Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product WNS100 ActionTec
Go to page of 67
Wireless N e t w o r k A ttache d S t o r a g e D e v i c e M o del #s : W NS100 , W NS100-160 , W NS100-200 , W NS100-250 , W NS100-300 , W NS100-40 0 U s e r M a n u al V er .
i T able of C on ten ts 1 Introduction 1 F eatures 1 P ackage Contents 2 System Requirements 2 T echnical Suppor t 2 2 C onfiguring the NAS D evic e 3 Client PC Setup 3 Accessing the NAS D evice 6 Cha.
ii Actiontec Wir eless Network A ttached Stor age Devic e User Manual ii This page left intentionally blank..
1 Intr o duc tion C on grat ul at io ns f or pu rc has ing th e A cti ont ec W ir el es s N etw ork A tta c he d St or ag e ( N AS ) Devi c e. Th e W i re le ss N AS D evic e ad ds gi ga b yte s of st or ag e spa ce to y our ne tw or k wit hou t the c ost , sp ac e, and ma int en an c e h as sl es of a fu ll- fl ed ged fi le se r v er .
2 Actiontec Wir eless Network A ttached Stor age Devic e User Manual P ackage Con tents I f an y of th ese it em s ar e d am ag ed or mi ssi ng, ple ase c on tac t th e de al er f or r ep lac e- me nts .
3 C onfiguring the NA S Device A ft er co nne ct in g a nd set tin g u p th e N AS De vic e (s ee th e i nc lud ed Q ui c k St art G uid e fo r i ns tru cti on s) , th e us er c an pe rf or m c us t om c on fig ura ti on s.
4 Actiontec Wir eless Network A ttached Stor age Devic e User Manual 5 Chapter 2 C onfiguring the NAS Device 2. L og on whe n W ind ow s pr om pt s f or a ne tw or k lo go n. I f ES C (o n th e k ey- bo ar d) or C anc el i s c li ck ed, no ne tw ork r eso ur c es will be av ail abl e.
4 Actiontec Wir eless Network A ttached Stor age Devic e User Manual 5 Chapter 2 C onfiguring the NAS Device 2. F r om t he me n u th at a pp ea rs , se le ct Map N etwork Dr iv e… . 3. Se le ct a dri v e l et t er fo r t hi s f ol der , c li c k in th e “R ec on nec t at L og on ” c he ck bo x, th en c li ck OK .
6 Actiontec Wir eless Network A ttached Stor age Devic e User Manual 7 Chapter 2 C onfiguring the NAS Device Tips for Storing Data on the NAS Device • Ch an ge th e W in do ws u se r na me an d pa ssw or d t o ma tc h the us er n am e a nd pa ssw or d as si gn ed by th e N AS Devi c e.
6 Actiontec Wir eless Network A ttached Stor age Devic e User Manual 7 Chapter 2 C onfiguring the NAS Device 5. Th e U ti li ty s ea rc hes fo r the WN A S d evic e. W hen it is fo und , an ot he r wind o w ap pea rs . Cl ic k on th e “C on fi gura tio n ” bu tt on .
8 Actiontec Wir eless Network A ttached Stor age Devic e User Manual 9 Chapter 2 C onfiguring the NAS Device 7. Th e U ti li ty’ s “H ome ” sc r ee n ap pe ar s. 8. T o br o wse th e fi les an d fo ld er s on th e N AS Devi c e, cl ic k Shared_Data o r FLASH/USB HDD .
8 Actiontec Wir eless Network A ttached Stor age Devic e User Manual 9 Chapter 2 C onfiguring the NAS Device 2. Th e “H om e ” sc re en ap pea rs . 3. T o c ha ng e th e pa ssw or d, cl ic k Change Passw ord . Th e f ol lo win g sc re en ap pea rs .
10 Actiontec Wir eless Network A ttached Stor age Devic e User Manual 11 Chapter 2 C onfiguring the NAS Device USB Devic es A U SB har d dr i v e o r US B M emo r y Di sk ( fl as h me mo r y di sk) ca n be in se rte d in th e N AS D evi c e ’ s U SB po rt at an y ti me.
10 Actiontec Wir eless Network A ttached Stor age Devic e User Manual 11 Chapter 2 C onfiguring the NAS Device 2. F r om t he de sk t o p of th e c om pu t er , se lec t Star t , th en Printers . 3. W he n t he “P ri nt er s ” (o r “P rin te rs and F ax e s ”) win do w ap pe ar s, c li ck A dd Printers .
12 Actiontec Wir eless Network A ttached Stor age Devic e User Manual 13 Chapter 2 C onfiguring the NAS Device 4. R ead th e on -s cr ee n i nf or ma tio n, th en c lic k Next . 5. I n t he ne xt win d o w , se le ct the “ A ne tw ork pr in t er …” op ti on .
12 Actiontec Wir eless Network A ttached Stor age Devic e User Manual 13 Chapter 2 C onfiguring the NAS Device 7. I n t he “ A dd P rin t er W iz ar d” win do w , sel ect t he w or kgr ou p t o whi ch the N AS De vic e be lo ng s. Cl ick N ext . 8.
14 Actiontec Wir eless Network A ttached Stor age Devic e User Manual 15 Chapter 2 C onfiguring the NAS Device 10. Se le ct th e p rin t er ma nuf act ur er an d mo del . Cl ic k Next . 11. Se le ct whe the r or not th e pri nt er will fu nc ti on as th e d ef au lt p rin te r .
14 Actiontec Wir eless Network A ttached Stor age Devic e User Manual 15 Chapter 2 C onfiguring the NAS Device Other Configur ations A ft er co nfi gu ring th e N AS Devi ce , all us e rs ca n ac ce ss t he Devi c e wi th “ gue st ” ac ce ss ri ght s.
16 Actiontec Wir eless Network A ttached Stor age Devic e User Manual This page left intentionally blank..
17 U sing the A dministra tiv e Utility Th is c ha pt er de sc ri be s u si ng t he N AS De vi c e ’ s A dm in i st rat io n U ti li ty . W it h t h e U ti li ty , th e ad mi ni st ra t or ca n c he c k t he N AS D evi ce ’ s st at us , ad d o r de le t e u se rs , or c r ea t e u se r gr ou ps .
18 Actiontec Wir eless Network A ttached Stor age Devic e User Manual 19 Chapter 3 Using the Administr ativ e Utilit y 5. En te r “ ad mi n ” fo r t he na me , and le av e th e pa ss w or d b la nk . • T o ga in ac ce ss, en te r t he use r na me an d p as sw or d of a us er i n th e “ Ad min ist rat or s” U se r G r ou p .
18 Actiontec Wir eless Network A ttached Stor age Devic e User Manual 19 Chapter 3 Using the Administr ativ e Utilit y Name En te r t he use r na me he re . N ot e th at p un ct ua ti o n an d oth er s pe ci al c ha rac t er s (e .g. * / | ) c an no t be u se d i n th e na me .
20 Actiontec Wir eless Network A ttached Stor age Devic e User Manual 21 Chapter 3 Using the Administr ativ e Utilit y Enable Disk Q uota En abl e the c he ck bo x to se t th e di sk usa ge f o r th e us er , th e n en te r t he ma xi m um am oun t o f di sk sp ac e t hi s u se r i s al lo w ed to ac ce ss .
20 Actiontec Wir eless Network A ttached Stor age Devic e User Manual 21 Chapter 3 Using the Administr ativ e Utilit y Modifying Existing User Properties 1. Se le ct th e d es ir ed use r fr om the li st. Th ei r de ta il s wi ll be d is pl a ye d i n th e “U se r P ro pert ie s ” t ex t bo x es .
22 Actiontec Wir eless Network A ttached Stor age Devic e User Manual 23 Chapter 3 Using the Administr ativ e Utilit y Hard Drive Di sk T yp e - in dic at es th e ma ke an d mod el o f th e h ar d dri v e i ns ta ll ed in the N AS De vic e, as pr ovi d ed by th e ma nu fa ct ur er .
22 Actiontec Wir eless Network A ttached Stor age Devic e User Manual 23 Chapter 3 Using the Administr ativ e Utilit y Wir eless Settings Se e C ha pte r 4, “C on fi gu ring th e W ir el es s Set tin gs , ” fo r mo r e i nf orm at io n. Network Settings Th is sc re en all ow s th e mo di fic ati on of th e N AS Devi c es ne tw ork se tt in gs .
24 Actiontec Wir eless Network A ttached Stor age Devic e User Manual 25 Chapter 3 Using the Administr ativ e Utilit y Network Mask E nt er th e sa me N et w or k M a sk (S ub n et Ma sk ) us ed b y c om p ut e rs on t he ne t- w or k.
24 Actiontec Wir eless Network A ttached Stor age Devic e User Manual 25 Chapter 3 Using the Administr ativ e Utilit y Sy stem S ettings Th is sc re en pr ovi des an o v ervie w o f th e N AS Devi ce ’ s se tt in gs . Ser ver Name I f ne ed ed, c ha ng e the na me o f th e N AS Devi ce he r e.
26 Actiontec Wir eless Network A ttached Stor age Devic e User Manual 27 Chapter 3 Using the Administr ativ e Utilit y W orkgr oup Th is sh oul d m at ch th e W or kgr ou p na me o f th e co mpu te rs o n th e ne tw ork .
26 Actiontec Wir eless Network A ttached Stor age Devic e User Manual 27 Chapter 3 Using the Administr ativ e Utilit y View Log Cl ick th is b ut to n t o vie w th e log fi le i n se par at e win do w . Th e lo g fil e is a r ec or d of ac ti vity o n t he N AS De vic e, wh ic h ca n he lp in ma nag eme nt a nd tr oub le sho ot in g.
28 Actiontec Wir eless Network A ttached Stor age Devic e User Manual 29 Chapter 3 Using the Administr ativ e Utilit y Enable WINS Cl ick he re if the ne tw or k ha s a WI NS Se rv er . I f e na bl ed , th e N AS Devi c e wil l r egis - t er wit h t he WIN S Se rv er .
28 Actiontec Wir eless Network A ttached Stor age Devic e User Manual 29 Chapter 3 Using the Administr ativ e Utilit y Enable Prin t Icon I f en abl ed, th e N AS Devi ce pla ce s a p rint er ic on f or it s pri nt se r v er i n a ll pri nt di a- lo g b o x es.
30 Actiontec Wir eless Network A ttached Stor age Devic e User Manual 31 Chapter 3 Using the Administr ativ e Utilit y New Group U s e th is t e xt bo x t o cr eat e a n ew gr ou p . Existing Groups Th is li st bo x sh o ws th e li st o f al l gr ou ps .
30 Actiontec Wir eless Network A ttached Stor age Devic e User Manual 31 Chapter 3 Using the Administr ativ e Utilit y Acc ess Rights Screen I n t hi s s cr een , vie w and mo di fy t he gr ou ps wh ic h ca n ac c es s t hi s sh ar e. ☞ N ote: Th e ad min ist rat or s gr ou p al wa ys ha s r ead /writ e ac ce ss t o al l s ha r es .
32 Actiontec Wir eless Network A ttached Stor age Devic e User Manual 33 Chapter 3 Using the Administr ativ e Utilit y Help Cl ick th is b ut to n f or mo re in fo rma ti on ab ou t t hi s s cr ee n.
32 Actiontec Wir eless Network A ttached Stor age Devic e User Manual 33 Chapter 3 Using the Administr ativ e Utilit y T o Delete a Member from the Group Se le ct th e us er o r u se rs i n th e le ft -h and c ol um n, the n cl ick >> .
34 Actiontec Wir eless Network A ttached Stor age Devic e User Manual 35 Chapter 3 Using the Administr ativ e Utilit y Acc ess Rights Cl ick th is b ut to n t o vie w th e Gr ou ps whi ch ha ve ac ce ss t o th e se lec te d Sh ar e, an d ch an ge t he se ac ce ss righ ts a s r equ ir ed .
34 Actiontec Wir eless Network A ttached Stor age Devic e User Manual 35 Chapter 3 Using the Administr ativ e Utilit y Save U s e th is b ut to n t o ch an ge t he pr ope rtie s o f a S ha r e, as fo llo ws : • Se le ct th e d es ir ed Sha re fr om t he Sh ar ed fo ld e rs .
36 Actiontec Wir eless Network A ttached Stor age Devic e User Manual 37 Chapter 3 Using the Administr ativ e Utilit y Other Groups Th e “ Ot he r Sh ar es ” c olu mn o n t he righ t s ho ws all ot he r Gr ou ps . Th es e G r oup s ha v e no a c c es s t o th e cu rre nt S ha r e.
36 Actiontec Wir eless Network A ttached Stor age Devic e User Manual 37 Chapter 3 Using the Administr ativ e Utilit y Download Cl ic k th is t o do wnl oad th e co nfi gur at io n f il e a nd sa v e it on th e co m- pu te r .
38 Actiontec Wir eless Network A ttached Stor age Devic e User Manual 39 Chapter 3 Using the Administr ativ e Utilit y View Log Th is t ex t bo x d is pl a ys a lo g of c om ple t ed bac kup jo bs Add New Job Cl ick ing th is b ut t on o pe ns th e “De fin e Bac kup J ob ” sc r een , whe re a ne w bac kup jo b ca n be de fi ned .
38 Actiontec Wir eless Network A ttached Stor age Devic e User Manual 39 Chapter 3 Using the Administr ativ e Utilit y Direction Se le ct th e d es ir ed dir ect ion wh er e ba c ki ng up will oc cur he re : • Fr om this NAS to another dev ice - da ta on th e N AS Devi c e is ba ck ed u p t o r em ot e d evi c e.
40 Actiontec Wir eless Network A ttached Stor age Devic e User Manual 41 Chapter 3 Using the Administr ativ e Utilit y • Ne ve r - di sab les th is ba c ku p j ob . • E v ery D a y - the ba c ku p j ob is per fo rme d ea ch d a y at the sp ec if ied tim e.
40 Actiontec Wir eless Network A ttached Stor age Devic e User Manual 41 Chapter 3 Using the Administr ativ e Utilit y • P r ep ar in g - on ly d is pl a ye d a ft er t he “P re pa re Dis k” bu tt on is p r es sed . (Se e be lo w f or de ta il s).
42 Actiontec Wir eless Network A ttached Stor age Devic e User Manual 43 Chapter 3 Using the Administr ativ e Utilit y • Sc an di sk i n p r og r es s - Sca ndi sk o pe rat ion is in pr ogr ess . The di sk c an no t b e us ed wh il e a Sc an dis k i s in p r ogr es s.
42 Actiontec Wir eless Network A ttached Stor age Devic e User Manual 43 Chapter 3 Using the Administr ativ e Utilit y Help Cl ick he re fo r mo r e i nf o rma tio n a bo ut th is sc re en . Upgrade Th e “U pg rad e” pr oc es s u pd at es the N AS D evi ce 's f ir m war e t o t he la te st v er - si on.
44 Actiontec Wir eless Network A ttached Stor age Devic e User Manual This page left intentionally blank..
45 C onfiguring the W ireless S ettings Th is c ha pt er co v er s set tin g u p th e N AS De vic e fo r wir ele ss o pe ra ti on , in cl udi ng c o nf ig ur in g se curi ty fo r the wir el es s c on ne cti on.
46 Actiontec Wir eless Network A ttached Stor age Devic e User Manual 47 Chapter 4 C onfiguring the W ireless Settings Setting Up W ireless Operation T o se t u p wir el es s o pera tio n o n t he N AS De vic e: 1 . T urn o n th e wir ele ss rad io b y cl ic kin g in the “En abl e W ir el ess F un ct io n ” c he ck bo x .
46 Actiontec Wir eless Network A ttached Stor age Devic e User Manual 47 Chapter 4 C onfiguring the W ireless Settings 6. Se le ct a wir el es s c ha nne l f r om th e “ Ch ann el” dr op -d o wn me nu . Thi s op ti on w or ks on ly i f A cc es s M od e w as sel ect ed i n st ep 2.
48 Actiontec Wir eless Network A ttached Stor age Devic e User Manual 49 Chapter 4 C onfiguring the W ireless Settings WEP Se le ct in g WEP fr om t he “ W ir el es s Sec urity ” dr op -do wn m en u ge ner at es t he “ W EP ” (W ir ed Eq ui va len t P ri va cy ) o pt io n in the W ir el es s Se curi ty se cti on.
48 Actiontec Wir eless Network A ttached Stor age Devic e User Manual 49 Chapter 4 C onfiguring the W ireless Settings 1 2 8 - b it W E P K ey s S el ec ti ng “1 28 B it K eys ” fr om t he “ W EP En crypti on ” dr op -do wn me nu act i va t es 12 8- Bi t WE P en crypti on .
50 Actiontec Wir eless Network A ttached Stor age Devic e User Manual This page left intentionally blank..
51 A cc essing the NAS De vic e on the Int ernet I f th e net wo rk is co nne ct ed t o th e I nt ern et, typi ca lly by a b r oa db an d ro ut er / ga t ew a y an d mo dem , th e N AS Devi c e c an be mad e a va il abl e vi a th e In te rn et .
52 Actiontec Wir eless Network A ttached Stor age Devic e User Manual Using the W eb Brow ser from the Internet Th is is id ent ic al t o usi ng t he W eb b r ow se r fr om the ne tw or k. Bu t r em emb er : • Th e I nt er ne t IP ad dr es s m us t be u se d t o co nne ct t o t he N AS De vic e, no t th e LA N IP a dd r es s.
53 T roubleshooting Th is c ha pt er lis ts s om e c om mo n p r ob le ms , and th eir so lu tio ns. Problem 1: The NAS Utility doesn’ t list any NAS Devices . Solution 1: C he ck th e fo ll o win g: • Th e N AS Devi ce is i ns tal le d, LA N c onn ect io ns ar e OK , an d it i s po w er ed on and st art up i s c o mp le t e.
54 Actiontec Wir eless Network A ttached Stor age Devic e User Manual 55 Chapter 6 T roubleshooting Problem 2: Th e N AS Devi ce is c on fi gu re d, bu t I ca n ’ t fin d it in N et wo rk N ei ghb or ho od . Solution 2 T ry us in g Start - Find - Computer , an d en t er th e N AS De vic e's na me.
54 Actiontec Wir eless Network A ttached Stor age Devic e User Manual 55 Chapter 6 T roubleshooting Problem 3 W he n I c lic k on an N AS fo ld er i c on in N etw or k N ei ghb or ho od , I ge t p r o mp te d fo r a pas sw or d.
56 Actiontec Wir eless Network A ttached Stor age Devic e User Manual This page left intentionally blank..
57 Specifications Model Number(s) WN S 1 00, W NS 10 0- 160 , WNS 100 -2 00, WN S 1 00- 25 0, WNS 10 0-3 00 , WN S 1 00 -4 00 (A cti on t ec W ir ele ss N etw ork A tta c he d S t ora ge D evi c e) Capacity 16 0, 200 , 25 0, 30 0, o r 40 0 Gi gab yte s (d ep en din g o n m od el ) P or ts 10 /10 0 E the rnet , US B 2.
58 Actiontec Wir eless Network A ttached Stor age Devic e User Manual Certification FC C P art 15 LED Indicators R ead y , Sta tu s, Dis k, Dis k F ull , US B , E th er ne t, W ir el es s Operating te.
59 Notic es Regulatory C ompliance Notices Class B Equipment Th is eq uip men t ha s be en t es t ed an d f ou nd t o c omp ly wi th th e li mit s f or a C la ss B di gita l devi ce , pur sua nt t o P art 15 o f th e FC C R ul es .
60 Actiontec Wir eless Network A ttached Stor age Devic e User Manual 60 Th is de vic e c om pli es wit h P art 15 o f th e FC C R ul es . Ope rati on i s s ub je ct to th e fo llo win g tw o c ond iti on s: 1 . Th is de vic e ma y n ot ca us e ha rmf ul in t er fe re nc e 2.
61 Li mi ted W a rranty Har dware : A ct io nt ec Ele ctr oni cs, I nc ., wa rran ts to th e en d us er ( “ C us t om er” ) tha t th is ha rd wa r e pr od uct will be fr ee fr om de fe ct s i n w .
62 Actiontec Wir eless Network A ttached Stor age Devic e User Manual TH IS A C TI ON TE C EL ECT R ONI CS PR ODU CT MA Y INC L U DE OR B E B UN DL ED WI TH TH IR D- P AR TY SO FTW ARE , TH E USE OF W HI CH IS G O VER NED BY A SE P AR A TE END -U SE R LIC EN SE A GRE EM EN T .
62 Actiontec Wir eless Network A ttached Stor age Devic e User Manual 63 Limited W arran ty NE IT HE R AS SU ME S N OR A UTH OR IZ ES ANY O THE R P ER SO N T O AS SU ME FO R IT A NY O TH ER LI AB IL IT Y IN CO NN EC TI ON W IT H T HE SAL E, IN ST ALL A TI ON , MA IN TE N AN CE OR U SE OF I TS PR OD UC TS .
64 Actiontec Wir eless Network A ttached Stor age Devic e User Manual Gov erning Law : Th is Li mi t ed W arr an ty s ha ll be go ve rne d b y th e la w s of th e S ta t e of Ca lif orn ia , U .
An important point after buying a device ActionTec WNS100 (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 WNS100 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 WNS100 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, ActionTec WNS100 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get ActionTec WNS100 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of ActionTec WNS100, 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 WNS100.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with ActionTec WNS100. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device ActionTec WNS100 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
