Lindy Personal Server 32454 manuale d’uso

IP Protocol Support Page 1 Personal Server Instruction Manual www.lindy.com No. 32454[...]

Contents Page 2 What’s in the box?.................................. ................................... ........................... 3 Product Information ....................................... .............................. ......................... 4 IP Protocol Setup............................ ........................................... ....[...]

What’s in the box? Page 3 Thank you for purchasing the LI NDY Personal Server. Before you move on, please verify your package contains the following items: 1. One Personal Server (Hard Disk not included) 2. One Power adapter 3. One Quick Install Guide 4. One Utility/Manual CD-ROM 5. Rubber foot x 4 6. Screws for HD installation x 4[...]

Product Information Page 4 Rear Panel Front Panel Reset Button Press this button to reset the Personal Server to its default settings Power Button A fter connecting the Personal Server to a mains power outlet, press this button to switch on To power off, press and hold the button for two seconds until the power LED flashes LAN Port Connect the netw[...]

IP Protocol Setup Page 5 Configuring network protocols To allow users to launch the device easily we have provided a convenient Quick Setup Wizard which automatically detects the Personal Server on your LAN. To run the Wizard correctly, please ensure that your PC does not obtain an IP addre ss automatically; otherwise it will not be able to initial[...]

IP Protocol Setup Page 6 Configuring TCP/IP settings (Windows 98/Me) 1. Click Start >Settings >Control Panel >Network 2. Select TCP/IP > (Your Ethernet Adapter) , then click on the Properties button.[...]

IP Protocol Setup Page 7 3. Click IP Address and then select Specify an IP address 4. Type in the IP address. The subnet mask is 255.255.255.0 5. Click OK , then OK again. The system may ask for your Windows CD. Follow the on- screen instructions then restart your PC.[...]

IP Protocol Setup Page 8 Configuring TCP/IP settings (Windows 2000) 1. Click Start >Settings >Network and Dial-up connections 2. Double-click on Local Area Connection and then click on the Properties button[...]

IP Protocol Setup Page 9 3. Highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) , and then click Properties 4. Select Use the following IP address . Enter the IP address. The subnet mask is 255.255.255.0 . Click OK and restart your computer.[...]

IP Protocol Setup Page 10 Configuring TCP/IP settings (Windows XP) 1. If you are in Classic Start menu view , click: Start >Settings >Control Pa nel >Network Connections If you’re in Start menu view, click: Start >Control Panel >Network Connections 2. Double-click Local Area Connection 3. Highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and th[...]

IP Protocol Setup Page 11 4. Enter the IP address you chose earlier. The subnet mask is entered automatically in Windows XP. Click OK . The IP configuration of your PC is now complete. Please refer to the instructions that follow to complete the Hard Disk Installation and Quick Setup Wizard .[...]

Hard Disk Installation Page 12 1. Use a screwdriver to loos en the two screws on the rear panel. 2. Grab the front panel and pu ll the chassis out of the case. 3. Please ensure that the jum per on your hard drive is set to the Master position. Note: refer to your Hard Disk manual for the location of the jumper! 4. Insert the IDE connector into the [...]

Hard Disk Installation Page 13 5. Push the power connector into the power socket on the hard drive. The power connector is designed to be inserted into the socket one way only. Please check the shape for the correct installation. Power Connector 6. Secure the hard disk using the supplied screws. 7. Push the hard disk and chassis back into the case [...]

Quick Setup Wizard Page 14 The Quick Setup Wizard provides an insta llation guide from cable attachment to initialization. Please follow the steps below to proceed. Please note: If you’ve run the wizard previously and there are existing shortcuts fo r accessing and managing the device on your desktop, please delete them before running the wizard [...]

Quick Setup Wizard Page 15 After the Personal Server has been automatically installed by the Quick Setup Wizard , there will be two shortcuts on your desktop: Setup My Personal Server allows you to setup the Personal Server using a web browser. To setup the Personal Server, please see the section called Management Guide . Access my Personal Server [...]

Management Guide Page 16 Setup the Personal Server To configure the Personal Server via your computer with a web browser installed, please follow the steps below: Double-click the Setup My Personal Server icon on your desktop. The User name and Password window appears. Enter admin in the User Name location (default value) Enter admin in the Passwor[...]

Management Guide Page 17 Status  Host name: the Personal Server’s identification  IP Address: the IP address of the Personal Server  Version: the Firmware version Configuration Click each item to access each management page Status Detail To see more information about the Personal Server, such as HD used (%), up-time, samba us ers and FTP[...]

Management Guide Page 18 The Networking management functi on allows users to modify the Host name, IP address, Superuser/Password and the IP/MAC Filter settings. Host Name Setting  Host Name: the Personal Server’s identification  Work Group: the workgroup in whic h the Personal Server is located  Description: a brief description of the P[...]

Management Guide Page 19 Superuser/Password Setting You can setup the administrati on user account and password on this page. The user name/password is used to access the web based GUI to setup the Personal Server.  Superuser name: the user name t he Personal Server administrator uses to access the web-based GUI  Old Password: enter your ol d[...]

Management Guide Page 20 MAC Filter The MAC Filter function prov ides access management by MAC address filtering. There are three c onfiguration modes: 1. Disable: disables t he MAC Filt er function. All MAC addresses are allowed to access the Personal Server 2. Allowed: lets you setup the MAC addresses that are allowed to access the Personal Serve[...]

Management Guide Page 21 HD Format If you see the message – HD Unable to use , in the HD used (%) field it means that your hard disk is unformatted or is not formatted using the EXT3 format. You must format the har d drive or replace it with a drive with the EXT3 format. To format the hard drive, click Yes . Caution: All partitions on your driv e[...]

Management Guide Page 22 Firmware Upgrade To upgrade the firmware: 1. Click Browse... 2. Select the firmware update file 3. Click Apply Caution: To avoid possible dam age, DO NOT POWER OFF the Personal Server during t he firmware upgrade process. System Time 1. If your system is not connected to the internet, click Time Sync to synchronize the curr[...]

Management Guide Page 23 Character Set Unicode allows the Personal Server to recognize most character sets from around the world in order to prevent errors from font differences. To install Unicode, insert t he supplied utility CD into your CD drive and click the Brow se icon. Click on your CD-ROM drive and open the folder named Unicode . Select th[...]

Management Guide Page 24 At the Share page, you can manage the Users and Folders on the Personal Server. User Configuration This page allows you to add/re move users and configure user properties To add a user... 1. Click the Add button 2. Enter User Name, New passw ord, Confirm password, and User description Note: If you want to add an account for[...]

Management Guide Page 25 To change the user configuration... 1. Click the User Name link, for example, All . 2. Enter New Password ; Confirm Password and Description to change the settings. To delete a user... 1. Fill in the check boxes to select the users you want to remove. 2. Click Delete to remove. Folder Configuration On this page, you can add[...]

Management Guide Page 26 To delete a folder... 1. Select the folder you want to remove by clicking the check box. 2. Click Delete to remove. To change the user authentication of a folder... From this page you ca n configure the privile ge levels for each user, e.g. reading and writing files. Three privilege modes are provided for each user:  Non[...]

Management Guide Page 27 The Personal Server provides FT P functionality to allow users to access and upload/download files using FTP software. FTP Configuration Click FTP Configuration to setup configuration options such as user limitation, Servic e port number, Length for timeout and anonymous user restriction.  Maximum Unit Number: Fill in a [...]

Management Guide Page 28 The Personal Server provides P2P downloading with an embedded BitTorrent client. To pr ocess downloading, refer to the following procedure: 1. Obtain a Torrent File: the Bi tTorrent download is triggered by Torrent files (formatted as xxx.torrent) 2. Locate the Torrent files in a folder within the Personal Server (e.g. crea[...]

Management Guide Page 29 BitTorrent Configuration BitTorrent configuration settings can be made here. Fill in the settings in each blank and the press Apply to activate. 1. Enable BitTorrent: choose Yes to enable the BitTorrent download 2. Download Folder: choose the folder where you have placed the Torrent files. Note: To download successfully, pl[...]

Management Guide Page 30 Download Configuration This page is provided for users to activate a download task. It also shows downloading information. The explanation for each item is shown below: 1. Sel: checkbox to select the desired download task. 2. Torrent File: names and status hyperlink for each Torrent file. 3. D/L (%): downloaded percentage. [...]

Management Guide Page 31 3. Specify the sub-folder for placing downloaded data and then click Next. Please make sure this sub-folder is within the folder in which you placed the Torrent files. 4. Check the download environments and then click App ly to finish the procedure. The meaning for each item is listed as follows:  Listen Port: the port n[...]

Management Guide Page 32 5. The current task and the relati ve information will be shown in the downloading column. Sele ct a file in the checkbox and then click Inactive if you want to terminate a download task. You can also click on the hyperlink of the Torrent file name to check the properties of the task.[...]

Management Guide Page 33  Administrator WEB Server: the administration port is the port for accessing the web-based management interface. The default is port 80.  WEB Server: the WEB server allows users to construct a website using the HTML format. To activate the WEB server, click YES to enable. Specify a port number from 1 – 65535. WEB Fo[...]

Applications Page 34 There are several applications for which you can use the Personal Server: For one user or a single PC, y ou can backup important files. For multiple users, the Personal Server provides a convenient way of file sharing and backup by using ‘My Neighbourhood’. All you have to do is connect the Personal Server to a network swit[...]

Applications Page 35 4. Select Backup everything on this computer to backup the whole system or Backup selected files, drives, or network data to backup selected files only. 5. Decide upon the destination of the backup file. 6. Type a name for this backup job and click Start . 7. Wait for the program to finish the backup process. Remote Backup The [...]

Applications Page 36 Download The Personal Server provides more convenience for P2P downloading. The Schedul er function allows users to set up the time for downloading , enabling users to avoid downloading files in bandwidth ‘rush hours’. Also, after giving a download command, users can download files without keeping the PC powered on. Web Ser[...]

Troubleshooting Page 37 1. How to shut do wn the Personal Server properly Press and hold the power button on the front panel until the power LED blinks then goes off. 2. The Quick Setup Wizard can’t configure my network settings  Make sure that the RJ- 45 network cable is properly connected to the Personal Server and the PC/Switch.  Check t[...]

Specifications Page 38 Standards IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u Support Protocol TCP/IP, HTTP, SMB, FTP Support for concurrently connected Users Samba: Five Users / FTP: Five Users Interface One 10/100Mbps RJ-45 Ethernet port One Default Button Connection speed 10/100Mbps Hard Disk Support One removable 3.5” external HD (ATA) Diagnostic LEDs Power: On/B[...]

Certifications Page 39 FCC Certifications This Equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equ ipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates[...]