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D-Link DNS-3±3 User Manual

Section 3 - Configuration

E-Mail Alerts

Alert Settings

Alert Types

With the DNS-323 E-Mail Alerts, you can configure e-mails to be sent alerting you to certain operational conditions and

drive status conditions.

These alerts can prove helpful with the management and safeguarding of important data.

This section contains the

configuration settings for the

outgoing e-mail account and the

receiving e-mail account.

Once configured, use the

Test

E-Mail

button to send a test

e-mail and confirm your settings

are correct.

This section contains the alert

options and their configuration

settings.

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Section 3 - Configuration

E-Mail Alert Settings

Login Method

User Name

Select either

Account

or

Anonymous

.

Choosing Anonymous

does not require a User Name or

Password.

Enter the appropriate user name

for your e-mail account.

Password

Enter the appropriate password for

your e-mail account.

SMTP Server

Enter the IP address or domain

name of your outgoing mail server.

If you are unsure of this value,

contact your e-mail provider.

Sender E-Mail

Enter the “from” e-mail address

(e.g. [email protected]). This

field does not require a valid

e-mail address.

However, if your

e-mail client is filtering spam, make

sure you allow this address to be

received.

Receiver

E-Mail

Enter the e-mail address you want

to send the alerts to.

This address

must correspond with the SMTP

server configured above.

Test E-Mail

Click the Test E-Mail button to

send a test alert and confirm your

settings are correct.

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Section 3 - Configuration

E-Mail Alert Types

Space Status

Hard Drive is

Full

Select an interval in hours and

minutes to have a status of space

remaining on the drives e-mailed.

An alert will be sent when the hard

drive is full.

Critical Error

An alert will be sent if a critical error

occurs on one of the drives.

Administrator

Password

Change

An alert will be sent if the admin

password is changed.

Firmware

Upgraded

An alert will be sent if the firmware

is upgraded.

System

Temperature

Exceeded

An alert will be sent if the DNS-323

device temperature exceeds the set

threshold.

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Section 3 - Configuration

Disk Utilities

Scan Disk

Defragment

The DNS-323 has Scan Disk and Defgrament utilities to help the device performance.

Select the disk you want to scan.

Check

All disks

to scan all the

disks. Check

Fix

if you want the

DNS-323 to fix any problems found

during the scan.

Click

Scan Disk

to begin the

scan.

The way files are organized on your

drives can have an effect on the

drive performance.

The Defragment utility can improve

drive performance by removing any

data fragmentation thus increasing

the read/write speed of the disk.

Select the disk you want to

defragment or check

All disks

to

defragment all disks.

Click

Defragment

to begin the

defragment process.

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Section 3 - Configuration

Power Management

Power

Management

The DNS-323 Power Management feature allows you to configure the drives to shut down while power remains constant

to the device.

The drives will power up again when data is accessed.

Enable or Disable Power

Management on the DNS-323.

Turn off Hard

Drives

Set the amount of time before idle

drives will shut down.

Click

Apply

to save the settings.