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You can change these settings at any time.
Note: Changing the IP address or subnet mask can have several effects:
Access to the Manager will be temporarily disrupted. If you access the
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Manager using a Web browser and an IP address, you will need to use the
new IP address. In addition, if you added the storage system's IP address to a
local hosts file or DNS server, you must update the IP address in those
resources.
Users who accessed the shared folders using the previous IP address will be
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disconnected and must access them again using the new IP address (as
described in "Accessing shared
Users running DiskSafe Express must restart that application. If a backup or
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recovery was in progress and did not complete successfully, perform the action
again.
You can also configure the storage system to act as a DHCP server. In other words,
the storage system can assign IP addresses to other computers in your network,
simplifying the network configuration of each individual system.
In addition, your storage system can act as an FTP server. This allows all Windows
and Mac OS X users to use a Web browser to access the public folder. For more
information, refer to "Accessing shared folders using
To change any of the network settings:
1. In the navigation bar, click Advanced.
2. In the left pane, click Network.
3. Make the desired changes:
To change this
The workgroup to
which the storage
system belongs
The IP address(es)
used by the storage
system
folders")
Do this
In the Workgroup name text box, enter the name of the
workgroup.
This name can be up to 15 characters long.
In the Port 1 group box, either select Get an IP address
automatically to obtain the IP address from your DHCP
server, or select Use this IP address and enter the
IP address and subnet mask in the subsequent text boxes.
If you select Get an IP address automatically and your
network does not have a DHCP server, or if the storage
system is directly attached to your computer, the default IP
address and subnet mask are used. (The default IP address
is 192.168.0.101, and the default subnet mask is
255.255.255.0).
Managing Your Storage System
FTP".
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