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Date & Time 

Set the date, time, and time zone according to your location.  If the settings 
are incorrect, the following problems may occur: 

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When using a web browser to access or save a file, the display time of 
the action will be incorrect. 

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The system event log time will be incorrect compared to the actual time 
when an action occurs. 

 

 

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NTP Server 

You can enable or use specified NTP server to update the date and time of 
the system automatically.  When there is no specified IP address for the NTP 
server, the system will refer to internal clock for date and time settings. 

Summary of Contents for FNS-7000A

Page 1: ...LevelOne FNS 7000A 4 bay Tower NAS w 2 Gigabit Ethernet User s Manual...

Page 2: ...n 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 merchantabil...

Page 3: ...nagement 40 3 8 Network Share Management 44 3 9 System Tools 48 3 9 1 SNMP Settings 48 3 9 2 Alert Notification 49 3 9 3 Restart Shutdown 49 3 9 4 Hardware Settings 50 3 9 5 UPS 51 3 9 6 System Update...

Page 4: ...and Network Settings 78 5 3 Disk Failure or Malfunction 79 5 4 Power Outage or Abnormal Shutdown 79 Appendix A LCD Panel 80 Appendix B Web File Manager 83 Appendix C Quick Install Wizard 88 Appendix D...

Page 5: ...D Maximum capacity up to 1 2TB Supports RAID 0 1 5 and JBOD storage management 2 x 10 100 1000 Mbps fast Ethernet port Supports UPS management via USB port 1 2 Package Contents The package contains FN...

Page 6: ...View Setting Switch B Setting Switch A 4 LED indicators Power Error Network and Disk Access LCD Panel RJ 45 Gigabit Ethernet Port 2 RJ 45 Gigabit Ethernet Port 1 Power Connector Power Switch Configur...

Page 7: ...up process the LCD panel will display current IP address settings If your network does not support DHCP protocol you must configure your FNS 7000A to proper LAN settings before using it for the first...

Page 8: ...5 0 or later and Netscape Navigator 4 5 or later Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 5 is recommended 3 1 Accessing Administration Page 1 Launch the web browser Enter the IP address of FNS 7000A to access...

Page 9: ...he user name and password The default administrator name and password are User name administrator Password admin The first time you login FNS 7000A Quick Configuration page will be shown Please refer...

Page 10: ...e Delete Disk Volume Format Disk Volume View Disk Volume Status User Management Users User Groups Quota Create Create Multiple Users Change Password Create Private Network Share Assign User Groups NFS...

Page 11: ...11 3 3 Quick Configuration You can configure FNS 7000A step by step in Quick Configuration section 1 Enter the server name 2 Change the administrator password or select to use the original password...

Page 12: ...12 3 Enter the date time and select the time zone for the server 4 Select the language the server uses for file names 5 Enter the IP address subnet mask and default gateway for the server...

Page 13: ...13 6 Select the network file services to provide on the server 7 Configure disk volume on this server...

Page 14: ...14 8 Configure the method of user authentication...

Page 15: ...15 9 Manage users and user groups of this server...

Page 16: ...16 10 Manage network shares on this server 11 Finish It may take several to tens of minutes to complete Quick Configuration depending on your system settings...

Page 17: ...language settings and view system settings Server Name Enter the name of FNS 7000A The server name can be 14 characters long at maximum which can contain alphabets numbers and hyphens The server does...

Page 18: ...ile the display time of the action will be incorrect 9 The system event log time will be incorrect compared to the actual time when an action occurs NTP Server You can enable or use specified NTP serv...

Page 19: ...files and directories Select the correct language to avoid the following problems i Unable to create files or directories in special characters ii Unable to display file or directory name in special c...

Page 20: ...IP address is a 32 bit digit used to differentiate each single entity on a network IP address is divided into four groups of eight bits separated by dots e g 192 168 0 1 9 Subnet Mask Subnet mask def...

Page 21: ...y allocated for DHCP service 9 End IP address The last IP address to be dynamically allocated for DHCP service 9 Lease time Define the lease time for the dynamic IP address 9 Primary DNS server When t...

Page 22: ...ce 9 Load Balance In load balance mode the transmission load is distributed among aggregated network ports An intelligent software adaptive agent will repeatedly analyze the traffic flow from the serv...

Page 23: ...ember Use Microsoft NT domain for user authentication 9 AD Domain Member Use Microsoft AD domain for user authentication Server Description Describe FNS 7000A e g administrator name department or loca...

Page 24: ...pecify the IP address FNS 7000A will automatically register its name and IP address with WINS service If you do not want to enable WINS server support or you do not have a WINS server on your network...

Page 25: ...e default setting 4 NFS Service To use FNS 7000A on Unix Linux operating system computer or server enable NFS service FNS 7000A supports NFS version 2 0 and 3 0 To correctly use NFS service assign a u...

Page 26: ...ype If you have a Novell server on your local network select the same frame type as the server s Internal Network Number This is a unique number to identify the server on a network The system will set...

Page 27: ...b File Manager If FNS 7000A is connected to the Internet and uses a valid IP address you can access files on the server by web browser from anywhere 7 FTP Service To download files from or upload file...

Page 28: ...28 8 View Network Settings You can view current network settings and status in this section...

Page 29: ...new disk using the reference number In addition if you have a system with four disks but use only three in your RAID 5 group the fourth will serve as a backup disk If one of the three disks is damaged...

Page 30: ...ping disk is usually used to maximize your disk capacity or for fast disk access but not for storing important data 5 Linear Disk Volume You can combine two or more disks into one larger disk During f...

Page 31: ...k applicable for servers with two or more disk volumes To use other disk configurations the settings can be changed during the first Quick Configuration access You can also administer your disk volume...

Page 32: ...32 iii Examine Disk Volume 9 Disk Volume Operation Report This page shows the current status and information of disk volume operation...

Page 33: ...33 iv Format Disk Volume v View Disk Volume Status...

Page 34: ...and click Basic Enable snapshot support of the disk volume before creating a snapshot To enable snapshot support for one or more volumes select the item s assign Repository Ratio and Maximum Count va...

Page 35: ...ld to log a warning message is when a snapshot is 90 full Click Basic or Cancel to return to the Basic Snapshot Settings page 9 Create a Snapshot or a Schedule In Snapshot Settings page click Schedule...

Page 36: ...he time interval i e repeat hourly weekly or monthly for the snapshot schedule To modify a current schedule check the appropriate box and click Edit To remove it click Delete To view the updated statu...

Page 37: ...snapshot to which the disk volume will be restored and click OK To view the updated restoring status click Refresh The description of the items for restoring status is as below Restoring Status Descri...

Page 38: ...click View in the Snapshot Settings section Other functions a To create a snapshot click New to add a new snapshot b To remove a snapshot select an entry and click Delete c To view the details of a s...

Page 39: ...k the box Take a snapshot before performing the backup job When this option is selected a snapshot of the disk volume will be taken automatically for tape backup or remote replication In Remote Replic...

Page 40: ...d has access to system administration You cannot delete administrator Guest When you use a non registered user name to login the server will recognize the user as a Guest and will allow limited access...

Page 41: ...ese Japanese and Korean except 9 Password The password must be 6 16 characters long Avoid using codes that are easily decipherable You can perform the following settings for users i Create ii Create M...

Page 42: ...ers belong to everyone group You cannot delete this group You can manage user groups with the following options i Create ii Create Private Network Share iii Assign Users iv Delete User groups name mus...

Page 43: ...can be used by each user When quota is set users are not allowed to further use disk space once they have reached their quota limit By default no limitations are set for users You can modify the foll...

Page 44: ...s types of files or provide different file access rights to users or user groups By factory default a public share folder is created which allows full access from all users or guests There are four op...

Page 45: ...data are stored under the assigned path onto the disk volume You can select Specify path automatically to allow the server to automatically create a new path on the disk volume to store the network s...

Page 46: ...oups 9 Deny access Access to the network share will be denied when this option is selected 9 Read only Users can read the files only on the network share when read only is assigned 9 Full access Users...

Page 47: ...t the property of an existing network share select a share and click Property You can then edit the content of that share You can also select to delete an existing network share Click OK to confirm th...

Page 48: ...nt of FNS 7000A 3 9 1 SNMP Settings Enable SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol service and complete all necessary settings to manage network components of the server by SNMP When enabling SNMP Tra...

Page 49: ...n Enter the e mail address of administrator and SMTP server IP address In case of warning or malfunction an email will be sent to the administrator automatically 3 9 3 Restart Shutdown Select to resta...

Page 50: ...ble configuration reset switch By enabling this option you can press the reset button for a few seconds to reset the administrator password and system settings to default iii Enable hard disk standby...

Page 51: ...set the shutdown timer to turn off the system automatically after the system detects the AC power is abnormal In general the UPS can keep supplying the power for the system for about 5 to 10 minutes...

Page 52: ...are version of FNS 7000A make sure you have obtained the correct version of image file It is suggested to back up all existing data on FNS 7000A before updating the image The current settings will rem...

Page 53: ...53 3 9 7 Change Logo You can choose a personal picture to display on the login page of FNS 7000A The size of the picture cannot exceed 20K bytes...

Page 54: ...les you to replicate local files to remote folders on another server The files will be compressed before the replication process in order to save time for data transfer Using Remote Replication Login...

Page 55: ...l settings and click OK to save or Cancel to quit Note To use remote replication enable Microsoft Networking service make sure the destination network share and directory have been created and the use...

Page 56: ...56 ii Edit a Select the job to be edited b Click Edit c Modify the settings d Click OK to save or Cancel to quit iii Delete a Select the job to be deleted b Click Delete...

Page 57: ...ing To enable virus scan support specify the IP address of network share the administrator ID and password Installing Virus Scan Agent Make sure virus scan agent and software are installed on the same...

Page 58: ...58 3 Click Finish to complete 4 A screen will pop up to show the system information the first time you have successfully installed the virus scan agent...

Page 59: ...s been enabled and ready to be scanned User name and password have not been set up Infected Number of infected files Last Scan Time Date and time of the most recent virus scanning job Result Scanning...

Page 60: ...support check the box Enable Virus Scan Support Enter the IP address of the virus scan server and click Apply Viewing Details of Infected Files To view the details of infected files of the network sh...

Page 61: ...backup the setting s select the appropriate option s and click Backup To restore a backup settings file click Browse to select the file and click Restore To reset the setting s to factory default s se...

Page 62: ...kup agent enables FNS 7000A to support particular backup programs In addition to being compatible with more tape drives and tape library backup agent also supports backup and restoration among multipl...

Page 63: ...Agent Contact technical support for information of backup agent program 2 Install Backup Agent a Enter FNS 7000A administration page Go to System Tools and select Backup Agent b Click Browse to select...

Page 64: ...64 3 Configure and enable Backup Agent a Click Enable Backup Agent b Enter the password for Backup Agent c Click Apply The status will be shown as Running...

Page 65: ...FNS 7000A to specify the schedule when the system will boot and shut down automatically Note that after changing the settings it will take a minute to take effect It is recommended not to set the sch...

Page 66: ...d on to the system Event Logs FNS 7000A can store thousands of recent event logs including warning error and information messages In case of system malfunction the event logs can be retrieved to help...

Page 67: ...ocate the workgroup and find the name of your FNS 7000A When the server is found double click on the server name to connect You may also use Search for Computers function to look for your FNS 7000A in...

Page 68: ...share will be displayed Select an appropriate network share folder and select Map Network Drive by right clicking on the item To make the share folder available for your next start up check the Reconn...

Page 69: ...n Apple MAC user you can access FNS 7000A by the following ways 1 Using Network Browser a Choose Network Browser in Apple menu b In Network Browser choose AppleTalk A list of computers on the AppleTal...

Page 70: ...70 c Enter the login name and password or use Guest to enter Click Connect d When FNS 7000A is connected all network shares will be shown...

Page 71: ...71 e Choose a network share to connect The network share will appear on the desktop...

Page 72: ...72 2 Using Chooser a Select Chooser on Apple menu bar b Click on AppleShare The name of FNS 7000A will appear on the right side of the window...

Page 73: ...73 c Use the mouse to highlight FNS 7000A and click OK d Enter the correct login name and password or use Guest to login and then click Connect...

Page 74: ...74 e All available network shares will be listed Select a network share and click OK f Close the Chooser program Double click on the icon on the desktop to access the files...

Page 75: ...command mount t nfs 192 168 0 1 public mnt pub Note You must login as root user to initiate the above command 2 Login as the user id that you define you can use the mounted directory to access your ne...

Page 76: ...multiple operating systems FNS 7000A also supports connection via FTP Enter the correct user name and password to connect the server or access the public share folders as guest 1 Follow the steps bel...

Page 77: ...77 3 Enter user name and password 4 The share folder will be shown You can then manage the folder by dragging and dropping files to it as well as rename or delete the files...

Page 78: ...on page and select Restart Shutdown in System Tools 3 Click Restart to reboot the server or Shut Down to turn off the server You can perform these actions by the LCD panel 5 2 Reset Administrator Pass...

Page 79: ...Shutdown In case of power outage or improper shutdown of FNS 7000A the system will resume to the state before it is shut down If your server does not function properly after restart please do the fol...

Page 80: ...me will be shown Check disk information and firmware version 1 Press button B to view disk information i e number of disks and disk size 2 Press button B again to view the server model and firmware ve...

Page 81: ...th means it is being used for connection DHCP DHCP will obtain IP address automatically STATIC IP Press button A to select STATIC IP Then configure the IP address i SET STATIC IP Press button B to ent...

Page 82: ...ton A to confirm shutting down FNS 7000A REBOOT SYSTEM Press button B to select REBOOT SYSTEM and press button A to confirm restarting the system Exit Configuration Page EXIT Press button A and select...

Page 83: ...File Manager and enter the correct login name and password You may also enter guest in the login name field with no password to access the network shares on FNS 7000As as an anonymous guest Note Make...

Page 84: ...is downloaded you can open it on your computer Create folder i Select a network share or folder in which you want to create a new folder ii Click Create Folder on the toolbar iii Enter the name of the...

Page 85: ...folder to upload file to ii Click Browse to select the file iii Click Upload Download file i Select a file to download ii Right click the mouse and select Save As to save the file Logout To exit Web...

Page 86: ...in Chinese you may have to configure the browser settings Take Internet Explorer as an example follow the steps below to configure the settings 1 Click on Tools in IE browser 5 Restart the browser 2 C...

Page 87: ...der Refresh reload the current page Home return to network share list home page Create folder Rename file or folder Delete file or folder Select all Cancel selection Logout Full access network share f...

Page 88: ...igure the disk name date and time etc via Quick Install Wizard Screenshot Set up Server Name Date Time and basic network configurations View detailed information about the selected server Re search fo...

Page 89: ...gure FNS 7000A Select a FNS 7000A displayed on Quick Install Wizard and click Configure Enter the administrator password Upon successful login the following screen will appear Enter the configuration...

Page 90: ...Note You may have to restart FNS 7000A after changing the network configuration Set the name date and time for FNS 7000A The length cannot exceed 14 characters The system will obtain IP address autom...

Page 91: ...91 2 View FNS 7000A details Select a FNS 7000A available on Quick Install Wizard and click Details The following screen will be shown...

Page 92: ...Search for all available FNS 7000A again To refresh the search results click Refresh to display all available servers within the network 4 Help Click Help to view the instructions of Quick Install Wi...

Page 93: ...93 5 Enter the home page of FNS 7000A Double click on FNS 7000A to enter the administration page...

Page 94: ...edule You can specify a schedule for backing up data with this option e g 12 00 every day or 05 00 every Saturday Monitor When this option is enabled the system will upload all files or folders to the...

Page 95: ...Netbak Replicator 1 Run Install NetBak Replicator in the companion CD 2 Follow the steps to install NetBak Replicator Then click Finish 3 Upon successful installation a shortcut icon will be shown on...

Page 96: ...96 Using NetBak Replicator 1 Create a share folder for backup in NAS 2 Run NetBak Replicator Click All NAS and their share folders within the network will be displayed...

Page 97: ...or enter the IP address of NAS for data backup Then click OK Note Only authorized users can access the share folders Double click the folder The system will prompt for user name and password to authen...

Page 98: ...u can start the backup procedure upon successful connection to the NAS Backup Select files and folders for backup 9 File Filter Click File Filter to select file format to be skipped from backup Then c...

Page 99: ...99 9 Schedule Click Schedule on NetBak Replicator main page Then check the box Enable Backup Schedule and select the frequency and time for backup Click OK to confirm...

Page 100: ...100 9 Monitor Select the files and folders for monitoring Then click Monitor...

Page 101: ...he location that the data will be restored to b Select new restore position Click to select the directory to restore data to or select a previously chosen location from the drop down menu c Start Sele...

Page 102: ...102 d Option Select recovery option and error option...

Page 103: ...103 Log a Clear All Click this button to clear all logs b Option Select the type of logs to be recorded Record all logs or Record error logs only...

Page 104: ...ing AD Authentication Adding NAS to Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Domain 1 Go to TCP IP Configuration in Network Settings Enter the IP address of Windows server 2003 as the primary DNS server o...

Page 105: ...105 2 Go to Microsoft Networking of Network Settings Enable AD Domain Member and enter the domain name and the user name with administrator access right to that domain...

Page 106: ...appears after applying the settings in step 2 check the time zone settings Make sure the difference of your time and that of AD server is less than 5 minutes If the time difference is larger than 5 m...

Page 107: ...porates open source code into the software and therefore falls under the guidelines governed by the General Public License GPL agreement Adhering to the GPL requirements the open source code and open...

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