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[nicknml]

Since you made it to the admin interface you should be able to create user accounts (if possible give us a screenshot of the admin interface). After creating an account go to Computer, select map network drive, type in \\[IP of your nas device] check use different credentials and use the username/password that you created using the admin interface.

[thecreator]

Aha!  I switched out network cables and then connected it to a different port on the router.  Now I can browse to the NAS drive's admin page.  However, I am still not able to map to the drive.  When I attempt to connect via the browse function, I receive "a remote procedure call (RPC) protocol error occurred" message.  Any thoughts what may cause this?

BTW, thanks for helping me troubleshoot tonight:)

Hi aviation76,

ftp://ftp.dlink.com/Multimedia/dns323/Manual/dns323_manual_130.zip

Download the above. It will explain how to set up your Network Drive.

[aviation76]

Thanks, guys!  I will digest all of this material and report back with my results.

[JavaLawyer]

Your issues (i.e. RPC error) is indicative of improperly set permissions. NAS's typically ship with open access out-of-the-box, however yours may have some predefined security protocols. 

[JavaLawyer]

I'm not sure if these will help, but here are two FAQs I posted in the D-Link ShareCenter board on this forum:

• DNS-Series - Mapping a Volume using Windows
• DNS ShareCenter - Mapping a DNS ShareCenter Device (IP vs. Volume Name)

[aviation76]

Well...still tinkering with the NAS drive and I am at my last wits.  I have been able to access the admin page but still no success in mapping the network drive via wireless connection.  I connected the drive to my laptop via USB port and was able to access the drive.  I even connected the drive directly to my network port on my laptop.  I was still able to access the admin page but not able to map to the drive (still getting the RPC protocol error).  I don't have a lot of networking experience to delve into advanced network settings in Windows 7.  I agree with JavaLawyer--I think my NAS was shipped with some pre-defined security protocols that my router or I am unable to decipher. My thoughts are that I need to do something with the security/privelege settings in the wireless router.  Oh well, I  kinda expected some difficulties buying a cheap generic NAS enclosure.  I will still continue to troubleshoot.

Thanks to all for helping me!  I will report back any success.

[nicknml]

If you can take a few screenshot of the admin interface, post on photobucket or another image sharing site and give us the link or create a Youtube Video. You're trouble's are most likely a permission issue.

[aviation76]

All:

I grabbed several screenshots and dumped them in Photobucket.  User interface looks pretty minimal.  Let me know if anyone has any issues viewing the files:

http://s1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa422/aviation76/

Would greatly appreciate all's expertise on this:)

Thanks!

[nicknml]

Here is the pdf manual :http://www.inxtron.com/files/manual/m9_usblan.pdf

Ok here is a few things you can try:

On the SMB page create a folder and hit the right arrow button to share it (don't add a password).

Go to computer, select map network drive, type in \\[IP ADDRES OF NAS\[name of shared folder] and click finish.


If that doesn't work, have you used disk utility on the web interface to format it?

[aviation76]

Thanks, nicknml.  I think this is the last hurdle but I am not able to make that leap.  When I attempt to create a folder and hit the right arrow button to share it, I receive a message stating "Action Failed! Error input data".  I even went to the manufacturer's website and made sure I had the latest firmware on the device.

Does it make a difference if the drive I have in the NAS enclosure is partitioned?  I think I read somewhere that only the first partition will be read on the LAN.  Not certain, though.  However, I was able to see both partitions when connected to my laptop via USB.  At one point, this hard drive was in a PC running Windows XP.  I'm not sure, but does Windows format the drive in NTFS?  The drive may have been formatted in NTFS.  I believe the drive needs to be FAT32 format, otherwise it won't be recognized on the network.  I think that the last step for me to do is to backup the drive and then format it.

[nicknml]

I looked in the manual again and it DOES need to be formatted with FAT32, so backup any data you have saved on it and then format it using the disk utility on the web interface.  The length of folder names are restricted to 12 characters as well.

[aviation76]

Thanks for the verification. I hope to complete this task this week and report my results here. Thanks to all for your help and patience with this!

[thecreator]

Thanks, nicknml.  I think this is the last hurdle but I am not able to make that leap.  When I attempt to create a folder and hit the right arrow button to share it, I receive a message stating "Action Failed! Error input data".  I even went to the manufacturer's website and made sure I had the latest firmware on the device.

Does it make a difference if the drive I have in the NAS enclosure is partitioned?  I think I read somewhere that only the first partition will be read on the LAN.  Not certain, though.  However, I was able to see both partitions when connected to my laptop via USB.  At one point, this hard drive was in a PC running Windows XP.  I'm not sure, but does Windows format the drive in NTFS?  The drive may have been formatted in NTFS.  I believe the drive needs to be FAT32 format, otherwise it won't be recognized on the network.  I think that the last step for me to do is to backup the drive and then format it.

Hi aviation76,

That belief is wrong. That NAS Hard Drive, needs to be formatted by the NAS Device itself.

Also plugging the NAS into your Laptop is wrong. The NAS needs to be plugged into the Router, not a computer, or the computer must be on all the time. And the NAS becomes an external Hard Drive to that computer only.

You must create a Static IP Address for the NAS.

[aviation76]

Success!!

I connected the NAS drive and device to my laptop via USB to transfer the files I wanted to keep.  Then I disconnected the drive and device and connected it to my router/LAN and formtatted the drive via the NAS drive's web interface.  It was a lot quicker than I expected.  I proceeded to map the drive (\\[IP ADDRES OF NAS\[name of shared folder]) and boom...I was in business.

I wanted to thank everyone for contributing to this post and helping me troubleshoot this matter:D

Thanks!

[FurryNutz]

Enjoy.