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NAS4Free Setup and User Guide

Still a work in progress

1-Introduction
The goal of this manual is to provide a starting point for you to install and use NAS4Free. Sections 1 and 2 of this manual cover basic installation of NAS4Free and include processes and procedures that may help you configure and use some of the services included in NAS4Free. If you need to know how to do something, you may find it in these first 2 sections of the manual. Sections 3 and above cover details of the NAS4Free WebGUI menus and tabs used to manage your server. In these sections you can find brief explanations about the options and settings you see in the WebGUI. If you need to know what something is or does, you will find it in Section 3 or higher. NAS4Free is easy to install, configure and manage. It is arguably the simplest and most full featured NAS OS available in 2011. However, NAS4Free is not a turnkey system, you are the OEM, it is up to you to already know or learn about the services and features provided by NAS4Free so you can make effective use of your server. While trying to be as helpful as possible, this manual WILL NOT:
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Teach you what RAID is, how to set-up a network or manage a firewall. Teach you system administration and how to manage Users and Groups. Help you select the best MotherBoard or hard drive controller, etc.. Show you how to do many other things like how to configure iSCSI to work with your ESXi server in an AD Domain.

You will need to know things like this already or learn about them from other resources.

1.1-Hardware Requirements
Hardware Requirements

1.2-Limitations
Limitations

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1.3-Getting Help
Getting Help

2-Installation, Use & How To

2.1-Installation of NAS4Free
Installation and Configuration Overview Using NAS4Free with the CDROM and a removable disk (LiveCD mode) Installing NAS4Free on disk

2.2-LAN Interface and IP Configuration

LAN interface and IP configuration

2.3-Basic System Configuration

Basic Configuration

2.4-Network Configuration
Network Configuration

2.5-Disk Configuration & Management

Software RAID Configuration & Management

2.6-Using Services
Using Services

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2.6.1-CIFS/SMB (SAMBA)
CIFS

2.6.2-FTP
Basic Client Configuration Secure SFTP Configuration Secure FTPES Configuration

2.6.3-TFTP
Testing & Connecting

2.6.4-SSH
Basic Configuration & Connection Password-less & Key Authentication

2.6.5-NFS
NFS Clients

2.6.6-AFP (Netatalk)
AFP Set-Up

2.6.7-RSYNC
Basic Configuration & Use Secure Server to Server RSYNC
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2.6.8-UNISON
UNISON Set-Up

2.6.9-iSCSI
iSCSI Set-Up Create iSCSI Target from ZFS RAIDz1 File System

2.6.10-UPnP
UPnP Set-Up

2.6.11-Dynamic DNS
Dynamic DNS Set-Up

2.6.12-SNMP
SNMP Set-Up

2.6.13-UPS
UPS Set-Up

2.6.14-Webserver
Webserver Set-Up

2.6.15-BitTorrent

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BitTorrent Set-Up

2.7-User & Group Management

Users & Groups

2.8-System Status Monitoring

Status Monitoring

2.9-System Diagnostics & Logs

Diagnostics & Logs

2.10-Advanced Tools
Advanced Tools

2.11-Getting Help
Help

2.12-Upgrading NAS4Free
Upgrading NAS4Free

3-System
3.1-System|General Setup
General System Options

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3.1.1-System|General|Password
System General Password

3.2-System|Advanced
System_Advanced

3.2.1-System|Advanced|Email
System Advanced Email

3.2.2-System|Advanced|Proxy
System Advanced Proxy

3.2.3-System|Advanced|Swap
System Advanced Swap

3.2.4-System|Advanced|Command scripts
System Advanced Command scripts

3.2.5-System|Advanced|Cron
System Advanced Cron

3.2.6-System|Advanced|rc.conf
System Advanced rc.conf

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3.2.7-System|Advanced|sysctl.conf
System Advanced sysctl.conf

3.3-System|Firmware
System Firmware Upgrade

3.4-System|Backup/Restore
System Backup/Restore

3.5-System|Factory Defaults
System Factory Defaults

3.6-System|Reboot

3.6.1-System|Reboot|Now
System Reboot Now

3.6.2-System|Reboot|Scheduled
System Reboot Scheduled

3.7-System|Shutdown

3.7.1-System|Shutdown|Now
System Shutdown Now

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3.7.2-System|Shutdown|Scheduled
System Shutdown Scheduled

3.8-System|Logout
Logout

4-Network
4.1-Network|Interface Management
Network Interface Management

4.1.1-Network|Interface Management|VLAN VLAN

4.1.2-Network|Interface Management|Link Aggregation and Failover Link Aggregation and Failover

4.2-Network|Interfaces|LAN
Network Interface LAN

4.3-Network|Hosts
Network Hosts

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4.4-Network|Static routes
Network Static routes

4.5-Network|Firewall
Network Firewall

5-Disks
5.1-Disks|Management
Disks Management Hard Drive Parameters

5.1.1-Disks|Management|S.M.A.R.T. SMART

5.1.2-Disks|Management|iSCSI Initiator iSCSI Initiator

5.2-Disks | Software RAID

Software RAID

5.2.1-Disks|Software RAID|RAID1|Management Software RAID RAID1 Management

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5.2.2-Disks|Software RAID|RAID1|Tools Disks Software RAID RAID1 Tools

5.2.3-Disks|Software RAID|RAID1|Information Disks Software RAID RAID1 Information

5.2.4-Disks|Software RAID|JBOD|Management Disks Software RAID JBOD Management

5.2.5-Disks|Software RAID|JBOD|Tools Disks Software RAID JBOD Tools

5.2.6-Disks|Software RAID|JBOD|Information Disks Software RAID JBOD Information

5.2.7-Disks|Software RAID|RAID0|Management Disks Software RAID RAID0 Management

5.2.8-Disks|Software RAID|RAID0|Tools Disks Software RAID RAID0 Tools

5.2.9-Disks|Software RAID|RAID0|Information Disks Software RAID RAID0 Information

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5.2.10-Disks|Software RAID|RAID5|Management Disks Software RAID RAID5 Management

5.2.11-Disks|Software RAID|RAID5|Tools Disks Software RAID RAID5 Tools

5.2.12-Disks|Software RAID|RAID5|Information Disks Software RAID RAID5 Information

5.2.13-Disks|Software RAID|RAID0/1/5|Management Disks Software RAID RAID0/1/5 Management

5.2.14-Disks|Software RAID|RAID0/1/5|Tools Disks Software RAID RAID0/1/5 Tools

5.2.15-Disks|Software RAID|RAID0/1/5|Information Disks Software RAID RAID0/1/5 Information

5.3-Disks|Encryption|Management
Disk Encryption

5.3.1-Disks|Encryption|Tools Disk Encryption Tools

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5.4-Disks|ZFS
ZFS

5.4-Disks|ZFS|Pools|Management Disks ZFS Pools Management

5.4.1-Disks|ZFS|Pools|Virtual device Disks ZFS Pools Virtual device

5.4.2-Disks|ZFS|Pools|Tools Disks ZFS Pools Tools

5.4.3-Disks|ZFS|Pools|Information Disks ZFS Pools Information

5.4.4-Disks|ZFS|Pools|I/O Statistics Disks ZFS Pools I/O Statistics

5.4.5-Disks|ZFS|Datasets|Dataset Disks ZFS Datasets Dataset

5.4.6-Disks|ZFS|Datasets|Information Disks ZFS Datasets Information

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5.4.5-Disks|ZFS|Configuration|Detected Disks ZFS Configuration Detected

5.4.5-Disks|ZFS|Configuration|Current Disks ZFS Configuration Current

5.4.5-Disks|ZFS|Configuration_Synchronize Disks ZFS Configuration Synchronize

5.5-Disks|Format
Disks Format

5.6-Disks|Mount Point|Management
Mount Point Management

5.6.1-Disks|Mount Point|Tools Disks Mount Point Tools

5.6.2-Disks|Mount Point|Fsck Disks Mount Point Fsck

6-Services
6.1-Services|CIFS/SMB|Settings (Samba)

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Services CIFS/SMB (Samba)

6.1.1-Services|CIFS/SMB|Shares Services CIFS/SMB Shares

6.2-Services|FTP
FTP-File Transfer Protocol

6.2.1-Services|FTP|Modules
Services FTP Modules

6.3-Services|TFTP
Services TFTP

6.4-Services|SSH
Services SSH New Document Update in Progress.

6.5-Services|NFS
NFS

6.5.1-Services|NFS|Shares Services NFS Shares

6.6-Services|AFP (Netatalk)

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AFP

6.6.1-Services|AFP|Shares Services AFP Shares

6.7-Services|RSYNC|Server|Settings
RSYNC

6.7.1-Services|RSYNC|Server|Modules Services RSYNC Server Modules

6.7.2-Services|RSYNC|Client Services RSYNC Client

6.7.3-Services|RSYNC|Server|Local Services RSYNC Local

6.8-Services|UNISON
UNISON

6.9-Services|iSCSI Target
iSCSI Target Settings

6.9.1-Services|iSCSI Target|Target

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iSCSI Target Target

6.9.2-Services|iSCSI Target|Portal Group iSCSI Target Portal Group

6.9.3-Services|iSCSI Target|Initiator Group iSCSI Target Initiator Group

6.9.4-Services|iSCSI Target|Auth Group iSCSI Target Auth Group

6.9.5-Services|iSCSI Target|Media iSCSI Target Media

6.10-Services|UPnP
UPnP

6.11-Services|Dynamic DNS
Services Dynamic DNS

6.12-Services|SNMP
Services SNMP

6.13-Services|UPS

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Services UPS

6.14-Services|Webserver
Services Webserver

6.15-Services|BitTorrent
Services BitTorrent

7-Access
7.1-Access|Users
User Management

7.1.1-Access|Groups Access Groups

7.2-Access|Active Directory
Access Active Directory

7.3-Access|LDAP
Access LDAP

8-Status

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8.1-Status|System
Status System

8.2-Status|Process
Status Process

8.3-Status|Services
Status Services

8.4-Status|Interfaces
Status Interfaces

8.5-Status|Disks
Status Disks

8.6-Status|Graph|Traffic
Status Graph Traffic

8.6.1-Status|Graph|CPU Load
Status Graph CPU Load

8.7-Status|Email Report
Status Email Report

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9-Diagnostics
9.1-Diagnostics|Log

9.1.1-Diagnostics|Log|Settings

9.2-Diagnostics|Information
Diagnostics Information Disks

9.2.1-Diagnostics|Information|Disks (ATA) Diagnostics Information Disks (ATA)

9.2.2-Diagnostics|Information|Partitions Diagnostics Information Partitions

9.2.3-Diagnostics|Information|S.M.A.R.T. Diagnostics Information S.M.A.R.T.

9.2.4-Diagnostics|Information|Space Used Diagnostics Information Space Used

9.2.5-Diagnostics|Information|Mounts Diagnostics Information Mounts

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9.2.6-Diagnostics|Information|Software RAID Diagnostics Information Software RAID

9.2.7-Diagnostics|Information|iSCSI Initiator Diagnostics Information iSCSI Initiator

9.2.8-Diagnostics|Information|MS Domain Diagnostics Information MS Active Directory

9.2.9-Diagnostics|Information|CIFS/SMB Diagnostics Information CIFS/SMB

9.2.10-Diagnostics|Information|FTP Diagnostics Information FTP

9.2.11-Diagnostics|Information|RSYNC Client Diagnostics Information RSYNC Client

9.2.12-Diagnostics|Information|Swap Diagnostics Information Swap

9.2.13-Diagnostics|Information|Sockets Diagnostics Information Sockets

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9.2.14-Diagnostics|Information|UPS Diagnostics Information UPS

9.3-Diagnostics|Ping/Traceroute
Diagnostics Ping

9.3.1-Diagnostics|Traceroute Diagnostics Traceroute

9.4-Diagnostics|ARP Tables
Diagnostics ARP Tables

9.5-Diagnostics|Routes
Diagnostics Routing Tables

10-Advanced
10.1-Advanced|File Editor
Advanced File editor

10.2-Advanced|Command
Advanced Command

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