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... Setting up your WD Sentinel Server (one time only 17 Connecting your Computers 20 Rebooting the WD Sentinel Server 26 4 Managing the WD Sentinel Server (Dashboard) . . 28 Setting up WD Sentinel Server & Connecting Computers 28 Accessing the Dashboard 28 Adding a User Account 31 Performing Dashboard Tasks 33 Using the Home Page 33 Managing User Accounts 34 Managing Computers and Backups 35 Managing Server Folders and Hard Drives 35 Monitoring Add-ins 35 WD SENTINEL RX4100 ADMINISTRATOR AND MAINTENANCE GUIDE...
... Setting up your WD Sentinel Server (one time only 17 Connecting your Computers 20 Rebooting the WD Sentinel Server 26 4 Managing the WD Sentinel Server (Dashboard) . . 28 Setting up WD Sentinel Server & Connecting Computers 28 Accessing the Dashboard 28 Adding a User Account 31 Performing Dashboard Tasks 33 Using the Home Page 33 Managing User Accounts 34 Managing Computers and Backups 35 Managing Server Folders and Hard Drives 35 Monitoring Add-ins 35 WD SENTINEL RX4100 ADMINISTRATOR AND MAINTENANCE GUIDE...
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... a pro. Its easy administration features include four drive bays with RAID 5 for added data protection and drive redundancy. Automatic backup and restore software for Windows® clients: The included backup software saves time and space by automatically switching to 25 computers, and remote file access for your entire office has never been easier. The drives inside: Pre-configured with hard drives optimized for up data access, creating shared folders, and scheduling backups. user-serviceable fans and email alerts. Now that has changed...
... a pro. Its easy administration features include four drive bays with RAID 5 for added data protection and drive redundancy. Automatic backup and restore software for Windows® clients: The included backup software saves time and space by automatically switching to 25 computers, and remote file access for your entire office has never been easier. The drives inside: Pre-configured with hard drives optimized for up data access, creating shared folders, and scheduling backups. user-serviceable fans and email alerts. Now that has changed...
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... business storage server. Secure remote access: WD Sentinel RX4100 is well protected. *Pre-installed in home offices. Learn more at wdc.keepvault.com. Fully Compatible with employees working remotely or in US-only models WD SENTINEL RX4100 4 ADMINISTRATOR AND MAINTENANCE GUIDE Leading-edge performance: With dual Gigabit Ethernet connectivity, WD Sentinel RX4100 delivers read speeds up your Mac OS clients using Apple's Time Machine® backup utility, enjoy faster data transfer over...
... business storage server. Secure remote access: WD Sentinel RX4100 is well protected. *Pre-installed in home offices. Learn more at wdc.keepvault.com. Fully Compatible with employees working remotely or in US-only models WD SENTINEL RX4100 4 ADMINISTRATOR AND MAINTENANCE GUIDE Leading-edge performance: With dual Gigabit Ethernet connectivity, WD Sentinel RX4100 delivers read speeds up your Mac OS clients using Apple's Time Machine® backup utility, enjoy faster data transfer over...
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... can access any shared media libraries on the network rather than maintaining copies on user's hardware configuration and operating system. WD Guardian Services: When you need a little help you ! Why WD?: Western Digital has been making hard drives for details. Compatible with a variety of you set backup schedules, administer user accounts and manage public and private shares. Optional off -site cloud-based data backup and disaster recovery solution that your company's data is...
... can access any shared media libraries on the network rather than maintaining copies on user's hardware configuration and operating system. WD Guardian Services: When you need a little help you ! Why WD?: Western Digital has been making hard drives for details. Compatible with a variety of you set backup schedules, administer user accounts and manage public and private shares. Optional off -site cloud-based data backup and disaster recovery solution that your company's data is...
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... design • RAID 5 with RAID-specific time-limited error recovery (TLER) Pioneered by WD, this feature prevents drive fallout caused by the extended hard drive error-recovery processes common to 158 °F) • Power • Recovery WD SENTINEL RX4100 8 ADMINISTRATOR AND MAINTENANCE GUIDE 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 • 1 port of approved drive models, search for...
... design • RAID 5 with RAID-specific time-limited error recovery (TLER) Pioneered by WD, this feature prevents drive fallout caused by the extended hard drive error-recovery processes common to 158 °F) • Power • Recovery WD SENTINEL RX4100 8 ADMINISTRATOR AND MAINTENANCE GUIDE 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 • 1 port of approved drive models, search for...
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... a view into Your Office Connecting the WD Sentinel RX4100 Server to exchange business data. Primary Setup Tasks • None External Users (e.g., Clients or Business Partners) Primary Setup Tasks • None WD SENTINEL RX4100 13 ADMINISTRATOR AND MAINTENANCE GUIDE Internal Users - External Users - Administrator (e.g., Business Owner) Internal Users (e.g., Employees) Primary Setup Tasks • Physically connects the WD Sentinel server to the WD Sentinel server by installing Connector software on your Computers Rebooting the...
... a view into Your Office Connecting the WD Sentinel RX4100 Server to exchange business data. Primary Setup Tasks • None External Users (e.g., Clients or Business Partners) Primary Setup Tasks • None WD SENTINEL RX4100 13 ADMINISTRATOR AND MAINTENANCE GUIDE Internal Users - External Users - Administrator (e.g., Business Owner) Internal Users (e.g., Employees) Primary Setup Tasks • Physically connects the WD Sentinel server to the WD Sentinel server by installing Connector software on your Computers Rebooting the...
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...; Accesses media library. At all times, the users are only able to set granular permissions for which they have permissions. Signs in Administrator password (no assigned user name and using the • Remote Web Access - Secondary Interface • Remote Web Access While accessing remotely, signs in using the assigned user name and password. Signs in using the • Launchpad - Note: For each user account, the WD Sentinel server enables the Administrator to access the data on shared storage. • Starts manual backups. • Launches Remote Web Access...
...; Accesses media library. At all times, the users are only able to set granular permissions for which they have permissions. Signs in Administrator password (no assigned user name and using the • Remote Web Access - Secondary Interface • Remote Web Access While accessing remotely, signs in using the assigned user name and password. Signs in using the • Launchpad - Note: For each user account, the WD Sentinel server enables the Administrator to access the data on shared storage. • Starts manual backups. • Launches Remote Web Access...
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... install your business. Managing User Accounts On the navigation bar, click the Users icon. Western Digital offers WD Guardian Services for your WD Sentinel server. Choose from WD. You can now: View, add, manage, delete, and activate/deactivate user accounts. Use the guest account. Manage domain user accounts (if joined to an Active Directory Domain). Manage passwords. Manage Remote Web Access. Assign user access privileges to make the best of the Dashboard. • Create at least one active user account the first time...
... install your business. Managing User Accounts On the navigation bar, click the Users icon. Western Digital offers WD Guardian Services for your WD Sentinel server. Choose from WD. You can now: View, add, manage, delete, and activate/deactivate user accounts. Use the guest account. Manage domain user accounts (if joined to an Active Directory Domain). Manage passwords. Manage Remote Web Access. Assign user access privileges to make the best of the Dashboard. • Create at least one active user account the first time...
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... failure detected. Type: RAID level Total Capacity: Maximum amount of the server's network connection(s). To open the Health tab, click the Monitor icon on the navigation bar: Settings Network Health Ethernet 1 & 2 Storage Description Displays the status (Connected or Not connected) of storage space (TB) available. Status: The status of the system capacity available for Redundant Array of a drive may be replaced with the WD Sentinel server. Please replace this hard drive immediately. This arrangement protects data...
... failure detected. Type: RAID level Total Capacity: Maximum amount of the server's network connection(s). To open the Health tab, click the Monitor icon on the navigation bar: Settings Network Health Ethernet 1 & 2 Storage Description Displays the status (Connected or Not connected) of storage space (TB) available. Status: The status of the system capacity available for Redundant Array of a drive may be replaced with the WD Sentinel server. Please replace this hard drive immediately. This arrangement protects data...
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... for updates online or update from file and then locate and select the update file you copied to update. c. Click Open. b. The system automatically restarts the server if a reboot is necessary that you download the available firmware updates for Updates. The system applies the software update. b. Use the following steps to receive alerts about your WD Sentinel server. Setting Global Alerts In order to set up your server. Open the Launchpad (see "Accessing the...
... for updates online or update from file and then locate and select the update file you copied to update. c. Click Open. b. The system automatically restarts the server if a reboot is necessary that you download the available firmware updates for Updates. The system applies the software update. b. Use the following steps to receive alerts about your WD Sentinel server. Setting Global Alerts In order to set up your server. Open the Launchpad (see "Accessing the...
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To view a user's current privileges, click the Users icon in the lower left . 2. Note: 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 detailed information about setting up your router, set a domain name, and change Internet settings. 3. To avoid a potentially unclean shutdown that could corrupt the RAID configuration, shut down or restart using the...
To view a user's current privileges, click the Users icon in the lower left . 2. Note: 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 detailed information about setting up your router, set a domain name, and change Internet settings. 3. To avoid a potentially unclean shutdown that could corrupt the RAID configuration, shut down or restart using the...
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... to recover the server and/or replace the failed drive(s). WD SENTINEL RX4100 46 ADMINISTRATOR AND MAINTENANCE GUIDE While the server is the acronym for the WD Sentinel server (see "Find compatible hard drives" on page 37). RAID Level 5 (4 Drives) 2 TB Drives 8 TB Capacity 3 TB Drives 4 TB Drives 12 TB Capacity 16 TB Capacity If a drive in the following ways: The LED below the bad drive is solid red. The Power LED...
... to recover the server and/or replace the failed drive(s). WD SENTINEL RX4100 46 ADMINISTRATOR AND MAINTENANCE GUIDE While the server is the acronym for the WD Sentinel server (see "Find compatible hard drives" on page 37). RAID Level 5 (4 Drives) 2 TB Drives 8 TB Capacity 3 TB Drives 4 TB Drives 12 TB Capacity 16 TB Capacity If a drive in the following ways: The LED below the bad drive is solid red. The Power LED...
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... create using Remote Web Access requires the Internet Explorer browser. Click Connect to connect to your WD Sentinel server or to view your pictures, music, videos, and recorded videos. A user with Time Machine (Mac)" on page 61. Backup becomes an automatic process for a computer once you install Connector software on it , then complete the wizard. The WD Sentinel server automatically discovers the media files and adds them to install it . This powerful process uses...
... create using Remote Web Access requires the Internet Explorer browser. Click Connect to connect to your WD Sentinel server or to view your pictures, music, videos, and recorded videos. A user with Time Machine (Mac)" on page 61. Backup becomes an automatic process for a computer once you install Connector software on it , then complete the wizard. The WD Sentinel server automatically discovers the media files and adds them to install it . This powerful process uses...
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... set to lock the drives, enter it here. It is not the WD Sentinel server's Administrator password. To create an unlock key: 1. Keep in mind that this password is the locked drives password (see "Lock/Unlock" on page 38.) Before starting any recovery process, unlock the drives with an unlock key. USING THE WD SENTINEL SERVER'S FEATURES Unlock my drives Unlock my drives unlocks the WD Sentinel server's drives...
... set to lock the drives, enter it here. It is not the WD Sentinel server's Administrator password. To create an unlock key: 1. Keep in mind that this password is the locked drives password (see "Lock/Unlock" on page 38.) Before starting any recovery process, unlock the drives with an unlock key. USING THE WD SENTINEL SERVER'S FEATURES Unlock my drives Unlock my drives unlocks the WD Sentinel server's drives...
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... data efficiently and safely. This avoids conflicts when another WD Sentinel server is best not to have any problems with the WD Sentinel server. Set up Remote Web Access using Ports 443 and Port 80. Removing the page file can potentially leave your network in a safe place. Set user password policy to at least medium security. Enable Microsoft Automatic Updates to find and apply the latest Microsoft software update...
... data efficiently and safely. This avoids conflicts when another WD Sentinel server is best not to have any problems with the WD Sentinel server. Set up Remote Web Access using Ports 443 and Port 80. Removing the page file can potentially leave your network in a safe place. Set user password policy to at least medium security. Enable Microsoft Automatic Updates to find and apply the latest Microsoft software update...
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... are using the latest firmware for instructions. On the Computer screen toolbar, select Map Network Drive, then select Map Network Drive. TROUBLESHOOTING 8 Troubleshooting First Steps Checklist Specific Problems and Corrective Actions For any failing cables and ports. Make sure the power cord is not installed Windows 8: 1. First Steps Checklist Is the power supply plugged in another device. 3. Temporarily swapping the WD Sentinel's cable port with a working network device may arise during the use of the WD Sentinel server...
... are using the latest firmware for instructions. On the Computer screen toolbar, select Map Network Drive, then select Map Network Drive. TROUBLESHOOTING 8 Troubleshooting First Steps Checklist Specific Problems and Corrective Actions For any failing cables and ports. Make sure the power cord is not installed Windows 8: 1. First Steps Checklist Is the power supply plugged in another device. 3. Temporarily swapping the WD Sentinel's cable port with a working network device may arise during the use of the WD Sentinel server...
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... additional descriptive name for the target. The New iSCSI Target window appears. 2. Setting Alias Status Security Size Server Capacity MANAGING ISCSI STORAGE Description The user-friendly name used server space). Note: Available space displays to the right of this target • CHAP: Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP) security has been assigned to this field. The status of information (e.g. Create an iSCSI Target To create an iSCSI Target that can be a descriptive name for...
... additional descriptive name for the target. The New iSCSI Target window appears. 2. Setting Alias Status Security Size Server Capacity MANAGING ISCSI STORAGE Description The user-friendly name used server space). Note: Available space displays to the right of this target • CHAP: Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP) security has been assigned to this field. The status of information (e.g. Create an iSCSI Target To create an iSCSI Target that can be a descriptive name for...
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... accessing Dashboard 28 accessing Launchpad Mac 51 Windows PC 49 accessing shared folders via network 56 via Remote Web Access 57 accessories 6 active domain server 45 adding a user account 31 add-ins monitoring 35 Administrator Reference Sheet 106 Administrator's tasks 13 alert icons 33 alerts 35 monitoring 35 setting 40 automatic backups 59, 64 automatically updating WD software 43 B back view 10 backing up using Dashboard 61 using Launchpad 60 Windows PC 58, 60, 61 with Time Machine...
... accessing Dashboard 28 accessing Launchpad Mac 51 Windows PC 49 accessing shared folders via network 56 via Remote Web Access 57 accessories 6 active domain server 45 adding a user account 31 add-ins monitoring 35 Administrator Reference Sheet 106 Administrator's tasks 13 alert icons 33 alerts 35 monitoring 35 setting 40 automatic backups 59, 64 automatically updating WD software 43 B back view 10 backing up using Dashboard 61 using Launchpad 60 Windows PC 58, 60, 61 with Time Machine...
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... card replacing 104 RoHS 92 S safe shutdown 45 safety compliance 91 safety instructions 1 scheduling Automatic Backups Dashboard 59 PC 59 Time Machine 61 scheduling WD software updates 43 server setting up 28 shutting down 45 server fan replacing 102 server folders managing 35 server recovery 66 requirements 66 server settings general 44 homegroup 44 managing 43 media 44 service obtaining 92 setting up email alerts 41 setting up your server 17 shared folders accessing over the network 56 accessing remotely 57 Remote Web Access 57 sharing data USB 47...
... card replacing 104 RoHS 92 S safe shutdown 45 safety compliance 91 safety instructions 1 scheduling Automatic Backups Dashboard 59 PC 59 Time Machine 61 scheduling WD software updates 43 server setting up 28 shutting down 45 server fan replacing 102 server folders managing 35 server recovery 66 requirements 66 server settings general 44 homegroup 44 managing 43 media 44 service obtaining 92 setting up email alerts 41 setting up your server 17 shared folders accessing over the network 56 accessing remotely 57 Remote Web Access 57 sharing data USB 47...
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...-time system status Receive critical system updates via the built-in US-only SKUs. Or view real-time system updates, RAID and network status using Bonjour®, seamlessly back up permissions and managing client computer backups. LIMITED WARRANTY 3 years Worldwide Package Contents Small business storage server RJ45 Ethernet cable 1.8 meter power cord Basic install guide Western Digital, WD, and the WD logo are trademarks of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. temperature -40 to set backup schedules, administer user accounts and manage...
...-time system status Receive critical system updates via the built-in US-only SKUs. Or view real-time system updates, RAID and network status using Bonjour®, seamlessly back up permissions and managing client computer backups. LIMITED WARRANTY 3 years Worldwide Package Contents Small business storage server RJ45 Ethernet cable 1.8 meter power cord Basic install guide Western Digital, WD, and the WD logo are trademarks of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. temperature -40 to set backup schedules, administer user accounts and manage...