MaxNAS Owner’s Manual
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2-Connecting the MaxNAS R8
2.1 Wizard Installation and Usage
IMPORTANT! The setup wizard uses TCP port 10000 and UDP ports 11000-11001 For communication. If you
are using a software rewall, please make sure to unblock those ports in order for the wizard to get access to
the MaxNAS R8.
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2.1.1 Macintosh OS X
The wizard application for Mac OS X is located on your MaxNAS R8 CD in the
“wizards” folder. You may launch the wizard directly from the CD, or you
can copy it to your Applications directory. Launch the wizard by double
clicking the “Setup Wizard” Icon.
2.1.2 Microsoft Windows
The wizard installation files for Windows are located on your MaxNAS R8 CD in the “wizards”
folder. Install the wizard by double clicking
the file named “setup.exe” and follow the
instructions on the screen. Once complete,
you may launch the MicroNet setup wizard
by clicking the “Setup Wizard” shortcut (by
default the shortcut is installed to “Start-
All Programs- MicroNet- MicroNet Setup
Wizard- Setup Wizard”.)
2.1.3 Using the Wizard
When the wizard is launched, it will briefly
display a welcome window followed by
the main application Interface (Illustrated
right) at the Device Discovery Stage. All
discovered MicroNet MaxNAS devices will
appear in the main discover window, including the following details:
IP Address
MAC Address
Gateway
Netmask
DNS domain
LAN port connected
Firmware revision
Addressing Mode
(DHCP/Static)
To administer a MaxNAS R8, select the unit
desired in the device discovery window click
Start Browser
to launch the web administration
interface. If the MaxNAS R8 is outside
your subnet and unreachable, click
Next
to
change the IP address assignment.
2.1.3.1 Logging in- Enter the administrative
password (default is “admin”) and click
Next
.
2.1.3.2 In the Network Configuration screen you
may change the hostname, enable/disable DHCP or set static IP addressing. Click “Next” to
continue. No changes need be made to continue. For more information regarding Network
configuration, please see Chapter 3, Section 3. Click
Next
to proceed to the Change
Password screen or click
Exit
to end the wizard session.