Chapter 5 Status Screen

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 16 Status

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Status

Click this to refresh the status screen statistics.

 

 

System Information

 

 

 

Server Name

This displays the name which helps you find the NSA on the network. Click the

 

Edit icon to go to the screen where you can configure this.

 

 

Model Name

This displays which model this NSA device is.

 

 

Firmware Version

This is the NSA firmware version. Click the Edit icon to go to the Maintenance >

 

FW Upgrade screen from which you can upload/upgrade new firmware.

 

 

MAC Address

This displays the NSA’s unique physical hardware address (MAC). You need the

 

MAC address to register the product at myZyXEL.com. Customer support may also

 

request it for troubleshooting purposes.

 

 

Media Server Status

This shows whether the media server function is enabled or disabled. It must be

 

enabled for media clients to play content files stored on the NSA. Click the Edit

 

icon to go to the screen where you can configure this.

 

 

FTP Server Status

This shows whether the FTP server function is enabled or disabled. It must be

 

enabled to use FTP file transfer to/from the NSA. Click the edit icon to go to the

 

screen where you can configure this.

 

 

Web Publishing Status

This shows whether the Web server function is enabled or disabled. It must be

 

enabled to use HTTP to access shares on the NSA. Click the Edit icon to go to the

 

screen where you can configure this.

 

 

UPS

This shows the Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) capacity. Click the Edit icon to

 

go to the screen where you can configure this.

 

 

CPU Usage

This displays a summary of CPU usage by all current processes.

 

Click the Show CPU Info icon to display the ten processes currently using the

 

most CPU capacity.

 

Click the Refresh icon to update this display. It also automatically updates itself

 

every 10 seconds.

 

Note: If too many users are using the NSA then the NSA may appear sluggish.

 

 

CPU Temperature

This displays the current temperature near the NSA’s CPU. The NSA generates an

 

emergency log if the temperature goes out of the normal operating range. If the

 

temperature goes even higher, the NSA shuts down automatically to avoid

 

damage from overheating. If the NSA overheats, make sure the fans are working

 

and it is in a well ventilated place.

 

Click the Refresh icon to update this display. It also automatically updates itself

 

every 60 seconds.

 

 

Fan Speed

This is the RPM (Rotations Per Minute) of the NSA’s fans.

 

Click the Refresh icon to update this display. It also automatically updates itself

 

every 60 seconds.

 

 

Memory Usage

This shows how much of the NSA's total memory is being used.

 

Click the Refresh icon to update this display. It also automatically updates itself

 

every 10 seconds.

 

 

Volume Status

A volume is a storage area on a single disk or spread across a number of disks

 

within a single file system.

 

 

Internal Volume (or SATA

This displays the volumes created on the hard drives installed in the NSA.

Volume)

Click the Edit icon to open the Storage screen. You can create and edit the NSA’s

 

 

internal volume. See Chapter 7 on page 151 for more details.

 

 

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