Dell PowerVault 715N (Rackmount NAS Appliance) - Manual (Page 6)

9. Enter the administrative user name and password for your system when prompted, and then click OK.
NOTE: The default administrative user name is administrator and the default password is powervault.
The NAS Manager is displayed.
After the NAS Manager is displayed, you can configure your system through the NAS Manager or through the
Terminal Service Client. See " Configuring the IP Address " in "NAS Manager."
Configuring Your System Using a Serial Connection (Windows XP Client)
NOTE: Perform this procedure only if you cannot configure your NAS system by using a DHCP server on the
network. See " Configuring Your System Automatically on a Network (with DHCP) ."
Setting Up the Windows XP Client for the First Time
1. Connect one end of the serial cable provided with your NAS system (see Figure 1-2 ) to the serial port on the NAS
system, and connect the other end to an available serial port (typically COM1 or COM2) on a client system running
Windows XP.
2. Plug in the NAS system.
3. Push the power button to turn on the NAS system.
NOTE: The NAS system takes approximately 5 minutes to boot.
4. Click the Start button and click Control Panel.
5. Click Network and Internet Connections.
6. Click Network Connections.
7. Click Create a new connection in the left pane.
8. In the New Connection window, click Next.
9. Click Set up an advanced connection, and then click Next.
10. Select Connect Directly To Another Computer, and then click Next.
11. Select Guest, and then click Next.
12. Type a name for the connection to the NAS system in the Computer Name field.
13. From the Select a Device menu, select the COM port on your client system to which you connected the serial
cable, and then click Next.
The COM port is the communication port on the client system to which the serial cable connects. The COM port used
on your client system is typically labeled COM1 or COM2.
14. Click Add a shortcut to this connection to my desktop, and click Finish.
Connecting to the NAS System
This section assumes that you have already configured your client system to connect to the NAS system. If you have not
configured the client system, see " Setting Up the Windows XP Client for the First Time ."
1. Ensure that your NAS system is on and that it has had sufficient time to boot into the Windows operating system.
NOTE: The NAS system takes approximately 5 minutes to boot. You should allow an additional 5 minutes for
the serial connection service on your NAS system to start.