External Drives - LaCie d2 network 2 User Manual

Important info: For multi-function printers, only the print feature is supported. If your printer has a scan
feature, for example, it will not work when connected to LaCie NAS.
In addition, only PostScript printers are supported. If your printer does not display on the Dashboard -
External Ports page, it is likely that the printer does not support PostScript printing. This is frequently the
case with multi-function and photo printers. LaCie cannot guarantee that your printer supports the proper
protocols to make it a networked printer.

External Drives

Connect an external hard drive to the LaCie NAS via either USB or eSATA, and it will be listed on this page. Once
connected, it will behave similarly to the local shares on your LaCie NAS. It will be listed on the Dashboard -
Shares page and can be accessed using your operating system's file system (Explorer Window for Windows
users, and Finder for Mac users). However, external hard drives are always fully public on the network, quotas
cannot be assigned to them, and their names cannot be changed.
Click the Multimedia Indexation box if you wish your DLNA devices to be able to access files on the external
USB or eSATA hard drive connected to the LaCie NAS. Note that the Multimedia service must be activated on the
Dashboard - General Settings page.
To avoid damaging your external hard drive's file system, click the EJECT button before disconnecting it from
your LaCie NAS.
Technical note: External USB or eSATA hard disks must be formatted in one of the supported systems to
be compatible with your LaCie NAS: MS-DOS (FAT32), NTFS, HFS+ (non-journaled only), EXT3, or XFS.
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