Hawking Net-Stor HNAS1, Quick Installation Manual

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Page 2: ...lation Requirements 3 Step 2 Install the Hard Drive 6 Step 3 Setup Wizard 8 Step 4 Access the Network Storage Center 20 Step 5 Set Up the Network Storage Center 21 Step 6 Homepage 22 Step 7 Mapping the Network Storage Center 23 2 ...

Page 3: ...within a local area network or over the Internet The Network Storage Center supports all standard 3 5 IDE Hard Drives of up to 250GB hard drive not included The smart Setup Wizard makes installation of the HNAS1 simple and the user friendly web interface makes it easy to manage Please read this quick installation guide carefully before beginning your installation Before starting please check the c...

Page 4: ...3 One Quick Installation Guide 4 One Power Adapter 12V 3A 5 4 Four Rubber Feet 6 Four Screws for Fastening the Hard Drive ...

Page 5: ...x 200MHz or Faster Processor x Minimum 64MB RAM Recommended x CD ROM Drive x Windows 95 98 98SE ME NT 4 0 2000 XP This Quick Installation Guide QIG provides step by step instructions for the installation and configuration of the Network Storage Center It assumes that your computers use Windows 95 98 or newer versions of Windows and that a web browser is available for configuration purposes We sugg...

Page 6: ...d Drive in the Network Storage Center 1 Loosen the two screws on the rear panel using either a screwdriver or your hands if they unscrew easily Screws 2 Grab the front panel and separate the hard drive holder from the case 6 ...

Page 7: ...4 Connect the IDE connecter into the IDE socket of your hard drive IDE Connector 5 Connect the power connector into the power socket of your hard drive Power Connector 6 Secure the hard drive with the four small screws provided 7 Push the hard drive and hard drive holder back into the case and re fasten the external screws from Step 1 on the previous page 7 ...

Page 8: ...both are used to describe the HNAS1 Please note however that Network HD is different from the term HD or hard drive HD or hard drive is used to describe a basic 3 5 IDE hard drive not the Network Storage Center Please follow the steps outlined below 1 Activate The Utility Software Place the utility CD included with the HNAS1 package into your CD ROM drive and wait for the Auto run menu to appear o...

Page 9: ...ure shown above is the Welcome page for the Quick Setup Wizard Follow the program as shown in the pages that follow to complete the LED check installation of basic cables and network configuration Click Next to continue 9 ...

Page 10: ...ct the power cord and press the Power button on the front panel of the Network Storage Center Ensure that the Power LED is lit green Note To power off the device hold down the Power button for at least five seconds until the Power LED starts blinking and then turns off ...

Page 11: ...LAN Connection Connect the Network Storage Center and router switch or PC with an RJ 45 Ethernet cable Ensure that the Link Act LED is lit green 11 ...

Page 12: ...3 Click Next to start the Scan Prepare to Scan 12 ...

Page 13: ... Scan Hard Drives on the Network The Setup Wizard will scan your network to locate all available Network Storage Centers or Network HDs 13 ...

Page 14: ...able Status Action NO The Network HD s network settings are not compatible with your LAN Changes the network settings and creates two shortcuts to access and set up the Network HD YES The Network HD s network settings are compatible with your LAN Creates two shortcuts to access and set up the Network HD ...

Page 15: ...ttings 1 If an error occurs If your PC obtains IP addresses automatically the Setup Wizard cannot get the PC s IP to setup its network configuration IP etc To solve the problem connect your PC to a router with a DHCP server or specify your IP in your IP address in the Windows Network dialog box For IP Protocol setup refer to IP Protocol Setup in the manual ...

Page 16: ...sword Reminder When the box shown above appears please input admin in both fields as these are the default values for both the User Name and Password For more information please refer to the user s manual Settings 16 ...

Page 17: ... the figure on the previous page If the Setup Wizard does not complete successfully please try the following x Check your network or PC settings to make sure that they are configured properly x Re start and proceed through the Setup Wizard again x Refer to the user s manual on the CD for help 17 ...

Page 18: ...e device s web user interface when you double click on it Again the default User Name and Password are both admin x The shortcut Access My Network HD will allow you to access the drive and shared folders when you double click on it Click OK to setup your Network HD Click OK to access the device s web based user interface or click Cancel to close the Setup Wizard program without opening the webpage...

Page 19: ... configure additional settings via the web based user interface Regarding the ettings please refer to the Management Guide in the user s manual s Note It is recommended but not necessary that you map the Network HD to your PC as a network drive The device will then automatically reconnect and always be available as a network drive whenever you re start your PC Regarding the steps for access and se...

Page 20: ...tion levels are set as follows a ALL Read Write b Power Read Write c Guest Read Only The user can adjust the authorization levels of these accounts by clicking on Share in the Folder Configuration page within the Share section of the device s webpage 2 By default you can enter all power or guest for the Username and Password For example x Username all x Password all 20 ...

Page 21: ... Double click the Setup my Network HD icon on your desktop screen 2 Type the device s new IP address into the URL web address location and press Enter The Username and Password window will appear x Enter admin in the User Name location default value x Enter admin in the Password location default value x Click the OK button 21 ...

Page 22: ...accessed using a standard HTML HTTP v1 0 compliant browser The homepage of the Network Storage Center is shown below Once you have checked the Network Settings for the device go to the Administration section and click on HD Format There you can format the newly installed hard drive 22 ...

Page 23: ...older whenever you re start your PC and it will always be available as a network drive You will need to start by creating an Advanced User account in the User Configuration section of the device s web UI The reason for this will be explained in the pages that follow 1 In your web browser s address field type in the Network Storage Center s IP address and enter the user name and password Remember t...

Page 24: ...3 In the Share page click on User Configuration 24 ...

Page 25: ... page create an Advanced User You can do this by clicking on any of the three Basic User icons or by creating an entirely new Advanced User of your choice by clicking Add For this example click on the Power icon Then click Add 25 ...

Page 26: ...e password is at least six characters long 6 Then configure the remaining items In the User Description field provide a word or phrase that is easy to remember or leave the default text as it is Next select Yes for FTP Access and Supervisor for the Accessed Level Then select the FTP Folder which in this case is the Share folder Finally click on Apply 26 ...

Page 27: ...7 Now click on Share again in the menu at the top of the page Then click on Folder Configuration 8 In the Folder Configuration page click on the Share folder 27 ...

Page 28: ...9 In the user list at the bottom of the page click on Read Write for the user Power Then click Apply 28 ...

Page 29: ...10 Now go to the Windows Start menu and click on My Computer At the bottom of the window you will see the category Network Drives 29 ...

Page 30: ...quent folders within which you want to share files inside the Share folder This way you only have to map the Share folder to your PC For example if you want to create a separate folder for your video files please place the new Video folder inside the Share folder Otherwise if you create new folders independently i e outside the Share folder you will need to map them all to your PC individually 11 ...

Page 31: ...ered drive that you would like to assign the Share folder to 31 13 a In the Folder field select the Share folder via the I drive path I drive is the name of the Network Storage Center as it appears in the Workgroup within the Microsoft Windows Network ...

Page 32: ...ll down menu click on Browse Then click on Entire Network beneath My Network Places Click on Microsoft Windows Network Then click on Workgroup In the Workgroup menu you should see the I drive Click on it Then click on the Share folder Finally click Ok 32 ...

Page 33: ...lder check the box for Reconnect at logon 15 Click on the link for Connect using a different user name 16 In the Connect As box that appears type the Advanced User User Name and Password you created in Steps 1 8 in this case power 33 ...

Page 34: ...ut for this new network drive on your desktop The reason for this is that you will always be able to connect to the Share folder using this shortcut The two shortcuts that were created earlier on the desktop via the Setup Wizard are dependent on the device s IP address If the IP address changes these shortcuts will not work In this case you will have to run the Setup Wizard again to create two new...

Page 35: ...ed via the Setup Wizard a box will appear that asks for a password The User name eld will already be filled in and grayed out i e unchangeable as indows will try to sign you in under the user name Guest If you ave not previously created a Guest account you will be unable to cess the Share folder This is why it was recommended in the revious pages of this section that you map the Share folder as a ...