Cavalry CAND-T02 manual

CAND Series User ’ s Guide Network Attached Storage[...]

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4 T able of C ontents 4 T ABLE OF C ONTENTS INTRODUCTION 6 Featur es 6 Accessories 7 Conven tions & Safety Instructions QUICK ST ART 11 Mapping 11 Web-based GUI 12 Printer 12 IP Address 12 FTP Service COMPLETE USER’S GUIDE Chapter 1 - Basics 1.1 - Quick Setup 15 1.1.1 - Wizard 16 1.1.2 - Add User 17 1.1.3 - Add Group 18 1.1.4 - Add Share Chap[...]

5 27 2.3.2 - Time Settings 27 2.3.3 - T urn O 28 2.3.4 - Information 28 2.3.5 - Disk Usage 29 2.3.6 - Error Notication 2.4 Network Service 30 2.4.1 - DHCP Server 31 2.4.2 - Bonjour 2.5 Maintenance 32 2.5.1 - Disk Utility 33 2.5.2 - RAID Settings 34 2.5.3 - Firmw are Upgrade 34 2.5.4 - Save Conguration 34 2.5.5 - Restore Conguration 34 2[...]

6 Introduction Featur es • 10/100/100 Mbit/s LAN Speed • Printer server capability with USB 2.0 • Precongur ed to RAID 1 • Pref ormatted to ext3 • Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, Spanning, and JBOD • Supports ext 2, ex t 3, F A T32 ( JBOD only) formatting • Supports FTP/SMB ser ver • Supports UPnP Protocol •[...]

7 Conv entions & Safety Instructions CAUTION: This symbol is to r emind you to pay attention and r ead carefully. F ailur e to do so could result in injury or data loss. NOTE: This symbol is used to pr ovide you with useful information. • Read through this entire manual and sav e for future refer ence. • Place unit in a secure locatio[...]

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9 Quick Star t Guide This portion of the manual gives a brief overview of the steps required to start transferring les. It also goes over the main features and functions of the NAS drive such as attaching a printer and determining the unit’ s IP address. Advanced congura tion of formatting and RAID settings are not required t o use the unit[...]

10 Quick Star t NOTE: F or optimal security and convenience , we recommend designating a single computer to handle all congurations . 1. Connect the power adapter to the NAS. Then plug the adapter int o an electrical outlet. 2. T urn on the power; the “P ower” LED light will indica te the unit is on. 3. Insert the Ethernet cable to the LAN p[...]

11 Mapping Windows XP Users 1. Go to “ My Network Places” , then click on “Entire Network” in the lef t hand panel. 2. Go to “Microsoft Window s Network ” >> “ W orkgroup” >> “Ca valry ” 3. Find and right-click “public” then click on “Map Network Drive... ” 4. In the new window , designate a Drive Letter and [...]

12 Printer (optional) 1. Attach a network-capable printer to the NAS with the USB cable. 2. Refer to your printer settings t o properly congure it to the system. NOTE : GDI/Host-based print ers are not supported. IP Address (optional) 1. T o nd the IP address of the NAS unit, go to the command prompt - “ cmd” in Run. 2. T ype “ping cava[...]

13 Complet e User ’ s Guide The remainder of this manual is optional and gives a mor e thorough guide to the featur es oered. A higher lev el of networking experience may be required for some of the more advanced fea tures. The following thr ee chapters corresponds to a menu item located on the top of the web-based GUI. Instructions to access [...]

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15 Chapter 1 Basics 1.1 Quick Setup Click on “Quick Setup” on the lef t of the GUI to open a sub-menu. See the “Quick Start ” section for instructions on how to access the GUI. 1.1.1 Wizard 1.1.2 Add User 1.1.3 Add Group 1.1.4 Add Share 1.1.1 Wizard Follo w the on screen instructions to complete the following steps: • Pref erence Langu[...]

16 1.1.2 Add User Step 1. Add user name and passwor d • Enter a new user name and password . ( T o simply create a new user with default settings, enter the username and passwor d in the rst step then click “Next ” then click “Next ” through the remaining 2 steps.) • Designate a shared folder b y checking the “Cr eate Shared [...]

17 Step 3. Share P ermission - Grant users access to existing gr oup-shares. A group-share is a location in the NAS where multiple users can view and/or edit les. • Choose any existing group-share(s) to g rant users access to , and click “Read Only” or “ Writable ” . The g roup-share will move to the “ Access Granted” column wit[...]

18 Step 3. Give a group ac cess to existing group-shares • Choose any existing group-share(s) to g rant access to , and click “Read Only ” or “Writable” . The group-share will move to the “ Access Granted” column with the chosen permissions. “Read Only ” will allow the group to access les in the g roup- share but will not be[...]

19 Step 2. Grant users and/or groups ac cess to the share • Click on a user or group (groups ar e denoted by the “@” prex) in the “ Access Denied” column and click either “Read Only ” or “Writable” to move the user to the “ Access Granted” column. • T o remove a user or group , choose a user or group and click “Re[...]

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21 Chapter 2 Contr ol P anel 2.1 Users and Groups 2.1.1 User Management 2.1.2 Group Management 2.1.1 User Management T o add a new user : • T o add a new user, type a new name in the “User Name” eld • Enter a password and r etype to conrm. • Check the “Create Shared priva te Folder” box to create a personal f older for [...]

22 2.1.2 Group Management T o add a new group: • T o add a new user, type a new name in the “Group Name ” eld • Click “Save” . T o edit an existing group • Choose an “ existing group ” from the list. • T o add members to this group, click “Members” and follow section 1.1.3 • T o delete a group, choose an [...]

23 2.2 F ile and Print 2.2.1 File Server 2.2.2 Share Management 2.2.3 Printer Server 2.2.1 File Server • Change the character set of the NAS to one appropriate for y our region. • Check the Windows Setting box (checked by default) t o enable the NAS to be on a Windows workgr oup network. • FTP capability is enabled by default. Unchec[...]

24 2.2.2 Share Management Grant users and/or groups acc ess to the share • Choose an existing share from the list and click on “Windows, FTP Ac cess” or “NFS Access ” to congure preferred ac cess method settings. • Windows , FTP Access (FTP must be enabled. See 2.2.1) • Click on a user or group (groups ar e denoted by the [...]

25 • NFS Access • Enter either an IP address or an IP subnet to gr ant access to. • Click on “ Add” to allow the IP address/subnet access t o the NFS. • T o remove, click on the IP address/subnet on the left and click on “Remove” • Alternatively , check “Grant access t o all” to give all IP address/ subnet full [...]

26 2.3 System 2.3.1 LAN Settings 2.3.2 Time Settings 2.3.3 T urn O 2.3.4 Information 2.3.5 Disk Usage 2.3.6 Error Notication 2.3.1 LAN Settings • Select “Obtain IP Address automatically” and “Obtain DNS Server Address auto- matically” ( These default settings are r ecommended and appropriate for most cases). If unsure, contact th[...]

27 2.3.2 Time Settings Adjust the NAS internal clock to the local time manually or automatically • Manually change the date, time and time zone. • Click “Save” • Automatically change the time through a Network Time Protocol Server (NTP Server). • Select your time zone then choose one of the default NTP Servers (requires inte[...]

28 2.3.4 Information Displays the system inf ormation and the IP address of the NAS unit. • Use the IP address when mapping / mounting the drive ont o the computer . (See the Quick Start sec tion) 2.3.5 Disk Usage Displays the amount of disk space used / remaining • View by summary or by individual users.[...]

29 2.3.6 Error Notication Send error / malfunction notication email. • Check the boxes of the warnings y ou wish to recieve. • Enter the SMTP server address to set up an email service. • Click “Send T est Email” to verify the email ser vice works. • Contact your email service provider for assistance .[...]

30 2.4 Network Ser vice 2.4.1 DHCP Server 2.4.2 Bonjour 2.4.1 DHCP Ser ver • Check “Enable Ser ver” to allow the NAS to act as a DHCP ser ver . (Only on a LAN without an existing DHCP server) • Optional settings (rst red box) - mainly used is the NAS is not being used as a DHCP server . Set these settings to conform to customized L[...]

31 2.4.2 Bonjour Enable Bonjour to connect network devices and applications and access shared music in iT unes • Enable / Disable the Bonjour function by checking the box. • Click on “iT unes enable” to allow iTunes to ac cess shared music. • Access the NAS volume fr om your computer and creat e a folder called “music” under [...]

32 2.5 Maintenance 2.5.1 Disk Utility 2.5.2 RAID Setting 2.5.3 Firmw are Upgrade 2.5.4 Save Conguration 2.5.5 Restore Conguration 2.5.6 F actor y Reset 2.5.7 Software Update 2.5.1 Disk Utility View the status of and ref ormat the individual hard drives. (Only use this utility f or JBOD congurations) • T o reformat, choose from the dro[...]

33 2.5.2 RAID Settings View or change current RAID congura tions • RAID level and File sy stem information is displayed • The “RAID Size” shows the total usable capacity of the NAS (e.g . RAID 1 is mirrored so half of the total capacity is usable) • T o change the RAID conguration, click on “R emove raid sy stem” then c[...]

34 2.5.3 Firm ware Upgrade Update the NAS rmware • Check if the “Current F irmware V ersion” is the most recent by visiting the Cavalry website: www.cavalrystorage.c om >> Suppor t >> Downloads • If there is a newer version, download it to y our computer . • Click on “Choose File ” to browse for and select the [...]

35 2.6 Log F ile 2.6.1 Samba Log 2.6.2 FTP Log 2.6.3 DHCP Log 2.6.4 System Log 2.6.5 Administration Log 2.6.1 - 2.6.5 Logs • View the respective logs f or detailed activit y information. • Click on “Clean” to clear the logs.[...]

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37 Chapter 3 P ersonal Information 3.1 Personal Inf ormation 3.1.1 Account 3.1.1 Accoun t • Change password, language pr eferences, and ac count description. • View Disk Usage Share membership . • Click “Save” .[...]

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39 Chapter 4 Help F A Q and T roubleshooting 4.1 Q: Why can ’t I access the NAS setup page? A: Please connect the NAS directly to your computer via the RJ45 port. Open a web browser and key in the default IP address 192.168.1.1 Then type “ admin” for both Ac- count Name and P assword to enter the NAS setup page. 4.2 Q: Why can ’t I perform [...]

40 4.7 Q: Why can ’t Windows XP ent er the SMB folder with a password via the NAS? A: Please update Windows XP t o SP2 or higher . 4.8 Q: What is the NAS default login name and password? A: The default Login name: “admin” , default password: “ admin” . 4.9 Q: How do I access the NAS via the Internet? A: If your NAS is using a public IP , [...]

41 4.14 Q: What is the protocol of network le sharing syst em using by the NAS? A: The NAS has the built-in Samba Server for le sharing; it is using a SMB (Server Mes- sage Block) protocol to int egrate TCP/IP , NE TBUEI and IPX/SP X protocol. In other words , if the client PC can support T CP/IP , NETBUEI or IPX/SPX, it will also be compatib[...]

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