i-Stor iS607 User manual

User Manual
(English/Deutsch/
中文
)
v1.0
August 23, 2007
Dual-Bay Storage Enclosure for
3.5” Serial ATA Hard Drives
LAN+ USB2.0 Combo External RAID 0, 1 Subsystem
iS607

i-Stor LAN User Guide
Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION ..........................1
PACKAGE CONTENTS..........................................1
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS.....................................1
DETAILED VIEW ..................................................2
Front View....................................................2
LED Indicators..............................................2
Rear View.....................................................2
QUICK INSTALLATION GUIDE................................3
ABOUT DATA BACKUP.........................................3
CHAPTER 2 - SYSTEM SETUP..........................4
HDD INSTALLATION ............................................4
Power ON/OFF Procedure...........................5
HOW TO LOGIN ...................................................6
Login on a PC ..............................................6
Login on a Mac ............................................9
Peer to Peer.................................................9
Bonjour.......................................................10
CHAPTER 3 - WEB CONFIGURATION............11
Basic ..........................................................11
Control Panel .............................................11
Personal Info..............................................11
Logout........................................................11
QUICK SETUP...................................................12
Wizard........................................................12
Add User....................................................13
Add Group..................................................13
Add Share..................................................14
USERS AND GROUPS ........................................15
User Management .....................................15
Group Management...................................16
FILE AND PRINT ................................................17
File Server..................................................17
Share Management ...................................18
Printer Server.............................................19
SYSTEM ...........................................................19
LAN Settings..............................................19
Time Settings.............................................20
Turn Off Server ..........................................20
Information.................................................21
Disk Usage.................................................21
NETWORK SERVICE ..........................................22
DHCP Server .............................................22
Bonjour...................................................... 22
BTorrent .................................................... 23
MAINTENANCE ................................................. 24
Disk Utility.................................................. 24
RAID Setting.............................................. 25
Firmware Upgrade .................................... 28
Restore Configuration............................... 29
Factory Reset............................................ 29
Log File...................................................... 30
Account Information.................................. 30
CHAPTER 4 - NETWORK STORAGE.............. 31
FILE ACCESS ON A PC ..................................... 31
FTP............................................................ 31
Windows Explorer..................................... 32
Mapping a Network Drive.......................... 32
FILE ACCESS ON A MAC ................................... 34
SMB........................................................... 34
FTP............................................................ 35
CHAPTER 6 - ADDITIONAL FEATURES......... 36
UPNP ............................................................. 36
BONJOUR &ITUNES ......................................... 36
iTunes........................................................ 37
USB BACKUP .................................................. 38
USB PRINTER ................................................. 38
Installation on a PC................................... 38
Installation on a Mac................................. 41
BTORRENT...................................................... 44
CHAPTER 7 - APPENDIX................................. 46
SPECIFICATIONS .............................................. 46
TECHNICAL TERMS........................................... 46
BitTorrent™............................................... 46
Torrent™................................................... 46
EXT2 ......................................................... 46
EXT3 ......................................................... 46
FAT32........................................................ 46
NTFS......................................................... 47
LAN ........................................................... 47
FTP............................................................ 47
SMB........................................................... 47
FAQ ............................................................... 47
ABOUT THIS MANUAL ....................................... 48

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Chapter 1 - Introduction
A SATA enclosure like no other, the i-Stor LAN offers the latest in network attached storage
technology. Workstations connected to the same network have access to the i-Stor’s
massive dual bay storage space. Plus, with 2 available USB host ports, any attached USB
device is also accessible on the network. Used in conjunction with BitTorrent™, the i-Stor
LAN can be set to download media files from the Internet and save them onto its internal
SATA hard drives. With powerful RAID technology, all your downloaded media and data
files can be safely backed up.
Product Dimensions: 24.5cm x 14cm x 8.3cm
9.6in x 5.5in x 3.3in
Package Contents
•i-Stor LAN (no HDD included)
•Power Adapter;
Input 100-240V, Output +5V/4.2A, +12V/3A
•Ethernet Cable
•Utility CD
•Manual
Note: Package contents may vary, depending on vendor & version.
System Requirements
•Computer with internet browser and network access for setup
•Switch or Router with one free Ethernet port for the i-Stor LAN
•For RAID 0 & 1, two SATA hard drives of identical capacity and make are required
Supported Operating Systems:
•PC running Win2000, WinXP or Windows Vista
•Mac running Mac OS 10.2 or later
Note: For external USB devices, we recommend using self-powered USB drives. If two
bus-powered USB drives are connected at the same time, at least one of them needs to
be powered by an external power supply.
MS-DOS, Microsoft, Windows 2000/XP/Vista are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Apple Macintosh,
iTunes and Mac are trademarks of Apple Computer. BitTorrent™ and Torrent™ are trademarks of BitTorrent,
Inc. All other third party brands and names are the property of their respective owners.

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Detailed View
For a detailed description on how each of these ports and buttons work, please refer to the
following chapters.
Front View
1. ON/OFF switch (blue when ON)
2. Ventilation holes
3. Status LEDs (see LED Indicators)
4. USB port (upstream)
5. USB backup button
LED Indicators
green yellow
1. OS 2. HDD
1. System LED
ON = System ready
OFF = System shut down
Blinking = System booting
2. Activity LED
ON = Error (disk not found or RAID error)
OFF = No disk activity
Blinking = Data access
Note: After turning on the power, it takes about one minute for the system to boot.
Rear View
1. Micro security slot
2. Smart fan for ventilation
3. Gigabit Ethernet port
4. Reset button
5. Reboot button
6. USB port (upstream)
7. Power receptacle
Note: To reset the device to its factory default settings, turn on the power and wait for the
system to boot. Press and hold the Reset button for 5 seconds, then release it to reset it.
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Quick Installation Guide
Following is a quick installation guide to get you up and running. For further details on
each of the settings, please refer to Chapter 2 and subsequent chapters.
1. Install at least one hard drive.
2. Connect the Ethernet cable from your network router or switch to the i-Stor LAN.
3. When everything is connected, turn the i-Stor LAN on and give it about one minute
to boot up.
4. Access the web configuration interface via your web browser. See “How to login” in
Chapter 2.
5. Go to the Maintenance menu and use the disk utility to format the drive. If two
identical drives are installed, you can also go to the RAID Setting section and create
your RAID array.
6. Once the drive has been formatted, go to the Basic menu and follow the quick setup
wizard. This will help you to set up the IP configuration, add the first user and
prepare file sharing.
7. You are now ready to start sharing or downloading files.
Note: Set the speed for your network card to AUTO and not full or half speed.
Note: Without installing and formatting a drive first, most functions will not be available
(example: User&Group Management, BitTorrent download).
About Data Backup
To protect your files and help prevent the loss of your data, we strongly recommend that
you keep two copies of your data, one copy on your i-Stor and a second copy either on
your internal drive or another storage media such as a CD, DVD, Tape or an additional
external drive.
Any loss or corruption of data while using the i-Stor is the sole responsibility of the user,
and under no circumstances will the manufacturer be held liable for compensation or the
recovery of this data.

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Chapter 2 - System Setup
HDD Installation
Your unit may come with a pre-installed hard drive. Before opening such an enclosure,
please read the warranty and any other notes from your vendor carefully before doing so,
as this could void your warranty.
1. Remove the four screws from the
bottom of the case.
2. Push the inner enclosure out, and
remove the outer chassis.
3. Install the first hard drive by placing it
in the enclosure and connecting the SATA
plus power cables.
4. Mount the drive with two screws on
each side.
5. Attach the thermal probe with the tape
provided to the first hard drive.
Choose a location in between the two
drives but without damaging the thermal
probe when installing the second drive.
6. Install the second hard drive by placing
it in the enclosure and connecting the
SATA plus power cables.

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7. Mount the drive with two screws on
each side.
8. Slide the inner enclosure back into the
outer chassis.
9. Fasten the four screws to finish the
assembly.
Note: Be careful not to damage any cables or components, and make sure the cables are
connected firmly.
Power ON/OFF Procedure
Always connect the power adapter to your device before you plug it into the wall socket.To
turn on the power, press the ON/OFF switch. The blue backlight LED will turn on and the
unit will start to boot up. It will take about one minute for the drive to go online and be
ready. During boot up, the OS LED will be blinking.
To turn off the i-Stor LAN, stop all current downloads, then turn off the power using the
ON/OFF switch. Once the system has shut down, and if it will not be in use for a longer
period of time, remember also to remove the power supply from the wall socket.
Alternatively, the device can also be turned off using the admin interface via web browser.
Login, go to the Turn Off Server menu in the System area and turn the server off.

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How to login
To configure your i-Stor LAN, you will need to use the web browser, enter the IP address
and then use the web configuration for further setup. To find out the IP address of your
device once it is connected to the network, there are several different ways as described
on the following pages.
Login on a PC
Use the NetTool utility included on the CD. This will list the device automatically and allow
you to access the web configuration interface with a simple click of your mouse. You may
also use the same utility at a later point to map the network drive after you setup your
shares.
1. Turn on your i-Stor LAN and make sure it is connected to the same network as your
computer.
2. Start the NetTool utility by double clicking on the EXE file and then pressing the
Setup button.
3. Your i-Stor LAN will automatically show up in the device list, but if not, make sure
the NetTool has access to the network and search again. You might have to
configure your firewall or even temporarily turn it off.
4. Select your device and click on OK to start the setup wizard.
5. Before you can access the device, you will have to enter the admin password. The
default login is admin/admin, so enter admin for the password and press OK to login.
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6. In step 2, you can define the name for your device and set up the IP configuration.
We recommend using the “Automatically obtain an IP address (DHCP)”. When set,
press Next to continue.
7. In step 3, you can set up the date and time. Select your time zone from the drop
down menu, set the date, the time and then press Next to continue.
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8. In step 4, you can compare your new settings with the previous configuration. If you
find a mistake, go back to make changes but if everything is OK, press Save.
9. The setup wizard will remind you that the previous settings will now be updated with
the new configuration. Press OK to finish the setup wizard.
Note: Alternatively, you could also simply write down the IP address in the first step of the
setup wizard and then access the web configuration interface via your web browser.
Input the IP address in the URL field of your web browser, hit the Enter key, enter admin
for the username, once more admin for the password and then login. You can now use the
setup wizard online or configure the individual settings yourself.
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Login on a Mac
By default, the Bonjour service is not enabled, so the only way to access the login page is
by using its IP address. First, you will have to find out the IP address of your i-Stor LAN
and then use the web browser to access the web configuration interface.
1. Turn on your i-Stor LAN and make sure it is connected to the same network as your
computer.
2. Start the Terminal utility, which is usually located in your Applications folder under
Utilities.
3. Type nmblookup is607. This is the default name of your i-Stor LAN, so if that
has previously been changed and you don’t know the correct name, reset the
device first.
The command looks like this:
nmblookup is607
4. After entering the previous command and hitting the Enter key, it should return an
IP address, followed by the name you just entered.
5. Open your web browser and enter the IP address from the previous step to access
the web configuration interface.
6. The default username and password is admin.
Peer to Peer
If you connect the i-Stor LAN directly to your computer via Ethernet cable, you can access
it using its default IP 192.168.1.1. Open the web browser and enter 192.168.1.1 to access
the web configuration interface.

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Bonjour
If the Bonjour service on the i-Stor LAN is enabled, all you need to do is access the
Bonjour tab in your bookmarks folder and select the i-Stor LAN.
1. Turn on your i-Stor LAN and make sure it is connected to the same network as your
computer
2. Start your web browser (Safari). If not already displayed, click on the bookmarks
icon to show all bookmarks.
3. Select Bonjour and browse for the i-Stor LAN. Click on it to open the login page.
4. The default login for the i-Stor LAN is admin for both username and password.

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Chapter 3 - Web Configuration
Open your web browser, enter the IP address of your i-Stor LAN and login. The default
login is as follows:
Username: admin
Password: admin
For more information about the initial setup and finding your IP address, refer to Chapter 2.
Basic
The settings in this menu are aimed at the user who wants to quickly set up the LAN disk
and share files on the local network. Only the most basic functions and settings are
available but it is ideal for someone first using this device. For a more advanced set up,
see Control Panel.
Control Panel
This menu includes all the settings and information the i-Stor LAN offers. Sorted into
individual categories, the user can access only particular settings or adjust and modify
everything manually.
Personal Info
This menu is for the system administrator account. It includes the option to set the
password and some other options related to the web interface.
Logout
This can be used to logout once all the settings have been configured.
Note: Without installing and formatting a drive first, several functions will not be available
(example: User&Group Management, BitTorrent download).

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Quick Setup
The settings in this menu are aimed at the user who wants to quickly set up the LAN disk
and share files on the local network. Only the most basic functions and settings are
available but it is ideal for someone first using this device. For a more advanced set up,
see Control Panel.
Wizard
The setup wizard can be used to configure all the basic LAN settings for your i-Stor LAN.
For PC users, if you have followed the setup wizard in Chapter 2, there is no need to go
through this again unless you want to change some of the settings or have not yet
completed the setup.
For Mac users, follow the setup wizard from step 1 to 6 to quickly prepare your i-Stor LAN
for file sharing.
•Step 1: Select your preferred language for the web interface from the drop down list.
•Step 2: Set a new password for the web configuration interface. Not required but
strongly recommended.
•Step 3: If you prefer a different hostname for your i-Stor LAN, you can change the
name here, otherwise simply use the default name.
•Step 4: We recommend setting both IP Address and DNS Server to obtain the IP
automatically but if required, you can set it manually. If you need assistance in manually
filling out these fields, please contact your network administrator for help.
•Step 5: Set the date and time manually or select your time zone from the drop down list
and use a NTP server to synchronise the time via the internet.
•Step 6: Compare the new settings with the previous configuration and if OK, complete
the setup wizard to save the new settings.
Note: For a more detailed explanation of each of the settings, refer to System.

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Add User
Use this setup wizard to quickly add and configure a new user account.
•Step 1: Enter the user name and password for the new account. At the same time, you
can also create a private folder for that user and set the quota limit.
•Step 2: If there are other users already set up, they can be added to the user account
management.
•Step 3: In the last step you can configure the permissions to the shared folder and add
or remove other users.
Add Group
Use this setup wizard to quickly add a new group.
•Step 1: Enter the group name.
•Step 2: Configure which members will be included in this group by adding and
removing the members from the list.
•Step 3: Configure the share permissions by adding (read only or writable) and removing
the shares from the list.

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Add Share
Use this setup wizard to quickly add a new share.
•Step 1: Enter the share name and an optional description for the share.
•Step 2: Configure the Windows/FTP access permissions by adding (read only or
writable) and removing the members or group from the list.
•Step 3: Configure the NFS access permissions by adding unique IP addresses or a
subnet.
Note: For a more detailed explanation to each of the settings, refer to Users and Group
Management or File and Print.

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Users and Groups
In this menu, the admin can manage the users and groups for the i-Stor LAN. Start by
adding your users first, then create the groups and assign the members to their groups.
Note: If there is no hard drive installed or the HDD is not yet formatted, this menu is not
available.
User Management
In this section you can see all existing users for the i-Stor LAN and manage them by
adding or removing them from the list.
•Existing Users: Lists the current users of the i-Stor LAN.
•Adding Users: To add a new user, clear the form by pressing the “Clear Form” button,
then fill out a user name and password. The description is optional but will help you to
manage multiple users, so we recommend filling out a short description. If required, you
can create a private folder for that user and set a limit for the capacity. Once done,
press the “Save” button to create the new user. If you would like to add this user to an
existing group, select the user from the existing users list and press the “Groups” button
for further settings.
•Modifying Users: Select the user from the existing users list and modify the settings.
Once done, press the “Save” button to apply the new settings.
•Removing Users: To remove a user, select it from the existing users list and then
press the “Delete User” button.

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Group Management
In this section you can see all existing groups for the i-Stor LAN and manage them by
adding or removing them from the list. Groups are not required to grant access to the i-
Stor LAN but will help the admin to manage multiple users and easily share a folder
among a group of people.
•Existing Groups: Lists the current groups of the i-Stor LAN.
•Adding Groups: To add a new group, clear the form by pressing the “Clear Form”
button, then enter a new group name. Once done, press the “Save” button to create the
new group. If you would like to add some members to this group, select the group from
the existing groups list and press the “Members” button for further settings.
•Modifying Groups: Select the group from the existing groups list and modify the
members by pressing the “Members” button for further settings. Once done, press the
“Save” button to apply the new settings.
•Removing Groups: To remove a group, select it from the existing groups list and then
press the “Delete Group” button.