D-Link DSM-G600 - MediaLounge Wireless G Network Storage Enclosure NAS..., Manual

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Page 2: ...ws XP with UPnP 17 Accessing the DSM G600 in XP 2000 by mapping a drive 18 Accessing the DSM G600 in Mac OS X 20 Using the Con guration Utility 23 Setup Wizard 24 LAN Settings 29 Wireless Con guration...

Page 3: ...Manual Ethernet CAT5 UTP Straight Through Cable Antenna Thumb Screw 1 Machine Screws 2 12V DC 3A Power Adapter Minimum System Requirements Computer with Windows XP or 2000 Internet Explorer 6 0 or Ne...

Page 4: ...ternal USB drives In addition the DSM G600 also functions as an Access Point Create an 802 11g wireless network when you attach the DSM G600 to your wired router The DSM G600 supports WEP and WPA PSK...

Page 5: ...T32 for additional storage Wireless Storage Enclosure for adding a hard drive to the network Insert a 3 5 PATA IDE hard drive to increase network storage space One Gigabit Ethernet port is included fo...

Page 6: ...ive Power LED Solid indicates the DSM G600 is ready Blinking indicates startup formatting or a reboot WLAN LED A solid light indicates that wireless is ready This LED blinks during wireless data trans...

Page 7: ...0 Ports Use these ports to connect USB 2 0 drives USB 1 1 drives may also be connected but will be limited to USB 1 1 speed Power Receptor Receptor for the supplied power adapter LAN Port Connects to...

Page 8: ...DSM G600 User s Manual D Link Systems Inc Installation Overview When you have completed the steps in this Quick Installation Guide your connected network may look similar to this Installation Overvie...

Page 9: ...he back panel of the DSM G600 to remove the cover B Connect the IDE cable to the IDE cable connector on your hard drive Note Make sure the jumper setting on your hard drive is set to Master or Cable S...

Page 10: ...rew the two screws on the back panel of the DSM G600 F Connect an Ethernet cable to the Ethernet jack located on the back of the DSM G600 for initial setup Note It is required that an Ethernet cable i...

Page 11: ...on to indicate proper operation G Connect the antenna to the antenna connector located on the back of the DSM G600 Note When you rst power on the DSM G600 will automatically format your hard drive if...

Page 12: ...evices A wall that is 1 5 feet thick 5 meters at a 45 degree angle appears to be almost 3 feet 1 meter thick At a 2 degree angle it looks over 42 feet 14 meters thick Position devices so that the sign...

Page 13: ...the password field blank Click OK Connect to a Wireless Network If you cannot access the DSM G600 with the DNS name enter the IP address instead If a DHCP server is not available the DSM G600 will de...

Page 14: ...the DSM G600 as a wireless client or help with the other features on this page please refer to the section titled Using the Con guration Utility in this manual Select your Wireless Mode and input you...

Page 15: ...ended that you enable UPnP for ease of use although it is not required TM The Windows Components Wizard screen will appear allowing you to add or remove Windows components The Networking Services scre...

Page 16: ...16 DSM G600 User s Manual D Link Systems Inc Enabling UPnP UPnP is now enabled TM Click Next Click Finish Enabling UPnPTM in Windows XP continued...

Page 17: ...e Windows Desktop Once connected all shared folders will appear in My Network Places Before you can access the DSM G600 s internal hard drive you must format the HDD by using the web based con guratio...

Page 18: ...ers in Windows Please see the following instructions for mapping the DSM G600 so that it is accessible from the My Computer screen Under Tools select Map Network Drive Accessing the DSM G600 in Window...

Page 19: ...continued Accessing the DSM G600 in Windows XP You may now access your mapped drives Select your DSM G600 share folder In the My Computer window the newly created mapped drive will be displayed Double...

Page 20: ...DSM G600 User s Manual D Link Systems Inc Accessing the DSM G600 in Macintosh OS X From the desktop Go menu select Connect to Server Click Browse Click DSM G600 Accessing the DSM G600 in Macintosh OS...

Page 21: ...21 DSM G600 User s Manual D Link Systems Inc Click OK By default there is no password Click OK Thesharewindow will open Accessing the DSM G600 in Macintosh OS X...

Page 22: ...0 User s Manual D Link Systems Inc Accessing the DSM G600 in Macintosh OS X The DSM G600 will appear on your desktop Double click on the shared drive to access the DSM G600 You may now access your map...

Page 23: ...he IP addresses of the DSM G600 and your computer are in the same subnet Enter the user name admin and leave the password eld blank You can set a password in the Web based con guration if you wish The...

Page 24: ...een will appear Click Run Wizard and the Setup Wizard will guide you through the basic con guration Home Wizard These buttons appear on most of the con guration screens in this section Please click on...

Page 25: ...of network LAN Wired or Wireless Select either Static or Dynamic IP address When Static is selected you will ll in these elds Static IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway Address Usually the LAN address of y...

Page 26: ...r or access point Select Access Point if wireless clients will be connecting directly to the DSM G600 In Wireless Mode select Client or Access Point mode When Client is selected you can click Site Sur...

Page 27: ...using encryption on your wireless network Please refer to page 31 for information on wireless security Click Next Click Next Click Next If you select WEP the following screen will appear Enter the WEP...

Page 28: ...zone in the pulldown menu Set device date and time Please see the following pages for a complete over view of the Web based con guration utility You have completed the basic con guration of the DSM G6...

Page 29: ...r a DNS address here If you are using a router in your network you can usually enter the router s LAN IP address as the DNS address Click Apply to save the changes Dynamic IP Static IP Static IP Addre...

Page 30: ...or router If you already know the SSID you can enter it manually Network Type Wireless Mode SSID Select 802 11g or 802 11b mode Select a wireless channel between 1 11 Select WEP or WPA PSK Select to o...

Page 31: ...is a valid string of 10 characters for 64 bit encryption 128 bit hexadecimal keys are exactly 26 characters in length 456FBCDF123400122225271730 is a valid string of 26 characters for 128 bit encrypt...

Page 32: ...not allow data transfer unless the WEP settings are identical Shared Key recommended Allows association and data transfer only with wireless devices that have identical WEP settings Select 64 or 128...

Page 33: ...ng the Con guration Utility Enter the WPA PSK passphrase as described in Wireless Security on the previous page Enter your WPA passphrase Enter your WPA passphase again for con rmation Click Apply to...

Page 34: ...u want to insert the sub folder in and then click Create Click to select write privileges for the folder Click to share the folder on the network Read privileges are included when the folder is shared...

Page 35: ...your DSM G600 with an NTP server a time server Input an optional NTP server address here Enter the date and time manually This is not necessary if you are using the NTP feature Enable or Disable Dayl...

Page 36: ...ve for the DSM G600 settings Select the same le that was saved by clicking Save above Click to restore the saved settings after using the Browse feature above to select the le Click to reset to factor...

Page 37: ...ite Download the rmware le from the support site to your computer s hard drive After you have downloaded the rmware upgrade to your hard drive Click Browse to nd the upgrade When you have found it cli...

Page 38: ...en below will appear Before you can use the Internal hard drive you must format it using the DSM G600 If you install an unformatted hard drive the DSM G600 will automatically format the drive when the...

Page 39: ...ice Information Network HDD drive The rmware version is displayed here The network information is displayed here The following information about the hard disk drive is displayed here Total Disk Size U...

Page 40: ...g the Con guration Utility Status Logs Click Apply after you have made your selections Apply You can manage your logs and log settings here Click Log Settings and the screen below will appear In this...

Page 41: ...41 DSM G600 User s Manual D Link Systems Inc Using the Con guration Menu Help Click on any of the above topics to access help and information...

Page 42: ...work using Microsoft Windows XP Note Please refer to websites such as http www homenethelp com and http www microsoft com windows2000 for information about networking computers using Windows 2000 Go...

Page 43: ...ing Basics Click Next In the following window select the best description of your computer If your computer connects to the internet through a gateway router select the second option as shown Click Ne...

Page 44: ...s Manual D Link Systems Inc Networking Basics Enter a Computer description and a Computer name optional Click Next Enter a Workgroup name All computers on your network should have the same Workgroup...

Page 45: ...nk Systems Inc Please wait while the Network Setup Wizard applies the changes When the changes are complete click Next Please wait while the Network Setup Wizard con gures the computer This may take a...

Page 46: ...sert a disk into the Floppy Disk Drive in this case drive A Click Next In the window below select the option that ts your needs In this example Create a Network Setup Disk has been selected You will r...

Page 47: ...ad the information under Here s how in the screen below After you complete the Network Setup Wizard you will use the Network Setup Disk to run the Network Setup Wizard once on each of the computers on...

Page 48: ...settings will take effect when you restart the computer Click Yes to restart the computer You have completed con guring this computer Next you will need to run the Network Setup Disk on all the other...

Page 49: ...lease follow these directions Click Start in the lower left corner of the screen Right click on My Computer Select Properties and click Select the Computer Name Tab in the System Properties window You...

Page 50: ...er s Manual D Link Systems Inc In this window enter the Computer name Select Workgroup and enter the name of the Workgroup All computers on your network must have the same Workgroup name Click OK Netw...

Page 51: ...adapter equipped computers in your network must be in the same IP Address range see Getting Started in this manual for a de nition of IP Address Range To check on the IP Address of the adapter please...

Page 52: ...tion Protocol technology If you are using a DHCP capable router you will not need to assign static IP addresses If you are not using a DHCP capable router or you need to assign a static IP address ple...

Page 53: ...TCP IP Click Properties Input your IP address and subnet mask The IP addresses on your network must be within the same range For example if one computer has an IP address of 192 168 0 2 the other com...

Page 54: ...ote If you are entering a DNS server you must enter the IP address of the default gateway The DNS server information will be supplied by your ISP Internet Service Provider Click OK Assigning a Static...

Page 55: ...tems Inc Networking Basics Select Built in Ethernet in the Show pull down menu Select Manually in the Con gure pull down menu Input the Static IP Address the Subnet Mask and the Router IP Address in t...

Page 56: ...s Manual D Link Systems Inc Networking Basics Go to the Apple Menu and select System Preferences Click on Network Select Built in Ethernet in the Show pull down menu Select Using DHCP in the Con gure...

Page 57: ...r in a few seconds Go to Start Run type cmd A window similar to this one will appear Type ping xxx xxx xxx xxx where xxx is the IP address of the wireless router or access point A good wireless connec...

Page 58: ...n t I get a wireless connection If you have enabled encryption on the DSM G600 you must enter the same security settings as your wireless router or access point in order to establish a wireless connec...

Page 59: ...the positioning of the products within your environment will affect the wireless range Please refer to the Wireless Installation Considerations section of this manual for further information about th...

Page 60: ...reless Frequency Range 2 4GHz to 2 4835GHz Wireless Operating Range2 Indoors Up to 328 feet 100 meters Outdoors Up to 1 312 feet 400 meters 1 Maximum wireless signal rate based on IEEE Standard 802 11...

Page 61: ...PER 84 dBm 11 Mbps CCK 8 PER 82 dBm 9 Mbps OFDM 10 PER 87 dBm 6 Mbps OFDM 10 PER 88 dBm 5 5 Mbps CCK 8 PER 85 dBm 2 Mbps QPSK 8 PER 86 dBm 1 Mbps BPSK 8 PER 89 dBm External Antenna Type One external 2...

Page 62: ...al Support over the Internet http support dlink ca email support dlink ca When contacting technical support please provide the following information Serial number of the unit Model number or product n...

Page 63: ...documentation D Link further warrants that during the Software Warranty Period the magnetic media on which D Link delivers the Software will be free of physical defects The customer s sole and exclus...

Page 64: ...AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PRODUCT IS WITH THE PURCHASER OF THE PRODUCT Limitation of Liability TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW D LINK IS NOT LIABLE UNDER ANY CONTRACT NEGLIGENCE STRICT LIABILITY...

Page 65: ...his device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference r...

Page 66: ...SM G600 User s Manual D Link Systems Inc Registration Registration 05 27 2005 Product registration is entirely voluntary and failure to complete or return this form will not diminish your warranty rig...