D-Link DNS-327L manual

V ersion 1.0 | 06/17/2013 DNS-327L U ser Manual Shar eC ent er™ 2-Bay Netw ork A ttached St orage Cloud St orage[...]

i D-Link DNS -327L User Manual T able of Con tents T able of C onten ts Product Overview .............................................................. 1 Befor e you Begin ........................................................................... 2 Syst em Requirements ................................................................. 2 P ack age C[...]

ii D-Link DNS -327L User Manual T able of Con tents Modifying a Group .......................................... 169 Deleting a Group ............................................. 174 Quotas ....................................................................... 175 Network Shares ...................................................... 180 Add/Modif[...]

iii D-Link DNS -327L User Manual T able of Con tents Share a Phot o on Flickr ....................................... 269 Deleting an Album ............................................... 272 Refreshing the Album Database ..................... 274 Managing Photos ................................................. 275 Slideshow T oolbar .............[...]

iv D-Link DNS -327L User Manual T able of Con tents Recording Setup .............................................. 365 Recording Setup Componen ts ................... 367 Even t Setup ............................................................. 374 Even t Setup Components ............................ 375 E-Map Upload ..............................[...]

1 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 1 - Pr oduc t Over view The D-Link ShareCen ter™ DNS-327L is a 2-Bay Cloud Storage . When used with int ernal SA T A drives 1 , it allows y ou to share documents, les , and digital media such as music, phot os, and video with everyone in your home or oce network. Remotely accessing les thr ough the[...]

2 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 1 - Pr oduc t Over view • Check box con tents • Check system r equirements • Ensure that y ou have the har dware y ou need for your Shar eCent er™ device Befor e y ou Begin S y stem Requir ements F or best results , the following minimum r equirements ar e recommended on an y system used to c ongur[...]

3 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 1 - Pr oduc t Over view F eatures The ShareC enter ™ DNS-327L is an easy-to-install data storage platform used f or remote acc ess through a local network or from the Internet. This ShareCenter ™ supports up to 2 SA T A hard drives and includes the product featur es listed below: • Equipped one 10/100/1[...]

4 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 1 - Pr oduc t Over view • Folder Management • Share F older Level P ermission • Suppor ts ISO mount • ISO creat or • R emote F ile Sharing • My Files ( W eb File Server) • W ebDA V • FTP Ser ver • Mobile device accesss (m ydlink Ac cess NAS) • User/Group Management • User/Group assig nme[...]

5 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 1 - Pr oduc t Over view • M edia Streaming • UPnP A V Ser ver • Suppor ts PS3 / XBO X 360 • Suppor ts UPnP A V > 4GB • Complies with DLNA HNv1.5 • Suppor ts Logit ech Squeeze Center • Suppor t Sonos Digital Music System via Samba • iT unes Ser ver • Audio Streamer (Icestation) • M y Mus[...]

6 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 1 - Pr oduc t Over view • M y Sur veillance • Camera Auto Installation • 4- Channel Motion JPEG, MPEG4 or H.264 R ecording • Audio & Video r ecording in S ynchronization • Auto Rec ycling Recor ding • 4-channel Live Video • 4- channel Synchronous Playback • Recording T ype : Record b y Sch[...]

7 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 1 - Pr oduc t Over view Check ing the Hardw ar e Requiremen ts T o use your DNS-327L, you will need at least one har d drive. If you plan t o use RAID 1, which protects your data against a hard drive failure , you will need two har d drives. This section will help you: • Selec t the hard drives • Determin[...]

8 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 1 - Pr oduc t Over view Har dwar e O v er view F r ont P anel LED Indicators P ower Button Left HDD/ Right HDD C OMPONENT DESCRIPTION T op Panel This panel unlatches simply b y pressing the lever at the back. Unlatch and lift up to insert or remove y our hard drive(s). F ront P anel The casing of the entir e [...]

9 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 1 - Pr oduc t Over view P ower LED: White Light - the devic e is on Blinking Orange - the device is booting or restarting No Light - the device is o LED Description USB LED: White Light - the USB St orage is connected Blinking Orange - transferring data, a USB device is being installed or unmounted Orange [...]

10 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 1 - Pr oduc t Over view Rear P anel ( C onnections) C OMPONENT DESCRIPTION Cooling F an The cooling fan is used to c ool the hard drives and f eatures speed contr ol. When the unit is rst pow ered on, the fans rotate a t a low speed and later rota te at a high speed when the temperatur e rises above 49 °[...]

11 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 1 - Pr oduc t Over view Bottom P anel C OMPONENT DESCRIPTION Pr oduct D etails Information about the product - DNS-327L Serial Number , P ar t Number , Manufac turer Number . Reset Button Pr ess and hold this button for mor e than 5 seconds to reset the unit to factory defaults. Reset Button Pr oduct D etail[...]

12 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 2 - Getting Star ted This User Guide will help y ou get your DNS-327L set up in just a few st eps. T o install the NAS on your local network , ref er to the steps below , or sk ip to page 23 to run the Setup Wizard which will show y ou how to install and c ongure your devic e. Getting Star ted Har dwar e [...]

13 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 2 - Getting Star ted Step 3 - A ttach the hard drive brackets to the sides of your har d drives with the included screws . Ensure the brackets ar e aligned so that when the hard drive is inser ted, the arro w on the bracket points to the fron t of the NAS . Step 4 - Inser t up to two 3.5” SA T A hard drive[...]

14 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 2 - Getting Star ted Step 5 - Re -attach the top panel. Ensur e the latch is inserted inside the panel. Step 6 - C onnec t an Ethernet cable to the Ethernet por t. This cable should c onnec t the ShareC enter ™ to your local network via a router , switch, or directly to a computer f or conguration (cr o[...]

15 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 2 - Getting Star ted Z ero C ongura tion Setup If you hav e a mydlink - enabled Cloud Router , you can take advantage of Z ero C onguration. Zer o Conguration aut omatically congures y our NAS’ s settings for you , and adds the device to your m ydlink acc ount automatically . This allo ws you t[...]

16 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 2 - Getting Star ted Check Y our m ydlink A ccoun t Open a web br owser and log in to y our mydlink ac count. The my dlink page will check for new devices and displa y a New Devices! notication in the bottom-left corner . Click on the New Devices! notication to continue .[...]

17 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 2 - Getting Star ted The Conrming New Device windo w displays the Devic e Name , m ydlink Number , Netw ork Name (SSID) , and Admin P assword . The window c ontains the question, Do you want to add this new devic e to your my dlink account? If you wan t to add it immediately , click Ye s . If you are unsu[...]

18 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 2 - Getting Star ted After the DNS-327L is regist ered, y ou will be able to access inf ormation about your NAS fr om mydlink. The mydlink portal provides y ou with the ability to view these details from an y location. F rom this web page , you can view all Physical Disk Info , and congure the RAID . Plea[...]

19 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 2 - Getting Star ted If you hav e decided to format y our NAS using mydlink, select the R AID type from the drop- down list and the click F ormat . A pop-up message appears ask ing you to conrm your choic e to format the har d drive using my dlink. Click Ye s to format or click No to return to the menu .[...]

20 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 2 - Getting Star ted The f ormat process takes a while to nish. The f ormat process depends on the speed of y our network connection and client CPU.[...]

21 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 2 - Getting Star ted Once the f ormat process is complet e, m ydlink will show y ou the RAID Status and the V olume Status . I t also displays the size of the drive av ailable and percentage used .[...]

22 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 2 - Getting Star ted The DNS-327L provides a di erent UI experience than the usual NAS inter face once you ar e connected to mydlink. Click the Applica tion button to access My Music , My F iles , My Photos , and P2P Downloads fr om the main screen. Redirect to NAS Applications on m ydlink[...]

23 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 3 - Installation Setup W izard Step 1 - Download the Setup Wizard from http://ww w .mydlink.com/suppor t. Click on the Storage tab t o locate the DNS-327L. Double - click the autorun.exe le to run the Setup Wizar d. Step 2 - Select the Language you pref er and click ST ART . Note: Windows Security Aler t [...]

24 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 3 - Installation Step 3 - P roceed with the setup instructions to r emove the top c over of your DNS-327L . Click NEXT to continue . Install the Hard Drives Step 4 - A ttach the hard drives bracket(s) t o the back of the hard drive(s) as instructed. Click NEXT to continue .[...]

25 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 3 - Installation Step 5 - Slide one or two har d drives into an a vailable hard drive ba y of your device . Click NEXT to continue .[...]

26 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 3 - Installation Step 6 - W ith the hard drive(s) installed pr operly into each bay , close the chassis by re-attaching the top panel. Click NEXT to continue . Step 7 - C onnec t an Ethernet cable to your DNS-327L and connect the other end to a switch or r outer (Local LAN). Click NEXT to continue . C onnec [...]

27 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 3 - Installation Step 8 - C onnec t the power adapt er to the power port on the back of the device . Then po wer on by pr essing the power button on the front panel . Click NEXT to continue . Step 9 - With the pow er on, you can select the device from the list. Make sure the IP address of y our DNS-327L matc[...]

28 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 3 - Installation Step 10 - A warning message will appear pr ompting you to make sure the pow er LED is blinking on the selec ted device. If the LED on your DNS-327L is blinking, conrm by clicking on Ye s . Click NEXT to continue .[...]

29 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 3 - Installation Step 11 - Ent er the administrator passwor d. F or the rst installation on this NAS, the Username should be admin and the P assw ord should be blank. Click NEXT to continue . Step 12 - Cr eate a new passwor d for the admin username . Click NEXT to continue . Admin P assword[...]

30 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 3 - Installation Networking Setup Step 13 - Y ou may select either Static IP or DHCP Client to congure the IP network settings of your DNS-327L. If you select Static IP , you must enter the r equired information. Click NEXT to continue . Y ou may also select DHCP Client t o congure th e IP network sett[...]

31 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 3 - Installation Step 14 - If you wan t your DNS-327L to be par t of a W indows W orkgroup netw ork , you can enter a name f or your W orkgroup . This works best when y ou use the same workgr oup name as in your current w orkgroup settings. If you ha ven ’t setup a workgroup y et, you can lea ve the defaul[...]

32 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 3 - Installation Step 16 - T he Disk Information window show s the Current RAID Ty p e . Y ou have the option of making conguration changes. A ccess to the advanced disk settings is described in the instructions on the screen under the Note . Click NEX T to proc eed to Step 17 and learn about your RAID op[...]

33 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 3 - Installation Step 17 - Y ou may Selec t RAID T ype JBOD and review the description provided . Click NEXT and sk ip ahead to Step 23 t o proceed using the JBOD conguration. Step 17 - Y ou may S elect R AID T ype RAID 0 and review the description provided . Clic k NEXT and sk ip ahead to St ep 29 to pro[...]

34 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 3 - Installation Step 17 - Y ou may S elect R AID T ype RAID 1 (recommended) and review the description pro vided. When you select RAID 1 , the Auto-Rebuild Setting button appears. Y ou can click this button to enable Aut o -Rebuild . This would become necessary in the event of RAID failure . Click NEXT and [...]

35 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 3 - Installation Step 18 - With RAID type Standar d selec ted, click NEXT to continue or click SKIP to bypass RAID congur ation. Step 19 - Map Drive to Network. This step allows y ou to assign a letter to each drive on y our NAS. Refer to Mapping a Drive on page 61 f or more details . Click NEXT to contin[...]

36 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 3 - Installation The Setup Wizar d automatically creat es mapped drives. Depending on which version of Window s you are curren tly using, the drives ma y appear on your comput er as indicated in the screen shot belo w . Click NEXT to continue .[...]

37 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 3 - Installation Step 20 - Review the detailed V olume Configur ation Summar y , including the drive letter(s) that will be mapped t o your computer . If necessar y , you can click PREV to go back and r econgure . Step 21 - When y ou click NEXT , you will see a warning that the data on your drive(s) will [...]

38 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 3 - Installation Step 22 - During the formatting pr ocess, the Setup Wizard displa ys a progr ess bar . When f ormatting has completed, y ou will see a message that says , F ormat succ essful! Click NEXT to continue. Skip ahead to Step 41 .[...]

39 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 3 - Installation Step 23 - W ith RAID type JBOD selec ted, click NEXT t o continue or click SKIP to bypass RAID congur ation. Step 24 - W ith JBOD two drives ar e combined into one V olume, creating a lar ge vir tual disk drive. When mapping the drive, only one drive letter is needed . Assign a letter t o[...]

40 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 3 - Installation Step 25 - Review the detailed V olume Configur ation Summary , including the drive letter that will be mapped t o your computer . If necessar y , you can click PREV to go back and recongur e. Step 26 - When y ou click NEXT , you will see a warning that the data on your drive will be er as[...]

41 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 3 - Installation Step 27 - During the formatting pr ocess, the Setup Wizard displa ys a progr ess bar . When f ormatting has completed, y ou will see a message that says , F ormat succ essful! Click NEXT to continue.[...]

42 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 3 - Installation Step 28 - T o verify your JBOD , login to y our NAS and go to Management > Disk Management > Hard Drive C ongur ation . This page show s the current status of your driv e. Skip ahead to Step 41 .[...]

43 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 3 - Installation Step 29 - W ith RAID type R AID 0 selec ted, click NEXT to continue or click SKIP to bypass RAID congur ation. Step 30 - W ith RAID 0 , data striping spreads blocks of data ov er both drives, cr eating a striped set. The Map Drive to Network screen will show elds f or two drives. Assig[...]

44 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 3 - Installation Step 31- Review the detailed V olume Configur ation Summar y , including the drive letter(s) that will be mapped t o your computer . If necessar y , you can click PREV to go back and r econgure . Step 32 - When y ou click NEXT , you will see a warning that the data on your drive will be e[...]

45 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 3 - Installation Step 33 - During the formatting pr ocess, the Setup Wizard displa ys a progr ess bar . When f ormatting has completed, y ou will see a message that says , F ormat succ essful! Click NEXT to continue.[...]

46 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 3 - Installation Step 34 - T o verify RAID 0 , log in to your NAS, go to Management > Disk Management > Har d Drive C onguration . T his page shows the curr ent status of your drives . Skip ahead to Step 41 .[...]

47 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 3 - Installation Step 35 - W ith RAID t ype RAID 1 selec ted (this is recommended), click NEXT to continue or click SKIP to b ypass RAID conguration. Step 36 - W ith RAID 1, the drives are mirror ed for r edundanc y . The Map Drive to Network screen will sho w elds for two drives . Assign a letter to e[...]

48 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 3 - Installation Step 37 - Review the detailed V olume Configur ation Summary , including the drive letter(s) that will be mapped t o your computer . If necessar y , you can click PREV to go back and r econgure . Step 38 - When y ou click NEXT , you will see a warning that the data on your drive will be e[...]

49 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 3 - Installation Step 39 - During the formatting pr ocess, the Setup Wizard displa ys a progr ess bar . When f ormatting has completed, y ou will see a message that says , F ormat succ essful! Click NEXT to continue.[...]

50 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 3 - Installation Step 40 - T o verify your RAID 1 , login to your NAS, go to Management > Disk Management > Hard Driv e Congur ation . This page show s the current status of your driv es.[...]

51 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 3 - Installation Step 41 - Selecting Add- on Pack ages. AjaXplorer , Blog, Photo C enter , Joomla, T ransmission, A udio Streamer , aMule, phpBB , and phpMyAdmin ar e checked by default. Refer t o page 219 for a description of each. Note: Additional add-on applications are av ailable on the D-Link Suppor t s[...]

52 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 3 - Installation Step 43 - Opting t o download the Squeeze Cent er automatically opens your default br owser to do wnload the application. Click S ave to sav e the le to your local har d drive. Download prog ress will be shown as a perc entage with seconds remaining .[...]

53 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 3 - Installation Step 44 - C opy the Squeeze Cent er pack age from your local har d drive to V olume_1 of the DNS-327L . When the download is c omplete, under L o cation y ou will see a link to Downloads .[...]

54 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 3 - Installation Step 45 - During the add-on installation process, the Setup Wizar d displays a pr ogress bar . Step 46 - When nished , you will see a message that sa ys, A dd- on packages installation c ompleted. Click NEXT to c ontinue.[...]

55 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 3 - Installation Step 47 - The ne x t two screens display the installed A dd-on Packages. Click Enable to enable the Add-on P ack ages. (Refer t o page 220 for more inf ormation about Add-ons.) Click NEXT to continue to the ne x t window . Click NEXT to continue .[...]

56 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 3 - Installation C onnec ting to m ydlink Step 48 - Y ou may use the free m ydlink ser vice, which allo ws you to remot ely access les fr om your NAS through the m ydlink portal. Read the registra tion instruc tions. Go to www .my dlink .com f or more information. Click NEXT to con tinue. (If you selected[...]

57 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 3 - Installation Step 49 - The Setup Wizard c onnects you to the my dlink ser vers and congures y our my dlink ser vice. Click NEXT to continue . Step 50 - If the wizard is unable to c onnect you to the my dlink ser vers, y ou will see the following message , advising you t o check your network congur [...]

58 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 3 - Installation Step 51 - The next screen allows y ou add your NAS to y our my dlink account. If you clicked Y es, I already hav e a m ydlink ac count , ent er your E-mail addr ess and password . Click NEXT to continue . Step 52 - Y ou can creat e a new account by selecting , No , I need to sign up for a ne[...]

59 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 3 - Installation Step 53 - A message appears asking you to V erify your e -mail . It explains that you ha ve been sent a v erication email Y ou need to open it and click on the activation link in order to nish activating your acc ount. Click OK to continue .[...]

60 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 3 - Installation Step 55 - Setup is Complete! Y our device is now installed and ready to use . Click FINISH to exit the wizard . W izard C omplete If you mapped your drive(s) using the wizar d, y ou will see the drive letter(s) on this scr een. If you did not use the wizard to map the driv es, you can manual[...]

61 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 3 - Installation Mapping a Drive Map a V olume on y our DNS-327L using Windo ws® Explorer in Windows® 7. Step 1 - P ress the Window s key and the letter E on your keyboar d at the same time. Y ou will see a list of y our Hard Drives , D evices with Remov able Storage , and Network L oc ations . (If you hav[...]

62 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 3 - Installation Step 3 - Window s will automatically d etect all devices on your network including your DNS-327L. Step 4 - Click on DLINK DNS-327L to see the f olders representing the volumes y ou created during har d drive installation. Then select the folder that y ou wish to acc ess and click OK .[...]

63 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 3 - Installation Step 5 - T he path to the folder will be sho wn in the F older eld of the Map Network Drive screen. Click F inish to proceed . Step 6 - The v olumes will then be listed in Windows® Explor er below Computer , directly above Network . This indicates the drive is active and ready f or use.[...]

64 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 3 - Installation Alterna tive Methods of Mapping a Drive Y ou can also map a drive using the D-Link Storage Utility . Once the DNS-327L is detected on the network , and the LAN settings have been congured , volumes av ailable for mapping will be visible under the V olume Name . T o map the dr ive , selec [...]

65 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 3 - Installation Mac I nstallation Setup W izard Download the Mac Setup Wizard for the DNS-327L fr om http://ww w .my dlink.com/suppor t. Click on the Storage tab t o locate the DNS-327L. Step 2 - Double - click the SetupWizardDNS-327L ic on. Step 1 - Once do wnload has completed , double - click the Setup W[...]

66 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 3 - Installation Step 3 - Click ST ART to begin the Setup Wizard . Keep in mind that as you pr oceed, y ou will be able to click PREV any time y ou need to go back and make changes. Step 4 - F ollow the instruc tions to remo ve the top c over of y our DNS-327L and click NEXT .[...]

67 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 3 - Installation Step 5 - A ttach the Hard Drive Br acket(s) as instruc ted and click NEXT . Step 6 - Install one or two hard drive(s) as sho wn and click NEXT .[...]

68 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 3 - Installation Step 7 - Close the chassis by r e -attaching the top cov er to the device and click NEXT . Step 8 - C onnec t the Ethernet cable to your DNS-327L, and connect the other end to a switch or r outer and click NEXT .[...]

69 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 3 - Installation Step 9 - C onnect the power adapter connector to the po wer por t on the back of the NAS. P ower on the DNS-327L by pr essing the power button on the fron t panel and click NEXT . Step 10 - W ith the power on, y ou can select the device from the list. Make sure the IP address of y our DNS-32[...]

70 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 3 - Installation Step 11 - A warning message will appear pr ompting you to make sure the pow er LED is blinking on the selec ted device. If the LED on your DNS-327L is blinking, conrm by clicking on Ye s . O ther wise click No and check your set up again. Step 12 - Ent er the administrator passwor d. F or[...]

71 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 3 - Installation Step 13 - If you ent ered an incorrect passwor d from a previous installation, a warning message prompts y ou to tr y again or leave the passwor d blank . Click OK to continue . Step 14 - Cr eate a new passwor d and verify that passw ord by lling in the C onrm Passw ord eld. Click N[...]

72 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 3 - Installation Step 15 - T o congure the Device IP , selec t either DHCP Client or Static IP . When DHCP Client is selected, the r outer automatically congures the devic e IP . Click NEXT to continue . Step 16 - When Static IP is selected, y ou must manually congure the device . Enter the requir e[...]

73 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 3 - Installation Step 17 - If you w ant your DNS-327L to be part of a W orkgroup network, you can enter a name f or your W ork group . This works best when you use the same w orkgroup name as in y our current workgr oup settings. If you hav en ’t setup a w orkgroup y et, you can leav e the default name, wo[...]

74 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 3 - Installation Step 19 - T he Disk I nformation windo w shows the Curr ent RAID Ty p e . Y ou have the option of making conguration changes. A ccess to the advanced disk settings is described in the instructions on the screen under the Note . Click NEX T to proc eed to Step 20 and learn about your RAID [...]

75 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 3 - Installation Step 21 - Review the detailed V olume Congur ation Summary . I f necessar y , you can click PREV to go back and recongur e. Step 22 - When y ou click NEXT to pr oceed with formatting , you will see a warning that the data on y our drive(s) will be erased. Click Ye s to continue , or No[...]

76 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 3 - Installation Step 23 - During the formatting pr ocess, the Setup Wizard displa ys a progr ess bar . The rst st ep is Initializing , and the next step is formatting . Step 24 - When t he formatting pr ocess is nearly complete , the progr ess bar will display 100%.[...]

77 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 3 - Installation Step 25 - When f ormatting has completed , you will see a message that say s, F ormat succ essful! Click NEXT to continue. Step 26 - A vailable A dd- on pack ages are listed . Make sure the check box es are checked b y the ones you wish to install . Refer to page 219 for a description of eac[...]

78 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 3 - Installation Step 27- Click NEXT to install the selected add-on pack ages. Step 28 - During the add-on installation process, the Setup Wizar d displays a pr ogress bar .[...]

79 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 3 - Installation Step 29 - When installa tion is complete, y ou will see a message that says , Add- on packages installation c ompleted . Click NEXT . Step 30 - T his screen displays all the packages installed. Click Enable to enable the add-on pack ages. Depending on how many packages you initially installe[...]

80 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 3 - Installation Step 31 - If you installed mor e than seven add-ons, you will see the second screen. Click NEXT to c ontinue. Step 32 - Y ou may use the free m ydlink ser vice, which allo ws you to remot ely access les fr om your NAS through the m ydlink portal. Read the registra tion instruc tions. Go t[...]

81 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 3 - Installation Step 33 - The S etup Wizard c onnec ts you to the m ydlink servers and congures y our my dlink ser vice. Step 34 - If you ar e unable to connect to the my dlink registra tion site , a warning message noties you of an unsuccessful c onnec tion. Click OK to continue . Check your network [...]

82 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 3 - Installation Step 35 - The next screen allows y ou add your NAS to y our my dlink account . If you clicked Y es , I already ha ve a m ydlink ac count , en ter your E-mail addr ess and Passw ord . Click Nex t to continiue . Step 36 - Y ou can create a new acc ount by selecting, No , I need to sign up for [...]

83 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 3 - Installation Step 37 - A message appears asking you to V erify your e-mail . Follo w the instructions in order to activate your ac count. Click OK to con tinue. Step 38 - The wizar d provides y ou with a mydlink No . Y ou can use this my dlink number for futur e refer ence. Y ou can also check the box es[...]

84 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 3 - Installation Step 39 - Setup is Complete! Y our device is now installed and ready to use . Click FINISH to exit the Setup Wizard . Step 40 - Y ou should now be able to see the DNS-327L in the F inder on the left panel.[...]

85 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 3 - Installation Step 41 - Click the icon t o view contents of y our NAS.[...]

86 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation DNS-327L W eb UI (User Inter face) is a bro wser-based utility that allows you t o manage and congure the di erent tools and services. The W eb UI is divided into three main sections: 1. Home 2. Applications 3. Management Managing Y our DNS -327L SECTION OPTION DESCRIPTION Managemen[...]

87 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 2 - Getting Star ted When rst pow ered on, during the initial boot sequence, the D NS-327L will wait to be assigned an I P address via DHCP . I f it does not receiv e a DHCP assigned IP address , the device will be automatically assigned a 169.254.xxx.xxx addr ess. It is recommended that you use the inclu[...]

88 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 2 - Getting Star ted Selec t the DNS-327L from the list and click the Congur ation button. This will launch the comput er ’ s default web bro wser and direct it to the IP address list ed for the device . Make sure the bro wser is not congured t o use a pro x y ser ver . Note: The computer used t o ac[...]

89 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 2 - Getting Star ted D -Link Stor age Utility - F or Mac Step 1: Download the D-Link Storage Utility for Mac from h ttp://ww w .my dlink .com/support. D ouble - click the .dmg le to install the progr am. 1 Step 2: After installation, y ou should see the icon for the D -Link Storage Utility for Mac .[...]

90 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 2 - Getting Star ted Step 3: Open the D-Link Storage Utility . Step 4: Make sure y ou are connected to your local LAN. Click the Refresh button to refr esh the Network Storage Device list. The D -Link Storage Utility will display the D-Link DNS-327L.[...]

91 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 2 - Getting Star ted Step 5: Select Enable by Receive DHCP to obtain IP settings automatically from a DHCP server . W hen Disable is selec ted, Static IP allo ws you to assig n the following par ameters manually : IP : Enter an IP address f or the DNS-327L. Netmask : Enter the subnet mask of y our network . [...]

92 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 2 - Getting Star ted Step 7: Click the C onnect button to map a selected V olume from the list.[...]

93 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 2 - Getting Star ted Step 8: The login window appears. Select Guest or Registered U ser . Step 9: Enter a username and passw ord for the DNS-327L and click C onnect .[...]

94 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 2 - Getting Star ted Step 10: Y ou will see a pop-up window that will say you suc cessfully mapped a drive . Click OK to con tinue. Note: Use the Disconnect button on the D-Link Storage Utility to unmap drive(s). Step 11: Y ou should now be able to open the DNS-327L in the F inder , under the SHARED heading [...]

95 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 2 - Getting Star ted Step 12: Click the About button a t the he bottom of the D-Link Storage Utility to see the software version.[...]

96 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Note: The comput er you use to acc ess the web-based conguration manager m ust be on the same subnet as the DNS-327L. I f your network is using a DHCP ser ver and the comput er receives IP settings from the DHCP , the device will automatic ally be in the same subnet. T o access the W e[...]

97 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Y ou will see the Home tab in the upper left corner . The Applications and Management tabs ar e directly to the right of it. Home[...]

98 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Applica tions The Applications page c ontains icons for FTP/HT TP D ownloads, Remot e Backups, L ocal Backups , P2P Downloads, My F iles, and Amazon S3 . Click on each icon to view the submenus . Y ou can also nd the applications that you hav e installed using the Setup Wizard .[...]

99 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Management The Management page contains ic ons for the Setup Wizard , Disk Management, Acc ount Management, Network Management, Application Management, S ystem Management, and System Status . Click on each icon t o view the submenus.[...]

100 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Setup W izard ( W eb UI) The DNS-327L has a Setup Wizard that allow s you to quickly congure some of the basic device settings . Click the Setup Wizard ic on to open it. Step 1 - Click the Run W izard button t o star t the Setup Wizard . Step 2 - Click Nex t to continue.[...]

101 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Step 3 - Y ou may change the admin acc ount password her e and conrm the password , or leave it blank. Click Nex t to continue . Step 4 - Select from the drop-down menu the correct time zone for your loca tion. Click Nex t to continue or click Skip to ignore this step .[...]

102 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Step 5 - Select DHCP Client to obtain IP settings automatically fr om a DHCP ser ver (rout er) or Static IP to assign the par ameters below manually . IP Addr ess: Enter an IP address f or the DNS-327L. Subnet Mask: Enter the subnet mask of your network. Gatewa y IP Addr ess: Enter the I[...]

103 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Step 7 - Click Account and enter your E-mail inf ormation in the box es provided , in order to r eceive status inf ormation about your DNS-327L . Click T est E-Mail to verify y our settings are correct. Click Nex t to continue or click Skip to ignore this step . Step 8 - Y ou can select [...]

104 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Step 9 - Y ou can click Pr evious to check your settings and make an y necessar y changes. If you ar e satised with your settings, click the F inish button t o save your settings and complet e the wizard. Click Exit to end the wizar d without saving the settings.[...]

105 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Disk Management Hard Driv e Congur ation T o setup the Hard Drive RAID conguration of your DNS-327L, click on the Management tab and then the Disk Management icon. Select Hard Drive Congur ation from the list that appears belo w Disk Management . This page will allow y ou to set[...]

106 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Hard Driv e Congur ation Wizar d The Hard Drive Congur ation page displays the Current RAID T yp e . Click Set RAID T ype and Re -F ormat. When you select Management > Disk Management > Har d Drive C onguration , and clik on Set RAID type and Re -F ormat , you will start t[...]

107 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation The Physical Disk Information page displa ys information about the har d drives on your DNS-327L. It shows the Disk number , V endor , Model, Serial Number , and Size . Click Nex t to continue . Select the format by clicking on the preferred RAID type . (Selec ted type will be highlighte[...]

108 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation V olume Encr yption gives y ou the option to encr ypt one or both drives to keep them safe fr om hackers. Select the V olume(s) you would like to encrypt by check ing in the box next to it. Click Nex t to continue. A s you proceed thr ough the wizard, y ou can click on Pre vious to edit [...]

109 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation The Volume Configur ation Summar y , shows a summary of your conguration selections. The V olume Name , the RAID Ty p e , the File Sy stem used, the disk Siz e , and the Disk array number are display ed. Check marks at the beginning of each ro w indicate whether or not you enabled Enc[...]

110 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation A warning message will appear to inform y ou that all data will erased when the hard drive(s) is r e -formatted. Click Ye s to continue, or click No to exit. If you clicked on Ye s , par titioning will begin. Y ou must be patient during this process . Do not turn o your NAS.[...]

111 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Next the formatting process will beg in. A progr ess bar will show the percentage f ormatted. Do not turn o your NAS during this pr ocess. If you would like to change y our settings at this stage, click Exit . Next the system updates . Y ou must be patient during this process . Do not[...]

112 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Setup is now complete . This scr een shows the V olume Name(s) , File Sy stem used, the RAID Mode , and the Disk array number . Click Finish t o complete the proc ess. If you chose to encrypt one or both dr ives, y ou can conrm encr yption by navigating t o Management > Disk Manage[...]

113 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Select the V olume and click SA VE . This will save the encryption key on your local hard driv e for future r eferenc e. Save the le t o your local hard drive . Depending on your bro wser , click OK to sav e[...]

114 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation JBOD Select a R AID T ype JBOD in order to cr eate a single volume fr om all of the drives. Click Nex t to continue . V olume Encr yption gives y ou the option to encr ypt the drive to keep it safe fr om hackers. Check the box under Encryption . Click Nex t to continue. A s you proc eed [...]

115 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation A warning message appears indicating that selection of this option could result in a slow down in access speed . Click Ye s to continue. Setup a password f or the encr ypted drive. En ter a passw ord and re- enter the same passwor d to verify . Check the box b y Auto Mount if y ou want t[...]

116 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation If you do not enter a passwor d in the eld provided , a message will prompt you to do so . Click Ye s to enter a P assword . Click Nex t to continue . The Volume Configur ation Summar y , shows a summary of your conguration selections. The V olume Name , the RAID Ty p e , the File [...]

117 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation A warning message will appear to inform y ou that all data will erased when the hard drive(s) is r e -formatted. Click Ye s to continue, or click No to exit. If you clicked on Ye s , par titioning will begin. Y ou must be patient during this process . Do not turn o your NAS.[...]

118 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Next the formatting process will beg in. A progr ess bar will show the percentage f ormatted. Do not turn o your NAS during this pr ocess. If you would like to change y our settings at this stage, click Exit . Next the system updates . Y ou must be patient during this process . Do not[...]

119 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Setup is now complete . This screen sho ws the V olume Name , File S ystem used, the RAID Mode , and the Disk array number . Click Finish t o complete the proc ess.[...]

120 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation RAID 0 Select a R AID T ype RAID 0 (t wo drives ar e striped into one volume). Click Nex t to continue . RAID Size Settings allows you to tweak the siz e of the RAID 0 V olume. Use the slider to change the RAID size or ent er a number in the eld provided. Check the box b y the words ,[...]

121 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation V olume Encr yption gives y ou the option to encr ypt one or both drives to keep them safe fr om hackers. Select the V olume you would like to encrypt by checking in the box next to it. Click Nex t to continue. A s you proc eed through the wizard, y ou can click on Previous t o edit any [...]

122 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Setup a password f or the encr ypted drive. Ent er a password and r e - enter the same passwor d to verify . Check the box b y Auto Mount if y ou want the encr ypted drive to be automatically mounted without en tering a password every time you boot up . Click Nex t to continue . If you d[...]

123 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation The Volume Configur ation Summar y , shows a summary of your conguration selections. The V olume Name , the RAID Ty p e , the File Sy stem used, the disk Siz e , and the Disk ar ray number are displayed . Check marks at the beginning of the ro w indicate you enabled Encryption and/or [...]

124 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation If you clicked on Ye s , par titioning will begin. Y ou must be patient during this process . Do not turn o your NAS. Next the formatting process will beg in. A progress bar will sho w the percentage f ormatted. Do not turn o your NAS during this pr ocess. If you would like to chan[...]

125 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Next the system updates . Y ou must be patient during this process . Do not turn o your NAS. Setup is now complete . This screen sho ws the V olume Name(s ), Fi le Sy stem used, the RAID Mode , and the Disk number . Click Finish t o complete the proc ess.[...]

126 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation RAID 1 Select a R AID T ype RAID 1 (copies one disk and produces a mirror ed copy of the other .) Click Nex t to continue . RAID Size Settings allows you to tweak the siz e of the RAID 1 V olume. Use the slider to change the RAID size or ent er a number in the eld provided . Check the[...]

127 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Click Enable Aut o -Rebuild to automatically r ebuild a failed drive if it has been replaced with a new one . Select Disable Auto-Rebuild if you w ant to star t the rebuild pr ocess manually after replacing a failed drive . Click Nex t to continue . V olume Encr yption giv es you the opt[...]

128 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation A warning message appears indicating that selection of this option could result in a slow down in access speed . Click Ye s to continue. Setup a password f or the encr ypted drive. Ent er a password and r e - enter the same passwor d to verify . Check the box by A uto Mount if you want t[...]

129 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation If you do not enter a passwor d in the eld provided , a message will prompt you to do so . Click Ye s to enter a P assword . Click Nex t to continue . The Volume Configur ation Summar y , shows a summary of your conguration selections. The V olume Name , the RAID Ty p e , the File [...]

130 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation If you clicked on Ye s , par titioning will begin. Y ou must be patient during this process . Do not turn o your NAS. Next the formatting process will beg in. A progr ess bar will show the percentage f ormatted. Do not turn o your NAS during this pr ocess. If you would like to chan[...]

131 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Next the system updates . Y ou must be patient during this process . Do not turn o your NAS. Setup is now complete . This scr een shows the V olume Name(s) , File Sy stem used, the RAID Mode , and the Disk array number . Click Finish t o complete the proc ess.[...]

132 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Upgrade fr om Standard Mode to RAID 1 Standard Mode does not o er redundancy . This lack of mirroring means that if one driv e fails, all the data on the volume will be lost. It is recommended that you upgr ade from Standard Mode to RAID 1 because this ensures tha t your data is prot [...]

133 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Step 3 - Go to Management > D isk Management > Hard Driv e Congur ation . Y ou will see two options after you add a new drive: 1. Set RAID T ype and Re -F ormat 2. F ormat the new driv e as Standard type If you select the rst option, Set R AID T ype and Re -F ormat , the Hard[...]

134 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Step 4 - Under Physical Disk Information , you will be able t o see information about the drive you just installed . The screen sho ws Slot location, V endor , Model number , S erial Number , and disk Size . Check the checkbox that gives y ou the option to Recongur e to RAID 1 . Click[...]

135 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Step 6 - A warning message will appear to inf orm you that all data will erased when the hard driv e is re -formatted . Click Ye s to continue, or click No to exit. Step 7 - If you click Ye s , you will see a warning message while the software communicates with the har dware to build a l[...]

136 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Step 8 - Next the formatti ng process will beg in. A progr ess bar will show the percen tage formatted. Do not turn o y our NAS during this process. If you would like to change y our settings at this stage, click Exit . Step 9 - Next the system updat es. Y ou must be patient during th[...]

137 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Step 10- Setup is complete . This scr een shows you nal inf ormation for the Slot , V endor , M odel number , and S erial Number . Click Finish t o complete the proc ess.[...]

138 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation S.M.A.R.T . T est Click Management > Disk Management > S.M.A.R.T . T est . T o run the S.M.A.R. T T est , check the box by the hard drive y ou would like to test . Select T est T yp e of Quick T est or Ex tended T est . The Quick T est usually takes less than 10 minutes. This test [...]

139 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation When the test is complet e, the results will be display ed in the Result column, on the right side of the screen. When the S.M.A.R. T . T est begins , you will notice the scr een now includes a column for P rogress and Result . A percen tage completed will display under the Progress head[...]

140 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Crea ting a Schedule T o create a schedule, rst select the disks/volumes t o run the test on. Under Schedule , selec t the period ( Day of W eek , W eek ly , or Monthly ) and then select the Time fr om the drop- down menu. Click Create . T o view the S chedule List , click on the turq[...]

141 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Scan Disk Scan Disk provides a method t o test the disk ’ s le system on y our DNS-327L . S can Disk scans your disk’ s le system f or errors and/or corruption. Click Management > Disk Management > Scan Disk . Select the V olume(s) you wish to sca n from the drop-down lis[...]

142 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation A warning message will prompt you t o stop all network activit y and avoid accessing data on the har d drive befor e star ting Scan Disk . Click Ye s to proceed or No to cancel . The DNS-327L will initialize the volume(s) and beg in scanning. Please wait while the software scans the volu[...]

143 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation V olume Encr yption Click Management > Disk Management > V olume Encr yption. If you created an encrypted volume using the Setup Wizard , you will see it listed below the Modify button. If you would like to modify the encrypted data, click the V olume Name you wish to modify . The [...]

144 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation T o change the settings on an encr ypted volume , you need to enter the Original P assword in the eld pr ovided. Y ou can click the radio button by Upload Encryped Key F ile and then the Brow se to locate an encrypted key le. Click Nex t to continue . Select key le to upload.[...]

145 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Check the Auto Moun t check box to ha ve the system mount the V olume automatically . Enter a New P assword , and ent er once again to verify the passw ord. Click Apply to con tinue. W ait while the drive is being encrypted.[...]

146 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Click Exit t o close the wizard and return to the V olume Encr yption page. Alt ernatively , you can click Do wnload Encr ypted Ke y File . Y ou have the option to open or sav e the le. With Sav e File selected, click OK to sav e. Note: Using V olume Encryption will slow down the spee[...]

147 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation A ccoun t Management Users/Gr oups The Users/Groups page is for cr eating and managing user and gr oup accounts. Up t o 256 users and 32 groups can be crea ted. By default, all users have r ead and write access to all f olders. How ever , access rules can be creat ed and changed on the N[...]

148 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Step 1 - Select Create A Ne w User Ac count , and then click Nex t to continue . Step 2 - Enter the U ser Name and Passw ord, and then click Next to continue .[...]

149 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Step 3 - If you already crea ted a group or gr oups, you will ha ve the following option: A dd the User to a Group by checking the Group checkbox. If you have not cr eated a gr oup or groups, y ou will see the screen that sa ys, No Group(s) hav e been added to this NAS . Click Nex t to c[...]

150 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Under Assign Privileges - A ccess Methods you can s elect either FTP or W ebD A V . ( CIFS and AFP are set by default.) • CIFS is f or Common Internet F ile Syst em. • AFP is f or Apple F iling Pr otocol. • FTP is f or F ile T ransfer Pr otocol. • W ebDA V is for Web-based Distri[...]

151 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Step 5 - Ent er the amount of disk space you wish to assig n the user on each volume . Enter 0 if you would like t o provide unlimited disk space to the user . Click N ex t to continue. Step 6 - Review the Summar y of your settings. Click F inish to accept the settings , Previous t o go [...]

152 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Crea ting Multiple Users Step 1 - T o create an account f or multiple users, select C reate Multiple Users and then click Next to continue. Step 2 - Enter the following: • Username Prex is the rst part of the account name for the Multiple User List . • Acc ount Prex is f or [...]

153 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Step 3 - If you already cr eated a gr oup or groups, y ou will have the following option: A dd the User to a Group by checking the Group checkbox. If you have not cr eated a gr oup or groups, y ou will see the screen that sa ys, No Group(s) hav e been added to this NAS . Click Nex t to c[...]

154 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Under Assign Privileges - Ac cess Methods s elect FTP . CIFS is set by default. • CIFS is f or Common Internet F ile Syst em. • FTP is f or F ile T ransfer Pr otocol. Click Nex t to continue . Step 5 - Enter the amount of disk space you wish to assig n the users on each volume . Ente[...]

155 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Step 6 - Review the Summar y of your settings. Click F inish to accept the settings , Previous t o go back and make changes, or click Exit to canc el the changes. Under User Settings you will see User Names for the users crea ted.[...]

156 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Modify Users Step 1 - Under User Settings , click the name of the user you wish to modify . The selected User Name will be in red . Click Modify to continue . Step 2 - This star ts the User Setup Wizard . Click Nex t to continue .[...]

157 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Step 3 - Y ou can change the User Name or P asswor d . Click Nex t to continue . Step 4 - Y ou can change the Network Share Settings . Click Nex t to continue .[...]

158 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Step 6 - Y ou can re -assign the amount of disk space f or the user on each volume . Enter 0 to pro vide unlimited disk space to the user . Click Nex t to continue . Step 5 - F or changes to Assign P rivileges - Access Methods , you can select either FTP or W ebDA V . ( CIFS and AFP are [...]

159 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Step 7 - Review the Summary of your settings. Click F inish to accept the settings , Previous t o go back and make changes, or click Exit to cancel the changes . Step 8 - Y ou will see a message that says the user changes w ere successful . Click Ye s to exit the wizard .[...]

160 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Deleting Users Step 1 - Under User Settings , click the name of the user you wish to delete . The selected User Name will be in r ed. Click Delete . Step 2 - Y ou will see a message prompting you to conrm deletion of the user . Click Ye s to conrm. The user is remo ved from the lis[...]

161 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Impor ting Users Step 1 - Naviga te to Management > Ac count Management > Users/Groups . Under User Settings , click on Import Users . Step 2 - The Impor t Users Setup Wizard will star t. Click Nex t to continue .[...]

162 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Step 3 - Click Download t o see a sample le. (import_le.txt) Required F ormat: user name/user passwor d/user groups/shared folder(rw)/shared folder(r o)/shared folder(den y)/user quota Example: sta3/sta3/Group_Sta2/F older_R W1///100 Note: Y ou must create the user gr oups[...]

163 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Step 5 - The Summar y will show a list of the impor ted users. If there are pr oblems with the user list, errors will be in red . Click Pre vious go back to change the impor ted le. Y ou can click the “ i ” button to view the details f or each user . The Details include User Name [...]

164 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Crea ting a Group Step 1 - Naviga te to Management > Acc ount Management > Users/Groups . Click the turquoise arro w next to Group Settings and settings window will appear . Click New to create a new gr oup. Step 2 - The Group Setup Wizard will start. Click N ex t to continue.[...]

165 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Step 3 - Enter a Gr oup Name . Click Nex t to continue. Step 4 - Click the checkbox by the user(s) y ou want to add to the group and then click Next to continue.[...]

166 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Step 5 - Select the Network Share Settings for the group . Check the box belo w Read Only , Read/Write , or Den y Ac cess for the corresponding v olume. Click Nex t to continue . Step 6 - Under Assign Privileges - Acc ess Methods you can select FTP and W ebD A V . Both CIFS and AFP are s[...]

167 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Step 7 - If you checked the bo x by W ebDav , check the box for Read Only or Read/W rite permission for the volume(s) the g roup can have W ebDA V access to . Click Nex t to continue . Step 8 - Enter the amoun t of hard drive space y ou want to assign to the gr oup for each v olume. Ent [...]

168 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Step 9 - The wizard is complete . Review the Summar y of your settings. Click F inish to accept the settings , Previous t o go back and make changes, or click Exit to canc el the changes. Step 10 - When y ou exit the Group Setup Wizard , you will see the table under Group Settings contai[...]

169 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Modifying a Group Step 1 - Naviga te to Management > Ac count Management > Users/Groups . Click the turquoise arro w next to Group Settings and the Group Settings table will appear below . Step 2 - Select the Group Name for the gr oup you want to modify . The ro w for the selected [...]

170 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Step 3 - The Group Setup Wizard will start. Click N ex t to continue. Step 4 - Check the bo xes by the U ser Name(s) to add users to the group , or uncheck to r emove users . Click Nex t to continue.[...]

171 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Step 5 - The Net work Share Settings allow you t o change permissions for the f or the group . Check the box es below Read Only , Read/Write , or Den y Ac cess for the c orresponding volume. Click Nex t to continue . Step 6 - Under Assign Privileges - Acc ess Methods you can select or un[...]

172 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Step 7 - If you checked the bo x by W ebDav , check the box for Read Only or Read/W rite permission for the volume(s) the g roup can have W ebDA V access to . Click Nex t to continue . Step 8 - Y ou can edit the amount of space you w ant to assign to the group f or each volume . Y ou can[...]

173 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Step 9 - Y ou will see a warning message if you attempt t o assign a quota that is smaller than the quota on the user ’ s account. Click Ye s to go back to Quota S ettings and change the quota. Step 10 - The wizard is complete . Review the Summar y of your settings. Click F inish to ac[...]

174 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Deleting a Group Step 1 - Under Group Settings, select the Group Name y ou want to remo ve. The selected Group Name and User Names will be red . Click Delete . Step 2 - A warning message will appear asking you to verify that you want t o delete the group . Click Ye s to delete the Group [...]

175 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Quotas The DNS-327L allows st orage quotas to be set for both gr oups and individuals. By default, users and gr oups do not have a quota. Assig n a quota to a group or user t o limit the amount of storage permitted. Click Management > A cc ount Management and then Quotas on the left s[...]

176 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Select the user whose quota you would like to modify . Y our selection will turn red. Click Modify to change the user ’ s settings. The Quota S ettings screen will display the selected user accoun t. Enter a new quota amount f or each volume. En ter 0 to assign an unlimited quota. Clic[...]

177 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation The modied quota settings f or the user will be displayed in the table under User Quota Settings . T o locate a group and view quota settings, click the tur quoise arrow by Group Quota Settings. Y ou will see the group quota table .[...]

178 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Select the group whose quota you would like t o modify . Y our selection will turn red. Click Modify . The Quota Settings screen will display the selected Group Name . Enter a new quota amount f or each volume for the g roup and click Apply .[...]

179 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation The modied quota settings will be display ed in the Group Quota Settings table.[...]

180 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation The Network Shares page allows the user to c ongure shared f olders and assign rights to specic users and groups , using the Network Shares Setup Wizard . (Ref er to page 181.) Y ou can also mount .iso les in the ISO Mount Shares settings . When a user has access to a moun ted .[...]

181 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Add/Modify Network S hares Wizar d The follo wing section will descr ibe how to add and congur e Network Shares on the DNS-327L. Go to Management > Ac count Management > Network Shar es . Step 1 - Click on the New button to launch the wizar d. Using the Network Shares Setup Wiza[...]

182 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Step 3 - Select All Ac counts to allo w access to this f older from all of the user accounts . Selec t Specic User/Group to only allo w certain users or groups access to this f older . Click Nex t to continue . Step 4 - If you selected All A ccounts abo ve, Assign A ccess Rights for a[...]

183 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Step 5 - If you selected Specic User/Group in Step 3 , then this step allows y ou to set the access rights f or each individual user account on the DNS-327L . Click Nex t to continue . Step 6 - If you selected Specic user/Group in Step 3 , then this step allows y ou to set the acce[...]

184 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Step 7 - Here y ou can assign Network Share Settings . Oplocks (Opportunistic locks) are guarantees made by a server for a shared logical v olume. These guarantees inform the Client tha t a le ’ s content will not be allo wed to be changed by the server . If some change is imminent,[...]

185 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Step 9 - If you checked FTP in Step 8 you can congur e the FTP settings for this shar e. Choose from the f ollowing: 1) FTP Anon ymous None (No Access). 2) FTP Anon ymous Read Only (Limited Access). 3) FTP Anon ymous Read/Writ e (F ull Acc ess). Click Nex t to continue . If you checke[...]

186 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation If you checked W ebD A V in step 8 as an access method to y our network share, then this st ep allows you t o selec t W ebDav S ettings. Choose from the f ollowing: Read Only or Read/Write . Click Nex t to continue . Step 10 - Review the summary of your settings. Click Finish to sa ve yo[...]

187 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Deleting a Network Shar e Go to Management > Ac count Management > Network Shar es . Under Network Share Settings , select the Network Share you wish to delete . Y our selection will tur n red. Click Delete to remov e the share . A warning message will appear requesting that y ou v[...]

188 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation If you clicked Ye s , the deleted Share will be gone from the list.[...]

189 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Resetting the Network Shares Click the Reset Network Shar es button. A warning message will remind y ou that if you reset, no passw ord is required by default. Click Ye s to conrm your selection, or No to cancel . Go to Management > A ccount Managemen t > Network Shar es .[...]

190 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation ISO Shares Setup Wizar d Y ou can create an ISO image that is an ar chive le of a group of les on y our NAS (Refer to page 195). Mounting the ISO image crea tes a vir tual CD/DVD drive. The follo wing sec tion describes how to add a new ISO mount on the DNS-327L. This will launch t[...]

191 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Assign acc ess rights: • Selec t All A ccoun ts to assign the ISO mount shar ed folder access rights to all users . • Selec t Specic User/Group in or der to assign the ISO mount shared f older access rights to individual users or to specic groups of users . Click Nex t to conti[...]

192 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Y ou can add a comment that describes the ISO Mount Share. Click Nex t to continue . If you selected All Ac counts in the previous st ep, the ne x t step is to assign Read Only access , or you can Den y Ac cess privileges to the selected ISO mount shared f older . Click the radio button [...]

193 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Review the summar y of the share settings. Click on the F inish button to save the settings , click Pre vious to go back and make changes, or Exit to canc el the changes. When you click F inish , you ha ve completed the wizar d. Under Assign Privileges - Acc ess Methods you can choose fr[...]

194 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Using the D-Link Storage Utility , the ISO mount share can be mapped to your c omputer as a normal network share. (Refer t o page 87 for mor e information about the D-Link storage Utility .)[...]

195 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Crea ting an ISO Image Y ou can create an ISO image that is an ar chive le of a group of les on y our NAS. The f ollowing section will describe how to create an ISO image from your NAS and e xpor t the ISO le to your PC. Click Accou nt Management > Network Shar es > ISO Mo[...]

196 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Select the I mage Size based on how y ou intend to use it: • CDROM (650MB/74MIN) - ISO le size for burning ont o a CDROM. • DVD5 (4.7GB) - ISO le size for burning ont o a single -layer DVD . • DVD9 (8.5GB) - ISO le size f or burning onto a double -layer DVD . Select the I [...]

197 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Select the V olume to save it there , or click New to create a new director y and click OK . Enter an Image Name for the ISO le . Click Nex t .[...]

198 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Y ou will see a warning message that says you ar e about to create an ISO image that cannot be modied. Click Ye s to continue or No to cancel. On the left side of the ISO Image T ree Editing window y ou can select the option to Overwrite an existing ISO le or Skip it. Y ou will als[...]

199 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation On the right side of the window you will see the t otal available space of the ISO le and the space curren tly being used. At the bottom of the windo w , you will see a eld that sa ys Select Path . This is the path that is used when y ou would like to to r emove a le or folder f[...]

200 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation V erifying the ISO image Open W indow s Explorer , click the Network icon, double - click your DNS-327L . Double - click the icon for the volume wher e you sav ed the ISO . Y ou should see the ISO image le.[...]

201 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Admin P assword Enter the f ollowing under Administr ator Settings: 1. Enter a new U ser Name . 2. T ype the current Passw ord . 3. Enter a New P asswor d . 4. C onrm Passw ord by typing the new password again. Click Sav e Settings to apply the changes, or Don ’ t Save Settings to c[...]

202 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Network Management Network Management manages all aspects of LAN settings. Even if y our LAN settings were initially congur ed in the installation Setup Wizard , they can be recongur ed here, using the LAN Setup Wizard . Go to Management > Network Managemen t and then LAN S etup[...]

203 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation The LAN Setup Wizard provides st ep -by-step instructions on how to congur e the IP settings. Click Nex t to continue . Step one allow s you to congur e your LAN IP Settings. Here you can choose between DHCP Client or Sta tic IP . If you selec t Static IP , you will have to manuall[...]

204 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Review the Summar y of your settings. Click on the F inish button to sav e the settings, click Pre vious to go back and make changes, or Exit t o cancel the changes. When you click on F inish , the LAN Setup Wizard is complete.[...]

205 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation IPv6 Setup Go to Management > Network Managemen t > LAN S etup . Under IPv6 S ettings click Setup . An IP v6 Setup window will appear .[...]

206 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Under IP v6 Setup , there are f our connection modes to selec t from: Auto , DHCP , Static and O . • Auto - Requests inf ormation from an IPv6-enabled router and automatically congur es your settings. • DHCP - Requests information from a DHCP server . • Static - Y ou must ent[...]

207 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Below IPv6 S ettings, you should see y our settings in the table.[...]

208 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Link Speed and LL TD Settings Select either Auto ( Auto-Negotiate) , 100Mbps , or 1000Mbps from the drop-down menu. Click the Sav e Settings button to sav e the Link Speed settings. This device supports LL TD (Link Layer T opology Discovery) and is used by the Network Map application tha[...]

209 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation DDNS The DDNS fea ture allows y ou to host a ser ver ( Web , FTP , Game S er ver , etc.) using a domain name that y ou can purchase (www.wha teveryournameis. com) with your dynamically assig ned IP address. Most broadband Internet Service Providers assig n dynamic (changing) IP addresses[...]

210 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation P or t F or warding The DNS-327L suppor ts Universal Plug and Pla y (UPnP) P or t F or warding , which congures port forwarding automatically on your UP nP-enabled router . Note: Y ou must have a UPnP router on y our network. Log in and click Management > Network Management > P [...]

211 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation A message will pop-up when the UPnP router has been loca ted on the network. Click Ye s . Note: Y ou must enable UPnP on your router . Click the turquoise arro w next to Port Forwarding t o see the Port F or warding options .[...]

212 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Click Add to proceed . This launches the P or t Forwar ding Settings Wizard. Click Nex t to continue .[...]

213 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Click Selec t default ser vice scan to select the por t for warding ser vices from a list, or select C ustom a por t forwarding service to manually congur e your own settings. Click Nex t to continue . If you chose Selec t default service scan , check the box by the Ser vice to be use[...]

214 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation FTP Ser ver The Application Management section allows y ou to congure multiple services for your DNS-327L. The ser ver and ser vice settings include: FTP S er ver , Add-Ons, AFP Ser vice, NFS Ser vice , and Multimedia Ser vices . Let’ s begin by looking at conguration options for[...]

215 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Block IP List Below the FTP Ser ver Settings section, you will see a turquiose arrow by the heading , Block IP List. This feature allo ws you to block IP addr ess that you consider threat ening to your network. Click the turquoise arrow t o open the conguration table. Click the turquo[...]

216 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation If you selected T emporary , then selec t a time frame and click Apply to con tinue. The Blocked IP List will display any IP addr ess(es) that have been blocked, as well as some of the details , like the Block Duration and Release Date .[...]

217 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Click the turquoise arro w next to FTP S erver Status to review the FTP details. The FTP server is stopped by default. Click Start FTP Ser ver to run. After you click the Start FTP Ser ver button, the Status changes to Star ted.[...]

218 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Now you can open y our default browser or FTP applica tion and log-in to your FTP server .[...]

219 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation A vailable A dd- on Ser vices Add-ons add extra ser vices to the DNS-327L. Here is a look at each Add-on ser vice available . AjaXplorer: Photo C enter: Squeeze Cent er: Blog ( W ordPress): Audio Str eamer: aMule: Joomla: phpBB: phpMyAdmin: T ransmission: AjaXplorer pr ovides an enhanced[...]

220 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Enabling Add-on P ack ages from the Setup Wizar d Add-on pack ages are available fr om ww w .my dlink.com/suppor t for your DNS-327L. The list includes AjaXplorer , Audio Streamer , Blog , Photo Center , aMule, Jo omla , phpBB , phpMyAdmin , T ransmission and Squeeze Center . Installatio[...]

221 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation The next two screens show the add-on packages disabled.[...]

222 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Y ou may have chosen to install A dd-ons using the installation S etup Wizard . If not, you can install them later from the W eb UI. Open your default bro wser and go to Management > Application Management > A dd- Ons . The table below c ontains a list of available add-on pack ages[...]

223 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Y ou must rst download the Setup Wizard from D-Link ’ s suppor t site. Go to www .mydlink.com/support and locate the DNS-327L under the Storage tab . Within the f older for the Setup Wizard , y ou will nd a folder called Add-ons . Open the folder and navigat e to the desired add-[...]

224 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation AFP Ser vice Go to Management > Application Management > AFP Ser vice. Click the Enable radio button to turn on AFP Service . Click Save Settings . Go to Management > Application Management > NFS Ser vice. Click the Enable radio button to turn on NFS Service . Click Save Sett[...]

225 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Multimedia Ser vices The Multimedia Ser vices are f or creating a media library from photo , video , and audio les. Users can upload les to a desig nated Media Share f older on the DNS-327L , and Multimedia Ser vices will organize and publish the data in one library . Once these ph[...]

226 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Go to Management > Application Management > Multimedia Services . Under Multimedia Shares Settings , click Add to cr eate a Shared F older .[...]

227 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Select a volume or a folder to designa te as the Shared F older under Multimedia Shares Settings. Click Apply . A progr ess bar will reect the progress of the initializa tion process.[...]

228 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation The DNS-327L builds the media library automatically . When the system has nished building the media libr ar y , you will see a success message . Click Ye s to continue.[...]

229 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation UPnP A V S er ver Once the media libr ar y has been created (see page 226), go to M anagement > Application Management > Multimedia Ser vices . Below UPnP A V Ser ver Settings , click the Enable radio button. Click Save Settings to c ongure the UPnP A V share. Click Refresh to u[...]

230 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation iT unes Ser ver The DNS-327L f eatures an iT unes Ser ver . This ser ver prov ides the ability to share music to computers on the local network running iT unes. If the server is enabled, the device will be aut omatically detected by the iT unes program and the music contained in the spec[...]

231 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Language Users hav e the ability to customize the DNS-327L by installing whichever language(s) they pr efer . Y ou can download a language package from the D-Link website. Go to Management > S ystem Management > Language to install a new language. Click on Brow se to sear ch for th[...]

232 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation T ime and Date The Time and Date congura tion option allows you t o update and maintain the correct time and date on the in ternal system clock. Y ou can sync the time and date of your c omputer as the system time . Or you can select an NTP (Network Time P rotocol) Server in order to [...]

233 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Device Under Device Settings , you can assign a W ork group , Name and Description to the DNS-327L. Then y ou can access this device by typing the name in the URL section of your web bro wser . For example: h ttp://dlink-d10001. Go to Management > Syst em Management > Device . W or[...]

234 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Sy stem Settings System Settings provid es feature s to manage your DNS-327L. Y ou can restar t your NAS, r estore the sy stem to it’ s original state , set idle times, shut down the system, and c ongure settings, like your system ’ s temperatur e threshold setting . Go to Managem[...]

235 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation P ow er Management The NAS P ower Management f eature allows y ou to manage power c onsumption. Y ou can congure the drives t o shut down while power r emains constant to the devic e. The driv es will power up again when data is acc essed. Go to Management > S ystem Managemen t >[...]

236 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation P ower On/O Scheduling: Y ou can power o the NAS at scheduled times f or a specic day or multiple day s of the week. By Power On/O  , click Enable to turn on this function. Schedule the Po wer On/O  func tion by checking the check box to the right of the da y(s) of the wee[...]

237 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Notications E-mail Settings Login Method: Select Accou nt or Anonymous . Choosing Anon ymous means a user name and password ar e not required . Username: Enter the user name f or your E-mail account. P assword: Enter the passw ord for y our E-mail account. P or t: Enter the SMTP por t[...]

238 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation SMS Settings Similar to the way alerts for system c onditions can be sent to an E-mail box, they can also be sen t to a mobile phone. SMS (Short M essage Ser vice) allows the ex change of text messages between mobile phone devices. The user must hav e an agreement with a SMS gat eway pro[...]

239 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Adding an SMS Service Pro vider The SMS (Short M essage Ser vice) Setup Wizard allows you t o add an SMS Ser vice Pro vider . Y ou can star t the SMS Setup Wizard from S ystem Management > Notications . Under SMS Settings , click the Add button. (Refer to SMS Settings description o[...]

240 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Ev ent Settings By check ing the box es under Event Settings, y ou can specify which ev ents will be sent as E-mail alerts and/or SMS text messages. Examples of events that can be checked to trigger alerts: “ The Administrator P asswor d has been changed, ” and “ The Firm ware has [...]

241 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Logs F rom the Lo g s menu, you can setup your DNS-327L to send the NAS ’ s log events to the SysL og ser ver . Y ou can also view the NAS system logs and the FTP logs here . Under Management > Sy stem Management > Logs , go to Ser ver Settings . Enable Sy slog: Check the box to [...]

242 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation F irmw are Upgr ade The Firm ware Upgr ade page makes it simple to upload new rmwar e releases to the NAS. Check f or new rmware on the D-Link suppor t website . If new rmwar e is available, y ou can download the le to your local c omputer . Go to Management > Syst em Mana[...]

243 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation USB Devices T o enable Net work UPS to your NAS: 1. Check the box to enable the N etwork UPS . 2. Enter an IP address of the netw ork UPS master . 3. Click Save Settings to r eceive the critical power sta tus from the network UPS master . The UPS Status will display the curr ent status o[...]

244 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Click the turquoise arro w to reveal P rinter Information . If a USB printer is connected, you will see the name of the Manufacturer , P roduct , and Connection D etails . Click Clear Prin t Queue(s) to remov e ac tive print jobs. ( The button is gr eyed out when there are no active prin[...]

245 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Sy stem S tatus The System Info screen pr ovides extensive information about the DNS-327L. LAN Information includes IP Address , Subnet Mask and Mac Address . V olume Information displays the V olume Name , Volume T ype , and T otal Hard Drive Capacity . The Resource Monitor scr een cont[...]

246 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Go to Management > S ystem Sta tus > Resource Monitor . Click the turquoise arro w to reveal the r esource details . Y ou can review information about the f ollowing resourc es: • CPU • Memory • Bandwidth • Proc esses[...]

247 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Home The Home tab is considered to be the cent er for all important les on your DNS-327L. Home has one main subfolder called My F older , which contains four main applications , My Photos , My Files , My Music , and My Sur veillance . The pages that follo w describe each of these apps[...]

248 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation My Photos My Photos is an app for cr eating photo albums on the DNS-327L. Ther e is a Photo Album Wizar d to assist you with uploading photos to y our NAS. Y ou can share photos via Picasa, F acebook, Flickr and Cooliris. F rom Home , click the My Phot os icon to open the application. Th[...]

249 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation The second button is Upload fr om NAS . The third butt on is Edit . The fourth and last button is Refresh .[...]

250 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Crea ting an Album Go to Home > My Photos . A new tab will appear . ( T o exit My Photos , you can click on the tab to the left to return to the Home scr een.) Click Upload from m y computer . This opens the Photo Album Wizar d . A Create Album window pops up . (Instructions for the P[...]

251 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Photo Album W izard The Photo Album W izard will assist you with uploading photos fr om your computer t o the DNS-327L in order to creat e a photo album. Enter a name for the album In the Album Name eld, and then en ter a description in the Description eld. Click Nex t to continue.[...]

252 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Under S elect Photo , click the Bro wse button to sear ch on your computer f or your photo les . If you would like to add mor e than one photo, y ou can hold the Shift/Contr ol button on your keyboard when y ou select the les. Click the Open button to add them to the Album .[...]

253 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Under S elect Photo , you will see the le names of the photos y ou selec ted. Click Next to upload the photos. Y ou will see a spinning circle with a message that says , Creating an Album while the DNS-327L automatically uploads the photos t o the NAS.[...]

254 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation The Photo Albums scr een now contains y our photo album.[...]

255 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Editing Photos in an A lbum Go to Home > My Photos . Click on your P hoto Album. A Back button appears above Photo Albums , and a Select All checkbox appears below the photo album ’ s name. Click on the Edit button on the upper right corner of the scr een. Back Select All[...]

256 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation After you click the Edit butt on, the buttons in the upper right corner of the screen change . When you select images to edit, gr een check marks appear on the ones that are selected. Next you can select an action for the selected images. When you ho ver over a butt on in the upper right[...]

257 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Select the third button if you wish to Delet e the current photo from the photo album. (Refer t o page 262.) Select the four th button if you wish to shar e the current photo to P icasa . (Refer to page 263.) Select the f th button if you wish to shar e the current photo to F acebook [...]

258 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Selec t a Photo as a C ov er image Y ou will see the Set Cov er button in the upper right corner of your screen only if you ar e in editing mode. Y ou are asked to verify y our selec tion of this photo as the album co ver . Click Ye s to continue, or No to exit. Click Set Co ver to selec[...]

259 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Y ou will see a message indicating the operation was successful . Click Ye s to continue. Y ou will see a spinning circle while the application creates the c over image.[...]

260 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Selec t a Photo to Mov e Go to Home > My Photos > Photo A lbums . Click on the Photo Album you wish to select the photo from. Select the image for the photo and click Mo ve .[...]

261 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation The Selec t Album window will open. Check the bo x by the Album Name you wish to mo ve the photo to . When you r eturn to the Photo Album , you will see that the pr eviously selected photo is no longer visible.[...]

262 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Delete a Photo Click Home > My Photos > Photo Albums . Click on the P hoto Album you wish to select the photo from. Select the Photo and click Delete . The Sy stem will automatically delete the le without v erication.[...]

263 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Add a P hoto to an Album on P icasa Click Home > My Photos > Photo Albums . Click on the P hoto Album you wish to select a photo from. When you select the photo you wish to shar e on Picasa , you will see a green check -mark on the selec ted image. Click S hare to Picasa .[...]

264 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Y ou will see the Google log-in screen. Y ou must have a Google accoun t to upload les to P icasa . Enter your E-mail A ddress , P assword and click Sign In t o proceed. Y ou will see a message from Google requesting that you g rant access to Pic asa W eb Albums . Click Grant A ccess [...]

265 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation If you click Grant A ccess , y ou will be directed to the Shar eCent er ™ Photo Manager . Y ou can share photos to photo albums y ou already hav e in Picasa Web , or cr eate a new web album to shar e. Under Albums , select an existing album from the drop- down list and click Share . If[...]

266 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Add a P hoto to an Album on F acebook Click Home > My Photos > Photo Albums . Click on the Photo Album you wish to select a photo from. When you select the photo you wish to share on F acebook , you will see a green check -mark on the selec ted image. Click S hare to F ac ebook . Y[...]

267 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation The next screen explains the D-Link ShareCenter ™ . Click Go to App to proceed . The D-Link ShareCenter ™ requests permission to post images on your behalf . Click Allow t o continue.[...]

268 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation If you selected Allow , you will be dir ected to the ShareCen ter ™ Photo Manager . Y ou can selec t an album you already hav e in F acebook, or create a new web album to shar e. If you want to shar e a new album, click on Create Album , enter Album Name, and click Shar e . If you clic[...]

269 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Share a Phot o on Flickr Click Home > My Photos > Photo Albums . Click on the Photo Album you wish to select a photo from. When you select the photo you wish t o share on Flickr , you will see a green check -mark on the selec ted image. Click S hare to Flickr . Y ou will see a wind[...]

270 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Creat e a Flickr screen name . Y ou will see a message that says, D-Link ShareCenter ™ wants to link to your F lickr account . Click OK, I’LL A UTHORIZE IT to proceed .[...]

271 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Select your les and upload to Flickr .[...]

272 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Deleting an Album F rom the Photo Albums scr een, when in the editing mode, you will see just two buttons in the upper right corner of y our screen. Click Delete to delete a Photo Album . If you neglected to select an album, you will be prompted to select one item . Click Ye s to continu[...]

273 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation When you select the image for the P hoto Album you wish to r emove, y ou will see a green check -mark on the selec ted le. Click Delet e . Y ou will see warning message, Are you sure y ou want to delete this album? Click Ye s to continue, or click No to exit. The deleted Phot o Album [...]

274 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Refreshing the Album Da tabase Click on Home > My Photos > Photo Albums . Click Refresh to r efresh the entire database . Y ou will be prompted to verify y our decision to refresh the da tabase. Click Ye s to continue, or No to exit. Y ou will see a spinning circle while the applic[...]

275 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Managing Photos Y ou can access all your photos on the DNS-327L from H ome > My Photos . F ive buttons appear in the upper right corner f or managing photos: Upload from my c omputer , Upload from NAS, Edit, S lideshow , and Cooliris .[...]

276 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation The Slideshow T oolbar includes: Play button : Photo Information: Galler y Speed Slider : GPS Information: Cooliris link : EXIF : Rotation button : Galler y Navigation : Slideshow T oolbar Click the Play button t o play the galler y images. Photo Information displa ys the image name and [...]

277 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation This button pla ys the Slideshow . This slider adjusts the speed of the Slideshow . This button beams y our Slideshow to a local device or to a T V via AirPlay-enabled device.[...]

278 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation This button pr ovides GPS information about the images in your Slideshow . This fea ture transfers the Slidesho w to Cooliris mode. (Refer to page 280.) This button f or EXIF information for the images in y our Slideshow .[...]

279 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation These buttons ar e for rotating the images in y our Slideshow . This button pops up the br owser window to displa y images from your Slideshow .[...]

280 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation When you click the C ooliris icon, it opens C ooliris in a new tab. Click the arrow s on each side of the Cooliris windo w to scroll between images.[...]

281 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Click here to activate F acebook in Cooliris . Click here to activate T witter in Cooliris . Click here to enable F ull-Screen mode . Photo Selection Slider .[...]

282 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Click on a photo to view separa tely . On the upper right corner of the image are the social networking links. Click here to close Single-Image view . Click here to enable into F ull-Screen mode. Click here to c onnec t to F ac ebook , or click here to connect to T witter .[...]

283 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation When you click the F acebook button to connect the images to your F acebook acc ount, you will see the L og in screen. When you click the T witter button to c onnect the images to your T witter account, y ou will see the Sign in screen.[...]

284 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Beam a Slideshow to y our T V Y ou can enjoy your Slideshow on y our T V by using an AirPlay-enabled device with your DNS-327L. When the NAS connects to a shar ed AirPlay-enabled device on the Network, you will see a message indicating success. Click Ye s to continue.[...]

285 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Photo Galler y Click Photo Galler y to view the images in your gallery . Near the top right-hand corner ther e are three buttons . Click here to view A ll Photos . Click here to view B y Calendar . Click here to Refr esh the page.[...]

286 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Click the All Photos button t o view all your photos in your P hoto Galler y . Click the By Calendar butt on to view your Photo Gallery by date. Click the Refresh button t o refresh the database . Y ou will see a message requesting conrmation that y ou want to r efresh the database no[...]

287 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation My F iles Y ou can access your les on the DNS-327L by clicking the My Files icon in the My F older window under the Home tab . My Files pr ovides access to all your les using a br owser ov er the Internet. The My Files windo w displays a list of the V olumes creat ed on the NAS. Cl[...]

288 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation My F iles Buttons The buttons near the right-hand side of the screen ar e for the My F iles featur es. Click the rst button to Refr esh the view . Click the second button to Do wnload les to your local PC. (Ref er to page 291.) Click the third button t o Upload les to the NAS. ([...]

289 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Upload T o upload les to a selec ted volume , click the Upload button near the right-hand side of the My Files scr een. This will open the Upload windo w . Under the Upload heading, click the Brow se button to nd les on y our computer to upload t o the NAS.[...]

290 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Locat e the path of the le(s) you want to upload and click Open . Click Upload to start the uploading process. Click Exit to close the Upload window . The le updates t o the NAS are displayed in the dir ector y table.[...]

291 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Download T o download les from the NAS to your c omputer , selec t the le you want to download . Selec ted le will be in red. Click the Download butt on. Depending on your bro wser download settings, the br owser automatically downloads the le to y our saved location. In gene[...]

292 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Co py Y ou can copy les from one f older to another folder on the DNS-327L. Bro wse for a le to c opy using the folder view on the left, and the le view on the right. Go to Applications > My F iles. Select the le you want to c opy (selected le will be in red) and right-[...]

293 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Enter a name f or the new folder . Click OK . Select the newly- created f older and click Apply .[...]

294 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Y ou can verify that the le copied to the corr ec t destination. Brow se for the le using the folder view on the left, and the le view on the right.[...]

295 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation M ove Y ou can move les from one f older to another folder of the DNS-327L. Bro wse for a le to mo ve using the folder view on the left, and the le view on the right. Go to Applications > My F iles. Select the le you wan t to move (selected le will be in red) and right-[...]

296 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Select a folder from one of the V olumes or click + New to create a new path. Click Apply . Y ou can verify that the le moved t o the correct destination. Browse f or the le using the folder view on the left, and the le view on the right.[...]

297 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Delete Y ou can delete les from the DNS-327L usi ng your computer . Browse f or a le to delete using th e folder view on the left, and the le view on t he right. Go to Applications > My F iles. Select the le you want t o delete (selected le will be in red) and right-cli[...]

298 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Y ou should no longer see the le in the folder .[...]

299 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Rename Y ou can rename les on the DNS-327L. Browse f or a le to rename using the f older view on the left, and the le view on the right. Go to Applications > My F iles. Select the le you want to r ename (selected le will be in red) and right-click . F rom the drop-down [...]

300 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Enter a new name f or the le in the Rename eld. Click Apply . The renamed le is no w accessible from its original location.[...]

301 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Pr oper ties T o get general information about a le(s) from the DNS-327L, view the properties. Brow se for a le using the folder view on the left, and the le view on the right. Go to Applications > My F iles. Select the le you want information about (selected le will be[...]

302 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Crea te a Zip F ile Y ou can create le(s) with the .ZIP le f ormat from the DNS-327L. Brow se for the le you wan t to zip using the folder view on the left, and the le view on the right. Go to Applications > My F iles. Select the le you wan t to zip (selected le will[...]

303 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Add t o Zip Y ou can add to an existing zip le from the DNS-327L. Brow se for a zip le using the folder view on the left, and the le view on the right. Go to Applications > My F iles. L ocate the zip le you wan t to add a le to . Look at the le siz e of the existing [...]

304 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Under Add to Zip: Select Path , select the zip le you wan t to have the le added to . Check the checkbox by the le name and click Apply . Y ou can check to see if the new le has been added to the zip le. In this example, w e k now it has because the le size has incr eas[...]

305 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Unzipping a Zip F ile Y ou can unzip a zip le on the DNS-327L. Browse for the le y ou want to unzip using the f older view on the left, and the le view on the right. Go to Applications > My F iles. Select the le you want to unzip (selected le will be in red) and right-c[...]

306 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Unzipping a T ar File Y ou can unzip a tar archive le on the DNS-327L. An unzipped le with a .tar format w orks with Linux-based systems . Browse f or the tar le you want to unzip using the f older view on the left, and the le view on the right. The unzipping proc ess for a t[...]

307 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Opening a F ile Go to Applications > My F iles. Select the le you want to open (selected le will be in red) and right-click. From the dr op- down list click Open (it turns blue). The le opens in a new bro wser window .[...]

308 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Pr eviewing a F ile Y ou can preview many le f ormats on the DNS-327L: bmp, gif , ico, j2k, ji , jpeg, jpg , jpg2, pdf , png, ps , psb, psd , webp , doc, docx, xls, xlsx, mp3, and txt. Go to Applications > My F iles. Select the le you want to pr eview . (selected le will b[...]

309 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Share t o F acebook Y ou can share an image le on the DNS-327L to F acebook. Go to Applications > My F iles. Select the image le you would like to Share to F acebook (selected le will be in red) and right-click . Fr om the drop- down list click Share t o F acebook (it turns b[...]

310 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Share t o Picasa Y ou can share an image le on the DNS-327L to Picasa. Go to Applications > My F iles. Select the image le you want to Share to Picasa (selected le will be in red) and right - click. From the dr op- down list click Share t o Picasa (it turns blue). Y ou will s[...]

311 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Share t o Flickr Y ou can share an image le on the DNS-327L to Flickr . Go to Applications > My F iles. Select the image le you want to Share to Flickr (selected le will be in red) and right-click. Fr om the drop- down list click Share t o Flickr (it turns blue). Y ou will se[...]

312 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation My Music Y ou can access your music les on the DNS-327L by clicking the My Music icon in the My F older window under the Home tab. U sing this application, allows y ou to play music straight fr om the NAS. Y ou can also access music les on the network.[...]

313 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Click My Music to view the My Music fea tures.[...]

314 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation My Music Inter face Click here to pla yback music to an AirPlay-enabled device ( Apple T V ). Click the button in the upper-right corner of the scr een to Refresh . The Music Play er plays tr acks directly from the DNS-327L[...]

315 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation My Music Cat egories Click All T racks to view all the audio tracks on the DNS-327L. Click Albums to view all the albums on the DNS-327L. Click Artists to view the playlist by artist on the DNS -327L. Click Genres to view the playlist b y genre on the DNS-327L.[...]

316 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Click Playlists to view all playlists and cr eate new playlists on the DNS-327L.[...]

317 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation C opy Music to Y our DNS-327L Acc ess your DNS-327L from your network. Click the NAS V olume directly . Cop y music directly from your local drive t o the Multimedia Shared F older of the DNS-327L. Make sure the les are only MP3 f ormat. The NAS does not acc ept .ac format (F ree L[...]

318 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Go to My Music > All T racks and click the Refresh butt on. The Playlist is populat ed with the same tracks you copied on the previous page . Click Albums to view audio tracks b y album. Click Artists to view all the ar tists in your playlist.[...]

319 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Playback Music on an A irPlay-Enabled De vice Go to My Music > All T racks . A ccess to your AirP lay-enabled device originates from the rst butt on in the upper right corner of the screen. Click on the name of the AirPla y-enabled device (in the screen shot below , the device name[...]

320 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation The Pla yer Scrollable Music Timeline Stop Button Replay Button Shue Button Genre, Dura tion of the Song, and Size of the F ile Rewind Button Play/P ause Button F ast Forward Button V olume contr ol The Play er is a remote- control-like UI that will displa y the album ar t if the l[...]

321 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Crea te a Playlist Click the Playlist option at the bott om of the list, under My Music . Click the Plus button at the top right -hand corner of the screen. The Create a New Playlist window appears . Enter a name by Pla ylist Name and click the songs you wish to add t o the playlist. Cli[...]

322 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Click the Edit button to add or delet e songs from the Playlist . Once you ar e in Edit mode, click the track y ou want to delete and click the Delete button. Click on the Playlist to view its con tents. Click the Back button t o return to the Playlist menu[...]

323 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation My Sur veillance The My Sur veillance app works with most D-Link Cloud cameras (see list below). It manages your IP cameras from the NAS and allo ws all streaming data to be sav ed to the NAS. My Sur veillanc e can connect up to four cameras. By default, My Surveillanc e is disabled. The[...]

324 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation After My Sur veillance is enabled , a new brow ser window opens. Befor e you proc eed, make sure y ou have the corr ec t plug-ins to view the streaming video . Ther e may be a message at the top of y our browser that says , Missing plug-in on this page . Click where it says , Click Here [...]

325 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Once the le is downloaded , double - click or right- click the Downloads window and select Open . The Sur veillanceCent erRealInstall Setup Wizard will giv e you step-by-step instructions on how to install the progr am on your computer . Click Nex t to continue .[...]

326 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Click on Brow se and selec t a location for the installation f older . Y ou have the option t o click on Everyone if y ou would like to install the software for everyone who uses your comput er . Click Nex t to continue . Click Nex t to proceed with installa tion.[...]

327 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation The nal window will ha ve a heading that says , Installation Complet e. Click Close to continue . Now when you c onnec t a suppor ted camera to the network, the My Surveillance software will detect it automatically . The software will recog nize the IP address, model number and bit r [...]

328 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Logging in to My Sur veillance f or the rst time using Internet Explorer requires an add-on. The add-on message appears at the top of the brow ser , nex t to the question mark. Click on the line that says , If you trust the w ebsite and the add-on and want to install it , click here .[...]

329 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation A warning message appears for the Global Digital program by D-Link Corporation. Click Ye s to conrm that you w ant to allow the following program t o make changes to your c omputer . After conrmation is rec eived, Internet Explorer will displa y the live camera feed .[...]

330 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation The Surveillance Center Camer a Configur ation wizard is launched automatically when you ac cess Live Video . It automatically searches f or any a vailable network cameras. Y ou will see a list of connected cameras at the bottom of the window . If no cameras are detected, a r ed notic[...]

331 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation When the Surveillance Center C amera Congur ation window closes, y our brow ser will display the LIVE VIEW . Note: If there are no c ameras connected , there is no video stream to display . Make sure y our camer as are properly connected . Close the brow ser tab to exit.[...]

332 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation My Sur veillance U ser Inter face The My Sur veillance user interface is based on the camera featur es. Ev er yday operation is dependent upon the camer a functionalit y . Y ou will see live video in the window s below the heading, LIVE VIEW . See details below . Click on this link to vi[...]

333 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation My Sur veillance Logo Camer a Name(s) and IP Address Camer a Vie w Mode E-map , Snapshot, and A uto Scan Mute and V olume Slider Pan- Tilt-Zoom C ontrol (PTZ) Stop/Start Live Camer a Vie w Manual Recording & General Settings T ab Digital Zoom Camer a details Live V iew Pa trol Modes [...]

334 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Live V iew Components C OMPONENT DESCRIPTION Live V ideo View the Liv e Video fr om cameras connected to your DNS-327L via the network. Stop/Start Click to Stop or Start Live Camera View . Manual Recording & General Settings T ab Click the Manual Recording button to S top or Star t M[...]

335 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Use these buttons to St op or Star t the operation of the selected camera. These icons show the S tatus of each camera and allow you t o double - click to toggle between the Status of each camera. These icons allow y ou to switch the Camera View to display a sing le Camera V iew or View [...]

336 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Click this button to select the Single Camera Mode . The viewing area changes from f our screens to a single , full-frame image. Click this butt on to return to Split C amera Mode . Single Camer a Live V ideo Mode[...]

337 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Click this button to select F ull Screen Camer a Mode . The viewing angle expands t o cover the en tire screen. Click this button to return t o Split Screen Camera Mode , dividing the scr een into four images fr om four di erent cameras . ( This can also be accomplished b y switching [...]

338 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation When Enable Digital Zoom is checked, the soft ware allo ws you to z oom in and out on an area of the image. Y ou can place the mouse pointer in the bottom right c orner of the image to click and drag so you can view di erent parts of the screen. Y ou can also click directly on the par[...]

339 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Y ou can access the E-map fr om the Live Video screen b y click ing the button. Click the button to upload images int o the database. When you click E-map Upload , you ar e directed to the E-map window . Note: you m ust have installed E-map JPEG les in order to use this feature . (Ref[...]

340 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Snapshot V iew Y ou can access Snapshot fr om the Live Video screen by click ing the button. This takes a snapshot of your current liv e screen image . Y ou can copy this image t o the clipboard by clicking on the button, or you can sav e the image to disk by clicking the button. Click t[...]

341 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation If the camera is congured to r ecord when motion is det ected, the camera icon on the E-map scr een will change to red whenev er motion is detected, as shown belo w . When motion is detected, an alarm is triggered. Click on the Red C amera icon on the E-map to play the r ecorded ev en[...]

342 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation P atrol settings ar e dependent upon the camera you ar e using. The Sur veillance C enter w orks with the following D-Link PTZ cameras: • DCS-5230/5230L, and DCS-5222L/5211L (P atrol Once). Click the P atro l icon to congure P atrol settings. C onguring Pa trol Settings Scroll do[...]

343 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation When you click the P reset P oint icon a drop- down list appears. Y ou can edit the existing Pr esets. Click the Pr eset Poin t icon and select whichever preset you wish t o delete. C onguring Pa trol P reset P oints This opens the PTZ P reset P oint window . Enter a Preset Name and c[...]

344 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Click the Go to Preset P oint icon. This directs the camera to the designated poin ts. V iewing Pr eset P oints[...]

345 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Live V ideo/Playback Settings Y ou can access the General Setting window from the V ideo Playback window by clicking the Settings (cog) button on the Playback screen. Record Display The Record Display function is only available when accessed fr om the Playback scr een. The Record Display[...]

346 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation OSD Settings Y ou can access the OSD (On-Screen Displa y) Setting window from the Video Playback window b y click ing the Settings button and then selecting the OSD tab at the top . The OSD Setting window allo ws you to adjust settings f or the information and the backgr ound color you w[...]

347 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Playback Open Record Camer a Vie w Mode Settings/Snapshot/Sync Playback Mute and V olume Slider Digital Zoom Playback C ontrols Recorded V ideo Playback Note: See description of components on the next page of this Manual. Camer a Details[...]

348 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation C OMPONENT DESCRIPTION Recorded V ideo Playback View the Recor ded Video . Playback C ontrols Contr ol the Video Pla yback from here (clockwise): Play/St op/Pause/ P revious Second/P revious Minute/Next M inute/ Next Second / Speed Up/Speed Down / Zoom In/Zoom Out. Camera Details This ar[...]

349 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation The Playback scr een is where you can view r ecordings fr om the cameras. Use this button to View the Recorded Video Information. (See next page for details.) The top two ic ons allow you t o control the C amera View fr om a Single Camera to up to F our Network Cameras . The bottom two i[...]

350 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation When you click the Open Recor ding button on the Playback screen, you will see the Recor d Information window . This scr een allows you to see details about the recor dings that have been made with the connected cameras. Depending on your settings, y ou may see a Calendar View or List of[...]

351 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Playback Setup Camer a Setup Audio & Video Setup Recording Setup Ev ent Setup E-map Upload Backup Ser ver P ort S etup Note: See detailed description of Setup on the pages that follow .[...]

352 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Camer a Setup Once you click Setup , Camera Setup is the rst screen to congur e. On the left side are the sub-menus while on the right are the congurable options. Camer a Setup is divided into four sections. W izard , Camera List , C amera Search , and Auto Install .[...]

353 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Y ou can add a camera with the Camera Setup Wizard . Click Run W izard to open. Y ou will see a list of the steps used for setting up the camera. Click Nex t to continue . The Setup Wizard does a camera sear ch. Y ou will see the word , Searching... in red. W ait for search r esults. If [...]

354 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation The Camer a Search screen appears blank if the Camer a Setup Wizard was unable to nd your camer a. Make sure you hav e either connected your camera to the r outer , or you have enabled DHCP on y our router to detect your camera. If you have set up y our camera properly , you will see [...]

355 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Click the Selec t button by the the camera details and click Next . If you set up your IP camera on the network corr ectly, the elds within the D evice Information windo w will be automatically populated with your device information. Click the T est Camera button t o view streaming vi[...]

356 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Under Basic Recording , select your recor ding method. In this instance, we hav e chosen, Record By Schedule . Drag and Dr op your mouse ov er the elds represen ting the day and time you wish to r ecord. The selected area is highlighted in blue . Click Motion Detection Record if you p[...]

357 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Under Camera Setup , the Camer a List includes your newly-congured camera. Y ou can modify the camera settings. Select a camera from the Camer a List . Y ou will see the details for the selected camera. Y ou can change the Name, IP Address and Por t . Y ou can enter the Username and P[...]

358 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Y ou will see a pop -up message with a green check mark, indicating the conguration was suc cessful. Click Ye s to continue. Y ou can also delete a camera from the Camer a List . Select a camera from the camera list. Under the delete heading , click the T rash icon. A pop-up message w[...]

359 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation A pop-up message indicates the operation was successful . Click Ye s to exit.[...]

360 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Search and A dd a Camera Click the Search button to sear ch all available cameras on the network. Select one camera and click Ad d T o to add a camera to the list . (Camera2 is used in this example.)[...]

361 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Enter the camera passw ord and click the T est Camera butt on to view streaming video from the c onnected camera. Click Modify to add the camera to the Camer a List. Y ou will see the additional camera on the list. Click Save Settings to continue .[...]

362 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation A pop-up message conrms the camera was congured succ essfully . Click Ye s . Under Auto Install , check the box b y Enable Auto Install to det ect other IP Cameras the next time you acc ess the LIVE VIEW .[...]

363 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Audio and V ideo The Audio and Video screen allo ws you to c ongure all your audio and video settings f or each camera on the Camer a List . Below are instructions for a single camera conguration. Under Setup > Audio and Video , y ou will see Name , Address and Model for all cam[...]

364 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation V ideo Prole : Select a prole number from the dr op -down list. V ideo F ormat : Choose the video format to use f or your rec ordings. Each format has di erent size and quality characteristics. Fr ame Rate: This is the number of frames per second recor ded. A higher number of fr[...]

365 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Recording Setup The Recor ding Setup screen allows you t o congure all your r ecording settings f or each camera on the Camera List . The setup options include Quota Setting, Event Rec ord, and Rec ording mode.[...]

366 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Under S etup > Recording Setup , you will see Index number , Name , A ddress, and Used/Quota for all cameras on your Camer a List . If you double - click on the name of the device, y ou will see the conguration options below .[...]

367 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Estimated data spac e usage per day (appro x.) C OMPONENT DESCRIPTION Motion Detection When using the Recor d by Schedule mode together with the Motion Detection func tion, you must rst click the Go to W eb link and log in to the camera ’ s web inter face and enable the motion detec[...]

368 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Copy Component: If you want to cop y a camera ’ s Recording Setup to other similar cameras, click on the button under the Copy heading. Motion Detection Component: Allows the user t o enable or disable the motion detection function. Here is an example of a camera ’ s Motion Detec tio[...]

369 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation The Copy Recording Setup window opens. Check the box es by each Camera Name to copy setup t o similar cameras. Click Save to continue. A message pops up that indicates c onguration was successful . Click Ye s to continue.[...]

370 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Recording Mode C omponent: Recording Mode with Rec ord by Schedule selected: Click the blue box, b y Alway s Record , t o set normal recording mode . ( This means the camera will alwa ys recor d for a specic period.) Drag your mouse o ver the time frame you w ant to set for r ecording[...]

371 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Recording Mode , with Rec ord by Schedule selected: Click the red box, by Motion Detection Record if y ou want to w ait f or motion to be detected befor e the camera begins rec ording. Drag the mouse ov er the time frame you want to set f or recor ding. The selected frames turn to red to[...]

372 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation T o delete selec ted time frames, click the ligh t blue Delete box. Drag the mouse ov er the selec ted frames you w ant to unselect. The selected frames should no longer be visible. Click Save Settings to nish.[...]

373 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Recording Mode , with Rec ord by Schedule selected: If you would like to ha ve cameras rec ording at all times, click Selec t All to ll in all time frames with pr eferred Recor ding Mode .[...]

374 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Ev ent Setup The Event Setup conguration t ool displays options for each camer a. The basic settings specify how y ou want your surveillance notications sent. The A dvanced button under E vent Setup takes you to the Notic ation Setup window , where you can congur e your E-mai[...]

375 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation C OMPONENT DESCRIPTION New Camera A dd Noties you when a new camera is c onnec ted. Camera Delete Noties you when a camera is delet ed from the connected cameras. Connection Lost Noties you when there is a netw ork error . Connection Resumed Noties you when the network is bac[...]

376 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation T o ac tivate advanced f eatures , click the Advanc ed button. The Notication Setup window pops up . E-mail Settings were originally co vered in this manual on page 237. Ref er to this page if you need mor e details about completing the required elds . Click S av e Settings when do[...]

377 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation E-Map Upload The E-Map Upload congur ation page allows you t o impor t a schematic illustration of the home or oce space y ou want to monitor using y our IP cameras. T he E-map can be uploaded in JPEG, BMP , GIF , or PNG format to the DNS-327L . Then y ou can access the E-Map from [...]

378 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Under E-Map Upload , click the Brow se button, and navigate to the location of the E-map you wan t to use. After you select the le, you will see it in the File P ath eld. Click Upload .[...]

379 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation The image from the le will be displa yed on right side of the screen. The next step is to click and drag a camera name fr om the Camera list to the left of the image. After you dr ag the camera name to the desired location on the image, double- click to set the orientation of the came[...]

380 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Y ou will see a pop -up message indicating E-Map was set up successfully . Click Ye s to continue.[...]

381 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Backup The Setup > Backup page allows you t o congure the DNS-327L to back up and r estore the IP Camera r ecordings .[...]

382 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Under Create New Backup , you can enter the name f or the backup Folder in the eld provided , and click the Brow se button to select a Destination path. The Selec t Path windo w will open. Select a path on the NAS where you want the backup to r eside. Click Apply . If you do not have [...]

383 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Check the the F older name and the Destination path. F rom the drop-down menus, you can select a Start Date/Time and a Stop Dat e/Time .[...]

384 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation T o ac tivate the camera you w ould like to use for backup , check the box next to the camera ’ s name. Click Save Settings to nish. The Archive table at the bottom populates after you sav e the data. A pop-up message conrms the new backup was added successfully . Click Ye s to c[...]

385 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation After you cr eate a new backup, it will appear in the table in the Archiv e section. Y ou can control which archiv e folders are included in the Playback List that is accessible fr om the Playback screen by adding or r emoving a check mark in the Playback List column. If you want to dele[...]

386 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Ser ver P or t The Ser ver Port page allows you t o modify the ser ver por ts for the Live V ideo Ser ver , Playback Ser ver and Conguration Server . Y ou may wish to do this if you hav e por t restrictions on your local network. Change the por t numbers using the elds provided and[...]

387 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Camera S tatus Log Playback S tatus Note: See detailed description of Status on the pages that follow .[...]

388 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Camer a Status and Log The Status congur ation section consists of two things - Camera Status and Log . The Camera Status show s the Connection Status of all the cameras connected to the network, and Lo g shows a history of signicant events tha t occurred with the Sur veillance C e[...]

389 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation T o back up your log to a t ext le, click the Backup Log button. Select a S a ve A s folder location and click Save . The pop-up message indicates the log is successfully sa ved. Click Y es to continue .[...]

390 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation T o clear the log, click the Clear Log button. Y ou are asked to verify that you w ant to clear the log. Click Ye s to continue . There will only be one ev ent remaining in your log , under Info , that says Log le w as cleared .[...]

391 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation My F av orites A pplication The My F avorites Applications section allows users to add applications to the Home section so users can easily access these applications. F ollow these steps to setup easy acc ess to your fav orite apps under the Home tab .[...]

392 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Adding A pplications Under M y F avorite Applic ations , click the Add/Remov e button. Click the checkbox below each application you wish t o add to the Home screen. Click Apply to con tinue. The shortcut for the selected application is now visible on the Home scr een.[...]

393 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Schedule le and folder backups from an FTP server , web ser ver , or local network share. Alwa ys test the URL bef ore applying changes. This will help to ensure a succ essful download. Applica tions Category: Selec t the type of ser ver that the source les and f olders for the sch[...]

394 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Category: Click the HT TP radio button to specify that the sour ce les are located on a web server . URL: Enter the HT TP site address for the scheduled download. Click on T est to verify access to the sit e address and le/folder . If you selected File from the dr op- down list, yo[...]

395 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Remote Backups The Remote Backups section allows you to back up y our DNS-327L to another NAS or Linux Server . Or the other way around, fr om a remote NAS or Linux Ser ver to your DNS-327L . Click the Creat e button, located abov e the Remote Backups list, to start the Remote Backup Wiz[...]

396 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Remote Backup W izard When you click the Create button, located abov e the Remote Backup list, the Remote Backup Wizard starts. The wizard provides st ep -by-step instructions for a remote backup . Step 1 - Review the ve -step process . Click Nex t to continue. Step 2 - Selec t Ser vi[...]

397 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Step 3 - Enter L ocal Settings: T ask (Name) - name used to refer t o the backup job, which will appear later in the Remote Backup list. F older Path - click Bro wse and select a local network share folder or le as the target or sour ce for the backup job . Click Nex t to continue. St[...]

398 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Step 5 - Continue Remote Settings: Remote Pa th - Fr om the drop- down menu, select the le system (folder) pa th to the remote target or sour ce system for backup. Click Nex t to continue. Step 6 - Enter Schedule Settings: Select S chedule mode from one of the follo wing: • Manual -[...]

399 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Step 7 - Click on the Finish button if y ou are satised with the settings of the Backup job created . O ther wise click on the Previous butt on to go back and make changes, or click Exit to close the wizar d without adding a Remote Backup job . Step 8 - Review details of Remote Backup[...]

400 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Local Backups Schedule local le and folder backups from the local network shar e of the device or from the local comput er . Always test the URL bef ore applying changes. This will help to ensure a succ essful backup. Category: If your NAS device has two volumes, y ou can click the In[...]

401 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation T ime Machine The Time Machine section allows the Mac user to congure the DNS-327L so that it becomes a backup destination in the Mac OS® X Time Machine. In order to use this function, Apple F iling Prot ocol (AFP) is requir ed. The AFP ser vice will star t automatically as soon as t[...]

402 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Setup W izard Go to Applications > Local Backups > T ime Machine . Under Time Machine Enable/Disable click the Enable Time Machine checkbox. Click the turquoise arrow next to T ime Machine Settings to see the conguration options . Click New under Time Machine Settings to open th[...]

403 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Check the box(es) b y the V olume(s) you want t o use for Time Machine destinations and click Nex t to continue. A Summary displays your selected destinations. Click F inish .[...]

404 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation When the Setup Wizard window closes , you will see the T ime Machine table. Under Time Machine Settings , you will see the V olumes you just selected for the backup process . The V olumes are also viewable in the Finder .[...]

405 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Y ou can browse the Volume in F inder to ensure you made the c orrect selection. Go to System P references . Under System , click T ime Machine .[...]

406 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation F rom the Time Machine screen, click Select Backup Disk ... Locat e the DNS-327L V olumes.[...]

407 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Select the V olume you want to use f or the backup and click Use Disk . Log in to the server . Enter a Name and P assword . Click Connect .[...]

408 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation The Time Machine backup process is complete . Review your settings. Note: Y ou can deactivate T ime Machine, by moving the slider fr om ON to OFF . However , this does not delete the Volumes fr om the DNS-327L settings.[...]

409 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Delete a V olume Under Time Machine Settings, select the V olume you want to delet e. When you click on a V olume , the row turns red. Click the Delet e button. A pop-up message prompts you to v erify that you want to delet e the V olume. Click Ye s .[...]

410 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation The V olume is no longer visible in Finder . If you need to remo ve all network shares, click Remove A ll Network Shares . (If not, you can skip the next page of instruc tions.)[...]

411 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation After all shares ar e removed , you will see an empty table under Time Machine Settings. A pop-up message appears ask ing you to conrm you w ant to remove all shares . Click Y es to continue.[...]

412 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation USB and MTP Backups The USB Backups section allows the user t o congure the DNS-327L so that it becomes a backup destination f or a USB device that is connected to your NAS. F or example , you can backup data from a USB stor age device to the DNS-327L, or from the NAS to a USB st orag[...]

413 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Click on the Save Settings button t o save the MTP Backups settings . Click on the Save Settings button t o save the USB Backups settings . MTP Backups USB Backups MTP Backups: Click Enable to allow your DNS-327L to c opy digital media content fr om a MTP - compatible USB device . Destin[...]

414 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation 1. Connec t a MTP USB device t o the USB por t on the back panel of the device . The DNS-327L will enter backup mode if MTP Backups has been enabled in the MTP Backup settings. (Ref er to previous page .) 2. Pr ess the USB button to start the back up process . The white USB LED ashes [...]

415 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation 4. When the backup is complete , the ashing white LED will become solid white . Pr ess and hold the USB button on the front of the NAS f or a minimum of ve seconds , and the DNS-327L will unmount the device. 3. Go to S yst em Management > USB Devices . Under USB Stor age Informa[...]

416 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation 1. Connect a USB storage device t o the USB por t on the back panel of the device . The LED will blink and then become solid once it is r eady for backup , if USB Backups has been enabled in the USB backup settings. (Refer t o page 413.) . 2. Press the USB button on the fr ont of the NAS[...]

417 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation 3. When the backup is completed , the ashing white LED will become solid white . One way to unmoun t the USB storage device is t o press and hold the USB button at the front of the DNS-327L f or a minimum of ve seconds . The other wa y is, go to Management > Syt em Management &g[...]

418 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Go to P2P Downloads > Settings to congur e the P2P (peer-to-peer) download management settings. P2P: Selec t Enable or Disable . Download Schedule: Using the Date/Time table , the user can schedule the P2P downloads. Simply click on the Start Download and Stop Download bo x and sel[...]

419 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation P2P Download List Under P2P Downloads , the user can add torrent les and view P2P download lists . Add T orren t from URL: I n the eld provided you can c opy and paste a link to a torrent le hosted on the Internet. The P2P download manager will add the torre nt file to the downl[...]

420 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service) is an online storage web service oered by A WS (Amazon W eb Services). I t provides a simple web services interface that can be used to store and r etrieve any amount of data a t any time from an ywhere on the web . With Amazon S3 support, it is poss[...]

421 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Crea ting an A WS Acc ount Open your web br owser and type the follo wing link for the Amazon W eb Ser vices : http://ww w .a ws.amaz on.com/s3. Then click on the link on the right side of the screen, Sign Up No w . F ollow the instructions to creat e your A WS account.[...]

422 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Enter your E-mail address, click the I am a Ne w User radio button, and follow the instructions to select the amount of desired stor age. This creates y our Amazon S3 account. Y ou will be issued the following keys as cr edentials to give y ou access to the accoun t: 1. Acc ess Key ID 2.[...]

423 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Y ou can either create a DNS-327L backup , or transfer a rest ore job to the Amazon S3 Cloud Storage. Y ou must provide the da ta requested by the wizard in or der to creat e a backup or restore job . Step 1: Enter Job Name Settings: In the text box by Job Name , enter a 16 character nam[...]

424 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Step 2: Enter Remot e Settings: Ac cess K ey ID: Enter the Amazon S3 Acc ess Key ID you w ere assigned when you crea ted your A WS (Amazon W eb Ser vices) account. This is required f or access to Amazon S3 Cloud St orage. Secret Ac cess K ey: Enter the Secret Acc ess Key you w ere assign[...]

425 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Step 4: Enter L o cal Settings: Use the Bro wser button to locate the path t o the DNS-327L ’ s le location for either the backup or rest ore job . Click Nex t to continue . Step 5: Enter Schedule Settings: The Schedule Mode for the job can be either Manual (now or later fr om the j[...]

426 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Modify Button Once a backup or restor e job is created , the Modify button is used to change the settings described in the Amazon S3 Settings Wizard instructions. When you click on a job in the Amazon S3 table , the text turns red. Click the Modify button if you w ant to edit the setting[...]

427 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation The free m ydlink ser vice provides DNS-327L users ac cess to Cloud Ser vices. Connect to the m ydlink ser vice from an y location, using any operating system. If you ar e not connecting to the ser vice directly from the DNS-327L, open your bro wser and type in w ww .mydlink.com. Sign in[...]

428 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation After you sign up f or a my dlink account, check your E-mail bo x. Y ou should receive an E-mail like the one belo w . Click the link to activate your my dlink account. m ydlink V erication[...]

429 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Y ou will receive an E-mail that sa ys your E-mail address has been v eried. Y ou can change your P assword and/or updat e your Pr ole Information .[...]

430 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation When you rst log int o your account , you may see a screen tha t says you need the Jav a Runtime Environment (JRE). This screen has a button that says Do wnload JRE . Note: JRE is also referred t o as Java Virtual Machine. m ydlink Ja va Runtime En vironment[...]

431 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation The Jav a download takes a few steps . F ollow the instructions:[...]

432 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation After you install Jav a , you will see the Security Information window . Click Run to run the mydlink applica tion. When prompted , enter the P assword and click OK .[...]

433 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Once you ar e connected, you can view y our existing storage on the Cloud and on your DNS-327L. Y ou can also upload and download les using your bro wser , create new f olders, rename f olders and delete folders . (See instruc tions on the next page of this manual.)[...]

434 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Click on a V olume to see its conten ts. Buttons at the top of the scr een allow you to Upload and Download les , create a N ew F older , Delete and Rename les.[...]

435 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation F rom the mydlink por tal, click the New F older button to cr eate a new folder . Crea ting a New F older T o delete a folder , click the check box next to the le you wish to delet e and click the Delete button. A conrmation windo w will appear for you to c onrm the deletion. Cl[...]

436 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Under the Settings T ab > General Information you can view the pr oper ties of your NAS. This screen displays the Device Name , mydlink No ., Model Name , M AC address (which is associated with your ac count and NAS), and your device activation time and date . Y ou can also see the ro[...]

437 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Y ou can check the online status of your DNS-327L while connected to mydlink . Y our online status may be one of the following: DNS-327L Status A green checkmark indicates that your NAS is online and r eady for use . A yellow ex clamation point indicat es that your DNS-327L is online, bu[...]

438 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Select the device you wish to delete from y our account and click Delete Devic e . A warning message aler ts you that removing the device will r emov e any mydlink functions related to the devic e . Deleting a m ydlink devic e Enter your m ydlink P assword t o proceed with deleting the d[...]

439 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Under P role Information , click the Delete acc ount link at the bottom right corner of the screen. Deleting a m ydlink acc ount A warning message asks you if you ar e certain that you want to delete your acc ount at mydlink? Select No , keep it to do nothing or click Y es, delete it [...]

440 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation A new Delete account window appears . Enter your mydlink password . Click Cancel if y ou would like to keep your ac count, or click C onrm Deletion to delete it. Y ou will see conrmation that your accoun t has been deleted. Click on Exit.[...]

441 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation The m ydlink A cc ess NAS App Acc ess your les anytime , anywhere with your DNS-327L NAS and the my dlink Access-NAS app . Str eam your stored phot os, documents, music , and movies directly to your iOS and A ndroid devices ov er 3G or Wi-F i.[...]

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443 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation C ompatibility mydlink A ccess-NAS is c ompatible with the following models: • DNS-320L ShareCent er 2-Bay Cloud Network Storage Enclosur e • DNS-327L ShareCent er 2-Bay Network Attached Stor age • More coming soon! Note: If you are using a DNS-325 or DNS-345, please use the mydlin[...]

444 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 4 - Congur ation Y ou can download the mydlink Ac cess-NAS app fr om links below : iOS (iT unes App Store) https://itunes.apple .com/us/app/my dlink-access-nas/ id531078699?l=zh&mt=8 Android ( Google Play) https://play .google.com/store/apps/details?id=c om.dlink.nas&hl=en[...]

445 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 5 - Knowledge Base Knowledge Base Wha t is RAID? RAID , shor t for Redundant Array of Independent Disks , is a combination of two or more disks with the aim of pr oviding fault tolerance and per formance impro vement. There are sev eral dieren t levels of RAID , with each one providing a di erent meth[...]

446 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 5 - Knowledge Base RAID 0 provides data striping , which spreads out blocks of data ov er all the drives, but does not provide da ta redundancy. Although per formance is impro ved, the lack of fault tolerance means tha t if one drive fails, all data in the array will be lost. RAID 1 RAID 1 provides mirrorin[...]

447 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 5 - Knowledge Base RAID Options Below is a list of the RAID options available on the DNS-327L. Standard RAID - creat es a single volume for one driv e or more drives. JBOD - allows you to cr eate a large virtual disk drive by concatena ting two or more smaller drives t ogether . The individual hard drives t[...]

448 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 5 - Knowledge Base RAID 1 - allows you to assig n two disks as a mirrored set. Once you crea te the mirrored set, y ou will see it as a single disk drive. But when you write data t o the mirrored set, it will duplicate the data across all members of the set. This ensures that y our data is protected against[...]

449 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 5 - Knowledge Base UPS C onnec tivit y The DNS-327L suppor ts USB UPS (Uninterruptible P ower Supply). This gives users the ability to shar e the UPS on their local network and protect from an abnormal shutdown due t o a power failure . Connect a UPS to the USB port on the back of your NAS . Standalone and [...]

450 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 5 - Knowledge Base Go to Management > Sy stem Management > USB Devices . Click the turquoise arro w next to UPS S ettings . Ther e are two modes to choose from, S tandalone or Master . Select Standalone to use the UPS only on the DNS-327L or select Master to share the UPS with the network UPS slaves .[...]

451 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 5 - Knowledge Base Enter the IP address of the other UPS sla ve on the network. Click the + button if you need t o add more IP addresses . Make sure the DNS-327L and the UPS slaves ar e on the same physical network. Once you ha ve enter ed an IP address, the syst em will check its database for IP addr ess r[...]

452 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 5 - Knowledge Base The UPS Settings table will display the IP address(es) you added . Y our DNS-327L is now setup as the network master to notify the network slaves in the ev ent of critical power status .[...]

453 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 5 - Knowledge Base Deleting a UPS Sla ve Under Management > Syst em Management > USB Devices > UPS Setting , select the IP address. Y our selection will tur n red. Click Delete . While proc essing your request, ther e will be a message that says , W aiting for UPS Settings ... When processing is c [...]

454 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 5 - Knowledge Base The deleted IP addr ess will no longer be visible in the table under UPS Setting.[...]

455 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 5 - Knowledge Base USB P rint Ser ver The DNS-327L featur es a built-in USB print ser ver , giving users the ability to share a printer on their local network. Connect a USB printer to the USB por t on the back of the device. It is impor tant to ensure tha t any of the printer manufacturer ’ s dr ivers ar[...]

456 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 5 - Knowledge Base Select the pr inter driver by using the installed Manufacturer list or click the Hav e Disk button to brow se for the printer driver le . Click OK to continue . The W indows ® Add P rinter Wizard will launch: Connect to your device with Samba and then double- click the lP icon.[...]

457 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 5 - Knowledge Base Make sure the correct drive is selected and click OK to install the printer . The printer is now installed and the print er queue will appear .[...]

458 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 5 - Knowledge Base Setting up a Prin ter U sing Mac OS® X 10.8 Go to Management > Sy stem Management > USB Devices to view the printer attached to y our NAS. Go to Management > S ystem Managemen t > Device > De vice Settings to check settings.[...]

459 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 5 - Knowledge Base Download drivers from the r espective printer manufacturer(s) to install on your Mac. ( Y ou need to selec t the proper rmw are for Mac OS 10.8) Go to Sy stem Pref erences > Hardware , and click Print & Scan .[...]

460 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 5 - Knowledge Base Within the P rint & Scan window , click the + sign to set up a printer . Within the Add window , click the IP tab .[...]

461 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 5 - Knowledge Base Enter the IP A ddress and the Queue information. Note: Under the Queue section, enter “lp ” (where “ lp ” stands for Line Printer). Under Location , Select Printer Software .[...]

462 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Sec tion 5 - Knowledge Base Select your specic printer . (I f you cannot nd a driver f or your printer , download the driver fr om the manufac turer’ s web site and install it.) The IP printer now appears under P rint & Scan . The IP address is clearly visible in the conguration settings .[...]

463 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Appendix A - T echnical Specications T echnical Specications Standards • IEEE 802.3 • IEEE 802.3ab • IEEE 802.3u • AFP • Bonjour • CIFS/SMB • DDNS • DHCP Client • FTP over SSL/TLS, FXP • HT TP/HT TPS • LL TD • NFS • NTP • PnP - X • T CP/IP • UPnP A V • USB 3.0 • W ebDA V Sup[...]

464 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Appendix A - T echnical Specications Backup Management • Schedule Backup from PC to NAS (D-Link ShareCent er™ Sync) • Schedule Local Backups • Schedule Remote Backup • Apple T ime Machine Suppor t • USB Backup • Cloud Backup (Amazon S3) Device Management • Internet Explorer 8+, Mozilla F iref ox 4[...]

465 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Appendix B - C ontacting T echnical Suppor t C ontac ting T echnical Suppor t U .S. and Canadian customers can c ontact D -Link technical suppor t through our website or b y phone. Befor e you contact technical suppor t, please hav e the following r eady : • Model number of the product (e.g . DNS-327L) • Hardwar[...]

466 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Appendix C - W arranty W arr anty Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, D-Link Systems, Inc. (“D-Link”) provides this Limited W arranty: • Only to the person or entity that originally purchased the pr oduct from D -Link or its authorized reseller or distributor . • Only for products purchased[...]

467 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Appendix C - W arranty Limited S oft ware W arranty: D-Link warrants that the soft ware portion of the product (“Sof tware ”) will substantially conform to D-Link ’ s then current functional specications for the Software, as set f or th in the applicable documentation, from the date of orig inal retail purc[...]

468 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Appendix C - W arranty • After an RMA number is issued , the defective product must be pack aged securely in the original or other suitable shipping package o ensure that it will not be damaged in tr ansit, and the RMA number must be prominen tly marked on the outside of the pack age. Do not include any manuals or[...]

469 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Appendix C - W arranty Limitation of Liability: T O THE MA XIMUM EXTENT PERMIT TED BY LA W , D -LINK IS NO T LIABLE UNDER ANY CONTRA C T , NEGLIGENCE, STRIC T LIABILIT Y OR O THER LEGAL OR EQUIT ABLE THEORY FOR ANY L OSS OF USE OF THE PRODUC T , INCONVENIENCE OR DA MAGES OF AN Y CHARAC TER, WHETHER DIREC T , SPECIAL[...]

470 D-Link DNS -327L User Manual Appendix C - W arranty FC C Stat ement: This equipment has been test ed and found to comply with the limits f or a Class B device, pursuant t o Part 15 of the FCC Rules . These limits ar e designed to pr ovide reasonable prot ection against har mful interference in a r esidential installation. This equipment gener a[...]