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  • Page 1 User’s Manual NAS-7103 1-Bay SATA NAS RAID Server...

  • Page 2: Ce Mark Warning

    PLANET has made every effort to ensure that this User’s Manual is accurate; PLANET disclaims liability for any inaccuracies or omissions that may have occurred.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents 1. Introduction ........................4 1.1 Overview.............................4 1.2 Key Features ..........................4 1.3 Package Contents ........................4 2. Front and Rear Panel ......................5 2.1 Hardware Installation........................7 2.2 Firmware installation........................9 2.3 Connection and Removing Connection ..................10 3. Setup Wizard ........................11 3.1 Use the product on PC (Windows XP/Vista/Windows 7)..............

  • Page 4: Introduction

    1.1 Overview This user’s manual explains how to operate the NAS-7103 from a computer. Basically, the user’s manual is written to be read on the computer display. However, users might consider printing it out to access easily and read it before you operate the NAS-7103.

  • Page 5: Front And Rear Panel

    Front and Rear Panel Physical Details The following figure illustrates the front/rear panel of NAS-7103. Front Panel View Front LED Indication Item LED Color Status Power LED Blue Power on Rear Panel View Gigabit Ethernet USB device port Reset button...
  • Page 6 Button Description Item Description Power: Push to turn on or off NAS-7103 Reset Press 5 sec to restore factory default Connector Description DC Connector Connect the bundled power adapter Supports 10/100/1000Base-T interface USB Host Used for external USB storage USB Device Connect your USB2.0 port of computer for firmware...

  • Page 7: Hardware Installation

    2.1 Hardware Installation Step 1: Loosen the screws in this case and pull out the tray. Step 2: Place the HDD on the tray Step 3: Secure the HDD with the screws at the side...
  • Page 8 Step 4: Push the tray back in this case and locking screws Before slide in the HDD, please do make sure the HDD is in the correct Note direction. Slide in and push the HDD with violent could damage the SATA interface of the RAID Server.

  • Page 9: Firmware Installation

    2.2 Firmware installation Steps Description Connect NAS-7103 and a PC with USB2.0 Cable(TYPE A) In the CD along with the product, run “NAS Config.exe” to search and select the device. Click “Browse” and select the firmware file，Click Upgrade button to install firmware...

  • Page 10: Connection And Removing Connection

    Connect the power supply to NAS-7103. Press the “Power button” to turn on NAS-7103. The HDD activate LED on the front panel will light up during booting-up. NAS-7103 will be ready to use when the blue LED lights up steady.

  • Page 11: Setup Wizard

    After a language is selected (If the operating system is English System, this step is not needed), click “OK”, and then the PLANET Tools Setup Wizard will pop-up. Click “Next” to continue, a License Agreement window will pop up. The software installation will continue only...
  • Page 12 After clicking “I Agree”, enter installation path selection screen. Click “Browse” to choose a custom installation path or use the default setting to install. Click “Install” button for the installation of software and the installation progress will be shown at the bottom of interface of path.
  • Page 13 Click “Finish” to complete the installation, the installation is completed. The PLANET Tools shortcut icon will appear on the desktop automatically and the Quick Launch Toolbar. Right click tool icon at the toolbar, you can search devices located in your LAN and select language.
  • Page 14 3.1.2 Use the client tool 3.1.2.1 My Storage Open this tool and click “Storage” button to access my storage. System will pop up a window as below. Enter user name and password and click “OK” to login. (The default User Name and Password are both “admin”). Finally you can discover these folders: home、Share、Time machine and others created by admin.
  • Page 15 3.1.2.2 Web login As shown in the picture above, please select your device, and click “Login” button. It will go to the Web management page on web browser. Enter User Name and Password to login. Default User Name and Password are “admin”. (If you want to change User Name and the Password, once you login as admin, you can custom your User Name and Password by the pop up wizard.
  • Page 16 Also you can access web manually by typing IP address on web explorer, Note like http://xx.xx.xx. (Default is “192.168.0.100”).

  • Page 17: Use The Product On Mac (Above Mac 10.5.5)

    3.2 Use the product on MAC (above Mac 10.5.5) Use the MAC version client tool to search device, then press “log in” to access NAS by safari. Or you can access NAS by way of opening Safari and type IP address as http://xx.xx.xx. (Default is “192.168.0.100”) and go.

  • Page 18: Explorer

    4. Explorer There is a NAS folder explorer through WebDAV，you can do download(upload) files from(to) between NAS and client computer. Also you can do copy/move/create operation on NAS.

  • Page 19: Downloads

    5. Downloads To add new BT download task, set the “BT seed” option first, find and select BT Seed File, then select an appropriate path for the download file to be save. Click “confirm” and the newly created download task is displayed on the downloading list.

  • Page 20: Complete

    5.2 Complete The completed tasks are displayed on the sidebar of the completed tasks list. Select a task and click “Delete” to delete the completed task. Only the download task will be deleted and the actual downloaded file will still remain in the saved directory.

  • Page 21: Trash

    5.3 Trash Trash has a function of retrieving a deleted task to continue downloading. Click “Trash” to select a deleted task that you want to continue downloading and then click “Reload”. The task will be restored to the download list It will continue downloading from the last completed percentage when it was Note deleted.

  • Page 22: Settings

    6. Settings 6.1 User Administrator cans create/edit/remove general user accounts. The general user accounts are used to login services to confirm whether can accessed these services, including web management access, samba access, NFS access, ftp access, AFT/time machine service and so on. Item Action User Name...

  • Page 23: Folder

    6.2 Folder Administrator can create/remove and edit share folders, for each share folder, administrator can set access privilege separately for each user account. Select the target share folder at left list, at right window, set privilege which general users access to folder. Press “save”...

  • Page 24: Disk

    6.3 Disk 1) Disk : Here is the hard disk physical information. Administrator can check disk model, Power on time, disk health status, capacity and temperature. That information comes from hard disk S.M.A.R.T message. If the temperature is up to 55 degree C, the build in Fan will begin to work. 2) External USB storage: you can get the capacity information, and safely remove it.
  • Page 25 Item Action Create Single Press this “Save” button to format a specific HDD. It supports EXT3 . Disk Volume Check the encrypt box to allow password protection over the HDD. Note: This mode can also be one hard disk, and then you just need create one volume.

  • Page 26: Network Setting

    6.4 Network Setting Network settings include hostname, TCP/IP setting, DDNS setting, HTTP setting 6.4.1 Host Name Item Action Hot Name Host name is used to identify this product in LAN. You can use the host name to login in samba (on windows series, type”\\hostname” in file manager address bar), ftp (on windows series, type”ftp: //hostname”...
  • Page 27 6.4.2 TCP/IP Settings Item Action Auto Auto: It is default option, if the LAN have DHCP server, the NAS will get these configurations from DHCP server, if not or cannot get configurations successfully, the system will set to default IP address: 192.168.0.100 Manual You can configure these settings manually;...
  • Page 28 6.4.3 DDNS Setting DDNS means Dynamic DNS; it is a method / protocol / network service that provides the capability for a networked device, to notify a Domain Name System (DNS) name server to change. In real time, the active DNS configuration of its configured hostnames, addresses or other information.
  • Page 29 An account and password are acquired once the registration succeeds, and then apply for a DDNS domain name. Enter “my account”, click “add host services” to enter the application window of domain name. Fill hostname/IP address, (hostname will be as domain name go to access NAS, fill IP address by Address list box below showing).
  • Page 30 Meanwhile, select the purpose of application; Your domain name can be seen in Host Service of DynDNS website once the application succeeds, shown as follows:...

  • Page 31: Http Settings

    Step 3: Enter the hostname/username/password as just got from server provider. And press “confirm” to execute the setting, also you should add NAS IP address to router DMZ zone, see router manual for more reference. Follow: 6.4.4 HTTP Settings...

  • Page 32: Network Services

    Item Action HTTP Access Port HTTP setting is used to set web access port, the default port is 9080, you can modify as need. Also we support standard default port 80 additional at same time. This port is very important for DDNS. 6.5 Network Services Two Methods to access NAS by FTP are described below.
  • Page 33 6.5.2 Win File Service Win file service make it possible that you can share files with others in local area network. First enable this function before use. 6.5.3 Linux File Service It is used on Linux OS to access NAS through NFS. Allow write IP address: Access IP is used to specify a range of IP address in your local network for computers that can access and do write operation on NFS share directory.
  • Page 34 How to use NFS: 1. Enable the NFS server function in “service- Linux file service “on web. 2. On Linux OS, open terminal and change into root account as below [steve@localhost ~]$ su password： 3 .In Terminal, show the NAS server’s directory as below commands: [root@localhost steve]#showmount -e xxx.xxx.xxx (NAS’s IP address) Export list for xxxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:/data/HardDisk1/Volume1 * 4.
  • Page 35 6.5.4 MAC File Service This is function is used to work with Mac computer and compatible with Time Machine backup function, for more information about Time Machine. If you need help, please refer to MacOs help or go on their website for more information.

  • Page 37: Download Service

    6.5.5 SSH Service SSH allowed you to remote login to the NAS Linux OS and do some operation, you can use “putty” or other tool to connect. You can use admin or general account to login, or you can use “root “account (password: 20080826) to login.
  • Page 38 6.5.7 Media Services 6.5.7.1 ITunes Music ITunes service allows user play NAS music library at iTunes client. 6.5.7.2 UPnP/DLNA DLNA allow NAS streaming media (movie/photo/music) to client player, like windows media player, net TV, network Media Player, Play station 3, Xbox 360 and other DLNA compatible devices.

  • Page 39: Power

    6.6 Power 6.6.1 Disk Sleep This setting is used to let system go to sleep mode after no access setting time. In sleep mode, the hard disk will go to sleep and the fan will be shut off. When there are access requirement from user, the system will leave sleep mode to general mode.
  • Page 40 6.6.3 Schedule On/Off You can create schedule to guide NAS shutdown or power time. Item Action Status Make sure it is on state, thus your setting is effective. Type If you check Power On, means that you set the time will guide NAS boot;...
  • Page 41 NAS shutdown. Period / Time The two options will guide NAS shutdown or power time.

  • Page 42: System

    6.7 System 6.7.1 Time Settings The time of the device can be set automatically, over the Internet using NTP (Network Time Protocol) server or by hand setting. Depending on the location, select the time zone from the drop-down list. If the time is set over the internet enable Internet Sync, enter time sync frency (NTP update frequency).

  • Page 43: Firmware Upgrade

    6.7.3 Backup Settings Backup settings are used to save the current setting parameters of the Device system. Also you can restore the setting from the saved setting file. 6.7.4 Firmware Upgrade This feature is used to update device firmware.
  • Page 44 Step 1. Download the latest version of firmware from the device manufacturer website. Click the folder icon to locate the downloaded firmware. Step 2.Click “confirm” button to begin upgrading. After upgrading the system will reboot and you can check firmware version at the bottom of main UI. 6.7.5 Reset Settings Item Action...

  • Page 45: Wizard

    The feature only restores the device default settings for all functions. The Note current downloading tasks are not affected by this operation. After the device is restored to default configuration, the IP address is 192.168.0.100. 6.7.6 About Here is some information of the device 6.8 Wizard Here is a wizard for basic setting step by step.

  • Page 46: Help

    7. Help Here is Help information of the device...

  • Page 47: Appendix A: Itunes Service

    Appendix A: iTunes service Step1.Enable the iTunes service in the web management Step2. Copy several songs to built-in disk by samba or FTP, which are recommended put into “music” inside of “share”. Step3. Then open iTunes in your computer. It will search network share devices automatically, you can find device name at the left list, pitch on the device to open music playlist.
  • Page 48 File types supported by iTunes server • *.mp3 • *.m4a • *.wav • *.aiff (1) Newly increased media files to device maybe need restart of iTunes Note service, and then iTunes client can recognize them. (2) Not only on Mac but also on PC, this function can be applied properly.

  • Page 49: Appendix B: Dlna Service

    Appendix B: DLNA service Enable DLNA service in the web management. Application on PC Operation procedure: 1. Please make sure client PC has been set to a shared network.(In Windows 7 for example) Click the lower right corner on the toolbar of PC monitor "network" icon, click the option "Open Network and Sharing Center".
  • Page 50 Click the option "Change advanced sharing settings" on the left side of the interface. Open “Media streaming” that you can find media on the network. 2. Add media files folders to the shared. Access device by Samba / FTP (section 3, section 4), and copy multimedia files to ”Music”, “Movies”, “Pictures”...
  • Page 51 Media Types Supported by DLNA Shared Audios Shared Videos Shared Photos Audio Files Video Files Image Files JPEG DIVX M2TS TIFF AIFF 3. Open Windows Media Player 11 (Windows Vista / Windows 7), click the device name on the left, and you will see media files stored in the device.

  • Page 52: Appendix C: Access On Pc

    Appendix C: Access on PC Accessing device with FTP client tool 1. Please install FTP client software like Filezilla Client. 2. Double click the icon on desktop to open, and then enter the host name as “ftp:// xx.xx.xx”.(IP address) or “ftp://device name”, user name, and password to login, shown as below.
  • Page 53 Accessing device without tool 1. Type “ftp:// xx.xx.xx “ (e.g. ftp://192.168.7.200) in “my computer” or browser. 2. Then enter user name and password to login. (For more detail please see 6.1.1) When access the device through above two methods, if Chinese characters Note show messy code, please try to change the encoded mode for UTF-8 in the browser or FTP terminal software.

  • Page 54: Appendix D: Functional Specifications

    Appendix D: Functional Specifications Hardware Specification Supported HDD One 3.5” SATA I/II interface LAN Connector One RJ-45 Interface (10/100/1000Mbps) 1 x USB 2.0 Compatible (Type A) USB Connector 1 x USB 2.0 Compatible (Type B) USB Connectivity External Storage Transport Protocol TCP/IP, NTP, SMTP, DDNS File Protocols WebDAV, SMB/CIFS, FTP, NFS, AFP (Apple Talk) / Time Machine, SSH...

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