Addonics Technologies NAS Adapter NAS40ESU User Manual

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NAS 4.0 Adapter
(NAS40ESU)
Technical Support
If you need any assistance to get your unit functioning properly, please have
your product information ready and contact Addonics Technical Support at:
Hours: 8:30 am - 6:00 pm PST
Phone: 408-453-6212
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							Overview
Storage Ports: eSATA (3.0Gbps) or USB (2.0). Each port supports one eSATA device and one or more USB
based devices, up to 16 physical drives.
Network Port: Supports 10/100/1000.
Power LED: glows when unit is on.
Status LED: glows steady when unit is idle, other states are dark or dim to indicate a problem, slow or fast
blinking between dark and bright or dim and bright to indicate the unit is busy.
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Storage PortsPower LED
Status LEDPower 
Connector
Reset 
ButtonNetwork 
Port
Power Supply
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							Installation
Network Connection
The  NAS  unit is  factory configured  for  dynamic IP addressing  (DHCP client). Connect  the  unit to  a  network (router  or  switch)  where  DHCP is supported.
Static IP may be assigned later after initial setup.
Storage
The NAS unit does not support FIS switching for port multipliers, therefore any eSATA devices must be a single drive or a RAID array. Also, through the use
of USB hubs, up to a total of 16 physical storage devices may be connected, also counting any eSATA drives. One SATA port multiplier in JBOD mode may
be connected using USB; however, with more than one such port multiplier connected only one will function – others will not be recognized at all.
Each  physical  unit  may be  formatted  with  up  to  4  individual  partitions  using  a  Master  Boot  Record  (MBR),  or  up  to  15  individual partitions using  a GUID
Partition  Table  (GPT). Supported  file  systems are: FAT32,  ext2, ext3,  ext4,  XFS, and  NTFS. The  NAS  unit will  by far  provide  the best  performance  when
using the XFS file system.
NOTE:  Initializing a drive with MBR is limited to drives less than 2TB in capacity with up to 4 partitions total. For  drives greater than 2TB in capacity or if
more than 4 partitions are desired, the drive must be initialized using a GPT boot record.
NOTE:  While  the  NAS  unit  does  support  storage  with  several  Terabytes  of  capacity,  USB  hard  disks  greater  than  2TB  may not  be  compatible.  For  best
results, connect an eSATA drive in cases where a storage device greater than 2TB of capacity is desired.
The NAS Unit Boot Process
Upon connecting power the unit, the status LED will blink at first between bright and dim, then remain dark for a few moments, then begin to blink between
bright and dark for a while and finally settle down to glowing steadily. Once this pattern is complete the unit is ready to communicate.
This process normally takes about a minute or  less, but may take longer depending on the complexity of the configuration, storage and LAN connections.
With the 240 possible file systems, booting may take several minutes or longer.
Resetting the NAS
Should a problem arise with the NAS unit or its configuration, the unit may be reset simply by turning the unit off, then back on after a few moments. If this
doesnt clear the problem, the unit may be returned to its factory configuration by gently pressing and holding the reset button between the power and LAN
connectors until the Status LED blinks slowly, then rapidly. After releasing the Reset button while blinking slowly there will be no changes. After releasing the
button once the Status LED blinks rapidly, the Status LED will continue to blink for a while, and may possibly glow steadily for a while as well. Eventually it
will begin the boot process, beginning  with  blinking  between bright and dim. Once  the boot process is complete and the LED is glowing steadily again, all
settings will have been cleared and the unit is ready to communicate with all settings reset to the factory default – including the network and device name
settings. If the process appears to become stuck or takes too long to complete, you can try disconnecting power, then reconnect and after the Status LED
blinks bright and dark a few times, try the Reset button again.
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							Connecting to the NAS Unit
All  of  the  NAS  units  functions  and  features  are  configured  using  a  Web  Interface.  Once  the  hardware  is  installed,  access  the  Web  Interface  with  a  web
browser on a computer attached to the same network by typing in “http://addnas” - this will work on most Windows systems. Be sure the computer accessing
the NAS unit has the Workgroup name set to WORKGROUP.
Operating systems other than Windows may need to access the web interface by typing in the NAS units IP address instead of “http://addnas.” 
Mac: Mac users may determine the NAS units IP address by opening a Terminal window and typing the following command:
smbutil lookup addnas
This utility should return the NAS units IP address.
Linux: Linux users may find the NAS unit with the Samba client. The packages samba and samba-client must be installed, and the Linux Firewall must be
configured to trust “Samba Client” (inbound ports 137/udp and 138/udp). Having met these requirements, open a Terminal window and type in the  following
command:
nmblookup  ADDNAS
If the above methods do not work, determine the NAS units IP address by examining the DHCP servers clients table. Usually this means connecting to a
home routers web interface. Refer to the routers User Guide for details on how to locate the DHCP Clients table. Many routers list the hostnames for DHCP
clients in the table, if so the NAS units default hostname is ADDNAS. Otherwise, you may have to try each IP address listed.
Initial Setup
Once you have connected to the Web Interface, the Initial Setup page will appear:
Click Next, then a dialog will appear requesting the Administrator login. The default username is admin and the password is 123456 (without the double-
quote marks). Next, set a custom password for the admin account. The admin account name may also be changed.
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							Next, set up the Date and Time. Choose a city nearest you in the same Time Zone and be sure the Date and Time are correct.
Finally, review and confirm the settings:
After clicking on the Update settings button, Initial Setup is complete.
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							Sharing Files Using the NAS Unit
After the Initial Setup is complete and storage is attached, the NAS units basic configuration is complete; however, it will not immediately start sharing the
storage until at least one share is configured. The NAS unit can share an entire drive, a folder on a drive that has existing content, or create a new folder to
share. Refer to the section titled “Add A Shared Folder” for details.
SMB (Windows Sharing)
Windows:  Connecting  to  the  NAS  for  direct  file  access  through  Windows  Explorer  is  very  similar  to  sharing  files  between  Windows  systems. Typing
“\\ADDNAS” into  the  address bar (or the  NAS  units  hostname  if changed  from the  default, or the  NAS units  IP address) is the  easiest way to  gain  direct
access quickly.  After  pressing  Enter, the  Explorer  Window should  show a list of the  shares available. Opening  any of the  shares is like  opening  any other
folder,  except  when  accessing  a  share  for  the  first  time,  Windows  may  request  a  username  and  password  for  access  to  the  share  (unless  “Everyone”
permissions have been changed from  the default setting of NONE). Entering a valid username and password will open the  folder with appropriate access
rights  for  that  user.  If “NONE”  permissions are  set for  that user  on  that share, Another  username  and  password  prompt will appear. After connecting to a
share, Windows will use the same username and password for all connections until the Windows user logs off of Windows.
Mac: on the Finders Go menu choose “Connect to Server...” then in the server address box type “smb://” followed by the NAS units IP address. The same
authentication rules apply as with Windows.
Linux: Use  the  “Connect  to  share...”  dialog  found  on  the  Nautilus or  “File  Manager”  menu  bar, then  select  Windows  Share  for  the  type  and complete the
remaining fields for share name, username and password. Information required to complete the connection and the systems response vary from one version
of Linux to another, and should be expected to work about the same way as connecting to a shared folder on an actual Windows PC.
Some Linux distributions come with a File Browser package like Nautilus, and  depending on the  package  and version, and sometimes whether or not the
samba-client package is installed, you may be able to browse Windows networks like with Windows.
FTP Server
Anonymous  login  is  supported  with  no  user  home  directory  and  access  to  any  shares  with  read-only  or  read  and  write  access  to  Everyone  for  FTP.
Authenticated users will have read and write access to their home folder and any other shares defined under the Sharing tab with read-only or read and write
access for the user for FTP, as well as Everyone.
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							The Configuration Tab
Update Admin Username and Password
Changes the web interface management login.
Configure User Home Directory Drive
Determines which drive on the system carries the HOME directory for users. The users home folder is useful for storing private files. If a home directory is
already defined it will be shown. Choose a volume and click Save. If any files exist in a previous Home directory they will be moved to the new location.
Change Current Date and Time
Settings for time zone, date and time. Set time zone to a listed city nearby in the same time zone.
Update Device/Workgroup Names
Settings for the NAS units network name and Windows workgroup. Default setting is ADDNAS joined to WORKGROUP. Setting the workgroup name on all
devices  on  the  same  network  to  match  is  strongly recommended.  The  Device  name  is  used  for  accessing  the  Web  Interface  as  well  as browsing for  the
shared folders on the network.
Update FTP Port Number
Changes the TCP Port used by the FTP server. Default is port 21. Note that some FTP clients will not be able to connect on alternate ports.
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							View Current Network Configuration
Displays details about the NAS units current network settings. Includes device and network names as well as TCP/IP settings.
Configure the Network Settings
Starts the network configuration wizard.
Choosing  Automatic  will  configure  the  NAS  unit  as  a  DHCP  client  and  the  configuration  wizard  will  skip  to  the  end.  Choosing  Manual  configuration  will
proceed to Step 2.
Step 2 configures the NAS units static IP address and subnet mask. To choose a working static IP address, make sure you meet these criteria:
1. The subnet mask must match the rest of the network exactly.
2. The IP address must match the routers IP address exactly where the subnet mask is 255.
3. The IP address cannot end in 0 or 255.
4. The IP address must not match any other system on the network, including the router.
5. The IP address should not be within the DHCP servers client pool.
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							The next step is to configure network connections. The gateway is usually the internal IP address for the router the NAS unit is connected to. DNS entries
are usually the same as used by the routers external network configuration (determined by your ISP). Setting an NTP server will synchronize the NAS unit to
a time server, usually on the Internet. This can be a name or IP address. Use the keywords “free NTP servers” on your preferred search engine if you wish to
configure this feature and dont know of a server you can use.
When the wizard is complete by either choosing Automatic in Step 1 or completing Steps 2 and 3, a confirmation page will appear. Clicking the Finish button
will apply the settings.
View Drive Information
Displays details of all connected drives. If network shares are configured for drives that have been disconnected, those drives will also appear in this list as
unavailable.
Device: The letter after “sd” is the drives letter, in order of when the drive was first encountered by the NAS unit. The number at the end of the device label
is the partition on the drive, in order of the drives partition map.
Ve n d o r : The drives manufacturer.
Model: The drives model number.
Mount Point: Used by the NAS unit internally. Also referenced in other areas when selecting a “volume.”
Typ e : The file system the partition is formatted with. NOTE: in this column, FAT32 is called “vfat,” NTFS is called “fuseblk.”
Size: The total space of the partition.
Used: Space in use on the partition.
Ava ilable: Remaining space available on the partition.
% Used: Percentage of the partition space in use.
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							View User Samba and FTP Login Information
Displays a list of open sessions for file sharing of Windows sharing  and FTP. The login username, the computers hostname and IP address are listed for
each session.
Format Drive
Formats a specific drive using a choice of ext3 or XFS file systems.
Caution: this function destroys data.
Choose a drive to format. If the drive is greater than 2TB in capacity choose the GPT boot record, otherwise choose MBR. Finally, choose Linux EXT3 or
Linux XFS for the file system. After clicking Format Drive, the format utility will request confirmation.
NOTE: For highest possible performance, use the XFS file system.
After clicking “Yes, Im sure,” the format utility will create and prepare one partition on the selected drive, using all space on the disk. A page will load next
confirming the format is in progress. This page updates once every minute. Once formatting is complete, the page will change to state it is done. Click any of
the tabs above the message to perform other tasks. If desired, this can be done before formatting is complete; however, the drive being formatted cannot be
used until formatting is done and there will be no further notifications.
Safely Remove Drive
Closes all pending I/O to a specified drive then “unmounts” it for removal.
Caution:  best  practice  is  to  notify  any  and  all  users  this  will  be  done  before  proceeding  to  prevent  data  loss.  Abruptly  removing  a  physical drive  without
notifying users or using the Safely Remove Drive function may cause file system corruption and loss of data.
Backup Internal System Configuration Information
Saves or restores all of the NAS units settings using a specified drive. Select the volume desired for backups. If backups exist on that volume they will be
listed under Backups, with comments if present.
To create a backup, add a backup comment if desired then click Create Backup.
To restore an existing backup, select the desired backup and click Restore Selected.
The currently selected backup may also be deleted using the Delete Selected button. All three functions will request confirmation before proceeding.
Reboot
Restarts the NAS unit.
Caution: best practice is to notify any and all users this will be done before proceeding.
Upgrade the System Firmware
In  the  case  of  a  firmware  update  release,  this  utility  applies  the  update.  Update  will  not  proceed  unless  only  one  volume  (one  partition  on  one  drive)  is
present. Instructions on updating firmware are provided with the firmware update.
Caution: All of the NAS units settings may be lost in the process of applying firmware. Make sure to notify any and all users this will be done to prevent data
loss and use the Backup Internal System Configuration Information utility before proceeding.
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