DatOptic User Manual 3.1X Software
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1. SPDisk 1 Basic 143 04 GE 142 04 GE Online Unallocated B Unallocated J Primary partition Help 3 New Partition Wizard Click next 4 Select Partition Type Select Primary partition Click Next 5 Specify Partition Size Click Next NOTE The partition size is automatically set Do not change the size 6 Assign Drive Letter or Path DATOPTIC inc Select Assign the following driver letter Choose a letter for the drive from list Click Next 36 Mew Partition Properties New Partition Wizard Select Partition Type There are three types of partitions primary extended and logical Select the partition you want to create Primary partition C Extended partition Logical drive M Description primary partition is a volume you create using free space on a basic disk Windows and other operating systems can start from a primary partition You can create up to four primary partitions or three primary partitions and an extended partition lt Back Cancel New Partition Wizard xi Specify Partition Size Choose a partition size that is between the maximum and minimum sizes Maxium disk space in megabytes MB 151598 Minimum disk space in MB 8 Partition size in MB lt Back Cancel New Partition Wizard x Assign Drive Letter or Path For easier access you can assign a drive letter or drive path to your parti2. JENS oat where performance matters u DatOptic User Manual 3 1X Software For Windows 2000 XP nRAID Powered by gt NDAS Technology www DATOPTIC com User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage nRAID DATOPTIC Inc 1815 E Wilshire Ave Suite 906 Santa Ana CA 92705 United States of America Software Release Statement User Manual for Windows XP and Windows 2000 Software Version 3 1X released 2004 made in the U S A Trademark Statement nRAID are trademarks of DatOptic Inc registered in the U S A and other countries All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners Copyright Statement Copyright 2003 2004 DatOptic Inc All rights reserved world Reproduction translation transformation or adaptation in any manner without prior written permission of DatOptic Inc 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 DatOptic Inc reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes to the content hereof without the obligation of DatOptic Inc to notify any person of such revision or changes DatOptic Inc provides this publication as is without warranty of any kind either express or implied including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness fora parti
3. Chapter 13 Regulatory Statements C United States FCC FE The computer equipment described in this manual generates and uses radio frequency RF energy If the equipment is not installed and operated in strict accordance with the manufacturer s instructions interference to radio and television reception might result This equipment complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following condi tions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interfer ence received including interference that may cause undesired operation Part 15 Class B of the FCC Rules is designed to provide reasonable protection against radio and tele vision interference in a residential installation Although the equipment has been tested and found to comply with the allowed RF emission limits as specified in the above cited Rules there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation Interference can be determined by turning the equipment off and on while monitoring radio or television reception The user may be able to eliminate any interference by implementing one or more of the following measures Reorient the affected device and or its receiving antenna Increase the distance between the affected device and the computer equipment Plug the computer and its peripherals into a different branch circuit from that used by the affected device If necessary
4. Unregister Enables users to un register NDAS device Properties Displays properties of the NDAS device D NDAS device in Connected Mode E WetDisk 1 E NetDisk 2 E WetDisk 3 Mount Read onlw Mount Read rite NetDisk 5 Register a Mew Device Unregister Refresh Status About Options Properties Exit Connected The current state of NDAS device Mount Read Only NDAS device can be mounted into Read Only Mode Mount Read Write NDAS device can be mounted into Read Write Mode Unregister Enables users to un register NDAS device Properties Displays properties of the NDAS device DATOPTIC inc 20 www DATOPTIC com User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage nRAID E NDAS device in Deactivated Mode E WetDisk 1 E NetDisk 2 E NetDisk 3 MetDisk 4 Tr Fr F F Deactivated Activate Unregister Register a Mew Device Refresh Status Properties About Options Exit Deactivated The current state of NDAS device Activate Enables NDAS device to be activated into Connected Mode Once activated NDAS device will be indicated by white colored box Unregister Enables users to un register NDAS device Properties Displays properties of the NDAS device DATOPTIC inc 21 www DATOPTIC com User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage nRAID 6 2 Changing from Read Write Mode to Read O
5. Dis Partition size 151598 MB Drive letter or path E File system NTF Allocation unit size Default Volume label New Volume x Quick formak Yes To close this wizard click Finish lt Back Cancel www DATOPTIC com User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage nRAID 9 3 Format NDAS Device Through My Computer 1 Double click on My Computer 3 My Computer 2 My Computer window will appear Right Click on your NDAS Device choose Format Format NetDisk 1 E E eix Capacity 149 GB File system NTFS Allocation unit size 3 The Format window will appear with a few options oote Check the box that says Quick Format E Recommended NetDiskt Format options M Quick Format Enable Compression Greate an MS DOS startup disk m ase 4 A Warning will appear asking if you are sure you want to format the drive Click on OK x WRIA Formatting will erase ALL data on this disk To format the disk click OK To quit click CANCEL cance 5 Click on OK once the format has completed Formatting MetDisk 1 Ez x _l Format Complete DATOPTIC inc 38 www DATOPTIC com User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage nRAID Chapter 10 Uninstall Before you can uninstall a NDAS device you must close all applications using the NDAS de vice NDAS Disk Management NDAS Bind Management Windows Explorer and Internet Ex plorer must also be closed E
6. Disk Defragmenter 1 Disk Management ervices and Applications The NDAS device is usually indicated by Not Initialized s Basic C 3 99 GB 3 99 GB NTFS Online Healthy System Disk 1 Unknown 148 04 GB 148 04 GB Not Initialized Unallocated iaat gt E Unallocated Primary partition Disk 1 o Unknown ae To 296 10 GB Mot Initialized Unallocated E Unallocated E Primary partition Ifthe NDAS device is described as Basic or Healthy skip to Chapter 9 2 Partition NDAS Device Otherwise go to next step 5 Initialize NDAS Device SIDisk 1 E Right click on the Disk that pertains to your Unknown NDAS device and select Initialize Disk a ae Mot Initialized Initialize Disk Properties Initialize Disk window will Bi Unallocated appear Select the NDAS device and nn click OK Help 6 NDAS device will be automatically initialized Unknown T Disk 1 becomes Basic Disk 1 Online Note It is VERY important that your NDAS Device is listed as a Basic Disk and not a Dynamic one 7 Initialization is completed Before NDAS device can be used it must be partitioned See Chapter 9 2 DATOPTIC inc 35 www DATOPTIC com User Manual 9 2 Partition NDAS Device Network Direct Attached Storage nRAID 1 From the Computer Management window find the NDAS device you want to for mat 2 Right click and select New Partition
7. fe NDAS Software 3 10 1210 InstallShield Wizard License Agreement 3 us Please read the Following license agreement carefully gpa EY INSTALLING OF USING THIS SOFTWARE OR AUTHORIZING ANY OTHER PERSON TO DO 30 YOU ACCEPT sothware Software means the computer programs templates and other information installed by this installation utility zi rie EEEE A TEn anpi a es Sep ie T db nok acceoe the tent hi the license aoreement Installshield DATOPTIC Inc 8 www DATOPTIC com User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage nRAID 3 Click the Install button to install drivers i NDAS Software 3 10 1210 InstallShield Wizard J E j Ready to Install the Program LE ge XIMETA The wizard is ready to begin installation Click Install to begin the installation Click Cancel to exit the wizard Installshield 4 Please wait while installation continues j NDAS Software 3 10 1210 InstallShield Wizard IOl x Installing NDAS Software 3 10 1210 s a m XIMETA The program Features you selected are being installed ae Please wait while che InstallShield Wizard installs WO45 Software 3 10 1210 This may take several minutes DATOPTIC Inc 9 www DATOPTIC com User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage nRAID 5 Click Yes or Continue Anyway if one of these windows come up Digital Signature Not Found x The Microsoft digital signature affirms that software has been tested with Wind
8. Click Continue Anyway DATOPTIC inc 14 www DATOPTIC com User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage nRAID 3 Registration is completed Click NDAS Device Management a to see the registered NDAS device Mounted RW Mounted RO Unimount Register a Mew Device Unimount Register a New Device Refresh Status Refresh Status Properties Properties Abou About Options Options Exit Exit Read Write Mode Read Only Mode Note If you cannot see your NDAS Device please click Refresh Status and check again 4 4 Using NDAS Device Now that you have successfully installed NDAS device it s time to familiarize yourself with using the NDAS device Your NDAS device will show up as a local drive in My Computer Drive letter and NDAS device name may vary between Personal Computers You can use NDAS device like a local drive on Senin your PC d Stared Documents a thangs Documents dot i Drag and drop files to NDAS device Pae T Copy and paste data to NDAS device cin hii Make and delete folders oa Co Share files and folders Backup your data DATOPTIC inc 12 www DATOPTIC com User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage nRAID 4 5 Sharing 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 Windows 2000 XP Environment All computers and NDAS device
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10. consult an experienced radio television technician for additional suggestions DATOPTIC inc 47 www DATOPTIC com User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage nRAID Chapter 15 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 DATOPTIC Inc Whenever you contact DATOPTIC Inc for technical support please have the following information available Product Name Model Serial Number Software Version How to Contact DATOPTIC Inc Telephone 1 714 558 1808 F ax 1 714 558 3229 Email support for North America Support datoptic com Technical Support on the Internet For the latest information on nRaid visit our website at www DATOPTIC com DATOPTIC inc 48 www DATOPTIC com
11. e Itshould automatically find the appropriate drivers for your NDAS Device Note For Windows 2000 Upgrade Device Driver Wizard will appear instead 2 If the Windows Logo Testing message comes up click Yes or Continue Anyway to finish the installation Digital Signature Not Found g x Hardware Installation The Microsoft digital signature affirms that software has Teda been tested with Windows and that the software has not A The software you are installing for this hardware been altered since it was tested NDAS SCSI Controller The software you are about to install does not contain a Microsoft digital signature Therefore there is no guarantee that this software works corectly with has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility Windows with Windows xP Tell me why this testing is important NDAS SCSI Controller Continuing your installation of this software may impair or destabilize the correct operation of your system If you want to search for Microsoft digitally signed either immediately or in the future Microsoft strongly software visit the Windows Update Web site at recommends that you stop this installation now and http windowsupdate microsoft com to see if one is contact the hardware vendor for software that has available passed Windows Logo testing Do you want to continue the installation Yes No More Info Continue Anyway STOP Installation Windows 2000 Windows XP Click Yes
12. ko continue Time Remaining 00 00 00 O OMB s 0 00 Start Cancel 5 If Mirrored NDAS Devices are not in the Connected Mode below warning message will appear Please unmount the Mirrored NDAS Device and try again NDAS Bind Management x A NetDisk 3 is not reachable or being accessed by other programsicomputers DATOPTIC inc 33 www DATOPTIC com User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage nRAID Chapter 8 Other NDAS Bind Management Functions Mirror Recognizes Mirrored NDAS devices that have been Mirrored using earlier driver 8 1 Using Mirrored NDAS Devices Driver 3 10 does not support the Mirror feature that have been offered by our earlier driver ver sions However the driver does recognize the Mirrored NDAS device and will display them on the NDAS Bind Management Users can continue to use Mirrored NDAS devices as before But users cannot modify the Mirrored NDAS devices If so the Mirrored devices will break 8 1 1 Upgrading the driver without breaking the Mirrored NDAS device 1 Disable all NDAS devices both single and bind devices 2 Uninstall the driver 3 Install the 3 10 driver 4 Need to register NDAS devices again Note When registering the bound NDAS devices the NDAS Device Regis tration Wizard will only allow the bound NDAS devices to be mounted when both of the bound NDAS devices are registered During the registra tion of the first device the Wizard will only allow the device to be r
13. must be on the same LAN NDAS device must be connected via Ethernet or Wireless R outer To share Read and Write access all computers on the network using the NDAS device must have the nRAID driver version 3 1 x installed NDAS device must be registered onto each computer Warning gt DO NOT perform disk operations format partition and chkdsk when multi ple PCs have the NDAS mounted gt NDAS device can be formatted partitioned chkdsk aggregated or mirrored ONLY when one PC is connected DATOPTIC inc 12 www DATOPTIC com User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage nRAID Chapter 5 Introduction to NDAS Device Management 5 1 NDAS Device Status Modes NDAS device provides users with six basic Modes Below is a chart describing each of the NDAS device Modes and the icons that correspond with each Mode NDAS Device NDAS Device f Mode Meaning Color Icon Green Read Only Mode Mounted RO Users can only read from NDAS device Blue Read Write Mode Mounted RW Users can read and write to NDAS device Connected Mode White NDAS device is currently disabled on your computer Connected and is ready to be mounted enabled Disconnected Mode NDAS device Is registered but your system cannot find the NDAS device _ Black Power Cord Ethernet Cord or USB Cord may be Disconnected unplugged Make sure any Antivirus F irewall software or S pyware is not interfering with the connection Deactivate
14. of the following register lt name gt lt device id without dash gt write key unregister lt device number gt list devices list logicaldevices mount lt logical device number gt ro rw unplug lt logical device number gt unmount lt logical device number gt activate lt device number gt deactivate lt device number gt DATOPTIC inc 40 www DATOPTIC com User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage nRAID Chapter 12 FAQ For the most recent list of FAQs please visit http www datoptic com General 1 What can nRAID be used for nRAID can be used with a variety of applications It is ideal for all users that cannot afford NAS systems such as small to medium businesses SOHO Small Office Home Office workgroups de partments schools and public institutions nRAID technology s convenience and low cost provides the best storage solution for home office networking Use as storage for Personal Computer and Home Networking storing and sharing files backup archiving etc Expanding storage requirements Business primary or secondary network storage Public institution s storage for data archives disclosed data backups and data conservation Multimedia storage device MP 3s Digital Photos Digital Video Multi platform networking Simultaneous use from Macintosh and Windows Non PC Non Computing applications security CCTV technograph recording MRI entertainme
15. the cursor on a NDAS device to view its functions Below is a listof NDAS device Modes and related functions Note The Yellow box is there to show the current mode status of your NDAS De vice It cannot be selected For more information please see the section 5 1 on page 17 A NDAS device mounted in Read Write Mode Cremes 5 Properties NetDisk 2 E NetDisk 3 NetDisk 4 NetDisk 5 Tr F F F Register a Mew Device Refresh Status Abou Options Exit Mounted RW The current state of NDAS device Unmount Enables users to change NDAS device mode to Connected Mode Properties Displays properties of the NDAS device B NDAS device mounted in Read Only Mode E WetDisk 1 d Mounted RO NetDisk 2 Unmount E WetDisk 3 i MetDisk 4 ne NetDisk 5 Register a Mew Device Refresh Status Abouk Options Exit Mounted RO The current state of NDAS device Unmount Enables users to change NDAS device mode to Connected Mode Properties Displays properties of the NDAS device DATOPTIC inc 19 www DATOPTIC com User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage nRAID C NDAS device in Disconnected Mode E WetDisk 1 E HetDisk 2 CI NetDisk 3 Unregister NetDisk 4 NetDisk 5 F F E T F Properties Register a Wew Device Refresh Status About Options Exit Disconnected The current state of NDAS device
16. 68 MetDisk 2 145 0566 DATOPTIC inc 29 www DATOPTIC com User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage nRAID 5 Two warning messages will appear Once NDAS devices are bound all of the data will be last Click Yes to continue x A All of the data will be lost once the disks are unbound Are you sure you want to unbind the disks Yes Mo The new bound NDAS devices must be mounted and formatted before it can be used Click OK x P i i Selected disks are successfully unbound fou must First mount the disk and then Format the disk before using it Now you can go back into the NDAS Device Management and Mount each of unbound NDAS device Before using the NDAS devices please format each of the unbound device 8 Please refer to Chapter 9 Formatting NDAS Device on page 36 7 2 2 Unbind a Single NDAS Device 1 Go to NDAS Device Management and select a Bound NDAS device you want to Unbind 2 Unmount the NDAS Device by clicking on Unmount Note If the bound NDAS device is in use a warning message will appear Make sure that no programs are using the NDAS Device and try again 3 After you have unmounted the NDAS Devices from NDAS Bind Management select one NDAS device you want to unbind 4 Right click on the NDAS device and select Single sp Aggregated Disk a Unbind Properties www DATOPTIC com 30 DATOPTIC inc User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage nRA
17. IC Inc 10 www DATOPTIC com User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage nRAID Chapter 4 NDAS Device Registration Note You can register using the Registration Wizard section 4 1 or without it section 4 2 4 1 Add Register a New NDAS device using the Registration Wizard 1 Click on the NDAS Device Management a Icon located on the system tray THe HDAS Device 2 l 2 Select Register A New Device Register a New Device Refresh Status 3 NDAS Device Registration Wizard will appear Click Next to continue Agel oa Options 4 Enter a name for the NDAS device Eal Click Next x NDAS Device Name Specify the name for the NDAS device lt Please choose a name For the NDAS device This name will be used to identify the NDAS device in your system only The name can be up to 30 characters long Pleae enter the name Click Next when you finish lt Back Cancel 5 Add your NDAS device ID and Write Key Write Key is needed to write to NDAS device Click Next to continue NDAS Device Registration Wizard x NDAS device ID Enter the NDAS device ID to register To register the NDAS device please enter the NDAS device ID The ID and Write Key No te N D A S de vice D a nd are located on the bottom of the NDAS device NDAS device ID is composed of 20 characters Wr te K ey do n ot con ta I n th e Please enter the NDAS device ID le tte r O Ple ase use the T al Gos A number 0 fo
18. ID 5 All data will be lost if you want to convert it to a Single disk Click Yes if you want to continue NDAS Bind Management yg x A All of the data will be lost once the disk is reset to a single disk Would you like to continue Note Once the Binding has been broken you cannot re add any NDAS Devices to the broken Bound device You will have to recreate the Bind and format it again 6 For formation of the NDAS device please refer to Chapter 9 Formatting NDAS De vice 7 When you are finished formatting your NDAS Device should show up in My Computer as a local drive DATOPTIC inc 31 www DATOPTIC com User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage nRAID 7 3 Tools Tools provides two type of functions Copy and Mirror and Recover Mirror Y Y Tools x gt j Copy and Mirror Recover Mirror i 7 3 1 Copy and Mirror The Copy and Mirror Function is used when you have a NDAS device with data on it and then want to copy it to another NDAS device that does not have any data Then have it mirror each other The second NDAS device must be of equal or greater capacity to use this function 7 3 2 Using Copy and Mirror 1 Go to Start gt Programs gt NDAS Software gt NDAS Bind x 2 Select a single NDAS device Select a disk to be used as a mirrored disk Note A NDAS device must be in a Connected a HS Mode and have the Write Key 3 Click Tool button and select Copy and Mirror 4 From the lis
19. NDAS Device Management choose a NDAS device you want to Bind If the NDAS device Is in Mounted Mode select Unmount If the NDAS device is in Connected Mode leave it as itis Ifthe NDAS device is in Disconnected Mode try to reconnect it If the NDAS device Is in Deactivated Mode Activate the device 2 A waning message may appear ee CNG res xl i dre vou sure you want to unmount the W045 device F The unmounting may Fail iF some applications are accessing the NDAS device eT 4 Wait few seconds for changes to occur If the color of the NDAS device does not changed to White click Refresh Status 5 Repeat above steps for all NDAS device you want to Bind 6 Make sure other PCs that are accessing the NDAS devices have also Unmounted the NDAS devices as Connected Mode 7 1 3 Instructions for Bind 1 Two or more NDAS devices need to be in Connected Mode All of the NDAS devices must have the Write Key 2 Go to Start gt Programs gt NDAS Software gt NDAS Bind 3 Click the Bind button DATOPTIC inc 25 www DATOPTIC com User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage nRAID MNRAS Ro Manan men WF Refresh 4 Selecta binding type and number of disks to be Bind Aggregation can bind any number of units between 2 and 8 RAIDO can bind 2 4 or 8 units RAID1 can bind 2 4 6 or 8 units Note Currently RAID4 is not supported 5 Move a NDAS device from the left window to the right win
20. NetDisk 1 E NetDisk 2 d 1 Close NDAS Disk Management by selecting Exit a rl Register a New Device Refresh Status 2 Uninstall NDAS device About Options Goto Start gt Programs gt NDAS Software gt Uninstall NDAS Software Windows Installer will appear Click Yes if you want to continue Otherwise click No Exit Windows Installer xj Are you sure pou want to uninstall this product D e NDAS Software 3 10 1209 j x A There are mounted NDAS drives in the system l Please unmount them first to continue installation nay woe _ NOTE A warning window may appear if any of the NDAS device is still in mounted state Click Cancel and unmount the NDAS devices 3 Restart the PC once uninstall is finished DATOPTIC inc 39 www DATOPTIC com User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage nRAID Chapter 11 NDAS Command Line Utility Included with the 3 1 Drivers is a option to run your nRAID software from a command line interface Please Note These option are for Advanced nRAID users only 1 Open your Command Line and type in the following command cd Program Files NDAS 3 10 1216 Folder may vary depending on driver being used This should bring you to the path C Program Files NDAS 3 10 1216 2 Next type in ndascmd exe This will load the nRAID command line interface The Syntax for the interface should be as follows ndascmd lt command gt parameters The command can be one
21. cular purpose Product Warranty DATOPTIC Inc 2 www DATOPTIC com User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage nRAID Table of Contents 1 Introduction TERETE CRTTULPCC LE LeC ee Cer eee a EEC e eee eee eee Leer Eee errr ri reece itr irre Leer err eer Teeter Terie ere ree ere ree 4 we ESS Minua spee a tans a 4 1 2 NDAS Device Models Covered By This User Manual ccccccccseescccssseeeeeceeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeseeeeeeeesaneeeess 4 bs Package COneENIS zarrai aa a E A E E E A E A eesh atest the 4 Lea System RSQUIRCMCIIS mermisi E neil A acne aeeiade 5 Lo NDAS DEVICe SeWpOVEWIEW wiren a EEE AE 5 2 Cable installation E E a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a rrr rrr rrr 6 2E ONDAS MOQ crongat aa a a A 6 22 AS Be VO Ce mann AOT EAT E A 7 3 NDAS Software installation E A A A T CETC errr rr ne rt 8 Si FOrWwWhndows XP a GWG OWS 2000 iniisa ina a E A C A 8 4 NDAS Device Registration E A T A E E T a RCE REECE rr rrr rr ric 11 4 1 Add Registera New NDAS Device Using The Registration Wizard cccccccssseeeeeeseeeeeseesaeeeees 11 4 2 Add Registera New NDAS Device Without Using The Registration Wizard esses 13 A FONA NEW HardWwate VW IZAIC eniinn ANAN ar Oa 14 aa USNO AN DAS Dey Ce eia OT T A 15 45 Shan NDAS DVi onnea E TAAA 16 5 introduction To NDAS Device Manager E E E A N A rere rere rece 17 Bak NDAS Device Status Mod creioane a E AT aoomeuaNS 17 52 SINDAS DEVICE Management wevsssdewosteaterneisy ai a i AO e A a E 18 6
22. d Mode Red NDAS device is registered but no longer Deactivated communicates with your system No attempts will be made to communicate with your NDAS device Bound Non Primary Mode Used for bound NDAS devices only All of the bound NDAS devices are displayed as yellow except the primary NDAS device DATOPTIC inc 17 www DATOPTIC com User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage nRAID 5 2 NDAS Device Management E NetDisk 1 E NetDisk 2 E NetDisk 3 MetDisk 4 MetDisk 5 Tr r F F F Register a Mew Device Refresh Status About Options Exit Click the NDAS Device Management Eai located on the system tray All registered NDAS device s will be displayed on the NDAS Device Management Menu When you click on the BB icon Lists all NDAS devices that are registered Register a New Device Registers a NDAS device to your computer Refresh Status Updates status of your NDAS Device About Displays NDAS software version information Check for Updates Checks DATOPTIC website for updated drivers Options Can customize NDAS Device Management features and error messages dialogs Exit Exits NDAS Device Management NDAS Device Management can be restored by double clicking the icon on the Desktop DATOPTIC inc 18 www DATOPTIC com User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage nRAID Chapter 6 NDAS Device Functions 6 1 NDAS Device Management Click NDAS Device Management and place
23. d connect the power adapter to a power source 4 Press the On Off Switch to ON position DATOPTIC Inc 6 www DATOPTIC com User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage nRAID 2 2 USB Mode N A Note NDAS Device software does not need to be installed to use in USB mode nRAID 1 If your nRAID has dip switches on the rear panel flip both dip switches up 2 Connect the included USB cable from USB port on nRAID to your PC s USB port 3 Make sure the power connector is connected firmly to the nRAID and connect the power adaptor to a power source 4 Press the On Off Switch to ON position DATOPTIC Inc 7 www DATOPTIC com User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage nRAID Chapter 3 NDAS Software Installation 3 1 For Windows XP and Windows 2000 Installation of NDAS software is simple and easy After downloading software please un zip the driver and click on NDAS Setup exe to begin installation If you are using the Installation CD insert the CD into your CD ROM drive and select Win dows 2000 XP Driver 1 InstallShield Wizard will appear Click the Next button to continue to next step NDAS Software 3 10 1210 InstallShield Wizard _ x Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for NDAS Software 3 10 1210 The InstallShield R Wizard will install NDAS Software 3 10 1210 on your computer To continue click Mest WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties ae XIMETA
24. dow by first selecting a NDAS device from the left window and then clicking the button x UEa Select disks to bind NetDisk 1 Fo o4B Oo NetDisk 2 Foo FB 1 NetDisk 3 7o 34B j E Bie Note The data on the disks willbe deleted once binding Finish Cancel 6 Repeat the above step for the rest for the NDAS device you want to Bind and click Finish DATOPTIC inc 26 www DATOPTIC com User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage nRAID 7 Two warning messages will appear Once NDAS devices are bound all of the data will be last Click Yes to continue NDASBind x A All of the data will be lost once the disks are bound Are you sure you want to bind the disks Yes Mo The new bound NDAS devices must be mounted and formatted before it can be used Click OK NDAS Bind Management l x LI Selected disks are successfully bound You must First mount the disk and then Format the disk before using it YourNDAS Devices should now be bound NDAS Bind Management Oj x File Tool Help C Bind Ey Unbind Tools v D Refresh Aggregated Disk DATOPTIC inc 27 www DATOPTIC com User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage nRAID 8 Go to the NDAS Device Management and Mount the Bound NDAS devices Todo so select any one of the Bound NDAS device and select Mount Read Only or Mount Read Write Mount Read only Mount Read Write NetDisk 2 R
25. e device again later Close any windows that are displaying your nRAID and retry what you were doing earlier If you continue to get that error message reboot your computer However if you were copying a large amount of files itis possible that it is still being copied in the background from its cache You may need to wait until it is finished before continuing just installed nRAID why is the nRAID showing up as a red color Try unplugging your nRAID s power cord wait about 10 seconds and plug it back in If this does not work restart your computer Please disable your firewall antivirus software you may need to configure the software to allow your nRAID to run If this does not work plug nRAID via USB to see if it is rec ognized If so recover the data and reformat the drive While in USB delete the partition and bring the nRAID back to the Ethernet and format the nRAID Formatting will erase any data on the drive 16 keep getting Internal Error Update Failed What does this mean Try updating to our latest drivers to see if that fixes the problem Before installing our nRAID software please disable any Firewall Antivirus software and also make Sure that Script Blocking is turned off for antivirus software If problems still persist please try unin Stalling the Firewall Antivirus software and reinstall nRAID software Also try updating your NIC drivers to the latest available from the manufacturer DATOPTIC
26. e ways to bind Aggregation RAIDO and RAID1 7 1 Bind Aggregation Allows any number of NDAS device units between 2 and 8 to be recognized as a single large disk drive Extremely useful when a larger storage device is needed No fault tolerance If one unit fails all data is lost RAIDO Disk Striping without Parity Allows 2 4 or 8 NDAS device units to be recognized as a single large disk drive Extremely useful when a larger storage device is needed No fault tolerance If one unit fails all data is lost Type of Aggregation method used for faster performance when writing to NDAS devices RAID1 Mirroring Allows 2 4 6 or 8 NDAS device units to be mirrored at the same time Fault tolerant If one unit fails data is retrieved from other units Can also Mirror NDAS devices that have been Aggregated DATOPTIC inc 24 www DATOPTIC com User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage nRAID 7 1 1 Requirements for Bind Each NDAS device must have a Write Key Cannot Bind NDAS device that are already Bound NDAS devices that are being Bound must be in Connected Mode on all PCs including the PC which is performing the Bind Bound NDAS devices must be formatted Other users can Mount the Bound NDAS devices once Binding is completed NOTE Aggregation RAIDO and RAID1 can only be performed in Windows XP and Windows 2000 7 1 2 Connected Mode Before NDAS devices can be Bound they must be in Connected Mode 1 Go to
27. egis tered as Connected Mode 5 Goto NDAS Device Management and Mount the Mirrored NDAS device 6 Now you can use the Mirrored NDAS devices Note Cannot modify the Mirrored NDAS devices If so NDAS devices must be re mirrored using RAID1 and all the data will be lost 8 1 2 Using Bound NDAS device among different driver versions If a user upgrades his her driver to 3 10 we recommend everyone else sharing the NDAS devices to upgrade their driver to 3 10 as well Once the user with 3 10 migrates the Mir rored NDAS device s binding information other users sharing the Mirrored NDAS device will no longer have access to the Mirrored NDAS devices Here are two options 1 Werecommend all users sharing the Mirrored NDAS devices upgrade their driver to 3 10 2 Unbind the Mirrored NDAS device and use them as two single devices that can be Shared by both users using 3 10 and earlier drivers DATOPTIC inc 34 www DATOPTIC com User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage nRAID Chapter 9 Formatting NDAS Device 9 1 Initialize NDAS Device 1 Right click My Computer and select Manage 2 Computer Management window will appear Click Disk Management under Storage 5 x f f m Fie Action view Window Help l x 3 Computer Management window will listall 5 ameiaa the disks in the computer A eE 1 i Wek F oc and Groups 4 Find the NDAS device you want to initialize Performance Logs and Alerts
28. egister a Mew Device Refresh Status Unregister About Options Properties Exit 9 Found New Hardware Wizard may appear Click Next and proceed in finishing the wizard 10 Before Bound NDAS device can be used it must be formatted Please go to Chap ter 9 Formatting NDAS Device on page 36 DATOPTIC inc 28 www DATOPTIC com User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage nRAID 7 2 Unbind You can unbind one or all of the NDAS Devices from a bound group Section 7 2 1 shows you how to unbind all of the NDAS Devices and 7 2 2 shows you have to unbind only one NDAS Device 7 2 1 Unbind All 1 Go to NDAS Device Management and select a Bound NDAS device you want to Unbind 2 Unmount the NDAS Device by clicking on Unmount Note If the bound NDAS device is in use a warning message will appear Make sure that no programs are using the NDAS Device and try again 3 After you have unmounted the NDAS Devices go to NDAS Bind Management 4 From the NDAS Bind Management select the Bound NDAS device you have just unmounted Click the Unbind button NDAS Bind Management O x Fie Tool Help Ss Bind Unbind x y Tools Refresh oo We Agoregated Disk i i 5 Unbind window will appear Make sure these NDAS devices are ones The Following disks will be unbound Ore you sure you want to unbind them that needs to be unbound and click Yes MetDisk 1 145 056
29. f your nRAID drive letter in My Computer Why can t my computer go into hibernation or standby You must have customer select the Allow suspend hibernation box from the Options menu in NDAS Device Management DATOPTIC inc 45 www DATOPTIC com User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage nRAID 20 I have clicked on the nRAID Admin Tool on my desktop and nothing happens The icon on the desktop is only used to launch our icon into the system tray if for some reason itis not already there The icon in the system tray is used for Enabling Disabling Adding Removing and Switching modes for Read Write on nRAID 21 When I try to copy something to my nRAID why does the following show up Cannot copy nRAID Administrator The disk is write protected Remove the write protection or use an other disk You do not have Read Write access Click on the nRAID Icon in your bottom right system tray Go to your nRAID and then click on Enable Read Write 22 Why can t I format my whole nRAID to FAT32 Windows 2000 XP comes with a limitation of only 32GB partitions that it can create This is a Win dows limitation and the only resolution is to use a 3rd party partitioning software or use a Windows 98SE ME computer to format the entire drive to FAT32 With our Multi Write drivers NTFS is recom mended anyways for stability and performance purposes DATOPTIC inc 46 www DATOPTIC com User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage nRAID
30. here should be a dot next to your nRAID colored either Blue Read Write or Green Read Only If it is a black colored dot then please go to the FAQ I ve installed my nRAID and it shows up as a Black Dot If nRAID is enabled open Computer Management by right clicking on My Computer Go to Manage then click on Disk Management Check if your nRAID is recognized It should show up as Disk 1 or Disk 2 or a different number depending on the number of drives that you have on your computer Right click on the appropriate Disk and click Initialize if that option exists Also make sure that the nRAID is partitioned and formatted If you see something that says Unallocated then right click on the Unallocated create a partition and then format the drive to your file system preference To use nRAID with other Operating Systems such as Windows 98SE ME and Mac OS X you will need to format your nRAID to FAT32 for it to be recognized Why am I getting a Data has been corrupted message when try to open or copy a file Open up Command Prompt and run chkdsk for the nRAID drive Go to Start Run type in cmd without the quotation marks Then type in chkdsk nRAIDDriveLetter F For example if your nRAID shows up as drive letter E in My Computer you would type in the following chkdsk E F Why do keep getting this error message The device Generic volume cannot be stopped right now Try stopping th
31. ice j The unmounting may Fail if some applications are accessing the NOAS device E NetDisk No Register a Mew Device Refresh Status To Inthe future do not show me this dialog box Abouk Options The Green Square will change to a White Square indicating Connected Mode Exit 4 Click NDAS Device Management a and select the NDAS device you have just umounted Select Mount Read Write Unmount Register a Mew Device Refresh Status The White Square will change to a Blue Square indicating Properties Read Write Mode About Options Exit DATOPTIC inc 23 www DATOPTIC com User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage nRAID Chapter 7 NDAS Bind Management Using NDAS Bind Management users can perform Bind Unbind and Mirror There are 4 different buttons in the NDAS Bind Management window Bind Used for Aggregation RAID 0 and RAID 1 Unbind Used to Unbind your Bound NDAS devices Tools There are two different functions in Tools Copy and Mirror and Recover Mirror Copy and Mirror is used to Mirror the first NDAS device to the second NDAS device Recover Mirror is used to recover the data on Mirrored NDAS Devices Refresh Used to refresh status of your NDAS devices DAS Bind Management l Fie Tool Help Bind am Unbind Ra Tools E ol Refresh _ _ _ S S S _ _ _ Mirror Copy anc Virror Recover There are thre
32. inc 44 www DATOPTIC com User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage nRAID 17 I am getting the message Connection closed abnormally Try to reconnect What does this 18 19 mean Check that you are using the latest version of our software If nRAID keeps losing its connection to your computer check your USB or Ethernet cable connection We recommend using NTFS for multi write 3 X software for Windows XP 2000 To verify this right click on your nRAID drive letter from My Computer and click on Properties Under File System it will indicate the type of file system your nRAID is formatted to To format nRAID to NTFS right click on the nRAID drive letter from My Computer and click on Format A drop down menu will al low you to select NTFS Check the box next to the word Quick Format You may want to format through Disk Management Right click on My Computer then click on Man age Computer Management will open and click on Disk Management Check if your nRAID is recognized It should show up as Disk 1 or Disk 2 or a different number depending on the number of drives you have on your computer Right click on the appropriate Disk and right click on the white area for options to format and or delete partition Formatting will erase any data on the drive Please back up before continuing Make sure that nRAID is plugged into a 100mb full duplex capable switch and that you are using a 10 100mb Network Card nRAID is not suppo
33. ing bound NDAS Device among different driver VErSiONS cccccccccsssssseeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeees 34 9 Formatting NDAS Device TECTLTESEE CELE eT E TCE CCT EET ETE eee Tee Te eCe TTT RTE Ere eee TEE TT Te Tree rere Err rrr rrr rar 35 91 TGaliZeIN DAS DEVICE sermien althactserastaanesineins a a T 35 OZ Partio NDAS DEVICE wiiren a a A N A a OA a aa 36 9 2 FormatNDAS Device Through My Computer seesssssssssrrnnssrrrnnsrrrrnrrrrnnsrrrrnnsrrrrnnsrrrrnerrrreeerrrrene 38 10 Uninstall A A E A a a E A A A A a a a AA ak 39 11 NDAS Command Line Utility MAE A EE EE E E 40 12 FAQ nsnununnnnunnnnunnannnunnnnunnnnnnnnnnnunnnannnnnnnnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 41 13 Regulatory Statement TEPER LCC TELE CTE ER EEC CTI TTT TEEPE ETTrCrT EER RTC annisa ananahi rrr iri rrr rice 47 14 Product Warranty EET ECETRCT ECR CETTE RUPEE CTCCELCUTILIELETE TERE UCRRCE COE RULTEL EULER EC CECE e PETE Lee UT Cee TCR ee Leer eT eer T 48 15 Additional Information And Assistance PLS LUGTAUCES SLED T DERG CEDEESCCREEGWECDUMTEESUDERGGCEEDEANENGERGD RAMI WeSELEENeGenbiein eae amp 51 DATOPTIC Inc 3 www DATOPTIC com User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage nRAID Chapter 1 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of nRAID 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 yo
34. nly Mode 1 Click NDAS Device Management a and select the NDAS device you want to change from Read Write to Read Only Unmount Register a Mew Device Refresh Status 2 Select Unmount Properties About Options Exit 3 A warning message will appear Click Yes xl P Are WOU sure you want bo unmount the NOAS device The unmounting may Fail if some applications are accessing the MODAS device NetDisk D e To Inthe future do not show me this dialog box Register a Mew Device Refresh Status About OPOE The Blue Square will change to a White Square indicating Connected Mode Exit 4 Click NDAS Device Management a and select the NDAS device you have just umounted 5 Select Mount Read Only The White Square will change to a Green Square indicating Unimount Read Only Mode Register a New Device Refresh Status Properties About Options Exit DATOPTIC inc 22 www DATOPTIC com User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage nRAID 6 3 Changing from Read Only Mode to Read Write Mode 3 Click NDAS Device Management a and select the NDAS device you want to change from Read Only to Read Write Select Unmount Unmount Properties Register a New Device Refresh Status About Options Exit A warning message will appear Click Yes x P Are WOU sure you want bo unmount the NDAS dev
35. nt 2 How is nRAID different from NAS or SAN nRAID is a better alternative to NAS or SAN nRAID is much more cost effective efficient and easy to use Itis for users looking for lower costs and storage associated with backup archiving Although both nRAID and NAS are storage devices that are implemented over a network nRAID takes up less space than NAS or SAN products nRAID utilizes NDAS technology allowing it to connect the hard disk directly to a network without a server In NAS the hard disk must be con nected to a storage server which must also be connected to the network 3 For NDAS mode do need drivers installed on each computer using nRAID Yes the drivers need to be loaded on each computer that wants access to nRAID However if you are using Windows Sharing only one computer will need the software installed The other com puters will not need it Windows 2000 XP 1 Lam having trouble using Multi write over wireless connection What do you recommend Try a wired connection for our 3 X drivers and compare how it works If you are using wireless with other computers we recommend enabling the hard wired computer first then the wireless computer When using wireless we also recommend 802 119 When using 802 11b we highly recommend hardwiring your computer when doing large file transfers because of the low bandwidth associated with 802 11b DATOPTIC inc 41 www DATOPTIC com 2 User Manual Network Direc
36. nt from 3 03 Can I set the My Documents folder to point to my nRAID instead of a place on my local hard drive We do not recommend doing this as your computer will be dependent on this location during soft ware installation and uninstallation You may receive Windows Error Messages looking for a non existing location My computer is moving very slowly when my nRAID is enabled and the ACT light on my nRAID is solid yellow What is going on This is a result of a bad connection between the computer and the nRAID Please make sure that you are using only network switches and routers and that you are not using any network hubs Also if you have any software firewalls installed on your computer i e Norton Internet Security McAfee Personal Firewall etc make sure to add Admin exe and LDServ exe into their list of programs to Allow with full access You can also try disabling your Antivirus software to see if that makes a differ ence Please also try power cycling your nRAID and switch as well Sometimes when transfer files to my nRAID why is the speed so slow Try updating your Network T 1t is o 5 r ivuter DATOPTIC inc 42 www DATOPTIC com User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage nRAID 9 I ve installed my nRAID and it shows up as a Black Dot Note If you are using nRAID via USB then no software installation is required therefore please ignore the Black Dot Please check to make sure of the following A Yo
37. ows and that the software has not ash The software you are installing for this hardware been altered since it was tested The software you are about to install does not contain a NDAS SCSI Controler Microsoft digital signature Therefore there is no eee that this software works correctly with has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility moe with Windows XP Tell me why this testing is important Unknown ey nia ee Continuing your installation of this software may impair or destabilize the correct operation of your system If you want to search for Microsoft digitally signed either immediately or in the future Microsoft strongly software visit the Windows Update Web site at recommends that you stop this installation now and http windowsupdate microsoft com to see if one is contact the hardware vendor for software that has available passed Windows Logo testing Do you want to continue the installation Yes No More Info Continue Anyway STOP Installation 6 Click the Finish button to complete i NDAS Software 3 10 1210 InstallShield Wizard o Fa InstallShield Wizard Completed The InstallShield Wizard has successfully installed NDAS Software 3 10 1210 Click Finish to exit the wizard ae XIMETA changes made to NDAS Software 3 10 1210 to take effect Click Yes to restart now or Mo if you plan to restart later T k You must restart your system For the configuration DATOPT
38. r all letter 0 s Write Key is needed For Read Write mode It is composed of 5 characters Please enter the Write Key Optional eesse Click Next when you Finish If the NDAS device ID and or the Write Key is invalid Next will not be enabled lt Back Cancel DATOPTIC Inc 11 www DATOPTIC com User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage nRAID NDAS Device Registration Wizard xj Mount NDAS Device Do you want to mount this NDAS device now Please wait while checking the NDAS device status NDAS Device Registration Wizard 3 Mount NDAS Device Do you want to mount this NDAS device now Registration is done successfully and the device is now ready to use Do you want to mount the NDAS device to your system now Yes I want to mount this NDAS device as Read Write Mode Yes I want to mount this NDAS device as Read Only Mode No I don t want to mount this NDAS device now While mounting the NDAS device a security warning dialog may appear You must click Continue to successfully mount the NDAS device Otherwise it will not be lt Back Cancel NDAS Device Registration Wizard Completing the NDAS Device Registration Wizard You have successfully completed the NDAS device Registration Wizard To close this wizard click Finish User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage nRAID 4 2 Add Register a New NDAS device without u
39. rted on hubs If your switch is uplinked to another one place nRAID and your computer on the same switch and retry Try setting your NIC s speed duplex settings to 100MB full duplex Right click on My Network Places click on Properties right click on Local Area Connection and click on Properties Then click on the Configure button next to your NIC and click on the Advanced tab Here you should find a category related to Speed amp Duplex Media Settings etc where once highlighted you can click on a drop down menu and select 100mb full duplex You can also go to your NIC Ethernet card manufacturer and download the latest drivers If using a DSL router update the firmware Or plug nRAID and your PC into a different port on the switch and check for different results If you are using any Antivirus F irewall software please try disabling it and see if that solves the is sue The latest versions of antivirus software have a new feature called Script Blocking Try dis abling that as well because disabling Antivirus may not necessarily disable that feature keep getting Autoplay when I plug in nRAID Open My Computer and go to Tools menu at the top Click on Folder Options Click on the View tab and go to Advanced Settings Make sure to check the box next to the entry Hide extensions for Known file types Then create a blank text file in the root directory of your nRAID and name it autorun inf Place this in the root directory o
40. sing the Registration Wizard 1 Click on the NDAS Device Management E Icon located on the system tray 2 Select Register A New Device 3 The Register a new NDAS Device window will appear 4 Enterin a NDAS Device Name 5 Type in NDAS Device ID and Write Key Write Key is needed to write to NDAS device Leave the Activate this device after registration box checked to automatically en able the device after registration Register a new NDAS Device x MOAS Device Mame MEAS Device ID E U E eee write key write Key must be entered if you want to use the device as Read Write Mode Iv Activate this device after registration Note NDAS device ID and Write Key do not contain the letter O Please use the number 0 for all letter 0 s DATOPTIC inc 13 www DATOPTIC com User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage nRAID 4 3 Found New Hardware Wizard 1 After you have registered the Found New Hardware Wizard may appear Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard This wizard helps you install software for NDAS SCSI Controller e If your hardware came with an installation CD GEA o floppy disk insert it now What do you want the wizard to do E Install the software automatically Recommended Install from a list or specific location Advanced Click Next to continue lt Back Cancel e Ifthe window appears click Next to install the new NDAS device
41. t selecta NDAS device you want to mirror the first NDAS device to EN Click OK 5 A warning message will appear Click Yes NDAS Bind Management x NN Data on the selected NEAS device will be lost Would you like to continue w e 6 Add Mirror window will appear Click Start to start synchronizing Add Mirror X Source Disk NetDisk 1 Mirror Disk NetDisk 3 Press the start button to continue Time Remaining 00 00 00 0 00 Start Cancel DATOPTIC inc 32 www DATOPTIC com User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage nRAID 7 3 3 Recover Mirror Recover Mirror is used when there is an error in Mirrored NDAS Devices 7 3 4 Using Recover Mirror 1 An Emergency Mode message will appear when an error occurs in Mirrored NDAS Devices AY The NDAS Device is running under emergency mode x Connection s to one or more NOAS devicets has been lost on recoverable RAID system The RAID is now running under emergency mode WetDisk 2 WetDisk 3 2 Goto NDAS Device Management and unmount the Mirrored NDAS Devices Note NDAS device must be in a Connected Mode and have the Write Key 3 Go to Start gt Programs gt NDAS Software gt NDAS Bind 4 Select on the Mirrored NDAS devices 5 Click Tool button and select Recover Mirror x id Tools 4 Recover Mirror will appear Click Start button xl Source Disk NetDisk 3 Destination Disk HetDisk 2 Press the stark button
42. t Attached Storage nRAID How should I format nRAID We recommend formatting nRAID via NDAS Ethernet mode If using nRAID as a USB device only then it is OK to format via USB It is also recommended that you format nRAID to NTFS if using Windows 2000 XP Our 3 X drivers are only supported on NTFS while 2 X drivers support FAT32 How do I disconnect nRAID We always recommend using the Disable option from your nRAID Administrator Tool if connected via NDAS Ethernet You can use the Unplug or Eject Hardware icon in your System Tray to stop the nRAID before disconnecting this applies to either USB or NDAS mode Close all windows that may be accessing the nRAID When I try to write to nRAID I get a write protected error and cannot write to the disk The permissions scheme may need to be reset Try disabling the nRAID on all machines first then re enable them one by one If that doesn t help try rebooting the machines and power cycling Net Disk When try to write to nRAID get the following error message nRAID is being used by non compatible software on another PC You can use read access only for now What does this mean This means that there is another computer on the network that has a different version of the nRAID software installed All machines must have the same exact version of our software Please make Sure that all computers have the same exact version of nRAID software installed For instance 3 02 is differe
43. tion Assign the following drive letter le C Mount in the following empty NTFS folder Do not assign a drive letter or drive path lt Back Cancel www DATOPTIC com User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage nRAID 7 Format Partition Select Format this partition with the following Settings File System NTFS Allocation unit size Default Volume Name Enter a name for the disk Select Perform a quick format Recommended Click next 8 Partitioning is finished Click Finish DATOPTIC inc You can see the partitioned disk Disk 0 Basic C 3 99 GB 3 99 GB NTFS Online Healthy System EEE New Yolume E 148 04 GB NTFS Healthy lt P Disk 1 Basic 143 04 GE Online 37 New Partition Wizard x Format Partition To store data on this partition you must format it first Choose whether you want to format this partition and if so what settings you want to use C Do not format this partition Format this partition with the following settings NTFS Default New Yolume File system Allocation unit size Volume label IV Perform a quick format J Enable file and folder compression caes New Partition Wizard Completing the New Partition Wizard You have successfully completed the New Partition Wizard You selected the following settings Partition type Primary partition Disk selected
44. u are using the latest version of our software which can be found at www datoptic com B Power cable is plugged in tightly and nRAID hard drive is spinning C There is a link light on the port where it is connected to Switch and the dip switches if any are in the down position D Please make sure that any firewall antivirus software is disabled before installing The latest versions of antivirus software have a new feature called script blocking Please also ensure that this feature is disabled before continuing E You might also need to enable our protocol and programs to run in your Antivirus F irewall pro gram as well F Even after you have done these things it is still possible that the firewall antivirus software is blocking access For troubleshooting purposes if it still does not work please try uninstalling the firewall antivirus software reboot then reinstall our software to see if it works If it works then you can go ahead and re install the antivirus firewall software G If using Wireless then please make sure that you are connected to the wireless router and that your signal is good Try going to your wireless router s website and check for the latest firmware and also check for the latest drivers for your wireless card as well H Try plugging in via wired connection and see if it works that way Powercycle your switch router J Ifyou are using VPN software please try unchecking the box for Deterministic Net
45. ur Personal Computer or Ethernet Network and begin using it immediately 1 2 NDAS Device Models Covered By This User Manual This User Manual includes information on the following models nRAID 1 3 Package Contents The following items are included in the NDAS device packages S oftware Installation CD Ethernet Cable Power Cord Serial Cable DATOPTIC Inc 4 www DATOPTIC com User Manual 1 4 System Requirements Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP 233 MHz Pentium II or higher 64 MB RAM 128 MB recommended USB 1 1 Port USB 2 0 recommended CD ROM drive for installation Network 100Base T full duplex switch for NDAS mode 1 5 NDAS Device Setup Overview nRAID WORKED Also connects nto _ j ae DATOPTIC Inc of instant data storage wireless points 1 r aaee gt Pal fi a E F Direct Attached Storage nRAID NET r MacOSX Windows F F l J gt NDAS oat a ole Fast Ethernet www DATOPTIC com User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage nRAID Chapter 2 Cable Installation 2 1 NDAS Mode nRAID 1 If your nRAID has dip switches on the rear panel flip both dip switches down 2 Connect the included Ethernet cable from the Ethernet port on nRAID to a switch 100 Base T Wireless users Connect nRAID to your wireless router or access point with included Ethernet cable 3 Make sure the power connector is firmly attached to the nRAID an
46. work Enhan cer or any other VPN protocol in your NIC Properties Check to see if you have any Spyware installed L For further help please contact support datoptic com or call 714 558 1808 US and Canada 10 When adding nRAID to my computer why does the ADD button stay gray 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 nRAID ID The ADD button should not be grayed out if the correct ID is entered Once itis not grayed out proceed to add the Write Key as well Please also make sure that there are 20 characters for the nRAID ID not including the Write Key 11 Using Windows file sharing function after reboot share gets lost Is there any work around Create a batch file and place it in your startup folder To create batch file Open up notepad type in net share sharename DriveLetter path For example net share nRAID F Save the file as a bat extension For example the file name would be called nRAID bat DATOPTIC inc 43 www DATOPTIC com 12 13 14 15 User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage nRAID I installed the nRAID key but cannot see nRAID in My Computer What should I do Click on the nRAID Admin Tool in your System tray and make sure nRAID is enabled T
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