BROADBAND NETWORK ATTACHED STORAGE Kanguru iNAS-100 User’s Manual Copyright 2003, All Rights Reserved. This manual applies to 2.
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Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 Overview of the Kanguru iNAS 100 ......................................................................... 5 Introduction...............................................................................................................5 Features.....................................................................................................................5 Package Contents......................................................................................................
Reset the Administrator Password & Network Settings .........................................45 Disk Failure or Malfunction....................................................................................46 Power Outage or Abnormal Shutdown ...................................................................46 Appendix A LCD Panel ................................................................................................................. 47 Displayed Information ....................................
1 Chapter Overview of the Kanguru iNAS 100 Introduction Thank you for choosing the Kanguru iNAS 100 from Kanguru Solutions. You can now quickly and easily add up to 250 GB of storage to your network with the Kanguru iNAS-100. The iNAS is a stand-alone Network Attached Storage device that can be accessed over your LAN or remotely over the Internet to share files. The iNAS requires very little administration support and can be setup within minutes.
Specifications System Specification CPU NS Geode SC2200 266Mhz Flash Memory 16MB DRAM 128MB HDD 1 x 3.5" IDE HDD NASWare Router Edition Software System Information Network Specification Physical Specification Operation Environment LED Indicator Link/Act, 10/100M LCD Display LCD High Brightness Panel Two control Buttons for System Management Alarm Buzzer System Malfunction Warning Network Standards IEEE802.3 10 Base-T Ethernet IEEE802.3u 100 Base-TX Fast Ethernet IEEE802.
Kanguru iNAS 100 • Front View • Rear View 4 LED Indicators: Power, Error, Network, and Disk Access Power Switch Configuration Reset Switch Power Connection LAN Connectors WAN Connector 7
• Network Status Indicators There are five LED indicators at the lower right area of the rear panel. Each LED indicates the network status of the corresponding WAN or LAN port as below: Color Indicates Green Current connection is at 100Mbps. The flashing light indicates data is being transmitted. Orange Lights up when connected at 100Mbps. If this LED does not light up, the connection is running at 10Mbps.
2 Chapter Installing the Kanguru iNAS 100 First Time Installation Please follow these instructions to install your Kanguru iNAS 100 if this is the first time you are connecting your iNAS to your network. 1. Connect the provided Ethernet cable to one of the LAN ports on the iNAS to a LAN port on your network. If you do not have a LAN port available on your network, then you can attach the iNAS directly to your PC’s Ethernet port. 2.
Quick Configuration 1. You should see the page pictured below once you have accessed the iNAS through a web browser (http://192.168.1.254). To access the configuration page click on the “Administration” button to enter. Username: Administrator Password: admin 2. A Quick Configuration page should appear if this is the first time entering the Administration section. Step 1: The iNAS Server Name can now be changed to the user’s preference.
Step 2: Change the Administrator’s password if desired. Step 3: Enter the date, time, and time zone for the iNAS Step 4: Select the language that the iNAS will use for file names. Step 5: Select the type of connection for the iNAS.
dynamic IP address. If you want the iNAS to use a Static IP address then select Static and enter the IP Address in Step 5-1. Step 6: Select the network file services that you want to provide on the iNAS. Most users should leave the default settings as is. Step 7: Configure the disk volume. Before you can save any data to the iNAS, the internal hard drive must be configured. Click on the “Create Single Disk Volume” to enable the drive.
Step 8: Configure the method of user authentication. Most users will leave this portion blank. Step 9: Manage Users and User Groups for the iNAS. You can choose to create the users now or skip this section and create users at a later time. Step 10: Manage Network Shares. Network shares are basically “virtual folders” on the iNAS.
in a Network Share. You can skip this step if you wish to create Network Shares at a later time. Depending on how you want to implement the iNAS, you should follow the instructions in the next section to complete the iNAS installation. iNAS Administration If you have completed the Quick Configuration, then you will see the following screen the next time you enter http://192.168.1.254. This is the Administration Home Page to configure all of the setting for your iNAS.
Now that you’ve completed the initial setup for the iNAS it’s time to decide on how you want to implement the iNAS in your network. Most users will choose to configure the iNAS in one of two ways: 1. The iNAS will be used as the Network’s router and a NAS device. (iNAS is connected directly to a Cable/DSL modem) 2. OR the iNAS is configured as a NAS (Network Attached Storage) device attached to your network somewhere behind a router.
Connecting PCs to the Kanguru iNAS 100 Connect one end of a network cable into an available LAN port on the Kanguru iNAS-100 and the other end into an available network port on the computer Connecting the iNAS as a NAS device. WAN Configuration 1. Enter the Network Settings sections from the Administration page. Then click on WAN Configuration on the menu to the left if you are not there already.
2. Select either DHCP or enter a Static IP depending your network’s setup. Note: If you select to use a Dynamic IP address then the iNAS will be assigned an IP address from your DHCP enabled router. However, if you plan to remotely access the iNAS, then you will need to use a static IP for the iNAS. If you choose to assign a static IP address to the iNAS, you must make sure there are no IP conflictions on your network.
2. Assign a fixed IP address that won’t conflict with any other devices on your network. We suggest contacting your network administrator if you are unaware of the available IP address on your network. We also suggest only changing the third field in the IP address. For example you could change 192.168.1.254 to 192.168.2.254. The Subnet Mask and Default Gateway should match the settings of your LAN’s router. 3.
Connecting the iNAS as a Router. WAN Configuration Enter the Network Settings sections from the Administration page. Then click on WAN Configuration on the menu to the left if you are not there already. 5. Select the Network protocol that your ISP provides. You may need to check with your ISP to confirm your type of connection. If you use a Static IP address then you need to get this IP from your ISP. 6.
LAN Configuration 1. Click on the LAN Configuration tab from the menu to continue. 2. Assign a fixed IP address that won’t conflict with any other devices on your network. We suggest contacting your network administrator if you are unaware of the available IP address on your network. We also suggest only changing the third field in the IP address. For example you could change 192.168.1.254 to 192.168.2.254. The Subnet Mask and Default Gateway should match the settings of your LAN’s router. 3.
Configuring a Router for the iNAS If you are connecting the iNAS to another router you must configure that router to allow for remote access to the iNAS. The router MUST meet the following requirements: 1. DDNS Support 2. Port Forwarding 3. Remote Accessibility The iNAS is located behind a router, so in order to access the iNAS remotely you must go through the router first. The router needs to use port forwarding to connect to the iNAS.
3 Chapter User Management Once you have installed the Kanguru iNAS 100, you can use your browser (supports Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or later and Netscape Navigator 4.5 or later; Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 is recommended) to complete administrative tasks for the Kanguru iNAS 100. The Kanguru iNAS 100 can share its files with multiple users. It is important to plan and organize users and user groups’ accessibility to ease the administration work.
You can create new users 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 it can contain double-byte characters (Such as Chinese, Japanese, and Korean) But it cannot contain any of the characters below: " / \ [ ] : ; | = , + * ? < >` ' • Password The password must not exceed 16 characters. Due to security concerns, the password must be at least 6 characters.
• Delete User Groups User group names must not exceed 256 characters. It is case insensitive and it can contain double-byte characters (Such as Chinese, Japanese, and Korean) but it cannot contain any of the characters below: " / \ [ ] : ; | = , + * ? < >` ' To properly manage security, it is very important to manage users and user groups. You may set the share access parameters of each user or user group accordingly.
Administer network shares with the following: • Create a Network Share • Change the name, path and comment of a network share • Set access right for a network share • Remove a network share You can create new network shares according to your needs. While creating a network share the following parameters must be set: • Network Share Name The network share name must not exceed 12 characters.
4 Chapter System Settings Basic system settings include the server name, date, time, and language settings. • Server Name You must assign a unique name for your Kanguru iNAS 100 for ease of identification within the local network. The server name can accommodate as much as 14 characters, which can be a combination of letters (A-Z or a-z), numbers (0-9) and hyphens (-). The server will not accept names containing blank spaces, periods (.), or names with only numbers.
The server is based on the language settings and uses it accordingly while creating or displaying files and directories. Select the correct language settings to avoid the following problems: 1. Inability to create files or directories with special characters. 2. Inability to display files or directories name with special characters. Network Settings The network settings include the TCP/IP configuration for WAN and LAN, network service settings, router and firewall configuration, etc.
There are several available options in addition to the basic settings: Allow entering administration web pages from external network If this option is not enabled, you will not be able to perform system administration from the computers connected to the WAN port. You may also assign the HTTP port number for entering administration web pages.
If the local network has a WINS server installed, please specify the IP address. The Kanguru iNAS 100 will automatically register its name and IP address with the WINS service. Or you can enable your Kanguru iNAS 100 as the WINS server for your network. Apple Networking Users using the Kanguru iNAS 100 on Mac operating systems must enable AppleTalk network support. If your AppleTalk network uses extended networks and is assigned with multiple zones, please assign a zone name to the Kanguru iNAS 100.
MX Mail Exchange Server Record You may also specify the forwarding servers; the Kanguru iNAS 100 will forward all DNS requests that can't be resolved locally to the specified DNS server (typically your ISP) and return the response to the client. Secondary DNS Server The Kanguru iNAS 100 can be configured as a secondary DNS server to provide redundant DNS service for your domain. • Router and Firewall Configuration Routing Table The static route defines the network path to reach a specific network or host.
DMZ This feature allows one computer on your LAN to be exposed to all users on the Internet. This can allow 2-way communication between the DMZ host and other users from the external network. If you are having trouble using some Internet gaming or video-conferencing applications on your local computer, you may try to configure the iNAS as a DMZ host.
System Tools The following system tools allow optimized maintenance or management of your Kanguru iNAS 100: • SNMP Settings In order to use Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) to manage the Kanguru iNAS 100 's network components, the SNMP service must be started. • Alert Notification Configures administrator’s e-mail address and SMTP server’s IP address. In case of warning or malfunction, an email is automatically sent to the administrator.
• Remote Replication User can backup data from local NAS to another NAS without backup software. It can provide schedule Full/Incremental/Sync remote replication. Statistics & Logs You can monitor the current logon user of the Kanguru iNAS 100 and the system event logs for the purpose of user administration or system diagnostic reference. • Active Users Displays information of all online users.
Server Administration Administration DQuick Configuration D System Settings DServer Name DDate & Time DLanguage Setting DView System Settings D Network Settings DWAN Configuration DLAN Configuration DNetwork File Services DMicrosoft Networking DApple Networking DNFS Service DNetWare Service DWeb Service DFTP Service DDNS Service DNetwork Printer Service (NAS-2108R/NAS-2108RW Only) DRouter and Firewall Configuration DRouting Table DVirtual Server DOne-to-one NAT DSpecial Application DWeb Site Filter DWeb
5 Chapter Using the iNAS The iNAS can be accessed in one of three ways: 1. The Web-based GUI 2. Directly through your LAN (Network Neighborhood) 3. FTP Accessing the iNAS through the Web You can easily access the iNAS using a web browser to upload or download data. To do so follow these instructions: 1. Enter the IP address of your iNAS to enter the home page. 2. Click on the Web File Manager button. 3. Enter your Username and Password.
4. After you log in, you will have access to the Network Shares that you have permission to. 5. Click on the folder in which you want to access. 6. You can access any files stored in this folder simply by double clicking on them. If your web browser can open the file type, then it will open directly in the browser, otherwise you will be prompted to save the file to another location. You can also right click on the file and select “save target as” to save the file. 7.
2. Click on the iNAS from the list of PCs on your network. You may have to change the domain if the iNAS is configured to another domain name. 3. Double click on the iNAS to open the drive. You will then see all of the Network Shares that are available on the iNAS. 4. Double click on the folder that you want to access, and you will be prompted for a user name and password. You must have permission to access a folder. 5.
Using the Apple Mac Operating System If you are a Mac OS user, you can use the following two methods to access to your Kanguru iNAS 100: 1. Using Network Browser a. Choose “Network Browser” in the Apple menu. b. In the “Network Browser”, choose AppleTalk; a list of all computers on the AppleTalk network appears. Choose the Kanguru iNAS 100. c. Once the Kanguru iNAS 100 is chosen, the system will request you to input the login name and password. Click “Connect” or use “Guest” to enter.
login name and password are confirmed, a popup window informs you that the connection is made with the Kanguru iNAS 100. d. When the Kanguru iNAS 100 is connected, the network browser displays all the network shares. You can then access or drag & drop the share folders. e. Choose either one of the network shares to start to link. The network share appears on the Mac OS desktop.
2. Using the Chooser a. Select Chooser in the Apple menu bar. b. Click on AppleShare. The name of the Kanguru iNAS 100 appears on the right side of the window.
c. Use the mouse to highlight the Kanguru iNAS 100 and then click “OK”. d. Enter the correct login name and password or use “Guest” to login, and then click on “Connect”.
e. All available network shares will be listed. Use the mouse to choose a network share and click on “OK”. f. You can then close the Chooser program. Double click on the icon on the desktop to access your files.
Using the Unix/Linux Operating System Other than Microsoft OS and Mac OS, your Kanguru iNAS 100 supports Unix based systems (such as IBM AIX, HP-UX, Sun Solaris, Linux, Free BSD, etc) through the NFS service: 1. Under Unix, use the following commands: mount -t nfs :/ For example, if your Kanguru iNAS 100 ’s IP address is 192.168.0.
6 Chapter Troubleshooting Q1. I can no longer access my iNAS. Is there any way I can reset to the default settings to start at the beginning? A1. Yes, there is a reset switch located on the rear panel of the iNAS. Press and hold the black reset button until the system display “Config reset switch depressed”. After you have reset the iNAS you should find that the LAN IP address is now 192.168.1.254. You can now connect to the iNAS through on of the LAN ports. Q2.
7 Chapter Kanguru iNAS 100 - Maintenance The Kanguru iNAS 100 has been specially designed to run 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and to be ready at all times. It robust to protects against system crashes caused by power loss. This section provides a general maintenance overview. Shutdown/Restart the Server Please use the following steps to shutdown/restart the server: 1. Ask all the connected users to save their open files and stop using the Kanguru iNAS 100. 2.
Note: If the configuration reset switch is disabled in the System Tools · Hardware Settings page, you are no longer able to use this function. Please remember your administrator password. Disk Failure or Malfunction If you are suffering from a disk failure or malfunction, please do the following: 1. Log all abnormal events or messages for technician’s reference. 2. Stop all operations of the Kanguru iNAS 100 and power it off. 3. Contact the customer service at 508-376-4245 for technical support.
Appendix A LCD Panel Displayed Information Kanguru iNAS 100 Server Name IP Address NAS001122 61.218.32.56 Setting Switch A (Button A in the text below) Setting Switch B (Button B in the text below) Checking IP Address, System and Disk Information Press B to display the internal IP addresses of this Kanguru iNAS 100 in the local network. Computers connected to the LAN ports can access the Kanguru iNAS 100 via this IP address. LAN IP ADDRESS 192.168.1.254 Click on B again to show the available disk space.
NETWORK SETTINGS After entering the Network Settings menu, please press the switch B to choose DHCP or Static IP. 1. DHCP - Obtain IP Address Automatically The Kanguru iNAS 100 will automatically obtain the IP address settings via DHCP protocol. 2. STATIC IP - Specify Static IP Address Press the switch A to select STATIC IP and complete the following steps: • SET STATIC IP Press the switch B to set the IP address settings (press the switch B to select the number 0~25).
Appendix B Web File Manager Using Web File Manager Start your web browser and enter your Kanguru iNAS 100’s home page. Select Web File Manager and enter the correct login name and password. You may also enter “guest” in the login name field with no password to access the network shares on the Kanguru iNAS 100’s as an anonymous guest. The Kanguru iNAS 100’s allows you to organize your network share folders online. You can save these files inside folders as well as rename and remove files or folders.
1. Check the file(s) or folder(s) you wish to delete. ( Delete ). 2. On the tool bar, click on 3. A window appears. Click on OK to delete the selected file or folder. To delete all files and folders, click on (Select All), and then click on (Delete). • Uploading 1. Enter the folder of the file you want to upload. 2. Click on “Browse…” to select the file you want to upload. 3. Click on “Upload”. • • Downloading 1. Click the right mouse button on the file which you want to download. 2.
Web File Manager Icons Up - go back to the parent folder Refresh – reload the current page Home - go back to the network shares list home page Create Folder – create a new folder Rename – rename the selected file or folder Delete – remove the selected file(s) or folder(s) Select All – select all files and folders Select None – cancel all selection Logout – leave the web file manager Full access network share folder Read-only network share folder Malfunction network share folder 51
Appendix C Quick Install Wizard Introduction There is a NasClient on the mini CD included with your iNAS. The Quick Install Wizard enables you to list the Kanguru iNAS 100s within your local network and display basic information such as server names, workgroups and IP addresses. You may also set up the server name, date/time and basic network configuration of the Kanguru iNAS 100 via this program.
Operation Help 1. Set up your Kanguru iNAS 100: Select the Kanguru iNAS 100 that you want to configure, and then click on the Configure button. An authentication window asking you to enter the administrator’s password appears as shown below: Click on OK after entering the password. If the name and password are correct, the configuration window is displayed on the screen: Setup the name, date and time of this Disk On-line Server. You can input any name you want except special characters.
For more configurations, check your browser under “System Administration” 2. Viewing detailed information on the Kanguru iNAS 100: Choose the Kanguru iNAS 100 by highlighting it with the mouse, then click on “Group Data” to display current settings and status as shown below: 3. To find information on other Kanguru iNAS 100 s in the same network: Click on “Refresh” in the Toolbar to find information on other Kanguru iNAS 100 s in the same network. 4.
Appendix D Registering a Dynamic Domain Name Introduction Your Kanguru iNAS 100 supports the DDNS service provided by DynDNS. You can go to the web site of DynDNS (http://www.dyndns.org/) and register for a dynamic domain name. Configure and activate the DDNS service, then the Internet users will be able to access your Kanguru iNAS 100 via this dynamic domain name. When the ISP assigns a new WAN IP address, the Kanguru iNAS 100 will update the new address to the DynDNS server automatically.
b. Click on “Agree” if you accept the service agreement. c. Enter the username, email address and password to create a DDNS service account. You will need to enter the same username and password in the Network Settings．DDNS Service page of the Kanguru iNAS 100 system administration. Please verify your email address to receive the confirmation message from the server. Then click on “Create Account” to proceed.
d. If below web page appears on the screen, your account has been successfully created and a confirmation message has been sent to your email address. Please follow the instructions in the e-mail to activate your account within 48 hours. e. When you have finished the process of confirmation, a new screen will appear and you can apply for your own dynamic domain name.
Warranty This product carries a 1-year limited warranty from the date of purchase. Any claims for loss or damage must be made to carrier directly. Claims for shipping errors should be reported to Kanguru Solutions within three (3) working days of receipt of merchandise. Kanguru Solutions guarantees that every Kanguru iNAS-100 will be free from defects in workmanship and materials for 1 year from the date of purchase.
