BUBBA Users Manual
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BUBBA SERVER Users Manual Please note: This manual always refers to the latest firmware version. Press “update” in the web administration interface. v. 1.32. Optimized for printing on size A5 paper Copyright © 2008 Excito WARNING! To prevent loss of data or malfunction, always shut down BUBBA properly. To shut down, keep the button pressed for five seconds. The front light will blink while shutting down, and turn off when BUBBA is ready to be disconnected. Never remove the power while the LED is lit or blinking! 2 Copyright © 2008 Excito 1. FEATURES 5 2. INSTALLATION 6 3. ADMINISTRATOR 12 3.1. ADMIN ACCOUNT 12 3.2. SERVICES 14 3.3. SETTINGS 15 4. USERS 17 5. STORAGE 18 5.1. USING THE FILE SERVER 18 5.2. WEB BASED FILE MANAGER 20 5.3. USING THE DOWNLOAD MANAGER 24 5.4. USING THE FTP SERVER 25 6. THE PRINTER SERVER 25 7. THE MEDIA SERVERS 26 7.1. FIREFLY MEDIA SERVER 27 7.2. MEDIATOMB MEDIA SERVER 27 8. THE WEB SERVER 28 9. THE EMAIL SERVER 29 9.1. HANDLING INCOMING EMAILS 29 9.2. READING EMAILS 30 9.3. SENDING EMAILS 30 9.4. THE FETCHMAIL SERVICE 30 10. REACHING BUBBA FROM OUTSIDE 33 10.1. PASSING TRAFFIC THROUGH YOUR FIREWALL 33 10.2. EXTERNAL IP ADDRESS 34 10.3. PERSONAL DOMAIN NAME 34 11. FIRMWARE UPGRADE 35 12. BACKUP 36 12.1. PERSONAL DATA AND EMAIL ON YOUR PC 36 3 Copyright © 2008 Excito 12.2. PERSONAL DATA AND EMAIL ON BUBBA 36 13. INSTALLING/REINSTALLING SOFTWARE 37 14. GETTING INSIDE YOUR BUBBA 39 14.1. SSH 39 14.2. INSTALLING OTHER APPLICATIONS 39 14.3. CUSTOMIZING THE WEB INTERFACE 39 14.4. INSTALLING A DISK 40 15. TECHNICAL DATA 42 15.1. SOFTWARE 42 15.2. HARDWARE 42 16. FAQ 43 17. SUPPORT 46 Typical home network setup 4 Copyright © 2008 Excito 1. FEATURES BUBBA server is a miniature server, primarily for use at home or in a small business. Nonetheless, BUBBA loaded with functionality, which makes BUBBA very versatile: • Use BUBBA as a home file server, allowing you to reach all your files from work or school. No need for USB memories or other portable media, and no risk of forgetting anything. • Use BUBBA as a fully functional Linux computer. Enjoy the advantages of low noise, low energy consumption and low price. Choose from 10000+ Linux/Debian applications available, or use the pre-installed server functionality. • Let BUBBA download your large files, turn off your computer and relax. Since BUBBA is almost completely quiet (no fans), you can have it running all the time. • Use BUBBA as your web, email and FTP server. Don’t leave the noisy and energy consuming PC running when you don’t need to. • Found a file you need to download, but you’re at work? Paste the link in to BUBBAs download manager, and the file will download while you are at work. HTTP/FTP/bittorrent support. • Back up your critical files using your BUBBA. • Use BUBBA as your printer server, to allow many computers in your local network to share one printer. • Use BUBBA as a central email server, fetching your emails from various POP or IMAP accounts, making them available to you on one address, via web mail or IMAP, wherever you are. • Let BUBBA stream music to your Itunes compatible music player (DAAP), for instance Roku/Pinnacle Soundbridge. 5 Copyright © 2008 Excito 2. INSTALLATION Bubba automatically tries to connect to your local network (LAN). However, depending on your home network setup, this is not always possible. Follow the below instructions to connect to your Bubba. Microsoft Windows Vista, XP, 2000, ME or 98 1. Open a web browser, and type http://bubba/ in the address field and press enter. If you reach Bubba’s default page now, you are connected, and don’t need to read further in this chapter. If not, continue with: 2. Connect your PC directly to your BUBBA via a crossover network cable. 3. Temporarily change your IP address of your PC to 192.168.0.1 by following these instructions: a) Open Windows Start menu. b) Open Control Panel. c) Classic view: Open Network Connections Category view: Select Network and Internet Connections, and then Network Connections. d) Double-click on your active LAN or Internet connection. e) Click Properties. This opens the Local Area Connections Properties window. f) In the General tab, highlight the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) item, and click Properties: 6 Copyright © 2008 Excito g) This opens the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window. h) In the General tab, write down your old IP address, Subnet mask and default gateway. i) Change these fields to: IP address: 192.168.0.1 Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 Default gateway: 192.168.0.1 7 Copyright © 2008 Excito j) Click OK. k) Click OK to close each window. l) Restart your computer (not needed if using Windows XP). 4. Now open a web browser window and type http://192.168.0.242/. You should reach BUBBA’s default page. 5. Click ‘Bubba administration’. 6. Log in using the user name ‘admin’ and the password ‘admin’. 7. Click ‘Settings’ and ‘Network settings". 8. In the ‘IP’ field, change from ‘192.168.0.242’ to something beginning with the same three parts as your original IP address. I.e. if your PC had the IP 192.168.1.10, a suitable IP for BUBBA would be 192.168.1.242. 9. Press ‘Update’. Note that you will now loose contact with BUBBA, this is fully normal. 10. Reset the IP of your PC to the original IP address by repeating step 2, but change back to your original settings. 11. Restart your computer. 12. Open a browser and type http://bubba/. Now, you are able to reach BUBBA. 8 Copyright © 2008 Excito MAC 1. Open a web browser, and type http://bubba.local/ in the address field and press enter. If you reach Bubba’s default page now, you are connected, and don’t need to read further in this chapter. If not, continue with: 2. Connect your PC directly to your BUBBA via a crossover network cable. 3. Temporarily change your IP address of your PC to 192.168.0.1. Please consult your computer’s manual on how to do this. Don’t forget to write down your original IP address. 4. Now open a web browser window and type http://192.168.0.242/. You should reach BUBBA’s default page. 5. Click ‘Bubba administration’. 6. Log in using the user name ‘admin’ and the password ‘admin’. 7. Click ‘Settings’ and ‘Network settings". 8. In the ‘IP’ field, change from ‘192.168.0.242’ to something beginning with the same three parts as your original IP address. I.e. if your PC had the IP 192.168.1.10, a suitable IP for BUBBA would be 192.168.1.242. 9. Press ‘Update’. Note that you will now loose contact with BUBBA, this is fully normal. 10. Reset the IP of your PC to the original IP address. 11. Open a browser and type http://bubba.local/. Now, are able to reach BUBBA. 9 Copyright © 2008 Excito Linux 1. You need to find out what IP address your Bubba has obtained. Open a terminal window, and type: ‘nmblookup bubba’. BUBBA’s IP address will be returned. 2. Open a web browser, and type that IP address in the address field and press enter. I.e. http://192.168.0.242. If you reach Bubba’s default page now, you are connected, and don’t need to read further in this chapter. If not, continue with: 3. Connect your PC directly to your BUBBA via a crossover network cable. 4. Temporarily change your IP address of your PC to 192.168.0.1. Don’t forget to write down your original IP address. This is done differently depending on what Linux distribution you have; please consult the appropriate documentation on how to do this. 5. Now open a web browser window and type http://192.168.0.242/. You should reach BUBBA’s default page. 6. Click ‘Bubba administration’. 7. Log in using the user name ‘admin’ and the password ‘admin’. 8. Click ‘Settings’ and ‘Network settings". 9. In the ‘IP’ field, change from ‘192.168.0.242’ to something beginning with the same three parts as your original IP address. I.e. if your PC had the IP 192.168.1.10, a suitable IP for BUBBA would be 192.168.1.242. 10. Press ‘Update’. Note that you will now loose contact with BUBBA, this is fully normal. 11. Reset the IP of your PC to the original IP address. 12. Open a browser and type BUBBA’s new IP address (I.e. http://192.168.1.242/. Now you are able to reach BUBBA. 10 Copyright © 2008 Excito In depth technical explanation – BUBBA’s IP address Note that you do not have to read this if you aren’t interested. Simply follow the guide on the next page. All network devices on the same LAN (your computer, BUBBA Server, your home router) needs to have unique IP addresses. And, for them to be able to communicate with each other, they need to have IP addresses in the same IP series, beginning with the same three parts. For instance, two computers with IP addresses 192.168.0.100 and 192.168.0.250 are able to communicate. Two computers with IP addresses 192.168.0.100 and 192.168.1.250 are not.