D-Link ShareCenter Quattro DNS-345, User Manual

Page 1: ...ShareCenterTM 4 Bay Network Storage Enclosure User Manual Version 1 20 2013 03 20 ...

Page 2: ...ome 38 Applications 39 Management 40 Management 41 Setup Wizard Web UI 41 Disk Management 45 Hard Drive Configuration 45 Hard Drive Configuration Wizard 46 JBOD 52 RAID 0 57 RAID 1 61 RAID 5 69 RAID 5 Spare 76 RAID 10 82 RAID Migration 90 Migrating Data from RAID1 to RAID5 91 Hard Drive Configuration Wizard 93 S M A R T Test 98 Creating a Schedule 100 Scan Disk 101 Volume Encryption 103 Saving the...

Page 3: ...g 196 Verifying the ISO image 197 Admin Password 198 Active Directory Settings 199 Distributed File System 200 Network Management 205 LAN Setup 205 Link Aggregation 208 IPv6 Settings 209 IPv6 Setup 210 Link Speed and LLTD Settings 212 DDNS 213 Port Forwarding 214 Application Management 218 FTP server 218 UPnP AV Server 222 iTunes Server 225 Add Ons 226 AFP Service 229 NFS Service 229 System Manage...

Page 4: ...pload 276 Download 278 mydlink Cloud 279 mydlink Cloud Activation 280 Activation Failure 281 Accessing mydlink Cloud 282 Log into mydlink Cloud 286 The mydlink Cloud Interface 287 My NAS 290 My Favorites 291 My Shared Files 292 Edit 295 Delete 296 User Access 297 View Share 298 Files 298 History 299 Email URL 300 Advanced 301 Downloads 302 My Synced Files 303 Running mydlink Cloud Sync 308 Guest U...

Page 5: ...1 USB Backups 341 MTP Backup Process 342 USB Backup Process 344 P2P Downloads 346 Settings 346 Downloads 347 My Files 348 Amazon S3 349 Creating an AWS Account 350 Add Ons 355 Application Menu with Add Ons 356 AjaXplorer 357 Audio Streamer 358 aMule 359 Photo Center 360 Blog 361 Squeeze Center 362 Knowledge Base 363 What is RAID 363 RAID Options 366 What is Ethernet Bonding 368 UPS Connectivity 36...

Page 6: ...unction To further enhance your ShareCenter s capabilities you can expand the applications available with the ShareCenter by using the Add On feature which allows you to add supported software applications These applications can add over the web audio streaming file and media sharing and even blogging capability to your ShareCenter The DNS 345 has seven RAID modes Standard creates a single volume ...

Page 7: ...AID 0 1 requires a minimum of two SATA drives RAID 5 requires a minimum of three SATA drives RAID 5 Spare RAID 10 requires four SATA drives RAID 10 requires four SATA drives Note For best performance ensure that you are running the latest service packs for the appropriate Windows operating systems D Link ShareCenterTM 4 Bay Network Storage Enclosure DNS 345 CD ROM with Manual and Software Quick In...

Page 8: ...rd to RAID 5 RAID 1 to RAID 5 Supports Advanced Format HDD HDD S M A R T Test Supports FAT16 32 NTFS for USB external Storage Account Management Users and Groups can be assigned to Folders with Read or Read Write Permissions Quotas for Users and Groups Supports ISO mount Shares Supports Active Directory for WindowsTM 2003 2008 Server FTP Server Built in FTP server for File Access over the Internet...

Page 9: ...rowser configuration Supports HTTPs management Network Recycle Bin Supports Yahoo Widgets Supports System Log FTP log Automatic e mail and SMS notifications Supports network UPS Supports SNMPv2 Supports Resource Monitor My Folder My Photos Create albums and manage photos Share photos through social networks Google Cooliris Slideshows My Files Allows user s to access files on the NAS using a web br...

Page 10: ...ping performance and helps distribute loads more effectively This section will help you Select the hard drives Determine hard disk space you will need Ensure your data is protected Understand the basic requirements for a router or switch Selecting Hard Drives You can use hard drives from any manufacturer and with any capacity with your DNS 345 The D Link ShareCenter supports standard 3 5 internal ...

Page 11: ...itch If you are connecting your ShareCenter to a router or switch your router or switch needs to support Gigabit Ethernet 1000Mbit s for maximum performance The ShareCenter will auto negotiate the highest connection speed available to your router or switch If you are using Port Bonding use a managed switch Using an Uninterrupted Power Supply UPS We highly recommend that you use your ShareCenter in...

Page 12: ...nformation for both LAN ports firmware version temperature and hard drive modes Power Button Press once to power on the ShareCenter or confirm USB Backup functions Press and hold the button until the OLED screen displays Shutdown System to power it down Next Button Press once to scroll between various modes or cancel USB Backup functions Refer to the next page Drive Tray With the front cover off S...

Page 13: ...sent No amber lights the hard drive s are absent The IP address on LAN 1 The IP address on LAN 2 Disconnected means there is no connection This displays the firmware version and the temperature in Celsius and Fahrenheit This displays the drive name and usable storage capacity System Shutdown Welcome to DNS 345 NAS OLED Screen ...

Page 14: ...9 D Link ShareCenter DNS 345 User Manual Section 1 Product Overview Backup from NAS to USB Backups are complete Enter Backup Mode ...

Page 15: ...ring data transmission If this LED is off check the connection cable to the device you are connecting to The LED on the left will light solid for a Gigabit connection and will remain off when connected to a 10 100 device Dual LANs support Port Bonding Power Receptacle Connect the supplied power cord to the receptacle USB Port A single USB 2 0 Type A connector The USB Host port is for Print Servers...

Page 16: ...k ShareCenter DNS 345 User Manual Section 1 Product Overview Rear Panel Levers Pull the rear levers to disconnect the hard drive s from the SATA sockets Note Remove the front cover before releasing the latches ...

Page 17: ...l and sliding it up until it unhooks Then remove it to allow access to the drive bays Step 2 Insert up to four 3 5 SATA hard drives into the drive bays Note Make sure to align the drive connector to the SATA connector at the back edge inside the drive bay of the ShareCenter Gently push the drive in until it connects When a drive is inserted properly you will feel it set into the connector Some har...

Page 18: ...corresponding slots on the chassis and slide the front panel down until it is firmly seated Step 4 Connect an Ethernet cable to the LAN 1 Ethernet port This cable should connect the ShareCenter to your local network via a router switch or directly to a computer for configuration Step 5 Connect the power adapter to the power receptacle ...

Page 19: ...tware included on the product CD to locate the device on your network and make any necessary changes D Link Storage Utility Network Storage Device The D Link Storage Utility displays any ShareCenter devices it detects on the network here Refresh Click Refresh to refresh the device list Configuration ClickConfigurationtoaccesstheWebbasedconfiguration of the ShareCenter LAN Configure the LAN Setting...

Page 20: ...and direct it to the IP address listed for the device Make sure the browser is not configured to use a proxy server Note The computer used to access the ShareCenter web based configuration manager must be on the same subnet as the ShareCenter If your network is using a DHCP server and the computer receives IP settings from DHCP server the ShareCenter will automatically be in the same subnet ...

Page 21: ... CD into your CD ROM drive Step 1 When the autorun screen appears click Install Step 2 Select the Language of your choice and then click the Start button Note Windows Firewall presents you with a warning message to unblock the device Click Unblock to give your computer access to the NAS Installation Setup Wizard ...

Page 22: ...stallation Step 3 Follow the instructions to remove the front cover of your ShareCenter Click Next to continue Step 4 Slide one two three or four hard drive into an available hard drive bay of your ShareCenter Click Next to continue Install the Hard Drives ...

Page 23: ...is by sliding the panel down into place Click Next to continue Step 6 Connect a CAT5 Ethernet cable to your ShareCenter and connect the other end to a switch or router Local LAN To improve bandwidth connect a second Ethernet cable to the other port on the ShareCenter to the same switch or router Click Next to continue Connect to your Network ...

Page 24: ...Then power on the ShareCenter by pressing the power button located under the OLED screen Click Next to continue Step8 With the power on press theNext button on the device and check and make sure the IP address of your ShareCenter matches what you see on the screen Note Allow 1 2 minutes for the DNS 345 to boot up Click Next to continue Power and Device Selection ...

Page 25: ...f this is the first time you are doing the installation on this NAS leave the password blank Click Next to continue Step 10 In this step you can create a new password for the Admin username It is recommended you set a password however you may also leave the fields blank Click Next to continue Admin Password ...

Page 26: ... User Manual Section 3 Installation Networking Setup Step 11 You may either use Static IP or DHCP to configure the IP networksettingsoftheShareCenter IfyouselectStaticIP thenenter the IP parameters as listed Click Next to continue ...

Page 27: ...me for the device and a description The name you entered will be used whenever you map one of the ShareCenter volumes as a Network Drive Click Next to continue Step 13 Click the Yes radio button if you already have a DDNS account to use for the ShareCenter DDNS Click the No radio button and proceed to step 15 to obtain a new DDNS account Click Next to continue Dynamic DNS ...

Page 28: ...dow so that your ShareCenter can be accessed by a URL over the Internet Click Next to continue Step 15 Click Yes to go to a Wizard with instructions and links on how to obtain a free DDNS account Click No skips the DDNS account setup wizard and transfers you back to the ShareCenter Setup Wizard Dynamic DNS Account Setup ...

Page 29: ...reate a DDNS account and configure your LAN equipment and ShareCenter to work with the new settings Click Close to continue Step 17 Select your time zone and then set the time and date You can set the time and date manually from an NTP server or from your computer Click Next to continue DDNS Account and System Time ...

Page 30: ...t Thesealertscanprovehelpfulwiththemanagement and safeguarding of important data Enter your e mail information and settings and then click Next to continue If you do not want to configure your e mail settings click Skip to continue Step 19 This step is informational and shows any currently configured Volumes previously setup on the ShareCenterTM Click Next to continue Email Settings and Volume Inf...

Page 31: ...ption For more information concerning the different RAID Disk Formats please refer to the Knowledge Base section in this manual Click Next to continue Step21 Once the RAID configuration is complete the ShareCenter prompts you to encrypt each or all drives Check the box next to the hard drive s you wish to encrypt Click Next to continue RAID Configuration and Encryption ...

Page 32: ...ork drive s on your computer Click Next to continue Step23 Reviewthedetailedsummaryofyourvolumeconfiguration here before clicking next and starting the drive format If necessary use the PREV button to go back and reconfigure the RAID configuration of the volume s Click Next to continue Mapping a Drive and Checking Volume Summary ...

Page 33: ...xt a warning message will appear to inform you that all data on the drive s will be lost Click Yes to proceed or No to exit Click Next to continue Step 25 During the formatting process the wizard displays a percentage complete bar for each hard drive Click Next to continue Formatting Volumes ...

Page 34: ...29 D Link ShareCenter DNS 345 User Manual Section 3 Installation Step26 The wizard will notify you when formatting has completed successfully Click Next to continue Formatting Hard Drives ...

Page 35: ...ws you to remotely access the files from your NAS through the mydlink Cloud service Read the installation instructions and wait for the process to complete Click Next to continue Step 28 Your ShareCenter supports Add On packages Here you may install the Audio Streamer Blog SqueezeCenter Photo Center aMule and AjaXplorer add ons which extend the application functionality of your ShareCenter Click N...

Page 36: ...ection 3 Installation Step 29 The wizard will notify you that the Add on packages are installed successfully Click Next to continue Step30 Thenextscreenallowsyoutoenableordisabletheinstalled add on packages Click Next to continue Add on Packages ...

Page 37: ...omplete Your ShareCenter is now installed and ready to use If your drives are mapped using the wizard you will be able to access them under your My Computer icon Ifyoudidnotusethewizardtomapthedrives youcanmanuallymap or access the created volumes through your computers operating system Detailed configurations using theWeb UI is explained in the configuration section of this manual ...

Page 38: ...lorer Step 1 Click Start then Computer the name of your computer Ontheright sidepanelisalistofyourharddrives removablestorage andnetworklocations Ifyoudonothaveanynetworklocations this may be the first time you set up a network drive Begin by clicking on Map network drive Step2 Thisscreenshowssomedetailsonselectinganetworkdrive Click Browse to find your network ...

Page 39: ...tion 3 Installation Step 3 Windows will automatically detect all devices on your network including your ShareCenter Step 4 Click on your ShareCenter to see the volumes you created earlier Then select the volume that you wish to access and click OK ...

Page 40: ...er DNS 345 User Manual Section 3 Installation Step 5 After selecting your volume click Finish to proceed Step 6 The drive will then appear in your Windows Explorer in green This means the drive is active and ready for use ...

Page 41: ...o allows you to control power notifications view logs do firmware upgrades SNMP checks and manage USB devices System Status Displays system and hard drive information along with resource monitoring SECTION OPTION DESCRIPTION Applications FTP HTTP Downloads Configure FTP and HTTP download settings Remote Backup Configure remote backup services Local Backups Configures local backups Time Machine set...

Page 42: ...twork is using a DHCP server and the computer receives IP settings from the DHCP the ShareCenterTM will automatically be in the same subnet To access the Web UI open a web browser type in the IP address of your ShareCenter and log in You can find the IP address of your NAS by pressing the Next button on the front of the DNS 345 Select System Administrator and enter the password created during the ...

Page 43: ...Link ShareCenter DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration After logging in the ShareCenter Home tab will appear You will see the Applications and Management tabs alongside of it Web UI General Layout Home ...

Page 44: ...39 D Link ShareCenter DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration Applications ...

Page 45: ...Manual Section 4 Configuration Management The Management tab contains the Setup Wizard Disk Management Account Management Network Management Application Management System Management and Status icons Click on each icon to see the submenus ...

Page 46: ...Wizard Web UI The ShareCenter has a Setup Wizard that allows you to quickly configure some of the basic device settings Click the Setup Wizard icon to start the Setup Wizard Step 1 Click the RunWizard button to start the setup wizard Step 2 Click Next to continue Management ...

Page 47: ...e the administrator account password here and confirm the password or leave it blank Click Next to continue Step 4 Set the time zone from the drop down menu to the appropriate geographical zone closest to your location Click Next to continue or click Skip to ignore these settings ...

Page 48: ...he subnet mask of your network Gateway IP Address Enter the IP address of your gateway usually the local IP of your router DNS Servers Enter the IP address es of your DNS server s DNS1 is usually the IP address of your router Click Next to continue or click Skip to ignore these settings Step 6 Select DHCP to obtain IP settings automatically from a DHCP server router or Static to assign them manual...

Page 49: ...c settings Click Next to continue or click Skip to ignore these settings Step 7 Here you can assign a workgroup and name to the ShareCenter with a short description Click Next to continue or click Skip to ignore these settings Step 9 Click the Previous button to go back and check your settings If you are satisfied with the settings click the Finish button to save and complete the wizard Click Exit...

Page 50: ...ere Set RAID type and Reformat Click on this button to launch a wizard that allows you to select the RAID configuration and format the drives Auto Rebuild Configuration IfyouhavechosenRAID1 5astheconfiguration option then set the Auto Rebuild function here using the radio buttons Enable Auto Rebuild Enabling Auto Rebuild will rebuild a failed RAID 1 5 drive when a new drive has replaced the degrad...

Page 51: ...current RAID configuration under Current RAID Type Click Set RAID Type and Re Format When you click on the Set RAID type and Re Format button in the Disk Management Hard Drive Configuration menu a wizard will start allowing you to format your drives and create the volume RAID format The following is an example of a standard volume configuration ...

Page 52: ...hysical Disk Information page displays all of the hard drives on the DNS 345 It shows the array number vendor model serial number and drive capacity Click Next to continue Select the format you want by clicking on the RAID type box highlight in blue Click Next to continue ...

Page 53: ...eCenter DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration SelectStandardtocreateseparatevolumesforeachindividual drive Click Next to continue Select a volume or volumes that you would like to encrypt Click Next to continue ...

Page 54: ... without entering a password every time you reboot the DNS 345 Enter the encryption password and enter it again to confirm Click Next to continue The Volume Configuration Summary shows details on all of the configured drives Check the details on the list and click Format to continue or click Previous to make changes ...

Page 55: ...rased Click Yes to continue Partitioningwillnowbegin Pleasebepatientwhilethisprocess takes place Do not turn off your NAS during this process Once the partition is completed the formatting process will begin A graphical bar will show the volume being formatted Do not turn off your NAS during this process Ifyouwouldliketochangeyoursettingsatthisstage clickExit ...

Page 56: ...ll of the changes made Please be patient during this process Do not turn off your NAS during this process Thewizardisnowcomplete Itwillshowthevolumenumber s file system selected the type of RAID and the disk formation in the RAID Click Finish to complete the process and start using your DNS 345 ...

Page 57: ...r DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration JBOD Select JBOD to create a single volume from all of the drives Click Next to continue Check the Encryption box if you would like to encrypt the volume Click Next to continue ...

Page 58: ...tion summary page will show the details of your configuration Click Format to continue or Previous make changes Ifyouareencryptingthevolume selectAutoMountifyouwish to mount the drive s without entering a password every time you reboot the DNS 345 Enter a password and then confirm the password Click Next to continue ...

Page 59: ...tails on all of the configured drives Check the details on the list and click Format to continue or click Previous to make changes ShareCenter will now prepare the volume for partitioning A warning message will appear to inform you that all volumes and data will be formatted and erased Click Yes to continue ...

Page 60: ...gin A graphical bar will show the volume being formatted Please be patient during this process Do not turn off your NAS during this process Ifyouwouldliketochangeyoursettingsatthisstage clickExit The system will now update all of the changes made Please be patient during this process Do not turn off your NAS during this process ...

Page 61: ...User Manual Section 4 Configuration The wizard is now complete It will show the volume number file system selected the type of RAID and the disk formation in the RAID Click Finish to complete the process and start using your DNS 345 ...

Page 62: ...guration RAID 0 Select RAID 0 stripes all of the drives Click Next to continue Enter the size in GB of RAID 0 and then check the box next to Configure the remaining disk space as JBOD if you wish to configure the remaining space as JBOD Click Next to continue ...

Page 63: ...uration Select a volume or volumes that you would like to encrypt Click Next to continue The Volume Configuration Summary shows details on all of the configured drives Check the details on the list and click Format to continue or click Previous to make changes ...

Page 64: ...continue Partitioningwillnowbegin Pleasebepatientwhilethisprocess takes place Do not turn off your NAS during this process Once the partition is completed the formatting process will begin A graphical bar will show the volume being formatted Please be patient during this process Do not turn off your NAS during this process Ifyouwouldliketochangeyoursettingsatthisstage clickExit ...

Page 65: ...ll of the changes made Please be patient during this process Do not turn off your NAS during this process Thewizardisnowcomplete Itwillshowthevolumenumber s file system selected the type of RAID and the disk formation in the RAID Click Finish to complete the process and start using your DNS 345 ...

Page 66: ...S 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration RAID 1 Select RAID 1 to mirror all the hard drives Click Next to continue Enter the amount of disk space you would like to assign to the first volume for RAID 1 Click Next to continue ...

Page 67: ...the box next to Configure the remaining disk space as JBOD if you wish to configure the remaining space as JBOD Click Next to continue Click Enable Auto Rebuild to automatically rebuild a failed drive if it has been replaced with a new one Select Disable Auto Rebuild if you want to start the rebuild process manually after replacing a failed drive Click Next to continue ...

Page 68: ...DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration Choose a volume or volumes that you would like to encrypt Click Next to continue A warning message will appear stating that your device will have some latency Click Yes to continue ...

Page 69: ... without entering a password every time you reboot the DNS 345 Enter the encryption password and enter it again to confirm Click Next to continue The Volume Configuration Summary shows details on all of the configured drives Check the details on the list and click Format to continue or click Previous to make changes ...

Page 70: ... 4 Configuration A warning message will appear to inform you that all volumes and data will be formatted and erased Click Yes to continue Partitioningwillnowbegin Pleasebepatientwhilethisprocess takes place Do not turn off your NAS during this process ...

Page 71: ...ted the formatting process will begin Please be patient during this process Do not turn off your NAS during this process Ifyouwouldliketochangeyoursettingsatthisstage clickExit ShareCenter will format the second drive of the volume as well Ifyouwouldliketochangeyoursettingsatthisstage clickExit ...

Page 72: ...ll of the changes made Please be patient during this process Do not turn off your NAS during this process Thewizardisnowcomplete Itwillshowthevolumenumber s file system selected the type of RAID and the disk formation in the RAID Click Finish to complete the process and start using your DNS 345 ...

Page 73: ...68 D Link ShareCenter DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration Once you have completed the wizard ShareCenter will return to the main screen The RAID configuration you just set will be displayed ...

Page 74: ...D 5 Select RAID5 All the drives are striped with distributed parity Click Next to continue Enter the size in GB of RAID 5 and then check the box next to Configure the remaining disk space as JBOD if you wish to configure the remaining space as JBOD Click Next to continue ...

Page 75: ... to automatically rebuild a failed drive if it has been replaced with a new one Select Disable Auto Rebuild if you want to start the rebuild process manually after replacing a failed drive Click Next to continue Choose a volume or volumes that you would like to encrypt Click Next to continue ...

Page 76: ...age will appear stating that your device will have some latency Click Yes to continue Select Auto Mount if you wish to mount the drive s without entering a password every time you reboot the DNS 345 Enter the encryption password and enter it again to confirm Click Next to continue ...

Page 77: ...onfiguration Summary shows details on all of the configured drives Check the details on the list and click Format to continue or click Previous to make changes A warning message will appear to inform you that all volumes and data will be formatted and erased Click Yes to continue ...

Page 78: ...cess takes place Do not turn off your NAS during this process Once the partition is completed the formatting process will begin A graphical bar will show the volume being formatted Please be patient during this process Do not turn off your NAS during this process Ifyouwouldliketochangeyoursettingsatthisstage clickExit ...

Page 79: ...Configuration The system will now update all of the changes made Thewizardisnowcomplete Itwillshowthevolumenumber s file system selected the type of RAID and the disk formation in the RAID Click Finish to complete the process and start using your DNS 345 ...

Page 80: ...75 D Link ShareCenter DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration Once you have completed the wizard ShareCenter will return to the main screen The RAID configuration you just set will be displayed ...

Page 81: ...DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration RAID 5 Spare Select RAID 5 All the drives are striped with distributed parity Click Next to continue Click Create Spare Disk to create RAID 5 plus the spare Click Next to continue ...

Page 82: ...tion 4 Configuration The volume is now configured for RAID 5 plus the spare Click Next to continue Choose a volume or volumes that you would like to encrypt A warning message will warn you that the system will operate slower Click Yes to continue ...

Page 83: ...tering a password every time you reboot the DNS 345 Enter the encryption password and enter it again to confirm Click Next to continue ShareCenter will now show the Volume Configuration Summary Make sure under type it reads RAID5 Spare Check the details on the list and click Format to continue or click Previous to make changes ...

Page 84: ... 4 Configuration A warning message will appear to inform you that all volumes and data will be formatted and erased Click Yes to continue Partitioningwillnowbegin Pleasebepatientwhilethisprocess takes place Do not turn off your NAS during this process ...

Page 85: ...gin A graphical bar will show the volume being formatted Please be patient during this process Do not turn off your NAS during this process Ifyouwouldliketochangeyoursettingsatthisstage clickExit The system will now update all of the changes made Please be patient during this process Do not turn off your NAS during this process ...

Page 86: ...ardisnowcomplete Itwillshowthevolumenumber s file system selected the type of RAID and the disk formation in the RAID Click Finish to continue Once you have completed the wizard ShareCenter will return to the main screen The RAID configuration you just set will be displayed ...

Page 87: ...Configuration RAID 10 Click the Set RAID Type and Re Format The Welcome to Hard Drive Configuration Wizard begins Read the Welcome screen and click Next Step1 displays the PhysicalDiskInformation of all your hard drive information Click Next to continue ...

Page 88: ...ation Select RAID 10 All drives are mirrored then striped Click Next to continue Enter the size in GB of RAID 10 and then check the box next to Configure the remaining disk space as JBOD if you wish to configure the remaining space as JBOD Click Next to continue ...

Page 89: ... to automatically rebuild a failed drive if it has been replaced with a new one Select Disable Auto Rebuild if you want to start the rebuild process manually after replacing a failed drive Click Next to continue Choose a volume or volumes that you would like to encrypt Click Next to continue ...

Page 90: ... message will warn you that the system will operate slower Click Yes to continue Select Auto Mount if you wish to mount the drive s without entering a password every time you reboot the DNS 345 Enter the encryption password and enter it again to confirm Click Next to continue ...

Page 91: ...ation Summary shows details on all of the configured drives Check the details on the list and click Format to continue or click Previous to make changes A warning message will appear to inform you that all volumes and data will be formatted and erased Click Yes to continue or No to exit ...

Page 92: ...Pleasebepatientwhilethisprocess takes place Do not turn off your NAS during this process Once the partition is completed the formatting process will begin Please be patient during this process Do not turn off your NAS during this process Ifyouwouldliketochangeyoursettingsatthisstage clickExit ...

Page 93: ... all of the changes made Please be patient during this process Do not turn off your NAS during this time Thewizardisnowcomplete Itwillshowthevolumenumber s file system selected the type of RAID and the disk formation in the RAID Click Finish to complete the process and start using your DNS 345 ...

Page 94: ...89 D Link ShareCenter DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration Once you have completed the wizard ShareCenter will return to the main screen The RAID configuration you just set will be displayed ...

Page 95: ...ation process can be carried out without data loss You can do the following with RAID migration y yMigrate the system from Non RAID mode to RAID 1 RAID 5 or RAID 10 y yMigrate the system from RAID 1 to RAID 5 or RAID 10 What you need y yExtra Hard Drives of the same or larger capacity from the existing drives in your ShareCenter RAID Migration Note Please refer to the RAID Migration How To for mor...

Page 96: ...D5 The following is an example of a RAID migration from RAID1 to RAID5 When configuring RAID migration you must shut down the NAS install extra drives and then restart the NAS Detach the front cover of the NAS Insert more drives to accommodate RAID 5 A minimum of three drives are required for RAID 5 ...

Page 97: ...guration Click on the Configure Newly Inserted Hard Drive s button Note RAID5 striping requiresaminimumof3internalSATA drives Avoid data incompatibility by using drives from the same manufacturer The storage capacity of a RAID 5 array is equal to N 1 size of smallest drive N is the number of hard drives in the array ...

Page 98: ...93 D Link ShareCenter DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration Hard Drive Configuration Wizard At the Welcome to Hard Drive Configuration Wizard read the instructions Click Next to continue ...

Page 99: ...n Step 1 Examine the Physical Disk Information Check the Reconfigure from RAID 1to RAID 5 checkbox and then click Next to continue Note Clicking Reconfigure to RAID 5 is the most important part of this process IfyoudonotclickthistheRAIDprocesswillnotfunctionproperly ...

Page 100: ...al Section 4 Configuration Step 2 Select the new drive under the Disk area from the drop down list Click Next to continue Step 3 Select Enable Auto Rebuild or leave the device disabled by clicking Disable Auto Rebuild Click Next to continue ...

Page 101: ...lays all the configuration settings you just made Click Format to continue A warning message appears to warn you of data loss Click Yes to continue Please Note Only the newly inserted hard drives will be formatted The data stored in the original hard drive s will not be formatted The ShareCenter will format the drive ...

Page 102: ...97 D Link ShareCenter DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration Step 5 The RAID5 Format is complete Click Finish to exit ...

Page 103: ...rive The results are displayed as Passed Failed on the web UI and can also be sent as an e mail alert The ExtendedTest requires a lot more time to complete However it is a more thorough when compared to the Quick Test A warning message will prompt you to stop all services and network activity Click Yes to continue the Quick S M A R T test The test will run and a percentage completed will display u...

Page 104: ...99 D Link ShareCenter DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration When the test is complete the results will be displayed in the Result column ...

Page 105: ... disks volumes to run the test on Under Schedule select the period Daily Weekly Monthly and then select the time from the drop down menu Click Create To view the Schedule List click on the Schedule List arrow A new table will appear showing details of the new schedule created To delete a schedule click on the Trash Can ...

Page 106: ...sk Scan Disk provides a method to test the disk s file system on your ShareCenter Scan Disk scans your disks file system for errors and or corruption Click Management Disk Management and then Scan Disk Select the volume from the drop down list you wish to scan Click Scan Disk ...

Page 107: ...allservices hard drive and network activity Click Yes to proceed or No to cancel The DNS 345 will initialize the volume s and begin scanning Please wait while the software scans the volume s or click Exit to cancel the scan Whenthescaniscomplete thetablewilleitherdisplaySuccess or Failure Click Finish to exit ...

Page 108: ...act the performance of the device Click Yes to continue Next you will be prompted to configure the drive SelectAuto Mount if you wish to mount the drive s automatically without enteringapasswordeverytimeyoureboottheDNS 345 Ifyou do not check the Auto Mount box you will have to manually mount the drive s by clicking the Mount button in the main menuoftheVolumeEncryptiontableandentertheencryption pa...

Page 109: ...ion 4 Configuration If the passwords do not match then a message will appear Click Yes to re enter the matching passwords TheVolumeConfigurationSummaryshowswhichvolumesare encrypted and which ones are not Click Format to start the formatting process ...

Page 110: ...r DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration A message will appear asking you to confirm your hard drive selection for formatting Click Yes to start the formatting process The partitioning and formatting process will begin ...

Page 111: ...al Section 4 Configuration When formatting is complete a table displaying the volumes formatted partitioned and encrypted will appear Click Finish to close this window Go to Disk Management Volume Encryption to see a list of encrypted volumes ...

Page 112: ...5 User Manual Section 4 Configuration Select the volume s you wish to modify Your selection s will turn red Click Modify Enter the original password into the field provided or click Upload Encrypted Key File Click Next to continue ...

Page 113: ...tion to enable Auto Mount and enter a new password If you choose not to enable Auto Mount you can leave this field blank Click Apply to continue The volumes will be partitioned and formatted Please be patient while this process takes place Do not turn off your NAS during this process ...

Page 114: ...109 D Link ShareCenter DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration Click the Exit button to complete the configuration ...

Page 115: ...re are two ways to save the encryption key One method is to click the Save button in the main menu of the Volume Encryption table and the other method is to save it during the modifying process Click Save under the Save Key section Click Download Encryption Key File during the modification process ...

Page 116: ...on 4 Configuration Uploading the Encryption Key Upload the encryption key during the modification process of the Volume Encryption SelectUploadEncryptionKeyFileandthenclickChooseFile The file will be uploaded to the ShareCenter Click Next to continue ...

Page 117: ... it can lead to data loss To connect to the iSCSI Target follow these steps Log in go to Management Disk Management and iSCSI Target This section is divided into two parts iSCSI Manager and iSCSI Targets To enable the iSCSI Target click the Enable radio button To disable iSCSI click the Disable radio button Once clicked the iSCSI fields are visible Click the Enable iSNS checkbox to assign an iSNS ...

Page 118: ...onfiguration The IP address cannot be the same as its current IP address If you should enter your current NAS IP a Syslog warning message pops up Click Yes to change the IP address Click the blue arrow next to iSCSI Targets to view the configuration screen ...

Page 119: ...the device s hostname enter the custom name here Next to Volume select a Volume from the drop down menu Next to Size enter your disk space Next to CHAP Settings choose the radio button to Enable or Disable it When you click the Enable radio button more configuration fields open Enter a User Name Password and Confirm Password Click Save to continue NOTE The iSCSITarget name can contain numbers lett...

Page 120: ...ociated to that Volume a pop up menu will appear prompting you to make the changes Once you have reduced the size to a valid setting click Save to continue When the configuration is complete the new iSCSI Target s willbedisplayedinatable ThisdisplaystheiSCSITargetName Status connected to an initiator or not and Size ...

Page 121: ...A CHAP password must be entered from the initiator for verification before it can connect to the target When the Modify iSCSI Target window opens change the storagesize andclicktheEnablebuttonunderCHAPSettings Enter a username password and confirm the password Click Save to continue or click Exit to cancel the settings NOTE The iSCSITarget name can contain numbers letters of the alphabet and some ...

Page 122: ...117 D Link ShareCenter DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration Please remember the password length must be 12 characters Ifthiswarningsignappears click Yesandchangethecharacter length ...

Page 123: ...ion Deleting an iSCSI Target Select the Target you wish to delete it will turn red Click the Delete button WhenyouclicktheDeletebutton awarningmessageappears to confirm your request Click Yes if you wish to remove the the iSCSI target Click No if you want to cancel ...

Page 124: ...119 D Link ShareCenter DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration After deleting the account the table will be updated ...

Page 125: ...wn the physical disks into smaller pieces called extents This allows spreading a single virtual disk across many physical disks such parallelizing of the disk access can deliver improved performance over non virtualized systems The DNS 345 works best with 4 hard drives with the same capacity Log in go to Management Disk Management and Virtual Volume The Virtual Volume interface consists of five ma...

Page 126: ... Configuration To start click the Create button The CreateVirtualVolume window pops up The interface consists of a Device the Targets used to connect to Share Folder the virtual volume directory andAuthentication controlaccesswith a username and password ...

Page 127: ...s automatically generated Click Search to locate the IP address and your NAS When the IP address and NAS is detected the Targets box is populated with the Target you created earlier To the right here you can see the created Target Here you can see the iSCSI Target in the iSCSI table You can see it is not connected to an initiator ...

Page 128: ... 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration Here you can see the Target box populated with the iSCSI Target you just created To designate a specific Target select it It turns red This will be the chosed Target you use to connect to ...

Page 129: ...ct to the Target Remember no spaced between words allowed Setup Authentication if you wish If you have already setup CHAPonyourTarget youwillneedtoauthenticatetheTarget with the same password you used with CHAP If you click No the User Name and Password is greyed out If you click Yes the fields are open and you can enter your information per your CHAP settings Click Save to save the settings ...

Page 130: ... User Manual Section 4 Configuration Once the Virtual Volume is created it is visible in the Virtual Volume table However atthisstage itisstillnotconnectedtoa Target Todo this click the Virtual Volume you wish to assign It turns red ...

Page 131: ... Once its connected theVolume shown in green is created When the Volume is created under Connection Status you will notice it say Connected shown in red Also under Disk Status you will notice it say Running shown in blue This means the Volume is active and working The Used Size and Total Size shown in green also displays data based on the amount of space you assigned the Volume ...

Page 132: ...new Virtual Volume For other clients to connect to theVirtualVolume you need to setup a procedure connect to it This example demonstrates a way to connect to the Virtual Volume using Windows 7 Click Start 1 and go to the Control Panel 2 Open Control Panel click on Administrative Tools ...

Page 133: ...Center DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration Click iSCSI Initiator 1 The iSCSI Intiator Properties box opens Under the Targets tab go to Target and enter the IP address of the NAS Click Quick Connect to continue ...

Page 134: ...on 4 Configuration Quick Connect displays all the Targets it discovered Select the one you wish to use in this example its meetingroom 1 Before you connect it will display Inactive 2 Click Connect Once you Connect the Status will change to Connected ...

Page 135: ...reCenter DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration A new pop up window appears Format Disk Before formatting the drive follow the steps below Under Format Options you can click the Quick Format box and click Start ...

Page 136: ...on 4 Configuration To view the drive in Windows Explorer go to Windows Explorer and look for the new drive The red frame here displays the new drive The blue frame here displays the NAS Alternatively click Start right click Computer and click Manage ...

Page 137: ...132 D Link ShareCenter DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration This brings up the Computer Management Console Click Disk Management and find the Virtual Volume drive ...

Page 138: ...reCenter DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration When the format process is complete a notification window appears Click OK to continue To test the Virtual Volume go to Windows Explorer Select the Virtual Volume ...

Page 139: ...134 D Link ShareCenter DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration Copy a file over to the Virtual Volume The file copies over to the Virtual Volume ...

Page 140: ...135 D Link ShareCenter DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration The file is safely copied over to your Virtual Volume This effectively proves that the Virtual Volume is working and is stable ...

Page 141: ...lume select the Target it turns red and click the Edit button The Edit Virtual Volume box opens The only thing you can edit here is the Authentication settings Click Yes if you haven t already enter the User Name and Password Click Save to approve the changes Click No if you haven t already and click Save You are guided back to the Virtual Volume table ...

Page 142: ...on 4 Configuration Deleting a Virtual Volume To delete the Virtual Volume go to Disk Management Virtual Volume select the Target it turns red and click the Delete 1 button Click Yes to delete the Virtual Volume Click No to ignore deleting the pop up ...

Page 143: ...138 D Link ShareCenter DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration The Virtual Volume is no longer on the table ...

Page 144: ... Volume select the Target it turns red and click the Format 1 button turns blue To format a Virtual Volume go to Disk Management Virtual Volume select the Target it turns red and click the Format 1 button greyed out When the button is greyed 1 out it means the format cannot be performed Either the disk is broken or the connection and or Volume failed ...

Page 145: ...figuration After you click the Format button a warning message appears to verify if you wish to make the action Click Yes to proceed or click No to exit While the format procedure takes place and the NAS keeps running the Disk Status displays Creating Volume ...

Page 146: ...al Section 4 Configuration Once the format is complete the Disk Status goes back to Running To disconnect from the Virtual Volume go to Disk Management Virtual Volume select the Target it turns red and click the Disconnect 1 button turns blue ...

Page 147: ...142 D Link ShareCenter DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration The NAS disconnects the Target from the initiator Under Connection Status it reads Disconnected ...

Page 148: ...to 512 users and 64 groups can be created By default all users have read and write access to all folders However access rules can be created and edited in the Network Shares menu Click Management Account Management Click Users Groups on the left side and then click Create The User Setup Wizard will appear Click Next to continue Creating a Single User Users Groups ...

Page 149: ... ShareCenter DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration Step 1 Select Create a Single User and then click Next to continue Step 2 Enter the user name and password for the new user and then click Next to continue ...

Page 150: ...45 User Manual Section 4 Configuration Step 3 Add the user to a group by clicking the Group checkbox Click Next to continue Step 4 Select the network share settings Select Read Only Read Write or Deny Access Click Next to continue ...

Page 151: ...fault CIFS is short for Common Internet File System AFP is short for Apple Filing Protocol FTP is short for File Transfer Protocol WebDAV is short for Web based Distribution Authoring and Versioning Click Next to continue Select the volumes the user can have WebDAV access to and then select whether to give Read Only or Read Write rights Click Next to continue ...

Page 152: ...e amount of disk space you wish to assign the user on each volume Enter zero to provide unlimited disk space to the user Click Next to continue Step 6 The final step is a summary of all the configurations you made Click Finish to accept the changes or click Exit to cancel the changes ...

Page 153: ...and then click Next to continue Step 2 Enter the following information Enter a username Enter the account prefix Eg this could be a department in the company Enter theamount ofusersyouwanttocreate Nexttotheinput field is the remaining amount of users you can add to the NAS Enter a password and confirm it Click Next to continue ...

Page 154: ...5 User Manual Section 4 Configuration Step 3 Add the user s to a group by clicking the Group checkbox Click Next to continue Step 4 Select the network share settings Select Read Only Read Write or Deny Access Click Next to continue ...

Page 155: ...nd AFP are set as default CIFS is short for Common Internet File System AFP is short for Apple Filing Protocol FTP is short for File Transfer Protocol Click Next to continue Step 5 Enter the amount of disk space you wish to assign the user s on each volume Type 0 to provide unlimited disk space to the user s Click Next to continue ...

Page 156: ...r Manual Section 4 Configuration Step 6 The final step is a summary of all the configurations you made Click Finish to accept the changes or click Exit to cancel the changes The User Settings window will show a list of the users created ...

Page 157: ... DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration Modify Users Step 1 Click the user you wish to modify The user will be highlighted in red Click Modify to continue Step 2 The User Setup Wizard will appear Click Next to continue ...

Page 158: ...153 D Link ShareCenter DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration Step 3 Change the username or password Click Next to continue Step 4 Change the Network Share Settings Click Next to continue ...

Page 159: ...limited disk space to the user Click Next to continue Step 5 Assign Privileges Access Methods for the user Select either FTP or WebDAV CIFS and AFP are set as default CIFS is short for Common Internet File System AFP is short for Apple Filing Protocol FTP is short for File Transfer Protocol WebDAV is short for Web based Distribution Authoring and Versioning Click Next to continue ...

Page 160: ...iguration Step 7 The final step is a summary of all the configurations you made Click Finish to accept the changes or Exit to cancel the changes Step 8 A message will appear stating the user details have been changed successfully Click Yes to exit the wizard ...

Page 161: ...figuration Deleting Users Step 1 Click the user you wish to delete The user will be highlighted in red Click Delete to continue Step 2 A message will appear prompting you to confirm deleting the user Click Yes to confirm The user is now removed from the list ...

Page 162: ...7 D Link ShareCenter DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration Importing Users Step 1 Click Account Management Users Groups Import Users Step 2 The Import Users Wizard will start Click Next to continue ...

Page 163: ...guration Step 3 Click Download to see a sample file Check the Overwrite Duplicate Accounts box if this is necessary Click Browse to select the file you want to import Click Next to continue Step 4 Assign the privileges and access methods Click Next to continue ...

Page 164: ...ection 4 Configuration Step 5 The Summary will show a list of the imported users If there are problems with the user list the wizard will show the errors in red on the table Click Finish to close the wizard or go back to change the imported file ...

Page 165: ...4 Configuration Creating a Group Step 1 Click Account Management Users Groups Click the blue arrow next to Group Settings and settings window will appear Click New to create a new Group Step 2 The Group Setup Wizard will now start Click Next to continue ...

Page 166: ...ShareCenter DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration Step 3 Enter a Group Name Click Next to continue Step 4 Click the checkbox to select the user s you wish to add to the group and then click Next to continue ...

Page 167: ...ect the Network Share Settings read read write deny access for the corresponding disk volume for the group Click Next to continue Step 6 Select the Privileges Access Methods you want to assign to the group The greyed out selections are assigned by default Click Next to continue ...

Page 168: ...ion 4 Configuration Step 7 Select the appropriate WebDAV settings and click Next to continue Step 8 Enter the amount of space you want to assign to the group for each volume Enter zero to give unlimited disk space to the group Click Next to continue ...

Page 169: ...n 4 Configuration Step 9 The wizard is now complete The last step shows a summary of the group you created Click Previous to change your settings or Finish to end the wizard Step 10 Under Group Settings a table will display the group you just created ...

Page 170: ...Modifying a Group Step 1 Click Account Management Users Groups Click the blue arrow next to Group Settings and the Group Settings table will appear Step 2 Select the group you want to modify Your selection will turn red Click Modify to change the settings for the Group ...

Page 171: ...k ShareCenter DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration Step 3 The Group Setup Wizard will now start Click Next to continue Step 4 Make the necessary modifications to the group and then click Next to continue ...

Page 172: ...ate Network Share Settings read read write deny access for the corresponding disk volume for the group Click Next to continue Step 6 Select the appropriate privileges you want to assign to the group The greyed out selections are assigned by default and cannot be modified Click Next to continue ...

Page 173: ...n editing the quota make sure the size is not smaller than the user quota on his her account Click Yes to change the quota Step 7 Edit the amount of space you want to assign to the group for each volume Enter zero to give unlimited disk space to the group Click Next to continue ...

Page 174: ... DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration Step9 Thewizardisnowcompleteandwilldisplayasummary of the group you edited Click Previous to change your settings or Finish to end the wizard Exit will cancel all changes you made ...

Page 175: ...tion 4 Configuration Deleting a Group Step 1 Select the Group you want to delete and click Delete Step 2 A warning message will appear asking you to verify if you want to delete the Group Click Yes to delete the Group or No to cancel your decision ...

Page 176: ...will limit the amount of storage allocated By default users and groups do not have a quota Click Account Management and then Quotas on the left side Click Enable to activate Quota Settings The status will now display Started notifying you that the Quota Settings are enabled To Modify a User s Quota Settings click the blue arrow next to User Quota Settings to reveal a table of users ...

Page 177: ...ion SelecttheUseryouwanttomodify Yourselectionwillturnred Click Modify to change the user s settings The Quota Settings configuration box will display the user account you want to modify Enter a new quota amount for each volume Click Apply to confirm your settings ...

Page 178: ...ter DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration The modified quota settings will be displayed in the table For Group Quota Settings click the blue drop down arrow next to Group Quota Settings to view the group quota table ...

Page 179: ...on 4 Configuration Select the group you want to modify Your selection will turn red Click Modify The Group Quota Settings screen will display the group you want to modify Enter a new quota amount for each volume for the current group and click Apply ...

Page 180: ...175 D Link ShareCenter DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration The modified quota settings will be displayed in the table ...

Page 181: ...files on it Network Shares The Network Shares Settings window allows the user to add modify and remove both new and existing Network Share and ISO Mount Share Settings To add a rule click on theNew button To modify an existing rule click on the Modify button To remove a rule click on the Delete button To select a rule simply click on the rule Your selection will turn red indicating it is selected ...

Page 182: ...tton An easy to configure wizard will launch Step 1 This window welcomes the user to the setup wizard for creating a new network share In this wizard the user will be able to 1 Select share folders 2 Configure shared folder access rights 3 Configure network access settings 4 View a summary of the configuration before completing Click Next to continue Step 2 Select the Share Folder from one of the ...

Page 183: ...ccess to this folder to all the accounts Select Specific User Group to only allow certain users or groups access to this folder Click Next to continue Step 4 Select the appropriate access rights for the share Options to select from are Read Only Read Write and Deny Access This procedure can also be used to block certain users from accessing certain folders Click Next to continue ...

Page 184: ...User GroupinStep3 thenthis stepallowsyoutosettheaccessrightsforeachUserconfigured on the ShareCenter Click Next to continue Step 6 If you selected Specific user Group in Step 3 then this step allows you to set the access rights for each Group configured on the ShareCenter Click Next to continue ...

Page 185: ...me to its clients These guarantees inform the Client that a file s content will not be allowed to be changed by the server orifsomechangeisimminent theclientwillbenotifiedbefore the change is allowed to proceed Oplocks are designed to increase network performance when itcomestonetworkfilesharing Howeveritisrecommendedto settheshareoplockstoNo off whenusingfile baseddatabase applications Whenenable...

Page 186: ...k Cloud CIFS and AFP are set as default CIFS is short for Common Internet File System AFP is short for Apple Filing Protocol FTP is short for File Transfer Protocol NFS is short for Network File System WebDAV is short for Web based Distributed Authoring and Versioning mydlinkCloudisaserviceprovidedbyD Linkwhichallows you to access files on your NAS from a remote computer or mobile device Click Nex...

Page 187: ...us Read Write Full Access Click Next to continue If you checked NFS as an access method to your network share then this step allows you to set the parameters below Host Allowable host address that can access using NFS indicates all hosts Root Squash Disables writing to the Root owned directories and files on the system when the user has root access privileges Write provide write permission to the ...

Page 188: ...nual Section 4 Configuration If you checked WebDAV as an access method then this step will allow you to set the access parameters Click Next to continue Step10 Hereasummaryofthecreatedshareswillbedisplayed Click Finish to save your settings ...

Page 189: ...uration Deleting a Network Share Select the Network Share you wish to delete Your selection will turn red Click Delete to remove the share A warning message will appear prompting you to verify if you wish to delete the Share Click Yes to delete or No to Cancel ...

Page 190: ...185 D Link ShareCenter DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration The deleted Share will be removed from the Network Share List ...

Page 191: ...reCenter DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration Resetting the Network Shares Click the Reset Network Shares button A warning message will prompt you to confirm your selection Click Yes to confirm or No to cancel ...

Page 192: ... following section will describe how to add a new ISO mount on the ShareCenter To add an ISO Mount click on the New button An easy to configure wizard will launch Click Next to continue Select the ISO file to mount Check the box to the left of the iso file to select it and click Next to continue ...

Page 193: ...SO Mount share read deny privileges to all users Select Specific User Group in order to assign read deny privileges to individual users and groups Click Next to continue You can assign Read Only or Deny Access privileges to the ISO Mount share here Click on the appropriate radio button for the privileges you would like to assign Click Next to continue ...

Page 194: ... that a user can use to access this share Options to choose from are FTP NFS and WebDAV CIFS and AFP are set as default CIFS is short for Common Internet File System AFP is short for Apple Filing Protocol FTP is short for File Transfer Protocol NFS is short for Network File System WebDAV is short for Web based Distributed Authoring and Versioning Click Next to continue ...

Page 195: ...ion 4 Configuration A summary of the share will be displayed Click on the Finish button to accept the change and complete the wizard Through the D Link Storage Utility the ISO Mount Share can now be mapped to your computer as a normal network share ...

Page 196: ...nfiguration Creating an ISO Image The following section will describe how to create an ISO image from your NAS export the data out to your PC Click Account Management Network Shares ISO Mount Share Settings Click on the Create ISO Image button at the bottom ...

Page 197: ...nter DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration ISO image Creation Wizard The ISO image wizard helps you create an ISO image on your ShareCenter ReadtheinstructionsfortheISOImageCreationWizardandthenclickNexttocontinue ...

Page 198: ...mage Size choices CDROM 650MB 74MIN This creates an ISO file 650MB in size ready for burning onto a CDROM at a later stage DVD5 4 7GB This creates an ISO file 4 7GB in size ready for burning onto a single layer DVD at a later stage DVD9 8 5GB This creates an ISO file 8 5GB in size ready for burning onto a double layer DVD at a later stage ...

Page 199: ...reCenter DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration Select the Image Path Click the Browse button to select the destination folder on your NAS Click the Volume to save it there or click New to create a new directory ...

Page 200: ...ter DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration Enter a name that resembles the ISO file you are writing Click Next A warning message appears asking you to confirm your decision Click Yes to continue or click No to cancel ...

Page 201: ... Select the file s and click the button to add the file s to the ISO image On the right side of the window it displays the total available space of the ISO file and the used space of the ISO At the bottom of the window it shows the path where the ISO file will be saved Click Next to continue The wizard will create the ISO image Click the Auto Mount checkbox if you want the ISO file to be mounted a...

Page 202: ...DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration Verifying the ISO image Open your Windows Explorer click the Network icon double click your ShareCenter NAS Double click the volume you saved the ISO Your ISO image should be there ...

Page 203: ...gsallowsyoutochangetheUsername and Password settings 1 Enter a new Username 2 Type the original Password 3 Enter a New Password 4 Confirm the New Password Click Save Settings to accept the changes or Don t Save Settings to cancel changes Changes to the administrator username and password can be made here ...

Page 204: ...following information 1 Enter the details to communicate with the Active Directory server 2 Enter a valid Username and Password provided by your systems administrator 3 Enter the DNS 1 and or DNS 2 IP addresses 4 Enter a Workgroup if required 5 Enter a Realm Name 6 Enter an Active Directory Server name Allows you to configure and communicate with Windows Active Directory Click Save Settings to con...

Page 205: ...ement system without the complications of setting up each individual file system Click Account Management Distributed File System Check the Enable Distributed File System box A new table list will appear called the Root Folder List Note For Administrators Setup a username and password identical to each PC connected to the NAS for DFS to work ...

Page 206: ...uration Once you have access to the Root Folder List click New to createanewfolder YouwillbepromptedtoenteraRootFolder Name in the field Click Apply The Root Folder List will now show the new root folder name and provide options to Modify Delete or Config Link ...

Page 207: ...Center DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration To modify a folder within the list click Modify Enter a new folder name and click Apply The modified name will be shown in the table To delete the folder click Delete ...

Page 208: ...ig Link button A new Root Folder Name table will appear below the current Root Folder List Click New to configure it The Distributed File System Settings box will appear 1 Enter a Local Share Name 2 Enter the Host IP address 3 Select the Remote Share Folder by clicking Get Remote Share Folder and click Apply ...

Page 209: ...nter DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration Once you have entered the correct details the local share is created displaying the host IP and remote share folder name To delete a remote folder click the delete button ...

Page 210: ...in the Setup Wizard it can still be configured here The ShareCenter will automatically configure both LAN cards as a single device This is Ethernet Port Bonding and provides a more direct management of your LAN throughput It also enables redundancy If one of the ports fails the other acts as backup The network load is balanced across all links Go to Network Management and then LAN Setup Click Setu...

Page 211: ...e option to configure two main settings IP settings and VLAN settings Click Next to continue This step allows you to configure your LAN settings Here you can choose between DHCP Client or Static IP If you select Static IP you will need to manually configure your own IP settings Click Next to continue ...

Page 212: ...ep requires you to setup your VLAN settings Select the Enable radio button to enableVLAN or click the Disable radio button to disable VLAN Enter a VLAN identification number and click Next A summary of what you just configured will be displayed Click Finish to exit the wizard ...

Page 213: ...k Aggregation Note Link aggregation or IEEE 802 3ad is a computer networking term which describes using multiple Ethernet network cables ports in parallel to increase the link speed beyond the limits of any one single cable or port and to increase the redundancy for higher reliability Link aggregation is an inexpensive way to set up a high speed backbone network that transfers much more data than ...

Page 214: ...209 D Link ShareCenter DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration IPv6 Settings Go to Management Network Management LAN Setup IPv6 Settings and click the Setup button An IPv6 setup window will appear ...

Page 215: ...ere are four connection modes to select from Auto DHCP Static and Off Auto Requests information specifically from an IPv6 enabled router and automatically configure your settings DHCP Requests information from a DHCP server Static Enter your own IP configuration Off Do not use IPv6 ...

Page 216: ...ided by your system administrator The prefix length for an IPv6 subnet will always be 64 no more no less Enter the Default Gateway and DNS settings Click Apply when complete The IPv6 Settings table will now display the settings in table format In order for the changes to take effect you are prompted to re login Click OK and log in ...

Page 217: ...uto Auto Negotiate 100Mbps or 1000Mbps from the drop down menu Click the Save Settings button to save the new settings The device supports LLTD Link Layer Topology Discovery and is used by the Network Map application that is included in Windows Vista and Windows 7 Select to enable or disable LLTD Link Speed LLTD ...

Page 218: ...less of your IP address Go to Network Management and then Dynamic DNS Select Enable or Disable Select a DDNS Server from the combo box on the right hand side or type in the server address manually Enter your DDNS host name Enter your DDNS username or key Enter your DDNS password or key Re enter your password or key Displays your DDNS status DDNS Server Address Host Name Username or Key Password or...

Page 219: ...pports UPnP port forwarding which configures port forwarding automatically on your UPnP enabled router Note You will need a UPnP router on your network Log in and click Network Management Port Forwarding Click Test to run a search The DNS 345 is searching for a UPnP router Do not turn off your NAS ...

Page 220: ...ual Section 4 Configuration A message will notify you that the wizard has found a UPnP router on the network Note that you have to enable UPnP on your router Click the blue arrow next to port forwarding to reveal the Port Forwarding options ...

Page 221: ...216 D Link ShareCenter DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration Click Add The Port Forwarding wizard will start Click Next to continue ...

Page 222: ...port forwarding service to manually configure your own settings Click Next to continue If you select default service scan choose the service s to be allowedforremoteaccessfromtheInternetviayourUPnP enabled router Note You can select more than one port Click Previous to change the Port Forward Rule or Finish to configure the port forwarding on the UPnP router automatically ...

Page 223: ...as been forwarded on the router users from the Internet will access the FTP server through the WAN IP address of the router In situations where the device is behind a firewall and unable to accept incomingTCP connections passive mode must be used MoststandardFTPclientslikeWindowsFTP onlysupportWesternEuropean codepagewhentransferringfiles Supporthasbeenaddedfornonstandard FTP clients that are capa...

Page 224: ...rt Click the blue arrow to see the drop down list Click New to block a specific IP address Select IPv4 or IPv6 and then enter the IP address of a machine you wish to block Select Permanent if you wish to block the IP address permanently or Temporary if you wish to set a time frame If you selected permanent click Apply and continue ...

Page 225: ... D Link ShareCenter DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration If you selected Temporary then select a time frame and click Apply to continue The Blocked IP list will display the IP addresses you blocked ...

Page 226: ...nk ShareCenter DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration Click the blue arrow next to FTP server status to reveal the FTP details The FTP server is stopped by default Click Start FTP Server to run the process ...

Page 227: ...t the volume you like to share and click Apply The ShareCenter features a UPnP AV Server This server provides the ability to stream photos music and videos to UPnP AV compatible network media players If the server is enabled the ShareCenter will be automatically detected by UPnP AV compatible media players on your local network Click the Refresh All button to update all the shared files and folder...

Page 228: ... Link ShareCenter DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration When the system has finished building the media library a success message will appear Click Yes to continue The NAS is building the media library ...

Page 229: ...224 D Link ShareCenter DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration The selected volume will appear in the table under the UPnP AV server ...

Page 230: ...er on the ShareCenter launch iTunes In your iTunesutility select theShareCenter and enter theiTunes serverpassword if required Select the ShareCenter When prompted enter in the iTunes server password Click OK Media stored on the ShareCenter will then be available for use in iTunes Select to enable or disable the iTunes Server SpecifiesthefolderordirectorythatwillbesharedbytheiTunesserver Select ro...

Page 231: ... local hard drive Once you have located the file select it and click Open The Add On menu allows multiple application software to add extended functionality to your ShareCenter The Add on software is available from the D Link website in your country and some are available from the Installation Wizard Page 199 displays a list of some of the supported Add ons available ...

Page 232: ...l Section 4 Configuration Once the path of the package has been located click Apply to add the package Under Add ons a red message will appear to show that the installation of the package was successful Click the Start button under Start Stop ...

Page 233: ...hareCenter to share your photos over the web It provides a convenient interface from which you can create albums of photos with descriptions The albums are thenaccessibleoverthewebusingHTTPsothatyour family and friends can then view your ShareCenter stored photos from any internet connection SqueezeCenter Use the SqueezeCenter add on to connect your LogitechMediaSqueezeboxplayersothatitcanplay mus...

Page 234: ... button to turn NFS service on Click Save Settings The ShareCenter supports Apple Filing Service for connectivity with Mac OS based computers If you need to use AFP service enable it here otherwise leave it disabled to reduce CPU resource overhead NFS Service The ShareCenter supports Network File System NFS service To enable this multi platform file system on your ShareCenter enable it here Otherw...

Page 235: ...e instructions below When you disable the language pack the GUI will return to English Click System Management and then Language to install a new language Click on Browse to search for the specific language pack you want to install After selecting the language pack click Apply to install the language pack If you have not selected a language package a message will prompt you to locate one Click Yes...

Page 236: ... order to periodically update your system time from the NTP Server You can also sync the time and date of your computer as the system time Click System Management then Time and Date Select the Set Time from My Computer button if you want to use the timeanddateofyourcomputer Whenaconfirmationmessage appears click Yes to continue Select your time zone from the drop down menu Click Save Settings You ...

Page 237: ...xample http dlink d10001 Workgroup Enter your Workgroup name here The workgroup name should be the same as the computers on the network Devices using the same workgroup will have additional file sharing methods available Name Enter your device name here This name is what the device will appear as on the network By default the device name is dlink xxxxxx where xxxxxx is the last six digits of the M...

Page 238: ...hat have been configured will be erased Shutdown Click to turn off the DNS 345 Configuration Settings Click on the Save button to save the current configuration settings to a file on your computer If at a later time you need to reload this configuration afterasystemreset browsetothefileandclick Load Idle Time Enterthetime inminutes thattheadministratorand users will be allowed to remain idle while...

Page 239: ...er remains constant to the device The drives will power up again when data is accessed HDD Hibernation Click Enable or Disable Turn Off Hard Drives Set the amount of idle time before the drives go into hibernation Power Recover Click Enable or Disable The Power Recovery feature will automatically restart your device from a previously unexpected shutdown due to a power failure ...

Page 240: ...Off Low High depending on the internal temperature of the enclosure Power Off Scheduling Click Enable to turn on this function Enable or disable the power off days using the check box and configure the time for each day that the power off will occur You can control the speed of the fan using three different settings and you can power off the device at scheduled times for each day of the week ...

Page 241: ... ShareCenter DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration OLED Display Settings Click Enable to display the OLED display for a specific time period Sleep Select the time from the drop down menu Click Save Settings ...

Page 242: ...tgoingmail 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 share 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 Enterthee mailaddressyouwanttosendthealertsto This address must correspond with the SMTP serv...

Page 243: ...with the Add button Add button Click on the Add button and enter the information into the appropriate fields that your provider has given you to use for the configuration Delete button Remove the selected Service Provider from the configuration URL The specific service provider URL provided and added in the Add procedure Replace space character with If required by your service provider enter a cha...

Page 244: ... wizard Enter the URL in the first window with an appropriate Provider Name In the next window select the appropriate HTTP API URL parameter types definitions from the drop down menus next to the parsed fields of the URL Enter the HTTP API URL provided to you Enter your SMS Provider name here Choose the appropriate type parameter in the drop down menu for the parsed parameters of the URL on the le...

Page 245: ...gs You can limit which events are sent as alerts to the Email or SMS settings by checking the events here Event Settings Select the information you want e mailed to the above address or sent over SMS messages to the above mobile number The items checked will be sent when necessary ...

Page 246: ...ver You can also view the NAS system logs and the FTP logs here Enable Syslog Click to activate the Syslog server functionality of your device to be able to receive logs from other ShareCenters Syslog Server IP EntertheIPaddressofanexternalSyslogserverthat you wish to send the logs of this device to Clear Log Click Clear Log to delete all the existing logs Backup Log Click Backup Log to save the e...

Page 247: ...irmware on the D Link support website If new firmware is available download the file to your local computer Current Firmware Version Displays the current firmware version on your ShareCenterTM device Firmware Date Displays the date of when the firmware was created Firmware Upload When upgrading the firmware click Browse to select the new firmware file on your local computer and then click Apply to...

Page 248: ...ows for the NAS administrator to monitor and receive notifications via SNMP Click System Management and then SNMP 1 Click Enable to activate SNMP 2 Enter the SNMP community name The default name is Public 3 EnablenotificationsandspecifythedestinationIPaddress Click Save Settings to continue ...

Page 249: ... UPS device is connected to the USB port on your NAS you can select either Stand Alone or Master mode If you select Master mode you will have to enter the IP address es of the network UPS slaves to notify them in the event of a power failure For more details refer to the UPS Connectivity section Click the blue arrow to reveal the USB storage Information It displays information on the manufacturer ...

Page 250: ...anual Section 4 Configuration Click the blue arrow to reveal Printer Information It displays information on the manufacturer product type and connection details Click Clear Print Queue s to remove all active print jobs Printer Information ...

Page 251: ...tion on all hard drives including the manufacture details temperatures size and status Resource Monitor offers more detailed information on the CPU Memory Bandwidth and Processes Click System Status and then System Info Click the blue arrow from each of the headings to reveal information on each segment LANInformation DeviceInformation andVolumeInformation Click System Status and then Hard Drive I...

Page 252: ...enter DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration Click System Status Resource Monitor then click the blue arrow to reveal the resource details It provides information on the CPU memory bandwidth and processes in action ...

Page 253: ...e The Home tab is the center for all files on your ShareCenter Home is divided into one main subfolder called My Folder Under My Folder resides three main utilities My Photos My Files My Music and mydlink Cloud Let s take a closer look at all three utilities independently ...

Page 254: ...nter DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration My Photos My Photos is an utility to create albums on the ShareCenter and share photos via Google and Cooliris Click the My Photos icon to open the window displayed below ...

Page 255: ...enter DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration Creating an Album Move your mouse and hover over the Create button Two options become available Upload from my computer and Upload from NAS Click Upload from my computer ...

Page 256: ... Album Wizard The Photo Album Wizard will assist you with uploading photos from your computer to the ShareCenter The first step is to create an Album In the Album Name field enter your desired name and then enter a description in the Description field Click Next to continue ...

Page 257: ... the Select Photo section click the browse button to search your computer for your photos If you wish to add more than one photo repeat the process or hold the Shift Control button on your keyboard and select the photos to add Click the Open button to add them to the Album ...

Page 258: ...areCenter DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration The Photo Album Wizard is now populated with the photos you have selected Click Next to upload the photos ShareCenter automatically updates the photos to the NAS ...

Page 259: ...254 D Link ShareCenter DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration The Photo Album now features your Album ...

Page 260: ...r Manual Section 4 Configuration Editing the Photo Album Go to Home My Photos Photo Albums and click Edit The button set at the top changes to Move Delete Share Click the album s you want to edit or click the checkbox next to Select All ...

Page 261: ...n 4 Configuration Moving a Photo Select the Album photos you want to edit and click Move At the top of the editing wizard you have the option to skip the file if it exists or overwrite it Select an album that you want to move photos to and click Apply ...

Page 262: ...iguration Deleting the Albums Select the album you wish to delete or click the Select All checkbox Click the Delete button A warning message will appear to confirm whether you want to delete the album Click Yes to delete the album or click No to not delete it ...

Page 263: ...ection 4 Configuration Sharing your Photos To share your photos select a photo album by clicking it Then hover your mouse cursor over the Share button Click Mail from the drop down menu to continue You must select a photo album before proceeding ...

Page 264: ...nter DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration If you receive an error message it means you haven t setup your email settings Click the link provided to configure your email settings if you haven t configured it before ...

Page 265: ...45 User Manual Section 4 Configuration Alternatively if you have already configured the email settings enter the email address in the Mail Address field and enter a description in the Description field Click Apply to send the mail ...

Page 266: ...User Manual Section 4 Configuration Refresh your Photos Click the Refresh button to refresh the images on the page A warning message appears asking you if you want to refresh the database Click Yes to continue or No to not refresh it ...

Page 267: ...g photos to an album you can view all the photos by clicking the album You can add more photos to the album by moving your mouse over the Add button Here you have two choices similar to when you first added photos to the album Upload from my computer or Upload from NAS Follow the instructions on the wizard to proceed ...

Page 268: ...ser Manual Section 4 Configuration Selecting Upload from my computer allows you to browse your computer to find more photos to add to the album Click Browse to find the photo s Click Next and the new photos will be added to the album ...

Page 269: ...and Cooliris Click the Edit button to show all the photos in the album The navigation bar now changes to Move Delete Set Cover and Share We have already covered Move and Delete in earlier sections so please refer to those sections To change the cover of your album select the photo and click Set Cover A warning message appears asking you if you want to set the image as a cover Click Yes to continue...

Page 270: ...our photos with one easy click Select the photo s you want to share move your mouse over the Share button and click the Google link The browser opens a new Tab and directs you to your Google Gmail account if you are not logged in The message informs you that your ShareCenter has directed you to the Gmail site It will also show the IP address of your NAS ...

Page 271: ...ou will be asked whether you want to grant Google access to Picasa and the photos on your ShareCenter If you select Grant access then you will be automatically redirected to another page on your ShareCenter If you select Deny Access then you will be directed away from Google ...

Page 272: ...ave in Picasa Web or create a new web album to share Under Albums select an album from the drop down list and click Share Alternatively enter the new album name and click the Share button When you click the Share button your files are uploaded to your Picasa Web Albums and another window will pop up to confirm its success Note You will have to enable Photos Picasa Web Albums with your Google accou...

Page 273: ...he album once This takes you to the full display of images in the album Click the Slideshow button Depending on the size and scale of your images the browser will open a new tab and provide a full screen display of your images on the NAS At the bottom of the image is a toolbar with information on how to view your album ...

Page 274: ...en slow and fast GPS information Click this button to get GPS information about the image if your camera supports this function Cooliris link Click this button to display your images on the Cooliris website EXIF View detailed information about the image File Name Size Image Date Resolution Camera Camera Model ISO Exposure Time Aperture Rotation button This rotates the image at 90 degree angles Gal...

Page 275: ...sible via the Photo Gallery You will need to install the free Cooliris plugin on your browser before you can use it Cooliris allows you to share photos and images on the Cooliris site This function allows you to stream images from the DNS 345 to the Cooliris server Please visit www cooliris com desktop for more details about photo sharing with Cooliris ...

Page 276: ... Album Upload from NAS The ShareCenter also allows users to upload images that already reside on the NAS Move your mouse over the Create button under Photo Album Click the Upload from NAS link Enter a Album Name and Description in the fields provided Click Next to continue ...

Page 277: ...k ShareCenter DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration The next screen displays the Volumes on your NAS Click the name of yourVolume and select the photo s on the right side of the pane Click Next to continue ...

Page 278: ...273 D Link ShareCenter DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration This creates a new Photo Album ...

Page 279: ...tions available View the Gallery by Folder or view it by Calendar date By default the Photo Gallery is in Folder view Click the folder to view the images inside the Folder on your NAS View by Calendar to see the dates under each image You can also refresh your screen in Photo Gallery by clicking the Refresh button ...

Page 280: ...s on their ShareCenter by clicking the My Files icon in the My Folder window under Home My Files provides access to all your files on the NAS Click My Files The My Files window provides a list of all volumes created on the NAS Click on any Volume you created to see a directory listing of the files ...

Page 281: ...ction 4 Configuration Upload To upload more files to the volume you have selected click theUpload button Click the SelectFiles button to find files on your computer to upload to the NAS Locate the path of the file you want to upload and click Open ...

Page 282: ... ShareCenter DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration Click Upload to start the uploading process Then click Exit to close the upload window The file updates to the NAS and is displayed on the directory table ...

Page 283: ... 4 Configuration Download To download files from the NAS to your computer select the file you want to download and click the Download button Depending on your browser download settings the browser automatically downloads the file to your saved location ...

Page 284: ...enter DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration mydlink Cloud mydlink Cloud is a D Link service that brings cloud services to the ShareCenter Access these services by clicking the mydlink Cloud icon on the Home screen ...

Page 285: ... 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration mydlink Cloud Activation The ShareCenter downloads the software and installs it on your NAS Once the software is installed on the NAS the setup is complete Click Finish to exit the wizard ...

Page 286: ...r Manual Section 4 Configuration Activation Failure mydlink Cloud connects to the D Link server in order to run the mydlink Cloud installer If you do not have an internet connection a mydlink Cloud error message will appear Click Finish ...

Page 287: ...282 D Link ShareCenter DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration Accessing mydlink Cloud Once you have accessed your DNS 345 click on the mydlink Cloud icon in the Home window ...

Page 288: ...nual Section 4 Configuration Register for a mydlink Cloud account Fill in all the fields provided agree with the Terms of Use and click the Create button After you have clicked the Create button the software logs you into the mydlink Cloud ...

Page 289: ...onfiguration You are now connected to the mydlink Cloud web interface The three main sections in this screen are Files Share and Mobile If you wish to return to the main section click the mydlink Cloud Home link to the left of the window in the side panel ...

Page 290: ...Configuration The mydlink Cloud administrators will send you an email showing you how to log into the service from any device and will also provide you with a link to connect to the server Click on the link as seen below to access the Cloud service online ...

Page 291: ...er Manual Section 4 Configuration Log into mydlink Cloud Enter the mydlink Cloud URL into your browser and press Enter You will be provided with your mydlink Cloud account login page Enter your password and then click Login to continue ...

Page 292: ...nfiguration The mydlink Cloud Interface The mydlink Cloud web interface is divided into two parts The left panel shows the hiarachical structure of the files connected to mydlink Cloud Home and the right panel shows the separate categories for each feature ...

Page 293: ...D Link ShareCenter DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration The left sidebar contains the following structure tree below My NAS My Favorites My Shared Files My Synced Files Applications and Miscellaneous ...

Page 294: ...Mobile options In Files you can Explore the directory Listen to Music explore the music directory Browse Photos explore the photo directory and Sync files Share allows you to do similar functions share Files share Music and share Photos Mobile allows you to download mobile applications for iPhone iPad Android Windows Phone and Blackberry ...

Page 295: ... the files on your system If you have created several drives or volumes on your NAS they will all appear in this section List allows you to manage the folders files on your NAS Gallery displays the photos on your NAS and Music displays and allows you to play the music files from your NAS My NAS ...

Page 296: ...eCenter DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration My Favorites My Favorites is a selection of folders files you have added from your NAS Follow the instructions on the screen to add and manage your Favorites Folders ...

Page 297: ...hat allows you to create a URL web address to your folder file and share the web address with others The URL under the folder file icon is the URL for the share You can send this URL to your friends and family The first tab is a Share List of the functions you can do Click each icon to refer specifically to its capability ...

Page 298: ...293 D Link ShareCenter DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration Create a folder file share by clicking the Share Files button Click Additonal options to see a wider choice of selections ...

Page 299: ...n to find the file you wish to share enter a Share Name and click Add Select the user access rights for the file and click Close The file now appears in the Share List directory Note Please refer to Users Groups under Account Management to create guest user s for accessing your ShareCenter ...

Page 300: ...e file folder you wish to edit The Edit Share screen comes up and provides you with several options These options allow you to change the File Folder you are sharing the Share Name the Sharing Expiration Date the Size Limit and or as a Photo Gallery share When you have completed making the changes click Save to continue ...

Page 301: ... DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration Delete In the Share List click the Delete icon next to the file folder you wish to delete The Delete prompt asks you to confirm the delete click Yes or ignore the delete click No ...

Page 302: ...he User Access icon next to the file folder you wish to change user access levels The User Access window asks you to select the user s you want to add to the Share Folder Click Close when done Note Please refer to Users Groups under Account Management to create guest user s for accessing your ShareCenter ...

Page 303: ...guration View Share In the Share List click the View Share icon next to the file folder you wish to view The View Share link opens a new browser tab and displays all the shared files that users will see The shares can be viewed in File and Gallery format Files ...

Page 304: ...ter DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration History In the Share List click the Access History icon next to the file folder you wish to view the history The Access History link opens the History tab in the same window ...

Page 305: ...ation Email URL In the Share List click the Email URL icon next to the file folder you wish to send a link via email The Email URL link opens the Send Webshare URL window Enter the contact details of the person s you want to send the email to and click Send Email ...

Page 306: ... Advanced tab Under Settings enter a name that you want to be displayed on the header of the shared URL link in the personal header field provided and click Save Under Maintenance click the Clear button to remove images from the Cache Next to Clear Access History click the Clear button to remove all history ...

Page 307: ...302 D Link ShareCenter DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration Downloads The Downloads tab provides a list of active downloads ...

Page 308: ...ation One part resides on the online mydlink cloud server and the other part is an application you download and use on your personal PC To download the sync application to your computer s click Download next to the red arrow below Here you will have the option to buy upgrade to mydlink Cloud Pro With mydlink Cloud Pro you will increase your sync storage space from 2GB to 50GB and will allow guest ...

Page 309: ...loud website Click DESKTOP APPS to download the mydlink Cloud sync software to your computer Select your computer s operating system and click FREE DOWNLOAD to save the sync application file to your computer Windows users Double click the MyDLinkCloudSync exe file you downloaded to launch the installation Refer to the next page ...

Page 310: ...305 D Link ShareCenter DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration Click Next to continue Enter a name for the Start Menu Folder or use the default name provided Click Next to continue ...

Page 311: ...ection 4 Configuration Click the checkbox next to Create a desktop icon and click the checkbox next to Create a Quick Launch icon to create additional shortcuts Click Next to continue Before running Install check the parameters and click Install ...

Page 312: ...307 D Link ShareCenter DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration The install process will begin The installation is complete Click Finish to exit ...

Page 313: ...ync To run the program click Start AllPrograms mydlinkCloudSync Click on the mydlink Cloud Sync icon WhenthemydlinkCloudSyncprogramstarts enterthemydlinkCloud Sync Server URL e g john mydlinkcloud com the account name e g john and a Password Enter a Remote Answer if required and click Apply ...

Page 314: ...tcut in the System Tray then click Open Sync Folder A mydlink Cloud Sync folder is created on your computer Files added to the Sync Folder on any computer are synced to your NAS and vice versa ToviewthesyncedfilesonyourNAS gotomydlinkCloudWebinterface and click My Synced Files under My NAS on the left hand side You can also access synced files via your mobile devices ...

Page 315: ... DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration Guest Users The Guest Users section will display a list of guest user accounts that you have created on your NAS Please refer to the Users Groups section under Account Management ...

Page 316: ...ion 4 Configuration Applications Applications has two main tabs Manage and App Store Manage has three main Applications Explorer WebSharePro and Sync installed by default You can select to update all resume all suspend or uninstall these apps Manage ...

Page 317: ...You will need to register a store account and purchase the Pro on the Website before you can activate mydlink Cloud Pro with your shareCenter 1 Click Upgrade to Pro under Applications in the left side bar Register a store account and purchase mydlink Cloud Pro 2 Go to Tools Manage Applications App Store Click Set Store Account App Store ...

Page 318: ...Manual Section 4 Configuration 3 Enter the store account information that you used to purchase mydlink Cloud Pro Click Submit 4 If you ve purchased the Pro version an Activate button will appear in the mydlink Cloud Pro box Click Activate ...

Page 319: ...Center DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration 5 mydlink Cloud Pro has been activated 6 Sync storage is now 50 GB and you can also allow guest user accounts to sync to the mydlink Cloud server from their computers ...

Page 320: ...ssixmaintabsections General Account Network Misc Log and About The GeneralTab offers a general status indicator which provides Account Name mydlink Cloud ID Relay Service Connection Status Network Connected to WebServer Port Communication Port Uptime and Version number The General Tab also offers Updates Click the Check for Updates button to run updates Settings ...

Page 321: ...Section 4 Configuration Accounts The Account Settings tab allows users to change account settings Enter the details according to your requirements and click the Update button Access or change the directory location by clicking the Browse button ...

Page 322: ... Service Web Access Settings and Network Settings The mydlink Cloud Relay Service allows users to enable Relay Services In Web Access Settings you can enable RemoteWeb Access allow Remote Admin and Account Creation and change HTTP port settings For Network Settings you can turn off URL redirection change the Network Speed and change the UPD Port settings ...

Page 323: ...guration Misc The Misc section will display Running Jobs if any You can also switch to a different user by clicking the Create or Switch to a Different Account button Currently you can switch between ten languages from the drop down menu under Change Language ...

Page 324: ...Log window provides a log of all your connections and other accounts connected to the mydlink Cloud service The Log Level indicator offers eight options fatal critical error warning notice information debug andtrace Click theDownloadLogFile button to keep a record of the file ...

Page 325: ...320 D Link ShareCenter DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration About The About page displays the version number acknowledgements terms and conditions and privacy policy ...

Page 326: ...321 D Link ShareCenter DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration Help The Help link directs you to the D Link website for further reference ...

Page 327: ...ration Tools Toolshasthreemainsub menus ManageApplications ManageGuestUsers andSettings Thesesub menusarelinkstopageswehavediscussed in earlier sections Manage Applications will allow you to manage applications installed on your mydlink Cloud Manage Applications ...

Page 328: ...323 D Link ShareCenter DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration This section displays any created guest users Manage Guest Users ...

Page 329: ...324 D Link ShareCenter DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration This section allows you to view and manage the settings of your mydlink Cloud Settings ...

Page 330: ...ndroid Blackberry and Windows Phone 7 These sub menus are linked to the mydlink Cloud download page Select the app you would like to download for your mobile devices and click FREE DOWNLOAD You can now install the app from the Apple App Store Android Market Google Play BlackBerry App Store or Windows Phone Marketplace ...

Page 331: ...326 D Link ShareCenter DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration Help Help has two main sub menus Help and About These sub menus are links to pages we have discussed in earlier sections ...

Page 332: ...327 D Link ShareCenter DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration About is linked to the about mydlink Cloud pop up window It displays the version number and web site address About ...

Page 333: ... Disconnecting the mydlink Cloud When you disconnect the DNS 345 from the network or the device is shut down the connection to your mydlink Cloud also ceases When this happens just reconnect your NAS or contact your network administrator to resolve your network issue ...

Page 334: ... 4 Configuration My Favorites Application The My Favorites Application section allows users to add applications to the Home section so users can easily access these applications Follow these easy steps to setup Favorite Applications on the Home screen ...

Page 335: ...ion Adding Applications Click the Add Remove button to add Applications Click the checkbox under each application you wish to add to the Home screen Click Apply to continue The shortcut is now created on the Home screen Click the shortcut to access the application ...

Page 336: ...ted on an FTP server Login Method Enter the login information for the site that contains the files that you want to schedule for downloading If no password is required choose Anonymous If a password is required choose Account and enter the user name and password Username Enter the user name here Password Enter the password here Type Select either File or Folder from the drop down list depending on...

Page 337: ...elanguageused in the file or folder that you are trying to download When Select the date and time for the download to occur Recurring If you wish to schedule a recurring backup select the desired interval daily weekly or monthly and the time you want the backup to start Schedule Download List Pending and completed download events will be listed here The current status for each event is displayedhe...

Page 338: ...reCenter Note If you are not using the Remote Backup functionality of your ShareCenter leave this box uncheckedsothatyourShareCenter sperformance will not be affected by the additional overhead used by this process Password Enter a password that the remote client will use to access your NAS for backup Remote Backups list This is the list of remote backup jobs Create Click the Create button to buil...

Page 339: ...the wizard Service Type NAS to NAS backup from the local NAS to a remote NAS or vice versa NAS to Linux backup from the local NAS to a Linux file system or vice versa LocaltoRemote setsthebackupsourceasthelocal NAS and the target destination for the backup files as the remote NAS or Linux file system Remote To Local sets the backup source as the remote NAS or Linux file system and the target desti...

Page 340: ...backed up over the network between the local and remote devices Ignore existing file s Checking this box prevents the backup process from writing over any files in the targetfilesystemthatarenotpartofthebackupfiles or folders Therefore any existing files in the target system are preserved Incremental backup support Num Checking this box provides multiple backup capability at scheduled times The fi...

Page 341: ...ckup Schedule Settings Scheduled Mode Manual Check either Yes or No selection below to start the backup yes immediately on completion of the wizard or no manually start the backup from the Remote Backup list Once Select this option to run the Remote Backup once at a specific date and time set here Scheduled Select this option to set the backup to occur daily weekly monthly per a specific schedule ...

Page 342: ...mote backup job was unsuccessful during execution Enable Disable If the button shows a red circle the remote backup job is enabled Clicking the red button will disable the remote backup job and the button will change to a green right pointing triangle Clicking the green triangle will enable the job again Backup now Clicking this button will execute the backup job immediately as long as the job is ...

Page 343: ...ord is required choose Anonymous If a password is required choose Account and provide the user name and password This option is only available for LAN Backups Username Enter the user name here Password Enter the password here Type Select File or Folder depending on what you want to download or backup URL Enter the path of the site or server you are initiating a transfer from e g Volume_1 Test or 1...

Page 344: ...ction is enabled Enable Time Machine Click this to enable the Time Machine function to work with a Mac OS X Time Machine The Time MachineSettingslistwillappearwhenthischeckbox is checked Time Machine Settings list A list of destination folders on the Network Shares associated with the Time Machine backup New Adds a NAS folder as a Time Machine destination Delete Deletes a NAS folder setup as a Tim...

Page 345: ...ination for any USB device that is connected to your DNS 345 MTP Backups Media Transfer Protocol basically backup digital media content from a MTP compatible USB device such as digital cameras MP3 players and smartphones to your ShareCenter USB Backups allows you to backup data from a USB storage device to the ShareCenter or from the ShareCenter to a USB storage device ...

Page 346: ... the current MTP backup status USB Backups Click Enable to allow your ShareCenter to copy data from to a USB storage device Category Select either USB to NAS backup from the USB storage device to the ShareCenter or NAS to USB backup from the ShareCenter to the USB storage device Source Click Browse to select a folder as the source folder for the backups Destination Click Browse to select a folder ...

Page 347: ... mode if MTP Backups has been enabled in the MTP backup settings 2 Press the Power button to start the backup process The OLED screen displays that the backup is in the process The ShareCenter will create a new folder in the destination folder that you selected in the MTP backups settings and will copy all the media files from the MTP USB device to this folder MTP Backup Process ...

Page 348: ...343 D Link ShareCenter DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration 3 When the backup is complete the OLED screen will display Complete ...

Page 349: ...of the device The OLED screen will enter the backup mode if USB Backups has been enabled in the USB backup settings 2 PressthePowerbuttontostartthebackupprocess TheOLEDscreen displays that the backup is in the process The ShareCenter will copy or sync all the files from the source folder to the destination folder USB Backup Process ...

Page 350: ... of the System Management icon in the Management Tab of the Web GUI of the device Click the blue arrow to reveal the USB Storage information Click the Unmount button to eject the USB device Note It is a very good practice to un mount an USB storage device before removing it from a USB port 3 When the backup is complete the OLED screen will display Complete ...

Page 351: ...nable or disable the automatic download option Port Settings The user can choose whether to allow the device to automatically choose an incoming connections port or configure the incoming connections port manually Seeding Select one of the three seeding options Torrent Save Path Displays the volume where theTorrent will be saved Encryption Here the user can choose to enable or disable the encrypti...

Page 352: ...he list with a single click Detail The Details button allows the user to view the files that are being downloaded for each torrent Top Up Down Bottom TheTop Up DownandBottombuttonsallow you to move the selected P2P download in the task list The downloads at the top of the list have a higher priority than the one listed below them Delete The Delete button allows the user to remove a selected downlo...

Page 353: ...your computer for uploading to the destination folder Download Select a file to download to your computer by navigating in the folder view on the left When you find the file click on it in the folder Your selection will be highlighted in red Next click on the Download button and save or open the file as needed Refresh Left click the Refresh button to update the folder and file view of My Files Dow...

Page 354: ...rvice offered by AWS Amazon Web Services It provides a simple web services interface that can be used to store and retrieve any amount of data at any time from anywhere on the web With Amazon S3 support it is possible to upload the data from your DNS 345 to Amazon S3 or download the data from Amazon S3 to your DNS 345 Amazon S3 ...

Page 355: ...ount Follow the instructions to create your AWS account Click the Sign Up for Amazon S3 button and follow the instructions to select the amount of desired storage and create your Amazon S3 account You will be issued the following keys as credentials to give you access to the account 1 Access Key ID 2 Secret Access Key Save these keys in a secure location as your ShareCenter will need them to creat...

Page 356: ...ou will be able to create either a ShareCenter backup or a restore job to the Amazon S3 Cloud Storage You can schedule the job to run once scheduled or manually You will need the following configuration data to create a backup restore job Step 1 Job Name Settings Enter a 16 character name to identify the name of the backup or the restore job ...

Page 357: ...zon S3 Cloud Storage Secret Access Key Enter your Secret Access Key to access your Amazon S3 Cloud Storage Remote Path Input a new or already existing Amazon bucket name Region Select your Region from the drop down menu Step 3 Server Type Type Select Upload or Download from the drop down menu Backup Type Use the drop down menu and select Overwrite Existing Files Full Backup or Incremental Backup ...

Page 358: ...ethepathtotheShareCenterfilelocation to be either backed up or restored to from the AmazonS3 Cloud Step 5 Schedule Settings Select the Schedule Mode for the job to be executed You may select Manual now or later from the job list Once at a predetermined time and day or Scheduled a predetermined time on a daily basis ...

Page 359: ...s Note The Job Name cannot be modified Delete Button The Delete button is used to delete any backed up or restored job listed in the Amazon S3 table Click on a created job in the Amazon S3 table so that its text turns red Then click the Delete button to remove the job from your ShareCenter configuration Enable Disable Column This field of the jobs controls whether the job will execute or not If th...

Page 360: ...d ons within the Web UI go to the Management icon Application Management You will find an Add ons menu item that you can click The Add ons menu provides the following Installs Apply button add on software onto your ShareCenterTM Displays a list of installed add ons and shows their version and status Enables and Disables Start Stop button add ons so that you do not over utilize your ShareCenterTM C...

Page 361: ...pplicationTab If the add ons are enabled you will see them under the Enabled Add Ons area otherwise if they are disabled they will be under the Disabled Add Ons area Note You can add add ons to the My Favorites as shown in the User Manual by right clicking the add on icon and selecting Add to My Favorites Application Menu with Add Ons ...

Page 362: ...arding using the Ajaxplorer application can be found here http www ajaxplorer info Administrator If you launched the interface as the admin user in your ShareCenterTM then you will have administrator rights within the AjaXplorer interface As the admin user you will have read write access to all areas of the files systems as well User If you launched the interface as a configured user in your Share...

Page 363: ...k this button to add a new playlist An add wizard willappeartoguideyouthroughaddingtheplaylist After entering the description click and expand the volume folders and check the folder that contains the audio files to be streamed Modify After selecting a Playlist in the Audio Streamer Playlist click the Modify button to edit the Playlist description Delete To remove a Playlist from the Audio Streame...

Page 364: ... capability for finding desired P2P files aMule also provides a full featured P2P server client Web UI interface can be launched to work with your ShareCenterTM P2P functionality Launch Interface ClickthisbuttontocausetheaMuleWebUIinterface to execute and appear The aMule application details and usage guide can be found on the support web page http www amule org ...

Page 365: ...ries through a web interface Web URL TheLaunchbuttonwillautomaticallylaunchtheWeb UI in fhe format of the ShareCenterTM IPv4 address slash Gallery 2 for example http 192 168 1 1 gallery2 Where 192 168 1 1 is the ShareCenter s network IP address setting InthePhotoCenterWebUIusetheusername admin password the ShareCenter s admin password Adding Gallery Users Youcanaddusersthroughtheaccountmanagement ...

Page 366: ...aunch Interface Click on the Launch Interface button here to cause the Wordpress Web UI to appear where you can then write your own personal blog from your ShareCenterTM Blog Web UI Once you have launched the Blog interface you can begin using the Web UI that appears Admin Password The Admin password for the Blog Web UI is admin Help For more information regarding using Wordpress and creating a bl...

Page 367: ...your ShareCenterTM music files for playback Launch Interface Click this button to launch the Web UI interface to the Logitech SqueezeCenter Help For more information regarding using Squeeze Center to play music on your Logitech media player from your ShareCenterTM refer to the following link http en wikipedia org wiki Squeezebox_Server ...

Page 368: ...rts JBOD RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 5 Spare RAID 10 and Standard RAID 0 provides data striping which spreads out blocks of data over all the 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 s...

Page 369: ... used to reconstruct data A RAID 5 array will be the size of all the combined disks capacity minus 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 ShareCenter Pro allows it to continue operating even if one of the disks fails The diagram below indicates the operation of RAID 5 ...

Page 370: ... mirroring RAID 10 requires a minimum of 4 disks Data are mirrored across all 4 disks at the block level offering good redundancy Data is also striped as blocks across the 4 disks and this improves overall performance Implementing RAID 10 on the ShareCenter Pro allows it to continue operating even if one of the disks fails The RAID 10 diagram below displays the general RAID configuration ...

Page 371: ...s the combined total of all the individual drives in the set RAID 0 allows you to assign two or more disks as a striped set Once you create the striped set you will see it as a single disk drive But when you write data to the RAID 0 striped set the data will be distributed across all of the drives that make up the set Because each disk has less to do it takes less time to write the data The same i...

Page 372: ...gned to increase the speed of diskreadsandwrites RAID5providesdrivefailuretolerance allowingany single drive in the array to fail without losing any data in the array When a drive fails the RAID 5 array can still be used to read or write data Once the failed drive is replaced the RAID 5 array can enter a data recovery mode where the parity data in the array is used to rebuild the missing data on t...

Page 373: ... setups Mode 1 active backup uses just one adapter until it fails then switches to the other Mode 2 balance XOR tries to balance traffic by splitting up outgoing packets between the adapters using the same one for each specific destination when possible Mode 3 broadcast sends out all traffic on every interface Mode 4 dynamic link aggregation uses a complex algorithm to aggregate adapters by speed ...

Page 374: ...ivity The DNS 345 supports USB UPS giving users the ability to share the UPS on their local network and protect from an abnormal shutdown due to a power failure Connect a UPS to the USB port on the back of the ShareCenterTM Standalone and Network Master Mode Log into the DNS 345 ...

Page 375: ... and then USB Devices Click the blue arrow next to UPS Settings There are two modes Standalone and Master Select Standalone to use the UPS only on the DNS 345 or select Master to share the UPS with the network UPS slaves TheUPSStatusscreenshowsthemode manufacturer product type battery charge meter and status ...

Page 376: ...onfiguration Under Mode select Master from the drop down list and then click Add Enter the IP address of the other UPS slave on the network Click the button to add more IP addresses Make sure the DNS 345 and the UPS slaves are on the same physical network ...

Page 377: ...uration Once you have entered an IP address the system will check its database for IP address records TheUPSSettingstablewilldisplaytheIPaddress es youadded Your DNS 345 is now setup as the network master to notify the network slaves about critical power status ...

Page 378: ... DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration Deleting a UPS Slave UnderManagement SystemManagement USBDevices UPS Setting select the IP address Your selection will turn red Click Delete The DNS 345 will process your request ...

Page 379: ...374 D Link ShareCenter DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration The IP address will no longer be listed in the table ...

Page 380: ... of the device It is important to ensure that any of the printer manufacturer s drivers are already installed or available on any computer you want to print from Note Only the print function is supported The device does not support the copy and scan functions of Multi Function Printers To add a printer connect your printer via USB cable to the USB port of your device The printer should appear in t...

Page 381: ...ion Select the printer driver from the installed Manufacturer list or use the Have Disk button to browse for the printer driver file The Windows Add Printer Wizard will launch Click OK to continue Connect to your device with Samba and then double click the lp icon ...

Page 382: ...enter DNS 345 User Manual Section 4 Configuration Once you have selected the proper driver as shown in the browse list then click OK to install the printer The printer is now installed and the printer queue will appear ...

Page 383: ... with an XML interpreter to run small applications referred to as widgets and hence is part of a class of software applications called widget engines Step 1 Step 2 Install the Yahoo Widget Once the Yahoo Widget is installed a D Link icon will appear in your Widget Dock OnceyouhoverwithyourmouseovertheD LinkWidget you ll be able to click the configuration button Click the configuration button to co...

Page 384: ... System window information about your Computer DNS 345 IP Address Firmware Version and Current Operational Temperature are displayed In the Hard Drive window information about the storage space of your device is displayed In the Server window information about the USB Device UPnP Server ITunes and FTP Server configured is displayed WhentheP2PApplicationisloaded youcanmonitoryour P2P download statu...