Owner's Manual

Instant RAID
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Your password has been changed.
Password Management
You can configure your PC to work with only
one password the password you use to log
onto the network at startup. To do this requires
that the User Name and Password be the same
on Windows, the Instant RAID, and on any
other network server you may be accessing.
Changing your Windows password
• Your Windows password can be changed by using Control Panel -
Passwords - Change Windows Password.
Changing the password on your other servers
• Only the Network Administrator can create and modify user names.
• To change your password, use Control Panel - Passwords - Change Other
Passwords. Select the Server, then click Change. If Windows is unable to
change the password, it will display an error message. Check with your
Network Administrator for the correct procedure.
Using the Instant RAID’s Storage
To use the Instant RAID’s storage, you must “map” a drive letter to each
RAID 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. On the
View menu, select Details. the Comment column is then visible.
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When you try to access a
share or folder, you may be
prompted for a password. If
your Windows login name is
the same as your user name on
the Instant RAID but the pass-
words are different, you can
enter your RAID password
here. If your Windows login
name does not exist on the
RAID, you will only have guest
access rights. There is no
password which you can enter
in this window.
Network Logon
To access the Instant RAID, 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.
2. After your PC boots, Windows will
prompt you to logon to the network.
You must logon. If you press ESC,
or click Cancel, network resources
will not be available. When you
logon, you will need to use a valid
User Name and Password.
• If the Instant RAID Administrator has defined users on the RAID,
use the User Name and password supplied there.
• If you use a User Name and password which is not recognized by the
Instant RAID, you can still use it with guest access rights. By default,
this allows read/write access to the “public” share, but the
Administrator can set the guest access rights as they wish.
Changing your Instant RAID Password
Once the Instant RAID Administrator has given you a valid RAID user name,
you can use the following procedure to change your password.
1. Start your web browser.
2. In the Address box, enter: HTTP://ip_address, where ip_address is
the IP Address of the Instant RAID. If you do not know the RAID’s IP
Address, ask the RAID administrator.
3. You will be prompted for your name and pass-
word. Enter them at this time.
4. On the next screen, type what you would like
your new password to be.
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The admin pass-
word can not be
changed using this
method. The
Administrator Interface
must be used to change
the password for user
“admin”.