ZyXEL Communications NSA-2400 User manual

NSA-2400
Network Storage Appliance
Quick Start Guide
Version 1.00
12/2006
Edition 2
Copyright © 2006. All rights reserved.
Table of Contents
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DEUTSCH 19
FRANÇAIS 37
ITALIANO 55
SVENSKA 73
繁體中文 91

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Overview
The NSA-2400 (the NSA) is
a network storage device
for file sharing, data backup
and data protection in small
(home) offices and/or
medium-sized offices.
This guide shows you how
to:
1Install hard drives
2Make NSA Connections
3Access the NSA using
NDU (NSA Discovery
Utility) or your web
browser
4Set up the NSA using the wizard
5Map the NSA to a network drive from any computer
Note: See the User’s Guide for more details and specifications on the NSA.
Requirements
You need the following before you start:
•NSA
• Included CD containing the NDU (NSA Discovery Utility) and Genie Backup Manager
• Power cord and power supply (external)
• 8-wire Ethernet cable for Gigabit Ethernet
• Up to four SATA-1 or 2 (Serial Advanced Technology Attachment) compatible hard disk(s)
• Screwdriver to install the hard disks in the disk trays
• USB cable (optional: you only need this if you want to expand storage capacity by connect-
ing compatible USB 2.0 drives
• Computer with Network Interface Card (NIC) and TCP/IP installed
• Network access device such as a switch or hub.
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1 Install Hard Drives
Note: Hard drives are NOT hot swappable. The NSA must be turned off before you
remove or install hard drive(s).
1Pull the tab on the left of the front door of the NSA to open it.
2Pull out the latch and
grip the sides of the
tray to remove disk tray
1. Be careful not to
break the latch. Disk
bay 1 is labelled on
your NSA (the top-left
bay).
3Place the disk tray on a
flat surface with the
panel facing up. Place
a hard disk with the
screw holes facing up
on the same surface
and slide it into the disk
tray. Secure it with the
screws as shown.
4Push the top of the tray
back into NSA disk bay
1 until it snaps into
place and push the
latch up as shown.
5Repeat steps 1 to 3 for
other hard drives that
you may have.
2 Make the NSA Connections
1Connect the Ethernet port on the rear of the NSA to a
hub, switch, or router on your network using an
Ethernet cable. Use an 8-wire Ethernet cable for
Gigabit connections.

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2Connect 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.
3Turn on the power by pressing in the power
button on the front of the NSA. Look at the front
panel lights. The PWR light turns steady green.
The SYS light turns steady green after the NSA
has booted successfully (it takes about 50
seconds). The LAN light turns on if the NSA
Ethernet port is properly connected to your
network. It blinks while transmitting or receiving
traffic.
Note: To turn off the NSA, press the power
button in once only. The SYS light blinks
red indicating the NSA is shutting down.
3 Access the NSA
You can access the NSA in one of two ways: using
the NDU (NSA Discovery Utility) or directly entering
the NSA IP address into your web browser.
3.1 Use the NDU to Discover the NSA IP Address
Use the NDU (NSA Discovery Utility) on a Windows computer if your network has a DHCP
server that will assign the NSA an IP address and/or if you have many NSAs in your
network.
Note: The Genie Backup program uses the same network port as the NDU to
discover the NSA. To avoid a port conflict, do not run the Genie Backup at the
same time as the NDU.

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1Insert the included CD into
your CD-ROM drive. The next
screen should automatically
display (autorun). Click the
Setup icon.
2The NDU installation wizard
begins. Follow the installer
instructions. Click Finish to
complete the installation.
3In Windows XP, click start, All
Programs, ZyXEL NSA-2400, ZyXEL NSA-
2400 Discovery Utility to run the NDU. For
other Windows operating systems,
procedures should be similar. If your
computer has more than one network card,
then you will first be prompted to select a
network interface card.

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4The NDU main screen
appears listing all hostnames,
IP addresses and status of all
NSAs in your network. Click
the icon under Admin to see
the main web configurator
screen as shown in section 4.
(If you want to change the
NSA IP address, click the icon
under Config. If you want to
map the NSA to a Windows
network drive, click the icon
under Map (see section 5). To
refresh the screen, click
Discover.)
3.2 Direct Access Via Web Browser
If the NSA cannot get an IP address from a DHCP server, then the default IP address of
the NSA reverts to 192.168.1.3. Before directly entering the NSA IP address into your web
browser, you must make sure that your computer and the NSA are in the same subnet.
This section shows you how to set your Windows NT/2000/XP computer to have an IP
address in the same subnet as the NSA. Refer to your User’s Guide for detailed IP address
configuration for other operating systems.
1In Windows XP, click start, Control Panel. In Windows 2000/NT, click Start, Settings,
Control Panel.
2In Windows XP, click Network Connections. In Windows 2000/NT, click Network and
Dial-up Connections.
3Right-click Local Area Connection and then click Properties.

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4Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
(under the General tab in Win XP)
and click Properties.
5The Internet Protocol TCP/IP
Properties screen opens (the
General tab in Windows XP).
6Select Use the following IP address
and enter an IP address from
192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.254
excluding 192.168.1.3 (the NSA) and
any other IP addresses in this range
already being used by a device on
your network.
7Click OK to close the Internet
Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties
window.
8Close the Local Area Connection
Properties window and then the
Network Connections screen.
9Launch your web browser and enter
“192.168.1.3” as the web site address.
4 NSA Wizard Setup
1Access the NSA using the NDU or web
configurator directly.
2When you first access the NSA web
configurator, you may see this screen telling
you that this is a secure connection using
HTTPS. Click OK to continue.

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3The web browser client uses
certificates to authenticate the
NSA. The default NSA
certificate will most likely show a
name and certification authority
mis-match; however encryption
is still performed. Click Yes to
proceed.
4When you access the NSA web
configurator, the login screen
appears. The default user name
and password are ‘admin’ and
‘1234’ respectively. Click Login.
5It is recommended that you
change the default password.
The hardware reset button
allows you to return the device
to the default IP address and the
admin password to 1234 (you
will not lose any data stored).
Click Apply to save your
changes and go to the next
screen or ignore this screen and
click Skip to go to the next
screen.

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6The first time you access the
NSA web configurator, you are
prompted to run the setup
wizard. Click Run Setup
Wizard.
4.1 Setup Wizard
Each time you click Next in the
wizard, your settings are saved to
the NSA. Click Back to return to a previous screen in the wizard.
1Click Next to
begin the
wizard.
2If you want to
change the
network settings of
the NSA, click
Modify Network
Settings. You can
also do this using
the NDU
(recommended). If
you change the IP
address, then you
will have to use
the new IP
address to access
the web
configurator again.
Click Next to
continue.

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4.1.1 Disk Setup Wizard
3This screen is the
Disk Setup
Wizard (this
screen can be
accessed
separately from
the main NSA
screen). Skip this
wizard to have
the NSA use the
current or default
volume
configuration.
• If you have
created
volumes
already, the
select
which
(existing)
ones to
modify and
click Next.