Addonics Technologies NAS40ESU Network Card User Manual
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1. Next gt gt Es peort Contact nttp www_eddonics com supportticketid create asp or phone USA 406 453 6212 opyright 2011 Addonics Technologies All nights reserved www addonics com Technical Support M F 8 30am 6 00pm PST Phone 408 453 6212 Email www addonics com support query When the wizard is complete by either choosing Automatic in Step 1 or completing Steps 2 and 3 a confirmation page will appear Clicking the Finish button will apply the settings Device Name ADDNAS Workgroup workgroup Firmware v78a 20130627 145503 Addonics NAS Manager TECHNOLOGIES Wednesday 3 July 2013 14 07 PDT Administrator admin Home Configuration Sharing P2P MLDonkey Finished Gathering Information Click Finish to update the NAS with the new settings Applying these changes will require you to reboot your PC Please click Cancel if you do not wish to do this at this time Finish Back Cancel For Technical Support Contact http www sddonics com supportticketid create asp or phone USA 408 453 212 011 Addonics Technologies All rights reserved View Drive Information Displays details of all connected drives If network shares are configured for drives that have been disconnected those drives will also appear in this list as unavailable Device The letter after sd is the drive s letter in order of when the drive was first encountered by the NAS2. Addonics NAS Manager TECHNOLOGIES Wednesday 3 July 2013 14 05 PDT Administrator admin Device Name ADDNAS Workgroup workgroup Firmware v78a 20130627 145503 Home Configuration Sharing l P2P MLDonkey Step 2 Network Address and Subnet Settings Network Address LJL Subnet Mask Recommended subnet mask is 255 255 255 0 Proceed to Gateway Page gt gt Beck Gare For Technical Support Contact http wwa_sddonics com supportticketid create esp or phone USA 406 453 6212 tot 2044 Addonics Techeciocies rah i pyrigm 20 Adconics Technologies All rights reserved The next step is to configure network connections The gateway is usually the internal IP address for the router the NAS unit is connected to DNS entries are usually the same as used by the router s external network configuration determined by your ISP Setting an NTP server will synchronize the NAS unit to a time server usually on the Internet This can be a name or IP address Use the keywords free NTP servers on your preferred search engine if you wish to configure this feature and don t know of a server you can use Device Name ADDNAS Workgroup workgroup Firmware v78a 20130627 145503 Addonics NAS Manager TECHNOLOGIES Wednesday 3 July 2013 14 05 PDT Administrator admin Home Configuration Sharing P2P MLDonkey Step 3 Gateway Gateway DNS Servers 5E NTP Server
3. NAS 4 0 Adapter NAS40ESU www addonics com Firmware v87a Technical Support If you need any assistance to get your unit functioning properly please have your product information ready and contact Addonics Technical Support at Hours 8 30 am 6 00 pm PST Phone 408 453 6212 Email http www addonics com support query Overview Front View 1 2 Storage Ports 3 Status LED 4 Power LED 5 Reset Button 6 Network Port Back View Power Supply Network Cable Storage Ports eSATA 1 5Gbps or USB 2 0 Each port supports one eSATA device and one or more USB based devices up to 16 physical drives Network Port Supports 10 100 1000 Power LED glows when unit is on Status LED glows steady when unit is idle other states are dark or dim to indicate a problem slow or fast blinking between dark and bright or dim and bright to indicate the unit is busy www addonics com Technical Support M F 8 30am 6 00pm PST Phone 408 453 6212 Email www addonics com support query Installation Network Connection The NAS unit is factory configured for dynamic IP addressing DHCP client Connect the unit to a network router or switch where DHCP is supported Static IP may be assigned later after initial setup Storage The NAS unit does not support FIS switching for port multipliers therefore any eSATA devices must be a single drive or a RAID array Also through the use of USB hubs up to a total of 16 physi
4. addnas this will work on most Windows systems Be sure the computer accessing the NAS has the Workgroup name set to WORKGROUP MAC Mac users may need to determine the NAS unit s IP address by opening a Terminal window and typing the following command smbutil lookup addnas This utility should return the NAS unit s IP address Typing this address into the web browser should open the NAS unit s Web Interface Linux Linux users may need to determine the NAS unit s IP address if Windows name resolution support is not fully installed and configured by examining the DHCP server s clients table and attempting to connect to each unidentified IP address using a browser until the NAS unit s Web Interface appears Once you have connected to the Web Interface the Initial Setup page will appear A ad do n ic S Device Name ADDNAS NAS Manager Workgroup workgroup TECHNOLOGIES Firmware v78a 20130627 145503 Wednesday 3 July 2013 14 56 MDT Home Configuration Sharing P2P MLDonkey Welcome to the Initial Setup wizard This wizard will guide you through the steps necessary to configure your NAS for use in your home or office network Please click Next when you are ready echnical Support Contact http www addonics com supportiticketid create asp or phone USA 408 453 6212 Click Next then a dialog will appear requesting the Administrator login The default username is admin and the password is 123456 withou
5. Contect nttp wwweddonics com supportticketid create esp or phone USA 408 453 6212 011 Addonics Technologies All nights reserved User Management Shows current list of known users on the NAS unit To delete a user click the Delete link next to that username then confirm To change a user s password select the username just above New Password then enter the new password into the New Password and Confirm Password fields and click Change Password To create a new user account click New User then enter the new username and the initial password in the New Password and Confirm Password fields If shared folders are defined on the system select the default permissions granted to the new user for each share Add A Shared Folder Creates a new folder and shares it on the network This function has several steps The first page introduces the wizard Click Begin Wizard to proceed www addonics com Technical Support M F 8 30am 6 00pm PST Phone 408 453 6212 Email www addonics com support query Device Name ADDNAS Workgroup workgroup Firmware v78a 20130627 145503 Addonics NAS Manager TECHNOLOGIES Wednesday 3 July 2013 14 04 PDT Administrator admin Home Con guration Sharing P2P MLDonkey Add a Share Wizard Welcome to the Add a Shared Folder Wizard which guides you through the steps of adding a shared folder to the NAS Be prepared to provide de
6. Technical Support M F 8 30am 6 00pm PST Phone 408 453 6212 Email www addonics com support query Device Name ADDNAS Workgroup workgroup Firmware v78a 20130627 145503 Addonics NAS Manager TECHNOLOGIES Wednesday 3 July 2013 14 06 PDT Administrator admin Configuration Sharing P2P MLDonkey Step 2 Select Volume Volume sda1 ATA Addonics H W LAR c1888012 1646 44d8 8973 2 16dGcbdf706 w Next gt gt For Technical Support Contact hitp www_eddonics com supportticketid create asp or phone USA 406 453 6212 Copyrigm 2011 Addonics Technologies All nights reserved Step 3 is to set the initial permissions for the new share A permission setting for Everyone as well as each individual user is listed with the default permission set to None for both SMB and FTP Once you have reviewed the permissions for all users and made any desired changes clicking on Create Share Folder will complete the Wizard Addonics NAS Manager TECHNOLOGIES Wednesday 3 July 2013 14 06 PDT Device Name ADDNAS Workgroup workgroup Firmware v78a 20130627 145503 Administrator admin Home Configuration Sharing P2P MLDonkey Step 3 Security Setting Share Name SHAREDFOLDER1 Share Type CIF User Name Fun Fa fe Fa oe Fu onv Everyone Set Everyone Set Minimum Permissions ss Permissions ee A oe Create Share Folder Back Cancel Rename A Shared
7. boot record otherwise choose MBR Finally choose Linux EXT3 or Linux XFS for the file system After clicking Format Drive the format utility will request confirmation NOTE For highest possible performance use the XFS file system After clicking Yes l m sure the format utility will create and prepare one partition on the selected drive using all space on the disk A page will load next confirming the format is in progress This page updates once every minute Once formatting is complete the page will change to state it is done Click any of the tabs above the message to perform other tasks If desired this can be done before formatting is complete however the drive being formatted cannot be used until formatting is done and there will be no further notifications Safely Remove Drive Closes all pending I O to a specified drive then unmounts it for removal Caution best practice is to notify any and all users this will be done before proceeding to prevent data loss Abruptly removing a physical drive without notifying users or using the Safely Remove Drive function may cause file system corruption and loss of data Backup Internal System Configuration Information Saves or restores all of the NAS unit s settings using a specified drive Select the volume desired for backups If backups exist on that volume they will be listed under Backups with comments if present To create a backup add a backup comment if desired
8. then click Create Backup To restore an existing backup select the desired backup and click Restore Selected The currently selected backup may also be deleted using the Delete Selected button All three functions will request confirmation before proceeding Reboot Restarts the NAS unit Caution best practice is to notify any and all users this will be done before proceeding Upgrade the System Firmware In the case of a firmware update release this utility applies the update Update will not proceed unless only one volume one partition on one drive is www addonics com Technical Support M F 8 30am 6 00pm PST Phone 408 453 6212 Email www addonics com support query present Instructions on updating firmware are provided with the firmware update Caution All of the NAS unit s settings may be lost in the process of applying firmware Make sure to notify any and all users this will be done to prevent data loss and use the Backup Internal System Configuration Information utility before proceeding The Sharing Tab Addonics NAS Manager TECHNOLOGIES Wednesday 3 July 2013 14 03 PDT Administrator admin Device Name ADDNAS Workgroup workgroup Firmware v78a 20130627 145503 Home Configuration Sharing P2P MLDonkey File Sharing Current Shared Folder Settings Share Name Drive Available User Management Add a Shared Folder Rename a Shared Folder Remove a Shared Folder Update Security Settings
9. Folder Changes the name of the directory as well as the share name for an existing shared folder Select the share to change and type in a new name then click Rename Shared Folder NOTE The new shared folder name will be written to disk using all capital letters If an existing folder of the same name appears and is not all capital letters the NAS unit considers that not a match and writes the same folder name in all capital letters anyway This can cause unpredictable results if the drive is subsequently connected to a computer If a folder exists of the same name with all capital letters it will be shared without harming any data www addonics com Technical Support M F 8 30am 6 00pm PST Phone 408 453 6212 Email www addonics com support query Remove a Shared Folder Deletes a share from the NAS unit As a precaution this screen requires the word yes is typed in as confirmation NOTE Removing a shared folder also deletes the associated directory and all of its contents from the drive It is however possible to delete the share without destroying any data simply disconnect the drive physically from the NAS unit before proceeding If the shared folder is on the NAS unit s RAID array shutting down the unit then removing all of the RAID drives and powering up again before deleting the share will preserve the data Update Security Settings Changes SMB and FTP permissions for a share for each user and the general permiss
10. ar in the MLDonkey share in the incoming files folder when when complete NOTE this folder has read only permissions and cannot be changed www addonics com Technical Support M F 8 30am 6 00pm PST Phone 408 453 6212 Email www addonics com support query The Configuration Tab Device Name ADDNAS Workgroup workgroup Firmware v78a 20130627 145503 Addonics NAS Manager TECHNOLOGIES Wednesday 3 July 2013 14 00 PDT Administrator admin Home Configuration Sharing P2P MLDonkey Configure the basic settings of the NAS Update Admin Username and Password Advanced Configure User Home Directory Drive Change Current Date and Time Update Device Workgroup Names Update FTP Port Number View Current Network Configuration Configure the Network Settings View Drive Information View User Samba and FTP Login Information Format Drive Safely Remove Drive Backup Internal System Configuration Information Reboot Upgrade the System Firmware Update Admin Username and Password Changes the web interface management login Configure User Home Directory Drive Determines which drive on the system carries the HOME directory for users The user s home folder is required for FTP transfers and as a network share for private files If a home directory is already defined it will be shown Choose a volume and click Save If any files exist in a previous Home directory they will be moved to the new location Chan
11. are for the first time Windows may request a username and password for access to the share unless Everyone permissions have been changed from the default setting of NONE Entering a valid username and password will open the folder with appropriate access rights to that user If NONE permissions are set for that user on that share Another username and password prompt will appear After connecting to a share Windows will use the same username and password for all connections until the Windows user logs off of Windows On Mac systems on the Finder s Go menu choose Connect to Server then in the server address box type smb followed by the NAS unit s IP address On Linux systems use the Connect to share dialog found on the Nautilus or File Manager menu bar then select Windows Share for the type and complete the remaining fields for share name username and password Information required to complete the connection and the system s response vary from one version of Linux to another and should be expected to work about the same way as connecting to a share on an actual Windows PC FTP Server The NAS FTP Server requires the User Home Directory Drive is defined under the Sharing Tab to function Anonymous login is supported with no user home directory and access to any shares with read only or read and write access to Everyone for FTP Authenticated users will have read and write access to their home folde
12. cal storage devices may be connected also counting any eSATA drives One SATA port multiplier in JBOD mode may be connected using USB however with more than one such port multiplier connected only one will function others will not be recognized at all Each physical unit may be formatted with up to 4 individual partitions using a Master Boot Record MBR or up to 15 individual partitions using a GUID Partition Table GPT Supported file systems are FAT32 ext2 ext3 ext4 XFS and NTFS The NAS unit will by far provide the best performance when using the XFS file system NOTE Initializing a drive with MBR is limited to drives less than 2TB in capacity with up to 4 partitions total For drives greater than 2TB in capacity or if more than 4 partitions are desired the drive must be initialized using a GPT boot record The NAS Unit Boot Process Upon connecting power the unit the status LED will blink at first between bright and dim then remain dark for a few moments then begin to blink between bright and dark for a while and finally settle down to glowing steadily Once this pattern is complete the unit is ready to communicate This process normally takes about a minute or less but may take longer depending on the complexity of the configuration storage and LAN connections With the 240 possible file systems booting may take several minutes or longer Resetting the NAS Should a problem arise with the NAS unit or its configurati
13. ddonics Technologies All rights reserved Finally review and confirm the settings Addonics omen NAS Manager Workgroup workgroup TECHNOLOGIES Firmware v78a 20130627 145503 Wednesday 3 July 3 14 00 PDT Administrator admin Configuration Sharing P2P MLDonkey Initial Setup Wizard Finished Summary of settings Admin Username admin New Date Wednesday 3 July 2013 New Time 14 00 TimeZone America Los_Angeles You have completed the initial setup wizard and you may now continue to update your settings Update settings For Technical Support Contact http www addonics com supportiticketid create asp or phone USA 408 453 6212 Copyright 2011 Addonics Technologies All rights reserved After clicking on the Update settings button Initial Setup is complete www addonics com Technical Support M F 8 30am 6 00pm PST Phone 408 453 6212 Email www addonics com support query Sharing Files Using the NAS Unit SMB Windows Sharing Connecting to the NAS for direct file access through Windows Explorer is very similar to sharing files between Windows systems Typing WADDNAS or the NAS unit s hostname if changed from the default or the double backslash followed by the NAS unit s IP address is the easiest way to gain direct access quickly After pressing Enter the Explorer Window should show a list of the shares available Opening any of the shares is like opening any other folder except when accessing a sh
14. ge Current Date and Time Settings for time zone date and time Set time zone to a listed city nearby in the same time zone Update Device Workgroup Names Settings for the NAS unit s network name and Windows workgroup Default setting is ADDNAS joined to WORKGROUP Setting the workgroup name on all devices on the same network to match is strongly recommended The Device name is www addonics com Technical Support M F 8 30am 6 00pm PST Phone 408 453 6212 Email www addonics com support query used for accessing the Web Interface as well as browsing for the shared folders on the network Update FTP Port Number Changes the TCP Port used by the FTP server Default is port 21 Note that some FTP clients will not be able to connect on alternate ports View Current Network Configuration Displays details about the NAS unit s current network settings Includes device and network names as well as TCP IP settings Configure the Network Settings Starts the network configuration wizard Device Name ADDNAS Addonics NAS Manager Workgroup workgroup TECHNOLOGIES Firmware v78a 20130627 145503 Wednesday 3 July 2013 14 03 PDT Administrator admin Configuration Sharing Network Address Wizard This section is intended only for advanced users The Obtain Network Address wizard allows you to change the NAS network seitings to a specific configuration If you are unsure about manually configuring a network you may cancel this wiza
15. ion for Everyone Select the share to change then click next and another page will appear with current permissions Make desired changes and click Update to apply www addonics com Phone 408 573 8580 Fax 408 573 8588 Email http www addonics com sales query
16. on the unit may be reset simply by turning the unit off then back on after a few moments If this doesn t clear the problem the unit may be returned to its factory configuration by gently pressing and holding the reset button between the power and LAN connectors until the Status LED blinks slowly then rapidly After releasing the Reset button while blinking slowly there will be no changes After releasing the button once the Status LED blinks rapidly the Status LED will continue to blink www addonics com Technical Support M F 8 30am 6 00pm PST Phone 408 453 6212 Email www addonics com support query for a while and may possibly glow steadily for a while as well Eventually it will begin the boot process beginning with blinking between bright and dim Once the boot process is complete and the LED is glowing steadily again all settings will have been cleared and the unit is ready to communicate with all settings reset to the factory default including the network and device name settings If the process appears to become stuck or takes too long to complete you can try disconnecting power then reconnect and after the Status LED blinks bright and dark a few times try the Reset button again Initial Setup Windows All of the NAS unit s functions and features are configured using a Web Interface Once the hardware is installed access the Web Interface with a web browser on a computer attached to the same network by typing in http
17. ottom of the page that reads Launch MLDonkey Control Panel A new tab will appear in the browser with the MLDonkey web interface If MLDonkey is not fully initialized yet the browser may report a failure to connect If this happens wait about one minute and try again either by refreshing the page or clicking a try again button this step varies depending on the browser used When first setting up a prompt appears warning there is no password for the admin account Click the space between the DL and Input buttons then type the command useradd admin as shown then add a password after a space NOTE The MLDonkey admin account is not the same account as the NAS unit s web interface admin account It is recommended that the password matches for simplicity but not necessary MLDonkey will perform most of the remaining steps automatically and connect to some servers on the Donkey network To download a file using the Donkey network begin by clicking search then enter some criteria and click the Search button After a query message appears click the Search Results button To download a Torrent on the command bar type dllink followed by a space and the full URL path to the Torrent file and press Enter or click Input example dllink http sampletorrent com path dot torrentfile torrent MLDonkey will parse the download and add it to the download queue automatically Files queued for download will appe
18. r and any other shares defined under the Sharing tab with read only or read and write access for the user for FTP as well as Everyone Getting Started with MLDonkey MLDonkey is a powerful multi protocol Peer to Peer P2P client included with the NAS unit The features and capabilities of this tool are beyond the scope of this user guide the steps below will show how to get MLDonkey up and running For more information on how to use MLDonkey visit http mldonkey sourceforge net MLDonkey Basic Setup The MLDonkey client requires one partition formatted with either ext3 or XFS The NAS unit s format utility can format one physical unit with a single partition using all space if needed www addonics com Technical Support M F 8 30am 6 00pm PST Phone 408 453 6212 Email www addonics com support query Under the P2P MLDonkey tab choose the drive you wish to create the file structure on and click Save Please note this menu will permit setting up folders on incompatible file systems If this is done MLDonkey will not start or may not be able to download files When the folder structure is set up a page will appear stating this is done Click the START button NOTE The MLDonkey setup page will create a share on the selected drive called MLDonkey This share will be configured with None permissions to Everyone as well as all existing users Next a new page will appear stating MLDonkey is running Click the link at the b
19. rd by selecting cancel button Applying these changes will require you to reboot your PC Please click Cancel if you do not wish to do this at this time Begin Wizard Cancel Choosing Automatic will configure the NAS unit as a DHCP client and the configuration wizard will skip to the end Choosing Manual configuration will proceed to Step 2 Device Name ADDNAS Workgroup workgroup Firmware v78a 20130627 145503 Addonics NAS Manager TECHNOLOGIES Wednesday 3 July 2013 14 03 PDT Administrator admin Home Configuration Sharing P2P MLDonkey Network Address Wizard Step 1 Obtain Network Address Next gt gt E eaeet For Technical Support Comact http wwra_eddonics com supportticketic create esp or phone USA 408 453 6212 Copyright 2011 Addonics Technologies All nights reserved www addonics com Technical Support M F 8 30am 6 00pm PST Phone 408 453 6212 Email www addonics com support query Step 2 configures the NAS unit s static IP address and subnet mask To choose a working static IP address make sure you meet these criteria 1 The subnet mask must match the rest of the network exactly 2 The IP address must match the router s IP address exactly where the subnet mask is 255 3 The IP address cannot end in 0 or 255 4 The IP address must not match any other system on the network 5 The IP address should not be within the DHCP server s client pool
20. t the double quote marks Next set a custom password for the admin account The admin account name may also be changed www addonics com Technical Support M F 8 30am 6 00pm PST Phone 408 453 6212 Email www addonics com support query A d d n ic G Device Name ADDNAS 5 NAS Manager Workgroup workgroup TECHNOLOGIES Firmware v78a 20130627 145503 Wednesday 3 July 2013 14 58 MDT Administrator admin Configuration Sharing P2P MLDonkey Initial User amp Password Setup Admin Username admin x New Password Confirm Password Next gt gt Back For Technical Support Contact http www addonics com supportiticketid create asp or phone USA 408 453 6212 Copyright 2011 Addonics Technologies All nghts reserved Next set up the Date and Time Choose a city nearest you in the same Time Zone and be sure the Date and Time are correct Addonics n NAS Manager Workgroup workgroup TECHNOLOGIES Firmware v78a 20130627 145503 Wednesday 3 July 2013 15 00 MDT Administrator admin Configuration Sharing P2P MLDonkey Initial Date amp Time Setup Current Date Wednesday 3 July 2013 Current Time 14 00 03 PDT TimeZone America Los_Angeles New Date 3 v July v New Time 14 v 00 v For Technical Support Contact http www_ addonics com support ticketid create asp or phone USA 408 453 6212 Copyright 2011 A
21. tails such as the folder name and public or private access Begin Wizard Cancel cal Support Contact hitp wwwsddonics com supporbticketic create asp or phone USA 406 453 6212 opyrigm 2014 Addonics Technologies All nights reserved Step 1 is to define the name of the share The share name will become the folder name on the drive NOTE The shared folder name will be written to disk using all capital letters If an existing folder of the same name appears and is not all capital letters the NAS considers that not a match and writes the same folder name in all capital letters anyway This can cause unpredictable results if the drive is subsequently connected to a computer If a folder exists of the same name with all capital letters it will be shared without harming any data Addonics NAS Manager TECHNOLOGIES Wednesday 3 July 2013 14 05 PDT Administrator admin Device Name ADDNAS Workgroup workgroup Firmware v78a 20130627 145503 Home Configuration Sharing P2P MLDonkey Step 1 Create Shared Folder Name New Shared Folder Name fe Next gt gt Back Cancel For Technical Support Contact http wwweddonics com supportticketid create esp or phone USA 406 453 6212 rigm 2014 Addonics Technologies All rights reserved Step 2 is to select the drive the share is to be created on The drive is identified by the drive letter and partition number the vendor and model and the mount point www addonics com
22. unit The number at the end of the device label is the partition on the drive in order of the drive s partition map Vendor The drive s manufacturer Model The drive s model number Mount Point Used by the NAS unit internally Type The file system the partition is formatted with Size The total space of the partition Used Space in use on the partition Available Remaining space available on the partition Used Percentage of the partition space in use repent NAS Manager TECHNOLOGIES Device Name ADDNAS Workgroup workgroup Firmware v78a 20130627 145503 Administrator admin Configuration Sharing P2P MLDonkey Device Vendor Model Mount Point Type Size Used Available Used sdat ATA Addonics HW LAR c1a8a912 f646 44d8 8973 216d6cbdf706 xfs 13674184 MB 4MB 13674180 MB 1 t Contect nttp wwa_eaddonics com supportticketc create asp or phone USA 406 453 6212 View User Samba and FTP Login Information Displays a list of open sessions for file sharing of Windows sharing and FTP The login username the computer s hostname and IP address are listed for each session www addonics com Technical Support M F 8 30am 6 00pm PST Phone 408 453 6212 Email www addonics com support query Format Drive Formats a specific drive using a choice of ext3 or XFS file systems Caution this function destroys data Choose a drive to format If the drive is greater than 2TB in capacity choose the GPT
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