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  • Page 1 LOOQS MeeBox Router MB201 User Guide...
  • Page 2 Copyright | FCC Notice Copyright © 2009 RRC bv. All rights reserved. MeeBox and LOOQS are trademarks of RRC bv. Other trademarks are the property of their owners. Specifications subject to change without notice. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Accessing a share in Windows ..................27 Accessing a share in Mac OS X or Linux ................. 27 Mapping a share to a drive letter (Windows only) ............28 Accessing a second internal hard drive ................. 28 User Guide LOOQS MeeBox Router...
  • Page 4 Installing the client certificate and key on your computer ......... 57 Starting and using OpenVPN on your computer ............58 Adding a second internal hard drive ..............59 Installing the second hard drive ..................59 Verifying and formatting the second hard drive ............60 User Guide LOOQS MeeBox Router...
  • Page 5 Managing a RAID array ..................... 64 Updating your MeeBox’s software ................. 66 Accessing your MeeBox’s command line interface ........... 68 Executing commands with elevated privileges ............69 Product Registration ....................70 Warranty ........................71 Copyright ........................74 Licensing ........................75 User Guide LOOQS MeeBox Router...

  • Page 6: Part 1 About Your Meebox

    About Your MeeBox Part 1 Congratulations on acquiring your MeeBox Router, the most versatile media server in the world. Before you begin using your new MeeBox, please read the following pages to familiarize yourself with important facts about the product.

  • Page 7: Safety Precautions

    Do not install the server in areas of high humidity (bathrooms and areas exposed to rain or splashing water).  Keep the server out of reach of infants and young children.  Use only good quality cables.  Place the server on a level and stable surface. Page 7 User Guide LOOQS MeeBox Router...

  • Page 8: Specifications

    Specifications Product name: LOOQS MeeBox Router MB201 Storage: One or two 3.5" SATA hard disk drives Processor: 300-MHz ARM9 32-bit RISC CPU w/ 24KB L1 cache Memory: 128 MB DDR SDRAM / 16 MB Flash ROM Network interfaces: 1 x Gigabit Ethernet WAN port 4 x Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi...

  • Page 9: What's In The Box

     MeeBox media server  AC adapter  power cord  Ethernet cable  mounting screws for second internal drive (except two-drive models)  Setup CD  User Guide  Quick Start Guide Page 9 User Guide LOOQS MeeBox Router...

  • Page 10: Product Exterior

    Blinks when the internal hard drive is being accessed.  USB Status Indicator Lights up when a USB device is attached.  Internet Status Indicator Lights up when your MeeBox has a valid WAN connection. Page 10 User Guide LOOQS MeeBox Router...

  • Page 11: Rear

     USB 2.0 Ports Connect external USB drives, memory card readers, and/or a USB printer here.  DC Input Plug the external power supply in here. Page 11 User Guide LOOQS MeeBox Router...

  • Page 12: Note For Macintosh Users

    MeeBox (for Telnet or SSH) MeeBox.local Note: The .local suffix is not necessary when accessing your MeeBox through SMB. To access your MeeBox’s network shares, you can use the network path smb://meebox/ or smb://meebox.local/ interchangeably. Page 12 User Guide LOOQS MeeBox Router...

  • Page 13: Part 2 Setting Up Your Meebox

    Setting Up Your MeeBox Part 2 Setting up your MeeBox is easy. The following pages will get you up and running in a jiffy.

  • Page 14: Setting Up The Network

    1. On the Start menu, click Control Panel, and then double-click Internet Options. 2. On the Connections tab, select Never dial a connection, and then click OK (see Figure 2). Figure 2 Page 14 User Guide LOOQS MeeBox Router...

  • Page 15: Step 2: Connect Your Meebox To Your Cable Or Dsl Modem

    4. Turn your modem on. Wait until the modem’s Internet light is steady before continuing. 5. Turn your MeeBox on by pressing the power button on the front. Figure 3 Page 15 User Guide LOOQS MeeBox Router...

  • Page 16: Step 3: Connect Your Computers To Your Meebox

     It is highly recommended to enter a wireless key to enable wireless security. If you do not enter a wireless key, your MeeBox’s network will be accessible by anyone within wireless range. Page 16 User Guide LOOQS MeeBox Router...

  • Page 17: Step 5: Check Internet Connectivity

    Web, you may need to change your MeeBox’s network settings. To do so, open your web browser, go to http://meebox:8090/, log in as ―admin‖ with password ―meebox‖, click MeeBox Settings, and click Network on the menu. Page 17 User Guide LOOQS MeeBox Router...

  • Page 18: Adding User Accounts

    You can also create groups of users, allowing you to grant or deny access to specific shares for several users at once. For more information, see Managing users, groups, and shares. Page 18 User Guide LOOQS MeeBox Router...

  • Page 19: Part 3 Using Your Meebox

    Using Your MeeBox Part 3 Your MeeBox offers a wealth of functionality. This chapter will help you get the most out of the product.

  • Page 20: Using Your Meebox As A Upnp Media Server

    Your MeeBox can stream media files (video, audio, or photos), wirelessly or through Ethernet, to any UPnP-AV compliant media player or digital media adapter that is on your local network. Examples of UPnP-AV media players or adapters include LOOQS MeeCeiver, LOOQS MeeFrame, XBMC Media Center, and Windows Media Player (running on Windows Vista or Windows 7).

  • Page 21: Managing The Media Server

    Adding a folder to be scanned 1. Click Filesystem. 2. In the folder tree, navigate to the folder you want to add and select it. 3. Click the button. Page 21 User Guide LOOQS MeeBox Router...

  • Page 22: Understanding Scan Options

    Scan mode None: The folder will not be scanned again. (Use this option if you want to temporarily stop a folder from being scanned without removing it from the database.) Page 22 User Guide LOOQS MeeBox Router...

  • Page 23: Enabling/Disabling The Media Server

    1. In your web browser, go to http://meebox:8090/ and log in as admin. 2. Click MeeBox Settings. 3. In the menu, click Features. 4. Clear the check box under Enable UPnP media server, and click Save. Page 23 User Guide LOOQS MeeBox Router...
  • Page 24 To re-enable the media server, repeat the steps above, but select the check box under Enable UPnP media server. Page 24 User Guide LOOQS MeeBox Router...

  • Page 25: Using Your Meebox As An Itunes Server

    2. Type \\meebox and press Enter. 3. Double-click the public folder. If you are prompted for login credentials, enter your MeeBox username and password. 4. Double-click the media folder, then double-click the audio subfolder. Page 25 User Guide LOOQS MeeBox Router...

  • Page 26: Using Your Meebox As A Network Storage Device

    For example, you can copy a file or folder into a share by dragging it from another Figure 9 folder in Windows Explorer or your desktop and dropping it in the share. Page 26 User Guide LOOQS MeeBox Router...

  • Page 27: Accessing A Share In Windows

    In Mac OS X, you can enter the network address in the Connect to Server dialog box. In the Finder’s menu bar, click Go, and then click Connect to Server. To access a network share in Linux, please refer to your Linux distro’s network documentation. Page 27 User Guide LOOQS MeeBox Router...

  • Page 28: Mapping A Share To A Drive Letter (Windows Only)

    Accessing a second internal hard drive Figure 10 If your MeeBox has a second internal hard drive that is not part of a RAID array, it can be accessed through the shared folder ide4. Page 28 User Guide LOOQS MeeBox Router...

  • Page 29: Using External Storage Devices

    You can then access the memory card’s contents at the network address \\meebox\usb1 (or usb2). Please note that it may take a few seconds after you connect the card reader before the card is accessible. Page 29 User Guide LOOQS MeeBox Router...
  • Page 30 The old memory card will still appear to be available at the same network address, even though it is not. Page 30 User Guide LOOQS MeeBox Router...

  • Page 31: Sharing A Usb Printer

    If you use a non-Windows operating system, please refer to your operating system’s documentation for instructions on adding a network printer. Figure 11 Page 31 User Guide LOOQS MeeBox Router...
  • Page 32 8. Click Finish to return to the Add Printer Wizard. From this point forward, follow the same steps you would use to add a printer that is Figure 12 attached directly to your computer. Figure 13 Page 32 User Guide LOOQS MeeBox Router...

  • Page 33: Printing To A Shared Printer

    MeeBox is turned on. Then, simply print as if the printer were directly connected to your computer. For example, in a Windows application, select the shared printer in the Print dialog box and click Print. Page 33 User Guide LOOQS MeeBox Router...

  • Page 34: Managing Users, Groups, And Shared Folders

    You can also control whether a particular user or group has read-only access or full access. With read-only access, users can open and copy files from the shared folder, but they cannot add, change, or delete files in it. Page 34 User Guide LOOQS MeeBox Router...

  • Page 35: Creating, Modifying, And Deleting User Accounts

    When you delete a user account, the user’s private folder (if any) is not automatically deleted. You can access or delete such “orphan” folders using your MeeBox’s command line interface. For more information, see Accessing your MeeBox’s command line interface. Page 35 User Guide LOOQS MeeBox Router...

  • Page 36: Creating, Modifying, And Deleting Groups

    2. To grant read-only access for a user or a group (or several of them), select the user(s) or group(s) in the No Access list box, and click << Read Only. Figure 18 Page 36 User Guide LOOQS MeeBox Router...
  • Page 37 When you “delete” a shared folder using the admin interface, the folder is not actually deleted on the hard disk. You can access or delete such “orphan” folders using FTP or SFTP. For more information, see Accessing your MeeBox remotely. Page 37 User Guide LOOQS MeeBox Router...

  • Page 38: Using The Bittorrent Client

    1. On a computer connected to your MeeBox, download a .torrent file and save it on your local hard disk. 2. Open a browser window, go to http://meebox:8090, log in, and click BitTorrent. Page 38 User Guide LOOQS MeeBox Router...
  • Page 39 Note  RRC bv does not encourage or condone the downloading of protected intellectual property or copyrighted material without the permission of the copyright holder. Please use your MeeBox for legal downloading only. Page 39 User Guide LOOQS MeeBox Router...

  • Page 40: Using The Web Photo Gallery Application

    1. In your web browser, go to http://meebox:8090/, log in, and click MeeBox Settings. 2. In the menu, click Features. 3. Under Enable Web/Database server, select the Enable check box. 4. Click Save. Page 40 User Guide LOOQS MeeBox Router...

  • Page 41: Using Other Preinstalled Web Applications

    When adding your own database-driven web application, PHPMyAdmin provides an easy way to create the application’s database, among other tasks. Page 41 User Guide LOOQS MeeBox Router...
  • Page 42 Instructions for working with these applications are beyond the scope of this user’s guide. You are encouraged to explore the apps on your own and to visit their respective home pages on the Internet for more information about them. Page 42 User Guide LOOQS MeeBox Router...

  • Page 43: Part 4 Advanced Topics

    Advanced Topics Part 4...

  • Page 44: Accessing Your Meebox Remotely

    WAN IP address) and log in with username ―admin‖, password ―meebox‖. If you are accessing your MeeBox from the local network, you can just click Web File Browser on the MeeBox home page. An example directory listing in Extplorer is shown in Figure 21. Figure 21 Page 44 User Guide LOOQS MeeBox Router...

  • Page 45: Accessing Files On Your Meebox Remotely Using Ftp

    5. Click Save. In your FTP client program, specify your MeeBox’s WAN IP address as the host address, and enter the username and password of a user account that exists on the server. Page 45 User Guide LOOQS MeeBox Router...
  • Page 46 +--public the “public” shared folder +--btdownload BitTorrent downloads +--media home folder of media server +--ide4 second internal hard drive (if present) +--usb1 first USB drive (if present) +--usb2 second USB drive (if present) Page 46 User Guide LOOQS MeeBox Router...

  • Page 47: Accessing Files On Your Meebox Remotely Using Secure Ftp

    For this reason, SFTP access is very powerful and can be dangerous if misused. Please do not make changes in unfamiliar folders unless you are an experienced Linux user. Page 47 User Guide LOOQS MeeBox Router...
  • Page 48 User storage space is located under the folder /mnt, which is the mount point for all storage devices. Here you will find subdirectories ide3, ide4, and so on. For a discussion of how user storage space is organized, see Folders accessible through FTP, above. Page 48 User Guide LOOQS MeeBox Router...

  • Page 49: Setting Up A Website

    By default, the htdocs folder contains the following files and folders, although the contents may vary slightly, depending on what version of your MeeBox hard disk image is installed on your server. Page 49 User Guide LOOQS MeeBox Router...

  • Page 50: Editing Web Server Configuration Files

    In this case, the home page URL of your website would be http:// public_ip_address/mysite/. Editing web server configuration files The Apache configuration file on your MeeBox is located at /system/hddapp/apache2/conf/httpd.conf. To access and edit this file, you must use SFTP and log in as admin. Page 50 User Guide LOOQS MeeBox Router...

  • Page 51: Forwarding Incoming Connections

    If you want to allow incoming connections to a program running on your computer— eMule, for example—configure the router to forward connections on the port (or ports) on Page 51 User Guide LOOQS MeeBox Router...

  • Page 52: Choosing A Port Forwarding Method

    If no trigger connections are going out, the incoming ports remain closed. In port mapping, by contrast, specified incoming ports remain open at all times. However, port Page 52 User Guide LOOQS MeeBox Router...

  • Page 53: Creating And Editing Port Mapping Rules

    1. In the Existing Rules table, click the Edit button on the row listing the rule you want to specified manually). edit. 2. Edit the form as necessary, and then click Save Changes. Page 53 User Guide LOOQS MeeBox Router...

  • Page 54: Creating And Editing Port Triggering Rules

    If you are creating a port triggering rule for one of the applications listed in the Presets box, 7. Click Add Rule. simply select the desired application, and the form will be automatically filled with the appropriate values. Page 54 User Guide LOOQS MeeBox Router...
  • Page 55 1. In the Existing Rules table, click the Edit button for the rule you want to edit. 2. Clear the Enabled check box and click Save Changes. To delete a port triggering rule In the Existing Rules table, click the Delete button for the rule you want to delete. Page 55 User Guide LOOQS MeeBox Router...

  • Page 56: Creating A Virtual Private Network

    1. In your web browser, go to http://meebox:8090/, log in, and click MeeBox Settings. Figure 24 2. Click Advanced Settings, then click Apps & Services, then click VPN (see Figure 24). 3. Under OpenVPN configuration file, click the drop-down menu and select an option as follows: Page 56 User Guide LOOQS MeeBox Router...

  • Page 57: Installing The Client Certificate And Key On Your Computer

    C:\Program Files\OpenVPN\config. On Mac OS X, if you are using Tunnelblick, the config folder is usually ~/Library/OpenVPN (where ~ represents your home folder). You can now start OpenVPN on your computer and connect to your MeeBox using the client.ovpn configuration file. Page 57 User Guide LOOQS MeeBox Router...

  • Page 58: Starting And Using Openvpn On Your Computer

    The first time you turn on your MeeBox, and whenever you reinstall its disk image, OpenVPN must generate an SSL certificate and key for the server. This process takes about five minutes. OpenVPN will be unavailable during this time. Page 58 User Guide LOOQS MeeBox Router...

  • Page 59: Adding A Second Internal Hard Drive

    (Two screws are at the extreme ends of the back plate, and one is in the middle.) 3. Slide the top cover back until it stops, then lift the cover straight up. Set the cover aside. 4. Turn the MeeBox over and place it top-down on the work surface. Page 59 User Guide LOOQS MeeBox Router...

  • Page 60: Verifying And Formatting The Second Hard Drive

    Format button in the disk utility. You can format the drive using any of the following files systems: ext3, ext2, xfs, and FAT32. MeeBox’s default file system is ext3; it Page 60 User Guide LOOQS MeeBox Router...

  • Page 61: Creating A Raid Array

    1. In your web browser, go to http://meebox:8090/, log in, and click MeeBox Settings. 2. Click Advanced Settings, then click Management, and then click RAID (Figure 25). 3. Select the desired RAID level (0 for striping or 1 for mirroring). Figure 25 Page 61 User Guide LOOQS MeeBox Router...
  • Page 62 Network shares will continue to be accessible at network address \\meebox on Windows, and at smb://meebox on Macintosh. When using FTP, the combined volume is accessible as the ide3 directory. When using SFTP, the combined volume’s path is /mnt/ide3. Page 62 User Guide LOOQS MeeBox Router...

  • Page 63: Managing Storage Devices

    Using the disk utility To access the disk utility: 1. In your web browser, go to http://meebox:8090/, log in, and click MeeBox Settings. 2. Click Advanced Settings, then click Management, and then click Disk Utility. Page 63 User Guide LOOQS MeeBox Router...

  • Page 64: Managing A Raid Array

    3. You will see only one drive icon on the RAID management page, indicating that the other drive is not operational. (See Figure 26 for an example.) The drive that is shown is the one that is still working. Figure 26 Page 64 User Guide LOOQS MeeBox Router...
  • Page 65 Drives must be replaced one at a time, and you must allow the system to completely rebuild the array after you replace the first drive before you replace the second. Page 65 User Guide LOOQS MeeBox Router...

  • Page 66: Updating Your Meebox's Software

    You can download the latest firmware or hard disk image (if any has been made available) from the Downloads section of the Support area of www.looqs.com. Installing a firmware update 1. In your web browser, go to http://meebox:8090/, log in, and click MeeBox Settings.
  • Page 67 Internet (if you are using your MeeBox as your broadband router). When installation is complete, the server will automatically restart, and then you can use the server as normal. Page 67 User Guide LOOQS MeeBox Router...

  • Page 68: Accessing Your Meebox's Command Line Interface

    1. In your web browser, go to http://meebox:8090/, log in, and click MeeBox Settings. 2. Click Advanced Settings, then click Apps & Services, and then click Service Control. 3. In the SSH/SFTP row, select the Enable check box, and then click Save. Page 68 User Guide LOOQS MeeBox Router...

  • Page 69: Executing Commands With Elevated Privileges

    Certain kinds of operations you might want to execute in the CLI, such as deleting orphan Figure 27 folders, cannot be executed with ordinary user privileges. To perform such operations, you must log in with the admin account. Page 69 User Guide LOOQS MeeBox Router...

  • Page 70: Product Registration

    We count on our customers’ feedback and suggestions in improving our products and services. Your input would be much appreciated. How to register your MeeBox: 1. Visit our corporate website at www.LOOQS.com. 2. Click on the ―Product Registration‖ link. 3. Fill out the product registration form online and submit.

  • Page 71: Warranty

    3. Warranty repairs must be carried out by authorized LOOQS Dealers or authorized LOOQS service centers. No re-imbursement will be made for repairs carried out by non LOOQS dealers and, any such repair work and damage to the products caused by such repair work will not be covered by this warranty.
  • Page 72 LIMITED WARRANTY AND LIABILITLY LOOQS provides a limited warranty for its Products only to the initial person or entity that originally purchased the Product from LOOQS or its authorized distributor or retailer. LOOQS warrants that every hardware portion of the Products will be free...
  • Page 73 PRODUCT IS INSTALLED AND USED IN A MANNER NOT SPECIFIED OR DESCRIBED IN THE PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS OR DESCRIPTION, THE PRODUCT HAS BEEN MODIFIED OR ALTERED IN ANY WAY BY ANY PARTY OTHER THAN LOOQS, OR THE FAILURE OF THE PRODUCT TO CONFORM TO ITS SPECIFICATIONS CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO CAUSES THAT NOT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF LOOQS.

  • Page 74: Copyright

    Copyright Copyright © 2009 LOOQS. All rights reserved. This user manual shall not be copied, stored in a search system, applied or transmitted in whole or in part in any form or method (electronically, mechanically, copy through photocopier, disk copy, or other methods) without an expressed permission from RRC BV in a form of a document.

  • Page 75: Licensing

    (pay-audio or audio-on-demand applications and the like) or on physical media (compact discs, digital versatile discs, semiconductor chips, hard drives, memory cards and the like). An independent license for such use is required. Page 75 User Guide LOOQS MeeBox Router...

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