MicroNet Technology manual Connecting the MaxNAS, Connect Your MaxNAS

! IMPORTANT! If you are adding a MaxNAS to a network with existing MaxNAS products, please make sure to assign each unit a different name. See Chapter 3, Section 2.3 for more information.

2-Connecting the MaxNAS

Chapter 2- Connecting the MaxNAS

1. Connect Your MaxNAS

Place on a flat and stable surface capable of supporting at least 25lbs, and close enough to the available network jack to reach with an Ethernet cable.

Step 1. Remove the disk canisters from the packing material and carefully insert into the MaxNAS. Step 2. Secure each canister into position and push the latch until it snaps into place.

Step 3. Connect the provided power cord into the universal power socket on the back panel. Plug the other end of the cord into a power socket. Make sure the power switch is in the on position (“-”)

Step 1- Insert	Step 2- Secure	Step 3- Connect Power	Step 4- Connect	Step 5- Press Power
Canisters	Canister Latches	and turn on switch	Network Cable	Key

Step 4. Connect an Ethernet cable from your network to LAN1 (DHCP environment) or LAN2 (static IP) port on the back panel.

Step 5. Press the power button on the front panel. The MaxNAS will boot. The Power indicator light should glow blue, and the LAN LED corresponding to the connected interface will glow or blink green. All the HDD Power LEDs on each HDD tray should glow blue.

!IMPORTANT! If Any LED glows red and the system emits a continuous beeping sound, then the system is reporting fault. Refer to Appendix A: Troubleshooting for further information.

2.Accessing System Administration for the first time

The MaxNAS comes pre-configured with the LAN1 Ethernet port set to DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) and the LAN2 Ethernet port set to a static IP address, 192.168.2.100. The current IP addresses are displayed on the LCD panel. The default WINS (Windows Internet Naming Service) for the MaxNAS is “MaxNAS”. Included with your MaxNAS is a discovery wizard for Mac and PC, which allows click-and-select

simplicity; simply install the wizard software, launch it, and the wizard discovers your MaxNAS for administration.

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