Chapter 15 Product Specifications
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15.2 Firmware Features
These are some of the main firmware features of the NSA.
Table 106 Firmware Features
DLNA Server The NSA is a DLNA-compliant media server that lets DLNA-
compliant media clients play video, audio, and photo content
files stored on the NSA.
RAID File Storage Use RAID 0 if you want pure write speed and/or maximum
capacity for your drives, and/or you have other means of
protecting your data.
Use RAID 1 if you have two drives and want to mirror
primary data to the second drive. If one drive fails, replace it
and then re-synchronize to recover all data.
User Passwords Configure a password for an individual User to restrict
access to the NSA.
Client Support Data can be shared among all Windows, Mac, Linux, and
UNIX users that have FTP client software or CIFS file sharing
support (such as Samba for Linux and UNIX users).
The NSA is also a DLNA-certified media server that lets
DLNA-compliant media clients play video, audio, and photo
content files stored on the NSA.
HTTP Access the NSA using a regular web connection (HTTP).
DHCP (Dynamic Host
Configuration Protocol)
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) allows the NSA
to obtain an IP address and subnet mask at start-up from a
centralized DHCP server. Alternatively, you can give the NSA
a static IP address and subnet mask.
Full Network
Management
The embedded web configurator is an platform-independent
web-based utility that allows you to easily access the NSA’s
management settings.
Hard Disk Drive Power
Saving
If a hard disk inside the NSA is idle for six minutes, the NSA
puts it to sleep until you use it again.
Firmware Upload and
Configuration File
Management
Upload new firmware to the NSA using the web configurator.
You can also back up and restore the NSA configuration file
containing all its settings to/from your computer.
NSA Discovery Utility
(NDU)
Use the NDU from a Windows computer to find NSA(s) in
your network, access the NSA login page, change its IP
address configuration or map to a Windows network drive.
Memeo Autobackup Memeo Autobackup is a tool for Windows users to create
backups of data stored on their Windows computers to an
NSA. This software is included on the CD.
Time and Date Configure a time server and set a time zone for your NSA to
show the correct times in logs.
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