User manual SIMPLETECH 60000-00150-001

[. . . ] If SimpleShare NAS is Off, pressing the Power button turns the drive On. Reset Button Pressing the Reset for 8or more seconds restores SimpleShare NAS to factory default settings. USB Port (2) Use the USB ports to connect external USB drives or a USB printer. Network Port Use the network port to connect to the SimpleShare NAS drive to an available port on your network, router or switch. [. . . ] Plug the AC power plug on the opposite end of the power cable to a live 120/240V electrical outlet, power strip or UPS (uninterruptible power supply). Route the power cable so that it does not pose a hazard. The SimpleShare NAS drive powers on and initializes as soon as AC power is applied. The amber Power light comes on indicating SimpleShare NAS is receiving power. As the system initializes, the green HDD light flashes indicating disk activity. After initialization completes, the blue Ready light comes on. SimpleShare NAS takes about 1 minute to complete its power on routine. 7 SETTING UP AND ACCESSING SIMPLESHARE NAS 1 Run NASFinder NASFinder searches your network for connected SimpleShare NAS drives. After locating your drive, NASFinder launches SimpleShare Manager--allowing you to run the Initial Setup Wizard. 1 2 3 Insert the NASFinder Quick Setup CD into your computer's CD-ROM drive. Double-click on the NASFinder CD-ROM desktop icon. In the NASFinder folder that appears, double-click on the NASFinder. htm application icon. 4 On the Welcome to NASFinder page, click Run NASFinder to start the discovery process. 8 When discovery completes, NASFinder displays the connection status, machine name, and IP address of each SimpleShare NAS drive on your network. 5 If there are multiple SimpleShare NAS drives installed on the network, choose the one you want to setup and then click Next to continue. 6 In the login request box, in the User name field, enter SimpleShare's default user name "admin. " In the Password field, enter the default password "simple. " Click OK to log onto your SimpleShare NAS drive and launch SimpleShare Manager. 9 2 Run the Initial Setup Wizard This Initial Setup Wizard guides you through basic configuration tasks like naming your network drive, changing its administration user name and password, setting the drive's workgroup configuration and assisting you with placing a shortcut for the shared network folders on SimpleShare on your desktop. To avoid possible software conflicts when running the Initial Setup Wizard, you must temporarily disable any non-Windows firewalls and security software running on your computer. After setup completes, your may turn the software back on. 1 On the SimpleShare Manager Welcome page, click Initial Setup Wizard. 2 On the Server Name Setup page, in the Machine Name field, enter a descriptive name for your SimpleShare NAS drive or accept the default name "SimpleShare. " Click Next to continue. The name you assign SimpleShare is a very important. This name uniquely identifies your SimpleShare NAS drive on the network. For example, you can use your last name, a description of the type of data you plan to store on the drive, or where the drive is located. If there is only one SimpleShare NAS drive on the 10 3 On the Administration Security Setup page, in the Administration Username field, you may change the administration user name or chose to keep the current one. In the Administration Password field, you may change the administration password or choose to keep the current one. If you change the password, re-enter the new password in the Confirm Password field. Click Next to continue. Passwords can be up to eight characters long and may contain any combination of alphabetical (a-z and A-Z), numerical (1-9) and special characters such as &, $, and >. Spaces . There are several ways to create a network of computers. Most home and small office environments use peer-to-peer networking, or workgroups. By default, the SimpleShare NAS drive is added as member of the workgroup domain named "Workgroup. " The Windows Workgroup Setup page allows you to change this setting. 4 In the Workgroup Name field, you may change the workgroup in which SimpleShare will be a member or choose to accept the current assignment. [. . . ] For information concerning the terms of the license, please visit the FAQ section of our website at www. simpletech. com/support. To obtain a copy of our open source software, send your request to SimpleTech Technical Support. Go to www. simpletech. com/support, click on Return Merchandise (RMA), and then select Need Technical Support. Manufacturer Warranty 500GB and larger capacity SimpleShare NAS drives are warranted for a period of three years from the date of retail purchase. [. . . ]