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Reviewer’s Guide: Seagate BlackArmor NAS 440 

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Seagate BlackArmor NAS 440 Reviewer’s Guide 

 
Document version: 1.0 
Last revised: April 24, 2009 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Summary of Contents for BlackArmor NAS 440

Page 1: ...BlackArmor NAS 440 Networked shared storage for small businesses Reviewer s Guide...

Page 2: ...agate shall not be liable for any errors or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing performance or use of this document or examples herein Maxtor Maxtor BlackArmor Ma...

Page 3: ...Remote Management 6 Active Directory Support 6 Automatic Firmware Update Notification 6 What Can You Do With BlackArmor NAS 7 Part 2 Installation and Use Installation 7 Install the BlackArmor NAS and...

Page 4: ...forward to your feedback For details regarding BlackArmor NAS installation and operation consult the following BlackArmor NAS 440 420 User Guide BlackArmor Backup User Guide Seagate Global Access User...

Page 5: ...ces offered notification letters phone calls and emails legal audit and accounting fees call center expenses public and investor relations and other costs Lost productivity costs averaged 30 per lost...

Page 6: ...nd Pricing The BlackArmor NAS 440 and 420 use the same enclosure which houses up to four hard drives The NAS 440 ships with four Seagate Serial ATA SATA hard drives the NAS 420 ships with two The 420...

Page 7: ...440 and NAS 240 each offer unparalleled security accessibility and peace of mind achieved through several key features Dual Gigabit Ethernet Ports High end corporate enterprise class storage systems a...

Page 8: ...imal downtime Heat generated by the power supply is kept away from electronics and drives The entire unit can be made smaller and lighter Ventilation is improved helping to keep drives cool Multiple S...

Page 9: ...drive Administrators should be especially aware that RAID 0 distributes data across several disks in a way that yields improved performance but that all data on all disks is lost if any one disk fail...

Page 10: ...er in this reviewer s guide Nevertheless Seagate designed BlackArmor NAS with specific capabilities for value added resellers solutions providers and systems integrators Secure Remote Management For i...

Page 11: ...rk can leverage downloaded photos videos and music for use in presentations meeting or event materials Enable the Apple iTunes service on the server so that users can stream music directly to a networ...

Page 12: ...list Systems running Windows Vista find the unit automatically and display a dialog for mapping it to a drive letter 2 Select the BlackArmor unit and in Windows only click View Drive Details The Blac...

Page 13: ...on a local network give it a unique and easy to remember name The name can be up to 15 alphanumeric characters long and can include hyphens but not spaces Enter a description for the server Select th...

Page 14: ...g accidentally deleted by adding a recycle bin to the share Deleted files can be recovered from the recycle bin if necessary 6 To add a recycle bin beside Recycle Bin Service click Enable You can set...

Page 15: ...Armor server over the Web must have their own free account To enable Global Access 1 In the menu bar select Access Global Access and then Click the Enable check box Click Submit Access to the BlackArm...

Page 16: ...le Storage Volume C Media Files Volumes are created and managed through the Web browser administrative interface Under the Storage pull down menu select Volumes Click to modify the volume structure Fo...

Page 17: ...kArmor User Guide While managing shares you can perform the following actions Add a recycle bin for deleted files Configure a share to download specific types of files into default folders for instanc...

Page 18: ...ack In this Backup Wizard screen completed steps are marked with green checkmarks and the current step Source Selection is indicated with a green arrow After required steps are completed the Summary s...

Page 19: ...ct Backup Manager Enable Media and iTunes Server Functions The Seagate BlackArmor NAS does much more than simply store files It can also serve as a media server making photos videos and music accessib...

Page 20: ...ninterruptible Power Supply UPS Web Access Protocol Workgroup and Domain Conclusion While there are many layers to data loss prevention the Seagate BlackArmor NAS 440 server offers small businesses an...

Page 21: ...to NAS replication Event Management Event email notification Media Streaming iTunes server DLNA compliant digital media server Download Server Downloader HTTP and FTP Remote Access Seagate Global Acc...

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