D-Link ShareCenter Shadow DNS-325 User manual

iD-Link ShareCenter DNS-325 User Manual
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Product Overview .............................................................. 1
Introduction ................................................................................... 1
Before you Begin ........................................................................... 2
System Requirements ................................................................. 2
Package Contents ......................................................................... 3
Features ............................................................................................ 4
Checking the Hardware Requirements ................................6
Setting Up in Just a Few Easy Steps ....................................... 8
Hardware Overview .....................................................................9
Front Panel ..............................................................................9
Rear Panel (Connections) .................................................10
D-Link Storage Utility ......................................................11
Getting Started ................................................................13
ShareCenter™ Software CD ......................................................13
Installation .......................................................................14
Setup Wizard ....................................................................14
Remove the Front Cover and install the Hard
Drives ......................................................................................15
Replace the Front Cover and Connect to the Local
LAN ..........................................................................................16
Power and Device Selection ...........................................17
Admin password .................................................................18
Network Setup .....................................................................19
Dynamic DNS .......................................................................20
DDNS Account and System Time ..................................21
E-mail Settings and Volume Information ...................22
RAID Conguration and Drive Mapping ....................23
Conguration Summary and Drive Formatting .......24
Format Complete ................................................................25
Installing mydlink Cloud and Selecting Add-on
Packages ................................................................................26
Add-on Packages ................................................................27
Wizard Complete ................................................................28
Managing your ShareCenter™ DNS-325 ......................29
Conguration ...................................................................30
Web UI Login ................................................................................30
Web UI General Layout .............................................................31
Management ................................................................................32
Setup Wizard (Web UI) ......................................................33
Disk Management ......................................................................37
Hard Drive Conguration .................................................37
Hard Drive Conguration Wizard ..................................38
JBOD ........................................................................................43
RAID 0 .....................................................................................47
RAID 1 .....................................................................................52
Creating A New Volume from the Remaining

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Available Storage ................................................................57
S.M.A.R.T Test ........................................................................62
Scan Disk ................................................................................64
Account Management ..............................................................66
Users / Groups ......................................................................66
Adding New Users Wizard ...............................................67
Modifying Users ..................................................................71
Deleting Users ......................................................................75
Adding New Groups Wizard ............................................76
Modifying a Group .............................................................81
Deleting a Group ................................................................86
Quotas ....................................................................................87
Network Shares ...................................................................88
Adding New Network Shares Wizard ...........................89
Deleting a Network Share ................................................95
Resetting the Network Share .........................................97
Adding New ISO Mount Shares Wizard.......................98
Admin Password .............................................................. 102
Network Management .......................................................... 103
LAN Setup ........................................................................... 103
Dynamic DNS .................................................................... 105
Application Management .................................................... 106
FTP Server ........................................................................... 106
UPnP AV Server ................................................................. 111
iTunes Server .....................................................................115
Add-On ................................................................................ 116
AFP Service ........................................................................ 119
NFS Service ........................................................................ 121
System Management ............................................................. 122
Language ............................................................................ 122
Time and Date ................................................................... 123
Device .................................................................................. 124
System Settings ................................................................ 125
Power Management ....................................................... 127
Notications ...................................................................... 130
Logs ...................................................................................... 136
Firmware Upgrade ........................................................... 137
Status ........................................................................................... 138
System Info ........................................................................ 138
Hard Drive Info .................................................................. 139
Home ...........................................................................................140
My Folder ............................................................................ 140
My Files ........................................................................................ 141
My Files - Upload ..................................................................... 142
My Files - Upload ..................................................................... 143
My Files - Download ...............................................................144
mydlink Cloud ........................................................................... 145
mydlink Cloud Activation ..................................................... 146
mydlink Cloud Activation ..................................................... 147
mydlink Cloud Access Failure .............................................. 148
Accessing mydlink Cloud ...................................................... 149
The mydlink Cloud Interface ............................................... 154
Logging in to mydlink Cloud using a mydlink Cloud URL
155
Exploring the mydlink Cloud Interface ............................ 156
Exploring the mydlink Cloud Interface ............................ 157

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mydlink Cloud - My NAS ....................................................... 158
mydlink Cloud - My Favorites .............................................. 159
mydlink Cloud - My Shared Files ........................................ 160
mydlink Cloud - My Shared Files - Edit ............................. 164
mydlink Cloud - My Shared Files - Delete ....................... 165
mydlink Cloud - My Shared Files - User Access ............. 166
mydlink Cloud - My Shared Files - View Share .............. 167
mydlink Cloud - My Shared Files - Access History ....... 168
mydlink Cloud - My Shared Files - Email URL ................ 169
mydlink Cloud - My Shared Files - Advanced ................ 170
mydlink Cloud - My Shared Files - Downloads.............. 171
mydlink Cloud - My Synced Files ....................................... 172
mydlink Cloud Sync ................................................................ 173
mydlink Cloud Sync Installation ......................................... 174
mydlink Cloud Sync Installation ......................................... 175
Running mydlink Cloud Sync .............................................. 176
Running mydlink Cloud Sync .............................................. 177
Track the Changes ................................................................... 178
mydlink Cloud - Guest Users ............................................... 179
mydlink Cloud - Applications .............................................. 180
mydlink Cloud - Applications .............................................. 181
mydlink Cloud - Upgrade to Pro......................................... 182
mydlink Cloud - Miscellaneous Settings ......................... 183
mydlink Cloud - Miscellaneous Settings - Accounts ... 184
mydlink Cloud - Miscellaneous Settings - Network .... 185
mydlink Cloud - Miscellaneous Settings - Misc ............ 186
mydlink Cloud - Miscellaneous Settings - Log .............. 187
mydlink Cloud - Miscellaneous Settings - About ......... 188
mydlink Cloud - Miscellaneous Settings - Help ............ 189
mydlink Cloud - Tools ............................................................. 190
mydlink Cloud - Tools ............................................................. 191
mydlink Cloud - Tools ............................................................. 192
mydlink Cloud - Mobile ......................................................... 193
mydlink Cloud - Mobile ......................................................... 194
mydlink Cloud - Mobile ......................................................... 195
mydlink Cloud - Mobile ......................................................... 196
mydlink Cloud - Help .............................................................. 197
mydlink Cloud - Help .............................................................. 198
Disconnecting mydlink Cloud ........................................... 199
My Favorite Application - Add/Remove .......................... 200
My Favorite Application - Adding Applications ............ 201
Applications ............................................................................... 202
FTP/HTTP Downloads .................................................... 202
Applications - FTP Downloads ............................................ 207
Remote Backups .............................................................. 209
Local Backups .................................................................... 214
Local Backups - Time Machine .................................... 215
P2P Downloads - Settings ............................................ 216
P2P Downloads - Downloads ...................................... 217
Web File Server ................................................................. 218
AMAZON S3 ...................................................................... 219
Creating an AWS Account ............................................. 220
Knowledge Base ............................................................224
What is RAID? ............................................................................ 224
USB Print Server ....................................................................... 226
USB Copy Function ................................................................. 229

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Add-Ons ...................................................................................... 230
Application Menu with Add-Ons ............................... 231
AjaXplorer ........................................................................... 232
Audio Streamer................................................................. 233
aMule ................................................................................... 234
Blog ....................................................................................... 235
Photo Center ..................................................................... 236
Squeeze Center ................................................................ 237
Surveilllance Center ........................................................ 238
Connecting your Camera(s) to the ShareCenter™...240

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Section 1 - Product Overview
The D-Link ShareCenter™ DNS-325 2-Bay Network Storage, when used with internal SATA drives1, enables you to share
documents, les, and digital media such as music, photos, and video with everyone on the home or oce network. Remotely
accessing les through the Internet is also possible with the built-in FTP server, Web File server and WebDAV protocol. Whether
you are allowing access locally or over the Internet, keep data safe by only giving rights to specic users or groups. When
conguring the ShareCenter™, you can create users and groups and assign them to folders with either read or read/write
permissions. This is ideal for an oce environment with employee-specic sensitive data or for the home where you can
ensure your children will only have access to age appropriate material. The ShareCenter™ will be available to any computer
(PC, MAC, or Linux-based) on your network, without the need to install any software on the computer.
Back up your music, photo, and video collections to the ShareCenter™ for safekeeping. Then, enjoy the benets of the built-in
DLNA Certied™ media server as you stream digital content to compatible media players2 (such as the D-Link’s Boxee Box).
This feature is highly convenient as it allows you to turn o a computer that would normally be needed for the same function.
The availability of four dierent hard drive modes (Standard, JBOD, RAID 0, RAID 1) allows you to choose the conguration
best suited to your needs. Standard mode creates two separately accessible hard drives. JBOD combines both drives in linear
fashion for maximum space eciency. RAID 0 combines both drives in a ‘striped’ conguration, which provides the highest
performance when using a Gigabit Ethernet connection. RAID 1 causes the drives to mirror each other, providing maximum
protection. If one drive fails while congured as RAID 1, the unaected drive continues to function as a single drive until the
failed drive is replaced. The new drive will then be re-mirrored, allowing the ShareCenter™ to return to its full protection.
To further enhance your ShareCenter’s™ capabilities you can expand the applications available with the ShareCenter™ by using
the Add-On feature which allows you to add supported software applications. These applications can add over the web audio
streaming, le and media sharing and even blogging capability to your ShareCenter™.
Introduction
2. D-Link cannot guarantee full compatibility or proper playback with all codecs. Playback capability depends on the codec support of the UPnP AV™ media player2
1. Hard Drive(s) not included1
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To further enhance your ShareCenter’s™ capabilities you can expand the applications available with the ShareCenter™ by using
the Add-On feature which allows you to add supported software applications. These applications can add over the web audio
streaming, le and media sharing, and even blogging capability to your ShareCenter™.
The DNS-325 supports a proprietary mydlink cloud service, provided to D-Link customers only. It serves as a personal cloud to
those users who wish to access their data from any location. The mydlink cloud service supports le accessing, music library,
and Photo Gallery browsing from any location via web browser.
Before you Begin
• Check box contents
• Check system requirements
• Ensure that you have the hardware you need for your ShareCenter™ device
Note: Using a power supply with a dierent voltage than the one included with the ShareCenter™ will cause damage and void the warranty for this
product.
If any of the above items are missing, please contact your reseller.
System Requirements
For best results, the following minimum requirements are recommended on any system used to congure and use the
ShareCenter™:
• Computer with: 1GHz processor / 512 MB RAM / 200 MB available space / CD-ROM drive
• Internet Explorer version 7, Mozilla Firefox 3 or Apple Safari 4 and above
• Windows® XP (with Service Pack 2 or higher), Vista® or Windows® 7
• 3.5” SATA Hard Drive(s)

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• D-Link ShareCenter™ DNS-325
• CD-ROM with Manual and Software
• Quick Installation Guide
• Power Adapter
• Power Cord
• CAT5 Ethernet Cable
Package Contents

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Features
The DNS-325 is an easy to install data storage platform used for remote access through a local network or from the Internet.
This ShareCenter™ supports up to 2 SATA hard drives and includes the product features listed below:
yTwo Hard Drive Bays for 3.5” SATA Hard Drives, up to 3TB HDD
(or higher)
yHigh Performance Gigabit Ethernet Connectivity
ySupports Remote File Access via built-in Web File Server, FTP,
WebDAV or AjaXplorer add-ons
ySimplied Hard Drive Installation Process
yUSB port support External Storage Device, Printer Server,
UPS Monitoring
yNetwork Protocols
– Supports DDNS
– Supports UPnP, Bonjour
– Supports PnP-X / LLTD
yNetwork File Services
– Supports NFS/AFP Server
– Supports uni-code for both Samba and FTP Server
yDisk Management
– Four Hard Drive Congurations: Standard, JBOD
(Linear), RAID 0, and RAID 1
– Support RAID Migration: Standard to RAID1
– Supports Advanced Format HDD
– HDD S.M.A.R.T test
yAccount Management
– Users and Groups can be assigned to Folders with Read
or Read/Write Permissions
– Quotes for Users and Groups
– Support ISO mount Shares
– Built-in FTP Server for File Access Over the Internet
– Supports FTP over SSL/TLS and FXP
yDownload Management
– Scheduled Downloads from Web or FTP sites
– Support P2P and aMule downloads
yBackup Management
– Supports Local Backup
– Full or Incremental Backups
– Real-time Backups with the included Backup Software
– Supports Apple’s Time Machine (Mac OS Lion
– Supports USB Backups
– Supports Remote Network Backup
– Supports Cloud Storage Backup (Amazon S3)
yPower Management for Conserving Energy and Extending
Hard Drive life
– Supports Auto Power Recovery
– Supports Schedule Power OFF
– Auto shutdown on UPS low battery
yMedia Streaming
– UPnP AV Server for streaming music, Photos, and videos
to compatible media
– iTunes software will be able to automatically nd and
play music directly from the ShareCenter™
ySupports Add-on software and Multi-language Packages
– Photo Center
– Blog
– Audio Streamer
– SqueezeCenter

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– AjaXplorer
– aMule
– Surveillance Center
ySystem Management
– Web Browser conguration
– Supports HTTPs Management
– Network Recycle Bin
– Supports Yahoo Widgets
– Supports System Logging/FTP logging
– Automatic email and SMS notications
– Windows and Mac version D-Link Storage utility
yMy Folder
– My Files - Allows user(s) to access les on the NAS using a web browser.
ymydlink Cloud
– Access les
– Store Music
– Browse your Photo Gallery
– Sync your les from any location

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Checking the Hardware Requirements
To use your ShareCenter™, you will need at least one hard drive. If you plan to use RAID, which protects your data against one
hard drive failure, you will need at least two hard drives.
Note: For the ShareCenter™, we recommend that you use at least four 1TB high performance drives. This provides more data
drives, better striping performance, and helps distribute loads more eectively.
This section will help you:
• Select the hard drives you will use
• Choose the amount of space to have available on those drives
• Ensure your data is protected
• Understand the basic requirements for a router or switch
Selecting Hard Drives:
You can use hard drives from any manufacturer and with any capacity with your ShareCenter™. All D-Link devices support
standard 3.5” internal SATA drives. If you are unsure, ask your administrator or hard drive retailer/manufacturer to verify that
your hard drives meet this standard
Warning - Any pre-existing data on the drives will be erased during installation.

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Determining How Much Hard Drive Space you Need:
In order to protect your data from hard drive failure, your ShareCenter™ requires more space than what you will use for your
data, sometimes as much as double or more the amount of space required.
For the best results in calculating how much space is available for your data, always make sure you have more disk space than
what is necessary.
The DNS-325 makes it easy to increase storage capacity in the future by simply inserting additional drives or replacing smaller
drives with larger ones. This means you can buy the hard drives one day and then easily expand another day. The DNS-325
accepts standard 3.5-inch internal SATA hard drives, regardless of manufacturer, capacity, or speed.
For dual disk redundancy, it is recommended that you using two drives for storing data and two for redundancy. The drives
used for redundancy must have a total capacity of at least the sum of the two drives used for storing data.
Using a Router or Switch:
If you are connecting your ShareCenter™ to a router or switch, your router or switch needs to support Gigabit Ethernet
(1000Mbit/s) for peek performance. The ShareCenter™ will auto-negotiate the highest connection speed available to your
router or switch. If you are using Port Bonding, use a managed switch.
Using an Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS):
We highly recommend that you use your ShareCenter™ in conjunction with an uninterrupted power supply (UPS), which will
protect against sudden loss in power and power surges.

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Setting Up in Just a Few Easy Steps
Once you have unpacked your ShareCenter™ from its box and ensured you meet all system and hardware requirements, it is
now time to set up your DNS-325 for use. This can be done in just a few easy steps:
1. Insert the hard drives.
2. Connect the power and LAN cables to your ShareCenter™.
3. Power on the device.
4. Run the D-Link ShareCenter™ Setup Wizard to congure the DNS-325.
5. Congure the hard drives.

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Hardware Overview
Front Panel
COMPONENT DESCRIPTION
USB LED This light will illuminate when a USB device is inserted into the USB Port. When there’s trac this light will blink.
HDD LEDs These lights will be solid when the drives are connected but inactive. The lights will blink when the drives are being
accessed, formatted or synchronized. They will illuminate AMBER if a drive has failed.
Power Button Press once to power on the device. To power down, press and hold the button until it begins to blink.
Drive Bays With the front cover o, SATA hard drives can be slid in and out of the of device. Use the tabs on the rear of the device
to initially push a hard drive out.
Power Button
HDD LED (R)
Drive Bays
HDD LED (L)
USB LED

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Rear Panel (Connections)
USB Copy/Unmount Button
USB Connector
COMPONENT DESCRIPTION
Cooling Fan The cooling fan is used to cool the hard drives and features speed control. When the unit is rst powered on the
fans rotate at a low speed and rotates at a high speed when the temperature rises above 49 °C.
Gigabit Ethernet Port Use the Gigabit Ethernet Port to connect the device to the local network. The port is equipped with both a LAN
LINK (L) and Trac LED (R) to indicate connectivity and trac respectively to the local LAN
Power Receptacle Connect the supplied power cord to the receptacle.
USB Connector A single USB 2.0 (Type A) connector. The USB Host port is for Print Servers, USB memory disks or USB UPS
monitoring.
Reset Button Press and hold this button for more than 5 seconds to reset the unit to factory defaults.
HDD Eject Lever With the power removed and the front cover o use each slot’s lever to eject the HDD drive .
USB Copy / Unmount Button Press 1~3 seconds to copy data from a USB drive to your DNS-325. Press and hold 5 seconds to unmount a USB
drive.
Power Receptacle
Reset Button
HDD Eject Lever
Cooling Fan
Gigabit Ethernet Port

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D-Link Storage Utility
When rst powered on, during the initial boot sequence, the ShareCenter™ will wait to be assigned an IP address via DHCP. If
it does not receive a DHCP assigned IP address, the ShareCenter will be automatically assigned a 169.254.xxx.xxx. address. It
is recommended that you use the included D-Link Storage Utility software when accessing and conguring the ShareCenter
for the rst time. If you want to change the IP address before logging in or you have trouble connecting to the ShareCenter IP
address, you can then use the Storage Utility software included on the product CD to locate the device on your network and
make any necessary changes.
Network Storage
Device:
The D-Link Storage Utility displays any ShareCenter devices
it detects on the network.
Refresh: Click Refresh to refresh the device list.
Conguration: Click Conguration to access the web-based conguration
of the ShareCenter.
LAN: Congure the LAN Settings for the ShareCenter here.
Apply: Click Apply to save changes to the LAN Settings.
Connect: Click Connect to connect to the iSCSI target.
Management: Click Management to edit the information.
Drive Mapping: Volumes available for mapping are displayed here.
Available Drive Letters: Choose an available drive letter. Click Connect to map the
selected volume. Click Disconnect to disconnect the selected
mapped volume.
About: Click About to view the software version of the Easy Search
Utility.
Exit: Click Exit to close the utility.

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Select the ShareCenter™ from the list and click the Conguration button. This will launch the computer’s default web browser
and direct it to the IP address listed for the device. Make sure the browser is not congured to use a proxy server.
Note: The computer used to access the ShareCenter™ web-based conguration manager must be on the same subnet as the
ShareCenter™. If your network is using a DHCP server and the computer receives IP settings from DHCP server, the ShareCenter™ will
automatically be in the same subnet.

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Section 2 - Getting Started
To get started with the ShareCenter™ Setup Wizard, insert the supplied CD into your CD-ROM drive:
Getting Started
ShareCenter™ Software CD
Click the Install button to start the ShareCenter™
Setup Wizard.

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Step 2 - The Setup Wizard will walk you
through the conguration of getting
your ShareCenter™ ready for immediate
use. Select the Language of your choice
and click the Start button.
Installation
Setup Wizard
To run the Setup Wizard, insert the ShareCenter™ CD into your CD-ROM drive:
Step 1 - Click Setup Wizard Utility
Note: Windows Firewall presents you with a warning
message to unblock the device. Click Unblock to give
your computer access to the NAS.

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Remove the Front Cover and install the Hard Drives
Step 3 - Follow the instructions to remove the
front cover of your ShareCenter™.
Click Next to continue.
Step 4 - Follow the instructions to slide either
one or two hard drive(s) into an available hard
drive bay of your ShareCenter™.
Click Next to continue.