ActionTec NS-100 manual

N e tw o r k A tt a c h ed S t o r a g e De v i c e Mo de l #s : NS 1 00 , NS 10 0 -1 6 0, NS 1 00 - 20 0, NS 1 00 -2 50, NS 1 00 - 30 0, N S1 0 0- 40 0 U s e r Ma n ua l V er 1. 0 Solutions for the Digital Life ™[...]

i T able of C ont ents 1 Introduction 1 F eatures 1 P ackage Con tents 2 System Requirements 2 T echnical Suppor t 2 2 C onfiguring the NAS De vice 3 Client PC Setup 3 Accessing the NAS Device from the W eb 6 Changing the P assword 8 USB D evic es 9 Adding a P rint S erver 10 Other Configur ations 14 3 Using the A dministra tive Utility 15 Accessin[...]

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1 Intr o duc tion C on gr at ul ati on s fo r p ur ch a si ng th e A cti o nt ec N et w o rk A tt ac hed St ora ge ( N AS ) De vic e. The N AS D evic e ad ds gig ab yte s o f st ora ge sp ac e to y ou r net wo rk wit h- ou t the c os t, sp ac e, an d ma int ena n c e h as s le s o f a ful l -f le d ge d f il e se rv e r . Th e N AS De vic e pr ovi [...]

2 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual P ackage Con tents I f an y o f th es e it e ms ar e da ma g ed or mi ss i ng, pl ea s e c ont a ct the de al er f or r ep la c e- me nts . • N AS Devi ce • Q ui c k I nst al la tio n G ui de • S et up CD • E t he rn et Ca b le • P ow er A da pt er Sy stem Requirements • W in d o w[...]

3 C onfiguring the NA S D evice A ft er c on ne ct in g and se tt in g up t he N AS D evic e (s e e th e inc lu de d Qui ck S ta rt G u id e fo r i ns tr uc ti o ns ) , the us e r ca n per f or m c us t o m c onf i gu ra ti o ns . Thi s ch ap t e r e xp l ai ns ho w t o c onf igu r e the N A S De vic e on th e net w ork fo r v ar io us ta s ks , in[...]

4 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 5 Chapter 2 Configuring the NAS Devic e 2. L og on whe n W ind ow s p r omp ts fo r a ne tw ork lo g on . If ES C (o n th e k ey- bo ar d) o r Ca nc el i s c li ck ed, no ne tw ork r es o ur ce s wi ll be a va il abl e . W he n l og - gin g on , a va li d u se r nam e and pa ss w o r d mu st b[...]

4 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 5 Chapter 2 Configuring the NAS Devic e 2. F r om t he me n u t ha t ap pe ar s, sel ec t M ap N etwork Dr ive… . 3. Se le ct a d ri v e let t e r f o r th is f ol d er , cl ic k in th e “R ec o nn ec t at L og on ” ch e ck bo x, th e n c li ck OK . 4. Th is dri ve wil l n o w be a vai l[...]

6 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 7 Chapter 2 Configuring the NAS Devic e Tips for Storing Data on the NAS Device • C ha ng e th e W in d o w s u se r nam e and pa ss w o r d to ma t c h t he us e r n am e a nd pa s sw or d as si gn ed b y th e N AS De vic e. Thi s all o ws j us t on e lo g in seq uen ce . • M a p m ul tip[...]

6 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 7 Chapter 2 Configuring the NAS Devic e 3. Th e “ A ct io nt ec N etw ork A tt a ch ed St ora g e ” ho me sc r ee n ap pe ar s in th e W eb b r o wse r wind ow . 4. T o br o ws e the fi le s and fo ld er s o n th e N AS De vic e, cl ic k Shared_Data or FLASH/USB HDD . • Sh a r es (F ol d[...]

8 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 9 Chapter 2 Configuring the NAS Devic e Changing the Passw ord Al tho ug h th e adm i ni s tra t o r m us t cr e at e th e u se r nam e and in it ia l pas sw or d, th ey ca n be c h an g ed b y th e use r . T o do th is : 1. Op en a W e b br ow s er . 2. I n t he A dd re ss or L oc at io n te [...]

8 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 9 Chapter 2 Configuring the NAS Devic e 5. En t e r t he r eq u ir ed d at a : • U se r na me - t h e l ogi n n am e o f th e N AS D evi ce , c r e a t e d b y t h e ad mi ni st ra t or • Ex i st in g pa ss w or d - th e c urr en t p as sw or d • Ne w pa ss w or d - the ne w p as s w or [...]

10 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 11 Chapter 2 Configuring the NAS Devic e ☞ N ote: I f th e U SB de vic e is no t r e mo v ed , it wi ll no t be r e- c o n- ne ct ed. Th e US B devi c e mu st be re mo v ed an d r e-i ns ert ed to r e- c o nn ec t. Adding a Print S er ver I f a US B pri nt er is co nne ct ed t o th e N A[...]

10 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 11 Chapter 2 Configuring the NAS Devic e 3. W he n t he “P rin t e r s ” (o r “P rint er s a nd F ax es ”) win d o w ap pe ar s , cli ck A dd Printers . 4. R ead th e o n -s cr ee n i nf o rm at io n, the n cl ic k Next . 5. I n t he ne xt win do w , se le ct th e “ A ne tw ork pri [...]

12 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 13 Chapter 2 Configuring the NAS Devic e 6. I n t he ne xt win do w , se le ct th e “B r o wse fo r a pr in t e r” op ti o n. Cl ic k N ext . 7. I n t he “ A dd P ri nt er W iza r d ” wind ow , se le ct th e w ork gr oup t o wh i c h th e N A S De vic e be lo n gs . Cli c k N ext . 8.[...]

12 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 13 Chapter 2 Configuring the NAS Devic e 9. F r om t he li st th a t a pp ea r s, se le ct th e p ri nt er . Cl i ck N ext . 10. Sel e ct th e p rin t e r m an ufa ct u r er an d m od el . Cl ic k N ext . 11. Sel e ct whe th er o r n ot th e p ri nt er will fu nc ti o n a s t he de f au lt pr[...]

14 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 12. Cl ic k Finish to e xi t . Other C onfigura tions A ft er c on fi gu ri ng th e N AS Devi c e, al l u se r s c an ac ce ss th e D evi c e wi th “ gue st ” ac ce s s ri ght s . Thi s a ll o w s a c c es s to th e pub lic sh ar es (b y de fa ult , “D is k ” an d “F la sh or US B H[...]

15 U sing the A dministra tiv e Utility Th is c h ap te r d e sc rib e s us in g th e N AS D ev ic e ’ s A dm i ni str a ti on U ti l i ty . W i t h t he U ti l i ty , t he adm in i s tr at or ca n c he ck t he N AS De vi c e ’ s s t a t us , ad d o r de le t e us er s , o r c r e a t e us er gr ou p s . Acc essing the Administr ativ e Utility [...]

16 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 17 Chapter 3 Using the Administra tive Utility 4. T o ac ce s s th e A dm in i st ra ti on in t er fa c e, cli c k Administration on th e ri ght . A pa s sw or d pr omp t ap pe ar s, as s ho wn be lo w . 5. En t e r “ ad m in ” fo r th e nam e, and le a ve th e p as s w or d bl a nk . •[...]

16 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 17 Chapter 3 Using the Administra tive Utility • W he n a us er is cr eat ed, a Sh a r e ( fo l de r) i s cr ea t ed fo r the m, with th e s am e na m e. On l y t he us er an d t he A dm i ni s tra t o r gr oup ca n ac ce ss th is n ew Sh ar e. Name En t e r t he us e r n am e h er e. N ot [...]

18 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 19 Chapter 3 Using the Administra tive Utility Creat e Priv ate F older I f cr eat i ng a ne w use r: • C he c ki ng th is op ti on c r ea t e s a Gr oup an d a P ri va t e F ol d er (S ha r e) wit h th e sa m e n am e a s t he us e r . • Th e “P riv a t e F old er ( Sh ar e) Lo ca ti o[...]

18 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 19 Chapter 3 Using the Administra tive Utility Groups Cl i c k th is t o vi ew an d/ o r m od if y th e G r o up s whi c h t he se le ct ed u se r is in. Delete Cl i c k th is b ut t o n t o de le t e t he se le ct ed u se r . M W ar ning: W he n a us er is de le t ed , hi s/ he r pri vat e f[...]

20 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 21 Chapter 3 Using the Administra tive Utility Sy stem Status Th is sc r ee n di sp la ys ma n y of th e N AS Devi c e ’ s cur r en t set t in gs Ser ver Name Th e c ur r en t nam e of the N AS De vic e. Th is na me wil l be sh o wn i n “N et w or k N eig hb o rh oo d” or “ M y N etw [...]

20 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 21 Chapter 3 Using the Administra tive Utility Delete C urrent Job Cl i c ki ng th i s b ut t on d el et es t he cu rr ent pri n t j ob an d, if app lic ab le, st a rts th e n ex t pr in t job in th e p rin t se rv er qu eue . Delete All Jobs Cl i c ki ng th i s b ut t on d el et es a ll cu r[...]

22 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 23 Chapter 3 Using the Administra tive Utility Obtain IP Address Automa tically (DHCP Client) Do no t s el ec t t hi s op ti o n un les s a DH CP se rv e r i s c o nn e ct e d t o the ne tw ork . A DH CP se rv er p r o vi de s an IP a dd r e ss t o c omp u t er s an d ot her de vic es . F ixe[...]

22 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 23 Chapter 3 Using the Administra tive Utility Primary Th e I P a dd r e ss of th e fi rst DN S S erv er . Backup Th e I P a dd r e ss of th e b ac k up DN S s erv er (ac ce s se d i f th e fir st s erv er is b u sy ). Sy stem S ettings Th is sc r ee n pr ovi d es an ov ervi ew of th e N AS D[...]

24 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 25 Chapter 3 Using the Administra tive Utility Ser ver Name I f ne ed ed, ch a ng e th e na me o f th e N AS Devi c e he r e. N ot e t ha t pun ctu at io n an d ot h er sp ec ia l ch ar ac t er s (e .g. * / | ) ca nno t b e u se d i n t he na me . C omment En t e r a co mme nt he re (t he l[...]

24 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 25 Chapter 3 Using the Administra tive Utility Shutdown/Restart U se th e se tw o set s of te x t bo x es t o f or ce th e N AS De vic e to tu rn of f an d o n a t t he sa m e ti m e ev ery d a y , or on th e w eek en ds . Shutdown Now Cl i c ki ng th i s b ut t on c au se s the N A S De vic [...]

26 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 27 Chapter 3 Using the Administra tive Utility Sync Now Cl i c k th is b ut t o n t o syn chr on i ze wit h t he N AS De vic e im me d ia t el y . Send E-Mail Aler ts… Cl i c k he re to en ab le t he se nd ing of e- ma il al ert s by th e N AS De vic e. A le r ts wil l be se nt wh e n t he [...]

26 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 27 Chapter 3 Using the Administra tive Utility Enable FTP Ser ver I f th is op ti o n i s e na b le d, us e rs ca n u pl oa d an d d o wn lo ad fi le s via F TP (f il e tran sfe r pr ot oc ol ) . Allow anonymous FTP login (“ guest” right) Th e F TP se rv e r p r o mp t s f or a u se r na [...]

28 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 29 Chapter 3 Using the Administra tive Utility Adv anced Setup Th is sc r ee n in cl ude s ma n y of the N AS D evic e ’ s ad van c e d se t ti ng s, in c lu din g G r o up s, F ol der s, Bac k up , Ha r d Dri v e, and U pgra d e. Groups I n t hi s scr ee n, ma na g e t he us e r gr oup s o[...]

28 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 29 Chapter 3 Using the Administra tive Utility Members Cl i c k th is b ut t o n t o dis pla y th e use rs wh o ar e me mb e rs of th e s el ec t ed gr o up . M em be r s c an th e n be ad d ed or de le t ed . ☞ N ote: Th e “ ev eryo ne ” gr o up al wa y s c ont ain s a ll us er s. M[...]

30 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 31 Chapter 3 Using the Administra tive Utility Other Shares Th e “ Ot he r Sh ar es ” c ol umn on th e righ t s ho ws all ot h er sh a r es . The cu rr e nt gr oup ha s n o ac ce ss t o the se sh ar es . T o Add Access Rights S e l e c t t h e s h a r e o r s h a r e i n t h e r i g h t -[...]

30 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 31 Chapter 3 Using the Administra tive Utility Members (Users) Th e “M em b er s ” c ol umn on th e l ef t sho ws th e u se rs wh o ar e cu rr e nt l y m em be rs of th is gr o up . Other Users Th e “ Ot he r U se rs ” co l um n on th e ri ght sh o w s u se r s wh o ar e no t c urr en[...]

32 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 33 Chapter 3 Using the Administra tive Utility • On l y t he N AS De vic e ad mi n is tr at or s ca n cr e at e Sh ar es. H o wev er , wit hi n a Sh a r e, us er s who ha v e a c c es s to th a t Sh ar e c an cr eat e ot he r fo ld e r s (d ir ec t o- rie s) as we ll as fi le s. • A S ha [...]

32 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 33 Chapter 3 Using the Administra tive Utility Location Th e L o ca ti o n a ss oc i at ed wit h th e Sh ar e. N ot e tha t on c e a Sh ar e is cr eat ed, it s lo ca tio n c an no t be c h an g ed . The r e ar e tw o op ti o ns : • Default folder - if sel ect ed , cr eat es t he Sh ar e in [...]

34 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 35 Chapter 3 Using the Administra tive Utility Share Access Th e s cr ee n i s d is pl a ye d whe n A ccess Rights is c li c k ed o n t he Sh ar es sc r ee n . De t e rm in e wh ich us er s ca n ac ce s s t he se le ct ed s ha r e in thi s scr ee n. Share Name Th e n am e of the G r o up be i[...]

34 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 35 Chapter 3 Using the Administra tive Utility T o Remov e Access R ights S e l ec t t h e G r o up i n t h e l e f t -h a n d c ol u m n, t h en c li c k N o A c c e s s > > . M ul t i p le G r o up s c an b e se l e c t e d b y h o l d in g d o w n t he C T RL o n t h e k e y bo ar d [...]

36 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 37 Chapter 3 Using the Administra tive Utility Data Backup Da t a f il es ca n be b ac ke d u p f r o m t he N AS De vic e t o an oth e r n et w o rk devi c e , or fr om an ot h er ne tw ork devi ce to th e Devi c e. Th e B ac k up J ob s te xt bo x dis pla ys an y de fin ed ba c ku p jo bs .[...]

36 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 37 Chapter 3 Using the Administra tive Utility Add New Job Cl i c ki ng th i s b ut t on o pe n s t he “D e fi n e Ba c ku p J ob ” sc r e en , whe re a ne w bac kup jo b ca n be de fin ed . Define Backup Job F r om t hi s s cr ee n n ew ba c ku p j ob s can be cr e at ed, wh ic h will be[...]

38 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 39 Chapter 3 Using the Administra tive Utility Direction Se le ct th e de si r e d di re ct io n whe r e bac kin g up will oc cur he r e : • Fr om this NAS to another de v ice - da t a o n t he N AS De vic e is ba c k ed up t o r emo t e devi c e. • Fr om another dev ice to N AS - da t a [...]

38 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 39 Chapter 3 Using the Administra tive Utility • E ve r y Monda y , Ev er y T uesday… - sel e ct th is op ti o n t o ha ve th e bac kup pe rf o rm ed on c e per w ee k, on th e s pe ci f ie d d a y an d ti m e. • The time text box (hour , minute, AM/PM) - s pec ify at wha t tim e th e b[...]

40 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 41 Chapter 3 Using the Administra tive Utility • Pr eparing - on ly d is pl ay ed a ft er the “P r e pa r e Dis k ” bu t t on is pr es se d. (S ee be lo w f or de ta ils ). • Pr epared - di s k i s r e ad y fo r u se . P r ep a re Di sk Cl ic k he r e a ft er in st al li ng a n ew di [...]

40 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 41 Chapter 3 Using the Administra tive Utility dri v e. • Scandisk in progress - Sc an d is k ope rati on i s i n p r og r es s . The di sk ca n- no t be u se d w hi le a Sc a nd is k is i n p r o gr e ss . If re q ui r ed, us e t he “ S ta rt/ S t o p ” bu tt on to te rmi na t e t he S[...]

42 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual Disk Log U se th i s t o view th e r esu l ts of th e la st S ca nd i sk op e ra ti on . Help Cl i c k he re fo r mo r e i nf orm at io n abo u t t hi s sc r ee n . Upgrade Th e “U pgr ad e ” pr oc es s upd at es th e N AS Devi c e 's fi rm wa r e to th e lat es t v er - si o n. Th e[...]

43 A cc essing the NAS De vic e on the In ternet I f th e n et w o rk is c on n ec t ed to th e In t e rn et , typic a ll y b y a br oad b an d r ou t er / ga t ew a y an d m od e m, th e N AS Devi c e can be mad e a va il a bl e via the In te rn et . F eat ur es a va i la b le to In te rn et us er s in cl ude : • U si n g a W eb b r o wse r to v[...]

44 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual Using the W eb Browser from the Internet Th is is id e nt ic a l t o usi ng th e W eb b r o wse r fr om t he ne tw ork . Bu t re mem b er: • Th e I nt er ne t IP a dd r e ss mu s t be us ed t o c o nn e ct to th e N AS De vic e, not th e LA N I P a dd r e ss . • I f th e p ort n um be r u[...]

45 T r oubleshooting Th is ch a pt er l is t s so me c omm o n p r o bl ems , an d th eir so l ut i on s . Problem 1: The NAS Utility doesn’ t list any NAS D evic es. Solution 1: C he c k th e fo ll o win g: • Th e N AS Devi c e is i ns t al le d , LAN c on n ec ti on s ar e OK , an d it is p o w e r ed on an d s ta rt up is c om p le t e. • [...]

46 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 47 Chapter 5 T roubleshooting Problem 2: Th e N AS Devi c e is c on fi gu r ed, bu t I ca n ’t fi nd it in N etw ork N eig hb o rh oo d. Solution 2 T ry usi ng St art - F in d - Co mpu te r , an d e nt er th e N AS D evi c e' s na m e. I f th is d oe s n ot w or k, us e C o nt r o l P [...]

46 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 47 Chapter 5 T roubleshooting Problem 3 W he n I cl ic k on an N AS fo lde r ic o n i n N et w or k N eig hb o rh oo d, I g et pr om pt ed f or a pa ssw or d . Solution 3 Th is ca n h ap pe n in the fo ll o wing si tu a ti o ns : • Th e L o go n nam e y ou us ed on th e co mpu t e r i s r e[...]

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49 Specifications Model Number(s) NS 10 0, NS1 00 -16 0, NS 10 0- 200 , NS 1 0 0- 25 0, NS 1 00 - 30 0, NS 10 0 -4 00 (A ct i on t ec N etw ork A tt ac hed St ora g e De vic e) Capacity 16 0 , 200 , 250 , 30 0, or 40 0 G ig ab yte s ( de pen di n g o n m od el ) P or ts 10 / 10 0 E the rn et , US B 2. 0, P ow er Network Inter face 10 / 10 0 ( A u t[...]

50 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual LED Indicators R ead y , St at us, Di sk , Dis k F ul l, US B , E th e rn et Operating temperatur e 0° - 55 ° C (3 2° - 1 31 ° F ) Relativ e Humidit y > 8 0 % (no n-c on de nsi n g) Limited W arranty 1 y ear ☞ N o t e : Spe c if ic ati on s ar e su bj ec t t o ch an ge wit hou t not [...]

51 Notic es Regulatory Complianc e Notices Class B Equipment Th is eq ui p me nt h as be en t es t ed an d fo un d to c om ply wit h t he li m it s f o r a Cl as s B di gi ta l devi c e, pur s ua n t t o P art 1 5 o f th e F CC R ule s. The se li m it s a r e d e si gn ed to pr o vid e re a so n ab l e p r o t ec ti on ag ai n st ha rm fu l int erf[...]

52 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 52 Th is de vic e c om p li es wit h P art 15 of th e F CC R ule s . Ope ra ti on is su bj ec t t o th e fo llo wing tw o c on d it io ns: 1 . Th is de vic e ma y no t c au s e ha rmf ul in t er f er en c e 2. Th is de vic e mu s t ac ce p t a n y int erf er e nc e r ec ei v ed, in c lu din g[...]

53 Li mi te d W arr ant y Har dware : A cti o nt ec E le ct r o ni c s, I nc ., wa rra n ts to th e e nd us e r ( “ C us t om er” ) tha t th i s h ar dw ar e pr od uc t wi ll be f r ee fr om d e fe ct s in wo rk m an s hi p a nd ma t e ria ls, un d er no rm al us e and se rvic e, fo r t we l ve (1 2) mo nth s f r o m t he da t e o f pur ch as e[...]

54 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual TH IS A CTI ON TE C E LE CT R ONI C S PR OD UC T MA Y INC L U DE OR BE B UN DLE D WI TH TH IR D- P AR TY SO FT W AR E, TH E U SE OF W HI CH IS GO VE RN ED BY A SE P AR A TE END -U S ER LI CE NS E A GR EE ME NT . TH IS A CTI ON TE C E LE CT R ONI C S W AR R AN TY DOE S N O T A PP L Y T O SUC H[...]

54 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 55 Limited W arranty NE IT H ER A SS UM E S NO R A UTH OR IZ E S AN Y O THE R P E RS ON T O A SS UM E F OR IT A NY O THE R LI A BI LI TY IN CO NN EC T IO N WI TH TH E S AL E, IN ST AL LA T IO N, MA IN T EN AN CE OR USE OF IT S P R ODU CT S. A CTI O NT EC E LE C T R O N I C S S H A LL N O T B [...]

56 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual Gov erning Law : Th is Li mi ted W arr an ty sh al l b e g o v e rn ed b y t he la ws of the St at e of Ca l if o rn ia , U .S . A. , ex cl udi n g it s co nfl i ct s o f la ws an d p ri nc ip l es , an d e x cl u di ng th e U ni t ed N ati ons C on v ent io n on Co ntra ct s f o r t he I nt [...]