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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.

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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.)