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  • Page 1 Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r with LifeLine 4.0 User Guide...
  • Page 2 © 2013 LenovoEMC, Ltd. All rights reserved. Lenovo and the Lenovo logo are registered trademarks of Lenovo in the United States, other countries, or both. The EMC logo is a registered trademark of EMC Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Setting up Your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r Setup Overview Set up my Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r if it's not discovered Discovering with LenovoEMC Storage Manager Discovering the ix12-300r without the Internet Setup Page Network Connection Network Settings Manually Configuring Network Settings...
  • Page 4 How to Set Up an Email Distribution Active Folder Sharing Content Using Social Media: Overview Managing Your Content Transferring Content to and from Your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r with Copy Jobs Copy Jobs Limitations Getting Content from a USB External Storage Device...
  • Page 5 Backing up and Restoring Your Content Backup and Restore Overview Backup of Data through RAID Protection Backing up to and Restoring from Your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r Backing up Macs with Time Machine Copy Jobs Overview Backing up Your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r...
  • Page 6 Managing Users and Groups with Active Directory Deleting Active Directory Users and Groups Managing Your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r with Local and Active Directory Users Managing Your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r with Local and Active Directory Users Remote Access: Accessing Your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r From Anywhere in the...
  • Page 7 Basic Option: Completing the Enable Remote Access Process Premium Option: Completing the Enable Remote Access Process Accessing Your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r Remotely Personal Cloud: Accessing Your LenovoEMC Personal Cloud From Anywhere in the World What Is LenovoEMC Personal Cloud ?
  • Page 8 Deleting torrent jobs Configuring Your Router for Torrent Downloads Torrent Active Folders Configuring a Torrent Active Folder Videos Video Capabilities Overview Streaming Movies Video Surveillance Name Space Model Action Adding Applications to Your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r Application Overview Application Installation viii...
  • Page 9 Software Updates Auto-update process: installing a device software update Manual update process: installing a device software update Backing up and Recovering Your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r Settings Backing Up Your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r Settings Backing up Device Configuration Restoring a Configuration Backup...
  • Page 10 Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement Canadian Verification European Union conformity Important WEEE Information European Union RoHS India RoHS Lithium Battery – California Perchlorate Information Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Cable and Cord Notice Recycling and environmental information Export classification notice Copyright and Trademark Information...

  • Page 11: Setting Up Your Iomega Storcenter Ix12-300R

    CHAPTER 1 Setting up Your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r Setting up Your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r...

  • Page 12: Setup Overview

    Setup Overview Setup with your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r is easy. Remove it from the box, connect it to your network switch or hub, and then power it up. Launch a web browser and enter the setup URL identified in the Quick Start Guide.

  • Page 13: Set Up My Iomega Storcenter Ix12-300R If It's Not Discovered

    Management Console. Mac — Browse to your ix12-300r through Finder, Shared, All and use Go, Connect to Server to ● connect to Shares on your ix12-300r. Set up my Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r if it's not discovered...

  • Page 14: Setup Page

    Setting up Your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r Setup Page The Setup page opens when you first access the Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r from the Home Page or the LenovoEMC Storage Manager. On this page, you can configure some basic device features by clicking the appropriate link.

  • Page 15: Network Connection

    Setting up Your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r Network Connection Network Settings The Network page of your ix12-300r is where you make changes to set up network connectivity. The Network page displays your current network settings and enables those settings to be modified. On this page, you can identify your DNS servers and WINS servers and how your system's IP address is determined.

  • Page 16: Bonding Nics

    Setting up Your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r Link Aggregation — increases bandwidth by distributing the load across multiple ports in a ● switch. Link Aggregation requires an 802.3ad compatible switch. Failover — provides recovery from a failure, so if one NIC should fail, your system still has ●...

  • Page 17: Vlan Settings

    The smaller networks that VLANs create do not require any additional physical resources, such as additional cabling. Your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r can be configured to support VLANs by connecting the corresponding physical NIC to the trunk port of an L2/L3 switch.

  • Page 18: Naming Your Iomega Storcenter Ix12-300R

    Setting up Your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r Naming Your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r You can provide a meaningful name for your ix12-300r using the Device Identification page. This page in the ix12-300r Management Console enables you to change the Storage Device Name, the Storage Device Descriptive Name, and the Workgroup Name.

  • Page 19: Configuring Your Iomega Storcenter Ix12-300R To Use Active Directory

    (encryption is always enforced). Always encrypting communication is safest, but can impact performance. Enable trusted domains — enables your ix12-300r to allow access to other domains. ● Click Apply to save your settings. Configuring Your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r to Use Active Directory...

  • Page 20: Enabling Active Directory Trusted Domains

    Now that you have enabled access to all trusted domains, you can add users and groups from those trusted domains to your ix12-300r. For more information, refer to Managing Users and Groups with Active Directory. Configuring Your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r to Use Active Directory...

  • Page 21: Customizing The Access To Features On Your Iomega Storcenter Ix12-300R

    Access permission to a feature can be given only to non-administrator users, since admin users always have access to all features. Setting access permissions for non-admin users requires that security is enabled on your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r and an administrator user is created. Enabling Security and Creating an Administrator User.

  • Page 22: Non-Administrator User Log In

    Login screen where they enter their login credentials. After logging in, the ix12-300r Management Console displays with those features to which a non-admin user has access. Customizing the Access to Features on Your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r...

  • Page 23: Obtaining Alerts About Your Iomega Storcenter Ix12-300R

    Setting up Your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r Obtaining Alerts About Your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r You can configure your ix12-300r to send email alerts when problems are detected. This is done through the email notification feature. Email notification provides a destination for emails sent by the ix12-300r when problems are detected.

  • Page 24: Tracing Events On Your Iomega Storcenter Ix12-300R

    Setting up Your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r Tracing Events on Your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r The Event Log page displays only the 1000 most recent events logged to the ix12-300r. A complete event log, however, is available for download. The following icons indicate the severity of each status message: INFORMATION ●...

  • Page 25: Obtaining System Status For Your Iomega Storcenter Ix12-300R

    Identifies that there is a problem with your ix12-300r that requires your attention, but your device will continue to operate normally for now. ERROR Identifies an urgent problem with your ix12-300r that may result in data loss and requires your immediate attention. Obtaining System Status for Your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r...

  • Page 26: Using Your Iomega Storcenter Ix12-300R In Various Time Zones

    Manual — Select Manually set date and time. To set the current date and time, click the ● appropriate icon for calendar and clock settings. Click Apply to save your changes. Using Your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r in Various Time Zones...

  • Page 27: Setting The Display Language For Your Iomega Storcenter Ix12-300R

    The language used by the ix12-300r Management Console is based on the preferences configured in your browser. You can change the language used in this program by modifying your browser's preferred language settings. Click Apply to save your changes. Setting the Display Language for Your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r...

  • Page 28: Printing Documents

    Setting up Your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r Printing Documents Printing documents from your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r is simple after you have attached a compatible printer to the ix12-300r. The Printers page displays a table of printers that are attached to the ix12-300r.

  • Page 29: Setting Up Personal Cloud, Security, And File Sharing

    Setting up Your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r Setting up Personal Cloud, Security, and File Sharing After you have configured some basic features of your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r, you may also want to set up a LenovoEMC Personal Cloud, security, or file sharing.

  • Page 30: Sharing Files

    CHAPTER 2 Sharing Files Sharing Files...

  • Page 31: Sharing Overview

    Sharing Files Sharing Overview Your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r is set up for storing, retrieving, and accessing files among users, client computers, and applications. File sharing is accomplished by creating Shares; setting up security, which includes creating users; setting up media services; and configuring Active Folders.

  • Page 32: Shares

    Sharing Files Shares What are Shares and How Do I Organize Content with Them? Shares are folders that contain all types of content, including documents, pictures, and music files. Shares can be unsecured, which means that anyone who has access to your network can access the content in these Shares.

  • Page 33: Managing Shares

    Sharing Files Managing Shares You can change Share information, change access permissions, make a Share an Active Folder, use Share volumes, and modify a Share volume. If available, you can also enable NFS secured access. Changing Share Information 1. Modify the existing name for the Share. 2.
  • Page 34 Sharing Files Enabling NFS Secured Access 1. To enable NFS, first click the switch on from the Protocols page. 2. On the Shares page, select a secure Share and expand the NFS section. You cannot apply a rule to an unsecured Share. 3.

  • Page 35: Deleting Shares

    Sharing Files down menu. 5. If you are creating a new volume, enter a name for the volume in the Volume text box. 6. Enter a size for the volume. You cannot reduce this size later. 7. Click OK. 8. In the Information section, click Apply to save your changes. Modifying a Share Volume 1.

  • Page 36: Using Protocols To Share Files

    Using Protocols to Share Files What Are Protocols and How Do I Use Them to Share Files? Your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r uses communication protocols to mount file systems and allow files to be transferred between client computers and the ix12-300r.

  • Page 37: Ftp File Sharing

    On the Protocols page, click the switch to turn on NFS (Network File System). This protocol allows remote hosts to mount file systems over a network and interact with them as though they were mounted locally to your ix12-300r. Your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r uses NFS version 4, which improves security and performance.

  • Page 38: Rsync: Synchronizing Files With Another Storage Device Or Other Computers

    Synchronizing Files with Another Storage Device or Other Computers When you turn on this protocol, you can enable the Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r as an rsync server. When the ix12-300r is an rsync server, it can be used as a source and/or destination device for rsync Copy Jobs.

  • Page 39: Managing File Sharing With Web Access (Http/Https)

    Sharing Files Configuring SNMP settings To enable SNMP, click the switch on. Enter a unique username and password to define the community. Confirm your password. Enter the IP address of the host in the Trap Receivers text box. To grant access to multiple receivers, list all of them in the text box, separating each entry with a space.

  • Page 40: Webdav: Managing Files Using Http Or Https

    Sharing Files WebDAV: Managing Files Using HTTP or HTTPS WebDAV (Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning) is a protocol that provides web-based access to Shares on the ix12-300r. With WebDAV enabled on the ix12-300r, you can view, add, or delete files through your WebDAV client using either HTTP for unencrypted access or HTTPS for encrypted access.

  • Page 41: Sharing Content Through The Home Page

    Adding a Custom Home Page You can customize the look of the home page of your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r to include html pages and client-side scripting, such as Javascript. This customized home page replaces the default home page on the ix12-300r. In addition, there are applications available on www.lifelineapps.com...
  • Page 42 Sharing Files Specify the destination Share where the start page and your html content exists on your ix12-300r by clicking and navigating to the Share. You cannot access the destination Share through the WebDAV interface. Access through WebDAV is permanently disabled. Select the Share name and click Apply.

  • Page 43: Automatically Sending Content To Multiple People At Once

    Sharing Files Automatically Sending Content to Multiple People at Once You can send content to multiple people at once using an email distribution active folder. You can configure a Share as an Email Active Folder so that when you add files to that Share, they are automatically sent to the recipients on the email distribution list.

  • Page 44: Sharing Content Using Social Media: Overview

    If you have an account with social media services such as Facebook, Flickr, or YouTube, you can share content on your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r with your friends and family using one or more of these social media sites. To share your content using social media sites, create Shares called...

  • Page 45: Managing Your Content

    Sharing Files Managing Your Content You manage content on your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r using the Content Viewer. The Content Viewer is a graphical file browser that lets you view and manage content in the Shares on your ix12-300r. The Content Viewer is divided into two panes. The left pane lists the Shares on the ix12-300r and allows you to delete or add a Share.

  • Page 46: Transferring Content To And From Your Iomega Storcenter Ix12-300R With Copy Jobs

    Copy Jobs does not establish a continuous replication or mirroring relationship between the ● source and destination devices. You should not set up Copy Jobs for disaster recovery. Copy Jobs does not support transferring content from iSCSI drives. ● Transferring Content to and from Your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r with Copy Jobs...

  • Page 47: Getting Content From A Usb External Storage Device

    Sharing Files Getting Content from a USB External Storage Device You can transfer content to your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r from external USB storage devices. The External Storage page displays a list of externally connected storage devices. You can connect supported external storage to your ix12-300r using one of the provided USB ports.

  • Page 48: Iscsi: Creating Ip-Based Storage Area Networks (San)

    CHAPTER 3 iSCSI: Creating IP-Based Storage Area Networks (SAN) iSCSI: Creating IP-Based Storage Area Networks (SAN)

  • Page 49: Iscsi Overview

    Creating IP-Based Storage Area Networks (SAN) iSCSI Overview The iSCSI page allows you to create iSCSI drives on your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r and allows the LenovoEMC Storage Manager to communicate with those drives over a network. An iSCSI drive provides a single place for all your storage, which you can divide as needed to support all computers in your enterprise business.

  • Page 50: Adding Iscsi Drives

    iSCSI: Creating IP-Based Storage Area Networks (SAN) Adding iSCSI Drives To add an iSCSI drive: From the ix12-300r Management Console, click iSCSI. When the iSCSI page opens, click the switch to enable the feature. Click Add an iSCSI drive. If your ix12-300r has multiple Storage Pools, select the desired Storage Pool from the drop-down menu.

  • Page 51: Managing Iscsi Drives

    iSCSI: Creating IP-Based Storage Area Networks (SAN) Managing iSCSI Drives Adding CHAP User Access to an iSCSI Drive After you add an iSCSI drive, you create a list of CHAP users that have access to an iSCSI drive. These users are independent from the users you create on your ix12-300r when you enable...

  • Page 52: Deleting Iscsi Drives

    iSCSI: Creating IP-Based Storage Area Networks (SAN) Deleting iSCSI Drives To delete an iSCSI drive: From the ix12-300r Management Console, click iSCSI. Click the iSCSI name to expand the iSCSI drive. In the iSCSI Information section, click Delete to delete the iSCSI drive. Click Yes in the confirmation pop-up window.

  • Page 53: Storage Pool Management

    CHAPTER 4 Storage Pool Management Storage Pool Management...

  • Page 54: Understanding How Your Content Is Stored

    Storage Pool Management Understanding How Your Content Is Stored Content on your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r is stored in Shares and iSCSI volumes. To access content in Shares, your client computer uses network protocols, such as AFP and Windows File Sharing. The ix12-300r's file system maintains the physical location of content that resides in volumes used for Shares.

  • Page 55: Adding And Managing Storage Pools

    Adding and Managing Storage Pools A Storage Pool is a grouping of drives with a certain storage size and an assigned data protection. A Storage Pool has a minimum of one drive. By default, your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r has one Storage Pool.

  • Page 56: Improving Performance With A Cache Storage Pool

    Improving Performance with a Cache Storage Pool A cache Storage Pool is a pool of solid-state drives designed to increase read and write performance on your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r. You create a cache Storage Pool and then associate a volume on a data Storage Pool to the cache pool.
  • Page 57 Storage Pool Management On the Drive Management page, begin creating a volume or expand an existing volume in a data Storage Pool. In the information section for the volume, check Use a SSD cache for this Volume. Enter a value in the Size (GB) field to specify the amount of cache space for the volume. This value cannot exceed the total size of the cache pool.

  • Page 58: Volumes

    Storage Pool Management Volumes Snapshots Snapshots Overview A snapshot is a backup of a source volume at a certain point in time. The snapshot can be taken while the ix12-300r is actively writing to the source volume, which means you do not have to stop your ix12-300r from writing to the volume.

  • Page 59: Exposing/Unexposing The Snapshot

    Storage Pool Management Specify when to take a snapshot, for example, every hour, four hours, or once a day. ● Enter a start time, or click to use the sliders. ● Select the days you want to take a snapshot, or select All Days to take a snapshot every day. ●...

  • Page 60: Adding And Managing Volumes

    Shares in Volumes All Shares on the Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r are added to volumes, and the size of the Share is limited by the free space of the volume. When you create a Share, you can add it to a volume at the same time.
  • Page 61 Storage Pool Management your passphrase, you can reset it using the backed-up master key. Click Back up master key to back up the master key file. To reset the passphrase, click Reset passphrase with master key, then enter a new passphrase and verify it. If you are adding a volume in a cache pool, there is an option to associate the volume with a cache...

  • Page 62: Deleting A Storage Pool

    Storage Pool Management Deleting a Storage Pool On the Drive Management page, expand the Information section of the Storage Pool you want to delete. Click Delete. The Delete Storage Pool window displays. Select Check this box if you want to delete the Storage Pools. Click Yes to delete the Storage Pool.

  • Page 63: Changing Raid Protection Types

    Storage Pool Management Changing RAID Protection Types You can change the RAID protection of existing Storage Pools. You can also set the RAID protection type when you add drives to your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r and create new Storage Pools. Protection type can be changed only when the Storage Pool is in a normal (healthy) state.

  • Page 64: Drive Management

    CHAPTER 5 Drive Management Drive Management...

  • Page 65: Managing Drives

    Drive Management Managing Drives The Drive Management page provides settings for managing storage and lets you apply global settings for drives on your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r. Setting Write Caching Select a value for disk write caching. Write caching is a mechanism that attempts to separate the fast processing speed of the ix12-300r from the relatively slow mechanics of actually writing data to drive.

  • Page 66: Drive Status

    Drive Management Check Enable periodic consistency check to enable a monthly parity or mirror consistency check. The check helps to prevent a single drive failure from becoming a two-drive failure, resulting in data loss. The check runs for several hours and can affect performance of the ix12- 300r.

  • Page 67: Backing Up And Restoring Your Content

    CHAPTER 6 Backing up and Restoring Your Content Backing up and Restoring Your Content...

  • Page 68: Backup And Restore Overview

    Backing up and Restoring Your Content Backup and Restore Overview Your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r provides many ways to back up and restore content. To back up content to and restore content from your ix12-300r, you can use: Time Machine ●...

  • Page 69: Backing Up To And Restoring From Your Iomega Storcenter Ix12-300R

    Copy Jobs Overview You can back up content to and from your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r using the Copy Jobs feature. Copy Jobs copies files from one storage device to another, either by a set schedule or immediately by the user.

  • Page 70: Backing Up Your Iomega Storcenter Ix12-300R

    Backing up Your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r Copy Jobs Transferring Content to and from Your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r with Copy Jobs You can transfer content to and from your ix12-300r using the Copy Jobs feature. Copy Jobs copies files from one storage device to another, either by a set schedule or immediately by the user. An example of a Copy Job scenario is if you keep pictures from your digital camera on a separate USB drive, but you also want to maintain a backup of these pictures on your ix12-300r.

  • Page 71: From: Settings

    If the destination is Top Level, a new top-level folder is created on the destination device for each source folder. Backing up Your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r...

  • Page 72: To: Settings

    3. Select the days you want the Copy Job to run, or select All Days to run the Copy Job every day. 4. Click to select a start time. Click Done to save your time selection. 5. Click Apply to save your changes. The new Copy Job displays on the Copy Jobs page. Backing up Your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r...

  • Page 73: Backing Up With Mozy Backup

    Share and all its folders, or just some of the folders under a Share. Click Apply to save your changes. To create a scheduled backup, click Backup schedule settings. Backing up Your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r...

  • Page 74: Restoring Files With Mozy Backup

    Avamar is backup and recovery server software that uses deduplication to eliminate redundant copies of data, reducing the required storage space. For example, your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r might have 100 email messages with the same 1 MB attachment. If all those emails are backed up, that same attachment is backed up 100 times, requiring 100 MB of storage space.

  • Page 75: Backing Up With Amazon S3

    Client Domain — the registered domain name from the Avamar server. ● Backing up with Amazon S3 The Amazon S3 online storage service allows you to back up your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r to the cloud. Enabling the Amazon S3 Feature On the Amazon S3 page, click the switch on.

  • Page 76: Securing Your Iomega Storcenter Ix12-300R And Contents

    CHAPTER 7 Securing Your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r and Contents Securing Your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r and Contents...

  • Page 77: What Is Security And Do I Need It

    What Is Security and Do I Need It? Security is an optional feature you can enable on your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r to secure Shares, create users, and allow some features to be enabled. When you create users, you can limit access to your ix12-300r to specific people, and when you secure Shares, you limit data access to specific users.

  • Page 78: Enabling Security And Creating An Administrator User

    Securing Your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r and Contents Enabling Security and Creating an Administrator User With security turned on, only administrator users can view or change settings on the ix12-300r, including creating or deleting users and Shares. When you create users, you limit access to your ix12-300r to specific people, and when you secure Shares, you limit data access to specific users.

  • Page 79: Limiting Access To Your Content By Creating Users

    Securing Your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r and Contents Limiting Access to Your Content by Creating Users When you create users, you are selecting the specific people that have access to your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r. You can secure Shares and specify which users can read and write to the secured Shares. You can also create additional administrator users who can manage the ix12-300r through the ix12-300r Management Console.

  • Page 80: Users

    Securing Your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r and Contents Users Users and Groups Overview When security is enabled, the Users & Groups page displays all users and groups on the Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r and enables administrators to add and modify users and groups.

  • Page 81: Managing Users

    Username — enter the username of the user to be created. This will be the username provided ● when logging into the Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r. There is a maximum of 32 characters, and spaces are not allowed. The following are not valid usernames: root, daemon, bin, sys, sync, mail, proxy, www-data, backup, operator, sshd, postfix, nobody, unuser, guest, and rsync.

  • Page 82: Deleting Users

    Securing Your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r and Contents Quota Size — set a quota size by entering a value in gigabytes. To have no quota, leave this ● field blank. Administrator — check this box if you would like to allow this user to manage the ix12-300r.

  • Page 83: Groups

    Groups consist of one or more users, and administrators can grant each group rights to Shares on the Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r. Users can belong to more than one group. The Groups page enables administrators to create one or more groups, and grant each group rights to Shares on the ix12-300r.

  • Page 84: Deleting Groups

    Securing Your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r and Contents Removing a User from the Group 1. Open a group to display users belonging to it. 2. To remove a user from the group, click the next to that user. When the Remove user pop-up window appears, click Yes to remove the user.

  • Page 85: Using Active Directory Domain To Manage Users And Groups

    On the Users and Groups page, administrator users can import users and groups from an Active Directory (AD) server and grant them access rights to Shares on the Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r. In addition, you can also have both local and AD users on your ix12-300r. See...

  • Page 86: Deleting Active Directory Users And Groups

    Securing Your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r and Contents 1. To add permissions to a Share, click Add access permissions. 2. From the Add Access Permissions pop-up window, select a Share or Shares for the user or group to access. Select the checkbox in the title bar to select all the Shares listed.

  • Page 87: Managing Your Iomega Storcenter Ix12-300R With Local And Active Directory Users

    Managing Your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r with Local and Active Directory Users You can configure your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r to allow both local users and groups and Active Directory (AD) users and groups on the device simultaneously. While in AD mode, you can have existing local users and groups and also create new ones.
  • Page 88 You must create an administrator user because security is not disabled by switching back to Workgroup. After creating the admin user, you remain logged in to the ix12- 300r. Managing Your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r with Local and Active Directory Users...

  • Page 89: Remote Access: Accessing Your Iomega Storcenter Ix12-300R From Anywhere In The World

    CHAPTER 8 Remote Access: Accessing Your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r From Anywhere in the World Remote Access: Accessing Your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r From Anywhere in the World...

  • Page 90: Remote Access Overview

    Remote Access: Accessing Your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r From Anywhere in the World Remote Access Overview This section describes how to use TZO remote access to access your device's data from any web- enabled computer in the world. If TZO remote access was enabled when you upgraded your ix12-300r to LifeLine version 4.0 or higher, the feature will continue to function as it did before.

  • Page 91: Enabling Remote Access

    Remote Access: Accessing Your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r From Anywhere in the World Enabling Remote Access Follow this procedure to enable remote access: Enable security if it is not yet enabled. On the Remote Access page, click the switch to Enable.
  • Page 92 Remote Access: Accessing Your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r From Anywhere in the World This will ultimately be the address that will be registered and you can use to access your ix12-300r remotely. Email Address — Enter a valid email address. The email address will be registered with the ○...

  • Page 93: Accessing Your Iomega Storcenter Ix12-300R Remotely

    Remote Access: Accessing Your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r From Anywhere in the World Accessing Your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r Remotely Once you have enabled remote access and created your web address, you can access files stored on your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r from any internet-capable computer in the world.

  • Page 94: Personal Cloud: Accessing Your Lenovoemc Personal Cloud From Anywhere In The World

    CHAPTER 9 Personal Cloud: Accessing Your LenovoEMC Personal Cloud From Anywhere in the World Personal Cloud: Accessing Your LenovoEMC Personal Cloud From Anywhere in the World...

  • Page 95: What Is Lenovoemc Personal Cloud

    Personal Cloud: Accessing Your LenovoEMC Personal Cloud From Anywhere in the World What Is LenovoEMC Personal Cloud ? LenovoEMC Personal Cloud turns your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r into a hub for sharing files and backing up data among computers anywhere in the world. A Personal Cloud can exist on your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r, or on another LenovoEMC network device.

  • Page 96: Is My Content Secure

    Personal Cloud, and then invite your sister, your brother, and your sister-in-law to join your Personal Cloud. Your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r provides an easy way to send email invitations and instructions to the people you select as Personal Cloud users. In this way, your content is never exposed and remains private.

  • Page 97: Lenovoemc Personal Cloud Setup Overview

    Personal Cloud: Accessing Your LenovoEMC Personal Cloud From Anywhere in the World LenovoEMC Personal Cloud Setup Overview You can create LenovoEMC Personal Cloud in one of two ways: Follow the LenovoEMC Personal Cloud setup through Setup Portal ● Create the LenovoEMC Personal Cloud through the ix12-300r Management Console ●...

  • Page 98: Creating Lenovoemc Personal Cloud

    Personal Cloud. When you invite people to join your Personal Cloud, you add them as users on your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r. The invited users receive an email invitation that includes the username and password they must provide when connecting to the Personal Cloud from the LenovoEMC Storage Manager on their computer.

  • Page 99: Configuring Router Port Forwarding For Personal Cloud

    Personal Cloud: Accessing Your LenovoEMC Personal Cloud From Anywhere in the World Configuring Router Port Forwarding for Personal Cloud In most cases, your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r attempts to automatically configure your router. However, if it cannot, a message displays that your router is not configured for port forwarding, and you must manually configure your router to forward a specific port to your ix12-300r.

  • Page 100: Configuring Your Lenovoemc Personal Cloud

    Personal Cloud: Accessing Your LenovoEMC Personal Cloud From Anywhere in the World Configuring Your LenovoEMC Personal Cloud As a LenovoEMC Personal Cloud administrator, you can manage various settings on your Personal Cloud to ensure that it functions as efficiently as possible. Settings include specifying an email address when sending invitations.

  • Page 101: Inviting People Onto Your Lenovoemc Personal Cloud

    Personal Cloud: Accessing Your LenovoEMC Personal Cloud From Anywhere in the World Inviting People onto Your LenovoEMC Personal Cloud When you invite people to join your LenovoEMC Personal Cloud, you are actually selecting from existing users on your ix12-300r, or adding people as users on your ix12-300r . In addition, you are optionally allowing them to join a trusted device to LenovoEMC Personal Cloud.

  • Page 102: Joining A Trusted Device To Lenovoemc Personal Cloud

    Personal Cloud: Accessing Your LenovoEMC Personal Cloud From Anywhere in the World Joining a Trusted Device to LenovoEMC Personal Cloud You can join your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r to the Personal Cloud as a trusted device if you have been given permission by the person administering the Personal Cloud.

  • Page 103: Managing Trusted Devices On A Personal Cloud

    Personal Cloud: Accessing Your LenovoEMC Personal Cloud From Anywhere in the World Managing Trusted Devices on a Personal Cloud As LenovoEMC Personal Cloudadministrator, you can manage trusted devices on your Personal Cloud. Trusted devices can be disconnected, or you can completely delete a trusted device from the Personal Cloud.

  • Page 104: Using Copy Jobs With A Lenovoemc Personal Cloud

    Clicking the Copy Jobs button opens the Copy Jobs page to help you configure a Copy Job between the Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r that is hosting the Personal Cloud and a trusted device. For more information on setting up Copy Jobs, refer to Adding Copy Jobs.

  • Page 105: Disabling Or Deleting Your Lenovoemc Personal Cloud

    Personal Cloud: Accessing Your LenovoEMC Personal Cloud From Anywhere in the World Disabling or Deleting Your LenovoEMC Personal Cloud When you disable your Personal Cloud, you are eliminating access to your Personal Cloud without deleting the account information you created when you set up the Personal Cloud. Later, if you want to reenable your Personal Cloud, you can without reentering all the account information.

  • Page 106: Accessing Content Using Your Lenovoemc Personal Cloud

    Personal Cloud: Accessing Your LenovoEMC Personal Cloud From Anywhere in the World Accessing Content Using Your LenovoEMC Personal Cloud You can share content by inviting users to your Personal Cloud. The data in Shares can be made accessible to all users of the Cloud, or access can be restricted to a specific set of users by setting access permissions to Shares.

  • Page 107: Informing Users What To Do With Lenovoemc Personal Cloud

    After they access your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r, they can view Shares, upload and download content, and stream content. Optionally, they can install LenovoEMC Storage Manager on their computers, and then join their computers as trusted devices to the Personal Cloud.

  • Page 108: Sharing Content Using Social Media

    CHAPTER 10 Sharing Content Using Social Media Sharing Content Using Social Media...

  • Page 109: Sharing Content Using Social Media: Overview

    If you have an account with social media services such as Facebook, Flickr, or YouTube, you can share content on your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r with your friends and family using one or more of these social media sites. To share your content using social media sites, create Shares called...

  • Page 110: Facebook

    Sharing Content Using Social Media Facebook Facebook is a social network to connect with friends and family. You can configure a Share as a Facebook Active Folder so that photos and movies added to that Share are automatically uploaded to your Facebook account.

  • Page 111: Flickr

    Sharing Content Using Social Media Flickr Flickr is a photo sharing network for sharing photos with friends and family. You can configure a Share as a Flickr Active Folder so that images and albums added to that Share are automatically uploaded to your Flickr account.

  • Page 112: Youtube

    Sharing Content Using Social Media YouTube YouTube is a social media site to share video content. You can configure a Share as a YouTube Active Folder so that videos added to that Share are automatically uploaded to your YouTube account. Refer to Managing Shares on page 23 for more information on managing Shares and Active Folders.

  • Page 113: Share Content Through Lenovoemc Personal Cloud

    Sharing Content Using Social Media Share Content through LenovoEMC Personal Cloud You can share your multimedia content with friends and family through a LenovoEMC Personal Cloud. Refer to the LenovoEMC Personal Cloud section for more information. Share Content through LenovoEMC Personal Cloud...

  • Page 114: Media Management

    CHAPTER 11 Media Management Media Management...

  • Page 115: Media Management Overview

    Media Management Media Management Overview The ix12-300r has a built-in media server that, when turned on, scans for media content in specific Shares that have media sharing enabled. Any media content contained in these specific Shares are accessible to any user on your network with a media player, even if the Share is secured. For information on enabling a folder as a media folder, refer to Managing Shares on page 23.

  • Page 116: Media Services Capabilities And Limitations

    Media Management Media Services Capabilities and Limitations One important consideration when using the media server is that it can share media content on your ix12- 300r with anyone on the internet. When media sharing is enabled, internet users, including those users on mobile devices running the LenovoEMC Link, can access media content on your ix12-300r.

  • Page 117: Sharing Media Content Over The Internet

    Media Management Sharing Media Content over the Internet There are two methods for sharing media content on your ix12-300r with anyone on the internet. You can enable internet access on the Media Server page. Alternatively, you can enable internet access by configuring your LenovoEMC Personal Cloud.

  • Page 118: Media Aggregation

    Media Management Media Aggregation If you have multiple Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) servers in your network that have media content, you can combine all media content into one view by enabling aggregation on your ix12-300r. When you enable aggregation, all media content on DLNA servers is available for playback using a DLNA player, such as Playstation®3, Windows Media Player®, or Xbox 360®.

  • Page 119: Social Media Sharing

    Media Management Social Media Sharing You can share media content, such as movies and pictures, using social media sites like Facebook, Flickr, or YouTube. Refer to the Sharing Content Using Social Media section for more information. Social Media Sharing...

  • Page 120: Streaming Music, Movies, And Pictures

    Media Management Streaming Music, Movies, and Pictures The Media Server supports playback of videos, music and pictures from any UPnP AV (Universal Plug and Play Audio Visual) network media players, such as Playstation3, Windows Media Player, or Xbox 360. You can play back all your media files from your individual home computers by enabling media aggregation on your ix12-300r.

  • Page 121: Photos

    Media Management Photos Photos Overview Your ix12-300r has multiple ways to manage your pictures. Your ix12-300r can: Stream pictures that are in Shares with media sharing enabled ● Display pictures on the Home Page in a slideshow ● Automatically resize pictures ●...

  • Page 122: Getting Pictures From Your Camera

    Media Management Select Photo Resize from the drop-down menu. You can set a size for your pictures. Select 640x480, 800x600, 1024x768, or enter a Custom Resolution for resizing images. The resized photos are saved to a folder on the Share named by the photo size you choose, such as 800x600.

  • Page 123: Music

    Media Management Music Music Overview If you have music files in media-sharing enabled folders on your ix12-300r, those music files can be streamed by a DLNA player running on a computer on the network. Streaming Music The ix12-300r has a built-in media server that, when turned on, scans for music in specific folders that have media sharing enabled.

  • Page 124: Torrents

    Media Management Torrents Torrent Overview Torrent downloads allow you to share files using a peer-to-peer file sharing protocol. With torrent download enabled, you can download files using the torrent protocol to your ix12-300rand then those files can be uploaded by other torrent users. After you have added torrent jobs to your torrent share, the torrent download page displays a table of torrent jobs, showing both downloads and files available for upload.

  • Page 125: Torrent Active Folders

    Media Management Device IP Address ● 192.168.1.1 Port name ● HTTP Port number ● Set to the same port value set on the Torrent Download page. Protocol ● Torrent Active Folders Sharing Torrent Downloads with Other Peers Torrent downloads allow you to share files using a peer-to-peer file sharing protocol. With Torrent Download, you can download files using the torrent protocol to your ix12-300r and then those files can be uploaded by other torrent users.
  • Page 126 Media Management Delete a torrent job. Click to delete the torrent download. ● Torrents...

  • Page 127: Videos

    ● Streaming Movies The Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r has a built-in media server that, when turned on, scans for movies in specific folders that have media sharing enabled. Any movies contained in these specific folders are accessible to any user on your network with a media player. For information on enabling a folder as a...

  • Page 128: Name

    Media Management Name This section displays the video camera's IP address, name, login username, and the destination folder for the video recording files. Additionally, using the Camera Configuration link, you can modify the video camera software configuration settings using the video camera's native software. It also displays an icon that indicates the current state of the video camera.
  • Page 129 Media Management Manually Adding a Video Camera Follow the instructions below to add your video camera, set a retention policy for your saved recordings, and schedule your video surveillance recordings. On the Video Surveillance page, click Add Video Camera. In the Video Camera Information section, enter the following about your video camera: If your video camera is automatically discovered, information like Name and Manufacturer are already filled in for that video camera.
  • Page 130 Media Management Click Apply to save your changes. If you select Maximum days to save recordings, enter a value in days. If you select Maximum space for recordings, enter a value in gigabytes. Setting this value too high may consume all available space, while setting this value too low may cause recordings to be deleted sooner than you would like.

  • Page 131: Adding Applications To Your Iomega Storcenter Ix12-300R

    CHAPTER 12 Adding Applications to Your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r Adding Applications to Your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r...

  • Page 132: Application Overview

    Adding Applications to Your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r Application Overview You can install supported applications on your ix12-300r using the Application Manager page. For each application installed you may have the option to uninstall, start, and stop the application. Application Overview...

  • Page 133: Application Installation

    Adding Applications to Your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r Application Installation Certain applications on your ix12-300r must be installed before you can use them. When you click on an uninstalled application in the ix12-300r Management Console, you open the feature page of the application.

  • Page 134: Application Manager

    Adding Applications to Your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r Application Manager The Application Manager page allows you to add applications to your ix12-300r from an installation file located on your computer. For each application installed you may have the option to uninstall, start, and stop the application.

  • Page 135: Upgrading Your Iomega Storcenter Ix12-300R

    CHAPTER 13 Upgrading Your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r Upgrading Your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r...

  • Page 136: Software Updates

    Upgrading Your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r Software Updates The Software Updates page identifies the ix12-300r software status and provides the ability to update the software for the ix12-300r. Auto-update process: installing a device software update In the table listing the current software installed on your ix12-300r, click in the Action column to check for updates.
  • Page 137 Upgrading Your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r The ix12-300r will be temporarily inaccessible during the software update. Be sure no critical files are being accessed. Software Updates...

  • Page 138: Backing Up And Recovering Your Iomega Storcenter Ix12-300R Settings

    CHAPTER 14 Backing up and Recovering Your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r Settings Backing up and Recovering Your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r Settings...

  • Page 139: Backing Up Your Iomega Storcenter Ix12-300R Settings

    Backing up and Recovering Your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r Settings Backing Up Your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r Settings The Configuration Backup and Restore page allows you to back up and restore system configuration information. Backing up a configuration saves various system properties, including users, groups, device identification, and Share names and permissions.

  • Page 140: Hardware Management

    CHAPTER 15 Hardware Management Hardware Management...

  • Page 141: Energy Saving

    Hardware Management Energy Saving The Energy Saving page provides power settings for the ix12-300r. Power Down Drives Click the Power Down Drives drop-down menu to select how much idle time should be allowed to elapse before the ix12-300r powers down the drives. Drives automatically power back up when the ix12-300r accesses them.

  • Page 142: Factory Reset

    Hardware Management Factory Reset Factory Reset returns the ix12-300r to its original state. This feature is useful if you give your ix12-300r to someone else. Factory Reset provides two options for returning your ix12-300r to its original state: Quickly delete all data — permanently deletes all record of existing or deleted data, users, and ●...

  • Page 143: Ups Management

    Hardware Management UPS Management The LenovoEMC UPS Management page allows you to monitor the status of an attached Uninterruptible Power Supply. If your ix12-300r is connected to a UPS battery backup unit, it is listed on this page. The battery status of the backup unit is also indicated, displaying how much of a charge is left in the battery.

  • Page 144: Troubleshooting Routers

    Hardware Management Troubleshooting Routers If you encounter a problem while connecting or using your ix12-300r, check the topics listed below for possible solutions. If you have properly set port forwarding on your router and remote access still does not work, you may have multiple routers on your network.

  • Page 145: Configuring Port Forwarding On Double Nat Networks

    Hardware Management Configuring Port Forwarding on Double NAT Networks If for some reason the network configuration cannot be changed and your setup requires the double NAT, you must perform the port forwarding steps twice. On the primary router, set the port forwarding to the cascaded router's external IP address.
  • Page 146 Hardware Management Refer to your router's documentation for more information on configuring DHCP settings. Navigate to the IP address settings interface page on your ix12-300r . For more information, check the Network Settings section of this manual. Enter a new IP address that is outside of your router's DHCP range. For example, if your router is distributing IP addresses in the range of 192.168.14.2 through 192.168.14.50, you must assign the ix12-300r a number between 192.168.14.51 and 192.168.14.255.

  • Page 147: Additional Support

    Additional Support Additional Support...

  • Page 148: How To Get Help

    Additional Support How to Get Help LenovoEMC is committed to providing excellent customer support. To meet this goal, Lenovo Customer Support offers a variety of support options designed to meet the needs of a wide range of users. For complete information on the support options available for your product, visit the web support site at http://support.lenovoemc.com.

  • Page 149: Support

    Additional Support Support The Support feature opens the LenovoEMC web site where you can get more information about your ix12- 300r. The Support page provides access to content for learning more about using and supporting your ix12- 300r. Refer to the LenovoEMC Support site for more information. Support...

  • Page 150: Legal

    Legal Legal...

  • Page 151: Safety Information

    Legal Safety Information Observe the following guidelines when using your Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r: Follow all instructions marked on the ix12-300r and in the documentation. ● Unplug the ix12-300r before cleaning. Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners. Use a damp cloth for ●...

  • Page 152: Open Source

    Legal Open Source The software included in this product contains copyrighted software that is licensed under open source agreements. Components of this software covered under GPL or other open source licenses are fully documented as to license and redistribution requirements in the ReadMe file available with the source code.

  • Page 153: Warranty Information

    Legal Warranty Information Warranty Information...

  • Page 154: Regulatory Information

    Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. ● Lenovo is not responsible for any radio or television interference caused by using other than specified or recommended cables and connectors or by unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment. Unauthorized changes or modifications could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

  • Page 155: Important Weee Information

    Country-specific information is available at http://www.lenovo.com/recycling. European Union RoHS Lenovo products sold in the European Union, on or after January 3, 2013, meet the requirements of the European Union Directive 2011/65/EU; The Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (RoHS).

  • Page 156: Export Classification Notice

    Legal Export classification notice This product is subject to the United States Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and has an Export Classification Control Number (ECCN) of 5A992.c It can be re-exported except to any of the embargoed countries in the EAR E1 country list. Regulatory Information...

  • Page 157: Copyright And Trademark Information

    Legal Copyright and Trademark Information © 2013 LenovoEMC, Ltd. All rights reserved. Copyright and Trademark Information...

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