Connect to pc via network, 1 wired lan connection – Verbatim MediaStation Pro Wireless Network Multimedia Hard Drive User Manual

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1.1.2 Linux

1.1.3 Mac

2. Connect to PC via Network

✓ It can be available on Linux 2.4 higher.

Automatic Mount

After booting, do log-in.

Connect MEDIASTATION PRO -> Power On MEDIASTATION PRO ->
Check the detection with [fdisk] -> make Mount Pointer (ex. mediatest)
at Folder Mount(/mnt) -> Edit [/etc/fstab] -> add the following;

/dev/sda /mnt/mediatest vfat noauto, user 0 0

(in case of FAT32 HDD)

/dev/sda /mnt/mediatest ntfs noauto, user 0 0

(in case of NTFS HDD)

Do Log-in again.

✓ Above example “sda” is assumed that the MEDIASTATION PRO will be detected as
“sda” on your system. If not, you have to write the drive name which is detected as “USB
Mass Storage”, not “sda”

Manual Mount

Connect MEDIASTATION PRO -> Power On MEDIASTATION PRO ->
Check the detection with [fdisk] -> make Mount Pointer (ex. mediatest)
at Folder Mount(/mnt) -> Edit [/etc/fstab] -> add the following;

mount –t vfat /dev/sda /mnt/mediatest (in case of FAT32 HDD)

mount –t ntfs /dev/sda /mnt/mediatest (in case of FAT32 HDD)

✓ Above example “sda” is assumed that the MEDIASTATION PRO will be detected as
“sda” on your system. If not, you have to write the drive name which is detected as “USB
Mass Storage”, not “sda”

How to stop using

Do [unmount] at Device Control.

✓ It can be available on Mac 9.0 higher.

No need to install the installation driver at Mac OS 9.x version and
the MEDIASTATION PRO will be detected automatically. If the
MEDIASTATION PRO is detected correctly, an icon is appeared at a
monitor.

When removing MEDIASTATION PRO safely, drag the icon to a trash
and unplug MEDIASTATION PRO.

When connecting with IP Router or Hub

When connecting Computer to MEDIASTATION directly

Connect LAN cable to LAN port between MEDIASTATION and PC. In
this case, you have to use Cross LAN cable type generally.

[TIP] If the computer’s LAN card was connected to Internet line, you
can mount additional LAN card to your PC and connect that additional
LAN card to MEDIASTATION.

Connect LAN cable to LAN port between IP Router or Hub.

In this case, you have to use Direct LAN Cable type generally.

✓ When you want to play shared multimedia fi les on network, refer to “3.Shared File Playback (Stream)”.

2.1 Wired LAN Connection

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