LevelOne FNS-1000 manual

LevelOne FNS-1000 1- bay/1USB Soho NAS User’s Manual[...]

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Table of Contents Introduc tion ................................................................................................................... .2 The FNS-1000 NA S Ser ver ........................................................................................................ .............. 2 FNS-1000 F eatures ................................[...]

Introduction The FNS-1000 NA S Serv er Cong ratulati ons on the purch ase of Lev elOne F NS-1000, S oho NA S Server. The N AS in serts Gigaby tes of storage space in to your n etw ork w ithou t the cost, space, an d main tenance h assles of a full- fl edg ed file server. The NAS provides solid data transfer performance f or mu ltiple client connect[...]

Getting Familiar w ith y our NAS LEDs LED Function Ready • ON – Normal operation. • OFF – No pow er. • Blinki ng – T his LED blinki ng d uring st artup and shut down. Status • ON – This LED will be On during the Startup self-t est; it will tu rn Off on ce the self-t est is completed. If it stay s ON, there is a hardw are error. • [...]

support F AT and NTFS f ile f ormat USB Ej ect Button Press and release to prepare the USB dev ice for rem oval. When the USB L ED starts blinking slow ly , it is safe to remove th e USB device. LAN connector Use thi s to conn ect the NA S to y our 10BaseT or 100BaseT hub. Power Switch This is a spring-loaded "So ft Sw itch". If pow er is[...]

Basic Inst allation & Setup The following section instructs y o u on how to physically connect the NAS to the netw or k, and how to configur e the N AS for b asic o per atio n in your W indo ws environment. E verything you ne e d to do t o get your NAS up a nd running i s c over ed he re. Installation Requirements • Win dow s 98SE, ME, 2000 o[...]

USB Devices You can insert either USB HDD or USB Memory Disk (Flash Memory Disk) to USB port at any tim e. Once the “ USB” LED on the f r ont panel comes on and stay s on, the USB device is available f o r use. For USB HDD, the NAS can recognize FA T and NTFS file format. Removing a USB device - Method A 1. Press the USB Eject b utton on the re[...]

Configuri ng Your NA S Now that every thing is con nected and powered on , you are ready to con figu re your NA S so that it is acces- sible t o the user s on your ne twork. • This procedu re only needs to be done ONC E, by th e NAS S erver's Adm inistrator. • Other L AN users sh ould follow the Client PC Setup procedure described in th e [...]

Fixed IP Addr e ss This option is recommended. If th is option is used, the IP address or the NAS w ill never change. You n eed to enter the follow ing data. • IP address - The utility will suggest a unused IP add r ess within the ad dre ss range use d o n your LAN. If you wish, you ca n change thi s , but you must ensure t he add ress is unuse d[...]

Client PC Setup Overv iew Supporte d versi ons of Windows are: • Win dow s 98SE/ME/2000/XP The following items need to be checked or con figu r ed: • Net w ork L ogon (Wi ndow s 95/98/ME only ) • Locati ng t he NAS on your LAN. • Mapping to the NAS Serv er's storage. Page 9[...]

Netw ork Logon (Wi ndow s 98SE/M E onl y ) If us ing Window s 98SE, or Window s ME, you mu st Logon t o the Netw ork correctly in order to use th e FNS- 1000. To chec k your Ne twork Lo go n, fo llo wing this p ro ced ure: 1. Chec k your Wind ow logo n using Start - Setti ngs - Control Panel - N etwor k . Ensure th e Primar y Netw ork Logon is set [...]

Using the NA S Server's Storage To use the NAS Serv er's s torage, y ou shou ld " Map" a drive letter to each folder on the NA S folder w hich you w ish to access. The " Network Drive" will th en be available to all Windows program s. The procedure is as follows: 1. Open Netw ork Neighborhood (or My Network Places). 2.[...]

Notes: When y ou try to access a f o lder, you m ay be prom pted for a passw ord, as show n below: Network Resource Password Dialog • If your Wind ows logo n na me is the same as your user name on the NA S, but the pass words are dif fer- ent, y ou can enter y our NAS passw ord here. • But if y o ur W indows logon nam e does not exist on the NA[...]

Tips for Storing Data on the NA S • Change your Wi nd ows logon so it matche s t he user na me & p a ssword assi gne d to you o n the NAS. This will allow you to login only once. • You can "m ap" multiple folders to drive letters on your PC, as described above. • You can backu p your data to the NAS by co p ying files from your [...]

Using the NA S Server’s Printer 1. Find out w hat printer is connected to the printer port on the NAS. 2. Use Ne twork N eighborhood (or My Network Places ) to locate the NA S, as show n in Netw o r k Br o wse earlier. 3. Double-click the NA S icon. A printer icon should be show n. Install Printer 4. Right-click the printer icon, and select Ins t[...]

Using the Web Fil e Shar i ng You can access and download f iles on the NAS u sing y our Web Browser, ev en from non-Window s plat- forms. To access data stored on the NA S using y o ur Web Br owser: 1. Start you r WEB browser. 2. In the A ddress box, enter "HT TP ://" and the NAS Server' s IP Address. If using the default IP add r e[...]

1. Start you r WEB browser. 2. In th e Address or Loca tion box, enter "HT TP ://" and the NAS Server' s IP Address. If usin g the defau lt IP address: HTTP://192.168.0.100 Note : If the port nu mber used by the NAS has been ch anged (on the System screen) from the default (80), you mu st specif y th e correct port num ber when you c[...]

Administration Overv iew This Chapter describes usin g the Web-bas ed Adm inistration interf ace. For details on using the Window s utility, see th e Basic Insta llation & Setup Cha pter. The Web-based A dministrative Interface To estab lish a connection from y o ur P C to the NAS Server: 1. Start you r WEB browser. 2. In the A ddress box, ente[...]

Password Di alog 5. Enter admin for the nam e, and leave the pass w ord blank. • To gain access, y o u must en ter the User Nam e and Password of a user in the "Adm inistrators" User Group. • By default, th e only u ser in the "Adm inistrators" User Group is "ad min". (You can add other users as y ou w ish.) • Th[...]

Users Screen This is the firs t screen that appears after selecting "A dmin istration". T his screen allows y o u to man age the Users wh ich exist on the NAS Server. • The "gues t," and "admin " users are pre- defin ed, and cann o t be deleted. • Users can be m embers of m any us er Groups. • When a u ser is cre[...]

If changi ng an exist i ng user: • The checkbox has no eff ect - it w ill neither create nor delete. T his option is only available wh en creating a new user. • How ever, y ou can m ove the user's private folder to an other disk (if insta lled ) b y cha ngi ng t he loc atio n, and saving the change. Enable disk Quota Enable the check box t[...]

To modify the properties for an exi st i ng User: • Select the desired user f rom the list. Their details w ill be displayed in the "User Prop e rties" fields. • Edit the "User Properties" fields as required. Note that y o u cannot chan ge the "Create m atching Share and Fo lde r " o pti o n when modifying a user .[...]

Status Screen Status Screen System System Nam e The current nam e. T his nam e will be sh own in "Network Neighborh ood" or "My Netw ork Places" IP Address IP Address cu rrently used by the NAS Server. Current Status Indicates the curren t status of the Serv er. This will u sually state "Available" or “Ready ” If t[...]

Buttons Shutdow n No w Shutdown the Server im mediately. This w ill break all existing conne c tions, includ ing ad ministr atio n UI. Clicking t hi s b utto n d oe s N OT sa ve any dat a you have ent ered . Restart Now Restart (reboot) the Serv er. This w ill break all existin g connections, inclu ding UI. The NAS Server w ill imm e d iately resta[...]

LA N Screen This screen allows y ou to set the IP Address and related information required for TCP/IP networks . LAN (TCP/IP) Screen IP A d dress Obtain IP Address autom atically (DHCP Client) Do NO T sel e ct this unl e ss you have a D H CP Ser ver o n your LA N. A DHCP Server can provide an IP Address to PCs an d other dev ices w hen they boot. F[...]

Sy stem Screen System Screen Identificat ion Name If y ou w ish, you can change th e name of the NA S Server. Note that punctu ation and other special characters (e.g. * / | ) can not be used in th e nam e. C o mme nt Enter a comm ent if you w ish (e.g. the location of the NA S Server) Workgroup This sh ould matc h th e "Workgroup Na me &quo[...]

Printer Nam e Enter the nam e of the printer. Windows users w ill see this name w hen they browse th e netw ork. Location Languag e Support Select the la ngua ge used b y computer s on your LAN. If multiple languages a re use d , sele ct the most c ommon. Time Z one Select the correct tim e zone for y o ur location. Local Da t e Enter the local dat[...]

Enable UPnP Support If enabled, the NAS will broadcast its availability. On sy stems w hich support U PnP (e.g. Window s ME, XP), an icon for the NAS w ill b e automatically generated. Port Num ber.. This port num ber is used for HTTP (Web Browser) con nections to this Server. The default is 80, as used by Web Servers. If this is chan ged, you sh o[...]

A dvanced M enu Groups Screen This screen allows y ou to manage the User Groups w hich exist on the NA S Server. Groups Screen New Group Use this area to create a n ew group. Existing Groups This shows the list of all Groups. Two grou ps - "everyon e" and "admi nistrat ors" - alw ays ex ist. These groups can not be del eted. But[...]

A ccess Rights Screen This screen allow s you to vi ew and m odify the Groups wh ich can access this Sh are. Note: The adminis trators group AL WAYS has R ead/W rite (R/W) access to A LL s hares. Groups Access Rights Screen Data Group Name The nam e of the Group bei ng m odified is s hown abov e the 2 lists of shares. Accessible Shares T he "A[...]

Group Members This screen allow s you to ch eck which users are mem bers of the grou p, and to add or revoke m embersh ip of this group. Note: The "everyone" Group A LWAYS contains all u sers. You cannot add or rem ove mem b ers. Group Members Screen Data Group Name The name of the Group being modified i s show n at th e top of th e scree[...]

Shares Screen This screen allows y ou to manage the Sh ares which exist on th e NAS Server. A " Share" is a folder (direc- tory) on the NAS Serv er which a Us er Group can access . • Only the NAS Server Adm inistrators can create Sh ares . How ever, w ithin a Share, users w ho have access to that Sh are can create other fold ers (direct[...]

Delete Click this Button to Delete the selected Share. Deleting a Share does NOT delete its folder o r any data. The folder and its data is still accessible by the "administrators" grou p. Save as New Share After entering th e req uired data in the "Share Properties" area, use this Button to create a new Share on the selected di[...]

Share A ccess The screen is display ed when y ou click the “A ccess” button on the Shares screen. It allows you to deter- min e which us ers can access the selected sh are. Share Access Rights Data Share Name The nam e of the Group bei ng m odified is s hown abov e the 2 lists of shares. Groups wit h Access T his list sh ows w hich Group can cu[...]

Backup Screen Backup Screen Config Backup This facility allow s you to Backup (Down lo a d ) and Restore (Upload) the NAS Server's conf iguration file. The configuration file cont ains all netw ork information, as w ell as the User, Group, and Share information. It does NOT include any inform ation abo ut the files stored on the NAS. NOTE: Usi[...]

Add New Job From this screen, y ou can add new backup jobs, w hich be display ed on the Backu p screen. Define Backup Job Screen Follow the gu idelines below w hen adding job s Define Backup J ob Name T he backu p job’s na me m ust be com posed of alphan um eric sym bols not exceeding 15 characters in len gth. Backup Type Select the desired backu[...]

Share Folder Enter the nam e of share folder. Depending on the direction of th e backup, this is either the sh are to be backed up, or the destination for the backed- up data Access the folder requires login If the sh are is password protected, en able this ch eckbox and en ter the Login Name an d P assw ord required to gain access to th e share Sc[...]

Disk Screen This screen allow s you perf orm v arious Disk Operations on the USB Disk . (No operations can be per- form ed on a Flash Driv e.) • Prepare Disk - use this after installing a new disk. The disk w ill be partitioned and quick-formatted. Any data on the disk will be lost! • S.M.A.R.T. - S. M .A.R.T . ( Self-M onito ring, Analysis, an[...]

• N/A No disk is available. • No Scan perform ed No Scandisk has been perform ed recently on this drive. • Scandisk in progress Scan disk operat ion is i n progres s. The disk can not be used w hile a Scandisk is in progress . If requi red, use the "Start/Stop" button to terminate the Scandisk operation and gain access to data on th[...]

Upgrade Screen The Upgrade facility allow s you to upgrade the NAS Server' s software. You need to obtain the u pgrade file from your dealer or su pplier. Note that the NAS Server is unav a ilable during the upgrade pro cess, and a ll co nnections will be lo st, including the one used to start the u pgrade. The NAS Server w ill reboot once the[...]

NAS vi a the Internet Overv iew If y o ur LAN is conn ected to the Intern et, typically by a Broadband Gatew ay/Router an d Broadband modem , you can mak e the NAS available via the In ternet. Features av ailable to Internet us ers include: • Usi ng a Web brow ser to view and dow nload files . • Remo t e man a g e men t Making the NAS av ailabl[...]

Using y our Web Br ow ser from the I nter net This is identical to using y o ur Web browser from th e LAN. See Using the We b File Shari ng for details. But rem em ber: • You must use the Internet IP address to connect to th e NAS, NOT the LA N IP address. • If th e port number us ed by th e NAS h as been chan ged from the def ault (80), you m [...]

Remote Management Connection via y o ur Web browser from the Internet is the s ame as connectin g via th e LAN. But rem em ber: • You must use the Internet IP address to connect to th e NAS, NOT the LA N IP address. • If th e port number us ed by th e NAS h as been chan ged from the def ault (80), you m ust specify the correct port num ber when[...]

T roubleshooting This chapter lists some comm on pr o blems, and the solution to them . Problem 1: T he FNS-1000 Utility doesn't list any NAS Servers. Solution 1: Check the follow ing: • The NAS is installed, LAN connections are OK, and it is pow ered ON and startup is complete. • Ensure th at your PC an d the NAS are on the same netw ork [...]

• You do NOT have access perm ission for th is share. Ask the NAS A d ministrator to gran t you acces s. Note : Windows uses the C o mputer name , as sh ow n on C ontrol Panel - N etwork - Identification , as the default Logon Name . Bu t you can create a new Window s logon nam e by m erely enterin g a new n ame and pass w ord at the Logon prom p[...]

Appendix A - Licenses Overv iew Many softw are co mponen ts are covered by the GNU GPL (Gen eral Public License). Som e are co vered by the BSD Licens e. • The followi ng table provides details of the various components. • The tex t of both Licen ses is below. Package Name L icense bash GPL bftpd G PL Busy Box GPL CUPS GP L e2fsprog s GPL gawk [...]

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