Chapter 11 Utilities

NAS Navigator2 for Windows

NAS Navigator2 is a utility program that makes it easy to display Settings, change the TeraStation’s IP address, or check its hard drive. If you installed the TeraStation with the TeraNavigator CD, NAS Navigator2 was installed automatically.

To launch NAS Navigator2, double-click the icon.

Click your TeraStation’s icon to open a share on the TeraStation and display:

• Total capacity

• Capacity in use

• IP address

• Workgroup

• Subnet mask

• Default gateway

• MAC address

• Firmware version

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Name

Menu

View

Browse

Refresh

I’m here

*

*

Right-click your device’s icon to show these options.

Map Share

Properties

*

Close

*

Disconnect Share

*

Map All Remote Shares to

Drive Letters

Create Desktop Shortcut

*

Launch NAS Navigator2 on

Startup

Display Errors

View

Sort by

Browse Shares

Settings

Properties

Map Share

Disconnect Share

Create Shortcut

I’m here

Description

Assigns the TeraStation’s shared folder as a network drive.

Unmaps the network drive.

Assigns all the TeraStation’s shared folders as network drives.

Creates a shortcut to the TeraStation’s shared folder (share).

Launches NAS Navigator2 in the system tray when Windows boots.

If an error occurs, an error message will pop up from the NAS

Navigator2 icon in the system tray.

Opens the selected TeraStation’s properties page.

Closes NAS Navigator2.

Icons: Displays icon.

Details: Displays hostname, product name, workgroup, IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway.

Selects the sort order from following to display when multiple

TeraStations are found:

Hostname, product name, workgroup, IP address, subnet mask, default gateway

Opens the TeraStation’s shared folder.

Searches for NAS devices on the network again.

Causes your TeraStation to beep.

Opens the TeraStation’s shared folder.

Opens Settings for the selected TeraStation.

Opens the TeraStation’s properties page.

Assigns the TeraStation’s shared folder as a network drive.

Unmaps the network drive.

Creates a shortcut icon to the shared folder “share” on the desktop.

Causes your TeraStation to beep.

*Click on the TeraStation’s icon to display these options.

When NAS Navigator2 is minimized, right-click on the NAS Navigator2 icon in the system tray for the following options.

Name

TeraStation

Name

Browse Shares

Settings

Properties

Map Share

Disconnect Share

Create Shortcut

I’m here

Refresh

Description

Opens the TeraStation’s shared folder.

Opens Settings for the selected TeraStation.

Opens the TeraStation’s properties page.

Assigns the TeraStation’s shared folder as a network drive.

Unmaps the network drive.

Creates a shortcut icon to the shared folder “share” on the desktop.

Causes your TeraStation to beep.

Refreshes list of NAS devices.

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Browse Shares

Exit

Displays NAS Navigator2 window.

Exits NAS Navigator2.

The following tasks may be performed from the TeraStation’s properties page.

Name

Configuration

IP Address

Description

Click Settings to open the configuration interface.

Check Use DHCP to assign an IP address from the DHCP server automatically. If there is no DHCP server in the network, you cannot use this function.

Check Renew IP address to obtain an IP address from the DHCP server.

You can manually enter an IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway.

Mount as Network Drive

You can easily map a shared folder as a network drive using NAS Navigator2.

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Double-click the icon on the desktop. NAS Navigator2 will start.

2

Right-click on the TeraStation’s icon, then click Map Share.

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