Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product EFVCD20 Linksys
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EtherFast ® Series Instant GigaCD Ser ver Use this guide to install: EFVCD20 User Guide.
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EtherFast Series Instant GigaCD Server Introduction The Linksys EtherFast Instant GigaCD Server W ith 20 gigabytes of storage space, the Instant GigaCD Server can sa ve v alu- able time and space b y sharing your fa vorite CD-R OMs.
Instant GigaCD Server 3 Getting to Know the EtherFast Instant GigaCD Ser ver The Instant GigaCD Server’ s Rear Panel The rear panel of the Server is where all of the Servers connections are made. P o wer Switch The po wer s witch is a spring-loaded soft switch for turning the po wer to the Server on and of f.
Instant GigaCD Server Copy Button This button is pressed to cop y a CD to the hard disk, thus creating a virtual CD image. While cop ying, you ma y experience dif f iculty using the Server’ s other features and should wait until the Server has completed cop ying the image.
Instant GigaCD Server 7 Connecting The EtherFast Instant GigaCD Ser ver to Y our Network 1. Connect a Netw ork Ca ble from the RJ-45 por t in the back of the Ser ver to your Hub or Switch to w hich the Ser ver will be connected. The Ser ver will auto-sense a 10BaseT or 100BaseTX connection at full or half duplex.
Instant GigaCD Server 9 8 Press Next to continue. TCP/IP: DHCP Client - Obtain IP Address Y ou can enable this setting, if there is a DHCP or Automatically Bootp server connected to your LAN , to obtain the Server’ s IP Address. Since this is a Server , how ev er , it is best to use a Fix ed IP Address.
Using the EtherFast Instant GigaCD Ser ver 1. Start up the Instant GigaCD Manager Utility . It will automaticall y scan the netw ork for the Ser ver and then the main screen will appear . 2. In the left panel, you will see a displa y of the Servers cur rently connected to your netw ork.
Instant GigaCD Server E-Mail - F or enabling E-mail messages sent to y ou in the e vent of a prob lem or er ror . Shutdo wn - F or shutting do wn and setting a shutdown schedule. General This data was pro vided within the Setup Utility and can be adjusted here.
Instant GigaCD Server • Enab le E-Mail Notif ication of Prob lems This must be checked for E-Mails to be sent. At least one E-Mail address must be pro vided. • E-Mail Addr ess Enter from one to three E-Mail addresses in these f ields to which an y messages will be sent.
Instant GigaCD Server TCP/IP This data was pro vided within the Setup Utility and can be adjusted here. • DHCP Client A DHCP (Dynamic Host Conf iguration Protocol) Server pro vides an IP Address to PCs and other devices on the netw ork. This should be selected if you ha ve a DHCP Server on your Netw ork.
Instant GigaCD Server Micr osoft Input information under this tab to conf igure for Microsoft netw orking. • W or kgr oup This should match the name of your W orkgroup. Users in other w orkg roups will still be able to use the Instant GigaCD Server .
Instant GigaCD Server Upgrade This allo ws you to upgrade the Instant GigaCD Ser ver’ s f irmware. Remember that the Server is una v ailable during upgrade process and that all connections are lost, including the one used to start the Upg rade. The upg rade procedure ma y take up to ten minutes.
Instant GigaCD Server • Default Serv er Name This is the name gi ven to the Server b y the factor y . • Serv er Name This is the name gi ven to the Server b y the user or , if one has not been selected b y the user , it is identical to the Def ault Server Name.
Instant GigaCD Server 25 24 Use Compression If this is selected , then the CD image f ile is more com- pressed and will occup y less space on the hard disk. Ho we ver , selecting Use Compression prevents File Sharing . File Sharing If this is selected , users within Y our Netw ork will be able to access the CD images on the Server .
Instant GigaCD Server 27 26 2. If a line such as “TCP/IP -> Netw ork Card” is not listed , then you need to install the TCP/IP protocol on your PC b y selecting Add - Protocol - Microsoft - TCP/IP - OK. 3. W ith the TCP/IP entry high- lighted , select Properties.
Instant GigaCD Server After f irst installation and reboot, you can use the "Setup Instant GigaCD Driv e" icon in the Selector utility create new CD R OM driv es and set their driv e letters. When you do this, y ou need to reboot. After rebooting, W indo ws 2000 will prompt you to reboot a second time.
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