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Administration Login
In most cases you need only to enter the default hostname (i.e., “//sohonas”
for Windows, or “//sohonas.local” for Bonjour) in your browser’s address
window to access the administration tool. If for some reason the default
hostname was not assigned to the NAS drive’s IP address during auto-
confi guration, then you can alternatively enter the NAS drive’s IP address
into the browser’s address window.
As described previously, your router or other network equipment will
have assigned the IP address automatically, or the drive will have taken
one of its default addresses (either a Bonjour address
169.254.x.x
or
x
the non-Bonjour address
192.168.1.1)
. If your router assigns addresses
automatically your router’s manual will describe how to determine your
drive’s IP address.
After your browser retrieves the initial web page from the NAS drive, the
browser window will present the following login screen:
From this screen you must enter the following default Username and
Password:
Username: admin
Password: admin