LogiLink NS0045A User manual

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User Manual |
NS0045A / NS0046A
Gigabit NAS Server
for 3.5" SATA HDD
www.LogiLink.com
Size: 105 x 148mm
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According to the European WEEE directive, electrical and electronic equipment
must not be disposed with consumers waste. Its components must be recycled
or disposed apart from each other. Otherwise contaminative and hazardous
substances can pollute our environment.
You as a consumer are committed by law to dispose electrical and electronic devices to
the producer, the dealer, or public collecting points at the end of the devices lifetime for
free. Particulars are regulated in national right. The symbol on the product, in the user's
manual, or at the packaging alludes to these terms. With this kind of waste separation,
application, and waste disposal of used devices you achieve an important share to
environmental protection.
1.0 Safety Instruction
Put the Device always on a stable and straight Surface. In case of falling it can be damaged.
Don’t place the Device into direct Sunlight or in Places with high Temperature. This can
damage the Device or shorten his average useful Life.
Don’t place it in the near of Heat Sources, like Radiators or other heat producing Devices.
Don’t expose the Device to Rain, Water, Wetness or high Humidity.
Don’t place it in the Bathroom or the Kitchen in the near of a Sink. Avoid the direct Contact
with Water.
Don’t try to open the Device.
Prior to the first use of our product make a backup of your data.
We are not liable for any loss of data, unless you can accuse us intention or gross
negligence.
In any case, liability for loss of data is limited to the effort that is necessary to restore from
existing backup copies.
Congratulations to the Purchase of NS0045A/NS0046A !
Please read the Manual and Safety Instructions before using the product for the first time.
Otherwise damage can be the result.

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2.0 Introduction
2.1 Feature
• Supports SMB, and FTP allowing data access among Windows, Mac, and Linux
• Supports iTunes server can easily share music files with iTunes users
• BitTorrent supported could be used as a download center
• Web-based management interface, easy configuration, setting and management
• Built-in DHCP Client
• With USB 2.0 host interface for USB stick connectivity
2.2 Specification
Interface/ LAN: USB 2.0 (Host) x1/ Gigabit x 1
Drive Type: 3.5” SATA HDD x 1(NS0045A)
3.5” SATA HDD x 2 (NS0046A)
Networking Protocols: SMB/CIFS, FTP
BitTorrent Download
iTunes Music Server
Supports media server for video streaming
HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability
File System: FAT32 (Read/Write) / NTFS (Read/Write)
USB 2.0(Flash Driver, external HDD, SD card Reader)
Languages: English, German
LargestsingleHDDcapacitysupport>3TB
Power Source: External Universal Switching Power Adapter (12V)
RAID Management: RAID 0, RAID 1, JBOD (only for NS0046A)
Supports Windows, Mac OS, and Linux
2.3 Package Content
1 x Gigabit NAS (NS0045A or NS0046A)
1 x LAN Cable
1 x CD with Easy Installer Tool
1 x Power Adapter (NS0045A: 12V, 2A; NS0046A:12V, 4A)
1 x User Manual

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3.0 Overview:
3.1 Front View:
NS0045A
One Ba
y
Gi
g
abit NAS
NS0046A
Two Ba
y
s Gi
g
abit NAS

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3.2 LED Definition
NS0045A
Label Color Function
System Status
+
HDD Status
Blue Blue LED indicates power is on and hard drive status is good for
this slot.
OFF If there is no hard drive, the LED is OFF.
Blinking This LED will blink blue when the hard drive is being accessed.
LAN
Green LAN link established and active
OFF NO LAN link
Blinking Valid Ethernet packet being transferred
USB Host
detect
Orange Orange LED indicates pen drive status is good for this port.
Blinking This LED will blink orange when the pen drive is being accessed.
NS0046A
Label Color Function
System Status
+
HDD 2 Status
Blue Blue LED indicates power is on and hard drive status is good for
this slot.
OFF If there is no hard drive, the LED is OFF.
Blinking This LED will blink blue when the hard drive is being accessed.
Red If hard drive defected in this RAID or hard drive is failure, the LED
is red.
Blinking This LED will blink red when the raid1 is Building.
System Status
+
HDD 1 Status
Blue Blue LED indicates power is on and hard drive status is good for
this slot.
OFF If there is no hard drive, the LED is OFF.
Blinking This LED will blink blue when the hard drive is being accessed.
Red If hard drive defected in this RAID or hard drive is failure, the LED
is red.
Blinking This LED will blink red when the raid1 is Building.
LAN
Green LAN link established and active
OFF NO LAN link
Blinking Valid Ethernet packet being transferred
USB Host
detect
Orange Orange LED indicates pen drive status is good for this port.
Blinking This LED will blink orange when the pen drive is being accessed.
Buzzer When the raid failure alert, until the shutdown to replace hard disk

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3.3 Rear View:
NS0045A:
NS0046A:
Rear View Identification
DC IN, Power jack 12V
Power Switch
Gigabit LAN
USB port : Support Flash Driver, external HDD, SD card Reader
Reset Button: Press this button for at least 5 seconds to reset NAS to its default settings.

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4.0 Hardware Installation
4.1Install Hard Drive
The following guidelines provide information for the first time installation of your NAS.
Before you can get started on the configuration and setup, you will need to install hard
drives on your device.
1. On the bay cover, press in the indicator to open the cover. The cover pops open.
2. Open the Case cover, install hard drivers on NAS. Slide the HDD assembly into place
until it is flush in the rail track. The HDD must be flush with the rail track.
3. Close the Case cover.
4. Connect NAS to your router or Ethernet switch with an Ethernet cable.
5. Plug in the power cable and then press power button to power on. The status LED
starts to blink. This process may take 1 to 2 minutes.
Note:
In the event of failure or improperly installed HDDs, the HDD LEDs is red. Please power off
and follow the steps above again
4.2 Connect to Desktop PC
Set your PC’s IP settings to match the network subnet group of the NAS.
Example:
Logilink NAS default IP settings: 192.168.16.1
Configure your PC to these settings: 192.168.16.X (Whereas X represents a number from 1
to 254 other than 1).

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5.0 Environment Setting
Connect by using the NetTool utility: available for Windows and Mac OS X
Connect through the web browser -- available for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux
5.1 NetTool Setting:
The Logilink Gigabit NAS NS0045A or NS0046A provides user-friend NetTool Utility for
quick NAS finder and setting. The NetTool utility is used to detect devices on the local
network (same subnet)
1. Insert the provided CD into your CD drive.
2. Windows users may get an AutoPlay prompt as follows. Select Run NetTool.exe to
continue the process.
3. If devices are not automatically found, click “Search Device” to scan NAS.

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4. After a device is detected, select an NAS device information from your NAS, such as:
firmware version, NAS DescrIptIon, Mac address, IP address, Protocol and Disk
information is displayed on the main page.
Funation button DescrIptIon
Seach Device Click button, and then system will scan connected Logilink NAS.
Device
Management
Click to access the login screen of the selected device. The web
interface of the device displays through your default browser.
File Explorer Mount the NAS SAMBA share, you can access the shortcut from
your computer or Windows Explorer.
Setup Wizard Your default web browser opens to display the system Setup Wizard
screen

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5. For the first time, please click “Setup Wizard” and the following web interface of the
device displays through your default browser. Please refer to Chapter 6.0 for Setup.
5.2 Browser Setting
Open the browser (Firefox, Internet explorer, Chrome or Others Browser)
1. Please Input the default device name. For one bay NS0045A, please input \\NS0045A
or http://NS0045A ; for NS0046A, 2 bays, please input \\NS0046A or http://NS0046A.
Then, you will connect with the Devise and get into the setting place.
2. If your Intranet environment doesn’t support DHCP Service, please change your IP
setting and input the default IP Address http://192.168.16.1, then, you will connect with
the Devise and get into the setting place.
NAS default IP address: 192.168.16.1
3. You can key in user name: “admin” and password: “admin” to login NAS. (See Chapter
6.0 Quick Wizard Setup or Chapter 7.0 Web Management)

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4. The NAS device must be configured and initialized. After click “File Explorer”, Mount the
NAS SAMBA share will appear as following figure.
5. Click “Setup Wizard”, Your default web browser opens to display the system Setup
Wizard screen.
6. Click icon to begin the initialization process.

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6.0 Quick Wizard
The NAS Quick Wizard Interface allows you to configure your personal settings easily.
Please key in user name: “admin” and password: “admin” to login NAS to setup.
6.1 Setup Wizard
Click icon Link to following settings:
1) Device Settings
Administrator can set device name, description and select language on this page.

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Device Name
Enter the name of the NAS. The server name can be 15 characters long at maximum,
which supports alphabets, numbers, and hyphen (-). The server does not accept names
with space, period (.).
Description
Enter the description of the NAS. The server description can be 50 characters long at
maximum, which supports alphabets, numbers, and hyphen (-). The server does not accept
names with space, period (.).
Language
Administrator can select the display language on the drop-down menu on this page of the
NAS. (Default Language: English)
2) Time Settings
Administrator can set the date, time, and time zone according to your location on this page.
Date, Time and NTP
NTP Server Disable:
Click the Disable button and Set the date, time, and time zone according to your location.

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NTP Server Enable:
You can enable this option to update the date and time of the system automatically with
specified NTP server.
3) Disk Management
Administrator can select the file system and format the internal storage device on this page.
IMPORTANT:
The Format process will erase all data from the hard drive. Make sure that the NAS is
connected to a power source and is not powered down during this process to prevent
damage to the system.
NS0045A:
1. Select the Disk, Create Disk Partition and Format the internal storage device as XFS or
EXT3 format.
2. Click “Format” to begin the initialization process.

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3. Click OK to confirm the Disk initialization process.
4. Do not power down or disconnect the power adapter to prevent failure or damage to
your system.
5. The initialization Process starts and the following display is shown.
6. The designated HDD LED blinking during the initialization process.
7. The initialization completed screen displays, see the following figure.

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8. Check the hard disk information.
NS0046A:

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1. If you just want to use single mode hard disk separately, not to get into the RAID mode,
please click the hard disk format button to format HDD. Then you can use it.
2. When there are two Hard Disks inside the NAS, you could enable this function. You
could select JBOD/RAID 0/RAID 1 different modes. Create the Raid Mode and disk will
be formatted.
3. Click “Format” to begin the initialization process.
4. Click OK to confirm the Disk initialization process.
5. Do not power down or disconnect the power adapter to prevent failure or damage to
your system.

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6. The initialization Process starts and the following display is shown.
7. The designated HDD LED blinking during the rebuilding process.
8. The time required to rebuild a system is dependent on the RAID type selected and the
size of hard drives.
9. The initialization completed screen displays see the following figure.

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10. Check the hard disk information.
4) Administrator Settings
Administrator can change the password on this page.
Password
Input range: 5~20 characters.
The invalid characters are: " / \ [ ] : ; | = , + * ? < > ` '

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5) Network Settings
Administrator can select protocol type on this page.
Obtain the IP address settings automatically via DHCP
If your network supports DHCP, the NAS will use DHCP protocol to retrieve the IP address
and related information automatically. If NAS cannot obtain an IP at the boot time, the IP
will be configured as the default IP -- 192.168.16.1.
Use static IP address
To use fixed IP address for network connection, enter the IP address, subnet mask, and
default gateway.
DNS
Primary DNS Server: Enter the IP address of the primary DNS.
Secondary DNS Server: Enter the IP address of the secondary DNS.