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... BlackArmor User Account 47 Access Limitations 47 Storage Space Limitations 48 Automatic Sorting for Media Files 48 Grace Time Limits for Quotas 49 File Protocol Support on Shares 49 Accessing Shares and Files on the BlackArmor Server 49 Backing Up Your Files 50 Backing Up Files with BlackArmor Backup 50 Backing Up Files Between Servers 50 Backing Up To or From an External USB Drive 50 Accessing Your BlackArmor Files Over the Web 51 Downloading Large Web Files to BlackArmor Manager...
... BlackArmor User Account 47 Access Limitations 47 Storage Space Limitations 48 Automatic Sorting for Media Files 48 Grace Time Limits for Quotas 49 File Protocol Support on Shares 49 Accessing Shares and Files on the BlackArmor Server 49 Backing Up Your Files 50 Backing Up Files with BlackArmor Backup 50 Backing Up Files Between Servers 50 Backing Up To or From an External USB Drive 50 Accessing Your BlackArmor Files Over the Web 51 Downloading Large Web Files to BlackArmor Manager...
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... other link (port) takes over the Internet. The disk drives are enclosed by the server door. • Two Ethernet, or LAN, ports that let you access the server from your local network can use , or connect an Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS). • LEDs representing the ports, disk drives, and server that indicate activity and status. See page 38. See page 39. BlackArmor® NAS 440/420 User Guide (Version 3) 10 About the BlackArmor Server • BlackArmor Manager...
... other link (port) takes over the Internet. The disk drives are enclosed by the server door. • Two Ethernet, or LAN, ports that let you access the server from your local network can use , or connect an Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS). • LEDs representing the ports, disk drives, and server that indicate activity and status. See page 38. See page 39. BlackArmor® NAS 440/420 User Guide (Version 3) 10 About the BlackArmor Server • BlackArmor Manager...
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... your local network. • Create a media server so that everyone , such as file sharing, your local network can enjoy downloaded photos, videos, and music. • Enable the iTunes® service on your BlackArmor server has behind-the-scenes, administrative features that users can : • Change any server setting • Create and modify user accounts and group accounts • Set up and modify folders (or shares) • Update the server's firmware • Replace a failed disk drive BlackArmor® NAS 440/420 User Guide (Version 3) 12...
... your local network. • Create a media server so that everyone , such as file sharing, your local network can enjoy downloaded photos, videos, and music. • Enable the iTunes® service on your BlackArmor server has behind-the-scenes, administrative features that users can : • Change any server setting • Create and modify user accounts and group accounts • Set up and modify folders (or shares) • Update the server's firmware • Replace a failed disk drive BlackArmor® NAS 440/420 User Guide (Version 3) 12...
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... needs, skip to complete the setup. 9. Passwords can also create your server, then set to -remember name. Unless you are case-sensitive. BlackArmor® NAS 440/420 User Guide (Version 3) 18 Select the network mode you log in to store files by category, such as marketing, accounting, or sales. Review the contents of your own custom shares using the DHCP network mode. 8. Read the Seagate BlackArmor license agreement, then click...
... needs, skip to complete the setup. 9. Passwords can also create your server, then set to -remember name. Unless you are case-sensitive. BlackArmor® NAS 440/420 User Guide (Version 3) 18 Select the network mode you log in to store files by category, such as marketing, accounting, or sales. Review the contents of your own custom shares using the DHCP network mode. 8. Read the Seagate BlackArmor license agreement, then click...
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... be recovered from being accidentally deleted by adding a recycle bin to download specific types of Shares" on the share from the recycle bin, if necessary. Click Submit. Your next step is assigning each user access to remember. 3. In the menu bar, select Storage, click Shares, then click the Add icon. 2. Enter a description of creating user accounts is to use your BlackArmor server to create individual user accounts. Deleted files can use BlackArmor Manager to share digital...
... be recovered from being accidentally deleted by adding a recycle bin to download specific types of Shares" on the share from the recycle bin, if necessary. Click Submit. Your next step is assigning each user access to remember. 3. In the menu bar, select Storage, click Shares, then click the Add icon. 2. Enter a description of creating user accounts is to use your BlackArmor server to create individual user accounts. Deleted files can use BlackArmor Manager to share digital...
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... help for more information. Set the default sorting method for Administrators 6. See the Global Access user documentation for their list of your Seagate Global Access email address and password. 4. Ensure that the printer is in to Your Account. The Printer Manager is powered off. 2. Setting Your BlackArmor as a media server: 1. Only BlackArmor administrators can set up a printer. You can make a USB printer available on your private share. To set up your files (Our Music, Our Pictures...
... help for more information. Set the default sorting method for Administrators 6. See the Global Access user documentation for their list of your Seagate Global Access email address and password. 4. Ensure that the printer is in to Your Account. The Printer Manager is powered off. 2. Setting Your BlackArmor as a media server: 1. Only BlackArmor administrators can set up a printer. You can make a USB printer available on your private share. To set up your files (Our Music, Our Pictures...
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... server's volumes and RAID configurations (see page 31). • Set up group accounts to make it as required, using BlackArmor Manager. Select the server: • (Windows) Select the server and then click View Drive Details. • (Mac) Select the server in the appropriate folders. After the initial setup, you should familiarize yourself with the features of the Discovery window and then click Mount Share with iTunes installed, or to an iPod® connected to a network...
... server's volumes and RAID configurations (see page 31). • Set up group accounts to make it as required, using BlackArmor Manager. Select the server: • (Windows) Select the server and then click View Drive Details. • (Mac) Select the server in the appropriate folders. After the initial setup, you should familiarize yourself with the features of the Discovery window and then click Mount Share with iTunes installed, or to an iPod® connected to a network...
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... Admin Password from disk drive failures and other catastrophes. For stepby-step instructions for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, and is basically a method of protection available on a network. (Static mode requires that all the systems on your needs, or add new public or private shares using four drives. BlackArmor® NAS 440/420 User Guide (Version 3) 29 In addition to RAID 5, both LAN ports to your network to use your BlackArmor server, the server will support...
... Admin Password from disk drive failures and other catastrophes. For stepby-step instructions for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, and is basically a method of protection available on a network. (Static mode requires that all the systems on your needs, or add new public or private shares using four drives. BlackArmor® NAS 440/420 User Guide (Version 3) 29 In addition to RAID 5, both LAN ports to your network to use your BlackArmor server, the server will support...
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... part of a single disk drive. However, as a BlackArmor administrator, you can limit the size and number of simultaneous Web downloads and limit Web downloads to specific days and times using the BlackArmor Manager Downloader tool. The default volume and shares are created within volumes. You can use BlackArmor Manager to turn the server into smaller amounts that you could create three volumes to hold different types of information: • Volume A: Business Files • Volume B: Backup File Storage BlackArmor® NAS 440/420 User Guide...
... part of a single disk drive. However, as a BlackArmor administrator, you can limit the size and number of simultaneous Web downloads and limit Web downloads to specific days and times using the BlackArmor Manager Downloader tool. The default volume and shares are created within volumes. You can use BlackArmor Manager to turn the server into smaller amounts that you could create three volumes to hold different types of information: • Volume A: Business Files • Volume B: Backup File Storage BlackArmor® NAS 440/420 User Guide...
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... a folder called Music. To set storage space limits for the user). Setting Storage Space Limits for BlackArmor Users By default, your BlackArmor server and other computers. • NFS (Network File System)-Provides file sharing with computers running Linux or UNIX operating systems, or computers running NFS client software. • Recycle Bin Service-You can set per Volume on any or all of the share: • File Protocol Support-Files are in the Storage menu. BlackArmor® NAS 440/420 User Guide...
... a folder called Music. To set storage space limits for the user). Setting Storage Space Limits for BlackArmor Users By default, your BlackArmor server and other computers. • NFS (Network File System)-Provides file sharing with computers running Linux or UNIX operating systems, or computers running NFS client software. • Recycle Bin Service-You can set per Volume on any or all of the share: • File Protocol Support-Files are in the Storage menu. BlackArmor® NAS 440/420 User Guide...
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...) Settings • File Protocol Settings • Network Time Protocol (NTP) Settings • Power Saving Settings • Secure Socket Layer (SSL) Settings • Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) Settings • Web Access Protocol Settings • Workgroup and Domain Settings BlackArmor® NAS 440/420 User Guide (Version 3) 41 Because only disk drives that support SMART can use SMART disk drives in the System menu. For step-by catching potential problems early. SMART tests are in the server. Changing the BlackArmor Server's Advanced Settings Checking Disk Drive Status Using...
...) Settings • File Protocol Settings • Network Time Protocol (NTP) Settings • Power Saving Settings • Secure Socket Layer (SSL) Settings • Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) Settings • Web Access Protocol Settings • Workgroup and Domain Settings BlackArmor® NAS 440/420 User Guide (Version 3) 41 Because only disk drives that support SMART can use SMART disk drives in the System menu. For step-by catching potential problems early. SMART tests are in the server. Changing the BlackArmor Server's Advanced Settings Checking Disk Drive Status Using...
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... a network or the Internet. To set up DDNS, open BlackArmor Manager and then select General Setup from the System menu's Advanced page. You can enable NTP service on a network using standard file service rules. Secure Socket Layer (SSL) Settings Note: Only people familiar with Dynamic DNS should try changing these settings. Dynamic DNS is . File Protocol Settings Files are times, like secret passwords, to the online Help. Changing the BlackArmor Server's Advanced Settings Dynamic Domain Name System (DNS) Settings...
... a network or the Internet. To set up DDNS, open BlackArmor Manager and then select General Setup from the System menu's Advanced page. You can enable NTP service on a network using standard file service rules. Secure Socket Layer (SSL) Settings Note: Only people familiar with Dynamic DNS should try changing these settings. Dynamic DNS is . File Protocol Settings Files are times, like secret passwords, to the online Help. Changing the BlackArmor Server's Advanced Settings Dynamic Domain Name System (DNS) Settings...
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... button yet. 5. Seagate recommends using automatic updates to ensure that the server is available or install the update automatically. • Manual firmware updates-You must check the Seagate Web site at www.seagate.com for a more convenient time. Note: You will need a paperclip or other narrow device to reset the BlackArmor server's name, DHCP setting (network mode) and log in password. Hold the reset button until the disk drive LEDs on and connected to "BA-MAC address", where MAC address is complete. Carefully access...
... button yet. 5. Seagate recommends using automatic updates to ensure that the server is available or install the update automatically. • Manual firmware updates-You must check the Seagate Web site at www.seagate.com for a more convenient time. Note: You will need a paperclip or other narrow device to reset the BlackArmor server's name, DHCP setting (network mode) and log in password. Hold the reset button until the disk drive LEDs on and connected to "BA-MAC address", where MAC address is complete. Carefully access...
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... storage space assigned to you. See your computer or to a USB drive connected to the server (see your BlackArmor administrator. Once the BlackArmor administrator creates a user account, you can mount/map as many public shares as "Drag & Sort") enabled. You have full access to your private share, which allows you to save and back up your files to the share, edit files on the share, and download any files from the share...
... storage space assigned to you. See your computer or to a USB drive connected to the server (see your BlackArmor administrator. Once the BlackArmor administrator creates a user account, you can mount/map as many public shares as "Drag & Sort") enabled. You have full access to your private share, which allows you to save and back up your files to the share, edit files on the share, and download any files from the share...
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... successfully accessed a share, you can be added until space is reached, no additional files can view and download files from the share, and upload and back up files to that share, if you need to. Accessing Shares and Files on credentials. See your BlackArmor administrator has enabled Global Access on a network using Windows Explorer). See page 24 for information about Global Access, see page 47). BlackArmor® NAS 440/420 User Guide (Version...
... successfully accessed a share, you can be added until space is reached, no additional files can view and download files from the share, and upload and back up files to that share, if you need to. Accessing Shares and Files on credentials. See your BlackArmor administrator has enabled Global Access on a network using Windows Explorer). See page 24 for information about Global Access, see page 47). BlackArmor® NAS 440/420 User Guide (Version...
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... • Removing and Replacing a Disk Drive General Troubleshooting Tips If you have problems setting up or using a different Ethernet cable. Check that the server is powered on . Try connecting to common problems that your computer meets the BlackArmor system requirements. See "Making BlackArmor Accessible Using Seagate Global Access" on page 8 for a list of supported browsers. • Ensure that you are logging in with the correct administrator user name and password. (Remember that passwords are...
... • Removing and Replacing a Disk Drive General Troubleshooting Tips If you have problems setting up or using a different Ethernet cable. Check that the server is powered on . Try connecting to common problems that your computer meets the BlackArmor system requirements. See "Making BlackArmor Accessible Using Seagate Global Access" on page 8 for a list of supported browsers. • Ensure that you are logging in with the correct administrator user name and password. (Remember that passwords are...
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... your server's disk drives; The volume that share. I can 't access a share. For further assistance, contact Seagate Support at www.seagate.com/support BlackArmor® NAS 440/420 User Guide (Version 3) 54 see "Monitoring Status with the server, then launch BlackArmor Manager. Try to reconnect with the Server's LEDs" on page 39 for more files on and connected to the local network. Ensure that you are a user, see your computer. Common Problems and Solutions Enable Email Setup in degraded mode...
... your server's disk drives; The volume that share. I can 't access a share. For further assistance, contact Seagate Support at www.seagate.com/support BlackArmor® NAS 440/420 User Guide (Version 3) 54 see "Monitoring Status with the server, then launch BlackArmor Manager. Try to reconnect with the Server's LEDs" on page 39 for more files on and connected to the local network. Ensure that you are a user, see your computer. Common Problems and Solutions Enable Email Setup in degraded mode...
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... User Guide (Version 3) 62 Compared to any particular share. group account In BlackArmor Manager, a collection of user accounts grouped together to make it faster and easier to manage access to the server, which involves physical contact with the server or its cables. hot-swap To remove and replace a disk drive without first powering off the server. Or, manual access to shares. If you connect both of documents (hypertext documents) over encrypted connections. NFS Network File System. HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol over Secure...
... User Guide (Version 3) 62 Compared to any particular share. group account In BlackArmor Manager, a collection of user accounts grouped together to make it faster and easier to manage access to the server, which involves physical contact with the server or its cables. hot-swap To remove and replace a disk drive without first powering off the server. Or, manual access to shares. If you connect both of documents (hypertext documents) over encrypted connections. NFS Network File System. HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol over Secure...
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... drive, jump drive, flash drive, or external USB hard drive. volume Data storage space that can save whatever files you're working on a network that connects to save , back up of one or more disk drives, or of only part of a single disk drive. BlackArmor® NAS 440/420 User Guide (Version 3) 65 USB drive A portable disk drive that share resources. user In BlackArmor Manager, a person who can be made up , and share files using the BlackArmor server, but who can't modify user account, group account, share, or server settings. Your BlackArmor server...
... drive, jump drive, flash drive, or external USB hard drive. volume Data storage space that can save whatever files you're working on a network that connects to save , back up of one or more disk drives, or of only part of a single disk drive. BlackArmor® NAS 440/420 User Guide (Version 3) 65 USB drive A portable disk drive that share resources. user In BlackArmor Manager, a person who can be made up , and share files using the BlackArmor server, but who can't modify user account, group account, share, or server settings. Your BlackArmor server...
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... disk drives 10 door 11 BlackArmor® NAS 440/420 User Guide (Version 3) email alerts 40 initial connections 17 LAN ports 10, 11 LCD screen 10, 11, 39 LEDs 10, 39 maintenance 44 Power button 11 Power port 11 power saving 42 RAID 31 Reset button 11 resetting 45 safety 44 setup wizard 18 SMART diagnosis 41 specifications 59 System Status LED 11 troubleshooting 53 updating the firmware 44 USB ports 10, 11 setup wizard 18 shares default settings 29 drag&sort service 34 file service support...
... disk drives 10 door 11 BlackArmor® NAS 440/420 User Guide (Version 3) email alerts 40 initial connections 17 LAN ports 10, 11 LCD screen 10, 11, 39 LEDs 10, 39 maintenance 44 Power button 11 Power port 11 power saving 42 RAID 31 Reset button 11 resetting 45 safety 44 setup wizard 18 SMART diagnosis 41 specifications 59 System Status LED 11 troubleshooting 53 updating the firmware 44 USB ports 10, 11 setup wizard 18 shares default settings 29 drag&sort service 34 file service support...