
P/N:  900-10004-00 REV 02  USER GUIDE,  IOSAFE R4   
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About This Guide Congratulations and thank you for purchasing an ioSafe disaster proof backup and storage system 
from ioSafe Inc.  This ioSafe system represents the latest technology in disaster-proof computer 
hardware. 
Chapter 1
, “FrontView Advanced Control”, describes all the menus and tabs available in th e 
Advanced Control mode. 
If you have already configured the ioSafe R4 and you need help in accessing the shares on the ioSafe 
R4, skip to 
Chapter 2
, “Accessing Shares”. 
In the event of a disk failure, the proper procedure for replacing the fail ed disk is in 
Chapter 3
, 
“Replacing a Failed Disk”. 
Sometimes it may be necessary to re-install the firmware or reset the system back to the f actory 
default configuration.  
Chapter 4
, “System Reset Switch”, explains the process for doing both. 
Chapter 5
, “Changing User Passwords”, covers how non-admin users can access FrontView to 
change their password. 
For an explanation of the RAID levels that the ioSafe R4 supports, please refer to 
Appendix A
, 
“RAID Levels Simplified”. 
If you have questions on what constitutes a valid input for host name, workgroup, or password, 
Appendix B
, “Input Field Format”, describes these and more. 
Appendix C
, “Glossary”, provides definitions for some of the technical terminologies used in this 
document. 
If you need help during setup, refer to 
Appendix D
, “If You Need Help…”.