Cavalry CAND Series User manual

CAND Series
User’s Guide
Network Attached Storage

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Table of Contents
4 TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
6 Features
6 Accessories
7 Conventions & Safety Instructions
QUICK START
11 Mapping
11 Web-based GUI
12 Printer
12 IP Address
12 FTP Service
COMPLETE USER’S GUIDE
Chapter 1 - Basics
1.1 - Quick Setup
15 1.1.1 - Wizard
16 1.1.2 - Add User
17 1.1.3 - Add Group
18 1.1.4 - Add Share
Chapter 2 - Control Panel
2.1 - Users and Groups
21 2.1.1 - User Management
22 2.1.2 - Group Management
2.2 File and Print
23 2.2.1 - File Server
24 2.2.2 - Share Management
25 2.2.3 - Printer Server
2.3 System
26 2.3.1 - LAN Settings

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27 2.3.2 - Time Settings
27 2.3.3 - Turn O
28 2.3.4 - Information
28 2.3.5 - Disk Usage
29 2.3.6 - Error Notication
2.4 Network Service
30 2.4.1 - DHCP Server
31 2.4.2 - Bonjour
2.5 Maintenance
32 2.5.1 - Disk Utility
33 2.5.2 - RAID Settings
34 2.5.3 - Firmware Upgrade
34 2.5.4 - Save Conguration
34 2.5.5 - Restore Conguration
34 2.5.6 - Factory Reset
34 2.5.7 - Software Update
2.6 Log File
35 2.6.1 - Samba Log
35 2.6.2 - FTP Log
35 2.6.3 - DHCP Log
35 2.6.4 - System Log
35 2.6.5 - Administration Log
Chapter 3 - Personal Information
3.1 Personal Information
37 3.1.1 Account
Chapter 4 - Help
39 FAQ and Troubleshooting

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Introduction
Features
• 10/100/100 Mbit/s LAN Speed
• Printer server capability with USB 2.0
• Precongured to RAID 1
• Preformatted to ext3
• Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, Spanning, and JBOD
• Supports ext 2, ext 3, FAT32 (JBOD only) formatting
• Supports FTP/SMB server
• Supports UPnP Protocol
• Exceptional heat dissipation
• PC, Mac and Linux compatible
Accessories
• Ethernet Cable (RJ45)
• Power Adapter
• User Guide

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Conventions & Safety Instructions
CAUTION: This symbol is to remind you to pay attention and read carefully. Failure to do
so could result in injury or data loss.
NOTE: This symbol is used to provide you with useful information.
• Read through this entire manual and save for future reference.
• Place unit in a secure location to prevent being bumped or dropped.
• Do not place near a radiator or other heat sources.
• Do not use near water.
• Gaps and opening on the outer enclosure are intended to provide airow. Never
block or cover these openings or it may cause overheating.
• The unit must be grounded. It is equipped with a 3-wire, grounded power cable.
• Do not place where the cables could be stepped on.
• Unplug the power cable from the unit before cleaning. Keep the unit dry. Do not
use liquid cleaners, aerosol cleaners, or a wet cloth to clean.
• Disassembling the enclosure will void your warranty.
Copyright
Please respect copyrighted content. Duplication or modication of this publication in
part or in whole is prohibited without expressed or written authorization.
Usage
Strong impacts or dropping of the product may cause damage. Only allow qualied
personnel to repair this product. Disassembling or opening this product will void your
warranty.
Disclaimer
Cavalry is not liable for compensation for data loss which may result from a malfunction
of the product or from changes due to improper use, repairs, defects, or battery change.
Please back up your data to avoid unexpected losses. Cavalry reserves the right to make
changes to the content of this manual without notice. The most current manuals and
software are available for download at Cavalry’s website.
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ATTENTION: This guide will assist you in the operation of the product. For your
safety and to optimize your experience with this product, please reading this
entire manual before usage.

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Quick Start Guide
This portion of the manual gives a brief overview of the
steps required to start transferring les. It also goes over
the main features and functions of the NAS drive such as
attaching a printer and determining the unit’s IP address.
Advanced conguration of formatting and RAID settings
are not required to use the unit. The drive is already
precongured to RAID 1 and formatted to ext3.

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Quick Start
NOTE: For optimal security and convenience, we recommend designating a single
computer to handle all congurations.
1. Connect the power adapter to the NAS. Then plug the adapter into an electrical
outlet.
2. Turn on the power; the “Power” LED light will indicate the unit is on.
3. Insert the Ethernet cable to the LAN port on the back of the NAS and the other
end to an Ethernet port on the network adapter of a router/switch/hub. The “Link”
LED will indicate a connection.

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Mapping
Windows XP Users
1. Go to “My Network Places”, then click on “Entire Network” in the left hand panel.
2. Go to “Microsoft Windows Network” >> “Workgroup” >> “Cavalry”
3. Find and right-click “public” then click on “Map Network Drive...”
4. In the new window, designate a Drive Letter and click Finish.
5. When prompted, enter:
Username: admin
Password: admin
6. After successfully mapping the drive, the NAS will appear on “My Computer” and
is ready for use.
Windows Vista Users
1. Go to “Network” under the Start Menu.
2. Find and double-click “CAVALRY”
3. When prompted, enter:
Username: admin
Password: admin
4. Find and right-click “public” then click on “Map Network Drive...”
5. In the new window, designate a Drive Letter and click Finish.
6. After successfully mapping the drive, the NAS will appear on “Computer” and is
ready for use.
Mac OS X 10.5+ Users
1. In the Finder, go to “Go” >> “Connect to Server” (Command-K)
2. Enter the NAS address (e.g. “cifs://192.168.1.5 - This address can be found in
“Network Utility” or by going to the router control settings on the web browser
and searching through the connected devices. Also see 2.3.5)
3. When prompted, enter:
Username: admin
Password: admin
4. Mount (i.e. “map”) the “public” volume and it will automatically appear in “Compu-
ter” (Shift-Command-C)
5. After successfully mounting the drive, the NAS is ready for use. To unmount, eject
the network drive.
Web-based GUI
1. The NAS conguration GUI can be accessed by typing the following into any web
browser.
http://cavalry/login.cgi or http://cavalry
2. When prompted, enter:
Username: admin
Password: admin
3. Once logged in, the system IP address will appear. See 2.3.5 for more information.
4. Refer to the rest of this guide to make advanced conguration changes.

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Printer (optional)
1. Attach a network-capable printer to the NAS with the USB cable.
2. Refer to your printer settings to properly congure it to the system.
NOTE: GDI/Host-based printers are not supported.
IP Address (optional)
1. To nd the IP address of the NAS unit, go to the command prompt - “cmd” in Run.
2. Type “ping cavalry” to return the IP address of the NAS.
FTP Service (optional)
1. Use FTP to access the NAS from anywhere on the network by going to
ftp://cavalry or ftp://”address” (e.g. ftp://10.0.0.209)
2. This will allow downloads and uploads of les on the NAS.
NOTE: Using a dedicated FTP application is recommended

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Complete User’s Guide
The remainder of this manual is optional and gives a more
thorough guide to the features oered. A higher level of
networking experience may be required for some of the
more advanced features.
The following three chapters corresponds to a menu item
located on the top of the web-based GUI. Instructions to
access the web-based GUI can be found in the Quick Start
section.

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Chapter 1
Basics
1.1 Quick Setup
Click on “Quick Setup” on the left of the GUI to open a sub-menu. See the “Quick Start”
section for instructions on how to access the GUI.
1.1.1 Wizard
1.1.2 Add User
1.1.3 Add Group
1.1.4 Add Share
1.1.1 Wizard
Follow the on screen instructions to complete the following steps:
• Preference Language
• New Password
• Hostname
• IP Address / DNS Server Settings (leave both on automatic for default settings)
• Time
• Conrmation

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1.1.2 Add User
Step 1. Add user name and password
• Enter a new user name and password. (To simply create a new user with default
settings, enter the username and password in the rst step then click “Next” then
click “Next” through the remaining 2 steps.)
• Designate a shared folder by checking the “Create Shared Private Folder” box and
specify the location of the folder if needed.
• Specify the quota amount of megabytes (MB) this user will be allowed to use.
Leave unchecked to allow unrestricted usage.
• To edit user settings in the future, go to section 2.1.1
• Click “Next” to continue.
Step 2. User Management - Add or remove membership to existing groups.
• Choose any existing group(s) to join, and click “Add” . The group will move to the
“Member” column.
• Remove a group from the “Member” column by selecting the group and clicking
“Remove”.
• Click “Next” to continue.

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Step 3. Share Permission - Grant users access to existing group-shares. A group-share is
a location in the NAS where multiple users can view and/or edit les.
• Choose any existing group-share(s) to grant users access to, and click “Read
Only” or “Writable” . The group-share will move to the “Access Granted” column
with the chosen permissions. “Read Only” will allow the user to access les in the
group-share but will not be able to edit the contents. “Writable” gives the user full
permission to make changes to the le.
• Remove a group-share from the “Access Granted” column by selecting the group-
share and clicking “Remove”
• Click “Conrm” to nish adding the user.
1.1.3 Add Group
Step 1. Choose a group name
• Enter a new group name.
• Click “Next” to continue.
Step 2. Add users to group
• Click on a user in the “Non-member” column and click “Add” to move the user to
the “Member” column.
• To remove a user from the group, choose a user and click “Remove”
• Click “Next” to continue.

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Step 3. Give a group access to existing group-shares
• Choose any existing group-share(s) to grant access to, and click “Read Only” or
“Writable” . The group-share will move to the “Access Granted” column with the
chosen permissions. “Read Only” will allow the group to access les in the group-
share but will not be able to edit the contents. “Writable” gives the group full
permission to make changes to the le.
• Remove a group-share from the “Access Granted” column by selecting the group-
share and clicking “Remove”
• Click “Conrm” to nish adding the group.
1.1.4 Add Share
Step 1. Choose a share name
• Enter a new share name. The path will automatically be displayed.
• Enter an optional description.
• Click “Next” to continue.

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Step 2. Grant users and/or groups access to the share
• Click on a user or group (groups are denoted by the “@” prex) in the “Access
Denied” column and click either “Read Only” or “Writable” to move the user to the
“Access Granted” column.
• To remove a user or group, choose a user or group and click “Remove”
• Check the box next to “Grant access to all” to give all users and groups full access.
• Click “Next” to continue.
• See 2.2.2 to allow Windows network access.
Step 3. Network Files System (NFS) conguration
• Check the “Grant Access to All” box to remove all restrictions to the share. All on
the network will have unrestricted access to the share.
• If you want to only grant certain IP addresses or subnets access to the share, enter
the IP/subnet into the elds on the right and then click “Add”
• Click “Conrm” to nish adding the share.

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