3.5 LAN HDD Enclosure User s Manual NOTE: 1. USB and LAN can t be used at the same time. 2. HDD should be formatted as FAT32. Please check Disk utility section in this manual. 3. For internet FTP usage, please check LAN Disk operation section. 1
4. If Password missing, check section 4.2 to reset your password. 2
CONTENTS Hardware Installation Guide...6 Network Configuration...8 How to get LAN Disk working?...9 Set your PC to obtain the IP address automatically...9 Connect LAN Disk to your PC...11 LAN Disk Management and Configuration...13 1. Connect to LAN Disk...13 2. LAN Disk Information - Status...14 2.1 Change the Host Name and Group Name...14 2.2 Change the Administrator s Password...15 2.3 Change the Date/Time...15 2.4 Change the Language...16 2.5 Change the HDCP Server settings...16 3. IP configuration...16 4. LAN Disk Maintenance...17 4.1 Firmware Upgrade...17 4.2 Maintenance Reset to Default settings...18 4.3 Hardware Reset Reset to Default settings...19 5. SMB Server...19 5.1 Create Folder...19 5.2 Rename Folder...20 5.3 Delete Folder...20 5.4 Set Password of Folders in SMB Sharing List...20 6. FTP Server...21 6.1 FTP service Enable/Disable...21 6.2 Anonymous log in...21 6.3 Account List...22 6.4 Modify FTP Account...22 7. Disk Utilities...24 7.1 Format Disk...24 7.2 Scan Disk...24 7.3 Sleep Time...24 LAN Disk Operation...25 Internet user - FTP server, Remote Log on...25 Intranet user SMB server, Network Drive Mapping...26 FAQ...28 3
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About the 3.5 HDD LAN Disk Enclosure 5
Hardware Installation Guide 6
STEP1 : Unscrew the rear of the case, and pull the metal tray out. STEP2 : Connect the 3.5 HDD to the Power connector and IDE Cable. STEP3 : Screw the HDD to the metal tray tightly. 7
STEP4 : Slide the metal tray into the case and screw the rear case closed. NOTE: Do not insert the tray upside down! Network Configuration 8
How to get LAN Disk working? Before using LAN Disk s service, you have to run Set up. To setup LAN Disk, you have to make LAN Disk connect to your computer. Following procedures will guide you through the simple connection process. The default IP of LAN Disk is 169.254.0.1. In order to connect LAN Disk to your computer, you have to make both devices in the same network domain. In short, LAN Disk and your computer s IP must have the same prefix, either 169.254.0.x or 192.168.1.x. Set your PC to obtain the IP address automatically LAN Disk is set to be a DHCP server by default. It is better to set your computer to obtain an IP address from the DHCP server automatically. 1. Start Settings Network Connections 9
2. Right click on Local Area Connection to push the right key of your mouse, and click on Properties to enter the Local Area Connection Properties window. 3. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP). Click on Properties to enter the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window. 10
4. Check the option Obtain an IP address automatically in IP options. Connect LAN Disk to your PC 11
Connect LAN Disk to your PC with the Ethernet cable. You can check the LAN connection as follows. - Right click Local Area Connection - Select Status The IP address of your computer is assigned by DHCP server (LAN Disk). Default Gateway is the IP address of LAN Disk by default. After the connection between LAN Disk and your PC is made, you can start making new settings on your LAN Disk. 12
LAN Disk Management and Configuration All the Management and Configurations of LAN Disk are made via web browser. 1. Connect to LAN Disk From a browser, types in http://storage, you will then connect to LAN Disk authentication page. User name: ----- admin The user name is set to admin by default, and it can t be changed. If it is the first time you have connected or you have never changed the Password, then types in: Password: ----- admin Otherwise, you have to type in the Password of your own. Note1: When two LAN Disks are connected simultaneously to your network, you need to distinguish between the two by typing http://storage-xxxx/ with their unique MAC address. For example if your LAN Disk s MAC address is 00-16-67-01-02-03, you will need to enter http://storage-0203/. Note2: If your hard disk is new or the file system is not FAT32 format, please, format it via Disk Utility, otherwise it will not work. 13
2. LAN Disk Information - Status You can check the LAN Disk information including System Information, Network Information and Disk Information from Status page as detailed below. Follow the descriptions described in the following sections. You can change the IP/configuration shown on the status page by yourself. Firmware version: Show the built-in version from factory. Disk ID: Show the built-in version from factory. Free Size: Show the available capacity of the HDD. Total Size: Show the total capacity of the HDD. 2.1 Change the Host Name and Group Name By clicking the Change icon to the right side of Host Name and Group Name, you are taken to the Identification page, where you can setup your own Host name and Group name. 14
Host Name: The default setting is STORAGE OR STORAGE-XXXX. The Last four digits are the MAC Address. Group Name: The default setting is WORKGROUP. Enter a new name into Group Name and click OK to change to a new group. 2.2 Change the Administrator s Password By clicking the Change icon to the right side of Administrator, you are taken to the Administration page, where you can change the Password of administrator to your own. Administrator: admin (default). This can t be changed. Password: admin (default) NOTE: If you have made any change of Password, you have to enter this Password to get into LAN Disk Management and Configuration pages next time you use LAN Disk. 2.3 Change the Date/Time By clicking the Change icon at the right side of Date/Time, you are taken to the Date/Time setup page, where you can adjust the Date/Time. 15
2.4 Change the Language By clicking the pull-down bar at the right side of the Language, you can change the Language which is used for file name supporting. Currently, English/Shift JIS (Japanese)/Traditional Chinese, etc. 14 languages are supported. Be sure to click Change while you change the Language selection. 2.5 Change the DHCP Server settings By selecting the DHCP Server, you can set LAN Disk to be a DHCP server or client. LAN Disk can be used as a DHCP server or client while DHCP Sever is set to Enable. While there is no other DHCP sever exist in a network, LAN Disk is DHCP server. But if there is another DHCP server on the network, LAN Disk will change to a client automatically. 3. IP configuration By clicking the icon IP Config below Status, LAN Disk will go into the IP Configuration page. You can change LAN Disk s IP yourself. 16
- Automatic IP: the IP is assigned by the DHCP server. - Static IP: IP is assigned by you. Be sure to click Apply to complete the setting of a static IP address. 4. LAN Disk Maintenance 4.1 Firmware Upgrade By clicking the icon Maintenance below IP Config, LAN Disk will go into the LAN Disk Maintenance page. You can upgrade the Firmware to the newest version to keep up with newest functions. - Select new firmware from the folder where you stored (downloaded) it. - Click Upload to upload the new firmware to LAN Disk. 17
- After the new firmware is uploaded completely onto LAN Disk, a Successful upload box will be shown. - When new firmware is uploaded into LAN Disk successfully, you have to restart LAN Disk to get the new firmware to work. - By Clicking the Restart button, LAN Disk will restart (reboot) itself, and gets the new firmware to work. 4.2 Maintenance Reset to Default settings By Clicking the Reset button, you can restore the settings to the factory defaults. Especially and the most important is the password will be reset to admin for you to restart and reconfigure your LAN Disk. NOTE: you can t restore the firmware to the factory default as if the firmware is been changed. 18
4.3 Hardware Reset Reset to Default settings If you miss your password and can t log-in to management page via web browser, you can use the button to help you to reset the settings to its default values. The button is located on the PCB of LAN Disk. The procedure for resetting to default should follow the steps as below: - Turn off the power - Disclose LAN Disk housing to pull out metal tray - Press the button inside the PCB - Turn the power on - While power is on, keep holding reset button for around 10 seconds - Release the button LAN Disk will reconnect to your network after reset complete. Please check the settings of your LAN Disk. If they were not reset to default, please do the steps above to try again. 5. SMB Server By Clicking the SMB Server, you can manage LAN Disk s Folder sharing in the network. You can create, rename and delete folders through the Folder List. Add or Remove folders from the Folder list to Sharing List. 5.1 Create Folder 19
Click on the Create button to create your folder then enter the settings page below. 5.2 Rename Folder Choose a folder and click on Rename to rename the folder. 5.3 Delete Folder Choose a folder and click on Delete to delete the folder. Please confirm before you click the "OK" button to confirm deletion of the folder. 5.4 Set Password of Folders in SMB Sharing List In order to increase the security and privacy level of the folder in SMB Sharing List, you can set Password to each fold in sharing list. 20
6. FTP Server By using FTP, you can access LAN Disk via the internet or share your outstanding works such as photo, DV etc, to your friends. By Clicking the FTP Server, you can manage LAN Disk Folder sharing on the internet. See below. 6.1 FTP service Enable/Disable The FTP service is activated by selecting Enable or Disable. The port number is set by default to 21 or you can change the port setting to another. Click Apply after making changes. 6.2 Anonymous log in Anonymous log in is not allowed if you disable this function from the Allow 21
Anonymous login option. You can also restrict the access right (read only or read/write) for anonymous user. Click Apply after making changes. 6.3 Account List You can add users to the FTP account list. From the account list, you can allow users to use the FTP service. Furthermore, users can be removed from the account list. 6.4 Modify FTP Account Choose a user form the account list, click Modify to modify the user s FTP access rights and share folders Click Modify to confirm changes. 22
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7. Disk Utilities By clicking the Disk Utility option, you can perform HDD management as described below. 7.1 Format Disk - Because LAN Disk has to fulfill different OS system requirements, it can only support the FAT32 file system. You can use this function to format new and used hard drives. - Beware that, all partitions and data will be lost when formatting the disk. - After the HDD is formatted, LAN Disk has to restart to perform a re-recognition procedure. 7.2 Scan Disk Running the Scan Disk program will check the file system of the HDD in LAN Disk, and correct any errors found. We suggest you use this regularly. Press the Start button, and the results will be shown in the message box. 7.3 Sleep Time While LAN Disk is not operation for a while, it s better to put the hard drive into idle or sleep mode. LAN Disk enters into Sleep mode by setting idle duration interval. You can set LAN Disk idle duration from 5 to 60 minutes to enable this feature or 0 to disable this feature. 24
LAN Disk Operation Internet user - FTP server, Remote Log on For internet user, you can access LAN Disk via FTP interface. There are many FTP software that can assist you to connect to the LAN Disk through internet. In order to achieve this internet accessing, you have to be aware of network settings as below. 1. For FTP server configuration, refer to Section 6 in this manual. 2. IF you can get a static IP form your ISP, configure this LAN Disk as this IP, then you can access LAN Disk via this IP through FTP software. 3. IF your LAN Disk is connected behind internet router (ADSL modem, IP Share router ), you have to configure your LAN Disk to a fixed IP, then enable FTP accessing port in your internet router. For Detail internet FTP configuration in your internet router, please check the manual of your internet router. Below is an example to access LAN Disk through FTP. 1. Open the Internet Explorer and key in ftp://storage/ then press Enter to Log On. Enter the user name and password, which you setup in the FTP server setup page. 25
2. You can post your works (such as data, pictures, songs, photo album, etc.) on your FTP server to share to your family, your friends via internet. Intranet user SMB server, Network Drive Mapping For intranet user, you can access LAN Disk as a Local HDD via Network Drive Mapping. By using network HDD, you access it as easy as the HDD reside in your computer. Before starting to enjoy Network HDD, you have to configure LAN Disk SMB server first, refer to Section 5 in this manual. 1. Open My Network Places to Search your LAN Disk s host name then click it, and you can see the folders which you set up in SMB Server page. You can select the folder by right click the mouse, and then click on Map Network Drive to enter the Map Network Drive Windows. 26
2. Select a drive number (eg. D~Z) and click Finish to complete Setup. You can now easily access the mapped drive by clicking on, in this example, drive z. 3. The Mapped network drive will also be shown in My Computer. 27
FAQ What is SMB? SMB is a client / server, request-response protocol, which stands for Server Message Block. This is a protocol for sharing network resources, such as files, printers, serial ports, etc. between computers. What is FTP? FTP, short for File Transfer Protocol, the protocol for exchanging files over the Internet. FTP works in the same way as HTTP for transferring Web pages from a server to a user's browser, FTP uses the Internet's TCP/IP protocols to enable data transfer. FTP is most commonly used to download a file from a server using the Internet or to upload a file to a server. What is DHCP? Short for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, a protocol for assigning dynamic IP addresses to devices on a network. With dynamic addressing, a device can have a different IP address every time it connects to the network. One task of DHCP is to assist in getting a unique IP number of the computers that make use of the Intranet. What is MAC address? A MAC address (Media Access Control) is a number (typically written as twelve hexadecimal digits, represented as 6 bytes) which uniquely identifies a computer that has an Ethernet interface. What is an IP address? An IP address (IP number) is a number which uniquely identifies a computer that is making use of the Internet. It is analogous to your telephone number in the telephone network to direct calls to you. The IP address is used by the Internet to direct data to your computer, e.g. the data your web browser retrieves and displays when you surf the net. Can LAN and USB be used at the same time? Because of the limitation of this product design, LAN and USB can t be used to access the HDD at the same time. USB has higher priority to access the HDD than LAN. Therefore, LAN usage, you have to remove USB connection. In case of USB prioritization occurs at dual plug-in (USB + LAN at the same time), to retrieve LAN connection, shut down the power, unplug USB, leave LAN connected, and power-on the device. LAN then will be functional at normal stage. 28
How to return to LAN Disk default settings? If your password set to the LAN Disk is missed or forgotten, you can return all the settings to its original number by pressing the reset button on the back of PCB inside LAN Disk. Please refer to section 4.2 and 4.3. Can LAN Disk support single file size larger than 4GB? LAN Disk can only support HDD FAT32 format. There is a limitation for FAT32 on single file size. The maximum file size is set to 4GB in FAT32 system. 29
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