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BlackArmor® NAS 440/420
User Guide for Macintosh
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BlackArmor NAS 440 User Guide © 2009 Seagate Technology LLC. All rights reserved. Seagate, Seagate Technology, the Wave logo, and FreeAgent are trademarks or registered trademarks of Seagate Technology LLC, or one of its affiliates. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. When referring to hard drive capacity, one gigabyte, or GB, equals one billion bytes and one terabyte, or TB, equals one thousand billion bytes when referring to hard drive
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Contents Contents Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 About This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Kit Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Finding More Information . . . . . .
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Contents Getting the Most from Your BlackArmor® Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Your Role as a BlackArmor Administrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Your BlackArmor Server’s Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Managing BlackArmor Volumes, Shares, and Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Understanding Volumes
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Contents Tips for BlackArmor® Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Understanding Your BlackArmor User Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Access Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Storage Space Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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About This Guide 1. Preface • About This Guide • Kit Contents • System Requirements • Finding More Information About This Guide This User Guide provides all the information you need to successfully set up and use your Seagate BlackArmor® NAS 440/420 (BlackArmor server). This guide contains complete setup instructions, as well as reference information about the components and features of your BlackArmor server. It also provides an overview of how you can get the most out of your BlackArmor se
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System Requirements System Requirements Any computer that will be used to access your BlackArmor server must meet these requirements: ® ® • A Microsoft Windows or Apple Macintosh computer running one of these operating systems: ® • Windows XP or Windows Vista , with the latest Service Pack installed • Mac OS X 10.4.11 or later • Ethernet card • Supported Web browsers: • Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or 7 (Windows only) • Apple Safari 3 or 4 (Windows or Mac) • Mozilla Firefox 2 or 3 (Windows or
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Introduction 2. All About the Seagate BlackArmor® NAS 440/420 • Introduction • About the BlackArmor Server • What You Can Do With the BlackArmor Server • The Difference Between a BlackArmor Administrator and User • How to Get Started Introduction This chapter introduces the components and features of your BlackArmor® NAS 440/420 (Black- Armor server), describes what the BlackArmor server can be used for, and introduces the differ- ence between BlackArmor administrators and general BlackArmor u
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About the BlackArmor Server • BlackArmor Manager—A tool embedded in the server that helps you set up, modify, and monitor your BlackArmor server from your computer (or even remotely) • BlackArmor Backup—Software that helps you back up files, applications, and even operating systems to your BlackArmor server Features of the BlackArmor Server Note: The features described in this section are shown in the graphics on page 11. The BlackArmor server includes: • Four Serial ATA (SATA) disk drives tha
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About the BlackArmor Server • A Reset button that lets you reset your BlackArmor server user name and password to their original settings. LCD Screen LCD Screen Navigation Buttons Server Door—Covers Four Disk Drives (Not Shown) USB Port 1 Power Button System Status LED LAN 2 LED LAN 1 LED Figure 1: Front of BlackArmor Server Kensington Slot Power Port Reset Button 23 4 LAN Port 1 USB Ports LAN Port 2 Figure 2: Back of BlackArmor Server BlackArmor® NAS User Guide 11
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What You Can Do With the BlackArmor Server What You Can Do With the BlackArmor Server In general, you can use your BlackArmor server to: • Create a central storage place for the files you want to share with other people on your local network or over the Internet. • Create and maintain automatic backup copies of all your files—even your operating systems. • Share your files—contracts, business presentations, progress reports, and so on—with other people on your local network or with business c
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How to Get Started About BlackArmor Users All BlackArmor users, including administrators, can: • Save and share files on the BlackArmor server • Back up files to the BlackArmor server • Access the BlackArmor server over the Web, using Seagate Global Access • Download large Web files directly to the BlackArmor server • Access music, video, and photos (if the BlackArmor server is set up as a media server) • Share a USB printer that’s connected to the BlackArmor server (if any) How to Get Started
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How to Get Started BlackArmor Users Start Here To get started with your BlackArmor server: 1. Ensure that you have these items from the BlackArmor administrator: • The BlackArmor Discovery software • The BlackArmor Backup software • Your BlackArmor log in name and password • The names of the folder share(s) that you can access • A description of any access limitations you have (for instance, read-only access to a particular folder share) • A copy of the BlackArmor NAS 440/420 User Guide 2. Inst
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Introduction 3. Getting Started with Your BlackArmor® Server • Introduction • Setup Steps for Administrators • Setup Steps for BlackArmor Users Introduction This chapter provides step-by-step instructions for installing and setting up your BlackArmor® server and software. If you are not a BlackArmor administrator, skip to page 24. Note: For an overview of the setup steps, see “How to Get Started” on page 13. This illustration shows the layout and location of a typical BlackArmor server and s
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Setup Steps for Administrators Setup Steps for Administrators If you are not a BlackArmor administrator, skip to page 24. Installing the BlackArmor Server and Software Before you begin: • Ensure that your computer meets the requirements listed on page 8. • Ensure that you have a solid, flat, stable surface for the server to sit on in an area with reliable ventilation. Ensure that the server’s vents will not be covered or blocked and that the server is not placed near a heat source. Ensure that
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Setup Steps for Administrators Connecting to the Server To connect to your BlackArmor server: 1. Double-click the BlackArmor Discovery icon on your desktop (Windows) or in your Applications folder (Mac). When BlackArmor Discovery opens, it automatically searches for all BlackArmor servers on your network and displays them in a list. 2. Select your new BlackArmor server. 3. (Windows only) Click View Drive Details. 4. Click Manage. BlackArmor Manager opens. Note: BlackArmor Discovery remains
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Setup Steps for Administrators Completing the Initial Setup The first time you log in to your BlackArmor server, the setup wizard opens. To complete the setup: 1. Click Next. 2. Read the Seagate BlackArmor license agreement, then click I Agree. 3. Customize your server’s basic settings: • Enter a name for your BlackArmor server. To make the server easy to identify on your local network, give it a unique and easy-to-remember name. The name can be up to 15 alphanumeric characters long and can i
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Setup Steps for Administrators Creating Custom Shares Your BlackArmor server comes with two preconfigured shares: Download and Public. If these two shares meet your current needs, skip to “Creating User Accounts” on page 20. You can also create your own custom shares using the BlackArmor Manager Web interface. You might want to do this if you want to store files by category, such as client files, project files, or financial archive files; or if you want to store files by business team, such
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Setup Steps for Administrators Creating User Accounts Your BlackArmor server comes with one administrator account only. Your next step is to use BlackArmor Manager to create individual user accounts. Part of creating user accounts is assigning each user access to the default shares or the new shares you create. To create a user account: 1. In the menu bar, select Access, then click Users. 2. Click the Add icon. 3. Customize the account as required: • User Name: Name user enters when logging
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Setup Steps for Administrators Distributing BlackArmor User Information Once you have created user accounts, provide these items to each BlackArmor user so they can get started using your BlackArmor server: • The BlackArmor Discovery software • The BlackArmor Backup software (optional) • The user’s BlackArmor log in name and password • The names of the shares that the user has access to, and the limitations of their access—read-only, for instance—if any • A copy of this guide and the section
