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LevelOne FNS-5000 User Manual

LevelOne FNS-5000 User Manual

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  • Page 1 LevelOne FNS-5000 FNS-7000 GNS-8000 Network Attached Storage User’s Manual Version: 1.0...
  • Page 2 FCC STATEMENT LevelOne NAS has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

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  • Page 4: Overview

    Package Contents • Network Attached Storage Appliance • User’s Manual • Power Cord • One CAT-5 Ethernet Cable • Quick Install Wizard CD-ROM System Overview FNS-5000 Front View 4 LED indicators: Power, Error, Network, and Disk Access Rear View RJ-45 Network...

  • Page 5: Front View

    FNS-7000 Front View 4 LED indicators: Power, Error, Network, and Disk Access 4 IDE Hard Disk Drives Rear View Configuration Reset Switch ATX Redundant Power Supply GNS-8000 Front View 4 LED indicators: Power, Error, Network, and Disk Access Rear View RS232 Connector ( for UPS ) LCD Panel...
  • Page 6 Indicator light at the left of the LCD panel Shines when power is on Indicates a system error which needs to be corrected This light flashes when data is being transmitted through the network This light flashes when data is being stored or retrieved from the disks...

  • Page 7: Installing The Hardware

    Chapter 2 Installation and Set-up of LevelOne NAS Installing the Hardware Install Hard Drive into FNS-7000 Once you start installing a hard drive into the FNS-7000, you have to obey following steps: Power off the FNS-7000. Release the screws(right & left sides) of drive bay in which the new hard drive will install.
  • Page 8 Slide the drive tray with new hard drive into the drive and tighten the screws (right & left sides). Install Hard Drive into GNS-8000 Once you start installing a hard drive into the GNS-8000, you have to obey following steps: Power off the GNS-8000.
  • Page 9 1. Connect the LevelOne NAS to your Network.. 2. For GNS-8000 only: If you want to back up your files to the tape, please connect the tape drive to the SCSI port on the back of your LevelOne NAS. Then turn on the tape drive 3.

  • Page 10: Set-Up Before First Operation

    At this time the hardware installation of your LevelOne NAS is complete. Please proceed to “Set-up before First Operation”. Set-up before First Operation The factory default settings of your LevelOne NAS will search the network via DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) to automatically detect IP address settings. If your...

  • Page 11: Administration Of The Levelone Nas

    1. Launch your web browser (Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.5 is recommended). If you know the IP address of the LevelOne NAS, type the IP address in the address bar of the browser and press “Enter”. The IP address can also be obtained on the LCD display of the LevelOne NAS (see Appendix A).
  • Page 12 The factory default login name and password are as follows: Login: Password: If this is the first time you enter the Administration page, the Quick Configuration page appears automatically. Please refer to the Quick Configuration section for more details. Administrator admin...

  • Page 13: Administration

    Administration The Administration comprises the following eight sections: Administration Quick Configuration System Settings Server Name Date & Time Language Setting View System Settings Network Settings TCP/IP Configuration Microsoft Networking Apple Networking NFS Service NetWare Service Web Service FTP Service View Network Settings Disk Configuration Create Disk Volume Delete Disk Volume...

  • Page 14: Quick Configuration

    Basic system settings include the server name, date, time, and language settings. • Server Name You must assign a unique name for your LevelOne NAS for ease of identification within the local network. The server name can accommodate as much as 14 characters, which...

  • Page 15: Network Settings

    LevelOne NAS and attached computer(s) in the same workgroup. Moreover, the LevelOne NAS allows you to specify comments (such as administrator name, department, or location) that describe the LevelOne NAS for ease of identification to an on-line user. • Date & Time Set the date, time, and time zone according to your current location.
  • Page 16 If your AppleTalk network uses extended networks, and is assigned with multiple zones, please assign a zone name to the LevelOne NAS. If you do not want to assign a network zone, please enter an asterisk (*). Asterisk (*) is the default setting.

  • Page 17: Disk Configuration

    IP address, the LevelOne NAS allows you to access your files using a web browser from anywhere in the world. • FTP Service If you wish to download files from or upload files to your LevelOne NAS by using file transfer protocol (FTP), you must first activate the FTP service. Disk Configuration The LevelOne NAS can accommodate a maximum of four disks.

  • Page 18: User Management

    By factory default, the LevelOne NAS has been pre-set into one large disk. If you wish to use other disk configurations, the settings can be changed during the first Quick Configuration access.
  • Page 19 Anonymous When you connect to the server by FTP service, you can use the name to login as a guest. You cannot delete this user or change its password. You can create a new user according to your needs. The following information is required to create a new user: •...
  • Page 20 • Backup/Restore User Settings You may back up all user settings on to your computer as well as restore previously backed up user settings file to your LevelOne NAS. This function allows you to easily maintain the user settings.

  • Page 21: Network Share Management

    Network Share Management The primary purpose of network storage is file sharing. In a standard operation environment, you can create different network share folders for various types of files, or provide different file access rights to users or user groups. By factory default, a “public” share folder is created.

  • Page 22: System Tools

    The following system tools allow optimized maintenance or management of your LevelOne NAS: • SNMP Settings In order to use Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) to manage the LevelOne NAS's network components, the SNMP service must be started. • Alert Notification Configures administrator’s e-mail address and SMTP server IP address.
  • Page 23 It is wise to back up all existing data on the LevelOne NAS prior to performing system software update. The current settings will remain unchanged after the system is upgraded.

  • Page 24: Statistics & Logs

    Statistics & Logs You can monitor the current logon user of the LevelOne NAS and the system event logs for the purpose of user administration or system diagnostic reference. • Active Users Displays information on all online users. • Event Logs The LevelOne NAS can store thousands of recent event logs, including warning, error and information messages.

  • Page 25: Accessing The Levelone Nas

    Using Microsoft Windows Under the Microsoft Windows operating system, you can access the LevelOne NAS using the following steps: 1. Use the following methods to locate and connect the LevelOne NAS within the local network: • Click on the Start button and select Run in the Windows menu bar. Enter the name of the LevelOne NAS, for example: \\NAS004001, and press Enter.

  • Page 26: Using The Apple Mac Operating System

    “My Computer” and access it as a regular hard disk drive. Using the Apple Mac Operating System If you are a Mac OS user, you can use the following two methods to access to your LevelOne NAS: 1. Using Network Browser a. Choose “Network Browser” in the Apple menu.
  • Page 27 In the “Network Browser”, choose AppleTalk; a list of all computer on the AppleTalk network appears. Choose the LevelOne NAS. c. Once the LevelOne NAS is chosen, the system will request you to input the login name and password. Click then “Connect” or use “Guest” to enter. When the login name and password are confirmed, a popup window informs you that the connection is made with the LevelOne NAS.
  • Page 28 e. Choose either one of the network shares to start to link. The network share appears on the Mac OS desktop.
  • Page 29 2. Using the Chooser a. Select Chooser in the Apple menu bar. b. Click on AppleShare. The name of the LevelOne NAS appears on the right side of the window.
  • Page 30 Use the mouse to highlight the LevelOne NAS and then click on the “OK” button located at the bottom right-hand side of the screen. d. Enter the correct login name and password or use “Guest” to login, then click on...
  • Page 31 e. All available network shares will be listed. Use the mouse to choose a network share and click on “OK”. f. You can then close the Chooser program. Double click on the icon on the desktop to access your files.

  • Page 32: Using The Unix/Linux Operating System

    Other than OS support, your Disk On-line Sever also provides a convenient web style file management that allows using a standard web browser to access your data. If you link the LevelOne NAS onto the Internet and use a public IP address, you can logon to access the files from anywhere in the world.

  • Page 33: Levelone Nas - Maintenance

    LevelOne NAS - Maintenance The LevelOne NAS has been specially designed to run on 24 hours, 7 days a week and to be ready at all times. It is also robust to protect against system crashes caused by power loss.

  • Page 34: Power Outage Or Abnormal Shutdown

    Note: Your LevelOne NAS must be repaired by a trained technician. Please do not try to repair the LevelOne NAS on your own. Power Outage or Abnormal Shutdown In the event of power outage or abnormal shutdown of the LevelOne NAS, the system should return to its original state prior to shutdown or power outage after restart.

  • Page 35: Appendix A Lcd Panel

    Appendix A LCD Panel Displayed Information After system powers on, the following information is displayed on the LCD panel: Server Name Power NAS4020 Error 61.235.61.33 Network Hard Disk IP Address Checking IP address, system and disk information Click on B to show the available disk space. Please note that this is actually the entire amount of disk space, and not the amount of space that you can use.

  • Page 36: Power Down

    System Setting Function Enter System Setting 1. Press the switch A for two seconds to enter System Setting. 2. Press the switch B for selection options. 3. Press the switch A to enter the selection options. NETWORK SETTINGS Enter the Network Setting, press the switch B to choose DHCP or Static IP. 1.

  • Page 37: Appendix B Web File Manager

    Start your web browser and enter your LevelOne NASs home page. Select Web File Manager and enter the correct login name and password. You may also enter “guest” in the login name field with no password to access the network shares on the LevelOne NASs as an anonymous guest.
  • Page 38 3. A window appears. Click on OK to delete the selected file or folder. To delete all files and folders, click on • Uploading 1. Enter the folder of the file you want to upload. 2. Click on “Browse…” to select the file you want to upload. 3.

  • Page 39: Web File Manager Icon

    Web File Manager Icon Up - go back to the parent folder Refresh – reload the current page Home - go back to the network shares list home page Create Folder – create a new folder Rename – rename the selected file or folder Delete –...

  • Page 40: Introduction

    Appendix C Quick Install Wizard Introduction The Quick Install Wizard enables you to list the LevelOne NASs within your local network, and display basic information such as server names, workgroups and IP addresses. You may also set up the server name, date/time and basic network configuration of the LevelOne NAS via this program.

  • Page 41: Operation Help

    Operation Help 1. Set up your LevelOne NAS: Select the LevelOne NAS that you want to configure, and then click on the Configure button. An authentication window asking you to enter the administrator’s password appears as shown below: Click on OK after entering the password.. If the name and password are correct, the...
  • Page 42 Click on “Help” at the top to display the Help file 5. To enter the home page of the LevelOne NAS: Double click on the name of the LevelOne NAS to enter the web page for advanced administration. Double click on the...

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