1.
Introduction
In this way, via network, the Active Workstation can
uniformly achieve hard disk protection for each Passive Workstation. Thus
directly through operations on the Active Workstation, the system can protect
each Passive Workstation's Hard Disk Drive from virus attacks, accidental file
deletions/overwriting, failed software installations, system corruptions or
crashes, etc.
Net Recovery Guard will keep your computer HD intact, with
immediate recovery of all protected data on one or more partitions.
Net Recovery
Guard offers the following features:
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Its novel windows interfaced installation shield and working environment
are user friendly and easy to use.
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Lower hardware cost with the Net Recovery Guard Card, seamlessly
integrating the network card and recovery card.
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Net Recovery Guard works with the following operating systems: Windows
95(all versions), Windows 98(all versions), Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows 2000,
Windows XP and Windows Server 2003.
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Adopting
the up to date technology, it can dynamically make best use of the hard disk
space.
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Its
driver programs can auto-install, ensuring that the system works in 32-bit mode
without in the least affecting system performance.
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VxD's
seamless connection with Net Recovery Guard assures that the system can also
well perform protection even if there is no VxD.
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No need to configure various settings or execute commands on each
Passive Workstation. The Active Workstation can uniformly and easily do all
these work.
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Its NetCopy function empowers one NetCopy sender to copy its HD data to
all of the NetCopy receiver, which has tremendously decreased workload and provided
great convenience.
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Netcopying does not require that the sending side and
receiving sides have the same hard disk parameters, but only requires that the
capacity of the sending side be less than or equal to the capacity of the
receiving side.
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Netcopying between non- RTL8139 series network cards is also supported.
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Its multiple channels Active Workstation enables disparate Active
Workstations to log in to different channels so as to keep control of Passive
Workstations in an efficient way.
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Remote power on is available for
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Remote info function provides real-time monitoring Passive Workstations'
hard disk drive.
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Can be used on a laptop.
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It works with most BIOS types, and requires no modern motherboard or
processor.
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All of Net Recovery Guard settings can be changed at any time with no
data loss.
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The PC's hard drive partitions can be arranged to allow some or no user
storage. Writing to all or part of the hard drives can even be turned off
completely, ideal for use at public exhibitions.
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Concurrently monitors the contents of hard disk and
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Supports NTFS, FAT32, BIGDOS or FAT16 file format.
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Supports hard disk larger than 137GB.
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Supports the multiple boot startups created by using partition Active Workstation
tools such as Partition Magic, SYSTEM COMMANDER, etc.
2. System
Requirements
2.1Hardware
2.1.1Active
Workstation
CPU: Pentium II 233 or
above
Memory: 32M or more
Hard Disk: at least 50
MB disk space available
CD-ROM: 1X or above
Network card: 10/100M
network card
Display card: any
commonly used display card
2.1.2Passive
Workstation
CPU: Pentium
Memory: 32M or more
Display card: any
commonly used display card
2.2Software
Active
Workstation/ Passive Workstation
Operating System:
Microsoft Windows
95/98, Windows Me, Windows NT (Service Pack 4), Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows
Server 2003.
WinSock 2.0 or later,
Service Pack 4 or later must be installed
Computer name: must be
unique
IP Address: The IP
address used for communication must be unique and fixed
Subnet Mask:
Consistency of Subnet mask is necessary within the same sub network
Network bandwidth: 10M
or above
3.
Installation and startup
3.1Before installation
Before installing Net
Recovery Guard Passive Workstation, you have to make sure the following
requirements must be met beforehand on the computer on which the Passive
Workstation program will be installed.
1. Please make sure that your
computer meets the aforementioned system requirements.
2. If a similar product of a third
party has been installed, please firstly remove it and any drivers supplied
with it.
3. Scan and clear any virus on your
computer and then close all anti virus software, as some of them have conflicts
with Net Recovery Guard. Then go to
4. If the system is Windows 95,
Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP or Windows Server
2003 to be protected, it is recommended that prior to installing Net Recovery
Guard, you run scandisk program.
5. Run defrag program to regroup data
on your hard disk drive.
6. If your computer has multiple boot
startups installed, please take cautions when installing Net Recovery Guard;
otherwise, your operating system may be broken. Currently Net Recovery Guard
supports partition Active Workstation tools such as Partition Magic, SYSTEM
COMMANDER
7. The hard disk on which Net
Recovery Guard is installed cannot serve as the ghost source disk. If the ghost
operation is to be done, please firstly remove Net Recovery Guard.
8. It is recommended that you backup
all of your data for security reasons and ensure that it is stored separately
(not on the computer being worked on). Also make sure that you have all copies
of applications and operating systems in case reinstallation is required.
9. Net Recovery Guard can only
perform protection to the first physical hard disk and cannot guarantee good
protection to the second physical hard disk.
3.2Install
and start up Active Workstation
3.2.1How
to install Active Workstation
1.
Place the Net Recovery Guard installation CD into the
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2.
After the License Agreement screen appears. You should accept the
agreement and click Yes, or you will
quit the installation.
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3.
Enter the user and company name, and then click Next to continue.
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4.
The system will display some basic information before installing. To
change any settings, click Back; otherwise, click Next.
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5.
As you choose Install Master, click Next.
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6. Display the installation information on the components
selected, if you want to change selection, click back, otherwise click Next.
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7. You will enter the Net Recovery Guard Card Parameters
Setting interface. Select the partitions to be protected, the methods for
restoring data, powering on displays, auto
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8. By clicking Browse key ¡®¡¡¯, you can select your actual
network card type.
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9. The following figure appears; click Finish to
complete the installation of Active Workstation. Restarting your computer is
required.
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3.2.2How
to start up Active Workstation
After installing the
Active Workstation program, you will start up it. Its specific method is as
follows:
1.
Click Start, point to Programs, point to Net Recovery
Guard (LanCard), click Net Recovery Guard (LanCard).
2.
Then the Net Recovery Guard Card login dialog box
appears.
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Input the password that was defined during installation.
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In the Master Channel region, select the working channel from the
channel combo box. The channel number ranges from 1 to 100.
3.
Click OK.
3.3Install
and start up Passive Workstation
1.
Plug the LanCard into the PCI expansion slot of the motherboard of the
computer, which will serve as the Passive Workstation.
2.
Insert the Net Recovery Guard installation CD and double-click the
CD-ROM drive letter. The installation interface appears. Click Install
Passive.
3.
Following will prompt the License Agreement window, Choose I agree
and click Next to continue.
4.
As you choose Install Passive in the installation CD, the user
type is disabled, ignore it and click Next.
5.
Input user name and corporation name (See Active Workstation), and click
6.
Select the destination folder to install, if you want to change the
path, select BROWSER for your setting (See Active Workstation) and then click
7.
The window to select user¡¯s type will appear. (See Active Workstation)
8.
Set the Passive Workstation channel number.
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9.
Display the installation information on the components selected, if you
want to change selection, click BACK, otherwise click
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10.
You will enter the Net Recovery Guard Card Parameters Setting interface.
Select the partitions to be protected, the methods for restoring data, powering
on displays, auto
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11. By clicking Browse key ¡®¡¡¯, you
can select your actual network card type.
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12.
Click FINISH to exit. (See Active Workstation)Using Net Recovery Guard.
Note
1. When selecting network card types, make sure that the
network card type at the client side is the same as the network card type
selected. If wrong types are selected, the net-copying of the client will fail.
2. After the installation is finished, the client side will
automatically run each time the computer starts up.
4. Use of Net
Recovery Guard
4.1Terminology
You may encounter some
technical terms when using Net Recovery Guard. In order to help you overcome
them, we hereby provide explanations to some of them.
4.1.1Protected
Area
Protected Area: The
partition on the hard disk that is protected by Net Recovery Guard.
4.1.2CMOS
Even if the computer is
shut down,
When the computer is
booting up, after the self-testing is finished, press the "Delete"
key, then you will enter the
Note
For some
computers, you need to press Ctrl+Alt+Esc keys or F10. It all
depends on what the screen indicates.
4.1.3Recover
Recover is the command
to restore Passive Workstations' protected HD data to the status when Net
Recovery Guard was being installed or when data was last saved. The updated
data will be cleared based on the operations on the HD.
Please refer to the
following graph, which shows this function's working flowchart.
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The Operations in this
figure here refer to manipulations such as adding, deleting or modifying data
on the protected area on the hard disk.
4.1.4Save
Save is the command to
save the Passive Workstations' current protected HD data's status as the basis
of the next time's recovery. The status when Net Recovery Guard was being
installed or when data was last saved will be replaced by this status.
Please refer to the
following graph, which shows this function's working flowchart.
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The Operations in this
figure here refer to manipulations such as adding, deleting or modifying data
on the protected area on the hard disk.
4.1.5Reserve
Reserve is the command
to keep the Passive Workstations' current protected HD data's status unchanged.
Please refer to the
following graph, which shows this function's working flowchart.
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The Operations in this
figure here refer to manipulations such as adding, deleting or modifying data
on the protected area on the hard disk.
4.2Using
Active Workstation
4.2.1Active
Workstation overview
The Active Workstation
is the administrative platform of Net Recovery Guard. He can choose multiple
channels to log in so as to keep control of Passive Workstations who log in to
the channels within the range of Active Workstation's login channel numbers.
It can make control of
Passive Workstations by setting parameters, making schedules, running commands,
powering on or powering off, logging out, sending info, transferring file,
executing NetCopy, etc. In addition, it can perform various customizations to
itself, such as defining startup pictures, modifying login password, etc.
Following will come to
the illustrations of its functionality.
4.2.2Active Workstation
Interface
Start up the Active Workstation program; input
the correct password and channel numbers and the following window will appear:
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The window consists of six parts:
1.
Tool Buttons
Tool buttons locate at right up side of the
window, including CONFIGURE, HELP, EXIT and MINIMIZE. You can exit Net Recovery
Guard system by Clicking EXIT button.
2.
Function Buttons
These buttons locate just under tools buttons,
including NETWORK
3.
Dialogue Box
The Dialogue area will display information on
the Passive Workstations, such as logged on, hand up, logged out etc.
4.
Drop Down Menu
This area
will display information on the Active Workstation, such as ¡°Hello every one!
Do you have any questions?¡±
5.
Status Bar
On the right down side of the window there is a
Status Bar.
6.
Working Area
This area
lists all icons of the Passive Workstations logged on. You can perform some
basic operations in this area such as select, drag and arrange the icons. If no
Passive Workstation icon is selected, then the operations are on all the
Passive Workstations logged on.
4.2.3Major feature
4.2.3.1 NetCopy
NetCopy is used to copy
the NetCopy sender's hard disk data to its NetCopy receiver.
Through the NetCopy
function, once the Active Workstation chooses one Passive Workstation as the
NetCopy sender, which has operating systems and various application programs
installed, including the Net Recovery Guard Passive Workstation program, each
NetCopy Passive will have the same hard disk as the NetCopy sender has.
In this way, network
configuration and data maintenance will become more convenient and efficient
with no need to do the above work on every NetCopy Passive.
Note
The NetCopy Passive and the NetCopy sender must comply with
the following requirements:
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The network administrator management side should not be on the same
computer as the NetCopy sender. The
NetCopy sender can be the client of the Net Recovery Guard.
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Both of them must have LanCard installed and their network connection is
successful.
Execute
NetCopy under Windows
Via this method, you
can directly perform the NetCopy function under Windows.
The specific method is
as follows:
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Firstly configure the NetCopy sender and NetCopy receiver.
1.
Start up the Net Recovery Guard Card Active Workstation program. Make
sure that the channel number and match codes are consistent between the Active
Workstation and Passive Workstations to be controlled.
2.
In the Active Workstation work area, select the Passive Workstation icon
which will serve as the NetCopy sender.
3.
Click NetCopy on the expanded toolbar, the following message box
appears. The selected Passive Workstation will act as the sample Passive (also
called NetCopy sender). In the Sample Passive Info area, there list user name,
computer name and IP address. In the lower side of the figure, there list
Passive Workstations logged in. Please enable the check box in front of the
Passive Workstations needed to perform the NetCopy function. Note that the
selected Passive Workstations will become NetCopy receiver. If needed, you can
choose all Passive Workstations logged in by clicking Select All. Lastly
click OK.
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Tips
¡ì
After the restart of the Sample Passive (also called
NetCopy sender), it will auto enter the Suspend Protection mode.
¡ì
In the Suspend Protection mode, Net Recovery Guard Card will not protect the
Passive Workstations' protected HD data. When you quit the Suspend Protection
mode, the system will keep as the next time's recovery basis the Passive
Workstations' protected HD data's status under the Suspend Protection mode.
4.
The system will restart the Sample Passive and all Passive Workstations.
After a restart, the Sample Passive will work in the Suspend Protection mode
and become the NetCopy sender.
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Secondly Log in to the NetCopy sender.
1. After the restart of NetCopy
sender, there appears a figure, waiting for NetCopy receiver to log in under
DOS mode on the NetCopy sender side.
2. At this time, on the NetCopy
Passive side, there appears the following figure in DOS mode, indicating each
Passive is logging in to NetCopy sender.
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3. After all NetCopy receiver log in
successfully, the NetCopy sender will figure out how many NetCopy receiver
succeed in login, as shown in the following figure. Strongly recommend that you
use this number to decide whether all NetCopy receiver log in to NetCopy
sender. Then press the ENTER key to go on.
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Thirdly deploy NetCopy parameters.
After the successful login of all NetCopy receivers,
there appears the NetCopy main interface on the NetCopy sender side.
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This figure is composed of five sections: NetCopy, IP,
Speed & Amount, and Logged-in User.
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Interface
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In the NetCopy section, all
of the NetCopy Sender¡¯s partitions are displayed, in detail listing each
partition¡¯s size, used space and type. In the Partition region, the check box
has two statuses- ticking off and not ticking off. When you tick it off by
using the Tab key, it will be transmitted; when you keep it blank, it will not
be transmitted. Move the cursor by using the Tab key to the option right to
each check box. Then switch to different options by using the SPACE or ENTER key.
In total there are three options.
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Not send: The partition will
not be transmitted to all NetCopy Receivers.
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All data: The whole
partition will be transmitted sector by sector to all NetCopy Receivers. This
method runs more slowly, but more stably, as it can transmit all non-file
stored data to all NetCopy Receivers.
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Valid data: The system will
transmit only the used data of the partition, ignoring the free space of it.
This method runs more quickly. Generally, we recommend you adopt this means to
transmit data.
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Upon needs, users may move
the cursor by arrow, Tab or Page Up, Page Down key, and select each option by
SPACE or ENTER key.
Following we¡¯d like to pinpoint each section to give you
more details.
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NetCopy
On
the left side of the NetCopy section, there list each partition¡¯s copy means, size,
used space and type; on the right side of it, there are such check boxes as
whether to send whole HD, whether to send Sender¡¯s parameters, whether to
synchronize
NetCopy means£º
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Valid
data: The system will copy only the used data of the partition, ignoring the
free space of it. This method runs more quickly and greatly saves time and
enormously improves working efficiency. Generally, we recommend you adopt this
means to copy data.
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All
data: All the sectors of the selected partition will be copied to all
NetCopy Receivers. This method runs more slowly, but more stably, as it can
transmit all non-file stored data to all NetCopy Receivers.
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Not send:
This option will disable some partitions not needed to copy and it is the
default means.
Note: if you
want to change NetCopy means, you may move the cursor to the option by arrow, Tab
or Page Up, Page Down key, and switch to your intended option by SPACE or ENTER
key.
After
defining all parameters, just select Send to begin NetCopy and select Exit to
quit NetCopy.
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IP Address
By
adopting a set of unified rules, users can redefine or modify names and IP
addresses of all computers in the network. This function is more applicable to
those new sets of computers that haven¡¯t been assigned names and IP addresses.
If
the Receiver computers are a set of new computers not allotted names and IP
addresses, you can do as follows:
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In the Prefix of Computer Name editing box, input the computer name of
less than 5 characters, such as XSB, which will serve as the prefix to the name
of each Receiver computer. It will auto generate a serials of computers with
their respective name as xsb001, xsb002, xsb003, etc.
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If the IP addresses of computers are auto-assigned by DHCP in your
network, you may enable the Use DHCP check box. At this time, the IP started
editing box will become disabled.
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If there is no DHCP in your network, you may define the IP address in
the IP started editing box, for example, 192.168.0.1.
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Move the cursor using the Tab key or
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Move the cursor using the Tab key or
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Move the cursor using the Tab key or
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Speed & Amount
According to needs, after setting
parameters, select Send to enter NetCopy. In the Speed & Amount region,
there will appear current NetCopy speed£¨at
KB/S£© and how many kilobytes it has transmitted.
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Logged-in User
There are six parameters: NIC
NIC
IP: display the
current IP address of each logged-in NetCopy Receiver£»
Computer Name:
display the current computer name of each logged-in NetCopy Receiver£»
Status: there will
appear these kinds of statuses: Online, Interrupt, Offline, Deny.
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Online: Indicate both the transmission and receiving are working
normally;
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Interrupt: It will be resulted from man-made operations on Receiver
side, for example, press the ENTER key;
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Offline£ºThe network congestion
or Receiver¡¯s pulling out network cable will lead to this status.
Error Times: It refers to the times of error occurring during
transmission in a certain network environment, such as network congestion. For
instance, if 1000 packets have been transmitted, 130 packets of them are wrong,
then the error times is 130.
Resend
Times: It refers to the times of correctly resending the error packets. For
example, one error packet has been sent three times and lastly it is properly
sent out. Then the error times is 1, whereas the resend times is 3.
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Status Bar
Login Number: display the
number of Receivers that have logged in to Sender.
Time elapsed: display the
time that has already taken to implement NetCopy.
Time remaining: display the
time that further takes to finish NetCopy.
Delay time: The interval of each package sent by NetCopy
Sender. The shorter the Delay time is, the faster the NetCopy runs. The Delay
time may be manually adjusted as well as auto adjusting (range from 2-150). When
the error times is more, you may increase the Delay time by manually pressing +
until the error times has no longer been increased. Otherwise, you may decrease
the Delay time so as to make it transmit data more
quickly.
NetCopy
Receiver¡¯s status
When
a NetCopy Receiver is receiving data, there will appear a screen, displaying
its number, current percentage and progress bar and simultaneously prompting
users not to break off while receiving data.
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Send
parameters
If you intend to copy the Card parameters to Receivers,
please enable the Send Card parameters check box.
Synchronize
When
the Sync
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Select OK and continue NetCopy.
Note:.
1.
When the copying operation is finished, the NetCopy receiver will
automatically restart and go into the operating system to set up parameters
such as Computer Name and IP Address. Then it will automatically restart for
the second time to change parameters such as Computer Name and IP Address.
2.
During the installation of the Net Recovery Guard, you can choose the
network card types, and the setup program will automatically install the
corresponding network card drivers. If the client has a non-8139 network card,
no drivers on extra CD-ROM, floppy disk or U-disk are required to boot up.
4.2.3.2 CARD
SETTINGS
Click
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There are six function keys on this interface. Detailed
description is as follows:
4.2.3.2.1 Net Recovery Guard Card
Parameter Setting
This will set the parameters for the Net Recovery Guard
Card of the Passive Workstation you selected.
Before the setting, we should know
some of the working theories of the Net Recovery Guard Card.
4.2.3.2.1.1 Working theories
l Recovering data
Recover is the command to restore
Passive Workstations' protected HD data to the status when Net Recovery Guard
was being installed or when data was last saved. The updated data will be
cleared based on the operations on the HD.
To better understand it, we'd like to make an
example for you.£º
Let's suppose that each Passive Workstation adds
XSB folder (C:\My Documents\XSB) under C:\MyDocuments after Net Recovery Guard
is installed (Disk C must be the protected partition).
After a restart, Data
Restoring, the XSB folder on each Passive Workstation automatically
disappears from its original place (C:\My Documents\XSB).
Operation principle: after running the Recover command, the system restored the
protected data on the Passive Workstation's Hard disk to the status when Net
Recovery Guard was being installed. (If the Save command was executed last
time, then the protected data would be restored to the status when it was last
saved.)
Note
By default, any
operation from the Active Workstation will take effect to all Passive
Workstations. However, the Active Workstation can perform operations as well to
selected ones, individual or several. In all examples of this manual, except as
explicitly specified, we choose all Passive Workstations for any operation to
make effective to.
l Saving data
Save is the command to
save the Passive Workstations' current protected HD data's status as the basis
of the next time's recovery. The status when Net Recovery Guard was being
installed or when data was last saved will be replaced by this status.
To better understand it,
we'd like to make an example for you.£º
1. Let's suppose that each Passive
Workstation adds XSB folder (C:\My Documents\XSB) under C:\My Documents after
Net Recovery Guard is installed (Disk C must be the protected partition).
2. After a restart, the XSB folder on
each Passive Workstation appears in its original place (C:\My Documents\XSB).
Operation principle: after running the Save command, the system
saved the recently added XSB folder as the protected contents to the protected
area on the Passive Workstation's Hard disk.
3. After a restart, Data Updating, the XSB folder on each Passive Workstation
still appears in its original place (C:\My Documents\XSB).
Operation principle: after running the Recover command, the system
restored the protected data on the Passive Workstation's Hard disk to the
status when Net Recovery Guard was last saved. (As you executed the Save
command in step 2, the protected data would be restored to the status when it
was last saved; if the Save command was not executed last time, then the
protected data would be restored to the status when Net Recovery Guard was
being installed.)
l Reserving data
Reserve is the command
to keep the Passive Workstations' current protected HD data's status unchanged.
To better understand
it, we'd like to make an example for you.£º
1¡¢Let's suppose that
each Passive Workstation adds the XSB folder (C:\My Documents\XSB) under C:\My
Documents after Net Recovery Guard is installed. (Disk C must be the protected
partition.)
2¡¢
After a restart, Data Keeping, the
XSB folder on each Passive Workstation appears in its original place (C:\My
Documents\XSB).
Operation principle: after running the Reserve command, the system
would not change the Passive Workstation's current Hard disk status until the
Recover or Save command is executed.
1. Click Recover on the
standard toolbar, the Recover dialog box appears.
2. Let's check on the Restart the
Passive Workstation(s) check box and define 20 seconds before shutdown to warn
users beforehand.
3. Click OK to finalize the
Recover command. At this moment, the Warning message will prompt on each
Passive Workstation, indicating the system will be restarted after 20 seconds.
4. After a restart, the XSB folder on
each Passive Workstation disappears from its original place (C:\My
Documents\XSB).
Operation principle: after running the Recover command, the system
restored the protected data on the Passive Workstation's Hard disk to the
status when Net Recovery Guard was being installed (as the Save command was not
executed last time, the protected data would be restored to the status when Net
Recovery Guard was being installed; if the Save command was executed last time,
then the protected data would be restored to the status when it was last
saved.).
4.2.3.2.1.2Setting
Parameters
The Active Workstation
can set parameters to all or selected Passive Workstation(s), such as recovery
type, whether to auto recover
To perform this
function:
Click
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Following will come to
the illustration of each element in this figure:
Setting the "Recovery type"
The Recovery type
region lists five modes of recovery:
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Auto: The Passive Workstations¡¯ protected contents will be auto restored
completely after the computer is restarted. This is the default recovery type.
¡ì
Manual: The system will pop up the selection menu when the Passive
Workstation is booted up. The Passive Workstation itself may freely choose
Recover data or Reserve data option.
¡ì
Timer: The Passive Workstations' protected contents will be
automatically recovered according to the Recover Timer that has been set.
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Reserve: This option literally means that the system will keep current
protected data¡¯s status unchanged based on last time¡¯s operation until this
option is remodified. If the Reserve option has changed to recover, the
protected data will be restored to the status when the Net Recovery Guard Card is being installed or when
data was last updated. Of course, if the Update function is implemented during
this period, the protected data will be restored to the status when data was
last updated.
¡ì
Fully Open£ºIf this option is
chosen, it seems as if the Net Recovery Guard Card is not installed, and Net
Recovery Guard Card will not protect the system.
Setting "Recover Timer"
When you choose Timing Recover, you have to set
the timing intervals in the Time Interval combo box. The interval can be set as
0.5 day, 1 day, 3 days, 7 days, 15 days and 30 days.
Set Boot Wait Display
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Hotkey: The
system will indicate how to use some hotkeys when the system is booted up.
These hotkeys are such as F1, Ctrl+F10.
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Copyright£ºDisplay the version number and other information of Net
Recovery Guard Card when the system is booted up.
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Picture:
Display the user defined picture, which is not more than 640¡Á480 pixels in
resolution, standard 16 colors 4-bit in bmp format, sent_pic.bmp in file name
and located in the root directory of disk C. It can be a hidden file.
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No hint: Display no information, as if Net Recovery
Guard Card is not installed.
Auto Recovering
The system will remember the
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In this figure, the
Passive Workstation can freely select one of 'Save (S)¡¯, 'Recover (R)', and
¡®Analyze (A)' options.
¡ì
Save (S): This option will let the modified
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Recover (R): This option will restore the current
¡ì
Analyze (A): This option will auto analyze the current
Changing Password
The default password of
Net Recovery Guard is manager, but you can change it Enter the new password and
confirm it, then click OK.
Please note that the
password ranges from 1 to a maximum of 8 characters. The password must be
letters or numbers, which are case sensitive.
After defining all
these settings, click OK. Then parameters you set in this figure will
take effect to all or selected Passive Workstation(s).
Network
Card Selection
When selecting network card types for
the client. Net Recovery Guard card has prepared with some widely used network
card drivers. When performing NetCopy, no floppy disk, CD-ROM or U-disk is
required to load the network card drivers even if the client network card is
the non-8139 type.
4.2.3.2.2 Restore Hard Disk data
This will restore the data of the Passive
Workstation you selected.
1. Select icon of the Passive Workstation to synchronize
system time in the working area.
2.
Click
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4.2.3.2.3 Update Hard Disk Data
This will update your data to the computer.
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The percentage of the updating progress will be displayed and when
finished, the following interface will appear:
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Note: Be careful when you are to Update Hard Disk Data. Make sure the
current system data is complete and not damaged. Otherwise the damaged system
data will be saved and cannot be restored.
4.2.3.2.4Synchronizing CMOS
Even if the computer is
shut down,
When the computer is
booting up, after the self-testing is finished, press the "Delete"
key, then you will enter the
(For some computers,
you need to press Ctrl+Alt+Esc keys or F10. It all depends on what the screen
indicates.)
The specific method is
as follows:
1. Select the Passive Workstation
icons that need
2. Click Card Settings in the
function button area. Enable the Synchronize
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3. Select the
¡ì
Use Master's
¡ì
Use Passive's
4. After synchronization, all
selected Passive Workstations will share the identical
4.2.3.2.5Synchronizing computer
time
This function empowers the Active Workstation to keep Passive
Workstations' computer time consistent via network.
The specific method is
as follows:
1. Select the Passive Workstation
icons that need computer time synchronization.
2. Click Remote Settings on
the expanded toolbar. Enable the Synchronize computer time radio button
in the pop-up dialog box and then click Next.
4.2.3.2.6 Remove Net Recovery
Guard Card
This will remove the Net Recovery Guard Card
from the Passive Workstation machine you selected¡£
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4.2.3.3 Network Setting
To consolidate the Active Workstation, users can reset the
IP address of computer and the name of computer in the network under some rules;
this is useful for new machines which have no IP addresses and names.
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If Passive Workstations are new machines without IP
addresses and names, or you want to change their IP addresses and computer
names, take the following steps:
1. Input computer name, for example, XSB, in the Fixed
Computer Name Edit Box. This name will be prefix for all the names of the
Passive Workstation computer.
2. If the IP address is allocated automatically by DHCP,
you can select DHCP check box. The start IP address box will turn gray and is
not editable.
3¡¢If the IP address is
not allocated by DHCP, you can set one in the start IP address edit box, such as:
192.168.0.1
Click SETTING, all the machines changed will be listed in
the lower part of the Network Setting window with their updated IP address and
names.
Click REMOVE, all the above information will be
removed from the machine lists.
Click CANCEL to exit setting dialogue box; Click OK after
setting. The network setting will take effect after rebooting the Passive
Workstation.
4.2.3.4
File Transfer
By File Transfer, you can transfer designated
files or directories containing sub directory from Active Workstation to
designated directory of the Passive Workstation.
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To perform File Transmission:
1. Select icon of the Passive Workstation
to receive the files
2. Click
3. Input the destination path of the
files transferring under PASSIVE WORKSTATION
For
example, temporary directory of the system means that the files transferred
will be stored in the directory of the Passive Workstation for temporary files,
such as C£º\Windows\Temp\£»
4. Click OK and the transferring
progress will be displayed.
Note
If the designated drive by the Active Workstation
for the files and directory does not exits, the files will be transferred to the
temp directory of the system:\Windows\Temp\.
4.2.3.5 Command
Command is the commands that can be executed on the Passive
Workstation from the Active Workstation.
Take the following steps:
1. Select icon of the Passive Workstation to execute the
command.
2. Click REMOTE COMMAND in the function button area and the
following interface will appear:
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3. Click
4. Input the name of the command to save in the
command description box, e.g., 11
5. Click SAVE and the command c:\AUTOEXEC.BAT
will be saved in the command list as 11
6. To remove a command saved in the command list,
just select it and click REMOVE.
7.
You can also input a command in the command name input box and select
8.
Select the command to execute and click EXECUTE. The Passive Workstation will
execute the command automatically.
9. If the Active Workstation wants to close the last
command executed on the Passive Workstation, just click CLOSE THE LAST COMMAND
and the command window on the Passive Workstation will be closed.
4.2.3.6 Powering Off
The Power Off function
shuts down all or selected Passive Workstation(s). The restart of all or
selected Passive Workstation(s) is also available within this function.
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To execute the Power
Off function:
1. Select one or more Passive
Workstation icon(s) to be shut down or restarted.
2. Click Power Off.
4.2.3.7
Powering On
The Power On function
allows remote startup of all or selected powered off Passive Workstation(s).
The target Passive Workstation must be equipped with an
To execute this
function:
1. You must firstly configure the
2. Select the Passive Workstation to
be powered on, and click Power on. Then the selected Passive Workstation
will be automatically started.
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Note
The chosen Passive Workstations to be
powered on must be previously powered off and in the unlogged-in status.
4.2.3.8 Logout
This will log out one/some/all of the logged in
Passive Workstations.
1. Select one/some/all of the Passive
Workstations.
2. Click Logout on the
standard tools bar, as shown by the following:
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3. Click YES.
4.2.3.9 Options
OPTIONS provides configuration and Active
Workstation interfaces of the Active Workstation and the Passive Workstation,
such as setting of the sound, password and reserved area.
² Advanced
Setting
By selecting ADVANCE SETTIONG property
page, the Active Workstation can set the communication and Passive Workstation
name display.
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Set the channel number from 1 to
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Offline Detecting Duration, an integral between 5 and 60.
l
If the Active Workstation has more than one network adapter, please
select an IP address in the bounded address box for communication
² Sound
Effects
By selecting SOUND EFFECT property
page, the Active Workstation can set the responding sound for operation the
Passive Workstation.
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1.Move the scrolling bar and click the event of the
setting.
2. Click ¡¸...¡¹and select the sound in OPEN dialogue box and click OPEN
button.
² System
Password
By selecting SYSTEM PASSWORD property
page, the Active Workstation can set the password for log on or locking the
system.
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² Others
By selecting OTHERS
property page, the Active
Workstation can set the alarm size of the reserved area and the delaying time
for alarm process and Passive Workstation rebooting.
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1¡¢
Reserve Area Size£ºThere will be an
alarm when the space used in the reserve area by Net Recovery Guard Card V2.00 reaches
a preset size.
2. Alarm Process. Three ways:
restore, store and keep
4.2.3.10 Schedules
Through the Schedule
function, the Active Workstation can run Recover, Save, Reserve, Power on,
Power off or NetCopy command to all of the Passive Workstation(s) at a fixed
time point or in the cyclic period.
Click Schedule
on the standard toolbar, the following dialog box appears.
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Note
The Schedule function will apply to all
of the Passive Workstation(s). You cannot run the Schedule function to selected
one or more Passive Workstation(s).
Ø
Add a fixed time point schedule
1. Click Schedule on the standard toolbar, the Net
Recovery Guard Card Scheduler dialog box appears.
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2. Command Duration
will decide the duration of execution of command by a specific time setting
from the time combination box. The default duration is once.
3. Select the time
from time edit box.
1¡¢ Specify
the time to run the scheduled task. From the task drop down list, choose
Recover, Save, Reserve, Power on, Power off or NetCopy command.
¡ì
Recover: restore Passive Workstations' protected HD data to the status
when Net Recovery Guard was being installed or when data was last saved. The
updated data will be cleared based on the operations on the HD.
¡ì
Save: save the Passive Workstations' current protected HD data's status
as the basis of the next time's recovery. The status when Net Recovery Guard
was being installed or when data was last saved will be replaced by this
status.
¡ì
Power on: to power on all Passive Workstations.
¡ì
Power off: to power off all Passive Workstations.
2¡¢ Click OK to finalize Net
Schedule setting. The added schedule will be added to the Schedule List in the
Net Recovery Guard Card Scheduler interface.
Ø
Modify a fixed time point schedule
1. In the Net Recovery Guard Card Scheduler
interface, choose one cyclic schedule from the Schedule List and then click Modify.
The Modify dialog box appears.
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2. Make changes to cyclic time and
the scheduled task. After modification is finished, click OK.
3. The modified cyclic schedule will
be updated in the schedule list in the Net Recovery Guard Card Scheduler
interface.
Ø
Execute a cyclic schedule
To run a cyclic
schedule, simply click the Enable the scheduler check box on the lower
side of the Net Recovery Guard Card Scheduler interface.
Ø
Delete a cyclic schedule
In the Net Recovery
Guard Card Scheduler interface, choose one cyclic schedule from the Schedule
List and then click Delete. The cyclic schedule will be directly cleared
from the Schedule List.
Ø
Remove Scheduled Task
To remove all the
scheduled tasks, click CLEAR
4.3 Functions performed by
Net
Recovery Guard Card
4.3.1 Auto Recover
After users are
installing Card, by either Typical Installing or Custom Installing, the Auto
Recover function will be available.
What¡¯s Auto Recover? Auto
Recover is the command to restore protected HD data to the status when Card was
being installed or when data was last updated. The operations you perform later
will be cleared based on such status.
The operations here refer to
manipulations such as adding, deleting or modifying data on the protected area
on the hard disk.
To better understand it. We¡¯d like to
make an example for you:
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Select one computer and install Card on it. Then add the XSB folder (C£º\My Documents\ XSB) under C£º\My
Documents directory (Disk C must be the protected partition).
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After a restart, the XSB folder automatically disappears from its
original place (C£º\My Documents\XSB).
Note: all
data in the protected partition will be restored to the status when Card was
being installed or when data was last updated. If you add some vital data,
please make sure you instantly save or back up them.
4.3.2 Set Parameters
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On the
left side of the figure, there appear various parameters, such as all
partitions, their respective type, occupied space, left space, whether to boot
or protect, etc. On the right side of the figure, there appear data recovery
modes, Timing Recover, Boot wait display, Auto Recover
Flowing
will come to illustration of each option.
l Setting Recovery Mode
There
are five recovery modes available:
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Auto: The
hard disk data will auto restore after a reboot each time.
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Manually: After
3-second waiting, the ¡°Please select whether to recover protected data¡± dialog
box prompts, users can choose either Recover (restore the protected data to the
status when the Net Recovery Guard Card is being installed or when data was
last updated) or Reserve (continue based on last time¡¯s operation) option.
n
Reserve: This
option literally means that the system will keep current protected data¡¯s
status unchanged based on last time¡¯s operation until this option is remodified.
If the Reserve option has changed to recover, the protected data will be
restored to the status when the Net Recovery Guard Card is being installed or
when data was last updated. Of course, if the Update function is implemented
during this period, the protected data will be restored to the status when data
was last updated.
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Open£ºIf this option is chosen, it seems as if the Net
Recovery Guard Card is not installed, and Net Recovery Guard Card will not
protect the system.
n
Timing: The
system will auto restore the protected data according to the time interval
you¡¯ve set. The time interval can be adjusted at your disposal. When time has reached
or exceeded the time interval, the system will auto restore data.
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Set Time Interval for Timing Recover
When you
choose Timing Recover, you have to set the timing intervals in the Time Interval
combo box. The interval can be set as 0.5 day, 1 day, 3 days, 7 days, 15 days
and 30 days.
l
Set Boot Wait Display
n
Hotkey: The
system will indicate how to use some hotkeys when the system is booted up.
These hotkeys are such as F1, Ctrl+F10.
n
Copyright£ºDisplay the
version number and other information of Net Recovery Guard Card when the system
is booted up.
n
Picture:
Display the user defined picture, which is not more than 640¡Á480 pixels in
resolution, standard 16 colors 4-bit in bmp format, sent_pic.bmp in file name
and located in the root directory of disk C. It can be a hidden file.
n
No hint: Display no information, as if Net Recovery
Guard Card is not installed.
l Auto Recover
If the
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¡¤
Save (S):
This option will let the modified
¡¤
Recover (R):
Restore the current
¡¤
Analyze (A): Auto-analyze
the current
Below is
the figure verifying the administrator¡¯s password.
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Press Enter to continue.
Note: On which condition, shall I choose Analyze instead of Save?
In
general, we suppose that
4.3.3
Set
Administrator¡¯s Password
After
installing Net Recovery Guard Card and restarting your computer, soon after the
self-testing is finished, just press Ctrl+F10 to enter the initial installation
interface. Before entering this interface, the administrator has to input the
default password (manager). After entering this interface, select Set Administrator¡¯s
Password and then you may change the password according to the instructions
below.
Step
1: Input new password
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Step
2: Input new password again
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Step 3: Complete password
modification
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Step 4: If the password you input is wrong, the
following figure will prompt:
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Note: After installing Net
Recovery Guard Card, be sure to modify the administrator¡¯s password for
preventing malicious destruction. However, you must keep it in mind for the
benefit of you.
4.3.4 Back up CMOS
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Select OK
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4.3.5 Update Data mode
If there are valid data under the Auto
Recover mode and you intend to keep them in the protected area, you can just
press Ctrl+F10 to enter this option when the operating system is about to boot
up. During data updating, the progress bar will indicate how the system
proceeds. After it is complete, all of valid data will be well under
protection.
Note: This function may apply to the following cases: you want
to try using a certain kind of software, but worry that it has virus or it
cannot be successfully uninstalled after installation, at this time, you may
install it under the Auto Recover mode and utilize it, if it runs properly, you
may perform the Update Data function and formally save the software to the hard
disk; if you find it infected with virus, or want to uninstall it, then just
let Card help you. He can auto recover.
After updating ends, the following
figure will appear.
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Note£ºPlease take cautions while using Update Data mode. You
must ensure current system data is accurate and complete, otherwise, the
incorrect data shall be kept and the normal condition shall not be restored.
4.3.6 HD Copy
One-to-one HD Copy
This function empowers you to copy data on one
hard disk to the other one on a single computer. To fulfill such task, the
number of magnetic heads and sectors must be identical on both hard disks.
Take note that this function applies merely to a
single computer.
If the parameters of both hard disks are different,
the following hint will prompt:
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4.3.7 Uninstall
Step 1: If you no longer utilize Card, you may
remove it. In the initial installation interface, first select Uninstall. Choose OK in the following pop-up figure.
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Step 2: The system will prompt you to shut down
your computer and then take Card out.
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Unplug Card and Remove
Besides the normal removal, the Sentry Net
Recovery Guard Luxury Version V4.30 also can be uninstalled when the card is
removed from PCI slot. In the cases of abnormal removals, if the machine is
restarted after the card is removed from PCI slot, the system will inform to
remove the Net Recovery Guard Card in follow way.
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Select Remove.
Enter the correct password, as:
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The
uninstall is finished.
4.3.8 Directly start up
Not install and directly start up.
Before booting up the operating system, press Ctrl+F10 to
enter the initial installation interface. If you intend to enter the operating
system after setting parameters is complete, you are recommended to select this
option.
4.3.9
About
This option displays the version number and other
information of Card.
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4.3.10Netcopy
1. Select one computer as the Sender of network copy. The
computer should have operation system and application programs installed.
2. Reboot all the Sender and Receiver of network copy.
3. After the Sender and Receiver machine complete POST,
there will be a beep from
the speaker of the computer. Press Ctrl+F10 and input administrator¡¯s password
(Default is manager) in the dialogue box
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4. Confirm the password and continue.
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Move the cursor by Tab or arrow key to the NetCopy Sender option
and then press the ENTER key.
Press
the ENTER key and the following figure will appear.
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2. Display
logged-in user number
In the above figure, move the cursor by Tab or arrow key to the Wait
Login option and then press the ENTER key. The system will display as
follows how many Receivers have logged in:
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3. Receiver logging
in to Sender
u Auto log in: When
NetCopy Sender enters the Wait Login figure, at this time, if you turn on all
computers needed to act as NetCopy Receivers, these machines will auto log in
to NetCopy Sender as the following figure shows:
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Note: If NetCopy Receivers are not yet partitioned,
you are required to manually log in, otherwise, errors will occur on NetCopy
Receiver side.
u Manually log in: Before NetCopy Sender enters the Wait For Login figure,
turn on all computers needed to act as NetCopy Receivers and respectively
select NetCopy in the initial installation figure, or after installing
Card, press Ctrl+F10 before booting up the operating system and choose NetCopy
on the initial installation interface, the following figure pops up:
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Move
the cursor by Tab or arrow key to the NetCopy Receiver option and then
press the ENTER key£¬the following figure
pops up:
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When all NetCopy
Receivers and the Administrative Card have logged in as shown in the following
figure, you may begin to run NetCopy.
Select NetCopy
and then enter the following figure.
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The above picture is the same as the Network Copy window;
please refer the steps in Network Copy for detailed description of the
parameters.
6. The
basic information of the Network Copy is displayed in the lower part of the
picture.
7. Move the
cursor on SEND and click ENTER, the Network Copy will begin. The sender of the
process is copying hard disk data to the Passive Workstation computer.
8. When
finished, both the sender and the receiver will reboot. Each of the network
copy Passive Workstation (may not be partitioned) will have the same (if all
partitions are selected) or similar (if only part of the partition is selected)
harddisk data.
Tips:
When the
client side computer starts up and displays the Net Recovery Guard version
number, it will be set to NetCopy sender by quickly pressing the F6 key, or will be set to NetCopy
receiver by quickly pressing the F7
key.
4.4
The Passive Workstation
The Passive Workstation of Net Recovery Guard is controlled
and monitored by the Active Workstation. It will execute the commands received
from the Active Workstation automatically, such as restore, store, keep,
parameter setting, task schedule, power on, power off, message sending, network
copy, remote exit and file transfer etc.
4.4.1 Interface of the Passive
Workstation
After the system is installed on the Passive
Workstation, run the Passive Workstation program, if the icon in the task bar
on the right is gray, this means the Passive Workstation is not connected with
the Active Workstation. If the icon is enlightened, the Passive Workstation is
connected with the Active Workstation. Once started, the Passive Workstation
can not exit the program.
4.4.2 Functions:
Click the Passive Workstation icon in the task
bar and the following function menu will be displayed:
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Show window£º
When the Passive Workstation select
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Top Most:
If the Passive Workstation selected TOP MOST,
the tool bar window will remain in the top of the windows.
Channel No Setting:
The
client sides can only be controlled when it is on the same channel No with the administer
side. The Channel No. of the client sides can be adjusted
through the Setting Channels option
on administers side.
4.5 NetCopy in Case of Non-RTL8139 Network Cards
The Sentry Net Recovery
Guard luxury version V3.0 supports copying between non-8139 network cards. If
the network card type is not in the installation list, then you need to make a
boot disk manually. For example, the following is the detailed steps for making
a boot disk for network card
Note
1. CD-ROM, floppy
disk or U-disk boot is required in the following cases for NetCopy between non-RTL8139
network cards:
1£©The hard disk has not been partitioned.
2£©The NetCopy is performed for the first time.
2. After perform
NetCopy with CD-ROM, floppy disk or U-disk boot for the first time, the subsequent
NetCopys can be performed directly with the Card directly or by just pressing
the hot key in starting, so CD-ROM, floppy disk or U-disk boots will no longer
be required.
Pressing F6 at the startup will set to the
NetCopy sender
Pressing F7 at the startup will set to the
NetCopy receiver
4.5.1
Preparations before
the Copy
Before running NetCopy,
preparations must be made:
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Insert the Net Recovery Guard Card into an empty PCI slot
in the computer.
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Make sure that the network runs normally.
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On the machine that acts as the NetCopy sender, install the
system, applications and the driver of Sentry Net Recovery Guard V4.30.
4.5.2
Run NetCopy
4.5.2.1
Start NetCopy with a U-Disk
Precondition: The main board must support U-disk
boot-up.
1. Insert the NetCopy U-Disk into a
2. Start the computer and go to the
3. Start the computer. The network
card driver selection interface appears, as shown in Fig 1 below. Choose 6.other, and enter the submenu, as
shown in Fig 2 below. Choose 2.
4. The NetCopy interface will appear.
For detailed procedures, refer to Section
4.5.2.2
Start NetCopy with a Floppy Disk
1. Make a DOS boot floppy disk.
2. Copy all the files under the directory of ¡°Network Copying Disk
for Non-8139 Network Cards¡± in the Sentry Driver CD-ROM into the DOS boot
floppy disk.
3. Start the computer and go to the
4. Start the computer and boot it
from Floppy. The network card driver selection interface appears, as shown in
Fig 1 below. Choose 6.other
and enter its submenu, as shown in Fig 2 below. Choose 2.
5. The NetCopy interface will
appear. For detailed procedures, refer to Section
4.5.2.3
Start NetCopy with a CD-ROM
1. Start
the computer and go to the
2. Insert the NetCopy Startup
CD-ROM, i.e. the Driver CD-ROM of Sentry Net Recovery Guard Luxury V4.30, into the
3. The NetCopy interface will
appear. For detailed procedures, refer to Section
Fig 1
Fig 2
Manually
Add Network Card Types
At
present, the network card types that have been tested by our company include:
1.
Realtek RTL8139/8100 100 Megabit Network Cards
2.
Realtek RTL8169/8110 Gigabit Network Cards
3.
SIS 900 100 Megabit Network Cards
4.
Intel PRO/100B/VE/VM 100 Megabit Network Cards
5.
Intel PRO/1000 Gigabit Network Cards
6.
D-Link DFE-530TX 100 Megabit Network Cards
7.
Marvell®Yukon® Gigabit Network Cards
8.
Broadcom 57xx Gigabit Network Cards
9.
Broadcom B44 100 Megabit Network Cards
10.
Realtek 8201 Series Network Cards
11.
12.
Realtek RTL98715 100 Megabit Network Cards
13.
14.
Mtd803 100 Megabit Network Cards
15.
16.
For the network cards in
the list above, it is not required to make boot disks manually.
If the network
card you use is not in the list above, please add your network card into the
list by following the steps below. The contents in the parentheses below are
comments.
1.
Create a subdirectory under the DRIVER directory in the floppy disk or
U-disk (you can name it at will but its name should not be the same as the
existing directories).
2.
Copy the Packet Driver of your network card into the directory you just
created.
3.
Create a new batch file named PKTCFG.BAT. Add the command below in this
file:
\DRIVER\Directory Name (the name of the
directory you just created)\Packet Driver protocol name (the Packet Driver
provided in the network card driver disk)
0X60( this parameter is used for most network cards; for some special
network cards, please refer to the Help file in their driver disks).
4.
Edit the AUTOEXEC.BAT file in the floppy disk or U-disk and add the
following three lines of commands:
: Network Card Name (this name must be
the same as that in the config.sys file)
CALL\DRIVER\Directory
Name (the name of the directory you just created)\Packet Driver protocol name
go to end
5.
Edit the CONFIG.SYS file in the floppy disk or U-disk.
Find the [other] item in the CONFIG.SYS file, and add the
following command at the end:
MENUITEM=Network
Card Name (the name of your network card), and add the following commands at
the end of the file:
[Network Card Name]
DEVICE=\HIMEM.SYS
/TEST: OFF
DOS=HIGH, UMB
BUFFERS=30
FILES=30
STACKS=9,256
LASTDRIVE=Z
Note: If the
driver for the network card is .dos, then the method for adding the network
card driver is a little different from that for adding Packet Driver:
The
commands added in AUTOEXEC.BAT are:
: Directory Name
CALL
\NETCOPY\NETBIND.COM
goto end
The
commands added at the end of the config.sys file are:
[Network Card Name]
DEVICE=\NETCOPY\protman.dos
/I:\DRIVER\Directory Name (the name of the directory you just created£©
DEVICE=\NETCOPY\dis_pkt.dos
DEVICE=\DRIVER\Directory
Name\Driver Name (the driver name provided by the network card).DOS
DEVICE=\HIMEM.SYS
/TEST:OFF
DOS=HIGH,UMB
BUFFERS=30
FILES=30
STACKS=9,256
LASTDRIVE=Z
5 Remove Net
Recovery Guard
Click START > programs >Control Panel>
Add or Remove Program, select ¡°Net Recovery Guard ¡±£¬and click
CHANGE/REMOVE and the program of the Passive Workstation or Active
Workstation will be removed.
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Troubleshooting
Q1. Why will Net Recovery Guard indicate some
wrong hard disk parameters and offer you the right ones after the installation
of Net Recovery Guard, and why can the system not be started up?
A1. Please check the corresponding BIOS settings in
Q2. Why does the
system prompt the message in relation to finding virus when starting up SYSTEM
COMMANDER after the installation of Net Recovery Guard?
A2. It is because that when you firstly installed
SYSTEM COMMANDER and then Net Recovery Guard, SYSTEM COMMANDER would detect
that Net Recovery Guard is a virus and ask you whether to Ignore, Update or
Delete. To solve this problem:
1. Remove Net Recovery Guard firstly.
2. After a reboot, select the "
Setup" option in SYSTEM COMMANDER interface and then enter "Global
special option". Set both "Disable CHECK MBR insertions" and
"MBR virus detector disable" as "YES".
3. Reinstall Net Recovery Guard.
Q3 We have one
A3£ºYou can install Net Recovery Guard. We recommend
the Active Workstation program installed on the
1. Upgrade IE to 4.0 or higher
version.
2. Define IP address respectively.
Q4 The operation system of the Passive
Workstation is damaged and cannot logon to the Active Workstation, how to
restore?
A4£ºTake the following steps on the Passive
Workstation:
1. When powered on and the system
finished its self testing, enter the first installation interface bye Ctrl+F10
.
2. Input the password£»
3. Select RESTORE
Q5 I cannot logon to
the Active Workstation after Passive Workstation installed.
A5£ºCheck the following:
1. If the channel numbers of the
Passive Workstation and the Active Workstation are the same.
2. If the Passive Workstation and the
Active Workstation are in the same network section.
3. If
Q6. How do I install Net Recovery Guard if my
computer has multiple operating systems installed?
A6. If there are multiple operating systems on your
first HD, you must install
Net Recovery Guard on
each operating system. The specific method is:
1.
Choose "Yes, I have many" when asked whether there are
multiple operating systems on your hard disk during the Passive Workstation
setup.
2.
At this moment if Net Recovery Guard has not yet been installed on other
operating systems, please simultaneously select "No, not the last
operating system". Continue to install it and restart your computer when
the installation is complete.
3.
Enter all the other operating systems respectively to install Net
Recovery Guard.
4.
If you have finished installing Net Recovery Guard on all the other
operating systems, choose "Yes, it is the last operating system".
Continue to install it until the installation is complete.
5.
Net Recovery Guard will work only on the condition that it is installed
on all operating systems.
Q7. How to execute
the Recover command to the Passive Workstation when it failed to boot up and
could not log on to the Active Workstation?
A7. The specific method is:
1.After the Passive Workstation's self-testing
is finished, press Ctrl+F10 and enter the correct administrator password.
2.The Manual recovery menu will pop up, from
which you can choose the Recover option to perform the data recovery operation.
Q8. During copying,
why does the sender suddenly crash and the NetCopy stop? How to solve this
issue?
A8. Unsmooth networks, electromagnetic interferences, and differences in
machine performance lead to different receiving ability at the receiver and the
load of the sender network is so heavy that the sender crashes. If this
happens, you should increase the delay time and slow down the copying.
Q9. Which requirements are met to execute the
NetCopy function?
A9. The Passive Workstation and the Active Workstation must
comply with the following requirements:
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The hard disk capacity of the NetCopy receiver is not less than that of
the sender.
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Both of them must have LanCard installed and their network connection is
successful.
Q10 I have modified IP address
of NetCopy receiver in Configuration Settings dialog box. Then after NetCopy is
finished, why are the subnet masks all blank?
A10. It depends on two cases:
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One is that the NetCopy sender hasn't been installed the network card
driver:
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The other is that the NetCopy sender uses the DHCP services and the IP
addresses are dynamically modified.
To solve this problem, make sure that the NetCopy sender
has the network card driver installed before performing the NetCopy function
and it uses the specified IP address.
Q11 After synchronizing the
A 11 It may be the
following reasons:
l
The Active Workstation and the Passive Workstation have different hard
disk parameters.
l
The hard disks of the Active Workstation and the Passive Workstation are
not on the same
IDE port.
The hard disks
of the Active Workstation and the Passive Workstation are different to the
Primary and Secondary disk respectively.
Should you have any problem, please
contact your local distributors.