Verbatim NAS HARD DRIVE User Manual
  1. Manuals
  2. Brands
  3. Verbatim Manuals
  4. Storage
  5. NAS HARD DRIVE
  6. User manual

Verbatim NAS HARD DRIVE User Manual

Hide thumbs
Table of Contents

Advertisement

Quick Links

NAS Hard Drive
User Guide
English
nglish

Advertisement

Table of Contents
loading
Need help?

Need help?

Do you have a question about the NAS HARD DRIVE and is the answer not in the manual?

Questions and answers

Related Manuals for Verbatim NAS HARD DRIVE

Summary of Contents for Verbatim NAS HARD DRIVE

  • Page 1 NAS Hard Drive User Guide English nglish...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents SYSTEM INTRODUCTION LAN Settings CONTROLS, CONNECTORS AND INDICATORS Time Settings Front Panel Area Turn Off Server Rear Panel Area Information ABOUT THE HARD DISK Disk Usage LOCATING NAS DRIVE ON YOUR DESK Error Notifi cation BUNDLED SOFTWARE NETWORK SERVICE Finder.exe DHCP Server Backup Software...

  • Page 3: Introduction

    Introduction Your Verbatim Network Attached Storage (NAS) drive is a versatile external hard drive featuring high-performance storage with an Ethernet interface. Once your drive is connected properly to your network, you will be able to use it as you would any hard drive for storing your data and for performing data back-up functions.

  • Page 4: Rear Panel Area

    Rear Panel Area Along the rear panel you will fi nd the interface connectors and a recessed micro-switch that is used for reset functions. Refer to the fi gure below. ON/OFF Button. Once the AC Adapter has been properly connected to the NAS drive and an AC outlet, you can press the ON/OFF button to power on the drive.

  • Page 5: About The Hard Disk

    Reset Button. If the NAS drive is having a problem connecting to the local area network (LAN) or appears to be hung, press the reset button momentarily using the end of a paper clip. This will cause the unit to reset, similar to rebooting your PC. If the problem persists, or if you are unsure of current settings (such as forgetting your administration password), press and hold in the Reset button for 5 seconds.

  • Page 6: Bundled Software

    1) Finder.exe, 2) Nero backup software and 3) TorrentFlux. Finder.exe This is a Windows application that can locate all Verbatim NAS drives on your LAN and display the corresponding IP address of each drive. To run this application, copy the Finder.exe fi le to your client Windows computer and double-click on the fi...
  • Page 7 Before attempting to establish a connection to the network it would be useful fi rst to review some background information about how the NAS drive handles data over the network. Basic to this understanding are the fundamental concepts of user accounts and shared folders.

  • Page 8: About Nas Drive User Accounts

    About NAS Drive User Accounts The NAS drive keeps track of data stored by its network users by managing the data’s destination folder (also referred to herein as a “shared folder” or simply a “share”). Furthermore, the NAS drive must keep track of who may read from, and write to, each folder. It does this by setting up user accounts and groups.

  • Page 9: Connecting The Nas Drive To Your Lan

    • The folder “admin” is a private folder for user “admin”. This means only user “admin” can access this folder. By using the web-based administration tool you can modify these initial properties. Before you can begin storing data (other than as user “admin” or as an anonymous user to the guest-share folder), you must use the web-based administration tool to setup a new user account that defi...
  • Page 10 DHCP client is enabled by default. Therefore, your router or other LAN equipment that is providing the DHCP service will automatically assign an IP address to the NAS drive and complete the network connection. If no DHCP server is available on your isolated network, then the auto-negotiation process will proceed in one of two ways, depending on whether Bonjour protocol is enabled or disabled.

  • Page 11: Web-Based Administration Tool

    Though you are now ready to begin storing data on your drive, at this point you have only the two default user accounts set up. To set up other user accounts, and to confi gure other basic system settings, you should continue setup using the web-based administration tool described in the next section.

  • Page 12: Basic Settings For Initial Setup

    From this screen you must enter the following default Username and Password: Username: admin Password: admin Basic Settings for Initial Setup Now, from within the administration tool perform the following steps to defi ne the basic settings. For more advanced features note that a full description of all settings is provided later under “NAS Administration Reference”.
  • Page 13 Select Wizard. Select your language preference from the pull-down menu. The selection “set from browser options” will automatically set the administrator language to the current browser language setting. If the browser language is not supported in the administrator, the default language of English will be enabled.
  • Page 14 The settings made in the previous steps are summarized on this screen for your review. You may either go back to edit your settings, or press Complete to save the settings as shown. Add New User Account Next setup a user account by selecting the Quick Setup / Add User button. Fill in the initial screen with a User Name and Password.
  • Page 15 Also fi ll in the password. The password may be a maximum of 16 alphanumeric characters, without spaces. If you leave the password fi eld blank, the NAS drive will accept this as a null password. This means that you will not need to fi ll in any password in the future when accessing the NAS drive using this username.
  • Page 16 Fill in the initial screen with your group’s name. The group name must be lower-case and may be a maximum of 20 alphanumeric characters, without spaces. The group name must begin with an alphabetic character. Press Next to continue. 13. The next screen allows you to assign any of the current users to your new group. When done with this form, press Next to continue.
  • Page 17 Fill in the initial screen with a name for your new share. The share name must be lower-case and may be a maximum of 20 alphanumeric characters, without spaces. The share name must begin with an alphabetic character. After entering the name, the path for the new share will automatically be displayed.

  • Page 18: Nas Drive Operation

    18. You have now completed the Basic setup. You may either return to Step 9 to add additional user accounts, groups or shares, continue to set more advanced features as described under “NAS Administration Reference”, or press Logout to leave the administration tool and begin using the NAS drive to store and share your data.

  • Page 19: Run Dialogue

    There are several alternative ways to view the NAS shared folders in Windows. For example, you • Use the Run dialogue box accessed through the Start button in the system tray. • Browse through the Network Neighborhood. • Use the Search dialogue box accessed through the Start button or File Browser. •...

  • Page 20: Sharing Files Using Mac Os

    the dialogue box that Windows presents (input the logical drive letter and enter the path of a network share directory) and then select Finish. Now you can log in using the Samba User Account that you created following the “Add User” dialogue. The NAS drive will show up in ‘My Computer’...

  • Page 21: Attaching A Usb Storage Device

    The Print Server setting within the web-based administration tool is enabled as the factory default setting. If it has been previously disabled for any reason, enter the administration tool now and check the box labeled Enable under Advanced / File and Print / Printer Server. You may also use this opportunity to enter a description for your printer.

  • Page 22: Nas Administration Reference

    Follow these steps to attach and use your USB storage device: Attach the USB cable from your device (or the USB connector attached to your device) to one of the USB-A connectors on the rear panel of the NAS drive. If your device is self-powered, turn on the power to your device.
  • Page 23 • Enabling services such as DHCP, Apple Bonjour, and Media Server • Maintenance features, such as hard disk formatting and fi rmware updating • Enabling data logging features The menu system of the administration tool is summarized in the following outline: Basic Quick Setup p Wizard...
  • Page 24 Error Notifi cation Network Service DHCP Server Bonjour TorrentFlux Media Server Maintenance Disk Utility Firmware Upgrade Save Confi guration Restore Confi guration Factory Reset Install New Service Log File Samba Log FTP Log DHCP Server Log System Log Administration Log Admin Account Personal Information Account...

  • Page 25: Users And Groups

    Users and Groups This group of settings provides an alternate way to create a new user account or new group, and also provides a method to modify properties of existing user accounts or groups. User Management Enter the main screen of User Management by selecting Advanced / Users and Groups / User Management.

  • Page 26: Group Management

    Group Management As explained earlier, a group is a collection of user accounts. When you assign access privileges to a new share you have the option of making assignments for an entire group of users at once by referring to the group’s name. Enter the main screen of Group Management by selecting Advanced / Users and Groups / Group Management.

  • Page 27: File And Print

    File and Print This group of settings allows for naming the Windows Workgroup, enabling certain server protocols (such as FTP, NFS, and print server), as well as providing full control over the creation and management of folders (shares) on the drive. File Server Enter the main screen of File Server Setting by selecting Advanced / File and Print / File Server.

  • Page 28: Share Management

    NFS Server Setting The Network File System (NFS) was developed to allow computers to mount a disk volume on a remote computer as if it were on a local hard drive. You can enable or disable NFS Server support. If you have only Windows PCs on your home network and have no pressing reason to use NFS support to share fi...

  • Page 29: Printer Server

    A description of this share may optionally be entered in the fi eld provided. If you want to edit an existing share, select a share from the Existing Shares box, and the Share Name, Path, and Description fi elds will fi ll in automatically. After completing this form, press Save to save the changes you have made for this share.

  • Page 30: System

    System The System group of settings provides control for IP addressing, date and time settings, control of error notifi cation services, and also displays basic information about the product and its disk usage. LAN Settings Enter this screen by selecting Advanced / System / LAN Settings. The top entry fi eld shows the current hostname (factory default is “verbatimnas”).

  • Page 31: Information

    Information Basic information about your system, such as the fi rmware version number and IP address, can be displayed by selecting Advanced / System / Information. There are no user settings on this screen. Disk Usage Basic information about your hard disk, such as total and free space, can be displayed by selecting Advanced / System / Disk Usage.

  • Page 32: Network Service

    E-mail Notifi cation NAS drive has the capability to send you an e-mail message containing status information for the functions being monitored. To enable this feature, check the box marked “Enable” and fi ll in the form provided with the IP address of the mail server that will process your automatic e-mail notices.

  • Page 33: Bonjour

    A form is provided to optionally control the way addresses will be issued to clients from the NAS drive’s DHCP Server. You may also set the maximum lease duration from the pull-down menu. When done with this form, press Save to save your changes. If your LAN contains some equipment with fi...
  • Page 34 Only the administrator can access this menu option. The ports used by the server include UDP ports 1030, 1900, 9080 and the fi rst free TCP port above 9000. The server supports the following content formats in accordance with the corresponding DLNA 1.5 media profi...
  • Page 35 Sharing g Content Locations Rescan in x minutes Clients / Security y Internet Radio Advanced Setup External applications Naming g Music Tree Photo Tree Video Tree Network Miscellaneous Support Maintenance For more information about the TwonkyMedia Server, refer to additional documentation on the CD-ROM.

  • Page 36: Torrentflux

    Only the administrator can access TorrentFlux features. Warning: Verbatim expressly does not encourage or condone the use of this software for illegal activities, such as downloading and/or sharing copyrighted content. The use of this software for illegal purposes can result in serious legal consequences for those who engage in it.
  • Page 37 The menu tree of the user interface is summarized below: Home Torrent File Information: Specify Torrent for Upload Specify URL for the Torrent File Search for Torrents RSS Torrents Drive Space Server Stats / Who Directory List My Directory Directory History My Profi...

  • Page 38: Maintenance

    The fi rst device listed (“/dev/hda/”) will be the main data partition of the NAS hard drive. If you have another storage device attached to one of the USB-A ports, its status will be displayed...
  • Page 39 From this table you have the option to perform the following actions on a specifi c storage device using the buttons provided: File System Format The hard drive is preformatted at the factory as EXT2. If you want to change the format to EXT3 or FAT32, make your selection from the pull-down menu, and press Format.

  • Page 40: Firmware Upgrade

    Enter this screen by selecting Advanced / Maintenance / Firmware Upgrade. Make a note of your current version number, which is displayed at the top of this screen. Then visit Verbatim’s Technical Support web site (refer to the Getting Help section later in this manual) to check if a more recent version is available.

  • Page 41: Save Confi Guration

    NAS hard drive even when there is not suffi cient space in the internal Flash memory.

  • Page 42: Log File

    To install TorrentFlux, select Advanced / Maintenance / Install New Service and then browse to the location of the TorrentFlux rar fi le on the CD-ROM. This fi le’s full name may look like this: torrentfl ux_1_14_3_2_vrb.rar Then press “Upload” to install this application to your hard drive. This process will take several minutes to complete.

  • Page 43: Administration Log

    Although most of our customers fi nd this content suffi cient to put them back on the right track, this page also lists ways in which you can contact the Verbatim Technical Support Team directly.

  • Page 44: Limited Warranty Terms

    Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. All other countries call +353 61 226586. Limited Warranty Terms Verbatim Limited warrants this product to be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of 2 years from date of purchase. This warranty excludes batteries. If this product is found to be defective within the warranty period, it will be replaced at no cost to you.

  • Page 45: Fcc Compliance

    The WEEE logo (shown at the left) on the product or on its box indicates that this product must not be disposed of or dumped with your other household waste. For more information about electronic and electrical waste equipment disposal, recovery, and collection points, please contact your local municipal household waste disposal service or shop from where you purchased the equipment.

  • Page 46: Ce Declaration Ec Declaration Of Conformity

    CE Declaration EC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY It is hereby declared that this product complied with the essential protection requirements of Council Directive 89/336/EEC and its amendments on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to electromagnetic compatibility. This declaration applies to all specimens manufactured identical to the model submitted for testing/evaluation.

  • Page 47: Gnu General Public License

    Program” means either the Program or any derivative work under copyright law: that is to say, a work containing the Program or a portion of it, either verbatim or with modifi cations and/or translated into another language. (Hereinafter, translation is included...
  • Page 48 Program (independent of having been made by running the Program). Whether that is true depends on what the Program does. You may copy and distribute verbatim copies of the Program’s source code as you receive it, in any medium, provided that you conspicuously and appropriately publish on each copy an appropriate copyright notice and disclaimer of warranty;...
  • Page 49 If distribution of executable or object code is made by offering access to copy from a designated place, then offering equivalent access to copy the source code from the same place counts as distribution of the source code, even though third parties are not compelled to copy the source along with the object code.
  • Page 50 NO WARRANTY BECAUSE THE PROGRAM IS LICENSED FREE OF CHARGE, THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR THE PROGRAM, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. EXCEPT WHEN OTHERWISE STATED IN WRITING THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND/OR OTHER PARTIES PROVIDE THE PROGRAM “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

Table of Contents