Verbatim External Hard Drive NAS User Manual

1External Hard Drive NASUser GuideEnglish

10Connecting NAS driveUsing USBConnecting your NAS drive to a USB host, such as a PC or Mac, is extremelysimple. Follow the steps below.Note: If your

11Disconnecting NAS drive from a PC or Mac HostWhile connected using the USB-B interface, your NAS drive is hot-swappable. It can be connected and dis

12Connecting NAS Drive UsingEthernetInstalling the NAS drive using Ethernet requires that you have an available Ethernet port on a router or switch.Be

13Here are other initial properties of these pre-defi ned groups, accounts, andshares:The group @guest-share contains two members, which are user•“admi

14Connect the included Ethernet cable from the Ethernet port 4.on the NAS drive to an Ethernet switch (100 Base-T), a wired orwireless router, or a wi

15drive will negotiate an address within the Bonjour range of 169.254.x.x. If you want to determine the specifi c address within this range, you can u

16Administration LoginIn most cases you need only to enter the default hostname (i.e., “//sohonas”for Windows, or “//sohonas.local” for Bonjour) in yo

17Basic Settings for Initial SetupNow, from within the administration tool perform the following steps to defi ne the basic settings. For more advanced

18The next screen allows you to defi ne a new Hostname for the NAS5.drive. If you want to keep the current Hostname, simply pressNextto advance to the

19Fill in the initial screen with a User Name and Password. It isrecommended that these fi elds match the User Name and Password that this user normall

2Introduction 6Controls, Connectors and Indicators 6 Front Panel Area 6 Rear Panel Area 7About the Hard Disk 8Locating NAS Drive on Your Desk 8Whic

20The next screen allows you to assign this user to an existing10. group. As described above, the initial factory setting provides for the default gro

21The next screen allows you to assign any of the current users13. to your new group. When done with this form, press Next tocontinue.The next screen

22new share. Access is defi ned separately for Server Message Block (SMB) / Common Internet File System (CIFS) access than it is for Network File Syste

23Drag and drop fi les to NAS drive•Copy and paste data to NAS drive•Make and delete folders•Share fi les and folders•Back-up your data•How you access t

24Search DialogueSelectStart in the system tray and selectSearch. Use the Search dialogueto search for Computers. For the computer name to search for

25device, such as a fl ash disk. This section describes how to install and use these USB devices while the NAS drive is connected to your LAN.This USB-

26Now your printer is ready to accept print jobs like any other printer on your system.Attaching a USB Storage DeviceIf you elect not to use the USB-A

27NAS Administration ReferenceThe web-browser-based administration tool provides full access to all confi guration settings for the product when used a

28BasicQuick Setupp Wizard Add User Add Group Add ShareControl PanelUsers and Groupsp User Management Group ManagementFile and Print File Server Share

29Because the Basic / Quick Setup functions (Wizard, Add User, Add Group,and Add Share) have been described previously under “Basic Settings for Initi

3NAS Drive Operation Using Ethernet 22Sharing fi les using Windows 23 Run Dialogue 23 Browse Network Neighborhood 23 Search Dialogue 24 Browse My Com

30Note that if you are using the User Management dialogue to create anew user, there may be other properties that you want to set for this user. For e

31Group Management and going to File and Print / Share Management. Thisdialogue is explained later in this reference section.File and PrintThis group

32Network Address Translation (NAT) router to map a public IP address to the NAS drive’s private IP address on the LAN.NFS Server SettingYou can enabl

33If you want to delete an existing share, fi rst highlight that share name in theExisting Shares box, and then press the Delete Share button.Once you

34Next are IP Address settings. You will normally leave these in the factorydefault condition, which selects “Obtain IP Address automatically” and “Ob

35Error Notifi cationThe NAS drive features a range of features to monitor product status and to report errors. To enable and setup these features, sel

36DHCP server, and the Bonjour protocol.DHCP ServerEnter the main screen for DHCP Server by entering Control Panel / Network Service / DHCP Server. Mo

37Disk UtilityEnter this screen by selecting Control Panel / Maintenance / Disk Utility. You will be presented with a table that lists the status of a

38DetailPress the Detail button in order to view a detailed status report for yourdevice.Also, in case you have made a recent change to a storage devi

39that fi le to restore all device settings in a single step. Enter this screen by selecting Control Panel / Maintenance / Restore Confi guration, and t

4 Turn Off Server 34 Information 34 Disk Usage 34 Error Notifi cation 35 Monitoring Services 35 Check Interval 35 E-mail Notifi cation 35 Pop-Up No

40Administration LogTo view the log of events that have been recorded by the administration monitor, select Control Panel / Log File / Administration

41Technical SupportIf you are experiencing diffi culty installing or using your Verbatim product,please visit the main Verbatim Technical Support websi

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6IntroductionYour Verbatim Network Attached Storage (NAS) drive is a versatile external hard drive featuring high-performance storage and a choice of

7Rear Panel AreaAlong the rear panel you will fi nd the interface connectors and a recessedmicro-switch that is used for reset functions. Refer to the

8About the Hard DiskThe NAS drive internal hard disk comes pre-formatted in three partitions.The largest partition is pre-formatted in the FAT32 forma

9If you do not have LAN setup, or you primarily want to provide additionalstorage to a single computer, then you should consider USB as your interface