Promise Technology Smartstor NS4600 manuals

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Table of contents

Product Manual

1

Copyright

2

Trademarks

2

Recommendations

2

Contents

11

About This Manual

13

Architecture

14

Protocol Support

14

Key Benefits

14

Specifications

15

Compatible Backup Software

16

Client OS Support

16

Browser Support

16

Installing Disk Drives

19

Connecting to the Network

20

Connecting the Power

20

Installing the Software

20

Installation: Windows

21

Installation: Macintosh

24

Setting up the SmartStor

29

The Main Window opens

30

SmartStor” on page 29

33

Connecting to PASM

34

PASM in your Browser

35

SmartStor (NS4600) under

44

Network Drives

44

On a Windows or Macintosh PC

45

On the Macintosh Desktop

51

Setting up Windows Printing

55

Setting up Linux Printing

58

10. Click the Finish button

60

Setting up Macintosh Printing

61

Connecting a USB Drive

63

Windows PC

64

Linux PC

64

Disconnecting a USB Drive

65

Setting-up Apple iTunes

66

SmartStor

69

Chapter 4: One Touch Backup

71

Creating a Backup Schedule

74

Performing a One Touch Backup

76

Viewing Your Backup Files

77

Backup folder of a USB Disk

78

Backup folder of

78

Chapter 5: Media Center

81

Picture Files

83

Video Files

83

Music Files

83

Downloading a Music File

84

Making a New Playlist

84

Opening the Main Window

88

Choosing a SmartNAVI Language

89

Viewing SmartNAVI Information

90

Locking the SmartNAVI Window

91

Closing SmartNAVI

91

Creating the Default User

93

Changing User Passwords

93

Changing User Permissions

94

Viewing a List of Users

94

Deleting Members from a Group

95

Viewing RAID Volume Status

99

Recreating a RAID Volume

100

Managing Backups

101

MSN Window

102

Tray Icon

102

Scheduling a Backup

103

Viewing Backup Schedules

104

Changing a Scheduled Backup

104

Deleting a Scheduled Backup

105

Restoring Backed-up Files

105

Viewing the Backup Event Log

106

Saving the Event Log

106

Clearing the Event Log

107

Managing Share Folders

108

Deleting a Share Folder

109

Mounting a Share Folder /

110

Creating a Network Drive

110

Un-mounting a Share Folder /

110

Disconnecting a Network Drive

110

On SmartNAVI

111

On the Macintosh PC

111

Making Management Settings

112

Advanced Setup

113

Changing Network Settings

114

Locating the SmartStor

115

Choosing a Default NAS System

115

Viewing the System Event Log

116

Adding Application Plug-ins

116

Viewing a List of Plug-ins

117

Removing Plug-ins

118

Rebooting the SmartStor

119

Shutting Down the SmartStor

119

Restarting the SmartStor

120

Managing Downloads

121

Drag and Drop Files

122

Batch Downloading Files

122

Viewing the Download List

123

Removing a Link

123

Viewing the Downloaded List

124

Opening a Downloaded File

124

Deleting a Downloaded File

125

Using Media Center

126

Playing a Playlist

127

Renaming a Playlist

127

Deleting a Playlist

128

Chapter 6: SmartNAVI

129

Managing Photo Albums

130

Part 3: Viewing your Album

131

Viewing an Album

132

Editing an Album

132

Deleting an Album

133

Chapter 7: PASM

135

PASM in SmartNAVI

137

Login button

138

PASM in Bonjour

139

Choosing a Language

141

Navigating in PASM

141

Logging out of PASM

141

Step 1 Screen

142

Step 2 Screen

142

Step 3 Screen

143

Step 4 Screen

143

Step 5 Screen

143

Finish Screen

143

Managing Users and Groups

144

Deleting a User

145

Viewing a List of Groups

145

Creating a Group

146

Adding Members to a Group

146

Removing Members from a Group

146

Deleting a Group

147

Viewing Quotas

147

Setting Quotas

147

Setting up Windows Access

149

Setting up File Sharing

150

Setting up UNIX/Linux Access

151

Setting up Macintosh Access

152

Setting up FTP Access

153

Setting up your Print Server

154

Setting up your DLNA Server

154

Viewing a List of Folders

156

Modifying Folder Services

156

Adding a Folder

156

Deleting a Folder

157

Managing RAID Volumes

159

Creating a RAID Volume

160

Designating a Spare Drive

161

Migrating a RAID Volume

161

Deleting a RAID Volume

162

Scheduling a Snapshot Backup

165

Recovering Snapshot Backups

165

Setting up NAS Replication

166

Enabling One Touch Backup

167

Making Network Settings

168

Working with Jumbo Frames

169

Working with DDNS

169

Making DDNS Settings

170

Sending a Test Message

172

Viewing the Email Alert List

172

Upgrading the System Firmware

173

Viewing UPS Status

175

Setting up a UPS

175

Setting up System Standby

176

Managing the System

177

Viewing System Information

180

Viewing Enclosure Information

181

Enabling the Smart Fan

181

Introduction to RAID

183

RAID 0 – Stripe

184

RAID 1 – Mirror

185

RAID 10 – Mirror / Stripe

187

Choosing a RAID Level

188

Spare Drive

189

Automatic Rebuilding

190

Partition and Format

190

RAID Volume Migration

191

Target Requirements

192

Chapter 9: Troubleshooting

193

Checking Disk Status LEDs

194

Replacing a Failed Disk Drive

195

Using the Recover Function

197

Rebuilding the File System

198

Responding to Events

200

SmartStor Lockup

207

Checking Your Email Inbox

209

Chapter 10: Support

213

Contacting Technical Support

217

The Netherlands

218

China – Beijing

219

China – Shanghai

219

Attn: Technical Support

219

Limited Warranty

220

Your Responsibilities

221

Returning Product For Repair

222

Appendix A: Maintenance

225

Hard Booting the SmartStor

226

GNU General Public License

229

Battery

229

Table of contents

SMARTSTOR

1

Copyright

2

Trademarks

2

Recommendations

2

Contents

11

About This Manual

13

Architecture

14

Protocol Support

14

Key Benefits

14

Specifications

15

Compatible Backup Software

16

Client OS Support

16

Browser Support

17

Installing Disk Drives

21

Connecting to the Network

22

Connecting the Power

22

Installing the Software

22

OS Support

23

Installation: Windows

23

Installation: Mac

26

Setting up the SmartStor

27

Login button

28

One Click Setup

29

Connecting to PASM

35

Product Manual on the CD

36

PASM in your Browser

37

Finish button

47

On a Windows or Mac

48

On the Mac Desktop

55

Setting up Windows Printing

59

Setting up Linux Printing

62

10. Click the Finish button

64

Setting up Mac Printing

65

Connecting a USB Drive

67

Windows PC

68

Linux PC

68

Disconnecting a USB Drive

69

Setting-up Apple iTunes

70

SmartStor

73

Choosing a SmartNAVI Language

77

Main Window

78

Viewing SmartNAVI Information

79

Closing SmartNAVI

81

Creating the Default User

85

Changing User Passwords

86

Viewing a List of Users

88

Deleting Members from a Group

92

Managing RAID Volumes

97

Expanding a RAID Volume

99

Viewing RAID Volume Status

100

The Volume Status appears

101

1. Go to the Main Window

101

Recreating a RAID Volume

102

5. Click the OK button. (E)

103

Managing Backups

104

Chapter 4: SmartNAVI

105

Device List

108

Tray Icon

109

Scheduling a Backup

110

9. Click the Add button

115

Viewing Backup Schedules

116

Changing a Scheduled Backup

116

10. Click the Add button

119

Deleting a Scheduled Backup

120

Restoring Backed-up Files

121

Viewing the Backup Event Log

124

Saving the Event Log

125

4. Click the Save button

126

Clearing the Event Log

127

Setting the Port

128

Managing Share Folders

130

Opening a Share Folder

131

From the Main Window:

133

Deleting a Share Folder

138

On SmartNAVI

142

On the Mac

142

Connect button

143

Making Management Settings

144

Advanced Setup

145

8. Review your parameters

148

Changing Network Settings

149

Locating the SmartStor

151

Wake-on-LAN

152

Choosing a Default NAS System

153

Enabling Event Notification

154

Viewing the System Event Log

155

Adding Application Plug-ins

156

Open button

158

5. Click the OK button

158

Viewing a List of Plug-ins

160

Enabling Plug-ins

162

Disabling Plug-ins

164

Removing Plug-ins

165

Rebooting the SmartStor

166

5. Click the OK button. (D)

167

Shutting Down the SmartStor

168

5. Click the OK button. (D)

169

Restarting the SmartStor

170

Managing Downloads

171

5. Click the Add button

173

Drag and Drop Files

174

Batch Downloading Files

175

Viewing the Download List

177

Removing a Link

179

Pausing a Download

180

Resuming a Download

180

Viewing the Downloaded List

181

Opening a Downloaded File

182

Deleting a Downloaded File

183

5. Click the Delete button

184

Using Media Center

185

Creating a Playlist

186

Playing a Playlist

187

Renaming a Playlist

187

Deleting a Playlist

188

Using the Panel

189

Managing Photo Albums

191

Optional:

193

• Click the Confirm button

197

Viewing an Album

199

Editing an Album

202

Deleting an Album

203

The album is deleted

204

Chapter 5: PASM

205

PASM in SmartNAVI

206

PASM in Bonjour

208

Choosing a Language

210

Navigating in PASM

210

Logging out of PASM

211

Managing Monitor and Wizard

212

Setting Network Configuration

214

Viewing File System

214

• Total Capacity

215

• Free Capacity

215

• Used Capacity

215

• RAID Status

215

Managing Users and Groups

216

field provided. (D)

217

field provided. (E)

217

Deleting a User

218

Viewing a List of Groups

218

Creating a Group

219

Adding Members to a Group

219

Removing Members from a Group

220

Deleting a Group

221

Viewing Quotas

221

Setting Quotas

222

Viewing a List of Protocols

224

Setting up Windows Access

225

See your

226

Setting up UNIX/Linux Access

228

Setting up File Sharing

229

Setting up Mac Access

230

Setting up FTP Access

232

Setting up your Print Server

234

Setting up your DLNA Server

235

Enabling Application Plug-ins

236

Viewing a List of Folders

238

Adding a Folder

238

Deleting a Folder

239

Creating a RAID Volume

245

Designating a Spare Drive

246

Migrating a RAID Volume

246

Deleting a RAID Volume

247

icon to

248

Viewing the iSCSI Status

250

Creating the iSCSI Volume

252

Modifying the iSCSI Volume

253

Setting up a Snapshot Backup

255

Scheduling a Snapshot Backup

255

Recovering Snapshot Backups

256

Setting up NAS Replication

258

Enabling One Touch Backup

259

Setting USB Backup

260

Setting eSATA Backup

262

Making Network Settings

264

Working with Jumbo Frames

265

Working with DDNS

266

• DDNS (domain) name

267

• User name

267

• Password

267

6. Click the OK button

267

Sending a Test Message

270

Viewing the Email Alert List

271

Upgrading the System Firmware

272

Viewing UPS Status

275

Setting up a UPS

275

Setting up System Standby

276

Power On/Off Automatically

278

Managing the System

280

Viewing System Information

285

Viewing Enclosure Information

286

Enabling the Smart Fan

287

Media Center

288

Configuration

291

Download

293

Create Playlist

297

Playlist

298

Web File Manager

299

Database Server

300

Web Server

300

SmartNAVI

302

FTP Upload

304

Squeeze Center

305

Introduction to RAID

307

RAID 0 – Stripe

308

RAID 1 – Mirror

309

RAID 10 – Mirror / Stripe

311

Choosing a RAID Level

312

Spare Drive

313

Automatic Rebuilding

314

Partition and Format

314

RAID Volume Migration

315

Target Requirements

316

Chapter 7: Troubleshooting

317

Checking Disk Status LEDs

318

Replacing a Failed Disk Drive

319

Using the Recover Function

321

Rebuilding the File System

322

Responding to Events

324

SmartStor Lockup

331

Checking Your Email Inbox

333

Chapter 8: Support

337

Contacting Technical Support

341

The Netherlands

342

China – Beijing

343

China – Shanghai

343

Attn: Technical Support

343

Limited Warranty

344

Your Responsibilities

345

Returning Product For Repair

346

Appendix A: Maintenance

349

Hard Booting the SmartStor

350

Replacing the Power Supply

352

Installing the Power Supply

353

Replacing the Cooling Fan

354

Installing the Cooling Fan

355

Replacing the Battery

356

Installing the Battery

358

GNU General Public License

361

Battery

361





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