Airlink101 ANAS550 manual

2-Bay NAS 3.5” SATA Network Attached Storage Model # ANAS550 User’s Manual Ver. 1.0[...]

2 Table of Contents 1. Intr oducti on ................................................................................................................ .......... 3 1.1 Package Content s .......................................................................................................... 3 1.2 Feat ures .........................................[...]

3 1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing Airlink101 2-Bay 3. 5” SATA Network Attached Storage (NAS). This product provides two 3.5” SATA hard disk drives (not included in the package), allowing you to build a mass storage center for backing up y our valued data. In addition, it supports RAID 1 mirroring technology that can effectively prev en[...]

4 • Automatic E-mail Alert system • Support UPnP AV Server for windows XP • Support NTP Server for syst em time synchronization 1.3 LED Indicators 1. Power LED – The steady Blue light indic a tes the server is powered on. This LED will be off when the 2-Bay NAS is on power saving mode. 2. HDD 1/2 LED – The steady Blue light indicates the [...]

5 2. Inst alling 2-Bay NAS 2.1 Installing Hard Drive(s) This section provides instructions on how to pr operly install a hard drive into the NAS device. WARNING: The 2-Bay NAS is not hot-swappable. Please make sure that it is turned off and not connected to the power outlet when perfo rming the following assembly procedure. Step 1 Make sure the fro[...]

6 Step 4 Replace the front panel onto the server. Step 5 Plug an Ethernet cable to the LAN port locat ed on the rear panel, and then connect it to your switch or router. Step 6 Plug the AC power adapter to the power connector located on the rear panel, and connect it to a power outlet. Step 7 Press the power button to turn on the 2-Bay NAS. Verify [...]

7 2.2 Configuring 2-Bay NAS Before using the NAS device you may need to do some configuration which can be accessed in a few different ways. Step 1 Connect to the web configurat ion page of the 2-Bay NAS. There are multiple methods to access the NAS configuration. Method A: Using the Airlink101 2-Bay NAS Utility found on the Utility CD. This is onl[...]

8 Step A3 Double click the icon on your desktop or go to Start > (All) Programs > Airlink101> Airlink101 2-Bay NAS Utility . Step A4 Select the NAS device you want to connect to and click on Connect to Webpage Note: If you do not see any NAS device under Search Device box, please make sure you turn off all the firewall on your computer inc[...]

9 Method B: Using your web browser (I nternet Explorer or Firefox) To use your web browser, open up the browser and in the Address bar type in http://anas550 and press Enter or hit the Go button. Step 2 When prompted for a username and password, type in admin for the username and admin for the password in lowercase letters. (Optional: You can also [...]

10 Step 4 Select a RAID type you want to use and click Next . Note: All data will be lost if you want to change the RAID type in the future. Step 5 Click OK to start formatting y our hard drive(s). Warning: All data will be erased fr om the hard drive(s).[...]

11 2.3 Accessing 2-Bay NAS There are several ways to access the 2-Bay NAS. Method 1: Using the host name “ANAS550”. Step 1 To access 2-Bay NAS, go to Start > Run , and type in anas550 and click OK . Step 2 Click on the Volume_1 folder to begin accessing your files and using 2-Bay NAS to store/backup your data. Method 2: Mounting the hard d[...]

12 Step 2 When the setup wizard comes up, fo llow the screen instructions and click Next to finish installing the 2-Bay NAS Utility. To open the 2-Bay NAS Utilit y, double click the icon on your desktop or go to Start > (All) Programs > Airlink101 > Airlink101 2-Bay NAS Utility.[...]

13 Step 3 Select the NAS device under Search Device box and the disk drive you try to mount to your computer from Static box, and click Mount . Then, you will be able to access the disk drive from My Computer. Note: If you do not see any NAS device under Search Device box, please make sure you turn off all the firewall on your co mputer including t[...]

14 Note: If you have installed 2 hard drives, you wil l see both of them only when you configure the RAID type as “Standard” mode. Please refer back to 2.2 Configuring 2-Bay NAS , Step 3 to 5.[...]

15 3. Using W eb Configuration You can access and manage the 2-Bay NAS through a web browser. This chapter provides you with instructions of how to use the Web Configur ation, and explains how to set up your 2- Bay NAS with the web browser. There is a menu bar at the top of the window, where contains six items that allow you to configure your 2-Bay[...]

16 Step 2 You are recommended to set an admin passw ord here. Enter the new password and re-enter it for confirmati on. When completed, click Next .[...]

17 Step 3 For system management purpose, a correct time setting is critical to have accurate time stamps on the system logs . Set an appropriate Time Zone in this step. When completed, click Next . Step 4 You can select the connection type and enter the LAN information, or keep the current settings. When completed, click Next .[...]

18 Step 5 Enter a workgroup, name, and description fo r the 2-Bay NAS, or leave the default values. When completed, click Next . Step 6 When completed, click Restart to restart the 2-Bay NAS a nd save the configuration, or click Back to go back the previous steps and change the settings.[...]

19 SETUP – LAN The Local Area Network settings for the 2-Ba y NAS are configured on the LAN page. Click Save Settings to save the configuration you make. • Link Speed: The LAN speed is set to Auto by default, but can be manually set to 100 or 1000 Mbps. • Connection type: Selecting DHCP Client will cause the 2-Bay NAS to obtain an IP address [...]

20 • Workgroup: Assign a workgroup name to the 2-Bay NAS. • Name: Assign a name to the 2-Bay NAS so t hat you can access it through a web browser by entering the device name. For example, http://anas550 . When completed, click Save Settings to save the settings.[...]

21 3.2 ADVANCED ADVANCED – USER The 2-Bay NAS supports up to 64 users. The users can be s pecified by group or created individually. The created users are allowed to a ccess the specific folders on the NAS server via FTP or the local network. • User And Group Creation: This section contains required attributes for a new user, including group, u[...]

22 ADVANCED – GROUP The 2-Bay NAS supports up to 10 groups. To manage the NAS server easily and efficiently, the users can be assigned to groups. You can se t up the access rules and quotas for each group. • User And Group Creation: Select Group and enter a unique group name in the blank of Add New Group . When completed, click Add to create th[...]

23 ADVANCED – QUOTAS The 2-Bay NAS supports the quot a feature for both group and i ndividual users so that you can limit the amount of storage they are allocated. By defaul t, users and groups do not have a quota. • User Quota Settings: User quotas are displayed her e. Quotas can be edited by clicking the Edit icon. • Group Quota Settings: G[...]

24 • Network Access Settings: Assign permissions for the users and groups on the local network here. o Category: Select Group or User to decide the access rule. o Group/User: Select the group or user the access rule will apply to. o Folder: Click Browse to select the folder or direct ory. Select the designated folder from the pop-up window and cl[...]

25 ADVANCED – FTP SERVER The 2-Bay NAS is equipped with a built-in user-f riendly FTP server, which allows the users to access the important data whether they are on the local network or at a remote location. In addition, the FTP server can be configured to allow up to 10 users to access different directories simultaneously on the 2-Bay NAS. • [...]

26 o Max User: Set the maximum amount of user s that can connect to the FTP server. o Idle Time: Set the amount of time a user can remain idle before being disconnected. o Port: Set the FTP port. Default is 21 . o Flow Control Path: Allow you to limit the amount of bandwidth available for each user. o Client Language: Allow you to set the client la[...]

27 be automatically detected in the iTunes program and the music and videos contained in the specified directory will be available to stream over the network. • iTunes Server: Select Enable or Disable for the function. • Folder: Specify the folder or directory that will be shared by the iTunes server. Select root to share the entire volume. •[...]

28 • DHCP Server: Select Enable or Disable for the function. o Starting IP Address: Enter the starting IP address for the range of addresses assigned by the DHCP server. o Ending IP Address: Enter the ending IP addre ss for the range of addresses assigned by the DHCP server. o Lease Time: Set the duration of time that an IP address will remain as[...]

29 3.3 TOOLS TOOLS – ADMIN This page allows you to set a password for the admin account. It is recommended to set an administrator password when firs t configuring the 2-Bay NAS. • User Name: The administrator user name is admin , and this cannot be changed. • Password: Enter the current password. • New Passw ord: Enter the new password. ?[...]

30 • NTP Server: Network Time Protocol (NTP) synch ronizes your 2-Bay NAS with an Internet time server. Enter t he IP Address or domain name of the time server you want to sync the 2-Bay NAS and click Set Time. • From My Computer: Click Set Time to sync your clock on 2-Bay NAS with the computer being used to configure it. • Set The Date And T[...]

31 • Restart: Click Restart to reboot the 2-Bay NAS. • Defaults: Click Restore to reset the 2-Bay NAS to t he factory default settings. This will erase all previous configuration changes. • Configuration Settings: Click Save to save the current settings to a file on the local computer. If at a later time you need to rel oad this configuration[...]

32 • Current Firmware Info: This section shows the information about the current firmware version of the 2-Bay NAS. To upgrade the firmware, click Browse to select the new firmware file on your local computer and then click Apply to begin the firmware upgrade process. Do not power dow n or restart the NAS Device until the upgrade process is compl[...]

33 • E-mail Alert Settings: This section contains the se ttings for the outgoing e-mail account and the receiving e-mail account. Once configured, use the Test E-Mail button to send a test e-mail and c onfirm your settings are correct. o Login Method: Select Account or Anonymous . Choosing Anonymous does not require a user name and password. o Us[...]

34 When completed, click Save Settings to save the settings. TOOLS – RAID The 2-Bay NAS supports four di fferent disk configuration types: Standard , JBOD , RAID 0 and RAID 1 . RAID Settings: Click Set RAID Type and Re-Format to change the current drive configuration. All data will be lost when changi ng the drive configuration. NOTE: Standard ?[...]

35 3.4 STATUS DEVICE INFO This page displays the general in formation of the 2-Bay NAS. • LAN Info: Displays the local network settings of the 2-Bay NAS. • Device Info: Displays the workgroup, device name, device description and current temperature of the 2-Bay NAS. • Printer Info: (This product does not support print server function.) • Ha[...]

36 3.5 SUPPORT This page provides a menu of S upport topics explaining the feat ures of the 2-Bay NAS. Click on the desired link to display the related online instruction.[...]

37 4. Downloading/Backing up Files Through 2-Bay NAS This section will describe one of the built in features of 2-Bay NAS to automatically download files via either FTP or HTTP directly to t he NAS storage by itself without using a computer. These downloads can be started immediately or scheduled for a later time and will also send out an email ale[...]

38 4.1 Scheduling This page allows you to setup your downloa d tasks on the 2-Bay NAS. Enter the required information in the relative fields. • Scheduling Settings: Configure download and backup schedules here. o Login Method: According to the settings of target server, choose Account or Anonymous . When you choose Account , you have to enter the[...]

39 have the 2-Bay NAS compare identical file names at the source and destinat ion. Files will only be overwritten if th e source file is more recent. • Schedule List: This section displays all complet ed, active and pending scheduled downloads and backups. 4.2 Status Click the STATUS menu to display the status of the scheduled download tasks. Cli[...]

40 5. S pecifications Standards Compliance • IEEE 802.3 • IEEE 802.3u • IEEE 802.3ab Hard Drive Type • 3.5” SATA or SATA II hard drives File Type • EXT2 Interface • 1 x 10/100/1000 Mbps with Auto- MDI/MDIX LAN • Reset Button • Power Network Protocols • DHCP Client/Server, FTP, SMB, SMTP, HTTP/S, DLNA HNv1 Button • Power LED ?[...]

41 T echnical Support E-mail: support@airlink101.com Toll Free: 1-888-746-3238 Web Site: www.airlink101.com * Actual data throughput will var y . Network conditions and en viro nmenta l factors lower actual data throughput rate. Specifications are subject to change without notice. Copyright ©2008 AirLink101® All rights reserved. AirLin k101, the [...]