ZyXEL Communications NSA-220 Series User manual

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NSA-220 Series
Network Storage Appliance
Firmware v1.00
Edition 1, 09/2008
DEFAULT LOGIN DETAILS
Web Address: nsa220
nsa220plus
Username: admin
Password: 1234
CONTENTS
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DEUTSCH 35
ESPAÑOL 69
FRANÇAIS 103
ITALIANO 137
日本語 173
SVENSKA 207
繁體中文 241
Copyright 2008 ZyXEL Communications Corporation
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Introduction
The NSA lets you share files and back up data on your home network. You
can also play video, music, and show photo files stored on the NSA using a
media client such as the DMA-1000.
How It Works
Above is the NSA in a home network. Users back up and share data on the
NSA. The DMA-1000 plays the NSA’s media files on the TV. A USB hard
drive provides extra storage space and files are copied directly from the USB
memory stick to the NSA.
Place the NSA behind a firewall and/or IDP (Intrusion Detection and
Prevention) device to protect it from attacks from the Internet.
Getting Started
• Install Hard Drives, 6
• Connect the NSA, 10
• Access the NSA, 12
• NSA Login, 15
• Create a Volume, 17
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• Map the NSA to Your Computer Network Drive, 21
• Using the NSA as a Multi-media Server, 23
• Backing up Files Using Memeo Autobackup, 29
See the User’s Guide on the included CD for details on configuring all of the
NSA’s features.
All graphics used in this guide are taken from NSA-220.
The DigiOn media client software is not included in NSA-220 Plus.

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Before You Begin
You need the following before you start:
• NSA
• Included CD containing the NSA Discovery Utility, Memeo Autobackup
program, Media Client software, and User’s Guide
• Power cord and power supply (external)
• Included Ethernet cable
• One or two SATA I or SATA 3.0 Gbit/s (Serial Advanced Technology
Attachment) compatible hard disk(s) with 15-pin SATA power connectors
• Philips screwdriver to install hard disks in the disk trays
• USB cable (optional: you only need this if you want to expand storage
capacity by connecting compatible USB (version 2) drives). It is
recommended that the USB device use it’s own external power adaptor
if it has one.
• Computer with Network Interface Card (NIC) and TCP/IP installed
• Network device such as a switch, router, or hub

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Install Hard Drives
Once you intall a hard drive on the NSA and create a volume, all existing data
on the disk will be erased. If you want to install two hard drives and configure
them as RAID volumes (see page 17), it is recommended to use the same
disk size and model for best performance.
 Hard drives are NOT hot swappable. The NSA must be
turned off before you remove or install hard drive(s).
 Creating a volume formats the hard drives. All data will
be lost. Back up any files on the disk to another
location before you install the disk in the NSA.
1. Make sure the power and Ethernet cords are disconnected from the NSA.
2. Loosen the thumbscrews on the rear panel and open it.

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3. Use a screwdriver to remove the retaining screw from a disk tray.
4. Slide the disk tray out.
5. Place the disk on a flat surface with the screw holes facing up. Place the
disk tray on top of it and secure it with the screws as shown.

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6. Slide the tray back into the disk bay. Make sure the screw hole is at the
top. Push the tray in all the way so the screw hole at the top is flush with
the internal frame.
7. Put the disk tray retaining screw back in.
8. Repeat steps 3to 7for a second hard drive if you have one.

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9. Put the rear panel back on and tighten the thumbscrews.

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Connect the NSA
1. Use the included Ethernet cable to connect the LAN port on the rear of the
NSA to a computer, switch, or router on your network.
2. Connect one end of the power cord to the POWER socket on the rear of
the NSA and the other end to the external power supply. Connect the
external power supply to a power outlet.
 Use ONLY the included power supply.

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3. Press the power button on the front of the NSA to turn it on. Look at the
front panel lights.
 If no lights turn on, make sure the power cord is not loose and that
the power source is turned on.
• The power button light turns steady blue.
• The SYS light turns steady green after a successful startup (it takes
about 50 seconds).
• The HDD lights come on if the NSA detects hard drives in the disk bays.
• The rear panel LAN port has a light that turns on if the Ethernet port is
properly connected to your network. It blinks while sending or receiving
traffic.
To turn off the NSA, press and hold the power button until you hear a
beep.

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Access the NSA
For a Windows computer, use the Discovery Utility (see page 12).
For another type of computer (like Mac or Linux), use Direct Access (see
page 14).
Using the Discovery Utility to Access the NSA
1. Insert the included CD into your CD-ROM drive. Click Setup in the screen
that displays. Then click the NSA-220 Discovery Utility link.
 If this screen does not display, use Windows Explorer (My
Computer) to go to the CD-ROM (commonly drive D). Double-
click setup.exe.
2. The installation wizard begins. Follow the installer instructions. Click
Finish to complete the installation.

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3. In Windows, click Start > All Programs > ZyXEL NSA > NSA Discovery
Utility to run the discovery utility. If your computer has more than one
network card, then you will be prompted to select one.
4. The utility lists the NSAs in your network.
5. Click the Admin icon to see the web configurator login screen (see page
15).
• If you need to change the NSA IP address, click the icon under Config.
• To map the NSA to a Windows network drive, click the icon under Map
(see page 21).
• To refresh the screen, click Discover.

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Direct Access
Open Internet Explorer (or another web browser like Firefox). Type ‘nsa220’
or ‘nsa220plus’ as the website address and press [Enter] or click Go.

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NSA Login
This section shows you how to log into the NSA and change the
administrator’s password.
 If you cannot get to the login screen, see the troubleshooting
section at the end of this guide.
1. Enter the default username ‘admin’ and password ‘1234’ and click Login.
 The username and password are case sensitive. You may need to
make sure you don’t have the caps lock on.
2. It is recommended that you change to a new password (and write it down).
Click Apply to save your changes and go to the next screen.

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3. The My NSA screen displays.

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Create a Volume
This section shows you how to create an internal volume in the NSA. A
volume is a storage area on one or more hard drives.
1. Click Administration.

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2. If there is not already an internal volume (storage area), click Storage
from the navigation panel, and then click Create an Internal Volume. If
your hard drive already has a volume that you want to use, skip to section
6. If you want to delete an existing volume, see the Storage Screens
chapter in the User’s Guide.
 Creating a volume formats the hard drives. All data will
be lost.
3. If you have two hard disks installed, select a disk configuration.
• JBOD (maximum data storage space)
Uses the whole storage capacity of each disk, even if there are two
hard disks with different storage capacities. With two hard disks, you
can create two volumes (one for each disk) so a failure of one hard
disk should not affect the other. With two hard disks in a single JBOD
volume, you lose all the data on both disks if one disk fails.
• RAID 0 (not recommended)
Has the highest write speeds but if one disk fails, you lose all the
data on both disks. Only use RAID 0 for non-critical data requiring
high write speeds (like video, graphics, and games). Total data
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• RAID 1 (recommended)
Mirrors one disk’s data on the second disk for data security. RAID 1
is slower than RAID 0, but you can recover all of your data if a disk
fails. Total data storage space is limited to the capacity of the
smallest disk.
4. Enter a name in the Volume Name field. Click Apply to begin volume
creation.
5. Wait while the volume is being created.

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6. You can use the volume after the status is Healthy. For a RAID volume,
the status is Resync until the volume is ready.
7. If two disks are installed and you created a single-disk JBOD volume,
repeat the steps to create a second volume on the other disk.