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1. NDAS device 1 2 Connect the included eSATA USB cable from eSATA USB port on NDAS device to your computer s eSATA USB port Make sure the power connector is connected firmly to the NDAS device and con nect the power adaptor to a power source If your NDAS device has an On Off switch slide the On Off Switch to ON position User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS Chapter 3 NDAS Software Installation 3 1 Installing NDAS Utility 1 8 Software Installation of NDAS software is simple and easy If downloading software please double click the disk image and click on NDAS software Installer mpkg to begin installation If you are using the Installation CD insert the CD into your CD ROM drive and select NDAS software Installer mpkg 1 Introduction NDAS Installer appears Click the Continue button to continue to next step ann Install Dawicontrol NDAS Software Welcome to the Dawicontrol NDAS Software Installer Introduction Read Me You will be guided through the steps necessary to install this software gt NDAS Network Diner Anachiod Stone DAWICONTROL MASS STORAGE SOLUTIONS 2 Read Me Carefully read the installation notes then click Continue A 0O O Install Dawicontrol NDAS Software Important Information Introduction Thank you for trying NetDisk OS X version Read Me The current version do not support Multi User Write access Writing from multiple2. Installation Type E Summary Dokumentation Dokumentation bezeichnet das Handbuch sowie alle weiteren Beschreibungen sowohl in gedruckter als auch in elektronischer Form Lizenz Lizenz bezeichnet die Nutzungserlaubnis dieser Software Die Lizenz wird entsprechend den Bestimmungen dieser 5 NDAS Vereinbarung gew hrt Network Deact Anoches SOGI Anwender Anwender bezeichnet die Person oder Institution f r die diese Kopie der Software lizensiert ist a v Print Save GoBack Continue DAWICONTROL Print Save Go Back Continue MASS STO c ONS 3 1 Click on Agree to Accept the User License To continue installing the software you must agree to the terms of the software license agreement Click Agree to continue or click Disagree to cancel the installation and quit the Installer User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 4 Install Click Install to begin installing the NDAS Software Ow a Install Dawicontrol NDAS Software Standard Install on Leopard Introduction Read Me Click Install to perform a standard installation of License this software on the volume Leopard Destination Select B Installation Type 5 gt NDAS horeon Depp Bmachios poraga ec aa T aaa lt email _ Change Install Location ne er SS a DAWICONTROL Customize GoBack install MASS STORAGE SOLUTIONS 5 Please wait while the N
3. NDAS Chapter 11 Additional Information and Assistance Additional Information and Assistance For additional information frequently asked questions or troubleshooting help please refer to the User Manual Assistance is also available by contacting Dawicontrol Whenever you contact Dawicontrol for technical support please have the following information available Product Name Model Serial Number Software Version How to Contact Dawicontrol Tel 49 0 551 35000 Technical Support on the Internet For the latest information on NDAS device visit our website at http www dawicontrol com 20
4. please visit http www dawicontrol com General 1 How do I Disconnect NDAS device To disconnect NDAS device we always recommend using the Eject option If you CRTL click on the NDAS device on your Desktop then you will be given an option to Eject the NDAS device You may also drag the NDAS device into your Trashcan After that you can go into NDAS Utility and unmount your NDAS device If you are using USB then Ejecting the NDAS device is all that is needed 2 Ihave installed the Mac Drivers and NDAS device will not Enable Make sure you have the latest drivers available at the Download Center Please check the following Verify that your cables are plugged in correctly and that you have a link on the switch where NDAS device is plugged into Make sure that it is formatted to a file system that your Mac can recognize You can run Disk Utility Application gt Utilities gt Disk Utility This will allow you to see the drive and format it to Mac OS Extended or MS DOS File System When plugged in via NDAS Ethernet please try enabling Read Only mode and reboot your Mac It should show up on your desktop as a Hard Drive Then use the NDAS Utility to enable Read Write mode If that still does not work try plugging it in via USB to see if it is recognized just to make sure the NDAS device is fine lf that works then try reinstalling the NDAS device software If it still does not mount then try formatting the NDAS device again via USB a
5. computer Read Write access can only be granted to one user at atime The rest of the com puters must be in Read Only Mode Once the Read Write access is released another user can request Read Write Mode NOTE The NDAS device comes preformatted at NTFS In order to use the NDAS device ina Mixed Environment you must format the NDAS device from the Mac in a MS DOS File System using Disk Utility MS DOS file system also known as FAT32 is the only File System that Mac and Windows can both Read and Write to 15 Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS User Manual Chapter 8 Uninstall Insert the included NDAS Installation CD into your CD Rom There you will find the NDAS Uninstaller Step 1 Start the Uninstaller by double clicking the NDAS software Uninstaller app Step 2 Enter Password NDAS Uninstall requires that you type your a password re Name ff Password P Details Cancel 6 0 Step 3 Click Uninstall se NDAS Uninstall This will remove all files previously installed by the NDAS installer Uninstall configurations of registered NDAS Devices Uninstall Quit J Step 4 Once finished click Restart a0 NDAS Uninstall The NDAS software was sucessfully uninstalled You must restsart your computer now Ur stall conngurations of re ti Uninstall Restart 16 User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS Chapter 9 FAQ For the most recent list of FAQs
6. computers may corrupt the data stored in the NetDisk First time users who are connecting NTFS formatted NetDisk may need to go through initialization process to partition and reformat the disk into a Mac OS Extended file system or other file systems that Mac OS X can access After this one time initialization process you will see the NetDisk stallatior on your desktop After starting NDAS Utility in YApplications Utilities directory You can register the NetDisk by pressing Register Tool Bar Icon or Register a New Device Menu in the Management Menu Once you ve registered Disk ID and Write Key you don t need to type in those IDs again gt gt NDAS Network Doct Anoched OQO DAWICONTROL Print Save _ GoBack Continue MASS STORAGE SOLUTIONS User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 3 License Carefully read the Software License Agreement and click Continue when finished BOO Install Dawicontrol NDAS Software Software License Agreement MIT DER INSTALLATION ODER DURCH DIE VERWENDUNG Introduction DIESER SOFTWARE ODER DURCH DEREN UBERLASSUNG AN EINE ANDERE PERSON AKZEPTIEREN SIE DIE FOLGENDE Read Me LIZENZVEREINBARUNG UND SIND DARAN GEBUNDEN License DEFINITIONEN Destination Select Software Software bezeichnet das Computerprogramm Dateien und weitere Informationen welche durch dieses Installatio Installationsprogramm installiert werden
7. DAS Software installs eTe w Install Dawicontrol NDAS Software Installing Dawicontrol NDAS Software B Introduction Read Me License Destination Select Installation Type Installing netlpx B Installation Writing files gt gt NDAS Kipiani Daat Annet manga DAWICONTROL 6 Finish Up Click the Restart button to complete the installation an se Install Dawicontrol NDAS Software Installation completed successfully B Introduction Read Me B License Destination Select ja Balz Berka IT yp Install Succeeded Installation B Summary The software was successfully installed gt nDas a a Click Restart to finish installing the software DAWICONTROL Go Bac Restart MASS STORAGE SOLUTIONS User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS Chapter 4 NDAS device Registration 4 1 Add Register aNew NDAS device 1 Click on the NDAS Utility Icon located in your Utilities Folder NDAS Utility 2 Click the Register The New Device icon in the upper left hand corner of the window 3 NDAS device Registration will appear 4 Enter aname for the NDAS device then add your NetDisk ID NDAS ID and Write Key The Write Key is needed to write to your NDAS device Once entered Click Register to continue NDAS Name NDAS 1 NDAS ID 5078X FP37M O5SRLM T48A8 Write Key seaee Optional Cancel R Note NetDisk ID NDAS ID and Write Key does not contain
8. Mac User Manual 1 8 x Sotware For Mac OS X 10 4 x Tiger and 10 5 x Leopard DAWICONTROL Idas STORAGE SOLUTONS Powered by gt NDAS Technology User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS Software Release Statement User Manual for Mac OS X 10 4 x and 10 5 x Software Version 1 8 x released 2009 Copyright Statement Copyright 2009 Dawicontrol GmbH All rights reserved Reproduction translation transfor mation or adaptation in any manner without prior written permission of Dawicontrol is strictly prohibited License Statement The software described in this document is furnished under a license agreement The soft ware may be used only in accordance with the terms of the license agreement Warranty Statement Dawicontrol reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes to the content hereof without the obligation of Dawicontrol to notify any person of such revision or changes Dawicontrol provides this publication as is without warranty of any kind either expressed or implied including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS Chapter 1 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of NDAS device Network storage via Ethernet made possible through NDAS technology 1 1 User Manual This User Manual is intended to help you install NDAS device quickly and easily onto your
9. Personal Computer or Ethernet Network and begin using it immediately User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 1 2 System Requirements Mac OS X 10 4 x Tiger 10 5 x Leopard G4 G5 Power PC Intel processor Mac with OS 10 4 or later 512MB RAM 1GB or more recommended USB 2 0 Port 10 100 1000 Base T full duplex switch for NDAS mode Note NDAS device cannot be used with any type of Hub 1 3 NDAS device Setup Overview NDAS Mode In NDAS Mode NDAS device is directly attached to wired wireless network Each user on the network can use the NDAS device as if itwas a local disk drive eSATA USB 2 0 Mode In eSATA USB 2 0 Mode NDAS device is directly attached to a computer s eSATA USB Port User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS Chapter 2 Cable Installation Warning Do not connect USB cable and Ethernet cable at the same time 2 1 NDAS Mode 1 Connect the included Ethernet cable from the Ethernet port on NDAS device to a switch Wireless users Connect NDAS device to your wireless router or Airport with included Ethernet cable 3 Make sure the power connector is firmly attached to the NDAS device and connect the power adapter to a power source 4 If your NDAS device has an On Off switch slide the On Off Switch to ON position User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 2 2 eSATA USB Mode Note NDAS Utility software does not need to be installed to use in USB mode
10. Write Mode Select the NDAS device you want to mount Click on Single Unit Device Under Configuration select Mount Read Write The Status will now show Mounted with Read Write If no other user or application is using the NDAS device the status will change with the specified mounting command If a user or application is using the NDAS device the status will not change Until both the Configuration and Status display the mount information is the NDAS devce in that state hie jee _NDAS 1 E 1 TB SAMSUNG 1 i 14 NDAS Utility Configuration Mount with Read Write Read Only Access 0 Read Write Access 1 NDAS RAID Type Single Type Model Firmware Serial Number Capacity Transfer Mode J Unit Number 0 Status Mounted With Read Write Hard Disk Drive SAMSUNG HD153WI 1AE01118 F25346085R2489 1 TB Ultra DMA 7 User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS Chapter 7 Using NDAS device in a Mixed Environment 7 1 Mixed Environment with Mac and Windows All computers must be on the same LAN with the same Subnet The NDAS device must be connected via Ethernet to a Router Switch To share the NDAS device each computer must have corresponding NDAS software driver installed On Windows XP 2000 install version 3 xx On Windows 98se ME install version 1 x On Mac OS X install version 1 8 x The NDAS device must be registered on each
11. e read only access We are working on a multi write driver for Mac and is ex pected to be released sometime in the future 9 Why can t my computer go into hibernation or standby If you want to use your computer in hibernation or standby you must have NDAS device disabled before that can occur You can disable the NDAS through the NDAS Utility 10 It takes over a minute for the NDAS device to show up on my desktop after enabling If you are running your Mac on a wireless connection this may happen A wireless connection may take some time to properly obtain a stable connection with the NDAS device If your NDAS device is formatted in FAT32 this may also cause the mount to take long If you wish to improve the speed try reformatting the NDAS device in Mac OS Extended only if you have a Mac ONLY envi ronment Later software releases may increase speeds so make sure you have the latest driver release 18 User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS Chapter 10 Regulatory Statements European Community CE This product conforms to the following European Directive s and Standard s Application of Council Directives EC directive 89 336 EEC Importer s Name Dawicontrol GmbH Type of Equipment Information Technology Equipment TRANSLATION Storfestigkeit nach EN 50082 1 89 336 EEC wird erfullt Dawicontrol GmbH Gerhard Gerdes Str 3 37079 G ttingen Germany 19 User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage
12. ke any other hard drive on your system Drag and Drop files Copy and paste data to NDAS device Make and delete files folder Share file and folder Backup files directly to the NDAS device Use the NDAS device as Time Machine drive for Mac OS X 10 5 x Leopard Time Machine IS the trademark of Apple Inc 6 1 Read Only and Read Write Mode NDAS device provides users with 2 main functions Read Only and Read Write Read Only Mode Read Write Mode Any number of users or applications Only one user can write to a specified can read from a NDAS device NDAS device at a time No other users can have Read Write Access to the NDAS device until switches to Read Only mode 6 2 Changing Read Only or Read Write Mode Open your NDAS Utility by clicking on your Macintosh HD icon on your Desktop double click on your Applications Folder then your Utilities folder eo NDAS Utility OLS _NDAS Device NDAS Name NDAS 1 NDAS ID HNYXC 2E42X U16L8 xxxxx E 1 TB SAMSUNG Write Key Present Remove Write Key y Status Online Version 2 0 Max Request Blocks 128 MAC Address 00 0B D0 05 B6 48 13 User Manual Mount with Read Only Mode Select the NDAS device you want to mount Click on Single Unit Device Under Configuration select Mount Read Only The status will now show Mounted with Read Only NOTE Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS Mount with Read
13. nd retry Enabling the drive 3 How should format NDAS device It is recommended to format NDAS device to Mac OS Extended format using the Disk Utility Applications gt Utilities gt Disk Utility If you also have a Windows computer as well and would like to use it between the two then you must format it to FAT32 for it to be recognized on both com puters You may use the MS DOS File System option to format the disk in FAT32 4 The NDAS device mounts up fine and can see it on my desktop but it disappears ran domly and reappears What is going on This problem can occur if the connection between your computer and the NDAS device are a little unstable Make sure that you are not using any Hubs and that only Switches are being used to connect your computers and the NDAS device to each other If you are using a wireless connection make sure your signal strength is strong Try to connect the NDAS device directly to your ethernet port on your Mac to see if the connection is Stable This will ensure that the NDAS device s ethernet port is fine If your connection stabilizes then try replacing your ethernet switch or router 17 User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS If the problem persists with any switch or router a newer software version may fix your issue Check the Download Center for possible updates 5 Canlaccess the NDAS device from my Mac in a windows OS network Yes you can but there are limitation
14. pen your Applications folder then your Utilities Folder The NDAS Utility should be listed in the Utilities folder Click the NDAS Utility All registered NDAS device s will be displayed on the NDAS Utility Menu NDAS Utility Lists all NDAS devices that are registered Register a New Device Registers a NDAS device to your computer Unregister the Selected Device Removes the NDAS device from the software Single Unit Device Shows the mount status of the NDAS device as well as informa tion regarding the actual disk inside the NDAS device Configuration This is where you will change the Mount status of your NDAS device Available options will be Mount Read Only and Mount Read Write D eor NDAS Utility PESIS ingle Unit Device E 1 TB SAMSUNG Unit Number 0 Status Not Mounted Configuration Mount with Read Only Read Only Access Mount with Read Write Read Write Access NDAS RAID Type Single vl Type Hard Disk Drive Model SAMSUNG HD153W Firmware 1AE01118 Serial Number F25346085R2489 Capacity 1 TB Transfer Mode Ultra DMA 7 12 User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS Chapter 6 Using NDAS device Now that you have successfully installed your NDAS software it s time to familiarize yourself on using the NDAS device Once the NDAS device is mounted it will appear on your Desktop Here are a few functions for NDAS device You can use NDAS device li
15. s writing to the NDAS device with this setup First it is best to format the NDAS device to FAT32 Once you register the NDAS device from your Mac you will not be able to have write access if another windows OS computer has mounted read write However the NDAS device can be used for windows file sharing and can map from the Mac This way every one can get read and write access to the NDAS device without a problem 6 Can the NDAS device be left on over night Yes your NDAS device can be turn on 24 7 Before you turn off your computer we do recom mend that you unmount the NDAS device to limit future problems with your NDAS device 7 When adding NDAS device to my computer it tells me that my ID and Key are invalid What s wrong You may not have entered all the alpha numeric values correctly There are no letter O s please verify that you have used the number 0 zero for anything resembling an O Also please check your other letters as well two V s may look like a W Start by entering only the NetDisk ID NDAS ID The ADD button should not be grayed out if the correct ID is entered Once it is not grayed out proceed to add the Write Key as well Please also make sure that there are 20 characters for the NetDisk ID NDAS ID not including the Write Key 8 I cannot enable read write access on more than one machine With our current Mac drivers only one machine can have read write access atatime The other machines will all hav
16. the letter O Please use the number 0 for all letter O s If your NetDisk ID NDAS ID and Write key are not typed in correctly The Register button will not be selectable NDAS Name NDAS 1 NDAS ID 12345 ABCDE 67890 FGHIJ Write Key seaee Optional Invalid NDAS ID Register 10 User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 4 2 Sharing Your NDAS device Once NDAS device is connected to your network it can be accessed from any computer on your LAN To share NDAS device the following must occur Mac OS Environment All computers and NDAS device must be on the same LAN NDAS device must be connected via Ethernet or Wireless Router The NDAS software must be installed on each system Only One user can have Read Write access to the NDAS device at a time All other users must have the device mounted in Read Only Mode NDAS device must be registered onto each computer Warning gt DO NOT perform disk operations format partition when multiple systems have the NDAS device mounted gt NDAS device can be formatted or partitioned ONLY when one system is con nected 11 User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS Chapter 5 NDAS Utility The NDAS Utility is the software that allows you to control your NDAS device and also pro vides detailed information about the NDAS device that is registered on your system To get to the NDAS Utility open your Mac Hard Drive then o
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