Promise Technology Smartstor NS4600 User Manual

Contents
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Deleting a User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
Creating a Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Viewing a List of Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Adding Members to a Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Deleting Members from a Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Deleting a Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Viewing Quotas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
Setting Quotas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Managing RAID Volumes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
Creating a RAID Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
Expanding a RAID Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
Viewing RAID Volume Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
Viewing a List of RAID Volumes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Recreating a RAID Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Managing Backups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
Doing a Backup Now . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
Main Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
Device List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
Tray Icon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
Scheduling a Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
Viewing Backup Schedules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
Changing a Scheduled Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
Deleting a Scheduled Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108
Restoring Backed-up Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
Viewing the Backup Event Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Saving the Event Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Clearing the Event Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Setting the Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Managing Share Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Creating a Share Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Opening a Share Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Viewing a List of Share Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123
Changing Share Folder Permissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125
Deleting a Share Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
Mounting a Share Folder /Creating a Network Drive . . . . . . .127
Un-mounting a Share Folder /Disconnecting a Network Drive 129
Setting up a Share Folder for Time Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . .130
On SmartNAVI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130
On the Mac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130
Pre-existing Time Machine Configuration on the Mac . . .130
Making Management Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132

Promise Technology Smartstor NS4600 Specifications

General

RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10
Storage drive size	3.5 \
Hot-swap drive bays	Yes
Storage drive capacity	0 GB
Supported file systems	EXT3, FAT32
Storage drive interface	Serial ATA II
Total installed storage capacity	0 TB
Number of storage drives installed	4
Internal memory	0.25 GB
Processor model	-
Processor frequency	0.6 GHz
Maximum data transfer rate	1000 Mbit/s
Supported network protocols	FTP, DHCP, NTP
Compliance industry standards	IEEE 802.3i, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
Certification	RoHS, CE, FCC, UL, TUV
Data transfer rate	3 Gbit/s
Dimensions (WxDxH)	152.5 x 229.6 x 188.2 mm
Power requirements	100 - 230 V/50-60 Hz
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet
Compatible operating systems	Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista Mac x 10.4 + Linux
USB 2.0 ports quantity	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1
Power supply unit (PSU) capacity	90 W
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 85 %

Weight and Dimensions

Weight	2500 g