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1. Se public Se public3 Se publica 2 Using the Chooser a Select Chooser in the Apple menu bar b Click on AppleShare The name of the LevelOne NAS appears on the right side of the window c Use the mouse to highlight the LevelOne NAS and then click on the 8OK button located at the bottom right hand side of the screen d Enter the correct login name and password or use Guest to login then click on Connect9 e All available network shares will be listed Use the mouse to choose a network share and click on OOKO f You can then close the Chooser program Double click on the icon on the desktop to access your files About This Computer D Apple System Profiler i Favorites Key Caps Network Browser eal Recent Applications Fil Recent Documents i Recent Servers Efe Remote Access Status Scrapbook ge Sherlock 2 7 Slickies Cho oser Color SW 1500 Eere i Color SW 2500 Color SW Pro CSW 6000 Series LaserWriter 300 L5 LaserWriter amp CS 6000 Series Laser writer S00 L5 Laser Writer 3 Select a file server DOW Burnning MA21T9CC2 mac Meiji NWASOOOO1C NWASOOOOSC NWASOOOOSD NASOODOSE NWASOOOOA2 NWASOOO1E 1 NWASOOOTE4 Active EBB T eu 3 Inactive DOV Bur nning MA219SCC2 Malt Meiji NASOOOOTC NASOOOO8C NASoooaSsD NASOOOOA 2 NASOOOTE NASOOOTE4 Active d Inactive AppleTalk Connect to the file server NAS1234 as Guest i Registered Us2. a new path on the disk volume to store the network share files Or you can assign a specific path for the share folder The manually assigned path cannot exceed 256 characters and cannot contain the characters listed below ee Comment The Comment field allows a brief description of the share folder to help users identify its purpose in a network neighborhood window The comment cannot exceed 128 characters Once the network share 1s created you can start assigning access rights to users or user groups e Full Access Full access allows the user or user group to read write create or remove all files and directories 1n the network share e Read Only Reads files only in the network share but denies functions to write create or delete files or directories Deny Access Denies all files access on the network share System Tools The following system tools allow optimized maintenance or management of your LevelOne NAS l SNMP Settings In order to use Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP to manage the LevelOne NAS s network components the SNMP service must be started Alert Notification Configures administrator s e mail address and SMTP server IP address In case of warning or malfunction an email 1s automatically sent to the administrator Restart Shutdown Powers off or restarts the LevelOne NAS Hardware Settings You can enable or disable the following hardware functions of your LevelOne NAS Enable LCD panel sett
3. access your files using a web browser from anywhere in the world FTP Service If you wish to download files from or upload files to your LevelOne NAS by using file transfer protocol FTP you must first activate the FTP service Disk Configuration The LevelOne NAS can accommodate a maximum of four disks The Disk Volume can be configured according to your needs Single Disk You can choose to use a stand alone disk However if the disk 1s damaged all data will be lost e RAID 5 Disk Volume Three or more hard disks can be teamed up to form a large capacity RAID 5 disk group This system will distribute and store data among its various member disks as 1t is received At the same time 1t uses an amount of space roughly equivalent to a whole disk to store reference numbers with the same elements Should one of the disks in the group suffer some kind of damage you can shut down the computer and install a new disk and the system will restore the data on the new disk using the reference number In addition 1f you have a system with four disks but use only three in your RAID 5 group the fourth will serve as a backup disk If one of the three disks 1s damaged the system will automatically start using the spare disk without powering down and changing the affected disk Generally speaking the capacity of a RAID 5 disk group is one disk s worth of space less than the total rated capacity of the group Note RAID 5 may be used only with equipmen
4. containing blank spaces period or names with only numbers The LCD display will show the current server name Next you must configure your LevelOne NAS to the workgroup The workgroup represents a basic computer group within the Microsoft Network Files are normally shared within the group Workgroups can accommodate as much as 15 characters but must exclude the following characters mee lt gt ee 0 a eee The first character cannot be a period For ease of management and usage please set your LevelOne NAS and attached computer s in the same workgroup Moreover the LevelOne NAS allows you to specify comments such as administrator name department or location that describe the LevelOne NAS for ease of identification to an on line user Date amp Time Set the date time and time zone according to your current location If the settings are incorrectly entered the following problems may occur When using a web browser to access or save a file the time of the file accessed or saved may be out of sync 2 The system event log time will be incorrect compared to the actual time an action occurred Language Setting The server is based on the language settings and uses 1t accordingly while creating or displaying files and directories Select the correct language settings to avoid the following problems Inability to create files or directories with special wording 2 Inability to display files or directories name with
5. folders click on ot Select All then click on fay Delete e Uploading Enter the folder of the file you want to upload Click on Browse to select the file you want to upload Click on Upload9 Downloading Click the right mouse button on the file which you want to download A context menu appears Click on Save Target As to download the file Logging out Web File Manager On the tool bar click on E Logout to leave the web file manager Web File Manager Icon Up go back to the parent folder Refresh c3 reload the current page Home go back to the network shares list home page Create Folder create a new folder Rename rename the selected file or folder Delete 3 remove the selected file s or folder s Select All select all files and folders Select None cancel all selection Logout leave the web file manager Full access network share folder Read only network share folder Malfunction network share folder Appendix C Quick Install Wizard Introduction The Quick Install Wizard enables you to list the LevelOne NASs within your local network and display basic information such as server names workgroups and IP addresses You may also set up the server name date time and basic network configuration of the LevelOne NAS via this program Screenshot Operation Help Indicates the IP Window s worker oup All LevelOne HAs address of the joine
6. is very important to manage users and user groups You may set the share access parameters of each user or user group accordingly e PDC Authentication Settings If you have a Windows PDC Primary Domain Controller server to handle the domain security in your network you don t need to re enter all the users and groups with the LevelOne NAS You can simply enable the PDC authentication feature the LevelOne NAS will connect with the NT domain and get all the information of the domain users and groups automatically To enable PDC authentication you must enter the domain name as well as the user name and password already established in this domain The LevelOne NAS will use the user name and password to log in to the NT domain and retrieve user and group information Once you have configured the LevelOne NAS to use PDC authentication all NT domain users and groups will appear in lists of users and groups for which you can define access rights Note NetWare users cannot be authenticated via the PDC server To properly authenticate NetWare users please go to User Management Users Change Password page and type the password for that user manually e Quota The amount of space given out to all users in the system can be limited in order to manage and allocate it efficiently Once these restrictions are in place users will be prevented from obtaining more space once they have reached their limit This prevents monopolizing of a large amount of disk
7. special wording Network SettingsThe network settings include TCP IP configuration and network service settings TCP IP Configuration According to your local network you can choose the following two methods to configure the TCP IP settings 1 Obtain IP address settings automatically via DHCP If your network supports DHCP the LevelOne NAS will automatically use the DHCP protocol to retrieve the IP Internet Protocol address and related information 2 Use static IP address Use the user defined IP address settings Fixed IP Address The IP address 1s a 32 bit digit code used to differentiate each single entity on a network The IP address is separated into 4 groups of eight bits separated by dots 192 168 0 1 e Subnet Mask The subnet mask 1s used to define computer within the same local network Itisa 32 bits digit code 255 XXX XXX XXX Default Gateway The gateway 1s generally referred as an interchange point that connects two networks such as LAN and WAN Ifyou don t need to configure gateway address just set it as 0 0 0 0 Enable DHCP Server Once the DHCP server s dynamic address allocation function is activated it will automatically assign dynamic addresses to any computer in the network that is configured to automatically obtain IP addresses Note Only one DHCP server may be activated at any time in a network to avoid causing conflicts in communication e Microsoft Networking Users using the LevelOne NA
8. LevelOne FNS S5000 FNS 7000 GNS 8000 Network Attached Storage User s Manual Version 1 0 CUSTOMER SERVICE To obtain service or technical support for your system please refer to the registration card for detailed contacts TRADEMARKS LevelOne NAS is the trademark of Digital Data Communications Microsoft Windows and Internet Explorer are registered trademarks of Microsoft Inc Novell and NetWare are registered trademarks of Novell Inc Apple and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc All other brand or product names are trademarks of their respective companies or organizations LIMITED WARRANTY In no event shall LevelOne s liability exceed the price paid for the product from direct indirect special incidental or consequential software or its documentation LevelOne offers no refunds for its products LevelOne makes no warranty or representation expressed implied or statutory with respect to its products or the contents or use of this documentation and all accompanying software and specifically disclaims its quality performance merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose LevelOne reserves the right to revise or update its products software or documentation without obligation to notify any individual or entity FCC STATEMENT LevelOne NAS has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits
9. NAS via a serial cable And connect the power plug of the LevelOne NAS to the output power inlet of the UPS 4 Power on the LevelOne NAS Note The power switch uses toggle switch design after pushing the button it will return to the original position All you need to do 1s to flip the switch once to turn on or turn off When all power cables have been properly connected push the Power Switch on the back of the LevelOne NAS The LCD Panel will light up and the system 1s ready for set up Server Name At this time the hardware installation of your LevelOne NAS is complete Please proceed to Set up before First Operation Set up before First Operation The factory default settings of your LevelOne NAS will search the network via DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol to automatically detect IP address settings If your network does not support the DHCP protocol the LevelOne NAS will use the default settings listed below IP Address 192 168 0 1 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Once the LevelOne NAS completes its boot up process the LCD panel displays the current IP address settings If your network does not support the DHCP protocol you must configure your LevelOne NAS to the proper LAN settings before using it for the first time If you do not know your LAN settings please contact your network administrator Use the LCD panel to change the network settings For more information see Appendix A 2 Use the Quick Install Wiz
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11. S on the Microsoft Windows operating systems must start Microsoft Network Services If the local network has a WINS server installed please specify the IP address The LevelOne NAS will automatically register its name and IP address with the WINS service Or you can enable your LevelOne NAS as the WINS server for your network Apple Networking Users using the LevelOne NAS on Apple s Mac operating systems must enable AppleTalk network support If your AppleTalk network uses extended networks and is assigned with multiple zones please assign a zone name to the LevelOne NAS If you do not want to assign a network zone please enter an asterisk Asterisk is the default setting NES Service Users using LevelOne NAS on Unix Linux operating system computer or server must start Unix Linux NFS service The LevelOne NAS supports NFS version 2 0 To correctly use the NES service you must assign a User s UID and IP address Please select User Management Users NES Settings to start the setup e NetWare Service If you wish to use NetWare to access the LevelOne NAS you must activate the NetWare service The LevelOne NAS will then operate in a manner similar to a Novell NetWare 3 12 file server e Web Service Other than standard OS support you have the choice to use a web browser to access your files on the LevelOne NAS If your LevelOne NAS is connected to the Internet and uses a valid IP address the LevelOne NAS allows you to
12. T SYSTEM Press the switch A to reboot the system z EXIT Press the switch A to exit the settings menu Appendix B Web File Manager Using Web File Manager Start your web browser and enter your LevelOne NASs home page Select Web File Manager and enter the correct login name and password You may also enter guest O in the login name field with no password to access the network shares on the LevelOne NASs as an anonymous guest The LevelOne NASs allows you to organize your network share folders on line You can save these files inside folders as well as rename and remove files or folders e How to View Files On line Click on a file displayed on the web page The file s data are displayed on the browser If your browser does not support the file format the download window pops up automatically Once the file 1s downloaded you can open it on your computer e How to Create Folders Enter the folder that you want to create the new folder 2 On the tool bar click on Fey Create Folder Enter the name of the new folder and confirm e Renaming Files or Folders Select the file or folder you want to rename 2 On the tool bar click on Rename 2 Enter the new file or folder name and confirm Deleting Files or Folders Check the file s or folder s you wish to delete 2 On the tool bar click on Delete 2 A window appears Click on OK to delete the selected file or folder To delete all files and
13. ard on the disk or the CD ROM to change the network settings For more information see Appendix C Once you complete the LevelOne NAS settings you can use your web browser to perform further administrative settings Chapter3 Administration of the LevelOne NAS Once you have installed the LevelOne NAS and other hardware and connected it to the networks you can use your browser supports Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 0 or later and Netscape Navigator 4 5 or later Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 5 is recommended to complete administrative tasks for the LevelOne NAS Accessing the Administration Page The following methods allows administrator to access the Administration page Launch your web browser Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 5 is recommended If you know the IP address of the LevelOne NAS type the IP address in the address bar of the browser and press Enter The IP address can also be obtained on the LCD display of the LevelOne NAS See Appendix A y Use the Quick Installation Wizard see Appendix C and double click on LevelOne NAS in the list which appears When the browser displays the home page of your LevelOne NAS click on the Administration link Z NAS Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help e 0 A a 3l 3 Back Epwward Stop Refresh Home Search Favorites History Mail Print Address 192168 0 1 Neros AN olai So Share your storage over Micros
14. are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used according to the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there 1s no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which 1s found by turning the equipment off and on the user 1s encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment or device Connect the equipment to an outlet other than the receiver s Consult a dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for assistance CAUTION Danger of explosion if battery 1s incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacture s instruction Contents CWWOP VIE Wo cstcaarcccsenrrcicnasaueseunecrcnmincncuuanmicudaacueniucs cat svereucanwtaruenueueriuerctersueacemutinncrcueitenvencucasrenmueuceenein 3 PCR PRES scsi RO IRENE SDRC EEDE 3 VSTE CIR ORI siaN ENEE ETE NENES 3 Installation and Set up of LevelOne NAS eeeseessssesesesssssesesssssssssssssssesssssssssssesesesssssssessessssesssssesssses 6 Distelhinge the BE YS sconces ste eR S
15. ate Performs system software updates Make sure that the image file that you are about to update 1s the correct version and read through the instructions carefully It 1s wise to back up all existing data on the LevelOne NAS prior to performing system software update The current settings will remain unchanged after the system 1s upgraded Change Logo You can place a picture that you desire on the upper right corner of the home page The size of the picture cannot exceed 20K Tape Backup For GNS 8000 Only The tape backup tools allow you to perform the backup or restore jobs using a tape drive with ease In principal there are two different types of backups Full Backup or Incremental Backup Full backup will back up all the files in the backup source However the incremental backup will only back up any modified or new files after last backup Backup Now To back up the files to the tape right away you can run an immediate backup job Restore To restore from the previously backup tape you can perform the restore operation Scheduled Jobs You can schedule a backup job to be executed automatically at any later time periodically Tools There are several useful tape functions to operate on the tape drive For example you can rewind eject or erase the tape here Job Status You can review or monitor the status of the backup or restore job Note The SCSI tape drive has to be properly connected and turned on before starting the syste
16. d by the can be identified server LevelOne MAS Using a urie server name Name O A Paides Worksop z LisaC hiang 192 176 01 PMA HasOoo09C 172 16 13 193 NAS eric huang 172161276 WAS DOV NAS 172 16 14 182 NAS NAS2O002C 172 16 14 167 Was Nasoooo04 172 16 12 108 Was NASOOO09E Was setup server Name Teddy Kuo 4 Teddy NAS Date Time andbasic DOY 2 NAS PAN DOV TEST 172 16 14 107 Was TE a Home 179 16 14 1323 Was ee Hasoo0043 172161279 Was Configure _ Detik Refresh Help Exit View detailedinform ation R e search for LevelOne Display operating C omfiguration about the selected server MH ASs in the nebrork zone instructions for complete exit the Install ation program Wizard 1 Set up your LevelOne NAS Select the LevelOne NAS that you want to configure and then click on the Configure button An authentication window asking you to enter the administrator s password appears as shown below gt Administrator Lo sin Administrator Name Administratr Adininistrator Password aa Const Click on OK after entering the password If the name and password are correct the contiguration window is displayed on the screen Hame for this LevelOne HAS You can input any name yoy wart ex cept Desis Ccntieusstion special characters The Sortem maximum lengthisl4 characters If this option is Home carer omne Sa Dat Paan Ue Ske Yet Date mmidcio
17. e insensitive and it can contain double byte characters Such as Chinese Japanese and Korean But it cannot contain any of the characters below ep Ae i GP ae ee Slee as ad Se ee e Password The password must not exceed 16 characters Due to security concerns the password must be at least 6 characters Try to avoid using codes that are easily decipherable You can perform the following settings for users Create User Change Password Create Private Network Share Assign User Groups NES Settings Quota Settings Delete User User Groups To administer access rights you can create user groups User groups are a collection of users with the same access rights to files or folders By factory default the server contains the following pre defined user groups Administrators All members of the administrators group have the rights to perform system management You cannot delete the administrators user groups Everyone All registered users belongs to everyone group You cannot delete the user groups Everyone or delete any of its users You can administer user groups with the following Create User Groups Create Private Network Share Assign Users Delete User Groups User groups name must not exceed 256 characters It is case insensitive and it can contain double byte characters Such as Chinese Japanese and Korean But it cannot contain any of the characters below w AET a Eoee a a A To properly manage security it
18. ease note that this is actually the entire amount of disk space and not the amount of space that vou can use server Name gt gt Click on B again to show current CPU temperature and fan speed Note NAS 2000 will not show this information Click B again to display the model number and version information as shown below System Setting Function z Enter System Setting l Press the switch A for two seconds to enter System Setting 2 Press the switch B for selection options 3 Press the switch A to enter the selection options z NETWORK SETTINGS Enter the Network Setting press the switch B to choose DHCP or Static IP Obtain IP Address Automatically DHCP DHCP will automatically obtain IP address settings 2 Specify Static IP Address STATIC IP press the switch A to select STATIC IP and complete the following Steps SET STATIC IP Press the switch B to set the IP address settings press the switch B to select the number Q 25 Press the switch A for the next number SET NETMASK Follow the same procedure as above SET GATEWAY Follow the same procedure as above SELECT STATIC IP Press the switch B to select YES or NO and confirm by pressing the switch A NO will return to the Network Settings menu RESTART SYSTEM You need to restart the system to make changes effective Press the switch B to select YES or NO and press the switch A to confirm Z POWER DOWN Press the switch A to shutdown the system Z REBOO
19. er Password _ Add to Keychain Clear Text Password Change Password connegt 25 5 NAS OOO09E Select the items you want to use Checked items will be opened at system startup time k Cx Chooser a select a file server aF e NASOOOOIC public NASOOOO9SC n NASOOOOSD NASOOOOSE NASOOOOA2 NASOOOTE1 NASOOOTE4 NASOOOS81 NASOOOSED NASOOOSEF NAS1234 LaserWriter amp Server IP Address Lox _ Active Inactive Applet alk Using the Unix Linux Operating System Other than Microsoft OS and Mac OS your LevelOne NAS supports Unix based systems such as IBM AIX HP UX Sun Solaris Linux Free BSD etc through the NFS Service 1 Under Unix use the following commands mount t nfs lt LevelOne NAS IP address gt lt Network Share Name gt lt Directory to Mount gt For example if your LevelOne NAS s IP address is 192 168 0 1 and you want to link the network share folder public under the mnt pub directory use the following command mount t nfs 192 168 0 1 public mnt pub Note You must login as root user to initiate the above command 2 Logged in as the user id that you defined you can use the mounted directory to access your network share files For more information about NES settings please refer to your Unix system documentation Using Novell NetWare If you are accessing the LevelOne NAS from the NetWare client please refer to the NetWare user s manua
20. ieisi 32 Tyree Fea cree eae Tre EEE sete eccriaexcmcercxsr nce ct tcc aOR IN RELA ENTE eR OC CNL 32 Pover Curae cir Abnormal Se assists aOR EEE Ea RE 33 Appendix A LED Panel csssisscarscanvcarscanaveesinveversiwvsveesiwwsceeswwwsceesiwwsceeswwws wees wews wees eeue wees wun ceesunueceesUNunTeTsuNns 34 Tpaeapes ea pene Dnt Bae ae Ci sc zee sana EE EN 34 Checking IP addressisystern and disk lr te OO scsi ssssrcs0ia OR RE 34 SSUES Dn SSE Ny MNS N O esc cscessn cS EERTE ISL EEEE 35 Appendia B Web File Manager ssiccssiscvonivsnsicessnnvccsunnivcessnnvccessinwcessvnswcestinsccestinwecentinnwtensveneceninwneeentinn 36 kso WoR I NANE ssc RSNA GE RPE SSG ED DEEDES ELD EEE N CALS REUSE 36 WAFS ENE ANG Boer TO excesses seas BRESCIA AE ASUS SS 38 Appendix C Quick Install Wizard srsiscsciccssiciccssvicessensecessvvsccessevsceessvnsceessnvsecessvnsecesseusecessunsccesseuseeestens 39 Tiree CRI ree otnemneecrvz wot cette CE SEER ENE EDISTO ERA ANA EEO OI 39 OEPS PIO Ui asovnevesxeoueier samen nice voit T EEEE UE CUTTER CUTIE A HEN OTB 39 perin ERG LOR cscs asda ail SDC SD RE EDERAL EB BOA EE ESOS 40 Chapter Overview Package Contents Network Attached Storage Appliance User s Manual Power Cord One CAT 5 Ethernet Cable Quick Install Wizard CD ROM System Overview FNS 5000 z Front View LCD Panel Setting _ 5 a Switch A 4 LED indicators Power Error Setting Network and Disk Access Switch B z Rear View Configuration Reset Swi
21. ies Drive F v Path 4172 16 13 1505T est Cancel Using the Apple Mac Operating System If you are a Mac OS user you can use the following two methods to access to your LevelOne NAS 1 Using Network Browser r File Edit Wiew Special Help About This Computer D Apple System Profiler Calculator for Chooser Ca Control Panels iip Favorites twork Browser fecent Applications il Recent Documents Eei Recenl Servers ci Remote Access Status Scrapbook a Sherlock 2 J Stickies b In the Network Browser choose AppleTalk a list of all computer on the AppleTalk network appears Choose the LevelOne NAS c Once the LevelOne NAS 1s chosen the system will request you to input the login name and password Click then Connect or use Guest9 to enter When the login name and password are confirmed a popup window informs you that the connection 1s made with the LevelOne NAS d When the LevelOne NAS is connected the network browser displays all the network shares You can then access or drag amp drop the share folders e Choose either one of the network shares to start to link The network share appears on the Mac OS desktop Ha ldap ur 11 cui Connect to the file server NASOOOO9D as O Guest Registered User Password L Add to Keychain Clear Text Password _ Change Password oa public Se public publicz o public4 public Eal public k GP publici
22. ing function The default is enabled Allow you to change the TCP IP configuration using the LCD panel buttons 2 Enable configuration reset switch The default is enabled Depress and hold on the configuration reset switch for 5 seconds to reset the administrator password and network settings to the factory default gt Enable hard disk standby mode The default 1s enabled Hard disk will go to standby mode 1f there is no access within the period you specify 4 Enable buzzer Default setting is enabled If the buzzer is disabled t will not sound when a system error occurs but the warning light will still shine UPS For GNS 8000 Only The LevelOne NAS 1s equipped with a serial port interface to support UPS uninterrupted power supply connection By connecting the UPS to the serial port and enabling the UPS support you can protect the system from abnormal shutdown caused by power outage In the event of utility power failure the system will shut down automatically by probing the power status of the connected UPS unit You can also set a shutdown timer to power off the system automatically after it detects the AC power failure In general the UPS can keep supplying the power for the system for about 5 to 10 minutes But this depends on the maximum load of the UPS and the number of the loads connected to it If the UPS you used 1s not supported please contact technical support or visit our web site for updated news System Upd
23. l for more information The LevelOne NAS functions as a NetWare 3 12 file server Using a Web Browser Other than OS support your Disk On line Sever also provides a convenient web style file management that allows using a standard web browser to access your data If you link the LevelOne NAS onto the Internet and use a public IP address you can logon to access the files from anywhere in the world For more information please refer to Appendix B Using File Transfer Protocol FTP In addition to working with multiple operating systems the LevelOne NAS also supports FTP You can use popular FTP software and enter the user name and password to connect to the LevelOne NAS Or you may key in anonymous as the user name in order to access public network share folders that is open to guest users Chapterd LevelOne NAS Maintenance The LevelOne NAS has been specially designed to run on 24 hours 7 days a week and to be ready at all times It 1s also robust to protect against system crashes caused by power loss This section provides a general maintenance overview Shutdown Restart the Server Please use the following steps to shutdown restart the server Ask all the connected users to save their working files and stop using the LevelOne NAS 2 Open the administration web page and go to System Tools Restart Shutdown Follow the instructions to restart or shutdown the system Reset the Administrator Password amp Network Settings If
24. m or 1t will not be detected 2 The HVD High Voltage Differential SCSI tape drive is not supported by this system Statistics amp Logs You can monitor the current logon user of the LevelOne NAS and the system event logs for the purpose of user administration or system diagnostic reference e Active Users Displays information on all online users Event Logs The LevelOne NAS can store thousands of recent event logs including warning error and information messages In the event of a system malfunction LCD error indicator lights up the event logs can be retrieved to help diagnose the system problem e DHCP Logs If the DHCP server function 1s activated you can use it to monitor all of the assigned dynamic addresses client MAC addresses and other information Chapter4 Accessing the LevelOne NAS Using Microsoft Windows Under the Microsoft Windows operating system you can access the LevelOne NAS using the following steps 1 Use the following methods to locate and connect the LevelOne NAS within the local network Click on the Start button and select Run in the Windows menu bar Enter the name of the LevelOne NAS for example NAS004001 and press Enter You may also look for the LevelOne NAS within the Network Neighborhood Locate the workgroup and find the name of your LevelOne NAS When the server is found double click on the server name to connect You may also use the Search for Computers function to look for y
25. of the LevelOne NAS the system should return to its original state prior to shutdown or power outage after restart If the system 1s not operating within normal parameters please proceed with the following steps In the event of system configuration setting lost during power outage or abnormal shutdown please manually reset your desired configurations 2 In the event of system operating abnormally or error message please contact customer service for support To prevent similar occurrence please periodically backup all critical files or folders and remember the following tips Please follow Shutdown Restart the Server steps described above for normal shutdown or restart 2 If you are able to anticipate power outage please backup all critical files or folders prior to power outage and shutdown your server normally Restart your server once the power has returned to normal To prevent major lost of data in the event of a disk failure please back up your data periodically Appendix A LCD Panel Displayed Information After system powers on the following information 1s displayed on the LCD panel Power Error Network Hard Disk Setting Switch A Button A in the Power gt C text below Error a Network gt Hard Disk gt Setting Switch B Button B in the text below IP Address Checking IP address system and disk information Click on B to show the available disk space Pl
26. oft Unix and Apple network EE N eltwork Password K Please lybe your user name and password Site 192 168 0 1 Realm UserName Administrator The factory default login name and password are as follows Login Administrator Password admin If this is the first time you enter the Administration page the Quick Configuration page appears automatically Please refer to the Quick Configuration section for more details Administration The Administration comprises the following eight sections Administration Quick Configuration System Settings Server Name Date amp Time Language Setting View System Settings Network Settings TCP IP Configuration Microsoft Networking Apple Networking NFS Service NetWare Service Web Service FTP Service View Network Settings Disk Configuration Create Disk Volume Single Disk Volume RAID 5 Disk Volume RAID 1 Mirroring Disk Volume RAID O Striping Disk Volume Linear Disk Volume Delete Disk Volume Examine Disk Volume Format Disk Volume eView Disk amp Volume Status User Management Users Create Change Password Create Private Network Share Assign User Groups NFS Settings Quota Settings Delete User Groups Create Create Private Network Share Assign Users Delete PDC Authentication Settings Quota Backup Restore User Settings Network Share Management Create Property Access Control Delete eSystem Tools SNMP Settings Alert Notification Restart Shutdown Hard
27. ormation on other LevelOne NASs in the same network Click on Refresh in the Toolbar to find information on other LevelOne NASs in the same network 4 To display User Help File Click on Help at the top to display the Help file 5 To enter the home page of the LevelOne NAS Double click on the name of the LevelOne NAS to enter the web page for advanced administration Double click on the name of the LevelOne HAS to enter the web page for advanced Laisa honz N esU erk hang D H Ae HA 39002 7 HW S 000004 Na S00009E edo ws DY D V TEST Hone WAs000045 192 176 0 1 14 0 1313 172 16 13 76 177 56 14 132 172 16 14 157 172 16 12 118 172 15 13 32 ERRENTE Ps A1415 172 10 14 117 172 16 14 133 172 16 13 79 adm ii stration This product incorporates open source code into the software and therefore falls under the guidelines governed by the General Public License GPL agreement Adhering to the GPL requirements the open source code and open source license for the source code are available for free download at http global level1 com If you would like a copy of the GPL or other open source code in this software on a physical CD medium LevelOne Digital Data Communications offers to mail this CD to you upon request for a price of US 9 99 plus the cost of shipping
28. our LevelOne NAS in Windows Under Windows ME or Windows 2000 please follow these steps Open My Network Places folder Under the tools bar menu click Search9 Computer Name path key in LevelOne NAS name Click once on Search Once the LevelOne NAS 1s found double click your mouse button to connect Once the connection to the LevelOne NAS 1s successful all listing on your available network share are displayed Move the mouse pointer to the network share you want to access and click the nght button once A popup menu appears select Map Network Drive A popup window that allows you to assign a drive letter for the network share appears note do not use the drive letter used by the CD ROM If you wish to make the share folder available for your next start up check the Reconnect at logon box on the popup window and click on OK to make the network share as one disk drive in your system 2 Once the network share is a part of your system disk drives you can locate the network share in My Computer and access it as a regular hard disk drive 1 172 16 13 150 Of x Elle Edit View Go Favorites Help e gt fed gt A XxX pack Forward Up Cut Copy Paste Undo Delete Address 172 16 13 150 YYourFolder Explore Browse with Paint Shop Pro Eind Add to Zip Map Network Drive Create Shortcut Map Network Drive Pix Propert
29. rease the hard disk life the hard disk will go to standby mode 1f there 1s no access within 30 minutes If any data access happens while the hard disk is in stand by mode it will take 3 or 5 seconds for the hard disk to return to normal mode You can select System Tools Hardware Settings to change the setting You can also perform the following disk administration Create Disk Volume Delete Disk Volume Examine Disk Volume Format Disk Volume View Disk amp Volume Status User Management The LevelOne NAS can share its files with multiple users It 1s important to plan and organize users and user eroups accessibility to ease the administration work Users The factory default settings contain the following user settings Administrator By default the administrator 1s a member of the administrators group and has access to the system administration You cannot delete the user Administrator Guest When you use a non registered user name to login the server recognizes it as a Guest and will allow limited access A guest does not belong to any user group You cannot delete the user Guest or create a password Anonymous When you connect to the server by FTP service you can use the name to login as a guest You cannot delete this user or change its password You can create a new user according to your needs The following information is required to create a new user e User Name The user name must not exceed 32 characters Itis cas
30. space by a small group of users No limitations are set on the system when it leaves the factory e Backup Restore User Settings You may back up all user settings on to your computer as well as restore previously backed up user settings file to your LevelOne NAS This function allows you to easily maintain the user settings Network Share Management The primary purpose of network storage 1s file sharing In a standard operation environment you can create different network share folders for various types of files or provide different file access nghts to users or user groups By factory default a publicO share folder is created The share folder gives full access to all users or guests Administer network shares with the following Create a Network Share Change the name path and comment of a network share Set access right for a network share Remove a network share You can create new network shares according to your needs While creating a network share the following parameters must be set Network Share Name The network share name must not exceed 12 characters It cannot contain double byte characters such as Chinese Japanese and Korean as well as the characters listed below EFEN TE e Disk Volume The network share will be created under the specified disk volume Path All data are stored under the assigned path onto the disk volume You can select Specify Path Automatically to allow the server to automatically create
31. t which has three or more disks e RAID 1 Mirroring Disk Volume Mirroring Disk protects your data by automatically backing up the contents of one disk onto the second disk of a mirrored pair This protects your data 1f one of the disks fails Unfortunately the storing capacity 1s equal to a single disk as the second drive is used to automatically back up the first Mirroring Disk is suitable for personal or corporate use to store important data RAID 0 Striping Disk Volume Striping disk combines two or more disks into one larger disk It offers the fastest disk access but it does not have any protection of your data if the striped array fails The disk capacity equals the number of disks in the array times the size of the smallest disk Striping disk 1s usually used to maximize your disk capacity or for fast disk access but not for storing important data Linear Disk Volume You can combine two or more disks into one larger disk During file saving the files are saved on physical disks sequentially but do not have a disk failure file protection function The overall capacity of linear disks 1s the sum of all disks Linear disks are generally used for storing large data and are not appropriate to use for file protection of important data By factory default the LevelOne NAS has been pre set into one large disk If you wish to use other disk configurations the settings can be changed during the first Quick Configuration access Furthermore to inc
32. tch FNS 7000 LCD Panel Front View setting Switch A 4 LED indicators Power Error Metaork and Disk Access 4 IDE Hard Disk Drres Rear View Configuraton Reset Swatch RJ 45 Network ATA Redundant Power Supply CN S ANON Front View LCD Panel 4 LED indicators Power Error Network and Disk Access z Rear View ATA Redundant Power Supply IM CEL R5232 Connector SCSI Connector for for UPS Tape Drive Network Indicator light at the left of the LCD panel Shines when power 1s on Indicates a system error which needs to be corrected This light flashes when data is being transmitted through the network This light flashes when data 1s being stored or retrieved from the disks Chapter2 Installation and Set up of LevelOne NAS Installing the Hardware Install Hard Drive into FNS 7000 Once you start installing a hard drive into the ENS 7000 you have to obey following Steps Power off the FNS 7000 Release the screws right amp left sides of drive bay in which the new hard drive will install Make sure the hard driver s jumpers Master Slave setting are set to Cable select when you put the new hard drive into the drive tray Instructions of new hard drive settings please refer to the user guide along with the new hard drive Attach the IDE connector to the new hard drive please keep around 15 20 be
33. tween hard drive and drive tray Put the screws into the drive tray s down side to tighten new hard drive Slide the drive tray with new hard drive into the drive and tighten the screws right amp Install Hard Drive into GNS 8000 Once you start installing a hard drive into the GNS 8000 you have to obey following Steps Power off the GNS 8000 Push the front panel ears and pull out the panel Unlock the drive bay in which the new hard drive will install Make sure the hard driver s jumpers Master Slave setting are set to Cable select when you put the new hard drive into the drive tray Instructions of new hard drive settings please refer to the user guide along with the new hard drive a Attach the IDE connector to the new hard drive please keep around 15 20 between hard drive and drive tray 15 20 Put the screws into the drive tray s down side to tighten new hard drive Slide the drive tray with new hard drive into the drive and push forward the panel The following steps will guide you through the LevelOne NAS hardware installation 1 Connect the LevelOne NAS to your Network For GNS 8000 only If you want to back up your files to the tape please connect the tape drive to the SCSI port on the back of your LevelOne NAS Then turn on the tape drive 2 For GNS 8000 only To use a UPS with your unit please connect the UPS to the RS232 port on the back of your LevelOne
34. ware Settings UPS GNS 8000 only System Update Change Logo Tape Backup GNS 8000 only Statistics amp LogssActive Users Event Logs DHCP Logs level E User Management ff Network Share Management fystem Tools Dik Coniguralion G D Statistics amp Logs Quick Configuration The Quick Configuration will guide you through the configuration process step by step as follows Enter the name workgroup and description for this server Change the administrator s password Enter the date time and time zone for this server Select the language that this server will use for file names Enter the IP address subnet mask and default gateway for this server Select the network file services that you want to provide on this server Configure disk volume on this server Configure the method of user authentication Manage users and user groups for this server Manage network shares on this server Oo CON OW MN BW NF asy Due to different configurations it might takes from 3 to 10 minutes to complete the Quick Configuration System SettingsBasic system settings include the server name date time and language settings e Server Name You must assign a unique name for your LevelOne NAS for ease of identification within the local network The server name can accommodate as much as 14 characters which can be a combination of letters A Z or a z numbers 0 9 and hyphens The server will not accept name
35. you accidentally forget the administrator password you will not be able to perform any administration work on the LevelOne NAS Under this condition you can reset the administrator password and network configuration to the factory default Use the tip of a ball point pen and depress the configuration reset switch located on the back of the LevelOne NAS Hold it for about 5 seconds until the beep 2 The network configuration will be reset and you may need to re configure some or all of the network settings before you can connect to the LevelOne NAS 3 Use a web browser to connect to the LevelOne NAS Enter the System Administration and enter the following login name and password Login Administrator Password admin You can then perform system administration Note If the configuration reset switch is disabled in the System Tools Hardware Settings page you are no longer able to use this function Please remember your administrator password Disk Failure or Malfunction If you are suffering from a disk failure or malfunction please do the following Log all abnormal events or messages for technician s reference 2 Stop all operations of the LevelOne NAS and power it off 3 Contact the customer service for technical support Note Your LevelOne NAS must be repaired by a trained technician Please do not try to repair the LevelOne NAS on your own Power Outage or Abnormal Shutdown In the event of power outage or abnormal shutdown
36. ysy nA yg ona y J ann obtains the IP address autom atically from the Tone hhcrna s 231 Da 22 set time DHCF server Enter the IF address Ti Pe oe clustvely assigned to this t Obtain the IP aidiez automatically sae SEA _f Use Dioec ID Address pe IF Address Wass Gh esis g E The mbnet mask is used Ifthis optionis enabled Saat iog Tir o to distinguish the the server uses the IP network ID and host ID address settings Gateway rE ooa os OEE es IO portions of the IP specified address Or Cencel The IF address for the Exits and saves Exits and discards default gateway that EPER comects to the Internet o changes Bee other nebrork Change the settings and click on OK when done to complete the configuration setup Note After changing some settings you may be asked to restart the LevelOne NAS 2 If you want to set up detailed configuration you need to enter the administration web page of the LevelOne NAS via the browser For more configurations check your browser under System Administration 2 Viewing detailed information on the LevelOne NAS Choose the LevelOne NAS by highlighting it with the mouse then click on Group Data to display current settings and status as shown below Detail Infomation perver Mame Workeroup Hame Teddy HAS MAC Address 00 4 E F0 00 00 9 4 IF Address 172 16 13 174 subnet Mask 255 255 0 0 Crateway 0 00 0 DHCP Enebled Version 1 OU 3 To find inf
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