LaCie Internet Space • deSIgn by neIL pouLton Introductionuser Manual page 7Minimum System Requirements1.2.Mac UsersMac OS X 10.3 or later✦CD-ROM drive✦Broadband internet connection✦Web browser (Safari™ 1.3, Firefox™ 2.0)✦Windows UsersWindows® XP (SP2) or Windows Vista™✦CD-ROM drive✦Broadband internet connection✦Web browser (Internet Explorer® 6.0, Safari™ 1.3,✦Firefox™ 2.0)ImpOrTANT INfO: The Ethernet disk’s performance can beaffected by such external forces as network activity, hardware,distance and setup.ImpOrTANT INfO: For optimal performance, use a Giga-bit Ethernet router and a Gigabit Ethernet board in your hostcomputer.Network RequirementsBefore connecting your Ethernet disk, make sure that your broad-band home network is running properly. Make sure you are ableto access the Internet from your computer.HipServ™ automatically configures the majority of today’s con-sumer routers utilizing UPnP features. Make sure your router isUPnP-enabled. If the router is not UPnP enabled, refer to yourrouter documentation for manual configuration help. To makeuse of all the Ethernet disk features, you will need the following:Ethernet router✦ (UPnP capability preferred)Consumer Broadband Internet Connection:✦ HipServ™utilizes ports 80 (HTTP), 443 (HTTPS) and 22 (SSH). Theseports must therefore be unblocked. In addition, in order toset up and create your web portal you must register yourEthernet disk. To do so, the ports 22 (SSH) and 80 (HTTP)or 443 (HTTPS) must be unblocked. Once the setup hascompleted, in order to access your Ethernet disk remotely,the ports 1194 (or 1195) and 443 must be opened.TeChNICAl NOTe: If you want to access your Ethernet Diskremotely via FTP and not via the web portal, the port 21 mustbe unblocked.Internet gateway/router providing DHCP service with✦UPnP enabled: If the router does not have UPnP or if UPnPis not enabled, see the troubleshooting section for enablingUPnP and the automated setup or manual configuration ofthe router to enable remote access.USB hard drive (for backing up your Ethernet disk to MySafe✦only)Minimum Computer Requirements