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About This Guide i Media Hub About This Guide Icon Descriptions While reading through the User Guide you may see various icons that call attention to specific items. Below is a description of these icons: NO TE: This check mark indicates that there is a not e of in terest and is something that you should pay special attention to while using the pro[...]

T able of Contents ii Media Hub Chapter 1: Product O verview 1 F ront P anel of the Media Hub with LCD (NMH400 Series) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 F ront P anel of the Media Hub (NMH300 S eries) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Back P anel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

T able of Contents iii Media Hub Chapter 7: Advanced C onguration 35 How to Ac cess the W eb-Based Utilit y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Over view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Chapter 1 Produc t Over view 1 Media Hub Chapter 1: Pr o duc t Over view Thank you for choosing the Linksys by Cisco Media Hub. One S erial-A T A (SA T A) hard disk is pr e -installed, and a second SA T A hard driv e bay is available if you want to add more storage space. Use the USB por ts to add USB hard drives or connect USB flash drives to acce[...]

Chapter 1 Produc t Over view 2 Media Hub Chapter 1 Produc t Over view 2 Media Hub Front P anel of the Media Hub (NMH300 Series) DISK 1 (Blue/Red) The DISK 1 LED ser ves two purposes. The LED is solidly lit blue when Disk 1 is ready for use. The LED is not lit when no disk is detected. DISK 2 (Blue/Red) The DISK 2 LED ser ves two purposes. The LED i[...]

Chapter 1 Produc t Over view 3 Media Hub Security Slot The security slot is where you can attach a lock t o protect the Media Hub from theft. USB The USB por t connects to a USB storage device. Ethernet The 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet port connects to an Ethernet network device, such as a router or switch. The LED on the left lights up green when [...]

Chapter 1 Produc t Over view 4 Media Hub T o replace a hard disk, follow these instructions: T o shut down the Media Hub, press and hold the Po wer 1. button until the P ower LED star ts flashing. If this step does not shut down the M edia Hub , then proceed to st ep 2. Disconnect the power adapter fr om the Po wer por t. 2. Disconnect the Ethernet[...]

Chapter 2 Getting Star ted 5 Media Hub Chapter 2: Getting Star ted Over view The Media Hub is designed to stor e your media content in one location for con venient access. ( There are additional ways to use the Media Hub; refer to Chapter 3: W ays to Use the Media Hub , page 11 .) The Media Hub offers three ways to help you copy files to the M edia[...]

Chapter 2 Getting Star ted 6 Media Hub Manage Media Importer Click this option to select the folders you w ant to copy t o the Media Hub. Manage Media Impor ter Choose the folders that will be regularly searched for media Select the appropriate folders . Only these types Selec t the file t ypes that will be copied. The percentages and size of files[...]

Chapter 2 Getting Star ted 7 Media Hub Main Menu The main menu appears. NTI Shadow Main Menu Creat e Backup Job Creat e Backup Job Click this option to create a backup job. For more information, refer to Create Backup Job , page 31 . Modify Backup Job Backup jobs are listed in this section. Default Backup Job The Setup Wizard creates a default back[...]

Chapter 2 Getting Star ted 8 Media Hub T o open Windo ws Explorer , go to 1. Start > Programs > Accessories > W indows Explorer . ( Y ou can also right-click Star t and click Explore .) Right-click 2. My Computer ( Windows XP) or Comput er ( Windows Vista). Select 3. Map Network Drive . In the 4. F older field, enter <Friendly_Name>[...]

Chapter 2 Getting Star ted 9 Media Hub or memor y card is displayed. Double -click the name to access its files. USB Storage Device Ac cessed Through Friendly Name If you accessed the Media Hub through its drive letter , go to media > devic es > mnt . The name of the USB storage device or memor y card is display ed. Double -click the name to [...]

Chapter 2 Getting Star ted 10 Media Hub Instruc tions to Cop y Media Files to the Media Hub F ollow these guidelines: Copy files of a single file t ype together at one time. • F or example, copy music files at one time; do not cop y music, photo , and video files at the same time. Copy music files to the mediamusic folder of the • Media Hub. C[...]

Chapter 3 Wa ys to Use the Media Hub 11 Media Hub Chapter 3: W a ys to U se the Media Hub Over view This chapter describes how y ou can use the Media Hub: centralized st orage • digital media sharing • on-demand backups • automatic backup of your comput ers • Centralized Storage The Media Hub is designed to st ore and share files for your n[...]

Chapter 3 Wa ys to Use the Media Hub 12 Media Hub Digital Media Sharing The Media Hub automatically indexes the digital media files it st ores, so you can use a web browser to access them through the Media Brow ser . Media Browser Media Browser After you have copied media files to the Media Hub, use the Media Browser screen to access your home ente[...]

Chapter 3 Wa ys to Use the Media Hub 13 Media Hub NO TE: Depending on the web browser you are using, cer tificate or security warning screens may appear . T o continue with the login process for remote access, accept the warnings. F or more information, refer to Appendix A: T roubleshooting , page 44 . Enter the password you created during the Setu[...]

Chapter 3 Wa ys to Use the Media Hub 14 Media Hub USB Storage Devices Both models of the Media Hub suppor t direct connection of USB storage devices. Y ou can use the Media Browser to import media files; refer to Devices , page 17 . When you connect a USB storage devic e t o the M edia Hub with L CD (NMH400 Series), the LCD menu will ask if you wan[...]

Chapter 4 Use of the Media Bro wser 15 Media Hub Chapter 4: U se of the Media Bro w ser This chapter describes the Media Brow ser , which is used to access y our music, photos , and videos. How t o Access the Media Hub Y ou can use Windows Explorer or your web bro wser to access the Media Hub. F or more information about Window s Explorer , refer t[...]

Chapter 4 Use of the Media Bro wser 16 Media Hub Re -Scan Refresh the Media Hub ’ s index of media files. Search Use this option to search your files by keyword. Refer to Search , page 17 . ? (link to User Guide) Access the online version of this User Guide through this option. (An active Internet connection is required.) Media Browser > Confi[...]

Chapter 4 Use of the Media Bro wser 17 Media Hub NO TE: D etection of a new USB storage device or memory card may take up to one minute. Double -click the USB icon to access status inf ormation or import media files. A new scr een appears. Refer t o Devices , page 17 . Memor y Cards Only the Media Hub with L CD (NMH400 S eries) suppor ts direct con[...]

Chapter 4 Use of the Media Bro wser 18 Media Hub Home T o return to the Media Browser screen at any time, click the Home icon. Music T o view your music files, click the Music icon. Photos T o view your photo files, click the Phot os icon. V ideos T o view your video files, click the V ideos icon. File Bro wser T o access the Media Hub’ s folder [...]

Chapter 4 Use of the Media Bro wser 19 Media Hub List View The albums are listed in a table with the f ollowing options and information: Play T o play the music, click the Pla y button. Add to Playlist T o add an album to the playlist, click the Add to Pla ylist button. Album The name of the album is displa yed. Artist Name The name of the ar tist [...]

Chapter 4 Use of the Media Bro wser 20 Media Hub Add to Playlist T o add a song to the playlist, click the Add to Pla ylist button. Play T o play the music, click the Pla y button. List View The songs are listed in a table with the follo wing options and information: Play in External Application T o play the music using an ex ternal player , click [...]

Chapter 4 Use of the Media Bro wser 21 Media Hub NO TE: The Media Hub’ s built-in viewer supports the jpeg format. O ther files will open in the default viewer for the files’ specific file extension(s). The slideshow automatically begins. Click the screen to display thumbnails and options at the top of the screen. Mouse over a photo to display [...]

Chapter 4 Use of the Media Bro wser 22 Media Hub List View The photos are listed in a table with the following option and information: Play T o begin a slideshow , click the Play button. Date The date when the photo was last saved is displayed . Photo The name of the photo is displa yed. Photo-Album The name of the album is display ed. Size The siz[...]

Chapter 4 Use of the Media Bro wser 23 Media Hub Videos > Recent (Thumbnail V iew) When you are viewing any video categor y , selec t the video file you want. Play T o play a video , click the Play button. NO TE: The M edia Hub plays video content through a browser plug-in. Download and install your favorite media player to enable video playback[...]

Chapter 4 Use of the Media Bro wser 24 Media Hub Recent The files with the most recen t file dates are displa yed. Videos > Recent (Thumbnail V iew) Thumbnail View Each video displays its title , duration, and size . Play T o play a video , click the Play button. List View The videos are listed in a table with the following options and informati[...]

Chapter 4 Use of the Media Bro wser 25 Media Hub Delete File Select a file, and then click this option. On the Delete screen, click Y es to delete the file . Delete File Cop y File S elect a file, and then click this option. On the Copy File(s) screen, selec t the location for the copy , and then click Submit . Copy F ile Move File Selec t a file, [...]

Chapter 4 Use of the Media Bro wser 26 Media Hub Upload to Media Hub Click this option to upload files to the Media Hub. The Upload F iles screen appears. Brow se • Click this option to select files. Remove • T o remov e a file from the upload list, select the file, and then click this option. Remove All • T o remove all files from the upload[...]

Chapter 5 Use of the L CD Menu 27 Media Hub Chapter 5: U se of the L CD Menu This chapter describes functions of the L CD menu, which is only featured on the M edia Hub with LCD (NMH400 Series). Use the L CD menu to do the following: initiate backup jobs for computer(s) running the • backup tool (Refer to NTI Shadow , page 31 for more information[...]

Chapter 5 Use of the L CD Menu 28 Media Hub PC Backup Select this option to initiate backup jobs specified by the backup tool on your computer . ( Y our computer must be pow ered on for the jobs to run.) PC Backup After the Media Hub sends the back up message to your computer , click OK to return to the Backup menu. NO TE: The Setup Wizard automati[...]

Chapter 5 Use of the L CD Menu 29 Media Hub Pr ess the left arrow to return to the Status menu. Network Selec t this option to view the status of the Internet connection, status of the Local Area Network (LAN) connection, and local IP address of the Media Hub. Network Internet • The icon is green if there is a connection to the Internet. It is re[...]

Chapter 5 Use of the L CD Menu 30 Media Hub Pr ess the left arrow to return to the Settings menu. P ower Off The Power O ff screen allows you to power off the Media Hub from the front panel . Po wer Off Click Y es to confirm the power-off , or click No to cancel . Aler ts The L CD menu also displays informative aler t messages. This section describ[...]

Chapter 6 File Backup 31 Media Hub Chapter 6: F ile Backup Over view This chapter describes how to back up files to the Media Hub. NTI Shadow is the backup tool you installed during the Setup Wizard. Y ou can initia te on-demand backup jobs or set up automatic backup jobs to automatically copy your documents to the Media Hub f or safekeeping . (If [...]

Chapter 6 File Backup 32 Media Hub Click 2. Brow se to selec t the Media Hub. Where & When to Back up Click 3. Comput er or My Computer . Selec t the Media Hub, and then select the f older you want. ( The backup folder is rec ommended.) T o create a folder , click Make New Folder . Ent er a name. Then click OK . Browse F or Folder Select one of[...]

Chapter 6 File Backup 33 Media Hub Review the settings. T o change the settings, click 6. Back . If the settings are correct, click Finish to save the backup job. Backup Job Summary T o start your backup job now , click 7. Y es . Other wise, click No . Start Backup NTI Shadow will save y our backup job. Click 8. OK . Save Y our Backup Job The new b[...]

Chapter 6 File Backup 34 Media Hub back up button (Media Hub, NMH300 Series) • web-based utility (both series of the Media Hub) • Y ou can also use the backup software to initiate a backup job. NO TE: When y ou set up the options of your backup job through the backup software, make sure the “On Demand” option is selec ted. F ollow the instr[...]

Chapter 7 Advanced Configura tion 35 Media Hub Chapter 7: A dvanc ed Configur ation NO TE: When first installing the Media Hub, you should use the Setup Wizard on the Setup CD-ROM. If you want to configure advanced settings, use this chapter . After setting up the M edia Hub with the Setup Wizard (located on the CD-ROM), it is r eady for use. If yo[...]

Chapter 7 Advanced Configura tion 36 Media Hub The passwor d screen appears. Ent er the password y ou 5. created during the Setup Wizar d (the default is admin ). Click Submit . Passw ord Screen The Overview screen appears. Overview Over view On the Over view screen, five tabs are available . T o access the System , D isk , Backup , or Services scr[...]

Chapter 7 Advanced Configura tion 37 Media Hub Model The model number of the Media Hub is displayed . Firm ware V ersion The version number of the firmware is displayed . Media Brow ser Sof tware V ersion The version number of the Media Browser software is display ed. Up Time The number of minut es the Media Hub has been running is displayed . Medi[...]

Chapter 7 Advanced Configura tion 38 Media Hub Change System Date Curr ent Media Hub Date • The current date and time are display ed. There are two w ays to change the date, the calendar or drop-down menus. Calendar • Use the arrow buttons to move to the correct month. Then select the correct day . Y ear • Select the correct year . Month • [...]

Chapter 7 Advanced Configura tion 39 Media Hub Disk (One Hard Disk Installed) Disk ( Tw o Hard Disks Installed) Disk Usage by Type The percentages of the disk used by Music, Photos, Videos , and Other media are displayed. Disk Usage by Space The amounts of used, available, and total disk space are displayed . Current Disk Configuration Disk 1/Disk [...]

Chapter 7 Advanced Configura tion 40 Media Hub When prompted to confirm the new disk configuration, click Y es to continue, or click No to cancel . W ARNING: For the Increase Space: Linear 2 mode, if one of the two hard disks fails, then all data will be lost. Before y ou click this option, review the following: The Media Hub is designed to maintai[...]

Chapter 7 Advanced Configura tion 41 Media Hub Backup Backup Click Backup to initiat e backup jobs specified by the backup software on your computer(s). NO TE: Y our computer(s) must be powered on for the jobs to run. Ser vices Configure the R emote Acc ess, Windows File Sharing, Media Ser ver , iT unes Ser ver , and FTP Ser ver settings. Services [...]

Chapter 7 Advanced Configura tion 42 Media Hub In the 2. Address field, enter this address: http://ww w .ciscomediahub .com Pr ess Enter . Enter the Remote Device Name of the Media Hub , and 3. then click Go . NO TE: Depending on the web browser you are using, cer tificate or security warning screens may appear . T o continue with the login process[...]

Chapter 7 Advanced Configura tion 43 Media Hub Find Shared Media on My Local Netw ork • T o find shared media files on your local network , select this option. The Media Hub scans its local content and any media content stored in UPnP A V-compatible ser vers connected to the local network. Indexing of media files on your computers is possible wit[...]

Appendix A T roubleshooting 44 Media Hub Appendix A: T roubleshooting The power LED of the Me dia Hub continuously ashes blue or red. F ollow these instruc tions: T o shut down the M edia Hub, press and hold the power 1. button until the pow er LED star ts flashing. If this step does not shut down the M edia Hub , then proceed to st ep 2. Discon[...]

Appendix A T roubleshooting 45 Media Hub For remote access to the Media Hub, you entered its Remote Device Name at the Linksys-suppor ted website, http://ww w .ciscomediahub.com, and a certicate or security warning screen appears. Depending on the web browser you are using, cer tificate or security warning screens may appear . T o continue with [...]

Appendix A T roubleshooting 46 Media Hub Click 2. OK . Security Error: Domain Name M ismatch The Media Hub is using Increase Space: Linear 2 mode. On the Media Hub with L CD (NMH400 Series), the LCD screen displays an aler t indicating that one of the hard disks has failed. On the Media Hub (NMH300 Series), one of the D isk LEDs is not lit. NO TE: [...]

Appendix A T roubleshooting 47 Media Hub T o remove the defective disk , push together the clips 4. of its drive bay , and then pull out the drive bay . Remove the hard disk fr om its dr ive bay . 5. T o install the r eplacement hard disk, make sure 6. the screw holes of the hard disk line up with the screw holes of the drive bay . Inser t the hard[...]

Appendix B Specific ations 48 Media Hub Appendix B: Specifications Model NMH305 - Media Hub Standards IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab Ports One Power, One Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000), Two USB 2.0 Buttons One Backup, One Reset One Power LEDs One Power, Two Disk Drive Bays 2 SATA Certication DLNA 1.5 Cabling Type UTP CAT5E or Better UPnP [...]

Appendix C Warranty Inf ormation 49 Compact Wireless-G USB Adapter Appendix C: W arran t y Informa tion Limited W arranty Linksys warrants that this Linksys hardware product will be substantially free of defects in materials and work manship arising under nor mal use during the W ar ranty Period, which begins on the date of purchase b y the origina[...]

Appendix C Warranty Inf ormation 50 Compact Wireless-G USB Adapter and a copy of your da ted proof of original purchase when returning your product. Products received without a RMA number and dated proof of original purchase will be rejected. Do not include any other it ems with the product you are returning to Linksys. D efective product covered b[...]

Appendix D Regula tor y Informa tion 51 Media Hub Appendix D: Regulat or y Information FCC Sta tement This produc t has been tested and complies with the specifications for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FC C Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful inter ferenc e in a residential insta[...]

Appendix D Regula tor y Informa tion 52 Media Hub User Inf ormation f or Consumer Products Cov ered by EU Directive 2002/96/EC on W aste Elec tric and Elec tronic Equipment ( WEEE) This document contains impor tant information for users with regards to the proper disposal and recycling of Linksys products. Consumers are required to comply with this[...]

Appendix D Regula tor y Informa tion 53 Media Hub Eesti (E stonian) - Keskkonnaalane informatsioon Euroopa Liidus asuva tele k lientidele Euroopa Liidu direktiivi 2002/96/EÜ nõuete kohaselt on seadmeid, millel on tootel või pakendil k äesolev sümbol , keelatud kõr valdada koos sor teerimata olmejäätmetega. See sümbol näitab, et toode tule[...]

Appendix D Regula tor y Informa tion 54 Media Hub Lietuvškai (Lithuanian) - Aplink osaugos informacija, skir ta Europos Sąjungos vartotojams Europos dir ekt yva 2002/96/EC numato , k ad įrangos, kuri ir kurios pakuotė yra pažymėta šiuo simboliu (įvesk ite simbolį), negalima šalinti kar tu su nerūšiuotomis komunalinėmis atliekomis. Šis[...]

Appendix D Regula tor y Informa tion 55 Media Hub Português (Portuguese) - Informação ambiental para clientes da União Eur op eia A Directiva Europeia 2002/96/CE exige que o equipamento que exibe este símbolo no produto e/ou na sua embalagem não seja eliminado junto com os resíduos municipais não separados. O símbolo indica que este produt[...]

56 Appendix E Sof tware License Agreement Media Hub Appendix E: Sof tware License A greement Soft ware in Linksy s Produc ts This product from Cisco-Linksys LL C or from one of its affiliates Cisc o Systems-Linksys ( Asia) Pte Ltd. or Cisco- Linksys K.K . (“Linksy s”) contains software (including firmware) originating fr om Linksys and its supp[...]

57 Appendix E Sof tware License Agreement Media Hub your Linksys product and/or the Software is being used in accordanc e with the terms of this Agreement; (iii) to provide improv ements to the way Linksys delivers technology to you and to other Linksys customers; (iv) to enable Linksys to comply with the terms of any agreements it has with any thi[...]

58 Appendix E Sof tware License Agreement Media Hub Everyone is per mitted t o copy and distribute v erbatim copies of this license document, but changing it is not allowed . Preamble The licenses for most soft ware are designed to take away your freedom t o share and change it. By contrast, the GNU General Public Lic ense is intended to guarantee [...]

59 Appendix E Sof tware License Agreement Media Hub If the modified program normally reads commands c. interactively when run, y ou must cause it, when started running for such int erac tive use in the most ordinary way , to print or display an announcement including an appropriate copyright notice and a notice that there is no warranty (or else, s[...]

60 Appendix E Sof tware License Agreement Media Hub If, as a consequence of a cour t judgment or allegation 7. of patent infringement or for any other reason (not limited to patent issues), conditions are imposed on you (whether by court order , agreement or otherwise) that contradict the conditions of this License, they do not excuse you from the [...]

61 Appendix E Sof tware License Agreement Media Hub GNU LESSER GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE This is an unofficial translation of the GNU G eneral Public License into [language]. I t was not published by the F ree Soft ware F oundation, and does not legally state the distribution terms for software that uses the GNU GPL — only the original English tex t[...]

62 Appendix E Sof tware License Agreement Media Hub In other cases, permission to use a par ticular librar y in non- free programs enables a greater number of people to use a large body of free software. F or example, permission to use the GNU C Library in non-free pr ograms enables man y more people to use the whole GNU operating system, as well a[...]

63 Appendix E Sof tware License Agreement Media Hub permissions for other licensees extend to the entir e whole, and thus to each and every part regar dless of who wrote it. Thus, it is not the intent of this section to claim rights or contest your rights to work written entirely by you; rather , the intent is to exercise the right to control the d[...]

64 Appendix E Sof tware License Agreement Media Hub Use a suitable shar ed library mechanism for linking b) with the Librar y . A suitable mechanism is one that (1) uses at run time a copy of the library already present on the user ’ s c omputer system, rather than copying librar y functions into the executable , and (2) will operate pr operly wi[...]

65 Appendix E Sof tware License Agreement Media Hub It is not the purpose of this sec tion to induce you to infringe any patents or other property right claims or to contest validity of any such claims; this sec tion has the sole purpose of pr otecting the integrity of the fr ee software distribution system which is implemented by public license pr[...]

66 Appendix E Sof tware License Agreement Media Hub OpenSSL License Copyright © 1998-2007 The OpenSSL Pr oject. All rights reserved. Redistribution and use in source and binar y forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following c onditions are met: Redistributions of source code must retain the above 1. copyright notic[...]

67 Appendix E Sof tware License Agreement Media Hub THIS SOFT W ARE IS PROVIDED BY ERIC YOUNG “ AS IS” AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED W ARRANTIES, INCL UDING, BUT NO T LIMITED TO , THE IMPLIED W ARRANTIES OF MERCHANT ABILIT Y AND FITNESS FOR A P AR TICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED . IN NO EVENT SHALL THE A UTHOR OR CONTRIBUT ORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIR[...]