Dell PowerVault 775N (Rackmount NAS Appliance) User Manual

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NOTE:

The NAS Manager supports clients running Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or later (or Netscape Navigator

6.2.2 or later for Red Hat Linux).

10. Type https://192.168.192.1:1279 in the browser and press <Enter>.

192.168.192.1 is the IP address used by your NAS system for this serial cable connection.

11. Click Yes to accept the security certificate.

12. 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 Network Address for the NAS System

" in "NAS Manager."

Configuring Your System Using a Serial Connection From a Windows NT
Client

NOTE:

Perform this procedure only if you cannot configure your NAS system using a DHCP server on the network. See

"

Configuring Your NAS System Automatically on a Network (with DHCP)

."

Setting Up the Windows NT Client to Connect to the NAS System

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 NT.

2. Connect one end of the power cable to the NAS system and the other end to a power source.

3. Push the power button to turn on the NAS system.

NOTE:

It may take several minutes for the NAS system to boot, depending on your configuration and the

amount of storage attached to the system. After the system boots, it may take several minutes for the direct

serial connection to initialize.

4. Log in to the client system as an administrator.

5. Install the modem on the client system:

a. Insert the Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 operating system CD into the CD drive of the client system.

b. Close the Windows CD-ROM menu when it displays.

c. From the desktop, double-click My Computer.

d. In the My Computer window, double-click Dial-Up Networking.

e. Click Install.

f. When asked if you want to be able to add a modem, click Yes.

g. In the Install New Modem window, select Don't detect my modem; I will select it from a list and click

Next.

h. Click (Standard Modem Types), and then click Dial-Up Networking Serial Cable between 2 PCs.

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