User manual LACIE WIRELESS SPACE

[. . . ] LaCie Wireless Space · DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual Table of Contents page 1 Table of Contents 1. Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Howtousethismanual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MinimumComputerandNetworkRequirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] WirelessConfigurationModeisonlyavailablewhentheBase ModeisNAS+Switch(Fig. Ethernet ports expand the amount of Ethernet connections to the router or Internet provider. WirelessClient(WirelessNAS). Wirelessnetworkstorage isnowavailabletoeveryoneonthenetwork. Inaddition, theWirelessSpacebecomesaswitchforcomputersand devices that are not close to the main router or Internet provider. ThisconfigurationdoesnotofferaWi-Fiaccess pointforcomputersorwirelessdevicestojoin. TheWi-Fi connection is made between the Wi-Fi access point (i. e. While this is part of the NAS+SwitchBaseMode, theconfigurationisconsidered BeyondBasicduetoWi-Finetworkmanagement. See4. 1. Configuration 3: Wireless Access Point (Switch) formoreinformation. Fig. 87 continued on the next page>> Fig. 88 LaCie Wireless Space · DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual Administering The LaCie Wireless Space page 57 IPConfigurationMode(Fig. DHCP. Sinceitofferseaseofuseandconvenience, most homesandbusinesseshaveDHCPserversthatassignIP addressestoallthedevicesonthenetwork. DHCPishighlyrecommendedsinceitrequiresverylittlemanagementof theInternetprovider. IP. IfthenetworkdoesnothaveaDHCPserverorrouter toassignIPaddresses, selectStaticintheIPConfiguration Modepulldownmenu(Fig. 89). Itisimportanttoknowall thepertinentinformationfortheStaticIPfields(Fig. Static IP WhenusingaStaticIP, makecertaintoknowhowtofillinthefields seeninFig. 90: IP - your router, switch, or Internet provider has a range of IPaddressesthatmaybeusedtojointhenetwork. Youmust haveavalidIPaddressfortheWirelessSpacetojoinanetwork. Netmask - another critical field for communicating with the network. Ifyourrouter, switch, orInternetproviderhasawebbasedadministrationtoolsimilartotheDashboard, youcan copyandpastethisfield. Gateway-mandatorytoaccesstheWAN(web). Ifyourrouter, switch, or Internet provider has a web-based administration tool similar to the Dashboard, you can copy and paste this field. DNS-checktheusermanualofyourrouter, switch, orInternet providertodetermineifDNSisrequired. Ifyourrouter, switch, orInternetproviderhasaweb-basedadministrationtoolsimilartotheDashboard, youcancopyandpastethisfield. CAUTION: Leaving one field empty in the IP Configuration may preventtheWirelessSpacefromjoiningthenetwork. Pleaseseethe usermanualforyourrouter, switch, orInternetproviderforfurther information. Fig. 89 Fig. 90 continued on the next page>> LaCie Wireless Space · DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual Administering The LaCie Wireless Space page 58 3. 6. 10. 2. Changing the Configuration Example: Wired Only to Wireless Client Duetoitsflexibilityasanetworkswitchorrouter, theWirelessSpace can grow with a network or adapt to different environments. The initial screenshots in this section are from the simplest configuration, NASEthernet-WiredOnly, whichisarobustnetworkdiskand a simple switch for Ethernet expansion. Moving to the next Basic configuration, Wireless Client, requires a few easy changes in the Modepage. IMPORTANT INFO:WhenchangingtheWirelessSpaceconfiguration, pleasemakecertaintoreadtheusermanualofyourrouter, switch, Internetprovider, orWi-Fiaccesspoint. Youshouldprepare allcriticalinformationbeforeadjustingtheWirelessSpacesettings. 91, theModehasbeenchangedtoWirelessClientandnew fieldsappeartoaidinsettinguptheconfiguration. TojoinanexistingWi-Finetwork, entertheSSID(ServiceSetIdentifier;essentially, thenameoftheWi-Fiaccesspoint). NoSecurity SecuritymaybedisabledonsomeWi-Finetworks, asFig. IMPORTANT INFO: LaCie strongly recommends against using anyaccesspointthatdoesnothaveatleastonelevelofsecurity. Fig. 91 continued on the next page>> LaCie Wireless Space · DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual Administering The LaCie Wireless Space page 59 Security Mostrouters, switches, orInternetprovidershaveatleastonelevel ofsecurity. Tomakethechangeinconfigurationaseasyaspossible, pleasetakethetimetoreadtheusermanualofyournetworkrouter and/orWi-Fiaccesspoint. ForthischangeontheModepage, considerthefollowingquestions: Security(Fig. What is the name (SSID) of the Wi-Fi access point? [. . . ] Light Indications Problem Thefrontlightisred. Solution Try restarting the Wireless Space to see if it willbootnormally. See1. 8. Light Behaviorfor informationonthelight. Ifthelightremainsred, contactCustomerSupportoryourLaCiedealer. [. . . ]