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Web Configuration

Advanced > Folder

Folder Settings

This section will allow you to designate folders on attached USB drives as shared
folders. Once shared, these folders can be mapped as a network drive using the Easy
Search utility.

Path

To set the folder path, click the

Open

button to begin folder selection. A window will

appear with a graphical representation of the folder structure on the USB drive(s).

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Summary of Contents for Express EtherNetwork DNS-120

Page 1: ...Manual Building Networks for People D Link DNS 120 DNS 120 DNS 120 DNS 120 DNS 120 USB to Ethernet Network Storage Adapter Version 1 0 ...

Page 2: ...eatures 4 Hardware Overview 5 Disconnect Button 6 Reset Button 6 Using Easy Search 7 DNS 120 Web Login Screen 13 Web Configuration Utility 14 Scheduling 31 Networking Basics 37 Technical Specifications 50 Contacting Technical Support 51 Warranty 52 ...

Page 3: ... Internet Explorer version 6 0 or above Computers with Windows OS XP 2000 Me with an installed Ethernet adapter Note Using a power supply with a different voltage rating than the one included with the DNS 120 will cause damage and void the warranty for this product If any of the above items are missing please contact your reseller System Requirements for Configuration ...

Page 4: ...in sharing storage on your network Features Compact design USB 1 1 and 2 0 compliant 10 100 Fast Ethernet LAN port with auto MDI MDIX DHCP compatible No software installation necessary Built in Web Configuration Utility User management Folder management Built in FTP server for remote access Firmware Upgrade utility Scheduled download USB drive to drive backup Local PC to USB drive backup Recurring...

Page 5: ...g green indicates activity on the Ethernet network USBLED TheUSBLEDwillblinkgreenwhen a USB drive is being connected When the USB drive is fully connected the USB LED will appear solid green The USB LED blinks red when the drive is being disconnected USBPorts Connects your USB drives to the DNS 120 Disconnect button Press this button to safely disconnect USB drives from the DNS 120 Reset button Th...

Page 6: ...he DNS 120 after being disconnected it will no longer be accessible That USB drive must be reconnected in order to be available for access again To ensure that risk of data loss is minimized it is important to make sure that no users are currently accessing files on the DNS 120 while disconnecting USB drives is in progress Reset Button To reset the DNS 120 to factory default settings press the res...

Page 7: ...ws you to easily find DNS 120 units for configuration and add USB drive content to the network for user access To use Easy Search 1 Insert the Installation CD ROM into your computer s CD ROM drive to initiate the Autorun program 2 Click the Easy Search item to launch the utility The control panel will appear as shown on the following page The Autorun Screen of the Installation CD ROM ...

Page 8: ...rk Mask and Gateway IP Refresh Click this button to refresh or re detect all DNS 120 units on the network Configuration This is used to bring up the Web configuration utility of the DNS 120 To access the Web configuration utility click on the desired DNS 120 unit in the Server List and then click on the Configuration button to bring up the Web configuration login screen ...

Page 9: ...20 takes advantage of DHCP server presence on the network to automatically configure the LAN settings Enabled The DNS 120 will request an IP address from the available DHCP server and configure the LAN settings automatically The IP Netmask and Gateway options will be disabled Disabled The IP Netmask and Gateway fields will be enabled for the user to enter in the LAN settings manually Apply Click t...

Page 10: ...be mapped as a network drive letter to the local PC or to disconnect an existing mapped drive MAP CONNECT A DNS 120 SHARED FOLDER AS A NETWORK DRIVE 1 Click on the desired shared folder in the Link Info list will highlight in blue 2 Select a network drive letter from the drop down Network Drive option Note that some network drive letters may be unavailable This will be indicated by a previously as...

Page 11: ... following messages appear If the user name and password entered is incorrect you will see a failure notice shown above If the user name and password entered is valid you will see a success notice shown above 5 Failure Notice SuccessNotice To verify that the DNS 120 shared folder was mapped successfully click on My Computers on the Windows desktop of the local PC The mapped drive should appear und...

Page 12: ...disconnected successfully a success notice shown above will appear If the mapped drive could not be successfully disconnected a failure notice shown above with some possible reasons will appear Using Easy Search To verify that the DNS 120 shared folder was disconnected successfully click on My Computers on the Windows desktop of the local PC The mapped drive should no longer appear 4 Failure Notic...

Page 13: ...mation click the Download Schedule button to access file folder backup and transfer configuration screen All users have access to this section of the DNS 120 web configuration Config After entering login information click the Config button to access the DNS 120 web configuration utility This section is restricted to only the Admin account Reset Click this button to clear the User Name and Password...

Page 14: ...ludes a number of options represented by buttons on the left side The Logout button remains present on every configuration page for instant logout of the utility Run Wizard Click this button to access the Setup Wizard Please refer to the Quick Installation Guide that is included with the DNS 120 to learn more about the Setup Wizard Help Click this button to get additional online help for the Setup...

Page 15: ...resent By default DHCP is enabled Static IP Click this option if there is no DHCP Server present on the network and manually enter the network settings in the fields provided below this option IP Address Enter the static IP address Subnet Mask Enter the Subnet Mask address Gateway IP Address Enter the Gateway IP address DNS1 and DNS2 both optional If available enter those IP addresses here If you ...

Page 16: ...e attempting to log in again To clear any changes made to the settings and start over again click the Cancel button To access online help for the LAN Settings click the Help button Home Device Device Settings These are additional settings to affect how the DNS 120 will appear on a Windows PC The settings shown above are factory default and can be accepted with no further changes Workgroup Enter na...

Page 17: ...ownload Schedule section of the web configuration utility ADD A USER ACCOUNT 1 Enter a unique user name 2 Enter a password associated with the user name 3 Re Enter the password to confirm 4 Click Apply to save changes and add the user account To reset the user account field and start over click the Cancel button To access online help for User Accounts click the Help button ...

Page 18: ... on attached USB drives as shared folders Once shared these folders can be mapped as a network drive using the Easy Search utility Path To set the folder path click the Open button to begin folder selection A window will appear with a graphical representation of the folder structure on the USB drive s ...

Page 19: ...ke changes R W Read Write Users can access the files and can make changes Comment Enter a brief comment about the chosen folder optional Access Control This section determines which users can gain access to the folder Allow All Users Click this button to allow all users access to the folder Specific Users Click this button to limit folder access to specified users Multiple users may be chosen by h...

Page 20: ...tion of the folder structure on the USB drive s Refer to the previous section Folder Settings for directions on how to select a specific folder Max Users Select the maximum number of users that can log onto the FTP server at the same time The maximum number is limited to 10 simultaneous users Anonymous Select Yes for Anonymous login All users can log into the FTP server anonymously user name Anony...

Page 21: ...ons and start over click the Cancel button To access online help for FTP Server click the Help button NOTE FTP Server port is set at 21 This cannot be changed FTP Server Status Current FTP Server settings are reviewed in this section If the FTP server is not started click on the Start FTP Server button to start If the FTP server has started click on the Stop FTP Server button to stop Disclaimer Un...

Page 22: ...unt 2 Enter the new password for the Administrator account 3 Re Enter the new password to confirm the change 4 Click Apply to accept the changes 5 A success notice will appear if the password change is successful To reset the Administrator password settings and start over click the Cancel button To access online help for Administrator Settings click the Help button ...

Page 23: ...er Optional Set time from my computer The DNS 120 internal clock can be set according to the current time on theAdministrator s local PC Click the Set Time button to set the DNS 120 internal clock to the local PC time Set the time The DNS 120 internal clock can be set manually Select the appropriate date and time from the drop down boxes provided Click the Set Time button to set the DNS 120 intern...

Page 24: ... US or EU from the drop down box Otherwise choose the None option Tools Time continued Web Configuration Click the Apply button to save time changes To reset the Time settings and start over click the Cancel button To access online help for Time Settings click the Help button NOTE The DNS 120 internal clock does not have a battery If power is interrupted or disconnected the clock will not function...

Page 25: ...al useful functions for the DNS 120 Restart This function will allow the Administrator to do a warm restart of the DNS 120 meaning a restart without disconnecting the power adapter Click the Restart button to begin the process The following message will appear before starting ...

Page 26: ...OK to begin reset The reset will take approximately 1 minute before DNS 120 will be ready for use again Click Cancel to abort this operation Idle Time This setting will define how many minutes of idle time or inactivity elapses before DNS 120 logs out the current user from the Web configuration utility System Inactivity Timer Specify amount of idle time up to 999 minutes for the Web Config section...

Page 27: ... upgrade file 2 Save the firmware upgrade file to your desktop or other convenient location on the hard drive 3 Click on the Browse button and locate the firmware upgrade file on the hard drive The DNS 120 firmware upgrade file will have a D Link file name extension 4 Click Apply to begin the upgrade process 5 The progress bar for the upgrade process is located towards the bottom right of this scr...

Page 28: ...28 Web Configuration Tools Firmware continued 7 Click Restart to complete the firmware upgrade The upgrade completion will take approximately 1 minute before DNS 120 will be ready for use again ...

Page 29: ...29 Status Device Info Web Configuration Device Information This section will show the current DNS 120 network and folder status For additional online help click the Help button ...

Page 30: ...30 Help Web Configuration This section lists all of the available help topics for reference Click on a topic to view the online help information ...

Page 31: ...ule The Scheduling screen will appear Please see the following page for a description of this feature D Link_HD This function will allow the user to set up scheduled folder or file transfer and backup jobs To access the Scheduling function access the DNS 120 login screen provide a valid user name and password and click on Download Schedule to access this function ...

Page 32: ...wish to initiate a file or folder transfer To initiate a remote FTP or HTTP file or folder transfer refer to the following examples of valid URL formats ftp 123 45 67 89 Test for a folder transfer ftp 123 45 67 89 Test hello txt for a single file transfer http www abc123 org Test transfer from an HTTP site To initiate a local PC same network as DNS 120 file or folder transfer refer to the followin...

Page 33: ...USB drive s To select a folder click on the sign next to the USB drive name shown above to reveal all sub folders available When the folder you want is displayed click on the folder name scroll to the bottom of the folder structure and verify the correct folder path listed If the folder path is correct click on the OK button to accept If you wish to specify a single file to transfer follow the abo...

Page 34: ...7 00 or 5 00pm Options for specific day and month will appear when the appropriate time period is chosen Recurring backup jobs will commence with the next occurrence of the time interval chosen For example in the example above if the above backup was configured on a Thursday the DNS 120 will wait until the following Wednesday to begin the backup Incremental Backup By default all backups and file f...

Page 35: ...that the end user utilize a Virtual Private Network VPN to establish a secure transfer session Help Click this button to bring up the help files for Scheduling in a separate window The Schedule List shown above will display all completed active and pending sched uled transfer or backup jobs Additional options are available to initiate or cancel an active or pending backup job immediately ...

Page 36: ...atus Schedule List will show additional details on all completed active and pending scheduled transfer or backup jobs Scheduling Help Scheduling Status Click on any of the topics listed to obtain more detailed information ...

Page 37: ...osoft Windows XP Note Please refer to websites such as http www homenethelp com and http www microsoft com windows2000 for information about networking computers using Windows 2000 Me 98SE Go to Start Control Panel Network Connections Select Set up a home or small office network Networking Basics When this screen appears click Next ...

Page 38: ...nstructions in this window Click Next In the following window select the best description of your computer If your computer connects to the Internet through a router select the second option as shown Click Next Networking Basics ...

Page 39: ...39 Enter a Computer description and a Computer name optional Click Next Enter a Workgroup name All computers on your network should have the same Workgroup name Click Next Networking Basics ...

Page 40: ... wait while the Network Setup Wizard applies the changes When the changes are complete click Next Please wait while the Network Setup Wizard configures the computer This may take a few minutes Networking Basics ...

Page 41: ...on that fits your needs In this example Create a Network Setup Disk has been selected You will run this disk on each of the computers on your network Click Next Insert a disk into the Floppy Disk Drive in this case drive A Networking Basics ...

Page 42: ...nder Here s how in the screen below After you complete the Network Setup Wizard you will use the Network Setup Disk to run the Network Setup Wizard once on each of the computers on your network To continue click Next Networking Basics ...

Page 43: ...ffect when you restart the computer Click Yes to restart the computer You have completed configuring this computer Next you will need to run the Network Setup Disk on all the other computers on your network After running the Network Setup Disk on all your computers your new wireless network will be ready to use Networking Basics ...

Page 44: ...ies Select the Computer Name Tab in the System Properties window You may enter a Computer Description if you wish this field is optional To rename the computer and join a domain click Change Naming Your Computer To name your computer in Windows XP please follow these directions Networking Basics ...

Page 45: ...g the IP Address in Windows XP All wireless adapter equipped computers in your network must be in the same IP address range see Getting Started in this manual for a definition of IP address range To check on the IP address of an adapter please do the following Right click on the Local Area Connection icon in the task bar Click on Status Naming Your Computer Networking Basics ...

Page 46: ...the computers on the network using DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol technology If you are using a DHCP capable router you will not need to assign static IP addresses If you are not using a DHCP capable router or you need to assign a static IP address please follow these instructions Go to Start Click on Control Panel Checking the IP Address in Windows XP Networking Basics ...

Page 47: ...47 Double click on Network Connections Click on Properties Right click on Local Area Connections Assigning a Static IP Address in Windows XP 2000 Networking Basics ...

Page 48: ...ike 192 168 0 3 and 192 168 0 4 The subnet mask must be the same for all the computers on the network Input your DNS server addresses Note If you are entering a DNS server you must enter the IP address of the Default Gateway The DNS server information will be supplied by your ISP Internet Service Provider Click OK Click on Internet Protocol TCP IP Click Properties Assigning a Static IP Address in ...

Page 49: ...x is the IP address of the wireless router or access point A good wireless connection will show four replies from the wire less router or access point as shown Go to Start Run type command A window similar to this will appear Type ping xxx xxx xxx xxx where xxx is the IP address of the wireless router or access point A good wireless connection will show four replies from the wire less router or ac...

Page 50: ... USB 2 0 ports One Power jack Windows based management Management Operating System Support Windows XP 2000 Me 98SE Environmental and Physical Power Supply 5V 2 5 A Operating Temperature 5 C to 50 C Storage Temperature 20 C to 50 C Operating Humidity 10 to 90 non condensing Storage Humidity 5 to 95 non condensing Weight 7 1oz 200g EMI Compliance FCC Class B CE Class B ...

Page 51: ...for customers within the United States D Link Technical Support over the Telephone 877 453 5465 24 hours a day seven days a week D Link Technical Support over the Internet http support dlink com email support dlink com Tech Support for customers within Canada D Link Technical Support over the Telephone 800 361 5265 Monday to Friday 7 30am to 12 00am EST D Link Technical Support over the Internet h...

Page 52: ...nt functional specifications for the Software as set forth in the applicable documentation from the date of original retail purchase of the Software for a period of ninety 90 days Warranty Period provided that the Software is properly installed on approved hardware and operated as contemplated in its documentation D Link further warrants that during the Warranty Period the magnetic media on which ...

Page 53: ...mpered with defaced or removed Initial installation installation and removal of the product for repair and shipping costs Operational adjustments covered in the operating manual for the product and normal maintenance Damage that occurs in shipment due to act of God failures due to power surge and cosmetic damage Any hardware software firmware or other products or services provided by anyone other ...

Page 54: ...C Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communication However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular instal...

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