Encore ENNHD-1GS, User Manual

Page 1: ...ENNHD 1GS 3 5 SATA HDD Network Storage Enclosure User s Guide ...

Page 2: ...is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation CE Mark Warning This equipment complies with the requirements relating to electromagnetic compatibility EN 55022 Class B for ITE the essential protection requirement of Council Directive 89 336 ...

Page 3: ... Adapter Socket 9 INSTALLATION GUIDE 10 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 10 Install a Hard Disk Drive for the Device 10 Connect this device to your LAN 11 Connect this device to your USB devices 12 Connect Your eSATA device to this product 12 Power on the device 13 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 14 Installing the PNMD 14 Installing the EZIP Backup 16 MAKING CONNECTION WITH THE DEVICE 18 Connecting the device with PNM...

Page 4: ...ting 34 IP Address IP address Setting 34 To Enable DHCP Client 34 To Configure the IP Addresses for the Device 34 Jumbo Mode 35 SYSTEM 36 Administrator Administrator Setting 36 Time System Time Setting 37 User User Configuration 38 To Configure a User 38 To Add a New User 39 To delete a user 40 Group Group Configuration 41 To add a new group 41 To delete a group 42 To configure a group 42 OPTION 4...

Page 5: ...to Factory Default 49 Sleep mode 49 System Shut Down 49 Load Firmware extensions 50 WEB SERVER 51 Web Server 51 Administration WEB 51 Web Server Configuration 51 USB 52 Detail 52 Disk Setup 52 USB Storage information 52 Printer Setup 53 Procedures to setup the printer 53 Clean Printer Job Queue 57 APPENDIX 58 USING EZIP BACKUP TO BACK UP YOUR FILES 58 TROUBLE SHOOTING 60 PRODUCT SPECIFICATION 63 4...

Page 6: ...NAS with USB Unpacking information Before getting started please verify that your package includes the following items 1 One Gigabit SATA NAS with USB Hard Disk not Included 2 One Power adapter and one AC power cable 3 One Quick Installation Guide 4 One Utility Manual CD 5 HD Fastening screw x 4 5 ...

Page 7: ...highly stable and is affordable for continuous operation Key Features Supports CIFS SMB for Microsoft Network which allow remote users to retrieve files easily using My Neighborhood Supports user name password for 50 sets WEB based User Interface UI for easy configuration Supports access management for 100 folders Support one 3 5 SATA HDD up to 750G Provides PNMD for user friendly setup Built in S...

Page 8: ... transmitting at 1000 Mbps Steady Amber Valid Connection at 10 100 Mbps LAN Blinking Amber Data transmitting at 10 100 Mbps Blinking Amber Data transmitting on HDD HDD Off No HDD acting Blinking Amber Data transmitting or receiving on eSATA port eSATA Off Invalid connection on eSATA port Steady Green Valid connection on USB I port USB I Off Invalid connection on USBI port Steady Green Valid connec...

Page 9: ...y in the share folder This new folder is named according to the time you press this button Note 1 Only USB I port support this quick backup function 2 The Backup LED illuminates while data copying Do not remove this device from USB I port before the Backup LED turns off eSATA connector Connect this port with your eSATA device 8 ...

Page 10: ... supports restoring factory default settings by software To get instruction restoring factory default parameters see Reset to Factory Default LAN Port Connect the port with RJ 45 cable to your switch or IP sharing router Note To get instruction connecting the device to your LAN refer to Making Connection with the Device USB Port Connect this port with your USB Storage devices Power Adapter Socket ...

Page 11: ... a Hard Disk Drive for the Device 1 Lie the device down as the following picture Please make sure that the device is oriented correctly 2 Unscrew the screws on both the top and bottom side of the device 3 Remove the HD cover from the device evenly 10 ...

Page 12: ...ice 5 Secure your hard disk with the included screws in the package 6 Place the HD cover back on to the device and screw the cover on Connect this device to your Local Area Network LAN 1 Connect one end of a RJ 45 cable to the LAN port on the device 2 Connect the other end of the cable to your IP sharing router or switch 11 ...

Page 13: ...ting an external HD to the USB ports on the device we recommend users to connect the power adapter of the external HD to supply efficient power for your external HD 2 Insert the other end to your USB storage device Connect Your eSATA device to this product The device equips one eSATA port that allows users to connect the device to an eSATA device Please find the cable that came with your eSATA dev...

Page 14: ...Power on the device 1 Connect the included power cord with the power adapter 2 Connect the connector end to the device and the plug to an outlet 3 Push the power button to power on 13 ...

Page 15: ...the software 1 Insert the CD Rom that came with this product to your CD Rom drive The main menu pops up automatically Click the Install PNMD button to start installation Note If the auto run program is not activated please click on My Computer Æ your CD Rom Drive then click the InstallMenu icon to start the main menu 2 Click Next on the welcome window 14 ...

Page 16: ...t this software to be used by anyone who uses this computer or yourself only Click Next to proceed 4 Choose the destination folder for this software and click Next to start installation You may click Browse to change the location 5 Click Finish to complete the software installation 15 ...

Page 17: ...files on your computer to NAS Please follow the instructions below to install the software 1 Insert the CD Rom that came with this product to your CD Rom drive The main menu pops up automatically Click the Install EZIP Backup button to start installation Note If the auto run program is not activated please click on My Computer Æ your CD Rom Drive then click the InstallMenu icon to start the main m...

Page 18: ...t this software to be used by anyone who uses this computer or yourself only Click Next to proceed 4 Choose the destination folder for this software and click Next to start installation You may click Browse to change the location 5 Click Finish to complete the software installation 17 ...

Page 19: ...Double click the shortcut on your desktop The PNMD begins scanning NAS in your LAN Please click Next to proceed after the Welcome window pops up Note This window pops up only when there is no device detected It guides users to attach cables for the device If the PNMD detects this product successfully the window is not going to appear Please skip to step 4 to continue 2 Connect the power adapter an...

Page 20: ...nnect the LAN port to your switch or IP sharing router The PNMD scanning the device again 4 After scanning the menu shows the NAS in your LAN You may click the button to search for NAS in your LAN again 19 ...

Page 21: ...iled information of each NAS Select the NAS that you are going to connect to and click the button Note The device cannot detect your hard drive if your hard drive is not formatted as EXT3 format It shows no capacity on this widow To format your HD please refer to HD Format after accessing the device 20 ...

Page 22: ...s admin admin To get information modifying the username and password see Administrator Administrator Setting 7 After successful IP address setting the PNMD rescans NAS in your LAN automatically 8 Select your NAS You may z Click the button to access to folders in the NAS or z Click the button Fill in the username and password and click OK to open the GUI interface Note To get instructions using the...

Page 23: ...ne default username password as admin admin 2 As default the Share folder is created automatically and it can be read write by all users 3 You can change the authorities of the three predefined users for getting accessed to each folder To change their authorities please see To Configure Folder Properties 4 To add or configure a account please see To Configure a User 5 Users that would like to use ...

Page 24: ...Double click the shortcut on your desktop to start the PNMD Note To get instruction installing the PNMD please see Installing the PNMD 2 The PNMD window pops up Select your NAS and click the button 3 When the Enter Network Password window pops up enter a user name and password 4 Click OK The GUI Opens Note 1 The default user name and password is admin admin To change the username password please r...

Page 25: ...n Status Status Shows the status information of this device including Host name IP address HD used percentage system up time firmware version current Samba users and FTP users firmware extension loaded and eSATA connecting status Disk Folder To add a new folder delete a folder change folder access authentication and set up folder properties Disk To format the connected SATA interface hard disk in ...

Page 26: ...ties Maintenance Maintenance Provides device maintenance including backup the status of your configuration to the device select code page firmware upgrade system restart resetting factory default configure sleeping mode shut system down and load extended firmware Web Server Web Server To change the Web server prosperities USB eSATA Detail Shows the USB device information that currently connected t...

Page 27: ...e time that you power the device on Version The firmware version of the device Samba Users The number of members who is currently using the device by Samba FTP Users The number of members who is currently using the device by FTP client Firmware extensions Loaded Check if the extension firmware is installed eSATA used Check the connected eSATA device usage Note This page shows the device informatio...

Page 28: ... device with IDE connector To open the Disk page click the Disk on the configuration categories list Folder Folder Configuration The folder configuration allows users to add folders delete folders and change folder properties To Configure Folder Properties Click on the folder that you are going to configure 27 ...

Page 29: ...Description y Add or remove authorized users or groups for this folder y Change folder accessing authority level for users and groups To change the folder name folder description 1 Click on Change Folder Name or Change Description icon The Folder Name Folder Description Setting page shows up 28 ...

Page 30: ...d levels Select one level and click Save to apply this authority for all users The pre defined levels use the following access permission rules Pre defined Levels Access Authority Authentication Free Access No authentication Everyone is allowed to get access to this folder without username and password No access for all users No accessing No user is allowed to get access to this folder Only Read a...

Page 31: ...ccess permission rule for this group and click Save to apply By User Select an access authority for each user Click Save to apply Tips To do an efficient access authority configuration please refer to the following recommend procedures Step1 Select a Pre defined authority level for all users Ex Click No Access for all users to configure all users as Non access for this folder Step2 Click Current A...

Page 32: ...utton on folder list 2 Specify a folder name and description for the newly added folder Click Apply to enable Note y Folder Name 0 15 characters The name for the folder y Description 0 48 characters A note for the folder y Both folder name and description are alphanumeric y Blank character is not allowed for folder name and description 31 ...

Page 33: ...ck box of the folder that you are going to delete 2 Click Delete to delete the folder Disk HD Configuration To format your hard disk in EXT3 format 1 Click Yes to execute HD Format 2 Start formatting after your confirmation Caution All files within the hard disk will be erased while HD Format is executed Note The Hard Disk will be formatted as EXT3 format 32 ...

Page 34: ...for HD formatting the system starts formatting the hard disk It may take several minutes according to the storage size of your hard disk Please wait and DO NOT execute other configuration for this device while formatting 33 ...

Page 35: ...tting Host Name 1 15 characters Define the user defined device name Workgroup 1 15 characters Defines the workgroup name for the device which is going to be shown on Network Neighborhood Description 1 48 characters Define a note for the device IP Address IP address Setting To Enable DHCP Client Click Enable to enact this device as a DHCP client and click Disable to disqualify To Configure the IP A...

Page 36: ...he device IP Subnet Mask Defines the Subnet Mask Gateway Defines the default gateway Primary Secondary DNS Server Defines the DNS server Jumbo Mode The device supports Jumbo frame for obtaining a more efficient network You may choose 4000 or 7000 as the size of a packet To select Jumbo modes choose a mode from the drop list and click SET to execute 35 ...

Page 37: ... Name 4 16 characters in the Administrator Name box 2 Fill in the original password 4 16 characters in the Old Password box 3 Define a new password 4 16 characters in the New Password box 4 Fill in the newly defined password 4 16 characters in the Confirm Password box 5 Click Apply to execute Note 1 The default Administrator Name and password are admin admin 2 The Superuser ID is also the administ...

Page 38: ...t 2 Select if applying Daylight Saving on system time by marking the checkbox or not 3 To apply the time on your computer to the device select Local Time and click Time Sync button 4 To synchronize the time from a time server select Time Server fill in a time server address in the Time Server box and click Time Sync to execute 5 Click Save to apply your configuration or click Back to abort Note th...

Page 39: ...6 characters Specify a name for the newly added user New password 4 16 characters Enter a username for the new user Confirm Password 4 16 characters Enter the new password again to confirm the password User Description 0 47 characters Fill in a description as a note for the user FTP Access Click Yes to allow this user to access the device with FTP client Click No to deny FTP access Note The userna...

Page 40: ... change username page shows up Fill in the new user name in the New User Name box Click Apply to execute To Add a New User 1 Click the Add button on the user list 2 Define the user properties Note For more information about each item see To Configure a User 39 ...

Page 41: ...3 Click apply to add the new user To delete a user 1 Select the user that you are going to remove from the device Mark the check box of the user 2 Click the Delete button to remove the user 40 ...

Page 42: ...group 1 Click Add button 2 Configure the properties for this group Group Name 0 15 characters Enter a group name as the group ID Note The group name must be started with an alphabet Group Description 0 48 characters Fill in description as a note for the group Authorized Users Select group members by marking the check boxes 41 ...

Page 43: ...oing to delete 2 Click Delete to remove the group or click Back to return to group list To configure a group 1 Click the icon of the group to configure 2 Modify the properties for the group Click Apply to execute the modification click Undo to reload previous configuration or click Back to return to group list Note For more information about the items please see To Add a New Group 42 ...

Page 44: ...r Click Yes to enactive the FTP server function or click NO to disable it Port Number The Port number of the FTP server Please fill in a number from 1 to 65535 Time out The allowed time that keeps the FTP server connected with a FTP client The FTP server terminates the connection if the client fails to response during the specified Time Out period Allow Anonymous Allow FTP client to connect with t...

Page 45: ...llowed to access the device Only the configured IP addresses have the right to access the device 3 Denied Setup the IP addresses that are denied to access the device The IP addresses that are configured are not allowed to access the device Tip For example to prevent the IP address 192 168 1 3 from connecting with the device 1 Select Denied From the IP Access Check drop list 2 Fill the IP address 1...

Page 46: ...d to access the device Only the configured MAC addresses have the right to access the device 3 Denied Setup the MAC addresses that are denied to access the device The MAC addresses that are configured are not allowed to access the device Tip For example to prevent the MAC address D0 E0 7D CD C5 5E from connecting to the device 1 Select Denied From the MAC Access Check drop list 2 Fill the MAC addr...

Page 47: ...me and password are made up for the example There is no such an address and account To start a download task 1 Fill the address you get for downloading files in the Address box ex enter the address http www example com downloads sample_file to the Address box 2 Enter an account name and password in the Account and Password box respectively Ex enter peter in the Account box and 12345 in the Passwor...

Page 48: ...he device To open the Maintenance page click the Maintenance on the configuration categories list Upload Download Your Configuration The Upload Download configuration column allows users to backup and download the configuration status of the device Backup the Device Configuration Status 1 Click the Download button 2 The File Download dialogue window pops up click Save 3 Specify a folder to place t...

Page 49: ...e users access the device via FTP server To apply another code page select a proper code page from the drop list and click Apply to execute Note As default the code page is configured to be corresponding to your region Changing the code page is not recommended unless you got unrecognizable characters on file name or folder name Firmware Upgrade To upgrade the firmware click the Browse button to lo...

Page 50: ...ng 2 We recommend users to backup the configuration status before restoring factory default To get more information for backup your configuration see Backup the Device Configuration Status Sleep mode This device supports Sleep Mode which stops the device temporarily while there are no operating on the device for a certain period of time To enable Sleep Mode click on the drop list to specify a time...

Page 51: ...the file 1 Insert the included CD and click the Browse button Note The Install Menu may auto run Click EXIT to close it 2 Right click on your CD Rom drive Select the Firmware Extensions folder Select the ntx_libra tgz file and click Open to browse the file 3 Click Apply to perform installation 4 It takes a few seconds to perform installing please wait upon installation 50 ...

Page 52: ...o construct a Website To activate the WEB server 1 Click Yes to enable 2 Specify a port number from 1 65535 3 Specify a WEB Folder where you place your HTML files Note 1 The WEB server supports HTML format only 2 As default the Port 80 can t be setup as the Web Server Port for 80 has been configured as the Administration port 3 We also provide a Website template for you to build up a Website and e...

Page 53: ...orage device 3 Safely remove the connected USB eSATA device USB Storage information Name 1 16 characters Define a name for the USB storage device Note The name is also the folder name that is going to be displayed while access the device form computers Description The partition order of the connected device Note 1 The device recognizes the first four partitions only We recommend users not to forma...

Page 54: ...ur improperly may lead to data loss Printer Setup Procedures to setup the printer Note The device supports one connected USB printer only Printer Connections on both the USB ports may led the printer functioned unsuccessfully 1 Connect the USB cable of your printer to the device Power on your printer 2 Open the GUI and click Maintenance Install the firmware extension file to the device Note To get...

Page 55: ...lease follow the instructions from step 5 5 Double click the shortcut on your desktop to start the PNMD The PNMD window pops up Select your NAS and click the button 6 You can find a printer icon Double click on this icon to proceed 7 The system asks for installing the driver for the printer Click Yes on the warning dialogue windows to proceed 8 Insert your CD that came with your printer Click the ...

Page 56: ...9 Browse to the driver in your CD Click Open to browse the driver Tip The correct driver is usually the file with the product name in inf format 10 Click the OK button to start driver installation 55 ...

Page 57: ...11 The printer is ready for use now 56 ...

Page 58: ...n Printer Job Queue The Clean Printer Job Queue allows users to clean the pending print jobs that wait for printing To perform cleaning printer job queue click the Execute button and click Yes to confirm 57 ...

Page 59: ...ter to your NAS Those back upped files are going to be compressed as zip format in your NAS 1 Double click the shortcut on your desktop 2 Click the icon on system tray The EZIP Backup window pops up You may click the button to close this program or click the button to minimize this window to system tray 58 ...

Page 60: ...he back upped files 5 Fill in a user name and password for accessing this folder Select the time that you are going to execute backup Click Setting Apply Note You may also mark the Disable Schedule Backup checkbox to disable EZIP Backup to backup your files by schedule 6 Click the Apply button on the up right corner of the window 7 Click the button to start backup To restore a back upped file to y...

Page 61: ...with the provided Format tool The HD maybe broken Please change another HD and try again 4 I use Device as a Web FTP server but the users that outside the LAN can t access it Ans For WAN users to get access to the FTP or WEB server you should link the device to a router with appropriate configuration Please make sure that 1 The NAT functionality is enabled in your router 2 In the port mapping sess...

Page 62: ... is loaded to the device successfully To get instruction loading the file please see Load Firmware extensions Check if you select a correct Code Page in Maintenance 8 I have followed the procedures to setup the printer and it just doesn t work Ans Check if you power your printer on Verify that the cables are connected correctly Make sure that you enactive the printer server functionality you can r...

Page 63: ...er changing it The Superuser ID is also the administrator ID while you access folders in this device via samba or ftp The ID can access all folders in this device 11 My eSATA cannot be detected Ans Verify that you connect the cable correctly between this product and your eSATA device Power off this product and your eSATA device Power on your eSATA device first and then power on this product Please...

Page 64: ...backup button One Factory Default Setting Button One Power On Off Switch Button Connection speed 10 100 1000 Mbps Support Hard Disk Drive One 3 5 SATA interface HDD up to 750G Diagnostic LEDs Power Blue LAN Green Amber HDD Amber eSATA Amber USB I USB II Green HDD Full Red Backup Amber Dimensions 209x135x72 mm Operating Temperature Operating 0 40 Storing 10 65 Power Supply DC 12V 3A External power ...