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    Ethernet Disk mini v. 2.0
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    3. Setting Up Your LaCie Ethernet Disk mini 3.1. Stand-alone Installation 3.2. Rack Mounting Installation 3.3. Connecting The External Power Supply 4. Configuring Your Drive 4.1. Install Network Configuration Software 4.2. Connect Your Drive Via Ethernet 4.3. Configure Your Drive on a DHCP-Enabled
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    LaCie Ethernet Disk mini User Manual 6.2.1. Setting The User Language 6.2.2. Log Off 6.3. Static IP Address via USB 7.4. Disconnecting The LaCie Ethernet Disk mini 8. File System Capabilities 9. Troubleshooting 10. Contacting Customer Support 11. Warranty Glossary Table of Contents page
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    is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, LaCie Ethernet Disk mini Tested To Comply With FCC standards uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio FOR HOME
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    Manual Foreward page  Canada Compliance Statement This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations. Manufacturer's Declaration for CE Certification We, LaCie waste disposal service, or the shop where you purchased the product.
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    Ethernet Disk mini or use excessive force on it. • Never use excessive force on your LaCie Ethernet Disk mini. If you detect a problem, consult the Troubleshooting section in this manual. • Protect your LaCie Ethernet Disk mini from excessive exposure to dust during use or storage. Dust can build up
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    Ethernet Disk mini performs like a standard external hard drive, but you can also still modify and configure the network settings, as well. When connected to a network, the LaCie Ethernet Disk mini becomes a Network Attached Storage device, capable of supporting a limited number of users connecting
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    Ethernet Disk mini User Manual Your LaCie Ethernet Disk mini page  2. Your LaCie Ethernet Disk mini 2.1. Minimum higher • Linux 2.4.20 and higher 2.1.2. USB Connectivity • USB 1.0/1.1/2.0 controller and support for USB Mass Storage protocols Operating System Compatibility • Windows 2000 and XP •
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    mini User Manual 2.2. Package Contents Your LaCie Ethernet Disk mini should include the following: 1 LaCie Ethernet Disk mini with drive stand 2 Fast Ethernet 10/100 cable 3 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable 4 External power supply 5 LaCie Storage Utilities CD-ROM 6 Quick Install Guide Your LaCie Ethernet
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    Ethernet Disk mini User Manual 2.3. Views Of The Drive 2.3.1. Front View 1 Your LaCie Ethernet Disk mini page 10 1 On/Off Button / Power LED /Activity LED Press the On/Off Button to power the drive on and off when connected via the Ethernet cable. The LaCie Ethernet Disk mini will power on and
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    drive. 2 Power Supply Connector - This is where you plug in the AC adapter supplied with the drive. See section 3.3. Connecting The External to call LaCie Technical Support for any reason in regards to the drive's performance. The serial number would also come in handy if your drive is lost
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    Ethernet Disk mini User Manual Your LaCie Ethernet Disk mini page 12 2.4. Cables And Connectors The LaCie Ethernet Disk mini offers two the necessary bandwidth and data transfer rates to support high-speed devices such as hard drives, CD/DVD drives and digital cameras. Benefits of the USB
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    -alone Installation The LaCie Ethernet Disk mini includes a convenient drive stand, which allows the drive to be placed in an upright position. Please refer to the instruction sheet included with the drive stand for specific instructions. 3.2. Rack Mounting Installation The LaCie Ethernet Disk mini
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    to use this feature, you may need to purchase an appropriate adapter or cord. Consult LaCie Technical Support for assistance in choosing the right adapter. LaCie accepts no responsibility for any damage to the drive resulting from the use of an inappropriate adapter. Using an adapter other than one
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    Disk mini User Manual Configuring Your Drive page 15 4. Configuring Your Drive 4.1. Install Network Configuration Software PC Users: 1. Insert the LaCie Ethernet Disk & Ethernet Disk mini CD-ROM included with your purchase. 2. In My Computer, double-click the CD-ROM drive. Double-click network
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    Disk mini User Manual Configuring Your Drive page 16 4.2. Connect Your Drive Via Ethernet 1. Connect the Ethernet cable into the Ethernet port on the back of the LaCie Ethernet Disk mini. Important Info: Make sure that the computer you will be using to configure the LaCie Ethernet Disk mini
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    LaCie Ethernet Disk mini User Manual Configuring Your Drive page 17 4.3. Configure Your Drive on a DHCP-Enabled Network A DHCP-(dynamic host configuration protocol) enable server automatically assigns an IP address to the Ethernet Disk mini. Therefore, if your network
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    , the fields will show assigned (can't be modified) addresses. Configuring Your Drive page 18 4.4. On a Local Area Network with no DHCP Server Fig. C In this case, you will need to manually assign the correct network settings for your LaCie Ethernet Disk mini. The easiest way to modify your
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    Finish. This creates a direct access to the shared drive from My Computer (for more information about drive mapping, refer to your Windows manual). Windows 95/98/98SE For Microsoft Windows 95, 98, and 98SE users, if you cannot find the LaCie Ethernet Disk mini from your workstation, try using the
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    Manual Accessing the Drive on the Network page 20 From the Start menu, select Find and then Computer. Enter the server name and click Find Now. Windows will search your system and after a little while, the LaCie the LaCie Ethernet the LaCie Ethernet the LaCie Ethernet of the LaCie Ethernet Disk
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    Ethernet Disk mini User Manual Accessing the Drive on the Network page 21 5.2. Accessing the LaCie Ethernet Disk mini via Web Browsers While the LaCie Ethernet Disk mini is connected to the network, it is capable of being accessed via the Internet through your Internet browser. Windows, Mac and
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    Ethernet Disk mini User Manual Using the Web Administration Page page 22 6. Using The Ethernet Disk mini Web Administration Page The LaCie Ethernet Disk mini features an easy-to-use Web-based tool for configuring the drive and administering users, when the drive is connected to the network via
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    Ethernet Disk mini User Manual Using the Web Administration Page page 23 6.2. Administering The LaCie Ethernet Disk mini After the login is validated, you will enter the LaCie Ethernet Disk mini's Web Administration Page. Along the top of the page are a series of tabs (Configuration, Network, Disk
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    Disk mini User Manual 6.3. Configuration Menu By clicking on the Configuration tab, you will be brought to the main page of the Configuration menu. From this window you can see details about your network, software and hardware, while also being able to restart or shutdown your LaCie Ethernet Disk
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    LaCie Ethernet Disk mini User Manual Using the Web Administration Page page 25 6.3.2. Windows Workgroup By clicking on the blue button to or disabled. To disable FTP for the Ethernet Disk mini, click on the Status tab and, under Services, click the Disable button that corresponds to the FTP
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    Ethernet Disk mini User Manual 6.3.4. AppleTalk Zone By clicking on the blue button to the right of AppleTalk Zone, in the General section of the Configuration menu, you will be taken to the AppleTalk Zone page. From here you can modify the AppleTalk Zone to which the LaCie Ethernet Disk mini is
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    mini User Manual 6.3.6. Change Date And Time By clicking on the blue button to the right of Current Date, in the General section of the Configuration menu, you will be taken to the Current Date And Time page. From here you can modify the date and time settings of the LaCie Ethernet
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    LaCie Ethernet Disk mini User Manual Using the Web Administration Page page 28 6.3.8. Restart/Shutdown At the bottom of the Configuration menu, you can press either the Restart button or Shutdown
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    Ethernet Disk mini is connected to a non-DHCP enabled network. In this case, you will need to manually assign the correct network settings for your LaCie Ethernet Disk mini. Please refer to your network administrator for more information about your network and which parameters you should use (fig
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    Manual 6.5. Disk Menu By clicking on the Disk tab, you will be brought to the main page of the Disk menu. From this window you can see details about your LaCie allow you to re-format the drive as a FAT 32 volume. The LaCie Ethernet Disk mini can also support other file systems, but with significant
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    LaCie Ethernet Disk mini User Manual 6.6. Shares Menu By clicking on the Shares tab, you will be brought to the main you will be able to enable the protocol which will be used to access the LaCie Ethernet Disk mini's share. You can choose from Windows, Apple, Bonjour, HTTP or FTP (fig. B). Fig. B
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    LaCie Ethernet Disk mini User Manual 6.6.2. Edit A Share By clicking on the blue button to the right of a share's name, you will be able to modify a share's properties. From this window
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    LaCie Ethernet Disk mini User Manual 6.7. Users Menu By clicking on the Users tab, you will be brought to the main page of the Users menu. From this window you will
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    LaCie Ethernet Disk mini User Manual 6.7.2. Edit a User By clicking on the blue button to the right of a user's name, you will be able to modify a user's USB rights and password,
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    LaCie Ethernet Disk mini User Manual 6.8. Status Menu By clicking on the Status tab, you will be brought to the main page of the Status menu. From this window you can view the number of connected users, disable file server services (Windows, Apple, HTTP, FTP and Bonjour) and view the system log. To
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    User Manual Using the Ethernet Disk mini Via USB page 36 7. Using The LaCie Ethernet Disk mini Via USB By utilizing the USB interface, you can connect the LaCie Ethernet Disk mini directly to a single computer, and access it and use it as you would any direct-attach external hard drive. Important
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    LaCie Ethernet Disk mini User Manual Using the Ethernet Disk mini Via USB page 37 ernet Disk mini. The first time your ED mini is plugged in via USB, please enter admin as login and admin as password to get access to the drive. If you have already set up user accounts (see section
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    LaCie Ethernet Disk mini, based upon the method being used to connect the LaCie Ethernet Disk mini. The Ethernet method is covered in section 4. Configuring Your Drive the network, the LaCie Ethernet Disk mini will use the IP configuration that is specified in the Configure manually section. Fig. A
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    LaCie Ethernet Disk mini User Manual Using the Ethernet Disk mini Via USB page 39 7.3. LogOn. 5. In the window that appears, click the Advanced button (fig. B). 6. Click Configure Manually. 7. Modify network settings. When finished, click Apply Changes. 8. Close the Advanced Window by clicking
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    Ethernet Disk mini User Manual Using the Ethernet Disk mini Via USB page 40 7.4. Disconnecting The LaCie Ethernet Disk mini USB external devices feature "plug & play" connectivity, which means that your drive can be connected and disconnected while the computer is running. To prevent failures
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    LaCie Ethernet Disk mini User Manual File System Capabilities page 41 8. File System Capabilities File System Capabilities over the Network Network Protocols SMB (Mac/Win) AFP Mac v3.x FTP FTP Client
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    . You can also visit the drivers pages, where the most recent software updates will be available. If you need further assistance, please contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Technical Support (see 10. Contacting Customer Service for details). Manual Updates LaCie is constantly striving to give you
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    LaCie Ethernet Disk mini User Manual Troubleshooting page 43 Problem The drive is not recognized by the computer. see section 3.3. Connecting The External Power Supply for details); that the drive has been powered on by pressing the blue On/Off button on the front of the drive; and that the outlet
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    LaCie Ethernet Disk mini User Manual Troubleshooting page 44 Problem The drive doesn't appear on the network. Questions to Ask Solutions By default the Ethernet Disk mini is configured to retrieve its IP address from a DHCP server.
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    Ethernet Disk mini User Manual Troubleshooting page 45 Problem Questions to Ask Solutions Using the LaCie Ethernet Disk mini with Gigabit Ethernet networks. Is the LaCie Ethernet Disk mini compatible with Gigabit Ethernet networks? Yes, the LaCie Ethernet Disk mini is compatible with Gigabit
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    LaCie Ethernet Disk mini User Manual Problem The drive has disconnected from the network. Questions to Ask I only see a few MBs mounting on my desktop when plugging in my drive via USB. Troubleshooting page 46 Solutions Did you try to transfer a file with a size over 4GB? If so, you will get an
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    LaCie Ethernet Disk mini User Manual Contacting Customer Support page 47 10. Contacting Customer Support Before You Contact Technical Support 1. Read the manuals and review the Troubleshooting section. 2. Try to isolate the problem. If possible, make the drive the only external device on the CPU,
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    Ethernet Disk mini User Manual LaCie Technical Support LaCie Asia, Singapore, and Hong Kong Contact us at: http://www.lacie.com/asia/contact/ LaCie Belgium Contact us at: http://www.lacie.com/be/contact/ LaCie Denmark Contact us at: http://www.lacie.com/dk/contact LaCie France Contact us at: http
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    drive casing is broken. LaCie and its suppliers accept no liability for any loss of data during the use of this device, or for any of the problems caused as a result. LaCie for the drive. To obtain warranty service, call LaCie Technical Support. You will be asked to provide your LaCie product's
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    LaCie Ethernet Disk mini User Manual set aside to store frequently used data from electro-mechanical storage (hard drives, floppy disks, CD/DVD-ROM, tape cartridges, etc.) Therefore, sum of the internal and external components of the system, including memory, disk drives, the keyboard, the video
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    LaCie Ethernet Disk mini User Manual Glossary page 51 Data Stream - The flow of data that accomplishes a task, usually related to moving data from storage to computer RAM or between storage devices. Digital - Discrete information that can be broken down to zero or one bits. Driver instructions drive
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    LaCie Ethernet Disk mini User Manual Glossary page 52 billion bytes. In fact, it equals 1,073,741,824 the basis for exchanging information on the Internet. Initialize, -ed, Initialization - After a hard drive (or other storage device) is formatted and partitioned, some special data needs to be
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    LaCie Ethernet Disk mini User Manual erasing the original data. Partition, -ing - After formatting, the hard drive is not yet ready to store files. It must be divided drives and other computer subsystems. This type of peripheral often relies on its own control software, known as a peripheral driver
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    LaCie Ethernet Disk mini User Manual or milliseconds) that it takes a hard drive's read/write head to move to drive, whether it is attached to a computer or not. Software - In a nutshell, software is a set of instructions for the computer. A set of instructions units and other external storage media
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    LaCie Ethernet Disk mini User Manual Glossary page 55 meaning that regardless of how great a transfer rate your drive is capable of, the actual transfer rate can only be as fast as the slowest of your hard drive and computer. TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) - This is the
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Ethernet Disk mini
v. 2.0