Kanguru Solutions iNAS-100 Bedienungsanleitung

BROA DBA ND NETWORK A TTA CHED STORA GE Kangur u iN AS-100 User’ s Manual Copyright 2003, All Rights Reserved. This manual applies to 2.12 or lat er versions of the Kanguru iNAS 100 CUSTOMER SERVICE 1[...]

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Table of Contents C C H H A A P P T T E E R R 1 1 Overview of the Kanguru iNAS 100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Reset the Administrator Pass word & Net wor k Settings .........................................45 Disk Failure or Malfunction.................................................................................... 46 Power Outage or Abnorm al Shutdown ................................................................... 46 Appendix A LCD Panel . . .[...]

Chapter 1 Ov er view of the Kangur u iNAS 100 Intr oduction Thank you for choosing the Kanguru iNAS 100 from Kanguru Solutions. You can now quickly and easily add up to 250 GB of storage to your network with the Kanguru iNAS-100. The iNAS is a stand-alone Network Attached Storage device that can be accessed over your LA N or remotely over the Inter[...]

Specifica tions CPU NS Geode SC2200 266Mhz Flash Memory 16MB DRAM 128MB System Specification HDD 1 x 3.5" IDE HDD Softw are NASWare Router Edition LED Indicator Link/Act, 10/100M LCD Display LCD High Brightness Panel Two control Buttons for System Management System Information Alarm Buzzer System Malfunction Warning Netw ork Standards IEEE802.[...]

Kanguru iNAS 100 • Front View • Rear View Switch LAN Connectors Configuration Reset Switch Power Power Connection WAN Connector 4 LED Indicators: Power, Error, Network, and Disk Access 7[...]

• Network Status Indicators There are five LED indicators at the lowe r right area of the rear panel. Each LED indicates the network status of the corresponding WAN or LAN port as below: Color Indicates Green Current connection is at 100Mbps. The flashing light indicates data is being transmitted. Orange Lights up when connected at 100Mbps. If th[...]

Chapter 2 Installing the Kangur u iNAS 100 Fir st Time Installation Please follow these instructions to install your Kanguru iN AS 100 if this is the first time you are connecting your iNAS to your network. 1. Connect the provided Ethernet cable to one of the LAN ports on the iNAS to a LAN port on your network. If you do not have a LAN port availab[...]

Quic k Configur a tion 1. You should see the page pictured below once you have accessed the iNAS through a web browser (http://192.168.1.254). To access the configuration page click on the “ Administration ” button to enter. Username: Administrator Password: admin 2. A Quick Configuration page should appear if this is the first time entering th[...]

Step 2: Change the Administrator’s password if desired. Step 3: Enter the date, time, and time zone for the iNAS Step 4: Select the language that the iNAS will use for file names. Step 5: Select the type of connection for the iNAS. Select DHCP if you have the iNAS attached to a DHCP server/rout er and you want the iNAS to have a 11[...]

dynamic IP address. If you want the iNAS to use a Static IP address then select Static and enter the IP Address in Step 5-1. Step 6: Select the network file services that you want to provide on the iNAS. Most users should leave the default settings as is. Step 7: Configure the disk volume. Before you can save any data to the iNAS, the internal hard[...]

Step 8: Configure the method of user aut hentication. Most users will leave this portion blank. Step 9: Manage Users and User Groups for the iNAS. You can choose to create the users now or skip this secti on and create users at a later time. Step 10: Manage Network Shares. Network shares are basically “virtual folders” on the iNAS. In order to [...]

in a Network Share. You can skip this step if you wish to create Network Shares at a later time. Depending on how you want to implement the iNAS, you should follow the instructions in the next section to complete the iNAS installation. iNAS Administration If you have completed the Quick Confi guration, then you will see the following screen the nex[...]

Now that you’ve completed the initial se tup for the iNAS it’s time to decide on how you want to implement the iNAS in your network. Most users will choose to configure the iNAS in one of two ways: 1. The iNAS will be used as the Networ k’s router and a NAS device. (iNAS is connected directly to a Cable/DSL modem) 2. OR the iNAS is configured[...]

Connecting PCs to the Kanguru iNAS 100 Connect one end of a network cable into an available LAN port on the Kanguru iNAS-100 and the other end into an available network port on the computer Connecting the iNAS as a N AS device. WAN Configuration 1. Enter the Network Settings sections from the Administration page. Then click on WAN Configuration on [...]

2. Select either DHCP or enter a Static IP depending your network’s setup. Note : If you select to use a Dynamic IP address then the iNAS will be assigned an IP address from your DHCP enabled router. However, if you plan to remotely access the iNAS, then you will need to use a static IP for the iNAS. If you choose to assign a static IP address to[...]

2. Assign a fixed IP address that w on’t conflict with any other devices on your network. We suggest contacting your network administrator if you are unaware of the available IP address on your network. We also suggest only changing the third field in the IP address. For example you could change 192.168. 1 .254 to 192.168. 2 .254. The Subnet Mask[...]

Connecting the iNAS as a R outer . WAN Configuration Enter the Network Settings sections from the Administration page. Then click on WAN Configuration on the menu to t he left if you are not there already. 5. Select the Network protocol that your ISP provides. You may need to check with your ISP to confirm your type of connection. If you use a Stat[...]

LAN Configuration 1. Click on the LAN Configuration tab from the menu to continue. 2. Assign a fixed IP address that w on’t conflict with any other devices on your network. We suggest contacting your network administrator if you are unaware of the available IP address on your network. We also suggest only changing the third field in the IP addres[...]

Configuring a R outer for the iN AS If you are connecting the iNAS to another router you must co nfigure that router to allow for remote access to the iNAS. The router MUST meet the following requirements: 1. DDNS Support 2. Port Forwarding 3. Remote Accessibility The iNAS is located behind a router, so in order to access t he iNAS remotely you mus[...]

Chapter 3 User Mana gement Once you have installed the Kanguru iNAS 100, you can use your browser (supports Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or later and Netscape Navigator 4.5 or later; Microsoft Internet Ex plorer 5.5 is recommended) to complete administrative tasks for the Kanguru iNAS 100. The Kanguru iNAS 100 can share it s files with multiple [...]

You can create new users according to your needs. The following information is required to create a new user: • User Name The user name must not exceed 32 characters. It is case insensitive and it can contain double-byte characters (Suc h as Chinese, Japanese, and Korean) But it cannot contain any of the characters below: " / [ ] : ; | = ,[...]

• Delete User Groups User group names must not ex ceed 256 characters. It is case insensitive and it can contain double-byte characters (Suc h as Chinese, Japanese, and Korean) but it cannot contain any of the characters below: " / [ ] : ; | = , + * ? < > ` ' To properly manage security, it is ve ry important to m anage users an[...]

Administer network shares with the following: • Create a Network Share • Change the name, path and comm ent of a network share • Set access right for a network share • Remove a network share You can create new network shares accord ing to your needs. While creating a network share the following parameters must be set: • Network Share Name[...]

Chapter 4 System Settings Basic system settings include the server nam e, date, time, and language settings. • Server Name You must assign a unique name for your Kanguru iNAS 100 for ease of identification within the local network. The server name can accommodate as much as 14 characters, which can be a combination of lett ers ( A-Z or a-z), numb[...]

The server is based on the language setti ngs and uses it accordingly while creating or displaying files and directorie s. Select the corr ect language settings to avoid the following problems: 1. Inability to create files or di rectories with special characters. 2. Inability to display files or dire ctories name with special characters. Netw or k [...]

There are several available options in addition to the basic settings: Allow entering administration w eb pages from external network If this option is not enabled, you will not be able to perform system administration from the computers connect ed to the WAN por t. You may also assign the HTTP port number for entering administration web pages. Dis[...]

If the local network has a WI NS server installed, pleas e specify the IP address. The Kanguru iNAS 100 will automatically regi ster its name and IP address with the WINS service. Or you can enabl e your Kanguru iNAS 100 as the WINS server for your network. Apple Networking Users using the Kanguru iNAS 100 on Mac operating systems must enable Apple[...]

MX Mail Exchange Server Record You may also specify the forwarding servers; the Kanguru iNAS 100 will forward all DNS requests that can't be resolved locally to the specified DNS server (typically your ISP) and return the response to the client. Secondary DNS Server The Kanguru iNAS 100 can be configured as a secondary DNS server to provide re[...]

DMZ This feature allows one computer on y our LAN to be exposed to all users on the Internet. This can allow 2-way communication between the DMZ host and other users from the external network. If you are having trouble using some Internet gaming or video-conferencing applications on your local computer, you may try to configure the iNAS as a DMZ ho[...]

System T ools The following system tools allow optimiz ed maintenance or management of your Kanguru iNAS 100: • SNMP Settings In order to use Simple Network Managem ent Protocol (SNMP) to manage the Kanguru iNAS 100 's network components, t he SNMP service must be started. • Alert Notification Configures administrator’s e-mail address an[...]

• Remote Replication User can backup data from local NAS to another NAS without backup software. It can provide schedule Full/Incremental/Sync remote replication. Sta tistics & Logs You can monitor the current logon user of the Kanguru iNAS 100 and the system event logs for the purpose of user adminis tration or system diagnostic reference. ?[...]

A dministration D Quick Configuration D System Settings D Server Name D Date & Time D Language Setting D View Sy stem Settings D Network Settings D WAN Configuration D LAN Configuration D Network File Services D Microsoft Networking D Apple Networking D NFS Service D NetWare Service D Web Service D FTP Service D DNS Service D Network Printer Se[...]

Chapter 5 Using the iNAS The iNAS can be accessed in one of three ways: 1. The Web-based GUI 2. Directly through your LAN (Network Neighborhood) 3. FTP Accessing the iNAS through the W e b You can easily access the iNAS using a web browser to upload or download data. To do so follow these instructions: 1. Enter the IP address of your iNAS to enter [...]

4. After you log in, you will have access to the Network Shar es that you have permission to. 5. Click on the folder in which you want to access. 6. You can access any files stored in this folder simply by double clicking on them. If your web browser can open the file type, t hen it will open directly in the browser, otherwis e you will be prompted[...]

2. Click on the iNAS from the list of PC s on your network. You may have to change the domain if the iNAS is conf igured to another domain name. 3. Double click on the iNAS to open the drive. You will t hen see all of the Network Shares that are available on the iNAS. 4. Double click on the folder that you want to access, and you will be prompted f[...]

Using the A pple Mac Oper ating System If you are a Mac OS user, you can use the following two methods to access to your Kanguru iNAS 100: 1. Using Network Browser a. Choose “Network Browser” in the Apple menu. b. In the “Network Browser”, choose AppleTalk; a list of all computers on the AppleTalk network appears. Choose the Kanguru iNAS 10[...]

login name and password are confirme d, a popup window inform s you that the connection is made with the Kanguru iNAS 100. d. When the Kanguru iNAS 100 is connected, the network browser displays all the network shares. You can then access or drag & drop the share folders. e. Choose either one of the network shares to start to link. The network [...]

2. Using the Chooser a. Select Chooser in the Apple menu bar. b. Click on AppleShare . The name of the Kanguru iNAS 100 appears on the right side of the window. 40[...]

c. Use the mouse to highlight the Kanguru iNAS 100 and then click “OK”. d. Enter the correct login name and password or use “Guest” to login, and then click on “Connect”. 41[...]

e. All available network shares will be listed. Use the m ouse to choose a network share and click on “OK”. f. You can then close the Chooser program. Double click on the icon on the desktop to access your files. 42[...]

Using the Unix/Linux Oper a ting System Other than Microsoft OS and Mac OS, your Kanguru iNAS 100 supports Unix based systems (such as IBM AIX, HP-UX, Sun Solaris, Linux, F ree BSD, etc) through the NFS service: 1. Under Unix, use the following commands: mount -t nfs < Kanguru iNAS 100 IP address>:/<Network Share Name> <Directory to [...]

Chapter 6 T r oubleshooting Q1. I can no longer access my iNAS. Is there any way I can reset to the default settings to start at the beginning? A1. Yes, there is a reset swit ch located on the rear pane l of the iNAS. Press and hold the black reset button until the system display “Config reset switch depressed”. After you have reset the iN AS y[...]

Chapter 7 Kangur u iNAS 100 - Maintenance The Kanguru iNAS 100 has been specially des igned to run 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and to be ready at all times. It ro bust to pro tects against system crashes caused by power loss. This section pr ovides a general maintenance overview. Shutdo wn/R estar t the Ser v er Please use the following steps to [...]

Note : If the configuration reset switch is disabled in the Sy stem Tools · Hardware Settings page, you are no longer able to use this function. Please remember your administrator password. Disk F ailur e or Malfunction If you are suffering from a disk failure or malfunction, please do the following: 1. Log all abnormal events or messages for tech[...]

A ppendix A L CD P anel Display ed Inf or mation Kanguru iNA S 100 IP Address Setting Switch B (Button B in the text below) Setting Switch A (Button A in the text below) Server Name NAS001122 61.218.32.56 Chec king IP Addr ess, System and Disk Infor ma tion Press B to display the internal IP addresses of this Kanguru iNAS 100 in the local network. [...]

 • • • • •    NETWORK SETTINGS After entering the Network Settings menu, please press the switch B to choose DHCP or Static IP. 1. DHCP - Obtain IP Address Automatically The Kanguru iNAS 100 will automatically obt ain the IP address settings via DHCP protocol. 2. STATIC IP - Specify Static IP Address Press the switch A to sele[...]

A ppendix B W eb File Mana ger Using W eb File Manager Start your web browser and enter your K anguru iNAS 100’s ho m e page. Select Web File Manager and enter the correct logi n name and password. You may also enter “guest” in the login nam e field with no password to access the ne t w o r k sh a r e s o n t h e Kanguru iNAS 100’s a s a n [...]

1. Check the file(s) or folder(s) you wish to delete. 2. On the tool bar , click on ( Delete ). 3. A window appears. Click on OK to delete the selected file or folder . To delete all files and folders, click on (Select All), and then click on (Delete). • Uploading 1. Enter the folder of the file you want to upload. 2. Click on “Browse…” to [...]

W eb File Manager Icons Up - go back to the parent folder Refresh – reload the current page Home - go back to the network shares list home page Create Folder – create a new folder Rename – rename the selected file or folder Delete – remove the selected file(s) or folder(s) Select All – select all files and folders Select None – cancel a[...]

A ppendix C Quic k Install W izar d Intr oduction There is a NasClient on the mini CD incl uded with your iNAS. The Quick Install Wizard enables you to lis t the Kanguru iNAS 100s within your local network and display basic information such as serv er names, workgroups and IP addresses. You may also set up the server name, date/ time and basic netw[...]

Oper a tion Help 1. Set up your Kanguru iNAS 100: Select the Kanguru iNAS 100 that you w ant to configure, and then click on the Configure button. An authenticat ion window asking you to enter the administrator’s password appears as shown below : Click on OK after entering the password. If the name and password are correct, the configuration wind[...]

For more configurations, check your browser under “System Administration” 2. Viewing detailed information on the Kanguru iNAS 100: Choose the Kanguru iNAS 100 by highlighti ng it with the mouse, then click on “Group Data” to display current settings and status as shown below: 3. To find information on other Kanguru iNAS 100 s in the same ne[...]

A ppendix D Registering a Dynamic Domain Name Intr oduction Your Kanguru iNAS 100 supports the DDNS service provided by DynDNS. You can go to the web site of Dy nDNS (http://www.dyndns.org/ ) and register for a dynamic domain name. Configure and activate the DDNS servic e, then the Internet users will be able to access your Kanguru iNAS 100 via thi[...]

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b. Click on “Agree” if you accept the service agreement. c. Enter the username, email address and password to create a DDNS servic e account. You will need to enter the same username and password in the Network Settings ． DDNS Service page of the Kanguru iNAS 100 system administration. Please verify your ema il address to receive the confirma[...]

d. If below web page appears on the screen, your account has been successfully created and a confirmati on message has been sent to your e- mail address. Please follow the instructi ons in the e-mail to activate your account within 48 hours. e. When you have finished the process of confirmation, a new screen will appear and you can apply for your o[...]

W ar r anty This product carries a 1-year limit ed warranty from the date of purchase. Any cl aims for loss or damage must be made to carrier directly. Cl aims for sh ipping errors should be report ed to Kanguru Solutions within three (3) working day s of receipt of merchandise. Kanguru Solutions guarantees that every K anguru iNAS-100 will be fr e[...]