Chapter 18 Product Specifications

18.2 Firmware Features

These are some of the main firmware features of the NSA.

Table 118 Firmware Features

DLNA Server

The NSA is a DLNA-compliant media server that lets DLNA-

 

compliant media clients play video, audio, and photo content

 

files stored on the NSA.

 

 

RAID File Storage

Use RAID 1 if you have two drives and want to mirror

 

primary data to the second drive.

 

If one drive fails, replace it and then re-synchronize to

 

recover all data.

 

 

User Passwords

Configure a password for an individual User to restrict

 

access to the NSA.

 

 

Client Support

Data can be shared among all Windows users that have FTP

 

client software or CIFS file sharing support.

 

The NSA is also a DLNA-certified media server that lets

 

DLNA-compliant media clients play video, audio, and photo

 

content files stored on the NSA.

 

 

HTTP and HTTPs

Access the NSA using a regular web connection (HTTP) or

 

secure web connection (HTTPS).

 

 

DHCP (Dynamic Host

DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) allows the NSA

Configuration Protocol)

to obtain an IP address and subnet mask at start-up from a

 

centralized DHCP server. Alternatively, you can give the NSA

 

a static IP address and subnet mask.

 

 

Full Network

The embedded web configurator is an platform-independent

Management

web-based utility that allows you to easily access the NSA’s

 

management settings.

 

 

Hard Disk Drive Power

If a hard disk inside the NSA is idle for a specific number of

Saving

minutes, the NSA puts it to sleep until you use it again. The

 

default is 15 minutes. You can configure it.

 

 

Firmware Upload and

Upload new firmware to the NSA using the web configurator.

Configuration File

You can also back up and restore the NSA configuration file

Management

containing all its settings to/from your computer.

 

 

NAS Starter Utility

Use the NAS Starter Utility from a Windows computer to find

 

NSA(s) in your network, access the NSA login page, change

 

its IP address configuration or map to a Windows network

 

drive.

 

 

Memeo Autobackup

Memeo Autobackup is a tool for Windows users to create

 

backups of data stored on their Windows computers to an

 

NSA. This software is included on the CD.

 

 

Time and Date

Configure a time server and set a time zone for your NSA to

 

show the correct times in logs.

 

 

 

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