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Hawking Net-Stor HNAS1 Quick Installation Manual

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  • Page 2 Step 1: Check Contents & Installation Requirements Step 2: Install the Hard Drive Step 3: Setup Wizard Step 4: Access the Network Storage Center Step 5: Set Up the Network Storage Center Step 6: Homepage Step 7: Mapping the Network Storage Center...
  • Page 3 Congratulations on the purchase of your new Hawking Net-Stor HNAS1 Network Storage Center. The HNAS1 provides an ideal storage solution for small business and small office/home office users. functions as both a file server and FTP server, and can be used to easily share video, music, and data files within a local area network or over the Internet.
  • Page 4 One Quick Installation Guide One Power Adapter (12V /3A) Four Rubber Feet Four Screws for Fastening the Hard Drive...
  • Page 5 Windows 95/98/98SE/ME/NT 4.0/2000/XP This Quick Installation Guide (QIG) provides step-by-step instructions for the installation and configuration of the Network Storage Center. It assumes that your computers use Windows 95/98 or newer versions of Windows and that a web browser is available, for configuration purposes.
  • Page 6 How to Install Your Hard Drive in the Network Storage Center: Loosen the two screws on the rear panel using either a screwdriver or your hands if they unscrew easily. Screw 2. Grab the front panel and separate the hard drive holder from the case.
  • Page 7 3. Adjust your hard drive jumper to “Master”. Instructions on how to do this will be located in the quick installation guide or user’s manual for your hard drive. 4. Connect the IDE connecter into the IDE socket of your hard drive. 5.
  • Page 8 Please follow the steps outlined below: 1: Activate The Utility Software Place the utility CD (included with the HNAS1 package) into your CD- ROM drive and wait for the Auto-run menu to appear on your screen. Then click on Quick Setup Wizard. If the utility does not activate automatically, click the Start button in the lower left corner of your screen, select Run, type D:\autorun.exe (where D is the letter of your...
  • Page 9 Welcome Page The figure shown above is the Welcome page for the Quick Setup Wizard. Follow the program, as shown in the pages that follow, to complete the LED check, installation of basic cables, and network configuration. Click Next to continue.
  • Page 10 Power On Connect the power cord and press the “Power” button on the front panel of the Network Storage Center. Ensure that the “Power” LED is lit green. Note: To power off the device, hold down the “Power” button for at least...
  • Page 11 LAN Connection Connect the Network Storage Center and router/switch (or PC) with an RJ-45 Ethernet cable. Ensure that the “Link/Act” LED is lit green.
  • Page 12 3: Click “Next” to start the Scan Prepare to Scan...
  • Page 13 Scan Hard Drives on the Network The Setup Wizard will scan your network to locate all available Network Storage Centers (or Network HDs)
  • Page 14 Refer to the figure on the following page. Select the Device you want to set up and Click “Next” Reachable Status The Network HD’s network settings are not compatible with your LAN. The Network HD’s network settings are compatible with your LAN Action Changes the network settings and creates two...
  • Page 15 Network Storage Center(s) Found The Setup Wizard should automatically assign to the device an IP address that is consistent with your existing network settings. If an error occurs: If your PC obtains IP addresses automatically, the Setup Wizard cannot get the PC’s IP to setup its network configuration, IP, etc.
  • Page 16 User name/Password Reminder When the box shown above appears, please input “admin” in both fields, as these are the default values for both the User Name and Password. For more information, please refer to the user’s manual. Settings...
  • Page 17 The Setup Wizard should complete successfully. indicated by the red check marks in the figure on the previous page. If the Setup Wizard does not complete successfully, please try the following: Check your network or PC settings to make sure that they are configured properly Re-start and proceed through the Setup Wizard again Refer to the user’s manual (on the CD) for help...
  • Page 18 Please read this carefully. If the Setup Wizard completes successfully, the message shown above will appear. Please read it carefully and click OK. The shortcut “Setup My Network HD” will connect you to the device’s web user interface when you double-click on it. Again, the default User Name and Password are both “admin”.
  • Page 19 Icons Created When you see that the two icons have been created on the desktop of your PC, you can start using the Network Storage Center or configure additional settings via the web-based user interface. ettings, please refer to the “Management Guide” in the user’s manual.
  • Page 20 Click the “Access my Network HD” icon to access the Network Storage Center. There are three pre-defined accounts for you to use: all, power, guest. By default, their authorization levels are set as follows: a. ALL=Read/Write b. Power=Read/Write c. Guest=Read Only The user can adjust the authorization levels of these accounts by clicking on Share in the “Folder Configuration”...
  • Page 21 In order to configure the Network Storage Center via your computer using a web browser, please follow the steps listed below: 1. Double click the “Setup my Network HD” icon on your desktop screen. 2. Type the device’s new IP address into the URL web address location and press Enter.
  • Page 22 The Network Storage Center has a web-based graphical user interface (GUI) that can be accessed using a standard HTML (HTTP v1.0) compliant browser. The homepage of the Network Storage Center is shown below. Once you have checked the Network Settings for the device, go to the “Administration”...
  • Page 23 As mentioned in “Step 3: Setup Wizard” on page 19, it is recommended (but not necessary) that you map the Network Storage Center to your PC as a network drive. This section will show you how to map the “Share”...
  • Page 24 3. In the “Share” page, click on “User Configuration”.
  • Page 25 4. In the “User Configuration” page, create an “Advanced User”. You can do this by clicking on any of the three “Basic User” icons, or by creating an entirely new “Advanced User” of your choice by clicking “Add”. For this example, click on the “Power” icon. Then click “Add”.
  • Page 26 5. In the “User ‘power’ configuration” page, enter a new password and then confirm it by typing it again in the “Confirm Password” field. Please make sure that the password is at least six characters long. 6. Then configure the remaining items. In the “User Description” field, provide a word or phrase that is easy to remember, or leave the default text as it is.
  • Page 27 7. Now, click on “Share” again in the menu at the top of the page. Then, click on “Folder Configuration”. 8. In the “Folder Configuration” page, click on the “Share” folder.
  • Page 28 9. In the user list at the bottom of the page, click on “Read & Write” for the user “Power”. Then click “Apply”.
  • Page 29 10. Now go to the Windows “Start” menu and click on “My Computer”. At the bottom of the window, you will see the category “Network Drives”.
  • Page 30 Once you have finished mapping the “Share” folder to your PC as a network drive, it will appear in this category. (Microsoft Windows’ definition for mapping a network drive is: assigning a drive letter to a network computer or folder.) It is highly recommended that you create all subsequent folders, within which you want to share files, inside the “Share”...
  • Page 31 “Share” folder to. 13. a) In the “Folder” field, select the “Share” folder via the “I-drive” path. (“I-drive” is the name of the Network Storage Center as it appears in the “Workgroup” within the “Microsoft Windows Network”.)
  • Page 32 13. b) If this folder path does not appear in the scroll-down menu, click on “Browse”. Then click on “Entire Network” beneath “My Network Places”. Click on “Microsoft Windows Network”. Then click on “Workgroup”. In the “Workgroup” menu, you should see the “I-drive”.
  • Page 33 14. Once you have selected the folder, check the box for “Reconnect at logon”. 15. Click on the link for “Connect using a different user name.” 16. In the “Connect As…” box that appears, type the Advanced User “User Name” and “Password ” you created in Steps 1-8, in this case “power”.
  • Page 34 17. Click “Ok”. Finally, back in the “Map Network Drive” box, click “Finish”. 18. You will see that the icon for the “Share” folder mapping has appeared in the “Network Drives” section. (It is recommended that you create a shortcut for this new network drive on your desktop. The reason for this is that you will always be able to connect to the “Share”...
  • Page 35 Note: The explanation below will briefly discuss why it is recommended to create an “Advanced User” and, subsequently, map the “Share” folder as a network drive. If you are using Windows XP, you may find that when you try to access the shortcut “Access My Network HD”, which was created via the Setup Wizard, a box will appear that asks for a password.