D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 manual

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1 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual The D-Link DNS-315 1-Bay Network Storage , when used with an int ernal SA T A drive , enables you to share documents, les, and digital media such as music, photos, and video with ever yone on the home or oce net work. Remotely accessing les through the I nt ernet is also possible with the built-in F[...]

2 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual P roduc t O v er view • D-Link ShareCen ter™ DNS-315 • CD-ROM with Manual and S oftware • Quick Installation Guide • 12V/ 2A Output P ower A dapter • Ca t5 Ethernet Cable • 6 x Screws P ack age C ont ents Note: Using a pow er supply with a dierent voltage than the one included with the Shar [...]

3 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual S yst em Requirements F o r best res ults, the fol lowin g minim um requi rements a re re commen ded on a n y s ystem us ed to cong ure and us e the ShareC enter™: • C omputer with: 1Ghz proc essor / 512 MB R AM / 200 MB a vailable space / CD-R OM driv e • Internet Explorer v ersion 7, M o zilla Fir[...]

4 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual F eatur es • Equipped one 10/100/1000 Mbps auto- MDIX Gigabit Ethernet LAN por t • Embedded one hot-swappable SA T A II 3.5” HDD inter fac e, support 3TB HDD or larger volume • Equipped Ultra C ooler with F AN speed control • Suppor t Real time clock (RT C ),NTFS • Network Pr otocols -DHCP Client[...]

5 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual •Remote F ile Sharing -W eb File Sev er -FTP Ser ver -W ebDA V •User/Group Management - Use r /gr ou p a s si gn me nt for N et wo rk s ha ri ng a nd FT P ser v er -Quota for user and group -Users can assign t o multiple Groups -Batch User C reation/ Impor t U sers •Backup Management -Schedule Backup f[...]

6 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Har dware Over view F ront P anel P ower LED HDD LED USB LED C OMPONENT DESCRIPTION P ower LED This WHITE light illuminates when the device is pow ered on. HDD LED This WHITE light will be solid when the drive is connected but inactive. The WHITE light will blink when the drive is being acc essed. It will il[...]

7 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Rear P anel ( Connections) Cooling F an C OMPONENT DESCRIPTION Cooling F an The cooling fan is used t o cool the hard driv e. P ower Button Pr ess this button to pow er on the DNS-315 USB Button Cop y/ Unmount Click this button to c opy data fr om your USB storage device . Click it again for 5 sec onds to un[...]

8 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Bottom P anel (C onnec tions) Reset Button Note about P ow er Button & Reset Button Use the Po wer Button to safely power up and power down the DNS-315 to avoid data loss or data damage to the drive. U se the Reset Button and the P ower button t ogether to Repair the hard driv e on the DNS-315. C OMPONEN[...]

9 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual LED Notications When all lights ar e inactive the system is pow ered down. When the Power L ED is icker ing white, the DNS -315 is power ed on.[...]

10 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual LED Notications When the HDD LED is amber , the free HDD capacit y is less than 5% it is in use. When the HDD LED is red then the HDD fails .[...]

11 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual LED Notications When the USB LED is amber , that means the USB storage is installed but failed to mount the device Wh e n t h e H D D L E D i s re d b ut t he U SB L ED i s o ra n ge, it m ean s tha t dat a is n ot be ing t rans ferre d to th e HD D correctly . Check the USB Flash drive . Make sure the d[...]

12 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Handling P recautions The DNS-315 must be handled with care and precaution during unpack ing and installation. Dr iv es may be damaged by rough handling, shock, or vibration. Alwa ys obser ve the f ollowing precautions when unpacking and installing your DNS-315. • Do not drop or jolt the DNS-315 • Do no[...]

13 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual C onnec ting the DNS -315 and Getting Star ted This chapter provides instructions for connec tin g the dr iv e to your network and installing the ShareCen ter soft war e. I t includes the follo wing topics: • Connecting the DNS-315 • Getting Star ted with the Shar eCent er S etup Wizar d C onnec ting th[...]

14 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual C onnec ting the DNS -315 and Getting Star ted • Connnect the devices accor dingly 1. Connect your comput er to the router (using an Ethernet Cat5 cable). 2. Connect the DNS-315 to the router (using an E thernet Cat5 cable). 3. Connect the P ower cor d to the DNS-315. 4. Plug the socket into the w all uni[...]

15 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Installing a Hard Driv e in the DNS -315 Step 1: Unscr ew the t wo scr ews at the bottom of the DNS-315. Step 2: Slide the co ver away fr om you until it unhooks from the base . Note about Installing a new har d drive Please pow er o the DNS -315 bef ore removing the c over[...]

16 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Step 3: Unhook and open the co ver from its base . Step 4: Keep the DNS-315 in the upright position and inser t a 3.5” hard driv e into the drive bay of the devic e. (Ensure the SA T A connector is aligned with the SA T A socket at the base of the unit other wise the DNS-315 will not pow er on correc tly [...]

17 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Step 5: Screw all six scr ews supplied to secure the har d drive to the base unit. Step 6: F lip the cover back t o align with the red line on the br acket. Step 7: Slide the co ver downw ards.[...]

18 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Step 8: Re -attach the devic e screws at the bottom of the DNS-315. Step 9: Remov e the ShareCenter fr om the pack age and inser t it in to your c omputer . Important: Ensur e that your intern et connection is active . Do not connect an y USB stor age devices yet . Step 10: Click the gr ay Star t button on [...]

19 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual The Setup wizard will step you through the process of getting your ShareC enter ready for immediate use. The wizard will setup the follo wing: Installation Setup W izard (stand-alone) • Show you the pr oper Hard Drive installation proc edure • Show you ho w to connec t the LAN cable . • Show you ho w [...]

20 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Shar eCen ter Setup W izard - W elcome Screen This step belo w is the star tup screen. The ShareCen ter Setup Wizar d guides you through the entir e installation process . Selec t y our language from the drop- down list and click New .[...]

21 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Shar eCen ter Setup W izard - Detaching the C ov er This step belo w shows you how t o unscrew and slide the Shar eCenter to install the har d dr iv e. Click Next to continue .[...]

22 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Shar eCen ter Setup W izard - Installing the Hard Driv e This step abo ve shows you ho w to open your ShareC enter so that you can install one har d dr iv e. Click Next to continue .[...]

23 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Shar eCen ter Setup W izard - Screwing the Har d Drive in to Place Use all six screw s to rmly attach the hard drive to the base of the DNS-315. Click Next to con tinue.[...]

24 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Shar eCen ter Setup W izard - Sliding the C ov er & Shutting the Device Use the hooks on the co ver to allig n it with the red lines on the bracket . Slide it int o place and shut the cover . Click Next to continue .[...]

25 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Slide the DNS-315 cov er towar ds you and screw the device rmly int o place using the remaining screws . Click Next to continue . Shar eCen ter Setup W izard - A ttaching the C ov er & Closing the Device[...]

26 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Connect one end of your Ethernet cable to the DNS-315 and the other end to y our router . Click Next to continue . Shar eCen ter Setup W izard - C onnec t the DNS-315 to y our Net w ork[...]

27 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Connect the power c ord at the back of your DNS-315, plug it into a wall socket and pr ess the power button. Click Ne x t to continue . Shar eCen ter Setup W izard - P ow er on your DNS-315[...]

28 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Once the DNS-315 is pow ered on the Shar eCenter Setup Wizar d automatically detects your device. Select the device and click Next . Shar eCen ter Setup W izard - C onnec ting to the DNS-315[...]

29 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual The Setup Wizar d prepares the har d drive in the DNS-315. Shar eCen ter Setup W izard - C onnec ting to the DNS-315[...]

30 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual The Setup Wizar d warns you of data loss befor e the format proc ess commenses. Shar eCen ter Setup W izard - F ormat W arning[...]

31 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual The Setup Wizar d formats the hard driv e. Shar eCen ter Setup W izard - F ormat[...]

32 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual The Setup Wizar d format is complete . Shar eCen ter Setup W izard - F ormat C omplete[...]

33 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual The Setup Wizar d restar ts the DNS-315. Shar eCen ter Setup W izard - Restar t[...]

34 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual If the Setup Wizard encoun ters an y problems, it might be due to faulty wiring, cables , or the hard drive isn ’t xed rmly into the cage. This error will normally appear . Shar eCen ter Setup W izard - Devic e Errors[...]

35 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual The Setup Wizar d proceeds to the next stage of setting up your DNS-315 - crea ting setup parameters. Shar eCen ter Setup W izard - L ogging into y our NAS[...]

36 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual The Setup Wizard pr oceeds to the next stage of setting up your DNS-315 - crea ting setup parameters. Shar eCen ter Setup W izard - Cr eating a New P asswor d[...]

37 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual The Setup Wizar d prompts you to c ongure the IP settings. There ar e two options: Dynamic and Static. Dynamic allows the DHCP router t o set the IP address, while Static allo ws you to set the IP address . I n the example belo w we have set up the DNS-315 using DHCP which is the default. Ask your sy ste[...]

38 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual The Setup Wizar d asks you to enter the w orkgroup details. Ref er to your current network settings or consult y our net w ork administrator f or help. The w orkgroup settings should be the same as other devic es on the network. Shar eCen ter Setup W izard - C onguring Device Inf ormation[...]

39 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual The Setup Wizar d introduces y ou to a f eature - called DDNS. This feature is optional . Y ou can decide whether you want to install this featur e or not from the wizard setup . Shar eCen ter Setup W izard - Intr oducing DDNS[...]

40 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual The Setup Wizar d asks you to conrm your DDNS settings . Click Y es to apply for a DDNS acc ount. Click No to sk ip this st ep. Shar eCen ter Setup W izard - DDNS C onrmation[...]

41 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Enter the DDNS paramet ers requested in this window so that y our ShareCenter can be ac cessed by a URL over the in ternet. Shar eCen ter Setup W izard - DDNS Settings If you want a DDNS acc ount to use with your Shar eCenter , D -Link provides a fr ee DDNS account by clicking on the web link shown. Y ou ne[...]

42 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Shar eCen ter Setup W izard - C onguring T ime Zone Settings Congur e the Time Zone settings , enable your own NTP Ser v er , or sync your PC clock with that of your DNS-315. Once complete , click Nex t t o continue.[...]

43 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Shar eCen ter Setup W izard - C onguring Email Integr ation Congur e your email to work with the DNS-315. The DNS-315 will send you aler ts when the syst em is down. However , you must hav e all mail ser v er information nearby or a c ontac t y our systems administr ator f or assistance. Click Skip to[...]

44 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Shar eCen ter Setup W izard - C onguring Email Integr ation Y ou can also set anonymous parameters f or email integration. Select and edit this eld if you wish to use this function.[...]

45 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Shar eCen ter Setup W izard - Mapping the DNS-315 Map the DNS-315 to your network by selecting a alphabetical letter to the drive .[...]

46 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Shar eCen ter Setup W izard - C ongura tion Summar y The nal proc ess is to read the C onguration Summary . This page shows all the changes y ou made to the conguration during the Setup Wizar d . Click Finish to exit the setup wizar d.[...]

47 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Shar eCen ter Setup W izard - Repair W izard This step belo w is the star tup screen. The ShareCen ter Setup Wizar d guides you through the r epair process. Click Repair to begin xing your har d drive.[...]

48 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Shar eCen ter Setup W izard - Repair W izard The Repair wizard instructs you to shut down your DNS-315. P ower the system on again and pr ess the Reset button at the same time. Release the Reset button once the or ange light star ts blink ing . Click Next to continue.[...]

49 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Shar eCen ter Setup W izard - Repair W izard The wizard c onnec ts and disco vers the DNS-315. If there is no DNS-315 image captured in the “ Please select a device ” space , click the Refresh button. If the Refresh button doesn ’t pro vide any NAS, your hard driv e might be fault y . Remove the drive[...]

50 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Shar eCen ter Setup W izard - Repair W izard The Repair Wizard con tinues the same wizard instruc tions as per page 24. F ollow the instructions from page 24 to the end of the wizard . The instruc tions guides y ou to setup your DNS-315 in the same manner as doing a new installation.[...]

51 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Shar eCen ter on your Br ow ser Once you ha ve setup your DNS-315, a more detailed c onguration of the NAS can be congur ed using the browser based soft war e. Open your fa vorite brow ser , enter the IP addr ess of your DNS-315 and log in.[...]

52 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual When rst pow ered on, during the initial boot sequence, the ShareC enter will wait to be assiend an IP address via DHCP . If it does not r eceive a DHCP assigned IP addr ess, the Shar eCent er will be automatically assigned a 169.254.xxx.xxx address. It is recommended that y ou use the included D -Link S[...]

53 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Se le ct t he Sh ar eC en t er f ro m th e l is t a nd cl ic k t he C on g ur a ti on button. This will launch the computer ’ s default web browser and direct it to the IP address listed for the device. M ake sure the brow ser is not congured to use a pr oxy ser ver . Note: The computer used t o acc[...]

54 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual The L ogin screen will appear: Select System Administra tor and ent er the pas sword se t us ing th e Setup Wizard . Click Login. No te: The c ompu ter , use d to ac ce ss th e Sh ar eC ent er we b-b as ed congur ation, manager m ust be on the same subnet as the ShareC enter . If your network is using a [...]

55 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual If ther e is no har d disk volume creat ed, then the ShareC ente r W eb UI defaults to the Managem ent tab . Once a volume is crea ted, then the web UI defaults to the My F avorites tab . T he congura tion icons are located in the tabs at the top of the page. Click one of the 3 tabs to see the icons loca[...]

56 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Management This tab contains the Setup Wizar d, Disk Management, A ccount Management, Network Management, Application Management, Syst em M anagement and S tatus Icons . Click each of the icons to see the submenus.[...]

57 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual W elcome to S hareC enter Setup W izard The ShareC enter has a Syst em Wizard that allo ws you to quickly congure some of the basic device settings . Click the Syst em Wizar d icon to star t the Setup Wizard . Please note that there is only one har d dr iv e in the DNS -315. Click the Run Wizard button t[...]

58 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Click Next to continue . Shar eCen ter Setup W izard - Star t P age Read the steps thoroughly and click Ne x t to con tinue.[...]

59 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Click Next to continue . Update the administrator account passwor d here and conrm it or leave it a t default (blank). Set the timezone t o the appropriate geographic zone closest to your location fr om the drop- down menu. Click Next to continue .[...]

60 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Here you can assign a workgroup and name to the ShareC enter in addition to a short description. Click Next to continue . Click Next to continue . Th e Shar eCen ter LAN para mete rs can eith er use DHCP to obtain its IP settings dynamically or Static to set them manually in the parameters below .[...]

61 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Click Next to continue . S e l e c t A c c o u n t t o b e a b l e t o e n t e r y o u r e m a i l paramete rs i n t he boxes b elow . The ema il account will then receiv e Event Alerts from the ShareCent er Use the previous button to go back and check your set tings othe rwise if yo u are sati sed with [...]

62 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Disk Management - Hard Driv e C ongura tion If you hav e inser ted a new har d drive into the DNS-315, it ’ s unlikely that it will be formatted . Under Disk M anagement y ou can re -f ormat the drive. Click F ormat Now .[...]

63 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Hard Driv e C onguration W izard F ollow the instructions on the star t page and click Next to continue .[...]

64 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Hard Driv e C onguration W izard - Ph ysical Disk inf ormation See the disk information from the manufacturer and click Ne x t to con tinue.[...]

65 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Hard Driv e C onguration W izard - V olume C onguration Summar y The wizard helps t o create the volume siz e and t ype . Click Forma t to continue or click Exit t o do nothing.[...]

66 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Hard Driv e C onguration W izard - W arning Message A warning message informs y ou that the hard driv e will be formatted. Click Y es to proceed . Click No to cancel .[...]

67 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Hard Driv e C onguration W izard - F ormatting The wizard f ormats the drive. This proc ess is quick .[...]

68 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Hard Driv e C onguration W izard - Setup Complet e The wizard is c omplete. The summar y pro vides information on the V olume Name, F ile System, Mode (w e can only hav e standard Mode on the DNS-315) and only one disk, no ar r ay .[...]

69 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Disk Management - S.M.A.R.T T est S.M.A.R.T stands for “Self-Monitoring, Analysis , and Repor ting T echnology ” . This is a system on the hard driv e used to monitor and report 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 run the S.M.A.R[...]

70 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Disk Management - Quick T est T o run the Quick T est , click the hard drive , selec t the r adio button next to Quick T est , and click Star t . Y ou can also run an Extended T est. With both options , you hav e the choice to be notied via email .[...]

71 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Disk Management - Quick T est W arning A new window giving a brief explanation about S.M.A.R.T . appears . Click Y es to continue .[...]

72 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Disk Management - S.M.A.R.T . Schedule T o create a schedule , click the blue arrow to pr eview the drop -down schedule list, and set the date and time . Then click Crea te Schedule .[...]

73 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Disk Management - S.M.A.R.T . Schedule If you didn ’t select the hard drive a warning message will inf or m y ou of an error .[...]

74 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Disk Management - Schedule List Once you ha ve created the schedule , click the blue arrow next to Schedule List. Y ou will be able to see the list you creat ed. Click the T rash Can t o delete the Schedule .[...]

75 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Disk Management - Deleting the Schedule List If you clicked the T rash Can the Schedule List will not show the delet ed schedule anymore .[...]

76 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Disk Management - Scan D isk Click Disk Management , Scan Disk . Under V olume , check the drop down list , and select your hard driv e. Click Scan Disk .[...]

77 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Disk Management - Scan D isk Once again you will be w ar ned of lsot data. Click Y es to continue , No to cancel .[...]

78 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Disk Management - P er forming the Scan Disk The wizard scans the driv e.[...]

79 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Disk Management - P er forming the Scan Disk Once the scan is complet e, it will sho w SUC CESS . Click Finish t o exit.[...]

80 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Disk Management - P er forming the Scan Disk The Scan checks for err ors and completes the process .[...]

81 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual A ccoun t M anagemen t - Users and Groups The Users/Gr oups menu is used to create and manage user and g roup acc ounts. Up to 256 users and 32 gr oups can be creat ed. By default, all users have r ead and wr it e access t o all folders but ac cess rules can be crea ted in the Net w ork Shares menu.[...]

82 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual A ccoun t M anagemen t - Users and Groups User Settings Y our ShareCenter™ har d drives can be congured and f ormatted. New Click this button to launch a wizard that will step you thr ough adding a new user conguration. Modify Click on an existing user in the table so that it is highlighted in r ed [...]

83 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual A ccoun t M anagemen t - Adding New U sers W izard The f ollowing sec tion will describe how t o add a new user on this device . T o add a user click on the ‘ Create ’ button. An easy to congur e wizard will be launched. This window w elcomes the user to the setup wizard f or adding or modifying a us[...]

84 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual A ccoun t M anagemen t - Username and P asswor d Creat e a Single User or Creat e Multiple Users . Click Ne xt to continue.[...]

85 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual A ccoun t M anagemen t - Username and P asswor d Creat e a Single User or Create Multiple U sers. Click Ne xt to continue. Enter the U ser Name and Passwor d for the new user account . The password needs t o be conrmed by r e -entering the password in the Conrm P assword eld . Click on the ‘ Prev[...]

86 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual A ccoun t M anagemen t - S etting up Gr oups Add U sers to a Group . I f no Gr oup has been creat ed pr ior t o setup , a no group window will indicat e this. Choose to congur e this user account to belong to a g roup or not. Select the appropriate Gr oup Name by tick ing the check box. Click on the ‘ [...]

87 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual A ccoun t M anagemen t - S etting up Netw ork A ccess Pr ovide dier ent Network Ac cess to a User or Group of Users . Congur e the appropriate Network A cc ess settings for the user b y simply tick ing one of the follo wing options: R ead Only , Read Write or Deny A ccess . Click on the ‘ Previous ?[...]

88 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual A ccoun t M anagemen t - S etting up A cc ess Priviledges Pr ovide dier ent Ac cess Methods to a User or Group of Users . Congur e the application privileges assigned to this user . The options to select are: FTP . CIFs , AFP and W ebDA V • CIFS is shor t f or Common Internet F ile Sy stem • AFP i[...]

89 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual A ccoun t M anagemen t - W ebDA V If you hav e set W ebDA V up then also set the rules for it. Set the right priviledges for it. Read Only , or Read/W rite .[...]

90 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual A ccoun t M anagemen t - Q uota Settings Setup the amount of hard drive spac e you want to assign the user or Gr oup of Users Congur e the Q uota settings f or the user account . Enter the quota amount in the block(s) indicated in Megabyt es . By entering 0Mb the quota will be set to unlimited . Click on[...]

91 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual A ccoun t M anagemen t - Ac count Summar y The nal screen displa ys a summar y of the conguration. Conrm the new acc ount. Click on the ‘ Back ’ button to r etur n t o the previous window . Click on the ‘ Completed ’ button to ac cept the change and complete the wizar d. Click on the ‘ Ex[...]

92 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Group Setup W izard - A dding a New Group The f ollowing sec tion will describe how t o add a new group on this devic e. T o add a group click on the ‘ Add’ button. An easy to congur e wizard will be launched and look like the following: This window w elcomes the user to the setup wizard f or adding [...]

93 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Enter the Group Name f or the new group being creat ed. Click on the ‘ Previous ’ button t o return to the previous window . Click on the ‘Next ’ button to accept the change and continue to the ne xt window . Click on the ‘ Exit ’ butt on to discard the changes made and return to the U ser/G r o[...]

94 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Congur e a user account to belong to this group or not . Selec t the appr opriate user(s) by ticking the check box next to it. Click on the ‘ Previous ’ button t o return to the previous window . Click on the ‘ Next ’ button to acc ept the change and continue to the ne xt window . Click on the ?[...]

95 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Congur e the appropriate Network Acc ess settings for this g roup b y simply ticking one of the follo wing options. Read Only , Read Write or Deny A ccess. Click on the ‘ Previous ’ button t o return to the previous window . Click on the ‘ Next ’ button to acc ept the change and continue to the n[...]

96 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Here the user can congur e the application privileges assigned to this gr oup. Options to select are FTP . CIFS and AFP is set as default . • CIFS is shor t f or Common Internet F ile Syst em • AFP is shor t f or Apple Filing P rotocol • FTP is shor t f or File T ransfer P rotocol. • W ebDA V is [...]

97 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Set the W ebDA V settings for the Gr oup. Read Only , or Read/Write . Click Next to continue .[...]

98 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Congur e the Q uotas settings f or this group . Enter the quota amount in the block indica ted in Megabytes . By entering 0Mb the quota will be set to unlimited . Click on the ‘ Previous ’ button t o return to the previous window . Click on the ‘ Next ’ button to acc ept the change and continue t[...]

99 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual The Group Summary shows details of your conguration. Click on the ‘ Previous ’ button t o return to the previous window . Click on the ‘ Finish ’ button to ac cept the change and completed the wizar d. Click on the ‘ Exit ’ button to discard the changes made and return to the U ser/Group wind[...]

100 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual A ccoun t M anagemen t - I mpor t U sers Click Ac count Management , Users/Groups , Import Users[...]

101 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual A ccoun t M anagemen t - I mpor t U sers The Impor t Wizar d star ts up .[...]

102 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual A ccoun t M anagemen t - I mpor t U sers Click the Download button t o see a sample le. Click O v er write Duplicate Ac counts if this is necessar y . Then click Choose F ile - to impor t the list. Click Next to con tinue.[...]

103 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual A ccoun t M anagemen t - I mpor t U sers Assign the P riviledges and Acc ess Methods . Click Next to continue.[...]

104 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual A ccoun t M anagemen t - I mpor t U sers If there is a problem with the user list, the wizar d will show the table in red. Click F inish to close the wizard or go back to change the impor t le .[...]

105 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual A ccoun t M anagemen t - I mpor t U sers The Summar y is dened b y three distinguishing icons. A Green check icon - means the user or U ser List has been authorized. The User List c onguration is correct. A Red X icon - means the User or User List is not authorized. The User List c onguration is i[...]

106 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual A ccoun t M anagemen t - Q uotas The ShareC enter suppor ts stor age quotas for both individual users and Group User A ccounts. A ssigning a quota to a user or a group will limit the amoun t of storage allocated to the User or Gr oup Account . B y default, users and g roups do not have a quota. Click the e[...]

107 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual A ccoun t M anagemen t - User Quota Settings Selec t U sers and Groups to modify their properties. Click the blue arrow to view a lar ger view of these settings. Click the User , and click M odify .[...]

108 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual A ccoun t M anagemen t - User Quota Settings When you ’ve clicked the Modify button, a Quota Settings window appears. If you wish, y ou can change the quota amount as seen in the two images below .[...]

109 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual A ccoun t M anagemen t - G r oup Quota S ettings Y ou can also set the Group Quota Settings. These settings can be setup using similar steps as with the U ser Quota Settings. Click the Group , press Modify and change the quota settings.[...]

110 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Network Shar es The Network Shares page allo ws the user to congure shar ed folders and rights to specic users and gr oups. T o be able to creat e new net work ac cess rules , the default rule must rst be remov ed by simply selecting it and click ing on the ‘Delete’ button. Y ou can also mount[...]

111 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual A dding New Net w ork Shares W izard The f ollowing sec tion will describe how t o add a new Network Share on the Shar eCent er . T o add a Net work Shar e click on the ‘ Add ’ button. An easy to congur e wizard will launch and look like the follo wing: Start: This window w elcomes the user to the s[...]

112 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Selec t the appr opriate folder to include in this network share by ticking the respective folder . Y ou can also create a new folder b y click ing the plus button. Enter the new F older name and select it to choose it. Click on the ‘ Previous ’ button t o return to the previous window . Click on the ?[...]

113 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Choose which user accounts or g roup are allowed t o access this folder(s). Select ‘ All account’ to allow access t o this folder t o all the accounts . Selec t ‘Specic User/group ’ to only allow certain users or groups access t o this folder . Click on the ‘ Previous ’ button to return to t[...]

114 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Selec t the appr opriate access rights f or the share . Options to choose from are ‘Read Only ’ , ‘Read Write ’ and ‘ D en y Access ’ . This procedur e can also be used to block certain users from accessing c er tain f olders. Click on the ‘ Previous ’ button t o return to the previous wind[...]

115 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Selec t the Network Shar e S ettings . Edit the Oplocks, C omments, and/or recycle. Click on the ‘ Previous ’ button t o return to the previous window . Click on the ‘ Next ’ button to acc ept the change and continue to the ne xt window . Click on the ‘ Exit ’ button t o discard the changes mad[...]

116 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Assign mor e protocol privileges that a user can use to acc ess this share . Options to choose from ar e FTP , NFS and WebD A V . CIFS and AFP are set as default. • CIFS is shor t f or Common Internet F ile Syst em. • AFP is shor t f or Apple Filing P rotocol . • FTP is shor t f or File T ransfer P r[...]

117 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Congur e the FTP settings for this share . FTP access can be: 1) FTP Anonymous None (No A ccess). 2) FTP Anonymous Read Only (Limit ed Ac cess). 3) FTP Anonymous Read/W rite (F ull Access). Click on the ‘ Previous ’ button t o return to the previous window . Click on the ‘ Next ’ button to acc e[...]

118 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual If you checked NFS as an access method t o your network share then this st ep allows you to set the parameters belo w : • Host - Allowable host addr ess that can access using NFS (* indicat es all hosts) • Root Squash - Disables writing to the Root owned directories and les on the syst em when the u[...]

119 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Enter the Read or Read/W rite priviledges on the W ebDA V settings Click on the ‘ Previous ’ button t o return to the previous window . Click on the ‘ Next ’ button to acc ept the change and continue to the ne xt window . Click on the ‘ Exit ’ button to discard the changes made and return to th[...]

120 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual View a summary of the share creat ed. Click on the ‘ Previous ’ button t o return to the previous window . Click on the ‘F inish ’ button to acc ept the change and complete the wizar d. Click on the ‘ Exit ’ button t o discard the changes made and return to the Network Shares P age.[...]

121 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Once you ha ve clicked the F inish button you will be redir ec ted to the main Network Shar es Settings screen. Here y ou have a brief setup of all the options in the table.[...]

122 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual A dding New ISO M oun t Shares W izard The f ollowing sec tion will describe how t o add a new ISO mount on the ShareC enter . T o add an ISO Mount click on the ‘New ’ button. A easy to c ongure wizar d will be launched and look like the following: I n A c c o u n t M a n a g e m e n t , u n d e r N[...]

123 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Start: T his window welcomes the user to the setup wizard f or creating a new ISO mount ed share. This wizard will guide the user through the steps of setup . In this wizard the user will be able to: 1) Select an ISO le. 2) Share f older access rights. 3) Congur e network access settings. 4) View a s[...]

124 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Step 2: Assign acc ess pr ivileges t o this ISO Mount share. • Select All Accounts to assig n the ISO M ount shar e read/den y pr ivileges to all users . • Select Specic User/Group in order to assign r ead/ deny privileges to individual users and g roups . Click on the ‘Pr evious’ button to retu[...]

125 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Step 3: Add a commen t that describes the ISO Mount Share . Click on the ‘Pr evious’ button to return to the pr evious window . Click on the ‘Next ’ button to accept the change and continue to the next window . Click on the ‘Exit ’ button to discard the changes made and return to the Network Sh[...]

126 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Here the user view a summary of the share created . Click on the ‘ Previous ’ button to return t o the previous window . Click on the ‘ Finsh ’ button to accept the change and complete the wizar d. Click on the ‘ Exit’ button to discard the changes made and return to the Network Shares P age.. [...]

127 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual A ccoun t Management - A dmin P asswor d Username This eld cannot be modied as the administrat or always uses the admin username . P asswor d Input the existing admin password. New P asswor d Input the new admin password. Conrm P asswor d Repeat the new admin passowor d.[...]

128 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Network Management - LAN Setup The LAN Settings allows y ou to enable LL TD and to congure the Link Speed and the IP addr ess as a DHCP client or Static IP .[...]

129 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Network Management - LAN Setup Un de r Ne tw ork M an ag em ent , L AN S et up , LAN Settings , click Setup . The LAN Setup Wizar d initiates . Her e you can set up the LAN Settin gs . Click Ne xt to con tinue . Step 1: In Step 1, you can cho ose bet w een D HCP or S ta t i c I P . I n D H CP t he r ou t e[...]

130 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Here are the Static IP options you can change. Click Next to continue Step 3: Step 2 show s the summar y of y our DHCP IP settings. Click Finish t o complete the setup. Step 4:[...]

131 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Here is the summary of the Static IP settings. Click F inish to complete the setup . Step 5: Y ou are prompted t o restart your DNS-315. Click OK to continue . Step 6:[...]

132 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Speed Displays the current ethernet bit ra te in Mega bits per second. Link Speed Selec t either A uto (Auto-Negotiate), 100 Mbps, or 1000 Mbps by clicking the appropriate r adio button. Then click the Save Settings button t o save the new settings. Network Management - Link Speed Settings[...]

133 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual LL TD The ShareC enter suppor ts LL TD (Link Layer T opology Discovery) and is used by the Network Map application that is included in Window s Vista™ and Windows 7™. Select to enable or disable LL TD on your ShareC enter . Network Management - LL TD Settings[...]

134 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual The DDNS f eature allows the user to host a server ( Web , FTP , Game Ser ver , etc…) using a domain name that y ou hav e purchased (www .whateveryournameis.com) with your dynamically assig ned IP address. Most broadband Internet Ser vice Pr oviders assign dynamic (changing) IP addr esses. Using a DDNS s[...]

135 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual DDNS Pr oviders Include: At the time this manual was written, all free dns pr oviders as illustrated abo ve w orked smoothly with the DNS-315. Network Management - Dynamic DNS Pr oviders[...]

136 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Network Management - UP nP Router Detection Congur es UPnP router det ec tion and P or t F or war ding. C ongure UPnP r outer detection only if you have a UP nP router on your network. L ogin , sel ect Netw ork Manag emen t. Clic k the blue but to n to rev eal the UP nP ro uter sett ings . Click T es[...]

137 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Network Management - UP nP Router Detection T he wiz ar d nd s the UP nP r out er on the ne twor k Cl ick the bl ue arr ow to rev eal the P ort F or w ar din g options[...]

138 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Network Management - P or t F or war ding Login , selec t Network Management . Click the blue ar r ow to rev eal Port Forwarding settings. Click Add . The P or t F or war ding wizard star ts. Click Next to continue .[...]

139 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Network Management - P or t F or war ding In Step 1 , select the Port Forwarding Rule Click the radio button, Select default ser vice scan or cli ck the rad io bu tt on , Cu st om a P ort F orwa rd ing servi c e . Click Next to continue . Selec t the default ser vice you wish to P or t Forward . Y ou can s[...]

140 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual The ShareC enter is equipped with a built in FTP Ser ver . The ser v er is easy to congure and allow s users access t o impor tant data whether they are on the local network or at a r emote location. The FTP ser ver can be congur ed to allow user access t o specic directories, and will allow up t [...]

141 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Once you ha ve congured the FTP server to your liking, click “Save Settings ” . Below the main window there is a section to block specic IP addresses . Enter those IP addresses that y ou wish to deny acc ess to your FTP server . Click the “New ” button Applica tion Management - FTP Ser ver Se[...]

142 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Enter the IP addr ess you wish to block, selec t whether you want this to be a permanent or t emporar y selection, and choose from the dr op -down list how long you wish to block the IP ( 5 minutes, 30 minut es, 1 hour , or 1 day). Click “ Apply ” when done. The IP address will sho w in the table “Bl[...]

143 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual The third windo w under Application Management > FTP Ser ver , is the FTP S erver Status report. This is a summar y of the FTP on/o status, which port it is using, the maximum users acc essing the device , its ow contr ol, the idle time for the ser v er , the langaunge suppor ted , whether SSL is [...]

144 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual The ShareC enter fea tures a UP nP A V S erver . This ser ver pr ovides the ability to stream phot os, music and videos to UPnP A V Ser ver c ompatible network media play ers. If the ser v er is enabled, the ShareCen ter will be automatically det ec ted b y UPnP A V Ser ver compa tible media players on you[...]

145 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Click “ Enable ” Add Applica tion Management - A V Ser ver[...]

146 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Selec t the v olume you want to shar e and click “ Apply ” . The system initializes the le/f older . A conrmation bo x appears conrming a positive result. Click “ OK ” . T o delete a share , just selec t the item (it turns r ed) and click the “ Delete ” button. Applica tion Management [...]

147 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual The ShareC enter fea tures an iT unes Ser ver . This ser v er provides the ability to share music and videos to c omputers on the local network running iT unes. If the ser ver is enabled, the Shar eCenter will be automa tically detec ted b y the iT unes program and the music and videos contained in the spe[...]

148 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Selec t the Shar eCenter . When prompted, en ter in the iT unes ser v er passwor d. Click OK. Media stored on the Shar eCenter will then be available f or use in iT unes.[...]

149 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual The ShareC enter suppor ts Apple F iling S ervice for connectivity with MAC OS based c omputers. If you need to use the AFP ser vice enable it her e other wise leave it disabled t o reduce CPU r esource ov er head . AFP Ser vice Select enable to allow MA C OS based systems to connect to your Shar eCenter u[...]

150 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual The ShareC enter suppor ts Network F ile System (NFS) service. T o enable this multi-platform le system on y our ShareCent er enable it here . O ther wise disable the option to pr event unnecessary CPU overhead. Click the ‘Refresh All’ button to update all the shar ed les and folder lists . NFS S[...]

151 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual This menu item allo ws you to install language packages onto your syst em. In addition, you can also install language pack ages t o suit your local language needs. Languages Click on “Choose F ile” to search f or the specic language pack you want t o install. After selecting the language pack, then [...]

152 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual The Time and Date c onguration option allows you t o congure, updat e, and maintain the correct time and date on the internal syst em clock. I n this section you can set the time zone that y ou are in, and set the NTP (Network Time Pr otocol) Ser ver in or der to periodically update your syst em time[...]

153 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual W orkgroup Enter y our W orkgroup name here . The workgroup name should be the same as the computers on the network. D evic es using the same workgroup will have additional le sharing methods available. Name Enter your device Name her e. This name is what the ShareC enter will appear as on the network. [...]

154 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Restar t Clicking this button restarts the ShareCenter . It stops all proc esses that are curr ently running and restarts the machine. Default Click ing default r estar ts the ShareCen ter with the original factor y default settings. A ll previous settings that hav e been congured will be er ased. Shutd[...]

155 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Congur ation Click on the ‘Save ’ button to sav e the current conguration settings to a le on the local c omputer . If at a later time you need to reload this c onguration after a system r eset, browse to the le and click L oad. Idle Time Enter the time (in minut es) that the administrat[...]

156 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual The ShareC enter P ower Management fea ture allows you t o congure the drives to shut do wn while power remains constan t to the device . The drives will pow er up again when data is accessed. HDD Hibernation Enable or Disable HDD Hibernation settings. T urn O  Hard Drive Set the amount of idle time [...]

157 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Y ou can also control the speed of the fan using three di eret settings and you can pow er o the ShareCent er at scheduled times for each da y of the week . F an Contr ol The speed of the fan can be controlled from this section. If using “ Auto ” mode, the speed of the fan will change (O/Low/H[...]

158 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual With the Shar eCenter E-Mail Alerts, you can congur e e -mails to be sent that aler t y ou to cer tain operational c onditions and drive status conditions . These aler ts can pr ove helpful with the management and safeguar ding of impor tant data. Login Method Select either Account or Anon ymous. Choosi[...]

159 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual The same alerts of system conditions that can be sent to an email bo x can also be sent to a mobile or two by SMS te xt messages. Y ou need to have an agr eement with a SMS ser vice gatew ay that the ShareCen ter can then be congured to send the aler ts to . The ser vice pr ovider then sends the r eceiv[...]

160 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Once you ha ve an SMS Ser vice pro vider HT TP API URL provided t o you, you can then ent er the URL into the Add SMS Ser vice P rovider wizard . Enter the URL in the rst window with an appropriat e Provider Name . I n the next window select the appropriate HT TP API URL paramet er t ypes denitions f[...]

161 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Y ou can limit which events are sent as alerts to the Email or SMS settings by checking the events here . Ev ent Settings Select the information you want e-mailed to the above address or sen t over SMS messages t o the above mobile number . The items checked will be sent when necessary . S ystem Management[...]

162 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Within the L ogs menu item you can setup your Shar eCenter to rec eive Log Even ts from other ShareCent ers or send the ShareCenter’ s log events to another ShareC enter or SysL og ser v er . Y ou can also view the NAS system logs and the FTP logs here. Enable Sy slog T ur ns on the S yslog ser ver funct[...]

163 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual The F irmwar e Upgrade P age makes it simple to check for new rmwar e releases and upload them to the device . This section provides a link t o check for new rmwar e on the D -Link suppor t w ebsite. If a new rmware is a vailable, download the le to your local comput er . Curr ent F irmw are V [...]

164 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual S ystem Management - USB De vices Under Syst em M anagement y ou can congure USB Storage and USB P rinters. Click the blue ar r ow to reveal the USB storage I nf ormation. It provides manufacturer , product and size details. Click the blue arrow t o rev eal the Printer Information It provides inf ormati[...]

165 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Here y ou can view various system information some of which is static and others dynamic . LAN Information Displays the local network settings of the ShareC enter . Device Information Displays the workgroup , name, description, curren t temperatur e, packet counts, and syst em uptime of the ShareC enter . [...]

166 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual This section will display a summar y of the har d dr iv e(s) cur r ently installed in the ShareCent er . The summar y will include information such as the har d dr iv e manufac tur er , model, serial number , temperature , total capacit y siz e, and status. The “Status ” of the hard drive will displa y[...]

167 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual S ystem S tatus - Resourc e M onit or Click the blue arr ow to rev eal the Resource Monitoring details . It provides information on the CPU , memory , bandwidth, and processes in action.[...]

168 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual FTP/HT TP Downloads Schedule le and folder backups from an FTP server , web ser v er , or local net w or k shar e. Always t est the URL before applying changes. This will help to ensur e a successful download . Applica tions Cat egor y Use the r adio buttons to select the type of ser ver that the source[...]

169 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Modify Click this button to modify changes to your schedule y ou created under the FTP/HT TP Download Settings Delete Click this button to delete the specied schedule .[...]

170 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Remote Backups allows y ou to back up your ShareC enter to another ShareC enter or Linux Ser ver or vice v ersa from a remote ShareC enter or Linux Ser ver to y our ShareCenter . Use the Crea te button in the r emote backups list to star t a wizard wher e you can congur e your ShareC enter ’ s Remote [...]

171 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Remote Backups list This is the list of remot e back up jobs built b y pressing the Cr eate button above the list to c ongure each job. Creat e Click the Create butt on to build a new remote backup job on your Shar eCent er . Modify Click this button to make changes to your existing Remot e Backup jobs [...]

172 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Remote Backups - Crea te wizard When you click the “ Create Button ” , the Remote Backup list wizard will star t allowing y ou to congure a new Remote Backup job . W ecome Displays the steps of the wizar d. Step 1. Ser vice T ype NAS to NAS : backup from the local NAS to a r emote NAS or vice versa.[...]

173 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Step 2. Local Settings T ask (Name): the name used to ref er to the backup job which will be listed later in the Remote Backup list. F older Path: select a local network share folder or le as the target or sourc e for the backup job. Step 3. Remote Settings Remote IP: The backup process uses Rsync prot [...]

174 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Step 4. Remote Settings Remote P ath : Using the browse butt on, select the le system (f older) path to the remote target or sour ce system for backup . Step 5 Schedule Settings Scheduled Mode: Manual : Check either yes or no selection below to start the backup (yes) immediately on c ompletion of the wi[...]

175 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Step 6. F inished Click on the F inish button if you are satised with all the settings of the Backup job created . O therwise click on the Pr evious button to go back and make changes. Alternativ ely click on Exit to end the congura tion without adding a Remote Backup job . Remote Backups list T ask [...]

176 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Schedule local le and folder backups from the local network shar e of the device or from the local computer . Always test the URL befor e applying changes. This will help to ensure a succ essful download. Cat egor y Use the r adio buttons to select the backup method. The Internal Backup feature allow s [...]

177 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Save SettingsDon ’t Sav e Settings Applica tions - L ocal B ackups - L ocal Backups[...]

178 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Click the “ Modify ” button to change the settings y ou made or select the backup you want to delete and click the “ Delete ” button. Applica tions - L ocal B ackups - L ocal Backups[...]

179 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual This section allows the user to c ongure the Shar eCenter so that it becomes a backup destination in the Mac OS X Time Machine. In order to use this function, the AFP ser vice is r equired. The AFP ser vice will start automatically as soon as this function is enabled. Enable Time Machine Click this to e[...]

180 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Time Machine Settings list A list of destination folders on the Network Shar es associated with the Time Machine backup. New Adds a NAS f older as a Time Machine destination. Delete Deletes a NAS folder setup as a Time Machine destination. Remove all Network Shares Delete all the NAS folders in the list c [...]

181 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Under “ Time Machine Settings ” , click the “ New ” button. If Time Machine Settings have been alr eady setup and you wish not to use these settings, select it and click the “ Delete ” button. The Time Machine Setup Wizar d will guide you through the setup process . Once the Wizar d begins clic[...]

182 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual The nal table will look similar to the image below . Selec t the shar e to delete it or click the Remove All Network Shares button. Applica tions - L ocal B ackups - Time Machine[...]

183 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Applica tions - L ocal B ackups - USB Backups This section allows the user to c ongure the Shar eCenter so that it becomes a backup destination f or USB Storage device that is connected to y our DNS-315. Y ou can connect a USB ash dr iv e or an ex ternal har d drive to c opy data fr om your NAS to th[...]

184 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Cli ck App lic ati ons, Loc al Back up , USB Backu ps. Clic k Bro wse under Destination. F ind the volume you want to backup to and click Sav e Settin gs. All les in this volu me now sup por t s MTP . Under USB Backups click the Enable radio button. Under Category , selec t your USB back up format, US B[...]

185 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Under Source, select the path where you want to back up . Click Apply . Click Br owse to nd the destination. S elect the path or USB device f or your backup .[...]

186 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Selec t the T ype you wish to copy . Click Save Settings .[...]

187 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Within this menu y ou can congure the P2P download management settings P2P Here the user can enable or disable the peer to peer function. Disable In the block provided the user can congure the running schedule f or P2P downloads. Simply select the ‘Star t’ and ‘Stop ’ block for the appr opr i[...]

188 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Applica tions - P2P Downloads - P2P Settings[...]

189 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Here the user can congur e the Peer-to-P eer download manager settings. Add T orrent from URL In the eld provided you can c opy and paste a link to a torren t le hosted on the internet. The BitT orrent download manager will add the torrent le t o the download manager and being downloading your [...]

190 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Applica tions - P2P Downloads - Do wnloads[...]

191 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Whenever y ou cannot mount the network shares of your NAS, use the W eb File Ser v er to access the les using a bro wser over the in ternet. I f the network, that your Shar eCent er is connec ted t o, is using NA T , you will need to f or ward HT TP port 80 across y our router for ac cess ov er the inte[...]

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193 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Applica tions - Amaz on S3 Setting up Amazon S3 on your DNS-315 is subject to you setting up an ac count with the Amaz on S3 ser vice. if y ou are not sure as to ho w to go about it, please consult the Amazon S3 Ho w- T o guide for mor e information. Click on the ShareC enter’ s Applications tab and then[...]

194 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Applica tions - Amaz on S3 - S etup W izard There ar e 6 steps to creating the Amazon S3 Backup: 1. Set a user dened name for the backup job . 2. Input your Amazon S3 creden tials and congure the bucket name and r egional Amazon server . 3. Set the type and direction of the back up . 4. Congur e t[...]

195 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Applica tions - Amaz on S3 - S etup W izard Input a job name for this backup . M ake sure to name the backup in a wa y that you can identify it in case you decide to cr eate multiple backups on your ShareC enter . Step 2:[...]

196 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Applica tions - Amaz on S3 - S etup W izard Y ou should have rec eived an Access Key and Secret Ac cess Key in the email from Amazon A WS ser vices when y our account was conrmed. Input those two credentials along with the name of the bucket (Remote P ath) with the Region ser v er selec ted when y ou cr[...]

197 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Applica tions - Amaz on S3 - S etup W izard In Step 3 of the wizard set the direction of the backup using the T ype parameter . Y ou can selec t Upload t o backup from the ShareC enter network share t o the Amazon S3 bucket or Download to backup from the Amazon S3 bucket to the Shar eCenter network share. [...]

198 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Applica tions - Amaz on S3 - S etup W izard In Step 4 of the wizard you can set the local path. Click on the Bro wser button to br owse to the network share of the Shar eCenter where the data will be backed up to or fr om. Step 5:[...]

199 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Applica tions - Amaz on S3 - S etup W izard In Step 5 select the appropriate Schedule Mode to set when the backup is to be execut ed. Click on Manual to star t the backup later using a button that must be manually clicked on. Click on Once to schedule a date and time to run the job one time only . Click on[...]

200 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Applica tions - Amaz on S3 - S etup W izard IIn Step 6 review all your settings and click Pr evious to go back to make an y changes. Click Exit to exit the wizard without sa ving the job . Click Finish to sav e the job and exit the wizard. Step 7:[...]

201 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Applica tions - Amaz on S3 - B ackup Now that y ou have cr eated a Amazon S3 T ask you can either wait for the T ask to execut e per its schedule or click the Backup Now icon to ex ecute it immediately . A dialog box will ask y ou to conrm the backup as shown below . Step 1:[...]

202 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Applica tions - Amaz on S3 - B ackup When the backup is executing the S tatus eld should show Running . Step 2:[...]

203 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Applica tions - Amaz on S3 - B ackup When the backup is complete the Status eld will display F inish. If your source les that you backed up ar e now missing or damaged at anytime y ou can now click the Restore icon in the A mazon S3 T ask table and the les can be restor ed as required. When you cl[...]

204 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Applica tions - Amaz on S3 - R est ore After clicking the Restore icon in the Amazon S3 T asks table the Restore window belo w will be presented. Click the Apply button next to the backup date that is appropriate t o restor e all the data to the original source of the backup. In this example below after th[...]

205 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual My F av orites T he My F a vor ite s tab all ow s yo u to add an y ico n yo u rou tin ely ac ces s fro m the Ap pli ca tio ns or Man ag eme nt T ab in one co nv eni ent location for easy and quick ac cess. Y ou can add icons to the My F avorites tab using two di erent methods: Re -arrang ing the My F av[...]

206 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual A dd an Icon to My F av orites There ar e t w o methods to add an Icon alias to My F avorites either right click the icon an select: Add t o My F avorites as per item 1 below or use the Dr ag and Drop method as per item 2. belo w . 1. Right click on an icon in the applications or manag ement tab and click [...]

207 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Remov e an Icon fr om My F av orites T o remov e an Icon alias from the My F avorites tab simply right click on it and select Remove F rom My F avorite in the con text selection that appears. Right click an Icon alias in the My F avorites tab and select the Remo ve Fr om My F av orite op ti on. The Ico n a[...]

208 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual Mapping a Drive Y ou can use the D -Link Storage Utility to map drives t o your computer . I nster the Shar eCenter TM CD into y our CD -ROM drive. The Stor age U tility will load and detect any Shar eCenter devices that ar e on the local net w or k. Click Storage Utility[...]

209 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual If the ShareCent er you are working with does not show up in the device list, click Refresh . Highlight an available ShareC enter . A vailable V olumes will be displayed under Drive Mapping. Highlight the volume you w ant to map. Select an available drive letter from the drop- do wn menu and click Connect.[...]

210 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual USB P rint Ser v er The ShareC enter™ fea tures a built-in USB print server , giving users the ability to share a printer on their local netw ork. Connect a USB printer to the USB port on thefront of the ShareC enter™. I t is important to ensure that an y of the printer manufacturer ’ s drivers are a[...]

211 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual 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 Have Disk button to brow se for the printer driver le. The Windows ® Add P rinter Wizar d will launch: Click OK to continue . Connect t o your ShareCenter with Samba and then double click the lp ico[...]

212 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual On ce yo u h ave s elec ted th e p roper dr iver as shown in the browse list then click OK to install the printer . Th e p r in te r i s n ow i ns t al le d a nd th e p r in te r queue will appear .[...]

213 D-Link ShareCenter DNS-315 User Manual USB C opy F unc tion The ShareC enter suppor ts on option wher e the user can enter a USB storage medium in to the USB port and with a click of a button automatically c opy the contents of the USB st orage medium into a f older on the ShareCent er . Step 1: Step 2: Step 3: Inser t a USB storage devic e int[...]