User manual LACIE 5BIG NETWORK 2

[. . . ] LaCie 5big Network 2 · DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual Table of Contents page 1 Table of Contents 1. Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Minimum System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Windows users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Dashboard: Welcome Page The welcome page contains links to helpful documents from the LaCie Website (Fig. 33, a) and a table listing the different pages that make up the Dashboard (Fig. IMPORTANT INFO: If you sign onto the Dashboard as an administrator, you will see the detailed Welcome page with full management capability (as in Fig. If you sign in as a user, you will have fewer options (ability to change username/password and access the file browser). 4. 3. Dashboard: Navigation The Dashboard is made up of a central area surrounded by widgets, or small boxes that represent the different pages that make up the Dashboard. The widget displays a summary of the information contained in the page. To expand a minimized widget, drag its icon over an expanded widget, which replaces it. Fig. Dashboard: Logging Out To log out of the Dashboard, click the log out button in the upper right-hand corner of any Dashboard page (Fig. Dashboard: Restart/Shutdown To restart or shut down the drive, click this button, then choose between Deep Sleep Mode and Restart (Fig. 35 LaCie 5big Network 2 · DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual Administering Your LaCie 5big Network 2 page 33 4. 6. Dashboard: General Settings This page allows the administrator to modify some of your 5big Network 2's general parameters. The machine name identifies your 5big Network 2 in LaCie Network Assistant and on the local network. NTP Server: Click the box, then click the field to the right and type the address of a Network Time Protocol server to provide the time for the 5big Network 2 automatically. While NTP is selected, you can't modify the time and date settings. Workgroup: Modify the Windows workgroup name to set your 5big Network 2 to belong to a certain workgroup. TECHNICAL NOTE: Mac users connected to a network with Windows computers can also access shares this way by selecting in the Finder Network > [Workgroup] > LaCie-5big where "[Workgroup]" is the name of the Windows workgroup. However, UPnP and Time Machine services also need to be enabled at the share level in order to be operative (4. 9. SMB: Toggle this feature to activate/deactivate the SMB network transfer protocol. AFP: Toggle this feature to activate/deactivate the AFP (Apple Filing Protocol). FTP Service: Toggle this feature on to allow your 5big Network 2 to be accessible via File Transfer Protocol (FTP). 36 continued on the next page >> LaCie 5big Network 2 · DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual Administering Your LaCie 5big Network 2 page 34 UPnP: This feature allows your 5big Network 2 to act as a UPnP multimedia server. Files stored in shares where UPnP service is active will be available to play on UPnP-enabled players (such as cell phones, computers, and game consoles). [. . . ] Are the media files stored on a public share? LaCie 5big Network 2 · DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual Contacting Customer Support page 63 6. 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. If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent questions in the troubleshooting checklist, and you still can't get your LaCie drive to work properly, contact us at www. lacie. com. Before contacting us, make sure that you are in front of your computer and that you have the following information on hand: Information 1. [. . . ]