D-Link DNS-343 - NAS Server - Serial ATA-150, Product Manual

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Page 2: ...s and Groups 29 Quotas 31 Configuring Quotas 32 Network Access 34 FTP Server 36 FTP Server Settings 36 FTP Server Status 37 FTP Server Behind a Router 38 UPnP AV Server 39 iTunes Server 40 DHCP Server 42 Maintenance 43 Change Admin Password 43 System 44 Firmware 45 E Mail Alerts 46 E Mail Alert Settings 47 E Mail Alert Types 48 Power Management 49 Dynamic DNS 50 LCD Display 51 Disk Utility 52 Stat...

Page 3: ... User Manual Table of Contents Storing non English Character Files 71 Replacing or Adding a New Hard Drive 72 Contacting Technical Support 73 GNU Linux GPL 74 GNU General Public License 75 Warranty 81 Registration 86 ...

Page 4: ... 343 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 Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or Vista The DNS 343 requires inst...

Page 5: ...etwork media players4 The included CD contains D Link s Easy Search Utility This utility allows you to locate the DNS 343 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 343 manually by a schedule or in real time Real time backups are a great way to safeguard against unfortunate accid...

Page 6: ...ms Supports UPnP on Windows XP Supports PnP X LLTD Equipped with Ultra Cooler aluminum housing FAN speed control Supports Thermal sensor E mail Alert system to notify specified users of any device problems Supports HTTPS management function Supports iTunes Server Supports Schedule download Supports Easy Search Supports Downloader Supports Uni code Supports User and Group management Supports Quotas...

Page 7: ...d drive state and Server Status server status state on the OLED Press the button once to alternate between the different Status screens Power Button Use this button to switch the device on or off To switch on the device press the button once To switch off the device hold the button down for 5 seconds OLED This screen displays System Information HD Status and Server Status ...

Page 8: ...ver or USB UPS monitoring Cooling Fan The cooling fans are used to cool the hard drives and feature speed control When the unit is first powered on the fans rotate at a low speed and rotate at a high speed when the temperature rises above 49 C Reset Button Press this button down for over 5 seconds to reset the unit to factory defaults Drive Eject Levers Use the provided lever to eject the SATA har...

Page 9: ... This screen shows the following information The hostname of the DNS 343 The firmware version The IP address of the DNS 343 The operating temperature Hard Drive Status This screen shows the following information The percentage of space used on the hard drives Server Status This screen shows the following information Whether a printer is connected to the server The status of the UPNP server The sta...

Page 10: ... provides unpacking and installation information for the DNS 343 Open the shipping carton for the DNS 343 and carefully unpack its contents If this is the first time using the DNS 343 or if a new hard disk is installed use the Easy Search utility located on the Installation CD and follow the instructions for setting up configuring and formatting the new drive To install the DNS 343 on your local n...

Page 11: ...rt a 3 5 SATA hard drive into an available drive bay Make sure to align the drive connector to the SATA connector on the bottom edge inside the drive bay of the DNS 343 Gently push the drive in until it connects 4 Attach the faceplate to the front of the device ...

Page 12: ...nfiguration 6 Connect the supplied power adapter to the power receptacle When a hard disk is installed the hard disk must first be formatted in the DNS 343 before it can be used Insert the Installation CD into your computer s CD ROM or DVD ROM drive and follow the instructions below to use the Easy Search Utility to establish a network link to the DNS 343 Then use the web based management software...

Page 13: ...an 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 all available DNS 343 devices within the same network Refresh Volumes that are available for mapping are displayed here Click Configuration to access the Web based configuration of the DNS 343 Click Apply to save changes to the LAN Settings Con...

Page 14: ...r the device Make sure the browser is not configured to use a proxy server The first window that appears will require the user to login for Configuration or Downloads menus The Downloads menus are described later in this guide in the section titled Downloads on page 60 Note The computer used to access the DNS 343 web based configuration manager must be on the same subnet as the DNS 343 If your net...

Page 15: ...me See page 26 for more details on using the RAID configurations Custom Configuration offers 3 combination methods RAID 0 JBOD RAID 1 JBOD and RAID 5 JBOD See page 26 for more details on using the RAID configurations Note All data will be erased during the format process Click Configuration Note If the web browser is unable to connect to the web manager of the DNS 343 check to make sure your compu...

Page 16: ...s of hard drive configurations below Standard JBOD RAID 1 RAID 5 Or select Custom Configuration and then click Next Note All data will be erased off the hard drives installed in the DNS 343 during the format process A warning message appears informing you that your drives will be formatted and all data will be erased Click OK to continue ...

Page 17: ...reen will appear Click Restart to finish the format procedure Then click OK to confirm and restart the DNS 343 Press OK to restart the DNS 343 Click Configuration When the system restarts you will be prompted to login to the DNS 343 Login to the DNS 343 with the username and password you created previously ...

Page 18: ...ure RAID options Users groups of users and their storage quotas The FTP Server UPnP AV server iTunes server LLTD and DHCP server settings are also contained here as well Maintenance Allows the DNS 343 administrator to reset the Admin Password perform System maintenance tasks carry out Firmware Upgrades configure e mail alerts configure Power Management options configure Dynamic DNS change the LCD ...

Page 19: ... for your device When running the DNS 343 setup wizard the welcome screen displays a summary of the five steps of the wizard Click Next to continue It is recommended that you set an admin password to access the web manager Type a New Password in the space provided and type it again in the Confirm Password space Click Next to continue Setup ...

Page 20: ... Next to continue Configure the IP settings for your device If you are using a DHCP server such as a router on your network the DNS 343 will automatically obtain the IP settings If you prefer to assign a Static IP address select Static IP and enter the network setting for your device Click Next to continue ...

Page 21: ...al Section 3 Configuration Enter the workgroup name and description for your DNS 343 or leave the default values and click Next to continue Click Back to make changes or click Restart to save your settings and reboot the DNS 343 ...

Page 22: ...22 D Link DNS 343 User Manual Section 3 Configuration When the login prompt appears login using the new administrator password Then click Configuration to access the configuration page of your DNS 343 ...

Page 23: ...an support Jumbo Frames that are between 3000 and 9000 bytes in size In order to enable Jumbo Frames on the DNS 343 click the Enable radio button and select an MTU size from the MTU combo box Jumbo Frames Click on the Save Settings button to apply and save the new settings If you have changed the IP address or selected DHCP client it will be necessary to log in again using the new IP address If yo...

Page 24: ...lect your time zone from the drop down menu Network Time Protocol NTP synchronizes the DNS 343 with an Internet time server D Link provides two time servers for your convenience Choose the one closest to your location This option will synchronize the DNS 343 clock with your computer This option allows you to set the time and date manually Enter the appropriate time and date and click Set Time Time...

Page 25: ...ups within the same network The unique Name appears for other network services including shared libraries on iTunes and other media players The name can be used to access your device from a web browser instead of using an IP address for example http dlink xxxxxx This is useful when there is more then one DNS 343 on the network By default the device name is d link xxxxxx where xxxxxx is the last si...

Page 26: ...0 RAID 0 provides data striping which spreads out blocks of data over all 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 1 RAID 1 provides mirroring over multiple disks with the same read write speed of a single disk A RAID 1 array can only be as large as it s smallest me...

Page 27: ...to reconstruct data A RAID 5 array will be the size of all the combined disks capacity less the capacity of one disk e g If there are 4x 80GB disks in the array the arrays capacity will be 240GB 3x80GB Implementing RAID 5 on the DNS 343 allows it to continue operating even if one of the disks fails The diagram below indicates the operation of RAID 5 ...

Page 28: ...bination of RAID 0 JBOD RAID 1 JBOD and RAID 5 JBOD for Custom Configuration The following screen appears showing the disks installed in the system This screen also allows the administrator to choose a RAID configuration type for this device Select either Basic Configuration or Custom Configuration Click Re configure All Existing Hard Drive s to setup the RAID configuration Note All data will be l...

Page 29: ...asswords in the User Group Creation menu 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 if you choose to create groups To create a Group Select the Group option in the User And Group Creation menu Type a unique group name in the Add New Grou...

Page 30: ...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 31: ...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 32: ...ups are automatically listed on this page and cannot be deleted The default quota setting is Unlimited To add a quota for a particular user or group you must perform the following Click the notepad icon of the user you want to add a quota to Set a quota amount MB for the user and click Apply ...

Page 33: ...33 D Link DNS 343 User Manual Section 3 Configuration Thisscreenwilldisplayandindicate all updated quota settings ...

Page 34: ...group the access rule will apply to Browse to and select the folder or directory you are controlling access to Set 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 ...

Page 35: ...les from the DNS 343 you may try to improve performance by setting Oplocks to No off When enabled the file attribute Archive will be copied as the file is being stored on the DNS 343 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 36: ...f time a user can remain idle before being disconnected Sets the FTP port Default is 21 Allows you to limit the amount of bandwidth available for each user Specify alternate input characters allowed for FTP connection requests Category User Group Folder Permission Max User Idle Time Port Flow Control Client Language Note If your Internet access is controlled through a router or if your network use...

Page 37: ...er rights Displays if the FTP server is started or stopped Displays the FTP Port Displays the maximum number of users Displays the flow control status Displays the idle time before disconnecting the user Displays the client language set for this FTP server FTP Access List Status Port Max User Flow Control Idle Time Client Language ...

Page 38: ... such as the WBR 2310 used in the example below your port forwarding rule should be similar to the following Name Name the DNS 343 FTP server rule IP Address Enter the IP address of the DNS 343 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 other than 2...

Page 39: ...specifies access to media content on all volumes and folders on the drive Click on the Save Settings button to apply and save the new settings 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 Select the auto refresh mode from the drop down menu When content is added or deleted from ...

Page 40: ...t Enable or Disable to enable or disable the DNS 343 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 Select the auto refresh mode from the drop down menu Click on the Save Settings button to apply and save the new settings A...

Page 41: ...n the DNS 343 launch iTunes When iTunes detects the DNS 343 select it and you will be prompted to enter the iTunes server password if required Select the DNS 343 When prompted enter in the iTunes server password Click OK Media stored on the DNS 343 will then be available for use in iTunes ...

Page 42: ... enabled if you already have a DHCP server such as a router on your local network Enables or Disables the DNS 343 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 Sets the duration of time that an IP address will remain assigned to a device Click on t...

Page 43: ...t a password for your admin account It is recommended to set an admin password when first configuring your DNS 343 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 44: ...se all previous configuration changes Click Shutdown to turn off the DNS 343 Click Save to save the current DNS 343 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 to the file and click Load Enter the time in minutes that the administrator will be allowed to remain idle while accessing the DNS 343 configura...

Page 45: ...rmware releases and upload them to your device To upgrade the DNS 343 firmware go the D Link Support Page and download the latest version When the download is completed use the Browse button to locate the firmware file on your computer and click the Apply button to begin loading the firmware to your device ...

Page 46: ...eguarding of important data This section contains the configuration settings for your e mail account and alert preferences After you have configured the settings use the Test E Mail button to send a test e mail and confirm your settings are correct A pop up window will display the success or failure of the test This section contains the alert options and their configuration settings Refer to page ...

Page 47: ...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 dns323 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 48: ...es e mailed An alert will be sent when the hard drive is full Administrator Password Change An alert will be sent if the admin password is changed Firmware Upgraded An alert will be sent if the firmware is upgraded System Temperature Exceeded An alert will be sent if the DNS 343 device temperature exceeds the set threshold After the alert has been sent the DNS 343 will power off for safety ...

Page 49: ...3 Power Management feature allows you to configure the drives to shut down after a specified idle time The drives will power up again when data is accessed Select Enable or Disable Turn off Hard Drives Set the amount of time before idle drives will shut down Click Save Settings to apply the settings ...

Page 50: ...signed IP address Most broadband Internet Service Providers assign dynamic changing IP addresses Using a DDNS service provider your friends can use the domain name to connect to your server no matter what your IP address is 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 k...

Page 51: ...Display settings allow the administrator to change the time it takes for the OLED screen on the front of the DNS 343 to power off Click on the drop down box below to change the time it takes for the OLED screen to power off Click the Save Settings button to apply the settings ...

Page 52: ... Disk Utility allows the administrator to perform a standard Scan Disk check for errors on the hard disk select the volume from the drop down menu and then click the Scan Disk button Any errors found will be listed along with a description and the available repair options ...

Page 53: ... current temperature of the DNS 343 Printer Info Displaysinformationforaconnected USB printer If your computer is having problems printing to the DNS 343 you can click the Clear Print Queue s button to remove any print jobs that may be causing your computer to be unable to print Hard Drive Info Displays the hard drive information including the disk mode total size used and remaining drive space ...

Page 54: ...tatus The UPS Information screen displays information about the UPS Manufacturer and the Product name Battery Charge indicates the battery power state of the UPS not all UPS units support this function The Status field will display one of the three messages below 1 OL This indicates that the UPS is online 2 OB This indicates that the UPS is running on battery meaning that there has been a power fa...

Page 55: ...55 D Link DNS 343 User Manual Section 3 Configuration Support The DNS 343 Support page provides a menu of Support topics explaining the features of the device ...

Page 56: ...Mapping a Drive You can use the D Link Easy Search Utility to map drives to your computer Insert the DNS 343 CD into your CD ROM drive Click Easy Search Utility The Easy Search Utility will load and detect any DNS 343 devices that are on the local network ...

Page 57: ...ppear in My Computer Highlight an available DNS 343 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 name of your DNS 343 does not display in the device list click Refresh ...

Page 58: ...58 D Link DNS 343 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 59: ...S 343 Download Scheduling feature allows you to set up scheduling folder or file downloads and backup sessions Begin by accessing the configuration page of your DNS 343 Click Easy Search Utility Highlight an available DNS 343 and click Configuration to access the web based utility ...

Page 60: ... User Manual Section 3 Configuration Type admin for the username and leave the password field blank Click Schedule Downloads The DNS 343 login screen will appear The DNS 343 Download Scheduling configuration will appear ...

Page 61: ...guration Scheduling Settings Configure download and backup schedules here Refer to the next page for more information Schedule List The Schedule List will display all completed active and pending scheduled downloads and backups Schedule Downloads ...

Page 62: ...ick Ok to accept the network path Save To Click Test to test 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 343 or click Browse and browse to the destination Enter the date and time you want the scheduled backup or download to occur Designate the interval and time you want the...

Page 63: ...server giving users the ability to share a printer on their local network Connect a USB printer to the USB port on the back of the DNS 343 It is important to ensure that all the printer s drivers have been installed on the computer s you want to print from To add a printer Click Start and select Printers and Faxes ...

Page 64: ...64 D Link DNS 343 User Manual Section 3 Configuration Select Add a printer The Windows Add Printer Wizard will launch Click Next to continue ...

Page 65: ...anual Section 3 Configuration When prompted to choose a local or network printer select A network printer or a printer attached to another computer Click Next to continue Select Browse for a printer and click Next to continue ...

Page 66: ...66 D Link DNS 343 User Manual Section 3 Configuration Double click DNS 343 from the Shared Printers list to expand the tree Select the available USB printer and click Next to continue ...

Page 67: ...he following printer driver messages will appear Click Yes to continue Click OK to continue and select a printer driver Select the appropriate printer driver from the list and click OK to complete the wizard If the driver is not in the list select Have Disk ...

Page 68: ...68 D Link DNS 343 User Manual Section 3 Configuration Insert the print driver CD or browse to the appropriate directory Select the appropriate driver file and click Open to continue Click OK to continue ...

Page 69: ...69 D Link DNS 343 User Manual Section 3 Configuration Verify the driver is correct and click OK to continue The wizard will install the printer drivers and return a completion screen Click Finish ...

Page 70: ...70 D Link DNS 343 User Manual Section 3 Configuration The printer should now appear as an available printer ...

Page 71: ...n 3 Configuration Storing non English Character Files By default the DNS 343 supports Unicode which is an industry standard allowing computers to consistently represent and manipulate text expressed in most of the world s writing formats ...

Page 72: ...nnect to the Web UI The DNS 343 will prompt you to format the new drive Refer to page 15 Adding a New Hard Drive The DNS 343 is able to work with one single hard drive two three and four hard drives Please make sure the power is off before installing a new hard drive After you install the new drive s turn on the DNS 343 and then connect to the Web UI The DNS 343 will prompt you to format the new d...

Page 73: ... 343 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 85: ...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 86: ...k DNS 343 User Manual Appendix C Registration Version 1 0 April 4 2008 Product registration is entirely voluntary and failure to complete or return this form will not diminish your warranty rights Registration ...