Page 2 - About LG Network Storage; Freedom to use anytime, anywhere
About LG Network Storage Freedom to use anytime, anywhere Thank you for purchasing LG Network Storage. You can easily save and share files when and wherever you have internet access with LG Network Storage. 2
Page 4 - Safety warning
4 Safety warning Caution Do not place any objects within 15cm of the unit.The unit reaches high temperatures creating the risk of burn injuries. When dealing with system components, strictly abide by the instruction manual. Physical contact with the soldering on the backside of components may cause ...
Page 6 - Table of contents; LG Network Storage Introduction
6 Table of contents About LG Network StorageSafety warningTable of contents Components and supported OS Name of the product parts (N1T1/N1T3/N1A1 product) Name of the product parts (N2A2 product) Name of the product parts (N2R5/N2B5 product) Product Installation Network Storage installation (N1T1/N1...
Page 7 - Supplement
7 Table of contents System Setting Brightness and Sound SettingManaging PowerLanguage SettingTime setupMail Notification ServiceViewing System InformationSystem Initialization DLNA Setup iTunes Service Setup Torrent Setup Backup Setup Rsync Setup (N2R5/N2B5 Product)USB Backup SetupSchedule Backup Se...
Page 8 - l Components and supported OS
8 Please check the components before installing. LG Network Storage Introduction l Components and supported OS Support OS Components - Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista, Windows 7- MAC OS X 10.5 or higher- Linux(Ubuntu 10.10 or higher, Fedora 14 or higher, OpenSuse 11.4 or higher) ※ ※ ※ Refer to quick i...
Page 11 - l Name of the product parts (N2A2 product)
11 (Front) (Back) LED panel USB 2.0 port Back-up button USB 2.0 port LAN port DC-in Adaptor cable holder Kensington Lock Power button Fan :LAN :HDD :POWER LG Network Storage Introduction l Name of the product parts (N2A2 product)
Page 13 - Installing LG Network Storage
Installing LG Network Storage This is the preparation process before using Network Storage. Please follow the installation steps.
Page 14 - 제품구성물 및 지원 OS
14 1 -1 . 제품 소개 제품구성물 및 지원 OS 1. Connect LAN port of Network Storage with LAN port of a network equipment (IP network sharing device / router / hub / switch) using a LAN cable enclosed, or directly connect the LAN port of the PC. [N1T1/N1T3/N1A1] 2. Check to see if it is set to NAS mode. ※ 3. After ...
Page 15 - l Network Storage installation (N2A2 Product)
15 2 -3 . 모드 스위치 외장형 HDD 사용하기 (N1T1 제품) 2. After checking the connection of the power supply cable of LG Network Storage, press the power button at the back and start LG Network Storage. The booting will take about 40 sec. ~ 1 min. and alert you with a sound. (The LED will turn on with proper connec...
Page 17 - Program Installation; l LG Network Storage software installation CD
17 Included CD “LG Network Storage PC Software Installer” provides the following programs. 2. NAS Monitor 3. Nero Backitup&Burn 4. NAS Detector Provides a function of easily and quickly finding LG Network Storage present on the user’s network. 5. Remote Network Drive Remote Network Drive allows ...
Page 19 - Network Storage set up; l LG Network Storage Installation Wizard
19 If Network Storage doesn’t appear, recheck the connec- tion and click ‘Search network button’. ※ Helps to easily set up Network Storage and complicated networks (DDNS, Port Forwarding). A After running Installation Wizard, choose the router currently connected to Network Storage and click ‘Next’ ...
Page 22 - l NAS Detector
22 Recommended for searching Network Storage and setting up networks in Mac A B It shows LG Network Storage’s ‘MAC Adress’, ‘IP Adress’, and ‘Host Name’ in order. If the LG Network Storage you are searching for fails, click the ‘Search Network’ button. You can change IP addresses and related informa...
Page 23 - Connecting to Web Menu
23 Connecting to Web Menu You can easily enjoy Multi-media files and manage LG Network Storage through Web Menu. A Click ‘Web Menu’ 1. There are several ways to connect to Web Menu. 2. The login window will appear as below. ※ When connecting through domain, you must first set up DDNS. See 70p for DD...
Page 24 - NAS Monitor
24 NAS Monitor The Network Storage’s IP address detected on the local network will be shown and will connect to the automatically changed IP address. A NAS Monitor will automatically communicate with LG Network Storage to get IP Address information. Right click on windows notice icon. B - Web menu :...
Page 25 - Using LG Network Storage
Using LG Network Storage This explains how to use various services supported by LG Network Storage. ※ Network Folder and Remote Network Drive is recommended.
Page 26 - File Uploading and Downloading
26 File sharing and storing is possible by using ‘My computer’ settings at home or of- fice that uses the same network. ※ As in the picture below, you can enter the ‘\\IP Address’ in the Windows search box to connect to the server. 1. Connecting to Network Folder A Click ‘Network Folder’ Click ‘Run’...
Page 30 - l Remote Network Drive
30 Remote Network Drive allows you to use the network folder anywhere, as if you are in your home, through the Window Explorer. A Right click on the Window’s Remote Network Drive icon. - Connect to Network Storage Web Menu -> Configuration -> Network Service Setting -> click on ‘Remote Netw...
Page 31 - l File Explorer
31 A Connect to Network Storage Web Menu -> Click on ‘File Explorer’ - Upload Search Button -> Select File -> Send Button -> File upload ※ When multiple files are downloaded at once, it downloads by compressing them to zip files. ※ When Uploading, the maximum size is 2GBs and 256 files. ...
Page 32 - l FTP
32 You can quickly and easily upload/download files from LG Network Storage to your PC with FTP service. ※ ※ ※ ※ Large size files exceeding 2GB can be uploaded/downloaded. It is explained through an example of free FTP service, FileZilla. You can download multiple files without compressing.Continued...
Page 35 - Using Network Storage; l Enjoying Multimedia on you PC
35 A You can enjoy Multimedia files by clicking ‘Photo’, ‘Music’, ‘Video’. A ※ ※ You can add multimedia files to /Multimedia folder. ※ You can upload/download files with the multimedia browser. For extra folder options, refer to 84p. Viewing Thumbnails Viewing List Preview List B B Using Network Sto...
Page 36 - l Sharing through Community Board
36 ※ You can only add files on LG Network Storage. This is a bulletin board for sharing with group members or all users. A Connect to Network Storage Web Menu -> Click on ‘Community Board’. A Click on ‘Write’. B After selecting a kind of ‘Head’, enter ‘Subject’ and ‘Message’ Select ‘Sharing group...
Page 37 - l Enjoying Multimedia
37 ※ A A Connect to Network Storage Web Menu -> Configuration -> DLNA -> Click ‘Use’ From the home menu, select ‘Home Link’ and press ‘Select’ button. Click ‘Save’. B B B A DLNA setup Using Player You can enjoy multimedia files from Network Storage with network supported devices such as TV,...
Page 39 - l Play through a Smartphone (LG My Data)
39 A Connect to App Store. You can connect to LG Network Storage by a smartphone and play music, picture, and video files stored in the Network Storage. 1. Downloading Application Downloading LG My Data on an iPhone Download LG My Data. Connect to iTunes Store -> Enter lg nas. B B A Using Network...
Page 41 - l Picture backup
41 ※ ※ If you want to backup regularly, add Backup Schedule. Please refer to 88p for details. All data saved in USB memory will be backed up. 1. Preparing pictures 3. How to backup USB device’s pictures using USB Backup. 4. How to backup LG Network Storage pictures to the Optical Disc. (N1T1/N1T3/N2...
Page 43 - l Home Monitoring Camera
43 1. Monitoring 2. Viewing recorded file A A A A B B B Connect to Network Storage Web Menu -> Home Monitoring -> Click ‘Home Monitoring’ tab. Connect to Network Storage Web Menu -> Home Monitoring -> Click ‘Recorded file’ tab. Select camera. When viewing files click on the right bottom ...
Page 44 - Family Cast; l Account and user registration
44 LG SMART TV exclusive application which allows the user to easily access and share photos, music, videos and other data saved on the net hard with their family with the TV remote control from anywhere around the globe. A Connect to Network Storage Web Menu -> Click on ‘Family Cast’. Select Kor...
Page 45 - l Access service with a PC
45 Multimedia service accessible by a PC can be accessed with the SMART TV (Refer to page 48) A Click on ‘Upload’ after logging into FamilyCast. Select the member that will upload the multimedia file. Click on ‘Browse...’-> Select the file to be uploaded. Once uploaded photos, music, video files ...
Page 48 - l Accessing from TV
48 Click on the magnifying glass icon after entering ‘FamilyCast’ 1. Installing FamilyCast application on the TV Only accessible on LG SMART TV. The version may differ depending on the TV application. Refer to 52 if not a LG TV member. Connect through the web address(http://DDNS address of the netha...
Page 52 - l Signing up from the TV
52 Family Cast l Signing up from the TV If not a LG TV member click on the ‘Sign up’ button at the top and become a member. ※ Click on ‘Register’ when the LG TV login screen is loaded. Click on ‘Confirm’ after entering the desired ID and Password. Click on ‘Agree’ after reading the service agreement...
Page 53 - LCD Panel and Buttons
53 LCD Panel and Buttons (N2R5/N2B5 Product) It is activated when a USB/ e-SATA device is connected. Displays the network connection status. If the LAN cable is not connected it will not be active. It will be blinking during connection. Also, if DHCP for IP address is selected, the icon will flash a...
Page 54 - Using external HDD
54 ‘EX. HDD’ Mode - N1T1/N1A1 : You can connect to a PC with a USB cable and use it as an External Hard Disk. - N1T3: When the EX. HDD MODE USB Mini-B port and the PC is con- nected with a USB cable, it is automatically changed to external hard disk mode and can be used as an external hard disk. ‘EX...
Page 55 - Using Advanced Features; Torrent
55 A This is a P2P share program that can download files from several sources at once. Open : Register the torrent file of the file to download. Remove : Delete the file you chose from the list. The actual file is not deleted. Pause : It temporarily stops the download of the download file you chose....
Page 56 - Network Printer
56 A Connect to Network Storage Web Menu -> Configuration -> Application program setting -> Click ‘Network printer’ Connect the USB Printer to Network Storage USB port. This feature allows you to use the USB printer like a network printer with LG Network Storage. 1. Connecting the printer 2...
Page 58 - LG Network Storage Add-ons setup
LG Network Storage Add-ons setup You can specifically set features in LG Network Storage to decorate and manage Network Storage as you please.
Page 59 - Main Screen setup; Home Screen setup; Favorites setup
59 A Connect to Network Storage Web Menu -> Configuration -> Personal Setting -> Click ‘Wallpaper setting’ A B You can add desired menu and folders to Main Home Favorites. You can change the login screen, the main home screen and sentences. A Connect to Network Storage Web Menu -> Config...
Page 60 - Favorites Mode
60 A You can register frequently used menus for convenient access. When you click ‘Setup’, it moves to ‘Favorites Settings’ A When you click on Menu tab, it moves to the according page. B ※ You can enjoy music and videos through PC player. ※ Please refer to 59p for Favorites settings. The selected f...
Page 61 - Setting up Account and Access; l Requesting Account
61 A A Request a new ID by clicking ‘Account Application’ button. A 1. The user can request a new ID through a new account. 2. After requesting account, you need the approval of the administrator to use the account. Create account request form and click ‘Save’. - A A new user can request account to ...
Page 62 - l Approving Account Request; l My Information Setting
62 A Connect to Network Storage Web Menu -> Configuration -> Personal settings -> Click ‘My profile’ A After correcting/changing your info, click on ‘Save’. B B ※ ※ You can’t change ID or Group Info.For security reasons, it is advised to change your administrator’s password. A A Connect to ...
Page 63 - l Managing Users
63 User list will be displayed. If you want to add a user, Click ‘Add all’ or ‘Add’. B B A Connect to Network Storage Web Menu -> Configuration -> Permissions & Sharing -> Click ‘User’ A You can use CSV file to add users with add all option. After clicking add user, enter the basic user...
Page 64 - l Managing Groups
64 A A B Connect to Network Storage Web Menu -> Configuration -> Permissions & Sharing -> Click ‘Group’ Group list will be displayed. Click on ‘Add’ After entering Group name and Group Description, click on ‘Next’ After checking the user of the Group, click on ‘Next’. B Setting up Accou...
Page 66 - l Managing Share Folder
66 B Share folder list will be displayed. Click on ‘Add’. After selecting local, domain group accessibility from the group setting, click on ‘Next’ After selecting local, domain group accessibility from the group setting, click on ‘Next’. B Setting up Account and Access l Managing Share Folder A A C...
Page 68 - Network Setup; l Setting Host Name
68 A B B Connect to Network Storage Web Menu -> Configuration -> Network Service Setting -> Basic network setting -> Click ‘General’ tab. Network information is displayed. A Click on ‘Save’ Host Name : System name can be minimum of 3 to maximum of 12 characters. Host Description : System...
Page 69 - l Setting up LAN
69 A B After checking the wanted setup method, click on ‘Save’ If you wish to be assigned an automatic IP address : Select ‘Get Automatic IP address (DHCP)’. You need DHCP server(or internet IP router) within the network. If you have an IP address you want to use : Select ‘Manual IP setting’. - Ente...
Page 70 - l DDNS Setup
70 DDNS provides convenient connectivity in a circulating IP environment where the IP continuously changes at a fixed time. e.g.) http://DomainName.lgnas.com, ftp://DomainName.lgnas.com. B A B Click on ‘Use’ Enter the name and password of the domain you want to use. Click on ‘Save’ NOTICE After regi...
Page 71 - l UPnP Port Forwarding Setup
71 B A B Select Port Forwarding to ‘Use’. Click on ‘Save’ ※ ※ ※ ※ This function will not work properly If the router’s UPnP Port Forwarding feature is disabled or there is no support of this feature. The router must support UPnP Port Forwarding.When the router supports UPnP Port Forwarding, you can ...
Page 72 - Network Folder Setup; l Windows Networking
72 ※ ※ It is recommended to use default value setting(Woking Group) for users who aren’t familiar with domain and Working Group. Domain : In an environment that allows use of Active Directory, setup domain in order to grant per- mission on use of folder to local users and domain users without groups...
Page 73 - l Mac Networking; l Unix/Linux Networking
73 B After selecting use option, click on ‘Save’. B Selects options of use for AFP network in Mac OS It is set to ‘Use’ by default. Selects options of use for NFS network in Unix/Linux OS It is set to ‘Use’ by default. ※ When using Mac OS 9, select support option. If you would like to add NFS Direct...
Page 74 - Advanced Network Setup
74 FTP provides convenient environment when accessing LG Network Storage on the internet. FTP uses Port number 21 as a default. ※ ※ ※ When using an IP router, you may have to correct the IP router settings. Please refer to Port Forwarding or DMZ section of the router manual. FTP is able to connect u...
Page 75 - l Web Server Setup
75 Click on‘Save’ B If you set the Web server to ‘Use’, myweb folder is created in LG Network Storage so that the user can post upload files on the web using SAMBA. To upload using FTP, activating the FTP feature of myweb folder from the folder menu is supported. The Web port for the user web is set...
Page 76 - Managing Hard Disk; l Volume Setup
76 ※ ※ ※ ※ User can change the Hard Disk property of Network Storage. What is Volume? It has the same meaning as a drive in Windows. ※ When configuring Volume, part of the Hard Disk will be assigned as LG Network Storage system. Therefore, after Volume configuration, the Volume disk size will be sma...
Page 79 - System Setting; l Brightness and Sound Setting
79 A Connect to Network Storage Web Menu -> Configuration -> System -> Click ‘Brightness and Sound Setting’ A System Setting l Brightness and Sound Setting B Click on‘Save’ B Able to set up the LCD message and brightness. (N2R5/N2B5 models) You can turn on/off LED buzzer.
Page 80 - l Managing Power
80 A ※ When there is no data transfer with LG Network Storage during standby time, it will switch to sleep mode. A Connect to Network Storage Web Menu -> Configuration -> System -> Click ‘Power Management’ System Setting l Managing Power B ※ Wake On LAN(WOL) : Function to remotely execute t...
Page 81 - l Language Setting; l Time setup
81 B A B Connect to Network Storage Web Menu -> Configuration -> System -> Click ‘Language setting’ Click ‘Save’ after selecting the wanted language. ※ In order to use various languages simultaneously, please select Unicode. In case of selecting the Unicode, the user should use the program ...
Page 82 - l Mail Notification Service
82 You can regularly check the memory usage of LG Network Storage. Also, it notifies new user registration results to the current user. B A B Connect to Network Storage Web Menu -> Configuration -> System -> Click ‘Mail notification’ Click ‘Use’ to set the Mail notification feature. If the ...
Page 83 - l Viewing System Information; l System Initialization
83 A Connect to Network Storage Web Menu -> Configuration -> System -> Click ‘Report’ This allows you to know the current LG Network Storage’s information, connection status, system resource, and login information. This initializes to the most recently updated Firmware state. - - This displ...
Page 84 - DLNA Setup
84 A Connect to Network Storage Web Menu -> Configuration -> Application program setting -> DLNA -> Click ‘Use’ Click ‘Save’ after entering the wanted added multimedia path. B B A Enabling/Disabling DLNA Storing multimedia data in the source path ※ Do not delete the set source path (/ Mu...
Page 86 - Backup Setup
86 A Connect to Network Storage Web Menu -> Configuration -> Backup setting -> Remote NAS backup -> Click ‘Server’ tab. After entering the job description, enter the ID of the user managing the data. Select the destination folder that will save received backup data. Enable remote data ba...
Page 88 - l USB Backup Setup
88 A B Connect to Network Storage Web Menu -> Configuration -> Backup setting -> Clik ‘USB Backup’ Currently connected device list and USB backup sched- ule list is displayed. B Run the backup selected from USB backup schedule list. Add a backup schedule. Name/Memo : Save name and memo of t...
Page 89 - l Schedule Backup Setup
89 Creating Schedule Backup A B Connect to Network Storage Web Menu -> Configuration -> Backup setting -> Schedule backup -> Clik ‘Schedule backup’ tap Select the target schedule backup task. B Click the wanted task from Backup, Delete, and Add. Backup schedule add screen : Enter accordi...
Page 91 - l Backup Button Setup
91 ※ A folder will be generated by date in folder /service/backup/disc-data and the data will be backed-up. ※ In the folder /service/basckup/disc-image, the data will be backed-up by specified date as in ‘Disc- type_VolumeID_YYYY_MM_DD_hh_mm_ss’. ※ If data backup is executed twice on the same day, t...
Page 94 - l Time Machine Setup
94 A Connect to Network Storage Web Menu -> Configuration -> Backup setting -> Clik ‘Time machine’ ※ This service supports Mac OS X version 10.5 Leopard or higher. 1. Web Setting 2. Mac OS ‘System Setting’ -> ‘Click on ‘Time machine’. Set Time machine to ‘Use’. Click on ‘Change disc…’ -&...
Page 95 - l Selective Mirror
95 A A copy of a particular folder is automatically generated and can recover the data. Changes in the selected folder will be reflected in the destination folder, so you can protect your data. A Connect to Network Stor- age Web Menu -> Configuration -> Backup setting -> Clik ‘Selective mir...
Page 96 - Updating Firmware
96 This feature upgrades LG Network Storage system and optical drive firmware. A A A B B Connect to Network Storage Web Menu -> Configuration -> System -> Firmware update -> Clik ‘Upgrade’ tap Connect to Network Storage Web Menu -> Configuration -> System -> Firmware update ->...
Page 100 - Home Monitoring Camera Port Setup
100 - Set IP and port when accessing a camera in the internal network(LAN) of the router. WAN IP:10.177.192.69 ※ IP in the figure below is an example to facilitate your understanding. 1) Camera setting value on home Monitoring web menu Name USB Camera 1 192.168.0.25 tcp 9080-9080 9080-9080 Internal ...
Page 103 - A guide to using port number in LG Network Storage; Open source software information
103 A guide to using port number in LG Network Storage The basic port used in LG Network Storage is as below. ※ ※ The basic port number may change depending on the LG Network Storage models.The user can change port numbers for part of the features through manual setting. Feature Port number FTP 21 2...