Macpower & Tytech Pleiades USB/LAN, User Manual & Installation Manual

Page 1: ...External Storage Enclosure for 3 5 Hard Drive Pleiades USB LAN User Manual Installation Guide v1 1...

Page 2: ...NTENANCE 12 SMB SERVER 13 FILE ACCESS ON A PC 13 CHAPTER 2 INSTALLING THE HDD 3 FILE ACCESS ON A MAC 14 PREPARING THE ENCLOSURE 3 FTP CONFIGURATION 14 HARD DRIVE ASSEMBLY 4 DISK UTILITY 15 FAQ 15 CHAP...

Page 3: ...The External Storage Enclosure Pleiades USB LAN is made of high quality aluminium excellent for heat dissipation Available with various types of interfaces this is the perfect solution for additional...

Page 4: ...ps Fast Ethernet card or a USB to Ethernet converter equipped PC Win2000 WinXP Mac Requirements Minimum Apple G3 processor 64MB RAM USB 1 1 equipped Mac Mac OS 9 1 9 2 10 1 5 10 2 10 3 USB 2 0 equippe...

Page 5: ...read the warranty and any other notes from your vendor carefully before doing so as this might void your warranty Chapter 2 Installing the HDD Preparing the Enclosure Remove the 4 screws on the botto...

Page 6: ...bridge board and your hard drive before you close up the case Hard Drive Assembly Connect the ATA cable and the power line to your hard drive Install the hard drive and fasten the screws Align the to...

Page 7: ...attached to an Ethernet switch or router Each user on the network can use the LAN disk and access it using FTP or SMB In USB 2 0 High Speed mode the Pleiades is directly attached to a single computer...

Page 8: ...ades and turn it on Let Windows search and install the driver automatically Open My Computer to see your external hard drive Win98 SE with a USB connection Turn on your Computer and start Windows Inse...

Page 9: ...ith a USB connection Turn on your computer and start Mac OS Connect the Pleiades and turn it on No driver installation required The external drive will mount and show up on your desktop Mac OS 10 2 or...

Page 10: ...tility and choose Format Partitioning Formatting Be aware that this will destroy all your existing data on the drive so make sure you have a backup This step is usually only required the first time yo...

Page 11: ...l partitions through USB but be aware that only the first partition will be recognised on the network LAN disk function PC running Win2000 or WinXP Disk Management Program Right click on My Computer a...

Page 12: ...work LAN disk function Mac OS Mac OS9 2 and earlier does not support creating partitions on an external drive To do that you would need to purchase additional 3rd party software connect the drive to t...

Page 13: ...k connected disconnect it Connect the Pleiades to the local network and turn it on Confirm that your Local Area Network settings are correct and that your computer is connected to the network Configur...

Page 14: ...g you for your username and password Default Settings Username admin Password admin We strongly suggest you to change this as soon as you are logged in to prevent unauthorized access After login you a...

Page 15: ...then move the folder to your sharing list and set a password if needed The maximum number of SMB folders that can be created on the LAN disk is 16 Now that you have set up the files you wish to share...

Page 16: ...and choose Connect to Server Type smb STORAGE or the more detailed smb STORAGE xxxx whereas the xxxx stands for the last four digits of the LAN disk Mac address When you connect to it you will be ask...

Page 17: ...SB or choose a different file system keep in mind that the LAN disk is only able to recognize the first partition and it has to be FAT32 FAQ For RMA and other questions please contact your vendor or c...

Page 18: ...n step 2 6 If the LAN disk is connected directly to your computer using the Ethernet cable the default IP address is 169 254 0 1 LAN disk settings do not apply when the disk is mounted via USB connect...