LaCie 2big Network 3TB 301508EK User Manual
Product codes
301508EK
Essential Office Networking
The LaCie 2big Network offers professional, reliable, central
storage for instantly storing, sharing, and backing up from any
PC or Mac
storage for instantly storing, sharing, and backing up from any
PC or Mac
®
on your network. Manage your home or small office
network easily with this full-featured file server. With the LaCie
2big Network, you can share files among Windows
2big Network, you can share files among Windows
®
, Mac,
and Linux users thanks to its SMB and AFP support; or connect
remotely through FTP, HTTP, and HTTPS file systems.
remotely through FTP, HTTP, and HTTPS file systems.
RAID Protection
Quickly and easily select your RAID modes with the manual
switch on the back of the drive. For maximum capacity, choose
BIG with a RAID 0 array of the two hard drives. For maximum
protection, choose SAFE (RAID 1) for automatic mirroring of one
disk to the other (available capacity = 50%). The hot-swappable
disk trays even allow maintenance without affecting your
workflow; a defective disk can be replaced easily without having
to turn off the LaCie 2big Network.
switch on the back of the drive. For maximum capacity, choose
BIG with a RAID 0 array of the two hard drives. For maximum
protection, choose SAFE (RAID 1) for automatic mirroring of one
disk to the other (available capacity = 50%). The hot-swappable
disk trays even allow maintenance without affecting your
workflow; a defective disk can be replaced easily without having
to turn off the LaCie 2big Network.
• Share files and back up data to your NAS (Windows,
Mac, or Linux)
• RAID 1 (mirroring) option for data loss protection
• Back up to external hard disks with USB ports
• Active Directory Support, Wake-on-LAN
• Stream your multimedia files to UPnP players
• Back up to external hard disks with USB ports
• Active Directory Support, Wake-on-LAN
• Stream your multimedia files to UPnP players
A Complete Backup Solution
Get extra security and increase data portability by incrementally
backing up your LaCie 2big Network—on your own schedule—to an
external hard drive through its USB ports using the built-in backup
system. The 2big Network also comes with three client licenses for
Genie Backup Manager Pro™ for Windows and three licenses for
Intego Backup Manager Pro™ for Mac to install on each PC or Mac
for client backups to the NAS. This software lets you reliably and
efficiently back up your documents, emails, settings, or other digital
assets; it supports compressed, encrypted, or image backups and
implements a computer recovery function in case of a system failure.
backing up your LaCie 2big Network—on your own schedule—to an
external hard drive through its USB ports using the built-in backup
system. The 2big Network also comes with three client licenses for
Genie Backup Manager Pro™ for Windows and three licenses for
Intego Backup Manager Pro™ for Mac to install on each PC or Mac
for client backups to the NAS. This software lets you reliably and
efficiently back up your documents, emails, settings, or other digital
assets; it supports compressed, encrypted, or image backups and
implements a computer recovery function in case of a system failure.
2BIG NETWORK RAID FLEXIBILITY
MODE
CAPACITY
PROTECTION
SPEED
RAID 0
100%
RAID 1
50%
LACIE SHORTCUT BUTTON
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Launch any backup/library application in 1 push
PERFORMANCE COMPARISON
The best performance for audio/video & photo professionals
FireWire 800
eSATA 3Gbits
Hi-Speed USB 2.0
FireWire 400
0
25
50
75
100
125
150
175
MB/s
Read burst transfer rate benchmark***
NETWORKING VIA ETHERNET
Laptop
Internet
Mac
2big Network
External HDD
PC
Router
HTTP, FTP,
BitTorrent
1TB
*
=
200,000 office presentations
or 250,000 songs
1,000 movies**