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LaCie 5big Network 

Setting Up Your LaCie 5big Network

User Manual 

page 9

1.4.  Ethernet Cable

Gigabit Ethernet Cables And Connectors

The cables and connectors used to attach Gigabit Ethernet devices 
are as follows (

Fig. 03 - Ethernet Cable Ends

):

TECHNICAL NOTE:

 LaCie recommends Cat 5E or Cat 6 cables, 

which support Gigabit Ethernet.

 

Fig. 03 - Ethernet Cable Ends

Содержание 5big - Network NAS Server

Страница 1: ...3 3 Administration Page Browse 21 3 3 1 Uploading Files 21 3 3 2 Downloading Files 22 3 3 3 Deleting Files 22 3 3 4 Logging Out 22 3 4 Connecting External Hard Disks 23 4 Administering Your LaCie 5big...

Страница 2: ...8 Browse 48 4 9 Import Snapshot 48 4 10 Multimedia 49 5 RAID and Disks 50 5 1 Changing the RAID Level 50 5 2 RAID 0 51 5 3 RAID 5 52 5 4 RAID 5 Spare 53 5 5 RAID 6 54 5 6 RAID 10 55 5 7 Installing a N...

Страница 3: ...uency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interfer ence to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in...

Страница 4: ...sely placing your device in an environment that is too cold or humid may damage the unit Always unplug the device from the electrical outlet if there is a risk of lightning or if it will be unused for...

Страница 5: ...bility RAID technology is one of the best means to protect your data while providing greater data integrity and availability than standard hard disk storage With the ability to provide single error de...

Страница 6: ...es CD ROM 5 Quick Install Guide 6 2 in 1 RAID mode change and drive lock tool IMPORTANT INFO Please save your packaging In the event that the 5big Network should need to be repaired or serviced it mus...

Страница 7: ...r Firefox 1 2 2 Mac Users Mac OS X 10 2 500 MHz G4 or higher G5 Intel Core Duo or Intel Core 2 Duo 512MB RAM or greater Ethernet switch or hub 10 100 or better Web browser Internet Explorer Safari Fir...

Страница 8: ...ttached external hard drive onto the 5big Network Simply plug the hard disk into a USB or eSATA port on the back of the 5big Network and push the button All data on the attached disk s will be automat...

Страница 9: ...Ethernet Cable Gigabit Ethernet Cables And Connectors The cables and connectors used to attach Gigabit Ethernet devices are as follows Fig 03 Ethernet Cable Ends TECHNICAL NOTE LaCie recommends Cat 5...

Страница 10: ...e 10 Follow these steps to power on the LaCie 5big Network and to log on to the administration pages Step 1 2 1 Turning On the 5big Network Step 2 2 2 Connecting the Ethernet Cable Step 3 2 3 Connecti...

Страница 11: ...ter supplied with your specific La Cie device Do not use a power supply from another LaCie device or another manufacturer Using any other power cable or power supply may cause damage to the device and...

Страница 12: ...ur computer Fig 05 1 Turn the drive on See 2 1 Turning On the 5big Network 2 Connect the Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port on the back of the LaCie 5big Network 3 Connect the other end of the Ethern...

Страница 13: ...info bubble containing the name of the device will appear When Network Assistant finds your LaCie 5big Network you can connect to any of the shares on the 5big Network log in to the Ad ministration P...

Страница 14: ...admin NOTE This password can be changed from the Administration Page refer to 4 2 Users 5 Click Log on Continue to section 4 Administering Your LaCie 5big Network Mac Users 1 Double click LaCie Netwo...

Страница 15: ...istant for information on install ing the network configuration software 1 Start LaCie Network Assistant see section 2 3 Connecting Us ing LaCie Network Assistant 2 Windows Users Click on the LaCie Ne...

Страница 16: ...e has been assigned a letter in My Computer 1 Right click the LNA icon in the task bar and select Network Configuration 2 Select the Volumes tab 3 Right click a volume and select Unmount Alternately i...

Страница 17: ...u quickly connect to the shared folder s on your LaCie 5big Network To access shared folders all users 1 Run the LaCie Network Assistant LNA Click on the LNA icon in the system tray Windows users Fig...

Страница 18: ...Assistant section 2 3 Connecting Using LaCie Network Assistant For FTP access type ftp LaCie 5big or ftp IP address In the logon window that opens type Login admin Password admin This user name and pa...

Страница 19: ...twork Browser Chooser or Con nect to Server In Chooser click the Appleshare icon Your server should appear in the list with the default name LaCie 5big Select it and press OK Linux Users Under KDE ope...

Страница 20: ...the user name and pass word will have access FTP access also provides you a way to access your files remotely In order to make your 5big Network accessible via the internet con figure your router to a...

Страница 21: ...en them access All shares are listed on the left side of the page Fig 19 To see the files in a share click on the share name Fig 20 Administrators to return to 5big Network administration click the Ad...

Страница 22: ...nload File saves to the default downloads direc tory 4 FireFox and Safari File downloads to the default downloads directory 3 3 3 Deleting Files To delete a file from a share 1 Click on the share fold...

Страница 23: ...ted in one of the file formats listed above with the exception of NTFS NTFS volumes cannot be used to back up the 5big Network because this file system format is read only when connected to the 5big N...

Страница 24: ...ment of folder access privileges Section 4 3 Groups Add delete or edit groups add users to groups assign group access privileges Section 4 4 Shares Create delete or edit shares change ac cess restrict...

Страница 25: ...ie 5big Fig 27 or http IP address Fig 28 Find the IP address by running the LaCie Network Assistant section 2 3 Connecting Using LaCie Network Assistant TECHNICAL NOTE The IP address of your LaCie 5bi...

Страница 26: ...2 Administration Home Page When you log into LaCie 5big Network administration the Home page opens Fig 31 This page contains information about the sta tus of the 5big Network The Fan Status indicator...

Страница 27: ...P server that sends emails through port 25 This service is thus disabled if port 25 is blocked as with Livebox Orange and France Telecom As many ISPs block this port you must configure your router to...

Страница 28: ...and last 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 4 Check Password to require the user to log in with a p...

Страница 29: ...Shares tab on the user s User Profile page 2 Select Read Write Read Only or No Access for each share Fig 36 No Access is selected by default 4 2 3 Setting Group Membership All of the groups on your 5...

Страница 30: ...User U belongs to groups G1 and G2 and has access to share S If G1 has read only access to S and G2 has read write access to S then U will have read write access to S If U has read only access to S an...

Страница 31: ...ropriate access to shares You can spec ify which shares groups can access which users belong to which groups and enable or disable entire groups 4 3 1 Adding Groups To add a group 1 Click Add on the G...

Страница 32: ...ivileges for more information To set group access to shares Fig 43 1 Click the Shares tab on the group s Group Profile page a 2 Select Read Write Read Only or No Access for each share b No Access is s...

Страница 33: ...Select Enabled from the Status menu to make the share acces sible Select Disabled to create the share but make it inacces sible b 4 To make the share accessible in read write mode to anyone unclick t...

Страница 34: ...e share could take just a few seconds 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 sa...

Страница 35: ...ing user accounts Integrating the 5big Network with your Active Directory allows the 5big Network to streamline the creation of us ers groups and access privileges To connect click on System Join Doma...

Страница 36: ...ly contain the fol lowing characters a z A Z 0 9 and must begin with a letter To change the Windows workgroup highlight the workgroup name delete it and enter a new name Click Apply b Fig 52 Click the...

Страница 37: ...ttings for your LaCie 5big Network Please check with your network administrator for more information about your network and which parameters you should use For more information see section 2 4 Configu...

Страница 38: ...files to another device before formatting Available RAID modes 4 Disks 5 Disks RAID 0 RAID 0 RAID 5 RAID 5 RAID 5 Spare RAID 5 Spare RAID 6 RAID 6 RAID 10 RAID 6 Spare RAID 10 Spare Rebuild times The...

Страница 39: ...l have read write access See sec tion 4 2 Users Formatting External Disks In order to use an external drive to back up the 5big Network it must be formatted in FAT32 4GB file size limitation FAT 2GB f...

Страница 40: ...The volumes Scranton and Stamford b are volumes of an external drive that is currently connected as indicated by the blue Status indicators IMPORTANT INFO External hard disks must be formatted in one...

Страница 41: ...P and view download or de lete the system log To disable a service simply click the Disable button that corresponds to the service which you wish to disable or deselect it 4 5 7 Maintenance Click on M...

Страница 42: ...Internet Explorer users The XML defining the configuration 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...

Страница 43: ...tab in Maintenance a Fig 67 3 Click New Update b Fig 67 4 Click Browse and select an update file from your computer 5 Click Apply During the system update you will not have access to the device and us...

Страница 44: ...option is available ONLY if the power switch is set to the AUTO position IMPORTANT INFO Any data transfers underway during a shut down will be interrupted and data may be lost Make sure no us ers are...

Страница 45: ...a network LAN For WOL to work the power switch must be in the AUTO position This function is ac cessed using the LaCie Network Assistant software Follow these steps to activate WOL 1 Click the LNA ico...

Страница 46: ...rent file using your PC Mac and importing it into a torrent client in this case the 5big Network Access the Download menu by clicking the Download tab in the left navigation menu Enabling and Initiati...

Страница 47: ...pply NTFS disks are read only and FAT FAT32 disks have file size limits 2GB and 4GB respectively due to their file system limitations To back up files 1 Connect an external USB or eSATA hard disk see...

Страница 48: ...t future backups will only copy new or modified files TECHNICAL NOTE Backed up data is neither compressed nor en crypted and can be accessed from other computers or NAS network attached storage 4 8 Br...

Страница 49: ...ompliant digital media appliances Such appliances include Playstation 3 Xbox360 many LCD TV and stereos or Digital Media Adapters DMA To activate the UPnP and DLNA protocols follow these steps 1 Navig...

Страница 50: ...RAID 0 to 5 6 RAID 10 for more details on the different RAID modes 5 1 Changing the RAID Level Refer to section 4 5 4 RAID RAID Mode Capacity 4 disks Capacity 5 disks Protection RAID 0 100 100 RAID 5...

Страница 51: ...multiple streams of video for optimal playback performance A RAID 0 array is more suited for actively working with files editing video for example and should not be used as a single storage backup sol...

Страница 52: ...ice interruption because data is read from parity blocks RAID 5 is useful for archiving and for people who need performance and constant access to their data like video editors How RAID 5 Capacity Is...

Страница 53: ...ich is not used until one of the other disks fails RAID 5 is useful in settings where users must have constant access to data because disk failure does not result in a ser vice interruption Disk failu...

Страница 54: ...of efficient rebuild ing in the case of a failed drive RAID 6 is therefore useful for people who need serious security with less of an emphasis on performance How RAID 6 Capacity Is Calculated Each d...

Страница 55: ...e working disk in an array with a failed disk becomes a weak point for the entire array If the second disk in a mirrored pair fails the entire array is lost Applications RAID 10 provides good speeds b...

Страница 56: ...may be hot Use caution when removing 1 Carefully insert the drive tray into an empty drive bay When the drive tray is most of the way in and you feel resistance press the drive tray handle firmly unt...

Страница 57: ...y LED for working disk s Long blue 2 5s short red 0 25s in rebuilding disks RAID rebuilding after new disk inserted will cease once it has rebuilt Activity LED for working disk s Backup import operati...

Страница 58: ...g red 2 5s short pause 0 25s Activity LED for working disk s Fan is not rotating 7 Email Notification Triggers RAID Manager Download Machine Fan Controller Snapshot 1 Build started 1 Download complete...

Страница 59: ...able www lacie com Problem Question to Ask Solution The system is not recognized by the computer Does your computer s configuration meet the minimum system require ments Check section 1 2 Minimum Syst...

Страница 60: ...ed Folders Is your network DHCP enabled If your network is DHCP enabled please refer to sections 2 3 Connecting Using LaCie Network Assistant If your network is not DHCP enabled you will need to manua...

Страница 61: ...big Network serial number Located on a sticker at the back of drive or on the original packaging LaCie 5big Network file format Mac users Select the hard drive icon and press Command I or press the Co...

Страница 62: ...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 63: ...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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