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Quick Install

In order to start sharing storage as soon as possible, follow these steps:

1. Attach the NAS 4.0 unit to a network with a DHCP server present

(most home routers provide this by default).

2. Follow the steps described in the Initial Setup section below.

3. Attach one hard disk. The Status LED should begin to blink after a

few moments, then settle back to a steady glow. Confirm at least one

partition was detected using the View Drive Information feature in the

Configuration Menu. If not, the drive may be formatted with ext3 or XFS

using the Format Drive feature in the Configuration Menu.

4. Define at least one share, granting either read-only or full access

rights to "Everyone."

Network Connection

The NAS 4.0 unit is factory configured for dynamic IP addressing (DHCP client).

Connect the unit to a network (router or switch) where DHCP is supported. Static IP

may be assigned later after initial setup.

Storage

The NAS 4.0 unit has two EUHP (eSATA USB Hybrid Port) connectors, supporting

eSATA 1.5Gbps or USB 2.0 devices. The eSATA connections do not support FIS

switching for port multipliers, only one physical unit may be connected to each port

using eSATA. Through the use of USB hubs up to a total of 16 physical units including

eSATA and USB can be connected. One SATA port multiplier may be connected using

USB; however, with more than one such port multiplier connected only one will

function – others will not be recognized at all.

Each physical unit may be formatted with up to 4 individual partitions using a Master

Boot Record (MBR), or up to 15 individual partitions using a GUID Partition Table

(GPT). Supported file systems are: FAT32, ext2, ext3, ext4, XFS, and NTFS. The NAS

4.0 unit will by far provide the best performance when using an external drive

connected using eSATA and formatted with the XFS file system.

Note: Initializing a drive with MBR is limited to drives less than 2TB in capacity with up

to 4 partitions total. For drives greater than 2TB in capacity or if more than 4 partitions

are desired, the drive must be initialized using a GPT boot record.

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