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Addonics Technologies NAS4RM manual

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    T echnical Support If you need any assistance to get your unit functioning properly , please have your product information ready and contact Addonics T echnical Support at: Hours: 8:30 am - 6:00 pm PST Phone: 408-453-6212 Email: http://www .addonics.com/support/query/ T E C H N O L O G I E S www .addonics.com Inter nal GigaNAS Adapter (NAS4RM) User[...]

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    www .addonics.com T echnical Support (M-F 8:30am - 6:0 0pm PS T) Phone: 408-453-621 2 Email: www .addonics.com/support/query/ Overview 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1. Power LED 2. Status LED 3. Reset Button 4. RJ45 Connector for LAN Connection 5. USB Port for Additional USB Storage Device 6. 4P Molex Power Connector 7. 2x SA T A Port Storage Ports: SA T A (1.5Gbp[...]

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    www .addonics.com T echnical Support (M-F 8:30am - 6:0 0pm PS T) Phone: 408-453-621 2 Email: www .addonics.com/support/query/ Quick Install In order to start sharing storage as soon as possible, follow these steps: Step 1 . Attach the NAS 4.0 unit to a network with a DHCP server present (most home routers provide this by default). Step 2 . Follow t[...]

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    www .addonics.com T echnical Support (M-F 8:30am - 6:0 0pm PS T) Phone: 408-453-621 2 Email: www .addonics.com/support/query/ Quick Install In order to start sharing storage as soon as possible, follow these steps: Step 1 . Attach the NAS 4.0 unit to a network with a DHCP server present (most home routers provide this by default). Step 2 . Follow t[...]

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    www .addonics.com T echnical Support (M-F 8:30am - 6:0 0pm PS T) Phone: 408-453-621 2 Email: www .addonics.com/support/query/ Once you have connected to the Web Interface, the Initial Setup page will appear: Click Next, then a dialog will appear requesting the Administrator login. The default username is "admin" and the password is "[...]

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    www .addonics.com T echnical Support (M-F 8:30am - 6:0 0pm PS T) Phone: 408-453-621 2 Email: www .addonics.com/support/query/ Finally , review and confirm the settings: After clicking on the Update settings button, Initial Setup is complete. Sharing Files Using the NAS Unit SMB (Windows Sharing) Connecting to the NAS for direct file access through [...]

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    www .addonics.com T echnical Support (M-F 8:30am - 6:0 0pm PS T) Phone: 408-453-621 2 Email: www .addonics.com/support/query/ Sharing Files Using the NAS Unit SMB (Windows Sharing) Connecting to the NAS for direct file access through Windows Explorer is very similar to sharing files between Windows systems. T yping “ADDNAS” (or the NAS unit&a[...]

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    www .addonics.com T echnical Support (M-F 8:30am - 6:0 0pm PS T) Phone: 408-453-621 2 Email: www .addonics.com/support/query/ Sharing Files Using the NAS Unit SMB (Windows Sharing) Connecting to the NAS for direct file access through Windows Explorer is very similar to sharing files between Windows systems. T yping “ADDNAS” (or the NAS unit&a[...]

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    www .addonics.com T echnical Support (M-F 8:30am - 6:0 0pm PS T) Phone: 408-453-621 2 Email: www .addonics.com/support/query/ The Configuration T ab Update Admin Username and Password Changes the web interface management login. Configure User Home Directory Drive Determines which drive on the system carries the HOME directory for users. The user&ap[...]

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    www .addonics.com T echnical Support (M-F 8:30am - 6:0 0pm PS T) Phone: 408-453-621 2 Email: www .addonics.com/support/query/ Choosing Automatic will configure the NAS unit as a DHCP client and the configuration wizard will skip to the end. Choosing Manual configuration will proceed to Step 2. Step 2 configures the NAS unit's static IP address[...]

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    www .addonics.com T echnical Support (M-F 8:30am - 6:0 0pm PS T) Phone: 408-453-621 2 Email: www .addonics.com/support/query/ Step 2 configures the NAS unit's static IP address and subnet mask. T o choose a working static IP address, make sure you meet these criteria: 1. The subnet mask must match the rest of the network exactly . 2. The IP ad[...]

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    www .addonics.com T echnical Support (M-F 8:30am - 6:0 0pm PS T) Phone: 408-453-621 2 Email: www .addonics.com/support/query/ When the wizard is complete by either choosing Automatic in Step 1 or completing Steps 2 and 3, a confirmation page will appear . Clicking the Finish button will apply the settings. View Drive Information Displays details of[...]

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    www .addonics.com T echnical Support (M-F 8:30am - 6:0 0pm PS T) Phone: 408-453-621 2 Email: www .addonics.com/support/query/ When the wizard is complete by either choosing Automatic in Step 1 or completing Steps 2 and 3, a confirmation page will appear . Clicking the Finish button will apply the settings. View Drive Information Displays details of[...]

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    www .addonics.com T echnical Support (M-F 8:30am - 6:0 0pm PS T) Phone: 408-453-621 2 Email: www .addonics.com/support/query/ When the wizard is complete by either choosing Automatic in Step 1 or completing Steps 2 and 3, a confirmation page will appear . Clicking the Finish button will apply the settings. View Drive Information Displays details of[...]

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    www .addonics.com T echnical Support (M-F 8:30am - 6:0 0pm PS T) Phone: 408-453-621 2 Email: www .addonics.com/support/query/ Step 1 is to define the name of the share. The share name will become the folder name on the drive. NOTE: The shared folder name will be written to disk using all capital letters. If an existing folder of the same name appea[...]

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    www .addonics.com Phone: 408-573-8580 Fax: 408-573-8588 Email: http://www .addonics.com/sales/query/ CONT ACT US Step 3 is to set the initial permissions for the new share. A permission setting for “Everyone” as well as each individual user is listed, with the default permission set to None for both SMB and FTP . Once you have reviewed the perm[...]