Western Digital WDA4NC20000N - ShareSpace NAS Server Quick Install Manual

Western Digital WDA4NC20000N - ShareSpace NAS Server Quick Install Manual

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  • Page 1 WD ShareSpace ™ Network Storage System Quick Install Guide...
  • Page 2: Wd Service And Support

    WD Service and Support Should you encounter any problem, please give us an opportunity to address it before returning this product. Most technical support questions can be answered through our knowledge base or e-mail support service at support.wdc.com. If the answer is not available or, if you prefer, please contact WD at the best telephone number shown below.
  • Page 3: About Your Wd Product

    About Your WD Product Kit Contents Important: See the user manual located on the CD included in this kit for more detailed information on the use of WD ShareSpace. Kit Contents • Network storage system with two or four drives •...
  • Page 4: Format And Configuration

    Format and Configuration WD ShareSpace is preformatted for maximum reliability as a RAID 5 volume (for four-drive systems) or for maximum capacity as a single large, spanned volume (for two-drive systems). In RAID 5, one quarter of the capacity is used to store parity information needed to restore data in the event of a drive failure.
  • Page 5: Power Button

    Step 1: Connect WD ShareSpace to the Network 1. Connect one end of the Ethernet cable into the Ethernet port located on the back of the unit. 2. Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable directly into a router or network switch port. 3.
  • Page 6: Windows 2000/Xp/Vista

    Step 2: Access WD ShareSpace on the Network Follow the steps below to configure your network 7. Click Map Network Drive in the Things To storage system and map a network drive in Do list. Windows 2000/XP/Vista using WD Discovery™. Skip to page 5 for Macintosh Leopard instructions or page 6 for Macintosh Tiger instructions.
  • Page 7 10. All share folders available on the device will 3. Click Browse, and then double-click be mapped as network drives automatically. WD ShareSpace. Available drive letters are assigned backwards 4. If the connection fails, click Connect As on from Z. When mapping completes, the share the WDShareSpace screen that appears.
  • Page 8 6. Double-click the Public share to display the 5. Type “admin” in both the Name and Password subfolders: Shared Music, Shared Pictures, fields and select Remember this password and Shared Videos. in my keychain. Click OK. 7. For instructions on creating an alias to make 6.
  • Page 9: Regulatory Compliance

    20511 Lake Forest Drive Lake Forest, California 92630 U.S.A. Western Digital, WD, and the WD logo are registered trademarks; and WD ShareSpace and WD Discovery are trademarks of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Other marks may be mentioned herein that belong to other companies.

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