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Summary of Contents for ShareCenter Pro 1200

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Page 2: ...e Monitor Memory Usage 45 Status Resource Monitor Bandwidth Usage 46 Status Resource Monitor Process 47 Status Connection Status 48 Disk Management 49 iSCSI Target 66 iSCSI Target supports IPv6 68 iSCSI Target iSCSI Manager 69 iSCSI Target Creating iSCSI Targets 72 iSCSI Target Editing iSCSI Targets 76 iSCSI Target Deleting iSCSI Targets 79 iSCSI Target Details of an iSCSI Targets 81 iSCSI Target ...

Page 3: ...le a Syslog Server Rule 188 System Management Clearing a Syslog Server Log 189 System Management Port Forwarding 190 System Management Port Forwarding UPnP Router Detection 191 System Management Port Forwarding Port Forwarding 193 Network Services 198 File Sharing 199 Dynamic DNS 204 SNMP 205 Network Discovery Services 206 Applications 207 Web File Manager 208 Download Manager 209 Backup 212 Volum...

Page 4: ...the NAS file server feature as well as the fast access performance of iSCSI The ShareCenter Pro 1200 is a hybrid NAS iSCSI storage enclosure that offers concurrent NAS iSCSI functionality The included CD contains D Link s Easy Search Utility This utility allows you to locate the ShareCenter Pro on the network and map drives to your computer Backup software is also included on the CD This software ...

Page 5: ...0 should only be maintained by the authorized server manager or IT administrator The ShareCenter Pro 1200 should be locked using the Front Panel Key Only certified staff who have the Key are allowed to unlock it If any of the above items are missing please contact your reseller System Requirements For best results the following minimum requirements are recommended on any system used to configure a...

Page 6: ...s and iSCSI targets with password authentication Accountmanagement Manageusers groupsand Read Write permission iSNS Virtual Disks Thin provisioning DDNS Volume Snapshot Up to 64 iSCSI Targets SNMP D View 6 0 compatible CHAP Link Aggregation Fail over Fail back VLAN tag Support DFS Support AES Support FTP FXP w TLS SSL NFS ADS support Backup Remote backup Local backup External backup PC client to N...

Page 7: ... User Manual Section 1 Product Overview Supports MPIO Supports MC S Supports Windows Server 2008 Hyper V Network access by service AFP support Syslog server Network UPS ISO mount WebDAV Amazon S3 IPv6 Connection Status Port Forwarding ...

Page 8: ... Messages Next Button Use this button to display the System Information HD Volume Information and Error Messages on the OLED Press the button once to alternate between the different Status screens Drive Trays Use the screws to fasten the SATA hard drives with the trays and insert to the ShareCenter Pro Power Button Use this button to switch the device on or off To switch on the device press the bu...

Page 9: ...e Connect the supplied power cord to the receptacle USB Connector Two USB 2 0 Type A connectors The USB Host ports are for Print Servers USB memory disks or USB UPS monitoring Reset Button Press this button for more than 5 seconds to reset the unit to factory defaults Cooling Fan The cooling fan is used to cool the hard drives and feature speed control When the unit is first powered on the fans ro...

Page 10: ...r messages The OLED has three different screens y y System Information This screen shows the following information The hostname of the ShareCenter Pro The IP address of the ShareCenter Pro The hard drive slots information y y Hard Drive Volume information This screen shows the following information The percentage of space used on the hard drives y y Error Messages This screen shows error messages ...

Page 11: ...irst time using the ShareCenter Pro or if a new hard disk is installed use the Easy Search utility located on the Installation CD and follow the instructions for setting up configuring and formatting the new drive To install ShareCenter Pro on your local network refer to the steps below 1 Put a 3 5 SATA hard drive into a drive tray and use screws to fasten the hard drive with the tray There are fo...

Page 12: ...9 D Link ShareCenter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 2 Installation 3 Insert the tray into a bay 4 Depress the blue button to lock it into place ...

Page 13: ... 05 User Manual Section 2 Installation 5 Connect an Ethernet cable to the available Ethernet port This cable should connect the ShareCenter Pro to your local network via a router or switch or directly to a computer for configuration ...

Page 14: ...11 D Link ShareCenter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 2 Installation 6 Connect the supplied power adapter to the power receptacle ...

Page 15: ...eded changes Easy Search Utility Network Storage Device The Easy Search Utility displays any ShareCenter Pro devices it detects on the network here Refresh Click Refresh to refresh the device list Configuration ClickConfigurationtoaccesstheWebbasedconfiguration of the ShareCenter Pro LAN Configure the LAN Settings for the ShareCenter Pro here Apply Click Apply to save changes to the LAN Settings i...

Page 16: ...13 D Link ShareCenter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration To run the Easy Search Utility insert the ShareCenter Pro CD into your CD ROM drive Click Easy Search Utility Getting Started ...

Page 17: ...rect 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 Pro web based configuration manager must be on the same subnet as the ShareCenter Pro If your network is using a DHCP server and the computer receives IP settings from DHCP server the ShareCenter Pro will automatically be in the same subnet ...

Page 18: ...or and leave the password field blank Click Login Note Thecomputer usedtoaccesstheShareCenterProweb based configuration manager must be on the same subnet as the ShareCenter Pro If your network is using a DHCP server and the computer receives IP settings from DHCP the ShareCenter Pro will automatically be in the same subnet ...

Page 19: ...o administrator to create or configure the Volume iSCSI Target Virtual and Volume and perform Disk Diagnostic y y Account Management Allows the ShareCenter Pro administratortoconfigureAdminPassword Users Groups and Share Folders y y System Management Contains Network Time and Date System Settings Power Management Email Alerts Firmware Upgrade and Logs y y Network Services Contains File Sharing Dyn...

Page 20: ...s screen appears when new hard drive s is inserted and no RAID has been configured Click Next to continue Select the configuration type of the volume Standard JBOD RAID 0 RAID1 RAID5 or RAID 6 Tick the corresponding check box to select the hard disk s in the array and spare ...

Page 21: ...nction of RAID 1 RAID 5 or RAID 6 Click the Enable radio button to encrypt the volumes Enter a password in the Password and Confirm Password fields Tick the AutoUnlockcheck box to automatically unlock the volume when the system starts Tick theUSBKey check box to save the password to a USB drive Click Apply to continue ...

Page 22: ...ro 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration A warning message appears before starting to create the volume Click Yes to continue The volume is being created The status bar displays the percentage of completion in real time ...

Page 23: ...20 D Link ShareCenter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration Once the volume is created the Volume page opens to show the information ...

Page 24: ...te Share Folder and My Favorite Click the Homepage icon to see the subcategories This window provides quick access to the Setup Wizard and the My Favorites section Users can add the most frequently used functions to My Favorites and quickly access these functions by clicking the icon or selecting from the My Favorites drop down list ...

Page 25: ...The ShareCenter Pro has a System Wizard that allows you to quickly configure some of the basic device settings Click the System Wizard icon to start the Setup Wizard WhenrunningtheShareCenterProSystemWizard the welcome screen details the five steps of the wizard Click Next to continue ...

Page 26: ...23 D Link ShareCenter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration This window can configure the LAN 1 settings Click Next to continue ...

Page 27: ...24 D Link ShareCenter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration This window can configure the LAN 2 settings Click Next to continue ...

Page 28: ... 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration Enter the host name of the ShareCenter Pro Enter the primary and secondary DNS server address in the fields Use the drop down menu to select the LAN interface Click Next to continue ...

Page 29: ...26 D Link ShareCenter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration Click Next to continue Thiswindowcanenableordisablevarious the file sharing method ...

Page 30: ... 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration Click Next to continue Select the configuration type of the volume Standard JBOD RAID 0 RAID1 RAID5 or RAID 6 Tick the corresponding check box to select the hard disk s in the array and spare ...

Page 31: ...ble the auto rebuild function of RAID 1 RAID 5 or RAID 6 Click the Enable radio button to encrypt the volumes Enter a password in the Password and Confirm Password fields Tick the AutoUnlockcheck box to automatically unlock the volume when the system starts Tick theUSBKey check box to save the password to a USB drive ...

Page 32: ...29 D Link ShareCenter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration This window displays the information you configured in System Wizard Click Apply to continue ...

Page 33: ...areCenter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration A warning message appears before starting to create the volume The volume is being created The status bar displays the percentage of completion in real time ...

Page 34: ...31 D Link ShareCenter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration The ShareCenter Pro is saving the settings After saving the settings the Homepage window will appear ...

Page 35: ...0 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration Create User The Create User wizard icon directly links to the Create User function Click the Create User icon in the Homepage window and the Create User window appears Click Next to continue ...

Page 36: ...ual Section 3 Configuration Enter a name in UserName and a password inPassword and Confirm Password Click Next to continue If setting a specific storage quota for the user tick the Set Quota check box and enter the storage quota in megabytes MB ...

Page 37: ...1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration Select a group list from the list If there is no entry in the list you can go to Account Management User to update the information after a group has been created Click Next to continue ...

Page 38: ...00 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration Select a share folder from the list If there is no entry in the list you can go to Account Management User to update the information after a share folder is created Click Next to continue ...

Page 39: ...36 D Link ShareCenter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration Click Apply to save the settings This window displays the information that has been configured ...

Page 40: ...Section 3 Configuration Create Share Folder The Create Share Folder wizard icon directly links to the Create Share Folder function Click the Create Share Folder icon in the Homepage windowandtheCreateShareFolderwindowappears Click Next to continue ...

Page 41: ...uration Click the Select Path field to choose the path of a folder Click Next to continue If setting a specific storage quota for the share folder tick the SetQuotacheckboxandenterthestoragequotainmegabyte MB Click the radio buttons to configure the folder options ...

Page 42: ...orites click an arrow key next to a folder icon to display all categories within the folder in the left window and drag the category to the My Favorites field To delete a category in My Favorites drag the category in My Favorites field to the left window Once the category is added to My Favorites click the icon to see the category in the list Click to directly link to the window of the category ...

Page 43: ...Link ShareCenter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration Status This folder contains System Status Hard Drive Status Resource Monitor and Connection Status Click each folder to see the subcategories ...

Page 44: ... firmware version and current temperatureoftheShareCenterPro LAN Info Displays the local network settings of the ShareCenter Pro Network Settings Displays the host name and DNS information of the ShareCenter Pro Date and Time Displays the current date and time settings of the ShareCenter Pro USB Disk Information Displays information for a connected USB printer memory disk or UPS Click the Unmount ...

Page 45: ...stalledin YoucanviewtheS M A R T information for each hard disk installed in the ShareCenter Pro if the hard disk supports the S M A R T feature Hard Drive Status To see the S M A R T information of a hard disk select a hard disk and click the Details button S M A R T Information The S M A R T test results for the selected hard drive is displayed Click the Close button to go back to the Hard Drive...

Page 46: ... Section 3 Configuration Status Resource Monitor CPU Usage The Resource Monitor screen provides detailed information on CPU Usage Disk Usage Memory Usage Bandwidth Usage and Process streams CPU Usage is illustrated in System CPU Utilization Ratio ...

Page 47: ...44 D Link ShareCenter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration Status Resource Monitor Disk Usage Disk Usage depicts the System Used size Available Disk Space and the Total Disk Space ...

Page 48: ...ink ShareCenter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration Status Resource Monitor Memory Usage The Memory Usage chart shows the Used Size Available Space and Total Space per Utilization ratio in minutes ...

Page 49: ...46 D Link ShareCenter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration Status Resource Monitor Bandwidth Usage The Bandwidth Usage chart shows bandwidth usage for both Ethernet Ports in KB s ...

Page 50: ...nk ShareCenter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration Status Resource Monitor Process The Process table shows PID User Memory CPU Usage and Command data information Scroll down to monitor each process ...

Page 51: ... 3 Configuration Status Connection Status The Connection Status Table illustrates the current online users data information It has information on Date Time Server Type IP Address the User accessing the system the Computer Name and the Resources being used ...

Page 52: ...D Link ShareCenter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration Disk Management This folder contains the Volume iSCSI Target Virtual Volume and Disk Diagnostic Click the folder to see the subcategories ...

Page 53: ... a new volume when using an unused hard drive Delete Click this button to delete a volume Extend Spare Click to enlarge a volume by adding one or more hard drive s or set spare hard drives for a volume Migrate Click to change the RAID level of a volume Expand Click to enlarge a volume by replacing one of the existing hard drive with a larger capacity hard drive Unlock Click to unlock an encrypted ...

Page 54: ...stored in a striped fashion and geared towards maximum available space and performance CAUTION RAID 0 does not provide data redundancy RAID 1 RAID 1 requires a minimum of two hard drives and mirrors the hard drives for data redundancy RAID 5 RAID 5 requires a minimum of three hard drives and provides data striping with distributed parity RAID 6 RAID 6 requires a minimum of four hard drives and str...

Page 55: ...ure this setting Encryption Clicktheradiobuttonstoenableordisableencryption settings Password When encryption is enabled enter a password in the field A minimum of 5 digits is required Confirm Password Retype the password in the field Auto Unlock Tickthecheckboxtoautomaticallyunlockthevolume when the system starts USB Key TickthecheckboxtosavethepasswordtoaUSBdrive Click Apply to continue ...

Page 56: ...Configuration A warning message appears before starting to create the volume Click Yes to continue The volume is being created The status bar displays the percentage of completion in real time Once the volume is created successfully the Volume window appears ...

Page 57: ... Apart from RAID 1 the ShareCenter Pro will extend the volume capacity after the extension is complete Click a volume and the Extend Spare button to see the following window Array Tick the check box to extend the volume Spare Tickthe check box to select the disk to be a spare disk Disk Displays the configured disk number Size Displays the size of the hard disk Click Apply to save the settings ...

Page 58: ...ard disks to be used in the migration To migrate a volume to another RAID level the ShareCenter Pro requires a volume s disk array and one or more unused disks to do the migration The ShareCenter Pro software will extend the volume capacity after the migration is complete Migration can only take place in the following instances Standalone to JBOD Standalone to RAID 0 1 5 6 RAID 1 to JBOD RAID 1 to...

Page 59: ...are Onceyouhaveupdatedyourfirmware thedatavolumesyou vecreatedfromthepreviousfirmwarerelease needstobeupdated The DNS 1200 05 then checks every volume and informs you if one or more volume s needs updating The information below is an example of what takes place during and after this process Log in to your system ...

Page 60: ...to the system a warning message appears Please read the instructions carefully Note that when you upgrade your firmware the migrated volumes will not be able to read the old firmware so migrating the volume is critical Also make sure you backup all data first Click Yes to update No to cancel ...

Page 61: ... 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration Firmware Settings Note the following details The current firmware version number The current firmware date File Path Click the Browse button to update the new firmware Click Apply to continue ...

Page 62: ...59 D Link ShareCenter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration Migration in progress ...

Page 63: ...60 D Link ShareCenter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration The Disk Management Volume Table directory shows the migration taking place See the Status tab for details ...

Page 64: ...61 D Link ShareCenter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration The migration process is complete See the Status tab for details ...

Page 65: ...ume with larger disks one at a time 3 Once you have replaced each disk it takes a while for the volume to recover 4 Once the disks of the volume is replaced ShareCenter Pro extends the volume capacity ONLY RAID 1 5 and RAID 6 supports volume expansion Click the Expand button to see the following window Click Yes to continue Follow the instruction in the State column to expand the volume ...

Page 66: ...nwindowappearsandtherearefourtabsinthe window Thiswindowdisplaysthesettingsinthe Changetab Change Password Tick the check box and enter the new password in New Password and Confirm Password fields Auto Unlock Tick the check box to automatically unlock the volume when the system starts USB Key TickthecheckboxtosavethepasswordtoaUSBdrive Click Apply to save the settings ...

Page 67: ...g in the Save tab Click Save to save the password to local This window displays the settings in the Load tab Load password from local Click the Browse button to locate the path of the password that is saved to the local computer Click the Load button to get the password from local to unlock this volume ...

Page 68: ...00 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration This window displays the setting in the Mail tab Click Mail to send the password to the administrator This has been setup in the Email Account Settings under System Management Email Alerts ...

Page 69: ...he client process requesting data is called an initiator and the server process serving the data is called a target In an iSCSI implementation the storage that is offered by the target appears as local disk to the initiator The client can make block based operations on that storage Since this involves formatting the disk partitioning creating a file system on the disk no more than one initiator ca...

Page 70: ...s an initiator Its called this because it initiates a connection to the device called a target Do not connect 2 different clients to the same iSCSI LUN at the same time This will lead to data loss and system crash Create an iSCSI Target using the iSCSI Manager Login to your ShareCenter Pro as an administrator Follow the instructions on the next page ...

Page 71: ...d authorization configuration An iSCSI node also has one or more addresses An iSCSI address specifies a single path to an iSCSI node and consists of the iSCSI name plus a transport TCP address which uses the following format domain name port Where domain name is one of the options below IPv4 address in dotted decimal notation Assumed if the name contains exactly four numbers separated by dots wher...

Page 72: ...The iSCSI Target should not be confused with iSCSI which is a protocol iSCSI Target is a storage server instance iSCSI is a dedicated network connected hard disk storage device like the DNS 1200 05 The 1200 provides distinct iSCSI targets for numerous clients Click Disk Management on the left pane ...

Page 73: ...05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration Click iSCSI Target The right pane displays the iSCSI Manager Click the Enable iSCSITarget checkbox to enable this function ClickEnableiSNSandenter theiSNSserverIP address Click Apply to continue ...

Page 74: ...71 D Link ShareCenter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration The program saves all configurations ...

Page 75: ...t enable iSCSITarget under iSCSI Manager The Create iSCSI Target window opens Under the iSCSI Target Settings enter a name for the iSCSI Target The name will be the suffix of this target s iSCSI Qualified Name IQN IQN is the acronym used to recognise this iSCSI Target On the ShareCenter Pro it will be constructed to iqn 2010 01 com d link the device s hostname enter the name here Check the No orYe...

Page 76: ...rs letters of the alphabet and some symbol like dash colon and dot Note The CHAP name must be between 1 to 8 characters The CHAP password must be between 12 to 16 characters Both of them can accepts English letters numbers and underscore _ Note BothCHAPnameandpasswordcanacceptsEnglishletters numbers andunderscore _ ...

Page 77: ...to create LUN Mapping here Click Apply Map the LUNs to this iSCSI target You can specify the iSCSI LUN to map or just create an iSCSI Target NB iSCSI Target must map one iSCSI LUN at least 1 None nomapLUNtothistarget Youcanmapitlater 2 Create a New LUN create a new LUN and map it to this iSCSI target 3 Map Existing LUNs map existing LUNs to this target ...

Page 78: ...75 D Link ShareCenter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration The newly created iSCSI Target appears in the iSCSI Target table The connection status will show in the Status column ...

Page 79: ...Center Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration iSCSI Target Editing iSCSI Targets Follow these instructions to edit an iSCSI Target Under iSCSI Targets click the iSCSI Target entry you wish to edit Click Edit ...

Page 80: ...SCSI Target Settings is limited to the CHAP settings Choose to enable or disable CHAP settings or change the CHAP name and password settings The next window asks you to edit the iSCSI LUN Mapping You can re map any existing LUN to this iSCSI target If this window doesn t show any data go to iSCSI LUNs to create a new one ...

Page 81: ...78 D Link ShareCenter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration The iSCSI Targets window returns to the table ...

Page 82: ...79 D Link ShareCenter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration iSCSI Target Deleting iSCSI Targets Follow these instructions to delete an iSCSI Target Select the iSCSI Target ...

Page 83: ...80 D Link ShareCenter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration The Warning message indicates that the iSCSI Target will be deleted The items in the iSCSI Targets table no longer exists ...

Page 84: ...0 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration iSCSI Target Details of an iSCSI Targets Follow these instructions to view details of an iSCSI Target Select the iSCSI Target Click the Details button to show all details on the iSCSI Target ...

Page 85: ...N to the server applications allowing the storage capacity to expand at any time regardless of the current storage size The addition of storage space on the servers can easily be completed fordifferentoperatingsystemseachusingtheirowniSCSIinitiator Thinprovisioningallowsefficientstoragemanagementsince the system administrator only has to monitor the storage capacity of the single ShareCenter Pro s...

Page 86: ... like dash colon and dot Pre allocate Select Yes to allocate volume space as the iSCSI LUN needs Select No to do Thin Provisioning This has been introduce in a previous section Volume This is the Volume where the iSCSI LUN will be stored Size The size of the iSCSI LUN is in Gigabytes If you chose Pre allocate as Yes you can enter a size from 1 to the maximun free size of the volume Otherwise you c...

Page 87: ...the next step and this LUN will be mapped to it Map Existing Target This maps this LUN to an iSCSI Target that has been created before Enter the basic Target settings In the Name field enter the suffix of the Target s IQN Under Enable CHAP select Yes if you wish to have authentication to login to the Target Click No if you do not want authentication In the Name field enter the CHAP name In the Pas...

Page 88: ...85 D Link ShareCenter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration The new iSCSI LUN shows up in the iSCSI LUN table ...

Page 89: ...0 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration Edit an iSCSI LUN Select an iSCSI LUN Click the edit button Change the LUN size if the LUN is in thin provisioning settings Change the LUN Mapping settings here Click Apply to save settings ...

Page 90: ...r Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration View details of an iSCSI LUN Select an iSCSI LUN Click the Details button The Details window shows the basic settings of an iSCSI LUN and its ACL settings in the ACL table ...

Page 91: ...ite in iSCSI LUN You also can edit the Default Policy to Read Only or Deny The Default Policy will always be first ACL on the LUN ACL table when the iSCSI Target service is enabled Click the Create button to create a new LUN ACL for the initiator Create the iSCSI LUN ACL Enter the policy name and the initiator IQN Change the LUNs access rights for this initiator to Read Only Read Write or Deny Rea...

Page 92: ...89 D Link ShareCenter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration A warning message appears asking you to reconnect to the initiator Click OK to continue The created LUN ACL will appear here ...

Page 93: ...ng the LUN ACL You can edit the LUN ACL at your convenience Select the LUN ACL you want to modify Caution Disconnect the iSCSI initiator from the ShareCenter Pro before editing the LUN ACL Failure to do so can cause system problems Follow these instructions to edit the LUN ACL ...

Page 94: ...ink ShareCenter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration Change the LUN access permissions on the initiator Select either Read Only Read Write or Deny Select the LUN ACL entry and click the Edit button ...

Page 95: ...areCenter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration A LUN warning message appears asking that you reconnect the initiator to apply the modified ACL Press the Apply button and the modified rule will be applied ...

Page 96: ... volumes are seen as multiple single volumes on the ShareCenter Pro Up to 8 virtual volumes can be stacked The ShareCenter Pro acts as the storage stack master server Virtual Volumes can be used to store and backup data just like a local volume Create Click the button to add a virtual volume Edit Select a target and click the button to change the settings Delete Selectatargetandclickthebuttontorem...

Page 97: ...evice IP Enter an IPv4 or an IPv6 IP address Port The default is 3260 Target This field is populated once the server is found Authentication Click Yes or No depending on your setup Username Enter a username for authenticating Password Enter a password for authenticating UnderDeviceIP entertheIPaddressoftheiSCSITarget This caneitherbeanIPv4orIPv6address ClicktheSearchbutton ...

Page 98: ...95 D Link ShareCenter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration The search utility finds the IQN location based on the IP address Select the iSCSI Target and click Next ...

Page 99: ...e Folder enter a relevant name The vvol_ extension is generated automatically Add to this extension Click Apply to continue The Virtual Volume Table is populated with the new share However itshowsthevirtualvolumeas disconnected Select the Virtual Volume and click the Connect button ...

Page 100: ...97 D Link ShareCenter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration The Status is updated to show Connected The Virtual Volume remains inaccessable until you go to Account Management Share Folder ...

Page 101: ... Click Create to make a new Share Folder The Share Folder wizard appears Read the instructions and follow the procedure Click Next to continue Under Volume Path enter the Path directory a drop down list appears of the Volumes on the NAS Select your desired virtual volume ...

Page 102: ...3 Configuration Select the Service you want to assign to the Volume Click any of the radio buttons to select a service Click Next to continue Select the User Access Rights you want to assign to this folder All Users or Specific Users Click Next to continue ...

Page 103: ...eCenter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration Select the Access Rights you want to assign to this folder Read Only Read Write or Deny Click Next to continue The Summary window appears Click Next to continue ...

Page 104: ...101 D Link ShareCenter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration The Share Folder updates with the new shared folder The new Virtual Volume is now fully operational ...

Page 105: ...s grayed out if it does not support SMART Quick test Click to run a quick SMART test The test checks the electrical mechanical and read performance of the hard drive Extended test ClicktorunanextendedSMARTtest Thistakeslonger time butchecksmorethoroughlyandcompletethan the quick test Schedule Click to configure a scheduled test for the selected hard drive Stop Click to stop a test Scan Click to sc...

Page 106: ...chedule Use the drop down menu to select the frequency of the self test schedule Type Click the radio buttons to select the type of the test Time Use the drop down menu to select hour and minute of the day Weekday Use the drop down menu to select which day of the week Date Use the drop down menu to select a date Click OK to save the settings ...

Page 107: ...104 D Link ShareCenter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration Scan a Volume Click the Scan button to see this window Select a volume and click Scan to start to check the file system ...

Page 108: ... Manual Section 3 Configuration Format a Volume Click the Format button to see this window Select a volume and click Format to format the volume A warning message appears to double confirm if the formatting will proceed Click Yes to proceed ...

Page 109: ...106 D Link ShareCenter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration Account Management This folder contains the Admin Password Users Groups and Share Folders Click the folder to see the subcategories ...

Page 110: ...gementwindowortheAdminPasswordlinkintheleftwindowtoconfigure the Admin Password This window is used to change the administrator s password User Name Displays administrator s user name Password Enter the original password New Password Enter a new password Confirm Password Retype the new password Click Apply to save the settings ...

Page 111: ...te Click the button to create a new user Edit Select a user and click the button to configure the user s information Delete Select a user and click the button to remove the user from the list Import Users Click the button to import a file with a list of users Create Batch Click the button to create multiple users at one time Search Enter the search keyword and click to search for the user Click to...

Page 112: ...109 D Link ShareCenter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration Create a User Click the Create button to see the welcome window Click Next to continue ...

Page 113: ...User Name Enter the name of a user Password Enter the password of the user Confirm Password Retype the password Set Quota Tick the Set Quota check box to limit the storage capacity in megabyte for the user The value of 0 means an unlimited quota size Click Next to continue ...

Page 114: ... search keyword and click to search for the group Click to clear the search field and all of the group s information appears Add Tick the corresponding check box to add the user to the group Page Displays number of pages You can enter a page number in the field to jump to the specific page Click FirstPage PreviousPage NextPage orLast page to search for the group Refresh Click to update the group l...

Page 115: ...word and click to search for the folder Click to clear the search field and all folders appear Read Only Tick the check box for read only access right Read Write Tick the check box for both read and write access rights Deny Tick the check box for no access right Page Displays number of pages You can enter a page number in the field to jump to the specific page Click FirstPage PreviousPage NextPage...

Page 116: ...113 D Link ShareCenter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration This window displays a summary of the configured information Click Previous to modify the settings Click Apply to save the settings ...

Page 117: ...114 D Link ShareCenter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration Import Users Click the Import Users button to see the welcome window Click Next to continue ...

Page 118: ...dow allows you to import a user list file Download Click this button to see the example for listing the users in the file Overwrite duplicate accounts Tick the check box to replace duplicate accounts User List File Click the Browse button to locate the file Click Next to continue ...

Page 119: ...indow displays all the users in the file If there are any error warnings in the State filed the user will not be able to go to the next window Click Next to continue The window displays the final results of importing users to the ShareCenter Pro Click Apply to save the settings ...

Page 120: ...117 D Link ShareCenter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration Create Batch Users Click the Create Batch button to see the welcome window Click Next to continue ...

Page 121: ... the start number of the users Create Number Enter the total number of users Password Enter the password of the users Confirm Password Retype the password Overwrite duplicate Accounts Tick the check box to replace duplicate accounts Set Quota TicktheSetQuota checkboxtolimitthestorage capacity in megabyte for the user The value of 0 means an unlimited quota size Click Next to continue ...

Page 122: ...search keyword and click to search for the group Click to clear the search field and all of the group s information appears Add Tick the corresponding check box to add the users to the groups Page Displays number of pages You can enter a page number in the field to jump to the specific page Click FirstPage PreviousPage NextPage orLast page to search for the group Refresh Click to update the group ...

Page 123: ...ch keyword and click to search for the folder Click to clear the search field and all folders appear Read Only Tick the check box for read only access right Read Write Tick the check box for both read and write access rights Deny Tick the check box for no access right Page Displays number of pages You can enter a page number in the field to jump to the specific page Click FirstPage PreviousPage Ne...

Page 124: ... User Manual Section 3 Configuration This window displays a summary of the configured information Click Previous to modify the settings Click Apply to save the settings Depending on the amount of users the procedure may take a few hours ...

Page 125: ...window to create edit or delete a group Create Click the button to create a new group Edit Select a group and click the button to configure the group s information Delete Select a group and click the button to remove the group from the list Search Enterthesearchkeywordandclick tosearchforthe group Click to clear the search field and all groups information appears ...

Page 126: ...123 D Link ShareCenter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration Create a Group Click the Create button to see the welcome window Group Name Enter a name of the group Click Next to continue ...

Page 127: ... search keyword and click to search for the user Click to clear the search field and all users information appears Add Tick the corresponding check box to add the user to the group Page Displays number of pages You can enter a page number in the field to jump to the specific page Click FirstPage PreviousPage NextPage orLast page to search for the group Refresh Click to update the group list Click ...

Page 128: ...r Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration Shared Folders Shared Folders creates folders users can share over the network These folders can be created edited or deleted Log into the system Click Create Shared Folder ...

Page 129: ...t a volume path where that folder will go Set share folder options and size Set other services like CIFS AFP FTP NFS Web File Manager and WebDAV Set shared folder access rights Click Next to continue Under Volume Path select the path by clicking once on the open field A drop down menu appears of the drives on your NAS Click Create to make a new folder ...

Page 130: ...enter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration Enter a name for your new folder and click OK Once you have entered the volume path select the Share Folder Option SelecttoenableordisabletheMapArchive orRecycle Bin ...

Page 131: ... Select the Set Quota checkbox Enter a Quota The Quota is the number of MB you wish to designate the Shared Folder Click Next to continue Select the Service you wish to incorporate onto the NAS Choose from CFS AFP FTP NFS Web File Manager or WebDAV Click Enable to authenticate it or Disable to stop the service Click Next to continue ...

Page 132: ...thisSharedFolder Select All Users to give all users access to the Shared Folder Select Specific User to choose a user from your list or enter details of a user Click Next to continue Select the Access Rights of the Shared Folder Select either Read Only Read Write or Deny access Click Next to continue ...

Page 133: ... Section 3 Configuration Thefinalscreenshowsasummaryoftheconfiguration options just carried out Read through the settings you have just made Click Apply to finish the Shared Folder configuration settings ShareCenter Pro starts to save your settings ...

Page 134: ... D Link ShareCenter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration ShareCenterProreturnsyoutoAccountsManagement Share Folders ThetabledisplaystheSharedFoldercreatedwithsize status and management functions ...

Page 135: ...32 D Link ShareCenter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration Shared Folders Editing a Shared Folder Edit a Shared Folder within ShareCenter Pro Select the Shared Folder you wish edit Click Edit ...

Page 136: ...ro 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration TheVolume is selected Edit the Share Folder Options services and Quota accordingly Click Next to continue Edit the Services manually according to your needs Click Next to continue ...

Page 137: ...figuration EdittheAccessRightsintheSharedFolderforallusers or specific users Click Next to continue Now select the Permissions The permissions can be for a local user or a local group Select the user and select the Permission for the user Click Apply to continue ...

Page 138: ...135 D Link ShareCenter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration ShareCenter Pro saves your configuration and returns you to the Share Folder Table ...

Page 139: ...d Folders Management Manage the Shared Folder from a few icons on the table Click the S button under Management to provide details on the Share Path Click OK to exit Click the P button to change the Access Rights Select between All Users or Specific Users Click Next to continue ...

Page 140: ...Section 3 Configuration Select the Access Rights for the volume Read Only Read Write or Deny Click Apply to complete the changes Click the C button to change CIFS services Select between Enable activate or Disable deactivate Click Apply to continue ...

Page 141: ...le deactivate Click Apply to continue Clicking Disable changes the color of the letter to indicate that the service has been deactivated Click the F button to change FTP services Select between Enable activate or Disable deactivate Click Apply to continue Clicking Disable changes the color of the letter to indicate that the service has been deactivated ...

Page 142: ...Manual Section 3 Configuration ForNFSsettings theconfigurationwindowallowsyou to Disable NFS or Create a new rule To Create a new rule click Create Under Create NFS Share select the Permission level There are two choices Read Only Read Write ...

Page 143: ...140 D Link ShareCenter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration Under Root Squash select to activate Root Squash or not Enter the Host address Click Apply ...

Page 144: ...141 D Link ShareCenter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration The NFS table now shows the changes made To Edit Select the volume you wish to edit click Edit ...

Page 145: ...nk ShareCenter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration Users can edit the Permissions of a volume in this section Once complete Click Apply Delete an NFS volume by clicking the volume Then click Delete ...

Page 146: ... selection Click Yes to delete the NFS volume Click No to return to your original settings Click the M button to modify the Web File Manager Select between Enable activate or Disable deactivate Click Apply to continue Clicking Disable changes the color of the letter to indicate that the service has been deactivated ...

Page 147: ...Section 3 Configuration Click the W button to modify the WebDAV Services Select between Enable activate or Disable deactivate Click Apply to continue Clicking Disable changes the color of the letter to indicate that the service has been deactivated ...

Page 148: ...145 D Link ShareCenter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration Accounts Management Shared Folders Inactive Service Active Service ...

Page 149: ...146 D Link ShareCenter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration ISO Mounts Follow these steps to mount and save an ISO file Log into the system Click Accounts Management Click ISO Mount ...

Page 150: ...Click Create the Create ISO Mount window appears Read the instructions and click Next Click the empty field to browse to the ISO File Path TheISOFilemustbelocatedontheNAStoauthenticate this procedure The ISO file cannot be on a volume Click the volume to extend your search ...

Page 151: ...Center Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration Click Next to continue Select the Service by using one of the radio buttons The choices include CIFS AFP FTP NFS Web File Manager and WebDAV Click Next to continue ...

Page 152: ...05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration Under Access Rights specify the user All Users or Specific Users Click Next to continue Select which Access Rights you want to assign a user Choose either Read Only or Deny Click Next to continue ...

Page 153: ...k ShareCenter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration Thefinalstepisasummary Thesummarydisplaysthe Path Allowed Services and Access Rights Click Apply to accept the configuration changes or click Cancel ...

Page 154: ...ts Editing an ISO Mount Follow these steps to edit an ISO file Once the configuration is saved and you need to edit your settings once again click Edit Select the Services you want Click Enable to activate the services Click Disable to deactivate the Service Click Next to continue ...

Page 155: ...o 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration Select the User you wish to assign or edit Click Next Selecting a Specific User UnderPermissions selectthespecificuser checkthe permission you want to set for this user Click Apply ...

Page 156: ...153 D Link ShareCenter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration Once you have clicked Apply the screen reverts back to the ISO Mount table ...

Page 157: ...low these steps to delete an ISO mount setting Please note The ISO file will not be deleted Select the ISO Mount you wish to delete Click the Delete button A warning message appears verifying if you want to delete the shared folder Click Yes to confirm the delete instruction Click No to exit this instruction ...

Page 158: ...155 D Link ShareCenter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration The folder is deleted and the ISO Mount directory is empty ...

Page 159: ... Manual Section 3 Configuration System Management This folder contains the Network Time and Date System Settings Power Management Email Alerts Firmware Upgrade Logs Syslog Server and Port Forwarding Click the folder to see the subcategories ...

Page 160: ...s Enter a static IP address Subnet Mask Enter the subnet mask for the IP address Jumbo Frame Use the drop down menu to select the larger frame size than standard Ethernet frame size Gateway Enter the gateway IP address for the ShareCenter Pro VLAN Enable or disable the VLAN VLAN ID Enter a VLAN ID when VLAN is enabled Port Bonding Enable or disable port bonding which is also known as port trunking...

Page 161: ...adio button to assign a static IP address to the ShareCenter Pro IP Address Enter a static IP address Subnet Mask Enter the subnet mask for the IP address Jumbo Frame Use the drop down menu to select the larger frame size than standard Ethernet frame size Gateway Enter the gateway IP address for the ShareCenter Pro VLAN Enable or disable the VLAN VLAN ID Enter a VLAN ID when VLAN is enabled Click ...

Page 162: ...ings tab to see the following window Host Name Enter the name of the ShareCenter Pro Primary DNS Enter the main DNS address for the ShareCenter Pro Secondary DNS Enter the secondary DNS address for the ShareCenter Pro Gateway Use the drop down menu to select the LAN interface Click Apply to save the settings ...

Page 163: ...ages You can enter a page number in the field to jump to the specific page Click FirstPage PreviousPage NextPage orLast page to search for the group Refresh Click to update the group list Click the Create button under the Route tab to see the window Network Address Enter an IP address of the routing path Subnet Mask Enter the subnet mask for the IP address Metric Enter an integer cost metric for t...

Page 164: ...CP or enter your Static IP address details Prefix Length Depending on IPv6 configuration Subnet Mask Enter the subnet mask for the IP address Default Gateway Enter the default Gateway address LAN 2 Under LAN 2 see the following window IPv6 Setup Select from the drop down list the appropriate configuration settings Auto DHCP Static IPv6 Address This field is automatically populated if your router s...

Page 165: ...1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration DNS Server Primary DNS Enter the Primary DNS server on your network Secondary DNS Enter the Secondary DNS server settings on your network Click Apply to complete the IPv6 configuration ...

Page 166: ...163 D Link ShareCenter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration The system updates The IPv6 tab is populated with the new IPv6 IP address ...

Page 167: ...t Time Displays the current time of the ShareCenter Pro Time Zone Use the drop down menu to select the time zone of your area Set from Computer ClicktheradiobuttontosynchronizetheShareCenter Pro s time with your computer Set Manually Click the radio button to set the time and date manually Set from NTP Server Click the radio button and select a NTP server to synchronize the ShareCenter Pro s time ...

Page 168: ...ration ClicktheBrowsebuttontolocatethepathforthe configuration file and click Load to load the file Default Configuration Click Restore to reset the ShareCenter Pro back to the factory default settings Web Timeout Enter a period of time If the web is idle longer thanthetime itwillbeautomaticallyloggedout System Overheat Temperature TogglebetweenCelsiusandFahrenheitandenter a temperature Once the s...

Page 169: ...d Drive Hiberation Click Enable to enable the function Turn Off Hard Drive Use the drop down menu to select an idle time after which the hard drives will enter into hibernation mode OLED Display Use the drop down menu to select an idle time after which the OLED will be turned off Auto Power Recovery Click Enable to have the power restored when encountering a power failure Type Usethedrop downmenut...

Page 170: ...o see the following window This function will be deactivated if the schedule is configured at the same time as the firmware update Schedule Power On Off Click Enable to set a schedule for automatic system power on and off Schedule On Schedule Off Use the drop down menus to select the time of system power on and off Click Apply to save the settings ...

Page 171: ... This function provides a way for the NAS to monitor the UPS status through the network This device plays the role of the master and standalone if its connected with a USB cable If it is not connected in this way the device will play the role as the slave In the slave role it will monitor the UPS status through the network Log in to the NAS Click System Management ...

Page 172: ...169 D Link ShareCenter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration Click Power Management Click UPS UPS has two modes Master and Standalone From the drop down list select Standalone ...

Page 173: ...eyouhaveselectedStandalonemode scrolldown to UPS Status The UPS Status provides Device Information Manufacturer Product Battery Charge and Status Click Apply to continue The alternative is to select Master UPS mode The Master UPS mode has three slave device IP address inputs ...

Page 174: ...171 D Link ShareCenter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration Enter an IP address into the field Click Apply to submit the changes ...

Page 175: ...e businesses that use more than one UPS and NAS Make sure your network supports network UPS alerts A network UPS slave communicates with network UPS master to receive the UPS status To set up your NAS with UPS as network slave mode follow the steps below 1 Make sure the NAS is connected to the same physical network as the network UPS master 2 Select the option Enable Network UPS 3 Enter the IP add...

Page 176: ... Login is selected in Login Method enter the user name of the e mail account Password If Login is selected in Login Method enter the password of the e mail account Encryption Select SSL TLS if the SMTP server requires authentication SMTP Server Enter the IP address of the SMTP server Port Number Enter the port number of the SMTP server Sender E mail Enter the sender s e mail address Receiver E mai...

Page 177: ...irmware Upgrade link in the left window to update the firmware Current Firmware Version Displays the current firmware in the system Firmware Date Displays the date of the firmware File Path Click the Browse button to locate the firmware Youmustsavethefirmwaretothelocalharddrive ofyourcomputerbeforeupgradingthefirmware Click Apply to start updating the firmware ...

Page 178: ...on in the System Management window or the Log Settings link in the left window to configure the log settings Log Settings Click the Log Settings tab to see the following window Log Settings Click the radio buttons to enable various situations which will be recorded in the logs Click Apply to save the settings ...

Page 179: ...o the local computer Severity The numbers below represent different levels of severity 0 Emergency 1 Critical 2 Alert 3 Error 4 Warning 5 Notice 6 Info 7 Debug Date Time Displays the time and date for the log Log Message Displays detail information about the log Page Displays number of pages You can enter a page numberinthefieldtojumptothespecificpage Click First Page Previous Page Next Page or La...

Page 180: ...177 D Link ShareCenter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration System Management Syslog Server Follow these steps to view the Syslog Server Log in to your NAS Click System Management ...

Page 181: ...178 D Link ShareCenter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration Under System Management Syslog Server click Enable Syslog Server Click Apply ...

Page 182: ...Section 3 Configuration System Management Syslog Server Rule Follow these steps to create a Syslog Server Rule Under System Management Syslog Server click Syslog Server Rule Click Create Under Create Syslog Server Rule create a Rule Name Click Next ...

Page 183: ...rotocols and Severity select from the options available Facility Auth Crons Daemon FTP Kern LPR Mail News Syslog Severity Debug Information Notice Warning Error Alert Critical Emergency Click Next Under Log File browse to the path where you want to save the file Type a File Name ...

Page 184: ...181 D Link ShareCenter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration Click Next to continue Under Log File Rotation Click Enable ...

Page 185: ...ter the Number of Log Files Click Rotate by Size Enter the Maximum Log File Size in MB Click Rotate by Frequency Rotation Frequency is Daily Weekly or Monthly Click Apply The Total Number of Log Files cannot exceed 10 The warning message prompts you change your configuration ...

Page 186: ...183 D Link ShareCenter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration Enter the Log File amount Click Apply The Rule now appears in Syslog Server Rule table ...

Page 187: ...on 3 Configuration System Management Edit a Syslog Server Rule Follow these steps to edit a Syslog Server Rule Select the Server Rule you wish to edit Click Edit The Rule Name window is first However the Rule Name cannot be edited Click Next to continue ...

Page 188: ...enter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration Under Protocols and Severity select from the options available Select or deselect the options you want to edit Click Next Edit the Log File the path and or File Name ...

Page 189: ...186 D Link ShareCenter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration Edit the Log File Rotation according to your requirements Click Apply The changes take effect immediately ...

Page 190: ...ation System Management Delete a Syslog Server Rule Follow these steps to edit a Syslog Server Rule Select the Server Rule you wish to delete Click Delete Awarningmessageasksyoutoconfirmyourselection Click Yes to delete the Rule Click No to cancel your configuration ...

Page 191: ...isable a Syslog Server Rule Follow these steps to toggle between enabling and disabling a Syslog Server Rule Select the Server Rule you wish to enable or disable Click the Enable Disable Rule button to toggle between the two The Status column will indicate whether the device is enabled or disabled ...

Page 192: ...slog Server Log Follow these steps to clear a Syslog Server Log File Select the Server Log you wish to clear Click Clean Log A warning message appears to notify you that the log will be deleted Click Yes to clear the Log file Click No to make no changes Click the Download Log button to download the log ...

Page 193: ...D Link ShareCenter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration System Management Port Forwarding The DNS 1200 05 offers two setup options under Port Forwarding UPnP Router Detection and Port Forwarding ...

Page 194: ...IP Address and the port when your computer makes a call on the LAN It starts by asking the IP address of the device but it cannot only ask for an IP address it also needs a port number Your NAS instructs the response to be sent back to your IP address on some port that you opened to receive that data By using ports your NAS can keep track of which stream of data belongs to what Click System Manage...

Page 195: ...192 D Link ShareCenter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration When the DNS1200 05 finds the UPnP router it shows Found UPnP router on the network ...

Page 196: ...a received on some range of ports on the internet side WAN Jack to a port and IP address on the LAN side LAN Jacks or Wireless Antennas You will need to do this whenever your NAS opens a port to receive connections without first connecting to a machine on the internet This happens if the NAS is running a Web server 80 or FTP Server 21 that you would like to be visible on the internet To do this cl...

Page 197: ...194 D Link ShareCenter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration The Port Settings Wizard will guide you through the basic Port Forwarding setup Read the instructions and click Next to continue ...

Page 198: ...en a Default Service Scan and Custom a Port Forwarding service configuration The main difference between the two options is the Default Service Scan provides the basic DNS 1200 05 Port List whereas Custom a Port Forwarding service allows you to custom configure the Application Ports Select the appropriate option and click Next ...

Page 199: ...nk ShareCenter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration In Step 2 select one or many ports from the default service scans by clicking the checkbox next to the appropriate service Click Apply to continue ...

Page 200: ...r Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration The final process reveals the Port Forwarding table Make sure the checkboxes are checked to enable each service The table provides the internal and external port information ...

Page 201: ... Link ShareCenter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration Network Services This folder contains File Sharing Dynamic DNS SNMP and Network Discovery Services Click the folder to see the subcategories ...

Page 202: ...le Sharing icon in the Network Services window or the File Sharing link in the left window to configure the network services File Sharing Click the File Sharing tab to see the following window File Sharing Click the radio buttons to enable various network services Click Apply to save the settings ...

Page 203: ...anguage Usethedrop downmenutoselectthesupported language for the FTP clients Max Connections Use the drop down menu to select the maximum number of concurrent FTP connections Max Connections per IP Use the drop down menu to select the maximum number of concurrent FTP connections per IP address Connection Idle Time Use the drop down menu to select the time that the FTP server logs out the user afte...

Page 204: ... the field Active Directory Click the radio button to choose the system to be in an Active Directory AD User Name Enter the AD server account name Password Enter the AD server account password DNS Enter a DNS IP address to analyze the domain name of the AD server Workgroup Etner the name of the workgroup which should be the same as the computers on the network Realm Name Enter the AD server domain...

Page 205: ... Delete Select a local share name and click the button to remove the entry from the list Search Enter the search keyword and click to search for the DFS share Click to clear the search field and see all the entries Page Displays number of pages You can enter a page number in the field to jump to the specific page Click First Page Previous Page Next Page or Last page to search for the group Refresh...

Page 206: ...s window to add a new DFS share Host Enter an IP address a host name or a URL in the field Remote share folder Enter a remote share folder location manually or click the Get Host Share Folder button to search for one Local share name Enter the local share name in the field Click Apply to save the settings ...

Page 207: ...Server Address Use the drop down menu to select a dynamic DNS service provider Host Name Enter the host name Username or Key Enter the username or key provided by the dynamic DNS service provider Password or Key Enter the password or key provided by the dynamic DNS service provider Verify Password or Key Re type the password or key Timeout Enter a time in hours for periodic updates from the dynami...

Page 208: ...to configure the SNMP settings Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP is used to monitor the conditions of the network attached devices SNMP Enable or Disable SNMP SNMP Community Enter the name of the SNMP community Notification Enable or Disable trap support Notification IP Enter the IP address that will receive the notification Click Apply to save the settings ...

Page 209: ...ces window or the Network Discovery Services link in the left window to configure the settings UPnP Discovery Click Enable to allow the ShareCenter Pro to be discovered on a network via the UPnP discovery protocol LLTD Click Enable to allow the ShareCenter Pro to be discovered by the network map underWindows Vista or Windows 7 Click Apply to save the settings ...

Page 210: ...207 D Link ShareCenter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration Applications This folder contains the Web File Manager and Download Manager Click the folder to see the subcategories ...

Page 211: ... is used to start a web server for users to upload and download files through the web browser Server Click the radio buttons to enable or disable the server HTTP Port Enter the port number for the function Port 80 cannot be used as it is used for administration purposes SSL Connection Click the radio buttons to enable or disable the HTTPS connection SSL Port EntertheportnumberfortheHTTPSconnection...

Page 212: ...ed to schedule downloading files from FTP or HTTP sites Create Click to add a new download job Edit Select an entry and click the button to edit Delete Select an entry and click the button to remove the entry from the list Page Displays number of pages You can enter a page number in the field to jump to the specific page Click First Page Previous Page Next Page or Last page to search for the group...

Page 213: ...there is no password required for downloading files User Name Enter a user name for downloading Password Enter a password for downloading Type Toggle between File or Folder to download the specific file or all files in a specific folder URL Enter the FTP HTTP or local site address for the scheduled download Click the Test button to see if the URL can be connected Save To Click the field to show th...

Page 214: ...p down menu to have repeated scheduleddownloadtimeeveryday weekormonth Select None to disable the recurring download When Click to select year and date for downloading Time Use the drop down menu to select downloading time Weekly Select a day of the week for recurring download Monthly Select the month for recurring download Click Apply to save the settings ...

Page 215: ...nk ShareCenter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration Backup This folder contains the Volume Snapshot Local Backup Remote Backup External Backup and Amazon S3 Click the folder to see the subcategories ...

Page 216: ...ws you to take a snapshot of a volume The ShareCenter Pro supports up to 10 snapshot jobs and each job can have maximum 20 snapshots Create Click to add a new snapshot job Edit Select an entry and click the button to edit Delete Select an entry and click the button to remove the entry from the list Take snapshot Click the button to take a snapshot of a volume Show snapshot Click the button to show...

Page 217: ...er to select it Count Use the drop down menu to select the number of snapshots for this job Schedule Use the drop down menu to select manually schedule the job or schedule to take the snapshot on a daily weekly or monthly basis Time Use the drop down menus to select hour and minute of the day Weekday Use the drop down menu to select the day of the week Date Use the drop down menu to select the day...

Page 218: ...lick the Show Snapshot button to see the calendar Calendar Find the year and month of the snapshot on that day The date cell is highlighted when there are snapshots on that day Click the cell to view details of the volume s snapshot s Click Close to go back to the Volume Snapshot window ...

Page 219: ... Select an entry and click the button to remove the entry from the list Page Displays number of pages You can enter a page number in the field to jump to the specific page Click First Page Previous Page Next Page or Last page to search for the group Refresh Click to update the group list Click Close to go back to the previous window ...

Page 220: ...s and folders to be backed up to local folders Create Click to add a new backup job Edit Select an entry and click the button to edit Delete Select an entry and click the button to remove the entry from the list Page Displays number of pages You can enter a page number in the field to jump to the specific page Click First Page Previous Page Next Page or Last page to search for the group Refresh Cl...

Page 221: ...p Type Toggle between File or Folder to download the specific file or all files in a specific folder Path Enter the path manually or click Local to locate the path Click the Test button to see if the path can be connected to Save To Click the field to show the available folders Click the Create button to add a new folder Double click a folder to select it Incremental Backup Tickthecheckboxtoenable...

Page 222: ...u to enable a recurring backup This can be done on a daily weekly or monthly basis Select None to disable the recurring backup When Click to select year and date for backup Time Use the drop down menu to select the time for backup Weekly Select a day of the week for recurring backup Monthly Select the month for recurring backup Click Apply to save the settings ...

Page 223: ... backup Remote Backup Server Click the Remote Backup Server tab to see the following window Enable Remote Backup Tick the check box to enable the function Password Enter the password for backing up files and folders from or to the ShareCenter Pro This is the remote backup password The password for the remote NAS should be the same as the password of the ShareCenter Pro Click Apply to save the sett...

Page 224: ... to edit Delete Select an entry and click the button to remove the entry from the list Backup Click the button to back up Enable Disable Schedule Click the button to enable or disable the schedule remote backup function Page Displays number of pages You can enter a page number in the field to jump to the specific page Click First Page Previous Page Next Page or Last page to search for the group Re...

Page 225: ... Link ShareCenter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration Click Create to see the window Server Type Use the drop down menu to select between D Link NAS Server or Rsync Server Click Next to continue ...

Page 226: ...anual Section 3 Configuration This window allows you to configure the source settings Job Name Enter the name of the remote backup job Folder Path Click the field to select the source file folder to be backed up remotely Click Next to continue ...

Page 227: ...P of Remote Server Enter the IP address of the server Password Enter the password of the destination server Encryption Support Tick the check box to enable SSH encryption Keep Existing File Tick the check box to keep the existing file with the same name at the remote server and create another copy for backup Click Next to continue ...

Page 228: ... Link ShareCenter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration This window is used to configure the destination path Destination Path Click the field to select the destination path Click Next to continue ...

Page 229: ...nu to enable a recurring remote backup This can be done on a daily weekly or monthly basis Select Backup now to start the backup When Click to select year and date for backup Time Use the drop down menu to select the time for backup Weekly Select a day of the week for recurring backup Monthly Select the month for recurring backup Click Apply to save the settings ...

Page 230: ...p data to external devices Source Left Right Click the USB port that is connected to an external USB storage device Source Click the field to show the available folders ClicktheCreatebuttontoaddanewfolder Double click a folder to select it Mode Tick the IncrementalBackup check box to enabletheincrementalbackupmethod All backups after first full backup will be on an incremental basis Only the chang...

Page 231: ...With Amazon S3 support you can easily upload the data from your ShareCenter Pro to Amazon S3 or download the data from Amazon S3 to your NAS This Amazon S3 How To will show you how to y y Create your AWS Account with which you can use to access the Amazon S3 services y y Create a bucket on the Amazon S3 Server where you can upload or download your ShareCenter Pro data to from y y Create an Amazon ...

Page 232: ... Amazon S3 Follow these steps to setup Amazon S3 Log in Click Backup Amazon S3 Click Create The Create Amazon S3 Job wizard appears providing the following details Job Name Settings Remote Settings Server Type Local Settings Schedule Settings Finish Click Next to continue ...

Page 233: ...nter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 3 Configuration Step 1 Enter a Job Name Click Next to continue Step 2 Remote Settings Enter the Access Key Private Key Remote Path and Region supplied my Amazon Click Next to continue ...

Page 234: ...nt to upload files or download files from the drop down list Select the BackupType under the next drop down list Click Next to continue Step 4 Select the Local Path settings for your backup Click in the Local Path area Your NAS drive should appear Locate the path of your drive Click Next to continue ...

Page 235: ...d the time settings appear and Schedule the daily weekly and monthly options appear You can also setup to Backup Now Click Enable or Disable to set these settings In Step 6 A summary of the configuration just completed is displayed This is the final step in the wizard Click Apply to end the wizard or Previous to back and make changes Click cancel to exit and make no changes ...

Page 236: ...r configuration is running Highlighting your Amazon S3 setup and clicking the Edit button allows you to make changes to your configuration Click the Edit button to make changes You are returned to the Amazon S3 wizard Make relevant changes Highlighting the task you wish to delete A warning message will appear asking you if you wish to delete the task Click Yes to delete Click No to return back to ...

Page 237: ...n Language Pack The Language Pack allows users to add different languages to the NAS This gives users the ability to see the interface in their own language and configure the NAS appropriately Please Note Currently the Language Pack only supports the Multi Language pack ...

Page 238: ...e file to the Language Pack list Language Pack List Displays a list of all language add on modules Status Displays if the module is currently activated Enabled or deactivated Disabled Start Stop Activate Deactivate the module Delete Remove the add on module from the list Refresh Displays number of pages You can enter a page number in the field to jump to the specific page Click First Page Previous...

Page 239: ...eCenter Pro supports JBOD RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 6 and Standalone RAID 0 provides data striping which spreads out blocks of data over all drives but does not provide data redundancy Although performance is improved the lack of fault tolerance means that if one drive fails all data in the array will be lost RAID 1 RAID 1 provides mirroring over multiple disks with the sameread writespeedofasingl...

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

Page 241: ... 6 is an extension of RAID 5 It adds an additional parity block by using block level striping with two parity blocks distributed across all the member disks RAID 6 allows the array to continue operating even if two of the disks fail The diagram below indicates the operation of RAID 6 ...

Page 242: ... Mapping a Drive You can use the D Link Easy Search Utility to map drives to your computer Insert the ShareCenter Pro CD into your CD ROM drive The Easy Search Utility will load and detect any ShareCenter Pro devices that are on the local network Click Easy Search Utility ...

Page 243: ...ar in My Computer Highlight an available ShareCenter Pro Available volumes will be displayed under Drive Mapping Highlight the volume you want to map Select an available drive letter from the drop down menu and click Connect If the ShareCenter Pro you are working with does not show up in the device list click Refresh ...

Page 244: ...241 D Link ShareCenter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 4 Knowledge Base Double click the My Computer icon on your desktop Double click the mapped drive to access the files and folders ...

Page 245: ...nect a USB printer to the USB port on the back of the ShareCenter Pro It is important to ensure that any of the printer manufacturer s drivers are already installed on any computer you want to print from Note The print function is supported in Microsoft Windows OS only The device does not support the copy and scan functions of Multi Function Printers either To add a printer Click Start and select ...

Page 246: ...243 D Link ShareCenter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 4 Knowledge Base Select Add a printer The Windows Add Printer Wizard will launch Click Next to continue ...

Page 247: ...5 User Manual Section 4 Knowledge Base When prompted to choose a local or network printer select A network printer or a printer attached to another computer Click Next to continue Select Browse for a printer and click Next to continue ...

Page 248: ...D Link ShareCenter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 4 Knowledge Base Select Double click DNS 1200 from the Shared Printers list to expand the tree Select the available USB printer and click Next to continue ...

Page 249: ...ge Base The following printer driver messages will appear Click Yes to continue Click OK to continue and select a printer driver Select the appropriate printer driver from the list and click OK to complete the wizard If the driver is not in the list select Have Disk ...

Page 250: ...k ShareCenter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 4 Knowledge Base Insert the print driver CD or browse to the appropriate directory Select the appropriate driver file and click Open to continue Click OK to continue ...

Page 251: ...Link ShareCenter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 4 Knowledge Base Verify the driver is correct and click OK to continue The wizard will install the printer drivers and return a completion screen Click Finish ...

Page 252: ...249 D Link ShareCenter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 4 Knowledge Base Theprintershouldnowappearasanavailable printer ...

Page 253: ... following to configure the iSCSI settings 1 Click the listed ShareCenter Pro Note If you cannot see the latest list click the Refresh button to update the status Note You will need to create iSCSI volume in the Disk Management iSCSI Target Click the iSCSI Targets tab to see the iSCSI target name in this section 2 The available iSCSI target names in the iSCSI Drive Mapping section appear ...

Page 254: ...not active Connect Disconnect Choose a target from the list and click the Connect Disconnect button to activate deactivate the Target If CHAP authentication has been enabled then a username and password will be required Management Click the button to see the Management window The window allows you to add delete mount and unmount the partition The different parameters in the iSCSI Drive Mapping sec...

Page 255: ...l Section 4 Knowledge Base Configuring Targets 1 When attempting to connect a target for the first time choose the target from the list 3 IftheCHAPisenabled youwillseethis window appears requesting CHAP User and Password 2 Click the Connect button ...

Page 256: ...able space on the disk will be used to create the new partition To specify a size un tick the check box and type in the capacity of size of the partition in megabytes in the Megabytes field Format Type Choose whether to format the new partition with NTFS or FAT32 by ticking the appropriate checkbox Drive Letter Choose the drive letter that you want to allocate to the iSCSI partition from the drop ...

Page 257: ...ter Pro and Mount Unmount the disks installed in the ShareCenter Pro The Disk Management section displays the following parameters Disk Displays the ID number of the disk installed in the ShareCenter Pro Partition Displays the partition number of the disks partition Volume Displays the drive letter that the partition is mapped to on the client machine File System Displays the File System that the ...

Page 258: ...aximum available space on the disk will be used to create the new partition To specify a size un tick the check box and type in the capacity of size of the partition in megabytes in the Megabytes field Format Type Choose whether to format the new partition with NTFS or FAT32 by ticking the appropriate checkbox Drive Letter Choose the drive letter that you want to allocate to the iSCSI partition fr...

Page 259: ...256 D Link ShareCenter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 4 Knowledge Base Deleting an existing partition Right clickanexistingpartitionandclick Delete ...

Page 260: ...ion is not mounted a start symbol will appear in the Volume column in the Disk Management list Carry out the following steps to mount a disk 2 Select the drive letter in the Device drop down list 3 Click the OK button 1 Right click an unmounted partition and click Mount The Drive Select window appears ...

Page 261: ...Pro 1200 05 User Manual Section 4 Knowledge Base 4 The mounted disk is displayed in the Disk Management list 3 The newly mounted disk is displayed in the My Computer window and can be used as if it was a locally attached disk ...

Page 262: ...5 volume it is only possible to hot swap 1 hard drive at a time without losing all data This is because a RAID 5 volume can only tolerate the loss of 1 hard drive and still continue to work After hot swapping a hard drive the volume must first be rebuilt before another hard drive can be hot swapped otherwise this will also result in a loss of all data and the RAID volume will have crashed RAID 6 I...

Page 263: ...ion 4 Knowledge Base Storing non English Character Files By default the ShareCenter Pro will support Unicode which is an industry standard allowing computers to consistently represent and manipulate text expressed in most of the world s writing formats ...

Page 264: ...1200 05 Hardware Revision located on the label on the bottom of the network camera e g rev A1 Serial Number s n number located on the label on the bottom of the network camera You can find software updates and user documentation on the D Link website as well as frequently asked questions and answers to technical issues For customers within the United States Phone Support 877 354 6555 Internet Supp...

Page 265: ...liers under this Limited Warranty will be at D Link s option to repair or replace the defective Hardware during the Warranty Period at no charge to the original owner or to refund the actual purchase price paid Any repair or replacement will be rendered by D Link at an Authorized D Link Service Office The replacement hardware need not be new or have an identical make model or part D Link may at it...

Page 266: ... original licensee for the non conforming Software will be refunded by D Link provided that the non conforming Software and all copies thereof is first returned to D Link The license granted respecting any Software for which a refund is given automatically terminates Non Applicability of Warranty The Limited Warranty provided hereunder for Hardware and Software portions of D Link s products will n...

Page 267: ... conforming What Is Not Covered The Limited Warranty provided herein by D Link does not cover Productsthat inD Link sjudgment havebeensubjectedtoabuse accident alteration modification tampering negligence misuse faultyinstallation lack of reasonable care repair or service in any way that is not contemplated in the documentation for the product or if the model or serial number has been altered tamp...

Page 268: ...TTEN WARRANTIES AND REMEDIES ARE EXCLUSIVE AND ARE IN LIEU OF ANY OTHER WARRANTIES OR REMEDIES EXPRESS IMPLIED OR STATUTORY Governing Law This Limited Warranty shall be governed by the laws of the State of California Some states do not allow exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages or limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts so the foregoing limitations and exclusion...

Page 269: ...s no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the eq...

Page 270: ...nter Pro 1200 05 User Manual Appendix C Registration Product registration is entirely voluntary and failure to complete or return this form will not diminish your warranty rights Registration Version 1 2 October 19 2012 ...

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