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ix4-300d Network Storage

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Page 3: ...1 Enabling Active Directory Trusted Domains 11 Customizing the Access to Features on Your ix4 300d Network Storage 13 Enabling the Display of Features 13 Enabling Access Permissions to Features 13 Non Administrator User Log In 14 Obtaining Alerts About Your ix4 300d Network Storage 15 Tracing Events on Your ix4 300d Network Storage 16 Downloading the complete event log file 16 Obtaining System Sta...

Page 4: ...1 Windows DFS Creating a Distributed Windows File System 32 Windows File Sharing 32 Sharing Content through the Home Page 33 Sharing Your Content with the World 33 Adding a Custom Home Page 33 Automatically Sending Content to Multiple People at Once 35 How to Set Up an Email Distribution Active Folder 35 Sharing Content Using Social Media Overview 36 Managing Your Content 37 Transferring Content t...

Page 5: ...h Transferring of Content from a USB Device 53 Copy Jobs Overview 54 Backing up Your ix4 300d Network Storage 55 Copy Jobs 55 From Settings 56 To Settings 57 Setting a Schedule 57 Backing up with Mozy Backup 58 Restoring Files with Mozy Backup 59 Registering with Avamar for Backup and Restore 59 Backing up with Amazon S3 60 Restoring Files with Amazon S3 60 Backing up with LenovoEMC Personal Cloud...

Page 6: ...LenovoEMC Personal Cloud 76 LenovoEMC Personal Cloud Key Terms 76 Is My Content Secure 77 LenovoEMC Personal Cloud Setup Overview 78 Creating LenovoEMC Personal Cloud 79 Configuring Router Port Forwarding for Personal Cloud 80 Router Port Forwarding 80 Configuring Your LenovoEMC Personal Cloud 81 Enabling Internet Access to the ix4 300d 81 Changing Personal Cloud Settings 81 Inviting People onto Y...

Page 7: ...edia Aggregation 99 Social Media Sharing 100 Streaming Music Movies and Pictures 101 Example Setting up iTunes 101 Example Setting up Xbox 360 101 Photos 102 Photos Overview 102 Streaming Pictures 102 Creating a Slideshow on the Device Home Page 102 Automatically Resizing Your Photos 102 Getting Pictures from Your Camera 103 Getting Pictures from Your Camera 103 Music 104 Music Overview 104 Stream...

Page 8: ...work Storage 117 Software Updates 118 Auto update process installing a device software update 118 Manual update process installing a device software update 118 Backing up and Recovering Your ix4 300d Network Storage Settings 121 Backing Up Your ix4 300d Network Storage Settings 122 Backing up Device Configuration 122 Restoring a Configuration Backup 122 Hardware Management 123 About the ix4 300d N...

Page 9: ...anty Notice 142 Limited Warranty for Iomega Products 142 Regulatory Information 143 Federal Communications Commission FCC Statement 143 Canadian Verification 143 European Union Compliance to the Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive 144 Important WEEE Information 144 European Union RoHS 144 India RoHS 144 Lithium Battery California Perchlorate Information 144 Polyvinyl Chloride PVC Cable and Cor...

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Page 11: ...Setting up Your ix4 300d Network Storage Setting up Your ix4 300d Network Storage 1 CHAPTER 1 ...

Page 12: ...network to simplify access to content on your ix4 300d from your computer It also allows you to add your computer as a trusted device to a LenovoEMC Personal Cloud Refer to LenovoEMC Storage Manager online help for additional information Twonky Media Server consolidates all media files on devices on your network and presents them in a unified view From LenovoEMC Setup you can optionally create a P...

Page 13: ...work You should see your ix4 300d listed under Other Devices You can then double click the device icon to access the ix4300d Management Console Windows XP If you have not enabled UPnP Discovery click Start Help and Support In the Help and Support browser search for UPnP and follow the steps from Install the UPnP framework After UPnP is enabled open Windows Explorer and in the Folders view expand M...

Page 14: ...torage Manager On this page you can configure some basic device features by clicking the appropriate link The current setting of the feature displays above the link You can also configure all features shown on the Setup page by accessing the specific features directly Setting up Your ix4 300d Network Storage 4 Setup Page ...

Page 15: ... Network First check the package contents Verify that the box contains the following items 1 ix4 300d models may vary 2 Power Adapter and Cord 3 Quick Start Guide 4 Ethernet Cable Package contents may vary Setting up Your ix4 300d Network Storage Network Connection 5 ...

Page 16: ...ppear in the System Tray Windows or Menu Bar Mac The LenovoEMC Storage Manager will automatically scan your network and connect to available Shares If you receive a message from your operating system s firewall alerting you of network activity be sure to unblock communications Mac Users Shares on the ix4 300d will mount and appear on the Mac Desktop PC Users Shares on the ix4 300d will automatical...

Page 17: ...ter the IP addresses of the DNS Domain Name System servers DNS is used for translating the domain name to IP addresses 4 WINS Servers enter the IP addresses of the WINS server 5 From the Bonding Mode drop down menu choose one of the following Transmission Load Balance increases bandwidth by distributing the load across multiple NICs Link Aggregation increases bandwidth by distributing the load acr...

Page 18: ...nbonding NICs 1 To unbond a NIC uncheck the box next to the bonded NIC 2 Click Apply to save your settings VLAN Settings A VLAN Virtual Local Area Network is a network of devices that are joined into one broadcast domain even if the devices are not physically connected to each other VLANs are useful for creating smaller networks within a larger LAN for example a legal department in a company might...

Page 19: ...5 Click Apply to save your changes Deleting a VLAN In the VLAN Settings section click Delete to delete the VLAN Setting up Your ix4 300d Network Storage Connecting the ix4 300d 9 ...

Page 20: ...ive name for the ix4 300d device This name can provide additional detail that identifies the device If you leave this field blank the default device name is used Workgroup Name Enter a workgroup name for the ix4 300d device if you need to change the default name The workgroup name identifies a group of computers that share information with each other Change the workgroup name only if you explicitl...

Page 21: ... Organizational Unit an optional predefined subset of directory objects within an Active Directory domain Administrator Username the Active Directory username with domain administrator privilege Administrator Password the Active Directory password for the specified Active Directory username Users Groups Refresh Interval how often the ix4 300d should refresh the list of available users and groups f...

Page 22: ...ou can add users and groups from those trusted domains to your ix4 300d For more information refer to Managing Users and Groups with Active Directory Setting up Your ix4 300d Network Storage 12 Configuring Your ix4 300d Network Storage to Use Active Directory ...

Page 23: ...itch to Off You can set the display of applications on the Feature Selection page provided an application has that capability For more information on installing features refer to the Application Manager Enabling Access Permissions to Features You can configure access permissions for non administrator users with certain features Expand the feature on the Feature Selection page to determine if it su...

Page 24: ...min users access a ix4 300d they first see the Login screen where they enter their login credentials After logging in the ix4300d Management Console displays with those features to which a non admin user has access Setting up Your ix4 300d Network Storage 14 Customizing the Access to Features on Your ix4 300d Network Storage ...

Page 25: ... network blocks SMTP traffic requiring additional credentials such as a corporate firewall Most users will not need to check this option If checked enter the following additional information to identify your SMTP server Email Server SMTP enter the address of your SMTP server Sender Email Address enter an email address for the ix4 300d to use as the From address when it creates messages Email Login...

Page 26: ...ires your attention but your device will continue to operate normally for now ERROR Identifies an urgent problem with your ix4 300d device that may result in data loss and requires your immediate attention You can sort the displayed list by Date User or Event by clicking the column headers Downloading the complete event log file Click Download to download a comma separated event log file A new pag...

Page 27: ...ss to the physical device to turn it on It is recommended that you always use the power button to shut down the device Device Information The Device Information section displays various hardware software and status details Status The Status Information section displays changes to or issues with your ix4 300d If an issue requires user action to resolve such as a warning or error message the ix4300d...

Page 28: ...main controller 1 To change time zones select a Time Zone from the drop down menu and then select how time will be set for the ix4 300d Internet Time Server By default Automatically synchronize with an internet time server and Use the default time server are selected To specify a time server select Specify the time server and type the URL of the internet time server you wish to use in the text box...

Page 29: ...mail notification messages and on the display screen The language used by the ix4300d Management Console is based on the preferences configured in your browser You can change the language used in this program by modifying your browser s preferred language settings Click Apply to save your changes Setting up Your ix4 300d Network Storage Setting the Display Language for Your ix4 300d Network Storag...

Page 30: ...r each printer the name model status and number of documents waiting To attach a printer simply plug a supported printer s USB cable to a USB port on the ix4 300d Once attached the printer will appear in the table When the cable is unplugged the printer will be removed from the table For best results use a printer without multi function features for example scanner copier fax modem Setting up Your...

Page 31: ... to Personal Cloud users For more information about Personal Cloud refer to the Personal Cloud overview You can enable security so you can secure Shares create users and allow selected features to be enabled With security enabled you can create users and set access privileges for those users to limit data access on secured Shares For more information on security refer to What Is Security and Do I ...

Page 32: ...Setting up Your ix4 300d Network Storage 22 Setting up Personal Cloud Security and File Sharing ...

Page 33: ...Sharing Files Sharing Files 23 CHAPTER 2 ...

Page 34: ...s and provides local access to your content It provides access to Shares through your computer s file management program such as Windows Explorer or Mac Finder allowing you to drag and drop many files between your computer and your ix4 300d device Installing LenovoEMC Storage Manager is optional Home Page The Home page serves as a web accessible interface to your ix4 300d device The Home page cont...

Page 35: ...o open the Content Viewer To learn how to modify your Share information refer to Managing Shares on next page Access Permissions The Access Permissions section contains a list of users who currently have access to that Share Access Permissions displays when the ix4 300d is secured otherwise the section is not shown If Everyone has access to a Share it means content on the Share can be viewed by an...

Page 36: ... you create are unsecured and anyone with access to your network has read and write permissions to a Share If your ix4 300d is secured all existing administrator users have read and write permissions to a Share New Shares created on a secured device will be secured by default so they will be accessible only by administrator users unless additional access permissions are set A security icon display...

Page 37: ... Share an Active Folder 1 You can optionally enable Active Folders on a Share to allow you to associate this Share with a specific feature that will happen automatically when files are copied to the Share For example you can enable a Share as a social media active folder to upload a file to a social media site Refer to Sharing Content with Social Media Overview You can only set one Active Folder o...

Page 38: ...Network Storage See Backing up Macs with Time Machine for detailed instructions AFP is on by default If AFP has been disabled click the switch on to re enable it Bluetooth File Sharing Once a Bluetooth adapter is detected files can be uploaded from a Bluetooth device to a configurable destination Share on the ix4 300d Configuring Bluetooth settings 1 To enable Bluetooth click the switch on 2 Once ...

Page 39: ...t computers To have all users map as themselves but root maps as guest select Allow full access for client users other than root root_squash To have all users map as themselves including root select Allow all client users full access If the ix4 300d is using Active Directory mode you see the following NFS version 4 security settings System security This uses Linux system security Kerberos security...

Page 40: ...to a more meaningful user account name Enter a password and confirm it for the rsync user account name When you create a secure rsync user account on the ix4 300d you allow other devices to securely copy to or from it 4 By default rsync uses TCP port 873 for accepting requests You can change this value to a different port number if desired 5 Click Apply to save your settings To change any rsync se...

Page 41: ... Normal Rebuilding Degraded RebuildFS and Faulted The MIB file is available for downloading by entering the following URL in your browser http devicename manage mibs lenovoemcmib txt Managing File Sharing with Web Access http https The Web Access protocol enables or disables the link to the Content Viewer from the Shares page When the Content Viewer is disabled you cannot browse any Share content ...

Page 42: ...ng other folders that are located on different devices throughout a network DFS root An object that consolidates all the folders in your network and makes them available through a single entry point An example of a DFS root is DeviceName DFSRootName DFS link A folder under the DFS root Configuring Windows DFS settings To enable Windows DFS click the switch on 1 Enter a DFS root name The DFS root n...

Page 43: ...ws you want to display The slideshow location can be any folder attached to the ix4 300d including a USB drive or DFS location 7 Click Apply to save your changes or click Cancel to discard your changes Deleting a Slideshow To delete a slideshow from the list of available slideshows click After you delete a slideshow you can configure a different one Custom Home Page Content For information on cust...

Page 44: ...s permanently disabled 5 Select the Share name and click Apply 6 Click Apply to save your settings When you apply a custom home page for your ix4 300d the icon for opening the ix4300d Management Console is no longer visible To return to the ix4300d Management Console you must explicitly enter the URL to the management console in your browser IP address manage management html Sharing Files 34 Shari...

Page 45: ...ends a maximum of six emails in a 24 hour period Refer to Managing Shares on page 26 for more information on managing Shares and Active Folders Configuring an Email Distribution Active Folder 1 From the ix4300d Management Console click Shares 2 Select a Share to use as an Email Distribution Active Folder and click to expand the Active Folder section 3 Check Enable 4 Select Email Distribution from ...

Page 46: ...s is useful if you want to allow users to add files to your social media sites For example if your ix4 300d has a Flickr Active Folder you can grant Personal Cloud users access to that Active Folder In this manner when photos are added to the Flickr Active Folder either by you or by Personal Cloud users those photos are uploaded automatically to your Flickr account Note that an Active Folder can o...

Page 47: ...e right pane lists the files and folders in a Share and allows you to delete content or upload a file to the Share To delete multiple files simultaneously hold the Ctrl key on your keyboard and select each file or drag your mouse over the filenames Share content can be sorted and you can switch between a list view and a thumbnail view of the files When you are looking at content in a list view and...

Page 48: ...led to run When defining a Copy Job you can copy data from or to any of the following Any NAS device automatically discovered on the same subnet as your ix4 300d Any NAS device that you manually add to the subnet using the LenovoEMC Storage Manager Any external storage device such as a USB device connected to your ix4 300d A Windows computer that is automatically discovered on the same subnet as y...

Page 49: ...nect external storage to your ix4 300d that device content is accessible from the Shares page Safely removing external storage Click to safely remove the external storage A confirmation dialog will display Click Yes to remove the external storage When the external storage has been removed from the External Storage table it is safe to remove and you may unplug it from the ix4 300d When the external...

Page 50: ...SB external storage device plugged into your ix4 300d Network Storageto the destination Share when the QuikTransfer button is pressed Setting QuikTransfer 1 Select a destination folder for the default QuikTransfer Copy Job by clicking and selecting a folder in the file browser The file browser provides a way to select a Share and all its folders or just some of the folders under a Share 2 Click Ap...

Page 51: ...iSCSI Creating IP Based Storage Area Networks SAN iSCSI Creating IP Based Storage Area Networks SAN 41 CHAPTER 3 ...

Page 52: ... in your enterprise business iSCSI is useful for transmitting large blocks of data over a network at a high speed Only one client computer can connect to an iSCSI drive at a time so iSCSI drives are not for shared data If your business is clustering clients then a cluster can access iSCSI drives Also you must create a list of users who can access an iSCSI drive These are not users who have access ...

Page 53: ...for Device Secret and then enter it again in the confirm box 6 Click Apply to save your changes Connecting to iSCSI Drives You can connect iSCSI drives on your ix4 300d to your computer using LenovoEMC Storage Manager or the Microsoft software initiator If you are using another type of software or hardware initiator you must use the native tools provided with your initiator to connect your iSCSI d...

Page 54: ...users does not enable security and does not require any login to allow access to an iSCSI drive 1 On the iSCSI page expand an iSCSI drive and expand iSCSI CHAP Users to add user access to an iSCSI drive 2 Click Add a CHAP user and enter a CHAP username and password 3 Click Create Continue adding as many users as needed to access the drive 4 To delete a user expand the user section and click Delete...

Page 55: ...I name to expand the iSCSI drive 3 In the iSCSI Information section click Delete to delete the iSCSI drive 4 Click Yes in the confirmation pop up window 5 If you do not wish to delete the iSCSI drive click Cancel to return to the iSCSI page iSCSI Creating IP Based Storage Area Networks SAN Deleting iSCSI Drives 45 ...

Page 56: ...iSCSI Creating IP Based Storage Area Networks SAN 46 Deleting iSCSI Drives ...

Page 57: ...Drive Management Drive Management 47 ...

Page 58: ...emory is volatile If you lose power the contents of the cache are lost Therefore if there were any pending writes in the cache that were not written to the drive they will be lost forever Using a UPS Uninterrupted Power Supply can mitigate the risk associated with write caching which is why it is recommended to only enable this feature when a UPS is connected Applying Global Drive Management Setti...

Page 59: ... a drive has a circled letter it is a member of a Storage Pool If you hover your mouse over a drive in the image the ToolTip displays the drive model size and status including if the drive is failing If you hover your mouse on either a Storage Pool name in the table or on a drive in the Storage Pool image all drives in the Storage Pool are highlighted Drive Management Managing Drives 49 ...

Page 60: ...Drive Management 50 Managing Drives ...

Page 61: ...Backing up and Restoring Your Content Backing up and Restoring Your Content 51 CHAPTER 5 ...

Page 62: ...t in pre configured technology that redundantly stores data across the drives This technology known as RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks enables a series of drives to act together as a single storage system RAID configurations that provide data redundancy preserve data integrity on the system if a drive fails and is replaced While RAID technology provides fault tolerance it is not a true b...

Page 63: ...up your computer to your network storage device After the initial backup Time Machine backs up files every hour Time Machine uses a single destination drive for backups If you have previously set up another drive for Time Machine backups and want to change to use the ix4 300d network device click Select Disk then choose the desired Share on your ix4 300d One touch Transferring of Content from a US...

Page 64: ...a backup of these pictures on your ix4 300d Using Copy Jobs you can create a task that copies your photos on the USB drive to a Share on your ix4 300d and you can set that task to a schedule so the images automatically copy at a specific time This ensures that your photos are always safely backed up to your ix4 300d in the event your USB device ever fails or is lost For more information refer to B...

Page 65: ... a Copy Job you can copy data from or to any of the following Any NAS device automatically discovered on the same subnet as your ix4 300d Any NAS device that you manually add to the subnet using the LenovoEMC Storage Manager Any external storage device such as a USB device connected to your ix4 300d A Windows computer that is automatically discovered on the same subnet as your ix4 300d When select...

Page 66: ...he device you are currently accessing for example it could be a separate NAS device on your network From the Protocol drop down menu choose one of the following Windows File Sharing The default value in the menu is Windows File Sharing and in most cases you should accept the default value For more information refer to Windows File Sharing on page 32 rsync The rsync protocol can provide faster copy...

Page 67: ...following Windows File Sharing The default value in the menu is Windows File Sharing and in most cases you should accept the default value For more information refer to Windows File Sharing on page 32 rsync The rsync protocol can provide faster copying but may not be available on all devices If you are able to select the rsync protocol and you want the rsync Copy Job to be secure select the Use se...

Page 68: ...everses the back up Copy Job Modify the From and To settings to copy files from the backup location to the original source location specify what to restore set overwrite settings and choose the protocol for the Copy Job Refer to From Settings on page 56 for detailed information on Copy Job settings Backing up with Mozy Backup The Mozy online backup service allows you to create a Mozy account conne...

Page 69: ... some of the folders under a Share 3 Click Apply to save your changes The Restore section displays a table with the status of a restore either one in progress or one that has failed To delete the restore task click and confirm the deletion When the restore finishes the table status clears Registering with Avamar for Backup and Restore Avamar is backup and recovery server software that uses dedupli...

Page 70: ...ce File uploads are limited to 5 GB in size If you delete files from the selected Share on your ix4 300d they are not automatically deleted from the cloud service You can manually delete those files from the cloud service by clicking a command on the Amazon S3 page Restoring Files with Amazon S3 When you want to restore files from the Amazon S3 cloud service to your ix4 300d Network Storage you ca...

Page 71: ...Securing Your ix4 300d Network Storage and Contents Securing Your ix4 300d Network Storage and Contents 61 CHAPTER 6 ...

Page 72: ...cess to specific users Security adds an extra layer of protection to your ix4 300d beyond whatever form of security you have on your local network Without security all data on your ix4 300d can be accessed by anyone on your local network To secure your ix4 300d First enable security and create an administrator user Create users Create groups Secure any existing or new Shares Secure any existing or...

Page 73: ...security is turned on browser communications with the ix4 300d are encrypted Therefore each computer that attempts to access the ix4 300d may encounter a security warning which can be safely ignored In addition you may be asked to accept a signed certificate for the ix4 300d which you should accept If you change the device name at a later date these warnings may appear again 4 If you have your own...

Page 74: ...can also create additional administrator users who can manage the ix4 300d through the ix4300d Management Console Administrator users can change various settings on the ix4 300d including adding and deleting Shares If you create groups you can also limit access to your ix4 300d by group so you don t have to specify access for each individual user Securing Your ix4 300d Network Storage and Contents...

Page 75: ...um of 32 characters and spaces are not allowed The following are not valid usernames root daemon bin sys sync mail proxy www data backup operator sshd postfix nobody unuser guest and rsync Descriptive Name add a descriptive name to identify the user For example if you created a user with a Username of jsmith you may want to add the Descriptive Name Joe Smith Password create a password for the user...

Page 76: ...lid usernames root daemon bin sys sync mail proxy www data backup operator sshd postfix nobody unuser guest and rsync Descriptive Name add a descriptive name to identify the user For example if you created a user with a Username of jsmith you may want to add the Descriptive Name Joe Smith Password create a password for the user The password should be between 8 and 12 characters and spaces are not ...

Page 77: ...e Share is removed from the list Setting Quotas You can limit the amount of space allocated to one or more users by applying quotas 1 Click Quota Settings to enable quotas and set a default quota for each user 2 In the Quota Settings pop up window check Enable quotas to turn on quotas for each user 3 If desired enter a Default Quota This quota applies to new users only 4 Check Set default quota fo...

Page 78: ...two users UserA and UserB and three groups Group1 Group2 Group3 When created UserA was not granted access rights to any Share and UserB was granted Read rights to SF3 Group1 has Read Write rights to SF1 Group2 has Read Write rights to SF2 and Group3 has Read Write rights to SF3 If UserA is added to Group1 UserB is added to Group2 and Group1 is added to Group3 the table below shows the resulting ac...

Page 79: ...ad or Write for each Share If iSCSI is enabled check Read or Write for each iSCSI drive The group can have full access by checking both Read and Write To grant only read access check only Read NOTE A group must have read access at a minimum A group cannot have only write access 7 Uncheck Read to remove all access to a Share and remove the Share from the table If iSCSI is enabled uncheck Read to re...

Page 80: ...d Groups from Active Directory is searchable and you can sort by name descriptive name or type You can filter the list of users and groups by selecting a specific user or group from the domain tree 3 Select the checkbox next to a user or group to import that user or group to your ix4 300d Network Storage from your Active Directory domain Select the checkbox in the title bar to select all the users...

Page 81: ...Settings dialog click Enable quotas to turn on quotas for each user Quotas can be set for each user individually or set as a default value 3 Enter a Default Quota in gigabytes When you set a default quota this becomes the quota size for all new users 4 Check Set default quota for all users to globally set the same quota size to all users You may overwrite this default value for individual users by...

Page 82: ...ode you can switch your ix4 300d to AD mode 1 On the Domain Management page select Active Directory 2 Configure your AD settings See Configuring your ix4 300d for Active Directory for more information 3 Click Apply After changing to AD mode you are required to log back in to the ix4 300d Your ix4 300d is now configured to allow both local administrators and AD administrators to log in Logging in t...

Page 83: ...Mode from Active Directory You can switch your ix4 300d from AD mode to Workgroup 1 On the Domain Management page disable the button to join Workgroup mode 2 Click Apply After changing to Workgroup mode if there are any administrator users on your ix4 300d you are required to log back in to the ix4 300d You must log in as a local user and you do not have the choice to select an AD domain Also the ...

Page 84: ...Securing Your ix4 300d Network Storage and Contents 74 Managing Your ix4 300d Network Storage with Local and Active Directory Users ...

Page 85: ...Personal Cloud Accessing Your LenovoEMC Personal Cloud From Anywhere in the World Personal Cloud Accessing Your LenovoEMC Personal Cloud From Anywhere in the World 75 CHAPTER 7 ...

Page 86: ...sername and password for your ix4 300d You can also use the LenovoEMC Link which is an application that runs on mobile devices by entering the Personal Cloud name and then a valid username and password For more information on the LenovoEMC Link refer to its documentation My Personal Cloud When you are the administrator of your ix4 300d you can create a Personal Cloud through the ix4300d Management...

Page 87: ...onal Cloud Your ix4 300d Network Storage provides an easy way to send email invitations and instructions to the people you select as Personal Cloud users In this way your content is never exposed and remains private It is visible only to the individuals you invite to be Personal Cloud users Content of the Personal Cloud is determined by you as the Personal Cloud owner Refer to the help topic links...

Page 88: ...tarts with providing a name for your Personal Cloud and an email address associated with it After creating the Personal Cloud you can use the Personal Cloud Quick Setup wizard to perform common tasks associated with the LenovoEMC Personal Cloud adding Shares inviting people to join the Personal Cloud and setting up Copy Jobs through the Personal Cloud PersonalCloud Accessing Your LenovoEMC Persona...

Page 89: ... not create a Personal Cloud using the initial LenovoEMC Ltd Setup portal If you have already created a Personal Cloud you do not have to follow this procedure 1 On the LenovoEMC Personal Cloud page expand the Configure section 2 Click the My Personal Cloud button to open the portal that lets you create your Personal Cloud After you click the My Personal Cloud button a new website containing the p...

Page 90: ...he Personal Cloud is configured and any remote network from which trusted devices are accessing the Personal Cloud The following steps are generic router settings If you have never logged into your router before you must consult the manufacturer s documentation to find specific details such as default IP address default administrator account and password 1 Log in to your router by entering its IP ...

Page 91: ...ging Personal Cloud Settings 1 In the Configure section of the Personal Cloud page click Settings 2 In the Personal Cloud Settings dialog box configure the following Administration Email Address This is the sender email address used on the email invitations Port Number Your router forwards this specific port for your Personal Cloud This value is automatically filled in and you do not have to chang...

Page 92: ...p dialog box or the LenovoEMC Personal Cloud page click Invite Users You can also send an invitation to join a Personal Cloud when you are adding users Refer to Adding Users on page 65 for more information 2 In the Invite Users dialog box select the name of an existing user or click Create New User to add a new user If security has not been enabled you are prompted to enable security and create an...

Page 93: ...l Cloud page select the Other Personal Cloud command to join another LenovoEMC Personal Cloud 2 In the Add Trusted Device to Personal Cloud dialog box enter the Personal Cloud name username and password you received in the email invitation 3 Enter a descriptive name for your trusted device in the Description field 4 Click Apply After applying this information you are automatically connected to the...

Page 94: ...g the switch to Disabled and click Yes in the confirmation pop up window The trusted device is not deleted and can be reenabled at a later time Deleting Trusted Devices To delete a trusted device from the Personal Cloud click next to the device s name The trusted device is deleted and can only be added again by a user with trusted device privileges 1 On the Personal Cloud page expand the Trusted D...

Page 95: ...ays next to that device in the trusted device table Clicking the Copy Jobs button opens the Copy Jobs page to help you configure a Copy Job between the ix4 300d Network Storage that is hosting the Personal Cloud and a trusted device For more information on setting up Copy Jobs refer to Adding Copy Jobs PersonalCloud Accessing Your LenovoEMC PersonalCloud From Anywhere in the World Using Copy Jobs ...

Page 96: ...sonal Cloud and eliminate any account information with it delete it If you delete your Personal Cloud and later decide you want to recreate it you must start the creation process again and re invite all users When you delete a Personal Cloud you lose your ownership of its name To disable a Personal Cloud click Disable To delete a Personal Cloud click Settings and then click Delete in the Personal ...

Page 97: ...f the Cloud or access can be restricted to a specific set of users by setting access permissions to Shares Access permissions control whether users are only allowed to read files in Shares or if they can also write upload files to Shares PersonalCloud Accessing Your LenovoEMC PersonalCloud From Anywhere in the World Accessing Content Using Your LenovoEMC Personal Cloud 87 ...

Page 98: ...load and download content and stream content Optionally they can install LenovoEMC Storage Manager on their computers and then join their computers as trusted devices to the Personal Cloud When users join their computer as a trusted device to the Personal Cloud they are making their machine and its files available to other users of the Personal Cloud A large virtual network is created PersonalClou...

Page 99: ...Sharing Content Using Social Media Sharing Content Using Social Media 89 CHAPTER 8 ...

Page 100: ...l if you want to allow users to add files to your social media sites For example if your ix4 300d has a Flickr Active Folder you can grant Personal Cloud users access to that Active Folder In this manner when photos are added to the Flickr Active Folder either by you or by Personal Cloud users those photos are uploaded automatically to your Flickr account Note that an Active Folder can only be ass...

Page 101: ...Active Folder section 3 Check Enable 4 Select Facebook from the drop down menu 5 Click Configure Facebook account access to configure your Facebook account You will be taken to a Facebook page to configure your account Follow the instructions provided by Facebook 6 Check Delete files after upload to delete images or movies from the Share once they are transferred to your Facebook account 7 Images ...

Page 102: ...Select a Share to use as a Flickr Active Folder and click to expand the Active Folder section 3 Check Enable 4 Select Flickr from the drop down menu 5 Click Configure Flickr account access to configure your Flickr account You are taken to a Flickr page to configure your account Follow the instructions provided by Flickr 6 Check Delete files after upload to delete images from the Share once they ar...

Page 103: ...Active Folder From the ix4300d Management Console click Shares 1 Select a Share to use as a YouTube Active Folder and click to expand the Active Folder section 2 Check Enable 3 Select YouTube from the drop down menu 4 Check Delete files after upload to delete videos from the Share once they are transferred to your YouTube account 5 Click Apply to save your changes Once configured all videos added ...

Page 104: ... You can share your multimedia content with friends and family through a LenovoEMC Personal Cloud Refer to the LenovoEMC Personal Cloud section for more information Sharing Content Using SocialMedia 94 Share Content through LenovoEMC Personal Cloud ...

Page 105: ...Media Management Media Management 95 CHAPTER 9 ...

Page 106: ...secured For information on enabling a folder as a media folder refer to Managing Shares on page 26 Scanning for media content The Media Server automatically scans for media content on a regular basis However you can click Scan now at any time to force the media server to perform an immediate scan for media content This is especially useful after you have created new folders with media sharing enab...

Page 107: ...running the LenovoEMC Link can access media content on your ix4 300d When you enable internet access to your media content all media content is available to any user on the internet regardless of any security you may have applied to a media file All your pictures movies and music are available to anyone accessing your ix4 300d You should be sure you want to make all your media content this accessi...

Page 108: ...ply to save your changes 4 In the confirmation dialog box check Check this box to continue 5 Click OK to save your selection or click Cancel To access media content internet users enter a non secure IP address in their browser along with the port number 50599 used to access the media server for example http 72 xx xxx 104 50599 where x is the IP value for your network When a user enters this IP add...

Page 109: ... are linked from various computers and can be played back from one view All aggregated media files remain on their original device and can only be played while that device is powered on and connected to the network Copy Files This enables media aggregation and automatically copies all media content from computers both networked and local to your ix4 300d All your movies music and pictures from var...

Page 110: ...can share media content such as movies and pictures using social media sites like Facebook Flickr or YouTube Refer to the Sharing Content Using Social Media section for more information Media Management 100 Social Media Sharing ...

Page 111: ...y It is recommended that you refer to your media player documentation for instructions on how to add a network device Example Setting up iTunes 1 Locate the source directory of your iTunes media content 2 Drag or copy your existing media content to a Share that has media sharing enabled 3 When you open the iTunes Library iTunes will display all of the media content from the ix4 300d Example Settin...

Page 112: ...them Creating a Slideshow on the Device Home Page Your ix4 300d can display a slideshow on its home page On the Home Page Settings feature page check Display slideshows to display picture slideshows from folders on the ix4 300d Click Manage slideshows to configure any slideshows you want to display The slideshow location can be any folder attached to the ix4 300d including a USB drive or DFS locat...

Page 113: ...er page click the switch on 2 Optionally if you want to automatically delete the pictures from your camera once they have been safely copied to your LenovoEMC storage device check Remove Copied Pictures From Camera to automatically delete the pictures from your camera once they have been safely copied to your ix4 300d 3 Click to open the Select Folder pop up window and select a Share as the destin...

Page 114: ...hese specific folders is then accessible to any user on your network with a media player For information on enabling a folder as a media folder refer to Managing Shares on page 26 Scanning for Music The Media Server automatically scans for media content on a regular basis However you can click Scan now at any time to force the media server to perform an immediate scan for media content This is esp...

Page 115: ...nprompted from your device The upload speed can affect device performance so it is recommended that you choose a value that does not strain the performance of your device and impact other work on it The maximum upload speed you can enter is 1GB s 5 Set a Port value used by torrent peers to upload files from your ix4 300d The port value should be a number between 6881 and 6999 and your router must ...

Page 116: ...abling Torrent Downloads on previous page for more information on configuring your Torrent downloads 6 Click Apply to save your changes 7 Click View Content to see the files in this Share Adding Torrent Files to Your ix4 300d 1 Open the Shares page 2 Expand the Share that is enabled as a Torrent Active Folder Any Share can be enabled as a Torrent Active Folder For information on enabling a Torrent...

Page 117: ... Delete a torrent job Click to delete the torrent download Media Management Torrents 107 ...

Page 118: ...new folders with media sharing enabled and copied a large amount of media content to them Video Surveillance Video Surveillance Overview The Video Surveillance page lets you add and configure cameras connected to your ix4 300d Network Storage view live video and see video alerts The page has three primary links Add Video Camera Manually adds a video camera to your ix4 300d if it is not automatical...

Page 119: ...ace is currently used by the video files in the destination folder for this video camera Model This column lists the model information for this video camera Action For each video camera you can perform the following actions Click either to manually start recording or to stop recording These buttons are available only for video cameras that are currently connected and accessible on the network Use ...

Page 120: ... as offline on the Video Surveillance page Delete the camera and add it again using the updated HTTP port value RTSP Port 3 Select a Destination Folder for the video camera recordings Recorded video files are saved to this folder and the ix4 300d automatically organizes your saved video recordings into folders by video camera name Within each video camera folder are sub folders that organize the r...

Page 121: ... the days and time periods you want your video camera to record 1 Select Schedule Recording to enable the recording scheduler 2 Select the days you want to record or All Days for the entire week 3 Choose the Start and Stop times for your recording 4 Click Apply to save your changes Once your video camera is set click in the Action column to begin recording To stop recording click For a live view f...

Page 122: ...Media Management 112 Videos ...

Page 123: ...Adding Applications to Your ix4 300d Network Storage Adding Applications to Your ix4 300d Network Storage 113 CHAPTER 10 ...

Page 124: ...ted applications on your ix4 300d using the Application Manager page For each application installed you may have the option to uninstall start and stop the application Adding Applications to Your ix4 300d Network Storage 114 Application Overview ...

Page 125: ...link The application is downloaded to the ix4 300d and you can start the application from the Application Manager page You can also download applications from www LifeLineApps com Some applications require data storage on the ix4 300d network device Installing one of these applications automatically creates the Application Data share on the ix4 300d device Do not modify or delete this share Adding...

Page 126: ...lt using the LenovoEMC SDK can be installed on your ix4 300d Starting or stopping an application When available click in the Action column to stop an application Click to start it again Adding applications 1 Click the Add application link The Add application window displays 2 Enter the path and name of the application file or click Browse and select the application file located on your computer 3 ...

Page 127: ...Upgrading Your ix4 300d Network Storage Upgrading Your ix4 300d Network Storage 117 CHAPTER 11 ...

Page 128: ...sure no critical files are being accessed Manual update process installing a device software update 1 In the table listing the current software installed on your ix4 300d click in the Action column to check for updates 2 If an update is available the Status column will state that a software update is available with a link Download the update file to your local computer 3 To retrieve the update cli...

Page 129: ...The ix4 300d will be temporarily inaccessible during the software update Be sure no critical files are being accessed Upgrading Your ix4 300d Network Storage Software Updates 119 ...

Page 130: ...Upgrading Your ix4 300d Network Storage 120 Software Updates ...

Page 131: ...Backing up and Recovering Your ix4 300d Network Storage Settings Backing up and Recovering Your ix4 300d Network Storage Settings 121 CHAPTER 12 ...

Page 132: ...to select a saved configuration backup 2 In the Restore Configuration dialog box click Browse to locate a previously saved configuration backup stored on your computer or USB device 3 Select one of the following options Restore settings overwrites any existing settings such as device identification and Share names When you select this option existing data on the ix4 300d is not deleted and the con...

Page 133: ...Hardware Management Hardware Management 123 CHAPTER 13 ...

Page 134: ...d Network Storage Components This topic describes the front and rear panel components of the ix4 300d Front Panel Status Indicators Buttons and Ports Hardware Management 124 About the ix4 300d Network Storage Components ...

Page 135: ... Flashes red if there is a system or drive error Use the LCD display or the device console to view details Disk Activity Flashes blue during disk activity Flashes red if there is a drive error or degraded drive mode Off if both drives are removed Power Flashes white during system startup Glows solid white when the ix4 300d is powered up and ready 4 Power button Press and release to power the ix4 3...

Page 136: ... 0 connectors Supports devices such as USB storage devices and printers 2 Gigabit Ethernet Ports High speed Ethernet connectors that will automatically detect your network speed 10 100 1000Base T 3 Reset Button Hold the Reset button for four seconds to reset security and network settings This allows you to regain access if network settings are incorrect or you ve forgotten your password The reset ...

Page 137: ...ll get a self assigned IP address in the 169 254 x x range Device Name The default name for your ix4 300d Network Storage is ix4 300d If there are more than one ix4 300d on your network a number is added to the name such as ix4 300d 1 ix4 300d 2 and so on Default Shares Backups Documents Movies Music Pictures Hardware Management About the ix4 300d Network Storage Components 127 ...

Page 138: ...dle time should be allowed to elapse before the ix4 300d powers down the drives Drives automatically power back up when the ix4 300d accesses them You may notice a slight delay when the drives are accessed Brightness To adjust the brightness of the lights on the ix4 300d set the Indicator Brightness to High Medium or Low Hardware Management 128 Energy Saving ...

Page 139: ...u cannot use this feature to reset any external storage devices that may be connected 1 Choose one of the following options Quickly delete all data Securely delete all data 2 From the After Reset drop down menu choose to Restart or Power off the ix4 300d after the factory reset completes 3 Click Apply 4 In the pop up confirmation click Yes to perform the factory reset After the factory reset compl...

Page 140: ... is listed on this page The battery status of the backup unit is also indicated displaying how much of a charge is left in the battery To monitor the battery status of your UPS unit connect your ix4 300d to it with a USB cable If the ix4 300d is running from the UPS battery it automatically shuts down to preserve data as the battery charge gets low Hardware Management 130 UPS Management ...

Page 141: ...e Secondary Router Use the primary router s DMZ Port forward the primary router to the secondary router Put the secondary router in bridging mode Put the primary router in bridging mode Enabling the DMZ Most routers have a feature called DMZ or Default Server DMZ stands for Demilitarized Zone Data Management Zone Demarcation Done or Perimeter Network The DMZ allows you to enter an IP address that ...

Page 142: ...rimary router bridging may also require special configuration information and settings on the secondary router If you configured your ix4 300d using DHCP you may not be able to reconnect to it via Remote Access after a reboot DHCP automatically receives an IP address from the server whenever the ix4 300d restarts This is a very simple way to configure the ix4 300d but can cause problems with your ...

Page 143: ...igning the ix4 300d an IP address that is not in use by another device 5 Enter a subnet mask The subnet mask describes the size of your network For most networks this is 255 255 255 0 which allows for 256 network devices If you are on a larger network or are using the self assigned APIPA range 169 254 x x you must use a 255 255 0 0 or larger subnet mask 6 For best results enter the IP address es f...

Page 144: ...Hardware Management 134 Troubleshooting Routers ...

Page 145: ...Additional Support Additional Support 135 CHAPTER 14 ...

Page 146: ... to date LenovoEMC software Advanced online support options such as 1 on 1 live chat and email Electronic copies of product manuals Information on telephone support options Information on advanced technical service options such as data recovery Warranty information and product return instructions Support options available may vary depending on your region and language of choice LenovoEMC s specifi...

Page 147: ...b site where you can get more information about your ix4 300d The Support page provides access to content for learning more about using and supporting your ix4 300d Refer to the LenovoEMC Support site for more information AdditionalSupport Support 137 ...

Page 148: ...AdditionalSupport 138 Support ...

Page 149: ...Legal Legal 139 CHAPTER 15 ...

Page 150: ...ast 6 inches or 127 mm in front and behind the unit Do not walk on the power cord or allow anything to rest on it There is a danger of explosion if the coin cell lithium battery is incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the equipment manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to local state regional and federal regulations Power down the ix4 300d an...

Page 151: ... is available for download from the LenovoEMC web site at http support lenovoemc com To locate the download page for open source code select your network storage product and your operating system Scroll down the page to the search field and enter open source In addition you can also obtain a copy of the applicable open source code on CD by sending a money order or check for 10 USD to LenovoEMC Ltd...

Page 152: ... information on this coverage please contact a local Lenovo service provider For a full explanation of the types of warranty service refer to the full warranty available at http www lenovo com warranty llw_02 NOTE Lenovo Network Storage products are manufactured solely to standard commercial grade levels of reliability and are not intended for use in any systems that require the products to confor...

Page 153: ...quipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult an authorized dealer or service representative for help Lenovo is ...

Page 154: ... E Waste Management Handling Rules 2011 Appliances are labeled in accordance with local regulations concerning waste electrical and electronic equipment WEEE These regulations determine the framework for the return and recycling of used appliances as applicable within each geography This label is applied to various products to indicate that the product is not to be thrown away but rather put in th...

Page 155: ...heir equipment when it is no longer needed Lenovo offers a variety of programs and services to assist equipment owners in recycling their IT products For information on recycling Lenovo and LenovoEMC products go to http www lenovo com recycling Dispose of the coin cell lithium battery as required by local ordinances or regulations Export classification notice This product is subject to the United ...

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