D-Link DNS-321 - Network Storage Enclosure Hard Drive Array, User Manual

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Page 2: ...s 23 Advanced 24 Users and Groups 24 Quotas 26 Network Access 29 FTP Server 31 UPnP AV Server 34 iTunes Server 35 DHCP Server 37 LLTD 38 Tools 39 Admin 39 Time 40 System 41 Firmware 42 E Mail Alerts 43 Power Management 46 RAID 47 DDNS 49 Status 50 Device Information 50 Support 51 Mapping a Drive 52 Download Scheduling 55 Schedule Downloads 57 Scheduling Settings 58 Replacing or Adding a New Hard D...

Page 3: ...ferent voltage than the one included with the DNS 321 will cause damage and void the warranty for this product If any of the above items are missing please contact your reseller For best results the following system requirements are recommended Computer with 1GHz processor 512 MB RAM 200 MB available space CD ROM drive Internet Explorer version 6 0 or Mozilla Firefox 1 0 and above 3 5 SATA Hard Dr...

Page 4: ...twork media players4 The included CD contains D Link s Easy Search Utility This utility allows you to locate the DNS 321 on the network and map drives to your computer Backup software is also included on the CD This software allows you to backup your files from a computer to the DNS 321 manually by a schedule or in real time Real time backups are a great way to safeguard against unfortunate accide...

Page 5: ...d Groups Can Be Assigned to Folders with Read or Read Write Permissions Quotas For Users and Groups Automatic E Mail Notifications Power Management for Conserving Energy and Extending Hard Drive Life UPnP AV Server for Streaming Music Photos and Video to Compatible Media Players4 iTunes Software will be able to automatically find and play music directly from the DNS 321 D Link Easy Search Utility ...

Page 6: ... 321 Drive Light These lights will be solid BLUE when drives are connected but inactive The lights will blink when the drives are being accessed formatted or synchronized They will illuminate AMBER if a drive has failed Network Activity Light The light will be solid BLUE when there is an Ethernet connection It will blink to indicate LAN traffic Power Button Drive Light Drive Light Network Activity...

Page 7: ...ded levers to eject the hard drives The front panel must be removed before ejecting the drives Reset Button A pinhole button located beside the Ethernet socket is used to reset the system or restore the factory default settings Note After resetting the unit you will still be able to access the data on your hard drives Rear Panel Connections Ethernet Port Power Receptacle Drive Eject Lever Drive Ej...

Page 8: ... faceplate up until it unlatches from the device 2 Once the faceplate is unlatched pull it off the device exposing the drive bays This section provides installation information for the DNS 321 To install the DNS 321 on your local network refer to the steps below Hardware Setup ...

Page 9: ... inside the drive bay of the DNS 321 Gently push the drive in until it connects When a drive is inserted properly you will feel it seat into the connector Some hard drives that are thin or oddly shaped may need to be guided carefully into position If a drive is not properly seated the light will not illuminate after powering on the device 4 Attach the faceplate to the front of the device ...

Page 10: ...allation 5 Connect an Ethernet cable to the available Ethernet port This cable should connect the DNS 321 to your local network via a router or switch or directly to a computer for configuration 6 Connect the power adapter to the power receptacle ...

Page 11: ... you can use the Easy Search Utility provided on the product CD to locate the device on your network and make any needed changes The Easy Search Utility displays the available DNS 321 devices on the network Refresh Volumes available for mapping are displayed here Click Configuration to access the Web based configuration utility of the DNS 321 Click Apply to save changes to the LAN Settings Configu...

Page 12: ...l Section 3 Configuration To run the Easy Search Utility insert the DNS 321 CD into your CD ROM drive Click Easy Search Utility Highlight an available DNS 321 and click Configuration to access the web based utility Getting Started ...

Page 13: ...e first time you will be asked to choose a drive configuration type and format the drives There are four options Standard JBOD RAID 0 and RAID 1 Standard configures each disk as a separate volume while JBOD combines both disks into a single volume See page 47 for more details on using the RAID configurations Note All data will be erased during the format process Click Configuration ...

Page 14: ...on Select the type of hard drive configuration Standard JBOD RAID 0 or RAID 1 A warning message appears informing you that your drives will be formatted and all data will be erased Click OK to continue When prompted to configure the Hard Drive Settings ...

Page 15: ...rt countdown screen will appear and when the restart is complete the login screen will appear Type admin for the username and leave the password field blank Note After logging in to the DNS 321 for the first time it is recommended to add a password to the admin account See page 39 for details Press OK to restart the DNS 321 Click Configuration ...

Page 16: ...16 D Link DNS 321 User Manual Section 3 Configuration After login you will be redirected to the DNS 321 web UI ...

Page 17: ...ers and their storage quotas The UPnP AV server iTunes server FTP server and DHCP server settings are all contained here as well Tools Contains the configuration options for Admin account time and system settings and e mail alerts Power management options and RAID configuration options are also available Status Contains a summary of DNS 321 Support Contains the DNS 321 help files Logout Clicking t...

Page 18: ...u to quickly configure some of the basic device settings When running the DNS 321 setup wizard the welcome screen details the five steps of the wizard Click Next to continue It is recommended you set an admin password here Enter the new password and re enter it for confirmation Click Next to continue Setup ...

Page 19: ... D Link DNS 321 User Manual Section 3 Configuration Set the appropriate Time Zone and click Next to continue Edit or change the DNS 321 LAN information or keep the current settings click Next to continue ...

Page 20: ...nd description for the DNS 321 or leave the default values and click Next to continue When the wizard completes click Back to go back and make changes or click Restart to restart the DNS 321 and save the configuration While the DNS 321 is restarting a countdown screen will appear ...

Page 21: ...21 D Link DNS 321 User Manual Section 3 Configuration When the login prompt appears login using the new administrator password ...

Page 22: ... LAN page Link Speed DHCP Client Static IP The LAN Link Speed is set to Auto by default but can be manually set to 100Mbps or 1000Mbps Selecting DHCP Client will cause theDNS 321toobtainanIPaddress from the local DHCP server such as your router Selecting Static IP requires you to assign the IP information for the DNS 321 manually ...

Page 23: ...n a workgroup name to the DNS 321 Assign a unique name to the DNS 321 The name can be used to access the device from a web browser instead of using the IP address For example http dlink xxxxxx This is useful if there is more than one DNS 321 on the network By default the device name is dlink xxxxxx where xxxxxx is the last six digits of the MAC address Assign a device description to the DNS 321 ...

Page 24: ...e User radio button Type a unique User Name for each user added Enter and confirm the user Password Click Add to create the new user The user will be added to the User List and will be available for assignment to a user group To create a Group Click the Group radio button Type a unique group name and click Add The group will appear in the Group List and will be available for user assignment in the...

Page 25: ...roup list To delete a user from a group under Group Setting Select the group Highlight the user to be removed Click the Remove button To remove a user or group from the User or Group lists click the trash can icon of that group or user To change a user password click the notepad icon of the user ...

Page 26: ...ng a quota to a group or user will limit the amount of storage they are allocated By default users and groups do not have a quota User quotas are displayed here Quotas can be edited by clicking on the notepad icon Group quotas are displayed here Quotas can be edited by clicking on the notepad icon Displays the current status of the quota feature The quota function can be started or stopped here ...

Page 27: ... Quotas By default all users and groups are displayed on the Quota Settings page and cannot be deleted The default quota setting is Unlimited To add a quota Click the notepad icon of the user you want to add a quota Set a quota amount MB for the user and click Apply ...

Page 28: ...28 D Link DNS 321 User Manual Section 3 Configuration The user amount of used storage and storage limit are displayed ClickEnabledtoturnquotafunction on Once enabled the status will change to Started ...

Page 29: ...the user or group permission to Read Only or Read Write Opportunistic locks oplocks are a characteristic of the LAN Manager networking protocol implemented in the 32 Bit Windows family Oplocks are guarantees made by a server for a shared logical volume to its clients These guarantees inform the Client that a file s content will not be allowed to be changed by the server or if some change is immine...

Page 30: ...te Archive will be copied as the file is being stored on the DNS 321 Certain backup software attach this attribute to files that are being stored as backups Enter a comment for reference or description of the rule Lists all defined access rules Map Archive Comment Network Access List ...

Page 31: ...the DNS 321 FTP Server refer to the next page The current settings and status of the DNS 321 FTP Server are displayed here FTP Access List The FTP access rights for users and groups can be added and edited here Category Determines whether the FTP server rule will apply to an individual user or a group User Select the group or user the FTP server rule will apply to Folder Browse and select the fold...

Page 32: ...trol Allow you to limit the amount of bandwidth available for each user MoststandardFTPclientslikeWindows FTP only support Western European codepage when transferring files Northern European Central European Traditional and Simplified Chinese as well as Cyrillic codepage support has been added for non standard FTP clients that are capable of supporting these character sets Apply Click Apply to sav...

Page 33: ...D Link router such as the WBR 2310 used in the example below your port forwarding rule should be similar to the following Name Name the DNS 321 FTP server rule IP Address Enter the IP address of the DNS 321 Public Port Enter the public FTP port By default the port is 21 Private Port Enter the private FTP port By default the port is 21 Traffic Type Set the traffic type to TCP If you use an FTP port...

Page 34: ...e network media players If the server is enabled the DNS 321 will be automatically detected by UPnP AV compatible media players on your local network Specifies the folder or directory that will be shared by the UPnP AV server Select root to share all files on all volumes or click Browse to select a specific folder Auto Refresh Set the device to auto refresh your media every 5 minutes up to every 2...

Page 35: ...he music and videos contained in the specified directory will be available to stream over the network Select Enable or Disable to enable or disable the DNS 321 iTunes server Specifies the folder or directory that will be shared by the iTunes server Select root to share all files on all volumes or click Browse to select a specific folder Sets password for the iTunes server Optional Auto Refresh Set...

Page 36: ...nes server on the DNS 321 launch iTunes In your iTunes utility select the DNS 321 and enter the iTunes server password if required Select the DNS 321 When prompted enter in the iTunes server password Click OK Media stored on the DNS 321 will then be available for use in iTunes ...

Page 37: ...bled if you already have a DHCP server such as a router on your local network Enable or Disable the DNS 321 DHCP Server Enter the starting IP address for the range of addresses assigned by the DHCP server Ending IP Address Enter the ending IP address for the range of addresses assigned by the DHCP server Set the duration of time that an IP address will remain assigned to a device Displays the Host...

Page 38: ... Manual Section 3 Configuration LLTD LLTD The DNS 321 supports LLTD Link Layer Topology Discovery and is used by the Network Map application that is included in Windows Vista Select to enable or disable LLTD on your DNS 321 ...

Page 39: ...sword for the admin account It is recommended to set an admin account password when first configuring the DNS 321 The administrator user name is admin and this cannot be changed Enter the current password Leave this blank if you have not set a password yet Enter a new password Enter the new password again for confirmation Click Save Settings to save the new password ...

Page 40: ...e from the drop down menu Click Set Time after selecting your time zone Network Time Protocol NTP synchronizes the DNS 321 with an Internet time server D Link provides two time servers for your convenience Choose the one closest to your location Click Set Time after selecting the location This option will synchronize the DNS 321 clock with your computer Click SetTime to sync with the local compute...

Page 41: ...l erase all previous configuration changes Click Save to save the current DNS 321 configuration settings to a file on the local computer If at a later time you need to reload this configuration after a system reset browse the file and click Load Enter the time in minutes that the administrator will be allowed to remain idle while accessing the DNS 321 configuration utility that users will be allow...

Page 42: ... them to the device This section provides a link to check for new firmware on the D Link support website If a new firmware is available download the file to your local computer This section provides information about the current DNS 321 firmware When upgrading the firmware click Browse to select the new firmware file on your local computer Click Apply to begin the firmware upgrade process ...

Page 43: ...tional conditions and drive status conditions These alerts can prove helpful with the management and safeguarding of important data This section contains the configuration settings for the your e mail account and alert preferences Once configured use the Test E Mail button to send a test e mail and confirm your settings are correct This section contains the alert options and their configuration se...

Page 44: ...omain name of your outgoing mail server If you are unsure of this value contact your e mail provider Sender E Mail Enter the from e mail address e g alerts dns321 com This field does not require a valid e mail address However if your e mail client is filtering spam make sure you allow this address to be received Receiver E Mail Enter the e mail address you want to send the alerts to This address m...

Page 45: ...is full A Hard Drive Has Failed An alert will be sent if a critical error occurs on one of the drives The Administrator Password Change An alert will be sent if the admin password is changed Firmware has been Upgraded An alert will be sent if the firmware is upgraded System Temperature Exceeded An alert will be sent if the DNS 321 device temperature exceeds the set threshold After the alert has be...

Page 46: ...llows you to configure the drives to shut down while power remains constant to the device The drives will power up again when data is accessed Enable or Disable Power Management on the DNS 321 Turn off Hard Drives Set the amount of idle time before the drives will shut down Click Save Settings to activate and save your changes ...

Page 47: ...ach drive is a unique volume JBOD which combines both drives in a linear fashion to create one volume as well as RAID 0 and RAID 1 Click Set RAID Type and Re Format to change the current drive configuration All data will be lost on your hard drives when changing the drive configuration A pop up window will appear with the drive configuration options ...

Page 48: ...orts RAID levels 0 and 1 RAID 0 RAID 0 provides data striping which spreads out blocks of data over both drives but does not provide data redundancy Although performance is improved the lack of fault tolerance means that if one drive fails all data in the array will be lost RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 1 provides mirroring over both disks with the same read write speed of a single disk A RAID 1 array can on...

Page 49: ...changing IP addresses Using a DDNS service provider your friends can enter your domain name to connect to your server regardless your IP address Select Enable or Disable Enter the DDNS server address or select from the drop down menu Enter your DDNS host name Enter your DDNS username or key Enter your DDNS password or key Re enter your password or key The time between periodic updates to the Dynam...

Page 50: ...mation LAN Info Displays the local network settings of the DNS 321 Device Info Displays the workgroup name description and current temperature of the DNS 321 Hard Drive Info Displays the hard drive information including the disk mode total size used and remaining drive space ...

Page 51: ...51 D Link DNS 321 User Manual Section 3 Configuration Support The DNS 321 Support page provides a menu of Support topics explaining the features of the device ...

Page 52: ... Search Utility to map drives to your computer Insert the DNS 321 CD into your CD ROM drive Click Easy Search Utility The Easy Search Utility will load and detect any DNS 321 devices that are on the local network If the DNS 321 you are working with does not show up in the device list click Refresh ...

Page 53: ...r in My Computer Highlight an available DNS 321 Available volumes will be displayed under Drive Mapping Highlight the volume you want to map Select an available drive letter from the drop down menu and click Connect If the DNS 321 you are working with does not show up in the device list click Refresh ...

Page 54: ...54 D Link DNS 321 User Manual Section 3 Configuration Double click the My Computer icon on your desktop Double click on the mapped drive to access the files and folders ...

Page 55: ...he DNS 321 Download Scheduling feature allows you to schedule folder or file downloads and backup sessions Begin by accessing the configuration page of the DNS 321 Click Easy Search Utility Highlight an available DNS 321 and click Configuration to access the web based utility ...

Page 56: ...21 User Manual Section 3 Configuration Type admin for the username and leave the password field blank Click Downloads The DNS 321 login screen will appear The DNS 321 Download Scheduling configuration page will appear ...

Page 57: ...User Manual Section 3 Configuration Scheduling Settings Configuredownloadandbackupschedules here Schedule List TheScheduleListwilldisplayallcompleted active and pending scheduled downloads and backups Schedule Downloads ...

Page 58: ...k OK to accept the network path Save To Click Test to test if the URL is valid and the user name and password are correct Scheduling Settings Local When Recurring Backup Incremental Backup Enter a valid destination drive on the DNS 321 or click Browse to select the destination Enter the date and time you want the scheduled backup or download to initiate Designate the interval and time you want the...

Page 59: ...t to the Web UI The DNS 321 will prompt you to format the new drive Standard RAID 1 mode or both drives JBOD RAID 0 mode Adding a New Hard Drive The DNS 321 is able to work with one single hard drive under Standard mode Please make sure the power is off before installing a second hard drive After you have installed the new drive turn on the DNS 321 and then connect to the Web UI The DNS 321 will p...

Page 60: ... 321 Hardware Revision located on the label on the bottom of the device e g rev A1 Serial Number s n number located on the label on the bottom of the device You can find software updates and user documentation on the D Link website as well as frequently asked questions and answers to technical issues For customers within the United States Phone Support 877 453 5465 Internet Support http support dl...

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Page 72: ...tructions may cause harmful interference to radio communication However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Re...

Page 73: ...k DNS 321 User Manual Appendix C Registration Version 1 0 March 20 2008 Product registration is entirely voluntary and failure to complete or return this form will not diminish your warranty rights Registration ...