Patriot PCNASGB-W User Manual

Patriot PCNASGB-W User Manual

Nas (network attached storage) adaptor

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Patriot GearBox
Network Storage Adaptor
NAS (Network Attached Storage) Adaptor
PCNASGB-W
PCNASGB-BK
PCNASGB-W-EU
Applied Model No.:
PCNASGB-BK-EU
PCNASGB-W-UK
PCNASGB-BK-UK

User Guide

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  • Page 1: User Guide

    Patriot GearBox Network Storage Adaptor NAS (Network Attached Storage) Adaptor PCNASGB-W PCNASGB-BK PCNASGB-W-EU Applied Model No.: PCNASGB-BK-EU PCNASGB-W-UK PCNASGB-BK-UK User Guide...
  • Page 2: Package Contents

    Patriot GearBox Network Storage Adaptor Description Features: ◎Support 10/100 M/bps ◎Support Windows/Linux ◎Support Protocol:TCP/IP, HTTP ◎Chipset:RDC ◎Support Data Format:FAT32, EXT2, EXT3 ◎Support Function: FTP/DHCP /SAMBA / UPnP Media server/ PRINTER SERVER ◎Support BT download management ◎Included Disk Utility: Format Disk, Scan Disk, and Disk hibernation mode.
  • Page 3: Getting Started

    Patriot GearBox Network Storage Adaptor 1. Getting Started To access your GearBox, please insert the CD and run “Search Disk” Utility. Note: JRE( Java Runtime Environment) must be installed on the PC. If you do not have JRE installed, please download from http://www.java.com Execute "Search Disk"...
  • Page 4 Patriot GearBox Network Storage Adaptor 2. WEB UI (User Interface) Status Screen 2.1 System Information Status Page: Host Name & Group Name To change “Host Name” & “Group Name”, click on the “Status” on the left menu and then click the "Change" button besides “Host Name” and “Group Name”.
  • Page 5 Patriot GearBox Network Storage Adaptor Date/Time To change Date/ Time, click on “Change” button beside Date/Time. Date: set manual Date (yyyy/mm/dd) Time: set manual Time (hh:mm:ss) SNTP: enable/disable SNTP client Time server: locate time server Time Zone: Select your time zone in the list, and then click OK.
  • Page 6: Maintenance

    Patriot GearBox Network Storage Adaptor 2.3 Maintenance 2.3.1 Firmware Upload To upload a new firmware version, please download the latest version from www.patriotmem.com. During upload process, please DO NOT turn off the power or close the web browser until process is finished..
  • Page 7 Patriot GearBox Network Storage Adaptor * create SMB share account (folder) and password , Default Account: guest Default Password: null Click on “New” Button to create user name and password. You can also grant user access and enable/ disable accounts.
  • Page 8 Patriot GearBox Network Storage Adaptor Password: password of SMB account Access control: read only / read and write access control of SMB account folder Folder List: is all of exist folder on storage Sharing List: is share folder of SMB account. If you want to share some folder, select this folder from Folder List and add to Sharing List.
  • Page 9 Patriot GearBox Network Storage Adaptor Select Microsoft and protocol TCP/IP, then click OK. After doing so, you will be returned to the network dialog. Click OK to close the dialog box, and Windows will install the necessary components. NOTE: A windows installation CD may be required for this installation.
  • Page 10 Patriot GearBox Network Storage Adaptor If you use DHCP on your network to provide IP addresses automatically to Windows systems, select the "Obtain an IP address automatically" radio button. Otherwise, click the "Specify an IP address" and manually enter your IP address and subnet mask.
  • Page 11 Patriot GearBox Network Storage Adaptor Accessing the Samba Server from Windows 95/98 Double-click the Network Neighborhood icon on the desktop. You should see your Samba server listed as a member of the workgroup, as shown bellow: Double-clicking the server name will show the resources that the server is offering to...
  • Page 12 Patriot GearBox Network Storage Adaptor Double-click the Entire Network icon, and you should see an icon for your workgroup, as shown in bellow 2.4.3 Setting Up Windows XP Computers Networking Components Go to the Control Panel and double-click the Network and Dial-up Connections icon (in classic view).
  • Page 13 Patriot GearBox Network Storage Adaptor You should see at least the following two components: Client for Microsoft Networks & Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Configuring TCP/IP Click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and then Properties to open the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog box, shown as bellow...
  • Page 14 Patriot GearBox Network Storage Adaptor If you are using DHCP on your network to assign IP addresses automatically, make sure "Obtain IP address automatically" is selected. Otherwise, select the "Use the following address:" to specify static IP settings. Computer and Workgroup Names From the Control Panel, double-click the System icon to open the System Properties dialog box.
  • Page 15 Patriot GearBox Network Storage Adaptor The workgroup name should be the same as the Gearbox’s workgroup name. Connecting to the Samba Server Click My Network Places, and you should see a folder icon for the test directory shown as follow.
  • Page 16 Patriot GearBox Network Storage Adaptor 2.5 FTP server File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a network protocol used to transfer data from one computer to another over the Internet. You can access your data on the road with any internet connection or share your data with distant friends and families.
  • Page 17 Patriot GearBox Network Storage Adaptor FTP port: configure port number, port range is 1025 to 65500 and default port is 21. If your computer is behind a firewall, remember to forward your port to your GearBox. FTP code page: configure FTP server code page Central Europe (CP1250) Croat, Czech, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, Slovak, Slovene and Sorbian.
  • Page 18 Patriot GearBox Network Storage Adaptor Password: password of FTP account Access control: read only / read and write rights Folder List is all of exist folder on storage Sharing List is shared folder of FTP account . To share folders, select folder from list and add to Sharing List .
  • Page 19 Patriot GearBox Network Storage Adaptor remote FTP server to local file system easily 2.6 BitTorrent 2.6.1 What is BitTorrent BitTorrent is a peer-to-peer file sharing (P2P) communications protocol. BitTorrent is a method of distributing large amounts of data widely without the original distributor incurring the entire costs of hardware, hosting, and bandwidth resources.
  • Page 20 Patriot GearBox Network Storage Adaptor 5. Bit Torrent Configurations, System ID shows torrent ID and Number of the Downloads shows number of active torrents. 6. Server Port: BT server upload port 7. Upload Limit: BT server upload throughput control 8. Mail notification: when user stop or remove torrent, storage will send the mail...
  • Page 21: Disk Utility

    Patriot GearBox Network Storage Adaptor Enable: enable or disable email notification. SMTP Server: SMTP server address or IP (ex: ms48.url.com.tw) Sender: email of sender (ex: sender@ ms48.url.com.tw) Recipient: email of recipient (ex: recipient@ ms44.url.com.tw) Mail Authentication: enable or disable Mail Authentication...
  • Page 22: Print Server

    Patriot GearBox Network Storage Adaptor 2.8 Print server First plug in your USB printer into the Gearbox with provided USB cable. If you log in to the web UI, the printer status should still say “offline”. Gearbox will recognize the printer and activate the printer server service once an IP is assigned to the unit.
  • Page 23 Patriot GearBox Network Storage Adaptor 3. Select the Local Printer attached to this computer 4. UNCHECK “Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer” check box. 5. Click Next. 6. Select the Create New Port button. 7. From the Type of port: drop down list choose Standard TCP/IP Port. Click Next.
  • Page 24 Patriot GearBox Network Storage Adaptor 11. Select LPR under Protocol and enter a queue name. Note: If you receive an error message "LPD server did not respond as expected ...", click Cancel. Attempt to reenter the IP Address or Print Queue name. Click OK...
  • Page 25: Media Server

    Patriot GearBox Network Storage Adaptor now and contact the manufacturer for further assistance. 12. You are now ready to install the driver. Click Have Disk. Click Browse. Locate and select the .INF file for the device. You may need to browse to the CD or to the folder on your computer where you have the device driver downloaded.
  • Page 26 Patriot GearBox Network Storage Adaptor UPnP Media server with XBOX 360 To access media files—including audio, video and pictures—from storage, you need to connect your XBOX 360 to your home network. Connect your console to your home network. Click Media Server page of storage, and set up sharing list (photo, music, and video).
  • Page 27 Patriot GearBox Network Storage Adaptor UPnP (Media server with PS3 On your Storage: Click Media Server page, and set up sharing list (photo, music, and video) On your PS3: 1. Go into the PS3's Settings menu and navigate to Network Settings - Media Server Connection, and select Enabled.
  • Page 28 Patriot GearBox Network Storage Adaptor 2. When you turn on the PS3™ system, Media Servers on the same network are automatically detected and icons for the detected servers are displayed under (Photo), (Music), and (Video). 3. Select the icon of the DLNA Media Server that you want to connect. All available folders and files that can be played by the PS3™...
  • Page 29 Patriot GearBox Network Storage Adaptor Hints for PS3 How to use iTuner Server Make sure your GearBox UPnP Media Server is on. Select and set your music directory for iTune to see. Access your music file in iTune under iTune server as follow..
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