Quick Installation Guide This guide covers the installation and basic setup procedures for your AXIS StorPoint CD. If you need more detailed instructions, e.g. regarding Configuration and Security Management of the server, please refer to the AXIS StorPoint CD User’s Manual. Basic Installation A single AXIS StorPoint CD can service up to 7 or 14 SCSI CD-ROM drives, depending on model. The drives should be connected using the appropriate SCSI cables, which must be ordered separately.
Connecting the Hardware To install the StorPoint CD, follow these steps: 1. Connect the SCSI cable to the SCSI connector on the StorPoint CD. 2. Connect the SCSI cable to the CD-ROM drive(s). 3. Set the SCSI address of the CD-ROM drives. Each connected drive must be assigned a unique SCSI address. SCSI addresses 0 through 6 may be used. Refer to the CD-ROM drive documentation. 4. Connect a SCSI terminator to the last drive in the SCSI chain. The other CD-ROM drives should not be terminated. 5.
Setup for NetWare 4.x Installation as an NDS Server When used as an NDS server, the StorPoint CD must first be installed in the NDS tree. Note: If this is the first StorPoint CD being installed in your NDS tree, the user/administrator defined in the NDSAdminName parameter must have Supervisor rights on the [Root] object. The StorPoint CD will try to extend the NDS Schema with a new attribute to the “NCP server” class. The extension is needed for storing the file system rights, i.e.
Using NetWare/IP To use the IP protocol in NetWare, you must set the Internet address. See “Setup for TCP/IP”. Follow these steps to set up the communication: 1. From Windows Explorer or File Manager, locate the configuration file at AXISnnnnnn\config\config.ini, where nnnnnn are the last six digits of the serial number. 2. Open config.ini with a text editor and enter the appropriate settings for these parameters: PrimaryDNS The Internet address of the primary DNS server.
Example: (The commands may be different on your system.) cd /var/yp make Using ARP in Windows 95 and Windows NT You will need administrator privileges on the Windows NT server to configure a node on a TCP/IP network. Enter the following commands from the DOS prompt. The Ethernet address or node address is your StorPoint CD serial number divided into six pairs of digits. arp -s ping Example: arp -s 192.36.253.80 00-40-8c-10-00-86 ping 192.36.
individual drive letter to run properly. Once the StorPoint CD has been mounted, you access it just as any other disk drive or file server connected to your system. Select the appropriate procedure for mounting the StorPoint CD. Web browsers (HTTP) Note: Before accessing the StorPoint CD from a Web browser, you must set the Internet address, see “Setup for TCP/IP”. 1. Start the Web browser, e.g. Netscape Navigator. 2. Enter the URL of the StorPoint CD, i.e.
Windows for Workgroups (NetWare) 1. Start the File Manager and select Connect Network Drive… from the Disk menu. 2. Select the entry for your new StorPoint CD. The default name is AXISnnnnnn_NW, where nnnnnn are the last six digits of the serial number. 3. Click the Login button and enter your user name and password. 4. Click the Drive Connections button and double click AXISnnnnnn_NW\SYS. Click and drag the CD folder to an unused drive letter. 5. The CD folder contains all the CD-ROMs.
Windows for Workgroups (Microsoft Networks - SMB) 1. Start the File Manager and select Connect Network Drive… from the Disk menu. The Connect Network Drive dialog is displayed. You may have to click the Browse>> button to see the complete dialogue. Use default, or select an unused drive letter. In Path, type: \\AXISnnnnnn\CD Click OK. 2. Double click Workgroup in the top listing and double click the entry for your new StorPoint CD.
AXIS StorPoint CD Quick Installation Guide Part No: 15095 Revision: 1.3 Date: October 1997 Copyright © Axis Communications AB, 1996-1997 Axis Communications URL: http://www.axis.