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1. 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 XIMETA Inc is liable to no more than 1 Death or personal injury or physical damage to the owners real property solely caused by XIMETA Inc s 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 ITALY Unless otherwise provided by mandatory law XIMETA Inc s 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 XIMETA Inc and your reseller are not liable for any indirect damages even if XIMETA Inc or your reseller is informed of their possibility UNITED KINGDOM XIMETA Inc is liable to no more than 1 Death or personal injury or physical damage to the owners real property solely caused by XIMETA Inc s 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
2. DAS Device i SYHY 4 VFYLE AVHG6 i a a a NDAS TY BE YS6 LBPIS KN6Ys i a a ee NDAS Device 2 SSEDK HHB 76 SHOHG esses NDAS Device 6 asi 232 58 GB Ready 4 Ll Replace the selected device in RAID with another one OFFline OFFline OFFline 63 Ximeta Inc http www XIMETA com NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 7 9 4 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 7 9 5 Configure RAID without this disk lf 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 NDAS Bind Management File Tool Help amp Refresh Mame Capacity Status RAID status Comment Mirrored Disk RAID 1 75 94 GB Ready Healthy DAS Device 5 2 HTCRS HTX4E PNSHE eee 75 94 GB Ready DAS Music 2H554 VBH5S SFFT2 eesee 75 94 GB Ready NDAS Device 3 os RETZA K DAS Device SFHY4 VEYLE M asad Offline GEYAG UBPJS KMNGYH i S eee z594 GE Ready Spare disk This disk will be used as active RAID member w Configure RAID without this disk offline ADS Device S3EDK HHBY6 SHOHG 88e ee
3. NDAS Device 6 a ica 232 88 6B Ready lt fll Remove disk From RAID set Disk type is mot changed After Configure RAID without this disk NDAS Bind Management display new RAID set Offline NDAS Bind Management File ite Help B Unbind amp Refresh Mame Capacity Status RAID status Comment Mirrored Disk RAID 1 75 94GB Ready Healthy SDAS Device 5 2 HTCR5 HT 4E PNSHE seses 75 94 GB Ready SDAS Music 2 2H55 4 BH53 SFFT2 seeee 75 94 GB Ready ADS Device 1 SFHY4 VEYLE WVWHG6 oe a a a Offline 6E S6 LIBPIS KN6YX eeeee offline ADS Device 7 S3EDK HHE 7 6 9HQHi e e a a a NDAS Device 6 Offline 232 6866 Ready 232 00 GB In use 64 Ximeta Inc http www XIMETA com 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 However redundancy is not available in this state and it is called degraded mode If another NDAS device fails in this mode Mirror RAID1 becomes 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 an active member of RAID Even if spare disk is used RAID will be in degraded mode during synchronizing Irreconcilable state When each member of Mirror RAID1 is used in degraded mode indep
4. Options Exit Exit Read Write Mode l Read Only Mode Note If you cannot see your NDAS device please click Refresh Status and check again 25 Ximeta Inc http www XIMETA com 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 My Computer Drive letter and NDAS device name may vary between Personal Computers F My Computer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help E gt i P Search Folders i gt Bw x ie Ey Address Hard Disk Drives System Tasks View system S Local Disk 0 4 information T 4dd or remove programs Change a setting Other Places Devices with Removable Storage J My Network Places i B 9 My Documents QI DVD RW Drive Fi 5 Shared Documents iS Free Space 74 4 GB Total Size 74 5 GB F My Computer You can use NDAS device like a local drive on your PC e Drag and drop files from to NDAS device e Copy and paste data from to NDAS device e Make and delete folders e Share files and folders e Backup your data 26 Ximeta Inc http www XIMETA com NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 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
5. Ximeta Inc http www XIMETA com NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS Note If another version of NDAS software is installed previous previous NDAS software must be uninstalled in order to install NDAS 3 4x version ie HDAS Software 3 40 1604 Installer Information that installation before continuing this ane T Error 1500 Another installation is in progress You must complete Cancel To uninstall the previous NDAS software In XP OS go to Start gt Control Panel gt Add Remove Programs and uninstall the NDAS software To uninstall the previous NDAS software In VISTA OS go to Start gt Control Panel gt Uninstall programs or Programs Features then uninstall the NDAS software 6 When the installation is complete click Finish to exit the installation ie NDAS Software 3 40 1604 Setup Setup Wizard Completed The Setup Wizard has successfully installed WOAS Sotware 3 40 1604 Click Finish to exit the wizard lIOCELL 7 Click on the Yes button to restart your computer if this window comes up Rebooting is required for NDAS device to function 15 Ximeta Inc http www XIMETA com NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS i NDAS Software 3 40 1604 Installer Information You must restart your system for the cantiquratian changes made to k 1 NDAS Software 3 40 1004 to take effect Click Yes to restart now or Mo if you plan to restart later 16 Ximeta
6. 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 XIMETA Inc IS NOT LIABLE UNDER ANY CONTRACT NEGLIGENCE STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEORY FOR ANY LOSS OF USE OF THE PRODUCT INCONVENIENCE OR DAMAGES OF ANY CHARACTER WHETHER DIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF GOODWILL WORK STOPPAGE COMPUTER FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LOSS OF INFORMATION OR DATA CONTAINED IN STORED ON OR INTEGRATED WITH ANY PRODUCT RETURNED TO XIMETA Inc FOR WARRANTY SERVICE RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THE PRODUCT RELATING TO WARRANTY SERVICE OR ARISING OUT OF ANY BREACH OF THIS LIMITED WARRANTY EVEN IF XIMETA Inc HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES THE SOLE REMEDY FOR A BREACH OF THE FOREGOING LIMITED WARRANTY IS REPAIR REPLACEMENT OR REFUND OF THE DEFEC
7. EC directive 89 336 EEC Importers Name XIMETA Inc Type of Equipment Information Technology Equipment TRANSLATION Storfestigkeit nach EN 50082 1 89 336 EEC wird erfullt XIMETA Inc 161 Whitney Place Fremont CA 94539 United States of America 83 Ximeta Inc http www XIMETA com NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 13 Product Warranty XIMETA Inc provides a warranty for its product only if the buyer originally purchased the product from XIMETA Inc or an authorized Reseller Distributor Limited Hardware Warranty XIMETA Inc warrants that the hardware portion of the XIMETA Inc 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 Period Limited Warranty for the Product s is defined as follows Hardware NDAS device unit excluding power supplies XIMETA Inc s sole obligation shall be to repair or replace the defective device at no charge to the original purchaser Such repair or replacement will be rendered by XIMETA Inc at an Authorized XIMETA Inc Service Office The replacement Hardware need not be new or of an identical make model or part XIMETA Inc may in its discretion replace the defective hardware or any part thereof with any reconditioned product that XIMETA Inc reasonably determines is substantially equivalent or supe
8. Inc http www XIMETA com NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 4 NDAS Device Registration Note You must register your device if you are using NDAS Mode Using NDAS device via USB connection does not require Device Registration 4 1 Add Register a New NDAS Device Using the Registration Wizard 1 Once the PC is rebooted and NDAS device is attached on your network NDAS Device Registration Wizard will pop up Click Next to proceed HDAS Device Registration Wizard Welcome to the NDAS Device Registration Wizard The Wizard will guide you through the MADS device registration Before continuing to the next step please do the Following Connect the W045 device to the network Turn on the WO45 device To continue click Next Note This pop up window will appear whenever there is new NDAS Device is present on the network To avoid getting this window and start the Device Registration Wizard manually please check Disable Ndas PNP Ndas PNP Ndas plug n play feature can be enabled via NDAS Device Management when Ndas PNP is needed 17 Ximeta Inc http www XIMETA com NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS To enable the Ndas PNP click on the NDAS Device Management Icon located on the system tray Then click on Options menu Register a Mew Device Refresh Status About W045 Sofware Options q na n Y A A oT Exit O
9. Management window will list all the disks in the computer O Computer Management d Removable Storage olf Disk Defragmenter File Action View Window Help gt am ea amp Computer Management Local ag Local Users and Groups rg Performance Logs and Alerts a Device Manager Storage 4 Services and Applications S Disk O ae Basic ct 4 99 GB 3 99 GB NTFS Online Healthy Systern volume Layout_ Type File System Status Capacity Free Space E System Tools E C Partition Basic NTFS Healthy System 3 99GB 1 94 GB i lg Event viewer oe Shared Folders Disk 1 Unknown 143 04 GB Nok Initialized Ximeta Inc 66 http www XIMETA com NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 4 Find the NDAS device you want to initialize Disk 1 Po Unknown 296 10 6 Not Initialized Properties B Unallocated Help e The NDAS device is usually indicated by Not Initialized e lf the NDAS device is described as Basic or Healthy skip to Chapter 8 2 Partition NDAS device Otherwise go to next step 5 Initialize NDAS device Disk 1 P Unknown 96 10 GE Mot Initialized Initialize Disk Properties Bi Unallocated Help e Right click on the Disk that pertains to your NDAS device and select Initialize Disk e Initialize Disk window will appear S
10. Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 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 e L Make sure that your network adapter and router are compatible with the NDAS connection The NDAS connection uses a layer 2 type protocol e M For further help please contact support Ximeta com For European support please contact eurosupport Ximeta com 9 When adding NDAS device to my computer why does the Next button stay gray You may not have entered all the aloha 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 wor
11. NOAS Device 2 ONDAS Device 3 NDAS Device 4 ONDAS Device 5 Deregister Register a Mew Device Properties Dismount All r o Refresh Status 4bouk NDAS Software Options Exit Offline The current state of the NDAS device Deregister Enables users to un register NDAS device Properties Displays properties of the NDAS device D NDAS device in Connected Mode E DAS Device 1 ENDAS Device 2 E HDAS Device 3 Mount Read only NOAS Device 4 Mount Read Write ONDAS Device 5 W DAS Device 6 Deregister Register a Wew Device PORGUE i Dismount All Refresh Status About NDAS Software 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 31 Ximeta Inc http www XIMETA com NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS E NDAS device mounted in Deactivated Mode E CAS Device 1 B HCAS Device 2 ONDAS Device 3 NDAS Device 4 Activate ONDAS Device 5 Deregister NDS Device 6 Properties Register 4 Mew Device we Disrmount All Refresh Status Abouk W045 Sofware Options Exit Deactivated The current state of the NDAS device Activate Enables NDA
12. 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 your 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 Nome NetDISK 351UE 351UNE 352ND 8 Ximeta Inc http www XIMETA com NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 1 3 System Requirements Supported Operating Systems e Microsoft Windows 2000 e Microsoft Windows XP e Microsoft Windows XP x64 Edition e Microsoft Windows Server 2003 e Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition e Microsoft Windows Vista x64 e Microsoft Windows Vista x64 Edition Required Hardware e 500 MHz Pentium III or higher e 512 MB RAM 1 GB recommended e USB 2 0 Port e CD ROM drive for installation e 10 100 1000 Base T full duplex switch for NDAS mode e Gigabit Ethernet switch and Gigabit Ethernet network card mode are recommended for NDAS Device Giga Note NDAS devices cannot be used with any type of Hub 1 4 NDAS Device Setup Overview IOCELL No computer host needed for LANs NetDISK J zT Router Laptop PC Windows 9 Ximeta Inc http
13. Switch to ON position 11 Ximeta Inc http www XIMETA com NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 3 NDAS Software Installation 3 1 Installing NDAS 3 4x Software Installation of the NDAS software is simple and easy If you are downloading the software please unzip the driver and double click on setup exe to begin installation NDAS software supports both 32 and 64 bits Edition of Windows OS 1 NDAS Install Wizard will appear Click the Next button to continue to next step ie NDAS Software 3 40 1604 Setup Welcome to the Setup Wizard for NDAS Software 3 40 1604 Setup will install MDAS Software 3 40 1604 on your computer To continue click Next WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties lIOCELL 12 Ximeta Inc http www XIMETA com NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 2 Accept License Agreement and the click Next to continue installation ier NDAS Software 3 40 1604 Setup License Agreement Please read the following license agreement carefully BY INSTALLING OR USING THIS SOFTWARE OR AUTHORIZING ANY OTHER PERSON TO DO sO YOU ACCEPT THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT AND ARE BOUND BY ITs TERMS DEFINITIONS Sothware software means the computer programs templates and other information installed by this installation utility Oldo not accept the terms in the license agreement 3 Click the Install button to ins
14. a disk the primary host has the better speed of the accessing Click here to refresh the list can refresh the current status of host s NDAS Data Properties General Hardware Hosts Advanced The Following hosts are using this NDAS device Some information may not be available Access Hostname Webwork Address Shared Ry william pc 192 168 0 114 00 22 15 14 49 64 Shared ree testlab 192 166 0 119 169 254 56 42 00 15 1 Shared Riv sang 192 166 247 1 192 166 226 1 192 16 Shared Ri ximeta 192 166 0 102 O0 16 17 4B6 74 C1 00 Click here to refresh the list 39 Ximeta Inc http www XIMETA com NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 6 4 4 Advanced Advanced has several different options for use with your NDAS device Deactivate Reset and Export are options you will have Below we will explain their features HDAS Device 1 Properties fx General Hardware Hosts Adwanced Deactivate WD45 device Deactivation of the W045 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 HDAS Device Connection You can reset the connection to the MCAS device Export You can save the registration to the File and import it Fror other computers x Deactivate This feature will stop all communication from your computer to
15. cece a teeta eee Introduction to NDAS Bind Management seeseeeeeee eee e seen see eeenseeeseeeseenseenseenaeenasenaeenasens TA PADOUUINDAS BINO aaa tess auaenneate toseaaaasanetea enti sia depsae te baneremaca essen Tee NDAS Bind Manageme nh isixc ics oxtacd neta crcetedesaesecacemetartadncan aa a aa E Vio Wem Borren sereo rer etn en ert re ee ee eer ee ee eee eee A 7 4 Creating Mirror without destroying data ccccccccseeeceeeceeseeeeseeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeseeeeeeeesaaeeeeessaaeeeessanaees 7 5 Greating New DING 22 22 c08acertceesiecatesact Ge enateacendceintamsrce SonaceeeCanddastad an tecenienseacdsonaeeteencs Zio USING Bound devii Seurue Aaaa a a cn ee aan creer oa BRE Gna eeaue ere 7 7 Migrate from previous version of the NDAS SoftWare ccccccseseceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeenees ooe 10119 8 aa eke te ener Bee idee ee E eee eaten ee ene nee Too Manado BINOS cee a eect eae el a FIA Add Span DEKR se T a a R E92 RESELBNO IMOM QUO atr asana a a T Pid 3 Replace DEVICE mn 7 9 4 Clear Defective Mark 2 222 dcx csarancentadesacenscnsdeenasiseba sce ndeatte ls ieeleasnmnde sdeioisabe sigadectedaecdeacedesladnaces 79 5 Contigure RAID without VAIS diskresion E E EN PAO INDAS BING NM CViMS csias eet he ict ae eG a ie heer te eater E Formatting NDAS device 2s rece eeee eee e eee e reeset nse enseeeseenaeenaeenaeenaeeeaeenatenaeeeasenasenasenasenasenas Cet ilinitialiZesNDAS DEV ICC ci 22 o
16. device may not be valid if the bind was not in Healthy state NDAS Bind Management File Tata Help sinc Fs Unbind o Refresh Mame Capacity Skakus RAID status Comment Striped Disk RAID Untind 463 76 GE Ready Pey Er NADAS Device 2 4yd44 VEBHS 231 68 GE Ready NDAS Music 2 2H554 VBH58 5 231 56 GE Ready NDAS Device 1 S7Hy4 VEYLE NVHo6 eeeee Offline Offline DEYOG UBFJS KMG Y i i a a a amp NADAS TY ADAS Device 2 f offline S3EDK HHB76 SHOHG eeees 2 NDAS Data VOPNO B4GYM CDLIC eeeee 232 00 GB In use lt Unbind aggregated mirrored disks into basic disks 59 Ximeta Inc http www XIMETA com 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 7 9 1 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 a member of Mirror RAID 1 NDAS Bind Management File Tooled Help 2 Bind amp Refresh Name Capacity Status RAID status
17. 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 75 Ximeta Inc http www XIMETA com NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 11 FAQ For the most recent list of FAQs please visit http www Ximeta com 11 1 General 1 What can NDAS device be used for NDAS device can be used with a variety 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 MP8s 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 2 How is NDAS different from NAS or SAN NDAS is a better alternative to NAS or SAN NDAS is much more cost ef
18. this case NDAS Device 1 is missing 55 Ximeta Inc http www XIMETA com NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS Alternately click on the disk property on NDAS Device Management for missing disk information NDAS Device 2 Properties Device Mame Device ID Write Keri Status Online Unit Device Information Status Capacity Read Only Access Read Wrike Access Logical Device Information Disk RAID 0 0 0 KB Missing member 1 NDAS Device 2 2 W045 Device 4 Unavailable This can be caused by the disk hardware failure network disconnection etc Unfortunately the data can not be recovered since it was bound as RAID O To get the rest of data on the functioning disk you need unbind from NDAS Bind Management Click on Unbind on the NDAS Bind Management and click on Yes to proceed NDAS Bind Management Hot all member disks are accessible Changing RAID configuration with missing member can make RAID Fail a Do you want to continue 56 Ximeta Inc http www XIMETA com NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS Once the disks are unbound they need to be formatted in order to be functioning NDAS Bind Management l Selected disks are successfully unbound You must First mount and then Format each of the unbound disks before using them 57 Ximeta Inc http www XIMETA com NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDA
19. 05M L sIFFA Device ID PMM44 05M6U sIFFA Write Key Present Write Key Present 41 Ximeta Inc http www XIMETA com NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 7 Introduction to 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 the 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 e Allows any number of 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 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 e Allows 2 NDAS device units to be mirrored You can add one more NDAS unit device as a spare disk e Provides fault tolerance Al
20. Comment Mirrored 231 71 6B Ready Healthy Unbind l NI 2 231 71 GB Ready il Add Spare Disk NI 2 231 71 GB Ready a AOS ADAS Device 1 SFHY4 VFYLE WVHA6 eee ee OrFline ADAS Device 7 SSEDK HHB 6 SHOHG eeeee NDAS Data gt VOPNO B4GVM 7CDLIC esese 232 90 GE In use dh NDAS Device 3 ein 377 60 GB Ready lt l Odds a spare disk to the Fault tolerant RAID disk group Offline ested offline 6E86 UBPIS KNEYX esees 60 Ximeta Inc http www XIMETA com NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS After a spare disk is added NDAS Bind Management indicated the spare disk HDAS Bind Management iS Refresh Mirrored Disk RAID 1 146 30 GE Ready Healthy File Tool Help Capacity Status RAID status Comment MDAS Device 1 YOUER FSo0 EC645 seee8 NADAS Device 2 SFTQO0 J_a9K 1FTOA eeeee NDAS Device 3 SSE 372 60 GE Ready Spare disk This disk 149 04 GE Ready 149 04 GE Ready QIK 32 MT9 4 CD080 eesee DAS Device 4 Vaoeb oFt R6 BOSTo eeeee DAS Device 5 HT_RS HTA4E PNSHE s a a a HDAS Device 6 2 HNYSC ZE42 U16L5 0 0000 149 04 6B In use 186 5066 Ready 76 33 GB Ready NADAS Device f 64554 TPFD2 JITV5 eeeee NADAS Device amp RoC 95 246O4 65h4k saeee 232 58 GB Ready 372 00 6B In use 61 Ximeta Inc http www XIMETA com NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 7 9 2 Reset Bind Information Bind information is stored on
21. ETA com NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 5 Specify Partition Size e Click Next Sew Partition Wizard Specify Partition Size Choose a partition size that is between the masimum and minimum sizes Masum disk space in megabytes MB 151558 Minimum disk space in MB E Partition size in MB lt Back Cancel 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 New Partition Wizard l x 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 le x Mount in the following empty NTFS folder Browse Do not assign a drive letter or drive path lt Back Cancel 69 Ximeta Inc http www XIMETA com NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 7 Format Partition New Partition Wizard Format Partition To store data on this partition you must format it first 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 Volume IM Perform a quick format Enable file and folder compression z Back Cancel e Select Format this partition with the following Settin
22. NDAS device ID and Key are not typed in correctly The Next button will not be selectable 6 Select how you want to mount the NDAS device then click Next 20 Ximeta Inc http www XIMETA com NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS HDAS Device Registration Wizard Mount NDAS Device Do you want to mount this MEAS device now Registration is Finished successfully and the device is now ready to use Do vou want bo mount the W045 device to your system now Yes I want to mount this NDAS device as Read Only Mode Mo I don t want to mount this NDAS device now z Back 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 7 When registration is finished Click Finish to exit HDAS Device Registration Wizard Completing the NDAS Device Registration Wizard You have successfully completed the WO45 device Registration Wizard To close this wizard click Finish Optionally you can save the registration to the File For registering From other computers Click here bo save as a file Cancel 21 Ximeta Inc http www XIMETA com NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 8 After NDAS Device is registered NDAS Device Manager can display the regi
23. NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS User Manual for NetDISK Installation of NDAS Software Version 3 4x For Microsoft Windows Only Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows XP x64 Edition Windows Server 2003 Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Windows Vista Windows Vista x64 Edition IOCELL 251UN 351UNE Ximeta Inc IOCELL 3 http www XIMETA com NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS U A kimeta creator of at ndas inside 4 Ximeta Inc http www XIMETA com NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS XIMETA Inc 161 Whitney Place Fremont CA 94539 United States of America Software Release Statement User Manual for Microsoft Windows Software Version 3 4x released 2008 made in the U S A Trademark Statement NetDISK NDAS and XIMETA Inc are trademarks of XIMETA Inc registered in the U S A and other countries All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners Copyright Statement Copyright 2003 2008 XIMETA Inc All rights reserved Reproduction translation transformation or adaptation in any manner without prior written permission of XIMETA Inc 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
24. S 7 7 Migrate from previous version of the NDAS software some bind types that are created by previous version of the NDAS software need a migration to be used by current version of software Once migrated the bind cannot be used by the older version of software anymore HDAS Bind Management File Tool Help Bind E Unbind CA Refresh Mame Capacity Status RAID status Comment 6 Connect all member devices and use Migrate menu Jration required TF any of the disk is missing unbind RAID and create it again X Mirrored Disk 372 6 Unbind 2 NDAS Device 1 Migrate 4460M LRCTO 950 saeee8 gt NDAS Device K8C95 2 BO4 65N4K eaeee _ X5 00 08 D0 05 B6 45 7 0G5 HNVC 2E42 L16L6 s0nee x 00 0B D0 01 AF 6E 1 1 gt HTCRS HT 4E PNSHE eee 76 93GB Ready A NDAS Device 6 2 G4554 TPFD2 JITVS seees 232 88 GB Ready Migrates mirrored disks to recoverable disks 149 04 GB Ready 58 Ximeta Inc http www XIMETA com 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 If 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 done You can still use the devices as a basic disk after unbinding Mirror RAID1 but data on each
25. S 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 32 Ximeta Inc http www XIMETA com NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 6 2 Changing from Read Write Mode to Read Only Mode 1 Click NDAS device Management 2 and select the NDAS device you want to change from Read Write to Read Only 2 Select Dismount NDAS Device 1 Dismount B NOAS Device 2 O NDS Device 3 amp NO45 Device 4 LJ NDAS Device 5 E CAS Device 6 Properties Register a Mew Device Dismmoaunt All Refresh Status Abouk HDAS Software Options Exit 3 A warning will appear Click Yes 4 HDAS Device Management 2 Are you sure you want to dismount the NDAS device The dismounting may Fail if applications are accessing the W045 device _ In the future do not show me this dialog box Note When an application is accessing the NDAS Device it can not be dismounted NDAS Device Management 2 Dismounting the NDAS device failed pplications are using the NDAS device Close any programs that might be using it and then try again 33 Ximeta Inc http www XIMETA com NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 5 Click NDAS device Management The status icon is now changed to white Select Mount Read onl
26. TG X7980 eeee8 OSU SE in use NADAS Device 2 Re 95 25604 65N4k so eee NADAS Device 3 1LO Q FROSO LVGR4 esse8 DAS Device 4 372 60 G6 Ready 149 04 66 In use 295 08 GB Ready ADAS Device 5 409445 YEBHS BOIS4 00 e a a ADAS Device 6 SPAYS VEYLE NVHG6 a a a a a NDAS Device f a4556 TPF 2 Tv5 0 000 232 00 66 Ready 166 350 66 In use 232 00 O6 In use 2 2 F3C1C LIGFOE GP072 eeeee 2 amp 2 43 Ximeta Inc http www XIMETA com NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 7 4 Creating Mirror without destroying data Add Mirror Use Add Mirror menu to create a mirror RAID1 while keeping the contents of the disk This method will keep the existing data on the source disk However synchronization will take place which can take up to a day or so access speed will be very slow While it is synchronizing the disk 1 Select NDAS device which 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 NDAS Bind Management A Refresh NADAS Derice 1 Ar HY4 YFYLK MYH AC eee NDAS TY bEYS6 LIBPIS RNGYS d d a a NDAS Device 2 SSEDE HHE6 SHQOHG eee a a NDAS Music 2H554 VBHSi Bind Disks NDAS Devic etait 444A YEHE Append a Disk ADAS Data SPHO B4tsy M Fie Tool Help Capacity o2 00 aB 2de DA GB ede DA GB Status Offline Offline Offline Adds a mirrored disk to
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28. a basic disk Ximeta Inc 44 http www XIMETA com NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS Then select the device and click on OK Select a mirror disk Select a backup disk to make a mirror Mame Capacity NDAS Device 6 232 585 GB 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 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 HDAS Bind Management amp Refresh Capacity Status RAID status Comment Need resynchronizin A Mirrored Disk RAID 1 372 60 GB Ready 0 in aa Resynchronizing will be MDAS Device 1 372 60 GB Read A46QM LECTG 7980 R File Tool Help ADAS Device 7 gt Kar as See eal 372 60 GB Ready Qut oF synec Data of this disk is out ADAS Device 5 186 30 GB Read SETOO ICX9K 1FTDA eeeee one NDAS Device 4 HN YsaC 2E42s L16L6 seeee NDAS Device 3 HTCRS HTA4E PNSHE see ee NADAS Device 6 149 04 GB Ready 76 3366 Ready 45 Ximeta Inc http www XIMETA com NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 4 You can check the current progress of synchronization from NDAS Bind Management HDAS Bind Management Seles Fil Tool Help
29. a on the disks will be deleted once binding ts completed Click Finish to exit HDAS Bind Wizard Completing the Disk Bind Wizard Tou have successtully completed the Disk Bind Wizard rou must first mount and then format the bound disks before Using them The binding results are followings Bind Type Striped Disk RAID 0 Disks selected HDAS Device 1 NDAS Device 2 Disks size 745 21 GB To close this wizard click Finish 52 Ximeta Inc http www XIMETA com NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 3 Check the result pages whether the bind operation is completed successfully HDAS Bind Management A Refresh Striped Disk RAID 0 745 21 GB Ready Healthy MDAS Device 1 372 60 GB Read gt 4460M LACTO 47950 e08e8 cady ADAS Device 7 372 60 GB Read KACIS 246Q4 65M4K 0 0 0 a a cady ADAS Device 3 i 149 04 G6 I gt 1LOMO FROSO LYGR4 seeee n use HDAS Device 4 i 296 08 GE Read E3C1C UEFQE GPOFZ e eea zady NDAS Device 5 4 444 EBHS B01S4 seeee 292 00 GH Ready 2 Aa 156 30 GB In use File Tool Help Capacity Status RAID sta Comment FSH Y4 VEYLE AVHS6 eee ee DAS Device f FP 955 4 TPFO2 JITyS eeee8 232 00 SB In use 53 Ximeta Inc http www XIMETA com NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 7 6 Using bound devices After binding y
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31. ave 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 18 I 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 device 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 performan
32. ccordance with the manufacturer s instructions interference to radio and television reception might result This equipment complies with Part 15 of the FCC 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 television 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 f 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
33. ce purposes 81 Ximeta Inc http www XIMETA com NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 11 3 USB 1 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 at www Ximeta com lf 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 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 82 Ximeta Inc http www XIMETA com 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 a
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35. ck on Uninstall Add or Remove Programs 2 re vou sure vou want to remove MDAS Software 3 40 1604 From your computer 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 uninstallation is finished 74 Ximeta Inc http www XIMETA com NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 10 NDAS Command Line Utility Included with the Driver 3 11 or later is an 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 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 commana 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 dn gt device lt dn gt ro rw e unmount force wait lt ldn gt device lt dn gt e dismount force wait lt Idn 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
36. during software installation and uninstallation You may receive Windows Error Messages looking for a non existing location JA Ximeta Inc http www XIMETA com NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 6 My computer is running very slow 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 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 their list of programs to Allow 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 I 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 100 1000 MB switch as well 8 I ve insta
37. ed 7 A warning widow will pop up click Yes to proceed Otherwise click No to quit 48 Ximeta Inc http www XIMETA com NetDISK User Manual NDAS Bind Management Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 8 Click Finish to exit Disk Bind Wizard NDAS Bind Wizard Completing the Disk Bind Wizard Tou have successtully completed the Disk Bind Wizard fou must first mount and then format the bound disks before Using ther The binding results are followings Bind Type Mirrored Disk RAID 1 Disks selected NDAS Device 6 NDAS Music Disks size Mirrored Disk RAID 1 To close this wizard click Finish Cancel 49 Ximeta Inc http www XIMETA com NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 9 Inthe Bind Management it will display the mirrored disk NDAS Bind Management J Efx File Tool Help Bind E Unbind E Refresh Mame Capacity Status RAID status Comment Mirrored Disk RAID 1 231 71GB Ready Healthy NDAS Device 6 2 4 44 0 EBH5 BO 54 00eee 231 71 GB Ready NADAS Music 2H554 VBH58 SFFT2 esees 231 71 GB Ready MDAS Device 1 SFHY4 VFYLE WVHS6 t a a a a NADAS TY BEYS6 UBPIS KNGYS 0 a aa a Offline Offline Offline S3EDK HHE76 9AQHi 2 a a a DAS Data VSPHO B4GVM _DUC eeees 232 00 GB In use D D su gt NDAS Device 2 amp 50 Ximeta Inc http www XIMETA com NetDISK User Manual Network Direct At
38. elect the NDAS device and click OK 6 NDAS device will be automatically initialized J0 10 GB Online e Unknown Diski becomes Basic Disk 1 Note It is VERY important that your NDAS device is listed as a Basic Disk and not a Dynamic Disk 7 Initialization is completed e Before NDAS device can be used it must be partitioned See Chapter 8 2 67 Ximeta Inc http www XIMETA com NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 8 2 Partition NDAS device 1 From the Disk Management window find the NDAS device you wish to format 2 Right click and select New Partition Disk 1 Basic 145 04 G6 146 04 GE Online Unallocated Mew Partition E Unallocated J Primary partition Properties Help 3 On New Partition Wizard select the partition you want New Partition Wizard X 9 Select Partition Type There are three types of partitions primar estended and logical Select the partition you want to create f Primary partition Extended partition f Logical dive Description amp primary partition i a volume you create using free space on a basic disk Windows and other operating systems can start from a primary partition You can create up to four primary partitions or three primary partitions and an extended partition Back Cancel 4 Select Partition Type e Select Primary partition e Click Next 68 Ximeta Inc http www XIM
39. endently the data on the devices may have a different copy of 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 becomes unavailable or a device is added later to the bind both devices won t have the same copy of data So Mirror RAID1 system will 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 65 Ximeta Inc http www XIMETA com NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 8 Formatting NDAS device 8 1 Initialize NDAS device Note This step is needed when NDAS devices are bound or NDAS Device 1s used for its first time This step is normally led automatically Launch Disk Management right after a raw disk is mounted If it is not ran automatically proceed step 1 below NDAS Device Management The NOCAS disk is successfully mounted but no available partitions are detected on the disk You have to run Disk Management to create or update partitions in order to use the disk 1 Right click My Computer or Computer and select Manage 2 Computer Management window will appear Click Disk Management under Storage on left pane 3 Disk
40. ent The status icon is now changed to white Select Mount Read Write E HCAS Device 1 Mount Read only E NCAS Device 2 Mount Readiwritet ONDAS Device 3 1S NDAS Device 4 ONDAS Device 5 Dereqgister Properties W NDAS Device 6 Register a Mew Device Dismaunt All Refresh Status About W045 Software Options Exit 5 The White Square will change to a Blue Square indicating Read Write Mode NDAS Device 1 Dismount E NOAS Device 2 O NDAS Device 3 NOAS Device 4 LJ NDAS Device 5 E NCAS Device 6 Properties Register 4 Wew Device Dismount All Refresh Status About WAS Software Options Exit 36 Ximeta Inc http www XIMETA com NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 6 4 Using NDAS Device Properties Clicking on your NDAS Device Management Sand going into the Properties of your NDAS device will display useful information about your NDAS device hardware 6 4 1 General 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 HDAS Device 1 Properties General Hardware Hosts Advanced Device Mame Device ID Write Keyi Status Online Unit Device Information ig Disk Drive Status Capacity Read Only Access Read Write Access Logical Device Information Basic Di
41. es reed eel tne ies ee ah alesse cul ls etic al eta ve aleeaee edb 82 Partiloning NDAD GEVE nsere aaa a a 8 3 Format NDAS Device Through My Computer cccccccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesseeeeeeesseeeeeeeeeeessaaaaeees Uninstall eee e a a a ee a ne E E aa eee a EE a a a aa EE waa E eaa a naa wes NDAS Command Line Utility ee cece eee eee eee e sete ee nee ene e nae enaeeeaeeeaeenaeeeaeenatenatenaeeeaeenaees FAO socere a cease sce tet dees smal A cee 1 1 1 General FREESE CHEESES E AEAN TEER ROR EES RARE ORE ERE RAC REM EERERE RARE ORR ER ee Re Re OCR eee Ce ee ie 1 1 2 Windows 2000 XP Vista E A EA AAE EE EE A AA EE A E E aa a etace ae A AAT 1 1 3 USB Serr Te eee eee eee ee a ee er cre a eee re ee ee ee ee ee eee eee eee ee ee ee eee ee ee ee eee i Regulatory Stat ment esar ea EE EEEE OAE a i OAE E dacaasn A a does ena Oa e Aa Product Warranty seeeee eect eset eee ee eee nese enseensaeensaeensaeensaeensaeensaeensaeeesaeengaeengaeesgaeeeasensasss Additional Information And Assistance cee e nett rere ete een eee e eee e enna eee eee eee e eee ee ee enna eeeees Ximeta Inc 6 http www XIMETA com NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 7 Ximeta Inc http www XIMETA com 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 of
42. fective 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 3 For NDAS mode do I need drivers installed on each computer using NDAS device Yes the drivers need to be installed 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 76 Ximeta Inc http www XIMETA com NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 11 2 Windows 2000 XP Vista 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 802 119 When using 802 11b we highly recommend hardwiring your computer when doing large file trans
43. fers because of the low bandwidth associated with 802 11b 2 How should I 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 supported on both NTFS and FAT82 while 2 X drivers support FAT32 It is recommended to use NTFS because FAT32 does not allow file transfer exceeding over sizing 4 Giga Bytes You can sure Disk Management Windows or Disk Utility MAC to do the format 3 How do I disconnect NDAS device We always recommend using the Dismount option from your NDAS Device Management 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 both USB and 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
44. gs e File System NTFS e Allocation unit size Default e Volume Name Enter a name for the disk e Select Perform a quick format Recommended e Click Next 70 Ximeta Inc http www XIMETA com NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 8 When partitioning is finished Click Finish N ew Partition Wizard Completing the New Partition Wizard Tou have successtully completed the New Partition Wizard Tou selected the following settings Partition type Primary partition Disk selected Disk 1 Partition size 151598 MB Drive letter or path E File system NTFS Allocation unit size Default Volume label New Volume Cnck farmat Yes To close this wizard click Finish z Back Cancel You can see the partitioned disk Disk O Basic 3 99 3B Online C 3 99 0B NTFS Healthy System Disk 1 Basic 145 04 G6 Online New Yolume E 145 04 GB NTFS Healthy Ximeta Inc 71 http www XIMETA com NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 8 3 Format NDAS Device Through My Computer or Computer 1 Double click on My Computer at Start menu Pr My Computer 2 My Computer window will appear Right Click on your NDAS Device choose Format lt p mas Open Explore Search Sharing and Security Copy Create Shortcut Rename Properties 3 The Format window will appear with a few op
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46. k 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 linstalled 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 device and it shows up as a Black Dot lf 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 It should show up as Disk 1 or Disk 2 or a different 79 Ximeta Inc http www XIMETA com NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 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 O
47. l 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 42 Ximeta Inc http www XIMETA com NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 7 2 NDAS Bind Management You can run NDAS Bind Management tool from Windows 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 NDAS Bind Managerment 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 NDAS Device Managemant gt Device gt Properties menu gt Hosts tab and dismount the device from the Host Yet press Refresh button or F5 key to refresh MDAS Bind Management File Tool Help r hy k Bind A Refresh Mame Capacity Status RAID status Comment NDAS Device 1 A4SQM LRC
48. license agreement Warranty Statement XIMETA Inc reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes to the content hereof without the obligation of XIMETA Inc to notify any person of such revision or changes XIMETA Inc 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 13 for complete product warranty coverage 5 Ximeta Inc http www XIMETA com NetDISK User Manual 10 11 12 13 14 Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS Table of Contents Introduction sereis ene rn Geer rr ner srt nnn ere tenn tae eee ere A nan ee ere een ere Tre res Ted SERINE saria a a T t2 Package Comens roere eE E A len to SYSTEM REQUIFEMENIS sarena a a ot belle decent 1 4 NDAS Device Setup Overview oii eeeeccccccceseseeccceeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeaaeeeeceeeeeseaaeeeeeeeeesseueeeeeeesessaaaeeeeess Cable Installation iaeccicis rites edinindiacacecenneinawiccinnacn renee ia a a Te aa A iaaa tae ane Dei E Nea taeda ements ZA IIDAG MOG sneri a a a Be USB MOOG aE A E A A A eua eee NDAS Software Installation s 5555551105005uuunnnnnnnnnnnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnunnnnnnnnnn ot installing NDAS SAXSONWaE srera ere ek ee ee NDAS Device Registration seeeeeeeeee este eee eee teste eaeenaeeeatesaeeeatenatesatesates
49. lled 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 Ximeta 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 antivirus 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 the 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 78 Ximeta Inc http www XIMETA com NetDISK User
50. n Before continuing to the next step please do the Following Connect the WO45 device to the network Turn on the DAS device To continue click Next 19 Ximeta Inc http www XIMETA com NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 4 Enter a name for the NDAS device Click Next NDAS Device Registration Wizard DAS Device Name Specify the name For the W045 device Please choose a mame For the W045 device This name will be used to identify the NOS device in your system only The name can be up to 30 characters long Please enter the name NDAS Device 1 Click Next when you Finish 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 NDAS Device Registration Wizard NDAS device ID Enter the W045 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 W045 device NOAS 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 TF the W045 device ID andor the Write Key is invalid Nest will mot be enabled Cancel Note NDAS device ID and Write Key does not contain the letter O Please use the number 0 zero for all letter Os If your
51. n the Advanced tab of Options window check on Allow Ndas Pnp Click OK exit the Option window Options General Advanced Advanced settings Confirmation C Co not show the confirmation dialog on exit C Co not show a confirmation dialog on removing the Write Key C Co not show a confirmation dialog on deregistering an NDAS device C Co not show a confirmation dialog on dismounting an NOAS device C Co not show a confirmation dialog on dismounting all of the NDAS devices C Co not show a warning dialog when mounting RAID in degraded mode Menu C Show Dismount All command Show NDAS Device Status text Suspend Hibernation Support Deny suspendihibernation if there are mounted devices Allow suspend hibernation Ndas Pop Support Deny Mdas Pnp G Allow Mdas Pop i Cancel 18 Ximeta Inc http www XIMETA com NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 2 Torun the NDAS Device Registration Wizard manually click Icon located on the system tray Then select Register A New Device Register a Mew Device Dismaunk ll Refresh Status About W045 Sorkware Options Exit 3 To register a Ndas Device Click Next on the NDAS Device Registration Wizard HDAS Device Registration Wizard Welcome to the NDAS Device Registration Wizard The Wizard will guide you through the MADS device registratio
52. nibinid BD eres Capacity Status RAID status comment Need resynchronizin Mirrored Disk RAID 1 149 04 GB Inuse yo in Bee 3 Resynchronizing will be started when RAID is mounted in Read Write mode ADAS Device 1 149 04GB 1 YSUEK F5GOX ECE45 TRR DAS Device 2 ee i 2 SETOO ICKSK IFTDA 149 0466 Inuse Qut of synec Data of this disk is out of sync with another RAID member s data DAS Device 3 OIK32 MT9 4 CD080 seees SDAS Device 4 Vaotb S4CR6 BOS 4 eeeee NDAS Device 5 HTCRS HTA4E PNSHE eeeee ADAS Device 6 HAYxC 2E42x L16L5 seeee DAS Device T 64554 TPFD2 JITV5 eee008 SDAS Device amp KeC95 25604 65N4K eon ee 372 60 GB Ready 186 30 GB Ready 76 33 GB Ready 149 04 66 In use 232 58 GB Ready 372 6066 In use Note The mirrored disk must be mounted Read Write mode Synchronization time differs depending on the data capacity of hard disk 46 Ximeta Inc http www XIMETA com NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 5 To avoid synchronization alternate method would be clicking on Bind icon on the NDAS Bind Management also leads you to creating RAID1 drive With this method the data in both disks will be lost Itis recommended to use new disks or back up the data that need to be saved Click on Next to continue NDAS Bind Wizard ig Welcome to the Disk Bind Wizard This wizard helps you create bound disks ou can bind disks of NDAS Devices to build a new disk With fas
53. occur Windows 2000 XP 2003 Vista Environment e All computers and NDAS device must be on the same LAN e NDAS device must be connected via Ethernet or Wireless Router e To share Read and Write access all computers on the network using the NDAS device must have the same NDAS driver version installed e NDAS device must be registered onto each computer Ai Warning e DO NOT perform disk operations format partition and chkdsk when multiple PCs have the NDAS mounted e NDAS device can be formatted partitioned chkdsk aggregated or mirrored ONLY when one PC is connected 27 Ximeta Inc http www XIMETA com 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 7 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 Meaning Green S 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 White Ready Connected NDAS device is ready to be mounted Black Disconnected Mode Disconnected NDAS device is registered but your system cannot find the NDAS device on the network Power Cord Ethernet Cord or USB Cord may be unplugged Make sure any Antivirus Firewall software or Spyware is not interfering with the connection Gray Iden
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55. or which otherwise gives rise to the claim 3 Breach of XIMETA Inc s 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 86 Ximeta Inc http www XIMETA com 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 XIMETA Inc whenever you contact XIMETA Inc for technical support please have the following information available Product Name Model Serial Number Software Version How to Contact XIMETA Inc Tel 1 510 683 9700 Fax 1 510 683 9720 Email support for North America support XIEMTA com Technical Support on the Internet For the latest information on NDAS device visit our website at http Awww XIMETA com 87 Ximeta Inc http www XIMETA com
56. ou 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 Please format the new NDAS bind according to Chapter 9 Formatting NDAS devices mB NDAS Device 1 Mount Read only E NOAS Device 2 Mount Read yrite ONDAS Device 3 HDAS Device 4 pele ONDAS Device 5 Properties W CAS Device 6 Register a Mew Device Dismmount All Refresh Status About W045 Software Options Exit 54 Ximeta Inc http www XIMETA com NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 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 HDAS Bind Management Fie Tool Help Bind CA Refresh Mame Capacity Status RAID status Comment o Mon fault tolerant RAID Striped Disk RAID 0 dal aB Non m Missing mem all members should be available to mount thi 2 NADAS Device 1 TEF O460M LRCTG X7980 seeee ADAS Device 2 372 0l GE gt R6C9S 25b04 65h4 oeeee 2 45 00 06 00 05 66 46 2 065 E ANY sC 2E42 U16L6 eeee8 2 42 00 06 00 01 4F 6E 1 1 76 33 GB 149 04 GB HTERS HTs4E PMSHE a a a a NDAS Device 6 2 64554 TPFO2 JITY5 eeene 32 00 tb In
57. perating 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 try to open or copy a file Open up Command Prompt and run chkdsk for the NDAS device drive 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 j The device Generic volume cannot be stopped right 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 I 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 Plea
58. rior in all material respects to the defective Hardware If a material defect is incapable of correction or if XIMETA Inc determines in its sole discretion that it is not practical to repair or replace the defective Hardware the price paid by the original purchaser for the defective Hardware will be refunded by XIMETA Inc upon receipt of the defective Hardware All Hardware or any part thereof that is replaced by XIMETA Inc or for which the purchase price is refunded shall become the property of XIMETA Inc upon replacement or refund Limited Software Warranty XIMETA Inc warrants that during the Warranty Period the magnetic media on which XIMETA Inc delivers the Software will be free of physical defects XIMETA Inc s sole obligation shall be to replace the non conforming Software or defective media with Software that substantially conforms to XIMETA Inc s functional specifications for the Software Except as otherwise agreed by XIMETA Inc in writing the replacement Software is delivered lf a material non conformance is incapable of correction or if XIMETA Inc determines in its sole discretion that it is not practical to replace the non conforming Software the price paid by the original license for the non conforming Software will be refunded by XIMETA Inc provided that the non conforming Software and all copies thereof is first returned to XIMETA Inc The license granted respecting any Software for which a refund is g
59. rmission Read our privacy policy Can Windows connect to Windows Update to search for software O Yes this time only Yes now and every time connect a device Click Mest to continue This wizard helps you install software for HDAS SCSI Controller If your hardware came with an installation CD lt 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 24 Ximeta Inc http www XIMETA com NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS Found New Hardware Wizard Please wait while the wizard installs the software J Si NDAS Miniport Controller LY Setting a system restore point and backing up old files in case your system needs to be restored in the future 4 After mounting is complete hardware notification bubble will appear hat i Found New Hardware x Your new hardware is installed and ready to use 5 Click NDAS device Management to see the registered NDAS device NDAS Device 1 I NDAS Device 1 Dismount B NEAS Device z HDAS Device 2 LI NDAS Device 3 Dismount ONDAS Device 3 NDAS Device 4 HDAS Device 4 ONDAS Device 5 pepe ev ONDAS Device 5 E CAS Device 6 BNDAS Device 6 Properties Register a Mew Device Register a New Device Bismmount All Dismaunt All Refresh Status Refresh Status bout W045 Sorkware About W045 Sofkware Options
60. se 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 80 Ximeta Inc http www XIMETA com NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS Before installing our NDAS software please disable any Firewall Antivirus software and also make sure that Script Blocking is turned off for antivirus software lf 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 I 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 h
61. sk 74 5 GB Mounted in Read write mode 1 NDAS Device 1 37 Ximeta Inc http www XIMETA com NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 6 4 2 Hardware 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 HDAS Device 1 Properties General Hardware Hosts Advanced Hardware Information about your W045 device El Hardware Version 1 0 Max Transfer Blocks 126 Command Processing Slots 1 Max Unit Devices 2 Max LUs 1 MAC Address 00 06 00 01 34 BE O Unit Device 1 Device Type Disk Drive Transfer Mode PIC DMA LEA Mode LEA LB446 Model SAMSUNG SPOOL Firmware Revision TE1O0 24 Serial Number s05 J10900381 38 Ximeta Inc http www XIMETA com NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 6 4 3 Hosts 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 The host with asterisk after Access mode type is the primary host The primary host has the most priority of accessing the disk among other hosts When multi hosts mount
62. stered Ndas Devices Click on 2 icon which is located on the system tray Online C J oe Mount Read only OAS Device 1 t Mount Read Write NAS Device 2 ONDAS Device 6 oe ONDAS Music Properties DAS TY _ et Register a Mew Device Refresh Status About W045 Sofware Options Exit 22 Ximeta Inc http www XIMETA com NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 4 2 Mounting a NDAS Device 1 Click on Mount on the NDAS Device Manager that is located on the system tray Mount Read only NOS Device 1 Mount Read Write W MCAS Device 2 O NDAS Device 6 a corti ONDAS Music Properties MAS TY Register a Mew Device Refresh Status About NDAS Software Options Exit 2 After click Mount menu following window will pop up lt NDAS Device Management Salk 2 Mounting the NDAS device HOAS Data 23 Ximeta Inc http www XIMETA com NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 3 Found New Hardware Wizard should appear Note Depends on the Windows version the look of Hardware Wizard may have a different look or will not appear This window does not appear in Windows Vista Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard Windows will search for current and updated software by looking on Your computer on the hardware installation CO or on the Windows Update Web site with your pe
63. tached Storage NDAS 7 5 Creating new bind Warning e All data on the disks will be deleted once bind is completed e 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 HNA Bind Wiissard__ Select Bind Type You can select the bind type Select the bind type you want to create ij Aggregation Stipe RAID Mirror RAID 1 Number of dk Description disks A striped disk A stiped disk RAID O stores data in stipes on bwo or more ated volume gwes you faster access to your data than a basic or aggreg _Nedt gt J lt Back JL 51 Ximeta Inc http www XIMETA com NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 2 Select NDAS devices to use as bind members then click Next to proceed NDAS Bind Wizard Select Disk You can select the disks to be bound Available Selected Name Capacity EE Hame Capacity HDAS Dew 298 08 GB z NDAS Dev 372 60 GB HDAS Dev 232 88 GB NDAS Dev 372 60 GB Remove All Total number of disks required 2 Total disk size in gigabytes GB 745 21 GB Note The dat
64. tall drivers ier NDAS Software 3 40 1604 Setup Ready to Install the Program The wizard is ready to begin installation Click Install ta begin the installation If you want to review or change any of your installation settings click Back Click Cancel to exit the wizard Notice lf you are using this product in a wired 1UMbps LAN or wireless o02 11b LAN environment there is a possiblity of data transmit error or unstable connection tis recommended that this product is used in 10UMbps wired LAN or ole ilga wireless LAN environment Cancel 13 Ximeta Inc http www XIMETA com NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 4 Click the Install button to install drivers ier NDAS Software 3 40 1604 Setup Welcome to the Setup Wizard for NDAS Software 3 40 1604 Setup will install WOAS Software 3 40 1604 on your computer To continue click Next WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties lIOCELL 5 Please wait while installation continues ie NDAS Software 3 40 1604 Setup Installing NDAS Software 3 40 1604 a _ NetDISK The program features you selected are being installed D Please wait while the Setup Wizard installs WO4 amp S Software 5 40 1604 This may take several minutes Status Initializing installation LLL LLLLLLLLLLLLELLLLLLLELLLLELLLLLLLLLL 3000 14
65. ter speed larger capacity and fault tolerance Many bind types are given to fit your needs To continue click Mest Click on Mirror then Next to proceed NDAS Bind Wizard Select Bind Type fou can dlect the bind type Select the bind type you want to create O Aggregation Stripe RAID 0 Humber of disks Description A mirrored disk RAID 1 duplicates your data on two disks Create a mirrored disk IF vou want to keep two separate copies of all pour information to prevent data loss 47 Ximeta Inc http www XIMETA com NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS Click on Mirror then Next to proceed NDAS Bind Wizard Select Bind Type fou can select the bind type Select the bind type you want to create O Aggregation Stripe RAID 0 Number of disks 3 Description A mirrored disk RAID 1 duplicates your data on two disks Create a mirrored disk IF vou want to keep two separate copies of all pour information to prevent data loss 6 Select the disks that need to be mirrored then click Next NDAS Bind Wizard Select Disk You can select the disks to be bound Available Selected Name Capacity Add Name Capacity NDAS Dey 232 08 GB NDAS Music 232 88 GB OOo Total number of disks required 2 Total disk size in gigabytes GB Note The data on the disks will be deleted once binding is complet
66. 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 when 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 40 Ximeta Inc http www XIMETA com NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS Export Registration Select a WOAS Device to export HDAS Device 1 4 Save As You need to complete the Following information to export the Save in Q My Documents registration data GomPlayer Device ID 4 my Music My Recent My Network Monitor PMMA osme XIFFA a Documents my Pictures write Key 3 My Virtual Machines Desktop L Do nok export the Write Key Description I My Documents My Computer a File name INDAS Device 1 My Network Save as type NDAS Registration Files ndas Once complete the exported ID will appear as an icon To add the exported information to your NDAS software simply double click on the saved icon Import Registration Ed Import Registration Select HDAS Devices to register n Select HDAS Devices bo register Status Mame Status MDAS Device 1 Jen C NDAS Device 1 Registered Description Description Device ID PMM44
67. the disk And it can be corrupted or may not be valid for some reason such as a replaced disk and or disk IO error You can use Reset bind information menu to reset this information to a default value HDAS Bind Management Fie Tool Help k Bind Mame Capacity Status RAID stakus Comm l NDAS Device 1 A Bind Disks NDAS Gt add Mirror Ready a Append a Disk ADAS De 27 60 GE Ready leset Bind information l Ready NADAS Device 5 HAY s 2E42 L16L5 eeeee DAS Device 6 94554 TPFDO2 JITy5 seeee amp NADAS Device 3 offline HTCRS HT 4E PHSHE e e a 143 04 GE Ready 232 00 GB In use 2 Ko CIS i amp Reset bind information to remove unrecognized bind information 62 Ximeta Inc http www XIMETA com NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 7 9 3 Replace Device You can replace a member of Mirror RAID1 bind You need to use this menu when the hard disk has bad sectors or a NDAS device becomes unavailable and you want to replace the unit with another NDAS device Once a member is replaced it may need synchronizing NDAS Bind Management File Too Help CA Refresh Mame Capacity Status RAID status Comment Mirrored Disk RAID 1 75 94 GB Ready Healthy NADAS Device 5 2 HTCRS HTX4E PNSHE eeeee 75 9468 Ready lt 3 35 9468 Ready 7 AH556 Replace Device ADAS Da uj z ee gt f gt RETZAK cea de pence Ready Spare disk This disk will be used as active RAID member w J
68. tify Mode Identifying NDAS device is identifying its status Red w Slash Deactivated Mode Deactivated NDAS device is deactivated and needs to be Activated Click on the NDAS device Management menu and click on Activate Disconnected Mode There is a communication error between your computer and the NDAS device Power Cycle the NDAS device and reboot he computer 28 Ximeta Inc http www XIMETA com NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 5 2 NDAS Device Management E NO45 Device 1 M NO45 Device 2 W DAS Device 3 E HCAS Device 4 B NOS Device 5 E NO45 Device 6 Register a Wew Device Dismount All Refresh Status About WO45 Software Options Exit Click the NDAS Device Management located on the system tray All registered NDAS device s will be displayed on the NDAS device Management Menu e When you click on the 2 icon it 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 s e About displays NDAS software version information 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 A Programs gt NDAS Software gt NDAS device Management at Start Menu 29 Ximeta Inc http www XIMETA com NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached S
69. tions Check the box that says Quick Format Recommended Format NetDisk 1 E ES Capacity fias aB File system NTFS bi Allocation unit size a096 bytes Volume label MetDisk 1 Format options M Quick Format Enable Compression Greate an MS DOS startup disk _ cose Ximeta Inc 72 http www XIMETA com NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 4 A Warning will appear asking if you are sure you want to format the drive Click on OK Format NetDisk 1 E X WARNING Formatting will erase ALL data on this disk To format the disk click OK To guit click CANCEL ne 5 Click on OK once the format has completed rie _l Format Complete 73 Ximeta Inc http www XIMETA com NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 9 Uninstall Before you can uninstall a NDAS software you must close all applications that are using the NDAS device NDAS Disk Management NDAS Bind Management Windows Explorer that is accessing NDAS device must also be closed e Close NDAS Disk Management by selecting Exit ONDAS Device 1 ONDAS Device 2 ONDAS Device 6 O sz 00 06 D0 01 4AF 6E 1 1 O eS 00 08 00 05 66 46 2 0055 Register a Mew Device Refresh Status About W045 Sofware Options Exit e Uninstall NDAS device Go to Start gt Control Panel gt Add or Remove Programs Select the NDAS Software and cli
70. torage NDAS 6 NDAS Device Functions 6 1 NDAS Device Management Click on 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 square 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 28 A NDAS device mounted in Read Write Mode MNDAS Data Mounted RW 1 l H Dismount E HCAS Device 1 l W CAS Device 2 TOA ONDAS Device 6 ONDAS Music EAS Ty b Register a New Device Refresh Status About WO45 Software options Exit Mounted RW driver letter The current state of the NDAS device Dismount Enables users to change NDAS device mode to Connected Mode Properties Displays properties of the NDAS device B NDAS device mounted in Read Only Mode E DAS Device 1 W DAS Device 2 E NDAS Device 6 Dismount ONDAS Music NDAs TY Properties Register a Mew Device Refresh Status About NDAS Software Options Exit Mounted RO driver letter The current state of the NDAS device Dismount Enables users to change NDAS device mode to Connected Mode Properties Displays properties of the NDAS device 30 Ximeta Inc http www XIMETA com NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS C NDAS device in Offline Mode E NOAS Device 1 E
71. www XIMETA com NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 2 Cable Installation ob Warning Do not connect USB Ethernet and eSATA cable at the same time Only one cable should be connected otherwise it will cause the driver malfunctioning USB Ethernet 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 enclosed Ethernet cable from the Ethernet port on NDAS device to a switch 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 10 Ximeta Inc http www XIMETA com NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 3 Make sure the power connector is connected firmly 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
72. y E HCAS Device 1 Mount Read only B NDAS Device 2 Mount Read Write ONDAS Device 3 NDAS Device 4 LI NOAS Device 5 Properties W DAS Device 6 Deregister Register 4 Wew Device Dismount All Refresh Status About NDAS Software Options Exit 6 The White Square will change to a Green Square indicating Read Only Mode E DAS Device 1 W DAS Device 2 C Mounted R0 09 Dismount ONDAS Music E EAS TY Properties Register a Mew Device Refresh Status About NDAS Software Options Exit 34 Ximeta Inc http www XIMETA com NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 6 3 Changing from Read Only Mode to Read Write Mode 1 Click NDAS Device Management 2 and select the NDAS device you want to change from Read Only to Read Write 2 Select Dismount NDAS Device 1 Dismount E NOAS Device 2 LINDAS Device 3 NOA5 Device 4 ONDAS Device 5 E DOAS Device 6 Properties Register a Mew Device Dismount All Refresh Status Abouk W045 Software Options Exit 3 A warning will appear Click Yes HDAS Device Management 2 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 Ximeta Inc 35 http www XIMETA com NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 4 Click NDAS Device Managem

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