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NAS SYSTEM 

Installation  and Configuration  Manual 

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1.1  Key Features

 

 

 

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Supports up to five hot-swappable  SATA II hard drives 

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Equipped with software RAID function and supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, Linear 

 

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Linux-based embedded OS design 

 

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Provides file access services to multiple users over the LAN, the intranet and / or the 
internet 

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Multi-protocol  support (TCP/IP, DHCP, AppleTalk, Mac Zone, SMB, NFS, CIFS, AFP 

 

over TCP/IP, HTTP) 

Summary of Contents for XL-NAS-500SA

Page 1: ...XL NAS 500SA NAS System Installation and Configuration Manual ...

Page 2: ...s of the NAS System 11 2 3 1 Front View 11 2 3 2 Rear View 12 2 3 3 HDD Status LEDs 12 2 3 4 Environmental Status LEDs 13 2 3 5 Lock Indicator 13 2 3 6 Front Panel 14 2 3 7 LCD Menu Diagram 15 2 4 Getting Started with the NAS System 16 2 4 1 NAS Hardware Setup 16 2 4 2 Installing Hard Drives 16 2 4 3 Connecting to NAS Management GUI 18 2 4 4 Quick Setup 20 2 5 Overview of the NAS Setup Phases 24 C...

Page 3: ...t Share Folder 49 3 1 3 4 Delete Share Folder 50 3 2 Network 51 3 2 1 Device Configuration 51 3 2 1 1 Configure Network Trunking 53 3 2 1 2 Cancel Network Trunking 55 3 2 2 ADS NIS 56 3 2 2 1 Join NAS to Windows AD Domain 57 3 2 2 2 Join NAS to NIS Domain 59 3 2 3 DHCP Internet Gateway 60 3 2 4 P2P 61 3 2 4 1 Status 61 3 2 4 2 Server 62 3 2 4 3 Options 63 3 2 4 4 Example of Download from Link and ...

Page 4: ...1 4 Import Account 97 3 4 2 Group 98 3 4 2 1 Create Group 99 3 4 2 2 Delete Group 100 3 4 2 3 Edit Group 101 3 5 Data Backup 102 3 5 1 Backup List 102 3 5 1 1 Create Backup Plan 102 3 5 1 2 Create Immediate Backup 106 3 5 1 3 Delete Backup Plan 107 3 5 1 4 Edit Backup Plan 107 3 5 1 5 Delete a Backup Log 107 3 5 1 6 Restore a Backup 108 3 5 2 Schedule 108 3 5 2 1 Setup Scheduled Backup Task 109 3 ...

Page 5: ...ain useful information and tips that the user must give attention to in going through with the subsystem operation IMPORTANT These are the important information that the user must remember WARNING These are the warnings that the user must follow to avoid unnecessary errors and bodily injury during hardware and software operation of the subsystem CAUTION These are the cautions that user must be awa...

Page 6: ...aking it not to exceed the allowed ambient temperature Before plugging in any power cords cables and connectors make sure that the power switches are turned off Disconnect first any power connection if the power supply module is being removed from the enclosure Outlets must be accessible to the equipment All external connections should be made using shielded cables and as much as possible should n...

Page 7: ...tecture enables true hot swap capability Built in Intel Celeron 1 6GHz CPU or above up to 2GB DDR2 667MHz SDRAM and two Gigabit Ethernet ports offers high performance NAS platform With Linux based embedded OS design it can boot without HDD FDD or CD ROM to guarantee reliability and quick boot The NAS system is managed and configured by Flex Ruby browser based software and some features include pre...

Page 8: ... hard drives ƒ Equipped with software RAID function and supports RAID levels 0 1 5 6 10 Linear ƒ Linux based embedded OS design ƒ Provides file access services to multiple users over the LAN the intranet and or the internet ƒ Multi protocol support TCP IP DHCP AppleTalk Mac Zone SMB NFS CIFS AFP over TCP IP HTTP ...

Page 9: ...stics ƒ Hot spare capability Connectivity ƒ SMB over TCP IP ƒ NFS over UDP IP ƒ CIFS over TCP IP ƒ NAT ƒ DHCP ƒ FTP ƒ Internet Server ƒ Unit acts as a DHCP server ƒ Unit act as a master browser ƒ Share level security ƒ User ID security for NFS General ƒ Supports Volume as iSCSI Target ƒ File Server Independent ƒ Peer to peer operation ƒ Localized language support ƒ With Quick Setup function ƒ Supp...

Page 10: ...ll there and in good condition Exterior damage to the shipping carton may indicate that the contents of the carton are damaged If any damage is found do not remove the components contact the dealer where you purchased the system for further instructions 2 2 Unpacking the NAS System The package contains the following items System unit One power cord Two Ethernet LAN cables Installation Reference Gu...

Page 11: ...NAS SYSTEM Installation Configuration Manual 11 2 3 Identifying Parts of the NAS System The illustrations below identify the various parts of the NAS system 2 3 1 Front View ...

Page 12: ...Configuration Manual 12 2 3 2 Rear View 2 3 3 HDD Status LEDs Green LED indicates power is on and the hard disk drive status is good for this slot Blinking Orange and Green LED indicates the hard disk drive is in rebuilding state ...

Page 13: ...his LED will turn red and an alarm will sound Over Temperature LED If temperature irregularities in the system occurs HDD slot temperature over 55 C this LED will turn RED and alarm will sound 2 3 5 Lock Indicator Every Drive Carrier is lockable and is fitted with a lock indicator to indicate whether or not the carrier is locked into the chassis Each carrier is also fitted with an ergonomic handle...

Page 14: ...cates system is busy or data is being accessed Up and Down Arrow buttons Use the Up or Down arrow keys to go through the information on the LCD screen This is also used to move between each menu when you configure the subsystem Select button This is used to enter the option you have selected Exit button EXIT Press this button to return to the previous menu ...

Page 15: ...nstallation Configuration Manual 15 2 3 7 LCD Menu Diagram Disk Status Information S 001 means slot number 1 O means disk drive in slot is Online or detected X means no disk drive in slot or disk drive not detected ...

Page 16: ...3 To turn on the NAS press the Power On Off Switch 4 The Power LED on the front panel will turn green 2 4 2 Installing Hard Drives This section describes the location of the hard drives in the NAS system and gives instructions on installing a hard drive The system supports hot swapping allowing you to install or replace a hard drive while the system is running a Make sure the lock indicator is in ...

Page 17: ...with the holes of the hard drive Install the mounting screws on the bottom part to secure the drive in the disk tray d Slide the tray into a slot and push the Lock Indicator Button e Press the handle until you hear the latch click into place The HDD status LED will turn green if subsystem is on ...

Page 18: ... type in the address bar http 172 16 0 1 3000 3 The proNAS Login Page will be displayed 4 Enter the Login Name account and Password Refer to the default settings in the table below Entity Default Value LAN0 eth0 IP address 172 16 0 1 TCP port 3000 Net Mask 255 255 0 0 Hostname NAS Login Name admin Password 00000000 NAS Default Settings NOTE To use the Quick Setup function check the Quick Setup box...

Page 19: ...ll be displayed 6 The proNAS Manager GUI will be displayed NOTE Enable Timeout is enabled by default When there is no activity in the proNAS Manager GUI admin will be automatically logged out after 15 minutes To disable timeout remove check mark in Enable Timeout ...

Page 20: ...ring the primary Ethernet interface LAN0 eth0 network settings After changing the settings admin need to login using the new IP address 4 Service This is for enabling the basic Services provided by proNAS Windows Samba service is enabled by default The Quick Setup Steps 1 Configure the software RAID by selecting the Storage Mode The Storage Mode options are a Max Capacity RAID0 b Clone Data RAID1 ...

Page 21: ... is the NetBIOS name of NAS system This name should be unique IP This is the IP address of primary Ethernet port LAN0 eth0 used for NAS management or share folder access If not set it will use the default IP 172 16 0 1 Subnet Mask The Subnet Mask used If not set it will use the default Subnet Mask 255 255 0 0 Gateway The Gateway used If not set it will use the default Gateway 172 16 0 1 4 Configur...

Page 22: ...EM Installation and Configuration Manual 22 5 Click the Execute button 6 The configurations will be set 7 A warning message will be displayed Select Yes to reboot the NAS and free some memory used by the system ...

Page 23: ...stallation Configuration Manual 23 8 A message will be displayed Click OK 9 The NAS will restart If IP address was changed in Network Adapter settings re login to proNAS administration page using the new IP address ...

Page 24: ...Manager The basic steps are z Create RAID Disk from Hard Disk Drives z Join RAID Disk to Volume Group s Storage Pool z Setup the Network Environment z Enable Services for Windows clients Linux UNIX clients and MAC clients z Create and Setup Logical Volume and Share Folder z Create Accounts or Groups or Join ADS NIS Domain and assign Share Folder Permission ...

Page 25: ...n then select RAID tab The RAID Configuration and Disk Information window will be displayed RAID Configuration Screen Name The RAID disk name This defaults to RAID_00 if this is the first RAID disk created LEVEL The RAID level used by the RAID disk Disk Used The hard disk drives slots joined to the RAID disk Total Size GB The capacity size of the RAID disk Status The current status of the RAID dis...

Page 26: ...lete Spare Used to remove a Spare Disk setting on a hard disk drive 3 1 1 1 Create New RAID and Join Disk to Storage Pool Steps to Create a New RAID and Join Disk to Storage Pool 1 Click Create New RAID 2 Set the RAID Level and Stripe size and select the hard disk drives to be included in the RAID disk RAID Configuration Options RAID Level Select the RAID Level you want for the RAID configuration ...

Page 27: ...NAS SYSTEM Installation Configuration Manual 27 3 A message will be displayed 4 The RAID disk will be initialized Verify in the Status information the current initialization process ...

Page 28: ...orage Pool 6 Select the disk must be RAID disk that will be added to storage pool Click OK when done NOTE NASVG which is a Volume Group that holds the NAS configurations will be created when at least one disk RAID disk is joined to Storage Pool At the same time the default Home volume is also created The Home volume holds the individual share folders of all user accounts The default Home volume si...

Page 29: ...Configuration Manual 29 7 A warning message will be displayed Select Yes to proceed 8 A message will be displayed 9 When warning message is displayed select Yes to free some memory used by the system The NAS system will reboot ...

Page 30: ...he NASVG and the default Home volume are created NOTE After NASVG is initialized the Storage Information screen will show a pie chart with amount of Free Size and Used Size Volumes can be created from the NASVG 11 After the RAID disk is joined to NASVG the RAID status in Disk Information will show IN_USED ...

Page 31: ...n Manual 31 3 1 1 2 Set a Spare Disk Steps to Set a Spare Disk 1 Select the hard disk drive to be made a spare disk and click Set Spare 2 The selected hard disk drive will become a Spare Disk The Status in Disk Information will show SPARE ...

Page 32: ...Volume is storage space which is shared by several Share Folders several Share Folders can be created under a single Volume Volume List Screen There are two types of view provided to display the Volume information Detail View and Grid View Detail View has Delete Extend and iSCSI buttons Name The Volume name Size MB The total Volume capacity in MB Used MB The Volume used capacity in MB Used Size Th...

Page 33: ...orage Pool 1 Click Join Disk 2 A dialog box will be displayed Select a RAID disk to be joined to the Storage Pool of NASVG Click OK when done 3 The RAID disk will be joined to the NASVG NOTE An un used physical disk drive can be used to join to the Storage Pool of NASVG but it is not recommended because the physical disk drive does not have RAID Level nor provide data redundancy Select only a RAID...

Page 34: ... Create Volume 2 In the Create New Volume dialog box enter the Volume Name and Size in MB The Free NASVG capacity will show the available capacity that can be used Click OK when done NOTE The volume name does not allow space in between characters 3 A message will be displayed 4 The new Volume will be created ...

Page 35: ...leting the volume 1 Click the Delete button of the Volume to be deleted 2 A warning message will be displayed Click Yes to proceed with deletion 3 A message window will be displayed 4 The Volume will be deleted 3 1 2 4 Extend a Volume Capacity Steps to Extend a Volume 1 Click the Extend button of the Volume to be extended 2 A dialog box will be displayed Enter the additional capacity that will be ...

Page 36: ...log box will be displayed Tick the iSCSI Enable option to enable iSCSI function Enter the Target name To enable authentication tick the Enable box in Authentication then enter an Account name Enter the password in Password box and Password Confirm box Click OK when done NOTE When Authentication is used the same Account and Password must also be used in iSCSI initiator to successfully connect to th...

Page 37: ...tion Configuration Manual 37 3 A warning message will be displayed Select Yes to proceed 4 Another warning message will be displayed Select Yes to proceed 5 A message will be displayed 6 The Volume iSCSI function is ready ...

Page 38: ...anual 38 7 Connect to iSCSI Target Volume from host computer with iSCSI Initiator Log on to target device Use the account and password if set in iSCSI Configuration 8 After successful connection the iSCSI device will be shown in Disk Drives list ...

Page 39: ...the iSCSI Configuration in a Volume 1 Select the Volume with iSCSI Configuration and click the iSCSI button Remove the check mark on the iSCSI Enable box Click OK when done 2 A warning message will be displayed Select Yes to proceed 3 A message will be displayed 4 The iSCSI function of the Volume will be disabled ...

Page 40: ...tore to NAS Volume WARNING When iSCSI Configuration is removed and volume is restored as basic NAS volume all the data in the volume previously configured as iSCSI Target are deleted 1 Select the Volume with iSCSI Configuration and click the iSCSI button Click the Restore to Volume button 2 A warning message will be displayed 3 A message will be displayed ...

Page 41: ...NAS SYSTEM Installation Configuration Manual 41 4 The iSCSI Configuration will be removed and the volume is restored as basic NAS volume ...

Page 42: ...ba CIFS protocol is enabled Yes or not No in the share folder UNIX Linux NFS Shows the status if NFS protocol is enabled Yes or not No in the share folder Mac AppleTalk Shows the status if AppleTalk protocol is enabled Yes or not No in the share folder Rsync Shows the status if Rsync is enabled Yes or not No in the share folder Share Security Options Create Share Folder Used to create a new share ...

Page 43: ...hare folders Public When enabled checked the share folder is accessible to all users 3 In the Protocol Setting window setup the Windows Samba protocol options Windows Samba Configuration Options Enable Samba Sharing Used to enable Samba protocol When checked the share folder can be accessed via Samba protocol Case Sensitive This controls whether filenames are case sensitive or not Default is disab...

Page 44: ... this option to enable or disable write caching Allow Root Access Use this option to allow or disallow access by root super user account Insecure This option provides higher security If this option is enabled only the ports under 1024 are allowed access to the share folder Subtree Check Use this option to enable or disable subtree checking A subtree check happens if a subdirectory of a filesystem ...

Page 45: ... accessed by Mac clients setup the necessary options Mac AppleTalk Configuration Options Enable AppleTalk Sharing Used to enable or disable AppleTalk protocol When enabled the share folder can be accessed via AppleTalk protocol 6 Select Rsync option in Protocol Setting window The Rsync configuration screen is displayed If share will be used for Rsync setup the necessary options ...

Page 46: ...hecked all files within this share will be read only to any Rsync client Anonymous When checked anonymous connections will be accepted Maximum connections This specifies the maximum number of Rsync client that can connect to this share at a certain time username password Use this option to edit Rsync account and password list These accounts are the accounts that will be supplied by the Rsync clien...

Page 47: ...ts will appear on the right screen Set the Write and Quota MB options as needed NOTE Use the to remove an account from share folder privilege Select the account then click The account will be removed from the right column Account Privilege Options Write By default this option is checked and the account is given Read and Write permission to the share folder To assign Read Only permission remove the...

Page 48: ... Write By default this option is checked and the group is given Read and Write permission to the share folder To assign Read Only permission remove the check mark 4 Click the IP option Set up the IP address or addresses that will be allowed connections to the share folder then click The IP address will appear on the right screen 48 Installation and Configuration Manual ...

Page 49: ...hen click IP Privilege Setup Options Read This option allows Read access from the specified IP address or address range Write This option allows Write access from the specified IP address or address range IP Privilege Edit Option Write By default this option is checked and the IP address or range of IP address is given Read and Write permission to the share folder To assign Read Only permission re...

Page 50: ...t the share folder name then click Edit Share Folder 2 Click Delete A warning message will be displayed Select Yes to proceed The share folder will be deleted WARNING Be careful when using the Delete button Make sure your data in the share is no longer needed or a backup has been made before deleting the share folder ...

Page 51: ...to complete the server s FQDN For example MYDOMAIN LOCAL DNS Server Enter the DNS Server IP address DNS server is responsible for mapping the machine name and IP address WINS Server Enter the WINS Server IP address WINS Server is responsible for the setting NetBIOS name resolution Edit Hosts Table Use this button to edit machine name and IP address mapping in the Hosts table This is optional Edit ...

Page 52: ...TU size MAC address Shows the MAC address of network device Enable on Boot If enabled this adapter will be active when proNAS starts up Dynamic IP BOOTP DHCP If checked this specifies that this network device will dynamically obtain an IP address from a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP server or from a Bootstrap Protocol BOOTP server Default Gateway If checked the default gateway will be e...

Page 53: ...ng Mode that will be used Trunking Mode Options Fault Tolerance Active Backup policy If the active Ethernet port fails the standby Ethernet port will become active This enhances the availability of access to the NAS Load Balance Fault Tolerance XOR policy Transmit based on source MAC address XOR with destination MAC address This selects the same slave for each destination MAC address This mode pro...

Page 54: ...K when done A warning message will be displayed Click Yes to proceed 4 The Trunking function is configured The member network devices will be shown as deactivated and cannot be configured A new network device name bond0 which is the Trunking device will be shown ...

Page 55: ...Trunking Function 1 Find the device name bond0 then click Cancel Trunking 2 A warning message will be displayed Click Yes to proceed 3 The Trunking function will be cancelled The network device eth0 will be automatically configured and get the IP address previously assigned to the Trunking device ...

Page 56: ... PDC or NIS domain accounts can be imported and integrated into the NAS NOTE Some network settings required in configuring the Windows Domain Authentication option must have been configured in Network ÎDevice Configuration such as Domain Workgroup name DNS Suffix and DNS Server ...

Page 57: ...the Windows AD Domain 1 Select Network Æ Device Configuration Enter the Domain Name and DNS Suffix A DNS Server IP can also be entered if necessary Refer to Section 3 2 1 for the Device Configuration options 2 A warning message will be displayed Select Yes to apply new settings 3 Select Network Æ ADS NIS tab ...

Page 58: ... Domain Authentication Host Name Indicates the NetBIOS name of NAS as configured in Network Æ Device Configuration tab Domain Workgroup Shows the domain workgroup name as configured in Network Æ Device Configuration tab DNS Suffix Shows the DNS Suffix as configured in Network Æ Device Configuration tab Domain Server IP Shows the IP address of the domain server which is automatically detected when ...

Page 59: ...he domain user accounts will appear in Account list NOTE The NAS cannot be joined to the Windows domain if NASVG does not exist NASVG is not yet initialized 3 2 2 2 Join NAS to NIS Domain Steps to Join NAS in the NIS Domain 1 Select Network Æ ADS NIS tab 2 In NIS screen check the Enable NIS Authentication option Configure the necessary options a Enter the NIS Domain name b Enter the NIS Server IP ...

Page 60: ... service routing and NAT DHCP Internet Gateway Options IP range starting from Means the starting address of range of private IP addresses for DHCP IP range ending with Means the ending address of range of private IP address for DHCP Private Net The network device connected to the private network WAN The network device connected to the Internet WAN NOTE This function must be configured in System Î ...

Page 61: ...Also setup the P2P Service Download file location System Î P2P Î Edit Î Quick Setup Refer to Section 3 3 2 Service NOTE DNS settings must be configured first before starting P2P service 3 2 4 1 Status This screen will show current download or upload connections Options New download Use this button to add download item Then select either download link or torrent file ...

Page 62: ...m Resume Use this to resume downloading of selected item Refresh use this to refresh current download status 3 2 4 2 Server This screen allows connection to and disconnection from server Options Connect Use this button to connect to a selected server Disconnect Use this button to disconnect to a selected server Refresh Use this to refresh current connection status ...

Page 63: ...of download connections Maximum download rate Use this option to set the maximum download transfer rate Maximum upload number Use this option to set the maximum number of upload connections Maximum upload rate Use this option to set the maximum upload transfer rate Reset Use this button undo any changes made and load previously saved setting Apply Use this button to save changes made ...

Page 64: ...EM Installation and Configuration Manual 64 3 2 4 4 Example of Download from Link and Torrent 1 Click New download 2 To download using link enter the download link or paste the link in the box provided Click OK ...

Page 65: ...nual 65 3 To download from another link enter the link or paste the link in the box then click OK 4 Two items will be displayed under Download 5 To download using torrent click New download then select Torrent option Click select torrent file ...

Page 66: ...lect the torrent file Click Open 7 The download item will be added in the Download list 8 To remove an item select the item and click Remove 9 To pause downloading select an item and click Pause 10 To resume downloading select a paused item then click Resume ...

Page 67: ... the domain workgroup name as configured in Network Æ Device Configuration Version Shows the NAS firmware version Time Shows the NAS system time and time zone Model Shows the NAS system model CPU Shows the NAS system processor type Memory KB Shows the amount of NAS system memory RAM in KB Kernel Ver Shows the NAS kernel version Languages Shows the language options available Currently only English ...

Page 68: ... configured in the Service tab Service Name Samba Provides CIFS file sharing MS Windows users need this service to access the NAS share folders NFS Provides NFS file sharing UNIX Linux users need this to access the NAS share folders AppleTalk Provides AppleTalk sharing Mac OS users need this to access the NAS share folders FTP Provides users with access to NAS using FTP Telnet Provides users with ...

Page 69: ...ice for photo image archive album gallery Printer NAS supports HP Deskjet F4280 printer Enable this service Connect USB cable from printer to USB port of NAS Service Options Enable Allows you to enable disable the selected service NOTE You cannot enable a selected service if VG does not exist NASVG is not yet initialized Name Shows the service name Start on Boot Allows the service to auto start wh...

Page 70: ... Configuration Manual 70 FTP Option Port Use this option to set the FTP port number Default FTP port used by the NAS is 21 Telnet Option Port Use this option to set the Telnet port number Default Telnet port used by the NAS is 23 ...

Page 71: ...o enable or disable SFTP in SSH SFTP Secure FTP provides secure file transfer iTunes Option Set Share as iTunes Library Select the share folder name that will be used as iTunes library from the list P2P Option Target Share Select the share folder name that will be used as download location ...

Page 72: ...x to enable SSL option DHCP Options IP range starting from Means the starting address of range of private IP addresses for DHCP IP range ending with Means the ending address of range of private IP addresses for DHCP Private Net The network device connected to the private network For example eth0 WAN The network device connected to the Internet WAN For example eth1 ...

Page 73: ...ions Target Share Select the share folder where DLNA service will be enabled Please select LAN device Select the network device for use with DLNA service Photo Options Target Share Select the share folder that will be used as target location of photo images ...

Page 74: ...rvice tab Click Edit and select the target share Enable the Photo service by selecting the Enable check box on the left of the service name 2 Open web browser and type http xxx xxx xxx xxx photo where xxx xxx xxx xxx is the NAS IP address The LinPHA Photo Archive page will be displayed 3 Click the login link in the upper right side then login as admin and enter admin s password ...

Page 75: ...e folder links under My Photo Archive NOTE The picture files must be saved in the NAS share designated as target location of Photo service and must be inside a subfolder For example share1 Photo Samples where share1 is the share name Photo is the folder created by Photo service and Samples is the subfolder containing photos or images ...

Page 76: ...NAS SYSTEM Installation and Configuration Manual 76 6 Select the admin tab to configure settings and options 7 Select my settings to configure account details ...

Page 77: ...NAS SYSTEM Installation Configuration Manual 77 8 Select search tab for search options 9 Click the logout link to logout ...

Page 78: ...ime from NTP server press the Update Now button To enable automatic update of system time from NTP server check the Auto Update option Update Now Use this button to manually update the system time and synchronize from NTP server Auto Update Check this option to enable automatic update of system time from NTP server Add Use this button to add an NTP server Enter the NTP server IP address in the box...

Page 79: ...f UPS whether UPS smart or Dumb UPS UPS Vendor Use this option to select the UPS vendor Currently only APC and Beam Tech UPS models are supported Cable Model Use this option to select the UPS cable type Options are simple smart ether and usb Shutdown Delay Min Use this option to set the delay time in minutes before UPS shutdown Reset Use this button to undo or clear any changes made Apply Use this...

Page 80: ... reboot Shutdown Use this button to immediately shutdown the NAS When a warning message is displayed select Yes to shutdown the system Reboot to Default Reboot to Default Use this button to reboot the NAS and restore to default configuration WARNING Use the Reboot to Default function with care Resetting the NAS to default configuration will delete the current NAS settings and erase all existing da...

Page 81: ...to enable or disable scheduled boot of NAS Set the time hour and minutes in the up down arrow boxes Select the day or days when the scheduled boot will happen Shutdown Shutdown Use the button to enable or disable scheduled shutdown of NAS Set the time hour and minutes in the up down arrow boxes Select the day or days when the scheduled shutdown will happen ...

Page 82: ...ot Use the button to enable or disable scheduled reboot of NAS Set the time hour and minutes in the up down arrow boxes Select the day or days when the scheduled reboot will happen Reset Use this button to undo or clear any changes made Apply Use this button to save the changes made ...

Page 83: ...FTP server or manually from local directory 3 3 5 1 Remote Upgrade Remote To upgrade remotely press the Check Updates button The available NAS firmware version will be listed Select the firmware version then click the Upgrade button The NAS firmware version will be updated NAS will restart to load the updates ...

Page 84: ...Local To upgrade locally the NAS firmware must have been downloaded from vendor s FTP site and saved into local directory Click the Upgrade button select the NAS upgrade file tar file and click Open The NAS firmware version will be updated NAS will restart to load the updates ...

Page 85: ...st 30 Days and All Type Shows the type of log Use the down arrow to select the type of log to display Options are All System Storage Share and Account Level Shows the log level Use the down arrow to select the level of log to display Options are All DEBUG INFO WARN and ERROR Message Shows information about the log Export Use this button to save the log file to local directory The log file must be ...

Page 86: ...ion 3 3 7 1 Event Option Use this function to enable event notification via email Event Option Enable Check the event that will be included in list of events that will be monitored Once the selected event happened the email recipient s will receive a notification mail ...

Page 87: ...d Use this option to enter the password of the email account Sender Address Use this option to specify the sender s email address Recipients Options Add Use this button to add a recipient email address in the list of recipients Type in the text box the recipient email address Remove Use this button to remove an email address from the list of recipients Select first the email address then click Rem...

Page 88: ...llation and Configuration Manual 88 3 3 8 System Tools NAS provides various system tools which help the administrator monitor the system Connection Use this button to display information about client active connections ...

Page 89: ...NAS SYSTEM Installation Configuration Manual 89 netstat Use this button to display network connections and statistics information ps Use this button to display current running processes ...

Page 90: ...nd Configuration Manual 90 top Use this button to display current running processes and system usage information df Use this button to display disk free information or the amount of available disk space in mounted file systems ...

Page 91: ...NAS SYSTEM Installation Configuration Manual 91 dmesg Use this button to display NAS boot up messages ...

Page 92: ...Configuration Manual 92 ping Use this option to test whether a particular host is reachable or to check connectivity to a particular IP address Options IP Enter the host IP address Counter Enter the number of echo requests to send ...

Page 93: ...ocal Windows or NIS Quota MB Shows the quota of user account s home folder Usage MB Shows the user account s current usage of home folder Enable Use this option to enable or disable an account When an account is disabled the account is prohibited to access the NAS Create Account Use this button to create a user account Create Group Use this button to create a group account Delete Use this button t...

Page 94: ...Type Displays the type Shows Account for user account Full Name Use this option to enter user account full name UID Use this option to manually assign a UID for the account Use a valid UID starting from 500 If this option is not set UID is 0 the system will automatically assign UID starting from 500 Domain accounts will have UID from 10000 to 30000 Quota MB Use this option to assign quota to the u...

Page 95: ...ual 95 3 4 1 2 Delete Account Steps to Delete Account 1 In the Account list check the Delete option for the account to be deleted 2 Click the Delete button 3 A warning message will be displayed Select Yes to proceed The account will be deleted ...

Page 96: ...eps to Edit Account 1 Double click the Account name in the Account List 2 Edit the necessary options NOTE Only the Full Name Quota Password and Password Confirm can be changed Account Name cannot be changed 3 Click OK when done The account will be updated with the changes made ...

Page 97: ...1 4 Import Account Steps to Import Account 1 Click Import button 2 An input box will displayed Type the account information using the following format UID Name Password FullName Quota Click OK when done 3 The new accounts will appear in the Account list ...

Page 98: ...group s user account members Create Account Use this button to create a user account Create Group Use this button to create a group account Delete Use this button to delete the selected user account or group account Import Use this option to import large number of accounts instead of adding an account one by one The administrator can type multiple user accounts in the Import Account input box Refr...

Page 99: ...obody mail adm etc are reserved names and cannot be used as account name Type Displays the account type shows Group for group account GID Use this option to manually assign a GID for the group Use a valid GID starting from 500 If this option is not set GID is 0 the system will automatically assign GID starting from 500 3 Select the account that will become member of the group from the Account List...

Page 100: ...on Manual 100 3 4 2 2 Delete Group Steps to Delete Group 1 In the Group list check the Delete option for the group to be deleted 2 Click the Delete button 3 A warning message will be displayed Select Yes to proceed The group will be deleted ...

Page 101: ...101 3 4 2 3 Edit Group Steps to Edit Group 1 Double click the Group name in the Group List 2 Edit the necessary options NOTE Only the Group Name and Group Members can be changed 3 Click OK when done The group will be updated with the changes made ...

Page 102: ... Manual 102 3 5 Data Backup The administrator can backup NAS data to remote destination or to local disk drive 3 5 1 Backup List 3 5 1 1 Create Backup Plan Steps to Create a Backup Plan 1 Click the Create button The screen below will be shown ...

Page 103: ...ckup method that will be used such as Tar or Rsync Select Shares to backup Select from the list the share folders that will be backed up Tar Options Destination Select the destination option for the backup Options can be Local Disk or Remote Local Disk is an un used disk drive Remote is a remote CIFS Samba share or NFS file system Local Disk Remote NOTE When a local disk is selected as backup dest...

Page 104: ...me share Account Type the account name with access to the remote share Password Type the password for the account with access to the remote share Rsync Options Client Options IP Type here the IP address of the remote Rsync server Remote Path Type here the share name on the remote Rsync server Account Type here the account name that will be required by the Rsync server for authentication Password T...

Page 105: ... plan type method of backup backup items schedule Enabled or Undefined and completed backups Select Use this option to select a completed backup then delete or restore the backup Name Show the backup name Status Shows the status of the particular backup Status can be Incomplete or Complete Log Use this option to view the detailed information about the completed backup Click the button Confirm Use ...

Page 106: ...106 3 5 1 2 Create Immediate Backup Steps to Create Immediate Backup 1 Select the particular backup plan from the Backup List Click the Backup button 2 A message will be displayed The backup is completed and a backup name will be added to the log list ...

Page 107: ...Edit Backup Plan Steps to Edit a Backup Plan 1 Select the particular backup plan from the Backup List 2 Click the Edit button 3 Change the necessary options Click Save when done NOTE A backup plan cannot be modified if a backup log exists 3 5 1 5 Delete a Backup Log Steps to Delete a Backup Log 1 Select check the backup log to be deleted from the log List 2 Click the Delete button A warning messag...

Page 108: ... Click the Confirm button A warning message will be displayed Select Yes to restore backup 3 The original data will be restored 3 5 2 Schedule A backup plan can be run based on schedule Select the Schedule tab This will show a graphical view of the scheduled backup tasks Each row shows the day of the week Each column shows the time in very 30 minutes interval ...

Page 109: ... time A scheduled backup is set to run within 30 minutes time frame Scheduling another backup within a scheduled time is not allowed 3 5 2 1 Setup Scheduled Backup Task Steps to Setup Scheduled Backup 1 Select the Schedule tab then click the New button 2 Edit the options in Schedule Setting Schedule Setting Options Backup List Select the backup plan from the list Time Set the hour and minutes when...

Page 110: ...anual 110 3 The backup task will appear in the schedule 3 5 2 2 Edit Scheduled Backup Task Steps to Edit Scheduled Backup Task 1 Move the scroll bar then locate the scheduled backup task to be changed or click Now to see current scheduled backup ...

Page 111: ...the Selected button Edit the necessary options NOTE It is not allowed to have duplicated or overlapping backup time Only one backup process can be running at a time A scheduled backup is set to run within 30 minutes time frame Scheduling another backup within a scheduled time is not allowed 4 Click OK to save the changes made ...

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