Device Manager 6.0.0 (or above) will detect MediaVault systems on your network and provide options to
Mount the MediaVault volumes onto your Mac, and to
Launch Admin UI.
In order for a MediaVault to appear in Device Manager, you will need to have configured
network settings on the MediaVault and in
System Preferences > Network on your Mac.
System InformationThe following System Information is shown for each MediaVault connected:
| IP | The network IP address of the detected MediaVault on your network. The system may have other IP addresses on other ports, but this is the address by which a connection will be made. |
| Model | The model number of the MediaVault system - D1200 / R1200 / R3600. |
| Serial Number | The serial number of the MediaVault system. |
Launch Admin UI
Clicking the
Launch Admin UI option will open the MediaVault
Admin Web Interface login page in your default browser.
For more information on the
Admin Web Interface visit
this section on the MediaVault Help Page.
MountThe
Mount option opens a Finder ‘Connect to server’ dialog for the MediaVault (see image below).
Default accounts are ‘storageadmin’ and ‘storageuser’. Contact your system administrator for custom account details, or refer to the
Admin Web Interface section linked above for more information on creating Users and Groups.
1. Choose the
Mount... option and enter your MediaVault User name in the 'Name' field of the 'Connect to server' dialog, and then your password. Use the ‘Remember this password in my keychain’ for convenience, to store the details for the next time you mount the system. Click
Connect.
2. You will be prompted to
Select the volumes you want to mount on "192.168.2.1" (or whichever IP address is assigned to your MediaVault). Select the volumes, and click OK.
In this example, we have selected to connect to "TheGreatMovie" share on the MediaVault. The 'storageadmin' user has permission to access this share.
3. "TheGreatMovie" MediaVault share is now mounted onto the Mac, and can be browsed in Finder.
Auto Mounting the MediaVault when Starting your Computer
You can use the
login items feature of macOS to automatically mount your MediaVault shares each time you start your computer.
1. Mount a MediaVault share onto your Mac.
2. Go to
System Preferences > Users & Groups, select your User in the left-hand panel and go to the
Login Items tab in the right-hand panel.
3. Click the
+ symbol below the right-hand panel to add a login item.
4. In the Finder window that opens, scroll down in the left-hand panel to
Locations and choose the MediaVault IP address. This will show the available shares.
5. Choose which shares to mount when your computer starts, and click
Add. You will now see 'TheGreatMovie' share included in the list of
Login items.
Now your Mac will attempt to mount 'TheGreatMovie' MediaVault share each time the computer is started.
Troubleshooting
If your Media Vault does not appear in Device Manager, please check your
network settings on the MediaVault and in
System Preferences > Network on your Mac.
If you fail to
Mount the selected share from the MediaVault and see a popup warning "There was a problem mounting the MediaVault..." (see image below), please check that your MediaVault user has permission to access the selected MediaVault share.
