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

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Page 2: ...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...

Page 3: ...erent 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 fo...

Page 4: ...work 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...

Page 5: ...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 U...

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...

Page 7: ...ed 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 th...

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 insta...

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...

Page 10: ...llation 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 Conn...

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 ne...

Page 12: ...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...

Page 13: ...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...

Page 14: ...n 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...

Page 15: ...t 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...

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: ...rs 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 syst...

Page 18: ...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 a...

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 contin...

Page 20: ...d 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 t...

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 fro...

Page 23: ...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...

Page 24: ...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 as...

Page 25: ...oup 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 tr...

Page 26: ...g 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...

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...

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: ...he 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 guar...

Page 30: ...e 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...

Page 31: ...he 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 ed...

Page 32: ...rol 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 Eu...

Page 33: ...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 DN...

Page 34: ...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 shar...

Page 35: ...e 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 dir...

Page 36: ...es 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 C...

Page 37: ...led 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 ser...

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 disabl...

Page 39: ...word 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 passw...

Page 40: ...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 conveni...

Page 41: ...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...

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 in...

Page 43: ...ional 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...

Page 44: ...main 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 vali...

Page 45: ...s 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 h...

Page 46: ...lows 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...

Page 47: ...ch 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 configur...

Page 48: ...rts 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 t...

Page 49: ...hanging 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 o...

Page 50: ...ation 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 inf...

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 lo...

Page 53: ...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...

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: ...e 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 a...

Page 56: ...1 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 57: ...ser Manual Section 3 Configuration Scheduling Settings Configuredownloadandbackupschedules here Schedule List TheScheduleListwilldisplayallcompleted active and pending scheduled downloads and backups...

Page 58: ...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 vali...

Page 59: ...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 u...

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 docum...

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Page 67: ...LE TO YOU FOR DAMAGES INCLUDING ANY GENERAL SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE PROGRAM INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF DATA OR DATA BEING R...

Page 68: ...Warranty will be at D Link s option to repair or replace the defective Hardware during the Warranty Period at no charge to the original owner or to refund the actual purchase price paid Any repair or...

Page 69: ...ee for the non conforming Software will be refunded by D Link provided that the non conforming Software and all copies thereof is first returned to D Link The license granted respecting any Software f...

Page 70: ...return shipping charges for any product that is not packaged and shipped in accordance with the foregoing requirements or that is determined by D Link not to be defective or non conforming What Is Not...

Page 71: ...SOLE REMEDY FOR A BREACH OF THE FOREGOING LIMITED WARRANTY IS REPAIR REPLACEMENT OR REFUND OF THE DEFECTIVE OR NONCONFORMING PRODUCT THE MAXIMUM LIABILITY OF D LINK UNDER THIS WARRANTY IS LIMITED TO...

Page 72: ...ructions 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 interfer...

Page 73: ...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 Reg...