Dell PowerVault 775N (Rackmount NAS Appliance) User Manual

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your client system is typically labeled COM1 or COM2.

10. Click Only for myself, and then click Next.

11. Type a name for the connection in the text box, and then click Finish.

Do not click Connect yet. The connection must first be configured before connecting to the NAS system.

12. Click Properties.

13. In the next window that appears, click the General tab, and then select Communication cable between two

computers from the Select a Device drop-down menu.

14. Click Configure.

The Modem Configuration window appears.

15. Select the Maximum Speed (bps) menu, and then click 115200.

16. Verify that only Enable hardware flow control is selected.

17. Click OK to close the Modem Configuration window.

18. Click OK to close the connection window.

The Connect box prompts you for a user name and password.

NOTE:

The default administrative user name is administrator and the default password is powervault.

19. Ensure that your NAS system is on and that it has sufficient time to boot into the Windows operating system.

20. Start a Web browser on the client system where you will configure the NAS system.

21. 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.

22. Click Yes to accept the security certificate.

If a message appears that states that the name on the security certificate is invalid or does not match the name of the

site, ignore the message and click Yes.

23. 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."

Connecting to the NAS System From a Windows 2000 Client

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 2000 Client to Connect to the NAS System

."

1. Ensure that your NAS system is on and that it has had sufficient time to boot into the Windows operating 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.

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