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Page 1: ...8 STORAGE GATEWAY NETWORK HARD DRIVE 3 5 STORAGE SERVER BACKUP SERVER EMAIL SERVER ROUTER AND MORE MANUAL STORAGE GATEWAYWLAN NETWORK HARD DRIVE 3 5 STORAGE SERVER BACKUP SERVER EMAIL SERVER ROUTER AN...

Page 2: ...cedures used in this manual Freecom Technologies Germany www freecom com Warning All rights reserved The products named in this manual are only used for identification purposes and may be trademarks o...

Page 3: ...page 7 Chapter 1 Connecting Installing FSG page 13 Chapter 2 Get to Know Your FSG page 15 Chapter 3 FSG Functions page 33 Chapter 4 The Freecom Storage Gateway Wizard page 75 Chapter 5 FSG in everyday...

Page 4: ...nfsg com These websites offer a range of information answers to frequently asked questions firmware and product guides available for download You can also use our forum to exchange experience with oth...

Page 5: ...s assignment refer to the IETF documents RFC 1597 Address Allocation for Private Internets and RFC 1466 Guidelines for Management of IP Address Space For more information about IP address translation...

Page 6: ...se the Freecom FSG following components are needed Intel Pentium II 233MHz or higher 64MB RAM or higher CD ROM drive for installing drivers and or software LAN Internet connection for online warranty...

Page 7: ...ronment to a warmer environment please allow the drive to acclimatize to the ambient temperature before operating the device Failing to do so may lead to condensation within the drive enclosure which...

Page 8: ...is reduces the number of devices you need Most of the FSG functions can be used with little previous knowledge File server Save your data centrally on FSG and make it accessible to all PCs in the netw...

Page 9: ...account for each user Users can get their e mails from an e mail client through the FSG PHP MySQL Createforums guestbooksetal withPHPandMySQL andaddthemtoyourhomepage Open Source Firmware You are fami...

Page 10: ...10 Freecom Storage Gateway FSG GB...

Page 11: ...2003 Server Apple Macintosh OS 8 x 9 x 10 x Network settings DHCP Manual configuration System management Web based configuration Configuration wizard Internet services HTTP with PHP FTP SQL SSH Mail...

Page 12: ...XScale IXP422 64 MB RAM 4 MB Flash Network connection 3x LAN 1x WAN RJ 45 100 Mbps USB 4x USB 2 0 480 Mbps for up to four printers or four mass storage devices S ATA 1 x eSATA HDD interface Fan Tempe...

Page 13: ...nch Weight 950 g Chapter 1 Connecting Installing FSG 1 1 Hardware Installation Setup of the FSG is performed using the following steps 1 Plug the FSG s power cord into a power outlet 2 Switch on DHCP...

Page 14: ...r create network folders 1 Install the Freecom Storage Gateway Wizard FSGW from the enclosed Manual Application CD 2 Start the Freecom Storage Gateway Wizard 3 Check the FSGW whether your FSG was dete...

Page 15: ...the FSG 2 1 FSG connectors LEDs and buttons The FSG Front panel The front panel consists of 1 Power on 2 Power on LED 3 LED ring 4 USB host port type A front 1 5 USB LED 6 USB host port type A front...

Page 16: ...The FSG Back panel The back panel consists of 1 WLAN antenna connector 2 Fan inlet 3 12 V DC power jack 4 eSATA connector 5 Hardware reset button 6 WAN port 7 LAN ports 1 2 and 3 8 USB host port type...

Page 17: ...connected No connection Error WAN LED WLAN is enabled WLAN is disabled USB LED WLAN is enabled WLAN is disabled Display Solid blue Flashes intermittently OFF Green Connection is active Possible netwo...

Page 18: ...possible 2 2 1 Starting the FSG configuration To use the wizard please go to the configuration page of your FSG by starting any web browser Internet Explorer Opera Firefox etc and entering the hostna...

Page 19: ...option of changing the administrator password First enter the old password factory default setting admin and then type in the new password twice Now click Next Note We recommend changing the password...

Page 20: ...Changing date and time YoucanchangethedateandtimeontheFSGinthiswindowby simplyenteringthenew values and clicking Next 2 2 5 WAN settings If you are planning to connect the FSG to a router hit Yes and...

Page 21: ...ltiple DNS servers to be used by the FSG WAN port in this form IP address Enter an IP address that falls within your router s address range This IP address provide you with access to the FSG from with...

Page 22: ...Next If not press No then next DSL You can enter the DSL login data from your provider here and enable Dial on demand if you are using a DSL package with restricted minutes In this case the Internet...

Page 23: ...rvices It allows you to enable Windows File Sharing service for the WAN port for example to access this via a router HTTP server AnHTTPserverisaserverservicethatprovidesinformationinaccordancewiththeH...

Page 24: ...the FTP server and specify whether it can be accessed only internally within your network or also from the outside SSH server OnthisscreenyoucanenabletheSSHserverandspecifywhetheritcanbeaccessedonly i...

Page 25: ...leaving this area blank skip to 9 1 9 2 2 8 Folders This screen allows you to create a folder on the FSG All users added previously have access to this folder By creating this folder you only have to...

Page 26: ...save your settings 2 3 Internet access IfyouhavenotalreadysetupyourInternetconnectionintheFSGconfigurationdescribed above youmaydosoatanyothertimeinthefuture Thisisdonebyclicking Connections WAN in t...

Page 27: ...on the FSG Linux Open the file browser Konqueror for instance and enter smb fsg or smb 192 168 1 1 Enter your username and password for accessing the FSG If you are logging on as the administrator you...

Page 28: ...have access to all folders on the FSG Linux Open the file browser Konqueror for instance and enter smb fsg or smb 192 168 1 1 Enter your username and password for accessing the FSG If you are logging...

Page 29: ...OK to continue Enter the workgroup your username and password for accessing the FSG If you are logging on as the administrator you will have access to all folders on the FSG Note You set the workgroup...

Page 30: ...Storage Gateway FSG GB 2 AfterpressingOK theFSGisconfiguredandaniconappearsonyourcomputerdesktop To access all the FSG folders that your username has been assigned user privileges simply double click...

Page 31: ...uration menu Then open your browser and enter your Internet IP address in the address bar This can be found in the FSG s configuration menu under Information Network WAN Port IP Address if you have co...

Page 32: ...ver Use any FTP client software or open your browser and enter ftp USERNAME USERPASSWORD 192 168 1 1 or ftp USERNAME USERPASSWORD fsg Accessing via the Internet EnableFTPfortheInternet Service FTPServ...

Page 33: ...inistrator password Folders Create folders on the FSG 3 Connections LAN WAN WAN Options VPN Configure your LAN connection Setup your connection to the internet or to a different network Advanced WAN o...

Page 34: ...d and download files Configure the SSH server secure terminal server Configure ports to be forwarded to certain PCs in the LAN Configuration Save configuration Restore configuration Reset configuratio...

Page 35: ...k Wireless Network Shows copyright information Shows system information Firmware and operating system version information Shows status of attached USB and eSATA devices Display connection setting for...

Page 36: ...n limit the storage space for each user For instance enter 50 50 GB or 50m 50 MB as the limit If you enter 0 the user is given unlimited space on the FSG Note Theallocatedspaceonlyincludesfilespersona...

Page 37: ...time click the user followed by the Properties button To remove this user click this entry followed by the Delete button Pleaseconfirmthatyoureallywanttoperformthisoperationbypressing Yes I want to de...

Page 38: ...click New a dialog box appears on the screen where you can add new groups You can add new users or edit the group settings by selecting a group and clicking the Properties button If you select a group...

Page 39: ...removed using these menus Folder permissions can be given either to a group or a user or both Pressing the Add button gives you a dialog to add new folders These folders will be created Selectingafold...

Page 40: ...LAN IP subnet mask This is your subnet mask Workgroup This is the name of the workgroup where your FSG is located Router name Name of the FSG in the LAN This name can be used to access thewebconfigura...

Page 41: ...ests one Idle time in seconds Use this option if you are only given a limited contingent of online hours each month The DSL connection is dis connectediftheuserdoesnotsendorreceivedatawithin a set per...

Page 42: ...e PC on the LAN to act as if it bypasses the firewall completely and has a direct connection to the internet Attention An exposed host is computer that virtually has a direct connection to the interne...

Page 43: ...ion Remote Host and Remote Net If you are adding a new dedicated connection click Add connection Toviewandeditthepropertiesoftheexistingconnection selecttheconnectionand click Properties To remove a c...

Page 44: ...to reach Example 192 168 20 0 24 ESP encryption ESP encryption options IKE encryption IKE encryption options Pre Shared Key Fill in your pre shared key here Please ask your network administrator for m...

Page 45: ...me can be entered here IP address Shows the LAN IP of your FSG without encryption SetstheFSGconnectiontypetonoencryption Usingthis type of connection may present a serious security risk because all WL...

Page 46: ...use WEP if your terminal device does not support WPA encryption as the WEP standard is out of date and not secure enable WPA encryption Wi Fi Protected Access WPA is an encrypted connection type that...

Page 47: ...orted by all devices WPA and WPA2 When this option is selected your FSG determines which method to use to connect a device to your FSG 3 4 6 Wireless ACL Wireless ALC enables you to filter devices att...

Page 48: ...er list are denied access New Press the New button to add devices to the filter list Properties This properties window allows you to edit the settings for your filter entries Delete Press Delete to re...

Page 49: ...esses Subnet mask The subnet mask in use for the DHCP server Gateway The IP address of the gateway the DHCP clients should be automatically forwarded to if they want to reach external sites This addre...

Page 50: ...ic DNS client Check this if you want to enable the Dynamic DNS client Service Several different Service providers are supported These are dyndns org dtdns com no ip com Register at the website of one...

Page 51: ...se source address is located somewhere on the internet if enabled it is recommended to use SSL encryption as well Use SSL encryption This will allow SSL encrypted pages https This is a security featur...

Page 52: ...e for the homepage that you regis tered with a Dynamic DNS provider Port Enter the port that you want to use to access your homepage We recommend using port 80 If another port is selected you will nee...

Page 53: ...s Options Explanation Name Enter a name for your alias Alias Enter a name used to access your alias e g music if you want your alias to be reached at www yourname com mu sic Path Enter the folder path...

Page 54: ...able Windows File Sharing for the outside via the WAN port on this screen This enables you to access your FSG over the Internet using Windows Explorer by entering your Dynamic DNS hostname This is don...

Page 55: ...ver Turn on the FTP server open FTP server for The FTP server may now be accessed by Internet users from the outside the outside only functions internally not in the Internet Use SSL encryption Activa...

Page 56: ...se only use this where required because it may present a security risk All users with a user account on the FSG can access the FSG Options Explanation Run SSH server Start stop server Open SSH server...

Page 57: ...Click New to create a new port forwarding Options Explanation Name Can be any random name Status Shows the status of port forwarding for the requested port enabled or disabled Port You can enter the p...

Page 58: ...chmailallowsyoutoretrievee mailsfromotheraccountsandmanagethemcentrally on your FSG For more details on using the mail server please refer to the chapter Setting up the FSG Mail Server Options Explana...

Page 59: ...P IMAP server for the e mail account Account password Set the password for the e mail account Retype account password Re enter the password for the e mail account Forward to local user Enter the name...

Page 60: ...via the WAN port the outside TCP Port The TCP port used for SQL queries Administration page Opens the Configuration window where databases and users are configured SQL Administrator If you are no lon...

Page 61: ...vate the media server Content Folders Display a list of folders on the FSG Enable Internet Radio Enables the use of Internet radio through the FSG Enable Picture Rescaling Enables you to automatically...

Page 62: ...not save your user settings directly on the FSG 3 6 1 Save configuration Open Configuration Save Configuration In this window you can save the current configuration file on your computer Afterpressin...

Page 63: ...provided that allows you to delete all users not found in the restored configuration Alldatainthesedirectoriesisthendeleted Ifyoudonotpressthisbutton the user data and logins are not deleted You may a...

Page 64: ...n All data is then deleted If this option is not selected the user data and logins are not deleted You may also choose to delete all folders on your FSG All data in these folders is then erased Attent...

Page 65: ...lanation Time Zone Select your local time zone Use European summer Enable this option if you live in a country that uses time rule summer time Automatically synchronize When using this option select a...

Page 66: ...Gateway Freecom will release new and updated firmware on a regular basis It is also possible to obtain the source code and create your own firmware Attention Changing the source code of the firmware...

Page 67: ...vehastofirst start spinning Youcansetthetimeafterwhichtheharddiskshutsdownfollowingthelastaccess Ifyou do not want to use this option please enter 0 Once you have set the time click Apply Formatting t...

Page 68: ...n allows you to adjust the fan speed Reducing the fan speed means less noise but higher temperatures in the device When operating the device in extremely warm conditions or whenever the device is in c...

Page 69: ...d general information 3 8 1 Copyright Open Information Copyright This section contains information on copyrights for your FSG 3 8 2 System Open Information System You will find general system informat...

Page 70: ...70 Freecom Storage Gateway FSG GB 3 3 8 3 Version Open Information Version ThiswindowdisplaysinformationontheoperatingsystemandfirmwarecontainedonFSG...

Page 71: ...box displays a list of attached devices Click Refresh in your browser if one of the connected devices is not displayed on the screen Note eSATAareonlydetectedbytheFSGonceithasbeenrestartedafter the de...

Page 72: ...ddressassignedbyyourISP Broadcast Address This address is used to ask all computers on a subnet at once Subnet Mask This is the subnet mask gotten from your ISP Cable Attached This shows if the cable...

Page 73: ...l log files for different software components Kernel DSL connection DHCP server Hotplug VPN connections Dynamic DNS FTP server E mail server To enable the log function simply hit the Start log file re...

Page 74: ...plug the device from the power supply Attention Always shutdown the FSG before unplugging the power sup ply If you do not do this you may damage your drive or corrupt the system 3 9 1 Reboot Open Shut...

Page 75: ...hapter 4 The Freecom Storage Gateway Wizard The Freecom Storage Gateway Wizard helps you to locate each FSG in your network When started it displays all FSGs available in your network and helps you co...

Page 76: ...ar automatically on the screen If this does not happen pleases proceed as follows 1 Open your computer Desktop 2 Double click the CD drive containing the CD The CD window should now open 3 Click Insta...

Page 77: ...me for your FSG With this information it is easy to locate your FSG in the network without the wizard To change the settings you have to first enter the administrator password 4 2 2 Accessing your FSG...

Page 78: ...to shared folders on your FSG This allows you to access to the files in Windows more quickly 4 2 4 Add a new printer This windows allows you to configure any printer connected to your FSG on your loc...

Page 79: ...arefully press the Reset button It is located next to the AC power slot on the back of the FSG e Keep the Reset button pressed down and reattach the AC power supply f Release the Reset button g The LE...

Page 80: ...filewassavedbefore theadministrator should load this configuration and afterwards copy the individual user data back to its folders 4 2 6 Repeat search for available Freecom Storage Gateways Click her...

Page 81: ...he FSG or your router FSG configuration Using a fixed IP address Preparation 1 Check the DHCP box under TCI IP Settings in your computer s network settings For more details refer to Appendix B in this...

Page 82: ...and FTP port 21 you will need to forward these ports on your router to the IP address assigned by the router to the FSG In this example you are required to forward ports 21 and 80 to the IP address 19...

Page 83: ...his topic please refer to your router s manual 6 Connect the WAN port on your FSG to a LAN port on your router Using the FSG behind a router via DHCO 1 Open Information Network You can view the IP add...

Page 84: ...are You can also map a folder on the FSG i e add it to Windows Mapped drives are network drives that can be used like normal folders 1 Open Services File Server CIFS 2 Check the box next to Open Windo...

Page 85: ...s on the left hand side of the window Click WAN on the left hand side If the IP data is prepared dynamically check to make sure that Run DHCP Client is enabled The configuration is complete If the IP...

Page 86: ...bles youtobereachedatonesingledomainnameatanytimeevenifyourIPaddresschanges ever so often Your FSG supports three different DynDNS providers www dyndns com www dtdns com www no ip com Creating a Dynam...

Page 87: ...e mail to activate your account 1 4 Log on to your No IP account and create a host 1 5 Adding a new host a Select Host Redirects Add on the left section of the screen b Enter the required hostname in...

Page 88: ...on the FSG Configuring the FSG Open Services Dynamic DNS Select no ip com as the service Enter one of the hosts created in chapter 12 2 e g fsg 3forum zapto org Note This host allows you to access you...

Page 89: ...ebfrontpagehasbeensetup youcansetaliasesforyourfolders Enablethe check box for your web front page and click Properties Select New on the Properties screen Enter a name for your alias You may choose a...

Page 90: ...xt 5 Select Add local printer on this computer and check the box next to Automatically detect and install my plug play printer Click Next 6 Select the printer port in the next screen Open Add new port...

Page 91: ...whether the printer was detected under Information USB 3 Open System preferences Printing Faxing 4 Click to add a new printer 5 The Printer Browser opens Select IP printer as the printer type and sel...

Page 92: ...6 Youcanenteradditionalinformationontheprinterinthe Name and Location fields 7 Select the model of your printer under Print Using You may need to install the printer driver for your printer beforehand...

Page 93: ...cause each user with an account can also connect to the SSH server 5 5 1 Starting the SSH server Open Services SSHServer andenable RunSSHserver IfyoualsowanttousetheSSH server from the outside Interne...

Page 94: ...ver for Windows Install an SSH client e g PuTTY and start it Enter your FSG s IP address hostname With PuTTY you only need to enter the IP address and hostname and can leave all other settings unchang...

Page 95: ...server The file is then saved on the FSG without having to turn the PC on This featureis particularly useful when downloading large files from slow FTP servers The syntax for the ftpget function is ft...

Page 96: ...e new folder If you are using a browser HTML to view your files you can click Refresh This shared folder can be accessed via FTP HTML and SMB Window File Sharing The folder is configured with read and...

Page 97: ...and press shutdown Wait till the FSG is shutdown and plug in the eS ATA connector of the external device into the FSG eS ATA port Make sure the eS ATA deviceispoweredonandturntheFSGbackon Thestorageo...

Page 98: ...d to have an account on this router Remote Network EntertheIPaddressandthenetworkmaskthatyouwanttoaccess Example 192 168 1 0 24 The 0 at the end of the IP address signifies that you can reach any PC i...

Page 99: ...es a similar structure with MD4 designed by Ronald L Rivest There are two versions of the Secure Hash Algorithm SHA0 and SHA1 They differ in the number of cycles passed through when generating the has...

Page 100: ...the POP3 mail server is not required The fetched e mails are stored locally and available offline IMAP The IMAP protocol allows the user to access and manage e mails directly on the server using an e...

Page 101: ...s however generally not required To send e mails to accounts outside of your network you need to enable Open SMTP Server for the outside You generally do not have to change the default port 25 Configu...

Page 102: ...ld Click Next 2 Enter your e mail address here This is a combination of your username on the FSG and the dynamic DNS host you created earlier The FSG administrator has for example the e mail address a...

Page 103: ...r IMAP server and enter your dynamic DNS hostname under Server e g yourhost no up Please enter the same dynamic DNS host for both the POP3 and the SMTP servers Click Next 4 Then enter your login data...

Page 104: ...ves e mails from an e mail server It retrieves the e mails and transfers them to the local e mail system Fetchmail is mostly used to check several e mail servers one by one The e mails are then forwar...

Page 105: ...e e mail server POP3 or IMAP Account password Password for e mail account Retype Account password Re enter the e mail account password Forward to local user FSG user who will receive the e mails 4 Und...

Page 106: ...r by checking Enable Media Server 3 You can view all available FSG folders under Content Folders Select one or more folders Toselectmorethanonefolder keeptheCTRLkeypressedwhilemakingyour selections 4...

Page 107: ...Click Services PortForwardingontheoverview Toaddanewforwarding click New You may choose any name for the port sharing You can either share individual ports separated by a comma see example or set an e...

Page 108: ...You may choose any name In this example we are using MyFSG 3 Check the box labeled enable WPA encryption recommended 4 Enter one of the authentication keys selected by you under WPA PSK key This key h...

Page 109: ...lect enable WEP encryption refer to illustration and enter any authentication key of your choosing under WEP hex key This key has to contain either 10 or 26 characters Jot down the key that you just t...

Page 110: ...ons in the window that appears 4 A new window opens and displays the available wireless networks 5 Double click on the name you selected for your FSG set under Network Name ESSIUD In this example it i...

Page 111: ...cted by checking or unchecking enabled disabled Enter any name in the Name field Click Apply to confirm your entries In this case we are using Example 3 You are now back at the Wireless ACL screen whe...

Page 112: ...limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equ...

Page 113: ...ng the required network components To install or scan for the components required for IP network operation 1 Click Start Settings Control Panel on your Windows taskbar 2 Double click the Network icon...

Page 114: ...Panel on each of the attached computers and go to the Configuration tab 3 Select TCT IP your Ethernet adapter from the list of network components and click Properties 4 Go to Obtain an IP address aut...

Page 115: ...at hand before you begin as you may need it when installing TCP IP Installing or scanning Windows Network components YouneedtomakesurethatanEthernetadapter NIC theTCP IPprotocolandtheClient for Micros...

Page 116: ...Run The Run screen opens 2 Enter cmd and then click OK A command window appears on the screen 3 Type in ipconfig all Your configuration details are displayed and should be as follows if you are using...

Page 117: ...se DHCP on the TCP IP tab 4 Hit Save Check the TCP IP properties Macintosh Once your Macintosh has been configured and restarted you can check the TCP IP configuration by once again opening TCP IP Sys...

Page 118: ...figuration data is obtained dynamically when the computer is bootedthefirsttimewhileconnectingtotheISP Youthereforedonotneedtoknowthis dynamic data FSG acts as a single computer in order to enable mul...

Page 119: ...the FSG This process is described below Locating the ISP configuration data Windows If your computer was connected directly to the modem for accessing the Internet you mayhavetoobtaintheconfiguration...

Page 120: ...System Preferences TCP IP opens and displays a list of configuration settings If Configure is set to Use a DHCP server your account uses an IP addressed obtained dynamically and you do not require an...

Page 121: ...networklayer information in the data and on routing tables maintained by the router The routing tables are built by gathering and exchanging information with other routers in the network The router bu...

Page 122: ...eir own DNS server and let their customers use the server to search for addresses Internet address classes TheInternetAssignedNumbersAuthority IANA allocatescertainblocksofaddressesto organizations In...

Page 123: ...tance 255 0 0 0 255 255 0 0 and 255 255 255 0 The address 192 168 170 237 is a Class C IP address its network portion is 192 168 170 Combining it with the Class C netmask using an AND operator as show...

Page 124: ...you are not restricted to octet boundaries in subnetting To create more network numbers youonlyneedtoshiftsomebitsfromthehostaddresstothenetworkaddress Forinstance topartitionaClassCnetworknumber 192...

Page 125: ...he current estimate is that there are about 100 million hosts and more than 350 million users actively on the Internet In fact the rate of growth has been such that the Internet is effectively doublin...

Page 126: ...r to the Internet From an internet perspective there is only one address This scheme offers the additional benefit of simple firewall like protection because the internal LAN addresses are not availab...

Page 127: ...ouneedtorunsometype of service or server A web server such as apache will allow others to securely watch the picturesorfilesonyoursite ButhowdoestheNATofyourrouterknowthistimetowhich computer to forwa...

Page 128: ...ddress The IP address data and MAC address data for each station are held in an ARP table The next time data is sent the address can be obtained from the address information in the table Ethernet Cabl...

Page 129: ...e to or loss of any software programs data or removable storage media c any damage resulting from adaptations changes or adjustments which may have been made to the product without the prior written c...

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