SilverStone NS312 User manual

NS312 User Guide
Version 1.0
SilverStone Technology Co., Ltd.
http://www.SilverStonetek.com
[email protected]
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Index
SilverStone NS312 Introduction.............................................................………
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First time Hardware Installation..................................................................….
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Booting up NS312...............................................................................……..….
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Notice: Format Your HDD using NS312 Disk Utility format software…….
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How to set up NS312................................................................................……
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Identifying and using NS312 on your network...................................…………
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Entering the system management page...............................................……...…
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1. Manage the Users and Groups....................................................……..
A. To add a user........................................................................…….
B. To delete a user....................................................................…….
C. To place a user into a group................................................……….
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2. File Management.........................................................................….…..
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A. File Server................................................................................…..
B. FTP Server Setting....................................................................……
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C. NFS Server Setting...................................................................……
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D. Guest Access Setting.............................................................……..
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E. Share Management..............................................................…….…
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3. System Settings..............................................................................…….
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A. Network Setting.......................................................................….
B. Time Setting............................................................................……
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C. Turn Off Server.........................................................................…
D. Information..............................................................................…..
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E. Disk Usage...............................................................................….
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4. Maintenance..................................................................................……
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A. Disk Utility................................................................................…
B. Firmware Upgrade...............................................................………
C. Save Configuration................................................................…….
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D. Restore Configuration............................................................……
E. Factory Reset..........................................................................…….
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Account Management...............................................................................……
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Log Out........................................................................................................…
What is NAS?
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NAS is the abbreviation of Network Attached Storage, which represents a HDD
based storage box can be connected with a RJ-45 network cable. It could be
accessed by all the devices located on the same IP network range, some
advanced version could be also connected by a outside device (i.e. another IP
network range or WWW), and would be identified as an accessible storage disk
through “Network Neighborhood” (Microsoft Windows) /Apple Macintosh OS or
Linux Samba, with user/group privilege setting function equipped, it could even
prevent important data/files from being accessed by unauthorized people.
Using a NAS, you don’t have to keep your original datacenter PC server
operating all day long anymore, a smaller size, more stable, less
power-consumption, less heat, less cost, easier to build-up device would make
your life more convenient!
SilverStone NS312 Introduction
What’s the difference?
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NS312, it’s not only an ease of use network storage, with it’s integrated USB client
chip, it is a dual-function HDD box, users could use it as a NAS where network
connection is available or bring it as a portable HDD external enclosure,
accessing it via its USB 2.0 client jack. This dual-functionality design gives users a
great deal of flexibility to access the unit anytime, anywhere.
First time Hardware Installation
Content Check List:
1. NS312 Main Unit 3. Installation CD-ROM 2. Quick Installation Guide
5. USB Connection Cable
4. RJ
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45 Network Cable
6. Power Ada
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Hard disk drive may come pre-installed or leave to user’s integration.
Booting up NS312
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Assembly
1.Put in a hard disk drive, if the NS312 version you got already has hard disk drive
installed. Please skip this step and jump to step 2.
(1) Open the upper cover of NS312 through the top 4 screws with your hands.
(2)Use the screws provided in the accessory packet, screw and secure the HDD
on the bracket.
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(3)Place the secured HDD in the bracket with lines all connected, and put it
back into the case.
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(4)Place the top panel and screw it back onto the case (Remember to
place top panel so the heat absorbing pad is right above HDD and
not above all the lines).
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2. Plug the attached RJ-45 cable and power adapter core into the “LAN” and
“DC IN” plugs.
3. Plug the other side of the RJ-45 cable into a network connection such as a
cable modem, router, or a hub. This is how NS312 are able to be accessed
by other users off a remote area.
(This is very important for NS312, when booting up, NS312 would automatically
detect whether the operation mode is NAS function or USB hard disk drive
external enclosure by identifying if there’s any activity from RJ-45 network
side.)
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4. Plug the other side of the power core into the power plug.
5. Press the power switch at the front panel.
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If NS312 is not connected to the internet, NS312 can be used as an external HDD
storage device without using the network cable. Just plug USB cable, the B side
to NS312, connect the other side to your computer’s USB connection, that’s all
you need to do, no adjustment necessary!
Notice: Format Your HDD using NS312 Disk Utility format software.
After we boot up NS312 and enter the administration page, NS312 would inform
us that our HDD needs to be formatted. (If we’re not using a whole new HDD here,
please go directly to Control Panel →Maintenance →Disk Utility to use NS312
format tool.) To using NS312 as both a NAS and USB 2.0 HDD external enclosure,
we need to format our HDD here into FAT32 file system format, please don’t use
your Windows based PC/laptop to format the HDD, for Windows embedded
format utility could only format a HDD partition no more than 32GB, it’s quite
inconvenient if you’re using a large volume HDD in NS312.
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How to set up NS312
1. After NS312 is booted up, use a web browser (i.e. Microsoft Internet Explorer) to
login NS312, there would be some different steps needed to be taken
accordingly.
A. For users have a DHCP server in your network environment, (home
environment with DSL or cable modem router or office environment…)
please use the CD-ROM attached SearchNAS_for_silverstone145.exe
executive file to automatically find the assigned IP address in your
intranet for NS312. If you want to access NS312 for file transferring rather
than managing it, simply type \\SSTNAS using web browser to enter
NS312.
B. For users don’t have a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) based
network environment (no internet access or direct connection to a
computer…) please make sure the IP address of your computer is
located in 192.168.1.x range, if not, please change your original IP
address within the 192.168.1.x address range, here, we use 192.168.1.34
for example.
i. For Microsoft Windows users. (we use XP Home/Professional for your
reference here)
‧Please click “Start” →”Control Panel” →”Network Connections.”
‧Right-click the network connection you’re using.
‧Choose “Properties” →“General” tag, double-left-click Internet
Protocol (TCP/IP) to enter the configuration window
‧Choose “General” →”Using the following IP address,” set
your PC/NB IP address to 192.168.1.34, Netmask to 255.255.255.0
‧Click “Ok” twice to complete the setting.
‧Please jump to step 2 for advanced setting instruction.
ii. For Apple Macintosh users. (we use OSX for your reference here)
‧Select the “Open Transport Control Panel” from the “Control
Panels” folder in the “Apple” or open the file directly with this path.
“Local Macintosh Hard Disk” →”System Folder” →”Control
Panels” →”TCP/IP”)The control panel will look like this.
‧Select “Using Static IP address,” set your PC/NB IP address
to 192.168.1.34, Netmask to 255.255.255.0
‧Click “Ok” twice to complete the setting.
‧Please jump to step 2 for advanced setting instruction.
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2. Log in NS312 using its default IP address “192.168.1.209,” (Non-DHCP based
network), if you’re under a DHCP based environment, use the
delivery-attached SearchNAS_for_silverstone145.exe to find the NS312 IP
address or directly type the default Network Neighbor name “SSTNAS” in your
computer’s file manager software to connect to NS312 user interface.
Identifying and using NS312 on your network
After completing the hard disk format procedure, the default enabled
“Anonymous access” function would enable you identify NS312 on your windows
based “Network Neighborhood.” The default NetBEUI name of NS312 is “SSTNAS”,
you could type “SSTNAS” in a file browser and access its anonymous access area
for file exchanging. Or you could simply use our
SearchNAS_for_silverstone145.exe software in the attached CDROM, it would
automatically find out the current NS312 locates in your LAN, double click on the
NS312 being found to enter the administration page for proceeding related
configurations.
Insert the CD and choose “SEARCH NAS” program and click “SETUP”
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There will be a set of IP ADDRESS showing up on the right side, write it
down.
P Please enter pre-set password “admin＂
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Go to next step after time is set
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Open the Internet Explorer and enter “http://IP ADDRESS you wrote down”
and press “enter”, afterward you will enter a web page, enter “admin” at
the place it asks for your name and password, and you can enter setup
page.(“Format HDD” after entering setup page).
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Entering the system management page
Type in the default administrator account and password, the default account
and password are both “admin” to log in, you can see the following screen
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1. Manage the Users and Groups
You could manage the user accounts through “Control Panel” →“Users and
Groups”
. A. To add a user.
i. Fill in the desired new user account and password (twice for
confirming), you could decide whether the Private folder would be
created or not, and enable/disable the disk quota.
The “Disk Quota” function are not supported by using FAT32 format
HDD.
ii. Click “Save” to create the account.
B. To delete a user.
i. Click on the account you want to delete from the “Existing Users” list.
ii. Click the “Delete User” on the bottom and click “Yes” to delete.
C. To place a user into a group.
i. If you want to file an account into an existed Group, click the account
in the “Existing Users” list and click “Groups” on the bottom, the screen
would show the current existing Groups, you could use “Add” or
“Remove” to manage the account adopting Groups level privileges,
click “Save” to finish the Group setting.
P.S. You could manage your groups in the same way to add/remove
an account.
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2. File Management
NS312 is a sharing center for you to share your data, files, music, movies with
authorized users by your own. Here you can set the related information for
your NS312 to be recognized on the intranet where it operates.
A. File Server
Through File Server settings, you could decide what and how the users
created on NS312 to access it.
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