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Document Created by Nick Schuster USER MANUAL ShareCenter™ Pulse DNS-320 VERSION 1.1.
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 2 Page 2 .
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 3 Page 3 Support Section ...........................................................................78 Schedule Downloads Section ...................................................... 79 Local Backups Page ..
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 4 • D-Link ShareCenter Pulse 2-Bay Network Storage • CD-ROM with Manual and Software • Quick Installati.
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 5 The D-Link ShareCenter Pulse, 2-Bay Network Storage shares your documents, photos, music, and videos across the Internet so family members, friends, or employees can access them. This enclosure, which can hold two 3.
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 6 Supports System Logging/FTP Logging • Supports Remote File Access via Built-in AjaXplorer or via FTP Server • Supports Apple Time Machine • USB port s.
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 7 These lights will be solid BLUE when drives are connected but inactive.
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D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 9 This section provides installation information for the ShareCenter Pulse. T o install the ShareCenter Pulse on your local network, refer to the steps below: 1. T o remove the top cover you have move the cover lock to the right.
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 10 5. Connect an Ethernet cable to the available Ethernet port. This cable should connect the ShareCenter Pulse to your local network via a router or switch, or directly to a computer for configuration.
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 11 When first powered on, during the initial boot sequence, the ShareCenter Pulse will wait to be assigned an IP address via DHCP . It is recommended that you use the included D-Link Easy Search Utility when accessing and configuring the ShareCenter Pulse for the first time.
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 12 o run the Easy Search Utility , insert the ShareCenter Pulse CD into your CD-ROM drive: Click Easy Search Utility . Configuration to access the web-based utility .
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 13 ype ‘admin’ for the username and leave the password field blank. Click on the ‘ ’ button. will be prompted to format the HDD in the device. In this window , information about the HDDs inserted will be displayed.
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 14 RAID 1. - Combines both hard drives in a linear fashion which will create one large volume geared towards maximum available space. - Combines both hard drives in a striped fashion which will create one large volume geared towards maximum performance.
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 15 that RAID 1 can use on the hard drives installed. Then the user can configure the desired capacity to be used for the RAID 1 configuration by entering the desired capacity amount in the block provided.
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 16 procedure starts stating that hard drives will be formatted and if the user wishes to continue. Click ‘ ’ to continue. This RAID configuration starts with Initializing. Then continues to format and configure the RAID configuration.
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 17 On the Wizard page the user can configure some basic settings for this device. The Storage Enclosure, provides a convenient and safe location on the network for storing data and media.
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 18 The storage device has a setup Wizard that allows you to quickly configure some of the basic device settings. Click on the ‘Run Wizard’ button to start the setup wizard quick configuration. In this window the user will be informed about the steps that will follow in this configuration.
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 19 ime Zone that will be used for this device from the drop-down menu. Click the ‘Next’ button to accept the changes and continue to the next step. Click the ‘Back’ button to discard the changes and return to the previous window .
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 20 orkgroup settings used on this device. Click the ‘Next’ button to accept the changes and continue to the next step. Click the ‘Back’ button to discard the changes and return to the previous window .
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 21 wizard is complete and to finish the setup must click on the ‘Completed’ button. Click the ‘Completed’ button to accept the changes and continue with the restart. Click the ‘Back’ button to discard the changes and return to the previous window .
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 22 By selecting ‘DHCP Client’, the ShareCenter Pulse will act as a DHCP client and obtain its LAN IP settings from the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server on the local network. By default, the ShareCenter Pulse is set to obtain an IP address from a DHCP server on your network.
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 23 TD (Link Layer T opology Discovery) and is used by the Network Map application that is included in Windows Vista™ and Windows 7™.
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 24 Enter the complete time and date settings manually . Click ‘Save Settings’ to apply these settings. T o synchronize the device clock with your computer , click the ‘Set time from my computer’ button.
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 25 Enter your Workgroup name here. The workgroup name should be the same as the computers on the network. Devices using the same workgroup will have additional file sharing methods available. Enter your device Name here.
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 26 Click on “Browse” to search for the specific language pack you want to install. After selecting the language pack, then click “Apply” to install the language pack.
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 27 The section allows you to create and manage user accounts and groups. Here you can set user and group privileges for specific shared folders. Up to 64 users and 10 groups can be created. The Network Shares page allows the user to configure shared folders and rights to specific users and groups.
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 28 Users and Groups can be created here. Users’ accounts can be added to rules in the Network Shares and FTP Server sections. Each user created will also have access to the Scheduled Download section. Once a group has been created, it will be available in the Group selection on the Users page.
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 29 The following section will describe how to add a new user on this device. T o add a user click on the ‘Add’ button. A easy to configure wizard will be launched and look like the following: This window welcomes the user to the setup wizard for adding or modifying a user .
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 30 new user account. The password needs to be confirmed be re-entering the password in the Confirm Password field. Click on the ‘Back’ button to return to the previous window . Click on the ‘Next’ button to accept the change and continue to the next window .
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 31 settings for the user by simply ticking one of the following options. Read Only , Read Write or Deny Access. Click on the ‘Back’ button to return to the previous window . Click on the ‘Next’ button to accept the change and continue to the next window .
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 32 user account. Enter the quota amount in the block indicated in Megabytes. By entering 0Mb the quota will be set to unlimited. Click on the ‘Back’ button to return to the previous window . Click on the ‘Next’ button to accept the change and continue to the next window .
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 33 The following section will describe how to add a new group on this device. T o add a group click on the ‘Add’ button. A easy to configure wizard will be launched and look like the following: This window welcomes the user to the setup wizard for adding or modifying a group.
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 34 being created. Click on the ‘Back’ button to return to the previous window . Click on the ‘Next’ button to accept the change and continue to the next window . Click on the ‘Exit’ button to discard the changes made and return to the User/Group window .
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 35 settings for this group by simply ticking one of the following options. Read Only , Read Write or Deny Access. Click on the ‘Back’ button to return to the previous window . Click on the ‘Next’ button to accept the change and continue to the next window .
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 36 group. Enter the quota amount in the block indicated in Megabytes. By entering 0Mb the quota will be set to unlimited. Click on the ‘Back’ button to return to the previous window . Click on the ‘Next’ button to accept the change and continue to the next window .
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 37 The Network Shares Settings window allows the user to add, modify and remove new and existing network share rules. T o add a rule click on the ‘Add’ button. T o modify an existing rule click on the ‘Modify’ button.
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 38 The following section will describe how to add a new network share on this device. T o add a network share click on the ‘Add’ button. A easy to configure wizard will be launched and look like the following: This window welcomes the user to the setup wizard for adding or modifying a network share.
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 39 are allowed to access this folder(s). Select ‘All account’ to allow access to this folder to all the accounts. Select ‘Specific User/group’ to only allow certain users or groups access to this folder .
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 40 Opportunistic locks (oplocks) are a characteristic of the LAN Manager networking protocol implemented in the 32bit Windows family . Oplocks are guarantees made by a server for a shared logical volume to its clients.
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 41 share. FTP access can be: 1) FTP Anonymous None (No Access). 2) FTP Anonymous Read Only (Limited Access). 3) FTP Anonymous Read/Write (Full Access). Click on the ‘Back’ button to return to the previous window .
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 42 Here the user can enable the quota settings option. Once the quota settings have been enabled the Status will change to started. users. Assigning a quota to a group or user will limit the amount of storage they are allocated.
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 43 will be displayed. Here the user can quickly and easily change the quota for each individual group by simply clicking on the parameter listed in the Limit column, shown here as ‘Unlimited’. , the user will be able to configure the quota for the respective group.
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 44 Set the maximum amount of users that can connect to the FTP server . Set the amount of time a user can remain idle before being disconnected. Set the FTP port. Default is 21. In situations where the device is behind a firewall and unable to accept incoming TCP connections, passive mode must be used.
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 45 ver . If you are behind a router , you will need to forward the FTP port from the router to the ShareCenter Pulse. Additional filtering and firewall settings may need to be modified on your router to allow FTP Access to the ShareCenter Pulse from the Internet.
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 46 If you are behind a router , you will need to forward the FTP port from the router to the ShareCenter Pulse. Additional filtering and firewall settings may need to be modified on your router to allow FTP Access to the ShareCenter Pulse from the Internet.
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 47 Below we’ll examine FTP over over TLS. For this example we’ll use FireFTP . FireFTP is an open-source, cross platform FTP client for Mozilla Firefox users who want to use FTP or FTPS. ools menu click to open the application in Mozilla Firefox.
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 48 Enter a name for this FTP connection here. Enter the IP of the ShareCenter Pulse in here. Enter the user’ s username in here. Enter the user’ s password in here.
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 49 confirmations. The first warning should look like this. Click on the “ ” button to accept the security change.
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 50 “ ” button to finish the security confirmations. Select the newly added FTP connection and click on the option if it has not already connected by itself.
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 51 Select Enable or Disable to enable or disable the ShareCenter Pulse UPnP A V ser ver . After enabling the UPnP A V Ser ver option, the following window will appear . In the window the user will be able to add, delete and view existing UPnP A V Ser ver shared folders.
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 52 certain folder that will be included in the UPnP A V Ser ver folder list. Select the appropriate folder and click on the ‘Save Settings’ button to add the folders.
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 53 Select to enable or disable the iT unes Server . Specifies the folder or directory that will be shared by the iT unes server . Select root to share all files on all volumes, or click Browse to select a specific folder .
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 54 Here the user can enable the Time Machine option. After enabling the Time Machine option the following window will appear . In this window the user can add, delete and view Time Machine entries. T o add an entry , click on the ‘Add’ button.
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 55 ‘Next’ button to continue. In this window the user can view the path selected and click on the ‘Completed’ button to compete the wizard. Alternatively the user can click on the ‘Back’ button to re-configure the path.
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 56 Here the user can enable the AFP Service option. Enabling this service will disable the oplocks option. Click on the ‘Apply’ button to accept the change. vice option. If the Time Machine option is used, this option should be enabled automatically .
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 57 This section allows you to set a password for your admin account. By default there is no password configured.
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 58 The administrator user name is admin, and this cannot be changed. Enter the current password. (Leave this blank if you have not set a password yet.) Enter a new password. Enter the new password again for confirmation.
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 59 Click on the ‘Restart’ button to reboot the device. loading configuration settings, and idle times setting. Click on the ‘Restore’ button to reset the device to its factory default settings. This will erase all previous configuration changes.
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 60 be allowed to remain idle while accessing the device configuration utility that users will be allowed to remain idle while accessing the download schedule settings. threshold value. This value can be set in Fahrenheit or Celsius.
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 61 The current firmware version is displayed here. The current firmware version date is displayed here. When upgrading the firmware, click Browse to select the new firmware file on your local computer . Click Apply to begin the firmware upgrade process.
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 62 Select either Account or Anonymous. Choosing Anonymous does not require a User Name or Password. Enter the appropriate user name for your e-mail account. Enter the appropriate password for your e-mail account.
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 63 address. The space status can be sent in intervals, while the other items will only be sent when necessary .
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 64 Enable or Disable HDD Hibernation settings. Set the amount of idle time before the drives will go into hibernation. to shut down while power remains constant to the device.
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 65 Here the user can view the current RAID configuration and also (re-)configure the RAID setup. Click on the ‘Set RAID T ype and Re-Format’ button to change the current drive configuration. All data will be lost on your hard drives when changing the drive configuration.
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 66 There are 4 types of RAID configuration to choose from, Standard, JBOD, RAID 0 and RAID 1. This section covers the Standard configuration. Standard configuration creates two separate volumes (or one volume if only one hard drive is present).
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 67 Standard, JBOD, RAID 0 and RAID 1. This section covers the JBOD configuration. JBOD combines both hard drives in a linear fashion which will create one large volume geared towards maximum available space. Click ‘ ’.
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 68 Standard, JBOD, RAID 0 and RAID 1. This section covers the RAID 0 configuration. RAID 0 combines both hard drives in a striped fashion which will create one large volume geared towards maximum performance.
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 69 Standard, JBOD, RAID 0 and RAID 1. This section covers the RAID 1 configuration. RAID 1 mirrors the hard drives for redundancy . If one hard drive fails, the other still has all of the data. Replace the failed hard drive and it will re-mirror , restoring maximum data protection.
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 70 prompted to click on the ‘ ’ button. Auto-Rebuild allows a degraded RAID 1 array to be automatically rebuilt when the failed hard drive is replaced by automatically restoring data from the existing hard drive to the newly inserted hard drive.
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 71 Select Enable or Disable. Enter the DDNS server address or select from the drop- down menu. Enter your DDNS host name. Enter your DDNS username or key . Enter your DDNS password or key . Re-enter your password or key .
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 72 Scan Disk will scan your system’ s file system for errors and/or corruption. After completion, any errors on your file system will be displayed accordingly . echnology”. This is a system on a hard drive used to monitor and report on the health of the drive.
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 73 displayed. By clicking the ‘Create Schedule” button the user can create a S.M.A.R.T test schedule where this test will run automatically at the configured time. Select the frequency (Daily , Weekly , Monthly) and the Time here.
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 74 View a summary of the device information here. View a summary of the hard drive information here. Use this option to view the NAS system logs and the FTP logs.
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 75 Displays the local network settings of the ShareCenter Pulse. y of the device information here. Displays the workgroup, name, description and current temperature of the ShareCenter Pulse. mode, total size, used and remaining drive space.
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 76 This section will display a summary of the hard drive(s) currently installed in the ShareCenter Pulse. The summary will include information such as the hard drive manufacturer , model, serial number , temperature, total capacity size, and status.
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 77 View the System log..
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 78 In the Support Section, the user can find more information about every feature listed on this device..
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 79 Schedule local file and folder backups from the local network share. Always test the URL before applying changes. This will help to ensure a successful download. Schedule file and folder backups from an FTP server , web server , or local network share.
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 80 Use the radio buttons to select the backup method. If your NAS device has two volumes you can click the Internal Backup radio button to backup the data from the first volume to the second volume and vice-versa.
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 81 pending scheduled downloads and backups. In this window the user can also modify an entry by clicking on the ‘Edit’ button, and remove an entry by clicking on the ‘Delete’ button.
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 82 Use the radio buttons to select the type of server that the source files/folders for the Schedule Downloads are located on. Click the HTTP radio button to specify that the source files are located on a web server .
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 83 ver , enter the name you would like the file to be renamed to in this field. Use the drop-down menu to select the language used in the file or folder that you are trying to download. Select the date and time for the download to occur .
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 84 On this page the user can add, view and remove current downloads. On this page the user can configure the P2P download manager settings.
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 85 In the field provided you can copy and paste a link to a torrent file hosted on the internet. The BitT orrent download manager will add the torrent file to the download manager and being downloading your files.
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 86 Here the user can enable or disable the peer to peer function. In the block provided the user can configure the running schedule for P2P downloads. Simply select the ‘Start’ and ‘Stop’ block for the appropriate Date and Time.
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 87 This section allows you to configure the AjaXplorer function. AjaXplorer is a file explorer that allows you to remotely manage the files stored under the AjaXplorer folder by using a web browser .
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 88 T o launch the AjaXplorer’ s Interface for configuration, click on the ‘Launch Interface’ button. . Below is what the Interface looks like. Y ou will now be able to upload, download, rename, copy , move, delete, or create files and folders on your NAS.
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 89 In the Support Section, the user can find more information about every feature listed on this device..
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 90 Y ou can use the D-Link Easy Search Utility to map drives to your computer . Insert the DNS-320 CD into your CD-ROM drive. 3. Double-click the My Computer icon on your desktop.
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 91 It is recommended that you backup your important files before replacing or adding a new hard drive to the ShareCenter Pulse. Please make sure the power is off before replacing a hard drive.
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 92 RAID, short for Redundant Array of Independent Disks, is a combination of two or more disks with the aim of providing fault tolerance and improving performance. There are several different levels of RAID, with each providing a different method of sharing or distributing data amongst the drives.
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 93 When a hard drive fails or becomes corrupted RAID 1 provides a the feature to enable the Auto Rebuild configuration. This configuration will take the information from one of the existing hard drives and rebuild the new hard drive with the same information to get the RAID 1 configuration completed.
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 94 will start and take some time to finish.
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 95 D-Link provides an added feature to the ShareCenter called a Y ahoo! Widget. Y ahoo! Widgets are free application platforms that can be used in Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X.
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 96 The D-Link Widget is mainly used for monitoring the activities taking place on your ShareCenter Pulse. , ShareCenter Pulse, IP Address, Firmware Version and Current Operational T emperature are displayed.
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 97 Y our ShareCenter has a USB Copy feature, which allows you to connect a USB storage drive to the front USB port and upon pressing the USB Copy button, the contents of the USB storage drive will be automatically copied to the ShareCenter .
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 98 Operating T emp : 0 ~ 40°C Operating Humidity : 90% Maximum (Non-condensing) Storage T emp : -20 ~ 50°C Storage Humidity : 5 ~ 90% (Non-condensing) Dimensions : Item: 18.
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse User Manual Page 99 Product registration is entirely voluntary and failure to complete or return this form will not diminish your warranty rights.
An important point after buying a device D-Link Version 1.1 (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought D-Link Version 1.1 yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data D-Link Version 1.1 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, D-Link Version 1.1 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get D-Link Version 1.1 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of D-Link Version 1.1, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime D-Link Version 1.1.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with D-Link Version 1.1. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device D-Link Version 1.1 along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
