Cisco NSS4000 | Getting Started Guide

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GETTING STARTED GUIDE Linksys Business Series Network Storage System Getting Started Guide Linksys Business Series Network Storage System Models NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series
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© 2007-2008 Copyright 2007-2008, Cisco Systems, Inc. Specifications are subject to change without notice. Linksys, the Cisco Systems logo, the Linksys Logo, and the Linksys One logo are registered trademarks of Cisco Systems, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned in this document are the property of
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10 NSS-supported UPS Product Families 11 Chapter 3: Part B: Configure the Network Storage System (NSS) . . . 13 Step 1: Access the NSS when there is no DHCP Server Present on your Network 14 Step 2: Log into the Configuration Interface 15 Option A: Linksys One Environment Login Steps 15
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Contents Linksys Business Series Network Storage System Administrator Guide Mac Users: Accessing Storage through CIFS/SMB 47 Mac Users: Accessing Storage through FTP 48 Chapter 5: LEDs & Buttons 49 Power LED (Front Panel) 49 System LED (Front Panel) 50 Reset Button (Front Panel) 50 LAN
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Chapter Getting Started Guide 1 Introduction Thank you for choosing the Linksys Business Series Network Storage System (NSS). Administering a network can be a difficult job. Finding low-cost ways to simplify your datamanagement tasks means that you have more resources to dedicate elsewhere. The
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(NT4, Active Directory, NIS, etc.) to join the NSS to a domain. - Step 9: Add any locally defined groups or users. (Optional) - Step 10: Create share(s) and enable access to these shares (i.e., CIFS, NFS, FTP). You can also define the DFS access. - Step 11: If you have an NSS6000 series unit
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or the Linksys Business Series Network Storage System Administrator Guide available from the Linksys website at www.linksys.com - Step 14: After you configure the NSS, save a copy of the configuration file to a location on the NSS and to a USB key. • Part C: Instruct your users how to access the NSS
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Chapter 1 Getting Sarted Guide 6 Chapter 1: Introduction Recommended Installation Sequence
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Cable(s): Connect up to two Ethernet links from the NSS to your network. 3. Step 3: Connect the Power: Ensure you have connected the power cable from the NSS to the applicable power source (UPS or mains). Step 1: Install the Disk Drives After you remove the NSS from the packaging, you are ready to
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Chapter 2 Getting Sarted Guide To install the disk drives into the NSS: 1. Remove a disk tray from the front of the NSS chassis by pushing in the tab on the front of the tray. (There is no recommended order of which tray to remove first.) The disk drives are numbered from 1 to 4 (left to right
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drives are installed in the chassis, you are ready to connect the Ethernet cables. You can connect up to two Ethernet links to the NSS. If you have a second Ethernet link, ensure that both links are connected to your network. The default network setting for your Ethernet link(s) is Active Backup
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with the correct IP and link rate in the configuration interface. To connect your network. If you are connecting the NSS within the Linksys One UPS, refer to the list of supported UPS product families. • Mains: Connect storage needs. 10 Chapter 2: Setting up the Hardware Step 3: Install the Power
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UPS Product Families The NSS supports the following UPS product families: • APC Back-UPS Pro USB • APC Back-UPS RS USB • APC Back-UPS USB • APC Back-UPS LS USB • APC Back-UPS ES/CyberFort 350 • APC Smart-UPS USB Chapter Getting Started Guide 2 Chapter 2: Setting up the Hardware 11 Step
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Chapter 2 Getting Sarted Guide 12 Chapter 2: Setting up the Hardware Step 3: Install the Power
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to the topics in the pdf version of the Linksys Business Series Network Storage System Administrator Guide available from the Linksys website (www.linksys.com) or from the Online Help available from the Help menu on the NSS configuration interface. You can display page-specific help by clicking the
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computer's network settings to their previous values. For help setting the IP configuration on the NSS, refer to the online help available with the NSS configuration interface. 14 Chapter 3: Configuring the Network Storage System (NSS) Step 1: Access the NSS when there is no DHCP Server Present
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in a Linksys One Environment: 1. Login to the SVR. 2. Click the L1 Devices tab. The NSS appears in the list of devices. Note that you can change your administrator password and the NSS hostname from this window. 3. Click Show Details. Chapter 3: Configuring the Network Storage System 15 (NSS
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Chapter 3 Getting Sarted Guide A new tab appears with the hostname of the NSS. 4. Click the NSS tab. The NSS device is automatically assigned an IP address from the DHCP server in the SVR series router. The NSS device configuration interface appears, with the System Status page open: 5. It is a
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network drive. The NSS Login window appears: 3. Enter the administrator login information. When you first log into the configuration interface or if you reset the factory defaults, both the username and password are set to "admin". 4. Click OK. Chapter 3: Configuring the Network Storage System
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appears in the NTP Configuration page. • The system alert message "Could not synchronize with NTP server(s)" appears in the System Status page. • If the SNMP traps are configured, an SNMP trap message is sent. 18 Chapter 3: Configuring the Network Storage System (NSS) Step 3: Configure the Timing
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a RAID array, either for the first time, or when you are rebuilding it as a result of failed disks in the array, it is a good idea to set the Rebuild Priority to determine how you want to allocate the system resources for the rebuild. Chapter 3: Configuring the Network Storage System 19 (NSS)
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min (NSS6000) to build a RAID5 array. To create an array: 1. From the Manager Menu, click Storage The RAID page appears: RAID. 2. The available disks appear in the New RAID Device table. Select each disk that you want to include in the array. 20 Chapter 3: Configuring the Network Storage System
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to select the array on which you want to create the volume. • Name: Enter the name you want to give the volume. The volume name must consist of at least one alphanumeric character, must begin with a letter, but cannot contain any spaces. Chapter 3: Configuring the Network Storage System 21 (NSS)
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. See Chapter 7, "Working With the Administrator Options," in the Linksys Business Series Network Storage System Administrator Guide for help on this.) 4. Re-enter the password in the Confirm Password field. 5. Click Add. 22 Chapter 3: Configuring the Network Storage System (NSS) Step 5: Create
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" devices can either be NSS6000 series, NSS4000 series, or NSS2000 series devices). This configuration setup means that you can export storage (must be an unused disk drive or configured array) from a slave NSS and then import the storage into the master NSS. The supported RAID level for virtualized
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the exported storage. Creating Virtualized Storage To create a JBOD with exported disks: 1. Log in to the configuration interface from the master unit. 2. From the Manager Menu, click Storage RAID. 24 Chapter 3: Configuring the Network Storage System (NSS) Step 6: Virtualize Storage within your
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JBOD appears in the RAID Arrays listing. You can now create volumes from the virtualized JBOD. Step 7: Configure the NSS Network Identification To configure the NSS network identity: 1. From the Manager Menu, click Network Identification. Chapter 3: Configuring the Network Storage System 25 (NSS)
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Getting Sarted Guide The Network Identification page To assign the hostname for the NSS using the DHCP server, select Assign automatically via DHCP. If the DHCP server is not available or if it is your users. 26 Chapter 3: Configuring the Network Storage System (NSS) Step 7: Configure the NSS
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not successful).Note: If you are joined to a domain and make changes to the fields on this page, make sure you re-enter the domain password as the NSS automatically rejoins the domain when you click Update. Chapter 3: Configuring the Network Storage System 27 (NSS)
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ADS domain, the ID range should not change. 3. Set the volume that you want to assign as the home directory location for your users via the Home Directory Location field. 4. Click Update. 28 Chapter 3: Configuring the Network Storage System (NSS) Step 8: Configure the User/Group Ranges and Home
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the default primary group when you create new users. Creating a User Profile Depending on your network setup, you might administer users and groups locally or via the domain controller. The NSS configuration interface gives you read-only access to users and groups provided by NTv4, Active Directory
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pages must be made by the administrator. 6. To record the user's full name, enter it in the Real Name field. This field is optional. Note that you cannot enter the "/" character in this field. 30 Chapter 3: Configuring the Network Storage System (NSS) Step 9: Create any Locally Defined
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only to control access to shares and files. NOTE: You cannot grant security privileges to a group for a CIFS share through ACL. To create a group: 1. From the Manager Menu, click Access Groups. The Configured Groups page appears. 2. Click Add. Chapter 3: Configuring the Network Storage System 31
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. NOTE: You cannot create a share on a locked volume. If the volume is locked, go to the Volume page, and unlock the volume. To add a share: 1. From the Manager Menu, click Shares 2. Click Create Share. Shares. 32 Chapter 3: Configuring the Network Storage System (NSS) Step 10: Create a Share
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-Only: If the share is configured as a public share, allow the users read-only access to the share. Users can access and view the share but cannot write to the share. (For NFS shares, refer to the information stated in the Public field.) Chapter 3: Configuring the Network Storage System 33 (NSS)
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Default File Creation Attributes and Protocol checkboxes are greyed out as they are not relevant. Follow the steps in Chapter 6, "Adding a DFS Shared Folder," in the Linksys Business Series Network Storage System Administrator Guide to add shared folder links to the root. 7. Set the Allow users
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NSS DFS root share, the user's rights to the DFS shared folder are those assigned to the corresponding target share on the remote system. To add a DFS root directory to a share on the NSS: 1. From the Manager Menu, click Shares Shares. Chapter 3: Configuring the Network Storage System 35 (NSS)
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Chapter 3 Getting Sarted Guide The File Shares page appears. 2. Click Edit for the share to which you want to add a folder. The Edit Share page appears. 3. Click Add Shared Folder. 36 Chapter 3: Configuring the Network Storage System (NSS) Step 10: Create a Share
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: Enter the password for the above account. 5. If you are adding a folder to DFS, click OK. If you are importing a remote server, click Import. NOTE: Make sure you review the restrictions and recommendations for using Microsoft DFS from the NSS. Chapter 3: Configuring the Network Storage System 37
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System Version: MSDFS is not supported by Windows 98 clients. • Windows Clients must be Restarted: After you set up a DFS root, any Windows clients that were connected must be restarted. Step 11: Create a Snapshot for a Volume As part of your backup strategy, you can configure the NSS6000 series NAS
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of activity on the volume, set a higher reserve. NOTE: This feature is only available on NSS6000 series NAS units. To create a snapshot for a volume: 1. From the Manager Menu, click Storage The Storage Snapshots part of the At: field. Chapter 3: Configuring the Network Storage System 39 (NSS)
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a share or group of shares. The backup can be saved to a remote CIFS server or to another share on the NSS. To set up a scheduled backup: 1. From the Manager Menu, click Shares Backup. 2. Click Schedule Backup. 40 Chapter 3: Configuring the Network Storage System (NSS) Step 12: Create a Scheduled
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File System: Select the share on which you want to store the backup. 5. To create a compressed backup, check Compress backup image. Note: Compressed backup images are smaller than non-compressed images but take longer to create. 6. Click Next. Chapter 3: Configuring the Network Storage System 41
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in the Administrator Guide which you can access either through the Online Help. The Online Help is part of the Configuration Manager or you can download the pdf version of the Administrator Guide from the Linksys website (www.linksys.com). 42 Chapter 3: Configuring the Network Storage System (NSS
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the location where the backup is saved from network. 4. Click Update. 5. Click Save to save the configuration settings. If the configuration file does not successfully save to the specified volume, check the volume to ensure that it is not locked. Chapter 3: Configuring the Network Storage System
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Chapter 3 Getting Sarted Guide 6. If you saved the file to the USB flash device, display the Storage Status page. 7. Click Unmount. NOTE: Removing the USB flash device in from the AUX-1 port. 44 Chapter 3: Configuring the Network Storage System (NSS) Step 14: Save the Current Configuration
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your NSS IP address. For example, "\\NAS0123456789ab or \\192.168.1.2".) • Browse for the NSS from the My Network Places window. • Map the NSS to a network drive. The Login window appears. 2. If your user profile is set up locally (that is, through the NSS configuration interface), in the User name
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. 5. Log into the user account on the client system. You should now have access to the share via the mount point directory on your client. You have the privileges to the share as are defined for the NSS. 46 Chapter 4: Accessing Network Storage Windows Users: Accessing the NSS Storage through FTP
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end users can access the shares on the NSS using FTP, the NSS network filters must be set up to allow FTP access. The individual share must be also be set up to allow FTP access. To access the NSS storage using FTP: 1. Open your FTP client application. 2. Enter the NSS hostname/IP address. 3. Enter
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and password when prompted by your FTP client. When your FTP client has logged in, a list of accessible shares appears as individual directories. 5. Depending on your privileges to the share, you can begin using the NSS storage. 48 Chapter 4: Accessing Network Storage Mac Users: Accessing Storage
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page following an unsuccessful upload. After the user clicks OK, the system reboots using the current version of the firmware.) • Blinking Yellow: The network configuration factory defaults are being reset. When resetting the network defaults, hold down the Reset button until you see the Power LED
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are not supported. • Off: There are no system-related problems. Reset Button (Front Panel) The Reset button lets you restore the network setting system defaults or reset the box. • To restore the network setting system defaults: You need to do this if the configuration interface becomes inaccessible
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. The various states of the white LED indicate that there is a locate request currently on the disk drive: • Blinking White: There is a locate request currently on the disk drive (from the Storage Status page on the configuration interface). NOTE: There can only be one locate request set for a disk
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to the NSS, or, if connected, the USB hard/flash drive is safe to remove. UPS LED (Back Panel) Off: There is either no UPS attached to the NSS or the UPS function has been disabled in the System Power page in the configuration interface. On: A UPS is attached to the NSS and the
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Appendix Network Storage System (NSS) Getting Started Guide A Support Contact Information Linksys One Contact Information Visit Linksys online for information on the latest products and product updates at: http://www.linksys.com Can't find information about a product you want to buy on the web?

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Cisco NSS4000 manual content summary:

Section	Page
Linksys Business Series Network Storage System Getting Started Guide	1
Contents	3
Introduction	5
Benefits	5
About this Guide...	5
Recommended Installation Sequence	6
Part A: Set up the Hardware	9
1. Step 1: Install the Disk Drives: If your NSS does not have disk drives already installed, follow the steps in this section to insert disk drives into the NSS chassis.	9
2. Step 2: Connect the Ethernet Cable(s): Connect up to two Ethernet links from the NSS to your network.	9
3. Step 3: Connect the Power: Ensure you have connected the power cable from the NSS to the applicable power source (UPS or mains).	9
Step 1: Install the Disk Drives	9
1. Remove a disk tray from the front of the NSS chassis by pushing in the tab on the front of the tray. (There is no recommended order of which tray to remove first.) The disk drives are numbered from 1 to 4 (left to right) in the front of the chassis.	10
2. Position the disk drive into a disk tray.	10
3. Using a Phillips screwdriver, either screw in two screws on each side of the disk tray to the disk drive, or screw in the four screws on the bottom of the disk tray to the disk drive.	10
4. Apply even pressure to the both corners of the tray while you insert the tray fully into position in the chassis.	10
5. When the disk drive is inserted all the way in, close the latch on the disk drive tray.	10
6. Repeat steps 1 to 5 for each disk drive you want to install.	10
7. If the NSS is rack mounted, attach the mounting ears to both sides of the NSS. Attach the mounting ears to either side of the rack.	11
8. Continue with Step 2 to install the Ethernet cable(s).	11
Approved Vendor List for Drives	11
Step 2: Install the Ethernet Links	11
1. Install the Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port at the back of the NSS chassis. If you have a second Ethernet cable, connect it to the second Ethernet port.	12
2. Connect the Ethernet cable to your network. If you are connecting the NSS within the Linksys One environment, connect the cable to the ports on the SVR series router.	12
Step 3: Install the Power	12
1. Depending on your power configuration, do one of the following:	12
2. If you have an RPSU, connect the RPSU cable to the RPS port on the NSS and to an available port on the RPSU. For more details about your RPSU device, refer to the RPSU documentation.	12
3. Make sure the Power LED on the front of the NSS chassis is on.	12
NSS-supported UPS Product Families	13
Part B: Configure the Network Storage System (NSS)	15
Step 1: Access the NSS when there is no DHCP Server Present on your Network	16
1. Set your computer’s network settings to the following:	17
Step 2: Log into the Configuration Interface	17
Option A: Linksys One Environment Login Steps	17
1. Login to the SVR.	17
2. Click the L1 Devices tab.	17
3. Click Show Details.	17
4. Click the NSS tab.	18
5. It is a good idea to do a quick check of the information on the System Status page to ensure that your hardware installation ...	18
Option B: Standalone Environment Login Steps	19
1. If you are logging into the NSS for the first time, write down the MAC address located on the sticker attached to the bottom of the chassis. You need the MAC address as this is part of the default hostname. Otherwise, skip this step.	19
2. There are a variety of ways to display the NSS Login window.	19
3. Enter the administrator login information. When you first log into the configuration interface or if you reset the factory defaults, both the username and password are set to “admin”.	19
4. Click OK.	19
5. It is a good idea to do a quick check of the information on the System Status page to ensure that your hardware installation ...	20
Step 3: Configure the Timing Settings	20
1. From the Manager Menu, click Admin Æ Time.	21
2. To use an NTP server to maintain the NSS time, click Automatically (via NTP). To assign the time manually, skip to step 4.	21
3. If your DHCP server is configured to provide NTP settings, select “Assign automatically via DHCP”. If not, manually configure...	21
4. Click Manually.	21
5. Enter the date and time in the Date and Time fields.	21
6. Select your time zone from the Time Zone drop-down menu.	21
7. Click Update.	21
Step 4: Create a RAID Array	21
1. From the Manager Menu, click Storage Æ RAID.	22
2. The available disks appear in the New RAID Device table. Select each disk that you want to include in the array.	22
3. From the RAID Level drop-down menu, click the RAID level of the RAID array you want to create.	23
4. Click Add.	23
Step 5: Create a Volume	23
1. From the Manager Menu, click Storage Æ Volumes.	23
2. From the New Volume area, set up the following fields:	23
3. Enter a password in the Password field using a minimum of eight alphanumeric characters. The password must consist of at leas...	24
4. Re-enter the password in the Confirm Password field.	24
5. Click Add.	24
Step 6: Virtualize Storage within your Network	25
Exporting Storage to your Network	25
1. Log into the configuration interface for the device from which you are exporting storage.	25
2. From the Manager Menu, click Storage Æ Virtualization.	25
3. From the Export a device area, select each device that you want to export from the list of available devices.	26
4. From the Link field, select the physical link that you want to use to export the storage.	26
5. Click Export.	26
Creating Virtualized Storage	26
1. Log in to the configuration interface from the master unit.	26
2. From the Manager Menu, click Storage Æ RAID.	26
3. From the New RAID Device table, click the disks or arrays that you want to include in the JBOD.	27
4. Select JBOD as the RAID level.	27
5. Click Add.	27
Step 7: Configure the NSS Network Identification	27
1. From the Manager Menu, click Network Æ Identification.	27
2. In the Hostname field, enter the name you want to use for the NSS. Note any special naming restrictions or conventions enforced by the domain(s) into which the NSS is being joined.	28
3. To assign the hostname for the NSS using the DHCP server, select Assign automatically via DHCP. If the DHCP server is not ava...	28
4. In the Description field, enter the textual description for the NSS as you want it to appear in the file manager window for your users.	28
5. Select the type of network into which you are making the NSS a member from the following options:	29
6. Click Update.	29
Step 8: Configure the User/Group Ranges and Home Directory Location	30
1. From the Manager Menu, click Access Æ Options.	30
2. Set up the following ID Ranges:	30
3. Set the volume that you want to assign as the home directory location for your users via the Home Directory Location field.	30
4. Click Update.	30
Step 9: Create any Locally Defined Users and Groups	31
Creating a User Profile	31
1. From the Manager Menu, click Access Æ Users.	31
2. Click Add to create a user.	31
3. In the Username field, type the username. The name must be made up of alphanumeric characters (that is, a-z, 0-9), any case, to a maximum of 32 characters. This field is required.	32
4. Select the group you want to assign as the user’s primary group from the Primary Group field. If there are no groups configured, the only available choice is the default group “nasusers”. This field is required.	32
5. Assign a password by entering any valid (ASCII table) characters in the Password field. The password is required. To verify the password, re-enter it in the Confirm Password field.	32
6. To record the user’s full name, enter it in the Real Name field. This field is optional. Note that you cannot enter the “/” character in this field.	32
7. To record the user’s email address, enter it in the Email Address field. This field is optional.	33
8. Click OK to create the user and exit the New User page. Click Apply to create the user and then add another new user.	33
Creating a Group	33
1. From the Manager Menu, click Access Æ Groups.	33
2. Click Add.	33
3. In the Group Name field, type the name you want to assign to the group. The name can only contain lower-case alphanumeric characters and underscores (i.e., a-z, 0-9, _) to a maximum of 32 characters.	34
4. Move the users you want to assign to the group from the Users Available list to the Users in Group list. Note that a user can...	34
5. Click OK to save the current group and display the Configured Groups page. Click Apply to save the current group and remain in the New Group page to add another group.	34
Step 10: Create a Share	34
1. From the Manager Menu, click Shares Æ Shares.	34
2. Click Create Share.	34
3. In the Share field, enter a name for the share.	35
4. From the Location field, select the volume on which you want to configure the share.	35
5. Add a description or comment about the share in the Comment field. This comment appears when you browse the NSS from My Network Places (as the tooltip when you hover over the share, or if you select the Details viewing mode). This field is optional.	35
6. Click the Share Attributes options to configure the share as public and if public, read-only. (These settings are optional.)	35
7. Set the Allow users to delete or rename other users’ files and folders field as required. This field determines whether users...	36
8. Set up the defaults for how file permissions are set when a file is created using CIFS via the following CIFS File Creation Attributes checkboxes:	36
9. From the Protocol field, click the checkboxes to select the protocols that can be used to access the share:	37
10. To assign users access to the share, move the users into one of the following boxes. (The single angled bracket “<“ or “>” m...	37
11. To assign a group access to the share, move the users into one of the following boxes. (The single angled bracket “<“ or “>”...	37
12. Click OK.	37
Adding a DFS Shared Folder	37
1. From the Manager Menu, click Shares Æ Shares.	37
2. Click Edit for the share to which you want to add a folder.	38
3. Click Add Shared Folder.	38
4. Select one of the following:	39
5. If you are adding a folder to DFS, click OK. If you are importing a remote server, click Import.	39
Restrictions using Microsoft DFS from the NSS	40
Step 11: Create a Snapshot for a Volume	40
1. From the Manager Menu, click Storage Æ Snapshots.	41
2. From the New Snapshot table, click the volume for which you are creating the snapshot.	41
3. Depending on the frequency, use the first part of the Every field to enter a unit of time. Tab to the second part of the Ever...	41
4. Use the At: fields to set up the timing for the snapshot. For example, if the frequency is set to Days, set the hour and minu...	41
5. In the Reserve Size field, enter the amount of space that you want to allocate to the snapshot, and then select the unit from...	42
6. Click Add to save the snapshot. Clicking Add saves the first snapshot. Each subsequent snapshot occurs based on the defined schedule.	42
Step 12: Create a Scheduled Backup for a Share	42
1. From the Manager Menu, click Shares Æ Backup.	42
2. Click Schedule Backup.	42
3. Move the shares you want to include in the backup from the Available Shares list to the Shares to Backup list. (The single an...	43
4. Click one of the following to determine the destination for the backup:	43
5. To create a compressed backup, check Compress backup image.	43
6. Click Next.	43
7. Select the backup frequency as one of the following:	44
8. In the Run Backup at field, set up the specific time (hour:minute) at which time the backup occurs. When setting the hour, use the 24-hour clock.	44
9. To set up a backup that backs up just the changes made to the share since the last backup, click Incremental Backups. Leave it unchecked to take a full backup of the share each time the backup is run.	44
10. Click OK.	44
Step 13: Complete the Configuration	44
Step 14: Save the Current Configuration	45
1. If you are saving the configuration file to a USB flash device, insert a USB flash device into the AUX-1 port on the NSS chassis.	45
2. From the Manager Menu, click Admin Æ Configuration.	45
3. Select the location where the backup is saved from the Stored Configuration Location drop- down menu. To save the configurati...	45
4. Click Update.	45
5. Click Save to save the configuration settings. If the configuration file does not successfully save to the specified volume, check the volume to ensure that it is not locked.	45
6. If you saved the file to the USB flash device, display the Storage Status page.	46
7. Click Unmount.	46
8. When the AUX-1 LED on the front of the chassis is off, you can safely remove the unmounted USB flash device from the AUX-1 port.	46
Part C: Instruct Your Users How to Access the NSS Storage	47
Windows Users: Accessing the NSS Storage using CIFS/SMB	47
1. There are a variety of ways to access the NSS:	47
2. If your user profile is set up locally (that is, through the NSS configuration interface), in the User name field, enter the ...	47
3. Click OK.	47
4. Depending on your privileges to the share, you can begin using the NSS storage.	47
Windows Users: Accessing the NSS Storage through FTP	48
1. From your FTP client application, connect to the NSS. Enter the IP address or hostname of the NSS. For more information about using your FTP client application, refer to its documentation.	48
2. Enter your DOMAINNAME\\username and password when prompted by your FTP client.	48
3. Depending on your privileges to the share, you can begin using the NSS storage.	48
UNIX/Linux Users: Accessing Storage through NFS	48
1. Log into the client system as root.	48
2. Create a mount point directory for the mount if you do not already have one (e.g., mkdir /mnt/nas_share1).	48
3. Mount the NFS share by typing “mount -t nfs -o nfsvers=3 <IP address/hostname>:<mount point path on NSS> <mount point path on client>”. The mount point path on the NSS appears in the Shares page.	48
4. Log out of the root account.	48
5. Log into the user account on the client system.	48
UNIX/Linux Users: Accessing Storage through FTP	49
1. Open your FTP client application.	49
2. Enter the NSS hostname/IP address.	49
3. Enter any other required settings. If using FPS, ensure that the client is set to use Explicit FTPS. For more help using the FTP client, refer to the FTP client documentation.	49
4. Enter your DOMAINNAME\\username and password when prompted by the FTP client.	49
5. Depending on your privileges to the share, you can begin using the NSS storage.	49
Mac Users: Accessing Storage through CIFS/SMB	49
1. From the Finder’s Go menu, click Connect to Server.	49
2. Enter “smb://<hostname or IP address of the NSS>/<sharename>. (Where the information in the brackets is meant to be replaced with the applicable information. Do not type the brackets.)	49
3. Click Connect.	49
4. When the Login window appears, enter your username and password. If your user profile is set up locally (that is, through the...	49
5. Depending on your privileges to the share, you can begin using the NSS storage.	49
Mac Users: Accessing Storage through FTP	50
1. Open your FTP client application.	50
2. Click Connect.	50
3. From your FTP client application, connect to the NSS. Enter the IP address or hostname of the NSS. For more information about using your FTP client application, refer to its documentation.	50
4. Enter your DOMAINNAME\\username and password when prompted by your FTP client.	50
5. Depending on your privileges to the share, you can begin using the NSS storage.	50
LEDs & Buttons	51
Power LED (Front Panel)	51
System LED (Front Panel)	52
Reset Button (Front Panel)	52
LAN LEDs (Front Panel)	53
Hard Disk Drive LEDs (Front Panel)	53
USB LED (Front Panel)	54
UPS LED (Back Panel)	54
Support Contact Information	55