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User Guide MeeBox NAS

Sharing a USB printer

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Adding a shared printer to your computer

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Printing to a shared printer

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Managing users, groups, and shared folders

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Why create user accounts, groups, or additional shared folders?

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Creating, modifying, and deleting user accounts

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Creating, modifying, and deleting groups

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Creating, modifying, and deleting shared folders

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Using the BitTorrent client

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Working with torrents

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Using the web photo gallery application

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Using other preinstalled web applications

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Part 4 -

Advanced Topics

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Accessing your MeeBox remotely

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Setting up port forwarding on your router

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Using the web file browser

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Accessing files on your MeeBox remotely using FTP

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Accessing files on your MeeBox remotely using Secure FTP

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Setting up a website

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Uploading website files to the server

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Editing web server configuration files

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Adding a second internal hard drive

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Installing the second hard drive

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Verifying and formatting the second hard drive

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Creating a RAID array

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Managing storage devices

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Viewing storage reports

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Using the disk utility

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Managing a RAID array

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Updating your MeeBox’s software

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Accessing your MeeBox’s command line interface

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Executing commands with elevated privileges

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Страница 1: ...LOOQS MeeBox NAS MB202 User Guide ...

Страница 2: ...ency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to...

Страница 3: ...18 Part 3 Using Your MeeBox 19 Using your MeeBox as a UPnP media server 20 Copying files into the media folder 20 Managing the media server 21 Understanding scan options 22 Enabling disabling the media server 23 Using your MeeBox as an iTunes server 25 Enabling the iTunes server 25 Copying music to your MeeBox 25 Using your MeeBox as a network storage device 26 Accessing a share in Windows 27 Acce...

Страница 4: ...vanced Topics 44 Accessing your MeeBox remotely 45 Setting up port forwarding on your router 45 Using the web file browser 46 Accessing files on your MeeBox remotely using FTP 46 Accessing files on your MeeBox remotely using Secure FTP 48 Setting up a website 50 Uploading website files to the server 50 Editing web server configuration files 51 Adding a second internal hard drive 52 Installing the ...

Страница 5: ...Page 5 User Guide MeeBox NAS Product Registration 63 Warranty 64 Copyright 67 Licensing 68 ...

Страница 6: ...atulations on acquiring your MeeBox NAS the most versatile media server in the world Before you begin using your new MeeBox please read the following pages to familiarize yourself with important facts about the product Part 1 ...

Страница 7: ...ides Do not place the server where it could be exposed to high temperature or direct sunlight Do not put wet or heavy objects on top of the server Do not install or leave the server its power cable or LAN cables in areas of heavy foot traffic Do not install the server in areas of high humidity bathrooms and areas exposed to rain or splashing water Keep the server out of reach of infants and young ...

Страница 8: ...abit Ethernet Expansion ports 2 x USB 2 0 support drives printers memory card readers External drive support FAT32 NTFS XFS ext2 ext3 Internet services HTTP WebDAV FTP SFTP Telnet SSH POP SMTP Samba OpenVPN Dimensions 40mm x 435mm x 210mm HWD Weight 2 5kg lbs with 1 HDD Power Adapter input 90 200V AC 50 60 Hz Adapter output 12V DC 3A Max power consumption 24W Certifications FCC Class B CE MIC Clas...

Страница 9: ...e 9 User Guide MeeBox NAS What s in the Box MeeBox media server AC adapter power cord Ethernet cable Mounting screws for second internal drive except two drive models Setup CD User Guide Quick Start Guide ...

Страница 10: ...n your MeeBox on Press and hold for at least one second to turn your MeeBox off HDD Activity Indicator Blinks when the internal hard drive is being accessed USB Status Indicator Lights up when a USB device is attached Network Status Indicator Blinks when there is network activity ...

Страница 11: ...router here Factory Reset Button Using a thin object such as a straigtened paper clip push this to reset all settings to factory defaults USB 2 0 Ports Connect external USB drives memory card readers and or a USB printer here DC Input Plug the external power supply in here ...

Страница 12: ... please substitute the hostname MeeBox local The table below gives Macintosh equivalents for Windows addresses and hostnames referred to in this user guide Windows Mac OS X http meebox http meebox local http meebox 8090 http meebox local 8090 MeeBox for FTP or SFTP meebox local MeeBox for Telnet or SSH meebox local Note The local suffix is not necessary when accessing your MeeBox through SMB To ac...

Страница 13: ...Setting Up Your MeeBox Setting up your MeeBox is easy The following pages will get you up and running in a jiffy Part 2 ...

Страница 14: ...t Category 5 plug one end of the cable into the network port on your MeeBox and the other end into an available LAN port on your router Note Some home networks do not have a separate router but instead have a router built into the DSL cable modem In this case you can connect your MeeBox to an available LAN port on the modem Plug the MeeBox s AC adapter into the power port on the back of your MeeBo...

Страница 15: ...r MeeBox If the wizard does not start automatically do the following 1 Click the Start button on your Windows task bar 2 Click Run 3 Enter D SetupUtil exe and press Enter Substitute your CD ROM drive s actual drive letter if it is not D 4 In the Setup Wizard window click Setup The Setup Wizard has four steps Step 1 If you have more than one MeeBox on the network select the MeeBox you want to confi...

Страница 16: ...automatically assign drive letters to the default admin and public shares on your MeeBox SeeUsing your MeeBox as a network storage device for an explanation of these default shares When you are satisfied with the settings click Save Using the browser based admin interface all operating systems 1 In your web browser go to http meebox 8090 and log in with the username admin and the default password ...

Страница 17: ... IP address automatically from your router or use a static IP address that you specify Choose the appropriate selection under LAN mode 6 If you choose to use a static IP address enter the IP address subnet mask gateway address and DNS server addresses in the provided boxes 7 Click Save ...

Страница 18: ...k Users see Figure 2 4 Under Add Edit User enter a username a password and optionally a description in the provided fields 5 If you want to limit how much internal disk space the user can occupy select Enable disk quota and enter the limit in MB 6 Click Save 7 Repeat steps 3 6 for each user you want to create Later if you wish you can create shared folders called shares and decide which users can ...

Страница 19: ...Using Your MeeBox Your MeeBox offers a wealth of functionality This chapter will help you get the most out of the product Part 3 ...

Страница 20: ...y in the media folder or in other subfolders of the media folder that you create the media server will recognize and serve them without problems If you wish you can rename the subfolders as desired or even delete them However please do not rename or delete the media folder itself The media server checks for new files in the media folder and its subfolders every five minutes by default You can chan...

Страница 21: ...canned by the media server add or remove scanned folders change the scanning interval and more Listing found media files Media files that have been found by the media server are listed when you click Database The media server automatically organizes media files into virtual folders named Audio Photos and Video Along with the physical folders monitored by the server these are shown in the folder tr...

Страница 22: ...nger want to be scanned 4 Click the button Changing a folder s scan interval 5 Click Database 6 Click the plus sign to the left of the icon labeled Folders 7 Select the folder whose scan interval you want to change 8 Click the button 9 Set the Scan interval as desired The selected folder will be immediately re scanned Understanding scan options These are the options available when you click the bu...

Страница 23: ...ed any hidden files or subfolders i e those whose names begin with a dot will be included in the scan Scan interval The number of seconds between rescans A value less than 180 three minutes is not recommended as the system performance of your MeeBox may be adversely affected Enabling disabling the media server Your MeeBox s UPnP media server is enabled by default The media server should have very ...

Страница 24: ...Page 24 User Guide MeeBox NAS To re enable the media server repeat the steps above but select the check box under Enable UPnP media server ...

Страница 25: ... Settings 15 In the menu click Features 16 Select the check box under Enable iTunes server and click Save see Figure 5 Copying music to your MeeBox The iTunes server looks for audio files in the folder meebox public media audio on Mac OS use the path smb meebox public media audio for FTP or SFTP use the path mnt ide3 public audio The server scans this folder for new audio files every 60 seconds Yo...

Страница 26: ...s groups and shares Out of the box your MeeBox comes with one private folder admin owned by the server administrator and one shared folder public You can create more shared folders on the Shared Folders page of the admin interface To create a new private folder simply create a new user account On a Windows PC you can view all available shares on your MeeBox by doing the following 17 On the Start m...

Страница 27: ...me or smb ip_address share_name where ip_address is your MeeBox s WAN IP address required if accessing the server through an external router and share_name is the name of the shared or private folder you want to access You will be prompted to enter a username and password unless you have previously instructed the operating system to remember your password In Mac OS X you can enter the network addr...

Страница 28: ...work Places icon on your desktop open Windows Explorer and click Tools Map Network Drive 2 Select the drive letter you wish to use enter the network address of the desired share and click Finish For an example see Figure 7 3 You will be prompted to enter a username and password You can enter those of any user who is authorized to access the share To avoid having to re enter a username and password...

Страница 29: ...nnected If a USB drive has more than one partition only the first partition will be available as a shared folder To access a connected USB drive use the network address meebox usb1 or usb2 Please note that it may take a few seconds after you connect a drive before it is accessible You can also map a drive letter to the USB drive as you would to any other share Using a USB memory card reader You ca...

Страница 30: ...e server will only recognize one of the cards Note When you are finished using a memory card always disconnect physically unplug the card reader from your MeeBox before attempting to access another card If you replace the card without disconnecting the reader the new card will not be recognized The old memory card will still appear to be available at the same network address even though it is not ...

Страница 31: ... just as you would for a printer that was directly attached to your computer You do not need to install a driver on your MeeBox Before adding a shared printer please make sure either that its driver has already been installed on your computer or that you have the driver ready on CD ROM or other media Different ways to add a shared printer to your computer In Windows XP there are two ways to add a ...

Страница 32: ...eck box labelled Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer See Figure 8 Click Next 5 Select Create a new port In the drop down menu select Standard TCP IP Port see Figure 9 Click Next The Add Standard TCP IP Printer Port Wizard opens Click Next 6 In the Printer name or IP address box enter MeeBox see Figure 10 Click Next 7 Under Device Type select Custom and click Next 8 Click Fini...

Страница 33: ...ns 6 Click Yes The Connect to Printer dialog box opens again Click OK A second Add Printer Wizard dialog box opens 7 If the correct printer driver is already installed on the computer select the printer manufacturer and model click OK and skip to Step 10 8 Click Have Disk The Install From Disk dialog box opens 9 Click Browse Locate the folder containing the appropriate printer driver and click Ope...

Страница 34: ... shared through your MeeBox make sure the printer is connected and turned on and that your MeeBox is turned on Then simply print as if the printer were directly connected to your computer For example in a Windows application select the shared printer in the Print dialog box and click Print ...

Страница 35: ...ny access to a specific shared folder to several users at the same time For example your MeeBox has ten users five adults and five children You want adults but not children to be able to access a shared folder If you did not create groups you would have to add each adult to the access list for that share taking care not to add any of the children By creating two groups in advance Adults and Childr...

Страница 36: ...box and then click Group Memberships 2 To add the user to a group or groups select the group s in the Not a member of list box and click Add 3 To remove the user from a group or groups select the group s in the Member of list box and click Remove 4 When you are finished click Save To edit or delete a user account 1 Select the user in the Users list box 2 Edit the account settings as needed and the...

Страница 37: ...r s in the Members list box and click Remove 4 When you are finished click Save To delete a group Select the group in the Groups list box and click Delete Group Creating modifying and deleting shared folders To create modify or delete a shared folder open your MeeBox s admin interface http meebox 8090 and click Management Users Groups Shared Folders see Figure 15 To create a shared folder Enter a ...

Страница 38: ...ct the user s or group s in the Allowed list box and click Remove 5 When you are finished click Save To delete a shared folder Select the share in the Shared folders list box and click Delete Share Note When you delete a shared folder using the admin interface the folder is not actually deleted on the hard disk You can access or delete such orphan folders using FTP or SFTP For more information see...

Страница 39: ...rents to the btdownload folder at network address meebox public btdownload Please note that as soon as you start downloading a torrent the client program creates all the files contained in the torrent at their final sizes thus you cannot tell by looking at the size of a file in the btdownload folder whether it has finished downloading Note The BitTorrent client stores torrent files files that cont...

Страница 40: ...w the torrent name To remove a torrent Click the Delete button below the torrent name When you delete a torrent the client program does not actually delete the torrent contents or the torrent file on your MeeBox s hard drive although it does delete the runtime file If you are finished with a torrent you can safely delete the torrent file in meebox public manually Note RRC bv does not encourage or ...

Страница 41: ...you must first log in to the application Click the Login link at the top of the window and log in as admin with default password MeeBox You can change the password aferwards To add photos click Edit Album Additional documentation for Gallery is provided on the product s home page at http gallery menalto com Note Gallery will not work if your MeeBox s built in web server is disabled To enable the w...

Страница 42: ...web URL Your base web URL is simply your public IP address or domain name preceded by the characters http that is the web address of your MeeBox For example if your public IP address is 208 67 219 137 your base URL would be http 208 67 219 137 Then to access WordPress for example the correct URL would be http 208 67 219 137 wordpress Most of these applications require you to log in to add or edit ...

Страница 43: ...t require it admin is also the administrator Instructions for working with these applications are beyond the scope of this user s guide You are encouraged to explore the apps on your own and to visit their respective home pages on the Internet for more information about them ...

Страница 44: ...Advanced Topics Part 4 ...

Страница 45: ... ports that need to be forwarded to your MeeBox for various services to work over the Internet are given in the following table You do not need to forward every port listed below just the ports for the services you will use Please refer to your router s documentation for instructions on forwarding ports to a device on your network Service Port s Description FTP TCP 21 File Transfer Protocol SSH SF...

Страница 46: ...d folder to your computer Upload files to the shared folder from your computer Copy or move files within the share Search for files in the share View photos in the share Delete files in the share Create and edit text files in the share Additional documentation for Extplorer is provided on the product s home page at http extplorer sourceforge net Accessing files on your MeeBox remotely using FTP Us...

Страница 47: ...d drive installed and usb1 and usb2 if you have USB devices attached Another difference between FTP and Windows networking is that when you use FTP private folders other than your own are hidden There is one more difference when you use FTP you can see certain folders in ide3 that are not visible when you use Windows networking The most important of these is htdocs which is the folder that contain...

Страница 48: ...ou can enable SFTP access to your MeeBox by enabling its SSH service The service is disabled by default Enabling the SSH service 28 In your web browser go to http meebox 8090 log in and click MeeBox Settings 29 Click Advanced Settings 30 In the menu click Apps Services then click Service Control 31 Next to SSH SFTP select the Enable check box 32 Click Save Folder Name Folder Description ftp root i...

Страница 49: ...r in the MeeBox s entire file system And if you log in as the admin user you can add or delete files in any folder For this reason SFTP access is very powerful and can be dangerous if misused Please do not make changes in unfamiliar folders unless you are an experienced Linux user User storage space is located under the folder mnt which is the mount point for all storage devices Here you will find...

Страница 50: ...tion is best suited for a particular kind of website WordPress is best for blogs phpBB for forums MediaWiki for collaborative websites and Gallery for online photo albums and image galleries For more information on using these applications see Using other preinstalled web applications above Uploading website files to the server The other option is to upload HTML or PHP files that you have created ...

Страница 51: ...ou plan to host your own website on your MeeBox you will most likely delete the default index php and replace it with your own index page file named index php index htm or index html That way when a visitor goes to http public_ip_address they will see your own home page not the default one Alternatively you can leave the default index file in place and store your website files in a subfolder of ht...

Страница 52: ...cessible in the same way as before you created the array Note All existing data on BOTH drives will be DELETED if you create a RAID 0 array In a RAID 1 array You can use the second drive as a mirror of the first using RAID 1 In this arrangement the system keeps the contents of the two drives always the same If one drive fails your data is still available on the other drive Choosing RAID 1 creates ...

Страница 53: ...holes on the bottom plate carefully screw the drive sled screws into the chassis holes You must continue pressing the drive against the chassis with one hand until two screws are in place 20 Once the drive has been firmly secured to the MeeBox chassis replace the top cover and its retaining screws reconnect all cables and cords and turn your MeeBox on Verifying and formatting the second hard drive...

Страница 54: ...e time period and the failure of one drive of a striped array will result in the loss of potentially all your data If you use RAID 0 it s a good idea to always keep a complete backup of your data on another device such as a USB drive RAID 1 mirroring creates a single volume with the same capacity as the smaller of the two drives It mirrors all the data of one drive on the other drive making the se...

Страница 55: ... return to the RAID management page to monitor the progress of the second phase The entire process can take up to an hour or more depending on the size of the drives Please do not use or turn off your MeeBox during this time When the system has finished creating the RAID array you will be able to access the combined volume in the same way you accessed the original single drive volume Network share...

Страница 56: ... this 35 In your web browser go to http meebox 8090 log in and click MeeBox Settings 36 Click Advanced Settings then click Management and then under Storage click Reports You can view disk usage by volume or by user Select the desired view using the drop down menu above the disk usage table The disk usage table refers to volumes by their system names dev hdc refers to the primary internal hard dri...

Страница 57: ...nal drive Unmounting removes the shared folder corresponding to the drive making the drive unavailable for use You must unmount an external drive before formatting it Managing a RAID array Replacing a failed drive of a RAID 1 array If one drive of a RAID 1 array fails your MeeBox will signal the failure by blinking its power button indicator in alternating colors If this happens you should first d...

Страница 58: ...ors You can check the progress of this operation by returning to the RAID Settings page of the admin interface Tearing down a RAID array If you wish to stop using a RAID array for example if you wish to use only one internal drive or to use each internal drive as an independent volume do the following 39 In your web browser go to http meebox 8090 log in and click MeeBox Settings 40 Click Advanced ...

Страница 59: ...ded and double click the file 35 Click Start Firmware Upgrade A confirmation dialog box appears Click OK to proceed When you click OK your browser will upload the firmware package to your MeeBox and then the server will install the firmware update Uploading takes several seconds during which time there will be no feedback except for the page loading indicator of your browser Please do not navigate...

Страница 60: ...k OK to proceed When you click OK your browser will upload the disk image to your MeeBox and then the server will install the disk image Uploading takes several minutes during which time there will be no feedback except for the page loading indicator of your browser Please do not navigate away from the current page or the file upload will be interrupted and you will have to start over Once the har...

Страница 61: ...net and SSH both provide the same functionality However SSH is more secure because it encrypts the communications between the server and the client including the username and password you use to log in to the CLI Telnet sends all data in clear text The enhanced security makes SSH a better choice when you must access the CLI remotely across the Internet or whenever security is a concern Enabling th...

Страница 62: ...Password prompt enter the user s password The password will not be shown 44 At the MeeBox prompt enter commands as needed 45 When you are finished enter exit to close the CLI Figure 20 shows a typical CLI session in which admin has logged in determined the current directory pwd changed to the root directory cd and listed its contents in long format ll Executing commands with elevated privileges Ce...

Страница 63: ... our products and services Your input would be much appreciated How to register your MeeBox 1 Visit our corporate website at www LOOQS com 2 Click on the Product Registration link 3 Fill out the product registration form online and submit Product registration is a good way to ensure you receive timely news about updates to MeeBox and technical support If desired registered customers will receive n...

Страница 64: ... for repairs carried out by non LOOQS dealers and any such repair work and damage to the products caused by such repair work will not be covered by this warranty 4 In case the product will be used in a country other than the country it was designed and developed for this might result in the need for change in the technical and or safety regulations effective for that other country Such changes are...

Страница 65: ...RANTY AND LIABILITLY LOOQS provides a limited warranty for its Products only to the initial person or entity that originally purchased the Product from LOOQS or its authorized distributor or retailer LOOQS warrants that every hardware portion of the Products will be free from physical defects in material and workmanship within warranty period or the Product will be repaired or replaced as determin...

Страница 66: ...E THAT ALL DATA STORED ON LOOQS PRODUCTS IS ALWAYS SECURE WITHOUT ANY RISKS OF DATA LOSS LOOQS REMINDS YOU TO BACK UP THE DATA PERIODICALLY UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL LOOQS BE LIABLE IN ANY WAY TO THE USER FOR DAMAGES INCLUDING ANY SAVINGS LOST PROFITS OR OTHER INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE LOOQS PRODUCTS OR RESULTING LOSS OF DATA FROM SUCH USE...

Страница 67: ...pressed permission from RRC BV in a form of a document LOOQS and MeeBox are trademarks or registered trademarks of RRC BV Microsoft Windows 98 Windows ME Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows Vista are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Other product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their owners One gigabyte or GB equals one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity...

Страница 68: ...ystems terrestrial satellite cable and or other distribution channels streaming applications via Internet intranets and or other networks other content distribution systems pay audio or audio on demand applications and the like or on physical media compact discs digital versatile discs semiconductor chips hard drives memory cards and the like An independent license for such use is required ...

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