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SmartStor NS4600 Product ManualxLocating the SmartStor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .272Viewing System Information . .

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual885. Click the Yes button in the confirmation box.The RAID volume might take couples of hours to expand and initialize.

Chapter 4: SmartNAVI89The Volume Status appears.Viewing a List of RAID VolumesTo view a list of RAID Volumes:1. Go to the Main Window.2. Click the Vol

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual90The Volume List appears.Recreating a RAID VolumeTo recreate a RAID volume:1. Go to the Main Window.2. Click the Volum

Chapter 4: SmartNAVI915. Click the OK button. (E)6. Click the Yes button in the first confirmation box.7. Type YES then click the OK button in the sec

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual92Managing BackupsThis category includes the following topics:• Doing a Backup Now (page 92)• Scheduling a Backup (page

Chapter 4: SmartNAVI93• The NAS (NS4600) or Local drive (your PC or MAC) from the first dropdown menu.• The letter designation of your PC or MAC drive

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual94• Check the Backup My Data box – Selects the My Documents, Favorites, and Desktop folders with all their contents.

Chapter 4: SmartNAVI95• Click the Add to Backup icon – Opens the My Documents folder. Click a folder you want to backup, and then click the Choose bu

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual96• Drag and drop the folders you want to backup to the Backup your data from window.6. Click the Backup button.The bac

Chapter 4: SmartNAVI97The backup begins immediately.Tray IconBefore you can do a backup from the SmartNAVI tray icon, you must create a backup schedul

ContentsxiAutomatic Rebuilding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .302Partition and Format . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual98The backed up files will appear on the NAS system (SmartNAVI) in a folder named BACKUPDATA_your username.You can rest

Chapter 4: SmartNAVI99• Check the Backup My Data box – Selects the My Documents, Favorites, and Desktop folders with all their contents.

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual100• Click the Add to Backup icon – Opens the My Documents folder. Click a folder you want to backup, and then click t

Chapter 4: SmartNAVI101• Drag and drop the folders you want to backup to the Backup your data from window.

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual1026. Click the Schedule button.7. Click an option button for:•Hour•Day• Day of the week8. Choose the corresponding val

Chapter 4: SmartNAVI1039. Click the Add button.The newly created schedule appears in the Schedule List.

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual104The backed up files will appear on the NAS in a folder named BACKUPDATA_your username.You can also click the Start b

Chapter 4: SmartNAVI1055. Click the Modify button. (D)6. Click the folder whose contents you want to backup.

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual106Click the Add to Backup icon to expand the tree and narrow your choices.7. Click the Schedule button.8. Click an op

Chapter 4: SmartNAVI10710. Click the Add button.The modified schedule appears in the Schedule List.

SmartStor NS4600 Product ManualxiiLimited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .332Disclaimer of other

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual108You can also click the Start button to run a scheduled backup immediately.Deleting a Scheduled BackupDeleting a sche

Chapter 4: SmartNAVI1095. Click the Delete button. (D)6. Click the Yes button in the confirmation box.Restoring Backed-up FilesYou can restore all or

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual110The original file structure is maintained during backup and restoration.To restore your backed-up files from the NAS

Chapter 4: SmartNAVI111• Type the name of an new folder in the field provided• Click the Folder icon – Opens the My Documents folder. (F) Click a fold

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual112The amount of time required depends on the size and number of files being restored.Viewing the Backup Event LogBacku

Chapter 4: SmartNAVI1135. Optional. Click the arrow on the Date/Time header to reverse the chronological order. (D)Saving the Event LogThis function s

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual1144. Click the Save button.5. Optional. Change the file name or save to a different location.6. Click the Save button

Chapter 4: SmartNAVI115Clearing the Event LogTo clear the Backup Event Log:1. Go to the Main Window.2. Click the SmartSYNC icon.3. Click the Event Log

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual116Setting the Port By using port setting, the public services like a WWW server or an FTP server, and others running o

Chapter 4: SmartNAVI117The setting begins immediately. 6. Click the OK button in the confirmation box. The Setting is successful.

1Chapter 1: Introduction to SmartStor• About This Manual (page 1)• Architecture (page 2)• Protocol Support (page 2)• Key Benefits (page 2)• Specificat

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual118Managing Share FoldersThis category includes the following topics:• Creating a Share Folder (page 118)• Opening a Sh

Chapter 4: SmartNAVI119“Guest” is the only other default user.7. Click the OK button. (F)8. Click the Yes button in the confirmation box.The permissio

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual1202. Choose the Share Folders item.

Chapter 4: SmartNAVI121All share folders open in your PC’s file browser.From the Main Window:

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual1221. Click the Share Folder icon.2. Double-click the folder in the Share Folder List that you want to open.The share f

Chapter 4: SmartNAVI123From the Tray Icon:1. Right-click the SmartNAVI icon in the application tray.2. Choose Share Folder in the popup menu.All share

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual124The Share Folder List appears.4. Double-click the individual share folder to view its contents.

Chapter 4: SmartNAVI125Changing Share Folder PermissionsThe Admin user always has read and write permission. All other users have Read Write permissio

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual126Deleting a Share FolderTo delete a share folder:1. Go to the Main Window.2. Click the Share Folder icon.3. Click the

Chapter 4: SmartNAVI1276. Click the Yes button in the first confirmation box.7. Type Yes then click the OK button in the second confirmation box.Mount

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual2ArchitectureThe SmartStor NS4600’s architecture is based on the High performance SoC 600Mhz and the Promise PDC42819 S

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual1286. Click the Mount button. (E)The share folder appears on your PC as a mounted or network drive.

Chapter 4: SmartNAVI129Un-mounting a Share Folder /Disconnecting a Network DriveTo un-mount a share folder or disconnect a network drive (Windows):1.

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual130The share folder is un-mounted or disconnected but the link remains (Windows).Setting up a Share Folder for Time Mac

Chapter 4: SmartNAVI1313. In the list of external drives, choose the share folder that you mounted on the SmartStor and click the Use for Backup butto

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual132Making Management SettingsThis category includes the following topics:• Configuring a NAS System (page 132)• Changin

Chapter 4: SmartNAVI1334. Click the OK button to continue.5. Click the Yes button in the confirmation box.The NAS reboots. Then your RAID volume is re

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual134• Subnet Mask• Gateway• Primary and Secondary DNS – optionalClick the Next button to continue. (E)5. Choose the fol

Chapter 4: SmartNAVI135Click the Next button to continue.6. Choose Automatic or Manual RAID Volume creation.If you chose Manual, choose the type of RA

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual136Click the Next button to continue.8. Review your parameters.To make changes, click the Previous button.

Chapter 4: SmartNAVI137To accept the parameters and configure your NAS system, click the OK button.9. Click the Yes button in the confirmation box.10.

Chapter 1: Introduction to SmartStor3Specifications• Disk drive support: • Four 1.5 Gb/s or 3 Gb/s SATA 3.5-inch disk drives• Conforms to Serial ATA 1

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual1381. Go to the Main Window.2. Click the NAS Management icon. (A)3. Click the Network Setting button. (B)4. Choose Auto

Chapter 4: SmartNAVI1396. Click the Yes button in the Network Setup box.7. The NAS reboots automatically.8. Click your system in the Device List.The M

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual1403. Choose the Locate NAS item.On the NAS system you chose:• The buzzer sounds three times• The Status LED blinks RED

Chapter 4: SmartNAVI141It takes about a minute to boot the SmartStor. When fully booted:• The System Status LED turns blue. • The buzzer beeps one tim

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual142The default NAS is highlighted in the Device List.Enabling or Disabling Event NotificationThis feature displays popu

Chapter 4: SmartNAVI143Disabling Event NotificationTo disable event notification:1. Right-click the SmartNAVI icon in the application tray.2. Uncheck

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual144Click the arrow on the Date/Time header to reverse the chronological order.Adding Application Plug-insApplication pl

Chapter 4: SmartNAVI1453. Click the Add Plugin button.4. Do one of the following actions:• Type the name of the plug-in file

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual146• Click the folder icon, navigate to the plug-in file, click it, then click the Open button5. Click the OK button.Af

Chapter 4: SmartNAVI1476. Click the Configure Plugin button.The newly added plug-in appears in the list. Its Service Status is OFF.7. Click the plug-i

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual4• Power-on Automatic support• Hardware monitoring of:• Temperature, Operating: 5° to 35°C (41° to 95°F)• Humidity, Ope

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual148The plug-in is now installed SmartStor.Viewing a List of Plug-insTo view a list of installed plug-ins:1. Go to the M

Chapter 4: SmartNAVI149Currently installed plug-ins appear in the Configuration Plugin list.Viewing Plug-in Version NumbersTo view plug-in version num

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual150When you are done with the About window, click the Close button.Enabling and Disabling Plug-insEnabling Plug-insYou

Chapter 4: SmartNAVI1515. Click the Enable button. (D)After a moment, the Service Status changes to ON.The plug-in is now enabled on SmartStor.

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual152Disabling Plug-insDisabling a plug-in saves memory space and processing time on the SmartStor. If you do not use a f

Chapter 4: SmartNAVI153The plug-in is now disabled.Removing Plug-insThere are two reasons to remove a plug-in:• To replace the old plug-in with a new

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual1545. Click the Remove button. (D)6. Click the Yes button in the confirmation box.The plug-in is removed from SmartNAV

Chapter 4: SmartNAVI1554. Click the Restart option (C)5. Click the OK button. (D)6. The reboot runs automatically.

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual156When the SmartStor is fully booted:• The system status LED turns blue• The buzzer beeps one time (if the buzzer is e

Chapter 4: SmartNAVI1575. Click the OK button. (D)6. The shutdown runs automatically.

Chapter 1: Introduction to SmartStor5Browser SupportChoose one of the following browsers to use with PASM:• Internet Explorer 6 with SP2• Internet Exp

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual158DirectlyTo shut down the SmartStor, press and hold the power button on the back of the SmartStor enclosure for five

Chapter 4: SmartNAVI159Managing DownloadsThis category includes the following topics:• Adding a Link (page 159)• Drag and Drop Files (page 162)• Batch

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual1603. Click the Add New Link button.4. Do one of the following actions:• Type the link into the field provided.

Chapter 4: SmartNAVI161• Click the folder icon, navigate to the link, click it, then click the Open button.5. Click the Add button.

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual162The Torrent files are added to the Download List and begin to download automatically. The Torrent files are saved to

Chapter 4: SmartNAVI163To close the Dropzone icon, choose Dropzone again in the popup (Windows) or dropdown (Mac OS X) menu.Batch Downloading FilesYou

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual1644. Click the Batch button.A dialog box appears.5. In the field provided, type the URL of the file server. Then type

Chapter 4: SmartNAVI1657. Click the OK button. (E)The batch-download files are added to the Download List and begin to download automatically. The fil

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual166Downloading began automatically when you added the links.Torrent files are saved to the download folder on the NAS s

Chapter 4: SmartNAVI167Removing a LinkWhen you remove a link, the Download Station does not download the corresponding Torrent file.To remove a Torren

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SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual168Pausing and Resuming a DownloadPausing a DownloadTo pause a Torrent file download:1. Go to the Main Window.2. Click

Chapter 4: SmartNAVI1695. Click the Start button.Viewing the Downloaded ListThe Torrent files in this list have been downloaded.To view a list of down

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual1703. Click the Downloaded List button.Torrent files are saved to the download folder on the NAS system.Opening a Downl

Chapter 4: SmartNAVI1715. Click the Open button.Deleting a Downloaded FileTo delete a downloaded Torrent file:1. Go to the Main Window.2. Click the Do

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual1725. Click the Delete button.6. Click the Yes button in the confirmation box.The link and corresponding Torrent file i

Chapter 4: SmartNAVI173Using Media CenterMedia Center contains the Media Library, which enables you to organize and play your music and video files th

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual174Playlists are shown by name and the number of files in the playlist.Creating a PlaylistThis function requires a LAN

Chapter 4: SmartNAVI175The playlist is stored in the DLNA database on the NAS system.Playing a PlaylistTo play a Playlist:1. Go to the Main Window.2.

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual1765. Right-click the playlist in the Window you want to rename and choose Rename from the dropdown menu.Deleting a Pla

Chapter 4: SmartNAVI1774. Right-click on the file you want to play and choose Play from the dropdown menu.Using the Panel1. Go to the Main Window.2. C

7Chapter 2: Installation and Setup• Unpacking the SmartStor NS4600 (page 7)• Installing Disk Drives (page 9)• Connecting to the Network (page 10)• Con

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual1785. In the Media Library window, click these icons as desired to apply their effects:Icon FunctionMedia LibraryMedia

Chapter 4: SmartNAVI179Managing Photo AlbumsThis category includes the following topics:• Making an Album (page 179)• Viewing an Album (page 187)• Edi

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual1804. In the Open dialog box, navigate to the folder that contains the photo files you want to add to your album and cl

Chapter 4: SmartNAVI181Optional:

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual182• To view a photo, click the View icon.

Chapter 4: SmartNAVI183• To sort the photos, click the Sort icon and choose a sort method by name, size or data from the dropdown menu.• To delete a

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual184Your photos do not appear in the Preview window.Part 2: Exporting or Uploading your AlbumYou now have the choice of:

Chapter 4: SmartNAVI185• Navigate to the place where you want the destination folder created.• Click the Confirm button.3. When the album success mess

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual186The album has been saved in the destination folder.To upload the album to the NAS system:1. Click the Upload Album i

Chapter 4: SmartNAVI187Part 3: Viewing your AlbumTo view your album, open its folder and double-click the index.html file.The album opens in your defa

SmartStor NS4600 Product ManualiiCopyright© 2009 Promise Technology, Inc. All Rights Reserved.Copyright by Promise Technology, Inc. (Promise Technolog

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual8Figure 1. SmartStor NS4600 Front ViewFigure 2. SmartStor NS4600 Rear ViewDisk DriveDrive CarrierDisk Activity LEDEther

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual1882. Click the Photo Album icon. (A)3. Click the Manage Album button. (B)The Manage Album screen appears.4. Choose the

Chapter 4: SmartNAVI189In the View window, click these icons as desired to apply their effects:– Rotate left– Rotate right– Zoom in– Zoom out– Default

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual190Editing an AlbumThe album must be on saved your PC for editing.To edit an album:1. Go to the Main Window.2. Click th

Chapter 4: SmartNAVI191The Make Album screen appears.To continue, go to “Making an Album” on page 179.Deleting an AlbumTo delete an album:1. Go to the

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual1924. Click the album you want to delete and click the Delete button. (E)5. In the Confirmation box, click the Yes butt

193Chapter 5: PASM• Connecting to PASM (below)• Choosing a Language (page 198)• Navigating in PASM (page 198)• Logging out of PASM (page 199)• Managin

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual194The PASM login screen displays.3. Type admin in both the User Name and Password fields, then click the Login button.

Chapter 5: PASM1953. Choose the Open Advanced Management item to start the browser and open PASM.Your default browser starts and the PASM login screen

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual196PASM in BonjourBonjour is a service discovery protocol for local area networks. To use Bonjour, you must have a Bonj

Chapter 5: PASM197 The PASM login screen displays.4. Type the user name and password in the respective fields, then click the Login button.The default

Chapter 2: Installation and Setup9Installing Disk DrivesYou can populate the SmartStor NS4600 with SATA 1.5 Gb/s or 3.0 Gb/s disk drives. For optimal

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual198Choosing a Language To choose a language, click the Language menu in the PASM Header and choose the language you pre

Chapter 5: PASM199Logging out of PASMThere are two ways to log out of PASM:• Close your browser window.• Click Logout in the PASM Header.Clicking Logo

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual200Managing Monitor and WizardThis category includes the following topics:• Viewing the information of the Resource Mon

Chapter 5: PASM201System Information:• CPU Usage • Memory Usage• Network Flow: inflow and outflow•Up TimeEnclosure Information:• System Temperature •

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual2023. Under network setting, enter a name for the SmartStor in the Computer Name field. Use only letters, numbers, and

Chapter 5: PASM203• Total Capacity • Free Capacity • Used Capacity • RAID Status

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual204Managing Users and GroupsThis category includes the following topics:• Viewing a List of Users (page 204)• Creating

Chapter 5: PASM2052. In the Tree, click the User Management icon. (B)3. Click the Create User tab. (C)4. Type a user name in the User Name field provi

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual2068. In the confirmation box, click the OK button.If you forget your new password, you reset the SmartStor to the defa

Chapter 5: PASM2073. Click the Information tab. A list of groups appears under the Group List. (C)Creating a GroupGroups are composed of users. You ca

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual104. Insert the screws through the holes in the drive carrier and into the sides of the disk drive. • Install only the

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual2084. From the dropdown menu, choose a group to which you want to add members. (D)5. Highlight users in the Users colum

Chapter 5: PASM209Deleting a GroupYou must remove all members from the group before you can delete the group. See “Removing Members from a Group” on p

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual210A list of users and groups, and the following data appear under the Quota Information List. (E)• Groups & Users

Chapter 5: PASM211• Unlimited• Limited Quota6. If you chose Limited Quota, type a number into the field provided.This number represents how many MB of

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual212Managing File & Print ServicesThis category includes the following topics:• Viewing a List of Protocols (page 21

Chapter 5: PASM2135. Click the Enable/Disable button to activate or deactivate the protocol service, then the Status will show ON/ OFF. (E)Setting up

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual2144. Optional. Type a new Computer Description into the field provided. (F)5. Optional. Click the Enable option button

Chapter 5: PASM2152. In the Tree, click the Sharing Setup icon (B), then click the Windows/Mac/FTP Sharing tab. (C)3. Choose a Volume from the Volume

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual216Setting up UNIX/Linux AccessSetting up UNIX/Linux ServiceThe Unix/Linux tab enables you to activate the Unix and Lin

Chapter 5: PASM217Setting up File SharingFile access from UNIX and Linux PCs is controlled by specifying the IP address of each PC that can access a g

Chapter 2: Installation and Setup11OS SupportThe following operating systems support SmartNAVI:Installation: WindowsTo install the SmartNAVI on a Wind

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual2186. Click the OK button in the confirmation box.You can now access the folder you chose from a UNIX or Linux PC.See “

Chapter 5: PASM219Setting up File SharingTo set up Mac file sharing:1. Click the Administration topic and choose the File & Print icon to expand t

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual220See “Chapter 3: Connecting to the SmartStor” on page 31 for information about the settings that you must make on you

Chapter 5: PASM2217. Click the Enable/ Disable option to activate or deactivate the Explicit Encryption. (H)8. Click the OK button to save your settin

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual2228. Click the OK button to save your settings. (I)9. In the confirmation box, click the OK button.You can now access

Chapter 5: PASM2234. Click the OK button to save your settings. (E)Setting up your DLNA ServerThe Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) service enabl

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual224• Music – mp3, pcm, wma• Video – avi, mpg, mpeg, wmv, tts, vobViewing a List of Application Plug-insTo view a list o

Chapter 5: PASM2253. In the Information tab, click the Enable button on the end of the plug-in list you want to enable. (C)4. Click the OK button in t

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual226Viewing a List of FoldersA folder is the entity that appears as a Network Drive on your PC.To view the list of folde

Chapter 5: PASM2274. From the Volume dropdown menu, choose the RAID Volume in which you want to create a new folder. (D)5. In the Folder Name field, t

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual124. Click the “I accept the terms...” option, then click the Next button.The Choose Destination Location screen appear

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual2285. Click the OK button. (E)6. In the confirmation box, click the OK button to confirm.Note: The default folder canno

Chapter 5: PASM229• Read and Write – Default8. Click the OK button. (H)9. In the confirmation box, click the OK button.Be sure the appropriate service

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual2307. Click the Add button to add the computer to the access list. (G)8. In the confirmation box, click the OK button.B

Chapter 5: PASM231Managing RAID Volumes & File SystemThis category includes the following topics:• Viewing RAID Volume Status (page 231)• Viewing

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual232• Background Activity – None is normal. Running means a background activity is in progress.Viewing Disk Drive Inform

Chapter 5: PASM233Creating a RAID VolumeOn SmartStor, the term RAID Volume refers to one or more disk drives working together as a RAID logical drive.

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual234Designating a Spare DriveIf you have an unassigned disk drive, you can assign it as a spare drive.For more informati

Chapter 5: PASM2359. In the File System Status tab, click the Extend File System button.Deleting a RAID Volume To delete a RAID Volume:1. Click the A

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual236After a RAID Volume is deleted, the SmartStor reboots automatically. When the SmartStor is fully booted:• The System

Chapter 5: PASM237Viewing an External USB Drive or Memory StickTo view a USB drive or memory stick attached to the SmartStor:1. Click the Administrati

Chapter 2: Installation and Setup136. Click the Install button to proceed with installation.When the installation is finished, the final installation

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual238You do NOT create a RAID Volume or folders with the USB drive or memory stick as you would with the disk drives inst

Chapter 5: PASM2392. In the Tree, click the iSCSI Management icon.3. In the iSCSI Status tab, click the Enable button in the Services field.4. Type th

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual240Creating the iSCSI VolumeTo create a iSCSI VOLUME (file system):1. Click the Administration topic and choose the RAI

Chapter 5: PASM2415. Click the OK button to save your settings.Modifying the iSCSI VolumeThe Modify tab enables you to modify an existing iSCSI VOLUME

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual242Managing BackupsThis category includes the following topics:• Viewing a List of Snapshot Backups (page 242)• Setting

Chapter 5: PASM243Setting up a Snapshot BackupTo setup a Snapshot Backup:1. Click the Administration topic and choose the Backup icon to expand the Tr

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual2444. Click the option you want from the Schedule Type list.• Disable – No snapshots will be taken.• Do it at once – Sn

Chapter 5: PASM245• VOLUME (file system) • Status of the file system • Usage in percent of the file system 4. Click the option button beside the Times

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual246Setting up NAS ReplicationTo set up NAS replication:1. Click the Administration topic and choose the Backup icon to

Chapter 5: PASM2478. In the confirmation box, click the OK button.Enabling One Touch BackupOne Touch Backup is a feature that enables you to backup sp

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual14The installer adds a SmartNAVI icon to the:•Start menu• Application traySmartNAVI loads automatically every time your

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual248You must create a backup schedule in SmartNAVI so the One Touch Backup function will know which folders and files to

Chapter 5: PASM249If you chose the “Backup data from Share Folder to the USB storage device”, you can select the folder you want from the Select Folde

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual2502. If you chose Daily, select the time of day from the menus. If you chose Weekly, select the day of the week and ti

Chapter 5: PASM251If you chose the “Backup data from Share Folder to the eSATA storage device”, you can select the folder you want from the Select Fol

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual252Managing the Network ConnectionThis category includes the following topics:• Viewing Network Setup Information (page

Chapter 5: PASM2535. Click an option button to choose an Internet Protocol option:• Obtain an IP address automatically – Choose this option to let you

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual2544. From the MTU dropdown menu, choose the maximum MTU or frame size:• 1500 bytes (default)• 4000 bytes• 7000 bytes•

Chapter 5: PASM255• DDNS (domain) name• User name• Password6. Click the OK button.7. In the confirmation box, click the OK button.

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual256Making Management SettingsThis category includes the following topics:• Viewing the Event Log (page 256)• Setting up

Chapter 5: PASM2572. In the Tree, click the Event Log icon.A list of the 50 most recent events displays on the Event Log tab.Events are ranked in seve

Chapter 2: Installation and Setup15Setting up the SmartStorThe SmartNAVI performs the setup procedures on your SmartStor. After the procedure is done,

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual258• Click the No option button to disable authentication.Note that most SMTP servers require authentication.9. If you

Chapter 5: PASM259A test email message is sent to each recipient on the Mail List tab.Viewing the Email Alert ListThe SmartStor will send alerts via e

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual2606. In the confirmation box, click the OK button.Deleting an Email Alert RecipientTo delete an Email Alert recipient:

Chapter 5: PASM261Adding Application Plug-insThis feature enables you to upgrade the SmartStor by adding an application plug-in. The procedure require

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual262Enabling and Disabling the BuzzerThe SmartStor has a buzzer that sounds when the SmartStor is finished booting and w

Chapter 5: PASM263To deactivate the LED:1. Click the Always OFF button. 2. Click the OK button. The LED is disabled.To set the time period for turning

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual2643. In the Tree, click the APC UPS icon.4. Click the Setup tab.5. Click the option button beside the shutdown option

Chapter 5: PASM2655. In the confirmation box, click the OK button.When the SmartStor is on standby, the Disk Status and Disk Activity LEDs go dark.The

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual266Power On/Off Automatically The Power On/Off Automatically tab allows you to set the AC power resumes and the power O

Chapter 5: PASM267

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual162. Macs only. From Language dropdown menu, choose the language you prefer.3. Double-click the NS4600 in the Device li

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual268Managing the SystemThis category includes the following topics:• Setting System Date and Time (page 268)• Adjusting

Chapter 5: PASM269Adjusting for Daylight Saving TimeTo adjust the SmartStor’s clock for daylight saving time:1. Click the Administration topic and cho

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual270• Do it at once – Performs a synchronization when you click the OK button.• Time interval by hour – Set an hourly in

Chapter 5: PASM271To reboot the SmartStor:1. Click the Administration topic and choose the System icon to expand the Tree.2. In the Tree, click the Re

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual2725. In the confirmation box, click the OK button.DirectlyTo shut down the SmartStor, press and hold the power button

Chapter 5: PASM2732. In the Tree, click the System Information icon.3. Click the System Information tab.4. Click the Locate button.The SmartStor’s buz

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual274Viewing Enclosure InformationTo view enclosure information:1. Click the Administration topic and choose the System i

Chapter 5: PASM275Enabling the Smart FanThe Smart Fan feature slows or turns off the fan to save energy and reduce noise when the fan is not needed to

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual276Media CenterThis category includes the following topics:• Accessing Media Center (page 276)• Using Media Center (pag

Chapter 5: PASM277The PASM login screen displays.3. Type admin in both the User Name and Password fields, then click the Login button.The user name an

Chapter 2: Installation and Setup17This action creates a default user and logs the default user into SmartNAVI.The Main Window opens.5. Choose a Setup

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual278Using Media CenterMedia Center enables you to play your music, video and picture files from the SmartStor and to dow

Chapter 5: PASM2791. Choose and click a music folder by Browse, Artist, Album, or Genre to view your music files.2. Click the add-to-playlist icon f

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual280To activate/deactivate the DLNA Server service:Click the Stop/Start the Server action button to activate or deactiva

Chapter 5: PASM281DownloadThis category includes the following topics:• Transfers (page 281)• Add Download (page 281)• Options (page 282)• Search (pag

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual282• Input LinkTo add the Input Link to download:1. Type the URL/FTP Link into the input link field.2. Click the downlo

Chapter 5: PASM283SearchThe Search tab enables you to search the download file and view the result.To search the download files:1. Type the keyword in

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual284•ID•Name•Size•Avail• ActionIf you click the Remove Search button, click the OK button in the confirmation box.Server

Chapter 5: PASM285iTunes ServerThis category includes the following topics:• Create Playlist (page 285)• Playlist (page 286)Create PlaylistThe Create

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual2867. Type the playlist name you want and click the Save button.8. Click the OK button.The new playlist setting is appl

Chapter 5: PASM287Web File ManagerThe File Manager enables you to delete, download, rename, move or copy your files to your destination folder. The Fi

iiiContentsCopyright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iiTrademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual184. Click the OK button to continue.5. Click the Yes button in the confirmation box.The NAS reboots. Then your RAID v

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual2882. Click the rename icon.3. Type the new file name in the New Name field.4. Click Rename button and the setting is

Chapter 5: PASM2891. Right click on My Computer and select “Map Network Drive...”.2. Select the Drive and Folder you want.3. Type your user name and p

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual290 SmartNAVIBy mapping the network shares (WWW) on the NAS server to a drive folder in SmartNAVI and you may refer to

Chapter 5: PASM291

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual292FTP Upload1. Connect to the WWW share via any FTP client of your choice and type in the username and password when p

Chapter 5: PASM293Squeeze CenterThe Squeeze Center is not installed by default. Please download the software by users and refer to the “Adding Applica

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295Chapter 6: Technology Background• Introduction to RAID (below)• Choosing a RAID Level (page 300)• Spare Drive (page 301)• Automatic Rebuilding (pag

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual296RAID 0 – StripeWhen a RAID Volume is striped, the read and write blocks of data are interleaved between the sectors

Chapter 6: Technology Background297RAID 1 – MirrorWhen a RAID Volume is mirrored, identical data is written to a pair of disk drives, while reads are

Chapter 2: Installation and Setup19Advanced SetupTo configure your NAS system using Advanced Setup:1. Go to the Main Window.See “Opening SmartNAVI” on

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual298RAID 5 – Block Striping with Distributed ParityRAID 5 organizes block data and parity data across the disk drives. G

Chapter 6: Technology Background299RAID 10 – Mirror / StripeMirror/Stripe combines both of the RAID 0 and RAID 1 types. RAID 10 can increase performan

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual300Choosing a RAID LevelThere are several issues to consider when choosing the RAID level for your Volume. The followin

Chapter 6: Technology Background301RAID 5Recommended applications for RAID 5:• File and Application servers • WWW, E-mail, and News servers• Intranet

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual302You must designate a disk drive as a Spare. By default, and unassigned disk drive is Free. Use PASM to designate the

Chapter 6: Technology Background303RAID Volume MigrationMigration is the process of:• Changing the RAID level • Adding disk drives but keeping the sam

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual304RAID 5A RAID 5 source Volume can only add a drive.RAID 10A RAID 10 source Volume cannot migrate or add more disk dri

305Chapter 7: Troubleshooting• Responding to an Audible Alarm (page 305)• Checking the System Status LED (page 306)• Checking Disk Status LEDs (page 3

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual306Checking the System Status LEDThe SmartStor system status LED (see Figure 1.) reports the condition of the Enclosure

Chapter 7: Troubleshooting307Figure 1. SmartStor Disk and System Status LEDsReplacing a Failed Disk DriveIf a disk drive fails, the Disk Status LED is

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual20• Time in Hours, Minutes, and SecondsClick the Next button to continue.6. Choose Automatic or Manual RAID Volume crea

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual308Checking RAID Volume Status in PASMTo view RAID Volume status:1. Start PASM.See “PASM in your Browser” on page 193.O

Chapter 7: Troubleshooting309• When you replace the failed disk drive with a new disk drive, the new disk drive becomes a Free Drive.Responding to an

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual310Checking File System Status in PASMTypically the first indication of a problem with the SmartStor’s file system is w

Chapter 7: Troubleshooting3114. Click the Check File System button.5. In the confirmation box, type yes into the field provided, then click the OK but

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual312Figure 4. The PASM Event Log4. Check the Event Log for reports of disk drive failure or other problems.Responding to

Chapter 7: Troubleshooting313File system capacity usage of volume X is over 90%.Reduce the number or size of the files or expand the volume size. See

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual314System was shut down abnormally.The SmartStor shut down incorrectly the last time. See “Shutting Down the SmartStor”

Chapter 7: Troubleshooting315Checking Enclosure Status in PASMTo check Enclosure status:1. Start PASM.See “PASM in your Browser” on page 193.Or see “P

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual316Figure 5. The Enclosure Information tab with malfunctions shown The corrective action you take depends on the nature

Chapter 7: Troubleshooting317Switches and hubs have LEDs that light when there is a connection and flash when there is activity.Network service connec

Chapter 2: Installation and Setup21Click the Next button to continue.8. Review your parameters.To make changes, click the Previous button.To accept th

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual318If the Ethernet Activity LED is dark, see “Solving Network Connection Problems” on page 316.• Be sure that SmartNAVI

Chapter 7: Troubleshooting319If your SmartStor does not appear in the SmartNAVI Main window, SmartNAVI does not detect the SmartStor on your network.

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual320During a proper shutdown, the System Status LED turns RED, then goes dark.If the System Status LED stays BLUE, the S

Chapter 7: Troubleshooting321The SmartStor automatically runs a File System Check due to the abnormal shutdown. During the File System Check, the Syst

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual322Figure 10.Reset button and System Status LED Resolving a Windows Firewall IssueIf you a running a personal firewall

Chapter 7: Troubleshooting3234. Click the Settings button.The Windows Firewall dialog box opens.5. Click the Advanced tab.6. Under Network Connection

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325Chapter 8: Support• Frequently Asked Questions (below)• Contacting Technical Support (page 329)• Limited Warranty (page 332)• Returning Product For

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual326I tried to connect my SmartStor as a network drive using SmartSYNC, but Windows displayed an error message.There mig

Chapter 8: Support327Can I do a One Touch Backup or a regular Backup on a protected folder or file on my Windows PC?No. Windows does not allow SmartSY

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual229. Click the Yes button in the confirmation box.10. The NAS reboots. Then your RAID volume is ready.The PUBLIC folder

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual328I created a share folder and gave it the same name as a local user. This action caused a conflict.The system does no

Chapter 8: Support329Contacting Technical SupportPromise Technical Support provides several support options for Promise users to access information an

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual330The Netherlands GermanyItalyE-mail Support e-Support On-LineFax Support +31 (0) 40 256 9463 Attn: Technical Support

Chapter 8: Support331Taiwan China – Beijing China – ShanghaiE-mail Support e-Support On-LineFax Support +886 3 578 2390 Attn: Technical SupportPhone S

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual332Limited WarrantyPromise Technology, Inc. (“Promise”) warrants that this product, from the time of the delivery of th

Chapter 8: Support333No other document, statement or representation may be relied on to vary the terms of this limited warranty.Promise’s sole respons

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual334Returning Product For RepairIf you suspect a product is not working properly, or if you have any questions about you

Chapter 8: Support335You are responsible for the cost of insurance and shipment of the product to Promise. Note that damage incurred due to improper t

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337Appendix A: Maintenance• Upgrading the Firmware (below)• Connection Problems After Restart (page 340)• Replacing the Power Supply (page 340)• Repla

Chapter 2: Installation and Setup23Connecting to PASMThe Promise Advanced Storage Manager (PASM) software is factory-installed on the SmartStor system

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual338When the installation is done, the SmartStor reboots automatically. When the SmartStor beeps once, it is ready for u

Appendix A: Maintenance339It takes about a minute to boot the SmartStor. When fully booted:• The System Status LED turns blue.• The buzzer beeps one t

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual340Connection Problems After RestartIf your SmartStor’s network settings were set to Obtain an IP address automatically

Appendix A: Maintenance3412. Unplug the power cord.3. Turn the SmartStor enclosure upside down.4. Press the two latches on the underside of the enclos

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual3425. Plug in the power cord.6. Boot the SmartStor.See “Connecting the Power” on page 10.Replacing the Cooling Fan The

Appendix A: Maintenance3433. Remove the four screws from the back cover and remove the back cover.4. Unplug the three-wire fan power connector at the

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual3443. Place the back cover in position and install the four screws.4. Plug in the power cord.5. Boot the SmartStor.See

Appendix A: Maintenance3454. Slide the side cover forward approximately 10 mm (3/8 inch) and lift the cover off the enclosure.5. Press the two latches

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual3469. Turn the enclosure on its side and remove the four screws holding the motherboard in place.10. Carefully lift the

Appendix A: Maintenance347Be sure you install the battery with the writing side up.2. Place the motherboard back into the enclosure.Carefully align th

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual24The SmartNAVI Window opens with the Device List displayed. The IP address of the SmartStor shown in the Device List.F

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349Appendix B: Important Information GNU General Public LicenseThis product includes copyrighted third-party software licensed under the terms of the

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351IndexAabout this manual 1action status, RAID Volume 231AD domain 214, 326addemail alert recipient 259folder 226group 207group member 207plug-ins 26

SmartStor DS4600 Product Manual352email alert recipient 260folder 227group 209group member 208RAID Volume 235user 206DHCP server 253dimensions 4discon

Index353music 223names 326picture 223UNIX/Linux sharing 229view 226Windows sharing 228formattingmemory stick 238RAID Volume 233USB drive 238free disks

SmartStor DS4600 Product Manual354setup sharing 228mail alerts 321Main Window, open 63Map Network Drive 34maximum transmission unit (MTU) 253Media Cen

Index355delete group member 208delete RAID Volume 235delete user 206disk drives, power down 264email recipients 259enable/disable plug-ins 224event lo

SmartStor DS4600 Product Manual356Public folder 18, 22, 34, 38Qquotaset 210view 209RRAID levelchange 234choosing 231, 233, 300RAID 0 296, 300RAID 1 29

Index357close 69icon 14information 67installer icon 11installing 10language setting 16, 65RAID setup 295setting up SmartStor 15user name and password

Chapter 2: Installation and Setup25PASM in your BrowserTo log into PASM in your browser:1. Start your Browser.2. In the Browser address field, type in

SmartStor DS4600 Product Manual358RAID Volume on 233view 237Windows shortcuts 326USB printer, connecting 45USBDISK 55, 57, 237useradd 204delete 206vie

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual26PASM in SmartNAVITo log into PASM from SmartNAVI:1. Double-click the SmartNAVI icon in the Windows application tray o

Chapter 2: Installation and Setup27Your default browser starts and the PASM login screen displays.4. Type admin in both the User Name and Password fie

SmartStor NS4600 Product ManualivChapter 3: Connecting to the SmartStor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31Setting up a Network Drive on a

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual28PASM in BonjourBonjour is a service discovery protocol for local area networks. To use Bonjour, you must have a Bonjo

Chapter 2: Installation and Setup29 The PASM login screen displays.5. Type the user name and password in the respective fields, then click the Login b

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual30Shutting Down the SmartStorTo shut down the SmartStor, press and hold the power button for five seconds. The system s

31Chapter 3: Connecting to the SmartStor• Setting up a Network Drive on a Windows PC (page 31)• Setting up a Network Drive on a UNIX or Linux PC (page

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual321. On the Windows desktop, double-click the My Network Places icon.2. Click the Search button in the toolbar.If the S

Chapter 3: Connecting to the SmartStor333. In the Computer name field, type the IP address of the SmartStor and click the Search button. See “Finding

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual344. Double-click the SmartStor to show the Public folder and any other folders you have created.5. Right-click the fol

Chapter 3: Connecting to the SmartStor356. In the Map Network Drive dialog box, choose a drive letter and click the Finish button.7. Double-click the

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual36Setting up a Network Drive on a UNIX or Linux PCBefore you can access the SmartStor from a UNIX or Linux PC, you must

Chapter 3: Connecting to the SmartStor374. In the Services field, click the Enable option button (default). (D)5. Optional. To join a NIS Domain, clic

ContentsvDeleting a User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76Creating a Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual384. Choose a folder from the Folder Name dropdown menu. (E)5. In the New IP Address field, type the IP address of the

Chapter 3: Connecting to the SmartStor39You can now copy files to and from the folder on the SmartStor.When you are done with the SmartStor, type cd;

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual40If this is the first time you accessed this folder, an Authentication dialog box opens.5. Type the user name and pass

Chapter 3: Connecting to the SmartStor41Setting up a Network Drive on a MacBefore you can access the SmartStor from a Mac (Mac OS X) PC, you must conf

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual428. Click the OK button to save your settings. (I)9. In the confirmation box, click the OK button.You can now access t

Chapter 3: Connecting to the SmartStor43On the Mac Desktop1. From the Go menu, choose Connect to Server. 2. In the Connect to Server dialog box, type

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual44The user name and password are case sensitive. 4. In the NS4600 dialog box, click the folder you want, then click the

Chapter 3: Connecting to the SmartStor45A window opens on the Mac desktop to access the folder on the SmartStor. You can now copy files to and from th

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual46Setting up the Print Server on SmartStorTo set up the SmartStor’s print server:1. Start PASM.See “PASM in your Browse

Chapter 3: Connecting to the SmartStor47Setting up Windows PrintingIf your printer came with automatic configuration software, you might have to compl

SmartStor NS4600 Product ManualviConfiguring a NAS System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132One Click Setup . . . . . . . . .

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual486. When the warning message about printer drivers appears, click the OK button to continue.7. In the Add Printer Wiza

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SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual50Setting up Linux PrintingThis procedure is for a RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 configuration. If you run a different vers

Chapter 3: Connecting to the SmartStor517. Highlight USBPTR01 and click the Forward button.The Authentication dialog box opens.8. In the User name and

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual5210. Click the Finish button.USBPTR01 is added to your printer list.

Chapter 3: Connecting to the SmartStor53Setting up Mac PrintingTo set up printing on a Mac:1. From the Apple Menu, choose System Preferences.2. Double

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual54The printer list displays a new panel.8. Highlight the USBPTR01 in the list.USBPRT01 represents the USB printer conne

Chapter 3: Connecting to the SmartStor55Connecting a USB DriveTo connect a USB drive to the SmartStor, attach the USB cable from your external drive t

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual56Windows PCThe USB drive appears as a folder on the SmartStor when you create a network drive on a Windows PC.Follow t

Chapter 3: Connecting to the SmartStor57Follow the procedure “Setting up a Network Drive on a UNIX or Linux PC” on page 36, but choose the USBDISK fol

ContentsviiPlaying a Playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175Renaming a Playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual58Setting-up Apple iTunesThe Firefly Media Server plug-in enables SmartStor to be a shared resource in the Apple iTunes

Chapter 3: Connecting to the SmartStor59The Main Window opens.3. Click the NAS Management icon.4. Click the Add Plugin button.5. Do one of the followi

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual60After a moment, the Service Status changes to ON.The Firefly plug-in is now installed SmartStor.Installing and Config

Chapter 3: Connecting to the SmartStor61SmartStor

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63Chapter 4: SmartNAVI• Working with SmartNAVI (page 63)• Managing Users and Groups (page 71)• Managing RAID Volumes (page 85)• Managing Backups (page

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual64When the SmartNAVI Window opens, double-click a system in the Device List.• If the SmartNAVI Window is open - Double-

Chapter 4: SmartNAVI65The Main Window contains the management features of SmartNAVI.Choosing a SmartNAVI LanguageOn Windows PCs, SmartNAVI chooses the

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual66Starting the Advanced Storage Manager (PASM)This feature opens Promise Advanced Storage Manager (PASM) in your defaul

Chapter 4: SmartNAVI67The PASM login screen appears in your browser.SmartNAVI Tray Icon (Windows only)1. Right-click the SmartNAVI icon in the applica

SmartStor NS4600 Product ManualviiiSetting Quotas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .210Managing File & Prin

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual682. Choose About from the popup menu.To view information about SmartNAVI on Mac, from the dropdown menus at the top of

Chapter 4: SmartNAVI69Closing SmartNAVITo close SmartNAVI:Click the close icon on the Main Window.• Windows icon in the top right corner• Mac icon

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual70If you close SmartNAVI this way, you must open it from the Start menu.

Chapter 4: SmartNAVI71Managing Users and GroupsThis category includes the following topics:• Creating a User (page 71)• Creating the Default User (pag

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual727. Click the OK button. (F)8. Click the Yes button in the confirmation box.9. User created successfully. NoteThese us

Chapter 4: SmartNAVI73Creating the Default UserThis feature creates the default user for SmartNAVI.To create the default user:1. Go to the Main Window

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual746. Click the Login button.If you do not choose a default user, SmartNAVI sets the default user after you first log on

Chapter 4: SmartNAVI754. Click the user whose password you want to change. (C)5. Admin user ONLY. Type the old password in the field provided.6. Type

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual767. Retype the password in the Confirm field. (E)8. Click the OK button. (F)Viewing a List of UsersTo view a list of U

Chapter 4: SmartNAVI775. Click the OK button. (D)6. Click the Yes button in the confirmation box.7. User deleted.Creating a GroupTo create a Group:1.

ContentsixSetting up a Snapshot Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .243Scheduling a Snapshot Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual786. Click the OK button. (E)Viewing a List of GroupsTo view a list of Groups:1. Go to the Main Window.2. Click the Use

Chapter 4: SmartNAVI793. Click the Group List button.Adding Members to a GroupTo add Users as Group members:1. Go to the Main Window.2. Click the User

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual806. Click the OK button. (E)Deleting Members from a GroupTo delete Users from a Group:1. Go to the Main Window.2. Clic

Chapter 4: SmartNAVI816. Click the OK button. (E)Deleting a GroupBefore you can delete a Group, you must first delete all of the Members from the Grou

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual825. Click the OK button. (D)6. Click the Yes button in the confirmation box.Viewing QuotasQuotas are portions of stor

Chapter 4: SmartNAVI833. Click the Quota icon.Setting QuotasQuotas are portions of storage space that you assign to each user or group. Assigning quot

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual84This number represents how many MB of data the user or group can access.8. Click the OK button. (F)9. The setting suc

Chapter 4: SmartNAVI85Managing RAID VolumesThis category includes the following topics:• Creating a RAID Volume (page 85)• Expanding a RAID Volume (pa

SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual865. Click the OK button. (E)The RAID volume takes several minutes to create and initialize, depending on the size of y

Chapter 4: SmartNAVI87Expanding a RAID VolumeThis feature adds all unassigned disk drives to your existing RAID volume.To expand a RAID volume:1. Go t