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Section 3 - Configuration
Configuration
When first powered on, during the initial boot sequence, the DNS-323 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-323 for the
first time. If you want to change this IP address before logging in or are unable to connect to the DNS-323 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
any DNS-323 devices it detects on
the network here.
Refresh
Volumes available for mapping are
displayed here.
Click
Configuration
to access the
Web UI of the DNS-323.
Click
Apply
to save changes to the
LAN Settings.
Configure the LAN Settings for the
DNS-323 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.
Easy Search Utility
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To run the Easy Search Utility, insert the DNS-323 CD into your CD-ROM drive:
Click
Easy Search
Utility
.
Highlight an available DNS-323
and click
Configuration
to access
the web-based utility.
Getting Started
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The Login screen will appear:
Type
admin
for the username and
leave the password field blank.
Click
Config
When logging into the DNS-323 for the first time, you will be asked to choose a drive configuration 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 46 for more details on using the RAID configurations.
You will also need to select the disk format type.
Available options are
Ext2
and
Ext3
, with Ext2 providing better
performance and Ext3 providing better support for crash recovery.
Note:
All data will be erased during the format process.
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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 erased.
Click
OK to continue.
When prompted to configure the Hard Drive Settings:
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Select the disk format type, EXT2 or EXT3.
When formatting of the drive completes, the DNS-323 will 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.
Click
Config
Note:
After logging in to the DNS-323 for the first time it is recommended to add a password to the admin account.
(See p. 37 for details.)