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SMARTSTOR
NS4300N
Quick Start Guide
Kurzanleitung
Guide de démarrage rapide
Guida Introduttiva
Guía de inicio rápido
Руководство по быстрому началу
работы
クイックスタートガイド
快速安裝手冊
快速安装手册
빠른 시작 안내서
Version 1.1 SR2/3
© 2007 Promise Technology, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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SmartStor NS4300N Quick Start Guide Contents English . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Deutsch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Français . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Italiano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Español . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Step 1: Unpacking the SmartStor NS4300N SmartStor Task List Step 1: Unpacking the SmartStor NS4300N (page 3) Step 2: Installing Disk Drives (page 5) Step 3: Connecting to the Network (page 5) Step 4: Connecting the Power (page 6) Step 5: Installing the Software (page 6) Step 6: Optional. Selecting Your Network (page 7) Step 7: Setting up the SmartStor (page 8) Step 8: Connecting to PASM (page 10) Step 9: Setting up Network Drives on other PCs (page 13) Step 10: Setting up a U
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SmartStor NS4300N Quick Start Guide Figure 1. SmartStor NS4300N Front View Disk Drive Drive Carrier Drive Status LED Drive Activity LED Power Button System Status LED Ethernet Activity LED One Touch Backup Button Note: This SmartStor is shown without the front door. Figure 2. SmartStor NS4300N Rear View Disk Drive Cooling Fan RJ45 Network Connection USB Connections Power Supply Fan Power Connection 4
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Step 2: Installing Disk Drives Step 2: Installing Disk Drives You can populate the SmartStor NS4300N with SATA 1.5 Gb/s or 3.0 Gb/s disk drives. For optimal performance, install disk drives of the same model and capacity. Your disk drives will become a RAID Volume on the SmartStor. To install disk drives: 1. Open the door on the front of the SmartStor enclosure. 2. Pull a disk drive carrier from the enclosure. See Figure 1. 3. Carefully lay the disk drive into the drive carrier, so that the sc
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SmartStor NS4300N Quick Start Guide Step 4: Connecting the Power To power the SmartStor: 1. Attach the power cord on the back of the SmartStor enclosure and plug the other end into the power source. See Figure 2. 2. On the front of the SmartStor, press the power button. See Figure 1. It takes about a minute to boot the SmartStor. When fully booted: The System Status LED turns green. See Figure 1. The buzzer beeps one time. Step 5: Installing the Software When you install the software onto y
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Step 6: Optional. Selecting Your Network Step 6: Optional. Selecting Your Network If your PC has only one network connection, skip to “Step 7: Setting up the SmartStor” on page 8. If your PC has multiple network connections, you must ensure that the SmartStor, NAS Setup Wizard, and SmartSYNC utility are all connected to the same network. The Configuration Tool performs that function. To make your network selection: 1. From the Windows Start menu, choose Programs, then Promise NAS Utility, an
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SmartStor NS4300N Quick Start Guide Step 7: Setting up the SmartStor The NAS Setup Wizard performs the setup procedures on your SmartStor. After the procedure is done, you will have a default folder on the SmartStor, set up as a network drive on your PC. To set up your SmartStor: 1. From the Windows Start menu, choose Programs, then Promise NAS Utility, and then NAS Setup Wizard. The NAS Setup Wizard welcome screen appears. 2. From the Choosing a language dropdown menu, choose the language
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Step 7: Setting up the SmartStor The System Message appears. 8. Click the Yes button to begin the system initiation. The Wizard requires several minutes to configure your SmartStor, depending on the size of your disk drives. When the Wizard is done another System Message appears. 9. Click the OK button to finish the system initiation. The Wizard creates a RAID Volume and a default folder called Public. If two disk drives are installed in your SmartStor, the Wizard creates a RAID 1 Volume. If
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SmartStor NS4300N Quick Start Guide Step 8: Connecting to PASM The Promise Advanced Storage Manager (PASM) software is factory-installed on the SmartStor system. PASM runs in the browser on your PC. You can access PASM: Directly in your browser (page 11) Through SmartSYNC (page 12) Browser Support Choose one of the following browsers to use with PASM: Internet Explorer Netscape Navigator Mozilla Safari (Mac OS X) Firefox Finding the SmartStor’s IP Address To access the SmartStor
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Step 8: Connecting to PASM PASM in your Browser To log into PASM in your browser: 1. Start your Browser. 2. In the Browser address field, type in the IP address of the SmartStor. See “Finding the SmartStor’s IP Address” on page 10. Note that the IP address shown below is only an example. The IP address you type into your browser will be different. PASM uses an HTTP connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .http:// Enter the SmartStor’s IP address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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SmartStor NS4300N Quick Start Guide PASM in SmartSYNC To log into PASM through SmartSYNC: SmartSYNC icon 1. On the Windows desktop, double-click on the SmartSYNC icon (right). SmartSYNC opens with the Server Information tab displayed. Open GUI button 2. Click on the Open GUI button (right). Your default browser starts and the PASM login screen displays. 3. Type admin in both the User Name and Password fields, then click the Login button. The user name and password are case sensitive. For more
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Step 9: Setting up Network Drives on other PCs Step 9: Setting up Network Drives on other PCs In Step 7, the NAS Setup Wizard created a default folder on the SmarStor and made it a network drive on your PC. To setup network drives on other PCs, where you have not installed the SmartStor software, you must use the PCs’ Operating Systems for this purpose: Setting up a Network Drive on a Windows PC (page 13) Setting up a Network Drive on a UNIX or Linux PC (page 13) Setting up a Network Dri
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SmartStor NS4300N Quick Start Guide 2. In the Tree, on the left side of the PASM screen, click on the + beside the File & Print icon to expand the Tree. 3. Click on the Protocol Control icon, then click on the UNIX/Linux tab. 4. Next to Service, click the Enable option, then click the OK button. The UNIX/Linux protocol enables UNIX and Linux PCs to connect to SmartStor. 5. Click on the File Sharing icon in the tree. 6. Click on the Modify tab. 7. Check the Unix/Linux box, then click the OK
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Step 9: Setting up Network Drives on other PCs On the Linux PC with Graphic Desktop This procedure is for a RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 configuration. If you run a different version of Linux, you might have to adapt the procedure. See your OS documentation. 1. From the Applications menu, choose Network Servers. 2. In the Network window, double-click on Windows Network. 3. Double-click on the SmartStor (NS4300) on the network. 4. Double-click on the PUBLIC folder. If this is the first time you ac
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SmartStor NS4300N Quick Start Guide On the Macintosh PC 1. From the Go menu, choose Connect to Server. 2. In the Connect to Server dialog box, type afp://192.168.1.194 and click the Connect button. Note: The IP address shown here is only an example. The IP address you enter will be different. See “Finding the SmartStor’s IP Address” on page 10. Click the + button to add this IP address to the Favorite Servers list. 3. Type admin in both the user name and password fields, then click the Conn
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Step 10: Setting up a USB Printer Step 10: Setting up a USB Printer You can use the SmartStor as a print server. You must connect the USB printer, enable SmartStor’s print server, and set up printing on your PC. Connecting a USB Printer to SmartStor (page 17) Setting up the Print Server on SmartStor (page 17) Setting up Windows Printing (page 17) Setting up Linux Printing (page 18) Setting up Macintosh Printing (page 19) Connecting a USB Printer to SmartStor To connect a USB printer:
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SmartStor NS4300N Quick Start Guide 3. In the Computer name field, type the IP address of the SmartStor and click the Search button. See “Finding the SmartStor’s IP Address” on page 10. The SmartStor appears in the search results list. 4. In the computer list, double-click on the SmartStor to open it. If the Connect to dialog box appears, type admin in the both the user name and password fields, then click the OK button. 5. Right-click on the usbptr1 icon and choose Connect... from the dropd
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Step 10: Setting up a USB Printer 8. In the User name and Password fields, type admin, then click the OK button. The Printer Model dialog box opens. 9. From the dropdown menu, choose the manufacturer of your printer. From the model list, highlight the model of your computer. Then click the Forward button. 10. Click the Finish button. USBPTR01 is added to your printer list. Setting up Macintosh Printing To set up printing on a Macintosh PC: 1. From the Apple Menu, choose System Preferences. 2. D
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SmartStor NS4300N Quick Start Guide GNU General Public License This product includes copyrighted third-party software licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License. Please see the GNU General Public License (“GPL”) for the exact terms and conditions of this license at www.gnu.org. The GPL source code incorporated into the product is available for free download at our web site http://www.promise.com/support/download/download_eng.asp. Subject to GPL, you may re-use, re-distribute a
