MicroNet Technology MAXNAS R8 - Manual (Page 16)

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4 . Adding External Disks
The MaxNAS R8 has two rear USB ports, two front USB ports, and one eSATA port for attaching
external storage devices such as the Fantom Drives G-Force Megadisk lines of products,
formatted in FAT32 or NTFS. Please note that NTFS volumes will be available in read only mode.
The MaxNAS R8 supports up to 6 external storage devices. Attached disks are accessible by
navigating to \\
[MaxNAS R8] \usbhdd\sd [x] \ [y]
Where: [MaxNAS R8] is the netbios name or
IP address of the MaxNAS R8, [x] refers to the
port the disk is attached to, and [y] refers to the
partition number. See chapter 4, Connecting Users,
for more information on accessing shared data.
IMPORTANT: The MaxNAS R8 cannot format
external disks. In order to access external disks
over the network, make sure your external disk is
formatted as FAT32 or NTFS. The MaxNAS R8
can access NTFS partitions for reading only.
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2-Connecting the MaxNAS R8