Actiontec electronic NS100-400 manual

Ne tw o rk A tt ach ed S t o r a g e De v i c e Mod el #s: N S10 0, NS1 00 -16 0, NS1 00- 200 , NS 100 -25 0, NS 100 -30 0, NS1 00- 400 U s er M an ua l V er 1.0 Solutions for the Digital Life ™[...]

i T able of C onten ts 1 Introduction 1 F eatures 1 Package Contents 2 System Requirements 2 T echnical Suppor t 2 2 Configuring the NAS Device 3 Client PC Setup 3 Accessing the NAS Device from the W eb 6 Changing the Passwor d 8 USB Devices 9 Adding a Print Ser ver 10 Other Configurations 14 3 Using the Administrativ e Utility 15 Accessing the Adm[...]

ii ActiontecNetwor k Attached Storage Device User Manual ii This page left intentionally blank.[...]

1 Intr oduc tion Co ngra tul ati ons for pur ch asi ng t he A cti ont ec N etw ork At tac he d St orag e ( N AS ) Devi ce . The N AS Devi ce adds giga byt es o f st orag e sp ac e to y our netw ork wit h- ou t th e co st, spac e, and ma int en anc e ha ssl es o f a fu ll-f led ged fil e serv er . The N AS Devi ce pr ovid es so lid data tran sfe r p[...]

2 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual Package Cont ents I f an y of th ese it em s ar e dam ag ed or mis sin g, plea se c on tact the dea ler for r epl ace - me nts . • N AS Devi ce • Qu ic k In sta llat io n Gu ide • Se tup CD • E the rnet Cab le • P ow er A dap te r Sy stem Requirements • W ind ow s 98 SE , Me , 200 [...]

3 C onfiguring the NAS Device Af te r co nn ecti ng a nd se tti ng up the N AS D evic e (se e th e inc lu ded Qui ck St art G uid e fo r in stru ctio ns) , the use r can perf orm cust om c onf igu rati on s. Thi s ch apt er ex pla ins ho w to co nfi gur e th e N AS De vice on t he ne tw ork f or v ario us ta sks , inc lu d- in g fil e sh arin g, se[...]

4 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 5 Chapter 2 Configuring the NAS D evic e 2. Lo g on when W ind ow s pr om pts f or a netw or k log on. If ESC (on th e k ey- boa rd ) or Can cel is c lic ke d, no n etw ork re sou rc es wi ll be a vail abl e. W hen log - gin g on , a val id us er n ame and p ass wo rd mu st b e ent er ed . If [...]

4 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 5 Chapter 2 Configuring the NAS D evic e 2. F ro m the men u th at ap pea rs, sel ect M ap Netw ork Dr ive… . 3. Se lect a dri ve lett er for thi s fol de r , cl ic k in th e “R ec on nect at Lo go n ” ch eck bo x, th en c lic k OK . 4. Th is dri ve wi ll no w be av ail abl e in W ind o [...]

6 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 7 Chapter 2 Configuring the NAS D evic e Tips for Storing Data on the NAS D evice • Ch ang e th e W ind ow s us er n ame an d pas sw or d to mat ch the u ser nam e and pa ssw or d as sign ed b y th e N AS De vic e. Thi s all ow s ju st o ne lo g in s equ enc e. • M ap m ult ipl e N AS fo l[...]

6 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 7 Chapter 2 Configuring the NAS D evic e 3. Th e “ A cti ont ec N etw ork At tac hed St orag e ” home scr ee n ap pear s in the W eb bro wse r wind o w . 4. T o b ro ws e the file s an d fo lde rs o n the NA S Devi ce , cli ck Shared_Data o r FLASH/USB HDD . • Sh ar es (F old ers ) to wh[...]

8 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 9 Chapter 2 Configuring the NAS D evic e Changing the Passwor d Al tho ugh t he ad min ist rat or m ust cre at e the use r nam e an d ini tia l pa ssw or d, th ey ca n be c han ged by t he us er . T o do th is: 1. Ope n a W eb b ro ws er . 2. In the A ddr ess o r Lo cati on t ext bo x, en te r[...]

8 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 9 Chapter 2 Configuring the NAS D evic e 5. En te r the req ui red dat a: • Us er name - th e lo gi n na me of th e N AS Devi ce , cr eat ed by th e ad mi ni str at or • Ex ist ing pas sw ord - the curr en t pa ssw or d • Ne w pa ssw or d - th e ne w pas sw or d • C onf irm new pas sw [...]

10 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 11 Chapter 2 Configuring the NAS D evic e ☞ No te: If the U SB de vic e is n ot r emo v ed, it will not be re -c on - ne cte d. The USB devic e m ust be r emo v ed an d re -in se rted to r e- c onn ect. Adding a Print Ser ver I f a USB prin te r is c on nect ed to th e N AS D evic e, the[...]

10 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 11 Chapter 2 Configuring the NAS D evic e 3. W he n the “P rin te rs ” (or “P rin te rs an d Fa x es ”) wi ndo w app ear s, cl ick Add Printers . 4. R ead the on-s cr een inf orm ati on, the n cli ck Next . 5. In the nex t wind o w , sel ect th e “ A ne tw ork p rint er …” op ti[...]

12 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 13 Chapter 2 Configuring the NAS D evic e 6. In the nex t wind o w , sel ect th e “Br o wse for a prin te r” op tio n. Cli ck N ext . 7. In the “ Ad d P rint er W iz ar d” wind o w , sel ect t he w ork gro up t o whi ch the N AS Devi ce belo ngs . Cli ck N ext . 8. F ro m the lis t th[...]

12 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 13 Chapter 2 Configuring the NAS D evic e 9. F ro m the lis t tha t ap pea rs, sele ct th e pri nt er . Cl ick Next . 10. Sel ect t he p rint er man ufa ctur er an d mod el. Cli ck N ext . 11. Sel ect w heth er or not th e pri nte r wil l fun cti on as the def aul t pri nte r . Cl ick Next .[...]

14 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 12. Cli ck Finish to ex it. Other Configur ations Af te r co nf igu ring the N AS Devi ce , all u ser s ca n ac ces s th e Devi ce wit h “ gue st ” ac ce ss ri ghts . Thi s all ow s ac ce ss t o the pub lic shar es (b y de fau lt, “D isk ” and “F las h or USB H DD ”) . H ow ev er [...]

15 U sing the A dministra tiv e Utility Th is ch ap te r d esc ri bes us in g th e N AS De vic e ’ s A dmi ni st rat io n U ti li ty . W ith th e U ti li ty , th e a dm ini st rat or c an ch ec k th e N AS De vic e ’ s s ta tus , ad d o r d ele te us er s, or cr eat e u se r gr oup s. Acc essing the Administra tive Utility T o es tab lis h a c [...]

16 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 17 Chapter 3 Using the Administrativ e Utility 4. T o ac c ess th e A dmin ist rati on in te rfac e, cli ck A dministr ation on th e righ t. A pa ssw or d pr ompt app ear s, as s ho wn bel ow . 5. En te r “ adm in ” fo r the nam e, and lea v e the pas sw or d bla nk. • T o ga in ac ces [...]

16 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 17 Chapter 3 Using the Administrativ e Utility • W he n a us er is cr eat ed, a Sha re (fo lde r) i s cr eat ed f or t hem , with t he sa me na me. Onl y the use r and the A dmi nis trat or gro up ca n ac ce ss t his ne w Sha re . Name En te r the use r nam e he re . No te that pun ctua tio[...]

18 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 19 Chapter 3 Using the Administrativ e Utility Create Priv ate Folder If cr ea tin g a ne w use r: • Ch eck ing thi s op tio n cr eat es a Gr oup and a Pri vat e F ol der (Sha re ) wit h the sa me na me a s the use r . • Th e “Pr iva te Fo lde r (Sh ar e) L oca tio n ” te xt bo x all [...]

18 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 19 Chapter 3 Using the Administrativ e Utility Groups Cl ick thi s to view a nd/ or m odif y th e Gr ou ps wh ic h the sele ct ed us er i s in. Delete Cl ick thi s bu tto n t o del et e the sele ct ed us er . M W ar ning: W hen a us er is dele te d, his /he r pri va te fo lde r , and an y da [...]

20 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 21 Chapter 3 Using the Administrativ e Utility Sy stem Status Th is sc re en d isp la ys ma n y of the NA S Devi ce ’ s cu rre nt se ttin gs Ser ver Name Th e curr ent na me o f the NA S Devi ce . Th is na me wi ll be sh own in “N etw ork N ei ghbo rhoo d” or “M y N etw ork Plac es. ?[...]

20 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 21 Chapter 3 Using the Administrativ e Utility Delete Current Job Cl ick ing thi s bu tto n de let es th e cur re nt pr int jo b and , if app lic abl e, sta rts t he ne xt pri nt j ob in the prin t serv er qu eu e. Delete All Jobs Cl ick ing thi s bu tto n de let es al l curr ent p rint job s[...]

22 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 23 Chapter 3 Using the Administrativ e Utility Obtain IP Address Automatically (DHCP Client) Do no t sel ect this opt ion unl ess a DH CP se rve r is co nnec te d to the n etw ork . A DH CP se rve r pr ovi de s an IP add re ss t o co mpu te rs a nd ot he r devi ce s. Fix ed IP Address Se lect[...]

22 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 23 Chapter 3 Using the Administrativ e Utility Primary Th e IP ad dr ess of the f irs t DNS Serv er . Backup Th e IP a ddr ess of the b ack up D NS se rve r (ac ces sed if th e fir st s erv er is bus y). Sy stem Settings Th is sc re en p ro vid es an ov ervie w of the NA S Devi ce ’ s sett [...]

24 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 25 Chapter 3 Using the Administrativ e Utility Ser ver Name If ne ede d, ch ang e the nam e of the NA S Devi ce he re . No te that pun ctu atio n an d ot her spec ial cha ract er s (e. g. * / | ) ca nno t be us ed in the name . Commen t En te r a co mm ent her e (t he lo cat ion of the N AS[...]

24 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 25 Chapter 3 Using the Administrativ e Utility Shutdown/Restart U se th ese two sets of te xt bo x es t o fo rc e th e N AS De vice to t urn of f and on a t the sa me ti me ev ery da y , or o n the wee ke nd s. Shutdown Now Cl ick ing thi s bu tto n ca use s th e N AS Devi ce to s hut do wn i[...]

26 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 27 Chapter 3 Using the Administrativ e Utility Sync Now Cl ick thi s bu tto n t o syn ch ro niz e wit h the NA S Devi ce imme dia te ly . Send E-Mail Aler ts… Cl ick her e t o en abl e the sen din g of e-m ail ale rts b y the NA S Devi ce . Al erts will be se nt wh en t her e is som e pr ob[...]

26 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 27 Chapter 3 Using the Administrativ e Utility Enable FTP Ser ver I f thi s op tio n is e nab led , user s ca n upl oad and do wnloa d fil es vi a FTP (fil e tra nsf er pr ot oc ol) . Allow anonymous FTP login (“ guest” right) Th e FTP serv er p ro mpt s fo r a us er n ame and p ass wo rd[...]

28 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 29 Chapter 3 Using the Administrativ e Utility Adv anced S etup Th is sc re en i ncl ude s ma ny of the N AS D evic e’ s ad van ced set tin gs, in clu din g Gr oups , Fo lde rs , Back up , Ha rd Dri ve , an d U pgra de. Groups In thi s scr een, man age the us er gr ou ps o n the NA S Devi c[...]

28 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 29 Chapter 3 Using the Administrativ e Utility Members Cl ick thi s bu tto n t o dis pla y the use rs wh o ar e me mbe rs o f the sele cte d gr oup . M em ber s ca n the n be ad ded or de let ed. ☞ No te: The “ eve ryo ne ” gro up al way s c ont ain s all use rs. M emb ers ca nno t b[...]

30 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 31 Chapter 3 Using the Administrativ e Utility Other Shares Th e “Ot her Sha re s” col um n on t he rig ht sh ow s all oth er sh ar es. The curr en t gr oup has no acc es s to thes e sh ar es. T o Add Access Rights S e l ec t t h e s h a r e o r s ha r e i n t he r i gh t- ha n d c ol u m[...]

30 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 31 Chapter 3 Using the Administrativ e Utility Members (Users) Th e “M emb er s” col umn on t he le ft s ho ws th e us ers who a re c urr ent ly m emb ers of thi s gr oup . Other Users Th e “Ot her U se rs ” col um n on t he ri ght sh ow s us ers who a re no t cur re ntl y me m- be rs[...]

32 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 33 Chapter 3 Using the Administrativ e Utility • On ly t he N AS D evic e adm ini str ato rs ca n cr eat e Sh ar es. Ho w eve r , with in a Sh ar e, use rs w ho ha ve a cc ess to t hat Shar e can cre at e oth er f old er s (di re cto - rie s) a s wel l as fi les . • A Sh ar e ca n be ac c[...]

32 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 33 Chapter 3 Using the Administrativ e Utility Location Th e Loc ati on a sso cia ted with th e Sha re . N ote tha t onc e a S har e is cr eat ed, its lo cati on ca n not be c han ged . Ther e are tw o opt ion s: • Default folder - if sel ect ed, cre at es t he Sh ar e in t he de fa ult fo [...]

34 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 35 Chapter 3 Using the Administrativ e Utility Share Access Th e scr ee n is di spl ay ed when Acc ess Rights is cl ic ke d on t he Sh ar es s cre en. De ter min e whi ch us ers can acc es s the sele ct ed sh ar e in t his sc re en. Share Name Th e nam e of the Gr oup bei ng mo dif ied is sh [...]

34 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 35 Chapter 3 Using the Administrativ e Utility T o Remove Access Rights S el ec t t h e G r ou p in th e le ft - ha n d c ol um n , t he n c li c k N o A cc es s > > . M u lt i pl e G r ou ps c an b e se l ec t ed b y ho ld i ng d o wn t he C TR L on th e k ey b oa r d wh il e s e le ct[...]

36 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 37 Chapter 3 Using the Administrativ e Utility Data Backup Da ta fi les can be bac k ed up fr om th e N AS D evic e to ano the r net wo rk de vic e, or fr om anot he r net wo rk de vice to th e Devi ce . Th e Bac kup Jo bs t ex t bo x di spl ay s an y de fin ed b ack up jo bs. If no j obs ha [...]

36 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 37 Chapter 3 Using the Administrativ e Utility Add New Job Cl ick ing thi s bu tto n op ens the “De fin e Bac ku p Jo b ” sc ree n, wh er e a ne w bac kup jo b can be de fin ed. Define Backup Job F ro m thi s sc ree n ne w ba cku p job s ca n be c re ate d, whi ch wil l be di spl ay ed on[...]

38 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 39 Chapter 3 Using the Administrativ e Utility Direction Se lect the de sir ed dir ecti on wh er e bac kin g up will oc cu r he re: • Fro m this N AS to another dev ice - da ta on the NA S Devi ce i s bac k ed up to re mot e de vic e. • Fro m another dev ice to NAS - da ta o n re mot e d [...]

38 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 39 Chapter 3 Using the Administrativ e Utility • E ver y Mo nday , Ev er y T uesday… - sel ect th is o ptio n t o ha ve the bac kup pe rfo rmed onc e pe r we ek, on th e spe cif ied da y and time . • The t ime text box (hour , minute, AM/PM) - spe cif y at w hat ti me th e ba cku p jo b[...]

40 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 41 Chapter 3 Using the Administrativ e Utility • Preparing - on ly di spl ay ed af te r the “P r epa re Di sk ” but to n is p re ssed . (Se e bel o w for det ail s). • Prepar ed - di sk i s re ady for use . Pr ep are Dis k Cli ck he re aft er i nst alli ng a new d isk . The d isk wil [...]

40 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 41 Chapter 3 Using the Administrativ e Utility dri v e. • Scandisk in progress - Sca ndi sk o pera tio n is i n pr ogr es s. The disk can - no t be u sed w hil e a Sc and isk is in pr ogr es s. If re qu ire d, us e the “S tart /St op ” bu tt on t o te rmi nat e th e Sc and isk oper ati [...]

42 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual Disk Log U se th is t o vie w the res ul ts of th e las t Sc and isk oper ati on. Help Cl ick her e fo r mo re inf orm atio n ab out thi s scr ee n. Upgrade Th e “U pgra de ” pr oce ss u pda tes the NA S Devi ce' s fi rm war e t o th e lat es t ve r - si on. The up grade fil e is o b[...]

43 A cc essing the NAS Devic e on the Int ernet I f the netw or k is c on nect ed to th e In te rne t, typic all y by a br oad ban d ro ut er/ gat ewa y an d mod em , th e N AS De vic e can be ma de a vai lab le via the I nt ern et. F eat ur es a vai la ble t o In te rnet use rs in cl ude : • U sing a W eb b ro wser to vie w and do wnlo ad fi les[...]

44 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual Using the W eb Brow ser from the Internet Th is is ide nti cal to u sin g the W eb br ows er f ro m th e net wo rk. Bu t r eme mbe r: • Th e In te rnet IP ad dre ss m ust be us ed t o co nn ect t o th e N AS De vice , not the LA N IP a ddr ess . • If th e port num ber use d by the N AS De[...]

45 T roubleshooting Th is c hap ter lis ts so me c omm on p ro ble ms, and thei r so lut ion s. Problem 1: The NAS Utility doesn’ t list any NAS Devices. Solution 1: Che ck t he fo llo win g: • Th e N AS De vice is in sta lle d, LAN co nne ctio ns a re OK , an d it i s po we red on a nd st artu p is c om ple te. • En sur e th e c omp ut er an[...]

46 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 47 Chapter 5 T roubleshooting Problem 2: Th e N AS De vice is c onf igu re d, bu t I ca n ’t f ind it in Ne two rk N ei ghbo rhoo d. Solution 2 T r y us ing Sta rt - Fi nd - C omp ut er , an d ent er the N AS D evic e's na me. If thi s doe s no t wo rk, use C on tro l P an el - N etw o[...]

46 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 47 Chapter 5 T roubleshooting Problem 3 W hen I cl ick on an NA S fo lde r ic on in Ne tw ork N ei ghbo rhoo d, I ge t pr om pte d fo r a pa ssw or d. Solution 3 Th is ca n ha ppe n in t he fo llo w in g sit ua tio ns: • Th e Log on name yo u use d on the c om put er is r ec- ogn ize d b y [...]

48 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual This page left intentionally blank.[...]

49 Specifications Model Numb er(s) NS 100 , NS 100 -16 0, NS 1 00- 200 , NS 1 00- 250 , NS 100 -30 0, NS 1 00- 400 (A ctio nt ec N etw ork A tta che d St ora ge D evic e) Capacity 16 0, 200 , 250 , 300, or 4 00 Gi gab yte s (d epen din g on mod el) P or ts 10 /10 0 Et her net, USB 2.0, P o wer Network Interface 10 /10 0 (A ut o MD IX) Standards IE [...]

50 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual LED Indicators R ead y , Sta tu s, Dis k, Dis k F ull, USB , Et he rnet Operating temperature 0° - 55° C (32° - 131 ° F) Relativ e Humidity > 80 % (no n-c ond ens ing ) Limited W arranty 1 y ear ☞ N ot e : Sp eci fic atio ns are sub ject to c han ge wi tho ut no tic e.[...]

51 Notic es Regulatory C ompliance Notices Class B Equipment Th is eq uip me nt ha s bee n t est ed a nd fo und to c om ply with th e lim its for a Cla ss B di gita l devi ce , pur sua nt t o P art 15 of the FCC Ru les . Thes e li mit s ar e de sign ed t o pr o vide rea son ab le pr ote ctio n ag ain st ha rmf ul in te rfe re nc e in a res ide nti [...]

52 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 52 Th is de vic e co mpl ies with P art 15 of th e FCC Ru les . Ope rati on i s sub jec t to the fo llo win g tw o co ndi tio ns: 1 . Th is de vic e ma y no t cau se h armf ul i nte rfe re nc e 2. Th is de vic e mu st ac ce pt a ny int erf er en ce r ec ei ve d, inc lu din g in ter fe re nce [...]

53 Lim ite d W a rranty Har dware : A ctio nt ec E lect ro nic s, In c., warra nts to th e en d use r (“ C ust ome r”) th at th is ha rd wa re pr oduc t will be fr ee f ro m de fec ts in wor kma nsh ip a nd ma te rial s, un der norm al u se an d se rvice , for twe lv e (1 2) m ont hs f ro m the dat e of pur cha se fr om A cti ont ec Elec tro ni[...]

54 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual TH IS A CTI ONT EC EL ECTR ONI CS PR ODUC T MA Y INCL UD E OR B E BUN DLE D WI TH TH IRD- P AR TY S OFTW ARE , TH E USE OF W HIC H IS GO VER NED B Y A SE P AR A TE END- USE R LIC ENS E A GREE MEN T . TH IS A CTI ONT EC EL ECTR ONI CS W ARR ANT Y DOES NO T A PPL Y T O SUC H TH IRD- P AR TY SO [...]

54 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 55 Limited W arranty NE ITHE R A SSUM ES N OR A UTH ORI ZES ANY OT HER P ERS ON T O ASSU ME FO R IT ANY OT HER L IAB ILIT Y IN C ONN ECTI ON WITH THE SA LE, IN ST ALLA TION , MA INTE N ANC E OR US E OF I TS PR ODU CTS . A CT IONT EC E L E CT R O NI CS S H AL L NO T BE L IA BL E U ND ER T HI S[...]

56 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual Gov er ning L aw : Thi s Lim it ed W arra nty sh all be go v erne d b y the la ws o f the Stat e of Ca lif orn ia, U .S. A., ex cl ud ing its c on fli cts o f la ws and p rinc ipl es, and ex cl udi ng th e U ni ted N ati ons Con ve nti on o n Co ntra cts for the I nt ern ati ona l Sal e of Go[...]