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Installation 

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( Figure 5.2-D )

(3) Slide the hard drive tray back into the LX Ultra 
     and re-screw the screws back on to the 
      underbody.

 ( Figure 5.2-D )   ( Figure 5.2-E )

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Summary of Contents for NexStar LX ULTRA

Page 1: ...U S E R S M A N U A L Copyright 2009 Vantec Thermal Technologies All Rights Reserved...

Page 2: ...s CD 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 4 TRADEMARKS MS DOS Microsoft Windows NT 2000 ME XP Vista are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Apple Macintosh and Mac are trademarks of Apple Computer All other third party b...

Page 3: ...6 How to use the FTP server 14 8 SMB Server 8 1 Creating a user account 15 8 2 Modifying a user s account 15 8 3 Enabling Disabling SMB user accounts 16 8 4 Deleting SMB user accounts 16 8 5 Sharing f...

Page 4: ...tra will be storing and sharing your favorite music photos videos and data files over the network through a blazing fast Gigabit Ethernet connection It comes packed with SMB FTP as well as Media Serve...

Page 5: ...ing Supports 3 5 SATA I II Hard Drive Up To 2 TB NexStar LX Ultra Gigabit NAS Hard Drive Enclosure Specifications Features 3 2 Specifications Features Features Specifications Model NST 475LX BK Drive...

Page 6: ...port 2 For USB 2 0 speeds the system must support USB 2 0 specifications 3 For SATA speeds the system must support SATA specifications 4 CD ROM drive Mac OS X greater 1 USB port internal SATA port eS...

Page 7: ...SATA Power connector NexStar LX Ultra Gigabit NAS Hard Drive Enclosure 4 Parts Layout Parts Layout 5...

Page 8: ...he underbody as shown Figure 5 1 A Figure 5 1 A Figure 5 1 B 2 Slide out the hard drive tray and place the hard drive in Be sure to fasten the hard drive in with screws Figure 5 1 B Figure 5 1 C 5 1 I...

Page 9: ...Installation 7 Figure 5 2 D 3 Slide the hard drive tray back into the LX Ultra and re screw the screws back on to the underbody Figure 5 2 D Figure 5 2 E Figure 5 2 E...

Page 10: ...the same local area network you will see the other IP addresses in the IP block 2 If you are unable to open SDisk jar please download and install JAVA from www java com NOTE Figure 5 2 A Figure 5 2 B...

Page 11: ...r choice Figure 5 2 C 1 Click on Disk Utility located on the left list 2 Next click Format to begin the format of the hard disk Figure 5 3 A Figure 5 2 C Figure 5 3 A Figure 5 3 B 3 Click OK to confir...

Page 12: ...ou can change the host name group name and administrator s password You may also disable or enable features on the NAS such as DHCP server SMB server and FTP server Information about the NAS are also...

Page 13: ...anging the administrator s password 3 The Date Time can be set and synced to the PC Clicking on Sync from PC enables the NAS to automatically synchronize itself to your computer s time If your region...

Page 14: ...lick New Figure 7 1 B 2 Enter the desired Name and Password Select whether you want the account holder to have Read Only access or Read Write access When finished click Add Figure 7 1 C Figure 7 1 B 7...

Page 15: ...click on the Modify Figure 7 2 B Figure 7 2 A Figure 7 2 B 7 4 Deleting FTP user accounts 13 FTP Server 1 Select the user account you wish to delete 2 When the user account you wish to delete is selec...

Page 16: ...to the previous page Figure 7 5 B 1 Select a user and click Modify Figure 7 5 A 7 5 Sharing folders in the FTP server Figure 7 5 A Figure 7 5 B 7 6 How to use the FTP server 14 FTP Server Figure 7 6...

Page 17: ...unt and click Add Figure 8 1 B Figure 8 1 A Figure 8 1 B If someone wants to share the NAS disk from the network they must apply for a user account first Creating deleting modifying and enabling disab...

Page 18: ...to the previous page Figure 8 5 B Figure 8 5 B 1 Select a user and click Modify Figure 8 5 A 8 5 Sharing folders in SMB Server Figure 8 5 A 16 SMB Server 8 3 Enabling Disabling SMB user accounts 8 4 D...

Page 19: ...ogging into the NAS by using a user account Figure 8 6 A 3 Here you will find the NST 475LX storage Double click the storage to login Figure 8 6 C 4 Type the User Name and Password to login Once logge...

Page 20: ...or manually set a static IP When set to Automatic the NAS will automatically obtain the an assigned IP address which is given by the DHCP server When set to Static the IP address is a fixed IP addres...

Page 21: ...Printer Port Figure 10 A 2 Ensure the printer is installed on the NAS s web page Figure 10 B 3 Locate your computer s Printers and Faxes settings Figure 10 C 4 Click Add a printer Figure 10 D Figure 1...

Page 22: ...Next Figure 10 G 8 Click Next Figure 10 H Figure 10 G Figure 10 H 5 Click Next Figure 10 E 6 Select the Local printer attached to this computer but un check the option of Automatically detect and ins...

Page 23: ...Next Figure 10 K 9 Type the IP Address in the Printer Name or IP Address box and when finished click Next Figure 10 I Figure 10 J Figure 10 K 10 If you do not know the IP address please see the Searc...

Page 24: ...22 Printer Setup 12 Select Protocol LPR and in the LPR Settings under Queue Name type LP1 as shown in the picture Figure 10 L 13 When finished click Finish Figure 10 M Figure 10 M Figure 10 L...

Page 25: ...esire to be shared You will also need to set the folder to be shared from the Sharing List Once the folder has been selected click Set From this point on everything is all setup on your media and can...

Page 26: ...the BitTorrent function 2 Browse for the BitTorrent file and then click Open Figure 12 1 B 3 Once the torrent file has been selected and the path is correct Please then go ahead and click Upload to st...

Page 27: ...tion When BitTorrent downloads are finished you may receive e mail notifications If you use this function you will need to have an e mail address which is on a SMTP server Bellow is a sample 4 Under t...

Page 28: ...the BitTorrent Mail Notification function also When finished click Apply Figure 12 1 E 6 Enter the e mail address into the sender and receiver box When finished press Apply Figure 12 1 F 7 When downlo...

Page 29: ...erything is correct click Upload Figure 13 1 C 3 When the upgrade of the firmware is complete click on OK Preform a power cycle of the NAS by powering off and on the NAS Figure 13 1 D 13 Maintenance P...

Page 30: ...not smooth or a bit sluggish try a reboot of the NAS Figure 13 2 A 13 2 System reboot A reset will reset the NAS to Factory Default Settings It will reset User Names Passwords IP Addresses to DHCP se...

Page 31: ...les Number of Directories Used Size and Number of Errors You may erase the information displayed by clicking Clear Figure 14 B 14 1 Formatting the Hard Disk Please refer to 5 3 of this manual 14 2 Set...

Page 32: ...apsed please let go of the reset button Now preform a power cycle of the LX Ultra by turning off and on the LX Ultra You have completed the Factory Reset procedure 15 Hardware Reset 30 Hardware Reset...

Page 33: ...com for information on how to receive warranty exchange or repair Cosmetic defects and missing parts are not covered under this warranty Please check the contents of the unit to make sure you received...

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