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Mini NAS Enclosure
SATA & IDE
User Manual English
LINDY No. 42808
www.lindy.com
© LINDY ELECTRONICS LIMITED & LINDY-ELEKTRONIK GMBH - FIRST EDITION (August 2008)
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User Manual English Introduction Thank you for purchasing the LINDY Mini NAS Enclosure. This enclosure has been designed to add extra storage to your Mac Mini and your network, whilst complimenting the design of your Mac Mini. The small footprint design allows it to be seated underneath a Mac Mini, but with its Network and USB 2.0 interface, it can also be used with other suitably equipped Macs and PCs. Features For use with standard 3.5” SATA/IDE hard disks USB 2.0 and RJ-
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User Manual English Hardware Assembly Before starting the assembly make sure the jumper(s) on your hard drive are set to the Master setting. Consult your hard disk manual or the manufacturer’s website for the correct jumper setting. 1. Ensure that the NAS Enclosure is disconnected from the mains, before removing the 4 screws from the bottom of the case 2. Remove the upper case 3. If you are using a SATA hard drive continue to Step 4, i
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User Manual English 7. Disconnect the SATA Data cable from the bridgeboard. Hold the base of the drive enclosure and pull the bridgeboard up to disconnect it. 8. Unscrew the four screws holding the drive tray in place and remove the drive tray. 9. Disconnect the Molex to SATA cable and then replace the drive tray and insert the screws. 10. Attach the provided IDE ribbon cable and to the main board, in place of the
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User Manual English 12. Use the supplied screws to secure both sides of the drive 13. Carefully assemble the top and bottom of the case. If the upper case does not fit properly, adjust the hard disk position and try again 14. Replace the 4 case screws and affix the two foam feet as illustrated 15. Connect the Power Cable to the NAS Enclosure and the mains power supply. Now connect the Ethernet cab
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User Manual English Configuring the NAS Enclosure 1. Peer to peer configuration (Direct connection to a PC or Mac) Connect the NAS Enclosure to the LAN port of your PC or Mac using an Ethernet cable. Open your web browser and key in the IP address 169.254.0.1 Type “admin” for both the user name and password. Please Note: If your HDD is an unformatted new drive, you need to format the drive first to FAT32 format. Please refer to Page 14/1
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User Manual English 3. Password Change In the Administration mode, you can choose your own password for entering the setup mode. Now you are ready to connect the NAS Enclosure to your Network. Please Note: After changing the password you will be logged off and then be prompted to log in using your new password. 4. Connect the NAS Enclosure Via Ethernet. Connect an Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port of your NAS Enclos
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User Manual English 5. How to find the NAS Enclosure through IP Finder software. Before you install the IP finder software, your computer must have “Java Runtime Environment” TM installed. If you do not already have the Java Runtime Environment installed on your PC or Mac you can download it for free from the following website: http://www.java.com/en/download/windows_ie.jsp Insert the USB 2.0 LAN Disk CD included with your purchase in to your PC’s CD-Rom Drive. Double click on t
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User Manual English Double Click the host name to enter the NAS Enclosure Set Up page, and enter your password (default password is admin). 6. How to Map the NAS Enclosure Click Start on your Windows desktop Click Search Select Computer or people Select A computer on the network and a new window will appear. Key the host name (For example “storage-xxxx” or the name which you defined in section 2) in the Computer Name box and then press the Search button. The followin
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User Manual English 7. Date and Time set up On the Set Up page under Administration click Change next to Date/Time and you will see the page below. You can set and change the Date/Time/SNTP/Time Server and Time Zone information. Click OK to save the set up. 8. DHCP Server Configuration On the Set Up page under the IP Configuration heading you can choose to enable or disable the DHCP functionality of the NAS Enclosure. Enable mode: The NAS
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User Manual English 9. Disk info & Firmware On the Set Up page under the Disk Info & Firmware heading you can view your Hard Disk and product firmware information. Firmware version: Shows the NAS Enclosure’s current Firmware version Disk Info: Shows the model details of the installed HDD Free Size: Shows the available free space of the HDD Total Size: Shows the total capacity of the HDD 10. Language Setting On the Set Up page under the Language Setting h
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User Manual English 12. Maintenance setup page On the Set Up page select Maintenance to view the page below. Firmware Upload: When new firmware becomes available it can be downloaded and stored on your PC. To install new firmware click Browse and navigate to the location that you saved the firmware to. Select the firmware and then click Update. System Reboot: After a new firmware update please click Reboot to complete the upgrade. Factory Default: Choose the
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User Manual English 13.3 Adding folders to the Sharing list Select SMB Server. Select the folder you wish to share. Click on the (- ->) button to add the folder to the Sharing List. 13.4 Deleting folders from Folder List/Sharing List Highlight the folder name you wish delete on either the Folder List or the Sharing List, click the Delete button and then click OK when prompted. 13.5 Adding a password to a shared folder Highli
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User Manual English 14. FTP Server setup page 14.1 How to setup an FTP server FTP Status: Enable (Recommended) Port: Auto detected by NAS Enclosure Allow anonymous: Disable (Recommended) Read only: Allow other users to read data only Read/write: Allow other users to read/write data 14.2 Adding an account name to the FTP Server Press the Add button to add an FTP user account. Enter a new account name and then click OK to save.
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User Manual English 14.4 Deleting an FTP user account Highlight the FTP User’s account you wish to delete and click the Delete button then click OK to confirm. 14.5 Enable/Disable an FTP user account Highlight the FTP User’s account you wish to disable and click the “En/disable” button. The status will show in the FTP Configuration screen. 14
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User Manual English Using the enclosure with your Mac Mac Mini users: This enclosure is designed to sit underneath your Mac Mini. If you want to use this enclosure with both PCs and Macs, then you should use a FAT32 formatted hard drive. If you are using a brand new drive, or want to erase an older drive you will need to follow the instructions below: CAUTION! Formatting the hard drive will destroy all the data on the drive. Make sure you have made a backup of any files you do
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User Manual English 3. Make sure the external drive is highlighted in the left hand pane and select the Erase tab. 4. Select your preferred Volume Format type from the drop-down menu. If you are using the drive with both Macs and PCs you should use MS-DOS File System. You can give the drive a name in the Name box. 5. Click the Erase button. A confirmation window will appear, click Erase again. When the erase process is complete, the drive icon (as outlined) will appear on th
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User Manual English Using the enclosure with your PC If you want to use this enclosure with both PCs and Macs, then you should use a FAT32 formatted hard drive. If you are using a brand new drive, or want to erase an older drive you will need to follow the instructions below: CAUTION! Formatting the hard drive will destroy all the data on the drive. Make sure you have made a backup of any files you do not want to erase before proceeding! Windows 2000/XP users After firs
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User Manual English 4. The New Partition Wizard will appear. Follow the on-screen instructions to format and partition the drive. Once complete, the new drive icon will show up in Windows Explorer and the drive will be accessible Safely Removing the Drive To safely remove the drive from your system, click the “Safe Removal” icon on the Windows taskbar. A dialogue box will appear: Click on the box to safely remove the drive. Once the safe removal has been confirmed, you can
