Introduction - D-Link ShareCenter DNS-343 User Manual

Introduction

The D-Link DNS-343 ShareCenter Quattro 4-Bay Network Storage Enclosure shares your documents, photos, music, and videos across your network and over the Internet
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(via a secure FTP server) so family members, friends, or employees can access them. This device, which can hold four 3.5" SATA hard drives of any capacity , creates a
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central network point for backing up valuable files.
The DNS-343 shares files over the Internet via the built-in secure FTP server . Users and groups can be created and assigned to folders with either read or read/write
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permissions. Quotas can be set per user or group to restrict space usage. In addition, the DNS-343 can be used to stream photos, music, and videos to UPnP AV compatible
network media players or to game consoles such as an Xbox 360 or Playstation 3.
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The included CD contains D-Link's Easy Search Utility. This utility allows you to locate the DNS-343 on the network and map drives to your computer. Backup software is
also included on the CD. This software allows you to back up your files from a computer to the DNS-343 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 files.
Combining ease of use with practical, high performance features, the DNS-343 is an organized solution for any network. Free up drive space on computers and centralize
data on your network with the DNS-343 ShareCenter™ Quattro 4-Bay Network Storage Enclosure!
The DNS-343 ShareCenter Quattro 4-Bay Network Storage Enclosure also includes new features like USB print serving, which allows users to use the DNS-343 as a print
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server for their network. The USB port can also be used for UPS monitoring to help keep your DNS-343 running in the event in event of a power outage. Another feature is
Remote Replication. This feature allows users to back up their files remotely, quickly, and reliably.
1 Hard Drive(s) not included.
2 Note that use of an FTP server to access files over the Internet does not guarantee secure or encrypted transmissions.
3 D-Link cannot guarantee full compatibility or proper playback with all codecs. Playback capability depends on the codec support of the UPnP™ AV media player.
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