Page 1 LevelOne GNS-8000B 4-bay Sata NAS w/2 Gigabit Ethernet User`s Manual Ver 1.00-0512...
Page 2 Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer's instruction. CAUTION Back up your system periodically to avoid any potential data loss. LevelOne disclaims any responsibility of all sorts of data loss or recovery. Should you return any components of GNS-8000B Server package for refund or maintenance, make sure they are carefully packed for shipping.
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Chapter 1 Overview of GNS-8000B ...6 Introduction...6 Package Contents ...6 System Overview ...7 Chapter 2 Install GNS-8000B ...8 Install Hard Disk...8 Hard Disk Recommendation List... 12 Connect GNS-8000B to Office Network ... 13 Chapter 3 Use LCD Panel ...15 Chapter 4 Quick Install Wizard...19 Chapter 5 Start to Enjoy the Services of GNS-8000B ...26...
Page 4 Disk Configuration 6.6.1 Create Disk Volume ... 54 6.6.2 Delete Disk Volume... 56 6.6.3 Examine Disk Volume... 57 6.6.4 Format Disk Volume... 58 6.6.5 View Disk & Volume Status ... 58 User Management 6.7.1 Users ... 59 6.7.2 User Groups... 61 6.7.3 Quota ...
Page 5 By Apple MAC OS ... 94 By Linux OS... 100 By Web Browser ... 100 By File Transfer Protocol (FTP) ... 101 Chapter 8 GNS-8000B Maintenance ...104 Restart/ Shut down Server... 104 Reset Administrator Password and Network Settings ... 105 Disk Failure or Malfunction ...
Page 6: Overview Of Gns-8000B
Chapter 1 Overview of GNS-8000B Introduction Thank you for choosing LevelOne GNS-8000B, 4-bay Sata NAS Server. This product has the following key features: Simple installation, 5 minutes configuration and user-friendly management interface for SMB users. High speed SATA HDD, supports hotswap, maximum capacity up to 2.0TB.
Page 7: System Overview
System Overview Front View LED indicators: Power, Error, Network and Disk Rear View ATX Redundant Power Supply Power connector SCSI connecter (For tape device) Power Rear View Power Light LCD panel Enter button Down button Reset button Giga USB ports LAN 1 Error Light Error Alarm...
Page 8: Install Gns-8000B
Chapter 2 Install GNS-8000B Install Hard Disk To install hard disks to GNS-8000B, please make sure you have the following items in place. GNS-8000B HDD tray x 4 (included in GNS-8000B) Flat head screw (included in GNS-8000B) Hard disk lock Screw driver (not included) 3.5”...
Page 9 Hard Disk Installation Procedure It is highly recommended that you install disks of the same brand and same size on GNS-8000B. The server may function improperly if disks of different brands and size are installed. Please refer to Chapter 2.2 for hard disk recommendation list.
Page 10 3. Place a hard disk in a hard disk tray. Tray front 4. Turn over the disk tray. Make sure the disk holes match the holes at the base of the tray. Fasten the disk with four flat head screws. Base Back 5.
Page 11 4. Fasten the screws to fix the position of GNS-8000B. Important Notice: Please back up your disk data periodically to avoid data loss due to improper operation or disk failure of GNS-8000B. LEVELONE is not responsible for any data loss or recovery.
Page 12: Hard Disk Recommendation List
GNS-8000B. It is recommended to use the same brand and same size listed here for GNS-8000B if more than one hard disk is installed. Other HDD brands that are not tested by LEVELONE may or may not work properly with GNS-8000B. For more updated hard disk recommendation list, please visit LEVELONE website at http://www.Level1.com...
Page 13: Connect Gns-8000B To Office Network
Connect GNS-8000B to Office Network When connecting GNS-8000B to office network: 1. It is recommended to install GNS-8000B in LAN with DHCP server. 2. You can use any PC in the same subnet to connect to the server by IE browser. 3. You may also connect a CD/DVD burner to GNS-8000B for data backup and restore.
Page 14 To install GNS-8000B in office network, please follow the steps: a, b, c, d, e below. Connect the power cord and plug in the other end of the cord to power outlet. To use fail over or load balance function, please connect both LAN 1 and LAN 2 to switch/ hub/ router.
Page 15: Chapter 3 Use Lcd Panel
Chapter 3 Use LCD Panel When GNS-8000B is turned on, the server name, IP address, date, and time will be shown. Server name Power Error Network Hard disk Check System Information Press Down button to view disk information, i.e. number of disks and disk size.
Page 16: System Setting Function
Press Down button again to view model number and version information. NAS001122 1.0.0 (1118) System Setting Function Press Enter button for two seconds to enter configuration page. NAS001122 1.0.0 (1118) Press Down button to select an item: NETWORK SETTINGS, POWER DOWN, REBOOT SYSTEM, and EXIT.
Page 17 Network Settings Enter NETWORK SETTINGS configuration page and press Down button to select one of the following options. DHCP DHCP will obtain IP address automatically. STATIC IP Press Enter button to select STATIC IP. Then configure the IP address. SET STATIC IP Press Down button to enter 0~255 and press Enter button to set the next number for the IP address.
Page 18 POWER DOWN Press Down button to select POWER DOWN and press Enter button to confirm shutting down GNS-8000B. SELECT: 2. POWER DOWN REBOOT SYSTEM Press Down button to select REBOOT SYSTEM and press Enter button to confirm restarting the system. SELECT: 3.
Page 19: Chapter 4 Quick Install Wizard
Chapter 4 Quick Install Wizard Quick Install Wizard enables you to search for all available GNS-8000B within the local network, and view the server name, IP address, and workgroup etc. You can also configure the disk name, date and time, etc. via Quick Install Wizard. To use Quick Install Wizard, run GNS-8000B CD-ROM in your PC and install the program.
Page 20 Run Quick Install wizard shortcut on the desktop, the following screen will be shown. Name of server IP address of server Configure the View the server name, details of time and selected network server settings Windows workgroup joined by server Refresh the Help search...
Page 21: Operation
Operation Configure GNS-8000B Select a GNS-8000B displayed on Quick Install Wizard and click Configure. Enter the administrator password. Upon successful login, the following screen will appear. Enter the configuration values and click OK. - 21 -...
Page 22 For further configuration of the system, please login the administration page of GNS-8000B via web browser. Note: You may have to restart GNS-8000B after changing the network configuration. Set the name, date and time for GNS-8000B. The length cannot exceed 14 characters. The system will obtain IP address automatically.
Page 23 View GNS-8000B details Select a GNS-8000B available on Quick Install Wizard and click Details. The following screen will be shown: - 23 -...
Page 24 Search for all available GNS-8000B again. To refresh the search results, click Refresh to display all available servers within the network. - 24 -...
Page 25 Help If you have any enquiries about Quick Install Wizard when using the program, you can click the Help button to view the help text. Enter the homepage of GNS-8000B Double click on GNS-8000B to enter the administration page. - 25 -...
Page 26: Chapter 5 Start To Enjoy The Services Of Gns-8000B
Chapter 5 Start to Enjoy the Services of GNS- 8000B GNS-8000B provides the following powerful services and applications File Server You can make use of the following means to access and share the folders of GNS- 8000B easily: By Quick Install Wizard: By the Map Drive function of Quick Install Wizard, you can configure the share folders on GNS-8000B as a drive of your PC quickly.
Page 27: Backup Server
Remote replication is a built-in backup feature of GNS-8000B. You can set up instant or scheduled backup to replicate the data of GNS-8000B to another LEVELONE NAS server. Please refer to Chapter USB CD/DVD Restore/ Backup You can connect USB CD/DVD burner to the high speed USB 2.0 transfer interface of GNS-8000B and enjoy data backup and restore functions to and fro GNS-8000B and CD/DVD.
Page 28: Chapter 6 Administer Gns-8000B
Chapter 6 Administer GNS-8000B When you have installed GNS-8000B and connected it to the network or PC, you can manage the server via web browser. It is recommended to use Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or above to access GNS-8000B. GNS-8000B Network Configuration for the First Time of Use By factory default, GNS-8000B will search the network via DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) to detect IP address settings automatically.
Page 29: Access Administration Page
Access Administration Page You can access GNS-8000B administration page by the following means: 3. Launch the web browser. Enter the IP address of GNS-8000B to access the administration page. You can check the IP address of GNS-8000B on the LCD panel (see Chapter 3).
Page 30 5. When the administration page is shown, click Administration. 6. Enter the user name and password to login. Default user name: administrator Password: admin The first time you login GNS-8000B, Quick Configuration page will be shown. Please refer to Quick Configuration for more details. To connect GNS-8000B by MAC, open a web browser in MAC and enter the IP address of GNS-8000B.
Page 31: Server Administration
Server Administration There are eight main sections in server administration: Quick Configuration Server Name Date & Time System Settings Language Setting View System Settings TCP/IP Configuration Microsoft Networking Network Apple Networking Settings Linux (NFS) Service Web File Manager FTP Service View Network Settings Create Disk Volume Delete Disk Volume...
Page 32: Quick Configuration
Quick Configuration Please follow the step-by-step guide in Quick Configuration to complete the settings of GNS-8000B. If you have any questions during web administration, please click the help button buttons are described as below: : Return to previous page : Return to home page : Logout system Step 1.
Page 33 Step 2. Change the administrator password or select to use the original password. Step 3. Enter the date, time and select the time zone for the server. Step 4. Select the language the server uses to display files and directories. The default setting is English.
Page 34 Step 5. Enter the IP address, subnet mask and default gateway for the server. Select network interface configuration: fail over or load balance. Step 6. Select the network file services to provide on the server. - 34 -...
Page 35 Step 7. Configure disk volume on the server. Step 8. Configure the method of user authentication. Please refer to Chapter 6.5.2 for further information. - 35 -...
Page 36 Step 9. Manage users and user groups of this server. - 36 -...
Page 37 Step 10. Manage network shares on this server. Step 11. Finish. It may take several to tens of minutes to complete Quick Configuration, depending on your system settings. - 37 -...
Page 38: System Settings
System Settings Basic system settings include the server name, date, time, and view system settings. 6.4.1 Server Name Enter the name of GNS-8000B. The server name can be 14 characters long at maximum, which can contain alphabets, numbers and hyphen (-). The server does not accept names with space, period (.), or names in pure numbers.
Page 39: Date & Time
6.4.2 Date & Time Set the date, time, and time zone according to your location. If the settings are incorrect, the following problems may occur: When using a web browser to access or save a file, the display time of the action will be incorrect.
Page 40 NTP Server You can enable or use specified NTP (Network Time Protocol) server to update the date and time of the system automatically. To enable NTP server, please enable Configure NTP server or client setting and enter the IP address or domain name of the NTP server, e.g. time.nist.gov, time.windows.com in Use the specified NTP server field.
Page 41: Language Setting
6.4.3 Language Setting Select the language GNS-8000B uses to display files and directories. Note: All files and directories on GNS-8000B will be created using Unicode encoding. If your FTP clients or PC does not support Unicode, e.g. Windows 95, 98, ME OS is used, select the language the same as the language of your OS in order to view the files and directories on the server properly.
Page 42: Network Settings
Network Settings 6.5.1 TCP/ IP Configuration - 42 -...
Page 43 Configuration of Network Interfaces Fail Over (Default) The system supports the configuration of multiple network interfaces, which enables you to perform Fail Over or Load Balance functions. Fail over ensures server availability to the network. If the primary port is disconnected due to a hardware or cable problem, the secondary port will replace its network identity.
Page 44 Load Balance In load balance* mode, the transmission load is distributed among aggregated network ports. An intelligent software adaptive agent will repeatedly analyze the traffic flow from the server and distribute the packets based on the destination address. Load balance can only occur on Layer 3 routing protocols (IP or NCP IPX). Multicast/Broadcast and non-routing protocols, such as NetBEUI and Microsoft IPX, are transmitted over the primary port.
Page 45 Standalone Standalone settings enable each port to have a unique IP, which allows users on different network areas to share one GNS-8000B and maintain their independence from one another in the network. When using this mode, fail over cannot be used and only LAN 1 can be configured as DHCP server. - 45 -...
Page 46: Network Speed
Network Speed Network speed settings provide an advanced option for configuring network speed. You can select auto-negotiation (default), 10 Mbps, 100 Mbps, or 1000 Mbps. It is recommended to use the default setting that the server will determine network speed automatically. Obtain IP address settings automatically via DHCP If your network supports DHCP, GNS-8000B will automatically use DHCP protocol to retrieve the IP address and related information.
Page 47 Primary DNS Server: Enter the IP address of primary DNS server that provides DNS service for GNS-8000B in external network. Secondary DNS Server: Enter the IP address of secondary DNS server that provides DNS service for GNS-8000B in external network. You can also configure the following settings: Enable DHCP server If there is no DHCP server on your network, you can enable this option to...
Page 48: Microsoft Networking
6.5.2 Microsoft Networking Enable file service for Microsoft networking: If you are using Microsoft Windows, enable this service to access the files on network share folders. Assign a workgroup name. Standalone Server Use local users for user authentication. NT Domain Member Use Microsoft NT domain for user authentication.
Page 49: Wins Server
Microsoft Network Services. Workgroup: Specify the workgroup GNS-8000B belongs to. The workgroup is a computer group unit in Microsoft Windows network for network sharing. AD Server Name: Enter the name of the AD server when AD domain is selected for authentication. Domain Name: Microsoft domain name.
Page 50: Apple Network
6.5.3 Apple Network To use GNS-8000B on Apple MAC operating system, enable AppleTalk network support. If your AppleTalk network uses extended networks, and is assigned with multiple zones, assign a zone name to GNS-8000B. If you do not want to assign a network zone, enter an asterisk (*) to use the default setting.
Page 51: Web File Manager
6.5.5 Web File Manager To access files on GNS-8000B via web browser, enable Web File Manager. If GNS- 8000B is connected to the Internet and uses a valid IP address, you can access files on the server by web browser from anywhere. For further details, please refer to Appendix A.
Page 52: View Network Settings
6.5.7 View Network Settings You can view current network settings and status in this section. - 52 -...
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Page 54: Disk Configuration
Disk Configuration In the section, you can create, delete, examine and format disk volume, as well as view disk and volume status of GNS-8000B. 6.6.1 Create Disk Volume GNS-8000B can accommodate four disks at maximum. You can set the disk volume to the following configurations by clicking on the icons on Create Disk Volume page: Single Disk Volume...
Page 55 RAID 5 Disk Volume Three or more hard disks can be integrated to form RAID 5 disk volume. Data will be distributed and stored among the disks. If a disk fails, you can replace a new disk with the damaged one, and the system will restore the data to the new disk.
Page 56: Delete Disk Volume
e. Linear Disk Volume You can combine two or more disks into one larger disk. Files will be saved on physical disks sequentially but does not have a disk failure file protection function. The overall capacity of linear disk is the sum of all disks. 6.6.2 Delete Disk Volume To delete a disk volume, select the disk volume to remove and click OK.
Page 57: Examine Disk Volume
6.6.3 Examine Disk Volume To examine a disk volume, select the disk volume to examine and click OK. You can check the Fix errors box and the server will fix errors automatically during disk checking. Disk Volume Operation Report After click OK on Examine Disk Volume page, a page like below will display to show the current status and information of disk volume operation.
Page 58: Format Disk Volume
6.6.4 Format Disk Volume To format disk volume, select the disk volume to format and click OK. 6.6.5 View Disk & Volume Status You can view details of physical disks and logical volumes in the section. Note: When configuring disk volume, make sure there are no active users connecting to GNS-8000B to avoid any potential damage to the disks.
Page 59: User Management
User Management The files on GNS-8000B can be shared among multiple users. For easier management and better control of users’ access right, you have to organize users, user groups and their access right control. 6.7.1 Users The system has created the following users by default: Administrator By default, administrator has access to system administration and cannot be deleted.
Page 60 512 users can be created at maximum (including system default users). You can create a new user according to your needs. The following information is required to create a new user: User name The user name must not exceed 32 characters. It is case-insensitive and can contain double-byte characters, such as Chinese, Japanese, and Korean except: "...
Page 61: User Groups
6.7.2 User Groups User group is a collection of users with the same access right to files or folders. GNS-8000B has created the following user groups by default: Administrators All members in this group have administration right. You cannot delete this group.
Page 62 Create Users and Assign Users to User Group The following example demonstrates how to create new users and assign users to a user group. ABC Co. has recently recruited two employees Mr. Jones Lee for Administration Department and Ms. Jane Wu for Sales Department. The IT Department therefore needs to create two user accounts for them to access company data on GNS-8000B.
Page 63 iii. Select the user groups the users belong to on the right list, i.e. Mr. Jones Lee for Administration Dept and Ms. Jane Wu for Sales Dept, and click Add. Then click Close. After creating the users, the users will appear on the list on Create User Page. - 63 -...
Page 64 Create Private Network Share for User Groups You can create particular network share for each user group. The procedure is described as below: 1. To create a network share called media accessible by Administration Department only, please go to “User Management—User Groups” page. Select the user group Administration Dept and click Create Private Network Share on the right.
Page 65 3. You can see the folder media in Network Share Management page. 4. Enter Access Control. You can see that only Administration Dept has full access right to the folder. - 65 -...
Page 66: Quota
6.7.3 Quota To allocate disk volume efficiently, you can specify the quota that can be used by each user. When this function is enabled and a user has reached his/her disk quota, he/she cannot upload data to the server anymore. By default, no limitations are set for users.
Page 67 2. Select Jones Lee on User page and click Quota Settings on the right. 3. Enter the quota size 2000MB and click OK. 4. Follow the same steps and enter the quota size 4000MB for Jane Wu and click OK. The quota setting is successfully applied. - 67 -...
Page 68: Network Share Management
Network Share Management The primary purpose of network storage is file sharing. In a standard operation environment, you can create different network share folders for various types of files, or provide different file access rights to users or user groups. There are four options in Network Share Management: - 68 -...
Page 69: Create
6.8.1 Create To create a network share, enter the following information: Network share name The share name must not exceed 12 characters and cannot contain the following characters: " . + = / \ : | * ? < > ; [ ] % Disk volume This area shows the disk volume status.
Page 70: Property
6.8.2 Property To edit the property of an existing network share, select a share and click Property. You can then edit the content of that share. 6.8.3 Access Control Once the network share is created, you can assign access rights to users or user groups: Deny access Access to the network share will be denied when this option is selected.
Page 71: Delete
6.8.4 Delete Select a share and click delete. Click OK to confirm. - 71 -...
Page 72: System Tools
System Tools System Tools enable you to optimize the maintenance and management of GNS- 8000B. 6.9.1 SNMP Settings Enable SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) service and complete all necessary settings to manage network components of the server by SNMP. When enabling SNMP Trap Notification, a message will be sent to a specified trap host when an error occurs.
Page 73: Alert Notification
6.9.2 Alert Notification Enter the e-mail address of administrator and SMTP server IP address. In case of warning or malfunction, e.g. CPU fan fails, a disk drive fails or is unplugged, an email will be sent to the administrator automatically. You can refer to Event Logs section in Statistics &...
Page 74: Hardware Settings
6.9.4 Hardware Settings You can enable or disable the hardware functions of GNS-8000B. Enable LCD panel setting function To enable users to configure TCP/IP settings via the LCD panel. ii. Enable configuration reset switch By enabling this option, you can press the reset button for a few seconds to reset the administrator password and system settings to default.
Page 75: Ups
6.9.5 If your UPS device provides USB interface, you can enable UPS (uninterruptible power supply) support to protect your system from abnormal system shutdown caused by power outage. In case of utility power failure, the system will shut down automatically by probing the power status of the connected UPS unit. Enable UPS support To activate the UPS support, you can select this option.
Page 76 UPS Model Select the UPS model from the list. If the UPS model you are using is not available on the list, please contact our technical support. IP Address of UPS If you have selected APC UPS with SNMP for UPS model, enter the IP address of the UPS.
Page 77: System Update
Follow the steps below to update firmware: Step 1: Download the release notes of the same version as the firmware from LEVELONE website http://www.Level1.com/. Read the release notes carefully to make sure you need to upgrade the firmware.
Page 78 GNS-8000B firmware - 78 -...
Page 79: Change Logo
6.9.7 Change Logo You can choose a personal picture to display on the login page of GNS-8000B. The size of the picture cannot exceed 20K bytes. - 79 -...
Page 80: Tape Backup
6.9.8 Tape Backup Tape backup enables you to perform backup or restoration jobs by a tape drive. GNS-8000B supports full backup and incremental backup. By full backup, all source files will be backed up. By incremental backup, only modified or new files after last backup will be backed up.
Page 81 Scheduled Jobs You can schedule a backup job to be executed automatically. Click New and define the job name, backup source, backup type, and schedule. - 81 -...
Page 82 Tools There are several useful tape functions to operate on the tape drive. For example, you can rewind, eject or erase the tape here. Click Apply to execute the action. Job Status You can view the status of backup or restore job. Note: 1.
Page 83: Remote Replication
6.9.9 Remote Replication Remote Replication enables you to replicate local files to remote folders on another server. The files will be compressed before the replication process in order to save time for data transfer. Make sure a network share is created before creating a remote replication job.
Page 84 Click New to enter the following page. Complete all settings and click OK to save or Cancel to quit. Note: To use remote replication, enable Microsoft Networking service, make sure the destination network share and directory have been created, and the user name and password are valid to login the destination folder.
Page 85 Edit Select the job to be edited. Click Edit. Modify the settings. Click OK to save or Cancel to quit. iii. Delete Select the job to be deleted. Click Delete. - 85 -...
Page 86: 6.9.10 Backup/ Restore/ Reset Settings
6.9.10 Backup/ Restore/ Reset Settings To backup the setting(s), select the appropriate option(s) and click Backup. To restore a backup settings file, click Browse to select the file and click Restore. To reset the setting(s) to factory default(s), select the appropriate option and click Reset.
Page 87: 6.9.11 Usb Cd/ Dvd Backup/ Restore
6.9.11 USB CD/ DVD Backup/ Restore USB Backup/Restore function enables you to back up local data to CD/DVD discs via USB CD/DVD burner, and CD/DVD data to local disk. Using USB Backup/Restore - 87 -...
Page 88 USB CD/DVD Detection a. Connect USB burner to GNS-8000B. Turn on the burner and input a writable disc. b. Click Re-detect. The system will display information of the detected burner. c. Click Eject Disc to eject the disc from the burner. d.
Page 89 ii. Write data a. To write data from GNS-8000B to disc, enter the volume label name. b. In Source Path (Network Share/Directory), select a network share from the drop-down menu and enter a directory name. You can also use stroke to indicate multiple directories, e.g.
Page 90 iii. Load data a. Insert the disc for loading data to GNS-8000B network share. The volume label is shown in CD Label. b. In Destination Path (Network Share/Directory), select a network share from the drop-down menu and enter a directory name. You can also use stroke to indicate multiple directories, e.g.
Page 91: Statistics & Logs
6.10 Statistics & Logs You can view the event logs of all currently online users on GNS-8000B for system monitoring. 6.10.1 Active Users This page shows all users that are currently logged on to Web File Manager. 6.10.2 Event Logs GNS-8000B can store thousands of recent event logs, including warning, error and information messages.
Page 92: Chapter 7 Access Gns-8000B
Chapter 7 Access GNS-8000B By Microsoft Windows You can access GNS-8000B in Windows OS by the following ways: By Quick Install Wizard. For further information, please refer to Chapter 4. You may also search for GNS-8000B within the Network Neighborhood. Locate the workgroup and find the name of your GNS-8000B.
Page 93 Once the connection to GNS-8000B is successful, all listing on your available network share will be displayed. Use the option Map Network Drive to map the folder(s) as your network drive. - 93 -...
Page 94: By Apple Mac Os
By Apple MAC OS If you are an Apple MAC user, you can access GNS-8000B by the following ways: Using Network Browser Choose “Network Browser” in Apple menu. In “Network Browser”, choose AppleTalk. A list of computers on the AppleTalk network will appear. Select GNS-8000B. - 94 -...
Page 95 Enter the login name and password, or use “Guest” to enter. Click Connect. When GNS-8000B is connected, all network shares will be shown. - 95 -...
Page 96 Choose a network share to connect. The network share will appear on the desktop. - 96 -...
Page 97 Using Chooser Select Chooser on Apple menu bar. Click on AppleShare. The name of GNS-8000B will appear on the right side of the window. - 97 -...
Page 98 Use the mouse to highlight GNS-8000B and click OK. Enter the correct login name and password or use “Guest” to login, and then click Connect. - 98 -...
Page 99 All available network shares will be listed. Select a network share and click OK. Close the Chooser program. Double click on the icon on the desktop to access the files. - 99 -...
Page 100: By Linux Os
By Linux OS In addition to Microsoft and MAC OS, GNS-8000B also supports Linux systems through the NFS service: 1. On Linux, run the following command: mount -t nfs <GNS-8000B IP address>:/<Network Share Name> <Directory to Mount> For example, if the IP address of your GNS-8000B is 192.168.0.1 and you want to link the network share folder “public”...
Page 101: By File Transfer Protocol (Ftp)
By File Transfer Protocol (FTP) In addition to working with multiple operating systems, GNS-8000B also supports connection via FTP. Enter the correct user name and password to connect the server or access the public share folders as guest. Please go to Network Settings—FTP service and enable FTP service before using FTP service.
Page 102 Click the share folder in FTP section. When the ftp folder is shown, enter user name and password. - 102 -...
Page 103 The share folder will be shown. You can then manage the folder by dragging and dropping files to it, as well as rename or delete the files. - 103 -...
Page 104: Chapter 8 Gns-8000B Maintenance
Chapter 8 GNS-8000B Maintenance GNS-8000B is specially designed to run 24x7 and be ready at all times against system crash caused by power outage. This section provides a general overview on system maintenance. Restart/ Shut down Server Follow the steps below to restart or shut down GNS-8000B. 1.
Page 105: Reset Administrator Password And Network Settings
Reset Administrator Password and Network Settings To reset the administrator password and network settings of GNS-8000B, 1. Press the reset button of GNS-8000B for a few seconds. A beep sound will be heard. 2. Login GNS-8000B with the default user name and password: Default user name: administrator Password: admin Note: To reset the system by the reset button, the option “Enable...
Page 106: Disk Failure Or Malfunction
Disk Failure or Malfunction When you encounter disk malfunction or failure, please do the following: Record the malfunction status or error messages. Stop using the failed GNS-8000B and turn off the server. Contact customer service for technical support. Note: Your GNS-8000B must be repaired by professional technicians, please do not try to repair the server yourself.
Page 107: Appendix A Web File Manager
Appendix A Web File Manager Using Web File Manager To use Web File Manager, enable Web File Manager in Network Settings first. Launch the web browser and go to GNS-8000B home page. Select Web File Manager and enter the correct login name and password. You may also enter “guest”...
Page 108: Create Folder
Select an existing network share for management. You can organize network share folders of GNS-8000B. With Web File Manager, you can upload, rename, or delete files and folders in the network shares. View files online Click on a file displayed on the web page. The information of the file will be displayed.
Page 109: Upload File
Rename file or folder Select a file or folder to rename. Click (Rename) on the toolbar. iii. Enter the new file or folder name and click OK. Delete file or folder Select a file or folder to delete. Click (Delete) on the toolbar. iii.
Page 110 Viewing Files Named in Chinese To view files named in Chinese, you may have to configure the browser settings. Take Internet Explorer as an example, follow the steps below to configure the settings. 1. Click on Tools in IE browser. 2.
Page 111 Web File Manager Icons Icon Description Up-return to the parent folder Refresh-reload the current page Home-return to network share list home page Create folder Rename file or folder Delete file or folder Select all Cancel selection Logout Full access network share folder Read-only network share folder Malfunction network share folder - 111 -...
Page 112: Appendix B Configuring Ad Authentication
Appendix B Configuring AD Authentication AD environment mixed mode can be supported by GNS-8000B. For example, qatest.com.tw and sub2.qatest.com.tw are domains controlled by Windows 2003 server, and sub1.qatest.com.tw domain is controlled by Windows 2000 server. - 112 -...
Page 113 Please make sure you have enabled the Active Directory Service on the Windows Server and check the following items: DNS Server setting on GNS-8000B has to be directed to AD server. GNS-8000B and AD server can synchronize only if their time difference is less than 5 minutes.
Page 114 Adding GNS-8000B to Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Domain Go to TCP/IP Configuration in Network Settings. Enter the IP address of primary DNS server. You can inquire AD domain via this DNS server. - 114 -...
Page 115 Go to Microsoft Networking of Network Settings. Enable AD Domain Member, and enter the domain name and the user name with administrator access right to that domain. Note: a. Make sure that a fully qualified domain name such as been filled in. b.
Page 116 When the following message appears after applying the settings in step 2, check the DNS IP. When the following message appears after applying the settings in step 2, domain name, domain user name, and the password. When the following message appears after applying the settings in step 2, check the time zone settings.
Page 117 Upon successful adding of domain member, you can view the list for domain users and local users in User Management. Go to Access Control in Network Share Management to configure the access control right of AD users for all available network shares. - 117 -...
Page 118 Using AD users to access services To access services like FTP, Network Neighborhood, or Apple Talk with an AD user account, add DomainName\ before the user name when logging in. - 118 -...
Page 119 Adding GNS-8000B to Windows Server 2000 NT Domain 1. Go to Microsoft Networking to enable NT Domain member and then enter the domain name such as sub1 and the user who has administrator access right for identification. Note: Please notice that GNS-8000B and Windows 2000/2003 server must be in the same section or the system will show the following error message.
Page 120 2. When the following message appears after applying the settings in step 1, check the domain name, domain user name, and the password. When the following message appears after applying the settings in step 2, check the time zone settings. Make sure the difference of your time and that of AD server is less than 5 minutes.
Page 121 4. Go to Access Control in Network Share Management to configure the access control right of domain users for all available network shares. Using domain users to access services To access services like FTP, Network Neighborhood, or Apple Talk with an domain user account, add DomainName\ before the user name when logging in.
Page 122: Appendix C Messages Of Hard Disk And Disk Configuration Status
Status Description Disk tray is not installed or there is main board error. Users can check disk tray. If there is main board error, please contact LEVELONE customer service. The disk is used on GNS-8000B the first time, or the disk on the same GNS-8000B model is used.
Page 123: Status Description
RAID configuration, please replace the hard disk immediately to ensure RAID data protection can work properly. LEVELONE is not responsible for any data loss caused by delay in replacing failed disks in a RAID configuration by users intentionally or unintentionally.
Page 124: Appendix D: Virus Scan
Appendix D: Virus Scan A network share may not be able to detect a virus without an automatic virus scan function when there is a transfer of infected files. The user computer may have been infected in this situation. To prevent virus infection of the user computers, the system provides a virus scan program to comprehend with available virus scan agent for the best data protection.
Page 125 3. Click Finish to complete the Setup. - 125 -...
Page 126 A screen will pop up to show the system information the first time you have successfully installed the virus scan agent. The description of the fields is as below: Fields Description Server Name Name of the network share under the protection of virus scan agent - 126 -...
Page 127 IP Address The IP address of the network share Status Connection status of the host network share with the virus scan agent: Disconnect: Not connected to the network Idle: Connection has been enabled but there is no file transfer for three minutes or more. Ready: Connection has been enabled and ready to be scanned --: User name and password have not been set up...
Page 128: Enabling Virus Scan Support
Enabling Virus Scan Support Go to Virus Scan of System Tools. To enable virus scan support, tick the box Enable Virus Scan Support. Enter the IP address of the virus scan server and click Apply. Viewing Details of Infected Files To view the details of infected files of the network share, go to Event Logs of Statistics &...
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LevelOne 4-bay Sata NAS w/2 Gigabit Ethernet GNS-8000B User Manual

Chapter 1 Overview of GNS-8000B

Chapter 2 Install GNS-8000B

Chapter 3 Use LCD Panel

Chapter 4 Quick Install Wizard

Chapter 5 Start to Enjoy the Services of GNS-8000B

Chapter 6 Administer GNS-8000B

Chapter 7 Access GNS-8000B

Chapter 8 GNS-8000B Maintenance

Appendix A Web File Manager

Appendix B Configuring AD Authentication

Appendix C Messages of Hard Disk and Disk Configuration Status

Appendix D: Virus Scan

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