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Connect the included Ethernet cable from the Ethernet port
4.
on the NAS drive to an Ethernet switch (100 Base-T), a wired or
wireless router, or a wireless access point.
Connect the included AC Adapter to the NAS drive, and then to a
5.
wall outlet.
Press the ON/OFF button on the front of the NAS drive. The
6.
green LED will come on to indicate that the unit is now powered
on.
Wait for the NAS drive to boot up and to auto-confi gure its
7.
connection on the network. Depending on your particular LAN
confi guration and settings, this may take several minutes. The
following protocols will be followed during auto-confi guration:
DHCP client is enabled by default. So your router or
a.
other LAN equipment that is providing the DHCP
service will automatically assign an IP address to the
NAS drive and complete the network connection.
If no DHCP server is available on your isolated network,
b.
then the auto-negotiation process will proceed in one
of two ways, depending on whether Bonjour protocol
is enabled or disabled. Bonjour protocol is built-in to
recent Mac OS X systems, and can also be optionally
installed on Windows systems.
Apple Bonjour protocol is enabled by
i.
default. So if you are connecting to an
isolated Bonjour-enabled network and
no DHCP server is present, your NAS
