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LevelOne FNS-6000 User Manual

LevelOne FNS-6000 User Manual

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  • Page 1 LevelOne FNS-6000 Desktop NAS w/ 2-bay, Printer Server & Broadband Router User’s Manual Version: 1.0...
  • Page 2 FCC STATEMENT LevelOne has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Introduction ...............................5 Package Contents ............................5 System Overview ............................5 Installing the Hardware ..........................8 Set-up Before First Operation .........................11 Accessing the Administration Page ......................14 Server Administration ..........................15 Quick Configuration ..........................17 System Settings ............................17 Network Settings .............................18 Disk Configuration ..........................23 User Management............................24 Network Share Management ........................26 System Tools ............................27 Statistics &...

  • Page 4: L E V E L O N E F N S - 6 - M A I N T E N A N C E

    Using Web File Manager.........................47 Web File Manager Icon ...........................49 Introduction .............................50 Screenshot ...............................50 Operation Help ............................51 Introduction...

  • Page 5: O V E R V I E W O F T H E L E V E L O N E F N S - 6

    Chapter1 Overview of the LevelOne FNS-6000 Introduction Thank you for choosing the LevelOne FNS-6000. This product offers the following features: • Share your storage over Microsoft, Unix and Apple network. • Protect your data via RAID technology and management. •...

  • Page 6: Rear View

    • Rear View Power Connection Dual Ventilation Fans Power Switch LAN Connectors Output Connector Configuration Reset Connector for Printer Switch...
  • Page 7 • Network Status Indicators There are nine LED indicators at the lower right area of the rear panel. Each LED indicate the network status of the corresponding WAN or LAN port as below: Color Indicates Current connection is at 100Mbps. The flashing light Green indicates data is being transmitted.

  • Page 8: I N S T A L A T I O N O F T H E L E V E L O N E F N S - 6

    1. Connecting the LevelOne FNS-6000 to the Internet Consult the drawings below to make the connections. Broadband Internet Access via DSL Modem • Please use the network cable included with the LevelOne FNS-6000 to connect the WAN port to the DSL modem. CAT5 Network Cable FNS-6000...
  • Page 9 Cable Modem FNS-6000 CAT 5 Network Cable 2. Connecting the PCs to the LevelOne FNS-6000 Simply connect one end of a network cable from the one of the LevelOne FNS-6000’s LAN ports in to a network port of your computer. FNS-6000...

  • Page 10: Connecting The Printer

    3. Connecting the Printer The FNS-6000 can provide the function of a network print server by connecting a printer as shown in the diagram below. Please use the printer cable to connect the printer to the printer port on the back of the LevelOne FNS-6000. Follow the software installation procedures described in Chapter 5, and the LevelOne FNS-6000 is ready to print your documents.

  • Page 11: Set-Up Before First Operation

    5. Powering up the LevelOne FNS-6000 Once all the cables have been properly connected, push the power switch on the back of the LevelOne FNS-6000. The LCD panel will light up and the system is ready for set-up. FNS-6000 Server Name...
  • Page 12 1. Double-click on “Network” 2. Highlight TCP/IP (if you have in the Control Panel for a two or more network interface list of installed network cards, please select the proper components. one) and click on “Properties”. 3. Click on the “Obtain an IP address automatically”...
  • Page 13 LevelOne FNS-6000 lights up. Once these steps have been successfully completed, you can connect to the LevelOne FNS- 6000 by typing the default internal IP address (192.168.1.254) in the address bar of your browser as shown below:...

  • Page 14: A D M I N I S T R A T I O N O F T H E L E V E L O N E F N S - 6

    1. Launch your web browser (Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.5 is recommended). you know the IP address of the LevelOne FNS-6000, type the IP address in the address bar of the browser and press “Enter”. The IP address can also be obtained on the LCD display of the LevelOne FNS-6000 (see Appendix A).

  • Page 15: Server Administration

    Enter the user name and password to continue the administration setup. The factory default login name and password are as follows: Login: Administrator Password: admin If this is the first time you enter the Administration page, the Quick Configuration page appears automatically.
  • Page 16 Network File Services Microsoft Networking Apple Networking NFS Service NetWare Service Web Service FTP Service DNS Service Network Printer Service (FNS-6000 Only) Router and Firewall Configuration Routing Table Virtual Server One-to-one NAT Special Application Web Site Filter Web Content Filter...

  • Page 17: Quick Configuration

    Basic system settings include the server name, date, time, and language settings. • Server Name You must assign a unique name for your LevelOne FNS-6000 for ease of identification within the local network. The server name can accommodate as much as 14...

  • Page 18: Network Settings

    (such administrator name, department, or location) that describe the LevelOne FNS-6000 for • Date & Time Set the date, time, and time zone according to your location. If the settings are incorrectly entered, the following problems may occur: 1.
  • Page 19 For additional security, when enabling this option, outside computers cannot use the 'ping' program to probe for IP address of this server. • LAN Configuration If you use the LevelOne FNS-6000 as the gateway to connect to the Internet, there is normally need change configuration.
  • Page 20 Internet. This option should be enabled if you use the LevelOne FNS-6000 to connect to the Internet. Wireless LAN Configuration Your LevelOne FNS-6000 is designed to act as an Access Point (AP) in the wireless LAN. system...
  • Page 21 FTP Service If you wish to download files from or upload files to your LevelOne FNS-6000 by using file transfer protocol (FTP), you must first activate the FTP service. •...
  • Page 22 This feature allows you to make the service provided by the internal server accessible to the users from Internet. The Internet users will then use the WAN IP address of the LevelOne FNS-6000 to access all of your virtual servers. One-to one NAT This feature allows you to map an external public IP address to an internal private IP address hidden by NAT.

  • Page 23: Disk Configuration

    Linear disks are generally used for storing large data and are not appropriate to use for protection of important data. By factory default, the LevelOne FNS-6000 has been pre-set into one large disk. If you wish other...

  • Page 24: User Management

    Format Disk • View Disk & Volume User Management The LevelOne FNS-6000 can share its files with multiple users. It is important to plan and organize users and user groups’ accessibility to ease the administration work. • User The factory default settings contains the following user settings:...
  • Page 25 • PDC Authentication Settings If you have a Windows PDC (Primary Domain Controller) server to handle the domain security in your network, you don’t need to re-enter all the users and groups with the LevelOne FNS-6000. simply enable authentication...

  • Page 26: Network Share Management

    LevelOne FNS-6000 will connect with the NT domain and get all the information of the domain users and groups automatically. To enable PDC authentication, you must enter the domain name as well as the user name and password already established in this domain. The LevelOne FNS-6000 will use the...

  • Page 27: System Tools

    Configures administrator’s e-mail address and SMTP server’s IP address. In case o warning or malfunction, an email is automatically sent to the administrator. • Restart / Shutdown Powers off or restarts the LevelOne FNS-6000. • Hardware Settings You can enable or disable the following hardware functions of your LevelOne FNS-6000:...
  • Page 28 It is wise to back up all existing data on the LevelOne FNS-6000 prior to performing system software update. The current settings will remain unchanged after the system is upgraded.

  • Page 29: Statistics & Logs

    Statistics & Logs You can monitor the current logon user of the LevelOne FNS-6000 and the system event logs for the purpose of user administration or system diagnostic reference. • Active Users Displays information of all online users. • Event Logs The LevelOne FNS-6000 can store thousands of recent event logs, including warning, error and information messages.

  • Page 30: A C C E S S I N G T H E L E V E L O N E F N S - 6

    3. Computer Name path key-in LevelOne FNS-6000 name. 4. Click once on Search. Once the LevelOne FNS-6000 is found, double-click your mouse button on the icon to connect. Once the connection to the LevelOne FNS-6000 is successful, all listing on your availabl network share are displayed.

  • Page 31: Using The Apple Mac Operating System

    3. Once the network share is a part of your system disk drives, you can locate the network share in “My Computer” and access it as a regular hard disk drive. Using the Apple Mac Operating System If you are a Mac OS user, you can use the following two methods to access to your 1.
  • Page 32 AppleTalk network appears. Choose the LevelOne FNS-6000. c. Once the LevelOne FNS-6000 is chosen, the system will request you to input th login name and password. Click “Connect” or use “Guest” to enter. When the login name and password are confirmed, a popup window...
  • Page 33 When the LevelOne FNS-6000 is connected, the network browser displays all th network shares. You can then access or drag & drop the share folders. e. Choose either one of the network shares to start to link. The network...
  • Page 34 2. Using the Chooser a. Select Chooser in the Apple menu bar b. Click on AppleShare. The name of the LevelOne FNS-6000 appears on the righ side of the window.
  • Page 35 Use the mouse to highlight the LevelOne FNS-6000 and then click on the “OK bottom right-hand side of the screen. d. Enter the correct login name and password or use “Guest” to login, then click on “Connect”.
  • Page 36 e. All available network shares will be listed. Use the mouse to choose a netwo share and click on “OK”. f. You can then close the Chooser program. Double click on the icon on the desktop to access your files.

  • Page 37: Using The Unix/Linux Operating System

    If you link the LevelOne FNS-6000 onto the Internet and use a public IP address, you can logon to access the files from anywhere in the world. For more information, please refer to Appendix B.

  • Page 38: Enabling Network Printer Service

    To enable the print server function, please connect the printer to the printer port on the rear panel of your LevelOne FNS-6000. Then enter the system administration web page via the browser, go to Network Settings．Network Printer Service to enable the network printer service.
  • Page 39 2. Click “Add Printer” to run the Add Printer Wizard...
  • Page 40 3. Follow the on-screen instruction and click “Next” 4. Choose “Network printer” and click “Next” 5. Enter the network path or queue name for the printer, or click on “Browse…” to view available network printers. If you enter a path or queue name, skip to step 7. Or you may click “Browse…”...
  • Page 41 6. Please find the LevelOne FNS-6000 within the network neighborhoods. Select the printe icon under your LevelOne FNS-6000 and click “OK”. 7. Verify the network path and click “Next” 8. You will be asked to choose the driver for your network printer. Please follow the on...
  • Page 42 9. Enter the name for your printer and click “Next” Click “Finish” to print a test Please verify if the test page was printed successfully. If you find any problems, plea consult the trouble-shooting guide or user’s manual of the printer.

  • Page 43: Shutdown/Restart The Server

    Chapter6 LevelOne FNS-6000 - Maintenance The LevelOne FNS-6000 has been specially designed to run on 24 hours, 7 days a week and to be ready at all times. It is also robust to protect against system crashes caused by power loss.

  • Page 44: Power Outage Or Abnormal Shutdown

    LevelOne FNS-6000 on your own. Power Outage or Abnormal Shutdown In the event of power outage or abnormal shutdown of the LevelOne FNS-6000, the system should return to its original state prior to shutdown or power outage after restart.

  • Page 45: Appendix A Lcd Panel

    WAN IP Address Checking IP Address, System and Disk Information Press B to display the internal IP addresses of this LevelOne FNS-6000 in the local network. Computers connected to the LAN ports can access the LevelOne FNS-6000 via this IP address.

  • Page 46: Power Down

    After enter the Network Settings menu, please press the switch B to choose DHCP or Static IP. 1. DHCP - Obtain IP Address Automatically The LevelOne FNS-6000 will automatically obtain the IP address settings via DHCP protocol. 2. STATIC IP - Specify Static IP Address Press the switch A to select STATIC IP and complete the following steps: •...

  • Page 47: Using Web File Manager

    Appendix B Web File Manager Using Web File Manager Start your web browser and enter your LevelOne FNS-6000’s home page. Select Web File Manager and enter the correct login name and password. You may also enter “guest” in the login name field with no password to access the network shares on the The LevelOne FNS-6000 allows you to organize your network share folders on-line.
  • Page 48 2. On the tool bar, click on ( Delete ). 3. A window appears. Click on OK to delete the selected file or folder. To delete all files and folders, click on (Select All), then click on (Delete). • Uploading 1.

  • Page 49: Web File Manager Icon

    Web File Manager Icon Up - go back to the parent folder Refresh – reload the current page Home - go back to the network shares list home page Create Folder – create a new folder Rename – rename the selected file or folder Delete –...

  • Page 50: Wizard

    Appendix C Quick Install Wizard Introduction The Quick Install Wizard enables you to list the LevelOne FNS-6000 within your local network and display basic information such as server names, workgroups and IP addresses. You may also set up the server name, date/time and basic network configuration of the LevelOne FNS-6000 via this program.

  • Page 51: Operation Help

    Operation Help 1. Set up your LevelOne FNS-6000: Select the LevelOne FNS-6000 that you want to configure, and then click on the Configure button. An authentication window asking you to enter the administrator’s password appears as shown below: Click on OK after entering the password. If the name and password are correct, the...
  • Page 52 4. To display User Help File: Click on “Help” display the Help file. 5. To enter the home page of the LevelOne FNS-6000: Double click on the name of the LevelOne FNS-6000 to enter the web page for advanced administration. Double click on the...

  • Page 53: Introduction

    DynDNS (http://www.dyndns.org/) and register for a dynamic domain name. Configure and activate the DDNS service, then the Internet users will be able to access your LevelOne FNS-6000 via this dynamic domain name. When the ISP assigns a new WAN IP address,...
  • Page 54 Enter the username, email address and password to create a DDNS service account. You will need to enter the same username and password in the Network Settings． DDNS Service page of the LevelOne FNS-6000 system administration. Please verify your email address to receive the confirmation message from the server. Then click...

  • Page 55: N A M E

    d. If below web page appears on the screen, your account has been successfully created d. If below web page appears on the screen, your account has been successfully created d. If below web page appears on the screen, your account has been successfully created and a confirmation message has been sent to your -mail address.
  • Page 56 If you would like a copy of the GPL or other open source code in this software on a physical CD medium, LevelOne (Digital Data Communications) offers to mail this CD to you upon request, for a price of US$9.99 plus the cost of shipping.

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