ArmorLink Post Genie: Network Convergence in a Little Green box

Interface

The initial setup and configuration of the Post Genie is done with the navigation wheel and the two buttons. The default screen shows the name of your Post Genie, date and time, and the WAN IP. The first turn of the button gives you the LAN Information screen where your IP, subnet mask, and gateway are displayed.

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The next turn gives you the Disk Information screen where for each disk, you get a screen; our evaluation unit just came with one disk. It lists the disk number, total amount of space in MBs, free space, type, and its status. Next is the System Information, where the model number and the version of the OS are displayed. By holding down the Enter button for two seconds, a menu with the following option is listed: Network settings, Power Down, Reboot System, and Exit. Under network settings, you have a choice to configure either static or dynamic IP.

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Configuring a static IP of the Post Genie with the wheel and button for the most part is easy and straightforward. However, it does take a while to enter all the network information and there is no easy way of going to the previous field without cycling through everything again. To configure DHCP, go to the Network settings, navigate to DHCP, hit enter, and in the Use DHCP screen, either press Yes, No, or the Escape button. The other two buttons, Power Down and Reboot System, are pretty much self explanatory. It would have been nice if there was a warning message to confirm the action before shutting down the system. It is fairly easy to hit the wrong buttons while navigating the menus, and inadvertently shutting down the system. The last option, Exit, is really not needed, since this is the only area where an Exit option is available, and the Escape keys works the same way.

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