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1. Introduction................................................................................................................. 6
1.1. Minimum System Requirements ...................................................................................................... 7
1.1.1. Windows users ................................................................................................................. 7
1.1.2. Mac Users ....................................................................................................................... 7
1.1.3. Linux Users ...................................................................................................................... 7
1.2. Box Content ................................................................................................................................. 8
1.3. Views of the Drive ......................................................................................................................... 9
1.3.1. Front View ....................................................................................................................... 9
1.3.2. Rear View ........................................................................................................................ 9
1.3.3. LED Behavior ................................................................................................................. 10
2. Connecting to a Network .......................................................................................... 11
2.1. STEP 1: Connect the Power Supply ............................................................................................... 12
2.2. STEP 2: Connect the Ethernet Cable ............................................................................................. 13
2.3. STEP 3: Connect using LaCie Network Assistant ............................................................................ 14
2.4. STEP 4: Completing the Setup Wizard .......................................................................................... 16
2.5. Power Button Functions ............................................................................................................... 17
2.6. Assigning a Static IP Address ........................................................................................................ 18
3. Accessing and Transferring Files ............................................................................... 19
3.1. About Default Shares .................................................................................................................. 19
3.2. Accessing Shares Using LaCie Network Assistant ........................................................................... 20
3.2.1. Switching User................................................................................................................ 22
3.2.2. Map Shares ................................................................................................................... 23
3.3. Accessing Shares Using File Browser ............................................................................................. 24
3.3.1. About the File Browser .................................................................................................... 24
3.4. Accessing Shares via FTP ............................................................................................................. 25
3.5. Accessing Shares through the Internet ........................................................................................... 26
3.6. Multimedia Server ....................................................................................................................... 27
3.7. iTunes Music Server .................................................................................................................... 28
3.8. About iSCSIShare ........................................................................................................................ 29
3.8.1. iSCSIShare: Advanced .................................................................................................... 29
4. Administering Your LaCie 5big Network 2 ................................................................ 30
4.1. Dashboard: Accessing ................................................................................................................. 31
4.2. Dashboard: Welcome Page ......................................................................................................... 32
4.3. Dashboard: Navigation ............................................................................................................... 32
4.4. Dashboard: Logging Out ............................................................................................................ 32
4.5. Dashboard: Restart/Shutdown ...................................................................................................... 32
4.6. Dashboard: General Settings ....................................................................................................... 33
4.6.1. Active Directory .............................................................................................................. 34
4.7. Dashboard: Users ....................................................................................................................... 35
4.7.1. Adding a New User ........................................................................................................ 35
4.7.2. Deleting a User .............................................................................................................. 36
4.7.3. Editing a User ................................................................................................................ 36
4.8. Dashboard: Groups .................................................................................................................... 37
4.8.1. Adding New Group ........................................................................................................ 37
4.8.2. Editing a Group ............................................................................................................. 37
4.8.3. Deleting a Group ........................................................................................................... 38
4.8.4. Adding/Removing Users from a Group ............................................................................. 38
4.9. Dashboard: Shares ..................................................................................................................... 39
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    2.1. STEP 1: Connect the Power Supply ....................12 2.2. STEP 2: Connect the Ethernet Cable ..................... 13 2.3. STEP 3: Connect using LaCie Network Assistant ................14 2.4. STEP 4: Completing the Setup Wizard ..................16 2.5. Power Button Functions ....................... 17 2.6.
  • Page 2 4.17.3. Installing a New Disk ...................... 56 4.18. Update Product Software ......................57 4.18.1. Method 1: Auto-Update ....................57 4.18.2. Method 2: Update with LaCie Network Assistant Software ..........58 4.19. Reset to Factory .......................... 59 5. Troubleshooting ......................60 5.1.
  • Page 3 Class B digital device, pursuant to Part Changes 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are de- The LaCie 5big Network 2 ships with signed to provide reasonable protection copyrighted software that are licensed un- The material in this document is for in-...

  • Page 4: General Use Precautions

    ✦ Do not use the LaCie 5big Network wet conditions. Never place objects that this product must not be 2 near other electrical appliances...
  • Page 5 LaCie 5big Network 2 Foreword • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual page 5 MPORTANT INFO: 1,000,000,000 bytes. 1,000,000,000,000 bytes. Once format- ted, the actual available storage capacity varies depending on operating environ- ment (typically 10% less). IMPORTANT INFO: Some enhance-...

  • Page 6: Introduction

    User Manual page 6 1. Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of a LaCie 5big Network 2. De- signed to satisfy the data sharing and backup needs of small offices, the LaCie 5big Network 2 represents the new generation of shared storage with security.

  • Page 7: Minimum System Requirements

    ✦ Web browsers: Internet Explorer 7.0, Firefox 3.0, Safari 3.0, or Chrome 2.0 or higher IMPORTANT INFO: The LaCie 5big Network 2’s performance can be affected by such external forces as network activity, hard- ware, distance, and setup. IMPORTANT INFO: For optimal performance, use a Gigabit Eth- ernet router and a Gigabit Ethernet board in your host computer.

  • Page 8: Box Content

    LaCie 5big Network 2 Introduction • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual page 8 1.2. Box Content LaCie 5big Network 2 Ethernet cable External power supply Disk drawer key Utilities CD-ROM with software and User Manual Quick Install Guide IMPORTANT INFO: Please save your packaging.

  • Page 9: Views Of The Drive

    LaCie 5big Network 2 Introduction • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual page 9 1.3. Views of the Drive 1.3.1. Front View Button and Activity LED: The blue button stays on to show disk activ- ity (unless you turn it off using the Dashboard, the user interface) and can also be configured to put it to sleep or wake it from sleep.

  • Page 10: Led Behavior

    LaCie 5big Network 2 Introduction • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual page 10 1.3.3. LED Behavior The front and rear LED indicate drive status and activity. This section describes the behavior of the LED indicators. TECHNICAL NOTE: Even if you have turned off the front LED using the Dashboard (4.12.

  • Page 11: Connecting To A Network

    11 2. Connecting to a Network This chapter explains how to connect your hard drive to the network. Follow these steps to getting your LaCie 5big Network 2 connected to your network: 2.1. STEP 1: Connect the Power Supply 2.2.

  • Page 12: Step 1: Connect The Power Supply

    • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual page 12 2.1. STEP 1: Connect the Power Supply 1. Connect the power supply to a wall outlet and to the LaCie 5big Network 2 (Fig. 03). Now move on to step 2, section 2.2.

  • Page 13: Step 2: Connect The Ethernet Cable

    Network Assistant. TECHNICAL NOTE: Depending on your computer’s Ethernet set- tings, you may be able to connect the 5big Network 2 directly to your computer using the Ethernet cable. Gigabit Ethernet Cables And Connectors Fig. 06 for an illustration of the Ethernet cable used to connect your LaCie 5big Network 2 to your network device.

  • Page 14: Step 3: Connect Using Lacie Network Assistant

    Accessing), or configure its network settings. TECHNICAL NOTE: If you’ve installed LNA before purchasing the 5big Network 2, make sure that you download and install the latest version from the LaCie website. TECHNICAL NOTE: If you can’t do don’t want to install LNA, you...
  • Page 15 • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual page 15 Connect to the LaCie 5big Network 2: 1. Launch LaCie Network Assistant and use it to open the Dash- board (administration page). Windows Users Select LaCie Network Assistant in Start/Programs. A Net- work Assistant icon will appear in the system tray (Fig.

  • Page 16: Step 4: Completing The Setup Wizard

    (Fig. 13). The Setup Wizard consists of two sections to be filled out that will help you to configure your 5big Network 2. General Settings: Modify the Machine Name (optional - a name may only contain letters (case sensitive), numbers, or a hyphen.

  • Page 17: Power Button Functions

    Press the blue button (but do not hold ✦ it down). To wake the drive from Deep Sleep Mode, press the blue but- ton or use the Wake on LAN function in the LaCie Network As- sistant (see 4.12.2. Wake on LAN) (see 4.12.

  • Page 18: Assigning A Static Ip Address

    IP address following the rule 169.254.xxx.yyy/24. TECHNICAL NOTE: Make sure you provide an IP address on the same subnet as your computer so that the 5big Network 2 will be visible to that computer. Fig. 15...

  • Page 19: Accessing And Transferring Files

    3.4. Accessing Shares via FTP 3.5. Accessing Shares through the Internet 3.6. Multimedia Server 3.1. About Default Shares The LaCie 5big Network 2 has three shares (similar to folders) by default: Share and Public. The following table sums up the differ-...

  • Page 20: Accessing Shares Using Lacie Network Assistant

    LaCie 5big Network 2 and any other LaCie storage devices on your network.. 2. Click on the icon in the system tray (Windows) or menu bar (Mac) and select a share from the LaCie 5big Network 2 sub- menu (Fig.
  • Page 21 4. Transfer files normally from your computer to the 5big Network 2 share. IMPORTANT INFO: If you wish to copy large amounts of data from the USBShare to another share, LaCie recommends you use the File Browser (3.3. Accessing Shares Using File Browser) instead...

  • Page 22: Switching User

    By default, you will be logged in as a guest, and will not therefore have access to private shares. In order to access protected shares, you will have to change the login credentials using the LaCie Net- work Assistant. Follow these steps: 1.

  • Page 23: Map Shares

    User Manual page 23 3.2.2. Map Shares If you would like a shortcut to accessing 5big Network 2 shares, follow this procedure: TECHNICAL NOTE: Windows users: Once you log in to a private (password-protected) share, you must log out in order to access an- other private share.

  • Page 24: Accessing Shares Using File Browser

    It is thus a convenient way to interact with files stored on the 5big Network 2’s shares, whether the connection be through the local network or through the internet. For details on remote connections, see 3.5.

  • Page 25: Accessing Shares Via Ftp

    4.6. Dashboard: General Settings 4.9. Dashboard: Shares. To connect to the 5big Network 2 via FTP locally on the LAN, enter in your browser’s or FTP client’s address field: ftp://[IP address] Fig. 26 TECHNICAL NOTE: See section 2.6.

  • Page 26: Accessing Shares Through The Internet

    User Manual page 26 3.5. Accessing Shares through the Internet You can access your 5big Network 2 through the internet. For in- formation on establishing the connection, see 4.10. Dashboard: Network. Once connected, it is easiest to access your files using the web browser-based File Browser.

  • Page 27: Multimedia Server

    5big Network 2, you can configure your 5big Network 2 to act as a UPnP multimedia server. Follow these steps: 1. Make sure the 5big Network 2 is properly connected to your home network as described in section 2.

  • Page 28: Itunes Music Server

    5big Network 2 (by default LaCie-5big) will ap- pear in the Shared category within iTunes, and audio files stored on the 5big Network 2 will be listed in this playlist. Follow these steps: 1. Make sure the 5big Network 2 is properly connected to your home network as described in section 2.

  • Page 29: About Iscsishare

    29 3.8. About iSCSIShare You can configure a 5big Network 2 share as an iSCSI target cli- ent, which allows you to mount a network share as a local share. You can then format this share in a non-network file system such as NTFS, HFS+, or FAT32.

  • Page 30: Administering Your Lacie 5Big Network 2

    Dashboard. Access the Dashboard by simply typing in your drive’s IP address or machine name into your browser or using the LaCie Network Assistant. When you log in for the first time, you will see the Setup Wizard (see section 2.4.

  • Page 31: Dashboard: Accessing

    1. Click on the LaCie Network Assistant icon in the system tray (Windows users) or menu bar (Mac users) and select LaCie-5big. The LaCie 5big Network 2 login page will open in a new browser window or tab (Fig. 30). If your browser is not Fig.

  • Page 32: Dashboard: Welcome Page

    LaCie 5big Network 2 Administering Your LaCie 5big Network 2 • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual page 32 4.2. Dashboard: Welcome Page The welcome page contains links to helpful documents from the LaCie Website (Fig. 33, a) and a table listing the different pages that make up the Dashboard (Fig.

  • Page 33: Dashboard: General Settings

    This page allows the administrator to modify some of your 5big Net- work 2’s general parameters. Machine Name: Modify the machine name. The machine name identifies your 5big Network 2 in LaCie Network Assistant and on the local network. IMPORTANT INFO: The machine name is limited to 15 charac- ters.

  • Page 34: Active Directory

    Fig. 37 4.6.1. Active Directory This feature allows you to join the 5big Network 2 to a Windows domain. Once connected, existing users/passwords in the domain are respected by the 5big Network 2 and treated exactly as if they were created in the Dashboard. You can use the Users page to as- sign domain users access to the 5big Network 2’s shares.

  • Page 35: Dashboard: Users

    The administrator password must be at least 4 characters. TECHNICAL NOTE: Providing an email address will allow the user to receive notifications regarding their user account sent automati- cally by the 5big Network 2. See section 4.13.1. Email Notification Events for details.

  • Page 36: Deleting A User

    LaCie 5big Network 2 Administering Your LaCie 5big Network 2 • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual page 36 4.7.2. Deleting a User 1. Click the gray “x” to the right of the user listing in the table. 2. In the confirmation box, click Delete (Fig.

  • Page 37: Dashboard: Groups

    LaCie 5big Network 2 Administering Your LaCie 5big Network 2 • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual page 37 4.8. Dashboard: Groups This page allows the administrator to manage groups. Groups help to simplify users management and access to shares. They allow administrators to change access rights to entire groups rather than individually.

  • Page 38: Deleting A Group

    LaCie 5big Network 2 Administering Your LaCie 5big Network 2 • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual page 38 4.8.3. Deleting a Group To delete a group, click the edit icon to the right of the group’s listing (Fig. 45). In the window that opens, click Delete this group.

  • Page 39: Dashboard: Shares

    LaCie 5big Network 2 Administering Your LaCie 5big Network 2 • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual page 39 4.9. Dashboard: Shares Shares – network folders – comprise the storage capacity of the 5big Network 2. Out of the box, it has two shares, Share and Public.

  • Page 40: Setting/Modifying Access Rights For Users/Groups

    LaCie 5big Network 2 Administering Your LaCie 5big Network 2 • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual page 40 4.9.4. Setting/Modifying Access Rights for Users/Groups To modify access rights to the share for users or groups, follow the instructions below (and refer to Fig.

  • Page 41: Dashboard: Network

    • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual page 41 4.10. Dashboard: Network This page allows you to modify your 5big Network 2’s network set- tings. Note that there are two tabs to the page, standard and ad- vanced. 4.10.1. Standard Settings...

  • Page 42: Advanced Settings

    1. Go to a Dynamic DNS service provider such as DYNDNS.com. 2. Create an account. 3. Input the 5big Network 2’s IP address and create a hostname (ex. smithfamily.dyndns.org). 4. On the Dashboard, open the Network page and enter the ser- vice provider, username, hostname and password you set up.

  • Page 43: Dashboard: Drive Information

    Formatting will erase all the data on your drive (but will not remove users or settings). Make sure to back up all your data onto another volume before proceeding. LaCie cannot be held for responsible for the loss of data occurring during formatting.

  • Page 44: Dashboard: Eco Management

    LaCie 5big Network 2 Administering Your LaCie 5big Network 2 • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual page 44 4.12. Dashboard: Eco Management Status light on: Uncheck this box to turn off the blue light. Note that this will not disable warning indicators.

  • Page 45: Ups Management

    • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual page 45 4.12.1. UPS Management The 5big Network 2 supports UPS (uninterrupted power supply) management. If you connect a supported UPS device to the 5big Network 2’s USB port, in the Dashboard you will see modifiable parameters.

  • Page 46: Wake On Lan

    • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual page 46 4.12.2. Wake on LAN You can use LaCie Network Assistant (LNA) to wake your 5big Net- work 2. First time you use WOL: 1. You’ll need your drive’s MAC address. Click the LNA icon in...

  • Page 47: Dashboard: Support

    Alert notification: If you toggle this box on, when significant events occur with your 5big Network 2, the administrator will automatically be sent an email (if he or she set an email address in the Users page, if the drive has a connection to the internet, and the SMTP configu- ration has been set up).

  • Page 48: Email Notification Events

    Click here Capacity When the total avail- Admin ================================================ able capacity is less [ This message is automatically generated by the LaCie email noti cation service ] www.lacie.com than 10GB Quota event When the user share is Relevant user Fig. 66...

  • Page 49: Dashboard: Download

    Administering Your LaCie 5big Network 2 • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual page 49 4.14. Dashboard: Download The 5big Network 2 Dashboard features a torrent server that will allow you to download torrent files (Fig. 67). For more information on torrents, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitTorrent_protocol...

  • Page 50: Dashboard: Copy

    LaCie 5big Network 2 Administering Your LaCie 5big Network 2 • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual page 50 4.15. Dashboard: Copy This page will allow administrators to set up backups (Fig. 70). In order to use a share for a backup, the user initiating the backup must have Read/Write privileges for that share, or the share must be Public.

  • Page 51: Dashboard: External Ports

    This page provides you with information on devices connected to one of the 5big Network 2’s USB or eSATA expansion port. The 5big Network 2 features a printer server. To activate it, click the Activate Printer Server check box. You can connect a USB printer to the 5big Network 2 via the front USB port.

  • Page 52: Connecting An External Hard Drive

    4.16.1. Connecting an External Hard Drive You can connect an external USB or eSATA hard disk or USB key to back up the data on your LaCie 5big Network 2 or as a way to add storage capacity. Connected hard disks are accessed similarly External USB to shared folders.

  • Page 53: Dashboard: Raid

    76). Finally, confirm the ac- tion in the dialogue window. CAUTION : Changing the RAID mode destroys all data stored on the LaCie 5big. If you have saved data on the drives, back up data before following these steps. Fig. 75 TECHNICAL NOTE: Before you change the RAID mode of the LaCie 5big, familiarize yourself with the 5big’s RAID modes.

  • Page 54: About Raid Modes

    LaCie 5big Network 2 Administering Your LaCie 5big Network 2 • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual page 54 4.17.2. About RAID Modes Refer to the table below for an overview of the different RAID modes, and see the descriptions for details.
  • Page 55 5big Network 2 has four disks installed. RAID0: RAID 0 (also called Spanning mode in some LaCie devices), is the fastest RAID mode. In a RAID 0 array, the available capacities of each disk are added together so that one logical volume mounts on the computer (Fig.

  • Page 56: Installing A New Disk

    IMPORTANT INFO: In the event that an individual hard disk fails in the LaCie 5big Network 2, please contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support. Please replace a defective hard drive only with a new drive provided by LaCie.

  • Page 57: Update Product Software

    User Manual page 57 4.18. Update Product Software LaCie may improve your network hard drive’s software or add new features over time. See below for updating information. Note that you can always restore your drive to factory defaults by following the procedure in 4.19.

  • Page 58: Method 2: Update With Lacie Network Assistant Software

    ✦ Turn off other NAS on the network except the one you wish to update ✦ Disconnect all connections to shares on the NAS you want to update 1. Make sure you are using the latest version of LaCie Network Assistant (minimum 1.4.1). If you download a newer version, make sure to uninstall previous versions.

  • Page 59: Reset To Factory

    LaCie 5big Network 2 Administering Your LaCie 5big Network 2 • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual page 59 4.19. Reset to Factory If for any reason you wish to reset your d2 Network 2 to its out-of- the-box state, follow this procedure:...

  • Page 60: Troubleshooting

    60 5. Troubleshooting In the event that your LaCie 5big Network 2 is not working correctly, please take a look at the following Troubleshooting sections and at the FAQs published on our web site – www.lacie.com. One of these FAQs may provide an answer to your specific question.

  • Page 61: Troubleshooting The Network Connection

    5big Network 2 box. The system doesn’t appear By default the LaCie 5big Network 2 is configured to retrieve its IP address from a DHCP server. If your on the network. network is managed by a DHCP server and you cannot access your LaCie 5big Network 2, try checking your DHCP server’s log.
  • Page 62 62 A user does not have access Has the administrator created an ac- In order for a another user to access the LaCie 5big Network to the LaCie 5big Network 2. count for the user? 2, two conditions must be met: 1) the administrator must cre- ate and provide the user with username and password;...

  • Page 63: Contacting Customer Support

    If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent questions in the trou- and select About This Mac. bleshooting checklist, and you still can’t get your LaCie drive to work 4. Processor speed Windows users: Right click properly, contact us at www.lacie.com. Before contacting us, make...

  • Page 64: Lacie Technical Support Contacts

    LaCie 5big Network 2 Contacting Customer Support • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual page 64 6.1. LaCie Technical Support Contacts LaCie Asia LaCie Australia http://www.lacie.com/cn/contact/ http://www.lacie.com/au/contact/ LaCie Belgium LaCie Brazil http://www.lacie.com/us/contact/ http://www.lacie.com/be/contact/ (Dutch) http://www.lacie.com/befr/contact/ (French) LaCie Canada LaCie Denmark http://www.lacie.com/dk/contact/...

  • Page 65: Warranty Information

    LaCie, may provide their own warranties nal box and shipped with postage prepaid. to the end user purchaser, but LaCie, in so far as permitted by law, provides their products “as is”. Software distributed by LaCie with or...

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