User manual LINKSYS EFG20

[. . . ] Instant EtherFast® Series EtherFast 10/100 Instant GigaDrive Model No. : EFG20 User Guide COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Copyright © 1999 Linksys, All Rights Reserved. Microsoft, Windows, and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks and brand names are the property of their respective proprietors. LIMITED WARRANTY Linksys guarantees that every EtherFast 10/100 Instant GigaDrive is free from physical defects in material and workmanship under normal use for two (2) years from the date of purchase. [. . . ] After the Utility searches your network and locates all of your Instant GigaDrives, click the Utility's Administration button (as seen to the above right). Unless you have already changed the password for "admin" in the Instant GigaDrive Utility, leave the Password window blank and click OK. The Administrative Menu page will load. Accessing the Administration Interface With Only Your Web Browser If you are working on a networked PC without an installed version of the Instant GigaDrive Utility, you can still access the Note: You will need Administration Interface through your web browser. the IP address of the Start your web browser. In the Address box, enter the GigaDrive on hand in order to gain access following web address: to the Interface. http://IP Address, where the IP Address is the IP Address of the Instant GigaDrive you wish to configure (or try http://ip_address/CGI_main/index. htm. ) This will bring you to the password prompt described above. Follow the directions from there to reach the Administrative Menu. 15 The Administrative Menu - Configuration The options on the Administrative Menu are divided between two categories-- Configuration and Storage Management. Configuration deals mostly with the setup and monitoring of the Instant GigaDrive's network and system variables. Administrative Menu The Administrative configuration options are listed on the following page. 16 Note: NEVER shutNetwork The Network options, which are also found down the Instant in the Quick Setup area of the Instant Giga- GigaDrive by cutting off its power Drive Utility, allow you to configure the supply. · IP Address Set the IP Address, Network mask (Subnet Mask), and Gateway variables. Linksys does not provide technical support for the Macintosh operating system. · Microsoft Configure Microsoft networking, and set the Workgroup Name and Code Page (alphabet). System · General Set the Instant GigaDrive name, date and time. · E-mail Configure the Instant GigaDrive to send E-Mail messages if there is a problem. · Shutdown Shutdown the Instant GigaDrive, or create a shutdown schedule. (Similar to Scandisk. ) Because the disk check takes an exceptionally long time, this should be done overnight. · Printer Check the printer status, and delete the current print job, or all print jobs. This data is read-only. 17 The Administrative Menu - Storage Management The Storage Management options manage the Instant GigaDrive's shares, users, and groups. The following section, Managing Shares, Groups and Users, expands on what you will read here. Groups Groups are collections of users created to manage access to shares. · View the current groups, modify their shares access, and add or remove users from a group. · Create, delete and modify shares. We recommend that you browse the shares and folders on the Instant GigaDrive to view the relationships between them, and to view the GigaDrive's directory structure. Users · View the list of existing users, and modify individual user data. · Create or delete individual users. 18 Managing Shares, Groups, and Users By creating shares, groups, and users on the Instant GigaDrive, the Administrator is able to allocate how much GigaDrive space is available to each person working over the network. Quick Terminology · User A user can be thought of as a single account on the GigaDrive. A user, which is basically a name with a password, is most typically created on the GigaDrive to define a specific networked person's GigaDrive access rights. [. . . ] 255. 255. 255. 0) 30 · If you do have a router, check that your Gateway IP Address is set correctly. When I click on the GigaDrive icon in Network Neighborhood, I'm prompted for a password. This can happen in the following situations: · Your Windows Logon name is recognized by the GigaDrive, but your Logon password is not. Simply enter your GigaDrive password, or make your Windows password the same as the GigaDrive password. [. . . ]