The Mini NAS has a fairly simple web interface for configuring it's many features. Each feature is outlined below along with a screenshot of the control panel for those features.

Status:

The status page shows general device information, date/time and disk information.

Identification:

The identification page is where you set the basic networking identification (name and workgroup) and the administrator username and password for accessing the device configuration.

Time:

The time page is fairly straightforward and is used to set the device's date, time and SNTP server for synchronizing time (should you choose to enable that feature).

LAN:

The LAN page is for the more advanced network setup of the Mini NAS. On this page you'll be able to change between having the device automatically obtain an IP, or to set a static IP. Many routers can also statically assign an IP, so you may choose to set the device to auto and have the router's DHCP assign a static IP to the Mini NAS instead. The Mini NAS can be used as both a DHCP server or a DHCP client depending on how it is being connected with your network. Note that the MAC address is also shown on this page, but is not on the sticker on the bottom of the device (usually fairly standard to see it there on networking devices).

Disk Utility:

The disk utility page allows you to format the hard drive as well as do a simple scan of it's information.

Maintenance:

The maintenance page allows you to update the firmware, reboot the system or completely reset it to factory defaults. I'll make mention that Addonics did release a firmware update for their USB NAS device, so hopefully we'll see some great additions to the Mini NAS in the future as well!

Samba:

The Samba page allows you to configure samba access for Windows, Linux and Mac computers to access the NAS. You can individually configure users (with or without passwords) and give them access to whichever directories you choose. Each user can also be set as read-only or read-write permissions. This would be handy on a home network by allowing you to have a user for each family member, but each member only has access to their own files and not the files of other people.

FTP Server:

The FTP server gives you remote FTP access to your files on the NAS. With FTP being supported in practically all browsers, you don't even need to install third party software to get at the device. On this page you enable/disable FTP access, set a port, default language and also assign FTP accounts. I should make note here that the FTP accounts do not clone the Samba accounts and need to be created individually. For example, if I create Samba user "John Doe", the FTP server does not create it's own "John Doe" account and must have that done separately. As with the Samba accounts, FTP accounts can be given limited directory access and switched between read-only and read-write permissions.

Media Server:

The Mini NAS also has a built in X-BOX 360 media server, with the music portion of this server also supporting iTunes. Configuration of this is fairly straightforward, you can set the directories used for photos, music and videos and enable/disable access to them if need be.

Print Server:

The print server page just shows you the status and basic information about your printer. Nothing fancy here. The included quick-setup guide will walk you through how to add the printer in Windows.

Bit Torrent Client:

Last but not least, your well-spent $70 also gets you a fully functional Bit Torrent client. Torrents must be manually uploaded to the client via the web interface for the Mini NAS (a bit of a hassle) and the basic upload/download settings can be configured as seen above. This was the feature that surprised me the most on the Mini NAS because some $100+ NAS devices can be hit or miss when it comes to having a Bit Torrent client in them. It would be great to have some form of software interface for this client, but you can't ask too much from a $70 NAS now can you.