ZyXEL NSA325 User Manual

Media Server User’s Guide

This chapter describes the NAS Starter Utility. Use the NAS Starter Utility to find, set up, and 
manage the NSA as well as copy files to it and access the files on it. 

There is a NAS Starter Utility available for Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7. Click Help to 
open a web help page about the NAS Starter Utility screens. NAS Starter Utility screens are shown 
here as they display with the Windows platform. 

Note: Refer to the Quick Start Guide for your NSA’s hardware connections and the steps 

for installing the NAS Starter Utility.

• The NAS Starter Utility broadcasts a request packet when you first run it. Each NSA has an NAS 

Starter Utility Agent that always listens and responds to requests from the NAS Starter Utility. 
The NAS Starter Utility receives the response packet that contains information, such as host 
name, IP, and so on.

• If you plan to use more than one NSA in your network, configure them with unique server 

names. This enables you to identify each NSA in the NAS Starter Utility screens.

Use this screen to view the NSAs in your network. The NSA’s Server Name. The default is ‘nsa’ 
followed by the number of your model (‘nsa325’ for example). See 

 for how 

to change it to a more recognizable one in your network.