D-Link ShareCenter Pro DNS-1200-05 User manual

iD-Link ShareCenter Pro 1200 User Manual
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Product Overview .............................................................. 1
Introduction ................................................................................... 1
Package Contents .........................................................................2
System Requirements ................................................................. 2
Features ............................................................................................ 3
Hardware Overview ..................................................................... 4
Front Panel .............................................................................. 4
Rear Panel (Connections) ................................................... 5
Using the OLED .............................................................................6
Installation ......................................................................... 7
Hardware Setup ............................................................................ 7
Conguration ...................................................................11
Easy Search Utility ......................................................................11
Getting Started ............................................................................12
Web UI ............................................................................................15
Homepage ....................................................................................20
System Wizard ......................................................................21
Create User ............................................................................31
Create Share Folder ............................................................36
My Favorites..................................................................................38
Status ..............................................................................................39
System Status .......................................................................40
Hard Drive Status ................................................................41
Disk Management ......................................................................42
Volume ...................................................................................43
iSCSI Target............................................................................53
Virtual Volume .....................................................................56
Disk Diagnostic ....................................................................58
Account Management ..............................................................62
Admin Password .................................................................63
Users ........................................................................................64
Groups ....................................................................................78
Share Folders ........................................................................81
System Management ................................................................88
Network ..................................................................................89
Time and Date ......................................................................93
System Settings ...................................................................94
Power Management ..........................................................95
Email Alerts ...........................................................................97
Firmware Upgrade ..............................................................98
Log Settings ..........................................................................99
Network Services ..................................................................... 101
File Sharing ........................................................................ 102
Dynamic DNS .................................................................... 110
SNMP .................................................................................... 111
Network Discovery Services ........................................112

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Applications ............................................................................... 113
Web File Manager ............................................................ 114
Download Manager ........................................................ 115
Backup ......................................................................................... 118
Volume Snapshot ............................................................ 119
Local Backup ......................................................................123
Remote Backup ................................................................ 126
External Backup ................................................................133
Extension Pack .......................................................................... 134
Extension Pack .................................................................. 135
Knowledge Base ............................................................136
What is RAID? ............................................................................ 136
Mapping a Drive ...................................................................... 139
USB Print Server ....................................................................... 142
iSCSI Drive Mapping ............................................................... 150
Hot-Swap Function ........................................................159
Storing non-English Character Files ............................160
Contacting Technical Support ......................................161
Warranty .........................................................................162
Registration ...................................................................167

1D-Link ShareCenter Pro 1200 User Manual
Section 1 - Product Overview
The D-Link ShareCenter® Pro 1200 (DNS-1200-05) Unied network storage addresses the ever-growing data storage requirements
for SMB users. The need for data consolidation and data sharing make this enclosure an ideal solution. Small and medium
businesses looking for a central storage location for sharing or backing up data. SMBs will appreciate the ease of use of the
NAS le server feature as well as the fast access performance of iSCSI. The ShareCenter® Pro 1200 is a hybrid NAS/iSCSI storage
enclosure, which oers concurrent NAS/iSCSI functionality. In addition, the ShareCenter® Pro 1200 has a rich set of SMB features
for the small and medium business-minded user.
The included CD contains D-Link’s Easy Search Utility. This utility allows you to locate the ShareCenter on the network and
map drives to your computer. Backup software is also included on the CD. This software allows you to backup your les from a
computer to the ShareCenter manually, by a schedule, or in real-time. Real-time backups are a great way to safeguard against
unfortunate accidents that may result in the loss of important les.
Combining ease of use with rich set of SMB features, the ShareCenter® Pro 1200 is a great solution for any small and medium
business environment. Centralize and manage your data the way you want, and keep it safe with the ShareCenter Pro 1200
Unied network storage!
Introduction
Product Overview

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� D-Link ShareCenter® Pro 1200
� CD-ROM with Manual and Software
� Quick Installation Guide
� Power Cord
� CAT5 Ethernet Cable
� Front Panel Lock Key
Package Contents
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.
Note: The ShareCenter® Pro 1200 should only be maintained by the authorized server manager or IT administrator. The ShareCenter Pro 1200
should be locked using the Front Panel Key. Only certied sta who have the Key are allowed to unlock it.
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 6.0 or Mozilla Firefox 1.0 and above
� Windows® XP (with Service Pack 2) or Vista®
� 3.5” SATA Hard Drive(s)

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Features
� Five 3.5” SATA standard drive bays with capacity
support up to 2 TB
� 2 Gigabit Ethernet ports
� 2 USB 2.0 ports
� UPS, printer, and external storage support
� Concurrent iSCSI/NAS: Offering solutions for
supporting both le sharing by NAS function and
access performance by iSCSI block device
� Data Protection: Supports RAID 0/1/5/5+Spare/6/
JBOD and S.M.A.R.T. disk diagnostic.
� Ease of Use: iSCSI targets appear as a local drive on
your client PC. Access NAS les via the easy-to-use
web le manager.
� Accessibility: Share les across the network or over
the Internet via FTP or the web le manager.
� Security: Create users, groups, and iSCSI targets with
password authentication.
� Account management: Manage users/groups and
Read/Write permission
� iSNS
� Virtual Disks
� Thin-provisioning
� DDNS
� Volume Snapshot
� Up to 64 iSCSI Targets
� SNMP (D-View 6.0 compatible)
� CHAP
� Link Aggregation
� Fail-over/Fail-back
� VLAN tag Support
� DFS Support
� AES Support
� FTP / FXP w/ TLS/SSL
� NFS
� ADS support
� Backup
� Remote backup
� Local backup
� External backup
� PC client to NAS backup
� Web File Manager
� Print server
� Scheduled downloads from web or FTP sites.
� Power management to conserve energy and extend
hard drive life.
� Schedule power on/o
� Hard disk hibernation
� SMART for hard disk health scan
� D-Link Green Ethernet
The ShareCenter® Pro 1200 Unied network SMB packed with a wide variety of features geared toward the small and medium
business environment. Some of these features are listed below:

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Hardware Overview
Front Panel
COMPONENT DESCRIPTION
Front Panel Lock Turn key to up position to unlock. Turn key to left position to lock.
OLED Screen This screen displays detailed information about the following:
System Information, HD Volume Information and Error Messages.
Next Button Use this button to display the System Information, HD Volume Information, and Error Messages on the OLED.
Press the button once to alternate between the dierent Status screens.
Drive Trays Use the screws to fasten the SATA hard drives with the trays and insert to the ShareCenter.
Power Button
Use this button to switch the device on or o.
To switch on the device press the button once.
To switch o the device hold the button down for 5 seconds.
Power Button
Next Button
OLED Screen
Drive Trays
Front Panel
Lock

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Rear Panel (Connections)
Reset Button
Cooling Fan
Gigabit Ethernet Ports
USB Connectors
COMPONENT DESCRIPTION
Gigabit Ethernet Port Use the Gigabit Ethernet Port to connect the ShareCenter to the local network.
Power Receptacle Connect the supplied power cord to the receptacle.
USB Connector Two USB 2.0 (Type A) connectors. The USB Host ports are for Print Servers, USB memory disks or USB UPS
monitoring.
Reset Button Press this button for more than 5 seconds to reset the unit to factory defaults.
Cooling Fan The cooling fan is used to cool the hard drives and feature speed control. When the unit is rst powered on
the fans rotate at a low speed and rotate at a high speed when the temperature rises above 36 °C.
Power Receptacle

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Using the OLED
The ShareCenter features an OLED that enables the administrator to easily view information about the ShareCenter. The OLED
display screen displays the system information, hard drive volume information and error messages. The OLED has three dierent
screens:
ySystem Information- This screen shows the following information:
{The hostname of the ShareCenter
{The IP address of the ShareCenter
{The hard drive slots information
yHard Drive Volume information- This screen shows the following information:
{The percentage of space used on the hard drives.
yError Messages- This screen shows error messages when there is any system failure.
Press the button once to alternate between the dierent Status screens.
LED Indicator Lights
On each hard drive tray there are 2 LED indicator lights. The meaning of the LED colors are shown below:
Hard Drive Tray LED Lights Color Status Description
Top LED Blue Static Disk is powered on and operational
Bottom LED Green Blinking Disk is being accessed
Red Static Disk has failed or is oine

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Installation
Hardware Setup
Follow the instructions below to install a hard drive, connect to the network and power on the ShareCenter. Open the
shipping carton for the ShareCenter and carefully remove and unwrap its contents. Follow the instructions below to setup the
ShareCenter. If this is the rst time using the ShareCenter or if a new hard disk is installed, use the Easy Search utility located
on the Installation CD and follow the instructions for setting up, conguring and formatting the new drive.
To install ShareCenter on your local network, refer to the steps below:
1. Put a 3.5” SATA hard drive into a drive tray and use
screws to fasten the hard drive with the tray. There are
four holes for fastening the screws. Two holes are circled
in red in the image, and the other two holes are on the
other side of the drive tray.
2. Open the faceplate to access the drive bays.

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3. Insert the tray into a bay.
4. Depress the blue button to lock it into place.

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5. Connect an Ethernet cable to the available Ethernet
port. This cable should connect the ShareCenter to
your local network via a router or switch, or directly to
a computer for conguration.

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6. Connect the supplied power adapter to the power
receptacle.

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Conguration
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, by default it will have a self-assigned IP address in the range of 169.254.0.0
to 169.254.255.255. It is recommended to use the included D-Link Easy Search Utility when accessing and conguring the
ShareCenter for the rst time. If you want to change the IP address before logging in or are unable to connect to the ShareCenter
IP address, you can use the Easy Search Utility provided on the product CD to locate the device on your network and make
any needed changes.
Easy Search Utility
Network Storage
Device:
The Easy Search Utility displays any ShareCenter
devices it detects on the network here.
Refresh: Click Refresh to refresh the device list.
Conguration: Click Configuration 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.
iSCSI Drive Mapping: Displays the available iSCSI targets on ShareCenter.
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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To run the Easy Search Utility, insert the ShareCenter CD into your CD-ROM drive:
Click Easy Search Utility.
Getting Started

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Select the listed ShareCenter 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
configuration 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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The Login screen will appear:
Select System Administrator and
leave the password eld blank.
Click Login.
Note: The computer, used to access the ShareCenter web-based
configuration, 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, the ShareCenter will
automatically be in the same subnet.

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The ShareCenter Web UI defaults to the Create Volume page, if no volume has been created. Once a volume has been created,
the web UI defaults to the Homepage ( ). The main categories for conguration are located in the folders at the left of the
page. Click the folder icon to see the categories of the folder. The categories available for conguration include:
Web UI
yHomepage- Contains the System Wizard, Create User,
Create Share Folder and My Favorites.
yStatus- Contains the System Status and Hard Drive Status.
yDisk Management- Allows the ShareCenter administrator
to create/congure a Volume, iSCSI Target, Virtual Volume,
and perform Disk Diagnostic.
yAccount Management- Allows the ShareCenter
administrator to congure Admin Password, Users, Groups
and Share Folders
ySystem Management- Contains Network, Time and
Date, System Settings, Power Management, Email Alerts,
Firmware Upgrade and Logs.
yNetwork Services- Contains File Sharing, Dynamic DNS,
SNMP and Network Discovery Services.
yApplications- Contains Web File Manager and Download
Management.
yBackup- Contains Volume Snapshot, Local Backup, Remote Backup and External Bakup.
yExtension Pack- Allows the ShareCenter administrator to add more applications to the device.
These pages and their conguration options will be discussed in detail in the following pages of this manual.
Note: After logging in to the ShareCenter for the rst time it is recommended to add a password to the admin account.

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When prompted to create a volume:
Click Next to continue.
Select the configuration type of the
volume, Standard, JBOD, RAID 0,
RAID1, RAID5 or RAID 6.
Click the corresponding check box to
select the hard disk(s) in the array and
spare.

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Select to enable or disable the auto-rebuild
function of RAID 1, RAID 5, or RAID 6.
Click the Enable radio button to encrypt the
volumes. Enter a password in the Password and
Conrm Password elds.
Click the Auto Unlock check box to automatically
unlock the volume when the system starts.
Click the USB Key check box to save the password
to a USB drive.
Click Apply to continue.