Troubleshooting

1.How to shut down the Personal Server properly

Press and hold the power button on the front panel until the power LED blinks then goes off.

2.The Quick Setup Wizard can’t configure my network settings

ƒMake sure that the RJ-45 network cable is properly connected to the Personal Server and the PC/Switch.

ƒCheck the LAN LED of the Personal Server and make sure it’s green.

ƒCheck the power connection to the Personal Server; make sure it’s switched on!

ƒCheck your PC’s IP address; make sure that it has a static IP address or connects to a router with a DHCP client. As for the setting, please refer to the IP Protocol Setup section.

ƒThe Personal Server is down. Reboot, using the web based GUI of press the Default button on the rear panel to restore to factory default and reboot.

3.The Personal Server can’t find the hard disk and the home page of the web-based GUI displays – ‘HD unable to use’

There are several possibilities...

ƒThe hard disk is faulty, please try another hard disk.

ƒThe hard disk jumper is not set to Master; please refer to your hard disk manual for the correct setting of the jumper.

ƒThe hard drive is unformatted; please format it using the HD format tool in the Administration section.

ƒThe partition format of the drive is not EXT3, e.g. NTFS. Please format it with the HD format tool.

4.I use the Personal Server as a Web/FTP server, but users outside the LAN can’t access it

To use the Personal Server as an FTP server without a fixed IP or domain name, please set up your router’s DDNS and port mapping (Virtual Server) first.

5.I can’t access the Personal Server

ƒCheck the LAN LED; make sure it’s green.

ƒThe Personal Server is down. Reboot, using the web based GUI or press the Default button on the rear panel to restore to factory default, and reboot.

ƒWhen there are over 5 concurrently connected users the system will block any further users who try to access it. Please check the Samba users/FTP users by clicking Click here for more information from the web based GUI.

6.I can access the hard disk, but can’t access folders.

ƒVerify that you have the correct username and password.

ƒFor Windows 95/98/98SE users, please note that you should add new user using the user name of your OS.

ƒIf you have accessed any folder on the hard disk and would like to use another username/password for different authority, you must log off your OS and then log back on again.

7.There are unrecognizable characters in the file name

If you are using the Samba mechanism to access the hard disk, please use FTP to view the file. Characters that can be recognized from FTP may not be recognised via Samba and vice versa.

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