ZyXEL Communications NSA-2400 User manual

NSA-2400

Network Storage Appliance

Quick Start Guide

Version 1.00

6/2006

Edition 1

NSA-2400 Quick Start Guide

Overview

The NSA-2400 (the NSA) is a network storage

device for file sharing, data backup and data

protection in small (home) offices and/or

medium-sized offices.

This guide shows you how to:

1Install hard drives

2Make NSA Connections

3Access the NSA using NDU (NSA

Discovery Utility) or your web browser

4Set up the NSA using the wizard

5Map the NSA to a network drive from any

computer

Note: See the User’s Guide for more details and specifications on the NSA.

Requirements

You need the following before you start:

•NSA

• Included CD containing the NDU (NSA Discovery Utility) and Genie Backup Manager

• Power cord and power supply (external)

• 8-wire Ethernet cable for Gigabit Ethernet

• Up to four SATA-1 (Serial Advanced Technology Attachment) compatible hard disk(s) with 15-pin SATA power

connectors

• Screwdriver to install the hard disks in the disk trays

• USB cable (optional: you only need this if you want to expand storage capacity by connecting compatible USB

drives (version 2))

• Computer with Network Interface Card (NIC) and TCP/IP installed

• Network access device such as a switch or hub.

1 Install Hard Drives

Note: Hard drives are NOT hot swappable. The NSA must be turned off before you remove or install

hard drive(s).

1Pull the tab on the left of the front door of the NSA to open it.

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2Pull out the latch and grip the sides of the

tray to remove disk tray 1. Be careful not

to break the latch. Disk bay 1 is labelled on

your NSA (the top-left bay).

3Place the disk tray on a flat surface with

the panel facing up. Place a hard disk with

the screw holes facing up on the same

surface and slide it into the disk tray.

Secure it with the screws as shown.

4Push the top of the tray back into NSA disk

bay 1 until it snaps into place and push the

latch up as shown.

5Repeat steps 1 to 3 for other hard drives

that you may have.

2 Make the NSA

Connections

1Connect the Ethernet port on the rear of the NSA to a hub, switch, or

router on your network using an Ethernet cable. Use an 8-wire Ethernet

cable for Gigabit connections.

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2Connect one end of the power cord to the power socket on the rear of the

NSA and the other end to the external power supply. Connect the external

power supply to a power outlet.

3Turn on the power by pressing in the power button on the front of the NSA.

Look at the front panel lights. The PWR light turns steady green. The SYS

light turns steady green after the NSA has booted successfully (it takes

about 50 seconds). The LAN light turns on if the NSA Ethernet port is

properly connected to your network. It blinks while transmitting or receiving

traffic.

Note: To turn off the NSA, press the power button in once only. The SYS

light blinks red indicating the NSA is shutting down.

3 Access the NSA

You can access the NSA in one of two ways: using the NDU (NSA Discovery

Utility) or directly entering the NSA IP address into your web browser.

3.1 Use the NDU to Discover the NSA IP Address

Use the NDU (NSA Discovery Utility) on a Windows computer if your network has a DHCP server that will

assign the NSA an IP address and/or if you have many NSAs in your network.

Note: The Genie Backup program uses the same network port as the NDU to discover the NSA. To

avoid a port conflict, do not run the Genie Backup at the same time as the NDU.

1Insert the included CD into your CD-ROM drive.

The next screen should automatically display

(autorun). Click the Setup icon.

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2The NDU installation wizard begins. Follow the

installer instructions. Click Finish to complete the

installation.

3In Windows XP, click start, All Programs, ZyXEL

NSA-2400, ZyXEL NSA-2400 Discovery Utility to run the NDU.

For other Windows operating systems, procedures should be

similar. If your computer has more than one network card, then

you will first be prompted to select a network interface card.

4The NDU main screen appears listing all

hostnames, IP addresses and status of all NSAs

in your network. Click the icon under Admin to

see the main web configurator screen as shown

in Section 4 on page 6. (If you want to change the

NSA IP address, click the icon under Config. If

you want to map the NSA to a Windows network

drive, click the icon under Map (see Section 5 on

page 14). To refresh the screen, click Discover.)

3.2 Direct Access Via Web Browser

If the NSA cannot get an IP address from a DHCP

server, then the default IP address of the NSA

reverts to 192.168.1.3. Before directly entering the NSA IP address into your web browser, you must make

sure that your computer and the NSA are in the same subnet. This section shows you how to set your

Windows NT/2000/XP computer to have an IP address in the same subnet as the NSA. Refer to your User’s

Guide for detailed IP address configuration for other operating systems.

1In Windows XP, click start, Control Panel. In Windows 2000/NT, click Start, Settings, Control Panel.

2In Windows XP, click Network Connections. In Windows 2000/NT, click Network and Dial-up

Connections.

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3Right-click Local Area Connection and then click Properties.

4Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) (under the General

tab in Win XP) and click Properties.

5The Internet Protocol TCP/IP Properties screen opens

(the General tab in Windows XP).

6Select the Use the following IP address and enter an IP

address from 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.254 excluding

192.168.1.3 (the NSA) and any other IP addresses in this

range already being used by a device on your network.

7Click OK to close the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)

Properties window.

8Close the Local Area Connection Properties window

and then the Network Connections screen.

9Launch your web browser and enter “192.168.1.3” as the

web site address.

4 NSA Wizard Setup

1Access the NSA using the NDU or web configurator directly.

2When you first access the NSA web configurator, you may see

this screen telling you that this is a secure connection using

HTTPS. Click OK to continue.

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3The web browser client uses certificates to

authenticate the NSA. The default NSA certificate

will most likely show a name and certification

authority mis-match; however encryption is still

performed. Click Yes to proceed.

4When you access the NSA web configurator, the

password are ‘admin’ and ‘1234’ respectively. Click

5It is recommended that you change the default

password. You can also enter an e-mail address to

which NSA alerts can be sent here (you must enter

e-mail server information in the wizard or Log Alert

screen). Click Apply to save your changes and go

to the next screen or ignore this screen and click

Skip to go to the next screen.

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6The first time you access the NSA web

configurator, you are prompted to run the setup

wizard. Click Run Setup Wizard.

4.1 Setup Wizard

Each time you click Next in the wizard, your settings

are saved to the NSA. Click Back to return to a

previous screen in the wizard.

1Click Next to begin the

wizard.

2If you want to change the

network settings of the NSA, click

Modify Network Settings. You can

also do this using the NDU

(recommended). If you change the IP

address, then you will have to use the

new IP address to access the web

configurator again. Click Next to

continue.

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4.1.1 Disk Setup Wizard

3This screen is the Disk Setup

Wizard (this screen can be

accessed separately from the main

NSA screen). Skip this wizard to

have the NSA use the current or

default volume configuration.

• Choose RAID 1 if you

have two or four disks in

the NSA; half the disk

space is used for data

backup. If you have four

disks, you could choose

RAID 5 where data parity

and striping allow you to

recover data even if one

disk fails. Choose SIN-

GLE if you have just one

disk or have multiple disks

but don’t need disk

backup. Click Next to

continue (without saving

anything yet).

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• Disk data is lost if you

reconfigure a volume.

Select the I Under-

stand... checkbox and

then click Apply to save

the Disk Setup Wizard

settings. You now return

to the main installation

wizard.

4.1.2 Return to Main

Wizard

4The next screen allows

you to enable FTP on

the NSA. You can use

FTP and/or Windows

explorer (CIFS) to

transfer files to or from

the NSA. Select Enable

Anonymous FTP

Access to allow any

user to log into the NSA

using an ‘FTP’ user

name or ‘anonmyous’

without giving a

password. If you clear

Enable Anonymous

FTP Access then you

must create a user

account and associated

password. Use that username and password to log into the NSA via FTP.

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