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When prompted to configure the Hard Drive Settings:

Select from one of the basic types of hard drive configurations

below:

• Standard

• JBOD

• RAID 1

• RAID 5

Or select

Custom Configuration

and then click

Next

.

Note:

All data will be erased off the hard drives installed in the

DNS-343 during the format process!

A warning message appears informing you that your

drives will be formatted and all data will be erased.

Click

OK

to continue.

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When the formatting completes, the

Format Results

screen will appear. Click

Restart

to finish the format procedure.

Then click OK to confirm and restart the DNS-343.

Press

OK

to restart the DNS-343.

Click

Configuration

When the system restarts you will be prompted to login to the DNS-343. Login to the DNS-343 with the username and

password you created previously

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After login, you will be redirected to the DNS-343 web UI:

Web UI

The DNS-343 web UI defaults to the

Setup

page. The main categories for configuration are located in the menu tabs

at the top of the page.

These categories include:



Setup

- Contains the DNS-343 setup Wizard, LAN Setup, Time and Date settings and Device

settings.



Advanced

- Allows the DNS-343 administrator to configure RAID options, Users, groups of users and

their storage quotas. The FTP Server, UPnP AV server, iTunes server, LLTD, and DHCP server settings

are also contained here as well.



Maintenance

- Allows the DNS-343 administrator to reset the Admin Password, perform System

maintenance tasks, carry out Firmware Upgrades, configure e-mail alerts, configure Power Management

options, configure Dynamic DNS, change the LCD Display settings and get diagnostic information about

the installed Hard Disks.



Status

- Shows current information about the LAN configuration, Device, Printer and Hard drives

installed.



Support

- Contains help files for your DNS-343.

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Wizard

The DNS-343 has a setup Wizard that allows you to configure the basic settings for your device.

When running the DNS-343 setup wizard, the welcome screen

displays a summary of the five steps of the wizard. Click

Next

to continue.

It is recommended that you set an admin password to access

the web manager. Type a New Password in the space provided

and type it again in the Confirm Password space. Click

Next

to

continue.

Setup

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Choose your Time Zone from the drop-down menu. Click

Next

to continue.

Configure the IP settings for your device. If you are using a

DHCP server such as a router on your network, the DNS-343

will automatically obtain the IP settings.

If you prefer to assign a Static IP address, select

Static IP

and enter the network setting for your device. Click

Next

to

continue.