Page 3 - Contents
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Page 4 - Overview; Package Contents; System Overview; Front View; Chapter 1
3 Overview Package Contents • Network Attached Storage Appliance • User’s Manual • Power Cord • One CAT-5 Ethernet Cable • Quick Install Wizard CD-ROM System Overview FNS-5000 z Front View z Rear View Chapter 1 Setting Switch B Setting Switch A 4 LED indicators: Power, Error, Network, and Disk Acces...
Page 6 - Indicator light at the left of the LCD panel
5 Indicator light at the left of the LCD panel Shines when power is on Indicates a system error which needs to be corrected This light flashes when data is being transmitted through the network This light flashes when data is being stored or retrieved from the disks
Page 7 - Installation and Set-up of LevelOne NAS; Installing the Hardware; Install Hard Drive into FNS-7000; Chapter 2
6 Installation and Set-up of LevelOne NAS Installing the Hardware Install Hard Drive into FNS-7000 Once you start installing a hard drive into the FNS-7000, you have to obey following steps: Power off the FNS-7000. Release the screws(right & left sides) of drive bay in which the new hard drive w...
Page 8 - Install Hard Drive into GNS-8000
7 Slide the drive tray with new hard drive into the drive and tighten the screws (right & left sides). Install Hard Drive into GNS-8000 Once you start installing a hard drive into the GNS-8000, you have to obey following steps: Power off the GNS-8000. Push the front panel ears and pull out the p...
Page 10 - Set-up before First Operation; IP Address
9 At this time the hardware installation of your LevelOne NAS is complete. Please proceed to “Set-up before First Operation”. Set-up before First Operation The factory default settings of your LevelOne NAS will search the network via DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) to automatically detect...
Page 11 - Administration of the LevelOne NAS; Accessing the Administration Page; Administration; Chapter 3
10 Administration of the LevelOne NAS Once you have installed the LevelOne NAS and other hardware and connected it to the networks, you can use your browser (supports Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or later and Netscape Navigator 4.5 or later; Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 is recommended) to comp...
Page 12 - Administrator
11 The factory default login name and password are as follows: Login: Administrator Password: admin If this is the first time you enter the Administration page, the Quick Configuration page appears automatically. Please refer to the Quick Configuration section for more details.
Page 15 - Language Setting; Network Settings; TCP/IP Configuration
14 can be a combination of letters (A-Z or a-z), numbers (0-9) and hyphens (-). The server will not accept name containing blank spaces, period (.), or names with only numbers. The LCD display will show the current server name. Next, you must configure your LevelOne NAS to the workgroup. The workgro...
Page 17 - Disk Configuration
16 • NetWare Service If you wish to use NetWare to access the LevelOne NAS, you must activate the NetWare service. The LevelOne NAS will then operate in a manner similar to a Novell NetWare 3.12 file server. • Web Service Other than standard OS support, you have the choice to use a web browser to ac...
Page 18 - User Management
17 • RAID 0 Striping Disk Volume Striping disk combines two or more disks into one larger disk. It offers the fastest disk access but it does not have any protection of your data if the striped array fails. The disk capacity equals the number of disks in the array times the size of the smallest disk...
Page 21 - Network Share Management
20 Network Share Management The primary purpose of network storage is file sharing. In a standard operation environment, you can create different network share folders for various types of files, or provide different file access rights to users or user groups. By factory default, a “public” share fo...
Page 22 - Deny Access; System Tools; SNMP Settings; Hardware Settings
21 • Deny Access Denies all files access on the network share. System Tools The following system tools allow optimized maintenance or management of your LevelOne NAS: • SNMP Settings In order to use Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) to manage the LevelOne NAS's network components, the SNMP s...
Page 24 - Active Users; Event Logs
23 Statistics & Logs You can monitor the current logon user of the LevelOne NAS and the system event logs for the purpose of user administration or system diagnostic reference. • Active Users Displays information on all online users. • Event Logs The LevelOne NAS can store thousands of recent ev...
Page 25 - Accessing the LevelOne NAS; Using Microsoft Windows; Chapter 4
24 Accessing the LevelOne NAS Using Microsoft Windows Under the Microsoft Windows operating system, you can access the LevelOne NAS using the following steps: 1. Use the following methods to locate and connect the LevelOne NAS within the local network: • Click on the Start button and select Run in t...
Page 26 - Using the Apple Mac Operating System; Using Network Browser
25 3. Once the network share is a part of your system disk drives, you can locate the network share in “My Computer” and access it as a regular hard disk drive. Using the Apple Mac Operating System If you are a Mac OS user, you can use the following two methods to access to your LevelOne NAS: 1. Usi...
Page 29 - Using the Chooser; Chooser; AppleShare
28 2. Using the Chooser a. Select Chooser in the Apple menu bar. b. Click on AppleShare . The name of the LevelOne NAS appears on the right side of the window.
Page 32 - Using the Unix/Linux Operating System; Using Novell NetWare
31 Using the Unix/Linux Operating System Other than Microsoft OS and Mac OS, your LevelOne NAS supports Unix based systems (such as IBM AIX, HP-UX, Sun Solaris, Linux, Free BSD, etc) through the NFS service: 1. Under Unix, use the following commands: mount -t nfs <LevelOne NAS IP address> :/ &...
Page 33 - LevelOne NAS - Maintenance; Shutdown/Restart the Server; Chapter 5
32 LevelOne NAS - Maintenance The LevelOne NAS has been specially designed to run on 24 hours, 7 days a week and to be ready at all times. It is also robust to protect against system crashes caused by power loss. This section provides a general maintenance overview. Shutdown/Restart the Server Pleas...
Page 34 - Power Outage or Abnormal Shutdown
33 Note: Your LevelOne NAS must be repaired by a trained technician. Please do not try to repair the LevelOne NAS on your own. Power Outage or Abnormal Shutdown In the event of power outage or abnormal shutdown of the LevelOne NAS, the system should return to its original state prior to shutdown or ...
Page 35 - Appendix A LCD Panel; Displayed Information
34 DISK NUMBER: 4 SIZE: 38361.09MB NAS4020 2.11(0311) TEMP: 32 o C FAN : 3590 RPM Appendix A LCD Panel Displayed Information After system powers on, the following information is displayed on the LCD panel: Checking IP address, system and disk information Click on B to show the available disk space. ...
Page 36 - System Setting Function; Enter System Setting
35 System Setting Function z Enter System Setting 1. Press the switch A for two seconds to enter System Setting. 2. Press the switch B for selection options. 3. Press the switch A to enter the selection options. z NETWORK SETTINGS Enter the Network Setting, press the switch B to choose DHCP or Stati...
Page 37 - Appendix B Web File Manager; Using Web File Manager
36 Appendix B Web File Manager Using Web File Manager Start your web browser and enter your LevelOne NASs home page. Select Web File Manager and enter the correct login name and password. You may also enter “guest” in the login name field with no password to access the network shares on the LevelOne...
Page 39 - Web File Manager Icon
38 Web File Manager Icon Up - go back to the parent folder Refresh – reload the current page Home - go back to the network shares list home page Create Folder – create a new folder Rename – rename the selected file or folder Delete – remove the selected file(s) or folder(s) Select All – select all f...
Page 40 - Appendix C Quick Install Wizard; Introduction
39 Appendix C Quick Install Wizard Introduction The Quick Install Wizard enables you to list the LevelOne NASs within your local network, and display basic information such as server names, workgroups and IP addresses. You may also set up the server name, date/time and basic network configuration of...
Page 41 - Operation Help; Set up your LevelOne NAS:
40 Operation Help 1. Set up your LevelOne NAS: Select the LevelOne NAS that you want to configure, and then click on the Configure button. An authentication window asking you to enter the administrator’s password appears as shown below: Click on OK after entering the password.. If the name and passw...
Page 42 - To enter the home page of the LevelOne NAS:
41 2. If you want to set up detailed configuration, you need to enter the administration web page of the LevelOne NAS via the browser. For more configurations, check your browser under “System Administration” 2. Viewing detailed information on the LevelOne NAS: Choose the LevelOne NAS by highlightin...
