Gembird EE3-UNAS-1 User manual

Ethernetnetworkattached storageenclosure
EE3-UNAS-1Ethernetnetworkattachedstorageenclosure

Ethernetnetworkattached storageenclosure
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Ethernetnetworkattached storageenclosure
Introduction
Thankyouforbuyingour10/100 Mbit/s Ethernetnetwork
attachedstorage(NAS) enclosurewithUSB2.0interface!This
network-attachedstoragetohomesandintheNASenclosure
addstheconvenience ofsmall businesses,providingyouacentral
storagelocationforyourdataandlettingyousharedataacross
yournetwork.Thismanualwill help youinstallit properly.
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Features
•Supportsany3.5’’ IDEdrives,includingLBA48 bit
addressed
•Allowssharing thehard driveoverthelocalnetwork:LAN
serverisbuilt-in!
•EasytocontrolviaInternetbrowser,passwordprotection
supported
•AdditionalUSB2.0interface toaccess theharddrivevia
USBport
•RealspeedviaUSB-upto30MB/s,limitedonlybythe
USB2.0interface andyourdrivecapability,realspeed
overtheLAN -upto3MB/s,dependingonthenetwork
and yourCPUload

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Specification
•SupportsUSB2.0and USB1.1interfaces
•SupportsparallelATA(IDE)3.5’’ harddrives,PIOand
UDMAmodes
•Supportsone10/100Mb/sEthernet port,RJ45 connector
•SupportsFTP,DHCP,Sambaservers onLAN
•SupportsUSBmass storagedevice driveroftheoperating
system
•AC-DCadapter:100-240VAC 47-63Hzinput,12VDC/2A
and 5VDC/2Aoutput
•Material:polished aluminium
•Product net weight: 0.47kg
•Product dimensions:215(L)x122(W)x41(H)mm

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Systemrequirements
•Windows98SE/ME/2000/XPoraboveandInternet
Explorerbrowserv.5.xorabove;Mac OS 10.3.xorabove
andAppleSafari internetbrowser;LinuxandMozillaor
Netscapeinternet browser
•3.5’’ IDEUDMAhard driveFAT32 formatted
•RJ45 LAN portorUSB2.0port(USB1.1supported,with
lowerspeed)
Packagecontents
•NAS USBenclosurewithplasticdesktop stand
•AC-DCpoweradapterwithpowercord
•USB2.0AM-BM cable,1m
•CAT5e LAN cable,1.5m
•Screwdriverandfixing screws
•DriverCDforWindows98SE
•Usermanual

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ConnectingtoyourComputer
TheNASisamultifunctionalharddriveenclosure.Inaddition
tobeinganetworkstoragedevice,youcanalsouseitasa
standaloneexternalhard driveviatheUSBinterface.
Max OSX
Driverinstallationis notrequiredforsystemsusingMac OS 10.1.2
orabove.Simplycableandaccess thedatabyclickingthe
connecttheNAS usingtheincludedUSB"Untitled"HDD icon
located onyourDesktop
WindowsXP&WindowsME
DriverinstallationisnotrequiredforWindowsXPandWindows
Me.SimplyconnecttheNAS usingtheincludedUSBcableand
access thedatavia"MyComputer".
Windows98SE(DownloadDrivers)
ToutilizetheUSBconnectivity,pleasevisitthefollowingURLfor
todownload thedriver: http://www.gembird.nl

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Pleaseensurethatyouinstall thedevice driverbefore
connectingtheUSBport.Whenyoucompletethedriver
installation,rebootyourcomputer,connecttheNAS toyour
computerand access thedatavia"MyComputer".
Youcanalsoaccess dataintheNAS connectingitdirectly
usingtheEthernetcablewithyourcomputer.TheNASwillhavea
default IP of169.254.0.1whenconnected directly.
ConnectingtoyourNetwork
ConnectthepoweradaptertothebackpaneloftheNAS and
plugtheotherendtoawall outletorpowerstrip.Connectthe
networkcabletotheLAN portonthebackoftheNAS andthe
otherendofthenetworkcabletoaportonyourhub,switchor
router.
TheEthernetportontheNAS isAuto-MDI/MDIX,which
meansyoucanconnectitusingeitheracrossoveroradirect
networkcable.

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ConfiguringtheNAS
TheNASfeaturesaweb-basedcontrolinterface tomanageyour
settings.Ifyouareusinganoperatingsystemotherthan
Windows,pleaserefertonextsectionlabeled"OtherOperating
Systems".
Openyourweb browserand enterhttp://Storageor
http://Storage-XXXX intheURLaddress field.Youcanalsoenter
theIP address oftheNAS.
Enterthedefault logininformation:
Username:admin
Password:admin

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Forsecuritypurposes,yourlogininformationcanbechanged
viatheweb controlinterface.
Whentwonew NASsaresimultaneouslyconnectedtoyour
network,youneedtodistinguishbetweenthetwobytyping
"http://Storage-XXXX"withtheiruniqueMAC address.Please
refertothestickerontherearpanelfortheaddress and replace
XXXXwiththelast fourdigitsoftheMAC address.
ForexampleifyourNAS'sMACAddress is 00-14-3F-AA-01-68,
youwillneedtoenter"http://Storage-0168"intheURLaddress
bar.

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ConfiguringtheNAS(OtherOperatingSystems)
Whenyouareplanning toperformadministrativetasksfrom
adifferent operating system,youwillneed toinput IP address of
theNAS inthebrowserURLaddressbar.
IfyoudonotknowtheIPaddress oftheNAS,youwillhave
todothis additionalprocedure.YouwillneedtoconnecttheNAS
directlytoyourcomputer,inputthedefaultIPaddress
169.254.0.1inthebrowserURLaddressbartoaccess theweb
controlpanel.
Uponasuccessfullogin,youwill see thefollowingscreen.

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An overview descriptionofthefunctionsontheleftmenu
bar:
•Status -showsthedatarelatedtoyourNAS suchas
networkingstatusandharddriveinformation.Youmay
alsoedit administrationand filelanguagesettingshere
•IPConfig -allowsyoutomanuallyconfiguretheIP
address oftheNASMaintenance Perform firmware
upgrade,reboot orreset theNAS
•SMBServer -configuretheSambafeatureofNASforthe
home/office networkfilesharingcapabilities.Youcanalso
create/removefolders and theirsharepermissions
•FTPServer -configuretheFTPfeaturesoftheNAS.You
mayadd/removeusersand their permissions
•DiskUtility -perform harddrivemaintenance routines
suchasScandiskand Format
•Status -SystemInformation

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ThewelcomescreendisplaystheIPaddress,firmware
versionandtheharddriveinformationsuchastheharddrivetype
and storagespace available.
Theadministratormaychangethewebcontrolpanellogin
informationinhere.
YoumayalsochangethedefaulthostnameofyourNAS here.
Keepinmindthatafteryouchangethehostname,youwill need

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touseittoaccess yourNAS.Forexample,ifyouchangedyour
hostnameto"FileServer",pleasetype"http://FileServer"to
access theWeb ControlPanelafteryousubmitted yourchanges.
TheLanguagesettingisusedtorecognizefileswith
characters otherthanEnglish.Ifyouhavetroublereadingyour
filesontheNAS,pleaseselect theappropriatelanguage.
WhenyouresettheNAS,eitherbythehardwareswitchor
throughthewebcontrolpanel,allthesettingswillreturntothe
defaultsettingincludingthehostname.Thedefaulthostnamewill
remainasStorage-XXXX (whereXXXXisthelastfourdigitsofthe
MAC address).
IP Configuration
Theadministratormayusethis optiontomanuallydefinethe
IPaddress oftheNAS.Ifthehub/router/switchinyournetwork
hasaDHCPserver,thentheNAS will automaticallybeassigned
anIP address.

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TheNAS canalsoactasaDHCPserverwhenoneis not
presentinyournetwork.ThedefaultIPoftheNAS inDHCP
servermodeis"169.254.0.1" and anydevice thatis linked tothe
networkcontainingwill beassignedanIPof"169.254.0.x"
automatically

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Maintenance
Theadministratorcanperform maintenance tasksonthe
NAS here.
Updatethefirmwareonlyifyouareexperiencingproblemswith
yourNAS.New firmwarefiles maybe availabletodownload(if
designed)fromwebsite http://www.gembird.nl,please,askusing
“Support” page.
Afterupdatingthefirmwareorresettingtofactorydefaults,
pleasemakesurethatyourestarttheNAS andrefreshyour
browser.

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SambaAdministration
SambaenablesthecorefunctionoftheNASwhichis network
filesharing.
Thisoptionallowstheadministratortodeterminethe
folders/directoriestobeshared.Inhere,youcancreate,rename
anddeletefolders/directoriesinyourNAS.Allthe
folders/directoriesintherootdirectorythatwerepreviouslyin

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yourharddrivebeforeitwasinstalledintheNAS will alsobe
showninthe"FolderList".
Thearrowkeysinthemiddleareusedtodetermineifthe
selected folder/directoryistobeshared.Passwordprotectionfor
eachsharedfoldercanalsobeimplemented.
Creatingfolders/directoriesthroughthewebcontrolpanel,
pleaseuseonlyEnglishalphabets .
FTP Configuration
AbbreviatedfromFileTransferProtocol,FTPenablesfile
exchangebetweencomputers ontheInternet.TheNAS canwork
asastand-aloneFTP serverwhenit is assigned astaticIP.
AnonymousFTP isdisabled bydefault.
Theadministratorcandetermineiftheusershavereador
writepermissionandthe"HomeDirectory"will bethe
folder/directorytheanonymoususercanaccess uponlogging in.
TheAccount List displaysthecurrent FTP useraccounts,the

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administratorcanadd newusers,modifytheirpermissions,
temporarydisableusersand deleteusers.

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Disk Utility
Ifyouhaveinstalledanew harddriveintheNASthatis not
formatted,thiswill betheplace toformat it totheFAT32 format.
Since theNASsupportspowermanagement,youcanalso
determinethetimetheharddrivehavetobeinactiveinorderfor
theNAS toentersleep mode.
TheScanDiskfunctioncanbeusedtodetectpotential
problemswiththeharddrive.Clickontherefreshbuttonto
displaythescandiskresult.