Sitecom MD-254 User Manual

MD-253/254 Home Storage Center Manual

Warning: If there are is any additional firewall software installed, such as McAfee, Norton, Panda e.g. you may be required to unblock

5. The installer now shows the name of the detected hard drive(s), the size and S.M.A.R.T. status. To continue click Format Disk. 6. C

7. Now we will create a public share. This folder is for general usage and allows anonymous access. (See Web configuration->User management -

9. The share can now be mapped to a drive letter. Choose a desired drive letter from the drop down box. This is how the share will appear in ‘My

11. Enter a user name and password; these credentials will be required to access the personal folder. Choose a desired drive letter from the drop

Packages installation The package installer allows you to expand the functionalities of your Home Storage Center. Select the packages you wis

AutoSave Installation After the Installer is finished, it will automatically start the installation for your free backup software, AutoSave. A

3. Fill in an optional name and organization and click Next. 4. Click Next to install AutoSave to the default location on your computer.

5. Click Next to begin the Installation. 6. Click finish to end the installation and launch AutoSave

If you want to change the backup location, files or schedule, please see the AutoSave manual on CD-Rom for detailed instructions. Us

Table of contents Introduction... 3 Features ...

Configuring the Home Storage Center Mac When inserting the CD a window appears. Click the Install Home Storage Center packet installer. Click

The installer is now detecting the ‘Home Storage Center’. Wait till the progress bar is completely filled. After the detection is finished the

Click OK to format the disk(s) in the NAS. The disk(s) are being formatted, this could take some time. Note: When 2 har

Now we will create a public share. This folder is for general usage and allows anonymous access. (See Web configuration->User management ->

The package installer allows you to expand the functionalities of your Home Storage Center. These packages are installed on the harddrive and co

When Time Machine support has been selected a warning message will be shown The selected packages will be installed. NOTE: This could take up

The installer will write configuration files to your computer, click Install to continue. The installation prompts you for the root password of

The installation is finished, click Close. The aliases to the shares can be found in your home folder or in the folder of your choice.

Configuring Time Machine Click the Time Machine icon to start the configuration A message appears to inform you Time Machine has not yet been

Select the TimeMachine on “SitecomNas(Time Machine)” and click Use for Backup You’ll be prompted for a username and a password. This is the def

Introduction The Sitecom MD-253/254 Home Storage Center makes it easy to share your documents, music and videos across your network or even on t

Web configuration Open your web browser (Firefox, Internet explorer, Chrome or any other web browser). Enter the hostname you have se

Status All information regarding the current configuration settings can be found here. The system, event and connection log pages log all latest

System/Event/Connection log The logs give an overview of all latest logged system events. If there is not enough internal memory for all eve

Setup Here you can configure the Home Storage Center. System settings Device name: Enter a desired name for your Home Storage Center.

Network settings Here the local network settings are configured. Type: Select either Dynamic IP to automatically acquire network setting fr

Disk settings RAID function: Choose JBOD, RAID 0 or RAID 1. Scan Disk: Scan the connected hard drives for errors. Format: Formats the di

Date and time settings Time zone: Select your time zone from the drop-down list. Manual setting: Select the corresponding radio button to ma

NTP time server: Place a check in the corresponding radio button and select a time server if you would like to synchronize the device’s clock to

User settings In the User settings menu, access to the storage center and users are managed. In the User management section you can create, de

User management Create a user Username: Enter a desired username. Password: Enter a password for the username. Quota settings: Enter a

Features  Two HDD bays for 3”5 SATA Hard drives of any capacity.  One USB port for extra storage options.  High performance Gigabit LAN.

Modify a user Enter the desired settings and click ‘apply’. Click on the username to modify the user. Click ‘Delete’ t

Shared folder management Service status: Enable or Disable Samba. Security mode: ‘Guest’ will allow restricted access for anonymous users.

Create a user folder: Click ‘add’. A popup window will appear. Fill in a Folder Name and Security Mode. If ‘Personal’ is chosen, users have to

Services BitTorrent The downloaded files are stored in the BitTorrent folder, which by default is not mapped to your computer. You can access i

Add a BitTorrent: Click browse and select a .torrent file to upload. Once confirmed with ‘Apply’ the download progress is shown in current downlo

ITunes server The iTunes server makes it easy to share your music files with other iTunes applications within your network. Service status: En

UPnP AV server The Twonky media server turns your ‘Home storage center’ into a DLNA certified multimedia server. Easily watch your pictures or s

FTP server The FTP server makes it possible to easily share files on the internet. On this page FTP access can be managed and the server paramet

Toolbox Reboot When the storage center shows abnormal behavior it may be required to restart the device. Click ‘Reboot’ to restart the device

Firmware update This tool allows you to upgrade the firmware. Intranet Upgrade To upgrade the firmware, you need to download the firmware file

Product layout HDD 1 Power Power button USB port Ethernet port Backup button Power receptacle Reset HDD 2 LAN

Package management (MD-254 only) Package management allows you to manage additional packages for the Home storage center. These packages can

Once the package is installed it becomes visible in the current package list. From here you can choose to either ‘Start’, ‘Stop’ or ‘Delete’

USB Backup You can use the USB port on the back of the Home Storage Center to make a complete backup of the content on any USB Mass Storage de

Addendum: Choosing a storage scheme The Home Storage Center supports 3 different storage schemes. The following will outline the benefits and

System requirements - Computer with: 1GHz processor/20 MB available space/CD-ROM drive. - At least one 3”5 SATA HDD. - Windows XP (wi

Preparing the Home Storage Center

Easy installation Configuring the Home Storage Center Windows Insert the CD-Rom to your CD-Rom drive. The CD will start and present you an opt

1. Select your language from the drop down box. Press Start to continue. 2. The installer is now detecting the ‘Home Storage Center’. Wai