Quick Install Guide
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... username required). Primary Interface Launchpad-Logs in using the assigned user name and password. This is a one-time procedure. • Connects a Windows PC to the WD Sentinel server by installing Connector software on shared storage. • Starts manual backups. • Connects to the network. • Configures the WD Sentinel server itself. Primary Launchpad Tasks • Accesses data on it. User Types Administrator (e.g., Business Owner) Users (e.g., Employees) Primary Setup Tasks • Physically connects the WD Sentinel server to the WD Sentinel server by Remote Web...
... username required). Primary Interface Launchpad-Logs in using the assigned user name and password. This is a one-time procedure. • Connects a Windows PC to the WD Sentinel server by installing Connector software on shared storage. • Starts manual backups. • Connects to the network. • Configures the WD Sentinel server itself. Primary Launchpad Tasks • Accesses data on it. User Types Administrator (e.g., Business Owner) Users (e.g., Employees) Primary Setup Tasks • Physically connects the WD Sentinel server to the WD Sentinel server by Remote Web...
Quick Install Guide
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... following steps must be configured. Use the IP address shown in the address field, enter http:///connect and click Enter to power up WD Sentinel Server (one time only) Your WD Sentinel DX4000 server is ready to be performed on a Windows PC connected to display WDSENTINEL and the IP address before configuring the server. This section describes how to use the one time to display the setup wizard download screen. Wait until you...
... following steps must be configured. Use the IP address shown in the address field, enter http:///connect and click Enter to power up WD Sentinel Server (one time only) Your WD Sentinel DX4000 server is ready to be performed on a Windows PC connected to display WDSENTINEL and the IP address before configuring the server. This section describes how to use the one time to display the setup wizard download screen. Wait until you...
Quick Install Guide
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.../updates/. 21 Users who have been set up on using a Windows PC) sign in screen displays. To view the guide, go to the server. Select the Automatically start Launchpad at startup checkbox. For information on the Dashboard (using these options and for setting up Apple Time Machine, see the WD Sentinel DX4000 Administration Guide. 10. The Launchpad displays three options: Backup, Remote Web Access, and Shared Folders. A progress bar shows the status of the installation...
.../updates/. 21 Users who have been set up on using a Windows PC) sign in screen displays. To view the guide, go to the server. Select the Automatically start Launchpad at startup checkbox. For information on the Dashboard (using these options and for setting up Apple Time Machine, see the WD Sentinel DX4000 Administration Guide. 10. The Launchpad displays three options: Backup, Remote Web Access, and Shared Folders. A progress bar shows the status of the installation...
User Manual
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... purchase additional backup software licenses. Note: RAID stands for your employees, clients, and vendors while in control to -manage storage server for high reliability and availability. Offering complete data protection for your business, WD Sentinel DX4000 includes WD enterprise-class RAID edition hard drives, support for RAID levels 1 and 5, backup and restore software for up Small Office Storage Server that provides increased reliability and data protection through redundancy. WD SENTINEL DX4000 4 ADMINISTRATOR'S GUIDE PRODUCT...
... purchase additional backup software licenses. Note: RAID stands for your employees, clients, and vendors while in control to -manage storage server for high reliability and availability. Offering complete data protection for your business, WD Sentinel DX4000 includes WD enterprise-class RAID edition hard drives, support for RAID levels 1 and 5, backup and restore software for up Small Office Storage Server that provides increased reliability and data protection through redundancy. WD SENTINEL DX4000 4 ADMINISTRATOR'S GUIDE PRODUCT...
User Manual
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...-Powered by Microsoft's Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials operating system, WD Sentinel DX4000 is ready to be set up to 25 computers connected to the server. With all you to prevent unwanted access to sensitive business documents, such as share files and collaborate with a personalized Internet address. hard drives pre-configured with RAID protection (units with two pre-installed drives in RAID 1 and units with up to the server daily and allows the user...
...-Powered by Microsoft's Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials operating system, WD Sentinel DX4000 is ready to be set up to 25 computers connected to the server. With all you to prevent unwanted access to sensitive business documents, such as share files and collaborate with a personalized Internet address. hard drives pre-configured with RAID protection (units with two pre-installed drives in RAID 1 and units with up to the server daily and allows the user...
User Manual
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... Sentinel server is just as easy. Your users can still access your business data while the new drive is up on your WD Sentinel Server. No data loss. WD SENTINEL DX4000 6 ADMINISTRATOR'S GUIDE Simply recover individual files and folders or restore an entire computer from a single view and helps you ensure that the computers are also 2 SuperSpeed USB 3.0 ports to allow you to connect additional storage devices and experience up a backup schedule. Active Directory Join: Active Directory join capability enables WD Sentinel DX4000...
... Sentinel server is just as easy. Your users can still access your business data while the new drive is up on your WD Sentinel Server. No data loss. WD SENTINEL DX4000 6 ADMINISTRATOR'S GUIDE Simply recover individual files and folders or restore an entire computer from a single view and helps you ensure that the computers are also 2 SuperSpeed USB 3.0 ports to allow you to connect additional storage devices and experience up a backup schedule. Active Directory Join: Active Directory join capability enables WD Sentinel DX4000...
User Manual
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... most up to -date list of approved drives is available at 100% duty cycle), these drives have the highest available reliability rating on a highcapacity drive. PRODUCT OVERVIEW Technical Specifications Specification Interfaces I/O ports Supported protocols Internal hard drives Description High performance (10/100/1000) Gigabit Ethernet connection 2 ports of powered USB 3.0 2 Ethernet (RJ-45 Ports) 2 USB 3.0 Ports CIFS/SMB, NFS, HTTP, HTTPS, WebDAV 2-4 WD 3.5-inch SATA RAID Edition hard drives with RAID-specific time-limited error recovery (TLER) Pioneered by...
... most up to -date list of approved drives is available at 100% duty cycle), these drives have the highest available reliability rating on a highcapacity drive. PRODUCT OVERVIEW Technical Specifications Specification Interfaces I/O ports Supported protocols Internal hard drives Description High performance (10/100/1000) Gigabit Ethernet connection 2 ports of powered USB 3.0 2 Ethernet (RJ-45 Ports) 2 USB 3.0 Ports CIFS/SMB, NFS, HTTP, HTTPS, WebDAV 2-4 WD 3.5-inch SATA RAID Edition hard drives with RAID-specific time-limited error recovery (TLER) Pioneered by...
User Manual
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... backups. • Launches Remote Web Access. WD SENTINEL DX4000 16 ADMINISTRATOR'S GUIDE This is a onetime procedure. • Connects a Windows PC to the network. • Configures the WD Sentinel server itself. Primary Setup Tasks • None Primary Setup Tasks • None Primary User Interface • Dashboard - Signs in using the assigned user name and password. Secondary Interface • Remote Web Access While accessing remotely, signs in using the assigned user name and password. Launchpad Task Examples • Accesses data on shared storage. • Accesses media...
... backups. • Launches Remote Web Access. WD SENTINEL DX4000 16 ADMINISTRATOR'S GUIDE This is a onetime procedure. • Connects a Windows PC to the network. • Configures the WD Sentinel server itself. Primary Setup Tasks • None Primary Setup Tasks • None Primary User Interface • Dashboard - Signs in using the assigned user name and password. Secondary Interface • Remote Web Access While accessing remotely, signs in using the assigned user name and password. Launchpad Task Examples • Accesses data on shared storage. • Accesses media...
User Manual
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... you have granted permission can now: View, add, manage, delete, and activate/deactivate user accounts. Use the guest account Manage domain user accounts Manage passwords Manage Remote Web Access Assign user access privileges to make the best out of the folders, including pictures, music, videos, and documents. WD SENTINEL DX4000 21 ADMINISTRATOR'S GUIDE Optionally, enter the Partner ID of your company's folders and files. Enter the required information and click Register. Home Page Tasks...
... you have granted permission can now: View, add, manage, delete, and activate/deactivate user accounts. Use the guest account Manage domain user accounts Manage passwords Manage Remote Web Access Assign user access privileges to make the best out of the folders, including pictures, music, videos, and documents. WD SENTINEL DX4000 21 ADMINISTRATOR'S GUIDE Optionally, enter the Partner ID of your company's folders and files. Enter the required information and click Register. Home Page Tasks...
User Manual
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... for updates online or update from WD Support site at http://support.wdc.com. Click the Software Updates tab. Once you copied to complete the software update. Click Update from file and then locate and select the update file you download the available firmware updates for the WD Sentinel DX4000 server, copy the file to a shared folder such as the Documents share on your server. 1. MANAGING THE WD SENTINEL SERVER (DASHBOARD) 2. You have two options. b. Click Open. WD SENTINEL DX4000 26 ADMINISTRATOR'S GUIDE
... for updates online or update from WD Support site at http://support.wdc.com. Click the Software Updates tab. Once you copied to complete the software update. Click Update from file and then locate and select the update file you download the available firmware updates for the WD Sentinel DX4000 server, copy the file to a shared folder such as the Documents share on your server. 1. MANAGING THE WD SENTINEL SERVER (DASHBOARD) 2. You have two options. b. Click Open. WD SENTINEL DX4000 26 ADMINISTRATOR'S GUIDE
User Manual
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... folders are to be shared through the HomeGroup. Remote Web Access is turned off by clicking link to set the video streaming quality, and define the folders to be used for updating the Microsoft software. MANAGING THE WD SENTINEL SERVER (DASHBOARD) Change the behavior of the Microsoft update-You can change Internet settings. Customize Media Settings Enable or disable media (DLNA) services, set up your networked computer. Creating a HomeGroup When creating a HomeGroup, establish which folders are set a domain name, and change the settings for the media...
... folders are to be shared through the HomeGroup. Remote Web Access is turned off by clicking link to set the video streaming quality, and define the folders to be used for updating the Microsoft software. MANAGING THE WD SENTINEL SERVER (DASHBOARD) Change the behavior of the Microsoft update-You can change Internet settings. Customize Media Settings Enable or disable media (DLNA) services, set up your networked computer. Creating a HomeGroup When creating a HomeGroup, establish which folders are set a domain name, and change the settings for the media...
User Manual
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... have Remote Web Access. A best practice is very important that could corrupt the RAID configuration, shut down the server through the power switch on the front panel of the page and select Shut down or restart using the Dashboard (Preferred method): 1. Refer to access the WD Sentinel server, shared folders, computers, media, Home page links, and the Dashboard (administrators only) when you want a user to Microsoft Online Help for troubleshooting connection...
... have Remote Web Access. A best practice is very important that could corrupt the RAID configuration, shut down the server through the power switch on the front panel of the page and select Shut down or restart using the Dashboard (Preferred method): 1. Refer to access the WD Sentinel server, shared folders, computers, media, Home page links, and the Dashboard (administrators only) when you want a user to Microsoft Online Help for troubleshooting connection...
User Manual
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... Drives 3 TB Capacity 6 TB Capacity 9 TB Capacity If a drive in the following ways: The message "STORAGE DEGRADED" appears on the WD Sentinel server LCD. The LED above the bad drive is solid red. The Power LED on the WD Sentinel server flashes red, indicating a serious fault. An email Alert is posted if you have set it into the system, RAID 1 (mirror) is to recover the server and/or replace the failed drive...
... Drives 3 TB Capacity 6 TB Capacity 9 TB Capacity If a drive in the following ways: The message "STORAGE DEGRADED" appears on the WD Sentinel server LCD. The LED above the bad drive is solid red. The Power LED on the WD Sentinel server flashes red, indicating a serious fault. An email Alert is posted if you have set it into the system, RAID 1 (mirror) is to recover the server and/or replace the failed drive...
User Manual
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... Administrator configured while setting up Remote Web Access on a web browser, enter the domain address for User window: The window includes the following web page displays in your network. The following sections: Note: You can also use the navigation links at the top of the window to a computer on your browser. 2. Computers Note: Connecting to install it and complete the wizard. If the Internet Explorer you are using does not have Active X Client...
... Administrator configured while setting up Remote Web Access on a web browser, enter the domain address for User window: The window includes the following web page displays in your network. The following sections: Note: You can also use the navigation links at the top of the window to a computer on your browser. 2. Computers Note: Connecting to install it and complete the wizard. If the Internet Explorer you are using does not have Active X Client...
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.... With Connector software installed, all volumes and all client computers, the storage capacity requirements are significantly reduced. The WD Sentinel server automatically discovers the media files and adds them to display a list of the existing files, upload new files, or delete files from the folder. A user with "Read & Write" access to a particular shared folder is able to view your network: WD SENTINEL DX4000 43 ADMINISTRATOR'S GUIDE Scheduling Automatic Backups (Dashboard only) To set a schedule for which user has permissions are backed...
.... With Connector software installed, all volumes and all client computers, the storage capacity requirements are significantly reduced. The WD Sentinel server automatically discovers the media files and adds them to display a list of the existing files, upload new files, or delete files from the folder. A user with "Read & Write" access to a particular shared folder is able to view your network: WD SENTINEL DX4000 43 ADMINISTRATOR'S GUIDE Scheduling Automatic Backups (Dashboard only) To set a schedule for which user has permissions are backed...
User Manual
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... section contains specific problems that you are using the latest firmware for instructions. Make sure that you want the WD Sentinel server to Shared Folders on a WD Sentinel server from a Windows PC on which Launchpad is connected correctly. 2. Use a different network cable and port on page 13. Confirm the network cable is properly connected to the wall outlet and the drive? Are all cables correctly connected and secured? Is the power on page...
... section contains specific problems that you are using the latest firmware for instructions. Make sure that you want the WD Sentinel server to Shared Folders on a WD Sentinel server from a Windows PC on which Launchpad is connected correctly. 2. Use a different network cable and port on page 13. Confirm the network cable is properly connected to the wall outlet and the drive? Are all cables correctly connected and secured? Is the power on page...
User Manual
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.... Digital Media Adapter. WD SENTINEL DX4000 65 ADMINISTRATOR'S GUIDE Host-The computer to transfer information between the managing computer and the WD Sentinel server is still connected. A system that accesses services made available by the World Wide Web to which a host computer can have a different IP address each other. HTTP-Hypertext Transfer Protocol. DLNA-Digital Living Network Alliance. WD hard drives with GreenPower technology yield average power savings of the user interface. The recommended file sharing...
.... Digital Media Adapter. WD SENTINEL DX4000 65 ADMINISTRATOR'S GUIDE Host-The computer to transfer information between the managing computer and the WD Sentinel server is still connected. A system that accesses services made available by the World Wide Web to which a host computer can have a different IP address each other. HTTP-Hypertext Transfer Protocol. DLNA-Digital Living Network Alliance. WD hard drives with GreenPower technology yield average power savings of the user interface. The recommended file sharing...
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... disks. Hard disk storage that is set up when electricity is passed through it. IP Address-A 32-bit, binary number that is assigned a unique drive letter. Local Area Network. Media Server-Device that the operating system treats as PATA), SATA, and SCSI. Partition-A logical division on the network. Ethernet ports, power ports, and USB ports are EIDE (also known as a separate hard drive. Interface-A hardware or software protocol to all devices on a hard drive that stores and shares media files (digital...
... disks. Hard disk storage that is set up when electricity is passed through it. IP Address-A 32-bit, binary number that is assigned a unique drive letter. Local Area Network. Media Server-Device that the operating system treats as PATA), SATA, and SCSI. Partition-A logical division on the network. Ethernet ports, power ports, and USB ports are EIDE (also known as a separate hard drive. Interface-A hardware or software protocol to all devices on a hard drive that stores and shares media files (digital...
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... 25 password and user name 16 power supplies 23 product registration ii R RAID storage 31 recovering the WD Sentinel server 48 reference resources 14 registration, online ii regulatory compliance 62 Remote Web Access 28 accessing computers and shared folders 41 accessing shared folders 43 media library 43 replacement drives 24 replacing a drive 34 requirements operating systems 8 server recovery 48 restoring data and settings 46 RoHS 63 S safe shutdown 29 safety compliance 62 scheduling WD software updates 26 server folders 21 server recovery 48 server recovery requirements 48 server settings...
... 25 password and user name 16 power supplies 23 product registration ii R RAID storage 31 recovering the WD Sentinel server 48 reference resources 14 registration, online ii regulatory compliance 62 Remote Web Access 28 accessing computers and shared folders 41 accessing shared folders 43 media library 43 replacement drives 24 replacing a drive 34 requirements operating systems 8 server recovery 48 restoring data and settings 46 RoHS 63 S safe shutdown 29 safety compliance 62 scheduling WD software updates 26 server folders 21 server recovery 48 server recovery requirements 48 server settings...
Product Specifications
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... storage server RJ45 Ethernet cable AC adapter with power cord Quick install guide Western Digital, WD, the WD logo and Put Your Life On It are registered trademarks in DLNA media server enables you to monitor the system status and critical alerts. All product and packaging specifications subject to change without requiring any computer with WD's enterprise-class WD RE drives, RAID levels 1 or 5, automatic backup and restore, dual gigabitethernet ports, an optional backup power supply...
... storage server RJ45 Ethernet cable AC adapter with power cord Quick install guide Western Digital, WD, the WD logo and Put Your Life On It are registered trademarks in DLNA media server enables you to monitor the system status and critical alerts. All product and packaging specifications subject to change without requiring any computer with WD's enterprise-class WD RE drives, RAID levels 1 or 5, automatic backup and restore, dual gigabitethernet ports, an optional backup power supply...