1-Bay SATA NAS Server
NAS-7100
Quick Installation Guide
Version:1.0
Thank. you. for. purchasing. PLANET. 1-Bay. SATA. NAS. Server,. NAS-7100.. In. this.
installation.guide,.it.illustrates.the.simply.installation.for.user.to.install.a.HDD.and.
install. NAS-7100. to. Windows. system.. For. more. information,. please. also. refer. to.
the.User’s.manual.in.our.CD-ROM.
System
Package Contents
The.following.items.should.be.included.in.the.NAS65.packaging.
If. any. of. these. items. are. damaged. or. missing,. please. contact. your. dealer. for.
replacements.
•. NAS-7100
•. Quick.Installation.Guide
•. Setup.CD
•. Ethernet.Cable.
•. Power.Adapter.with.Power.Core
System Requirements
•. Windows.95,.98,.ME,.NT.4.0,.2000/2003,.XP.or.Vista.
•. Ethernet.Network.employing.10BaseT,.100BaseTX.or.1000BaseT.
•. TCP/IP.protocol.
Front Panel
Rear Panel
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HDD Install/Remove
The.NAS-7100.supports.one.3.5-inch.Serial-ATA.(SATA).hard.drive..NAS-7100.does.
not support low profile or half high hard drive.
HDD Install
1..Make.sure.the.NAS-7100.is.powered.off
2..Open.top.cover.of.NAS-7100
3..Make.sure.your.hard.drive.is.SATA.interface.and.make.sure.you.back.up.all.pre-
existing.data.before.use.it.on.NAS-7100
4..Pull.up.the.HDD.tray.then.slide.and.push.the.HDD.into.the.tray,.make.sure.con-
nector.well.connecting
5..Push.down.the.HDD.tray
6. Put the top cover of NAS-7100 back to finish HDD install
HDD Remove
1..Make.sure.the.NAS-7100.is.power.off.
2..Open.top.cover.of.NAS-7100
3..Pull.up.the.HDD.tray,
4..Pull.out.the.HDD.till.SATA.connector.release.then.the.HDD.can.slide.out.of.HDD.
tray
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System Installation
Boot up
1..Connect. the. network. cable. to. LAN. port. on. the. rear. of. NAS-7100.. Connect. the.
others.end.to.your.hub.or.switch.
2..Connect. the. supplied. power. adapter. to. a. power. outlet. and. plug. the. power. cord.
into.NAS-7100’s.power.input.on.the.rear.panel.
3..Power.on.
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Locate. the. NAS-7100’s. power. switch. on. the. NAS-7100. real. panel.. Press. it. once.
to.power.on.the.NAS
4..The.NAS-7100.self-test.
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The. NAS-7100. will. run. a. brief. self-test.. During. the. self-test,. all. of. NAS-7100’s.
LED will be illuminated or flashing.
5..Booting.up.
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When.the.self-test.is.complete,.boot.up.will.start..The.Ready.LED.will.blink.con-
tinuously,. and. the. LAN. LED. will. blink. occasionally.. Boot. up. should. take. approxi-
mately.1-3.minutes.
6..Boot.up.completed.
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When.the.Ready.LED.stops.blinking,.and.remains.on,.boot.up.is.complete..If.the.
Status. (Orange). LED. stays. on,. or. if. the. NAS-7100. repeatedly. beeps,. there. is.
a. hardware. problem.. Consult. the. Troubleshooting. section. of. the. User. Guide. for.
possible.solutions.
Shutdown
To. shutdown. the. NAS-7100,. press. the. power. switch. to. start. the. shutdown.
sequence..Wait.for.all.LEDs.to.turn.off.
Removing a USB device
1..Press.the.USB.eject.button.(for.USB.1.or.2).on.the.rear.panel.
2..Wait.for.the."USB".LED.turn.off.
3..Remove.the.USB.device.
You.can.also.use.the.Windows.utility.installed.from.the.CD-ROM:
1..Select.“Safely.Remove.USB.Device".
2..Select.the.desired.NAS.and.USB.device,.and.click.the."Eject".button.
3..Wait.for.the.message.telling.you.it.is.safe.to.remove.the.USB.device.
If. the. USB. device. is. not. removed,. it. will. not. be. re-connected.. You.
must.remove.and.re-insert.the.USB.device.to.have.it.re-connected.
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Configuration
•. This.procedure.only.needs.to.be.done.ONCE,.by.the.NAS-7100’s.Administrator.
•. Other. LAN. users. should. follow. the. advice. given. in. using. your. NAS. described. in.
the.following.section.
Quick Setup with the NAS Wizard
1..Please. insert. User’s. Manual. and. Utility. CD. into. the. CD-ROM. drive. to. initiate. the.
autorun.program..Once.completed.a.menu.screen.will.appear.
2..Click. on. “Initial. Utility”. hyper. link. to. initiate. the. installation.. If. the. autorun. pro-
gram. is. not. process. in. your. PC,. you. can. click. the. “Start”. button. and. choose.
“Run”..(Suppose.“E”.is.your.CD-ROM.drive)..When.the.dialog.box.appears,.enter.
“E:\Utility\Setup.exe”.and.press.enter.key..You.will.see.the.dialog.box.as.below..
Please.click.the.“Setup”.button..
3..After. click,. you. will. see. the. screen. as. below.. The. utility. will. auto. search. your.
network and find out your NAS-7100.
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A. list. of. all. the. NAS-7100s. on. your. network. will. show. on. the. left. side.. The. right.
side.displays.details.of.the.currently.selected.NAS-7100..
If.the.desired.NAS-7100.is.not.listed,.check.the.following:
• The NAS-7100 has finished the start up and boot process.
•. Your.PC.and.the.NAS-7100.are.on.the.same.IP.segment.
•. Click.“Refresh”.button.to.search.again.
Otherwise,.select.the.desired.NAS-7100,.and.click.the."Next".button.
4..The. following. screen. will. then. be. displayed.. You. can. set. the. IP. settings. in. this.
screen. Please click “Next” after the configured.
Obtain an IP address
Select.this.only.if.your.LAN.has.a.DHCP.Server..
automatically (DHCP
Client)
This.option.is.recommended..You.need.to.enter.the.
following.data.
•. IP.address.-.The.utility.will.suggest.a.unused.IP.
address.within.the.address.range.used.on.your.
LAN..If.you.wish,.you.can.change.this,.but.you.
must.ensure.the.address.is.unused.
•. Network.Mask.-.This.must.match.the.value.used.
by.PCs.on.your.LAN.
Fixed IP Address
•. Gateway.-.This.must.match.the.value.used.by.PCs.
on.your.LAN.
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5. You can configure the time settings in this screen. Please click “Next” after the
configured.
The.Default.Name.is.shown..You.may.change.this.if.
you.wish.
Server Name
Normally,.this.name.should.match.the.Workgroup.
Workgroup Name
name.used.by.PCs.on.your.LAN.
Select.your.time.zone.from.the.list.
Time Zone
Enter.the.local.date.(mm/dd/yyyy.format).and.time.
Local Date/Time
6. Please check the configured settings of this screen, if all the configure are cor-
rect..Please.click.“Save”.button..
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7..After.click."Save",.you.will.see.the.dialog.box.to.prompt.you.again..Please.click.
“OK”.to.save.or.click.“Cancel.to.check.the.settings..
8..If.you.would.like.to.install.“Flash-Map”.to.helps.you.to.mapping.NAS-7100.now,.
please. click. “Yes”. and. refer. to. the. manual. in. our. bundled. CD. disk,. otherwise,.
please click “No” to finish the configuration, then close the initial utility.
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Using Your NAS-7100
To Use the NAS storage
1..Open.Network.Neighborhood.(or.My.Network.Places).
2..Locate. the. NAS-7100.. If. it. is. not. listed,. double-click. Entire. Network.. Then. dou-
ble-click.the.Workgroup.that.the.NAS-7100.is.in..(By.default,.the.NAS-7100.is.in.
Workgroup.)
3..Double. click. on. the. NAS-7100. icon.. You. will. then. see. a. list. of. shares. (shared.
folders). You can read and write files to these shares, unless the NAS-7100 ad-
ministrator.has.blocked.access.
4..To.create.a.shortcut.to.an.NAS-7100.folder,.drag.its.icon.to.the.desktop,.and.ac-
cept.Windows.offer.to.create.a.shortcut.
Mapping a Network Drive
1..Right-click.on.the.desired.share.
2..On.the.pop-up.menu,.select."Map.Network.Drive...".
3..Select.a.drive.letter.for.this.folder,.check.the.Reconnect.at.Logon.checkbox,.then.
click.“OK”.
4..This.drive.will.now.be.available.in.Windows.Explorer,.and.from.the.File-.Open.or.
File-Save.As.dialog.in.all.Windows.applications.
Using the Web Interface
The.Web.interface.of.the.NAS-7100.has.three.major.functions:
•. Users.may.change.their.password.to.match.their.Windows.Logon.
•. Server. management. can. be. performed.. Default. ID. is. “admin”. and. default. pass-
word.is.empty
•. Download.manager.
To connect to the NAS with your Web Browser
1..In. your. Browser's. Address. or. Location. bar,. enter. "HTTP://". and. the. NAS-7100.
Server’s. IP. Address.. (To. connect. via. the. Internet,. additional. setup. is. required..
See.the.User.Manual.for.details.)
2. To browse the files and folders on the NAS-7100, click Disk (Public data) or Flash
(Public.Data).on.the.main.screen.
3. To view or download a file, click on its name. To download any file, right-click its
name.and.choose.“Save.target.as...”
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Other Configuration
If. you. want. to. set. more. detail. settings. of. NAS-7100,. please. refer. to. our. manual.
and configure with your Web Browser. If you have any difficulty on resolving the
problem.while.installing.or.using.NAS-7100,.please.feel.free.to.contact.PLANET.for.
support.
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