How to Get Started
BlackArmor® NAS 110 User Guide 14
• Download large Web files directly to the server
• Access music, video, and photos (if the BlackArmor NAS 110 server is set up as a media
server)
• Share a USB printer that’s connected to the BlackArmor NAS 110 server (if any)
Note: The administrator can also create a user account that has administrative privileges. See the
BlackArmor Manager help for instructions.
How to Get Started
This section describes the getting-started tasks for BlackArmor administrators and users.
BlackArmor Administrators Start Here
To get started with your BlackArmor NAS 110 server:
1. Install the BlackArmor NAS 110 server and software (see page 18).
2. Connect to the server using BlackArmor Discovery (see page 19).
3. Complete the initial setup of the server using BlackArmor Manager (see page 20.)
4. Create customized folders, or shares, for storing saved files (see page 20).
5. Create individual user accounts for everyone who will be accessing your BlackArmor
NAS 110 server and assign each user access to the folder shares you created, as
required (see page 21).
6. Provide user account information to each BlackArmor user (see page 22).
7. (Optional) Make your server accessible over the Web by enabling Global Access in
BlackArmor Manager (see page 23).
8. (Optional) Make a USB printer available to everyone on your local network by connecting
it to your BlackArmor NAS 110 server (see page 24).
9. (Optional) Connect an Uninterruptable Power Supply to your BlackArmor NAS 110 server
to maintain power to the server in the event of a power failure. (see page 42).
10. (Optional) Turn your server into a media server so that BlackArmor NAS 110 users can
access music, photos and videos (see page 24).
11. Continue with BlackArmor Users Start Here in the next section to begin using your
BlackArmor NAS 110 server to save, protect, and share your own files.