Freedom9 NS400W - Manual

Quick Install Guide
freeStor
400
Revision 1.0 Specifications are subject to change without notice. Copyright 2008 Freedom9 Inc.
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1. Remove the face plate on the front, by pulling from
the bottom.
2. Remove the 2 locking screws which hold the back
plane on.
3. Mount your hard drives to the rails.
4. Slide the hard drives in,
until the rails lock in place.
5. You need to add at least
one hard drive to access the
NAS unit.
6. Replace the back plane
and lock it in place.
7. Replace the face plate by
clicking it back in place.
8. Connect the supplied RJ-45 cable to the back of the
freeStor 400, and connect the other end into a switch /
hub or directly into a PC.
9. Connect the power cord from the adapter to the back
of the unit.
10. Toggle the power switch to on, from the back of the
device.
A. HARDWARE INSTALLATION:
www.freedom9.com
1-888-998-9189
Quick Install Guide
for the
freeStor 400 Default Settings
PARAMETER:
• password -->
• IP address 192.168.1.1 -->
• subnet mask -->
DEFAULT SETTINGS:
admin
192.168.1.100
255.255.255.0
B. SYSTEM SETUP:
1. To access the device, your computer’s IP address must
be in the same subnet as the freeStor 400. Change your
computer’s IP address to 192.168.1.99/255.255.255.0.
2. Run the ez search.exe application found on the
CD-ROM.
3. The device will show up with its default name.
4. Highlight the freeStor 400 and click on connect to
webpage.
5. Use admin for password.
6. Once you log in, the wizard will automatically run and
help you setup the freeStor 400:
• Set the admin password
• Set the time zone
• Set the IP address (static or DHCP)
• Name of storage device and description
7. Once completed, click on restart, and the settings will
be saved to the device.
C. SETTING UP FILE SHARING:
1. Using the standard user / shared folders wizard.
2. Create the user name and set the password, and click
on next.
3. Select the volume name from the share folder setting.
4. Type the folder name in the new folder box, and set
the permissions.
5. Click on create to save the settings.
6. From a user’s windows PC, go to Windows Explorer >
Tools > Map Network Drive.
7. Select the drive letter and type in the folder location
on the freeStor 400.
8. Log into the shared folder using the assigned
username and password.
Figure 1:
Attaching the hard drive
to the tray
freeStor 400
(NS400W)
PACKAGE CONTENTS:
• freeStor 400
• Eight (8) drive clips
• Wireless Antenna
• Power adapter, 19V 7.89 A
• Power cord
• Ethernet cable, Cat 5
• CD-ROM with manual and utility
• This quick installation guide