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1. 4 Enter a name for the NDAS device Click Next NDAS Device Registration Wizard SDAS Device Name Specify the name For the MODAS device Please choose a name For the NDAS device This name will be used to identify the NEDAS device in your system only The name can be up to 30 characters long Please enter the name Click Next when you Finish IOCELL Networks Corp NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 5 Add your NDAS device ID and Write Key The Write Key is needed to write to your NDAS device Once entered click Next to continue Note NDAS device ID and Write Key does not contain the letter O Please use the number 0 for all letter Os If your NDAS device ID and Key are not typed in correctly The Next button will not be selectable NDAS Device Registration Wizard NDAS device ID Enter the MNDAS device ID to register To register the NDAS device please enter the NDAS device ID The ID and Write Key are located on the bottom of the MDAS device NDAS device ID is composed of 20 characters Please enter the NDAS device ID Write Key is needed For Read Write mode It is composed of 5 characters Please enter the Write Key Optional Click Next when you Finish IF the NDAS device ID and or the Write Key is invalid Next will not be enabled Cancel HDAS Device Registration Wizard Mount NDAS Device Do you want bo mount this W045 device now Registration is Finished s
2. IOCELL Networks Corp NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS New Partition Wizard e x S Assign Drive Letter or Path For easier access You can assign a drive letter or drive path to your partition f Assign the following drive letter Mount in the following empty NTFS folder E Browse Do not assign a drive letter or drive path Back Cancel 7 Format Partition New Partition Wizard 7 Format Partition To store data on this partition you must Format it first xl S Choose whether you want to format this partition and if so what settings you want to Use Do not format this partition f Format this partition with the following settings File system NTFS Allocation unit size Defaut Volume label New Wolume M Perform a quick format Enable file and folder compression z Back Cancel e Select Format this partition with the following Settings e File System NTFS IOCELL Networks Corp NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS e Allocation unit size Default e Volume Name Enter a name for the disk e Select Perform a quick format Recommended e Click next 8 Partitioning is finished Click Finish New Partition Wizard xX Completing the New Partition Wizard Tou have successfully completed the New Partition Wizard Tou selected the following settings Partition type Prima
3. A A A a A AA 32 819 RODIace DIVE tral di a O OEE OONO 32 Ska REDAC RADD toi aiii 32 E A A a a a eE 33 816 REMOVE Spare Dist E A a Peac Seiaasa eed 33 82 Using Mirrored NDAS de Vic al 34 8 2 1 Upgrading the driver without braking the Mirrored NDAS device ccccccooccocccooccnncnno 34 8 2 2 Using bound NDAS device among different driver versions ccccoooncnccccccnnnccconcnncononoss 34 9 Formatting NDAS device e ooccccooncncccccnnnccnnncncnnnnnnnonnnnononnnnncnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnrnnnnnnrrnnnnnnnerenannnennnnns 35 OA MAZES NDAS GCVICE dd ae aaa 35 92 Fanton NDAS GeViCe ie a a E E e ih 36 9 3 Format NDAS device Through My Computer occcccnnncccncccnncccnnnnnnancnnnnnnnnnnnonnnnnnnnncnnnnnnnnnnnannninennos 36 10 Uninstall lt A AA A AAA AS 39 11 NDAS Command Line Utility eoooooocoocnnnnccccnoncconononononononononncnnnnonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnenonnnnenenannnennnnannenenananes 40 12 FAO a E late eae 41 13 Regulatory Statement coooocccccccnncnonononononononnnnnnnnnnnnnnncnnnnnnnnnnn nn nnnn nn nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnrnnnnnnrrnnnnnnennrnnnnnnernnannnennanns 47 14 Product Warranty A e dani 48 14 Additional Information And ASSISTancCe lt lt ci cinc airis 51 IOCELL Networks Corp NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 1 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the NetDISK Note From this point forward NDAS device will be used as the same meaning
4. RAID will be in degraded mode during desynchronizing Irreconcilable state When each member of Mirror RAID1 is used in degraded mode independently the data on the devices may have different copy data Because both copies may be valid data it can not be resolved automatically A user needs to solve this case by replacing one of the disks or unbind Resynchronization When using Mirror RAID1 same data is written to each member device But when one of the devices was unavailable or a device is added later to the bind two devices don t have same copy of data So Mirror RAID1 system need to copy data from one device to another and this process is called resynchronization Out of sync The member of Mirror RAID1 is not identical to another member and may have not valid data IOCELL Networks Corp NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 8 Formatting NDAS device 8 1 Initialize NDAS device 1 Right click My Computer and select Manage 2 Computer Management window will appear Click Disk Management under Storage 3 Computer Management window will list all the disks in the computer C Computer Management ol x mj File Action View Window Help gt Ame Computer Management Local volume Layout Type File System status Capacity Free Space I System Tools E C Partition Basic NTFS Healthy System 3 99GB 1 94 G6 RET Event viewer He Shared Folders I Local Us
5. To Format the disk click OK To quit click CARCEL conc 5 Click on OK once the format has completed x a 1 Format Complete IOCELL Networks Corp NetDISK User Manual 9 Uninstall Before you can uninstall a NDAS device you must close all applications using the NDAS device NDAS Disk Management NDAS Bind Management Windows Explorer and Internet Explorer must also be closed Close NDAS Disk Management by selecting Exit E NetDisk 1 j E NetDisk 2 d E NetDisk 3 Register a Mew Device Refresh Status About Options Exit Uninstall NDAS device Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS e Goto Start gt Programs gt NDAS Software gt Uninstall NDAS Software e Windows Installer will appear Click Yes if you want to continue Otherwise click No Windows Installer x Are you sure you want to uninstall this product wo NDAS Software 3 10 1209 Ex There are mounted NDAS drives in the system Please unmount them first to continue installation ney tae IOCELL Networks Corp NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS Note A warning window may appear if any of the NDAS devices is still in mounted state Click Cancel and dismount the NDAS devices e Restart the PC once uninstalls is finished IOCELL Networks Corp NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 10 NDAS Command Line Utility Included with the 3 11 Driver is an
6. misuse faulty installation lack of reasonable care repair or service in any way that is not contemplated in the documentation for the product or if the model or serial number has been altered tempered with defaced or removed Initial installation installation and removal of the product for repair and shipping costs Operational adjustments covered in the operating manual for the product and normal maintenance Damage that occurs in shipment IOCELL Networks Corp NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS failures due to power surge and cosmetic damage and Any hardware software firmware or other products or services provided by anyone other than IOCELL Networks Disclaimer of Other Warranties EXCEPT FOR THE 1 YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY SPECIFIED HEREIN THE PRODUCT IS PROVIDED AS IS WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON INFRINGEMENT IF ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY CANNOT BE DISCLAIMED IN ANY TERRITORY WHERE A PRODUCT IS SOLD THE DURATION OF SUCH IMPLIED WARRANTY SHALL BE LIMITED TO NINETY 90 DAYS EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY COVERED UNDER THE LIMITED WARRANTY PROVIDED HEREIN THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY SELECTION AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PRODUCT IS WITH THE PURCHASER OF THE PRODUCT Limitation of Liability TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW IOCELL NETWORKS IS NOT LIABLE UNDER ANY CONTRACT NEGLIGENCE STRICT LIABILITY OR
7. Bind Management E E File Tool Help e e Bind NA Unbind 9 Refresh Mame Capacity Status RAID status Comment yf Mirrored Disk RAID 1 3 96 G6 Ready Healthy Sy NDAS Device 1 Unbind BPGYS LITSRC B55S6 e00ee TTB Ready gy NDAS Device 5 Add Spare Disk af o4voG pocdn Gsers eeees 27 9B Ready g NDAS Device 7 OWCS4 NERNY R7TSA seeee 07 NDAS Device 6 7343K DDP46 AJ64C eeeee A z NDAS Device 4 Offline S5SHH5 011 KP2 ULGIO 0 a s s a my NDAS Device 3 offline E S7ECC KCIARS MGLCZ 400008 152 6666 Ready 76 33 668 Ready Adds a spare disk to the Faulk tolerant RAID disk group IOCELL Networks Corp NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS i NDAS Bind Management E meg Fie Tool Help i h E Bind i Unbind 9 Refresh Capacity Status RAID status Comment 3 9666 Ready Healthy yg NDAS Device 1 Sf SPGYS UTSBC 055S6 eeeee OO Ready T ANDAS Device 5 3 99GB Read GF 047QG POC40 GSEFS eeewe a T ANDAS Device 2 ae T OCSA YERNY RFTEA seses 152 66 GE Ready Spare disk This disk will be used as 9 SDAS Device 6 IT 730 3K DDP48 AJ6AC eeeee 76 33 GB Ready gy NADAS Device 4 aine a 6SHHE LIKP2 ULGI0 eeeee g NDAS Device 3 Offline SV ECC KLINS MGLC2 eeee8 Reset bind information Bind information is stored on the disk And it can be corrupted or may not be valid for some reason such as replaced disk and disk IO error You can use Reset bind information menu to re
8. E NDAS Device 1 O NDAS Device 2 E NDAS Device 3 LJ ANDAS Device 4 6 NDAS Device 5 Register a New Device Dismount All Refresh Status About MODAS Software Options Exit Click the NDAS device Management Miocated on the system tray All registered NDAS device s will be displayed on the NDAS device Management Menu e When you click on the icon Lists all NDAS devices that are registered e Register a New Device Registers a NDAS device to your computer e Refresh Status Updates status of your NDAS device e About Displays NDAS software version information e Check for Updates Checks IOCELL Networks website for updated drivers e Options Can customize NDAS device Management features and error messages dialogs e Exit Exits NDAS device Management NDAS device Management can be restored by selecting Programs gt NDAS Software gt NDAS device Management at start menu IOCELL Networks Corp NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 6 NDAS device Functions 6 1 NDAS device Management Click NDAS device Management and place the cursor on a NDAS device to view its functions Below is a list of the NDAS device Modes and related functions Note The Yellow box is there to show the current mode status of your NDAS device It cannot be selected For more information please see the section on page 20 A NDAS device mounted in Read Write Mode Mounted RW IEA Dismount E NDAS Dev
9. E NDAS Device 3 j Online ENDAS Device 4 k Mount Read only 9 NDAS Device 5 MAUTE REAG ME Register a Mew Device Deregister Dismount All Refresh Status Properties f T About NOAS Sofware Options Exit Online The current state of the NDAS device Mount Read only NDAS device can be mounted into Read Only Mode Mount Read Write NDAS device can be mounted into Read Write Mode Deregister Enables users to un register NDAS device Properties Displays properties of the NDAS device IOCELL Networks Corp NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS E NDAS device mounted in Read Write Mode E NDAS Device 1 A NAS Device 2 E NDAS Device 3 O NDAS Device 4 Deactivated ee Register a New Device Deregister Dismount All Properties Refresh Status About O45 Software Options Exit Deactivated The current state of the NDAS device Activate Enables NDAS device to be activated into Connected Mode Once activated NDAS device will be indicated by white colored box Deregister Enables users to un register NDAS device Properties Displays properties of the NDAS device 6 2 Changing from Read Write Mode to Read Only Mode 1 Click NDAS device Management Mand select the NDAS device you want to change from Read Write to Read Only 2 Select Dismount Mounted RW Dismount Register a New Device Properties Bismount All Refresh Status About
10. If problems still persist please try uninstalling the Firewall Antivirus software and reinstall NDAS software Also try updating your NIC drivers to the latest available from the manufacturer 16 keep getting Autoplay when plug in NDAS device Open My Computer and go to Tools menu at the top Click on Folder Options Click on the View tab and go to Advanced Seitings Make sure to check the box next to the entry Hide extensions for known file types Then create a blank text file in the root directory of your NDAS device and name it autorun inf Place this in the root directory of your NDAS device drive letter in My Computer SP2 users will have to use a utility called TweakUl from PowerToy free to download to disable the Autoplay feature 17 Why can t my computer go into hibernation or standby You must have customer select the Allow suspend hibernation box from the Options menu in NDAS device Management IOCELL Networks Corp NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 18 have clicked on the NDAS device Management on my desktop and nothing happens The icon on the desktop is only used to launch our icon into the system tray if for some reason it is not already there The icon in the system tray is used for Mounting Dismounting Adding Removing Devices and switching modes for Read Write on NDAS device 19 When I try to copy something to my NDAS device why does the following show up can not copy NDAS de
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12. NOAS Software Options Exit 3 A warning will appear Click Yes HDAS Device Management Are you sure you want to dismount the NDAS device The dismounting may Fail iF applications are accessing the NDAS device Jin the future do not show me this dialog box IOCELL Networks Corp NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 4 Click NDAS device Management 4 The status icon is now changed to white Select Mount Read only Mount Read only Register a Mew Device Mount Reads Write Deregister Refresh Status Properties About DAS Software Options Exit 5 The White Square will change to a Green Square indicating Read Only Mode Mounted RO Lismont Register a New Device Properties Dismoune All Refresh Status About DAS Software Options Exit 6 3 Changing from Read Only Mode to Read Write Mode 1 Click NDAS device Management e and select the NDAS device you want to change from Read Only to Read Write 2 Select Dismount Dismount Register a New Device Properties Dismount All Refresh Status About WO45 Software Options Exit 3 A warning will appear Click Yes HDAS Device Management Po i Are you sure you want to dismount the NDAS device The dismounting may Fail iF applications are accessing the NDAS device In the future do not show me this dialog box IOCELL Networks Corp NetDISK User Manual Network D
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14. RAID status Comment i Need resynchronizin J Mirrored Disk RAID 1 76 33 GB Inuse 4 in HA e Res nchronizing will be started when RAID is mounted in Read Write mode File Tool Help TD NADAS Device 1 76 33GB I SPGVS LITS8C S5556 enees fener Ta NDAS Device 2 OUCSA YERNV ATTSA 0 152 66 GE In use Out of sync Data of this disk is out of sync with another RAID member s data gy NDAS Device 5 3 99 G6 Read I D4YOG POC4O GS6FS em n ene Ta NADAS Device 4 149 04 GB Read EJ 68HH8 U1KP2 LILGIO e Bany Sg NDAS Device 6 T 733K DDP48 AJ6AC e 76 33 GB Ready TG SDAS Device 3 Offline S7ETC KCJNS MGLTZ E kat IOCELL Networks Corp NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 7 5 Creating new bind Warning All data on the disks will be deleted once bind is completed Some versions of MS Windows operation system do not recognize storage larger than 2TB 2048 Giga bytes If you want to use a single large volume you need to use Windows 2003 server SP1 Windows XP x64 edition Windows Vista or later 1 Click Bind icon on the toolbar to start NDAS Bind Wizard Select a bind type and the number of disks to use HDAS Bind Wizard Select Bind Type Tou can select the bind type Select the bind type you want to create O Aggregation Mirror RAID 1 2 Stripe RAID 0 Number of disks E Description 4 striped disk RAID O stores data in stipes on two or mor
15. file system but also supports FAT32 It is up to you to choose the appropriate one 2 My NDAS device shows up as a Black dot when used with USB When used with USB mode the software is not needed therefore you will see a black dot disconnected in the system tray as that is an indicator for NDAS Ethernet mode IOCELL Networks Corp NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 12 Regularoty Statements United States FCC FC The computer equipment described in this manual generates and uses radio frequency RF energy If the equipment is not installed and operated in strict accordance with the manufacturer s instructions interference to radio and television reception might result This equipment complies with Part 15 of the FOC Rules Operation is subject to the following conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Part 15 Class B of the FCC Rules is designed to provide reasonable protection against radio and television interference in a residential installation Although the equipment has been tested and found to comply with the allowed RF emission limits as specified in the above cited Rules there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation Interference can be determined by turning the equipment off and on while monitoring radio or televisio
16. information to export the Save in E My Documents registration data A O GomPlayer Device ID 2 Amy Music a My Recent My Network Monitor PMM4A OSMSU JEFA a Documents 2 My Pictures ES My videos write Key Y my Virtual Machines Desktop Do not export the Write Key Description CS My Documents My Computer File name INDAS Device 1 My Network Save as type NDAS Registration Files ndas Once complete the exported ID will appear as to add the exported information to your NDAS software simply double click on the saved icon Import Registration ES Import Registration Select WO45 Devices to register Select WO45 Devices to register Status Mame Status NDAS Device 1 Jew C NDAS Device 1 Registered Description Description Device ID PhM44 05MeU 2 lt IFF4 Device ID PMM44 05MeU JFF4 write Key Present write Key Present IOCELL Networks Corp NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 7 NDAS Bind Management 7 1 About NDAS Bind Multiple NDAS devices can be used as if they are a single disk This is called a NDAS bind and it can be created and managed by NDAS Bind Management tool You can bind multiple NDAS devices for more capacity per volume more performance or protection from hard disk failures NDAS support three bind types Aggregation Stripe RAIDO and Mirror RAID1 A Aggregation also called spanned disk or JBOD Allows any n
17. of NetDISK unless otherwise noted Network storage via Ethernet made possible through NDAS technology 1 1 User Manual This User Manual is intended to help you install NDAS device quickly and easily onto your Personal Computer or Ethernet Network and begin using it immediately 1 2 Package Contents The following items are included in the NDAS device packages items varies with model e NDAS device Picture varies with model 251UN 351UNE 352ND e Software Installation CD e Ethernet Cable USB Cable ami E y a Ethernet Cable USB Cable e Power Adapter and Power Cord NetDISK 251UN NetDISK 351UE 351UNE 352ND IOCELL Networks Corp NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 1 3 System Requirements Supported Operating Systems Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Vista Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Required Hardware Note 233 MHz Pentium or higher 64 MB RAM 128 MB recommended USB 1 1 Port USB 2 0 recommended CD ROM drive for installation 100Base T full duplex switch for NDAS mode Gigabit Ethernet switch and gigabit Ethernet network card mode are recommended for NDAS device Giga NDAS devices cannot be used with any type of Hub 1 4 NDAS device Setup Overview IOCELL No computer host needed for LANs NetDISK Router Laptop PC Windows IOC
18. of applications It is ideal for all users that cannot afford NAS systems such as small to medium businesses SOHO Small Office Home Office workgroups departments schools and public institutions NDAS technology s convenience and low cost provides the best storage solution for home office networking e Use as storage for Personal Computer and Home Networking storing and sharing files backup archiving etc e Expanding storage requirements e Business primary or secondary network storage e Public institution s storage for data archives disclosed data backups and data conservation e Multimedia storage device MP3s Digital Photos Digital Video e Multi platform networking Simultaneous read only use from Macintosh and Windows e Non PC Non Computing applications security CCTV technograph recording MRI entertainment How is NDAS different from NAS or SAN NDAS is a better alternative to NAS or SAN NDAS is much more cost effective efficient and easy to use It is for users looking for lower costs and storage associated with backup archiving Although both NDAS and NAS are storage devices that are implemented over a network NDAS takes up less space than NAS or SAN products NDAS utilizes NDAS technology allowing it to connect the hard disk directly to a network without a server In NAS the hard disk must be connected to a storage server which must also be connected to the network For NDAS mode do n
19. revision or changes IOCELL Networks provides this publication as is without warranty of any kind either expressed or implied including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose Product Warranty Please see Chapter 14 for complete product warranty coverage IOCELL Networks Corp NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS Table of Contents 1 INTEOCUCTON 2 A A A A A E A T 4 IE User Wana aia O E 4 ke A dete cena ee eae pecans taal Sete ceed neuen nace eects are ceehtatee 4 3 SYSTEM hequitemenis assi dla da 5 1 4 NDAS device Setup OvVervieW ococcccoccncnnnccconnnccnnononnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnrnnnnnrnrnnnnnnnnrnnnrnrorrnnaannrrnnnnnnnnnnnnas 5 2 C ble Installation nena di a da 6 Za ONDAS MOS a dad Dd eE eet aes 6 22 So A escent EE Aa secu E OEE ER 7 3 NDAS Software Installation ceesre uii a cee esses es aw ee decd eeeeae naaa 8 3 1 For Windows AP and Windows 2000 asian das ti netas 8 4 NDAS device Registration oooccoooccncccononncccnnononcnonononononnnnonnnnnenonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennnnnnnnnnnnnnnenenananennnnns 11 4 1 Add Register a New NDAS device Using The Registration Wizard oooccccnccconnncnncnnnnnnonnnns 11 4225 Found New Hardware Wizard siria lia dd ai A ad 13 do Umo NDAS Ae Cena a NET 14 EL Shana INDAS UEVICS ii liada 15 5 Introduction To NDAS device Manager A A a A A A A vei 16 Bal INDAS d VICSOtaluS
20. technical support please have the following information available Product Name Model Serial Number Software Version How to Contact IOCELL Networks Tel 1 510 683 9700 Fax 1 510 683 9720 Email support for North America support iocellnetworks com Technical Support on the Internet For the latest information on NDAS device visit our website at http www iocellnetworks com IOCELL Networks Corp
21. 2 IOCELL Networks Corp NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 8 2 Partition NDAS device 1 From the Computer Management window find the NDAS device you want to format 2 Right click and select New Partition Disk 1 Basic 140 04 Gb 145 04 GB Online Unallocated Mew Partition BM Unallocated Bl Primary partition Properties Help 3 New Partition Wizard Click next New Partition Wizard i x 9 Select Partition Type There are three types of partitions primary extended and logical Select the partition you want to create f Primary partition Extended partition f Logical drive Description primary partition le a volume you create using free space on a basic disk Windows and other operating systems can start from a primary partition ou can create up to four primary partitions or three primary partitions and an extended partition 4 Select Partition Type e Select Primary partition e Click Next 5 Specify Partition Size e Click Next IOCELL Networks Corp NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS Mew Partition Wizard Specify Partition Size Choose a partition size that is between the maximum and minimum sizes NOTE The partition size is automatically set Do not change the size 6 Assign Drive Letter or Path e Select Assign the following driver letter e Choose a letter for the drive from list e Click Next
22. 72 50 GB ES SEPA 1E SA 653 5 600 a a 5H NDAS Device 6 a 64554 TPFOZ JITyS seeee Replace the selected device in RAID with another one Fe IOCELL Networks Corp NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS Use as a RAID member In some case a member of Mirror RAID1 bind can be configured as a non active member or member of another bind You can use Use as a RAID member menu to use it as a member device again For example you can use this menu when the spare disk is used When Mirror RAID1 with spare disk has lost connection to a member disk and the spare disk is used lost member is marked as replaced by spare disk And the device will not be used as a active member until the user select it to use as RAID member using Use as a RAID member menu NDAS Bind Management E El El File Tool Help Esa a Bind 9 Refresh Mame Capacity Status RATO status Comment 3 sy Mirrored Disk RAID 1 3 96 06 Won mountable Spare used After spar F NDAS Device 1 Pe This disk s BV E aT 0 GE Ready Replaced by spare penlace T Replace Device gy ANDAS Device 5 ES O4 0G POC40 GS6FS eeeee 7 98 Ready DEEE yg NADAS Device 2 af syCs4 NERNY RITSi eeeee Dee SB Ready configure RAID without this disk g NDAS Device 6 Convert to a basic disk F 7303K DDP48 A 6AC oseee 76 33 GB Ready 3 ANDAS Device 4 a 6SHHE LIKP2 ULGIO ee8ee lt mM Use this device as RAID member Offline IOCELL Networks
23. Corp NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS NDAS Bind Management E mfx File Tool Help Bind 9 Refresh Capacity Status RAID status Comment Meed resynchroni A Mirrored Disk RAID 1 3 96 GE Ready 30 in E Resynchre yg NDAS Device 1 zaf 6PG5 UTS8C 85556 eee088 I NDAS Device 5 O47Q6 P0C40 G56F5 eeae8 NDAS Device Z OVCS4 SERNY RYTSO eee 0 ONDAS Device 6 7 oO3K DDP43 46570 eaee0 A y SDAS Device 4 ofie oa 6SHHE LILKP2 LILGI0 eeee0e 76 33 GB Ready Spare disk This disk 1 3 99 G6 Ready 152 66 GBE Ready Cut ofr sync Data of th 76 33 GB Ready Clear Defective Mark lf any bad sectors are detected while accessing Mirror RAID1 bind the device with bad sectors will be marked as defective disk In most case it is recommended to replace the disk But if you want to continue to use the disk you can just clear the defective mark to retry Configure RAID without this disk If Mirror RAID1 has a spare disk you can remove one member disk using Configure RAID without this disk This operation can be useful if you want to remove a defective member or want to remove a spare disk IOCELL Networks Corp NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS Y NDAS Bind Management Seles Fie Tool Help Bind 4 Unbind ce Refresh Name Capacity Status RATO status Comment Y Mirrored Disk RAID 1 75 94 G6 Ready Healthy 29 SDAS Device Z I HT CRS HT 4E PNSHE ee
24. ELL Networks Corp NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 2 Cable Installation Do not connect USB cable and Ethernet cable at the same time 2 1 NDAS Mode Note NDAS software does need to be installed on each computer in order to use in NDAS Ethernet mode 1 If your NDAS device has dip switches on the rear panel flip both dip switches down 2 Connect the included Ethernet cable from the Ethernet port on NDAS device to a switch 100 Base T Wireless users Connect NDAS device to your wireless router or access point with included Ethernet cable 3 Make sure the power connector is firmly attached to the NDAS device and connect the power adapter to a power source 4 If your NDAS device has an On Off switch press the On Off Switch to ON position 2 2 USB Mode Note NDAS software does not need to be installed to use in USB mode 1 If your NDAS device has dip switches on the rear panel flip both dip switches up 2 Connect the included USB cable from USB port on NDAS device to your PC s USB port 3 Make sure the power connector is connected firmly to the NDAS device and connect the power adaptor to a power source 4 If your NDAS device has an On Off switch press the On Off Switch to ON position IOCELL Networks Corp NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 3 NDAS Software Installation 3 1 Installing NDAS 3 3x software Installation of the NDAS software is simple
25. My Computer Drive letter and NDAS device name may vary between Personal Computers F My Computer E iB El File Edit View Favorites Tools Help ag e O P Search gt Folders Address ee Hard Disk Drives System Tasks View system lt a Local Disk C34 information Add or remove programs Change a setting Other Places Devices with Removable Storage a My Network Places G My Documents o DVD RW Drive Fr ma Shared Documents F E E ane Free Space 74 4 GB Total Size 74 5 GB p My Computer You can use NDAS device like a local drive on your PC e Drag and drop files to NDAS device e Copy and paste data to NDAS device e Make and delete folders e Share files and folders e Backup your data 4 4 Sharing NDAS device Once NDAS device is connected to your network it can be accessed from any computer on your LAN To share NDAS device the following must occur Windows 2000 XP 2003 Vista 2008 Environment e All computers and NDAS device must be on the same LAN e NDAS device must be connected via Ethernet or Wireless Router IOCELL Networks Corp NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS e To share Read and Write access all computers on the network using the NDAS device must have the NDAS driver version 3 3x installed e NDAS device must be registered onto each computer Warning e DO NOT perform disk operations format partition and chkdsk when multiple PCs have the NDAS moun
26. NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS User Manual for NetDISK Installation of NDAS Software Version 3 3x For Microsoft Windows Only Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows Server 2003 Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Windows Vista Windows Server 2008 1OCELL 251UN 351UNE 352ND IOCELL NETWORKS IOCELL Networks Corp NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS IOCELL Networks Corp 161 Whitney Place Fremont CA 94539 United States of America Software Release Statement User Manual for Microsoft Windows Software Version 3 3x released 2008 made in the U S A Trademark Statement NetDISK NDAS and IOCELL Networks are trademarks of IOCELL Networks Corp registered in the U S A and other countries All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners Copyright Statement Copyright 2008 IOCELL Networks Corp All rights reserved Reproduction translation transformation or adaptation in any manner without prior written permission of IOCELL Networks is strictly prohibited License Statement The software described in this document is furnished under a license agreement The software may be used only in accordance with the terms of the license agreement Warranty Statement IOCELL Networks reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes to the content hereof without the obligation of IOCELL Networks to notify any person of such
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28. Y S UTSAC 555560 6 9 0 76 336B Ready Sy NDAS Device 5 EJ min 3 99 GE 047 OG POC40 GS6F5 eeeee Striped Disk RAID 0 293 09 GB MDAS Device 2 T OW S4 SERNY RYTS pose ae ir MDAS Device 4 T BSHHB LIUKP2 ULG 24904 SB Ready F NDAS Device 6 F 73A3K DDP48 AJ6AC eeeee OTE SR Ready yg NADAS Device 3 offline SVECC KCINS MiGLl seeee 4 IOCELL Networks Corp NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 7 6 Using bound devices After binding you can mount the bind as a usual NDAS device But you need to format the devices to use To do so select any one of the Bound NDAS device and Mount Read Write Found New Hardware Wizard may appear Click NEXT and proceed in finishing the wizard And please format the new NDAS bind according to Chapter 9 Formatting NDAS devices Mount Read only LI OAS Device 2 Mount Reads yy rite E NO45 Device 3 H ONDAS Device 4 cli ONDAS Device 5 Properties ONDAS Device 6 b Register a Mew Device Refresh Status About DAS Software Options Exit In some cases Mount Read Write and Mount Read only menu can be disabled This means that the bind is not in mountable status You can check further information at Properties menu and NDAS Bind Management O NDAS Device 1 E HEAS Device 2 E NDAS Device 3 E NDAS Device 4 LI ANDAS Device 5 LI ANDAS Device 6 Mount Read yribe rr Y iF By Deregister Prope
29. and easy lf downloading software please unzip the driver and click on setup exe to begin installation If you are using the Installation CD insert the CD into your CD ROM drive and select Windows Driver 1 NDAS Install Wizard appear Click the Next button to continue to next step ier NDAS Software 3 30 1602 111607 Setup X Welcome to the Setup Wizard for NDAS Software 3 30 1602 r11607 setup will install NDAS Software 3 30 1602111607 on your computer To continue click Next WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties ier NDAS Software 3 30 1602 r11607 Setup License Agreement Please read the following license agreement carefully BY INSTALLING OR USING THIS SOFTWARE OR AUTHORIZING ANY OTHER PERSON TO DO S50 YOU ACCEPT THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT AND ARE BOUND BY ITS TERMS DEFINIMONS software Sofware means the computer programs templates and other information installed by this installation utility ee oe A UO eee at ti ee Fhe ae sane aa athe OI do not accept the terms in the license agreement IOCELL Networks Corp NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 3 Click the Install button to install drivers i NDAS Software 3 30 1602 111607 Setup Ready to Install the Program The wizard is ready to begin installation Click Install to begin the installation lf you want to review or change any of your installation settings click Back Click Ca
30. d software by looking on your computer on the hardware installation CD or on the Windows Update Web site with pour permission Read our privacy policy Can Windows connect to Windows Update to search hor software Yes this time only Ces now and every time connect a device Click Next to continue e It should automatically find the appropriate drivers for your NDAS device Found New Hardware Wizard This wizard helps pou install software for HDAS SCSI Controller IF your hardware came with an installation CD QE or floppy disk insert it now What do you want the wizard to do Install from a list or specific location Advanced Click Next to continue IOCELL Networks Corp NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 2 If the Windows Logo Testing message comes up click Yes or Continue Anyway to finish the installation Digital Signature Mot Found x The Microsoft digital signature affirme that software has been tested with Windows and that the software has nat been altered since it was tested The software you are about to install does not contain a Microsoft digital signature Therefore there is no guarantee that this software works correctly with Windows HOAS SCSI Controller IF you want to search for Microsoft digitally signed oftware visit the Windows Update Web site at http windowsupdate microsoft com to see if one is available Do you want to contin
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32. dows Start gt Programs gt NDAS Software gt NDAS Bind Management menu You can create remove and configure NDAS bind using this tool and you can also check current status of the bind from it You can operate NDAS devices or NDAS bind by selecting and clicking right mouse button 7 3 Before bind All NDAS devices to bind must be registered with write key and must be online status And they must not be mounted on any PCs including the PC which performs the bind operation Make sure that all NDAS devices to bind is in Ready status If the device is In use status check which PC has mounted the devices using Properties menu gt Hosts tab and dismount the device from the PC And press Refresh button or F5 key to refresh gt HDAS Bind Management Sel File Tool Help a e Bind 9 Refresh Mame Capacity Status RAID status Comment T NDAS Device 1 Ay a 76 33GB Ready E A a LT gy NDAS Device 5 O4 Q0 POL40 G56F5 eeee8 7 NDAS Device 4 3 99 GE Ready 149 04 5B Ready BOHHS 01 KP2 OLGIO 0 sees gy NDAS Device 2 OWICS4 XERNY R7TSA eeee8 152 66 6B Ready yg NDAS Device 6 0 FASE DOP45 0 764 0080 q x NDAS Device 3 offline S7ECL KCJNS MGLCZ 6 8 t aa 76 33 GB Ready IOCELL Networks Corp NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 7 4 Creating Mirror without destroying data Use Add Mirror menu to create a mirror RAID1 while keeping the contents of disk 1 Select NDAS device whic
33. e disks A striped disk gives You faster access to your data than a basic or aggregated volume 2 Select NDAS devices to use as bind members IOCELL Networks Corp NetDISK User Manual HDAS Bind Wizard Select Disk Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS ou can select the disks to be bound Avallable Selected Mame Capacity HDAS Dew 76 33 GB NDAS Dev 152 66 GB E NDAS Dev 149 04 GB HDAS Dew 76 33 GB Add gt Name Capacity Remove All Total number of disks required 2 Total disk size in gigabytes GB 298 09 GB Note The data on the disks will be deleted once binding i completed 3 Check the result HDAS Bind Wizard pages whether the bind operation is completed successfully Completing the Disk Bind Wizard You have successtully completed the Disk Bind Wizard You must first mount and then format the bound disks before using them The binding results are Followings Bind Type Striped Disk RAID O Disks selected NDAS Device 2 NDAS Device 4 Disks size 298 09 GB To close this wizard click Finish IOCELL Networks Corp NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS NDAS Bind Management Fil Tool Help Bind es Unbind 9 Refresh Pame Capacity Status RAID status Comment yg NADAS Device 1 T SP
34. eed drivers installed on each computer using NDAS device Yes the drivers need to be loaded on each computer that wants access to NDAS device However if you are using Windows Sharing only one computer will need the software installed Computer must be on as a Host computer The other computers will not need it IOCELL Networks Corp NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 11 2 Windows 2000 XP 1 lam having trouble using Multi write over wireless wired connection What do you recommend Try a wired connection for our 3 X drivers and compare how it works If you are using wireless with other computers we recommend enabling the hard wired computer first then the wireless computer Please make sure you are running the same NDAS software version on all computers When using wireless we also recommend 802 11g When using 802 11b we highly recommend hardwiring your computer when doing large file transfers because of the low bandwidth associated with 802 11b 2 How should format NDAS device We recommend formatting NDAS device via NDAS Ethernet mode If using NDAS device as a USB device only then it is OK to format via USB It is also recommended that you format NDAS device to NTFS if using Windows 2000 XP Our 3 X drivers are only supported on NTFS while 2 X drivers support FAT32 You can sure Disk Management Windows or Disk Utility MAC to do the format 3 How do I disconnect NDAS device We alwa
35. eee 76 336B Ready 149 04 GB ISA 72 60 65 Ready Spare disk This disk will AKSANA H 5 NDAS Device 1 7450 66 Read T MixS556 9MDYS UOQUL 0 i d a e cady gy NDAS Device 3 372 60 GE Read F SEWRY 1254 633N5 000 a ea cady y NADAS Device 6 OFFline 8 6455 4 TPFD2 JITV5 seeee NDAS Bind Management File Tool Help Bind e Refresh Mame Capacity Status RAID status Meed resynchroni Mirrored Disk RAID 1 3 96 66E Ready 0 in a 3 NDAS Device 1 IT SPGVS LITSGC BS5SG eeeee UGB Ready Out of sync Data of 3 NDAS Device 5 3 99 G6 Read T 04 YOG POC4O GS6FS sss A NDAS Device 7 152 66 GB Read GP OVCS4 ERNY RFTS4 seeee cady E NDAS Device 6 7343K DDP46 AJ6AC eenee 76 3366 Ready A z NDAS Device 4 Offline SSHHS 01 EP2 LILGIO 04 a A NDAS Device 3 Offline SECC IRNS MGLICA i i a ee lt en IOCELL Networks Corp NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 7 10 NDAS Bind Terms Degraded mode Even if one NDAS device fails while accessing Mirror RAID1 bind you can still access the data But redundancy is not available in this state and it is called degraded mode If another NDAS device fails in this mode Mirror RAID1 become unusable So you need to replace the defective device as soon as possible Spare disk A spare disk is automatically used when Mirror RAID1 enters degraded mode The spare disk will be used as active member of RAID Even if spare disk is used
36. ers and Groups H a Performance Logs and Alerts n Eh Device Manager es Storage ge Removable Storage a Disk Defragmenter Disk Management 4 el Services and Applications Disk 0 _ SS Basic LOA 3 99 GB 3 99 GB NTFS Online Healthy System lt Disk 1 Unknown 145 04 G6 145 04 GB Mot Initialized Unallocated gt A Unallocated BY Primary partition 4 Find the NDAS device you want to initialize Disk 1 Unknown 96 10 GB Not Initialized Initialize Disk Properties A Unallocated Help e The NDAS device is usually indicated by Not Initialized e Ifthe NDAS device is described as Basic or Healthy skip to Chapter 9 2 Partition NDAS device Otherwise go to next step 5 Initialize NDAS device IOCELL Networks Corp NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS Disk 1 O Unknown 96 10 GB Mot Initialized Initialize Disk Properties AM Unallocated Help e Right click on the Disk that pertains to your NDAS device and select Initialize Disk e Initialize Disk window will appear Select the NDAS device and click OK 6 NDAS device will be automatically initialized Online e Unknown Disk 1 becomes Basic Disk 1 Note It is VERY important that your NDAS device is listed as a Basic Disk and not a Dynamic one 7 Initialization is completed e Before NDAS device can be used it must be partitioned See Chapter 9
37. h you want to keep data and click right mouse button 2 Select Add Mirror menu and than select a device that you want to use as a mirrored disk Mount Read only LI NDAS Device 2 Mount Read write W NDAS Device 3 O NDAS Device 4 O NDAS Device 5 Properties O NDAS Device 6 Deregister r Fr Fr Ys Register a Mew Device Refresh Status About DAS Sofware Options Exit 3 Synchronizing process will be started once you have mounted the devices in read write mode But until devices are fully synchronized they will run in recovery mode In this mode you can access the contents but the access speed may be slow And mirror RAID1 cannot protect data against original disk s failures in this mode So it is recommended to wait until synchronization is completed before use Mount Read only ONDAS Device 2 Mount Read Write W NDAS Device 3 LI ANDAS Device 4 O ANDAS Device 5 Properties ONDAS Device 6 Deregister r Fr Fr FF F Register a Mew Device Refresh Status About NDAS Software Options Exit IOCELL Networks Corp NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 4 NDAS Device status x The RAID is now running in recovery mode Use W045 Bind Management tool For more information e HDAS Device 1 e HOAS Device 2 4 You can check the current progress of synchronization from NDAS Bind Management NDAS Bind Management 9 Refresh Capacity Status
38. heir list of programs to Allow IOCELL Networks Corp NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS with full access You can also try disabling your Antivirus software to see if that makes a difference Please also try power cycling your NDAS device and switch as well 7 Sometimes when transfer files to my NDAS device why is the speed so slow Try updating your Network Card s drivers to the latest from the manufacturer If you network card has the option of changing the transmit and receive buffers to both 128 in the card s properties in device manager please try doing that If you have an nForce chipset try updating your Nvidia nForce drivers to the latest Unified Drivers from Nvidia s website Please also make sure that you are using 100mb switch as well 8 I ve installed my NDAS device and it shows up as a Black Dot Note If you are using NDAS device via USB then no software installation is required therefore please ignore the Black Dot Please check to make sure of the following e A You are using the latest version of our software which can be found at www iocellnetworks com e B Power cable is plugged in tightly and NDAS device hard drive is spinning e C There is a link light on the port where it is connected to switch and the dip switches if any are in the down position e D Please make sure that any firewall antivirus software is disabled before installing The latest versions of antivir
39. ice 2 E HDAS Device 3 JO NDAS Device 4 MCAS Device 5 Properties d d F F d Register a Mew Device Dismount All Refresh Status About WO45 Software Options Exit e Mounted RW The current state of the NDAS device e Dismount Enables users to change NDAS device mode to Connected Mode e Properties Displays properties of the NDAS device B NDAS device mounted in Read Only Mode E MCAS Device 1 Mounted RO E NADAS Device 2 b d Dismount IDAS Device 3 b P LI ANDAS Device 4 Properties 18 NDAS Device 5 Register a Mew Device Dismount All Refresh Status About WO45 Software Options Exit e Mounted RO The current state of the NDAS device e Dismount Enables users to change NDAS device mode to Connected Mode e Properties Displays properties of the NDAS device IOCELL Networks Corp NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS C NDAS device in Offline Mode Deregister INDAS Device 4 9 NDAS Device 5 f Register a Wew Device Dismount All Refresh Status E NDAS Device 1 O HDAS Device 2 Offline NDAS Device 3 H H Properties About NOCAS Software Options Exit e Offline The current state of the NDAS device e Deregister Enables users to un register NDAS device e Properties Displays properties of the NDAS device D NDAS device in Connected Mode E NDAS Device 1 r Ml NDAS Device 2 j
40. ice and it shows up as a Black Dot If NDAS device is enabled open Computer Management by right clicking on My Computer Go to Manage then click on Disk Management Check if your NDAS device is recognized lt should show up as Disk 1 or Disk 2 or a different number depending on the number of drives that you have on your computer Right click on the appropriate Disk and click Initialize if that option exists Also make sure that the NDAS device is partitioned and formatted If you see something that says Unallocated then right click on the Unallocated create a partition and then format the drive to your file system preference To use NDAS device with other Operating Systems such as Windows 98SE ME and Mac OS X you will need to format your NDAS device to FAT32 for it to be recognized Formatting Repartitioning will erase any data on the drive 12 Why am I getting a Data has been corrupted message when I try to open or copy a file Open up Command Prompt and run chkdsk for the NDAS device drive IOCELL Networks Corp NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS Go to Start Run type in cmd without the quotation marks Then type in chkdsk NDASDeviceDriveLetter R For example if your NDAS device shows up as drive letter E in My Computer you would type in the following chkdsk E R 13 Why do I keep getting this error message The device OGeneric volume cannot be stopped righ
41. irect Attached Storage NDAS 4 Click NDAS device Management 4 The status icon is now changed to white Select Mount Read Write Online Mount Read only Register a Mew Device Mount Read Write Deregister Refresh Status Properties About DAS Software Options Exit 5 The White Square will change to a Blue Square indicating Read Write Mode Mounted RW Dismount Register a New Device Properties Dismount sll Refresh Status About NDAS Software Options Exit IOCELL Networks Corp NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 6 4 Using NDAS device Properties Clicking on your NDAS device Management Mand going into the properties of your NDAS device will display useful information about your NDAS device hardware 6 4 1General This will display information such as the Device Name Status and display how many users have the NDAS device mounted in RW or RO mode Also displays the capacity of the hard drive within your NDAS device p a NDAS Device 1 Properties ud Ed General Hardware Hosts Advanced Device Mame Device ID Write Kew Status Online Unit Device Information Ey Disk Drive Status Mounted Capacity Read Only access Read Write Access Logical Device Information Basic Disk 74 5 GB Mounted in Reads Write mode 1 W045 Device 1 Cancel IOCELL Networks Corp NetDISK User Manual Network Direct At
42. ist IOCELL Networks Corp NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 6 4 4Advanced Advanced has several different options to use with your NDAS device Deactivate Reset and Export are 3 options you will have Below we will explain their features NDAS Device 1 Properties General Hardware Hosts Advanced Deactivate NDAS device Deactivation of the ANDAS device will end communication between your system and the device However the device is still registered on your system This allows the device to be activated without re registration Reset W045 Device Connection You can reset the connection to the W045 device Export You can save the registration to the File and import it From other computers Deactivate This feature will stop all communication from your computer to the NDAS device It must be activated in order to mount it again Reset Reset will completely reset the connection of your NDAS device This will be useful is you are having trouble communicating to the NDAS device Export This useful tool will allow you to export the NDAS device ID and Key so that it can be imported into another computer This prevents you from having to manually type in the ID and Key on each system IOCELL Networks Corp NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS Export Registration Select a ANDAS Device to export NDAS Device 1 k Save As You need to complete the Following
43. its normal use and the Product s conformity to its Specifications In case IOCELL Networks or your reseller is unable to repair an IOCELL Networks Product you can alternatively ask for a partial refund as far as justified by the reduced value of the unrepaired Product or ask for a cancellation of the respective agreement for such Product and get your money refunded During the warranty period transportation for delivery of the failing Product to IOCELL Networks will be at IOCELL Networks expense The limitations and exclusions specified in the Statement of Limited Warranty will not apply to damages caused by IOCELL Networks with fraud or gross negligence and for express warranty IRELAND IOCELL Networks Corp NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS Except as expressly provided in these terms and conditions all statutory conditions including all warranties implied but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing all warranties implied by the Sale of Goods Act 1893 or the Sale of Goods and Supply of Services Act 1980 are hereby excluded IOCELL Networks is liable to no more than 1 Death or personal injury or physical damage to the owners real property solely caused by IOCELL Networks negligence 2 the amount of any other actual direct damages up to 125 percent of the charges if recurring the 12 months charges apply for the Product that is the subject of the claim or which otherwise gives rise to the c
44. laim ITALY Unless otherwise provided by mandatory law IOCELL Networks liability will be limited to the total amount the owner paid for the Product that is the subject of the claim Unless otherwise provided by mandatory law IOCELL Networks and your reseller are not liable for any indirect damages even if IOCELL Networks or your reseller is informed of their possibility UNITED KINGDOM IOCELL Networks is liable to no more than 1 Death or personal injury or physical damage to the owners real property solely caused by IOCELL Networks negligence 2 The amount of any other actual direct damages up to 125 percent of the charges if recurring the 12 months charges apply for the Product that is the subject of the claim or which otherwise gives rise to the claim 3 Breach of IOCELL Networks obligations implied by Section 12 of the Sale of Goods Act 1979 or Section 2 of the Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982 NOTICE These Statements has been executed in English and translated into different languages In any case the English version shall prevail IOCELL Networks Corp NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 14 Additional Information and Assistance Additional Information and Assistance For additional information frequently asked questions or troubleshooting help please refer to the User Manual Assistance is also available by contacting IOCELL Networks whenever you contact IOCELL Networks for
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46. n reception The user may be able to eliminate any interference by implementing one or more of the following measures e Reorient the affected device and or its receiving antenna e Increase the distance between the affected device and the computer equipment e Plug the computer and its peripherals into a different branch circuit from that used by the affected device e If necessary consult an experienced radio television technician for additional suggestions European Community CE This product conforms to the following European Directive s and Standard s Application of Council Directives EC directive 89 336 EEC Importer s Name IOCELL Networks Corp Type of Equipment Information Technology Equipment TRANSLATION Storfestigkeit nach EN 50082 1 89 336 EEC wird erfullt IOCELL Networks Corp 161 Whitney Place Fremont CA 94539 United States of America IOCELL Networks Corp NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 13 Product Warranty IOCELL Networks provides a warranty for its product only if the buyer originally purchased the product from IOCELL Networks or an authorized Reseller Distributor Limited Hardware Warranty IOCELL Networks warrants that the hardware portion of the IOCELL Networks products Hardware described below will be free from material defects in workmanship and materials from the date of original retail purchase of the Hardware for the period set forth Warranty Peri
47. ncel to exit the wizard Notice If you are using this product in a wired 10Mbps LAN or wireless 602 11b LAN ironman there is a possiblity of data transmit error or unstable connection It is recommended that this product is used in 100Mbps wired LAN or lz ilga wireless LAN environment Cancel 4 Please wait while installation continues ier NDAS Software 3 30 1602 111607 Setup Installing NDAS Software 3 30 1602 r11607 The program features you selected are being installed Please wait while the Setup Wizard installs WOAS Software 3 30 1602 r1 1607 This may take several minutes status Installing device drivers Driver LP Protocol Cancel IOCELL Networks Corp NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 5 Click Yes or Continue Anyway if one of these windows come up A The software you are installing for this hardware NDAS SCSI Controller Digital Signature Not Found The Microsoft digital signature affirms that software has been tested with Windows and that the software has not been altered since it was tested The software you are about to install does not contain a Microsoft digital signature Therefore there is no os toni i A Logo eo Iani cet indows with Windows XP Tell me ist imp COPANO yous ere dde or destabilize the correct operation of your system either immediately or in the future Microsoft tonal recommends that you stop this installation now Say tes ll la
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49. one You can still use the devices as a basic disk after unbinding Mirror RAID1 but data on each device may not be valid if the bind was not healthy state NDAS Bind Management J E x File Tool Help En ad i Bind NA Unbind ee Refresh Name Capacity Status RAID status i Mirrored Disk RAID 1 3 99GB Ready Healthy OPGVS UTSSC ESES6 e ne eo EaR 9 NDAS Device 5 Add Spare Disk 04 OG POC40 GS6F5 eeeee eae yg NDAS Device 7 F VCS4 XERNY R7TSA eneee gy NDAS Device 6 7343K DDP48 AJ64C eeeee 4 A NDAS Device 4 Offline SSHHS 01KP2 ULGIO 4 4 TS NDAS Device 3 offline E S7ECC KCINS MGLCZ 4 068 lt 111 Unbind aggregated mirrored disks into basic disks 152 66 6B Ready 76 33 GB Ready IOCELL Networks Corp NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 7 9 Managing Bind There are some operations that can change configuration of bind after it is made and used Bind configuration can be only changed while it is not used by any PCs You can check what operation is available by right clicking on the bound device or each member device Each operation menu becomes available only when the operation can be applied Add Spare Disk You can add one spare disk to Mirror RAID1 bind type If Mirror RAID1 bind has a spare disk spare disk will be used when one of the bind member devices is unavailable or found to be defective Spare disk should be large enough to be member of Mirror RAID1 NDAS
50. option to run your NDAS software from a command line interface Please Note These options are for Advanced users only 1 Open your Command Line and type in the following command cd Program Files 1 NDAS System This should bring you to the path C Program Files NDAS System 2 Next type in ndascmd This will load the NDAS command line help The Syntax for the interface should be as follows ndascmd lt command gt parameters The command can be one of the following e register lt device name gt lt device id gt write key e unregister lt device number gt e list devices e list logdevices e mount wait lt ldn gt device lt dn gt ro rw e unmount force wait lt ldn gt device lt dn gt e dismount force wait lt ldn gt device lt dn gt e syncdismount lt ldn gt device lt dn gt e activate lt device number gt e deactivate lt device number gt e query device hosts lt device number gt e purge lt volume path gt e g C or C NDAS Command Notes e idn Logical Device Number Can be found by using list devices e dn Device Name Name given to the NDAS device in the NDAS software IOCELL Networks Corp NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 11 FAQ For the most recent list of FAQs please visit http www iocellnetworks com 11 1 ll General What can NDAS device be used for NDAS device can be used with a variety
51. rties Register a New Device Refresh Status About DAS Software Options Exit IOCELL Networks Corp NetDISK User Manual NDAS Bind Management Fil Tool Help Bind NA Unbind y Refresh Mame Capacity Status O NDAS Device 1 DJ Pav S UTSAC 05556 0 00 4 763306 Ready 5 NDAS Device 5 3 99GB Read T C4 OG POC40 GS6FS eseee a Striped Disk RAID 0 Sy NDAS Device 2 157 66 GB Read GP OVCS4 YERNY R7TS0 eeeee Gacy y NDAS Device 4 BeHHe UikP ULGIO eeeee yg NDAS Device 6 76 33 GB Read amp F Fo43K DDP43 465 0 s0ee8 ead a 3 NDAS Device 3 SVECC KCLINS MiGLC eeeee Offline Offline Device Warne Device ID Write Levy Status Online Unit Device Information e Member of Striped Disk RATID 0 Status Mot Mounted Capacity 152 6 Gb Read Only Access Read Write Access Logical Device Information Disk RAID 0 0 0 KB Missing member 1 NDAS Device 2 2 NDAS Device 4 Unavailable Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS RAID status Comment Non Fault tolerant RID 236 09 GB Non mountable Missing member a members should be available to mount this RAID set IOCELL Networks Corp NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 7 7 Migrate from previous version of the NDAS software Some bind types that created by previous version of the NDAS software need a migration to be used by current version of
52. ry partition Disk selected Disk 1 Partition size 157598 MB Drive letter or path E File system NTFS Allocation unit size Default Volume label New Volume Ciuck farmat vas To close this wizard click Finish Back Cancel e You can see the partitioned disk Disk 0 Basic C 3 99 GB 3 99 GB MTFS Online Healthy System Disk 1 AAA Basic New Yolume E 149 04 56 148 04 GB NTFS Online Healthy IOCELL Networks Corp NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 8 3 Format NDAS device Through My Computer 1 Double click on My Computer PI My Computer 2 My Computer window will appear Right Click on your NDAS device choose Format Net Dis dd Open Explore Search Sharing and Security Copy Create Shoarkcuk Rename Properties 3 The Format window will appear with a few options Check the box that says Quick Format Recommended Format NetDisk 1 E x Capacity 149 GB File system NTFS bd Allocation unit size 4096 bytes volume label MetDisk 1 Format options M Quick Format Enable Compression P create an MS DOS startup disk cose 4 A Warning will appear asking if you are sure you want to format the drive Click on OK IOCELL Networks Corp Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS NetDISK User Manual Formatretois1cz A WARNING Formatting will erase ALL data on this disk
53. s ten olaaa ther ls passed Windows Logo testing Unknown software package If you want to search for Microsoft digitally si software visit the Windows Update Web site at http windowsupdate micrasoft com to see if one is ay Do you want to continue the installation No More Info Continue Anyway STOP Installation Welcome to the Setup Wizard for NDAS Software 3 30 1602 r11607 setup will install NDAS Software 3 30 1602111607 on your computer To continue click Next WARNING This ponam is protected by copyright law and international treaties 7 Click on the Yes button to restart your computer if this window comes up restart required for NDAS device to function ie NDAS Software 3 31 1323 Installer Information You must restart your system for the configuration changes made to NDAS J Software 3 31 1323 to take effect Click Yes to restart now or No if you plan to restart later IOCELL Networks Corp NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 4 NDAS device Registration Note You can register using the Registration Wizard or without it 4 1 Add Register a New NDAS device using the Registration Wizard 1 Click on the NDAS device Management Micon located on the system tray 2 Select Register A New Device Register a Mew Device Refresh Status About NOAS Software Options Exit 3 NDAS device Registration Wizard will appear Click Next to continue
54. set this information to a default value IOCELL Networks Corp NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS NDAS Bind Management Sele File Tool Help Capacity Status RAID status Comment MDAS Device 1 SPisy 5 L7S8 _ 85556 eaee8 NDAS Device 5 Bind information on the disk E inconsistent or unrecognizable 76 33 G6 Ready oye 13 POC40 G56F5 eeme8 Ready Inconsistent bind information Us se Reset bind information menu to use as a single disk ip 152 66 GB Ready e 9V7C54 SERNY R7T54 seeee dl NDAS Device 6 7 343K DDP45 4164C seeee NDAS Device 4 63HHS W1IKP2 ULGI0 seses NDAS Device 3 S7ECC ECTMS MGLC2 40 000 Reset bind information to remove unrecognized bind information 76 33 GB Ready OFFline Offline Replace Device You can replace a member of Mirror RAID1 bind You need to use this menu when the hard disk have bad sector or a NDAS device becomes unavailable and you want to use replace the unit with another NDAS device Once a member is replaced it may need synchronizing process Y HDAS Bind Management File Tool Help Bind E Unbind ce Refresh Mame Capacity Status RAID status Comment Sf Mirrored Disk RAID 1 75 94 GB Ready Healthy 9 SDAS Device 7 T HTCR5 HT 4E PNSHE seeee 16 33 GB NDAS Device 5 we HNYXE PE4eRT amy NDAS Device aaa EJ dl e o saa es Spare disk This disk will Sg ANDAS Device 1 AR 4 50 GB Pe MaS56 8MDYS UOUL2 sseee 3 SDAS Device 3 3
55. software Once migrated the bind cannot be used by the older version of software anymore O ANDAS Device 2 E NDAS Device 3 IM NDAS Device 4 O ANDAS Device 5 O ANDAS Device 6 Mount Read only Deregister Properties FT Fr o O Register a New Device Refresh Status About DAS Software Options Exit File Tool Help a Bind es Unbind 9 Refresh Capacity Status RAID status Comment Connect all member devices and use Migrate menu 4 Mirrored Disk RAID 1 Deprecated 3 9268 9 Non mountable Migration required qf amy of the disk is missing unbind RAID and create it 774 NDAS Device 1 Unbind T SPGYS LITSSC S5556 eeess coe Roar Migrate yg NDAS Device 5 T DF YOG POCAO GSGFS 0 ee 3 99GB Ready T NDAS Device 2 9 54 SERAY RYToo eee 7 NDAS Device 6 7343K DDOP45 4 64C ssee8 DO NDAS Device 4 B3SHHS LIKP2 ULGIO seeee my NDAS Device 3 SFECC KCINS MGLCe seeee Migrates mirrored disks to recoverable disks 152 66 G6 Ready 76 33 GB Ready OrFline Offline IOCELL Networks Corp NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 7 8 Unbind You can unbind the bound NDAS device by selecting it and using Unbind button or menu lf any member device is not available when unbinding bind information on that device will not be updated You need to unbind again for the device Warning Data on aggregation stripe RAIDO bind types are not accessible once unbinding is d
56. support iocellnetworks com For European support please contact eurosupport iocellnetworks com 9 When adding NDAS device to my computer why does the Next button stay gray You may not have entered all the alpha numeric values correctly There are no letter O s please verify that you have used the number 0 zero for anything resembling an O Also please check your other letters as well two V s may look like a W Start by entering only the NDAS device ID The ADD button should not be grayed out if the correct ID is entered Once it is not grayed out proceed to add the Write Key as well Please also make sure that there are 20 characters for the NDAS device ID not including the Write Key 10 Using Windows file sharing function after reboot share gets lost Is there any work around Create a batch file and place it in your startup folder To create batch file e Open up notepad type in net share sharename DriveLetter path For example net share NDAS device F e Save the file as a bat extension For example the file name would be called NDAS bat 11 l installed the NDAS device key but cannot see NDAS device in My Computer What should do Click on the NDAS device Management in your System tray and make sure NDAS device is mounted There should be a dot next to your NDAS device colored either Blue Read Write or Green Read Only If it is a black colored dot then please go to the FAQ I ve installed my NDAS dev
57. t now Try stopping the device again later Close any windows that are displaying your NDAS device and retry what you were doing earlier If you continue to get that error message reboot your computer However if you were copying a large amount of files it is possible that it is still being copied in the background from its cache You may need to wait until it is finished before continuing If you are still having problems then you can shut down the computer remove the computer from the network and then powering the computer back on 14 just installed NDAS device why is the NDAS device showing up as a red color Try unplugging your NDAS device s power cord wait about 10 seconds and plug it back in If this does not work restart your computer Please disable your firewall antivirus software you may need to configure the software to allow your NDAS device to run If this does not work plug NDAS device via USB to see if it is recognized If so recover the data and reformat the drive While in USB delete the partition and bring the NDAS device back to the Ethernet and format the NDAS device Formatting will erase any data on the drive 15 keep getting Internal Error Update Failed What does this mean Try updating to our latest drivers to see if that fixes the problem Before installing our NDAS software please disable any Firewall Antivirus software and also make sure that Script Blocking is turned off for antivirus software
58. tached Storage NDAS 6 4 2Hardware Hardware displays detailed information regarding the Chipset of your NDAS device Mac Address as well as detailed information regarding the Hard Drive within your enclosure Having the Mac Address of your NDAS device will be useful if utilizing Mac Address Filtering within your Network NDAS Device 1 Properties l General Hardware Hosts Advanced Hardware Information about your W045 device E Hardware Version 1 0 Max Transfer Blocks Command Processing Slots 1 Max Unit Devices 2 Max Lus 1 MAT Address 00 06 00 01 34 BE E Unit Device 1 Device Type Disk Drive Transfer Mode PIG DMA LES Mode LEA L6445 Model SAMSON SPOOL Firmware Revision TE100 24 Serial Number 5054710900381 IOCELL Networks Corp NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 6 4 3Hosts Hosts will display to you everyone that has the NDAS device mounted Whether they have Read Write Access or Read Only access this section will display the computer s name as well as their IP address This is useful when you want to find out who has access to your NDAS device NDAS Device 1 Properties El E General Hardware Hosts Advanced The Following hosts are using this W045 device Some information may not be available Access Hostname Network Address Shared Riv TESTLAB4 197 166 0 243 192 168 172 1 192 16 Click here to refresh the l
59. ted e NDAS device can be formatted partitioned chkdsk aggregated or mirrored ONLY when one PC is connected IOCELL Networks Corp NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 5 Introduction to NDAS device Management 5 1 NDAS device Status Modes NDAS device provides users with six basic Modes Below is a chart describing each of the NDAS device Modes and the icons that correspond with each Mode NDAS device Color Icon Mode Meaninc Green Read Only Mode Mounted RO Users can only read from NDAS device Blue Read Write Mode Mounted RW Users can read write from to NDAS device sir Ready mounted Black Read Only Mode Disconnected NDAS device is registered but your system cannot find the NDAS device Power Cord Ethernet Cord Antivirus Firewall software or Spyware is not interfering with the connection Gray Read Only Mode Identifying NDAS device is being identified its status Red w Slash Read Only Mode Deactivated NDAS device is deactivated and needs to be Activated Click on the NDAS device Management menu and click on Activate IOCELL Networks Corp NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS Read Only Mode There is a communication error between your computer and the NDAS device Power Cycle the NDAS device and reboot the computer IOCELL Networks Corp NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 5 2 NDAS device Management
60. uccessfully and the device is now ready to use Do you wank bo mount the NOAS device ko your system now O Yes want to mount this NDAS device as Read Only Mode Mo I don t want to mount this NDAS device now Read Write Mode Mounts NDAS device as Read Write Mode Note Read Write Mode will be disabled if a user did not enter the Write Key during step 5 Read Only Mode Mounts NDAS device as Read Only Mode Don t Mount NDAS device is left in Connected Dismounted Mode IOCELL Networks Corp NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 7 Registration is finished Click Finish NDAS Device Registration Wizard Completing the NDAS Device Registration Wizard You have successfully completed the NDAS device Registration Wizard To close this wizard click Finish Optionally vou can save the registration to the File For registering From other computers Click here to save as a File Cancel 4 2 Found New Hardware Wizard 1 After you have registered the Found New Hardware Wizard should appear Note Depends on the Windows version the look of Hardware Wizard may have different look or will not appear e lf the window appears click Next Yes or Continue Anyway to install the new NDAS device IOCELL Networks Corp NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard Windows will search for current and update
61. ue the installation Yes Ho More Info Windows 2000 click Yes Hardware Installation The software pon are installing for this hardware HOAS SCS Controller has not passed Windows Logo testing to very its compatibility with Windows lt P Tell me why this testing is important Continuing your installation of this software may impair or destabilize the correct operation of your system either immediately or in the future Microsoft strongly recommends that you stop this installation now and contact the hardware vendor for software that haz passed Windows Logo testing Continue Anyway Windows XP click Yes IOCELL Networks Corp NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 3 Registration is completed e Click NDAS device Management Eho see the registered NDAS device Mounted RW Mounted RO emouUN Register a Mew Device emoun Register a Mew Device Properties Refresh Status Properties Refresh Status About NOAS Software About NDAS Software Options Options Exit Exit Read Write Mode Read Only Mode Note If you cannot see your NDAS device please click Refresh Status and check again IOCELL Networks Corp NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 4 3 Using NDAS device Now that you have successfully installed NDAS device it is time to familiarize yourself with using the NDAS device Your NDAS device will show up as a local drive in
62. umber of the NDAS device units between 2 and 8 to be recognized as a single disk drive e Useful when a larger storage device is needed e This bind does not provide any fault tolerance If any one unit fails all data is lost B Stripe also called RAIDO e Allows 2 4 or 8 NDAS device units to be recognized as a single disk drive e Useful when a larger storage device is needed e This bind does not provide any fault tolerance If any one unit fails all data is lost e Every read write access is split into each disk So if you have a proper network equipment and network layout you can get better performance Warning Because the block size of the striped disks is not 512 bytes some applications or operating systems may not access striped devices correctly C Mirror also called RAID1 D Allows 2 NDAS device units to be mirrored You can add one more NDAS unit device as a Spare disk E Provides fault tolerance All data is written to both devices so data can be accessed even after one device fails Warning Mirroring RAID1 protects data only from hard disk failure It cannot protect data from logical error such as file system error or incorrectly written data by application software You need to backup your data to storage regularly to prevent these kinds of data loss IOCELL Networks Corp NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 7 2 NDAS Bind Management You can run NDAS Bind Management tool from Win
63. us software have a new feature called script blocking Please also ensure that this feature is disabled before continuing e E You might also need to enable our protocol and programs to run in your Antivirus Firewall program as well e F Even after you have done these things it is still possible that the firewall antivirus software is blocking access For troubleshooting purposes if it still does not work please try uninstalling the firewall antivirus software reboot then reinstall our software to see if it works If it works then you can go ahead and reinstall the antivirus firewall software e G If using Wireless then please make sure that you are connected to the wireless router and that your signal is good Try going to your wireless router s website and check for the latest firmware and also check for the latest drivers for your wireless card as well e H Try plugging in via wired connection and see if it works that way e Power cycle your switch router e J If you are using VPN software please try unchecking the box for Deterministic Network Enhancer or any other VPN protocol in your NIC Properties e K Check to see if you have any Spyware installed IOCELL Networks Corp NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS e L Make sure that your network adapter and router is compatible with the NDAS connection The NDAS connection uses a layer 2 type protocol e M For further help please contact
64. vice Management The disk is write protected Remove the write protection or use another disk You do not have Read Write access Click on the NDAS device Icon in your bottom right system tray Go to your NDAS device and then click on Dismount Now click on the system tray icon and go to your NDAS device and click on Mount Read Write 20 Why can t format my whole NDAS device to FAT32 Windows 2000 XP comes with a limitation of only 32GB partitions that it can create This is a Windows limitation and the only resolution is to use 3rd party partitioning software or use a Windows 98SE ME computer to format the entire drive to FAT32 With our Multi Write drivers NTFS is recommended anyways for stability and performance purposes 11 3 USB 1 I have plugged in NDAS device to my USB port and cannot see NDAS device in My Computer Make sure both dip switches on the back of the NDAS device if any are in the position Power off NDAS device completely before doing so Or plug NDAS device into a different USB port on your PC Or try using a different USB cable With Windows ME 2000 XP and MAC NDAS device uses the Operating Systems built in USB drivers therefore no software is necessary If you are using Windows 98SE please check our website for the latest USB drivers www iocellnetworks com If using Windows98SE ME and MAC make sure that NDAS device is formatted to the supported files system Windows Me requires FAT32 Mac has its own
65. ys recommend using the Dismount option from your NDAS device Administrator Tool if connected via NDAS Ethernet You can use the Safely Remove Hardware icon in your System Tray to stop the NDAS device before disconnecting this applies to either USB or NDAS mode Close all windows that may be accessing the NDAS device 4 When I try to write to NDAS device I get a write protected error and cannot write to the disk The permissions scheme may need to be reset Try disabling the NDAS device on all machines first then re enable them one by one If that doesn t help try rebooting the machines and power cycling NDAS device 5 Can I set the My Documents folder to point to my NDAS device instead of a place on my local hard drive We do not recommend doing this as your computer will be dependent on this location during software installation and uninstallation You may receive Windows Error Messages looking for a non existing location 6 My computer is moving very slowly when my NDAS device is enabled and the ACT light on my NDAS device is solid yellow What is going on This is a result of a bad connection between the computer and the NDAS device Please make sure that you are using only network switches and routers and that you are not using any network hubs Also if you have any software firewalls installed on your computer i e Norton Internet Security McAfee Personal Firewall etc make sure to add ndasmgmt exe and ndassvc exe into t

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