RaidSonic IB-NAS5520 Manual - page 22
Manual IB-NAS5520
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7.1.2.1 Windows Explorer
Use Windows Explorer and enter \\IP, where IP stands for the IP address or type \\MAC, where MAC
stands for the MAC address (all in one word) into the address field and click Enter. It will list all
available folders on your network drive. To create a permanent link to your network drive, see
“Mapping a Network Drive”.
You can copy files to the network drive as if it were a folder on your local drive. Depending on the
bandwidth, you can also open and play the files directly. If you experience lag when accessing certain
files, we recommend transferring the data to your local drive first.
When you have to access multiple folders with different passwords or have modified the settings
without a computer restart, go to “Tools” and disconnect the temporary network drive first, before
accessing a new folder.
7.1.2.2 Mapping a Network Drive
Mapping the network drive will allow you to create a permanent link that will be present even after
restarting the computer. This permanent link provides convenient access to your network drive and
can be used to store file within other applications.
If you experience problems when trying to access the shared folders, disconnect all network drives,
reboot your computer, restart your network drive and then try again.
Double click on My Computer, go to the Tools menu and select “Map Network Drive…”.
Follow the setup wizard and fill in the path to your network drive. For SMB, when entering the IP
address, also add the shared folder name (e.g.\\192.168.11.11\public). For WebDAV, copy the
internal or external URL and enter that URL (e.g. http://59.124.25.118:1200/webdav/). We
recommend selecting the “reconnect at logon” option when you map the network drive, otherwise
you will have to map it again after a restart.
Once the drive has been mapped, you are able to find and access it under My Computer.
When mounting the drive on Windows XP, the system does not accept a custom port number for
WebDAV. Instead, the port number 80 is used by default. Enter the URL without port number
(e.g.http://59.124.25.118/webdav/) and when accessing it remotely from outside the LAN, make
sure the external port is set to port 80 (see
in Network menu) and set up port
forwarding accordingly.
On Windows, by default, the file size for a single file when transferred via WebDAV is limited to
50MB! This is a limitation of the Operating System and not the network drive. Please
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/900900
for more information.
7.1.2.3 Disconnecting a Network Drive
When you don’t need a mapped network drive any more, we recommend disconnecting it. It is also
necessary to disconnect a temporary network drive when you try to login with a new user name and
password but have not restarted the computer in between.
Double‐click on My Computer, go to Tools and select “Disconnect Network Drive…”.
Select any temporary or mapped network drives that you would like to remove and click OK.
7.1.2.4
FTP
For FTP transfers, we recommend installing and using a dedicated FTP application, which can either
be a free application or a shareware program.