Intellinet 522496 Operation & User’s Manual

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2. Understanding the Network Storage Adapter ............................................ 4 3. Setup & Connections ........................................................................... 6 Overview .................................................................................... 6 Hardware Installation ......... ...

Model 522496. With data storage needs changing, disk drives becoming ever larger and digital content a growing part of today’s lifestyle, this device allows you to quickly and easily share your USB-based storage and printing devices on any Ethernet network. The Network Storage Adapter provides you with four USB ports that can be used for storage or per ...

ADAPTER All connections to this device are made on the rear panel. Outlets are listed below as viewed from right to left. Power: Connect the power adapter here. Ethernet: Connect your Network Storage Adapter to your switch, router or even another computer here using a Category 5 UTP patch cable. The connection is 10/100 fast Ethernet, and will auto-sense whether a standard or crossover patch cable is being used. US ...

status LEDs, which are positioned to mirror the corresponding connectors on the rear of the unit. LEDs are listed below as viewed from left to right. Power The power LED will be solid during power up, then will blink during normal operation. Ethernet (LAN) Will glow green when a link has been established with another device. USB1 Will glow green if a USB connection has been made. USB2 Will glow green if a USB connectio ...

OVERVIEW This section will show you how to connect the Network Storage Adapter to your network. Because the Network Storage Adapter uses the TCP/IP protocol to communicate with other devices on the network, be sure this is installed on the computer you will use to configure the Network Storage Adapter. Refer to Windows help for more information on TCP/IP installation. HARDWARE INSTALLATION 1. Connect one end of the Ethernet cable ...

corresponding LED will illuminate on the front panel. b. If there is a hardware problem, the orange Power LED will remain on instead of flashing. c. If the network connection has made a proper link, the Ethernet LED will blink green. INSERTING AND CHANGING USB DRIVES AND PRINTERS Supported USB devices (currently, USB hard drives and USB single-function printers) can be h ...

Network Storage Adapter. The following section outlines in detail all the menu items and the functions they perform. HOME Launch Internet Explorer to configure the Network Storage Adapter. Currently, the configuration of the Network Storage Adapter can only be performed with Internet Explorer 5 and later. When you first open the con� ...

displayed. If a device is present, then the type of device is displayed. This is only a status screen: No changes are made from here. Clicking on “Home” on the menu on the left will bring you back here from any screen. NETWORK SETTINGS The Network Settings screen allows you to change network-specific information on the Network Storage Adapter. If you ...

disable the SMB server, the product will no longer be visible in Windows Networking. You can disable both SMB and FTP servers, meaning the product will function solely as a print server. You can change the hostname and/or the workgroup name, as well. Click “Apply” to save the settings, or choose another menu item to discard. FILE SHARING Click on the File Sharing ...

This is also the name that will be advertised by the Network Storage Adapter to Windows- based computers in the Network Neighborhood. Share security is managed by each USB port. Each user is given one of the following security levels for each port in the system: Deny, Read Only or Read Write. Clicking on “Allow Guest” will allow Windows clients to attac ...

and must be alphanumeric with no spaces. Special characters such as # and ? will not be accepted. The password field must be less than 14 characters in length, but has no limitations on character choice. This username applies to both SMB and FTP access modes. To add a new user, click on “New.” This will create a new field to enter a username and password. Wh ...

tasks. Admin Settings allows you to change both the administrator name and administrator password. The same username and password restrictions apply here as for creating users. The administration account retains full control over the Network Storage Adapter and can access all shares at any time. It is not recommended to use this account to access the unit in everyday operation – use it ...

NETWORK SOLUTIONS Network Storage Adapter can communicate with the Internet. From the Time Settings window, select “Network Time Protocol (NTP),” then choose your time zone. The Network Storage Adapter will go out to the NTP pool and sync the time through the Internet. If the Network Storage Adapter is not connected to the Internet, simply set the date and time he ...

you to click on “Browse” and select the firmware file you wish to upload to your Network Storage Adapter. Clicking “Apply” will start the firmware upgrade, during which you will see a status bar as the firmware is applied. When the upgrade is complete, the unit will restart automatically. Click “Refresh” or hit F5 to see the new firmware version in use. IMPORTANT: Do not power off the device during a firmware upd ...

to save the configuration file to your hard disk or restore a previously saved configuration file back to the Network Storage Adapter. To save, click on the underlined file name. When prompted to save, choose the file name and location to direct the config file. To restore, click on “Browse” and locate the file you wish to load back into the Network Storage Adapter. If you select “Check,” the unit will on ...

Since Windows 98 was introduced, FAT32 is the drive format that has been used to hold files on Windows-based computers for hard drives over 2 Gb in size. If you want to use your USB hard drives connected to both your Network Storage Adapter and your USB 2.0 ports on your Windows computer, you will need to use FAT32 formatting on those drives. A typical scenario: You copy large ...

During the formatting, you can choose the drive you wish to format and the partition type. Apart from FAT32, you can choose Linux partitions, which do not have a 4 Gb file size limit. Your files can be more than 100 Gb if necessary. The only limitation is that the largest partition the INTELLINET NETWORK SOLUTIONS Network Storage Adapter can format is 128 Gb. The following table illustrates what ...

Clicking on Reports & Stats will reveal the Reports menu item. Clicking on Reports will show the log since the current startup of the device. It reports device insertion and removal as well as username authentication attempts and successes. Items that need your attention are highlighted in red (shown as shaded here). All others are informational. SETUP & CONNECTIONS 522496_man.dlrevL4C.indd 19 6/28/06 9:12:01 AM ...

any number of FTP tools available, either command line or windows based. Using the command line tools, you will be prompted along the way to provide username and passwords. These should match the usernames and passwords you have created for your Network Storage Adapter. If you’re planning to use a browser such as Internet Explorer, the most basic method to atta ...