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NAS Syst em 2 User Manual Table of Contents Preface ........... .............. .............. .............. .. ..... .............. .............. .............. .............. ....... .......... 6 Before You Begin ........... .............. ........... .......... ........... .............. .............. .............. .......... ..... 7 Safety G[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 3 3.1.1.1 Create New RAID and Join Disk to Stor age Pool ....... ................................................................... 36 3.1.1.2 Delete RAID .............................................................................................................................. ........................ 41 3.1.1.3 Ex tend[...]

NAS Syst em 4 User Manual 3.2.4.5 Exa mple of Download from Link and Torrent ........... .................................................................... 108 3.3 System .............................................................................................................................. ............................................... 11[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 5 3.5.1.7 Backup to Local Disk................................. ................................................................................................. 176 3.5.2 Schedule .............................................................................................................................. ..................[...]

NAS Syst em 6 User Manual Preface About this m anual This manual provides informa tion regarding the q uick installatio n and hardware features of the NAS system . This document also descri bes how to use the storage mana gement software. Information containe d in the manual has been reviewed for accurac y, but not for product warranty because of t[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 7 Before You Begin Before going through with this manual, you sh ould read and focus to the foll owing safety guidelines. Notes about the subsystem product packaging and delivery are also included. Safety Guidelines To provide reasonable protection against any ha rm on the part of the user and to obtain maximum performan ce,[...]

NAS Syst em 8 User Manual Chapter 1 Introduction The NAS System Storage networks become more and more complex. If you need to easily expand storage capacity while providing uninterru pted high-per formance data access across your LAN, you may want to consider a NAS (Net work Attached Storage) applianc e. When budgets are tig ht and a quick fix is r[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 9 1.1 Key Features  Configu rable to 19” rack-mount able 2U chassi s  Supports up to Eight (8) 1” ho t-swappable SA S/SATA hard driv es  Supports RAID level s 0, 1, 5, 10, and Li near (JBOD)  Smart-function LCD panel for RAID s etting & status (Option)  Supports hot spare and automatic hot rebuild  [...]

NAS Syst em 10 User Manual 1.2 Technical Specifications Hardware Platfor m  Intel Celeron 1.6G CPU (or above)  Cache memory: 1GB ~ 3GB DDR2-667MHz  Supports 8 SAS/SATA hard drives  Two Gigabit Ethernet port  Environmental monitoring unit Connectivity  SMB over TCP / IP  NFS ov er UD P / IP  CIFS over TCP / IP  NAT  DHC[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 11 1.3 RAID Levels Below is the list of RAID Levels available for configura tion in the NAS. RAID Level No. of Allowed Failed Drives Descript ion Minim um Required Number of Drives 0 None Block striping is provided and yields higher performance than with individ ual drives. There is no redundanc y. 1 1 1 Drives are mirrored.[...]

NAS Syst em 12 User Manual Chapter 2 Installation 2.1 Unpacking the NAS System The shipping package c ontains the following : NOTE: If any damage is found, contact the dealer or vend or for assi stance. RAID Subsystem Unit Two (2) power cords Two(2) Ethernet LAN cables User Manu al[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 13 2.2 Identifying Part s of the NAS System The illustrations be low identify the various parts of the NAS system. 2.2.1 Front View[...]

NAS Syst em 14 User Manual 2.2.2 Rear View LAN0, LAN1 – The NAS sy ste m has 2 Et herne t Gig abi t LAN por ts. Power Supply – Th e NAS system has one power suppl y. AC Power Input Socket – This is where the power co rd is connected. COM1 – The NAS sy ste m ha s one se ri al po rt. Toggle Switc h - Use the toggle switch to change the power [...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 15 2.2.3 Disk Tray The Disk Tray houses a 3.5 inch hard disk drive. It is designed for maximum airflow and incorporates a carrier locking mechanis m to prev ent unauthorized acc ess to the HDD. 2.2.3.1 Disk Drive Status Indi cator Every Disk Tray has 2 status indicator light s. The Disk Status Indicator light is for Power On[...]

NAS Syst em 16 User Manual 2.2.3.2 Lock Indicator Every Disk Tray is loc kable and is fitted with a lock ind icator to indica te whether or no t the disk tray is locked into the chassis. Ea ch tray is also fitted with an ergonomic handle for easy carrier removal. 2.2.4 LCD Panel Parts Function Power LED Green LED in dicates power is on. Up and Down[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 17 2.2.5 LCD Menu Diagram Disk Status Information: S 001 - mean s slo t numb er 1 *O* - means di sk drive in s lot is Onlin e or detected *X* - means no disk d rive in slot or disk d rive not detected *R* - means the disk driv e is rebuilding *F* - means the disk drive is failed[...]

NAS Syst em 18 User Manual 2.3 Getting Started with the NAS System 2.3.1 NAS Hardware Setup 1. Attach network cable to LA N0 Ethernet port. Connect the other end o f network cable to your network hu b or switch. You may also connect the othe r Ethernet ports i f needed. 2. Plug in the power cord into the AC Pow er Input Socket located at the rear o[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 19 c. In stall the mounting screws on the bottom part to secure the d rive in the disk tray. d. Slide th e tray into a slot and pu sh the Lock Indicator Bu tton. e. P ress the handle until you hear the la tch click into place. The HDD status LED will turn green if subsystem is on.[...]

NAS Syst em 20 User Manual 2.3.3 Using the QLaunch NA S Quick Finding Utility The shipping CD contains a QLaunch app lication that helps find NAS systems in the network. To open QLaunch, copy the Qlaunch archive file (latest version as of th is writing is 171SP1 / 20100519) to a computer that will be used to manage the NAS system. 1. Extract the Ql[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 21 Mac OS X: (QLaunch application) Linux OS: (QL aunch script) 4. The QLaunc h GUI will be dis played. It will show all available NAS sys tems on the network. NAS 2.0 icon[...]

NAS Syst em 22 User Manual 5. Select (double-click) the NAS system that you want to manage. 6. The proNA S login p age wil l be displ aye d.[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 23 2.3.4 Connecti ng to NAS Management GUI 1. Configure the net work setting of your host system (comput er that will be used to manage the NAS) ), i.e. add network IP address such as 172.16.0.5 subnet 255.255.0.0, to enable connection to NAS defa ult IP 172.16.0.1, (if there is no DHCP server in your network). Refer to Tabl[...]

NAS Syst em 24 User Manual 5. A warning message wi ll be disp layed. Select “Yes” to c onfigure t he NAS for t he first time using Quic k Setup (see next Sec tion how to config ure with Quick Setup). 6. If you select “No” in the message shown in item #5 (no existi ng NAS configuration, or NAS system has been configured alre ady, af ter logi[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 25 2.3.5 Quick Setup The Quick Setup provides a quick and easy way to setup the basic NAS configuration. This function will create the NASVG, which is a Volume Group that h olds the NAS configu rations and must be created or initialized the first time the NA S is used. The Quick Setup will make use of all available disk driv[...]

NAS Syst em 26 User Manual 2. Configure the Storage/Share. a. Change the “home” size default capacity if needed. b. Rename the default sha re if necessary. NOTE: The share folder name do es not allow space in-between characters. c. Change the size of the default share if need ed. 3. Configure the Network Adaptor s ettings. Select “DHCP” opt[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 27  Subne t Mas k The Subnet Mask used. If not set, it will use the default Subnet Mask 255.255.0.0.  Gateway The Gateway used. If not set, it will use the default Gateway 172.16 .0.1. 4. Configure the Service options . a. Enable the proNAS Service options as n eeded. 5. Click the “Execute” button.[...]

NAS Syst em 28 User Manual 6. The configurations will be set. 7. A warni ng messag e wil l be disp laye d. Sele ct “Ye s” to rebo ot the NAS and free some memory used by the system. 8. A mes sage will be dis played. C lick “ OK”. 9. The NAS will restart. Wait for about 3 to 4 minutes then login again. If IP address was changed in Ne twork A[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 29 2.4 Overview of the NAS Setup Phases The Setup Phases include configuring proNAS components with proNAS Manager. The basic steps are: z Crea te RAID Disk f rom Ha rd Disk Drives z Join RAID Disk to Volume Grou p’s Storage Pool z Setup the Netw ork Environ ment z Enable Services for Windows clients, Li nux/UNIX clien ts,[...]

NAS Syst em 30 User Manual 2.4.1 Relationship between RAID disk s, Storage Pool, Volumes, and Shares RAID di sks RAID disks are basically logical di sks created using the “Create New RAID ” button b y selecting t he phys ical disk driv es to be incl uded as RAID m ember. When ph ysical disk driv es are included in RAID, the status will show as [...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 31 Storage Pool The Storage Pool is a collectio n of storage devi ces, such as RAID dis k, which have be en joined to NASVG (NAS Volume Group). At least one RAID disk must b e joined to NASVG Storage Pool. After one RAID disk is joined to Storage Pool , the NASVG is initia lized and the basic NAS configuration is s etup. All[...]

NAS Syst em 32 User Manual Volum es Volumes a re logica l disks c reated from th e NASVG (NAS Volum e group). Th e NASVG total capacity will be almost equal to the capacity of a RAID disk joined to the NASVG Storage Pool. When Volume is created, th e Volume capa city will b e taken from the available capacity of the NASVG. Aft er a Volume is create[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 33 Shares Shares are the shared folders that are accessed by us ers in the n etwor k. Sha res t hat ar e created within the same Volum e will s hare or use the tota l capacity of the Volume. It is also in the Share whe re account o r group permission is assigne d, to allow read-only or read-write access, and where different [...]

NAS Syst em 34 User Manual Chapter 3 proNA S Manager There are six management func tions used to configur e or manage the NAS.  Network  System  Storage/Share  Account  Data Backup  File Manager 3.1 Storage/Share 3.1.1 RAID / Disk In formation Click the Storage/Share icon the n select RAID / Disk Informatio n tab. The RAID Configu[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 35 RA ID Co nfi gura ti on S cre en : Name – The RAID disk name. This defaults to “RAID_00” if this is the first RAID disk created. LEVEL – The RAID level used by the RAID dis k. Disk Used – The hard disk drives (slo ts) joined to the RAID disk. Total Siz e (G B) – T he c apa city siz e of the R AID dis k. Status[...]

NAS Syst em 36 User Manual 3.1.1.1 Create New RAID and Join Disk to Storage Pool Steps to Create a New R AID and Join Disk to Storage Pool: 1. Click “Create New RAID”. 2. Set th e RAID Level an d Stri pe si ze, an d sele ct the hard disk drives to be included in the RAID disk. RAID Configuration Options: Without initializing – This will creat[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 37 3. A message will be disp laye d. A warn ing me ssage is also disp laye d. Click “O K” to close the warning message. 4. The RAID disk will be initiali zed. Veri fy in the Status information the c urrent initializ ation proces s.[...]

NAS Syst em 38 User Manual 5. While the R AID logical disk in initializing, the status will sh ow active and th e Disk Information wil l show “UN_USED ”. The RAID disk can be joined to NASVG in Volume tab using “Create Storage Pool” button. Click “Create Storage Pool”. 6. Select the RAID logical dis k that will be added t o storage pool[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 39 7. A warni ng messag e wi ll be displaye d. Se lect “Yes” to procee d. 8. A message wi ll be displ aye d. 9. When wa rnin g me ssag e is d ispl ay ed, se lect “Ye s” t o re bo ot t he NA S sy ste m t o fre e some memory used by the system. The NAS system will reboo t. 10. Re-login to the system after about 3 minut[...]

NAS Syst em 40 User Manual NOTE: After NASVG is initialized, th e Storage Information screen will show a pie chart with amo unt of Free Size and Used Size. Volu mes can be created from the NASVG. NOTE: The default “home ” vo lume cannot be deleted. 11. After th e RAID disk is j oined to NAS VG, the RAID status in Disk Informati on will show “[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 41 3.1.1.2 Delete RAID NOTE: Once a RAID di sk has been joined to the NA SVG Storage Pool, the RAID disk can no l onger be deleted. Once joined, the R AID disk status will be sh own as “I N_USED” wh ich means the NAS sy stem is already using the RAID disk. The wa y to delete e xisting RAID disks whi ch are already joined[...]

NAS Syst em 42 User Manual 2. Click “Edit” . The RAID Configurat ion window will be displayed. 3. Click “ Delete”. A warn ing messag e will be di splayed. 4. Sele ct “Y es” t o con fi rm del eti ng se lect ed R AID di sk. 5. The status of the member disks of th e deleted RAID will b e shown as “UN_USE D”.[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 43 3.1.1.3 Extend RAID NOTE: A RAID cannot be extended if the RAID is busy, such as when the RAID is in Initiali zing or Rebuilding state. Wait until the RAID status becomes nor mal then do the R AID extension. Steps to add drive(s) or exten d an existing RAID: 1. Select the RAID disk t o be extended. Th e RAID disk w ill be[...]

NAS Syst em 44 User Manual 2. The RAID Co nfiguration window wi ll be displayed. S elect the disk(s) th at will be used for extending the RAID. Click “Extend RAID”. 3. The RAID will be extended. The disk that was added to the RAID will now have “RAID_MEMBER” status.[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 45 3.1.1.4 Set a Spare Disk Steps to Set a Sp are Disk: 1. Select the hard disk drive to be made a spare disk and click “Set Spare”. 2. The selected h ard disk drive will become a Spare Disk. The St atus in Disk Information will show “SPARE”.[...]

NAS Syst em 46 User Manual 3.1.1.5 RDX Mount Here are the steps to mo unt an RDX disk cartridge. 1. Inse rt th e RD X di sk ca rt rid ge i nto t he R DX dr ive. The RDX disk will be dete cted in a while and au to moun ted after 3 minute s.[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 47 2. Click the “RDX Mount” button to mo unt the RDX disk. Tick the “Format Disk” option to format the RDX disk. Cl ick “OK” to continue. NOTE: It is important to format the RDX disk before being used the first time in order to de lete any existing data. 3. An information message will be displayed. Cl ick “Yes?[...]

NAS Syst em 48 User Manual 7. In order to save/backup data to the RDX cartridge, login as admi n to the NAS share folder named “ RDX_RecorderA ”.[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 49 3.1.1.6 RDX Eject Here are the steps to un-mount and eject the RDX disk cartridge. a. Select th e RDX disk and then click “Umoun t”. NOTE: In order to successfully un-m ount the RDX disk, make sure the RDX_Recorder share folder is not being used /accessed. Make sure to close any connection to the RDX_Re corder share f[...]

NAS Syst em 50 User Manual c. When the RD X disk is un-mounted, a warning mes sage will be disp layed. Click “OK” . d. The statu s if the RDX disk wi ll become “UN_USED”. e. To eject the RDX disk, select the RD X disk and click “Eject RD X Disk”.[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 51 3.1.2 V olume Click the Volume tab. The Volume Configurati on screen will be displayed. Storage Information Screen: Name – The NAS Volume Group default name “NASVG”. Size (GB) – The total capacity of the NASVG Disk – The list of RAID disk(s) joined to the NASVG. Storage Information Options: Join Disk – Used to[...]

NAS Syst em 52 User Manual 3.1.2.1 J oin a Dis k to Storage Pool Steps to Join a Disk to Storage Pool: 1. Click “Join Disk”. 2. A dialog box will be displaye d. Select a RAID logic al disk (an unused/newly creat ed RAID disk) to be joine d to the Storage Pool of NASVG . Click “OK” when done. NOTE: If a new RAID logical disk has not been cre[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 53 3.1.2.2 Create a Volume Steps to Create a Vo lume: 1. Click “Create Volume”. 2. In the Create New Volume dialog bo x, en ter the Volume Name and Size in MB. The Free NASVG capacity will show the availabl e capacity that can be used. Click “OK” when done. NOTE: The volume nam e does not allow space in-between chara[...]

NAS Syst em 54 User Manual 3.1.2.3 Delete a Volume Steps to Delete a Volume: WARNING! Be carefu l when using this function. Make sure the data in the volume and all its share folders are no longer needed or a backup has been made before deleting the volume. 1. Click the “Delete” butto n of the Volume to be delet ed. 2. A warning message wi ll b[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 55 3.1.2.4 Extend a Volume Capacity NOTE: The capacity of a Volume can be extended many times as long as there is ava ilable free space in the NASVG. Steps to Extend a Volume: 1. Click the “Extend” button of the Volume to be extended. 2. A dialog box will be displayed. Enter the additional capacity that wi ll be ad ded t[...]

NAS Syst em 56 User Manual 3.1.2.5 Setup Volume as iSCSI Target Steps to Setup Volume as iSCSI Target: 1. Click the “iSCSI” button of the Volume to be setup. 2. A dialog box will be displa yed. Tick the “iSCSI Enable” option to enable iSCSI function. Enter the Target nam e. To enable authentication, tick the “Enable” box in Authent icat[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 57 3. A warni ng messag e wi ll be displaye d. Se lect “Yes” to procee d. 4. Another wa rning message will be displayed. S elect “Yes” to proceed. NOTE: Make sure the volume does not contain important data in its share folders. Select “Yes” in this step will confirm forma tting the volume f or iSCSI us e, all dat[...]

NAS Syst em 58 User Manual 6. The Volume iSCSI functi on is ready. 7. Connect to iSCSI Target Volume from hos t computer with iSCSI Initiator. Log o n to target device. Us e the acc ount and password if set in iSCSI Co nfiguration.[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 59 8. After succe ssf ul co nne ctio n, th e iSCS I dev ice will be sho wn in Di sk Dr ive s list .[...]

NAS Syst em 60 User Manual 3.1.2.6 Disable iSCSI C onfiguration in a Volume Steps to Disable th e iSCSI Con figuration in a Volume: 1. Select the Vol ume wi th iSCSI Conf igurati o n and click the “iSCSI” button. Remove the check mark on the “i SCSI Enable” box. Click “OK” when done. 2. A warni ng messag e wi ll be displaye d. Se lect ?[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 61 3.1.2 .7 Remo ve iS CSI Co nfigurat ion and Restor e to NA S Volume Steps to Remove i SCSI Conf iguration an d Restore to NAS Volum e: WARNING: When iSCSI Configurati on is removed and volume is restored as basic NAS vol ume, all the data in t he volume previ ously configured as iSCSI Target are deleted. NOTE: The iSCSI C[...]

NAS Syst em 62 User Manual 3. A message wi ll be displ aye d. 4. The iSCSI Co nfiguration will be removed and the volume is restored as basic NAS volume.[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 63 3.1.3 Share/Security Click the Share/Security tab. The Share and Secu rity Configuration win dow will be displayed. In this window, you can configu re the protocol settings a s well as assign share access permission. Share/Security In formation Screen: Share Folder – Displays the share folder n ame. Volume – Shows the[...]

NAS Syst em 64 User Manual 3.1.3.1 Create New Share Folder Steps to Create New Share Folder: 1. Click “Create Share Folder”. 2. The Share Folder Basic Configurati on screen will be d isplayed. Configure the necessary options. Share Co nfi gurat io n Opt io ns: Share Name – Enter the share folder name. NOTE: The share folder name does not allo[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 65 3. In the Protocol Setting window, setup the Window s (Samba) protocol opti ons. Windows (Samba) Confi guration Options: Enable Samba Shari ng – Used to enable Samba protocol. When checked, the share folder ca n be accessed via Samba pr otocol. Case Sen sitive – This controls whether filena mes are case sens itive or [...]

NAS Syst em 66 User Manual 5. Select “Mac(AFP)” option in Protocol Setting window. The AppleTalk protocol configurat ion screen is displa yed. If s hare will be acces sed by Mac c lients, set up the necessary options. Mac (AFP) Configur ation Options: Enable AppleTalk Shari ng – Used to enable or disable AppleTalk protocol. When enable d, the[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 67 6. Select “Rsync” option in Protocol Setting window. The Rsync configuration screen is displayed. If share will be used for Rsync, set up the necessary options. Rsync Configuration Options: Enable Rsync – Used to enable or disable Rsync Server function on this share folder . When enabled (chec ked), an Rsync client [...]

NAS Syst em 68 User Manual 7. Click “Save” w hen done. Then Share Fo lder will be c reated.[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 69 3.1.3.2 Assign Permis sion to Share Steps to Assign User or Group Account P ermission to the Sha re Folder: NOTE: User or Group Accounts must have been created or NAS must have been joined to Windows AD or NIS domain. 1. Select (highlig ht) the share folder then clic k “Edit Share Folder”, or double-click the share fo[...]

NAS Syst em 70 User Manual NOTE: The Account quota set in Pr ivilege section of Shar e folder applies only to the share folder itself. Other share folders can have different account q uota. Also, this quota is different from the user account’s home fol der. 3. Click the Group option. Sele ct the groups that will be given access permission to the [...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 71 4. Click the IP option. Set up the IP addre ss or addresses that will be a llowed connecti ons to the share folder, then click “>>”.The IP address will appear o n the right screen. NOTE: This option al lows setting certai n range of hosts to have an access to the NAS. By default, NAS will accept connections from[...]

NAS Syst em 72 User Manual 3.1.3.3 Edit Share Folder Steps to Edit Share Folder: 1. Select the share folder name then click “Edit Share Folder”. 2. Change the necessary opt ions. Click “Save” when done. NOTE: The Share Name cannot be modified.[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 73 3.1.3.4 D elete Share Fol der Steps to Delete Sh are Folder: 1. Select the share folder name then click “Edit Share Folder”. 2. Click “ Delete”. A warn ing mess age will be displa yed. Select “ Yes” to p roceed. The share fold er will be de leted. WARNING! Be careful when u sing the “Delete” button . Make [...]

NAS Syst em 74 User Manual 3.1.3.5 Accessing Share Folder from Windows Clients via Samba NOTE: Make sure Samba service is enabled in System Æ Service, and Samba protocol is enabled i n Storage/Share Æ Share/Security Æ Share Æ Protocol Setting Æ Windows(Samba). Make sure the account that will be used to login th e share folder has permission or[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 75 NOTE: If NAS is not joined to Wi ndows domain and you will use a NAS local account, enter only the NAS account name and password. 3. Login to share is succes sful.[...]

NAS Syst em 76 User Manual 3.1.3.6 Accessing Share Folder from Linux/UNIX Clients via NFS NOTE: Make sure NFS servic e is enabled in System Æ Service, and NFS protocol is enabled in Storage/Share Æ Share/Security Æ Share Æ Protocol Setting Æ Unix/Li nux(NFS). 1. Login to console of Linux client. Change to root user, if necessary. 2. To check w[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 77 5. The share folder is mo unted via NFS protocol . To check, use “mount” or “df –h” comma nd . mount df -h[...]

NAS Syst em 78 User Manual 3.1.3.7 Accessing Share Folde r from Mac Clie nts NOTE: By default, new Mac OS versions such as 10.4. x or later versions, support SMB protoc ol. If Mac OS is ol der version, such as Mac OS 9, and will us e AFP protocol to connect, the AFP protocol must be enable d in System Æ Service. E nable a lso Mac(AF P) in Sto rage[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 79 3. Click the “Con nect” button. The OS X system will contact th e NAS, and display th e SMB/CIFS File System Authentication screen. 4. Enter the Wo rkgroup or Domain name, if there is (and if required), and a valid user name (for e xample: NAS loc al account) wit h permission to th e share folder , and the password fo[...]

NAS Syst em 80 User Manual 3.1.3.8 How to Setu p Rsync A. How to Setup the NA S as Rsync Server 1. In System Æ Service, enable SSH and Rsync services. 2. In Storage/Share Æ Share/Security, sele ct the share fol der that will be used as Rsync Server targ et share folder. Click “Edit Share Folder ”.[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 81 3. In Ba sic tab, se lect “Rs ync” in P roto col Set tin g. Th en tick “Ena ble Rsy nc”. Re move check mark in “ Anonymous” option. Click “S ave”.[...]

NAS Syst em 82 User Manual B. How to Setup the NAS as Rsync Client: The NAS can function a s Rsync client using th e Data Backup feature. To setup the NAS as Rsy nc cli en t: 1. Sele ct D ata Ba cku p. Cl ick “Cre ate ”. 2. Setup Rsync clie nt options. Ente r the Backup Name an d select the Backu p Method as Rsync. Select the share (only one sh[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 83 Sample Setting: Name : r synct est Type: Share Backu p Me thod: Rsyn c Sele ct S hare s to back up: shar e2 ( sele cte d) Rsync Client Options IP: 192.168.0.190 Remote Path: share1 Account: admin Password: 00000000 Mode: Upload More Opt ions : -r vl HpogD t –p rog res s Summary of Rsync def ault options: -r, --recursiv [...]

NAS Syst em 84 User Manual 3. Click “Save”. 4. To execute th e Rsync backup that was just created, select the backup name from the backup List, if not yet selected, and then click “Backup”. 5. When backup is finished, a pop-up mes sage will be dis played. Click OK. NOTE: The Rsync backup proces s can take a while if there are many files to [...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 85 6. To view the Rsync log, select the backup log fro m the log list and cl ick “…” button in the Log column. 7. The Rsync log for the selected log file w ill be displa yed. Click “Cancel” to close . 8. The Rsync bac kup can also be run on sche dule. For more information how to setup backup by schedule, refer to S[...]

NAS Syst em 86 User Manual 3.1.3.9 H ow to Setup Ti me Machine The NAS supports Time Machine to backup data from Mac to NAS share folder automatically. For more information abou t Time Machine, please visi t Apple’s websit e at http://www.apple.com/maco sx/wha t-is-macosx/time-machine.html To setup Time Machine: 8. In NAS ma nage men t GUI, se le[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 87 10. Enter the share folder name, for example: times hare. In the Protocol Sett ing on the right pane, sele ct “Mac(AFP)”, and then ti ck “Enable Ap pleTalk Sharing” and “Ti me Machine” options. Cl ick “Save”. 11. In System Æ Service menu, make sure the AF P service is enabled. If not, enable the serv ice [...]

NAS Syst em 88 User Manual 12. O n Mac machi ne, to l ogin to the NAS shar e f older via AFP, se lect “Go” then “Connect to Server”. 13. In Server Address, enter “afp://x.x.x.x/timeshare”, where x.x.x.x is the NAS IP address and timeshare is the shar e folder previously configured for Time Machine use. Then click “Connect”. 14. Ente[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 89 16. To setu p Time Machine in Mac, open Time Mach ine. 17. If the Time Machin e has not b een previously set up, a mess age will be s hown as below. Then selec t “Set Up Time Ma chine”. 18. The Time Machine screen will be di splayed. Click “Select Ba ckup Disk…”.[...]

NAS Syst em 90 User Manual 19. Se lect the “timeshare” disk an d click “Use for Backup”. 20. Enter the account name and a ccount password to access the NAS share folder via Time Machine, and then click “Connect”.[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 91 21. Afte r successful connection, the Time Machine is setup. The availab le space on the NAS share folder will be shown. The Next Backup ti me is also displayed. 22. Done. The Time Machine will automatica lly backup to the designated NAS share folder.[...]

NAS Syst em 92 User Manual 3.2 Network 3.2.1 Device Configuration Click the Network icon to display the Network Device Configuration screen. Device Configuratio n Options: Host Name – The N etBIOS name of N AS. It should be unique. Domain – Enter the Windows domain name or workgroup name. For example: MYDOMAIN. Default is “Workgroup”. DNS S[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 93 Network Adaptor Confi guration Options: Device – Shows the net work device name. e th0 is the device name for LAN0 gigabit port. IP - Shows the current IP addre ss of the network device. Configu re the IP address as necessary. Gateway – Sho w the current IP addre ss of the G ateway . To edit, enter the Gateway IP addr[...]

NAS Syst em 94 User Manual 3.2.1.1 Configure Network Trunking Steps to Configure Trunking Functio n: NOTE: It is necessary that the ne twork switch supports the type of trunkin g mode tha t will be u sed. Otherwis e, the netw ork connecti ons may become unstable. 1. In Network Æ Device Co nfiguration screen, click “Create Trunking”. 2. The Cre[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 95 3. Click “OK” when don e. A warning message will b e displayed. Click “Yes” to proceed. 4. The NAS network configuratio n will be re started. Re-log in to NAS GUI. 5. The Trunking function is configured. The member ne twork devices will be shown as deactivated and cannot be configured. A new n etwork device name ?[...]

NAS Syst em 96 User Manual 3.2.1.2 Cancel Network Trunking Steps to Cancel Tr unking Funct ion: 1. Find the device name “bond0” then click “Cancel Trunking”. 2. A warning m essage will be display ed. Click “Yes ” to proceed. 3. The Trunking function will be cancell ed and the network configuration will be restarted. Re-login to NAS GUI.[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 97 3.2.2 A DS/NIS Windows ADS/PDC or NIS domain accounts can be im ported and integrated into the NAS. NOTE: Some network settings require d in configuring the Win dows Domain Authen tication op tion must have been configured in Network Î Device Con figurati on, such as Domain/Work group name , DNS Su ffix, and DNS Server.[...]

NAS Syst em 98 User Manual 3.2.2.1 Join NAS to Windo ws AD Domai n Steps to Join NAS in the Wi ndows AD Domain: 1. Sele ct Ne twork Æ Device Configuration. Enter the Domain Name and DNS Suffix. A DNS Server IP can also be entere d if necessary. Refer to Secti on 3.2.1 for the Device Configuration options. 2. A warni ng messag e wil l be disp laye [...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 99 4. In Windows s creen, check the “Ena ble Doma in Authentication” option. Configure the necessary options. a. If Domain S erver IP is automatically detected, the Domain Server IP will be displayed. If you want to join NAS to a specific Domain Server I P, remove the check mark in “Aut o Detect Domain IP” a nd manua[...]

NAS Syst em 100 User Manual PDC/ADS Mode – Sele ct the mode type of the d omain server. T his can be “ADS Windows 2000/2003 Server)” or “PDC (Windows NT Server)”. Enable NTLMv2 Authenticati on – This parameter determines whether or not smbclient will at tempt to authenticate itself using the N TLMv2 encrypted p assword. If enabled, NA S[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 101 3.2.2.2 Join NAS to NIS Domain Steps to Jo in NAS in the NIS Do main: 1. Sele ct Ne twork Æ ADS/NIS tab. 2. In NIS screen, che ck the “Enable NIS Authentication” option. Configure the necessary options. a. Enter the NIS Domain name. b. Enter the N IS Ser ver I P addr ess . 3. Click “Save” when done. NIS Authenti[...]

NAS Syst em 102 User Manual 3.2.3 DHCP (Internet Gateway) NAS provid es Int ernet gate way fu ncti on for ad minis trator to easily enable and disable the Internet access for us ers. This function integra tes with DHCP servic e, routing and NAT. DHCP (Internet Gateway) Options: IP range starting from – Mean s the st arti ng ad dre ss of rang e of[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 103 3.2.4 P2P The NAS system supports P2P (peer-to-pee r) file sharing protocol. NOTE: Enable the P2P Service (System Î Service). Also setup t he P2P Service ‘D ownload file lo cation’ (System Î P2P Î Edit Î Quick Setup). Refer to Section 3.3.2 Service. NOTE: DNS settings must be co nfig ured firs t before starting P[...]

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NAS Syst em User Manual 105 3.2.4.2 Server This screen allows co nnection to and disconnection from server. Option s: Connect – Use this button to connect to a selected server. Disconnect – Use this button to d isconnect to a selected s erver. Refresh – Use this to refresh current c onnection status.[...]

NAS Syst em 106 User Manual 3.2.4.3 Options Use this screen to configure download options. Option s: Maximum download number – Use t his option t o set the maximum number of download connec tions. Maximum download rate – Use this option to set the maximum do wnload transfer rate. Maximum upload number – Use this option to set the maximum numb[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 107 3.2.4.4 Shares This screen displays the lis t of files download ed or being downloa ded in the target share.[...]

NAS Syst em 108 User Manual 3.2.4.5 Example of Download from Link and Torrent 1. Click “ New download” . 2. To downloa d using link, enter th e download link or pas te the link in the box provided . Click “ OK”.[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 109 3. To downloa d from another link, ent er the link or paste the link in the box then clic k “OK” . 4. Two ite ms wil l be di splay ed unde r Dow nload.[...]

NAS Syst em 110 User Manual 5. To downloa d using torren t, click “New download” then select “To rrent” option. Clic k “select torrent file”. 6. Select the torren t file. Click “Open ”.[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 111 7. The download item will be adde d in the Download list. 8. To remove an item, sel ect the item and c lick “ Remove”. 9. To pause downloadin g, select an item and click “Pause”. 10. To re sume downloading, select a paused item then click “Resume”.[...]

NAS Syst em 112 User Manual 3.3 System The System fu nction is used to configure di fferent NAS system settings and services, such as: Service configurations, Date and Time Zone setting, Serial Port setting, NAS Firmware Upgrade, Reboot and Shutdown functions, Log Information, E vent Notification via email, and var iou s Sy ste m Tool s. 3.3.1 Syst[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 113 Memory (KB) – Shows the amount of NAS syste m memory (RAM) in KB. Kernel Ver . – Shows the NAS kernel version. Languages – Choose the pref erred language fr om available options: Engl ish, Traditional Chinese, Simplif ied Chin ese, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish. Skin – Shows the color schemes availa ble as skin c[...]

NAS Syst em 114 User Manual 3.3.2 Service The administrator can manage an d enable/disable the various NAS system services. At the same t im e, some ser vi ce ca n be c onfi gure d in the Serv ice ta b. Service Name: Samba – Provides CIFS file sharing. MS Windows users need this service “Enabled” to be able to access the NAS share folders. By[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 115 FTP – Provides users with access to NAS using File Transfer Protocol (FTP). After enabling this servic e, NAS accounts can login to NAS via FTP using their account and pas sword. Use an FTP client application to login to NAS a nd transfer fi les via FTP. Telnet – Provides u sers with access t o NAS using Te lnet. Aft[...]

NAS Syst em 116 User Manual copy a dif ferent html filename, for example my test.html then to open this from web brows er, use http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/mytest.html NOTE: D o not enable “Pu blic” option on th e share fold er designated as WEB tar get share folder. SNMP – The SNMP gives us ers independenc e from the proprietary n etwork managemen[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 117 Configuration (Quick Setup): FTP Option: Port – Use this option to set the FTP port number. Default FTP port used by the NAS is 21. Max . connection – Spe cify the maximum n umber of al lowed connections. D efault is 5. Telnet Option: Port – Use this option to set the Telnet port number. Default Telnet port used by[...]

NAS Syst em 118 User Manual SSH Option: Enable sftp – Use this option to enable or disable SFTP in SSH. SFTP (Secure FTP) provides secure f ile transfer in SSH. iTunes Option: Set Share as iTunes Library – Select the share folder name that will be used as iTunes library from the list. P2P Option : Target Shar e – Select the share folder name [...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 119 WEB Options: Target Shar e – Select the share folder nam e that will be used as target location for web server files. Enable SSL – Tick the box to enable SSL option. SNMP Option: Receiver I P – Means the SNMP trap IP address DHCP Options: IP range starti ng from – Means the starting address of range of private IP[...]

NAS Syst em 120 User Manual Media Server Options: Target Shar e – Select the share folder wher e Media Server service will be enabled. Please select LAN device – Select the n etwork de vice to be used b y Media Server service. The LAN de vice will be the dedic ated path for media access. Photo Options: Target Shar e – Select the share folder [...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 121 3.3.2.1 How to U se iTunes Serv ice NOTE: This section pr ovides a simple exa mple of how to use a NAS share folder as iTunes media folder. For more information a bout iTunes and how to use it, please visit http://www.apple.com/itunes/ what-is/. To use a NAS share fold er as iTunes media folder: 1. Select the iTune s ser[...]

NAS Syst em 122 User Manual 4. Click “Enable” o ption to enable i Tunes service. 5. Copy some digital audio f iles to the share folder designate d as iTunes Librar y and under the Music su b-folder. This ca n be done by acces sing the NAS share folde r via network (SMB protocol) and copyin g the audio files.[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 123 6. To play the digital mu sic, open iTunes application in remote PC or Mac. Note that the NAS object name will appear in the SHARED list. 7. Select the NAS object in the shared libr ary list. Then select the mu sic to play from t he list.[...]

NAS Syst em 124 User Manual 3.3.2.2 H ow to U se WEB Servi ce This section provi des a simple example of how to setup WEB service and use a NAS share folder as repo sitory of WEB files. NOTE: Do not enable “Public” option on the share folder designated as WEB target share folder. To use WEB servic e: f. Select the WEB service in “System” Æ[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 125 i. Click “Enable” option to enable WEB service. j. To test if we b service is wo rking, open we b browser and ente r http://x.x.x.x/index.html wher e x.x.x.x is the NAS IP. The default web page will be displayed.[...]

NAS Syst em 126 User Manual k. The default index.htm l file can be accessed via SMB/CIFS connection, and is saved in the WEB-des ignated share folder under W EB sub-folder. Delet e the default index.html file. l. Copy your own inde x.html file inclu ding the supporting fol der/files. m. Open we b browser an d enter http://x.x.x.x/index.html to veri[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 127 3.3.2.3 H ow to U se DHCP (Int ernet Gateway) Se rvice NAS provides DHCP / Int ernet Gateway func tion for administrator to easily enabl e and disable the Internet access for us ers on a private network. At the s ame time, th e computers can get dy namic IP provided by the NAS whic h acts as DHCP server. The diagram belo[...]

NAS Syst em 128 User Manual NOTE: In this example, eth1 is assigned to Private Net and must have an IP in the same subnet, for example: as 192.168.20.2 3. Click “OK” to save. 4. Tick the DHCP servi ce to enable it. 5. Verify if the computers on the Priv ate Network can get dynamic IP when configu red with D HCP, and if there i s intern et acces[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 129 3.3.2.4 How to U se Media Server Ser vice This sect ion provides a simple example o f how to setu p the NAS as DLN A (Digital Living Network A lliance) Media S erver, and use a shar e folder as centra l repository of media files. D LNA compatible pl ayers must be used to acce ss or play the media files. To use Media Serv[...]

NAS Syst em 130 User Manual 4. Tick the M edia Server service to enable it. 5. Copy the media file(s ) to the share fol der designated as Me dia Server Target Share under the MediaServer sub-folder. This can be done by accessing the NAS share folder via network (SMB/CIFS pr otocol) and copying the media file(s).[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 131 6. Open a DLNA compatible pl ayer. For example, Windo ws Media Pla yer 12 in a PC with Windows 7 OS. The NAS object name should appear in the O ther Libraries li st.[...]

NAS Syst em 132 User Manual 7. If you don’t se e the NAS ob ject name in Othe r Libraries li st of Windows M edia Pl ayer, please chec k if Media Streaming is turned on. If not, tur n it on.[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 133 8. Play the media (music). 9. For other ap plications, co py the media fi le s to the designated Media Server share folder under the M ediaServer sub-folder, and use other DL NA compatible players to access or connect to NAS Media Server.[...]

NAS Syst em 134 User Manual 3.3.2.5 How to U se Photo Ser vice To use the Photo service: 1. Enable the Photo Service, i f not yet ena ble d, by sele cting P hot o service in System Æ Service tab. Click “Edit” and select th e target share. Enable the Pho to servic e by selecting the “Enable” check box on the left of the service name. 2. Ope[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 135 4. The Photo Archive home p age will be displ ayed. 5. To view photos and images, se lect the folder links unde r “My Photo Archive”. NOTE: The picture fil es must be saved in t he NAS share designated as target location of Photo s ervice and must be inside a subfolder. For example: share1PhotoSamples, wh ere share[...]

NAS Syst em 136 User Manual 6. Select the “admin” tab to configu re settings and options. 7. Select “my s ettings” to configure account details.[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 137 8. Select “search” tab for search options. 9. Click the “logout” link to logout.[...]

NAS Syst em 138 User Manual 3.3.3 Time/UPS The system time, date, tim e zone, NTP option , and Serial ports can be configured here. Time To se t Ti me, p ress up/ down arr ow in the h our and se con ds box es. To set D ate, click the calendar icon on the ri ght side and sel ect the preferre d date. To set Time Zone, click the down arrow and select [...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 139 UPS Use the se ttings here to co nfigure the UPS. Enable – Use the option to enable or disable UPS support for serial port. Serial Port – Use this option to sele ct serial port opti on. Available option is com1 only. NOTE: In NAS models with com2 serial port, com2 is reserved for SES use. Service – Use this option [...]

NAS Syst em 140 User Manual 3.3.4 Boot/Shutdown The NAS can be restarted or shutdown manually or based on schedule. Reboot: Reboot – Use the button to immediately reboot the NAS. If needed, you can also enable “Do File system Check” option to per form filesystem check after reboot. Shutdown – Use this button to im mediately shutdow n the NA[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 141 Reboot to Default: Reboot to Default – Us e this button to reboot the NAS and restore to default configuration. WARNING! Use the “Reboot to Defaul t” function with care. Resetting the NAS to defa ult configuratio n wi ll delete the cu rrent NAS settin gs and erase all existing data. NOTE: If you have made a Data Ba[...]

NAS Syst em 142 User Manual Import C onfig – Use this button to import a nd restore a previousl y saved (exported) NAS system conf iguration. NOTE: Import Config functio n requ ires that the NAS be reset to factory default setting before a saved configurati on file can be restored. NOTE: If you have made a Data Backup to Local Disk (or external e[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 143 5. A warning mess age will be displayed. Make sure th e NAS where configuration will be imported has the same en vironment as the NAS configurat ion tha t will be re stored, such as same numbe r of disk drive s, same NAS firmware version, etc. Click “Yes” to continue.[...]

NAS Syst em 144 User Manual 6. Select the NAS configurat ion file to be imported. Click “Open”. 7. A process status message will be displayed. 8. A reboot warning message will be displayed. S e lect “Yes” to reboot. 9. The imported configuration file will be restored to the NAS. Login to NAS GUI. Schedule:[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 145 Use the options here to boot, shutdown, or reboot t he NAS based on schedule. Boot Boot – Use the button to enable or disable scheduled boot of NAS. Set the time (hour an d min utes) in the up/down arrow boxes. Select the day or days when the scheduled boot will happen. Shutdow n Shutdown – Use the button to enable o[...]

NAS Syst em 146 User Manual Schedule Reboot Schedu le Reboo t – Use the button to enable or di sable scheduled reboot of NAS. Set the time (hour an d min utes) in the up/down arrow boxes. Select the day or days when th e scheduled reboot will happen.[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 147 Reset – Use this button to undo or clear any changes made. Apply – Use this button to save the changes made.[...]

NAS Syst em 148 User Manual 3.3.5 Upgrade The NAS firmware can be upgraded remotely from FTP server or manu ally from local directory. 3.3.5.1 Remote Upgrade Remote To upgrade remotely, pres s the “Check Updates” butto n. The available NAS firmware version will be lis ted. Select the firmwa re version then click the “Upgrade” button. The NA[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 149 3.3.5.2 Local Upgrade Local To upgrade loc ally, the NAS firmwa re must have been downloaded from vendor’s FTP site and save d in to l ocal dire cto ry. Cl ick the “Upg rade ” bu tton , se lect the NAS u pgrad e file (tar file) , and click Op en. The NAS firm ware version will b e updated. NAS wi ll restart to load[...]

NAS Syst em 150 User Manual 3.3.6 Log NAS logs can b e viewed in this tab.[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 151 Log Options: Date – Shows the date and tim e when the particular lo g happened. Use the down arrow to select the day or days that will be used to display the log. Options are: Today, Past 7 Days, Past 14 Days, Past 30 Days, and All. Type – Shows the type of log. Use the down arrow to select the type of log to display[...]

NAS Syst em 152 User Manual 3.3.7 Notificati on 3.3.7.1 Event Option Use this function to ena ble event notification via email. Event Option Enable - Check the event that will be includ ed in list of events that will be monitored. Onc e the selected even t happened, the emai l recipient(s) will receive a notification mail. Event List: Volume Full D[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 153 3.3.7.2 Email Setting Email Setting Options: SMTP Serv er – Use this option to enter the SMTP server IP address . Port – Use this option to set the SMTP port number. Default is port 25. Account – Use this option to enter a valid email account in the SMTP server. Password – Use this option to enter th e password o[...]

NAS Syst em 154 User Manual 3.3.8 System Tools NAS provides various syste m tools which help t he administrator mo nitor the system. Connection – U se this button to display informatio n about client active connections.[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 155 netstat – Use this button to display network c o nnections and statistics information. ps – Use t his button to display current running processe s.[...]

NAS Syst em 156 User Manual top – Use this butt on to display current runn ing processes and system usage information. df – Use this but ton to display disk free in format ion or the amount of available disk space in moun ted file systems.[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 157 dmesg – Use this bu tton to display NAS boot up messages. Get all log s – Use this button to save all proNAS logs to a log file in l ocal directory. The log fil e will be give n “.tar” extension nam e. Rename the lo g file if needed.[...]

NAS Syst em 158 User Manual 3.4 Account Using the A ccount function, t he administrator can c reate and administer loc al user and group account s, as well as import large number of accounts. 3.4.1 Account Account Information and Options: Delete – Used to option to delete the s elect ed account. Afte r checking this option, click the “Delet e?[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 159 3.4.1.1 Create Account Steps to Create Accou nt: 1. Click “Create Account” button. 2. A dialog box will be displayed. Enter the necessary information. Create/Edit Account Options: Name – Used this opt ion to enter the us er account n ame. It should be unique . NOTE: The account name does not allow space in-betwe en[...]

NAS Syst em 160 User Manual 3. Click “OK” when done. Th e new user account will added to the Account lis t. NOTE: If you try to create an A ccount without an existing V G, a warning message will be displayed.[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 161 3.4.1.2 Delete Account Steps to Delete Account: 1. In the Account lis t, check the “Delete” opt ion for the account to be delet ed. 2. Clic k the “D elete” butto n. 3. A warning m essage will b e displayed. S elect “Yes” to proc eed. The acco unt will be deleted.[...]

NAS Syst em 162 User Manual 3.4.1.3 Edit Account Steps to Edit Account: 1. Double-click the Ac count name in t he Account Lis t. 2. Edit the nece ssary options. NOTE: Only th e Full Name, Quota , Password, and Password Confir m can be changed. Account Name cannot be changed. 3. Click “ OK” when done. The a ccount will be updated with the change[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 163 3.4.1.4 Import Acc ount Steps to Import Account: 1. Click “Import” button. 2. An input box will displ ayed. Type the acco u nt information using the following format: UID,Name,Password, FullName,Quot a. Cl ick “OK” when done. 3. The new accounts will appear in the Account list.[...]

NAS Syst em 164 User Manual 3.4.2 Group Group Information and Options : Delete – Used to option to delete the s elect ed group. After checking this option, click the “Delet e” button. Group Nam e – Shows the group account name. GID – Shows the group ID number. Members – Shows the group’s user ac count members. Create Account – Use t[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 165 3.4.2.1 Create Group Steps to Create Group: 1. Click the “Create Group” butto n. 2. A dialog box will be displayed. Enter the necessary information. Create/Edit Group Options: Name – Used this option to enter the group account name. It should be unique. NOTE: The group name does not allow s pace in-between char act[...]

NAS Syst em 166 User Manual 3.4.2.2 Delete Group Steps to Delete Group: 1. In the Group lis t, check the “Delet e” option for the group to be dele ted. 2. Clic k the “D elete” butto n. 3. A warning m essage will b e displayed. Sel ect “Yes” to proc eed. The group will be deleted.[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 167 3.4.2.3 Edit Group Steps to Edit Group: 1. Double-click the Group name in the Group List. 2. Edit the nece ssary options. NOTE: Only the Group Name a nd Group Member s can be changed. 3. Click “OK” when do ne. The group will be updated with the changes made.[...]

NAS Syst em 168 User Manual 3.5 Data Backup The administrator can backup NAS data to remote de stination or to local disk. NOTE: The Data Backup functi on is not available in the iSCSI target Volume . Only share fo lders (created under non-i SCSI Volume) ca n be included in the backup source. iSCS I V olume cannot be selected as backup source. 3.5.[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 169 3.5.1.1 Create Backup Plan Steps to Create a Backup Plan: 1. Click th e “Create” button. The screen below w ill be shown. 2. Configure the nece ssary options.[...]

NAS Syst em 170 User Manual Create Backup Options: Name – Used this option to enter the bac kup name. NOTE: D uplicate bac kup name is not a llowed. Type – Select the type of backup source; for example: Share. Backup Method – Select the backup me thod that will be used, such as Tar or Rsync. Select Shares to backup – Select from the list th[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 171 Path – Type the path for the r emote destination. Format for Samba: //remote-I P/remote-share Example: //172.16.0.211/backupfolder Format for NFS : remote-IP:/Path-to-Remote-NFS-file- system Example: 172.16.0.9:/mnt/NAS/volume/share Account – Type the account name with access to the remote shar e. Password – T ype [...]

NAS Syst em 172 User Manual 3. Click th e “Save” b utton. The backup plan will be cr eated and show n in the Bac kup List. Backup List Options: Name – Shows the list of backup plan s. When a backup plan is selecte d, inform ation ab out the backup plan wil l be di splay ed, su ch as name of backup plan, type/metho d of backup, back up items, [...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 173 3.5.1.2 Create Immediate Backup Steps to Create I mmediate Backup: 1. Sele ct th e part icu lar back up p lan from t he B acku p Li st. Click the “Bac kup ” bu tton . 2. A message wi ll be displ ayed. The backup is comple ted and a back up name will be added to the log list.[...]

NAS Syst em 174 User Manual 3.5.1.3 Delete Backup Plan Steps to Delete a Backup Plan: 1. Sele ct th e par ticu lar back up p lan from the Back up List. 2. Click the “Edit” button. 3. Clic k the “D elete” butto n. 4. A warni ng me ssage wi ll be displaye d. Se lect “Yes” t o delet e the backu p plan. 3.5.1.4 Edit Backup Plan Steps to E d[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 175 3.5.1.5 Delete a Backup Log Steps to Delete a Backup Log: 1. Select (c heck) the ba ckup log to be deleted fro m the log List. 2. Click th e “Delet e” button. A wa rning mess age will be disp layed. 3. The backup will be deleted from backup destination and removed from log li st. 3.5.1.6 Restore a Backup Steps to Res[...]

NAS Syst em 176 User Manual 3.5.1.7 Backup to Local Disk Here is an exam ple of how to bac kup to local di sk. 1. Create a Backup Plan by using the “Cre ate” button while in Backup List tab of Data Backup function. 2. Setup the Backup Plan. Ente r the Backup Name and select the sh ares to bac kup. Lea ve th e Type and Bac kup Met h od as is. In[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 177 4. Another warning message will be disp layed. Select “Ye s” to continue. 5. The backup process will be started. When backup is completed, a message will be d isplayed . Click “OK”. 6. The backup to local disk is done. A log will be shown in the log list.[...]

NAS Syst em 178 User Manual 3.5.2 Schedule A backup plan can b e run based on schedule. Select the S chedule tab. This will show a graphical vie w of the scheduled backup tasks. Each r ow s how s the da y of the we ek. Each co lumn shows the time in very 30 minutes interval. Schedu le Option s: Now – Use this option to display availa ble back up [...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 179 3.5.2.1 Setup Scheduled Backup Task Steps to Setup Scheduled Backup: 1. Select the “Schedule” tab then c lick the “New” button. 2. Edit the options in Schedule Setti ng. Schedule S etting Options: Backup List – Select the backup pla n from th e list. Time – Set the hour a nd minutes when the backup will be ru[...]

NAS Syst em 180 User Manual 3.5.2.2 Edit Sc heduled Backu p Task Steps to Edit Schedu led Backup Task: 1. Move the s croll bar then locate the s chedule d backup task to be changed, or click “Now” to se e cur ren t sch edu led ba cku p. 2. Select the backup task to edit. The backup task will be highlighted.[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 181 3. Click the “Selected” button. Edit the necessary options. NOTE: It is no t allowed to have duplicated o r overlapping bac kup time. Only on e backup p rocess can be ru nning at a time. A sch eduled backup is set to run wi thin 30 minutes time frame. Scheduling another backup withi n a schedule d time is not all owe[...]

NAS Syst em 182 User Manual 3.5.3 Internal RDX B ackup 3.5.3.1 Enable In ternal RD X Backup NOTE: When Internal RD X Backup is enabled t he first time, n eed to s etup a volume for storing the RDX backup log. Some warning mes sages will only appear first time you check “Ena ble Internal RDX Backup” option. When “Enable Internal RDX Backup” [...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 183 4. Click “Yes” to proceed. 5. Select the Vo lume which will be used to store the RDX bac kup log. By default, the syst em u ses t he lo cat ion /etc /pr oNAS /ba ckup . 6. Then you can select D ata Backup for the In ternal RD X Backup function.[...]

NAS Syst em 184 User Manual 3.5.3.2 Information Host name - NAS host name Version - NAS firmware version Backup Log Path - Path of volume where RDX backup log and plan are saved RDX Disk Status - Job Running : there is a bac kup job running Spanning : wait fo r next RDX media for bac kup RDX Disk Size - RDX disk total size RDX Disk Available s ize [...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 185 Downloa d Backup Log: 1. Click “Download Backup Log” 2. Click “Save” to save the backup log. 3. Select a path for saving the log file, then click “Save”[...]

NAS Syst em 186 User Manual Make a New Plan: Name - Backup plan name. Month – The Month(s) that you want this plan executed. Day – Day(s) of week that you want this plan execut ed. Hour/Min. – The time you want thi s plan executed. One Time Sche dule – When enabled, allows you to setup backup schedule to be executed only once. Repeat – If[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 187 3.5.3.3 Example: 1. Routine backup Every work day at 02:00 AM scheduled backup will start.[...]

NAS Syst em 188 User Manual Routine backup, when “Eject media after back up job co mpleted” is enabled, every time backup job is finished, system will eject the m edia. When this optio n is enabled, a popup message will be displayed. C lick ‘OK’. Routine backup; If you want to use old RD X media and delete ex isting data/backups, enable “[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 189 2. One time backup Only backup once at 2011/09/10 14:00[...]

NAS Syst em 190 User Manual 3.5.3.4 Manual Backup 1. To man ual ly moun t the RDX med ia, se le ct Dev ice p age an d cli ck ‘Mo unt RDX di sk’ bu tton 2. If this is a new me dia , enable ‘For mat disk’ , ass ign a disk label, and select which slo t it is, then click ‘Mou nt RDX disk’ butto n 3. Click ‘Yes ’ then system will mount R[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 191 4. After RDX is mounted, some information will be shown such as RDX media status and how many backup files in this m edia 5. Select Infor mation page and c lick the ‘Manag e’ button on t he backup plan you want to do backup manual, and then select ‘Bac kup now’. Backup will start immediately.[...]

NAS Syst em 192 User Manual 3.5.3.5 Restore There are tw o way can restore data fro m RDX media 1. From backup plan a. Select Informat ion page, click the ‘Manage’ button on the plan which you want to restore b. Select Log tab. All record of previous backup for this plan will be dis played. Select from Backup Time the backup you wa nt to restor[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 193 c. Sele ct wh ich fold ers/ file s yo u want r est or e, and the destination fold er where you want the data to be restored, a nd then cl ick ‘Restore’ . d. Make sure there is enough space in the destin ation share folder for re storation. e. Restore Job starts. It will take some time to restore de pending on size of[...]

NAS Syst em 194 User Manual 2. From RDX media a. Mount RDX media in Device page. The right pane will show the previous backups in this media. Select from Bac kup Time the backup you want to restore and click ‘Restore’. b. Select which folders/file s you want to re store, and th e destination share where yo u want to restore, and then click ‘R[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 195 c. Make sure there is enough spac e in the destination share folder for r estoration. d. Restore Jo b starts. It will take some ti me to restore dependi ng on size of backup data. If the backup being restored is with span media, then the restore process will need all media . e. Restoration finished NOTE: If a backup used[...]

NAS Syst em 196 User Manual 3.5.3.6 Log Record In this page you can see ba ckup history of thi s system, such as failed, succe ss or cancelled . Click ‘Download ’ to download backup log for the sele cted backup. The n you can check the backup information. Every log contains Job St atus, Disk Label, Jo b Name, Job start time, Job type, Media use[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 197 3.5.3.7 Clone Disk Copy all data from one media to another 1. If both media are in serted in RDX dock ing but not mou nted, you can immediately start clone job. 2. If any media is mounted or not inserted in docking, the media pictur e will disappear like in picture below RD X A is mounted, then you cannot start c lone jo[...]

NAS Syst em 198 User Manual 3.5.3.8 iSCSI Volume Snapshot Using rsh c ommand in remote PC (s uch as Windows XP or Linux), an iSCSI Volume Snapshot can be created. Sn apshot will be store d in the RDX media . A. How to Create Snapshot of iSCSI Volu me: NOTE: An iSCSI Volum e must be created firs t and used i n client computer (for example in Windows[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 199 2. In Windows PC (for example: Windows XP or Windows Server 2003), execute rsh command to create snapshot . Syntax:        Example:  [...]

NAS Syst em 200 User Manual 4. Wait until s napshot process is done. Mess age will show ba ckup is finished. 5. The sn apsh ot back up inf orma tio n wil l be sh own in L og Reco rd. No te t he Pl an Name starts with “SNAP”.[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 201 6. The snaps hot backup will be shown i n Device ta b when RDX media is mounted.[...]

NAS Syst em 202 User Manual B. How to Restore Snapshot Backu p: 1. Mount the RDX media. Click “Re store” in the ro w containing the snapshot to be restor ed. 2. Select the snapshot volume, for example sn ap_iscsivmware, and cl ick “ADD”. Then select t he destinat ion folder, for ex ample: data/data. Click “Restore”.[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 203 3. The restore process will start. The RDX Disk Status will show job is running. 4. When restorati on is done, message will be shown .[...]

NAS Syst em 204 User Manual 5. Verify restored data in th e destinati on share folder. Example of iSCSI Volu me used in VMware and res tored to a share folder[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 205 3.6 File Manager 3.6.1 Introduction to File Manager File Manager is a web-based file system management utility for admi n and ordinary users to do the fo llowing ac tions: Create, Delete, Rename a Folder: User n eeds to have r ead and write permiss ion to the share folde r and the folder i tself in order to create, delet[...]

NAS Syst em 206 User Manual Admin is logged-in Local user “user1” is logged-in[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 207 3.6.2 Login to Fil e Manager 3.6.2.1 Admin Login Admin can login to File Manager while in proNAS Manager GUI. Select the File Manager icon on the upp er right corner. The File Manager window wi ll be displayed.[...]

NAS Syst em 208 User Manual 3.6.2.2 Ordinary User Login Ordinary user can login to Fi le Manager f rom main login screen . After login, the File Manage r win dow w ill be disp layed.[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 209 3.6.3 Folder Under Folder menu, user c an select the following functions: Create, D elete, Rename, Set Fol der Permission, a nd Top. 3.6.3.1 Create Folder NOTE: User needs to have r ead and write permission to the share folder/sub-folder in order to create a new sub-folder. NOTE: Some characters, such as (, #, $, ^, “,[...]

NAS Syst em 210 User Manual 3.6.3.2 Delete Folder NOTE: User needs to have r ead and write permission to the share folder and the sub-folder its elf in order to delete the s ub-folder. To delete a folder or sub-folder: 1. Select the folder or s ub-folder that will be deleted, then s elect Folder menu and clic k Delete. 2. When a mes sage is displa [...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 211 3.6.3.4 Set Folder Permission NOTE: User needs to have r ead and write permission to the share folder and the sub-folder itself in order to set the permission on the sub-folder. NOTE: Admin and user cannot se t the permission of the share folder (top level share fol der) in File Manager. Admin ca n do this in proNAS GUI [...]

NAS Syst em 212 User Manual NOTE: If you need to propagate the same permission (ACL) to the sub-folders and files under the current folder, use the “Apply Permission” button. 3.6.3.5 Top Use the To p option in th e Folder menu to go up to the top mos t level of share fo lder list fr om th e current sub-fold er. You can also use the T op and Bac[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 213 3.6.4 File Under File menu, user can select the fo llowing func tions: Upload, Download, Re name, Delete, Set File Permission, and Refresh File List. 3.6.4.1 Upload File NOTE: User needs to have r ead and write permission to the share folder and the sub-folder i tself in order to upl oad a file. NOTE: T he file s ize lim[...]

NAS Syst em 214 User Manual 3.6.4.2 Download File NOTE: User needs to have at leas t read permission to the share folder/sub-folder and to the file itse lf in order to download the file. To download a file: 1. Sele ct a folder or sub-folde r where the file to be downloaded is located . 2. Sele ct the file. 3. Select File menu a nd click “Dow nloa[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 215 3.6.4.4 Delete File NOTE: User needs to have r ead and write permission to the share folder/sub-folder and to the file itself in order to delete the file. To delete a file: 1. Select a folder or sub-folde r where the fi le to be deleted is located. 2. Select the file. 3. Select File menu and click “Delet e”. 4. A mes[...]

NAS Syst em 216 User Manual 3.6.4.5 Set File Permission NOTE: User needs to have r ead and write permission to the share folder/sub-folder and to the file itse lf in order to set file permission. To set file permission: 1. Select a folder or sub-fo lder where the fi le is located. 2. Select the file. 3. Select Fil e menu and c lick “Set Fil e Per[...]

NAS Syst em User Manual 217 3.6.4.6 Refresh File List Use the Refresh File List option to update the list of files displ ayed in the F ile List on the right pane. NOTE: Use the Filter functi on to display sp ecific files. For example, if you wan t to disp lay files with characte rs “volume”, enter the wo rd volume in the Filter text box. The li[...]

NAS Syst em 218 User Manual 3.6.5 System Under System me nu, user can select the f ollowing functions: Preview function and Logout. 3.6.5.1 Logout Use the Logout function to lo gout from File Manager. To logout: 1. Select System menu and cli ck “Logout”. 2. A message will be displayed. Click “Yes” to confirm logo ut. 3.6.5.2 Return to NAS U[...]