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Airlink101 ANAS250 manual

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    -1- Home NAS 3.5” IDE Network Att ached S torage Model # ANAS250 User ’ s Manual Ve r. 1 A[...]

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    -2- Table of Content 1. Introduction .................. ................... .................... .................... .... ................... ........ 3 2. Hard Drive Installation ............................ .................... .... ................... .................... 3 3. Configuring Home Nas ................... .................... ......[...]

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    -3- 1. Introduction The HOMENAS enclosure adds the co nveni ence of network-attached storag e to homes and in small businesses, providing you a central storage locati on for your dat a and letting you sh are d ata across your network. What’ s in the Package z HOMENAS main unit z HOMEN AS verti cal st and z Securing screws z Network ca ble (catego[...]

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    -4- Ste p 2 Pull ou t the front pane l. Ste p 3 Put the 3.5-inch IDE hard disk into the plate, and connect the IDE and power cables to your hard driv e.[...]

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    -5- Ste p 4 Secure the drive to the plate on the si des with the provided four screws. Step 5 Insert the plastic plate back to the device. Step 6 Re-attach the back panel to the device and sec ure it with the two screws removed in step 1. Step 7 Connect Home NAS to your hub, switch, or router with the provided Ethernet cable, and connect the suppli[...]

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    -6- Ste p 8 T urn it on by pressing the power swit ch o n the front of the device. V erify the Power li g ht is lit. Congratulations! The hard drive inst allation is complete! Connecting the HOMENAS to your Computer is not recommended because m any features will not able to function. The HOMENAS is a multifunctional hard drive enclosure. In addit i[...]

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    -7- 3. Configuring Ho me Nas The HOMENAS features a web-b ased c ontrol interface to manage your s ettings. Windo ws Users Open your web browser and ente r http://homenas in the UR L address field. Y ou can also enter the IP address of the HOMENAS. For security purposes, your login information can be changed v ia the web control interface. When two[...]

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    -8- computer , and then restart the comp uter . After your computer is rest arted, input the default IP address 169.254.0.1 in the browser URL address bar to access the web control panel. Enter the username and p assword information when the l ogin window prompt s up. Default Username: admin Default Password: admin Upon a successful login, you will[...]

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    -9- Stat us Shows the data related to your HOMEN AS such as networking status and hard drive i nform ation. Y ou may also edit administration and file language settings here. IP Config Allows you to manually config ure t he IP addr ess of the HOMENAS Main tenance Perform firmware upgrade, reboot or reset th e HOMEN AS SMB Server Configure the Samba[...]

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    -10- “http://FileServer” to access the Web Control Panel af ter you submitted your changes. The Language setting is used to recognize f iles with characters oth er than Engl ish. If you have trouble readin g yo ur files on the HOMENAS, please select the appropriat e language. When you reset the HOMENAS, either by the h ardware switch or through[...]

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    -11- 3.3 Maintenance The administrator can perform maintenance tasks on ths HOMENAS in this screen Firmware Upload: Update the firmware only if you are experiencing pr obl ems with your HOMENAS. Y ou ma y go to the Airlink101 website www .a irlink101.com to check the latest available firmware. Factory Default s : When y ou reset the HOMENAS, either[...]

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    -12- In here, you can create, rename and del et e folders/d ire ctories in your HOMENAS. All the folders/directories in the root directory that were previously in y our hard drive before it was installed in the HOMENAS wi ll als o be shown in the “Folder List ”. The arrow keys in the middl e are used to determine if the selected folder/ dir ect[...]

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    -13- current hostname to connect or recon nect to it or it s web control interface. Consult your network administrator for an y net work or network configuration related issues. 3.5 FTP Configuration File T ransfer Protocol (FTP) enables file exchange between co mp uters on Internet, Intranet, W AN, or LAN environme nt s using HTTP/FTP tools. The H[...]

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    -14- 3.6 Disk Utility Format Di sk: I f you have in st alled a new hard drive in the HOMENAS that is no t formatted, this utility will format the disk using F A T32. It is suggested to perform Scan Disk operations (below) to verif y the integrity of the drive af ter format. Sleep T ime: The HOMENAS supports power management. This fea ture can deter[...]

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    -15- 4. Accessing Files from HOMENAS – Windows In Windows, data share loc ations can be accessed in two main ways. One is using the “Network Neighborhood ” or “My Network Places” functions wi thin windows, and navigating to the HOMENAS by searching for the hostname. Another way is to use the “Run” command using the followi ng instr uc[...]

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    -16- 5. Accessing Files from HOMENAS – Mac OS I If the client computer is a n Apple Macintosh running Mac O S, they will have to follow the procedure below t o mount each shared folder as an SMB share to access t he data. These screenshot s are taken from a iMac running OS 10.3.x and may vary slightly from your computer display . Under Finder , s[...]

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    -17- If you change the HOMENAS hostname, you w ill need to replace the word “homenas” with it. For example, if you changed your hostname to “ FileServer ”, please type “smb://FileServer” inst ead. The next dialogue screen will prompt you f or the folder that you will like to access. Select it and click the OK button. Y ou might be promp[...]

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    -19- 6. Using HOMENAS Conf iguration Utility (For Windo ws User Only) The functions of the utility are similar to the web configuration page. This is an optional tool for users to configur e or t rou bleshoot your HOMENAS, especially wh en you cannot detect the device or you forget it s IP address and hostname. Ste p 1 R un Utilit y Insert the CD i[...]

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    -20- Ste p 2 Enter the Utili ty Choose your HOMENAS system and click to use the utility . Input the user name and password. The default use rname and p assw ord are both “admin”. If you forget the the username and password you changed, you will need to reset HomeNas by pushing and holding the reset button at the back p anel for 10 seconds S t e[...]

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    -21- St atus – System Information The interface is similar to t he web configuration page shown in p age 9. Please refer to sect i o n 3 f or de t ail desc r i ptio n.[...]

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    -22- 7. Frequently Asked Questio ns 1. The HOMENAS displays error messages / crashes during th e file transmission? Please ensure you upda te p atches for your operating system frequently . The latest firmware for the HOMENAS is also available to dow nload from our website www .airlink 101.com . 2. Does the HOMENAS support power management? Y es, w[...]

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    -23- 8. What kind of hard drive is comp atible with the HOMENAS? The HOMENAS support s 3.5” Ultra DMA/A T A hard drives which are mostly manufactured af ter 1998. Below is a list of manufacturer websit es you can refer to for more information on the har d dr ive you own. y W est ern Digit al y IBM/Hi tachi y Samsung y Seagate y Maxtor http://www [...]

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    -24- Technical Support E-mail: support@airlink1 01.com T oll Free: 1-888-746-3 238 W eb Site: www .airlink 101.com * A ctual dat a through put will vary . Net work con ditions and environme ntal fa ctors lower actu al dat a through put rate. S pecificati ons are subject to chan ge without notice. Copyright © 2007 AirLink101® All rights reserv e d[...]