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Chapter 7: Tips and Tricks
USB and eSATA Storage Expansion
The ALL6800 supports external USB hard disks through its four USB ports. Once a
USB hard disk has successfully mounted, the entire volume will be copied
automatically to the default USB HDD folder. The ALL6800 supports up to 6 USB
external storage devices. All file names on the USB disk volume are case sensitive.
The ALL6800 also supports eSATA hard disks with its eSATA port.
Before attaching an eSATA or USB disk drive to ALL6800, you have to partition
and format it on a desktop computer or a notebook first. The attached device will
be located at
\\192.168.1.100\usbhdd\sdf1
where
192.168.1.100
means the
IP address of ALL6800 and
sdf1
stands for the first partition on disk #6, the
eSATA or USB disk drive. If it is an NTFS partition, NAS users can open or copy
files from
\\192.168.1.100\usbhdd\sdf1
but cannot add new files or modify
existing files.
Adding a Spare Disk
With a RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, or RAID 10 volume, you can add a spare disk
after the initial RAID is setup. To add a spare disk, follow the steps below:
1.
On the RAID Configuration Screen, tick the checkbox of the hard disk
you wish to designate as a spare disk.
2.
Click Add Spare. The disk will be configured as a spare disk. The system
automatically rebuilds the spare disk when one of the disks in the RAID set
fails.
Remote Administration
You can set up your ALL6800 for remote administration. With remote
administration, you can access your ALL6800 over the Internet, even if your
ALL6800 is behind a router. This is especially useful if you are traveling and
suddenly need a file from your ALL6800.
Setting up remote administration is a three-part process, and will require the
following equipment:
•
ALLNET ALL6800 NAS device
•
Cable/DSL Router with Dynamic DNS support
•
Home PC
•
Internet Connection
NOTE
If you want to write to an USB storage device, the file system must be
FAT32.
USB Storage
FAT32 Partition
NTFS Partition
Read OK
OK
Write OK
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NOTE
Router setup will differ slightly depending on router used. For this
example, we will use the Asus WL500g because it has support for
Dynamic DNS. Contact your router hardware vendor for setup help.
