MaxNAS Owner’s Manual 2
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Table of Contents ................................................................................................................................................2
FCC Compliance Statement ................................................................................................................................ 4
Warranty Information ......................................................................................................................................... 5
Welcome Note ..................................................................................................................................................... 6
Chapter 1- Getting Started ................................................................................................................................. 7
1. Features and Benefits ............................................................................................................................... 7
2. System Requirements and Compatibility ................................................................................................. 7
3. Unpacking the MaxNAS ........................................................................................................................... 8
4. What’s Included ........................................................................................................................................ 8
5. Choosing a place for your MaxNAS .......................................................................................................... 8
6. The MaxNAS Interface Components ......................................................................................................... 9
7. Visual and Audible Indicators ................................................................................................................ 10
8. Hot Plug Drive Replacement ................................................................................................................. 10
Chapter 2- Connecting the MaxNAS ................................................................................................................ 11
1. Connections ............................................................................................................................................. 11
2. Accessing the System Administration for the first time ........................................................................ 11
2.1 Wizard Installation and Usage ...................................................................................................... 12
2.2 Launching the GUI, DHCP Environment ..................................................................................... 13
2.3 Static IP Environment ................................................................................................................... 13
2.4 Logging In ..................................................................................................................................... 13
3. LCD Operation ......................................................................................................................................... 14
3.1 USB Copy ........................................................................................................................................ 14
3.2 Management Mode ........................................................................................................................ 14
4. Attaching External Disks ......................................................................................................................... 15
5. USB Target Mode .................................................................................................................................... 15
Chapter 3- Administering the MaxNAS ............................................................................................................ 16
The Main Configuration Tree ..................................................................................................................... 17
1. Status Displays ........................................................................................................................................ 18
1.1 System Status ................................................................................................................................. 18
1.2 System Information ....................................................................................................................... 18
1.3 USB Printer Information ............................................................................................................... 18
1.4 Attached UPS Monitor Status ........................................................................................................ 19
1.5 Power Management ....................................................................................................................... 19
1.6 About This MaxNAS ...................................................................................................................... 19
2. Storage Configuration ............................................................................................................................ 20
2.1 Disk Info ........................................................................................................................................ 20
2.2 RAID Menu .................................................................................................................................... 20
2.3 Folder (Share) Configuration ........................................................................................................ 24
2.4 File System Check ......................................................................................................................... 26
2.5 Stackable iSCSI Host Service ........................................................................................................ 27
2.6 Mounting ISO Disk Images .......................................................................................................... 28
2.7 nSync Backup Service Configuration ........................................................................................... 29
3. Network Configuration ........................................................................................................................... 30
3.1 LAN1 Configuration ...................................................................................................................... 30
3.2 LAN2 Configuration ...................................................................................................................... 32
3.3 Network Services Configuration ................................................................................................... 32
4. Accounts Configuration .......................................................................................................................... 34
4.1 Authentication Configuration ....................................................................................................... 34
4.2 Group Administration ................................................................................................................... 35
4.3 Local User Configuration .............................................................................................................. 35
4.4 Batch User Creation ...................................................................................................................... 36
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