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ix2 Network Storage
with LifeLine 4.0
User Guide
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CONTENTS Setting up Your ix2 Network Storage 1 Setup Overview 2 Set up my ix2 Network Storage if it's not discovered 3 Discovering with LenovoEMC Storage Manager 3 Discovering the ix2 without the Internet 3 Setup Page 4 Network Connection 5 Connecting the ix2 Network Storage to Your Network 5 Connecting the ix2 6 Network Settings 6 Manually Configuring Network Settings 7 Naming Your ix2 Network Storage 8 Setting up Active Directory 8 Configuring Your ix2 Network Storage to Use Active Directory
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Shares 22 What are Shares and How Do I Organize Content with Them? 22 Adding Shares 22 Managing Shares 23 Deleting Shares 24 Using Protocols to Share Files 25 What Are Protocols and How Do I Use Them to Share Files? 25 AFP File Sharing for Macs 25 Bluetooth File Sharing 25 FTP File Sharing 26 NFS File Sharing 26 rsync: Synchronizing Files with Another Storage Device or Other Computers 27 TFTP 27 Monitoring Your Device with an SNMP Management Tool 27 Managing File Sharing with Web Access (http/ht
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Deleting iSCSI Drives 41 Drive Management 42 Managing Drives 43 Setting Write Caching 43 Applying Global Drive Management Settings 43 Drive Status 44 Backing up and Restoring Your Content 45 Backup and Restore Overview 46 Backup of Data through RAID Protection 46 Backing up to and Restoring from Your ix2 Network Storage 47 Backing up Macs with Time Machine 47 Copy Jobs Overview 47 Backing up Your ix2 Network Storage 48 Copy Jobs 48 From: Settings 49 To: Settings 50 Setting a Schedule 50 Backing
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Groups 61 Groups Overview 61 Adding Groups 61 Managing Groups 61 Deleting Groups 62 Using Active Directory Domain to Manage Users and Groups 63 Active Directory Users and Groups Overview 63 Managing Users and Groups with Active Directory 63 Deleting Active Directory Users and Groups 64 Managing Your ix2 Network Storage with Local and Active Directory Users 65 Managing Your ix2 Network Storage with Local and Active Directory Users 65 Personal Cloud: Accessing Your LenovoEMC Personal Cloud From An
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Flickr 84 YouTube 85 Share Content through LenovoEMC Personal Cloud 86 Media Management 87 Media Management Overview 88 Scanning for media content 88 Media Services Capabilities and Limitations 89 Sharing Media Content over the Internet 90 Enabling Internet Access from the Media Server Page 90 Media Aggregation 91 Enabling Media Aggregation 91 Social Media Sharing 92 Streaming Music, Movies, and Pictures 93 Example: Setting up iTunes 93 Example: Setting up Xbox 360 93 Photos 94 Photos Overview 9
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Name 101 Space 101 Model 101 Action 101 Adding Applications to Your ix2 Network Storage 104 Application Overview 105 Application Installation 106 Application Manager 107 Starting or stopping an application 107 Adding applications 107 Removing applications 107 Upgrading Your ix2 Network Storage 108 Software Updates 109 Auto-update process: installing a device software update 109 Manual update process: installing a device software update 109 Backing up and Recovering Your ix2 Network Storage Setti
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Additional Support 122 How to Get Help 123 Support 124 Legal 125 Safety Information 126 Open Source 127 Warranty Information 128 Limited Warranty Notice 128 Limited Warranty for Iomega Products 128 Regulatory Information 129 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement 129 Canadian Verification 129 European Union - Compliance to the Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive 130 Important WEEE Information 130 European Union RoHS 130 India RoHS 130 Lithium Battery – California Perchlorate Infor
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CHAPTER 1 Setting up Your ix2 Network Storage Setting up Your ix2 Network Storage 1
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Setting up Your ix2 Network Storage Setup Overview Setup with your ix2 Network Storage is easy. Remove it from the box, connect it to your network switch or hub, and then power it up. Launch a web browser and enter the setup URL identified in the Quick Start Guide. LenovoEMC Setup launches and displays a message that your ix2 is online and ready to use. You then can install client software that includes: ● LenovoEMC Storage Manager ● Twonky Media Server for media aggregation LenovoEMC Storage
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Setting up Your ix2 Network Storage Set up my ix2 Network Storage if it's not discovered If your ix2 is not discovered when you enter the URL identified in your Quick Start Guide, you have two ways of discovering it. Discovering with LenovoEMC Storage Manager You can install LenovoEMC Storage Manager from the Setup Portal, which helps you discover your ix2 on your network. Discovering the ix2 without the Internet You can access your ix2 device without internet access as described by these met
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Setting up Your ix2 Network Storage Setup Page The Setup page opens when you first access the ix2 Network Storage from the Home Page or the LenovoEMC Storage Manager. On this page, you can configure some basic device features by clicking the appropriate link. The current setting of the feature displays above the link. You can also configure all features shown on the Setup page by accessing the specific features directly. 4 Setup Page
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Setting up Your ix2 Network Storage Network Connection Connecting the ix2 Network Storage to Your Network First, check the package contents. Verify that the box contains the following items: 1. ix2 (models may vary) 2. Power Adapter and Cord 3. Quick Start Guide 4. Ethernet Cable Package contents may vary. Network Connection 5
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Setting up Your ix2 Network Storage Connecting the ix2 Initial Setup If you have purchased more than one ix2, complete all steps on one device before setting up additional devices. 1. Use the included network cable to connect the ix2 to your network router, switch or directly to a computer. 2. Connect the included power adapter to the back of the ix2 and a power socket or Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS). 3. Your ix2 should power on automatically. 4. From a compu
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Setting up Your ix2 Network Storage Jumbo frame support should only be enabled if you are sure your network is jumbo-frame compatible and all network devices have been configured to support jumbo frames. It is recommended that you confirm all network interface cards (NICs) are configured to support jumbo frames before enabling this feature. Manually Configuring Network Settings There are various settings in the network setup that you can manually configure. 1. Click Modify network settings. 2.
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Setting up Your ix2 Network Storage Naming Your ix2 Network Storage You can provide a meaningful name for your ix2 using the Device Identification page. This page in the ix2 Management Console enables you to change the Storage Device Name, the Storage Device Descriptive Name, and the Workgroup Name. Change any of these by editing the text fields. Click Apply to save your changes. ● Device Name: Enter a name for the ix2 device. Use a name that will help you identify it on your network. ● Devic
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Setting up Your ix2 Network Storage Configuring Your ix2 Network Storage to Use Active Directory If you have an existing Active Directory user organization, you can incorporate it into the ix2 Management Console. Your ix2 can work in a high availability environment, which means it can work with multiple AD servers should one server fail or go offline. When you configure Active Directory, you enable security on your ix2. 1. To configure Active Directory, manually add the ix2 to your DNS server
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Setting up Your ix2 Network Storage Enabling Active Directory Trusted Domains By enabling Active Directory trusted domains on your ix2, you enable the importing of users and groups from other trusted domains to your ix2 device. Those users and groups from other domains will then have access to features on your ix2, including accessing folders and documents in Shares, and joining any Personal Cloud of which the device is a member. Now that you have enabled access to all trusted domains, you ca
