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D-Link ShareCenter DNS-340L User Manual

Section 3 - Installation

The wizard software will start the formatting process. After this is complete,

click

Next

to continue.

Note

: Do not close the wizard or use other applications until the process is

complete.

To verify your

JBOD

, login to your NAS, go to

Management

Disk

Management

Hard Drive Configuration

. This shows the current status

of your drive(s).

Summary of Contents for ShareCenter DNS-340L

Page 1: ...ShareCenter 4 Bay Cloud Network Storage Enclosure User Manual Version 1 20 10 06 2014 DNS 340L ...

Page 2: ... are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Copyright 2014 by D Link Systems Inc All rights reserved This publication may not be reproduced in whole or in part without prior expressed written permission from D Link Systems Inc Power Usage This device is an Energy Related Product ErP designed to be always on It can be turned off through a power switch to save energy when ...

Page 3: ...stallation 24 Setup Wizard 24 Hard Drive Configuration 33 Standard RAID 35 JBOD 38 RAID 0 41 RAID 1 44 RAID 5 47 RAID 10 50 Mapping a Drive 59 Alternative Methods for Mapping a Drive 62 Mac Setup Wizard Installation 63 Configuration 64 Managing your DNS 340L 64 D Link Storage Utility 65 D Link Storage Utility For Mac 67 Web UI Login 70 Web UI General Layout 71 Home 72 Applications 73 Management 74...

Page 4: ...es 155 Adding Modifying Network Shares Wizard 156 Deleting a Network Share 162 Resetting the Network Shares 163 ISO Shares Setup Wizard 164 Creating an ISO Image 168 ISO Name and File Path Settings 169 ISO Tree Editing 171 Verifying the ISO image 172 Admin Password 173 Active Directory 174 mydlink Account 175 mydlink Account online 181 mydlink Verification 184 mydlink Java Runtime Environment 186 ...

Page 5: ...41 UPS Settings 241 USB Storage Information 242 Printer Information 243 System Status 244 System Info 244 Hard Drive Info 244 Resource Monitor 245 System Services 247 Home 248 My Photos 249 Photo Albums 249 Creating an Album 250 Managing Photos in an Album 254 Slideshow Toolbar 255 Viewing images using Cooliris 257 Stream a Slideshow to your Airplay Device 260 Editing Photos in an Album 261 Select...

Page 6: ...319 My Surveillance Snapshot View 320 My Surveillance Motion Detection Camera Mode 321 My Surveillance Configuring Patrol Settings 322 My Surveillance Configuring Patrol Preset Points 323 My Surveillance Viewing Preset Points 324 My Surveillance Live Video Playback Settings 325 My Surveillance OSD Settings 326 My Surveillance Playback 327 My Surveillance Playback 328 My Surveillance Recording Info...

Page 7: ...1 Google Drive 406 DropBox 416 Add on Center 418 Installing Add ons from the Web UI 420 Sorting the Applications 421 Viewing the Application s information 422 Installing an application from the available list 423 Installing an application from the local computer 425 Updating an application 427 Removing an application 428 Knowledge Base 429 What is RAID 429 RAID Options 431 UPS Connectivity 433 Del...

Page 8: ...f the built in UPnP AV media server as you stream digital content to compatible media players2 such as those found in D Link s MediaLounge product line This feature is highly convenient as it allows you to turn off a computer that would normally be needed for the same function The availability of five different hard drive modes Standard JBOD RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 allows you to choose the configurat...

Page 9: ...y system used to configure and use the ShareCenter Computer with 1Ghz processor 512MB RAM 200MB available space CD ROM drive Internet Explorer version 9 Mozilla Firefox 26 0 Google Chrome 33 0 or Apple Safari 5 and above Windows XP with Service Pack 2 Windows Vista Windows 7 Windows 8 or Mac OS X 10 5 6 or higher Up to four 3 5 SATA Hard Drive s Package Contents D Link ShareCenter DNS 340L CD ROM ...

Page 10: ...upport DHCP Client or Static IP NTP Client Windows 7 Vista x32 64 PnP X LLTD Dynamic DNS Bonjour UPnP port forwarding IPv6 Network File Services Supports Windows XP Vista 7 8 Mac OSX 10 5 Linux clients CIFS SMB for Windows and Mac OS X and Linux NFSv3 Server for Linux and UNIX AFP 3 3 for Mac OS X HTTP and HTTPS for web browsers WebDAV File System EXT4 for internal HDD FAT32 NTFS for USB external ...

Page 11: ...e support Local backup USB backup USB copy button Cloud Storage Backup Download Management HTTP FTP schedule download Peer to peer P2P downloads aMule and Transmission support System Management Supports mydlink portal Supports D Link storage utility setup wizard OS Support Windows XP Vista 7 8 and Mac OS X Two access modes supported Open Share mode and Account User mode no setup account and passwo...

Page 12: ...n to registered mydlink account Supports zero configuration Cloud Service Mobile Apps the mydlink Access NAS app Ability to access content from mobile devices Browse upload download open and manage files folders View photos and play back multimedia files Access to media Streaming for music photo galleries Content classification Classify contents according to media type photo video music iPhone iPa...

Page 13: ...ur hard drives meet this standard Warning Any pre existing data on the drives will be erased during installation Determining how much hard drive space you need In order to protect your data from hard drive failure your DNS 340L requires more space than what you will use for your data sometimes more than double the amount of space required You should select hard drives that are larger in capacity t...

Page 14: ...t up to insert or remove your hard drive s Power Button Press once to power on the ShareCenter Press and hold the button for more than 5 seconds to power it down USB Button Press once to activate the USB port or press and hold the button for more than 5 seconds to unmount the USB device HDD LED Identifies the installed hard drives USB 3 0 Port Allows you to plug in an external USB drive or other U...

Page 15: ... connected Blinking Orange transferring data or a USB device is being installed or unmounted Orange Light USB storage failed to mount No Light No USB Storage or the device is off HDD Left Right Orange Light the specified hard drive has a problem No Light the specified hard drive is inactive White Light the specified hard drive is functioning correctly Blinking Orange Light there is read write acti...

Page 16: ...r obstruct this outlet USB Port Two USB 2 0 type A connectors The USB Host port is for Printers USB storage or USB UPS monitoring Gigabit Ethernet Ports Use the Gigabit Ethernet ports to connect the ShareCenter to your local network The port is equipped with 2 LEDs The LED on the left will illuminate solid green for a good connection and will blink during data transmission If this LED is off check...

Page 17: ... a few steps To install the ShareCenter on your local network refer to the steps below or skip to Zero Configuration Setup on page 18 to run the setup wizard which will show you how to install and configure your DNS 340L Release the top panel by firmly sliding the top lid towards the back of the unit Once the lid is unlatched remove it to expose the hard drive bays ...

Page 18: ...ert up to four 3 5 SATA hard drives into the drive bays Note Make sure to align the drive connector to the SATA connector at the back edge inside the drive bay of the ShareCenter Gently push the drive in until it connects When a drive is inserted properly you will feel it set into the connector Some hard drives that are thin or oddly shaped may need to be inserted carefully into position If a driv...

Page 19: ...Ensure the latch is inserted inside the panel Connect an Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port This cable should connect the ShareCenter to your local network via a router switch or directly to a computer for configuration cross over cable required Connect the power adapter to the power receptor ...

Page 20: ...g it in and connecting it to your mydlink enabled router Connect your NAS to your mydlink enabled cloud router and Zero Configuration will automatically configure your DNS 340L and automatically add it to your mydlink account After the short time it takes to do this you can remotely access your NAS from the www mydlink com website to manage and monitor your DNS 340L Connect the Ethernet Cable Use ...

Page 21: ... Link ShareCenter DNS 340L User Manual Section 2 Getting Started Attach the External Power Adapter Connect the power adapter to the power connector on your NAS then plug the power adapter into a wall outlet ...

Page 22: ...ew Device Found pop up notification in the bottom left corner Click the notification to continue Double click the device to add it to your mydlink devices If you wish to add it immediately click Yes but if you are unsure of what to do click No The pop up screen displays the Device Name mydlink number Network Name and Admin Password If you are unsure of what to do you can always go back to Advanced...

Page 23: ... advised that configuring RAID over the mydlink service will slow your system down and the speed of this service will depend on your ISP and the speeds you are using to connect to mydlink If you have decided to format your NAS using mydlink select the RAID method from the drop down list and the click the Format button A pop up message appears asking you to confirm your decision to format the volum...

Page 24: ... 340L User Manual Section 2 Getting Started Once the format process is complete your mydlink cloud service will show you the RAID status and the Volume Status It also displays the size of the drive and available and used space ...

Page 25: ...ssing the DNS 340L using mydlink provides a different user interface experience than the usual NAS interface Once connected to the mydlink service click the Application button to access My Music My Files My Photos and P2P Downloads from the main panel mydlink on the DNS 340L ...

Page 26: ...r CD into your CD ROM drive When the autorun screen appears click Install Note Windows Firewall may present you with a warning message to unblock the device Click Unblock to allow your computer access to the NAS Select the language of your choice and then click the Start button Windows Installation Setup Wizard ...

Page 27: ...al Section 3 Installation Follow the instructions to remove the top cover of your ShareCenter Click Next to continue Installing the Hard Drives Attach the hard drive bracket s to the side of the hard drives as indicated Click Next to continue ...

Page 28: ...nstallation Slide one or two hard drives into an available hard drive bay in your ShareCenter Click Next to continue When the hard drives are installed properly into each bay close the chassis by re attaching the top panel into place Click Next to continue ...

Page 29: ...to your ShareCenter and connect the other end to a switch or router Local LAN Click Next to continue Connect the power adapter connector to the power receptor on the back of the ShareCenter Then power on the ShareCenter by pressing the power button located on the front panel Click Next to continue ...

Page 30: ... what you see on the screen Note Allow 1 2 minutes for the DNS 340L to be recognized Click Next to continue Setting up the NAS A warning message will appear prompting you to confirm that the LED on the front of your device is blinking If so click Yes to proceed Click Next to continue Note To double check the NAS s IP address go to settings of your local router and check the IP address table ...

Page 31: ...the first time you are installing this NAS leave the password field blank Click Next to continue In this step you can create a new admin password It is recommended you set a password however you may also leave the fields blank You should make a record of this password for future reference Click Next to continue ...

Page 32: ...r If you select Static IP then enter the IP parameters according to your network settings Click Next to continue You may also use DHCP to configure the IP network settings of the ShareCenter In this situation leave the parameters blank as your router will automatically provide this information You will need to do this for both LAN1 and LAN2 Click Next to continue ...

Page 33: ...on Type the Workgroup name a device Name and a Description for the device This workgroup should be the same name as your network s current workgroup settings If you haven t set up a workgroup yet type a name that best suits the environment or leave the default workgroup name Click Next to continue ...

Page 34: ... Time Zone from the drop down list Click Enable NTP Server and select NTP Server from the drop down list if you wish to automatically synchronize your time and date settings with an online Network Time Protocol NTP server Set the Date Time settings using the calendar drop down menu Configure the time settings by manually configuring the Hour Minute and Second settings or click the Set time from my...

Page 35: ...ts own volume Please skip to Standard RAID on page 35 to continue the setup process using this option y y JBOD This option combines the two hard drives into one or more volumes but does not use a RAID configuration Please skip to JBOD on page 38 to continue the setup process using this option y y RAID 0 This option splits data evenly across the two drives to create one array The size of the array ...

Page 36: ...ue the setup process using this option y y RAID 10 This option protects data against loss of non adjacent disks and uses the disk striping technique to speed up operation when retrieving data from disk storage Please skip to RAID 10 on page 50 to continue the setup process using this option Note You can skip this step if you have set up this system before RAID 10 requires a minimum of 4 hard drive...

Page 37: ... for you and users on your network to communicate with your NAS directly The Map Drive assigns a letter to each volume on your NAS Use the drop down menus to assign drive letters to the volumes in your NAS Please refer to Mapping a Drive on page 59 for further information on mapping drive volumes Click Next to continue Standard RAID After doing this the wizard automatically maps drives to your con...

Page 38: ... detailed summary of your current configuration If you are satisfied with your configuration click Next or if you want to change your settings click Prev to go back and change your settings Read the details carefully before continuing When you click Next you are prompted to verify your decision before you can continue ...

Page 39: ...S 340L User Manual Section 3 Installation The wizard software will start the formatting process After this is complete click Next to continue Note Do not close the wizard or use other applications until the process is complete ...

Page 40: ...ration requirements Click Next to continue Under JBOD more than one disk is classified as a complete volume so when mapping a drive only one drive letter is needed Map Drive to Network only shows one drive Select a drive letter using the drop down menu For further information please refer to Mapping a Drive on page 59 Click Next to continue JBOD ...

Page 41: ...Manual Section 3 Installation The Volume Configuration Summary displays a detailed summary of your JBOD configuration Click Next to continue Click Next you are prompted to verify your decision before you can continue Click Yes to continue ...

Page 42: ...t the formatting process After this is complete click Next to continue Note Do not close the wizard or use other applications until the process is complete To verify your JBOD login to your NAS go to Management Disk Management Hard Drive Configuration This shows the current status of your drive s ...

Page 43: ...ive Data is saved evenly across the two drives Map Drive to Network indicates that the NAS has separated the drive into 2 volumes if the two drives are different sizes the excess drive space will be formatted as a separate JBOD volume To have only one volume you should use two hard drives of the same size Use the drop down menus to select a drive letter to map each of the volumes to For further in...

Page 44: ... DNS 340L User Manual Section 3 Installation The Volume Configuration Summary displays the details of the new configuration Click Next to continue Verify your configuration selection before continuing Click Yes to continue ...

Page 45: ...rmatting process After this is complete click Next to continue Note Do not close the wizard or use other applications until the process is complete To verify your RAID 0 configuration log in to your NAS go to Management Disk Management Hard Drive Configuration This shows the current status of your drives ...

Page 46: ...e drives are mirrored for redundancy Map Drive to Network indicates that the NAS has separated the drive into a RAID array Use the drop down menus to select drive letters to map the drives to For further information refer to Mapping a Drive on page 59 Note If the size of these two drives are different the excess space on the larger drive will be formatted as a JBOD Volume Click Next to continue RA...

Page 47: ... DNS 340L User Manual Section 3 Installation The Volume Configuration Summary displays the details of the new configuration Click Next to continue Verify your configuration selection before continuing Click Yes to continue ...

Page 48: ... the formatting process After this is complete click Next to continue Note Do not close the wizard or use other applications until the process is complete To verify your RAID 1 login to your NAS go to Management Disk Management Hard Drive Configuration This shows the current status of your drives ...

Page 49: ... drives are mirrored for redundancy Map Drive to Network indicates that the NAS has separated the drive into a RAID array Use the drop down menus to select drive letters to map the drives to For further information refer to Mapping a Drive on page 59 Note If the size of these two drives are different the excess space on the larger drives will be formatted as a JBOD Volume Click Next to continue RA...

Page 50: ... DNS 340L User Manual Section 3 Installation The Volume Configuration Summary displays the details of the new configuration Click Next to continue Verify your configuration selection before continuing Click Yes to continue ...

Page 51: ... the formatting process After this is complete click Next to continue Note Do not close the wizard or use other applications until the process is complete To verify your RAID 1 login to your NAS go to Management Disk Management Hard Drive Configuration This shows the current status of your drives ...

Page 52: ...ndancy and use disk striping to help optimize reading from storage Map Drive to Network indicates that the NAS has separated the drive into a RAID array Use the drop down menus to select drive letters to map the drives to For further information refer to Mapping a Drive on page 59 Note If the size of these two drives are different the excess space on the larger drives will be formatted as a JBOD V...

Page 53: ... DNS 340L User Manual Section 3 Installation The Volume Configuration Summary displays the details of the new configuration Click Next to continue Verify your configuration selection before continuing Click Yes to continue ...

Page 54: ... the formatting process After this is complete click Next to continue Note Do not close the wizard or use other applications until the process is complete To verify your RAID 10 login to your NAS go to Management Disk Management Hard Drive Configuration This shows the current status of your drives ...

Page 55: ...tails Click Next to accept these installations or click Skip to continue If you wish not to install Squeeze Center Logitech Media Server please continue to Step 22 If you wish to install the remaining Squeeze Center click the box next to Squeeze Center If you no not require Squeeze Center or are unfamiliar with this product you should skip this step Click Next to accept these installations or clic...

Page 56: ...owser to download the application Once Squeeze Center is downloaded continue with the rest of the installation Click Save to save the file to your local hard drive When the download has completed copy the Squeeze Center package from your local hard drive to Volume_1 of the ShareCenter Click OK in the dialog box to continue the installation ...

Page 57: ...n After the Add on Packages are installed click Next to continue The following screens display the installed Add on Packages To enable an add on click the Enable button next to the name of the add on that you wish to enable Click Next to continue to the next window ...

Page 58: ... remotely access the files from your NAS through the mydlink website If you wish to register your DNS 340L with mydlink select the Yes radio button If you do not wish to register with mydlink select the No radio button Click Next to continue The wizard will connect to the mydlink servers and configure your cloud service ...

Page 59: ...nt Enter your e mail address in the E mail field and choose a password in the Password and Retype Password fields Enter your First Name and Last Name in the appropriate fields Then click the checkbox to accept the terms and conditions of the mydlink service You can read the terms and conditions by clicking on the link Click Next to continue The mydlink service will send a confirmation e mail to th...

Page 60: ...r access the created volumes through your computer s operating system Detailed instructionsforconfigurationusingthewebUIareprovidedintheconfiguration section of this manual When the mydlink section of the wizard installation is complete the wizard provides you with a mydlink number You can also tick the Add mydlink to My Favorites checkbox or Save a shortcut to mydlink on my computer checkbox You ...

Page 61: ... letter E on your keyboard at the same time The right side panel displays a list of your hard drives removable storage and network locations If you do not have any network locations this may be the first time you set up a network drive Begin by clicking on Map Network Drive The Map Network Drive screen will appear Choose a letter from the drop down menu to map the new drive to Click Browse to find...

Page 62: ...anual Section 3 Installation Windows will automatically detect all devices on your network including your ShareCenter Click your ShareCenter to see the volumes you created earlier Then select the volume that you wish to access and click OK ...

Page 63: ...Center DNS 340L User Manual Section 3 Installation After selecting your volume click Finish to proceed The drive will then appear in your Windows Explorer under Network This means the drive is active and ready for use ...

Page 64: ...ing the drives happens automatically Select the drive letter and click Connect To disconnect the drive click the Disconnect button Another method is using the Setup Wizard As you go through the Setup Wizard process there is a step in the process to map the drive The Map Drive to Network screen should look similar to the image on the right Please refer to the relevant section of Setup Wizard on pag...

Page 65: ...etup Wizard insert the ShareCenter CD into your CD ROM drive Double click the SetupWizardDNS icon When the autorun screen appears double click the dmg file Click Start to begin the wizard Follow the instructions on the screen to finish setting up your DNS 340L For more details refer to Setup Wizard on page 24 ...

Page 66: ...ures local backups and USB backups P2P Downloads Configure your P2P downloads and control your download schedules My Files Access files on your NAS via a web browser Amazon S3 Create modify and delete your Amazon S3 settings Google Drive Create modify and delete folders and files to Google Drive Dropbox Create modify and delete folders and files on the Dropbox cloud storage Add on Center Download ...

Page 67: ...ate the device on your network and make any necessary changes D Link Storage Utility Network Storage Device The D Link Storage Utility displays any ShareCenter devices it detects on the network here Refresh Click Refresh to refresh the device list Configuration Click Configuration to access the web based configuration utility of the ShareCenter LAN Configure the LAN Settings for the ShareCenter he...

Page 68: ...and direct it to the IP address listed for the device Make sure the browser is not configured to use a proxy server Note The computer used to access the ShareCenter web based configuration manager must be on the same subnet as the ShareCenter If your network is using a DHCP server and the computer receives IP settings from DHCP server the ShareCenter will automatically be in the same subnet ...

Page 69: ...Link Storage Utility For Mac To get started with the ShareCenter Storage Utility for Mac insert the supplied CD into your CD ROM drive Double click the dmg file Double click the dmg file to install the program In the end you should have the D link Storage Utility for Mac ...

Page 70: ...tility will find the D Link DNS 340L Click Configuration to open the web based configuration utility using your computer s default web browser Use the drop down list to enable or disable Receive DHCP If this is disabled you will be able to manually configure your LAN settings Click Apply to save the current configuration To map a NAS volume select a Volume from the list then click the Connect butt...

Page 71: ...ord in the fields provided and click Connect A pop up window appears notifying you that mapping the drive was a success Click OK to continue Use the Disconnect button in the D Link Storage Utility to disconnect from the mapped drive s Finder will now open the drive and display the DNS 340L under the Shared column on the left and the Volumes on the right ...

Page 72: ...eCenter If your network is using a DHCP server and the computer receives IP settings from the DHCP the ShareCenter will automatically be in the same subnet To access the web UI open the D Link Storage Utility select DNS 340L from the Network Storage Device list then click the Configuration button Select System Administrator and enter the password created during the Setup Wizard Click Login or pres...

Page 73: ...parate the NAS s various features By clicking the icon Storage Info System Info and Resource Monitor will be displayed in Area 3 Click the icon to see a list of recent events in Area 3 Click the icon to select the preferred language When you click the various tabs in Area 1 different icons will be displayed in this area Click any icon in this window to access the settings of that feature This area...

Page 74: ...ink ShareCenter DNS 340L User Manual Section 4 Configuration By default the Home tab contains My Folder My Files My Music and My Surveillance icons You can also add your favorite applications to this tab Home ...

Page 75: ...low Their submenus can be accessed by double clicking each icon Click the Add on Center icon to add any additional applications These will also be displayed here To manage these applications right click the icon and a menu displaying Enable Disable Delete or Add To My Favourites will appear Any applications that you have disabled will be shown in the Disabled Add Ons category below ...

Page 76: ...nual Section 4 Configuration Management The Management tab contains the Setup Wizard Disk Management Account Management Network Management Application Management System Management and System Status icons Click each icon to view the submenus ...

Page 77: ... Setup Wizard Web UI The ShareCenter has a Setup Wizard that allows you to quickly configure some of the basic device settings Click the Setup Wizard icon to start the Setup Wizard Click the Run Wizard button to start the setup wizard Click Next to continue Management ...

Page 78: ...isting password in the Password field and then enter the New Password and confirm the new password in the Confirm Password field Click Next to continue Set the time zone from the drop down menu to the appropriate geographical zone closest to your location Click Next to continue or click Skip to ignore these settings ...

Page 79: ...of your gateway usually the local IP of your router DNS Servers Enter the IP address es of your DNS server s DNS1 is usually the IP address of your router Click Next to continue or click Skip to ignore these settings Type the workgroup name a device name and a description for the device This workgroup should be the same name as your current workgroup settings If you haven t set up a workgroup yet ...

Page 80: ...mail field If you require a secure e mail connection select your Secure Connection type from the drop down menu Click the Test E mail button to test your settings If you want to send e mails without using a specific account click Anonymous to create an e mail account with no specific settings Enter your e mail server s Port and SMTP Server and then enter the Sender E mail and Receiver E mail If yo...

Page 81: ...ion 4 Configuration If you are satisfied with the settings click the Finish button to save and complete the wizard You can also click the Previous button to go back and check your settings or click Exit to end the wizard without saving your settings ...

Page 82: ... displayed here Set RAID type and Reformat Click this button to launch a wizard that allows you to select the RAID configuration and format the drives Auto Rebuild Configuration IfyouhavechosenRAID1astheconfigurationoption youcanEnableorDisabletheAuto Rebuildfunction here using the radio buttons Enable Auto Rebuild Enabling Auto Rebuild will rebuild a failed RAID 1 drive when a new drive has repla...

Page 83: ...d Drive Configuration menu a wizard will start allowing you to format your drives and create the volume RAID format The following is an example of a standard volume configuration The Hard Drive Configuration page displays the current RAID configuration under Current RAID Type Click Set RAID Type and Re Format The Hard Drive Configuration Wizard will begin Click Next to continue ...

Page 84: ...formation page displays information about all of the hard drives connected to the DNS 340L It shows the array number vendor model serial number and drive capacity Click Next to continue Select the format you want by clicking on the RAID type box highlighted in blue Click Next to continue ...

Page 85: ...re the remaining disk space as JBOD if you wish to use the remaining space for another RAID configuration Click Next to continue If you selected RAID 0 1 5 or 10 this screen will appear to let you configure your auto rebuild settings Click Enable Auto Rebuild to automatically rebuild a failed drive if it has been replaced with a new one Select Disable Auto Rebuild if you want to start the rebuild ...

Page 86: ...n select one volume or many Click Next to continue Note If you choose to use encryption a warning message will appear to remind you that access speeds may be slowed down as a result Click Yes to continue If you chose to use encryption this screen will appear Check Auto Mount if you wish the encrypted volume to be automatically mounted Enter a password and re enter the same password to verify your ...

Page 87: ...d Size for each Disk Click Format to continue A warning message will appear to inform you that all volumes and data will be formatted and erased Click Yes to continue or click No to cancel the reformatting After clicking Yes your drives will be formatted and partitioned through several stages Please be patient while this process takes place Do not turn off your NAS during this process ...

Page 88: ...RAID Mode and the Disk formation in the RAID Click Finish to complete the process and start using your DNS 340L You can confirm encryption use on your volumes by going to Management Disk Management Volume Encryption You can also select an encrypted volume and click the Save button to save the encryption key on your local hard drive for future reference ...

Page 89: ...de you find that you require the additional features of RAID 1 it is best then to migrate from Standard Mode to RAID 1 or RAID 5 To do this follow these instructions Insert a second hard drive into the DNS 340L as per the instructions for the initial installation The existing hard drive should be the volume which you wish to create a mirror of using the RAID 1 format Replace the top cover and rest...

Page 90: ...e you have selected the required configuration procedure click Next to continue Format the new drive as Standard type Set RAID Type and Re Format If you choose the first option Set RAID Type and Re Format you can configure the new disk volume as two standard disks JBOD RAID 0 RAID 1 or RAID 5 but all data on the disk volume will be erased Please backup all data before taking this action If you sel...

Page 91: ...Slot location Vendor Model Serial Number and disk Size Just below this informational box is a checkbox that offers you the option to Reconfigure to RAID 1 or Reconfigure to RAID 5 Click the checkbox to proceed by migrating to RAID 1 Click Next to continue Select the disk drive s you would like to use to reconfigure the drive to RAID 1 or RAID 5 Click Next to continue ...

Page 92: ...o continue A warning message will appear prompting you to confirm whether you want to format your hard drive Click Yes to continue or No to exit If you select re format all data will be erased Please back up all data before continuing Click Next to continue The following screen will show the summarized configuration for the drive you are about to format Click Format to continue ...

Page 93: ...hareCenter DNS 340L User Manual Section 4 Configuration Please wait while the wizard formats the hard drive Click Next to continue Please wait while the system updates the volume information Click Next to continue ...

Page 94: ...DNS 340L User Manual Section 4 Configuration When the setup is complete a summary will show the Slot Vendor Model and Serial Number Click Finish to continue Once complete the wizard will return to the main configuration page ...

Page 95: ...the hard drives being tested After selecting a test click Start to run the test When the test is complete the results will be displayed in the Result column You can also click the Create Schedule button to run the test at a pre determined time and date refer to Creating a Schedule on page 94 You can also check the Send Results by E mail checkbox to send the test results to the e mail account speci...

Page 96: ...sks volumes to run the test on and click the Create Schedule button Under Schedule select the period Daily Weekly Monthly and then select the time from the drop down menu Click Create To view the Schedule List click the Schedule List arrow A new table will appear showing details of the new schedule created To delete a schedule click the Trash Can icon next to the schedule that you wish to delete ...

Page 97: ...thod to test the file system on your ShareCenter disks Scan Disk scans your disk s file system for errors and or corruption Select Scan Disk from the side menu under the Disk Management tab Using the drop down menu select the volume that you wish to conduct a scan of Click Scan Disk to start the scan ...

Page 98: ...ll services hard drive and network activity Click Yes to proceed or No to cancel The DNS 340L will initialize the volume s and begin scanning Please wait while the software scans the volume s or click Exit to cancel the scan When the scan is complete the table will either display Success or Failure Click Finish to exit ...

Page 99: ...ssing required Select Volume Encryption from the side menu under the Disk Management tab If you created an encrypted volume using the setup wizard the volume will be shown in the list If you did not create an encrypted volume there will be no options available for configuration You will need to re format the volume in order to enable encryption Before proceeding with modifying the encryption data ...

Page 100: ...inal Password in the field provided Alternatively click the Browse button to upload an Encrypted Key File which is saved on the local computer Click Next to continue Select the Auto Mount check box to have the system mount the volume automatically Enter a new password in the New Password and Confirm Password fields Click Apply to continue ...

Page 101: ... Exit to close the wizard and return to main Volume Encryption window You can also click Download Encrypted Key File to save the encryption key to your local computer If you choose to save the encryption key file a Save File dialog will appear in your web browser Follow the instructions to save the file to your computer ...

Page 102: ... clients iSCSI initiators at the same time because it can lead to data loss To connect to the iSCSI Target follow these steps Select iSCSI Target from the side menu under the Disk Management tab Note Setting up an iSCSI Target requires a connection to a Virtual Volume Once you have setup the iSCSI target go to the Virtual Volume section To enable the iSCSI Target click the Enable radio button To d...

Page 103: ...onfiguration The IP address cannot be the same as its current IP address If you should enter your current NAS IP a Syslog warning message pops up Click Yes to change the IP address Click the blue arrow next to iSCSI Targets to view the configuration screen ...

Page 104: ...device s hostname enter the custom name here Select a volume from the Volume drop down menu Enter your disk space in the Size field Click the radio button to Enable or Disable the CHAP Settings When enabled more configuration fields will open Enter a User Name Password and Confirm Password Click Save to continue Note The iSCSI Target name can contain numbers letters of the alphabet and some symbol...

Page 105: ...d to that Volume a pop up menu will appear prompting you to make the changes Once you have reduced the size to a valid setting click Save to continue When the configuration is complete the new iSCSI Target s will be displayed in the table This displays the iSCSI Target Name Status connected to an initiator or not and Size ...

Page 106: ...ication A CHAP password must be entered from the initiator for verification before it can connect to the target When the Modify iSCSI Target window appears you can change the Size and CHAP Settings Click Save to save the settings or click Exit to cancel the settings Note The iSCSI Target name can contain numbers letters of the alphabet and some symbol like dash colon and The CHAP name must be from...

Page 107: ...ation Deleting iSCSI Target Click the user you wish to delete The user will be highlighted in red Click Delete to continue A message will appear prompting you to confirm deleting the iSCSI target Click Yes to confirm The iSCSI target is now removed from the table ...

Page 108: ...disks such parallelizing of the disk access can deliver improved performance over non virtualized systems The DNS 340L works best with 4 hard drives with the same capacity Select Virtual Volume from the side menu under the Disk Management tab Creating a Virtual Volume Click Create to configure a new virtual volume The Create Virtual Volume window will appear Enter the IP address of the DNS 340L in...

Page 109: ...ume you will use to connect to the target Remember no space between words is allowed Setup Authentication if you wish If you have already setup CHAP on the specified target you will need to authenticate the target with the same password you used with CHAP If you click No the User Name and Password will be greyed out If you click Yes the fields will open and you can enter the information per your C...

Page 110: ...irtual volume you wish to assign The entry will change to red Click Connect Once the Connection Status of the entry displays Connected the volume will be created When the Volume is created the Disk Status displays Running This means the Volume is active and working The Used Size and Total Size displays data based on the amount of space you assigned the Volume ...

Page 111: ...ew Virtual Volume For other clients to connect to the Virtual Volume you need to setup a procedure connect to it This example demonstrates a way to connect to the Virtual Volume using Windows 7 Click Start 1 and go to the Control Panel 2 Open Control Panel click on Administrative Tools 1 ...

Page 112: ...Center DNS 340L User Manual Section 4 Configuration Click iSCSI Initiator 1 The iSCSI Intiator Properties box opens Under the Targets tab go to Target and enter the IP address of the NAS Click Quick Connect to continue ...

Page 113: ...ion 4 Configuration Quick Connect displays all the Targets it discovered Select the one you wish to use in this example its meetingroom 1 Before you connect it will display Inactive 2 Click Connect Once you Connect the Status will change to Connected ...

Page 114: ...reCenter DNS 340L User Manual Section 4 Configuration A new pop up window appears Format Disk Before formatting the drive follow the steps below Under Format Options you can click the Quick Format box and click Start ...

Page 115: ...ion 4 Configuration To view the drive in Windows Explorer go to Windows Explorer and look for the new drive The red frame here displays the new drive The blue frame here displays the NAS Alternatively click Start right click Computer and click Manage ...

Page 116: ...114 D Link ShareCenter DNS 340L User Manual Section 4 Configuration This brings up the Computer Management Console Click Disk Management and find the Virtual Volume drive ...

Page 117: ...reCenter DNS 340L User Manual Section 4 Configuration When the format process is complete a notification window appears Click OK to continue To test the Virtual Volume go to Windows Explorer Select the Virtual Volume ...

Page 118: ...116 D Link ShareCenter DNS 340L User Manual Section 4 Configuration Copy a file over to the Virtual Volume The file copies over to the Virtual Volume ...

Page 119: ...117 D Link ShareCenter DNS 340L User Manual Section 4 Configuration The file is safely copied over to your Virtual Volume This effectively proves that the Virtual Volume is working and is stable ...

Page 120: ...ou wish to modify The entry will change to red Click Edit to continue When the Edit Virtual Volume window appears you can modify the Authentication Settings Click No to disable authentication Click Yes to enter User Name and Password for authentication Click Save to save the settings or click Exit to cancel the settings ...

Page 121: ...ng a Virtual Volume Click the virtual volume you wish to delete The entry will change to red Click Delete to continue A message will appear prompting you to confirm if you want to delete the virtual volume Click Yes to confirm The virtual volume is now removed from the table ...

Page 122: ...l Volume Click the virtual volume you wish to format The entry will change to red Note that all data in the volume will be erased Click Format to continue A message will appear prompting you to confirm formatting the virtual volume Click Yes to confirm The virtual volume is now formatting ...

Page 123: ... DNS 340L User Manual Section 4 Configuration While the formatting procedure takes place and the NAS keeps running the Disk Status displays Creating Volume Once the procedure is complete the Disk Status goes back to Running ...

Page 124: ...figuration Disconnecting a Virtual Volume Click the running virtual volume you wish to disconnect The entry will change to red Click Disconnect to disconnect the virtual volume Once the virtual volume is disconnected the Disk Status will display Disconnected ...

Page 125: ...p accounts Up to 256 users and 32 groups can be created By default all users have read and write access to all folders however access rules can be created and edited in the Network Shares menu Creating a Single User Click Management Account Management Click Users Groups on the left side and then click Create The User Setup Wizard will appear Click Next to continue ...

Page 126: ...anual Section 4 Configuration Select Create A New User Account and then click Next to continue Enter a User Name and Password for the new user in the fields provided Re enter the password in the Confirm Password field Click Next to continue ...

Page 127: ...ted any groups this option will not be available Click Next to continue Select the network share settings using the checkboxes y y Read Only Users will only be permitted to read the contents of the volume y y Read Write Users will be permitted to read the contents of the volume and make changes to the contents y y Deny Access Users will be denied access to the volume Click Next to continue ...

Page 128: ... by default CIFS for Common Internet File System AFP Apple Filing Protocol FTP File Transfer Protocol WebDAV Web based Distribution Authoring and Versioning Click Next to continue If you enabled WebDAV in the previous step select the volumes the user can have WebDAV access to and then select whether to give Read Only or Read Write rights Click Next to continue ...

Page 129: ... amount of disk space you wish to assign the user on each volume Enter zero to provide unlimited disk space to the user Click Next to continue The final step is a summary of the configuration for the new user Click Finish to accept the changes or click Exit to cancel the changes ...

Page 130: ...s group Usernames will be in the format Username Prefix Account Prefix Enter an Account Prefix The Account Prefix is a starting number Eg 1 no alphabet letters are allowed used to identify users in this group Enter the Number of Users you want to create Below the input field is the remaining amount of users that can be added Enter a password in the Password field and confirm the password in the Co...

Page 131: ...t created any groups this option will not be available Click Next to continue Select the network share settings using the checkboxes Read Only Users will only be permitted to read the contents of the volume Read Write Users will be permitted to read the contents of the volume and make changes to the contents Deny Access Users will be denied access to the volume Click Next to continue ...

Page 132: ...to the user s CIFS is set by default Check the FTP box to enable FTP CIFS Common Internet File System FTP File Transfer Protocol Click Next to continue Enter the amount of disk space you wish to assign the users on each volume Type 0 to provide unlimited disk space to the user s Click Next to continue ...

Page 133: ...anual Section 4 Configuration The final step is a summary of the new accounts made using the setup wizard Click Finish to accept the changes or click Exit to cancel the changes The User Settings window will show a list of the users created ...

Page 134: ...enter DNS 340L User Manual Section 4 Configuration Modifying Users Click the user you wish to modify The user will be highlighted in red Click Modify to continue The User Setup Wizard will appear Click Next to continue ...

Page 135: ...er DNS 340L User Manual Section 4 Configuration To change the username or password enter the new information in the relevant field Click Next to continue Change the Network Share Settings if desired Click Next to continue ...

Page 136: ... amount of disk space you wish to assign the user on each volume Type 0 to provide unlimited disk space to the user Click Next to continue Modify the assigned Privileges Access methods for the user if desired Select either FTP or WebDAV CIFS and AFP are set by default Click Next to continue ...

Page 137: ...nfiguration The final step shows a summary of the configuration for the modified user Click Finish to accept the changes or Exit to cancel the changes A message will appear stating the user details have been changed successfully Click Yes to exit the wizard ...

Page 138: ...n 4 Configuration Deleting Users Click the user you wish to delete The user will be highlighted in red Click Delete to continue A message will appear prompting you to confirm deleting the user Click Yes to confirm The user is now removed from the list ...

Page 139: ...137 D Link ShareCenter DNS 340L User Manual Section 4 Configuration Importing Users Click the Import Users button under the Users Groups tab The Import Users Wizard will start Click Next to continue ...

Page 140: ...shared folder ro shared folder deny user quota Ex staff3 staff3 Group_Staff2 Folder_RW1 100 Note You must create the user groups and share folders first before importing the users file Check the Overwrite Duplicate Accounts box if this is necessary Click Browse to select the file you want to import Click Next to continue Assign the desired privileges and access methods by checking the boxes Click ...

Page 141: ... there are problems with the user list the wizard will show the errors in red on the table Click Finish to close the wizard or go back to change the imported file Click the i icon to see details of each user Each user s details are provided in a list according to username group name read write privileges or access control ...

Page 142: ...u to control parameters such as access control and share settings for all members of the group Click Account Management Users Groups Click the blue arrow next to Group Settings and settings window will appear Click New to create a new Group The Group Setup Wizard will now start Click Next to continue ...

Page 143: ...hareCenter DNS 340L User Manual Section 4 Configuration Enter a Group Name Click Next to continue Select the user s you wish to add to the group by clicking the checkbox next to the user name Click Next to continue ...

Page 144: ...lect the Network Share Settings read read write deny access for the corresponding disk volume for the group Click Next to continue Select the Privileges Access Methods you want to assign to the group The greyed out selections are assigned by default Click Next to continue ...

Page 145: ...al Section 4 Configuration Select the appropriate WebDAV settings and click Next to continue Enter the amount of space you want to assign to the group for each volume Enter zero to give unlimited disk space to the group Click Next to continue ...

Page 146: ...on 4 Configuration The wizard is now complete The last step shows a summary of attributes of the group you created Click Previous to change your settings or Finish to end the wizard Under Group Settings a table will display the group you just created ...

Page 147: ...ration Modifying a Group Click Account Management Users Groups Click the blue arrow next to Group Settings and the Group Settings table will appear Select the group you want to modify Your selection will turn red Click Modify to change the settings for the group ...

Page 148: ...ink ShareCenter DNS 340L User Manual Section 4 Configuration The Group Setup Wizard will now start Click Next to continue Select the group members that you wish to make modifications to Click Next to continue ...

Page 149: ...iate Network Share Settings read read write deny access for the corresponding disk volume for the group Click Next to continue Select the appropriate privileges you want to assign to the group The greyed out selections are assigned by default and cannot be modified Click Next to continue ...

Page 150: ...selected WebDAV in the previous step select either Read Only or Read Write privileges for WebDAV Settings Click Next to continue Edit the amount of space you want to assign to the group for each volume Enter zero to give unlimited disk space to the group Click Next to continue ...

Page 151: ...make sure the size is not smaller than the user quota on his her account Click Yes to change the quota The wizard is now complete and will display a summary of the modified group settings Click Previous to change your settings or Finish to end the wizard Exit will cancel all changes you made ...

Page 152: ...iguration Deleting a Group Select the Group you want to delete your selection will turn red Click Delete to continue A warning message will appear asking you to verify if you want to delete the Group Click Yes to delete the Group or No to cancel your decision ...

Page 153: ...ll limit the amount of storage allocated By default users and groups do not have a quota Click Account Management and then Quotas on the left side menu Click Enable to activate Quota Settings The status will now display Started notifying you that the Quota Settings are enabled To modify a User s Quota Settings click the blue arrow next to User Quota Settings to reveal a table of users ...

Page 154: ...ect the User you want to modify Your selection will change to red Click Modify to change the user s settings The Quota Settings configuration box will display the user account you want to modify Enter a new quota amount for each volume Click Apply to confirm your settings ...

Page 155: ...ser Manual Section 4 Configuration The modified quota settings will be displayed in the User Quota Settings table To modify Group Quota Settings click the blue drop down arrow next to Group Quota Settings to view the group quota table ...

Page 156: ... want to modify Your selection will turn red Click Modify The Group Quota Settings screen will display the group you want to modify Enter a new quota amount for each volume for the current group and click Apply The modified quota settings will be displayed in the Group Quota Settings table ...

Page 157: ...The Network Shares Settings window allows the user to add modify and removebothnewandexistingNetworkShareandISOMountShareSettings To add a rule click the New button To modify an existing rule first click the rule to select it then click the Modify button To remove a rule first click the rule to select it then click the Delete button Atthebottomofthetable theusercannavigatethroughpagesandalsorefres...

Page 158: ...ton The Network Shares Setup Wizard will begin This window welcomes the user to the setup wizard for creating a new network share In this wizard the user will be able to 1 Select share folders 2 Configure shared folder access rights 3 Configure network access settings 4 View a summary of the configuration before completing Click Next to continue Select the folder that you wish to share from one of...

Page 159: ...to this folder to all the accounts Select Specific User Group to only allow certain users or groups access to this folder Click Next to continue Select the appropriate access rights for the share Options to select from are Read Only Read Write and Deny Access This procedure can also be used to block certain users from accessing or modifying certain folders Click Next to continue ...

Page 160: ...Group in Step 3 then this step allows you to set the access rights for each user configured for the ShareCenter Click Next to continue If you selected Specific User Group in Step 3 then this step allows you to set the access rights for each group configured for the ShareCenter Click Next to continue ...

Page 161: ...lowed to proceed Oplocks are designed to increase network performance when it comes to network file sharing However it is recommended to set the share oplocks to off when using file based database applications When Map Archive is enabled the file attribute will be copied as the file is being stored on the ShareCenter Click Next to continue Here you can assign more protocol privileges that a user c...

Page 162: ...NFS as an access method to your network share then this step allows you to set the parameters below Host AllowablehostaddressthatcanaccessusingNFS indicatesallhosts Root Squash Disables writing to the Root owned directories and files on the system when the user has root access privileges Write Provides write permission to the file system Click Next to continue ...

Page 163: ...ual Section 4 Configuration If you checked WebDAV as an access method then this step will allow you to set the access parameters Click Next to continue Here a summary of the created shares will be displayed Click Finish to save your settings ...

Page 164: ...162 D Link ShareCenter DNS 340L User Manual Section 4 Configuration Deleting a Network Share Select the Network Share you wish to delete Your selection will turn red Click Delete to remove the share ...

Page 165: ...eCenter DNS 340L User Manual Section 4 Configuration Resetting the Network Shares Click the Reset Network Shares button A warning message will prompt you to confirm your selection Click Yes to confirm or No to cancel ...

Page 166: ...he following section will describe how to add a new ISO mount on the ShareCenter To add an ISO Mount click the New button The ISO Shares Setup Wizard will start Click Next to continue Select the ISO file to mount Check the box to the left of the iso file to select it and click Next to continue ...

Page 167: ...ISO Mount share s read deny privileges to all users Select Specific User Group in order to assign read deny privileges to individual users and groups Click Next to continue You can assign Read Only or Deny Access privileges to the ISO Mount share here Click the appropriate radio button for the privileges you would like to assign Click Next to continue ...

Page 168: ...ick Next to continue Assign more protocol privileges that a user can use to access this share Options to choose from are FTP NFS and WebDAV CIFS and AFP are set by default y y CIFS Common Internet File System y y AFP Apple Filing Protocol y y FTP File Transfer Protocol y y NFS Network File System Click Next to continue ...

Page 169: ...ual Section 4 Configuration A summary of the share will be displayed Click the Finish button to accept the change and complete the wizard ThroughtheD LinkStorageUtility theISOMountSharecannowbemapped to your computer as a normal network share ...

Page 170: ...export the data out to your PC Click the blue arrow labelled ISOMountShareSettingsto expand the settings dialog Click the Create ISO Image button at the bottom of the page to start the ISO Image Creation Wizard The ISO image wizard helps you create an ISO image on your ShareCenter Read the instructions for the ISO Image CreationWizard and then click Next to continue ...

Page 171: ... for burning onto a CD ROM at a later stage DVD5 4 7GB This creates an ISO file 4 7 GB in size ready for burning onto a single layer DVD at a later stage DVD9 8 5GB This creates an ISO file 8 5 GB in size ready for burning onto a double layer DVD at a later stage Select the Image Path Click the Browse button to select the destination folder on your NAS Click the volume to save it there or click Ne...

Page 172: ...nter DNS 340L User Manual Section 4 Configuration Enter a name to identify the ISO file you are writing Click Next A warning message appears asking you to confirm your decision Click Yes to continue or click No to cancel ...

Page 173: ... Select the file s and click the button to add the file s to the ISO image On the right side of the window it displays the total available space of the ISO file and the used space of the ISO At the bottom of the window it shows the path where the ISO file will be saved Click Next to continue The wizard will create the ISO image Click the Auto Mount checkbox if you want the ISO file to be mounted a...

Page 174: ...DNS 340L User Manual Section 4 Configuration Verifying the ISO image Open your file explorer click the Network icon double click your ShareCenter NAS Double click the volume you saved the ISO to Your ISO image should be there ...

Page 175: ...ngs allows you to change the User Name and Password settings Enter a new Username type the existing Password enter a New Password or confirm the New Password Click Save Settings to accept the changes or Don t Save Settings to cancel changes Changes to the administrator username and password can be made here ...

Page 176: ...rectory You will also need the name of the Workgroup Realm Name also known as the Domain Name and the AD Server Name the name of the server which is hosting the Active Directory Service If your network is configured in an Active Directory make sure the following conditions are true 1 Ensure that the Time and Date is synchronized between the ShareCenter and the Windows Active Directory server The S...

Page 177: ...he Current Password you use associated to that account Click the Log in button to access the account or click Cancel to exit Alternatively if you wish to connect to the mydlink portal click the link Click here to connect to mydlink portal Note If you have forgotten your password click the Forget your password link If you need to register a new mydlink account click the Click here to register link ...

Page 178: ... data field changes Follow the instructions below Please enter the email and password to register this device to mydlink service Enter the E mail address First Name Last Name New Password and Confirm Password Click the Register button to connect to the registration process or click the Don t Save Settings to exit ...

Page 179: ...D Link ShareCenter DNS 340L User Manual Section 4 Configuration To register complete all the details as mentioned above Remember the admin password must have at least 5 letters The DNS 340L saves your data ...

Page 180: ... the data is saved you will get a verification message from the mydlink site Register mydlink account successfully Click Yes to continue The mydlink Account Settings displays your email address and Internet Connection Status Click Refresh to remain connected to the account ...

Page 181: ...r DNS 340L User Manual Section 4 Configuration To sign in to your mydlink account from your DNS 340L enter the details as highlighted here Do remember the E mail address and Current Password The NAS starts to save the data ...

Page 182: ...tion Once saved you will see this pop up notification Your device is now linked to mydlink cloud services Click Yes to continue The mydlink Account Settings displays your email address and Internet Connection Status Click Refresh to remain connected to the account ...

Page 183: ...gn into mydlink on the right hand side type in your username preferably your email address associated to the account and your password Click the checkbox next to Remember me if you wish the username and password to saved to memory and click the Sign in button Other options available are Forget Password if you forgot your password you will be redirected to a site where you can change your password ...

Page 184: ...onfiguration On the next screen you will be directed to your account It displays your DNS 340L To confirm your product and account details with mydlink you are asked to verify access with your password Enter your password in the field provided and click OK ...

Page 185: ...me you originally setup on your DNS 340L It also displays Settings and Applications These are discussed in more detail later in the manual Click Settings to find some general information about your DNS 340L Here you will also get information on Notifications email notifications and More Settings methods to Remove your Device from the account ...

Page 186: ...guration mydlink Verification If this is your first time accessing your mydlink account you may need to verify your account An automated email will be sent to your registered email address Check your e mail box and click the weblink to activate mydlink account ...

Page 187: ...185 D Link ShareCenter DNS 340L User Manual Section 4 Configuration Your mydlink account will be verified and your profile information will be shown ...

Page 188: ...DNS 340L User Manual Section 4 Configuration mydlink Java Runtime Environment Once you log into your account you will need to install the Java Runtime environment The screen provides directions in order for you to download it ...

Page 189: ...187 D Link ShareCenter DNS 340L User Manual Section 4 Configuration The Java Runtime environment takes a few steps Follow the instructions ...

Page 190: ...188 D Link ShareCenter DNS 340L User Manual Section 4 Configuration After the Java Runtime environment has been installed run the mydlink application and enter your device password ...

Page 191: ...L User Manual Section 4 Configuration Once you are connected you can view your existing storage on the cloud and the DNS 340L You can also upload download files using your browser create new folders rename folders and delete folders ...

Page 192: ...190 D Link ShareCenter DNS 340L User Manual Section 4 Configuration Click Volume 1 to see its contents Here you can create a New Folder Upload and Download files Delete and Rename files ...

Page 193: ...ete a folder click the checkbox next to the file you wish to delete Click the Delete button A confirmation window will appear for you to confirm the deletion Click Delete to proceed To rename a file or folder click the checkbox next to the file folder you wish to rename and click the Rename button A confirmation window will appear for you to rename the file Enter a new name and click Rename ...

Page 194: ...ings Details Under General Information you can view the properties of your NAS On display is the Device Name mydlink Number Model Name MAC address which is associated with your account and NAS and Activation time and date Also viewable is the router you are using and file settings ...

Page 195: ... enter your new mydlink password to access your ShareCenter NAS again A red x indicates that your ShareCenter NAS is offline and currently cannot be accessed remotely If your ShareCenter is offline try the following Check to make sure that the internet connection to your ShareCenter NAS is working properly Try restarting your internet router Check your ShareCenter NAS cable connections and make su...

Page 196: ...ation Select the device you wish to delete A warning message appears for you to verify your deletion Deleting a mydlink device Enter your admin password to delete the device Click Delete Device to proceed An acknowledgement message appears to confirm the deletion ...

Page 197: ...onfiguration Under Profile Information click the Delete Account link at the bottom Deleting a mydlink account A warning message appears to ask you if you want to delete the account Select No keep it to do nothing or click Yes delete it to delete the account ...

Page 198: ...ction 4 Configuration In order to delete the mydlink account you need to first enter your password details and then click Confirm Delete Click Cancel to revert back and keep your account A confirmation will appear when the account has been deleted ...

Page 199: ...The mydlink Access NAS App Access your files anytime anywhere with your mydlink enabled ShareCenter NAS and the mydlink Access NAS app Stream your stored photos documents music and movies directly to your iOS or Android devices using your mobile data connection or Wi Fi ...

Page 200: ...s Monitor disk usage and status The mydlink Access NAS App Features The mydlink Access NAS app enables you to remotely connect to your ShareCenter Cloud NAS over the Internet and open your documents browse your photo albums listen to your music collection or watch your videos at home or on the road Download files directly to your mobile device for offline access or back up your photos and videos t...

Page 201: ...rk Storage Enclosure DNS 320LW ShareCenter 2 Bay Cloud Network Storage Enclosure DNS 327L ShareCenter 2 Bay Cloud Network Storage Enclosure DNS 340L ShareCenter 4 Bay Cloud Network Storage Enclosure More coming soon Note If you are using a DNS 325 or DNS 345 please use the mydlink Cloud app To download the mydlink Access NAS app simply search for mydlink access NAS on the iTunes App StoreSM or Goo...

Page 202: ...ntrolsandmanagesallissuesreferringtoLANsettings Even though your LAN settings were configured in the Setup Wizard they can still be modified here Go to Network Management LAN Setup Under the LAN Settings section click Setup The LAN setup wizard gives you the option to configure the IP settings Click Next to continue ...

Page 203: ...or DHCP server Select Static IP to manually configure your IP address settings You can also choose to Obtain DNS server address automatically or select Use the following DNS server address to manually enter DNS server information Click Next to continue This step allows you to configure the VLAN settings Click the radio button to enable or disable VLAN Enter a number as VLAN ID in the field Click N...

Page 204: ...202 D Link ShareCenter DNS 340L User Manual Section 4 Configuration A summary of the updated configuration will be displayed Click Finish to exit the wizard ...

Page 205: ...p button An IPv6 setup window will appear There are four connection modes to select from Auto DHCP Static and Off Auto Requests information specifically from an IPv6 enabled router and automatically configure your settings DHCP Requests information from a DHCP server Static Allows you to manually enter your own IP configuration Off Disables IPv6 functionality ...

Page 206: ... by your system administrator The prefix length for an IPv6 subnet will always be 64 no more no less Enter the Default Gateway and DNS settings Click Apply when complete The IPv6 Settings table will now display the settings in table format In order for the changes to take effect you will be prompted to re login Click OK and log in again ...

Page 207: ...to Auto Negotiate 100 Mbps or 1000 Mbps from the drop down menu Click the Save Settings button to save the new settings The device supports LLTD Link Layer Topology Discovery and is used by the Network Map application that is included in Windows Vista and Windows 7 Select to Enable or Disable LLTD Link Speed LLTD ...

Page 208: ...e that distributes load in a circular fashion thereby creating an evenly distributed load Uses only one active slave to transmit packets This mode balances outgoing traffic across the active ports based on hashed protocol header information and accepts incoming traffic from any active port Whenportsareconfiguredwithbroadcastmode allslaveportstransmits the same packets to the destination that way p...

Page 209: ...r your friends can enter your domain name to connect to your server regardless of your IP address Go to Network Management Dynamic DNS Select Enable or Disable Select a DDNS server from the combo box on the right hand side and click to automatically populate the fields You can also type in the server address manually Enter your DDNS host name Enter your DDNS username or key Enter your DDNS passwor...

Page 210: ...omatically on your UPnP enabled router Note You will need a UPnP router on your network Log in and click Network Management Port Forwarding Click Test to run a search The DNS 340L will search for a UPnP router Do not turn off your NAS A message will notify you that the wizard has found a UPnP router on the network Note that you have to enable UPnP on your router ...

Page 211: ... ShareCenter DNS 340L User Manual Section 4 Configuration Click the blue arrow next to port forwarding to reveal the Port Forwarding options Click Add The Port Forwarding wizard will start Click Next to continue ...

Page 212: ...orwarding service to manually configure your own settings Click Next to continue If you selected default service scan choose the service s to be allowed for remote access from the Internet via your UPnP enabled router Note You can select more than one port Click Previous to change the Port Forward Rule or Finish to configure the port forwarding on the UPnP router automatically ...

Page 213: ...e behind a router you will need to forward the FTP port from the router to the device Additional filtering and firewall settings may need to be modified on your router to allow FTP Access to the device from the Internet Once the port has been forwarded on the router users from the Internet will access the FTP server through the WAN IP address of the router In situations where the device is behind ...

Page 214: ...that are capable of supporting these character sets Allows you to limit the amount of bandwidth available for each user Here the user can restrict connections to SSL TLS connections only Enable or Disable the use of the File eXhange Protocol FXP to transfer files from one FTP server to another Note In order to use FXP for server to server data transfer make sure to change the port from 21 to some ...

Page 215: ...e arrow to open the configuration window The window expands to include a Blocked IP list and a FTP Server Status report Click New to block a specific IP address Select IPv4 or IPv6 and then enter the IP address that you wish to block Select Permanent if you wish to block the IP address permanently or Temporary if you wish to set a time frame If you selected permanent click Apply and continue ...

Page 216: ...ink ShareCenter DNS 340L User Manual Section 4 Configuration If you selected Temporary then select a time frame and click Apply to continue The Blocked IP list table will display a list of blocked IP addresses ...

Page 217: ...lue arrow next to FTP Server Status to reveal the FTP details The FTP server is stopped by default Click Start FTP Server to run the process After you have clicked the Start button the Status shows Started Open your default browser or FTP application and log in to your FTP server ...

Page 218: ...duce CPU resource overhead Click Application Management AFP Service Click the Enable radio button to turn AFP service on Click Save Settings Click Application Management NFS Service Click the Enable radio button to turn NFS service on Click Save Settings NFS Service The ShareCenter supports Network File System NFS service To enable this multi platform file system on your ShareCenter enable it here...

Page 219: ...n processing with a large number of files After a media library is created whenever you copy new media files into the Media Share folder new media files in the folder will be automatically added to the media library The MyMusic service provides detailed information on the genres file size and cover art My Photos creates automatic albums and collates them according to your collection These categori...

Page 220: ...Configuration To create a multimedia library go to Application Management Multimedia Services Adding a Multimedia Shared Folder Click the Add button to see the Multimedia Shared Settings window Select the volume for the shared folder Click Next to continue ...

Page 221: ... 340L User Manual Section 4 Configuration The confirmation window appears Click Apply to continue The maximum shared folders in Multimedia Shares Settings is limited to 10 The wizard initializes the process and compiles the data ...

Page 222: ...areCenter DNS 340L User Manual Section 4 Configuration The ShareCenter will build the library automatically When the system has finished building the media library a success message will appear Click Yes to continue ...

Page 223: ...nce the media is loaded onto the DNS 340L one feature to monitor media is through the Information Icon Move your mouse over this icon to refresh information When you click the icon an information panel appears giving you information on the media you have on the DNS 340L ...

Page 224: ...Link ShareCenter DNS 340L User Manual Section 4 Configuration To test this feature go to Home My Photos Select Upload from my computer Enter an Album Name in the field provided Enter a Description Click Next ...

Page 225: ...ction 4 Configuration Click Browse to find the images photos you wish to use Click Next to continue When the photos are uploaded click the Information icon then click the Refresh button and you can view the Media Library Database Refreshing Status ...

Page 226: ...224 D Link ShareCenter DNS 340L User Manual Section 4 Configuration Another view is to click Refresh and watch the system build the database Refer to My Photos on page 249 for more details ...

Page 227: ...hareCenter will be automatically detected by UPnP AV compatible media players on your local network Click the Refresh All button to update all the shared files and folder lists after adding new files folders Click Application Management Multimedia Services and expand the UPnP AV Server section by clicking on the blue arrow Click the Enable radio button to enable the UPnP AV server Click Save Setti...

Page 228: ...ices and expand the iTunes Server section by clicking on the blue arrow After enabling the iTunes server on the ShareCenter launch iTunes In your iTunes utility select the ShareCenter and enter the iTunes server password if required Select to enable or disable the iTunes Server Specifies the folder or directory that will be shared by the iTunes server Select root to share all files on all volumes ...

Page 229: ... ShareCenter DNS 340L User Manual Section 4 Configuration Select the ShareCenter When prompted enter in the iTunes server password Click OK Media stored on the ShareCenter will then be available for use in iTunes ...

Page 230: ...e exceeds MB and then enter a value in megabytes If you want to archive logs based on number of entries check the box next to Number of logs exceeds and then select a value from the drop down menu If you want to archive logs based on age check the box next to Log is older than and then select a value from the drop down menu You can check a combination of the three options and logs will be archived...

Page 231: ...k Save Settings If you wish to synchronize the system time with an online NTP server enter the address of the server in the field provided or select an NTP server from the drop down menu and click to populate the field Click Save Settings The Time and Date configuration option allows you to configure update and maintain the correct time and date on the internal system clock In this section you can...

Page 232: ...my340 where the name of the device is my340 Enter your workgroup name here The workgroup name should be the same as the computers on the network Devices using the same workgroup will have additional file sharing methods available Enter your device name here This name is what the device will appear as on the network By default the device name is dlink xxxxxx where xxxxxx is the last six digits of t...

Page 233: ...nfiguration settings to a file on your computer If at a later time you need to reload this configuration after a system reset browse to the file and click Load Enter the amount of time after which the user administrator will be automatically logged out if there is no activity After an automatic logout due to inactivity the administrator will need to log in again using their username and password H...

Page 234: ... down menu Click Enable or Disable The Power Recovery feature will automatically restart your device from a previously unexpected shutdown due to a power failure The speed of the fan can be controlled from this section Select a fan speed from the drop down menu If you select Auto mode the speed of the fan will change Off Low High depending on the internal temperature of the enclosure Click Enable ...

Page 235: ...word if your email server does not require these in order to send emails Enter the appropriate user name for your e mail account Account only Enter the appropriate password for your e mail account Account only Enter the SMTP port number used here Enter the IP address or domain name of your outgoing mail server If you are unsure of this value contact your e mail provider Enter the from e mail addre...

Page 236: ...alerts to This address must correspond with the SMTP server configured above Select STARTTLS or SSL from the drop down menu if it is required by your SMTP server or select NONE Click the Test E Mail button to send a test alert and confirm that your settings are correct Receiver E mail Secure Connection Test E Mail ...

Page 237: ... enter the information into the appropriate fields that your provider has given you to use for the configuration RemovetheselectedServiceProviderfromtheconfiguration The specific service provider URL provided and added in the Add procedure If required by your service provider enter a character that will be used for the space Automatically populated from the Add button function Enter a second mobil...

Page 238: ...ard Enter the URL in the first window with an appropriate Provider Name In the next window select the appropriate HTTP API URL parameter types definitions from the drop down menus next to the parsed fields of the URL Click the Add button to start the wizard Enter your SMS Provider and the HTTP API Choose the appropriate type parameter in the drop down menu for the parsed parameters of the URL on t...

Page 239: ...mit which events are sent as alerts to the email or SMS accounts by checking the events here Selecttheinformationyouwante mailedtotheaboveaddressorsentoverSMS messages to the above mobile number The items checked will be sent when necessary Click Save Settings to save the current configuration ...

Page 240: ... FTP logs here Click to activate the Syslog client functionality of your device to be able to send the ShareCenter s log events to the Syslog server Enter the IP address of an external Syslog server that you wish to send the logs of this device to Click Clear Log to delete all the existing logs Click Backup Log to save the existing logs to a text file on your computer Enable Syslog Syslog Server I...

Page 241: ...the file to your local computer Current NAS Firmware Version Current Microprocessor Firmware Version Firmware Date Firmware Upload Displays the current firmware version on your ShareCenter device Displays the current firmware version for your device s microprocessor Displays the date of when the firmware was created When upgrading the firmware click Browse to select the new firmware file on your l...

Page 242: ...D View network management suite to monitor the status of the ShareCenter In this section you can configure the SNMP function by setting the community of SNMP the destination of traps and notifications Select to Enable or Disable the SNMP function Community name of NAS default is public Enable or Disable trap support The IP of the destination of trap SNMP SNMP Community Notification Notification IP...

Page 243: ...work UPS Master 3 Click Save Settings to receive the critical power status from the network UPS master The UPS Status will display the current status of your UPS Note Make sure that the ShareCenter is in the same network as the network UPS master If a UPS device is connected to the USB port on your NAS you can select either Stand Alone or Master mode If you select Master mode you will have to ente...

Page 244: ...Configuration Click the blue arrow to reveal the USB Storage Information It displays information on the manufacturer product name and size capacity Click the Unmount button to eject the USB device for safe removal from the USB port USB Storage Information ...

Page 245: ...Manual Section 4 Configuration Click the blue arrow to reveal Printer Information It displays information on the manufacturer product type and connection details Click Clear Print Queue s to remove all active print jobs Printer Information ...

Page 246: ...e Info Click the blue arrow to reveal a table of hard drive information TheSystemStatusinformationscreenprovidesinformationontheDNS 340L SystemInfoprovidesinformationontheLANport Device Information andVolume information Hard Drive Info displays information on all hard drives including the manufacture details temperatures size and status Resource Monitor provides more detailed information on the CP...

Page 247: ...lick System Status Resource Monitor then click the blue arrow to reveal the resource details This provides information on the CPU memory bandwidth and processes in action Click the blue arrow to reveal the CPU status Resource Monitor Click the blue arrow to reveal Memory ...

Page 248: ...246 D Link ShareCenter DNS 340L User Manual Section 4 Configuration Click the blue arrow to reveal Bandwidth Click the blue arrow to reveal Process ...

Page 249: ... you can monitor the Status of each service and Start Stop services The services can be installed from the Add On section The following icons are guidelines for operating procedures The blue checkered icon means the service is active The greyed checkered icon means the service is inactive Use the red Stop button to stop the service Use the green Play button to start the service System Services ...

Page 250: ...on Home The Home tab is the center for all files on your ShareCenter Home is divided into one main subfolder called My Folder Under My Folder reside four main apps My Photos My Files My Music and My Surveillance Let s take a closer look at all four apps independently ...

Page 251: ...ou are transferred to the Applications section There are two sections in the My Photos app Photo Albums and Photo Gallery When Photo Albums is selected the Management Panel on the top right corner displays one searching field and four icons Enter the keyword you want to search for in the field and click the button to see the result The icons turn blue when you roll your mouse over them The four ic...

Page 252: ...om my computer A Create Album window pops up The Photo Album Wizard will assist you with uploading photos from your computer to the ShareCenter The first step is to create an Album In the AlbumName field enter your desired name and then enter a description in the Description field Click Nextto continue ...

Page 253: ... Select Photo section click the Browse button to search your computer for photos Ifyouwishtoaddmorethanonephoto repeattheprocessorholdtheShiftkey to select a range of photos or the Control button to select several individual photos Click the Open button to add them to the Album ...

Page 254: ...nk ShareCenter DNS 340L User Manual Section 4 Configuration ThePhotoAlbumWizard isnowpopulatedwiththephotosyouhaveselected Click Next to upload the photos ShareCenter automatically updates the photos to the NAS ...

Page 255: ...253 D Link ShareCenter DNS 340L User Manual Section 4 Configuration The Photo Album now features your Album ...

Page 256: ...healbum When the window appears the Management Panel on the top right corner displays one searching field and five icons Enter the keyword you want to search for in the field and click the button to see the result The icons turn blue when you roll your mouse over them The five icons are Upload from my computer Upload from NAS Edit Slideshow and Cooliris ...

Page 257: ...er DNS 340L User Manual Section 4 Configuration Slideshow Toolbar Clicking on the Slideshow icon will open a slideshow in a new window or tab in your browser There will also be a slideshow toolbar at the bottom of the page ...

Page 258: ...a an AirPlay enabled Apple Device Gallery speed slider Toggle speed at which the slideshow progresses GPS information Click this button to get GPS information about the image if the image contains geotag information Cooliris link Click this button to display your images on the Cooliris website EXIF View detailed information about the image File Name Size Image Date Resolution Camera Camera Model I...

Page 259: ...ges Viewing images using Cooliris By clicking on the Cooliris icon in the slideshow toolbar you can view your slideshow using the Cooliris website The controls of the Cooliris website are different to those of the regular slideshow viewer Click here to activate Facebook in Cooliris Click here to activate Twitter in Cooliris Click here to activate Full Screen mode Click here to slide between photos...

Page 260: ...l Section 4 Configuration Click each photo to view it separately and the photo will be enlarged On the right hand side of each image are the social network links Click here to close Single Image view Click here to enlarge into Full screen mode ...

Page 261: ...D Link ShareCenter DNS 340L User Manual Section 4 Configuration Click the Facebook link to connect your images to your Facebook account Click the Twitter link to connect your images to your Twitter account ...

Page 262: ...rplay Device When you click the Airplay icon the ShareCenter will connect to a shared Apple device on the network to display your slideshow a message will pop up after connecting successfully Press Yes to continue Now you can enjoy your slideshow on your Airplay connected device using your DNS 340L ...

Page 263: ... Select All check box which appears below the Album s name The icon panel will change on the top right side of the screen When a photo is selected a green check mark will confirm that it has been selected y y Set the current photo as the Photo Album cover y y Move the current photo to a different location y y Delete the current photo from the Photo Album y y Share the current photo to Picasa y y S...

Page 264: ...ion 4 Configuration Selecting a Photo as a Cover image Click the Set Cover icon You are asked to verify your instruction Click Yes to continue No to exit The NAS will configure the changes The configuration is updated and saved Click Yes to continue ...

Page 265: ... Move Click the My Photos Photo Albums Photo Album you wish to select the photo from Click Edit to select the photo you want to move Click Move The Select Album window opens Select the Album you wish to transfer the photo to Click the checkbox The photo will be transferred to the new album ...

Page 266: ...0L User Manual Section 4 Configuration Deleting a Photo Click the My Photos Photo Albums Photo Album you wish to select the photo from Select the photo and click Delete The system automatically deletes the file without verification ...

Page 267: ...ou wish to select the photo from Select the photo you wish to share on Picasa A green check mark highlights your selection click Share To Picasa Google will request you log in to your Google account You are unable to use the Picasa feature if you do not have a Google account Enter your Email Address and Password and click Sign In to proceed ...

Page 268: ...lbums select an album from the drop down list and click Share Alternatively enter the new album name and click the Share button When you click the Share button your files are uploaded to your Picasa Web Albums and another window will pop up to confirm its success Note You will have to enable Photos Picasa Web Albums on your Google account in order to use this feature Google may request that you to...

Page 269: ...book Click the My Photos Photo Albums Photo Album you wish to select the photo from Select the photo you wish to share on Facebook A green check mark highlights your selection and click Share To Facebook A pop up window appears directing you to log in to Facebook Enter your details and log in ...

Page 270: ... Manual Section 4 Configuration Facebook will ask you to access and download their D Link ShareCenter App Click Go to App to proceed The D Link ShareCenter App also requests permission to post images on your behalf Click Allow to continue ...

Page 271: ... an album you already have on Facebook or create a new web album to share Under Album Name select an album from the drop down list and click Share Alternatively enter the new album name and click the Share button WhenyouclicktheSharebuttonyourphotoswillbeuploadedtoyourFacebook account and another window will pop up to confirm its success Click Yes to continue ...

Page 272: ...ick the My Photos Photo Albums Photo Album you wish to select the photo from Select the photo you wish to share on Flickr A green check mark highlights your selection and click Share To Flickr A pop up window will appear directing you to log in to Yahoo Flickr Enter your details and click Sign in ...

Page 273: ...nk ShareCenter DNS 340L User Manual Section 4 Configuration The D Link ShareCenter asks to link to the Flickr account Click OK I LL AUTHORIZE IT to proceed Use your DNS 340L to access and upload files to Flickr ...

Page 274: ...onandselectanalbumyouwanttodelete Agreencheckmark will indicate the selection click Delete Select an album a green checkmarkwill indicate the selection click the Delete icon Awarningmessagewillaskyoutoverifyyourchoice ClickYes tocontinue or No to exit The Album is now deleted from the Photo Albums menu ...

Page 275: ...ick My Photos Photo Albums and click the Refresh icon to refresh the entire database Before the screen is refreshed you are prompted to verify your decision to refresh the database Click Yes to continue The DNS 340L will refresh the system and return to the My Photos page when the refresh is complete ...

Page 276: ...gallery When Photo Gallery is selected the Management Panel on the top right corner displays one searching field and three icons Enter the keyword you want to search for in the field and click the button to see the result The icons turn blue when you roll your mouse over them The three icons are All photos By calendar and Refresh ...

Page 277: ...DNS 340L User Manual Section 4 Configuration Click the All Photos icon to view all your photos in your Photo Gallery Click the By Calendar icon to view your Photo Gallery by date Click the Refresh icon to refresh the database ...

Page 278: ...n the NAS Click any Volume you created to see a directory listing of the files You can move or copy any file or folder in the right window to your desired directory in the left window by simply dragging and dropping that file You can also select a directory in the left window and move any file on your PC to the right window by simply dragging and dropping that file The Management Panel on the top ...

Page 279: ...ration To upload more files to the volume you have selected click the icon The Upload window pops up Click the Browse button to find files on your computer to upload to the NAS Upload Locate the path of the files and select the files you want to upload Click Open ...

Page 280: ...youselectedwillappearintheUploadwindow ClickUploadtostartthe uploading process When uploading is finished click Exit to close the window The file will update to the NAS and be displayed on the directory table The files update to the NAS and are displayed on the directory table ...

Page 281: ...iles from the NAS to your computer select the file you want to download highlightedinred andclicktheDownloadicon Dependingonyour browser download settings the browser may automatically download the file to your predetermined save location Alternatively click the Save button Download ...

Page 282: ...NS 340L User Manual Section 4 Configuration Copy Browse any of the folders on the left pane right click any of the files in the right pane Select Copy from the menu Under Copy select a destination folder or create a new folder ...

Page 283: ...User Manual Section 4 Configuration To create a new folder click the New folder at the bottom of the volume you wish to create the new folder in Enter a name for the new Folder Click OK Select the newly created folder and click Apply ...

Page 284: ...enter DNS 340L User Manual Section 4 Configuration Move Browse any of the folders on the left pane right click any of the files in the right pane Select Move Under Move select a destination folder or create a new folder ...

Page 285: ...User Manual Section 4 Configuration To create a new folder click the New folder at the bottom of the volume you wish to create the new folder in Enter a name for the new Folder Click OK Select the newly created folder and click Apply ...

Page 286: ...er Manual Section 4 Configuration Delete Browse any of the folders on the left pane right click any of the files in the right pane Select Delete A verification message appears asking for you to verify your selection Click OK to confirm ...

Page 287: ...NS 340L User Manual Section 4 Configuration Rename Go to Applications MyFiles Browse any of the folders on the left pane right click any of the files in the right pane Select Rename The Rename window displays the original name ...

Page 288: ...286 D Link ShareCenter DNS 340L User Manual Section 4 Configuration Enter a new name for the file Click Apply ...

Page 289: ...right click any of the files in the right pane Select Properties The Properties window displays the Properties Privileges and Owner User Group Under Privileges you are allowed to change the ownership settings The Owner User Group and Others have Read Write and Execute settings Click Apply to have the changes to take effect ...

Page 290: ...le from the Selected Folder You can use Zip compression to create a package of files which can be easily transported or sent Browse any of the folders on the left pane right click any of the files in the right pane Select Create file name zip A zipped file is created in the same folder ...

Page 291: ...ng to Zip Add to zip allows you to add to an existing zipped file Locate the file that you wishtoaddtothezipfile RightclickthefileandclickAddtoZipfromthemenu In the AddtoZip window select the zipped file you want to have the file added to Click the checkbox and click Apply ...

Page 292: ...ion 4 Configuration Unzipping a Zipped File Browse any of the folders on the left pane right click any zipped files in the right pane Select Unzip A new folder is created for the unzipped file The new folder will have the same name as the zipped file ...

Page 293: ...ing a Tar File An unzippedTAR file works when your workstation is Linux based The unzipping process works similar to unzipping a normal file To unzip a tar file on the NAS select the file you want to untar highlighted in red and right click From the drop down list click Untar ...

Page 294: ...ink ShareCenter DNS 340L User Manual Section 4 Configuration Opening a File Select the file you want to open right click and select Open from the drop down menu The file will be opened in a new browser window ...

Page 295: ...d type bmp gif ico j2k jiff jpeg jpg jpg2 pdf png ps psb psd webp doc docx xls xlsx mp3 txt on the NAS Select the file you want to preview Right click and select Preview from the drop down menu The file opens in a new gallery like window Use the left right slider to view the image or re size the image from the corner points ...

Page 296: ...ect the file you want to share to Facebook Right click and select Share to Facebook from the drop down menu The browser will open a new window and redirect you to log in with your Facebook account to automatically upload files to Facebook Follow the same steps to share to Picasa and Flickr ...

Page 297: ...DNS 340L User Manual Section 4 Configuration My Music My Music allows users to add music to the DNS 340L Using this application users can view edit and play music straight from the NAS and access music files over the network ...

Page 298: ...296 D Link ShareCenter DNS 340L User Manual Section 4 Configuration Click My Music to view the My Music features ...

Page 299: ...eCenter DNS 340L User Manual Section 4 Configuration My Music The Interface Click here to play back music to a Local Device or to an AirPlay enabled Apple Device The Music Player plays tracks directly off the DNS 340L ...

Page 300: ...acks to view all the audio tracks on the DNS 340L Click Albums to sort audio tracks on the DNS 340L by album Click Artists to sort audio tracks on the DNS 340L by artist Click Genres to audio tracks on the DNS 340L by genre Click Playlists to view all playlists and create new playlists on the DNS 340L ...

Page 301: ... Music on your DNS 340L Access your DNS 340L from your network Click the NAS volume directly Copy music directly from your local drive to any of the volumes on the DNS 340L The NAS can only play back files in MP3 format you should ensure that all audio files are in this format ...

Page 302: ...ction 4 Configuration View your All Tracks window and click the Refresh button The playlist will be populated with all audio tracks found on the volumes of the NAS Click Albums to sort the tracks by album Click Artists to sort the tracks by artist ...

Page 303: ...Device Click the Airplay button and select the Airplay enabled device that you wish to play the audio tracks to The ShareCenter will connect to the device over the network A message will pop up after connecting successfully Click Yes to continue Your music will now play through your Airplay enabled device ...

Page 304: ...The Player y y Album Art if available y y Album y y Track Name y y Composer y y Seek Bar y y Skip Backward y y Stop y y Shuffle y y Repeat y y Play Pause y y Skip Forward y y Volume Control y y Additional track information The following buttons are displayed on the music player ...

Page 305: ...Create a Playlist Click the Playlist tab at the bottom of My Music The Create a New Playlist menu will appear Enter a name under Playlist Name and click the songs you wish to add to the playlist Click Apply to add them to the list Click the Plus icon at the top right hand corner ...

Page 306: ...t to view its contents Click the Back icon to return to the playlist menu or click the Edit icon to delete songs from the playlist Click Add Once you are in Edit mode click the track you want to delete and click the Delete icon The new playlist will be created under the Playlists window ...

Page 307: ...nnect up to 4 cameras Click the My Surveillance icon under the My Folder window in the Home tab By default My Surveillance is disabled To enable it right click the icon and click Enable Right clicking only applies to this app and icon A greyed out icon indicates that the My Surveillance feature is disabled To enable right click the icon and click Enable A colored icon indicates that the My Surveil...

Page 308: ... correct browser plug ins to view the streaming video If required the browser will prompt you to install the new plug in Click the plug in advisory to continue Click Save File to accept the SurveillanceCenterRealInstall msi file Note My Surveillance supports the following web browsers Internet Explorer 8 or higher Mozilla Firefox 4 or higher Apple Safari 4 or higher Windows Google Chrome 13 or hig...

Page 309: ...r Manual Section 4 Configuration Oncethefileisdownloaded double clickorright click selectOpenandinstall the program from your browser s Downloads window The Surveillance Center Real Install setup wizard will begin Click Next to continue ...

Page 310: ...308 D Link ShareCenter DNS 340L User Manual Section 4 Configuration Select an Installation Folder location Click Next to continue Confirm that the Installation is complete Click Next to continue ...

Page 311: ...as to the network the My Surveillance software will detect the camera automatically The software is able to recognize the IP address model number and bit rate speed Click Close to continue To view the Surveillance utility in a browser open your web browser When you log in you will see the My Surveillance icon under the Home My Folder screen ...

Page 312: ...nternet Explorer requires an add on The add on pops up at the top of the browser Click the pop up and click InstallThisAdd onforAllUsersonThisComputer The Global Digital D Link Corporation add on warning message pops up Click Yes to confirm the installation Once confirmed Internet Explorer will display the live camera feed ...

Page 313: ... The program is launched by default and automatically when you access the Live Video Page A red notification appears if you do not have any detected cameras Read the Auto Install Camera instructions to configure cameras for later use If you wish to disable auto install click the Disable Autoinstall button Click Exit to continue Note TheAutoinstallCamerafunctionwillnotworkifyoumodifythepassword on ...

Page 314: ...ection 4 Configuration Configuration is complete Click Yes to continue The browser will now display the Live View However if you do not have any cameras connected the live view window will have no video stream to show Close the browser tab to exit ...

Page 315: ...oard The My Surveillance interface is based on the surveillance and camera features Normal operation is also dependant upon the camera s functionality The interface features navigation tabs in the left hand column which can be used to access the various functions of the My Surveillance app ...

Page 316: ...m your connected IP cameras There are also various controls and functions on this page which can help you to customize your video view y y My Surveillance y y Camera Name IP Address y y Camera View y y E map Snapshot y y Mute and Volume Slider y y Pan Tilt Zoom Control y y Zoom y y Patrol Mode for PTZ y y Stop Start Manual y y Digital Zoom y y Camera details ...

Page 317: ...go to it s preset point Pan Tilt Zoom Control Used for cameras that support Pan Tilt Zoom PTZ controls You can use these controls to control the direction of the camera lens Zoom Click the or button to zoom in or zoom out This option is only available when digital zoom is enabled Mute and Volume Slider The mute button can be used to mute the sound from the camera and the slider bar used to adjust ...

Page 318: ...n to enter Single Camera Mode The live video for the selected camera will expand to cover the full live viewing area Click the 2x2 button to return to Split Camera Mode Click the camera you wish to view in the Camera Name and IP Address window My Surveillance Single Camera Live Video Mode ...

Page 319: ...Click the Full Screen button to enter Full Screen Camera Mode The viewing angle expands to cover the entire screen Click the 2x2 button to return to Split Camera Mode This full screen mode can be used in 2x2 mode and 1x1 mode My Surveillance Full Screen Live Video Mode ...

Page 320: ...and out on an area of the image You can place the mouse pointer in the bottom right corner of the image to click and drag the box around to view different parts of the video You can also click directly on the part of the main image you want to focus on Use the mouse wheel to control the level of zoom My Surveillance Digital Zoom Video Mode ...

Page 321: ...p from the Live Video screen by clicking the button Note you must have installed E map JPEG files in order to use this feature Click the E map Upload button to upload images into the database When you click this button you will be directed to the E map Upload window My Surveillance E Map View ...

Page 322: ...screen by clicking the snapshot button This will take a snapshot of your current live screen You can copy this image to the clipboard by clicking the Copy to Clipboard button or you can save the image to disk by clicking the Save Image button Click the Close button to exit this mode My Surveillance Snapshot View ...

Page 323: ...record when motion is detected the camera icon on the E map will change to red when an alarm is sounded or motion is detected as shown below When motion is detected or an alarm is triggered click the red camera icon on the E map to play the recorded event My Surveillance Motion Detection Camera Mode ...

Page 324: ...e Surveillance Center works with the following D Link PTZ cameras 1 Click the Patrol icon to configure the Patrol settings Scroll down and click Set Patrol The Patrol Setup window will pop up My Surveillance Configuring Patrol Settings 1 Please check your local D Link support site for an updated list of camera models which support the Patrol function ...

Page 325: ...ll appear Select Clear All to clear the list or select Add Preset Point to create a new Preset Point This brings up the PTZ Preset Point box Enter a Preset Name and click OK To edit the presets click the Preset Point icon and select whichever preset you wish to delete My Surveillance Configuring Patrol Preset Points ...

Page 326: ...324 D Link ShareCenter DNS 340L User Manual Section 4 Configuration Click the Go to Preset Point icon This icon directs the camera to the designated points My Surveillance Viewing Preset Points ...

Page 327: ...to determine how many minutes between intervals Click the Next Minutes or Previous Minutes button on the control panel to advance or rewind the video playback Capture Image This allows you to select where to save and format the snapshots taken using the snapshot button on the live video screen Save in Clipboard Snapshots will automatically be copied to the clipboard You should use the Paste functi...

Page 328: ...re are also options to make the text bold and choosing the edge option will apply the selected color to the text Background In the background section you can select a color for the OSD box and the level of transparency Information The information box allows you to select the information to display You may display the camera name camera number the date and time There are several date and time forma...

Page 329: ...327 D Link ShareCenter DNS 340L User Manual Section 4 Configuration My Surveillance Playback In this section you can play back previously recorded videos ...

Page 330: ...n individual cameras Mute and Volume Slider The mute button can be used to mute the sound from the recorded video and the slider bar to adjust the volume Settings This configures general setting Snapshot Take a live snapshot of the recorded video Synchronous Playback This syncs four video channels to playback at the same time View as 1x1 View one screen at a time View as 2x2 View four cameras at a...

Page 331: ...k List drop down menu provides various options Current Recording This shows camera videos recorded by the Surveillance Center module Historic Recording This shows camera recordings backed up by the user The number of entries below this will depend on how many recordings you have backed up The Date Time Period section allows you to narrow down the time and date for which to show recordings The time...

Page 332: ...ton at the bottom of the window to go to the Backup Setup screen where you can backup the selected recording Click the Play button at the bottom of the window to play the selected recording on the main playback screen Note You can backup or play up to 4 selected recordings at the same time ...

Page 333: ...331 D Link ShareCenter DNS 340L User Manual Section 4 Configuration My Surveillance Setup Note See descriptions later in this Manual ...

Page 334: ... Camera Setup Once you click Setup Camera Setup is the first screen to configure On the left side are the sub menus while on the right are the configurable options Camera Setup is divided into four sections Wizard Camera List Camera Search and Auto Install Let s take a look at Wizard first ...

Page 335: ...nfiguration box appears Click Next to continue The Wizard searches for your camera Make sure you have connected your camera to your router and you have enabled DHCP on your router to detect your camera You may attempt to skip this process using the Skipbutton However once you do this you will be unable to detect your camera ...

Page 336: ...er Manual Section 4 Configuration The next screen appears blank if the camera wizard was unable to find your camera Ifyouhavesetupyourcameraproperly thecamerawizardshouldhavedetected your camera The camera then appears in the Search box ...

Page 337: ...usly indicated if you haven t setup your camera on the network then the camera wizard will not be able to detect your IP camera However if you have the Device Information window is automatically populated with your device information Click the Test Camera button to view streaming video from the connected camera ...

Page 338: ...ntinue Set your Quota Information By default the NAS will keep the last 7 days of recordings and automatically overwrite the old recordings with new ones Select Automatic Overwrite to overwrite the earliest recorded video with the latest video if it reaches the quota limitation or if the disk space is full Select the Quota disk size based on your available disk space Check KeeptheFilewithin and en...

Page 339: ...lot in the section above and you are able to adjust some settings You can modify the Name IP Address and Port if they are incorrect Enter the username and password for the camera if there is one Select the desired Video Format dependent on your camera Finally confirm if the Vendor and Model are correct for your chosen camera Click Modify to confirm the changes You can also click Test Camera to vie...

Page 340: ...ings to continue Click Yes to confirm You can also delete the camera from the list Select a camera from the camera list click the Trash button A confirmation message will pop up Click Yes to remove the camera from the list A message will pop up to confirm the changes Click Yes to exit ...

Page 341: ... DNS 340L User Manual Section 4 Configuration My Surveillance Search and Add Camera Click the Search button to search all available cameras on the LAN Select one camera and click Add To to add the camera to the list Camera2 ...

Page 342: ...Center DNS 340L User Manual Section 4 Configuration Click the Test Camera button to view streaming video from the connected camera Click Modify to add the camera to the camera list then Click Save Settings to continue ...

Page 343: ...ter DNS 340L User Manual Section 4 Configuration A message pops up to confirm the changes Click Yes to exit Under Auto Install click Enable Auto Install to detect other IP cameras next time you access the Live Video Page ...

Page 344: ...llance Setup Audio and Video Audio andVideo configures all your audio and video settings on each camera Let s take a look at a single camera configuration Click Audio andVideo Here you can view all camera audio and video settings Click the device to see the configuration options ...

Page 345: ...d results in a larger file size Resolution The resolution is the number of pixels that the video will include This varies according to your camera video quality Quality Select between Very Low Low Medium High and Very High Selecting Fixed Quality will give you this setting and is a rough guide to determine the output video quality Bitrate This is the number of kilobits Kbps per second the video re...

Page 346: ... DNS 340L User Manual Section 4 Configuration My Surveillance Setup Recording Setup The Recording Setup configuration tool displays options for each camera The settings including Quota Setting Event Record and Recording mode ...

Page 347: ...345 D Link ShareCenter DNS 340L User Manual Section 4 Configuration Double click the camera to expand the configuration options ...

Page 348: ...ocate to each camera Next to it the remaining free disk space is displayed Keep the File within This indicates how long you want to keep the recorded camera video files before it is overwritten Estimate Required Space Click this button to find out how much disk space is required for video storage with the current settings Event Record Pre record If required select how long video should be recorded...

Page 349: ...otion detection configuration page where you can configure motion detection settings for that camera These settings will then be used when recording motion detection events on the ShareCenter Here is an example of a camera s motion detection configuration page Note The appearance and or functions of this page may vary depending on the camera model you are using ...

Page 350: ...tton you can copy the camera recording settings to similar cameras Check the boxes of the cameras you wish to copy recording settings to and click Save to continue Click Yes to continue Select your Recording Mode Record by Schedule Click the Always Record blue box to set normal recording mode ...

Page 351: ...rag your mouse over the time frame s you want to set for constant recording The selected frames turn to blue to indicate the recording duration Click Save Settings to finish Motion Detection Record ClicktheMotionDetectionRecord red boxtosetrecordingonlywhenmotion is detected by the camera ...

Page 352: ...Click or click and drag your mouse over the time frame s you want to set for motion detection recording The selected frames turn to blue to indicate the recording duration Click Save Settings to finish To delete recording schedule frames click the light blue Delete box ...

Page 353: ...n 4 Configuration Click or click and drag your mouse over the time frame you want to delete The selected frames will return to light blue to indicate no recording schedule You can also check Select All to select all frames Click Save Settings to finish ...

Page 354: ...ction 4 Configuration My Surveillance Setup Event Setup TheEventSetupconfigurationtooldisplaysoptionsforeachcamera Thebasicsettingsrelatetohowyouwanteventnotifications to be sent Click Advanced to configure accounts for Email and SMS notifications ...

Page 355: ... recording Motion Detection Notifies you when motion detection has started or ended Digital Input Output When an event is triggered from the D I port of the camera the D O port of the camera will begin sending a signal to My Surveillance My Surveillance will then notify you accordingly Archived Limit Reached Notifies you when your history archive material has reached or exceeded the disk space all...

Page 356: ...these settings please refer to Email Settings on page 233 of this manual Click Save Settings when done and click Exit Click the blue arrow next to SMS Settings to extend the SMS configuration options Check the box to enable SMS notifications and enter the required information foryourSMSserviceprovider Foradetailedexplanationofthesesettings please refer to SMS Settings on page 235 of this manual Cl...

Page 357: ...etup E map Upload The E map Upload configuration panel allows you to import a schematic illustration of the area office space you want to monitor using your IP cameras The E map in JPEG BMP GIF and PNG format is uploaded to the DNS 340L and configured to work with the camera s installed ...

Page 358: ...356 D Link ShareCenter DNS 340L User Manual Section 4 Configuration Click the Browse button to find the E map you want to use Select the E map and click Upload ...

Page 359: ...Configuration The file is now displayed on right side of the camera Click and drag a camera from the camera list on the left of the image When you have placed the camera in the correct location double click the icon to change the orientation of the camera ...

Page 360: ...D Link ShareCenter DNS 340L User Manual Section 4 Configuration My Surveillance Setup Backup The Backup Setup page allows you to configure the ShareCenter NAS to backup and restore the IP Camera recordings ...

Page 361: ...tingyournewbackupfolderanddestination Enter a Folder Name in the field provided Click Browse to select a destination path If you do not have a folder click the sign to create a new folder Type a new folder name then click OK to continue Select the path on the NAS where you want the backup to reside ...

Page 362: ...360 D Link ShareCenter DNS 340L User Manual Section 4 Configuration You should have the Folder name and the Destination configured Configure a Start Date Time and a Stop Date Time ...

Page 363: ... to the camera s name to activate the camera you want to use as a backup Click Save Settings to finish The archive table at the bottom will populate as you collect data A message will pop up to confirm the configuration Click Yes to continue and the DNS 340L starts to backup the IP camera recordings ...

Page 364: ...you have created a new backup it will appear in the Archive section From here you can check which archives to include in the playback list on the playback screen by adding or removing a check from the Playback List column If you want to delete the archive click the trash can icon for the folder you want to delete ...

Page 365: ...e Setup Server Port This page allows you to modify the ports that the Live Video Server Playback Server and Config Server operate on You may wish to do this if you have port restrictions on your local network To change the port numbers use the provided fields and click Save Settings ...

Page 366: ...364 D Link ShareCenter DNS 340L User Manual Section 4 Configuration My Surveillance Status ...

Page 367: ... camera Camera Status and Log The Camera Status shows the current status of all cameras connected to the network and Log shows a history of all significant events of the Surveillance Center software You can filter the events shown in the log by checking the checkbox for Type Camera or Date You also have the option to back up the log to a text file and clear the log ...

Page 368: ...ual Section 4 Configuration To backup your files click the Backup Log button Select the location that you wish to save the log file to and click Save Anotificationwillappeartoconfirmthatthelogfilehasbeensuccessfullysaved Click Yes to continue ...

Page 369: ... DNS 340L User Manual Section 4 Configuration To clear your log click the Clear Log button You will be prompted to verify that you want to clear the log Click Yes to continue Now you can see that your previous log disappears ...

Page 370: ... 4 Configuration My Favorite Applications The My Favorite Applications section allows users to add applications to the Home section so users can easily access these applications Follow these easy steps to set up favorite applications on the Home screen ...

Page 371: ...uration Adding Applications Click the Add Remove button to add Applications Check the box under each application you wish to add to the Home screen Click Apply to continue A shortcut will be created on the Home screen Click the shortcut to access the application ...

Page 372: ...oads are located on Click the HTTP radio button to specify that the source files are located on a web server or click the FTP radio button to specify that the source files folders are located on an FTP server Enter the login information for the site that contains the files that you want to schedule for downloading If no password is required choose Anonymous If a password is required choose Account...

Page 373: ...ownload to occur If you wish to schedule a recurring backup select the desired interval daily weekly or monthly and the time you want the backup to start Pending and completed download events will be listed here The current status for each event is displayed here In addition there is an option to delete a download event at any time Current download statistics such as completed and download speed a...

Page 374: ...emote NAS or Linux server to backup from to your ShareCenter Note If you are not using the Remote Backup functionality of your ShareCenter leave this box unchecked so that your ShareCenter s performance will not be affected by the additional overhead used by this process Enter a password that the remote client will use to access your NAS for backup This is the list of remote backup jobs Click the ...

Page 375: ...xt to commence the wizard NAS to NAS backup from the local NAS to a remote NAS or vice versa NAS to Linux backup from the local NAS to a Linux file system or vice versa Local to Remote sets the backup source as the local NAS and the target destination for the backup files as the remote NAS or Linux file system Remote To Local sets the backup source as the remote NAS or Linux file system and the ta...

Page 376: ...ver the network between the local and remote devices Ignore existing file s Checking this box prevents the backup process from writing over any files in the target file system that are not part of the backup files or folders Therefore any existing files in the target system are preserved Incremental backup support Num Checking this box provides multiple backup capability at scheduled times The fir...

Page 377: ...tion of the wizard or no manually start the backup from the remote backup list Once Select this option to run the remote backup once at a specific date and time set here Scheduled Select this option to set the backup to occur daily weekly monthly as per a specific schedule Click Next to continue Click the Finish button if you are satisfied with all the settings of the backup job created Otherwise ...

Page 378: ... is enabled Clicking the red button will disable the remote backup job and the button will change to a green right pointing triangle Clicking the green triangle will enable the job again Backupnow Clicking this button will execute the backup job immediately as long as the job is enabled Recovery Clicking this button will write the backup files and foldersbackintothesourcefilesystemfromthebackuptar...

Page 379: ...nd volume or vice versa The Internal Backup feature also allows you to backup an existing folder on a volume to another folder on the same volume but nested folders in the same volume are not allowed If you want to backup the data from your PC or another NAS device to your NAS device click the LAN Backup radio button Enter the login information for the site that contains the files that you want to...

Page 380: ...unattended Designate the interval and time you want the back up or download to run unattended By default all local backups and file folder downloads are in overwrite mode meaning that identical files in the destination folder will be overwritten by the source files Checking Incremental Backup will have the ShareCenter compare identical file names at the source and destination Files will only be ov...

Page 381: ...d Enable Time Machine Time Machine Settings list New Delete Remove all Network Shares Click this to enable the Time Machine function to work with a Mac OS X Time Machine The Time Machine settings list will appear when this box is checked A list of destination folders on the Network Shares associated with the Time Machine backup Starts the setup wizard to add a new NAS folder as a Time Machine dest...

Page 382: ...p Wizard If you have enabled the Time Machine functionality on the Sharecenter you can add new backup destinations by clicking on the New button This will start the Time Machine Setup Wizard Click New to start the wizard The wizard will explain the steps involved Click Next to continue ...

Page 383: ... D Link ShareCenter DNS 340L User Manual Section 4 Configuration Use the checkboxes to select the volume you want to use for Time Machine and click Next A summary displays your backup options Click Finish ...

Page 384: ... ShareCenter DNS 340L User Manual Section 4 Configuration The wizard returns to the Time Machine table It displays the volumes you just selected for the backup process The volumes are also viewable in the Finder ...

Page 385: ...383 D Link ShareCenter DNS 340L User Manual Section 4 Configuration You can also browse the volume in Finder Go to System Preferences click Time Machine Time Machine Setup Mac OS ...

Page 386: ...384 D Link ShareCenter DNS 340L User Manual Section 4 Configuration In Time Machine click Select Backup Disk View the DNS 340L Volumes ...

Page 387: ... 340L User Manual Section 4 Configuration Select the volume you want to use for the backup and click Use Disk Log in to the server Enter the Name and a Password that you configured for the volume you are using and click Connect ...

Page 388: ...nual Section 4 Configuration The Time Machine backup process is now complete View your settings once you have set your disk To deactivate Time Machine move the slider to OFF This however doesn t delete the Volumes from the DNS 340L settings ...

Page 389: ... 4 Configuration Time Machine Delete a Volume To delete a volume under Time Machine Settings select the volume you want to delete it will turn red Click the Delete button A warning message prompts you to verify if you want to delete the Volume Click Yes ...

Page 390: ...he volume will no longer be visible in Finder To Remove all network shares click the Remove All Network Shares button A warning message appears asking you to confirm your selection Click Yes to continue The Time Machine wizard shows an empty Time Machine Settings window ...

Page 391: ...tination for a USB device that is connected to your DNS 340L MTP Media Transfer Protocol Backups basically backup digital media content from an MTP compatible USB device such as a digital camera MP3 player or smartphone to your ShareCenter USB Backups allows you to backup data from a USB storage device to the ShareCenter or from the ShareCenter to a USB storage device ...

Page 392: ...tination Status Click Enable to allow your ShareCenter to copy digital media content from a MTP USB device Click Browse to select a folder on your ShareCenter for the backup data to be saved to Displays the current MTP backup status Click the Save Settings button to save the MTP Backups settings ...

Page 393: ...he ShareCenter or NAS to USB backup from the ShareCenter to the USB storage device Click Browse to select a folder as the source folder for the backups Click Browse to select a folder as the destination folder for the backups Select Copy to create a new folder in the destination folder Select Synchronize to overwrite all the files in the existing USB folder named USBDisk1_1 Displays the current US...

Page 394: ...P backup settings Press the USB button to start the backup process The white USB LED flashes briefly to indicate that the backup is in process The ShareCenter will create a new folder in the destination folder that you selected in the MTP backups settings and will copy all the media files from the MTP USB device to this folder At this time the USB LED remains white until the device is disconnected...

Page 395: ...white Click and hold the USB button at the front for at least 5 seconds to unmount the USB device for safe removal Go to System Management USB Devices Under USB Storage Information you will see detailed information on the device you plugged into the DNS 340L You can connect an Android device but the USB debugging feature must be enabled ...

Page 396: ...is able to act as a P2P download manager enabling you to download files directly to the ShareCenter s storage without the need for a computer In this section you can view the status of current downloads and configure the P2P download management settings Go to Applications and click P2P Downloads ...

Page 397: ...395 D Link ShareCenter DNS 340L User Manual Section 4 Configuration When you open P2P Downloads there are two sections P2P Downloads and Settings ...

Page 398: ... provided you can copy and paste a link to a torrent file hosted on the internet When you click Add Torrent the P2P download manager will add the torrent file to the download manager and begin downloading your files Add Torrents from File Browse for a torrent file you have downloaded onto your PC Click Choose File select the file you wish to upload and click Add Torrent ...

Page 399: ...oads Sometimes identifying finished jobs when multiple downloads exist can be difficult This option makes it is easier for the user to remove finished downloads from the list with a single click The Detail button allows the user to view the files that are being downloaded for each torrent The Top Up Down and Bottom buttons allow you to move the selected P2P download in the task list The downloads ...

Page 400: ... start and stop selected P2P downloads in the task list At the bottom of the P2P Task window there are a couple of navigation controls When multiple tasks exist the user can select how many tasks will be displayed by using the drop down menu The user can also navigate to other pages when more than one page exist The Refresh button allows the user to refresh the P2P task list so it displays the mos...

Page 401: ...tic download option The user can choose whether to allow the device to automatically choose an incoming connections port or configure the incoming connections port manually If you wish to configure the incoming port manually enter a port number in the Incoming connections port field Select one of the three seeding options to control when a downloading file is seeded Displays the volume where the t...

Page 402: ...age web service offered by AWS Amazon Web Services It provides a simple web service interface that can be used to store and retrieve any amount of data at any time from anywhere on the web With Amazon S3 support it is possible to upload the data from your DNS 340L to Amazon S3 or download the data from Amazon S3 to your DNS 340L ...

Page 403: ...ore you can use this function on your ShareCenter you must register an AWS account To do this open your web browser and type the following link for the AmazonWeb Services http www aws amazon com s3 Then click the link at the top named Sign Up Now Follow the instructions to create your AWS account ...

Page 404: ...will appear and you will be able to create either a ShareCenter backup or a restore job to the Amazon S3 Cloud Storage You can schedule the job to run once scheduled or manually Click Next to continue Job Name Settings Enter a 16 character name to identify the name of the backup or the restore job Click Next to continue ...

Page 405: ...ccess Key Enter your Secret Access Key to access your Amazon S3 Cloud Storage Remote Path Input a new or already existing Amazon bucket name Region Select your Region from the drop down menu Click Next to continue Server Type Type Select Upload or Download from the drop down menu Backup Type Use the drop down menu and select Overwrite Existing Files Full Backup or Incremental Backup Click Next to ...

Page 406: ...backed up or restored to from the AmazonS3 Cloud Schedule Settings Select the Schedule Mode for the job to be executed You may select Manual now or later from the job list Once at a predetermined time and day or Scheduled a predetermined time on a daily basis If you wish to run the backup immediately select the Yes radio button Otherwise select No Click Next to continue ...

Page 407: ...The Job Name cannot be modified Delete Button The Delete button is used to delete any backed up or restored job listed in the Amazon S3 table Click a created job in the Amazon S3 table so that its text turns red Then click the Delete button to remove the job from your ShareCenter configuration Enable Disable Column This field of the jobs controls whether the job will execute or not If the button s...

Page 408: ...tage of using Google Drive is that it syncs all your Google activity from Gmail Google Docs etc onto the DNS 340L So when you are away from your NAS you are still able to access data from your DNS 340L and Google Drive as long as your NAS is powered on To setup your Google Drive Add on application do the following Google Drive Application Settings Click Applications Google Drive Under Google Drive...

Page 409: ...e the account You are immediately redirected to sign in or sign up for a Google account Use you Gmail credentials to sign in highlighted in red or create an account highlighted in pink It s better to use Google Chrome Browser to do this Create your Google account by entering the required information ...

Page 410: ...direct you to the code Select the code inside the box and copy it Use the Ctl C buttons to copy Under Step 2 enter the email address you just created or previously had and paste Use the Ctl P button to paste the key into the key field provided Click Apply Read the app description and click Accept ...

Page 411: ...d Account the drop down menu now lists your account details Under Sync Folder click the Browse folder to locate the directory you want to use Under Step 1 Select Sync Folder select the folder you want to use You can use the drop down click folder menu to select a folder Click Next to continue ...

Page 412: ...ion 4 Configuration Under Step 2 Sync Folder Access Rights select the user access rights Choose between All Accounts or Specific User Group Under Step 3 Assign Access Rights select the access rights Choose between Read Only Read Write or Deny Access ...

Page 413: ...S 340L User Manual Section 4 Configuration Under Step 4 Summary it highlights the steps completed Click Finish to exit Previous to go back or Exit to make no changes The Sync Folder is now populated with the folder you selected ...

Page 414: ...loaded incrementally to Google Drive and data on Google Drive will be downloaded to the NAS NAS to Google Drive means data from the DNS 340L will be uploaded to Google Drive only Google Drive to NAS means data on Google Drive will be downloaded and synced to the DNS 340L Next select the schedule of your sync by either clicking Sync Now or choose an option from the drop down menu Manu ally Hourly D...

Page 415: ... from the drop down menu and click Apply For the Day option Select Daily then select the Time hour and minutes from the drop down menu and click Apply For the Week option Select Weekly then select the Time hour minutes and Day of week from the drop down menu and click Apply For the Month option Select Monthly then select the Time hour minutes and Day of month from the drop down menu and click Appl...

Page 416: ...hareCenter DNS 340L User Manual Section 4 Configuration To view the data you synced login to your Google account or go through your Gmail Once in Gmail select the Apps menu from the top right side and select Drive ...

Page 417: ...415 D Link ShareCenter DNS 340L User Manual Section 4 Configuration Once in the Google Drive website go to My Folders file and check to see if the data you synced over is there ...

Page 418: ... this step will be skipped a dialog will show the permissions this app requires you can click Allow to start syncing or click Cancel to stop the linking process By default it will be set to the dropbox folder under the first available volume This application will sync the files contained in this folder with the ShareCenter DNS 340L folder on Dropbox You may change the local sync folder by followin...

Page 419: ...ur Dropbox account or local volume the application will stop syncing until free space is available Syncing will restart afterward You can set how often to sync changes from the Dropbox side by selecting Hourly Daily or Weekly here Click Save Settings to apply Note The changes on your local sync folder will be queued immediately so sync interval will not apply to this process This shows when the la...

Page 420: ...ny Internet connection Use the SqueezeCenter add on to connect your Logitech Media Squeezebox player so that it can play music files stored on your ShareCenter Create your own ShareCenter based customized blog Using the ShareCenter s Internet connection a blog created using WordPress can be accessed and commented on from any Internet connection Turn your ShareCenter into an online streaming music ...

Page 421: ...e launched to work with your ShareCenter s P2P functionality Xunlei is a download manager developed by Thunder Networking Technologies supporting HTTP FTP eDonkey and BitTorrent protocols The D Link Vault powered by ElephantDrive provides simple and secure cloud backup for your NAS device Once enabled you can easily create automated remote backups of shares or other folders to a secure cloud direc...

Page 422: ...sed UI The Add on Center window can be accessed by going to Applications Add on Center There are two sections in the Add on Center Installed and All Apps Click the All Apps icon to find all the available applications Click the Installed icon to see the installed applications The total number of installed or all applications will be displayed between parentheses ...

Page 423: ...Enter the keyword you want to search for in the field and click the button to see the result The icons turn blue when you roll your mouse over them The three icons are Install Manually Sorting and Refresh Sorting the Applications Click Sorting and A Z to sort the applications from A to Z order Click Sorting and Z A to sort the applications from Z to A order ...

Page 424: ...plication s information Click any application in the window to see detailed information about the application If the application is not installed click the top right hand Install button If the application is installed the top right button changes to a Remove button for uninstallation ...

Page 425: ...allation is complete the Install button changes to Installed Click the All Apps icon to see the available applications Click the Install button under the app that you want to install to the NAS The application will start downloading Installing an application from the available list ...

Page 426: ...424 D Link ShareCenter DNS 340L User Manual Section 4 Configuration You can also see the installed application by clicking the Installed icon The installed application appears on the right window ...

Page 427: ...o install any application that is not available in the list to the NAS Download the application to your local computer first Click the Install Manually icon in the Management Panel The window appears Click the Browse button to find files on your computer Locate the path of the file and select the file you want to install Click Open ...

Page 428: ... ShareCenter DNS 340L User Manual Section 4 Configuration Click the Install button to manually install the application from the local computer to the NAS The installed application appears in the Installed window ...

Page 429: ...nfiguration Updating an application Whenthereisanewupdatefortheinstalledapplication youwillseetheUpdate button appear under the app Click Update The confirmation window appears Click OK to continue Once the update is complete the button changes to Installed ...

Page 430: ...reCenter DNS 340L User Manual Section 4 Configuration Removing an application Click an installed application icon to see a detailed information window Click the Remove button to uninstall the application from the NAS ...

Page 431: ...hard drive is replaced by automatically restoring data from the existing hard drive to the newly inserted hard drive Standard Creates two separate volumes or one volume if only one hard drive is present Each hard drive is its own volume improving performance but the lack of any RAID or mirroring means that if one drive fails all data on the volume will be lost JBOD Linear Combines both hard drives...

Page 432: ...restoring maximum data protection RAID 5 Raid 5 combines space from three of your hard drives and uses the fourth drive as a parity drive Your Raid 5 volume can only be as large as three times your smallest drive For example when using one 500GB two 250GB and one 80GB drive your largest Raid 5 volume can not exceed 240GB In the event that one of your hard drives fails the fourth parity drive will ...

Page 433: ...RAID is the combined total of all the individual drives in the set RAID 0 allows you to assign two or more disks as a striped set Once you create the striped set you will see it as a single disk drive But when you write data to the RAID 0 striped set the data will be distributed across all of the drives that make up the set Because each disk has less to do it takes less time to write the data The ...

Page 434: ...nes space from three of your hard drives and uses the fourth drive as a parity drive Your Raid 5 volume can only be as large as three times your smallest drive For example when using one 500GB two 250GB and one 80GB drive your largest Raid 5 volume can not exceed 240GB In the event that one of your hard drives fails the fourth parity drive will be used to rebuild your Raid RAID 10 With Raid 10 the...

Page 435: ... 340L supports USB UPS giving users the ability to share the UPS on their local network and protect from an abnormal shutdown due to a power failure Follow these instructions to connect a UPS to the USB port on the back of the ShareCenter Standalone and Network Master Mode Log into the DNS 340L ...

Page 436: ...nt USB Devices Click the blue arrow next to UPS Settings There are two modes Standalone and Master Select Standalone to use the UPS only on the DNS 340L or select Master to share the UPS with the network UPS slaves The UPS Status screen shows the mode manufacturer product type battery charge meter and status ...

Page 437: ...se Under Mode select Master from the drop down list and then click Add Enter the IP address of the other UPS slave on the network Click the button to add more IP addresses Make sure the DNS 340L and the UPS slaves are on the same physical network Click OK to continue ...

Page 438: ...ase Once you have entered an IP address the system will check its database for IP address records The UPS Settings table will display the IP address es you added Your DNS 340L is now setup as the network master to notify the network slaves about critical power status ...

Page 439: ... 5 Knowledge Base Deleting a UPS Slave Under Management System Management USB Devices UPS Setting select the IP address Your selection will turn red Click Delete The DNS 340L will process your request The IP address will no longer be listed in the table ...

Page 440: ...he device It is important to ensure that any of the printer manufacturer s drivers are already installed or available on any computer you want to print from Note Only the print function is supported The device does not support the copy and scan functions of multi function printers To add a printer connect your printer via USB cable to the USB port on the back of the ShareCenter The printer should ...

Page 441: ... use the Have Disk button to browse for the printer driver file if you have them on your local hard disk or a CD ROM The Windows Add Printer Wizard will launch Click OK to continue Using Windows Explorer locate the DNS 340L The printer should appear as a location on the ShareCenter Double click the printer to initiate the installation ...

Page 442: ...If you choose Have Disk you will need to locate the installation file Click Browse to locate the file Once you have selected the proper driver as shown in the browse list then click OK to install the printer The printer is now installed and the printer queue will appear ...

Page 443: ... Management USB Devices to view the printer attached to your NAS Check the device settings under System Management Device Device Settings Download the printer manufacturer s drivers or install them from the CD that came with your printer You must ensure that you use the correct Mac OS 10 8 drivers Install these drivers on your Mac ...

Page 444: ...442 D Link ShareCenter DNS 340L User Manual Section 5 Knowledge Base Go to System Preferences Print Scan Under Print Scan click the plus sign ...

Page 445: ...ction 5 Knowledge Base Under Add Printer click the IP tab to add the shared printer which is connected to the NAS Enter the IP address of the printer and the Queue configuration Note Under the Queue section enter lp where lp stands for Line Printer ...

Page 446: ... User Manual Section 5 Knowledge Base Under Location choose Select Printer Software Select your specific printer If you cannot find a driver for your printer please download the driver from the manufacturer s web site and install it ...

Page 447: ...445 D Link ShareCenter DNS 340L User Manual Section 5 Knowledge Base The IP printer now appears under Print Scan The IP address is clearly visible in the configuration settings ...

Page 448: ...y y One USB 3 0 host port y y Two USB 2 0 host port y y Power Input LEDs y y Power y y USB y y HDD 1 HDD 2 HDD 3 HDD 4 y y LAN on LAN port Disk Management Features y y Multiple Hard Drive Configurations Standard JBOD RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 10 y y RAID migration from Standard to RAID 1 Standard to RAID 5 RAID 1 to RAID 5 y y Hard Drive Format EXT4 y y Scandisk y y SMART Test y y Supports Advance...

Page 449: ...ctionality y y System Service Management Power Management y y Power Saving Mode y y Auto Power Recovery y y Schedule Power Off y y Smart Fan Control y y Supports Connection to a UPS through USB File Sharing y y Max User Accounts 256 Users y y Max Groups 32 y y Max Shared Folders 128 without BT y y Max Concurrent Samba Connections 64 y y Max Concurrent FTP Connections 10 Remote File Sharing y y Web...

Page 450: ...lic Kyrgyz Republic Czech Danish Dutch English Finnish French German Greek Hungarian Italian Norwegian Polish Portuguese Romanian Russian Simplified Chinese Slovenian Spanish Swedish Traditional Chinese Turkish Korean Hebrew Multilingual User Interface y y German y y Spanish y y French y y Italian y y Portuguese y y Russian y y Simplified Chinese y y Traditional Chinese ...

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