NETGEAR ND508 - Network Drive - 8 GB User manual

Model ND508/ND520 Network Disk Drive Installation Guide
The NETGEAR
™
Model ND508 Network Disk Drive and Model ND520
Network Disk Drive provide an effective, scalable solution for networked PCs to
share stored files. The Model ND508/ND520 Network Disk Drive will be up
and running on your network in minutes.
This guide provides installation instructions for:
• Users of Microsoft
®
Windows
®
95, Windows 98, or Windows NT
®
• Users who have a compatible network card installed in their computers
All others should refer to the
Model ND508/ND520 Network Disk Drive
Resource
CD for hardware and software installation instructions.
This guide provides information for the Model ND508 Network Disk Drive and
the Model ND520 Network Disk Drive. The Model ND508 drive has 8
gigabytes (GB) of disk capacity, and the Model ND520 drive has 20 GB of disk
capacity. Illustrations may show either model; however, all information applies
to both models unless otherwise specified.
If you have not yet installed network cards in your computer, you can use the
NETGEAR Model FA310 network card. If you are setting up a network, you
can also use a NETGEAR Network Starter Kit, available at your local computer
retail store.
Start Here

Model ND508/ND520 Network Disk Drive Installation Guide
Verify that the package contains the following items, as shown in the
illustration:
• Model ND508/ND520 Network Disk Drive
• Power cord
• Rack mount kit
• Rubber footpads
• Category 5 10/100 Mbps UTP cable
• This installation guide
• Model ND508/ND520 Network Disk Drive Resource CD
• Please Read: MAC Address Labels
• Warranty & Owner Registration Card
• Support Information Card
Package Contents
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Rack mount kit
Rubber
footpads
Normal/Uplink
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Model
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HDLinkTx/Rx
Test
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Power
Model ND508/ND520 Network Disk Drive
Power
cord
Resource CD ,
Installation Guide,
Warranty & Owner
Registration Card,
Support Information Card,
MAC Address Labels
Auto 10/100 Mbps DUAL SPEED
DUAL SPEED
Auto 10/100Mbps
Network Disk Drive
10GByte
Category 5
10/100 Mbps
UTP cable

Model ND508/ND520 Network Disk Drive Installation Guide
The front panel of the Model ND508/ND520 Network Disk Drive has the
following features:
•Power LED
•Diagnostic LEDs:
—1 Ready LED
—1 HD LED
—1 100M LED
—1 FDX LED
—4 Disk Utilization LEDs
•Vista RJ-45 Network Port with built-in Link and Tx/Rx LEDs
•Normal/Uplink button
LED Description
The Model ND508/ND520 Network Disk Drive provides front-panel LEDs for
monitoring activity. The following table describes the LED indications.
Label Color Activity Description
Power Green On The network disk drive is on.
Ready Green Blinking The system is starting up or powering down.
On The system started up successfully and is ready for
use.
HD Green Blinking The network disk drive is reading from or writing to its
internal hard drive.
100M Green On The 100 Mbps Ethernet link is active.
Off The 10 Mbps Ethernet link is active.
FDX Green On Transmission is in full-duplex mode.
Off A link is not established, or the operation is in half-
duplex mode.
20% Green Off The network disk drive is less than 20% full.
On The network disk drive has reached 20% capacity.
40% Green On The network disk drive has reached 40% capacity.
60% Green On The network disk drive has reached 60% capacity.
80% Green On The network disk drive has reached 80% capacity.
All four Green Blinking The network disk drive has reached 95% capacity.
Link Green On The Ethernet link is established.
Tx/Rx Green Blinking The network disk drive is transmitting or receiving
data.
Product Illustration

Model ND508/ND520 Network Disk Drive Installation Guide
Vista RJ-45 Network Port with Built-in LEDs
The front panel of the Model ND508/ND520 Network Disk Drive provides one
vista RJ-45 network port. This standard connector accepts two-pair Category 5
unshielded twisted pair (UTP) copper wiring. The connector contains two
LEDs. The left LED is the Link LED, and the right LED is the Tx/Rx LED.
The following illustration provides an example of your Model ND508/ND520
Network Disk Drive in simple network.
Caution: 100 Mbps operation requires the use of Category 5 UTP
wiring with 100 Mbps certified connectors. NETGEAR highly
recommends using Category 5 cable so your network can operate at
either 10 or 100 Mbps.
Typcial Application
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Auto 10/100 Mbps DUAL SPEED
DUAL SPEED HUB DS108
Model DS108
hub
Key
10 Mbps
100 Mbps
Model ND508/ND520 Network
Disk Drive
Network Disk Drive
ND508
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Model ND508/ND520 Network Disk Drive Installation Guide
To connect your Model ND508/ND520 Network Disk Drive to the network:
1. Connect one end of a Category 5 10/100 UTP Ethernet cable to the RJ-
45 connector on the front panel of the Model ND508/ND520 Network
Disk Drive.
2. Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to a network hub port, as
shown in the example below.
Installation Procedures
Connect to the Network
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Model DS108
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100 Mbps
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Network Disk Drive
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MODEL
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Model ND508/ND520 Network Disk Drive Installation Guide
To connect the power cord to the Model ND508/ND520 Network Disk Drive:
1. Connect one end of the power cord to the power receptacle on the rear
panel of the Model ND508/ND520 Network Disk Drive, as shown below.
2. Connect the other end of the power cord to a standard power outlet.
3. Power on the network disk drive by pressing the power button on the
rear panel.
4. Verify that the LEDs on the front panel display the following:
•The Power LED is green, indicating that power to the network disk
drive is on.
•The Link and Ready LEDs are green, indicating that the network disk
drive is connected to the network and ready for use.
5. Verify that the Link LED is on. If this LED is not on, depress the
Normal/Uplink button on the front panel of the drive.
Caution: Use the appropriate power cord as required by your national
electrical codes and ordinances.
Connect the Power Cord
Rear Panel of the Model ND508/ND520
Network Disk Drive
9282FA
Fan Power
button
Power receptacle

Model ND508/ND520 Network Disk Drive Installation Guide
NETGEAR provides an automapping program to simplify setting up drive
mappings for your network disk drives. (Mapping is a Windows term that means
“assigning.”) This program automatically maps (or assigns) a drive letter to the
public folder of each network disk drive on your network. The NETGEAR
Network Disk Drive Automap Utility is located on the
Model ND508/ND520
Network Disk Drive Resource
CD. For instructions for manually mapping to
folders through Network Neighborhood, refer to
“Manually Mapping to Network Disk
Drives
,”later in this section.
Installing the Network Disk Drive Automap Utility
To install the utility:
1. Insert the Resource CD in the CD drive of your computer.
The Network Disk Drive Resource CD window opens.
2. Click on Map to NETGEAR Network Disk Drives.
If the Automap Utility was not previously installed on your computer, you
will be asked if you want to install it now.
3. Click on Yes to proceed with the installation.
The Welcome window opens.
4. Read the Welcome window, and click on Next.
The Choose Destination Location window opens.
5. Click on Next to install into the default location.
The Select Program Folder window opens.
6. Click on Next to install into the default location.
The Start Copying Files window opens.
7. Verify that the information in the Start Copying Files window is
correct, or go back to change information as necessary.
8. Click on Next to install the Automap Utility.
The Setup Complete window opens when installation is complete.
9. Click on Finish.
Some versions of Windows may require you to reboot. If you are prompted
to reboot, you should do so at this time.
Note: When you power on your PC, be sure to enter your network
password at the logon prompt. If you select Cancel to bypass the
network logon, you will be unable to access network disk drives or
any other drives on your network.
Map to the Network Disk Drive

Model ND508/ND520 Network Disk Drive Installation Guide
Automatically Mapping to Network Disk Drives
To automatically map to network disk drives:
1. Click on the FirstGear for Network Drives icon on your Windows
desktop.
TheAutomap Utility searches the network for network disk drives. The next
available drive letter will automatically be assigned to the Public folder of
any new NETGEAR network disk drives that have been added to your
network.
Manually Mapping to Network Disk Drives
For some network configurations, it is necessary to manually map the network
disk drive. If the Automap Utility did not locate your network disk drive, you
must map to it manually.
To manually map to network disk drives:
1. From the Start button, select Find > Computer, type the name of your
network disk drive at the prompt, and click on Find Now.
The default name of the network disk drive is NETGEARxxxxxx. The
xxxxxx of the default name is the last six digits of the 12-digit MAC address
of the network disk drive. The MAC address can be found on the bottom of
your drive or on the Please Read: MAC Address Labels card included in
your shipment.
2. Double-click on the network disk drive that you want to connect to.
3. Right-click on the Public folder of the network disk drive.
A menu opens.
4. From the menu, choose Map Network Drive.
5. In the Drive field, enter or select the drive letter you want to use for this
network disk drive.
6. Click on OK.
The network disk drive is ready for use.
If you cannot locate the network disk drive on your network, or if you prefer
to manually configure the IP address of your network disk drive, refer to
Reference Guide for the Model ND508/ND520 Network Disk Drive on your
Resource CD.

Model ND508/ND520 Network Disk Drive Installation Guide
You can start using the network disk drive as you would any other drive on your
network. For example:
•Browse to the drive in Windows Explorer or Network Neighborhood.
•Create and save shared files in the drive’s Public folder.
•Copy files to the drive for storage.
•Create shortcuts to folders that you use often.
In its default configuration, the network disk drive permits everyone on your
network to access files saved on the drive. The administrator can use the
Web-based administration tools to change access, if necessary.
Use the Network Disk Drive