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Do NOT expose the ALL60200 to dampness, dust, or corrosive liquids. Do NOT place the ALL60200 on any uneven surfaces. DO NOT place the ALL60200 in direct sunlight or expose it to other heat sources. DO NOT use chemicals or aerosols to clean the ALL60200. Unplug the power cord and all connected cables before cleaning.
Chapter 3: First Time Setup ............15 Overview ....................15 ALLNET Smart Utility ................15 Select the ALL60200 that you like to configure. Press Next to continue. USB Copy ................... 18 Typical Setup Procedure ................18 Step 1: Network Setup ..............18 Step 2: RAID Creation ..............
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Password Protecting Albums ............73 Uploading Pictures to Albums ............73 EXIF Information ................73 Slide Shows ................. 73 Mapping a Client PC to the ALL60200 ............73 Windows ..................74 Apple OS X .................. 74 Chapter 6: Tips and Tricks ............74 USB Storage Expansion ................
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CGIC License Terms ................87 GNU General Public License ..............87...
Product Highlights File Server First and foremost, the ALL60200 allows you to store and share files over an IP network. With a Network Attached Storage (NAS) device, you can centralize your files and share them easily over your network. With the easy-to-use web-based interface, users on your network can access these files in a snap.
To find out how to backup your files with the ALL60200, refer to Chapter 4: Backup >Nsync. Printer Server With the ALL60200’s Printer Server, you can easily share an IPP printer with other PCs connected to your network. To set up the Printer Server, refer to Chapter 4: Application Server>Printer Information.
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Please check to see if your package is complete. If you find that some items are missing, contact your dealer.
Front Panel The ALLNET ALL60200’s front panel has the device’s controls, indicators, and hard disk trays: HDD Tray HDD 1 Power LED HDD 2 Front Door Power Button USB Copy Button USB Port Front Panel Item Description Power LED • Solid blue: system is ready •...
Rear Panel The ALL60200 rear panel features ports and connectors. System Fan LAN Port USB Port Reset Button DC IN Back Panel Item Description System Fan • System fan that exhausts heat from the unit LAN Port • LAN port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch...
3. Be careful not to use magnetized screwdrivers around the ALL60200’s electronic components. Hard Disk Installation The ALL60200 supports both 2.5” and 3.5” Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks. To install a hard disk into the ALL60200, follow the steps below: 1. Open front cover of the ALL60200.
Cable Connections To connect the ALL60200 to your network, follow the steps below: 1. Connect an Ethernet cable from your network to the LAN port on the back panel of the ALL60200. 2. Connect the provided power cord into the power socket on the back panel.
Once the hardware is installed, physically connected to your network, and powered on, you can configure the ALL60200 so that it is accessible to your network users. There is one way to set up your ALL60200: using the ALLNET Smart Utility. Follow the steps below for initial software setup.
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PC/NB as a Network Device. 8. Complete the ALL60200 Smart Utility Wizard. A. You can access the ALL60200 Web Administrator interface by clicking the Start Brower button. The default password is “admin”. You can also...
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NOTE Windows XP/2000 or Mac OSX or later. Users with other operating systems will need to install the ALLNET Smart Utility Wizard on a host machine with one of these operating systems before using the unit. C. Press the Setup backup task button to configure backup tasks on your ALL60200.
USB Copy The USB Copy function enables you to copy files stored on USB devices such as USB disks and digital cameras to the ALL60200 with a press of a button. To use USB copy, follow the steps below: 1. Plug your USB device into an available USB port on the Front Panel.
Appendix C: RAID Basics. Step 3: Create Local Users or Setup Authentication Once the RAID is ready, you can begin to create local users for the ALL60200, or choose to setup authentication protocols. For more on managing users, go to Chapter 4: User and Group Authentication.
ALL60200 anywhere on the network. Web Administration Interface Make sure your network is connected to the Internet. To access the ALL60200 Web Administration Interface: 1. Type the ALL60200’s IP address into your browser. (Default IP address is http://192.168.1.100)
ALL60200. User and Group Authentication Allows configuration of users and groups. Application Server Printer Server and iTunes Server to set up of the ALL60200. Module Management System and user Module to install of the ALL60200. Backup Category of Backup Features set up of the ALL60200.
Information provides viewing on current Product info, System Status, Service Status and Logs. The menu bar allows you to see various aspects of the ALL60200. From here, you can discover the status of the ALL60200, and also other details. Product Information Once you login, you will first see the basic Product Information screen providing Manufacturer, Product No., Firmware Version, and System Up Time...
System Status Item Description CPU Loading (%) Displays current CPU workload of the ALL60200. System Fan Speed Displays the current status of the system fan. Up Time Shows how long the system has been up and running. Service Status...
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See the following table for a detailed description of each item: System Logs Item Description Provides all log information including system messages, warning messages and error messages. Records information about system messages. INFO WARN Shows only warning messages. ERROR Shows only error messages. Download All Log File Export all logs to an external file.
Select YES to allow the ALL60200 to synchronize with an NTP Server server of your choice. Press Apply to change. If an NTP server is selected, please make sure your ALL60200’s network has WARNING been setup to access the NTP server.
Notification Configuration From the menu, choose the Notification item, and the Notification Configuration screen appears. This screen lets you have the ALL60200 notify you in case of any system malfunction. Press Apply to confirm all settings. See following table for a detailed description of each item.
From the menu, choose the Schedule Power On/Off item and the Schedule Power On/Off screen appears. To designate a schedule for the ALL60200 to turn on and off, first enable the feature by checking the Enable Schedule Power On/Off checkbox.
Monday, if it was on. If the system was already off at 16:00 PM on Monday, system will stay off. UPS Setting The ALL60200 can also support various uninterruptible power supply units via either “USB” interface, providing extra data security and accessibility in the case of a power failure.
Utility Administrator Password From the menu, choose the Administrator Password item and the Change Administrator Password screen appears. Enter a new password in the New Password box and confirm your new password in the Confirm Password box. Press Apply to confirm password changes. See the following table for a detailed description of each item.
Factory default From the menu, choose the Factory Default item and the Reset to Factory Default screen appears. Press Apply to reset the ALL60200 to factory default settings. Resetting to factory defaults will not erase the data stored in the hard disks, but WARNING WILL revert all the settings to the factory default values.
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Once the system has rebooted, you will be returned to the File System Check prompt. Check the desired RAID volumes and click Next to proceed with the file system check. Click Reboot to reboot without running the check. Once you click Next, you will see the following screen: Click Start to begin the file system check.
When the file system check is run, the system will show 20 lines of information until it is complete. Once complete, the results will be shown at the bottom. The system must be rebooted before the ALL60200 can function normally NOTE after file system check complete.
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LAN Configuration Item Description Host name Host name that identifies the ALL60200 on the network. Domain name Specifies the domain name of the ALL60200. To set a server name for NetBIOS computer. WINS Server MAC Address MAC address of the network interface.
Samba / CIFS There are 2 options is currently allow Admin to Enable/Disable to operate ALL60200 associated with Samba / CIFS protocol. With the option changed, it will need to reboot system to activate. Samba Service Used for letting the operating system of UNIX series and SMB/CIFS of Microsoft Windows operating system (Server Message Block / Common Internet File System).Do the link in network protocol.
Apply Click Apply to save your changes. ALL60200 can act as a FTP server, enabling users to download and upload files with their favorite FTP programs. From the System Network menu, choose the FTP item, and the FTP screen appears. You can change any of these items and press...
Selections include Unlimited, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16 and 32 MB/s. To access the share folder on the ALL60200, use the appropriate user login and password set up on the Users page. Access control to each share folder is set up on the ACL page (Storage Management >...
Shared Media Folders Select the folder(s) that contains media files to be shared. Rescan Click the Rescan button to have the ALL60200 for new contents in the selected media folder. Shared Media Folders Once the Media Server software is installed, you can start adding folders that contain the media that you would like to share.
From the Server List screen, select “ALL60200: Media Server” as the server. b. Go to My Media c. Click on the Up/Down Arrow buttons to select Music Jukebox, Photo Albums, or Video Clips d. Start enjoying the contents stored in your ALL60200.
Domain Name System service records. Storage Management The Storage menu displays the status of storage devices installed in the ALL60200, and includes storage configuration options such as RAID and disk settings, folder configuration, space allocation and ISO Mount.
Disks Information Item Description Disk No. Indicates disk location. Capacity Shows the SATA hard disk capacity. Model Displays the SATA hard disk model name. Firmware Shows the SATA hard disk firmware version. Status Indicates the status of the disk. Can read OK, Warning, or Failed.
From the Storage menu, choose the RAID item and the RAID Information screen appears. This screen lists the RAID volumes currently residing on the ALL60200. From this screen, you can get information about the status of your RAID volumes, as well as...
the capacities allocated for data. There is also a graph which represents how the RAID volume is currently allocated. RAID Information Item Description ID of the current RAID volume. NOTE: All RAID IDs must be unique. RAID Level Shows the current RAID configuration. Status Indicates status of the RAID.
a special file storage layout in the storage volume. A larger stripe size is better for large files. Data Percentage The percentage of the RAID volume that will be used to store data. Create Press this button to configure a file system and create the RAID storage volume.
Edit RAID On the RAID Information screen, press the Edit button to go to the RAID Information screen. Using Edit RAID, you can select RAID ID and the Spare Disk. . Remove RAID Click to remove the RAID volume. All user data has been created in selected RAID volume will be removed.
Share Folder From the Storage menu, choose Share Folder, and the Folder screen appears. This screen allows you to create and configure folders on the ALL60200 volume. Adding Folders On the Folder screen, press the Add button and the Add Folder screen appears.
Modify Folders On the Folder screen, press the Edit button and the Modify Folder screen appears. This screen allows you to change folder information. After entering the information, press Apply to save your changes. Modify Folder Item Description RAID ID RAID volume where the folder will reside.
All the data stored in the folder will be deleted once the folder is deleted. WARNING The data will not be recoverable. NFS Share To allow NFS access to the share folder, enable the NFS Service, and then set up hosts with access rights by clicking Add.
IO Mapping There are three selections available: Guest system root account will have full access to this • share (root:root). Guest system root account will be mapped to anonymous • user (nobody:nogroup) on NAS. All user on guest system will be mapped to anonymous •...
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1. On the ACL screen, all network groups and users are listed in the left hand column. Select a group or user from this list. 2. With the group or user selected, press one of the buttons from the three access level columns at the top.
ISO Mount The ISO Mount feature is very useful tool included with ALLNET products. With it, users can mount an ISO file and have the export name display all details from mounted ISO file.
The mounted ISO file will be located in a share folder with the assigned ISO image name. Please refer the screen shot below. ISO file “image” has been mounted in the “Image” folder. The ISO file “ALLNET 01,” without an assigned mounting name, has caused the system to automatically create a “ALLNET 01”...
Add Users 1. Click on the Add button on Local User Configuration screen, and Local User Setting screen appears. 2. On the Local User Setting screen, enter a name in the User Name box. 3. Enter a User ID number. If left blank, the system will automatically assign one.
Remove Users 1. Select an existing user from the Local User Configuration screen. 2. Click on Remove button and the user is deleted from the system. Local Group Configuration From the Accounts menu, choose the Group item, and the Local Group Configuration screen appears.
Local Group Configuration Item Description Press the Add button to add a user to the list of local groups. Edit Press the Edit button to modify a selected group from the system. Remove Press the Remove button to delete a selected group from the system.
Edit Groups 1. On the Local Group Configuration screen, select a group name from the list. 2. Press the Edit button to modify the members in a group. 3. To add a user into a group, select the user from the Users List, and press the <<...
Batch Create Users and Groups The ALL60200 can also add users and groups in batch mode. This enables you to conveniently add numerous users and groups automatically by importing a simple comma-separated plain text (*.txt) file. From the Accounts menu, click Batch Mgmt and the Batch Create Users and Groups dialogue will appear.
Remove All Documents button to clear the print queue may resolve the issue. You can configure the ALL60200 to act as a printer server. That way, all PCs connected to the network can utilize the same printer.
9. Click Finish. • Not all USB printers are supported. Please check ALLNET website for a list of NOTE supported printers. • Note that if a multi-function (all-in-one) printer is attached to the ALL60200, usually only the printing and fax functions will work. Other features, such as scanning, will probably not function.
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Searching for available printers to finish. 5. Click Select a shared printer by name. Type http://<ALLNET_NAS>:631/printers/usb-printer in the box, where <ALLNET_NAS_IP> is the IP address of the ALL60200. Click Next. 6. Select or install a printer and then press OK.
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If your printer model is not listed, please contact your printer manufacturer for help. 7. Windows will attempt to connect to the printer. 8. You can choose to set this printer as the default printer by checking the Set as the default printer box. Click Next to continue. 9.
Specify tag encoding for MP3 files stored in ALL60200. All ID3 tags will be sent out in UTF-8 format. Once the iTunes service is enabled, the ALL60200 will make all music located in the Music folder available for iTunes-equipped computers on the network.
When using Nsync between two ALL60200s, you have the option to transmit files securely between them. If the files on your ALL60200 are lost for any reason, you can restore those files from the target ALL60200. To backup files regularly, you can set up a scheduled task to run only once, daily, weekly, or monthly.
Add Nsync Task Item Description Task Name The name of your Nsync task. Target Server Select whether the target is a ALLNET Product (e.g. ALL60200) or Manufacturer FTP server. Nsync Mode Synchronize mode or Incremental mode . Target Server IP The IP address of your target server.
“nsync” and grant write access. 1. On the Nsync server, add a user for Nsync source (ex. nsyncsource1). For instructions on how to add a user on the ALL60200, see Chapter 4: User and Groups Authentication> Local User Configuration >...
To manage your personal files or access public files on the ALL60200, just enter its IP address into your browser (default IP address is http://192.168.1.100), and you will be taken to the ALL60200 Login page.
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6. To create a new folder within the current folder, press the New folder button. When the screen appears enter a name for the folder. Press OK to create the folder. 7. To upload a file from your computer to the current folder, press the New file (upload) button.
Photo Server Using the Photo Server, users can view and share photos, and even create their own albums right on the ALL60200. You will see your own Photo Gallery and all public Photo Albums on the network. To manage any picture files, you must first select the item by clicking the box.
Windows XP Publishing Wizard There are many ways for a local user to upload pictures into their photo album. Users of Windows XP can upload their pictures using the Windows XP Publishing Wizard. 1. Click on the XP Publishing Wizard icon on top right corner. 2.
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4. Once the register file is installed, use the Windows file manager to browse the folder that contains the picture you want to publish. On the left pane, there will be an icon labeled “Publish this folder to the Web”. 5.
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7. Your PC will start to connect to the Photo Web Server. 8. Select ALL60200 Photo Gallery Wizard to publish your pictures to the ALL60200. 9. Login into the ALL60200 with your local user name and password. 10. Create your album by entering an album name and clicking on the Create Album button.
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15. Click on the user’s icon to go to that user’s album. 16. You will see the user’s album list. Click on Album. 17. Finished! You will see the pictures just selected in the album.
NOTE • Only logged in users will see these icons. • To prevent system errors, the ALL60200 sets the following limitations on photo files: • Each file upload is limited to a size of 8MB. Files exceeding 8MB will NOT be uploaded and no error message will appear.
Mapping a Client PC to the ALL60200 You can map share folders on the ALL60200 so that you can access them as if they were drives on your computer. You can connect to the shared network folders on the...
Click Connect. 3. When MAC OS X is trying to connect ALL60200, it will ask for a User Name and Password which has access to the folder. 4. When MAC OS X has connected to the ALL60200 successfully, an icon representing the folder will appear on the MAC OS X desktop.
NTFS Partition Read Write Replacing Damaged Hard Drives If you are using RAID 1, you can easily replace a damaged hard drive in the ALLNET ALL60200 while keeping your data secure with the system’s automatic data recovery. Hard Drive Damage When a hard drive is damaged and data in the RAID volume, the system LCD will display warning message and begin beeping.
Resetting NAS IP Address and Admin Password In case you changed the ALL60200 IP address and then forgot it, or forgot the administration password, follow the steps below to reset to default settings: 1. Power on the ALL60200 and immediately press the Reset button for 5 seconds.
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4. Set the Date, Time, and Time Zone. 5. Click Apply. In addition, if the ALL60200 is able to access the Internet and you want to keep the NTP Server clock.isc.org by default, please make sure the DNS Server is correctly entered, thereby allowing the NTP Server name to correctly resolve.
Appendix A: Product Specifications Hardware Specifications Product Model ALL60200 Network Interfaces Gigabit RJ-45 connector Storage HDD Bays 2 x 3.5” or 2 x 2.5” SATA HDD, hot-swappable I/O Interfaces USB Ports 4 x USB type A ports (Host mode), System Information...
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Public folder Backup ALLNET Backup Utility (Windows XP/2000 and MAC OS X)-Smart_Utility ALLNET Nsync System Management Web GUI Multilingual support (English, French, German, Italian, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Russian and Polish) NTP support Scheduled Power On/Off Event Notification...
Appendix B: Customer Support If your ALL60200 is not working properly, we encourage you to check out Chapter Troubleshooting, located in this manual. You can also try to ensure that you are using the latest firmware version for your ALL60200. ALLNET is committed to providing free firmware upgrades to our customers.
RAID volume can regenerate data from the data and parity stored on its other hard disk drives. RAID Levels The ALLNET ALL60200 supports standard RAID levels 0, 1, and JBOD. You choose a RAID level when you create a system volume. The factors for selecting a RAID level are: Your requirements for performance •...
RAID. Since multiple disks are accessed at the same time, disk striping enhances performance. The stripes can vary in size. Disk Usage When 2 disks are of the same size, and used in RAID, ALL60200 disk usage percentage is listed below: RAID Level Percentage...
Source Code Availability ALLNET Technology Corp. has exposed the full source code of the GPL licensed software. For more information on how you can obtain our source code, please visit our web site, http://www.ALLNET.com.
CGIC License Terms Basic License CGIC, copyright 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 by Thomas Boutell and Boutell.Com, Inc. Permission is granted to use CGIC in any application, commercial or noncommercial, at no cost. HOWEVER, this copyright paragraph must appear on a "credits" page accessible in the public online and offline documentation of the program.
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