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MaxNAS Owner’s Manual
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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. Safety Warnings ....................................................................................................................................... 8
4. What’s Included ........................................................................................................................................ 8
5. Unpacking your MaxNAS R8 ..................................................................................................................... 8
6. Installing your MaxNAS in a rack ............................................................................................................. 8
7. The MaxNAS R8 Interface Components ................................................................................................. 10
8. Visual and Audible Indicators ................................................................................................................ 11
9. Hot Plug Drive Replacement ................................................................................................................. 11
Chapter 2- Connecting the MaxNAS R8 .......................................................................................................... 12
1. Connections ............................................................................................................................................. 12
2. Accessing the System Administration for the first time ........................................................................ 13
2.1 Wizard Installation and Usage ...................................................................................................... 13
2.2 Launching the GUI, DHCP Environment ..................................................................................... 14
2.3 Static IP Environment ................................................................................................................... 14
2.4 Logging In ..................................................................................................................................... 14
3. LCD Operation ......................................................................................................................................... 15
3.1 USB Copy ........................................................................................................................................ 15
3.2 Management Mode ........................................................................................................................ 15
4. Attaching External Disks ......................................................................................................................... 16
Chapter 3- Administering the MaxNAS R8 ...................................................................................................... 17
The Navigation Tree ................................................................................................................................... 19
1. System Information ................................................................................................................................ 20
1.1 System Information ....................................................................................................................... 20
1.2 System Services Status .................................................................................................................. 20
1.3 System Logs ................................................................................................................................... 20
2. System Management ............................................................................................................................... 21
2.1 System Time .................................................................................................................................. 21
2.2 Remove Notifications .................................................................................................................... 21
2.3 Firmware Upgrade ........................................................................................................................ 21
2.4 Power On/Off Schedule Control .................................................................................................. 21
2.5 UPS Monitoring ............................................................................................................................. 22
2.6 Wake on LAN ................................................................................................................................ 22
2.7 SNMP ............................................................................................................................................. 22
2.8 Utilities ........................................................................................................................................... 22
2.8.1 Change Admin password ..................................................................................................... 22
2.8.2 Save/Restore Configuration .................................................................................................. 22
2.8.3 Reset to Factory Default ...................................................................................................... 22
2.8.4 Reboot/Shutdown ................................................................................................................. 23
2.8.5 File System Check ................................................................................................................ 23
3. Network Configuration ........................................................................................................................... 23
3.1 LAN1 (“WAN”) Configuration ....................................................................................................... 23
3.2 LAN2 (“LAN”) Configuration ........................................................................................................ 25
3.3 Network Services Configuration ................................................................................................... 25
3.3.1 SMB/CIFS .............................................................................................................................. 26
3.3.2 Apple File Protocol (AFP) .................................................................................................... 26
3.3.3 NFS ........................................................................................................................................ 26
3.3.4 FTP Services ......................................................................................................................... 26
3.3.5 DLNA Media Streaming Server ............................................................................................ 27
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