Brand: Cisco
Category: Storage
Document Type: Quick Start Guide
Language: EN
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Quick Start Guide for NSS 322 Smart Storage
Uploaded: Sept. 12, 2025, 4:27 a.m.
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Welcome to your Cisco NSS 322 Smart Storage. This guide helps you set up your 2-bay Network Attached Storage (NAS) device. It functions as a native file server for various clients like Windows, Macintosh, UNIX, and Linux. Key benefits include centralized data storage, integrity, reliability, and accessibility. This guide covers physical installation, launching the Cisco Setup Wizard, and initial configuration. The Setup Wizard assists with installing disk drives, connecting equipment, starting NAS configuration, mapping network drives, and installing the client utility. Before starting, ensure you have internet connectivity (optional), a Phillips screwdriver, an Ethernet switch or router, 1-2 SATA disk drives, and an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS). Properly grounded anti-static wrist strap is recommended.
Troubleshooting and error codes
| Number | LED Indicator | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HDD1, HDD2 | (Green) Flashes green when the disk drive data is accessed. Solid green when the disk drive is accessible. (Red) A hard drive read/write error occurs. |
| 1 | LAN | (Orange) Flashes when there is network traffic to or from the NAS. Solid orange when the NAS is connected to the network. |
| 1 | eSATA | (Orange) Flashes orange when an eSATA device is being accessed. |
| 2 | Power | (Off) Disk drives are in standby mode or the device is powered off. (Solid Green) The NAS is ready. (Flashing Green) One or more of the following conditions apply: - The NAS is starting up. - The NAS is not configured. - Disk drive is not formatted. (Flashing Red) The NAS is in degraded mode. One of the disk drives failed in RAID 1 configuration. |
| 2 | One Touch Copy | (Blue) USB device is detected. |
| Number | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Power Button | Press Power to power on or shutdown the NAS. |
| 3 | One Touch Copy Button | Press One Touch Copy to copy files to or from an external USB drive. |
| 4 | USB 2.0 | USB port for accessing external USB-attached storage. |
| 5 | Disk Tray Lock | Lift the silver tab up to lock the disk tray. Press the silver tab down to unlock the disk tray. See Locking and Unlocking the Disk Trays, page 9. |
| Number | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | VGA | Console output to VGA monitor. Used for device recovery. |
| 2 | Reset | Restores the network settings and password to the factory. See Reset Network Settings and Password, page 23. |
| 3 | Ethernet Port (2) | Dual Ethernet ports. |
| 4 | eSATA (2) | eSATA ports for accessing external eSATA-attached storage. Use eSATA connector. |
| 5 | Power Connector | Connects the device to the external power adapter, which connects to a standard power outlet. |
| 6 | USB 2.0 (4) | USB port for accessing USB attached storage and UPS status. |
| 7 | Kensington Lock Slot | Attach a Kensington lock to protect the device from theft. |
| 8 | Fan | System fan. |