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Cisco Small Business NSS324 and NSS326 Smart Storage

System Configuration Using the Windows Setup Wizard

After connecting the equipment and pressing the Power button, the
system takes a few minutes to initialize. Listen for one beep. Wait a minute
until you hear a second beep. The power light will turn solid green. The
NAS device has started successfully and you can configure the device
using the First Time Installation Wizard.

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OTE

If you receive Windows firewall warnings during this process, you

may need to allow the installation application to unblock the firewall
settings. If the installation does not start, you may also have to temporarily
disable any security software on your computer to run the Setup Wizard.

S

TEP

1

Insert the product CD. The

Welcome to the Setup

Wizard

window

opens.

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TEP

2

Under First Time Installation, click

Start

. The

End-User License

Agreement

window opens.

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TEP

3

To accept the End-User License Agreement, check the

I accept

this agreement

check box and click

Next

. The

First Time

Installation Wizard

window opens.

S

TEP

4

Click

Next

to run the wizard.

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TEP

5

From the

Hardware Installation Guide

window, select your model.

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TEP

6

Follow the prompts to check the package contents, install the disk
drives, and connect the equipment.

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If you have already installed the disk drives and connected

the equipment, click

Skip

until you reach the

System Configuration

window.

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TEP

7

From the

System Configuration

window, click

Next

to go to NAS

configuration. The

NAS Configuration

window opens.

S

TEP

8

Click

Next

. The

Discovering the NAS

window opens and advises

when the uninitialized device is found.

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If your device is already configured, click

Skip

to go to Map

Network Drive. See

Mapping a Network Drive, page 24

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TEP

9

Click

Next

. The

Web Configuration

window opens.

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TEP

10

The First Time Installation Wizard detects the NAS and prompts
you to go through the web configuration process. From the drop-
down list, select a NAS device.

S

TEP

11

Click Next to continue. You are directed to a configuration window
to complete the settings step by step. The

Welcome

window

displays.

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Summary of Contents for NSS 324

Page 1: ...ge Package Contents Smart Storage Power Cord Quick Start Guide Ethernet Cable 2 Disk Tray Screws 2 Packs Inline Switch Module HDD Sequence Label Product CD Versión en Español para México en el CD Version en français sur CD Versione italiana sul CD Deutsch Version auf CD ...

Page 2: ...Storage device The NSS326 is a 6 bay desktop Network Attached Storage device This guide describes how to physically install your NAS and launch the Cisco Setup Wizard If you are a new NAS user you are strongly encouraged to use the Setup Wizard that is available on the product CD The Setup Wizard will help you with Installing the Disk Drives Connecting the Equipment Starting NAS Configuration Mapp...

Page 3: ...r interruptions After the initial installation of the NAS device see the Cisco Small Business NSS300 Series Smart Storage Administration Guide to configure the NAS to communicate with the UPS Properly grounded anti static wrist strap recommended Getting to Know the NSS324 and NSS326 The following section describes the NSS324 and NSS326 Smart Storage The front and back panels of the NSS326 are show...

Page 4: ...s 6 Select Press Select to confirm a configuration or menu option 7 Disk Tray Lock Lift the silver tab up to lock the disk tray Press the silver tab down to unlock the disk tray See Locking and Unlocking the Disk Trays page 10 Number Led Indicator Description 1 One Touch Copy Button Blue USB device is detected 4 Status Red Flashes red when the device is initialized and the disk drives are being fo...

Page 5: ...rive data is accessed Solid green when the disk drive is accessible Red A hard drive read write error occurs Number Item Description 1 Power Connector Connects the device to a standard power outlet 2 eSATA 2 eSATA ports for accessing external eSATA attached storage Use eSATA connector Number Led Indicator Description 277510 Model No NSS326 Smart Storage 4 1 6 8 8 7 3 2 5 ...

Page 6: ...e sure that the device is level and stable to avoid any hazardous conditions Do not place any other devices on top of the NAS Vibration Impacts Be sure that the device is installed in a location where it will not be subject to vibration or impact 3 USB 2 0 4 USB port for accessing USB attached storage and UPS status 4 VGA Console output to VGA monitor Used for device recovery 5 Reset Restores the ...

Page 7: ...o install disk drives in the NSS324 or NSS326 NAS chassis STEP 1 Remove the contents of the NAS package from the box STEP 2 Place the chassis upright on a flat surface STEP 3 From disk bay 1 remove the disk tray To remove the disk tray push the silver tab down to unlock the tray and push the lower tab to release the tray lever Using the tray lever pull the tray out NOTE If your device has the disk...

Page 8: ...y and tightening them with a Phillips screwdriver NOTE Use the screws provided in the box with the device Using other screws can cause damage to your disk or disk tray There are clearly marked disk holes to accommodate the following disk drives 3 5 inch disk drive use the included silver screws 2 5 inch disk drive use the included black screws STEP 6 Insert the tray back in the correct sequence in...

Page 9: ... Smart Storage 9 There is also a HDD sequence label included in the package contents that can be placed on the top of the chassis showing the disk drive sequence For example 1 4 for the NSS324 and 1 6 for the NSS326 1 2 3 4 5 6 HDD Sequence ...

Page 10: ...into position in the chassis The disk tray lever should be in the open position STEP 8 Gently push the disk tray lever down STEP 9 Repeat steps 3 through 8 to install disk drives from slot 2 to slot 4 for the NSS324 and slot 2 to slot 6 for the NSS326 Locking and Unlocking the Disk Trays An icon is located on the silver tab indicating When the silver tab is up the disk tray is locked When the silv...

Page 11: ...tray STEP 1 On the disk tray press the silver tab down to unlock the tray STEP 2 Press the button below the silver tab to release the disk tray lever STEP 3 Using the disk tray lever gently pull the disk tray out from the chassis Connecting the Equipment Follow these steps to connect the NAS device to the network STEP 1 Connect the supplied Ethernet cable to one of the Ethernet ports on the back o...

Page 12: ...n To verify the hardware installation complete the following tasks Check the cable connections Check the LED states as described in Getting to Know the NSS324 and NSS326 page 3 If you encounter problems consider the following tips If the NAS does not recognize the disk drives possible causes and solutions are Confirm the disk drive is supported by Cisco See the Cisco approved vendor list at www ci...

Page 13: ...ting system you can configure the Smart Storage by using either the Setup Wizard or the LCD display located on the front panel of the device See the following sections System Configuration Using the Windows Setup Wizard For more advanced users the Setup Wizard guides you through the initial configuration settings System Configuration Using the LCD Display Easier and quicker installation that uses ...

Page 14: ...he I accept this agreement check box and click Next The First Time Installation Wizard window opens STEP 4 Click Next to run the wizard STEP 5 From the Hardware Installation Guide window select your model STEP 6 Follow the prompts to check the package contents install the disk drives and connect the equipment NOTE If you have already installed the disk drives and connected the equipment click Skip...

Page 15: ... to a window where you can enter the date time and time zone for the server STEP17 Enter the date time and time zone for this server The options are Time Zone Select a time zone from the drop down menu Date Time Select the current date and time from the drop down menus Synchronize with an Internet time server automatically To obtain time automatically from an NTP server click this check box Server...

Page 16: ...d These services can also be enabled or disabled at a later time The options are Network services Click the check box to enable Microsoft Networking Apple Networking or Unix Linux NFS File services Click the check box to enable Web File Manager FTP Service or Download Station Multimedia services Click the check box to enable Multimedia Station UPnP multimedia server or iTunes service Web server se...

Page 17: ...bines three or more disks in a way that protects data against loss of any one disk RAID 6 Combines four or more disks in a way that protects data against loss of any two disks File system EXT4 EXT4 is the successor to EXT3 and provides better performance because the EXT4 file system can support very large volumes default EXT3 EXT3 is commonly used in the Linux environment EXT3 provides reliability...

Page 18: ... When a drive failure occurs all data is lost JBOD Linear JBOD lets you combine multiple disks of mixed capacities into a single logical storage device The capacity of the JBOD array is the sum of the total capacities of the individual component disks that is it does not have the limitation of RAID 1 where you lose some capacity when using mixed sized disks JBOD offers no performance increase comp...

Page 19: ...ess bar enter the IP address of the device that is shown in the LCD display http x x x x 8080 STEP 6 When the login window opens enter the administrator account username and password The default username is admin The default password is admin Username and password are case sensitive STEP 7 Click Login STEP 8 Follow the prompts to change the admin password STEP 9 Click Submit STEP10 When the login ...

Page 20: ...lready installed the disk drives and connected the equipment click Skip until you reach the System Configuration window STEP10 From the System Configuration window click Next to go to NAS configuration The NAS Configuration window opens STEP11 Click Next The Discovering the NAS window opens and advises when the uninitialized device is found NOTE If your device is already configured click Skip to g...

Page 21: ...e Zone Select a time zone from the drop down menu Date Time Select the current date and time from the drop down menus Synchronize with an Internet time server automatically To obtain time automatically from an NTP server click this check box Server From the drop down list select the NTP server name and click TEST to verify status For example time a timefreq bldrdoc gov default time b timefreq bldr...

Page 22: ...ptions are Network services Click the check box to enable Microsoft Networking Apple Networking or Unix Linux NFS File services Click the check box to enable Web File Manager FTP Service or Download Station Multimedia services Click the check box to enable Multimedia Station UPnP multimedia server or iTunes service Web server services Click the check box to enable Web Server or MySQL server STEP25...

Page 23: ...bines three or more disks in a way that protects data against loss of any one disk RAID 6 Combines four or more disks in a way that protects data against loss of any two disks File system EXT4 EXT4 is the successor to EXT3 and provides better performance because the EXT4 file system can support very large volumes default EXT3 EXT3 is commonly used in the Linux environment EXT3 provides reliability...

Page 24: ...TEP 3 Open a web browser and enter the IP address of the NAS device For example http 192 168 1 50 8080 This is the default static IP address if DHCP is not enabled If the NAS device does not have a static IP address and if the device is not able to receive an IP address via DHCP it will default to 192 168 1 50 If the DHCP server on your network is enabled as soon as the DHCP server responds the NA...

Page 25: ...n Wizard searches for your initialized NAS STEP 6 When the initialized NAS is found click Next The Select the NAS Device window opens STEP 7 From the drop down list select the NAS device that you want to map as a network drive STEP 8 Click Next The Mapping Drives window opens STEP 9 From the drop down lists select a folder type and select a drive letter to be mapped Folder types are Public Network...

Page 26: ... prompted to enter a username and password for authentication enter the administrator account username and password STEP 7 Open Windows Explorer to view and use the network share as a local drive Mapping a Network Drive from the Mac Setup Wizard STEP 1 Insert the product CD STEP 2 Double click the CD icon on the desktop to view the contents in Finder STEP 3 From the MAC folder double click CISCO_N...

Page 27: ... function using the USB ports Web Network share for Web server Download Network share for Download Station Multimedia Network share for Multimedia Station Network Recycle Bin 1 Network share recycle bin STEP13 From the login window enter the administrator account username and password of the NAS device STEP14 Click Next The Mapping Success window opens STEP15 Click More to map another drive or cli...

Page 28: ...lick Next STEP 4 Select components to install from the following options Desktop Shortcuts Quick Launch Shortcuts STEP 5 Click Next The Choose Install Location window opens STEP 6 Click Install to install to the default folder or click Browse to install to another folder STEP 7 When the Completing the NSS Discovery Tool Setup Wizard window opens click Finish Running the Tool From the CD STEP 1 Ins...

Page 29: ...d window opens Click Next STEP 4 Click Skip until you reach the Client Utility Installation window STEP 5 Click Next The NSS Discovery Tool window opens STEP 6 Click Remove The Welcome to the NSS Discovery Tool Uninstall window opens Click Next STEP 7 Click Uninstall STEP 8 When the Completing the NSS Discovery Tool Uninstall Wizard window opens click Finish Installing the Client Utility for Mac I...

Page 30: ... Tool to launch the software The NSS Discovery Tool window opens From this window you can connect configure or view details for the listed devices STEP 8 7 Click Exit to close the tool Accessing the Management GUI Using a Web Browser STEP 1 Open a web browser and enter http NAS IP address 8080 STEP 2 When the login window opens enter the administrator username and password For more information abo...

Page 31: ... that are on the network and using iTunes Set Up Backup From the Backup menu you can configure the following External Drive Back up the local drive data to an external storage device You can back up immediately schedule a day and time to execute the backup or set up an automatic backup USB One Touch Copy Configure the USB One Touch button to copy to or from an external USB drive Remote Replication...

Page 32: ...ings and Password You can restore the network settings and password for your NAS device using the reset button located on the back panel The NAS device should be powered on for this procedure Using a paper clip press the reset button for 3 seconds until a beep is heard The following settings are reset to default System administration password admin Network settings Obtain TCP IP settings automatic...

Page 33: ...he European Union Commission Regulation No 1275 2008 The device is also fully functional without the switch module by plugging the power cord directly into the device However the switch module must be used to comply with the European Union regulations To use the inline switch module to power off the NAS you should first press the front panel Power button to shut down the NAS Wait for the device to...

Page 34: ...co com support downloads and enter the model number in the Software Download Search box Product Resources NSS324 and NSS326 Smart Storage Datasheets Firmware Administration Guide FAQs Application Notes Release Notes Approved Vendor List Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information www cisco com go smallbizsmartstorage Add on PKG Applications www cisco com go storage apps Cisco Small Business Cisco...

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Page 36: ...s of Cisco Systems Inc and or its affiliates in the U S and other countries A listing of Cisco s trademarks can be found at www cisco com go trademarks Third party trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners The use of the word partner does not imply a partnership relationship between Cisco and any other company 1005R 2011 Cisco Systems Inc All rights reserved 78 19269 02 ...

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