LevelOne FNS-5000 FNS-7000 GNS-8000 Network Attached Storage User’s Manual Version: 1.
CUSTOMER SERVICE To obtain service or technical support for your system, please refer to the registration card for detailed contacts. TRADEMARKS LevelOne NAS TM is the trademark of Digital Data Communications. Microsoft®, Windows® and Internet Explorer® are registered trademarks of Microsoft Inc. Novell® and NetWare® are registered trademarks of Novell Inc. Apple® and Macintosh® are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc.
Contents Overview...................................................................................................................................................... 3 Package Contents ...................................................................................................................................... 3 System Overview ......................................................................................................................................
Chapter 1 Overview Package Contents • • • • • Network Attached Storage Appliance User’s Manual Power Cord One CAT-5 Ethernet Cable Quick Install Wizard CD-ROM System Overview FNS-5000 z Front View LCD Panel Setting Switch A 4 LED indicators: Power, Error, Network, and Disk Access Setting Switch B z Rear View Configuration Reset Switch Power Switch RJ-45 Network 3
FNS-7000 LCD Panel z Front View Setting Switch A 4 LED indicators: Power, Error, Network, and Disk Access 4 IDE Hard Disk Drives Setting Switch B z Rear View Configuration Reset Switch Power Switch RJ-45 Network ATX Redundant Power Supply GNS-8000 z Front View Setting Switch A LCD Panel 4 LED indicators: Power, Error, Network, and Disk Access Setting Switch B z Rear View ATX Redundant Power Supply RS232 Connector ( for UPS ) SCSI Connector ( for Tape Drive ) 4 Configuration Reset Switch RJ
Indicator light at the left of the LCD panel Shines when power is on Indicates a system error which needs to be corrected This light flashes when data is being transmitted through the network This light flashes when data is being stored or retrieved from the disks 5
Chapter 2 Installation and Set-up of LevelOne NAS Installing the Hardware Install Hard Drive into FNS-7000 Once you start installing a hard drive into the FNS-7000, you have to obey following steps: Power off the FNS-7000. Release the screws(right & left sides) of drive bay in which the new hard drive will install. Make sure the hard driver’s jumpers ”Master/Slave” setting are set to “Cable select” when you put the new hard drive into the drive tray.
Slide the drive tray with new hard drive into the drive and tighten the screws (right & left sides). Install Hard Drive into GNS-8000 Once you start installing a hard drive into the GNS-8000, you have to obey following steps: Power off the GNS-8000. Push the front panel ears and pull out the panel. Unlock the drive bay in which the new hard drive will install. Make sure the hard driver’s jumpers ”Master/Slave” setting are set to “Cable select” when you put the new hard drive into the drive tray.
Put the screws into the drive tray’s down side to tighten new hard drive. Slide the drive tray with new hard drive into the drive and push forward the panel. The following steps will guide you through the LevelOne NAS hardware installation: 1. Connect the LevelOne NAS to your Network.. 2. For GNS-8000 only: If you want to back up your files to the tape, please connect the tape drive to the SCSI port on the back of your LevelOne NAS. Then turn on the tape drive 3.
At this time the hardware installation of your LevelOne NAS is complete. Please proceed to “Set-up before First Operation”. Set-up before First Operation The factory default settings of your LevelOne NAS will search the network via DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) to automatically detect IP address settings. If your network does not support the DHCP protocol, the LevelOne NAS will use the default settings listed below: IP Address 192.168.0.1 Subnet Mask 255.255.255.
Chapter 3 Administration of the LevelOne NAS Once you have installed the LevelOne NAS and other hardware and connected it to the networks, 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 LevelOne NAS. Accessing the Administration Page The following methods allows administrator to access the Administration page: 1.
The factory default login name and password are as follows: Login: Password: Administrator admin If this is the first time you enter the Administration page, the Quick Configuration page appears automatically. Please refer to the Quick Configuration section for more details.
Administration The Administration comprises the following eight sections: Administration D Quick Configuration D System Settings D Server Name D Date & Time D Language Setting D View System Settings D Network Settings DTCP/IP Configuration DMicrosoft Networking DApple Networking DNFS Service DNetWare Service DWeb Service DFTP Service DView Network Settings DDisk Configuration DCreate Disk Volume DSingle Disk Volume DRAID 5 Disk Volume DRAID 1 Mirroring Disk Volume DRAID 0 Striping Disk Volume DLinear Disk V
Quick Configuration The Quick Configuration will guide you through the configuration process step-by-step, as follows: 1. Enter the name, workgroup and description for this server. 2. Change the administrator's password. 3. Enter the date, time and time zone for this server. 4. Select the language that this server will use for file names. 5. Enter the IP address, subnet mask and default gateway for this server 6. Select the network file services that you want to provide on this server. 7.
can be a combination of letters (A-Z or a-z), numbers (0-9) and hyphens (-). The server will not accept name containing blank spaces, period (.), or names with only numbers. The LCD display will show the current server name. Next, you must configure your LevelOne NAS to the workgroup. The workgroup represents a basic computer group within the Microsoft Network. Files are normally shared within the group.
2. Use static IP address Use the user defined IP address settings. • Fixed IP Address The IP address is a 32-bit digit code used to differentiate each single entity on a network. The IP address is separated into 4 groups of eight bits separated by dots: 192.168.0.1 • Subnet Mask The subnet mask is used to define computer within the same local network. It is a 32-bits digit code: 255.xxx.xxx.xxx.
• NetWare Service If you wish to use NetWare to access the LevelOne NAS, you must activate the NetWare service. The LevelOne NAS will then operate in a manner similar to a Novell NetWare 3.12 file server. • Web Service Other than standard OS support, you have the choice to use a web browser to access your files on the LevelOne NAS. If your LevelOne NAS is connected to the Internet and uses a valid IP address, the LevelOne NAS allows you to access your files using a web browser from anywhere in the world.
• RAID 0 Striping Disk Volume Striping disk combines two or more disks into one larger disk. It offers the fastest disk access but it does not have any protection of your data if the striped array fails. The disk capacity equals the number of disks in the array times the size of the smallest disk. Striping disk is usually used to maximize your disk capacity or for fast disk access but not for storing important data. • Linear Disk Volume You can combine two or more disks into one larger disk.
Anonymous When you connect to the server by FTP service, you can use the name to login as a guest. You cannot delete this user or change its password. You can create a new user 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.
You can administer user groups with the following: • Create User Groups • Create Private Network Share • Assign Users • Delete User Groups User groups name 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.
Network Share Management The primary purpose of network storage is file sharing. In a standard operation environment, you can create different network share folders for various types of files, or provide different file access rights to users or user groups. By factory default, a “public” share folder is created. The share folder gives full access to all users or guests.
• Deny Access Denies all files access on the network share. System Tools The following system tools allow optimized maintenance or management of your LevelOne NAS: • SNMP Settings In order to use Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) to manage the LevelOne NAS's network components, the SNMP service must be started. • Alert Notification Configures administrator’s e-mail address and SMTP server IP address. In case of warning or malfunction, an email is automatically sent to the administrator.
update is the correct version and read through the instructions carefully. It is wise to back up all existing data on the LevelOne NAS prior to performing system software update. The current settings will remain unchanged after the system is upgraded. • Change Logo You can place a picture that you desire on the upper right corner of the home page.
Statistics & Logs You can monitor the current logon user of the LevelOne NAS and the system event logs for the purpose of user administration or system diagnostic reference. • Active Users Displays information on all online users. • Event Logs The LevelOne NAS can store thousands of recent event logs, including warning, error and information messages. In the event of a system malfunction (LCD error indicator lights up), the event logs can be retrieved to help diagnose the system problem.
Chapter 4 Accessing the LevelOne NAS Using Microsoft Windows Under the Microsoft Windows operating system, you can access the LevelOne NAS using the following steps: 1. Use the following methods to locate and connect the LevelOne NAS within the local network: • Click on the Start button and select Run in the Windows menu bar. Enter the name of the LevelOne NAS, for example: \\NAS004001, and press Enter. • You may also look for the LevelOne NAS within the Network Neighborhood.
3. Once the network share is a part of your system disk drives, you can locate the network share in “My Computer” and access it as a regular hard disk drive. Using the Apple Mac Operating System If you are a Mac OS user, you can use the following two methods to access to your LevelOne NAS: 1. Using Network Browser a. Choose “Network Browser” in the Apple menu.
b. In the “Network Browser”, choose AppleTalk; a list of all computer on the AppleTalk network appears. Choose the LevelOne NAS. c. Once the LevelOne NAS is chosen, the system will request you to input the login name and password. Click then “Connect” or use “Guest” to enter. When the login name and password are confirmed, a popup window informs you that the connection is made with the LevelOne NAS. d. When the LevelOne NAS is connected, the network browser displays all the network shares.
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 LevelOne NAS appears on the right side of the window.
c. Use the mouse to highlight the LevelOne NAS and then click on the “OK” button located at the bottom right-hand side of the screen. d. Enter the correct login name and password or use “Guest” to login, 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 LevelOne NAS 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 LevelOne NAS’s IP address is 192.168.0.1 and you want to link the network share folder “public” under the /mnt/pub directory, use the following command.
Chapter 5 LevelOne NAS - Maintenance The LevelOne NAS has been specially designed to run on 24 hours, 7 days a week and to be ready at all times. It is also robust to protect 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 working files and stop using the LevelOne NAS. 2.
Note: Your LevelOne NAS must be repaired by a trained technician. Please do not try to repair the LevelOne NAS on your own. Power Outage or Abnormal Shutdown In the event of power outage or abnormal shutdown of the LevelOne NAS, the system should return to its original state prior to shutdown or power outage after restart. If the system is not operating within normal parameters, please proceed with the following steps: 1.
Appendix A LCD Panel Displayed Information After system powers on, the following information is displayed on the LCD panel: Server Name Date Power Error Network NAS4020 61.235.61.33 05/22 02:47 Hard Disk IP Address Setting Switch A (Button A in the text below) Setting Switch B (Button B in the text below) Time Checking IP address, system and disk information Click on B to show the available disk space.
System Setting Function z Enter System Setting 1. Press the switch A for two seconds to enter System Setting. 2. Press the switch B for selection options. 3. Press the switch A to enter the selection options. z NETWORK SETTINGS Enter the Network Setting, press the switch B to choose DHCP or Static IP. 1. Obtain IP Address Automatically (DHCP) DHCP will automatically obtain IP address settings. 2.
Appendix B Web File Manager Using Web File Manager Start your web browser and enter your LevelOne NASs 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 LevelOne NASs as an anonymous guest. The LevelOne NASs allows you to organize your network share folders on-line. You can save these files inside folders as well as rename and remove files or folders.
3. A window appears. Click on OK to delete the selected file or folder. ( Select All ),then click on ( Delete ). To delete all files and folders, click on • 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. A context menu appears. Click on “Save Target As…” to download the file.
Web File Manager Icon 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 38
Appendix C Quick Install Wizard Introduction The Quick Install Wizard enables you to list the LevelOne NASs 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 LevelOne NAS via this program. Screenshot Indicates the IP address of the server. All LevelOne NASs can be identified using a unique server name. Windows workgroup joined by the LevelOne NAS.
Operation Help 1. Set up your LevelOne NAS: Select the LevelOne NAS 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: Name for this LevelOne NAS. You can input any name you want except special characters. The maximum length is 14 characters.
2. If you want to set up detailed configuration, you need to enter the administration web page of the LevelOne NAS via the browser. For more configurations, check your browser under “System Administration” 2. Viewing detailed information on the LevelOne NAS: Choose the LevelOne NAS by highlighting it with the mouse, then click on “Group Data” to display current settings and status as shown below: 3.
