware NetWare 3 x servers uses to store Users and Groups Network A group of interconnected computers Network Neighborhood Under Windows 95 98 NT this is a desktop icon that repre sents...

Page 99: ...e and has its own icon on the desktop Peripheral Device Any device that can be attached to a data port on a computer For example hard disk drive tape drive CD ROM drive printer modem graphics tablet etc Operating System This is the primary program a computer will run on startup Applications are normally run on top of Operating Systems Primary Domain Controller This is the computer on an NT Domain ...

Page 100: ...e computer networks where desired usually for security or performance reasons SCSI Small Computer Systems Interface American National Stan dards Institute ANSI defined interface ANSI X3 131 1986 A parallel bi directional communications interface used to transfer data between at least two digital devices See also Narrow SCSI and Wide SCSI SCSI Address A unique value from 0 to 7 that is assigned to ...

Page 101: ...sponsive to SCSI Bus changes but manages each of the data lines individually Share When data on a computer is made accessible to remote com puters Static IP A static IP is an IP number that was manually entered and will not change unless specifically modified by the systems admin istrator Subnet Mask A component of IP configuration the Subnet Mask is used to tell computers that they are in the sam...

Page 102: ...eneral term referring to a storage device Often used in reference to hard disks and file servers A volume can be an entire disk or only part of a disk a partition Each mounted partition will appear as a volume with its own separate folder or icon WINS Standing for Windows Internet Naming Services WINS is used by an NT server to provide IP name to address resolution similar to a DNS server Web Brow...

Page 103: ...Never power down your system while updating firmware This can corrupt the integrity of the ROM data and require returning your system to its manufacturer Automatic A NetMate exclusive this feature allows for a systems upgrade with nearly no user intervention The software is downloaded automatically from the internet Web Any standard Web Browser can be used to upgrade firmware 1 Click on the Browse...

Page 104: ...me steps as in the file copy method an FTP client can be used to upgrade firmware Reset to Factory Defaults In somewhat rare situations such as a lost Supervisor password a diagnostics tools or when moving the CD DVD Server to a different network the system can be reset to factory defaults Doing so completely erases all stored configuration information returning the CD DVD Server to its original c...

Page 105: ...ignifying the process as complete Re start the unit again and it is now in factory defaults Board Jumper Pins Use the diagram in the section installing NetMate into a Tower too locate the required board pin out With the unit powered OFF insert a jumper pin into the Reset to Factory Defaults jumper location Power ON the unit and wait approximately 10 seconds until the STATUS light begins to flash i...

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Page 107: ...ing up If you re using a small 8 cm disc make sure it s centered within the tray s inner ring The disc may need to be cleaned If there are visible scratches on the shiny side of the disc you may be able to remove them with a CD polishing kit available from your audio CD dealer If the scratches can t be removed you ll need to replace the disc The disc may be damaged Try another disc in your CD ROM ...

Page 108: ...DVD ROM s Every few seconds the CD DVD Server polls for newly inserted CD ROM s In a system with a large number of devices this time can seem substantial Using the Web Administration Devices Drive Information page see if the disc is mounted If it is then pressing F5 on your client should show the newly mounted volume in your Network Neighborhood If the disc is inserted into the drive and enough ti...

Page 109: ... or DVD ROM in Network Neighborhood and choose Map Device You will be prompted to choose a free drive letter to assign the volume too When I try to map a volume that is longer then 8 characters I get an error Certain clients cannot access volumes that are longer then 8 characters Using the Web Administration pages go to Volumes Configure Volumes Properties and change the Alias of the volume to one...

Page 110: ...an only log into the CD DVD Server using the same Username which they logged into their local NT workstation as Usually upon startup If the user then tries to connect to the CD DVD Server specifying a different username the NetMate will fail the login There are three ways around this 1 Create an account on the CD DVD Server with the same username that is used on the Windows NT system 2 Log in on t...

Page 111: ...istrators password This will require setting the CD DVD Server back to factory defaults Re member this clears out all configured items including Users Groups Network information etc Display Models With display models this can be done by using the interactive keypad and display Non Display Models Resetting to factory defaults is accomplished by 1 Power off the unit 2 Carefully insert a paper click ...

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Page 113: ...networking environments Apple Macintosh AppleTalk version 1 1 or greater AppleTalk IP IBM OS 2 LAN Server LAN Server V1 3 and above SMB over NetBIOS and TCP IP SMB over NetBIOS and NetBEUI Microsoft Windows NT LAN Manager LAN Manager V1 3 and above SMB over NetBIOS and TCP IP SMB over NetBIOS and NetBEUI NetMate CD DVD Servers TECHNICAL 0118 931 2233 NetMate CD DVD Servers ...

Page 114: ...DVD Server or kept remotely on your existing file servers Access to the CD DVD Server can be restricted by users and or groups down to the directory level The number of users per CD can also be restricted through disc metering NetWare Security is handled internally storing and modifying users and groups on the CD DVD Server or externally via third party authentication from an existing Novell serve...

Page 115: ...NS Storage Capacity 2 Ultra Wide independent SCSI busses 2 wide connectors 2 narrow connectors Support for 14 SCSI devices per channel or 112 CD s with LUN expansion CD ROM DISC FORMATS ISO 9660 Joliet Romeo RockRidge High Sierra Multi session HFS Hybrids Memory Capacity Up to 128 MB DRAM using low cost 72 pin EDO SIMMs Flash memory 2MB Network Performance Network throughput close to 100 Mbits sec...

Page 116: ...hronous SCSI transfers Hardware CPU INTEL i960 32 bit RISC processor QLogic ISP1240 RISC based SCSI controller RS 232 compatible serial port options for LEDs alphanu meric display and keypad Dimensions Bracket fits into standard 5 25 enclosure The bare board can be mounted separately inside the tower chassis Environmental System Temperature 38 110 F 4 42 C Humidity 10 85 RHG non condensing Power 5...

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Page 118: ...Netmate CD DVD Server Controller Manual Version 1 14 Black Box Part Number CDU NM10 All Rights Reserved 1999 Black Box http www BlackBox com ...

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