Linksys NAS200, User Manual

Page 1: ...USER GUIDE Network Storage System with 2 Bays Model NAS200 ...

Page 2: ... mail address Online Resources Website addresses in this document are listed without http in front of the address because most current web browsers do not require it If you use an older web browser you may have to add http in front of the web address Resource Website Linksys www linksys com Linksys International www linksys com international Glossary www linksys com glossary Network Security www l...

Page 3: ...ation 11 Home 11 My Files Files 11 My Files My Downloads 12 My Files Personal Info 13 Administration Status 13 Administration Users 14 Administration Shared Folders 16 Administration System Options 17 E Mail Alert 19 Firmware Upgrade 20 Media Server 21 Disk Utility 22 Disk Configuration 24 Chapter 4 Use 26 Access to the Network Storage System 26 How to Access the Network Storage System 26 USB Stor...

Page 4: ...s Appendix C Regulatory Information 35 FCC Statement 35 Safety Notices 35 Industry Canada Statement 35 Règlement d Industry Canada 35 User Information for Consumer Products Covered by EU Directive 2002 96 EC on Waste Electric and Electronic Equipment WEEE 36 ...

Page 5: ... when the Network Storage System is accessing data on the disk DISK FULL Green The DISK FULL LED flashes when available disk capacity is less than 2 of total capacity or lower than the number you set through the web based utility DISK 1 Green The DISK 1 LED serves two purposes The LED is continuously lit when the hard drive in the top bay is ready for use It flashes when the hard drive is reformat...

Page 6: ...Network Storage System beeps once to indicate that the reset has occurred To reset the password of the Network Storage System to its default value of admin press and hold this button for 10 seconds The Network Storage System beeps twice to indicate that the reset has occurred Drive Bay Doors The drive bay door covers the opening of the drive bay which holds the hard drive Push together the clips t...

Page 7: ...D ROM drive The Setup Wizard should run automatically and the Welcome screen should appear If it does not click Start and then Run In the field provided enter D SetupUtility exe if D is the letter of your CD ROM drive Click the Click Here to Start button Welcome Screen 1 2 You have multiple options on this screen Welcome Screen with Options Set up NAS200 Install the Network Storage System for the ...

Page 8: ... The computer has been configured Set up Second Drive NOTE Make sure your second hard drive is a 3 5 inch Serial ATA SATA hard drive If you plan to stripe RAID 0 or mirror RAID 1 your drives then match the drive sizes for maximum drive use WARNING Low profile or half height hard drives can be used at your own risk however Linksys does not support the use of these drives as they are not securely he...

Page 9: ...f the drive faces the bay and the label side faces up Make sure the drive is inserted under the ribbon Push the drive in until it snugly fits in the bay Replace the drive bay door Wait until you hear the Network Storage System beep twice Then click Next 1 2 3 a b c d e f g Physical Installation of the Second Hard Drive The Setup Wizard automatically searches for any Network Storage System on your ...

Page 10: ...le virtual drive MaximumSecurity Mirroring RAID1 Requires two hard drives Maximum Speed Striping RAID 0 Requires two hard drives Click Next Select Drive Configuration 5 Review the new settings If they are correct click Save If you would like to change them click Back to return to the previous screen Confirm New Settings To confirm that you want to format your drives and erase all data on them clic...

Page 11: ...lity The Setup Wizard automatically installs the utility Click OK Drive Mapping Utility Installed 8 9 10 11 The network drive s are mapped to your computer Click Exit to exit the Setup Wizard or click Next to return to the Welcome screen Network Drive Mapped NOTE If the utility is already installed on your computer youcanseeitinyourlistofprograms the Setup Wizard will skip the installation Program...

Page 12: ...eement click Yes License Agreement 2 3 4 Enter your information in the User Name and Company Name fields Then select the users of the backup software Anyone who uses this computer all users Only for me Click Next User Information Keep the default installation folder or click Browse to select a different folder Click Next Choose Destination Location The backup software is installed Click Finish Bac...

Page 13: ...twork If it is not detected check its cable connections and make sure it is powered on Click Search Again to locate the Network Storage System Select the appropriate Network Storage System Click Next Network Storage System Detected 1 2 The Setup Wizard notifies you that a user name and password are required for access Click OK User Name and Password Required Enter your information in the User Name...

Page 14: ... or select a different letter from the drop down menu Then click Map Enter your information in the User Name and Password fields Click OK Login Screen You are notified when the shared folder has been mapped Click OK Shared Folder Mapped 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 The shared folder automatically opens in a separate window Repeat steps 5 8 to map additional network drives To exit the utility click Close on the S...

Page 15: ...ormation refer to Chapter 2 Configuration Using the Setup Wizard A login screen appears Non Windows XP users will see a similar screen Leave the User name field blank The first time you open the web based utility use the default password admin You can set a new password from the Access My Files Personal Info screen Click OK to continue Login Screen 1 2 3 The web based utility appears Home Screen H...

Page 16: ...available to you are listed with the following information Type Name Size and Last Modified date and time Click the folder you want to access To view a file click the filename To download a file right click the filename and select Save Target as Click Refresh for the most up to date information My Files My Downloads If the Download Manager feature has been enabled through the Administration System...

Page 17: ...istrator of the remote server Click Save to save the new download task or click Cancel to clear your changes Start Stop Select the appropriate download task and then click Start Stop to start or stop the selected task Cancel If you want to delete a download task select it and then click Cancel Refresh Click Refresh to update the on screen status information My Files Personal Info Change your passw...

Page 18: ...Click Refresh for the most up to date information Click View Log to view a list of system activities The Log File screen appears Log File Click Refresh for the most up to date information Click Clear to remove all entries Click Close to exit this screen and return to the Status screen Administration Users TheUsersscreenallowsyoutomanageallNetworkStorage System users Linksys recommends that you cre...

Page 19: ...name New User Click Save to create a new user or click Cancel to clear your changes Edit Click this option to change the settings of a user account The User Properties screen appears User Properties Name Changetheloginnameoftheuser Punctuation andotherspecialcharacters forexample cannot be used in the name Password Change the password this user will use to access the Network Storage System Verify ...

Page 20: ...r screen appears Folders Browser Current Folder Select the location of the shared folder that you want to specify as the current folder New Folder To create a new folder enter its name and then click Create Select the new folder from the list and its path appears in the Current Folder field Click Apply to save the location Click Close to exit this screen Display Name Enter the display name of the ...

Page 21: ...delete the content or click Cancel to keep the content User List To change the access rights of users select the appropriate shared folder Then select No Access Read Only or Read Writefor each user All users have Read Write access to the shared folders of USB storage devices The admin user has Read Write access to all shared folders Click Save to save your changes or click Cancel to clear all chan...

Page 22: ...nt to set specific network settings select this option Then enter the following information IP Address Enter the Network Storage System s IP address and make sure that it is on the same local area network LAN segment as the computer running the Setup Wizard Network Mask Enter the Network or Subnet Mask whichmustmatchtheSubnetMaskoftheotherdevices on your network The default is 255 255 255 0 Gatewa...

Page 23: ...time Date Configure today s date Month Day Year The Network Storage System will set its own calendar according to the date you provide Time Enter the current time hour minute am or pm The Network Storage System will set its own clock according to the time you provide Remember that the time you enter is not saved until you click Save Enable NTP Network Time Protocol NTP servers are frequently used ...

Page 24: ...esktop icon on computers that support UPnP such as Windows Vista or XP Options Enable Guest Logins If you want to allow users to use the word guest as a login name then select Enable Guest Logins Convert Failed Logins to guest Logins Windows Networks If you want to allow all Windows users to access the Network Storage System with guest access rights then select this feature By default the guest us...

Page 25: ...s Click Cancel to cancel the file download Restore Click Restore to restore a previously saved configuration file The Restore Configuration File screen appears Restore Configuration File Select File Click Browse to select the configuration file on your computer Options Select the information you want to restore System Options Users Shared Folders and or Utility Settings Select All Settings to rest...

Page 26: ...ly to save the location Click Close to exit this screen Directory The path and name of the selected folder are displayed All If you wish each directory can be limited to a specific media type The default setting All scans for all content types Select the appropriate media type s All Music Picture or Video Content Scan Specify the scan behavior of the media server Continuous Scan Select this option...

Page 27: ...ed New Partitions You can specify up to four partitions For each selected partition specify its size in MB or select Fill Up Free Space If the Fill Up Free Space option is selected then the partition occupies all remaining memory and additional partitions cannot be created Click Apply to save your changes or click Cancel to clear all changes Format Disk Scandisk S M A R T Standby and Disk Full Sca...

Page 28: ... mail alert Send E Mail Alert when Disk Available Capacity is Less than Keep the default 2 if you want to be alerted when less than 2 of the total drive capacity is available Select 2GB if you want to be alerted when less than 2 GB is available Select 5GB if you want to be alerted when less than 5 GB is available After you have finished making changes to the Disk Utility screen click System Option...

Page 29: ...nto Disk 2 Total capacity is equal to the capacity of the smaller disk NOTE Mirroring RAID 1 and Striping RAID 0 require two hard drives Maximum Speed Striping RAID 0 Disk 1 and Disk 2 are striped into one logical volume Total capacity is equal to two times the smaller capacity of the two disks Click Save to save your change ...

Page 30: ...s section of Chapter 3 Advanced Configuration If prompted enter your login name and password If you do not have a login enter guest for the user name Leave the Password field blank If you want to map a shared folder to a drive letter on your computer refer to Windows Help for details or use the Network Drive Mapping Utility refer to the section How to Use the Network Drive Mapping Utility 1 2 3 We...

Page 31: ...rage System USB devices can be used to add or move content Click the folder you want to access To view a file click the filename To download a file right click the filename and select Save Target as Click Refresh for the most up to date information about the folders My Files My Downloads If the Download Manager feature has been enabled through the Administration System Options screen and your logi...

Page 32: ...s Personal Info Any user can change the password to the My Files section To change your password Click Personal Info Enter your login name in the User Name field Enter your current password in the Current Password field 1 2 3 Enter your new password in the New Password and Confirm New Password fields Click Save to save your new password or click Cancel to clear your change My Files Personal Info U...

Page 33: ...tem Tray Icon If the utility is not running proceed to the Desktop Icon or Program Folder section for information on how to activate the utility How to Map a Shared Folder Right click the system tray icon Right Click Icon Click Shared Folder Mapping 2 1 2 The Shared Folder Mapping screen appears Select the appropriate Network Storage System Shared Folder Mapping Select the appropriate shared folde...

Page 34: ...he utility runs and its icon appears in the system tray Refer to the section System Tray Icon for details 1 2 3 4 Program Folder If the utility is inactive its icon is not displayed in the system tray If you need to map a shared folder or USB storage device or you need to remove a USB storage device then proceed to the Activate the Utility section Activate the Utility Click Start Select All Progra...

Page 35: ...does not work follow these instructions until your problem is solved 1 2 3 4 5 Click Start Click Search Click Computers or people Click A computer on the network Enter the name of the Network Storage System and click Search In all Windows operating systems the TCP IP protocol is installed by default If you have uninstalled the TCP IP protocol refer to Windows Help for instructions on how to re ins...

Page 36: ...and Paths Select a different drive letter and click OK Click OK to confirm the change Click OK again If you wish you can reassign the former drive letter after the computer is restarted You were not able to map a shared folder using the Network Drive Mapping Utility Your computer is not able to locate the Network Storage System by using its device name so instead you have to use its IP address and...

Page 37: ... USB 2 Cabling Type UTP CAT5 or Better Security Features User Name and Password for Both System Administration and File Access Environmental Dimensions 6 69 x 4 49 x 7 68 170 x 114 x 195 mm Weight 1 97 lb 893 g Power 12V DC 5A Switching 100 240V AC 50 60Hz Power Adapter Provided Certification FCC CE Operating Temp 41 to 104ºF 5 to 40ºC Storage Temp 14 to 140ºF 10 to 60ºC Operating Humidity 10 to 8...

Page 38: ...NG ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF NON INFRINGEMENT AREDISCLAIMED Somejurisdictions do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts so the above limitation may not apply to You This warranty gives You specific legal rights and You may also have other rights which vary by jurisdiction This warranty does not apply if the Product a has been altered except by Linksys b has not been installed op...

Page 39: ... an outlet other than the receiver s Consult a dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for assistance Safety Notices Caution To reduce the risk of fire use only No 26 AWG or larger telecommunication line cord Do not use this product near water for example in a wet basement or near a swimming pool Avoid using this product during an electrical storm There may be a remote risk of electric shock ...

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