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BlackArmor® NAS User Guide 

9

 Introduction

This chapter introduces the components and features of your BlackArmor® NAS 440/420 (Black-
Armor server), describes what the BlackArmor server can be used for, and introduces the differ-
ence between BlackArmor administrators and general BlackArmor users.

This chapter also provides tips for setting up and getting the most out of your BlackArmor server. 
(To find out if you’re an administrator or user, see “The Difference Between a BlackArmor Admin-
istrator and User” on page 12.)

The BlackArmor server is a file server, a device that is used for storing and sharing all types of 
computer files on a local network. The BlackArmor server contains four Serial ATA (SATA) disk 
drives and has built-in data protection to help keep your data safe from disk drive failures and 
other catastrophes.

The BlackArmor server comes with software to help you back up, store, protect, and share your 
files. 

The BlackArmor server is typically used by small business owners and people with home offices 
who want to store and protect the computer files that are important to them—client files, business 
records, financial information, and so on—and make them available to other people on their local 
network or over the Internet.

The BlackArmor server kit has four main components:

—Hardware that includes the disk drives that store and protect 

your files

—Software that finds and connects your BlackArmor server to 

your computer