How to Setup iSCSI and Connect – DNS-340L

Step 1 – Open a web browser and enter the IP of your device
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Step 2 – Login into the DNS using your credentials
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Step 3 – Once logged into the web interface, go to iSCSI Target
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Click “Enable”

Step 4 – Click on “iSCSI Targets”
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Then click “Create”

Step 5 – Enter the details to create an iSCSI Target. In our example, we have not chosen to use the CHAP Settings.
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Click “Save”

Step 6 – Once saved you see there will be one iSCSI Target added
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Step 7 – On your PC, open Control Panel > Administrative Tools > iSCSI Initiator then click “Targets” tab or click on Start > Run then type: iSCSI then click “iSCSI Initiator”
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Enter the IP of the DNS-340L.  In our example it is 192.168.1.119 then click “Quick Connect”

Step 8 – Once you see the status as “Connected”, click “Done”
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Step 9 – Return to the DNS-340L and should see the connection established
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Step 10 – In the “Administrative Tools” window, open “Computer Management” then click “Disk Management” or right-click on “Computer”, click “Manage” then “Disk Management”


Step 11 – Once you have opened “Computer Management” you should get a prompt to “Initialize Disk”
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Click “OK”

Step 12 – In our example we are going to create a “New Simple Volume”
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Step 13 – You should be presented with the wizard for the new simple volumen
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Click “Next”

Step 14 – Select the volume size required
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Click “Next”

Step 15 – Assign Drive Letter or Path. In our example we have assigned a letter
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Click “Next”

Step 16 – Format Partition
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Step 17 –
Completing the New Simple Volume Wizard
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Click “Next”

Step 18 – Formatting in-progress
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Step 19 –
Formatting complete
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Step 20 –
Open “My PC” or “Computer” to see the new volume mapped
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