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Contents

ontents

Congratulations 6
Consider the Environment 6
Safety Precautions

Network Setup Options

Fi Server mode

Server mode 7

Scenario 1

Scenario 2

Scenario 3

Scenario 4

Scenario 5

Scenario 6

Scenario 7

Features

Getting to know your B3

Front side

Back side 18

Inside

Installation 19

A few tips!

Setup wizard

DHCP setup on your PC 23

Administration 26

Administrator log in 26

Status

Users

Services 32

Network 35

Disk 42

Printing 44

Settings 45

Users 51

Start page

Summary of Contents for B3

Page 1: ...1 User manual ...

Page 2: ...ario 2 9 Scenario 3 10 Scenario 4 11 Scenario 5 12 Scenario 6 13 Scenario 7 14 Features 15 Getting to know your B3 17 Front side 17 Back side 18 Inside 18 Installation 19 A few tips 20 Setup wizard 21 DHCP setup on your PC 23 Administration 26 Administrator log in 26 Status 27 Users 30 Services 32 Email 33 Network 35 Disk42 Printing 44 Settings 45 Users 51 Start page 52 ...

Page 3: ...y 63 Download manager 65 Using the download manager 65 How to download 65 File server 67 Windows Explorer Samba 67 Mac OS X 10 6 68 Web based file manager 70 Using the FTP server73 AFP 73 Media servers 74 Music 74 Video and pictures 75 Squeezebox Server 75 Firefly media server 80 DLNA media server 81 Web server 82 Adding your own content 82 Encryption 82 Email server 83 Retrieve email the fetchmai...

Page 4: ...tended disk 104 LVM Status 106 Remove Extended disk LVM 106 Backup 107 Backup your B3 107 Restore files from a backup job 112 Backup from your PC to B3 114 PIM 126 External storage 127 Connecting 127 Format an external disk 128 Unplugging 130 Reaching B3 from outside 131 Using B3 as Router Firewall Server 131 Easyfind personal domain name 131 External IP address 132 Using another firewall gateway ...

Page 5: ...7 Rescue system 139 Front LED information 140 Customizing B3 SW HW 141 SSH with root login141 Installing other applications 141 Installing a disk 142 Technical data 146 Support 147 GPL Statement147 Limited warranty 147 Contents ...

Page 6: ...o shut down keep the button pressed for five seconds The front light will blink while shutting down and turn off when B3 is ready to be disconnect ed Never remove the power cord while the LED on front is lit or blinking Do not drop your B3 or expose it to other kinds of sudden mechanical shocks as this may result in data loss and damage to the hard drive Keep liquids away from your B3 Do not use y...

Page 7: ...rewall Server mode In this connection setup B3 is placed as the first device in your home network LAN Note that B3 does not include a DSL modem If your old router has a built in DSL modem you can not replace that router with B3 If this is the case connect B3 as a server in your network If you have a separate DSL modem connect a LAN cable from the DSL modem and the other end to the WAN port on B3 I...

Page 8: ...8 Network Setup Options Scenario 1 B3 serves as router firewall server Only one computer in your LAN con nected via cable ...

Page 9: ...9 Network Setup Options Scenario 2 B3 serves as router firewall server One or more computers in your LAN connected wireless via WiFi This scenario requires you to have the wireless B3 ...

Page 10: ...10 Network Setup Options Scenario 3 You prefer using your old firewall and router B3 serves only as server Connect B3 s LAN port to one of your router LAN ports Leave B3 s WAN port unconnect ed ...

Page 11: ...ns Scenario 4 B3 serves as router firewall server You want to connect more than one network device in your LAN via cable or WiFi Use a switch to split up your LAN connection This scenario requires you to have the wireless B3 ...

Page 12: ...our LAN via cable or WiFi and you have an old router with wire less access point Connect B3 s LAN port to one of your router LAN ports You may also use your old router as an switch connecting network devices such as computers or media players to its other LAN ports Remember to disable an existing DHCP server in your OLD router ...

Page 13: ... Options Scenario 6 B3 serves as router firewall server Almost same configuration as in sce nario 5 but using a switch for your network devices with cable Remember to disable an existing DHCP server in your OLD router ...

Page 14: ... Network Setup Options Scenario 7 B3 serves as router firewall server You have only one computer using a ca ble in your LAN and several wireless devices This scenario requires you to have the wireless B3 ...

Page 15: ... to all iTunes compatible DAAP or DLNA compatible players Squeezebox Server for streaming to Logitech Squeezebox Router Use B3 as a router and firewall for maximum security Wireless access point High wireless speed in B3 with 802 11n makes your wireless clients perform their best Web eMail and FTP server Fully featured server functionality allows you to turn off your PC Central eMail server B3 can...

Page 16: ... x 18 5 cm 4 5 x 1 8 x 7 in small as a pocket book Painted with a thin layer of black rubber and with a dim blue LED the design easily blends in with any environment Silent cooling An innovative solid aluminium case cools the hard drive ef ficiently without the need for fans Combined with the low power electron ics fully passive cooling is possible without compromising the server s longevity Envir...

Page 17: ... your B3 Front side The front LED indicates B3 s status Steady blue light B3 is up and running No light B3 is powered off Purple B3 is booting up or shutting down Green system installation in progress Red system message broken RAID for example ...

Page 18: ... indi cates a 100MBit connection 3 2 x USB host port type A 4 1 x eSATA 5 Slot for Kensington lock 6 12 V 3A power jack Inside Your B3 s hard drive has 3 partitions System partition Data partition and Swap partition It is totally normal that you do not see the total disk size i e 40GB 500GB 1TB or 2TB available in the web interface as the System partition and the Swap partition takes some of the s...

Page 19: ...t Assem ble the rubber feet accordingly 2 Use the enclosed network cable and connect it between B3 s LAN port and your network either directly to your computer or to a switch or router Also if using B3 as a router connect B3 s WAN port to your Internet connection or DSL modem Router B3 Media player Media player PC PC DSL modem or other Internet connection DSL modem or other Internet connection Rou...

Page 20: ...s It is strongly suggested that the admin password is changed Read about how to change the password in chapter Users on page 30 Perform a software update to ensure that your B3 runs the latest software Click Settings and Software update then press Update system You should not use the admin account as your personal account If you need support on activating Obtain an IP address automatically DHCP on...

Page 21: ...time later on as well to do this setup 1 Step 1 Select default language B3s user interface will be shown in the cho sen language Click Next to continue 2 Step 2 Date and time Choose time zone and the date and time You also have the possibility to use an Internet time server By doing this the date and time is automatically set and updated and you do not have to do any manual time settings Click Nex...

Page 22: ...ue 4 Step 4 Network setup If you would like to register for an free personal Easyfind name activate it here You will reach your B3 browsing Internet to http your Easyfind name myownb3 com Read about Easy find in chap ter Easyfind personal domain name on page 131 Click Next to continue Setup complete Click Finish setup to exit the wizard ...

Page 23: ...ctions Category view Select Network and Internet Connections and then Network Connections 4 Double click on your active LAN or Internet connection 5 Click Properties This opens the Local Area Connections Properties window 6 In the General tab highlight the Internet Protocol TCP IP item and click Properties This opens the Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties window 7 In the General tab write down yo...

Page 24: ...24 Setup wizard 8 Click Obtain an IP address automatically 9 Click OK 10 Click OK to close each window 11 Restart your computer if asked for ...

Page 25: ...r Leave the DHCP Client ID box empty 4 Close the TCP IP Control Panel Mac OS X 1 From the Apple menu choose System Preferences then Network 2 If not already selected select Built in Ethernet in the Configure list 3 If not already selected select Using DHCP in the TCP IP tab 4 Save your changes Linux To change your Linux PC to obtain an IP address automatically is done differ ently depending on wha...

Page 26: ...change the Admin account settings by clicking Edit user next to admin under the menu Users Read about it here in chapter Specific adminis trator setting on page 31 The default username and password for the administrator account is Username admin Password admin As a security measure it is strongly recommended to change the admin pass word Administrator log in 1 Start an Internet browser on your com...

Page 27: ... press the button on the backside The Restart button restarts B3 You will be able to reach the user interface and B3s services within about 2 minutes When the front LED is solid blue B3 is ready to be used again File manager The page contains three folders Browse Backup and Restore Read more about using the filemanager in the chapter File server on page 67 Browse The Browse page shows files stored...

Page 28: ...on Create folder Upload file Download as zip Move files Copy files Rename Change permissions Add to album Delete A friendly reminder do not use the administrator login to manage your files Log in with a standard user ...

Page 29: ...feature gives you the security to always feel safe about not loosing anything that means a lot to you Read more about using the backup feature in the chapter Backup on page 107 Backup jobs The backup jobs you have created Timeline shows all executed backups You are able to restore files from any of these ...

Page 30: ...Clicking on Users in the top menu you will see the following page Read more about users in the chapter Users on page 51 Here you find all the registered users on your B3 Add new user Click to add a new user click Add new user ...

Page 31: ... can change every users password Every user has the possibility to change their own password via their own log in It is strongly suggested that the admin password is changed from the default password User language Change the user interface language for the selected user Specific administrator setting Click Edit next to Administrator Allow remote access to system settings The default setting is to ...

Page 32: ...ore in chapter File server on page 67 FTP The B3 FTP server Anonymous FTP access Allow users to log in to FTP server without a pass word AFP The Apple Filing Protocol AFP is a network protocol that offers file services for Mac OS X and original Mac OS Windows file share Windows file share Samba is used to share files and printers in a Windows network Streaming Read more in chapter Media servers on...

Page 33: ...Email retrieval This is for fetchmail a daemon that collects eMails to B3 Other Printing B3 print server Up and downloads possibility to up download files on B3 i e fileman ager and torrents Email Read about the email configuration in chapter Email server on page 83 The Email page contains two folders Retrieve email and Server settings Retrieve email If you set up B3 to fetch your Email from other...

Page 34: ...al Add new email account Fill in the information given to you by your email ac count provider Edit Change the account settings Server settings Email server Outgoing email server SMTP Leave fields empty to let B3 handle your out going eMails If your Internet Service Provider ISP blocks outgoing traffic on ...

Page 35: ... Consult the name server provider of your domain regarding MX pointers Now all mail sent to your B3 username your domain will end up on b3 Network The network page contains five folders Profile WAN LAN Wireless and Fire wall Profile By running the Setup wizard described in chapter Installation on page 19 you choose a Network profile To change profile later on you make your choice here Automatic ne...

Page 36: ...ill also try to retrieve network settings on WAN port Internet It is possible to manually edit the network settings in this profile Server only B3 will automatically try to retrieve network settings on LAN The WAN port should be left unconnected It is possible to manually edit the network settings in this profile After editing the network settings you might need to reboot your computers and other ...

Page 37: ...or information only Update saves your changes LAN Here you configure how you reach your B3 from computers in your Local Area Network LAN Your B3 has an auto detect function on the LAN port This means that when connected B3 will search the LAN for an DHCP server If a DHCP server is found B3 will configure itself to obtain an IP address on the LAN port If no DHCP server is found B3 will fall back to...

Page 38: ... range of the IP address that will automatically be assigned to the clients for exam ple computers media players on the network Enable Jumbo frames This option enables transmissions of larger data chunks on the LAN interface WARNING this requires that all equipment on the LAN works in this environment Use with caution That said this feature can improve performance on file transfers between B3 and ...

Page 39: ...32 characters long Password The password aka pass phrase is a set of characters that must be entered exactly the same in both your B3 and your network clients En ter the password in ASCII characters The length must be between 8 to 63 for WPA and 5 or 13 characters for WEP Advanced wireless settings Band Choose what frequency band to use 802 11n operates at two fre quencies 5 GHz and 2 4 GHz Only d...

Page 40: ...erienced Then try a different channel Channel availability is different for different countries due to regulations Broadcast SSID Uncheck this box to hide B3s SSID By default the SSID is broadcasted Update saves your changes Firewall B3 has an built in firewall to protect your internal network and B3 itself Read more about the firewall in chapter B3 as router and firewall on page 58 Allow external...

Page 41: ...ortforward you open a port from a network device in your internal LAN to the Internet WAN B3 public port opens a port from B3 to the Internet WAN Source IP The source IP on the WAN side that the port forward will be di rected to Enter all if all the port forward are not directed to a specific IP address Public port The port number on the WAN side You can input a single port or a range of ports ex ...

Page 42: ... partitions on the disks Pressing the Connect when a new device is inserted means you will have ac cess to the files in your storage extern catalogue When you want to unplug the external disk drive USB memory you must click Disconnect first to ensure that it is safe to unplug the device Read more about managing disks in chapter External storage on page 127 LVM Extend your home partition with an at...

Page 43: ... external disk size added to home partition size Read more about LVM in chapter LVM Extended disk on page 104 RAID Here you create a RAID 1 array and find information about your RAID setup Read more about RAID in the chapter RAID on page 96 ...

Page 44: ...44 Administration Printing The printing page shows status of the connected printers Read more about connecting printers in the chapter Printer server on page 88 ...

Page 45: ...t throttle Time and language System backup Software update and Logs Setup wizard Use the Setup wizard to make the very first important settings on your B3 Read more about the Setup wizard in chapter Setup wizard on page 21 Identity Hostname is the unique name by which a network attached device is ...

Page 46: ...ill be able to find your B3 wherever you are typing http your Easyfind name myownb3 com Easyfind name Choose a name for your B3 on the Easyfind network Update saves your changes Torrent throttle You might want to set the maximum upload download speed on your tor rents For example if you have a limited broadband connection you do not want to fill your uplink completely Then set the Max upload speed...

Page 47: ...timezone in the drop down list Date and time Auto adjust date and time This enables B3 to set the date and time auto matically via an Internet server Date Set the system date manually Time Set the system time manually Default system language System language Select language for the user interface Update saves your changes ...

Page 48: ...ing admin login via WAN setting passwords but no user data Backup jobs Services settings Email account settings Network setup all settings ie profile hostname wireless settings firewall rules etc Printers Make a System backup 1 Insert a external storage device USB memory or USB disk into B3 2 Choose the Source Destination and press Backup 3 All settings are now saved on a file on the chosen extern...

Page 49: ...our B3 depending on how your restored net work settings are configured for example restoring static IP settings on B3 For backup of user data and the storage catalogue please read chapter Back up on page 107 Software update B3 s software can be easily updated to gain new functionality Press Update system and the software update is automatically performed The Include hot fixes feature is used to co...

Page 50: ...50 Administration Logs To fault trace on your B3 without logging in with SSH use the Logs function Select the desired log file in the drop down menu and click Show ...

Page 51: ... the download manager ends up here Email account FTP account download manager However some services are available to all users without restrictions All users have full access to the storage and music folders All users have full access to installed printers Creating and editing photo albums Examples on the folder structure B3 Root B3 storage Public file area accessible to all users B3 home web Publ...

Page 52: ...work Refer to chapter Reaching B3 from outside on page 131 for more information Log in with your B3 user not the administrator Here you find links to the most important features of B3 Clicking on the round icons will take you to each feature Below you find all icons described Filemanager The filemanager page shows files stored on B3 Read more about using the filemanager in the chapter File server ...

Page 53: ...sic All your music will be available to you over the Internet wherever you are Store music in storage music and it will be available to the integrated music player Fireplay Credits for Fireplay goes to Bo Mellberg ...

Page 54: ...nd edit photo al bums Add album users for viewing the albums Album users do not have anything in common with regular B3 users Read more about the photo album in the chapter Photo album on page 89 Downloads Download files directly to your B3 even when you are away from home Note that the administrator does not have access to the Download manager Read more about the Download manager in chapter Downl...

Page 55: ...ail Use the B3s webmail feature to read you mail wherever you are Click the mail icon and log in with your B3 username Read about the email configuration in chapter Email server on page 83 If you set up B3 to fetch your Email from other external Email accounts you may have they will be stored on B3 and available via IMAP or web email wher ever you are ...

Page 56: ...rsonal information such as Real name password and language settings for the specific user Changing the user name login name is not possible To achieve this you will have to delete the user via the administrator login and add a new user with the correct name ...

Page 57: ...ser information Email Add new email account To start fetching email from an external account click here Fill in the information given to you by your email account provider Active email accounts will be shown here ...

Page 58: ...lt in DHCP server Connect a switch in B3s LAN port to be able to connect several computers or other network de vices via cable A description about the router settings is found in chapter Net work on page 35 NAT Network Address Translation NAT is the process of modifying network ad dress information while the traffic is passing through the router The purpose is to remap a given address space into a...

Page 59: ...is B3 s external IP address Some programs run on your local computer needs to have an gate exposed to the Internet to function correctly you need to use the function Port forward in your firewall The Port forward tells your router in B3 which computer on the LAN to send the data to When you have set up the port forwarding rules your rout er takes the data from the external IP address port number f...

Page 60: ...imum wireless signal rate derived from IEEE standard 802 11g and draft 802 11n specifications 802 11n speeds obtainable when operating exclusively among other N products Actual data throughput will vary Network conditions and environmental factors including volume of network traffic building ma terials and construction and network overhead lower actual data throughput rate Environmental factors wi...

Page 61: ...e default name is your B3s host name The name can be up to 32 characters long The SSID is case sensitive 5 It is recommended to change the Password aka pass phrase The required length of the password varies depending on encryption method A WPA key need to be between 8 and 63 characters of length A WEP key need to be 5 or 13 characters of length 6 Select the box Enable wireless to activate the acce...

Page 62: ...lients are 802 11a g Mixed mode 802 11n 802 11a g Select this if you are using 802 11n or and 802 11a g wireless clients 10 Choose the channel width Choosing 40MHz in a 802 11n network might improve the transfer rate Select 20MHz if you are not using any 802 11n wireless clients Select 40MHz if you are using 802 11n wireless clients only 11 Choose preferred encryption WEP2 is recommended All your ...

Page 63: ...the 2 4 GHz and 5 GHz bands This is the latest gen eration of Wi Fi described by the IEEE standard 802 11n has the capability to transfer data up to five times faster than its predecessors AES AES is an encryption protocol introduced in WPA2 to make communica tions over a Wi Fi network private Access point AP A device which serves as a central wireless connection point for a wireless network Chann...

Page 64: ... wireless net work PSK Pre shared key The pre shared key is the same as the pass phrase pass word in a WPA encrypted network Region Availability of channels is regulated by in which country the access point is operating Also maximum permitted transmit power varies by region The region for Wi Fi in B3 is read from the Time zone setting TKIP TKIP is an encryption protocol introduced in WPA to make c...

Page 65: ...en you initiate your first download a catalogue is created in your home username directory home username downloads How to download 1 At home browse to http b3 http b3 local if using Mac or if you are away from home http your Easyfind name myownb3 com http www your domain or http your ip address 2 Click the Downloads icon 3 Log in as your standard user 4 To initiate a download you need to copy the ...

Page 66: ... If you look in the home username downloads catalogue it seems if the files exist but as long as the progress bar still not has reached 100 the files are not complete Currently the download manager support the standards HTTP FTP and BitTor rent downloads You don t need to open any ports in your firewall when using the download manager but for torrent downloads it is recommended to open the ports 1...

Page 67: ...you to reach your files even if you are not at home Windows Explorer Samba From your local network LAN you can reach your files simply by browsing to B3 using Windows Explorer 1 Open Windows explorer click Network and then B3 Alternatively type b3 in the location field 2 Click home to reach your private content or storage to reach general non private content ...

Page 68: ...68 File server Mac OS X 10 6 Using Finder in Mac you easily find your B3 1 In Finder click Network 2 You now see all your connected network devices Click B3 ...

Page 69: ...69 File server 3 You will be able to enter B3s Public share To reach your private folder click Connect As 4 Enter your B3 username and password not adminitrator and click Connect ...

Page 70: ... the simplest way to reach your files on B3 is using the web based file manager Please note that the web based filemanager has a limit in handling files that together has a size greater than 2GB instead use Samba or FTP 1 Browse to http your Easyfind name myownb3 com http www your domain or http your ip address For instance http 82 214 205 104 If ...

Page 71: ...using your standard user User browsing files on B3 You will see your location in the folder structure on the top left side in the pic ture above you are located in home lars catalogue To move up in the folder structure click the desired folder name circle 1 or click the left arrow circle 2 To move into a folder double click it circle 3 To download a file from your B3 to your PC double click on the...

Page 72: ... you wish to download and choose Download as zip To download a single file from B3 to your PC the easiest is to double click on the file name Move files To move files or folders on B3 Select the files to move Then browse to the desired target position Finally click the Move button Copy files To copy files or folders on B3 Select the files to copy Then browse to the desired target position Finally ...

Page 73: ...Using the FTP server Every user on B3 gets an FTP account created automatically Connecting to the B3 FTP In your FTP client type B3 as server name and your user name and password If you want to reach the FTP server from outside use your external IP or do main name your domain or your ip address as server name in your FTP client Open required ports in your firewall described in chapter Firewall on ...

Page 74: ...e your network from example Popcorn Hour and connect to B3 via SMB or NFS NFS will be avail able in B3 in a nearby software update Music All music placed in the storage music folder will automatically be visible by Squeezebox Server DAAP iTunes or DLNA compatible music players on your network when the respective services are enabled Examples on music players Logitech Squeezebox product line iTunes...

Page 75: ... Dlink DSM 320 520 Nokia 770 and 800 Tablet PC Squeezebox Server Media server for the Logitech Squeezebox product line Before you can start using your Squeeze product with Squeezebox Server you have to do an initial setup And preferably set up a automatic rescan of your music library Do like this 1 Start by logging in as administrator Activate Squeezebox Server under Services It will take a few mi...

Page 76: ...76 Media servers 2 Access Squeezebox Server by browsing to http B3 9000 Click Skip to proceed to the setup 3 Locate music folder Verify that the catalogue home storage music is select ed and click Next ...

Page 77: ...77 Media servers 4 Locate playlist folder Verify that the catalogue home storage music is se lected and click Next 5 Click Finish to complete the setup ...

Page 78: ...lick Setting down to the right 7 The Squeezebox server settings page Click Rescan to initiate a music library scan This can also be done via the remote control directly on your Squeeze unit The scan will take quite some time if your music library is large Media servers ...

Page 79: ...ced tab and click the drop down list to the left on the screen Click Rescan music Library 9 Select preferred settings and click Apply 10 The settings are now done After a complete scan of your music library you are ready to start listening to music through your player Media servers ...

Page 80: ...Media server for the Roku SoundBridge and iTunes It serves your music files using Roku Server Protocol RSP and Digital Audio Access Protocol DAAP You can access the Firefly Media Server by browsing to http b3 3689 User admin Password excito ...

Page 81: ...81 Media servers DLNA media server DLNA server for DLNA compatible devices MiniDLNA is server software with the aim of being fully compliant with DLNA UPnP AV clients ...

Page 82: ...your domain from outside your network Refer to chapter Reaching B3 from outside on page 131 for more information To reach B3s user interface browse to http b3 admin http b3 local ad min if using Mac From outside your network the administrator interface is reached here http your Easyfind name myownb3 com admin or http www your domain admin B3 s default web page Encryption If you browse to https ins...

Page 83: ... email wherever you are Set up this service by adding a fetchmail account under the Email button in the administration interface When using retrieve email whether you choose IMAP or POP B3 will erase the eMails from the server and store them locally on your computer Usage example retrieve email To fetch email from your external account i e user1extern yahoo com 1 Log on to B3 web admin interface u...

Page 84: ...lick Email and Server settings Receive email handling incoming emails If you have your own domain name it is possible to let B3 handle your incom ing and outgoing Email instead of paying for this service When adding a user you automatically get an Email account set up on your B3 Follow these steps to get the Email service running 1 Browse to http b3 http b3 local if using Mac 2 Log on as administr...

Page 85: ...bed in chapter Firewall on page 40 or in chapter Reaching B3 from outside on page 131 Now Email to user1 your domain and user2 your domain are re ceived by B3 and made available to the respective users Handle more than one domain It is possible to receive Email from more than one domain Just type the do main names in the Handle email for domain field space separated Note that B3 can t separate the...

Page 86: ... SSL settings in Thunderbird In the Tools menu choose Account Settings Choose your Email account and click Server Settings Under Security Settings choose SSL To confirm click OK SSL settings in Outlook 2007 In the Tools menu choose Account Settings Choose your Email account and click Change Click the button More Settings and then the Advanced tab In the drop down list to the right of IMAP choose S...

Page 87: ...dit options for 5 Click on Personal Information 6 Fill in at least the information Identity s name Your full name and Your From address Click Save options 7 Choose Global Options in the drop down list to the right of Edit options for 8 Click on Local and time 9 Choose your settings and click Save Options ...

Page 88: ... USB printer to B3 s USB connector 2 In a web browser browse to http b3 http b3 local if using Mac 3 Log on as administrator 4 Click the Printing button 5 Press Add new printer 6 The printer name shows add this printer and fill out the requested informa tion 7 Browse the network to B3 8 The printer will now show up next to the home and storage folders Double click the printer icon 9 You will be pr...

Page 89: ...bnail creation fast and convenient album viewing for those with limited bandwidth Add captions for each photo or album in your collection Slide show function Your images are safe on your own B3 instead of hosted somewhere else Public or password protected albums Easy to use Create an album 1 Store your photos in storage pictures 2 In a web browser browse to http b3 http b3 local if using Mac ...

Page 90: ...e Photos icon to go to the photo album 4 Log in with a B3 user not administrator 5 Click the wrench icon to enter Manage mode 6 Click the icon Create album to start the album wizard Set an album name and description Click Next ...

Page 91: ...rs Click the plus icon Fill in user information and click the ok icon Close the Manage album user window Click Access allowed for the user Click Next Select pictures or folders to add and click Create album 7 Click the wrench icon to exit Manage mode 8 Now you see all albums you have access rights to Remember to log in with your album user to see private pictures ...

Page 92: ... the menu item from the tool bar to edit the album You have the following edit options Add images Move images Rename Permissions Manage users Delete 7 Click the wrench icon again to exit Manage mode Add album users 1 In a web browser browse to http b3 http b3 local if using Mac 2 Click the Photos icon to go to the photo album 3 Log in with a B3 user not administrator 4 Click the wrench icon to ent...

Page 93: ...ogged in with a album user that has access rights to the album Edit access rights on an album 1 In a web browser browse to http b3 http b3 local if using Mac 2 Click the Photos icon to go to the photo album 3 Log in with a B3 user not administrator 4 Click the wrench icon to enter Manage mode 5 Select highlight the album you wish to edit 6 Click on the Permissions icon ...

Page 94: ...ow anonymous ac cess To make the album viewable to a specific user disable anonymous access and enable the user If there is subalbums in the selected album and you which the access rights to apply to all subalbum select Apply changes recursively before clicking Update 8 Click the wrench icon again to exit Manage mode ...

Page 95: ...open a web browser and type http b3 http b3 local if using Mac If you are away from home open a web browser and browse to your Easyfind name http www your Easyfind name com or http your domain Then click the Photos icon to go to the photo album Enjoy the public albums or log in using the album user you have created ...

Page 96: ...and the external hard disk in the array are identical to the content of the other disk in the array Important To get out the most of your disks use an external disk in the same size as your internal disk in B3 Total capacity of the array equals the capacity of the smallest disk in the ar ray It will take some time to create or restore a RAID array For a 1TB disk it will take about 4 hours This is ...

Page 97: ...and exter nal disk 1 Attach an eSATA disk Please notice that the disk should be pre formatted without old RAID or LVM systems 2 Browse to http b3 http b3 local if using Mac 3 Log in as administrator 4 Click Disk RAID 5 Click Create RAID array 6 Select which external disk to include in the array ...

Page 98: ...98 RAID 7 Warning All data on both disks will be erased Click Create RAID 8 Wait for the progress bar to complete Be patient it will take some time to create a RAID array if you are using large disks ...

Page 99: ...re you will find information about current RAID status List of RAID arrays shows the total disk space i e the smallest available disk the B3 home partition or the external eSATA disk in the array List of RAID disks shows the disks attached to the RAID system In the Disk Information menu you also find information about your RAID setup ...

Page 100: ... be destroyed during this operation 1 If you have a disk failure on your internal disk in B3 you have to start by ex changing the disk Read chapter Customizing B3 SW HW on page 141 to learn how to make a disk change 2 You need to reinstall the B3 software according to chapter Installing rein stalling software on page 137 3 Update the B3 according to chapter Software update on page 134 to utilize t...

Page 101: ...ur B3 before the in ternal disk crash via the Users menu Now all the users has access to their old files Recover the external disk 1 Log in as administrator 2 Acknowledge the RAID failure notification on the status page 3 Click Disk RAID 4 A disc failure or if you have by mistake disconnected the external disk will be shown as below 5 Delete the external disc from the List of RAID disks by clickin...

Page 102: ...102 RAID 8 Click Recover RAID array 9 Select which external disk to add to RAID array Click Add disk to RAID array 10 Warning All data will be erased from the external disk Click Add disk to RAID array ...

Page 103: ...ess 12 The synchronization progress is shown in the Disk page When finished your disks has been synchronized into your RAID array Remove RAID To remove RAID from your system you need to reinstall the whole system Readaboutreinstallinginchapter Installing reinstallingsoftware onpage137 ...

Page 104: ...ernal drive and will not function without it To be able to use your B3 standalone again you will need to reinstall the whole system An old LVM disk will automatically be connected and included into the B3 system upon boot even though you have not set up your B3 for an LVM extension It is impossible to remove the extension without reinstallation To format an old external LVM extended disk connect t...

Page 105: ...105 LVM Extended disk 5 Select the Home partition and the partition from the external disk for ex ample dev sdb Click Extend 6 Click Create LVM 7 Wait for the progress bar to complete ...

Page 106: ...strator click Disk Information Here you will find informa tion about current disk status The total storage area is now extended to both disk Remove Extended disk LVM To remove Extended disk LVM from your system you need to reinstall the whole system Read about reinstalling in chapter Installing reinstalling soft ware on page 137 ...

Page 107: ...obs as you like Store backup jobs locally USB eSATA or remote SSH FTP Encrypt your backup files automatically You find the backup function logged in as administrator in the menu Backup The backup function will perform a full backup the first time a job is run The next time the same job is run it will perform a incremental backup and will only save the files that has been added or changed Tips Perf...

Page 108: ...108 Backup 3 Click Backup 4 Click Add ned backup job and type a new backup job name in the text box Then click Next ...

Page 109: ...Select a predefined backup type or select Custom selection to choose specific files or folder Then click Next 6 Choose a destination for your backup You may store the backup locally on a USB or eSATA drive or you may select a FTP or SSH target locally or remote ...

Page 110: ...t directory i e home remoteftpuser or leave it blank for saving backup in the remote root directory If the destination directory will be cre ated if it does not exist already Then click Next 8 Set the backup schedule for the backup job How often and for how long to save the time line Then click Next ...

Page 111: ...encrypt the backup job Click Encrypt the backup and select a password Then click Complete to save the backup job The saved backup job will now run according to your sched ule 10 You will se your backup job in the list To run the job immediately click Run now ...

Page 112: ...he timeline is shown and you are able to restore files from any given point in the timeline Restore files from a backup job 1 Browse to http b3 http b3 local if using Mac 2 Click the gear wheel in the upper right corner and log in as administrator 3 Click Backup Then click Restore at the date and time you desire to restore the backup from ...

Page 113: ...need to restore Also select where to re store the files in its original place or to a new folder in the admin home folder Then click Restore selected files and directories 5 You need to confirm the operation Click Yes Your files will now be restored ...

Page 114: ...ly to your private B3 fold er Just drag and drop all important documents there regularly Now a disk crash on your PC won t be fatal A more sophisticated way of doing backup from your PC is to use the integrat ed backup function in Windows Windows 7 Backup your important files from your PC to B3 via Windows 7 Backup and Re store function 1 Start Backup and Restore Open the Control Panel under Syste...

Page 115: ...115 Backup 2 Click Set up backup 3 To find your B3 click Save on network ...

Page 116: ...116 Backup 4 Fill in your B3s user information not B3s administrator and click Browse 5 Decide where to save your backup on B3 ...

Page 117: ...117 Backup 6 Fill in your user name and password to B3 if asked for 7 Decide where to save your backup on B3 ...

Page 118: ...118 Backup 8 Click Ok 9 Select the newly added backup destination and click Next ...

Page 119: ...119 Backup 10 Choose what to backup from your computer 11 Verify the backup target Edit the backup schedule if needed Click Save settings and run backup ...

Page 120: ...e user the Windows backup manager has to be installed from the original Windows Home CD Insert the CD in your computer Click Perform Additional Tasks and then Browse this CD After that in Win dows Explorer double click the ValueAdd folder then Msft and then Ntback up To install the Backup utility Double click the Ntbackup msi 1 Start the Backup and Restore Center Start Programs Accessories System ...

Page 121: ...121 Backup 2 Select Backup and click Next 3 Specify what you want to backup click Next and follow the instructions ...

Page 122: ...122 Backup 4 Specify your B3 as destination click Next 5 Click Finish to perform a standard backup or Advanced to change the back up settings to fit your needs ...

Page 123: ...ou would like to do backup your data automatically you have to set up Scheduled Task in Windows To do this click Start Programs Accessories System Tools Scheduled Tasks and create a new scheduled task To restore your files select Restore in step two above and select your backup file stored on your B3 ...

Page 124: ...Windows Vista Backup and Restore Center 1 Start the Backup and Restore Center Start Control Panel Backup Restore Click Change settings and select how you would like to use the backup utility daily weekly or monthly backups Specify where to save the files B3 in the picture below ...

Page 125: ...125 Backup 2 Backup status To restore your files select Restore Files in step one above and select your backup file stored on your B3 ...

Page 126: ...ever you are Email Personal notes Address book Calendar PIM from inside your network http b3 pim http b3 local if using Mac PIM from outside your network http your Easyfind name myownb3 com pim http www your domain pim or http your ip address pim If you do not know your external IP address read chapter Reaching B3 from outside on page 131 As you use PIM to reach your webmail read about it in chapt...

Page 127: ...r B3 is up and running To format external disks with a previous RAID or LVM system Start your B3 without the external disk connected Connect the disk after the boot is completed and perform a disk format Connecting 1 To obtain more disk space with an external USB or eSATA drive plug in your drive into one of B3s back side connectors 2 Log in as administrator 3 Press Connect next to the newly attac...

Page 128: ...xtern Click the link in the B3s web user interface In Windows Explorer or Finder in Mac type b3 storage extern Format an external disk Warning All data on the external disk will be erased The disk will be formatted with the file system EXT3 1 Click the Format button next to the disk name ...

Page 129: ...129 External storage 2 Choose a disk label Click Format disk 3 Click Format disk 4 Progress bar indicating the format ...

Page 130: ...al storage 5 Click Close to complete the operation Unplugging To unplug a disk from B3 you first must make sure the drive is ready to be dis connected Click Disconnect next to the disk under Partition information ...

Page 131: ...ternet Easyfind personal domain name Easyfind is a free DNS hosting service provided by Excito to make it simple for you to reach your B3 anywhere anytime To be able to use Easyfind you have to have B3 as router in your LAN Log in as administrator click Settings Identity and activate Easyfind loca tion service Select an Easyfind name and click update Now you will be able to find your B3 wherever y...

Page 132: ... to find out what your external IP address is browse to http check ip dyndns org or any similar site You may or may not have a fixed IP address consult your Internet service provider to find out If you do not have a fixed IP address it may change without notice ...

Page 133: ...service to work Port number Service name Explanation 20 TCP FTP To make B3 s FTP server available from the outside 21 TCP FTP To make B3 s FTP server available from the outside 22 TCP UDP SSH Remote login protocol only for advanced users 25 TCP UDP SMTP Email incoming and outgoing 80 TCP HTTP WWW traffic including web email B3 ad ministration interface and your personal web content 143 TCP UDP IMA...

Page 134: ...ac 2 Click the gearwheel and log in as administrator 3 Click Settings and Software update 4 Press Update system and the update is automatically performed Please have patient it might take a while to perform an update 5 When the update is complete status information will be shown If a sign is shown more information is available by pressing it ...

Page 135: ...onnection and server responses are GPG signed to ensure the secu rity and that the content is distributed by Excito By default this feature is enabled To disable it uncheck the box If doing so you might not get the most important updates to your B3 Any information collected by Excito will never be exposed to any other party than Excito The information will only be used to pin point errors and perf...

Page 136: ...update CPU model Status for the installed B3 specific packages The log file tmp B3 apt log if existing Current software release version Current running kernel Root disc partition usage Disc partition setup LVM RAID ...

Page 137: ...http www excito com you are able to buy a already prepared Excito USB stick with a partition table and the latest released software Your B3 s hard drive has 3 partitions System partition Data partition and Swap partition It is totally normal that you do not se the total disk size i e 500GB 1TB or 2TB available in the web interface as the System partition and the Swap partition takes some of the sp...

Page 138: ...atalogue contains sub folders 4 Shut down B3 5 Remove power to B3 6 Place the USB memory in one of B3 s USB ports which one doesn t matter 7 Hold the power button pressed keeping it pressed and plug in the power cord to B3 again 8 Wait until the front LED is green B3 will now automatically format the disk and install the Linux file system on it The installation will take about 15 min ...

Page 139: ...ou by mistake have locked yourself out from your B3 In the install catalogue you will find the bubba cfg file Edit the set tings in this file to fit your needs Please notice that editing the config file in Windows with Notepad or Wordpad will destroy the file Use an editor like Notepad2 or ConTEXT If choosing rescue system a SSH connection will be available at the WAN port You will need to have an...

Page 140: ...140 Installing reinstalling software Front LED information No light power off Blue B3 active Green programming in progress Purple Booting or shutting down Red error indication missing RAID disc etc ...

Page 141: ...n In order to get shell access to your B3 use a SSH client i e PuTTY for Windows For security reasons neither admin nor root have direct SSH access Log on using your normal user name and password and use su to get root access The user must have Shell login activated Note that root access gives access to the entire Linux system and using it with out caution may erase your data and cause your B3 to ...

Page 142: ...nal connectors To get electrically discharged touch something in your home that is grounded like an element a sink or a water pipe 1 Unscrew the three screws at the back of B3 using a Torx T10 on older B3 use 2 0 hex screwdriver Remove the back panel and pull out the circuit board 2 Cut loose two small pieces 10mm long of heat pad and place on top of each other Then place them on the front of the ...

Page 143: ...143 Customizing B3 SW HW 4 Looking into B3 attach one heat pad on the right hand side shown in pic ture 5 Mount the two metal sliders on each side of your hard drive with the four silver screws ...

Page 144: ...144 Customizing B3 SW HW 6 Slide the hard drive all the way into B3 7 Slide the circuit board into B3 above the hard drive ...

Page 145: ...omizing B3 SW HW 8 Close up showing circuit board insertion 9 Mount the back side piece with the three screws Be careful when inserting the screws making sure that the threads are aligned correctly 10 All done ...

Page 146: ...che PHP5 and MySql Webmail client Horde with calendar and notes Email Server Dovecot Postfix Fetchmail Server Fetchmail Easyfind service Printer Server Cups SSH connection to internal Linux Linux 2 6 Debian Squeeze Firewall Iptables Router Wireless access point 802 11 abgn 2 x MIMO dual band fully open source DNS server DHCP server RAID 1 support with eSATA disk Integrated backup solution remote o...

Page 147: ...f the information others has written to you If you do not find what you are looking for send an Email to support ex cito com with your questions GPL Statement This product uses GPL LGPL software For more information please read the GNU LICENSE document found here http www gnu org licenses gpl txt Limited warranty Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein Excito Elektronik i Skåne AB Exc...

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Page 149: ...ct is being sold As Is without any warranty whatsoever including without limitation the Limited Warranty as described herein notwithstanding anything stated herein to the contrary Excito will not be held responsible for any packages that are lost in transit to Excito The repaired or replaced packages will be shipped to the customer via any common carrier selected by Excito Expedited shipping is av...

Page 150: ...ed Warranty Disclaimer of Other Warranties EXCEPT FOR THE LIMITED WARRANTY SPECI FIED HEREIN THE PRODUCT IS PROVIDED AS IS WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY WAR RANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS FOR A ARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON INFRINGEMENT IF ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY CANNOT BE DISCLAIMED IN ANY TERRITORY WHERE A PRODUCT IS SOLD THE DURATION OF SUCH IMPLIED WAR...

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