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Iomega px4-400d User Manual

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px4-400d Network Storage
with LifeLine 4.1
User Guide

Table of Contents

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Iomega px4-400d Specifications

General IconGeneral
Modelpx4-400d
TypeNAS
Drive Bays4
Network Interface2 x Gigabit Ethernet
USB Ports3 x USB 3.0
Operating System CompatibilityWindows, Mac OS, Linux
Weight2.5 kg
Supported Drive Types3.5" SATA II/III HDD/SSD
Supported RAID LevelsRAID 0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Maximum Raw Capacity16 TB
ProtocolsCIFS, NFS, FTP, HTTP, HTTPS
Storage CapacityUp to 16 TB

Summary

Setting up Your px4-400d Network Storage

Setup Overview

General introduction to the setup process for the px4-400d Network Storage.

About the px4-400d Device Components

Details about the physical parts, controls, and indicators of the px4-400d device.

Connecting the px4-400d to Your Network

Instructions on how to connect the px4-400d device to your network.

Safety Information

Important safety guidelines for using the px4-400d Network Storage.

Accessing Your Device If It's Not Discovered

Troubleshooting steps if the px4-400d device is not automatically discovered.

Device Setup

The initial device configuration process and options available.

Device Configuration Options

Network Settings

How to view and change network configuration settings on the px4-400d.

Manually Configuring Network Settings

Detailed steps for manually setting IP addresses, DNS, and WINS servers.

Bonding NICs

How to combine multiple network interface cards for redundancy or bandwidth.

VLAN Settings

How to configure Virtual Local Area Networks for each network interface.

Naming Your px4-400d Network Storage

How to set the device name, descriptive name, and workgroup name.

Configuring Your px4-400d Network Storage to Use Active Directory

How to integrate the px4-400d with an Active Directory domain.

Customizing Access to Features on Your px4-400d Network Storage

How to customize feature display and access for non-administrator users.

Obtaining Alerts About Your px4-400d Network Storage

How to configure the device to send email alerts for detected problems.

Tracing Events on Your px4-400d Network Storage

How to view and download event logs to monitor device activity.

Obtaining System Status for Your px4-400d Network Storage

How to monitor overall system health and space usage information.

Securing Your px4-400d Network Storage and Contents

How Do I Secure My px4-400d Network Storage?

Overview of the automatic security measures during device setup.

Security Settings

How to configure encryption options and security settings.

Users and Groups

Users and Groups Overview

Introduction to managing users and groups on the px4-400d.

Adding Users

Step-by-step guide to creating new user accounts.

Managing Users

How to change user information, access permissions, and quotas.

Adding Groups

How to create new groups and add users to them.

Managing Groups

How to manage existing groups, including permissions and user removal.

Using Active Directory Domain

Active Directory Users and Groups Overview

Overview of integrating with Active Directory for user management.

Managing Active Directory Users and Groups

How to import, synchronize, and manage AD users and groups.

Managing Your px4-400d Network Storage with Local and Active Directory Users

How to use both local and Active Directory users simultaneously.

Creating Share Permissions for AD Users and Local Users

How to set access permissions for AD and local users on shares.

Sharing Files

Sharing Overview

Introduction to file sharing capabilities and interfaces.

Shares

What shares are and how to organize content within them.

Access Permissions

How to manage user access rights to shares.

Managing Shares

How to change share information, permissions, and enable NFS access.

Using Protocols to Share Files

Overview of communication protocols for file sharing.

Sharing Content through the Home Page

How to present content to users via the device's home page.

Sharing Content Using Social Media: Overview

How to share content on social media sites via active folders.

Facebook

How to configure Facebook active folders for automatic photo uploads.

Flickr

How to configure Flickr active folders for automatic image uploads.

YouTube

How to configure YouTube active folders for automatic video uploads.

Drive Management

Managing Drives

How to manage storage settings and apply global settings to drives.

Storage Pool Information

Information about existing storage pools, including name, protection, and capacity.

Drive Status

How to view the status and physical layout of the device drives.

Adding New Drives to Your px4-400d Network Storage

Instructions for installing new hard drives or SSDs.

Storage Pool Management

Understanding How Your Content Is Stored

How content is stored using shares, volumes, and storage pools.

Storage Pools

What a storage pool is and its basic requirements.

Adding and Managing Storage Pools

How to create, manage, and delete storage pools.

Improving Performance with a Cache Storage Pool

How to use SSDs to create a cache pool for better performance.

iSCSI: Creating IP-Based Storage Area Networks (SAN)

iSCSI Overview

Introduction to iSCSI and its use for high-speed data transmission.

Adding iSCSI Drives

Steps to add new iSCSI drives to the px4-400d.

Managing iSCSI Drives

How to manage iSCSI drives, including CHAP user access.

Deleting iSCSI Drives

How to delete iSCSI drives from the px4-400d.

Backing up and Restoring Your Content

Backup and Restore Overview

Overview of various methods to back up and restore content.

Backing up Macs with Time Machine

How to set up Time Machine backups to the px4-400d.

Copy Jobs Overview

Introduction to the Copy Jobs feature for transferring files.

Backing up Your px4-400d Network Storage

Details on creating and managing copy jobs for backups.

Restoring Files with Copy Jobs

How to restore files using the Copy Jobs feature.

Backing up with Amazon S3

How to back up files to the Amazon S3 cloud service.

Personal Cloud: Accessing Your LenovoEMC Personal Cloud From Anywhere in the World

What Is LenovoEMC Personal Cloud ?

Introduction to the Personal Cloud feature for remote access and sharing.

Is My Content Secure?

Information on the security of content within the Personal Cloud.

Creating a LenovoEMC Personal Cloud

Steps to create and configure a Personal Cloud.

Configuring Router Port Forwarding for Personal Cloud

How to configure router port forwarding for Personal Cloud access.

Managing Trusted Devices on a Personal Cloud

How to manage trusted devices connected to the Personal Cloud.

Accessing Content Using Your LenovoEMC Personal Cloud

How users access content through the Personal Cloud.

Sharing Content Using Social Media

Sharing Content Using Social Media: Overview

Overview of sharing content on social media sites.

Facebook

How to configure Facebook active folders for automatic uploads.

Flickr

How to configure Flickr active folders for automatic uploads.

YouTube

How to configure YouTube active folders for automatic uploads.

Media Management

Media Management Overview

Introduction to the built-in Media Server feature.

Scanning for Media Content

How the Media Server scans for and makes media content available.

Media Services Capabilities and Limitations

What the Media Server feature can do and its limitations.

Sharing Media Content over the Internet

How to enable internet access for sharing media content.

Media Aggregation

How to combine media content from multiple DLNA servers.

Streaming Music, Movies, and Pictures

How to stream media files to network media players.

Photos

Managing photos, including streaming, slideshows, and resizing.

Music

Managing music files, including streaming and scanning.

Videos

Managing video files, including streaming and scanning.

Adding Applications to Your px4-400d Network Storage

Application Overview

Overview of the Application Manager page for installing applications.

Application Installation

Steps required to install applications on the px4-400d.

Application Manager

How to add, start, stop, and remove applications.

Software Updates

How to update the px4-400d software via auto or manual processes.

Backing up and Recovering Your px4-400d Network Storage Settings

Backing Up Your px4-400d Network Storage Settings

Overview of backing up and restoring system configuration information.

Backing up Device Configuration

How to back up the device's configuration settings to a file.

Restoring a Configuration Backup

How to restore the device configuration from a saved backup file.

Hardware Management

Energy Saving

How to manage power settings like drive power down and schedules.

Factory Reset

How to reset the px4-400d to its original state.

UPS Management

How to monitor the status of an attached Uninterruptible Power Supply.

Troubleshooting Routers

How to resolve common router connectivity issues.

Additional Support

How to Get Help

Information on how to get customer support and access online resources.

Support

Information about the LenovoEMC support website.

Legal

Warranty Information

Details about the product warranty period and types of service.

Regulatory Information

Important regulatory compliance information for various regions.

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