StarTech.com S352BMU3N manual

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Instruction Manual FCC C ompliance Statement This equipment has been tested and f ound to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules . These limits are desig ned to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates , uses and can radiate [...]

Instruction Manual i T able of C ontents Product Diagram .................................................................................... 1 Fr ont View .................................................................................................................................................... 1 Rear View .................................[...]

Instruction Manual ii Restore Default settings to your NAS Enclosure (Reset) ............................................................. 51 Enable or Disable SMB Service ............................................................................................................. 53 Enable or Disable WebDA V S ervice ..............................[...]

Instruction Manual 1 P roduc t Diag ram Fr ont View Rear View Fr ont Panel Drive Activity LEDs Pow er Button LAN Port Pow er Jack Reset Button RAID switch USB 3.0 Port Main Power Swit ch Set RAID Button Drive F an RAID switch[...]

Instruction Manual 2 Introduction Packaging C ontents • NAS HDD RAID Enclosure • Ethernet Cable • 1M USB 3.0 A to B Cable • Universal P ower Adapter w/ regional cables (NA/UK/EU) • Rubber foot set • Instruction Manual Recommended Sy stem Requirements • 2X 3.5” SA T A hard drives For NAS Oper ation • Computer system or Network with[...]

Instruction Manual 3 1. Using a Phillips head screw driv er (not included) remove the screw from the bottom of the enclosure. 2. Slide the “front panel” upward tow ard the top of the enclosure.[...]

Instruction Manual 4 3. Lift the panel o to reveal the drive ba ys.[...]

Instruction Manual 5 4. Slide each of your hard driv es into the bay.[...]

Instruction Manual 6 5. Place the fron t panel back on by placing it over the drive bay , and sliding it into place. 6. Replace the screw using the Phillips head scr ew driver .[...]

Instruction Manual 7 Step 2. Set your RAID C onguration W ARNING! In order to prepare your driv es for RAID and Network operation, this enclosure will congure newly installed drives in to an acceptable format (exF A T ). Please be aware that an y data currently on the drives may be lost during this process . I t is recommended that you back u[...]

Instruction Manual 8 Av ailable R AID C ongurations The NAS enclosure supports 4 dierent RAID congurations . RAID is a storage technology that combines multiple hard drives in to a single unit for secure data redundancy, incr eased volume size and/or improved performance. Descriptions and benets for each available RAID conguration ar[...]

Instruction Manual 9 Method 2: Connect the NAS enclosure directly to your comput er (Standard Access) 1. Connect an Ethernet cable (included) from the LAN port on the enclosure to an available LAN port on your computer . 2. Set your computer IP address to an IP addr ess on the same subnet as the NAS Enclosure. The default NAS IP address is: 192.168[...]

Instruction Manual 10 Note: The administration account user name and password can be changed , and additional accounts can be added (See: P age 64 <Manage Accounts>). 3. Y ou have now accessed the Web Interface Home page, as the “5 option ” web GUI menu is displayed. Hard Drive Initialization W ARNING! Newly installed drives will be forma[...]

Instruction Manual 11 Y ou can also click Cancel if you wish to complete additional congura tion steps before f ormatting the hard drive. W ARNING! Any data on the driv es will be deleted upon format. Step 5. Use your NAS Y our NAS is now ready for operation. Please r eference Basic NAS Operation for day t o day operation and conguration. P l[...]

Instruction Manual 12 2. Select Map net w ork drive. 3. In the folder box, type the network path to the NAS Enclosure . Note: The default network path for the NAS Enclosur e is: http://192.168.0.2[...]

Instruction Manual 13 4. Enter the Username and password f or an active account on the NAS enclosure, and click the OK button. 5. The NAS has now been mapped as a network drive. In the future when y ou want to access the NAS it will be available as a listed driv e in my Computer . Create U ser Accounts If more than one person is accessing the NAS, [...]

Instruction Manual 14 2. Click the Conguration Icon, the main settings status windo w is displayed. 3. Fr om the main menu on the lef t hand side , selec t User Set, and select Ac count.[...]

Instruction Manual 15 4. The account page is display ed, select the New button from the account list. 5. Enter your desired name and passw ord in the specied elds. 6. Next specify whether you would like the account to be Read only (can only access les), or Read/Write ( Can access save and edit les) by placing a bullet in your prefer enc[...]

Instruction Manual 16 8. The account has now been cr eated, and is listed in the account List bo x below. Note: A new folder for specic user c ontent is also created with each account and listed under folder list. Set a Static IP Address It is recommended that you set the NAS IP address to a sta tic IP address to avoid your Router automatically [...]

Instruction Manual 17 3. Click Network, in the Main Menu on the lef t hand side , nex t click IP Settings. 4. The IP Settings window is now displayed . By Default the I nt ernet Protocol Information is set to Automatic IP . T o set a static IP address, place a bullet in Static IP as below . Note: It is recommended you keep the settings that hav e b[...]

Instruction Manual 18 5. Click the Apply button to set your changes . Note: F or detailed information regarding the best conguration for your network, please contact your network administrator . Manage NAS Files and View Media Through a W eb Browser Access les and folders on y our NAS through a web browser Y ou can access les and folders c[...]

Instruction Manual 19 Note: Some les are playable from the F ile and Folder mode of the web page but for more contr ol we recommend the Audio and Video playback modes. Upload les to your NAS Y ou can upload les to your NAS using any web bro wser . 1. Browse to the specic f older you would like to upload the le to . (See: Page 18. <[...]

Instruction Manual 20 2. A list of all supported music les that are available to the user will be displayed in the menu on the left hand side. Note: Supported audio playback le formats: mpeg /mp3, mp4/m4a, ogg, and wa v. Y our web browser can limit support for audio playback le formats . For optimal support we recommend Google Chrome. 3. D[...]

Instruction Manual 21 Play video les directly in your w eb browser , with the web based media player Y ou can play video les saved on your NAS through an y HTML 5 web browser , using the web based media player . 1. Fr om the 5 option GUI menu, click the V ideo Icon. 2. A list of all supported video les that are available to the user will b[...]

Instruction Manual 22 4. (optional) T o stop and start playing the video le, use the play/pause button located at the bottom of the window . Note: An HTML 5 brow ser is required for video playback. Y ou may be prompted to install a plugin in order to play and manage the audio pla yback . View image les dir ec tly in y our web browser , with t[...]

Instruction Manual 23 3. Double click the le of your choice to view the image le. Mobile App Access The NAS Enclosure is compatible with most WebDA V mobile applications available on iSO , Android, and Blackberr y . T hrough W ebDA V you can access les and f olders using the application on your smartphone or tablet. Simply download your ch[...]

Instruction Manual 24 Advanc ed NAS Operation Fr om the conguration page you can access advanced congura tions and func tions . Access C onguration Page 1. Access the Web Interface Home P age. (See: W eb Interface Access) 2. Fr om the “5 option” menu selec t the Congur ation Icon. 3. The Conguration P age is now displayed.[...]

Instruction Manual 25 View and edit S ystem and Network Information listed in the status menu View or change S ystem Information: 1. Access C onguration Page. (See: Acc ess conguration page) Note: If you have na vigated to a dierent page, than the home page select the Status menu from the left hand menu. 2. System Information is display ed[...]

Instruction Manual 26 Click the change button to alter the Network device name, and Work Group . Enter your desired Host Name and Gr oup Name then click the OK button. Note: F or compatibility with most operating systems, the Host Name cannot exc eed 15 characters in length Vie w or change Administration Ac count User name and Passw ord Displays th[...]

Instruction Manual 27 If you have selected Automatic: If you would prefer t o use one of our three pre-set SNTP ser vers, use the dr op down menu to select your desired server (clock.isc.org / time.windows .com / stdtime.gov .hk). Or if you would pref er to specify your own SNTP server , place a bullet in Other and enter the URL of your desired ser[...]

Instruction Manual 28 View Network Inf ormation: 1. Access C onguration Page. (See: Acc ess conguration page) Note: If you have na vigated to a dierent page than the home page, select the Status menu from the left hand menu. 2. Network Information is displayed under the Network Information heading tow ard the bottom of the middle of the wi[...]

Instruction Manual 29 Vie w PPPoE IP Addr ess or Connect to PPP oE Internet Ser vice Displays the IP address that the NAS enclosur e is connected to if the NAS has been congured for PPP oE Internet access. (See: Network PPPoE f or details regarding PPPoE Internet conguration. T o manually connect the NAS enclosure to your PPPoE Internet servi[...]

Instruction Manual 30 3. The Service Information window is now displayed. Through Ser vice Information you can place a bullet in Enable or Disable depending on your pr eference for each service. A description of each service is listed below : Note: As soon as you click on the disable or enable switch the enclosur e will attempt to apply the setting[...]

Instruction Manual 31 View the curr ent Disk Status 1. Access C onguration Page. (See: Acc ess conguration page) 2. Click Status, in the Main Menu on the left hand side, next click Disk Status. 3. The Disk Status window is now displa yed. Through the disk status menu you can view information about the hard drives and RAID array . Disk Status [...]

Instruction Manual 32 Disk Name Lists the drive and RAID Conguration enabled. Disk Capacity Displays current inf ormation regarding available storage space on y our drive/RAID array . A description of each eld is listed below . Free Spac e Displays available stor age capacit y in Gigab ytes. Used Space Displays the percen tage of storage capa[...]

Instruction Manual 33 2. Click Network, in the Main Menu on the lef t hand side , nex t click IP Settings. 3. The IP Settings window is now displayed . Thr ough the IP Settings you can view your IP settings, or choose between automatically or manually setting sta tic Internet P rotocol address Information. By Default the Internet Protocol Informati[...]

Instruction Manual 34 If you have selected Static IP as below: Enter your desired IP inf ormation in each specied eld and click Apply. Note: F or detailed information regarding the best conguration f or your network, please contact your network administrator . Congure PPP oE Network 1. Access C onguration Page. (See: Acc ess congu[...]

Instruction Manual 35 2. Click Network, in the Main Menu on the lef t hand side , nex t click PPP oE. 3. The PPPoE windo w is now displayed. Through the PPP oE window you can connect your enclosure directly to the Internet via a PPP oE (Point-to-Poin t Protocol over Ethernet) Internet Ser vice P rovider . 4. T o setup, enter the username and passwo[...]

Instruction Manual 36 Enable and Congure DDNS With DDNS you can assign an Internet Domain Name using a DDNS service for external access to your enclosur e over the Internet. 1. Access C onguration Page. (See: Acc ess conguration page) 2. Click Network, in the Main Menu on the lef t hand side , nex t click DDNS.[...]

Instruction Manual 37 3. The DDNS window is now display ed. 4. Select Enable from the bullet menu. If you are using a generic Dynamic DNS service, select D yn from the service provider drop down menu. Or if y ou are using No-IP as your ser vice pro vider selec t NO-IP from the DDNS service provider drop down menu. 5. In the Host Name eld, enter [...]

Instruction Manual 38 Note: It may take up to an hour for the DDNS server to refresh and dir ec t t o the Enclosure. F or further assistance please contact your DDNS ser vice pr ovider. Enable and Congure Network Service P or ts 1. Access C onguration Page. (See: Acc ess conguration page) 2. Click Network, in the Main Menu on the lef t han[...]

Instruction Manual 39 UPnP Port Mapping (Universal plug and play) Enables the enclosure to automatically nd and communica te with your router and open any ports required to access the NAS o ver the internet. T his is not recommended for most users unless you intend t o access the NAS remotely . Place a bullet under Enable or Disable next to UPnP[...]

Instruction Manual 40 W ebDA V URL: Displays URL used to access the WebDA V locally. FTP Listen Port: Displays and enables the user to alt er the access por t used f or the FTP service to communicate. FTP URL: Displays URL used to access the FTP Service page locally . BT P or t: Display s and enables the user to alter the access port used for the B[...]

Instruction Manual 41 3. The Disk Management window is now display ed. From the Disk Management Window you can set a sleep timer , format your drive or RAID array , and view S.M.A.R.T (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting T echnology) data for each of the attached drives. Details for each option is list ed below : Sleep Time (idle) If you would [...]

Instruction Manual 42 Y ou will receive a message alerting you that the format was successful , click the Ok Button. The Disk is now formatted . S.M.A.R.T (SA T A0/SA T A1) Displays reports regarding the health of each attached drive . The HDD Sta tus row at the bottom of each table will indicate whether the drive is health y or inform you if drive[...]

Instruction Manual 43 Manage your RAID Congura tion 1. Access C onguration Page. (See: Acc ess conguration page) 2. Click System Manage, in the Main Menu on the left hand side, next click RAID . 4. The RAID window is now display ed. From the RAID Window you can view your installed drive information and RAID status. Y ou can also delete and[...]

Instruction Manual 44 RAID Mode The drop down menu show s the current RAID conguration. T o delete the current RAID conguration click the delete button. W ARNING! All drive data will be lost upon deleting the RAID array . A message will appear warning that all written data will be lost. Click the OK button if you wish to c ontinue. Upon delet[...]

Instruction Manual 45 A message will appear warning that all written data will be lost. Click the OK button if you wish to continue. Upon creation of the new RAID array the S.M.A.R.T table for a vailable drives will be displayed. RAID Status Displays the current RAID array and the S.M.A.R.T status . Disk Information: Displays the model and capacity[...]

Instruction Manual 46 Update y our NAS Enclosure Firm ware Update 1. Access C onguration Page. (See: Acc ess conguration page) 2. Click System Manage, in the Main Menu on the left hand side, next click Firm ware Update. 3. The Firm ware Update window is now display ed. From the F irmware Update Window y ou can update the current version of y [...]

Instruction Manual 47 W ARNING! It is not recommended that a rmware upgrade be a ttempted unless specically stated on the StarT ech.com website , or directed by a StarT ech.com T echnical advisor. W ARNING! It is recommended that all drive DA T A be backed up prior to attempting a rmwar e upgrade. Lost drive data is not the responsibility [...]

Instruction Manual 48 Reboot Y our NAS Enclosure remotely using the W eb Inter face 1. Access C onguration Page. (See: Acc ess conguration page) 2. Click System Manage, in the Main Menu on the left hand side, next click Reboot. 3. The Reboot window is now displa yed. From the r eboot Windo w you can remotely reboot the system through the w eb[...]

Instruction Manual 49 4. T o reboot the enclosure click the Reboot button. Y ou will receive a message alerting you that all open connections will be reset, click the OK button if you would like to c ontinue. 5. The enclosure will reboot. Note: It may take several seconds f or the system to fully reboot. If you have changed the IP address of the en[...]

Instruction Manual 50 2. Click System Manage, in the Main Menu on the left hand side, next click Shut Down. 3. The Shutdown window is no w displayed. Fr om the shutdown W indow you can remotely shutdown the NAS Enclosur e through the web interface. 4. T o power o the enclosure click the Shutdown button. Y ou will receive a message alerting you t[...]

Instruction Manual 51 Restore Default settings to y our NAS Enclosure (Reset) 1. Access C onguration Page. (See: Acc ess conguration page) 2. Click System Manage, in the Main Menu on the left hand side, next click Default. 3. The Default window is now display ed. From the Default Window you can remot ely restore the NAS Enclosur e to its defa[...]

Instruction Manual 52 W ARNING! It is recommended that all drive DA T A be backed up prior to Resetting the NAS Enclosure. L ost drive data is not the responsibility of StarT ech.com 4. T o restore default settings click the Reset button. 5. Y ou will receive a message alerting you that all default settings will be restored , and advising you not t[...]

Instruction Manual 53 Enable or Disable SMB Ser vice 1. Access C onguration Page. (See: Acc ess conguration page) 2. Click App Server , in the Main M enu on the left hand side, next click SMB Server . 3. The SMB Server window is now displayed. F rom the SMB Server W indow you can enable or disable the ability to browse the les and folders [...]

Instruction Manual 54 Fr om the SMB Status section you can enable or disable SMB ser vice . Depending on your prefer ence place a bullet in Enable or Disable. Enable or Disable W ebDA V Ser vice 1. Access C onguration Page. (See: Acc ess conguration page) 2. Click App Server , in the Main M enu on the left hand side, next click WebD AV Server[...]

Instruction Manual 55 3. The WebDA V Ser ver windo w is now displayed. F rom the W ebDA V W indow you can enable or disable the ability for your local computer , tablet, iPhone or smartphone to access les and play media stor ed on your NAS Enclosure using third party WebD A V le management apps. Fr om the W ebDA V Status section you can enabl[...]

Instruction Manual 56 Enable or Disable FTP Ser vice 1. Access C onguration Page. (See: Acc ess conguration page) 2. Click App Server , in the Main M enu on the left hand side, next click FTP Server . 3. The FTP Server window is now displayed . From the FTP Service W indow you can enable or disable the ability of external FTP applications to [...]

Instruction Manual 57 Fr om the FTP Status select you can enable or disable FTP ser vice . Depending on your prefer ence place a bullet in Enable or Disable. Download and host T orrent F iles 1. Access C onguration Page. (See: Acc ess conguration page) 2. Click App Server , in the Main M enu on the left hand side, next click BT Download[...]

Instruction Manual 58 3. The BT Download window now displa yed. Fr om the BT Download W indow you can download and host T orrent les to and from external sources o ver the Internet. Instructions for Bit T orrent Operation ar e listed below : T o add a torrent le that is locally on your computer or network, click the browse button located belo[...]

Instruction Manual 59 The Download Queue shows the status of curren tly hosted and downloading les. Note: Once you hav e added the torrent le you will host the downloaded portion of the torrent le until it is remo ved from your Downloaded Queue. The button menu below the Download Queue allows f or control and conguration. F unc tionalit[...]

Instruction Manual 60 Settings Opens the BT Option menu. The BT option menu enables you to set the f ollowing congurations using the value boxes list ed: Note: entering a value of 0 will allocate the maximum amount a vailable resources for each eld. Upload Limits: Enter the amount of bandwidth you w ould like to allocate for uploading your ho[...]

Instruction Manual 61 Mail Notication Enables you to receiv er an aler t message via e-mail for each torrent le that has completed downloading T o ac tivat e e -mail notication, place a check in the Enable bo x. If your e-mail ser ver requir es authentication please place a check in the Authentication box as well . The following inf ormati[...]

Instruction Manual 62 Assign F older for UPNP A V/DNLA Ser vice and iT unes Playlists 1. Access C onguration Page. (See: Acc ess conguration page) 2. Click App Server , in the Main M enu on the left hand side, next click Media Server . 3. The Media Server window now displayed. F rom the Media ser v er window you can build an iT unes music Pla[...]

Instruction Manual 63 Select the drop down menu next to the specic media type that you would like to share using DNLA and UPnP A V . Fr om within the drop down menu, select the specic folder you would like pull the selected media type from. T o build a iTunes playlist f orm the music folder , click the build button to create the playlist. If [...]

Instruction Manual 64 Manage Acc ounts 1. Access C onguration Page. (See: Acc ess conguration page) 2. Click User Set, in the Main Menu on the left hand side, next click Account. 3. The Account windo w is now displayed. F rom the Account window you can cr eate, modify , limit, disable or delete specic user accounts. Y ou can also manage Fo[...]

Instruction Manual 65 Create an A ccount 1. Click the New button. Enter your desired username and passw ord in the specied elds. 2. Next specify whether you would like the accoun t to be Read only (can only access les), or Read/Write ( Can access save and edit les) by placing a bullet in your preferenc e. Click the add button to complet[...]

Instruction Manual 66 3. The account has now been cr eated is listed in the account List box below . Note: A new folder f or specic user content is also created with each account and listed under folder list. Change Acc ount Settings 1. Select the account from the account bo x, and click the modify button. 2. The modify windows is no w displayed[...]

Instruction Manual 67 Enable an account 1. Select the account from the account bo x, and click the Enable Button. Note: Enable/Disable button is displayed based on ac count status. 2. The account has now been enabled . Delete an Acc ount 1. Select the account from the account bo x, and click the Delete Button. 2. Y ou will receive a message alertin[...]

Instruction Manual 68 2. Select the folder from the F older List box, and click the Right pointing Arrow button (Green) located between the F older List box and the Sharing List box. 3. The user account has now been granted ac cess to the specied folder . Limit Folder A ccess 1. If you would like to limit folder ac cess from a specic account,[...]

Instruction Manual 69 Accoun t Folder Management Create a New F older 1. T o create a new folder , click the Create button located in the F older List box 2. Enter your pref erred folder name in the text box, and click the OK Button. 3. The folder has now been created and is listed in the F older List box. Rename Folder 1. Select the folder from th[...]

Instruction Manual 70 2. Enter your pref erred new name in the New Name Box and Click OK. 3. The Folder name has now been changed . Delete a F older W ARNING! Any Data within the f older will be deleted. 1. Select the folder from the F older List box, and click the Delete button. 2. Y ou will receive an alert notifying you that the folder and its e[...]

Instruction Manual 71 Quick Setup Guide (Optional) 1. Access C onguration Page. (See: Acc ess conguration page) 2. Click User Set, in the Main Menu on the left hand side, next click Set Guide. 3. The ½ Web Language Settings window is now displa yed. The User Set Guide is an basic setup Wizard that can walk you through initial setup and c on?[...]

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