Addonics Technologies Computer Drive NAS4RM User Manual

T E C H N O L O G I E S  
User Guide  
Internal GigaNAS  
Adapter  
(NAS4RM)  
Technical Support  
If you need any assistance to get your unit functioning properly, please have  
your product information ready and contact Addonics Technical Support at:  
Hours: 8:30 am - 6:00 pm PST  
Phone: 408-453-6212  
Quick Install  
In order to start sharing storage as soon as possible, follow these steps:  
Step 1. Attach the NAS 4.0 unit to a network with a DHCP server present  
(most home routers provide this by default).  
Step 2. Follow the steps described in the Initial Setup section below.  
Step 3. Attach one hard disk. The Status LED should begin to blink after a  
few moments, then settle back to a steady glow. Confirm at least one  
partition was detected using the View Drive Information feature in the  
Configuration Menu. If not, the drive may be formatted with ext3 or XFS  
using the Format Drive feature in the Configuration Menu.  
Step 4. Define at least one share, granting either read-only or full access  
rights to “Everyone.”  
Installation  
Network Connection  
The NAS unit is factory configured for dynamic IP addressing (DHCP client).  
Connect the unit to a network (router or switch) where DHCP is supported.  
Static IP may be assigned later after initial setup.  
Storage  
The NAS unit does not support FIS switching for port multipliers, therefore any  
eSATA devices must be a single drive or a RAID array. Also, through the use of  
USB hubs, up to a total of 16 physical storage devices may be connected, also  
counting any eSATA drives. One SATA port multiplier in JBOD mode may be  
connected using USB; however, with more than one such port multiplier  
connected only one will function – others will not be recognized at all.  
Each physical unit may be formatted with up to 4 individual partitions using a  
Master Boot Record (MBR), or up to 15 individual partitions using a GUID  
Partition Table (GPT). Supported file systems are: FAT32, ext2, ext3, ext4, XFS,  
and NTFS. The NAS unit will by far provide the best performance when using  
the XFS file system.  
NOTE: Initializing a drive with MBR is limited to drives less than 2TB in capacity with up to 4  
partitions total. For drives greater than 2TB in capacity or if more than 4 partitions are desired, the  
drive must be initialized using a GPT boot record.  
The NAS Unit Boot Process  
Upon connecting power the unit, the status LED will blink at first between bright  
and dim, then remain dark for a few moments, then begin to blink between  
bright and dark for a while and finally settle down to glowing steadily. Once this  
pattern is complete the unit is ready to communicate.  
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This process normally takes about a minute or less, but may take longer  
depending on the complexity of the configuration, storage and LAN  
connections. With the 240 possible file systems, booting may take several  
minutes or longer.  
Resetting the NAS  
Should a problem arise with the NAS unit or its configuration, the unit may be  
reset simply by turning the unit off, then back on after a few moments. If this  
doesn't clear the problem, the unit may be returned to its factory configuration  
by gently pressing and holding the reset button between the power and LAN  
connectors until the Status LED blinks slowly, then rapidly. After releasing the  
Reset button while blinking slowly there will be no changes. After releasing the  
button once the Status LED blinks rapidly, the Status LED will continue to blink  
for a while, and may possibly glow steadily for a while as well. Eventually it will  
begin the boot process, beginning with blinking between bright and dim. Once  
the boot process is complete and the LED is glowing steadily again, all settings  
will have been cleared and the unit is ready to communicate with all settings  
reset to the factory default – including the network and device name settings.  
If the process appears to become stuck or takes too long to complete, you can  
try disconnecting power, then reconnect and after the Status LED blinks bright  
and dark a few times, try the Reset button again.  
Initial Setup  
Windows: All of the NAS unit's functions and features are configured using a  
Web Interface. Once the hardware is installed, access the Web Interface with a  
web browser on a computer attached to the same network by typing in  
accessing the NAS has the Workgroup name set to WORKGROUP.  
MAC: Mac users may need to determine the NAS unit's IP address by opening  
a Terminal window and typing the following command:  
smbutil lookup addnas  
This utility should return the NAS unit's IP address. Typing this address into the  
web browser should open the NAS unit's Web Interface.  
Linux: Linux users may need to determine the NAS unit's IP address if  
Windows name resolution support is not fully installed and configured, by  
examining the DHCP server's clients table and attempting to connect to each  
unidentified IP address using a browser until the NAS unit's Web Interface  
appears.  
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Once you have connected to the Web Interface, the Initial Setup page will appear:  
Click Next, then a dialog will appear requesting the Administrator login. The  
default username is "admin" and the password is "123456" (without the  
double-quote marks). Next, set a custom password for the admin account. The  
admin account name may also be changed.  
Next, set up the Date and Time. Choose a city nearest you in the same Time  
Zone and be sure the Date and Time are correct.  
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Finally, review and confirm the settings:  
After clicking on the Update settings button, Initial Setup is complete.  
Sharing Files Using the NAS Unit  
SMB (Windows Sharing)  
Connecting to the NAS for direct file access through Windows Explorer is very  
similar to sharing files between Windows systems. Typing “\\ADDNAS” (or the  
NAS unit's hostname if changed from the default) or the double-backslash  
followed by the NAS unit's IP address is the easiest way to gain direct access  
quickly. After pressing Enter, the Explorer Window should show a list of the shares  
available. Opening any of the shares is like opening any other folder, except when  
accessing a share for the first time, Windows may request a username and  
password for access to the share (unless “Everyone” permissions have been  
changed from the default setting of NONE). Entering a valid username and  
password will open the folder with appropriate access rights to that user. If “NONE”  
permissions are set for that user on that share, Another username and password  
prompt will appear. After connecting to a share, Windows will use the same  
username and password for all connections until the Windows user logs off of  
Windows.  
On Mac systems, on the Finder's Go menu choose “Connect to Server...” then in  
the server address box type “smb://” followed by the NAS unit's IP address. On  
Linux systems, use the “Connect to share...” dialog found on the Nautilus or “File  
Manager” menu bar, then select Windows Share for the type and complete the  
remaining fields for share name, username and password. Information required to  
complete the connection and the system's response vary from one version of  
Linux to another, and should be expected to work about the same way as  
connecting to a share on an actual Windows PC.  
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FTP Server  
The NAS FTP Server requires the "User Home Directory Drive" is defined under  
the Sharing Tab to function. Anonymous login is supported with no user home  
directory and access to any shares with read-only or read and write access to  
"Everyone" for FTP. Authenticated users will have read and write access to their  
home folder and any other shares defined under the Sharing tab with read-only or  
read and write access for the user for FTP, as well as "Everyone."  
Getting Started with MLDonkey  
MLDonkey is a powerful, multi-protocol Peer-to-Peer (P2P) client included with the  
NAS unit. The features and capabilities of this tool are beyond the scope of this  
user guide, the steps below will show how to get MLDonkey up and running. For  
MLDonkey Basic Setup  
The MLDonkey client requires one partition formatted with either ext3 or XFS. The  
NAS unit's format utility can format one physical unit with a single partition using all  
space if needed  
Under the P2P/MLDonkey tab, choose the drive you wish to create the file  
structure on and click Save. Please note: this menu will permit setting up folders  
on incompatible file systems. If this is done, MLDonkey will not start or may not be  
able to download files.  
When the folder structure is set up, a page will appear stating this is done. Click  
the START button. NOTE: The MLDonkey setup page will create a share on the  
selected drive called MLDonkey. This share will be configured with “None”  
permissions to “Everyone” as well as all existing users.  
Next, a new page will appear stating MLDonkey is running. Click the link at the  
bottom of the page that reads “Launch MLDonkey Control Panel.”  
A new tab will appear in the browser with the MLDonkey web interface. If  
MLDonkey is not fully initialized yet, the browser may report a failure to connect. If  
this happens, wait about one minute and try again, either by refreshing the page or  
clicking a “try again” button – this step varies depending on the browser used.  
When first setting up, a prompt appears warning there is no password for the  
admin account. Click the space between the “DL” and “Input” buttons, then type  
the command “useradd admin” as shown, then add a password after a space.  
NOTE: The MLDonkey admin account is not the same account as the NAS unit's web interface admin  
account. It is recommended that the password matches for simplicity, but not necessary.  
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MLDonkey will perform most of the remaining steps automatically and connect to  
some servers on the Donkey network.  
To download a file using the Donkey network, begin by clicking search, then enter  
some criteria and click the Search button. After a query message appears, click  
the "Search Results" button.  
To download a Torrent, on the command bar type dllink followed by a space and  
the full URL path to the .Torrent file and press Enter or click Input. (example: "dllink  
download and add it to the download queue automatically.  
Files queued for download will appear in the MLDonkey share in the incoming/files  
folder when when complete.  
NOTE: this folder has read-only permissions and cannot be changed.  
The Configuration Tab  
.
Update Admin Username and Password  
Changes the web interface management login.  
Configure User Home Directory Drive  
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Determines which drive on the system carries the HOME directory for users. The  
user's home folder is required for FTP transfers and as a network share for private  
files. If a home directory is already defined it will be shown. Choose a volume and  
click Save. If any files exist in a previous Home directory they will be moved to the  
new location.  
Change Current Date and Time  
Settings for time zone, date and time. Set time zone to a listed city nearby in the  
same time zone.  
Update Device/Workgroup Names  
Settings for the NAS unit's network name and Windows workgroup. Default setting  
is ADDNAS joined to WORKGROUP. Setting the workgroup name on all devices  
on the same network to match is strongly recommended. The Device name is  
used for accessing the Web Interface as well as browsing for the shared folders  
on the network.  
Update FTP Port Number  
Changes the TCP Port used by the FTP server. Default is port 21. Note that some  
FTP clients will not be able to connect on alternate ports.  
View Current Network Configuration  
Displays details about the NAS unit's current network settings. Includes device  
and network names as well as TCP/IP settings.  
Configure the Network Settings  
Starts the network configuration wizard.  
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Choosing Automatic will configure the NAS unit as a DHCP client and the  
configuration wizard will skip to the end. Choosing Manual configuration will  
proceed to Step 2.  
Step 2 configures the NAS unit's static IP address and subnet mask. To choose a  
working static IP address, make sure you meet these criteria:  
1. The subnet mask must match the rest of the network exactly.  
2. The IP address must match the router's IP address exactly where the subnet  
mask is "255."  
3. The IP address cannot end in 0 or 255.  
4. The IP address must not match any other system on the network.  
5. The IP address should not be within the DHCP server's client pool.  
The next step is to configure network connections. The gateway is usually the  
internal IP address for the router the NAS unit is connected to. DNS entries are  
usually the same as used by the router's external network configuration  
(determined by your ISP). Setting an NTP server will synchronize the NAS unit to  
a time server, usually on the Internet. This can be a name or IP address. Use the  
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keywords “free NTP servers” on your preferred search engine if you wish to  
configure this feature and don't know of a server you can use.  
When the wizard is complete by either choosing Automatic in Step 1 or completing  
Steps 2 and 3, a confirmation page will appear. Clicking the Finish button will apply  
the settings.  
View Drive Information  
Displays details of all connected drives. If network shares are configured for  
drives that have been disconnected, those drives will also appear in this list as  
unavailable.  
Device: The letter after “sd” is the drive's letter, in order of when the drive was first  
encountered by the NAS unit. The number at the end of the device label is the  
partition on the drive, in order of the drive's partition map.  
Vendor: The drive's manufacturer.  
Model: The drive's model number.  
Mount Point: Used by the NAS unit internally.  
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Type: The file system the partition is formatted with.  
Size: The total space of the partition.  
Used: Space in use on the partition.  
Available: Remaining space available on the partition.  
% Used: Percentage of the partition space in use.  
View User Samba and FTP Login Information  
Displays a list of open sessions for file sharing of Windows sharing and FTP. The  
login username, the computer's hostname and IP address are listed for each  
session.  
Format Drive  
Formats a specific drive using a choice of ext3 or XFS file systems.  
Caution: this function destroys data.  
Choose a drive to format. If the drive is greater than 2TB in capacity choose the  
GPT boot record, otherwise choose MBR. Finally, choose Linux EXT3 or Linux  
XFS for the file system. After clicking Format Drive, the format utility will request  
confirmation.  
NOTE: For highest possible performance, use the XFS file system.  
After clicking “Yes, I'm sure,” the format utility will create and prepare one partition  
on the selected drive, using all space on the disk. A page will load next confirming  
the format is in progress. This page updates once every minute. Once formatting  
is complete, the page will change to state it is done. Click any of the tabs above  
the message to perform other tasks. If desired, this can be done before formatting  
is complete; however, the drive being formatted cannot be used until formatting is  
done and there will be no further notifications.  
Safely Remove Drive  
Closes all pending I/O to a specified drive then “unmounts” it for removal.  
Caution: best practice is to notify any and all users this will be done before  
proceeding to prevent data loss. Abruptly removing a physical drive without  
notifying users or using the Safely Remove Drive function may cause file system  
corruption and loss of data.  
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Backup Internal System Configuration Information  
Saves or restores all of the NAS unit's settings using a specified drive. Select the  
volume desired for backups. If backups exist on that volume they will be listed  
under Backups, with comments if present.  
To create a backup, add a backup comment if desired then click Create Backup.  
To restore an existing backup, select the desired backup and click Restore  
Selected. The currently selected backup may also be deleted using the Delete  
Selected button. All three functions will request confirmation before proceeding.  
Reboot  
Restarts the NAS unit.  
Caution: best practice is to notify any and all users this will be done before proceeding  
Upgrade the System Firmware  
In the case of a firmware update release, this utility applies the update.  
Update will not proceed unless only one volume (one partition on one drive) is  
present. Instructions on updating firmware are provided with the firmware  
update.  
Caution: All of the NAS unit's settings may be lost in the process of applying  
firmware. Make sure to notify any and all users this will be done to prevent data  
loss and use the Backup Internal System Configuration Information utility before  
proceeding.  
The Sharing Tab  
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User Management  
Shows current list of known users on the NAS unit.  
To delete a user, click the “Delete” link next to that username, then confirm.  
To change a user's password, select the username just above “New Password,” then  
enter the new password into the “New Password” and “Confirm Password” fields and  
click “Change Password.”  
To create a new user account, click “New User,” then enter the new username and  
the initial password in the “New Password” and “Confirm Password” fields. If shared  
folders are defined on the system, select the default permissions granted to the new  
user for each share.  
Add A Shared Folder  
Creates a new folder and shares it on the network. This function has several steps.  
The first page introduces the wizard. Click “Begin Wizard” to proceed.  
Step 1 is to define the name of the share. The share name will become the folder  
name on the drive.  
NOTE: The shared folder name will be written to disk using all capital letters. If an existing folder of the same  
name appears and is not all capital letters, the NAS considers that not a match and writes the same folder  
name in all capital letters anyway. This can cause unpredictable results if the drive is subsequently  
connected to a computer. If a folder exists of the same name with all capital letters, it will be shared  
without harming any data.  
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Step 2 is to select the drive the share is to be created on. The drive is identified by the  
drive letter and partition number, the vendor and model, and the mount point.  
Step 3 is to set the initial permissions for the new share. A permission setting for  
“Everyone” as well as each individual user is listed, with the default permission set to  
None for both SMB and FTP. Once you have reviewed the permissions for all users  
and made any desired changes, clicking on “Create Share Folder” will complete the  
Wizard.  
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Rename A Shared Folder  
Changes the name of the directory as well as the share name for an existing shared  
folder. Select the share to change and type in a new name, then click “Rename  
Shared Folder.”  
NOTE: The new shared folder name will be written to disk using all capital letters. If an existing folder of the  
same name appears and is not all capital letters, the NAS unit considers that not a match and writes the  
same folder name in all capital letters anyway. This can cause unpredictable results if the drive is  
subsequently connected to a computer. If a folder exists of the same name with all capital letters, it will be  
shared without harming any data.  
Remove a Shared Folder  
Deletes a share from the NAS unit. As a precaution this screen requires the word “yes”  
is typed in as confirmation.  
NOTE: Removing a shared folder also deletes the associated directory and all of its contents from the drive.  
It is however possible to delete the share without destroying any data: simply disconnect the drive physically  
from the NAS unit before proceeding. If the shared folder is on the NAS unit's RAID array, shutting down the  
unit, then removing all of the RAID drives and powering up again before deleting the share will preserve the  
data.  
Update Security Settings  
Changes SMB and FTP permissions for a share for each user and the general  
permission for “Everyone.” Select the share to change, then click next and another  
page will appear with current permissions. Make desired changes and click Update to  
apply.  
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