-------------------------------------- RELEASE NOTE v1.4 b813 28 June 2007 Acer -------------------------------------- 1) Over 2 TB Support 2) Quota Management 3) Up to 256 users in AD authentication mode New Features and Enhancements: Increase in NAS storage capacity • The storage system supports up to four 3.5" SATA-I hard disks, with an increase in capacity. This version increases the NAS capacity to more than two terabytes. Flexible storage capacity • The storage system supports expansion on a per folder basis. Shared folders can now be expanded on an individual folder basis. • The “Home” (User Home Folder) is now an isolated NAS share. In previous versions the “homes” folder was one large NAS share, which included public and other share folders. The default size is 200MB and is expandable to two terabytes. Shared folder capacity reallocation • The storage system supports reuse of shared folder storage upon deletion of the shared folder. Storage capacity allocated for the deleted folder is released to a “free” pool and can be reallocated. Additional Benefits: • Built-in data protection — In addition to a linear disk configuration in which all the disks are treated as independent entities, the storage system supports several different types of RAIDs (redundant arrays of independent disks). This means that you can take advantage of the build-in data protection and data duplication offered by advanced RAID levels. If your storage system has multiple hard disks and one fails, you won’t lose important data. • Simple administration — You can run the browser-based management interface from any computer in your network, and its informative wizards and configuration pages will help you accomplish your tasks quickly and easily. • Status at a glance — The Home page of the management interface lets you quickly determine how much space is being used and who’s currently connected. • Support for multiple platforms — Whether the computers in your network run Windows, Mac OS X or other Mac operating systems, or Linux, you can set up file sharing for each of them. • Security — Only authorized users can access the shared folders on your storage system. You can also control whether the user can only view the information in the shared folders or also add, modify, or delete files there. • Fast performance — With its gigabit Ethernet support, the storage system provides fast access to the data you need, when you need it. • USB support — Additional USB storage devices may be attached to the USB ports. • Client backup — Provides reliable data protection and rapid data recovery in case of a system crash or hard drive failure. • Active Directory support — Integrates with an Active Directory server and authenticates all Windows users who try to connect to shared folders. Active Directory Server: • Active Directory built-in group accounts that are part of the Active Directory server's "Built-in" groups cannot access assigned shared folders even they are imported into the IPStor Express Storage System and are granted the proper access rights. • Active Directory authentication mode does not automatically include a guest account. If your storage system is configured to use Active Directory Authentication Mode without a guest account created in the Active Directory server, the Storage System Console may not be able to list shared folders. Windows will attempt to use the user’s Windows login account, stored user accounts, and/or other known user accounts that have been used to log in to the IPStor Express Storage System. If successful, the Storage System Console will be able to see shared folders even if there is no guest account created in the Active Directory. If unsuccessful, you will need to have the Active Directory administrator create a guest account (with password of guest) on the Active Directory server in order for the Storage System Console to be able to list the shared folders. • The Web User Interface (UI) displays all users/groups synchronized from the Active Directory server, regardless if the user account is hidden, disabled, built-in account, etc. • The Web User Interface (UI) displays all users/groups synchronized from the Active Directory server, regardless if the user account is hidden, disabled, built-in account, etc. • If the IPStor Express Storage System and Windows domain controller are both rebooted, and the IPStor Express Storage System is started before the domain controller comes up, you will need to shutdown and restart easyStore in order to map to NAS Windows shares. • By design, the “homes” folder space will be deleted when changing to AD mode. • Once the Organizational Unit (OU) selection is made when joining an Active Directory domain, it is not that easy to change. Therefore, it is recommended that you select the root of all the Organization Units when joining an Active Directory domain in order to maintain a list of every user in each OU. If you need to change the Organization Unit, you can switch to local mode and the rejoin the domain. However, once you rejoin the domain, the user rights to the shares will need to be set up again. • “ftp" and "anonymous" are reserved for internal use. It is recommended that you do not create user accounts with these names in the Active Directory server. • If your IPStor Express Storage System has joined an Active Directory domain and the account password used to synchronize has been changed in the Active Directory, attempts to synchronize will fail. Perform the following steps to update the password: - Login to the IPStor Express Storage System - Go to Users -> Active Directory Properties - Manually update the password for the synchronization account