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Hydra LAN
User Guide
Hydra LAN - User Guide
Macpower & Tytech Technology Co., Ltd.
Date: June 12, 2008 - v1.1
Firmware: v2.6.3-20080528
PCB: MP-LNU23JSL-3516-V1.0
Model: HY-LNU2SS
The diagrams and images contained in this manual may not fully represent the
product that you are using and are there for illustration purposes only.

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  • Page 1 Hydra LAN User Guide Hydra LAN - User Guide Macpower & Tytech Technology Co., Ltd. Date: June 12, 2008 - v1.1 Firmware: v2.6.3-20080528 PCB: MP-LNU23JSL-3516-V1.0 Model: HY-LNU2SS The diagrams and images contained in this manual may not fully represent the...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Hydra LAN User Guide Table of Contents INTRODUCTION..........1 ......26 ETWORK ERVICE 3.5.1 DHCP Server ....... 26 ......1 ACKAGE ONTENTS 3.5.2 Bonjour ......... 26 .......1 YSTEM EQUIREMENTS 3.5.3 BTorrent ........27 ........2 ETAILED ........28 AINTENANCE 1.3.1 Front View ........2 3.6.1...

  • Page 3: Introduction

    USB device is also accessible on the network. Used in conjunction with BitTorrent™, the Hydra LAN can be set to download media files from the Internet and save them onto its internal SATA hard drives. With powerful RAID technology, all your downloaded media and data files can be safely backed up.

  • Page 4: Detailed View

    OS LED is a solid green, the system is ready. To turn off the Hydra LAN, login via browser, stop all current downloads, go to the “Turn Off Server” section in the “System” area and turn the server off or use the ON/OFF switch on the front of the device (press and hold ~3 seconds until the OS LED starts blinking).

  • Page 5: Rear View

    100Mbps Reset Button Press this button for a software reset or when the Hydra LAN is powered up and ready, press and hold this button for 5 seconds and then release it to reset all the settings back to factory default. All user accounts and groups will be erased! A/M Switch A = System automatically starts again after a power outage.

  • Page 6: Uick Nstallation Uide

    1. Install at least two hard drives. 2. Connect the Ethernet cable from your network router or switch to the Hydra LAN. 3. When everything is connected, turn the Hydra LAN on and give it about two minutes to start up.

  • Page 7: System Setup

    Hydra LAN User Guide 2 System Setup 2.1 HDD Installation Your unit may come with pre-installed hard drives. Before opening such an enclosure, read the warranty and any other notes from your vendor carefully, as this could void your warranty.
  • Page 8 Hydra LAN User Guide 4. Remove the screws that are holding the plastic bracket in place. 5. Install the hard drive as illustrated below with the SATA connector facing away from the front. 6. Mount the drive with the six screws from the side.
  • Page 9 Hydra LAN User Guide 9. Align the bottom of the front panel with the notch in the chassis and then push it lightly into place. Unlock the switch at the bottom of the case and then push the inner chassis back into the housing.

  • Page 10: Adding More Hard Drives

    RAID system is removed and re-built again, loosing all data in the process. 1. Backup all data stored on the Hydra LAN to your computer or another storage drive. 2. Login via web browser, go to the “RAID Setting” section and press the button “Remove raid system”...
  • Page 11 8. Depending on the HDD capacity, the rebuild process will take several hours. During this time, the data can still be accessed but the performance will be slower than usual. The computer can be shut down and the Hydra LAN will rebuild the data automatically. Page 9 / Chapter 2 - System Setup...

  • Page 12: How To Login

    1. Turn on your Hydra LAN and make sure it is connected to the same network as your computer. 2. Start the NetTool utility by double clicking on the EXE file and then press the “Setup”...
  • Page 13 Hydra LAN User Guide 6. In step 2, you can define the device name for your network drive and set up the IP configuration. We recommend using “Automatically obtain an IP address (DHCP)”. When set, press “Next” to continue. 7. In step 3, you can set up the date and time. Select your time zone from the drop down menu, set the date, the time and then press “Next”...

  • Page 14: Device Name & Web Browser

    Use the device name, which by default is “hydra-lan”, enter that into the URL field of our web browser and then access the web configuration interface of your Hydra LAN. Note: This only works for Windows but not for a Mac!

  • Page 15: Peer To Peer

    When the Bonjour service is disabled, the only way to access the login page is by using its IP address. First, you will have to find out the IP address of your Hydra LAN and then use the web browser to access the web configuration interface.

  • Page 16: Bonjour

    User Guide 2.2.5 Bonjour When the Bonjour service on the Hydra LAN is enabled, all you need to do is access the Bonjour tab in your bookmarks folder and select the Hydra LAN. 1. Turn on your Hydra LAN and make sure it is connected to the same network as your computer 2.

  • Page 17: Web Configuration

    Hydra LAN User Guide 3 Web Configuration Open your web browser, enter the IP address of your Hydra LAN and login. The default login is as follows: Username: admin Password: admin For more information about the initial setup and finding your IP address, refer to chapter 2.

  • Page 18: Quick Setup

    For Mac users, follow the setup wizard from step 1 to 6 to quickly prepare your Hydra LAN for file sharing.

  • Page 19: Add User

    Hydra LAN User Guide 3.1.2 Add User Use this setup wizard to quickly add and configure a new user account. • Step 1: Enter the user name and password for the new account. At the same time, you can also create a private folder for that user and set the quota limit.

  • Page 20: Add Share

    Hydra LAN User Guide 3.1.4 Add Share Use this setup wizard to quickly add a new share. • Step 1: Enter the share name and an optional description for the share. • Step 2: Configure the Windows/FTP access permissions by adding (read only or writable) and removing the members or group from the list.

  • Page 21: Users And Groups

    3.2.1 User Management In this section you can see all existing users for the Hydra LAN and manage them by adding or removing them from the list. • Existing Users: Lists the current users of the Hydra LAN.

  • Page 22: Group Management

    User Guide 3.2.2 Group Management In this section you can see all existing groups for the Hydra LAN and manage them by adding or removing them from the list. Groups are not required to grant access to the Hydra LAN but will help the admin to manage multiple users and easily share a folder among a group of people.

  • Page 23: File And Print

    (e.g. English CP437). • Windows Setting: In this section, you can change the workgroup that the Hydra LAN belongs to and modify its description. The IP for the WINS Server (Windows Internet Name Server) can be left blank unless this is required for your network.

  • Page 24: Share Management

    3.3.2 Share Management In this section you can manage the shares and access rights. • Existing Shares: Lists the current shares on the Hydra LAN. • Adding Shares: To add a new share, clear the form by pressing the “Clear Form”...

  • Page 25: Printer Server

    3.4.1 LAN Settings In this section you can define the hostname for your Hydra LAN and set up the IP configuration. We recommend using the “Obtain IP/DNS address automatically”. When selecting a hostname, make sure to use a unique name and not one that has already been used on the local network.

  • Page 26: Time Settings

    NTP server and set the time manually. 3.4.3 Turn Off Server In this section, you can restart the server or turn off the Hydra LAN via the web browser. Make sure that nobody is accessing the device when you restart or turn it off.

  • Page 27: Information

    Hydra LAN User Guide 3.4.4 Information In this section, you can find the product name, the current firmware and the current IP address. 3.4.5 Disk Usage In this section, you can find a summary of the hard disk status and disk usage. Press the “Refresh”...

  • Page 28: Network Service

    When the iTunes option is enabled, you can store your MP3 music files in the “/public/music” folder and play them directly from iTunes. The Hydra LAN will automatically appear in iTunes under shared devices.

  • Page 29: Btorrent

    To start downloading files, you will have to download a torrent file from the internet first and then upload it to the Hydra LAN. Once the torrent file has been added, you can start downloading. The downloaded files will be stored in your “/public/btdownload” folder.

  • Page 30: Maintenance

    • File System: For external USB drives, there is a choice between EXT2, EXT3 and FAT32. For drives installed in the Hydra LAN only EXT2 and EXT3 are available but they need to be formatted using the “RAID Setting” menu, not the disk utility.

  • Page 31: Raid Setting

    User Guide 3.6.2 RAID Setting In this section you can manage the RAID array and set up your drives. The Hydra LAN supports JBOD, RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 5. Except for JBOD, hard drives of identical capacities are recommended.

  • Page 32: Firmware Upgrade

    Hydra LAN User Guide 3.6.3 Firmware Upgrade In this section you can check the current firmware version and upgrade if a new one is available. Download the latest firmware and store in on your computer, then browse for the *.gz file, select it and start the upgrade. The upgrade process takes about 10-20 minutes.

  • Page 33: Restore Configuration

    Hydra LAN User Guide 3.6.5 Restore Configuration To quickly restore previous settings or set up multiple units, you can save the configuration and then use this function to upload a previous backup. Browse for the config.tar file on your computer and press the “Restore” button to restore the previous settings.

  • Page 34: Log File

    User Guide 3.6.7 Log File This menu includes all the log files of your Hydra LAN. You can find logs for the SAMBA, FTP and DHCP server as well as system and administration logs. Note: To delete the old log files, press the “Clean” button beneath the log.

  • Page 35: Network Storage

    User Guide 4 Network Storage To access the data on the Hydra LAN via the network connection, you may use either FTP or SMB. Before you can access the shared folders, you will have to set up your users, groups and shares. See chapter 3 for more details about user, group and share management.

  • Page 36: Windows Explorer

    User Guide 4.1.2 Windows Explorer Use Windows Explorer and type “\\” followed by the IP address of your Hydra LAN. It will list all available folders and shares on your Hydra LAN, which you can then access directly. You can copy files to the network drive as if it were a folder on your local drive. Depending on the bandwidth, you can also directly play and open the files, although we recommend transferring the data to your local drive first.
  • Page 37 Hydra LAN User Guide 2. Follow the setup wizard and fill in the path to your Hydra LAN. When entering the IP address, also add the folder (e.g. “\\192.168.11.21\public”). Alternatively, you can also browse for the shares by clicking on the Browse button and locating the folder that way.

  • Page 38: Disconnecting A Network Drive

    2. Select any temporary or mapped network drives that you would like to remove and then click OK. Note: If you experience problems with the network access, disconnect all network drives on the Hydra LAN, reboot your computer and then try again. Page 36 / Chapter 4 - Network Storage...

  • Page 39: File Access On A Mac

    1. Click on “Go” and choose “Connect to Server”. 2. Type smb:// followed by the IP address of your Hydra LAN or click on the Browse button to locate the folder on your network. Click on the “Connect” button once the server address has been filled out.

  • Page 40: Ftp

    1. Click on “Go” and choose “Connect to Server”. 2. Type ftp:// followed by the IP address of your Hydra LAN. Click on the “Connect” button once the server address has been filled out.

  • Page 41: Additional Features

    5.1 UPnP The Hydra LAN supports UPnP v1.0. To access the device on a PC, go to My Network Places and the Hydra LAN will be listed as an UPnP device. You can select it and access the configuration page.

  • Page 42: Itunes

    LAN and play them over the network. 1. Make sure the support for iTunes in the Bonjour menu is enabled. 2. Store your MP3 files in the music folder of your Hydra LAN. The folder has already been created for you at “/public/music”.

  • Page 43: Usb Drives

    USB copy function. 5.3.1 Sharing a USB Drive A USB drive with the file system FAT32, EXT2 or EXT3 that is connected to the Hydra LAN can be shared and accessed over the network via SMB or FTP.

  • Page 44: Usb Backup

    The USB backup function can be used to quickly and conveniently copy the files from an external USB drive (FAT32 only) to the internal SATA hard drives. 1. Connect the USB drive (FAT32 only) to the front port of the Hydra LAN and wait about 10 seconds for the drive to mount.

  • Page 45: Usb Printer

    USB port on the computer. After you press the print button, please wait for the printer to receive the data. 1. Connect your USB printer to one of the USB ports on the Hydra LAN and turn both devices on.
  • Page 46 5. Press “Next” to start the wizard, then select “A network printer…” and press “Next”. 6. Select “Connect to this printer…” and click on “Next”. 7. Browse for the Hydra LAN and select the lp printer, then click on “Next”. Page 44 / Chapter 5 - Additional Features...

  • Page 47: Installation On A Mac

    Hydra LAN Hydra LAN User Guide User Guide 8. After clicking on “Next”, a pop-up window will appear asking for a driver. Select your printer model from the list or browse for the corresponding driver on your local drive. 9. Finish the wizard and you are done. Your printer is now set up and you can print the first page.
  • Page 48 User Guide 2. Select and click on “More Printers” 3. Select Windows Printing and the workgroup your computer and Hydra LAN belong to. Browse for the Hydra LAN, select it and click on “Choose”. Page 46 / Chapter 5 - Additional Features...
  • Page 49 Hydra LAN User Guide 4. Enter the login and password, which will either be your admin login or the login of a user account and then click on OK. 5. Select the lp printer from the list, browse for the corresponding printer model to install the correct printer driver and click on “Add”.

  • Page 50: Btorrent

    The BitTorrent™ client on the Hydra LAN is using the TCP protocol and the ports 6881- 6889. Make sure those ports are not blocked by your router or its firewall and if necessary, set up port forwarding, so that the traffic for those ports is forwarded to your Hydra LAN. The BitTorrent™ cl...
  • Page 51 5. The file is now being downloaded and if you like, you can turn off your computer. Remember to start the download process again if the Hydra LAN has been turned off or rebooted before the file has been downloaded completely.

  • Page 52: Appendix

    Hydra LAN User Guide 6 Appendix 6.1 Specifications • Two to four 3.5" SATA-I or SATA-II HDDs (1.5Gb/s) Application • 20GB -1TB per HDD • RAID (EXT2, EXT3), USB (FAT32, EXT2, EXT3) • For RAID, hard drives with identical capacities are recommended •...

  • Page 53: Faq

    Close a ny applications that might still be accessing the Hydra LAN and then try again. After pressing the power or restart button, it will take a few seconds before the device...

  • Page 54: About This Manual

    “BTorrent” link in the “Network Service” area to reload the page. 6.4 About this Manual This manual was written using the Hydra LAN model HY-LNU2SS and the v2.6.3 firmware revision. Images and descriptions may therefore slightly vary between this manual and the actual pro duct you have.

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