Coolmax CN-550, User Manual

Page 1: ...1 Network Attached Storage User Manual NAS User Manual ...

Page 2: ...d disk installation IDE cable connection Connecting the 4 pin Power Plug Connecting the NAS to network Link with computer directly Connect NAS to a computer Power on the NAS 3 How to find NAS from the network Static IP Dynamic IP Host Name Through Search from START menu 4 How to find NAS through direct PC connection PC network card configuration PC connects to NAS through USB cable ...

Page 3: ...name and group name Auto DHCP server IP status IP CONFIG Hard Disk Disk Utility File System Language Hard Disk sleep time Status Log Disk Information Folder Manager Folder List Sharing List FTP FTP Server Anonymous Accounts management Time Date Time SNTP Time Server Time Zone System Administrator Firmware ...

Page 4: ...4 6 Setup NAS as File Server Setup file server under Windows environment 7 Troubleshooting 8 Appendix Specifications ...

Page 5: ...P SMB FTP SNTP protocol Sharing data via a local area network through SMB protocol High speed USB2 0 interface Share level security through web based network management tool Thermal fan controller for hard disk protection File sharing between Windows Mac and Linux clients No drivers needed no server required System Requirements File server for local network Windows 98 ME 2000 XP Mac OS 10 2 or abo...

Page 6: ...when there is data transfer Red Light Blinks when data read and write from hard disk Chapter 2 Getting Started Hard disk installation This NAS is a standard IDE hard drive supported device It supports up to 1 Terabyte capacity Before the Hard Drive is placed into the enclosure adjust the jumper to the master position Please refer to the documentation from hard drive manufacture ...

Page 7: ...ctor pin 1 and attach firmly IDE cable connector Connecting the 4 pin power plug Carefully connect the power plug to the Hard Drive power connector and press firmly Power connector Once you have finished all the steps above secure the Hard Drive with provided screws and carefully close the enclosure ...

Page 8: ...ration purpose Simply connect NAS to a computer via an included straight through Cat 5 cable or USB cable The NAS has its own build in DHCP server to assign an IP address for the connected computer It is recommended to connect the NAS directly to the client PC at first time for easier configuration The default IP address for the NAS device is 169 254 0 1 Power on the NAS Only use the power adapter...

Page 9: ...s to locate the NAS device either from the IP address or host name Static IP Please confirm the NAS s host name and the IP address from the Network Administrator if a static IP address has been assigned to the NAS device Dynamic assigned IP Consult Network Administrator for the NAS IP address If NAS is behind a router you can search the DHCP client table Check the host name storage xxxx from the D...

Page 10: ...10 Next click on A computer on the network Key in storage at the computer name field and click the Search button ...

Page 11: ...11 The device named STORAGE XXXX should appear on the search results ...

Page 12: ...a PC through Cat 5 network cable make sure the PC network card is configured properly To configure the local area connection right click on my network places choose properties Next right click on the connected network card click on the Properties Select Internet Protocol TCP IP next click on the Properties button ...

Page 13: ... and NAS are on the same subnet you can follow Chapter 3 to locate the NAS PC connects to NAS through USB cable The NAS becomes an extra storage enclosure drive for the computer through USB connection Windows will automatically detect the hard drive without installing any driver Once the hard drive is recognized an additional drive will appear on the My Computer window ...

Page 14: ... host name from the URL field and press enter Authentication After the browser brings up the next page input administrator account and password and click OK to enter the management web page The default account and password is admin Manu Bar The first home page shows below There will be brief description on each configuration page ...

Page 15: ...network environment It also displays the network information Host name and group name Click on Edit button to change workgroup and host name if necessary Input workgroup and host name next click on OK to finish it Auto DHCP server shows the current DHCP server status ...

Page 16: ...gh the automatic IP assignment user can easily establish the network connection for the NAS Static IP to manually setup an IP address for the NAS Simply input IP address Subnet Mask Gateway and DNS in the blank fields User should make sure the IP address is on the same network domain and same subnet Next click on Apply button to finish it Hard Disk This page will allow you to use the imbedded util...

Page 17: ...tton and the warning page will prompt on the screen Click OK to format the hard disk The formatting process will take a while depends on the hard drive capacity Once the formatting process is done the successfully information will pop up and indicate the initial disk successfully Next click on OK to finish it Scan disk Click on Scan disk button to start scanning the hard disk The dialogue box will...

Page 18: ...anguages that you can use it on NAS Currently it supports 14 languages for localized operation systems Click on the drop down menu to select the desired language Hard Disk Sleep Time The disk will idle if hard disk is inactive after xx minutes To setup the hard disk sleeping time input the value in the field The value should be 5 to 60 The value 0 can disable this function The hard drive will stan...

Page 19: ...cking on the Clear Msg button Folder Manager User can create a new folder rename or delete an existing folder from the Folder List making the folder to share on the local network and setup password for folder accessibility through Sharing List ...

Page 20: ...r 3 Highlight the folder name to rename or delete the folder Share a folder Select a folder name on Folder List table and click on the folder will appear on the Sharing List table Now the folder is available to every one on the entire network If the sharing folder needs to be removed simply highlight the folder name and click on to disable it ...

Page 21: ...low 2 Input the password and confirm password again then click on OK to setup password 3 The appears after folder name This indicates the folder now is password protected FTP You can build a FTP server and manage FTP account from this page The FTP server allows multiple users to access this files server simultaneously With this easy to ...

Page 22: ...21 Click on Apply to make changes Anonymous The FTP server allows anonymous account access for various needs When Anonymous account has been enabled any one can connect to the FTP server from the network NAS administrator will be able to restrict read write access to this account The default login in home directory is the PUBLIC folder There will be more selections from the directory drop down men...

Page 23: ... created user has right for read only You can modify it by highlighting the user name and clicking on the Modify button Next page should show below Input the user login password for better security and select the appropriate ready only or read write access type Next select the desired directory from the Folder List and move it to the Sharing List Click on the Modify button first to make ...

Page 24: ... through the En Disable button The change will immediately take effect right after the button is pressed To delete a user simply highlight the user and click on Delete button The following warning page will pop up Click on OK button to confirm Time You can setup system time for the NAS and synchronize with the network time server ...

Page 25: ... time server Time Server Setup Internet time server form this section Either check on one of the five pre defined time servers from the internet or input the desired time server form the network Time Zone Select the local time zone for your location from this section Finally click on OK button to make changes SYSTEM Administrator You can change the system password for NAS s administrator from this...

Page 26: ...unplug the Cat 5 network cable If any interruption takes place the NAS may turn into serious unrecoverable state Once the upload process is completed click on the Reboot button to reload the updated firmware If you need to set the NAS back to the factory default click on the Reset button to clear all the configurations and bring up the original factory default settings Chapter 6 Setup NAS as File ...

Page 27: ...NAS from the network After you have found NAS from the search results the result window will show up with the NAS host name STORAGE XXXX Double click on the host name to discover the shared folder There will be a list of shared directories appear in the result window ...

Page 28: ...rotected the authentication window will prompt up for the password Now you are able to access the directory You can setup the attached directory as a shared file server form the network Through the previous search results right click on the directory and select Map Network Drive ...

Page 29: ...ppear Pick up the appropriate drive letter form the drop down menu and check Reconnect at logon to ensure the connection without inconsistency Finally click on the Finish button Now the network driver Z is available to you all the time ...

Page 30: ...work cable is securely plugged in on both ends Make sure the cable is a straight through working cable Alternatively try second cable NAS is not accessible Please make sure you have followed the instruction on Chapter 3 for how to find the NAS The default IP address for NAS is 169 254 0 1 The client PC should have TCP IP network protocol installed and should be on the same network segment NAS is s...

Page 31: ...g Dynamic IP server DHCP server Dynamic IP client Static IP Storage media 3 5 Hard Disc up to 1 Terabyte Firmware Maintain Updateable by management website System time Simple Network Time Protocol SNTP supported Interface RJ 45 x1 10 100 BASE TX Auto MDI MDI X Half duplex and full duplex operation USB type B x 1 Support high speed mode USB2 0 Up to 480 Mb s Power Switch x1 Rock switch Reset button...