User manual LACIE D2 NETWORK 2

[. . . ] LaCie d2 Network 2 · DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual Table of Contents page 1 Table of Contents 1. Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MinimumSystemRequirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Windowsusers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] IMPORTANT NOTE:TheFTPserviceisenabledbydefaultfornew shares, butifyouhavedisabledtheserviceattheglobalorshare level, enabletheserviceasdescribedinsections4. 6. Toconnecttothed2Network2viaFTPlocallyontheLAN, enterin yourbrowser'sorFTPclient'saddressfield: ftp://[IPaddress] TECHNICAL NOTE:Seesection2. 6. Assigning a Static IP Address forinstructionsonfindingyourd2Network2'sIPaddress. Example:ftp://192. 168. 10. 149 OR ftp://<username>:<password>@<ipormachinename>/ Example:ftp://ringo:4xtp23@LaCie-d2/ To login, enter the username and password you've set up in the Dashboard(4. 7. To remotely access the drive from a computer NOT on your network, referto3. 5. Accessing Shares through the Internet. Fig. 32 LaCie d2 Network 2 · DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual Accessing & Transferring Files page 32 3. 7. Multimedia Server Once you have established the network connection between your computerandthed2Network2, youcanconfigureyourd2Network2toactasaUPnPmultimediaserver. Followthesesteps: 1. Makesurethed2Network2isproperlyconnectedtoyourhome networkasdescribedinsection2. Choosewhichshare(s)willbeavailabletoDLNA/UPnPdevices, then enable UPnP for that share on the d2 Network 2 Dashboard(seesection4. 9. Nowyouwillbeabletoplayfileslocatedonconfiguredshares onyourd2Network2onanyotherUPnP/DLNA-certifiedplayer/adapter(suchasanXBox360, PlayStation3, aDLNAmobilephone, etc. ). Fig. 33 TECHNICAL NOTE:IfyouwantyourDLNAdevicestobeableto accessfilesonyourexternalUSBharddriveconnectedtotheexpansionportonthed2Network2, selectMultimediaIndexationonthe Dashboard:ExternalPortspage. LaCie d2 Network 2 · DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual Accessing & Transferring Files page 33 3. 8. iTunes Music Server The d2 Network 2 can act as an iTunes Music server, streaming audiofileslocatedonunprotectedsharestoacomputeronthenetworkrunningiTunes. Onceconfigured, aplaylistbearingthemachinenameofyourd2Network2(bydefaultLaCie-d2)willappear intheSharedcategorywithiniTunes, andaudiofilesstoredonthe d2Network2willbelistedinthisplaylist. Followthesesteps: 1. Makesurethed2Network2isproperlyconnectedtoyourhome networkasdescribedinsection2. Choosewhichshare(s)willbeavailabletoDLNA/UPnPdevices, then enable UPnP for that share on the d2 Network 2 Dashboard(seesection4. 9. 34). Fig. 34 TECHNICAL NOTE:TheiTunesServerServicesupportsthefollowingfiletypes:. mp3, . wav, . aac, . pls, and. m3u. TECHNICAL NOTE:LibrarysharingmustbeenableintheiTunes preferences for this to work (Preferences > Sharing > Look for sharedlibraries). LaCie d2 Network 2 · DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual Administering Your LaCie d2 Network 2 page 34 4. Administering Your LaCie d2 Network 2 The LaCie d2 Network 2 features an easy-to-use browser-based tool for configuring the drive and administering users, called the Dashboard. AccesstheDashboardbysimplytypinginyourdrive's IPaddressormachinenameintoyourbrowserorusingtheLaCie NetworkAssistant. 35). When youloginasaregistereduser, youwillbeabletoadministeryour ownaccountandmanagerthefileslocatedinthesharestowhich youhaveaccess. Thischapterconsistsofthefollowingsectionstohelpyounavigate theDashboardandconfigureyourd2Network2: 4. 1. Reset to Factory Fig. 35 LaCie d2 Network 2 · DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual Administering Your LaCie d2 Network 2 page 35 4. 1. Dashboard: Accessing TherearetwowaystoaccesstheDashboard, usingtheLaCieNetworkAssistantandusingabrowser. Use LaCie Network Assistant 1. Click on the LaCie Network Assistant icon in the system tray(Windowsusers)ormenubar(Macusers)andselect LaCie-d2. The LaCie d2 Network 2 login page will open in a new browser window or tab (Fig. [. . . ] STEP 2: Connect the Ethernet Cable. Alternatively, youcanreformattheUSBShare toNTFS, whichpermitslargerfilesizes(seesection4. 11. Dashboard: Drive Information). Does your computer's configuration meettheminimumsystemrequirements forusewiththisdrive? Isthedrive'spowersupplyconnected? Did you follow the correct installation stepsfortheUSBconnection ArebothendsoftheUSBcablesfirmly attached? Isthereaconflictwithotherdevicedriversorextensions?Areyouconnectedtothecomputervia USB? Is the drive connected to a standard USBportonyourcomputer? IfyourdriveisconnectedtoastandardUSBport, thisisnormal. AHi-SpeedUSB2. 0devicecanonlyoperateatHi-SpeedUSB 2. 0 performance levels when it is connected directly to a HiSpeedUSB2. 0port. Otherwise, theHi-SpeedUSB2. 0device willoperateattheslowerUSBtransferrates. Formoreinformation, pleaseseesections5. 1. [. . . ]