Dell PowerVault 775N (Rackmount NAS Appliance) User Manual

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2. On the client system, right-click My Network Places on the desktop, and click Properties.

The Network and Dial-up Connections window appears.

3. Double-click the connection you created in "

Setting Up the Windows 2000 Client to Connect to the NAS System

."

4. Enter the administrative user name and password for your NAS system.

NOTE:

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

5. Click Connect.

This action connects the client system to the NAS system through the serial cable.

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

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).

7. 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.

8. 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.

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 Network Address for the NAS System

" in "NAS Manager."

Configuring Your System Using a Serial Connection From a Windows XP
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 XP 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 XP.

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

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