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SIMPLESHARE
USER’S GUIDE
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Copyright ©2005 by SimpleTech™, Inc. All rights reserved. This guide is copyrighted by SimpleTech™ with all rights reserved. Information contained in this document, including but not limited to any instructions, descriptions and product specifications, is company private to SimpleTech and shall not be modified, used, copied, reproduced or disclosed in whole or in part, in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, for any purpose, without the written consent of SimpleTech. Export Adm
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GETTING STARTED Congratulations on purchasing your new high performance SimpleShare Office Storage Server. SimpleShare makes it possible for you to easily add high performance storage to your home or small business network. SimpleShare is ideal for sharing data files, digital photos, and music with other users on your local network. In addition, with SimpleShare, everyone on the network has instant access to extra storage. UNPACK AND INSPECT YOUR SHIPMENT Upon receipt of the equipment: • Unpac
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WHAT’S INCLUDED WITH SIMPLESHARE The following items are included in the SimpleShare package. If any items are missing or damaged, please contact your SimpleShare reseller or retailer for replacements. • SimpleShare Office Storage Server • 12 Volt DC Power Adapter • Vertical Stands (2) • CAT5e Ethernet Cable • NASFinder Quick Setup CD • SimpleShare Quick Installation Guide (printed) • SimpleShare User's Guide (on NASFinder Quick Setup CD) • NASFinder User's Guide (on NASFinder Quick Setup CD) •
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FEATURES AND BENEFITS • Easy setup—no device drivers or configuration required (no network experience required) • Web-based interface for setting up advanced features from networked computers • Automatically adjusts to 10Mbps or 100Mbps Ethernet speeds • Supports file sharing between Windows, Mac and Unix/Linux computers • Built-in print server allows addition of a network printer • Windows Domain and Workgroup configuration options • Supports access to shared folders by group or individual user
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SIMPLESHARE INSTALLATION CD The SimpleShare Installation CD contains the NASFinder configuration utility and user documentation for your SimpleShare Office Storage Server. The CD is configured to automatically run NasFinder when it is inserted into your CD-ROM drve. However, you can directly access the directories and files on the installation CD. • SimpleShare Administrator - Provides a platform-independent, HTML-based tool for configuring and managing your SimpleShare Office Storage Server
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ABOUT THIS GUIDE This user guide provides instructions for setting up and operating the SimpleTech DirectPath SimpleShare Office Storage ServerH Streaming Media Kit in the HP ProLiant DL380 G3 server. This guide also provides information on evaluating SimpleShare Office Storage Server performance. Using This Guide The following conventions are used in this manual: • Currier type indicates screen text. • Buttons and keys you press are indicated by small icons—such as Create Share or Enter . • I
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Safety Icons This guide contains the safety instructions that must be observed in order to avoid personal injury or damage to your equipment. The safety instructions have been classified according to the seriousness of the risk. All safety instructions must be read carefully and fully understood before installing the SimpleShare Office Storage Server or performing maintenance on your computer equipment. The following icons highlight these instructions as follows: WARNING: This icon indicates
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EMISSION AND IMMUNITY CHARACTERISTICS FCC Declaration of Conformity This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the users manual, may caus
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Getting Started iv What’s Included With SimpleShare v Features and Benefits vi Registering SimpleShare vi Installing SimpleShare 1 System Requirements and Recommendations 1 Requirements 1 Recommendations 1 Installing SimpleShare Server 2 Setting Up SimpleShare for the First Time 3 Expanding SimpleShare’s Capabilities 10 Connecting a USB Printer 10 Connecting a USB Drive 11 Accessing Shares 12 Accessing SimpleShare From Windows 13 Accessing SimpleShare From Mac OS X 16 xi
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Managing SimpleShare 18 Running SimpleShare Administrator 19 Setting the SimpleShare Network Name 20 Setting the Administration Username and Password 21 Setting the Date and Time Manually 22 Acquiring the Date and Time From Your Browser 24 Synchronizing the Date and Time with an NTP Server 25 Upgrading SimpleShare Firmware 27 Setting Up Email Alert Notification 28 Setting Up Popup Alert Notification 29 Adding SimpleShare to an Existing Workgroup 30 Adding SimpleShare to an Existing Domain 31 Res
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Erasing a Disk Pool 43 Erasing a Disk Drive 44 Enabling Disk Power Management 46 Viewing Disk Drive Health Information 47 Running Disk Drive Self-Tests 49 Removing External Drives 51 Viewing Foreign Disk Information 53 Claiming Foreign Disk for SimpleShare 54 Claiming a Foreign Disk as FAT32 56 Claiming a Blank Disk for SimpleShare 58 Claiming a Blank Disk as FAT32 60 Checking Foreign Disk File System Integrity 62 Creating a Basic Pool 64 Creating a Mirror Pool 67 Creating a Striped Pool 71 Dele
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Changing the Encryption Password 88 Disabling Pool Encryption 90 Mounting Encrypted Pools 92 DHCP Client Network Setup 94 DHCP Server Network Setup 95 Static IP Network Setup 97 Enabling the Print Server 98 Disabling the Print Server 100 Installing Printer Drivers on Windows Computers 101 Specifications 103 Product Support 104 SimpleTech Technical Support 104 Worldwide Headquarters 104 Certification and Warranty 105 FCC Compliance 105 Limited Warranty 106 Modifications 106 GPL Statement 106 xiv
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INSTALLING SIMPLESHARE Installing SimpleShare is easy. This guide assumes the user has a basic understanding of Personal Computers and networks. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS REQUIREMENTS RECOMMENDATIONS • Windows XP (Home and Professional), Windows 2000 • DHCP server (Professional and Server, Windows 2000 (Professional • Network router or switch and Server), Windows Me and 98SE • Intel Pentium III processor (or later) A DHCP server is not required. However, SimpleTech strongly recom
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INSTALLING SIMPLESHARE SERVER 1 Connect the provided Ethernet cable to the Network connector on SimpleShare’s rear panel. Connect the other end of the cable to your switch, router or directly to your computer. 2 Connect the low voltage connector on the AC power adapter to SimpleShare’s DC-IN jack. Connect the power plug on the other end of the adapter to a live 120/240V electrical outlet, surge protector or UPS (uninterruptable power supply). Only use the AC power adapter that came with S
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SETTING UP SIMPLESHARE FOR THE FIRST TIME Once the SimpleShare server is connected and powered on, you can begin using it to share files and data with other network users immediately. However, if SimpleShare is installed on a complex network configuration that routes traffic to various network segments (subnets) using gateways and routers, locating SimpleShare using its network name might be difficult without assistance. In such cases, you can use NASFinder to locate your SimpleShare and perf
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2 On the Welcome to NASFinder page, click Next to start the SimpleShare Discovery and search your network for connected SimpleShare servers. 4 Installing SimpleShare
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SimpleShare Discovery displays the network name, IP address and connection status of detected SimpleShare servers. “Available” This icon indicates NASFinder has detected and is able to communicate with SimpleShare from your computer. “Unavailable” This icon indicates NASFinder has detected, but cannot communicate with SimpleShare from your computer. Typically, this occurs when SimpleShare and the computer accessing SimpleShare are configured on different network segments or subnets. If Sim
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4 In the login prompt, enter SimpleShare’s administration username and password. If you are configuring SimpleShare for the first time, enter the factory default username admin and password simple. If you want the system to remember your password, select Remember my password, then click OK to continue. You are now ready to complete SimpleShare basic setup. In the future, you will be able to access SimpleShare by typing http://simpleshare_name in the address box of your Web browser (where
