SIMPLESHARE USER’S GUIDE
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UNPACK AND INSPECT YOUR SHIPMENT
WHAT’S INCLUDED WITH SIMPLESHARE
FEATURES AND BENEFITS
REGISTERING SIMPLESHARE
SIMPLESHARE INSTALLATION CD
SIMPLESHARE DOCUMENTATION
ABOUT THIS GUIDE
Safety Icons
EMISSION AND IMMUNITY CHARACTERISTICS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Managing SimpleShare
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Specifications
Product Support
Certification and Warranty
INSTALLING SIMPLESHARE
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
REQUIREMENTS
RECOMMENDATIONS
Installing SimpleShare
INSTALLING SIMPLESHARE SERVER
Power
SETTING UP SIMPLESHARE FOR THE FIRST TIME
Start
Run
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admin
simple
Remember my password
Machine Name
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Map to Local Drive
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EXPANDING SIMPLESHARE’S CAPABILITIES
CONNECTING A USB PRINTER
Administration
Basic
Expanding SimpleShare’s Capabilities
CONNECTING A USB DRIVE
ACCESSING SHARES
Accessing Shares
ACCESSING SIMPLESHARE FROM WINDOWS
Remember my password
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4In the Tools menu, click Map Network Drive
Drive
Folder
Reconnect at logon
ACCESSING SIMPLESHARE FROM MAC OS
Connect to Server
Address
Connect
Add to Keychain
MANAGING SIMPLESHARE
ADMINISTRATION
SETTING THE SIMPLESHARE NETWORK NAME
SETTING THE ADMINISTRATION USERNAME AND PASSWORD
Confirm Password
SETTING THE DATE AND TIME MANUALLY
Set Time Manually
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ACQUIRING THE DATE AND TIME FROM YOUR BROWSER
2Click Set SimpleTech NAS Time To Match
SYNCHRONIZING THE DATE AND TIME WITH AN NTP SERVER
NTP Servers
UPGRADING SIMPLESHARE FIRMWARE
2In the Administration menu, click Firmware
New Firmware
Reset
SETTING UP EMAIL ALERT NOTIFICATION
1In the Administration menu, click Alerts/Logging
2Select Email Notification Enabled
Error Handling SMTP Server
SMTP Port Override
SETTING UP POPUP ALERT NOTIFICATION
2Select Pop-UpNotification Enabled
ADDING SIMPLESHARE TO AN EXISTING WORKGROUP
1In the Administration menu, click Windows Setup
Password Based Share Access
User Based Share Access
Pool Name
ADDING SIMPLESHARE TO AN EXISTING DOMAIN
RESTORING FACTORY SETTING
RESTARTING SIMPLESHARE
SHARE MANAGEMENT
CREATING A SHARE
Share Management
New Share Name
Create in Pool
CIFS Access
Enable Share Authentication
Share Password
DELETING A SHARE
Disk Pool Mappings
RENAMING A SHARE
2Click Rename Share
Old Share Name
ENABLING SECURITY ON AN EXISTING SHARE
1In the Share Management menu, click Share Access
Share Name
3Select Enable Share Authentication
New Password
DISABLING SECURITY ON AN EXISTING SHARE
3Deselect Enable Share Authentication
BASIC DISK MANAGEMENT
RENAMING A DISK DRIVE
1In the Disk Management menu click Basic
2Select Show Disk Details
Old Disk
Name list
ERASING A DISK POOL
2In the Disk Management menu, click Basic
3Click Erase Disk
Yes, destroy everything
on this disk
ERASING A DISK DRIVE
1In the Disk Management menu, click Basic
Disks Available
5In Safety Confirmation, type Yes, destroy everything on this disk
ENABLING DISK POWER MANAGEMENT
Disk Power Management
Specify Timeout
Minutes
Seconds
VIEWING DISK DRIVE HEALTH
INFORMATION
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RUNNING DISK DRIVE SELF-TESTS
Run Short Test
Notify Test Results
REMOVING EXTERNAL DRIVES
FOREIGN AND BLANK DISK MANAGEMENT
VIEWING FOREIGN DISK INFORMATION
1In the Disk Management menu, click Foreign Disk
Show Foreign Disk Details
CLAIMING FOREIGN DISK FOR
SIMPLESHARE
Claim as FAT32 Disk
6In Safety Confirmation, type Yes, destroy everything on this disk
CLAIMING A FOREIGN DISK AS FAT32
4Select Claim as FAT32 Disk
Enable Share Authentication
7In Safety Confirmation, type Yes, destroy everything on this disk
CLAIMING A BLANK DISK FOR
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CLAIMING A BLANK DISK AS FAT32
5Select Claim as FAT32 Disk
CHECKING FOREIGN DISK FILE SYSTEM INTEGRITY
1On the Disk Management menu, click Foreign Disks
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DISK POOL MANAGEMENT
•In Pool Mapping Preference select Manual Configuration
Disk Assignment
Use
Space Allocation
Managing SimpleShare
7On the Create Disk Pool Result page, click
CREATING A MIRROR POOL
Mirroring
Maximize Size
Allocate
Manual Configuration
10On the Create Disk Pool Result page, click
CREATING A STRIPED POOL
1On the Disk Management menu, click Create New Pool
Striping
Number of Stripes
Auto Configuration
Maximize Size
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9On the Create Disk Pool Result page, click
DELETING (WIPING) A POOL
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RENAMING A POOL
Old Pool Name
RESIZING A POOL
1In the Disk Management menu, click Resize Pool
Resize Pool Result
ADDING A MIRROR TO AN EXISTING POOL
1In the Disk Management menu, click Add Mirrors/Spares
3In Number of Additional Mirrors, enter the number of mirrors to be created
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Reboot
Disk Management
REMOVING A MIRROR OR SPARE
Remove Mirrors/Spares
Available Mirrors/Spares
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CREATING AN ENCRYPTED POOL
3Select Encrypt Pool
Encryption Password
Auto
Configuration
•In Pool Mapping Preference, select Manual Configuration
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Encrypted Pool Name
4In Encrypt Pool, select Enable Pool Encryption
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Encrypted Pool Name
4In Encrypt Pool, make sure Enable Pool Encryption is selected
MOUNTING ENCRYPTED POOLS
2In Disk Pool Mappings, click the
Encrypted Pool Names
4Click Mount Pools
NETWORK MANAGEMENT
DHCP SERVER NETWORK SETUP
2Select DHCP Server from the LAN Protocol list
LAN IP Address
STATIC IP NETWORK SETUP
LAN Protocol
Static
3From the LAN IP Autoconfiguration list, choose Disabled
PRINTER MANAGEMENT
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DISABLING THE PRINT SERVER
2Select No Printer Pool from the Printer Pool Name list
INSTALLING PRINTER DRIVERS ON WINDOWS COMPUTERS
Connect to Printer
SPECIFICATIONS
Specifications
PRODUCT SUPPORT
SIMPLETECH TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Technical Support Phone Line:
Technical Support Email Address:
Online Chat with Technical Support:
CERTIFICATION AND WARRANTY
FCC COMPLIANCE
Certification and Warranty
LIMITED WARRANTY
MODIFICATIONS
GPL STATEMENT