Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto FNS-1000 del fabbricante LevelOne
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LevelOne FNS-1000 1- bay/1USB Soho NAS User’s Manual.
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Table of Contents Introduc tion ................................................................................................................... .2 The FNS-1000 NA S Ser ver ..........................................................................
Introduction The FNS-1000 NA S Serv er Cong ratulati ons on the purch ase of Lev elOne F NS-1000, S oho NA S Server. The N AS in serts Gigaby tes of storage space in to your n etw ork w ithou t the cost, space, an d main tenance h assles of a full- fl edg ed file server.
Getting Familiar w ith y our NAS LEDs LED Function Ready • ON – Normal operation. • OFF – No pow er. • Blinki ng – T his LED blinki ng d uring st artup and shut down. Status • ON – This LED will be On during the Startup self-t est; it will tu rn Off on ce the self-t est is completed.
support F AT and NTFS f ile f ormat USB Ej ect Button Press and release to prepare the USB dev ice for rem oval. When the USB L ED starts blinking slow ly , it is safe to remove th e USB device. LAN connector Use thi s to conn ect the NA S to y our 10BaseT or 100BaseT hub.
Basic Inst allation & Setup The following section instructs y o u on how to physically connect the NAS to the netw or k, and how to configur e the N AS for b asic o per atio n in your W indo ws environment. E verything you ne e d to do t o get your NAS up a nd running i s c over ed he re.
USB Devices You can insert either USB HDD or USB Memory Disk (Flash Memory Disk) to USB port at any tim e. Once the “ USB” LED on the f r ont panel comes on and stay s on, the USB device is available f o r use. For USB HDD, the NAS can recognize FA T and NTFS file format.
Configuri ng Your NA S Now that every thing is con nected and powered on , you are ready to con figu re your NA S so that it is acces- sible t o the user s on your ne twork. • This procedu re only needs to be done ONC E, by th e NAS S erver's Adm inistrator.
Fixed IP Addr e ss This option is recommended. If th is option is used, the IP address or the NAS w ill never change. You n eed to enter the follow ing data. • IP address - The utility will suggest a unused IP add r ess within the ad dre ss range use d o n your LAN.
Client PC Setup Overv iew Supporte d versi ons of Windows are: • Win dow s 98SE/ME/2000/XP The following items need to be checked or con figu r ed: • Net w ork L ogon (Wi ndow s 95/98/ME only ) • Locati ng t he NAS on your LAN. • Mapping to the NAS Serv er's storage.
Netw ork Logon (Wi ndow s 98SE/M E onl y ) If us ing Window s 98SE, or Window s ME, you mu st Logon t o the Netw ork correctly in order to use th e FNS- 1000. To chec k your Ne twork Lo go n, fo llo wing this p ro ced ure: 1. Chec k your Wind ow logo n using Start - Setti ngs - Control Panel - N etwor k .
Using the NA S Server's Storage To use the NAS Serv er's s torage, y ou shou ld " Map" a drive letter to each folder on the NA S folder w hich you w ish to access. The " Network Drive" will th en be available to all Windows program s.
Notes: When y ou try to access a f o lder, you m ay be prom pted for a passw ord, as show n below: Network Resource Password Dialog • If your Wind ows logo n na me is the same as your user name on the NA S, but the pass words are dif fer- ent, y ou can enter y our NAS passw ord here.
Tips for Storing Data on the NA S • Change your Wi nd ows logon so it matche s t he user na me & p a ssword assi gne d to you o n the NAS. This will allow you to login only once. • You can "m ap" multiple folders to drive letters on your PC, as described above.
Using the NA S Server’s Printer 1. Find out w hat printer is connected to the printer port on the NAS. 2. Use Ne twork N eighborhood (or My Network Places ) to locate the NA S, as show n in Netw o r k Br o wse earlier. 3. Double-click the NA S icon.
Using the Web Fil e Shar i ng You can access and download f iles on the NAS u sing y our Web Browser, ev en from non-Window s plat- forms. To access data stored on the NA S using y o ur Web Br owser: 1. Start you r WEB browser. 2. In the A ddress box, enter "HT TP ://" and the NAS Server' s IP Address.
1. Start you r WEB browser. 2. In th e Address or Loca tion box, enter "HT TP ://" and the NAS Server' s IP Address. If usin g the defau lt IP address: HTTP://192.
Administration Overv iew This Chapter describes usin g the Web-bas ed Adm inistration interf ace. For details on using the Window s utility, see th e Basic Insta llation & Setup Cha pter. The Web-based A dministrative Interface To estab lish a connection from y o ur P C to the NAS Server: 1.
Password Di alog 5. Enter admin for the nam e, and leave the pass w ord blank. • To gain access, y o u must en ter the User Nam e and Password of a user in the "Adm inistrators" User Group. • By default, th e only u ser in the "Adm inistrators" User Group is "ad min".
Users Screen This is the firs t screen that appears after selecting "A dmin istration". T his screen allows y o u to man age the Users wh ich exist on the NAS Server. • The "gues t," and "admin " users are pre- defin ed, and cann o t be deleted.
If changi ng an exist i ng user: • The checkbox has no eff ect - it w ill neither create nor delete. T his option is only available wh en creating a new user. • How ever, y ou can m ove the user's private folder to an other disk (if insta lled ) b y cha ngi ng t he loc atio n, and saving the change.
To modify the properties for an exi st i ng User: • Select the desired user f rom the list. Their details w ill be displayed in the "User Prop e rties" fields. • Edit the "User Properties" fields as required. Note that y o u cannot chan ge the "Create m atching Share and Fo lde r " o pti o n when modifying a user .
Status Screen Status Screen System System Nam e The current nam e. T his nam e will be sh own in "Network Neighborh ood" or "My Netw ork Places" IP Address IP Address cu rrently used by the NAS Server. Current Status Indicates the curren t status of the Serv er.
Buttons Shutdow n No w Shutdown the Server im mediately. This w ill break all existing conne c tions, includ ing ad ministr atio n UI. Clicking t hi s b utto n d oe s N OT sa ve any dat a you have ent ered . Restart Now Restart (reboot) the Serv er. This w ill break all existin g connections, inclu ding UI.
LA N Screen This screen allows y ou to set the IP Address and related information required for TCP/IP networks . LAN (TCP/IP) Screen IP A d dress Obtain IP Address autom atically (DHCP Client) Do NO T sel e ct this unl e ss you have a D H CP Ser ver o n your LA N.
Sy stem Screen System Screen Identificat ion Name If y ou w ish, you can change th e name of the NA S Server. Note that punctu ation and other special characters (e.g. * / | ) can not be used in th e nam e. C o mme nt Enter a comm ent if you w ish (e.
Printer Nam e Enter the nam e of the printer. Windows users w ill see this name w hen they browse th e netw ork. Location Languag e Support Select the la ngua ge used b y computer s on your LAN. If multiple languages a re use d , sele ct the most c ommon.
Enable UPnP Support If enabled, the NAS will broadcast its availability. On sy stems w hich support U PnP (e.g. Window s ME, XP), an icon for the NAS w ill b e automatically generated. Port Num ber.. This port num ber is used for HTTP (Web Browser) con nections to this Server.
A dvanced M enu Groups Screen This screen allows y ou to manage the User Groups w hich exist on the NA S Server. Groups Screen New Group Use this area to create a n ew group. Existing Groups This shows the list of all Groups. Two grou ps - "everyon e" and "admi nistrat ors" - alw ays ex ist.
A ccess Rights Screen This screen allow s you to vi ew and m odify the Groups wh ich can access this Sh are. Note: The adminis trators group AL WAYS has R ead/W rite (R/W) access to A LL s hares. Groups Access Rights Screen Data Group Name The nam e of the Group bei ng m odified is s hown abov e the 2 lists of shares.
Group Members This screen allow s you to ch eck which users are mem bers of the grou p, and to add or revoke m embersh ip of this group. Note: The "everyone" Group A LWAYS contains all u sers.
Shares Screen This screen allows y ou to manage the Sh ares which exist on th e NAS Server. A " Share" is a folder (direc- tory) on the NAS Serv er which a Us er Group can access . • Only the NAS Server Adm inistrators can create Sh ares .
Delete Click this Button to Delete the selected Share. Deleting a Share does NOT delete its folder o r any data. The folder and its data is still accessible by the "administrators" grou p.
Share A ccess The screen is display ed when y ou click the “A ccess” button on the Shares screen. It allows you to deter- min e which us ers can access the selected sh are. Share Access Rights Data Share Name The nam e of the Group bei ng m odified is s hown abov e the 2 lists of shares.
Backup Screen Backup Screen Config Backup This facility allow s you to Backup (Down lo a d ) and Restore (Upload) the NAS Server's conf iguration file. The configuration file cont ains all netw ork information, as w ell as the User, Group, and Share information.
Add New Job From this screen, y ou can add new backup jobs, w hich be display ed on the Backu p screen. Define Backup Job Screen Follow the gu idelines below w hen adding job s Define Backup J ob Name T he backu p job’s na me m ust be com posed of alphan um eric sym bols not exceeding 15 characters in len gth.
Share Folder Enter the nam e of share folder. Depending on the direction of th e backup, this is either the sh are to be backed up, or the destination for the backed- up data Access the folder require.
Disk Screen This screen allow s you perf orm v arious Disk Operations on the USB Disk . (No operations can be per- form ed on a Flash Driv e.) • Prepare Disk - use this after installing a new disk. The disk w ill be partitioned and quick-formatted. Any data on the disk will be lost! • S.
• N/A No disk is available. • No Scan perform ed No Scandisk has been perform ed recently on this drive. • Scandisk in progress Scan disk operat ion is i n progres s.
Upgrade Screen The Upgrade facility allow s you to upgrade the NAS Server' s software. You need to obtain the u pgrade file from your dealer or su pplier. Note that the NAS Server is unav a ilable during the upgrade pro cess, and a ll co nnections will be lo st, including the one used to start the u pgrade.
NAS vi a the Internet Overv iew If y o ur LAN is conn ected to the Intern et, typically by a Broadband Gatew ay/Router an d Broadband modem , you can mak e the NAS available via the In ternet. Features av ailable to Internet us ers include: • Usi ng a Web brow ser to view and dow nload files .
Using y our Web Br ow ser from the I nter net This is identical to using y o ur Web browser from th e LAN. See Using the We b File Shari ng for details. But rem em ber: • You must use the Internet IP address to connect to th e NAS, NOT the LA N IP address.
Remote Management Connection via y o ur Web browser from the Internet is the s ame as connectin g via th e LAN. But rem em ber: • You must use the Internet IP address to connect to th e NAS, NOT the LA N IP address.
T roubleshooting This chapter lists some comm on pr o blems, and the solution to them . Problem 1: T he FNS-1000 Utility doesn't list any NAS Servers. Solution 1: Check the follow ing: • The NAS is installed, LAN connections are OK, and it is pow ered ON and startup is complete.
• You do NOT have access perm ission for th is share. Ask the NAS A d ministrator to gran t you acces s. Note : Windows uses the C o mputer name , as sh ow n on C ontrol Panel - N etwork - Identification , as the default Logon Name .
Appendix A - Licenses Overv iew Many softw are co mponen ts are covered by the GNU GPL (Gen eral Public License). Som e are co vered by the BSD Licens e. • The followi ng table provides details of the various components. • The tex t of both Licen ses is below.
util-linux GPL vix ie-cron Distribu table XFS patch GPL xfsdump GP L xfspro gs GP L xinetd Distri butab le BSD License BSD Licen se Inf ormation Copy right (c) 2002.
Free Softw are Foundation softw are is covered b y the GNU Library Gen eral Public License instead.) You can apply it to your prog rams, too. When w e speak of free soft w are, w e are referring to freedom , not price.
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Se non hai ancora comprato il LevelOne FNS-1000 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 LevelOne FNS-1000 - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso LevelOne FNS-1000 imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul LevelOne FNS-1000 ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il LevelOne FNS-1000, 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 LevelOne FNS-1000.
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