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Addonics Secure NAS R5 manual

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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 Secur e NAS R5 (SN535E1G) User Guide Fi[...]

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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 1 7 6 5 1 4 2 3 5 8 9 10 2 3 4 8 9 10 Front View SN535E1G Back View 6 7 11 1.Reset Button 2. HDD 3. Cipher Key Socket 4. Power 5. Drive Activity LED 6. Power 7. NAS Status 8. RAID Error 9. Drive Error 10. Power 1. Ex[...]

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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/ Power Cord (U.S. V ersion Shown) eSA T A Cable Network Cable Cipher Keys W ARNING: Please remember to set the power supply to your local outlet voltage prior to plugging in the power cord. Failure to do so may damage the powe[...]

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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/ Installation Network Connection The Secure NAS unit is factory configured for dynamic IP addressing (DHCP client). Connect the unit to a network (router or switch) where DHCP is supported. Static IP may be assigned later afte[...]

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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/ Drive Installation 1. Be sure all doors are unlocked, use the provided keys to unlock if needed. 2. Gently pull the lever on the door to release it. 3. Insert the drive as shown on the label inside the door: The SA T A connec[...]

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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/ RAID Modes The Secure NAS unit supports one drive in JBOD Mode, several types of RAID and some non-RAID drive sets. Each configuration has different properties and requirements, as follows: JBOD Mode (Individual Drives) Numbe[...]

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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/ RAID 5 (Stripe set with striped parity) Number of drives: at least 3 Unit capacity: size of one member times number of members minus one. Spares: yes Fault tolerance: can withstand the loss of one drive without losing data. R[...]

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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/ Configuring the RAID Using Dipswitches Resetting the RAID NOTE: This procedure destroys all RAID data. It should not harm individual drives or their contents; however , creating backups of all data is strongly recommended bef[...]

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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 NAS Controller Unit Boot Process Upon powering up the unit, the status LED will blink at first between bright and dim, then remain dark for a few moments, then begin to blink between bright and dark for a while and finall[...]

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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/ Once you have connected to the Web Interface, the Initial Setup page will appear: Click Next, then a dialog will appear requesting the Administrator login. The default username is "admin" and the password is "1[...]

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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 Secure NAS SMB (Windows Sharing) Connecting to the NAS for direct file access through[...]

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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/ On Mac systems, on the Finder's Go menu choose “Connect to Server ...” then in the server address box type “smb://” followed by the Secure NAS unit's IP address. On Linux systems, use the “Connect to share[...]

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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/ When first setting up, a prompt appears warning there is no password for the admin account. Click the space between the “DL” and “Input” buttons, then type the command “useradd admin” as shown, then add a password[...]

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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/ Change Current Date and Time Settings for time zone, date and time. Set time zone to a listed city nearby in the same time zone. Update Device/Workgroup Names Settings for the Secure NAS unit's network name and Windows w[...]

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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/ Choosing Automatic will configure the Secure NAS unit as a DHCP client and the configuration wizard will skip to the end. Choosing Manual configuration will proceed to Step 2. Step 2 configures the Secure NAS unit's stat[...]

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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 Secure NAS unit is connected to. DNS entries are usually the same as used by the router's external netw[...]

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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/ After clicking “Y es, I'm sure,” the format utility will create and prepare one partition on the selected drive, using all space on the disk. A page will load next confirming the format is in progress. This page upda[...]

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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 Secure NAS 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 use[...]

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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 1 is to define the name of the share. The share name will become the folder name on the drive. NOTE: The shared folder name will be written to disk using all capital letters. If an existing folder of the same name appear[...]

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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 3 is to set the initial permissions for the new share. A permission setting for “Everyone” as well as each individual user is listed, with the default permission set to None for both SMB and FTP . Once you have revie[...]

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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 Remove a Shared Folder Deletes a share from the Secure NAS 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 con[...]