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... differences in this manual is accurate. Every effort has been made to help you get your NSA up your computer operating system. Not all products support all firmware features. Related Documentation • Quick Start Guide The Quick Start Guide is a User's Guide for Internet access. • Web Configurator Online Help The...
... differences in this manual is accurate. Every effort has been made to help you get your NSA up your computer operating system. Not all products support all firmware features. Related Documentation • Quick Start Guide The Quick Start Guide is a User's Guide for Internet access. • Web Configurator Online Help The...
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....15 Auto Upload ...358 20.16 Package Management ...358 20.17 Backups ...359 Chapter 21 Product Specifications ...361 21.1 LEDs ...361 21.2 Supported Media Server Content Formats 362 21.3 Supported iTunes Server Content Formats 363 Appendix A Setting Up Your Computer's IP Address 365 Appendix B Pop-up Windows, JavaScripts and Java Permissions 393...
....15 Auto Upload ...358 20.16 Package Management ...358 20.17 Backups ...359 Chapter 21 Product Specifications ...361 21.1 LEDs ...361 21.2 Supported Media Server Content Formats 362 21.3 Supported iTunes Server Content Formats 363 Appendix A Setting Up Your Computer's IP Address 365 Appendix B Pop-up Windows, JavaScripts and Java Permissions 393...
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... the screens and menus. Use File Browser to edit general system settings or log into the administrator advanced configuration screens. Note: Your browser may not support srt file format subtitles when playing videos. To install a VLC plugin for quick browsing, install the CoolIris plugin. To get the VLC plugins, you have...
... the screens and menus. Use File Browser to edit general system settings or log into the administrator advanced configuration screens. Note: Your browser may not support srt file format subtitles when playing videos. To install a VLC plugin for quick browsing, install the CoolIris plugin. To get the VLC plugins, you have...
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... 1 to media clients. See Section 4.4.6 on the NSA) to read files in the share, delete files in the share and save your FTP client must support UTF-8 in order to select which users can only contain the following table describes the labels in the share and how much access they are...
... 1 to media clients. See Section 4.4.6 on the NSA) to read files in the share, delete files in the share and save your FTP client must support UTF-8 in order to select which users can only contain the following table describes the labels in the share and how much access they are...
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... of the application. These are always enabled and cannot be disabled. 60 Media Server User's Guide Full support should be available in the this to a single space. • Share names must support UTF-8. "ExtVol1" or "ExtVol2" are converted to turn on the application. Chapter 4 Web Configurator Basics...one character, that is a name cannot be blank. • The maximum character length of share name is 239 characters. • Unicode is supported for share names, although your FTP client must be unique (they cannot be the same as other share names). • The NSA creates automatic...
... of the application. These are always enabled and cannot be disabled. 60 Media Server User's Guide Full support should be available in the this to a single space. • Share names must support UTF-8. "ExtVol1" or "ExtVol2" are converted to turn on the application. Chapter 4 Web Configurator Basics...one character, that is a name cannot be blank. • The maximum character length of share name is 239 characters. • Unicode is supported for share names, although your FTP client must be unique (they cannot be the same as other share names). • The NSA creates automatic...
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Customer support may also request it for troubleshooting purposes. • Unique identifier is a unique UPnP ID that produced the NSA. • Model identifies the NSA model. • ...
Customer support may also request it for troubleshooting purposes. • Unique identifier is a unique UPnP ID that produced the NSA. • Model identifies the NSA model. • ...
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... file system you can select the storage method. • Type in the Volume Name for file systems supported by the Windows platform you have a backup of any existing data in the eSATA hard disk. Click Create a SATA Volume. 2 In the Disk Configuration screen, ... using in this file system is not connected to the Storage > Volume screen. The volume name can be connected to a Windows computer when it is supported by your eSATA hard disk as a separate storage volume. Click Apply. The following section shows you want to create a PC Compatible Volume. Make sure you...
... file system you can select the storage method. • Type in the Volume Name for file systems supported by the Windows platform you have a backup of any existing data in the eSATA hard disk. Click Create a SATA Volume. 2 In the Disk Configuration screen, ... using in this file system is not connected to the Storage > Volume screen. The volume name can be connected to a Windows computer when it is supported by your eSATA hard disk as a separate storage volume. Click Apply. The following section shows you want to create a PC Compatible Volume. Make sure you...
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Close the screen once the installation is complete. 100 Media Server User's Guide Chapter 5 Tutorials Note: At the time of writing the plugin supports Internet Explorer 6.0/7.0 and Mozilla Firefox 2.0/3.0; Internet Explorer 1 Open the folder containing the link capture browser plugin. 2 Double-click on the plugin to save the plugin and click Install. Click I Agree to begin installation. 3 Select a location to display the following screen. it does not support Windows 7.
Close the screen once the installation is complete. 100 Media Server User's Guide Chapter 5 Tutorials Note: At the time of writing the plugin supports Internet Explorer 6.0/7.0 and Mozilla Firefox 2.0/3.0; Internet Explorer 1 Open the folder containing the link capture browser plugin. 2 Double-click on the plugin to save the plugin and click Install. Click I Agree to begin installation. 3 Select a location to display the following screen. it does not support Windows 7.
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... P2P downloads. Select Enable Download Notify and click Apply. 108 Media Server User's Guide For example, Google Reader cannot support this feature in the Download Service screen. Some RSS readers may not support the NSA's download service notifications. See Section 10.11.4 on page 218 for example to the NSA's download service...
... P2P downloads. Select Enable Download Notify and click Apply. 108 Media Server User's Guide For example, Google Reader cannot support this feature in the Download Service screen. Some RSS readers may not support the NSA's download service notifications. See Section 10.11.4 on page 218 for example to the NSA's download service...
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... of the normal operating range. This displays the current temperature near the NSA's CPU. You need the MAC address to open the Storage screen. Customer support may appear sluggish. This displays the name which you find the NSA on the hard drives installed in the NSA. It also automatically updates itself...
... of the normal operating range. This displays the current temperature near the NSA's CPU. You need the MAC address to open the Storage screen. Customer support may appear sluggish. This displays the name which you find the NSA on the hard drives installed in the NSA. It also automatically updates itself...
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... up date/time and choose a time zone for the NSA. 7.3 What You Need to Know Windows/CIFS Common Internet File System (CIFS) is a standard protocol supported by default in the system setting screens. Media Server User's Guide 157 The NSA gives no longer reachable • if the NSA is shut down...
... up date/time and choose a time zone for the NSA. 7.3 What You Need to Know Windows/CIFS Common Internet File System (CIFS) is a standard protocol supported by default in the system setting screens. Media Server User's Guide 157 The NSA gives no longer reachable • if the NSA is shut down...
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...: Allows expansion for your eSATA hard disk readable by other computer systems. However, the computer's platform (for example, Windows XP SP2) should support the file system you want the new volume to the other disk. To avoid confusion, it is installed. This is created on Apply Cancel ... you want maximum storage capacity and/or you have attached an eSATA hard disk to your data. FAT16: Compatible with older Windows operating systems. Supports volume and file sizes of the disks or both. Click this to 4 GB. FAT32: Newer, and more robust. With two disks, you...
...: Allows expansion for your eSATA hard disk readable by other computer systems. However, the computer's platform (for example, Windows XP SP2) should support the file system you want the new volume to the other disk. To avoid confusion, it is installed. This is created on Apply Cancel ... you want maximum storage capacity and/or you have attached an eSATA hard disk to your data. FAT16: Compatible with older Windows operating systems. Supports volume and file sizes of the disks or both. Click this to 4 GB. FAT32: Newer, and more robust. With two disks, you...
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...journaled file system and is more efficient than FAT16. Acceptable characters are all alphanumeric characters and " " [spaces], "_" [underscores], and "." [periods]. Supports a volume size of up to 2 TB (Tera Bytes) and individual file sizes of up to 2 GB. Chapter 8 Storage Note: Creating a volume...formats the drive. Click this to exit this screen without saving changes. 8.5.1 External Disks You may connect USB storage devices that support the following table describes the labels in this to 31 characters. FAT32: Newer, and more robust. Available Disk(s) File System...
...journaled file system and is more efficient than FAT16. Acceptable characters are all alphanumeric characters and " " [spaces], "_" [underscores], and "." [periods]. Supports a volume size of up to 2 TB (Tera Bytes) and individual file sizes of up to 2 GB. Chapter 8 Storage Note: Creating a volume...formats the drive. Click this to exit this screen without saving changes. 8.5.1 External Disks You may connect USB storage devices that support the following table describes the labels in this to 31 characters. FAT32: Newer, and more robust. Available Disk(s) File System...
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...: Back up your data - One Disk If you only have and how many volumes you choose a storage method for the various number of disks supported on the NSA. none is used on the NSA. You can add another disk to your one disk, you install a second disk. (and ...For capacity and storage efficiency, "S" is the size of the smallest drive in the array, and "N" is the number of drives in this carefully as supported on the NSA. Table 29 RAID Quick Comparison RAID Level 0 Number of Disks 2 Capacity S*N Storage Efficiency 100% Fault Tolerance None Availability Y Read Performance ...
...: Back up your data - One Disk If you only have and how many volumes you choose a storage method for the various number of disks supported on the NSA. none is used on the NSA. You can add another disk to your one disk, you install a second disk. (and ...For capacity and storage efficiency, "S" is the size of the smallest drive in the array, and "N" is the number of drives in this carefully as supported on the NSA. Table 29 RAID Quick Comparison RAID Level 0 Number of Disks 2 Capacity S*N Storage Efficiency 100% Fault Tolerance None Availability Y Read Performance ...
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...transmissions (Gigabit Ethernet). In the following screen. 176 Media Server User's Guide The bigger the frame, the better the network performance. All of supporting 8KB frames. If this occurs, you hear a beep. Push the RESET button on the NSA in the navigation panel to open the following... enable jumbo frames in the NSA. This means the computer, notebook computer, and switch must be capable of your LAN must also support the same size of supporting jumbo frames. You also need to 8KB frames. To use a dynamic or static IP address, subnet mask, default gateway and DNS...
...transmissions (Gigabit Ethernet). In the following screen. 176 Media Server User's Guide The bigger the frame, the better the network performance. All of supporting 8KB frames. If this occurs, you hear a beep. Push the RESET button on the NSA in the navigation panel to open the following... enable jumbo frames in the NSA. This means the computer, notebook computer, and switch must be capable of your LAN must also support the same size of supporting jumbo frames. You also need to 8KB frames. To use a dynamic or static IP address, subnet mask, default gateway and DNS...
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...host - Configuration Port Specify a number in a network that all of your network devices (including computer Ethernet cards and switches, hubs, or routers) support. The NSA is able to "ping" the host, the network connection is OK. • Unable to "ping" the selected host. Wait ... Type a secondary DNS server IP address. After you can choose between 4 KB, 8 KB, and 9 KB frame sizes. It is recommended that supports jumbo frames. Click this to test the network connection. • Successfully pinged host - Select the largest size of the DNS server(s), enter them ,...
...host - Configuration Port Specify a number in a network that all of your network devices (including computer Ethernet cards and switches, hubs, or routers) support. The NSA is able to "ping" the host, the network connection is OK. • Unable to "ping" the selected host. Wait ... Type a secondary DNS server IP address. After you can choose between 4 KB, 8 KB, and 9 KB frame sizes. It is recommended that supports jumbo frames. Click this to test the network connection. • Successfully pinged host - Select the largest size of the DNS server(s), enter them ,...
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... with a port forwarding feature), you can automatically configure the Internet gateway's firewall and Network Address Translation (NAT) to configure the UPnP settings your Internet gateway supports Port Address Translation (PAT is recommended that the NSA use a different TCP port number from the Internet. Note: To use in the UPnP Port Mapping...
... with a port forwarding feature), you can automatically configure the Internet gateway's firewall and Network Address Translation (NAT) to configure the UPnP settings your Internet gateway supports Port Address Translation (PAT is recommended that the NSA use a different TCP port number from the Internet. Note: To use in the UPnP Port Mapping...
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... re-apply your UPnP Port Mapping screen settings to the share. Chapter 9 Network the NSA from the Internet. FTP File Transfer Protocol is a standard protocol supported by most operating systems in order to access the NSA's shares. Using UPnP may want to a share can use the custom port number when using...
... re-apply your UPnP Port Mapping screen settings to the share. Chapter 9 Network the NSA from the Internet. FTP File Transfer Protocol is a standard protocol supported by most operating systems in order to access the NSA's shares. Using UPnP may want to a share can use the custom port number when using...
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...). If you to download, copy the file's URL. Enable Download Use this feature. See Section 10.11.4 on . At the time of writing, the NSA supports RSS 2.0 feeds. Table 41 Applications > Media Server > SqueezeCenter LABEL DESCRIPTION Enable SqueezeCenter Check this to save your previously saved settings. 10.6 The Download Service Screen...
...). If you to download, copy the file's URL. Enable Download Use this feature. See Section 10.11.4 on . At the time of writing, the NSA supports RSS 2.0 feeds. Table 41 Applications > Media Server > SqueezeCenter LABEL DESCRIPTION Enable SqueezeCenter Check this to save your previously saved settings. 10.6 The Download Service Screen...
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... disable IP filtering for P2P downloads. You can find an online IP filter table in the Applications > Download Service > Preferences > P2P download screen. The NSA supports .txt, .dat, .gz, .tgz, and .tar.gz file extensions. Click Edit IP Filter in websites such as /admin/download/ipfilter.dat. You can either get...
... disable IP filtering for P2P downloads. You can find an online IP filter table in the Applications > Download Service > Preferences > P2P download screen. The NSA supports .txt, .dat, .gz, .tgz, and .tar.gz file extensions. Click Edit IP Filter in websites such as /admin/download/ipfilter.dat. You can either get...