SimpleTech SimpleShare Guia do Utilizador

SIMPLESHAREUSER’S GUIDE

xGetting StartedEMISSION AND IMMUNITY CHARACTERISTICSFCC Declaration of ConformityThis equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits f

86Managing SimpleShare Disk Pool 6 To set the capacity of the new pool manually, complete the following steps:• In Pool Mapping Preference, select Man

87Managing SimpleShare Disk Pool 8 In the confirmation dialog, click .9 On the Create Disk Pool Result page, click to view information on the new di

88Managing SimpleShare Disk Pool CHANGING THE ENCRYPTION PASSWORD1 In the Disk Management menu, click Basic.2 In Disk Pool Mappings, click the butto

89Managing SimpleShare Disk Pool 3 From the Encrypted Pool Name list, choose the pool whose encryption password you want to change.4 In Encrypt Pool,

90Managing SimpleShare Disk Pool DISABLING POOL ENCRYPTION1 In the Disk Management menu, click Basic.2 In Disk Pool Mappings, click the button next

91Managing SimpleShare Disk Pool 3 From the Encrypted Pool Name list, choose the pool you want to modify.4 In Encrypt Pool, make sure Enable Pool Encr

92Managing SimpleShare Disk Pool MOUNTING ENCRYPTED POOLSThe password(s) for any encrypted pools must be re-entered after resetting, rebooting or powe

93Managing SimpleShare Disk Pool 3 In Encrypted Pool Names, enter the password for the encrypted pool.4 Click Mount Pools.5 In the confirmation dialog

94Managing SimpleShare Network NETWORK MANAGEMENTDHCP CLIENT NETWORK SETUPDHCP client is the default IP addressing protocol set on SimpleShare. In thi

95Managing SimpleShare Network DHCP SERVER NETWORK SETUPThe DHCP Server IP addressing option allows you to configure SimpleShare as the DHCP server on

xiTABLE OF CONTENTSGetting Started ivWhat’s Included With SimpleShare vFeatures and Benefits viRegistering SimpleShare viInstalling SimpleShare 1Syste

96Managing SimpleShare Network 1 Click the Networking menu.2 Select DHCP Server from the LAN Protocol list.3 In LAN IP Address, enter a static IP addr

97Managing SimpleShare Network STATIC IP NETWORK SETUPThe Static LAN protocol option allows you to assign a fixed IP address to SimpleShare. Choosing

98Managing SimpleShare Printer PRINTER MANAGEMENTTo set up network a USB, you must enable first enable print server services on SimpleShare, and then

99Managing SimpleShare Printer 5 In the confirmation dialog, click .6 In the Administration menu, click Basic.7 Click to restart SimpleShare and app

100Managing SimpleShare Printer DISABLING THE PRINT SERVER1 Click the Printers menu.2 Select No Printer Pool from the Printer Pool Name list.3 Click .

101Managing SimpleShare Printer INSTALLING PRINTER DRIVERS ON WINDOWS COMPUTERS1 In the Address line of your browser, enter \\<SimpleShare name>

102Managing SimpleShare Printer 3 If you are running Windows XP, the Connect to Printer dialog appears. Click to start the Add Printer Wizard.4 Sele

103SpecificationsSPECIFICATIONSNetwork StandardsIEEE 802.3 100 BASE-TX; IEEE 802.3u 10 BASE-T (RJ-45 network interface)File System SupportNFS, SMB/CIF

104Product SupportPRODUCT SUPPORTSIMPLETECH TECHNICAL SUPPORTThe SimpleTech Technical Support center provides customer support Monday through Friday f

105Certification and WarrantyCERTIFICATION AND WARRANTYFCC COMPLIANCEThis equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B

xiiManaging SimpleShare 18Running SimpleShare Administrator 19Setting the SimpleShare Network Name 20Setting the Administration Username and Password

106Certification and WarrantyLIMITED WARRANTYSimpleTech Inc. SimpleShare home office servers (Product) are warranted against defects in material and w

xiiiErasing a Disk Pool 43Erasing a Disk Drive 44Enabling Disk Power Management 46Viewing Disk Drive Health Information 47Running Disk Drive Self-Test

xivChanging the Encryption Password 88Disabling Pool Encryption 90Mounting Encrypted Pools 92DHCP Client Network Setup 94DHCP Server Network Setup 95S

1Installing SimpleShareINSTALLING SIMPLESHAREInstalling SimpleShare is easy. This guide assumes the user has a basic understanding of Personal Compute

2Installing SimpleShareINSTALLING SIMPLESHARE SERVER1 Connect the provided Ethernet cable to the Network connector on SimpleShare’s rear panel. Connec

3Installing SimpleShareSETTING UP SIMPLESHARE FOR THE FIRST TIMEOnce the SimpleShare server is connected and powered on, you can begin using it to sha

4Installing SimpleShare2 On the Welcome to NASFinder page, click to start the SimpleShare Discovery and search your network for connected SimpleShar

5Installing SimpleShareSimpleShare Discovery displays the network name, IP address and connection status of detected SimpleShare servers.3 If there ar

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6Installing SimpleShare4 In the login prompt, enter SimpleShare’s administration username and password. If you are configuring SimpleShare for the fir

7Installing SimpleShareThe Server Name Setup page allows you to change SimpleShare’s network name.5 In Machine Name, enter a new name for SimpleShare

8Installing SimpleShareThe Administration Security Setup page allows you to change the administration username and password required to access SimpleS

9Installing SimpleShareShare Management makes it easy to access your shared folders in Windows. Share Management assigns a drive letter to SimpleShare

10Expanding SimpleShare’s CapabilitiesEXPANDING SIMPLESHARE’S CAPABILITIESCONNECTING A USB PRINTER1 Connect one end of a USB cable to the USB port on

11Expanding SimpleShare’s CapabilitiesCONNECTING A USB DRIVE1 Connect one end of a USB cable to the USB port on the disk drive. Connect the other end

12Accessing SharesACCESSING SHARESYou can access the shares (shared folders) on SimpleShare from the Web browser on a Windows, Macintosh, Linux or Uni

13Accessing SharesACCESSING SIMPLESHARE FROM WINDOWS1 In the Address box of your Web browser, type \\simpleshare_name (where simpleshare_name is the n

14Accessing SharesInternet Explorer appears displaying the SimpleShare’s root directory and the shared folders available on SimpleShare. You are now r

15Accessing Shares4 In the Tools menu, click Map Network Drive.5 Open the Drive list and select a drive letter to assign to the shared folder you want

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16Accessing SharesACCESSING SIMPLESHARE FROM MAC OS X1 Open the Go menu in Finder and click Connect to Server.2 In the Connect to Server window, selec

17Accessing Shares4 In the SMB Mount dialog box, select the share you want to access from the drop-down list, then click .5 In the SMB/CIFS Filesyste

18Managing SimpleShareMANAGING SIMPLESHAREThis section provides detailed instructions on managing your SimpleShare Office Storage Server. The procedur

19Managing SimpleShare AdministrationADMINISTRATIONRUNNING SIMPLESHARE ADMINISTRATOR1 In the Address box of your Web browser, type http://simpleshare_

20Managing SimpleShare AdministrationSETTING THE SIMPLESHARE NETWORK NAMEThe name you choose for SimpleShare is very important. This name not only giv

21Managing SimpleShare AdministrationSETTING THE ADMINISTRATION USERNAME AND PASSWORDThe Administration Security Setup page allows you to specify a us

22Managing SimpleShare AdministrationSETTING THE DATE AND TIME MANUALLY1 In the Administration menu, click Basic.2 Click the Set Time Manually hyperli

23Managing SimpleShare Administration3 On the Setting The Time page, enter the current date and time.4 Open the clock mode list and select the appropr

24Managing SimpleShare AdministrationACQUIRING THE DATE AND TIME FROM YOUR BROWSER1 In the Administration menu, click Basic.2 Click Set SimpleTech NAS

25Managing SimpleShare AdministrationSYNCHRONIZING THE DATE AND TIME WITH AN NTP SERVERIf Internet access is available through your network, you can c

ivGetting StartedGETTING STARTEDCongratulations on purchasing your new high performance SimpleShare Office Storage Server.SimpleShare makes it possibl

26Managing SimpleShare Administration1 In the Administration menu, click Basic.2 In the uppermost NTP Servers text box, enter the IP address of the pr

27Managing SimpleShare AdministrationUPGRADING SIMPLESHARE FIRMWARE1 Save the update file to a location accessible to your computer.2 In the Administr

28Managing SimpleShare AdministrationSETTING UP EMAIL ALERT NOTIFICATIONEmail Notification allows SimpleShare to inform network users of system error

29Managing SimpleShare AdministrationSETTING UP POPUP ALERT NOTIFICATIONEmail Notification allows SimpleShare to inform network users of system error

30Managing SimpleShare AdministrationADDING SIMPLESHARE TO AN EXISTING WORKGROUP1 In the Administration menu, click Windows Setup.2 Select Workgroup M

31Managing SimpleShare AdministrationADDING SIMPLESHARE TO AN EXISTING DOMAIN1 In the Administration menu, click Windows Setup.2 Select Domain Member

32Managing SimpleShare AdministrationRESTORING FACTORY SETTING1 In the Administration menu, click Basic.2 Click .3 In the confirmation dialog, click

33Managing SimpleShare AdministrationRESTARTING SIMPLESHARE1 In the Administration menu, click Basic.2 Click .Reboot

34Managing SimpleShare Share SHARE MANAGEMENTSETTING FILE SYSTEM SUPPORT ON SIMPLESHARE1 In the Share Management menu, click Basic.2 Locate the shared

35Managing SimpleShare Share CREATING A SHAREShare Authentication only provides password protection on shares when accessed from Windows computers. To

vGetting StartedWHAT’S INCLUDED WITH SIMPLESHAREThe following items are included in the SimpleShare package. If any items are missing or damaged, plea

36Managing SimpleShare Share 5 To enable authentication (password security) on the new share, select Enable Share Authentication.6 In Share Password,

37Managing SimpleShare Share DELETING A SHARE1 In the Share Management menu, click Basic.2 In Disk Pool Mappings, click next to the share you want t

38Managing SimpleShare Share RENAMING A SHARE1 In the Share Management menu, click Basic.2 Click Rename Share.3 Select the share you want to rename fr

39Managing SimpleShare Share ENABLING SECURITY ON AN EXISTING SHAREShare Authentication only provides password protection for shares when accessed fro

40Managing SimpleShare Share DISABLING SECURITY ON AN EXISTING SHARE1 In the Share Management menu, click Share Access.2 From the Share Name list, cho

41Managing SimpleShare Basic Disk BASIC DISK MANAGEMENTSimpleShare’s is equipped with either an 160 MB or 250 MB internal IDE hard disk drive, dependi

42Managing SimpleShare Basic Disk RENAMING A DISK DRIVE1 In the Disk Management menu click Basic.2 Select Show Disk Details.3 Click .4 Select the disk

43Managing SimpleShare Basic Disk ERASING A DISK POOL1 Erase all shares from the disk pool you want to delete. For instructions, see “Deleting a Share

44Managing SimpleShare Basic Disk ERASING A DISK DRIVEErasing disks destroys the existing data on the disks. Do not use this function unless you wish

45Managing SimpleShare Basic Disk 4 In Disks Available, select each disk you want to erase.5 In Safety Confirmation, type Yes, destroy everything on t

viGetting StartedFEATURES AND BENEFITS• Easy setup—no device drivers or configuration required (no network experience required)• Web-based interface f

46Managing SimpleShare Basic Disk ENABLING DISK POWER MANAGEMENTDisk power management allows the internal SimpleShare disk drive to be automatically p

47Managing SimpleShare Basic Disk VIEWING DISK DRIVE HEALTH INFORMATIONSimpleShare’s internal disk drive supports SMART (Self-Monitoring Analysis and

48Managing SimpleShare Basic Disk 4 Click to the Disk Management - Basic page.Continue

49Managing SimpleShare Basic Disk RUNNING DISK DRIVE SELF-TESTSSimpleShare's internal disk drive supports self-tests as part of its health monito

50Managing SimpleShare Basic Disk 4 Choose Run Short Test or , depending on the type of self-test you want to perform.5 If you want SimpleShare Admin

51Managing SimpleShare Basic Disk REMOVING EXTERNAL DRIVESDisconnecting an external USB drive without performing a safe removal causes an alert notifi

52Managing SimpleShare Foreign and FOREIGN AND BLANK DISK MANAGEMENTWhen a USB drive formatted with the FAT or NTFS file system is connected to Simple

53Managing SimpleShare Foreign and VIEWING FOREIGN DISK INFORMATION1 In the Disk Management menu, click Foreign Disk.2 To view detailed disk informati

54Managing SimpleShare Foreign and CLAIMING FOREIGN DISK FOR SIMPLESHAREClaiming a disk places the disk under the exclusive control of SimpleShare and

55Managing SimpleShare Foreign and 4 In New Disk Name, enter a descriptive name for the disk being claimed.5 Make sure Claim as FAT32 Disk is not sele

viiGetting StartedSIMPLESHARE INSTALLATION CDThe SimpleShare Installation CD contains the NASFinder configuration utility and user documentation for y

56Managing SimpleShare Foreign and CLAIMING A FOREIGN DISK AS FAT32SimpleShare allows you to claim a blank disk and format it with the FAT32 file syst

57Managing SimpleShare Foreign and 3 In New Disk Name, enter a descriptive name for the disk being claimed.4 Select Claim as FAT32 Disk.5 Select file

58Managing SimpleShare Foreign and CLAIMING A BLANK DISK FOR SIMPLESHAREClaiming a disk places the disk under the exclusive control of SimpleShare and

59Managing SimpleShare Foreign and 4 In New Disk Name, enter a descriptive name for the disk being claimed.5 Make sure Claim as FAT32 Disk is not sele

60Managing SimpleShare Foreign and CLAIMING A BLANK DISK AS FAT32SimpleShare allows you to claim a blank disk and format it with the FAT32 file system

61Managing SimpleShare Foreign and 4 In New Disk Name, enter a descriptive name for the disk being claimed.5 Select Claim as FAT32 Disk.6 Select file

62Managing SimpleShare Foreign and CHECKING FOREIGN DISK FILE SYSTEM INTEGRITY1 On the Disk Management menu, click Foreign Disks.2 In Disk Partition M

63Managing SimpleShare Foreign and 3 After reviewing the results of the integrity check, click to return to the Foreign Disk Management - Basic page.

64Managing SimpleShare Disk Pool DISK POOL MANAGEMENTCREATING A BASIC POOLOne method of using additional drives added to SimpleShare is to simply use

65Managing SimpleShare Disk Pool 4 To set the capacity of the new pool manually, complete the following steps:• In Pool Mapping Preference select Manu

viiiGetting StartedABOUT THIS GUIDEThis user guide provides instructions for setting up and operating the SimpleTech DirectPath SimpleShare Office Sto

66Managing SimpleShare Disk Pool 6 In the confirmation dialog, click the .7 On the Create Disk Pool Result page, click to view information on the ne

67Managing SimpleShare Disk Pool CREATING A MIRROR POOLMirror pools are pools that use equal amounts of space on two or more disks. Mirror pools allow

68Managing SimpleShare Disk Pool 4 To have SimpleShare determine which drive will store the Base and which drive will store the Mirror, in Pool Mappin

69Managing SimpleShare Disk Pool 5 To configure the pool manually, select Manual Configuration.6 In Disk Assignment, select the drive to store the Bas

70Managing SimpleShare Disk Pool 9 In the confirmation dialog, click the .10 On the Create Disk Pool Result page, click to view information on the d

71Managing SimpleShare Disk Pool CREATING A STRIPED POOLThe main reason for creating a striped pool is to increase performance. Two or more disks are

72Managing SimpleShare Disk Pool 5 To configure the pool parameters automatically, in Pool Mapping Preference select Auto Configuration, then do one o

73Managing SimpleShare Disk Pool 6 To configure the pool parameters manually, in Pool Mapping Preference select Manual Configuration, then do one of t

74Managing SimpleShare Disk Pool 8 In the confirmation dialog, click .9 On the Create Disk Pool Result page, click to view information on the new di

75Managing SimpleShare Disk Pool DELETING (WIPING) A POOL1 In the Disk Management menu, click Basic.2 In Disk Pool Mappings, click the button to the

ixGetting StartedSafety IconsThis guide contains the safety instructions that must be observed in order to avoid personal injury or damage to your equ

76Managing SimpleShare Disk Pool 3 In the confirmation dialog, click .4 Click or , depending on the type of erase process you want to perform.Quick

77Managing SimpleShare Disk Pool RENAMING A POOL1 In the Disk Management menu click Basic.1 Click .2 Select the pool to be renamed from the Old Pool N

78Managing SimpleShare Disk Pool RESIZING A POOL1 In the Disk Management menu, click Resize Pool.2 From the Pool Name list, choose the disk pool you w

79Managing SimpleShare Disk Pool 5 In the confirmation dialog, click the .6 On the Resize Pool Result page, click .To avoid losing data, do not rese

80Managing SimpleShare Disk Pool ADDING A MIRROR TO AN EXISTING POOL1 In the Disk Management menu, click Add Mirrors/Spares.2 From the Pool Name list,

81Managing SimpleShare Disk Pool 6 In the confirmation dialog, click .7 On the Add Mirrors/Spares Result page, click .To avoid losing data, do not r

82Managing SimpleShare Disk Pool 8 In the Administration menu, click Basic.9 Click Reboot to restart SimpleShare and apply your changes.1 In the Disk

83Managing SimpleShare Disk Pool REMOVING A MIRROR OR SPARE1 In the Disk Management menu, click Remove Mirrors/Spares.2 From the Pool Name list, choos

84Managing SimpleShare Disk Pool 5 On the Remove Mirrors/Spares Result page, click .Continue

85Managing SimpleShare Disk Pool CREATING AN ENCRYPTED POOLEncrypted pools provide security for the data stored in the pool. Encrypted pools must be r