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T echnical Support If you need any assistance to get your unit functioning properly , please have your product information ready and contact Addonics T echnical Support at: Hours: 8:30 am - 6:00 pm PST Phone: 408-453-6212 Email: http://www .addonics.com/support/query/ T E C H N O L O G I E S www .addonics.com User Guide NAS 4.0 Adapter (NAS40ESU)[...]
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www .addonics.com T echnical Support (M-F 8:30am - 6:0 0pm PST) Phone: 408-453-621 2 Email: www .addonics.com/support/query/ Overview Storage Ports: eSA T A (1.5Gbps) or USB (2.0). Each port supports one eSA T A device and one or more USB based devices, up to 16 physical drives. Network Port: Supports 10/100/1000. Power LED: glows when unit is on. [...]
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www .addonics.com T echnical Support (M-F 8:30am - 6:0 0pm PST) Phone: 408-453-621 2 Email: www .addonics.com/support/query/ Quick Install In order to start sharing storage as soon as possible, follow these steps: 1. Attach the NAS 4.0 unit to a network with a DHCP server present (most home routers provide this by default). 2. Follow the steps desc[...]
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www .addonics.com T echnical Support (M-F 8:30am - 6:0 0pm PST) Phone: 408-453-621 2 Email: www .addonics.com/support/query/ MAC: Mac users may need to determine the NAS 4.0 unit's IP address by opening a T erminal window and typing the following command: smbutil lookup addnas This utility should return the NAS 4.0 unit's IP address. T yp[...]
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www .addonics.com T echnical Support (M-F 8:30am - 6:0 0pm PST) Phone: 408-453-621 2 Email: www .addonics.com/support/query/ Click Ne xt, then set a custom pass word f or the admin account. The admin account name ma y also be changed. Next, set up the Date and T ime. Choose a c ity nearest you in the same T ime Zone and be sure the Date and T ime a[...]
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www .addonics.com T echnical Support (M-F 8:30am - 6:0 0pm PST) Phone: 408-453-621 2 Email: www .addonics.com/support/query/ Finally , review and confirm the settings: After clicking on the Update settings button, Initial Setup is complete. Sharing Files Using the NAS 4.0 SMB (Windows Sharing) Connecting to the NAS for direct file access through Wi[...]
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www .addonics.com T echnical Support (M-F 8:30am - 6:0 0pm PST) Phone: 408-453-621 2 Email: www .addonics.com/support/query/ FTP Server The NAS 4.0 FTP server works by of fering a private “home” folder to each user with exclusive access to the resources through FTP . FTP cannot be used to access shares defined under the Sharing tab in the web i[...]
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www .addonics.com T echnical Support (M-F 8:30am - 6:0 0pm PST) Phone: 408-453-621 2 Email: www .addonics.com/support/query/ The Configuration T ab Note: The MLDonkey admin account is not the same account as the NAS 4.0 unit's web interface admin account. It is recommended that the password matches for simplicity , but not necessary . MLDonkey[...]
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www .addonics.com T echnical Support (M-F 8:30am - 6:0 0pm PST) Phone: 408-453-621 2 Email: www .addonics.com/support/query/ Update Admin Username and Password Changes the web interface management login. Configure User Home Directory Drive Determines which drive on the system carries the HOME directory for users. The user's home folder is used[...]
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www .addonics.com T echnical Support (M-F 8:30am - 6:0 0pm PST) Phone: 408-453-621 2 Email: www .addonics.com/support/query/ Step 2 configures the NAS 4.0 unit's static IP address and subnet mask. T o choose a working static IP address, make sure you meet these criteria: 1. The subnet mask must match the rest of the network exactly . 2. The IP[...]
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www .addonics.com T echnical Support (M-F 8:30am - 6:0 0pm PST) Phone: 408-453-621 2 Email: www .addonics.com/support/query/ The next step is to configure network connections. The gateway is usually the internal IP address for the router the NAS 4.0 unit is connected to. DNS entries are usually the same as used by the router's external network[...]
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www .addonics.com T echnical Support (M-F 8:30am - 6:0 0pm PST) Phone: 408-453-621 2 Email: www .addonics.com/support/query/ View Drive Information Displays details of all connected drives. If network shares are configured for drives that have been disconnected, those drives will also appear in this list as unavailable. Device: The letter after “[...]
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www .addonics.com T echnical Support (M-F 8:30am - 6:0 0pm PST) Phone: 408-453-621 2 Email: www .addonics.com/support/query/ View User Samba and FTP Login Information Displays a list of open sessions for file sharing of Windows sharing and FTP . The login username, the computer's hostname and IP address are listed for each session. Format Driv[...]
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www .addonics.com T echnical Support (M-F 8:30am - 6:0 0pm PST) Phone: 408-453-621 2 Email: www .addonics.com/support/query/ The Sharing T ab User Management Shows current list of known users on the NAS 4.0 unit. T o delete a user , click the “Delete” link next to that username, then confirm. T o change a user's password, select the userna[...]
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www .addonics.com T echnical Support (M-F 8:30am - 6:0 0pm PST) Phone: 408-453-621 2 Email: www .addonics.com/support/query/ Step 2 is to select the drive the share is to be created on. The drive is identified by the drive letter and partition number , the vendor and model, and the mount point. Step 1 is to define the name of the share. The share n[...]
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www .addonics.com T echnical Support (M-F 8:30am - 6:0 0pm PST) Phone: 408-453-621 2 Email: www .addonics.com/support/query/ Rename A Shared Folder Changes the name of the directory as well as the share name for an existing shared folder . Select the share to change and type in a new name, then click “Rename Shared Folder .” Note: The new share[...]
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Remove a Shared Folder Deletes a share from the NAS 4.0 unit. As a precaution this screen requires the word “yes” is typed in as confirmation. Note: Removing a shared folder also deletes the associated directory and all of its contents from the drive. It is however possible to delete the share without destroying any data: simply disconnect the [...]
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www .addonics.com Phone: 408-573-8580 Fax: 408-573-8588 Email: http://www .addonics.com/sales/query/ CONT ACT US[...]