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Fantom Drives MDN1000 Owner's Manual

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  • Page 1 MegaDisk Owner’s Guide www.FantomDrives.com...

  • Page 2: Fcc Compliance Statement

    MO, MS, MR, MT, MD, CPK, CPKT, CPKD, DD, DDW in Ubereinstimmung mit den Bestimmungen der: VFG1046, VFG243 funk-enstort ist. Der Deutschen Bundespost wurde das Inverkehrbringen dieses Gerates angezeigt and die Berechtigung zur Uberprdfung der Serie auf Einhaltung der Bestimmungen eingeraumt Fantom Drives, Inc. Megadisk NAS Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 3 In particular, they shall have no liability for any program or data stored in or used with Fantom Drives products, including the costs of recovering or reproducing these programs or data.
  • Page 4 Thank you again for choosing a Fantom Drives system. Please fill out the enclosed registration card and mail it to the address below. Mailing the registration card registers your system and provides us with helpful information.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Table of Contents FCC Compliance Statement ....................2 Warranty Information ......................3 Welcome Note ........................4 Table of Contents ......................... 5 Chapter 1- Getting Started ....................6 1. Features and Benefits ....................6 2. System Requirements and Compatibility ..............6 3.

  • Page 6: Chapter 1- Getting Started

    Please take advantage of the information contained within this manual to ensure easy setup and configuration. If at any time you require technical assistance, Fantom Drives’s Help Desk is available at fantomdrives.com/help, or via email at Support@FantomDrives.com.

  • Page 7: What's Included

    1-Getting Started 4. What’s Included Your MegaDisk NAS comes with the following items: 1 MegaDisk NAS unit 1 MegaDisk NAS Product CD 1 MegaDisk Stand 1 Quick Install Guide 1 power cord 1 Cat5e Gigabit Ethernet cable 5. Choosing a place for your MegaDisk NAS When selecting a place to set up your Disk Array, be sure to follow these guidelines: •...

  • Page 8: Chapter 2- Connecting The Megadisk Nas

    2-Connecting the MegaDisk NAS Chapter 2- Connecting the MegaDisk NAS 1. Connections 1. Connect an Ethernet cable from your network to the LAN port on the back panel. 2. Plug the AC adapter cord into the power port on the back of the Drive. The plug should not require much effort to insert.

  • Page 9: Logging In

    2-Connecting the MegaDisk NAS 2.1.3 (Windows UPnP enabled hosts) Windows XP and newer support Universal Plug n’ Play (UPnP) discovery. To enable UPnP, navigate to “My Network Places” and select “Show icons for networked UPnP devices.” Confirm the operation in the confirmation dialog box.

  • Page 10: Chapter 3- Administering The Megadisk Nas

    3-Administering the MegaDisk NAS Chapter 3- Administering the MegaDisk NAS This chapter describes the menu and control structure for your MegaDisk NAS. The configuration utility is firmware-based and its operation is independent of host computer type or operating system. At initial login, the user will be greeted with the Product Information Screen: Gforce NAS The administration user interface utilizes a menu desktop motif, and is organized as illustrated in the following table:...

  • Page 11: The Main Menu Configuration Tree

    3-Administering the MegaDisk NAS The Main Menu Configuration Tree 1. Quick 1. Quick Setup 1 Wizard Setup (Basic) 2 Add User 3 Add Group 4 Add Share 2. Control 1. Users and Groups 1 User Management Panel 2 Group Management 2.
  • Page 12 1.1.1 Step 1: Specify the UI language. The default language settings is browser default. Click next to continue. 1.1.2 Step 2: Set Administrative Password. Fantom Drives recommends that you choose your own password for security reasons. To do so, enter the desired administrative password in the password entry and confirm entry boxes, and click “Next”...
  • Page 13 3-Administering the MegaDisk NAS 1.2 Add User Wizard The Add User wizard is a 3 step process that is used to quickly create user accounts for NAS access. It is accessible by navigating to “Basic” -> “Quick Setup” -> “Add User”. The following are the steps involved: 1.2.1 Step 1: Enter the user name and password (re-enter the password in the...
  • Page 14 3-Administering the MegaDisk NAS 1.3.2. Step 2: Define group assignment. When created, all available users will be displayed in the “Not Members” section of this window. To add user assignments to the new group, click to select the groups to add and click the “Add”...
  • Page 15 3-Administering the MegaDisk NAS 1.4.3 Step 3: Define Share NFS Access. The MegaDisk NAS can allow NFS access publicly, across an IP address subnet, or to individual IP addresses. To add individual host access to the share, check “IP Address”, specify the host IP address in the entry boxes to the left of the checkbox, and click the “Add”...
  • Page 16 3-Administering the MegaDisk NAS 2.1.1 User Management User Management is accessible by navigating to “Control Panel” -> “Users and Groups” -> “User Management.” In the User Management screen, users accounts can be created, deleted, assigned a home folder, and assigned quotas. 2.1.1.1 To create a new user, enter the username and password in the appropriate fields.
  • Page 17 Server.” In the File Server Management screen (illustrated below) you may enable, disable, and control protocol specific settings for SMB/CIFS, FTP, and NFS Services as well as enable or disable guest access and quota support. To finalize changes, click on the button. 2.2.1.1 Fantom Drives GForce NAS 2.2.1.2 2.2.1.3 2.2.1.4 2.2.1.5...
  • Page 18 3-Administering the MegaDisk NAS 2.2.1.1 SMB/CIFS Controls The Server Message Block network protocol is the most widely used network protocol. It is used by all variants of the Microsoft Windows operating system, Apple Macintosh OS X, and most Unix and Linux variants include support for it even if using a different networking protocol.
  • Page 19 3-Administering the MegaDisk NAS 2.2.2.2. You may define SMB and FTP Access by selecting a share from the “Existing Shares” box and clicking the button. To add user and group assignments to the share, click to select the groups to add and click either “Read Only”...
  • Page 20 3-Administering the MegaDisk NAS 2.3.1 LAN Settings LAN Setting controls are accessible by navigating to “Control Panel” -> “System” -> “LAN Settings.” In the LAN setting screen (illustrated right.) you may change the WINS host name, Set or switch between DHCP or manual IP Address setting, and set or switch automatic or manual DNS servers.
  • Page 21 3-Administering the MegaDisk NAS 2.3.6 Error Notification The MegaDisk NAS can alert you or To access the Disk Usage Information, navigate to “Control Panel” -> “System” -> “Error Notification.” In the Error Notification Setting screen (illustrated below) you may select services to monitor and the method and targets to communicate fault.
  • Page 22 3-Administering the MegaDisk NAS 2.3.6.3 Notify via e-mail. The MegaDisk NAS can send e-mail to specific e-mail addresses if a fault is detected with the system or monitored services. To enable e-mail notification, check the “Enable” box. Enter your network’s SMTP server’s network IP address in the “Error Handling Mail Server”...
  • Page 23 3-Administering the MegaDisk NAS 2.4.2 iTunes Server Your MegaDisk NAS is capable of sharing music to all iTunes enabled hosts on your network. When enabled, any iTunes 7.x enabled hosts that is set to “Look for Shared Libraries” can access and playback music located on the “/Music” directory in the “Public” share of your MegaDisk NAS.
  • Page 24 3-Administering the MegaDisk NAS 2.4.3 BitTorrent Downloader Your MegaDisk NAS is capable of unattended downloading and sharing of BitTorrent shared files. To download and share a torrent, navigate to “Control Panel” -> “Network Service” -> “BTorrent”. Click the button and select the BitTorrent file.
  • Page 25 MegaDisk NAS’ netbios name will revert to “GForceNAS” following the RAID creation. 2.5.3 Update Firmware Fantom Drives strives to continually improve and from time to time will release firmware updates for the MegaDisk NAS. Firmware will either be made available on Fantom Drives’s website or provided by Fantom Drives Technical Support.

  • Page 26: Log Files

    ” Button to confirm. 2.8 Logout To ensure that no unauthorized access to the system administration occurs, Fantom Drives recommends you log out of the user interface when not in use. To log out, click on the “Logout” button at the top right of the administrative interface, and confirm at the confirmation dialog.

  • Page 27: Chapter 4- Connecting Users

    4-Connecting Users Chapter 4- Connecting Users Once the MegaDisk NAS has been configured with storage, shares, users, groups, and permissions, It is ready to accept user connections. The MegaDisk NAS supports SMB/CIFS network services as well as FTP user connections. This chapter includes discussion on the SMB/CIFS connection method.

  • Page 28: Mapping A Newtork Drive (Os-X)

    2. Adding USB Devices The MegaDisk NAS has two USB ports for attaching external USB printers and disks such as the Fantom Drives Titanium2 and G-Force MegaDisk lines of products, formatted in FAT32, EXT2/3, or NTFS. Mounted USB disks will appear as available shares of the MegaDisk NAS.

  • Page 29: Connecting To A Shared Printer

    4-Connecting Users 3. Connecting to the shared printer The MegaDisk NAS supports sharing of a wide selection of USB printers. The following instructions will help you to connect to the networked USB printer 3.1 Printer Installation on Windows hosts The following instructions are based on printer installation on a Windows XP based host. Other Windows hosts are configured similarly.
  • Page 30 4-Connecting Users 3.2 Printer Installation on Mac OS X hosts The following instructions are based on printer installation on a Mac OS X 10.4 based host. Other Mac OS X hosts are configured similarly. 3.2.1 Power on and connect your USB printer in to your MegaDisk NAS. 3.2.2 The MegaDisk NAS will automatically detect a USB printer attached.

  • Page 31: Chapter 5- Troubleshooting

    If it appears to be malfunctioning, please contact Fantom Drives Support. • Do not power off the MegaDisk NAS from the power button, as it may cause data loss. To make sure no writes are in progress, perform a soft shutdown (see Chapter 3, Section 2.3.3) before...

  • Page 32: Frequently Asked Questions

    4GB in size. To copy larger files, please split the file into multiple segments, or consider reformatting the volume to EXT2/3. Q: When I try to access the Fantom Drives MegaDisk NAS on the network, it takes a long time to show up.

  • Page 33: Appendix A- Getting Help

    If you experience problems with your Fantom Drives MegaDisk NAS, please contact your Authorized Fantom Drives reseller for assistance. If the reseller is unable to resolve your issue, please contact Fantom Drives’ Help Desk for assistance. Please have the model, serial number, date of purchase, and reseller’s name available before contacting the help desk.
  • Page 34 B-Glossary Appendix B: Glossary ATA Acronym for “AT Bus Attachment” - a standard interface to IDE hard disks. Western Digital’s IDE disk interface was standardized by ANSI to form the ATA specification using a 16-bit ISA bus. Cache a fast-access memory bank that serves as an intermediate storage for data that is read from or written to secondary storage.
  • Page 35 D-Glossary DNS (Domain Name Server) A system that stores information associated with domain names in a distributed database on networks, such as the Internet. The domain name system (domain name server) associates many types of information with domain names, but most importantly, it provides the IP address associated with the domain name.
  • Page 36 D-Glossary NAS (Network Attached Storage) a file-level data storage connected to a computer network providing data access to heterogeneous network clients. Network File System (NFS) is a network file system protocol originally developed by Sun Microsystems in 1984, allowing a user on a client computer to access files over a network as easily as if the network devices were attached to its local disks.
  • Page 37 D-Glossary RAID 10 A RAID 10 array is formed using a two-layer hierarchy of RAID types. At the lowest level of the hierarchy are a set of RAID 1 arrays i.e., mirrored sets. These RAID 1 arrays in turn are then striped to form a RAID 0 array at the upper level of the hierarchy.
  • Page 38 D-Glossary Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) a set of computer network protocols promulgated by the UPnP Forum. The goals of UPnP are to allow devices to connect seamlessly and to simplify the implementation of networks in the home (data sharing, communications, and entertainment) and corporate environments.
  • Page 39 The material in this document is for information only and is subject to change without notice. While reasonable efforts have been made in the preparation of this document to assure its accuracy, Fantom Drives assumes no liability resulting from errors or omissions in this document, or from the use of the information contained herein.

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