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  • Page 1 Network Attached Storage ND16000 Series User Manual (Version: 1.0)
  • Page 2 ND16000! LIMITED WARRANTY In no event shall the liability of COMET LABS Systems, Inc. (COMET LABS) exceed the price paid for the product from direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential software, or its documentation. COMET LABS makes no warranty...

  • Page 3: Safety Warnings

    Safety Warnings 1. ND16000 can operate normally in the temperature of 0 -35 and relative humidity of 0%-85%. Please make sure the environment is well-ventilated. 2. The power cord and devices connected to ND16000 must provide correct supply voltage (40W, 90-264V). 3.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter 1 Overview of ND16000 ............7 Introduction...................7 Package Contents ................8 Hardware Illustration ..............8 Chapter 2 Installation of ND16000 ............9 Set up ND16000................9 Check System Status ..............10 Configure Software Settings ............12 2.3.1 Windows Users................ 12 2.3.2 MAC Users ................
  • Page 5 3.5.2 USB Disk ................48 3.5.3 USB Printer................50 3.5.4 eSATA Disk................52 User Management ............54 3.6.1 Users ..................54 3.6.2 User Groups................56 3.6.3 Quota ..................61 Network Share Management ........... 63 3.7.1 Create ................... 64 3.7.2 Property ................. 65 3.7.3 Access Control ................
  • Page 6 11.4 Power Outage or Abnormal Shutdown..........117 Technical Support ................118 - 6 -...

  • Page 7: Chapter 1 Overview Of Nd16000

    Chapter 1 Overview of ND16000 Introduction Thank you for choosing ND16000 . This product has the following key features: 9-in-1 server: Multimedia Station, Download Station, Mirror Station, Disaster Recovery, Web Server, Backup Server, File Server, FTP Server, and Printer Server Easy to use, simple configuration in a few steps and ND16000 is ready to use! Enormous storage capacity, support SATA disk of up to 500GB or above, and extendable to 1TB or more by eSATA/USB port.

  • Page 8: Package Contents

    Package Contents Your ND16000 package contains: ND16000 Adaptor Power cord CD-ROM (user manual, Quick Installation Flat head screw x 4 Quick Install Wizard Guide and software inclusive) Ethernet cable x 1 Stand x 2 Hardware Illustration One Touch Copy Button USB Ports eSATA LED indicators:...

  • Page 9: Installation Of Nd16000

    Chapter 2 Installation of ND16000 Set up ND16000 Please check your network environment and select the appropriate installation method before installing ND16000. 1. Office/ Home 2. Individual Connect ND16000 and PC to the same Connect ND16000 directly to your PC hub/ switch/ router.

  • Page 10: Check System Status

    Check System Status ND16000 provides LED indicators for you to indicate system status and information easily. When ND16000 is turned on, please check the following items to make sure system status is normal. System starting up System has started Blue Blue Power Blink in orange...
  • Page 11 LED Display & System Status Overview (Long blink: LED blinks for 3 seconds; short blink: LED blinks for one second) LED Display & System Status Power Blue: System has started Network Short blink in orange: Accessing network eSATA Short blink in yellow: Accessing data Short blink in yellow: Accessing data Status Green: System is normal...

  • Page 12: Configure Software Settings

    Configure Software Settings After checking system status, please follow the steps below to configure software settings of ND16000. The configuration procedure of Windows and MAC users are different. Please select the appropriate procedure according to your OS. 2.3.1 Windows Users Insert ND16000 CD-ROM in your PC Mise en forme : Puces et Run Quick Install Wizard.
  • Page 13 When you have entered quick configuration page, follow the instructions to complete the settings. Click Next to continue. Step 1. Enter the server name and click Next. - 13 -...
  • Page 14 Step 2. Enter a new password or select to use the original password. Click Next to continue. Step 3. Select the time zone of your location or enter the date and time manually. You can also select to synchronize the time of ND16000 with an Internet time server automatically.
  • Page 15 Step 4. Select the encoding language of ND16000 and click Next. - 15 -...
  • Page 16 Note: All files and directories on ND16000 will be created using Unicode encoding. If your FTP clients or PC does not support Unicode, e.g. Windows 95, 98, ME OS, select the language the same as the OS of your PC here in order to view the files and directories on the server properly.
  • Page 17 Step 6. When a new hard disk is installed in ND16000, select “Initialize the hard disk now” and click Next to format and initialize the disk. Note: All disk data will be cleared after disk initialization. Step 7. You have finished quick configuration. Please make sure all settings are correct and click Next to start disk formatting.
  • Page 18 Please wait patiently when the disk is being formatted. Formatting may take a few minutes depending on the capacity of your hard drive. When the disk is formatted, click Next to proceed. Congratulations! You have finished Quick Configuration. Your ND16000 is ready to use.
  • Page 19 a. For example, to map the folder Public as your drive, select the folder and click Map Network Drive. Note: The share folders Qdownload, Qmultimedia, Qusb, and Qweb are system default network share of ND16000 for the use of Download Station, Multimedia Station, USB Auto-copy and Web Server.
  • Page 20 c. Upon successful connection, you can start to use the share folder on ND16000. You can access these folders by opening My Computer. Mise en forme : Puces et Quick Install Wizard will appear when all configurations are completed. Click numéros on the name of ND16000 on the list to enter administration page.

  • Page 21: Mac Users

    To modify system settings, click Administration. Enter the user name and password to login. Default user name: administrator Password: admin Note: It is recommended to use Internet Explorer 6.0 or above to access ND16000. If the OS of your PC is Windows 98, ND16000 supports Internet Explorer 6.0 or above only.
  • Page 22 2. Open a web browser and enter the default IP address of ND16000 to login the system. Default IP of ND16000: http://169.254.100.100:6000 Note: Please use the browser Safari in MAC to access ND16000. - 22 -...
  • Page 23 3. When the administration page is shown, click Administration. Enter the default user name and password to login. Default user name: administrator Password: admin 4. Follow the step-by-step guide in Quick Configuration to complete the settings of ND16000. If you have any questions during web administration, please click the help button on the top right hand corner of the page.
  • Page 24 B. Connect ND16000 by the network 1. Please go to Network settings to check and write down the subnet and router address of your MAC. Then select Using DHCP. Note: If you are not sure about the network settings, please contact your network administrator or ISP.
  • Page 25 3. When the administration page is shown, click Administration. Enter the default user name and password to login. Default user name: administrator Password: admin 4. Go to TCP/IP Configuration of Network Settings . Select to use static IP and input the IP address of ND16000. Make sure the value does not conflict with the IP address of your MAC and other devices in LAN.
  • Page 26 Note: When using static IP, please make sure your MAC and ND16000 are in the same LAN. If you are not sure about the settings, please contact your network administrator or ISP. 5. Click Yes to restart ND16000 for the changes to take effect. Please wait patiently for ND16000 to restart.
  • Page 27 7. Click Administration and enter the default user name and password to login. Default user name: administrator Password: admin 8. Follow the step by step guide in Quick Configuration to complete the settings of ND16000. If you have any questions during web administration, please click the help button on the top right hand corner of the page.

  • Page 28: Chapter 3 Start To Enjoy The Powerful Services Of Nd16000

    Chapter 3 Start to Enjoy the Powerful Services of ND16000 ND16000 provides the following powerful functions and applications. A. Use network share-Public folder 1. You can access the public folder of ND16000 by the following means: a. Open My Network Places and find the workgroup of ND16000. If you cannot find the server, please browse the whole network to search for ND16000.
  • Page 29 B. Manage ND16000 Manage ND16000 using web browser by Windows or MAC 1. You can access ND16000 web administration page by the following methods: a. Windows users can use Quick Install Wizard to find ND16000. b. Windows and MAC users can open a web browser and enter http:// [ND16000 name]:6000* or http:// [ND16000...
  • Page 30 2. When the administration page is shown, click Administration, Web File Manager, Web Server, Multimedia Station, or Download Station. Enter the user name and password, and then start to manage ND16000. For further details, please refer to the user manual in ND16000 CD-ROM. - 30 -...
  • Page 31 3.5.4. Disaster Recovery ND16000 supports unique remote replication to back up important files instantly to another COMET LABS NAS server. In case of data damage in PC, you can restore all backup data. Please refer to Chapter 3.8.6. Web Server ND16000 enables you to upload html files and manage your own website easily.

  • Page 32: Server Administration

    Server Administration There are eight main sections in server administration: - 32 -...

  • Page 33: Quick Configuration

    Quick Configuration Please follow the step-by-step guide in Quick Configuration to complete the settings of ND16000. If you have any questions during web administration, please click the help button on the top right hand corner of the page. Other buttons are described as below: : Return to previous page : Return to home page : Logout system...
  • Page 34 Step 2. Change the administrator password or select to use the original password. Step 3. Enter the date, time and select the time zone for the server. Step 4. Select the language the server uses to display files and directories. The default setting is English.
  • Page 35 Step 5. Enter the IP address, subnet mask and default gateway for the server. Step 6. Initialize the disk volume in ND16000 for first time configuration. Step 7. When ND16000 is initialized, the basic settings will be shown. - 35 -...

  • Page 36: System Settings

    System Settings Basic system settings include the server name, date, time, and view system settings. 3.3.1 Server Name Enter the name of ND16000. The server name can be 14 characters long at maximum, which can contain alphabets, numbers and hyphen (-). The server does not accept names with space, period (.), or names in pure numbers.

  • Page 37: Date & Time

    3.3.2 Date & Time Set the date, time, and time zone according to your location. If the settings are incorrect, the following problems may occur: When using a web browser to access or save a file, the display time of the action will be incorrect.

  • Page 38: Encoding Setting

    3.3.3 Encoding Setting Select the language ND16000 uses to display files and directories. Note: All files and directories on ND16000 will be created using Unicode encoding. If your FTP clients or the OS of your PC does not support Unicode, e.g. Windows 95/98/ME, select the language the same as your OS here in order to view the files and directories on the server properly.

  • Page 39: Network Settings

    Network Settings You can configure network settings in this section and enable several powerful applications of ND16000, e.g. Multimedia Station, Download Station, and Web Server. 3.4.1 TCP/ IP Configuration You can select one of the following two methods to configure the TCP/IP settings of ND16000.

  • Page 40: Microsoft Networking

    3.4.2 Microsoft Networking Enable file service for Microsoft networking: If you are using Microsoft Windows, enable this service to access the files on network share folders. Assign a workgroup name. Standalone Server Use local users for user authentication. WINS server If the local network has a WINS server installed, specify the IP address.
  • Page 41 Domain Master There is a unique Domain Master Browser for collecting and recording resources and services available for each PC in the network or workgroup of Windows. When a domain master browser (Windows NT/ 200x/ XP PC) exists already in the network, there is no need to configure ND16000 as the domain master.

  • Page 42: Apple Network

    3.4.3 Apple Network To use ND16000 on Apple MAC operating system, enable AppleTalk network support. If your AppleTalk network uses extended networks, and is assigned with multiple zones, assign a zone name to ND16000. If you do not want to assign a network zone, enter an asterisk (*) to use the default setting.

  • Page 43: Ftp Service

    3.4.5 FTP Service When you enable FTP service, you can define the port number for the service and maximum number of users connected to the FTP at the same time. Select whether to enable/disable Unicode Support. The default setting is No. Since most FTP clients do not support Unicode currently, it is recommended that you disable Unicode support here and select the language the same as your OS in “System Settings—Encoding Setting”...

  • Page 44: Multimedia Station

    3.4.6 Multimedia Station To share multimedia files like photos, music or video files on the network, please enable Multimedia Station. For further information, please refer to Chapter 5. 3.4.7 Download Station To use P2P download function of ND16000, please enable Download Station. For further information, please refer to Chapter 6.

  • Page 45: Web Server

    3.4.8 Web Server You can publish your own server by enabling Web Server function of ND16000. For further information, please refer to Chapter 7. - 45 -...

  • Page 46: View Network Settings

    3.4.9 View Network Settings You can view current network settings and status of ND16000 in this section. - 46 -...

  • Page 47: Device Configuration

    Device Configuration You can configure SATA disk, USB disk, USB printer and external SATA (eSATA) disk in this section. 3.5.1 SATA Disk This page shows the model, size and current status of the SATA disk on ND16000. You can format and check disk, and scan bad blocks on the disk. When the SATA disk is formatted, ND16000 will create the following default share folders: Public: network share for file sharing Qdownload: network share for Download Station...

  • Page 48: Usb Disk

    3.5.2 USB Disk ND16000 supports USB disks and thumb drives for extended storage and Q-RAID 1 function. You can select one of the following settings for the disk: Data Sharing: Select this option to use the selected USB disk as a network share of ND16000.
  • Page 49 Recover data from USB disk when the SATA disk of ND16000 fails: When the SATA disk of ND16000 fails, you can recover data from a backup disk if the disks have been previously configured as Q-RAID 1. Please follow the steps below to recover data from a backup USB disk to ND16000.

  • Page 50: Usb Printer

    3.5.3 USB Printer 1. To provide printer sharing function for network users, you can simply connect a USB printer to the USB port of ND16000. ND16000 will detect the printer automatically. 2. A printer icon should be shown in the share folder of the server. Double click the icon.
  • Page 51 3. Install the printer driver. 4. When finished, you can start to use network printer service of ND16000. - 51 -...

  • Page 52: Esata Disk

    3.5.4 eSATA Disk ND16000 supports eSATA disk for extended storage and Q-RAID 1 function. You can connect an eSATA disk to the eSATA port of ND16000. You can select one of the following two settings for the disk: a. Data Sharing: Select this option to use the selected eSATA disk as a network share of ND16000.
  • Page 53 Recover data from eSATA disk when the SATA disk of ND16000 fails: When the SATA disk of ND16000 fails, you can recover data from a backup disk if the disks have been previously configured as Q-RAID 1. Please follow the steps below to recover data from a backup eSATA disk to ND16000.

  • Page 54: User Management

    User Management The files on ND16000 can be shared among multiple users. For easier management and better control of users’ access right, you have to organize users, user groups and their access right control. 3.6.1 Users The system has created the following users by default: Administrator By default, administrator has access to system administration and cannot be deleted.
  • Page 55 512 users can be created at maximum (including system default users). You can create a new user according to your needs. The following information is required to create a new user: User name The user name must not exceed 32 characters. It is case-insensitive and can contain double-byte characters, such as Chinese, Japanese, and Korean except: "...

  • Page 56: User Groups

    3.6.2 User Groups User group is a collection of users with the same access right to files or folders. ND16000 has created the following user groups by default: Administrators All members in this group have administration right. You cannot delete this group.
  • Page 57 Create Users and Assign Users to User Group The following example demonstrates how to create new users and assign users to a user group. ABC Co. has recently recruited two employees Mr. Jones Lee for Administration Department and Ms. Jane Wu for Sales Department. The IT Department therefore needs to create two user accounts for them to access company data on ND16000.
  • Page 58 iii. Select the user groups the users belong to on the right list, i.e. Mr. Jones Lee for Administration Dept and Ms. Jane Wu for Sales Dept, and click Add. Then click Close. After creating the users, the users will appear on the list on Create User Page. - 58 -...
  • Page 59 Create Private Network Share for User Groups You can create particular network share for each user group. The procedure is described as below: 1. To create a network share called media accessible by Administration Department only, please go to “User Management—User Groups” page. Select the user group Administration Dept and click Create Private Network Share on the right.
  • Page 60 3. You can see the folder media in Network Share Management page. 4. Enter Access Control. You can see that only Administration Dept has full access right to the folder. - 60 -...

  • Page 61: Quota

    3.6.3 Quota To allocate disk volume efficiently, you can specify the quota that can be used by each user. When this function is enabled and a user has reached his/her disk quota, he/she cannot upload data to the server anymore. By default, no limitations are set for users.
  • Page 62 2. Select Jones Lee on User page and click Quota Settings on the right. 3. Enter the quota size 2000MB and click OK. 4. Follow the same steps and enter the quota size 4000MB for Jane Wu and click OK. The quota setting is successfully applied. - 62 -...

  • Page 63: Network Share Management

    Network Share Management The primary purpose of network storage is file sharing. You can create different network share folders for various types of files, and provide different file access rights to users or user groups. There are four options in Network Share Management: - 63 -...

  • Page 64: Create

    3.7.1 Create To create a network share, enter the following information: Network share name The share name must not exceed 12 characters and cannot contain the following characters: " . + = / \ : | * ? < > ; [ ] % Disk volume This area shows the disk volume status.

  • Page 65: Property

    3.7.2 Property To edit the property of an existing network share, select a share and click Property. You can then edit the content of that share. - 65 -...

  • Page 66: Access Control

    3.7.3 Access Control When a network share is created, you can assign access rights to users or user groups: Deny access Access to the network share will be denied. Read only Users can read the files only on the network share. Full access Users can to read, write, create, or delete files and folders on the network share.

  • Page 67: Delete

    3.7.4 Delete Select a share and click Delete. Click OK to confirm. - 67 -...

  • Page 68: System Tools

    System Tools System Tools enable you to optimize the maintenance and management of ND16000. - 68 -...

  • Page 69: Alert Notification

    3.8.1 Alert Notification Enter the e-mail address of administrator and SMTP server IP address. In case of warning or malfunction, e.g. CPU fan fails, a disk drive fails or is unplugged, an email will be sent to the administrator automatically. You can refer to Event Logs section in Event Logs (refer to Chapter 3.9) to check all happened errors and warnings.

  • Page 70: Hardware Settings

    3.8.3 Hardware Settings You can enable or disable the hardware functions of ND16000. Enable configuration reset switch By enabling this option, you can press the reset button for 5 seconds to reset the administrator password and system settings to default. Reset Button ii.

  • Page 71: System Update

    Before updating system firmware, please make sure the product model and firmware version are correct. Follow the steps below to update firmware: Step 1: Download the release notes of the same version as the firmware from COMET LABS website http://www.COMET LABS.com.tw/. Read the release notes carefully to make sure you need to upgrade the firmware.

  • Page 72: Change Logo

    3.8.5 Change Logo You can choose a personal picture to display on the login page of ND16000. The size of the picture cannot exceed 20K bytes. - 72 -...

  • Page 73: Remote Replication (Disaster Recovery)

    Remote Replication (Disaster Recovery) Remote Replication enables you to replicate files on ND16000 to another ND16000 or COMET LABS NAS series. The files will be compressed before the replication process in order to save time for data transfer. Make sure a network share is created before creating a remote replication task.
  • Page 74 Complete all settings and click OK to save or Cancel to quit. Note: To use remote replication, enable Microsoft Networking service, make sure the destination network share and directory have been created, and the user name and password are valid to login the destination folder.
  • Page 75 Edit Select the task to be edited. Click Edit. Modify the settings. Click OK to save or Cancel to quit. iii. Delete Select the task to be deleted. Click Delete. - 75 -...

  • Page 76: Backup/ Restore/ Reset Settings

    3.8.7 Backup/ Restore/ Reset Settings • To backup all settings, including user accounts, server name and network configuration etc., click Backup and select to open or save the setting file. • To restore all settings, click Browse to select a previously saved setting file and click Restore to confirm.

  • Page 77: Event Logs

    Event Logs ND16000 can store thousands of recent event logs, including warning, error and information messages. In case of system malfunction, event logs can be retrieved to analyze system problems. - 77 -...

  • Page 78: Copy Data Directly By Usb Ports To Nd16000

    Chapter 4 Copy Data Directly by USB Ports to ND16000 ND16000 supports direct copy of data on USB devices to ND16000 by using the Copy button. To use this function, please follow the steps below: Make sure a SATA disk is installed correctly in ND16000 according to the instructions in Chapter Erreur ! Source du renvoi introuvable..

  • Page 79: Chapter 5 Multimedia Station

    Chapter 5 Multimedia Station ND16000 provides a user-friendly web management interface for you to manage personal albums easily. You can view images and multimedia files, or browse photos by thumbnails preview. A. Upload photos by web administration 1. To use Multimedia Station of ND16000, make sure a SATA disk is installed correctly in ND16000 according to the instructions in Chapter Erreur ! Source du renvoi introuvable..
  • Page 80 2. Click on the link http://ND16000 IP/Qmultimedia on Multimedia Station page or click Multimedia Station on the login page of ND16000 to access Multimedia Station. 3. Click on the top right hand corner. Login with administrator name and password to manage Multimedia Station. Users without administration right can view the photos and multimedia files on Multimedia Station but they do not have the right to modify the files.
  • Page 81 4. Click Browse to select the multimedia file and then click Upload to upload the file to the folder. 5. You can also create folders by clicking and upload files to the folders. B. Upload photos to Qmultimedia folder directly You can upload multimedia files to ND16000 directly by the following steps.
  • Page 82 When you login Multimedia Station by web browser again, all multimedia files will be shown. Buttons on Multimedia Station page Sort files by name Sort files by size Sort files by date Return to previous page Return to Home Create folder Rename file or folder Select all Select none...
  • Page 83 View Photo Information 1. To view detailed information of a photo, click on the thumbnail of the picture. 2. The information of the photo, e.g. file name, resolution, size, camera producer will be shown on the right. You can enter a description for the picture in the box below the photo and click Submit.
  • Page 84 Buttons Description You can use the buttons on top of the photo to manage the album. Back to previous level Previous image Next image Rotate image anticlockwise Rotate image clockwise Zoom in Zoom out Play slideshow. Select the time interval in seconds. Click play to play slide show.

  • Page 85: Chapter 6 Download Station

    Chapter 6 Download Station ND16000 supports P2P download mechanism. You can add download task to ND16000 and let the server finish downloading independent of PC. Note: Please be warned against illegal downloading of copyrighted materials. The Download Station functionality is provided for downloading authorized files only.
  • Page 86 2. Click on the link http://ND16000 IP/Qdownload on Download Station page or click Download Station on the login page of ND16000 to access Download Station. - 86 -...
  • Page 87 3. Click Add new download task on the left and upload a torrent file. You can download legal torrent files by searching on the Internet. There are websites that provide legally sharing torrents e.g. www.legaltorrents.com. Please download the torrent files to your local disk and then upload them to ND16000.
  • Page 88 4. After uploading a download task, the task will appear on View Run List. 5. You can select an available download task and click Set Share Time to configure the time for sharing the torrent file, or click Set Config to set the maximum number of downloads at the same time (default value is 3).
  • Page 89 6. To pause a running download task, select the task in View Run list and click Pause/ Restart Task. To delete a running, paused, or finished task, select the task and click Delete Task. To restart a paused task, select the task in View Pause List and click Pause/ Restart Task.
  • Page 90 9. To access the folders you have downloaded, please go to the share folder Qdownload of ND16000. - 90 -...

  • Page 91: Chapter 7 Web Server

    Chapter 7 Web Server ND16000 enables you to upload HTML files and manage your own website easily by Web Server function. Once you activate Web Server function, you can access your own homepage wherever you are. You can add hyperlinks in your homepage to connect to all the features of ND16000, such as Download Station, Multimedia Station and Web Server.
  • Page 92 Click on the link http://ND16000 IP/ on Web Server page or click Web Server on the login page of ND16000 to access the web page you upload. Note that when Web Server is enabled, you have to type [http://ND16000 IP address:6000] in your web browser to access the login page of ND16000.

  • Page 93: Chapter 8 Ftp Server

    Chapter 8 FTP Server ND16000 supports FTP service. To use FTP service, enable this function in Network Settings and follow the steps below: Open an IE browser and type ftp://[ND16000 IP] or ftp://[ND16000 name]. OR By Web File Manager of ND16000. Go the ND16000 administration and click Web File Manager.
  • Page 94 Click FTP. Enter the user name and password to login FTP service. - 94 -...
  • Page 95 You can start to enjoy FTP service. - 95 -...

  • Page 96: Chapter 9 Web File Manager

    Chapter 9 Web File Manager Using Web File Manager To use Web File Manager, enable web service in Network Settings first. Launch the web browser and go to ND16000 administration page. Select Web File Manager and enter the correct login name and password. You may also enter “guest”...
  • Page 97 Select an existing network share for management. You can organize network share folders of ND16000. With Web File Manager, you can upload, rename, or delete files and folders in the network shares. View files online Click on a file displayed on the web page. The information of the file will be displayed.
  • Page 98 Rename file or folder Select a file or folder to rename. Click (Rename) on the toolbar. iii. Enter the new file or folder name and click OK. Delete file or folder Select a file or folder to delete. Click (Delete) on the toolbar. iii.
  • Page 99 Viewing Files Named in Local Language To view files named in Chinese, you may have to configure the browser settings. Take Internet Explorer as an example, follow the steps below to configure the settings. 1. Click on Tools in IE browser. 2.
  • Page 100 Web File Manager Icons Icon Description Up-return to the parent folder Refresh-reload the current page Home-return to network share list home page Create folder Rename file or folder Delete file or folder Select all Cancel selection Logout Full access network share folder Read-only network share folder Malfunction network share folder - 100 -...

  • Page 101: Chapter 10 Netbak Replicator

    Chapter 10 NetBak Replicator NetBak Replicator is a powerful program installed in user’s system (Windows OS only) for data backup. You can back up any files or folders on local PC to specified share folder on ND16000 by LAN or WAN. Main Functions Backup •...
  • Page 102 Install NetBak Replicator Select Install NetBak from the ND16000 CD-ROM. Follow the steps to install NetBak Replicator. Upon successful installation, a shortcut icon will be shown on the Desktop. Double click the icon to run NetBak Replicator. Use NetBak Replicator 1.
  • Page 103 - 103 -...
  • Page 104 3. When the following window appears, ND16000 connected to the LAN will appear on the left list. Select a server and a share folder on the right. NetBak Replicator also supports backup via WAN, you can enter the IP address of ND16000 for data backup directly and select a share folder. Then click OK.
  • Page 105 Description of Buttons on NetBak Replicator Open Configuration: Open a previously saved NetBak Replicator configuration. Save Configuration: Save the settings on NetBak Replicator. The file will be named as *.rpr Select All: Select all folders. The column on the left shows all available folders and the right column shows the files in the folders.
  • Page 106 5. You can start the backup procedure upon successful connection to the ND16000. • Backup Select files and folders for backup. - 106 -...
  • Page 107 Start When you have selected the files for backup to ND16000, click Start on NetBak Replicator. The program will start to copy the selected files to the specified share folder on ND16000. - 107 -...
  • Page 108 File Filter Click File Filter on NetBak Replicator main page to select file format to be skipped from backup. Then click OK. - 108 -...
  • Page 109 Schedule Click Schedule on NetBak Replicator main page. Then check the box “Enable Backup Schedule” and select the frequency and time for backup. Click OK to confirm. - 109 -...
  • Page 110 Monitor Select a folder for monitoring. When this option is enabled, the system will upload all files or folders to the server instantly for backup when the files or folders are modified. Other files will be gray and cannot be selected.
  • Page 111 Initialize Configuration When using this function, NetBak Replicator will record all current settings of the user, including whether or not monitor function is enabled. When the user login again, this program will load the previous recorded settings for users to manage data backup. - 111 -...
  • Page 112 • Restore Please follow the steps below to restore files from ND16000 to your PC. a. Restore to original position: Select the location that the data will be restored to. b. Select new restore position: Click to select the directory to restore data to or select a previously chosen location from the drop-down menu.
  • Page 113 d. Option: Select recovery option and error option. If the restoring file has already existed on the target folder, you can select to: Recover all files Pop up a request dialog Skip this file If an error happens in the process of file restoring, you can select to: Stop the restoring process Pop up a request dialog Skip restoring this file...
  • Page 114 • a. Save As…: To save all logs on NetBak Replicator, click this button. All logs will be saved as text file. b. Clear All: Click this button to clear all logs. c. Option: Select the type of logs to be recorded― “Record all logs” or “Record error logs only”.

  • Page 115: Chapter 11 Nd16000 Maintenance

    Chapter 11 ND16000 Maintenance ND16000 is specially designed to run 24x7 and be ready at all times against system crash caused by power outage. This section provides a general overview on system maintenance. 11.1 Restart/ Shut down Server Follow the steps below to restart or shut down ND16000. 1.

  • Page 116: 11.2 Reset Administrator Password And Network Settings

    11.2 Reset Administrator Password and Network Settings To reset the administrator password and network settings of ND16000, 1. Press the reset button of ND16000 for a few seconds. A beep sound will be heard. 2. Login ND16000 with the default user name and password: Default user name: administrator Password: admin Note: To reset the system by the reset button, the option “Enable...

  • Page 117: 11.3 Disk Failure Or Malfunction

    11.3 Disk Failure or Malfunction When you encounter disk malfunction or failure, please do the following: Record the malfunction status or error messages shown in Event Logs. Stop using the failed ND16000 and turn off the server. Contact customer service for technical support. Note: Your ND16000 must be repaired by professional technicians, do not try to repair the server yourself.

  • Page 118: Technical Support

    Technical Support COMET LABS provides dedicated online support and customer service via instant messenger. You can contact us by the following means: Online Support: www.cometlabs.com E-mail: support@cometlabs.com - 118 -...

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