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D-Link ShareCenter Pro 1100 User Manual

Section 4 - Getting Started

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Summary of Contents for DNS-1100-04

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Page 2: ...Favorites 31 Status 32 Status System Status 32 Status Hard Drive Status 33 Disk Management 35 Disk Management Volume 35 Disk Management iSCSI Target 39 Disk Management Virtual Volumes 42 Disk Management Disk Diagnostic 44 Account Management 47 Account Management Admin Password 47 Account Management Users 48 Account Management Groups 58 Account Management Shared Folders 60 System Management 64 Syst...

Page 3: ...ckup 98 Extension Packs 99 Remote User Access 100 Accessing The ShareCenter Pro Remotely 100 Remote User Access Changing your Password 101 Remote User Access Web File Manager 102 Appendix A What Is RAID 107 Appendix B Mapping a Drive 109 Appendix C Setting Up a USB Print Server 112 Appendix D iSCSI Drive Mapping 120 Appendix E Hot Swapping 129 Appendix F Using Non English Character Files 130 Appen...

Page 4: ...features and functions that help you access and archive the files you need The DNS 1100 04 CD contains the D Link s EZ Search Utility This utility allows you to locate the ShareCenter Pro 1100 automatically and map drives to your computer on the fly The D Link EZ Storage Utility allows you to configure the device and set IP addresses Once set up and configured on your network the DNS 1100 04 acts ...

Page 5: ...ould only be maintained by authorized staff or an IT administrator The front panel key locks the device and keeps intruders from tampering with the device If any of the above items are missing please contact your reseller System Requirements For best results the following minimum requirements are recommended on any system used to configure and access the ShareCenter Pro Computer with at least 1 Gh...

Page 6: ...ity Create users groups and iSCSI targets with password authentication Account management Manage users groups and Read Write permission iSNS Virtual Disks Thin provisioning DDNS Volume Snapshot Up to 64 iSCSI Targets SNMP D View 6 0 compatible CHAP Link Aggregation Fail over Fail back VLAN tag Support DFS Support AES Support FTP w TLS SSL NFS ADS support Backup Remote backup Local backup External ...

Page 7: ...ystem HD Volume Information and Error Messages Drive Trays The drive trays allow you to easily install and change hard drives Power Button Use this button to switch the device on or off To switch on the device press the button once To switch off the device hold the button down for 5 seconds OLED Screen This screen displays detailed information about System Information HDVolume Information and Erro...

Page 8: ...t Color Status Description Disk LED Green Static Disk is ready Blinking Disk is being accessed Off No disk installed in this bay Red Static Disk error Cannot read write LAN LED Blue Static A network connection is available Blinking The network is active Off The network is inactive Disk LEDs 1 4 LAN LEDs 1 2 ...

Page 9: ...e included power adapter to the power connector USB Ports The USB ports can be connected to print servers USB storage drives or a UPS for monitoring Reset Button Press this button with an unfolded paperclip for more than 5 seconds to reset the unit back to the factory default sitting Cooling Fan The cooling fan is used to cool the hard drives and features speed control Power Connector Cooling Fan ...

Page 10: ...tion hard drive volume information and error messages y y System Information This screen shows the following information The hostname of the ShareCenter Pro The IP address of the ShareCenter Pro The hard drive slots information y y Hard Drive Volume Information This screen shows the percentage of space used on the hard drives y y Error Messages This screen shows error messages from the ShareCenter...

Page 11: ...closer look The D Link ShareCenter Pro 1100 takes four 3 5 hard disk drives The hard drives do not have to be the same size However to create a RAID it would be preferable to have all hard drives the same size In this guide we show how to take the hard drive cases apart install the drives and turn on the device To install a hard drive refer to the following steps Installing Hard Drives Step 1 Remo...

Page 12: ... Step 2 Remove the plastic bracket inside the hard drive cage Installing Hard Drives cont Step 3 Place a 3 5 SATA hard drive into the drive tray and screw it into place using the four holes on the sides of the drive tray Step 4 Slide the drive tray into the enclosure ...

Page 13: ...00 User Manual Section 2 Hardware Setup Installing Hard Drives cont Step 5 Swing the drive tray door closed until it clicks to secure the drive tray in the enclosure Follow this process for all the hard drives you wish to install ...

Page 14: ...User Manual Section 2 Hardware Setup Step 1 Plug in one end of the included CAT5e cable into one of the Gigabit Ethernet ports Connecting To The Network Step 2 Plug the other end of the CAT5e cable into your network router or switch ...

Page 15: ...r Pro 1100 User Manual Section 2 Hardware Setup Step 1 Plug the power adapter into the power connector on the back of the ShareCenter Pro Step 2 Plug the other end of the power adapter into a power outlet Connecting Power ...

Page 16: ...s powered on correctly Step 1 The first time you power on eject all hard drives from the ShareCenter Pro Step 2 Press the Power button on front of the ShareCenter Pro and wait for the OLED screen to display Welcome to ShareCenter Pro Afterthedevicehassuccessfullypoweredon youcaninsertandlocktheharddrives Powering On The Device Initially ...

Page 17: ...of the device The Auto IP address will look similar to 169 254 xxx xxx The default Username and Password information is just below the IP address information It is recommended that you use the D Link EZ Search Utility when accessing and configuring the ShareCenter Pro for the first time as it will be able to automatically find the ShareCenter Pro on your network and allows you to manually set its ...

Page 18: ...he Configuration button This will launch your default web browser and go to the IP address listed for the device Make sure your browser is not configured to use a proxy server Alternatively openyourwebbrowserandtypeintheIPaddressofyourShareCenter Pro Note The computer usedtoaccess theweb based configuration manager mustbe on the same subnet as the ShareCenter Pro If your network is using a DHCP se...

Page 19: ... ShareCenter Pro here Apply Click Apply to save changes to the LAN Settings iSCSI Drive Mapping Displays the available iSCSI targets on the ShareCenter Pro Connect Click Connect to connect to the iSCSI target Management Click Management to edit the information Drive Mapping Volumes available for mapping are displayed here Available Drive Letters Choose an available drive letter Click Connect to ma...

Page 20: ...ult Web UI homepage will open page will open Getting Started Log in to the ShareCenter Pro by selecting System Administrator Admin and leaving the Password field blank then click the Login button If there are no drives installed the Disk Management Volume page will open Connecting To The Web UI ...

Page 21: ...mewindowwillappear The ShareCenter Pro will detect the capacity of the drive s and will prompt you to select a RAID level Please refer to Creating Your First Volume in the next section for more information Note If there is only one drive installed in the system no RAID volume can be created and the hard drive will act as a standalone volume ...

Page 22: ...to set up your ShareCenter Pro Once you have entered your IP address into the browser follow these steps to get started Note If the Create Volume window is open close it before continuing Using the Setup Wizard Step 1 Return to the Web UI homepage by clicking the icon at the top left Step 2 Click the Setup Wizard icon ...

Page 23: ...our LAN 1 connection Select DHCP Client if your network environment uses DHCP Otherwise select StaticIP and enter the IPAddress SubnetMask JumboFrame and Gateway details provided by your system administrator Leave Jumbo Frame as Disabled if your network does not support it Set up the VLAN settings according to your virtual LAN Enable Port Bonding according to your specified needs Click Next to con...

Page 24: ...ails provided by your system administrator Leave Jumbo Frame as Disabled if your network does not support it Set up the VLAN settings according to your virtual LAN Click Next to continue Note If you are not configuring the ShareCenter Pro to use the LAN 2 port just select DHCP Client and click Next to continue Using the Setup Wizard cont Step 6 Enter the Host Name Primary DNS Secondary DNS and Def...

Page 25: ...ial ports FTP FileTransfer Protocol provides a way to transfer files to and from remote computers NFS Network File System allows a client computer to access files over the network as if the device is part of local storage DFS Distributed File System is a remote file access protocol that provides faster performance over slower networks Quota This allows you to set disk and network quotas Click Next...

Page 26: ...s in a linear fashion and creates one large volume geared towards maximum available space RAID 0 RAID requires a minimum of two hard drives The data is stored in a striped fashion and geared towards maximum available space and performance Caution RAID 0 does not provide data redundancy RAID 1 RAID 1 requires a minimum of two hard drives and mirrors the hard drives for data redundancy RAID 5 RAID 5...

Page 27: ...of the text boxes Tick Auto Unlock to unlock the hard drive automatically when the ShareCenter Pro is powered on or select USB Key to save the password on an external USB drive which must then be inserted into the ShareCenter Pro in order to unlock the corresponding encrypted volume Click Apply to save your settings and continue Note You can only select Auto Unlock or USB Key you cannot enable bot...

Page 28: ...ur new volume If you are sure you want to continue click Yes to continue The new volume will be created and may take a while to complete Using the Setup Wizard cont Step 12 After creating the volume the volume will be formatted and may take a while to complete Setup of the ShareCenter Pro is complete and you can start using it or you can adjust advanced settings by using the Web UI ...

Page 29: ...in the ShareCenter Pro 1100 the drives can be formatted and configured Configuring Additional Hard Drives Step 2 Open a web browser and go to the IP Address displayed on the ShareCenter Pro s OLED screen and log in to the Web UI If you cannot see the IP information on the top OLED screen press the OLED button to the right of the display until it appears Note For more information on connecting to t...

Page 30: ...arted Configuring Additional Hard Drives cont Step 3 Click Disk Management on the left then click Volume Step 4 In the window that appears select the RAID level you want to use for the volume and select the drives you want to use for the volume Click OK to continue ...

Page 31: ...Tick Auto Unlock to unlock the hard drive automatically when the ShareCenter Pro is powered on or select USB Key to save the password on an external USB drive which must then be inserted into the ShareCenter Pro in order to unlock the corresponding encrypted volume Click Apply to save your settings and continue Note You can only select Auto Unlock or USB Key you cannot enable both Step 6 A confirm...

Page 32: ...arted Configuring Additional Hard Drives cont Step 7 After creating the volume the volume will be formatted and may take a while to complete Setup of the ShareCenter Pro is complete and you can start using it or you can adjust advanced settings by using the Web UI ...

Page 33: ...in account Status Contains the System Status and Hard Drive Status Disk Management Allows the ShareCenter Pro administrator to Create Configure a Volume iSCSITargets VirtualVolume and perform Disk Diagnostics Account Management Allows the ShareCenter Pro administrator to configure the Admin Password Users Groups and Share Folders System Management ContainssettingsforNetwork TimeandDate SystemSetti...

Page 34: ...vorites click an arrow key next to a folder icon to display all categories within the folder in the left window and drag the category to the My Favorites field To delete a category in My Favorites drag the category in My Favorites field to the left window Once the category is added to My Favorites click the icon to see the category in the list Click to directly link to the window of the category ...

Page 35: ...splays the model name current firmware version and current temperature of the device LAN 1 2 Info Displays the local network settings of the LAN 1 and 2 ports Network Settings Displays the host name and DNS information Date and Time Displays the current date and time settings USB Disk Information DisplaysinformationforaconnectedUSBprinter USBstorage drive orUPS ClicktheUnmountbuttontoremovethedevi...

Page 36: ...atus Step 2 This window displays information about the vendor model name temperature and size of each hard disk installed in the ShareCenter Pro along with the slot they are installed in Step 1 Click on the Status folder in the left pane of the ShareCenter Pro then click on Hard Drive Status ...

Page 37: ...00 User Manual Section 5 Using The Web UI Step 3 Double click a hard drive to open a window that displays its S M A R T information Click the Close or button to go back to the Hard Drive Status window Status Hard Drive Status cont ...

Page 38: ... button to create a new volume Delete Click this button to delete a volume Extend Spare Click to add a hard drive s to extend a volume or set a spare for a volume Migrate Click to change the RAID level of a volume Expand Click to enlarge a volume by replacing one of the existing hard drive with a larger capacity hard drive Unlock Click to unlock an encrypted volume Encryption Click to configure th...

Page 39: ...d on page 19 Disk Management Volume cont Extend Spare Click a volume and the Extend Spare button to see the following window Array Click the check box to extend the volume Spare Click the check box to select the disk to be a spare disk Disk Displays the configured disk number Size Displays the size of the hard disk ...

Page 40: ...e following window The windows allows you to change the RAID level of the volume Choose a RAID level and select the hard disks to be used in the migration Disk Management Volume cont Expand Click the Expand button to see the following window Click Yes to continue Follow the instruction in the State column to expand the Volume ...

Page 41: ...the new password in New Password and Confirm Password fields Auto Unlock Clickthecheckboxtoautomaticallyunlockthevolumewhen the system starts USB Key Click the check box to save the password to a USB drive This window displays the setting in the Save tab Click Save to save the password to local Load password from local Click the Browse button to locate the path of the password that is saved to the...

Page 42: ...nagement iSCSI Target Step 2 Click the iSCSI Manager tab to see the following window Enable iSCSI Target Click the check box to enable the iSCSI function Enable iSNS Click the check box to enable the Internet Storage Name Service function iSNS Server IP Enter the iSNS server IP address in the field Step 1 Click on the Disk Management folder in the left pane of the ShareCenter Pro then click on iSC...

Page 43: ...lick the button to remove the target from the list Disk Management iSCSI Targets cont Step 4 Click the Create button Pre allocate Click the Yes radio button to reserve a certain amount of capacity on the target in advance Click No that enables thin provisioning to provide just enough storage space for immediate use Name Enter a name in the text box to identify the new iSCSI Target Volume Use the d...

Page 44: ...le If the iSCSI initiator supports Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol CHAP click the Yes radio button Click the No radio button to disable it Name If enabling CHAP enter the CHAP username in the field Password If enabling CHAP enter the CHAP password in the field Click Apply to save the settings Disk Management iSCSI Targets cont ...

Page 45: ... to 8 virtual volumes can be stacked The ShareCenter Pro acts as the storage stack master server Virtual Volumes can be used to store and back up data just like a local volume Create Click the button to add a virtual volume Edit Select a target and click the button to change the settings Delete Select a target and click the button to remove the virtual volume from the list Format When using the vi...

Page 46: ...ets Displays the available iSCSI targets Share Folder Enter a name for the share folder to access Authentication Click the Yes radio button to enable the authentication function User Name Enter the user name for authentication Password Enter the password for authentication Create Click the Create button to open the Create Virtual Volume window Click Apply to save the settings Disk Management Virtu...

Page 47: ...RT test This takes longer time but checks more thoroughly and complete than the quick test Schedule Click to configure a scheduled test for the selected hard drive Stop Click to stop a test Scan Click to scan if there are any errors or if there is any corruption on the file system Format Clicktoformatavolume Alldata onthevolumewillbedeleted Step 1 Disk Management Disk Diagnostic Step 2 This window...

Page 48: ...stic cont Schedule Use the drop down menu to select the frequency of the self test schedule Type Click the radio buttons to select the type of the test Time Use the drop down menu to select hour and minute of the day Weekday Use the drop down menu to select which day of the week Date Use the drop down menu to select a date Schedule Click the Schedule button to open this window Click OK to save you...

Page 49: ...k the Format button to see this window Select a volume and click Format to format the volume A warning message appears to make sure you know that all data will be erased on the volume you wish to format To format the volume click Yes to continue Disk Management Disk Diagnostic cont ...

Page 50: ...the Account Management folder in the left pane of the ShareCenter Pro then click on Admin Password Account Management Admin Password Step 2 Enter the administrator user name and the original password then type the new password in both the New Password and Confirm Password text boxes Click Apply to continue Step 3 A confirmation window will appear to inform you that the changes have been saved Clic...

Page 51: ...er in the left pane of the ShareCenter Pro then click on Users The Users screenshowsa listofthe users currently created onthe ShareCenter Pro Step 2 Create Create a new user Edit Edit an existing user Delete Delete a user Import Users Import users from a list Create Batch Create users automatically by creating them through a batch process ...

Page 52: ... User Name and Password you want to use for your new user If you want to set a quota for the user click the Set Quota user checkbox and enter a quota in megabytes Click Next to continue Account Management Users cont Create The Create User window will appear Click Next to continue ...

Page 53: ... 1100 User Manual Section 5 Using The Web UI Select the share folders you want the user to have access to Click Next to continue Account Management Users cont Select the groups you want to add the user to Click Next to continue ...

Page 54: ...how you all the details of the user you just created Click Apply to save your settings Account Management Users cont Delete To delete users click the checkbox next to the users you want to delete then click the Delete button ConfirmthatyouwanttodeletetheselectedusersfromtheUserList thenclickYes ...

Page 55: ...select the user list text file you want to import Click the checkbox next to Overwrite duplicate accounts if you want to overwrite any existing accounts with those in the file you are importing from Click Next to continue Note Click the Download button to see an example user list txt file If you are not sure how to create this file consult a systems administrator or a programmer to design the scri...

Page 56: ... there are any problems with the users detected from the user list file you will see error messages in the State column and you will need to fix the problems with the file before you can continue Account Management Users cont A window will appear showing you a summary of the users that were imported Click Apply to save the settings and finish the import ...

Page 57: ...hrough a batch process User Name Prefix Enter the prefix of the users Start Number Enter the start number of the users Create Number Enter the total number of the users Password Enter the password of the users Confirm Password Retype the password Overwrite duplicate Accounts Click the check box to replace duplicate accounts Set Quota Click the Set Quota check box to limit the storage capacity in m...

Page 58: ...word and click to search for the group Click to clear the search field and all groups information appears Add Click the corresponding check box to add the users to the groups Page Displays number of pages You can enter a page numberinthefieldtojumptothespecificpage Click First Page Previous Page Next Page or Last page to search for the group Refresh Click to update the group list Click Next to con...

Page 59: ...lders Read Only Click this check box for read only access rights to the selected folder Read Write Click this check box for both read and write access rights for the selected folder Deny Click this check box to deny access to the selected folder Page If there are more shared folders than the window can display they will be shown across multiple pages You can enter a page number in the field to jum...

Page 60: ...n 5 Using The Web UI This window displays a summary of the configured information Click Previous to modify the settings Click Apply to save the settings Depending on the number of users the procedure may take a few hours Account Management Users cont ...

Page 61: ...ou to create groups for users shared folders to access Let s take a look Step 1 Click on the Account Management folder in the left pane of the ShareCenter Pro then click on Groups Step 2 Here you can manage the configured groups for the ShareCenter Pro Create Create a new group Edit Edit an existing group Delete Delete an existing group ...

Page 62: ...to the users you want to add to the group then click Apply The new group will now appear in the group list Create AfterclickingtheCreatebutton theCreateGroupwizardwillappear Under Group Name type in the name of the group you want to create and click Next to continue Account Management Groups cont ...

Page 63: ... take a look Step 1 Click on the Account Management folder in the left pane of the ShareCenter Pro then click on Shared Folders Account Management Shared Folders The Shared Folders list shows the shared folders currently configured on your ShareCenter Pro Create Create a new shared folder Edit Edit an existing shared folder Delete Delete an existing shared folder ...

Page 64: ...crease performance If you save and access database files on the ShareCenter you should disable this option Map Archive Whenenabled thiswillautomaticallysetthe archive attribute on files stored on the ShareCenter Recycle Bin When enabled deleted files will be moved to a recycle bin If this is disabled deleted files will be deleted immediately and cannot be recovered Quota If the checkbox is ticked ...

Page 65: ...ther you want all users to be able to use the shared folder or only specific users then click Next to continue For the selected users select what access rights they should have for the shared folder you are creating then click Next to continue Account Management Shared Folders cont ...

Page 66: ...ual Section 5 Using The Web UI A summary window will show you the shared folder settings you configured Click Apply to save your changes The new shared folder will now appear in your shared folder list Account Management Shared Folders cont ...

Page 67: ...e Web UI System Management The D Link ShareCenter Pro 1100 allows you to manage key system functions of your NAS Let s take a look System Management Network Step 1 Click on the System Management folder in the left pane of the ShareCenter Pro then click on Network ...

Page 68: ...tic IP address Subnet Mask Enter the subnet mask for the IP address Jumbo Frame Use the drop down menu to select the larger frame size than standard Ethernet frame size Gateway Enter the gateway IP address for the ShareCenter Pro VLAN Enable or disable the VLAN VLAN ID Enter a VLAN ID when VLAN is enabled Port Bonding Enable or disable port bonding which is also known as port trunking LAN 1 screen...

Page 69: ...own menu to select the LAN interface Route Click Route to view the Route window Create Click to create a new routing path Edit Select a routing path and click the button to edit the routing path Delete Select a routing path and click the button to remove the entry from the list Page If there are more routes than the window can display they will be shown across multiple pages You can enter a page n...

Page 70: ...tails of the new routing path click Apply to save the new routing path Network Address Enter the IP address of the routing path Subnet Mask Enter the subnet mask for the IP address Metric Enter an integer cost metric for the route Interface Use the drop down menu to select the interface Gateway Enter the forwarding or next hop IP address System Management Network cont ...

Page 71: ...enu to select the time zone of your area Set from Computer Click the radio button to synchronize the ShareCenter Pro s time with your computer Set Manually Click the radio button to set the time and date manually Set from NTP Server Click the radio button and select a NTP server to synchronize the ShareCenter Pro s time with the NTP server Step 1 Click on the System Management folder in the left p...

Page 72: ...the selected location Load Configuration Click the Browse button to locate the path for the configuration file and click Load to load the file Default Configuration Click Restore to reset the ShareCenter Pro back to the factory default settings Web Timeout Enter a period of time If the web is idle longer than the time it will be automatically logged out System Overheat Temperature Toggle between C...

Page 73: ...e time after whichtheharddriveswillenterintohibernationmode OLED Display Use the drop down menu to select an idle time after which the OLED will be turned off Auto Power Recovery Click Enable to have the power restored when encountering a power failure Type Use the drop down menu to select the fan speed modes Available choices are Auto Off Low High Auto Low High and Manual Always on High Step 1 Cl...

Page 74: ...the drop down menus to select the times to turn the device on and off SchedulePowerOn OffSettings Click theSchedulePowerOn OffSettingstabto open this window where you can configure schedule for turning the ShareCenter Pro on and off automatically This function will be deactivated if the scheduled powerofftimeisconfiguredforthesametimeasafirmwareupdate Afterchanging your settings click Apply to sav...

Page 75: ...Link ShareCenter Pro 1100 User Manual Section 5 Using The Web UI Step 1 Click on the System Management folder in the left pane of the ShareCenter Pro then click on Email Alerts System Management Email Alerts ...

Page 76: ... requires authentication SMTP Server Enter the IP address of the SMTP server Port Number Enter the port number of the SMTP server Sender E mail Enter the e mail address to include as the sender e mail address for e mail notifications Receiver E mail Enter the e mail address that the e mail alerts should be sent to Test E mail Click the Test E Mail button to send a test e mail using the settings sp...

Page 77: ...te the firmware of your ShareCenter Pro Click Choose File select the firmware file you want to use then click Apply to update your firmware Current Firmware Version Displays the version of the firmware currently installed on the ShareCenter Pro Firmware Date Displays the date of the firmware File Path Click the Browse button to locate the firmware You must save the firmware to the local hard drive...

Page 78: ... Pro then click on Logs Step 2 Log Settings Here you can configure the log settings based on your needs You can enable the following logs System Log Keeps a log of your system stats NFS Enable Network File Systems to access files over the network CIFS Provides shared access to files FTP File transfer Protocol to setup file transfer Event To monitor your events on your NAS ...

Page 79: ...esh the log Clear Log Clear the log Save Log Save the log to a local file Page If there are more log entries than the window can display they will be shown across multiple pages You can enter a page number in the field to jump to the specific page Click First Page Previous Page Next Page or Last page to browse the log entries Refresh Click to update the route list ...

Page 80: ... Let s take a look Network Services File Sharing File Sharing Here you can configure how the ShareCenter Pro does file sharing YoucanenableordisableCIFS FTP NFS DFS andQuotasbyusingtheradiobuttons After making your changes click Apply to save your changes Step 2 Click on the Network Services folder in the left pane of the ShareCenter Pro then click on File Sharing Step 1 ...

Page 81: ...rop down menu to select the supported language for FTP clients Max Connections Use the drop down menu to select the maximum number of concurrent FTP connections Max Connections per IP Use the drop down menu to select the maximum number of concurrent FTP connections per IP Connection Idle Time Use the drop down menu to select the time that the FTP server logs out the user after this period of idle ...

Page 82: ...beshownacrossmultiplepages Youcanenterapage numberinthefieldtojumptothespecificpage ClickFirstPage Previous Page Next Page or Last page to browse the mount points Refresh Click to update the group list NFS Create Click the Create button to create a new NFS share Select a share folder then click Next Search Enter the search keyword and click to search for the specific entry Click to clear the searc...

Page 83: ...or the NFS share CIFS The CIFS tab allows you to configure the CIFS settings Description Enter the description for your device Workgroup Select this if the device will be part of a workgroup Enter the name of the workgroup in the field Active Directory Select this if the device will be part of an Active Directory AD User Name Enter the AD server account name Password Enter the AD server account pa...

Page 84: ...oclearthesearchfieldandseealltheentries Page Iftherearemoresharesthanthewindowcandisplay theywill beshownacrossmultiplepages Youcanenterapagenumber in the field to jump to the specific page Click First Page Previous Page Next Page or Last page to browse through the shares Refresh Click to update the group list DFS Create Click the create button to add a new DFS share Host Enter an IP address a hos...

Page 85: ...e provider Host Name Enter the host name Username or Key Enter the username or key provided by the dynamic DNS service provider Password or Key Enter the password or key provided by the dynamic DNS service provider Verify Password or Key Re type the password or key Timeout Enter a time in hours for periodic updates from the dynamic DNS provider Status Displays the current status to the server This...

Page 86: ...hareCenter Pro then click on SNMP Step 2 Here you can configure the ShareCenter Pro s SNMP settings SNMP is used to monitor the conditions of network attached devices SNMP Enable or Disable SNMP SNMP Community Enter the name of the SNMP community Notification Enable or Disable SNMP notifications Notification IP Enter the IP address to send SNMP notifications to ...

Page 87: ...t pane of the ShareCenter Pro then click on Network Discovery Services Step 2 UPnP Discovery Click Enable to allow the ShareCenter Pro to be discovered on a network via the UPnP discovery protocol LLTD Click Enable to allow the ShareCenter Pro to be discovered by thenetwork mapfunction onWindows Vista or Windows 7 The Network Discovery Services settings are as follows ...

Page 88: ...s through a web browser Server Select whether you want to enable or disable the web file server HTTP Port Enter the port number for the web file server to use Port 80 cannot be used since it is used for administration purposes SSL Connection Choose whether to enable or disable HTTPS connection for the web file server SSL Port Enter the port number to use for the HTTPS connections to the web file s...

Page 89: ...r HTTP sites Create Click to add a new download job Edit Select an entry and click the button to edit Delete Select an entry and click the button to remove the entry from the list Page If there are more downloads than the window can display they will be shown across multiple pages You can enter a page number in the field to jump to the specific page Click the First Page the Previous Page the Next ...

Page 90: ...ownload the specific file or all files in a specific folder URL Enter the FTP HTTP or local site address for the scheduled download Click the Test button to see if the URL can be connected Save To Clickthefieldtoshowtheavailablefolders Clickthe Create button to add a new folder Double click a folder to select it On the next screen specify the download schedule for the job then click Apply to save ...

Page 91: ...r Pro supports up to 10 snapshots and each job can have a maximum of 20 snapshots Create Click to add a new snapshot job Edit Select an entry and click the button to edit Delete Select an entry and click the button to remove the entry from the list Take snapshot Click the button to take a snapshot of a volume Show snapshot Click the button to show the calendar indicating on which dates a snapshot ...

Page 92: ...to select it Count Use the drop down menu to select the number of snapshots for this job Schedule Use the drop down menu to select whether to manually schedule the job or schedule the snapshot on a daily weekly or monthly basis Time Use the drop down menus to select hour and minute of the day Weekday Use the drop down menu to select the day of the week Date Use the drop down menu to select the day...

Page 93: ... will be shown across multiple pages You can enter a page number in the field to jump to the specific page Click the First Page the Previous Page the Next Page or the Last page to browse through snapshots Refresh Click to update the group list Show Snapshot Click the Show Snapshot button to see a calendar with links to your snapshots You can use the drop down box to select a month and enter a year...

Page 94: ...ate Click to add a new backup job Edit Select an entry and click the button to edit Delete Select an entry and click the button to remove the entry from the list Page If there are more backup jobs than the window can display they will be shown across multiple pages You can enter a page number in the field to jump to the specific page Click the First Page the Previous Page the Next Page or the Last...

Page 95: ...r Folder to download a specific file or all files in a specific folder Path Enterthepathmanually orclickLocaltolocatethefile folder to be backed up Click the Test button to check to make sure the file folder is accessible Save To Select a folder to save backups to by clicking the field to show available folders Click the Create button to add a new folder Double click a folder to select it Incremen...

Page 96: ... Backup Use the drop down menu to enable a recurring backup that can be done on a daily weekly or monthly basis Select None to disable recurring backups When Click to select the year and date for backup Time Use the drop down menu to select the time for backup Weekly Select a day of the week for recurring backup Monthly Select the month for recurring backup Backup Local Backup cont ...

Page 97: ...rver tab allows you to enable the remote backup server function of the ShareCenter Pro After making any changes click Apply to save your changes Enable Remote Backup Click the check box to enable the remote backup server function Password Enter the password for backing up files and folders to or from the ShareCenter Pro This will be the remote backup password The password for the remote NAS should...

Page 98: ...e Schedule Click the button to enable or disable the scheduled remote backup function Page If there are more backup jobs than the window can display they will be shown across multiple pages You can enter a page number in the field to jump to the specific page Click the First Page the Previous Page the Next Page or the Last page to browse through backup jobs Refresh Click to update the list Remote ...

Page 99: ... select the source file folder to be backed up remotely Enter the Destination Settings then click Next IP of Remote Server Enter the IP address of the server Password Enter the password of the destination server Encryption Support Select the check box to enable SSH encryption Keep Existing File Select the check box to keep the existing files do not overwrite if there are duplicates and create back...

Page 100: ...ecurringbackups Whenyouarefinished clickApplytosaveyourchangesandcreatethenewremote backup job Recurring Backup Use the drop down menu to enable a recurring remote backup This can be done on a daily weekly or monthly basis Select Backup now to start the backup on the specified date and time When Click to select the year and date to run the backup Time Use the drop down menu to select the time for ...

Page 101: ...ct the USB port your storage device is connected to and select the path you want to back up your files to then click Apply to start the backup Source Select the USB port that you connected your USB storage drive to Select Path Click the field to show available folders to save the backupto ClicktheCreatebuttontoaddanewfolder Double click a folder to select it Mode Select the Incremental Backup chec...

Page 102: ...ntlyenabledordisabled Start Stop You can start or stop individual modules by clicking on their start stop buttons Delete Remove the selected add on module from the list Refresh If there are more extension packs than the window can display they will be shown across multiple pages You can enter a page number in the field to jump to the specific page Click the First Page the Previous Page the Next Pa...

Page 103: ... ShareCenter Pro Accessing The ShareCenter Pro Remotely Step 2 Enter your account name and password then click the Login button Note If you do not know your account name and password please contact your system administrator Remote User Access The D Link ShareCenter Pro 1100 allows users to access the DNS 1100 04 from any location ...

Page 104: ...nt Management folder in the left pane of the ShareCenter Pro then click on User Password Remote User Access Changing your Password Step 2 To change your password enter your user name and current password then enter your new password in the NewPassword and ConfirmPassword text boxes then click Apply ...

Page 105: ...f the ShareCenter Pro then click on Web File Manager Note You must have theWeb File Manager feature enabled For more information refer to Applications Web File Manager on page 85 Remote User Access Web File Manager Step 2 The AjaXplorer interface will open This interface allows you to access the Shared Folders from your web browser ...

Page 106: ...Creating A New Directory In the browser window click the New Dir icon and enter a name for your directory and click OK Remote User Access Web File Manager cont Creating A New File To create a new empty file click the New File icon and enter a name for your file and click OK ...

Page 107: ...User Access Uploading files Click the Upload icon then click the Browse button and select the files you want to upload Remote User Access Web File Manager cont Downloading Files To download files click the file you want to download then click the Download button ...

Page 108: ...to rename then click the Rename button Enter the new name for the file then click OK Remote User Access Web File Manager cont Copying MovingFiles To copy or move a file to another location click the file you want to copy move then click the Copy or Move button Select the location you want to copy or move the file to then click OK ...

Page 109: ...te User Access Deleting Files Select the file you want to delete then click the Delete button Click OK to confirm that you want to delete the file Remote User Access Web File Manager cont Logging Out To log out of the web file manager click the Log Out button ...

Page 110: ...data striping which spreads out blocks of data over all drives but does not provide data redundancy Although performance is improved the lack of fault tolerance means that if one drive fails all data in the array will be lost RAID 0 RAID short for Redundant Array of Independent Disks is a combination of two or more disks with the aim of providing fault tolerance and improving performance There are...

Page 111: ... used to reconstruct data A RAID 5 array will be the size of all the combined disks capacity minus the capacity of one disk e g If there are 4x 80GB disks in the array the arrays capacity will be 240GB 3x80GB Implementing RAID 5 to the ShareCenter Pro allows it to continue operating even if one of the disks fails The diagram below indicates the operation of RAID 5 ...

Page 112: ...endix B Mapping a Drive You can use the D Link EZ Search Utility to map drives to your computer Insert the ShareCenter Pro CD into your CD ROM drive The EZ Search Utility will load and detect any ShareCenter Pro devices that are on the local network Click Easy Search Utility ...

Page 113: ...ear in My Computer If the ShareCenter Pro you are working with does not show up in the device list click Refresh Select an available drive letter from the drop down menu and click Connect Highlight an available ShareCenter Available volumes will be displayed under Drive Mapping Highlight the volume you want to map ...

Page 114: ...111 D Link ShareCenter Pro 1100 User Manual Appendix B Mapping a Drive Double click the My Computer icon on your desktop Double clickthemappeddriveto access the files and folders ...

Page 115: ...built in USB print server giving users the ability to share a printer on their local network Connect a USB printer to the USB port on the back of the ShareCenter Pro It is important to ensure that any of the printer manufacturer s drivers are already installed on any computer you want to print from To add a printer Click Start and select Printers and Faxes ...

Page 116: ...113 D Link ShareCenter Pro 1100 User Manual Appendix C Setting Up a USB Print Server The Windows Add Printer Wizard will launch Click Next to continue Select Add a printer ...

Page 117: ...nual Appendix C Setting Up a USB Print Server Select Browse for a printer and click Next to continue When prompted to choose a local or network printer select A network printer or a printer attached to another computer Click Next to continue ...

Page 118: ...hareCenter Pro 1100 User Manual Appendix C Setting Up a USB Print Server Select Double click DNS 1100 04 from the Shared Printers list to expand the tree Select the available USB printer and click Next to continue ...

Page 119: ...Up a USB Print Server The following printer driver messages will appear Selecttheappropriateprinterdriverfromthelist andclickOKtocompletethewizard Ifthedriver is not in the list select Have Disk Click OK to continue and select a printer driver Click Yes to continue ...

Page 120: ...areCenter Pro 1100 User Manual Appendix C Setting Up a USB Print Server Click OK to continue Insert the print driver CD or browse to the appropriate directory Selecttheappropriatedriverfile andclickOpen to continue ...

Page 121: ...eCenter Pro 1100 User Manual Appendix C Setting Up a USB Print Server Verify that the driver is correct and click OK to continue The wizard will install the printer drivers and return a completion screen Click Finish ...

Page 122: ...119 D Link ShareCenter Pro 1100 User Manual Appendix C Setting Up a USB Print Server The printer should now appear as an available printer ...

Page 123: ... out the following to configure the iSCSI settings Note If you cannot see the latest list click the Refresh button to update the status Note You will need to create iSCSI volume in the Disk Management iSCSITarget Click the iSCSITargets tab to see the iSCSI target name in this section 1 Click the listed ShareCenter Pro 2 The available iSCSI target names in the iSCSI Drive Mapping section appear ...

Page 124: ...s not active Connect Disconnect Choose a target from the list and click the Connect Disconnect button to activate deactivate the Target If CHAP authentication has been enabled then a username and password will be required Management Click the button to see the Management window The window allows you to add delete mount and unmount the partition The different parameters in the iSCSI Drive Mapping s...

Page 125: ...ix D iSCSI Drive Mapping Configuring Targets 2 Click the Connect button 1 When attempting to connect a target for the first time choose the target from the list 3 If the CHAP is enabled you will see this window appears requesting CHAP User and Password ...

Page 126: ...ze un tick the checkbox and type in the capacity size of the partition in megabytes in the Megabytes field Format Type Choose whether to format the new partition with NTFS or FAT32 by ticking the appropriate checkbox Drive Letter Choose the drive letter that you want to allocate to the iSCSI partition from the drop down menu The different parameters in the Format window are described below When yo...

Page 127: ...ile System that the partition was formatted with Capacity Displays the total capacity of the partition Target Displays the iSCSI target name of the partition This window appears after clicking the Format button Or select a target in the iSCSI Drive Mapping list and click the Management button to see the window The Management window allows you to manage the partition on the disks installed in the S...

Page 128: ...f the partition in megabytes in the Megabytes field Format Type Choose whether to format the new partition with NTFS or FAT32 by selecting the appropriate checkbox Drive Letter Choose the drive letter that you want to allocate to the iSCSI partition from the drop down menu Right click an unallocated partition and click Add The Partition Manager window opens To add a partition configure the paramet...

Page 129: ...126 D Link ShareCenter Pro 1100 User Manual Appendix D iSCSI Drive Mapping Deleting an existing partition Right click an existing partition and click Delete ...

Page 130: ...ition is not mounted a star symbol will appear in the Volume column in the Disk Management list Carry out the following steps to mount a disk 3 Click the OK button 1 Right click an unmounted partition and click Mount The Drive Select window appears 2 Select the drive letter in the Device drop down list ...

Page 131: ...o 1100 User Manual Appendix D iSCSI Drive Mapping 3 The mounted disk is displayed in the Disk Management list 4 The newly mounted disk is displayed in the My Computer window and can be used as if it was a locally attached disk ...

Page 132: ...ap the hard drives as long as one of the hard drives in the mirror is still in the ShareCenter Pro Removal of all hard drives will result in a loss of all data and volume will have crashed RAID 5 In a RAID 5 volume it is only possible to hot swap 1 hard drive at a time without losing all data This is because a RAID 5 volume can only tolerate the loss of 1 hard drive and still continue to work Afte...

Page 133: ...on English Character Files Appendix F Using Non English Character Files By default the ShareCenter Pro supports Unicode which is an industry standard allowing computers to consistently represent and manipulate text expressed in most of the world s writing formats ...

Page 134: ... Limited Warranty will be at D Link s option to repair or replace the defective Hardware during the Warranty Period at no charge to the original owner or to refund the actual purchase price paid Any repair or replacement will be rendered by D Link at an Authorized D Link Service Office The replacement hardware need not be new or have an identical make model or part D Link may at its option replace...

Page 135: ...tically terminates Non Applicability of Warranty The Limited Warranty provided hereunder for Hardware and Software portions of D Link s products will not be applied to and does not cover any refurbished product and any product purchased through the inventory clearance or liquidation sale or other sales in which D Link the sellers or the liquidators expressly disclaim their warranty obligation pert...

Page 136: ...we will ship the product to you freight collect Expedited shipping is available upon request and provided shipping charges are prepaid by the customer D Link may reject or return any product that is not packaged and shipped in strict compliance with the foregoing requirements or for which an RMA number is not visible from the outside of the package The product owner agrees to pay D Link s reasonab...

Page 137: ... TO WARRANTY SERVICE OR ARISING OUT OF ANY BREACH OF THIS LIMITED WARRANTY EVEN IF D LINK HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES THE SOLE REMEDY FOR A BREACH OF THE FOREGOING LIMITED WARRANTY IS REPAIR REPLACEMENT OR REFUND OF THE DEFECTIVE OR NONCONFORMING PRODUCT THE MAXIMUM LIABILITY OF D LINK UNDERTHISWARRANTY IS LIMITEDTOTHE PURCHASE PRICE OFTHE PRODUCT COVERED BYTHEWARRANTY THE ...

Page 138: ...the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communication However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference 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 meas...

Page 139: ...anual Appendix H Registration Version 1 0 July 1 2011 Product registration is entirely voluntary and failure to complete or return this form will not diminish your warranty rights Registration Register your product at registration dlink com ...

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