Hawking Technology HNAS1 manuale d’uso

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Introduction 4 Package Contents 5 Hardware Description 6 IP Protocol Setup 7 Hard Drive Installation 17 Quick Setup Wizard 19 Access the Device 27 Management Guide 28 Set Up the Network Storage Center 28 Homepage 29 Status Details 30 Network Settings 31 Host Name 31 IP Address 32 Superuser/Password 33 Administration 34 R e s t a r t S y s t e m 3 4[...]

Powerful and Easy The compact Hawking HNAS1 Net-Stor TM Network Storage Center is an economical and powerful device, and provides an ideal solution for small business and sm all office/home office users. The HNAS1 functions as both a file server and FTP server, and can be used to easily share video, music, and data files. It can also be configured [...]

Unpack and Inspect Open the package and carefully remove all items. The com plete HNAS1 package consists of: x One HNAS1 Network Storage Center (hard drive not included) x One CD with utility, user’s manual, and quick installation guide x One quick installation guide x One power adapter (12V/3A) x Four rubber feet x Four screws [...]

Front Panel Power Button T o activate the Network Storage Center , press this Power button located on the front panel of the device. T o power off the unit, press the Power button for two seconds until the Power LED starts to blink. LED Definitions Rear Panel LED St a t u s ON /OFF Green/Dark Power Boot/Shutdown: Blinking Ethernet Connected Green E[...]

Configuring the Network Protocols Please Note : If your PC obtains its IP address automatically, the Setup Wizard will not be able to get the PC’s IP in order to setup its network configuration, etc. To solve this problem, you will need to connect your PC to a router with a DHCP Server, or set a static IP address in your Windows Network dialog bo[...]

How to Configure the TCP/IP Network Protocol Windows 98/Me : 1. Click on Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Network . 2. Click TCP/IP -> Ethernet Adaptor and click Properties. 8[...]

3. Click IP Address and click on Specify IP Address . 4. Type in the IP Address . Make sure you set the Subnet Mask to 255.255.255.0. 5. Click OK . At this point, you may be asked for your Windows disk. Follow the on-screen displays and then restart your computer. 9[...]

How to Configure the TCP/IP Network Protocol Windows 2000 : 1. Click on Start -> Settings -> Network and Dial-up Connections . 2. Choose Local Area Connection and click on Properties . 10[...]

3. Click on Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and then click on Properties . 4. Click on Use the following IP address . Make sure you set the Subnet mask to 255.255.255.0. Click OK and then OK, and restart your computer. 11[...]

How to Configure the TCP/IP Network Protocol Windows XP : 1. If you are in classic Start menu view, click on Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Network Connections . If you are in standard Start menu view, click on Start -> Control Panel -> Network Connections . 2. Double click on Local Area Connection . 3. Choose Internet Protoco[...]

4. Key in the IP Address that you chose earlier. The subnet mask is entered automatically in Windows XP. Click OK . Now the configuration of your PC’s IP settings is complete. Please review the sections that follow to complete the hard drive installation and Quick Setup Wizard. 13[...]

If you already have an established local area network, the following steps will allow you to determine the three common segm ents that the IP addresses of all devices on the network share. a a. Click on Start in the botto m left corner of your screen. The n click on My Network Places . 14[...]

b b. Click on View Networ k Connections . c c. In the Network Connections window, you should see an ico n titled Local Area Connection (o r something similar). You ca n access this icon in two ways: a . b y clicking or double-clicking on it, o r b . by right-clicking on it and the n clicking on Status from the resulting menu. 15[...]

d. A window with the title Loca l Area Connection Status (o r something similar) will appear. Click on the Support tab. Unde r the heading Address Type , yo u will find an IP Address line and a Default Gateway line. These two lines will have IP addresses wit h the first three octets in comm on. Use this information to set the IP address for your ne[...]

How to Connect Your Hard Drive to the Network Storage Center : 1. Loosen the two screws on the rear panel either using a screwdriver or by hand. Screw s 2. Grab the front panel and separate the hard drive holder from the case. 3. Your hard drive jumper should be set to Master . Different hard drives have different jumper settings. Please refer to y[...]

5. Push the power connector into the power socket of the hard drive, as shown. The power cable is designed to go in one way, to avoid any potential errors. Power Connector 6. Secure the hard drive using the provided screws. 7. Push the hard drive and its holder back into the box and secure it with the two screws provided. 18[...]

If you are using the Network Storage Center for the first time, the Setup Wizard will provide you with a simple and easy way to set up the device. The Setup W izard will guide you through the connections of the necessary cables as well as the settings for network configuration. N ote : In the Setup W izard, as well as the Network Storage Center ’[...]

2: Follow the Setup Wizard to Complete Installation Power On Connect the power cord and press the “Power” button on the front panel of the Network Storage Center.   Ensure that the “Power” LED is lit green. N ote : To power off the device, hold down the “Power” button for at least five seconds until the “Power” LED start[...]

  LAN Connection Connect the Network Storage Center and router/switch (or PC) with an RJ-45 Ethernet cable. Ensure that the “Link/Act” LED is lit green. 21[...]

3: Click “Next” to start the Scan Prepare to Scan  Scan Hard Drives on the Network The Setup Wizard will scan your network to locate all available Network Storage Centers (or Network HDs) 22[...]

Refer to the figure on the following page . Select the Device you want to set up and Click “Next”.  Reachable Status Action NO The Network HD’s network settings are not compatible with your LAN. Changes the network settings and creates two shortcuts to access and set up the Network HD YES The Network HD’s network settings are compatib[...]

User name/Password Reminder When the box shown above appears, please input “ admin ” in both fields, as these are the default values for both the User Name and Password. For more information, please refer to the user’s manual.  Settings 24[...]

The Setup Wizard should complete successfully. This will be indicated by the red check marks in the figure on the previous page.   If the Setup Wizard does not complete successfully, please try the following: x Check your network or PC settings to make sure that they are configured properly x Re-start and proceed through the Setup[...]

Click OK to set up your Network Storage Center Click OK to access the device’s web-based user interface, or click Cancel to close the Setup Wizard program without opening the webpage. Setup my Network HD Setup the Netw ork Stora g e Center b y Web-Browser Ex I.E. Access My Network Storage Center. Icons Created When you see that the two icons have[...]

1. Click the “Access my Network HD” icon to access the Network Storage Center. There are three pre- defined accounts for you to use: all, power, guest. By default, their authorization levels are set as follows: a. ALL=Read/Write b. Power=Read/Write c. Guest=Read Only The user can adjust the authorization levels of these accounts by clicking on [...]

Set Up the Network Storage Center In order to configure the Network Storage Center via your computer using a web browser, please follow the steps listed below: 1. Double click the “Setup my Network HD” icon on your desktop screen. 2. Type the device’s new IP address into the URL web address location and press Enter . The Username and Password[...]

Homepage The Network Storage Center has a web-based graphical user interface (GUI) that can be accessed using a standard HTML (HTTP v1.0) compliant browser. The Network Storage Center’s Homepage Home St a t u s Host name: the term used to identify the Network Storage Center in “My Neighborhood” IP-address: the Network Storage Center’s IP ad[...]

Status Details To see more info about the Network Storage Center, such as percent of hard drive used, “up-time”, Samba users, and FTP users, please click on “Click here for more information…” on the homepage. HD used (%): the percentage of the total hard drive space that is currently in use     Up-time: the amount [...]

Network Settings In the Network Settings page, you can set up or change the networking configurations for the device, including Host Name, IP Address and SuperUser/Password. After you finish configuring the settings, the Network Storage Center will appear in “My Neighborhood”. Host Name Item Configuration Host Name Network Storage Center’s id[...]

IP Address Item Configuration IP Address The Network Storage Center’s IP Address Subnet Mask The Subnet Mask must be compatible with the other devices on your network Gateway Enter the Router’s or Gateway’s IP Address on y our network DNS Server Please specify the domain name server IP address that your Internet Service Provider (ISP) gave yo[...]

Superuser/Password In this page, you can set up the administrator’s User Account/Password. You will need this to access the web-based UI to set up and configure the Network Storage Center. Only the administrator or “superuser” has access rights to change the Network Storage Center’s configuration. Item Configuration SuperUser name Username [...]

Administration On this page, you can manage the Network Storage Center using the following tools: System Restart       HD Format Factory Default Reset Firmware Upgrade System Time Character Set Restart System To Restart the Network Storage Center, Click “Yes” (see figure below). Do not power off the device be[...]

HD Format When you see this message “ HD Unable to use ” in the “ (%) of HD used ” field (see figure below), it means that your hard drive is a new, unformatted hard drive or it is not formatted to EXT3. In this case, you will need to format it. Caution: When you click “Yes” to the question “Do you want to format the hard drive”, pa[...]

Factory Default Reset To restore the Network Storage Center to its default configuration, click “Yes” (see figure below). Do not power off the device before the system is ready. Firmware Upgrade To upgrade the Firmware: 1. Click Browse… 2. Select the firmware file you want to you for the upgrade process. 3. Click Apply Caution: Do not power o[...]

System Time 1. If your system is not connected to the Internet, click “Time Sync” to synchronize the current time with your PC’s. 2. If your system is connected to the Internet, you can use “Time Server” and select “Tim e Zone” to perform the time synchronization. Please rem ember to click “Save”. You will see the changes at the n[...]

Share From this section, you can manage the Network Storage Center’s users and folders. User configuration On this page, y ou can add and remove users, and set up the user configuration. You can add as many users as you need; the restriction on the number of users only applies to five concurrently connected users. The three default accounts canno[...]

1. Click the Add button. 2. Enter the appropriate information for: User Name, New Password, Confirm Password, and User Description 3. Decide on the FTP Access and Access Level (Supervisor is for a web-master or someone sim ilar; General User is for an end-user or someone sim ilar). When FTP Access is enabled, this user can access the FTP with his/h[...]

Delete User To remove the user’s account to stop the right of using the Network HD, 1. Select the User you want to remove by clicking the check box next to the user name. 2. Click Delete to remove. 40[...]

Folder Configuration In this section, you can add and delete folders, as well as set up the authentication of users. Add Folder To add a new folder for users to share: 1. Click Add to add a new folder. 2. Enter the Folder Name and Description 3. Click Apply to save. 41[...]

Delete Folder To remove a folder and files inside 1. Select the folder you want to remove by clicking on the check box next to the folder’s name. 2. Click Delete to remove. 42[...]

Change the User Authentication for a Folder Every user has a certain type of access privilege to use the Network Storage Center. This access privilege decides what kinds of actions a user can take, for example reading or re-writing files and folders on the Network Storage Center. There are three privilege mode options for each user: Non-access ?[...]

FTP For remote access or backup, you can utilize FTP Client software to use the Network Storage Center. FTP Configuration To change configurations such as user limitation, service port number, length for tim eout, and anonymous user restrictions, click on FTP Configuration . Items Meaning How to… Max imum Un it number Maximum num ber of concurren[...]

FTP Password In this section, you can set up the FTP account password. The Default User name is “ftpuser”, and the default password is “abc123” . Please note that there are three rules for setting the password: 1. You cannot include the word “FTP”. 2. You must use at least one number in the password string. 3. The new password must be a[...]

It is recommended (but not necessa ry) that you map the Network Storage Center to your PC as a network drive. The device will then automatically reconnect and always be available as a networ k drive whenever you re-start your PC. You can do this by following the steps below: 1. From the Start menu, click on My Computer . When the window appears, cl[...]

2. A new window will appear and will ask you to specify a drive letter for connection, and the folder that you would like to connect to. An example is shown below. 3. Click Finish . You will be prompted to enter a user name and password. In these fields, please enter the access information for one of the advanced users you added earlier. (Please re[...]

4. An icon similar to the one indicated by the red arrow in the figure below will appear. You will now always be able to access the drive from “My Computer”. 48[...]

There are several applications for the Network Storage Center. Individual users can back up important files from their PCs. PC Backup Data Individual User For Multiple users, the Network Storage Center provides a convenient way for file sharing and backup. All users have to do is connect the Network Storage Center to a router or switch to enjoy its[...]

4. Select “Back up My Computer” to back up your whole system or “Back up Selected files, folders and Driver”. If you want to backup “C:”, select “Back up Selected files, folders and Driver” 5. If you want to backup one Drive, ex. “C:”, select the drive by clicking the check box in front of the drive letter. 6. Decide the desti[...]

1. How do I shut down the Network Storage Center properly? Ans. To shut down the system properly, hold the Power button on the front of the unit down for at least five seconds until the Power LED blinks and then turns off. 2. The Express Setup Wizard cannot configure my network settings. Ans.  Make sure that your RJ-45 Ethernet cable is conne[...]

5. I use my Network Storage Center as an FTP server, but the users outside the local area network (LAN) cannot access it. Ans. To use the Network Storage Center as an FTP server without a fixed IP or domain name, please set up DDNS and port mapping on your router (IP Sharing) first. As for the settings, please refer to the DDNS and port mapping sec[...]

Standards IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u Supported Protocols TCP/IP, HTTP, SMB, FTP Number of Concurrently Supported Users Samba: Five Users; FTP: Five Users Interface One 10/100Mbps RJ-45 Ethernet port One Default Reset Button Connection Speed 10/100Mbps Support Hard Drive(s) One removable 3.5” IDE hard Drive (ATA) of up to 250GB Diagnostic LEDs Power:[...]