What is S.M.A.R.T Test in NAS200 ?

Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T.) can warn you of impending drive problems before the drive fail. Disk 1-2, LVM, RAID 1, or RAID 0, the S.M.A.R.T. status of the drive will be displayed.

Step 1 : Open the Internet Explorer and go to the Network storage's Web Based Set-up Utility
Step 2 : Once the set-up page appears, click Administration > Disk Utility and under S.M.A.R.T click Test Now to begin checking for the disk.



Step 3 : Once you click on Test Now, a loading bar with a percentage will appear on the screen. Once complete, the result will be on Disk 1 or Disk 2 field.

This can have any of the following values:

• N/A - No disk is available.
• Not Tested - No S.M.A.R.T. check has been performed on this drive
• OK - No errors were found in the last test.
• Errors - The S.M.A.R.T. check found errors on the drive. If this happens a few times, the disk should be replaced.

Step 4 : Click Save.

Enabling MAC Filtering in WAG300N

How to enable the MAC Address Filtering in WAG300N.

Connect a computer to WAG300N.
Open Internet Explorer.
In the Address Bar type : 192.168.1.1 [Default IP Address of WAG300N].
In the Popup for username and password, type admin for username and admin for password [default].

• Once in the setup page, click on Wireless, the second tab on the top.
• Than select Wireless MAC Filter [third sub tab under wireless.
• Here you need to enable the option.
• In the Access Restriction, you need to specify whether u want to prevent or permit the computers from accessing the Internet.
• With firmware 1.01.01, you can list upto 50 Wireless MAC Addresses.
• If you click on the Wireless Client List in the same page, you can see the MAC Addresses of the Wireless [DHCP clients] devices connected to the router.
• The MAC Address is generally located at the bottom of the devices.

Setup WPA on Linksys Router !

How can I set up WPA on my Linksys Router?

Step 1 : Access the router’s Setup page.

Step 2 : When the router’s web-based, setup page appears, click Wireless and select Wireless Security.

Step 3 : Select WPA Personal under the Security Mode drop-down menu.

Step 4 : Select TKIP on WPA Algorithms.

Step 5 : Enter your desired WPA Key on the WPA Shared Key field such as “MyPrivateKey.” This will serve as your network key whenever you connect to your wireless network.

NOTE : Do not share this key. This key will secure your wireless network. Leave Group Key Renewal to 3600 seconds.

Step 6 : Click Save Settings.

Change Password on WAG354G !

How to change the Password on WAG354G.

• Connect a computer to the router.
• Open a browser [eg. : Internet Explorer].
• In the Address Bar type : 192.168.1.1 [default IP Address of the router].
• The default password is admin.
• Once in the Setup Page, click on Administration TAB.
• Here you can change the password for the router.

How to Access the Router.

How to Access the Linksys Router's Web based Utility.

• Before accessing the router’s web-based setup page, make sure the router is powered on and the computer is wired to one of the Ethernet ports on the router (1, 2, 3 or 4 ).
• Open a web browser [Internet Explorer / Firefox / Safari]. In the Address Bar type 192.168.1.1 and hit Enter. A Pop up should appear forb the Username and password. The default password is admin.
• Once in the setup page, you can configure the settings for the router.
• If you cannot open the setup page than the possible causes are that the computer is not connected to the router[wired or wireless] or thw computer is assigned a static IP Address. Change the setings to Obtain IP Address Automatically.
• Make sure the Popup blocker is disabled.