[. . . ] USER MANUAL NETWORK DRIVE PRO EXTERNAL NETWORK HARD DRIVE / 3. 5" / GIGABIT LAN WIN & MAC Rev. 722 Freecom Network Drive Pro GB Congratulations Congratulations on your purchase of the Freecom Network Drive Pro. The Network Drive Pro provides central network storage or Network Attached Storage (NAS). If you are unfamiliar with networking and routing basics, refer to Appendix C, "Network Basics", to become more familiar with the terminology and procedures used in this manual. [. . . ] For more information on this topic, please refer to your router's manual. Connect your Network Drive Pro to a LAN port on your router. 0 Network Drive Pro in everyday use 5. Setting up your own homepage on the Network Drive Pro Setting up web front pages · · · · · · · · Add a new folder in the Network Drive Pro configuration window (example: Homepage). Select 'New' under 'Services' -> 'HTTP Server'. Enter the second host created in step 1 in the field 'DNS Name' (example: MyNetDrive. This HTML page is opened whenever you access your host (e. g. , http://MyNetDrive. zapto. org). GB 5 Web Front Page Aliases Once your web front page has been set up, you can set aliases for your folders. Enable the check box for your web front page and click 'Properties'. · · Please enter an abbreviation as the 'Alias' (e. g. , mp3). Please enter the folder path in the field labeled 'Path' (e. g. , files/test/user10/music/). You can now access this folder (for instance, files/test/user10/music/) using the alias (e. g. , http:// MyNetDrive. zapto. org/mp3"). It is however possible to use multiple domains from one provider. 1 Freecom Network Drive Pro GB 5 5. Setting up a printer Windows: Installing a USB printer To install a USB printer, connect the printer to one of the USB host ports on the Network Drive Pro. Open the Network Drive Pro Configuration page and check whether the printer was detected under 'Information' -> 'Devices'. Start the Freecom Network Storage Assistant and click 'Add a new printer'. The Freecom Network Storage Assistant automatically applies all settings. Open the Network Drive Pro Configuration page and check whether the printer was detected under 'Information' -> 'Devices'. Go to Start -> Settings -> Printer and faxes -> Add printer in Windows. Select 'Add local printer on this computer' and check the box next to 'Automatically detect and install my plug&play printer'. Open 'Add new port' and select 'Standard TCP/IP port'. Use the following settings: Printer name or IP address: Network Drive Pro name or IP address of the Network Drive Pro port name: 9100. Set Device Type to: default (Generic Network Card) and click 'Next'. To complete the installation, you now have to install the printer software. [. . . ] There are 2 types of RJ-45 cables available today, the Media Dependent Interface (MDI) cable and the Media Dependent Interface - Crossover (MDI-X) cable. The first cable is used to connect routers to PCs and the second to connect PCs directly to PCs. The sent and receive wires are switched from beginning to end in the crossover cables. Some Ethernet switch products, such as the Network Drive Pro, are able to sense the polarity of a connection and automatically adapt to the proper cabling type. [. . . ]