i-Stor iS607, User Manual

Page 1: ...User Manual English Deutsch 中文 v1 0 August 23 2007 Dual Bay Storage Enclosure for 3 5 Serial ATA Hard Drives LAN USB2 0 Combo External RAID 0 1 Subsystem iS607 ...

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Page 3: ...are Management 18 Printer Server 19 SYSTEM 19 LAN Settings 19 Time Settings 20 Turn Off Server 20 Information 21 Disk Usage 21 NETWORK SERVICE 22 DHCP Server 22 Bonjour 22 BTorrent 23 MAINTENANCE 24 Disk Utility 24 RAID Setting 25 Firmware Upgrade 28 Restore Configuration 29 Factory Reset 29 Log File 30 Account Information 30 CHAPTER 4 NETWORK STORAGE 31 FILE ACCESS ON A PC 31 FTP 31 Windows Explo...

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Page 5: ...ter Input 100 240V Output 5V 4 2A 12V 3A Ethernet Cable Utility CD Manual Note Package contents may vary depending on vendor version System Requirements Computer with internet browser and network access for setup Switch or Router with one free Ethernet port for the i Stor LAN For RAID 0 1 two SATA hard drives of identical capacity and make are required Supported Operating Systems PC running Win200...

Page 6: ...OFF System shut down Blinking System booting 2 Activity LED ON Error disk not found or RAID error OFF No disk activity Blinking Data access Note After turning on the power it takes about one minute for the system to boot Rear View 1 Micro security slot 2 Smart fan for ventilation 3 Gigabit Ethernet port 4 Reset button 5 Reboot button 6 USB port upstream 7 Power receptacle Note To reset the device ...

Page 7: ...ve has been formatted go to the Basic menu and follow the quick setup wizard This will help you to set up the IP configuration add the first user and prepare file sharing 7 You are now ready to start sharing or downloading files Note Set the speed for your network card to AUTO and not full or half speed Note Without installing and formatting a drive first most functions will not be available examp...

Page 8: ...the bottom of the case 2 Push the inner enclosure out and remove the outer chassis 3 Install the first hard drive by placing it in the enclosure and connecting the SATA plus power cables 4 Mount the drive with two screws on each side 5 Attach the thermal probe with the tape provided to the first hard drive Choose a location in between the two drives but without damaging the thermal probe when inst...

Page 9: ...ower press the ON OFF switch The blue backlight LED will turn on and the unit will start to boot up It will take about one minute for the drive to go online and be ready During boot up the OS LED will be blinking To turn off the i Stor LAN stop all current downloads then turn off the power using the ON OFF switch Once the system has shut down and if it will not be in use for a longer period of tim...

Page 10: ... You may also use the same utility at a later point to map the network drive after you setup your shares 1 Turn on your i Stor LAN and make sure it is connected to the same network as your computer 2 Start the NetTool utility by double clicking on the EXE file and then pressing the Setup button 3 Your i Stor LAN will automatically show up in the device list but if not make sure the NetTool has acc...

Page 11: ...ur device and set up the IP configuration We recommend using the Automatically obtain an IP address DHCP When set press Next to continue 7 In step 3 you can set up the date and time Select your time zone from the drop down menu set the date the time and then press Next to continue 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 12: ...updated with the new configuration Press OK to finish the setup wizard Note Alternatively you could also simply write down the IP address in the first step of the setup wizard and then access the web configuration interface via your web browser Input the IP address in the URL field of your web browser hit the Enter key enter admin for the username once more admin for the password and then login Yo...

Page 13: ...nmblookup is607 This is the default name of your i Stor LAN so if that has previously been changed and you don t know the correct name reset the device first The command looks like this nmblookup is607 4 After entering the previous command and hitting the Enter key it should return an IP address followed by the name you just entered 5 Open your web browser and enter the IP address from the previou...

Page 14: ...nd select the i Stor LAN 1 Turn on your i Stor LAN and make sure it is connected to the same network as your computer 2 Start your web browser Safari If not already displayed click on the bookmarks icon to show all bookmarks 3 Select Bonjour and browse for the i Stor LAN Click on it to open the login page 4 The default login for the i Stor LAN is admin for both username and password ...

Page 15: ...available but it is ideal for someone first using this device For a more advanced set up see Control Panel Control Panel This menu includes all the settings and information the i Stor LAN offers Sorted into individual categories the user can access only particular settings or adjust and modify everything manually Personal Info This menu is for the system administrator account It includes the optio...

Page 16: ...AN for file sharing Step 1 Select your preferred language for the web interface from the drop down list Step 2 Set a new password for the web configuration interface Not required but strongly recommended Step 3 If you prefer a different hostname for your i Stor LAN you can change the name here otherwise simply use the default name Step 4 We recommend setting both IP Address and DNS Server to obtai...

Page 17: ...there are other users already set up they can be added to the user account management Step 3 In the last step you can configure the permissions to the shared folder and add or remove other users Add Group Use this setup wizard to quickly add a new group Step 1 Enter the group name Step 2 Configure which members will be included in this group by adding and removing the members from the list Step 3 ...

Page 18: ...l description for the share Step 2 Configure the Windows FTP access permissions by adding read only or writable and removing the members or group from the list Step 3 Configure the NFS access permissions by adding unique IP addresses or a subnet Note For a more detailed explanation to each of the settings refer to Users and Group Management or File and Print ...

Page 19: ...new user clear the form by pressing the Clear Form button then fill out a user name and password The description is optional but will help you to manage multiple users so we recommend filling out a short description If required you can create a private folder for that user and set a limit for the capacity Once done press the Save button to create the new user If you would like to add this user to ...

Page 20: ...ng Groups To add a new group clear the form by pressing the Clear Form button then enter a new group name Once done press the Save button to create the new group If you would like to add some members to this group select the group from the existing groups list and press the Members button for further settings Modifying Groups Select the group from the existing groups list and modify the members by...

Page 21: ...this section you can change the workgroup that the i Stor LAN belongs to and modify its description The IP for the WINS Server Windows Internet Name Server can be left blank unless this is required for your network FTP Server This service can be enabled or disabled When enabled the default FTP port number will be set to 21 but you can change that if required NFS Server This service can either be e...

Page 22: ...hen depending on how you share the files click on Windows FTP Access or NFS Access and add the users or groups that will have access to this share You can allow access for all users or define each user and group separately The names with an for the first letter are groups Modifying Shares Select the share from the existing shares list and modify the access rights by pressing the Windows FTP Access...

Page 23: ...ings In this section you can define the hostname for your i Stor LAN and set up the IP configuration We recommend using the Obtain IP DNS address automatically When selecting a hostname make sure to use a unique name and not one that has already been used on the local network If required you can also set the individual addresses yourself If you need assistance in manually filling out these fields ...

Page 24: ...r or select one from the drop down list If the default address at time windows com does not work find a new one and then try again or turn off the NTP server and set the time manually Turn Off Server In this section you can restart the server or turn off the i Stor LAN via the web browser Make sure that nobody is accessing the device when you restart or turn it off Press the Restart button to rest...

Page 25: ...ration Information In this section you can find the product name the current firmware and the current IP address Disk Usage In this section you can find a summary of the hard disk status and disk usage Press the Refresh button to update the information ...

Page 26: ...configure the addresses Once you have set everything up press the Save button to start the DHCP server and save the settings Bonjour In this section you can enable or disable the Bonjour service By default this is disabled but for easy access to the login page you can enable it In addition to that you can also enable the iTunes service so that music files can be accessed directly from iTunes When ...

Page 27: ...anging the settings press the Save button to apply the new configuration To start downloading files you will have to download a torrent file from the internet first and then upload it to the i Stor LAN Once the torrent file has been added you can start downloading The files will be stored in your public btdownload folder Note If there is no hard drive installed or the HDD is not yet formatted this...

Page 28: ...es that are not in a RAID array there is a choice between EXT2 EXT3 and FAT32 For drives installed in the i Stor LAN we recommend using EXT2 for optimum performance and functionality Scandisk Press the Scan button to check the disk integrity If possible any errors found will automatically be fixed This will take a while to finish depending on the capacity of the drive and also the disk can not be ...

Page 29: ...ted RAID 1 This mode requires 2 identical drives to implement A RAID 1 creates an exact copy or mirror of a set of data on the second drive This is useful when reliability and backup are more important than data capacity The available capacity to the user will only be as large as a single drive but when one of the hard drives fails it can be replaced and the data rebuilt JBOD Used to combine two h...

Page 30: ...e RAID Setting menu to check the disk status If there is a problem it will show which drive has to be replaced 2 Turn off the power remove the power supply from the wall socket and replace the HDD with a new one On the bridge board P1 indicates the drive at hdb P2 indicates the drive at hda 3 Turn on the power and go to the RAID Setting menu Add the new drive and the i Stor LAN will start to rebui...

Page 31: ... the system in any other way The HDD LED will be ON while the RAID array is being rebuilt 5 When finished the HDD LED will turn off and the disk status will show that the system is ready Note Rebuilding the RAID system will take a while depending on HDD capacity Do not turn off the power or interrupt the system in any other way during this process ...

Page 32: ...upgrade The upgrade process takes about 10 20 minutes Note Never turn off your unit during the firmware upgrade procedure This may damage your device If for any reasons e g power supply failure during firmware update the procedure fails you may not be able to operate your device any more Save Configuration For backup and before every firmware upgrade you can use this function to save your current ...

Page 33: ...owse for the config tar file on your computer and press the Restore button to restore the previous settings Factory Reset Pressing the Factory Reset button will restore all settings to their default configuration Before pressing this button we recommend saving your current configuration in case you want to restore it again later Note When the Factory Reset button is pressed all users groups and ot...

Page 34: ...ogs for the SAMBA FTP and DHCP server as well as system and administration logs Note To delete the old log files press the Clean button beneath the log Account Information In this menu you can change your admin password and the menu language for the configuration interface There is also an overview of disk usage and share list available ...

Page 35: ...chapter 3 for more details about user group and share management File Access on a PC FTP Use your Windows Explorer and type ftp followed by the IP address of your i Stor LAN It will list the available folders and you can download or upload new files As an example your URL might look something like this ftp 192 168 11 21 Note For FTP transfers we recommend installing and using a dedicated FTP appli...

Page 36: ...u can then access directly You can copy files to the network storage as if it were a folder on your local drive Depending on the bandwidth you can also directly play and open the files although we recommend transferring the data to your local drive first Mapping a Network Drive For easy access we recommend mapping the storage as network drive 1 Double click on My Computer go to the Tools menu and ...

Page 37: ...hares by clicking on the Browse button and locating the folder that way 3 Once the drive has been mapped you are able to find and access it under My Computer This link will still be there even after rebooting your Operating System Note For quick and temporary access you can also simply go to My Network Places view the workgroup computers and select your i Stor LAN ...

Page 38: ...ork Browse for your network storage and click on it to access the folder Alternatively you can use the Connect to Server command 1 Click on Go and choose Connect to Server 2 Type smb followed by the IP address of your i Stor LAN or click on the Browse button to locate the folder on your network Click on the Connect button once the server address has been filled out ...

Page 39: ...ou can not upload new data to the drive To do that you will need to install a dedicated FTP application which can either be a free utility or professional shareware program 1 Click on Go and choose Connect to Server 2 Type ftp followed by the IP address of your i Stor LAN Click on the Connect button once the server address has been filled out 3 You will be asked to choose a folder and after enteri...

Page 40: ... LAN will be listed as an UPnP device You can select it and access the configuration page Note There is no need to configure anything this function is turned ON by default and other devices will be able to recognise it automatically Bonjour iTunes For easy access to the web configuration interface on the Mac a shortcut to the i Stor LAN will be available in the bookmarks collection under Bonjour ...

Page 41: ...older in your iTunes library Store your MP3 files in the music folder of the i Stor LAN and play them over the network 1 Make sure the support for iTunes in the Bojour menu is enabled 2 Store your MP3 files in the music folder of your i Stor LAN The folder has already been created in public music 3 Start iTunes and the i Stor LAN will appear as shared device ...

Page 42: ...top blinking it will automatically eject the drive and you can remove the USB drive Note For external USB devices we recommend using self powered USB drives Only drives formatted using FAT32 are supported If more than one USB drive is connected only the files from the second drive will be copied USB Printer The i Stor LAN is equipped with additional USB ports and a printer server Connect your USB ...

Page 43: ...3 On your PC go to Start and select Printers and Faxes 4 Go to File and select Add Printer to bring up the printer setup wizard 5 Click on Next to start the wizard then select A network printer and hit Next once more 6 Select Connect to this printer and hit Next ...

Page 44: ...your printer model from the list or browse for the corresponding driver on your local drive 9 Finish the wizard and you are done Your printer is now set up and you can print the first page Note Printing via the shared network printer will be slower than when the printer is connected directly to the USB port on the computer After you press the Print button please wait for the printer to receive the...

Page 45: ...i Stor LAN User Guide Page 41 Chapter 6 Additional Features Installation on a Mac 1 Start the Printer Setup Utility in the Utilities folder 2 Select More Printers ...

Page 46: ...ures Page 42 3 Select Windows Printing and the workgroup your computer and i Stor LAN belong to Browse for the i Stor LAN select it and hit Choose 4 Enter the login and password which can either be your admin login or the login of a user account 1 2 ...

Page 47: ...o install the correct printer driver and hit Add 6 Done your printer has been set up and you can now print the first page Note Printing via the shared network printer will be slower than when the printer is connected directly to the USB port on the computer After you press the Print button please wait for the printer to receive the data 1 2 3 ...

Page 48: ...hings like sleeping and when you come back you will have all kinds of new media files to enjoy 1 Browse the internet for the media files you would like to download and store the torrent files on your local drive 2 Login to the web configuration interface and go to BTorrent in the Network Service menu 3 Press the Browse button and locate your previously downloaded torrent file Once selected press t...

Page 49: ... you can turn off your computer 6 Once the file has been downloaded you can delete it from the download list and access the media file on your i Stor LAN All files will be stored in the public btdownload folder Note If adding new files to the download list does not work make sure you are using Internet Explorer ...

Page 50: ...hen BitTorrent is designed to distribute large amounts of data widely without incurring the corresponding consumption in costly server and bandwidth resources For more details please refer to www bittorrent com Torrent A torrent can mean either a torrent metadata file or all files described by it depending on context The torrent file contains metadata about all the files it makes downloadable incl...

Page 51: ...ne HDD installed and that it is formatted using EXT2 or EXT3 Q I lost my password what do I do A Press the reset button and hold it for 5 seconds to reset the device to its default settings The default login is admin admin Be aware that resetting the device will erase all user and group accounts plus some other settings Q I can not access the web configuration interface what s the correct IP A See...

Page 52: ...7 Appendix Page 48 About this Manual This manual was written using the i Stor LAN model iS607 and the v2 6 0 n firmware revision Images and descriptions may therefore slightly vary between this manual and the actual product you have ...

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