Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product NS-100 ActionTec
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N e tw o r k A tt a c h ed S t o r a g e De v i c e Mo de l #s : NS 1 00 , NS 10 0 -1 6 0, NS 1 00 - 20 0, NS 1 00 -2 50, NS 1 00 - 30 0, N S1 0 0- 40 0 U s e r Ma n ua l V er 1.
i T able of C ont ents 1 Introduction 1 F eatures 1 P ackage Con tents 2 System Requirements 2 T echnical Suppor t 2 2 C onfiguring the NAS De vice 3 Client PC Setup 3 Accessing the NAS Device from th.
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1 Intr o duc tion C on gr at ul ati on s fo r p ur ch a si ng th e A cti o nt ec N et w o rk A tt ac hed St ora ge ( N AS ) De vic e. The N AS D evic e ad ds gig ab yte s o f st ora ge sp ac e to y ou r net wo rk wit h- ou t the c os t, sp ac e, an d ma int ena n c e h as s le s o f a ful l -f le d ge d f il e se rv e r .
2 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual P ackage Con tents I f an y o f th es e it e ms ar e da ma g ed or mi ss i ng, pl ea s e c ont a ct the de al er f or r ep la c e- me nts .
3 C onfiguring the NA S D evice A ft er c on ne ct in g and se tt in g up t he N AS D evic e (s e e th e inc lu de d Qui ck S ta rt G u id e fo r i ns tr uc ti o ns ) , the us e r ca n per f or m c us t o m c onf i gu ra ti o ns .
4 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 5 Chapter 2 Configuring the NAS Devic e 2. L og on whe n W ind ow s p r omp ts fo r a ne tw ork lo g on . If ES C (o n th e k ey- bo ar d) o r Ca nc el i s c li ck ed, no ne tw ork r es o ur ce s wi ll be a va il abl e .
4 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 5 Chapter 2 Configuring the NAS Devic e 2. F r om t he me n u t ha t ap pe ar s, sel ec t M ap N etwork Dr ive… . 3. Se le ct a d ri v e let t e r f o r th is f ol d er , cl ic k in th e “R ec o nn ec t at L og on ” ch e ck bo x, th e n c li ck OK .
6 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 7 Chapter 2 Configuring the NAS Devic e Tips for Storing Data on the NAS Device • C ha ng e th e W in d o w s u se r nam e and pa ss w o r d to ma t c h t he us e r n am e a nd pa s sw or d as si gn ed b y th e N AS De vic e.
6 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 7 Chapter 2 Configuring the NAS Devic e 3. Th e “ A ct io nt ec N etw ork A tt a ch ed St ora g e ” ho me sc r ee n ap pe ar s in th e W eb b r o wse r wind ow . 4. T o br o ws e the fi le s and fo ld er s o n th e N AS De vic e, cl ic k Shared_Data or FLASH/USB HDD .
8 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 9 Chapter 2 Configuring the NAS Devic e Changing the Passw ord Al tho ug h th e adm i ni s tra t o r m us t cr e at e th e u se r nam e and in it ia l pas sw or d, th ey ca n be c h an g ed b y th e use r .
8 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 9 Chapter 2 Configuring the NAS Devic e 5. En t e r t he r eq u ir ed d at a : • U se r na me - t h e l ogi n n am e o f th e N AS D evi ce , .
10 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 11 Chapter 2 Configuring the NAS Devic e ☞ N ote: I f th e U SB de vic e is no t r e mo v ed , it wi ll no t be r e- c o n- ne ct ed. Th e US B devi c e mu st be re mo v ed an d r e-i ns ert ed to r e- c o nn ec t.
10 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 11 Chapter 2 Configuring the NAS Devic e 3. W he n t he “P rin t e r s ” (o r “P rint er s a nd F ax es ”) win d o w ap pe ar s , cli ck A dd Printers . 4. R ead th e o n -s cr ee n i nf o rm at io n, the n cl ic k Next .
12 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 13 Chapter 2 Configuring the NAS Devic e 6. I n t he ne xt win do w , se le ct th e “B r o wse fo r a pr in t e r” op ti o n. Cl ic k N ext . 7. I n t he “ A dd P ri nt er W iza r d ” wind ow , se le ct th e w ork gr oup t o wh i c h th e N A S De vic e be lo n gs .
12 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 13 Chapter 2 Configuring the NAS Devic e 9. F r om t he li st th a t a pp ea r s, se le ct th e p ri nt er . Cl i ck N ext . 10. Sel e ct th e p rin t e r m an ufa ct u r er an d m od el . Cl ic k N ext .
14 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 12. Cl ic k Finish to e xi t . Other C onfigura tions A ft er c on fi gu ri ng th e N AS Devi c e, al l u se r s c an ac ce ss th e D evi c e wi th “ gue st ” ac ce s s ri ght s .
15 U sing the A dministra tiv e Utility Th is c h ap te r d e sc rib e s us in g th e N AS D ev ic e ’ s A dm i ni str a ti on U ti l i ty . W i t h t he U ti l i ty , t he adm in i s tr at or ca n c he ck t he N AS De vi c e ’ s s t a t us , ad d o r de le t e us er s , o r c r e a t e us er gr ou p s .
16 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 17 Chapter 3 Using the Administra tive Utility 4. T o ac ce s s th e A dm in i st ra ti on in t er fa c e, cli c k Administration on th e ri ght . A pa s sw or d pr omp t ap pe ar s, as s ho wn be lo w .
16 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 17 Chapter 3 Using the Administra tive Utility • W he n a us er is cr eat ed, a Sh a r e ( fo l de r) i s cr ea t ed fo r the m, with th e s am e na m e. On l y t he us er an d t he A dm i ni s tra t o r gr oup ca n ac ce ss th is n ew Sh ar e.
18 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 19 Chapter 3 Using the Administra tive Utility Creat e Priv ate F older I f cr eat i ng a ne w use r: • C he c ki ng th is op ti on c r ea t e s a Gr oup an d a P ri va t e F ol d er (S ha r e) wit h th e sa m e n am e a s t he us e r .
18 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 19 Chapter 3 Using the Administra tive Utility Groups Cl i c k th is t o vi ew an d/ o r m od if y th e G r o up s whi c h t he se le ct ed u se r is in. Delete Cl i c k th is b ut t o n t o de le t e t he se le ct ed u se r .
20 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 21 Chapter 3 Using the Administra tive Utility Sy stem Status Th is sc r ee n di sp la ys ma n y of th e N AS Devi c e ’ s cur r en t set t in gs Ser ver Name Th e c ur r en t nam e of the N AS De vic e.
20 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 21 Chapter 3 Using the Administra tive Utility Delete C urrent Job Cl i c ki ng th i s b ut t on d el et es t he cu rr ent pri n t j ob an d, if app lic ab le, st a rts th e n ex t pr in t job in th e p rin t se rv er qu eue .
22 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 23 Chapter 3 Using the Administra tive Utility Obtain IP Address Automa tically (DHCP Client) Do no t s el ec t t hi s op ti o n un les s a DH CP se rv e r i s c o nn e ct e d t o the ne tw ork .
22 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 23 Chapter 3 Using the Administra tive Utility Primary Th e I P a dd r e ss of th e fi rst DN S S erv er . Backup Th e I P a dd r e ss of th e b ac k up DN S s erv er (ac ce s se d i f th e fir st s erv er is b u sy ).
24 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 25 Chapter 3 Using the Administra tive Utility Ser ver Name I f ne ed ed, ch a ng e th e na me o f th e N AS Devi c e he r e. N ot e t ha t pun ctu at io n an d ot h er sp ec ia l ch ar ac t er s (e .
24 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 25 Chapter 3 Using the Administra tive Utility Shutdown/Restart U se th e se tw o set s of te x t bo x es t o f or ce th e N AS De vic e to tu rn of f an d o n a t t he sa m e ti m e ev ery d a y , or on th e w eek en ds .
26 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 27 Chapter 3 Using the Administra tive Utility Sync Now Cl i c k th is b ut t o n t o syn chr on i ze wit h t he N AS De vic e im me d ia t el y . Send E-Mail Aler ts… Cl i c k he re to en ab le t he se nd ing of e- ma il al ert s by th e N AS De vic e.
26 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 27 Chapter 3 Using the Administra tive Utility Enable FTP Ser ver I f th is op ti o n i s e na b le d, us e rs ca n u pl oa d an d d o wn lo ad fi le s via F TP (f il e tran sfe r pr ot oc ol ) .
28 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 29 Chapter 3 Using the Administra tive Utility Adv anced Setup Th is sc r ee n in cl ude s ma n y of the N AS D evic e ’ s ad van c e d se t ti ng s, in c lu din g G r o up s, F ol der s, Bac k up , Ha r d Dri v e, and U pgra d e.
28 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 29 Chapter 3 Using the Administra tive Utility Members Cl i c k th is b ut t o n t o dis pla y th e use rs wh o ar e me mb e rs of th e s el ec t ed gr o up . M em be r s c an th e n be ad d ed or de le t ed .
30 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 31 Chapter 3 Using the Administra tive Utility Other Shares Th e “ Ot he r Sh ar es ” c ol umn on th e righ t s ho ws all ot h er sh a r es . The cu rr e nt gr oup ha s n o ac ce ss t o the se sh ar es .
30 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 31 Chapter 3 Using the Administra tive Utility Members (Users) Th e “M em b er s ” c ol umn on th e l ef t sho ws th e u se rs wh o ar e cu rr e nt l y m em be rs of th is gr o up .
32 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 33 Chapter 3 Using the Administra tive Utility • On l y t he N AS De vic e ad mi n is tr at or s ca n cr e at e Sh ar es. H o wev er , wit hi n a Sh a r e, us er s who ha v e a c c es s to th a t Sh ar e c an cr eat e ot he r fo ld e r s (d ir ec t o- rie s) as we ll as fi le s.
32 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 33 Chapter 3 Using the Administra tive Utility Location Th e L o ca ti o n a ss oc i at ed wit h th e Sh ar e. N ot e tha t on c e a Sh ar e is cr eat ed, it s lo ca tio n c an no t be c h an g ed .
34 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 35 Chapter 3 Using the Administra tive Utility Share Access Th e s cr ee n i s d is pl a ye d whe n A ccess Rights is c li c k ed o n t he Sh ar es sc r ee n . De t e rm in e wh ich us er s ca n ac ce s s t he se le ct ed s ha r e in thi s scr ee n.
34 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 35 Chapter 3 Using the Administra tive Utility T o Remov e Access R ights S e l ec t t h e G r o up i n t h e l e f t -h a n d c ol u m n, t h en c li c k N o A c c e s s > > .
36 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 37 Chapter 3 Using the Administra tive Utility Data Backup Da t a f il es ca n be b ac ke d u p f r o m t he N AS De vic e t o an oth e r n et w o rk devi c e , or fr om an ot h er ne tw ork devi ce to th e Devi c e.
36 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 37 Chapter 3 Using the Administra tive Utility Add New Job Cl i c ki ng th i s b ut t on o pe n s t he “D e fi n e Ba c ku p J ob ” sc r e en , whe re a ne w bac kup jo b ca n be de fin ed .
38 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 39 Chapter 3 Using the Administra tive Utility Direction Se le ct th e de si r e d di re ct io n whe r e bac kin g up will oc cur he r e : • Fr om this NAS to another de v ice - da t a o n t he N AS De vic e is ba c k ed up t o r emo t e devi c e.
38 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 39 Chapter 3 Using the Administra tive Utility • E ve r y Monda y , Ev er y T uesday… - sel e ct th is op ti o n t o ha ve th e bac kup pe rf o rm ed on c e per w ee k, on th e s pe ci f ie d d a y an d ti m e.
40 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 41 Chapter 3 Using the Administra tive Utility • Pr eparing - on ly d is pl ay ed a ft er the “P r e pa r e Dis k ” bu t t on is pr es se d. (S ee be lo w f or de ta ils ). • Pr epared - di s k i s r e ad y fo r u se .
40 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 41 Chapter 3 Using the Administra tive Utility dri v e. • Scandisk in progress - Sc an d is k ope rati on i s i n p r og r es s . The di sk ca n- no t be u se d w hi le a Sc a nd is k is i n p r o gr e ss .
42 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual Disk Log U se th i s t o view th e r esu l ts of th e la st S ca nd i sk op e ra ti on . Help Cl i c k he re fo r mo r e i nf orm at io n abo u t t hi s sc r ee n . Upgrade Th e “U pgr ad e ” pr oc es s upd at es th e N AS Devi c e 's fi rm wa r e to th e lat es t v er - si o n.
43 A cc essing the NAS De vic e on the In ternet I f th e n et w o rk is c on n ec t ed to th e In t e rn et , typic a ll y b y a br oad b an d r ou t er / ga t ew a y an d m od e m, th e N AS Devi c e can be mad e a va il a bl e via the In te rn et .
44 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual Using the W eb Browser from the Internet Th is is id e nt ic a l t o usi ng th e W eb b r o wse r fr om t he ne tw ork . Bu t re mem b er: • Th e I nt er ne t IP a dd r e ss mu s t be us ed t o c o nn e ct to th e N AS De vic e, not th e LA N I P a dd r e ss .
45 T r oubleshooting Th is ch a pt er l is t s so me c omm o n p r o bl ems , an d th eir so l ut i on s . Problem 1: The NAS Utility doesn’ t list any NAS D evic es. Solution 1: C he c k th e fo ll o win g: • Th e N AS Devi c e is i ns t al le d , LAN c on n ec ti on s ar e OK , an d it is p o w e r ed on an d s ta rt up is c om p le t e.
46 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 47 Chapter 5 T roubleshooting Problem 2: Th e N AS Devi c e is c on fi gu r ed, bu t I ca n ’t fi nd it in N etw ork N eig hb o rh oo d. Solution 2 T ry usi ng St art - F in d - Co mpu te r , an d e nt er th e N AS D evi c e' s na m e.
46 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 47 Chapter 5 T roubleshooting Problem 3 W he n I cl ic k on an N AS fo lde r ic o n i n N et w or k N eig hb o rh oo d, I g et pr om pt ed f or a pa ssw or d .
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49 Specifications Model Number(s) NS 10 0, NS1 00 -16 0, NS 10 0- 200 , NS 1 0 0- 25 0, NS 1 00 - 30 0, NS 10 0 -4 00 (A ct i on t ec N etw ork A tt ac hed St ora g e De vic e) Capacity 16 0 , 200 , 250 , 30 0, or 40 0 G ig ab yte s ( de pen di n g o n m od el ) P or ts 10 / 10 0 E the rn et , US B 2.
50 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual LED Indicators R ead y , St at us, Di sk , Dis k F ul l, US B , E th e rn et Operating temperatur e 0° - 55 ° C (3 2° - 1 31 ° F ) Relativ .
51 Notic es Regulatory Complianc e Notices Class B Equipment Th is eq ui p me nt h as be en t es t ed an d fo un d to c om ply wit h t he li m it s f o r a Cl as s B di gi ta l devi c e, pur s ua n t t o P art 1 5 o f th e F CC R ule s.
52 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 52 Th is de vic e c om p li es wit h P art 15 of th e F CC R ule s . Ope ra ti on is su bj ec t t o th e fo llo wing tw o c on d it io ns: 1 . Th is de vic e ma y no t c au s e ha rmf ul in t er f er en c e 2.
53 Li mi te d W arr ant y Har dware : A cti o nt ec E le ct r o ni c s, I nc ., wa rra n ts to th e e nd us e r ( “ C us t om er” ) tha t th i s h ar dw ar e pr od uc t wi ll be f r ee fr om d e f.
54 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual TH IS A CTI ON TE C E LE CT R ONI C S PR OD UC T MA Y INC L U DE OR BE B UN DLE D WI TH TH IR D- P AR TY SO FT W AR E, TH E U SE OF W HI CH IS GO VE RN ED BY A SE P AR A TE END -U S ER LI CE NS E A GR EE ME NT .
54 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual 55 Limited W arranty NE IT H ER A SS UM E S NO R A UTH OR IZ E S AN Y O THE R P E RS ON T O A SS UM E F OR IT A NY O THE R LI A BI LI TY IN CO NN EC T IO N WI TH TH E S AL E, IN ST AL LA T IO N, MA IN T EN AN CE OR USE OF IT S P R ODU CT S.
56 Actiontec Network Attached Storage Device User Manual Gov erning Law : Th is Li mi ted W arr an ty sh al l b e g o v e rn ed b y t he la ws of the St at e of Ca l if o rn ia , U .
An important point after buying a device ActionTec NS-100 (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought ActionTec NS-100 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 ActionTec NS-100 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, ActionTec NS-100 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get ActionTec NS-100 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of ActionTec NS-100, 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 ActionTec NS-100.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with ActionTec NS-100. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device ActionTec NS-100 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
