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[JavaLawyer]

If you look at the rear of the DNS-320L, the reset button is located on the bottom left corner. The button is recessed (a small hole) and is illustrated in the DNS-320L manual (manual page 10 or PDF page 14). There really was no need to reformat the HDDs. Restoring the unit to the factory defaults would have reset the problematic network settings -- presumably a static IP address that wasn't cooperating with your new router. I recall recommending (a number of posts ago) that you change the DNS-320L static IP address to DHCP and reserve the IP address instead to avoid conflicts such as this.

[Tikigod19]

the rear of my DNS-320L is not the same as the manual and the recessed reset button is not there. I wrote that post and posted it, then when I saw the manual I deleted it thinking oh how stupid. When I looked at the rear of the unit and saw it was different to the photo I posted it again.

I am baffled as to why it is different but there is DEFINITELY no pin sized hole for a reset button on the rear of the unit.

I dont know how to reserve an IP address after assigning DHCP so I didnt do that.

Ive formatted the HDD's gone through the setup process and the unit is still not showing on my network or accessible via the IP (192.168.0.55)

Running out of things to do. Will repeat set up using DHCP.

[Tikigod19]

its visible! Needing DHCP was the key but I now need to somehow reserve the IP its using in my broadband config, is that correct?

[JavaLawyer]

its visible! Needing DHCP was the key but I now need to somehow reserve the IP its using in my broadband config, is that correct?

Correct. I presume your broadband router has the option to reserve an IP address. What is the make/model of your router? Manuals are typically posted on the manufacturer's website.

the rear of my DNS-320L is not the same as the manual and the recessed reset button is not there. I wrote that post and posted it, then when I saw the manual I deleted it thinking oh how stupid. When I looked at the rear of the unit and saw it was different to the photo I posted it again.

I am baffled as to why it is different but there is DEFINITELY no pin sized hole for a reset button on the rear of the unit.

I own several ShareCenters and they all have physical reset buttons. What hardware version is your ShareCenter? DNS ShareCenter - What Hardware Version is my ShareCenter?]

Can other DNS-320L owners please describe the location and physical description of the reset button on their unit?

  

[JavaLawyer]

Can you post a screenshot of the rear of your ShareCenter?

[pizzaking]

The reset button is located at the bottom of the DNS-320L. Right below the serial number label there is a pin sized hole clearly marked RESET.

[Tikigod19]

yep. its underneath, not on the rear as it says in the manual..

No point pushing it now, i'm 13 hours into a 14 hour copy of my 1.72TB of data after a reformat.. 29mb/sec all day long with only one copy taking place. Not really good enough compared to what I've heard others get

[Tikigod19]

I've ticked the "always use this IP address" box on the 320L line in my routers IP addresses page. Do you think this will this do what it needs to do?

[JavaLawyer]

I've ticked the "always use this IP address" box on the 320L line in my routers IP addresses page. Do you think this will this do what it needs to do?

Functionally speaking, that description sounds like the definition of Reserving the IP address. Simply put, reserving the IP address forces the router to save (or reserve) the same IP address for a particular device. Permitting the router to manage IP addresses will avoid conflicts like the one you experienced earlier this week, and provide the added benefit of offering a single place to manage IP addresses  for all of your networked devices. Using this approach, you will avoid assigning IP addresses that fall outside your routers valid IP range and avoid possible IP conflicts from two devices that want to use the same IP address.

Your router is designed to manage IP addresses, so unless there is a compelling reason to use a static IP address, there is no need to distribute that responsibility among your connected devices as this can easily lead to problems.

[JavaLawyer]

yep. its underneath, not on the rear as it says in the manual..

Getting back to my earlier question, what hardware version do you have? I'm curious about the proximity of the Reset button.

[Tikigod19]

hardware version A3 and reset button on the underside

[Tikigod19]

my share center now seems to be performing as it should in that its constantly on, but not constantly noisy! All I've changed is my ISP but I'm now loving it.. finally

I'd like to access my files through my phone but not sure if this involves the D-Link Cloud app or if this is a bit advanced for the simple task I want to do.. just copy photos from my D-Link to my phone over wifi.

I have ES File explorer on my android which i thought would do the job but I can't seem to connect to the share.

Any advice on the best way of doing this?

[JavaLawyer]

my share center now seems to be performing as it should in that its constantly on, but not constantly noisy! All I've changed is my ISP but I'm now loving it.. finally

I'd like to access my files through my phone but not sure if this involves the D-Link Cloud app or if this is a bit advanced for the simple task I want to do.. just copy photos from my D-Link to my phone over wifi.

I have ES File explorer on my android which i thought would do the job but I can't seem to connect to the share.

Any advice on the best way of doing this?

Register your DNS-320L with mydlink and install the mydlink app on your android device(s). The app will enable you to access content stored on the DNS-320L. mydlink is designed for easy access without a lot of heavy lifting/configuration.

[Tikigod19]

thanks for the reply. For some reason I could never get access to my 320L even with firewall off via the web based client but I got ES File exporter to work in the end. I know it means I can't access it from out and about but its good enough for what I want it for until I work out why mydlink isnt working..

[scsmith]

Can other DNS-320L owners please describe the location and physical description of the reset button on their unit?

As in this picture - Base of the machine.
I've blurred out the S/N etc for privacy ... didn't have any idea if I should or not.