Setup Overview - Lenovo px12-450r User Manual

Setting up Your px12-450r Network Storage

Setup Overview

Setup with your px12-450r Network Storage 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. LenovoEMC Setup launches and displays a message that your px12-450r is online and ready
to use.
You then can install client software that includes:
LenovoEMC Storage Manager
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Twonky Media Server for media aggregation
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LenovoEMC Storage Manager is a management tool that helps you discover your px12-450r on your
network to simplify access to content on your px12-450r from your computer. It also allows you to add your
computer as a trusted device to a LenovoEMC Personal Cloud. Refer to LenovoEMC Storage Manager
online help for additional information. Twonky Media Server consolidates all media files on devices on your
network and presents them in a unified view.
From LenovoEMC Setup, you can optionally create a Personal Cloud or begin using your px12-450r by
clicking Manage My Device.
By default, the px12-450r will attempt to acquire an IP address from DHCP, If there is not a
DHCP server available on the network, the px12-450r will use an IP address in the self-assigned
APIPA range (169.254.x.x).
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