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    LevelOne GNS-8000B 4-bay Sata NA S w/2 Gigabit Ethernet User`s Manual V er 1.00-05 12 ...

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    - 2 - CUSTOMER SE RVICE T o obtain service or technical support for your system, please refer to the registration card for detailed contacts. Trademarks GNS-8000B and LevelOne® are tra demarks of Digital Data Communications Asia Co. , Ltd. Microsoft®, Windows® and Internet Expl orer® are registered trademarks of Microsoft Inc. Novell® and NetW ...

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    - 3 - Table of Contents Chapter 1 Overview of GNS-8000B ....................................................... 6 1.1 Introduction................................................................................... 6 1.2 P ackage Contents ........................................................................... 6 1.3 System O verview ............. ...

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    - 4 - 6.6 Disk Config urati on ......................................................... 54 6.6.1 Create Disk Volu me ................................................................. 54 6.6.2 Delete Disk Volu me .................................................................. 56 6.6.3 Examine Di sk Volume ........................................ ...

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    - 5 - 7.2 By Apple MAC OS ......................................................................... 94 7.3 By Linux OS ............................................................................... 100 7.4 By W eb Br owser ......................................................................... 100 7.5 By File T ransfer Protocol (FTP) ........... ...

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    - 6 - Chapter 1 Overview of GNS-8000B 1.1 Introduction Thank you for choosing LevelOne GNS- 8000B , 4-bay Sata NAS Server . This product has the foll owing key features: • Simple installation, 5 mi nutes configurati on and user-friendl y management interface for SMB users. • High speed SA T A HDD , supports hotswap , maximum capacity up to 2.0T ...

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    - 7 - 1.3 System Overview Front View Rear View Power Rear View LED indicators: Po wer , Error , Network and Disk LCD panel Down button Enter button Power co nnector A TX Redundant P ower Supply USB ports SCSI connecter (For tape d evice) Giga LAN 1 Power b utton R eset button Giga LAN 2 Pow e r Li g ht Error Light Error Alarm Shutdown Butto n ...

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    - 8 - Chapter 2 Install GNS-8000B 2.1 Install Hard Disk T o install hard disks to GNS-8000B , plea se make sure you ha ve the following items in place.  GNS-8000B  HDD tra y x 4 (included in GNS-8000B)  3.5” SA T A hard disk (optional)  Flat head screw (included in GNS-8000B)  Ro und head screws (included in GNS- 8000B)  Mount k ...

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    - 9 - Hard Disk Installati on Procedure It is highly recommended th at you install disks of the same brand and same size on GNS-8000B . The server may function improperly if disks of different brands a nd size are inst all ed. Please refer to Chapter 2.2 for hard disk recommendation list. 1. Push the side locks in the front of GNS-8000B a nd then p ...

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    - 10 - 3. Place a hard disk in a hard disk tr ay . 4. T urn over the disk tr a y . Make sure the disk holes match the holes at the base of the tra y . F asten t he disk with four fl at head screws. 5. Insert the hard disk tra y to GNS-8000B. Then lock the tr ay with the hard disk lock. (Y ou can install 4 disks at maximum.) 6. When finished, close ...

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    - 11 - Install Rackmount Kit Please follow the steps below to in stall the rackmount kit of GNS-8000B. 1. Attach brack ets ( a ) to both sides of GNS-800 0B in the front. 2. Lock the br ackets ( b ) to GNS-800 0B. Then a ttach and fasten z -shape brack ets ( c ). 3. Push GNS-8000B into the r ack. 4. F asten the screws to f ix the position of GNS-80 ...

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    - 12 - 2.2 Hard Disk Recommendation List The following HDD models are verified by LEVELONE that are compatible w ith GNS-8000B. It is recommended to use the same brand and same size listed here for GNS-8000B if more than one ha rd disk is installed. Other HDD br ands that are not tested by LEVELONE ma y or may not work properly with GNS-8000B . F o ...

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    - 13 - 2.3 Connect GNS-8000B to Office Network When connecting GNS-8000B to office network: 1. It is recommended to install GNS-8000B in LAN with DHCP server . 2. Y ou can use any PC in the same subnet to connect to the server by IE browser . 3. Y ou may also connect a CD/DVD burner to GNS-8000B for data backup and restore. SCSI USB La p to p # 1 L ...

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    - 14 - T o install GNS-8000B in office ne twork, please follow the steps: a, b, c, d, e below . # T o use fail ov er or load balance func tion, please connect both LAN 1 and LAN 2 to switch/ h ub/ router . For furt her details, please refer to Chapter 6.5.1 . * Optional step. Y ou can skip this st ep if you are not using CD /DVD backup/restore or t ...

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    - 15 - DISK NUMBER: 4 SIZE: 457884 MB   SYS TEMP: 25 o C SYS FAN: 5400 RPM   CPU TEMP: 28 o C CPU FAN: 3000 RPM   Chapter 3 Use LCD Panel When GNS-8000B is turned on, the server na me, IP address, date, and time will be shown. Check System Information 1. Press Down button to view disk inform ation, i.e. number of disks and disk si ...

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    - 16 - NAS001122 1.0.0 (1118)   NAS001122 1.0.0 (1118)   PRESS 2 SECONDS FOR CONFIG. PAGE   4. Press Down button agai n to view model number and version informatio n. System Setting Function 1. Press Enter button for two seco nds to enter confi guration page. 2. Press Down button to s elect an item: NETWORK S ET TINGS, POWER DOWN, ...

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    - 17 - Network Settings Enter NETWORK SET TINGS configur ation page and press Down button to select one of the follow ing options. • DHCP DHCP will obtain IP address automatically . • ST A TIC IP Press Enter button to se lect ST A TIC IP . Then configure the IP address. i. SET ST A TIC IP Press Down button to enter 0~255 and press Enter button ...

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    - 18 - SELECT: 2. POWER DOWN   SELECT: 3. REBOOT SYSTEM   POWER DOWN Press Down button to se lect POWER DOWN and pre ss Ente r button to confirm shutting down GNS-8000B . REBOOT SYSTEM Press Down button to select REBOO T SY STEM and press Enter button to confirm restarting the system. Exit Configuration Page (E XIT) Press Enter button a ...

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    - 19 - Chapter 4 Quick Install Wizard Quick Install Wizard enables you to search f or all available GNS-8000B within the local network, and view the server name , IP ad dress, and workgroup etc. Y ou can also configure the disk name, date and time, etc. via Quick Install W izard. T o use Quick Install Wizard, run GNS-8000B CD-ROM in your PC and ins ...

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    - 20 - Run Quick Install w izard shortcut on the desktop, the follo wing screen will be shown. Name of server IP address of server Windows workgroup j oined by server View the details of selected server Re fresh the search results within the network Help Exit the program Configure the server name, time and network settings System version ...

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    - 21 - Operation 1. Configure GNS-8000B Select a GNS-8000B displayed on Quick Install Wizard and click Con figure . Enter the administr ator password. Upon successful login, the following screen will appear . Enter the configuration values and click OK. ...

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    - 22 - Fo r further configur ation of the sys tem, please login the admi nistrati on page of GNS-8000B via web browser . Note: Y ou may have to restart G NS-8000B after changing the network configur ation. Set the name, date and time for GNS-8000B. The length cannot exceed 14 char acters. The system will obt ain IP address automatically . T o use f ...

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    - 23 - 2. View GNS-8000B details Select a GNS-8000B av ailable on Quick Install Wizard and click Details . The following screen w ill be shown: ...

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    - 24 - . 3. Search for all av ailable GNS-8000B again. T o refresh the search results, click Refresh to display all available servers within the network. ...

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    - 25 - 4. Help If you have any enquiries about Quick Install Wiz ard when using the program, you can click the Help button to view the help text . 5. Enter the homepage of GNS-8000B Double click on GNS-80 00B to enter the administr ation page. ...

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    - 26 - Chapter 5 Start to Enjoy the Services of GNS- 8000B GNS-8000B provides the following powe rful se rvices and applications 5.1 File Server Y ou can make use of the foll owing means to access and share the folders of GNS- 8000B easily: a. By Quick Install Wizard : By the Map Drive function of Quick Install Wizard, you can configure the share f ...

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    - 27 - 5.3 Backup Server GNS-8000B provides versatile backup mechan isms to help you back up or restore disk data completel y to enhance more e fficient and secure system management. The backup/ restore applicat ions are listed below: a. Remote Replication Re mote replication is a built -in backup feature of GNS-8000B . Y ou can set up instant or s ...

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    - 28 - Chapter 6 Administer GNS-8000B When you have installed GNS-8000B and co nnected it to the network or PC, you can manage the server via web bro wser . It is recommended to use Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or above to a ccess GNS-8000B. GNS-8000B Network Configuratio n for th e First Time of Use By factory default, GNS-8000B will search the ...

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    - 29 - 6.1 Access Administration Page Y ou can access GNS-8000B administration pag e by the following means: 3. Launch the web browser . Enter the IP address of GNS-800 0B to access the administration page. Y ou can check th e IP address of GNS-8000B on the LCD panel (see Chapter 3). OR 4. Install and Quick Installation Wizar d (see Chapter 4). Sea ...

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    - 30 - 5. When the administration page is shown, click Adm inistration . 6. Enter the user name and pas sword to login. Default user name: administr ator Password : admin The first time you login GNS-8000B, Quick Con figuration page will be shown. Please refer to 6.3 Quick Configuration for more details. T o connect GNS-8000B by MAC, open a web bro ...

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    - 31 - 6.2 Server Administration There are eight main sections in server administr ation: Qui c k Conf igur a tio n Net wor k Sh ar e Ma na ge m e nt System Tool s St ati sti cs & Lo gs Di sk C o n fig u ra t io n Networ k Se ttings System Setti n gs Ser ver Name Date & Ti m e Vi ew System Sett i ng s TCP /I P Co nfi gurat ion View N e tw o ...

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    - 32 - 6.3 Quick Configuration Please follow the step-by-step guide in Quick Configuration to complete the settings of GNS-8000B. If you have any questions during we b administr ation, please click the help button on the top right hand corner of the page. Other buttons are described as below: : Retur n to previous page : Retur n to home page : Logo ...

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    - 33 - Step 2. Change the administr ator password or select to use the original password. Step 3. Enter the date, time and select the ti me zone for the server . Step 4. Select the language the server us es to display files and directories. The default setting is English . ...

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    - 34 - Step 5. Enter the IP address, subnet ma s k and default gateway for the server . Select network interf ace configuration: fail over or load balance. Step 6. Select the network file se rvices to pro vide on the server . ...

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    - 35 - Step 7. Configure disk volume on the server . Step 8. Configure the method of user au thenti cation. Please refer to Chap ter 6.5.2 for further information. ...

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    - 36 - Step 9. Manage users and us er groups of this server . ...

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    - 37 - Step 10. Manage network shares on this server . Step 11. Finish. It may tak e sever al to tens of minutes to complete Quick Configur ation, dependin g on your system setti ngs. ...

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    - 38 - 6.4 System Settings Basic system settings include the server name, date, ti me, and view system settings. 6.4.1 Server Name Enter the name of GNS-8000B . The server name can be 14 characters long at maximum, which can contai n alphabets, numbers and hyphen (-). The server does not accept names with space, period (.), or names in pure numbers ...

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    - 39 - 6.4.2 Date & Time Set the date, time, and time zone accordin g to your l ocation. If the settings are incorrect, the follow ing problems may occur:  When using a web bro wser to access or sa ve a file, the display time of the action will be incorrect .  The system event log time will be incorrect co mpar ed to the actual time when ...

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    - 40 -  NTP Server Y ou can enable or use specified NTP (Network Time Protocol) server to update the date and time of t he system automatically . T o enable NTP ser ver , please enable Configure NTP serv er or client setting and enter the IP address or domain name of the NTP server , e.g. time.nist.gov , time.windows.com in Use the specified NTP ...

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    - 41 - 6.4.3 Language Setting Select the language GNS-8000B uses to displa y files and directories. Note: All files and directories on GNS-8000B will be created using Unicode encoding. If your FTP clients or PC does not support Unicode, e.g. Windows 95, 98, ME OS is used, select the lan guage the same as the language of your OS in order to v iew th ...

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    - 42 - 6.5 Network Settings 6.5.1 TCP/ IP Configuration ...

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    - 43 - Configuration of Networ k Interfaces  Fail Over (Default) The system supports the con figuration of multiple network int erfaces, which enables you to perform F ail Over or Load Balance funct ions. F ail over ensures server av ailability to the network. If the primary port is disconnected due to a hardw are or cabl e problem, the secondar ...

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    - 44 -  Load Balance In load balance * mode, the transmission lo ad is distributed among aggregated network ports. * An intelligent software adaptiv e agent will repeatedly analyze the tr affic flow from the server and distribute the packets based on the desti nation address. Load balance can only occur on Layer 3 routing protocols (IP or NCP IP ...

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    - 45 -  Standalone Standalone settings enable each port to have a unique IP , which allows u sers on different network areas to shar e one GNS-8000B and maintain their independence from on e another in the netw ork. When using this mode, f ail over cannot be used and only LAN 1 can be configured as DHCP server . ...

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    - 46 - Network Speed Network speed settings pro vide an adv anced option for configuring ne twork speed. Y ou can select auto-negotiation (default), 10 Mbps, 100 Mbps, or 10 00 Mbps. It is recommended to use t he default setting that the server will determ ine network speed automatically . • Obtain IP address settings automatically via DHCP If yo ...

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    - 47 - Primary DNS Server: Enter the IP address of primary DNS server that provides DNS service for GNS-8000B in exte rnal network. Secondary DNS Server: Enter the IP address of seco ndary DNS server that provides DNS service for GNS- 8000B in external network. Y ou can also configure the following setti ngs:  Enable DHCP server If there is no D ...

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    - 48 - 6.5.2 Microsoft Networking Enable file service for Microsoft networking: If yo u are using Microsoft Windows, enable this service to access the files on network share folders. Assign a workgroup name.  Standalone Serve r Use local users for user authentication.  NT Domain Member Use Microsoft NT domain for user a uthentication.  AD ...

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    - 49 - Microsoft Network Services.  W orkgroup: Specify the workgroup GNS-8000B belongs to . The workgroup is a computer group unit in Microsoft Windo ws network for network sharing.  AD Server Name: Enter the name of the AD server when AD domain is selected for authentication.  Domain Name: Microsoft domain name . Enter the domai n name w ...

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    - 50 - 6.5.3 Apple Network T o use GNS-8000B on Apple MAC oper ating system, enable Apple T a lk network support. If your Apple T alk network uses exte nded networks, and is assigned w ith multiple zones, assign a zone na me to GNS-8000B . If you do not w ant to assign a network zone, enter a n asterisk (*) to use the defaul t setting. This setting ...

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    - 51 - 6.5.5 Web File Manager T o access files on GNS-8000B via web browser , enable W e b File Manager . If GNS- 8000B is connected to the Internet and us es a v alid IP address, you can access files on the server by web browser from anywhere. F or further details, please refer to Appendix A. 6.5.6 FTP Service Select to enable or disable Unicod e ...

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    - 52 - 6.5.7 View Network Settings Y ou can view current netw ork settings and stat us in this section. ...

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    - 54 - 6.6 Disk Configuration In the section, you can create, delet e, examine and format disk volume, as well as view disk and volu me status of GNS-8000B. 6.6.1 Create Disk Volume GNS-8000B can accommodate four disks at m aximum. Y ou can set the disk volume to the followin g configurations by clicking on the icons on Creat e Disk V olume page: a ...

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    - 55 - b. RAID 5 Disk Volume Three or more hard disks can be integr ated to form RAID 5 disk vol ume. Data will be distributed and st ored among the disks. If a disk fails, you can replace a new disk with the damaged on e, and the system will rest ore the data to the new disk. You can also us e three disks for RAID 5 and a fourth disk as a backup d ...

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    - 56 - e. Linear Disk Volume You can combine two or more disks into one larger disk. Files will be saved on physical disks sequent ially but does not have a disk failu re file protection function. The overall c apacity of linear disk is th e sum of all disks. 6.6.2 Delete Disk Volume To delete a disk volume, select the disk volume to remove and cli ...

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    - 57 - 6.6.3 Examine Disk Volume To examine a disk volume, select the disk volume to examin e and click OK. You can check the Fix err ors box and the server wi ll fix errors automatically duri ng disk checking.  Disk V olume Oper ation Report After click OK on Examine D isk V olume page, a page lik e below will display t o show the current st at ...

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    - 58 - 6.6.4 Format Dis k Volume To format disk volume, select the di sk volume to format and cli ck OK. 6.6.5 View Disk & Volume Status You can view details of physical disk s and logical volumes in the section. Note: When configuring disk volume, make sure there are no active users connecting to GNS-8000B to avoid any po tential damage to the ...

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    - 59 - 6.7 User Management The files on GNS-8000B can be shared among multiple users. F or easier management and better control of users’ ac cess right, yo u have to organize users, user groups and their access right control. 6.7.1 Users The system has created the fo llowing users b y default:  Administrator By default, administrator has acces ...

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    - 60 - 512 users can be cre ated at maximum (i ncluding system default users). You can create a new user according to your needs. The follo wing inf ormation is required to create a new user:  User name The user name must not exceed 32 char acters. It is case-insensitive and can contain double -byte characters, such as Chinese, Japa nese, and Ko ...

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    - 61 - 6.7.2 User Groups User group is a collection of users with th e sa me access right to files or folders. GNS-8000B has created the following user groups by default:  Administrators All members in this grou p have administration right . You cannot delete this group.  Everyo ne All registered users belong to everyone group. You cannot del ...

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    - 62 - Create Users and A ssign Users to User Gro up The following example demonstrates how to create new users and assign users to a user group. ABC Co. has recently r ecrui ted two employees Mr. Jones Lee for Adm inistration Department and Ms. Jane Wu for Sale s Department. The IT Departme nt therefore needs to create two use r accoun ts for them ...

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    - 63 - iii. Select t he user groups the users belong to on the ri ght list, i.e. Mr. Jones Lee for Administration Dept and Ms. Ja ne Wu for Sales Dept, and click Add . Then click Close . iv. After creatin g the users, the users will appear on the list on Create User Page. ...

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    - 64 - Create Private Network Share for Us er Groups You can create particul ar network share for each user gro up. The procedure is described as below: 1. To create a network share called media acce ssible by Administration Department only, please go to “Use r Management—User Groups” page. Select the user group Admi nistration Dept a nd clic ...

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    - 65 - 3. You can see the folder media in Network Share M anagement page. 4. Enter Access Control. You can see tha t only Administrati on Dept has full access right to the folder. ...

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    - 66 - 6.7.3 Quota T o allocate disk volume ef ficiently , you can specify the quota that ca n be used by each user . When this function i s enabled and a user has re ached his/her disk quota, he/she cannot upl oad data to the server an ymore. By default, no limitations are set for users. Y ou can modify the following two opti ons: i. Enable quota ...

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    - 67 - 2. Select Jones Lee on User page and click Quota Settin gs on the right. 3. Enter the quota size 2000MB and click OK . 4. Follow the same steps and enter the quota size 4000MB for Jane Wu and click OK . The quota setting is successfully applied. ...

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    - 68 - 6.8 Network Share Man agement The primary purpose of network storage is file sharing. In a standard operation environment, you can c reate different ne twork share folders for various types of files, or provide different file access rights to u sers or user groups. There are four options in Network Share Management: ...

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    - 69 - 6.8.1 Create T o create a network share, ent er the following inf ormation:  Network share name The share name must not exceed 12 characters and canno t contain the following characters: " . + = / : | * ? < > ; [ ] %  Disk volume This area shows the disk volume statu s.  Pat h All data are stored under the assigned path ...

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    - 70 - 6.8.2 Property To edit the property of an existing network share, select a share and click Property . You can the n edit th e content of that share. 6.8.3 Access Control Once the network share is created, you ca n assign access r ights to users or user groups:  Deny access Access to the network share will be denied when this option is sel ...

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    - 71 - 6.8.4 Delete Select a share and click delete. Clic k OK to confirm. ...

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    - 72 - 6.9 System Tools System T ools enable you to optimiz e the maintenance and management of GNS- 8000B. 6.9.1 SNMP Settings Enable SNMP (Simple Netw ork Management Protocol) service an d complete all necessary settings to manage network components of the server by SNMP. When enabling SNMP Trap Notification, a message w ill be sent to a specifie ...

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    - 73 - 6.9.2 Alert Notification Enter the e-mail address of admi nistrator an d SMTP server IP address. In case of warning or malfunction, e.g. CPU fan fails, a disk drive fail s or is unplugged, an email will be sent to the ad ministr ator automatically . Y ou can refer to Event Logs section in Statistics & Logs (refer to Chapter 6.10.2 ) to c ...

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    - 74 - 6.9.4 Hardware Settings Y ou can enable or disable the hardware functions of GNS-8000B. i. Enable LCD panel setting function To enable users to configure TC P/IP setti ngs via the LCD p anel. ii. Enable configurat ion reset switch By enabling this option , you can press the reset button for a few seconds to reset the administrator password a ...

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    - 75 - 6.9.5 UPS If your UPS device provides USB i nterface, you can enable UPS (uninterruptible power supply) support to protect your sy stem from abnormal system shutdown caused by pow er outage. In case of ut ility power failure, the system will shu t down automatically by probing the power s tatus of the connected UPS unit.  Enable UPS suppo ...

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    - 76 - UPS Model Select the UPS model from th e list. If the UPS model you are using is n ot available on the list, please contact our technical support. IP Address of UP S If you have selected APC UPS with SNMP for UPS model, enter the IP address of the UPS. Note: When UPS support is not e nabled, the Test b utton will not function. ...

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    - 77 - 6.9.6 System Update Note: If the system is running properly , you do not need to update the firmware. Before updating system firmware, plea se make sure the product mod el and firmware version are correct. Follow th e steps below to update firmware: Step 1: Downlo ad the release notes of the same versio n as the firmware from LEVELONE websit ...

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    - 78 - GNS-8000B firmware ...

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    - 79 - 6.9.7 Change Logo You can choose a personal picture to di splay on the login page of GNS-8000B. The size of the picture cannot exceed 20K b ytes. ...

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    - 80 - 6.9.8 Tape Backup T ape backup enables you to perform backup or restor ation jobs by a tape drive. GNS-8000B supports full backup and incremental backup . By full backup, all source files will be backed up. By incremental backup, only modified or new files after last backup will be backed up.  Backup Now T o back up files to the tape driv ...

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    - 81 -  Scheduled Jobs Y ou can schedule a backup job to be executed automatically . Click New and define the job name, backup sour ce, backup t ype, and schedule. ...

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    - 82 -  T ools There are several useful tape function s to ope rate on the tape drive. For example, you can rewind, eject or erase the tape here. Click Apply to execute the action.  Job Status Y ou can view the status of backup or restore job. Note: 1. The SCSI tape drive has to be prop erly connected and turned on before starting up GNS-8000 ...

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    - 83 - 6.9.9 Remote Replicati on Remote R eplication enables you to replicate local files to remot e folders on another server . The files will be compressed before th e replication process in order to save time for data trans fer . Make sure a ne twork s hare is created before creating a remote repli cation job. Using Remote Replication Login GNS- ...

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    - 84 - i. New a. Click New to enter the following page. b. Complet e all settings and click OK to save or Cancel to quit. Note: T o use remote replication, enable Microsof t Networking service, make sure the destination networ k share and directory have been created, and the user name and password are valid to login the destination folder . ...

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    - 85 - ii. Edit a. Select the job to be edited. b. Click Edit . c. Modify the settings. d. Click OK to save or Cancel to quit. iii. Delete a. Select the job to be deleted. b. Click Delete . ...

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    - 86 - 6.9.10 Backup/ Restore/ Reset Settings To backup the setting(s), select the appropriate option(s) and click Backup . To restore a backup settings file, click Browse to select the file and click Restor e . To reset the setting(s) to factory defaul t(s), select the appropriate option and click Reset . ...

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    - 87 - 6.9.11 USB CD/ DVD Backup/ Restore USB Backup/R estore function enables you to back up local data to CD/DV D discs via USB CD/DVD burner , and CD/DVD data to l ocal disk. Using USB Backup/Restore ...

  • LevelOne GNS-8000B - page 88

    - 88 - i. USB CD /DVD D etection a. Connect USB burner to GNS-8000B . T urn on the burner and input a writable disc. b. Click Re-detect . The system will display information of the det ected burner . c. Click Eject Disc to eject the disc from the burner . d. Insert the disc again and click Re-detect and continue to use writing and loading functions ...

  • LevelOne GNS-8000B - page 89

    - 89 - ii. Write data a. T o write data from GNS-8000B to disc, enter the volume label name. b. In Source Path (Network Share/Di rectory), select a netwo rk share from the drop-down menu and enter a directory name. Y ou can also use stroke to indicate multiple dir ectories, e.g. sales/jenny . c. Select Write Speed. d. Click Write to disc to write d ...

  • LevelOne GNS-8000B - page 90

    - 90 - iii. Load data a. Insert the disc for loading data to GNS-8000B network share. The volume label is shown in CD Label. b. In Destination Pa th (Network Share /Directory), select a network share from the drop-down menu a nd enter a directory name. Y ou can also use stroke to indicate multiple directories, e.g. sales/jenny . c. Select Over writ ...

  • LevelOne GNS-8000B - page 91

    - 91 - 6.10 Statistics & Logs Y ou can view the event logs of all currently online users on GNS-8000B for system monitoring. 6.10.1 Active Users This page shows all users t hat are curre ntly logged on to W eb File Manager . 6.10.2 Event Logs GNS-8000B can store thousands of recent event logs, including w arning, error and information messages. ...

  • LevelOne GNS-8000B - page 92

    - 92 - Chapter 7 Access GNS-8000B 7.1 By Microsoft Windows 1. Y ou can access GNS-8000B in Wi nd ows OS by the followi ng ways: a. By Quick Install Wizard . For fu rther information, please refer to Chapter 4. b. Y ou ma y also search for GNS-8000B within the Network Neighborhood. Locate the workgroup and find the name of yo ur GNS-8000B. Whe n the ...

  • LevelOne GNS-8000B - page 93

    - 93 - 2. Once the connection to GNS-8000B is su ccessful, all listing on your av ailable network share will be displayed. Use the opt ion Map Network Drive to map the folder(s) as your ne twork drive. ...

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    - 94 - 7.2 By Apple MAC OS If you are an Apple MAC user , you can access GNS-8000B by the following wa ys: 1. Using Network Brow ser a. Ch oose “Network Brow ser” in Apple menu. b. In “Network Browser” , choose Appl e T alk. A list of computers on the Apple T alk network will appear . Select GNS-8000B. ...

  • LevelOne GNS-8000B - page 95

    - 95 - c. Enter the lo gin name and password, or use “Guest” to enter . Click Connect . d. When GNS-8000B is connected, all network shares will be shown. ...

  • LevelOne GNS-8000B - page 96

    - 96 - e. Choose a network share to connect. The network share will appear on the desktop. ...

  • LevelOne GNS-8000B - page 97

    - 97 - 2. Using Chooser a. Select Chooser on Apple menu b ar . b. Click on AppleShare . The name of GNS-8000B will appea r on the right side of the window . ...

  • LevelOne GNS-8000B - page 98

    - 98 - c. Use the mouse to highlight GNS-8000B and cl ick OK. d. Enter the correct login name and pa ssword or use “Guest” to login, and then click Connect . ...

  • LevelOne GNS-8000B - page 99

    - 99 - e. All available network shares will be listed. Sele ct a network share an d click OK. f. Close the Chooser progra m. Double click on the icon on the desktop to access the files. ...

  • LevelOne GNS-8000B - page 100

    - 100 - 7.3 By Linux OS In addition to Microsoft and MAC O S, GNS-8000B also supports Linux systems through the NFS service: 1. On Linux, run the following command: mount -t nfs <GNS-8000B IP ad dress>:/<Networ k Share Name> <Directory to Mount> For example, if the IP address of your GNS-8 000B is 192.168.0.1 and you want to link ...

  • LevelOne GNS-8000B - page 101

    - 101 - 7.5 By File Transf er Protocol (FTP) In addition to working with m ultiple operating systems, GNS-8000B a lso supports connection via FTP . Enter the correct us er na me and password to connect t he server or access the public share folders as guest. Please go to Network Settings—FTP service and enable FTP service before using F TP servic ...

  • LevelOne GNS-8000B - page 102

    - 102 - b. Click t he share folder in FTP section. c. When the ftp folder is shown, e nter user name and password. ...

  • LevelOne GNS-8000B - page 103

    - 103 - d. The share folder will be shown. Y ou can then manage the folder by dragging and dropping file s to it, as well as rename or dele te the files. ...

  • LevelOne GNS-8000B - page 104

    - 104 - Chapter 8 GNS-8000B Maintenance GNS-8000B is specially designed to run 24x7 and be ready at all times against system crash ca used by power outage. Th is section provides a general overview on system maintenance. 8.1 Restart/ Shut down Server Follow the steps below to restart or shut down GNS-8000B . 1. Ask all active users of GNS-8000B to ...

  • LevelOne GNS-8000B - page 105

    - 105 - 8.2 Reset Administrator Password and Network Settings T o reset the administrator password and network settings o f GNS-8000B, 1. Press the reset butto n of GNS-8000B for a few seconds. A beep sound will be heard. 2. Login GNS-8000B with the defa ult user name and password: Default user name: administr ator Password : admin Note: T o reset ...

  • LevelOne GNS-8000B - page 106

    - 106 - 8.3 Disk Failure or M alfunction When you encounter disk malfunction or failu re, please do the following: 1. Re cord the malfunction status or e rror messages. 2. Stop using the failed GNS- 8000B and turn off the server . 3. Contact customer service f or technical su pport. Note: Y our GNS-8000B must be repaired by professional technicians ...

  • LevelOne GNS-8000B - page 107

    - 107 - Appendix A Web File Manager Using Web File Manager T o use W eb File Manager , enable W eb File Manager in Network Set tings first. Launch the web browser and go to GNS-8000B home page. Select Web F ile Manager and enter the correct login name a nd password. Y ou may also enter “guest” in the login na me field with no pa ss word to acce ...

  • LevelOne GNS-8000B - page 108

    - 108 - Select an existing network share for management. Y ou can organize network share folders of GNS-8000B. Wi th W eb File Manager , you can upload, rename, or delete files an d folders in the network shares. View files online Click on a file displayed on the web page. The informat ion of the file will be displayed. If your browser does not sup ...

  • LevelOne GNS-8000B - page 109

    - 109 - Rename file or fo lder i. Select a file or folder to rename. ii. Click (Rename) on the toolbar . iii. Enter the new file or folder name and click OK. Delete file or folder i. Select a file or folder to delete. ii. Click (Delete) on the toolbar . iii. Confirm to delete the file or folde r . T o delete all files and folders, click (Select All ...

  • LevelOne GNS-8000B - page 110

    - 110 - Viewing Files Named in Chinese T o view files named in Chin ese, you may have to configure the browser settings. T ake Internet Explorer as an example, follow the steps below to conf igure the settings. 1. Click on Tools in IE browser . 5. Re start the browser . 2. Click Internet Options. 3. Cancel this opti on. 4. Click OK. ...

  • LevelOne GNS-8000B - page 111

    - 111 - Web File Manager Icons Icon Description Up-return to the parent folder Re fresh-reload the current page Home-return to network share list home page Create folder Re name file or folder Delete file or folder Select all Cancel selection Logout Full access network share folder Re ad-only network share folder Malfunction net work share folder ...

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    - 112 - Appendix B Configuring AD Authentication AD environment mixed mode can be su pported b y GNS-8000B. F or example, qatest.com.tw and sub2.qatest.com.tw ar e domains controlled by Windows 2003 server , and sub1.qatest.com.tw domain is controlled by Windows 2000 server . ...

  • LevelOne GNS-8000B - page 113

    - 113 - Please make sure you have enabled the Active Directory Service on the Windows Server and check the following items: 1. DNS Server setting on GNS-8000B ha s to be di rected to AD server . 2. GNS-8000B and AD server can synchron ize only if their time difference is less than 5 minutes. 3. GNS-8000B and AD server will synchronize each 5 mi nut ...

  • LevelOne GNS-8000B - page 114

    - 114 - Adding GNS-8000B t o Windows Server 2003 Acti ve Directory Dom ain 1. Go to TCP /IP Configur ation in Netw ork Settings. Enter t he IP address of primary DNS server . Y ou can inqu ire AD domain via this DNS server . ...

  • LevelOne GNS-8000B - page 115

    - 115 - 2. Go to Microsoft Networking of Networ k Settings. Enable AD Domain Member , and enter the domain name and the us er name with administr ator access right to that domain. Note: a. Make sure that a fully qu alified domain name such as qatest.com.tw has been filled in. b. Make sure the user name with administr ator access right to that domai ...

  • LevelOne GNS-8000B - page 116

    - 116 - 3. When the following message appears after appl ying the settings in step 2, check the DNS IP . When the following message appears afte r applying the settings in step 2, domain name, domain user name, and the password. When the following message appears afte r applying the settings in step 2, check the time zone settings. Mak e sure the d ...

  • LevelOne GNS-8000B - page 117

    - 117 - 4. Upon successful addin g of domain member , you can view the list for domain users and local users in User Management. 5. Go to Access Control in Network Sh are Management to configure the access control right of AD users for all av ailable network shares. ...

  • LevelOne GNS-8000B - page 118

    - 118 - Using AD users to access servic es T o access services like FTP , Network Neighb orhood, or Apple T a lk with an AD user account, add DomainName before the user name when logging in. ...

  • LevelOne GNS-8000B - page 119

    - 119 - Adding GNS-8000B t o Windows Server 2000 NT Domain 1. Go to Microsoft Networki ng to enable NT Domai n member and then enter the domain name such as sub1 and the us er who has administrator acces s right for identification. Note: a. Please notice that GNS-8000B and Windows 2000/2003 se rver must be in the same section or the system w ill sh ...

  • LevelOne GNS-8000B - page 120

    - 120 - 2. When the following message appears after appl ying the settings in step 1, check the domain name, domain user name, and the password. When the following message appears afte r applying the settings in step 2, check the time zone settings. Mak e sure the difference of your time and that of AD server is l ess than 5 minutes. If the ti me d ...

  • LevelOne GNS-8000B - page 121

    - 121 - 4. Go to Access Control in Network Sh are Management to configure the access control right of domain u sers for all available network shares. Using domain users to access s ervices T o access services like FTP , Network Neig hborhood, or Apple T alk with an domain user account, add DomainName before the user name when logging in. Note: T o ...

  • LevelOne GNS-8000B - page 122

    - 122 - Appendix C Messages of Hard Disk and Disk Configuration Status Hard Disk English Display Status Description Re ady The hard disk status i s normal No disk No disk currently  Disk tray is not installed or th ere is main board error . Users can check disk tra y . If there is main board error , please contact LEVELONE customer service. Inv ...

  • LevelOne GNS-8000B - page 123

    - 123 - Disk Configuration/ RAI D Configuration English Display Status Description Re ady The status of current d isk or disk configur ation is normal Unmounted Hard disk is not installed or h ard disk configuration is not configured Not Active RAID configuration is damaged and cannot be enabled  When this message is show n, users should back up ...

  • LevelOne GNS-8000B - page 124

    - 124 - Appendix D: Virus Scan A network share may not be abl e to dete ct a virus without an automatic virus scan function when t here is a transf er of infected files. The user computer may have been i nfected in this situati on. T o preve nt virus infection of t he user computers, the system provides a vi rus scan program to c omprehend with ava ...

  • LevelOne GNS-8000B - page 125

    - 125 - 3. Click Finish to complete the Setup . ...

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    - 126 - A screen will pop up to show the sy stem in formation the first time you have successfully i nstalled the vi rus scan agent. The description of the fields is as below: Fields Description Server Name Name of the netw ork share under the protecti on of virus scan agent ...

  • LevelOne GNS-8000B - page 127

    - 127 - IP Address The IP addre ss of the network shar e Status Connection status of th e host network share wi th the virus scan agent: • Disconnect: Not connected to the network • Idle: Connection has been enabled but there is no file transfer for three minutes or mo re. • Ready: Connection has been enabled and ready to be scanned • --: U ...

  • LevelOne GNS-8000B - page 128

    - 128 - Enabling Virus Scan Support Go to Virus Scan of S ystem T ools. T o enable virus scan support, tick the bo x Enable Virus Scan Support. Enter the I P address of the virus scan ser ver and click Apply . Viewing Details of Infected Files T o view the detail s of infected files of the network share, go to Event Logs of Statistics & Logs. A ...

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