ZyXEL Communications NAS320 User Manual

Table of Contents

Quick Links

Media Server

NSA Series

Version 4.70

Edition 4

Quick Start Guide

User's Guide

Default Login Details

Web Address

www.zyxel.com

User Name

Password

nsa310

nsa310s

nsa320

nsa320s

nsa325

nsa325-v2

admin

1234

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Page 1 Media Server NSA Series Version 4.70 Edition 4 Quick Start Guide User’s Guide Default Login Details Web Address nsa310 nsa310s nsa320 www.zyxel.com nsa320s nsa325 nsa325-v2 User Name admin Password 1234 Copyright © 2016 ZyXEL Communications Corporation...
Page 2 IMPORTANT! READ CAREFULLY BEFORE USE. KEEP THIS GUIDE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. Screenshots and graphics in this book may differ slightly from your product due to differences in your product firmware or your computer operating system. Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this manual is accurate.
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents Overview Contents Overview User’s Guide ........................... 15 Getting to Know Your NSA ......................17 NAS Starter Utility ........................21 zCloud ............................29 Web Configurator Basics ......................41 Tutorials .............................63 Technical Reference ......................145 Status Screen ...........................147 System Setting .........................151 Storage .............................161 Network ...........................175 Applications ..........................185 Packages ..........................225 Auto Upload ..........................285...
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Table of Contents Contents Overview ..........................3 Table of Contents ..........................5 Part I: User’s Guide ..................15 Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your NSA.........................17 1.1 Overview ............................17 1.1.1 Hard Disks for 2-Bay Models ....................18 1.1.2 Hard Disks for 1-Bay Models ....................18 1.1.3 COPY/SYNC Button ........................19 1.1.4 RESET Button .........................19 Chapter 2...
Page 6 Table of Contents 4.1 Overview ............................41 4.2 Accessing the NSA Web Configurator ....................41 4.2.1 Access the NSA Via NAS Starter Utility ...................42 4.2.2 Web Browser Access .......................42 4.3 Login ..............................43 4.4 Playzone Screens ..........................45 4.4.1 Media Server Screens ......................47 4.4.2 Now Playing (Music) ........................49 4.4.3 Exif and Google Maps (Photos) ....................49 4.4.4 Slideshow (Photos) ........................50 4.4.5 File Browser ..........................51...
Page 7 Table of Contents 5.9.1 Creating a User Account ......................82 5.9.2 Creating a Share ........................84 5.9.3 Creating a Group ........................86 5.9.4 Accessing a Share From Windows Explorer ................87 5.9.5 Accessing a Share Using FTP ....................89 5.9.6 Accessing a Share Through the Web Configurator ..............90 5.10 Download Service Tutorial ......................91 5.10.1 Copying/Pasting a Download Link ..................91 5.10.2 Installing the Link Capture Browser Plugin ................94...
Page 8 Table of Contents 7.3 What You Need to Know .........................151 7.4 The Firmware Upgrade Screen .......................153 7.5 Package Management Screen .......................153 7.5.1 Displaying the Package Information ..................156 7.6 The Server Name Screen ......................157 7.7 The Date/Time Screen ........................157 Chapter 8 Storage ..............................161 8.1 Overview ............................161 8.1.1 What You Need to Know About Storage ................161...
Page 9 Table of Contents 10.3 What You Need to Know .......................185 10.4 FTP Server ............................187 10.5 The Media Server Screens ......................188 10.5.1 The Media Server Share Publish Screen ................189 10.5.2 The Media Server SqueezeCenter Screen ................190 10.6 The iTunes Server Screen ......................190 10.7 The Download Service Screen ......................191 10.7.1 Adding a Download Task .....................194 10.7.2 Configuring General Download Settings ................196...
Page 10 Table of Contents 11.5.2 NFS Session ........................232 11.6 Syslog Server Screen ........................233 11.7 TFTP Server Screen ........................235 11.8 eMule Screens ...........................236 11.8.1 eMule Server Screen ......................236 11.8.2 Add Server ..........................238 11.8.3 Edit Server ..........................238 11.8.4 My Info ..........................239 11.8.5 eMule Task Screen ......................240 11.8.6 Add Task ..........................242 11.8.7 Preferences .........................243...
Page 11 Table of Contents Chapter 12 Auto Upload ............................285 12.1 Overview ............................285 12.2 What You Can Do .........................285 12.3 What You Need to Know .......................285 12.4 The Flickr/YouTube Screen ......................285 12.4.1 Configuring the Flickr Settings ....................286 12.4.2 Configuring the YouTube Settings ..................291 12.5 The FTP Uploadr Screen ......................294 12.5.1 Adding or Editing an FTP Server Entry ................295 12.5.2 The FTP Uploadr Preferences Screen ................296...
Page 12 Table of Contents Chapter 17 Shares..............................317 17.1 Overview ............................317 17.2 What You Can Do .........................317 17.3 The Shares Screen ........................317 17.3.1 Adding or Editing Share ......................319 17.3.2 Configuring Advanced Share Access .................320 17.3.3 Public and ANONYMOUS Share Access Rights ..............321 17.4 The Recycle Bin Configuration Screen ..................321 17.4.1 Recycle Bins ........................321 17.4.2 Configuring Recycle Bins ....................322...
Page 13 Table of Contents 20.1 Troubleshooting Overview ......................347 20.2 Power, Hardware, Connections, and LEDs ...................347 20.3 NAS Starter Utility .........................349 20.4 NSA Login and Access .........................350 20.4.1 Enabling Scripting of Safe ActiveX Controls ................352 20.5 I Cannot Access The NSA ......................354 20.6 Users Cannot Access the NSA .....................354 20.7 External USB Drives ........................356 20.8 Firmware ............................356...
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Page 15: User's Guide
User’s Guide...
Page 17: Getting To Know Your Nsa
H A PT ER Getting to Know Your NSA 1.1 Overview This chapter covers the main features and applications of the NSA. Use the NSA to do the following. • Share files between computers on your network. • Back up files from your computers to the NSA. •...
Page 18: Hard Disks For 2-Bay Models
Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your NSA Above is the NSA in a home network. Users back up and share data on the NSA. The media player plays the NSA’s media files on the TV. A USB hard drive provides extra storage space and files are copied directly from the USB mass storage device to the NSA.
Page 19: Copy/Sync Button
Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your NSA Note that both SATA and eSATA hard disks are treated as internal or SATA volumes in the Storage screen (Section 8.3 on page 165). Any hard disk connected to the USB port(s) is considered an external or USB volume.
Page 20 Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your NSA Media Server User’s Guide...
Page 21: Nas Starter Utility
H A PT ER NAS Starter Utility Note: Installing this version of the NAS Starter Utility will uninstall previous versions. 2.1 Overview Use the NAS Starter Utility to find, set up, and manage the NSA as well as copy files to it and access the files on it.
Page 22 Chapter 2 NAS Starter Utility Start the NAS Starter Utility (click the icon in your Desktop or in Start > Programs > ZyXEL > NAS Starter Utility). The first time you open the NAS Starter Utility the discovery screen appears as follows.
Page 23: Main Nas Starter Utility Screen
Chapter 2 NAS Starter Utility 2.4 Main NAS Starter Utility Screen The main NAS Starter Utility screen displays after you select an NSA in the NSA Seeker screen. Figure 4 NAS Starter Utility Main Screen The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 3 NAS Starter Utility Main Screen LABEL DESCRIPTION...
Page 24: Directory Of The Nas
Chapter 2 NAS Starter Utility Table 3 NAS Starter Utility Main Screen LABEL DESCRIPTION Capacity This shows the NSA’s total, in-use, and remaining storage capacity. Media Player Click this to go to the Playzone screens where you can play media files (see Section 4.4 on page 45 zPilot...
Page 25: Import Files Or Folders With Zpilot
Chapter 2 NAS Starter Utility The utility opens the NSA’s directory in Windows Explorer. Figure 6 Directory 2.5 Import Files or Folders with zPilot In the main NAS Starter Utility screen click zPilot to be able to drag and drop files from your computer to the NSA.
Page 26: Network Drive
Chapter 2 NAS Starter Utility Public folder. For folders of files you are prompted to choose the target destination. The zPilot icon shows the transfer rate. Figure 9 zPilot Showing Transfer Rate Double-click the zPilot icon to display status details about the file transfers. Select an entry and click Pause, Resume, or Remove to control the transfer.
Page 27: Manage The Device
Chapter 2 NAS Starter Utility new drive in Windows Explorer (My Computer) where you can access and use it like your computer’s other drives. Figure 12 Network Drive 2.7 Manage the Device In the main NAS Starter Utility screen click Configuration > Administration to log into the NSA’s administration screens where you can manage the NSA.
Page 28 Chapter 2 NAS Starter Utility Click Configuration > System Setting in the main utility screen to display the following screen. Figure 14 NAS Starter Utility > Configuration > System Setting The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 4 NAS Starter Utility > Configuration > System Setting LABEL DESCRIPTION Server Name...
Page 29: Zcloud
H A PT ER zCloud 3.1 zCloud Install the zCloud app from the Apple App store or Google Play on your iOS or Android phone or tablet to access the NSA’s media files from your mobile device and upload media files from your mobile device to the NSA.
Page 30 Chapter 3 zCloud Tap Add a NAS and enter your NSA’s IP address and your user name and password and tap Connect. The next time you use the zCloud NAS media function you can select the NSA from the list. Go to the NSA’s published music, photo, or video files or upload media files to the NSA.
Page 31: Nsa Media Music Screens
Chapter 3 zCloud 3.1.2 NSA Media Music Screens Browse the NSA’s published music files by folders, all music files, or by artist. Media Server User’s Guide...
Page 32 Chapter 3 zCloud Tap a song to play it or press your mobile device’s menu button to use select-n-go to select multiple files to play or download. When using select-n-go the top of the zCloud screen has a SELECT ALL option and a three squares menu option with Play Selected and Download Selected options.
Page 33: Nsa Media Photo Screens
Chapter 3 zCloud When you finish viewing the NSA’s media files you can press your mobile device’s menu button to get the option to log out from the NSA (Logout). 3.1.3 NSA Media Photo Screens Browse the NSA’s published photos by folders, all photos, or by date. Media Server User’s Guide...
Page 34 Chapter 3 zCloud Tap a photo to display it or press your mobile device’s menu button to use select-n-go to select multiple files to download. With a photo displayed, press your mobile device’s menu button to get the option to start a slideshow.
Page 35: Nsa Media Video Screens
Chapter 3 zCloud 3.1.4 NSA Media Video Screens Browse the NSA’s published video files by folders or all video files. Tap a video to play it or press your mobile device’s menu button to use select-n-go to select multiple files to download. Media Server User’s Guide...
Page 36: Zcloud Uploader
Chapter 3 zCloud 3.1.5 zCloud Uploader Tap Uploader to upload music, photo, or video files from your mobile device to the NSA. Select a destination folder on the NSA and the photos, music, or video files to upload. For example, if you selected Photo, select the folder containing the photos you want to upload to the NSA.
Page 37: Browse Zcloud Downloaded Media
Chapter 3 zCloud Press the mobile device’s menu button for options to select all files (Select All), show download and upload details (Show Download / Upload), and log out from the NSA (Logout). Here is an example of the download and upload details. 3.1.6 Browse zCloud Downloaded Media In the main zCloud app screen, tap Downloaded Media to access music, photo, or video files downloaded from the NSA to your mobile device.
Page 38 Chapter 3 zCloud Tap the type of downloaded media files to display (photos for example). Tap a photo to display it or press your mobile device’s menu button to use select-n-go in the options menu to select multiple files to delete. When using select-n-go the top of the zCloud screen has a SELECT ALL option and a three squares menu option with a Delete option.
Page 39 Chapter 3 zCloud After you display a photo, you can press your mobile device’s menu button to see the option to start a slideshow. Media Server User’s Guide...
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Page 41: Web Configurator Basics
H A PT ER Web Configurator Basics 4.1 Overview This chapter describes how to access the NSA web configurator and provides an overview of its screens. The web configurator is an HTML-based management interface that allows easy NSA setup and management using an Internet browser.
Page 42: Access The Nsa Via Nas Starter Utility
Chapter 4 Web Configurator Basics 4.2.1 Access the NSA Via NAS Starter Utility If you don’t know the IP address of the NSA, then use the NAS Starter Utility to find it. Refer to the Quick Start Guide for how to install and run the NAS Starter Utility. See Chapter 2 on page 21 more information on the NAS Starter Utility.
Page 43: Login
Chapter 4 Web Configurator Basics 4.3 Login The default username and password are ‘admin’ and ‘1234’ respectively. Enter your username and password. See Chapter 15 on page 307 for how to create other user accounts. If you use the option to stay logged in (assuming you do not log out), make sure you keep your computer secure from unauthorized access.
Page 44 Chapter 4 Web Configurator Basics If you have not done so yet, you should see a screen asking you to change your password (highly recommended) as shown next. Type a new password (and retype it to confirm) and click Apply or click Ignore.
Page 45: Playzone Screens
Chapter 4 Web Configurator Basics 4.4 Playzone Screens The Playzone Home screen displays after you log in using the User Login button. Figure 19 Playzone Home Note: The Web Configurator session automatically times out if it is left idle for 15 minutes.
Page 46 Chapter 4 Web Configurator Basics Table 5 Playzone Home Screen Icons (continued) ICON DESCRIPTION Use Playzone Settings to edit general Playzone screen settings and account passwords. Administrators can use Application Zone to manage the NSA’s applications. Normal users can go to the management page of installed, non-built-in packages. Administrators can use Administrator to go to the administrator configuration screens.
Page 47: Media Server Screens
Chapter 4 Web Configurator Basics 4.4.1 Media Server Screens Use the Playzone media server screens to view published photos and play published music and video files. This following figures shows a folder within the Music media server screens with the files as thumbnails and as a list.
Page 48 Chapter 4 Web Configurator Basics Figure 21 Music (List) This table describes common labels in the Playzone media server screens. Not every item displays in every screen. Table 7 Playzone Media Server Screens LABEL DESCRIPTION ZyXEL The path of the current view. Click ZyXEL to return to the Playzone Home screen. Click an underlined link to go to that location in the path.
Page 49: Now Playing (Music)
Chapter 4 Web Configurator Basics Table 7 Playzone Media Server Screens LABEL DESCRIPTION Add to Current Click this to add the selected music file to the currently playing playlist. Playlist Refresh Click this to update the display in the screen. Now Playing This link is available when a song is playing.
Page 50: Slideshow (Photos)
Chapter 4 Web Configurator Basics If a photo’s Exif data includes GPS location data, click the latitude or longitude link to display the location in Google Maps. Click Clear to delete the markers of other photos and only display the current photo’s marker.
Page 51: File Browser
Chapter 4 Web Configurator Basics 4.4.5 File Browser Click File Browser to open the following screen. Use the file browsing screens to play, open, upload, and download files. A share is a set of user access permissions for a specific folder on a volume (gives someone access to a folder).
Page 52 Chapter 4 Web Configurator Basics The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 8 File Browser LABEL DESCRIPTION Click this to go to the next higher layer in the share’s folder tree. Name This column identifies the names of folders and files in the share. Click a file’s file name to open the file or save it to your computer.
Page 53 Chapter 4 Web Configurator Basics Table 8 File Browser (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Restore When you are in a recycle bin folder, select a folder or file and click this to restore it. Refresh Click this to update the information displayed in the screen. Note: Do not refresh the screen while an upload or download is in progress.
Page 54: Share And Folder Names
Chapter 4 Web Configurator Basics Table 9 File Browser > Configure Share (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Share Access Select who can access the files in the share and how much access they are to be given. If you publish the share to the media server or the web, all users will have at least read- only access to the share, regardless of what you configure here.
Page 55: Application Zone
Chapter 4 Web Configurator Basics 4.4.7 Application Zone Administrators can click Application Zone to go to a screen where you can enable or disable various applications for file sharing and downloading. Normal users can go to the management page of installed, non-built-in packages. Figure 28 Application Zone The following table describes the labels in the this screen.
Page 56: Playzone Settings
Chapter 4 Web Configurator Basics Table 10 Application Zone (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Resume Select the Flickr or Youtube Uploadr entry and click this to resume current uploading. Refresh Update the list of applications in the screen. 4.4.8 Playzone Settings Click Playzone Settings to open the following screen. Use this screen to change general Play zone screen settings and account passwords.
Page 57: Administration Screens
Chapter 4 Web Configurator Basics Table 11 Playzone Settings (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Slide Effect Enable the Ken Burns effect to have the NSA automatically pan and zoom photos in slideshows. Disable it to display photos in slideshows normally. Slide Interval Select how long to display each image in a slideshow before changing to the next.
Page 58: Global Administration Icons
Chapter 4 Web Configurator Basics The Status screen is the first advanced administration screen that displays. See Chapter 6 on page for more information about the Status screen. Figure 30 Status 4.5.1 Global Administration Icons The icons and language label at the top-right of the screen ( ) are visible from most of the administration screens.
Page 59: Navigation Panel
Chapter 4 Web Configurator Basics Table 12 Global Labels and Icons LABEL/ICON DESCRIPTION Home Click this to go to the Playzone Home screen. Logout Click this at any time to exit the web configurator. This is the same as clicking the Logout link at the bottom of the navigation panel.
Page 60 Chapter 4 Web Configurator Basics Table 13 Screens Summary (continued) LINK SCREEN FUNCTION Applications FTP Server Enable FTP file transfer to/from the NSA, set the number of FTP connections allowed, an FTP idle timeout, and the character set. Media Server Enable or disable the sharing of media files and select which shares to share.
Page 61: Main Window
Chapter 4 Web Configurator Basics Table 13 Screens Summary (continued) LINK SCREEN FUNCTION Protect Backup Create and customize backup jobs. Restore Restore previous backups made with the NSA. Logout Click this to exit the web configurator. This is recommended to prevent unauthorized administrator access to the NSA.
Page 62: Session Example (Windows)
Chapter 4 Web Configurator Basics Table 14 Common Configuration Screen Icons (continued) ICON DESCRIPTION Scan Disk Click this to scan a hard disk for file system errors. Eject Click this before you remove an external hard drive so that you do not lose data that is being transferred to or from that hard drive.
Page 63: Tutorials
H A PT ER Tutorials 5.1 Overview This chapter provides tutorials that show how to use the NSA. • Windows 7 Network, see page 63 • Windows 7 Network Map, see page 67 • Playing Media Files in Windows 7, see page 69 •...
Page 64 Chapter 5 Tutorials Click Start > Control Panel. Set View by to Category and click Network and Internet. Click View network computers and devices. Media Server User’s Guide...
Page 65: If The Nsa Icon Does Not Display
Chapter 5 Tutorials The NSA icon displays twice because the NSA is both a media server and a storage device. Double- click either NSA icon to open the Web Configurator login screen. 5.2.1 If the NSA Icon Does Not Display The network containing the NSA must be set as a home or work network in order for the NSA icons to display.
Page 66: Nsa Icon Right-Click Options
Chapter 5 Tutorials Use the Set Network Location screen to set the network’s location to home or work. 5.2.2 NSA Icon Right-click Options Right-click the NSA’s icon to see these options: • Install/Uninstall: Click Install to add the NSA as a device in your computer. After you install the NSA you can see it in the computer’s list of devices (see Section 5.5 on page 69.
Page 67: Windows 7 Network Map
Chapter 5 Tutorials • Properties opens a window of NSA details and troubleshooting information. • Manufacturer identifies the company that produced the NSA. • Model identifies the NSA model. • identifies the NSA model number. Model number • Device webpage shows the IP address for accessing the Web Configurator. •...
Page 68 Chapter 5 Tutorials Click Start > Control Panel > View network status and tasks (or Network and Sharing Center if you view the Control Panel by icons). Click See full map (1 in the figure). The network containing the NSA must be set as a home or work network in order to use the full map feature.
Page 69: Playing Media Files In Windows 7
Chapter 5 Tutorials 5.4 Playing Media Files in Windows 7 In Windows 7, the NSA automatically displays as a library in Windows Media Player. Figure 31 NSA in Windows Media Player 5.5 Windows 7 Devices and Printers After you use the NSA’s network icon’s install option you can manage the NSA from the Windows 7 Devices and Printers folder.
Page 70 Chapter 5 Tutorials Click Start > Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Devices and Printers. Select the NSA icon to display information about the NSA. Double-click the NSA icon to open a properties window (see page 67). Right-click the icon to display these options: •...
Page 71: Windows 7 Desktop Shortcut
Chapter 5 Tutorials 5.5.1 Windows 7 Desktop Shortcut This is the NSA’s desktop shortcut. Double-click it to open a properties window (see page 67). Right-click the NSA’s desktop shortcut icon to see these options: • Open Media Player opens the computer’s default media player. •...
Page 72: Creating A Volume In A 2-Bay Nsa
Chapter 5 Tutorials • Create shortcut has Windows make a desktop shortcut to this icon. • Delete sends the shortcut to the recycle bin. • Rename lets you change the name of the shortcut. • Troubleshoot opens Windows’ device troubleshooting wizard. •...
Page 73: Migrate Button
Chapter 5 Tutorials 5.6.2 Migrate Button Do the following steps to create a RAID 1 volume. Once you install a second SATA hard disk in the NSA, the Storage > Volume screen shows the Migrate button. Click the button and you can see the following progress bar. Wait for the RAID 1 volume to Migrate be created.
Page 74: Creating A Volume In A 1-Bay Nsa
Chapter 5 Tutorials This deletes all existing data in the SATA hard disk. Make sure you have a backup of any existing data in the hard disk. The NSA starts creating the volume and you can see the following progress bar. Wait for the RAID 1 volume to be created.
Page 75: Creating A Raid 1 Volume
Chapter 5 Tutorials Your NSA has a single bay for a SATA (Serial Advanced Technology Attachment) hard disk. JBOD is the only storage method for the NSA310S and the default storage method if you are using a single hard disk in the NSA310. This JBOD volume shows up in the Storage >...
Page 76: Create A Sata Volume Button
Chapter 5 Tutorials Click the button and you can see the following progress bar. Wait for up to 10 minutes for Migrate the RAID 1 volume to be created. 5.7.3 Create a SATA Volume Button If you do not have an existing volume in the Storage > Volume screen, do the following steps to create a RAID 1 volume.
Page 77 Chapter 5 Tutorials The NSA starts creating the volume and you can see the following progress bar. Wait for 2 minutes for the RAID 1 volume to be created. The Storage > Volume screen displays with your RAID 1 volume. Media Server User’s Guide...
Page 78: Creating A Pc Compatible Volume
Chapter 5 Tutorials 5.7.4 Creating a PC Compatible Volume You can use your eSATA hard disk as a separate storage volume. The following section shows you how to create a PC Compatible Volume. Use this storage method if you have an eSATA hard disk that will be connected to a Windows computer when it is not connected to the NSA.
Page 79 Chapter 5 Tutorials The NSA starts creating the volume and you can see the following progress bar. Wait for 2 minutes for the volume to be created. The Storage > Volume screen displays with your PC Compatible Volume. Media Server User’s Guide...
Page 80 Chapter 5 Tutorials 5.7.4.1 Checking Your PC Compatible Volume The files in the eSATA hard disk that you configured as a PC Compatible Volume should be accessible when you connect the eSATA hard disk to your computer. You can configure the features of your NSA to save files to your eSATA hard disk. For example, you can refer to Section 5.11 on page 106 to use the Broadcatching feature of your NSA to download...
Page 81: Deleting A Volume
Chapter 5 Tutorials Disconnect the eSATA hard disk from the NSA. Connect the eSATA hard disk to your computer. On some systems, you can see the following notification. The computer assigns a letter to the eSATA hard disk (drive F in this example) that is accessible from the My Computer screen.
Page 82: File Sharing Tutorials
Chapter 5 Tutorials In the Storage > Volume screen, select the volume you want to delete and click the delete icon. A confirmation window appears as follows. Click Yes. This deletes all existing data in the volume. Make sure you have a backup of any existing data in the hard disk.
Page 83 Chapter 5 Tutorials At the NSA web configurator login screen enter the administrator account and password and click Administrator Login to go to the advanced administration screens. Click Sharing > Users to open the Users screen. Then click Add User. Media Server User’s Guide...
Page 84: Creating A Share
Chapter 5 Tutorials Configure the screen as follows and write down the username and password to give to Jimmy. If the username and password are the same as Jimmy’s Windows login, Jimmy will not need to enter a username and password when he logs into his share from his computer. Set the Account Type to User so Jimmy doesn’t get to configure the whole NSA.
Page 85 Chapter 5 Tutorials In the NSA’s administration web configurator screens, click Shares > Add Share. Click Add Share to create a new share. Specify a name for the share and select which volume it should be on. Configure the screen as follows.
Page 86: Creating A Group
Chapter 5 Tutorials Configure the screen as follows to give Jimmy full access right to the share. Then click Apply to create the share. Now that Bob has created Jimmy’s share, he can go through the steps again to create another share for Kevin.
Page 87: Accessing A Share From Windows Explorer
Chapter 5 Tutorials Specify a name for the group. Select the user(s) you want to add to the group from the Available User(s) list and click Add Selected User(s). Configure the screen as follows. Then click Apply to create the group. Now that Bob has created a group for Jimmy and Kevin, he can go through the steps again to create another group for the parents.
Page 88 Chapter 5 Tutorials Select the network drive that you want to map the NSA to from the Drive list box. This example uses I. Then browse to and select the share on the NSA. Click Finish. Enter the username and password for Jimmy’s account and click OK. You do not need to do this if the username and password are the same as Jimmy’s Windows login.
Page 89: Accessing A Share Using Ftp
Chapter 5 Tutorials After the mapping is done, you can then simply copy and paste or drag and drop files from/to your local computer’s drives to or from this network folder. Just like the NSA’s share was another folder on your computer. Now that Bob has mapped Jimmy’s share to Jimmy’s computer, he can go through the steps again to map Kevin’s share to Kevin’s computer.
Page 90: Accessing A Share Through The Web Configurator
Chapter 5 Tutorials Enter your password and click Login. Now you can access files and copy files from/to your local computer’s drives to or from this network folder. 5.9.6 Accessing a Share Through the Web Configurator You can browse and access files through the web configurator. Media Server User’s Guide...
Page 91: Download Service Tutorial
Chapter 5 Tutorials Log into the NSA web configurator (see Section 4.3 on page 43) using the appropriate user name and password (this example uses Jimmy’s) and click File Browser. Click a share (the Jimmy share in this example) to see the top level of the share’s contents. Click a folder’s file name to browse the folder.
Page 92 Chapter 5 Tutorials Find a download link for the file you want. In this example, www.zyxel.com has a Download Now link for downloading a datasheet for ZyXEL’s GS-2024 (a device for making phone calls over the Internet). Note: Make sure the link opens either the file you want or a pop-up window about how to handle the file.
Page 93 Chapter 5 Tutorials Log into the NSA web configurator (see Section 4.3 on page 43) using the administrator account and click Application Zone and the Application Zone > Download Service link. Click Add. Media Server User’s Guide...
Page 94: Installing The Link Capture Browser Plugin
Chapter 5 Tutorials Right-click the URL field and select Paste. The URL displays in the URL field. Click Apply. After a few moments, the download task appears in the Download Service screen’s Active tab. The download appears in the Completed tab when it is done. By default the NSA stores all downloads in the admin share’s download folder.
Page 95 Chapter 5 Tutorials Note: At the time of writing the plugin supports Internet Explorer 6.0/7.0 and Mozilla Firefox 2.0/3.0; it does not support Windows 7. Internet Explorer Open the folder containing the link capture browser plugin. Double-click on the plugin to display the following screen. Click I Agree to begin installation. Select a location to save the plugin and click Install.
Page 96 Chapter 5 Tutorials Open Internet Explorer and locate a download link. In this example, www.zyxel.com has a Download Now link for downloading a user’s guide for ZyXEL’s NBG410W3G (a 3G wireless router). Right-click on the download link and select NSA Setting. Enter the NSA’s web address.
Page 97 Chapter 5 Tutorials To install the plugin, drag and drop the plugin to Firefox. The following screen displays. Click Install Now. Media Server User’s Guide...
Page 98 Chapter 5 Tutorials You need to restart Firefox after the installation. When Firefox restarts, a message displays to show the installation succeeded. The plugin is installed as an extension in Add-ons. Click Options to configure the NSA’s web address. Media Server User’s Guide...
Page 99: Using The Link Capture Browser Plugin
Chapter 5 Tutorials Enter the NSA’s web address. The default is ‘nsa’ followed by the number of your model (‘nsa320’ for example). Then click OK. 5.10.3 Using the Link Capture Browser Plugin Once you install the plugin, you may begin sending download links to the NSA from your web browser.
Page 100 Chapter 5 Tutorials The login screen shows up. Enter your NSA’s login information and click Login to send the link to the download service. A confirmation message displays. Log into the NSA web configurator (see Section 4.3 on page 43) using the administrator account and click Application Zone and the Application Zone >...
Page 101: Configuring The Download Service Preferences
Chapter 5 Tutorials The download task appears in the Download Service screen’s Active or Queue tab. It may appear in the Completed tab if the NSA already finished downloading the file or it may appear in the Error tab if the NSA failed to download the file. By default the NSA stores all downloads in the admin share’s download folder.
Page 102 Chapter 5 Tutorials When it is not the download time, you see a message in the Download Service screen, indicating the active download period. Click Applications > Download Service > Preferences > P2P download to open the following screen. Enter the information below and then click Apply. Here is a list of P2P download settings you want to configure for your NSA: •...
Page 103: Using Download Service Notification
Chapter 5 Tutorials • Scroll down and click Edit IP Filter. Use an online IP filter table from http://www.bluetack.co.uk/ config/level1.gz for example to protect P2P downloads. Enter the URL in the Update IP Filter from the Internet Every Week field. 5.10.5 Using Download Service Notification Use an RSS feed reader on your computer to keep track of files the NSA has downloaded.
Page 104 Chapter 5 Tutorials Internet Explorer 7 Example After you activate download service notification, click the RSS feed icon. The following screen displays. Select Subscribe to this feed. The following screen displays. Click Subscribe. Media Server User’s Guide...
Page 105 Chapter 5 Tutorials Click the Favorite icon on your browser and select the Feeds tab to check the updates of your NSA’s download list. Firefox Example After you activate download service notification, click the RSS feed icon. The following screen displays. Select Live Bookmarks from the drop-down list and click Subscribe Now.
Page 106: Broadcatching Tutorial
Chapter 5 Tutorials From the Firefox’s Bookmarks Menu, select Download Notify to check the updates of your NSA’s download list. 5.11 Broadcatching Tutorial Use broadcatching to have the NSA download frequently updated digital content like TV programs, radio talk shows, Podcasts (audio files), and blogs. This example shows how to subscribe the NSA to the CNET TV Internet television channel.
Page 107 Chapter 5 Tutorials Find the link for the RSS feed containing the channel you want to add. In this example, http:// reviews.cnet.com/4520-11455_7-6333605-1.html has an RSS link for subscribing to the CNET Live podcast. However this is not the link for the actual RSS feed. Click the link to go to another screen that has RSS feed links.
Page 108 Chapter 5 Tutorials Right-click the download link and select Copy Link Location in Firefox (or Copy Shortcut in Internet Explorer). Log into the NSA web configurator (see Section 4.3 on page 43) using the administrator account and click Administration > Applications > Broadcatching. Click Add Channel.
Page 109 Chapter 5 Tutorials Right-click the URL field and select Paste. The URL displays in the URL field. Select a policy for what items to download. This example uses Manually Choose Items for Download so you will be able to select individual items to download later. Select a policy for what items to delete.
Page 110: Printer Server Tutorial
Chapter 5 Tutorials 5.12 Printer Server Tutorial Do the following to have the NSA let computers on your network share a printer. See www.zyxel.com for a list of compatible printers. Make sure the NSA is on and the SYS light is on steady (not blinking). Use a USB cable to connect the printer’s USB port to one of the NSA’s USB ports.
Page 111 Chapter 5 Tutorials If you get a warning screen, click the option that lets you continue (Yes in this example). If your computer does not already have the printer’s driver installed, you will need to install it. In this example, click OK. Use the wizard screens to install the printer driver on the computer.
Page 112: Copy And Flickr Auto Upload Tutorial
Chapter 5 Tutorials 5.13 Copy and Flickr Auto Upload Tutorial Amy received some photos taken during her best friend’s wedding and saved the files on a USB disk. She wants to save a copy of the photos in the NSA and upload the photos to her Flickr account.
Page 113: Ftp Uploadr Tutorial
Chapter 5 Tutorials The NSA also automatically uploads the copied files to Flickr. 5.14 FTP Uploadr Tutorial FTP Uploadr can automatically upload files saved on the NSA to a remote FTP server. Amy wants to share files on her NSA with Susan. They each have an NSA at home, so Susan has to set her NSA as an FTP server for Amy to automatically send files using FTP Uploadr.
Page 114 Chapter 5 Tutorials Susan also has to create a user account and share on her NSA for Amy to upload files. The share is used for files uploaded from Amy’s NSA. Amy will then use the following information to configure FTP Uploadr on her NSA.
Page 115 Chapter 5 Tutorials In the FTP Uploadr screen, click Preferences to configure the auto upload settings. Amy wants to share video files with Susan. In the Preferences screen, click the Add button and select video from the Shares drop-down list box, enter a forward slash in the Path field and click Apply to add the share to the Folder Watch List.
Page 116: Web Configurator's Security Sessions
Chapter 5 Tutorials Amy also set the Bandwidth Limit to 20 KB/s so that the upload doesn’t slow down her Internet connection. Now Amy has set up FTP Uploadr to send files to Susan’s NSA. Every time Amy adds new files or renames files in the video share, these new or modified files will be uploaded automatically to the Amy share on Susan’s NSA.
Page 117: Customizing The Nsa's Certificate
Chapter 5 Tutorials 5.15.1 Customizing the NSA’s Certificate Click Maintenance > SSL and then select Edit a self-signed CA certificate and click Edit. Next, let’s modify the certificate by changing the Common Name to this NSA’s host name of “nsa”, the Organization to “ZyXEL”...
Page 118: Downloading And Installing Customized Certificate
Chapter 5 Tutorials The NSA restarts its network services and returns you to the login screen. 5.15.2 Downloading and Installing Customized Certificate Log in and return to Maintenance > SSL. Under Modify the Existing Certificate, click Download. Media Server User’s Guide...
Page 119 Chapter 5 Tutorials Save the file to your computer. Find the certificate file on your computer and double-click it. Media Server User’s Guide...
Page 120 Chapter 5 Tutorials Install the certificate. The rest of the steps in this section are an example of installing a certificate in Windows. In the Certificate dialog box, click Install Certificate. In the Certificate Import Wizard, click Next. Media Server User’s Guide...
Page 121 Chapter 5 Tutorials Leave Automatically select certificate store based on the type of certificate selected and click Next. In the Completing the Certificate Import Wizard screen, click Finish. Media Server User’s Guide...
Page 122: Turn On The Nsa's Web Security
Chapter 5 Tutorials If you are presented with another Security Warning, click Yes. Finally, click OK when presented with the successful certificate installation message. 5.15.3 Turn on the NSA’s Web Security Now that you have customized the NSA’s certificate and installed it in your computer, you can turn on security for your Web Configurator sessions.
Page 123 Chapter 5 Tutorials Close your web browser and open it again to reset its session with the NSA. Log in and click Maintenance > SSL. Select Force HTTPS and click Apply. A warning screen pops up if applying your change may disconnect some users. Click Apply to continue.
Page 124 Chapter 5 Tutorials The NSA logs you out and automatically redirects your formerly non-secure (HTTP) connection to a secure (HTTPS) connection. Your browser may give you a warning about the device’s public key certificate. Add an exception to allow your browser to bypass the warning. Click Add Exception.
Page 125 Chapter 5 Tutorials Click Get Certificate. Media Server User’s Guide...
Page 126 Chapter 5 Tutorials Before you add an exception, verify that the device to which you are trying to connect is providing the correct certificate. Click View. Media Server User’s Guide...
Page 127 Chapter 5 Tutorials The SHA1 fingerprint must match the NSA’s certificate you downloaded from the NSA to your computer. (Double-click the NSA’s certificate file and then click Details and look at the Thumbprint). Click Close. Media Server User’s Guide...
Page 128 Chapter 5 Tutorials If the certificate fingerprints match, click Confirm Security Exception, otherwise click Cancel. The login screen displays. Now, anyone who connects to the NSA’s Web Configurator screens will automatically do so by HTTPs. Use a secure method to let your users know the correct fingerprint for the NSA’s certificate so they can check it before adding a security exception (as in steps on pages to 127).
Page 129: Using Ftpes To Connect To The Nsa
Chapter 5 Tutorials 5.16 Using FTPES to Connect to the NSA This section covers how to use FTP over Explicit TLS/SSL with the NSA for secure FTP transfers. Before you go through this section, read Section 5.15 on page 116 to configure HTTPS.
Page 130: Using A Mac To Access The Nsa
Chapter 5 Tutorials A security warning screen displays. The SHA1 fingerprint must match the NSA’s certificate you downloaded from the NSA to your computer. (Double-click the NSA’s certificate file and then click Details and look at the Thumbprint). If they match, click OK. The shares and folders to which Gonzo has access display.
Page 131: Finder
Chapter 5 Tutorials 5.17.1 Finder Open a new Finder window. Select All under the SHARED sidebar. Look for the NSA from the Network list. Media Server User’s Guide...
Page 132: Go Menu
Chapter 5 Tutorials Expand the NSA to display the shares you may access. 5.17.2 Go Menu In the Finder, click Go > Connect to Server. Media Server User’s Guide...
Page 133: How To Use The Backupplanner
Chapter 5 Tutorials When the Connect to Server dialog box opens, enter smb:// and the NSA’s IP address in the Server Address field. You may also click Browse to have the Mac search for the NSA. Click Connect. Once you establish the connection, you can access the NSA from the Finder or directly from the desktop.
Page 134 Chapter 5 Tutorials Click Protect > Backup > Add Job. Figure 32 Protect > Backup Identify the backup job and select Archive. New files are often added to the shares that you need to back up and existing files are not frequently changed so select Incremental.
Page 135 Chapter 5 Tutorials Select the volume1 check box to select all the folders and files. Select Remote and enter the other NSA’s address, username, password, and share name. If you want to make sure the remote NSA is reachable, click Test Connection. Figure 34 Protect >...
Page 136: Creating A Synchronization Backup
Chapter 5 Tutorials In this example, the target NSA is on the LAN so leave the compression off. Security is already configured on the target NSA so you can leave the encryption off, too. Have the NSA keep 3 backups. Figure 35 Protect >...
Page 137 Chapter 5 Tutorials Click Protect > Backup > Add Job. Figure 36 Protect > Backup Name the backup job and select Synchronization. You want only your current set of files in the remote NSA’s folder, so you select Mirror to make the target folder identical to the source folder.
Page 138 Chapter 5 Tutorials • Click Next. Figure 38 Protect > Backup > Add Job: Step 2 Click OK in the warning dialog box. Figure 39 Protect > Backup > Add Job: Step 3 For this example, assume the connection to the German branch office is a good one and not many files need to be backed up so leave the compression off.
Page 139: Restoring Archived Files By Backup Job
Chapter 5 Tutorials • Click Next. Figure 40 Protect > Backup > Add Job: Step 3 Schedule the backup to occur every morning at 3:00 and click Done. Figure 41 Protect > Backup > Add Job: Step 4 You do not need to use a special restore process to use the files a synchronization backup creates. The copy of files that the NSA creates on the other NSA’s Backups share can be used directly by anyone with access to that share.
Page 140 Chapter 5 Tutorials Click Protect > Backup screen, select a backup job and click Restore Archive. Figure 42 Protect > Backup Select which backup to use and click Next. Figure 43 Protect > Backup > Restore Archive: Step 1 Media Server User’s Guide...
Page 141 Chapter 5 Tutorials Select the files and folders you want to restore and click Next. Figure 44 Protect > Backup > Restore Archive: Step 2 Select the original location and click Done. Figure 45 Protect > Backup > Restore Archive: Step 3 Media Server User’s Guide...
Page 142: Restoring By Backup Files
Chapter 5 Tutorials The NSA restores the files into the share. When it finishes you can access the files. Figure 46 Protect > Backup > Restore Archive: Progress 5.18.4 Restoring by Backup Files If you deleted an archive backup job or the NSA or the RAID array containing the backup job failed you cannot restore archived files by the backup job.
Page 143 Chapter 5 Tutorials Select the backup job and backup time and click Next. Figure 48 Protect > Restore: Step 2 Select everything in the share except the recycle folder. Click Next. Figure 49 Protect > Restore: Step 3 Media Server User’s Guide...
Page 144 Chapter 5 Tutorials Browse to the folder where you want to put the files. Click Done. Figure 50 Protect > Restore: Step 4 The NSA restores the files and you can use them again. Media Server User’s Guide...
Page 145: Technical Reference
Technical Reference...
Page 147: Status Screen
H A PT ER Status Screen 6.1 Overview This chapter describes the Status screen, which is the first advanced administration screen that displays. 6.2 The Status Screen Use the login screen’s Administrator Login button or click Administration in the Playzone Home screen (Section 4.5 on page 57) to open the Web Configurator.
Page 148 Chapter 6 Status Screen The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 16 Status LABEL DESCRIPTION Status Click this to refresh the status screen statistics. System Information Server Name This displays the name which helps you find the NSA on the network. Click the Edit icon to go to the screen where you can configure this.
Page 149 Chapter 6 Status Screen Table 16 Status (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION External Volume (or USB This displays the volumes created on USB hard drives connected to the NSA. USB Volume) disks are numbered in the order that you insert USB devices. Click the Edit icon to open the Storage screen.
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Page 151: System Setting
H A PT ER System Setting 7.1 Overview This chapter gives an overview of the various features included in the system setting screens. Upgrade the NSA firmware. Use package management to add more useful applications in your NSA. Identify your NSA on the network and set the time that the NSA follows for its scheduled tasks/logs. 7.2 What You Can Do •...
Page 152 Chapter 7 System Setting • SMART - Use S.M.A.R.T. (Self Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) to monitor hard disks. It detects and reports the reliability of hard disks using standard indicators, enabling administrators to anticipate possible disk failures. • SqueezeCenter - This enables you to manage a Logitech's Squeezebox device connected to the NSA.
Page 153: The Firmware Upgrade Screen
Chapter 7 System Setting 7.4 The Firmware Upgrade Screen Use this screen to upgrade the NSA firmware. You should first have downloaded the latest firmware files from the ZyXEL website. Do not turn off the NSA while it is upgrading the firmware or you may render it unusable.
Page 154 Chapter 7 System Setting Click System Setting > Firmware / Packages > Package to open the following screen. Figure 53 System Setting > Firmware / Packages > Package The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 18 System Setting > Firmware / Packages > Package LABEL DESCRIPTION Package Management...
Page 155 Chapter 7 System Setting Table 18 System Setting > Firmware / Packages > Package (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Disable This option is only for non built-in packages. Choose the item(s) on the list and click this to disable the application on your system. You have to enable the application again in order to use it.
Page 156: Displaying The Package Information
Chapter 7 System Setting 7.5.1 Displaying the Package Information Select an item on the list and click Package Info. Use this screen to check detailed information about the application. Figure 54 System Setting > Firmware / Packages > Package > Package Info The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Page 157: The Server Name Screen
Chapter 7 System Setting 7.6 The Server Name Screen Click System Setting > Server Name to open the following screen. Use this screen to configure your CIFS settings. In this screen you can set your server name and specify if your NSA is a part of a workgroup.
Page 158 Chapter 7 System Setting Click the System Setting link in the navigation panel and then click the Date/Time link to access the Date/Time screen. Figure 56 System Setting > Date/Time The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 21 System Setting > Date/Time LABEL DESCRIPTION Current System Date Time Setting...
Page 159 Chapter 7 System Setting Table 21 System Setting > Date/Time (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Synchronize Click this for the NSA to retrieve the correct time from the configured time server right away. Time Zone Time Zone Choose the time zone of your location. This will set the time difference between your time zone and Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
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Page 161: Storage
H A PT ER Storage 8.1 Overview Several NSA features require a valid internal volume. This chapter covers the management of volumes and disks (both internal and external). Use the Storage screen (Section 8.2 on page 162) to display information on all volumes, create internal and external volumes, and configure the volume’s properties.
Page 162: The Storage Screen
Chapter 8 Storage Note: 1-bay models configure the internal hard disk (SATA) as JBOD by default. You can modify it if you attach a second internal hard disk (an eSATA hard disk). Finding Out More Section 8.6 on page 169 for more technical background information on storage.
Page 163: Storage Screen
Chapter 8 Storage 8.2.2 Storage Screen Click Storage > Volume in the navigation panel to display the following screen. Use this screen to display internal and external volumes on the NSA. Note: It is recommended to scan the volume every three months or 32 reboots. Figure 57 Storage >...
Page 164: Volume Status
Chapter 8 Storage Table 22 Storage > Volume (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Capacity This field shows total disk size, the percentage of the volume being used and the percentage that is available. Actions This field displays icons allowing you to edit, scan, repair, expand, migrate, or delete a volume.
Page 165: Creating An Internal (Sata) Volume
Chapter 8 Storage If it’s down, then the only indication is that you can no longer transfer files to/from the shares in the down volume. If it’s degraded, then file transfer to/from the shares in the degraded volume will be slower. Note: There is no explicit message from CIFS that tells users their volume is degraded or down.
Page 166 Chapter 8 Storage The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 23 Storage > Create an Internal Volume LABEL DESCRIPTION Volume Name Type a volume name from 1 to 31 characters. To avoid confusion, it is highly recommended that each volume use a unique name.
Page 167: Editing A Volume
Chapter 8 Storage Note: Once you create the first volume on the NSA, it is recommended to restart the NSA for better performance. 8.4 Editing a Volume Click an internal volume’s Edit icon in the Storage screen as shown in Figure 57 on page 163 open the following screen.
Page 168: Creating An External (Usb) Volume
Chapter 8 Storage The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 25 Storage > Volume > Scan LABEL DESCRIPTION Auto File Repair Select this to have the NSA automatically attempt to repair any errored files it detects during the scan. This may also result in the NSA finding some files and placing them in the Lost and Found share.
Page 169: External Disks
Chapter 8 Storage Table 26 Storage > Create an External Volume (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION File System Select the file system you want the new volume to use. Windows file systems NTFS: Recommended. FAT32: Newer, and more efficient than FAT16. Supports a volume size of up to 2 TB (Tera Bytes) and individual file sizes of up to 4 GB.
Page 170: Choosing A Storage Method For A Volume
Chapter 8 Storage Performance rankings are approximations. Table 27 RAID Quick Comparison RAID Level Number of Disks Capacity S*N/2 Storage Efficiency 100% Fault Tolerance None YYYY Availability YYYY Read Performance YYYY Write Performance YYYY 8.6.2 Choosing a Storage Method for a Volume The following is a guide to help you choose a storage method for the various number of disks supported on the NSA.
Page 171 Chapter 8 Storage These are some terms that you need to know in order to understand storage systems. • Mirroring In a RAID system using mirroring, all data in the system is written simultaneously to two hard disks instead of one. This provides 100% data redundancy as if one disk fails the other has the duplicated data.
Page 172 Chapter 8 Storage RAID 0 RAID 0 spreads data evenly across two or more disks (data striping) with no mirroring nor parity for data redundancy, so if one disk fails the entire volume will be lost. The major benefit of RAID 0 is performance.
Page 173 Chapter 8 Storage Typical applications for RAID 1 are those requiring high fault tolerance without need of large amounts of storage capacity or top performance, for example, accounting and financial data, small database systems, and enterprise servers. RAID and Data Protection If a hard disk fails and you’re using a RAID 1 volume, then your data will still be available (but at degraded speeds until you replace the hard disk that failed and resynchronize the volume).
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Page 175: Network
H A PT ER Network 9.1 Overview This chapter discusses the network configuration screens. The Network screens allow you to configure TCP/IP and PPPoE settings for the NSA. 9.2 What You Can Do • Use the TCP/IP screen (Section 9.4 on page 176) to assign the NSA a dynamic or static IP address and DNS information.
Page 176: The Tcp/Ip Screen
Chapter 9 Network Jumbo Frames Jumbo frames are Ethernet frames larger than 1500 bytes. They enable data transfer with less overhead. The bigger the frame, the better the network performance. Your network equipment such as computers, switches and routers must be capable of supporting jumbo frames. You also need to enable jumbo frames in all related network devices.
Page 177 Chapter 9 Network Note: If you change the NSA’s IP address, you need to log in again after you apply changes. Figure 64 Network > TCP/IP The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 31 Network > TCP/IP LABEL DESCRIPTION IP Address...
Page 178 Chapter 9 Network Table 31 Network > TCP/IP (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION IPv6 Settings Click this to configure the following IPv6 settings. Mode - • Select Auto to have the Device use the IPv6 prefix from the connected router’s Router Advertisement (RA) to generate an IPv6 address. •...
Page 179: Upnp Port Mapping Screen
Chapter 9 Network 9.5 UPnP Port Mapping Screen Use UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) port mapping to allow access from the WAN to services you select on the NSA. It is recommended that you place the NSA behind an Internet gateway firewall device to protect the NSA from attacks from the Internet (see RAID and Data Protection on page for firewall type suggestions).
Page 180: Upnp And Security
Chapter 9 Network For example, if the NSA’s IP address was 192.168.1.33 when you applied the UPnP Port Mapping screen’s settings and the NSA later gets a new IP address of 192.168.1.34 through DHCP, WAN access stops working because the Internet gateway still tries to forward traffic to IP address 192.168.1.33.
Page 181: Configuring Upnp Port Mapping
Chapter 9 Network HTTP (Web Configurator) You can use UPnP port mapping to allow access to the NSA’s management screens. If you use UPnP to allow web configurator access from the WAN, you may want to use a different WAN port number (instead of the default of port 80) to make it more secure.
Page 182: The Pppoe Screen
Chapter 9 Network The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 32 Network > UPnP > Port Mapping LABEL DESCRIPTION Use these fields to specify what port the Internet gateway uses to connect from its LAN port to the service on the NSA. Service Name This read-only field identifies a service on the NSA.
Page 183: Telnet Screen
Chapter 9 Network Click Network > PPPoE in the navigation panel to open the following screen. Figure 69 Network > PPPoE The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 33 Network > PPPoE LABEL DESCRIPTION Status Status This field displays the status of PPPoE connection. IP Address This field displays the IP address of your PPPoE connection.
Page 184 Chapter 9 Network Telnet access lets you use line commands to configure the NSA. Use these commands at your own risk. The vendor takes no responsibility for any changes you make using the commands. Click Network > Telnet in the navigation panel to open the following screen. Figure 70 Network >...
Page 185: Applications
HAPTER Applications 10.1 Overview This chapter discusses the features in the Application screens. The NSA contains various applications for file sharing and downloading. 10.2 What You Can Do • Use the FTP Server screen (Section 10.4 on page 187) to configure settings for FTP file transfers to/from the NSA.
Page 186 Chapter 10 Applications It requests for a mutual method of encryption from the FTP server for its file transfer sessions. Your FTP client must be set to use FTPES as in the following example. Figure 71 FTP Client Example Media Server The media server feature lets anyone on your network play video, music, and photos from the NSA (without having to copy them to another computer).
Page 187: Ftp Server
Chapter 10 Applications For example, if you want to share photos in a FamilyPhotos share, you could “web publish” it and others could use a web browser to access the photos at http://my-NSA’s-IP-Address/MyWeb/ FamilyPhotos. Broadcatching Broadcatching is the downloading of digital content from Internet feeds. Use broadcatching to have the NSA download frequently updated digital content like TV programs, radio shows, podcasts (audio files), and blogs.
Page 188: The Media Server Screens
Chapter 10 Applications The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 35 Applications > FTP LABEL DESCRIPTION Enable FTP You can use FTP to send files to the NSA or get files from the NSA. Select this check box to allow users to connect to the NSA via FTP;...
Page 189: The Media Server Share Publish Screen
Chapter 10 Applications Click Applications > Media Server to open the following screen. Use this screen to view the media server’s status and rebuild the media server database. Figure 73 Applications > Media Server > Media Server The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 36 Applications >...
Page 190: The Media Server Squeezecenter Screen
Chapter 10 Applications Table 37 Applications > Media Server > Share Publish LABEL DESCRIPTION Publish Photos Select this to give media clients access to the share’s photo files. Publish Videos Select this to give media clients access to the share’s video files. Apply Click this to save your changes.
Page 191: The Download Service Screen
Chapter 10 Applications The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 39 Applications > iTunes Server LABEL DESCRIPTION Enable iTunes Check this to let anyone on your network use iTunes to play music files in the published Server shares.
Page 192 Chapter 10 Applications Table 40 Applications > Download Service (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Preferences Click this to open a screen where you can set the default location for saving downloads and configure your P2P download settings. Refresh Click this to update the information displayed on the screen. Select Files A single P2P download torrent file is often for multiple files.
Page 193 Chapter 10 Applications Table 40 Applications > Download Service (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Status The following icons show the download’s status. Completed: The NSA has downloaded the whole file. Seeding: The download is finished and the NSA is allowing other P2P users to download Downloading: The NSA is getting the file.
Page 194: Adding A Download Task
Chapter 10 Applications 10.7.1 Adding a Download Task Click Applications > Download Service > Add to open the following screen. Use this screen to specify a file for the NSA to download. Section 5.10 on page 91 provides a tutorial on adding a download task.
Page 195 Chapter 10 Applications Table 41 Applications > Download Service > Add LABEL DESCRIPTION Location of This shows where the NSA stores new downloads (Put incomplete downloads in) and Downloaded Files where the NSA moves completed downloads (Move completed downloads to). The Share column shows the name of the share where the file is downloaded.
Page 196: Configuring General Download Settings
Chapter 10 Applications 10.7.2 Configuring General Download Settings Click Applications > Download Service > Preferences to open the following screen. Use this screen to set the default location for saving downloads and configure the download period. Figure 79 Applications > Download Service > Preferences > General Settings Media Server User’s Guide...
Page 197 Chapter 10 Applications The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 42 Applications > Download Service > Preferences > General Settings LABEL DESCRIPTION Location of This shows where the NSA stores new downloads (Put incomplete downloads in) and Downloaded Files where the NSA moves completed downloads (Move completed downloads to).
Page 198: Configuring The P2P Download Settings
Chapter 10 Applications Table 42 Applications > Download Service > Preferences > General Settings LABEL DESCRIPTION Download Service Specify the time period for the NSA to download files. is active in the time period Note: If you also configured the Power On/Off Schedule feature in the Power (hh:mm - Management screen, make sure your active download period does not conflict with hh:mm)
Page 199 Chapter 10 Applications The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 43 Applications > Download Service > Preferences > P2P download LABEL DESCRIPTION Port Number Assign a port number for P2P downloads. You can select a number from 2 to 65536. It is recommended to use a port number greater than 1025.
Page 200: Edit Ip Filter
Chapter 10 Applications Table 43 Applications > Download Service > Preferences > P2P download LABEL DESCRIPTION Reset Click this to restore your previously saved settings. Cancel Click this to return to the previous screen without saving. 10.7.4 Edit IP Filter Use this screen to enable or disable IP filtering for P2P downloads.
Page 201: Selecting Files To Download
Chapter 10 Applications 10.7.5 Selecting Files to Download Select an item in the Applications > Download Service screen’s list and click Select Files to open the following screen. Use this screen to select which of the torrent’s files to download. Section 5.10 on page 91 provides a tutorial on adding a download task.
Page 202: Displaying The Task Information
Chapter 10 Applications 10.7.6 Displaying the Task Information Select an item on the list and click Task Info. Use this screen to check detailed information about the task. Figure 83 Applications > Download Service > Task Info The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 46 Applications >...
Page 203: The Web Publishing Screen
Chapter 10 Applications Table 46 Applications > Download Service > Task Info LABEL DESCRIPTION Priority Use this field to set the priority for downloading the task. Select Auto to have the NSA automatically determine the task’s priority. Select High to have the NSA download this file before the other files. Comment Enter a description for this task.
Page 204: The Broadcatching Screen
Chapter 10 Applications Table 47 Applications > Web Publishing LABEL DESCRIPTION Port Number Specify a port number for accessing the published share websites hosted on the NSA. If you enter a number other than 80, make sure you include it when telling others how to access the web-published share.
Page 205 Chapter 10 Applications Click Applications > Broadcatching to open the following screen. Figure 85 Applications > Broadcatching The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 48 Applications > Broadcatching LABEL DESCRIPTION Add Channel When you find a channel to subscribe to, copy the URL of the channel’s feed and click this button.
Page 206: Adding A Broadcatching Channel
Chapter 10 Applications Table 48 Applications > Broadcatching LABEL DESCRIPTION Item Name These are the downloadable files. The following icons show the file’s status in the NSA. Completed: The NSA has downloaded the whole file. Double-click the item to go to the Download Service screen where you can see the file’s name and location.
Page 207 Chapter 10 Applications select policies for downloading and deleting the channel’s items. Section 5.11 on page 106 provides a tutorial on adding a broadcatching channel. Figure 87 Applications > Broadcatching > Add Channel The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 49 Applications >...
Page 208 Chapter 10 Applications Table 49 Applications > Broadcatching > Add Channel LABEL DESCRIPTION Location of This shows where the NSA stores new downloads (Put incomplete downloads in) and Downloaded where the NSA moves completed downloads (Move completed downloads to). Files The Share column shows the name of the share where the file is downloaded.
Page 209: Editing A Broadcatching Channel
Chapter 10 Applications 10.9.2 Editing a Broadcatching Channel Click Applications > Broadcatching, then select a channel and click Edit Channel to open a similar Edit screen. Use the Edit Channel screen to change the download or delete policies. Figure 88 Applications > Broadcatching > Edit Channel The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Page 210: The Print Server Screen
Chapter 10 Applications Table 50 Applications > Broadcatching > Edit Channel LABEL DESCRIPTION Location of This shows where the NSA stores new downloads (Put incomplete downloads in) and Downloaded Files where the NSA moves completed downloads (Move completed downloads to). The Share column shows the name of the share where the file is downloaded.
Page 211: Print Server Rename
Chapter 10 Applications Click Applications > Print Server to open the following screen. Figure 89 Applications > Print Server The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 51 Applications > Print Server LABEL DESCRIPTION Refresh Click this to update the list of printers and print jobs. The table lists printers and their queued print jobs.
Page 212: The Copy/Sync Button Screen
Chapter 10 Applications 10.11 The Copy/Sync Button Screen The Copy/Sync button on the front panel allows you to copy or synchronize files between a connected USB device and the NSA. Click Applications > Copy/Sync Button to open the following screen. Figure 91 Applications >...
Page 213: Technical Reference
Chapter 10 Applications Table 53 Applications > Copy/Sync Button LABEL DESCRIPTION USB Volume If your USB device has multiple partitions, select which partition to use with the synchronization function. Sync Direction Select USB -> NSA to synchronize files from your USB device to the NSA. Select NSA ->...
Page 214: Download Service
Chapter 10 Applications A link for the NSA in iTunes under SHARED. Click it to display the NSA’s published media files as shown next. Figure 92 NSA link in iTunes 10.12.2 Download Service The NSA’s download service downloads files from the Internet directly to the NSA. You do not have to download to your computer and then copy to the NSA.
Page 215: Link Capture Browser Plugin
Chapter 10 Applications If you already have the torrent file saved on your computer, you can just specify its location when adding a download task through the web configurator. Another method is to use FTP or a CIFS program (Windows Explorer for example) to copy the torrent file into the torrent folder. The NSA automatically uses the torrent file.
Page 216: P2P Download Security
Chapter 10 Applications Note: The download service notification only keeps track of files downloaded via P2P download. Figure 94 Download Service Notification 10.12.5 P2P Download Security When you download using P2P, you reveal your IP address. This increases the risk of hacking attacks, which can be protected against by a good firewall.
Page 217 Chapter 10 Applications • Anti-virus to check files you download for computer viruses. P2P Download and Your Firewall The anti-virus feature on a firewall probably cannot check P2P downloads for viruses, so use anti- virus software on your computer to scan the NSA for viruses. When you download using P2P download, many other P2P download users are also trying to download the file from you.
Page 218: Web Publishing Example
Chapter 10 Applications HTML (web-based) configuration interface to set this up (see the firewall’s manual for details). You may also have to configure a corresponding firewall rule. Figure 97 Firewall Configured to Allow Incoming P2P Download Requests 10.12.6 Web Publishing Example This example covers how to configure the Web Publishing screen to let people use a web browser to access a share named FamilyPhotos without logging into the Web Configurator and shows how to access the share through the Internet.
Page 219: Web Publishing
Chapter 10 Applications Now open your web browser and type in the address of the NSA’s FamilyPhotos web page. In this example, the NSA’s IP address is 192.168.1.33, and the name of the web-published share is FamilyPhotos. So you would enter “http://192.168.1.33/MyWeb/FamilyPhotos/” in your browser’s address bar.
Page 220: Channel Guides For Broadcatching
Chapter 10 Applications Web Publishing Port Number If the web-published shares use a port number other than 80 (the normal port for web traffic), users must include it after the NSA’s IP address in order to access the NSA’s web-published shares. For example, say you specified port 8080, the NSA’s IP address is 192.168.1.23, and the name of the web-published share is FamilyPhotos.
Page 221: Printer Sharing
Chapter 10 Applications 10.12.9 Printer Sharing The NSA can act as a print server. A print server lets multiple computers share a printer. Connect a printer to the NSA’s USB port to let multiple computers on your network use it. See www.zyxel.com for a list of compatible printers.
Page 222: Synchronizing Files
Chapter 10 Applications The following figure illustrates how copying files works when you copy files from a USB device to the NSA. The same concept applies when you copy files from the NSA to a USB device. Figure 102 Copying Files Example Before Copy After Copy Both storage devices contain file A.
Page 223 Chapter 10 Applications The following figure illustrates how synchronization works when you synchronize files from a USB device to the NSA. The same concept applies when you synchronize files from the NSA to a USB device. Figure 103 Synchronizing Files Example 1 Before Sync After Sync Both storage devices contain A.
Page 224 Chapter 10 Applications The following figure illustrates how synchronization works when you synchronize files in both directions simultaneously. Figure 104 Synchronizing Files Example 2 Before Sync (new) (new) After Sync (new) (new) (new) (new) A on the USB device and B on the NSA are modified more recently. •...
Page 225: Packages
HAPTER Packages 11.1 Overview This chapter describes features you can add to the NSA by installing packages. See Section 7.5 on page 153 for how to manage packages. 11.2 What You Can Do • Use the SMART screens (Section 11.3 on page 225) to view your NSA hard disk(s) statistics and monitor their performance.
Page 226 Chapter 11 Packages Self Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T) detects and reports the reliability of hard disks using standard indicators (called “attributes”), to help you anticipate possible disk failures. Note: The fields included the screens may vary depending on the hard disk that you use. Click Storage >...
Page 227: Smart Brief Summary
Chapter 11 Packages 11.3.1 SMART Brief Summary Use this screen to display information about the volume, such as the hard disk vendor, specific model, hard disk capacity and so on. Click Brief Summary in the Storage > S.M.A.R.T screen to display the following. Figure 106 Storage >...
Page 228: Smart Full Summary
Chapter 11 Packages 11.3.2 SMART Full Summary Use this screen to display more details information about the volume. Click Full Summary in the Storage > S.M.A.R.T screen to display the following. Figure 107 Storage > S.M.A.R.T: Full Summary The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 56 Storage >...
Page 229: Dydns Screen
Chapter 11 Packages Table 56 Storage > S.M.A.R.T: Full Summary LABEL DESCRIPTION Updated This indicates when the hard drive updates the value for this attribute. • Always means the hard drive updates this attribute during normal operation and during offline activities. •...
Page 230: Nfs Screen
Chapter 11 Packages The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 57 Network > DyDNS LABEL DESCRIPTION Gateway Information Internal Address This shows the IP address assigned to the NSA by the gateway in your local network. External Address This shows the IP address of the NSA that can be accessed in the Wide Area Network (WAN).
Page 231: Add/Edit Nfs Share
Chapter 11 Packages Table 58 Network > NFS LABEL DESCRIPTION Disable NFS Server Click this to stop using NFS. This makes all NFS shares unavailable. Add NFS Share Click this to add an NFS share. Refer to Section 11.5.1 on page 231 for the Add NFS Share screen.
Page 232: Nfs Session
Chapter 11 Packages Click Add or Edit in the Network > NFS screen to open the following: Figure 111 Network > NFS: Add/Edit The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 59 Network > NFS: Add/Edit LABEL DESCRIPTION Volume Name Select the volume where the folder you want to add as an NFS share is located.
Page 233: Syslog Server Screen
Chapter 11 Packages Click NFS Session in the Network > NFS screen to open the following. Figure 112 Network > NFS: NFS Session The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 60 Network > NFS: NFS Session LABEL DESCRIPTION Type This shows if the NFS share is active or not.
Page 234 Chapter 11 Packages Click Applications > Syslog Server to open the following screen. Figure 113 Applications > Syslog Server The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 61 Applications > Syslog Server LABEL DESCRIPTION Enable Syslog Select this to have the NSA accept syslog logs from syslog clients. Clear it to Server stop the NSA from accepting syslog logs from syslog clients.
Page 235: Tftp Server Screen
Chapter 11 Packages Table 61 Applications > Syslog Server LABEL DESCRIPTION Log Format Select the format you want to use for recording the received logs. The Example item below the drop-down list boxes displays how the selected custom format looks. For example, if you select Full Date, the individual log entries would display with something like 2009 May 13 17:15:51 in front of them.
Page 236: Emule Screens
Chapter 11 Packages Table 62 Applications > TFTP Server LABEL DESCRIPTION Path Use this if you want to further specify a folder within the share This field displays the share folder’s path. Type the location of the folder using forward slashes as branch separators or use Browse to find or create a folder on the NSA.
Page 237 Chapter 11 Packages The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 63 Applications > eMule > Server LABEL DESCRIPTION Server - You can add multiple servers in this screen. However, the NSA can only connect to one eMule server at a time.
Page 238: Add Server
Chapter 11 Packages 11.8.2 Add Server Use this screen to add a server for the eMule application. Click Add in the Applications > eMule > Server screen to add a server. Figure 117 Applications > eMule > Server: Add The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 64 Applications >...
Page 239: My Info
Chapter 11 Packages The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 65 Applications > eMule > Server: Edit LABEL DESCRIPTION Server Name Enter the server name. IP Address Enter the IP address of the server. Port Number Enter the port number of the server. Apply Click this to apply your changes.
Page 240: Emule Task Screen
Chapter 11 Packages Table 66 Applications > eMule > Server: MyInfo LABEL DESCRIPTION Sources This shows the total number of peers that can share the required files to the NSA eMule client. Close Click this to exit the screen. 11.8.5 eMule Task Screen Use this screen to view tasks, including completed, downloading, uploading and shared tasks, that are being handled by the NSA.
Page 241 Chapter 11 Packages Table 67 Applications > eMule > Task LABEL DESCRIPTION Resume Select a paused item from the list and click this to resume the task. Task Info Select an item from the list and click this to view the details and status of the task. The table lists your tasks.
Page 242: Add Task
Chapter 11 Packages You see a warning screen before you delete a task. Figure 121 Delete a Task 11.8.6 Add Task Use this to add a download task to the NSA. Click Add in the Applications > eMule > Task screen to add a task. Figure 122 Applications >...
Page 243: Preferences
Chapter 11 Packages Table 68 Applications > eMule > Task: Add LABEL DESCRIPTION Edit Click this to open the following screen where you can set the default folder location where you “Put incomplete downloads in” and “Move complete downloads to”:. •...
Page 244 Chapter 11 Packages Click Applications > eMule > Task > Preferences to open the following screen. Figure 123 Applications > eMule > Task > Preferences The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 69 Applications > eMule > Task > Preferences LABEL DESCRIPTION Username...
Page 245 Chapter 11 Packages Table 69 Applications > eMule > Task > Preferences LABEL DESCRIPTION Edit Click this to open the following screen where you can set the default folder location where you “Put incomplete downloads in” and “Move complete downloads to”:. •...
Page 246: Edit Ip Filter
Chapter 11 Packages Table 69 Applications > eMule > Task > Preferences LABEL DESCRIPTION Reset Click this to clear the fields. Cancel Click this to return to the previous screen without saving. 11.8.8 Edit IP Filter Use this screen to enable IP filtering which prevents your NSA from accessing certain networks and IP addresses that may be hosting malicious programs.
Page 247 Chapter 11 Packages Click Applications > eMule > Task > Browse Incomplete Downloads to open the following screen. Figure 125 Applications > eMule > Task > Browse Incomplete Downloads The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 71 Sharing > Shares > Share Browser LABEL DESCRIPTION Create Folder...
Page 248: Task Info
Chapter 11 Packages Table 71 Sharing > Shares > Share Browser (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Delete Select a file/folder from the list and click this to open a warning screen. Click Yes to delete the file/folder, or click No to close the screen. Move Select a file/folder from the list and click this to relocate the file/folder to another share.
Page 249: Emule Search Screen
Chapter 11 Packages The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 72 Applications > eMule > Task: Task Info LABEL DESCRIPTION Status This shows the current status of the task - Waiting or Downloading. Name This shows the file name of the file associated with the task. You can change this file name by entering the new name and clicking Apply.
Page 250: Pyload Screen
Chapter 11 Packages Click Applications > eMule > Search to open the following screen. Figure 127 Applications > eMule > Search The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 73 Applications > eMule > Search LABEL DESCRIPTION Search Enable eMule Check this and click Apply to enable the eMule application.
Page 251: Owncloud Setup
Chapter 11 Packages Click Applications > pyLoad to open the following screen. Figure 128 Applications > pyLoad The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 74 Applications > pyLoad LABEL DESCRIPTION Enable pyLoad Select this to have the NSA manage your downloads. Clear it to turn the feature off.
Page 252 Chapter 11 Packages Note: If ownCloud does not appear, click the Retrieve List from Internet icon to update the list. The following confirmation screen appears. Click Apply. The NSA must have a connection to the Internet to download the package. Media Server User’s Guide...
Page 253 Chapter 11 Packages Select the share in which to create a folder for ownCloud data and click Create. The installation progress appears in the ownCloud row. A link appears in the Management Page column after installation finishes. Click this link. The ownCloud login screen appears.
Page 254: Polkast Setup
Chapter 11 Packages The main ownCloud screen displays. Click the drop-down arrow next to your user name in the upper-right corner to see the help for more information on using ownCloud. Note: Get ownCloud desktop clients from www.owncloud.com and ownCloud mobile apps from the Apple App Store, Google Play, or Amazon Appstore.
Page 255 Chapter 11 Packages Note: If Polkast does not appear, click the Retrieve List from Internet icon to update the list. Figure 129 Polkast Installation Step 1 The following confirmation screen appears. Click Apply. The NSA must have a connection to the Internet to download the Polkast package.
Page 256 Chapter 11 Packages A link appears in the Management Page column after installation finishes. Click this link. Figure 132 Polkast Installation Step 4 The Polkast login screen appears. Click the link to create a new account or enter your login information for an existing account.
Page 257: Googledrive
Chapter 11 Packages 11.12 GoogleDrive Install the GoogleDrive package to synchronize local NSA user folders and Google Drive cloud storage accounts. This two-way synchronization means changes in the Google Drive account appear in the local sync folder and changes in the local sync folder appear in the Google Drive account. Note: Do not store your only copy of a document in Google Drive or the local sync folder.
Page 258: Account Setting Add Screen
Chapter 11 Packages The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 75 Applications > GoogleDrive > Account Setting LABEL DESCRIPTION Linked Account Select a Google account linked to an NSA user account. Click Add to open a screen where you can link an NSA user account and a Google account.
Page 259 Chapter 11 Packages Note: The user has to log into the Google account on the same computer to allow the NSA to link to it. Figure 135 Applications > GoogleDrive > Account Setting > Add The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 76 Applications >...
Page 260 Chapter 11 Packages Table 76 Applications > GoogleDrive > Account Setting > Add (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Step 3 Click the link to get the authorization code from Google. The user must sign into the Google account. You may need to sign out of Google’s services first if another user account is already signed in.
Page 261: Update Period Screen
Chapter 11 Packages Table 76 Applications > GoogleDrive > Account Setting > Add (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Apply Click this to save your changes and complete the authorization. Cancel Click this to return to the previous screen without saving. 11.12.3 Update Period Screen Use the Update Period screen to set how often the NSA synchronizes with Google Drive.
Page 262 Chapter 11 Packages Click Applications > Memopal to open the following screen. Figure 137 Applications > Memopal Media Server User’s Guide...
Page 263 Chapter 11 Packages The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 78 Applications > Memopal LABEL DESCRIPTION Status This shows the status of the Memopal application’s interaction with the Memopal server. Disabled: The NSA Memopal application is turned off. Starting: The backup job is initializing and the NSA is getting ready to back up.
Page 264: Protect Screens
Chapter 11 Packages Table 78 Applications > Memopal (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Path Identify the folder to back up to the Memopal server. Use Browse to find or create a folder on the NSA or type the location of the folder using forward slashes as branch separators.
Page 265: Backup: Step 1
Chapter 11 Packages Table 79 Protect > Backup LABEL DESCRIPTION Execute Job Now Select a backup job in the list and click this to run the backup job immediately. Restore Archive Select a backup job in the list and click this to restore the file(s) included in that backup job to the NSA.
Page 266 Chapter 11 Packages The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 80 Protect > Backup: Step 1 LABEL DESCRIPTION Job Information Job Name Enter a name to identify the backup job. Job Description Enter a short description (up to 100 keyboard characters) for the backup job. Backup Type Choose the backup type the NSA implements for the backup job.
Page 267: Backup: Step 2
Chapter 11 Packages 11.15.2 Backup: Step 2 Use this screen to specify where the files you want to backup are located and set where you want the backup to be stored. Figure 140 Protect > Backup: Step 2 Media Server User’s Guide...
Page 268 Chapter 11 Packages The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 81 Protect > Backup: Step 2 LABEL DESCRIPTION Backup Source Select an (internal) volume and the folders and files to back up using this tree interface. Click to browse through folders, sub-folders and files.
Page 269 Chapter 11 Packages Table 81 Protect > Backup: Step 2 LABEL DESCRIPTION Remote Select this to back up to another device. For Archives: The remote device can be another NSA in the network. Fill in the following fields in order to be able to access it.
Page 270: Backup: Step 3
Chapter 11 Packages 11.15.3 Backup: Step 3 Use this screen to specify compression, encryption and purge policies for the backup job. This step is only available if you are doing an archive backup or a synchronization backup to a remote target. Figure 141 Protect >...
Page 271: Backup: Step 4
Chapter 11 Packages Table 82 Protect > Backup: Step 3 LABEL DESCRIPTION Previous Click this to go back to the previous screen. Next Click this to go to the next screen. 11.15.4 Backup: Step 4 Click this to specify the schedule for the backup job. The backup job automatically runs according to the schedule that you set in this screen.
Page 272: Edit Job Screen
Chapter 11 Packages Table 83 Protect > Backup: Step 4 LABEL DESCRIPTION Step 2: Please This is only available if you selected Monthly as your backup frequency. select the day of Select the day in a month when you want the NSA to perform the backup job. the month Previous Click this to go back to the previous screen.
Page 273: Edit Job: Step 2
Chapter 11 Packages Table 84 Protect > Backup > Edit: Step 1 LABEL DESCRIPTION Source folder(s)/ This is read-only and shows the path of the source folder for backup. file(s) Backup Target This field is read-only and shows on which volume (whether internal or external) the backup files are stored.
Page 274: Restore Archive Screen
Chapter 11 Packages The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 85 Protect > Backup > Edit: Step 2 LABEL DESCRIPTION Scheduler Settings Backup Frequency Edit this by selecting from Hourly, Daily, Weekly and Monthly backup intervals. The screen changes depending on the item you select.
Page 275: Restore Archive: Step 2
Chapter 11 Packages The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 86 Protect > Backup > Restore Archive: Step 1 LABEL DESCRIPTION Step 1. Select Select a previous archive backup that you want to restore to the NSA. Restore Source Job Information Job Name...
Page 276: Restore Archive: Step 3
Chapter 11 Packages 11.15.11 Restore Archive: Step 3 Use this screen to select the location in the NSA where you want to restore your backup. Figure 147 Protect > Backup > Restore Archive: Step 3 The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 88 Protect >...
Page 277: Restore: Step 1
Chapter 11 Packages 11.16.1 Restore: Step 1 You can access this screen by clicking Protect > Restore. Figure 148 Protect > Restore: Step 1 The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 89 Protect > Restore: Step 1 LABEL DESCRIPTION Step 1.
Page 278: Restore: Step 2
Chapter 11 Packages Table 89 Protect > Restore: Step 1 LABEL DESCRIPTION Browse Click this to select where the previous backup that you want to restore is located. • Volume - Select a volume from the list. • Current Location - This is the location of the selected folder. •...
Page 279: Restore: Step 3
Chapter 11 Packages Table 90 Protect > Restore: Step 2 LABEL DESCRIPTION Restored Time Select a previous backup job in the list that you want to restore to your NSA. Previous Click this to go back to the previous screen. Next Click this to go to the next screen.
Page 280: Restore: Step 4
Chapter 11 Packages 11.16.4 Restore: Step 4 Use this screen to select the location in the NSA where you want to restore your backup. Figure 151 Protect > Restore: Step 4 The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 92 Protect >...
Page 281: Attributes
Chapter 11 Packages 11.17.1 S.M.A.R.T Attributes The following table describes some common S.M.A.R.T. attributes. If a higher or lower raw attribute value is better, it is indicated in the BETTER column. Since S.M.A.R.T. attributes and their definitions vary by manufacturer, refer to the hard drive manufacturer for details about the attributes your hard drive supports.
Page 282 Chapter 11 Packages Table 93 S.M.A.R.T. Attributes (continued) ATTRIBUTE BETTER DESCRIPTION NAME Temperature High This indicates the value of 100 - the temperature in degrees Celsius. Difference from Manufacturers can set a minimum threshold that corresponds to a maximum temperature. G-sense error This is the number of mistakes caused by impact loads.
Page 283 Chapter 11 Packages Table 93 S.M.A.R.T. Attributes (continued) ATTRIBUTE BETTER DESCRIPTION NAME Disk Shift This is how far the disk has moved relative to the spindle (this kind of shift is usually due to shock). G-Sense Error This is the number of errors that have resulted from external vibration Rate and shock.
Page 284 Chapter 11 Packages Media Server User’s Guide...
Page 285: Auto Upload
HAPTER Auto Upload 12.1 Overview This chapter discusses the features in the Auto Upload screens. The auto upload feature uploads media files stored in the NSA to the Flickr and/or YouTube sharing websites. Besides web publishing and media server, auto upload is another convenient way to share media files with your friends and family.
Page 286: Configuring The Flickr Settings
Chapter 12 Auto Upload Click Applications > Auto Upload > Flickr/YouTube to open the following screen. Figure 152 Applications > Auto Upload > Flickr/YouTube The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 94 Applications > Auto Upload > Flickr/YouTube LABEL DESCRIPTION Flickr/YouTube...
Page 287 Chapter 12 Auto Upload The web browser opens the Yahoo! Flickr login page. Enter your Yahoo account’s information and click Sign In. Figure 154 Yahoo! Flickr Login Page Media Server User’s Guide...
Page 288 Chapter 12 Auto Upload The following page displays asking for your authorization. Click OK, I’LL ALLOW IT to establish a link between the NSA and your Flickr account. Figure 155 Flickr Authorization A confirmation page displays indicating successful authorization. Return to the NSA web configurator.
Page 289 Chapter 12 Auto Upload Once the NSA is associated with your Flickr account, you can configure auto upload settings in the following screen. Figure 157 Applications > Auto Upload > Flickr/YouTube > Config (Flickr) Media Server User’s Guide...
Page 290 Chapter 12 Auto Upload The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 95 Applications > Auto Upload > Flickr/YouTube > Config (Flickr) LABEL DESCRIPTION Flickr Account Configuration Username This field displays the Flickr account authorized for the auto upload feature. Photo Space Usage This shows how much storage space for photos (in size and percentage) you have used and how much space is still available on your Flickr account.
Page 291: Configuring The Youtube Settings
Chapter 12 Auto Upload Table 95 Applications > Auto Upload > Flickr/YouTube > Config (Flickr) (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Grace Period N Specify how long the NSA should wait when you add a new file for auto upload. For minutes example, if you set the grace period to 5 minutes, the NSA uploads a new file after it has been in a watched folder for 5 minutes.
Page 292 Chapter 12 Auto Upload Once the NSA is associated with your YouTube account, you can configure auto upload settings in the following screen. Figure 159 Applications > Auto Upload > Flickr/YouTube > Config (YouTube) The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 96 Applications >...
Page 293 Chapter 12 Auto Upload Table 96 Applications > Auto Upload > Config (YouTube) (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Switch User Click this to use a different YouTube account for the auto upload feature. Folder Selection Folder Watch List This table displays a list of shares and folders selected for auto upload. Files stored in these locations are uploaded to your YouTube account.
Page 294: The Ftp Uploadr Screen
Chapter 12 Auto Upload Table 96 Applications > Auto Upload > Config (YouTube) (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Who can see your Determine who has the right to see files uploaded to your YouTube account. media files on Select Only You if you do not want anyone else to see your files. YouTube? Select Anyone to allow everyone to see your files.
Page 295: Adding Or Editing An Ftp Server Entry
Chapter 12 Auto Upload The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 97 Applications > Auto Upload > FTP Uploadr LABEL DESCRIPTION Enable FTP Uploadr Use the check box to enable or disable the FTP Uploadr. Click Apply to save your changes.
Page 296: The Ftp Uploadr Preferences Screen
Chapter 12 Auto Upload In the FTP Uploadr screen, click the Add Server or Edit Server button to open the following screen. Figure 161 Applications > Auto Upload > FTP Uploadr > Add or Edit a Server The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 98 Applications >...
Page 297 Chapter 12 Auto Upload In the FTP Uploadr screen, click the Preferences icon to open the following screen. Figure 162 Applications > Auto Upload > FTP Uploadr > Preferences The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 99 Applications > Auto Upload > FTP Uploadr > Preferences LABEL DESCRIPTION Folder Watch List...
Page 298 Chapter 12 Auto Upload Table 99 Applications > Auto Upload > FTP Uploadr > Preferences (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Click this to open the following screen where you can set a folder that contains files you want the NSA to automatically upload. •...
Page 299: Dropbox
HAPTER Dropbox 13.1 Overview The Dropbox Web-based file hosting service uses cloud computing to let you use file synchronization to store and share files and folders with others across the Internet. Use your Dropbox account to easily move files to your NSA and have the NSA download *.torrent files. 13.2 Dropbox Screen Use the Dropbox screen to log the NSA into your Dropbox account.
Page 300 Chapter 13 Dropbox The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 100 Applications > Dropbox LABEL DESCRIPTION Status This shows the status of the NSA Dropbox application’s interaction with the Dropbox server. Disable: The NSA Dropbox application is turned off. Ready: The NSA Dropbox application has authenticated with the Dropbox server and is ready to use.
Page 301: How To Use Dropbox With The Nsa
Chapter 13 Dropbox Table 100 Applications > Dropbox (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Enable Dropbox Select this to synchronize and back up your Dropbox account. The first time you do this a Dropbox screen prompts you to log into your Dropbox account. Then a NSA pop-up opens.
Page 302 Chapter 13 Dropbox admin\Dropbox\FromDropbox folder in the format of “filename(n).extension”. Here is an example of the Drop2NAS folder. Note: Do not delete the NAStoken file as it is needed for your NSA to work with the Dropbox account. Figure 164 Dropbox\Drop2NAS Using the zDownload Folder The NSA copies *.torrent files in the zDownload folder to the NSA’s admin\download\torrents folder and automatically starts downloading them.
Page 303: Using Time Machine With The Nsa
HAPTER Using Time Machine with the NSA 14.1 Overview Time Machine is a backup system provided by Mac OS X. It automatically backs up everything on your Mac, including pictures, music, videos, documents, applications, and settings. This chapter helps you to enable Time Machine in OS X to use your NSA as a backup volume. 14.2 Time Machine Screen Use the Time Machine screen to turn Time Machine support on or off, and designate the share for Time Machine backups.
Page 304 Chapter 14 Using Time Machine with the NSA Click Apple > System Preferences. Then go to System and select Time Machine. Turn Time Machine ON. Then click Change Disk. Select share01 as the backup disk. Then click Use for Backup. Media Server User’s Guide...
Page 305 Chapter 14 Using Time Machine with the NSA When prompted for the username and password of share01, enter the login information for an existing user account with write access permission on share01 (for information on configuring user accounts and shares see Section 5.9 on page 82).
Page 306 Chapter 14 Using Time Machine with the NSA Media Server User’s Guide...
Page 307: Users
HAPTER Users 15.1 Overview This chapter introduces the Users screens of the NSA. Use the Users screens to create and manage administrator and user accounts. Administrators can: • Configure and manage the NSA. • Create volumes, shares, and user accounts. •...
Page 308 Chapter 15 Users Use this screen to create and manage accounts for users who can store files on the NSA. Figure 167 Sharing > Users The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 102 Sharing > Users LABEL DESCRIPTION Add User Click this to open a screen where you can configure a new user account.
Page 309: User Icons
Chapter 15 Users Table 102 Sharing > Users (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Delete Selected Select an account and click this to open a screen where you can delete the user Users account. User Info Select an account and click this to open a screen displaying the amount of storage space used by the account.
Page 310 Chapter 15 Users Click the Add User button in the Users screen to open the following screens. Click the Edit User button in the screen shown previously to edit an existing account. Figure 168 Sharing > Users > Add or Edit a User: General Settings Figure 169 Sharing >...
Page 311: Usernames
Chapter 15 Users Table 104 Users > Add or Edit a User (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Password (Confirm) You must type the exact same password that you just typed in the above field. Account Type Select Administrator to give the account full configuration and management access to the NSA.
Page 312: Displaying User Info
Chapter 15 Users • ftp • anonymous-ftp • anonymous • nobody • root • pc-guest • admin • password 15.4 Displaying User Info Use this screen to display a user’s information. In the Users screen, select an account and click User Info to open the following screen. Figure 171 Sharing >...
Page 313: Groups
HAPTER Groups 16.1 Overview This chapter introduces the Groups screens. Use the Groups screens to create and manage groups. You can assign users to groups and grant individual groups access rights to specific shares. 16.2 What You Can Do • Use the main Groups screen (Section 16.3 on page 313) to display and manage a list of groups created on the NSA.
Page 314: Adding Or Editing A Group
Chapter 16 Groups The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 106 Sharing > Groups LABEL DESCRIPTION Add Group Click this to open a screen where you can configure a new group. Search Click this to display a search field. Type the name of a group and then click Search to look up the group you specified.
Page 315: Group Names
Chapter 16 Groups Click the Add Group button in the Groups screen to open the following screen. Click the Edit Group button in the screen shown previously to edit an existing group. Figure 173 Sharing > Groups > Add or Edit a Group The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Page 316 Chapter 16 Groups • Multiple spaces within names are converted to a single space. • Group names are case insensitive. The group name cannot be the same (no matter the letter case) as an existing group. For example, if a group exists with the name 'FAMILY', you cannot create a group named 'family'.
Page 317: Shares
HAPTER Shares 17.1 Overview A share is a set of access permissions mapped to a specific folder on a volume. It is equivalent to the Windows concept of a shared folder. You can map a share to a network drive for easy and familiar file transfer for Windows users.
Page 318 Chapter 17 Shares The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 108 Sharing > Shares LABEL DESCRIPTION Add Share Click this to create a new share. Recycle Bin Click this to configure recycle bins. Edit Share Select a share and click this to edit the share. Delete Share Select a share and click this to remove or restrict access to the share.
Page 319: Adding Or Editing Share
Chapter 17 Shares Table 108 Sharing > Shares (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Share Path This field displays the share’s file path, for example, volume1/music. Share Owner This is the name of the user account to which this share belongs. Permission Type This field displays the access permission of a share.
Page 320: Configuring Advanced Share Access
Chapter 17 Shares Table 109 Shares > Add Share (or Edit Share) (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Publish this share This option is available only when you enable the Media Server (Section 10.5 on page to Media Server Select this option to have the NSA make media files in this share available to media clients and through the Playzone screens.
Page 321: Public And Anonymous Share Access Rights
Chapter 17 Shares The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 110 Sharing > Shares > Add Share (or Edit Share) > Advanced LABEL DESCRIPTION Available Users/Groups This field lists the users/groups to which you can assign access rights. Authority Use this field to assign access rights to users/groups.
Page 322: Configuring Recycle Bins
Chapter 17 Shares 17.4.2 Configuring Recycle Bins In the Sharing > Shares screen, click Recycle Bin to open the following screen. Figure 177 Sharing > Shares > Recycle Bin The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 111 Sharing > Shares > Recycle Bin LABEL DESCRIPTION Clean Recycle Bin every N...
Page 323 Chapter 17 Shares The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 112 Sharing > Shares > Share Browser LABEL DESCRIPTION Create Folder Type a folder name and click Apply to make a new folder. The name can be 1 to 239 single- byte (no Chinese characters allowed for example) ASCII characters.
Page 324: Moving Or Copying Files
Chapter 17 Shares Table 112 Sharing > Shares > Share Browser (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Modified Date This field displays a file’s latest modification date. Close Click this to close the screen. 17.5.1 Moving or Copying Files Use this screen to move or copy files to another share. In the Share Browser screen, select a file or folder and click Move or Copy to open the following screen.
Page 325: Maintenance Screens
HAPTER Maintenance Screens 18.1 Overview This chapter discusses the Maintenance screens. The Maintenance screens allow you to manage system configurations. 18.2 What You Can Do • Use the Power screen (Section 18.3 on page 325) to configure power settings for the NSA, including power saving, UPS, power on/off after power failure, power on/off schedule, and Wake on LAN.
Page 326 Chapter 18 Maintenance Screens Click Maintenance > Power to display the following screen. Figure 180 Maintenance > Power The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 114 Maintenance > Power LABEL DESCRIPTION Power Management Turn off hard Enter the number of minutes to wait when the NSA is idle before spinning the hard disks disk(s) down to sleep (hibernation).
Page 327 Chapter 18 Maintenance Screens Table 114 Maintenance > Power (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Always Select this option to keep the NSA from automatically restarting when the power is Power Off restored after a power failure. This is a computer’s “traditional” behavior. Select this if you have other servers such as a domain controller or DNS server that you want to start or check after a power failure before the NSA turns on.
Page 328: Editing The Power Control Schedule Screen
Chapter 18 Maintenance Screens 18.3.2 Editing the Power Control Schedule Screen Click Maintenance > Power Management > Edit to open this screen. Use this screen to configure power control schedules to have the NSA turn on, turn off, or reboot at specified times. Figure 181 Maintenance >...
Page 329: The Log Screen
Chapter 18 Maintenance Screens Table 115 Maintenance > Power Management > Edit (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Execute Time Enter the time, day, and/or day of the month as appropriate for this power control (hh:mm) schedule entry. Leave more than 10 minutes between the execution times of the entries. If the NSA turns off or restarts while a user is transferring files to or from the NSA, the transfer fails.
Page 330: Report Config Screen
Chapter 18 Maintenance Screens Use this screen to display all NSA logs. There are at most 512 entries in the log. Older logs are removed by the system. You cannot download the log file via FTP or CIFS. Figure 182 Maintenance > Log The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Page 331: Email Setting
Chapter 18 Maintenance Screens • Use the Syslog Server Setting screen (Section 18.4.4 on page 332) to enable the syslog server and select the categories to include in the log report. 18.4.2 Email Setting You can enable and configure e-mail alerts from the NSA. In the Report Config screen, click the Email Setting tab to open the following screen.
Page 332: Report Setting
Chapter 18 Maintenance Screens 18.4.3 Report Setting You can select the type of alerts you want to receive through e-mail and schedule when the NSA e- mails the alerts. In the Report Config screen, click the Report Setting tab to open the following screen.
Page 333: The Configuration Screen
Chapter 18 Maintenance Screens The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 119 Maintenance > Log > Report Config: Syslog Server Setting LABEL DESCRIPTION Enable Syslog Check this to enable syslog server. Server Server Address Enter the syslog server address you want the NSA to use for its log alerts. In the table below, check the type of log alerts you want to receive in your e-mail.
Page 334: Ssl Certification
Chapter 18 Maintenance Screens Table 120 Maintenance > Configuration LABEL DESCRIPTION Restore Click this to load the previously-saved configuration file to the NSA. This replaces your current NSA configuration settings with the settings in the previously-saved configuration file. A pop-up screen appears asking you to confirm. Click OK to continue or Cancel to quit.
Page 335: Modifying Or Creating A Certificate
Chapter 18 Maintenance Screens The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 121 Maintenance > SSL LABEL DESCRIPTION Force HTTPs Select the Force HTTPs option to turn on the NSA’s web browser security. Anyone who connects via HTTPS to the NSA must install the public key certificate associated with it.
Page 336: The Shutdown Screen
Chapter 18 Maintenance Screens The screen is also the same for the Create a certificate authorized by other CA option. Figure 188 Maintenance > SSL > Create or Edit a Certificate The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 122 Maintenance >...
Page 337: Technical Reference
Chapter 18 Maintenance Screens Click Maintenance > Shutdown to open the following screen. Figure 189 Maintenance > Shutdown The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 123 Maintenance > Shutdown LABEL DESCRIPTION Restart Click this to have the device perform a software restart. Shutdown Click this to shut down the system and restart it again later.
Page 338: Log Severity Levels
Chapter 18 Maintenance Screens Table 124 Log Classes (continued) DESCRIPTION CATEGORY Network This log class shows information on network configuration, setting changes and so on. Storage This log class shows information on the NSA’s internal and external storage activities. Backup This log class shows information on all backup-related activities.
Page 339 Chapter 18 Maintenance Screens Table 126 Log Messages (continued) CLASS SEVERITY MESSAGE Copy/Sync ERROR [USB Sync] Sync Failed at Folder %s. Button Copy/Sync ERROR Modify COPY/SYNC Button Configuration: %s Button Copy/Sync ERROR Please Change Your Folder Name. Invalid Path: %s Button Copy/Sync INFO...
Page 340 Chapter 18 Maintenance Screens Table 126 Log Messages (continued) CLASS SEVERITY MESSAGE Download INFO Download service initialized Service Download INFO Download service pause %s by user Service Download INFO Download service set %s to %s priority by user Service Download INFO Download service set default download location to %s Service...
Page 341 Chapter 18 Maintenance Screens Table 126 Log Messages (continued) CLASS SEVERITY MESSAGE Download INFO Download service added %d rules from ipfilter.dat Service Download INFO Download service detected invalid ip range %s in ipfilter.dat Service Download WARNING Download service default location does not exist. Load default Service Download WARNING...
Page 342 Chapter 18 Maintenance Screens Table 126 Log Messages (continued) CLASS SEVERITY MESSAGE Services NOTICE MyClock has changed daylight saving interval Services NOTICE MyClock has disabled daylight saving interval Services NOTICE NTP server has set to '%s' Services NOTICE NTP server has set to null Services NOTICE The NTP service is disabled.
Page 343 Chapter 18 Maintenance Screens Table 126 Log Messages (continued) CLASS SEVERITY MESSAGE System INFO NTP fails to update from %s System INFO Device is rebooted by administrator! System INFO Device is shutdown by administrator! System NOTICE DNS server is changed. System NOTICE Hostname is cleared.
Page 344 Chapter 18 Maintenance Screens Table 126 Log Messages (continued) CLASS SEVERITY MESSAGE Backup/ INFO Start to restore backup job [%s] from [%s]. Restore Backup/ INFO Restore from [%s] successfully. Restore Backup/ ERROR Restore from [%s] failed: %s Restore Backup/ ERROR When restore [%s]: %s Restore Backup/...
Page 345: Protecting Your Data
HAPTER Protecting Your Data 19.1 Overview This chapter compares the different ways of protecting data on the NSA and explains how to use backup management software included on the CD. 19.2 Protection Methods There are a variety of ways to protect your data on the NSA. Below is a summary table of what can be done in each situation.
Page 346 Chapter 19 Protecting Your Data If you forgot the NSA password, then use the RESET button (see Section 1.1.4 on page 19) to return the NSA to the factory default configuration. Note: Configuration File Backup and Restoration does not affect data (your files and folders), volumes on the NSA.
Page 347: Troubleshooting
HAPTER Troubleshooting 20.1 Troubleshooting Overview This chapter offers some suggestions to solve problems you might encounter. The potential problems are divided into the following categories. • Power, Hardware, Connections, and LEDs • NAS Starter Utility • NSA Login and Access •...
Page 348 Chapter 20 Troubleshooting • If the problem continues, contact the vendor. An HDD LED is off. The HDD LED is off when the NSA cannot detect a hard drive in the drive bay. Replace or install a hard drive. See Installing or replacing a hard disk.
Page 349: Nas Starter Utility
Chapter 20 Troubleshooting • Make sure the Ethernet cable is connected properly to the NSA and connected to another (Ethernet) device. Make sure the other device is turned on. If it’s connected directly to a computer, make sure that the computer network card is working (ping 127.0.0.1 on the computer).
Page 350: Nsa Login And Access
Chapter 20 Troubleshooting The NAS Starter Utility discovered my NSA but the status is always unreachable, even though I can access it. You may need to add the NAS Starter Utility to your software firewall’s allow list or lower your software firewall or anti-virus scanner’s security level.
Page 351 Chapter 20 Troubleshooting I cannot get to the NSA login screen. • Use the NAS Starter Utility to discover your NSA. If you have admin privileges, you can directly change the IP address of the NSA using the NAS Starter Utility. •...
Page 352: Enabling Scripting Of Safe Activex Controls
Chapter 20 Troubleshooting 20.4.1 Enabling Scripting of Safe ActiveX Controls If pages of the web configurator do not display properly in Internet Explorer, check that scripting of safe ActiveX controls is enabled. In Internet Explorer, click Tools, Internet Options and then the Security tab. Figure 192 Internet Options: Security Click the Custom Level...
Page 353 Chapter 20 Troubleshooting Click OK to close the window. Figure 193 Security Settings - Script Safe ActiveX Controls I can see the login screen, but I cannot log in to the NSA. • Make sure you have entered the username and password correctly. The default username is admin, and the default password is 1234.
Page 354: I Cannot Access The Nsa
Chapter 20 Troubleshooting 20.5 I Cannot Access The NSA I cannot access a share. • Check that the NSA is turned on and connected to the network. Try to ping the NSA or use the NAS Starter Utility to discover it. •...
Page 355 Chapter 20 Troubleshooting • The user’s computer may already be connected to another of the NSA’s shares using a different user name and/or password. This can happen without the user realizing it if the user’s computer automatically connects to a share at logon. Right-click any other connected shares and click Disconnect.
Page 356: External Usb Drives
Chapter 20 Troubleshooting 20.7 External USB Drives The COPY LED is red. Copying files from a USB device failed. The USB device may not be compatible with the NSA. Try to save the files onto a computer and then from the computer to the NSA (through the network connection).
Page 357: Networking
Chapter 20 Troubleshooting On your Windows computer, click Start > Run or open a web browser. Enter \\nsa followed by the number of your model (320 for example) or the Server Name you assigned the NSA. This shows you the folders in the NSA. Use drag-and-drop or copy-and-paste to transfer files from your NSA to your local computer’s folder or your storage device.
Page 358: Media Server Functions
Chapter 20 Troubleshooting I cannot use some applications in the Web Configurator. • The firmware installed in your NSA includes the features mentioned in Section 4.5.2 on page This does not include the applications you can install using the Package Management screen. •...
Page 359 Chapter 20 Troubleshooting If an iTunes client is connected, the NSA’s iTunes server function scans the published media server folders for files every three minutes. Leave iTunes connected to the NSA for three minutes. Then use the NSA’s eject button (as shown next) to disconnect. Figure 194 iTunes Eject Button Then click the NSA’s link to reconnect.
Page 360: Download Service And Broadcatching Functions
Chapter 20 Troubleshooting If you have files from the iTunes Store that use DRM, you need to use your Apple account ID and password to authorize other computers to play the files. Apple permits you to authorize up to five computers at a time.
Page 361: Web Publishing
Chapter 20 Troubleshooting 20.14 Web Publishing A web-published share cannot be accessed by web browser from the Internet. • Make sure the person trying to access the share is using the correct web address (and port number if the NSA’s web publishing feature is not using port 80). See page 220 for details.
Page 362: Auto Upload
Chapter 20 Troubleshooting • Make sure your ISP allows you to run a server and is not blocking the port number of the NSA’s web publishing feature. 20.15 Auto Upload The NSA does not automatically upload files to Flickr or YouTube. Make sure the NSA is connected to the Internet.
Page 363: Backups
Chapter 20 Troubleshooting • The web location of the package may be undergoing maintenance. Try again at a later time. Upgrade the firmware of the NSA. • If a new firmware is available, do an upgrade and try installing the package(s) again. The eMule Search screen does not work.
Page 364: Google Drive
Chapter 20 Troubleshooting 20.18 Google Drive Google Drive stopped syncing. Make sure the NSA is connected to the Internet. See Section 9.4 on page 176 for details about testing network connections. Check if you have exceeded the Google Drive account’s storage quota. You may need to: •...
Page 365: Appendix A Customer Support
• Brief description of the problem and the steps you took to solve it. Corporate Headquarters (Worldwide) Taiwan • ZyXEL Communications Corporation • http://www.zyxel.com Asia China • ZyXEL Communications (Shanghai) Corp. ZyXEL Communications (Beijing) Corp. ZyXEL Communications (Tianjin) Corp. • http://www.zyxel.cn India • ZyXEL Technology India Pvt Ltd • http://www.zyxel.in Kazakhstan •...
Page 366 • ZyXEL Singapore Pte Ltd. • http://www.zyxel.com.sg Taiwan • ZyXEL Communications Corporation • http://www.zyxel.com Thailand • ZyXEL Thailand Co., Ltd • http://www.zyxel.co.th Vietnam • ZyXEL Communications Corporation-Vietnam Office • http://www.zyxel.com/vn/vi Europe Austria • ZyXEL Deutschland GmbH • http://www.zyxel.de Belarus • ZyXEL BY • http://www.zyxel.by...
Page 367 Appendix A Customer Support Belgium • ZyXEL Communications B.V. • http://www.zyxel.com/be/nl/ Bulgaria • ZyXEL България • http://www.zyxel.com/bg/bg/ Czech • ZyXEL Communications Czech s.r.o • http://www.zyxel.cz Denmark • ZyXEL Communications A/S • http://www.zyxel.dk Estonia • ZyXEL Estonia • http://www.zyxel.com/ee/et/ Finland • ZyXEL Communications •...
Page 368 • ZyXEL Communications Poland • http://www.zyxel.pl Romania • ZyXEL Romania • http://www.zyxel.com/ro/ro Russia • ZyXEL Russia • http://www.zyxel.ru Slovakia • ZyXEL Communications Czech s.r.o. organizacna zlozka • http://www.zyxel.sk Spain • ZyXEL Spain • http://www.zyxel.es Sweden • ZyXEL Communications • http://www.zyxel.se Switzerland •...
Page 369 Ecuador • ZyXEL Communication Corporation • http://www.zyxel.com/ec/es/ Middle East Egypt • ZyXEL Communication Corporation • http://www.zyxel.com/homepage.shtml Middle East • ZyXEL Communication Corporation • http://www.zyxel.com/homepage.shtml North America • ZyXEL Communications, Inc. - North America Headquarters • http://www.us.zyxel.com/ Media Server User’s Guide...
Page 370 Appendix A Customer Support Oceania Australia • ZyXEL Communications Corporation • http://www.zyxel.com/au/en/ Africa South Africa • Nology (Pty) Ltd. • http://www.zyxel.co.za Media Server User’s Guide...
Page 371: Product Specifications
HAPTER Product Specifications See also Chapter 1 on page 17 for a general overview of the key features. 21.1 LEDs This table describes the NSA’s LEDs. Table 129 LEDs NAME COLOR STATUS DESCRIPTION POWER Blue The NSA is turned on and receiving power. The NSA is turned off.
Page 372: Supported Media Server Content Formats
Chapter 21 Product Specifications Table 129 LEDs (continued) NAME COLOR STATUS DESCRIPTION Green The NSA has a successful 10/100 Mbps Ethernet connection. Blinking The 100M LAN is sending or receiving packets. The NSA does not have a 10/100 Mbps Ethernet connection. Amber The NSA has a successful 1000 Mbps Ethernet connection.
Page 374 Appendix B Legal Information Notices Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. Viewing Certifications Go to http://www.zyxel.com.
Page 375 Appendix B Legal Information Safety Warnings • Do NOT use this product near water, for example, in a wet basement or near a swimming pool. • Do NOT expose your device to dampness, dust or corrosive liquids. • Do NOT store things on the device. •...
Page 376 Appendix B Legal Information Lo smaltimento abusivo del prodotto da parte del detentore comporta l’applicazione delle sanzioni amministrative previste dalla normativa vigente." Media Server User’s Guide...
Page 377: Index
Index Index media server 186, 188 configuration iTunes server 186, 213, 214 access rights print server Flickr configuration shares 320, 321 name YouTube web publishing 186, 203, 219 activation activation download service example Flickr/YouTube port number archive FTP Uploadr authorization recycle bins 53, 319 Flickr...
Page 378 Index date browser plugin, capturing link diagnostic tool browsing shares diagnostic tools discovery disk S.M.A.R.T. attributes disk replacement displaying user information capturing download links DLNA certificate 186, 213 editing 175, 178 tutorial documentation verifying related changing password Domain Name System, see DNS channel guides domain user troubleshooting...
Page 379 Index Google Drive Google Maps fan speed grace period file 291, 293, 298 troubleshooting access groups adding file browser 314, 315 editing configure share membership share browser 311, 315 names file synchronization searching File Transfer Protocol over Explicit TLS, see FTPES Guide File Transfer Protocol over TLS, see FTPS Quick Start...
Page 380 Index volumes workgroup NAS Starter Utility lag, time 21, 42 navigation panel language network latitude diagnostic tools link capture browser plugin 175, 178 login HTTP port Logitech SqueezeCenter IP address logs jumbo frames 176, 178 longitude PPPoE 175, 183, 184 activation TCP/IP network connection test...
Page 381 Index port mapping by backup job tutorial files port, HTTP restoring settings power management failure resume download service notifications schedule PPPoE 175, 183, 184 activation preferences, download service S.M.A.R.T. print server attributes configuration safety level, Flickr name scanning volumes private cloud schedule, power management protect scheduling, download service...
Page 382 Index share browser settings 318, 322 status status types time lag uploading files workgroup name 52, 247, 323 shutdown system settings SqueezeCenter 129, 334 certificate editing tutorial TCP/IP status 58, 148 temperature download service shares TFTP server volume 163, 164 thumbprint storage time...
Page 383 Index upgrading firmware login navigation panel uploading files 52, 247, 323 password 44, 56 UPnP status port mapping web publishing 186, 203, 219 activation 194, 242 example USB devices 168, 169 port number User Name troubleshooting usernames web security users workgroup name adding an account 308, 309...
Page 384 Index Media Server User’s Guide...

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