Edimax NS-2501 User manual

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Introduction...................................................................................................3
Features.........................................................................................................3
Minimum Requirements ...............................................................................3
Package Contents.........................................................................................3
Understand your storage server..................................................................4
Back Panel.....................................................................................................4
Front Panel .................................................................................................... 5
Getting started...............................................................................................7
Chapter 1 .....................................................................................................14
Status ...........................................................................................................14
Chapter 2 .....................................................................................................15
Quick Setup................................................................................................. 15
2.1 Password...............................................................................................15
2.2 Network.................................................................................................. 15
2.3 Storage Server Name............................................................................16
2.4 Turn on Functions.................................................................................16
2.5 Time Zone..............................................................................................17
2.6 Confirm Settings...................................................................................18
2.7 Apply Settings.......................................................................................18
2.8 Shared folders automatically created by Quick Setup......................19
Chapter 3 .....................................................................................................20
Basic ............................................................................................................20
3.1 Time Zone..............................................................................................20
3.2 Password...............................................................................................21
Chapter 4 .....................................................................................................22
Network........................................................................................................22
Chapter 5 .....................................................................................................24
File/FTP Server............................................................................................24
5.1 Users...................................................................................................... 24
Add a New User...........................................................................................25
5.2 Groups ...................................................................................................26
Add a New Group........................................................................................27
5.3 File Server..............................................................................................27
Add/Edit Shared Folder..............................................................................29
Open Dialog.................................................................................................30
5.4 FTP Server............................................................................................. 31
Add/Edit FTP Folder....................................................................................32
Open Dialog.................................................................................................32
Chapter 6 .....................................................................................................34
BT Download...............................................................................................34
Add BT Torrent............................................................................................35
Advanced Setting........................................................................................36
Chapter 7 .....................................................................................................38
Web/FTP Download.....................................................................................38
Chapter 8 .....................................................................................................40

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Download Manager..................................................................................... 40
Start Download Manager............................................................................40
Search for storage server ..........................................................................40
Login storage server ..................................................................................41
Manage download items ............................................................................41
Add a download item..................................................................................42
Main menu ...................................................................................................44
Tray Icon ......................................................................................................46
Chapter 9 .....................................................................................................47
iTunes Server ..............................................................................................47
Chapter 10 ...................................................................................................50
Media Server................................................................................................50
Chapter 11....................................................................................................52
Tools.............................................................................................................52
11.1 Storage Tools.......................................................................................52
Auto Partition & Format .............................................................................53
Add a Partition ............................................................................................54
11.2 Storage Status.....................................................................................55
11.3 USB Copy.............................................................................................56
11.4 Configuration Tools ............................................................................57
11.5 Firmware Upgrade...............................................................................58
11.6 Reset ....................................................................................................59

Introduction
Congratulations on purchasing this network storage server (NAS, Network Attached Storage).
This storage server lets you easily share your files in your network. Simply plug in the hard disk
drive, connect the LAN port to your network, and do some basic settings, and you're ready to
share files. The storage server provides a total solution for the Small and Medium-sized
Business (SMB) and the Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) markets, giving you an instant way
to share and manage your files through network.
Features
- Supports one internal SATA hard disk drive
- Provides two USB ports for connecting USB mass storage devices
- Allows you to share your files via FTP or Network Neighborhood
- Allows you to share your multimedia content to DLNA compliant media adapters, like
Xbox 360, Sony PS3…
- Allows you to share your music to iTunes
- Provides Internet download engine which supports download through FTP, Web and
BitTorrent.
- High file transfer throughput (> 100Mbps)
- Equipped with one gigabit LAN port (10/100/1000M)
- Supports static IP and dynamic IP
- Easy to use both Windows-based and Web-based GUI for configuration and
management
Minimum Requirements
- One SATA hard disk drive
- Network Interface Card (NIC) for each Personal Computer (PC)
- Computer with a Web-Browser (Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher, Netscape Navigator 7.2
or higher, Firefox 2.0.0.3 or higher)
Package Contents
- One Network Storage Server
- One Quick Installation Guide
- One User Manual CD
- One Power Adapter
- Accessories

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Understand your storage server
Back Panel The diagram below shows the storage server’s back panel.
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1. Local Area Network (LAN)
You should connect the LAN port of this storage server to your hub/switch, or one LAN port of
your router etc.
2. USB2
The USB2 port allows you to share your files stored in the USB mass storage device plugged in.
Note: Please plug the external power of your USB mass storage devices before you connect
them to the storage server.
Note: If you have USB mass storage device (like USB external HDD), please plug it to this
storage server’s USB 2 port, and plug the USB flash disk you wish to share to the USB 1 port.
3. Power switch
When the storage server is not working, switch the Power switch to “1” will switch on the power
and make the storage server start. When the storage server has been shut down, switch the
Power switch to “0” will switch off the power.
Note: Please do not directly switch off the power when the storage server is running. This will
make some data not correctly saved in the storage server and may make the storage server not
work properly. Before switch off the power, please press Release button for more than 5
seconds to shut down the storage server first.
Note: If you did not switch off the power after your previous shut down (just press Release
button for more than 5 seconds) and you want to start the storage server now, you should
switch off the power first and then switch on the power, and the storage server will start again.

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Note: After you shut down the storage server and before switch off the power, the storage
server is still providing power to the hard disk drives and the hard disk drives are still running.
You have to switch off the power after you shut down the storage server to make the whole
system completely stopped.
Front Panel
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1. Release button
The Release button has three functions: (1) unplug the external USB mass storage, (2) shut
down the storage server, and (3) reset the configuration of the storage server to factory default
settings.
zUnplug the external USB mass storage: When you press and hold Release button for 2
seconds, the storage server will beep for 0.5 second to hint that your command is detected.
At this time, you should release the Release button immediately if you want to unplug the
external USB mass storage device plugged in USB1 port. The storage server will take
several seconds to unplug the USB mass storage. When the LED of the USB1 port goes off,
you can safely detach the USB mass storage device from this storage server.
zShut down the storage server: You should press and hold Release button for more than
5 seconds to start shutting down the storage server. Please ignore the beep sound. The
Power LED will keep flashing during the shutting down process. When the Power LED goes
off, the storage server is completely shut down. You can now switch off the power by switch
the Power switch to “0”.
zRestore factory default settings: If you want to reset the configuration of the storage
server to factory default settings, you should press and hold BOTH the Release button and
the Copy button at the same time for more than 5 seconds, the storage server will beep for
2 seconds to hint that your command is accepted. The Power LED will keep flashing during
the restore process. After the restore is complete, the storage server will restart itself
automatically.

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2. Copy button
The Copy button has two functions: (1) copy the content of one external USB mass
storage device to another attached storage device, and (2) reset the configuration
of the storage server to factory default settings.
zCopy USB mass storage device: When you press and hold the Copy button for 2
seconds, the storage server will beep for 0.5 second to hint that your command is
detected. At this time, you should release the Copy button immediately if you want to
copy the content of one external USB mass storage device to another attached
storage device. During the process of copy, the LED of corresponding USB port will
flash slowly. When the LED of corresponding USB port stops flashing and is lit steady,
the copy job is finished. If any error occurs during the process of copy, the LED of
corresponding USB port will flash very fast. The default source storage is USB1, you
can change the source storage by USB Copy settings in Web user interface of
storage server.
zRestore factory default settings: Please refer to the description of Release button.
Note: Before you trigger the USB Copy function by pressing the Copy button, make sure
that the destination folder has enough free space to store all data of the source USB mass
storage device.
Note: USB Copy function does not support length of file name longer than 255 bytes. If the
source USB mass storage device contains any file with file name longer than 255 bytes,
the copy job will fail.
3. USB1
The USB1 port allows you to share your files stored in the USB mass storage device
plugged in.
Note: Please plug the external power of your USB mass storage devices before you
connect them to the storage server.
Note: If you have USB mass storage device (like USB external HDD), please plug it to
this storage server’s USB 2 port, and plug the USB flash disk you wish to share to the USB
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4. LED
On the storage server’s front panel there are LEDs, which show the status of
this storage server. Below is the list of each LED and its description.
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LED Light
Status Description
Power
ON Storage server is powered on
Off Storage server is shut down
Slow
Flashing
Storage server is starting; or the storage server is shutting
down; or the storage server is restoring its settings to
factory default values.
LAN
ON LAN port is connected
Off LAN port is unconnected
Flashing Data is transferring through the network
Status
ON The storage server is working well
Off The storage server is not ready to provide service. Please
go to the Web GUI to configure the storage server.
Slow
Flashing
The storage server has some problem. Please go to the
Web GUI to check the status of the system to find out the
problem.
USB1
ON USB storage device is connected to USB1 port
Off USB storage device is not connected to USB1 port or is not detected due to hard disk failure or the system is doing
partition/format on this hard disk drive.
Slow
Flashing
The used space of the USB mass storage is over 95% or
the USB Copy tool is copying from the USB mass storage
device plugged to USB1 port.
Fast
Flashing
The USB mass storage is full or the USB Copy tool is
copying from the USB mass storage device plugged to
USB1 port, but this job faces some error and is stopped (In

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this situation, the LED will keep flashing about 30 seconds
and go off).
USB2
ON USB storage device is connected to USB2 port
Off USB storage device is not connected to USB2 port or is not detected due to hard disk failure or the system is doing
partition/format on this hard disk drive.
Slow
Flashing
The used space of the USB mass storage is over 95% or
the USB Copy tool is copying from the USB mass storage
device plugged to USB2 port.
Fast
Flashing
The USB mass storage is full or the USB Copy tool is
copying from the USB mass storage device plugged to
USB2 port, but this job faces some error and is stopped (In
this situation, the LED will keep flashing about 30 seconds
and go off).
HDD
ON Internal SATA hard disk drive is installed
Off Internal SATA hard disk drive is not installed or is not detected due to hard disk failure or the system is doing
partition/format on this hard disk drive.
Slow
Flashing The used space of the internal SATA hard disk drive is over 95%.
Fast
Flashing The internal SATA hard disk drive is full.

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Getting started
This is a step-by-step instruction on how to start using the storage server.
1) Pull out the disk drawer from the case of storage server as shown in the setup diagram
below.
2) Fix your SATA hard disk driver in the drawer by screws as shown in the setup diagram
below.
3) Push the disk drawer with hard disk driver installed back into the case of storage server
as shown in the setup diagram below.
Note: Please make sure the disk drawer is safely installed.
For example, please do not install hard disk by the way showed in the following pictures.

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4) Plug the power adaptor to the storage server and connect the storage server to your
network as shown in the setup diagram below.
5) Power on the storage server by pressing the power switch of the storage server on as
shown in the setup diagram below.
6) When the Power LED is steady lit, the storage server is ready.
7) There are two methods to setup the storage server: (1) Use the Windows-based
Storage Server Wizard utility to do the basic setup. Please refer to Quick Installation
Guide; (2) Use the Web-based GUI to do the advanced setup, just go to the next step.
The disk drawer is
not safely installed

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8) The default IP address of storage server is 192.168.2.5. The PC to setup the storage
server should be in the same subnet as the storage server. If the IP address of your PC
is not in the range of 192.168.2.1~254, please modify the Windows IP address of your
PC as following diagram. If you have used Windows-based Storage Server Wizard
utility to setup the IP of the Storage Server, you can skip this step, because the IP of
the Storage Server and your PC should be in the same subnet now.
Note: If you have to modify the Windows IP address of your PC, please remember the
original Windows IP address settings of your PC. After you finished the whole quick setup
procedure, you have to modify the Windows IP address settings of your PC back to the
original values to make your PC work well.
9) Once the IP address of your PC is in the same subnet of the storage server, enter the
URL of default IP address http://192.168.2.5 (default IP address of this storage
server) into your PC’s web browser and press <enter>. If you have modified the IP of
the Storage Server by some way, for example, by using the Windows-based Storage
Server Wizard utility, please use the new IP of Storage Server.
10)The login screen below will appear. Enter the “User Name” and “Password” and then
click <OK> to login.

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Note: By default the user name is “admin” and the password is “1234”.
When you see the screen below, you are ready to setup the storage server.
Status (Chapter 1)
This page displays the status and basic information of the storage server.
Quick Setup (Chapter 2)
Quick Setup will guide your through the basic settings of the storage server.

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Basic (Chapter 3)
This section contains basic configurations such as: Time Zone and Password.
Network (Chapter 4)
This section contains network configurations such as: IP and DNS.
File/FTP Server (Chapter 5)
This section contains File Server and FTP Server configurations such as: User
Management, Group Management, File Server and FTP Server sharing policies.
BT Download (Chapter 6)
This section contains BT Download configurations such as: Torrent Management and
Download Status.
Web/FTP Download (Chapter 7)
This section contains Web Download and FTP Download configurations such as:
Download URL Management and Download Status.
Download Manager (Chapter 8)
This section contains the description for using download manager. The Windows-
based Download Manager utility can automatically search for storage servers and let you
manage the web/FTP/BT download items.
iTunes Server (Chapter 9)
This section contains iTunes Server configurations such as: Media Folder Management,
Server Status and User Status.
Media Server (Chapter 10)
This section contains Media Server configurations such as: Media Folder Management
and Rescan Interval.
Tools (Chapter 11)
This section contains Configuration Tools such as: Disk Drive Partition and Format Tools,
Storage Status, USB Copy Tool, Configuration Backup and Restore Tool, Firmware
Upgrade Tool, System Reset Tool.

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Chapter 1
Status
This page displays the status and basic information of the storage server, you should see
the screen below.
Parameter Description
System Time Current system time.
MAC Address The MAC address of this storage server.
Firmware Version The version of storage server firmware.
Server Name The name of this storage server. This is the file server name that
shows in My Network Places on client computer.
Workgroup The My Network Places group this file server will join.
Description The description of this storage server.
IP Address The IP address used by this storage server in your network.
Subnet Mask The IP Subnet Mask of your LAN segment.
Gateway The gateway IP address of your network.

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Chapter 2
Quick Setup
Quick Setup will guide your through the basic settings of the storage server step by
step. When you click “Quick Setup” in the left menu, a Quick Setup window will pop
up.
Note: If this is the first time the internal SATA hard disk drive is used in the storage server,
the storage server will automatically erase old partitions and data in the internal SATA
hard disk drive and re-create partition and format the internal SATA hard disk drive. Please
make sure original valuable data in the internal SATA hard disk drive is backed up before
doing Quick Setup.
2.1 Password
Enter the new password of storage server. A valid password should consist of 0~30
alphanumeric characters. The New Password and the Confirm Password should be
the same.
Click “Next” to go to the next step of Quick Setup.
Click “Cancel” to abort the Quick Setup. Any modified settings during this Quick
Setup session will not take effect.
2.2 Network
Setup the IP address and DNS address of the storage server. You can manually
assign IP address or let the storage server to obtain IP address from DHCP server
automatically. For more detail information, you can refer to Chapter 4.

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Click “Prev” to go to the previous step of Quick Setup.
Click “Next” to go to the next step of Quick Setup.
Click “Cancel” to abort the Quick Setup. Any modified settings during this Quick
Setup session will not take effect.
2.3 Storage Server Name
Assign a name to the storage server. A valid storage server name consists of 4~15
case sensitive alphanumeric and underline characters.
Click “Prev” to go to the previous step of Quick Setup.
Click “Next” to go to the next step of Quick Setup.
Click “Cancel” to abort the Quick Setup. Any modified settings during this Quick
Setup session will not take effect.
2.4 Turn on Functions
Select functions that you want to turn on.

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Click “Prev” to go to the previous step of Quick Setup.
Click “Next” to go to the next step of Quick Setup.
Click “Cancel” to abort the Quick Setup. Any modified settings during this Quick
Setup session will not take effect.
2.5 Time Zone
Select the time zone of your location. You can also assign daylight saving period if
you need. During this configuration, the storage server will synchronize its time with
your computer and remember it. After this configuration, the storage server will also
automatically try to synchronize its time with public time server in Internet every
time when it restarts.
Click “Prev” to go to the previous step of Quick Setup.
Click “Next” to go to the next step of Quick Setup.
Click “Cancel” to abort the Quick Setup. Any modified settings during this Quick
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2.6 Confirm Settings
List the setting values of Quick Setup for your confirmation.
Click “Prev” to go to the previous step of Quick Setup.
Click “Apply” to make all the settings of Quick Setup take effect.
Click “Cancel” to abort the Quick Setup. Any modified settings during this Quick
Setup session will not take effect.
2.7 Apply Settings
After you click “Apply” in the confirmation page, the following page will display and
the Quick Setup will start to apply the settings to the storage server. It will take
several minutes to apply the settings.
After the Quick Setup settings values are applied, the storage server will restart and
the following page will display. Please wait for a while.

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Click “Finish” after the storage server restarts.
2.8 Shared folders automatically created by Quick Setup
Quick Setup will automatically create some shared folders for you. The shared
folder names and their usage are listed as follows:
zPublic_hdd1: You can access “Public_hdd1” anonymously with reading and writing
privilege by FTP and Network Neighborhood (Samba). The absolute path in the
storage server of “Public_hdd1” is “[HDD1]C:\Public\”.
zMedia: The “Media” folder is located under the “Public_hdd1” folder, so the “Media”
folder is also accessible by FTP and Network Neighborhood (Samba) with reading
and writing privilege. The music files in “Media” folder can be accessed by iTunes
clients. The video, music and image files in “Media” folder can be accessed by DLNA
compliant media adapters like Sony PS3, Xbox 360…etc. The absolute path in the
storage server of “Media” is “[HDD1]C:\Public\Media\”.