User manual LACIE NETWORK SPACE

[. . . ] LaCie Network Space · DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual Table of Contents page 1 Table of Contents Health and Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 General Use Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Box Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] From the Apple icon in the menu bar, select System Preferences > Accounts > Login Items. Drag the share's icon from your desktop into the list of applications (Fig. When you log on to the Mac OS, the share(s) will automatically mount on your desktop. TECHNICAL NOTE: It is recommended to map MyShare first if you want to map both shares. 3. 1-B LaCie Network Space · DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual Administration page 17 3. 2. Connecting External USB Hard Disks You can connect an external USB hard disk or USB key to back up the data on your LaCie Network Space or as a way to add storage capacity. Connected hard disks are accessed similarly to shared folders. TECHNICAL NOTE: External USB hard disks must be formatted in one of the supported systems to be compatible with the LaCie Network Space: FAT32, NTFS, EXT3, REISERFS or XFS. To connect an external hard disk: 1. Turn on the external hard disk and connect its USB cable to the USB port on the front of the LaCie Network Space. In a few seconds, the disk should appear as a share in LaCie Network Assistant. To access the files on the hard disk, connect to it like a regular shared folder as described in section 3. 1. FTP Access to Shares The FTP protocol is used to transfer files from one computer to another through a network, such as over the internet. This protocol allows you to exchange files with your friends or relatives securely, as only people to whom you have provided the user name and password will have access. FTP access also provides you a way to access your files remotely. TECHNICAL NOTE: By default, the username and password for FTP access is ftp. These defaults can be modified, for details see 4. 2. 6. IMPORTANT NOTE: The FTP service is disabled by default, to access your LaCie Openshare via FTP, enable the service as described in section 4. 5. 1. To connect remotely via FTP, enter in your browser's address field: ftp://<username>:<password>@<ip or machine name>/ Example: ftp://admin:admin@networkspace/ LaCie Network Space · DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual Administration page 18 4. Administering Your LaCie Network Space The LaCie Network Space features an easy-to-use Web-based tool for configuring the drive and administering users, referred to here as the NAS (Network Attached Storage) Administration Page. Accessing the NAS Administration Page is easy using a browser or LaCie Network Assistant. When you log in as "admin", you will see a series of blue navigation links on the left side of the page (Fig. 4) to help you navigate and configure the LaCie Network Space: Section 4. 1. [. . . ] I've noticed a delay in accessing the shares. Has the database been refreshed? Are the media files stored on the "openshare"?Is the capacity of your USB drive more than 2 TB? Are you transfering multiple files simultaneously? Access to a share can slow down during simultaneous file transfers. LaCie Network Space · DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual Contacting Customer Support page 32 6. Contacting Customer Support Before You Contact Technical Support Read the User Manual and review the Troubleshooting section. If possible, make the drive the only external device on the CPU, and make sure that all of the cables are correctly and firmly attached. [. . . ]