Linksys EtherFast 10/100 Instant GigaDrive EFG20 User Manual
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- Page 1 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Instant EtherFast ® Series EtherFast 10/100 Instant GigaDrive EFG20 User Guide...
- Page 2 If the product proves defective during this two year warranty period, call Linksys Customer Support in order to obtain a Return Authorization number. Warranty is for repair or replacement only. Linksys does not issue any refunds. BE SURE TO HAVE YOUR PROOF OF PURCHASE AND BAR CODE ON HAND WHEN CALLING.
- Page 3 Troubleshooting Appendix eci ca i s B zzer s mer s Linksys highly recommends that you regularly backup the fi les on your Instant GigaDrive. In no instance will Linksys preform data recovery for lost data or fi les.
- Page 4 The L ksys E he Fas 10/100 G gaD ve Congratulations on the purchase of a Linksys EtherFast 10/100 Instant Giga- Drive. The Instant GigaDrive inserts twenty Gigabytes of storage space into your network without the cost, space, and maintenance hassles of a full-fl edged fi...
- Page 5 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Package Contents The following items should be included in the Instant GigaDrive packaging. If any of these items are damaged or missing, please contact your Linksys dealer for replacements. • One Linksys EtherFast 10/100 Instant GigaDrive.
- Page 6 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Getting Familiar with the Instant GigaDrive ear anel All of the GigaDrive’s connections and switches are on the rear panel, as seen below. Power Switch he power switch is a spring loaded soft switch which powers on and powers off the GigaDrive.
- Page 7 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Reset Button If the Instant GigaDrive’s IP Address or pass- word is lost, press and release this button. The GigaDrive will beep once to indicate that a new IP Address (192.168.0.2, with a Network Mask of 255.255.255.0) has Note: The Reset been provided.
- Page 8 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com System Green. Normally on. If this light shines a steady green, then the Instant GigaDrive is working properly. It blinks during Startup or Shutdown, and turns off after the shut- down is completed. It will blink during a software upgrade.
- Page 9 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Note: If you are a Basic Installation network administrator, please follow these & Setup Basic Installation & Setup steps, then con- tinue on to the Admin- istration section which The following section instructs you on how to physi- follows.
- Page 10 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Connect the Instant GigaDrive to your hub, switch, or PC. If you plan to connect the GigaDrive to the network through a hub or switch, be sure that the uplink button on the rear panel of the GigaDrive is depressed, then plug the other end of the RJ45 cable into one of the ports on your hub or switch If you want to connect the GigaDrive directly to a PC, make sure that the uplink button is in the up position, and connect the RJ45 cable directly into...
- Page 11 Instant GigaDrive Utility on your PC to work in future ver- access the GigaDrive’s Quick Setup feature. sions of Windows, Linksys will offer no Instant GigaDrive Utility Installation technical support for such a system until it’s offi cially...
- Page 12 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com The menu on the previous page should pop up a few seconds after you insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive When it does, click the I stall S ftwar utton I stall t I sta t t l t ollow the setup program s prompts...
- Page 13 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Instant GigaDrive you are confi guring a d a d a Quick Setup Button k a d a k a d Note: If you plan to install two or more Server Name Instant GigaDrives on the same network, you must connect and set them up one at a time.
- Page 14 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Date/Time Ensure that the date and the time are correct. Obtain an IP Address Automatically (DHCP Client) ou ha e a or oot ser er on our et or ou can choose this settin hich i ena e the i a ri e to acce t an address at startu .
- Page 15 Workgroup name used by the PCs on your network. The default is set to “workgroup”. Apple Networking For your convenience, the Instant GigaDrive is Apple- compatible. Linksys, however, offers no support for setup under Macintosh operating systems. Completing the GigaDrive’s Quick Setup...
- Page 16 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Administration o Administrati tions There are four organizational entities that can be created on the Instant Giga- Drive in order to manage and allocate the GigaDrive’s storage space. Administrators The administrator controls Instant GigaDrive dis -space allo- cation b creating users groups and shares.
- Page 17 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com with a click of the GigaDrive Utility’s Administration Button, or through entering a URL into any networked PC’s web browser. Administration Accessing the Administration Interface with the Instant Button GigaDrive Utility Run the nstant GigaDrive Utility. After the Utility searches your network and locates all of your nstant GigaDrives, click the Utility’s Administration button as seen to the above right .
- Page 18 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com The Administrative Menu - Confi guration The options on the Administrative Menu are divided between two categories— Confi guration and Storage Management. Confi guration deals mostly with the setup and monitoring of the Instant GigaDrive’s network and system variables. Administrative Menu The Administrative confi...
- Page 19 • Set the Domain Name Server IP Addresses. • AppleTalk Set the AppleTalk Zone. The default value is “*”, which allows access by all zones. Linksys does not provide technical support for the Macintosh operating system. • onfi gure Microsoft networking, and set the ork- group Name and ode Page (alphabet).
- Page 20 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com The Administrative Menu - Storage Management The Storage Management options manage the Instant GigaDrive’s shares, users, and groups. This section is only meant as a brief introduction. The following section, Managing Shares, Groups and Users, e pands on what you will read here.
- Page 21 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Managing Shares, Groups, and Users By creating shares, groups, and users on the Instant GigaDrive, the Administra- tor is able to allocate how much GigaDrive space is available to each person working over the network. Quick Terminology A user can be thought o as a single account on the GigaDrive.
- Page 22 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com All users are automatically members of the user ca e er be remo e from the rou u less the user is e tirely elete y efault this rou has ea rite access to the ublic share his ca be cha e a access to other shares ca be ra te or re o e...
- Page 23 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Nested Shares and Access Rights Anyone with access to one share automatically has access to every share beneath it. You can not provide access to an outer share while preventing access to an inner share (fi gure 1 . You can however deny access to an upper share by granting a group s access only to the shares beneath it (fi...
- Page 24 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Common Administrative Tasks Create Users Adm n s ra on M nu. W n Us rs Adm n s ra- on s r n pops up, u on. n r us r s nam , s pass ord or on rma on , r or no ou...
- Page 25 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com with backup software. Use your regular backup program to backup any folder. To backup all of the GigaDrive’s fi les, backup the HDD1 folder while logged in as an administrator. Shutdown the Instant GigaDrive There are two ways to correctly shutdown the nstant GigaDrive.
- Page 26 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com This section will help you confi gure Windows so that you will be able to access your network and the GigaDrive from your PC. The following items will be checked or confi gured. •...
- Page 27 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com ac a a DH a n an a call as s w a v If I s a G aD v a as a DHCP w p v ss s (a a a) PC w PC s a a CP IP...
- Page 28 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Network Logon To access the Instant GigaDrive, you must correctly logon to the network. 1. Check your Windows logon using Start S tt r . nsure that the r is set to Client for Microsoft Networks, as shown below.
- Page 29 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 1. Start your WEB browser 2. In the Address box, enter: HTTP://ip_address/user.pl, where ip_address s the I Address o the Instant a r e. I you do not now a r e s I Address, as the a r e ad n strator.
- Page 30 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 2. Locate the Instant GigaDrive, a ho a o e. ntire et r . he e c c the r gr that the e a t the e c c the Instant GigaDrive i n. ht c c a GigaDrive er ha e to h ch o ha e acce e ect...
- Page 31 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Using the Instant GigaDrive’s Printer Introduction The EtherFast 10/100 Instant GigaDrive comes with a built-in printer server. Confi guring your GigaDrive’s printer is easy, and by networking a printer through your GigaDrive, you save space, money, and the hassles of dealing with a stand-alone PrintServer.
- Page 32 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 1. The GigaDrive Utility can’t • n• my Instant GigaDrive. • Check that the Disk Server is properly installed, that the LAN connections are OK, and that the GigaDrive is powered ON. • If you are using a router, ensure that your PC and the Instant GigaDrive are on the same network segment.
- Page 33 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com • If you do have a router, check that your Gateway IP Address is set correctly. Ask your LAN administrator for the correct value. 4. When I click on the GigaDrive icon in Network Neighborhood, I’m prompted for a password.
- Page 34 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Appendix Specifi cations Model Number: EFG20 Standards: IEEE 802.3, IEEE802.3u Protocol: TCP/IP, AppleShare, SMB Network Ports: 10BaseT or 100BaseTX UTP, RJ45 connector Printer Port: 1 DB 25 parallel port Speed: 10/100Mbps Cabling Type: CAT 3 or 5 Topology: Star...
- Page 35 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Buzzer The Instant GigaDrive also has an internal buzzer, which beeps to indicate certain events. 1 Beep ignals that the reset button or power switch has been pressed. 2 Beeps Repeated every 5 seconds for 1 minute. ignals that the GigaDrive is confi...
- Page 36 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com For help with the installation or operation of your Instant GigaDrive, contact Linksys Customer Support at one of the phone numbers or Internet addresses below. 800-326-7114 949-261-8868 support linksys.com http www.linksys.com ftp.linksys.com Linksys’s EtherFast 10/100 Instant GigaDrive Return Policy This product is guaranteed free from physical defects under normal use for two years.
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