Iomega StorCenter ix2-200 1 TB Network Attached Storage 34749 (Black)
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The Iomega StorCenter ix2-200 Network Storage offers content sharing with advanced security, and is ideal for small and remote offices, workgroups or home networks. Based on enterprise-class EMC storage technology, the StorCenter ix2-200 provides easy file sharing, iSCSI block access, and multiple RAID configurations for optimized data protection. Business users will appreciate the robust data protection features such as UPS support, print serving, folder quotas, rsync device-to-device replication, and user replaceable drives for business continuity and disaster recovery. The easy-to-use interface provides no-hassle management. Active Directory support and remote access round out the comprehensive business features. The StorCenter ix2-200 supports up to five Axis IP security cameras for basic video surveillance. Home users benefit from the advanced media features such as the DLNA certified UPnP AV Media Server, PTP (Picture Transfer Protocol), torrent download compatibility, Bluetooth upload, and Cooliris slide show plug-in. Award-winning EMC Retrospect Express backup software and RSA BSAFE encryption for protected installs and upgrades. Supports PC, Mac and Linux clients and is VMware certified for NFS and iSCSI. Available in 1TB, 2TB, and 4TB capacities.
Color: black Brand: Iomega Model: 34749 Dimensions: 12.13" h x 7.50" w x 5.50" l, 6.14 pounds Hard Disk: 500GB
The Iomega StorCenter ix2-200 Network Storage offers content sharing with advanced security, and is ideal for small and remote offices, workgroups or home networks. Based on enterprise-class EMC storage technology, the StorCenter ix2-200 provides easy file sharing, iSCSI block access, and multiple RAID configurations for optimized data protection. Business users will appreciate the robust data protection features such as UPS support, print serving, folder quotas, rsync device-to-device replication, and user replaceable drives for business continuity and disaster recovery. The easy-to-use interface provides no-hassle management. Active Directory support and remote access round out the comprehensive business features. The StorCenter ix2-200 supports up to five Axis IP security cameras for basic video surveillance. Home users benefit from the advanced media features such as the DLNA certified UPnP AV Media Server, PTP (Picture Transfer Protocol), torrent download compatibility, Bluetooth upload, and Cooliris slide show plug-in. Award-winning EMC Retrospect Express backup software and RSA BSAFE encryption for protected installs and upgrades. Supports PC, Mac and Linux clients and is VMware certified for NFS and iSCSI. Available in 1TB, 2TB and 4TB capacities. StorCenter ix2-200 Network Storage User-Swappable Drives Ideal for Small Offices and Remote Offices The StorCenter ix2-200 offers many features that a small office will appreciate such as the iSCSI target that provides block-level access for the most efficient storage utilization, remote access via an internet connection, as well as print sharing with up to 3 USB printers. The StorCenter ix2-200 Network Storage is VMware Ready certified. The StorCenter ix2-200 Network Storage also offers device-to-device copy jobs via the one-touch QuikTransfer button and will even send email alerts to help IT administrators manage the StorCenter. Great Features for Home Networks The StorCenter ix2-200 Network Storage offers many features that home users will enjoy such as a UPnP DLNA certified AV Media Server to stream music, videos and photos via game consoles, photo slideshows using Cooliris technology, and a torrent download manager for peer-to-peer file transfers without the need of a dedicated PC. Other features are the Bluetooth Upload to transfer contacts, photos, and more from cell phones, pocket PCs, and BlackBerry’s, Picture Transfer Protocol to automatically transfer photos from a digital camera via a USB port, and best of all – an easy 4-step set up process. Easy to Use Network Storage Product Features Sharing: Access files from any networked Windows PC, Mac or Linux workstation for easy file sharing, data backup and print serving RAID Support – RAID 1 with automatic RAID rebuild. JBOD mode also available. iSCSI support provides block-level access for the most efficient storage utilization, especially for database and email application performance High Performance: Gigabit Ethernet connectivity with Jumbo frame support and high performance embedded architecture Active Directory Support: Functions as a client member in an Active Directory domain allowing the Iomega StorCenter ix2-200 to utilize the domain users and groups Folder Quotas: Easily manage capacity by setting a maximum for shared storage folders UPS Support: Enables unattended system shutdown via the USB port without data loss in the case of extended power failure Email Alerts: If the device detects a problem, an email alert is sent to one or more email addresses Expandability: Add storage capacity by connecting external USB Hard Disk Drives. It supports read and write on Fat32, NTFS or ext2/ext3 formatted hard disks Print Server: Intelligent print sharing capability for up to 3 USB printers directly connected to the ix2-200 Advanced Media Support: Includes UPnP support through an integrated DLNA certified media server. Also supports PTP and Bluetooth upload VMware Certified: HCL certified NAS (NFS) and iSCSI storage for VMware Security Camera: Connect up to 5 Axis network security cameras and the ix2-200 captures and stores video without the need of a dedicated PC EMC Retrospect Express Backup Software (unlimited client licenses) for automated backups on a scheduled basis (client to StorCenter) Iomega QuikProtect Software for effortlessly synchronizing files between the clients and the StorCenter ix2-200 RSA BSAFE encryption technology protects installs and upgrades Warranty: 3 years with product registration What’s in the Box StorCenter ix2-200 Network Storage, Ethernet cable, power supply, Quick Start Guide, solutions CD with system administration software, Iomega QuikProtect Software, EMC Retrospect Express Backup software and user manual
Apple Time Capsule Killer, Awsome NAS solution I have been waiting for this for a long time. This NAS works period!. It works with Apple Time machine. It works with Ubuntu 9.10 (SimpleBackup) and it works with windowsXP (Windows Backup Program). I wanted a RAID1 NAS storage. RAID standard dictates how hard disks are used. In RAID1 both the hard discs contain the same data. So if one fries the other one will save your day till you replace the broken one with a new disk. I wanted Iomega to act as the backup repository for all my systems which include a macbook (Leopard), ubuntu Linux (9.10) and WindowsXP Pro. Pros ---- + For 200+ bucks this offers you RAID1. Which is lot better than over prized Apple Time capsule which has only one hard disk. + Works seamlessly with Apple Time machine software + Supports FTP Server, UPNP (for media streaming) and SMTP (to send you an emails about diagnostics errors etc) + Supports Good Security. Remember once you connect any device to network you should enable user accounts passwords etc. + Very Very simple configuration. + You can connect external USB storage devices and they are available to all users in your home network. Makes regular usb printers network printers how cool is that ? + Very reliable. So far I have transferred 100 Gigs of data over the network and not even once did the network connection drop. + Compact and easy to service (in case the hard disk fries). Cons None so far Help Instructions For Apple Users Once you install the supplied software the provided TimeMachine folder on the drive is visible to your time machine software as a backup drive. Configuration just involves opening up your time machine preferences and pointing to the NAS timemachine folder. Done! its that simple. I have tried creating a backup and restoring from it and it worked seamlessly. For Ubuntu I used the macbook to configure the NAS. Open the admin page in your browser and go to Settings->NetworkServices and Enable NFS. Once you do this the drive will turn on SMB protocol automatically (something that linux and unix worlds love). Now you can either create an additional folder on the drive (like i did or use the existing Backup Folder). Once you decided which folder to use, click on the small "Configure" Spanner icon next to it. This would open up the configuration page. Give a proper name and click next. In this page the software would ask you if you want NFS enabled for the folder. Check the box and give a name. For instance UbuntuBackup. Click ok. Now start your ubuntu computer-> places->Network and the explorer would show you the UbuntuBackup. To let Simple backup store backups here open the System->Administration->SimpleBackup Config-> in destination folder check the second option (SSH or FTP) and enter the following smb://EnterUserName@IOMEGANASNAME/UbuntuBackup (note you have to use username and password only if you have enabled security as i did. Your are done. Do a test backup and restore Windows Map the NAS as a drive (assigning a drive letter) and make the backup program use the mapped drive as the destination WOW! this NAS is AMAZING! im not expert on NAS drives.. but coming from the LACIE world.. oh my gosh, this thing BLOWS THEM OUT OF THE WATER! i had the ethernet BIG DISK... got the 100gb, about 5 years ago, got the 500GB 2 years ago, and just bought this a week ago... i will never, ever ever go back to lacie! you can use windows to change share/security permissions.. you can upload files via the web GUI anywhere in the world (and download of course) not to mention FTP. has tons of network serving capabilities... AFP, FTP, windows CIFS, NFS, rYsync... the list goes on! adding users and shares was SOOO fast! the interface is very responsive! (and intuitive). im used to using the lacie, that would take 2 mins to load... (didnt matter if i was physically connected to it...) the error log is easy to read (logs all changes, not just errors) you can chose quotas (MB, GB) for users/shares.. what i really like, there is a feature under backup/copy... where you can schedule backup jobs (without installing software) i have a networked media player in our basement (Mvix ultio)... and once a week, i have it set to pull movies from the folder i chose, and back it up to wherever i want (i chose the StoreCenter obviously) but you can have it go anywhere you want, from anywhere you want! slick!!! power management, search, attach printers and make it function as a network printer, surveillance camera capability.. the list goes on!!! i didnt knwo it had half these features when i bought it.. i just wanted to try something else for a change, and i read a review on some blogs and decided to try it out, man am i glad i did!!! (its super quiet too!) im trying to think of some CONS... i honestly cannot think of any right now.. but will post back and update on how it goes after the first week/month... so far, amazing! pj Excellent Product Before buying this NAS, I had bought the Netgear Stora. I returned it after three weeks of hassle and not getting it to work. The problem: a layer of software severely lacking in functionality that you could not get through. After some more research, I replaced it with this unit and I could not be happier. I travel a lot for work so remote access through a secure tunnel was a requirement. This worked marvelously though it did require an additional cash outlay for a domain name, security certificate, etc. The end result is that our household is all hooked into the same iTunes content, I no longer carry thumb drives for my presentations and my wife and I can work on files without having to e-mail them back and forth. My only regret is that I probably should have gone for the 2TB box since, with RAID 1, the two 1TB drives supplied with the unit only stores 1TB with the other drive being a mirror of the first for redundancy. I didn't realize that consolidating out files would use almost a quarter of the 1TB. Something else just came to mind: I tried to create a new folder while working remotely. It does not have that functionality. Small thing but it is a thing. Hopefully, this feature will appear in a future upgrade. The bottom line is that this is a spectacular product and, with further upgrades to come, will only get better.
