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LaCie 2big Network

User Manual

page 

administration

3.1. Accessing the NAS Administration Page

To access the NAS Administration page with a 
browser:

In your browser’s URL (web address) field, type one 

of the following: 

 

http://lacie-2big 

(Fig. 3.1-A) 

 

or 

 

http://IP address

 (Fig. 3.1-B)  

Find the IP address by running the LaCie IP 

Configurator Wizard on a Mac (section 2.4)  or the 

LaCie Ethernet Agent on a PC (section 2.3).

TeChNICAl  NOTe:

  The  IP  addess  of  your  LaCie 

2big  may  be  different  than  the  IP  address  shown  in  

Fig. 3.1-B.

On the login page (Fig. 3.1-C), type: 

Login: 

admin

 

Password: 

admin

ImpOrTANT  INfO:

 The login name and password 

are both set to “admin” by default. The admin password 

can  be  changed,  but  not  the  login  name.  See  section 

3.4.1, Administrator Account

 for more information. 

If you logged in as “admin”, the NAS Administra-

tion page will open. For non-admin users the file brows-

ing page will open.

1.

2.

Figure 3.1-C

Figure 3.1-a

Figure 3.1-B

NOTe:

 The easiest way to access the NAS Ad-

ministration Page is to use LaCie Ethernet Agent 

(Windows, see section 

2.3

) or LaCie IP Configu-

rator (Mac, see section 

2.4

).

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Страница 1: ...manual de instrucciones gu da utente handbuch gebruikershandleiding manuel utilisateur user manual 2big network Professional 2disk RAID Gigabit Ethernet...

Страница 2: ...IP Configurator Wizard Mac 19 2 5 Configuring the 2big Network on a LAN Without a DHCP Server 20 2 5 1 Configure with LaCie Ethernet Agent Windows 20 2 5 2 Configure with LaCie IP Configurator Mac 21...

Страница 3: ...5 3 Restart 43 3 7 5 4 Shut Down 43 3 7 6 System Log 44 4 Accessing the Shared Storage 45 4 1 Connect to a Share with Ethernet Agent Windows 45 4 2 Map a Drive with Ethernet Agent Windows 46 4 3 NAS A...

Страница 4: ...digital device pur suant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installa tion This equipment generates us...

Страница 5: ...place objects containing liquids on the LaCie 2big Network as they may spill into its openings Doing so increases the risk of electrical shock short cir cuiting fire or personal injury Make sure that...

Страница 6: ...corruption or destruction of data while using a LaCie drive is the sole responsibility of the user and under no circumstances will LaCie be held liable for the recovery or restoration of this data To...

Страница 7: ...thermoregulated fan ensure long lasting reliability and quiet operation The 2big Network can be stacked or rackmounted to conform to every work environment The large glowing blue button adds more tha...

Страница 8: ...d in its original packaging Your LaCie 2big package contains the system tower with attached drive stand and an accessories box con taining items 2 5 listed below 4 2 1 3 1 LaCie 2big RAID system tower...

Страница 9: ...Gigabit Ethernet router and a Giga bit Ethernet board in your host PC or MAC Mac Users Mac OS 9 or Mac OS X G4 G5 Intel Core Duo or Intel Core 2 Duo 512MB RAM or greater Ethernet router 10 100 Web br...

Страница 10: ...ed of a fan but the 2big Network comes with a thermo regulated smart fan which activates when the heat inside the casing reaches a certain temperature The smart fan operates at two different speeds an...

Страница 11: ...instruction sheet included with the drive stand for specific instructions The LaCie 2big Network can be incorporated into standard 19 computer equipment racks using the La Cie Rackmount Kit or used wi...

Страница 12: ...LaCie 2big is allows you automatically copy data to the 2big from a USB key Just plug the USB key into a USB port on the back of the 2big and push the button All data on the USB key will be automatica...

Страница 13: ...ded plastic stands and rubber feet which elevate the Two Big and allow for better heat dissipation Environmental Requirements Temperature 0 35 C 32 95 F Operation Humidity 20 80 non condensing Storage...

Страница 14: ...to attach Gigabit Ethernet devices are as follows Gigabit Ethernet Connectors 1 6 Cables and Connectors Gigabit Ethernet Ethernet Symbol Ethernet Symbol This icon will help you easily identify the et...

Страница 15: ...running Setup Steps Step 1 2 1 Turning the Drive On Page 15 Step 2 2 2 Connecting the Ethernet Cable Page 16 Step 3 Connecting to the 2big Network 2 3 Connecting with LaCie Ethernet Agent Windows 2 4...

Страница 16: ...Do not use a power supply from another LaCie drive or another manufacturer Using any other power cable or power supply may cause damage to the device and void your warranty Always remove the AC adapte...

Страница 17: ...on See 2 1 Turning the Drive On Connect the Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port on the back of the LaCie 2big Network Fig 2 2 A Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable into an available Ethernet p...

Страница 18: ...of the device will appear Fig 2 3 B When Ethernet Agent finds your LaCie 2big Net work you can connect to any of the shares on the 2big Network log in to the NAS administration page con figure the 2b...

Страница 19: ...2big Network and any other storage devices on your network Fig 2 3 D Click on the icon in the system tray and select Navi gate to www from the 2big Network sub menu Fig 2 3 E The 2big Network administ...

Страница 20: ...icon then double click Install the IP configurator Follow the Wizard to complete installation Important info The Wizard installer will request Administrator rights to complete installation From the a...

Страница 21: ...2big Net work s network configuration on a PC is to use the LaCie Ethernet Agent See section 2 3 Connecting with LaCie Ethernet Agent for information on install ing the network configuration software...

Страница 22: ...Mac is to use the LaCie IP Configurator See section 2 4 Connecting with the IP Configurator Wizard for information on installing the network configuration software From the application folder open Ut...

Страница 23: ...om the NAS administration page click System Maintenance Shut down Fig 2 6 When the shutdown process is complete you can safely remove the Ethernet cable See section 3 7 5 4 Shut Down for more informat...

Страница 24: ...ows users When you log in as admin you will see a series of blue navigation links on the left side of the page Fig 3 to help you navigate and configure the LaCie 2big Network Section 3 4 Users Add del...

Страница 25: ...Cie 2big may be different than the IP address shown in Fig 3 1 B On the login page Fig 3 1 C type Login admin Password admin Important Info The login name and password are both set to admin by default...

Страница 26: ...me page opens This page contains in formation about the status of the 2big Most of the in formation here is also located under System see section 3 7 System The Fan Status indicator will be in one of...

Страница 27: ...ccount Only one user can have administrative privileges for the 2big Network This user s login name cannot be chaged from admin but the user s password can be changed To change the administrator s pas...

Страница 28: ...name in the First name and Last name fields This information only appears to the administrator as part of the User Profile on this page Check Password to require the user to log in with a password If...

Страница 29: ...Profile page Select Read Write Read Only or No Access for each share No Access is selected by default 1 2 3 4 3 Setting User Access to Shares All of the groups on your 2big Network are listed on the...

Страница 30: ...ivileges can be assigned to users on an in dividual user basis or on a group basis User level access is more restrictive Here is an example of the way access privileges work when a user has different...

Страница 31: ...ple from different depart ments need to have access to the 2big Network setting up groups is a good way to organize users and to give the most appropriate access to shares You can specify which shares...

Страница 32: ...o be in the group Click Apply 2 3 4 5 All of the shares on your 2big Network are listed on the Shares tab of each group s profile page Shares have three access levels Read Write groups with Read Write...

Страница 33: ...ick Remove Important info Deleting a group does not de lete the users within the group Go to the Users page to delete user accounts 3 5 3 Deleting Groups Figure 3 5 3 3 5 4 Editing Groups The administ...

Страница 34: ...the Shares page The Share Details page opens Fig 3 6 1 Enter a name and description for the share The de scription only appears to the administrator as part of the Share Profile on this page technica...

Страница 35: ...ont of the drive The following things will happen A new share will be created on the 2big Fig 3 6 2 The share gets its name from the USB key You can rename the share at any time All data on the USB ke...

Страница 36: ...ds to several minutes depending on the size of the share Caution Deleting a share deletes all files contained within the share folder Back up any data you want to save before deleting a share 3 6 3 De...

Страница 37: ...navigation bar to open the Configuration page This page displays basic information about the 2big Network including the Ma chine name the Windows workgoup time zone and date and time To change the ma...

Страница 38: ...ange the date and time select a time zone and click the Synchronize button The date and time will automatically synchronize with your browser Click Apply 3 7 2 Network The Network page allows you to c...

Страница 39: ...mportant info If the DHCP server s automatic IP address configuration function is selected activated and there is no DHCP server on the network the 2big Network will check first the DHCP then the APIP...

Страница 40: ...on the 2big Network Turn on the external hard drive Connect the hard drive to one of the 2big Network s USB expansion ports with the included USB cable Fig 3 7 3 2 A In the Web Administration Page cl...

Страница 41: ...t have access See section 3 4 Users Partitions If the external USB drive is partitioned each vol ume will appear as one share in the 2big Network Fig 3 7 3 3 By default all services FTP HTML etc are a...

Страница 42: ...view download or delete the system log To disable a service simply click the Disable but ton that corresponds to the service which you wish to disable or deselect it Fig 3 7 4 Figure 3 7 4 3 7 5 Maint...

Страница 43: ...net Explorer users The XML defining the con figuration will open in the browser window To save the configuration select File Save as In the Save as type menu in the Save As dialog select XML Files xml...

Страница 44: ...e and users will not be able to access shares When the update is complete the login page will open 1 2 3 4 5 3 7 5 4 Shut Down To restart the 2big Network click the Shut Down button B in Fig 3 7 5 3 T...

Страница 45: ...6 System Log The system log allows you to review the type date time source and event ID of activities on the LaCie 2big Network To view the system log select System Status View Click Download to down...

Страница 46: ...rnet Agent Windows The simplest way to connect to a share is to select it from the Ethernet Agent menu Start LaCie Ethernet Agent Click on the Ethernet Agent icon in the task bar and select the share...

Страница 47: ...the menu Click OK The share appears under Network Drive in My com puter Fig 4 2 C 1 2 3 4 5 Technical note Windows Me Users To access your shares under Windows Me the ad ministrator will need to creat...

Страница 48: ...m access All shares are listed on the left side of the page To see the files in a share click on the share name Administrators to return to 2big Network admin istration click the Administration button...

Страница 49: ...s Click OK on the confirmation dialog 1 2 3 4 Figure 4 3 3 Log out at any time by clicking Log out in the up per right corner of the NAS Administration page 4 3 2 Downloading Files To download a file...

Страница 50: ...Ethernet Agent section 2 3 For FTP access type ftp LaCie 2big or ftp IP address In the logon window that opens type Login admin Password admin This user name and password is the factory default if yo...

Страница 51: ...icon and you will then be asked to enter a login name and password Windows Me 2000 For Windows Me and Windows 2000 users if you cannot find the LaCie 2big Network from your work station try using the...

Страница 52: ...sword is the factory de fault if you have already created a user input your user name and password In the Select Volumes to Mount window select the share you want to mount and click OK Fig 4 5 C The n...

Страница 53: ...P address For HTTP access http IP address For SMB CIFS access in order for this to method to work the services need to be properly configured smb IP address Mac OS 9 x From the Apple menu select Netwo...

Страница 54: ...If one physical disk fails the data of both disks become inaccessible disk 1 disk 2 disk 1 disk 2 disk 1 disk 2 disk 1 disk 2 disk 1 disk disk 1 dis One Big volume In Safe 100 mode the two physical di...

Страница 55: ...ft or right to select a different mode Fig 5 2 A Sign in to the NAS administration page administra tor account Click on System Disk RAID Select the Apply modifications box A in Fig 5 2 B and click the...

Страница 56: ...a drive Turn off and unplug the LaCie 2big The drive tray may be locked To unlock it insert a coin into the slot on the drive lock and turn the lock until the slot is vertical Fig 5 3 1 A Draw out th...

Страница 57: ...ive Sign in to the NAS administration page administra tor account Click on System Disk RAID Select the Apply modifications box and click the Apply button Fig 5 3 2 technical note If the 2big is in SAF...

Страница 58: ...is powered on then turns solid blue note If the device is not able to initiate the boot pro cess following disk startup the front is solid red During Bootup Front LED solid blue Rear LEDs solid blue n...

Страница 59: ...ket It is our goal to provide you with a friendly easy to use format that will help you quickly install and utilize the many functions of your new device If your manual does not reflect the configurat...

Страница 60: ...r computer please contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support The drive doesn t appear on the network By default the 2big Network is configured to retrieve its IP address from a DHCP server...

Страница 61: ...ork Has the administrator created that specific user In order for a another user to access the LaCie 2big Network two conditions must be met 1 the administrator must create and register a user with th...

Страница 62: ...s Before You Contact Technical Support Information to Include in Email Correspondence Information Where to Find Information 1 LaCie 2big Network serial number Located on a sticker at the back of drive...

Страница 63: ...cie com fr contact LaCie Germany Contact us at http www lacie com de contact LaCie Italy Contact us at http www lacie com it contact LaCie Japan Contact us at http www lacie com jp contact LaCie Nethe...

Страница 64: ...for any loss of data during the use of this device or for any of the problems caused as a result LaCie will not under any circumstances be liable for direct special or consequential damages such as bu...

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