Planet Technology NAS-7200 manual

2-Bay SA T A NAS RAID Server NAS-7200 User ’ s Manual V ersion: 1.00 Date: July . 2008 1[...]

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1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing PLANET SA T A NAS Serv e r , NAS-7200. In this install a tion guide, it illustrates the simply installation for user to inst all a HDD and install NAS-7200 to Windows system. 1.1 Overview This user ’s manual expl ains how to operate the NAS-7200 from a computer . Basically , the user ’s manua l is writte[...]

1.3 Package Content s User can find the following items in the package: • NAS-7200 • Quick Installa tion Guide • Setup CD • Ethernet Cable • Power Adapter with Power Core • EMI core NOTE: 1. If any of the above items are missing, pl ease cont act your dealer immediately . 2. Using the power supply that is not the one included in NAS p a[...]

2. Basic Installation & Setup This chapter provides det ails of installing and configuring the NAS. 2.1 Front Panel Ready/S tatus Ready (Green) ON – Normal operation. OFF – N o power . Blinking – T hi s LED blinking during st artup and shut down. S tatus (Amber) ON – This LED will be On during the S tartup self-test; it will turn Of f o[...]

HDD Full ON - Disk is completely full. No m ore data ca n be stored on thi s disk OFF -Normal operation, disk is not full. Blinking - Disk is 98% full (The Buzzer will also beep 3 times.) HDD 1 ON – Disk 1 install ed OFF – Disk 1 not inst alled Blinking – HDD 1 is accessing. Blinking – Raid 1 Rebuilding (H DD2 LED will also blinking) HDD 2 [...]

2.2 Rear Panel Power Switch This is a spring-lo ade d "Soft Switch". If power is Off, press once to turn On. If power is On, press o nce to start the Shut down sequence. During Shutd own, the Ready LED will blink. When Shut down is completed, all LEDs will turn of f. Power Input Connect the supplied power ada pter h ere. Reset Button Pres[...]

2.3 HDD Inst all The NAS-7200 support s two 3.5-inch Serial-A T A (SA T A) hard drives. NAS-7200 does not support low profile or half high hard drive. 1. Make sure the NAS-7200 is powered off 2. Open rear cover of NAS-7200 3. Make sure your hard drive is SATA interface and ma ke sure you back up all pre-existing data before use it on NAS-7200 4. To[...]

6. Put the rear cover of NAS- 7200 back to finish HDD install 7. Secure the 2 HDDs by mounting 4 screws as figure below. 2.4 HDD Remove 1. Make sure the NAS-7200 is powered off with DC-plu g removed 2. Remove the screws that fix the HDD y o u want to remove 3. Open the rear cover of NAS-720 0 4. Pull out the HDD till HDD connector releas e then the[...]

2.5 Hardware Inst allation 1. Connect the network cable to the NAS. 2. Connect the network cable to the LAN port on the rear of the NAS. Conne ct the other end to your hub or switch. 3. Connect the USB device to USB port 4. Connect the supplied power adapter to a power outlet and plug the power cord into the NAS's Power input on the rear panel[...]

3. Remove the USB device. Removing a USB device - Method B 1. Run the Windows utility 2. Select "Safely Remove Drive" 3. Select the desired NAS 4. Click the "Eject" button. 5. Wait for the "USB" LED turn off. (The Windows program will also display a message when it is safe to physically detach the USB device.) 6. Remov[...]

2.7 Configuration NAS • This procedure only needs to be done O NCE, by the NAS’s Admini strator. • Other LAN users should follow the ad vice given in using your NAS described in the following sect ion. Quick Setup with the NAS Wizard 1. Please insert Use r’s Manual and Utility CD into the CD-ROM drive to initiate the autorun program. Once c[...]

4. The following screen will then be displayed. Y ou can set the IP settings in this screen. Please click “Next” after the configured. Obtain an IP address automatically (DHCP Client) Select this only if your LAN has a DHCP Server . Fixed IP Address This option is recommended. Y ou need to enter the following data. • IP address - The utility [...]

6. Please check the configured settings of this screen, if all the configure are correct. Please click “Save” button. 7. After click "Save", you will see the dialog box to prompt you again. Please click “OK” to save or click “Can cel t o check the sett ings. 8. If you would like to install “Flash-Map” to help s you to mappin[...]

3. Basic Installation & Setup Supported versions of Win dows are: z Windows 95/98/ME or later z Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows 2003, Win dows XP and Windows Vist a The following items need to be ch ecked or configured: z Network Logon (Windows 95/98/ME only) z Locating the NAS on your LAN. z Mapping to the NAS Server's storage. 3.1 [...]

3.2 Using the NAS Server ’ s S t orage T o use the NAS Server's storage, you should "Map" a drive letter to each folder on the NAS folder , which you wish to access. The "Network Dri ve" will then be available to all Windows programs. Th e procedure is as follows: 1. Open Network Neighborho od (o r My Network Places). On [...]

4. This drive will now be available in Windows Explo rer , and from the File- Open or File-Save As dialog in all Windows app lication s. Note : If the USB device is not removed, it will not be re-conne cted. Y o u must remov e and re-insert the USB device to have it re-connected. When you try to access a folder , you may be prompted for a pa ssword[...]

4. Select whi ch share folder you want to map a nd select a drive letter for this share fol der then click “Map” button. 5. This drive will now be available in Windows Explo rer , and from the File- Open or File-Save As dialog in all Windows app lication s. 6. If you would like to map to NAS-7100 agai n when you have finish some config uration.[...]

3.3 Using the NAS Server ’ s Printer 1. Find out what printer is connected to the printer port o n the NAS. Use Network Neighborhood (o r My Network Pl aces) to locate the NAS, as shown in Network Browse earlier . 2. Double-click the NAS icon. A printer icon should be shown. 3. Right-click the printer icon , and select Inst a ll, as shown above. [...]

3.4 Using the Web File Sharing Y ou can access and download files on the NAS using your W eb Browser , even from non-Windows platform s. T o access data stored on the NAS using your W eb Browser: 1. S tart your WEB browser . 2. In the Address box, enter "HTTP://" and the NAS Server's IP Address. Note : If the port number used by the [...]

22 3.5 Changing Y our Password Although the Administrator of the NAS must cre ate your User Name and initial p assword, you can then change your own p asswor d whenever you wish, as follows: T o change your password, click on the "Change Password" link on home pag e. The following screen will be displayed. Enter the required dat a: z User[...]

4. Web-based Management This chapter provides setup det ails of the NAS’s W eb -based Interface. 4.1 Introduction This Chapter describes using the W e b-based Administration interface. For details o n using the Windows utility , see the Basic Inst allation & Setup Chapter . 4.2 The W eb-based Administrator Interface T o access the Administrat[...]

4.3 Setup Menu - User Screen S tart-up screen will be as follow no matter an ordinary us ers or an administrator . This is the first screen that appears afte r selecti ng "Administration". This screen allows you to manage the Users, which ex ist on the NAS Server . z The "guest," and "admin" users are pre -define d, an[...]

Name User Name. Note that punctuation and other speci al characters (e.g. * / | ) cannot be used in the name. Comment (Optional) Enter a comment if you wish. Password V erify pass w ord Enter the user's p assword in these fields. These fields are also used to c hange an existing user's passwo rd, as follows: 1. Select the desired user 2[...]

Buttons Groups Clicking this button will display t he Groups of which the selected user is a member . Y ou can then add this user to other Groups, or remove existing membership. Delete Click this button to delete the selected user . Clear Use this button to clear the form, pr ep ari ng the form for the entry of a new user . Save as New User Use thi[...]

Group button T o click Group button, it will pop up following screen: This screen allows you to check which Group s th is user is a member of, and to add or revoke membership. User Name The name of the User being modi fied is shown at the top of the screen. Member of The "Member of:" column on the le ft shows the Group s that this user is[...]

4.4 Setup Menu - St atus Screen This screen used to check the det ails and status of NAS System z Server Name - Current name of the NAS. This name will be shown in "Network Neighborhoo d" or "My Network Places". The NAS has one default server name. Server Nam e is restored to default one after configuration re store. z Firmware [...]

Printer The NAS supports USB printer , and it can share the printer after you connect one printer into one USB port. • Current S tatus - Possible states are On Line, Of f Line, and Out o f Paper or No Printer . • No. of Print Jobs - The total number of print jobs in the Print Queue, waiting to be printed. Disk Display the status of Internal and[...]

Buttons Shutdown Now Shutdown the Server immediately . This will break all existing connections, including this one. Clicking this button does NOT save any data you have entered. Restart Now Restart (reboot) the Server . This will break all existing connections, including this one. The NAS Server will immediately rest art, but could take a few mi n[...]

4.5 Setup Menu - Network Screen This screen allows you to set the IP Address and related inform ation required for TCP/IP networks. Obtain IP Address automatically (DHCP Client ) Do NOT select this unless you hav e a DHCP Server on your LAN. A DHCP Serve r can provide an IP Address to PCs and other devices when they boot. Fixed IP Address Select th[...]

The Network Att ached S torage can act as a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) Server , providing IP Addresses and related data to PCs and other devices. Enable Use this to Enable/Disable the DH CP Server . If you already have a DHCP Sever , do not enable this feature. S tart Address Enter the beginning of the rang e of IP Addresses to be a[...]

Backup 2 IP Address of the DNS Server to be tried if the se cond server is busy . Enable WINS Enable this if your LAN has a WINS Server . If enabled, this device will register with the WINS Server . This will allow users on the LAN to locate this device thro ugh a Router . (Without WINS, "Network Neighborhood" or "My Network Place s&[...]

4.6 Setup Menu - System Screen This screen cont ains some basic information about your NAS. Af ter initial configuration, no changes should be requi red. Name If you wish, you can change the name of the NA S Server . Note that punctuation and other special characters (e .g. * " / [ ] : ; | = , + ? < > ' ` ( ) # $ %) cannot be used[...]

T ime Zone Select the correct ti me zone for your location. Change System Date and T ime as Following Check this box for dat a and time update. The date and time setting is not sent to the server without check this box. Local Date Enter the local date. The NAS Server will set it own calendar acco rding to the date you provide. Local T ime Enter the[...]

be performed (for example) at 1 1.00 pm each day . Sync Now Use this button to synchronize with the NTP server immediately . Language Environment S pecify the language environment for FTP clients and Download Manager . Enable Download Manager If enabled, you can use Do wnload Manager function on homepage to download files with FTP and HTTP URLs. If[...]

Send E-Mail... Check this to enable the se nding of e-mail alerts by the NAS. Alerts will be sent when there is some problem requiring the Administrator's attention. E-Mail Address Enter from 1 to 3 E-Mail Addresses. The message s generated by the NAS will be sent to these destinations. Note that special characters (e.g. " / [ ] : ; | =[...]

Authentication enter your login name and p a ssword for the SMTP serve r . This is usually the same as the POP3 server used to receive e-mail. Meanwhile, you need specify the "From Addre s s" as t he E-Mail Address that is correlative with the Account Name. Account Name S pecify the login name that is used to login the SMTP serve r . Pass[...]

Environment above. Allow anonymous FTP login The FTP server will prompt for a Userna me and Password when client s attempt to connect. If this option is Enabled, users will be able to enter "anonymous" as the Username, and any string as the Password. If this option is Disabled, users mu st provide their correct Name and Password. Enable S[...]

Buttons Save Click this button to save the settings on the page. Cancel Click this button to cancel the modifications on the page. Restore to Default Click this button to restor e all system and network settings to defau lt. Clear Now Click this button to delete a ll files that exist in the Recycl e Bin immediately . 40[...]

4.7 Setup Menu - Media Screen This screen allows you to configur e the settings for media functions. Enable iT unes Server If enabled, then the user can listen music that stored in the NAS via iT unes client. This iT unes Server supports files with extensions .mp3, .m4a, and .m4p. And the iT unes Server uses port number 3689. Server Name S pecify t[...]

Play by S pecify the order that MP3 should be broadcasted. z Order - Play by order . z Shuf fle - Play by shuf fle. Content Directory S pecify the location in which MP3 need be broadca sted. Enable Media Server If enabled, the NAS can be located by compatible Media Ada pters, using the UPnP A V standard dev eloped by In tel and its partners. Media [...]

4.8 Advanced Menu – Group s Screen This screen allows you to manage the Us er G rou p s that exist on the NAS Server . New Group Use this area to create a new group. Existing Groups This shows the list of all Groups. T wo group s - "everyone" and "admin istrators" - always exist. These groups ca nno t be deleted. Buttons Creat[...]

Access Right s Screen This screen allows you to view and modi fy the Group s which can access this Share. Note: Th e ad ministrators group AL WA YS has Read/W rite (R/W) access to ALL sha re s. Group Name The name of the Group being modified is shown above the 2 list s of shares . Accessible Shares The "Accessible Shares" co lumn on the l[...]

Group Members This screen allows you to check which users are members of the group, and to add or revoke membership of this group. Note: The "everyone" Group AL W A YS cont ains all users. Y ou cannot add or remove members. Group Name The name of the Group being modified is shown at the top of the screen. Members (users) The "Members[...]

4.9 Advanced Menu – Shares Screen This screen allows you to manag e the Shares that exist on the NAS Server . A "Share" is a folder (directory) on the NAS Server that a User Group can access. z Only the NAS Server Administrators can cr eate Shares. However , within a Share, users who have access to that Share can create ot her folders ([...]

Name The current name will be displayed. The Share Name can be chang ed if you wish. This does not chang e the name of the folder (d irectory) associated with th e Share. Note that punctuation and other special characters (e.g. " / [ ] : ; | = , + * ? < > ' ` $ % @ #) cannot be used in the n ame. Comment (Optional) Change or enter[...]

2. Change the Share properties as required. Note that you can NOT change the location. 3. Click the "Save" button to save your changes. Share Access This screen allows you to view and modi fy the Group s, which can access this share. Note: The administrators g roup AL WA YS has R/W access to ALL share s Share Name The name of the Share be[...]

Operation T o Add Access Rights Select the Group or Group s in the right-hand column, then click the "<< Read Access" to provide Read-Only access, or the "<< R/W Access" Button to provide Read-W rite access. Multiple Groups can be selected by holding down the CTRL Key while selecting. T o R emove Access Rights Select[...]

4.10 Advanced Menu – Backup Screen There are 2 types of backup: z Configuration Backup - This facility allows you to Ba ckup (Download) and Restore (Upload) the NAS's conf iguration file. The configuration file cont ains all network information, as well as the User , Group, and Sha re information. It does NOT include any information about th[...]

z Date/T ime - The date and time of the last backup are shown. Backup Now Run the selected backup job immediately . S tatus This button will open a sub-window that shows the status of all Backup jobs. Modify This button will open a sub-wind ow where you can change the settings of the selected backup job. Delete Delete the selected backu p job. Add [...]

Add Backup Job From this screen, you can add new backup jobs, whi c h be displayed on the Backup screen. Name Enter a suit able name for this job. Backup T ype Select the desired backup type. z Full - all files will be backed up. z Incremental - only changed files will be backed up. z Synchronize - all files are backed up, then any files on the des[...]

Remote Location Enter the details of the re mote device. z Name - enter the name of t he other device, as seen on the network. z Shared Folder - Enter the name of the shared folder . Depending on the direction of the backup, this is either the share to be backed up, or the destination for the backed-up d at a. z The Server Requires Authentication -[...]

4.1 1 Advanced Menu – Disk Screen This screen allows you to ma intain the disks in this NAS Disk Mode - Disk mode select: Separate Disk, JBOD/LVM, Raid 0 and Raid 1. Any data on the disk will be lost it if change disk mode! Disk Mode This indicates the current working mode of Internal Disks. It can be one following modes : z Separate Disks Disk 1[...]

Format Disk - use this after installing a new disk. The disk will be partitioned and quick-formatted. Any data on the disk will be lost! Format This includes status of Internal Disk a nd USB Disks. Internal Disk: z No Installed - No disk is in serte d, or connection or disk has failed. z Not Formatted - Disk has been detect ed, but it is not ready [...]

Scandisk - running the Scandisk (Disk Che ck) prog ram will check the file system, and correct any errors found. This program should be run r egularly. The Scandisk prog ram will also run automatically if an error conditi on is detected, such as an abnormal shutdown due to loss of power. Scandisk This can have any of the following values: z N/A - N[...]

S.M.A.R.T. - S.M.A.R.T. (Self- Monitoring, Analysis, and Rep orting Technology) can warn of impending problems with the Hard Disk, before it actually fails. This test should be performed regularly. S.M.A.R.T. This can have any of the following values: z Not Installed - No disk is available. z Not Checked - No S.M.A.R.T . check has been perf ormed o[...]

Buttons Change Click this button to enter the scree n of changing Disk Mode. Format Use this button to format the disk. This will partition and quick-for mat the new disk. WARNING! This will destroy any data on t he disk. Once started, this process can NOT be halted or reverse d. S.M.A.R.T. z Check - Click this button to run the S.M.A.R.T . check i[...]

4.12 Advanced Menu – Upgrade Screen The Upgrade facility allows you to upgrade the NAS Server's software. You need to obtain the upgrade file from your dealer or supplier. Note that the NAS Server is unavailable during the upgrade process, and all connections will be lost, including this one. The NAS Server will reboot once the upgrade inst [...]

5. Downl oad Manager Download manag er allow you to download file vi a FTP, HTTP or BT without PC. Just set on NAS and will base on your setting to download file au tomatically. 5.1 The W eb-base Download Management Interface To access the Download Manager inte rface, click the "Download Manager" lin k on the home page. You will then be p[...]

5.2 Download Management Screen This screen allows you manage you r do wnlo ad tasks. Manager Status Status of the Download Manager, it can be 'Enabled' or 'Disa bled'. Owner Name of the user that logins the Download Man ager. File Name Name of the saved file in the NAS for the task. File Size Total si ze of the do wnloaded file [...]

Action Task Details View the detailed information of the task. Run Task Start to run the selected ta sk. Stop Task Stop the selected task. Delete Task Delete selected tasks. Move Up Increase the priority of the task. Move Down Decrease the priority of the tas k. Logout Leave the screen of Downl oad Manager. Add New Task Open the win dow to ad d new[...]

5.3 Add New T ask Screen This screen allows you define do wnloa d task of Download Manager. Or Type Specify type of the file to be downloaded. It can be HTTP/FTP or BT (Bit Torrent). URL (HTTP/FTP) Specify the URL if type is HTTP/FTP. Torrent File Specify the torrent file wi th which you need download files. You can upload it from local pc or provi[...]

Share Folder Select name of the share where downloaded file will be saved. Subdirectory Select the subdirectory under the selected share where downl oaded file will be saved. Action Save Save the new task. Cancel Cancel the modifications on the web p age. Close Close the win dow. 64[...]

6. Downl oad Manager If your LAN is connected to the Interne t, typically by a Broadband Gat eway/Router and Broadband modem, you can make the NAS available via the Internet. Features available to Internet users include: z Using a Web browser to view and do wnload files. z Remote management 6.1 Making the NAS available via the Internet If your LAN [...]

"Web" entry for /Port Forwarding / V irtual Se rver must then use the port number spe cified on the NAS System screen. z T o connect to the NAS, Internet users need to know and use the Internet IP ad dress of your Router/Gateway . (If the port number is not 80, they also need to know the port number .) z If you have a domain name, users c[...]

6.3 Printing via IPP (Internet Printing Protocol) To print to the NAS via the Internet, the port used for IPP (TCP port 63 1) must be associa ted with the NAS. The NAS is an IPP Server. To use IPP, your PC must be an IPP client. Windows 2000 and XP have built-in support for IPP, so there is no nee d to use the provide d IPP client prog ram. IPP Set[...]

4. Click "Next" If the connection can be established, an d the pr inter on that port is on-line, the following dialog will be displayed. 5. Click "OK", and then select the printer manufacturer and model to match the printe r connected to the port on the IPP Server. 6. Click "Next", and complete the Wizard. IPP Client S[...]

3. Configure this screen as follows: IPP Server Enter the Internet IP address us ed to connect to the NAS, as follo ws. http://ip_address:631/prin ters/printer_name Where: IP_address represents the IP Addres s used to acce ss the NAS. (As explained earlier, this may be the Internet a ddress of a Gateway, rather than the NAS itself.) Printer_name is[...]

Changing the IPP Port Settings After the IPP port is created, you can reach t he IPP Port screen via the Windo ws Port Settings button: 1. Open the Printers folder (Start - Settings - Printers) 2. Right-click the IPP Printer, and select Properties. 3. Locate and cl ick the Port Settings button (on the Details or Port tab , depending on your version[...]

Appendix A: Licenses Overvie w Many software components are covered by the G NU GPL (General Public Licen se). Some are covered by the BSD License. z The following table provides det ails of the various co mponents. z The text of both Licenses is below. Package Name License bash GPL bftpd GPL BusyBox GPL CUPS GPL e2fsprogs GPL gawk GPL gdbm GPL gli[...]

pam BSD or GPL quota BSD Samba server GPL sh-util GPL smtpclient GPL sysVinit GPL telnet-server BSD textutils GPL thttpd BSD Tinylogin GPL Ucsc-smartsuite GPL udhcp GPL upnpsdk BSD util-linux GPL vixie-cron Distributable XFS patch GPL xfsdump GPL xfsprogs GPL xinetd Distributable BSD License BSD License Information 72[...]

Copyright (c) 2002. All rights reserved. Redistribution and use in source and binary form s, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: z Redistributions of source code must reta in the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the fo llowing disclaimer. z Redistributions in binary form mus[...]

To protect your rights, we need to make restrict ions that forbid anyone to deny you these right s or to ask you to surrender the rights. These rest rictions translate to certain responsi bilities for you if you distribute copies of the software, or if you modify it. For example, if you distribute c opies of such a program, whethe r gratis or for a[...]

b) You must cause any work that y ou distribute or publish, that in whole or in part contains o r is derived from the Program o r any part thereof, to be licensed as a whole at n o charge to all third parties under the terms of this Licen se. c) If the modified program normally read s commands interactively whe n run, you must cause it, when starte[...]

4. You may not copy, modify, sublicense, or distri bute the Program except as expre ssly provided under this License. Any attempt otherwise to copy, modify, sublicense or distrib ute the Program is void, and will automatically termi nate your rights un der this License. However, parties who have received copie s, or rights, from you under this Lice[...]

countries, so that distribution is permitt ed only in or among countries not thus excluded. In such case, this License incorporates the limitation as if written in the body of this License. 9. The Free Software Foundation may publish revised and/or new versio ns of the General Public License from time to time. Such new ve rsions will be similar in [...]

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EC Declaration of Conformity For the following equipment: *T ype of Product : 2-Bay SA T A NAS RAID Server *Model Number : NAS-7200 * Produced by: Manufacturer‘s Name : Planet T echnology Corp. Manufacturer‘s Address : 1 1F , No. 96, Min Chuan Road, Hsin T ien, Ta i p e i , Ta i w a n , R . O . C . is herewith confirmed to comply with the requi[...]