Macpower & Tytech Hydra LAN, User Manual

Page 1: ...Technology Co Ltd Date June 12 2008 v1 1 Firmware v2 6 3 20080528 PCB MP LNU23JSL 3516 V1 0 Model HY LNU2SS The diagrams and images contained in this manual may not fully represent the product that y...

Page 2: ...er 23 3 4 SYSTEM 23 3 4 1 LAN Settings 23 3 4 2 Time Settings 24 3 4 3 Turn Off Server 24 3 4 4 Information 25 3 4 5 Disk Usage 25 3 5 NETWORK SERVICE 26 3 5 1 DHCP Server 26 3 5 2 Bonjour 26 3 5 3 BT...

Page 3: ...Package contents may vary depending on vendor version 1 2 System Requirements Computer with internet browser and network access for setup Switch or Router with one free Ethernet port for the Hydra LA...

Page 4: ...first turn on the power switch for the power supply at the back of your device and then press the power switch on the front to start up the system The blue backlight LED will turn on and the OS LED wi...

Page 5: ...speed above 65 degrees Celsius Ethernet Port LED The green LED on the left indicates the link connection and the LED on the right the speed green yellow green yellow Speed 10Mbps 1000Mbps 100Mbps Res...

Page 6: ...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 and downloadi...

Page 7: ...vendor carefully as this could void your warranty 1 Unlock the switch at the bottom of the case and push the inner chassis from the back until the front panel is out of the housing 2 Pull the front pa...

Page 8: ...elow with the SATA connector facing away from the front 6 Mount the drive with the six screws from the side 7 Repeat the previous 3 steps for each hard drive cassette you are planning to install 8 Sli...

Page 9: ...sh the inner chassis back into the housing Be careful not to damage any of the components and do not force the drives into place If they don t slide in properly make sure the drives have been installe...

Page 10: ...will be lost 2 1 2 Replacing a faulty hard drive When using RAID1 or RAID5 a faulty hard drive can easily be replaced and the data restored automatically This can be done using the web browser or wit...

Page 11: ...art rebuilding the RAID system or if you prefer using the web interface press the Scan new disk button followed by the Add disk button 7 During the Rebuild process the RAID and ACCESS LED will be blin...

Page 12: ...utility at a later point to map the network drive after you setup your shares 1 Turn on your Hydra LAN and make sure it is connected to the same network as your computer 2 Start the NetTool utility b...

Page 13: ...e IP configuration We recommend using Automatically obtain an IP address DHCP When set press Next to continue 2 1 3 7 In step 3 you can set up the date and time Select your time zone from the drop dow...

Page 14: ...etup wizard Note Alternatively you could also write down the IP address in the first step of the setup wizard input that number into the URL field of our web browser and then access the web configurat...

Page 15: ...it is connected to the same network as your computer 2 Start the Terminal utility which is usually located in your Applications folder under Utilities 3 Type nmblookup hydra lan This is the default n...

Page 16: ...er and select the Hydra LAN 1 Turn on your Hydra 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...

Page 17: ...first using this device For a more advanced set up see Control Panel Control Panel This menu includes all the settings and information the Hydra LAN offers Sorted into individual categories the admini...

Page 18: ...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 differe...

Page 19: ...hey 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 3 1 3 Add Group Use this setup wizard to qu...

Page 20: ...igure 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...

Page 21: ...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...

Page 22: ...he 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...

Page 23: ...can change the workgroup that the Hydra 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...

Page 24: ...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...

Page 25: ...name for your Hydra 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...

Page 26: ...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 3 4 3 Turn Off Server In this section you can resta...

Page 27: ...u can find the product name the current firmware and the current IP address 3 4 5 Disk Usage In this section you can find a summary of the hard disk status and disk usage Press the Refresh button to u...

Page 28: ...nce you have set everything up press the Save button to save the settings and start the DHCP server 3 5 2 Bonjour In this section you can enable or disable the Bonjour service For Mac users turn it on...

Page 29: ...ur public btdownload folder The BitTorrent client on the Hydra LAN can download 5 files at a time with a maximum of 40 files in the queue Remember to start the download again if the Hydra LAN has been...

Page 30: ...button to check the disk integrity of external USB drives 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...

Page 31: ...be as large as a single drive but when one of the hard drives fails it can be replaced and the data rebuilt RAID 5 This mode is available when 3 or 4 drives are installed Distributed parity requires a...

Page 32: ...r 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 Note After the firmware upgrade...

Page 33: ...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 other configurations will be l...

Page 34: ...s 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 3 6 8 Account Information In this menu you can cha...

Page 35: ...the IP address of your Hydra LAN Add the user name and password in front of the IP address with an sign in between As an example your URL might look something like this ftp demo demo 192 168 11 26 Af...

Page 36: ...l 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 4 1 3 Mapping a Network Drive Mapping the network...

Page 37: ...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...

Page 38: ...th a new password but have not restarted the computer in between 1 Double click on My Computer go to the Tools menu and select Disconnect Network Drive 2 Select any temporary or mapped network drives...

Page 39: ...orage 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 Hydra LAN or...

Page 40: ...you 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...

Page 41: ...t 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 5 2 Bonjour iTunes...

Page 42: ...MP3 files in the music folder of the Hydra LAN and play them over the network 1 Make sure the support for iTunes in the Bonjour menu is enabled 2 Store your MP3 files in the music folder of your Hydr...

Page 43: ...shared and accessed over the network via SMB or FTP Connect the USB drive to the Hydra LAN and then go to My Network Places The external drive will show up as USB1 or USB2 and you can access it to tr...

Page 44: ...ackup your files 3 A new folder based on date and time will be created in the public directory All files will be copied to that folder 4 During the backup process the USB LED will blink yellow When fi...

Page 45: ...ed 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 Connect...

Page 46: ...ext to start the wizard then select A network printer and press Next 6 Select Connect to this printer and click on Next 7 Browse for the Hydra LAN and select the lp printer then click on Next Page 44...

Page 47: ...cal drive 9 Finish the wizard and you are done Your printer is now set up and you can print the first page 5 4 2 Installation on a Mac Printing via the shared network printer will be slower than when...

Page 48: ...de 2 Select and click on More Printers 3 Select Windows Printing and the workgroup your computer and Hydra LAN belong to Browse for the Hydra LAN select it and click on Choose 1 2 Page 46 Chapter 5 Ad...

Page 49: ...login of a user account and then click on OK 5 Select the lp printer from the list browse for the corresponding printer model to install the correct printer driver and click on Add 1 2 3 6 Done your p...

Page 50: ...ed to your Hydra LAN The BitTorrent cl th a maximum of 40 files in the queue Before turning of downloads Af artial downloads will have to be st 1 Browse the internet for the media files you would like...

Page 51: ...ou like you can turn off your computer Remember to start the download process again if the Hydra LAN has been turned off or rebooted before the file has been downloaded completely 6 Once the file has...

Page 52: ...ounts of data widely without incurring the corresponding consumption in costly server and bandwidth resources For more details please refer to www bittorrent com Torrent g on loadable all pieces in th...

Page 53: ...p TCP IP protocol such as the Internet or an intran transfer a server Hydra LAN and a client user s omputer MB a network application level protocol mainly appli and miscellaneous c n 6 3 FAQ Q Some of...

Page 54: ...FTP access Q W A If the new file does not show up or the page stays blank refresh the page or click on the BTorrent link in the Network Service area to reload the page 6 4 About this Manual This manua...