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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] 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). 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. In WirelessClientmode, theWirelessSpaceacceptsletters (uppercaseandlowercase), wholenumbers, andthefollowingsymbols:. _%+-=@# IMPORTANT INFO: The Wireless Space offers great flexibility whenacceptingtheSSIDofawirelessaccesspoint. Intheunlikely event that your wireless access point includes characters not supportedbytheWirelessSpace, joiningtheWi-Finetworkcannotbe assured. Pleaseconsidersearchingtheusermanualforyourwireless accesspointtodetermineasolution, suchaschangingitsnamefor compatibilitywiththeWirelessSpace. Whatisthesecuritycodeforthenetwork?InWirelessClient mode, the Wireless Space accepts letters (uppercase andlowercase)andwholenumbers. Does the Wi-Fi access support WPS (Wireless Protected Setup)?TheWirelessSpaceincludesaWPSbutton(1. 4. 1. Most Wi-Fi networks are DHCP by default, which reduces the need for management. Ifstatic, whatisanacceptableIPaddress?Eachnetwork hasarangeofaddressesthatcanjoinit. Anexampleofa rangeis192. 168. 1. 15to192. 168. 1. 75. Fig. 92 continued on the next page>> LaCie Wireless Space · DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual Administering The LaCie Wireless Space page 60 Simple Steps to a New Configuration IMPORTANT INFO:WhiletheWirelessClientwillextendaWi-Fi signaltoanotherroom, LaCierecommendsrunningtheSetupWizardorchangingthesettingsintheDashboardclosetotheaccess point. Itisfareasiertomanagetheinstallationwithinproximityof bothdevices. [. . . ] Iftheconnectionsarecorrectandtheproblempersists, trytoaccesstheDashboardinRecoverymode(see3. 7. INTERNET Port: NAS+Switch)totroubleshootIPaddressing. AreyouusingaRouterconfiguration? FormostRouterconfigurations, theWirelessSpaceisconnected totherouter, switch, orInternetproviderviaitsINTERNETport. Confirmthatyourcomputer'sIPaddressingissettoDHCPto receiveanaddressfromtheWirelessSpace. Before the Installationto determineifthereisanIPaddressconflictonthenetwork. Such aconflictispossiblewhenaddingtheWirelessSpacetoarouter, switch, orInternetproviderwithanaddressof192. 168. 1. 1. BydefaulttheLaCieWirelessSpaceisconfiguredtoretrieveitsIPaddressfromaDHCPserver. IfyournetworkismanagedbyaDHCPserverandyoucannotaccessyourLaCieWirelessSpace, trycheckingyour DHCPserver'slog. TogettheIPaddress, runLaCieNetworkAssistant(3. 4. [. . . ]