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USER MANUAL ShareCenter™ Pulse DNS-320 VERSION 2.0[...]
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i D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual T able of Con tents T able of C onten ts Product Overview .............................................................. 1 Introduction ................................................................................... 1 P ackage Contents ..............................................................[...]
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ii D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual T able of Con tents iT unes Ser ver ........................................................................ 64 AFP Ser vice ........................................................................... 65 NFS Ser vice ...........................................................................66 Syst e[...]
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1 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 1 - P roduct O v er view The D -Link Shar eCenter Pulse DNS-320 2-Bay Network Storage, when used with internal SA T A drives , enables you t o shar e documents, les , and digital media such as music, photos , and video with ev er yone on the home or oce network. Remotely accessing le[...]
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2 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 1 - P roduct O v er view • D -Link ShareC enter P ulse DNS-320 • CD -ROM with Manual and Sof tware • Q uick Installation Guide • Pow er Adapt er • Pow er Cor d • C A T5 Ethernet Cable P ack age C ont ents Note: Using a power supply with a dier ent voltage than the one included [...]
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3 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 1 - P roduct O v er view F eatur es • T w o Hard Drive Ba ys for 3.5” SA T A Hard Drives • Gigabit Ethernet Connectivity • Simplied Hard Drive Installation P rocess • USB por t support Ex ternal St orage Device , Print er Ser ver , UPS Monitoring • F our Hard Dr iv e Congura[...]
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4 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 1 - P roduct O v er view Har dwar e O v er view F r ont P anel C OMPONENT DESCRIPTION HDD1/HDD2 LED These lights will be solid BL UE when drives are connected but inactive The lights will blink when the drives are being accessed , formatted or synchr onized. They will illuminate AMBER if a dr[...]
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5 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 1 - P roduct O v er view Rear P anel ( C onnections) C OMPONENT DESCRIPTION Cov er Lock This lock is used to r emove the co ver when unlocked . Locking it will restrict the removal of the top co ver . Cooling F an The cooling fan is used to cool the har d drives and f eatures speed contr ol. [...]
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6 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 2 - Getting Started T o get star ted with the ShareC enter P ulse Setup W izard , inser t the supplied CD into y our CD-ROM dr ive: Getting Star ted Shar eC en ter P ulse Sof twar e CD Click the ST ART butt on to start the Share Cen ter Pulse Setup Wizard .[...]
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7 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Installation The Setup wizard will walk y ou through the c onguration of your Shar eCen ter Pulse devic e. Installation Setup W izard Note: The computer used to access the ShareCenter Pulse web -based conguration manager must b e on the same subnet as the ShareCenter Pulse. If your [...]
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8 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Installation Install the Hard Driv es This step shows you how to open your ShareCenter Pulse so that you can install one or two hard drives . Click Next to continue . Slide either one or t wo hard drives into the open hard drive bays of your device. Click Next to continue .[...]
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9 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Installation Once the hard driv es are installed , you can attach the top cover . Click Ne xt to continue. A s tandard CA T5E Ethern et c able w ith a RJ-45 connec tor is needed to connec t your ShareC enter Pulse t o your network. Click Next to continue .[...]
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10 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Installation P o w er and Device Selection Connect the pow er adapter to the power receptor on the back of the device . Pr ess the power button located under the faceplate L EDs to turn on the device. Clic k Next to continue . With the power on check that the Po wer LED is solid. If it i[...]
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11 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Installation A dmin passwor d This window r equests the Admin (administrat or) password . If this is the rst installation of this device then the passwor d will be blank. Click Next to continue. In this step you can cr eate a new passwor d f or the A dmin username . It is rec ommended[...]
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12 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Installation Network Setup Y o u ma y u se e it h er S ta ti c I P or D H CP t o co nf ig u re t he I P n et wo r k se t ti ng s o f th e ShareC enter Pulse . If you selec t Static IP then input the IP net work settings . Click Next to continue . If you want your ShareCenter Pulse to be [...]
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13 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Installation Dynamic DNS Cl ic k on th e Y es rad io bu tt on if y ou alr e ad y hav e a DDN S acc ou nt t o use fo r the Sh ar eC e nt e r Pulse DDNS settings . If y ou do not have a DDNS ac count or do not want t o use one, click on the No Radio button. Click Next to continue . If you [...]
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14 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Installation DDNS A cc ount and S y stem T ime If you want a DDNS accoun t to use with your ShareCenter Pulse , D-Link pro vides a free DDNS account b y clicking on the web link shown. Y ou will need to do the follo wing: • Create an ac count with a username and passwor d. • Cr eat e[...]
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15 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Installation E-mail Settings and V olume I nf ormation Y ou can congure messages to be sent aler ting you to certain oper ational conditions and drive status conditions to your e -mail account. These aler ts can prove helpful with the management and safeguar ding of impor tant data. E[...]
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16 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Installation RAID Congur ation and Driv e Mapping Select one of the Vo lume F ile Syst ems type. Clicking on each le system type rad io butto n will give a description below . F or more information concerning the dierent RAID Disk Formats please ref er to “ What is RAID?” on[...]
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17 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Installation C ongura tion Summar y and Drive F ormatting Revi ew y our volu me co ngu ra tion summ ary detai ls he re befo re clic king next and sta rting the drive f ormat. If nec essar y use the PREV button t o go back and recongur e the RAID conguration of the v olume(s).[...]
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18 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Installation F ormat Complet e The wizard will show this window if the hard drive format(s) are successful. Click Next to continue .[...]
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19 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Installation The nal window of the installation wizard shows succ essful completion. Y our d evice is now i nstal led a nd read y for use. Y our dr ives a re n etwor k mapped fr om using the wizard so you will be able to acc ess them under you My Computer icon.[...]
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20 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 2 - Getting Started When rst pow ered on, during the initial boot sequence , the device will wait to be assig ned an IP address via DHCP . If it does not receiv e a DHCP assigned IP address the A uto-IP process will assign a 169.254.xxx.xxx addr ess to the device If you want to change the[...]
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21 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 2 - Getting Started Selec t the device from the list and click the Congur ation button. This will launch the computer ’ s default web brow ser and direct it to the IP address listed for the device. Make sure the browser is not congured to use a proxy ser ver . Note: The computer used[...]
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22 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 4 - C onguration The L ogin screen will appear: Sel ect Sy s te m A dmi ni str a to r and ent er the pas sword yo u cre ated dur in g th e Setup Wizar d. Click Login Note: The c omputer , used t o access the web -based congur ation, manager must be on the same subnet as the ShareC ente[...]
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23 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 4 - C onguration If a har d disk volume has not been crea ted, then the Shar eCenter Pulse W eb UI defaults to the Management tab . Once a volume is created, then the web UI defaults to the My F avorites tab . The conguration icons are located in the tabs at the top of the page . The i[...]
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24 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 4 - C onguration Management Th is tab c ont ai ns the Set up Wi zar d , Dis k Manag eme nt , Ac co un t Manag em ent , Netw or k Manag eme nt , App lic at ion Man ag eme nt , Syst em Management and Status Icons . Click each of the icons to see the submenus .[...]
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25 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 4 - C onguration Setup W izard ( W eb UI) Click the Run W izard button to star t the setup wizar d. Click Next to con tinue. The ShareC enter P ulse has a System W izar d that allows you to quick ly congure some of the basic device settings. Click the Sy stem W izard icon t o star t th[...]
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26 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 4 - C onguration It is recommended you set an admin password here . Enter the ne w pass wo r d and re- en te r it for c on rma tio n. Cli ck Ne xt to continue . Set the appropriate Time Zone for your location. Click Next to continue .[...]
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27 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 4 - C onguration Enter your workgr oup , name and descr iption, or leave the default values and click Ne xt to continue. Edit or change the LAN settings. Selecting DHCP Clien t will cause the device to obtain an IP address from the local DHCP ser ver such as a router . Selec ting Sta tic [...]
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28 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 4 - C onguration Se le c t Account and ente r yo ur e -m ail par ame ter s in the box es to send event al er ts from the device. Click Next to continue . Click Finish to sav e y our settings and complete the wizard . Y ou ma y click the P revious button t o go back and edit your settings [...]
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29 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 4 - C onguration Disk Management Hard Driv e C ongur ation T o setup th e Hard Dri ve R AID conguration of your ShareCenter Pulse, click on th e Manage ment tab and then the Di sk Management icon. Selec t the Hard Drive C onguration menu item on the left of the windo w . This men[...]
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30 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 4 - C onguration Hard Driv e C ongur ation W izar d When you click the Set RAID type and Re -F ormat button in the Disk Management-Har d Driv e C onguration menu, a wizard will launch allowing you to f ormat your drives and cr eate the RAID f ormat. The f ollowing is an example of a[...]
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31 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 4 - C onguration Select the forma t desired by click ing on the RAID type bo x to highlight it in blue. I n this example the maximum data prot ection option of RAID 1 is selected. Click Next to con tinue. If you have selec ted R AID 1 then the wizard will display this step to ena ble or d[...]
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32 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 4 - C onguration If you select a RAID 0 or 1 option then yo u need to determi ne the siz e of the RAID v olume. An y extra spac e will be f ormatted as a JBOD volume . Click Next to continue . Note: I f you select Lea ving the remaining disk spac e f or future , you can format the JBOD pa[...]
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33 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 4 - C onguration During the formatting proc ess a progr ess bar is displayed . When the formatting is completed the wi zard displays the nished V olume Congur ation table. Click F inish to end the wizar d.[...]
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34 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 4 - C onguration S.M.A.R.T T est S.M.A.R.T stands for “Self-Monitoring, A nalysis, and Reporting T echnology ” . This is a system on a hard drive used to monitor and repor t on the health of the drive. If the HD is gra yed out, then it does not support S.M.A.R.T . S.M.A.R.T T est: T o[...]
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35 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 4 - C onguration Schedule: By click ing the Creat e Schedule button the user can create a S.M.A.R.T . test schedule where this test will run automatically at the congur ed time. S ele c t t he f req ue nc y (D ai ly, W ee k ly, M on th ly ) a nd the Time here. Click on the Create butto[...]
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36 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 4 - C onguration Scan Disk Scan disk provides a method to t est the disk ’ s le system in your ShareC enter P ulse. Scan Disk: Scan Disk will scan your disks le system for errors and /or corrup tion . Aft er co mpl etio n, the tes t re sult s will show Success or F ailure . Click [...]
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37 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 4 - C onguration A c coun t Management Users / Gr oups The Users / Groups menu is used to crea te and manage user and group acc ounts. Up to 256 users and 32 groups can be created . By default, all users have r ead and write access t o all folders but acc ess rules can be created in the N[...]
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38 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 4 - C onguration A dding New Users Wizar d Here you can enter the User Name and P asswor d f or the new user account. The passw ord needs t o be conrmed b y re- entering the password in the C onrm P asswor d eld. Click on the Pre vious button to return t o the previous window . C[...]
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39 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 4 - C onguration Here the user can congure the appropriate Network Acc ess settings for the user by simply selec ting one of the follo wing options: Read Only , Read/W rite or Den y Acc ess . Cli ck on the Pr ev iou s butt on to r etur n to the pr evi ous windo w . Click on the Next bu[...]
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40 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 4 - C onguration Here the user can congur e the application privileges assigned to this user . Select either FTP or W ebDA V . CIFs and AFP is set as default. • CIFS is short for Common Internet F ile S ystem. • AFP is short for Apple F iling P rotoc ol. • FTP is short for F ile [...]
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41 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 4 - C onguration Here you can congur e the Quotas settings for the user accoun t. Enter the quota amount in the block(s) indicated in M egabyt es. By entering 0Mb the quota will be set to unlimited . Click on the Pre vious button to return t o the previous window . Click on the Next bu[...]
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42 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 4 - C onguration A dding New Groups W izar d The follo wing section will describe how to add a new group on this device . T o add a group click on the New button. A wizar d will be launched: Th i s w i n d ow we l co m e s t h e u s e r t o t h e s e t up w iz a r d fo r ad d i n g o r mo[...]
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43 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 4 - C onguration Select the users you would like to add to your new group by checking the box. Cli ck on the Pr ev iou s butt on to re tur n t o th e prev io us win do w . Click on the Next button to accept the change and c ontinue to the next window . Click o n the Exit bu tton to discar[...]
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44 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 4 - C onguration S e le c t t h e a p p li c at i o n p r iv i l eg e s a s si g n ed to th i s g ro u p. Options to selec t are FTP or WebD A V . CIFS and AFP is set as default. • CIFS is short for Common Internet F ile S ystem. • AFP is short for Apple F iling P rotoc ol. • FTP is[...]
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45 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 4 - C onguration A nal mes sage appea rs in dicating the group was created su cc es sf ul ly and ad de d to the Sh ar e Ce n te r Pu lse c on g ur at io n. Success: V erify the settings and click F inish . Cli ck on the Pr ev iou s butt on to re tur n t o th e prev io us win do w . [...]
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46 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 4 - C onguration Click the Enabled button to enfor ce the quotas that are se t in the Users / Groups manag ement or the tables below . Quotas The Shar eCent er P ulse supports storage quotas f or both groups and individual users. Assigning a quota to a gr oup or user will limit the amount[...]
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47 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 4 - C onguration The Net work Shares page allows the user to congure shared folders and r ights to specic users and groups. T o be able to create new network access rules, the default rule must rst be remo ved by simply selecting it and clicking on the Delet e butt on. Y ou can a[...]
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48 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 4 - C onguration A dding New Network Shar es W izar d The following section will describe how to add a new Network Share on the ShareC enter Pulse . T o add a Network Share click on the Add button. A easy to congur e wizard will be launched and look like the follo wing: This window w e[...]
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49 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 4 - C onguration Se lec t wh ich u ser a ccou nts o r grou p are a llowe d to a ccess t his folder (s). Se lec t All Account to all ow al l a ccounts acce ss to this folder . Selec t Specic User/Group to only allow certain users or groups ac cess to this f older . Click on the Pre viou[...]
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50 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 4 - C onguration If you select Specic U ser/Group in Step 2, then this step allows yo u to set the ac ce ss right s fo r ea ch User con gu re d on the dev ic e. Click on the Pre vious button to return t o the previous window . Click on the Next button to accept the change and contin[...]
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51 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 4 - C onguration This step allow s you to assig n privileges to this share. Op p or t u ni st ic l oc k s ( o pl oc ks ) ar e a ch ar ac t er i st ic o f th e LA N Mana ger networkin g pro toc ol implem ent ed in the 32b it Wind ow s fa mil y . Op lo ck s are gu ar an t ees ma de b y a se[...]
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52 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 4 - C onguration Select the FTP settings for this share. FTP ac cess can be: 1) FTP Anonymous None (No A ccess). 2) FTP Anonymous Read Only (Limited A ccess). 3) FTP Anonymous Read/W rite (F ull A ccess). Click on the Pre vious button to return t o the previous window . Click on the Next [...]
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53 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 4 - C onguration If you selec ted W ebDA V as an access method in Step 3 then this step allows y ou to set the acc ess parameters. Click on the Pre vious button to return t o the previous window . Click on the Next button to accept the change and continue to the next window . Click on the[...]
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54 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 4 - C onguration If you select Specic User / Group in Step 2, then set the access rights for each U ser congured on the devic e. Click on the Next button to accept the change and continue to the next window . Click on the Exit button t o discard the changes made and return to the Ne[...]
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55 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 4 - C onguration Assign acc ess privileges to this ISO Mount share. • Selec t All Accounts to assign the ISO Mount share read/deny privileges to all users. • S e l e c t S p e c i fi c U se r / G ro u p in o rd e r to a s s ig n re a d / de n y privileges to individual users and group[...]
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56 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 4 - C onguration Y ou may add a comment that describes the ISO Mount Share. Click on the Pre vious button to return t o the previous window . Click on the Next button to accept the change and continue to the next window . Click on the Exit button t o discard the changes made and return to[...]
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57 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 4 - C onguration Click Finish t o save y our settings. Click on the Pre vious button to return t o the previous window . Click on the Finish button to accept the change and complete the wizard. Click on the Exit button t o discard the changes made and return to the Network Shares P age . [...]
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58 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 4 - C onguration A dmin P assw ord Username: The administra tor user name is admin , and this cannot be changed. P assword: E nt er the curr en t pas sw ord . (Le av e this bla nk if you have not set a passw ord y et.) New P assword: Enter a new passwor d. Conrm P assw ord: Enter the n[...]
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59 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 4 - C onguration Network Management LAN Setup The LAN Settings allows y ou to enable LL TD and to congure the Link Speed and the IP addr ess as a DHCP client or Static IP . DHCP Client: Selec ting DHCP Client will cause the DNS-320 t o obtain an IP address from the local DHCP server . [...]
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60 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 4 - C onguration Link Speed and LL TD Settings Speed: Displays the current Ethernet bit ra te in Megabits per second. Link Speed: S e le c t ei t he r A ut o ( Aut o -N eg o ti at e) , 1 00 M bp s, o r 1000 Mbps by clicking the appropriate radio button. Then click the S av e Settings butt[...]
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61 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 4 - C onguration Dynamic DNS T h e D D N S fe a t u r e a l l o w s t h e u s e r t o h o s t a s e r v e r ( We b , F T P , G a m e S e r v e r, e t c … ) u s i n g a d o m a i n n a m e t h a t y o u h a v e p u r c h a s e d (www .whate veryournameis .com) with your dynamically assig[...]
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62 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 4 - C onguration FTP Ser ver The device is equipped with a built in FTP Server . The server is easy t o congure and allows users acc ess to impor tant data whether they are on the local network or at a r emote location. The FTP server can be congured t o allow user ac cess to speci?[...]
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63 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 4 - C onguration UPnP A V Ser ver The device features a UP nP A V Ser ver . T his ser ver provides the ability to stream photos, music and videos to UPnP A V compatible network media players . If the ser ver is enabled, the devic e will be automatically detected by UP nP A V compatible me[...]
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64 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 4 - C onguration iT unes Ser ver The DNS-320 f eatures an iT unes S erver . This ser ver provides the abilit y to shar e music and videos t o computers on the local network running iT unes. If the ser ver is enabled, the device will be automa tically detected by the iT unes program and th[...]
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65 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 4 - C onguration AFP Ser vice The Shar eCenter Pulse supports Apple F iling Ser vice for connectivity with MA C OS based computers. If you need to use AFP service enable it here other wise leav e it disabled to reduce CPU r esource o verhead. AFP Ser vice: S e l e c t e n a b l e t o a l [...]
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66 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 4 - C onguration NFS Ser vice The device suppor ts Network File System (NFS) ser vice . T o enable this multi-platform le system on your device enable it here. Other wise disable the option to prev ent unnecessary CPU overhead. NFS Ser vice: Selec t Enable to allow systems that support[...]
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67 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 4 - C onguration Language This menu item allows you to install language pack ages onto your system. I n addition, you can also install language pack ages to suit your local language needs. S y stem Management Languages: Click on Brow se to search for the specic language pack you want t[...]
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68 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 4 - C onguration T ime and Dat e The Time and Dat e page c ontains several dierent options f or setting the device ’ s internal clock. I t is impor tant to set an accurate time so that backups and downloads can be accurat ely scheduled. Sy stem T ime Settings: Di spl a ys the cur re [...]
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69 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 4 - C onguration W orkg roup: Ente r you r Workgroup n ame here. The work group name should be the same as the computers on the ne two rk. Devi ce s usin g th e same wo rk gr ou p will ha v e additional le sharing methods available. Name: Enter your device name here. This name is what [...]
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70 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 4 - C onguration Sy st em Settings Restar t: Click ing to reboot the devic e. Default: C l i c k t o r e s t o r e t h e d e v i c e b a c k t o t h e f a c t o r y default settings. All previous settings that hav e been congured will be er ased. Shutdown: Click to turn o the device[...]
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71 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 4 - C onguration Congur ation Settings: Click on the Save button to sav e the current c o n f i g u r a t i o n s e t t i n g s t o a f i l e o n y o u r comp uter . If at a later time you need to reload thi s con gu ra tio n after a sy st em re se t, bro w se to the le and click[...]
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72 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 4 - C onguration P o w er Management The device P ower M anagement f eature allows you to congure the drives to shut down while power remains constant to the device. The dr ives will power up again when da ta is accessed. HDD Hibernation: Click Enable or D isable . T urn O Hard Dri[...]
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73 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 4 - C onguration Y ou can also control the speed of the fan using three dier ent settings and you can power o the devic e at scheduled times for each day of the week. F an C ontrol: The s pe ed o f th e f an c an be c ont roll ed f rom t his section. If you selec t Auto mode , the s[...]
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74 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 4 - C onguration Notications Email Settings With E-Mail Alerts, you can congur e e -mails to be sent to you that alert you to certain operational conditions and drive status conditions. These aler ts can pro ve helpful with the management and saf eguarding of important data. Login M[...]
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75 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 4 - C onguration SMS Settings The same aler ts of syst em conditions that can be sent to an email box can also be sent to a mobile phone or by SMS text messages. Y ou need to have an agreement with a SMS ser vice gateway that the device can then be congured to send the aler ts to . The[...]
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76 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 4 - C onguration Adding an SMS Ser vic e Pr ovider Once you hav e a SMS Ser vice provide y ou with a HT TP API URL, enter it int o the Add SMS Ser vice P rovider wizar d. Enter the URL in the rst window with an appropriate Pr ovider Name. I n the nex t window selec t the appropriate HT[...]
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77 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 4 - C onguration Ev ent Settings Y ou can limit which events are sent as alerts to the Email or SMS settings by checking the events here. Ev ent Settings: S ele c t t he i nfo rm ati on yo u w an t e -m ai le d t o t he above a ddre ss o r sen t over S MS me ssa ges to t he above mo bil e[...]
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78 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 4 - C onguration Logs Within the L ogs menu item y ou can setup your device t o r eceive Log Events from other ShareCenter Pulses or send the log even ts to another ShareC enter Pulse or S ysL og ser ver . Y ou can also view the NAS system logs and the FTP logs here . Enable Sy slog: Clic[...]
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79 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 4 - C onguration F irm w are Upgr ade The Firm ware Upgrade Page makes it simple to check for new rm ware releases and upload them t o the device. This section provides a link to check for new rm ware on the D-Link suppor t website . If a new rmware is a vailable, do wnload the ?[...]
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80 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 4 - C onguration Sy st em Info Here you can view v arious system information some of which is sta tic and others dynamic. Sta tus LAN Information: Displays the local network settings of y our device. Device Information: Displays the workgroup , name, description, current temperatur e, pac[...]
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81 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 4 - C onguration Hard Driv e Info This section will disp lay a su mmary of the hard drive(s) currentl y install ed. The summ ar y will include informa tion such as the hard drive manu facture r , model, serial number , tempera ture, total capacity siz e, and status. The “Status” of th[...]
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82 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 4 - C onguration FTP/HT TP Downloads Schedule le and f older backups from an FTP ser ver , w eb server , or local network shar e. Always test the URL bef ore applying changes . This will help to ensure a suc cessful download. Applica tions Cat egor y: Use the radio butt ons to select t[...]
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83 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 4 - C onguration Save T o: Enter the specic destination on the internal dr ives for the downloaded les or folders to be saved to . Click Brow se to brow se the internal drives. Rename: If you would like to rename a le after it has been downloaded from the specied HT TP/FTP ser[...]
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84 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 4 - C onguration Remote Backups Remote Backups allows you to back up your device to another ShareC enter Pulse or Linux Ser ver or vice versa from a remote ShareC enter P ulse or Linux Ser ver to your device. Click the Crea te button in the remote backups list to star t a wizard where you[...]
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85 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 4 - C onguration Remote Backups - Crea te wizar d When you click the Cr eate Button abo ve the Remote Backup list this wizard will launch allo wing you to c ongure a new Remote Backup job . W ec ome: Displays the steps of the wizar d. Ser vice T ype: NAS to NAS : Backup fr om the local[...]
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86 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 4 - C onguration Local Settings: T ask (Name): The name used to refer to the backup jo b whic h will be li st ed la te r in the Remo te Ba cku p lis t. F old er P ath: Select a loc al netw ork sha re folde r or le as the target or sourc e for the backup job . Remote Settings: Remote IP[...]
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87 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 4 - C onguration Remote Settings: Remote P ath : Using the dr op- down menu, selec t the le sy stem (fol der) pat h to the remot e targe t or sour ce system f or backup. Schedule Settings: Manual : Check either Y es or No selec tion below to star t the backup (yes) immediately on compl[...]
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88 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 4 - C onguration F inished: Click on F inish if you ar e satised with all the settings of the Backup job created . Other wise click on the Previous button to go back and make changes. Alternatively click on Exit to end the conguration without adding a Remote Backup job . Remote Back[...]
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89 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 4 - C onguration Local Backups Schedule local le and folder backups fr om the local network share of the device or from the local computer . Alway s test the URL bef ore applying changes. This will help to ensure a succ essful download. Cat egor y: Use the radio buttons to select the b[...]
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90 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 4 - C onguration Local Backups - Time Machine This section allows the user to congure the device so that it becomes a backup destination in the Mac OS X Time Machine. I n order to use this function, the AFP ser vice is required . The AFP ser vice will star t automatically as soon as th[...]
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91 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 4 - C onguration P2P Downloads - Settings Within this menu y ou can congure the P2P do wnload management settings. P2P: Selec t Enable or Disable . Disable: In the block pr ovided the user can congure the runni ng sched ule f or P2P do wnload s. Simply select the Star t and Stop blo[...]
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92 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 4 - C onguration P2P Downloads - Do wnloads Congur e the Peer -to-Peer do wnload manager settings. Add T orrent fr om URL: In the eld provided you can c opy and paste a link to a torrent le hosted on the I nternet. The P2P download manager will add the torrent le to the downlo[...]
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93 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 4 - C onguration W eb F ile Ser ver Whenever you cannot mount the network shares of your NAS, use the W eb File Ser ver to access the les using a bro wser over the Internet. If the network that your device is c onnected to is using NA T , you will need to f orward HT TP por t 80 across[...]
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94 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 5 - Knowledge Base AjaXplor er This section allow s y ou to congure the AjaXplorer function. AjaXplorer is a le explor er that allows you to remot ely manage the les stor ed under the AjaXplorer f older by using a web br owser . Launch Inter face: This launches your browser with the[...]
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95 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 4 - C onguration My F av orites The M y F avorites tab allows you to add any icon you routinely access from the Applications or Management T ab in one con venient location f or easy and quick access . Y ou can add icons to the My F avorites tab using two di erent methods: Re -arrang in[...]
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96 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 4 - C onguration A dd an Icon to My F av orites There are two methods t o add an icon alias to My F avorites . Y ou can either right-click the icon and select A dd to My F avorites or use the Drag and Drop method as per item 2 belo w . 1. Right-click on an icon in the applications or mana[...]
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97 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 4 - C onguration Remov e an Icon fr om My F a vorit es T o remove an icon alias from the My F avorites tab simply right-click on it and selec t Remo ve From My F a vorite in the context selection that appears. Right-click an Icon alias in the My F avorit es tab and selec t Remov e F rom M[...]
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98 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 5 - Knowledge Base Knowledge Base Wha t is RAID? RAID , short for Redundant Arra y of I ndepende nt Disks, is a combi nation of two or more disks with the aim of providin g fault toleranc e and improvin g per formanc e. There are several di erent levels of RAID , with each one pr oviding [...]
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99 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 5 - Knowledge Base Mapping a Drive Y ou can use the Easy S earch Utility to map drives t o your computer . Inser t the ShareC enter P ulse CD into your CD-ROM drive. The Easy Search Utility will load and detect any ShareC enter P ulse devices that are on the local network. Click Easy Search [...]
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100 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 5 - Knowledge Base Once connected, y our mapped drive(s) will appear in My Computer . Highlight an available device . Av a i l a b l e v o l u m e s w i l l b e d i s p l a y e d u n d e r D r i v e M a p p i n g . H i g h l i g h t t h e volume you w ant to map . Select an available drive [...]
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101 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 5 - Knowledge Base Dou ble - cl ick t he My Comp uter icon on your deskt op. Doubl e -cl ick t he ma pped drive to access the les and f olders.[...]
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102 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 5 - Knowledge Base Mapping the Rec ycle Bin If you ha ve turned on the Recycle Bin option with any of your Net work Shares created , then y ou can map the r ecycle bin as a Net work Driv e to ha ve access to it . Th e R ec y cl e Bi n w il l ap p ea r in th e dr iv e m ap pi ng ar ea of t h[...]
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103 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 5 - Knowledge Base USB P rint Ser ver The device featur es a built-in USB print server , giving users the ability to share a printer on their local network. Connect a USB pr inter to the USB por t on the back of the device. I t is impor tant to ensure that any of the printer manufac turer?[...]
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104 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 5 - Knowledge Base S e l e c t t h e p r i n t e r d r i v e r f r o m t h e i n s t a l l e d Manufacturer list or use the Ha ve Disk button to brow se for the printer driv er le. The Windows ® Add P rinter Wizar d will launch: Click OK to continue . Conn ec t to yo ur d evi ce w ith S[...]
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105 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 5 - Knowledge Base On ce you have s ele ct ed t he p rope r d rive r as shown in the brow se list then click OK t o install the printer . The pr inter i s n ow ins talle d and the printer queue will appear .[...]
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106 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 5 - Knowledge Base Y ahoo! W idget I nstallation D-Link provides an added featur e called a Y ahoo! Widget. What is a Y ahoo W idget? Y ahoo ! W id get s ar e fr ee app lic at ion plat f orms tha t ca n be used in Mic ro soft W ind ow s an d Mac OS X. T he engi ne uses a Jav aSc ript run ti[...]
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107 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 5 - Knowledge Base Y ahoo! W idget D ispla y The D-Link Widget is mainly used f or monitoring the activities tak ing place . Sy stem: Hard Drive: Ser ver: Download: In the System window inf ormation about your Comp uter , D N S - 3 2 0 , I P A dd r e s s, Fi r m w a re Ve r s i on a n d Cu [...]
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108 D-Link ShareCent er Pulse DNS-320 User Manual Sec tion 5 - Knowledge Base USB C op y F unc tion The DNS-320 suppor ts on option where the user can enter a USB st orage medium in to the USB por t and with a click of a button automatically copy the contents of the USB st orage medium into a f older on the device Step 1: Step 2: Step 3: Inser t a [...]