Intellinet Network Solutions 501705 - Manual

© INTELLINET NETWORK SOLUTIONS 5 the apply button. „ Power Down by press the power button „ Prompt Power Down Please press and hold the power button at least 4 seconds. - Hard Disk Standby If the hard disk is idle for a while, we would like the hard disk to enter standby mode to reduce the consumpti...

© INTELLINET NETWORK SOLUTIONS 6 WAN port MDI/MDIX switch Four LAN ports: 10/100 Mbps Two USB 2.0 port Reset Button Power Button Power Jack - DC 12V LEDs: Link/Activity LEDs for Each Ethernet Port, Power LED, HD (Hard Disk) LED, HB (Heart-Beat) & Packet Transmit/Receive LEDs WAN Port The WAN por...

© INTELLINET NETWORK SOLUTIONS 7 initiate a reset, you must hold the button for at least 5 seconds. The primary default settings are listed in the following table. Configuration Item Default Settings Administrator Username <empty> Administrator Password Admin Internal IP address 172.16.1.1 Pow...

© INTELLINET NETWORK SOLUTIONS 9 Quick Installation This chapter will give you brief instructions on how to install the product. In section 2.1, we will configure the hardware part of SA step by step. In section 2.2, we will check whether the IP address of your PC is assigned by DHCP. Once we comple...

© INTELLINET NETWORK SOLUTIONS 10 The hardware installation is now complete. Check Your PC First Please check the following settings on your PC: Do not assign an IP address to your PC. 1. Please select sequentially: In Start menu -> Settings -> Control panel -> Network connections -> Loc...

© INTELLINET NETWORK SOLUTIONS 12 Figure 2.2c Connect to the Web-Based Manager Please follow the steps to connect to the web-based manager: 1. Open a browser on the PC that is DIRECTLY connected to the SA. Type “http://172.16.1.1” in address field. And then press Enter key. 2. An authentication wind...

© INTELLINET NETWORK SOLUTIONS 13 Figure 2.3b Web-Based Manager – Basic Settings Start to configure your network environment by clicking the Basic Settings in left menu. The Basic Settings page is shown as Figure 2.4a .

© INTELLINET NETWORK SOLUTIONS 15 Figure 2.4b Internal Network Interface The default settings are: „ Host Name: “SA” „ Private IP: “172.16.1.1” „ Private IP Netmask: “255.255.0.0” According to the default settings, we will assign the LAN to network “172.16.1.x” You can add more detailed configuratio...

© INTELLINET NETWORK SOLUTIONS 16 Domain Name Server „ Most of the time this information is not needed, as your ISP will automatically provide the information. „ Please ask the DNS IP address from your ISP if one is required. External Network Interface External network interface includes ADSL/PPPoE ...

© INTELLINET NETWORK SOLUTIONS 17 If you have a fixed IP address from your ISP to access the Internet, please follow the steps below: 1. Select the Fixed IP Address radio button. 2. Enter the Public IP address. 3. Enter the External Gateway. 4. Enter the External Netmask. 5. Click the apply button. ...

© INTELLINET NETWORK SOLUTIONS 18 If you have a dynamic IP address from your ISP to access the Internet, please select the DHCP Client radio button. Once the external IP address is obtained via the DHCP protocol, there is no need to give an external IP address, external gateway address or netmask. T...

© INTELLINET NETWORK SOLUTIONS 19 Most ADSL connections do not give you a fixed IP address. In this case, you must enter the user name and password provided by your ISP for authentication. Please follow the steps below. 1. Please select the ADSL/PPPoE radio button. 2. In ADSL/PPPoE Setting : Enter t...

© INTELLINET NETWORK SOLUTIONS 21 Configuration Hierarchy This chapter gives you an overview of all the configuration options available. The SOHO Server is a multifunction product. The section3.1 explains the corresponding settings for each function. And in section3.2, we describe the power manageme...

23 Network Settings When you select Network Settings in the left menu of the web page, five configuration options appear: DHCP Server, IP Alias, Multiple NAT, Route Settings and DDNS. Please refer to the corresponding section for these configurations. DHCP Server In DHCP Server settings, we assign t...

25 „ To Disable the DHCP Server If you already have a DHCP server on your network, 1. Select Disable radio button 2. Click the apply button. Or you do not have DHCP server on your network, but you would like to assign a static IP address to each device connected to the LAN port of SA. 1. Select Disa...

26 Please follow the steps to add another network: 1. Enter “192.168.1.1” in IP Alias 1. 2. Enter “255.255.255.0” in Netmask of IP Alias 1. 3. Click the apply button. Note that the IP Alias 1 , 192.168.1.1 is assigned to SA and the network is “192.168.1.x”. For additional IP addresses of the interna...

27 packets from always sending on the same IP address and the other IP address to sit idle. Multiple NAT solves this and allows you to increase the bandwidth. Multiple NAT allows you to dispatch your network packets evenly to these IP addresses provided by ISP. 1. Enter the Internal IP range1, e.g. ...

28 (Routing Information Protocol). If the router supports RIP, it will automatically exchange routing information with SA and it is not necessary to set a static route. Please refer the steps and figures to set a static route. 1. Select Enable radio button in Routing Setup . 2. Enter the network in ...

30 3. Enter the User name. The user name you log in DDNS service. 4. Enter the password. The password you log in DDNS service. 5. Enter the Host name. The host name you register in DDNS service. 6. Click the apply button. Every time your public IP changes, the SA will tell the DDNS server what your ...

31 Virtual Server Settings The virtual server service is a way to simulate multiple servers on the intranet. You have several IP addresses within your LAN. These IPs are not visible to the users from the Internet. When servers are installed in the office that need to be seen from the Internet, we es...

32 or enter “0” in each field for none. 6. Click the apply button. URL Filter Setup The URL Filter function is used to restrict internal hosts from accessing specific URL locations. You deny any access to the URL location specified in the Site1 , Site2 … Site10 fields. Please follow the steps: 1. Se...

33 IP Filter Setup The IP filter function is similar to URL Filter. It provides further restrictions in access permission. URL Filtering only blocks port number 80 (HTTP). In IP filtering, you can assign a group of IP to be restricted. You can block four individual ports or a range of ports in the s...

34 Denial of Service It is highly recommended that the DoS Protection feature be enabled to prevent attacks on the network. However, if you allow someone to manage the router from outside or are running a web server, e-mail server, or FTP server, you should either disable Detect SYN Flood Attack or ...

35 PPTP Settings For most companies, the PPTP server creates a secure connection that a remote user can access a host within the company. The remote user has to run a PPTP client and connect to the PPTP server. The PPTP server has to validate the remote user as being in the User List in section 9.1....

36 System Management When you select the System Management item in the left menu, four configuration items appear including; Administrator Settings, Event Report Settings, Firmware Update, Time Settings and SNMP. Please refer the corresponding section for these configuration details.

37 Administrator Settings In Administrator settings you will find the basic administrator functions. The settings are easily modified and managed by the administrator. They are described as below: 1. New Password : the administrator could change the administrator password here. Please enter the new ...

38 administrator to connect to. 6. Restart device : This function reboots the SOHO Server . Select the enable radio button to restart SA. The default setting of the function is disabled. 7. Clear event log : This function is used to clean the system history that is listed in Event Report (section 8....

39 Firmware Update Updates and functionality can be added via this function. Please check the web for the latest firmware if you are having any issues. In general, no update should be needed unless it is recommended by technical support. Note: Do not do a firmware update over a wireless connection o...

40 Though it is not generally necessary, you should Restore factory default to make sure that new features and settings are implemented. Note: You must re-initialize the hard drive if you do this. Time Settings The NAS’s built-in clock should be adjusted to the current local time. This will insure a...

41 SNMP The SNMP agent allows users with SNMP client applications to conveniently inspect the network status of SA. Please follow the steps below to setup the SNMP agent. 1. Select the Enable radio button in the SNMP Agent field. 2. Enter the Community Name. Note that the agent side and the client s...

42 System Reports When you select System Reports in the left menu of the web page, four configuration items appear including; System Information, System Log, URL Log, and DHCP Lease Report. Please refer to the corresponding section for these configuration items.

43 System Information The System Information displays some useful information about the system. It shows the firmware version, the system up time and the internal and external network connections. On SA, We have one WAN port and four LAN ports. The WAN port belongs to the external network interface ...

44 Server, we assigned the IP address range to the internal network interface. „ Hardware Address: Ethernet hardware address „ Netmask: corresponding to the network. „ Max. Transfer Unit: maximum bytes of a packet. „ Tx/Err Packets: e.g. 309/0, means you sent 309 packets and there are “0” packets wi...

45 URL Log The URL Log function records the recent connections for each client. If you would like to view what the user is browsing, you can click the corresponding Destination URL in the rightmost column.

46 DHCP Lease Report The DHCP Lease Report function reports all leased IP provided by DHCP server. From this page, you can find out which host was assigned to which IP address. You can clear all the records through administrator settings. Please refer to the section 7.1, Clear DHCP Lease. User Manag...

47 Users For file sharing to work, we have to allow users and/or groups. We create the user accounts here. The admin and guest accounts are in the system by default and cannot be removed. The admin account is different than the one used to access the UI and can be modified. Enter a username and pass...

48 Groups After creating the users, you can categorize the users into different groups to make assignment easier. Click on Add to create a new group name. Enter the group name Highlight the user(s) on the right side and click on the Å button to assign the user(s) to the group. Highlight multiple use...

49 NAS Management Manage the main functions of the shared storage from this menu. HD Initialization Wizard The first time you use the NAS, you may have to initialize the hard disk. The wizard provides an easy way to initialize the hard disk. By enabling SMART, the NAS will report when the hard drive...

51 The progress of the initialization will be displayed. You can also view the progress by returning to the main wizard screen. Once the initialization is complete, the status will change to Ready . USB HD Information Each of formatted partitions (FAT32, EXT2 and EXT3) on the attached USB storage dr...

52 Advanced Settings All the file protocols settings are located here. Disable any protocols not in use by the computers on the network to increase performance. Most users will not need to change any of the settings. Make sure to click on Apply after making any changes. Change the workgroup or NAS d...

53 Enter the Remote UID, IP, netmask and the local mapping user. Once complete, mount the share on the Linux machine. A typical mount command line: # mount <IP address>:/<share folder> /<local directory> File Sharing For file sharing, you must create users and groups first. Use thi...

54 Highlight the share folder and click on Remove or Modify to delete or edit the shared folder properties. USB Storage Sharing As mentioned above, each partition of the attached USB storage will be presented to one shared folder. So, if one USB storage device be plugged into A port and it have 2 pa...

55 FTP Server If you want to access files stored on your NAS from a remote location, the included FTP server is the easiest way. Here is a typical setup: Connection Diagram: Work PC<-->Internet<-->DSL/Modem<-->Router<-->NAS To access files from the NAS from a remote location,...

56 Now from the remote location, type into a browser (or FTP application) ftp://<DDNS Name> and it will take you to your NAS unit. If you cannot see anything on your browser, make sure you have the 'View FTP Folders' option turned on in your browser settings. You may also have to go into 'File...

59 Windows includes MS Outlook Express as a standard application. Start Outlook. Under Tools->Mail, you want to ADD a mail account. Enter a display name, the formal name you want your e-mails to appear to come from (Usually your full name). In the e-mail address field, enter your new e-mail addre...

63 Searching the Network for the NAS If you are not able to locate the NAS in the Network Neighborhood or My Network Places , you can try to search for it. Click Search under My Network Places . Enter the name of the NAS or the Fixed IP address if configured that way and click Search Now . All other...