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1. On the Drive Management page click Add Storage Pool 1 2 In the Information section enter a name for the pool 3 To change the protection choose a value from the drop down menu Mirror Stripe RAID 10 Uses half of the storage space for protection leaving half for actual data Parity RAID 5 Uses 1 4 of the storage space for protection leaving 3 4 for actual data Double Parity RAID 6 Combines six or more drives in a way that protects data against loss of any two drives 4 Check Use as default folder location to allow automatically created Shares to be placed in this pool Normally all Shares are placed in a pool when created 5 Select the checkbox of the drive you want to add to the pool All drives in a pool must be the same size 6 Click Apply to add the new Storage Pool 33 lomega StorCenter px12 350r Managing Volumes A volume is a single accessible storage area with an allocated size You can create volumes on your lomega StorCenter px12 350r after creating Storage Pools Shares in Volumes All Shares on the lomega StorCenter px12 350r are added to volumes and the size of the Share is limited by the free space of the volume When you create a Share you can add it to a volume at the same time This is the simplest method for adding a Share to a volume For more information on adding Shares to volumes refer to Managing Shares All iSCSI drives on the lomega StorCenter px12 350r are added to volumes and the si
2. to set up a scheduled backup If you are creating a scheduled backup select the days you want the backup to run Enter the start or stop times for the backup or click to select the times To prevent performance degradation on your lomega StorCenter px12 350r select a speed limit for the backup To schedule the time that the backup will run at the selected speed enter start and stop times Click Apply to save your chanses 10 Click Apply to save the selected Shares and folders to back up AWN OOCONJO ul After a backup has completed you can dick View log to see which files have successfully backed up Restoring folders 1 Click the link to restore any files and folders you back up to your Mozy account 2 Select the desired backup from the Backup Date drop down menu either the latest backup or a previous one The file browser provides a way to select a Share and all its folders or just some of the folders under a Share 3 Click Apply to save your changes The Restore section displays a table with the status of a restore either one in progress or one that has failed To delete the restore task click u and confirm the deletion When the restore finishes the table status clears 62 lomega StorCenter px12 350r e Time Machine Time Machine is a backup utility for Mac computers running Apple OSX 10 5 or later It can back up and restore all files on Mac computers Enable Time Machine on your lomega StorCente
3. It provides access to Shares through your computer s file management program such as Windows Explorer or Mac Finder allowing you to drag and drop many files between your computer and the lomega StorCenter px12 350r Installing the lomega Storage Manager is optional Home Page serves as a web accessible interface to your lomega StorCenter px12 350r The Home page content is configured using the lomega StorCenter px12 350r Console If you are using Remote Access the Home page is the landing page to access your device You can access the Home page of your lomega StorCenter px12 350r by entering the device name or IP address directly in your browser If security is enabled and you are an administrator user you can access the lomega StorCenter px12 350r Console from the Home page by cticking 2 How dol enable or disable security enable remote access 15 lomega StorCenter px12 350r Interface Overview The user friendly lomega StorCenter px12 350r Console enables you to configure and manage your lomega StorCenter px12 350r storage attached peripheral devices users Shares and media server capabilities It also displays the overall state of your lomega StorCenter px12 350r There are a number of ways to access the features of the lomega StorCenter px12 350r Console You can select one of the predefined categories use the All Features page that lists every feature alphabetically or search for a feature by keyword When security is enabl
4. and a backup folder is created for it in the Time Machine Share Starting a Time Machine Backup To start a backup open Time Machine on your Mac and then select your lomega StorCenter px12 350r as the target Deleting Backup Shares for the Macs You can delete any Mac backup Shares Click T next to the Mac in the Time Machine table to delete that Macs folder 63 lomega StorCenter px12 350r Cloud Services Overview Cloud Services offer connections to virtual storage from your lomega StorCenter px12 350r Using cloud storage is easily scalable and does not require installing extra software You can create a Personal Cloud on your lomega StorCenter px12 350r and add members to that Personal Cloud or you can use a subscription service as a backup for your content Whether you create your own Personal Cloud from your lomega StorCenter px12 350r or you use a subscription service the Personal Cloud is accessible from anywhere you have an internet connection 64 lomega StorCenter px12 350r v Amazon S3 The Amazon S3 online storage service allows you to back up your lomega StorCenter px12 350r to the doud Enabling the Amazon S3 Feature 1 On the Amazon S3 pase dick the switch on 7 If you do not have an Amazon S3 account dick the link to create an account 2 Enter a valid access key secret key and bucket name from your Amazon 3 account information You create a bucket at account setup or you can enter a new bucket for
5. modem is disabled the secondary router will handle all the network traffic Port Forwarding and allow Remote Access to work A You should not attempt bridging without help from the ISP If bridge mode is attempted by the customer and not configured properly it can render the customer s internet connection inoperable Primary router bridging may also require special configuration information and settings on the secondary router If you configured your lomega StorCenter px12 350r using DHCP you may not be able to reconnect to it via Remote Access after a reboot DHCP will automatically get an IP address from the server whenever the lomega StorCenter px12 350r restarts This is a very simple way to configure the lomega StorCenter px12 350r but can cause problems with your router s port forwarding settings The router does not dynamically update port forwarding settings and cannot port forward to your lomega StorCenter px12 350r if its IP address changes To resolve this problem you can try one of the following techniques e Increase the length of the DHCP lease Your router will attempt to remember all DHCP clients and give them the same IP address every time they request an IP address however the router will forget clients if they do not request an IP address for a certain amount of time Your router will have a 12 lomega StorCenter px12 350r setting for how long the DHCP lease is valid If your network reguires DHCP this may be a good sol
6. Enable two way authentication Mutual CHAP With Mutual CHAP checked the client performs an additional check to confirm that it is using the correct device 5 Enter a device secret password for Device Secret and then enter it again in the confirm box 6 Click Apply to save your changes Wn Connecting to iSCSI Drives You can connect iSCSI drives on your lomega StorCenter px12 350r to your computer using the lomega Storage Manager or the Microsoft software initiator If you are using another type of software or hardware initiator you must use the native tools provided with your initiator to connect your iSCSI drives A Attempting to connect two clients iSCSI initiators to the same iSCSI drive at the same time may result in data corruption or drive damage The lomega StorCenter px12 350r Console prevents you from connecting two clients iSCSI initiators to the same iSCSI drive at the same time but if you connect to an iSCSI drive using native tools you may encounter this issue Viewing the Connected iSCSI Clients You can view a list of client computers connected to your lomega StorCenter px12 350r that are running iSCSI initiator software 1 On the iSCSI page expand an iSCSI drive 2 Expand the Connected Clients section If the iSCSI drive is in use you will see a list of connected client computers running initiator software 38 lomega StorCenter px12 350r Managing iSCSI Drives The page describes how to e Add iSCSI D
7. Select Torrent from the drop down menu Click General torrent settings to set up Torrent settings Refer to Torrent Downloads for more information on configuring your Torrent downloads Click Apply to save your changes Click View Content to see the files in this Share NOUR WN gt How dol manage a Share 28 lomega StorCenter px12 350r is YouTube Active Folders You can optionally enable Active Folders on a Share which enables you to associate this Share with a specific feature or operation that occurs automatically when files are copied to the Share How to Set Up a YouTube Active Folder YouTube is a social site to share video content You can configure a Share as a YouTube Active Folder so that videos added to that Share are automatically uploaded to your YouTube account To configure a Share as a YouTube Active Folder access Shares from the lomega StorCenter px12 350r Console select a Share and expand the Active Folders section to enable and configure it Refer to Managing Shares for more information on managing Shares and Active Folders If you do not have a YouTube account go to the YouTube website to open an account Configuring a YouTube Active Folder From the lomega StorCenter px12 350r Console click Shares Select a Share to use as a YouTube Active Folder and click to expand the Active Folder section Check Enable Select YouTube from the drop down menu Check Delete files after upload to dele
8. and upload settings device Type a value for Maximum Upload Speed This is the maximum upload speed for files being uploaded by other users from your device The upload speed can affect device performance as it sets the speed at which other users upload a file unprompted from your device It is recommended that you choose a value that does not strain the performance of your device and impact other work on it Set a Port value used by torrent peers to upload files from your lomega StorCenter px12 350r The port value should be a number between 6881 and 6999 and your router must be configured to allow port forwarding on the same port Refer to Configuring your router for torrent downloads for more information on how to do this Click Apply to save your changes Managing torrent downloads In the Torrent Download table you can perform the following actions Pause or resume a torrent job Click i to pause a torrent download When a torrent download is paused you can resume the download by clicking Ld Delete a torrent job Click JI delete the torrent download 52 lomega StorCenter px12 350r C Adding torrent jobs 1 Open the Shares page 2 Expand the Share that is enabled as a Torrent Active Folder Any Share can be enabled as a Torrent Active Folder For information on enabling a Torrent Active Folder refer to Torrent Active Folders 3 Copy the downloaded torrent file to the Torrent Active Folder Share The torrent file
9. click Upload to continue When the update is uploaded to the lomega StorCenter px12 350r the Status column will say Ready to apply Click Apply all pending updates to apply the update or updates The software updates will be applied to your lomega StorCenter px12 350r If you want to remove the update without applying changes click JI in the Action column The lomega StorCenter px12 350r restarts once the software is installed You should not power down the lomega StorCenter px12 350r during the installation process as this can damage the lomega StorCenter px12 350r If multiple updates are ready all of them will be applied requiring only one reboot A The lomega StorCenter px12 350r will be temporarily inaccessible during the software update Be sure no critical files are being accessed 82 lomega StorCenter px12 350r Home Page Settings The Home Pase Settings page allows you to customize the look of the Home Page on your lomega StorCenter px12 350r You can name the Home Page and choose to display a picture slideshow and Shares on it You can also optionally choose to turn the Home Page on or off 1 Click the slider switch to On to enable the Home Page on your lomega StorCenter px12 350r 2 Enter a title for the Home Page This title displays in the top banner of the Home Page when users access the lomega StorCenter px12 350r 3 Check Display Shares to display Shares When you select to display Shares the user sees all o
10. created the user Everyone has read and write access to that iSCSI drive by default which means that everyone on your network can read write and delete files to and from that iSCSI drive To limit access to this iSCSI drive to a specific set of users click the and choose one or more users from the pop up window In the Access Permissions section check Read Write or both to set access to the iSCSI drive for each user When you have created groups you can also set access for them in this way To remove a user leave both Read and Write unchecked for that user If you grant read and write permissions to Everyone the list of users is also deared because all users Everyone have access to this iSCSI drive 4 Click Apply to save your changes Ww N How dol delete an iSCSI Drive enable and connect to iSCSI Drives 39 lomega StorCenter px12 350r Deleting iSCSI Drives To delete an iSCSI drive From the lomega StorCenter px12 350r Console click iSCSI To delete an existing iSCSI drive click the iSCSI name to expand the iSCSI drive Inthe iSCSI Information section dick Delete to delete the iSCSI drive In the Delete iSCSI drive confirmation pop up window click Yes If you do not wish to delete the iSCSI drive click Cancel to retum to the iSCSI page ORWN 40 lomega StorCenter px12 350r e Z Protocols The Protocols page lists the protocols supported by the lomega StorCenter px12 350r 41 lome
11. immediately starts to download to the Share An administrator user can monitor its download progress on the Torrent Download page All users can monitor the download progress through the content viewer on the Torrent Share 53 lomega StorCenter px12 350r 9 Deleting torrent jobs 1 On the Torrent Download page select a torrent you want to delete 2 Click the JU under the Action column to delete the torrent 3 Click Yes to delete the torrent 54 lomega StorCenter px12 350r 6 Configuring your router for torrent downloads You must manually configure your router to forward a specific port to your lomega StorCenter px12 350r Most routers refer to this as port forwarding or application access and it is recommended that you refer to your routers documentation to learn how to set these values Port information used to configure your router The following information may be required to manually configure your router Forward the port to your lomega StorCenter px12 350r IP address identified in the table Device IP Address 192 168 1 1 Port name HTTP Port number Set to the same port value set on the Torrent Download page Protocol TCP 55 lomega StorCenter px12 350r 0 Copy Jobs Copy Jobs is a feature that copies files from one storage device to another either by a set schedule or immediately by the user An example of a Copy Job scenario is if you keep pictures from your digital camera on a separate USB drive but you also
12. lomega StorCenter px12 350r is right in their own home or office e My Personal Cloud When you are the administrator of a lomega StorCenter px12 350r you create a Personal Cloud through the lomega StorCenter px12 350r Console and then invite members to join it You create and manage the Personal Cloud on your lomega StorCenter px12 350r Console through the My Personal Cloud configuration option The Personal Cloud that you administer is called My Personal Cloud e Other Personal Cloud Someone else may invite your lomega StorCenter px12 350r to join their Personal Cloud If you want to have your lomega StorCenter px12 350r join that Personal Cloud instead of administering your own select the Other Personal Cloud configuration option Use the access code and Personal Cloud name you received when you were invited to join the other Personal Cloud e Joining an lomega Personal Cloud To join your computer to someone else s Personal Cloud you use the lomega Storage Manager installed on your computer Refer to your email invite and the lomega Storage Manager online help for details You can only connect your lomega StorCenter px12 350r to one Personal Cloud at any given time so you have to choose between either My Personal Cloud or Other Personal Cloud e Members Members are the computers you have invited to join your Personal Cloud Your computer can be a member of your own or someone else s Personal Cloud if you have been invited to join but you
13. most cases you will not lose any data This technology known as RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks enables a series of drives to act together as a single storage system If you create multiple Storage Pools you can assign different RAID types to each Storage Pool How dol add Storage Pools modify Storage Pools delete Storage Pools 30 lomega StorCenter px12 350r Drive Management L The Drive Management page provides settings for managing storage and lets you apply global settings for drives on your lomega StorCenter px12 350r If your lomega StorCenter px12 350r has multiple drives you can provision storage using Storage Pools Setting Write Caching Select a value for disk wite caching Write caching is a mechanism that attempts to separate the fast processing speed of the Iomega StorCenter px12 350r from the relatively slow mechanics of actually writing data to drive With write caching disabled every write to drive will cause the lomega StorCenter px12 350r to wait while the data is written to drive which can slow performance When write caching is enabled and the lomega StorCenter px12 350r sends a write request to the drive instead of writing directly to the drive it writes the data to cache which is much faster and sends an immediate acknowedgement to the lomega StorCenter px12 350r saying the write is complete The system can then proceed without having to wait for the data to actually get written to drive
14. point An example of a DFS root is DeviceName DFSRootName DFS link A folder under the DFS root Configuring Windows DFS settings 1 To enable Windows DFS click the switch on 2 Enter a DFS root name The DFS root name is the starting point of a DFS namespace After entering a DFS root name you add DFS links which map to folders on other devices Click se Add a link to begin adding DFS links Enter the DFS link name which indudes the name of the host and folder to which you are linkins Click Apply to save your settinss uo A w 49 lomega StorCenter px12 350r WebDAV WebDAV Web based Distributed Authoring and Versioning is a protocol that provides web based access to Shares on the lomega StorCenter px12 350r With WebDAV enabled on the lomega StorCenter px12 350r you can view add or delete files through your WebDAV client using either HTTP for unencrypted access or HTTPS for encrypted access HTTP offers faster performance but is not secured You access Shares using a URL such as http devicename WebDAV Foldername Refer to your operating systems documentation to learn how to access files through WebDAV Configuring WebDAV settings 1 To enable WebDAV click the switch on 2 To enable WebDAV for HTTP check Enable WebDAV Over HTTP 3 To enable WebDAV for HTTPS check Enable WebDAV Over HTTPS 4 Click Apply to save your settings Configuring WebDAV with Remote Access For remote access with WebDAV
15. px12 350r including accessing folders and documents in Shares and joining any Personal Cloud of which the device is a member Now that you have enabled access to all trusted domains you can add users and groups from those trusted domains to your lomega StorCenter px12 350r For more information refer to Manage Users and Groups with Active Directory How dol enable security 101 lomega StorCenter px12 350r GC UPS Management Monitor the status of an attached Uninterruptable Power Supply If your lomega StorCenter px12 350r is connected to a UPS battery backup unit it is listed on this page The battery status of the backup unit is also indicated displaying how much of a charge is left in the battery To monitor the battery status of your UPS unit connect your lomega StorCenter px12 350r to it with a USB cable If the lomega StorCenter px12 350r is running from the UPS battery it automatically shuts down to preserve data as the battery charge gets low 102 lomega StorCenter px12 350r 4 Security Overview Security is a feature you can enable on your lomega StorCenter px12 350r to secure Shares create users and allow some features to be enabled When you create users you limit access to your lomega StorCenter px12 350r to specific people and when you secure Shares you limit data access to specific users Security adds an extra layer of protection to your lomega StorCenter px12 350r beyond whatever form of security you hav
16. simply plug a supported printers USB cable to a USB port on the lomega StorCenter px12 350r Once attached the printer will appear in the table When the cable is unplugged the printer will be removed from the table 96 lomega StorCenter px12 350r System Status page The System Status page displays space usage information and status information about your lomega StorCenter px12 350r It also provides a control panel that enables you to Blink the lights e Restart e Shut down Space Usage The Space Usage section graphically represents the amount of space used by Shares on the lomega StorCenter px12 350r The exact space used displays in a Tooltip when you mouse over each Share Control Panel The Control Panel displays commands for the lomega StorCenter px12 350r Blink the lights To help identify a specific lomega StorCenter px12 350r when there is more than one device configured on your network blink the lights on the front of the lomega StorCenter px12 350r by clicking Restart Restart the lomega StorCenter px12 350r Shut down Shut down the lomega StorCenter px12 350r Before shutting down the lomega StorCenter px12 350r be sure you have access to the physical device to turn it on It is recommended that you always use the power button to shut down the device Device Information The Device Information section displays various hardware software and status details Status The Status Information section d
17. the Share is removed from the list Setting Quotas You can limit the amount of space allocated to one or more users by applying quotas If your lomega StorCenter px12 350r has multiple storage pools and you define a quota for users that quota is applied to all storage pools Click Lo Quota Settings to enable quotas and set a default quota for each user In the Quota Settings pop up window check Enable quotas to tum on quotas for each user If desired enter a Default Quota The default quota is applied to new users only Check Set default quota for all users to apply the default quota to all users Click Apply to save your changes To set a quota individually for users expand the Information section for a user and enter a value in Quota size If you leave the box blank there is no quota for that user 7 Click Apply to save your changes 107 lomega StorCenter px12 350r w Deleting Users To delete a user 1 From the lomega StorCenter px12 350r Console dick Users 2 To delete an existing user click the username to expand the user 3 In the User Information section click Delete to delete the user 4 In the Delete User pop up window click Yes to delete that user 108 lomega StorCenter px12 350r 4 Resetting the administrator password This procedure should only be used if there are no administrator users with valid passwords If a non administrator user or another administrator forgets their p
18. the title bar to also select all the iSCSI drives listed 5 Click Apply to save your changes 6 In the table listing the Shares check Read or Write for each Share If iSCSI is enabled check Read or Write for each iSCSI drive The group can have full access by checking both Read and Write To grant only read access check only Read 7 A group must have read access at a minimum A group cannot have only write access 7 Uncheck Read to remove all access to a Share and remove the Share from the table If iSCSI is enabled uncheck Read to remove all access to an iSCSI drive and remove the iSCSI drive from the table 8 Click Apply to save your changes 9 If NFS is enabled the GID field is visible The GID value must be the same on both the Linux client and the lomega StorCenter px12 350r for the client to access files To modify the GID type a new GID value 111 lomega StorCenter px12 350r gt Deleting Groups To delete a group ORWN From the lomega StorCenter px12 350r Console click Groups To delete an existing group click to expand the group Inthe Information section click Delete to delete the group In the Delete Group confirmation pop up window click Yes If you do not wish to delete the group click Cancel to return to the Groups page 112 lomega StorCenter px12 350r Active Directory Users and Groups Overview On the Users and Groups page administrator users can import users and groups fr
19. when it creates messages Email Login enter the username used to log into the email account you entered above Email Password enter the password for the email account Confirm Password confirm the password for the email account It must match the password provided above 77 If your email application uses a SPAM blocker it is recommended that you add a sender email address to your safe list If you do not define additional credentials the default sender email is sohostorage emc com Click Apply to save your changes 78 lomega StorCenter px12 350r 4 Energy Saving The Energy Saving page provides power settings for the lomega StorCenter px12 350r Power Down Drives Click the Power Down Drives drop down menu to select how much idle time should be allowed to elapse before the lomega StorCenter px12 350r powers down the drives Drives automatically power back up when the lomega StorCenter px12 350r accesses them You may notice a slight delay when the drives are accessed Wake On LAN Wake On LAN powers on your lomega StorCenter px12 350r when a specific signal is sent over the network Additional software may be required to send the Wake On LAN signal to your device 1 Check the Wake On LAN checkbox to enable Wake On LAN 2 Click Apply to save your changes Creating A Power Schedule You can create a power schedule to turn your lomega StorCenter px12 350r on and off Power off and Power on functions can be scheduled a
20. you must manually configure your router to forward the port numbers you defined for HTTP and HTTPS to your lomega StorCenter px12 350r Refer to your router s documentation to learn how to set these values 50 lomega StorCenter px12 350r Windows File Sharing Windows File Sharing allows you to work in Workgroup mode using lomega StorCenter px12 350r Console to create users and manage access To enable Windows File Sharing dick the switch on 51 lomega StorCenter px12 350r QO Torrent Download Torrent downloads allow you to share files using a peer to peer file sharing protocol With Torrent Download enabled you can download files using the torrent protocol to your lomega StorCenter px12 350r and then those files can be uploaded by other torrent users After you have added torrent jobs to your Torrent share the Torrent Download page displays a table of torrent jobs both downloads and files available for upload Multiple torrent files can download simultaneously The table information includes the name of the data file its size download or upload status and amount of time left before the torrent job completes For more information on adding a torrent refer to Adding a torrent Enabling Torrent Downloads 6 1 Click the switch on 2 3 In the pop up window type a value for Maximum Download Speed Maximum download speed sets the rate at which files are downloaded to your Click Settings to modify the torrent download
21. 1 MB lomega StorCenter px12 350r Adding an Avamar Server for Backup 1 On the Avamar page click the switch on The Avamar Settings pop up window opens 2 Inthe Avamar Settings pop up window enter the following information and click Apply to save your settings e Server Address the Avamar server IP address or hostname e Client Domain the registered domain name from the Avamar server 66 lomega StorCenter px12 350r Ci Facebook Facebook is a social network to connect with friends and family You can configure a Share as a Facebook Active Folder so that photos added to that Share are automatically uploaded to your Facebook account To configure a Share as a Facebook Active Folder access the Shares feature select a Share and expand the Active Folders section to enable and configure it For more information refer to Facebook Active Folders How dol manage a Share 67 lomega StorCenter px12 350r ee Flickr Flickr is a photo sharing network to share photos with friends and family You can configure a Share as a Flickr Active Folder so that photos added to that Share are automatically uploaded to your Flickr account To configure a Share as a Flickr Active Folder access the Shares feature select a Share and expand the Active Folders section to enable and configure it For more information refer to Flickr Active Folders How dol manage a Share 68 lomega StorCenter px12 350r lomega P
22. 252 0 or 22 will result in identical local networks 74 To change any NFS settings dick oF 45 lomega StorCenter px12 350r rsync Server Settings When you turn on this protocol you can enable the lomega StorCenter px12 350r as an rsync server When the lomega StorCenter px12 350r is an rsync server it can be used as a source and or destination device for rsync Copy Jobs Because of the fast and efficient nature of rsync an rsync Copy Job can be faster than a Windows File Sharing Copy Job For more information on Copy Jobs refer to Copy Jobs If you enable the lomega StorCenter px12 350r as an rsync server you can optionally set up a user account on the lomega StorCenter px12 350r for secure rsync Copy Jobs Configuring rsync server settings 1 To enable rsync server ctick the switch on 2 Once turned on supply a port that the rsync Server uses 3 To create a secure user account check Configure secure rsync credentials The username is preset as rsync Enter a password and confirm it for the rsync username When you create a secure rsync user account on the lomega StorCenter px12 350r you allow other devices to securely copy to or from it 4 Click Apply to save your settings To change any rsync server settings click 2 46 lomega StorCenter px12 350r SNMP SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol provides information about the state of the device to various management tools SNMP should be disabl
23. Active Folder access Shares from the lomega StorCenter px12 350r Console select a Share and expand the Active Folders section to enable and configure it Refer to Managing Shares for more information on managing Shares and Active Folders If you do not have a Facebook account go to the Facebook website to open an account Configuring a Facebook Active Folder From the lomega StorCenter px12 350r Console click Shares Select a Share to use as a Facebook Active Folder and click to expand the Active Folder section Check Enable Select Facebook from the drop down menu Click Configure Facebook account access to configure your Facebook account You will be taken to a Facebook page to configure your account Follow the instructions provided by Facebook Check Delete files after upload to delete images from the Share once they are transferred to your Facebook account Images can also be resized prior to upload Check 800x600 1024x768 or enter a custom resolution for resizing images Click Apply to save your changes Once configured all of your images in this Active Folder will upload to your Facebook account UDI A WN Co lt I o 9 Click View Transfer History to see the transfer activity from this Share to your account How dol manage a Share 25 lomega StorCenter px12 350r ee Flickr Active Folders You can optionally enable Active Folders on a Share which enables you to associate this Share with
24. UDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE Any implied warranty required by applicable law shall be limited in duration to the express warranty term Some jurisdictions do not allow disclaimers of implied warranties or limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts so the above limitation may not apply to you This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights that vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction Any suit for breach of any warranty on your product must be filed within one 1 year of the first date the suit could have been brought 14 lomega StorCenter px12 350r Getting Started Getting started is quick and easy with the lomega StorCenter px12 350r Before you can use your lomega StorCenter px12 350r you must connect all the cables and turn it on Once you have connected the hardware you can install the optional lomega Storage Manager Software and begin using your lomega StorCenter px12 350r Your lomega StorCenter px12 350r has three separate interfaces lomega StorCenter px12 350r Console configure features manage Shares and administer your lomega StorCenter px12 350r Refer to Interface Overview for more information about the lomega StorCenter px12 350r Console lomega Storage Manager optionally installed on your local computer it discovers any lomega storage devices on your subnet maps device Shares to computers and provides local access to your content
25. a specific feature or operation that occurs automatically when files are copied to the Share How to Set Up a Flickr Active Folder Flickr is a photo sharing network to share photos with friends and family You can configure a Share as a Flickr Active Folder so that images and albums added to that Share are automatically uploaded to your Flickr account To configure a Share as a Flickr Active Folder access Shares from the lomega StorCenter px12 350r Console select a Share and expand the Active Folders section to enable and configure it Refer to Managing Shares for more information on managing Shares and Active Folders ZZ If you do not have a Flickr account go to the Flickr website to open an account Configuring a Flickr Active Folder From the lomega StorCenter px12 350r Console click Shares Select a Share to use as a Flickr Active Folder and click to expand the Active Folder section Check Enable Select Flickr from the drop down menu Click Configure Flickr account access to configure your Flickr account You will be taken to a Flickr page to configure your account Follow the instructions provided by Flickr Check Delete files after upload to delete images from the Share once they are transferred to your Flickr account Click Apply to save your changes Once configured all of your images in this Active Folder will upload to your Flickr account Click View Transfer History to see the transfer activity from this Shar
26. abling aggregation on your lomega StorCenter px12 350r When you enable aggregation all media content on DLNA servers is available for playback using a DLNA player such as Playstation 3 Windows Media Player or Xbox 360 In addition you can optionally copy all media content from your network servers to your lomega StorCenter px12 350r To set up media aggregation choose one of the following options e None This is the default setting and media aggregation is off e Show Common View This enables media aggregation and allows all media content from DLNA servers to be played back by a DLNA player All your movies music and pictures from various servers can be played back from one view e Copy Files This enables media aggregation and copies all media content from DLNA servers to your lomega StorCenter px12 350r All your movies music and pictures from various servers can be played back from one view and they are copied into Shares on your lomega StorCenter px12 350r 7 When you enable media aggregation the media server is restarted and any media you are currently streaming will stop playing You can begin streaming your media after the media server has restarted Sharing media content over the internet The media server can share media content on your lomega StorCenter px12 350r with anyone on the internet The lomega StorCenter px12 350r Console provides two ways to enable internet access If you are using the Remote Access fe
27. access code An administrator should complete the following tasks to set up or join a Personal Cloud create a Personal Cloud account add members to a Personal Cloud join a Personal Cloud account manage Personal Cloud members 69 lomega StorCenter px12 350r Creating an lomega Personal Cloud Account Before you can work with your Personal Cloud you first create a Personal Cloud account and configure the settings You can start the creation of a Personal Cloud on your lomega StorCenter px12 350r from either the lomega Storage Manager or the lomega StorCenter px12 350r Console lomega Personal Cloud page Set up a Personal Cloud for your lomega StorCenter px12 350r by creating a Personal Cloud account This online help describes how to create join and manage a Personal Cloud from the lomega StorCenter px12 350r Console For information on using the lomega Storage Manager refer to its online help Once your Personal Cloud is ready and connected to the intemet as indicated by the status images you need to invite member computers to join your Personal Cloud including your own home or work computers Each member computer will receive its own unique access code in the invitation that then needs to be provided when connecting to the Personal Cloud from the lomega Storage Manager on that computer If you have content on your lomega StorCenter px12 350r that you do not want to share with members of your Personal Cloud you may want to secure
28. al Cloud account join a Personal Cloud account add members to a Personal Cloud manage Personal Cloud members enable security on lomega StorCenter px12 350r 74 lomega StorCenter px12 350r is YouTube YouTube is a social site to share video content You can set an Active Folder to automatically upload your videos to your YouTube account You can configure a Share as a YouTube Active Folder so that videos added to that Share are automatically uploaded to your YouTube account To configure a Share as a YouTube Active Folder access the Shares feature select a Share and expand the Active Folders section to enable and configure it For more information refer to YouTube Active Folders How dol manage a Share 75 lomega StorCenter px12 350r Setup The Setup page opens when you first access the lomega StorCenter px12 350r Console from the Home Page or the lomega Storage Manager On this page you can configure some basic device features by clicking the appropriate link The current setting of the feature displays above the link You can also configure all features shown on the Setup page by accessing the specific features directly 76 lomega StorCenter px12 350r Ef Date and Time Date and Time displays the current time set on the lomega StorCenter px12 350r When an Active Directory Domain is in use the storage device synchronizes time with the domain controller 1 To change time zones select a Time Zone from the d
29. and the NFS section You cannot apply a rule to a public Share 3 Click j Add an NFS rule to add a Host Name for the rule Rules are added to specify the hosts that are allowed to access Shares using NFS Use this table to add NFS rules to specify access for hosts For example cs foo com matches all hosts in the domain cs foo com To export a Share to all hosts on an IP address or local network simultaneously specify an IP address and netmask pair as address netmask where the netmask can be in dotted decimal format or as a contiguous mask length For example either 255 255 252 0 or 22 will result in identical local networks 4 When the rule is added read access is automatically set to the Share Select Write to allow users to write to that Share Use ma and A to modify the rule priority for NFS access 5 Click Apply to save your changes Making a Share an Active Folder 1 You can optionally enable Active Folders on a Share to allow you to associate this Share with a specific feature that will happen automatically when files are copied to the Share You can only set one Active Folder option per Share 2 Expand the Active Folder section and check Enable Select one of the following Active Folder options and follow the link for details on configuring each Email Distribution Facebook Flickr Photo Resize Torrents YouTube 3 Click Apply to save your changes Using Share Volumes When you create a Share you can use an existi
30. applied to encrypted volumes unlocking the volumes and making data accessible e Enter a passphrase This is a more secure type of encryption and is the recommended option Enter and verify a passphrase for the volume You can change the passphrase at any time Whenever you restart the lomega StorCenter px12 350r an encrypted volume is unavailable until you re enter the passphrase After you create a passphrase a new section for the volume appears called Volume Encryption When you want to unlock a volume you enter the passphrase in this section 77 Itis recommended that you save a backup of the master key file in a secure location separate from your lomega StorCenter px12 350r You should not save the backup master key to a drive that is connected to your lomega StorCenter px12 350r If a system failure occurs the passphrase stored on your lomega StorCenter px12 350r may be lost and your backup master key file is required to recover and access your data Also if you forget your passphrase you can reset it with the backed up master key Click Back up master key to back up the master key file To reset the passphrase click Reset passphrase with master key and locate a previously saved master key file Enter a new passphrase and verify it 4 Click Apply to save your changes 34 lomega StorCenter px12 350r ev dj 1 2 3 ol Modifying a Storage Pool On the Drive Management page expand the Information section of the Stora
31. assword another administrator user can reset it for them if you have created more than one administrator user Refer to Modifying a user for more information Resetting the lomega StorCenter px12 350r will result in all administrator users reverting to non administrator users and any manual network configuration settings will have to be reset 1 To reset the lomega StorCenter px12 350r press the small recessed button on the back The lomega StorCenter px12 350r will restart and all administrator users will revert to non administrator users 2 When your lomega StorCenter px12 350r device finishes restarting open the lomega StorCenter px12 350r Console The Device Setup steps will appear again Create an administrator user You can use the same name as a previously created user since this process will make that user an administrator 3 Complete the Device Setup as described in Setup If you had more than one administrator user you will need to edit each user individually to make them administrators again Refer to Modifying a user 109 lomega StorCenter px12 350r Groups Overview Groups consist of one or more users and administrators can grant each group rights to Shares on the lomega StorCenter px12 350r Users can belong to more than one group The Groups page enables administrators the ability to create one or more groups and grant each group rights to Shares on the lomega StorCenter px12 350r To create a group enable security fir
32. ation controls that allow you to continue browsing the content 19 lomega StorCenter px12 350r L Managing Shares The page describes how to Add and Modify Shares Change Share Information Enable NFS Secured Access Change Access Permissions Make a Share an Active Folder Use Share Volumes Adding and Modifying Shares 1 From the lomega StorCenter px12 350r Console click Shares 2 To add a new Share click Add a Share Type a name for the Share All Shares must have a name Names cannot exceed 32 characters The following are not valid Share names global homes printers 3 Click Create To modify an existing Share click to expand the Share Changing Share Information 1 Modify the existing name for the Share 2 Choose whether to enable content search and media sharing When Media sharing is enabled the media server scans this Share for any media content and makes it available to anyone with access to your network even if this Share is secured If you do not want media content made available to anyone do not check this option When Media sharing search is enabled displays in the Properties for that Share 3 To view the content of a Share click the View Content link to open the Content Viewer 4 Click Apply to save your changes Changing Access Permissions You should enable security on your lomega StorCenter px12 350r before changing access permissions 1 Expand Access Permissions to change user permissions to
33. ature you can enable internet access on the Media Server page Refer to Enabling internet access from the Media Server page Alternatively if you have or plan to create an lomega Personal Cloud on your lomega StorCenter px12 350r you can enable internet access by changing Personal Cloud settings Once enabled internet users including those users on mobile devices running the lomega Link can access media content on your lomega StorCenter px12 350r When you enable internet access to your media content all media content is available to any user on the internet regardless of any security you may have applied to a media file All your pictures movies and music are available to anyone accessing your lomega StorCenter px12 350r Enabling internet access from the Media Server page If you are using the lomega Personal Cloud feature refer to Personal Cloud Settings for details on enabling internet access All your pictures movies and music are available to anyone accessing your lomega StorCenter px12 350r Enable Remote Access on your lomega StorCenter px12 350r On the Media Server page check Enable internet access Click Apply to save your changes In the confirmation dialog box check Check this box to continue Click OK to save your selection or click Cancel oORWN To access media content internet users enter a non secure IP address in their browser along with the port number 50599 used to access the media serve
34. camera 1 Select Schedule Recording to enable the recording scheduler 2 Select the days you want to record or All Days for the entire week 3 Choose the Start and Stop times for your recording 4 Click Apply to save your changes k 8 Once your video camera is set di in the Action column to begin recording To stop recording click a For a live view from your video camera click The live view displays even when the video camera is not recording 94 lomega StorCenter px12 350r ka Picture Transfer The Picture Transfer Protocol PTP allows pictures to be automatically copied from a USB camera connected directly to the lomega StorCenter px12 350r When Picture Transfer is tumed on and your camera is connected to your lomega StorCenter px12 350r the pictures are copied to the configured destination folder 1 On thePicture Transfer pase dick the switch on 2 Optionally you can also check Remove Copied Pictures From Camera to automatically delete the pictures from your camera once they have been safely copied to your lomega StorCenter px12 350r 3 Click to open the Select Folder pop up window and select a Share as the destination for your pictures 95 lomega StorCenter px12 350r ej Printers The Printers page displays a table of printers that are attached to the lomega StorCenter px12 350r The table contains for each printer the name model status and number of documents waiting To attach a printer
35. ceed the original purchase price of the drive or the media disk Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you Obtaining Warranty Service You must notify lomega within the warranty period to receive warranty service Just as technology and market conditions vary lomegas specific customer support policies including fees for services and procedures change over time To obtain information about lomegas current policies or warranty service please visit our website at www iomega com supportpolicy html or write to lomega Customer Service 4059 South 1900 West Roy UT 84067 Contact information for lomega Customer Service can be obtained on our support website at e Americas ww iomega com support e Europe ww iomega com europe support e Asia www iomega com ap support If your product is eligible for warranty service you will be required to return it to lomega along with proper identification a return authorization number obtained from the lomega website or provided by the lomega representative and proof of purchase lomega will not protect recover or return data during warranty service so you should duplicate your data before shipment Limitations THE ABOVE WARRANTY IS EXCLUSIVE AND IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED To the extent permitted by applicable law IOMEGA SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCL
36. create a web address for your lomega StorCenter px12 350r and define an email address e Domain Name Enter a domain name It is recommended that you choose a domain name that you can easily remember and will help you identify your lomega StorCenter px12 350r This will ultimately be the address that will be registered and you can use to access your lomega StorCenter px12 350r remotely e Email Address Enter a valid email address The email address will be registered with the DDNS server to notify you about domain name renewals 2 Click Apply to register your domain name If the domain name you selected is already in use you will need to define a new one and dick Apply again 3 If your domain name is valid a new browser window opens and you will be redirected to the TZO site where you can register your web address and purchase your registration at special rates The Remote Access page provides your account information under the TZO logo 90 lomega StorCenter px12 350r Accessing Your Device Remotely Once you have enabled remote access and created your web address you can access files stored on your lomega StorCenter px12 350r from any intemet capable computer in the world When you access your lomega StorCenter px12 350r remotely you can access files from any Share to which you are granted access However accessing your lomega StorCenter px12 350r from a remote location will not provide all the same functionality
37. cription by following a link before you can complete the enabling remote access process It allows you to define a top level domain name Domain Name or use one that you already own such as yourname com Basic option Completing the enable remote access process 1 Enter the following information in the pop up window to create a web address for your lomega StorCenter px12 350r and define an email address e Sub domain Name Enter a unique sub domain name in the first text box e Domain Name Select a domain name from the pull down list It is recommended that you choose a domain name that you can easily remember and will help you identify your lomega StorCenter px12 350r The web address is created by combining the sub domain and domain name This will ultimately be the address that will be registered and you can use to access your lomega StorCenter px12 350r remotely e Email Address Enter a valid email address The email address will be registered with TZO to notify you about domain name renewals 2 Click Apply to save your settings E If the domain name you selected is already in use you will need to define a new one and dick Apply again If your registration is successful the pop up window closes and the Remote Access page provides your account information under the TZO logo Premium option Completing the enable remote access process 1 The registration fields display Enter the following information in the pop up window to
38. default value For more information refer to Windows File Sharing e rsync The rsync protocol can provide faster copying but may not be available on all devices If you are able to select the rsync protocol and you want the rsync Copy Job to be secure select the Use secure rsync SSH option Enter the rsync username and password of the rsync server to or from which you are copying The rsync usemame and password is set up on a different device than the device on which you are creating the Copy Job For more information on creating an rsync user refer to rsync Server Settings Enter a valid username and password to provide access to folders on this NAS device if applicable To select a specific folder dick to select a source location for the What to copy section In the Copy dialog box select all Shares or a folder and select one of the following options for the Copy Job from the drop down menu e The selected folder and its contents copies the contents of the selected folder If the destination is a folder a new folder will be created for each source folder If the destination is Top Level a new top level folder is created on the destination device for each source folder e Only the contents of the selected folder copies the contents of the selected folder If the destination is a folder the files and folders in the selected folder are copied directly to it the source folder name is not copied If the destination is Top Le
39. deo camera name Within each video camera name folder are other folders that organize your video camera s recordings by date For example if you set the destination Share to Media Videos and the name of your camera is HomeDoor a recording made on July 17 2010 can be found at Media Videos HomeDoor 20100717 4 Clidk Camera Configuration to link your video cameras software 7 If you want to change the camera resolution and frame rate you must change them on your camera s configuration page 5 Click Apply to save your changes Click Cancel to discard your unchanged settings The video camera displays in the table For additional setup refer to the sections below on Retention Policy and Scheduling Setting a Retention Policy Setting the retention policy determines how much recorded video you keep on your lomega StorCenter px12 350r Retention is set one of two ways e Maximum days to save recordings e Maximum space for recordings Click Apply to save your changes If you select Maximum days to save recordings enter a value in days If you select Maximum space for recordings enter a value in gigabytes Setting this value too high may consume all available space while setting this value too low may cause recordings to be deleted sooner than you would like The maximum space cannot exceed 90 of the total space on the lomega StorCenter px12 350r Scheduling the Recordings Schedule what days and time periods you want to record from your video
40. e lomega an EMC company lomega StorCenter px12 350r User Guide D31593401 lomega StorCenter px12 350r lomega StorCenter px12 350r 4 lomega StorCenter px12 350r How to Get Help lomega is committed to providing excellent customer support To meet this goal lomega offers a variety of support options designed to meet the needs of a wide range of users For complete information on the support options available for your lomega product visit the lomega website Please select your region carefully Here s just some of what is available on lomegas award winning web support site 24 hours a day 7 days a week Answers to frequently asked questions FAQs Online help pages with troubleshooting or basic how to information Up to date lomega software and drivers Advanced online support options such as 1 on 1 live chat and email Electronic copies of lomega product manuals Information on telephone support options Information on advanced technical service options such as data recovery Warranty information and product return instructions Support options available may vary depending on your region and language of choice lomega s specific customer support policies including fees for services and procedures change as technology and market conditions dictate To obtain information about lomegas current policies please visit our website or write to lomega Customer Service 4059 South 1900 West Roy UT 84067 USA 5 lomega S
41. e Directory Controller You can poll the Active Directory controller at any time to check for new users and groups on the controller so you can add them to your lomega StorCenter px12 350r This keeps your lomega StorCenter px12 350r up to date with any group changes on the controller and indicates if any users on the controller were deleted or promoted Click j Synchronize with the Active Directory Controller Changing Access Permissions 1 Expand Access Permissions to change user or group permissions to a secured Share If iSCSI is enabled you can also change user and group permissions to secured iSCSI drives 2 To add permissions to a Share dick Add access permissions 3 From the Add Access Permissions pop up window select a Share or Shares for the user or group to access If iSCSI is enabled select iSCSI drives for the user or group to access Select the checkbox in the title bar to select all the Shares listed If iSCSI is enabled select the checkbox in the title bar to also select all the iSCSI drives listed Click Apply to save your changes In the table listing the Shares check Read or Write for each Share If iSCSI is enabled check Read or Write for each iSCSI drive A user or group can have full access by checking both Read and Write To grant only read access check only Read ow 7 A user or group must have read access at a minimum A user or group cannot have only write access 6 Uncheck Read to remove all acce
42. e all steps on one device before setting up additional devices ORWN Use the included network cable to connect the device to a network hub switch or directly to a computer Connect the included power cord to the back of the device and a power socket or Uninterruptible Power Supply UPS Your lomega StorCenter px12 350r should power on automatically Start your computer wait for the operating system to load and then insert the CD For best results use a computer that is connected to the same router hub or switch as the device If the software doesn t run automatically double dick on the CD icon then double click the Start icon Install the lomega Storage Manager software Once the installation completes the lomega Storage Manager icon will appear in the System Tray Windows or Menu Bar Mac The lomega Storage Manager will automatically scan your network and connect to available Shares If you receive a message from your operating systems firewall alerting you of network activity be sure to unblock communications Mac Users Shares on the lomega StorCenter px12 350r will mount and appear on the Mac Desktop PC Users Shares on the lomega StorCenter px12 350r will automatically be assigned a drive letter and will be available in the Network Drives section under My Computer 8 lomega StorCenter px12 350r lomega StorCenter px12 350r lomega the stylized logo and all lomega brand blocks are either registered trade
43. e does not back up or restore any data files on your lomega StorCenter px12 350r Backing up Device Configuration 1 On the Configuration Backup and Restore page dick Q Back up configuration to select a name and location for your configuration backup 2 Save the configuration file to an external device such as your computer or a USB drive You can save as many configuration backups as you want Restoring a Configuration Backup On the Configuration Backup and Restore page click Be Restore configuration to select a saved configuration backup In the Restore Configuration dialog box click Browse to locate a previously saved configuration backup stored on your computer or USB device Select one of the following options e Restore settings overwrites any existing settings such as device identification and Share names When you select this option existing data on the lomega StorCenter px12 350r is not deleted and the configuration restore operation starts automatically after you click Apply in the Restore Configuration dialog box e Restore settings and drive configuration deletes all data users and settings from the target lomega StorCenter px12 350r If you select this option a confirmation dialog box displays and informs you that restoring the configuration will delete all data and overwrite any existing users or settings on the target lomega StorCenter px12 350r Check Check this box to continue to confirm this dialog box or clic
44. e in the source location Select one of the following values from the Overwrite Setting drop down menu e Overwrite and don t delete Files in the destination location are overwritten with files from the source location Any files in the destination location that are not in the source location are preserved e Overwrite and delete Files in the destination location are overwritten with files from the source location Any files in the destination location that are not in the source location are deleted The destination location becomes an exact copy of the source location e Don t overwrite Only files in the source location that are not in the destination location are copied No files are overwritten in the destination location From Settings Inthe From section dick to select a source location This is the location where the files you want to copy are kept In the dialog enter the Device Name or IP address in the text box or select a device from the list If a connected device is not listed click the Refresh button Click OK to save your selection or click Cancel The Protocol drop down menu displays if the source device is different from the device you are currently accessing for example it could be a separate NAS device on your network From the Protocol drop down menu choose one of the following e Windows File Sharing The default value in the menu is Windows File Sharing and in most cases you should accept the
45. e network if that NIC is bonded to others You can bond two or more network interface cards NICs in your lomega StorCenter px12 350r by selecting the NICs and cticking Apply You cannot bond wireless NICs Use the following procedure to bond NICs 1 On the Network page expand the NIC number and then expand the Bond Network Interface section 2 Check the checkboxes next to the NICs that you want to bond to the selected NIC For example if you selected NIC 1 and your configuration includes four NICs you could bond NIC 1 to NIC 2 3 and or 4 3 Click Apply to save your settings The section updates and displays the NICs that are bonded to the selected NIC Unbonding NICs 1 To unbond a NIC uncheck next to the bonded NIC 2 Click Apply to save your settings 87 lomega StorCenter px12 350r La ke ere VLAN Settings A VLAN Virtual Local Area Network is a network of devices that are joined into one broadcast domain even if the devices are not physically connected to each other VLANs are useful for creating smaller networks within a larger LAN for example a legal department in a company might be on its own VLAN because it has sensitive documents that only certain personnel should have access to The smaller networks that VLANs create do not require any additional physical resources such as additional cabling Your lomega StorCenter px12 350r can be configured to support VLANs VLAN is configured for each NIC bu
46. e on your local network Without security all data on your lomega StorCenter px12 350r can be accessed by anyone on your local network To secure your lomega StorCenter px12 350r e First enable security and create an administrator user e Create groups and users e Secure any existing or new Shares How dol enable security add users secure Shares 103 lomega StorCenter px12 350r 4 Enabling Security With security turned on only administrator users can view or change settings on the lomega StorCenter px12 350r including creating or deleting users and Shares When you create users you limit access to your lomega StorCenter px12 350r to specific people and when you secure Shares you limit data access to specific users 1 On the Security page click the switch on 2 When you tum security on you will be asked to create an administrator user Provide a username and password and then confirm your password Click Encrypt network communication using SSL 7 When security is tumed on browser communications with the lomega StorCenter px12 350r are encrypted Therefore each computer that attempts to access the lomega StorCenter px12 350r may encounter a security warning which can be safely ignored In addition you may be asked to accept a signed certificate for the lomega StorCenter px12 350r which you should accept If you change the device name at a later date these wamings may appear again lomega StorCenter px12 350r admi
47. e section is not included in the Share By default user Everyone has read and write access to that Share which means that all users have open access to that share To learn how to modify Access Permissions on a Share refer to Managing Shares Active Folders Follow the link to the Active Folder options for information on configuring each Email Distribution Facebook Flickr Photo Resize Torrents YouTube How dol manage a Share delete a Share 18 lomega StorCenter px12 350r and Content Viewer The Content Viewer is a graphical file browser that lets you view and manage content in the Shares on your lomega StorCenter px12 350r The Content Viewer is divided into two panes The left pane lists the Shares on the Iomega StorCenter px12 350r and allows you to delete or add a Share If you select a Share that contains pictures you can start a slideshow of the pictures in that Share The right pane lists the files and folders in a Share and allows you to delete content or upload a file to the Share To delete multiple files simultaneously hold the Ctrl key on your keyboard and select each file or drag your mouse over the filenames Share content can be sorted and you can switch between a list view and a thumbnail view of the files When you are looking at content in a list view and you hover your mouse over an image a thumbnail view of the image displays next to your mouse If all the content cannot fit on one page there are pagin
48. e to your account ORWN CON 6 How dol manage a Share 26 lomega StorCenter px12 350r a Photo Resize Active Folders You can optionally enable Active Folders on a Share which enables you to associate this Share with a specific feature or operation that occurs automatically when files are copied to the Share How to Set Up a Photo Resize Active Folder Photo Resize changes the size of all your photos in that Share to a set size Your original photos added to this Share can also be kept while a copy of the new resized version is created The resized photos are saved to a folder on the Share named by the photo size you choose such as 800x600 To configure a Share as a Photo Resize Active Folder access Shares from the lomega StorCenter px12 350r Console select a Share and expand the Active Folders section to enable and configure it Refer to Managing Shares for more information on managing Shares and Active Folders Configuring a Photo Resize Active Folder From the lomega StorCenter px12 350r Console click Shares Select a Share to use as a Photo Resize Active Folder and click to expand the Active Folder section Check Enable Select Photo Resize from the drop down menu You can set a size for your pictures Select 640x480 800x600 1024x768 or enter a Custom Resolution for resizing images The resized photos are saved to a folder on the Share named by the photo size you choose such as 800x600 You can keep a c
49. ected storage devices You can connect supported external storage to your lomega StorCenter px12 350r using one of the provided USB ports When you connect external storage to your lomega StorCenter px12 350r that device content is accessible from the Shares page Safely removing external storage 4d Click to safely remove the external storage A confirmation dialog will display Click Yes to remove the external storage When the external storage has been removed from the External Storage table it is safe to remove and you may unplug it from the lomega StorCenter px12 350r When the external storage is safely removed its associated Share is removed as well 37 lomega StorCenter px12 350r iSCSI Overview The iSCSI page allows you to create iSCSI drives in your lomega StorCenter px12 350r and then allows the lomega Storage Manager to communicate with the drives over a network iSCSI is useful for transmitting large blocks of data over a network at a high speed Enabling iSCSI Drives Click Lo Settings to begin configuring an iSCSI drive To set the discovery of iSCSI drives using iSNS check Enable discovery with iSNS Choose one of the following options e Uselocal iSNS server the device acts as an iSNS server for the iSCSI drives e Use external iSNS server you supply the IP address or host name of the external iSNS server for the iSCSI drives 4 To enable the Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol CHAP check
50. ector Supports devices such as USB storage devices and printers Rear Panel AC Power The AC power supply will automatically switch to the correct voltage for your region Hot Swappable Power Supply The hot swappable power supply can be replaced while the Iomega StorCenter is running System ID Flashes blue when the Blink Lights feature is enabled Reset Button This will cause the device to restart High Speed USB 2 0 Connectors Supports devices such as USB storage devices and printers OhWN 6 lomega StorCenter px12 350r 6 Gigabit Ethernet High speed Ethernet connectors that will automatically detect your network speed 10 100 1000Base T Default Settings IP Address If no DHCP server is found on your network the lomega StorCenter px12 350r will get a self assigned IP address in the 169 254 x x range Device Name The default name for your lomega StorCenter px12 350r is px12 350r XXXXXX where XXXXXX is a unique string of letters and numbers Default Shares Backups Documents 7 lomega StorCenter px12 350r Connecting the lomega StorCenter px12 350r Check Package Contents Verify that the box contains the following items e lomega StorCenter px12 350r models may vary e Power Cable e Solutions CD and Quick Start Guide Package contents may vary Connecting the lomega StorCenter px12 350r Initial Setup If you have purchased more than one lomega StorCenter px12 350r complet
51. ed only an administrator user can access the lomega StorCenter px12 350r Console How dol set up the lomega StorCenter px12 350r enable security enable remote access 16 lomega StorCenter px12 350r Setup The Setup page opens when you first access the lomega StorCenter px12 350r Console from the Home Page or the lomega Storage Manager On this page you can configure some basic device features by clicking the appropriate link The current setting of the feature displays above the link You can also configure all features shown on the Setup page by accessing the specific features directly 17 lomega StorCenter px12 350r Shares Overview The Shares page displays a table that contains folders connected drives and any cloud storage to which your lomega StorCenter px12 350r Console is connected The Properties column displays the features that are enabled for each Share Share Information The Information section displays the Share name graphically displays the space usage of the Share and allows you to view the content using the web based content viewer To view the content of a Share click the View Content link to bring up the Content Viewer To learn how to modify your Share information refer to Managing Shares Access Permissions Access Permissions section contains a list of users who currently have access to that Share Access Permissions displays when the lomega StorCenter px12 350r is secured otherwise th
52. ed unless you are specifically providing information to a management system that requires this information Configuring SNMP settings To enable SNMP click the switch on Enter a unique username and password to define the community Confirm your password Enter the IP address of the host in the Trap Receivers text box To grant access to multiple receivers list all of them in the text box separating each entry with a space 5 Click Apply to save your settings RWN gt 74 To change any SNMP settings dick oj Click MIB file to view or download a copy of the MIB Management Information Base 47 lomega StorCenter px12 350r TFTP On the Protocols page click the switch to turn on TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol and allow access to your lomega StorCenter px12 350r When you tum TFTP on you can send files to your lomega StorCenter px12 350r using FTP 48 lomega StorCenter px12 350r Windows DFS Windows DFS Distributed File System organizes Shares and files on a network such that they appear to be all in one directory tree on a single lomega StorCenter px12 350r even if the Shares reside on many devices Windows DFS terms There are several terms to understand with Windows DFS Namespace A virtual Share containing other folders that are located on different devices throushout a network DFS root An object that consolidates all the folders in your network and makes them available through a single entry
53. el to return to the Shares page AWN 22 lomega StorCenter px12 350r _J Shares Properties The Shares page displays properties for the Share s different functions The Properties column displays the features that are enabled for each Share The following list identifies the Shares page icons Wa identifies a Share with Media Sharing enabled identifies a secured Share identifies a Share as an Email Distribution Active Folder E identifies a Share as a Facebook Active Folder oo identifies a Share as a Flickr Active Folder Fa identifies a Share as a Photo Resizing Active Folder Q identifies a Share as a Torrent Active Folder identifies a Share as a YouTube Active Folder 23 lomega StorCenter px12 350r gt y Email Distribution Active Folders You can optionally enable Active Folders on a Share which enables you to associate this Share with a specific feature or operation that occurs automatically when files are copied to the Share How to Set Up an Email Distribution Active Folder Email Distribution lets you email your files to friends and family right from your lomega StorCenter px12 350r Console Use Email Distribution to share files with an email list To prevent email distribution list spamming the lomega StorCenter px12 350r allows lists of 250 or fewer email recipients and sends a maximum of six emails in a 24 hour period Refer to Managing Shares for more information on managing Shar
54. equires your immediate attention You can sort the displayed list by Date User or Event by clicking the column headers Downloading the complete event log file Click Download to download a comma separated event log file A new page is opened with a link to the event log file Click the event log file link to download or open the file The downloaded file contains 5 columns Number Date User Severity Message 98 lomega StorCenter px12 350r Languages The Languages page allows you to change the language used in email notification messages The language used by the lomega StorCenter px12 350r Console is based on the preferences configured in your browser You can change the language used in this program by modifying your browser s preferred language settings Select any of the supported languages to use for email notification Click Apply to save your changes 99 lomega StorCenter px12 350r 6 Support The Support feature opens the lomega web site where you can leam more information about your lomega StorCenter px12 350r The Support page provides access to a variety of content for learning more about using and supporting your lomega StorCenter px12 350r Refer to the lomega support site for more information 100 lomega StorCenter px12 350r Device Identification The Device Identification page for your lomega StorCenter px12 350r Console displays and enables you to change the Storage Device Name the Stora
55. eral hours and can affect performance of the lomega StorCenter px12 350r If you do not want to run the check uncheck this option 5 Check Use available drives as hot spares to allow unused drives to become part of a RAID protected storage pool If a drive in a storage pool fails all the data on that drive can be mirrored to the hot spare drive 6 Click Apply to save your changes The Drive Management page displays a table that provides the following information about existing Storage Pools Name The name of the Storage Pool Protection The type of protection assigned to the Storage Pool Capacity The total amount of storage in the Storage Pool Used Available Used is the space allocated to Shares It is also space allocated to iSCSI drives Available is the difference between capacity and used Drive status An image on the Drive Management page provides information on the drive status of your lomega StorCenter px12 350r The image displays the physical layout of drives and the drive slot numbers If a drive has a circled letter it is a member of a Storage Pool If you hover your mouse on either a Storage Pool name in the table or on a drive in the Storage Pool image all drives in the Storage Pool are highlighted How dol 31 lomega StorCenter px12 350r add Storage Pools modify Storage Pools delete Storage Pools learn more about provisioning 32 lomega StorCenter px12 350r 2 Adding a Storage Pool
56. ersonal Cloud Overview An lomega Personal Cloud tums a lomega StorCenter px12 350r into a hub for sharing data playing games and backing up data among computers anywhere in the world A Personal Cloud can exist on yours or someone else s lomega StorCenter px12 350r When you create a Personal Cloud storage on your lomega StorCenter px12 350r is shared with any member computer you invite to join the Personal Cloud A Personal Cloud allows you to securely connect computers and storage devices across the internet as if they are on a common home network After you set up a Personal Cloud on your lomega StorCenter px12 350r you can then invite members to join that Personal Cloud After joining members can access data perform Copy Job operations use your lomega StorCenter px12 350r as a QuikProtect remote target stream media from your lomega StorCenter px12 350r over the internet and use remote desktop to access computers on the local network for your lomega StorCenter px12 350r lomega Personal Cloud Key Terms The following are a few key terms to help get you started with a Personal Cloud e lomega Personal Cloud This is a setting configured on your lomega StorCenter px12 350r Console that allows you to share storage media capabilities and gaming and allows you to network with computers around the world by turning your lomega StorCenter px12 350r into a central hub for these activities To members that join the Personal Cloud it appears that your
57. es and Active Folders Configuring an Email Distribution Active Folder From the lomega StorCenter px12 350r Console click Shares Select a Share to use as an Email Distribution Active Folder and dick to expand the Active Folder section Check Enable Select Email Distribution from the drop down menu Include an email address in the Sender Email Address text box Distribution is sent from this email address You can add multiple email addresses in the Email To text box by separating them with commas spaces or semicolons Add a subject and email message for your recipients Check Send the file as an attachment Send a link to the file or both Click Apply to save your changes Once configured all files in this Share are sent by email to your recipients Click View Transfer History to see the transfer activity from this Share to your account OSOBNOUAwNA How dol Manage a Share 24 lomega StorCenter px12 350r Ci Facebook Active Folders You can optionally enable Active Folders on a Share which enables you to associate this Share with a specific feature or operation that occurs automatically when files are copied to the Share How to Set Up a Facebook Active Folder Facebook is a social network to connect with friends and family You can configure a Share as a Facebook Active Folder so that photos added to that Share are automatically uploaded to your Facebook account To configure a Share as a Facebook
58. es to which the user or group has access Click the checkbox to select if you want to Delete all Shares that only this user can access 4 In the confirmation pop up window click Yes 5 If you do not wish to delete a user or group click No to retum to the Groups page
59. ew products at www iomegareg com within 90 days of purchase will receive a warranty extension so that their total warranty shall be a period of three 3 years in all regions Reconditioned products are not eligible for a warranty extension Excluded Products and Problems This warranty does not apply to a lomega software products b expendable components such as fuses or bulbs or c third party products hardware or software supplied with the warranted product Iomega makes no warranty of any kind on such products which if included are provided amp quot AS S amp quot this warranty also excludes damage caused by accident misuse abuse use of non lomega approved media exposure of media to excessive magnetic fields or external environmental causes Remedies Your sole and exclusive remedy for a covered defect is repair or replacement of the defective product at lomegas sole option and expense shipping may be charged and lomega may use new or refurbished parts or products to do so If lomega is unable to repair or replace a defective product your alternate exdusive remedy shall be a refund of the original purchase price The above is lomegas entire obligation to you under this warranty IN NO EVENT SHALL IOMEGA BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT INCIDENTAL CONSEQUENTIAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES OR LOSSES INCLUDING LOSS OF DATA USE OR PROFITS EVEN IF IOMEGA HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES In no event shall lomega s liability ex
60. f jsmith you may want to add the Descriptive Name Joe Smith Password create a password for the user The password should be between 8 and 12 characters and spaces are not allowed Confirm Password confirm the password If the text in this field does not match the text in the Password field an error will be returned Quota Size set a quota size by entering a value in gigabytes To have no quota leave this field blank Administrator check this box if you would like to allow this user to manage the lomega StorCenter px12 350r An administrator does not inherently have access to all Shares Access to Shares must be granted explicitly to administrators as with other users e Add a secured Share for this user check this box if you would like to create a secured Share for this user The created Share will have the new user s name and will give access only to that user 2 Click Create Changing Access Permissions 1 Expand Access Permissions to change Share access permissions for this user 2 To give this user access to a specific set of Shares click Add access permissions and choose one or more Shares from the pop up window to add access 3 In the Add Access Permissions pop up window select which Shares this user can access and click Apply 4 Uncheck Read or both Read and Write to limit or deny access permission to each Share for this user 5 Click Apply to save your changes When both Read and Write are unchecked
61. f the Shares on the lomega StorCenter px12 350r but can only access them if they have Access Permission 4 Check Display slideshows to display picture slideshows that are in folders on the lomega StorCenter px12 350r Click Manage slideshows to configure any slideshows you want to display The slideshow location can be any folder attached to the lomega StorCenter px12 350r including a USB drive or DFS location 5 Click Apply to save your changes Deleting a Slideshow To delete a slideshow from the list of available slideshows click T After you delete a slideshow you can configure a different one How dol open the lomega StorCenter px12 350r Console set up torrents transfer pictures set up my media server enable remote access 83 lomega StorCenter px12 350r Configuration Backup and Restore The Configuration Backup and Restore page allows you to back up and restore system configuration information Backing up a configuration saves various system properties including users groups device identification and Share names and permissions Configuration information is saved to a file and you can save as many versions of the file as you want After backing up the configuration you can restore it to your lomega StorCenter px12 350r at any time You can also apply the configuration backup to other lomega StorCenter devices of the same model effectively using the configuration as a template Configuration Backup and Restor
62. files over a network Jumbo frame support increases transfer speed by placing large files in fewer data packets It also reduces the demand on the device hardware by having the CPU process more data in fewer data packets Jumbo frame support should only be enabled if you are sure your network is jumbo frame compatible and all network devices have been configured to support jumbo frames It is recommended that you confirm all network interface cards NICs are configured to support jumbo frames before enabling this feature VLAN Settings Each NIC in your lomega StorCenter px12 350r can be added to up to four Virtual LANs VLAN For more information on adding a NIC to a VLAN refer to VLAN Settings 85 lomega StorCenter px12 350r Manually Configuring the Network You can have direct control of the network setup Click Modify Network Settings Uncheck Automatically configure DNS WINS and all IP addresses DHCP DNS Servers enter the IP addresses of the DNS Domain Name System servers DNS is used for translating the domain name to IP addresses WINS Servers enter the IP addresses of the WINS server From the Bonding Mode drop down menu choose one of the following e Load Balance increases bandwidth by distributing the load across multiple NICs e Link Aggregation increases bandwidth by distributing the load across multiple ports in a switch e Failover provides recovery from a failure such that if one NIC s
63. ga Storage Manager using the Personal Cloud For information on installing the lomega Storage Manager refer to its installation documentation For information on joining a Personal Cloud using the lomega Storage Manager refer to its online help 1 Select the Other Personal Cloud command to start joining another Personal Cloud 2 In the Join Personal Cloud dialog box enter the Join Personal Cloud name and access code you received in the email then click Apply After applying this information you are automatically connected to the Personal Cloud After you join another Personal Cloud the Membership section of the lomega Personal Cloud page displays the other members of the Personal Cloud Disconnecting and deleting a Personal Cloud A Personal Cloud member can disconnect from and or delete a Personal Cloud 1 To disconnect from the Personal Cloud dick and dick Yes in the confirmation pop up window 2 To delete a Personal Cloud click JU and dick Yes in the confirmation pop up window How dol create a Personal Cloud account add members to a Personal Cloud manage Personal Cloud members enable security on lomega StorCenter px12 350r 72 lomega StorCenter px12 350r Managing Members on Your lomega Personal Cloud As an lomega Personal Cloud administrator you can manage membership on your Personal Cloud Connected members can be disconnected or you can completely delete a member from the Personal Cloud Disconnec
64. ga StorCenter px12 350r Apple File Sharing The Apple Filing Protocol AFP enables Apple file sharing which is the preferred method for Mac users to access Shares AFP is on by default To enable AFP click the switch on 42 lomega StorCenter px12 350r Bluetooth Once a Bluetooth adapter is detected files can be uploaded to a configurable destination Share on the lomega StorCenter px12 350r from a Bluetooth device Configuring Bluetooth settings 1 To enable Bluetooth click the switch on 2 Once Bluetooth Transfer is enabled check the Enable security checkbox to require Bluetooth users to supply a unique PIN that they have defined before allowing them to transfer files to the destination Share on the lomega StorCenter px12 350r If you have enabled security you must define a unique PIN number which will be supplied by devices attempting to upload data using Bluetooth 3 To set the destination Share click 4 Click Apply to save your settings To change any Bluetooth settings click 2 43 lomega StorCenter px12 350r S FTP On the Protocols page click the switch to turn on FTP File Transfer Protocol and allow access to your lomega StorCenter px12 350r When you tum FTP on you can send files to your lomega StorCenter px12 350r using FTP 44 lomega StorCenter px12 350r pO NFS On the Protocols page dick the switch to turn on NFS Network File System to allow remote hosts to mount file s
65. ge Device Descriptive Name and the Workgroup Name You can also configure an Active Directory Domain on this page Change any of these by editing the text fields Click Apply to save your changes Device Name Enter a name for the lomega StorCenter px12 350r Use a name that will help you identify it on your network Device Descriptive Name Enter a descriptive name for the lomega StorCenter px12 350r device This should be a more descriptive name Workgroup Name Enter a name for the lomega StorCenter px12 350r The workgroup name identifies a group of computers that share information with each other You would only need to change the workgroup name if you explicitly defined a workgroup on your network Most users will not want to change this unless they have explicitly defined a different workgroup on their other computers Configuring Active Directory If you have an existing Active Directory user organization you can incorporate it into the lomega StorCenter px12 350r Console When you configure Active Directory you enable security on your lomega StorCenter px12 350r 1 To configure Active Directory manually add the lomega StorCenter px12 350r to your DNS server Set the lomega StorCenter px12 350r DNS setting to point to your DNS server On the Network page uncheck Automatically configure all network settings type the IP address of your DNS Server in the text box and click Apply to save your settings 2 Configure the lomega StorCe
66. ge Pool you want to modify Enter a new name for the Storage Pool To change the protection choose a value from the drop down menu You can change the protection of the following types of Storage Pools without having to recreate the Storage Pool and risk loss of data e A 2 drive RAID 10 Storage Pool can change to a RAID 5 Storage Pool with three or more drives e ARAID5 Storage Pool can change to a RAID 6 Storage Pool provided there are six or more drives in the existing RAID 5 pool You can add drives to a RAID 5 or RAID 6 Storage Pool without recreating it You cannot add drives to a linear or Raid 10 storage pool without recreating it Check Enable periodic consistency check to enable a monthly parity or mirror consistency check Select the checkbox of the drive you want to add to the pool All drives in a pool must be the same size You cannot remove any drives from the pool Click Apply to save changes to the Storage Pool 35 lomega StorCenter px12 350r 2 Deleting a Storage Pool 1 On the Drive Management page expand the Information section of the Storage Pool you want to delete 2 Click Delete The Delete Storage Pool popup opens 3 Select Check this box if you want to delete the Storage Pools 4 Click Yes to delete the Storage Pool Deleting a Storage Pool will also delete any Shares it contains 36 lomega StorCenter px12 350r External Storage The External Storage page displays a list of externally conn
67. hat 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 consult an experienced radio television technician for additional suggestions Changes or modifications to the electronics or enclosure of this product must be expressly approved by lomega otherwise the user s authority to operate this product might be voided by the FCC Canadian Verification This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations ICES 003 Class B CE European Community This lomega product conforms to the following European Directive s and Standard s Application of Council Directives 73 23 EEC 89 336 EEC Standards to which Conformity is declared EN60950 EN55022 EN55024 EN61000 3 2 EN61000 3 3 Importers Name lomega International S A Type of Equipment Information Technology Equipment Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment WEEE In accordance with European Directive 2002 96 EC on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equip
68. hould fail your system still has network connectivity with the other NIC 6 Click Apply to save your settings If a DHCP server is unavailable for a network interface card NIC the device could auto assign an IP address or you can uncheck the Automatically acquire network address DHCP checkbox found in the Information section of a NIC nan 7 The following are settings you can change in the Information section e IP Address the static IP address of the lomega StorCenter px12 350r An unused IP address from within the range used by the LAN should be used If you are going to use Remote Access it is recommended to use a static IP address for a NIC e Subnet Mask the subnet that the IP address belongs to The default value is 255 255 255 0 e Gateway the gateway IP address needs to be entered in this field 8 Click Apply to save your settings VLAN Settings Each NIC in your lomega StorCenter px12 350r can be added to up to four Virtual LANs VLAN For more information on adding a NIC to a VLAN refer to VLAN Settings Bonding NICs If your lomega StorCenter px12 350r has multiple network interface cards NICs you can bond those NICs Refer to Bonding NICs 86 lomega StorCenter px12 350r 3 Bonding NICs Bonding network interface cards NICs is a way for you to provide redundancy for your lomega StorCenter px12 350r on the network If one NIC should fail your lomega StorCenter px12 350r will remain accessible on th
69. ing the Copy Job fields 60 lomega StorCenter px12 350r o Deleting Copy Jobs 1 Click ME from the Actions column of the table to delete the Copy Job The Delete Copy Job pop up window opens 2 If you are sure that you want to delete the Copy Job click Yes 74 If you do not wish to delete the Copy Job click Cancel to retum to the Copy Jobs page 61 lomega StorCenter px12 350r Zz Mozy Backup The Mozy online backup service allows you to create a Mozy account connect your Iomega StorCenter px12 350r to the account and back up Shares and folders to the Mozy cloud service Enabling Mozy Account Information 1 On the Mozy Backup page click the switch on 77 If you do not have a Mozy account dick the link to open an account 2 Enter a valid email address password license key and country for your Mozy account 3 To upgrade your Mozy account dick the link 4 Click Apply to save your changes Selecting folders to back up 1 Expand the Backup section and select the Shares and folders to back up in the tree The tree provides a way to select a Share and all its folders or just some of the folders under a Share Click Apply to save your changes To create a scheduled backup click Backup schedule settings In the Mozy Backup Settings dialog box select one of the following e Automatic Backup to generate an automatic backup anytime you add or change a new file to your selected Shares or folders e Scheduled Backup
70. ings IZ When no supported cameras are connected to your network this page will be empty Name This section displays the video camera s IP address name login username and the destination folder for the video recording files Additionally using the Camera Configuration link you can modify the video camera software configuration settings using the video camera s native software It also displays an icon that indicates the current state of the video camera The possible states are The video camera is no longer connected to the network a The video camera is no longer connected to the network but a recording schedule is set for it You should delete this video camera if it is no longer on the network or fix the network connection so it can record as scheduled The video camera is connected to the network and is currently recording There is no schedule for this recording since it was started manually The recording must therefore be stopped manually a The video camera is connected to the network a recording schedule is set and the camera is currently recording le The video camera is connected to the network and a recording schedule is set for it but it is not currently recording The video camera is connected to the network but no recording schedule is set Space The Space column identifies how much disk space is currently used by the video files in the destination folder for this video camera Model This col
71. isplays changes to or issues with your lomega StorCenter px12 350r If an issue requires user action to resolve such as a waming or error message the lomega StorCenter px12 350r Console displays a link in the status message The following types of messages can display Identifies that a change has been rrade to the state of 9 INFORMATION your lorrega StorCenter px12 350r usually by a user such as attaching a peripheral Identifies that there is a problemwith your lomega A WARNING StorCenter px12 350r that reguires your attention but your device will continue to operate normally for now Identifies an urgent problemwith your lorrega O ERROR StorCenter px12 350r that mey result in data loss and requires your inmediate attention 97 lomega StorCenter px12 350r Z Event Log The Event Log page displays only the 1000 most recent events logged to the lomega StorCenter px12 350r A complete event log however is available for download The following icons indicate the severity of each status message v INFORMATION Identifies that a change has been made to the state of your lomega StorCenter px12 350r usually by a user such as attaching a peripheral A WARNING Identifies that there is a problem with your lomega StorCenter px12 350r that requires your attention but your device will continue to operate normally for now ERROR Identifies an urgent problem with your lomega StorCenter px12 350r that may result in data loss and r
72. k Cancel to stop the configuration restore process Click Apply to save your changes After you click Apply the restore process starts If your source lomega StorCenter px12 350r had Active Directory enabled you are prompted to enter the administrator name and password of an account that has the rights to join the domain 6 Click OK Wn ok 84 lomega StorCenter px12 350r Network Settings The Network page displays your current network settings and enables those settings to be modified On this page you can identify your DNS servers and WINS servers and how your systems IP address is determined Most system IP addresses and other network settings can normally be configured automatically Manually Configuring Your Network If you are comfortable with network technology and want to configure the network refer to Manually Configuring the Network Bonding NICs If your lomega StorCenter px12 350r has multiple network interface cards NICs you can bond those NICs Refer to Bonding NICs Enabling Jumbo Frames for Each NIC You can enable jumbo frames for each NIC in your lomega StorCenter px12 350r by expanding the Information section for a NIC and selecting a jumbo frame size from the Jumbo Frame drop down menu Valid jumbo frame sizes are 4 000 or 9 000 bytes If you do not want jumbo frame support select None from the Jumbo Frame drop down menu Jumbo frame support is useful for transferring large files such as multimedia
73. lost forever This is because cache memory is volatile Therefore if you lose power during a write any pending writes in the cache that were not written to the drive yet will be lost forever Using a UPS Uninterrupted Power Supply can mitigate the risk associated with write caching which is why it is recommended to only enable this feature when a UPS is connected Click Apply to save your changes 81 lomega StorCenter px12 350r Q Software Updates The Software Updates page identifies the lomega StorCenter px12 350r software status and provides the ability to update the software for the lomega StorCenter px12 350r This software is protected by RSA BSAFE technology ESTAI BSAFE Manual update process installing a device software update 1 2 3 4 In the Add Software pop up window if an update is available there will be a link to download the appropriate update for your Iomega StorCenter px12 5 Inthe table listing the current software installed on your lomega StorCenter px12 350r click in the Action column to check for updates If an update is available the Status column will state that a software update is available with a link Download the update file to your local computer To retrieve the update dick Add Software 350r Click the link follow the instructions on the download site page and download the software update to your local computer Once downloaded click Browse to select the update and then
74. lving double NAT situations The sections below will explore the pros and cons of each resolution These instructions will refer to the router that is connected directly to the intemet as the Primary Router The cascaded router or router to which your lomega StorCenter px12 350r is connected will be referred to as the Secondary Router Use the primary router s DMZ Port forward the primary router to the secondary router Put the secondary router in bridging mode Put the primary router in bridging mode Enabling the DMZ Most routers have a feature called DMZ or Default Server DMZ stands for Demilitarized Zone Data Management Zone Demarcation Done or Perimeter Network The DMZ allows you to enter an IP address that will exist outside the router s NAT Firewall This is the easiest way to configure your network to handle double NAT situations however it is dependent on your primary router having DMZ functionality To enable the DMZ 1 Log in to the primary router 2 Navigate to the settings page for DMZ or Default Server Refer to the documentation that came with your router for information on where this feature is found 3 Enter the secondary router s IP address 4 Save your settings Your secondary router is no longer behind your primary router s firewall If port forwarding is correctly configured remote access should now be working properly Moving your secondary router into the DMZ should not have any effect on the security
75. marks or trademarks of lomega Corporation in the United States and or other countries Microsoft and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Mac Macintosh and AppleTalk are registered trademarks or trademarks of Apple Computer Inc in the United States and or other countries Certain other product names brand names and company names may be trademarks or designations of their respective owners 9 lomega StorCenter px12 350r Regulatory Information FCC United States The computer eguipment described in this manual senerates and uses radio freguency RF enersy If the eguipment is not installed and operated in strict accordance with the manufacturer s instructions interference to radio and television reception might result Tested To Comply With FCC Standards For Home or Office Use This eguipment complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received induding interference that may cause undesired operation Part 15 Class B of the FCC Rules is designed to provide reasonable protection against radio and television 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 t
76. ment WEEE the presence of the above symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this item must not be disposed of in the normal unsorted municipal waste stream Instead it is the user s responsibility to dispose of this product by returning it to a collection point designated for the recycting of electrical and electronic equipment waste Separate collection of this waste helps to optimize the recovery and recycting of any reclaimable materials and also reduces the impact on human health and the environment For more information conceming the correct disposal of this product please contact your local authority or the retailer where this product was purchased Manufacturer Responsible Party lomega Corporation 4059 South 1900 West Roy UT 84067 USA EU Representative lomega International SA H O lomega Netherlands Hardwareweg 4 3821 BM Amersfoort NL The Netherlands ROHS COMPLIANT 10 lomega StorCenter px12 350r Safety Information Observe the following guidelines when using your lomega StorCenter px12 350r Su kwWN a Followall instructions marked on the lomega StorCenter px12 350r and in the documentation Always use the appropriate power supply plug clip for your country Do not use the lomega StorCenter px12 350r near water Do not spill liquid on or into the lomega StorCenter px12 350r Do not place the lomega StorCenter px12 350r on an unstable surface Do not walk on the power cord or allow anythi
77. ng to rest on it Openings in the device are provided for fans and air ventilation and should not be blocked or covered Make sure the device has ample ventilation at least 6 inches or 127 mm in front and behind the unit Do not place the device near or on a radiator or heat register Under any of the following conditions unplug the device from the wall outlet and contact technical support The power cord or plug is damaged Liquid has been spilled into the device The device does not function properly when the operating instructions are followed The device was dropped or the exterior enclosure is damaged 11 lomega StorCenter px12 350r Troubleshooting Routers If you encounter a problem while connecting or using your lomega StorCenter px12 350r check the topics listed below for possible solutions If you have properly set port forwarding on your router and remote access stil does not work you may have multiple routers on your network In this situation you will most likely have two NAT Network Address Translation firewalls 1 One of the easiest ways to identify this issue is to log in to the router to which the lomega StorCenter px12 350r is connected 2 Once you have logged in go to the page that shows the router s WAN IP address usually Status or Network Info 3 If the WAN IP address begins with 192 168 10 or 172 you may have a NAT Firewall between the router and internet connection There are several options for reso
78. ng volume or create a new one for that Share After that Share is created you cannot move it to a different volume You can modify the volume by changing its size N o lomega StorCenter px12 350r To set the volume for a Share as you are creating it dick Lo Change volume allocation in the Information section Choose whether to use an existing volume or to create a new one For more information on existing volumes refer to Volume Management Select an existing storage pool in which to place the volume If you are selecting from more than one existing volume select a volume from the Volume drop down menu If you are creating a new volume enter a name for the volume in the Volume text box Enter a size for the volume You cannot reduce this size later Click OK In the Information section dick Apply to save your changes Modifying a Share Volume POND RWN gt 1 Click Lj Change volume allocation in the Information section 2 Enter a new size for the volume 3 Click OK 4 In the Information section click Apply to save your changes How dol delete a Share 21 lomega StorCenter px12 350r Deleting Shares From the lomega StorCenter px12 350r Console click Shares To delete an existing Share click to expand the Share Inthe Information section click Delete to delete the Share In the Delete Share confirmation pop up window click Yes If you do not wish to delete the Share click Canc
79. nistrators do not have access to all Shares by default Access rights to Shares must be granted explicitly to administrators as with other users 3 Click Apply to save your changes 4 Click here to leam how to create users 5 Click here to learn how to secure any existing or new Shares Disabling security Disabling security will cause all defined users to be deleted If you are using other features on your Iomega StorCenter px12 350r that require security you cannot disable security until those features are also disabled 1 Click the switch off 2 Disabling security will cause all defined users and groups to be deleted Check the box to disable security 3 Click Apply to save your changes Security is disabled How dol create secured Shares add users 104 lomega StorCenter px12 350r 4 Using Security How to log in If Active Directory Domain is enabled and configured and you have set up your lomega StorCenter px12 350r and enabled security you will use your domain user administrator username and password to log in to the lomega StorCenter px12 350r An administrator can add additional users or groups from your domain controller Users can be administrators or non administrators You must log in to access features of the lomega StorCenter px12 350r Console The scope of features available is determined by your log in credentials 1 Double click the lomega Storage Manager icon on your desktop The Log In page displa
80. nter px12 350r to join the Active Directory domain Active Directory select this mode if you already have an existing user organization such as Active Directory that you want to incorporate into the lomega StorCenter px12 350r 3 Provide the following connectivity information Domain Name the actual name you used for your Active Directory domain for example sohoad com Domain Controller the actual name or IP address of your Active Directory Server for example ad server sohoad com or 10 14 50 12 Organizational Unit an optional predefined subset of directory objects with an Active Directory domain Administrator Username the Active Directory username with domain administrator privilege Administrator Password the Active Directory password for the specified Active Directory username Users Groups Refresh Interval how often the lomega StorCenter px12 350r should refresh the list of available users and groups from the Active Directory server Enable Trusted Domains enables your lomega StorCenter px12 350r to allow access to other domains 4 dick Apply to save your settings Enabling Active Directory Trusted Domains By enabling Active Directory trusted domains on your lomega StorCenter px12 350r you can enable the importing of users and groups from other trusted domains to your lomega StorCenter px12 350r device Those users and groups from other domains will then have access to features on your lomega StorCenter
81. o use an existing shared volume select Shared Volume select the existing volume and enter a name for the iSCSI drive 4 Enter a size for the iSCSI drive 5 Click Create to create the iSCSI drive Creating iSCSI Drives and Adding Them to Volumes Every iSCSI drive that you create is added to a volume In most cases an iSCSI drive is automatically added to a volume when you create the iSCSI drive In other cases you may have to select some options to add your iSCSI drive to the appropriate volume On a newsystem in which there are no existing volumes when you create an iSCSI drive a volume is created simultaneously and the iSCSI drive is assigned to that volume On a new system in which there are existing volumes you can choose to assign the iSCSI drive to an existing volume or create a new volume and assign the iSCSI drive to that volume For more information on existing volumes refer to Managing Volumes On a system in which there is only one Storage Pool and one volume which can occur when upgrading from a previous version or device you cannot assign an iSCSI drive to a volume If you are upgrading a system and it has only one volume you cannot assign an iSCSI drive to a different volume If you are upgrading a system and it has multiple volumes you can assign an iSCSI drive to a newor existing volume Changing Access Permissions 1 Expand Access Permissions to change user permissions on an iSCSI drive When an iSCSI drive is first
82. of the network since it is still protected by the secondary router s firewall Configuring Port Forwarding on Double NAT Networks If for some reason the network configuration cannot be changed and your setup requires the double NAT you must perform the port forwarding steps twice On the primary router set the port forwarding to the cascaded router s external IP address On the cascaded router set the port forwarding to the lomega StorCenter px12 350r s IP address Bridging the Secondary Router Make sure that the primary router usually the one connected to or acting as the DSL Cable modem is the only one with DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol and NAT Network Address Translation enabled The secondary should be changed to bridging mode Make sure the secondary router connects to the primary router using a standard port rather than the port labeled Uplink or internet This will basically tum your secondary router into a switch however you can still enable its Wireless Access Point if equipped Refer to the documentation that came with your router for configuration information and settings Bridging the Primary Router If none of the above options are available you will need to enable transparent bridging on your primary router You will probably need to call your ISP Internet Service Provider to have the DSL or Cable Modem NAT put into bridge mode which will then disable the first NAT Firewall Once this first firewall in the
83. om an Active Directory server and grant them access rights to Shares on the lomega StorCenter px12 350r The Users and Groups page is visible when you enable Active Directory on the lomega StorCenter px12 350r For more information on enabling Active Directory on the lomega StorCenter px12 350r refer to Device Identification For information on creating an administrator user refer to Security How dol enable security change Active Directory settings manage Active Directory users and groups delete users and groups from Active Directory 113 lomega StorCenter px12 350r 7 Managing Users and Groups with Active Directory The pase describes howto Import Users and Groups from Active Directory Synchronize with the Active Directory Controller Change Access Permissions Set Quotas Importing Users and Groups from Active Directory 1 Click ubi Import Users and Groups from Active Directory 2 The Import Users and Groups from Active Directory pop up window is searchable and you can sort by name descriptive name or type You can filter the list of users and groups by selecting a specific user or group from the domain tree 3 Select the checkbox next to a user or group to import that user or group to your lomega StorCenter px12 350r from your Active Directory domain Select the checkbox in the title bar to select all the users and groups in your Active Directory domain 4 Click Apply to save your changes Synchronizing with the Activ
84. ons below to add your video camera set a retention policy for your saved recordings and schedule your video surveillance recordings 1 On the Video Surveillance page click Add Video Camera 2 In the Video Camera Information section enter the following about your video camera ZZ If your video camera is automatically discovered information like Name and Manufacturer are already filled in for that video camera These settings can be modified If you modify these settings you must make the same changes to the associated settings on your camera s configuration page Name Camera Login Password IP Address HTTP Port A camera that is automatically discovered will periodically receive configuration values including the HTTP port number from the actual camera If you change the HTTP port number on a camera s configuration page but do not change it on the Video Surveillance page that camera will be offline on the Video Surveillance page until the camera receives the updated value If you manually added a camera and changed its HTTP port number on the camera s configuration page the camera will be offline on the Video Surveillance page and you will have to delete the camera and add it again with the updated HTTP port value e RTSP Port 3 Select a Destination Folder for the video camera recordings The recorded video files are saved to this folder and the lomega StorCenter px12 350r automatically organizes your saved video recordings into folders by vi
85. opy of the original by selecting Keep the original files after resizing To add a watermark to your photo select Add a watermark to the photos Click the Watermark file icon to apply a watermark image to your file Click Apply to save your changes Once configured all of your photos in this Active Folder will be resized to your settings Click View Content to see the files in this Share nav so COND How dol manage a Share 27 lomega StorCenter px12 350r 6 Torrent Active Folders You can optionally enable Active Folders on a Share which enables you to associate this Share with a specific feature or operation that occurs automatically when files are copied to the Share How to Set Up a Torrent Active Folder Torrent downloads allow you to share files using a peer to peer file sharing protocol With Torrent Download you can download files using the torrent protocol to your device and then those files can be uploaded by other torrent users To configure a Share as a Torrent Active Folder access Shares from the lomega StorCenter px12 350r Console select a Share and expand the Active Folders section to enable and configure it Refer to Managing Shares for more information on managing Shares and Active Folders Configuring a Torrent Active Folder From the lomega StorCenter px12 350r Console click Shares Select a Share to use as a Torrent Active Folder and click to expand the Active Folder section Check Enable
86. oup3 none SF3 Read Write How dol add new groups add users delete users 110 lomega StorCenter px12 350r Managing Groups The page describes how to e Add or Modify a Group e Remove a User froma Group e Change Access Permissions Add or Modify a Group 1 On the Groups page click tj Add a group The Information section opens 2 From the Information section give the new group a name 3 To add users to the group click Add users Select a user or users to include in the group Select the checkbox in the title bar to select all the users listed 4 Click Apply to save your changes Removing a User from the Group 1 Open your group to display the users belonging to that group 2 To remove a user from the group dick the next to the user you want to remove When the Remove user pop up window appears click Yes to remove the user Changing Access Permissions To refresh the list of users click tj above the table 2 Expand Access Permissions to change group permissions to a secured Share If iSCSI is enabled you can also change group permissions to secured iSCSI drives 3 To add permissions to a Share dick Add access permissions 4 From the Add Access Permissions pop up window select a Share or Shares for the group to access If iSCSI is enabled select iSCSI drives for the group to access Select the checkbox in the title bar to select all the Shares listed If iSCSI is enabled select the checkbox in
87. provided by a computer in your local network The following procedure describes how to access your lomega StorCenter px12 350r remotely Open a web browser and type your lomega StorCenter px12 350r unique web address which can be found on the Remote Access page The Home page of the lomega StorCenter px12 350r displays Administrator users can log in Non administrator users can access only the content available from the Home page 91 lomega StorCenter px12 350r Wi Media Server The lomega StorCenter px12 350r has a built in media server that when tumed on can scan for media content in specific folders that have media sharing enabled Any media content contained in these specific folders will be scanned by the lomega StorCenter px12 350r media server and be accessible to any user on your network with a media player For information on enabling a folder as a media folder refer to Managing Shares Scanning for media content The Media Server automatically scans for media content on a regular basis However you can click Scan now at any time to force the media server to perform an immediate scan for media content This is especially useful after you have created new folders with media sharing enabled and copied a large amount of media content to them Enabling media aggregation If you have multiple Digital Living Network Alliance DLNA servers in your network that have media content you can combine all media content into one view by en
88. r for example http 72 xx xxx 104 50599 When a user enters this IP address the Twonky Server page on the lomega StorCenter px12 350r displays Refer to the Support section of the Twonky Server page for information on using the server lomega Link users can access media content directly from the lomega StorCenter px12 350r Refer to your lomega Link documentation for details How dol enable Remote Access create a Personal Cloud account configure Personal Cloud settings 92 lomega StorCenter px12 350r 7 Video Surveillance The Video Surveillance page lets you add and configure cameras connected to your lomega StorCenter px12 350r view live video and see video alerts The page has three primary links e Add Video Camera Manually adds a video camera to your lomega StorCenter px12 350r if no video cameras are automatically discovered Refer to Adding a Video Camera e Video Wall Displays live video from all video cameras configured with your lomega StorCenter px12 350r The video from all cameras is displayed in a grid e Alerts Displays alert messages about the video surveillance feature Refer to the camera configuration pages for camera status information Video Surveillance features The Video Surveillance page displays the Name Space and Model information of each video camera connected to the lomega StorCenter px12 350r and Action controls for each video camera Administrators have access to modify these sett
89. r an IP address that is not in use by another device Enter a subnet mask The subnet mask describes the size of your network For most networks this will be 255 255 255 0 which allows for 256 network devices If you are on a larger network or are using the self assigned APIPA range 169 254 x x you will want to use a 255 255 0 0 or larger subnet mask For best results enter the IP address es for your DNS Server s If necessary enter the IP address es for your WINS server s Enter a gateway address In most cases this will be the IP address of your router If necessary update your router s port forwarding information with the new static DHCP IP address 13 lomega StorCenter px12 350r Limited Warranty Drives and Media Coverase Excluded Products and Problems Remedies Obtaining Warranty Service Limitations Coverage lomega warrants this hardware product to be free from defects in materials and workmanship for the warranty period This non transferable limited warranty is only to you the first end user purchaser The warranty begins on the date of purchase and lasts for a period of one 1 year for products purchased in the Americas the Asia Pacific region or non European Union nations in Europe the Middle East or Africa ninety 90 days for lomega reconditioned products purchased in these regions or two 2 years for products purchased by an end user in member nations of the European Union Customers who register their n
90. r computer cannot be connected to more than one Personal Cloud at the same time The Personal Cloud is only useful if other computers can access it but you do not want just any computer to access your Personal Cloud To limit which computers can access your Personal Cloud you must explicitly invite member computers to join your Personal Cloud and provide each with a unique access code created automatically when you add new members e Access Codes When you add new member computers such as your work laptop a friends computer or an lomega storage device a unique access code is generated for accessing a Personal Cloud The access code is sent to members in an introductory email and that access code is then entered in the lomega Storage Manager that is running on that computer Any members that do not have the lomega Storage Manager installed on their computers can find instructions in the introductory email on how to download and install the lomega Storage Manager to access the Personal Cloud Administrators can also locate the access code on the lomega Personal Cloud page by selecting My Personal Cloud and looking under Membership If someone invites your lomega StorCenter px12 350r to join their Personal Cloud you can join their Personal Cloud through the lomega StorCenter px12 350r Console On the Personal Cloud page select the Other Personal Cloud configuration option to join your lomega StorCenter px12 350r to their Personal Cloud using the supplied
91. r px12 350r to allow Mac computers to back up to it When you enable Time Machine you choose a destination Share on the lomega StorCenter px12 350r where the backups are stored Any Mac computers running the lomega Storage Manager will automatically have backup folders created within that specified Share Enabling Time Machine Support 1 Click the switch on 2 Click the Settings link and in the Time Machine settings dialog select a destination Share from the Folder drop down menu for the Time Machine backup folders 3 Click Apply Turning on Time Machine also turns on Apple file sharing Changing the Time Machine Destination Share You can change the Time Machine backup destination Share by clicking Settings and selecting a different Share in the pop up window If you have been using Time Machine to back up your computer to lomega StorCenter px12 350r be sure to copy all your existing backup folders from your original destination Share to the new destination Share before changing the destination Share If you do not copy your existing backups you will lose them Manually Creating Backup Folders for Macs You can create backup folders for any Macs that are not running lomega Storage Manager by clicking Add a Time Machine backup folder above the Time Machine table In the dialog box that displays enter the Apple Network Hostname and Ethernet ID of the Mac computer you are adding and click Apply The Mac is added to the Time Machine table
92. rives e Assign iSCSI Drives to Volumes e Change Access Permissions Adding iSCSI Drives 1 To add an iSCSI drive click tj Add an iSCSI drive on the iSCSI pase 2 If your lomega StorCenter px12 350r has multiple Storage Pools select the desired Storage Pool from the drop down menu 3 Enter a name for the iSCSI drive How you name your iSCSI drive will depend on your lomega StorCenter px12 350r meeting one of the following conditions e If the iSCSI Volume Name field displays by itself enter a name for both This field displays when your lomega StorCenter px12 350r is new has no existing volumes and supports multiple volumes e If the Name field displays by itself enter a name for the iSCSI drive This field displays when your lomega StorCenter px12 350r is new or being upgraded and has only one volume e If the Create a volume and Use an existing volume options display select e Create a volume to create a new volume for your iSCSI drive This option displays when your lomega StorCenter px12 350r is new or if you are upgrading your lomega StorCenter px12 350r and it has available space in its Storage Pools e Use an existing volume to use an existing empty or shared volume This option displays when you are upgrading your lomega StorCenter px12 350r have available space in your Storage Pools and have already created multiple volumes To use an existing empty volume select iSCSI Volume Name and enter a name for the iSCSI drive and volume T
93. rop down menu and then select how time will be set for the device Internet Time Server By default Automatically synchronize with an internet time server and Use the default time server are selected To specify a time server select Specify the time server and type the URL of the internet time server you wish to use in the text box that displays Manual Select Manually set date and time To set the current date and time click the appropriate icon for calendar and clock settings 2 Click Apply to save your changes 77 lomega StorCenter px12 350r y Email Notification Email Notification provides a destination for emails sent by the device when problems are detected To provide a destination email address enter the following information e Destination Email Address enter a valid email address This email address provides a destination for messages sent by the device when problems are detected by the system e Check Send a test email message to confirm that email notification is working properly e Check Additional credentials required only if your network blocks SMTP traffic requiring additional credentials such as a corporate firewall Most users will not need to check this option If checked enter the following additional information to identify your SMTP server Email Server SMTP enter the address of your SMTP server Sender Email Address enter an email address for the lomega StorCenter px12 350r to use as the From address
94. s one time events or recurring events When you create a power schedule you can set the day and time to power down the device In addition you can optionally set power on times 1 Check the Enable device power schedule checkbox 2 Select the days for your lomega StorCenter px12 350r to power on or off 3 Set the power schedule time in both hours and minutes HH MM and specify AM or PM 4 Click Apply to save your changes 79 lomega StorCenter px12 350r Sj Factory Reset Factory Reset returns the lomega StorCenter px12 350r to its original state This feature is useful if you give your lomega StorCenter px12 350r to someone else e Quickly delete all data permanently deletes all record of existing or deleted data users and passwords e Securely delete all data this option takes significantly longer but provides an added security benefit by permanently erasing all data on the drives to prevent recovery of existing or deleted data users and passwords The secure delete operation renders all data irrecoverable You can use the factory reset feature only to erase the drives internal to the lomega StorCenter px12 350r You cannot use this feature to reset any external storage devices that may be connected 1 Choose one of the following options e Quickly delete all data e Securely delete all data 2 From the After Reset drop down menu choose to Restart or Power off the lomega StorCenter px12 350r after the factory rese
95. select the rsync protocol and you want the rsync Copy Job to be secure select the Use secure rsync SSH option Enter the rsync username and password of the rsync server you are copying from or to The rsync username and password is set up on a different device than the device on which you are creating the Copy Job For more information on creating an rsync user refer to rsync Server Settings Enter a valid usemame and password to provide access to folders on this NAS device if applicable To select a specific folder click to select a destination location for the Copy to here section In the Copy to here dialog select a Share or a folder from a Share to copy your files Click OK to save your selection or click Cancel Click Apply to save your changes Setting a Schedule To set a schedule expand the Schedule section In the Schedule section select Enable Schedule for Copy Job Select the days you want the Copy Job to run or select All Days to run the Copy Job every day 58 lomega StorCenter px12 350r 4 Click to select a start time Click Done to save your time selection 5 Click Apply to save your changes The new Copy Job displays on the Copy Jobs page 59 lomega StorCenter px12 350r Modifying Copy Jobs 1 In the list on the Copy Jobs page find the Copy Job from the list you want to modify and click it to expand the Information section 2 Refer to Adding a Copy Job for information about revis
96. ss to a Share and remove the Share from the table If iSCSI is enabled uncheck Read to remove all access to an iSCSI drive and remove the iSCSI drive from the table Click Apply to save your changes If NFS is enabled the GID field is visible The GID value must be the same on both the Linux client and the lomega StorCenter px12 350r for the client to access files To modify the GID type a new GID value CON Setting Quotas Click 9 Quota settings to enable quotas and set a default quota Quotas are only set for individual users and not groups In the Quota Settings dialog dick Enable quotas to tum on quotas for each user Quotas can be set for each user individually or set as a default value Enter a Default Quota in gigabytes When you set a default quota this becomes the quota size for all new users Check Set default quota for all users to globally set the same quota size to all users You may overwrite this default value for individual users by setting their quota size separately in the user s Information section 5 Click Apply to save your changes RWN 114 lomega StorCenter px12 350r gt Deleting Active Directory Users and Groups To delete a user or a group 1 From the lomega StorCenter px12 350r Console click Users and Groups 2 To delete an existing user or group click to expand that user or group 3 In the Information section click Delete Deleting a user or group does not delete any Shar
97. st Administrators can grant individual users access rights to Shares on the lomega StorCenter px12 350r Refer to Managing Shares for more details Refer to the Security page to enable security permissions and create an administrator account if you have not done so already By default there are no groups defined Once an administrator defines one or more groups the Groups functionality is dynamically available when creating modifying and viewing users Shares and groups To add users to the group click Gl Add users How access rights are granted using groups in Workgroup mode When groups are defined in Workgroup mode a users access rights are the most rights granted to the user and all groups to which the user belongs For example assume 3 Shares exist SF1 SF2 and SF3 two users UserA and UserB and three groups Group1 Group2 Group3 When created UserA was granted no rights to access any Share and UserB was granted Read rights to SF3 Group1 has Read Write rights to SF1 Group2 has Read Write rights to SF2 and Group3 has Read Write rights to SF3 If UserA is added to Group1 UserB is added to Group2 and Group is added to Group3 the table below shows the resulting access rights for each user and group defined Name Member of Group Access Rights UserA Group1 Group3 SF1 Read Write SF3 Read Write UserB Group2 SF2 Read Write SF3 Read Group1 Group3 SF1 Read Write SF3 Read Write Group2 none SF2 Read Write Gr
98. t completes Click Apply 4 In the pop up confirmation click Yes to perform the factory reset After the factory reset completes the lomega StorCenter px12 350r powers down or restarts depending on your selection v 80 lomega StorCenter px12 350r Drive Management vA The Drive Management page manages drive information and write caching for your lomega StorCenter px12 350r Write caching is a mechanism that attempts to separate the fast processing speed of the lomega StorCenter px12 350r from the relatively slow mechanics of actually writing data to drive With write caching disabled every write to drive will cause the lomega StorCenter px12 350r to wait while the data is written to drive which can slow performance When write caching is enabled and the lomega StorCenter px12 350r sends a write request to the drive instead of writing directly to the drive it writes the data to cache which is much faster and sends an immediate acknowedgement to the lomega StorCenter px12 350r saying the write is complete The system can then proceed without having to wait for the data to actually get written to drive which will occur in the background While write caching does improve performance there are some risks Because the system will respond that the data has been written to drive when in fact it has only been written to cache should the lomega StorCenter px12 350r lose power any data that did not get completely written to drive will be
99. t it is not supported on bonded NICs If a NIC is bonded you must unbond it first to configure it for a VLAN Adding a VLAN 1 2 3 4 5 Click Apply to save your changes To add a VLAN expand the VLAN Settings section of a NIC Click Add VLAN Enter a VLAN ID value between 2 and 4094 You can enter up to 4 VLAN IDs for each NIC A VLAN can obtain its network settings from DHCP or you can uncheck DHCP and enter the IP address subnet mask and gateway manually Refer to Network Settings Overview for information about jumbo frames Deleting a VLAN In the VLAN Settings section click Delete to delete the VLAN 88 lomega StorCenter px12 350r amp Remote Access Overview Remote access allows you to access your device s data from any web enabled computer in the world Review the following prerequisites prior to enabling remote access e Enable Security Before you can enable remote access you must have security enabled on your lomega StorCenter px12 350r If security is already enabled you are ready to enable remote access If not a pop up window is provided to enable security and create an administrator user to manage your secured device e Check the internet connection Your lomega StorCenter px12 350r requires internet connectivity e Automatically configure the router Prior to enabling remote access ensure that your router is UPnP enabled If you have more than one router on your network you must only ha
100. te videos from the Share once they are transferred to your YouTube account Click Apply to save your changes Once configured all of your videos in this Active Folder will upload to your YouTube account SMAwNA 7 Click View Transfer History to see the transfer activity from this Share to your account How dol manage a Share 29 lomega StorCenter px12 350r Provisioning Overview A Storage provisioning is a process of allocating physical space on your lomega StorCenter px12 350r to meet your needs for storage capacity and data protection Provisiong storage using Storage Pools Provisioning allows you to add drives to your lomega StorCenter px12 350r For example you might buy a system that has one drive and then you decide to add another drive As you add drives you put them into groups called Storage Pools a Storage Pool is a grouping of drives with a certain storage size and an assigned data protection A Storage Pool has a minimum of one drive By default your lomega StorCenter px12 350r has one Storage Pool Storage Pool data protection In a Storage Pool you determine the type of protection it can have Protection determines how data is replicated across a pool and determines the amount of space used for data protection and storage The drives in your lomega StorCenter px12 350r are protected using a built in pre configured technology that redundantly stores data across the drives so that if a single drive fails in
101. the lomega StorCenter px12 350r to wait while the data is written to drive which can slow performance When write caching is enabled and the lomega StorCenter px12 350r sends a write request to the drive instead of writing directly to the drive it writes the data to cache which is much faster and sends an immediate acknowedgement to the lomega StorCenter px12 350r saying the write is complete The system can then proceed without having to wait for the data to actually get written to drive which will occur in the background While write caching does improve performance there are some risks Because the system will respond that the data has been written to drive when in fact it has only been written to cache should the lomega StorCenter px12 350r lose power any data that did not get completely written to drive will be lost forever This is because cache memory is volatile So if you lose power the contents of the cache is lost Therefore if there were any pending writes in the cache that were not written to the drive yet they will be lost forever Using a UPS Uninterrupted Power Supply can mitigate the risk associated with write caching which is why it is recommended to only enable this feature when a UPS is connected 4 Check Enable periodic consistency check to enable a monthly parity or mirror consistency check The check helps to prevent a single drive failure from becoming a two drive failure resulting in data loss The check runs for sev
102. this Share A security icon displays in Properties indicating a secure Share When a secure Share is first created Everyone has read and write access to that Share by default which means that everyone on your network can read write and delete files to and from that Share When user Everyone has Read and Write permissions to a Share the Share is not secure and is open to all users 2 Check Allow users to change file level security to allow file and folder permissions to be set through other programs such as Windows Explorer independent of the lomega StorCenter px12 350r Setting this option allows users to put additional access restrictions on individual files and folders 3 To limit access to this Share to a specific set of users dick the kul and choose one or more users from the pop up window If you have created groups you can also limit access for them in this way 4 Inthe Access Permissions section check Read Write or both to set access to this Share for each user To remove a user leave both Read and Write unchecked for that user If you grant Read and Write permissions to Everyone the list of users is also cleared since all users Everyone has access to this Share If you have created groups you can also limit access for them in this way 5 Click Apply to save your changes Enabling NFS Secured Access To enable NFS first click the switch on from the Protocols page 2 On the Shares page select a secure Share and exp
103. ting Members Click My Personal Cloud and expand the Membership section of the page To disconnect a member from the Personal Cloud disable the member by cticking the switch to Disabled and click Yes in the confirmation pop up window The member is not deleted and can be reenabled at a later time Deleting Members To delete a member from the Personal Cloud click T next to the members name The member is deleted and can only be added again by sending an invitation to that member How dol create a Personal Cloud account add members to a Personal Cloud join a Personal Cloud account enable security on lomega StorCenter px12 350r 73 lomega StorCenter px12 350r Using Copy Jobs with an lomega Personal Cloud As an administrator you can invite your friends or co workers to join your lomega Personal Cloud on your lomega StorCenter px12 350r One of the benefits of adding members to join your Personal Cloud is that you can create Copy Jobs that can transfer data from one lomega storage device to another through the Personal Cloud As you add a member lomega device to your Personal Cloud a Copy Jobs icon displays next to that member device in the Membership table If you click that Copy Jobs button the Copy Jobs page opens to help you configure a Copy Job between your lomega storage device and another member s lomega storage device For more information on setting up Copy Jobs refer to Adding Copy Jobs How dol create a Person
104. torCenter px12 350r About the lomega StorCenter px12 350r Components Front Panel e Status Indicators Buttons and Ports 1 Power Button and Indicator Use the power button to power the lomega StorCenter px12 350r on and off CAUTION To power off the lomega StorCenter px12 350r press but do not hold down the power button It is not recommended to hold down the power button to shut down the lomega StorCenter px12 350r This may result in data loss 2 Power Status Indicator e Displays the current operational status of the lomega StorCenter px12 350r Solid Blue StorCenter is healthy Flashing Blue Flashes when the StorCenter is starting up or shutting down Solid Amber System or drive error LCD or system software will indicate error Drive Sled The lomega StorCenter px12 350r has twelve user serviceable drive bays me 48 1 Drive Sled Release Latch Press the release button and pull the latch to release the drive sled 2 Drive Status Indicator Displays drive activity and health 3 Drive Activity Indicators Displays the current status of drives in the lomega StorCenter px12 350r Solid Blue Drive is at speed with no errors Off Drive not present or powered down Solid red Drive failure or drive error LCD or system software will indicate error Flashing Blue slow StorCenter is rebuilding the RAID array e Drive Activity Indicator Flashes Blue when the drives are in use e High Speed USB 2 0 Conn
105. umn lists the model information for this video camera Action For each video camera you can perform the following actions e Click either LJ to manually start recording or a to stop recording These buttons are available only for video cameras that are currently connected and accessible on the network Use the manual start and stop record buttons to start recording at any point and to stop a recording until the next scheduled start time During recording if you want to change the camera resolution and frame rate you must stop recording change the values on the camera s configuration page and then start the recording again e Click amp to open a live view from your video camera You may be prompted to supply the usemame and password for the video camera How dol add a video camera 93 lomega StorCenter px12 350r 7 Adding a Video Camera With Video Surveillance you can add supported video cameras that were not discovered automatically on your lomega StorCenter px12 350r The Video Surveillance page also displays the current settings for any video camera attached to your network For example you might have video cameras on a summer house in one geographic location and your lomega StorCenter px12 350r is in another geographic location If your video camera is already listed you can modify its settings To manually add a video camera reference the instructions below Manually Adding a Video Camera Follow the instructi
106. ur device by specifying a Domain Name How dol enable remote access access your device remotely 89 lomega StorCenter px12 350r Enabling Remote Access Follow this procedure to enable remote access 1 Enable security if it is not yet enabled On the Remote Access page dick the switch to Enable Your lomega StorCenter px12 350r begins to automatically configure remote access First your internet connection is tested If the connection is successful a green checkmark displays on the lomega StorCenter px12 350r image If there is a problem an error message displays After resolving the error you can click the provided link to retest the connection If the configuration is successful a green checkmark displays on the image of your router ZZ If your router cannot be automatically configured refer to Remote access overview for information on manually configuring your router before clicking the link to retry configuring your router 2 Once the router is configured click Register with TZO to choose a subscription level and follow the associated procedure below to complete the enabling remote access process e Basic The Basic option allows you to define a sub domain name and choose from a list of domains Domain Name to create your web address Registration for 12 months with TZO is included with your purchase of the lomega StorCenter px12 350r e Premium The Premium option requires you to pay for your registration subs
107. users with the ability to configure the lomega StorCenter px12 350r The table displays the Usemames and Descriptive Name of each user Click in a row of the table to view or modify details about a user Refer to Manage Users for details about adding and modifying a user How dol Add or modify users Delete users create Shares for users 106 lomega StorCenter px12 350r a Manage Users The page describes how to Add and Modify Users Change User Information Change Access Permissions Set Quotas Add and Modify Users 1 Navigate to the Users page 2 Before you can create or modify users you must have security enabled on your lomega StorCenter px12 350r If security is already enabled you are ready to manage users If not a pop up windows provided to enable security and create an administrator user to manage your secured lomega StorCenter px12 350r 3 To adda newuser dick Changing User Information 1 Enter or modify the following information e Username enter the username of the user to be created This will be the usemame provided when losging into the lomega StorCenter px12 350r There is a maximum of 32 characters and spaces are not allowed The following are not valid usernames root daemon bin sys sync mail proxy www data backup operator sshd postfix nobody unuser guest and rsync e Descriptive Name add a descriptive name to identify the user For example if you created a user with a Username o
108. ust get its own unique access code You must first have created an Personal Cloud before adding members After creating a Personal Cloud account you add members to the Personal Cloud For information on how to create your Personal Cloud refer to Creating an lomega Personal Cloud Account To add a member to the Personal Cloud click Add a member in the Membership section Enter the member s description and email address and click Apply Continue repeating these steps for as many members as you wish to add Click the switch to enabled to connect members on the Personal Cloud and click Yes in the confirmation pop up window AWN Inviting members to join your Personal Cloud After you add a member that member automatically receives an email invitation To resend an invitation to a member to the Personal Cloud click z in the Membership section In the pop up window enter the information to send to a member and dick Send How dol create a Personal Cloud account join a Personal Cloud account manage Personal Cloud members enable security on lomega StorCenter px12 350r 71 lomega StorCenter px12 350r Joining Your lomega Personal Cloud to an lomega StorCenter px12 350r As an administrator you may receive an invitation to join your lomega StorCenter px12 350r to a Personal Cloud 7 This online help topic describes how to join a lomega StorCenter px12 350r to a Personal Cloud You can join your computer to a lome
109. ution however it is not always guaranteed to work You may need to occasionally update your router s port forwarding settinss Use Static DHCP Some routers allow you to assign Static IP addresses through the DHCP system based on the MAC address of the device This ensures that the lomega StorCenter px12 350r will always get the same IP address and your port forwarding settings will always be correct Static DHCP allows you to leave your lomega StorCenter px12 350r in DHCP mode See the manual that came with your router for more information on configuring DHCP settings Use a Manual IP Address Changing the Manual IP address will reduce the reliance of your lomega StorCenter px12 350r on the DHCP server however you will need to perform additional configuration for it to work properly 1 2 3 Navigate to the IP address settings interface page on your lomega StorCenter px12 350r For more information chedk the Network Settings 4 one Log in to your router and write down the DHCP ranse it is using See the manual that came with your router for more information on configuring DHCP settings section of this manual Enter a new IP address that is outside of your router s DHCP range For example if your router is distributing IP addresses in the range of 192 168 14 2 192 168 14 50 you will want to assign the lomega StorCenter px12 350r a number between 192 168 14 51 and 192 168 14 255 Make sure you are assigning the lomega StorCenter px12 350
110. ve one router used as a DHCP Server Refer to your router documentation for more information Your lomega StorCenter px12 350r attempts to automatically configure your router However if it cannot a warning displays and you must manually configure your router to forward a specific port to your lomega StorCenter px12 350r Most routers refer to this as port forwarding or application access and it is recommended that you refer to your router s documentation to learn how to set these values The following information is needed to manually configure your router e Device IP Address 192 168 1 1 e Port Name HTTPS e Port number 443 e Protocol TCP e Choose a subscription service level Basic or Premium e The Basic option allows you to define a sub domain name and choose from a list of domains Domain Name to create your web address Registration for 12 months with TZO is included with your purchase of the lomega StorCenter px12 350r Once your complimentary subscription period expires you must renew your subscription with TZO to continue accessing your lomega StorCenter px12 350r remotely e The Premium option requires you to pay for your registration subscription by following a link before you can complete the enabling remote access process It allows you to define a top level domain name Domain Name or use one that you already own such as yourname com e Create a Web Address for your Device You create a web address to access yo
111. vel a new top level folder is created on the destination device for each folder in the source folder By selecting Shares you choose to copy All Shares in which all files on the device are copied Any files not contained in a folder are not copied If the destination is a folder a new folder will be created for each source folder If the destination is Top Level a new top level folder is created on the destination device for each source folder Click OK to save your selection or click Cancel Click Apply to save your changes To Settings Inthe To section click to select a destination location This is the location where you want your files copied In the dialog enter the Device Name or IP address in the text box or from the scroll down menu select a device from the list If a connected device is not listed click the Refresh button Click OK to save your selection or click Cancel The Protocol drop down menu displays if the source device is different from the device you are currently accessing for example it could be a separate NAS device on your network From the Protocol drop down menu choose one of the following e Windows File Sharing The default value in the menu is Windows File Sharing and in most cases you should accept the default value For more information refer to Windows File Sharing e rsync The rsync protocol can provide faster copying but may not be available on all devices If you are able to
112. want to maintain a backup of these pictures on your lomega StorCenter px12 350r Using Copy Jobs you can create a task that copies your photos on the USB drive to a Share on your lomega StorCenter px12 350r and you can set that task to a schedule so the images automatically copy at a specific time This ensures that your photos are always safely backed up to your lomega StorCenter px12 350r in the event your USB device ever fails or is lost While a Copy Job copies all data from one NAS device to another it does not copy any permissions or access rights from one NAS device to another All saved Copy Jobs display on the Copy Jobs page From there you can manually start and stop a Copy Job view Copy Job information modify a Copy Job check its last run status and if applicable view when the Copy Job is next scheduled to run When defining a Copy Job you can copy data from or to any of the following e Any NAS device automatically discovered on the same subnet as your lomega StorCenter px12 350r e Any NAS device that you manually add to the subnet using the Iomega Storage Manager e Any external storage device such as a USB device connected to your Iomega StorCenter px12 350r When selecting what data to copy on the source storage device you can choose a specific folder or all folders You can also copy from a folder on an external storage device mounted to your lomega StorCenter px12 350r When selecting the destination device you can cop
113. which will occur in the background While write caching does improve performance there are some risks Because the system will respond that the data has been written to drive when in fact it has only been written to cache should the lomega StorCenter px12 350r lose power any data that did not get completely written to drive will be lost forever This is because cache memory is volatile If you lose power the contents of the cache are lost Therefore if there were any pending writes in the cache that were not written to the drive yet they will be lost forever Using a UPS Uninterrupted Power Supply can mitigate the risk associated with write caching which is why it is recommended to only enable this feature when a UPS is connected Applying Global Drive Management Settings 1 Click Lo Settings 2 To change the protection choose a value from the drop down menu Mirror RAID 10 Uses half of the storage space for protection leaving half for actual data Parity RAID 5 Uses 1 4 of the storage space for protection leaving 3 4 for actual data Double Parity RAID 6 Combines six or more drives in a way that protects data against loss of any two drives 3 Select a value for disk write caching Write caching is a mechanism that attempts to separate the fast processing speed of the lomega StorCenter px12 350r from the relatively slow mechanics of actually writing data to drive With write caching disabled every write to drive will cause
114. y files to the top level folder on the destination device the default option or to an existing folder on this device which adds the copied files into folders You can manually start or stop a Copy Job by clicking start or stop buttons on the Copy Job page You can schedule a Copy Job to run automatically at a set day and time 56 lomega StorCenter px12 350r o Managing Copy Jobs From the Copy Jobs page you can add start stop delete or monitor Copy Jobs After you have added Copy Jobs the Copy Jobs pase displays a list of Copy Jobs The information section includes the name of the Copy Job date and time it last ran and its next scheduled time From the Copy Jobs list you can perform the following actions Clidk gt to start a Copy Job Click a to stop a Copy Job dick VW to delete a Copy Job Expand the Copy Job Information section and modify the Copy Job settings Click the Schedule section to view the Copy Jobs schedule 57 lomega StorCenter px12 350r Adding Copy Jobs The pase describes howto Add and Modify Copy Jobs Setting From Information Setting To Information Setting a Schedule Adding and Modifying Copy Jobs Wn CON Wn On the Copy Jobs page click A Copy Job is added to the top of the list and the Information section displays Enter a name for the Copy Job The Overwite Setting determines what happens to files in the destination location if they have the same name as thos
115. your lomega StorCenter px12 350r before creating your Personal Cloud Refer to Security Settings for more information on setting up security 1 On the lomega Personal Cloud page expand the Configure section 2 Click the My Personal Cloud button to open the portal that lets you create your account After you click the My Personal Cloud button a new website containing the portal opens You create a Personal Cloud account on this website After you create the Personal Cloud you retum to the lomega StorCenter px12 350r Console 3 Add and enable members on the Personal Cloud 7 The Personal Cloud is only useful if other computers can access it but you do not want just any computer to access your Personal Cloud To limit which computers can access your Personal Cloud you must explicitly invite member computers to join your Personal Cloud and provide each with a unique access code created automatically when you add new members How dol add members to a Personal Cloud join a Personal Cloud account manage Personal Cloud members enable security on lomega StorCenter px12 350r 70 lomega StorCenter px12 350r Adding lomega Personal Cloud Members After creating an lomega Personal Cloud account you add members to the Personal Cloud Members are the individual computers or lomega storage devices that can join the Personal Cloud such as my work computer or Dads lomega storage device Each member computer or lomega storage device m
116. your lomega StorCenter px12 350r Your content lives in this bucket on your Amazon S3 account 3 Select an existing Share on your lomega StorCenter px12 350r in which to copy files that are then backed up to Amazon S3 4 Click Apply to save your changes Backing up Files to the Amazon S3 Cloud After you copy files to the Share you selected on your lomega StorCenter px12 350r the files are automatically backed up to the Amazon S3 cloud service File uploads are limited to 5 GB in size If you delete files from the selected Share on your lomega StorCenter px12 350r they are not automatically deleted from the cloud service You can manually delete those files from the cloud service by clicking a command on the Amazon S3 page Restoring Files from the Amazon S3 Cloud When you want to restore files from the Amazon S3 cloud service to your Iomega StorCenter px12 350r you can choose to restore all files or select individual files to restore 65 EJ Avamar Avamar is backup and recovery server software that uses deduplication to eliminate redundant copies of data reducing the reguired storage For example your lomega StorCenter px12 350r might have 100 email messages with the same 1 MB attachment If all those emails are backed up that same attachment is backed up 100 times requiring 100 MB of storage space With Avamar and data deduplication only one copy of the attachment is actually stored so 100 MB of storage is effectively reduced to
117. ys 2 If Active Directory Domain is enabled the name of your Active Directory Domain is dimmed Enter a valid Username and Password to log in using administrator or non administrator credentials 7 When security is enabled a non administrator user does not have access to the Dashboard or Settings tab Only an administrator user can access those tabs 3 If you entered a Username and Password click Log In to access the lomega StorCenter px12 350r with your credentials Your device name and currently logged in usemame displays in the upper right comer of the lomega StorCenter px12 350r Console interface w identifies the current user as an administrator user W identifies the current user as a non administrator user You are not currently logged in when there is no username displayed and only the device name appears 4 To log out dick Logout at any time User credentials When security is tumed on a non administrator user does not have access to the Dashboard or Settings tab Only an administrator user can access those tabs How dol set up lomega StorCenter px12 350r enable security log in remotely 105 lomega StorCenter px12 350r Users Overview When security is enabled the Users page displays all users on the lomega StorCenter px12 350r and enables administrators to add and modify users Non administrator users can be added to limit access to Share content Additional administrator users can be added to provide other
118. ystems over a network and interact with them as though they were mounted locally to your lomega StorCenter px12 350r Select an option to choose how users on client computers are mapped to the lomega StorCenter px12 350r e Tohave all users including root map as guest select Treat client users as guest all_squash All files are owned by user guest and all users accessing the lomega StorCenter px12 350r have the same access rights If you have enabled Active Directory on your lomega StorCenter px12 350r only this option is available for mapping client computers e To have all users map as themselves but root maps as guest select Allow full access for client users other than root root_squash e Tohave all users map as themselves including root select Allow all client users full access Once enabled add NFS access rules for each secure Share from the Managing Shares page NFS provides another protocol for sharing storage data with Linux hosts When NFS is enabled you can configure rules for host based access to secure Shares Rules can be added to secure Shares to specify the hosts that are allowed to access Shares using NFS For example cs foo com matches all hosts in the domain cs foo com To export a Share to all hosts on an IP address or local network simultaneously specify an IP address and netmask pair as address netmask where the netmask can be in dotted decimal format or as a contiguous mask length For example either 255 255
119. ze of the iSCSI drive is limited by the free space of the volume When you create an iSCSI drive you can add it to a volume at the same time This is the simplest method for creating iSCSI drives For more information on adding iSCSI drives refer to Managing iSCSI Drives 1 On the Drive Management page expand a Storage Pool expand the Volumes section and click Add a Volume 2 In the Information section enter a name for the volume 3 Enter a size for the volume When you create a new volume you can optionally enable encryption to protect your data if your lomega StorCenter px12 350r is lost or stolen You can only enable encryption when you create a volume Enabling encryption can reduce performance since information transferred to and from the drives must be processed using 256 bit Advanced Encryption Standard AES To apply encryption to a volume check Enable encryption There are two options for encryption allowing the system to generate a passphrase or creating one yourself The passphrase is not a 256 bit encryption key e Generate and save passphrase on the system Select this option to allow the system to store a passphrase for the volume This type of encryption works only when the lomega StorCenter px12 350r is powered down If any drives are removed while your system is powered down data on encrypted volumes will not be accessible When the lomega StorCenter px12 350r is rebooted the system generated passphrase is automatically

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