D-Link DNS-346 User Manual Download

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Page 2: ... 30 Advanced Section 32 iSCSI Page 33 Users and Groups Page 33 Quotas Page 35 Network Access Page 37 FTP Server Page 39 DHCP Server Page 45 Dynamic DNS Page 45 LLTD Page 46 SNMP Page 46 NFS Server Page 47 Remote Backup Page 48 VLAN Page 50 Add Ons Page 51 Maintenance Section 52 Disk Diagnostic Page 53 Admin Password Page 54 System Page 55 Firmware Page 56 E mail Alerts Page 57 LCD Settings Page 60...

Page 3: ...gned to folders with either read or read write permissions Switch between file based NAS or block level iSCSI data transfer schemes NAS allows users to access a wide variety of services iSCSI allows for high speed data transfers by utilizing block level transfers The included CD contains D Link s Easy Search Utility This utility allows you to locate the DNS 346 on the network and map drives to you...

Page 4: ... included with the DNS 346 will cause damage and void the warranty for this product If any of the above items are missing please contact your reseller System Requirements For best results the following minimum requirements are recommended on any system used to configure and use the DNS 346 Computer with 1Ghz processor 512 MB RAM 200 MB available space CD ROM drive Internet Explorer version 6 0 or ...

Page 5: ...icode for Samba server Supports user and group management Supports quotas for users and groups Supports group assignment for Network Sharing and FTP Server Active Directory support Supports FTP Server FTP Server supports SSL TLS FTP Server supports Unicode Supports DHCP server DHCP and Static IP assignment support Supports Real Time Clock RTC Supports HTTPS management function Web based administra...

Page 6: ... Button Use this button to switch the device on or off To switch on the device press the button once To switch off the device hold the button down for 5 seconds Next Button Use this button to display the system information system state HD status hard drive state server status server status state and iSCSI session status on the OLED Press the button once to alternate between the different status sc...

Page 7: ...ceptacle USB Connector 1x USB 2 0 Type A connector USB Host port for print server or USB UPS monitoring Gigabit Ethernet Port Use the Gigabit Ethernet Port to connect the DNS 346 to the local network Cooling Fans The cooling fans are used to cool the hard drives and feature speed control When the unit is first powered on the fans rotate at a low speed and rotate at a high speed when the temperatur...

Page 8: ...shows the following information o The hostname of the DNS 346 o The firmware version o The IP address of the DNS 346 o The operating temperature Hard Drive Status This screen shows the following information o The percentage of space used on the hard drives Server Status This screen shows the following information o Whether a printer is connected to the server o The status of the FTP Server iSCSI S...

Page 9: ...ns below to set up the DNS 346 If this is the first time using the DNS 346 or if a new hard disk is installed use the Easy Search utility located on the Installation CD and follow the instructions for setting up configuring and formatting the new drive To install DNS 346 on your local network refer to the steps below 1 Access the drive bays by sliding the faceplate up until it unlatches from the d...

Page 10: ...3 5 SATA hard drive into an available drive bay Make sure to align the drive connector to the SATA connector on the bottom edge inside the drive bay of the DNS 346 Gently push the drive in until it connects 4 Attach the faceplate to the front of the device ...

Page 11: ... Connect an Ethernet cable to the available Ethernet port This cable should connect the DNS 346 to your local network via a router or switch or directly to a computer for configuration 6 Connect the supplied power adapter to the power receptacle ...

Page 12: ...ed changes Network Storage Device Refresh Configuration LAN Apply iSCSI Drive Mapping Connect Management Drive Mapping Available Drive Letters About Exit The Easy Search Utility displays any DNS 346 devices it detects on the network here Click Refresh to refresh the device list Click Configuration to access the Web based configuration of the DNS 346 Configure the LAN Settings for the DNS 346 here ...

Page 13: ...vice Make sure the browser is not configured to use a proxy server The first window that appears will require the user to login to the Configuration or Downloads menus The Downloads menu is described later in this guide in the section titled Downloads on page 89 NOTE The computer used to access the DNS 346 web based configuration manager must be on the same subnet as the DNS 346 If your network is...

Page 14: ...ct to the web manager of the DNS 346 please make sure that your computer is in the 192 168 0 0 subnet For example if there is no DHCP server active your computer will need an IP address in the 192 168 0 0 subnet Your computer should have an IP address of 192 168 0 x where x equals a number from 1 to 31 or 33 to 254 ...

Page 15: ...The FTP Server DHCP server SNMP NFS Server Remote Backup and VLAN settings are also contained here Maintenance Section Allows the DNS 346 administrator to reset the admin password perform system maintenance tasks carry out firmware upgrades configure E mail alerts configure power management options configure Dynamic DNS change the LCD display settings and get diagnostic information about the insta...

Page 16: ...D Link DNS 346 USER S MANUAL Page 16 of 85 Setup Section The setup section contains the DNS 346 setup wizard LAN setup time and date settings and device settings ...

Page 17: ...y configure some of the basic device settings Click the Run Wizard button to start the setup wizard Step 1 When running the DNS 346 setup wizard the welcome screen details the five steps of the wizard Click on the Next button to accept these changes and continue Click on the Exit button to discard these changes ...

Page 18: ...ext button to accept these changes and continue Click on the Back button to go back to the previous options Click on the Exit button to discard these changes Step 3 Set the appropriate time zone here Click on the Next button to accept these changes and continue Click on the Back button to go back to the previous options Click on the Exit button to discard these changes ...

Page 19: ...cept these changes and continue Click on the Back button to go back to the previous options Click on the Exit button to discard these changes Step 5 The following screen allows you to choose your network type If your network is configured as a Workgroup click the Workgroup radio button Enter the Workgroup name and description for your DNS 346 or leave the default values Click on the Next button to...

Page 20: ...assword DNS IP Addresses Name Workgroup Realm Name and AD Server Name Click on the Next button to accept these changes and continue Click on the Back button to go back to the previous options Click on the Exit button to discard these changes Step 7 Setup completed Click on the Complete button to accept these changes Click on the Back button to go back to the previous options Click on the Exit butt...

Page 21: ...D Link DNS 346 USER S MANUAL Page 21 of 85 The DNS 346 will restart When the login prompt appears login using the new administrator password ...

Page 22: ... from the local DHCP server Selecting Static IP requires you to assign the IP information for the DNS 346 manually Jumbo Frames The DNS 346 can support Jumbo Frames that are between 3000 and 9000 bytes in size In order to enable Jumbo Frames on the DNS 346 click the Enable radio button and select the MTU size from the drop down menu Click the Apply button to save any changes made Click the Save Se...

Page 23: ...ill be configured as RAID 5 10 This option specifies that the disks will be configured as RAID 10 Standalone This option specifies that each disk will be configured as a separate volume RAID Configuration Create Remove Configure Volume Management In this section the user can create remove and configure RAID configurations Click on this button to add a new RAID configuration Click on this button to...

Page 24: ...he System Disks section Use the button to remove disks from the Array Use the button to add spare disks to the new RAID array from the disks listed in the System Disks section Use the button to remove spare disks from the Array Type a value in the G field to specify the size of the array in gigabytes Use the and icons to reduce or increase the size of the array Choose the type of file system you w...

Page 25: ...the disks listed in the System Disks section Use the button to remove spare disks from the array Click the OK button to save the changes to the array RAID Space Allocation NAS Volume Management Create iSCSI Volume Resize Delete Back When the user clicks the Volume Management button the following screen appears Click the radio button of the NAS Volume you want to configure Click the Create iSCSI Vo...

Page 26: ...icons to reduce or increase the size of the iSCSI Target If the iSCSI initiator supports Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol click the Yes radio button Click the No radio button to disable If enabling CHAP you will need to type in the CHAP Username and Password between 12 and 16 digits in the appropriate fields When you have finished configuring the iSCSI Volume click the OK button Remove ...

Page 27: ...w hard disk into the DNS 346 the RAID 5 configuration will recover automatically If the RAID 5 array is in degraded mode and the DNS 346 has the auto rebuild function disabled the user will have to configure the RAID 5 settings manually after replacing the failed hard disk The different parameters that appear in the RAID Space Allocation window are explained below Click the radio button to enable ...

Page 28: ...e available to the applications without interruption while the snapshot copy is used to perform other functions on the data Snapshots Configure Take Snapshot In this section the user can configure and take snapshots of the data on the drives Click on the Configure button to configure snapshots for the drive listed Click on the Take Snapshot button to take snapshots for the drive listed When clicki...

Page 29: ...e Zone of where you are located from the drop down menu NTP Server Click the Enable radio button under NTP Server to enable NTP Network Time Protocol NTP synchronizes the DNS 346 with an Internet time server Type the URL of the NTP Server in the NTP Server box or use the drop down menu to choose one of the two time servers that D Link provides for your convenience Set the Date and Time Manually To...

Page 30: ...etwork to organize available network groups within the same network The unique name appears for other network services The name can be used to access your device from a web browser instead of using an IP address for example http dlink xxxxxx http dlink xxxxxx This is useful when there is more than one DNS 346 on the network By default the device name is d link xxxxxx where xxxxxx is the last six d...

Page 31: ...ory that requires access to the resources on the DNS 346 Password DNS1 DNS2 Name Workgroup Realm Name AD Server Name Input the password of the chosen Active Directory user account Input a Domain Name Service DNS name for the DNS 346 If the device connecting to the DNS 346 is a browser or logon server this will be the name that these services are advertised by Input the Active Directory s preferred...

Page 32: ...lows the DNS 346 administrator to configure RAID options iSCSI Target settings Users groups of users their storage quotas and the Network Access rights of the user s setup on the DNS 346 The FTP Server DHCP server SNMP NFS Server Remote Backup and VLAN settings are also contained here ...

Page 33: ...When the DNS 346 is connected to an Active Directory a combined total of 500 users and groups can be displayed By default all users have read and write access to all folders but access rules can be created in the Network Access menu User and Group Creation Click the Users or Groups radio button to enter user or group information in the section below Create a User The section appears when clicking ...

Page 34: ...nformation in the section below Create a Group This section appears when clicking the Groups radio button To create a new group enter a name in Group Name Select one or more users in the Users field and click to add the user s into the Members field Click the Add a Group button to save the settings and see the group in the Group List section Group List Click the Local Group List link to see this s...

Page 35: ...s User quotas are displayed here Quotas can be edited by clicking on the Notepad icon By default all users and groups are displayed on the Quota Settings page and cannot be deleted The default quota setting is Unlimited Before adding a quota for a particular user or network access entry ensure the Quota Status has been enabled Modify Quota In the following window use the symbol to decrease the quo...

Page 36: ...nlimited Before adding a quota for a particular user or network access entry ensure the Quota Status has been enabled Modify Quota In the following window use the symbol to decrease the quota and the symbol to increase the quota Alternatively type in the size you want the quota to be in Mega Bytes in the MB field Click the Apply button to make the Quota modification Click on the Save Settings butt...

Page 37: ...nged by the server or if some change is imminent the client will be notified Map Archive Recycle Bin before the change is allowed to proceed Oplocks are designed to increase network performance when it comes to network file sharing however when using file based database applications it is recommended to set the Oplocks option to No By default Vista has Oplocks enabled and cannot be disabled If you...

Page 38: ... Oplocks Map Archive Recycle Bin Select the users and or groups that you want to assign access rights to a specific folder to Choose whether the user group should have Read Only or Read Write access rights to the folder by clicking the corresponding button Click the button to remove the access right Tick the Allow everybody read and write checkbox to allow all users and groups read and write acces...

Page 39: ...radio buttons to enable or disable the FTP Server Sets the maximum amount of users that can connect to the FTP server Sets the amount of time a user can remain idle before being disconnected Sets the FTP port Default is 21 Allows you to limit the amount of bandwidth available for each user Most standard FTP clients like Windows FTP only support Western European codepage when transferring files Sup...

Page 40: ... a D Link router such as the WBR 2310 used in the example below your port forwarding rule should be similar to the following Name IP Address Public Port Private Port Traffic Type Type a name for the DNS 346 FTP server rule Enter the IP address of the DNS 346 Enter the public FTP port By default the port is 21 Enter the private FTP port By default the port is 21 Set the traffic type to TCP If you u...

Page 41: ...r this example we ll use FireFTP FireFTP is an open source cross platform FTP client for Mozilla Firefox users who want to use FTP or FTPS Step 1 Step 2 From the Tools menu click FireFTP to open the application in Mozilla Firefox Go to the Quick Connect drop down menu and choose Create an Account ...

Page 42: ... name for this FTP connection here Host Enter the IP of the DNS 346 in here Login Enter the user s username in here Password Enter the user s password in here Step 4 Go to the Connection Tab and set the Security function to Auth TLS Best Then press OK to finish the setup ...

Page 43: ...should look like this Click on the Or you can add an exception button to accept the security change Step 6 Step 7 The second warning should look like this Click on the Add exception button to accept the security change The next step is to get the certificate for the connection Click on the Get Certificate button to acquire the certificate ...

Page 44: ...k on the Confirm Security Exception button to finish the security confirmations Select the newly added FTP connection and click on the Connect option if it has not already connected by itself If you can see your files on the right block from the DNS 346 the connection has been established successfully ...

Page 45: ...ss will remain assigned to a device Dynamic DNS Page The DDNS feature allows you to host a server Web FTP Game Server etc using a domain name that you have purchased www whateveryournameis com with your dynamically assigned IP address Most broadband Internet Service Providers assign dynamic changing IP addresses Using a DDNS service provider your friends can use the domain name to connect to your ...

Page 46: ...r Simple Network Management Protocol is used in network management systems to monitor network attached devices for conditions that warrant administrative attention SNMP allows the DNS 346 to enable or disable the SNMP function set the community of SNMP and the destination of traps notifications SNMP SNMP Community Notification Notification Community Notification IP Enable or disable SNMP support C...

Page 47: ...e NFS Server When inputting the host you can enter an IP address of NFS clients the fully qualified domain name netgroups or IP networks or support wildcards Select a shared folder The folder name does not support space character When you want to enable root squash the system will map requests from uid gid 0 to the anonymous uid gid NFS Client List In this section a list of NFS Clients will be lis...

Page 48: ...om this device to multiple destination devices Assign a password for this source device to prevent unauthorized access Dest Backup Folder Name Backup From Create a unique folder name on the destination device to backup the file s into Assign the path of the source device Source Status In the section the user can Start or Stop the remote server by clicking the Stop Remote Server button Source Share...

Page 49: ... backup data from the source device Enter the IP address of the source device Assign a password for this source device to prevent unauthorized access Assign the path where the backup data from the source device will be stored An incremental backup will be performed by default Enable this option to keep pre existing files Destination List Here the user can view edit of remove entries for this secti...

Page 50: ...Enable this option only if you located in a VLAN environment The VID parameter is displayed when the option is enabled VLAN VID Select enable or disable to turn the VLAN feature on or off Enter the VLAN ID of the DNS 346 located the networking environment ...

Page 51: ...on pack then click Apply to install the application pack Click on Browse to search for the specific language pack you want to install After selecting the language pack then click Apply to install the language pack Add Ons Summary In this section you can see a summary of the application language pack s you have installed Under the Status column you can see if a specific pack is currently enabled or...

Page 52: ...ws the DNS 346 administrator to reset the admin password perform system maintenance tasks carry out firmware upgrades configure E mail alerts configure Power Management options configure Dynamic DNS change the LCD Display settings and get diagnostic information about the installed Hard Disks ...

Page 53: ... e mail box The e mail settings need to first be configured in the Maintenance Email Alerts section Click the Create Schedule button to see the Schedule and Schedule List section You can set a schedule for the SMART test Click the Start button During the process the progress percentage of the SMART test will be displayed in Progress column When the test is finished the result will be displayed in ...

Page 54: ...he following windows will display the Scan Disk Result Click the OK button to finish viewing Admin Password Page The Admin menu allows you to set a password for the admin account It is recommended to set an admin account password when first configuring the DNS 346 User Name Password New Password Confirm Password The administrator user name is admin and this cannot be changed Enter the current pass...

Page 55: ...ous configuration changes Shutdown Click Shutdown to turn off the DNS 346 Configuration Settings Click Save to save the current DNS 346 configuration settings to a file on the local computer If at a later time you need to reload this configuration after a system reset browse to the file and click Load Idle Time Enter the time in minutes that the administrator will be allowed to remain idle while a...

Page 56: ...le download the file to your local computer This section provides information about the current DNS 346 firmware When upgrading the firmware click Browse to select the new firmware file on your local computer Click Apply to begin the firmware upgrade process Firmware Upgrade Progress The following window appears indicating the progress of the Firmware Upgrade Message A window will open after the f...

Page 57: ...opriate user name for your e mail account Enter the appropriate password for your e mail account Enter the IP address or domain name of your outgoing mail server If you are unsure of this value contact your e mail provider Enter the from e mail address e g alerts dns346 com This field does not require a valid Receiver E Mail Test E Mail e mail address However if your e mail client is filtering spa...

Page 58: ... for safety A test result will be sent if the DNS 346 performs S M A R T test The test can be performed in Maintenance Disk Diagnostic RAID Operations Type Disk Inserted Disk Removed RAID Created RAID Removed RAID Configured Rebuilt RAID Extended An alert will be sent if a new disk is inserted into the DNS 346 An alert will be sent if a disk is removed from the DNS 346 An alert will be sent if a n...

Page 59: ...e sent when the RAID volume has CRASHED RAID status is listed as CRASHED The CRASHED volume occurs when the array does not have enough working disks to support the type of RAID implementation An alert will be sent when the RAID array is being rebuilt after a failed disk has been replaced Volume Operations Type Volume Created Volume Removed Volume Resized An alert will be sent if a new volume is cr...

Page 60: ...iscard these changes Power Management Page The DNS 346 Power Management feature allows you to configure the drives to shut down while power remains constant to the device The drives will power up again when data is accessed Power Management Hibernate Hard Disks Use the radio buttons to Enable or Disable the Power Management feature Use the drop down menu to set the amount of time before idle drive...

Page 61: ...age 61 of 85 Status Section The Status Section shows the current information about the LAN configuration Device information Printer information information about the hard drives installed in the DNS 346 and iSCSI Session Information ...

Page 62: ...for a connected USB printer or UPS If your computer is having problems printing to the DNS 346 you can click the Clear print queue s button to remove any print jobs that may be causing your computer not to print NAS Volume Info Displays information regarding all NAS volumes on the DNS 346 This information includes the total volume size used space and unused space of every NAS volume iSCSI Session ...

Page 63: ...e slot they are installed in You can view the S M A R T information for each hard disk installed in the DNS 346 if the hard disk supports the S M A R T feature Hard Drive Info To see the S M A R T information of a hard disk click the corresponding Normal button in Status column Slot 1 S M A R T Info After clicking the Normal button the S M A R T test results for the corresponding Hard Drive will b...

Page 64: ...D Link DNS 346 USER S MANUAL Page 64 of 85 Support Section The DNS 346 Support page provides a menu of support topics explaining the features of the device ...

Page 65: ...nk DNS 346 USER S MANUAL Page 65 of 85 Schedule Downloads Section In the Schedule Downloads Section this user can schedule downloads of files and folders from an FTP server web server or local network share ...

Page 66: ...he source file or folder from one of the internal drive volumes Browse to the file or folder and click OK to accept the network path Save To When Recurring Backup Incremental Backup Enter a valid destination drive on the DNS 346 or click Browse and browse to the destination Enter the date and time you want the scheduled backup or download to occur Designate the interval and time you want the backu...

Page 67: ... download event at any time Current download statistics such as completed and download speed are displayed for each event A refresh button is also provided to produce updated listings at any time Download Success Download Fail Download has not yet occurred Waiting Link File The file is downloading Support Page The DNS 346 Support page provides a menu of support topics explaining the features of th...

Page 68: ...D RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 10 and Standalone RAID 0 RAID 0 provides data striping which spreads out blocks of data over all drives but does not provide data redundancy Although performance is improved the lack of fault tolerance means that if one drive fails all data in the array will be lost RAID 1 RAID 1 provides mirroring over multiple disks with the same read write speed of a single disk A RA...

Page 69: ...pacity will be 240GB 3x80GB Implementing RAID 5 on the DNS 346 allows it to continue operating even if one of the disks fails The diagram below indicates the operation of RAID 5 RAID 10 RAID 10 combines the best features of RAID 0 and RAID 1 by implementing a stripe of mirrors RAID 10 requires a minimum of four evenly sized disks The advantage of implementing RAID 10 is that it all but one of the ...

Page 70: ... the local network If the DNS 346 you are working with does not show up in the device list click Refresh 2 Highlight an available DNS 346 Available volumes will be displayed under Drive Mapping Highlight the volume you want to map Select an available drive letter from the drop down menu and click Connect Once connected your mapped drive s will appear in My Computer 3 Double click the My Computer i...

Page 71: ... to share a printer on their local network Connect a USB printer to the USB port on the back of the DNS 346 It is important to ensure that any of the printer manufacturer s drivers are already installed on any computer you want to print from Step 1 To add a printer Click Start and select Printers and Faxes Step 2 Select Add a printer ...

Page 72: ...ccept these changes and continue Click on the Cancel button to discard these changes Step 4 When prompted to choose a local or network printer select A network printer or a printer attached to another computer Click on the Next button to accept these changes and continue Click on the Cancel button to discard these changes ...

Page 73: ...85 Step 5 Select Browse for a printer option Click on the Next button to accept these changes and continue Click on the Cancel button to discard these changes Step 6 Select Double click DNS 346 from the Shared Printers list to expand the tree ...

Page 74: ...available USB printer Click on the Next button to accept these changes and continue Click on the Cancel button to discard these changes Step 8 The following printer driver messages will appear Click Yes to continue Click OK to continue and select a printer driver ...

Page 75: ...age 75 of 85 Step 9 Select the appropriate printer driver from the list and click OK to complete the wizard If the driver is not in the list select Have Disk Step 10 Insert the print driver CD or browse to the appropriate directory ...

Page 76: ...D Link DNS 346 USER S MANUAL Page 76 of 85 Step 11 Select the appropriate driver file and click Open to continue Step 12 Click OK to continue ...

Page 77: ...D Link DNS 346 USER S MANUAL Page 77 of 85 Step 13 Verify the driver is correct and click OK to continue Step 14 The wizard will install the printer drivers and return a completion screen Click Finish ...

Page 78: ...D Link DNS 346 USER S MANUAL Page 78 of 85 Step 15 Verify the driver is correct and click OK to continue ...

Page 79: ...he following to configure the iSCSI settings Step 1 Click the listed DNS 346 The available iSCSI target names in the iSCSI Drive Mapping section appear NOTE If you cannot see the latest list click the Refresh button to update the status NOTE You will need to create iSCSI volume in the Setup Disk Management to see the iSCSI target name in this section ...

Page 80: ...sconnect button to activate deactivate the target If CHAP authentication has been enabled then a username and password will be required Click the Management button to see the Management window The window allows you to add delete mount and unmount the partition Configuring Targets When attempting to connect a target for the first time choose the target from the list Click the Connect button If the ...

Page 81: ... see the window below Configuring Disks Disk Partition Volume File System Capacity Target This window appears after clicking the Format button Or select a target in the iSCSI Drive Mapping list and click the Management button to see the window The Management window allows you to manage partition on the disks installed in the DNS 346 and Unmount Mount the disks installed in the DNS 346 The Disk Man...

Page 82: ...d to create the new partition To specify a size un tick the checkbox and type in the amount of size in megabytes in the Megabytes field Choose whether to format the new partition with NTFS or FAT32 by ticking the appropriate checkbox Choose the drive letter that you want to allocate to the iSCSI partition from the drop down menu When you have finished configuring the partition settings click the F...

Page 83: ...ounted a start symbol will appear in the Volume column in the Disk Management list Carry out the following steps to mount a disk Right click an unmounted partition and click Mount The Drive Select window appears Select the drive letter in the Device drop down list Click the OK button ...

Page 84: ...DNS 346 USER S MANUAL Page 84 of 85 The mounted disk is displayed in the Disk Management list The newly mounted disk is displayed in the My Computer window and can be used as if it was a locally attached disk ...

Page 85: ... all data This is because a RAID 5 volume can only tolerate the loss of 1 hard drive and still continue to work After hot swapping a hard drive the volume must first be rebuilt before another hard drive can be hot swapped otherwise this will also result in a loss of all data and the RAID volume will have crashed RAID 10 RAID 10 is a stripe of mirrors You cannot hot swap the paired hard drives at t...

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