PlatinumNAS Owner’s Manual
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2.2 Launching the IP Storage Administration GUI, DHCP Environment
2.1.1 Make sure your PlatinumNAS is
connected via LAN1 to a hub or a switch
that is connected to the DHCP server
2.1.2 (Windows hosts) Point your browser to
“http://platinumNAS”
2.1.3 (Windows UPNP enabled hosts) Windows
XP and newer support UPNP discovery. To enable UPNP, navigate to “My Network Places”
and select “Show icons for networked UPnP devices.” Confirm the operation in the
confirmation dialog box. Once UPnP is enable, a
Remote UPnP device icon should appear. Double
Click the UPnP icon for the PlatinumNAS, and a
browser session will automatically launch.
2.3 Launching the IP Storage Administration GUI,
Static IP Environment
2.2.1 Make sure your PlatinumNAS is connected via
LAN2 to a hub or a switch that is connected to
your workstation
2.2.2 Configure the IP address of your workstation to
192.168.2.101, subnet mask 255.255.255.0. Refer
to your operating system’s documentation for
more information on this procedure.
2.2.3 Point your browser to “http://192.168.2.100”
2.4 Logging In
The default User ID and password on the PlatinumNAS are:
UserID:
admin
Password: admin
Enter the userID and password, and click the
“Login” button.
You are now ready to administer and customize
your PlatinumNAS.
Windows hosts can access the PlatinumNAS
via WINS. Mac OS X and *nix based
workstations may not support WINS and
would require your network administrator
to provide the newly assigned IP address
before accessing the PlatinumNAS.
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Note:
The UPNP Icon for PlatinumNAS
may blink in the explorer windows. This is
normal behavior.
2-Connecting the PlatinumNAS
