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Conceptronic CH3MNAS User Manual

2-bay media network hard disk
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ENGLISH
This User Manual gives you a step-by-step explanation of how to install and use the Conceptronic 2-Bay Media Network Hard disk.
When you need more information or support for your product, we advise you to visit our Service & Support website at
www.conceptronic.net/support and select one of the following options:
• FAQ
: Frequently Asked Questions database
• Downloads
: Manuals, Drivers, Firmware and more downloads
• Contact
: Contact Conceptronic Support
For general information about Conceptronic products visit the Conceptronic website at www.conceptronic.net.
1. Package contents
The following items are present in the package of the Conceptronic 2-Bay Media Network Hard disk:
• Conceptronic CH3MNAS
• Power Adapter for CH3MNAS (5v & 12v, 1.5A)
• LAN cable 1.8m
• 8x HDD screw
• Multi Language Quick Installation Guide
• Product CD-ROM
Conceptronic CH3MNAS

User Manual

Congratulations on the purchase of your
Conceptronic 2-Bay Media Network Hard disk.
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    Conceptronic 2-Bay Media Network Hard disk. This User Manual gives you a step-by-step explanation of how to install and use the Conceptronic 2-Bay Media Network Hard disk. When you need more information or support for your product, we advise you to visit our Service & Support website at www.conceptronic.net/support and select one of the following options:...

  • Page 2: The Ch3Mnas Explained

    < No function > Power LED The CH3MNAS is turned on. HDD1/2 LED The CH3MNAS is turned off, or there is no HDD in the slot. Blue - Steady The HDD(s) are operating normally. Blue – Blink Data is read/written from/to the HDD(s).

  • Page 3: Hardware Installation

    Slide the front panel up and pull it off the CH3MNAS to access the HDD bays. Insert 1 or 2 SATA 3.5” hard disk drives into the available drive...

  • Page 4: Get Ready For Usage

    Note: To remove the HDD’s, make sure the CH3MNAS is turned off, the front cover is removed and the HDD screws fixed in step E are removed. You can easily remove the HDD’s by pulling them at the front side of the CH3MNAS.

  • Page 5: Grab'n'go Easy Finder

    ENGLISH 4. Grab’n’Go Easy Finder The CH3MNAS can be accessed and managed through the Grab’n’Go Easy Finder, which can be installed on your Windows computer with the included CD-ROM. Installing the Grab’n’Go Easy Finder Insert the Product CD-ROM in your CD-ROM drive. The Autorun Menu should appear automatically.

  • Page 6: Using The Grab'n'go Easy Finder

    Grab’n’Go Easy Finder to access your network. Select “Allow” or “Unblock” to allow the Grab’n’Go Easy Finder to access your network. The Grab’n’Go Easy Finder will show the CH3MNAS device(s), together with the IP Address, Netmask and Gateway. Note: When the CH3MNAS is not shown, make sure that: - The Grab’n’Go Easy Finder is allowed in your firewall.
  • Page 7 At the “IP Setting” page, you can view and change the IP configuration of the CH3MNAS. • If “DCHP Client” is set to “Enable”, the CH3MNAS will obtain an IP address from a DHCP server in your network automatically. • If “DHCP Client” is set to “Disable”, you can enter the IP Address, Netmask and Gateway manually.

  • Page 8: Web-Based Configuration

    The default login is: admin (no password is required). Initial HDD configuration When you login to the web-based configuration of the CH3MNAS for the first time, you need to choose a HDD configuration and format the HDD’s. There are 4 available HDD configuration options: •...
  • Page 9 [ HDD configuration – RAID 1 volume ] When “RAID 0” or “RAID 1” is selected as HDD configuration, the CH3MNAS will ask for the desired capacity of the RAID volume. The maximum capacity for the RAID volume is shown in the top of the window.
  • Page 10 [ CH3MNAS - Restarting ] When the restart of the CH3MNAS is complete, the login page will be shown, allowing you to login and continue the configuration of the CH3MNAS. When you login to the web-based configuration of the CH3MNAS after configuring the hard disk(s), the main menu of the CH3MNAS is shown on your screen.

  • Page 11: Basic Setup

    5.3.1 Basic Setup - Wizard The CH3MNAS provides a setup wizard that allows you to quickly configure some of the basic settings, in order to quickly use the device. Select the option “Basic Setup” at the left side of the screen and select “Wizard”.
  • Page 12 Change the IP configuration of the CH3MNAS to your requirements. By default, the CH3MNAS is configured as DHCP client if there is a DHCP server in your network. If you want to assign a manual IP address to the CH3MNAS, select “Static IP” and enter the correct IP settings in the fields “IP Address”, “Subnet Mask”, “Gateway IP Address”, “DNS1”...
  • Page 13 After saving the settings, the Setup Wizard of the CH3MNAS is complete. Click “Completed” to restart the CH3MNAS and activate the settings. The CH3MNAS will now restart and activate the settings. This can take a little while. After the restart, the CH3MNAS login window will be shown on your screen.

  • Page 14: Basic Setup - Date And Time

    5.3.2 Basic Setup – Date and Time The CH3MNAS Date and Time page contains several different options for setting the device’s internal clock. It is important that an accurate time is set so that scheduled backups and downloads will be accurate.

  • Page 15: Basic Setup - Network

    The Local Area Network settings for the CH3MNAS are configured on the Network Settings menu. DHCP Client Selecting DHCP Client will cause the CH3MNAS to obtain an IP address from the local DHCP server. This is the default status of the device.

  • Page 16: Basic Setup - Device

    Workgroup Assigns a workgroup name to the CH3MNAS. Name Assigns a unique name to the CH3MNAS. The name can be used to access the device from a web browser instead of the IP address. Description Assigns a device description to the NAS.

  • Page 17: Advanced Setup

    5.4.1 Advanced Setup – Groups The CH3MNAS supports up to 10 Groups. Users can be added to a group, or used individually. Groups are created to allow access to specific folders on the CH3MNAS, via FTP or the local network.

  • Page 18: Advanced Setup - Users

    Users List Displays the list of users that have been setup on the CH3MNAS. To change the password of a user click the wrench icon next to the corresponding user. To delete a user click the trashcan icon next to the user you want to delete.

  • Page 19: Advanced Setup - Shared Folders

    Select Yes from the drop-down menu to enable the Map Archive feature. Select No to disable Map archive. When enabled, the file attribute “Archive” will be copied as the file is being stored on the CH3MNAS. Certain backup software attaches this attribute to files that are being stored as backups.

  • Page 20: Advanced Setup - Ftp Server

    5.4.4 Advanced Setup – FTP Server The CH3MNAS is equipped with a built in FTP Server. The server is easy to configure and allows users access to important data whether they are on the local network or at a remote location. The FTP server can be configured to allow user access to specific directories, and will allow up to 10 users to access the CH3MNAS at a time.
  • Page 21 Note: If you are behind a router, you will need to forward the FTP port from the router to the CH3MNAS. Additional filtering and firewall settings may need to be modified on your router to allow FTP Access to the CH3MNAS from the Internet. Once the port has been...

  • Page 22: Advanced Setup - Media Server

    5.4.5 Advanced Setup – Media Server The CH3MNAS features a UPnP AV Server for streaming media content stored on the device. This server provides the ability to stream photos, music and videos to UPnP AV compatible network media players, like the Conceptronic CFULLHDMA(i), the Microsoft® Xbox-360 or Sony Playstation®...

  • Page 23: Disk Management

    ENGLISH Disk Management Disk Management menus are used for configuration, formatting and maintenance of the physical hard drives. 5.5.1 Disk Management - Disk Status Basic information about the installed hard drives is displayed in the read only Disk Status page.

  • Page 24: Disk Management - Hard Drive Configuration

    5.5.2 Disk Management - Hard Drive Configuration The CH3MNAS supports four different types of disk configurations, Standard, JBOD, RAID 0 and RAID 1. Standard configures each disk as a separate volume, while JBOD combines both disks into a single volume.

  • Page 25: Disk Management - Format Disk

    5.5.5 Disk Management - Power Saving The CH3MNAS Power Management feature allows you to configure the drives to shut down while power remains constant to the device. The drives will power up again when data is accessed.

  • Page 26: Download / Backup

    Enter the specific destination within the internal drives for downloaded files or folders to be saved. Click Browse to browse the internal drives. Choose an existing folder on the CH3MNAS or create one by selecting an unnamed folder in the pop-up menu and giving it a name.

  • Page 27: Scheduled Download - Example

    You want to schedule the download of a driver called “driver.exe” which is hosted at www.drivers.com. The downloaded driver must be stored on the 1 disk of your CH3MNAS, in the folder “Driver_Downloads”. The file must be downloaded on 2 June 2009, at 10:00h. With the information above, the configured scheduled download should look like below:...

  • Page 28: Scheduled Download - Example

    You have a computer in your network, called “My_Computer” with a share called “My_Documents”. The computer is protected with an account called “Conceptronic”, including a password. The backup must be stored on the 2 disk of your CH3MNAS, in the folder “My_Backup”.

  • Page 29: Maintenance

    5.7.1 Maintenance – Password The Password menu allows you to set a password for the admin account. It is recommended to set an admin account password when first configuring the CH3MNAS. User Name The administrator user name is admin, and this cannot be changed.

  • Page 30: Maintenance - System

    ENGLISH 5.7.2 Maintenance – System The CH3MNAS System menu provides options for system restarts, saving and loading configuration settings, and setting idle times. Restart Click Restart to reboot the CH3MNAS. Shutdown Click Shutdown to Shutdown the CH3MNAS. Default Settings Click Restore to reset the CH3MNAS to its factory default settings. This will erase all previous configuration changes.

  • Page 31: Maintenance - Firmware

    ENGLISH 5.7.3 Maintenance – Firmware The CH3MNAS Firmware menu makes it simple to check for new firmware releases and upload them to the device. If new firmware is available, download the file to your local computer. Firmware Information This section provides information about the current CH3MNAS firmware.

  • Page 32: Maintenance - E-Mail Alerts

    An alert will be sent if the firmware is upgraded. Device temperature has exceeded An alert will be sent if the CH3MNAS device temperature exceeds the set threshold. After the alert has been sent, the CH3MNAS will power off for safety.

  • Page 33: System Status

    Printer Information Displays information for a connected USB printer. If you computer is having problems printing to the CH3MNAS, you can click the Clear print queue(s) button to remove any print jobs that may be causing your computer not to print.

  • Page 34: Help

    The CH3MNAS Help window provides s a menu of help topics that explain the features of the device. 5.10 Logout When you click “Logout”, you will be logged out of the CH3MNAS web interface. The login window will be shown on your screen. Note: If you do not logout when you are finished, you are not able to access the web interface from another computer untill the idle time set in chapter 5.7.2 has been elapsed.

  • Page 35: Connecting To Ch3Mnas Shares

    6. Connecting to CH3MNAS shares When you have configured the CH3MNAS, you can connect the shares to your computer for easy access through your explorer. Start the Grab’n’Go Easy Finder through the Start Menu, the shortcut on your desktop or the shortcut in the Quick Launch bar. The Grab’n’Go Easy Finder will be shown on your screen:...
  • Page 36 Availability of source code Conceptronic. has eposed the full source code of the GPL licensed software, including any scripts to control compilation and installation of the object code. All future firmware updates will also be accompanied with their respective source code. For more information on how you can obtain our open source code, please visit our web site.
  • Page 37 LICENSING INFORMATION GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR COPYING, DISTRIBUTION AND MODIFICATION 0. This License applies to any program or other work which contains a notice placed by the copyright holder saying it may be distributed under the terms of this General Public License. The "Program", below, refers to any such program or work, and a "work based on the Program"...
  • Page 38 LICENSING INFORMATION 5. You are not required to accept this License, since you have not signed it. However, nothing else grants you permission to modify or distribute the Program or its derivative works. These actions are prohibited by law if you do not accept this License. Therefore, by modifying or distributing the Program (or any work based on the Program), you indicate your acceptance of this License to do so, and all its terms and conditions for copying, distributing or modifying the Program or works based on it.

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