Instant EtherFast® Series EtherFast 10/100 Instant GigaDrive Use this Guide to install these Linksys products: • 10/100 Instant GigaDrive - 20 Gigabytes (EFG20) • 10/100 Instant GigaDrive - 40 Gigabytes (EFG40) User Guide
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Linksys Instant EtherFast® Series Table of Contents EtherFast 10/100 Instant GigaDrive Introduction Introduction Package Contents & System Requirements 1 2 Getting to Know Your Instant GigaDrive Rear Panel Front Panel Beeper Codes 3 3 5 6 Basic Installation & Setup Connecting Everything Together & Booting Up Configuring Your Instant GigaDrive Quick Setup with the Instant GigaDrive Utility 7 7 9 10 Administration The Web-based Administrative Interface The Administrative Menu — Configuration The Adm
Linksys Instant EtherFast® Series Instant Gigadrive Package Contents: 20 or 40 GBs EtherFast 10/100 Instant GigaDrive Getting to Know the Instant GigaDrive Rear Panel The following items should be included in the Instant GigaDrive packaging. If any of these items are damaged or missing, please contact your Linksys dealer for replacements.
Linksys Instant EtherFast® Series Reset Button Uplink Button If the Instant GigaDrive’s IP Address or password is lost, press and hold this button down for three seconds, then release this button. The GigaDrive will beep once to indicate that a new IP Address (192.168.0.2, with a Network Mask of 255.255.255.0) has been provided. This function will also clear the GigaDrive’s administrative passwords.
Linksys Instant EtherFast® Series IP HD Usage Yellow If this light it turned on, the GigaDrive is acting as a DHCP client and receiving an IP address from a DHCP server on the network. If this LED is flashing, no DHCP server responded to the client request. This series of LEDs runs from green to red to show what percentage of the GigaDrive’s hard drive is full. Beeper Codes The Instant GigaDrive has an internal beeper that beeps to indicate certain events.
Linksys Instant EtherFast® Series Hardware Installation If the conditions on the previous page are met, follow the steps below to install your Instant GigaDrive. 1. Connect the network cable to the Instant GigaDrive. Locate the network cable that came with your Instant GigaDrive. Plug it into the RJ-45 port on the GigaDrive’s rear panel. 2. Connect the Instant GigaDrive to your hub, switch, or PC.
Linksys Instant EtherFast® Series 2. The CD-ROM pop-up menu. The pop-up menu should appear a few seconds after you insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive. When it does, click the Install Software button. 3. Install the Instant GigaDrive Utility. Follow the setup program’s prompts to install the Instant GigaDrive Utility. When installation is complete, click the Exit button on the CD-ROM pop-up window to return to your desktop.
Linksys Instant EtherFast® Series Comment Reserved solely for notes (e.g., location, user groups, contents, etc.). EtherFast 10/100 Instant GigaDrive Obtain an IP Address Automatically (DHCP Client) If you have a DHCP or Bootp server on your Network, you can choose this setting, which will enable the GigaDrive to accept an IP address at startup. Start IP Address/Finish IP Address You will only need to fill in these values if the Instant GigaDrive is configured to act as a DHCP server.
Linksys Instant EtherFast® Series Gigadrive Administration Overview of Administrative Options There are four organizational entities that can be created on the Instant GigaDrive in order to manage and allocate the GigaDrive’s storage space. Administrators The administrator controls Instant GigaDrive disk-space allocation by creating users, groups, and shares. The administrator can then coordinate which users fall into which groups, and which groups can access which shares.
Linksys Instant EtherFast® Series The Administrative Menu—Configuration The options on the Administrative Menu are divided between two categories—Configuration and Storage Management. Configuration deals mostly with the setup and monitoring of the Instant GigaDrive’s network and system variables. The Administrative Configuration options are listed on the following page.
Linksys Instant EtherFast® Series EtherFast 10/100 Instant GigaDrive The Administrative Menu—Storage Management Managing Shares, Groups, and Users The Storage Management options manage the Instant GigaDrive’s shares, users, and groups. This section is only meant as a brief introduction. The following section, Managing Shares, Groups and Users, expands on what you will read here.
Linksys Instant EtherFast® Series Groups Everyone All users are automatically members of the everyone group. No user can ever be removed from the everyone group unless the user is entirely deleted. By default, this group has Read/Write access to the public share. This can be changed, and access to other shares can be granted or revoked. This group can never be deleted. Administrator The administrator group always has Read/Write access to every share.
Linksys Instant EtherFast® Series Multiple Access Rights While access to a share can be assigned to only one group, it is possible for more than one group to access a share if nested shares are used. For example, in figure 1, if access to the uppermost share is assigned to Group 1, and access to one of the folders beneath the uppermost share is assigned to Group 2, Groups 1 and 2 will both have access to that second share as well as all the shares beneath it.
Linksys Instant EtherFast® Series Windows Client Setup EtherFast 10/100 Instant GigaDrive Note: These screen-shots have been taken from Windows 95. Depending on the operating system you are using, the screens may be different. The process, however, is intrinsically the same. Introduction This section will help you configure Windows so that you will be able to access your network and the GigaDrive from your PC. The following items will be checked or configured. 3.
Linksys Instant EtherFast® Series Network Logon for Windows 95 and 98 To access the Instant GigaDrive, you must correctly log on to the network. 1. Check your Windows logon using Start - Settings - Control Panel Network. Ensure that the Primary Network Logon is set to Client for Microsoft Networks, as shown below. If this is already set, there is no need to make a change. EtherFast 10/100 Instant GigaDrive 2.
Linksys Instant EtherFast® Series Using the Instant GigaDrive’s Storage To use the Instant GigaDrive’s storage, you must map a drive letter to each GigaDrive folder you wish to access. The drive will then be available to all Windows programs. 1. Double-click the Network Neighborhood icon on the desktop. In Windows 2000, double-click on My Network Places, then Entire Network, then Microsoft Network. EtherFast 10/100 Instant GigaDrive 5.
Linksys Instant EtherFast® Series 3. Check with your network administrator to be sure this is properly configured or use the setting shown below. EtherFast 10/100 Instant GigaDrive Network Logon for Windows 2000 To access the Instant GigaDrive, you must correctly log on to the network. 1. Check your Windows logon using Start - Settings - Control Panel Network. Ensure that the Primary Network Logon is set to Client for Microsoft Networks, as shown below.
Linksys Instant EtherFast® Series Changing your Instant GigaDrive Password Once the Instant GigaDrive Administrator has given you a valid GigaDrive user name, you can use the following procedure to change your password. 1. Open up your web browser. EtherFast 10/100 Instant GigaDrive 1. Double-click the Network Neighborhood icon on the desktop. In Windows 2000, double-click on My Network Places, then Entire Network, then Microsoft Network. Note: The admin password can NOT be changed using this method.
Linksys Instant EtherFast® Series EtherFast 10/100 Instant GigaDrive Using the Instant GigaDrive’s Print Server 7. The new printer will now appear in your Printer list, and can be used from any Windows application. Overview 8. Use the normal Windows commands to manage the printer: • Use Start - Settings - Printers to list all of your printers. • Double-click the printer to view or delete the documents in the print queue. • Use File - Set as Default to make the selected printer the default printer.
Linksys Instant EtherFast® Series Troubleshooting 1. The GigaDrive Utility can’t find my Instant GigaDrive. • Check that the Disk Server is properly installed, that the LAN connections are secure, and that the GigaDrive is powered ON. • If you are using a router, make sure that your PC and the Instant GigaDrive are on the same network segment. • Make sure that your PC has the TCP/IP network protocol loaded. This is done by checking the Network option of the Control Panel.
Linksys Instant EtherFast® Series Appendix Customer Support For help with the installation or operation of your Instant GigaDrive, contact Linksys Customer Support at one of the phone numbers or Internet addresses below. Specifications Model Numbers Standards Protocol Network Ports Printer Port Speed (Mbps) Cabling Type Topology LED Indicators EtherFast 10/100 Instant GigaDrive EFG20, EFG40 IEEE 802.3, IEEE802.
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