HDA Admin How To

Amahi Release (Common)

Networking

• Disable Router DHCP Server: Generic guidance for disabling DHCP server on some routers.

• Disable DHCP Server: Disable DHCP server on HDA.

• Configure Static IP Address: Create static IP address for client devices.

• Change Gateway IP Address: Change the 3rd octet of the router/client IP addresses.

• Renew Client IP Address: Applies to Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux.

• Configuring OpenDNS: Allows filtering or block domain names (web sites) and provides statistics.

• Change DNS Provider: Change DNS from OpenDNS to different provider.

• Punching DNS Holes: access a URL (or any host) outside with the same domain in your internal network.

• Virtual Private Network (VPN): Secure connection from outside your network using the Amahi VPN application.

• Customize IPsec VPN: How to change the Amahi IPsec VPN application settings.

• Change Host Name: Change the host name of the Amahi HDA.

Storage

• Adding hard drives (Command-line): detailed guidance for adding hard drives to your HDA.

• How To Use USB Drives: How to connect USB Drives to your HDA.

• Manage Shares: Create, edit, delete, and manage file shares configuration.

• Shares Extra Parameters: Manage extra options per file share, such as a recycle bin or quota.

• Backups: Backup from your network PCs to the Amahi HDA.

Greyhole

• Greyhole: Setup/configure/manage Greyhole Storage Pooling.

• Mount Shares Locally: Safely manage Greyhole enabled share files locally on the HDA.

• Greyhole Tips: Tips and best practices for the use of Greyhole with Amahi.

Miscellaneous

• Enable Advanced Settings: Unhides advanced areas in Network and Setup tabs.

• Reset User Password: Use to reset a user's forgotten password.

• Open terminal as root user: Command line access as root user.

• Secure Shell (SSH) Login: Key-based SSH terminal access to your HDA.

• Hardware Changes: Steps for hardware changes on HDA (i.e. mother board, network card, etc).

• Hosting a web site: How to make the Amahi web server visible outside the local network.

• Adding an HDA networked printer: How to add a networked printer to your HDA.

• Automatic Database Backup: Automated daily backup of HDA databases.

Amahi Release (Specific)

• Amahi 9 (Fedora 23)

• Amahi 8 (Fedora 21)

• Amahi 7 (Fedora 19)

• Amahi 6 (Ubuntu 12.04.x LTS)

Community Tutorials

• Ubuntu

• Fedora

• Applications

Troubleshooting

See the Troubleshooting page for assistance.