Note the 5 disk bays, which are lockable, the dual gigabit LAN ports, and multiple USB ports to allow for expansion and attachment of peripherals like keyboards and mice. There is also a VGA port here, which allows you to attach a VGA monitor if you are having boot issues.
Basic Installation and Configuration
Installation of the Lacie 5big NAS Pro is an easy process if you’d purchased it with disks loaded already; the base installation of NAS OS3 is already on your device. If you purchased it diskless, Lacie provides a handy recovery key and instructions for booting. In this installation, I’ll show you the easy process as the review unit that I was provided with was full of 2TB disks.
First of all, locate the 5big NAS Pro where you want it, connect the LAN cables to open LAN ports, and attach the power supply to the unit and to your power outlet. This power supply is a large brick, and it is heavy duty.
Once you have the cables hooked up, go to the front of the device and press the large blue button. The 5big NAS Pro will boot up; give it a few minutes.
Open your web browser and point it to http://lacie-5big-pro.local to start the setup process. In this example, I used Internet Explorer 10 on Windows 7. You’ll see the Lacie Dashboard. Name your 5big, provide and confirm the admin password and set your time zone. When done, click Finish.
Here is what you’ll see:
I closed the ad for Wuala; we’ll set that up soon enough. First, let’s explore the Dashboard, which looks very similar to the Dashboard from the Cloudbox. Note that the 5big’s two LAN adaptors both picked up valid IP addresses, remote access is turned off, automatic port forwarding is on, and the RAID mode is Lacie’s SimplyRAID.
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