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3270 Ver406-06) 

 

 
Getting Started 

 
Overview 

The DiskGO 3.5” Network Hard Drive is a broadband network attached storage (NAS) 
device designed for use on a small office/home office (SOHO) network. With the 
DiskGO 3.5” Network Hard Drive connected to the network, users can easily and quickly 
access, store, and share digital files. Also, home users can access or transfer files on 
digital devices such as set-top TV boxes, digital cameras, camcorders, digital audio 
players, and more by directly connecting such devices to the USB port on the DiskGO 
3.5” Network Hard Drive. 
 

Package Contents 

 

DiskGO 3.5” Network Hard Drive 

 

DC Power Adapter, 12v 

 

Stand 

 

Cat5 Cable 

 

Install CD 

 

Quick Install Guide 

 

User Guide (on CD) 

 

System Requirements 

 

Windows XP, 2000, ME, 98, Mac OS X+ 

 

Web Browser (such as Internet Explorer or FireFox) 

 

Network router with DHCP server 

 

Open RJ-45 Network Connection 

 

Installation of the DiskGO 3.5” Network Hard Drive

 

With the enclosed Ethernet cable, connect the DiskGO to an open port in the router on 
the network.  Make sure the DHCP server function on the router is enabled, and the 
networked PC is configured as a DHCP client. 

1.

 

Plug in the DC power adapter to the DiskGO. Wait for 30 ~ 60 seconds until the 
blue LED light illuminates. 

2.

 

To access the DiskGO, double click “My Computer” on any computer attached to 
the network, and type “\\DiskGO ” in the address bar. Double click the folder 
“DiskGO.”  This will allow any network PC to access files on or save files to the 
DiskGO. 

 

Initial Setup

 

(without Install CD)

 

The DiskGO 3.5” Network Hard Drive gives advanced users the capability to easily 
configure privacy and security access levels in folders, monitor power usage, set up a 
Redundant Array of Independent Disks or RAID with an external USB Hard Drive & 
monitor status of the HDD.  Use of the Configuration & Administration pages is optional.  
To simply share files over the network, these configuration pages are not needed.  

The 

Configuration & Administration pages are recommended for advanced users only. 

Summary of Contents for DiskGO! Digital Music Player

Page 1: ...800 332 6581 580 332 6581 www edgetechcorp com EDGE TM and DiskGO TM are trademarks of EDGE Tech Corp Other trademarked words or logos used herein are property of their respective owners IMPORTANT PL...

Page 2: ...Member Mode o Domain Member Mode o Primary Domain Controller Mode o User Management SHARE MANAGEMENT o Basic o Create Share o Share Access DISK MANAGEMENT o Basic o Renaming a Disk o Erasing a Disk o...

Page 3: ...3270 Ver406 06 3 NETWORKING o LAN o DHCP Server o Static IP PRINTERS o Setting the DiskGO 3 5 Network Hard Drive as a Print Server o Adding the Printer in Windows o Printer Troubleshooting...

Page 4: ...twork Hard Drive With the enclosed Ethernet cable connect the DiskGO to an open port in the router on the network Make sure the DHCP server function on the router is enabled and the networked PC is co...

Page 5: ...Logging o Windows Setup o User Management Share Management o Basic o Create Share o Share Access Disk Management o Basic o Legacy Disks o Create New Pool o Resize Pool o Add Mirrors o Remove Mirrors o...

Page 6: ...network DiskGO drives which are on networks connected to the Internet should usually be set up to do this This kind of network time synchronization is done through an international standard called Net...

Page 7: ...all addresses Usually your ISP will provide the server name The name of the SMTP server is also required by your e mail client program such as Outlook or Eudora If you are uncertain what your SMTP se...

Page 8: ...across multiple computers Also the user can access resources on another computer without having to re authenticate Computers in a domain are controlled from a central location domain controller and u...

Page 9: ...and modify user and machine accounts in the domain The administrator account is separate from the one used to access the DiskGO Share user interface 4 Type the administrator password in the Admin Pas...

Page 10: ...ps of users A group can have any number of users and users can be in any number of groups When there are many users the use of groups can simplify the administration of file permissions For example wh...

Page 11: ...have access to the netlogon share you must create the logon script It must reside within the netlogon share that the DiskGO automatically creates in the pool given in Profiles and Scripts Pool You can...

Page 12: ...nt Basic and a legacy disk share is called a foreign share Otherwise a share is called a pool share Administrators can control how each share is accessed DiskGOs support four protocols for accessing s...

Page 13: ...s are listed under share permissions This feature provides control access to the newly created share on a user by user basis If more advanced security features are required configure the DiskGO as a d...

Page 14: ...ermission type to be granted to each user DISK MANAGEMENT BASIC On the Disk Management Basic page you can do the following View a graph showing the disks that are connected to the DiskGO both the Disk...

Page 15: ...cluded in the wipe operation 3 Click Quick Erase to remove only the control information from the disk Click Full Erase to completely erase all the data from the disk Notes The Full Erase process is ve...

Page 16: ...elow 1 Within the Disk Management menu select Create New Pool 2 New Pool Name Enter a unique name for the new pool that you wish to create 3 Select the Mirroring check box If you wish to have the Disk...

Page 17: ...Assignment Stripe 0 Stripe 1 and Stripe 3 Enter the desired amount of space per Stripe gigabytes within the Space Allocation section Click on Create Pool An external hard drive or drives must be conn...

Page 18: ...he network Follow the steps below to remount an encrypted pool 1 Select Basic from the Disk Management menu 2 Click on the Enter Encryption Password button from the Disk Pool Mappings section for each...

Page 19: ...fault IP addressing for the DiskGO 3 5 Network Hard Drive is as a DHCP client Most networks and gateways use DHCP protocols to assign IP address to connected devices The DHCP client setting will allow...

Page 20: ...sed on the printer model Please note when printer services are being configured the DiskGO is briefly unavailable to client users Therefore configuring printer services is recommended as part of a pla...

Page 21: ...y installed but I can t print to the printer Recommended action 1 On your Windows client computer open Printers and Faxes in Control Panel 2 Right click the name of the printer icon and then click Pro...

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