LevelOne 4-bay Sata NAS w/2 Gigabit Ethernet GNS-8000B manuel d'utilisation

LevelOne GNS-8000B 4-bay Sata NA S w/2 Gigabit Ethernet User`s Manual V er 1.00-0512[...]

- 2 - CUSTOMER SER VICE T o obtain service or technical support for your system, please refer to the registration card for detailed contacts. Trademarks GNS-8000B and LevelOne® are tra demarks of Digital Data Communications Asia Co. , Ltd. Microsoft®, Windows® and Internet Expl orer® are registered trademarks of Microsoft Inc. Novell® and NetW[...]

- 3 - Table of Contents Chapter 1 Overview of GNS-8000B ....................................................... 6 1.1 Introduction................................................................................... 6 1.2 Pa ckage Contents ........................................................................... 6 1.3 System O verview .............[...]

- 4 - 6.6 Disk Config urati on ......................................................... 54 6.6.1 Create Disk Volu me ................................................................. 54 6.6.2 Delete Disk Volu me .................................................................. 56 6.6.3 Examine Di sk Volume ........................................[...]

- 5 - 7.2 By Apple MAC OS ......................................................................... 94 7.3 By Linux OS ............................................................................... 100 7.4 By W eb Br owser ......................................................................... 100 7.5 By File T ransfer Protocol (FTP) ...........[...]

- 6 - Chapter 1 Overview of GNS-8000B 1.1 Introduction Thank you for choosing LevelOne GNS- 8000B , 4-bay Sata NAS Server . This product has the foll owing key features: • Simple installation, 5 mi nutes configurati on and user-friendl y management interface for SMB users. • High speed SA T A HDD , supports hotsw ap, maximum capacity up to 2.0T[...]

- 7 - 1.3 System Overview Front View Rear View Power Rear View LED indicators: Po wer , Error , Network and Disk LCD panel Down button Enter button Power co nnector A TX Redund ant P ower Supply USB ports SCSI connecter (For tape d evice) Giga LAN 1 Power b utton Re set button Giga LAN 2 Pow e r L ig h t Error Light Error Alarm Shutdown Butto n[...]

- 8 - Chapter 2 Install GNS-8000B 2.1 Install Hard Disk T o install hard disks to GNS-8000B , plea se make sure you ha ve the following items in place.  GNS-8000B  HDD tra y x 4 (included in GNS-8000B)  3.5” SA T A hard disk (optional)  Flat head screw (included in GNS-8000B)  Round head screws (included in GNS- 8000B)  Mount ki[...]

- 9 - Hard Disk Installati on Procedure It is highly recommended that you inst all disks of the same brand and same size on GNS-8000B . The server may function improperly if disks of different brands a nd size are inst all ed. Please refer to Chapter 2.2 for hard disk recommendation list. 1. Push the side locks in the front of GNS-8000B a nd then p[...]

- 10 - 3. Place a hard disk in a hard disk tr ay . 4. T urn over the disk tr ay . Make sure the disk holes match the holes at the base of the tra y . F asten the disk wi th four flat head screws . 5. Insert the hard disk tra y to GNS-8000B. Then lock the tray with the hard disk lock. (Y ou can install 4 disks at maximum.) 6. When finished, close th[...]

- 11 - Install Rackmount Kit Please follow the steps below to in stall the rackmount kit of GNS-800 0B. 1. Attach brack ets ( a ) to both sides of GNS-8000 B in the front. 2. Lock the brack ets ( b ) to GNS-8000B. Then a ttach and fasten z -shape brack ets ( c ). 3. Push GNS-8000B into the r ack. 4. F asten the screws to f ix the position of GNS-80[...]

- 12 - 2.2 Hard Disk Recommendation List The following HDD models are verified by LEVELONE that are compatible with GNS-8000B. It is recommended to use the same brand and same si ze listed here for GNS-8000B if more than one hard di sk is installed. Other HDD br ands that are not tested by LEVELONE may or may not work properly with GNS-8000B . For [...]

- 13 - 2.3 Connect GNS-8000B to Office Network When connecting GNS-8000B to office network: 1. It is recommended to install GNS-8000B in LAN with DHCP server . 2. Y ou can use any PC in the same subnet to connect to the server by IE browser . 3. Y ou ma y also connect a CD/DVD burner to GNS-8000B for data backup and restore. SCSI USB La p to p # 1 [...]

- 14 - T o install GNS-8000B in office ne twork, please follow the steps: a, b, c, d, e below . # T o use fail ov er or load balance func tion, please connect both LAN 1 and LAN 2 to switch/ h ub/ router . For furt her details, please refer to Chapter 6.5.1 . * Optional step. Y ou can skip this step if you are not us ing CD/DVD backup/restore or ta[...]

- 15 - DISK NUMBER: 4 SIZE: 457884 MB   SYS TEMP: 25 o C SYS FAN: 5400 RPM   CPU TEMP: 28 o C CPU FAN: 3000 RPM   Chapter 3 Use LCD Panel When GNS-8000B is turned on, the server na me, IP address, date, and time will be shown. Check System Information 1. Press Down button to view disk inform ation, i.e. number of disks and disk si[...]

- 16 - NAS001122 1.0.0 (1118)   NAS001122 1.0.0 (1118)   PRESS 2 SECONDS FOR CONFIG. PAGE   4. Press Down button again to view model number and version information. System Setting Function 1. Press Enter button for two seco nds to enter config uration page. 2. Press Down button to se lect an item: NETWORK S ET TINGS, POWER DOWN, R[...]

- 17 - Network Settings Enter NETWORK SET TINGS configuration page and press Down button to select one of the follow ing options. • DHCP DHCP will obtain IP address automatically . • ST A TIC IP Press Enter button to se lect ST A TIC IP . Then configure the IP address. i. SET ST A TIC IP Press Down button to enter 0~255 and press Enter button t[...]

- 18 - SELECT: 2. POWER DOWN   SELECT: 3. REBOOT SYSTEM   POWER DOWN Press Down button to se lect POWER DOWN and pre ss Ente r button to confirm shutting down GNS-8000B . REBOOT SYSTEM Press Down button to select REBOO T SY STEM and press Enter button to confirm restarting the system. Exit Configuration Page (E XIT) Press Enter button a[...]

- 19 - Chapter 4 Quick Install Wizard Quick Install Wizard enables you to search f or all available GNS-8000B within the local network, and view the server name , IP ad dress, and workgroup etc. Y ou can also configure the disk name, date an d time, etc. via Quick Install W izard. T o use Quick Install Wizard, run GNS-8000B CD-ROM in your PC and in[...]

- 20 - Run Quick Install wiz ard shortcut on the desktop, the follow ing screen will be shown. Name of server IP address of server Windows workgroup j oined by server View the details of selected server Refresh the search results within the network Help Exit the program Configure the server name, time and network settings System version[...]

- 21 - Operation 1. Configure GNS-8000B Select a GNS-8000B displayed on Quick Install Wizard and click Con figure . Enter the administr ator password. Upon successful login, the following screen will appear . Enter the configuration values and click OK.[...]

- 22 - For fur ther configur ation of the sys tem, please login the admini stration page of GNS-8000B via web browser . Note: Y ou may ha ve to restart GNS-8000B after cha nging the network configur ation. Set the name, date and time for GNS-8000B. The length cannot exceed 14 char acters. The system will obt ain IP address automatically . T o use f[...]

- 23 - 2. View GNS-8000B details Select a GNS-8000B av ailable on Quick Install Wizard and click Details . The following screen w ill be shown:[...]

- 24 - . 3. Search for all av ailable GNS-8000B again. T o refresh the search results, click Refresh to display all available servers within the network.[...]

- 25 - 4. Help If you have any enquiries about Quick Install Wiz ard when using the program, you can click the Help button to view the help text . 5. Enter the homepage of GNS-8000B Double click on GNS-80 00B to enter the administr ation page.[...]

- 26 - Chapter 5 Start to Enjoy the Services of GNS- 8000B GNS-8000B provides the following powe rful se rvices and applications 5.1 File Server Y ou can mak e use of the following means to access and share the folders of GNS - 8000B easily: a. By Quick Install Wizard : By the Map Drive function of Quick In stall Wizard, you can configure the share[...]

- 27 - 5.3 Backup Server GNS-8000B provides versatile backup mechan isms to help you back up or restore disk data completely to enhance more e fficient and secure system management. The backup/ restore applicat ions are listed below: a. Remote Replication Re mote replication is a built -in backup feature of GNS-8000B . Y ou can set up instant or sc[...]

- 28 - Chapter 6 Administer GNS-8000B When you have installed GNS-8000B and co nnected it to the network or PC, you can manage the server via web bro wser . It is recommended to use Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or above to a ccess GNS-8000B. GNS-8000B Network Configuratio n for th e First Time of Use By factory default, GNS-8000B will search the[...]

- 29 - 6.1 Access Administration Page Y ou can access GNS-8000B administr ation page by the following means: 3. Launch the web browser . Enter the IP address of GNS-800 0B to access the administration page. Y ou can check th e IP address of GNS-8000B on the LCD panel (see Chapter 3). OR 4. Install and Quick Installation Wizar d (see Chapter 4). Sea[...]

- 30 - 5. When the administration page is shown, click Admi nistration . 6. Enter the user name and pas sword to login. Default user name: administr ator Password : admin The first time you login GNS-8000B, Quick Con figuration page will be shown. Please refer to 6.3 Quick Configuration for more details. T o connect GNS-8000B by MAC, open a web bro[...]

- 31 - 6.2 Server Administration There are eight main sections in server administr ation: Qui c k Conf igur ati on Net w or k S h ar e Ma na ge m e nt System Tool s Sta ti sti cs & Lo gs Di sk C o n figu ra tio n Networ k Se ttings System Setti ngs Ser ver Name Date & Ti me Vi e w System Se tt in gs TCP /I P C onfiguration View N etw o rk S[...]

- 32 - 6.3 Quick Configuration Please follow the step-by-step guide in Quick Configuration to complete the settings of GNS-8000B. If you have any questions during we b administration, please click the help button on the top right hand corner of the page. Other buttons are described as below: : Retur n to previous page : Retur n to home page : Logou[...]

- 33 - Step 2. Change the administr ator password or select to use the original password. Step 3. Enter the date, time and select the time z one for the server . Step 4. Select the language the server us es to display files and directories. The default setting is English .[...]

- 34 - Step 5. Enter the IP address, subnet ma sk and default gatew ay for the server . Select network interf ace configuration: fail over or load balance. Step 6. Select the network file se rvices to pro vide on the server .[...]

- 35 - Step 7. Configure disk volume on the server . Step 8. Configure the method of user au thenti cation. Please refer to Chap ter 6.5.2 for further information.[...]

- 36 - Step 9. Manage users and us er groups of this server .[...]

- 37 - Step 10. Manage network shares on this server . Step 11. Finish. It may take sever al to tens of minutes to complete Quick Configurati on, dependin g on your system setti ngs.[...]

- 38 - 6.4 System Settings Basic system settings include the server name, date, time, and view system settings. 6.4.1 Server Name Enter the name of GNS-8000B . The server name can be 14 char acters long at maximum, which can contai n alphabets, numbers and hyphen (-). The server does not accept names with space, period (.), or names in pure numbers[...]

- 39 - 6.4.2 Date & Time Set the date, time, and time zone accordin g to your l ocation. If the setti ngs are incorrect, the follow ing problems may occur:  When using a web bro wser to access or sa ve a file, the display time of th e action will be incorrect .  The system event log time will be incorrect co mpar ed to the actual time whe[...]

- 40 -  NTP Server Y ou can enable or use specified NTP (Network Time Protocol) server to update the date and time of t he system automatically . T o enable NTP server , please enable Configure NTP server or cli ent setting and enter the IP address or domain name of the NTP server , e.g. time.nist.gov , time.windows.com in Use t he specified NTP[...]

- 41 - 6.4.3 Language Setting Select the language GNS-8000B uses to display files and directories. Note: All files and directories on GNS-8000B will be created using Unicode encoding. If your FTP clients or PC does not support Unicode, e.g. Windows 95, 98, ME OS is used, select the lang uage the same as the language of your OS in order to v iew the[...]

- 42 - 6.5 Network Settings 6.5.1 TCP/ IP Configuration[...]

- 43 - Configuration of Network Inter faces  Fail Over (Default) The system supports the conf iguration of multiple network interf aces, which enables you to perform F ail Over or L oad Balance functions. F ail over ensures server av ailab ility to the network. If the primary port is disconnected due to a hardw are or cabl e problem, the seconda[...]

- 44 -  Load Balance In load balance * mode, the transmission lo ad is distributed among aggregated network ports. * An intelligent software adaptiv e agent will repeatedly analyze the traffic f low from the server and distribute the packets based on the desti nation address. Load balance can only occur on Layer 3 routing protocols (IP or NCP IP[...]

- 45 -  Standalone Standalone settings enable each port to have a unique IP , which allows users on different network areas to shar e one GNS-8000B and maintain their independence from one an other in the network. When using this mode, fail over cannot be used and only LAN 1 can be configured as DHCP serv er .[...]

- 46 - Network Speed Network speed settings pro vide an adv anced option for configuring ne twork speed. Y ou can select auto-negotiation (default), 10 Mbps, 100 Mbps, or 1000 Mbps. It is recommended to use t he default setting th at the server will determin e network speed automatically . • Obtain IP address settings automatically via DHCP If yo[...]

- 47 - Primary DNS Server: Enter the IP address of primary DNS server that provides DNS service for GNS-8000B in exte rnal network. Secondary DNS Server: Enter the IP address of seco ndary DNS server that provides DNS service for GNS- 8000B in external network. Y ou can also configure the fol lowing settings:  Enable DHCP server If there is no D[...]

- 48 - 6.5.2 Microsoft Networking Enable file service for Microsoft networki ng: If you ar e using Microsoft Windows, enable this service to access the files on network share folders. Assign a workgroup name.  Standalone Serve r Use local users for user authentication.  NT Domain Member Use Microsoft NT domain for user authe ntication.  AD[...]

- 49 - Microsoft Network Services.  W orkgroup: Specify the workgroup GNS-8000B belongs to. The workgroup is a computer group unit in Microsoft Windows network for network sharing.  AD Server Name: Enter the name of the AD server when AD domain is selected for authentication.  Domain Name: Microsoft domain name . Enter the domai n name whe[...]

- 50 - 6.5.3 Apple Network T o use GNS-8000B on Apple MAC oper ating system, enable Apple T alk network support. If your Apple T alk network uses exte nded networks, and is assigned w ith multiple zones, assign a zone name to GNS-8000B . If you do not w ant to assign a network zone, enter a n asterisk (*) to use the defaul t setting. This setting i[...]

- 51 - 6.5.5 Web File Manager T o access files on GNS-8000B via web browser , enable We b File Manager . If GNS- 8000B is connected to the Internet and us es a valid IP address, you can access files on the server by web browser from anywhere. F or further details, please refer to Appendix A. 6.5.6 FTP Service Select to enable or disable Unicod e Su[...]

- 52 - 6.5.7 View Network Settings Y ou can view current network settings and st atus in this section.[...]

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- 54 - 6.6 Disk Configuration In the section, you can create, delet e, examine and format disk volume, as w ell as view disk and volu me status of GNS-8000B. 6.6.1 Create Disk Volume GNS-8000B can accommodate four disks at m aximum. Y ou can set the disk volume to the followin g configurations by clicking on the icons on Create D isk V olume page: [...]

- 55 - b. RAID 5 Disk Volume Three or more hard disks can be integr ated to form RAID 5 disk volume. Data will be distributed and stored among th e disks. If a disk fails, you can replace a new disk with the damaged on e, and the system will resto re the data to the new disk. You can also us e three disks for RAID 5 and a fourth disk as a backup di[...]

- 56 - e. Linear Disk Volume You can combine two or more disks into one larger disk. Files will be saved on physical disks sequent ially but does not have a disk failure f ile protection function. The overall c apacity of linear disk is the su m of all disks. 6.6.2 Delete Disk Volume To delete a disk volume, select the disk volume to remove and cli[...]

- 57 - 6.6.3 Examine Disk Volume To examine a disk volume, select the disk volume to examine an d click OK. You can check the Fix erro rs box and the server will fix errors automatically duri ng disk checking.  Disk V olume Operation Report After click OK on Examine D isk V olume page, a page like below will display to show the current statu s a[...]

- 58 - 6.6.4 Format Disk Volum e To format disk volume, select the di sk volume to format and click OK. 6.6.5 View Disk & Volume Status You can view details of physical disk s and logical volumes in the section. Note: When configuring disk v olume, make sure there are no active users connecting to GNS-8000B to avoid any po tential damage to the[...]

- 59 - 6.7 User Management The files on GNS-8000B can be shared among multiple users. F or easier management and better control of users’ ac cess right, yo u have to organize users, user groups and their access right control. 6.7.1 Users The system has created the fo llowing users b y default:  Administrator By default, administrator has acces[...]

- 60 - 512 users can be cre ated at maximum (i ncluding system defaul t users). You can create a new user according to your n eeds. The follo wing informat ion is required to create a new user:  User name The user name must not exceed 32 char acters. It is case-insensitive and can contain double -byte characters, such as Chinese, Japa nese, and [...]

- 61 - 6.7.2 User Groups User group is a collection of users with th e sa me access right to files or folders. GNS-8000B has created the following user gro u ps by default:  Administrators All members in this grou p have administration right. You cannot delete this group.  Everyone All registered users belong to everyone group. You cannot del[...]

- 62 - Create Users and Ass ign Users to User Group The following example demonstrates how to create new users and assign users to a user group. ABC Co. has recently r ecrui ted two employees Mr. Jones Lee for Adm inistration Department and Ms. Jane Wu for Sale s Department. The IT Department therefore needs to create two user accoun ts for them to[...]

- 63 - iii. Select t he user groups the users belong to on the ri ght list, i.e. Mr. Jones Lee for Administration Dept and Ms. Ja ne Wu for Sales Dept, and click Add . Then click Close . iv. After creatin g the users, the users will appear on th e list on Create User Page.[...]

- 64 - Create Private Network Share for Us er Groups You can create particular network share for each user gro up. The procedure is described as below: 1. To create a network share called media acce ssible by Administration Department only, please go to “Use r Management—User Groups” page. Select the user group Admi nistration Dept and cl ick[...]

- 65 - 3. You can see the folder media in Network Share M anagement page. 4. Enter Access Control. You ca n see that only Administrati on Dept has full access right to the folder.[...]

- 66 - 6.7.3 Quota T o allocate disk volume ef ficiently , you can specify the quo ta that can be used by each user . When this function i s enabled and a user has re ached his/her disk quota, he/she cannot upl oad data to the server an ymore. By default, no limitations are set for users. Y ou can modify the following two options: i. Enable quota f[...]

- 67 - 2. Select Jones Lee on User page and click Quota Settin gs on the right. 3. Enter the quota size 2000MB and click OK . 4. Follow the same steps and enter the quota size 4000MB for Jane Wu and click OK . The quota setting is successfully applied.[...]

- 68 - 6.8 Network Share Man agement The primary purpose of network storage is file sharing. In a standard operation environment, you can c reate different ne twork share folders for various types of files, or provide different file access rights to users or user groups. There are four options in Network Share Management:[...]

- 69 - 6.8.1 Create T o create a network share, ent er the following informat ion:  Network share name The share name must not exceed 12 characters and canno t contain the following characters: " . + = / : | * ? < > ; [ ] %  Disk volume This area shows the disk volume statu s.  Pat h All data are stored under the assigned path[...]

- 70 - 6.8.2 Property To edit the property of an existing network share, select a share and click Property . You can the n edit th e content of that share. 6.8.3 Access Control Once the network share is created, you ca n assign access ri ghts to users or user groups:  Deny access Access to the network share will be denied when this option is sel[...]

- 71 - 6.8.4 Delete Select a share and click delete. Clic k OK to confirm.[...]

- 72 - 6.9 System Tools System T ools enable you to optimiz e the maintenance and management of GNS- 8000B. 6.9.1 SNMP Settings Enable SNMP (Simple Netw ork Management Protocol) service and complete al l necessary settings to manage network components of the server by SNMP. When enabling SNMP Trap Notification, a message w ill be sent to a specifie[...]

- 73 - 6.9.2 Alert Notification Enter the e-mail address of admi nistrator an d SMTP server IP address. In case of warning or malfunction, e. g. CPU fan fails, a disk drive fails or is un plugged, an email will be sent to the ad ministra tor automatically . Y ou can refer to Ev ent Logs section in Statistics & Logs (refer to Chapter 6.10.2 ) to[...]

- 74 - 6.9.4 Hardware Settings Y ou can enable or disable the hardw are functions of GNS-8000B. i. Enable LCD panel setting function To enable users to configure TC P/IP setting s via the LCD p anel. ii. Enable configurat ion reset switch By enabling this option, y ou can press the reset button for a few seconds to reset the administrator password [...]

- 75 - 6.9.5 UPS If your UPS device provides USB i nterface, you can enable UPS (uninterruptible power supply) support to protect your sy stem from abnormal system shutdown caused by pow er outage. In case of ut ility power failure, th e system will shut down automatically by probing the power stat us of the connected UPS unit.  Enable UPS suppo[...]

- 76 - UPS Model Select the UPS model from th e list. If the UPS model you are using is not available on the list, please contact our technical support. IP Address of UP S If you have selected APC UPS with SNMP for UPS model, enter the IP address of the UPS. Note: When UPS support is not e nabled, the Test butto n will not function.[...]

- 77 - 6.9.6 System Update Note: If the system is runni ng properly , you do not need to update the firmware. Before updating system firmware, plea se make sure the product mod el and firmware version are correct. Follow th e steps below to update firmware: Step 1: Download t he release notes of the same version as the firmware from LEVELONE websit[...]

- 78 - GNS-8000B firmware[...]

- 79 - 6.9.7 Change Logo You can choose a personal picture to di splay on the login page of GNS-8000B. The size of the picture cannot exceed 20K byte s.[...]

- 80 - 6.9.8 Tape Backup T ape backup enables you to perform backup or restor ation jobs by a tape drive. GNS-8000B supports full backup and incremental backup . By full backup, all source files will be backed up. By incremental backup, only modified or new files after last backup will be backed up.  Backup Now T o back up files to the tape driv[...]

- 81 -  Scheduled Jobs Y ou can schedule a backup job to be executed automatically . Click New and define the job name, backup sour ce, backup t ype, and schedule.[...]

- 82 -  T ools There are several useful tape function s to oper ate on the tape drive. For example, you can rewind, eject or er ase the tape here. Click Apply to execute the action.  Job Status Y ou can view the status of backup or restore job. Note: 1. The SCSI tape drive has to be prop erly connected and turned on before starting up GNS-800[...]

- 83 - 6.9.9 Remote Replication Remote R eplicat ion enables you to replicate local files to remote f olders on another server . The files will be compressed before the repl ication process in order to save ti me for data transfer . Make sure a ne twork sh are is crea ted before creating a remote repli cation job. Using Remote Replication Login GNS[...]

- 84 - i. New a. Click New to enter the following page. b. Complet e all settings and click OK to save or Cancel to quit. Note: T o use remote replication, enable Microsoft Networking service, make sure the destination networ k share and directory have been created, and the user name and password are valid to login the destination folder .[...]

- 85 - ii. Edit a. Select the job to be edited. b. Click Edit . c. Modify the settings. d. Click OK to save or Cancel to quit. iii. Delete a. Select the job to be deleted. b. Click Delete .[...]

- 86 - 6.9.10 Backup/ Restore/ Reset Settings To backup the setting(s), select the appropriate option(s) and click Backup . To restore a backup settings file, click Browse to select the file and click Restor e . To reset the setting(s) to factory defaul t(s), select the appropriate option and click Reset .[...]

- 87 - 6.9.11 USB CD/ DVD Backup/ Restore USB Backup/R estore function enables you to back up local data to CD/DV D discs via USB CD/DVD burner , and CD/DVD data to l ocal disk. Using USB Backup/Restore[...]

- 88 - i. USB CD/ DVD De tection a. Connect USB burner to GNS-8000B . T urn on the burner and input a writable disc. b. Click Re-detect . The system will display information of the detect ed burner . c. Click Eject Disc to eject the disc from the burner . d. Insert the disc again and click Re-detect and continue to use writing a nd loading function[...]

- 89 - ii. Write data a. T o write data from GNS-8000B to disc, enter the volume label name. b. In Source Path (Network Share/Di rectory), select a network share from the drop-down menu and enter a di rectory name. Y ou can also use s troke to indicate multiple dir ectories, e.g. sales/jenny . c. Select Write Speed. d. Click Write to disc to write [...]

- 90 - iii. Load data a. Insert the disc for loading data to GNS-8000B network share. The volume label is shown in CD Label. b. In Destination Pa th (Network Share /Directory), select a network share from the drop-down menu a nd enter a directory name. Y ou can also use stroke to indicate multiple directories, e.g. sales/jenny . c. Select Over writ[...]

- 91 - 6.10 Statistics & Logs Y ou can view the event logs of all currently online users on GNS-8000 B for system monitoring. 6.10.1 Active Users This page shows all users t hat are curre ntly logged on to W eb File Manager . 6.10.2 Event Logs GNS-8000B can store thousands of recent event logs, including warning, error and information messages.[...]

- 92 - Chapter 7 Access GNS-8000B 7.1 By Microsoft Windows 1. Y ou can access GNS-80 00B in Wi ndows OS by the following w ays: a. By Quick Install Wizard . For fu rther information, please refer to Chapter 4. b. Y ou may also search for GNS-8000B within the Network Neighborhood. Locate the workgroup and find the name of yo ur GNS-8000B. Whe n the [...]

- 93 - 2. Once the connection to GNS-8000B is su ccessful, all listing on your av ailable network share will be displayed. Use the option Map Network Drive to map the folder(s) as your netw ork drive.[...]

- 94 - 7.2 By Apple MAC OS If you are an Apple MAC user , you can access GNS-8000B by the following ways: 1. Using Network Brow ser a. Choose “Network Browser” in Apple menu. b. In “Network Browser” , choose Appl e T alk. A list of computers on the Apple T alk netw ork will appear . Select GNS-8000B.[...]

- 95 - c. Enter the lo gin name and password, or use “Guest” to enter . Click Connect . d. When GNS-8000B is connected, all network shares will be shown.[...]

- 96 - e. C hoose a network share to connect. The network share will appear on the desktop.[...]

- 97 - 2. Using Chooser a. Select Chooser on Apple menu b ar . b. Click on AppleShare . The name of GNS-8000B will appea r on the right side of the window .[...]

- 98 - c. Use the mouse to highlight GNS-8000B and cl ick OK. d. Enter the correct login name and pa ssword or use “Guest” to login, and then click Connect .[...]

- 99 - e. All available network shares will be listed. Sele ct a network share and click OK. f. Close the Chooser program. Do uble click on the icon on the desktop to access the files.[...]

- 100 - 7.3 By Linux OS In addition to Microsoft and MAC O S, GNS-8000B also supports Linux systems through the NFS service: 1. On Linux, run the following command: mount -t nfs <GNS-8000B IP ad dress>:/<Networ k Share Name> <Directory to Mount> For example, if the IP address of your GNS-8 000B is 192.168.0.1 and you want to link [...]

- 101 - 7.5 By File Transf er Protocol (FTP) In addition to working with multiple operating systems, GNS-8000B al so supports connection via FTP . Enter the correct us er name and pas sword to connect the server or access the public share folders as guest. Please go to Network Settings—FTP service and enable FTP service before using F TP service.[...]

- 102 - b. Click t he share folder in FTP section. c. When the ftp folder is shown, enter user name and password.[...]

- 103 - d. The share folder will be shown. Y ou can then manage the folder by dragging and dropping file s to it, as well as rename or dele te the files.[...]

- 104 - Chapter 8 GNS-8000B Maintenance GNS-8000B is specially designed to run 24x7 and be ready at all times against system crash ca used by power outage. Th is section provides a general overview on system maintenance. 8.1 Restart/ Shut down Server Follow the steps below to restart or shut down GNS-8000B . 1. Ask all active users of GNS-8000B to [...]

- 105 - 8.2 Reset Administrator Password and Network Settings T o reset the administrator password and network settings o f GNS-8000B, 1. Press the reset button of GNS-8000B for a few seconds. A beep sound will be heard. 2. Login GNS-8000B with the defa ult user name and password: Default user name: administr ator Password : admin Note: T o reset t[...]

- 106 - 8.3 Disk Failure or Ma lfunction When you encounter disk malfunction or failure, please do the following: 1. Re cord the malfunction status or e rror messages. 2. Stop using the failed GNS- 8000B and turn off the server . 3. Contact customer service fo r technical suppo rt. Note: Y our GNS-8000B must be repaired by professional technicians,[...]

- 107 - Appendix A Web File Manager Using Web File Manager T o use W eb File Manager , enable W eb File Manager in Network Settings first. Launch the web browser and go to GNS-8000B home page. Select Web File Manager and enter the correct login name a nd password. Y ou ma y also enter “guest” in the login name fi eld with no pa ss word to acces[...]

- 108 - Select an existing network share for management. Y ou can organize network share folders of GNS -8000B. With W eb File Manager , you can upload, rename, or delete files an d folders in the network shares. View files online Click on a file displayed on the web page. The information of the file will be displayed. If your browser does not supp[...]

- 109 - Rename file o r fold er i. Select a file or folder to rename. ii. Click (Rename) on the toolbar . iii. Enter the new file or folder name and click OK. Delete file or folder i. Select a file or folder to delete. ii. Click (Delete) on the toolbar . iii. Confirm to delete the file or folde r . T o delete all files and folders, click (Select Al[...]

- 110 - Viewing Files Named in Chinese T o view files named in Chin ese, you may have to configure the browser settings. T ake Internet Explorer as an example, follow the steps below to conf igure the settings. 1. Click on Tools in IE browser . 5. Restart the browser . 2. Click Internet Options. 3. Cancel this opti on. 4. Click OK.[...]

- 111 - Web File Manager Icons Icon Description Up-return to the parent folder Refresh-reload the current page Home-return to network share list home page Create folder Re name file or folder Delete file or folder Select all Cancel selection Logout Full access network share folder Re ad-only network share folder Malfunction netw ork share folder[...]

- 112 - Appendix B Configuring AD Authentication AD environment mixed mode can be su pported b y GNS-8000B. F or example, qatest.com.tw and sub2.qatest.com.tw ar e domains controlled by Windows 2003 server , and sub1.qatest.com.tw domain is controlled by Windows 2000 server .[...]

- 113 - Please make sure you have enabled the Active Directory Service on the Windows Server and check the following items: 1. DNS Server setting on GNS-8000B ha s to be di rected to AD server . 2. GNS-8000B and AD server can synchron ize only if their time difference is less than 5 minutes. 3. GNS-8000B and AD server will synchronize each 5 mi nut[...]

- 114 - Adding GNS-8000B to Wind ows Server 2003 Acti ve Directory Dom ain 1. Go to TCP/IP Configur ation in Netw ork Settings. Enter the IP address of primary DNS server . Y ou can inquire AD domain via this DNS server .[...]

- 115 - 2. Go to Microsoft Networking of Networ k Settings. Enable AD Domain Member , and enter the domain name and the us er na me with administr ator access right to that domain. Note: a. Make sure that a fully qu alified domain name such as qatest.com.t w has been filled in. b. Make sure the user name with administr ator access right to that dom[...]

- 116 - 3. When the following message appears after appl ying the settings in step 2, check the DNS IP . When the following message appears afte r applying the settings in step 2, domain name, domain user name, and the password. When the following message appears afte r applying the settings in step 2, check the time zone settings. Mak e sure the d[...]

- 117 - 4. Upon successful adding of domain member , you can view the list for domain users and local users in User Manag ement. 5. Go to Access Control in Network Sh are Management to configure the access control right of AD users for all av ailable network shares.[...]

- 118 - Using AD users to access services T o access services like FTP , Network Neighb orhood, or Apple T a lk with an AD user account, add DomainName before the user name when logging in.[...]

- 119 - Adding GNS-8000B to Wind ows Server 2000 NT Domain 1. Go to Microsoft Networking to e n able NT Domai n member and then enter the domain name such as sub1 and the us er who has administrator acces s right for identification. Note: a. Please notice that GNS-8000B and Windows 2000/2003 se rver must be in the same section or the system will sh[...]

- 120 - 2. When the following message appears after appl ying the settings in step 1, check the domain name, domain user name, and the password. When the following message appears afte r applying the settings in step 2, check the time zone settings. Mak e sure the difference of your time and that of AD server is l ess than 5 minutes. If the time di[...]

- 121 - 4. Go to Access Control in Network Sh are Management to configure the access control right of domain u sers for all available network shares. Using domain users to access s ervices T o access services like FTP , Network Neig hborhood, or Apple T alk with an domain user account, add DomainName before the user name when logging in. Note: T o[...]

- 122 - Appendix C Messages of Hard Disk and Disk Configuration Status Hard Disk English Display Status Description Re ady The hard disk status i s normal No disk No disk currently  Disk tray is not installed or there is main board error . Users can check disk tray . If there is main board error , please contact LEVELONE customer service. Invali[...]

- 123 - Disk Configuration/ RAI D Configuration English Display Status Description Re ady The status of current d isk or disk configur ation is normal Unmounted Hard disk is not installed or h ard disk configuration is not configured Not Active RAID configuration is damaged and cannot be enabled  When this message is show n, users should back up[...]

- 124 - Appendix D: Virus Scan A network share may not be abl e to dete ct a virus without an automatic virus scan function when t here is a transfer of i nfected files. The user computer may have been i nfected in this situati on. T o preven t virus infection of the user computers, the system provides a vi rus scan program to c omprehend with avai[...]

- 125 - 3. Click Finish to complete the Setup.[...]

- 126 - A screen will pop up to show th e sy stem in formation the first time you have successfully i nstalled the vi rus scan agent. The description of the fields is as below: Fields Description Server Name Name of the netw ork share under the protecti on of virus scan agent[...]

- 127 - IP Address The IP addre ss of the network shar e Status Connection status of th e host network share with the virus scan agent: • Disconnect: Not connected to the network • Idle: Connection has been enabled but there is no file transfer for three minutes or more. • Ready: Connection has been enabled and ready to be scanned • --: Use[...]

- 128 - Enabling Virus Scan Support Go to Virus Scan of S y stem T ools. T o enable virus scan support, tick the bo x Enable Virus Scan Support. Enter the I P address of the virus scan ser ver and click Apply . Viewing Details of Infected Files T o view the detail s of infected files of the network share, go to Event Logs of Statistics & Logs. [...]

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