Zonet ZNS8030 - V1.0 User Manual

Zonet ZNS8030 - V1.0 User Manual

Usb2.0 port usb media adapter

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USB Media Adapter

User Manual

Version 1.0
May. 2009

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  • Page 1: User Manual

    USB2.0 Port USB Media Adapter User Manual Version 1.0 May. 2009...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    USB Media Adapter User Manual Table of Contents Introduction................4 Product Feature .................5 Specifications ................6 Package Content................8 Installation .................10 Identifying hardware components ................10 LED indicators ......................11 Starting Up .................14 System requirement....................14 Hardware installation ....................15 Utility Installation.....................16 Managing Your Device ............20 Prepare Your Computer to Connect USB Media Adapter........20 Status of USB Media Adapter .................21 Setup Your USB Media Adapter ................22 Setting FTP Server ....................28...
  • Page 4 USB Media Adapter User Manual Copyright This publication, including all photographs, illustrations and software, is protected under international copyright laws, with all rights reserved. Neither this manual, nor any of the material contained herein, may be reproduced without written consent of the author. Disclaimer The information in this document is subject to change without notice.
  • Page 5: About This Manual

    USB Media Adapter User Manual About this manual This manual is intended for system administrators who are familiar with setting up a new system and installing an operating system. Safety information Before installing and using the USB Media Adapter, take note of the following precautions: Read all instructions carefully.
  • Page 6: Introduction

    USB Media Adapter User Manual Introduction Thank you for purchasing the USB Media Adapter. This product is specifically designed for Small Office and Home Office needs, providing a reliable and centralized data storage solution. With it you will be able to access your shared files from any desktop or laptop within your network.
  • Page 7: Product Feature

    USB Media Adapter User Manual Product Feature • Convert any USB 2.0 mass storage device into a Network Attached Storage device • Great for creating a custom Network Attached Storage appliance. • Support Fast Ethernet 10/100Mbps. • Simple to install. •...
  • Page 8: Specifications

    USB Media Adapter User Manual Specifications Function Summary Item Descriptions Interfaces 1-USB2.0 high speed compliant port Complies with IEEE 802.3/3u, 10/100Base-TX, Auto MDI/MDI-X Software Network Operating System Support Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista,Mac OS X or above, Linux Network Protocol Support Samba /FTP (UTF8) / BitTorrent/UPnP AV IP Configure DHCP Server or DHCP Client /Static IP Management...
  • Page 9 USB Media Adapter User Manual Item Descriptions USB Port 1-USB2.0 high-speed port Reset Button Yes (Reset / Load Factory Defaults ) Power Adapter 5V/2A, switching Dimension 73.5(Length) x 63(Width) x 30(Height) mm Weight 58g (device only) Temperature Operating 0 ~ 50 ; Storage - 5 ~ 65 :...
  • Page 10: Package Content

    USB Media Adapter User Manual Package Content The package should contain all the followings. If anything is missing or appears damaged, contact your dealer immediately. Also, keep the box and packaging materials in case you need to ship the unit in the future. CD-ROM with manual Power Adapter and driver...
  • Page 11 USB Media Adapter User Manual Chapter 1 Installation Identifying hardware components I/O ports’ locations LED Indicators...
  • Page 12: Installation

    USB Media Adapter User Manual 1 Installation 1.1 Identifying hardware components Front View Rear View Description Description 10/100Base LAN port Power port (5V/2A) System LED 1-USB 2.0 high-speed port USB LED Reset Button...
  • Page 13: Led Indicators

    USB Media Adapter User Manual 1.2 LED indicators Function Color Location State System LED Green Front When system power on, the LED will blink for self-test. After booting successfully, the LED will keep light. USB LED Orange Front When plug in the USB Disk, the LED will turn on.
  • Page 14 USB Media Adapter User Manual...
  • Page 15 USB Media Adapter User Manual Chapter 2 Starting Up System requirement Hardware installation...
  • Page 16: Starting Up

    USB Media Adapter User Manual 2 Starting Up 2.1 System requirement Operating system and software: Windows 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, Mac OS X or above, Linux Required hardware resources: 10/100 base-TX Auto MDI/MDI-X LAN • JAVA-enabled computer • USB 2.0 External HD •...
  • Page 17: Hardware Installation

    USB Media Adapter User Manual 2.2 Hardware installation 2.2.1 Connecting the NAS Adapter 1. Turn off power of the external HD enclosure. 2. Connect the external HD enclosure to the USB port of the rear of the NAS adapter. 3. Turn on power of the external HD enclosure. 4.
  • Page 18: Utility Installation

    USB Media Adapter User Manual 2.3 Utility Installation Please double click "Utility Installation" to start the installation steps as follow: 1. Preparing to install the USB Media Adapter Setup.
  • Page 19 USB Media Adapter User Manual 2. Click the " Next" button on the Welcome window. 3. Select "Browse" to choose the destination location and click the "Next" button on the window.
  • Page 20 USB Media Adapter User Manual 4. Install processing. 5. Check the “Yes” selection and click the "Finish" button on the Setup Complete window.
  • Page 21: Managing Your Device

    USB Media Adapter User Manual Chapter 3 Managing Your Device Prepare Your Computer to Connect USB Media Adapter Status of USB Media Adapter Setup Your USB Media Adapter Setting FTP Server Setup SMB Server BitTorrent Media Server Disk Utility Misc : Factory Default and Firmware Upgrade 3.10 Restart...
  • Page 22: Managing Your Device

    USB Media Adapter User Manual 3 Managing Your Device 3.1 Prepare Your Computer to Connect USB Media Adapter 1. Please make sure your computer supports the JAVA environment. If not, you can go to http://java.com to download and install the JAVA software. 2.
  • Page 23: Status Of Usb Media Adapter

    USB Media Adapter User Manual 3.2 Status of USB Media Adapter After logging in, user may find the current system and TCP/IP information by clicking on “Status”. System Information: It provides system and disk information. System information includes the basic information such as Host Name, Group Name, Firmware version, MAC Address and Date/Time.
  • Page 24: Setup Your Usb Media Adapter

    USB Media Adapter User Manual TCP/IP Information TCP/IP provides current TCP/IP settings and information. The Status of DHCP, IP address, Subnet Mask, Gateway, Primary DNS, Secondary DNS setting will be shown here. 3.3 Setup Your USB Media Adapter Before attaching you external HDD, please check the following items: USB Media Adapter can recognize only the partition in FAT 32, maximum single file size is 127GB.
  • Page 25 USB Media Adapter User Manual Format your External HDD Attached and Format your HDD At first Time Setup Please attach your USB external HDD to the USB port of USB Media Adapter. Log-in USB Media Adapter and check the “Disk information” in System to see if the external HDD is recognized successfully.
  • Page 26 USB Media Adapter User Manual Format your External HDD If the external HDD is recognized correctly, please go to Services > Disk Utility and click on Format to process. Formatting time depends on the size of the external HDD. It takes 2 to 5 minutes in general.
  • Page 27 USB Media Adapter User Manual Setting your USB Media Adapter Before setting your USB Media Adapter, please check the following items: 1. “Group Name”, “Subnet Mask”, “Gateway” need to be set as the same as your local network. If the setting is different, your USB Media Adapter is not able to be found on local network. 2.
  • Page 28 USB Media Adapter User Manual System System Settings Host Name: The name you want to be shown in local LAN. Group Name: The workgroup that you would like to join. By Windows are generally “MSHOME” or “Workgroup” Tips: You may reference the subnet Mask, Gateway, Primary DNS and secondary DNS setting in your Computer.
  • Page 29 USB Media Adapter User Manual TCP/IP TCP/IP Settings 1. Obtain TCP/IP settings automatically: When this option is enabled, USB Media Adapter will use the IP assigned by router. However, this IP may changes from time to time. 2. Use the following TCP/IP settings: Enable this option will allow user to setup a fixed IP, Subnet Mask, Gateway, Primary DNS and Secondary DNS.
  • Page 30: Setting Ftp Server

    USB Media Adapter User Manual 3.4 Setting FTP Server FTP (File Transfer Protocol) Enable FTP server service let the user to upload/download files from local network or internet. FTP Settings 1. FTP Service: Click “Enable” and “Apply” will start the FTP service. To stop FTP service, click ”Disable”...
  • Page 31 USB Media Adapter User Manual Create, modify, enable, disable and delete a FTP account. Create a FTP account: Click on “New”, the browser will bring up a “FTP New Account” windows. Enter an account name and password. You may also choose the “Access Right” for the added account, it could be “Read only”...
  • Page 32: Setup Smb Server

    USB Media Adapter User Manual 3.5 Setup SMB Server SMB Server: Enable SMB service let the user to read or read/write files in local network Create, modify, enable, disable and delete a SMB account. Create a SMB account: Click on “New”, the browser will bring up a “SMB New Account” windows.
  • Page 33 USB Media Adapter User Manual Modify a SMB account: Click on “Modify”, the browser will bring up a “Modify SMB Account” window. Here you may change the pass word and the read/write attribute of selected account. Also, you may change the folder name by renaming it. In “Sharing List”, you may decide which folder you would allow the user to browse and write.
  • Page 34 USB Media Adapter User Manual Login SMB server: After setting a SMB account, user may go to My Network Places>View Group computers to find the SMB server. The server name is the same as the “Host name” in system setup. Click on the server and the system will pop up a login window.
  • Page 35: Bittorrent

    USB Media Adapter User Manual 3.6 BitTorrent BitTorrent, or “BT download” is a Peer-to-Peer application. By using BitTorrent, nodes in Peer-to-Peer download and share file in P2P network.
  • Page 36 USB Media Adapter User Manual Setting BitTorrent Download Path: Setting a download path to store the completed file. Mail Notification: USB Media Adapter will send a notification to your email to inform you the download is complete. Upload a Torrent to USB Media Adapter Find and download a Torrent User may find the legal Torrent from Internet easily.
  • Page 37 USB Media Adapter User Manual Click on “Browse” to select the Torrent Click on “Upload” button to upload the Torrent into USB Media Adapter.
  • Page 38 USB Media Adapter User Manual Upload complete. In Download Queue will show the downloading file.
  • Page 39 USB Media Adapter User Manual Now the torrent is active and communicating with other nodes. Several minutes later the download will start and show the complete level in percentage. TIP: USB Media Adapter supports maximum 4 torrents download at the same time and maximum 32Torrents queuing.
  • Page 40: Media Server

    USB Media Adapter User Manual 3.7 Media Server USB Media Adapter supports Upnp and allows PS3, XBOX360 and even iTunes to access the sharing folder. User may organize their file by types. USB Media Adapter provides Photo, Music and Video category. TIPS: User may use SMB service save the file to specific category and select it in Media Server to share and play back with PS3, XBOX360 and iTunes.
  • Page 41: Disk Utility

    USB Media Adapter User Manual 3.8 Disk Utility Disk Utility contains 3 basic Disk tools: Format the Disk, Power-saving mode setting and Scan the Disk. Format the Disk: Format attached external to FAT 32, the only supported format. Power-saving mode: If attached external HDD support power-saving, it will enter the power-saving mode automatically.
  • Page 42: Misc: Factory Default And Firmware Upgrade

    USB Media Adapter User Manual 3.9 Misc: Factory Default and Firmware Upgrade Factory Default By pressing “OK”, the USB Media Adapter adaptor will reload the default setting and all the current setting will be erased.
  • Page 43 USB Media Adapter User Manual Firmware Upgrade User may enhance better performance and stability by upgrading Firmware. Simply download the firmware to computer and click on “Browse” to select it. Make sure the firmware is correct and press “Firmware Upgrade” to process it. Firmware Upgrade will spend several minutes and the current setting will also be erased.
  • Page 44: Restart

    USB Media Adapter User Manual 3.10 Restart This function let user to restart the USB Media Adapter without pressing the physical reset button. To restart USB Media Adapter, click on “OK”.
  • Page 45: Linux And Mac System

    USB Media Adapter User Manual Restart will complete in 60 seconds and will automatically redirected to status page if it is setting with a fixed IP. 3.11 Linux and Mac system The following two procedures are for Linux and Mac, other procedures are similar as previous. 1.
  • Page 46 USB Media Adapter User Manual Chapter 4 Internet Connection...
  • Page 47: Internet Connection

    USB Media Adapter User Manual 4 Internet Connection Connection to NS2101 over the Internet: NS2101 has a fixed IP: 1. Open the IE of the external network computer and input the IP of SD201BT in the address bar to access the WEB management interface. NS2101has no fixed IP: Method 1: DMZ connection 1.
  • Page 48 USB Media Adapter User Manual Chapter 5 Troubleshooting...
  • Page 49: Troubleshooting

    USB Media Adapter User Manual 5 Troubleshooting Often after time spent troubleshooting, the problem is traced to something as simple as a loose connection. Check the following before proceeding to the problem-specific solutions. In each problem-specific section, try the steps in the order suggested. This may help you to solve the problem more quickly.

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