LevelOne FNS-6000 User manual

LevelOne
FNS-6000
Desktop NAS w/ 2-bay, Printer Server & Broadband
Router
User’s Manual
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CUSTOMER SERVICE
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contacts.
TRADEMARKS
LevelOne NAS
TM
is the trademark of Digital Data Communications.
Microsoft
®
, Windows
® and Internet Explorer ® are registered trademarks of Microsoft Inc. Novell ® a
n
N
etWare
® are registered trademarks of Novell Inc. Apple ® and Macintosh ® are registered trademark
s
of Apple Computer Inc. All other brand or product names are trademarks of their respective companie
s
or organizations.
LIMITED WARRANTY
In no event shall LevelOne’s liability exceed the price paid for the product from direct, indirect
,
special, incidental, or consequential software, or its documentation. LevelOne offers no refunds for it
s
products. LevelOne makes no warranty or representation, expressed, implied, or statutory
,
with respect to its
products or the contents or use of this documentation and all accompanying software, and
specifically
disclaims its quality, performance, merchantability, or fitness for any particula
r
FCC STATEMENT
LevelOne has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to
Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protectio
n
against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and ca
n
radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used according to the instructions
,
may cause harmful interference to
radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in
a particular
installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which is
found by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one
or more of the following measures:
z Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna
z Increase the separation between the equipment or device
CAUTION
Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. replace only with the same or
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Contents
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Introduction...............................................................................................................................................5
Package Contents ......................................................................................................................................5
System Overview ......................................................................................................................................5
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Installing the Hardware.............................................................................................................................
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Set-up Before First Operation .................................................................................................................11
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Accessing the Administration Page.........................................................................................................14
Server Administration .............................................................................................................................15
Quick Configuration................................................................................................................................17
System Settings .......................................................................................................................................17
Network Settings.....................................................................................................................................18
Disk Configuration..................................................................................................................................23
User Management....................................................................................................................................24
Network Share Management...................................................................................................................26
System Tools...........................................................................................................................................27
Statistics & Logs .....................................................................................................................................29
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Using Microsoft Windows ......................................................................................................................30
Using the Apple Mac Operating System.................................................................................................31
Using the Unix/Linux Operating System ................................................................................................37
Using Novell NetWare............................................................................................................................37
Using a Web Browser..............................................................................................................................37
Using File Transfer Protocol (FTP).........................................................................................................37
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Enabling Network Printer Service...........................................................................................................38
Setting Up the Printer on Your Computer...............................................................................................38
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Shutdown/Restart the Server...................................................................................................................43
Reset the Administrator Password & Network Settings..........................................................................43
Disk Failure or Malfunction....................................................................................................................43
Power Outage or Abnormal Shutdown....................................................................................................44
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Displayed Information.............................................................................................................................45
Checking IP Address, System and Disk Information..............................................................................45
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Using Web File Manager.........................................................................................................................47
Web File Manager Icon...........................................................................................................................49
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Introduction.............................................................................................................................................50
Screenshot ...............................................................................................................................................50
Operation Help........................................................................................................................................51
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Int
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Ch
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t
er
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Overview of the LevelOne FNS-600
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I
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uc
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on
Thank you for choosing the LevelOne FNS-6000. This product offers the following
features:
• Share your storage over Microsoft, Unix and Apple network.
• Protect your data via RAID technology and management.
• Easy administration through simple web interface.
• Built-in fi
r
e
wall
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N
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T
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out
e
r
function fo
r
Internet sharing.
P
ac
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age
C
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The LevelOne FNS-6000 box contains:
• LevelOne FNS-6000
• User’s Manual
• Power Cord
• One CAT 5 Network Cable
• Quic
k
Install
W
iza
r
d
CD-ROM
S
ys
t
em
O
verv
i
e
w
FNS-6000
• Front
LCD Panel
Setting
Switch A
Setting
Switch B
4 LED In
d
icato
r
s: Power, Error,
N
etwork, an
d
Dis
k
Access
LED Indicato
r
fo
r
WAN Port
LED Indicators fo
r
LAN Ports
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• Rear
V
iew
Dual Ventilation Fans Powe
r
Connection
Powe
r
Switch
LAN
Connectors
WAN
Connector Outpu
t
Connecto
r
for Printer
Configuration Rese
t
Switch
6

• Network Status Indicators
There are nine LED indicators at the lower right area of the rear panel. Each LED indicat
e
the network status of the corresponding WAN or LAN port as below:
Color Indicates
Green Current connection is at 100Mbps. The flashing light
indicates data is being transmitted.
Red Current connection is at 10Mbps. The flashing light
indic
a
tes d
a
ta is b
e
ing t
r
ans
m
itted
Indicato
r
li
gh
t
a
t
t
he lef
t
of
t
he LCD
p
anel
Shines when
p
ower is o
n
Indicates a s
y
ste
m
error which needs to be correcte
d
This light flashes when data is being trans
m
itted through the
network
This light flashes when data is being stored or retrieved fro
m
the
disks
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Ch
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2
I
ns
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a
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FNS
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Please follow these instructions to install your LevelOne FNS-6000.
1. Connecting the LevelOne FNS-6000 to the Internet
Consult the drawings below to make the connections.
• Broadband Internet Access via DSL Modem
Please use the network cable included with the LevelOne FNS-6000 to connect the
WAN port to the DSL modem.
FNS-6000
CAT5 Networ
k
Ca
b
le
DSL Modem
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• Broadba
n
d
Internet
A
ccess
v
ia Cable Mode
m
Please use the network cable to connect the WAN port to the cable modem.
Cable Modem
FNS-6000
Cable Modem
CAT 5Networ
k
Cable
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2. Connecting the PCs to the LevelOne FNS-6000
Simply connect one end of a network cable from the one of the LevelOne FNS-6000’s
LAN ports in to a network port of your computer.
FNS-6000
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3. Connecting the Printer
The FNS-6000 can provide the function of a network print server by connecting a printer
as shown in the diagram below. Please use the printer cable to connect the printer to th
e
printer port on the back of the LevelOne FNS-6000. Follow the softwar
e
installation procedures described in Chapter 5, and the LevelOne FNS-6000 is read
y
to print your documents.
FNS-6000
4. Connecting the Power
Please refer to the following diagrams to connect the power.
FNS-6000
1. Plug-in the power adaptor
and secure the screw knob.
2. Plug the power cord
i
nto
the
power adaptor.
3.
T
hen please plug in the
power to the electrical wall
socket
or extension cord.
Please
m
a
k
e su
r
e t
h
e powe
r
ad
a
pto
r
is safely secu
r
e
d
to t
h
e
b
ac
k
e
n
d
of the
FNS-6000 prior to plug-in the electrical wall socket or extension cord.
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