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USER MANUAL
ShareCenter™ Pulse
DNS-320
VERSION 1.1
Document Created by Nick Schuster

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  • Page 1 USER MANUAL ShareCenter™ Pulse DNS-320 VERSION 1.1 Document Created by Nick Schuster...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Table of Contents ...........2 Network Shares Page ............37 Adding New Network Shares ..........38 Product Overview ...........4 Quotas Page .................42 Package Contents ................4 FTP Server Page ..............44 System Requirements ..............4 FTP Access Behind a Router ..........46 Introduction ...................5...
  • Page 3 D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Support Section ................78 Schedule Downloads Section ............79 Local Backups Page .............80 FTP/HTTP Downloads Page ..........82 P2P Downloads Section ..............84 Downloads Page ..............85 Setting Page .................86 Ajaxplorer Section ...............87 Launch Page .................88 Support Section ................89 Knowledge Base ..........90 Mapping a Drive ................90...

  • Page 4: Product Overview

    D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Package Contents • D-Link ShareCenter Pulse 2-Bay Network Storage • CD-ROM with Manual and Software • Quick Installation Guide • Power Adapter • CAT5 Ethernet Cable Note: Using a power supply with a different voltage than the one included with the ShareCenter Pulse will cause damage and void the warranty for this product.

  • Page 5: Introduction

    UPnP AV compatible network media players. The included CD contains D-Link’s Easy Search Utility. This utility allows you to locate the ShareCenter Pulse on the network and map drives to your computer. Backup software included on the CD allows you to backup your iles from a computer to the ShareCenter Pulse manually, by a schedule, or in real-time. Real-time backups are a great way to safeguard against unfortunate accidents that may result in the loss of important iles.
  • Page 6 D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Supports System Logging/FTP Logging • Supports Remote File Access via Built-in AjaXplorer or via FTP Server • Supports Apple Time Machine • USB port support External Storage Device, Printer Server, UPS Monitoring • Supports USB Copy Function •...

  • Page 7: Hardware Overview

    D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual HDD2 Light Power Light USB Light Power Button HDD1 Light USB Copy Button These lights will be solid BLUE when drives are connected but inactive. The lights will blink when the drives are being accessed, formatted or synchronized. They will illuminate AMBER if a drive has failed.

  • Page 8: Rear View (Connections)

    D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Cable Hook LAN Port Security Lock Power Receptacle Reset Button Cable Hook: This hook can be used to neatly store the cables connected to the ShareCenter Pulse. Power Receptacle: The supplied power adapter connects here.

  • Page 9: Basic Installation

    D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Hardware Setup This section provides installation information for the ShareCenter Pulse. To install the ShareCenter Pulse on your local network, refer to the steps below: 1. To remove the top cover you have move the cover lock to the right.
  • Page 10 D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual 5. Connect an Ethernet cable to the available Ethernet port. This cable should connect the ShareCenter Pulse to your local network via a router or switch, or directly to a computer for coniguration. Make sure to align the drive connector to the SATA connector on the bottom edge inside the drive bay of the ShareCenter Pulse. Gently push the drive in until it connects.

  • Page 11: Software Setup

    When irst powered on, during the initial boot sequence, the ShareCenter Pulse will wait to be assigned an IP address via DHCP. It is recommended that you use the included D-Link Easy Search Utility when accessing and coniguring the ShareCenter Pulse for the irst time. If you want to change the IP address before logging in, or if you are unable to connect to the ShareCenter Pulse IP address, you can use the Easy Search Utility provided on the product CD to locate the device on your network and make any needed changes.

  • Page 12: Getting Started

    D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Getting Started o run the Easy Search Utility, insert the ShareCenter Pulse CD into your CD-ROM drive: Click Easy Search Utility. Coniguration to access the web-based utility. Page 12...
  • Page 13 D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual ype ‘admin’ for the username and leave the password ield blank. Click on the ‘Coniguration’ button. will be prompted to format the HDD in the device. In this window, information about the HDDs inserted will be displayed.
  • Page 14 D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual RAID 1. JBOD - Combines both hard drives in a linear fashion which will create one large volume geared towards maximum available space. RAID 0 - Combines both hard drives in a striped fashion which will create one large volume geared towards maximum performance.

  • Page 15: When Ready Click On The 'Format' Button To Initiate The Raid Coniguration. This Process Will Involve Initializing

    D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual that RAID 1 can use on the hard drives installed. Then the user can conigure the desired capacity to be used for the RAID 1 coniguration by entering the desired capacity amount in the block provided.

  • Page 16: Procedure Starts Stating That Hard Drives Will Be Formatted

    D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual procedure starts stating that hard drives will be formatted and if the user wishes to continue. Click ‘OK’ to continue. This RAID coniguration starts with Initializing. Then continues to format and conigure the RAID coniguration.

  • Page 17: Web User Interface

    D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Setup Section On the Wizard page the user can conigure some basic settings for this device. The Storage Enclosure, provides a convenient and safe location on the network for storing data and media. LAN Setup: On the LAN Setup page the user can conigure the Link Speed and to the IP address as a DHCP client or Static IP.

  • Page 18: Wizard Page

    D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual The storage device has a setup Wizard that allows you to quickly conigure some of the basic device settings. Click on the ‘Run Wizard’ button to start the setup wizard quick coniguration. In this window the user will be informed about the steps that will follow in this coniguration.
  • Page 19 D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual ime Zone that will be used for this device from the drop-down menu. Click the ‘Next’ button to accept the changes and continue to the next step. Click the ‘Back’ button to discard the changes and return to the previous window.
  • Page 20 D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual orkgroup settings used on this device. Click the ‘Next’ button to accept the changes and continue to the next step. Click the ‘Back’ button to discard the changes and return to the previous window. Click the ‘Skip’ button to forward to the next step Click the ‘Exit’...
  • Page 21 D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual wizard is complete and to inish the setup must click on the ‘Completed’ button. Click the ‘Completed’ button to accept the changes and continue with the restart. Click the ‘Back’ button to discard the changes and return to the previous window.

  • Page 22: Lan Setup Page

    Gateway IP Address: Specify the Gateway IP Address for the ShareCenter Pulse. The Gateway IP Address is almost always the LAN address of your router. Most D-Link routers have a default LAN IP address of 192.168.0.1. DNS1: Specify the irst and second DNS Addresses for the ShareCenter Pulse. A DNS Address will allow the ShareCenter Pulse to resolve names into DNS2: IP addresses.
  • Page 23 D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual TD (Link Layer Topology Discovery) and is used by the Network Map application that is included in Windows Vista™ and Windows 7™. Select to enable or disable LLTD on your ShareCenter Pulse. Page 23...

  • Page 24: Time And Date Page

    Click ‘Save Settings’ after selecting your time zone. ime Protocol (NTP) synchronizes the device with an Internet time server. D-Link provides two time server for your convenience. Choose the one closest to your location. Click ‘Save Settings’ to accept these changes.

  • Page 25: Device Page

    D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual the device. You can access this device by typing the host name in the URL section of your web browser. For example: http://dlink-d10001 Enter your Workgroup name here. The workgroup name should be the same as the computers on the network.

  • Page 26: Language Page

    (>) play button. More than one language pack can be installed, but only one language pack can be used at a time. Keep a keen lookout on D-Link’s local website for new Language Packs. Page 26...

  • Page 27: Advanced Section

    D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual The section allows you to create and manage user accounts and groups. Here you can set user and group privileges for speciic shared folders. Up to 64 users and 10 groups can be created. Network Shares: The Network Shares page allows the user to conigure shared folders and rights to speciic users and groups.

  • Page 28: User / Groups Page

    D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual to 64 users and 10 groups can be created. By default, all users have read and write access to all folders but access rules can be created in the Network Shares menu. Users and Groups can be created here. Users’ accounts...

  • Page 29: Adding New Users

    D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual The following section will describe how to add a new user on this device. To add a user click on the ‘Add’ button. A easy to conigure wizard will be launched and look like the following: This window welcomes the user to the setup wizard for adding or modifying a user.
  • Page 30 D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual new user account. The password needs to be conirmed be re-entering the password in the Conirm Password ield. Click on the ‘Back’ button to return to the previous window. Click on the ‘Next’ button to accept the change and continue to the next window.
  • Page 31 D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual settings for the user by simply ticking one of the following options. Read Only, Read Write or Deny Access. Click on the ‘Back’ button to return to the previous window. Click on the ‘Next’ button to accept the change and continue to the next window.
  • Page 32 D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual user account. Enter the quota amount in the block indicated in Megabytes. By entering 0Mb the quota will be set to unlimited. Click on the ‘Back’ button to return to the previous window. Click on the ‘Next’ button to accept the change and continue to the next window.

  • Page 33: Adding New Groups

    D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual The following section will describe how to add a new group on this device. To add a group click on the ‘Add’ button. A easy to conigure wizard will be launched and look like the following: This window welcomes the user to the setup wizard for adding or modifying a group.
  • Page 34 D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual being created. Click on the ‘Back’ button to return to the previous window. Click on the ‘Next’ button to accept the change and continue to the next window. Click on the ‘Exit’ button to discard the changes made and return to the User/Group window.
  • Page 35 D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual settings for this group by simply ticking one of the following options. Read Only, Read Write or Deny Access. Click on the ‘Back’ button to return to the previous window. Click on the ‘Next’ button to accept the change and continue to the next window.
  • Page 36 D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual group. Enter the quota amount in the block indicated in Megabytes. By entering 0Mb the quota will be set to unlimited. Click on the ‘Back’ button to return to the previous window. Click on the ‘Next’ button to accept the change and continue to the next window.

  • Page 37: Network Shares Page

    D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual speciic users and groups. To be able to create new network access rules, the default rule must irst be removed by simply selecting it and clicking on the ‘Delete’ button. The Network Shares Settings window allows the user to add, modify and remove new and existing network share rules.

  • Page 38: Adding New Network Shares

    D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual The following section will describe how to add a new network share on this device. To add a network share click on the ‘Add’ button. A easy to conigure wizard will be launched and look like the following: This window welcomes the user to the setup wizard for adding or modifying a network share.
  • Page 39 D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual are allowed to access this folder(s). Select ‘All account’ to allow access to this folder to all the accounts. Select ‘Speciic User/group’ to only allow certain users or groups access to this folder. Click on the ‘Back’ button to return to the previous window.
  • Page 40 D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Opportunistic locks (oplocks) are a characteristic of the LAN Manager networking protocol implemented in the 32bit Windows family. Oplocks are guarantees made by a server for a shared logical volume to its clients. These guarantees inform the Client that a ile’s content will...
  • Page 41 D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual share. FTP access can be: 1) FTP Anonymous None (No Access). 2) FTP Anonymous Read Only (Limited Access). 3) FTP Anonymous Read/Write (Full Access). Click on the ‘Back’ button to return to the previous window.

  • Page 42: Quotas Page

    D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual users. Assigning a quota to a group or user will limit the amount of storage they are allocated. By default, users and groups do not have a quota. Here the user can enable the quota settings option. Once the quota settings have been enabled the Status will change to started.
  • Page 43 D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Settings: will be displayed. Here the user can quickly and easily change the quota for each individual group by simply clicking on the parameter listed in the Limit column, shown here as ‘Unlimited’. , the user will be able to conigure the quota for the respective group.

  • Page 44: Ftp Server Page

    D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual ver. The server is easy to conigure and allows users access to important data whether they are on the local network or at a remote location. The FTP server can be conigured to allow user access to speciic directories, and will allow up to 10 users to access the ShareCenter Pulse simultaneously.
  • Page 45 D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual ver. If you are behind a router, you will need to forward the FTP port from the router to the ShareCenter Pulse. Additional iltering and irewall settings may need to be modiied on your router to allow FTP Access to the ShareCenter Pulse from the Internet.

  • Page 46: Ftp Access Behind A Router

    WAN IP address of the router. If you are using a D-Link router, such as the WBR-2310 used in the example below, your port forwarding rule should be similar to the following: Type a name for the ShareCenter Pulse FTP server rule.

  • Page 47: Ftp Over Tls

    D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Below we’ll examine FTP over over TLS. For this example we’ll use FireFTP. FireFTP is an open-source, cross platform FTP client for Mozilla Firefox users who want to use FTP or FTPS. ools menu click FireFTP to open the application in Mozilla Firefox.
  • Page 48 D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Enter a name for this FTP connection here. Host: Enter the IP of the ShareCenter Pulse in here. Login: Enter the user’s username in here. Password: Enter the user’s password in here. Step 4: Go to the Connection Tab and set the Security function to ‘Auth TLS (Best)’.
  • Page 49 D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual conirmations. The irst warning should look like this. Click on the “Or you can add an exception...” button to accept the security change. Step 6: The second warning should look like this. Click on the “Add exception...” button to accept the security change.
  • Page 50 D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual “Conirm Security Exception” button to inish the security conirmations. Step 9: Select the newly added FTP connection and click on the Connect option if it has not already connected by itself. If you can see your iles on the right block from the ShareCenter Pulse, the connection has been established successfully.

  • Page 51: Upnp Av Server Page

    D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual V Server. This server provides the ability to stream photos, music and videos to UPnP AV compatible network media players. If the server is enabled, the ShareCenter Pulse will be automatically detected by UPnP AV compatible media players on your local network.
  • Page 52 D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual certain folder that will be included in the UPnP AV Server folder list. Select the appropriate folder and click on the ‘Save Settings’ button to add the folders. Page 52...

  • Page 53: Itunes Server Page

    D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual unes Server. This server provides the ability to share music and videos to computers on the local network running iTunes. If the server is enabled, the ShareCenter Pulse will be automatically detected by the iTunes program and the music and videos contained in the speciied directory will be available to stream over the network.

  • Page 54: Time Machine Page

    D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual a backup destination in the Mac OS X Time Machine. In order to use this function, the AFP service is required. The AFP service will start automatically as soon as this function is enabled. Here the user can enable the Time Machine option.
  • Page 55 D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual ‘Next’ button to continue. In this window the user can view the path selected and click on the ‘Completed’ button to compete the wizard. Alternatively the user can click on the ‘Back’ button to re-conigure the path.

  • Page 56: Nfs Service Page

    D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual vice option. If the Time Machine option is used, this option should be enabled automatically. Here the user can enable the AFP Service option. Enabling this service will disable the oplocks option. Click on the ‘Apply’ button to accept the change.

  • Page 57: Maintenance Section

    D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual This section allows you to set a password for your admin account. By default there is no password conigured. It is highly recommended that you set an admin password in order to keep your system secure.

  • Page 58: Admin Password Page

    D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual recommended to set an admin account password when irst coniguring the ShareCenter Pulse. The administrator user name is admin, and this cannot be changed. Password: Enter the current password. (Leave this blank if you have not set a password yet.) New Password: Enter a new password.

  • Page 59: System Page

    D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual loading coniguration settings, and idle times setting. Click on the ‘Restart’ button to reboot the device. Click on the ‘Restore’ button to reset the device to its factory default settings. This will erase all previous coniguration changes.
  • Page 60 D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual be allowed to remain idle while accessing the device coniguration utility that users will be allowed to remain idle while accessing the download schedule settings. Threshold: threshold value. This value can be set in Fahrenheit or Celsius.

  • Page 61: Firmware Upgrade Page

    D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual upload them to the device. This section provides a link to check for new irmware on the D-Link support website. If a new irmware is available, download the ile to your local computer. The current irmware version is displayed here.

  • Page 62: E-Mail Alerts Page

    D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual alerting you to certain operational conditions and drive status conditions. These alerts can prove helpful with the management and safeguarding of important data. Select either Account or Anonymous. Choosing Anonymous does not require a User Name or Password.
  • Page 63 D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual address. The space status can be sent in intervals, while the other items will only be sent when necessary. Page 63...

  • Page 64: Power Management Page

    D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual to shut down while power remains constant to the device. The drives will power up again when data is accessed. Enable or Disable HDD Hibernation settings. Turn Off Hard Drives: Set the amount of idle time before the drives will go into hibernation.

  • Page 65: Raid Page

    D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual where each drive is a unique volume, JBOD, which combines both drives in a linear fashion to create one volume, as well as RAID 0 and RAID 1. Here the user can view the current RAID coniguration and also (re-)conigure the RAID setup.

  • Page 66: Raid Coniguration - Standard

    D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual There are 4 types of RAID coniguration to choose from, Standard, JBOD, RAID 0 and RAID 1. This section covers the Standard coniguration. Select A RAID Type: Standard coniguration creates two separate volumes (or one volume if only one hard drive is present). Each hard drive is its own volume.

  • Page 67: Raid Coniguration - Jbod

    D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Standard, JBOD, RAID 0 and RAID 1. This section covers the JBOD coniguration. Select A RAID Type: JBOD combines both hard drives in a linear fashion which will create one large volume geared towards maximum available space. Click ‘Next’.

  • Page 68: Raid Coniguration - Raid 0

    D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Standard, JBOD, RAID 0 and RAID 1. This section covers the RAID 0 coniguration. Select A RAID Type: RAID 0 combines both hard drives in a striped fashion which will create one large volume geared towards maximum performance.

  • Page 69: Raid Coniguration - Raid 1

    D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Standard, JBOD, RAID 0 and RAID 1. This section covers the RAID 1 coniguration. Select A RAID Type: RAID 1 mirrors the hard drives for redundancy. If one hard drive fails, the other still has all of the data. Replace the failed hard drive and it will re-mirror, restoring maximum data protection.
  • Page 70 D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual prompted to click on the ‘Finish’ button. Auto-Rebuild allows a degraded RAID 1 array to be Coniguration: automatically rebuilt when the failed hard drive is replaced by automatically restoring data from the existing hard drive to the newly inserted hard drive.

  • Page 71: Dynamic Dns Page

    Re-enter your password or key. Status: Displays your DDNS status. When the user clicks on the ‘Sign up for D-Link’s Free DDNS service at www.DLinkDDNS.com’ link, the user will be re-directed to the D-Link DDNS page. Here the user can create or modify a D-Link DDNS account to use in this coniguration.

  • Page 72: Disk Diagnostic Page

    D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual echnology”. This is a system on a hard drive used to monitor and report on the health of the drive. If the HDD is grayed out, then it does not support S.M.A.R.T. Scan Disk will scan your system’s ile system for errors and/or corruption.
  • Page 73 D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual S.M.A.R.T Result: displayed. By clicking the ‘Create Schedule” button the user can create a S.M.A.R.T test schedule where this test will run automatically at the conigured time. Select the frequency (Daily, Weekly, Monthly) and the Time here.

  • Page 74: Status Section

    D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual View a summary of the device information here. Hard Drive Info: View a summary of the hard drive information here. Logs: Use this option to view the NAS system logs and the FTP logs. Page 74...

  • Page 75: System Info Page

    D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual y of the device information here. Displays the local network settings of the ShareCenter Pulse. Displays the workgroup, name, description and current temperature of the ShareCenter Pulse. mode, total size, used and remaining drive space.

  • Page 76: Hard Drive Info Page

    D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual This section will display a summary of the hard drive(s) currently installed in the ShareCenter Pulse. The summary will include information such as the hard drive manufacturer, model, serial number, temperature, total capacity size, and status. The “Status”...

  • Page 77: Logs Page

    D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual View the System log. Page 77...
  • Page 78 D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual In the Support Section, the user can ind more information about every feature listed on this device. Page 78...
  • Page 79 D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Schedule local ile and folder backups from the local network share. Always test the URL before applying changes. This will help to ensure a successful download. FTP/HTTP Downloads: Schedule ile and folder backups from an FTP server, web server, or local network share.
  • Page 80 D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual from the local computer. Always test the URL before applying changes. This will help to ensure a successful download. Use the radio buttons to select the backup method. If your NAS device has two volumes you can click the Internal Backup radio button to backup the data from the irst volume to the second volume and vice-versa.
  • Page 81 D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual pending scheduled downloads and backups. In this window the user can also modify an entry by clicking on the ‘Edit’ button, and remove an entry by clicking on the ‘Delete’ button. Page 81...
  • Page 82 D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual ver, web server, or local network share. Always test the URL before applying changes. This will help to ensure a successful download. Use the radio buttons to select the type of server that the source iles/folders for the Schedule Downloads are located on.
  • Page 83 D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual ver, enter the name you would like the ile to be renamed to in this ield. Language: Use the drop-down menu to select the language used in the ile or folder that you are trying to download.
  • Page 84 D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual On this page the user can add, view and remove current downloads. Setting: On this page the user can conigure the P2P download manager settings. Page 84...
  • Page 85 D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual -to-Peer download manager settings. URL: In the ield provided you can copy and paste a link to a torrent ile hosted on the internet. The BitTorrent download manager will add the torrent ile to the download manager and being downloading your iles.
  • Page 86 D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Here the user can enable or disable the peer to peer function. Start/Stop: In the block provided the user can conigure the running schedule for P2P downloads. Simply select the ‘Start’ and ‘Stop’ block for the appropriate Date and Time.
  • Page 87 D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual This section allows you to conigure the AjaXplorer function. AjaXplorer is a ile explorer that allows you to remotely manage the iles stored under the AjaXplorer folder by using a web browser. Page 87...
  • Page 88 D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual To launch the AjaXplorer’s Interface for coniguration, click on the ‘Launch Interface’ button. Below is what the Interface looks like. You will now be able to upload, download, rename, copy, move, delete, or create iles and folders on your NAS.
  • Page 89 D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual In the Support Section, the user can ind more information about every feature listed on this device. Page 89...

  • Page 90: Mapping A Drive

    D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Mapping a Drive You can use the D-Link Easy Search Utility to map drives to your computer. Insert the DNS-320 CD into your CD-ROM drive. 2. Highlight an available ShareCenter Pulse. Available volumes will be displayed under Drive Mapping.
  • Page 91 D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual It is recommended that you backup your important iles before replacing or adding a new hard drive to the ShareCenter Pulse. Replacing a Hard Drive: Please make sure the power is off before replacing a hard drive. After you have installed the new drive, turn on the ShareCenter Pulse and then connect to the Web UI. The ShareCenter Pulse will prompt you to format the new drive (Standard, RAID 1 mode) or both drives (JBOD, RAID 0 mode).
  • Page 92 D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual RAID, short for Redundant Array of Independent Disks, is a combination of two or more disks with the aim of providing fault tolerance and improving performance. There are several different levels of RAID, with each providing a different method of sharing or distributing data amongst the drives. The ShareCenter Pulse supports RAID levels 0 and RAID 0 RAID 0 provides data striping, which spreads out blocks of data over both drives, but does not provide data redundancy.
  • Page 93 D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual When a hard drive fails or becomes corrupted RAID 1 provides a the feature to enable the Auto Rebuild coniguration. This coniguration will take the information from one of the existing hard drives and rebuild the new hard drive with the same information to get the RAID 1 coniguration completed.
  • Page 94 D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Syncronizing will start and take some time to inish. Monitoring: To monitor the progress of the Auto Rebuilding process you can go to STATUS > SYSTEM INFO and monitor the Sync Time Remaining to know how far the Rebuilding process is.
  • Page 95 D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual D-Link provides an added feature to the ShareCenter called a Yahoo! Widget. What is a Yahoo Widget? Yahoo! Widgets are free application platforms that can be used in Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. The engine uses a JavaScript runtime environment combined with an XML interpreter to run small applications referred to as widgets, and hence is part of a class of software applications called widget engines.
  • Page 96 D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual The D-Link Widget is mainly used for monitoring the activities taking place on your ShareCenter Pulse. ShareCenter Pulse, IP Address, Firmware Version and Current Operational Temperature are displayed. Hard Drive: In the Hard Drive window information about the storage space of your ShareCenter Pulse is displayed.

  • Page 97: Usb Copy

    D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Your ShareCenter has a USB Copy feature, which allows you to connect a USB storage drive to the front USB port and upon pressing the USB Copy button, the contents of the USB storage drive will be automatically copied to the ShareCenter.
  • Page 98 D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Physical and Environmental Hardware Operating Temp : 0 ~ 40°C Power Adapter : 12V/4A Operating Humidity : 90% Maximum (Non-condensing) Ethernet Port : 1 x 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet Port Storage Temp : -20 ~ 50°C...

  • Page 99: Registration

    D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Product registration is entirely voluntary and failure to complete or return this form will not diminish your warranty rights. Page 99...

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