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Foreword 

 

About this manual 

 

The purpose of this manual is to assist users to understand the easyRAID family of 
Network Attached Storage (NAS) with Hard Disk Drive Array functionality and to 
operate the system easily. 
 
All information in this manual has been verified carefully to ensure the correctness of 
its contents. In case of negligence or error, please provide feedback to us. easyRAID 
reserves the right to modify the contents of this manual without any notice in advance. 
 
 
 

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This product has passed FCC Class B inspection. Appropriate certifications have also 
been approved, e.g. CE, UL, CB, C-Tick and BSMI. 
 
 
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Product Name: easyRAID 420GT NAS Network Hard Disk Drive Array 
Manual Revision: 1.1 
Release Date: Mai., 2005 

Summary of Contents for easyRAID FN-420GT

Page 1: ...the easy to use NAS Solution NAS Series Network Hard Disk Drive Array Operation Manual ...

Page 2: ...ified carefully to ensure the correctness of its contents In case of negligence or error please provide feedback to us easyRAID reserves the right to modify the contents of this manual without any notice in advance EMC Certified This product has passed FCC Class B inspection Appropriate certifications have also been approved e g CE UL CB C Tick and BSMI Copyright reserved Do not duplicate 2005 Pro...

Page 3: ...tion 2 1 System Hardware Installation and Configuration 6 2 2 Hard Disk Drive Installation 7 2 3 Network Connection 8 2 4 System Bootup Self Configuration Test 9 2 5 IP Address 9 2 6 Connecting to a Network 11 2 7 Administrator Login 11 2 8 System Information Screen 13 2 9 Software Quick Configuration 13 2 10 Server Name 14 2 11 Date Time and Region 15 2 12 Network Settings 16 2 13 Adding Storage ...

Page 4: ...ions on the LCD Control Panel 104 4 3 Special Mode 104 4 4 System Memory Size 106 4 5 CPU Information 106 4 6 Advanced Menu Options 106 4 7 Network Menu 106 4 8 System Menu 107 4 9 Miscellaneous Menu 107 Chapter 5 System Operation 5 1 Normal Operation 108 5 2 Data Synchronization 108 5 3 Hard Disk Drive Damage 109 5 4 Hard Disk Drive Replacement 109 5 5 Automatic Data Recovery 110 Appendix A Appen...

Page 5: ... and easy to use 1 1 easyRAID 420GT NAS Family Features Completely OS Independent networking storage system Basic system configuration is easily done via web browser LCD Front Control Panel displays the system status and OS Configuration Hard Disk Drive Error indicator LED Automatic Formatting Data Replacement and Recovery Support UPS device APC Back UPS ES 500 and Smart series with RS 232 Interfa...

Page 6: ...formation This icon indicates a warning to avoid making damages to the software the hardware or the data 1 3 Items in the Package Please ensure that the package housing the unit is not damaged before opening your easyRAID 420GT Items in the package include easyRAID 420GT NAS System Power Cord 2 2Meter RJ45 Cable Accessory Bag Operation Manual on CD If there is any question please contact your loca...

Page 7: ... with easyRAID NAS System network HDD array Basically we assume the system administrator who operates this system has adequate level of understanding of HDD array and LAN related knowledge 2 1 System Hardware Installation and Configuration The basic hardware setup includes the system itself 4 hot swappable caddies a power cord 2 network cables and a set of key ...

Page 8: ...than one drive needs to be removed the system must be shut down to avoid data corruption All HDD must be set as Master Only Mode Please follow these steps to add HDD into easyRAID NAS System network HDD array Figure 2 1 Hard Disk Drive Installation 1 Withdraw the HDD caddy out from easyRAID NAS System 2 Make sure the HDD is set to Master Only mode 3 Connect the IDE cable and power cord in the HDD ...

Page 9: ...le from NAS Ethernet to the switch and it will work Figure 2 2 Connecting Ethernet Port To properly shutdown the system 1 Select Shut Down from the menu on system LCD display 2 Alternatively select Shut Down from the administrative page 3 Immediately turn off the power Do not exceed 4 seconds NAS System supports manual shutdown by using the Shutdown on Power Push Button LAN Channel 0 WAN Channel 1...

Page 10: ...istrative control is web browser based To access the system administrator control you must know the IP Address of easyRAID NAS System Upon first time bootup easyRAID NAS System initiates DHCP BOOTP to select all available IP Addresses in network If manual input of an IP Address is required acquire the IP Address from the system administrator And then manually type the IP Address via the front cont...

Page 11: ...ect 1Network and press Enter to confirm Select 11 Channel 0 and press Enter key to confirm 6 Press Enter key again to verify Channel 0 Status Results are displayed on the LCD front control panel When a connection is made a red light just above the left front panel is visible on the NAS unit If this light is not visible then the connection has failed 7 If the status is DISCONNECTED the connection t...

Page 12: ...enu At this moment the LCD front control panel will display all relevant information such as CPU temperature fan speed and the set IP address etc The following Gateway setting is only apply for Channel 1 and its no need for Channel 0 14 Use the up and down arrows to select 124CH1 GateWay Press Enter to set the Gateway IP Address Optional 15 Type the Gateway IP Address If not supplied system will s...

Page 13: ... on the Web browser address line The table below shows the initial factory default for the administrator gain access to the system Default administrator password User Name nasroot Password 00000000 After typing in the administrator user name and password press Go symbol on the login page or just simply hit enter return key on Keyboard Figure 2 3 easyRAID NAS System Login Screen ...

Page 14: ...nfiguration area for administrator Including changing settings statistics records shared data and storage space etc 2 Menu area Select desired tasks to perform form menu area Figure 2 4 Display after Logged in as Administrator 2 9 Quick Configuration Figure 2 5 shows the Quick Configuration screen Initial configurations may be set through this screen Figure 2 5 Quick Configuration Screen System In...

Page 15: ... typing in the name there are 2 more options available 1 Update and Next System will store settings and go to the next setting screen 2 Next System will ignore any changes and go directly to the next setting screen Figure 2 6 Server Name Type in the server name and click Update and Next System stores new settings and returns the updated status Confirm that the system prompts Changed Successfully i...

Page 16: ...s the settings of date time and region as well as NTP option If your location is not in the list please select a city that is the nearest and within the same time zone Figure 2 8 Settings of Date Time and Region When settings are done click Update and Next to proceed to the next screen ...

Page 17: ...ork port that is available and auto sense the speed of the network If manual setting is desired select Manual from the pull down menu instead of DHCP BOOTP Obtain an IP Address Automatically When settings are done click Reboot to proceed to the next screen and restart the NAS system using the changes Clicking OK button saves the changes and exit this screen allowing the administrator to continue m...

Page 18: ...umes and each storage volume can be set as JBOD RAID 0 1 3 or 5 A storage volume itself can be a single HDD JBOD mode without any RAID support A storage volume may be assigned as a backup HDD to automatically replace any damaged HDD in storage volume If the number of unused HDD is less than the number required by a specific storage volume option then the storage volume option will not be available...

Page 19: ... HDD Storage Volume On the left of screen lists all HDD that are installed in the system but not configured as storage volume yet Select desired HDD and click the right arrow button to make it a single HDD storage volume If you change your mind click the left arrow button to put it back to the unused HDD list When settings are done click the OK button To cancel the single HDD storage volume settin...

Page 20: ...o add it into the RAID 0 storage volume If you change your mind click the left arrow button to put it back to the unused HDD list 3 Stripe Size Maximize the performance of sequential file in the storage volume There is no need to change the settings in general unless the advanced administrator has special file storage layout in the storage volume 4 When settings are done click OK button A single H...

Page 21: ... HDD A list of all HDD that has installed in the system but not configured as storage volume yet 2 RAID HDD A list of all HDD that are already added into this storage volume To add a HDD click the right arrow button to add it into the RAID 1 storage volume 3 Backup HDD Shows the designated replacement HDD in the storage volume The backup HDD for any damaged HDD RAID 1 supports 2 or 4 HDD ...

Page 22: ...aller file sizes it is more efficient to utilize a RAID 5 system Figure 2 15 shows the screen when RAID 3 Option is used Figure 2 15 RAID 3 Storage Volume 1 Free disks A list of all HDD that has installed in the system but not configured as storage volume yet 2 RAID disks A list of all HDD that are already added into the storage volume To add a HDD click the right arrow button to add it into the R...

Page 23: ...to the storage volume To add a HDD click the right arrow button to add it into the RAID 5 storage volume 3 Spare disks Shows the designated replacement HDD in the storage volume The backup HDD for a damaged HDD 4 Stripe size Maximize the performance of sequential file in the storage volume There is no need to change the settings in general unless the advanced administrator has special file storage...

Page 24: ...the progress screen when the system is building up a storage volume Figure 2 17 Storage Volume Building Up Prompt System is setting up file system and building up storage volume Please wait until it reaches 100 as shown in figure 2 17 This screen is different from the RAID synchronization screen ...

Page 25: ... add a new storage volume simply click on Add button and complete its settings When settings are done click on Next to proceed to next screen RAID 3 5 requires a minimum of 3 HDD RAID 1 3 5 allows only one disconnected or damaged HDD If 2 HDD are disconnected HDD array will be damaged After the system has initiated the RAID build process you may set the initialization speed to increase RAID Synchr...

Page 26: ...ebuilding select the storage volume and it will be highlighted in yellow Click on the Modify Button and you may change rebuilding speed or backup HDD of the system as shown in figure 2 19 This feature is only available in the initial or rebuilding process Figure 2 19 Modifying Storage Volume ...

Page 27: ...Clients Enable Windows Network Settings The settings screen is shown in figure 2 20 Figure 2 20 Windows Network Settings The system supports Windows SMB network communication protocol to enable data sharing between clients with Windows related operating platforms This page provides settings for related parameters Figure 2 21 shows the pop up screen after selecting Update button Figure 2 21 Windows...

Page 28: ...g shared folders in a storage volume 2 Domain Level If the network environment is to access user information via a Windows NT Server Windows Server 2000 or Windows Server 2003 Primary Domain Controller PDC the system will automatically obtain the user names and passwords from the PDC As shown in figure 2 22 the pop up screen after setting the security level as Domain Level and clicking the Update ...

Page 29: ... 6 PDC Administrator Password If Domain Level is used for security level enter PDC administrator password here 7 Complete Configuration Process When Windows Security Level settings are done click Update and Next button to complete all settings in the menu 8 Other Network Clients Refer section 3 5 3 for Unix Clients section 3 5 4 for Apple Clients section 3 5 5 for FTP clients The system configurat...

Page 30: ... 1 Login Enter the IP Address via a web browser and get into the configuration settings of easyRAID NAS System network HDD array To look up the IP Address of the system the administrator can directly view the displayed contents from the system control panel The default user name and password of the server administrator User Name nasroot Password 00000000 8 consecutive 0 s Password Length Should no...

Page 31: ...figurable by the administrator Figure 3 1 Administrator System Option Menus 3 3 Quick Configuration The system administrator can set primary parameters of easyRAID NAS System by using this menu hence enable basic system operations Each setting is enabled by hitting the update next button If no changes are required then step to the next screen by hitting the next button For more details about setti...

Page 32: ...System Setup This menu is used to change related parameter settings Figure 3 2 is the overview of System Configuration Figure 3 2 System Settings Overview The system settings menu is as shown in figure 3 3 Figure 3 3 Options of System Settings Menu ...

Page 33: ... Please refer to figure 3 5 Figure 3 5 Server Password Setting To change system password a user must type exactly the original system password And then type the same new password twice to successfully change the system login password Password Length Should not exceed 14 characters and may include English alphabet Password is case sensitive The entered password must be identical to the original set...

Page 34: ...nvironment of your Windows 95 98 clients Mac PreOS9 x clients and FTP clients to against unexpected data access problems A wrong codepage setting may result in problems when accessing data on cross platforms in between 3 4 4 Time Setting Please refer to section 2 11 of the manual to set time date region and city as well as NTP Network Time Protocol option 3 4 5 System Event Reports Figure 3 7 show...

Page 35: ... the event reports option the followings must be set first 1 BEEP Status By default Enable option is selected When event occurs the system sends a beep to notify the administrator 2 SMTP Status To enable automatic message delivery select Enable option Figure 3 8 SMTP Status Settings ...

Page 36: ...Mail Address 1 3 of The Administrator Enter e mail addresses of the administrator here The system will automatically send out system messages to the e mail addresses that you have set 5 Send a Test E Mail If Yes is selected the system sends a test e mail to the configured e mail addresses after Update button is clicked to make sure proper delivery of report messages Figure 3 9 Send a Testing E Mai...

Page 37: ...s status as Enable 2 Authentication alert 3 Community Enter a NAS community name 4 Trap community Enter a trap community name 5 IP address of trap destination The IP address of trap receiving end to receive all notifications 6 System Administrator name Enter a SNMP system administrator name of the system The name does not have to be the same as the system administrator 7 NAS location Enter an easi...

Page 38: ...ion settings to from a file These are includes 1 Contents of Raid Configuration 2 Settings of NFS 3 Settings of Windows SMB 4 Settings of Apple Talk 5 Settings of FTP 6 User Database including user name password quota and group When the system administrator has completed all settings and layouts it is strongly recommended to make a backup and store it for emergency situations When OK is clicked fi...

Page 39: ...ecified to save backup files When restoring system settings the directory must be provided to access backup files This is accessed by selecting the restore button and hitting the browse button When the file is located selecting the file and click OK This will show up on the location window Clicking OK button will restore the previous configuration 3 4 8 Restore Default Settings Figure 3 14 shows t...

Page 40: ...action of making the unit like a brand new system When the drives are re inserted the configuration will be restored from the drives set Otherwise a restore function from a backup file is required All system settings groups users user quotas and privileges will be erased Once this option is confirmed and executed there is no way to retrieve any previous data except from a saved backup file 3 4 9 U...

Page 41: ...es first Send message to connecting clients If this option has been set to Yes the system will send message to connecting clients when each power event has been detected Update The system saves all changes if this button is pressed Cancel The system skips all the modifications if this button is pressed 3 4 10 System Firmware Upgrade The firmware upgrade screen of the system is shown in figure 3 16...

Page 42: ...tents of each network interface include 1 Attach 2 Setup 3 IP Address 4 Subnet mask 5 DNS server 6 MAC address 7 Current speed Display connection status of network interface Display IP Setting Type of network interface manual or automatic using DHCP BOOTP Display the IP Address of network connection Display settings of sub network mask In general no need to set Optional Display the address of MAC ...

Page 43: ... 3 5 1 Basic Settings Figure 3 19 Network Basic Settings Display the original network settings Selecting the Update button will save the changes This can be changed at any time but rebooting is required to activate changes This can also be changed via the LCD panel on the unit itself Selecting Cancel button will not save any changes made ...

Page 44: ... compatible operating platforms to enable data sharing between clients with NFS communication protocol This page provides related parameter settings and is shown in figure 3 20 Figure 3 20 Enable UNIX Compatible Network Service The system provides NIS Client Service to allow itself to be added into the NIS domain Check the Enable NIS domain box to enable it and enter NIS function parameter name Wh...

Page 45: ... clients as shown in figure 3 21 Figure 3 21 Make share folder for Unix Linux clients Next select Privilege in User Privilege to choose the share folder to be made for Unix Linux clients and enable the Unix client to add NFS client privileges see figure 3 22 and 3 23 Figure 3 22 Select the folder made for Unix Linux clients ...

Page 46: ... NAS FN 420GT Operation Manual Figure 3 23 Enable the Unix box to add NFS privilege Set up the Host name Privilege and Root access and the setup is shown in figure 3 24 Figure 3 24 Settings of NFS Clients Privilege ...

Page 47: ...m from NFS clients mount command to mount file system t nfs indicate the file system type to NFS 192 168 1 102 the IP address of NAS shares Volume1 test the path of the share folder made for NFS clients on NAS system test refers to the root of the file system on device Use df to check the mounted device as shown in figure 3 26 Figure 3 26 check the mounted device ...

Page 48: ...ication protocol to enable data sharing between clients with Mac OS operating platform This page provides settings of related parameters and displays in figure 3 28 When Apple Talk network service is enabled the administrator must provide a zone name When completed select Update button to save the changes Select Cancel to disregard any changes made Figure 3 28 Enable Apple Network Service ...

Page 49: ... 1 OS 9 2 2 1 Setup the TCP IP of Control Panels as shown in figure 3 29 Figure 3 29 2 If there is a DHCP server turn on the DHCP and make sure the setup of IP section and Subnet mask is the same as the NAS system as shown in figure 3 30 Figure 3 30 ...

Page 50: ...3 31 4 After selecting the Chooser please select AppleShare and you can see the Select a file server at the right hand side Please note that you must select Active for AppleTalk which is located at the bottom right hand side Otherwise you won t be able to see the computer server name in the right side as shown in figure 3 32 Figure 3 32 Enable active of AppleTalk network services ...

Page 51: ...hlighting it and click the OK button in figure3 33 Figure 3 33 6 Please select how you would like to login that is as a Guest or as a Registered User If GUEST is selected as the preferred login in the NAS then you can use GUEST as your login name as shown in figure 3 34 Figure 3 34 ...

Page 52: ...tering the NAS as a GUEST the status will elect the share table of contents as shown in figure 3 35 Figure 3 35 8 After selecting the items required you will see the shared folder as a server icon on your desktop as shown in figure 3 36 Figure 3 36 ...

Page 53: ...mand key which is located next to the space bar I Command I or Get Info Short Cut to check the share item condition figure 3 37 You can see it is using TCP IP mode as red zone s connecting method and at the ICON it will show an earth icon at the bottom of the disk drive Figure 3 37 ...

Page 54: ... 53 easyRAID NAS FN 420GT Operation Manual 3 5 4 2 OS X 1 Set up the Network settings from the System Preferences As shown in figure 3 38 Figure 3 38 Network Settings of System Preferences ...

Page 55: ... 54 easyRAID NAS FN 420GT Operation Manual 2 Make sure that the IP section is the same as the NAS system Otherwise the performance will be impacted See figure 3 39 Figure 3 39 Status of DHCP ...

Page 56: ... 55 easyRAID NAS FN 420GT Operation Manual 3 Enable the Make AppleTalk Active box by checking it with a tick as shown in figure 3 40 Figure 3 40 Settings of AppleTalk ...

Page 57: ...erver as Shown as figure 3 41 In this case the top icon in the Connect to Server screen Figure 3 41 Connect to Server with AppleTalk If Make AppleTalk Active is unchecked as shown in figure 3 42 the screen of Connect to Server will look like figure 3 43 The Server icon and name will not appear to enable AppleTalk connection ...

Page 58: ... 57 easyRAID NAS FN 420GT Operation Manual Figure 3 42 Default of OS X Figure 3 43 Connect to Server without AppleTalk ...

Page 59: ...n figure 3 44 There are two type of protocol to connect to the server AppleTalk and SMB A higher performance of network transmission is possible with AppleTalk than using SMB Click on the Connect to Server screen and you will see the server name on right side of the window as shown on figure 3 45 Figure 3 44 Figure 3 45 ...

Page 60: ...AFP connect type will been shown in bottom of the screen as shown in figure 3 46 Figure 3 46 Connect to NAS system by AppleTalk 6 Click on the Connect button and the log on screen will appear as shown in figure 3 47 Log in as your user name and password assigned by the Administrator Figure 3 47 ...

Page 61: ...Operation Manual 7 Then the volume of NAS system will be shown as figure 3 48 a Figure 3 48 Volume of NAS system Choose the appropriate volume and click OK the volume will be shown on desktop as shown in figure 3 49 Figure 3 49 ...

Page 62: ...lk Select WORKGROUP Default in the Connect to Server screen as shown in figure 3 50 Figure 3 50 Select WORKGROUP to use Samba 9 Select the name of NAS system by highlighting it the Samba connection mode will be shown in the address space at the bottom of the screen see figure 3 51 Figure 3 51 Connect to NAS system by Samba ...

Page 63: ... figure 3 52 Figure 3 52 Share Folder of NAS system 11 Click OK and the Authentication screen will be displayed as shown in figure 3 53 Figure 3 53 SMB CIFS Authentication Screen 12 After entering the Username and Password the shared folder will be displayed on the desktop figure 3 54 Figure 3 54 ...

Page 64: ...es related parameter settings and is shown in figure 3 55 Figure 3 55 Enable FTP Network Service Status This radio button group enables disable FTP service of the system Auto Rename If this option is set FTP server will never overwrite files When a file whose name already exist is uploaded it get automatically renamed to file 1 file 2 file 3 No Rename If this option is set users can not rename fil...

Page 65: ...aves all modifications if this button is pressed Cancel The system skips all modifications if this button is pressed 3 6 Storage Volume Settings Storage volume settings menu allows the administrator to configure various settings according to required environment specific storage mode The screen after storage mode is set is shown in figure 3 56 Figure 3 56 Contents of Storage Volume Settings Menu S...

Page 66: ...e following six items Not Used The storage volume is not in use In Use The storage volume is in normal operation Data Synchronization When the system is setup for the first time or is shut down abnormally if there is any RAID 1 RAID 3 or RAID 5 setup in storage volume the system will automatically duplicate backup data in RAID 1 For RAID 3 or RAID 5 setup the system performs synchronization on sto...

Page 67: ...is formatting mode The progress status will be displayed in this field To see more details related to storage volume double click on the Storage Volume Name Figure 3 57 displays detailed information of a storage volume Figure 3 57 Detailed Information of A Storage Volume ...

Page 68: ...plays options of storage volume settings menu and Figure 3 59 shows storage information in a currently installed system Figure 3 58 Options of Storage Volume Settings Menu Figure 3 59 Storage Information Double click on installed disk and the disk information screen appear below as Figure 3 60 ...

Page 69: ...CC is the acronym of Error Correction Code ECC error means bad area in hard disk Both of the number of CRC and ECC will be reset to zero after system reboot The easyRAID NAS has supporting bad sector remapping feature with the bad block up to 384 system will warning by buzzer for attention With bad sector counting up to 512 then the hard disk will be kick out by system automatically We are strongl...

Page 70: ...either a single HDD or an array formed by multiple HDD This page displays related information of a storage volume and provides options for storage volume settings 1 Add Create a new storage volume 2 Delete Select a storage volume and click Delete to delete the storage volume 3 Modify Select a storage volume and click Modify to modify required fields This mode allows only rebuilding speed to be cha...

Page 71: ...ng initial volume build up or in rebuilding mode Figure 3 62 Alter Rebuilding Speed in modify storage volume option 3 6 5 Folder Layout This menu applies to folders in a storage volume and stores them in a cross platform network to allow access of clients using SMB NFS or Apple Talk Figure 3 63 shows the full view of folder contents Figure 3 63 Full View of Folder Contents ...

Page 72: ...e set to create a new data folder 1 Name The name which is entered is the physical name of the folder that will be displayed on the system 2 Storage Volume Select the folder and put it in any created storage volume 3 Path The actual path where the folder is stored in a storage volume 4 Comment Comments for the created folder its contents will be displayed in the network environment 5 Default Acces...

Page 73: ...is menu is used to set system groups and user privileges Figure 3 65 shows related information of user profiles Figure 3 65 User Profiles Screen Figure 3 66 shows configuration options of user privilege settings menu Figure 3 66 Configuration Menu of User Privilege Settings ...

Page 74: ...een of user groups It includes established groups and members of each group Figure 3 67 Groups Settings Screen Detail contents of the user group option include 1 Group Name 2 Group ID Group ID Number 3 Members Members that belong to the group 4 Domain Display the domain in which a member belongs ...

Page 75: ...s the contents of the Add Group screen Figure 3 68 Add Group Screen 1 Member Non member When a new group is added click direction key to add its member s from the list on the right side of screen or to remove To change members of a group a member s can be deleted by using the direction key This function is only enabled at the local user level Domain level users must be added or remove at the serve...

Page 76: ... a group Figure 3 69 Confirmation to Delete a Group 3 Modify Group To modify a group please use the mouse to select the group name And then click Modify Figure 3 70 shows the page to Modify Group Members can be selected by using the direction button to include or remove Updating save the changes Selecting the Cancel button reverts back to the original membership of the group Selecting the Back but...

Page 77: ...on Figure 3 71 User Settings Screen The displayed contents of user related information include 1 Name User name to login to the system 2 User ID User ID number 3 Real Name The full name of the user 4 Groups Groups that the user belongs to 5 Domain Displays the network domain to which the user belongs 6 Disable The check box should be checked if this user has been disabled ...

Page 78: ...password 5 User ID 6 Group A brief user name used to login to the system The full name of the user A password to login to the system or use the Blank Password Confirm the password Upon the creation of each new user the system automatically assigns the user a unique ID number In general the system administrator does not have to change it Each user must belong to at least one group Use the group lis...

Page 79: ...ure 3 73 Delete a User When a user is deleted all the contents in its personal folder will be erased at the same time and the system has no way to restore nor rebuild its contents Please backup all user data before deleting a user It is best to deny access to the user in the Privilege Screen before deleting 3 Modify User To modify a user highlight the user and click Modify Figure 3 74 shows the Mo...

Page 80: ...hange user password enter a new password and in the field under it confirm the password by entering it again 4 Confirm Password Confirm the new password 5 Groups A user must belong to a group or may belong to several groups at the same time Here it displays a list of all groups that the user belongs to 6 Unjoined Groups Lists all groups that the user does not belong to If a user is in an NT domain...

Page 81: ... of all users in each storage volume 1 Quota Setting User Quota Overview Figure 3 75 shows an overview of the user quota Figure 3 75 Quota setting user Quota overview Select a user that you would like to modify The system provides two methods to change the user s quota limit 1 Use dragging point to drag and set the quota limit of the user 2 Use keyboard to enter and change the quota limit of the u...

Page 82: ...re 3 76 Quota setting Storage Volume Quota overview In the Storage Volume Quota Limit screen first use the drag down menu to select the storage volume on which you want to work And then distribute it to every user according to the planned quota Use the two above mentioned methods to change the user s quota limit Dragging Point or Keyboard Entering ...

Page 83: ...rom the upper right of the page select an option to set Windows Apple and FTP client or UNIX compatible NFS Client Figure 3 77 shows the Settings Screen of the Windows Apple and UNIX platforms Figure 3 77 Common settings Windows Apple FTP and UNIX When a client uses Windows Apple FTP or UNIX the system provides three different privilege settings for a folder Read only Write and Deny access All par...

Page 84: ...er Size and Date Time of creation See Figure 3 78 Double clicking on the Volume will display the second level This level includes folder names owners size and date time of last modification See Figure 3 79 At this level there is an option to delete the folder or file by selecting the relevant item This is done by passing the cursor over the X beside the selected item The cursor will change from a ...

Page 85: ...f this is a storage volume or a folder click on it to open the storage volume or folder to show its contents If the project is already a text file clicking on it will download the file to a local computer 2 ACL The KEY icon is the entry of ACL setting 2 Owner The owner of the file 3 Size The size of the file 4 Date The date on which the file was created or last modified ...

Page 86: ...d objects Privilege There are 3 privileges can be assigned to an object No Access NA User is forbid to access the object Read Only RO User is only allowed to read the object Read Write RW User is allowed to read and write the object Groups Users This selection field list all users and groups The initial of an entry represents group ACL This field list ACL of the object CREATOR OWNER This term repr...

Page 87: ...gly if 1 UID is matched Creator Owner 2 UID is matched any listed ACE 3 GID is matched Creator Group or listed ACE 4 Not apply for above 3 rules then it will granted permission of everyone UID User ID GID Group ID ACE Access Control Entry 3 8 System Status The System Status Menu options are shown in figure 3 81 Select any option and view its contents to understand the system status Figure 3 81 Sys...

Page 88: ...ystem 2 Product name Name of the product 3 Model name Product model 4 Serial number The serial number of the system is a 6 digit number 5 Hardware revision This display version of firmware currently used by the unit Updating the version can be completed in the Firmware Update under the System Setup area 6 Software version This display version of software currently used 7 Running Time Elapsed time ...

Page 89: ...ure 3 83 shows the status of CPU Activity and Utilization This display will refresh every 2 seconds Figure 3 83 CPU Status 3 8 3 Memory Figure 3 84 displays the memory type and the size of the memory between 128MB to 512MB max Figure 3 84 Memory Information ...

Page 90: ...etwork port settings of the system are displayed here Gigabit Figure 3 85 Network Information 3 8 5 Storage All relevant information pertaining to the type model capacity and utilization of the drives and volume is displayed Figure 3 86 Storage Volume Information ...

Page 91: ...Related information of the individual user is also displayed Figure 3 87 Active Users Information Information displayed is 1 Share This is are the Shared folder s used after the user has logged on 2 User User name of the Active Client 3 Host Name or IP 4 Time Logged in Login time 5 Protocol The type of protocol used ...

Page 92: ...NAS FN 420GT Operation Manual 3 8 7 System Log This screen shows the usage of the system including system messages warning messages and error messages Figure 3 88 System Log Overview Figure 3 89 Warning Log Overview ...

Page 93: ...Option will list only the Error messages Download log is an option to supply events notification information to easyRAID for trouble shooting purposes Click on Download Log A window will pop up and prompt a user name and password as shown in figure 3 91 The file will be downloaded onto the desktop with a file name like ErrorReport_000295 bin This report can be email to easyRAID support easyRAID co...

Page 94: ...user name and password Please set E Mail Notice in the system When the system generates any error message it will send the message to the configured e mail address to alert the administrator of the system status and allow him to take appropriate corrective actions ...

Page 95: ...nterface is attached Setup Displays Manually if the corresponding interface uses static IP address or DHCP BOOTP if dynamic IP address is in use IP Address Displays IP address of the corresponding network interface Subnet mask Displays subnet mask of the corresponding network interface Gateway Displays gateway of the corresponding network interface MAC address Displays MAC address of the correspon...

Page 96: ...xt fields respectively IP Address This text field displays current IP address of the WAN port If DHCP BOOTP is selected in Setting the text field will be disabled and IP address is assigned automatically dynamically depends on your network environment Subnet Mask This text field displays current subnet mask of the WAN port If DHCP BOOTP is selected in Setting the text field will be disabled and su...

Page 97: ... on system work abnormally 3 9 2 WAN User Account The LAN user and WAN user must be unique not allow duplicate The figure 3 94 displays currently existing WAN users information and provides tools to Add Delete or Modify users Figure 3 94 WAN user Settings Screen Name Login name of an user User ID User ID of an user Real Name The real name of an user Home volume The home volume of this user ...

Page 98: ... transmissions including upload and download logs of the system FTP clients Figure 3 95 FTP Log Information On the top left corner of Figure 3 92 there are three radio buttons to select which type of FTP logs will be displayed All The system displays all types of FTP logs Upload The system displays upload logs Download The system displays download logs ...

Page 99: ...n is pressed Cancel Cancel clear log goes to the FTP Log page Find Enter the text to the text field and click Find button it will display FTP logs which match the finding text 3 10 Logout To exit the administration page click on Logout option in the Menu Area Figure 3 96 shows the screen to logout The system will automatically log out when the administrator screen has been inactive or idle for 5 m...

Page 100: ... all files are closed before the shutdown or rebooting operation commences Physical shutdown by operating the switch or terminating power directly to the unit may cause hardware or data damage To shutdown or reboot the system a user must do so via the Shutdown or Reboot option on the administration page If the system is physically shutdown directly when it is still operating hardware damage or dat...

Page 101: ...is limited to changing his own password only He must have his User Name and old password to access this option Figure 3 98 User login 3 13 Changing Password Figure 3 99 shows the screen for changing a user password Enter the original password and choose a desired new password After confirmation the system will update the password for the user Figure 3 99 User login changing password ...

Page 102: ...ete the settings configuration described in this section 4 1 Front Control Panel Functions Introduction The easyRAID NAS System front control panel is shown in figure 4 1 It consists of a LCD display panel that displays two rows of characters each row with 16 characters four buttons and two LED status indicators Each HDD caddy tray has 2 indicator LEDs to show HDD status The top LED has two indica...

Page 103: ...D Control Panel LED Location Description Power Right Green Shows easyRAID NAS System is powered on and is in normal operation Network Status Left Orange Shows easyRAID NAS System is connected to the network 4 1 2 Buttons Use the up arrow down arrow ESC and Enter keys to select various configuration settings and menu options for easyRAID NAS System configuration The following table illustrates the ...

Page 104: ...l Panel This option provides default settings of the whole system Users groups user quotas user privileges and network settings will be erased if this function is performed while the drives are still inserted Pay special attention before using this option and be sure to remove all drives prior to activating this process Otherwise all contents will be erased and restored back to default settings Al...

Page 105: ...easyRAID NAS System front control panel is in an idle state press the Enter key to get into the options of the Advanced Menu 4 7 Network Menu This allows Ethernet configuration settings to be changed Its options are as followings 11Channel 0 111CH0 Status 112CH0 IP Address 113CH0 Subnet Mask 114CH0 Hardware Address 115DHCP Status 12Channel 1 121CH0 Status 122CH0 IP Address 123CH0 Subnet Mask 124CH...

Page 106: ...tem menu are listed as follows 1 21 Clock 211 Date Set date 212 Time Set time 213 Time zone Set time zone 2 22 Shutdown 221 Reboot System Restart system 222 Halt System Shutdown system 4 9 Miscellaneous Menu This is used to set miscellaneous option of system Its options are as followings 31 Setup Password Change root password ...

Page 107: ...perates improperly and deletes a HDD that should not be deleted all data will be lost An independent backup server is necessary to guarantee better data security 5 1 Normal Operation Under normal operation easyRAID NAS System handles all RAID tasks network connections user privilege settings setting up parity bit or data support and monitoring the status of the system itself 5 2 Data Synchronizati...

Page 108: ...RAID 1 storage volumes or remove any drives Also do not remove more than one drive in a RAID 1 set while the unit is in operation Should a second drive be removed or failed then all data will be lost 5 3 Hard Disk Drive Damage easyRAID NAS System will automatically detect any damaged HDD which fails to perform access tasks If any HDD is damaged the system will automatically stop using the damaged ...

Page 109: ...hich it will be drawn Taking out the wrong drive WILL destroy your data 3 Take out the damaged HDD and replace with the new HDD 4 Put the Caddy back into the easyRAID NAS System unit Using RAID 1 provides protection against only one damaged HDD If 2 HDD are damaged at the same time or the system administrator mistakenly replaces a not damaged HDD all data in the RAID storage volume WILL BE LOST 5 ...

Page 110: ...N port Please refer the Appendix B of this manual for details usage Each registered WAN user the system will create HOME directory automatically by default and unchangeable Please refer the figure below Remote connection to easyRAID NAS via WAN port Apple For MAC users to remote connect with easyRAID NAS via WAN port it is exactly same way while you connect in local LAN The only thing need to remi...

Page 111: ... 110 easyRAID NAS FN 420GT Operation Manual System Default HOME Directory Appear Connect with WAN IP Address ...

Page 112: ...NAS system through WAN port by using the FTP command and PUT GET for file upload and download If there is double byte file name or folder name included for upload or download please make sure the passive mode is ON and code page in server and client sides are the same Codepage setting in Server side ...

Page 113: ... 112 easyRAID NAS FN 420GT Operation Manual Codepage setting in client side Passive Mode is ON Connect with WAN IP ...

Page 114: ...ion Manual Appendix B How to use FTP client OCX Component Abstract This document will provide instructions for users to use easyRAID NAS 420GT bundled FTP client OCX Contents 1 Introduction 2 Installation 3 Logon 4 Operations 5 Logout ...

Page 115: ...important reason to use this component is for multilingual support that is no matter what language of your only Windows system is the names of files transferred to the other side could be recognized by users at server side immediately Please refer the following figure for its screen Attention The FTPNetwork Status must be enabled in the Admin Modus to support this Feature ...

Page 116: ... 115 easyRAID NAS FN 420GT Operation Manual Use Internet Explorer because of the ActiveX Type in the WAN Port IP Connecting with WAN Port IP Input with valid WAN user s account and password ...

Page 117: ...al 2 Installation When you for the first time visit this page you may see this error message as following You ll need first set the IP address of remote NAS 420GT as Trusted Site 1 First open an Internet Explorer and open the Internet options ...

Page 118: ... 117 easyRAID NAS FN 420GT Operation Manual 2 Second follow the steps 1 2 3 4 as the picture shown below to open the option windows ...

Page 119: ... 118 easyRAID NAS FN 420GT Operation Manual 3 Now use the format as 97 98 99 100 to enter NAS IP address into the trusted site list press Add button as figure below ...

Page 120: ...D NAS FN 420GT Operation Manual Note use your NAS 420GT IP address to replace the above IP address 97 98 99 100 4 Finally you can close those option windows by pressing OK button and go back to NAS 420GT operation ...

Page 121: ... NAS FN 420GT Operation Manual After you have added NAS 420GT as a secure site you can re open FTP Client a message will be shown in the picture below press YES to automatically install the Active control to run it ...

Page 122: ...n shown as below where Host IP The IP address of the FTP server that is NAS 420GT s IP address Port The port number used for this FTP session User ID Your login ID same as the WEB console s login ID Password For security reason you need retype your password again to connect to server However this is the only one field you need to fill to logon ...

Page 123: ...tion Manual 4 Operations 1 Generally the screen is divided into 4 parts say Local For local files operations Remote For remote files operations Status For display operation messages Queue For listing operating current running ftp jobs ...

Page 124: ... 123 easyRAID NAS FN 420GT Operation Manual 2 Use mouse right button to show related action menu As figure below ...

Page 125: ... 124 easyRAID NAS FN 420GT Operation Manual 3 Or you can also double click or drag drop the file dir item in the file list to the other side for upload download ...

Page 126: ...al 4 When a job has started you will see the job in the queue list At the same time you will also see job s total size progress and remaining time to complete and transfer rate And in the status window you will see the job is marked as started ...

Page 127: ... 126 easyRAID NAS FN 420GT Operation Manual 5 A large file directory may take a long time to transfer you may terminate the job by also using mouse right button while job is running ...

Page 128: ...to Replace Resume Cancel the target file 5 Logout Note when you switch your current web page to others then this FTP session will automatically close this session That is all transmission will be stopped without further confirmation However although the transmission has been stopped you may still resume the upload download next time when you connect to NAS 420GT ...

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