Taurus LAN User Guide
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Quick Installation Guide
Following is a quick installation guide to get you up and running. For further details on
each of the settings, please refer to Chapter 2 and subsequent chapters.
1. Install at least one hard drive.
2. Connect the Ethernet cable from your network router or switch to the Taurus LAN.
3. When everything is connected, turn the Taurus LAN on and give it about one
minute to boot up.
4. Access the web configuration interface via your web browser. See “How to login” in
Chapter 2.
5. Go to the Maintenance menu and use the disk utility to format the drive. If two
identical drives are installed, you can also go to the “RAID Setting” section and
create your RAID array.
6. Once the drive has been formatted, go to the Basic menu and follow the quick setup
wizard. This will help you to set up the IP configuration, add the first user and
prepare file sharing.
7. You are now ready to start sharing or downloading files.
Note: Set the speed for your network card to AUTO and not full or half speed.
Note: Without installing and formatting at least one drive first, the other functions of the
Taurus LAN will not be available.
Power ON/OFF Procedure
Always connect the power adapter to your device before you plug it into the wall socket. To
turn on the power, press the ON/OFF switch. The blue backlight LED will turn on and the
unit will start to boot up. It will take about one minute for the device to go online and be
ready. During boot up, the OS LED will be blinking.
To turn off the Taurus LAN, login via web browser, stop all current downloads, go to the
“Turn Off Server” section in the “System” area and turn the server off or use the ON/OFF
switch. The OS LED will be blinking for about 5 seconds and then the system will shut
down about 20 seconds later. If the device is not in use for a longer period of time, we
recommend removing the power supply from the wall socket.
About Data Backup
To protect your files and help prevent the loss of your data, we strongly recommend that
you keep two copies of your data, one copy on your Taurus and a second copy either on
your internal drive or another storage media such as a CD, DVD, Tape or an additional
external drive.
Any loss or corruption of data while using the Taurus is the sole responsibility of the user,
and under no circumstances will the manufacturer be held liable for compensation or the
recovery of this data.
