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Section 3 - Configuration

Configuration

When first powered on, during the initial boot sequence, the DNS-321 will wait to be assigned an IP address via DHCP.

If it does not receive a DHCP assigned IP address, by default it will have a self-assigned IP address of 192.168.0.32.

It is recommended to use the included D-Link Easy Search Utility when accessing and configuring the DNS-321 for

the first time. If you want to change the IP address before logging in or if you are unable to connect to the DNS-321

IP address, you can use the Easy Search Utility provided on the product CD to locate the device on your network and

make any needed changes.

The Easy Search Utility displays

the available DNS-321 devices on

the network.

Refresh

Volumes available for mapping are

displayed here.

Click

Configuration

to access the

Web-based configuration utility of

the DNS-321.

Click

Apply

to save changes to the

LAN Settings.

Configure the LAN Settings for the

DNS-321 here.

Network

Storage Device

Refreshes the device list.

Configuration

LAN

Apply

Drive Mapping

Available

Drive Letters

Choose an available drive letter.

Click

Connect

to map the selected

volume. Click

Disconnect

to

disconnect the selected mapped

volume.

Exit

Click

Exit

to close the utility.

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To run the Easy Search Utility, insert the DNS-321 CD into your CD-ROM drive:

Click

Easy Search Utility

.

Highlight an available DNS-321

and click

Configuration

to access

the web-based utility.

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The Login screen will appear:

Type

admin

for the username and

leave the password field blank.

When logging into the DNS-321 for the first time, you will be asked to choose a drive configuration type and format the

drives.There are four options:

Standard

,

JBOD

,

RAID 0

and

RAID 1

. Standard configures each disk as a separate

volume, while JBOD combines both disks into a single volume. See page 47 for more details on using the RAID

configurations.

Note:

All data will be erased during the format process.

Click

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Select the type of hard drive configuration, Standard,

JBOD, RAID 0 or RAID 1.

A warning message appears informing you that your

drives will be formatted and all data will be erased.

Click

OK

to continue.

When prompted to configure the Hard Drive Settings:

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When formatting of the drive completes, the DNS-321 will prompt the user to restart. A restart countdown screen will

appear, and when the restart is complete, the login screen will appear:

Type

admin

for the username and

leave the password field blank.

Note:

After logging in to the DNS-321 for the first time it is recommended to add a password to the admin account.

(See page 39 for details.)

Press

OK

to restart the DNS-321.

Click

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