Starting The Console - Acer Altos EasyStore User Manual

Chapter 2

Starting the Console

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Once you have installed the Console (as described in
can use the following procedure to start it.
Note: If the storage system is not directly connected to your computer and your
network does not have a DHCP server, you must change the IP address of your
computer to use the same subnet as the storage system. (You can change it back
after you have configured the storage system.)
To do this, access your local area network properties. (For example, you might
right-click My Network Places and click Properties, and then right-click your
network connection and click Properties.) In the list, select Internet Protocol
(TCP/IP) and click Properties. The IP address can be any address beginning
with 192.168.0 except 192.168.0.101, since that's the IP address used by the
storage system. The subnet mask must be 192.168.0.1. Then click OK to close
each open dialog box.
When you configure the storage system (as described in
storage system"), you can specify whatever IP address you would like the storage
system to use. If the IP address of the storage system is in a different subnet than
your computer, you must also specify the gateway to use (as
described in "Changing the network
the storage system from any computer using a Web browser (as described in
"Accessing the Manager using a Web
you can change your computer's IP address back to its original setting.
To start the Console:
1. Click Start --> Programs --> Storage System Console.
As soon as you start the Console, it automatically scans the network for storage
systems. This might take a few minutes. As soon as the scan is complete, the
left pane displays a tree view of all the storage systems it found.
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