D-Link DNS-312H Mounting instructions

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1. If you purchased this storage to share your file or media with other computers, you
must have Ethernet cable or Internet environment
2. It's best to use the same computer that for configuring the DNS-312H storage. See
Appendix at the end of this Quick Installation Guide or the Manual on the CD-ROM
for setting each network adapter to automatically obtain an IP address.
Check Your Package Contents
These are the items included with your DNS-312H purchase:
If any of the above items are missing, please contact your reseller.
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Using a powe
r
supply with a
different voltage rating
will damage and void
the warranty for this
product.
This product can be set up
using any current web browser,
i.e., Internet Explorer 5x, and
Netscape Navigator 4x or above.
DNS-312H
Network Attached Storage
DNS-312H Network Attached Storage
CD-ROM (Containing Manual and Warranty)
Ethernet (CAT5 UTP/Straight Through) cable
12V DC Power Adapter
Before You Begin

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Connect the DNS-312H NAS To
Your Network
A、First, connect the power adapter to the receptor at the back panel of the DNS-
312H and then plug the other end of the power adapter to a wall outlet or power
strip. The Power LED will turn ON to indicate proper operation.
B、Insert an Ethernet cable to LAN port on the back of the DNS-312H and an
available Ethernet port on the network adapter in the router/switch/hub you will
use to connect to the DNS-312H. The LED light for LAN Port will illuminate to
indicate proper connection. (Please use a straight-through cable to the LAN port)
Please make sure that your Local Area Network is already working properly.
C、USB ports can connect to one USB printer and one USB hard disk. By
connecting to USB printer, DNS-312H will become a printer server and by
connecting to USB hard disk, users can expand one more volume of hard disk.
Reset Button
Pressing this button
restores the DNS-312H
to its original factory
default settings.
A. Receptor for
Power Adapter..
C. USB Ports for Printer
Server/ USB HDD
Please use the USB printer cable
to connect the DNS-312H’s USB
Port (for printer server) or USB
HDD for additional volume..
B.LAN Port
Please use the Ethernet cable
to connect the DNS-312H and
the Router/Switch/hub in the
network

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HDD
Blinking: HD
read/write
Light off: HD
no read/write
Local Network LED
Solid Light: While
connected to LAN port
Blinking: While
transferring data
Light off: Disconnected
USB
Solid Light: USB
Flash/HDD connected
Blinking: Receiving data
Light off: No USB
Flash/HDD connected
The Descriptions of LEDs
Power LED
Solid Light: Power on
Light off : Power off
HDD-FULL
Solid Light: HD is completely full (100%)
Blinking: HD is getting full ( 95% )
Light off: In normal cnonditio

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When you have completed the steps in this Quick Installation Guide,
your connected network should look similar to this:
Using The Setup Wizard
Enter the default IP
After DNS-312H installation, for each PC, the following items may need to be
configured:
Enter the default IP
After connecting the device running D-Link DNS-312H to the network and powering it
on, you can start the initialization configuration by doing the following steps:
1. Open the browser.
2. Enter the system default IP “192.168.0.101” in the address bar.
3. Click “Go” to continue.

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Enter the default user name
In the authentication dialogue please enter the
default user “admin,” leave the password field
blank, and click “OK.”
Open your Web
browser and Type
“192.168.0.101” into the
URL address box. Then
press the Enter or
Return ke
y
.
Click OK
Type “admin” for the
username and leave the
password field blank.

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The Setup Wizard (continued)
The setup wizard will help you configure the basic settings of the system in
a few steps. The settings will not take effect until you click the [Finish] button in the
last page.
Click the “Run Wizard” button to start.
Enter system information
1. Enter the server name in the “Server name:” filed so you can quickly access the
storage of this system either from a Windows or a Mac OS by searching the
server name.
2. Enter the new password. If you don’t enter a password, it will remain blank as the
default value.
3. Click “Next.”
Click
Run Wizard
Click Next

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The Setup Wizard (continued)
Enter networking information
Since this is the first time you configure the system, the following networking settings
will be adopted by default:
IP: 192.168.0.101
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
Default gateway:192.168.0.1
DNS server: empty
You can modify the settings to fit your need.
If a DHCP server is available in the same network environment and you prefer to
obtain the networking settings for the system from the DHCP server, change the “Get
IP From” drop-down menu from Manual to DHCP and then click Next.
Setup time settings
1. Select your time zone from the “Time zone” drop-down menu.
2. Choose to enable network time synchronization protocol (NTP) or manually set
the system time.
3. Click “Next.”
Click Next

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The Setup Wizard (continued)
Setup network file protocol
1. Determine the Workgroup and WINS server IP here. The Workgroup should be 0
to 14 English bytes.
2. Choose the Mac OS zone. A zone is a logical grouping of devices in an AppleTalk
network. Select the zone from the dropping down menu.
3. Choose the appropriate encoding from the “code page” drop-down menu so the
clients that don’t have Unicode support installed can correctly access the system.
4. Click “Finish” for the settings to take effect.
Click Next
Click Finish

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Your Setup is Complete!
Finish the settings
Click the “OK” button in the pop-up dialogue.
The following window will be displayed to indicate the DNS-312H is preparing your new
settings:
The page will then be directed to the summary page so you can review the settings that
have been set.
Click OK

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