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1. LaCie Ethernet Disk User Manual Accessing the Ethernet Disk Over the Network page 1 6 Accessing Your Ethernet Disk Over the Network Use LaCie Network Assistant to access your shared folder s see section 5 1 Connecting Using LaCie Network Assistant 6 1 Accessing Shared Folders When your computer is connected to your local area network LaCie Network Assistant will help you quickly connect to the shared folder s on your LaCie Ethernet Disk To access shared folders all users 1 Run the LaCie Network Assistant LNA Click on the LNA icon in the system tray Windows users Fig 15 or menu bar Mac users Fig 16 2 Select Share default or the name of any other share you have created from the LNA menu The share will open in a Windows Explorer or Mac Finder window TECHNICAL NOTE You may need to enter the username and password for share The defaults are Login administrator Password admin Your system may remember this information and might not ask for it during the same session 3 Simply drag and drop files to and from this window just like a regular folder Lat ie 566754324 Wake Up a Device Configuration Window Preferences Quit LaCie Network Assistant LaCie 566 54324 d Wake Up a Device Configuration Window Preferences Quit LaCie Network Assistant TECHNICAL NOTE If you have just turned on the LaCie Eth ernet Disk it may ta
2. Ta contre cick Nest Click to select the check box for any dive folder or file that you want bo back up Y Hu kup Wizard You can specily the toma you wart to back up Select what you want to back up Back up everything on this computer C Back up selected files dives of network data C Only back up the System State data C rig 2 LaCie Ethernet Disk Using the LaCie Shell User Manual page 48 4 In the dialogue window that opens click on Browse and nav F Backup Luty Untitled igate to the target volume on which to backup your Ethernet Disk and click Open Fig 66 a nnnnnws ra a a ETI Esckue Files f t fj z 5 Type a name for the backup and click Next Fig 67 Backup Type Destination and Name Your fles and setings aie stored in the destination you specdy Select the backup type Fie Choose a place ho save your backup Romse 3 Type a name for this backup pus OEUUGaAMd ee Backup medi or fle name Go acensesis Bow 6 Review the information to make sure it is correct Optional Select Advanced to modify other parameters such as sched Cairns DOCENTES SEU uling Fig 68 enn Y ou have crested the following backup settings 7 Click Finish and the backup will begin rece gestation oneris ack up ali fles on my local divels Locator Fie Mery Grp Ship ob shore Backup hii Where Now Verny off Do not ute hardware compre non Append
3. Do not expose the LaCie Ethernet Disk to temperatures outside the range of 5 C to 35 C 41 F to 95 F Doing so may damage the LaCie Ethernet Disk or disfigure its casing Avoid placing your La Cie Ethernet Disk near a source of heat or exposing it to sunlight even through a window Inversely plac ing your LaCie Ethernet Disk in an environment that is too cold or hu mid may damage the unit Always unplug the LaCie Ethernet Disk from the electrical outlet if there is a risk of lightning or if it will be unused for an extended pe riod of time Otherwise there is an increased risk of electrical shock short circuiting or fire Use only the power supply shipped with the device Do not use the LaCie Ethernet Disk near other electrical appli ances such as televisions radios or speakers Doing so may cause interterence which will adversely affect the operation of the other products Forward page 4 Do not place the LaCie Ethernet Disk near sources of magnetic interference such as computer displays televisions or speakers Magnetic interference can affect the operation and stability of your LaCie Ethernet Disk Do not place heavy objects on top of the LaCie Ethernet Disk or use excessive force on it Never use excessive force on your LaCie Ethernet Disk If you detect a problem consult the 12 Trouble shooting section in this manual Protect your LaCie Ethernet Disk from excessive exposur
4. To access the Web Administration Page Open your browser to http Ethernet Disk IP address Ethernet Disk IP address stands for the IP address assigned to your LaCie Ethernet Disk by the LaCie Network Assistant IMPORTANT INFO It is recommended that you use Internet Explorer 5 0 or higher as your browser You should see a Web page showing the available shares on your LaCie Ethernet Disk To enter the Web Administration Page Administration P E x Connec t to 192 168 10 93 1 Click in the upper left hand corner designated Adminis A tration You will be prompted to enter a user name and a pubiic pi password Fig 20 The server 192 168 10 93 at 192 168 10 93 requires a username and password Warning This server is requesting that your spud and 2 Enter panora e das di a i authentication User name je S Login administrator Password Remember my password Password admin Eme red You will then be in the Web Administration Page Fig 20 LaCie Ethernet Disk User Manual 7 2 Wizard Mode and Advanced Mode There are two different ways to use the Web Administration Page Wizard mode or Advanced mode Fig 21 Wizard Mode This method is recommended for beginning administrators or for those who have a limited technical knowledge base The Wizard mode provides an easy way to create new shares and users This mode will guide you through a series of questions and will
5. EDREG 255 255 255 0 10 1 7 100 Ok 10 1 7 152 Ok not configured 4 0 3 17 30 03 PM 2 18 2005 Windows XP Embedded V1A amp 05 42302031 V1A Technologies Inc 731 MHz x96 Family 6 Model Stepping 0 zi Copyreght 2004 LaCie LaCie Ethernet Disk User Manual Li Clicking on the Backup and Restore button displays the stan dard Windows Backup and Restore Wizard Fig 71 LaCie rec ommends that you use the Web Administration Backup options described in sections 9 9 Backing Up LaCie Ethernet Disk Using the Built In Backup Engine and 9 10 Backing Up Disks Using Third party Software Programs Please contact LaCie Technical Support before attempting any restore of the Ethernet Disk they will advise you whether to use this Wizard or the one of the methods described in section 9 12 Restoring Your LaCie Ethernet Disk or section 14 Restoring Your Ethernet Disk Using the LaCie Restore CD Using the LaCie Shell page 50 10 1 7 86 A Leg oH k tk Backup or Restore Wizard Welcome to the Backup or c NM E Restore Wizard B Fireya Diagnostics Thi wand helps you Eck up oi datana the let and gestat PNEU NI Shutdown Tebak ho Shy areal Moose bo change te patio ued lor backup ot peptone Thi phon is teconmended hor advanced uen only I pou poetai you cm F dbe patin eizard mode D Copyright 2004 Lacie Fig 71 LaCie Ethernet Disk User Manual 11 6 Logging Off the System via Remo
6. 27 characters in length Make sure that all file and folder names are under 27 characters If you are operating in an environment where both Mac OS 9 x and Mac OS 10 x are being employed the same limitation applies If you are using Mac OS 10 x and you get this error this may be caused by using characters in file names that Microsoft Windows operating systems do not allow If you frequently share files with Windows based computers you will need to follow these naming protocols These characters cannot be used in share filer folder or drive names 2 N lt LaCie Ethernet Disk Us er Manual 13 Contacting Customer Support Read the manuals and review section 12 Troubleshooting Try to isolate the problem If possible make the drive the only external device on the CPU and make sure that all of the cables are correctly and firmly attached If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent questions in the troubleshooting checklist and you still can t get your LaCie drive to work properly contact us via the provided Web link Before contacting us make sure that you are in front of your computer and that you have the following information on hand lt gt Your LaCie drive s serial number Operating system Mac OS or Windows and version Computer brand and model Names of CD or DVD drives installed on your computer Amount of memory installed Names of any other devices installed on your compute
7. GigaByte This value is normally associated with data storage capacity Basically it means a thousand million or a billion bytes In fact it equals 1 073 741 824 bytes or 1 024 x 1 024 x 1 024 Hardware Physical components of a computer system in cluding the computer itself and peripherals such as printers modems mice etc Host Bus Adapter HBA A printed circuit board that installs in a standard microcomputer and an interface between the device controller and the computer Also called a controller http Hypertext Transfer Protocol This is the set of rules for exchanging files i e text images audio video etc on the World Wide Web http is an application protocol rela tive to the TCP IP suite of protocols that form the basis for exchanging information on the Internet Initialize ed Initialization After a hard drive or other storage device is formatted and partitioned some special data needs to be written to it that helps the Mac and Windows create files and save data The process is called initialization This process like formatting causes all user data on the stor age device to be lost Glossary page 60 Internet A collection of networks whose users communicate with one another Each communication carries the address of the source and destination networks and the particular machine within the network associated with the user or host computer on each end IP Internet Protocol
8. Manual 9 10 Backing Up Disks Using Third party Software Programs The LaCie Ethernet Disk is compatible with third party backup programs such as Retrospect ArcServelT NT Backup etc and you can utilize these programs to backup your LaCie Ethernet Disk over the network to a Tape Drive Since your LaCie Ethernet Disk can be seen on the local area network LAN and because you can mop the shares you can backup all the data on your LaCie Ethernet Disk over the net work using the program of your choice 9 11 Uploading a New Version of the System Software CAUTION Ensure that you are only uploading a newer valid version of system software From LaCie s Web site www lacie com download the latest version of the system software 2 In the Web Administration Page click on the Server tab At the NAS Software version line click on the button to the right of the version number 3 This will bring you to the Update the system page Fig 51 4 Browse for the file that you just downloaded from LaCie s site 5 Press the Upload file button 6 Reboot your machine Once the server has rebooted go to the Server page again and check the version of the NAS software It should now be updated to the latest version Managing Your LaCie Ethernet Disk page 41 Please choose the update file and cick on upload Upicadtie J Uf Go to htp Taw lacie com to download the latest version of he Ethemet Disk Administration Soft
9. Page page 2 Fig 32 SHARES __ Share name Select a drive partition D v Submet Changes E Bra share Share namie pubisc Path deipulslic E Pindre Apple En bleDisabli e P rmissiars Groups and users NAS LACIEVAdmrwstretars HAS LACE Guecis HAS LACIEVUS ens HAS LACIEVdd amp n MAS LACIE Guest Fut contrat Add J Remows Assigned permissinns NAS LACIEVEveryene Full contral NAS LACIE Admenssiratar Full contral Sate Ghanges LaCie Ethernet Disk User Manual FTP This share is compatible with all systems that have an FTP client Most systems include such a tool Enable this type of share for maximum compatibility over the network IMPORTANT INFO When you create a share the Windows CIFS SMB sharing is activated by default In the current version of the LaCie Ethernet Disk version 1 2 and later you can set share permissions under Windows and the Mac OS Use the arrow buttons to add or remove permissions Under Apple if enabled the share will be accessible for any au thenticated user Under HTTP and FTP the share will be public in either or both read and write access whether or not you checked the read and or write checkboxes 7 5 Shutting Down the Ethernet Disk The recommended method to turn off the Ethernet Drive is to use the Web Administration tool Fig 33 Two other methods using the Power button are described in section 2 4 Rear Panel C
10. Shutdown Fig 75 7 When prompted disconnect the USB CD ROM drive and restart the system by pressing the power button on the front of the Ethernet Disk IMPORTANT INFO The system will put itself through a num ber of reboots DO NOT interrupt the system during these re boots After the final reboot the system will display the LaCie Ethernet Log On Screen Fig 76 When the Ready Light on the front of the Ethernet Disk comes on the restore process is complete 8 Use the LaCie Network Assistant to configure your Ethernet Disk 9 Using a Web browser access the Ethernet Disk and apply any LaCie Ethernet Disk software updates needed to restore the Ethernet Disk software up to the latest version 10 Finally restore your data from backup Restoring Your LaCie Ethernet Disk page 5 LaCie Ethernet Disk Restore CD v4 0 3 1 Deleting partitions 2 Creating partitions 3 Formatting partitions 4 Extracting system files 5 Ready Shutdown Fig 73 2 10 1 7 06 Remote Desktop Fig 76 LaCie Ethernet Disk User Manual 15 Warranty LaCie warrants your drive against any detect in material and workmanship under normal use for the period designated on your warranty certificate In the event this product is found to be detective within the warranty period LaCie will at its option repair or replace the defective drive This warranty is void if The drive was operated stored in abnormal use or
11. This is the protocol that controls how data is sent from one computer to another on the Internet IP Address This is a number either 32 bit for Internet Pro tocol Version 4 or 128 bit for Internet Protocol Version 6 that identifies each sender or receiver of information that is sent in packets across the Internet Interface The protocol data transmitters data receivers logic and wiring that link one piece of computer equipment to anoth er such as a hard drive to an adapter or an adapter to a system bus Protocol means a set of rules for operating the physical interface such as do not read or write before the drive is ready I O Input Output Refers to an operation program or device whose purpose is to enter data into or to extract data from a computer Kb Kilobit Equivalent to 1 000 bits Kb s Kilobits per second 480Kb s is equal to 60KB s KB KiloByte Basically this means 1 000 bytes but it is actually 1 024 bytes KB s Kilobytes per second A means of measuring throughput LAN Local Area Network A group of computers and associated devices that share a common communication line and typically share the resources of a single processor or serv er within a small geographic area Mb Megabit Equivalent to 1 000 000 bits Mb s Megabits per second A means of measuring through put 480Mb s is equal to 60MB s MB Megabyte Basically means one million bytes but is actua
12. and personal computing TECHNICAL NOTE While the LaCie Ethernet Disk supports 25 users connected simultaneously it is highly recommended that not all 25 users transfer files at the same time because this may cause the system to become overloaded LaCie recommends that no more than 10 users transfer files at the same time Gigabit speeds available only on models with Gigabit Ethernet port LaCie Ethernet Disk Your LaCie Ethernet Disk User Manual page 7 2 Your LaCie Ethernet Disk 2 1 Minimum System Requirements Client s Minimum Requirements TCP IP enabled network e Microsoft Windows 95 98 Me NT 2000 XP Mac OS 9 x 1O x Any computer with a browser Any computer with an FTP client LaCie Network Assistant s Minimum Requirements Microsoft Windows XP and Vista Mac OS 10 3 or higher linux version with a graphic environment UNIX version with a graphic environment and Java 1 1 x or higher LaCie Ethernet Disk User Manual 2 2 Box Content 1 LaCie Ethernet Disk 2 Ethernet cable 3 Power cable 4 LaCie Ethernet Disk Utilities CD ROM 5 Quick Install Guide IMPORTANT INFO Please save your packaging In the event that the drive should need to be repaired or serviced it must be returned in its original packaging Your LaCie Ethernet Disk page 8 Etherne Disk Ethernet Disk mini Sqn anat LaCie Ethernet Disk Your LaCie Ethernet Disk User Manual page 9 2 3
13. completed the above steps you will see this page Fig 25 Click Exit to go back to the main page IMPORTANT INFO The share and or user will not be created until the last step of the Wizard You need to complete all the steps of the Wizard to create the share user correctly During the process you can use the Next and Back buttons to make changes to your settings 7 4 Using the Advanced Mode 7 4 1 Changing the Name and Location of the LaCie Ethernet Disk Changing the Name The server name is the one that is used to identify your LaCie Ethernet Disk on the network By default it is set as LACIE XXXXXXXXX To change the name of your LaCie Ethernet Disk from the Web Administration Page go to the Server section and click on the Edit button to the right of the machine name Fig 26 You can then change the name through this page Keep in mind you will need to reboot the LaCie Ethernet Disk for your changes to take effect TECHNICAL NOTE The default name for the LaCie Ethernet Disk will always be LACIE followed by 9 random characters let ters and numbers This manual will refer to this default name as LACIE XXXXXXXXX Using the Web Administration Page page 24 0 tn Servor Metwork Disk Shares Groups Users status om ES Log Off step 4 mu Step 4 Results The share wes created successfully You c n now access this share normally under Windows or Macintosh with A
14. download programs and other files to a computer from a server Firmware Permanent or semi permanent instructions and data programmed directly into the circuitry of a program LaCie Ethernet Disk User Manual mable read only memory or an electronically erasable pro grammable read only memory chip Used for controlling the operation of the computer or tape drive Distinct from the sottware which is stored in random access memory and can be altered Folder A list created on a disk to store files Creating tolders and sub folders enables you to organize the storage of your files in a logical hierarchical manner so that you can find and manage them more easily Format ting ted This is a process where a device is prepared to record data In this process the hard disk writes special information onto its own recording surfaces into areas blocks that are ready to accept user data Since this opera tion causes all current user data stored on the hard disk to be lost this is an infrequent operation that usually only hap pens at the factory that created the hard disk It is unusual for something to happen to a hard disk that requires the end user to initially perform this operation Gigabit Unit of measure commonly used to express the amount of data in one second between two points E g in the term Gigabit Ethernet 1 gigabit per second 1 Gbps equals 1 billion bits per second and is equivalent to 1000Mb s GB
15. mainte nance conditions The drive is repaired modified or altered unless such re pair modification or alteration is expressly authorized in writing by LaCie The drive was subjected to abuse neglect lightning strike electrical fault improper packaging or accident The drive was installed improperly The serial number of the drive is defaced or missing The broken part is a replacement part such as a pickup tray etc The tamper seal on the drive casing is broken LaCie and its suppliers accept no liability for any loss of data during the use of this device or for any of the problems caused as a result LaCie will not under any circumstances be liable for direct spe cial or consequential damages such as but not limited to dam age or loss of property or equipment loss of profits or revenues cost of replacement goods or expense or inconvenience caused by service interruptions Warranty page 58 Any loss corruption or destruction of data while using a LaCie drive is the sole responsibility of the user and under no circum stances will LaCie be held liable for the recovery or restoration of this data Under no circumstances will any person be entitled to any sum greater than the purchase price paid for the drive To obtain warranty service call LaCie Technical Support You will be asked to provide your LaCie product s serial number and you may be asked to furnish proof of purchase to confirm th
16. rack you can place it on a tabletop as you would a desktop or work station Fig OT 3 2 Rack Installation The LaCie Ethernet Disk fits easily into standard 19 computer equipment racks Fig 02 Carefully slide the LaCie Ethernet Disk into a shelf space in the rack Use your equipment rack s screws to secure the device in place in the rack IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to your equipment rack s documentation for specific details about device weight and in stallation instructions CAUTION Once you have mounted the LaCie Ethernet Disk do not set heavy objects on top of the unit the LaCie Ethernet Disk can support up to 25 kilos LaCie Ethernet Disk Installing Your LaCie Ethernet Disk User Manual page 12 4 Installing Your LaCie Ethernet Disk The LaCie Ethernet Disk is compatible with either 1OBaseT or 1 O0BaseTX or Gigabit 4 1 Connecting the LaCie Ethernet Disk to Your Network 1 Connect the included AC power cord to your LaCie Ethernet Disk and then plug the other end to an AC wall outlet 2 Connect to the Gigabit Ethernet port using the Ethernet cable provided TECHNICAL NOTE If your primary system is not part of a net work or you want to connect the LaCie Ethernet Disk directly to another computer connect the LaCie Ethernet Disk using a net work crossover cable 4 2 Turning On Your LaCie Ethernet Disk Press the power button on the front of the drive a
17. security reasons 1 In the Web Administration Page click on the Users tab 2 Click on Change Administrator Password button Fig 38 3 Enter your new password and confirm it 4 Press Submit changes 9 3 Enabling Disabling Guest Accounts Enabling guest accounts allows people to connect to shares without authenticating Fig 39 However there are some limita tions For instance under Windows you will not be allowed to connect to protected shares unless you map the share as a drive and there are also security issues Some problems may also oc cur under the Mac OS as well Therefore it is recommended that you not enable guest accounts unless you have a high level of technical expertise and know exactly what you are doing Managing Your LaCie Ethernet Disk page 33 USERS 0 0 0 lL Change Administrator passan Now password Confirm password Enabledisable guest account Enabled Fig 39 LaCie Ethernet Disk Managing Your LaCie Ethernet Disk User Manual page 34 9 4 Rebooting Your Server 1 In the Web Administration Page click on the Server tab 2 At the bottom of the page click on the Reboot button Fig 40 Tha Aamir aware SUCAMMMB p rrormad YOU mum ERN Tha Barver 3 The server will start to reboot It will take a little time before it reboots 9 5 Shutting Down Your Server ig 1 In the Web Administration Page click on the Server tab 2 At the bottom of
18. select Search and then click on For Files or Folders In the Search Results window select Computers In the Search for Computers dialog box enter the server name and click the Search Now button By default the LaCie Ethernet Disk will be named LaCie XXXXXXXXX and the share public LaCie Ethernet Disk User Manual Mac OS 9 x Users From the Apple menu select Network Browser Chooser or Connect to Server In Chooser click the Appleshare icon Your server should appear in the list with the default name La Cie XXXXXXXXX Select it and press OK Linux Users Under KDE open konqueror and type in the IP address of the LaCie Ethernet Disk into the address field For FTP access ftp Ethernet Disk IP address For HTTP access http Ethernet Disk IP address For SMB CIFS access in order for this to method to work the services need to be properly configured smb Ethernet Disk IP address Accessing the Ethernet Disk Over the Network page 19 LaCie Ethernet Disk User Manual 6 2 Connecting Via HTTP or FTP If you have enabled HTTP share you can access your share di rectly from any computer with a current browser Just open a browser to http Ethernet Disk IP address the Ethernet Disk_ IP address stands for the IP address assigned to your LaCie Ethernet Disk by the LaCie Network Assistant Once the page has loaded you can choose how you want to connect to the LaCie Ethernet Disk
19. the page click on the Shut Down button Fig 40 3 The server will shut down shortly after LaCie Ethernet Disk Managing Your LaCie Ethernet Disk User Manual page 35 9 6 Changing Your Network Configuration You can change the network configuration from the Web Admin istration Page It is similar to the Network Assistant program on the provided CD 4 Oblain configuration tom DHCP sere C GC nfiguri rnb 1 In the Web Administration Page click on the Network tab IP Adiness we f lo ln d Siubnit M sk 255 255 w 255 0 Detault Gateway 192 w 168 10 H 254 ve DHS Gerner 192 168 10 5 WANS Server O itd wip fe 2 Enter the parameters for the network and submit the changes Fig 41 For your LaCie Ethernet Disk only the IP address and subnet mask need to be double checked prior to making changes Other values are optional Ask your system admin istrator for more details 3 The Reboot your machine page will appear 4 Reboot the machine CAUTION If you change the subnet mask LaCie recommends that you use the Network Assistant Program from the provided CD If you change the subnet mask from the Web Adminis tration Page you will not get the Reboot your machine page because your LaCie Ethernet Disk will have changed to another subnet and it will appear as though you cannot access the LaCie Ethernet Disk You will then need to use a machine on the same subnet to access the Web Administ
20. to my media Normal backun To einer thi weard and stat the backup cick Frish Fig 68 LaCie Ethernet Disk User Manual 11 5 Diagnostics When you click on the Diagnostics button it displays the System Log Fig 69 11 5 1 Click on the System Log button to display system messages and errors If you are unfamiliar with Windows error messages or have any questions about errors you see here contact LaCie Technical support There are three types of messages errors warnings and intor mation For each event the date time source and an ID are given The System Log is also available from the Status tab in the web Administration application 11 5 2 Click on the Information button to display the current settings of the Ethernet Disk Fig 70 Using the LaCie Shell page 49 eo 10 1 7 86 7a o System log e Back firon Diag et Ls Shutt Fig 69 information duit Disk Usage 69 Mb Total dish 149 GB CPU Usage 0 10 event s LORLG EDREG EDREG EDREG EDREG EDREG toREG toREG EDREG EOREG eo 10 1 7 86 A System log out Fig 70 gl Network Information Machine name IP address Subnet mask Default gateway OWS server WINS server e Informabon TS Software Intormanon Software versi n Software last updated Disk Usage 9 MB Operating system saa cs KM rardmare information BIOS version Manufacturer Processor
21. using one of the Hi Speed USB 2 0 ports 2 In the Web Administration Page click on the Disk tab Fig 53 3 Refresh the page if necessary under Windows in either Inter net Explorer or Netscape Navigator right click in the frame and click on Refresh or Reload 4 A second drive should then be listed and you can now create shares on these drives Fig 54 IMPORTANT INFO Only NTFS formatted disks are fully sup ported Disks formatted in FAT32 can only be used for backup Any other format is not supported Start Server Wetwork Disk Shores Groups Users Status S14 AM Log off Site 714108 m Liged space 73 4 M e B E rei Space T2348 Od File System NTFS Backup Format Detag POE Lae NA s informations abil drive Dc Free space File System Bizi 1242 GB Used space 78 4 MB i a 72 34 08 NTFS eras informations about drive E Size iT84 GB a aed space 18 21 GB B Free space 8 73 GH File Sygtem NTFS Beckup Farmer Getrag X copgrigha Labia 2004 Fig 54 LaCie Ethernet Disk Using the LaCie Shell User Manual page 44 11 Using the LaCie Shell The LaCie Shell provides you with a simplified interface to the major tunctions of the Ethernet Disk Remote Desktop for Windows and Macintosh allows you to access the LaCie Shell from your computer without having to connect a monitor keyboard
22. Click the HTTP button to ac cess in http mode or FTP to access in the ftp mode You can also connect directly to the FTP share by opening a browser at ftp Ethernet Disk IP address sharename 6 3 Connecting with an FTP Client You can use any FTP client to connect to the LaCie Ethernet Disk Clients like LeechFTP Fig 19 CuteFTP etc will work normally You can also use the command line command ftp 1 Type ftp Ethernet Disk IP address 2 Enter your username and password 3 Type cd sharename Accessing the Ethernet Disk Over the Network page 20 TECHNICAL NOTE If you are operating under Windows or are using Internet Explorer to connect via FTP you can drag and drop objects to upload files if the share is write enabled TECHNICAL NOTE The ftp command line exists under most Windows versions and on most UNIX operating systems Login Information Advanced Settings Connection Settings Host or UAL Park 192 158 0 15 21 Username Password muytiser Remote Directory D Personal login 7 Anonymous login LaCie Ethernet Disk Using the Web Administration Page User Manual page 21 7 Using the Web Administration Page LaCie provides a Web Administration Page with utilities that al low the LaCie Ethernet Disk administrator to easily create and customize shares add and modity users and groups and assign user permissions 7 1 Accessing the Web Administration Page
23. E LOST If you still want to format this drive please make sure that no file is being locked on that drive and that no share from that drive is being used Close this window oe 8 a aaa aa a a a e a Fig 43 LaCie Ethernet Disk User Manual 9 8 Defragmenting Disks When a disk is too fragmented it causes the disk to slow down You can defragment a disk using the defragment tool provided with your LaCie Ethernet Disk 1 In the Web Administration Page click on the Disk tab 2 Check defragment for the drive that you want to defragment Fig 44 There should only be one drive unless you have attached an external hard disk drive to your LaCie Ethernet Disk 3 Answer the following questions then click on the Defrag ment button Fig 45 Leave the status window open until the defragmentation process is completed The defragmentation process can be a quick process or a long process depending on the size of your hard drive If necessary you can stop the defragmentation process at any time it is not recommended though because you may corrupt files or cause other errors Managing Your LaCie Ethernet Disk page 37 79 Informations abot diva c Size m ged Space Finke space Fila yanari Fig 44 Zl LaCie NAS Administration Microsoft Internet Explorer Seles DISK l Q Defragment a disk Drive D WARNING THIS HARD DRIVE IS BEING DEFRAGMENTED THIS CAN TAKE FROM SEVERAL MIN
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25. Front Panel IMPORTANT INFO The recommended method to turn off the Ethernet Drive is to use the Web Administration tool on the Server tab click the Shutdown button see 7 5 Shutting Down the Ethernet Disk tor detailed steps 1 Power Button Used to turn the LaCie Ethernet Disk on and off You can turn on the Ethernet Disk by pressing the Power button see 4 2 Turning On Your LaCie Ethernet Disk You can also shutdown the Ethernet Disk by pressing the power button on the front of the drive once the LaCie Ethernet Disk will shutdown shortly afterwards In an emer gency you can force the LaCie Ethernet Disk to shutdown by pressing and holding in the power button for five seconds please note that this method may cause data corruption or data loss 2 Ready Light Indicates that the LaCie Ethernet Disk is ready to serve files 3 Disk Light Indicates when the LaCie Ethernet Disk is be ing accessed 4 Rackmount Brackets Attaches your LaCie Ethernet Disk in standard 19 computer equipment racks See 3 2 Rack Installation for more details LaCie Ethernet Disk Your LaCie Ethernet Disk User Manual page 10 2 4 Rear Panel 1O e e e e e 06 e e e o 9 0e 0o EEEE e e e 0 0 o o eo a iii Serial Number XXXXXXXXX_ PTT j 1 Power Input Where you plug in the AC adapter supplied with the drive See section 4 1 Connecting the LaCie Ether net Disk to Your Ne
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27. UTES UP TO SEVERAL HOURS DEPENDING ON YOUR SYSTEM If you still want to continue this operation it is highly recommended that you do not use this drive during the defragmentatiok Close this window ee _______ Fig 45 LaCie Ethernet Disk User Manual 9 9 Backing Up LaCie Ethernet Disk Using the Built In Backup Engine The LaCie Ethernet Disk uses Microsoft s NT Backup to perform a backup of one many or all directories of your drive and can be scheduled to run every day week or month at a prede termined time The Backup utility helps you protect data from accidental loss if your system experiences hardware or hard disk failure For example you can use the Backup utility to create a duplicate copy of the data on your hard disk If the original data on your hard disk is accidentally erased or overwritten or becomes inaccessible because of a hard disk malfunction you can easily restore the data trom the archived copy 9 9 1 Backing Up With the Built In Backup Engine IMPORTANT INFO This backup program is only available if your LaCie Ethernet Disk has a direct attached hard drive For information on backing up the Ethernet Disk onto another NAS network attached storage device refer to section 11 4 Back Up the LaCie Ethernet Disk onto other NAS Devices The backup file will be saved under the destination drive nas backup backup bkf file 1 In the Web Administration Page click on the Disk tab 2 Check B
28. ac ters Do not use any of the following characters P Du ees xod e TECHNICAL NOTE If you will be using your LaCie Ethernet Disk with Mac OS 9 x the file and folder length is limited to 27 char acters If you will be using your LaCie Ethernet Disk in a network environment with Mac OS 9 x and Mac OS 10 x or Windows the same limitation applies In network environments that utilize Windows and or Mac OS 10x files and folders may be up to 255 characters Once the share is created you must edit it in order to allow people to access it Click on List Shares and all of the shares of that have been created will appear Fig 32 Click on a share name to edit the share properties There are four types of shares Windows CIFS SMB This share is compatible with Microsoft Windows networks En able this type of share if you want to share your data under Windows 95 98 Me NT 2000 and XP Apple Appleshare This share is compatible with Mac OS systems Enable this type of share if you want to share your data under Mac OS 9 x and 10 x HTTP This share is compatible with all systems that have a Web brows er Internet Explorer Netscape Navigator Opera Lynx etc This share type is compatible with nearly all modern systems but is suitable for read only data operations Enable this type of share if you want maximum compatibility over your network and if you can share your data as read only Using the Web Administration
29. acie com contact LaCie Ethernet Disk Restoring Your LaCie Ethernet Disk User Manual page 56 14 Restoring Your Ethernet Disk Using the LaCie Restore CD In the event that LaCie Technical Support asks you to restore ED Boot Loader your Ethernet Disk from CD please use the steps outlined below IMPORTANT INFO Restoring will erase all data trom the Eth ernet Disk therefore whenever possible backup your data before restoring trom CD 1 Whenever possible first back up the data from the Ethernet Disk and note down what version of Ethernet Disk software you are using 2 Connect a monitor to the VGA video port see section 2 4 Rear Panel a mouse to either the mouse port Windows or one of the Hi Speed USB 2 0 ports and optionally a key board to either the keyboard port Windows or one of the Hi Speed USB 2 0 ports on the back of the Ethernet Disk 3 Connect an external USB CD ROM drive to one of the Hi Speed USB 2 0 ports of the Ethernet Disk 4 Insert the Restore CD and restart the Ethernet Disk 5 Check that the system is booting from the CD Fig 74 TECHNICAL NOTE It the Ethernet Disk does not boot from the USB CD ROM drive Edit the BIOS configuration by pressing the Del button at startup and make sure that the First Boot Device option is set to USB CDROM in the menu Advanced BIOS Fea tures LaCie Ethernet Disk User Manual 6 When you see the words 5 Ready displayed in bold click
30. ackup for the drive that you want to backup Fig 46 3 Choose the drive that you want to backup to in section 1 Source and destination 4 Choose the directories that you want to backup in section 2 Directories to backup Hold down the CTRL key if you want to choose specific multiple directories or choose to backup all the directories 5 Choose from the pull down menu the type of backup to ex ecute in section 3 Select the type of backup The options are Normal Incremental and Differential 6 Choose a schedule for your backup You can choose be tween a daily weekly or monthly backup at a specified time You can also choose to backup right now Managing Your LaCie Ethernet Disk page 38 sn se nee n s ros us Se 1 Source ond destination Fran Tui E Uf The backup file will be saved in a catalog named nas bxckup on the destination drive 2 Directores to backup Al directories O public 4 Schedule backup Now CO Daat 00 00 Q Weeky every Mondey v 00 w 00 v Monthly onthe Ist v 00 w 00 v J Betore processing mai Sure the destinabon dre hes enough free Space to perform fe operation Run or schedule bockup up job Fig 46 LaCie Ethernet Disk User Manual 7 Press the Run or schedule backup job button to start the backup process You can stop the backup process while it is running by clicking the Stop the running backup button To view the scheduled backup jobs c
31. asures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Forward page 3 Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an out let on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experi enced radio TV technician for help Modifications to this product not autho rized by LaCie could void the FCC amp Industry Canada regulations and negate your authority to operate the product Manufacturer s Declaration for CE Certification We LaCie solemnly declare that this product conforms to the following Eu ropean standards Class B Class B EN60950 EN55022 EN50082 1 EN6 1000 3 2 With reference to the following condi tions 73 23 EEC Low Voltage Direc tive 89 336 EEC EMC Directive LaCie Ethernet Disk User Manual CAUTION Moditications not autho rized by the manufacturer may void the user s authority to operate this device CAUTION This LaCie hard drive s warranty may be void as a result of the failure to respect the precautions listed above This symbol on the prod uct or on its packaging indicates that this product mu ust not be disposed of with your other household waste Instead it is your responsibility to dispose of your waste equipment by handing it over to a designed collection point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment The separate collection and recycling of your waste equipmen
32. at the drive is still under warranty All drives returned to LaCie must be securely packaged in their original box and shipped with postage prepaid IMPORTANT INFO Register online for free technical support www lacie com register LaCie Ethernet Disk User Manual 16 Glossary Backup 1 The act of creating at least one additional copy of data onto a different and sate storage device from where it can be retrieved at a later time if needed 2 A copy of a file directory or volume on a separate storage device from the original for the purposes of retrieval in case the original is erased damaged or destroyed Bit The smallest measure of computerized data either a or a O Eight bits equal one byte or one character Block A very small section of the storage media comprised of one or more sectors A block is the smallest amount of space allocated on a drive for data storage By default a sec tor of data consists of 512 bytes Buffer RAM cache that is faster than the data that is being delivered Buffers are used so data may be stored and deliv ered to the receiving item as it is needed Bus Electronic links that enable data to flow between the processor RAM and extension cables peripherals Byte A sequence of adjacent binary digits or bits consid ered as a unit 8 bits in length There are 8 bits in 1 byte See also MB Megabyte or GB Gigabyte Cache ing This is an area of el
33. b ie one uita e cao cetus iode dietas uu cediu indie i ubae istae is Vine Mel MR RAE 52 13 Contacting Customer Support sssssesesesesssoscesesescececesesesosoesescsosoeceseoesescesesesesos 54 tol tacie Technical suppor CONOCI senros a EEE E REO 55 14 Restoring Your Ethernet Disk Using the LaCie Restore CD 56 Vc VU CUE NIG ETE m tUm 58 FG GOSS CY ciao parece tenes nnceenicounserana E E E E E E E E 59 LaCie Ethernet Disk User Manual Copyrights Copyright 2008 LaCie All rights re served No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval sys tem or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photo copying recording or otherwise without the prior written consent of LaCie Trademarks Apple Mac and Macintosh are regis tered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc Microsoft Windows 98 Windows 98 SE Windows 2000 Windows Millen nium Edition Windows XP and Windows Vista are registered trademarks of Mi crosoH Corporation Other trademarks mentioned in this manual are the prop erty of their respective owners Changes The material in this document is for in formation only and subject to change without notice While reasonable efforts have been made in the preparation of this document to assure its accuracy LaCie assumes no liability resulting from errors or omissions in this document or trom the use of the information con tained here
34. e ate a group please refer to 7 4 3 Sharing Your LaCie Ethernet Disk in Advanced Mode for more information Enter the new group name It must be unique to the local machine 2 Leave the domain group blank or fill it in if you want to create a domain group you will need to have access rights to the domain if you create it as such Ask your system administra tor for more information For default settings leave it blank 3 Enter a description 4 Press the Create the group button 5 Your group is now created and by default it belongs to the Users group 8 2 2 Editing a Group 1 From the list of local groups click on the button next to the group name that you wish to edit 2 Change the description as desired 3 Submit the changes 8 2 3 Deleting a Group Edit the group then from the bottom of the page click the De lete button Advanced Management of Users Groups and Shares page 30 uaa Log on 3 Groups Aciministrators Guests hidden Users Fig 35 IMPORTANT INFO There are a few fixed groups on the La Cie Ethernet Disk and they can not be deleted They are Admin istrators Guests Power Users and Users LaCie Ethernet Disk User Manual 8 3 Listing Local Shares A share is a folder on which designated groups and or users can be granted access to create modify read and delete files From the Web Administration Page click on the Shares tab to list the local shares
35. e to dust during use or storage Dust can build up inside the device increas ing the risk of damage or malfunc tion Never use benzene paint thin ners detergent or other chemical products to clean the outside of the LaCie Ethernet Disk Such products will disfigure and discolor the cas ing Instead use a soft dry cloth to wipe the device CAUTION A shielded type power cord is required in order to meet FCC emission limits and also to prevent inter ference to the nearby radio and televi sion reception lt is essential that only the supplied power cord be used LaCie Ethernet Disk Forward User Manual page 5 IMPORTANT INFO Any loss cor ruption or destruction of data while using a LaCie drive is the sole respon sibility of the user and under no cir cumstances will LaCie be held liable for the recovery or restoration of this data To help prevent the loss of your data LaCie highly recommends that you keep TWO copies of your data one copy on your external hard drive for instance and a second copy either on your internal hard drive another ex ternal hard drive or some other form of removable storage media LaCie offers a complete line of CD and DVD drives If you would like more information on backup please refer to our website IMPORTANT INFO 1GB 1 000 000 000 bytes 1TB 1 000 000 000 000 bytes Once for matted the actual available storage capacity varies depending on oper ating environment typical
36. ectronic storage usually RAM set aside to store frequently used data from electrome chanical storage hard drives floppy disks CD DVD ROM tape cartridges etc Therefore storing frequently used data in RAM can enhance your system s overall response to disk intensive operations significantly Configuration When talking about a PC configuration is understood to be the sum of the internal and external compo nents of the system including memory disk drives the key board the video subsystem and other peripherals such as the mouse modem or printer The configuration also implies software the operating system and various device managers drivers as well as hardware settings and options set by the user via configuration files Controller This is a component or an electronic card re ferred to in this case as a controller card that enables a computer to communicate with or manage certain peripher als The controller manages the operation of the peripheral associated with it and links the PC bus to the peripheral via Glossary page 59 a ribbon cable inside the PC An external controller is an expansion card which fills one of the free slots inside your PC and which enables a peripheral CD ROM drive scanner or printer for instance to be connected to the computer Cross platform Term that refers to a device that is able to be operated by both Mac and Windows operating systems Data Stream The flow of data
37. er the Network eee eee eee 17 Ou Accessing hard Folders endet RUN Deu e eS te ueelaua EEE EEE OO HE QNUET DONI mL Iz Gelly Cher Conneccion Meiho seisminio eaa ae E naai te pb Ratan epi iae 18 62 MOINS GI Via ATIF Or I NR mm 20 O OMS AC wiran T P ClieNiesis r EEEa AEE REE 20 7 Using the Web Administration Page ssesesosesesesesesesesesesesesesesesesesesesesesesesesese 21 7 1 Accessing the Web Administration Pages cccucenveieercntevaetneustasustacentnatsenenataderedeentwatsesdansalgbageantens 21 7 2 Wizard Mode and Advanced Mode ssssssssssssssse e e HI e n nre nenne renes 22 VECES a se As 7401 9k W o le E E E ay tien reste ET ene eee ee eee 22 Zale Creating g ohare Share eit MR 22 1 520 MUSOU AINA estesa texta Ete meSN EN MNA MUN MID M RM UM MUI 223 Ee Sem Im Benders oh ada ramen oo acne aasoe NE 23 rae E pago Be 11 E eee ae ee MEN MEME ae eee E DE M MM DE EE 24 F Pa Usno We FC VGC OO Ce NEN E 24 7 4 1 Changing the Name and Location of the LaCie Ethernet Disk cccccceccce neces estan eeeees 24 TAD SeMing ine Doe and NEN e EEn a rir Eae Ri 25 7 4 3 Sharing Your LaCie Ethernet Disk in Advanced Mode cccccccececcscceeseeeueetenseeeneeeeneeeans 20 7 5 Shuing Down the Pihemner Disk us cacueeete veut rette aR i a EE O OTO aE EER 28 8 Advanced Management of Users Groups and Shares eere 29 SM MEET ol Local Uai RTT 29 ONNNES TU V
38. es on its own control software known as a peripheral driver Port hardware A connection component SCSI port for example that enables a microprocessor to communicate with a compatible peripheral Port number Used to identify a specitic process to which an Internet or other network message is to be torwarded when it arrives at a server Port software A memory address that identities the physi cal circuit used to transfer information between a micropro cessor and a peripheral Protocol In IT terminology this describes the special set of rules that end points in a telecommunication connection use when they communicate RAM Random Access Memory Generally referred to as a computer s memory An integrated circuit memory chip that allows information to be stored and retrieved by a mi croprocessor or controller The information can be stored or accessed in any order and all storage locations are equally accessible Seek Time The amount of time in thousandths of a second or milliseconds that it takes a hard drive s read write head to move to a specific location on the disk Average seek then is Glossary page 61 the average of a large number of random samplings all over the disk Seek time is CPU independent meaning that seek time is the same for a disk drive whether it is attached to a computer or not Software In a nutshell software is a set of instructions for the computer A set of instruc
39. f the points on the checklist and your drive is still not working correctly please have a look at the FAQs that are regularly published on our Web site www lacie com One of these FAQs may provide an answer to your specitic question You can also visit the driv ers page where the most recent software updates are available If you need further assistance please contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Technical Support see 13 Contacting Customer Sup port for details Troubleshooting page 52 Manual Updates LaCie is constantly striving to give you the most up to date com prehensive User s Manuals available on the market It is our goal to provide you with a friendly easy to use format that will help you quickly install and utilize the many functions of your new device If this manual does not reflect the configurations of the product that you purchased please check our Web site for the most cur rent version available Issue The LaCie Ethernet Disk is not seen by the LaCie Network Assistant Retrieving the IP address of the LaCie Ethernet Disk while fia DCHP The LaCie Ethernet Disk can not be formatted or detrag mented How do you back up the LaCie Ether net Disk Possible Solution From the LaCie Network Assistant press the Refresh list button and wait about a minute If it still is not seen your network routers switches etc is stopping UDP broadcasts that are required for the Network Assistant
40. f your hard drive and computer TCP IP Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol This is the basic communication protocol of the Internet TCP IP uses the client server model of communication in which a client a computer user requests and is provided a service such as a Web page by another computer a server in the network Volume A desktop mountable storage area may be a parti tion of a hard drive a removable disk or a cartridge Typically measured in Megabytes or Gigabytes UDP User Datagram Protocol This is a communications protocol that allows a limited amount of service when mes sages are exchanged between computers in a network that LaCie Ethernet Disk Glossary User Manual page 62 uses the Internet Protocol IP UDP uses the IP to get a data unit a datagram from one computer to another but does not sequence the packets that the data arrives in UDP also provides port numbers to distinguish ditferent user requests and an optional checksum capability to verity that the data arrived intact Utility Software designed to perform maintenance tasks on the system or its components Examples include backup pro grams programs to retrieve files and data on disk programs for preparing or formatting a disk or and resource editors
41. haring Your LaCie Ethernet Disk in Advanced Mode Your LaCie Ethernet Disk works like a typical tile sharing system you create users and or groups that have access to use and share data then create a share and assign the users and or groups rights to that share Creating Users Click on the Users tab and press the Add a user icon Fig 29 Enter the username and all the necessary information in the text fields then press the Add new user button Username must be unique and contain at least 4 characters Do not use any of the following characters GR te egy i Creating Groups Click on the Groups tab and press the Add a group icon Fig 30 Enter a group name and a description for the group in the text fields and press the Add group button The group name must be unique and contain at least 4 charac ters Do not use any of the following characters v ANZ Sse a Using the Web Administration Page page 26 BE isin Usemame Fullname Description i Password L Gantin password N Addnewuser Adm nuramr dg CH 2004 5 52 51 ee ME m Log ti GROUPS 7 BEL sioe Group name Add group LaCie Ethernet Disk User Manual Creating Shares Click on the Shares tab and press the Add a share icon Fig 31 Enter a share name and select a drive or partition for the share and then press the Submit Changes button The share name must be unique and contain at least 4 char
42. have a Windows version earlier than Win dows XP you will need to download it from Microsoft s website and then install it Click on Start point to Programs point to Accessories point Fig 99 to Communications and then click Remote Desktop Con nection 2 In the Remote Desktop Connection dialog Computer field en ter the IP address of the LaCie Ethernet Disk and click Con nect Fig 55 3 In the LaCie Log On dialog Type in the Administrator user name and password and click OK Fig 56 The LaCie Shell then appears Fig 57 Fig 56 7 10 1 7 86 Remote Desktop Vr i Administrate AM eiga aves V Logo Ph Backup and Restore PP firewall B Diagnostics P Restart P Shutdown amp Copyright 2004 Lacie Fig 57 LaCie Ethernet Disk Using the LaCie Shell User Manual page 46 11 2 Accessing the LaCie Shell OO F Remote Desktop Connection Using Remote Desktop for Mac OS X First download and install the Remote Desktop client from Mi Remote Desktop Connection crosoft s website http www microsoft com mac 1 Locate the installation folder and double click on the Remote Fig 58 Desktop Connection icon Fig 58 2 In the Remote Desktop Connection dialog Computer field en ter the IP address of the LaCie Ethernet Disk and click Con nect Fig 59 comper oir Si Examples MyPC name microsoft com 192 168 255 255 3 In the LaCie Log On dialog Type in the Adminis
43. help you to create your shares and users Click the Wizard Mode button to use this utility Advanced Mode The Advanced mode provides you with all of the available tools you can create delete and customize any share and user You can also change the system configuration machine name time etc and defrag or back up drives Click the Advanced Mode button to utilize these tools 7 3 Using the Wizard Mode 7 3 1 Creating a Share Share Name Enter the name of the share you want to add and press the Next button Fig 22 The name must only contain valid characters do not use any of the following e expose cea ay TECHNICAL NOTE If you will be using your LaCie Ethernet Disk with Mac OS 9 x the file and folder length is limited to 27 char acters If you will be using your LaCie Ethernet Disk in a network environment with Mac OS 9 x and Mac OS 10 x or Windows the same limitation applies In network environments that utilize Windows and or Mac OS 10 x files and folders may be up to 255 characters Using the Web Administration Page page 22 Y beginners WIZARD This mode wil assist you to create your share Note that oniy MODE public shares can be created in this mode Creating deleting editing the shares users and groups is MODE possivie Customizing tne server is also an option in this mode Choose the name ofthe new share you wanl io create Nea Erico mods Fig 22 LaCie Ethernet Disk Usi
44. in LaCie reserves the right to make changes or revisions in the prod uct design or the product manual with out reservation and without obligation to notify any person of such revisions and changes Canada Compliance Statement This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interfer ence Causing Equipment Regulations FCC Statement LaCie Ethernet Disk This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following conditions l The devices may not cause harmful interference 2 The devices must accept any interfer ence received including interference that may cause undesired operation NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protec tion against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruc tions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interfer ence to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is en couraged to try and correct the interfer ence by one or more of the following me
45. ing the Advanced Mode for more information Enter the new username It must be unique to the local ma chine Enter a description Enter a password and confirm it Press the Create the user button an A CO N Your new user has been created and by default it will belong to the Users group 8 1 2 Editing a User From the list of local users click on the button next to the username that you wish to edit 2 Edit the username password and description as you like 3 Assign groups to the user 4 Submit the changes 8 1 3 Deleting a User Edit the user then from the bottom of the page click on the Delete button Sua Server Met work ji Disk Shares Groups Users Status mm Log Off USERS j 3 Users IMPORTANT INFO By default a user belongs to the Users group If you want a user to become an administrator add that user to the Administrators group LaCie Ethernet Disk User Manual 8 2 Listing Local Groups A group is a collection of users with the same access rights Put ting users in the same group allows you to collectively manage them thus more quickly and easily In the Web Administration Page click on the Groups tab to have access to the list of local groups on your LaCie Ethernet Disk Fig ao 8 2 1 Creating a Group In the Web Administration Page click on the Groups tab From the lower right corner of the page click on Add a group to cr
46. ke a few minutes for the server to show up in the network LaCie Ethernet Disk Accessing the Ethernet Disk Over the Network User Manual page 18 6 1 1 Other Connection Methods Vista XP 2000 Users My Network Places IMPORTANT INFO If you have just turned on the LaCie Eth ernet Disk it may take a few moments for it to appear on the S P LaCie 566754324 LaCie Ethernet Disk network To access the share in Windows look in My Network Places and select Microsoft Windows Workgroup By default the Ethernet Disk will be named LaCie XXXXXXXXxX Fig 1 7 Alternatively you can access the share by typing the following in a Windows explorer address field Fig 18 LaCie XXXXXXXXX share name Ethernet Disk IP address share name Find the IP address by running the LaCie Network Assistant section 5 1 Connecting Using LaCie Network Assistant For FIP access type ttp LaCie XXXXXXXXX or ftp Ethernet Disk IP address In the logon window that opens type Login administrator Password admin This user name and password is the factory default if you have already created a user input your user name and password The LaCie Ethernet Disk will appear as a drive with one share folder on the network Windows Me 2000 For Windows Me and Windows 2000 users if you cannot find the LaCie Ethernet Disk from your workstation try using the Win dows search tool From the Start menu
47. lick on the Server tab 2 Click on the Shutdown button located near the bottom of the page Using the Web Administration Page page 28 Oe coo men T raea T Uoc T to oan ru IBI P Log off Mache nane MAE LACIE Windiws workgroup WORKGROUP Apgleialk Zona paie Current date Bri AL2004 5 34 40 FH Hehwork configuralion 132 188 1041 255 255 25510 132 168 10 254 Softaaee vargion 2 01 Softeaee last updated 10 82 41 PM 1200312003 Doers slam Windows KP Ernbedded SP Hardware Bios version WARDS Az302e11 Manufacturer and model VIA Technologies Inc Preraesg r TST Mb 6 Famil E Medal T Sipping 7 Humber of procesaoes 1 Phydital menor 111 MB YVirtgal marnory 273 MB Shadown Rasan Fig 33 LaCie Ethernet Disk User Manual Advanced Management of Users Groups and Shares page 29 8 Advanced Management of Users Groups and Shares 8 1 Listing Local Users A user is any individual with a valid username and password who once authenticated has access to those shares on the La Cie Ethernet Disk to which s he is allowed In the Web Administration Page click on Users to have access to the list of the local users on your LaCie Ethernet Disk Fig 34 8 1 1 Creating a User In the Web Administration Page click on the Users tab From the lower right corner of the page click on Add a user to create a new user please refer to 7 4 Us
48. lick on the Server tab To remove a scheduled backup press the Delete button for the scheduled job 9 9 2 Recovering Files Using The Built In Backup Engine TECHNICAL NOTE You can use Backup to back up and re store data on either file allocation table FAT or NTFS file system volumes However if you have backed up data from an NTFS volume it is recommended that you restore the data to an NTFS volume If you do not you could lose data as well as some file and folder features such as permissions 1 Connect locally to the Ethernet Disk using keyboard mice and monitor You can also connect using the Remote Desk top Connection Client 2 Double click on the NT Backup icon on the desktop Fig 47 3 Click the Next button 4 Select Restore files and settings and click the Next button Fig 48 Managing Your LaCie Ethernet Disk page 39 TECHNICAL NOTE Backup time is dependent upon the speed of the drive that you are using the port that you are using internal drives are limited to 133Mb s Hi Speed USB 2 0 is limited to 480Mb s and the amount of the data that you are backing up Backup or Restore Wizard Welcome to the Backup or Restore Wizard This wand helps you back up e restore Ihe files and selbngs on your computer li you prefer you can switch toa fdvanced Moda to change the telting used lor backup or restore This option it recommended lor advanced users only IV Always statt in wizard mode To co
49. lity to the shares you would like to use Once set up Time Machine will recognize the share as a valid backup destination For more details on us ing Time Machine refer to Apple s documentation Follow these steps to use make the Ethernet Disk s share s avail able for use with Time Machine IN Make sure that you have installed and are running the LaCie Network Assistant See section 5 1 Connecting Using LaCie Network Assistant for details Click on the LaCie Network Assistant icon in your task bar Windows users Fig 11 or menu bar Mac users Fig 12 and select Web Access The web administration page will open Click the Administration link Fig 13 Login using the default username and password or if you have modified them use your username and password and click Log On The default username and password are Login administrator Password admin In the page that loads click on the Shares tab Click on the share that you wish to make available to Time Machine as a backup destination On the page that opens tick the Apple box and then the Time Machine box Fig 14 This Ethernet Disk share is now set up to use with Time Ma chine and can be selected as a valid backup destination from within the Time Machine software Configuring Your LaCie Ethernet Disk page 16 Administration SHARES punic B Arnis Time Lachine
50. lly 1 024 Kilobytes or 1 024 x 1 024 bytes which equals 1 048 576 bytes MB s Megabytes per second A means of measuring throughput Media The material or device used to store information in a storage subsystem such as a tape cartridge CD DVD or disk drive LaCie Ethernet Disk User Manual Network A series of points or nodes interconnected by communication paths Networks can interconnect with other networks and contain subnetworks Operating System OS Software that controls the assign ment and use of hardware resources such as memory proces sor time disk space and peripherals An operating system is the basis on which software applications run Windows Mac OS and UNIX are among the most common Overwrite To write data on top of existing data thus erasing the original data Partition ing After formatting the hard drive is not yet ready to store files It must be divided into sections that will contain special information required tor a Mac or PC to oper ate and other sections that will contain the files This process of dividing up the hard drive is called partitioning A partition is just one section of the hard drive that will contain either special data put there by Silverlining or other files and data Peripheral A generic term applied to printers scanners mice keyboards serial ports graphics cords disk drives and other computer subsystems This type of peripheral often re li
51. ly 10 15 less LaCie Ethernet Disk User Manual 1 Introduction Share information across diverse platforms over a network or over the Web The LaCie Ethernet Disk is the first hard drive that can be connected to a network without any technical exper tise You ll be able to easily communicate by sharing content with others over a network to collaborate on multiple projects for greater workgroup productivity Just plug the LaCie Ethernet Disk to any Ethernet or Gigabit Ethernet port and start sharing the disk among as many as 25 users at the same time Open a new world of connectivity and flexible information management by instantly adding storage space to users on a network and expand the capacity by simply daisy chaining ad ditional Hi Speed USB 2 0 hard drives Powered by Windows XP Embedded the LaCie Ethernet Disk is attordable secure and compatible with all platforms including Windows Mac Linux and UNIX e The LaCie Ethernet Disk was designed to Introduction page 6 easily integrate into any environment En gineered to be rack mountable you can quickly and easily place the LaCie Ethernet Disk into your stan dard 19 inch computer equipment racks or if you prefer seam lessly incorporate it into workstation contigurations as a stand alone or stackable device With all it can do for you we re confident that your LaCie Ether net Disk will quickly become an important tool in your day today business
52. nd wait for the LaCie Ethernet Disk to start up Once the Ready light is on and stays lit the LaCie Ethernet Disk will be ready to use LaCie Ethernet Disk Configuring Your LaCie Ethernet Disk User Manual page 13 5 Configuring Your LaCie Ethernet Disk Before your users can access and use the LaCie Ethernet Disk you have to make sure the correct IP address and network set tings are assigned to the unit 5 1 Connecting Using LaCie Network Assistant LaCie Network Assistant detects all network attached storage de vices on your network and gives you easy ways to connect to or contigure them Once installed and running Network Assistant will appear in your task bar Windows users Fig 03 or in the menu bar Mac users Fig 04 and automatically search for storage devices on your network When a new device is found an into bubble con taining the name ot the device will appear When Network Assistant finds your LaCie Ethernet Disk you can connect to any of the shares on the Ethernet Disk log in to the Administration Page or contigure the Ethernet Disks s network settings all trom the Network Assistant menu Install LaCie Network Assistant 1 Insert the LaCie Ethernet Disk CD ROM into your computer s CD ROM drive 2 Windows users the CD should appear in My Computer Mac users the CD should appear on the desktop Double click the CD icon then double click LaCie Network Assistant Setup 3 Follow the Wi
53. ng the Web Administration Page User Manual page 23 7 3 2 Username The share that you are about to create is public this means that anyone who has an account on the LaCie Ethernet Disk will be able to access it To limit access you have to create users If you already have user accounts you may skip this step and click on the Next button Fig 23 If you want to add a user please fill in RE pues Ewirp nie wiht has user account n Mis MAS will b able t access that lsan Vou hai the input boxes and then press Next two onion H ynu dont already have a user eccoun Fill in the input bower below to create a usemamarpar sword to create had user arcnuni ihyauintend io use an existing user apcaunt lave fie input boxes belra emgsy and go io the nest step without craating x rib WSE GF Use advanced mode Wyau want lo customize your shares Usemamir L Paseeurd antim password F L Res Bex Fig 23 7 3 3 Confirmation This step gives you a summary of the actions that are going to be performed by the Wizard Use the Back button to go to the previous screens and to change the settings Once all settings are how you would like them press the Next button Fig 24 Step X Confirmation Here is a summary of the share you want to create Share name share User LaCie Ethernet Disk User Manual 7 3 4 Set up Complete Once the Wizard has successtully
54. nhnue chock Next Backup or Restore Wizard Backup or Restore You can back up files and settings or restore them from a previous backup What do you want to do F Back up files and settings Restore files and sellings LaCie Ethernet Disk Managing Your LaCie Ethernet Disk User Manual page 40 5 Select the file s or folder s you want to restore Fig 49 Backup or Restore Wizard Whal to Restore 6 Click the Next button You can restore any combination of dives folders or files j y Double click an ilem on the left to tee its contents Then select the ELL lgl i dally nomalbkd er day normal bhi E n a fie D O lg 1 daiy normal bef created 6 71 2004 E mL fe daly nomalbki er Fig 49 T Click the Finish button Fig 50 Backup or Restore Wizard Completing the Backup or 8 The restore progress dialog will appear Restore Wizard When then restore is complete click the Close button HE Pou have created the lolowing restore settings Restore from 1 daile normal bk created 6 21 2004 at TECHNICAL NOTE Clicking on the Advanced button will al ise low you to specify additional restore options i e Alternate loca Restoretc ngnallocations tion or Single folder i Exslingliles Do not replace To clase this wizard and start the restore click Finish To spec y addilional restore options cick Advanced Fires Fig 50 LaCie Ethernet Disk User
55. on page link The server 192 168 10 93 at 192 168 10 93 requires a F ig 06 I username and password Warning This server is requesting that your username and password be sent in an insecure manner basic authentication without a secure connection 4 To log in to LaCie Ethernet Disk administration Fig 07 en SS C ter Password p 1 Remember my password Login administrator Password admin ox s 5 Click Log on Continue to section 7 Using the Web Administration Page LaCie Ethernet Disk Configuring Your LaCie Ethernet Disk User Manual page 15 5 2 Configuring the LaCie Ethernet Disk on a Network Without a Lalie 566 54324 DHCP Server Wake Up a Device Most home networking routers are DHCP servers meaning the Configuration Window router assigns an IP address to all devices on the network to allow devices to find each other If your network does not have DHCP server you may need to manually assign your LaCie Eth ernet Disk an IP address and other network information Preferences Quit LaCie Metwork Assistant The easiest way to modify your LaCie Ethernet Disk s network Fig 08 configuration is to use the LaCie Network Assistant See section 5 1 Connecting Using LaCie Network Assistant for information on installing the network configuration software LaCie Network Assistant 1 Start LaCie Network Assistant see section 5 1 Connecting N Netwo
56. on your LaCie Ethernet Disk Fig 36 8 3 1 Creating a Share From the Web Administration Page click on the Shares tab From the lower right corner of the page click on Add a share to create a share please refer to 7 4 3 Sharing Your LaCie Eth ernet Disk in Advanced Mode for more information 8 3 2 Editing a Share From the list of local groups click on the button next to the share name to edit that share Refer to 7 4 3 Sharing Your LaCie Eth ernet Disk in Advanced Mode for more information 8 3 3 Deleting a Share Edit the share then from the bottom of the page click the De lete button 8 3 4 Deleting a Broken Share When you create shares on a removable drive and disconnect that drive you create what are called broken shares These shares will still be in the share database but will not be physi cally present If you connect your removable drive again they will not work The LaCie Ethernet Disk program allows you to remove the bro ken shares from the database At the bottom of the Shares page there will be a list of broken shares if you have any Click on the Delete button for the share s you want to remove Advanced Management of Users Groups and Shares page 31 Fig 36 TECHNICAL NOTE When you have multiple drives in your La Cie Ethernet Disk or when you connect a mass storage device to your LaCie Ethernet Disk you will be able to choose the drive in which y
57. or mouse directly to the Ethernet Disk Remote Desktop is based on Microsoft s Terminal Services technology and uses the Remote Desktop Protocol RDP to allow a client to connect to a remote host Under RDP which works across a TCP IP connection the client system is allowed to send keyboard and mouse input to the remote host to run applications located on the host system The host system then uses RDP to send screen and audio information back to the client system The LaCie Ethernet Disk system does not have any sound card drivers installed and does not support the audio feature Connection to the LaCie Ethernet Disk using Remote Desktop should only be used for setting up your firewall scheduling a backup to a shared directory over the network i e to another NAS or troubleshooting Supported Operating Systems Mac OS X version 10 2 8 or later Windows 9x Me NTA W2K XP Windows XP comes with the Remote Desktop software pre in stalled For earlier version of Windows you can find the software for download at Microsoft s website http www microsoft com windowsxp downloads tools rdclientdl mspx The Macintosh version of the software is available from Micro sott s Mactopia website http www microsoft com mac LaCie Ethernet Disk Using the LaCie Shell User Manual page 45 11 1 Accessing the LaCie Shell Using Remote Desktop Windows First make sure you have the Remote Desktop client installed on your system If you
58. ou want to create the share The drives will be named as they typically are under Windows i e D first data drive E second data drive etc LaCie Ethernet Disk Managing Your LaCie Ethernet Disk User Manual 9 Managing Your LaCie Ethernet Disk 9 1 Checking Your Server Configuration From the Web Administration Page click on the Server tab to find out the configuration of your LaCie Ethernet Disk Fig 37 M chirir rear You should see ee cM Appletalk Zone Current dat Machine name Network configuration Windows domain or workgroup C Sofern version e Appletalk zone Software last updated Operating system 32 Hardware e NAS software configuration Bigg version Marufacturar and modal Operating system Processae Hurnber of processors Physical menvan BIOS version Vitus memory Manufacturer and model Processor Number of processors Fig 37 Physical memory Virtual memory From this page you can also reboot and shutdown the server page 32 MAS LACIE WORKGROUP paris Br1412004 5 34 48 PM 132 158 10 41 255 755 255 0 193168 10 354 101 103241 PM 12 03 2003 Windiws XF Embedded VARDS 42302031 VIA Tachnologias inc T87MHz eh Family f Model 7 Shipping 3 1 111 MB 378 MB LaCie Ethernet Disk User Manual 9 2 Changing the Administrator s Password By default the administrator s password is admin You should change this password as soon as possible for
59. ppleShare by browseng your networ Piease click on ext 1o return 10 he main page m m m m Lom Fm nnl SERVER N B NT Machine name New machine name Fig 26 LaCie Ethernet Disk Using the Web Administration Page User Manual page 25 Moving From A Workgroup To A Domain Windows Users You can choose whether or not your LaCie Eth Grows Users Stans A4 tator p 6 4 2004 5 40 1 S Log Off ernet Disk should belong to a Workgroup or a Domain Fig 27 By default your LaCie Ethernet Disk will belong to the workgroup named WORKGROUP You can also set your LaCie Ethernet SERVER a Disk into a Windows domain An administrator domain user l name and password will be required though Please ask your EM i Workgroup name WORKGROUP system administrator tor more information linde amp Note Type in the name and password of an account wt pemis5ion to join the d man User name Password 7 4 2 Setting the Date and Time You can set the date and time of your LaCie Ethernet Disk in the Web Administration Page under the Server section Fig 28 Click on the button next to the current time which brings you to the Edit system time page Set the date and time and then press the Set time and date button DTE Current date 9004 w amp 14 wy mm dd Current tme 17 9 41 32 wmm mms Fig 28 LaCie Ethernet Disk User Manual 7 4 3 S
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61. r hard drive The easiest way to achieve this is to create a group and then assign permission and grant access to only that particular group LaCie Ethernet Disk User Manual Issue How do you grant access to a few us ers while restricting others on the same network A share cannot be created with a specific name Why does Windows sometimes report inaccurate free space Error messages when attempting to transfer data Troubleshooting page 53 Possible Solution Make sure that there is not an existing share with the same name Go the Web Administration Page and click on the Share tab to verity that there is not a share with that same name Even if you cannot see the share it may exist on a removable mass storage device If this is the case and the device is not plugged in the share names will still be in the registry of your LaCie Ethernet Disk In this instance you will need to delete the broken share see 8 3 4 Deleting a Broken Share for more information before creating the share again Some Windows clients are unable to recognize disk space in excess of 2GB This only affects the display and not the real available free space Install the LaCie Ethernet Disks individually one at a time Make sure that you change the name of the LaCie Ethernet Disk before installing the next one There will be a conflict if the names are not unique If you are using Mac OS 9 x all file and folder names must be less than
62. ration Page of your LaCie Ethernet Disk LaCie Ethernet Disk User Manual 9 7 Formatting Disks The LaCie Ethernet Disk allows you to format a disk To format a disk use the formatting tool l1 In the Web Administration Page click on the Disk tab 2 Check format for the drive that you want to format Fig 42 There should only be one drive unless you have attached an external hard disk drive to your LaCie Ethernet Disk 3 Answer the following questions then click on the Format but ton Fig 43 Leave the status window open until the format ting process completes The formatting process can be a quick process or a long pro cess depending on the size of your hard drive If necessary you can stop the formatting process at any time it is not recom mended however because you may corrupt files or cause other errors IMPORTANT INFO Before beginning the formatting process all files must be unlocked i e the files cannot be in use It is recommended that you format the drive immediately after a reboot to ensure that no one is accessing shares during the for matting process Managing Your LaCie Ethernet Disk page 36 T2A4l0B Used space 78 4 MB Fri pati 1234 GB File System NTFS Backup Format Lhelresg 2l LaCie NAS Administration Microsoft Internet Explorer Seles DISK Q Format a disk WARNING YOU ARE FORMATTING THIS HARD DRIVE ALL DATA ON THIS DRIVE WILL B
63. rk Volumes Using LaCie Network Assistant rob Web configuration page LACIE 566754324 Sbig Network Model ED XPe System Version 6 2 0 2 Windows Users Click on the LaCie Network Assistant icon MAC address 00 18 89 68 94 64 in the system tray and select Configuration Window Configuration C Automatic DHCP Fig 08 The LaCie Network Assistant Configuration window ig E Manual opens Fig 09 IP address 192 168 10 96 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Mac users Click on the LaCie Network Assistant icon in the Gateway address 192 168 10 254 menu bar and select Network Configuration Fig 10 B Bae The LaCie Network Assistant Configuration window opens dix d Fig 09 Revert Changes 3 Click the Network tab 4 Select Manual TECHNICAL NOTE If the fields IP address Subnet mask etc are filled when Automatic DHCP is selected you do not need to make manual settings Leave Automatic selected LaCie 566754324 Wake Up a Device Configuration Window 5 Modify the network settings to work with your network 6 Click Apply Quit LaCie Network Assistant LaCie Ethernet Disk User Manual 5 3 Using Ethernet Disk with Apple Time Machine The Ethernet Disk can be selected as a target for Apple s Time Machine software which automatically backs up internal hard drives onto external volumes From the web administration page you can grant Time Machine compatibi
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65. t at the time of disposal will help to conserve natural resources and ensure that it is recycled in a manner that protects human health and the en vironment For more information about where you can drop off your waste equipment for recycling please con tact your local city office your house hold waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product Health and Safety Precautions Only qualified persons are autho rized to carry out maintenance on this device Read this User s Guide carefully and follow the correct procedure when setting up the device Do not open your LaCie Ethernet Disk or attempt to disassemble or modity it Never insert any metallic object into the drive to avoid any risk of electrical shock fire short circuiting or dangerous emissions Your LaCie Ethernet Disk contains no user serviceable parts If it ap pears to be malfunctioning have it inspected by a qualified LaCie Technical Support representative Never expose your device to rain or use it near water or in damp or wet conditions Never place objects containing liquids on the LaCie Ethernet Disk as they may spill into its Openings Doing so increases the risk of electrical shock shortcir cuiting fire or personal injury Make sure that the computer and LaCie Ethernet Disk are electrically grounded It the devices are not grounded there is an increased risk of electrical shock General Use Precautions
66. te Desktop Windows and Macintosh If you click the Close button of the Remote Desktop window you ll be prompted to disconnect from the remote system Fig fa It s important to understand that disconnecting is not the same as logging off the computer When you disconnect any applica tions you have open on the screen will still be running on the remote system This means that you can reconnect at a later time and pick up where you left off last time So to log off the system click the Log Off button on the screen Fig 73 Doing so will have the same effect as logging off your system normally and will terminate any applications you may have opened This is the most secure way of ending a Remote Desktop session and is the recommended way to log off the system Using the LaCie Shell page 51 vin Pestis ute Y You are aboe to disconnect your Windows session 980 any programe running an the nemate Windows computer ill Condes ba ren you are diteeanacted Yau can pecore To This session laser Ex logging on again L Doni show This message again Cox 3 WS bebus and Bertare rrenal P piap P netat B dm P osackup and Kestore Firewall Vh Sisgnostics Ph tostan Shue LaCie Ethernet Disk User Manual 12 Troubleshooting In the event that your LaCie Ethernet Disk is not working cor rectly please refer to the following checklist to tind out where the problem is coming from If you have gone through all o
67. that accomplishes a task usually related to moving data from storage to computer RAM or between storage devices Digital Discrete information that can be broken down to zero or one bits Driver peripheral manager A software component that enables the computer system to communicate with a periph eral Most peripherals will not operate correctly if at all if the appropriate drivers are not installed on the system DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol This is a communications protocol that allows network administrators to centrally manage and automate the assignment of Internet Protocol IP addresses in an organization s network Using IP each computer that connects to the Internet must have a unique IP address Ethernet A LAN technology based on the IEEE 802 3 standard The most common Ethernet systems are OBASE T which provides transmission speeds up to 1OMb s and 1OOBASE T also known as Fast Ethernet which provides transmission speeds up to 100Mb s and Gigabit which pro vides 1000Mb s see also Gigabit Ethernet below File System Links the physical map of a disc to its logical structure Thanks to the file system users and computers can easily display path directories and files recorded onto the disc FTP File Transfer Protocol This is a standard Internet protocol that uses the Internet s TCP IP protocols to exchange files between computers on the Internet It is commonly used to
68. tions to perform a particular task is called a program There are two main types of soft ware system software an operating system such as Mac OS or Windows which controls the operation of the computer and application software programs such as Word or Excel which enable users to perform tasks such as word processing spreadsheet creation graphics etc Storage In computers any equipment in which information may be kept PCs generally use disk units and other external storage media diskettes CD ROMs magnetic disks etc for permanent storage of information Striping Spreading data evenly over multiple disk drives to enhance performance Data striping can be performed on a bit byte or block basis for optimum application performance Subnetwork Subnet This is a separate identifiable part of a network such as all of the computers at one geographic loca tion in one building or on the same local area network Subnets make it possible to have an organization s network connected to the Internet with a single shared network address Transfer Rate The rate at which the drive sends and receives data from the controller Transfer rates for reading data from the disk drive may not be the same as the transfer rate for writ ing data to the disk drive Transfer rates are CPU dependent meaning that regardless of how great a transfer rate your drive is capable of the actual transfer rate can only be as fast as the slowest o
69. to find the LaCie Ethernet Disk In this case connect the LaCie Ethernet Disk directly into the same hub as your workstation and try again If this still does not work connect your LaCie Ethernet Disk to your worksta tion with a crossed Ethernet cable and try again Use the LaCie Network Assistant You will see all of the related information about your LaCie Ethernet Disk on the right panel of the Assistant when you open the LaCie Network Assistant you will see a list of all of the LaCie only NAS servers running on your network When you browse through this list all of the related information about the network including IP addresses will be displayed in the right panel of the window IMPORTANT INFO If you are operating in a Windows environment you can use a command prompt to perform this function instead of using the LaCie Network Assistant Open a command prompt and type ping nas name and you will see the LaCie Ethernet Disk s IP address Some files may be locked due to being accessed by an operation It is recommended that system intensive operations such as formatting and defragmenting be performed immediately after rebooting the LaCie Ethernet Disk The LaCie Ethernet Disk can be backed up to a direct attached hard drive using the included backup soft ware program Alternatively the LaCie Ethernet Disk can be backed up over the network from a workstation or a remote server with a connected backup device such as a tape drive o
70. trator user gt Options name and password and click OK Fig 60 The LaCie Shell then appears Fig 61 Fig 59 Administrator AM 5 33 01 3 1 2005 e Log e Backup and Restore Firewall Diagnostics Restart shutdown Fig 61 LaCie Ethernet Disk Using the LaCie Shell User Manual page 47 11 3 Firewall To configure the firewall of the Ethernet Disk Click on the Firewall button 2 In the LaCie Ethernet Disk Firewall dialog that appears select Backup and Restore the desired settings in each section of the dialog 3 Click Apply Settings then 4 Click Quit Fig 62 11 4 Back Up the LaCie Ethernet Disk onto other NAS Devices Backup wizard Adeanced The Backup wired helps you cieabe a backup of yan Drogramas ans Mee Using the Remote Desktop connection it is possible to back up the LaCie Ethernet Disk onto another network attached storage NAS device From the Backup and Restore menu Fig 62 follow these steps to initiate a backup TI 1 Select the Backup Wizard Advanced button Fig 63 ig 63 2 In the Wizard that opens click Next Fig 64 pidas eld ratem tni er a i h nnn bw i a bo tacku r 3 Select either to back up all the Ethernet Disk s data or se A o EE lected files This guide will explain the steps for backing up B ao ee all the Ethernet Disk s data Click Next Fig 65 T i eee ngs te ariel
71. twork for more details 2 Ventilation Fan This tan helps to keep your drive cool during operation Be sure not to block this fan when using your drive 3 Mouse Port This port can be used to connect a mouse not recommended 4 Gigabit Ethernet Port This port is used to connect the Ethernet cable included with your drive See section 4 1 Connecting the LaCie Ethernet Disk to Your Network for more details 5 Keyboard Port This port can be used to connect a key board not recommended 6 VGA Video Port This VGA video port can be used to con nect a monitor not recommended 7 Hi Speed USB 2 0 Ports These ports can be used to ot tach additional hard drives Please see section 10 Adding Additional Storage Space for more information 8 Serial Number Sticker This is where you will find your LaCie Ethernet Disk s serial number Write down the serial number and keep it in a safe place because you will need to provide the number in the event you have to call LaCie Technical Support for any reason in regard to the drive s performance The serial number would also come in handy it your drive is lost or stolen LaCie Ethernet Disk Setting Up Your LaCie Ethernet Disk User Manual page 11 3 Setting Up Your LaCie Ethernet Disk Your LaCie Ethernet Disk was designed to allow quick and easy installation 3 1 Stand alone Installation If you do not want to install the LaCie Ethernet Disk into a
72. ware Fig 51 LaCie Ethernet Disk Managing Your LaCie Ethernet Disk User Manual page 42 9 12 Restoring Your LaCie Ethernet Disk Restore the system CAUTION This is an emergency procedure only Do not at Ia 0 l annaa tempt to restore your LaCie Ethernet Disk if your system is func Description Creation Tene System Checkpoint 6 11 2004 2 27 22 PH Restore System Checkpoint 1 2 2004 3 02 22 PM Restore System Checkpoint 1 2 2004 27 14 54 PM Restore System Checkpoint 6014 2004 4 0043 PM Restore tioning properly If you want to restore your system to its initial version open a browser to http server ip nas restore the server ip address stands for the IP address assigned to your LaCie Ethernet Disk by the LaCie Network Assistant Fig 32 Login with the Administrator account and click the Restore button for the restore point that you would like use to rollback your sys tem Fig 52 Your LaCie Ethernet Disk s system will be restored Shutdown your system by pressing the power button once The system will be restored during the shutdown process LaCie Ethernet Disk User Manual Adding Additional Storage Space page 43 10 Adding Additional Storage Space You can add additional storage space to your LaCie Ethernet Disk by connecting an external hard drive using a Hi Speed USB 2 0 port Connect the hard drive to the LaCie Ethernet Disk
73. zard to complete installation continued on next page LaCie Ethernet Disk Configuring Your LaCie Ethernet Disk User Manual page 14 Launch the Administration Page Windows Users 1 Select LaCie Network Assistant in Start Programs A Network Lalie 566 54324 Assistant icon will appear in the system tray and Network As Wake Up a Device sistant will automatically detect your LaCie Ethernet Disk and Configuration Window any other LaCie storage devices on your network Preferences 2 Click on the icon in the system tray and select Configuration Quit LaCie Network Assistant Window from the LaCie Ethernet Disk sub menu Fig 05 The LaCie Network Assistant page will open 3 Under the Network tab click the Web configuration page Fig 05 link Fig O6 4 To log in to LaCie Ethernet Disk administration Fig O7 enter Login administrator Password admin 5 Click Log on Continue to section 7 Using the Web Administration Page Mac Users 1 Double click LaCie Network Assistant in your Applications folder An Network Assistant icon will appear in the menu bar and the Assistant will automatically detect your LaCie Ethernet Disk and any other LaCie storage devices on your network Administration 2 Click on the icon in the menu bar and select Configuration Win dow The LaCie Network Assistant page will open LINE 3 On the Network tab click the Web configurati

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