LevelOne GNS-1001 User manual

LevelOne
GNS-1001
1-Bay Gigabit Network Storage
User Manual
V1.0

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Table of Content
1Installation Hard Disk ....................................................................................................................................1
2Initial NAS ......................................................................................................................................................2
2.1 Easy Installer ...............................................................................................................................................2
3Getting Started..............................................................................................................................................7
3.1 Connect Web Control .................................................................................................................................7
3.1.1 Connect by IP Address..............................................................................................................................7
3.1.2 Connect by Device Name .........................................................................................................................7
3.1.3 Default Administrator User Name and Password ....................................................................................7
3.2 Connect Share Folder .................................................................................................................................8
3.2.1 Connect by IP Address..............................................................................................................................8
3.2.2 Connect by Device Name .........................................................................................................................9
3.2.3 Default Share Folder Password................................................................................................................9
4System Status ..............................................................................................................................................10
4.1 System Status............................................................................................................................................10
4.1.1 System Information................................................................................................................................10
4.1.2 Network Information .............................................................................................................................10
4.1.3 Service Information................................................................................................................................10
4.1.4 Change Language ...................................................................................................................................11
5Setup ...........................................................................................................................................................12
5.1 System Setup ............................................................................................................................................12
5.1.1 System ....................................................................................................................................................12
5.1.2 Data/Time...............................................................................................................................................13
5.1.3 Firmware Upgrade .................................................................................................................................14

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5.2 Network ....................................................................................................................................................17
5.2.1 DHCP Service ..........................................................................................................................................18
5.2.2 DDNS ......................................................................................................................................................19
5.3 Disk Setup .................................................................................................................................................20
5.3.1 Setup ......................................................................................................................................................20
5.3.2 S.M.A.R.T. ...............................................................................................................................................21
5.3.3 Disk Test .................................................................................................................................................22
5.3.4 Enhance..................................................................................................................................................22
5.4 System Log................................................................................................................................................23
5.4.1 System ....................................................................................................................................................23
5.4.2 Connection .............................................................................................................................................23
5.4.3 Event.......................................................................................................................................................24
5.5 User Management ....................................................................................................................................25
5.5.1 Folder Management...............................................................................................................................25
5.5.2 User Management..................................................................................................................................25
5.5.3 Rights Management ...............................................................................................................................26
5.6 Default ......................................................................................................................................................27
5.6.1 Reset to Default......................................................................................................................................27
6Service .........................................................................................................................................................28
6.1 Share Folder..............................................................................................................................................28
6.1.1 Service Management .............................................................................................................................28
6.1.2 Web Explorer (QuiXplorer).....................................................................................................................29
6.2 FTP Server .................................................................................................................................................30

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6.2.1 Service Management .............................................................................................................................30
6.2.2 Anonymous Management......................................................................................................................30
6.3 Media Server.............................................................................................................................................31
6.3.1 UPnP.......................................................................................................................................................31
6.3.2 iTunes .....................................................................................................................................................32
6.4 BT Download.............................................................................................................................................33
6.4.1 Transmission ..........................................................................................................................................33
7System Recovery .........................................................................................................................................34
7.1 System Recovery Mode ............................................................................................................................34
7.2 System Recovery Step by Step..................................................................................................................34
Default Settings
IPAddress
192.168.1.254
User Name
admin
Password
admin

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1Installation Hard Disk
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(Fig. 5)
(Fig. 6)
1. Remove the Hard Disk holder from the casing, loose 2 screws on the back & bottom. (Fig.
1)
2. Take out the inside Hard Disk Holder. (Fig. 2)
3. Insert the Hard Disk to the Hard Disk Holder. (Fig. 3)
4. Fasten the HDD to the holder from 2 sides with 2 screws each side. (Fig. 4)
5. Install the Hard Disk holder back to the casing. (Fig. 5)
6. Fasten the Hard Disk holder to the casing with 2 screws on the back & bottom. (Fig. 6)

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2Initial NAS
2.1 Easy Installer
1. Welcome to the LevelOne NAS Easy Installer, please click “Next” to start initial NAS.
2. Scan the NAS from network.

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3. Please select a current NAS, and double click or click “Next” button.
4. If the HDD is new (never formatted), it will show HDD information and ask you to format,
please click “Format” button to format.

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5. Formatting…
6. Set the device name, workgroup name and public share quota. (the system will show default by
your computer)

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7. After format finish, you can click the “Mount” button to mount a remote disk to your computer.
8. Select a device letter and check share folder.

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9. The first one, you have not any user, so you can used system default manager user: “admin” and
password is “admin”.
10. Finished, and you can easy to used.

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3Getting Started
3.1 Connect Web Control
3.1.1 Connect by IPAddress
From web browser type the NAS IP address, ex. http://192.168.1.254, and the IP
address you can used “Utility” to auto search.
3.1.2 Connect by Device Name
From web browser type the NAS device name, the device name is “GNS-1001”,
ex. http://GNS-1001, that also can used “Utility” to get it.
3.1.3 DefaultAdministrator User Name and Password
When connect the web user interface, the first page is login page, and the default
manager user and password is admin/admin.

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3.2 Connect Share Folder
3.2.1 Connect by IPAddress
From windows command type the NAS IP address, ex. \\192.168.1.254, and the IP
address you can used “Utility” to auto search.

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3.2.2 Connect by Device Name
From windows command type the NAS device name, the device name is “GNS-1001”,
ex. \\GNS-1001, that also can used “Utility” to get it.
3.2.3 Default Share Folder Password
The NAS must create a user that can connect the share service, create the user, you
can refer the user management page.

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4System Status
4.1 System Status
The first page is show the NAS’s information, and the left frame is main menu that include
system setup and system service, and the content’s top is the sub function, click this can
change the different function.
4.1.1 System Information
About the device name, group name, the NAS date/time, firmware version and default
language.
4.1.2 Network Information
This block will to show the NAS IP address and the mac address.
4.1.3 Service Information
This block will to show the NAS service status, the “ON” that mean the service is
startup and ready, if it showing “OFF” that mean the service is stop.

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4.1.4 Change Language
In this page, you can change the web user interface language by language draw-down
list, click and select a language.

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5Setup
5.1 System Setup
The system setup includes the system, network, DHCP service, date/time and firmware
upgrade.
5.1.1 System
System Information:
Device Name: the NAS device name.
Group Name: the NAS workgroup name.
SSL Service Status: if enable this service, the page will used HTTP + SSL, like
https://
Administrator Settings:
This can change the NAS administrator password, and set the web user interface idle
time, the idle time will logout user when the user never to operate the web over the
idle time.
Power Management:
Click the reboot button will reboot this NAS.

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5.1.2 Data/Time
This NAS is without RTC (real-time clock), so you must set the date & time when you
start up the NAS, or you enable the NTP (Network Time Protocol) that will auto
synchronize the date & time from internet.
Manual: manual setting the date & time.
Auto:
Daylight Saving Time: used daylight save time.
Time Zone: select a time zone.
NTP Server: select a NTP server or add a new NTP server, and you also can edit or
delete a NTP server.

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5.1.3 Firmware Upgrade
Upgrade the new firmware, you can select a firmware from local disk or usb device,
and click the new firmware the system will start to upgrade, and when the upgrade
finish, the NAS will reboot, and in this time, please do not anything or power off the
NAS, until the NAS upgrade finish.
Firmware Upgrade Step by Step:
1. Select a firmware file, and click it

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2. System load firmware and verify it.
3. Start upgrade firmware

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4. Firmware upgrade finish, and you must click “Reboot” to reboot system.
5. When the system reboot, the new firmware will be availabled, and if upgrade fail,
the NAS will can not startup, so you must used the system recovery that will be
restore the NAS, about the system recovery please refer to the system recovery
section.