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The NA-1400

Network Attached

Storage Device

User Guide

December 2005

Summary of Contents for NA-1400

Page 1: ...The NA 1400 Network Attached Storage Device User Guide December 2005...

Page 2: ...rademarks of International Business Machines Corporation Java Development Kit and JDK are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems Inc StrongARM is a registered trademark of ARM LTD MIP...

Page 3: ...00 on Your Network 10 Windows 11 Use Network Neighborhood 11 Use Find Computer 11 Saving Files 11 Assign a Drive Letter to the NA 1400 11 Macintosh 12 Connecting through the Finder Mac OS X 12 Saving...

Page 4: ...ng Options 34 Obtaining an IP Address from a DHCP Server 34 Authenticating Users and Groups 36 Advanced Options 39 Large Network Settings 40 Updating the NA 1400 via the Web 41 Troubleshooting 42 Obta...

Page 5: ...Glossary of Terms on page 61 provides definitions for many of the terms that are used in this guide Audience The NA 1400 System Agreement is intended for Network users who are familiar with standard...

Page 6: ...plified Chinese versions Software RAID levels 0 1 and 5 available with RAID management tools User and Group management in Local with the NA 1400 Native using Active Directory Services or Mixed using a...

Page 7: ...ad the media to your computer then store the media in the NA 1400 Always power down the NA 1400 before you unplug it Press the power switch or click Shutdown After power down to disconnect unplug the...

Page 8: ...p 8 NA 1400 Networking Options See the diagrams below for network set up options for the NA 1400 Figure 2 Home Computer NA 1400 LAN WAN Antenna Router Cable DSL Internet Wireless NA 1400 Figure 1 LAN...

Page 9: ...on the end of the power supply Then plug the three pronged end of the power cord into a power strip or other standard power outlet 5 Locate the parts on the front of the NA 1400 as illustrated in Figu...

Page 10: ...atic IP address or a non expiring DHCP lease time If a network DHCP server is not available initially add a route to the 169 254 network to configure the NA 1400 with a static IP address Find the NA 1...

Page 11: ...Now 4 Locate the NA 1400 and double click on it to connect Saving Files You can use the Save As command on the Windows File menu to save files on the NA 1400 You can also drag files to NA 1400 folder...

Page 12: ...t and click OK The NA 1400 folder is now on the Macintosh desktop Saving Files to the NA 1400 Macintosh You can save files on the NA 1400 by dragging the files onto NA 1400 folders on your desktop NA...

Page 13: ...Enter 3 Type ls directory name 4 Press Enter The contents of the directory display It is empty View Available Shares To view the shares available for CIFS SMB mounting 1 Type smbclient L NA 1400 name...

Page 14: ...address where IP address is the address you found in the steps above In this example we use 169 254 0 1 Figure 5 IP Address Sample 3 Press Enter or click Go The Logon window displays Figure 6 Logon Wi...

Page 15: ...When the power up is complete about four minutes quickly press and release the power switch two times The IP restore process begins and completes in a few second 3 Quickly press and release the power...

Page 16: ...is necessary to replace the hard disk drive continue with the instructions below If not go to Reinstall the HDD Carrier 1 Place the SCSI hard disk drive and carrier on a flat non slippery surface 2 Re...

Page 17: ...he connector end of the carrier into the drive bay until the arm engages and partially closes c Push the arm forward and latch it to lock the HDD carrier in place 2 Close the front door of the unit Th...

Page 18: ...Installation and Setup 18 NA 1400...

Page 19: ...p information on the Primary Domain Controller or Active Directory Services rather than through the Web interface window Reserved User and Group Names Some user and group names are reserved for system...

Page 20: ...Users tab The User Management window opens 3 Click Add User 4 Enter the user s Name Description and Password Use the same name and password the user has for logging into the network 5 Click Accept The...

Page 21: ...cluded in a group called users 5 Click Accept The information for that user is modified and saved Removing a User To remove a user 1 Click Security on the Main Menu 2 Click the Users tab 3 Select the...

Page 22: ...ting Group To edit an existing group 1 Click Security 2 Click the Group tab The User Maintenance window opens 3 Click the desired group name The selected group s information displays 4 Edit the group...

Page 23: ...If you restrict share names to 12 or fewer characters and folder names to 31 or fewer characters you can avoid incompatibilities between different systems such as Linux and older version of Mac OS Alt...

Page 24: ...e new folder name 4 Click Accept A new folder is created Naming Folders Use the following conventions to name folders that will be shared with users of Windows 95 98 NT 2000 XP or Macintosh Use any co...

Page 25: ...display 3 Click Delete on the Content tab The folder or volume and all tis subfolders has been deleted View Properties of a Folder or Share To view properties of a folder or share 1 Browse to the des...

Page 26: ...and groups displays 4 Click Accept again to save the changes The new access permissions are set Use a Share or Folder as Root for the UPnP Service To use a share or folder as the root for the UPnP ser...

Page 27: ...ser Connections Note To view the most recent list of user connections to the NA 1400 click the Refresh icon View User Connections To view user connections 1 Click Status on the left side of the window...

Page 28: ...or the status of the NA 1400 s hardware sensors if they are available Some of the information you can monitor includes system temperature voltage fan speed CPU load hard drives and so on Check Status...

Page 29: ...rative password 1 Click Maintenance on the Main Menu 2 Click the Administration tab Enter your current password in the appropriate field 3 Click in the New Password field and enter your new password 4...

Page 30: ...esigned to remain powered on most of the time If you plan to power off the NA 1400 ensure that no users are connected before you do so Caution Always power off the NA 1400 correctly Use the client sof...

Page 31: ...ease the Power button The NA 1400 begins to power down When the power light is off you can disconnect the power cord from the NA 1400 Hard power down If the NA 1400 does not respond you can press and...

Page 32: ...Managing Settings 32 NA 1400...

Page 33: ...fore you proceed Name and DNS You can change the name of your NA 1400 and the settings for your domain name server Your network administrator or Internet Service Provider can provide this information...

Page 34: ...ut To change the DNS Search Order 1 Click Networking on the Main Menu 2 Click the Name DNS tab 3 Click the DNS Search Order field 4 Use Add and Edit and the up and down arrows to arrange DNS addresses...

Page 35: ...e to contact a DHCP server it will search for an IP address in the 169 254 network Set Static IP Address You can configure the NA 1400 to use a static IP address Before you set a static IP address ens...

Page 36: ...lar users or groups of users in one of three ways Authenticate Users and Groups against your Active Directory Services Native Mode Authenticate Users and Groups against your Primary Domain Controller...

Page 37: ...ave network resources and improve security you might want to authenticate users and groups on a primary domain controller Except for NFS UID GID mappings you will not be able to edit user and group in...

Page 38: ...NA 1400 Figure 5 Local Mode User and Group Authentication To manage users and groups via the Web interface 1 Click Security on the Main Menu 2 Select Security Mode 3 Click the Modes tab 4 Select Loca...

Page 39: ...f sound images and video over the network is UPnP UPnP is an optional feature that might not be supported by your NA 1400 s server software Figure 6 Enabling FTP Support Enabling FTP Support To enable...

Page 40: ...ther subnets of the network Large Network settings can be used only when the NA 1400 has a static IP address If the NA 1400 obtains its IP address from a DHCP server the Large Network settings are con...

Page 41: ...s server software This should work in most cases even if you are behind a firewall This method of update is the simplest way to install recent security fixes for example Your NA 1400 vendor can provid...

Page 42: ...ot function as you expect it to do Enable Debug Logs To enable debug logs of the NA 1400 s management engine 1 From the Web interface menu click Maintenance 2 Select the Troubleshooting tab at the bot...

Page 43: ...passwords are included into the snapshot except for the proxy and Web repository credentials that might be used at NA 1400 update time Use logging only for troubleshooting and disable this option at...

Page 44: ...the blue LED that is next to the power switch begins to flash in a series of rapid flashes 4 While the blue LED flashes quickly press the power switch The restore process begins and the blue LED no l...

Page 45: ...ended only for experienced users The software vendor cannot be responsible for changes that are made manually via the console Load Module Manually If the USB cable is not detected automatically follow...

Page 46: ...Configuring Advanced Settings 46 NA 1400...

Page 47: ...ID should not be used for mission critical data RAIS 0 is available for any system with two or more drives Linear JBOD Single Large Volume No Striping This type of RAID is similar to RAID 0 However it...

Page 48: ...object then click the Properties link at the top of the window Notes Macintosh users with a single button mouse can press Ctrl mouse click to open the pop up menu Other users can right click to open...

Page 49: ...be built only on Pools 5 In the dialog window type the amount of disk space to be used for this volume 6 Click Accept The new logical volume is created Note At the time of creation at least 16 megabyt...

Page 50: ...Type in the amount of disk space that you want to add to the existing volume 5 Click OK The logical volume is resized Managing RAID It is possible to build RAID arrays on an NA 1400 and to add and re...

Page 51: ...he whole RAID might change from about 90 back to 1 This is not an error The addition of spare drives is supported only for RAID1 and RAID5 Remove Spare Drives from an Array To remove spare drives from...

Page 52: ...d new components to a pool 1 Click Storage on the main menu 2 Click the Pool tab 3 Click the appropriate pool name The Properties page displays 4 Click Add components A list of available storage objec...

Page 53: ...ions 9 Reinstall the HDD carrier in the NA 1400 The NA 1400 automatically detects the new drive 10 Refresh the Web page or click any link in it The Disk Insertion Wizard opens with three available opt...

Page 54: ...nt and Addition Deactivation works only for empty drives without volumes or for drives that are included in RAID arrays When disk activation is in progress the Web interface is inaccessible The Web br...

Page 55: ...Web interface Help for the specific screen you are viewing will be displayed in the default Internet browser Help Index The help index is available at the left side of each help page It allows to brow...

Page 56: ...Using the Online Help 56 NA 1400...

Page 57: ...The NA 1400 ApplianceView The Web interface management software Authentication The process by which a computer allows a client to connect if a valid username and password are supplied The administrato...

Page 58: ...folders and shares on the NA 1400 The list displays in the Web interface The Administrator can double click the icon of the drive share or folder to view other shares and folders that are lower in the...

Page 59: ...ype of LAN that the NA 1400 supports Logical Drive In the context of a partitioned disk drive or a RAID the user s perception of a disk drive This is in contrast to a physical drive which is the actua...

Page 60: ...network There are several types of NICs but the most common is Ethernet The NA 1400 was designed to support most Ethernet NICs NIS Network Information Service NIS allows multiple computers in a local...

Page 61: ...See User Authentication Types Server Message Block SMB A file sharing protocol used for Microsoft DOS and Windows computers Through SMB users on the Local Area Network who have access can manipulate t...

Page 62: ...sponsible for correct delivery of data from one computer to another If data is lost en route to the destination TCP retransmits until the data is received successfully or until a timeout occurs The In...

Page 63: ...ser access rights are verified by Active Directory Services See also Active Directory Services Windows Internet Naming Service WINS Server In a Microsoft Windows only network a WINS server converts co...

Page 64: ...Glossary 64 NA 1400...

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