User Manual - Human Media
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1. User Manual Status IP Config Maintenance SMB Server FTP Server Disk Utility Host Name Group Name Administrator Date Time Language Firmware Version IP Address DHCP Server Disk ID Free Size Total Size System Information STORAGE WORKGROUP admin 2005 01 01 01 01 44 GMT8 English NAS BASIC41 LOADER 067 Network Information 192 168 0 25 ON ENABLE DISABLE Disk Information ww change Master Maxtor NARG1HAD E14xBB4N 39124 MB free 39205 MB An overview description of the functions on the left menu bar Status shows the data related to your LanDrive such as networking status and hard drive information You may also edit administration and file language settings here IP Config allows you to manually configure the IP address of the LanDrive Maintenance performs firmware upgrade reboot or reset the LanDrive SMB Server configures the Samba feature of LanDrive for the home office network file sharing capabilities You can also create remove folders and their share permissions FTP Server configures the FTP features of the LanDrive You may add remove users and their permissions Disk Utility performs hard drive maintenance routines such as Scandisk and Format www humanmedia pl User Manual UL 3585 Status Svstem Information The welcome screen displavs the IP address firmware version and the hard drive information such as the hard drive tvpe and storage space availabl2. UL 3585 User Manual NETWORK ORIVER H D ENCLO5SURE FOR 3 5 FM ALLEL dara HAAD OARIVE UL 3585 User Manual amp Installation Guide www humanmedia pl 1 User Manual UL 3585 Overview The LanDrive enclosure adds the convenience of network attached storage to homes and in small businesses providing vou a central storage location for vour data and letting vou share data across vour network At the first glance Reset Button Power Button Power status indicator Ethemet Port LAN connectivitv indicator HDD transfer indicator USB 2 0 Port Aluminium heat sink Power Adapter connector Heat sink securing screw Securing screw Enclosure Stand What s in the package e LanDrive main unit e LanDrive vertical stand e Securing screws e Network cable category 5 e USB cable e Power Adapter e User Guide Minimum System Requirements e Apple Safari Linux Mozilla Internet Explorer 5 x Netscape 6 2 x amp up e Windows XP 2000 Me 98se Mac OS 10 3 x or above Linux e 3 5 IDE UMDA Hard drive formatted to FAT32 format 2 www humanmedia pl UL 3585 User Manual Hardware Installation A Remove the two screws on the back of the enclosure with the screwdriver B Loosen the four screws on the surface of the unit These screws willbe used later to minimize the gap between the heat sink and your hard drive C The plastic brackets should slide out effortlessly Inster your hard drive connect the IDE
3. able and access the data via My Computer Windows 98 Download Drivers To utilize the USB connectivity please visit the following URL for to download the driver http www midte com en download as Please ensure that you install the device driver before connecting the USB port When you complete the driver installation reboot your computer connect the LanDrive to your computer and access the data via My Computer You can also access data in the LanDrive connecting it directly using the Ethernet cable with your computer The LanDrive will have a default IP of 169 254 0 1 when connected directly Connecting to your Network Connect the power adapter to the back panel of the LanDrive and plug the other end to a wall outlet or power strip Connect the network cable to the LAN port on the back of the LanDrive and the other end of the network cable to a port on your hub switch or router The Ethernet port on the LanDrive is Auto MDI MDIX which means you can connect it using either a crossover or a direct network cable www humanmedia pl 5 User Manual UL 3585 Configuring the LanDrive The LanDrive features a web based control interface to manage your settings If you are using an operating system other than Windows please refer to next section labeled Other Operating Systems 4 Microsoft Internet Expla e File Edit View Favorites T kul kl Fi Address e http istorage Ope
4. and power cable from the enclosure accordingly Please ensure that your hard drive jumper setting is configured as Master D Secure your hard drive to the bracket with four screws hthat are included in the package E Reverse the procedure by re instering the bracket to the aluminium casing F Secure all the screws that were previously removed Congratulations you have completed the hardware instalation www humanmedia pl 3 User Manual UL 3585 Svstem Set Up In NAS Network Area Storage mode the LanDrive is directly attached to a 100MB s full duplex Ethernet switch Each user on the network can use the LanDrive disk almost as if it were a local drive In USB 2 0 High Speed mode the LanDrive is directly attached to a single computer using the USB port USB 2 0 High Speed 4 www humanmedia pl UL 3585 User Manual Connecting the LanDrive to vour Computer The LanDrive is a multifunctional hard drive enclosure In addition to being a network storage device vou can also use it as a standalone external hard drive via the USB interface Max OS X Driver installation is not required for svstems using Mac OS 10 1 2 or above Simplv connect the LanDrive using the included USB cable and access the data by clicking the Untitled HDD icon located on your Desktop Windows XP amp Windows ME Driver installation is not required for Windows XP and Windows ME Simply connect the LanDrive using the included USB c
5. ccount List displays the current FTP user accounts the administrator can add new users modify their permissions temporary disable users and delete users Disk Utility If you have installed a new hard drive in the LanDrive that is not formatted this will be the place to format it to the FAT32 format Disk Utility Format Disk Format Heep Tme 0 lt min Set O to disable range 5 60 to enable Scan Disk Start l F efrash 2 Since the LanDrive supports power management you can also determine the time the hard drive have to be inactive in order for the LanDrive to enter sleep mode The Scan Disk function can be used to detect potential problems with the hard drive Click on the refresh button to display the scandisk result 10 www humanmedia pl UL 3585 User Manual Access Files from the LanDrive Windows In Windows the data can be accessed by searching for the LanDrive in the Network Neighborhood as a computer with the name Storage Or you can access the data in the LanDrive with the following instructions B Type the name of a program folder document or Internet resource and Windows will open it For you Open storage Cancel Browse The follow screenshots are taken from a PC running Windows XP SP2 and may vary Slightly from your computer screen Click on the Windows Start button select Run from the menu and a dialogue box as Shown will appear Type s
6. e Svstem Information Host Name STORAGE f bi Change Group Name WORKGROUP Administrator admin Change Date Time 2005 01 01 01 01 44 GMT8 Change Language English v Change Firmware Version NAS BASIC41 LOADER 067 Network Information IP Address 192 168 0 25 DHCP Server ON ENABLE DISABLE Apply Disk Information Disk ID Master Maxtor NAR61HAO E14XBB4N Free Size 39124 MB free Total Size 39205 MB The administrator may change the web control panel login information in here You may also change the default hostname of your LanDrive here Keep in mind that after you change the hostname you will need to use it to access your LanDrive For example if you changed your hostname to fFileServer please type http FileServer to access the Web Control Panel after you submitted your changes The Language setting is used to recognize files with characters other than English If you have trouble reading your files on the LanDrive please select the appropriate language When you reset the LanDrive either by the hardware switch or through the web control panel all the settings will return to the default setting including the hostname The default hostname will remain as Storage XXXX where XXXX is the last four digits of the MAC address IP Configuration The administrator may use this option to manually define the IP address of the LanDrive If the hub router switch in your network has a DHCP server t
7. hen the LanDrive will automatically be assigned an IP address IP Config i Automatic IP O Static IP as below IP SubnetMask Gateway Primary DNS Secondary DNS Apply The LanDrive can also act as a DHCP server when one is not present in your network The default IP of the LanDrive in DHCP server mode is 169 254 0 1 and any device that is linked to the network containing will be assigned an IP of 169 254 0 x automatically 8 www humanmedia pl UL 3585 User Manual Maintenance The administrator can perform maintenance tasks on the LanDrive here Firmware Upload Select new firmware to upload EENE upload System Reboot Click Reboot to have the device perform a software restart The SYS LED blinks as the device restarts and then steady on if the restarts is successful Wait a minute before logging into the device again Reboot Factory Defaults Glick Reset to clear all configuration and restore to default settings Please cick Reboot after reset Reset Update the firmware only if you are experiencing problems with your LanDrive New firmware files are available to download from our website http www midte com en download as After updating the firmware or resetting to factorv defaults please make sure that vou restart the LanDrive and refresh vour browser Samba Administration Samba enables the core function of the LanDrive which is network file sharing SMB Server Folder List Shar
8. ing List Create l Rename Delete Password PUBLIC PUBLIC Jg A This option allows the administrator to determine the folders directories to be shared In here you can create rename and delete folders directories in your LanDrive All the folders directories in the root directory that were previously in your hard drive before it was installed in the LanDrive will also be shown in the Folder List The arrow keys in the middle are used to determine if the selected folder directory is to be shared Password protection for each shared folder can also be implemented Use only English alphabets when creating folders directories through the web control panel www humanmedia pl 9 User Manual UL 3585 FTP Configuration Abbreviated from File Transfer Protocol FTP enables file exchange between computers on the Internet The LanDrive can work as a stand alone FTP server when it is assigned a static IP FTP Configuration FTP Status Enable port 21 21 or 1025 65500 Apply O Enable Disable Allow anonymous Read only Read Write Apply Home Directory PUBLIL Account List Add Modify En Disable Delete user Name Password Access En Disable Es Anonymous FTP is disabled by default The administrator can determine if the users have read or write permission and the Home Directory will be the folder directory the anonymous user can access upon logging in The A
9. n your web browser and enter http Storage or http Storage XXXX in the URL address field You can also enter the IP address of the LanDrive NET Disk User name I admin Password essee V Remember my password ewl l Enter the default login information Username admin Password admin For securitv purposes vour login information can be changed via the web control interface When two new LanDrives are simultaneously connected to your network you need to distinguish between the two by typing http Storage XXXX with their unique MAC address Please refer to the sticker on the rear panel or the WEB configuration status page for the address and replace XXXX with the last four digits of the MAC address For example if your LanDrive s MAC Address is 00 14 3F AA 01 68 you will need to enter http Storage 0168 in the URL address bar Configuring the LanDrive Other Operating Systems When you are planning to perform administrative tasks from a different operating system you will need to input IP address of the LanDrive in the browser URL address bar If you do not know the IP address of the LanDrive you will have to do this additional procedure You will need to connect the LanDrive directly to your computer input the default IP address 169 254 0 1 in the browser URL address bar to access the web control panel 6 www humanmedia pl UL 3585 Upon a successful login vou will see the following screen
10. te at http www humantrade pl ul3585 html or http www midte com en download asp 2 Does the LanDrive support power management Yes when there isn t any hard drive activity within fifteen minutes the LanDrive will power down to reduce power consumption The sleep time can be configured via the web control panel 3 How does the LanDrive achieve its data sharing capabilities Utilizing the SMB Server Message Block protocol the LanDrive allows any computer client that supports TCP IP NetBuei or IPX SPX to share files The built in FTP server also allows any clients with internet connectivity to access the LanDrive 4 What ts the size limitation for the LanDrive The LanDrive support LBA 48 bit Logical Block Addressing which in theory includes all hard drives from 32 gigabytes to 2 terabytes 5 Why the LanDrive only support FAT32 format As across platform file server FAT32 format is compatible with all major operating systems Windows Mac OS Linux The only drawback of a FAT32 format is the single file size limitation of 4 gigabytes It is recommended to use LanDrive Disc format tool to prepare hard disk to be operable with the unit 6 How does the LanDrive DHCP service work The LanDrive functions as a DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server when it does not detect the presence of other DHCP servers in its network DHCP is an Internet protocol for automating the configuration of computers that use TCP IP b
11. torage in the field and click OK If you change the LanDrive hostname you will need to replace the word storage with it For example if you changed your hostname to FileServer please type FileServer instead P STORAGE storage L ME B B z101x File Edit View Favorites Tools Help ae l Bact t en v gp Bat Bi gt Search Folders UE x i Address storage Go Network Tasks b 4 n PUBLIC Ken Ivan Other Places GP PUBLIC on storage ME sJOI xi Details File Edit View Favorites Tools Help ae i O ra gt b gt Search lear Folders E x id Address E storage PUBLIC Go POF ji jpa kl 35 x File and Folder Tasks y ma a TH 3 objects e Ee Legal Acrobat Photo Excel File Other Places Details bale Image Word Document 6 objects 8775 KB a Local intranet Ad The Windows Explorer will appear and you should be able to see all the folders that were previously selected to be shared under SMB Server in the control panel Clicking on the corresponding folder will reveal the files in that folder www humanmedia pl 11 User Manual UL 3585 Frequently Asked Questions 1 The LanDrive displays error messages crashes during the file transmission Please ensure you update patches for your operating system frequently The latest firmware for the LanDrive will also be available for download from our websi
12. y automatically assigning IP addresses 7 What are the naming limitations of the files located in the LanDrive The maximum length of a folder directory file name is 12 characters Invalid characters such as lt gt may not be used 8 What kind of hard drive is compatible with the LanDrive The LanDrive supports 3 5 Ultra DMA ATA hard drives which are mostly manufactured after 1998 Below is a list of manufacturer websites you can refer to for more information on the hard drive you own e Western Digital http www westerndigital com e IBM Hitachi http www hitachigst com e Samsung http www samsung com e Seagate http www seagate com e Maxtor http www maxtor com 12 www humanmedia pl
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