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- Page 1 Network Storage with LifeLine 4.0 User Guide...
- Page 2 © 2013 LenovoEMC, Ltd. All rights reserved. Lenovo and the Lenovo logo are registered trademarks of Lenovo in the United States, other countries, or both. The EMC logo is a registered trademark of EMC Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
CONTENTS Setting up Your px12-400r Network Storage Setup Overview Set up my px12-400r Network Storage if it's not discovered Discovering with LenovoEMC Storage Manager Discovering the px12-400r without the Internet Setup Page Network Connection Connecting the px12-400r Network Storage to Your Network... - Page 4 How to Set Up an Email Distribution Active Folder Sharing Content Using Social Media: Overview Managing Your Content Transferring Content to and from Your px12-400r Network Storage with Copy Jobs Copy Jobs Limitations Getting Content from a USB External Storage Device...
- Page 5 Make the Snapshot Read-only Changing Expose Mode Adding and Managing Volumes Deleting a Storage Pool Changing RAID Protection Types Adding New Drives to Your px12-400r Network Storage Drive Management Managing Drives Setting Write Caching Applying Global Drive Management Settings Drive Status...
- Page 6 Active Directory Users and Groups Overview Managing Users and Groups with Active Directory Deleting Active Directory Users and Groups Managing Your px12-400r Network Storage with Local and Active Directory Users Managing Your px12-400r Network Storage with Local and Active Directory Users...
- Page 7 Remote Access: Accessing Your px12-400r Network Storage From Anywhere in the World82 Remote Access Overview Enabling Remote Access Basic Option: Completing the Enable Remote Access Process Premium Option: Completing the Enable Remote Access Process Accessing Your px12-400r Network Storage Remotely...
- Page 8 Media Management Media Management Overview Scanning for media content Media Services Capabilities and Limitations Sharing Media Content over the Internet Enabling Internet Access from the Media Server Page Media Aggregation Enabling Media Aggregation Social Media Sharing Streaming Music, Movies, and Pictures Example: Setting up iTunes Example: Setting up Xbox 360 Photos...
- Page 9 Software Updates Auto-update process: installing a device software update Manual update process: installing a device software update Backing up and Recovering Your px12-400r Network Storage Settings Backing Up Your px12-400r Network Storage Settings Backing up Device Configuration Restoring a Configuration Backup...
- Page 10 Bridging the Primary Router Additional Support How to Get Help Support Legal Safety Information Open Source Warranty Information Limited Warranty Notice Limited Warranty for Iomega Products Regulatory Information Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement Canadian Verification European Union conformity Important WEEE Information European Union RoHS India RoHS Lithium Battery –...
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Page 11: Setting Up Your Px12-400R Network Storage
CHAPTER 1 Setting up Your px12-400r Network Storage Setting up Your px12-400r Network Storage... -
Page 12: Setup Overview
LenovoEMC Storage Manager is a management tool that helps you discover your px12-400r on your network to simplify access to content on your px12-400r from your computer. It also allows you to add your computer as a trusted device to a LenovoEMC Personal Cloud. Refer to LenovoEMC Storage Manager online help for additional information. -
Page 13: Set Up My Px12-400R Network Storage If It's Not Discovered
Setting up Your px12-400r Network Storage Set up my px12-400r Network Storage if it's not discovered If your px12-400r is not discovered when you enter the URL identified in your Quick Start Guide, you have two ways of discovering it. -
Page 14: Setup Page
Setting up Your px12-400r Network Storage Setup Page The Setup page opens when you first access the px12-400r Network Storage from the Home Page or the LenovoEMC Storage Manager. On this page, you can configure some basic device features by clicking the appropriate link. -
Page 15: Network Connection
Setting up Your px12-400r Network Storage Network Connection Connecting the px12-400r Network Storage to Your Network First, check the package contents. Verify that the box contains the following items: px12-400r (models may vary) Power Cables Quick Start Guide Ethernet Cable Rail Kit (models may vary) Package contents may vary. -
Page 16: Connecting The Px12-400R
From a computer on your network, open a web browser and go to http://setup.lenovoemc.com to set up your px12-400r on your network. For best results, use a computer that is connected to the same subnet or network segment as the px12-400r You can access the px12-400r Management Console directly by entering the IP address or model name of your px12-400r in your computer’s web browser. -
Page 17: Manually Configuring Network Settings
(NICs) are configured to support jumbo frames before enabling this feature. VLAN Each NIC in your px12-400r can be added to up to four Virtual LANs (VLAN). For more information on adding a NIC to a VLAN, refer to VLAN Settings. -
Page 18: Bonding Nics
Bonding network interface cards (NICs) is a way to provide redundancy for your px12-400r on the network. If one NIC should fail, your px12-400r will remain accessible on the network if that NIC is bonded to others. Depending on the bonding mode selected, it can also increase bandwidth. See... -
Page 19: Vlan Settings
Setting up Your px12-400r Network Storage The px12-400r Network Storage automatically recognizes the new network interface and lists it on the Network page. VLAN Settings A VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network) is a network of devices that are joined into one broadcast domain, even if the devices are not physically connected to each other. -
Page 20: Naming Your Px12-400R Network Storage
Device Descriptive Name, and the Workgroup Name. Change any of these by editing the text fields. Click Apply to save your changes. Device Name: Enter a name for the px12-400r device. Use a name that will help you identify it on ●... -
Page 21: Configuring Your Px12-400R Network Storage To Use Active Directory
Configuring Your px12-400r Network Storage to Use Active Directory If you have an existing Active Directory user organization, you can incorporate it into the px12-400r Management Console. Your px12-400r can work in a high availability environment, which means it can work with multiple AD servers should one server fail or go offline. -
Page 22: Enabling Active Directory Trusted Domains
Setting up Your px12-400r Network Storage Enabling Active Directory Trusted Domains By enabling Active Directory trusted domains on your px12-400r, you enable the importing of users and groups from other trusted domains to your px12-400r device. Those users and groups from other domains will then have access to features on your px12-400r, including accessing folders and documents in Shares, and joining any Personal Cloud of which the device is a member. -
Page 23: Customizing The Access To Features On Your Px12-400R Network Storage
Enabling the Display of Features Open the Feature Selection page. All the features of your px12-400r display on the page with a status that indicates whether the feature is enabled or disabled. To enable a feature, expand the desired feature name, and click the switch to On. For example, to enable Amazon S3, expand the Amazon S3 feature, and click the switch to On. -
Page 24: Non-Administrator User Log In
Non-administrator users can log in to a px12-400r with feature access enabled. When these non-admin users access a px12-400r, they first see the Login screen where they enter their login credentials. After logging in, the px12-400r Management Console displays with those features to which a non-admin user has access. -
Page 25: Obtaining Alerts About Your Px12-400R Network Storage
Setting up Your px12-400r Network Storage Obtaining Alerts About Your px12-400r Network Storage You can configure your px12-400r to send email alerts when problems are detected. This is done through the email notification feature. Email notification provides a destination for emails sent by the px12-400r when problems are detected. -
Page 26: Tracing Events On Your Px12-400R Network Storage
Setting up Your px12-400r Network Storage Tracing Events on Your px12-400r Network Storage The Event Log page displays only the 1000 most recent events logged to the px12-400r. A complete event log, however, is available for download. The following icons indicate the severity of each status message: INFORMATION ●... -
Page 27: Obtaining System Status For Your Px12-400R Network Storage
● Shut down the px12-400r. Before shutting down the px12-400r, be sure you have access to the physical device to turn it on. It is recommended that you always use the power button to shut down the device. Device Information The Device Information section displays various hardware, software, and status details. -
Page 28: Using Your Px12-400R Network Storage In Various Time Zones
Zones You can set the date and time used on your px12-400r, so that it can appear to be in one time zone, when it actually may be in a different one. This can help your users have the correct date and time if they live and work in a location different from your px12-400r. -
Page 29: Setting The Display Language For Your Px12-400R Network Storage
The Languages page allows you to change the language used in email notification messages. The language used by the px12-400r Management Console is based on the preferences configured in your browser. You can change the language used in this program by modifying your browser's preferred language settings. -
Page 30: Printing Documents
The table contains for each printer the name, model, status, and number of documents waiting. To attach a printer, simply plug a supported printer's USB cable to a USB port on the px12-400r. Once attached, the printer will appear in the table. When the cable is unplugged, the printer will be removed from the table. -
Page 31: Setting Up Personal Cloud, Security, And File Sharing
What Is Security and Do I Need It is recommended to set up file sharing so that content can be added to your px12-400r, and that content can be made available in a wide variety of ways, including content features such as Active Folders and media sharing. -
Page 32: Sharing Files
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Page 33: Sharing Overview
Sharing Files Sharing Overview Your px12-400r Network Storage is set up for storing, retrieving, and accessing files among users, client computers, and applications. File sharing is accomplished by creating Shares; setting up security, which includes creating users; setting up media services; and configuring Active Folders. -
Page 34: Shares
Shares. Shares can also be secured, which means access to content in them is limited to select users and groups. All Shares on the px12-400r are displayed on the Shares page. The Shares page displays a table that contains folders, connected drives, and any cloud storage to which your px12-400r is connected. The Properties column displays the features that are enabled for each Share. -
Page 35: Managing Shares
1. Expand Access Permissions to change user permissions to a Share. If your px12-400r is not secured, all Shares that you create are unsecured, and anyone with access to your network has read and write permissions to a Share. - Page 36 Sharing Files Enabling NFS Secured Access 1. To enable NFS, first click the switch on from the Protocols page. 2. On the Shares page, select a secure Share and expand the NFS section. You cannot apply a rule to an unsecured Share. 3.
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Page 37: Deleting Shares
4. In the Information section, click Apply to save your changes. Deleting Shares To delete a Share: From the px12-400r Management Console, click Shares. To delete an existing Share, click to expand the Share. In the Information section, click Delete to delete the Share. -
Page 38: Using Protocols To Share Files
Using Protocols to Share Files What Are Protocols and How Do I Use Them to Share Files? Your px12-400r Network Storage uses communication protocols to mount file systems and allow files to be transferred between client computers and the px12-400r. -
Page 39: Ftp File Sharing
To have all users, including root, map as guest, select Treat client users as guest (all_ ● squash). All files are owned by user guest, and all users accessing the px12-400r have the same access rights. If you have enabled Active Directory on your px12-400r, only this option is available for mapping client computers. -
Page 40: Rsync: Synchronizing Files With Another Storage Device Or Other Computers
Host-Based Access Control rules on your client computer, not by user access permissions on your px12-400r. This means that any valid user on the Linux computer who has access to the host (the storage device) can access Shares on the px12-400r, even if not given specific user permission to those Shares on the device. -
Page 41: Managing File Sharing With Web Access (Http/Https)
Shares page. When the Content Viewer is disabled, you cannot browse any Share content. If you disable the Web Access protocol, you also disable the display of the home page on your px12-400r. Refer to Sharing Your Content with the World for additional information on displaying the home page for your px12-400r. -
Page 42: Webdav: Managing Files Using Http Or Https
WebDAV (Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning) is a protocol that provides web-based access to Shares on the px12-400r. With WebDAV enabled on the px12-400r, you can view, add, or delete files through your WebDAV client using either HTTP for unencrypted access or HTTPS for encrypted access. -
Page 43: Sharing Content Through The Home Page
You add your custom html content to a Share on your px12-400r and then specify its location on the Home Page Settings page. Applying the Customized Home Page Click the Home Page Settings feature from the px12-400r Management Console. - Page 44 Select the Share name and click Apply. Click Apply to save your settings. When you apply a custom home page for your px12-400r, the icon for opening the px12-400r Management Console is no longer visible. To return to the px12-400r Management Console, you must explicitly enter the URL to the management console in your browser: IP address/manage/management.html...
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Page 45: Automatically Sending Content To Multiple People At Once
To configure a Share as an Email Active Folder, access Shares from the px12-400r Management Console, select or create a Share, and expand the Active Folders section to enable and configure email distribution. -
Page 46: Sharing Content Using Social Media: Overview
If you have an account with social media services such as Facebook, Flickr, or YouTube, you can share content on your px12-400r Network Storage with your friends and family using one or more of these social media sites. To share your content using social media sites, create Shares called... -
Page 47: Managing Your Content
Shares on your px12-400r. The Content Viewer is divided into two panes. The left pane lists the Shares on the px12-400r and allows you to delete or add a Share. If you select a Share that contains pictures, you can start a slideshow of the pictures in that Share. -
Page 48: Transferring Content To And From Your Px12-400R Network Storage With Copy Jobs
Using Copy Jobs, you can create a task that copies your photos on the USB drive to a Share on your px12-400r, and you can set that task to a schedule so the images automatically copy at a specific time. -
Page 49: Getting Content From A Usb External Storage Device
When the external storage has been removed from the External Storage table, it is safe to remove, and you may unplug it from the px12-400r. When the external storage is safely removed, its associated Share is removed as well. -
Page 50: Iscsi: Creating Ip-Based Storage Area Networks (San)
CHAPTER 3 iSCSI: Creating IP-Based Storage Area Networks (SAN) iSCSI: Creating IP-Based Storage Area Networks (SAN) -
Page 51: Iscsi Overview
Creating IP-Based Storage Area Networks (SAN) iSCSI Overview The iSCSI page allows you to create iSCSI drives on your px12-400r Network Storage and allows the LenovoEMC Storage Manager to communicate with those drives over a network. An iSCSI drive provides a single place for all your storage, which you can divide as needed to support all computers in your enterprise business. -
Page 52: Adding Iscsi Drives
Click Apply to save your changes. Connecting to iSCSI Drives You can connect iSCSI drives on your px12-400r to your computer using LenovoEMC Storage Manager or the Microsoft software initiator. If you are using another type of software or hardware initiator, you must use the native tools provided with your initiator to connect your iSCSI drives. -
Page 53: Managing Iscsi Drives
After you add an iSCSI drive, you create a list of CHAP users that have access to an iSCSI drive. These users are independent from the users you create on your px12-400r when you enable security. Adding iSCSI CHAP users does not enable security and does not require any login to allow access to an iSCSI drive. -
Page 54: Deleting Iscsi Drives
Creating IP-Based Storage Area Networks (SAN) Deleting iSCSI Drives To delete an iSCSI drive: From the px12-400r Management Console, click iSCSI. Click the iSCSI name to expand the iSCSI drive. In the iSCSI Information section, click Delete to delete the iSCSI drive. -
Page 55: Storage Pool Management
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Page 56: Understanding How Your Content Is Stored
Storage Pools A Storage Pool is a grouping of drives with a certain storage size and an assigned data protection. A Storage Pool has a minimum of one drive. By default, your px12-400r has one Storage Pool. Storage Pool Data Protection For each Storage Pool, you can select its type of protection. -
Page 57: Adding And Managing Storage Pools
Adding and Managing Storage Pools A Storage Pool is a grouping of drives with a certain storage size and an assigned data protection. A Storage Pool has a minimum of one drive. By default, your px12-400r Network Storage has one Storage Pool. -
Page 58: Improving Performance With A Cache Storage Pool
Network Storage. You create a cache Storage Pool and then associate a volume on a data Storage Pool to the cache pool. You can create only one cache Storage Pool on your px12-400r. To Add a Cache Storage Pool You first create a cache Storage Pool to begin improving performance. - Page 59 Storage Pool Management On the Drive Management page, begin creating a volume or expand an existing volume in a data Storage Pool. In the information section for the volume, check Use a SSD cache for this Volume. Enter a value in the Size (GB) field to specify the amount of cache space for the volume. This value cannot exceed the total size of the cache pool.
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Page 60: Volumes
A snapshot is a backup of a source volume at a certain point in time. The snapshot can be taken while the px12-400r is actively writing to the source volume, which means you do not have to stop your px12-400r from writing to the volume. -
Page 61: Exposing/Unexposing The Snapshot
Storage Pool Management Specify when to take a snapshot, for example, every hour, four hours, or once a day. ● Enter a start time, or click to use the sliders. ● Select the days you want to take a snapshot, or select All Days to take a snapshot every day. ●... -
Page 62: Adding And Managing Volumes
Shares in Volumes All Shares on the px12-400r Network Storage are added to volumes, and the size of the Share is limited by the free space of the volume. When you create a Share, you can add it to a volume at the same time. This is the simplest method for adding a Share to a volume. - Page 63 Storage Pool Management your passphrase, you can reset it using the backed-up master key. Click Back up master key to back up the master key file. To reset the passphrase, click Reset passphrase with master key, then enter a new passphrase and verify it. If you are adding a volume in a cache pool, there is an option to associate the volume with a cache...
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Page 64: Deleting A Storage Pool
Storage Pool Management Deleting a Storage Pool On the Drive Management page, expand the Information section of the Storage Pool you want to delete. Click Delete. The Delete Storage Pool window displays. Select Check this box if you want to delete the Storage Pools. Click Yes to delete the Storage Pool. -
Page 65: Changing Raid Protection Types
You can change the RAID protection of existing Storage Pools. You can also set the RAID protection type when you add drives to your px12-400r Network Storage and create new Storage Pools. Protection type can be changed only when the Storage Pool is in a normal (healthy) state. If you are unfamiliar with RAID protection, it is recommended that you do not change this setting. -
Page 66: Adding New Drives To Your Px12-400R Network Storage
Storage Pool Management Adding New Drives to Your px12-400r Network Storage px12-400r devices with multiple drives allow you to add new drives while the device is powered on. To install new hard drives in your px12-400r: Before installing a new hard drive in your px12-400r, check the hard drive compatibility list online www.iomega.com/support... -
Page 67: Drive Management
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Page 68: Managing Drives
While write caching does improve performance, there are some risks. The system responds that the data is written to drive when in fact it has only been written to cache. Should the px12-400r lose power, any data not completely written to drive is lost forever. -
Page 69: Drive Status
Drive Status An image on the Drive Management page provides information on the drive status of your px12-400r. The image displays the physical layout of drives and the drive slot numbers. If a drive has a circled letter, it is a member of a Storage Pool. -
Page 70: Backing Up And Restoring Your Content
CHAPTER 6 Backing up and Restoring Your Content Backing up and Restoring Your Content... -
Page 71: Backup And Restore Overview
While RAID technology provides fault tolerance, it is not a true backup. It is strongly recommended to always have another copy of your data that is not stored on the px12-400r. For more information, refer to Understanding How Your Content Is Stored on page 46. -
Page 72: Backing Up To And Restoring From Your Px12-400R Network Storage
Using Copy Jobs, you can create a task that copies your photos on the USB drive to a Share on your px12-400r, and you can set that task to a schedule so the images automatically copy at a specific time. -
Page 73: Backing Up Your Px12-400R Network Storage
Using Copy Jobs, you can create a task that copies your photos on the USB drive to a Share on your px12-400r, and you can set that task to a schedule so the images automatically copy at a specific time. -
Page 74: From: Settings
If the destination is Top Level, a new top-level folder is created on the destination device for each source folder. Backing up Your px12-400r Network Storage... -
Page 75: To: Settings
6. By selecting Shares, you choose to copy All Shares, in which all files on the px12-400r are copied. Any files not contained in a folder are not copied. If the destination is a folder, a new folder will be created for each source folder. -
Page 76: Backing Up With Mozy Backup
64 for detailed information on Copy Job settings. Backing up with Mozy Backup The Mozy online backup service allows you to create a Mozy account, connect your px12-400r Network Storage to the account, and back up Shares and folders to the Mozy cloud service. -
Page 77: Restoring Files With Mozy Backup
Avamar is backup and recovery server software that uses deduplication to eliminate redundant copies of data, reducing the required storage space. For example, your px12-400r Network Storage might have 100 email messages with the same 1 MB attachment. If all those emails are backed up, that same attachment is backed up 100 times, requiring 100 MB of storage space. -
Page 78: Backing Up With Amazon S3
Enter a valid access key, secret key, and bucket name from your Amazon S3 account information. You can create a bucket at account setup, or you can enter a new bucket for your px12-400r. Your content lives in this bucket on your Amazon S3 account. -
Page 79: Securing Your Px12-400R Network Storage And Contents
CHAPTER 7 Securing Your px12-400r Network Storage and Contents Securing Your px12-400r Network Storage and Contents... -
Page 80: What Is Security And Do I Need It
Shares, you limit data access to specific users. Security adds an extra layer of protection to your px12-400r beyond whatever form of security you have on your local network. Without security, all data on your px12-400r can be accessed by anyone on your local network. -
Page 81: Enabling Security And Creating An Administrator User
In addition, you may be asked to accept a signed certificate for the px12-400r , which you should accept. If you change the device name at a later date, these warnings may appear again. -
Page 82: Limiting Access To Your Content By Creating Users
Management Console. Administrator users can change various settings on the px12-400r, including adding and deleting Shares. If you create groups, you can also limit access to your px12-400r by group so you don’t have to specify access for each individual user. -
Page 83: Users
Users Users and Groups Overview When security is enabled, the Users & Groups page displays all users and groups on the px12-400r Network Storage and enables administrators to add and modify users and groups. Non-administrator users can be added to limit access to Share content. Additional administrator users can be added to allow specific users to configure the px12-400r. -
Page 84: Managing Users
Send a Personal Cloud invitation — click this link to invite a user to join your Personal Cloud ● on the px12-400r. This opens the Send a Personal Cloud Invitation dialog box where you create an invitation by entering a user's email address along with any additional comments. A user then receives the invitation, which contains the Personal Cloud name and username and password. -
Page 85: Deleting Users
Quota Size — set a quota size by entering a value in gigabytes. To have no quota, leave this ● field blank. Administrator — check this box if you would like to allow this user to manage the px12-400r. ● An administrator does not inherently have access to all Shares. Access to Shares must be granted explicitly to administrators, as with other users. -
Page 86: Groups
Network Storage. Users can belong to more than one group. The Groups page enables administrators to create one or more groups, and grant each group rights to Shares on the px12-400r. Security must be enabled before you can create groups. -
Page 87: Deleting Groups
9. If NFS is enabled, the GID field is visible. The GID value must be the same on both the Linux client and the px12-400r Network Storagefor the client to access files. To modify the GID, type a new GID value. -
Page 88: Using Active Directory Domain To Manage Users And Groups
3. Select the checkbox next to a user or group to import that user or group to your px12-400r Network Storage from your Active Directory domain. Select the checkbox in the title bar to select all the users and groups in your Active Directory domain. -
Page 89: Deleting Active Directory Users And Groups
7. If NFS is enabled, the GID field is visible. The GID value must be the same on both the Linux client and the px12-400r for the client to access files. To modify the GID, type a new GID value. -
Page 90: Managing Your Px12-400R Network Storage With Local And Active Directory Users
3. Click Apply. After changing to AD mode, you are required to log back in to the px12-400r. Your px12-400r is now configured to allow both local administrators and AD administrators to log in. Logging in to Your px12-400r When an administrator logs in to the px12-400r, the admin chooses between the device name or the AD domain name. - Page 91 After changing to Workgroup mode, if there are any administrator users on your px12-400r, you are required to log back in to the px12-400r. You must log in as a local user, and you do not have the choice to select an AD domain.
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Page 93: Remote Access Overview
It allows you to define a top-level domain name (Domain Name), or use one that you already own, such as yourname.com Create a Web Address for your Device — You create a web address to access your px12-400r ●... -
Page 94: Enabling Remote Access
Your px12-400r begins to automatically configure remote access. First, your internet connection is tested. If the connection is successful, a green checkmark displays on the px12-400r image. If there is a problem, an error message displays. After resolving the error, you can click the provided link to retest the connection. - Page 95 Remote Access: Accessing Your px12-400r Network Storage From Anywhere in the World This will ultimately be the address that will be registered and you can use to access your px12-400r remotely. Email Address — Enter a valid email address. The email address will be registered with the ○...
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Page 96: Accessing Your Px12-400R Network Storage Remotely
Network Storage from any internet-capable computer in the world. When you access your px12-400r remotely, you can access files from any Share to which you are granted access. However, accessing your px12-400r from a remote location will not provide all the same functionality provided by a computer in your local network. -
Page 97: Personal Cloud: Accessing Your Lenovoemc Personal Cloud From Anywhere In The World
CHAPTER 9 Personal Cloud: Accessing Your LenovoEMC Personal Cloud From Anywhere in the World Personal Cloud: Accessing Your LenovoEMC Personal Cloud From Anywhere in the World... -
Page 98: What Is Lenovoemc Personal Cloud
Copy Job operations, stream media from your px12-400r over the internet, and use remote desktop to access computers on the local network for your px12-400r. If you allow a user to join their trusted devices to the Cloud, those devices become part of the Cloud and can be accessed by other users on the Cloud. -
Page 99: Is My Content Secure
Enabling security allows you to share your px12-400r with the people you choose. For example, you have photos of your new baby you want to share with your sister, your brother, and your sister-in-law. To share your baby photos with these family members, create a Personal Cloud, and then invite your sister, your brother, and your sister-in-law to join your Personal Cloud. -
Page 100: Lenovoemc Personal Cloud Setup Overview
You can create LenovoEMC Personal Cloud in one of two ways: Follow the LenovoEMC Personal Cloud setup through Setup Portal ● Create the LenovoEMC Personal Cloud through the px12-400r Management Console ● Creating a LenovoEMC Personal Cloud starts with providing a name for your Personal Cloud and an email address associated with it. -
Page 101: Creating Lenovoemc Personal Cloud
LenovoEMC Storage Manager on their computer. If you have content on your px12-400r that you do not want to share with members of your Personal Cloud, you should put that content in secured Shares that are not accessible to anyone invited to your Personal Cloud. -
Page 102: Configuring Router Port Forwarding For Personal Cloud
Most routers refer to this as port forwarding, application access, or virtual server. It is recommended that you refer to your router's documentation for setting these values. -
Page 103: Configuring Your Lenovoemc Personal Cloud
You can grant internet users, including LenovoEMC Link users, secure access to the web interface and unrestricted access to media content on your px12-400r. LenovoEMC Link is an application that runs on mobile devices, and allows access to content on your px12-400r. Before enabling secure access, you... -
Page 104: Inviting People Onto Your Lenovoemc Personal Cloud
Inviting People onto Your LenovoEMC Personal Cloud When you invite people to join your LenovoEMC Personal Cloud, you are actually selecting from existing users on your px12-400r, or adding people as users on your px12-400r . In addition, you are optionally allowing them to join a trusted device to LenovoEMC Personal Cloud. -
Page 105: Joining A Trusted Device To Lenovoemc Personal Cloud
Personal Cloud: Accessing Your LenovoEMC Personal Cloud From Anywhere in the World Joining a Trusted Device to LenovoEMC Personal Cloud You can join your px12-400r Network Storage to the Personal Cloud as a trusted device if you have been given permission by the person administering the Personal Cloud. -
Page 106: Managing Trusted Devices On A Personal Cloud
Personal Cloud: Accessing Your LenovoEMC Personal Cloud From Anywhere in the World Managing Trusted Devices on a Personal Cloud As LenovoEMC Personal Cloudadministrator, you can manage trusted devices on your Personal Cloud. Trusted devices can be disconnected, or you can completely delete a trusted device from the Personal Cloud. -
Page 107: Using Copy Jobs With A Lenovoemc Personal Cloud
Clicking the Copy Jobs button opens the Copy Jobs page to help you configure a Copy Job between the px12-400r Network Storage that is hosting the Personal Cloud and a trusted device. For more information on setting up Copy Jobs, refer to Adding Copy Jobs. -
Page 108: Disabling Or Deleting Your Lenovoemc Personal Cloud
Personal Cloud: Accessing Your LenovoEMC Personal Cloud From Anywhere in the World Disabling or Deleting Your LenovoEMC Personal Cloud When you disable your Personal Cloud, you are eliminating access to your Personal Cloud without deleting the account information you created when you set up the Personal Cloud. Later, if you want to reenable your Personal Cloud, you can without reentering all the account information. -
Page 109: Accessing Content Using Your Lenovoemc Personal Cloud
Personal Cloud: Accessing Your LenovoEMC Personal Cloud From Anywhere in the World Accessing Content Using Your LenovoEMC Personal Cloud You can share content by inviting users to your Personal Cloud. The data in Shares can be made accessible to all users of the Cloud, or access can be restricted to a specific set of users by setting access permissions to Shares. -
Page 110: Informing Users What To Do With Lenovoemc Personal Cloud
After they access your px12-400r Network Storage, they can view Shares, upload and download content, and stream content. Optionally, they can install LenovoEMC Storage Manager on their computers, and then join their computers as trusted devices to the Personal Cloud. -
Page 111: Sharing Content Using Social Media
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Page 112: Sharing Content Using Social Media: Overview
If you have an account with social media services such as Facebook, Flickr, or YouTube, you can share content on your px12-400r Network Storage with your friends and family using one or more of these social media sites. To share your content using social media sites, create Shares called... -
Page 113: Facebook
If you do not have a Facebook account, go to the Facebook website to open an account. Configuring a Facebook Active Folder From the px12-400r Management Console, click Shares. Select a Share to use as a Facebook Active Folder, and click to expand the Active Folder section. -
Page 114: Flickr
If you do not have a Flickr account, go to the Flickr website to open an account. Configuring a Flickr Active Folder From the px12-400r Management Console, click Shares. Select a Share to use as a Flickr Active Folder, and click to expand the Active Folder section. -
Page 115: Youtube
If you do not have a YouTube account, go to the YouTube website to open an account. Configuring a YouTube Active Folder From the px12-400r Management Console, click Shares. Select a Share to use as a YouTube Active Folder, and click to expand the Active Folder section. -
Page 116: Share Content Through Lenovoemc Personal Cloud
Sharing Content Using Social Media Share Content through LenovoEMC Personal Cloud You can share your multimedia content with friends and family through a LenovoEMC Personal Cloud. Refer to the LenovoEMC Personal Cloud section for more information. Share Content through LenovoEMC Personal Cloud... -
Page 117: Media Management
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Page 118: Media Management Overview
Media Management Media Management Overview The px12-400r has a built-in media server that, when turned on, scans for media content in specific Shares that have media sharing enabled. Any media content contained in these specific Shares are accessible to any user on your network with a media player, even if the Share is secured. For information on enabling a... -
Page 119: Media Services Capabilities And Limitations
All your pictures, movies, and music are available to anyone accessing your px12-400r. You should be sure you want to make all your media content this accessible. -
Page 120: Sharing Media Content Over The Internet
50599 used to access the media server, for example, http://72.xx.xxx.104:50599, where "x" is the IP value for your network. When a user enters this IP address, the Twonky Server page on the px12-400r displays. Refer to the Support section of the Twonky Server page for information on using the server. -
Page 121: Media Aggregation
Shares on your px12-400r. Because all media files are copied to the px12-400r, they can be played even if the original device they were on is powered off or not connected to the network. -
Page 122: Social Media Sharing
Media Management Social Media Sharing You can share media content, such as movies and pictures, using social media sites like Facebook, Flickr, or YouTube. Refer to the Sharing Content Using Social Media section for more information. Social Media Sharing... -
Page 123: Streaming Music, Movies, And Pictures
You can play back all your media files from your individual home computers by enabling media aggregation on your px12-400r. You can also connect USB mass storage devices (such as your iPod, mp3 player, or USB drive) to your px12-400r and directly stream files through the device, or access media files through a networked media player. -
Page 124: Photos
On the Home Page Settings feature page, check Display slideshows to display picture slideshows from folders on the px12-400r. Click Manage slideshows to configure any slideshows you want to display. The slideshow location can be any folder attached to the px12-400r, including a USB drive or DFS location. Automatically Resizing Your Photos A Photo Resize Active Folder automatically changes the size of photos in that Share to a set size. -
Page 125: Getting Pictures From Your Camera
The Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP) allows pictures to be automatically copied from a USB camera connected directly to the px12-400r. When Picture Transfer is turned on, and your camera is connected to your px12-400r, the pictures are copied to the configured destination folder. -
Page 126: Music
DLNA player running on a computer on the network. Streaming Music The px12-400r has a built-in media server that, when turned on, scans for music in specific folders that have media sharing enabled. Any music contained in these specific folders is then accessible to any user on your network with a media player. -
Page 127: Torrents
Configuring Your Router for Torrent Downloads You must manually configure your router to forward a specific port to your px12-400r. Most routers refer to this as port forwarding or application access, and it is recommended that you refer to your router's documentation to learn how to set these values. -
Page 128: Torrent Active Folders
Sharing Torrent Downloads with Other Peers Torrent downloads allow you to share files using a peer-to-peer file sharing protocol. With Torrent Download, you can download files using the torrent protocol to your px12-400r and then those files can be uploaded by other torrent users. - Page 129 Media Management Delete a torrent job. Click to delete the torrent download. ● Torrents...
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Page 130: Videos
● Streaming Movies The px12-400r Network Storage has a built-in media server that, when turned on, scans for movies in specific folders that have media sharing enabled. Any movies contained in these specific folders are accessible to any user on your network with a media player. For information on enabling a folder as a... -
Page 131: Name
For example, you might have video cameras on a summer house in one geographic location, while your px12-400r is in another geographic location. If your video camera is already listed, you can modify its settings. To manually add a video camera, reference the instructions below. - Page 132 You can set a retention policy on your recordings and also schedule when to record. Setting a Retention Policy Setting the retention policy determines how much recorded video you keep on your px12-400r Network Storage. Retention is set one of two ways: Maximum days to save recordings ●...
- Page 133 Setting this value too high may consume all available space, while setting this value too low may cause recordings to be deleted sooner than you would like. The maximum space cannot exceed 90% of the total space on the px12-400r. Scheduling the Recordings Schedule the days and time periods you want your video camera to record.
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Page 134: Adding Applications To Your Px12-400R Network Storage
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Page 135: Application Overview
Adding Applications to Your px12-400r Network Storage Application Overview You can install supported applications on your px12-400r using the Application Manager page. For each application installed you may have the option to uninstall, start, and stop the application. Application Overview... -
Page 136: Application Installation
Adding Applications to Your px12-400r Network Storage Application Installation Certain applications on your px12-400r must be installed before you can use them. When you click on an uninstalled application in the px12-400r Management Console, you open the feature page of the application. -
Page 137: Application Manager
Adding Applications to Your px12-400r Network Storage Application Manager The Application Manager page allows you to add applications to your px12-400r from an installation file located on your computer. For each application installed you may have the option to uninstall, start, and stop the application. -
Page 138: Upgrading Your Px12-400R Network Storage
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Page 139: Software Updates
If you want to remove the update without applying changes, click in the Action column. Do not shut down the px12-400r during the update process as this can damage the px12-400r. The px12-400r will be temporarily inaccessible during the software update. Be sure no critical files are being accessed. - Page 140 Upgrading Your px12-400r Network Storage The px12-400r will be temporarily inaccessible during the software update. Be sure no critical files are being accessed. Software Updates...
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Page 141: Backing Up And Recovering Your Px12-400R Network Storage Settings
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Page 142: Backing Up Your Px12-400R Network Storage Settings
If you select this option, a confirmation dialog box displays and informs you that restoring the configuration will delete all data and overwrite any existing users or settings on the target px12-400r. Check Check this box to continue to confirm this dialog box or click Cancel to stop the configuration restore process. -
Page 143: Hardware Management
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Page 144: About The Px12-400R Network Storage Components
Status Indicators, Buttons and Ports 1. Power button — Press and release to power the px12-400r on or off. When the px12-400r is powered up, pressing the power button for less than 4 seconds will result in a graceful system shutdown. -
Page 145: Drive Bay Detail
● Solid red — drive failure. ● 3. Drive Activity Indicator — Flashing white — activity in process for the drive’s RAID set ● Off — no activity to the drive’s RAID set ● About the px12-400r Network Storage Components... -
Page 146: Rear Panel
3. System ID LED — Flashes blue when the Blink Lights feature is enabled in the px12-400r Management Console. This light is used to identify a specific px12-400r in installations with multiple devices. -
Page 147: Energy Saving
Creating A Power Schedule You can create a power schedule to turn your px12-400r on and off. Power off and Power on functions can be scheduled as one-time events, or recurring events. When you create a power schedule, you can set the day and time to power down the device. -
Page 148: Factory Reset
Hardware Management Factory Reset Factory Reset returns the px12-400r to its original state. This feature is useful if you give your px12-400r to someone else. Factory Reset provides two options for returning your px12-400r to its original state: Quickly delete all data — permanently deletes all record of existing or deleted data, users, and ●... -
Page 149: Ups Management
Power Supply. If your px12-400r is connected to a UPS battery backup unit, it is listed on this page. The battery status of the backup unit is also indicated, displaying how much of a charge is left in the battery. To monitor the battery status of your UPS unit, connect your px12-400r to it with a USB cable. -
Page 150: Adding New Drives To Your Px12-400R Network Storage
Hardware Management Adding New Drives to Your px12-400r Network Storage px12-400r devices with multiple drives allow you to add new drives while the device is powered on. To install new hard drives in your px12-400r: Before installing a new hard drive in your px12-400r, check the hard drive compatibility list online www.iomega.com/support... -
Page 151: Adding New Nics To Your Px12-400R Network Storage
To add external NICs, follow this procedure: Shut down your px12-400r Network Storage and remote its cover. Locate a vacant expansion slot at the back of the px12-400r and remove the expansion slot cover. Save the expansion slot cover screw. -
Page 152: Troubleshooting Routers
In this situation, you will most likely have two NAT (Network Address Translation) firewalls. One of the easiest ways to identify this issue is to log in to the router to which the px12-400r is connected. -
Page 153: Configuring Port Forwarding On Double Nat Networks
Primary router bridging may also require special configuration information and settings on the secondary router. If you configured your px12-400r using DHCP, you may not be able to reconnect to it via Remote Access after a reboot. DHCP automatically receives an IP address from the server whenever the px12-400r restarts. - Page 154 192.168.14.51 and 192.168.14.255. Make sure you are assigning the px12-400r an IP address that is not in use by another device. Enter a subnet mask. The subnet mask describes the size of your network. For most networks this is 255.255.255.0 which allows for 256 network devices.
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Page 155: Additional Support
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Page 156: How To Get Help
Additional Support How to Get Help LenovoEMC is committed to providing excellent customer support. To meet this goal, Lenovo Customer Support offers a variety of support options designed to meet the needs of a wide range of users. For complete information on the support options available for your product, visit the web support site at http://support.lenovoemc.com. -
Page 157: Support
The Support feature opens the LenovoEMC web site where you can get more information about your px12- 400r. The Support page provides access to content for learning more about using and supporting your px12-400r. Refer to the LenovoEMC Support site for more information. -
Page 158: Legal
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Page 159: Safety Information
Openings in the px12-400r are provided for fans and air ventilation and should not be blocked or ● covered. Make sure the px12-400r has ample ventilation (at least 6 inches or 127 mm) in front and behind the unit. Do not walk on the power cord or allow anything to rest on it. -
Page 160: Open Source
Legal Open Source The software included in this product contains copyrighted software that is licensed under open source agreements. Components of this software covered under GPL or other open source licenses are fully documented as to license and redistribution requirements in the ReadMe file available with the source code. -
Page 161: Warranty Information
You can view the LLW in a number of languages from this Web site. If you cannot view the LLW from the Web site, contact your local Lenovo office or reseller to obtain a printed version of the LLW. Warranty Period The warranty period for px12-400r Network Storage products is 3 years for product purchased in all regions. -
Page 162: Regulatory Information
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. ● Lenovo is not responsible for any radio or television interference caused by using other than specified or recommended cables and connectors or by unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment. Unauthorized changes or modifications could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. -
Page 163: Important Weee Information
Country-specific information is available at http://www.lenovo.com/recycling. European Union RoHS Lenovo products sold in the European Union, on or after January 3, 2013, meet the requirements of the European Union Directive 2011/65/EU; The Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (RoHS). -
Page 164: Export Classification Notice
Legal Export classification notice This product is subject to the United States Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and has an Export Classification Control Number (ECCN) of 5A992.c It can be re-exported except to any of the embargoed countries in the EAR E1 country list. Regulatory Information... -
Page 165: Copyright And Trademark Information
© 2013 LenovoEMC, Ltd. All rights reserved. Lenovo and the Lenovo logo are registered trademarks of Lenovo in the United States, other countries, or both. The EMC logo is a registered trademark of EMC Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.