Planet Technology NAS-7201 manual

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    2 Bay SA T A NAS RAID Server NAS-7201 Quick Inst allation Guide V ersion 1.0[...]

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    T able of Content s 1. OVERVIEW .................................................................................................................. 3 2. P ACKAGE CONTENTS .............................................................................................. 3 3. HARDW ARE INST ALLA TIO N ......................................................[...]

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    1. Overview Thank you for purchasing NAS-7201, the 2-bay SA T A RAID NAS server , this guide provides physical inst allation and initial HDD configuratio n for the this NAS RAID Server . Please read the information before your installation. 2. Package Contents NAS-7201 Power adapter Quick Installa tion Guide User ’s Manual CD RJ-45 cable - 3 -[...]

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    3. Hardware Installation Step 1: Rem ove the Front Case Follow the figure below to release the screws and ope n the front ca se with the direction. Slightly push the front case and lift up the pla stic case. Note When lift up the front case, please be careful for the LED wire that connect to the front panel LED Step 2: Pull out the side case Also p[...]

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    Step 3: Slide in the HDDs HDD1 HDD2 Gently slide in the SA T A HDD one by one as the figure. When HDD touch the SA T A connector , slightly push the HDD to make it well co nne ct ed to the SA T A interface of the RAID Server Caution Before slide in the HDD, please do make sure the HDD is in the correct direction. Slide in and push the HDD with viol[...]

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    Step 4. Lock the HDD To lock the HDD through two screws so that the HDD can well connected to the NAS server. Step 5 Slide back the side case After the HDD is installed, lock the HDD with screws and slide back the case. - 6 -[...]

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    Step 6 Lock the front case Follow the figure below to put back the front case. Be careful for the LED wires. Please align the LED wires to the space between the two HDD and close the case gentley then push with the direction Pull the case back and follow the arrow direction to push the front case. Lock the case with the screw. - 7 -[...]

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    4. Hardware Connection o n p Step s Description 1 Connect NAS-7201 and a Switch, Hub, Route r , or computer with RJ-45 Ethernet cable. 2 Connect USB p rinte r(s) or USB storage device(s) to this devic e with USB cable(s). NAS-7201 can automatically mount the USB devices connected. 3 Connect the power supply to NAS-7201. 4 Press the “Power button?[...]

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    5. Basic Configuration 5.1. Web configuration access The NAS-7201 provides GUI (W eb based, Graphical User Interface) for ma nagement and ad- ministration. The default IP addre ss of NAS server is 192.168.0.100 . Y ou may now open your web browser , and insert http://192.168.0.100 in the ad dress bar of your web bro wser to login web configuration [...]

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    5.2. HDD Formation and RAID Setting For new atta ched ha rd disk, you shoul d format the HDD before any setting. 1. Go to 『 Maintenance 』 Æ 『 RAI D Setting 』 to configure the server RAID level and File system. 2. Please press the Create ra id system button to make configuration af ter modified whole con- figurations, then it will be automa[...]