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Chapter 

5

Using the iNAS  

 

The iNAS can be accessed in one of three ways: 
 

1. 

The Web-based GUI 

2. 

Directly through your LAN (Network Neighborhood) 

3. 

FTP 

 

Accessing the iNAS through the Web 

You can easily access the iNAS using a web browser to upload or download data. 
To do so follow these instructions: 

1. Enter the IP address of your iNAS to enter the home page. 

2. Click on the 

Web File Manager 

button. 

 

3. Enter your Username and Password. 

 

 

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Summary of Contents for iNAS-100

Page 1: ... AD B AN D N E T W O R K AT T AC H E D S T O R AG E Kanguru iNAS 100 User s Manual Copyright 2003 All Rights Reserved This manual applies to 2 12 or later versions of the Kanguru iNAS 100 CUSTOMER SERVICE 1 ...

Page 2: ...irect special incidental or consequential software or its documentation Kanguru Solutions offers no refunds for its products Kanguru Solutions makes no warranty or representation expressed implied or statutory with respect to its products or the contents or use of this documentation and all accompanying software and specifically disclaims its quality performance merchantability or fitness for any ...

Page 3: ...2 2 User Management Users 22 Network Share Management 24 C CH HA AP PT TE ER R 5 5 System Settings 2 26 6 System Settings Network Settings 27 Disk Configuration 31 System Tools 32 Statistics Logs 33 Server Administration 33 C CH HA AP PT TE ER R 6 6 U Us si in ng g t th he e i iN NA AS S 3 35 5 Accessing the iNAS through the Web 35 Accessing the iNAS through a LAN 36 Using the Apple Mac Operating ...

Page 4: ...and Disk Information 47 System Setup Function 47 Appendix B Web File Manager 4 49 9 Appendix B Web File Manager Using Web File Manager 49 Web File Manager Icons 51 Appendix C Quick Install Wizard 5 52 2 Appendix C Quick Install Wizard Introduction 52 Screenshot 52 Operation Help 53 Appendix D Registering a Dynamic Domain Name 5 55 5 Appendix D Registering a Dynamic Domain Name Introduction 55 Regi...

Page 5: ...ho has access to the files on your iNAS Small office home office users can use the iNAS as a file server handling sharing backup and archiving for all kinds of files The iNAS has a built in 4 port router to setup a small network and a LCD screen that displays the status for easy troubleshooting Features Quickly and easily add up to 250 GB of storage to you network Built in 4 port router and firewa...

Page 6: ...et IEEE802 3u 100 Base TX Fast Ethernet IEEE802 3x Flow Control IEEE802 1p Priority Queue ANSI IEEE802 3 Nway Auto negotiation WAN Ports 1 x 10 100Mbps Auto Sensing Ethernet Port RJ 45 Network Specification LAN Ports 4 x 10 100Mbps Auto Sensing Fast Ethernet Port RJ 45 Form Factor Portable Desktop Dimension 230 D x 145 W x 55 H mm Physical Specification Weight Net Weight 2kg Gross Weight 2kg Tempe...

Page 7: ...Kanguru iNAS 100 Front View Rear View Switch LAN Connectors Configuration Reset Switch Power Power Connection WAN Connector 4 LED Indicators Power Error Network and Disk Access 7 ...

Page 8: ...ch LED indicates the network status of the corresponding WAN or LAN port as below Color Indicates Green Current connection is at 100Mbps The flashing light indicates data is being transmitted Orange Lights up when connected at 100Mbps If this LED does not light up the connection is running at 10Mbps 8 ...

Page 9: ...the iNAS and wait for the system to start up 4 When the LCD displays DHCP Linking the startup is complete 5 Pressing the Down Button Switch B will display the LAN IP of 192 168 1 254 6 If there are no Network IP conflictions you should now be able to access the iNAS in one of two ways a Open an internet browser such as Internet Explorer and go the following URL http 192 168 1 254 b Open Network Ne...

Page 10: ...tion button to enter Username Administrator Password admin 2 A Quick Configuration page should appear if this is the first time entering the Administration section Step 1 The iNAS Server Name can now be changed to the user s preference This is the name that will appear on the LCD of the iNAS as well as the iNAS name on the Network The User can also assign the Workgroup and a Description 10 ...

Page 11: ...Enter the date time and time zone for the iNAS Step 4 Select the language that the iNAS will use for file names Step 5 Select the type of connection for the iNAS Select DHCP if you have the iNAS attached to a DHCP server router and you want the iNAS to have a 11 ...

Page 12: ...file services that you want to provide on the iNAS Most users should leave the default settings as is Step 7 Configure the disk volume Before you can save any data to the iNAS the internal hard drive must be configured Click on the Create Single Disk Volume to enable the drive Once the drive has be formatted the following screen will be displayed 12 ...

Page 13: ...ank Step 9 Manage Users and User Groups for the iNAS You can choose to create the users now or skip this section and create users at a later time Step 10 Manage Network Shares Network shares are basically virtual folders on the iNAS In order to save files to the iNAS they must be placed 13 ...

Page 14: ...t the iNAS you should follow the instructions in the next section to complete the iNAS installation iNAS Administration If you have completed the Quick Configuration then you will see the following screen the next time you enter http 192 168 1 254 This is the Administration Home Page to configure all of the setting for your iNAS 14 ...

Page 15: ...device iNAS is connected directly to a Cable DSL modem 2 OR the iNAS is configured as a NAS Network Attached Storage device attached to your network somewhere behind a router Once you have decided on the setup please follow the instructions below according to the configuration you have chosen Connecting the iNAS as a router Kanguru iNAS 100 Cable DSL Modem Connect the Cable DSL modem to the WAN po...

Page 16: ...rt on the Kanguru iNAS 100 and the other end into an available network port on the computer Connecting the iNAS as a NAS device WAN Configuration 1 Enter the Network Settings sections from the Administration page Then click on WAN Configuration on the menu to the left if you are not there already 16 ...

Page 17: ... changed from 1 255 to resolve IP conflictions The Subnet Mask and Default gateway must also match the settings of the networks router 3 Enable the Allow Entering Administration Web Pages from External Network if you plan to access the iNAS remotely Port 80 is selected by default and is already open to most web browsers to use the HTTP protocol Kanguru strongly suggests that you check with your IS...

Page 18: ...ld disable this option 4 Click Apply to change the setting and the iNAS will restart Please note that the URL of 192 168 1 254 is no longer valid and will not open the iNAS after it has rebooted 5 When the iNAS has finished rebooting switch the Ethernet cable on the back of the iNAS from the LAN port to the WAN port The iNAS should now pick up an IP address from the network s DHCP router or use th...

Page 19: ...that you check with your ISP to confirm that the selected port is open Note1 If you select a port other than 80 you will need to enter this number at the end of the iNAS IP address For example if you choose to use Port 88 to remotely access the iNAS then you should enter http 192 168 1 254 88 Note2 If your ISP provides you with a Dynamic IP address then should use a DNS service such as http dyndns...

Page 20: ...necting devices to the iNAS then you should disable this option 4 Click Apply to change the setting and the iNAS will restart Please note that the URL of 192 168 1 254 is no longer valid and will not open the iNAS after it has rebooted 5 When the iNAS has finished rebooting switch the Ethernet cable on the back of the iNAS from the LAN port to the WAN port The iNAS should now pick up an IP address...

Page 21: ...router correctly For example your iNAS is currently set to use 192 168 1 199 as the WAN IP address and your router meets the requirements above uses a dynamic IP address provided by your ISP You must do the following to setup the remote connection 1 Open your router s administration page 2 Go to the Port Forwarding section 3 Set your router to forward the 80 port to 192 168 1 199 4 Create an accou...

Page 22: ...reate Network Shares and assign Users or User Group to these Shares Before you begin please review the follow terms below This will give you a better understanding on how the User Management is structured before creating users Users The factory default settings contains the following user settings Administrator By default the Administrator is a member of the Administrators group and has access to ...

Page 23: ...ate or update users Create User Change Password Create Private Network Share Assign User Groups NFS Settings Quota Settings Delete User User Groups To administer access rights you can create user groups User groups are a collection of users with the same access rights to files or folders By factory default the server contains the following pre defined user groups Administrators All members of the ...

Page 24: ...all NT domain users and groups will appear in lists of users and groups for which you can define access rights Note NetWare users cannot be authenticated via the PDC server To properly authenticate NetWare users please go to User Management Users Change Password page and type the password for that user manually Quota The amount of space given out to all users in the system can be limited in order ...

Page 25: ...y Path Automatically to allow the server to automatically create a new path on the disk volume to store the network share files Or you can assign a specific path for the share folder The manually assigned path cannot exceed 256 characters and cannot contain the characters listed below Comment The Comment field allows a brief description of the share folder to help users identify its purpose in a n...

Page 26: ...es are normally shared within the group Workgroups can accommodate as much as 15 characters but must exclude the following characters The first character cannot be a period For ease of management and usage please set your Kanguru iNAS 100 and attached computer s in the same workgroup Moreover the Kanguru iNAS 100 allows you to specify comments such as administrator name department or location that...

Page 27: ...P to properly configure the PPPoE settings 2 Use PPTP Protocol If the Kanguru iNAS 100 is connected to a remote PPTP server through the WAN port you need to use the PPTP protocol 3 Use DHCP Protocol The DHCP protocol is usually used in a Cable modem environment or the intranet The system will obtain the IP address settings automatically via DHCP 4 Use Static IP Address The fixed IP address is usua...

Page 28: ...or Internet access Fixed IP address The IP address is a 32 bit digit code used to identify each single entity on a network This address will be used for all clients in the internal LAN to access this Kanguru iNAS 100 You can check the current LAN IP address of the Kanguru iNAS 100 from the LCD panel see Appendix A Subnet Mask The subnet mask is used to define computer within the same local network...

Page 29: ... 100 will then operate in a manner similar to a Novell NetWare 3 12 file server Web Service Other than standard OS support you have the choice to use a web browser to access your files on the Kanguru iNAS 100 If your Kanguru iNAS 100 is connected to the Internet and uses a valid IP address the Kanguru iNAS 100 allows you to access your files using a web browser from anywhere in the world FTP Servi...

Page 30: ... virtual servers One to one NAT This feature allows you to map an external public IP address to an internal private IP address hidden by NAT To use this feature you will need to have more than one public IP address from your ISP You can use this feature to have several servers using internal IP addresses to be accessed from the Internet Special Application This feature allows you to use some onlin...

Page 31: ... provider See Appendix D Note The Kanguru iNAS 100 currently supports the DynDNS http www dyndns org DDNS service Disk Configuration Single Disk You can choose to use a stand alone disk However if the disk is damaged all data will be lost By factory default the Kanguru iNAS 100 has been pre set into one large disk If you wish to use other disk configurations the settings can be changed during the ...

Page 32: ...2 Enable configuration reset switch Depress and hold the configuration reset switch for 5 seconds to reset the administrator password and network settings to the factory default 3 Enable hard disk standby mode Hard disk will go to standby mode if there is no access within the period you specify 4 Enable buzzer If the buzzer is disabled it will not sound when a system error occurs but the warning l...

Page 33: ...rmation of all online users Event Logs The Kanguru iNAS 100 can store thousands of recent event logs including warning error and information messages In the event of a system malfunction LCD error indicator lights up the event logs can be retrieved to help diagnose the system problem DHCP Logs If the DHCP server function is activated you can use it to monitor all of the assigned dynamic addresses ...

Page 34: ...twork Settings DDisk Configuration DCreate Disk Volume DSingle Disk Volume DLinear Disk Volume DDelete Disk Volume DExamine Disk Volume DFormat Disk Volume DView Disk Volume Status DUser Management DUsers DCreate DChange Password DCreate Private Network Share DAssign User Groups DNFS Settings DQuota Settings DDelete DUser Groups DCreate DCreate Private Network Share DAssign Users DDelete DPDC Auth...

Page 35: ... LAN Network Neighborhood 3 FTP Accessing the iNAS through the Web You can easily access the iNAS using a web browser to upload or download data To do so follow these instructions 1 Enter the IP address of your iNAS to enter the home page 2 Click on the Web File Manager button 3 Enter your Username and Password 35 ...

Page 36: ...ted to save the file to another location You can also right click on the file and select save target as to save the file 7 To save files to the iNAS select the Browse button and select the file that you want to upload Once you have selected the desired file click the Upload button to the right to save the file Accessing the iNAS through a LAN These instructions apply to a Windows networking enviro...

Page 37: ...the drive You will then see all of the Network Shares that are available on the iNAS 4 Double click on the folder that you want to access and you will be prompted for a user name and password You must have permission to access a folder 5 Depending on your Users permissions you can now transfer data to and from the iNAS Network Share just like any other PC on your network 37 ...

Page 38: ...ing Network Browser a Choose Network Browser in the Apple menu b In the Network Browser choose AppleTalk a list of all computers on the AppleTalk network appears Choose the Kanguru iNAS 100 c Once the Kanguru iNAS 100 is chosen the system will request you to input the login name and password Click Connect or use Guest to enter When the 38 ...

Page 39: ...is made with the Kanguru iNAS 100 d When the Kanguru iNAS 100 is connected the network browser displays all the network shares You can then access or drag drop the share folders e Choose either one of the network shares to start to link The network share appears on the Mac OS desktop 39 ...

Page 40: ...2 Using the Chooser a Select Chooser in the Apple menu bar b Click on AppleShare The name of the Kanguru iNAS 100 appears on the right side of the window 40 ...

Page 41: ...c Use the mouse to highlight the Kanguru iNAS 100 and then click OK d Enter the correct login name and password or use Guest to login and then click on Connect 41 ...

Page 42: ...All available network shares will be listed Use the mouse to choose a network share and click on OK f You can then close the Chooser program Double click on the icon on the desktop to access your files 42 ...

Page 43: ...above command 2 Logged in as the user id that you defined you can use the mounted directory to access your network share files For more information about NFS settings please refer to your Unix system documentation Using Novell NetWare If you are accessing the Kanguru iNAS 100 from the NetWare client please refer to the NetWare user s manual for more information The Kanguru iNAS 100 functions as a ...

Page 44: ... other than 80 you must enter this in the URL For example you chose the 88 port because your ISP blocked the default 80 port Your DNS domain name is www myiNAS com so you will need to enter www myiNAS com 88 Also check to make sure your router is set to forward to the iNAS instead of entering the router s administration page Q3 There is another device on my network using the default IP address of ...

Page 45: ...r Password Network Settings If you accidentally forget the administrator password you will not be able to perform any administration work on the Kanguru iNAS 100 Under this condition you can reset the administrator password and network configuration to the factory default 1 Use the tip of a ball point pen and depress the configuration reset switch located on the back of the Kanguru iNAS 100 Hold i...

Page 46: ... outage after restart If the system is not operating within normal parameters please proceed with the following steps 1 In the event of system configuration setting lost during power outage or abnormal shutdown please manually reset your desired configurations 2 In the event of abnormal operation or an error message please contact customer service at 508 376 4245 for support To prevent similar occ...

Page 47: ...n access the Kanguru iNAS 100 via this IP address LAN IP ADDRESS 192 168 1 254 Click on B again to show the available disk space Please note that this is actually the entire amount of disk space and not the amount of space that you can use DISK NUMBER 1 SIZE 38361 08MB Click B again to display the model number and version information as shown below NAS2108R 2 11 0311 System Setup Function Entering...

Page 48: ...settings press the switch B to select the number 0 25 Press the switch A for the next number SET NETMASK Follow the same procedure as above SET GATEWAY Follow the same procedure as above SELECT STATIC IP Press the switch B to select YES or NO and confirm by pressing switch A NO will return to the Network Settings menu RESTART SYSTEM You need to restart the system to make changes effective Press sw...

Page 49: ...ell as rename and remove files or folders How to View Files Online Click on a file displayed on the web page The file s data is displayed on the browser If your browser does not support the file format the download window pops up automatically Once the file is downloaded you can open it on your computer How to Create Folders 1 Enter the folder that you want to create the new folder 2 On the tool b...

Page 50: ... and then click on Delete Uploading 1 Enter the folder of the file you want to upload 2 Click on Browse to select the file you want to upload 3 Click on Upload Downloading 1 Click the right mouse button on the file which you want to download 2 A context menu appears Click on Save Target As to download the file Logging Out Web File Manager On the tool bar click on Logout to leave the web file manag...

Page 51: ...page Create Folder create a new folder Rename rename the selected file or folder Delete remove the selected file s or folder s Select All select all files and folders Select None cancel all selection Logout leave the web file manager Full access network share folder Read only network share folder Malfunction network share folder 51 ...

Page 52: ... The Quick Install Wizard enables you to list the Kanguru iNAS 100s within your local network and display basic information such as server names workgroups and IP addresses You may also set up the server name date time and basic network configuration of the Kanguru iNAS 100 via this program Screenshot 52 ...

Page 53: ...esses for your local network If PPTP is used to connect to the Internet enter the PPTP server IP Address user name and password from the ISP or netwo administrator If PPPoE is used to connect to the Internet enter the us name and password provided by y When finished click on OK to confirm and exit Click Cancel to exit and discard changes Use a fixed IP address for WAN port You will need to enter t...

Page 54: ...urrent settings and status as shown below 3 To find information on other Kanguru iNAS 100 s in the same network Click on Refresh in the Toolbar to find information on other Kanguru iNAS 100 s in the same network 4 To display User Help File Click on Help display the Help file 5 To enter the home page of the Kanguru iNAS 100 Double click on the name of the Kanguru iNAS 100 to enter the web page for ...

Page 55: ...cess your Kanguru iNAS 100 via this dynamic domain name When the ISP assigns a new WAN IP address the Kanguru iNAS 100 will update the new address to the DynDNS server automatically Registration Procedure Please follow below steps to register a dynamic domain name Note This guide is for reference only If there are any changes please refer to the instructions or documents on the web site a Open the...

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Page 57: ...to create a DDNS service account You will need to enter the same username and password in the Network Settings DDNS Service page of the Kanguru iNAS 100 system administration Please verify your email address to receive the confirmation message from the server Then click on Create Account to proceed 57 ...

Page 58: ...ed and a confirmation message has been sent to your e mail address Please follow the instructions in the e mail to activate your account within 48 hours e When you have finished the process of confirmation a new screen will appear and you can apply for your own dynamic domain name 58 ...

Page 59: ...umber clearly on the outside of the package and include a copy of your original proof of purchase In no event shall Kanguru Solutions liability exceed the price paid for the product from direct indirect special incidental or consequential software or its documentation Kanguru Solutions offers no refunds for its products Kanguru Solutions makes no warranty or representation expressed implied or sta...

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