Linksys NSLU2 manual

USER GUIDE Network Storage Link for USB 2.0 Disk Drives Model: NSLU2[...]

About This Guide i Network Storage Link f or USB 2.0 Disk Drives About This Guide Icon Descriptions While reading through the User Guide you may see various icons that call attention to specific items. Below is a description of these icons: NO TE: This check mark indicates that there is a not e of interest and is something that you should pay speci[...]

T able of Contents ii Network Storage Link f or USB 2.0 Disk Drives Chapter 1: Product O verview 1 F ront P anel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Back P anel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Chapter 2: Flash Disk [...]

T able of Contents iii Network Storage Link f or USB 2.0 Disk Drives Soft ware Licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23[...]

Chapter 1 Produc t Over view 1 Network Storage Link f or USB 2.0 Disk Drives Chapter 1: Pr oduc t Over view Thank you for choosing the Network Storage Link for USB 2.0 Disk Drives. This stand-alone Network Attached Stor age device featur es two USB por ts. One por t can be used for a USB Flash Drive, and the other can be connected to any USB hard d[...]

Chapter 1 Produc t Over view 2 Network Storage Link f or USB 2.0 Disk Drives DISK2 The Disk 2 por t suppor ts EXT3 and F A T32 file systems. Inser t your USB flash drive (USB key) or USB disk here. DISK1 The Disk 1 port of the Network Storage Link supports EX T3, F A T32, and NTFS file systems. Connect your USB hard drive here. (Flash drives will n[...]

Chapter 2 Flash Disk Utility 3 Network Storage Link f or USB 2.0 Disk Drives Chapter 2: F lash Disk Utility Over view Before you can use a flash disk with the Storage Link, you will need to install this utility to install the Storage Link’ s Utility into the System T ray of your Window s operating system. Installation The 1. W elcome screen will [...]

Chapter 3 Configuration 4 Network Storage Link f or USB 2.0 Disk Drives Chapter 3: C onfiguration F or advanced users, a web-based utilit y has been programmed into the St orage Link . This chapter will explain all of the func tions in this web utility . All administrative tasks are performed through this web utility . The web utilit y can be acces[...]

Chapter 3 Configuration 5 Network Storage Link f or USB 2.0 Disk Drives Identification Server Name I n this field, you can enter a new ser ver name for the Storage Link. Punctuation and other special characters (e.g . * / | ) cannot be used in the name. Commen t This field can be used to enter a comment, such as the Storage Link’ s location. W [...]

Chapter 3 Configuration 6 Network Storage Link f or USB 2.0 Disk Drives Properties This area of the screen allows you to change the properties for the user selected in the list above . Name The user’ s name must be composed of alphanumeric symbols not exceeding 15 charac ters in length. Commen t Any comment about the user must be composed of alph[...]

Chapter 3 Configuration 7 Network Storage Link f or USB 2.0 Disk Drives Click • Restart Now to restart (reboot) the Storage Link. This will break all existing connec tions. The Storage Link will immediately restart, and will not be available again until after the restart is complete. None of your data will be saved . •Click • V iew Log to vie[...]

Chapter 3 Configuration 8 Network Storage Link f or USB 2.0 Disk Drives Administra tion > Shares The Administration > Shares screen allows you to create and manage shares. Administration > Shares Existing Shares Click Acc ess to view and configure the users who are allowed to acc ess the selec ted share. Click Bro wse to view the contents [...]

Chapter 3 Configuration 9 Network Storage Link f or USB 2.0 Disk Drives Data Backup Data files can be backed up from the Storage Link to another network device, or from another network device to the St orage Link . The Backup Jobs field displa ys any backup jobs you have defined. If you have not defined any jobs, the field will be empty . F or each[...]

Chapter 3 Configuration 10 Network Storage Link f or USB 2.0 Disk Drives Administra tion > Disk The Administration > Disk screen allows you to per form disk maintenance . Administration > Disk F ormat Disk Use this after installing a new disk . The disk will be partitioned and formatted. Any data on the disk will be lost. When formatting a[...]

Chapter 3 Configuration 11 Network Storage Link f or USB 2.0 Disk Drives User Guide T ab Click this tab to open this User Guide in an online f ormat. User Guide Linksys W eb T ab Click this tab to open the Linksys websit e.[...]

Appendix A T roubleshooting 12 Network Storage Link f or USB 2.0 Disk Drives Appendix A: T roubleshooting The Storage Link Utility cannot detect the Storage Link. Check that the Storage Link is properly installed, that • the LAN connections are secure, and that the Storage Link is power ed ON. If you are using a router , make sure that your PC an[...]

Appendix B Using the Storage Link ’ s S torage 13 Network Storage Link f or USB 2.0 Disk Drives Appendix B: U sing the Stor age Link ’ s Stor age Over view Supported versions of Windows ar e: Window s 95/98/ME or later • Window s 2000, NT 4.0 • Window s XP • The following items may need to be checked or configured: T CP/IP protocol • Ne[...]

Appendix B Using the Storage Link ’ s S torage 14 Network Storage Link f or USB 2.0 Disk Drives Mapping the Network Drive Click OK. 7. This drive will now be available in Windows Explorer , and from the File , Open or File, Save As dialog box in all Window s applications. On Windows 95/98/ME, when you tr y to access a folder , you may be prompted[...]

Appendix C Specific ations 15 Network Storage Link f or USB 2.0 Disk Drives Appendix C: Specifications Model NSLU2 Standards IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, USB 1.1, USB 2.0 Protocols SMB/CIFS over TCP/IP Ports One 10/100 Mbps RJ-45, Power, Two USB 2.0 Cabling Type UTP CAT 5 or better Topology Star LEDs Ready/Status, Ethernet, Disk 2, Disk 1 Switches Powe[...]

Appendix D Warranty Inf ormation 16 Network Storage Link f or USB 2.0 Disk Drives Appendix D: W arran ty Information Limited Warranty Linksys warrants this Linksys hardware product against defects in materials and work manship under normal use for the W ar ranty P eriod, which begins on the date of purchase by the original end-user purchaser and la[...]

Appendix D Warranty Inf ormation 17 Network Storage Link f or USB 2.0 Disk Drives rejected. Do not include any other it ems with the product you are returning to Linksys. Defective product covered by this limited warranty will be repaired or replaced and returned to you without charge. C ustomers outside of the United States of America and Canada a[...]

Appendix E Regula tor y Informa tion 18 Network Storage Link f or USB 2.0 Disk Drives Appendix E: Regulat or y Information FCC Sta tement This product has been tested and complies with the specifications for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FC C Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable prot ection against harmful i[...]

Appendix E Regula tor y Informa tion 19 Network Storage Link f or USB 2.0 Disk Drives User Inf ormation for C onsumer Products Cov ered by EU Direc tive 2002/96/EC on W aste Electric and Elec tronic Equipment ( WEEE) This document contains impor tant information for users with regards to the proper disposal and rec ycling of Linksys products. Consu[...]

Appendix E Regula tor y Informa tion 20 Network Storage Link f or USB 2.0 Disk Drives Eesti (Estonian) - Keskkonnaalane informatsioon Euroopa Liidus asuv atele klientidele Euroopa Liidu direktiivi 2002/96/EÜ nõuete kohaselt on seadmeid, millel on tootel või pakendil k äesolev sümbol , keelatud kõr valdada koos sorteerimata olmejäätmetega. S[...]

Appendix E Regula tor y Informa tion 21 Network Storage Link f or USB 2.0 Disk Drives Lietuvškai (Lithuanian) - Aplinkosaugos informacija, skir ta Europos Sąjungos vartotojams Europos dir ektyva 2002/96/EC numato , kad įrangos, kuri ir kurios pakuotė yra pažymėta šiuo simboliu (įvesk ite simbolį), negalima šalinti kar tu su nerūšiuotomi[...]

Appendix E Regula tor y Informa tion 22 Network Storage Link f or USB 2.0 Disk Drives Português (P or tuguese) - Informação ambiental para clientes da União Eur opeia A Directiva Europeia 2002/96/CE exige que o equipamento que exibe este símbolo no produt o e/ou na sua embalagem não seja eliminado junto com os resíduos municipais não separa[...]

23 Appendix F Sof tware License Agreement Network Storage Link f or USB 2.0 Disk Drives Appendix F : S of tware License A greement Soft ware in Linksy s Produc ts This product from Cisco-Linksys LLC or from one of its affiliates Cisc o Syst ems-Linksys (A sia) Pte Lt d. or Cisc o- Linksys K.K . (“Linksys”) contains sof tware (including firmware[...]

24 Appendix F Sof tware License Agreement Network Storage Link f or USB 2.0 Disk Drives your Linksys product and/or the Software is being used in accordanc e with the terms of this Agreement; (iii) to provide improv ements to the way Linksys delivers technology to you and to other Linksys customers; (iv) to enable Linksys to comply with the terms o[...]

25 Appendix F Sof tware License Agreement Network Storage Link f or USB 2.0 Disk Drives GNU General Public License is intended to guar antee y our freedom to share and change free software –to make sure the software is free for all its users. This General Public License applies to most of the Free Software F oundation ’ s software and to any ot[...]

26 Appendix F Sof tware License Agreement Network Storage Link f or USB 2.0 Disk Drives If the modified pr ogram normally r eads commands c. interactively when run, you must cause it, when started running for such interactive use in the most ordinary way , to print or display an announc ement including an appropriate copyright notice and a notice t[...]

27 Appendix F Sof tware License Agreement Network Storage Link f or USB 2.0 Disk Drives If, as a consequence of a cour t judgment or allegation 7. of patent infringement or for any other reason (not limited to patent issues), conditions are imposed on you (whether by court order , agreement or other wise) that contradict the conditions of this Lice[...]

28 Appendix F Sof tware License Agreement Network Storage Link f or USB 2.0 Disk Drives GNU LESSER GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE V ersion 2.1, F ebruar y 1999 Copyright ( C) 1991, 1999 Free Software F oundation, Inc. 51 Fr anklin Street, Fifth Floor , B oston, MA 02110-1301, USA Everyone is permitted to c opy and distribute verbatim copies of this license[...]

29 Appendix F Sof tware License Agreement Network Storage Link f or USB 2.0 Disk Drives freedom and the wherewithal to run that pr ogram using a modified version of the Library . The precise t erms and conditions for copying, distribution and modification follow . Pay close attention to the differenc e between a “work based on the librar y ” an[...]

30 Appendix F Sof tware License Agreement Network Storage Link f or USB 2.0 Disk Drives Thus, it is not the intent of this section to claim rights or contest your rights to work written entirely by you; rather , the intent is to ex ercise the right to control the distribution of derivative or collective works based on the Library . In addition, mer[...]

31 Appendix F Sof tware License Agreement Network Storage Link f or USB 2.0 Disk Drives Use a suitable shared library mechanism for linking b) with the Librar y . A suitable mechanism is one that (1) uses at run time a copy of the librar y already present on the user’ s computer system, rather than copying librar y functions into the executable ,[...]

32 Appendix F Sof tware License Agreement Network Storage Link f or USB 2.0 Disk Drives software distributed through that system in reliance on consistent application of that sy stem; it is up to the author/donor to decide if he or she is willing to distribute sof tware through any other system and a licensee cannot impose that choice . This sectio[...]

33 Appendix F Sof tware License Agreement Network Storage Link f or USB 2.0 Disk Drives Open Source licenses. In case of any license issues related to OpenSSL please contact openssl-core@openssl.org . OpenSSL License Copyright © 1998-2007 The OpenSSL Project. All rights reserved. Redistribution and use in source and binar y forms, with or without [...]

34 Appendix F Sof tware License Agreement Network Storage Link f or USB 2.0 Disk Drives DIREC T , INDIREC T , INCIDENT AL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY , OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMA GES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO , PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; L OSS OF USE, DA T A, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABIL[...]