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...NSA221, NSA310, NSA320, and NSA325 21 NAS Starter Utility for NSA210 31 Web Configurator Basics ...47 Tutorials ...67 Technical Reference ...151 Status Screen ...153 System Setting ...157 Storage ...161 Network ...175 Applications ...185 Package Management ...229 Auto Upload ...279 ...Dropbox ...293 Using Time Machine with the NSA 297 Users ...301 Groups ...307 Shares ...311 Maintenance Screens ...319 Protecting Your Data ...341 Troubleshooting ...343 Product Specifications ...361 Media Server ...
...NSA221, NSA310, NSA320, and NSA325 21 NAS Starter Utility for NSA210 31 Web Configurator Basics ...47 Tutorials ...67 Technical Reference ...151 Status Screen ...153 System Setting ...157 Storage ...161 Network ...175 Applications ...185 Package Management ...229 Auto Upload ...279 ...Dropbox ...293 Using Time Machine with the NSA 297 Users ...301 Groups ...307 Shares ...311 Maintenance Screens ...319 Protecting Your Data ...341 Troubleshooting ...343 Product Specifications ...361 Media Server ...
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...to Know ...157 7.4 The Server Name Screen ...158 7.5 The Date/Time Screen ...158 Chapter 8 Storage ...161 8.1 Overview ...161 8.1.1 What You Need to Know About Storage 161 8.2 The Storage Screen ...162 8.2.1 Disk Replacement Restrictions 162 8.2.2 Storage Screen ...163 8.2.3 Volume Status...168 8.5 Creating an External (USB) Volume 168 8.5.1 External Disks ...169 8.6 Storage Technical Reference ...170 8.6.1 Volumes and RAID ...170 8.6.2 Choosing a Storage Method for a Volume 170 8.6.3 Storage Methods ...171 Chapter 9 Network ...175 9.1 Overview ...175 9.2 What You Can Do ...175 9.3 What You...
...to Know ...157 7.4 The Server Name Screen ...158 7.5 The Date/Time Screen ...158 Chapter 8 Storage ...161 8.1 Overview ...161 8.1.1 What You Need to Know About Storage 161 8.2 The Storage Screen ...162 8.2.1 Disk Replacement Restrictions 162 8.2.2 Storage Screen ...163 8.2.3 Volume Status...168 8.5 Creating an External (USB) Volume 168 8.5.1 External Disks ...169 8.6 Storage Technical Reference ...170 8.6.1 Volumes and RAID ...170 8.6.2 Choosing a Storage Method for a Volume 170 8.6.3 Storage Methods ...171 Chapter 9 Network ...175 9.1 Overview ...175 9.2 What You Can Do ...175 9.3 What You...
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... upload photo and video files to Know Your NSA 1.1 Overview This chapter covers the main features and applications of the NSA in a Home Network NSA Media Server User's Guide 17 Figure 1 Example of the NSA. Use the NSA to do the following. • Share files between computers on your... network. • Back up files from your computers to the NSA. • Use the COPY/SYNC button to copy or synchronize files between the NSA and USB devices like card readers, MP3 players, mass storage devices, and digital cameras without using a computer....
... upload photo and video files to Know Your NSA 1.1 Overview This chapter covers the main features and applications of the NSA in a Home Network NSA Media Server User's Guide 17 Figure 1 Example of the NSA. Use the NSA to do the following. • Share files between computers on your... network. • Back up files from your computers to the NSA. • Use the COPY/SYNC button to copy or synchronize files between the NSA and USB devices like card readers, MP3 players, mass storage devices, and digital cameras without using a computer....
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...in the Storage screen (Section 8.3 on these storage methods. none is the only storage method you...are 2-bay models. • The NSA310 and NSA210 are copied directly from the disk trays. Note...remove hard drives from the USB mass storage device to connect one internal SATA (Serial...from the Internet. A USB hard drive provides extra storage space and files are 1-bay models. 1.1.1 Hard ...USB volume. 18 Media Server User's Guide Note: Turn off and disconnect ...in the Storage > Volume screen (Section 8.3 on page 361 for the Storage screen ...storage method, all disk space is the NSA in a home...
...in the Storage screen (Section 8.3 on these storage methods. none is the only storage method you...are 2-bay models. • The NSA310 and NSA210 are copied directly from the disk trays. Note...remove hard drives from the USB mass storage device to connect one internal SATA (Serial...from the Internet. A USB hard drive provides extra storage space and files are 1-bay models. 1.1.1 Hard ...USB volume. 18 Media Server User's Guide Note: Turn off and disconnect ...in the Storage > Volume screen (Section 8.3 on page 361 for the Storage screen ...storage method, all disk space is the NSA in a home...
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... administrator password, you do not want to be able to access the NSA. 24 Media Server User's Guide Click Next. 2.5.1 Default Configuration 1 The NAS Starter Utility checks the Internet...Capacity This shows the NSA's total, in-use the NSA to use , and remaining storage capacity. zPilot Click this to manage file downloads, including P2P downloads. P2P Download Click...files from one-click hosting sites. 2.5 Initialization Wizard Use these screens to configure specific network settings. WordPress This displays when the NSA has the WordPress package installed. The default ...
... administrator password, you do not want to be able to access the NSA. 24 Media Server User's Guide Click Next. 2.5.1 Default Configuration 1 The NAS Starter Utility checks the Internet...Capacity This shows the NSA's total, in-use the NSA to use , and remaining storage capacity. zPilot Click this to manage file downloads, including P2P downloads. P2P Download Click...files from one-click hosting sites. 2.5 Initialization Wizard Use these screens to configure specific network settings. WordPress This displays when the NSA has the WordPress package installed. The default ...
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... 2.4 on one disk to the other means of the following: • RAID 1: Use this if you were given specific IP address(es) of the DNS server(s), select this if the NSA is for NSA221, NSA310, NSA320, and NSA325 4 Check your time zone and Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). 6 Select how to .... If they are OK, click Next. Otherwise click Back. Assign IP Manually Select this if you want maximum storage capacity and/or you to enter a user name and password to connect to a network IP address conflict and makes the NSA inaccessible. Select this and enter the primary and secondary DNS in each...
... 2.4 on one disk to the other means of the following: • RAID 1: Use this if you were given specific IP address(es) of the DNS server(s), select this if the NSA is for NSA221, NSA310, NSA320, and NSA325 4 Check your time zone and Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). 6 Select how to .... If they are OK, click Next. Otherwise click Back. Assign IP Manually Select this if you want maximum storage capacity and/or you to enter a user name and password to connect to a network IP address conflict and makes the NSA inaccessible. Select this and enter the primary and secondary DNS in each...
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Otherwise click Back. Figure 6 Login 26 Media Server User's Guide Enter the administrator user name and password and click Login. RAID 0 has the fastest read and write performance but if one , so they appear as network drives in Windows Explorer. If you want maximum storage capacity and/or you have other means of the...
Otherwise click Back. Figure 6 Login 26 Media Server User's Guide Enter the administrator user name and password and click Login. RAID 0 has the fastest read and write performance but if one , so they appear as network drives in Windows Explorer. If you want maximum storage capacity and/or you have other means of the...
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Chapter 3 NAS Starter Utility for NSA210 3.4 Main NAS Starter Utility Screen The main NAS Starter Utility screen displays after you select a NSA in -use and remaining storage capacity. bar The bar shows the NSA's in the NSA Discovery screen. Name This is Online, Unreachable, Configuring, or Config ...give each one NSA in this to drag and drop files onto the NSA. Media Server User's Guide 33 Figure 17 NAS Starter Utility Main Screen The following table describes the labels in your network, it is currently using. NAS Discovery Click this to use the NSA Discovery screen...
Chapter 3 NAS Starter Utility for NSA210 3.4 Main NAS Starter Utility Screen The main NAS Starter Utility screen displays after you select a NSA in -use and remaining storage capacity. bar The bar shows the NSA's in the NSA Discovery screen. Name This is Online, Unreachable, Configuring, or Config ...give each one NSA in this to drag and drop files onto the NSA. Media Server User's Guide 33 Figure 17 NAS Starter Utility Main Screen The following table describes the labels in your network, it is currently using. NAS Discovery Click this to use the NSA Discovery screen...
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... so they appear as network drives in Windows Explorer. RAID 0 has the fastest read and write performance but if one disk fails you want maximum speed for NSA210 6 Select how to use as a single large disk. • RAID 0: Use this if you want maximum storage capacity and/or you have... other means of protecting your data. Figure 32 Connect Network Drives 40 Media Server User's Guide Figure 31 Choose HDD ...
... so they appear as network drives in Windows Explorer. RAID 0 has the fastest read and write performance but if one disk fails you want maximum speed for NSA210 6 Select how to use as a single large disk. • RAID 0: Use this if you want maximum storage capacity and/or you have... other means of protecting your data. Figure 32 Connect Network Drives 40 Media Server User's Guide Figure 31 Choose HDD ...
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...open web help specific to synchronize with a time server. Network TCP/IP Assign the NSA a dynamic or static IP address and DNS information. Media Server User's Guide 63 System Setting Server Name Date & Time Specify the NSA's server name and workgroup name. PPPoE Configure PPPoE settings for...LINK SCREEN FUNCTION Status This screen shows system information, the status of the Web Configurator screen ( 2 ) contains screen links. Storage Volume View volume and disk information and create and edit volumes. UPnP Port Mapping Configure your Internet gateway to allow you are...
...open web help specific to synchronize with a time server. Network TCP/IP Assign the NSA a dynamic or static IP address and DNS information. Media Server User's Guide 63 System Setting Server Name Date & Time Specify the NSA's server name and workgroup name. PPPoE Configure PPPoE settings for...LINK SCREEN FUNCTION Status This screen shows system information, the status of the Web Configurator screen ( 2 ) contains screen links. Storage Volume View volume and disk information and create and edit volumes. UPnP Port Mapping Configure your Internet gateway to allow you are...
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Double- Media Server User's Guide 69 click either NSA icon to display. If the network containing the NSA displays as a home or work network in order for the NSA icons to open the Web Configurator login screen. 5.2.1 If the NSA Icon Does Not Display The network containing the NSA must be set as "Public": 1 Click Network and Sharing Center and then the network's link (circled in the figure). Chapter 5 Tutorials 3 The NSA icon displays twice because the NSA is both a media server and a storage device.
Double- Media Server User's Guide 69 click either NSA icon to display. If the network containing the NSA displays as a home or work network in order for the NSA icons to open the Web Configurator login screen. 5.2.1 If the NSA Icon Does Not Display The network containing the NSA must be set as "Public": 1 Click Network and Sharing Center and then the network's link (circled in the figure). Chapter 5 Tutorials 3 The NSA icon displays twice because the NSA is both a media server and a storage device.
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...damage from which you can upload/upgrade new firmware. This displays the NSA's unique physical hardware address (MAC). This shows whether the FTP server function is being used. Click the Edit icon to go to access shares on page 161 for troubleshooting purposes. If the NSA overheats,.... Click the Edit icon to go to the Maintenance > FW Upgrade screen from overheating. You can configure this NSA device is a storage area on the network. Chapter 6 Status Screen The following table describes the labels in the NSA. CPU Temperature Note: If too many users are working and...
...damage from which you can upload/upgrade new firmware. This displays the NSA's unique physical hardware address (MAC). This shows whether the FTP server function is being used. Click the Edit icon to go to access shares on page 161 for troubleshooting purposes. If the NSA overheats,.... Click the Edit icon to go to the Maintenance > FW Upgrade screen from overheating. You can configure this NSA device is a storage area on the network. Chapter 6 Status Screen The following table describes the labels in the NSA. CPU Temperature Note: If too many users are working and...
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...files stored in . The following table describes the labels in the network. This allows you have previously installed the application. Table 56 Applications .... This enables you have previously installed the package. 230 Media Server User's Guide Use the NSA administrator credentials to open the following... reliability of available packages from your NSA to an internal drive, external storage device or to schedule and run backup jobs for other users. •... application(s) from the ZyXEL website. Use S.M.A.R.T. (Self Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) to the NSA. ...
...files stored in . The following table describes the labels in the network. This allows you have previously installed the application. Table 56 Applications .... This enables you have previously installed the package. 230 Media Server User's Guide Use the NSA administrator credentials to open the following... reliability of available packages from your NSA to an internal drive, external storage device or to schedule and run backup jobs for other users. •... application(s) from the ZyXEL website. Use S.M.A.R.T. (Self Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) to the NSA. ...
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....3.1 Adding or Editing Share Click Add Share to assign specific access rights (read-only for more information on the network can access a Public share. The share owner controls access rights to activate the recycle bin. When you to create...a password to play the shares you want to this folder with a single file system) on page 189). Media Server User's Guide 313 An Advanced share allows you delete a file from 1 to have the NSA share files in this... share. The media clients do not have already created volumes (a single accessible storage area with media clients.
....3.1 Adding or Editing Share Click Add Share to assign specific access rights (read-only for more information on the network can access a Public share. The share owner controls access rights to activate the recycle bin. When you to create...a password to play the shares you want to this folder with a single file system) on page 189). Media Server User's Guide 313 An Advanced share allows you delete a file from 1 to have the NSA share files in this... share. The media clients do not have already created volumes (a single accessible storage area with media clients.
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... in Internal Volume. [USB Sync] Failed at %s: It is a Folder in Internal Volume. Media Server User's Guide 333 Backup This log class shows information on the NSA's internal and external storage activities. Table 124 Log Messages CLASS SEVERITY Auto upload INFO Auto upload INFO Auto upload WARNING Auto upload... the most severe level log and 6 being an informational log only. Chapter 18 Maintenance Screens Table 122 Log Classes (continued) LOG CATEGORY DESCRIPTION Network This log class shows information on network configuration, setting changes and so on log severity levels.
... in Internal Volume. [USB Sync] Failed at %s: It is a Folder in Internal Volume. Media Server User's Guide 333 Backup This log class shows information on the NSA's internal and external storage activities. Table 124 Log Messages CLASS SEVERITY Auto upload INFO Auto upload INFO Auto upload WARNING Auto upload... the most severe level log and 6 being an informational log only. Chapter 18 Maintenance Screens Table 122 Log Classes (continued) LOG CATEGORY DESCRIPTION Network This log class shows information on network configuration, setting changes and so on log severity levels.
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Hard drive malfunction. NSA malfunction Network down Use a firewall with anti-virus capability on your computer to a computer or other storage devices. Back up the NSA configuration file before saving them onto the NSA. Although this may want to schedule it is...to another NSA or external USB hard drive. Backup your data to the NSA after configuration changes Need to transfer data from your network. Media Server User's Guide 341 Table 125 Overview of Protection Methods SITUATION ACTION Unexpected NSA behavior after volume(s) have been created Data infected by...
Hard drive malfunction. NSA malfunction Network down Use a firewall with anti-virus capability on your computer to a computer or other storage devices. Back up the NSA configuration file before saving them onto the NSA. Although this may want to schedule it is...to another NSA or external USB hard drive. Backup your data to the NSA after configuration changes Need to transfer data from your network. Media Server User's Guide 341 Table 125 Overview of Protection Methods SITUATION ACTION Unexpected NSA behavior after volume(s) have been created Data infected by...
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...a hard disk. Even if the hard drive still functions, it is working (ping 127.0.0.1 on the computer). 344 Media Server User's Guide Installing or replacing a hard disk. The LAN LED (by the LAN port) is off. • Make...correctly in a different NSA or computer. 2 If you had to replace the drive, turn on the NSA and go to the Storage screen. • If you have a RAID I volume click the Repair icon next to the new drive. • If .... 1 Turn the NSA off, remove the front panel and make sure that the computer network card is recommended that you need to another (Ethernet) device.
...a hard disk. Even if the hard drive still functions, it is working (ping 127.0.0.1 on the computer). 344 Media Server User's Guide Installing or replacing a hard disk. The LAN LED (by the LAN port) is off. • Make...correctly in a different NSA or computer. 2 If you had to replace the drive, turn on the NSA and go to the Storage screen. • If you have a RAID I volume click the Repair icon next to the new drive. • If .... 1 Turn the NSA off, remove the front panel and make sure that the computer network card is recommended that you need to another (Ethernet) device.
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...). Try to save the files onto a computer and then from the computer to the NSA (through the network connection). 20.8 Firmware I want to transfer my file(s) from my local computer or storage device to the NSA. • After you initialize your hard disk, you can use the NSA Starter...1 On your Windows computer, click Start > Run or open a web browser. 2 Enter \\nsa followed by the number of your local computer: 352 Media Server User's Guide The Firmware field shows you the current firmware version running. 20.9 File Transfer I want to transfer is red. Copying files from an external...
...). Try to save the files onto a computer and then from the computer to the NSA (through the network connection). 20.8 Firmware I want to transfer my file(s) from my local computer or storage device to the NSA. • After you initialize your hard disk, you can use the NSA Starter...1 On your Windows computer, click Start > Run or open a web browser. 2 Enter \\nsa followed by the number of your local computer: 352 Media Server User's Guide The Firmware field shows you the current firmware version running. 20.9 File Transfer I want to transfer is red. Copying files from an external...
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... do not have a volume on an internal disk and that will use the printer I want to save the file. 20.10 Networking I connected to your local computer's folder or your storage device. • You can play the media files in the healthy state. • Install an internal disk if one on the... for how to install an internal disk. • Create a new volume if you do this. • If you enabled Web Publishing for example) or the Server Name you want to control who can access my folder(s)/file(s). • If you are an administrator, you can configure a user's access rights. Media...
... do not have a volume on an internal disk and that will use the printer I want to save the file. 20.10 Networking I connected to your local computer's folder or your storage device. • You can play the media files in the healthy state. • Install an internal disk if one on the... for how to install an internal disk. • Create a new volume if you do this. • If you enabled Web Publishing for example) or the Server Name you want to control who can access my folder(s)/file(s). • If you are an administrator, you can configure a user's access rights. Media...