IP Protocol Support Personal Server Instruction Manual www.lindy.com No.
Contents What’s in the box?................................................................................................ 3 Product Information.............................................................................................. 4 IP Protocol Setup.................................................................................................. 5 Configuring TCP/IP settings (Windows 98/Me)......................................... 6 Configuring TCP/IP settings (Windows 2000)...............
What’s in the box? Thank you for purchasing the LINDY Personal Server. Before you move on, please verify your package contains the following items: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Product Information Rear Panel Front Panel Power Button After connecting the Personal Server to a mains power outlet, press this button to switch on To power off, press and hold the button for two seconds until the power LED flashes Reset Button Press this button to reset the Personal Server to its default settings LAN Port Connect the network cable here Power Connection Connection for the power adapter external LED Indicators LED Power LAN HD Status ON /OFF Boot/Shutdown Ethernet Connected Ethernet
IP Protocol Setup Configuring network protocols How to configure your PCs TCP/IP settings To allow users to launch the device easily we have provided a convenient Quick Setup Wizard which automatically detects the Personal Server on your LAN. Before proceeding you must obtain an IP address in advance.
IP Protocol Setup Configuring TCP/IP settings (Windows 98/Me) 1. Click Start >Settings >Control Panel >Network 2. Select TCP/IP >(Your Ethernet Adapter), then click on the Properties button.
IP Protocol Setup 3. Click IP Address and then select Specify an IP address 4. Type in the IP address. The subnet mask is 255.255.255.0 5. Click OK, then OK again. The system may ask for your Windows CD. Follow the on-screen instructions then restart your PC.
IP Protocol Setup Configuring TCP/IP settings (Windows 2000) 1. Click Start >Settings >Network and Dial-up connections 2.
IP Protocol Setup 3. Highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and then click Properties 4. Select Use the following IP address. Enter the IP address. The subnet mask is 255.255.255.0. Click OK and restart your computer.
IP Protocol Setup Configuring TCP/IP settings (Windows XP) 1. If you are in Classic Start menu view, click: 3. Highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and then click Properties Start >Settings >Control Panel >Network Connections If you’re in Start menu view, click: Start >Control Panel >Network Connections 2.
IP Protocol Setup 4. Enter the IP address you chose earlier. The subnet mask is entered automatically in Windows XP. Click OK. The IP configuration of your PC is now complete. Please refer to the instructions that follow to complete the Hard Disk Installation and Quick Setup Wizard.
Hard Disk Installation 1. Use a screwdriver to loosen the two screws on the rear panel. 4. Insert the IDE connector into the IDE socket on the Hard Disk. Make sure that pin 1 on the cable connects to pin1 on the hard disk. The location of pin 1 can be identified by the red strip on the edge of the cable. The IDE cable is ‘keyed’ to fit correctly into most hard drives. Screws IDE Connector 2. Grab the front panel and pull the chassis out of the case. 3.
Hard Disk Installation 5. Push the power connector into the power socket on the hard drive. The power connector is designed to be inserted into the socket one way only. Please check the shape for the correct installation. Power Connector 6. Secure the hard disk using the supplied screws. 7. Push the hard disk and chassis back into the case and tighten the two case screws.
Quick Setup Wizard The Quick Setup Wizard provides an installation guide from cable attachment to initialization. Please follow the steps below to proceed. Please note: If you’ve run the wizard previously and there are existing shortcuts for accessing and managing the device on your desktop, please delete them before running the wizard again. Starting the Quick Setup Wizard Insert the supplied utility CD into your CD-ROM drive. The main menu will pop up automatically.
Quick Setup Wizard After the Personal Server has been automatically installed by the Quick Setup Wizard, there will be two shortcuts on your desktop: Setup My Personal Server allows you to setup the Personal Server using a web browser. To access the hard drive Double-click the Access my Personal Server icon to access the hard disk. An authentication window will pop up. Please fill in the user name and password to access the folders.
Management Guide Setup the Personal Server Home Page To configure the Personal Server via your computer with a web browser installed, please follow the steps below: The Personal Server is managed via a web-based graphical user interface (GUI) that can be accessed with a standard HTML (HTTP v1.0) compliant browser. Double-click the Setup My Personal Server icon on your desktop. The User name and Password window appears.
Management Guide Status Status Detail To see more information about the Personal Server, such as HD used (%), up-time, samba users and FTP users, select: Host name: the Personal Server’s identification IP Address: the IP address of the Personal Server Version: the Firmware version Click here for more information...
Management Guide IP Address Setting The Networking management function allows users to modify the Host name, IP address, Superuser/Password and the IP/MAC Filter settings. Host Name Setting Host Name: the Personal Server’s identification Work Group: the workgroup in which the Personal Server is located Description: a brief description of the Personal Server (e.g. IP address, location etc...
Management Guide Superuser/Password Setting IP Filter You can setup the administration user account and password on this page. The user name/password is used to access the web based GUI to setup the Personal Server. The IP Filter function provides access management by IP address filtering. There are three configuration modes: 1. Disable: disables the IP Filter function. All IP addresses are allowed to access the Personal Server 2.
Management Guide MAC Filter The MAC Filter function provides access management by MAC address filtering. There are three configuration modes: 1. Disable: disables the MAC Filter function. All MAC addresses are allowed to access the Personal Server 2. Allowed: lets you setup the MAC addresses that are allowed to access the Personal Server. 3. Denied: lets you setup the MAC addresses that are not allowed to access the Personal Server. From this page you can manage the Personal Server.
Management Guide HD Format If you see the message – HD Unable to use, in the HD used (%) field it means that your hard disk is unformatted or is not formatted using the EXT3 format. Please wait while the drive is formatting. Do not power off the system or close the browser. After the formatting process has completed, the system will restart automatically. Factory Default Reset You must format the hard drive or replace it with a drive with the EXT3 format. To format the hard drive, click Yes.
Management Guide Firmware Upgrade System Time To upgrade the firmware: 1. Click Browse... 2. Select the firmware update file 3. Click Apply Caution: To avoid possible damage, DO NOT POWER OFF the Personal Server during the firmware upgrade process. 1. If your system is not connected to the internet, click Time Sync to synchronize the current time with the PC. 2. If your system is connected to the internet, use Time Server and select Time Zone to perform time synchronisation.
Management Guide Character Set Unicode allows the Personal Server to recognize most character sets from around the world in order to prevent errors from font differences. To install Unicode, insert the supplied utility CD into your CD drive and click the Browse icon. Click on your CD-ROM drive and open the folder named Unicode. Select the file – ntx_chset.h, click open to browse the file and then Save to enable.
Management Guide 2. Enter User Name, New password, Confirm password, and User description At the Share page, you can manage the Users and Folders on the Personal Server. Note: If you want to add an account for Windows 98/98/98SE users, you must use their OS user names as the user names for the Personal Server. 3. Decide the FTP Access and Access Level. When FTP Access is enabled, those users are allowed to access FTP using their user name and password. 4. Choose the default folder for the user. 5.
Management Guide To change the user configuration... Folder Configuration 1. Click the User Name link, for example, All. On this page, you can add folders, delete folders and setup the authentication of users. To add a folder... 1. Click Add to add a new folder. 2. Enter New Password; Confirm Description to change the settings. Password and To delete a user... 1. Fill in the check boxes to select the users you want to remove. 2. Click Delete to remove. 2. Enter the folder name and description. 3.
Management Guide To delete a folder... 1. Select the folder you want to remove by clicking the check box. 2. Click Delete to remove. You can also perform overall authority configuration for all users toward the folder. 4 authority levels are provided: Authentication free access No access for all users Only Read access for all users Read/Write access for all users To change the user authentication of a folder... From this page you can configure the privilege levels for each user, e.g.
Management Guide The Personal Server provides FTP functionality to allow users to access and upload/download files using FTP software. Maximum Unit Number: Fill in a number from 1 to 5. Port Number: Enter the FTP port number. A default port number, 21 is configured if no specified number has been selected. Timeout: Enter the length you want. A default 15 min is configured if no specific time has been selected.
Management Guide The Personal Server provides P2P downloading with an embedded BitTorrent client. To process downloading, refer to the following procedure: 1. Obtain a Torrent File: the BitTorrent download is triggered by Torrent files (formatted as xxx.torrent) 2. Locate the Torrent files in a folder within the Personal Server (e.g. create a folder named P2P, place the Torrent files in the P2P folder) 3. Create a folder within the Personal Server in which to place the data you are going to download.
Management Guide BitTorrent Configuration 3. BitTorrent Configuration File: You can specify any name for the file. The file is for recording the download information, which helps should the download be interrupted. Note: Please do not delete the file after downloading. 4. Max Active Torrent Number: Sets the number of Torrent files to be active at the same time. (Max. 10.) 5. Scheduler: Click Yes to enable the scheduler.
Management Guide Download Configuration To add new downloading tasks... 1. To add a new download task, place the Torrent files in the folder you specified as the download folder. Select the files awaiting download and click Add. This page is provided for users to activate a download task. It also shows downloading information. The explanation for each item is shown below: 2. Select the files for download, and then click Next. 1. Sel: checkbox to select the desired download task. 2.
Management Guide 3. Specify the sub-folder for placing downloaded data and then click Next. Please make sure this sub-folder is within the folder in which you placed the Torrent files. 4. Check the download environments and then click Apply to finish the procedure. The meaning for each item is listed as follows: Listen Port: the port number of the P2P program. Time to Leave: the allowed time to process a download task. The task will be terminated when the time passes.
Management Guide 5. The current task and the relative information will be shown in the downloading column. Select a file in the checkbox and then click Inactive if you want to terminate a download task. You can also click on the hyperlink of the Torrent file name to check the properties of the task.
Management Guide To access the WEB Server... The address for linking the WEB Server is the IP address of the Personal Server with a colon and then the port number, e.g. use – 192.168.1.1:8080 when the IP address of the Personal Server is 192.168.1.1 and the port number of the WEB server is configured as 8080) Note: For WAN users to gain access to the FTP or WEB server, you should link the Personal Server to a router with the appropriate configuration.
Applications There are several applications for which you can use the Personal Server: Backup For one user or a single PC, you can backup important files. For Windows 2000/XP users, the OS provides an accessory system tool called Backup. Please follow the steps below to complete data backup. 1.
Applications 4. Select Backup everything on this computer to backup the whole system or Backup selected files, drives, or network data to backup selected files only. 5. Decide upon the destination of the backup file. 6. Type a name for this backup job and click Start. 7. Wait for the program to finish the backup process.
Applications Download The Personal Server provides more convenience for P2P downloading. The Scheduler function allows users to set up the time for downloading, enabling users to avoid downloading files in bandwidth ‘rush hours’. Also, after giving a download command, users can download files without keeping the PC powered on. Web Server For users who wish to share files via their website, the embedded WEB server provides an easy solution.
Troubleshooting 1. How to shut down the Personal Server properly 4. I use the Personal Server as a Web/FTP server, but users outside the LAN can’t access it Press and hold the power button on the front panel until the power LED blinks then goes off. To use the Personal Server as an FTP server without a fixed IP or domain name, please set up your router’s DDNS and port mapping (Virtual Server) first. 2. The Quick Setup Wizard can’t configure my network settings 5.
Specifications Standards IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u Support Protocol TCP/IP, HTTP, SMB, FTP Support for concurrently connected Users Samba: Five Users / FTP: Five Users Interface One 10/100Mbps RJ-45 Ethernet port One Default Button Connection speed 10/100Mbps Hard Disk Support One removable 3.
Certifications FCC Certifications CE Mark Warning This Equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
