Powering Up The Network And Switching On/Off; Checking Connections; Powering Up The Equipment In The Correct Order; Switching Off The Nas - Pace DC900X Installation Manual

POWERING UP THE NETWORK AND SWITCHING ON/OFF

Checking connections

Make sure you have connected everything correctly and securely in the MoCA-Ethernet hybrid network (see
pages 9 and 11) but have not yet powered up any of the equipment (including NAS, MoCA dongles, client set-
tops, and any other equipment connected to these clients, such as TVs).

Powering up the equipment in the correct order

It's important to power up the equipment in the correct order, as given below.
Powering up the NAS
First, power up the NAS by connecting its attached power supply unit to a wall AC outlet (and switching it on
there if that wall AC outlet has a switch).
Then press the POWER button on the front panel of the NAS to bring it out of standby (the light around the
POWER button changes from red to green).
Wait for two minutes to allow the NAS to establish the MoCA network on the coax cables in the home.
Powering up the MoCA dongles
Wait for two minutes after powering up the NAS, then power up the two MoCA dongles.
Wait for 30 seconds for the MoCA dongles to log onto the MoCA network.
Check that the MoCA light on the NAS's front panel has lighted up green and that any "COAX" light on each
MoCA dongle has lighted up correctly.
Powering up the client set-tops
Wait for 30 seconds after powering up the MoCA dongles, then power up the three client set-tops and their
attached TVs. Turn on each client set-top so that its POWER light is green.
Wait for the whole system to get established and running. This should happen within six minutes.
When the client set-tops are communicating correctly over Ethernet with the NAS or MoCA dongles, the LAN
light on the NAS's front panel will light up green.
Check also that any "LAN" light on each MoCA dongle has lighted up correctly.

Switching off the NAS

The NAS contains a hard-disk drive and data can be lost if electrical power is removed suddenly, although the
Home Content Sharing system will attempt to minimize any data loss.
Therefore, whenever possible, switch off the NAS before removing electrical power.
To switch off the NAS, press and hold the POWER button on its front panel until the light around the button
turns red. The NAS is then in standby and can be safely disconnected from its power supply unit.
Lightning storms
Disconnect the NAS's power supply unit from the wall AC outlet during lightning storms.
A lightning storm may affect the NAS, if it is on during the storm. It may appear that it has stopped working,
but you can easily restore its operation as follows:
Unplug the power cord on the NAS's power supply unit from the wall AC outlet. Then plug this power cord in
again at the wall AC outlet (and, if there is a switch by this outlet, switch it to its ON position).
To avoid possible damage to the internal hard disk, do not pick up or move the NAS while it is powered up.
If you want to move the NAS, first stop any recording, then turn off the NAS and wait 60 seconds before
disconnecting it from its power supply unit.
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DC900X INSTALLER'S MANUAL (501-3434310) RELEASE 30th Oct. 2009
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