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N4B2 / N4R2

User Guide and Instruction Manual

LG Network Storage

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Page 1: ...N4B2 N4R2 User Guide and Instruction Manual LG Network Storage ...

Page 2: ... the soldering on the backside of components may cause severe injury 6 When transporting the system first turn off the system and disconnect the unit from the power source Sudden tension in cables can cause severe damage to the system Loose cables can cause injury 7 Take caution when handling the system so as not to corrupt the hard disk data Take caution not to bump or expose the system to extrem...

Page 3: ...are created data will be lost ii Before configuration of new volumes each user must back up data as well as when creating new volumes to ensure the possibility of restoration e g virus infections Always back up hard disk data to avoid accidental data loss 9 In the event of the administrator forgetting the password restoration is impossible Hence safeguard the password To create a new password the ...

Page 4: ...tric shock and injury 7 In the event of noise emanating from the electrical cords or sockets to avoid fire and injury immediately disconnect and contact the service centre 8 Ensure that electrical cords are correctly plugged into the sockets to avoid fire 9 Ensure that electrical cords are not damaged or do not have heavy objects placed on them Keep electrical cords away from children and pets Dam...

Page 5: ...ire and electric shock 20 Before disassembling the system always ensure physical disconnection of the electrical cable from the socket 21 Do not disassemble the power supply to avoid the danger of electric shock 22 Keep children away from the system as consuming any parts will cause serious injury In the event of swallowing any parts such as screws immediately seek medical treatment 23 Ensure that...

Page 6: ...D configuration 20 LG Network Storage Connection 24 LG Network Storage PC S W Installer installation PC Application program installation and usage 26 PC application program installation 27 PC Application Program Usage 28 3 LCD panel and front button usage 35 Power Off On POWER button 35 Tray open close DISC OPEN button 36 Action set up MODE button 36 IP Setup 37 Backup data on discs using LG NETWO...

Page 7: ...ation 45 FAN RPM Information 45 4 LG Network Storage Web Menu Use for LG Network Storage administrators 46 System Settings 46 Network 46 Host 47 Interface 47 Workgroup Domain 50 Date Time 51 Date and Time Setup 51 NTP Set up 52 Mail Notification 52 Volume 54 Volume Array Configuration 55 Volume create 57 Deleting volumes 57 Volume edit 57 Volume expansion 57 Volume Migration 58 Checking Volume 58 ...

Page 8: ...lization 67 Configuration Back up 68 LCD Control 70 LG Network Storage Share Management 71 User 71 Group 75 Folder 77 Trahsbox 80 Blu ray DVD 81 Storing Saving Disc Data to the LG NETWORK STORAGE 81 Disc Data Copy 82 Disc Image Backup 83 Burning 84 Burn Disc 85 Burn Image 88 Schedule Backup Restoration 89 Schedule Backup 89 Restore 96 Backup history 101 ...

Page 9: ...lation 120 Web Set up 121 iSCSI Connection 121 Torrent 130 Download 130 Use 130 Set up 131 RSYNC Remote Data Backup Service 132 Data Backup using Rsync 132 RSYNC server Configuration 132 RSYNC client Configuration 133 Alteration of Configuration for Remote Data Backup 134 Deletion of Remote Data Backup 134 Restore Data Using Rsync 135 NFS 135 USB Sync 137 USB Device Memory Card 137 e SATA 142 USB ...

Page 10: ...g Disc Data to the LG NETWORK STORAGE 152 Disc Data Copy 153 Disc Image Backup 154 Burning 155 Burn Disc 156 Burn Image 159 USB Sync 160 USB Device Memory Card 160 e SATA 165 USB Memory Card 166 Top menu 167 File viewer 167 My Information 170 6 LG Network Storage via network drive 171 Accessing the LG Network Storage data in Windows OS 171 MAC OS connection 175 Linux OS access 178 ...

Page 11: ...82 System information checking and saving 183 Self diagnosis execution 183 System failure or malfunction 184 Power cut or failure 184 System temperature protection 184 8 RAID configuration error checkup 185 Appendix A Volume Construction RAID Configuration 187 Appendix B Open source software notice 194 Appendix C Compatible Recommended Device List 202 ...

Page 12: ...k Storage basic data save and share functions can be used in Windows Mac and Linux operating systems 2 Similarly the internal Blu ray DVD rewriter can be used to efficiently save data securely for long periods 3 Furthermore the Blu ray DVD drive can be used when directly copying data from discs to LG Network Storage 1 Introduction 12 ...

Page 13: ...led options and functions Supported OS LG Network Storage Windows XP Server 2003 Vista Windows 7 Mac OS 10 x or later Linux Fedora Suse Ubuntu PC S W PC S W Supported OS NAS Detector Windows XP Server 2003 Vista Windows 7 Mac OS 10 x or later Comnso Backup Windows XP Server 2003 Vista Windows 7 Photo DVD Album Windows XP Server 2003 Vista Windows 7 CyberLink BD Windows XP SP2 or later Vista Window...

Page 14: ...m file installation disc LG NETWORK STORAGE PC Software Installer Product warranty Power cord Quick install guide Quick install guide N2B1 N2R1 LG Network Storage N4B2 N4R2 Hard disk fastening screw x16 enclosure only LAN cable Hard disk rack securing screw x4 Photographs of images from the manual may differ depending on model components ...

Page 15: ...de e SET button selects mode f Blu Ray DVD Drive g Memory card reader supports SD MMC MS and XD h Memory card Current state display LED Blue running correctly i USB port USB 2 0 interface j HDD ODD state display LED Blue running correctly Red abnormal state Backside k l m n o k Inlet AC power cord connection l e SATA External SATA II device support m USB port USB 2 0 interface n LAN port LAN cable...

Page 16: ...h part while installing the HDDs Components of Hard Disk Rack Safety Lever Locker Lever Hard Disk Rack Lever Hard Disk Rack Hard Disk Rack Label No Note Hard disks of size 500GB 1TB 2TB are recommended all of which should be the same size and of the same company If the disk sizes differ the RAID configuration will use the smallest disk as a reference to measure all disk sizes therefore the remaind...

Page 17: ...rage Installation 17 1 First ensure that the power is off for all components and the main system front cover 2 Open the LG NETWORK STORAGE front door 3 Unlock the hard disk rack and pull the lever to draw out the rack ...

Page 18: ...llation 18 4 Insert the hard disk into the hard disk rack and with a screw driver screw the four screws into place 5 Match the hard disk rack label number and the NAS front panel number to insert the hard disk rack into the slot ...

Page 19: ...o place listening for the sound When the hard disk rack is properly and com secure completely pushed in press the button to lock it Similarly repeat the installation procedure for all the hard disks one by one 7 To prevent accidental detachment of the hard disk rack fasten it using included bolts ...

Page 20: ...the included LG NETWORK STORAGE Installer disc for automatic system installation and hard disk volume configuration 1 Plug the power cord into an electrical outlet 2 While holding the SET button press the POWER button to start the LG NETWORK STORAGE 3 After approximately 20 seconds the Insert Boot CD Message will appear and the tray will automatically open ...

Page 21: ...t M Custom Setup When Custom M No S yes is shown select Y Yes User to configure volume RAID The system file will be installed and LG NETWORK STORAGE will reboot The volme can then be configured using web menus For detailed contents see Volume The RAID disperses the data to multiple hard disks to guard from data loss due to physical damage The default volume configuration of the LG NETWORK STORAGE ...

Page 22: ... message about default setup will appear Press SET button and choose S YES Setting to Basic Mode 8 Setting system files1 will now begin along with the message below 9 Once the system file is installed and hard disc is formatted2 NAS will reboot with the alarming sound 10 Wait a moment when you see the message below after NAS is booted ...

Page 23: ...city Setting System Files Formatting HDDs Volume and RAID Configuration 2TB 500 GB 4 About 10 minutes About 8 minutes About 2 3 hour 4TB 1TB 4 About 10 minutes About 15 minutes About 4 6 hour 8TB 2 TB 4 About 10 minutes About 30 minutes About 8 10 hour Note It is recommended not to use as some services such as SMB and FTP may not be available and the system may slow down while configuring RAID The...

Page 24: ...rator installation using an IP address subnet mask default gateway and allocated DNS information is simple 1 Using the included LAN cables connect LAN ports on LG Network Storage and network devices home router router switch hub to each other or directly plug them into the LAN port on the PC A If the network component home router router switch hub is used to connect the LG Network Storage home rou...

Page 25: ...to automatic setting and the network will be automatically set up after approximately 2 minutes LAN Cable Desktop PC LG Network Storage If the LG Network Storage is directly connected to the PC through a LAN cable the PC s local internet will not be accessed In this case PC Internet may be disconnected 2 After checking that the LG Network Storage power cable has been connected press the power butt...

Page 26: ... back ups of important data from the client s PCs to the LG Network Storage Files backed up may be recovered any time for use as necessary 3 CyberLink BD CyberLink helps utilizing the ODD of the LG Network Storage 4 Photo DVD Album The Photo DVD Album program is a search program of all media files stored within the user s PC or the LG Network Storage It also provides functions to burn media or pla...

Page 27: ...ear Installation on PCs without a fiber optic drive may be processed using the iSCSI function of LG Network Storage Please refer to 4 Service iSCSI 2 Click the NAS Detector button and install NAS Detector on the user s PC After installation the shortcut icon will appear 3 To install the Comnso Backup program click on the Comnso Backup button 4 To see the LG Network Storage User Manual click on the...

Page 28: ... checking that the PC network is intact double click the NAS Detector icon on the desk top to open the program 2 The NAS Detector will automatically search the LG Network Storage connected to the user s PC When the searching is completed the LG Network Storage IP Address MAC Address and Host Name information are displayed on the screen The factory default settings are shown below MAC Address seria...

Page 29: ...anual setup see section IP Setup 3 If the search result of the LG Network Storage information is chosen as well as default network information of the LG Network Storage including the Subnet mask Default Gateway and DNS Change Network Info Open Web Menu and Open Network Folder buttons will appear For the NAS Detector to properly function the PC needs to be connected to the same home router router s...

Page 30: ...ction option appears if a router is used or if there is a DHCP server on the network If no IP address is allocated use the IP address NAS Detector or check the DHCP option and automatically assign an IP address 5 If the Open Web Menu button is clicked the web menu of the selected LG Network Storage can be accessed ...

Page 31: ...twork folder can be accessed 7 In selecting Open Web Menu or Open Network Folder a pop up appears with Yes which when selected will produce a shortcut icon on the desk top and after which the LG Network Storage web menu and network folder can be easily accessed AS web menu shortcut NAS network folder shortcut ...

Page 32: ...offers menus to setup data storing using Blu ray DVD drives and synchronized storage of mobile devices 1 Double click on the LG Network Storage web menu shortcut button 2 The LG Network Storage web menu can be used after inputting user ID and password The LG Network Storage default ID and password are admin and admin A system idle for 20minutes after log in will automatically log off for security ...

Page 33: ...lation 33 3 After logging in use the LG Network Storage data set up share management service management Blu ray DVD drive and mobile sync features The detailed information can be found in Chapter Using LG Network Storage Web menu ...

Page 34: ...public Printers will appear 3 To view the contents of the disc inserted in the LG Network Storage double click on the cdrom folder and to access the LG Network Storage hard disc double click on either folder volume1_public If the contents of the LG Network Storage cdrom folder are not displayed correctly please push the refresh button The default ID and password for the LG Network Storage are admi...

Page 35: ...se ensure the LAN cable is connected Power Off On POWER button Power On After pushing the POWER button on the front panel the following message appears activating the LG NETWORK STORAGE Power Off When you press the power button on the front twice the message below will appear and the power will go off soon 3 LCD panel and front button usage 35 ...

Page 36: ...n Similarly the tray can be pushed in by hand Action set up MODE button By pressing the MODE button at the front of the LG NETWORK STORAGE many functions become available for use Use the MODE button as follows There are 4 steps in the Action set up mode IP Setup ODD Backup ODD Backup ODD Burn USB Backup Pushing the MODE button allows the user to go to the next page Using the SET button the user ca...

Page 37: ...omatically set up It is recommended that the IP address of the LG NETWORK STORAGE is set up manually to avoid future clashes with other IP address connected to the same network Using the DHCP set up the last IP address digit will be either a D Dynamic for automatic set up or an S Static for manual set up There are 3 steps in the manual set up of IP and network information IP Setup Subnet Mask Setu...

Page 38: ... Blu ray disc drive 2 In the first LG NETWORK STORAGE screen press the MODE button to configure the ODD Backup mode 3 Press the SET button to back up data on disc to the LG NETWORK STORAGE The ISO image file can be saved to the LG NETWORK STORAGE default folder service backup cd image The file name is automatically created as follows Does not support copy protected discs 4 During the process the p...

Page 39: ...LG NETWORK STORAGE display push the MODE button to indicate the ODD burn mode 3 Immediately after the ISO image file selection press the SET button 4 The image can be selected by pressing the MODE button By using the MODE button the images saved to the default folder service Backup cd imgage can be scrolled through The currently selected image is Select ISO image file number of all image files Tip...

Page 40: ... button and then using the SET button to begin the image file writing process 6 The percentage completed will be displayed on the LCD 7 During the writing process pressing the MODE button will cancel the operation 8 When the process is completed the following message will appear on the LCD ...

Page 41: ...essage that will appear will be similar to Name of Memory Card Manufacturer device is Mounted The latest connection is valid if multiple devices are connected 2 By pressing the MODE button from the first screen the USB back up mode will appear 3 Pressing the SET button will save files in the default folder created by the manufacturer of the LG NETWORK STORAGE service Backup usb The memory data sav...

Page 42: ...ync LG NETWORK STORAGE State indication SET button Pressing the SET button to the right and at the front of the panel with pauses in between the LG NETWORK STORAGE state and information can be seen on the first screen display Pressingthe set button in this way will give the following information Host Name IP DATE TIME STORAGE CAPACITY RAID SYNC STATE SYSTEM STATE Main FW Version Fan RPM Host name ...

Page 43: ...ge 43 Time and date confirmation The LG NETWORK STORAGE current time date settings can be confirmed Save capacity confirmation Current storage capacity percentage is indicated as shown below For no configured volume will be displayed ...

Page 44: ...onizing and finished states of the configuration STATE Remarks SYNC DONE RAID configuration complete SYNCING NOW RAID configuration in process System operating status check Correct operation of the LG NETWORK STORAGE can be confirmed If the LG NETWORK STORAGE detects abnormality SVC_CODE xx_xx will be displayed For detailed information regarding the service code refer to the web site http www lge ...

Page 45: ...nd front button usage 45 System Firmware Version Information This shows the version of the system firmware installed FAN RPM Information This allows to check the current Fan rotation per minute of LG Network Storage ...

Page 46: ...n important set up needs to be made to connect the LG Network Storage to the network If the set up is not performed correctly connection problems will arise at later stages hence care must be taken 4 LG Network Storage Web Menu Use for LG Network Storage administrators 46 ...

Page 47: ...or a z numbers 0 9 and a hyphen but numbers and hyphen cannot be the first letter of the name 2 Type in host description The host description has a limit of 24 characters this can be a combination of letters digits underscores hyphens and spaces This explanation only affects the Windows client Interface The Network interface s IP properties are specified During system connection care must be taken...

Page 48: ...accurate values are unknown please contact the internet service provider ISP or the network administrator To acquire an IP address automatically In order to acquire an IP address automatically select Acquire IP address automatically DHCP This option may used if there is a DHCP server or internet router within the network Once the DHCP option is activated the connection with the web menu will be te...

Page 49: ... size If frame size is unknown set it to 1500 Ethernet Frame Size If the Ethernet frame size is at least 1500 gigabits specified files can be sent quickly and with ease In this case the LG Network Storage alone does not change but so do the PC and home router router hub switch frame sizes Otherwise performance will be reduced ...

Page 50: ...k Storage will run 2 When selecting Workgroup input workgroup name required Or when selecting Domain input domain name domain administrator ID and password Domain In the active directory user environment the domain settings should not be created in the local User Group folder but should be created in the domain User Group folder When the domain settings are created the network administrator must b...

Page 51: ...d log times the system time should be properly set up Date and Time Setup 1 To manually set the date and time click on the Edit button Use standard time zone to designate the current local region for LG Network Storage The standard time zone set up may affect the NTP and domain user certification so exact values must be entered 2 Local time will be used by clicking the Use Local Time button ...

Page 52: ... with accurate time This accurate time should continuously activate the NTP To use the Default Time Server refer to pool ntp org server time Mail Notification To use Mail Notification the LG Network Storage usage amount can be periodically checked Registration information and results will be sent to users subsequent to their new registration 1 To configure the mail notification click on the Edit b...

Page 53: ...r should be recorded next to the server address This would generally be the case when the SMTP SSL has been designated e g smtp gmail com 465 4 SMTP Authentication When sending mail dependant on the mail server login may be required In the case of own mail server the SMTP Authentication must be activated e g Smtp Webmail SMTP servers such as yahoo com perform certification processes Refer to the u...

Page 54: ...me The HDD use information mail out frequency can be determined daily weekly monthly Volume This section describes information and functions of volume where the user stores data The LG NETWORK STORAGE uses hard disks separated in 3 areas System Swap and User The System is where the LG NETWORK STORAGE firmware is installed with 10GB of space allocated Swap is a virtual memory area to compensate sho...

Page 55: ...n a multitude of disks 3 RAID RAID level is shown as NONE JBOD RAID0 RAID1 RAID5 and RAID10 It is possible to have None with one hard disk JBOD RAID0 RAID1 with 2 hard disks JBOD RAID0 RAID5 with 3 hard disks and JBOD RAID0 RAID5 RAID10 with 4 hard disks 4 Status This indicates the normal state and operation of volume The state of volume can be active none degraded destroyed formatting syncing mig...

Page 56: ...AID0 RAID1 RAID5 RAID10 For JBOD the total available storage is the sum of the actual available storage of each HDD For RAID0 the total available storage is the actual available storage of the smallest HDD multiplied by the number of HDDs For RAID1 the total available storage is the actual available storage of the smallest HDD For RAID5 the total available storage is the actual available storage o...

Page 57: ...on will erase the volume At this point the user data of the erased volume has been destroyed Volume edit Selecting the volume and clicking the Edit icon will correct the volume that is configured by RAID Opening the edit box the HDD in the volume can be deleted or added This function acts to reconfigure the volume in case of a malfunction in the HDD or to increase the HDD capacity Cautionmust be t...

Page 58: ...ume Check will start This will check whether there is a problem in Volume You cannot use Volume during Volume Check Please be aware that services such as SAMBA and FTP will not be available during this time Hard Disk Information This page shows the state and size of the hard disk in LG NETWORK STORAGE The name of the disk manufacturer name of the model current state of the disk and capacity will b...

Page 59: ...ng indicates checking the hard disk spare Indicates not used in configuring volume at present but will be used later 5 Capacity It indicates total capacity of the hard disk Please refer to Note 2 for the difference in capacity installed and capacity shown Smart information of a Hard Disk If you choose Hard Disk and click on Smart button Smart Information of the hard disk will show Smart Informatio...

Page 60: ...de when there is no data transfer in LG Network Storage for a certain period of time in order to minimize power consumption When reading or writing data in LG Network Storage in the Standby Mode the hard disk in LG Network Storage will activate and be ready to use after 3 to 15 seconds It is recommended to set to Standby Mode when you are away or not using NAS for a long time 1 Check Enable to sel...

Page 61: ...age whose power is off from a compeuter far away by remote controlling x Click on Turn on to use WOL function and Turn off radio button not to use it and then click on Apply x You can start LG Network Storage by sending a magic packet to MAC address in LG Network Storage using a WOL tool in the local computer or by connecting to a WOL compatible router x You can connect to a WOL compatible router ...

Page 62: ... Decide whether to shut down LG NETWORK STORAGE after designated time interval or when UPS power becomes low in case of unexpected external power cut When setting it to shut down depending on remaining power of LG NETWORK STORAGE The time interval might differ from one UPS type to another 3 Decide whether to maintain UPS power when LG NETWORK STORAGE shuts down due to unexpected power cut If anoth...

Page 63: ...perations and restarts the LG NETWORK STORAGE A warning will appear when clicking the button and the system can be restarted by clicking on the OK button During restart web access is not available Shutdown Ends all current processes and shuts down the LG NETWORK STORAGE A warning will appear when clicking the button and the system can be restarted by clicking on the OK button During restart web ac...

Page 64: ... The language of selection will be the default language used when the user first accesses the web If the browser has been set up to use cookies the last language used for the computer in its previous log in will be the default language for the next log in Client language Select the language that fits user s client environment e g FTP available For use of multiple lanuages select unicode Unicode ca...

Page 65: ...torage firmware settings can be changed Upgrade Initialization Configuration and Backup Restore Upgrade LG Network Storage system and Blu ray DVD Driver firmware can be downloaded from the product web site and can be used for upgrading Systems with a fire wall do not allow upgrades to be installed ...

Page 66: ...nked below B http www lge com 2 Press the find button to select the system firmware downloaded from the product site 3 Press the upgrade button to Install the selected system firmware to LG Network Storage The upgrade progress may be viewed on the LCD in the front 4 When upgrade is finished the system will automatically reboot The web connection will be automatically terminated and therefore shoul...

Page 67: ...oaded from the product site 3 Install selected Blu ray DVD drive firmware 4 When upgrade is finished the version of installed Blu ray DVD drive firmware will be indicated For stability of data a backup of the LG Network Storage is strongly recommended before upgrading Installation takes between 1 to several minutes Advance access of other client users to the LG Network Storage while upgrading firm...

Page 68: ...ry of settings for LG Network Storage at a certain time Network settings host name IP address workgroup time setting date time NTP mail notification service setting share administration user group folder security service setting values may be backed up but user data requires separate back up Backup Save the current user configuration 5 backup files can be saved at maximum Restore 1 Select the back...

Page 69: ... saved to PC and click on the Save button to save them to PC Restore LG Network Storage User Settings Saved on PC LG Network Storage settings can be restored using configuration files saved on the PC 1 Choose the Restore LG Network Storage configuration from configuration file backed up in PC menu and select from saved configuration files using Find 2 Select the configuration file to use for resto...

Page 70: ...the LCD screen It is possible to set 6 64 characters and only the alphabet number and signs such as or _ can be used LCD brightness LCD screen s brightness can be adjusted from 0 turned off to 255 most bright However level of brightness is not exactly proportional depending on the number Normal state State that results when the function is activated by pressing on the button at the front part of t...

Page 71: ...Seconds Applicable set up value manifests the brightness of the LCD screen when it is at the idle state LG Network Storage Share Management This function allows you to create users and groups as well as folders and hence change settings for their access authorization User Current registered users appear so new users can be created and registered user information can be modified or deleted ...

Page 72: ... Enter user password again for confirmation 5 Enter user s name 6 User description can be added 7 Enter the writing quota for user s disc 8 Show free space of the current volume 9 Enter the user s email address As long as mail server settings are correct the registration result will be sent to he entered e mail address For details concerning mail server settings refer to mail Notification ...

Page 73: ...he user ID 4 Select the CSV file to register Only the text document with UTF 8 encoding can be used Click on the download format file to get download Then correct the downloaded file in person or draft new document by referring to the format Must store with the UTF 8 after drafting Caution Caution is required when CSV is edited using Excel 1 When editing on the Excel is completed store into the cs...

Page 74: ...e that serves as the standard for lining up is indicated in red 7 Use un do selection select all buttons for selecting all the categories or for canceling the selection 8 Results of the registration gets transmitted to the user s e mail when the transmit registration information is selected When random password is selected on 3 registration information gets transmitted to the e mail regardless of ...

Page 75: ...ntering editing mode by clicking on the user name in the registered user list with the exception of the ID all user information can be altered Group Current registered groups are displayed Groups can be created and deleted as well as the addition or removal of users in registered groups ...

Page 76: ...Create New Group button 2 Enter group name 3 Enter group description 4 Select user to be added to the group by clicking on the corresponding checkbox To remove a user from the group deselect the user by clicking on the the checkbox again 5 When user selection is done click on the Save button to create the group ...

Page 77: ...ting Groups By clicking on the Group Name link in the registered group list group attributes can be altered Folder Current registered folders are displayed A folder can be created changed deleted for file sharing and or authorization settings access changed to the created folder ...

Page 78: ...l Windows Activates folder sharing through SMB protocol on Windows Mac Linux Refer to chapter 6 for connection details AFP Mac Activates folder sharing through AFP on Mac client FTP Activates folder sharing through FTP 6 During network search currently shared folders can be set up not to appear If hidden such folders will not be available for sharing through AFP FTP 7 Create a trash box within the...

Page 79: ...iction 9 Assign user group to use the folder Unassigned uses do not have access to the folder When a directory is activated at the Network Workgroup Domain menu on the left additional users and groups will appear Folder Attributes By clicking on the folder name in the registered folder list with the exception of the folder name all its information can be altered ...

Page 80: ...deleted files are temporarily moved here If user were to recover the deleted data user may find the file or folder from the trashbox and move them to the intended location However trashbox is created for each highest level folder and there will be as many trashboxes as the number of user s folders In the case that user runs out of hard disk capacity and must empty all trashboxes ...

Page 81: ...Drive allows direct copy of data from discs to LG NETWORK STORAGE Furthermore secondary backup of data using the Blu ray DVD drive makes data management safer and more efficient Storing Saving Disc Data to the LG NETWORK STORAGE Reading disc data from the Blu ray DVD drive is a LG NETWORK STORAGE storage function ...

Page 82: ... is completely recognized it will appear as Data Disc on the Media Type cell i If the disc loading function has not finished a Blu ray DVD Drive is busy Try again later Message will appear Try again after a short while ii If there is no disc in the Blu ray DVD drive or if an incompatible disc is used a Please insert a data disc into Blu ray DVD drive message will appear 2 Set the destination folde...

Page 83: ...s files with extensions cue and bin respectively are created For copy protected discs image saving is not possible 1 Place the disc in the Blu ray DVD Drive and click the Next button A Blu ray DVD Drive is busy Try again later message appears to indicate that loading is not yet completed Try again after a short while 2 Set the destination folder to save date 3 Set the destination folder to save da...

Page 84: ...4 LG Network Storage Web Menu Use for LG Network Storage administrators 84 Burning Burning the LG NETWORK STORAGE data to disc is possible using the Blu ray DVD Drive ...

Page 85: ...eft window are sent to the right window to organize a list for recording Deletes selected files or folders from the list organized for recording on the right window Check whether this disc can be written from the disc status screen Check whether the disc has been successfully written Initialize the rewritable disc All data written on the disc will be deleted after initialization Files that have be...

Page 86: ...age Web Menu Use for LG Network Storage administrators 86 1 Move the intended folder or file to the destined location 2 Selecting a folder or file to record and move to the right side produces a configuration data list ...

Page 87: ...fter completing burning if you wish to run a test on the written file after writing in a disc 6 Pressing the Burn button begins the burning process Press Erase Disc button to erase data written in the disc if it s a written disc The burning process is accompanied by a progress bar display To cancel the process click on the Cancel button which appears with the progress bar 7 At the end of the burni...

Page 88: ... Selecting an image file to record 3 Click on the Refresh button and confirm that disc writing is possible as indicated in the disc status box 4 Pressing the Burn button begins the burning process The burning process is accompanied by a progress bar display To cancel the process click on the Cancel button which appears with the progress bar 5 At the end of the burning process the tray ejects and t...

Page 89: ...l execute backup and verification information should be selected It is possible to execute multiple backups in one backup disc Also more than one discs can be used for backup in case the size of the files to be backed up exceeds that of one disc Schedule Backup You can add edit and delete disc formatting and backup schedule by using a button on the schedule backup list A blank disc or initialized ...

Page 90: ... be burnt to disc 1 Click Create button to create a backup schedule 2 Fill in the schedule as below 1 Enter the name 2 Enter description 3 Select the folder in LG Network Storage to be backed up 4 Select a back up cycle from Daily Weekly and Monthly Select a day if the backup cycle is Weekly and a date if Monthly 5 Select the time for backup 6 Select a backup method ...

Page 91: ...tten on the disc after burning 8 Click Open button for detailed setting 9 It is possible to designate extension for the file to be backed up When you select a Picture File or a Document File you can back up only the files with the extension of a picture file or a document file Otherwise all files will be backed up 10 It is possible to specify an extension of the file that you wish to exclude Speci...

Page 92: ...p cannot be done in the cases below 1 When playing media using Blu ray DVD drive 2 When a disc is not inserted at the designated time 3 When the inserted disc is not a writable disc or initialized disc You will see a screen as follows after setting is complete You can select the backup schedule from the backup list and click Backup button to start scheduled backup Scheduled Backup Process Schedule...

Page 93: ...k the total size and free space of the disc to control backup size accordingly Maintain the existing file selection or select additional files and click Confirm button Click Reload button to see the newest information about the folder to be backed up Reload function Click Cancel button to cancel backup 3 Configure a burning list Configures a list of data to be backed up on a disc 4 Burn a backup f...

Page 94: ... the file to be backed up exceeds free space of the disk you can divide the files to back them up consecutively in a number of discs In such a case restoration will be done by inserting two discs consecutively as well Replace with writable media and click Confirm button Click Cancel button to back up rest of files later When backing up rest of files later you can click Backup button on Scheduling ...

Page 95: ... lead to two situations below Incremental Backup Files except ones that have been previously backed up will be loaded Full Backup All files including ones that have been previously backed up will be loaded Backup will finish upon completion of this process and the screen below will pop up at this time ...

Page 96: ...on Restore Restore a certain file or a folder from the disc that has been backed up to LG Network Storage Restoration is done in the fixed folder LG Network Storage Share Restore and a name of the folder will be the date and time of restoration for example 100217_173754 Restore a Folder or a File To Restore a Folder 1 Select a folder to restore from the left screen on Restore menu 2 Click Restore ...

Page 97: ...t file and all files and cancel the selection 2 You can search for files to be restored from the right screen on Restore menu Enter the file name you want to find and click Search button Restore by Using Disc DB When scheduled backup database stored in NAS is deleted from initializing NAS system or backup schedule it is possible to restore it by using the database stored in the backup schedule dis...

Page 98: ... in the database in the disc on the bottom File name in red means that there is a file that has been divided and backed up due to the insufficient space in the disc Finally insert the backup disc and click Restore button 1 When a screen below pops up insert the disc of the corresponding number Disc No 1 that has been backed up first in the case below Restoration will begin automatically once the d...

Page 99: ...orm the completion of restoration Initialize Backup Schedule To start backup schedule initialize backup status by clicking Initialization button on Restore tab During initialization below will be done 1 Initialize backup database 2 Initialize the backup disc Be cautioned during initialization as the previous backup database will be deleted and the ...

Page 100: ... shows backup history backup information and backup file information 1 To delete the entire backup history click Initialization button 2 Click Save button to save database on backup history in the user s computer 3 Database for backup history saved in the user s computer can be restored in NAS To restore backup history first put a check on Load History Database checkbox specify database saved in t...

Page 101: ... can see Backup and Initialization history Backup Information You can see information on backup and initialization history from Backup History tab Backup information shows the start and end of backup and size of files backed up and disc information shows the space used and the number of the disc ...

Page 102: ...4 LG Network Storage Web Menu Use for LG Network Storage administrators 102 In addition you can see more details by searching for time information on Backup History from Information Log Blu Ray DVD log ...

Page 103: ...below is applicable to other OSs 1 Use the FTP connection program or open explorer and input the address ftp address port number If the IP address is unknown refer to PC Application Program Usage or LG Network Storage Information Confirmation Port number may be changed to a number determined by the user The default FTP port number is 21 To use the default value 21 user may log on without inputting...

Page 104: ...and login 3 Look at the sharing folder Folders and files can be managed via drag and drop allowing for name change and delete Depending on the local network environment use of the firewall in the FTP server may be prohibited For FTP server problems consult the router s manual or contact the network administrator ...

Page 105: ...ndows folder sharing AFP is available within networks with the installed LG Network Storage but not for external access without network setting changes due to firewall and other restrictions If there are no special reasons Windows Sharing is recommended as the Mac OS X basically supports Windows Folder Sharing Remote Access DDNS Dynamic DNS Using DDNS and connecting the LG Network Storage external...

Page 106: ...other LG Network Storages Caution must be taken at set up UPnP The UPnP port forwarding is used for LG Network Storage to directly receive requests from the router connected to the LG Network Storage Access to the LG Network Storage from the outside using a DDNS usually requires a special set up for the router to forward network requests received by the router to the LG Network Storage and the UPn...

Page 107: ...g the USB printer to the LG Network Storage 1 Select Service Network Printer from the administrator s web menu 2 Check Enable click the Apply button Windows users 1 In the web menu go to Enable to connect the network printer after which an LG Network Storage printer icon appears 2 Doubling clicking on the icon shows the progress of the printer driver installation For installation issues refer to t...

Page 108: ...4 LG Network Storage Web Menu Use for LG Network Storage administrators 108 Mac users 1 OS X 10 4 Tiger 1 Click on Go Utilities in the tool menu 2 Click on the Printer Setup Utility ...

Page 109: ...4 LG Network Storage Web Menu Use for LG Network Storage administrators 109 3 Click on Add 4 Hold the alt key down while clicking on More Printers ...

Page 110: ...4 LG Network Storage Web Menu Use for LG Network Storage administrators 110 5 In the pop up window i Select Advanced ii Select Windows Printer via SAMBA ...

Page 111: ...e found in the Device Configuration device config USB Printer page iv In Printer Model select Generic v Click Add By pressing the alt key while clicking on More Printers a range of printers can be seen There are no other options vi The printer appears in the printer list Now the printer is ready for use Linux users must consult the OS manual or inquire at the printer company ...

Page 112: ...4 LG Network Storage Web Menu Use for LG Network Storage administrators 112 2 OS X 10 5 Leopard or Higher 1 Run Setting System Environment 2 Select Printer and Fax ...

Page 113: ...4 LG Network Storage Web Menu Use for LG Network Storage administrators 113 3 Click on button on the lower left corner 4 On the pop up screen i Click on Windows on the top ...

Page 114: ...r LG Network Storage administrators 114 ii When you see Workgroup select Workgroup Name of the host of NAS in use The printer you wish to use iii Select Choose the driver to use on Printer to use at the bottom iv Select the printer model ...

Page 115: ...4 LG Network Storage Web Menu Use for LG Network Storage administrators 115 v Click on Add vi The printer will appear on the list of printers Now it is ready to be used ...

Page 116: ...d use select Enable for iTunes Streaming Service 2 Set Music Library Update Frequency Manual update Compulsory Activate once the music file service for Streaming to begin the service To create a music file time is needed hence manual updates are recommended Every 60 minutes auto Update music file lists every 60 minutes For updated music lists the client program must be restarted Itemizing a music ...

Page 117: ...to be stored in LG Network Storage in their latest version This service is available in only Mac OS X version 10 5 Leopard or later versions Web Set up 1 Select a folder to store the copy of Mac data When you select a folder the protocol will be set to AFP Mac 2 Set the time machine to Able and designate a folder 3 Click Apply button It will be automatically activated if AFP server is deactivated ...

Page 118: ...etwork Storage Web Menu Use for LG Network Storage administrators 118 Mac OS 1 Click Set system environment Time Machine 2 Click Change the disc and select a folder preset on the web Then click Use as backup ...

Page 119: ...work Storage administrators 119 3 When you see a login screen enter your ID and password and click Connect 4 Time machine will be automatically turned on and start backup now Click the Option button to set folders which are unnecessary for backup ...

Page 120: ...se the iSCSI the Initiator program must be installed in the computer A Initiator Installation on a Windows PC For Windows XP download the installation program from the below Microsoft website B Website http www microsoft com downloads details aspx familyid 12cb3c1a 15d6 4585 b385 befd1319f825 displaylang en For Windows Vista Windows 7the operating system already includes a program and no additiona...

Page 121: ...click Apply Once the iSCSI is activated certain functions such as web burning will be limited iSCSI Connection A Connection on a Windows PC 1 Activate the iSCSI initiator For Windows Vista Windows 7 go to Control panel g iSCSI Initiator and activate the Initiator For Windows XP go to the Start menu and select iSCSI Initiator from the program list If a mandatory certification CHAP procedure has bee...

Page 122: ...e top of the iSCSI Initiator program Then click the Add button on the bottom Then a new window to Add Target Portal picture below should appear Enter the target LG Network Storage IP address If a mandatory certification CHAP procedure has been set up in the web setting enter the required information by pressing the Advanced button in the above window ...

Page 123: ...of the above procedures have been followed properly the iSCSI Initiator will find and list the information for the target LG Netsork Storage Select the relevant target name and press the Log On and click OK from the pop up window 4 Check that the target has been connected as follows Target can be checked by going to Device administrator g DVD CD ROM drive ...

Page 124: ...nu Use for LG Network Storage administrators 124 5 Log out when done Go to the Targets tab on the top of the iSCSI Initiator program Then click on the Details button on the bottom Select the relevant Target Name and click Log Off ...

Page 125: ...92 168 10 2 Once target is found execute the above command which will display the target name The following is an example 192 168 10 2 3260 1 iqn 2009 01 com lge LG NAS 123456 3 Log in Log in command for the above target name is iscsiadm mode node targetname iqn 2009 01 com lge LG NAS 123456 portal 192 168 10 2 3260 login 4 Confirm the target connection using the below command cdrecord scanbus 5 O...

Page 126: ...s auth username inAdmin discovery sendtargets auth password password set up Target Secret node session auth authmethod CHAP node session auth username outAdmin node session auth password password set up Initiator Secret 2 Activate open iscsi etc init d open iscsi start If the open iscsi was already activated restart etc init d open iscsi restart 3 The rest of the procedures are the same as for Con...

Page 127: ...em Preferences globalSAN iSCSI 2 Find the iSCSI target If the IP address is 192 168 10 2 see below Go to globalSAN iSCSI Portals and press and enter 192 168 10 2 and press OK If a mandatory certification CHAP procedure has been set up in the web setting enter the required information by pressing the Advanced button in the above window ...

Page 128: ... 128 3 Log in Go to globalSAN iSCSI Targets select the relevant target name and click Log On and then Connect on the pop up window 4 Confirm that the target is connected as follows Go to Utilities System Profiler and check that iSCSI appears under Disc Burning interconnect ...

Page 129: ...nt that other users are not interrupted For example in the case that other users are burning data using the Blue ray drive it is recommended to avoid commands that may interfere with the work such as open tray In addition if data writing reading on the LG Network Storage is in progress through the network drive connection there may be substantial data transfers within the network and cause difficu...

Page 130: ...p up window i Click the Find button and select the torrent file previously downloaded ii Or enter the path to the torrent file in or enter a URL 3 Once completely downloaded the file can be found in the network folder Refer to How to Use the LG Network Storage Network Folder under service Torrent Use 1 Open Register the file to download torrent 2 Remove Removes the selected file from the list This...

Page 131: ...em 8 Inspector Hides or unhides the information for the selected file Set up 1 Click on the set up icon 2 Select Preferences and set up the port to be used transfer speed limit etc You can select preference set the speed on Turtle Mode and click a turtle shaped button to put a limit to the preset transmission speed ...

Page 132: ...GE are needed RSYNC server Configuration User may configure functions for data backup from another LG NETWORK STORAGE within the same network For data backup from another LG NETWORK STORAGE within the same network follow these steps 1 Click on the Create button A Configure task name This is an identifier to distinguish remote data backup service The source LG NETWORK STORAGE and target LG NETWORK ...

Page 133: ...elete a configured Rsync server task Caution Deletion of a configured Rsync server task will not affect user information or data already backed up RSYNC client Configuration Users can configure functions for data backup to another LG NETWORK STORAGE within the same network 1 Select Create A Task Name Enter the same task name as configured for the Rsync server B Target Server IP i Enter IP address ...

Page 134: ...ync client 2 Check settings appearing on screen and select a task By selecting Sync the remote data backup service will begin and the progress percentage will be displayed When the remote data backup service is successfully completed the progress percentage will show 100 and a completion message will appear Caution Complete Rsync server configuration on target NAS and complete all Rsync client con...

Page 135: ...mote data restoration The screen during data restoration will be identical to that during remote data backup NFS The Network File System is a function similar to that of the Windows network folder which allows for one or multiple client computers to share a server s storage device connected by the network The LG NETWORK STORAGE Network File System function supports only the NFS server function and...

Page 136: ...created through the shared folder menu or new folders set up as NFS directories Using this function the administrator may set up the NFS directory to allow access to only certain clients and only certain users may be able to access folders designated as NFS directories 1 Click on the Add button 2 Click on the Search the NFS directory button 3 Select a folder created through the folder menu or crea...

Page 137: ...mory Card USB device and memory card data can be backed up with the LG NETWORK STORAGE A separate process can be created for each USB device One task can be performed using the USB device ID target folder and back up method information as well as back up period information Current USB List USB device and memory card lists on the LG NETWORK STORAGE are displayed Backup Configuration Procedures 1 Co...

Page 138: ...kup information stored target folder is specified When selecting the device a default folder is created automatically The target folder can be changed to a folder other than the default folder 10 The backup schedule is specified Daily Weekly Monthly options are possible If the monthly cycle is chosen the date will be specified If the weekly option is chosen the day will be specified 11 The backup ...

Page 139: ...original file backup date A backup folder is created with a name in the form yyyymmddhhmmss according to the folder s original creation date 14 Select the Backup Method Incremental From the last back up and onwards all information is added to the original data File date and back up date folders are created according to the prescribed method Full The whole original file is backed up A backup folder...

Page 140: ...e back up differently from the previous version 15 For advanced setting options click on the Open button 16 The extension on the back up file can be specified If the Picture Ext or Document Ext Check Boxes are selected only files with image file extensions or text file extensions can be backed up Otherwise all files will be backed up 17 The files that are not backed up can also have their extensio...

Page 141: ...sks may be created edited deleted or synched Clicking on the Create button allows for a new task to be created If the task name is selected and the Delete button is clicked the task is deleted If the list task name is clicked editing is possible If the task name is selected the Sync button can be clicked to instigate the sync process ...

Page 142: ...yed on the left window and folder structure of e SATA devices on the right Button Functions Moves to upper folder Refreshes the current folder Deletes selected files or folders Copies selected LG NETWORK STORAGE folders files to e SATA device folder Copies selected e SATA device folders files to LG NETWORK STORAGE folder checks e SATA device s connection status and loads connected e SATA device Yo...

Page 143: ...he LG NETWORK STORAGE Button Functions Moves to upper folder Refreshes the current folder Deletes selected files or folders Copies selected LG NETWORK STORAGE folders files to USB device memory card folder Copies selected USB device memory card folders files to LG NETWORK STORAGE folder Selects connected USB Memory Card on LG Network Storage You can create a folder ...

Page 144: ... diagnosis Status Status of the LG Network Storage Network Volume and external devices can be viewed For more specific details or to make changes clicking on the icons on the bottom will direct the users to the relevant webpage 1 Mac Address IP Subnet Mask Gateway DNS Server Ethernet Frame Size link Speed etc information can be viewed 2 Configured volume list and usage RAID state information etc c...

Page 145: ...rmation pertaining to the Blu ray drive connected to the LG Network Storage can be viewed 5 The information pertaining to the USB device and memory card connected to the LG Network Storage can be viewed 6 The information pertaining to the e SATA device connected to the LG Network Storage canbe viewed 7 User state currently connected to the LG Network Storage can be viewed SMB FTP ...

Page 146: ...enu Use for LG Network Storage administrators 146 Log The LG Network Storage service history can be displayed saved 1 The system use history can be viewed 2 The Samba use history can be viewed 3 The FTP use history can be viewed ...

Page 147: ...etwork Storage administrators 147 4 Shows the history of Blu ray DVD 5 The diagnosis is und and the result can be viewed The service code for proper functions is displayed as SVC_ CODE 00_00 6 Selected tab log can be downloaded to the client PC ...

Page 148: ...nload Note 7zip is recommended for unzipping zipped files that you downloaded Please use 7zip on Mac OS To Upload a File Click on Upload and then Search to select the file to upload to this directory Select Overwrite to overwrite the file with the same name Otherwise select Skip When you click on Send file uploading will begin Note A single file that is bigger than 2GB cannot be uploaded The maxim...

Page 149: ...r Select the file or the folder and click on Rename Enter the new name and apply to the setting To Create a Folder Go to the directory in which you wish to create a folder Click on Create a Folder Enter the name of a folder click on Confirm and apply to the setting To Delete a File or a Folder Select the file or the folder and click on Delete To Create a New File Click on New File Enter the name o...

Page 150: ...he address for a shared link is set to be the IP address of LG NETWORK STORAGE The shared link can be connected from outside only when LG NETWORK STORAGE can be connected from outside as well Ex In the internal network it is possible to connect to http 192 168 xxx xxx and http xxx lgnas com however you must connect to http xxx lgnas com in order to download from outside To Play Music Select the mu...

Page 151: ...he zip file you select My Information 1 Click the info button on the left top corner This displays the user information 2 Click on the Edit button on the right bottom corner 3 Enter the modified information enter the existing password in User password and click on OK To change the password enter the existing password in User password and enter the new password in New password and Confirm new passw...

Page 152: ...ge Furthermore secondary backup of data using the Blu ray drive makes data management safer and more efficient Storing Saving Disc Data to the LG NETWORK STORAGE Reading disc data from the Blu ray DVD drive is a LG NETWORK STORAGE storage function 5 LG Network Storage web menu usage Regular users 152 ...

Page 153: ...tely recognized it will appear as Data Disc on the Media Type cell i If the disc loading function has not finished a Blu ray DVD Drive is busy Try again later Message will appear Try again after a short while ii If there is no disc in the Blu ray DVD drive or if an incompatible disc is used a Please insert a data disc into Blu ray DVD drive message will appear 2 Set the destination folder to save ...

Page 154: ... Video CDs files with extensions cue and bin respectively are created For copy protected discs image saving is not possible 1 Place the disc in the Blu ray DVD Drive and click the Next button A Blu ray DVD Drive is busy Try again later message appears to indicate that loading is not yet completed Try again after a short while 2 Set the destination folder to save date 3 Click on the Backup button t...

Page 155: ...5 LG Network Storage web menu usage Regular users 155 Burning Burning the LG Network Storage data to disc is possible using the Blu ray DVD drive ...

Page 156: ... are sent to the right window to organize a list for recording Deletes selected files or folders from the list organized for recording on the right window Check whether this disc can be written from the disc status screen Check whether the disc has been successfully written Initialize the rewritable disc All data written on the disc will be deleted after initialization Files that have been preset ...

Page 157: ...etwork Storage web menu usage Regular users 157 1 Move the intended folder or file to the destined location 2 Selecting a folder or file to record and move to the right side produces a configuration data list ...

Page 158: ...ting burning if you wish to run a test on the written file after writing in a disc 6 Pressing the Burn button begins the burning process Press Erase Disc button to erase data written in the disc if it s a written disc The burning process is accompanied by a progress bar display To cancel the process click on the Cancel button which appears with the progress bar 7 At the end of the burning process ...

Page 159: ... an image file to record 3 Click on the Refresh button and confirm that disc writing is possible as indicated in the disc status box 4 Pressing the Burn button begins the burning process The burning process is accompanied by a progress bar display To cancel the process click on the Cancel button which appears with the progress bar 5 At the end of the burning process the tray ejects and the disc ca...

Page 160: ...ed up with the LG NETWORK STORAGE A separate process can be created for each USB device One task can be performed using the USB device ID target folder and back up method information as well as back up period information Current USB List USB device and memory card lists on the LG NETWORK STORAGE are displayed Backup Configuration Procedures 1 Connect a USB or memory device to the LG NETWORK STORAG...

Page 161: ...tion stored target folder is specified When selecting the device a default folder is created automatically The target folder can be changed to a folder other than the default folder 10 The backup schedule is specified Daily Weekly Monthly options are possible If the monthly cycle is chosen the date will be specified If the weekly option is chosen the day will be specified 11 The backup time will b...

Page 162: ...le backup date A backup folder is created with a name in the form yyyymmddhhmmss according to the folder s original creation date 14 Select the Backup Method Incremental From the last back up and onwards all information is added to the original data File date and back up date folders are created according to the prescribed method Full The whole original file is backed up A backup folder with the n...

Page 163: ...ifferently from the previous version 15 For advanced setting options click on the Open button 16 The extension on the back up file can be specified If the Picture Ext or Document Ext Check Boxes are selected only files with image file extensions or text file extensions can be backed up Otherwise all files will be backed up 17 The files that are not backed up can also have their extensions specifie...

Page 164: ...created edited deleted or synched Clicking on the Create button allows for a new task to be created If the task name is selected and the Delete button is clicked the task is deleted If the list task name is clicked editing is possible If the task name is selected the Sync button can be clicked to instigate the sync process ...

Page 165: ...left window and folder structure of e SATA devices on the right Button Functions Moves to upper folder Refreshes the current folder Deletes selected files or folders Copies selected LG NETWORK STORAGE folders files to e SATA device folder Copies selected e SATA device folders files to LG NETWORK STORAGE folder checks e SATA device s connection status and loads connected e SATA device You can creat...

Page 166: ...RK STORAGE Button Functions Moves to upper folder Refreshes the current folder Deletes selected files or folders Copies selected LG NETWORK STORAGE folders files to USB device memory card folder Copies selected USB device memory card folders files to LG NETWORK STORAGE folder Selects connected USB Memory Card on LG Network Storage You can create a folder ...

Page 167: ...7zip is recommended for unzipping zipped files that you downloaded Please use 7zip on Mac OS To Upload a File Click on Upload and then Search to select the file to upload to this directory Select Overwrite to overwrite the file with the same name Otherwise select Skip When you click on Send file uploading will begin Note A single file that is bigger than 2GB cannot be uploaded The maximum number o...

Page 168: ...e file or the folder and click on Rename Enter the new name and apply to the setting To Create a Folder Go to the directory in which you wish to create a folder Click on Create a Folder Enter the name of a folder click on Confirm and apply to the setting To Delete a File or a Folder Select the file or the folder and click on Delete To Create a New File Click on New File Enter the name of the new f...

Page 169: ...for a shared link is set to be the IP address of LG NETWORK STORAGE The shared link can be connected from outside only when LG NETWORK STORAGE can be connected from outside as well Ex In the internal network it is possible to connect to http 192 168 xxx xxx and http xxx lgnas com however you must connect to http xxx lgnas com in order to download from outside To Play Music Select the music file Cl...

Page 170: ...select My Information 1 Click the My information button on the left top corner This displays the user information 2 Click on the Edit button on the right bottom corner 3 Enter the modified information enter the existing password in User password and click on OK To change the password enter the existing password in User password and enter the new password in New password and Confirm new password ...

Page 171: ...in Windows OS For Windows users observe the following procedure to access the LG Network Storage PC Application Program Usage After setting up the LG Network Storage PC Software Installer disc NAS Detector program and desktop icon use execute and clicking on the Open Network Folder button will allow access to LG Network Storage s sharing folder For detailed setting information refer to PC Applicat...

Page 172: ...Network Storage can be accessed If IP address is unknown refer to Use Application Program or LG Network Storage Information Confirmation Windows File Sharing Use Open the web browser and input IP address in the address bar The server can be accessed after the log in If the IP address is unknown refer to Use Application Program or LG Network Storage Information Confirmation ...

Page 173: ...nnection network drive set up If there is a connection to the LG Network Storage all sharing folders are registered If settings involve the network drive using the Tools Map Network Drive future connection to the LG Network Storage server becomes more convenient ...

Page 174: ...6 LG Network Storage via network drive 174 Multiple folders can be set up in different network drives in the same way ...

Page 175: ... can be added to the Mac server list on the desk top The connection order is as follows 1 Select Connect to server after clicking on Go at menu bar 2 At the server address field input the LG Network Storage IP address smb LG Network Storage IP Address and click the Connect button If the LG Network Storage IP address is not known refer to Use Application Program or LG Network Storage Information Co...

Page 176: ...ve 176 3 Input the log in ID and password and click on the OK button The initial settings are as follows ID admin password admin For future security it is recommended that password is changed after logging on to the web administrator page ...

Page 177: ...rk Storage via network drive 1 4 Select the volume to be used e g cdrom service volume1_public in the LG Network Storage folder list and click OK 5 The relevant shared folder will open and the contents displayed ...

Page 178: ...Linux OS through the NFS service The Linux system connection is as follows Ubuntu will be used as a reference 1 Click on the menu bar and then select network 2 Click on Windows Network and select workgroup to display the LG Network Storage connected Select the name of the LG Network Storage to connect to ...

Page 179: ...age Select the volume to be used e g cdrom service volume1_public 4 If the ID and passwords are inputted then connection to the LG Network Storage is allowed Initial default information is ID admin password admin For future security it is recommended that password is changed after logging on to the web administrator page ...

Page 180: ...6 LG Network Storage via network drive 180 5 After logging in the LG Network Storage share folder appears ...

Page 181: ...eration and stop use of the LG Network Storage 2 Open the administrator web page and go to the System Power Shutdown tab Follow the description and press the Restart button to restart or the Shut down button to shut down For a compulsory shut down of LG Network Storage ress the power button twice A message saying that system will shut down will pop up and LG Network Storage will shut down 7 LG Net...

Page 182: ...d user information and data will be deleted and cannot be recovered LG Network Storage default value initialized items 1 System administrator ID password admin admin 2 Network set up TCP IP configuration DHCP mode will be set up as default mode 3 Network setup Ethernet Frame Size Jumbo frame inactivity 4 System device IP filter All connections are allowed 5 RAID components 6 Service set up value 7...

Page 183: ...de helps users easily recognize and handle problems arising on the server The volume must first be constructed before running self diagnosis 1 Open the administrator s web menu and go to Information Log menu and select Self diagnosis tab to immediately execute the LG Network Storage self diagnosis 2 Even in the middle of usage the administrator can open up the administrator web menu and select the...

Page 184: ...isassemble and call the service center for remote technical support Power cut or failure When power failure occurs the LG Network Storage will return to its former pre power failure state after reboot In case of system malfunctions under normal environment observe the following procedure 1 If the system settings are modified the user must perform a new set up after reboot 2 If the system is still ...

Page 185: ...the LG Network Storage Confirm whether there is an error on the RAID configuration 1 On the Status Information Volume page the volume configuration state will show as degraded destroyed Confirm which HDD is causing the RAID error 1 LED The LG Network Storage state LED will appear as red 2 Hard disk with error will not appear in the hard disk status window 8 RAID configuration error checkup 185 ...

Page 186: ... is another failure during reconfiguration another hard disk should be connected in place of the hard disk at work and reconfigure RAID When connecting or disconnecting the HDD strictly adhere to the following procedure and avoids abnormal system operation or data obstruction 1 In the LG Network Storage one HDD can be connected or disconnected at a time 2 10 seconds will lapse before 2 tones are h...

Page 187: ...ffer in capacity and trademark data may be lost due to low system stability and efficiency In the case that the volume of the damaged Disk must be amended relevant data must first be backed up Single Disk None volumes The volume can be configured to each Disk without configuring the RAID This is similar to methods with general PCs that use Disks If the Disk is damaged the damaged Disk data may be ...

Page 188: ...n be efficiently transferred saved and backed up to another configured Disk The volume s storage capacity is equal to that of the smallest Disk in the RAID1 as the data is reproduced from Disk to Disk The data backup is a priority during RAID1 The saving of important data is recommended Appendix A Volume Construction RAID Configuration 188 ...

Page 189: ... are stored to each Disk though the performance is excellent at this time In order to secure data stored Information is not read when at least one Disk is damaged Subsequently if the Disk is damaged the saved data in the volume will be lost The saving capacity of the volume is at least the Disk capacity multiplied by the number of Disks This technique must not be used for the saving of important d...

Page 190: ...he Disks in sequence Data must not be written in the event of a damaged Disk to safeguard saving capacity In this way if a Disk is damaged saved date in the volume will be lost The storage capacity of the volume as a whole is the sum of the capacities of all of the Disks To maximize the safeguard of capacity of the volume saving of important data is not recommended Appendix A Volume Construction R...

Page 191: ...ity multiplied by the number of Disks in the volume minus 1 Due to parity calculation data saving is retarded Data backup and the safeguarding of saving capacity occur simultaneously If one Disk is damaged in RAID5 the state of the volume is indicated as Faulty The Disk that backs up data must immediately be changed in the event of its malfunction If more Disks are damaged data will be permanently...

Page 192: ...n pairs 4 Disks are used to configure the LG Network Storage If Disk damage does not happen simultaneously to 2 Disks configured through RAID1 the volume will continue to function The volume save capacity is equal to the product of the minimum Disk capacity and half of the number of Disks in the volume Data backup and the safeguarding of saving capacity occur simultaneously RAID5 prioritizes capac...

Page 193: ...lvan Ave Englewood Cliffs NJ 07632 U S A or http www lgusa com LG Electronics Deutschland GMBH Jakob Kaiser Strae 12 D 47877 Willich Germany Goldstar France E U R L Paris Nord II 22 Avenue des Nations B P 50372 VILLEPINTE 95945 ROISSY CDG CEDEX France LG Electronics Espana Complejo Europa Empressaries Edif Bruselas Ctra N VI 28230 Las Rozas Madrid Spain Appendix A Volume Construction RAID Configur...

Page 194: ...s GPLv2 0 apcupsd apt ascii 3 8 base files base passwd bash bash 2 05b bootchart busybox bzip2 ca certificates cdrkit cdrtools coreutils dbus debian archive keyring debianutils dosfstools dpkg dvd rw tools dvdbackup e2fsprogs fdutils file rc fstyp gcc gdbm gpm grep hostname Appendix B Open source software notice 194 ...

Page 195: ...ibid3tag Linux kernel 2 6 lockfile progs logrotate lprng lsb lzo mdadm module init tools mtd mt daapd netatalk netbase net tools nfs utils noflushd ntfs 3g pam perl proftpd psmisc readline rsync samba scst iscsi sed sg3 utils Appendix B Open source software notice 195 ...

Page 196: ...logd time transmission u boot udev util linux xfs GPLv3 0 binutils gnupg parted rsync samba wget LGPLv2 1 acl Ajaxplorer attr avahi codepress confuse debmapper dialog glib2 0 gmp gnutls8 keyutils Appendix B Open source software notice 196 ...

Page 197: ...ree 3 years from the date of the distribution of this product by LG Electronics You can obtain a copy of the GPLv2 0 GPLv3 0 LGPLv2 1 licenses from http www gnu org licenses old licenses gpl 2 0 html http www gnu org licenses gpl 3 0 html http www gnu org licenses old licenses lgpl 2 1 html Also you can obtain the translation of GPLv2 0 GPLv3 0 LGPLv2 1 licenses from http www gnu org licenses old ...

Page 198: ...oftware Foundation This product includes software developed at The Apache Software Foundation http www apache org Portions of this software were developed at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications NCSA at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign This software contains code derived from the RSA Data Security Inc MD5 Message Digest Algorithm including various modifications by Spyg...

Page 199: ... 1995 Ian F Darwin Copyright 1994 2008 Christos Zoulas christos zoulas com Java script MD5 Copyright 1998 2009 Paul Johnston Contributors Libcurl Copyright c 1996 2008 Daniel Stenberg daniel haxx se Libpcap Copyright 1993 2008 The Regents of the University of California Libssh Copyright c 2004 2007 Sara Golemon sarag libssh2 org Copyright C 2006 2007 The Written Word Inc Libxml Copyright 1998 2002...

Page 200: ...the University of California tcp wrappers Copyright 1995 by Wietse Venema transmission Copyright 2005 2006 Transmission authors and contributors Expat copyright 2006 expat maintainers OpenSSL software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in the OpenSSL Toolkit http www openssl org cryptographic software written by Eric Young eay cryptsoft com software written by Tim Hudson tjh cryptsoft com so...

Page 201: ...ject to the following conditions THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT TORT OR OTHERWISE ARISING FROM OUT OF...

Page 202: ...f hard disks possibly compatible with the LG Network Storage The following hard disks are recommended In the case of using hard disks not recommended by LG Electronics malfunctions in the LG Network Storage can occur For updated hard disk recommendations go to the link http www lge com Appendix C Compatible Recommended Device List 202 ...

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