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7. Media Server Connection-Xbox / PS3

7.1 Xbox

When you turn on the Xbox 360, DLNA Media Servers on the same network are automatically 

detected.

1. Move to the “My Xbox” page

Router

Modem

(ADSL / DSL, Cable, etc.)

To Internet

Ethernet Cable

NAS

(DLNA Media Server)

TV

Xbox 360

(DLNA Client)

Summary of Contents for NexStar FX

Page 1: ...Copyright 2010 Vantec Thermal Technologies All Rights Reserved User s Manual...

Page 2: ...5 6 7 TRADEMARKS MS DOS Xbox Microsoft Windows NT 2000 XP Vista 7 are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation PS3 and Playstation are trademarks of Sony Corporation Apple iTunes Macintosh and Mac are trad...

Page 3: ...t 3 NexStar FX NAS Manager 4 NexStar FX NAS GUI 5 SAMBA Server SMB 6 FTP Server 7 Media Server Connection Xbox PS3 8 Printer Server 9 Mac Installation Mac 10 5 4 or above 10 Mapping Network Drives 11...

Page 4: ...s a flexible economical and powerful unit for your network Please follow the instructions below which will help you to connect to set up and to configure the device Network environment There are 3 dif...

Page 5: ...3 2 Parts Layout LAN Connection Operation System Power Indicator Connect to LAN Reset Button Connect to USB Storage Connect Power Adapter Connect to USB Printer...

Page 6: ...SearchDisk 1 Run the Utility CD enclosed in package and navigate to the Search Utility folder Run SDisk jar 2 Select Search Next and when the NexStar FX is found click Connect 3 The default login is...

Page 7: ...gabit NAS Adapter by using Windows Internet Explorer 1 Open IE browser and type in the default host name NST 600NU in the search bar 2 The default login is admin for both user name and password click...

Page 8: ...ease click on the respective flags to select your language 4 1 Hard Disk format For first time installation you need to format the hard disk into FAT32 file system This procedure can be done by clicki...

Page 9: ...ent name type in the new name and click Apply to save setting Group Name This should be same as your workgroup In general the default WORKGROUP will be OK But if your workstation belongs to a differen...

Page 10: ...is avail able we recommended setting SNTP to Network time service instead 4 5 LAN Config By default the IP Setting is set to Automatic IP This is the recommended setting and will allow the NexStar FX...

Page 11: ...emand The router will ONLY connect itself to your ISP when there s internet request demanded by any LAN user and disconnect itself when the transaction is done Idle Time Seconds Idle time means the st...

Page 12: ...setting Format For the first time installation you need to format the hard disk into FAT32 system file this procedure applies to both new or used hard disk Scan Disk After the scan it will show the n...

Page 13: ...art the update Wait and DO NOT power off or remove the device during the firmware update This might take a few minutes Once the update is complete it will prompt you to reboot the device Click on Rebo...

Page 14: ...t guest folder is created and shared to all users from under the same network as the NexStar FX NAS Note Use only English alphabet for folder names and no special characters when creating new folders...

Page 15: ...1 to demonstrate enter password and click Next to enter share management You can Run from Windows start button type and follow by the NexStar FX s IP address eg 192 168 1 10 and click OK to continue T...

Page 16: ...14 Now you have successfully set up the folder that you wish to share on your NexStar FX NAS This folder can be accessed from other computers on your local network...

Page 17: ...nt name User1 and than click Modify Enter new password and click Apply to save setting 5 3 How to delete a user account Select an account you wish to delete click Delete to proceed Please note that al...

Page 18: ...ransfer files with a different encoding different language choose the corresponding language from the drop down list In order to transfer and view the files correctly it is important that you select t...

Page 19: ...before setting up FTP server Select FTP server and clicks Add button and enter a name and password for the new FTP account and click OK to continue In the account list you can see an overview of the e...

Page 20: ...or FTP account name 6 2 How to delete FTP account In the Account List you can see an overview of the existing accounts and status you can change them at any time by selecting the account and modifying...

Page 21: ...7 1 Xbox When you turn on the Xbox 360 DLNA Media Servers on the same network are automatically detected 1 Move to the My Xbox page Router Modem ADSL DSL Cable etc To Internet Ethernet Cable NAS DLNA...

Page 22: ...ay 7 1 PS3 When you turn on the PS3 system DLNA Media Servers on the same network are automatically detected and icons for the detected servers are displayed under Photo Music and Router Modem ADSL DS...

Page 23: ...a network For details on network settings see Settings Network Settings Internet Connection Settings in this guide You can initiate a search for DLNA Media Servers on the same network Use this feature...

Page 24: ...ted to the NAS you must install PL 6200L driver into your computer first After driver installation please click Start Setting Printer and Faxes Add a printer Next 2 Connect the USB printer to NexStar...

Page 25: ...23 4 Select Create a new port Type of port choose Standard TCP IP Port and click Next to continue...

Page 26: ...24 5 Enter the NexStar FX NAS IP address Eg 192 168 15 100 then click Next to continue 6 Select Custom and go to Setting...

Page 27: ...TCP IP printer setup 9 Go to Printer server page and check printer server status If status shows OK the printer is setting up successfully Notes NexStar FX Printer server does not support GDI Host ba...

Page 28: ...lity SDisk jar 1 Copy the software tool SDisk jar from the CD ROM 2 Run SDisk jar Click Search Next and the NexStar FX s IP address will be listed Click connect to load your Web Browser and proceed wi...

Page 29: ...will appear under Shared Devices If the Workgroup is different please click All and look for the NexStar FX 3 After you enter into the NexStar FX you can choose the existing folders and access its con...

Page 30: ...to the NexStar FX you can choose the existing folders and access its contents 4 You will be prompted for log in You can use Guest or other identities you have created 5 Once you have properly logged i...

Page 31: ...g Connect to Server 1 Click Go and navigate to Connect to Server or use Command K 2 Type in the following smb 192 168 1 112 Eg If the NexStar Fx s IP is 192 168 1 112 3 You must log in You can use Gue...

Page 32: ...30 4 Once the authentication has gone through the NexStar FX folder will be listed under...

Page 33: ...ork for the NexStar FX 4 Double click to enter the NexStar FX Eg NST 610NU N1 5 You may be asked for authentication Please enter the User login and Password you have created under SMB 6 Choose the fol...

Page 34: ...can t I create share folders in SMB or FTP server A To avoid languages support issue we suggest to create share folders with English characters only Q Why can t I upload the files via LAN connection o...

Page 35: ...o the NexStar FX or fail during file transfer A Due to software design it s possible that certain FTP software is not compatible with the NexStar FX The NexStar FX NAS is tested with the most popular...

Page 36: ...arranty exchange or repair Cosmetic defects and missing parts are not covered under this warranty Please check the content of the unit to make sure you received all parts Also check for any cosmetic f...

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