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Freecom DUAL DRIVE NETWORK CENTER User Manual
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User manual rev. 037 dual drive network center external removable dual network hard drive / 3.5" / gigabit lan / usb 2.0 host.
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2 freecom dual drive network center dear user! Thank you very much for deciding on the freecom dual drive network center. The freecom dual drive network center offers you easy-to-use network storage possibilities and the facility of using the device as a dlna/upnp media server and as a torrent downl...
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3 freecom dual drive network center © 2010 freecom technologies table of contents general information system requirements ............................................................................................................ Page 4 precautionary measures ..........................................
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4 freecom dual drive network center general information your system needs to meet the following hardware and software requirements for the device to function properly. System requirements to use the freecom dual drive network center, you will require the following components: pc: • intel pentium iii...
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5 freecom dual drive network center precautionary measures to ensure that your freecom dual drive network center functions properly, please take note of the following precautions. If these are not followed, you may void your warranty and damage the freecom dual drive network center. • do not drop th...
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6 freecom dual drive network center freecom dual drive network center – setup overview en freecom dual drive network center modem & network router internet hifi upnp/dlna audio streamer upnp/dlna video streamer tv computers in network computer at remote location.
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7 freecom dual drive network center chapter: hardware installation 1. Connect the interface cable* to the freecom dual drive network center. 2. Optional: connect the cable of the power supply to the freecom dual drive network center and the power supply itself to the socket. 3. Connect the other end...
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8 freecom dual drive network center en led description on flashing red off 1. Led: hdd 1 formatted hdd x unformatted hdd x 2. Led: hdd 2 formatted hdd x unformatted hdd x 3. Led:network network connection x x no network connection 4. Led: power normal mode data access system fault device off power s...
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9 freecom dual drive network center chapter: computer configuration check tcp/ip settings in windows xp 1. Open "start" -> "settings" -> "control panel". 2. Double-click on "network connections". 3. Right-click on your "local area connection" and select "properties". En.
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10 freecom dual drive network center 4. The following screen will appear. Select "internet protocol (tcp/ip)" and click on the "properties" button. 5. In the "general" tab, select "obtain an ip address automatically" and "obtain dns server address automatically". En.
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11 freecom dual drive network center check tcp/ip settings in windows vista / 7 1. Open "control panel" -> "network and sharing center". 2. Click on "manage network connections". En.
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12 freecom dual drive network center 3. Right-click on "local area connection" and select "properties". 4. In the "networking" tab, select "internet protocol version 4 (tcp/ipv4)" and click on "properties". En.
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13 freecom dual drive network center 5. In the "general" tab, select "obtain an ip address automatically" and "obtain dns server address automatically". Check tcp/ip settings in mac os x 1. Open "system preferences" -> "network". En.
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14 freecom dual drive network center 2. In the "tcp/ip" tab, select "using dhcp" in the "configure ipv4" settings. En.
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15 freecom dual drive network center chapter: installation of the application software installation of the freecom network storage assistant software (pc) the freecom network storage assistant quickly detects and performs the basic setup of your dual drive network center. When you start it, it displ...
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16 freecom dual drive network center 7. For a detailed functional description on the freecom network storage assistant, please refer to chapter "the freecom network storage assistant". En.
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17 freecom dual drive network center installation of the freecom network storage assistant software (mac) the freecom network storage assistant quickly detects and performs the basic setup of your dual drive network center. When you start it, it displays all freecom network devices available in your...
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18 freecom dual drive network center chapter: accessing the dual drive network center accessing data via smb server message block (smb) operates as a network protocol mainly used to provide shared access to files between nodes on a network. Windows open windows explorer and enter either \\ddnetworkc...
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19 freecom dual drive network center click 'connect'. Enter the workgroup, your username and password for accessing the dual drive network center. If you are logging on as the administrator, you will have access to all folders on the dual drive network center. You now need to select a shared folder ...
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20 freecom dual drive network center accessing data via ftp the file transfer protocol (ftp) is a standard network protocol used to exchange files over an internet protocol (tcp/ip) computer network. The ftp protocol is built on a client-server architecture. Local access enable the ftp server option...
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21 freecom dual drive network center 2. Dynamic dns dynamic domain name system gives the ability to provide an official dns name such as www.Yourname.Com to the dynamic ip address you have gotten from your isp. To do so, you first need to register with a dyndns service. It updates the modified ip ad...
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22 freecom dual drive network center chapter: configuration of the freecom dual drive network center the freecom network storage assistant you can use the "freecom network storage assistant" to configure the freecom dual drive network center. This tool offers the following functions: accessing your ...
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23 freecom dual drive network center repeat search for available freecom dual drive network center click here to repeat the search for your freecom dual drive network center if it was not detected during the first search. Please make sure that your network is configured as described in this manual a...
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24 freecom dual drive network center chapter: freecom dual drive network center functions this section describes the functions of your freecom dual drive network center. Login use the "freecom network storage assistant" to open the web interface of your dual drive network center, or start your brows...
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25 freecom dual drive network center setup the section "setup" enables the configuration of the basic settings of your freecom dual drive network center. The following settings can be configured in the sub-menu "system" : - changing the device and group name under the menu item system - changing the...
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26 freecom dual drive network center system the following settings can be configured in the sub-menu "system": - device name - group name - administrator password updating the device/group name go to setup -> system here under system information you can change the device name and the name of the gro...
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27 freecom dual drive network center new group here you can change the name of the group in which your device is located. The maximum length of the group name is 15 characters. The only characters allowed are a-z, a-z and 0-9. Click on "apply" after you have changed the settings. Your freecom dual d...
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28 freecom dual drive network center power management here you can shut down or restart the device via the web interface. This is done by clicking with the mouse pointer on the shutdown button or clicking the reboot button. Configuration of the network settings go to setup -> network the following s...
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29 freecom dual drive network center network interface under network lnterface, you can select the size of the jumbo data packets. You can make the network settings either manually or automatically. Automatic configuration if you select "dynamic lp", your freecom dual drive network center will autom...
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30 freecom dual drive network center manual configuration the manual configuration enables you to configure your freecom dual drive network center with a static ip address. In the first step, please select "static ip" and then click on "apply" in order to accept the changes. Your freecom dual drive ...
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31 freecom dual drive network center configuration of the dhcp server go to setup -> dhcp the following settings can be made under the sub-menu item dhcp: - configuration of the dhcp server - administration of clients dhcp server you must select "enable" in order to switch on the dhcp server. Now se...
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32 freecom dual drive network center dhcp client list dhcp client list shows you all the clients who access the dhcp server when you click on "refresh". This function also displays the mac and ip addresses of the clients, and the remaining lease time per client. Configuration of the date and time go...
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33 freecom dual drive network center manual setting select "manually" in order to enter the date and time manually. Click on "apply" in order to accept the changes. Automatic setting select "auto", "enable" and your time zone under time zone for the device to set the time itself. Click on "apply" in...
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34 freecom dual drive network center configuration of the hard disks go to setup -> disk current disk volume configuration/current usb volume configuration here you are shown an overview of the logical and physical drives and the current organisation of your logical drives. The overview will be upda...
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35 freecom dual drive network center disk utility here you can select the organisation of your logical drives, for example by selecting "raid 1". Select an organisation schematic and either "enable" or "disable" s.M.A.R.T. S.M.A.R.T stands for self-monitoring, analysis and reporting technology and m...
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36 freecom dual drive network center hdd power management the hard disks can be configured so that they are shut down after a certain time if they are not being used. This saves energy and increases the working life of the hard disk. This option is deactivated as standard. Activate/deactivate the po...
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37 freecom dual drive network center settings the section "settings" enables the loading, saving and resetting of configuration settings. Save configuration in this menu, you can save the current configuration file on your computer. The name of the configuration file will be generated after clicking...
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38 freecom dual drive network center restoring the configuration click on "browse", select the previously saved bin file and then click on "load" in order to restore your saved settings. Resetting to factory default settings click on "reset" in order to reset the device to the factory default settin...
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39 freecom dual drive network center log the section "log" shows you an overview of the system operations. System log - overview of the kernel log go to log -> system all events relating to the kernels are displayed in the kernel log. En.
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40 freecom dual drive network center connection log go to log-> connection all ftp connection events are displayed in the connection log. Event log - overview of the event log go to log -> event all service events (e.G. Samba) are displayed in the event log. En.
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41 freecom dual drive network center users (user administration) the section "users" shows you an overview of all user accounts, the storage capacity used, and provides the facility of adding new users. Creating users to create a new user, click on "create". En.
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42 freecom dual drive network center a pop-up menu appears, in which you can assign the user name, password and storage space. Folder release the section "folder release" provides you with the facility of activating various services ("enable") or deactivating them ("disable"), and defining the size ...
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43 freecom dual drive network center the following services are available: service status this activates or deactivates the smb function. Master browser the master browser manages all computer names on the network. In windows networks, windows provides the master browser. In the normal case, the act...
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44 freecom dual drive network center in the folder manager you can add new folders, edit folders or delete them. En.
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45 freecom dual drive network center click on "add" in order to create a new folder. Then select the access authorisation and click on "apply" in order to accept the change. If you click on "edit" or "delete", you can then edit or delete the created folders. En.
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46 freecom dual drive network center ftp server the section "ftp" gives you the facility of setting up and managing an ftp server. Ftp setup under ftp setup you can activate ("enable") and deactivate ("disable") the ftp server, assign the service port and set the passive mode port range for the ftp ...
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47 freecom dual drive network center anonymous configuration under "anonymous configuration" you can enable or disable the ftp access of anonymous users. You can also specify whether anonymous users will have read-and-write rights or only read rights to your ftp server. Click on "apply" in order to ...
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48 freecom dual drive network center media server the section "media server" offers you the facility, after entering the license key, to use the device as a media server or use the bit torrent client of the device. Dlna/upnp after entering the key, you can use and configure the dlna/upnp service. Cl...
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49 freecom dual drive network center itunes activate the service by clicking on "enable". Select one or more folders with multimedia contents and click on "apply" in order to accept the changes. Your media releases must be in subsidiary folders of the released folders. Bt download the bit torrent cl...
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50 freecom dual drive network center list under "list", you can add torrent files by clicking on "upload torrents" and "browse". Then click on "apply" in order to accept the changes. "torrent list" shows you an overview of the torrent files in the bit torrent client which have just been downloaded. ...
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51 freecom dual drive network center chapter: the freecom network storage assistant features of the freecom network storage assistant (pc) the freecom network storage assistant helps you to locate each dual drive network center in your network. When started, it displays all dual drive network center...
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52 freecom dual drive network center adding and removing mapped network shares you can assign a drive letter to shared folders on your dual drive network center. This allows you to access files in windows more quickly. Start recovery procedure this procedure can reset and repair a dual drive network...
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53 freecom dual drive network center repeat search for available freecom network storage devices click here to repeat the search for your dual drive network center if it was not detected during the first search. Please make sure that your network is configured as described above in this manual and t...
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54 freecom dual drive network center configure basic settings of your freecom dual drive network center in this screen, you can set an ip address, subnet mask, device name and workgroup name for your dual drive network center. With this information, it is easy to locate your dual drive network cente...
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