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6 1.1 R egu latory N o ti c e F C C S T A T E M E N T This e q uipm e nt ha s be e n te sted a nd fo und t o c o mp ly with t he limits f or a C las s B dig it a l de v ic e , pur su an t t o P a r t 15 o f FC C R ule s. T he s e lim it s a r e de s igne d to p ro v id e r e as o na ble p ro tec tion a g ain st ha rm ful inter fe r e nce in a r e s[...]
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7 1.2 Sym bols in th is doc ume nt Wa r ning This ic o n indic a tes the instruc tions mu st be s trictly fo llo we d. Fa ilure t o d o so c o uld r e s ult in injur y to hum an bo dy or d e a t h. C a uti o n This ic o n indic a tes the ac tion m a y le a d to dis k c le a r an ce or lo s s O R f a ilure t o f o llow the ins tructions c o uld r e [...]
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8 1.3 Saf e ty I n f o r m ation and P rec auti o ns 1. The NAS ca n o p e ra te nor m a lly in the tem pe r a ture o f 0ºC –40ºC a nd r e la tive humid it y o f 0%– 95%. P le a s e m a k e s ure t h e e nv ir on me nt is we ll-v e ntilated . 2. The po we r co r d a nd de v ic e s c onne c ted to the NAS m ust pr o v ide c o rr e c t sup ply [...]
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9 2 . Ge tt i ng S tarted Ha r dw a r e I n s ta l lati o n For t h e info r ma tion o f ha rd wa re installa tion, se e t he 'Q uick In stalla tion G uide ' (Q I G ) in the p ro du ct pa c k a ge . Y ou ca n a lso f ind the Q IG in the pr o duc t C D -RO M o r QNA P we bs ite (ht tp://www.qna p .co m ). Sof tw are I nsta ll ation A fter [...]
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5 2 To e d it t he I P a ddr e s s s e tt ings , c lic k the Edit butt o n . Yo u c a n s e le c t t o o btain the I P a d dr e ss a ut o m a t ic a lly b y D HC P o r c o nfigur e a f ix e d I P a d dr e ss . I f the Wi-Fi co nne c t io n is the o nly c o nne ction be twee n y o ur NAS an d the ro ute r/A P , y ou mu st se le c t 'WLA N1&apos[...]
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5 3 D D N S To s e t up a s e r v e r on the Inte rne t a nd e na ble the us e rs to c o nne c t t o it e a sily , a fix e d a nd e a s y -to- re m e m be r ho s t na me is o fte n r e quir e d. Ho we v e r, if the I S P pr o v ide s o nly d y na mic I P a dd re ss , the I P a ddr e s s of the s e r v e r will c ha nge f ro m time to t im e a nd is[...]
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5 4 IP v 6 The NAS sup po rts IP v 6 co nne c tivity wit h 'sta t e le s s ' a ddr e s s co nfig ur ations a nd R A D V D (Ro uter A dv e r tise me nt D a e mo n) fo r IP v 6, RFC 2461 to a llo w the ho sts o n t he sa m e s ubne t to a c quir e I P v 6 a ddr e s se s fr o m the NA S a utom a tica lly . Th e NAS s e rv ic e s which su ppo[...]
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5 5 To us e this f unc t io n, s e le c t t he op ti o n 'Ena ble I P v 6' an d c lick 'A pp ly '. T he NAS will r e sta rt. A fter the sy s tem r e s t a r ts, lo gin the I P v 6 pa g e a ga in. T he s e tt ings o f t he I Pv 6 inter fa c e will be sho wn. C lick the Edit butt o n to e dit t he s e tt ings . I P v 6 A u t o C o[...]
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5 6 3.3 Ha r dw a r e Yo u c a n s e t t he ha rd war e f unction s o f the NA S . E n a b l e c o n f i g u r a t i o n r e s e t s w i t c h Whe n this func ti o n is turn e d o n, y o u ca n p re s s the re s e t butt o n fo r 3 s e co nd s t o r e s e t t he a dm inistra tor pa s swo r d a nd the s y s tem s e t tings to d e fa ult. The d isk d[...]
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5 7 B a s i c s y s t e m r e s e t ( 3 s e c ) Whe n y ou pr e ss the r e se t butt o n f or 3 se c o nds , a be e p s ou nd will b e he a r d. T he f ollo wing se tt ing s will be r e s e t t o d e fa ult: S y s t e m a dm inis tra t io n p a ss wo rd : a dm in TC P /I P co nf igur a t io n: O bta in I P a ddr e s s se tt ing s au t o m a t ic a [...]
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5 8 E n a b l e h a r d d i s k s t a n d b y m o d e Whe n this func ti o n is turn e d o n, the ha r d d riv e e nt e r s s t a nd by m o de if ther e is no a c ce s s within t he sp e cif ie d p e rio d. E n a b l e l i g h t s i g n a l a l e r t w h e n t h e f r e e s i z e o f S A T A d i s k i s l e s s t h a n t h e v a l u e : The status [...]
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5 9 E n a b l e w a r n i n g a l e r t f o r r e d u n d a n t p o w e r s u p p l y o n t h e w e b - b a s e d i n t e r f a c e : I f y o u ha v e insta lle d two p o we r sup ply units (PS U) on the NA S a nd c onne c ted them to t he po we r so c k e ts, bo th PS U will s upply the p owe r to t h e NAS (a pplie d to 1U a nd 2U m o de ls ). Yo[...]
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6 0 3.4 Sec ur i ty S e c u r it y L e v e l Enter the I P a ddr e s s or ne twor k d o ma in f ro m whic h the co nne c tions to this s e r v e r a re a llowe d o r de nie d. Whe n t he co nne c tion o f a hos t se r v e r is de nie d , a ll the pr otoc o ls of that se r v e r a r e no t allo we d t o c o nne c t t o the lo ca l s e r v e r . A ft[...]
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6 1 N e t w o rk A c c e s s P r o t e c t i o n The ne t wo r k a c ce s s pr o t e c tion e nh an ce s s y ste m se c ur it y a nd p re v e nt s unwa nte d intrus io n. Y ou ca n se le c t t o b loc k the I P fo r a c e rta in pe r io d o f t im e o r fo r e v e r if the I P fa ils to lo gin t he se r v e r fr o m a pa r t ic ula r co nne c tion [...]
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6 2 Im p o r t S S L S e c u r e C e r t i fic a t e The S e cur e S oc k e t Lay e r (S S L) is a pr otoc o l fo r e nc ry p ted co m mun ica tion b e t we e n we b s e r v e r s and br o wse r s fo r se c ur e da ta t r a ns fe r . Y ou ca n uplo a d a s e c ure ce r tifica te is s ue d b y a trus ted pr o v ide r . A fter y o u ha v e uplo a de [...]
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6 3 3.5 N oti f ica ti on C o n f ig u r e S M T P S e r v e r The NAS sup po rts e ma il a le r t t o inf or m y o u o f s y s tem e r ro r s a nd wa r ning. To r e c e iv e the ale r t by e ma il, co nfig ure t he S MTP se r v e r . S MTP S e r v e r: Enter the S MTP s e rv e r na m e , f or e x a m ple , sm tp.gma il.c o m. P or t Numbe r : Ente[...]
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6 4 C o n f ig u r e S M S S e r v e r Yo u c a n c o nfigur e S MS s e r v e r se tt ing s t o s e nd S MS m e s sa g e s fr om the NAS . The de fa ult S MS se r v ic e pr o v ide r is C lick a tell. Yo u c a n a dd y o ur o wn S MS se r v ic e pr o v ide r b y s e le cting 'A d d S MS P r ov ide r ' fr o m t h e dr o p-do wn m e nu. Whe[...]
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6 5 A le r t N o t i fic a t i o n Yo u c a n s e le ct to r e c e iv e ins t a nt S MS or e m a il a le r t when a s y ste m e rr o r or wa r ning o cc ur s. E nt e r the e ma il ad dr e ss a nd m ob ile pho ne n umb e r t o r e c e iv e the a le rts. Ma k e s ur e y o u ha v e e n t e r e d t he co r re c t S MTP se r v e r a nd the S M S C se r [...]
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6 6 3.6 P ow e r M a nage me nt Yo u c a n r e s t a r t or s hut do wn the NAS , s pe c ify t h e be ha v io ur o f the NA S a fter a po we r re c o v e ry , a nd se t the sc he dule fo r au t o m a t ic s y ste m po we r o n/of f/r e star t on t h is p a ge . R e s t a r t / S h u t d o w n R e star t or s hut do wn the NAS imm e dia tely . I f y[...]
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6 7 P o w e r o n / p o w e r o f f / r e s t a r t s c h e d u l e Yo u c a n s e le ct e v e r y d ay , we e k da y s , we e k e n d, o r a ny d a y s of the we e k a nd se t the time fo r au t o m a t ic sy s tem p owe r o n, p o we r of f, o r r e star t. We e k da y s s tand fo r Monda y to Frida y ; we e k e n d s tands f or S a t u rd ay a n[...]
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6 8 3.7 N etw or k R e c y c l e B i n N e t w o r k R e c y c l e B i n This f unction e na ble s the f ile s de le ted o n the sha r e s of the NAS t o b e r e mo v e d to Ne t wo r k R e c y cle B in t o r e s e r v e the file s t e m po r a rily . To turn o n this fun ction, s e le c t t h e o ption ‘En ab le Ne t wo r k R e cy cle B in’ a [...]
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6 9 3.8 Ba c k u p/R est or e S e ttin gs B a c k u p S y s t e m S e t t i n g s To b a ck up a ll the s e t tings , inc luding t he use r a c c ounts, se r v e r na m e , ne twor k c on figur a tion a nd so o n, clic k ‘B a c k up’ a nd s e le c t t o o p e n o r sa v e t he se tt ing file . R e s t o r e S y s t e m S e t t i n g s To r e s [...]
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7 0 3.9 Sys te m Logs S y s t e m E v e n t L o g s The NAS ca n s tor e 10,000 r e c e nt ev e n t log s, includ ing wa r ning, e rr o r, a nd inf or m a t io n m e s sa g e s. I f the NAS do e s not c or r e sp on d c o rr e c t ly , y ou ca n re f e r t o the e v e nt lo gs fo r trou ble sh oo ting. T i p : Yo u c a n r ight clic k a log a nd de[...]
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7 1 S y s t e m C o n n e c t i o n L o g s The NAS sup po rts re c o rd ing HTT P , FTP, Te lne t, S S H, A FP, NF S , S A MBA , a nd iS C S I c o nne ction s. C lic k ‘O ptions ’ to s e le ct the co nne c tion typ e to b e lo gge d . The file tra ns fe r pe r fo r ma nc e c a n b e slig htly a f fe c t e d whe n this fe a ture is turne d on .[...]
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7 2 A r chiv e log s: Tur n o n this op t io n to a rc hiv e the c onne ction log s. T he NA S g e ne ra te s a C SV file a ut o m a t ic a lly a nd sa v e s it to a s pe c ifie d fo lde r whe n t he num be r o f lo gs r e a che s the upp e r limit. Yo u c a n a ls o v ie w the file -le v e l a c c e ss lo gs o n this p a ge . T he NA S will r e c [...]
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7 3 O n - l in e U s e r s The info rm a tion o f t he on -line us e rs c o nne cting to t he NAS by ne twor k ing s e rv ic e s is sho wn on t his pa ge . Tip : Yo u ca n r ight c lick a log a nd se le c t t o d isc on ne ct the I P c o nne c t io n a nd blo c k the IP . S y s lo g S y s log is a s t a nd ar d fo r fo r war ding the log m e ss a g[...]
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7 4 3.10 Fir mw a r e U pdate U p d a t e F ir m w a re b y W e b A d m i n is t r a t io n P a g e N o t e : I f the s y ste m is runnin g pr o pe r ly , y o u do no t ne e d to upd ate the fir mwa r e . B e fo r e upd ating the s y ste m fir mwa r e , m a k e s ure the p ro du ct mo de l a nd f irm wa r e v e r sio n a r e c o rr e c t . Follow t[...]
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7 5 U p d a t e F ir m w a re b y F in d e r Yo u c a n up da te the s y ste m fir mwa r e b y Q NAP Finde r . S e le c t a NAS m od e l a nd cho o se ‘Upda te Fi r m wa re ’ fr o m the ‘T oo ls ’ m e nu.[...]
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7 6 Log in the NA S a s a us e r with a dm inistra tor a c ce s s rig ht. B ro ws e a nd se le c t t he fir mwa r e fo r the NAS . C lick ‘S t a r t’ t o up da te the s y ste m. N o t e : Y ou ca n use F ind e r t o u pda te a ll t h e se r v e r s o f the sa m e m o de l o n the s a me loc a l ne twor k a t t he sa m e time . Ma k e s ure y o [...]
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7 7 L iv e U p d a t e S e le ct 'Ena ble liv e up da te' to a llow t he NAS t o a utom a tica lly ch e ck if a ne w fir mwa r e v e r s ion is a v a ilab le fo r do wnlo a d f ro m the I nt e r ne t. I f a ne w fir mwa r e is fo und , y o u will b e no tified a fter lo gg ing in t h e NAS a s an a dm inistra tor . Yo u c a n c lick &apos[...]
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7 8 3.11 R e s tor e to F a c tor y D e f a ul t To r e s e t a ll t h e se tt ing s t o d e fa ult, clic k ‘R ES ET ’. Ente r t he a dm inistra tor pa s s wor d an d c lick 'O K '. C a u t i o n : Whe n y o u pr e s s ‘RE S ET’ on this pa g e , a ll the dis k da ta, use r a c co unts, ne twor k sha r e s , a nd sy s tem s e t tin[...]