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EtherFast ® Series Instant GigaCD Ser ver Use this guide to install: EFVCD20 User Guide[...]
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COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Copyright © 2000 Linksys, All Rights Reserved. EtherFast is a register ed trademark of Linksys. Microsoft, Windows, and the Windows logo ar e register ed trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks and brand names ar e the property of their respective pr oprietors. LIMITED W ARRANTY Linksys guarantees that [...]
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EtherFast Series Instant GigaCD Server Introduction The Linksys EtherFast Instant GigaCD Server W ith 20 gigabytes of storage space, the Instant GigaCD Server can sa ve v alu- able time and space b y sharing your fa vorite CD-R OMs. F aster and less cum- bersome than a standard CD-R OM jukebox, the Instant GigaCD Server allo ws your CD-R OM data to[...]
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Instant GigaCD Server 3 Getting to Know the EtherFast Instant GigaCD Ser ver The Instant GigaCD Server’ s Rear Panel The rear panel of the Server is where all of the Servers connections are made. P o wer Switch The po wer s witch is a spring-loaded soft switch for turning the po wer to the Server on and of f. If the Server is not po w ered on, pr[...]
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Instant GigaCD Server Copy Button This button is pressed to cop y a CD to the hard disk, thus creating a virtual CD image. While cop ying, you ma y experience dif f iculty using the Server’ s other features and should wait until the Server has completed cop ying the image. Copied CD images will be sa ved to the default AutoCab folder . Y ou can c[...]
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Instant GigaCD Server 7 Connecting The EtherFast Instant GigaCD Ser ver to Y our Network 1. Connect a Netw ork Ca ble from the RJ-45 por t in the back of the Ser ver to your Hub or Switch to w hich the Ser ver will be connected. The Ser ver will auto-sense a 10BaseT or 100BaseTX connection at full or half duplex. 2. Connect y our po wer with the su[...]
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Instant GigaCD Server 9 8 Press Next to continue. TCP/IP: DHCP Client - Obtain IP Address Y ou can enable this setting, if there is a DHCP or Automatically Bootp server connected to your LAN , to obtain the Server’ s IP Address. Since this is a Server , how ev er , it is best to use a Fix ed IP Address. Fix ed IP Address Y ou can enter your F ixe[...]
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Using the EtherFast Instant GigaCD Ser ver 1. Start up the Instant GigaCD Manager Utility . It will automaticall y scan the netw ork for the Ser ver and then the main screen will appear . 2. In the left panel, you will see a displa y of the Servers cur rently connected to your netw ork. Click on that Server that you wish to access. Y ou will be pro[...]
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Instant GigaCD Server E-Mail - F or enabling E-mail messages sent to y ou in the e vent of a prob lem or er ror . Shutdo wn - F or shutting do wn and setting a shutdown schedule. General This data was pro vided within the Setup Utility and can be adjusted here. • Serv er Name Y ou can change the name of the Server so it appears differentl y on Y [...]
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Instant GigaCD Server • Enab le E-Mail Notif ication of Prob lems This must be checked for E-Mails to be sent. At least one E-Mail address must be pro vided. • E-Mail Addr ess Enter from one to three E-Mail addresses in these f ields to which an y messages will be sent. • Subject (optional) This text will be used as a default “Subject” li[...]
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Instant GigaCD Server TCP/IP This data was pro vided within the Setup Utility and can be adjusted here. • DHCP Client A DHCP (Dynamic Host Conf iguration Protocol) Server pro vides an IP Address to PCs and other devices on the netw ork. This should be selected if you ha ve a DHCP Server on your Netw ork. • Fixed IP Ad dr ess If Y our Netw ork d[...]
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Instant GigaCD Server Micr osoft Input information under this tab to conf igure for Microsoft netw orking. • W or kgr oup This should match the name of your W orkgroup. Users in other w orkg roups will still be able to use the Instant GigaCD Server . • Code P age Select the appropriate region within w hich you are running the Ser ver . The opti[...]
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Instant GigaCD Server Upgrade This allo ws you to upgrade the Instant GigaCD Ser ver’ s f irmware. Remember that the Server is una v ailable during upgrade process and that all connections are lost, including the one used to start the Upg rade. The upg rade procedure ma y take up to ten minutes. Once it is completed , reboot the Ser ver if it doe[...]
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Instant GigaCD Server • Default Serv er Name This is the name gi ven to the Server b y the factor y . • Serv er Name This is the name gi ven to the Server b y the user or , if one has not been selected b y the user , it is identical to the Def ault Server Name. • Date Cur rent date, pro vided by the Server’ s clock/calendar . • Time Curre[...]
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Instant GigaCD Server 25 24 Use Compression If this is selected , then the CD image f ile is more com- pressed and will occup y less space on the hard disk. Ho we ver , selecting Use Compression prevents File Sharing . File Sharing If this is selected , users within Y our Netw ork will be able to access the CD images on the Server . Name Enter the [...]
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Instant GigaCD Server 27 26 2. If a line such as “TCP/IP -> Netw ork Card” is not listed , then you need to install the TCP/IP protocol on your PC b y selecting Add - Protocol - Microsoft - TCP/IP - OK. 3. W ith the TCP/IP entry high- lighted , select Properties. Go to the IP Address tab and you should see a screen like the fol- lo wing: T o[...]
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Instant GigaCD Server After f irst installation and reboot, you can use the "Setup Instant GigaCD Driv e" icon in the Selector utility create new CD R OM driv es and set their driv e letters. When you do this, y ou need to reboot. After rebooting, W indo ws 2000 will prompt you to reboot a second time. There is no need for a second reboot[...]
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EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers BE SURE T O HA VE Y OUR PROOF OF PURCHASE AND A BARCODE FR OM THE PR ODUCT'S P A CKA GING ON HAND WHEN CALLING. RETURN REQUESTS CANNO T BE PR OCESSED WITHOUT PR OOF OF PURCHASE. IN NO EVENT SHALL LINKSYS’ LIABILITY EXCEED THE PRICE P AID FOR THE PRODUCT FR OM DIRECT , INDIRECT , SPECIAL, INCI- DENT AL, OR CONSEQUE[...]
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© Copyright 2000 Linksys, All Rights Reserved. http://www .linksys.com[...]