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USER’S MANUAL
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SATA SATA Package Contents: ® NexStar LX Ultra Gigabit NAS Hard Drive Enclosure 1 NexStar® LX Ultra 2 1 USB Cable 3 eSATA Cable 4 RJ45 Ethernet Cable 2 5 SATA to eSATA Bracket 6 Power Adapter 7 User’s Manual 8 Screws 9 User's CD 4 3 5 6 7 8 9 TRADEMARKS MS-DOS, Microsoft, Windows NT/2000/ME/XP/Vista are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Apple, Macintosh and Mac are trademarks of Apple Computer *All other third-party brands and names are the property of their respective owners.
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Table of Contents: 1. Introduction ............................................................................................................... 02 2. Specifications / Features............................................................................... 03 3. System Requirements ......................................................................................04 4. Parts Layout..............................................................................................................
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1. Introduction: Introducing the sleek contemporary design of the Vantec NexStar® LX Ultra—blending the finest functions of a Network Attached Storage (NAS) solution into a powerful little package that fits any home or office. Crafted with versatility in mind to conform to different user’s needs, the NexStar® LX Ultra is equipped with three interfaces (Gigabit Ethernet/eSATA/USB 2.0). Whether you have a PC or Mac, setting up the LX is a breeze with the easy-to-use web control panel. W
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SATA 2. Specifications/Features: ® NexStar LX Ultra Gigabit NAS Hard Drive Enclosure Features: • Easy-To-Use Web Control Panel • Gigabit Ethernet Supports 10/100/1000 Mbps • FTP & SMB Server To Store And Share Your Files • Media Server To Stream Files Over Your Network: -PS3 & Xbox 360 For Music, Photos & Videos -Share Your MP3 Over iTunes • Built-In BitTorrent™ Client To Download Contents Over Internet • Share Your Printer Over Home Or Office Network • Supports Triple
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3. System Requirements: Microsoft Windows 2000/2003 server/XP x86/ Mac OS X & greater XP 64 bit/Vista X86/Vista 64 bit 1. USB port, internal SATA port, eSATA port or 1. USB port, internal SATA port, eSATA port or RJ45 Ethernet port. RJ45 Ethernet port. 2. For USB 2.0 speeds, the system must 2. For USB 2.0 speeds, the system must support USB 2.0 specifications. support USB 2.0 specifications. 3. For SATA speeds, the system must support 3. For SATA speeds, the system mu
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4. Parts Layout: ® NexStar LX Ultra Gigabit NAS Hard Drive Enclosure SATA/Power connector Parts Layout 5
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SATA 5. Installation: ® NexStar LX Ultra Gigabit NAS Hard Drive Enclosure 5.1. Installation of the hard drive. (1) Unscrew the screws on the underbody as shown. ( Figure 5.1-A ) ( Figure 5.1-A ) (2) Slide out the hard drive tray and place Universal Storage Adapter the hard drive in. Be sure to fasten the 3.5”/5.25” MS CF hard drive in with screws. ( Figure 5.1-B ) ,( Figure 5.1-C ) ( Figure 5.1-B ) CF ( Figure 5.1-C ) Installation 6 XD XD SD 2.5”
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(3) Slide the hard drive tray back into the LX Ultra and re-screw the screws back on to the underbody. ( Figure 5.2-D ) ( Figure 5.2-E ) ( Figure 5.2-D ) ( Figure 5.2-E ) Installation 7
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® 5.2 How to find the NexStar LX Ultra : (1) Find and execute “SDisk jar” from the CD and begin the search for the NAS device. ( Figure 5.2-A ) ( Figure 5.2-A ) (2) Click “Connect” to link to the NAS web page. (3) The administrator management will ask you to enter the user name and password. Default account settings User name:anonymous Password: admin ( Figure 5.2-B ) ( Figure 5.2-B ) NOTE : 1. If there is more than one NAS device attached in the sa
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(4) After entering the web UI, please select a language of your choice. ( Figure 5.2-C ) ( Figure 5.2-C ) 5.3 Formatting the hard disk for the first time. (1) Click on “Disk Utility” located on the left list. (2) Next click “Format” to begin the format of the hard disk. ( Figure 5.3-A ) ( Figure 5.3-A ) (3) Click “OK” to confirm the format. ( Figure 5.3-B ) ( Figure 5.3-B ) Installation 9
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(4) By clicking "Status", you will see information pertaining to your NAS and Hard Drive. ( Figure 5.3-C ) ( Figure 5.3-C ) 6. Status Page The Status Tab is where you can change the host name, group name and administrator's password. You may also disable or enable features on the NAS such as DHCP server, SMB server and FTP server. Information about the NAS are also displayed in the “Status” tab also such as the information of Hard disk, IP address, MAC address and current inst
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6.2 Changing the administrator’s password. (1) Click on "Change". ( Figure 6.2-A ) ( Figure 6.2-A ) (2) Enter desired password. Retype the password once more and press "OK" when finished. ( Figure 6.2-B ) ( Figure 6.2-B ) (3) The Date/Time can be set and synced to the PC. Clicking on Sync from PC enables the NAS to automatically synchronize itself to your computer's time.If your region or country routinely changes time such as daylight saving
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7. FTP Server The FTP Tab allows you to easily setup your FTP Server. You may manage accounts and control the files/folders that are being shared. ( Figure 7.1-A ) Default account settings User name: anonymous Password: “empty” ( Figure 7.1-A ) 7.1 Creating a new FTP account (1) Click "New" ( Figure 7.1-B ) ( Figure 7.1-B ) (2) Enter the desired "Name" and "Password". Select whether you want the account holder to have Read Only access or Read/Write access. When finished,
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7.2 Modifying the FTP user account (1) Select the account you wish to modify. When selected, click on the "Modify". ( Figure 7.2-A ) ( Figure 7.2-A ) (2) You may now change the account's password and access authority. When finished, click on the "Modify". ( Figure 7.2-B ) ( Figure 7.2-B ) 7.3. Enable /Disable FTP user account. (1) Select the user you wish to enable or disable. (2) When user is selected click on the "En/Disable". ( Figure 7.3-A ) (
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7.5. Sharing folders in the FTP server Here you can share the folder for established user : (1) Select a user and click "Modify". ( Figure 7.5-A ) (2) Begin by choosing a folder from the Folder List you wish to share with the ( Figure 7.5-A ) user. Press the "Direction Arrow" button so that the folder shows up under Sharing List. (3) When finished, click "Back" to return to the previous page. ( Figure 7.5-B ) ( Figure 7.5-B ) 7.6. How to use the FTP serv
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8. SMB Server If someone wants to share the NAS disk from the network, they must apply for a user account first. Creating, deleting, modifying and enabling/ disabling accounts can all be done on SMB Server page. Once the user account has been setup, they may access the NAS disk by using their set user name and password. 8.1 Creating a user account ( Figure 8.1-A ) (1) Click on "New" to setup a new account. ( Figure 8.1-A ) (2) Enter the desired "Name" and "Password" for the accou
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8.3 Enabling /Disabling SMB user accounts (1) Select the user you want to enable or disable. (2) Click "En/Disable". ( Figure 8.3-A) ( Figure 8.3-A ) 8.4 Deleting SMB user accounts (1) Select the user account you wish to delete. (2) Click "Delete". ( Figurea 8.4-A ) ( Figure 8.4-A ) 8.5 Sharing folders in SMB Server (1) Select a user and click "Modify". ( Figure 8.5-A ) ( Figure 8.5-A ) (2) 1 Begin by choosing a folder from the 1 Folder List you wish to share w
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8.6.Logging into the NAS by using a user account (1) Open up "My Network Places". ( Figure 8.6-A ) ( Figure 8.6-A ) (2) Double click “Workgroup”. ( Figure 8.6-B ) ( Figure 8.6-B ) (3) Here you will find the NST-475LX storage. Double click the storage to login. (Figure 8.6-C) ( Figure 8.6-C ) (4) Type the User Name and Password to login. Once logged in, you may start sharing files from the NAS. (Figure 8.6-D) ( Figure 8.6-D ) SMB Server 17
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9. IP Configuration Here you can change the NAS to either automatically obtained an IP address or manually set a static IP. When set to Automatic, the NAS will automatically obtain the an assigned IP address which is given by the DHCP server. When set to Static, the IP address is a fixed IP address which will require you to enter everything manually.(Figure 9-A) ( Figure 9-A ) IP Configuration 18
