Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto Big Disk del fabbricante LaCie
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L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k T abl e o f Co nte nts Us er Man ual pag e 1 T able of Contents 1. Introduction .................................................................................................................. 5 1.1. Box Content .........
L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k T abl e o f Co nte nts Us er Man ual pag e 2 4.5.4. Disks ................................................................................................................................... 39 4.5.5. Status ................
L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k F orew ord Us er Man ual pag e 3 Copyrights Copyright © 2009 LaCie. All rights re- served. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, re- cording or otherwise, without the prior writ- ten consent of LaCie.
L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k F orew ord Us er Man ual pag e 4 Health and Safety P recautions ✦ Only qualified persons are autho- rized to carry out maintenance on this device. ✦ Read this User Manual carefully and follow the correct procedure when setting up the device.
L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Int rod ucti on Us er Man ual pag e 5 1. Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of a LaCie Big Disk Network. De- signed to satisfy the data sharing and backup needs of small offices, the LaCie Big Disk Network represents the new generation of shared storage with security.
L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Int rod ucti on Us er Man ual pag e 6 1.1. Box Content Your LaCie Big Disk package contains the system tower and an ac- cessories box containing items 2-5, listed below: 1. LaCie Big Disk Network 2. Cat 5E Ethernet cable 3.
L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Int rod ucti on Us er Man ual pag e 7 1.2. Minimum System Requirements 1.2.1. Windows Users ✦ Windows 2000, Windows XP or Windows Vista ✦ 500MHz processor or higher ✦ 512MB RAM or greater ✦ Ethernet switch or hub (10/100 or better) ✦ Web browser (Internet Explorer®, Firefox™) 1.
L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Int rod ucti on Us er Man ual pag e 8 1.3. Hard Drive Heat Management Heat Dissipation Design The LaCie Big Disk Network’s metal body is ideal for naturally dis- sipating internal drive heat. Its unique design actually draws heat away from the internal drives toward the external casing.
L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Int rod ucti on Us er Man ual pag e 9 1.4. Views of the Big Disk Network Front View Backup Button with Activity LED ( Fig. 01 ) The LED remains lit to show that the drive is on. The blue button on the front of the Big Disk Network allows you automatically back up an attached external hard drive onto the Big Disk Network.
L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Set tin g Up Y our L aCi e B ig D isk Net wor k Us er Man ual pag e 10 1.5. Ethernet Cable Gigabit Ethernet Cables And Connectors The cables and connectors used to attach Gigabit Ethernet devices are as follows ( Fig.
L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Set tin g Up Y our L aCi e B ig D isk Net wor k Us er Man ual pag e 11 Follow these steps to power on the LaCie Big Disk Network and to log on to the administration pages. Step 1 – 2.1. Turning On the Big Disk Network Step 2 – 2.
L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Set tin g Up Y our L aCi e B ig D isk Net wor k Us er Man ual pag e 12 2.1. T urning On the Big Disk Network The power supply kit is composed of two cables: one cable ( A ) con- nects to the LaCie drive; and the other cable ( B ) connects to a power outlet, such as a wall outlet or a surge protector ( Fig.
L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Set tin g Up Y our L aCi e B ig D isk Net wor k Us er Man ual pag e 13 2.2. Connecting the Ethernet Cable Unlike regular desktop hard drives, the Big Disk Network is acces- sible when attached to your network and does not need to connect directly to your computer ( Fig.
L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Set tin g Up Y our L aCi e B ig D isk Net wor k Us er Man ual pag e 14 2.3. Connecting Using LaCie Network Assistant LaCie Network Assistant detects all network attached storage de- vices on your network and gives you easy ways to connect to or configure them.
L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Set tin g Up Y our L aCi e B ig D isk Net wor k Us er Man ual pag e 15 Launch the Administration P age Windows Users 1. Sel ec t La Ci e Ne tw or k As si st an t in Sta rt /P ro gr am s.
L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Set tin g Up Y our L aCi e B ig D isk Net wor k Us er Man ual pag e 16 2.4. Configuring the LaCie Big Disk Network on a Network Without a DHCP Server Most home networking routers are DHCP servers, meaning the rout- er assigns an IP address to all devices on the network to allow de- vices to find each other.
L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Set tin g Up Y our L aCi e B ig D isk Net wor k Us er Man ual pag e 17 2.5. Unmounting Big Disk Network V olumes To physically turn the Big Disk Network off, see section 4.5.6.4. Shut Down . Mac Users: Drag all mounted volume icons to the trash.
L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Acc ess ing & M ana ging F ile s Us er Man ual pag e 18 3. Accessing & Managing Files Use LaCie Network Assistant to access your shared folder(s) (see section 2.
L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Acc ess ing & M ana ging F ile s Us er Man ual pag e 19 3.1.1. Other Connection Methods Vista/XP/2000 Users – My Network Places IMPORTANT INFO: If you have just turned on the LaCie Big Disk Network, it may take a few moments for it to appear on the network.
L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Acc ess ing & M ana ging F ile s Us er Man ual pag e 20 Mac OS X Users From the Finder, select Go and then Connect to Server... In the window that opens, type: afp://lacie-bigdisk.local or afp://[IP address] And click Connect.
L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Acc ess ing & M ana ging F ile s Us er Man ual pag e 21 3.2. FTP Access to Shares The FTP protocol is used to transfer files from one computer to an- other through a network, such as over the internet.
L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Acc ess ing & M ana ging F ile s Us er Man ual pag e 22 3.3. Administration P age – Browse To access files from the Administration page, just log in. Regular us- ers will have direct access to the shares on the Big Disk Network (Fig.
L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Acc ess ing & M ana ging F ile s Us er Man ual pag e 23 3.3.2. Downloading Files To download a file: 1. Click on the share (folder) you want to download the file from. 2. Click on the file’s link ( Fig. 21 ). 3. Internet Explorer : in the security warning window, click to al- low the download.
L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Acc ess ing & M ana ging F ile s Us er Man ual pag e 24 3 .4 . C o n n e c t i n g a n E x t e r n a l H a r d D i s k You can connect an external USB hard disk to back up the data on your LaCie Big Disk Network or as a way to add storage capacity.
L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Adm ini ster ing Y our L aCi e Bi g D isk Net work Us er Man ual pag e 25 4. Administering Y our LaCie Big Disk Network The LaCie Big Disk Network features an easy-to-use Web-based tool for configuring the drive and administering users, referred to here as the Administration Page.
L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Adm ini ster ing Y our L aCi e Bi g D isk Net work Us er Man ual pag e 26 4 . 1 . A c c e s s i n g t h e A d m i n i s t r a t i o n P a g e NOTE: The easiest way to access the Administration Page is to use LaCie Network Assistant (see section 2.
L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Adm ini ster ing Y our L aCi e Bi g D isk Net work Us er Man ual pag e 27 4.1.1. Setting the Display Language The default display language is set to your browser’s language. If your browser’s display language is not supported, Big Disk Network administration will default to English.
L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Adm ini ster ing Y our L aCi e Bi g D isk Net work Us er Man ual pag e 28 4.2. Users Click on the Users link in the navigation bar to open the User Ac- counts page. Use this page to create, edit and delete user accounts. Administrator Account Only one user can have administrative privileges for the Big Disk Network.
L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Adm ini ster ing Y our L aCi e Bi g D isk Net work Us er Man ual pag e 29 4.2.1. Adding Users To add a user account: 1. Click Add on the User Accounts page ( Fig. 34 ). The User Profile page opens ( Fig. 35 ). 2. Enter a login name in the “Login” field.
L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Adm ini ster ing Y our L aCi e Bi g D isk Net work Us er Man ual pag e 30 4.2.2. Setting User Access to Shares All of the shares on your Big Disk Network are listed on the Shares tab of each user’s profile page.
L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Adm ini ster ing Y our L aCi e Bi g D isk Net work Us er Man ual pag e 31 4.2.4. About Access P rivileges Access privileges can be assigned to users on an individual user basis or on a group basis. User-level access is more restrictive.
L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Adm ini ster ing Y our L aCi e Bi g D isk Net work Us er Man ual pag e 32 4.3. Groups Click on the Groups link in the navigation bar to open the Groups page ( Fig.
L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Adm ini ster ing Y our L aCi e Bi g D isk Net work Us er Man ual pag e 33 4.3.2. Setting Group Access to Shares All of the shares on your Big Disk Network are listed on the Shares tab of each group’s profile page.
L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Adm ini ster ing Y our L aCi e Bi g D isk Net work Us er Man ual pag e 34 4.4. Shares Click on the Shares link in the navigation bar to open the Shares page ( Fig. 45 ). Use this page to create, edit and delete shares. 4.4.
L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Adm ini ster ing Y our L aCi e Bi g D isk Net work Us er Man ual pag e 35 4.4.2. Deleting Shares On the Shares page ( Fig. 47 ), check the box beside each share you want to delete (a) and click Remove (b). Deletion of the share could take just a few seconds to several minutes, depending on the size of the share.
L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Adm ini ster ing Y our L aCi e Bi g D isk Net work Us er Man ual pag e 36 4.5. System In addition to the Configuration page, which is the main System page, the System menu has four sub-sections: Network, Disks, Sta- tus and Maintenance, each accessible from the navigation bar when you click System ( Fig.
L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Adm ini ster ing Y our L aCi e Bi g D isk Net work Us er Man ual pag e 37 4.5.2. Configuration Click on the System link in the navigation bar to open the Configu- ration page.
L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Adm ini ster ing Y our L aCi e Bi g D isk Net work Us er Man ual pag e 38 4.5.3. Network The Network page allows you to choose how the IP address of the Big Disk Network is obtained, either automatically from a DHCP server on your Network, or manually with settings that you input.
L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Adm ini ster ing Y our L aCi e Bi g D isk Net work Us er Man ual pag e 39 4.5.4. Disks Attached external hard drives and their partitions appears as shares on the Browse page. See section 3.1. Accessing Shared Folders . Attaching external disks expands the available storage capacity through the network.
L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Adm ini ster ing Y our L aCi e Bi g D isk Net work Us er Man ual pag e 40 Partitions If the external drive is partitioned, each volume will appear as one share in the Big Disk Network ( Fig. 58 ). By default, services (except FTP) are activated.
L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Adm ini ster ing Y our L aCi e Bi g D isk Net work Us er Man ual pag e 41 4.5.5. Status Click on Status under System in the navigation bar to display the system Status page ( Fig.
L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Adm ini ster ing Y our L aCi e Bi g D isk Net work Us er Man ual pag e 42 4.5.6.1. Saving and Loading System Configurations It’s a good idea to save your system configuration in case the Big Disk Network needs to be reformatted or reset.
L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Adm ini ster ing Y our L aCi e Bi g D isk Net work Us er Man ual pag e 43 4.5.6.2. Updating the System Firmware updates may become available for the Big Disk Network. To install firmware updates: 1. Download updates from www.
L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Adm ini ster ing Y our L aCi e Bi g D isk Net work Us er Man ual pag e 44 4.5.6.4. Shut Down There are two ways to disconnect the Ethernet connection: ✦ Move the power switch to the off position. The system will shut down and power off.
L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Adm ini ster ing Y our L aCi e Bi g D isk Net work Us er Man ual pag e 45 4.5.8. W ake on LAN (WOL) This function enables you to enable waking the Big Disk Network remotely on the local area network (LAN). For WOL to work, the power switch must be in the AUTO position.
L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Adm ini ster ing Y our L aCi e Bi g D isk Net work Us er Man ual pag e 46 4.6. Download The LaCie Big Disk Network has the capability to act as a torrent client. Torrent is a peer-to-peer file sharing system used to share large files.
L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Adm ini ster ing Y our L aCi e Bi g D isk Net work Us er Man ual pag e 47 4.7. Backup When an external USB hard disk is connected to your LaCie Big Disk Network, you can perform manual, bidirectional backups of your files.
L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Adm ini ster ing Y our L aCi e Bi g D isk Net work Us er Man ual pag e 48 8. If the frequency is set to “Once,” the backup will begin after a few seconds. An in-progress backup will be indicated with yel- low highlighting ( Fig.
L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Adm ini ster ing Y our L aCi e Bi g D isk Net work Us er Man ual pag e 49 4.10. Multimedia Thanks to its support of UPnP A/V and DLNA protocols, the Big Disk Network can act as a multimedia server, providing access to its files to compliant digital media appliances.
L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k LED In dica tor s Us er Man ual pag e 50 5. LED Indicators The LED indicators above the drive bays and the front LED indicate drive status and activity.
L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k LED In dica tor s Us er Man ual pag e 51 6. Email Notification T riggers Download Machine Fan Controller Snapshot 1. Download completed 1. Fan failed 1. Error creating share 2. Fan now works 2. No external devices detected 3.
L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k LED In dica tor s Us er Man ual pag e 52 7. T roubleshooting In the event that your LaCie Big Disk Network is not working correct- ly, please take a look at the Troubleshooting section on the follow - ing pages and at the FAQs published on our web site – www.
L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k LED In dica tor s Us er Man ual pag e 53 Problem Question to Ask Solution The system doesn’t appear on the network. By default the Big Disk Network is configured to retrieve its IP address from a DHCP server.
L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Con tac ting Cu sto mer Sup port Us er Man ual pag e 54 Before You Contact Technical Support Read the User Manual and review the Troubleshooting section. Try to isolate the problem. If possible, make the drive the only ex- ternal device on the CPU, and make sure that all of the cables are correctly and firmly attached.
L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Con tac ting Cu sto mer Sup port Us er Man ual pag e 55 7.1. LaCie T echnical Support Contacts LaCie Asia, Singapore, and Hong Kong Contact us at: http://www.lacie.com/asia/contact/ LaCie Australia Contact us at: http://www.
L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k W ar rant y I nfor mat ion Us er Man ual pag e 56 LaCie warrants your drive against any defect in material and work- manship, under normal use, for the period designated on your war- ranty certificate.
Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il LaCie Big Disk è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del LaCie Big Disk - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso LaCie Big Disk imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul LaCie Big Disk ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il LaCie Big Disk, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del LaCie Big Disk.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il LaCie Big Disk. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo LaCie Big Disk insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
