User manual NETGEAR SC101

[. . . ] Reference Manual for the NETGEAR Storage Central SC101 NETGEAR, Inc. 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA 202-10104-01 September 2005 © 2005 by NETGEAR, Inc. FullManual. Technical Support Please register to obtain technical support. To register your product, get product support or obtain product information and product documentation, go to http://www. netgear. com. [. . . ] refer to the help information included with Windows for an explanation of how to use these features. use the SC101 disk mirroring feature to copy all files on a letter drive disk automatically in real time. Depending on the speed of the hard disks that you install in the SC101, mirroring can have an impact on performance, especially when used on shared drives. ­ · Restricting unauthorized access. ­ If your network does not include wireless access, and you want all these files to be available to any computer connected to the network on which the SC101 software is installed, then you do not need a password to restrict access. If your network does include wireless access, then use a password to restrict access. ­ 4-4 v1. 0, September 2005 Reference Manual for the NETGEAR Storage Central SC101 Understanding the Product Update Features Note: The product update features require Internet access. No information is transferred to NETGEAR when you use the product update features. The Storage Central SC101includes product update features that make it easy for you to take advantage of ongoing enhancements that NETGEAR provides. Both the product CD and the Storage Central Manager let you easily update your SC101. How do the NETGEAR CD and the Storage Central Manager software update features differ? Table 4-1 Updates Storage Central Manager NETGEAR CD YES Assures you use the most current Storage Central Manager software when you first install your SC101. Updates Firmware NO Location NETGEAR CD Storage Central YES Manager Makes it easy for you to keep all PCs using an software on each SC101 up to date without needing the CD. PC YES Every PC that uses an SC101. 4-5 v1. 0, September 2005 Reference Manual for the NETGEAR Storage Central SC101 4-6 v1. 0, September 2005 Chapter 5 Configuration There are a variety of ways you can configure your Storage Central SC101. This chapter describes how to use the wizards to configure your SC101. Understanding the Wizard Setup Mode and the Advanced Configuration Mode You can choose to configure the Storage Central SC101 with Wizard Setup mode or Advanced Configuration mode. The table below explains both of these options. Table 5-2 Configuration Option Wizard Setup Mode Step-by-step screens help you add or modify drive space (also known as partitioning). Advanced Configuration Mode Pick an choose tasks without step-bystep guidance. See Chapter 6, "Advanced Configuration for step-by-step instructions on how to use these options. Available Tasks · · · · · · · Name/rename drive partition. Change drive partition password Add capacity to a drive partition Attach any available drive partitions Share a drive partition Detach a drive partition Delete a letter drive partition) Comment Best for first time users. All of the above plus: · Change the Storage Central admin password · Upload new firmware to an SC101 · View SC101 status information · Change the hard disk name · Recover orphan drive partitions when a user on a PC detaches the drive but does not delete it from the disk. Best for experienced users. 5-1 v1. 0, September 2005 Reference Manual for the NETGEAR Storage Central SC101 Using the Wizard Setup Mode The Storage Central Manager software provides Wizard Setup and Advanced Configuration modes. Click the icon, and both configuration mode options are displayed as shown to the right. Figure 5-1 2. The Wizard Option screen opens. Figure 5-2 You can use the wizards to create a new drive, manage existing drives, or to attach drives with the following selections: · · · 5-2 v1. 0, September 2005 Create a New Drive Manage Existing Drives Attach Drives Reference Manual for the NETGEAR Storage Central SC101 Creating a New Drive You need to create at least one drive for each computer that will store data on a hard disk in the Storage Central SC101. From the Wizard Option screen, select Create a New Drive, and click Next. Select which physical hard disk in the Storage Central SC101 to store data for this PC. You will be asked if you want to mirror the drive and if the drive will be shared. Duplicates all data for the new drive that you are creating on the other hard disk. [. . . ] Why does the administrator password authentication show up sometimes, not all the time?The administrator password authentication is required for the following operations: · · · · Firmware upgrade Hard-disk name change Drive name and password change Delete an existing drive For the same Storage Central Manager GUI session, it is authenticated the first time you try to run one of the operations, after that, the same GUI session won't need authentication again until you exit and restart SCM. The password authentication is done once for each hard disk on which the letter drive is created. In case of a mirrored drive, it is created on two physical disks and therefore the authentication page will come up two times, one for each hard disk. [. . . ]