Addonics Technologies RAID Tower V SN535E1G User Manual

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Finally, review and confirm the settings:
After clicking on the Update settings button, Initial Setup is complete.\
Sharing Files Using the Secure NAS
SMB (Windows Sharing)
Connecting to the NAS for direct file access through Windows Explorer is\
 very similar 
to sharing files between Windows systems. Typing “\\ADDNAS” (or the Secure NAS 
units hostname if changed from the default) or the double-backslash fo\
llowed by the 
Secure 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 fo\
r access 
to the share (unless “Everyone” permissions have been changed fro\
m the default 
setting of NONE). Entering a valid username and password will open the \
folder with 
appropriate access rights to 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 connect\
ions until 
the Windows user logs off of Windows. 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. 
						

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On Mac systems, on the Finders Go menu choose “Connect to Server...” then in 
the server address box type “smb://” followed by the Secure NAS un\
its IP 
address. On Linux systems, use the “Connect to share...” dialog fo\
und 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 respons\
e vary 
from one version of Linux to another, and should be expected to work about the 
same way as connecting to a share on an actual Windows PC.
FTP Server
The Secure NAS FTP Server requires the User Home Directory Drive is defined 
under the Sharing Tab to function. 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.
Getting Started with MLDonkey
MLDonkey is a powerful, multi-protocol Peer-to-Peer (P2P) client inclu\
ded with the
Secure NAS unit. The features and capabilities of this tool are beyond the scope of 
this user guide, the steps below will show how to get MLDonkey up and ru\
nning. 
For more information on how to use MLDonkey, visit 
http://mldonkey.sourceforge.net.
MLDonkey Basic Setup
The MLDonkey client requires one partition formatted with either ext3 or\
 XFS. The 
Secure NAS units format utility can format one physical unit with a sin\
gle partition 
using all space if needed. 
Under the P2P/MLDonkey tab, choose the drive you wish to create the file\
 
structure on and click Save. Please note: this menu will permit setting \
up folders 
on incompatible file systems. If this is done, MLDonkey will not start o\
r may not be 
able to download files.
When the folder structure is set up, a page will appear stating this is \
done. Click  
the START button. NOTE: The MLDonkey setup page will create a share on the 
selected drive called MLDonkey. This share will be configured with “None” 
permissions to “Everyone” as well as all existing users.
Next, a new page will appear stating MLDonkey is running. Click the link\
 at the 
bottom of the page that reads “Launch MLDonkey Control Panel.” 
A new tab will appear in the browser with the MLDonkey web interface. If \
MLDonkey is not fully initialized yet, the browser may report a failure \
to connect. If 
this happens, wait about one minute and try again, either by refreshing \
the page or 
clicking a “try again” button – this step varies depending on t\
he browser used. 
						

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When first setting up, a prompt appears warning there is no password for\
 the 
admin account. Click the space between the “DL” and “Input” \
buttons, then type 
the command “useradd admin” as shown, then add a password after a \
space.
NOTE: The MLDonkey admin account is not the same account as the Secure NAS uni\
ts web interface 
admin account. It is recommended that the password matches for simplicit\
y, but not necessary.
MLDonkey will perform most of the remaining steps automatically and conn\
ect to
some servers on the Donkey network.
To download a file using the Donkey network, begin by clicking search, th\
en enter
some criteria and click the Search button. After a query message appears, click 
the Search Results button.
To download a Torrent, on the command bar type dllink followed by a space and 
the full URL path to the .Torrent file and press Enter or click Input. (example: dllink
http://sampletorrent.com/path/dot-torrentfile.torrent). MLDonkey will \
parse the
download and add it to the download queue automatically. 
Files queued for download will appear in the MLDonkey share in the incom\
ing/files 
folder when when complete. 
NOTE:  this folder has read-only permissions and cannot be changed.
The Configuration Tab 
						

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Change Current Date and Time
Settings for time zone, date and time. Set time zone to a listed city ne\
arby in the
same time zone.
Update Device/Workgroup Names
Settings for the Secure 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.
View Current Network Configuration
Displays details about the Secure NAS units current network settings. I\
ncludes 
device and network names as well as TCP/IP settings.
Configure the Network Settings
Starts the network configuration wizard.
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 user\
s. The
users home folder is required for FTP transfers and as a network share for 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. 
						

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Choosing Automatic will configure the Secure 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 Secure 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.
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 Secure NAS unit is connected to. DNS 
entries are usually the same as used by the routers external network co\
nfiguration 
(determined by your ISP). Setting an NTP server will synchronize the Secure 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. 
						

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View Drive Information
Displays details of all connected drives. If network shares are configur\
ed for
drives that have been disconnected, those drives will also appear in thi\
s 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.
Vendor: The drives manufacturer.
Model: The drives model number.
Mount Point: Used by the Secure NAS unit internally.
Type: The file system the partition is formatted with.
Size: The total space of the partition.
Used: Space in use on the partition.
Available: Remaining space available on the partition.
% Used: Percentage of the partition space in use.
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 c\
hoose 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. 
						

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After clicking “Yes, Im sure,” the format utility will create and prepare one partiti\
on 
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 Secure NAS units settings using a specifie\
d drive. 
Select the volume desired for backups. If backups exist on that volume t\
hey will be 
listed under Backups, with comments if present. 
To create a backup, add a backup comment if desired then click Create Bac\
kup.  
To restore an existing backup, select the desired backup and click Restor\
e 
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 Secure 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 updat\
e.
Update will not proceed unless only one volume (one partition on one dr\
ive) is
present. Instructions on updating firmware are provided with the firmwar\
e
update.
Caution: All of the Secure NAS units settings will be lost in the process of app\
lying
firmware. Make sure to notify any and all users this will be done to pre\
vent data 
loss and use the Backup Internal System Configuration Information utilit\
y before
proceeding. 
						

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The Sharing Tab
User Management
Shows current list of known users on the Secure NAS unit. 
To delete a user, click the “Delete” link next to that username, then confirm.
To change a users password, select the username just above “New Passw\
ord,” then
enter the new password into the “New Password” and “Confirm Pas\
sword” fields and
click “Change Password.”
To create a new user account, click “New User,” then enter the new username and
the initial password in the “New Password” and “Confirm Passwor\
d” fields. If shared
folders are defined on the system, select the default permissions grante\
d to the new
user for each share.
Add A Shared Folder
Creates a new folder and shares it on the network. This function has several steps.
The first page introduces the wizard. Click “Begin Wizard” to proc\
eed. 
						

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Step 1 is to define the name of the share. The share name will become the folder
name on the drive.
NOTE: The shared folder name will be written to disk using all capital letters\
. If an existing folder of the same 
name appears and is not all capital letters, the Secure NAS considers th\
at not a match and writes the same 
folder name in all capital letters anyway. This can cause unpredictable results if the drive is subsequently 
connected to a computer. If a folder exists of the same name with all capital letters, it will \
be shared
without harming any data.
Step 2 is to select the drive the share is to be created on. The drive is identified by the 
drive letter and partition number, the vendor and model, and the mount point.