D-Link DNS-321 manual Introduction

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Section 1 - Product Overview

Introduction

The D-Link DNS-321 2-Bay Network Storage Enclosure shares your documents, photos, music, and videos across the network and on the Internet (via FTP server) so family members, friends, or employees can access them. This enclosure, which can hold two 3.5” SATA hard drives of any capacity1, creates a central network point for backing up valuable files. The built-in RAID 12 mirroring technology protects these files from drive failure. Other options such as Standard, JBOD, and RAID 0 are also available.

The DNS-321 shares files over the Internet via the built-in FTP server3. Users and groups can be created and assigned to folders with either read or read/write permissions. Quotas can be set per user or group to restrict space usage. In addition, the DNS-321 can be used to stream photos, music, and videos to UPnP AV compatible network media players4.

The included CD contains D-Link’s Easy Search Utility. This utility allows you to locate the DNS-321 on the network and map drives to your computer. Backup software is also included on the CD. This software allows you to backup your files from a computer to the DNS-321 manually, by a schedule, or in real-time. Real-time backups are a great way to safeguard against unfortunate accidents that may result in the loss of important files.

Combining ease of use with practical and high performance features, the DNS-321 is an organized solution for any network. Free up drive space on computers and centralize data on your network with the DNS-321 2-Bay Network Storage Enclosure!

1Hard Drive(s) not included.

2RAID 1 mirroring requires the use of 2 internal SATA drives.

3Note that use of an FTP Server to access files over the Internet does not provide for secure or encrypted transmissions.

4D-Link cannot guarantee full compatibility or proper playback with all codecs. Playback capability depends on the codec support of the UPnP™ AV media player.

D-Link DNS-321 User Manual



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Contents Page Table of Contents Product Overview Package ContentsSystem Requirements Introduction Features Power Button Hardware OverviewFront View Drive LightPower Receptacle Reset ButtonRear Panel Connections Ethernet PortInstallation Hardware SetupInstallation Installation Configuration Easy Search UtilityGetting Started Click Easy Search UtilityLogin screen will appear When prompted to configure the Hard Drive Settings Click Configuration After login, you will be redirected to the DNS-321 web UI Web UI Setup WizardPage Page Page LAN Device Settings Advanced Users/GroupsPage Quotas Quota StatusConfiguring Quotas Page Network Access Configuration FTP Server PermissionMax User Idle Time Client LanguageConfiguration UPnP AV Server Password Auto Refresh ITunes ServerConfiguration Dhcp Server Configuration New Password Confirm Save Settings AdminTools Time System Firmware Upgrade FirmwareMail Alerts Mail Alert Settings Temperature Space StatusFailed Firmware hasPower Power ManagementDrives RAID What is RAID? Ddns Status Device InformationSupport Mapping a Drive Configuration Page Download Scheduling DNS-321 login screen will appear Settings here Schedule DownloadsSave To When Recurring Backup Incremental Scheduling SettingsTest Replacing a Hard Drive Replacing or Adding a New Hard DriveAdding a New Hard Drive Contacting Technical Support Phone SupportGNU/Linux GPL GNU General Public License PreamblePage Page Page Page END of Terms and Conditions Warranty Limited WarrantyLimited Software Warranty Non-Applicability of WarrantyWhat Is Not Covered Disclaimer of Other WarrantiesLimitation of Liability Governing LawTrademarks Copyright StatementCE Mark Warning FCC StatementRegistration