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8.1  Backup Station

Configure the NAS as a backup server, remote replication, cloud backup and external

backup with the Backup Station. 

For details on the features, please refer to the following links:

Backup Server

Remote Replication

Cloud Backup

External Backup

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Page 1: ... II TS 419U TS 419U TS 419U II TS 420 TS 420U TS 421 TS 421U TS 439 Pro TS 439 Pro II TS 439 Pro II TS 439U RP SP TS 459 Pro TS 459 Pro II TS 459 Pro TS 459U RP SP TS 459U RP SP TS 509 Pro TS 559 Pro TS 559 Pro TS 559 Pro II TS 639 Pro TS 659 Pro TS 659 Pro TS 659 Pro II TS 809 Pro TS 809U RP TS 859 Pro TS 859U RP TS 859 Pro TS 859U RP SS 439 Pro SS 839 Pro Unless otherwise specified the content o...

Page 2: ...2 4 HDMI Installation 24 2 3 Getting Utilities 25 2 4 Connecting to NAS Shared Folders 26 2 4 1 Windows 27 2 4 2 Mac or Linux 28 2 5 Connecting to NAS by Web Browser 29 2 6 Migrating from Old NAS 36 3 QTS Basics and Desktop 37 3 1 Introducing QTS 39 3 2 Using QTS Desktop 46 4 System Settings 47 4 1 General Settings 50 4 2 Storage Manager 51 4 2 1 Volume Management 54 4 2 2 RAID Management 67 4 2 3...

Page 3: ...37 5 Privilege Settings 138 5 1 Users 143 5 2 User Groups 145 5 3 Shared Folders 155 5 4 Quota 156 5 5 Domain Security 158 5 5 1 Joining NAS to Active Directory Windows Server 2003 2008 2012 161 5 5 2 Connecting NAS to an LDAP Directory 165 6 Network Services 166 6 1 Win Mac NFS 170 6 2 FTP 172 6 3 Telnet SSH 173 6 4 SNMP Settings 175 6 5 Service Discovery 176 6 6 Network Recycle Bin 178 6 7 Qsync...

Page 4: ...ackup Station 231 8 1 1 Backup Server 235 8 1 2 Remote Replication 243 8 1 3 Cloud Backup 244 8 1 4 External Backup 250 8 2 myQNAPcloud Service 258 8 3 File Station 274 8 4 Video Station 287 8 5 Photo Station 304 8 6 Music Station 312 8 7 Download Station 320 8 8 HybridDesk Station 332 8 9 App Center 335 9 Mobile Apps 340 10 Computer Utilities 342 11 NAS Add ons 349 12 Use the LCD Panel 355 13 GNU...

Page 5: ...5 1 Notice Legal Notice and Disclaimer Regulatory Notice Document Annotation Safety Information and Precautions 6 8 10 11 ...

Page 6: ...cense express or implied by estoppels or otherwise to any intellectual property rights is granted by this document Except as provided in QNAP s terms and conditions of sale for such products QNAP Assumes no liability whatsoever and QNAP disclaims any express or implied warranty relating to sale and or use of QNAP products including liability or warranties relating to fitness for a particular purpo...

Page 7: ...any responsibility of all sorts of data loss or recovery Should you return any components of the NAS package for refund or maintenance make sure they are carefully packed for shipping Any form of damages due to improper packaging will not be compensated QNAP QNAP logo QTS myQNAPcloud and VioStor are trademarks or registered trademarks of QNAP Systems Inc or its subsidiaries Other names and brands ...

Page 8: ...used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense Modifications Any modifications made to this device that are not approved by QNAP Systems Inc may void the authority gran...

Page 9: ...not approved by QNAP Systems Inc may void the authority granted to the user by the FCC to operate this equipment CE Notice QNAP Turbo NAS models comply with different CE compliance classes Please refer to the table for details FCC CE NAS Models Class A Class A TS EC1679U RP TS EC1279U RP TS EC879U RP TS 1679U RP TS 1279U RP TS 1270U RP TS 1263U RP TS 1263U TS 1253U RP TS 1253U TS 879U RP TS 870U R...

Page 10: ... Failure to do so could result in injury to human body or death Caution This indicates the action may lead to disk clearance or loss OR failure to follow the instructions could result in data damage disk damage or product damage Im portant This indicates the information provided is important or related to legal regulations ...

Page 11: ...peration 7 Do not place the NAS near any liquid 8 Do not place the NAS on any uneven surface to avoid falling off and damage 9 Make sure the voltage is correct in your location when using the NAS If unsure contact your distributor or the local power company 10 Do not place any object on the power cord 11 Never attempt to repair the NAS Improper disassembly of the product may expose you to electric...

Page 12: ...P NAS and would like to move the data to a new QNAP NAS refer to Migrating from Old NAS for detailed instructions For New NAS Users 1 Hardware Installation 2 Software Installation 3 Getting Utilities 4 Connecting to the Shared Folders 5 Connecting to the NAS by Web Browser For Existing NAS Users Migrating from Old NAS 29 13 19 24 25 28 29 ...

Page 13: ...ompatibility List section for more details 2 Connect the QNAP NAS to the same network as your PC and power it on During your installation process pay attention to LEDs and alarm buzzers to make sure that the NAS functions properly Go to the Checking System Status section for more details Note The steps above are also illustrated in the Quick Installation Guide QIG that can be found in the product ...

Page 14: ... has been powered on 2 The network cable is connected to the NAS and the orange and green indicator lights on its LAN port s are blinking and 3 The cloud key is correct Im portant QNAP disclaims any responsibility for product damage malfunction or data loss recovery due to misuse or improper installation of hard disks in any occasions for any reasons Caution Note that if you install a hard drive n...

Page 15: ... full capacity 3 The disk volume is going to be full 4 The system fan is out of function TS 119 does not support smart fan 5 An error occurs when accessing read write the disk data 6 A bad sector is detected on the hard disk drive 7 The NAS is in degraded read only mode 2 member hard drives fail in a RAID 5 or RAID 6 configuration the disk data can still be read 8 Hardware self test error Flashes ...

Page 16: ...write error occurs Flashes green The disk data is being accessed Green The hard drive can be accessed USB Blue Flashes blue every 0 5 sec 1 A USB device connected to front USB port is being detected 2 A USB device connected to front USB port is being removed from the NAS 3 The USB device connected to the front USB port is being accessed 4 The data is being copied to or from the external USB or eSA...

Page 17: ... in Control Panel System Settings Hardware Buzzer Beep sound No of Tim es Description Short beep 0 5 sec 1 1 The NAS is starting up 2 The NAS is being shut down software shutdown 3 The user presses the reset button to reset the NAS 4 The system firmware has been updated Short beep 0 5 sec 3 The NAS data cannot be copied to the external storage device from the front USB port Short beep 0 5 sec long...

Page 18: ...18 1 1 The NAS is turned off by force shutdown hardware shutdown 2 The NAS has been turned on and is ready ...

Page 19: ...MI Installation Online installation and cloud installation are available for all new NAS models while CD installation is only for certain models check your package contents to see if it includes an installation CD All users are encouraged to use cloud and online installation if possible Contact our technical support department if any problem arises during the installation process http www qnap com...

Page 20: ...all firmware and click Local Installation 5 Choose your operating system to download install and run Qfinder Pro 6 After installing Qfinder Pro launch it to search for your NAS Double click on your NAS in Qfinder Pro to start the Smart Installation Guide Follow the on screen instructions to the built in Qfinder Pro Setup Wizard will guide you along the way to complete the firmware installation 7 P...

Page 21: ...efer to myQNAPcloud Service chapter in this manual 3 Fill out all fields to register your myQNAPcloud account or sign in your myQNAPcloud account check I agree to myQNAPcloud Terms of Use and QNAP Privacy Policy and click Next Step If you already have a myQNAPcloud account please select Sign in myQNAPcloud account and login with your account credentials 4 Type in the name of your Turbo NAS to regi...

Page 22: ...is blocked by your firewall unblock the utility 3 The built in Qfinder Pro Setup Wizard will guide you along the way to complete firmware installation Next you can use QTS account username and password to log in QTS is the operating system for the NAS Note Some new NAS models such as TS x12 TS x20 and TS x21 no longer include an installation CD The default login ID and password of the NAS are both...

Page 23: ...isplay 2 Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the firmware installation 3 Choose to install HD Station or log into QTS with QTS account username and password QTS is the operating system for the NAS Note This installation is restricted to NAS models with an HDMI port The default login ID and password of the NAS are both admin 320 ...

Page 24: ...lling from the product CD ROM If the NAS contains a CD ROM then it will contain QNAP Qfinder Pro myQNAPcloud Connect and NetBak Replicator Browse the CD ROM and access the following contents Quick Installation Guide View the NAS hardware installation instructions Install QNAP Qfinder Pro This will install QNAP Qfinder Pro for Windows Install myQNAPcloud Connect This will install myQNAPcloud Connec...

Page 25: ...After installing the hardware and software it is time to connect to the shared folders on the NAS Refer to these links for the connection setup Connecting to NAS shared folders in Windows Connecting to NAS shared folders in Mac or Linux 26 27 ...

Page 26: ... can use the Storage Plug Connect Wizard to connect to NAS shared folders The steps 1 Launch QNAP Qfinder Pro 2 Select Storage Plug Connect under Connect 3 Check Login with username and password and enter the username and password 4 Click a NAS shared folder 5 Click Map the Network Drive Method 2 Connect to the shared folders of the NAS by using File Explorer or Run 1 Open the Windows File Explore...

Page 27: ...S IP address 3 Enter your login ID and password 4 Select the folder you want to mount and click OK 5 The folder is mounted Linux Users On Linux run the following command m ount t nfs NAS IP Shared Folder Nam e Directory to Mount For example if the IP address of the NAS is 192 168 0 1 to connect to the shared folder public under the mnt pub directory use the following command m ount t nfs 192 168 0...

Page 28: ... are connected to the same subnet If the NAS cannot be found connect the NAS to the computer directly and run QNAP Qfinder Pro again 2 Enter the administrator s login id and password Enable Secure login Secure Sockets Layer login to allow a secure connection to the NAS If a user without administration rights logs into the NAS the user can only change the login password the default login ID and pas...

Page 29: ...nistration Backup Restore Settings Configure the NAS again if the settings were lost Topics covered in this chapter 1 NAS models that support system Migration 2 NAS models that DO NOT support system migration 3 Disk Volumes Supported for System Migration 4 Migrating your NAS NAS Models that Support System Migration Before migrating to the destination NAS make sure both the source and destination N...

Page 30: ...o TS x31 x31 TS 431U HS 251 251 TS x51 x51 TS x53 SS x53 4 0 5 4 1 x and later TVS x63 TS 563 TS x63U TS x69 TS x70 TS x70U TVS x71 TVS x71U TS x79 TS x80 TVS x80 TS x80U 4 0 x 4 1 x and later TS x31 x31 TS 431U HS 251 251 TS x51 x51 TS x53 SS x53 TS x53S Pro 4 1 x and later TS 431U HS 251 TS x51 x51 TS x53 SS x53 4 0 5 4 1 x and later No TVS x63 TS 563 TS x63U TS x70 TS x70U TVS x71 TVS x71U TS x...

Page 31: ... later HS 251 251 TS x51 x51 TS x53 SS x53 4 1 2 and later TS x31 4 1 1 TVS x71 TVS x63 TS 563 TS x63U TS x53 TS x51 x51 x31 4 1 1 No 4 1 2 4 1 3 and later TS x80 TVS x80 TVS x71U TVS x71 TVS x63 TS 563 TS x53 TS x51 x51 TS x31 4 1 2 4 1 3 and later No HS 251 251 TS x51 x51 4 1 1 TVS x71 TVS x63 TS 563 TS x63U TS x53 4 1 1 No 4 1 2 4 1 3 and later TS x80 TVS x80 TVS x71U TVS x71 TVS x63 TS 563 TS ...

Page 32: ...nd later TS x80 TVS x80 TVS x71U TVS x71 TVS x63 TS 563 TS x63U TS x53 TS x51 x51 4 1 2 4 1 3 and later No NAS Models that DO NOT Support System Migration NAS models that do not support direct migration are listed in the below table For these NAS models first initialize the destination NAS and copy your data from the source NAS to the destination NAS refer to the RTRR or Rsync chapter for details ...

Page 33: ...igration or the data may be inaccessible For a compatibility list go to http www qnap com compatibility SS x39 and SS 469 Pro series only support 2 5 inch hard disk drives Encrypted disk volumes cannot be migrated to a NAS that does not support file system encryption File system encryption is not supported by the TS 110 TS 119 TS 210 HS 210 TS 219 TS 219P TS x20 TS x21 TS 410 TS 419P TS 410U TS 41...

Page 34: ...number of NAS bays and the disk volume supported for system migration Destination NAS Disk volum e supported for system m igration 1 bay NAS 1 drive single disk volume 2 bay NAS 1 to 2 drive single disk volume JBOD RAID 0 2 drive RAID 1 4 bay NAS 1 to 4 drive single disk volume JBOD RAID 0 2 drive RAID 1 3 to 4 drive RAID 5 4 drive RAID 6 4 drive RAID 10 5 bay NAS 1 to 5 drive single disk volume J...

Page 35: ...e new NAS Login to the web administration interface as an administrator the default login ID and password of the NAS are both admin 6 If you are prompted to update the firmware of the new NAS follow the instructions to download and install the firmware 7 Click Start Migrating The NAS will restart after system migration All the data and settings will be retained Caution To avoid system damage or se...

Page 36: ...perating system designed to enhance every aspect of your NAS experience With basic methods such as drag and drop or point and click you can complete most NAS operations Check the following links to learn more about QTS Introducing QTS Using QTS Desktop 37 39 ...

Page 37: ...plications enjoy multimedia and install more applications from an integrated App Center QTS also adds value to business applications and effectively increase business efficiency with abundant features including file sharing iSCSI virtualization backup privilege settings and more Coupled with various utilities and smart mobile apps QTS is the ultimate platform for building a personal or private clo...

Page 38: ...im ize business IT infrastructure IT efficiency coupled with low total cost of ownership TCO is an essential factor for business competitiveness QNAP NAS features advanced capabilities for keeping businesses running at maximum efficiency including business critical applications seamless file sharing easy integration into existing networks flexible virtualized IT environments and more Learn more ab...

Page 39: ... this chapter QTS Desktop 2 step Verification QTS Desktop NO Name Description 1 Show Desktop Minimizes restores all open windows 2 Main Menu Show the Main Menu It includes three parts 1 System features and settings SYSTEMS Key system features designed to manage or optimize your NAS 2 QNAP applications APPLICATIONS Applications developed by QNAP to enhance your NAS experience and 39 43 ...

Page 40: ...he NAS via its USB or SATA ports Click a listed device to open the File Station for that device Click the External Device header to open the External Device page for relevant settings and operations for details on File Station refer to the File Station chapter Click the eject icon up arrow icon to eject the external device 6 Notification and Alert Check for recent system error and warning notifica...

Page 41: ...opened before your logout will be kept after your next NAS login o Show the desktop switching button Check this option to hide the next desktop button No 12 and only display them when you move your mouse cursor close to the buttons o Show the link bar on the desktop Uncheck this option to hide the link bar No 13 No 14 and No 15 o Show the Dashboard button Uncheck this option to hide the Dashboard ...

Page 42: ...n your NAS for 1 5 seconds Run Qfinder Pro and click Tools Shut down Server Logout Log yourself out 9 More Help Display a list of online references including the Quick Start Guide QTS Help and Tutorials Language Choose your preferred language for the UI Desktop Preference Choose the application icon display style and select your preferred application opening mode on the desktop Application icons c...

Page 43: ...e latest and available NAS utilities 15 Feedback File a feature request and bug report 16 Network Recycle Bin All of the deleted items can be found in here Right click on it to open the Network Recycle Bin empty it or permanently delete or configure it refer to the Network Recycle Bin chapter for details 2 step Verification 2 step Verification enhances the security of user accounts Once enabled yo...

Page 44: ... Panel Notification E mail Sign in QTS with 2 step verification After your username and password are verified you will be promoted to enter a security code Enter the code currently provided from the authenticator app to sign in to QTS If you cannot use your mobile device or your device is lost you can select Verify another way to sign in with your chosen alternative verification method Stop 2 step...

Page 45: ...change based on the status of system health for quick recognition Note The recommended minimum screen resolution for QTS 4 x is 1024x768 The sleep function will automatically be disabled if the NAS has QNAP expansion enclosure s connected to it ...

Page 46: ... up your NAS For details on the settings refer to the following links General Settings Storage Manager Network Security Hardware Power Notification Firmware Update Backup Restore External Device System Status System Logs 47 50 91 102 104 107 110 113 115 117 132 134 ...

Page 47: ...Basic Settings Enter the name of the NAS The NAS name supports maximum 14 characters and can be a combination of letters a z A Z numbers 0 9 and dash Space period or pure numbers are not allowed Enter a port number for system management The default port is 8080 The services which use this port include System Management Photo Station Music Station File Station and Download Station If you are not su...

Page 48: ...e incorrect the following problems may occur o When using a web browser to connect to the NAS or save a file the display time of the action will be incorrect o The time of the event logs will be inconsistent with the actual time when an action occurs Manual Setting To synchronize the time of the NAS with the computer time click Update now next to this option Synchronize with an Internet tim e serv...

Page 49: ...yle Settings available on this page include Login screen template Select the preferred login screen style If you choose the classic login screen style you can click Preview at the bottom before applying your settings Show firmware version Show the firmware version on the login page Show the link bar Show hide shortcut links QNAP utilities myQNAPcloud portal site and Feedback on the login screen Ph...

Page 50: ...health encrypt decrypt file systems and configure iSCSI systems and virtual disks with Storage Manager For storage management features refer to the following links Volume Management RAID Management Hard Disk S M A R T Encrypted File System iSCSI Virtual Disk 51 54 67 68 72 89 ...

Page 51: ...media Station Qusb Usb The shared folder for data copy function using USB ports Qweb Web The shared folder for Web Server Qrecordings Recordings The shared folder for Surveillance Station Note The default shared folders of the NAS are created on the first disk volume and the directory cannot be changed Depending on the NAS model some of the above shared folders may not be created by default by the...

Page 52: ... RAID 5 array is equal to N 1 size of smallest hard drive N is the number of hard drives in the array RAID 6 Disk Volume The data is striped across all of the hard drives in a RAID 6 array RAID 6 differs from RAID 5 that a second set of parity information is stored across the member drives in the array It tolerates the failure of two hard drives To create a RAID 6 disk volume a minimum of 4 hard d...

Page 53: ...53 RAID 6 hot spare 5 drive models or above RAID 10 4 drive models or above RAID 10 hot spare 5 drive models or above ...

Page 54: ...set a global spare To expand the storage capacity of a RAID 10 volume you can perform online RAID capacity expansion or add an even number of hard disk drives to the volume Topics covered in this chapter Expanding Capacity Adding Hard Drives Configuring Spare Drives Bitmap RAID Recovery Setting Canceling Global Spare Further Information about RAID Management Note Online RAID capacity expansion onl...

Page 55: ...e plug in the new hard drive to the drive slot 3 After plugging in the hard drive wait for the NAS to beep The system will start rebuilding 4 After rebuilding has completed repeat the steps above to replace other hard drives 5 After changing the hard drives and disk rebuilding has completed click Expand Capacity to execute RAID capacity expansion 6 Click OK to proceed 7 The NAS beeps and starts to...

Page 56: ...ncerns regarding the hard drive capacity and health Therefore you planned to upgrade the disk configuration to RAID 5 You can install one hard drive for setting up the TS 509 Pro and upgrade the RAID level of the NAS with online RAID level migration in the future The migration process can be done without turning off the NAS All of the data will be retained You can do the following with online RAID...

Page 57: ...k the status later Online RAID Capacity Expansion Scenario You had a tight schedule to set up a file server and an FTP server However you had only one 250GB hard drive Therefore you set up the TS 509 Pro with a single disk configuration The original plan was to set up a 3TB RAID 5 network data center with the TS 509 Pro You now plan to upgrade the disk configuration of the TS 509 Pro to RAID 5 and...

Page 58: ... of the RAID 10 volume will increase upon successful configuration This process may take a few hours to tens of hours to complete depending on the number and the size of the hard drive Do NOT turn off the NAS during this process You can use a RAID configuration of larger capacity after the process Configuring Spare Drives You can add a spare drive to or remove a spare drive from a RAID 5 6 or 10 c...

Page 59: ...e re synchronized To use this feature select a RAID volume and click Action Bitmap Note Bitmap support is only available for RAID 1 5 6 and 10 RAID Recovery RAID Recovery If the NAS is configured as RAID 1 RAID 5 or RAID 6 hard drives are accidentally unplugged from the NAS you can plug in the same hard drives into the same drive slots and click Recover to recover the volume status from Not active...

Page 60: ... 5 Standard RAID 6 QNAP RAID 6 Degraded mode N 1 N 1 N 1 N 2 N 1 N 2 Read Only Protection for immediate data backup hard drive replacement N A N 1 bad blocks found in the surviving hard drives of the array N A N 2 bad blocks found in the surviving hard drives of the array RAID Recovery RAID Status Not Active N A If re plugging in all original hard drive to the NAS and they can be spun up identifie...

Page 61: ... spare drive select the single disk volume and click Action Set Global Spare All the disk data will be cleared on the hard drive Note The capacity of the global spare drive must be equal to or larger than that of a member drive of a RAID disk volume To cancel a global spare drive select the drive and click Action Cancel Spare Drive Further Inform ation about RAID Managem ent of the NAS The NAS sup...

Page 62: ...ID 5 4 3 Add hard drive member RAID 5 7 RAID 5 4 4 Add hard drive member RAID 5 8 RAID 5 5 1 Add hard drive member RAID 5 6 RAID 5 5 2 Add hard drive member RAID 5 7 RAID 5 5 3 Add hard drive member RAID 5 8 RAID 5 6 1 Add hard drive member RAID 5 7 RAID 5 6 2 Add hard drive member RAID 5 8 RAID 5 7 1 Add hard drive member RAID 5 8 RAID 6 4 1 Add hard drive member RAID 6 5 RAID 6 4 2 Add hard driv...

Page 63: ...ve member RAID 6 7 RAID 6 6 2 Add hard drive member RAID 6 8 RAID 6 7 1 Add hard drive member RAID 6 8 RAID 10 4 2 Add hard drive member RAID 10 6 RAID 10 4 4 Add hard drive member RAID 10 8 RAID 10 6 2 Add hard drive member RAID 10 8 RAID 1 2 1 Online RAID capacity expansion RAID 1 2 RAID 5 3 1 Online RAID capacity expansion RAID 5 3 RAID 5 4 1 Online RAID capacity expansion RAID 5 4 RAID 5 5 1 O...

Page 64: ... capacity expansion RAID 6 6 RAID 6 7 1 Online RAID capacity expansion RAID 6 7 RAID 6 8 1 Online RAID capacity expansion RAID 6 8 RAID 10 4 1 Online RAID capacity expansion RAID 10 4 RAID 10 6 1 Online RAID capacity expansion RAID 10 6 RAID 10 8 1 Online RAID capacity expansion RAID 10 8 Single 1 1 Online RAID level migration RAID 1 2 Single 1 2 Online RAID level migration RAID 5 3 Single 1 3 Onl...

Page 65: ...AID level migration RAID 6 6 Single 1 6 Online RAID level migration RAID 6 7 Single 1 7 Online RAID level migration RAID 6 8 Single 1 3 Online RAID level migration RAID 10 4 Single 1 5 Online RAID level migration RAID 10 6 Single 1 7 Online RAID level migration RAID 10 8 RAID 1 2 1 Online RAID level migration RAID 5 3 RAID 1 2 2 Online RAID level migration RAID 5 4 RAID 1 2 3 Online RAID level mig...

Page 66: ...AID level migration RAID 6 7 RAID 1 2 6 Online RAID level migration RAID 6 8 RAID 1 2 2 Online RAID level migration RAID 10 4 RAID 1 2 4 Online RAID level migration RAID 10 6 RAID 1 2 6 Online RAID level migration RAID 10 8 RAID 5 3 1 Online RAID level migration RAID 6 4 RAID 5 3 2 Online RAID level migration RAID 6 5 RAID 5 3 3 Online RAID level migration RAID 6 6 RAID 5 3 4 Online RAID level mig...

Page 67: ...t result Hard disk information Displays the hard drive details model serial number HDD capacity etc SMART information Displays the hard drive S M A R T information Any drives with values lower than the threshold are regarded as abnormal Test Perform quick or complete hard drive S M A R T tests Settings Configures the temperature alarm When a hard drive temperature exceeds the preset values the NAS...

Page 68: ...n on the NAS Before you Start Creating New Encrypted Disk Volumes Encryption Verification Behavior of Encrypted Volumes upon System Reboot Encryption Key Management Unlocking Disk Volumes Manually Data Encryption on the NAS NAS disk volumes can be encrypted using 256 bit AES encryption to provide data breach protection Encrypted disk volumes can only be mounted for normal read write access with th...

Page 69: ...the data will be cleared Keep the encryption password or key safe If you forget the password or lose the encryption key you will not be able to access the data Before you start read the instructions carefully and strictly adhere to the instructions Creating New Encrypted Disk Volum es If the NAS has been installed follow these steps to create a new encrypted disk volume by installing new hard driv...

Page 70: ...ncryption password to unlock it Saving the key on the NAS will protect you only if your hard drives are stolen However there is a risk of data breach if the entire NAS is stolen as the data is accessible after restarting the NAS If you do not save the encryption key on the NAS your NAS will be protected against data breach even if the entire NAS were stolen The disadvantage is that you have to unl...

Page 71: ...nting the encrypted disk volume when the NAS restarts Unlocking Disk Volum es Manually Login to the NAS as an administrator and go to Storage Manager Encrypted File System You will see your encrypted volumes and their status locked or unlocked To unlock your volume first click Unlock this device Choose to either input the encryption password or use the encryption key file If the encryption passwor...

Page 72: ...s Storage Manager to manage the iSCSI target service create iSCSI target lists and the advanced ACL and back up LUNs For setting up relevant features refer to the following links Portal Management Target Management Advanced ACL LUN Backup 73 76 84 85 ...

Page 73: ...erring to your computer and the storage device the computer is called an initiator because it initiates the connection to the device which is called a target Note It is NOT recommended to connect to the same iSCSI target with two different clients iSCSI initiators at the same time as it may lead to data loss or disk damage iSCSI Quick Configuration Wizard A maximum of 256 iSCSI targets and LUNs ca...

Page 74: ... target authenticates the initiator i e the initiators have to enter the username and password settings here to access the target Mutual CHAP Enable this option for two way authentication between the iSCSI target and the initiator The target authenticates the initiator using the first set of username and password The initiator authenticates the target using the Mutual CHAP settings Field Usernam e...

Page 75: ...acity expansion Instant Allocation Allocate the disk space to the LUN instantly This option guarantees the disk space assigned to the LUN but may take more time to create the LUN 1 Enter the name of the LUN and specify the LUN location disk volume on the NAS Enter the capacity for the LUN Click Next 2 Confirm the settings and click Next 3 When the target and the LUN have been created click Finish ...

Page 76: ...gement 2 Select iSCSI LUN only and click Next 3 Select the allocation method Enter the name of the LUN select the LUN directory and specify the capacity for the LUN Click Next 4 Select the target to map the LUN to optional 5 Confirm the settings and click Next 6 When the LUN has been created click Finish to exit the wizard 7 The LUNs can be mapped to and unmapped from the iSCSI target anytime You ...

Page 77: ...lete an iSCSI target All the connections will be removed Disable Disable an LUN All the connections will be removed Enable Enable an LUN Unmap Unmap the LUN from the target You must disable the LUN before unmapping it When you click this button the LUN will be moved to Un Mapped iSCSI LUN List Map Map the LUN to an iSCSI target This option is only available on the Un Mapped iSCSI LUN List View Vie...

Page 78: ...t in iSCSI Target Management Click Modify 2 Specify the capacity of the LUN Note that the LUN capacity can be increased many times up to the maximum limit but cannot be decreased 3 Click Apply to save the settings Note An iSCSI LUN must be mapped to an iSCSI target before increasing the capacity For the type of LUN allocation the maximum LUN capacity for thin provisioning is 32TB while for instant...

Page 79: ...create four or more LUNs to optimize iSCSI performance Use different LUNs for heavy load applications Spread applications such as databases and virtual machines that need high read write performance to different LUNs For example if there are two virtual machines which intensively read and write data on LUNs it is recommended to create two LUNs so that the VM workloads can be efficiently distribute...

Page 80: ...nder the Targets tab Select the target you want to connect to and click Connect You can click Advanced to specify login information if you have configured the authentication otherwise simply click OK to continue Upon logging in the status of the target will show Connected After the target has been connected Windows will detect its presence and treat it as if a new hard disk drive has been added wh...

Page 81: ...ns 2 Click the Discover Targets tab and choose Discover by DNS IP or Discover by iSNS according to the network topology In this example we will use the IP address to discover the iSCSI targets 3 Follow the instructions and enter the server address iSCSI target port number default 3260 and CHAP information if applicable Click Finish to retrieve the target list 4 The available iSCSI targets on the N...

Page 82: ...inux Open iSCSI Initiator Install the open iscsi package The package is also known as the Linux Open iSCSI Initiator sudo apt get install open iscsi Follow these steps to connect to an iSCSI target with Linux Open iSCSI Initiator You may need to modify the iscsid conf for CHAP logon information such as node session auth username node session auth password vi etc iscsi iscsid conf Save and close th...

Page 83: ...Format the partition mkfs ext3 dev sdb1 Mount the file system mkdir mnt iscsi mount dev sdb1 mnt iscsi You can test the I O speed using the following command hdparm tT dev sdb1 Below are some iscsiadm related commands Discover the targets on the host iscsiadm m discovery type sendtargets portal HOST_IP Login a target iscsiadm m node targetname THE_TARGET_IQN login Logout a target iscsiadm m node t...

Page 84: ...and assign access rights for each LUN on the NAS Read only The connected initiator can only read the data from the LUN Read Write The connected initiator has read and write access right to the LUN Deny Access The LUN is invisible to the connected initiator If no LUN masking policy is specified for a connected iSCSI initiator the default policy Read Write will be applied You can click Edit to edit ...

Page 85: ...ly create a point in time snapshot for the LUN 4 Specify the destination where the LUN will be backed up to The NAS supports LUN backup to a Linux share NFS a Windows share CIFS SMB and a local folder on the NAS Click Test to test the connection to the specified path Then click Next 5 Enter a name of the backup LUN image or use the one generated by the NAS Select the subfolder where the image file...

Page 86: ...rated by the NAS Click Next 7 Click Finish to exit The restore job will be executed immediately Button Nam e Description Stop Stop the running job Edit Edit the job settings View View the job status and logs Note For Step 5 above Overwrite existing LUN Restore the iSCSI LUN and overwrite the existing LUN on the NAS All the data on the original LUN will be overwritten Create a new LUN Restore the i...

Page 87: ...ll be created immediately The status and duration will be shown on the list 9 Go to iSCSI Target Management the snapshot LUN will be shown in the iSCSI Target List Use iSCSI initiator software to connect to the iSCSI target and access the point in time data on the snapshot LUN Note The source LUN and snapshot LUN cannot be mounted on the same NAS in certain operating systems such as Windows 7 and ...

Page 88: ...88 4 Input the command lunbackup The command usage description will be shown 5 Use the lunbackup command to start or stop an iSCSI LUN backup restore or snapshot job on the NAS ...

Page 89: ...r the login details You can select the options Data Digest and or Header Digest optional These are the parameters that the iSCSI initiator will verify when it attempts to connect to the iSCSI target Then click Next 3 Enter a name for the virtual disk If the target is mapped with multiple LUNs select a LUN from the list Make sure only this NAS can connect to the LUN The NAS supports mounting EXT3 E...

Page 90: ...90 Disconne ct Disconnect an iSCSI target Format Format a virtual disk as EXT3 EXT 4 FAT 32 NTFS or HFS Delete Delete a virtual disk or iSCSI target ...

Page 91: ...igure the TCP IP settings DNS Server and default Gateway of the NAS on this page Click the Edit button next to an interface to edit the network settings including Network Parameters Advanced Options and DHCP Server For the NAS with two LAN ports users can connect both network interfaces to two different switches and configure the TCP IP settings The NAS will acquire two IP addresses which allow ac...

Page 92: ...ork connections enter the IP address subnet mask and default gateway Jum bo Fram e Jumbo Frames refers to Ethernet frames that are larger than 1500 bytes It is designed to enhance Ethernet networking throughput and reduce the CPU utilization of large file transfers by enabling more efficient larger payloads per packet Maximum Transmission Unit MTU refers to the size in bytes of the largest packet ...

Page 93: ...e the NAS is located Note Do not enable DHCP server if there is one on the local network to avoid IP address conflicts or network access errors The DHCP server option is only available to Ethernet 1 when both LAN ports of a dual LAN NAS are connected to the network and configured as standalone IP settings Start IP End IP Lease Tim e Set the range of IP addresses allocated by the NAS to the DHCP cl...

Page 94: ... function may not work properly If you obtain the IP address by DHCP there is no need to configure the primary and secondary DNS servers In this case enter 0 0 0 0 iii Default Gateway Select the gateway settings to use if both LAN ports have been connected to the network dual LAN NAS models only iv Port Trunking The NAS supports port trunking which combines two Ethernet interfaces into one to incr...

Page 95: ...ckets in sequential order from the first available slave through the last Balance rr provides load balancing and fault tolerance Supports static trunking Make sure static trunking is enabled on the switch Active Backup Active Backup only uses one Ethernet interface It switches to the second Ethernet interface if the first Ethernet interface does not work properly Only one interface in the bond is ...

Page 96: ...active aggregator according to the 802 3ad specification Dynamic Link Aggregation mode provides load balancing and fault tolerance but requires a switch that supports IEEE 802 3ad with LACP mode properly configured Supports 802 3ad LACP Balance tlb Adaptive Transmit Load Balancing Balance tlb uses channel bonding that does not require any special switch The outgoing traffic is distributed accordin...

Page 97: ...lug a USB wireless dongle into the NAS The NAS will detect a list of wireless access points You can connect the NAS to a Wi Fi network in two ways Note Wireless connection performance depends on many factors such as the adapter model the USB adapter s performance and the network environment Wired connections will always provide greater stability and performance The system only supports one USB Wi ...

Page 98: ...t and the NAS will attempt to connect to the wireless network You can view the status of the configured network profiles Message Description Connected The NAS is currently connected to the Wi Fi network Connecting The NAS is trying to connect to the Wi Fi network Out of range or hidden SSID The wireless signal is not available or the SSID is not broadcast Failed to get IP The NAS is connected to t...

Page 99: ... DHCP or to set a fixed IP address If the Wi Fi connection is the only connection between the NAS and the router AP you must select WLAN1 as the default gateway in Network TCP IP page Otherwise the NAS will be unable to connect to the Internet or communicate with another network Note The WEP key must be exactly 5 or 13 ASCII characters or exactly 10 or 26 hexadecimal characters 0 9 and A F If you ...

Page 100: ...r Advertisement Daemon radvd To configure the NAS as an IPv6 host and distribute IPv6 addresses to the local clients which support IPv6 enable this option and enter the prefix and prefix length IPv6 DNS server Enter the preferred DNS server in the upper field and the alternate DNS server in the lower field Contact the ISP or network administrator for the information If IPv6 auto configuration is s...

Page 101: ...access the Internet through a proxy server to update the firmware get new virus definitions and to download Apps DDNS Service To allow remote access to the NAS using a domain name instead of a dynamic IP address enable the DDNS service The NAS supports the DDNS providers http www dyndns com http update ods org http www dhs org http www dyns cx http www 3322 org http www no ip com http www Selfhost...

Page 102: ...nied all the protocols of that server are not allowed to connect to the NAS After changing the settings click Apply to save the changes Network services will be restarted and current connections to the NAS will be terminated Network Access Protection Network access protection enhances system security and prevents unwanted intrusion You can block an IP for a certain period of time or indefinitely i...

Page 103: ...e administration interface of the NAS by SSL and there will not be any alert or error message The NAS only supports X 509 certificates and private keys Download Certificate Download the secure certificate which is currently in use Download Private Key Download the private key which is currently in use Restore Default Certificate Private Key Restores the secure certificate and private key to system...

Page 104: ...pressing and holding the reset button The following settings will be reset to default System administration password admin TCP IP configuration Obtain IP address settings automatically via DHCP TCP IP configuration Disables Jumbo Frames TCP IP configuration If port trunking is enabled the port trunking mode will be reset to Active Backup Failover System port 8080 system service port Security level...

Page 105: ...own may lead to data loss This option will be disabled if the following services are enabled Download Station MySQL service user quota and Surveillance Station It is recommended to disable this option if the NAS is set as shared storage in a virtualized or clustered environment Enable warning alert for redundant power supply on the web based interface If two power supply units PSU are installed on...

Page 106: ...ings or to manually define the settings When the system default settings are selected the fan rotation speed will be automatically adjusted when the NAS temperature CPU temperature and hard drive temperature meet the criteria It is recommended to enable this option Set fan rotation speed m anually By manually setting the fan rotation speed the fan will continually rotate at this speed Note The NAS...

Page 107: ...ronment friendliness of products When EuP is enabled the following settings will be affected so that the NAS maintains low power consumption less than 1W when the NAS is powered off Wake on LAN Disabled AC power resumption The NAS will remain off after the power restores from an outage Scheduled power on off restart settings Disabled When EuP is disabled the power consumption of the NAS is slightl...

Page 108: ... feature is only supported by certain NAS models Power Recovery Configure the NAS to resume to the previous power on or power off status turn on or remain off when the AC power resumes after a power outage Note Only x86 based NAS models can be turned on automatically after power recovery To set it up select Turn on the server automatically in Control Panel System Settings Power Power Recovery Powe...

Page 109: ...109 If there are other QNAP storage expansion enclosures connected to the NAS the sleep mode will be disabled automatically and system will not go into sleep mode ...

Page 110: ... example smtp gmail com Port Number Enter the port number for the SMTP server The default port number is 25 E mail Enter the email address of the alert recipient Username and Password Enter the email account s login information Secure connection Choose SSL or TLS to ensure a secure connection between the NAS and SMTP server or None It is recommended to use this if the SMTP server supports it Alert...

Page 111: ...low the standard of the SMS service provider to receive the SMS alert properly Push Service The push service lets you receive notification messages on your mobile devices if a warning or error event occurs allowing you to quickly receive first hand information from your NAS and instantly react to keep your data safe You must have Qmanager installed on your mobile devices to receive notifications N...

Page 112: ...ices will be listed in the Manage Paired Devices table You can disable or delete a paired device from the table Note On occasion you may not receive system notifications instantly due to iOS and Android server mechanisms ...

Page 113: ...ator Click Check for Update to check if any firmware update is available Note that the NAS must be connected to the Internet for these features to work Firm ware Update Before updating the system firmware make sure the product model and firmware version are correct Follow these steps to update the firmware 1 Download the firmware release notes from the QNAP website http www qnap com Read the relea...

Page 114: ...grading the firmware However if you choose to apply an older firmware version please back up all of your important data before downgrading QNAP is not responsible for any damage to the NAS or its contents after downgrading Update Firm ware by QNAP Qfinder Pro The NAS firmware can be updated using Qfinder Pro by following these steps 1 Select a NAS model and choose Update Firmware from the Tools me...

Page 115: ... be backed up include User Group Shared Folder Workgroup Domain and LDAP Windows File Service Mac File Service NFS FTP WebDAV Network Backup User Home Password Settings SNMP and Backup Service Restore System Settings To restore all the settings click Browse to select a previously saved setting file and click Restore Note User Home includes basic service settings excluding user data in the user hom...

Page 116: ...tor s password and system settings will be reset to default if you press and hold the reset button on the back of the NAS for 3 seconds data and files on the NAS will be unaffected However if you press and hold the Reset button for 10 seconds all settings including users user groups and shared folders will be cleared but user data will be unaffected Note For the above Reset Settings and Reset Fact...

Page 117: ...e Go to Control Panel System Settings External Storage to configure external storage devices USB printers and UPS systems For details on these features refer to the following links External Storage USB Printer UPS 118 121 128 ...

Page 118: ...n menu Note Starting with QTS 4 1 labeling is supported for external USB devices To edit a USB drive s label format it as EX3 or EX4 and click Storage Information to edit its label The label will become the shared folder name of this USB device in File Station in File Station an USB external device will appear as a shared folder This feature is only supported by x69 x70 and x79 NAS models The NAS ...

Page 119: ...TS use the Eject button Encryption Managem ent If an external storage device is encrypted by the NAS the button Encryption Management will appear Click this button to manage the encryption password key or to lock unlock the device Locking the device 1 To lock an encrypted external storage device click Encryption Management 2 Select Lock this device and click Next 3 Click Next to lock the device No...

Page 120: ...drive for storage expansion of the NAS Q RAID 1 Configure the external drive and a local hard drive on the NAS as Q RAID 1 Q RAID 1 enables one way data synchronization from the NAS to the external storage device but does not offer any RAID redundancy Note that the external drive will be form atted when Q RAID 1 is executed After Q RAID 1 has been executed once the NAS data will be automatically c...

Page 121: ...ent via IPP Internet Printing Protocol For a list of supported USB printers visit http www qnap com Printer Log Click on a connected USB printer and then Printer Log to view its print job history You can pause or cancel ongoing pending jobs resume paused jobs or delete completed or pending jobs To clear the history click Clear Note Do NOT restart the NAS or update the system firmware when printing...

Page 122: ...t printer job will be overwritten by the newest one if the printer has reached the maximum number of printer jobs Enter IP addresses or dom ain nam es to allow or deny printing access To allow or deny particular IP addresses or domain names from using the NAS printing service select Allow printing or Deny printing and enter the IP addresses or domain names An asterisk denotes all connections To al...

Page 123: ...http NAS_IP 631 printers ServernamePR where the NAS_IP can also be a domain name address if you want to print remotely For example http 10 8 13 59 631 printers NASPR3 6 The wizard will prompt you for the correct printer driver You can also download the latest printer driver from the manufacturer s website if it is not built into Windows operating system 7 After installing the correct printer drive...

Page 124: ...esent the printer 2 On your Mac go to System Preferences and then click Print Fax 3 In the Print Fax window click to add a printer 4 The USB network printer will be listed via Bonjour Select the default printer driver or download and install the latest one from the printer manufacturer s website Click Add to add this printer 5 Additional options may be available for your printer Click Continue 6 T...

Page 125: ...rking Enter a workgroup name for the NAS You will need this information later 2 Go to Print Fax on your Mac 3 Click to add a printer 4 Select the NAS workgroup and find the printer name 5 Enter the username and password to login the printer server on the NAS 6 Select the printer driver 7 After installing the printer driver correctly you can start using the printer ...

Page 126: ...with SAMBA enter the printer name and the printer URI the format is smb NAS IP printer name The printer name is found on the Device Configuration USB Printer page select Generic for Printer Model and click Add 6 The printer appears on the printer list and is ready to use Note For Advanced in Step 5 above you must hold the alt key and click More Printers at the same time to view the Advanced printe...

Page 127: ...ter the printer name after printers in the field Queue 4 Before you continue click Verify to test the printer connection 5 The operating system starts to search for the possible drivers 6 Select the printer driver from the built in database or search online 7 Choose the correct printer model and driver Depending on the printer some additional printer options may be available in the next step 8 You...

Page 128: ...ardless of the specified time for either of the above options if the remaining UPS battery charge is 15 In this chapter the following topics are covered USB Modes o Standalone Mode USB o Standalone Mode SNMP o Network Master Mode o Network Slave Mode Behavior of the UPS Feature of the NAS USB Modes Standalone Mode USB To operate under USB standalone mode follow the steps below 1 Plug in the USB ca...

Page 129: ... mode after the AC power fails Specify the time in minutes that the NAS should wait before executing the option you have selected After the NAS enters auto protection mode the NAS resumes the previous operation status when the power restores 4 Enter the IP address of other network UPS slaves to be notified in the event of power failure 5 Click Apply All to confirm and continue the setup for the NA...

Page 130: ...mode depending on your settings after 30 seconds regardless the time you specified for either of the settings turn off the NAS or enter auto protection mode If the UPS battery charge is 15 the NAS will wait for the specified time you entered in the UPS page If the power resumes during this phase the NAS will remain in operation Phase 2 Depending on your setting on the UPS page If in auto protectio...

Page 131: ...131 After the power resumes during this phase the NAS will react according to your settings in System Settings Power Recovery ...

Page 132: ...e Note CPU and memory information is only available on certain NAS models Network Status View the current network settings and statistics on this page They are displayed based on network interface Click the up arrow in the top right to collapse the interface page and the down arrow to expand it System Service View the current settings of system services provided by the NAS Hardware Inform ation Vi...

Page 133: ... NAS by real time dynamic graph Disk Usage Shows the disk space usage of each disk volume and its shared folders Bandwidth Usage Provides bandwidth transfer information of each available NAS LAN port Process Shows information about the processes running on the NAS Disk Performance Shows IOPS and latency of the selected volume Note Disk Performance is only available on certain NAS models ...

Page 134: ... connections Click Options to select the connection type to be logged File transfer performance may be slightly impacted when this feature is enabled Tip Right click on a record and select to delete the record or to block the IP and select how long the IP should be blocked To clear every log click Clear All Start Logging Enable this option to archive connection logs When the number of logs reaches...

Page 135: ...anagem ent Syslog is a standard for forwarding log messages on an IP network Enable this option to save event and connection logs to a remote Syslog server When converting connection logs into a CSV file the connection type and action will be number coded Refer to the table for code meanings Connection type codes Action codes 0 UNKNOWN 1 SAMBA 2 FTP 3 HTTP 4 NFS 5 AFP 6 TELNET 7 SSH 8 ISCSI 0 UNKN...

Page 136: ...tem connection logs and online users based on user preferences First specify the log type users computer name date range and source IP and click Search to search for desired logs or reset to list all logs Please note that for online users only the source IP and Computer name can be specified ...

Page 137: ...to Control Panel Privilege Systems to configure privilege settings disk quotas and domain security on the NAS For setup details refer to the following links Users User Groups Share Folders Quota Domain Security 138 143 145 155 156 ...

Page 138: ...ll not be shown on the User Management page When you connect to a NAS by FTP you can use this name to login The number of users you can create on the NAS varies by NAS models If your NAS models are not listed visit http www qnap com for more details Maxim um num ber of users NAS m odels 1 024 TS 110 TS 210 2 048 TS 112 TS 119 TS 119P TS 212 TS 219P TS 410 TS 239 Pro II TS 259 Pro 4 096 TS 412 TS 4...

Page 139: ...to use a password of at least 6 characters The maximum length is 64 characters In this chapter the following topics are covered Creating a User Creating Multiple Users Importing Exporting Users Home Folders Creating a User To create a user on the NAS follow the steps below 1 Go to Control Panel Privilege Settings Users 2 Click Create Create a User 3 Follow the wizard instructions to complete the d...

Page 140: ...Users 3 Select the option Export user and user group settings 4 Click Next to download and save the account setting file bin This file can be imported to another NAS for account setup Im porting users Before importing users to the NAS make sure you have backed up the original users settings by exporting the users Follow these steps to import users to the NAS 1 Go to Control Panel Privilege Setting...

Page 141: ...a new file with Excel 2 Enter a user s information in the same row in the following order o Column A Username o Column B Password o Column C Quota MB o Column D Group name 3 Go to the next row and repeat the previous step to create another user account Each row indicates one user s information Save it as a CSV file 4 Open the CSV file with Notepad and save it in UTF 8 encoding if it contains doubl...

Page 142: ...e located in the shared folder Homes which can only be accessed by admin by default To use this feature click Home Folders Select Enable home folder for all users and the disk volume where the home folders will be created in Click Apply ...

Page 143: ...nistration rights of the NAS This group cannot be deleted everyone All the registered users belong to this group This group cannot be deleted The number of user groups you can create on the NAS varies by NAS model If your NAS is not listed visit http www qnap com for more details Maxim um num ber of user groups NAS m odels 128 TS 110 TS 210 256 TS 112 TS 119 TS 119P TS 212 TS 219P TS 410 TS 239 Pr...

Page 144: ...o TS 809U RP TS 879 Pro TS 1079 Pro TS 879U RP TS EC879U RP TS 1279U RP TS EC1279U RP TS 269 Pro TS 269L TS 469 Pro TS 469L TS 569 Pro TS 569L TS 669 Pro TS 669L TS 869 Pro TS 869L TS 251 TS 451 TS 651 TS 851 TS 253 Pro TS 453 Pro TS 653 Pro TS 853 Pro SS 453 Pro SS 853 Pro A group name cannot exceed 256 characters It is case insensitive and supports double byte characters such as Chinese Japanese...

Page 145: ... create multiple shared folders on the NAS and specify access rights for users and user groups The number of shared folders you can create on the NAS varies by NAS model If your NAS model is not listed visit http www qnap com for more details Maximum number of shared folders NAS models 256 TS 110 TS 210 TS 112 TS 119 TS 119P TS 212 TS 219P TS x20 TS x21 TS 410 TS 239 Pro II TS 259 Pro 512 TS 412 T...

Page 146: ...ss privileges for users Select the way you want to specify the access rights to the folder If you select to specify the access right by user or user group you can select to grant read only read write or deny access to the users or user groups 4 Advanced settings o Guest Access Right Specify the guest access right o Media Folder Set this folder as a media folder refer to the Media Folder chapter fo...

Page 147: ...w the network drive enable disable oplocks folder path comment restrict the access of Recycle Bin to administrators files can only be recovered by administrators from the Network Recycle Bin and enable or disable write only access on FTP connection Folder Permissions Edit folder permissions and subfolder permissions Refresh Refresh the shared folder details Folder Permissions Configure folder and ...

Page 148: ...s The shared folder name and its first level subfolders are shown on the left The users with configured access rights are shown in the panel with special permission below Double click on first level subfolders to view the second level subfolders Select the root folder Dept Click Add to specify read only read write or deny access for users and user groups 3 Click Add when you have finished the sett...

Page 149: ...files and folders This option is only available for root folders Select this option to allow admin to create first level subfolders and files in the selected folder only For example in the folder Dept only the admin can create files and subfolders Admin HR Production and so on Other users with read write access to Dept can only create files and folders in the second and lower level subfolders such...

Page 150: ...t be limited by their pre configured quota settings This option should only be used for administrative and backup tasks 7 After changing the permissions click Apply and then YES to confirm Note You can create up to 230 permission entries for each folder when Advanced Folder Permission is enabled If you have specified deny access for a user on the root folder the user will not be allowed to access ...

Page 151: ... or more characters For example if you enter domain local the following items are included a domain local cde domain local or test domain local Question mark Use a question mark as a substitute for only one character For example test domain local includes the following test1 domain local test2 domain local or testa domain local When you use wildcard characters in a valid host name dot is included ...

Page 152: ...support using Cyrillic characters for the name of a subfolder in an ISO shared folder the name will be incorrectly displayed if a subfolder is created with a Cyrillic name Please name the subfolder with a different language before an ISO file is created For Mac OSX mounting a folder that contains the character in the folder name through WebDAV is not supported Please rename the folder before mount...

Page 153: ...ad Write Deny NAS web UI Windows ACL Samba 13 NTFS permissions Windows File Explorer Both FTP AFP File Station Samba Please see the application note https www qnap com i en trade_teach con_show php op showone cid 6 for more details Windows File Explorer Advanced Folder Perm issions Use Advanced Folder Permissions to directly configure subfolder permissions on the NAS There is no depth limitation f...

Page 154: ...Permissions is disabled subfolder and file permissions will only have effect when accessing the NAS from Windows File Explorer Users connecting to the NAS via FTP AFP or File Station will only have share level permissions When Windows ACL and Advanced Folder Permissions are both enabled users cannot configure Advanced Folder Permissions from the NAS Permissions Read only Read Write and Deny of Adv...

Page 155: ...ad any more data to the NAS By default no limitations are set for the users You can modify the following options Enable quota for all users Quota size on each disk volume After applying the changes the quota settings will be shown Click Generate to generate a quota settings file in CSV format After the file has been generated click Download to save it to your specified location ...

Page 156: ...hentication domain members Join the NAS to an Active Directory The domain users can be authenticated by the NAS After joining the NAS to an AD domain both the local NAS users and AD users can access the NAS via the following protocols services o Samba Microsoft Networking o AFP o FTP o File Station LDAP authentication Connect the NAS to an LDAP directory The LDAP users can be authenticated by the ...

Page 157: ...157 o AFP o FTP o File Station ...

Page 158: ...the AD server The maximum time disparity tolerated is 5 minutes 2 Go to System Settings Network TCP IP Set the IP of the primary DNS server as the IP of the Active Directory server that contains the DNS service It must be the IP of the DNS server that is used for your Active Directory If you use an external DNS server you will not be able to join the domain 3 Go to Privilege Settings Domain Securi...

Page 159: ...u see node1 qnap test com as the Full computer name on the system properties dialog window the AD server name is node1 and NOT node1 qnap test com and the domain name remains the same as qnap test com Windows Server 2008 Check the AD server name and domain name in Control Panel System in Windows In the system dialog window the AD server name will appear as the computer name and the domain name can...

Page 160: ...gs To verify that the NAS has successfully joined the Active Directory go to Privilege Settings Users and User Groups A list of users and user groups will be shown on the Domain Users and Domain Groups lists respectively If you have created new users or user groups in the domain you can click the reload button to add users and user group lists from the Active Directory to the NAS The user permissi...

Page 161: ...n administrator 2 Go to Privilege Settings Domain Security By default No domain security is enabled This means only local NAS users can connect to the NAS 3 Select LDAP authentication and complete the settings o LDAP Server Host The host name or IP address of the LDAP server o LDAP Security Specify how the NAS will communicate with the LDAP server ldap Use a standard LDAP connection default port 3...

Page 162: ...omain Authentication Only LDAP users can access the NAS via Microsoft Networking 6 When the NAS is connected to an LDAP server the administrator can o Go to Privilege Settings Users and select Domain Users from the drop down menu The LDAP users list will be shown o Go to Privilege Settings User Groups and select Domain Groups from the drop down menu The LDAP groups will be shown o Specify the fold...

Page 163: ...ng it can be different depending on the Linux distribution Copy the samba schema zcat usr share doc samba doc examples LDAP samba schema gz etc ldap schema samba schema Edit etc ldap slapd conf openldap server configuration file and make sure the following lines are present in the file include etc ldap schema samba schema include etc ldap schema cosine schema include etc ldap schema inetorgperson ...

Page 164: ...164 o Root DN uid root cn users dc macserver dc qnap dc com o Users Base DN cn users dc macserver dc qnap dc com o Groups Base DN cn groups dc macserver dc qnap dc com ...

Page 165: ...Panel Network Services to configure network services on the NAS For setup details refer to the following links Win Mac NFS FTP Telnet SSH SNMP Settings Service Discovery Network_Recycle_Bin Qsync Central Station 166 170 172 173 175 176 178 ...

Page 166: ... access to the NAS on Microsoft Windows Network enable file service for Microsoft networking Also specify how users will be authenticated Standalone Server Use local users for authentication The NAS will use local user account information created in Privilege Settings Users to authenticate users who access the NAS Server Description optional Describe the NAS so that users can easily identify it on...

Page 167: ...r collecting and recording resources and services available for each PC on the network or a workgroup of Windows When you find the waiting time for loading network resources to be too long it may be caused by a failure of an existing master browser or a missing master browser on the network If there is no master browser on your network select the option Domain Master to configure the NAS as the ma...

Page 168: ...AS access permissions in Privilege Settings Shared Folders Domain trusts are only set up in Active Directory not on the NAS Apple Networking To connect to the NAS from Mac OS X enable Apple Filing Protocol If the AppleTalk network uses extended networks and is assigned with multiple zones assign a zone name to the NAS Enter an asterisk to use default settings This setting is disabled by default To...

Page 169: ... create read write and delete files or folders in the shared folder and any subdirectories read only Allow users to read files in the shared folder and any subdirectories but they are not allowed to write create or delete any files Connecting to the NAS by NFS On Linux run this command m ount t nfs NAS IP Shared Folder Nam e Directory to Mount For example if the IP address of your NAS is 192 168 0...

Page 170: ...ient FTP software to ensure successful connection Port num ber Specify the port number of the FTP service Unicode Support Toggles Unicode support The default setting is No If your FTP client does not support Unicode it is recommended to disable this option and select the specified language in General Settings Codepage so that the file and folder names can be correctly displayed If your FTP client ...

Page 171: ...nced Passive FTP Port Range You can use the default port range 55536 56559 or specify a port range larger than 1023 When using this function make sure you have opened the ports on your router or firewall Respond with external IP address for passive FTP connection request Enable this function when a passive FTP connection is in use the FTP server NAS is behind a router and a remote computer cannot ...

Page 172: ...he admin account can remotely login Use Telnet or SSH connection clients for example putty for connecting Make sure the specified ports have been opened on the router or firewall To use SFTP SSH File Transfer Protocol Secure File Transfer Protocol make sure the option Allow SSH connection has been enabled ...

Page 173: ...described as below Field Description SNMP Trap Level Select information to be sent to the SNMP management stations Trap Address The IP address of the SNMP manager Specify up to 3 trap addresses SNMP MIB Management Information Base The MIB is a type of database in ASCII text format used to manage the NAS in the SNMP network The SNMP manager uses the MIB to determine the values or understand the mes...

Page 174: ...sed to authenticate messages that are sent between the management station and the NAS The community string is included in every packet that is transmitted between the SNMP manager and the SNMP agent SNMP V3 The NAS supports SNMP version 3 Specify the authentication and privacy settings if available ...

Page 175: ...se its services to the network control points By enabling UPnP Discovery Service the NAS can be discovered by any systems that support UPnP Bonjour By using Bonjour your Mac will automatically discover network services such as FTP running on the NAS without needing to enter IP addresses or configuring DNS servers Note You must activate the services on their setup pages and then enable them in this...

Page 176: ...twork Recycle Bin To recover deleted files from the Network Recycle Bin right click on the files in the Recycle folder and select RECOVER To permanently delete a file in the recycle bin right click on the file in the Recycle folder and select Del from recycle To empty the recycle bin for an individual shared folder right click inside the recycle bin and select Empty Recycle Bin Restricting Access ...

Page 177: ...le bins will be perm anently deleted when files are deleted in Recycle on the network share or when you click Em pty All Network Recycle Bins The Network Recycle Bin feature is not supported for USB eSATA external storage devices and virtual disks ...

Page 178: ...ccess Synchronization Management Version Control Managing or Monitoring Qsync Status via Web Browser Using Centralized Mode for Centralized Management Before you Start Follow the 3 steps below before Qsync deployment 1 Creating user accounts on the NAS 2 Downloading the Qsync Client utility on your computers and Qfile on your mobile devices 3 Logging into the NAS serving as a Qsync server from you...

Page 179: ... connect to a remote NAS over the Internet use your myQNAPcloud address e g andy myQNAPcloud com 2 Enter the NAS login username and password 3 Set up the Qsync local folder on your PC 4 Assign a name to identify the local PC for the Qsync server 5 Click Apply 6 Pair a local folder with the shared folder on the NAS Note If the NAS connection ports have been changed please append the port number to ...

Page 180: ...ync can transmit across a LAN is 50GB Qsync does not support SAMBA FTP or AFP for files access Please access files using File Station or a Qsync Client Qfile only synchronizes the file list and does not download the files to a mobile device Please download the files when you need them Offline editing You can edit your files offline and Qsync Central Station will automatically synchronize the chang...

Page 181: ...t users from the list of local or domain users All of the members in the group will receive a file sharing invitation Once accepted the group members can start accessing this shared folder Note The team folder will only take effect after users accept their invitation Users cannot share team folders that have been shared with them Only the folders under home on your NAS can be shared as a Team Fold...

Page 182: ...and look for Auto upload from photo gallery and click on Set up now 5 Select a NAS to upload photos and videos to 6 Select the folder 7 Select Use default setting Qsync Camera Uploads or select Set up manually to set the path 8 Select if you want to upload all photos from the photo gallery immediately 9 You can tick the checkbox Limit to Wi Fi to ensure that you only upload files through Wi Fi and...

Page 183: ...ing File Update Center i File Update Center List the file or folder update logs ii Sharing Center List the folders or files shared with others Users can choose to accept or decline the team folders However users cannot share team folders that are shared by others b Recently changed files Lists the recently updated files 4 Preference a General i Link Status Shows the current status Click Logout to ...

Page 184: ... users share them to this local computer 1 Always reject sharing 2 Automatically accept sharing or 3 Send a notification message once sharing occurs iii Filter Settings During file synchronization Qsync will skip the file types specified in filter settings d E Mail i Set up E mail Set up an email account for sharing file links You can use the NAS SMTP server settings for administrators only your P...

Page 185: ...ol retains versions in a separate location so even you delete the file you can still restore the previous versions of the file even if the file has been deleted from the recycle bin To restore the version of a deleted file click on any folder file in the Qsync folder and then click More Action Show Deleted Files in the menu bar To view the version history right click on a file folder in Qsync fold...

Page 186: ... Number of Versions You can choose how many versions you want to retain This is a control only for administrators The more versions you keep the more storage space will be taken up To know how much space has been used for version control click Check in the Disk Used for Version Control section Note If you reduce the maximum number of versions it will impact the versions that have been created and ...

Page 187: ...information about team folders including folders that you shared and folders that are shared with you 7 Shared Folder Administrators can decide which shared folders will be synced with client devices If a user has Read Write or Read only and synchronization privileges on a shared folder it can then be synced with their client device 8 Shared File Links Lists the status of shared links 9 Version Co...

Page 188: ... device 3 Click Apply To edit settings for individual Qsync client devices follow these steps 1 Log into the NAS as an administrator and navigate to the Devices page in Qsync Central Station 2 Click the Edit settings for Qsync utility icon under Action for the device to be modified 3 Modify its preference settings including synchronization policy and mail settings To set a management password foll...

Page 189: ...p details refer to the following links Station Manager iTunes Server DLNA Media Server Multimedia Management Transcode Management Web Server LDAP Server VPN Server VPN Client SQL Server Syslog Server Antivirus RADIUS Server TFTP Server 190 192 193 195 197 200 206 208 213 216 218 221 225 227 ...

Page 190: ...o directly view the photos of the chosen album as a guest Photo Station can only be launched after it is enabled in the Station Manager For more Photo Station details please refer to the Photo Station chapter Enabling Music Station Check Enable Music Station and click the below links to directly login to the application Music Station can only be launched after it is enabled in the Station Manager ...

Page 191: ...ion for details Note The number of recording channels supported varies by NAS model Please refer to the QNAP License Store http license qnap com for more details before purchasing or activating a license on the NAS The maximum number of recording channels supported is for reference only The actual recording performance may vary depending on the IP cameras video content network bandwidth recording ...

Page 192: ...of the NAS Note iTunes Server may be disabled or hidden on the following business models TS x70U TS x79 Pro and TS x79U To enable iTunes server please refer to System Administration in the General Settings section To configure the iTunes server settings and add smart playlists login to the iTunes server web page http NAS IP 3689 index html Connect the PC and the NAS to the same LAN and run iTunes ...

Page 193: ...lt user account Note The contents allowed to be browsed on devices connected to the media server are based on the shared folder permission set for the default user account Viewers can only watch multimedia contents from the media folders that the default user account is assigned the permission with For media folder setup please refer to the chapter on Multimedia Management For permission assignmen...

Page 194: ... Qmultimedia or Multimedia folder contents will be shared to digital media players by default You can go to Basic Setup Sharing Content Locations to change the folder or add more folders After configuring the settings you can upload music photos and videos to these specified folders Note If you upload multimedia files to the default folder but the files are not shown in the Media Player click Resc...

Page 195: ...ify a start and end time for the scan and it will be automatically conducted on a daily basis o Manual Scan You must click Scan now to check for new media Set media scanning priority to high The option will allow the media library to immediately process media files in order to quickly generate thumbnails When the NAS needs to run scan tasks and transfer files at the same time it will lower the fil...

Page 196: ...on Music Station and the DLNA Media Server will not function correctly Image files with a width or height less than 400 pixels will not be indexed and will not have any thumbnails generated Media Folder Media folders are shared folders on the NAS that are scanned for multimedia files Multimedia and Home are the default media folders on the NAS from QTS 4 1 all default shared folders on the NAS are...

Page 197: ...naged here The transcoding service is enabled by default On the fly Transcoding Task On the fly transcoding will simultaneously convert and stream a video while you watch it This will consume more CPU resources If your NAS has hardware transcoding acceleration it is recommended to install the CodexPack to increase transcoding speeds and reduce CPU load You are able to view and manage who is using ...

Page 198: ...tation Photo Station or Video Station Video files can be converted to 240p 360p 480p 720p and 1080p and will be saved in the Transcode folder that is in the same directory as the video Manage all transcoding tasks using the following buttons Button Name Description Stop Transcoding Stop Transcoding Suspend all ongoing tasks in the list Remove All Incomplete Tasks Remove All Incomplete Tasks Remove...

Page 199: ...nvert the contents of an entire folder and within the folder the resolution of each subfolder can be specified independently Click Add to add a new folder and select the video quality resolution and the folder to add it to the task list ...

Page 200: ...intenance Choose to upload edit or restore php ini 3 Secure Connection HTTPS Enter the port number for SSL connection 4 Upload HTML files to the shared folder Qweb Web on the NAS The file index html index htm or index php will be the home path of your web page 5 You can access the web page you upload by entering http NAS IP in the web browser When the Web Server is enabled you must enter http NAS ...

Page 201: ...mn 2 Select WebDAV access from the dropdown menu on the top of the page and specify the access rights Choose the authentication level or scroll down to search for the account to grant its access rights Click Apply 3 Next mount the NAS shared folders as the shared folders on your computer using WebDAV Windows Vista If you are using Windows Vista you may need to install Software Update for Web Folde...

Page 202: ...are based on Mac OS X 10 6 and can be applied to 10 4 or later Ubuntu Follow these steps to connect to your NAS via WebDAV on Ubuntu Client Operating System Ubuntu 9 10 Desktop 1 Open Places Connect to Server 2 Select WebDAV HTTP or Secure WebDAV HTTPS for the Service type according to your NAS settings and enter your host information Enter the account login details that have WebDAV access rights ...

Page 203: ...eManager tar gz to install SQLiteManager 1 Unpack the downloaded file SQLiteManager tar gz 2 Upload the unpacked folder SQLiteManager to NAS IP Web or NASIP Qweb 3 Open a web browser and go to http NAS IP SQLiteManager o The symbol refers to the version number of SQLiteManager ...

Page 204: ...com Qweb www_mysite2 phpBB3 Before starting make sure you have checked the following items Web Server Enable Web Server in Applications Web Server DNS records The host name must point to the NAS WAN IP You can normally configure this from your DNS service providers Port forwarding If the web server listens on port 80 you need to configure port forwarding on your router to allow inbound traffic fro...

Page 205: ...nformation for the rest of the sites you want to host on the NAS 8 Create a folder for each website site1_mysite site2_mysite and www_mysite2 and start transferring the website files to the corresponding folders Once the files transfer is complete point your web browser to the websites by http NAS_host_name or https NAS_host_name according to your settings In this example the URLs are http site1 m...

Page 206: ...or Batch Import Users Follow the wizard instructions to create LDAP users Once you have created the LDAP users the NAS can be joined to the domain You can set the permissions of LDAP users and allow them to be authenticated by the NAS 3 Join a NAS to LDAP Domain To allow LDAP users to connect to the NAS join the NAS to the LDAP domain Go to Privilege Settings Domain Security Select LDAP authentica...

Page 207: ... the remote NAS the name of the previously created LDAP domain and enter the LDAP server password Click Apply Backing up Restoring LDAP Database To back up the LDAP database on the NAS select Back up Database and specify the backup frequency destination folder on the NAS and other options To restore an LDAP database browse to select the exp file and click Import Note If the name of a user is chang...

Page 208: ...PPTP and OpenVPN for VPN connection Select either one option and configure the settings o PPTP Point to Point Tunneling Protocol PPTP is one of the most commonly used methods for VPN connection It is natively supported by Windows Mac Linux Android and iPhone You can also specify the VPN client IP pool and advanced settings including the maximum number of clients authentication protocol encryption ...

Page 209: ...loud https www myqnapcloud com 4 Add VPN users Go to Applications VPN Server Privilege Settings click Add VPN Users The local NAS users will be listed Select the users who are allowed to use the VPN service and their connection method PPTP OpenVPN or both Click Add 5 Connect to the private network by a VPN client Now you can use your VPN client to connect to the NAS via the VPN service Note The de...

Page 210: ...rk administrator 6 After entering the user authentication information click OK and then click Connect PPTP on iOS 5 1 Go to Settings General Network select VPN 2 Select Add VPN Configuration 3 Select PPTP and enter the Description Server Account and Password for the connection 4 Return to Settings General Network VPN and enable VPN OpenVPN on Windows 1 Download OpenVPN from http openvpn net 2 Inst...

Page 211: ... tunnelblick 2 Launch Tunnelblick 3 Download the OpenVPN configuration file and certificate from the NAS Applications VPN Service VPN Server Settings OpenVPN Settings 4 Edit openvpn ovpn and replace OPENVPN_SERVER_IP alfred myqnapnas com with OpenVPN server IP 5 Put ca crt and openvpn ovpn into the configuration folder under the OpenVPN configuration subdirectory 6 Run OpenVPN Privilege Settings S...

Page 212: ...212 Connection List This list shows the connection status of the VPN clients You can right click a client on the list and select to disconnect the client ...

Page 213: ...a VPN Server via PPTP Connect a VPN Server via OpenVPN Before you start Before starting the VPN client service please ensure that your NAS has been set up as follows The Internet connection is normal Your QTS version is at least 4 1 2 If you have an active VPN server service you must disable it The client and server services cannot run at the same time Connect a VPN server via PPTP The Point to Po...

Page 214: ... a 40 bit or 128 bit key o High AES 256 bit The VPN connection will be encrypted using a 256 bit key the highest possible level 6 Tick the following checkboxes depending on your configurations o Use the default gateway on remote network This will allow all packets to be transferred via the VPN server o Allow other network devices to connect to the VPN through the NAS This will allow network device...

Page 215: ...and password of the VPN server Choose the same configuration as the OpenVPN server in Server Port 3 Click Certification to import the certificate ca crt exported from the OpenVPN server 4 Tick the following checkboxes depending on your configurations o Enable compressed VPN link This will compress data before transferring via VPN o Use the default gateway on remote network This will allow all pack...

Page 216: ...rver in remote site through Internet connection If this option is disabled your MySQL server will only be configured as a local database server for the web server of the NAS After enabling remote connection assign a port for the remote connection service of the MySQL server The default port is 3306 After the first time installation of the NAS a phpMyAdmin folder is created in the Qweb Web network ...

Page 217: ...or download the latest system firmware from http www qnap com Do not delete the phpMyAdmin folder You can rename the folder but the link on the MySQL server page will not be updated To connect to the renamed folder you can enter the link http NAS IP renamed folder in the web browser The phpMyAdmin folder is created after the first time installation When you update the firmware the folder will rema...

Page 218: ...IP on the Syslog clients to receive Syslog messages from them Log Settings Specify the maximum log size 1 100 MB of Syslog messages the location NAS shared folder where the logs will be saved and the file name Once the logs have reached their maximum size the log file will be automatically archived and renamed with the archive date as MyLogFile_yyyy_mm_dd for example MyLogFile_2011_12_31 If multip...

Page 219: ...Crit 2 Critical critical conditions Alert emails will be sent when Syslog messages of levels 2 4 are received Err 3 Error error conditions Alert emails will be sent when Syslog messages of levels 3 4 are received Warning 4 Warning warning conditions Alert emails will be sent when Syslog messages of level 4 are received Filter Settings This feature should only be operated by administrators who are ...

Page 220: ... Edit Edit filter settings Delete Delete Delete filters Syslog Viewer Use the Syslog viewer to view the available Syslog messages on the NAS Select to view the latest logs or the logs in a particular archived file Log files can be accessed on the directory configured in Syslog Server Server Settings Log Settings ...

Page 221: ...omatically update the antivirus definitions Click Update Now to check for new antivirus definitions and to update if necessary Users can also download updated definitions from http www clamav net and manually update the antivirus definitions The NAS must be connected to the Internet to use this feature Quarantine View the quarantine information of the disk volumes on the NAS For more details go to...

Page 222: ... entry per line For example o Public testfile txt o Download o log o exe com o txt click Next 5 Enable other scan options and click Next o Specify the maximum file size 1 4096 MB allowed for scanning o Enable Scan compressed files to include these files in shared folders Specify the maximum amount of data 1 4096 MB in a compressed file for scanning if applicable o The maximum file size and maximum...

Page 223: ...ew last run log Open the last virus scan summary Delete Delete the scan job Reports View or download the reports of the latest scan jobs on the NAS Button Nam e Description Download Download the virus scan report The file can be opened by any text editor Delete Delete an entry on the list DOWNLO AD Download All Download all the virus scan logs on the list as a zip file Report options Specify the n...

Page 224: ... Restore Restore an infected file to its original shared folder Exclude List Restore an infected file and add the file into the exclude list scan filter Restore Selecte d Files Restore Selected Files Restore multiple files on the list Delete Selecte d Files Delete Selected Files Delete multiple files on the list The files cannot be recovered Delete All Files Delete All Files Delete all of the file...

Page 225: ...r RADIUS Clients Up to 10 RADIUS clients are supported Click Create a Client 3 Enter the client information and click Apply 4 The clients are shown on the list 5 Create RADIUS users and their password in RADIUS Server RADIUS Users The users will be authenticated when trying to access the network through RADIUS clients The maximum number of RADIUS users the NAS supports is the same as the maximum n...

Page 226: ...S users Enable this option to allow local NAS users to access network services via RADIUS clients using their NAS login name and password Note The RADIUS server only supports PAP EAP TLS PAP and EAP TTLS PAP authentication for local NAS user accounts ...

Page 227: ...Server 2 The default UDP port for file transfer is 69 and you should only change it if necessary 3 Specify a folder on the NAS as the root directory of the TFTP server 4 Enable TFTP Logging Enable this option and specify the directory to save the TFTP log file opentftpd log It is recommended to view the log file using Microsoft Excel or WordPad on Windows OS or by TextEdit on Mac OS 5 Assign read ...

Page 228: ...CP service and specify the TFTP server IP and name of the boot file in Control Panel Network click the Edit button next to the LAN port DHCP server For more details please refer to the DHCP Server chapter 93 ...

Page 229: ...to enhance your user experiences For details on these applications refer to the following links Backup Station myQNAPcloud_Service File Station Video Station Photo Station Music Station Download Station HybridDesk Station App_Center 230 250 258 274 287 304 312 320 332 ...

Page 230: ...AS as a backup server remote replication cloud backup and external backup with the Backup Station For details on the features please refer to the following links Backup Server Remote Replication Cloud Backup External Backup 231 235 243 244 ...

Page 231: ... 0 means unlimited Enable backup from a rem ote server to the local host Select this option to allow data backup from a remote server NAS to the local server NAS Allow rem ote Rsync server to back up data to the NAS Select this option to allow data backup from an Rsync server to the local server NAS Enter the username and password to authenticate the Rsync server which attempts to back up data to ...

Page 232: ...names select Allow connections from the list only and click Add Enter an IP address or specify a range of IP addresses by entering the IP and subnet mask Select the access right Read Only or Read Write By selecting Read Write the client server is allowed to delete files on the local NAS Click Finish to exit After saving the access rule click Apply and the NAS will restart to apply the settings Che...

Page 233: ...imum value is 4095GB 0 means unlimited 5 Click Apply to save the settings All the Time Machine users share the same shared folder for this function Configure the backup settings on Mac 1 Open Time Machine on your Mac and click Select Backup Disk 2 Select the TMBackup on your NAS from the list and click Use for Backup 3 Enter the username and password to login to the NAS and click Connect o Registe...

Page 234: ...isting backups on this page Volume drop down menu on top right side of the screen Display Time Machine backup tasks stored in the volume Name The name of the Time Machine backup the sparse bundle disk image which was created by Time Machine Size Size of this Time Machine backup Date Modified Last modified date of this Time Machine backup Delete Delete the selected Time Machine backup ...

Page 235: ...ick Next 3 Enter the IP address port number username and password to login to the remote server The default port number is 873 The login username must have read write access to the remote server and a sufficient quota limit on the server Click Test to verify the connection then click Apply 4 Specify the local folder by clicking the Source folder box After expanding and locating the folder double c...

Page 236: ...n Enabling this option is recommended for replication jobs that will be executed multiple times in order to shorten the backup time o Delete extra files on remote destination Select this option to synchronize the source data with the destination data one way synchronization Extra files on the destination will be deleted Source data will remain unchanged o Handle sparse files efficiently A sparse f...

Page 237: ...s been received Number of retries Specify the number of times the NAS should try to execute a replication job if it fails Retry intervals second Specify the number of seconds to wait in between each retry For example if you entered 600 seconds for timeout 3 retries and 60 seconds for retry intervals a replication job will timeout in 600 seconds if no data is received The NAS will wait for 60 secon...

Page 238: ... both the source and destination are synchronized after new files are copied in either side or files stored on either side are changed or deleted If the backup destination is a NAS the RTRR server Main Menu Backup Station RTRR Server or FTP service must first be enabled Main Menu Control Panel Network Services FTP on the remote NAS NAS models Firmware Maximum number of replication jobs supported x...

Page 239: ...lder to a remote folder NAS or FTP server Synchronize data from a remote folder NAS or FTP server to a local folder Synchronize data from a local folder to another local folder or an external drive o For two way synchronization you can choose to Synchronize data between the source and destination 4 Enter the IP address or host name Select the server type Windows Share CIFS SMB FTP server or NAS se...

Page 240: ...up on the first minute of every hour o Daily Specify the time when a daily backup should be executed for example 02 02 every day o Weekly Select a day of the week and the time when a weekly backup should be executed o Monthly Select a day of the month and the time when a monthly backup should be executed o Occurs once at Specify the date and time the scheduled replication job will once be executed...

Page 241: ...for synchronization operations Note that more CPU resources will be used o Ignore symbolic links Select this option to ignore symbolic links in the pair folder o Extended attributes Select this option to keep the information in extended attributes o Timeout and retry settings Specify the timeout period and retry settings if a synchronization operation fails 9 Specify the file size file types to in...

Page 242: ... the maximum file size of log files You can also set up sending email alerts when synchronization fails or completes SMTP server settings must be set up on the NAS before using email alerts System Settings Notification Specify the replication policy in Policy and filter settings in Filter These will become the default settings for all RTRR replication jobs Downloading Replication Job Logs To view ...

Page 243: ... bucket root folder on Amazon S3 using an Amazon S3 application We recommend the Mozilla Firefox add on S3Fox for beginners After setting up the Amazon S3 account follow these steps to back up or retrieve data from Amazon S3 using the NAS 1 Click Create a Replication Job 2 Enter the remote replication job name 3 Select the usage type Upload or Download and enter other settings A bucket is the root...

Page 244: ...Device External Storage before creating any backup jobs 1 Connect one or more storage devices to the USB or eSATA if available interfaces of the NAS 2 Click Create a new job 3 When the wizard is shown read the instructions carefully and click Next 4 Select the backup locations a Select an external disk volume from the drop down menu The NAS supports EXT3 EXT4 FAT NTFS and HFS The storage device s ...

Page 245: ...target folder as soon as the changes are made after the first time backup Scheduled backup copies files from the source folder to the target folder according to the schedule The options are o Replicate Now Copy the data immediately o Periodically Enter the time interval in hours and minutes that the backup job should be executed The minimum time interval is 5 minutes o Hourly Specify the minute wh...

Page 246: ...ied o File date time Specify the date and time of the files to be copied o Include file types Specify the file types to be copied o Exclude file types Specify the file types to be excluded from the data copy 10 Enter a name for the backup job A job name supports up to 63 characters and cannot start or end with a space 11 Confirm the settings and click Next 12 Click Finish to exit the wizard 13 The...

Page 247: ...t Logs 2 Click the View Download button in Action column of a backup job 3 Go to Job Logs and click Download Logs The log file can be opened by Microsoft Excel or any text editor This button is only available after you have enabled Download Detailed Logs in Options Event Logs and executed a backup job USB One Touch Copy Enable the USB one touch copy button to back up data from USB storage connecte...

Page 248: ...erwritten Handle sparse files efficiently A sparse file is a type of computer file that contains large blocks of zero byte data Turn on this option may reduce the time required for backup Source and destination folders Specify the folder pairs for backup and click Add Maximum 9 folder pairs can be added Options Click Options to set up notification of the backup jobs by email SMS or instant messagi...

Page 249: ...the Copy button once The data will be copied according to your settings Note Incremental backup is used for this feature After the first data backup the NAS only copies the files changed since the last backup Caution Files are copied from the source to the destination Extra files in the destination will be deleted Files with the sam e nam es will be overwritten by the source Source data will remai...

Page 250: ... to an UPnP router and the Internet and click the myQNAPcloud shortcut from the NAS Desktop or Main Menu This chapter includes two parts The first part deals with the myQNAPcloud App you use on the NAS and covers the following setup myQNAPcloud Wizard Auto Router Configuration My DDNS Cloud Portal CloudLink Access Control SSL Certificate The second part of the chapter focuses on the following topi...

Page 251: ...y the one which is set as the default gateway of the NAS will be detected If no UPnP router is found on the local network click Rescan and Diagnostics to check the diagnostic logs If the UPnP router is incompatible with the NAS click the tooltip icon and then click UPnP Router Compatibility Feedback http www qnap com go compatibility_router html to contact technical support Select the NAS services...

Page 252: ...Note The myQNAPcloud name of each QNAP NAS is unique One myQNAPcloud name can only be used for one NAS A registered myQNAPcloud name will expire in 120 days if your NAS remains offline within that period Once the name is expired it will be released for registration by other users For My DDNS if the default port is not used you will need to specify the port number when accessing network services 1 ...

Page 253: ...riends for them to access to your NAS using their mobile device or computer Access Control This function allows you to control who can search for your device and access published NAS services on the myQNAPcloud website or with mobile apps remotely via CloudLink The following options are available Public Everyone can search for your device on the myQNAPcloud website and access your public services ...

Page 254: ...and conditions 3 Choose the number of certificates you want to buy only one certificate can be used on one device at a time and complete the purchase and checkout process 4 Confirm the order and return to the SSL Certificate page on the myQNAPcloud website Installing m yQNAPcloud SSL certificates 1 Log into your NAS as an administrator and launch myQNAPcloud 2 Select SSL Certificate on the left pa...

Page 255: ...License Note A myQNAPcloud SSL certificate can only be used on a NAS with QTS 4 2 or above To use this service first download and install the myQNAPcloud SSL Certificate QPKG from the App Center m yQNAPcloud Portal The myQNAPcloud portal www myqnapcloud com is an integrated web interface that allows you to Manage and configure your myQNAPcloud account Access NAS servers Use published services from...

Page 256: ...share links Configure access controls check the above Access Control section for more details View and access published and private services for private services check the above Cloud Portal section for more details Review and refresh device details or unregister the device Note Once you unregister your device from myQNAPcloud all of the services will be stopped You must install the CloudLink QPKG...

Page 257: ...me domain name IP expiration and password protection Next and finish link recipient and email details Share To open a such link first log into the myQNAPcloud website and click Incoming to the left of the screen and you will see the links you can click to access them Note Before you use this feature you must install the CloudLink QPKG in the App Center Be notified for m yQNAPcloud activities The p...

Page 258: ...rmissions and easily share your files and folders on the NAS Topics covered in this chapter Starting File Station Familiarizing yourself with File Station Using File Station Remote Connection Starting File Station Launch File Station from the Main Menu Desktop shortcut or directly log into File Station by going to http NAS_Name_or_IP cgi bin filemanager html Fam iliarizing yourself with File Stati...

Page 259: ...hared folder 7 Share Share the folder file via email publish the folder file or share the link of the folder file on social networks and to existing NAS users or create a shared link see the below Sharing files section 8 More Action Bookmark the selected shared folder and it will appear under Favorites on the left panel Perform file or folder operations including open download rename copy move del...

Page 260: ...nts of your PC in File Station This feature is currently only available in Windows and requires Java to be installed you can download it from http java com Show hidden files on NAS Set to show hide hidden files Allow all users to create shared links Support multimedia playback and thumbnail display If this option is checked the file icon will be displayed as thumbnails Show Network Recycle Bin s S...

Page 261: ...ctly streamed if your NAS does not support On the fly Transcoding You can consider transcoding them into different media formats if they are desirable For details on transcoding please refer to the Transcode Management chapter If your NAS supports transcoding please install the CodexPack App before using this function The NAS will try to transcode to a suitable format for your device If your NAS d...

Page 262: ...ce are listed here Share Link Links of files shared from the NAS are listed here Share with me Files and folders that have been shared to you from other NAS users are listed here Recycle Bin Deleted files or folders can be found here Right click on deleted items in the recycle bin to permanently delete or recover them Right Panel Properties Click this tab to review file and folder details click Ca...

Page 263: ... on the NAS Delete Delete the subfolder Cut Paste Cut a subfolder and paste it to another shared folder Add to Transcode Beta Create transcode tasks for the files within the subfolder If you see certain resolution options disabled in the Add to Transcode Beta window it means the selected video files have already been transcoded into these resolutions Note This feature is for the x86 series NAS onl...

Page 264: ...are selected files folders via email social network by shared links or to other NAS users Refer to the Sharing files section for more details View in Office Online Open Office files stored on the NAS using Office Online The document will be first uploaded to Office Online and opened in a new browser tab You must first install and sign in to the myQNAPcloud App to use this function View in Google D...

Page 265: ...the file If multiple files are selected for download they will be compressed before the download Rename Rename the file Move Move the file to another location on the NAS Delete Delete the file Cut Paste Cut a file and paste it to another shared folder Add to Transcode Beta Create a transcode task for the file Create transcode tasks for files within the subfolder If you see certain resolution optio...

Page 266: ...cters for the name of a subfolder in an ISO shared folder the name will be incorrectly displayed if a subfolder is created with a Cyrillic name Please name the subfolder with a different language before an ISO file is created For Mac OSX mounting a folder that contains the character in the folder name through WebDAV is not supported Please rename the folder before mounting it if necessary You can ...

Page 267: ...wer a built in media player on the NAS will open to play the file Use the following buttons to control the Media Viewer N o Name Description 1 Download Download the item 2 Slideshow Play all chosen photos as a slideshow You can adjust the speed and effect of the slideshow for photos only 3 Network Media Player Stream videos to compatible devices in different rooms over your home network 4 More Act...

Page 268: ...a viewer is available on NAS models that support hardware accelerated transcoding To stream media files to HDMI or Chromecast using the Network Media Player the Media Streaming Add On must first be installed in the App Center Bonjour must be enabled when using multi zone streaming You can enable Bonjour in Control Panel Network Service Service Discovery Bonjour Only MP4 video files can be directly...

Page 269: ... the drop down list in Location and select Setting file folder level permission You can set file or folder level permissions on the NAS using File Station Right click on a file folder and select Properties If Advanced Folder Permissions is disabled in Privilege Settings Shared Folder Advanced Permissions the following settings will be shown Define the Read Write and Execute access rights for Owner...

Page 270: ...iles and subfolders except owner protection The option Only the owner can delete the contents will not be applied to subfolders Sharing files To share files on the NAS using File Station right click on the files folders and select Share There are four sharing methods Via email Enter the required fields including mail server from NAS or local computer sender recipient subject message domain name IP...

Page 271: ... only for administrators and can allow link recipients to upload files to the folder pointed to by the link For the To NAS users option if you choose to share with new NAS users the system will create new user accounts Also the email recipients or users you share files with can check files shared in File Station Share with me on the left panel after they log into the NAS Sharing NAS space Administ...

Page 272: ...timedia playback and thumbnail display the system will generate thumbnails at the destination if the destination is another QNAP NAS it must have QTS 4 2 or above installed 4 Click Create Check recent connection records 1 Click the Remote Connection button on the Menu Bar Connection record 2 Review recent connection records and their details including the connection time connection name protocol H...

Page 273: ...nd ongoing tasks will be terminated if the NAS is restarted or powered off Limitations of your cloud service account may affect what files can be transferred Please check the account details with your cloud service providers for more information regarding what files can and cannot be transferred When transferring a large amount of files over CIFS SMB using a remote connection some antivirus softwa...

Page 274: ...lf with Video Station Using Video Station Media Library and Privacy Settings Starting Video Station Install and enable Video Station from the App Center for QTS 4 1 or later and follow these steps 1 Upload videos to a shared folder on the NAS You can upload videos to the NAS in 3 different ways 1 Install Qfinder Pro on your PC or Mac set up a network drive and upload files to your preferred shared...

Page 275: ... want to upload videos to Tips on file upload The maximum size of an image file is 2GB The maximum size of multiple files that can be uploaded at one time is 2GB 2 Launch Video Station from the Main Menu Desktop shortcut or directly log into Video Station by going to http NAS_Name_or_IP video Note Admin login credentials of Video Station is the same as that of the NAS administrator Video Station s...

Page 276: ...nto the following categories Home Videos Movies TV Shows or Music Videos or manage your custom classifications The classified videos will be organized into a video library for smart collections Content Filter Set folders as the content source of Video Station Use this feature to hide undesired videos and only show intended contents Social Network Binding bind your social network accounts to share ...

Page 277: ...dia Player the Media Streaming Add On must first be installed in the App Center Bonjour must be enabled when using multi zone streaming You can enable Bonjour in Control Panel Network Service Service Discovery Bonjour Only MP4 video files can be directly streamed if your NAS does not support On the fly Transcoding You can consider transcoding them into different media formats if they are desirable...

Page 278: ...onserve your NAS storage space as you can keep only one copy of the videos even when you create a collection for a special theme For collection operations please refer to the below section on Using Video Station Smart Collection List all smart collections Smart collections will only show videos that match user defined classifications such as Home Videos Movies TV Shows and Music Videos and can sav...

Page 279: ...ake sure your email account is properly configured in QTS Desktop Options E mail Account 5 Social Sharing Share a link of selected files on social networking sites Specify the subject and message body and click the social network icon to share 6 Link Share a link of selected videos by directly pasting it into an email or instant message Drag and drop videos under Select Videos and under Select Lin...

Page 280: ...l publish and share options are only available if Share with the public is enabled in Collection Settings Creating and managing smart collections To create a smart collection click next to Smart Collection specify the name of the collection the classification Home Videos Movies TV Shows and Music Videos and search criteria all files and tag Right click on a smart collection and choose to play down...

Page 281: ...e To share files folders using your own email account first set your email account in QTS Desktop Options E mail Account Alternatively you can choose to bind your social network accounts and share videos with your Facebook friends To do so follow these steps 1 Go to Settings Social Network Binding 2 Check folders under Accessible Folder to share on social network sites 3 Select Bind with Facebook ...

Page 282: ...r the video selected is classified as Movies Click the video property button on the right panel and the classification drop down menu to classify a video Information is retrieved from the Internet based on the English title of video files If the movie information is incorrect modify the English title to retrieve the movie information To stream media files to HDMI or Chromecast using the Network Me...

Page 283: ...ewing mode and use the buttons to view videos N o Name Description 1 Play Pause Play Pause 2 Stop Stop playback 3 Seek Bar Control the playback progress 4 Mute Volume Mute Unmute and adjust the volume 5 Resolution Change resolution and transcoding settings 6 Subtitles Manage subtitles of the video 7 Streaming to Stream videos to compatible devices in different rooms over your home network 8 Full S...

Page 284: ...in the top right corner of the Movie Information page and enter the movie keyword to search again Please note that this feature only supports English keywords 5 If the movie poster is incorrect you can change it by clicking the Edit icon on the movie poster to upload it from your PC or via URL or restore it to the default poster Importing displaying and adjusting subtitles You can import display a...

Page 285: ...a certain shared folder that user cannot see the videos in the shared folder Note For x86 based NAS models all shared folders except recording and web are media folders by default For ARM based NAS models only multimedia and homes are media folders by default However users can always add more media folders In addition to shared folder privileges you can also store private videos in your home share...

Page 286: ...Station Video Station and DLNA Media Server as their content source content will be affected in those applications if new media folders are added or existing media folders are removed from the Media Library ...

Page 287: ... create albums with special themes Smart albums can also be used to automatically collect content that matches search criteria and helps users to neatly manage their photos This chapter covers the following topics Starting Photo Station Familiarizing yourself with Photo Station Using Photo Station Media Library and Privacy Settings Starting Photo Station Depending on your NAS model Photo Station m...

Page 288: ...ill be created under Album as well and 3 Switch to the folder view browsing mode and drag drop photos and videos to a preferred folder Note that when using the first and third approach you can choose the NAS folder to upload photos and videos into The Photo Station supports the following file formats Image BMP JPG JPE PNG TGA GIF and more Video API MP4 and more Tips on file upload The maximum size...

Page 289: ...uch as uploading photos videos to your NAS or Picasa Flickr Weibo or YouTube that are currently running in the background 7 Settings Launch Quick Start and show the Photo Station online help 8 Display Switch between thumbnail and wallpaper display styles and configure display settings including the gallery view source content filter or sort by moving your mouse over the button and click Display Se...

Page 290: ...ing please refer to the Transcode Management chapter If your NAS supports transcoding please install the CodexPack App before using this function The NAS will try to transcode to a suitable format for your device If your NAS does not support transcoding the NAS will only output the original file format and the seek function may not work properly In this case please make sure that your device is co...

Page 291: ...art or show the Photo Station online help There are four settings Content Filter Select shared folders as the content source of the Photo Station To add new shared folders as the content source go to Multimedia Management Social Network Binding bind with social networks for your friends to log into the Photo Station and browse shared albums Backup Restore Export or import a configuration file of a...

Page 292: ...mode and folder browsing mode to browse photos and videos 8 Timeline Show Hide the timeline 9 Sort Sort items chronologically in an ascending or descending order 1 0 Add Album Create an album or smart album 1 1 Photo Video Filter Display either photos or videos or both 1 2 Zoom in Zoom out Zoom in to enlarge the thumbnail size or zoom out to reduce the thumbnail size 1 3 Background Color Switch be...

Page 293: ... Panel Shared Photos List all photos and videos chronologically by their thumbnails except photos and videos in the home and Qsync folders and all photos and videos are only visible to authorized users Folder Show the folders photo and video files contained in a folder on the NAS except photos and videos in the home and Qsync folders and all photos and videos are only visible to authorized users P...

Page 294: ...within two months photos and videos from local device or taken within two months with a camera or recording device Trash Can All deleted photos and videos can be found here and can be restored or permanently deleted Only deleted files and not virtual links will show up in the trash can Note The home folder can only be accessed by its owner and NAS administrators Private or personal videos should o...

Page 295: ...Smart Album on the left panel 3 Right click Smart Album on the left panel Add Album and choose the sharing options file type source path and search criteria Click Create To manage smart albums right click on an album under Smart Album in the left panel and choose to download remove rename share stream play as a slideshow open or configure its settings Sharing photos videos albums or smart albums Y...

Page 296: ... users can edit the album or only the album creator administrator can edit the album or the public show this album on the QTS login page please note that this option is only available for administrators or not to share at all leave both options unchecked and set the valid period on the album creation page Checking sharing history To check the sharing history click Shared Center on the left panel i...

Page 297: ... Play Launch Media Viewer and play the selected item Open in new browser tab Play the video or photo in a browser window Open with VLC Play the video in a browser window videos only the VLC plug in must be installed Streaming to Network Media Player Stream videos to compatible devices in different rooms over your home network Share Share the photo or video on social networks via email or link Down...

Page 298: ...Label Color label photos or videos Finding your photos and videos quickly You can rate or classify photos videos to quickly locate them To do so right click on a photo or video and then tag rate or color label them To batch mark or classify multiple photos or videos first click the Multi select button on the main menu or hold the Ctrl key select your desired photos or videos and right click the ph...

Page 299: ...o download the video file please choose Original or video thumbnail please choose small medium or large 3 Share Share the photo or video image on social networks via email or link 4 Slideshow Play the photos videos in this album as a slideshow in full screen mode Check the Playing photos and videos as slideshow section for more details 5 Network Media Player Stream videos to compatible devices in ...

Page 300: ...ide Show Preview Bar Hide show the Preview Bar 1 4 Rewind Forward Rewind Forward the Preview Bar 1 5 Preview Bar Preview the photos and choose which photos or videos to preview next 1 6 CC available when the item opened is a video Display and adjust subtitles 1 7 Resolution available when the item opened is a video Switch the resolution for the played video Only available if your NAS model support...

Page 301: ...Set the slide speed 3 Music Switch between different playlists defined in the Music Station from the Playlist personal playlist and shared playlist on the left panel Please refer to the chapter on Music Station for more details 4 Play Pause Play Pause the slideshow 5 Last Next Slide Go to the last next slide 6 Background Music Turn the background music on or off 7 Title Show the photo title 8 Down...

Page 302: ... and enable Face Detection 3 Add face tags to the photo or manually change the face area To view photos with face tags switch to Manage mode and click Faces on the left panel Browsing PDF files You can also browse PDF files as photos using Photo Station To use this feature right click on a PDF file to create a new album After clicking on that album you will see all the pages of the PDF file displa...

Page 303: ...ur home shared folder to hide them from other NAS users except the administrator The contents of the home folder can be found under Private Collection Anyone attempting to access this folder in Photo Station will be prompted for a password To create a shared folder go to Control Panel Privilege Settings Shared Folders Photos and videos stored in the shared folders are only visible after they are d...

Page 304: ...ngs Starting Music Station Depending on your NAS model Music Station may be enabled by default and can be launched from the Desktop or the Main Menu If not install and enable it in the App Center for QTS 4 1 or later versions only and follow these steps 1 Upload music files to a shared folder on the NAS There are three ways to upload music files to the NAS 1 Install Qfinder Pro on your PC or Mac s...

Page 305: ...ministrator If it is the first time using Music Station it is recommended to upload or copy music files to media folders and scan them using the Multimedia Management For details on media folders please refer to the Multimedia Management chapter 2 Launch Music Station from the Main Menu Desktop shortcut or directly log into Music Station by going to http NAS_Name_or_IP musicstation Fam iliarizing ...

Page 306: ...he playback progress 2 Previous Item Play the previous item 3 Play Pause Play Pause 4 Next Item Play the next item 5 Shuffle Shuffle on off 6 Repeat No repeat repeat once or repeat all 7 Streaming Mode Network Media Player USB Audio Passthrough Stream videos to compatible devices in different rooms over your home network To set USB Passthrough first select an USB audio device under NAS Audio Outpu...

Page 307: ...zed from the Qsync service Playlist Playlists can be created managed and deleted here Up to 200 playlists can be created and up to 600 items can be included in each playlist To create a playlist click next to Playlist To add items to a playlist simply drag drop music files to the list Right click on a playlist to rename or delete it or add it to Now Playing My Favorites All songs rated at least 1 ...

Page 308: ... subject and message body of the message and click Send to send the email Make sure your email account is properly configured Go to Control Panel System Settings Notification SMTP Server for email configuration 5 Social Sharing Share a link with selected songs on social networks Specify the subject and message body and click the social networking site to share with 6 Link Share a link by directly ...

Page 309: ...f a playlist is set to share with the public you can right click on it and select Email to email it Publish to publish it to social networks or Link Code to generate and paste the playlist link on your blog forum or instant messenger programs You can still edit the playlist later and the updated playlist will be presented when viewers click the same link again You can also share a list of songs as...

Page 310: ...under streaming mode and Bluetooth Changing covers Album covers can be automatically found for your music allowing you to organize your music better If an appropriate cover cannot be found you can also import your own image to use as the album cover To change album covers follow these steps 1 Switch to Artist or Album on the left panel in Music Station 2 Right click the song you would like to chan...

Page 311: ...ared folder to hide them from other NAS users except the NAS administrator Your home folder contents can be found under Private Collection To create a shared folder go to Control Panel Privilege Settings Shared Folders Music files stored in the shared folders are only visible after they are detected and scanned by the Media Library To set the Media Library to scan for music files manually or by sc...

Page 312: ... Xunlei FlashGet qqdl as well as Baidu Cloud downloads and subscribe to RSS feeds With the BT Search function you can easily find BT seeds to download and make your NAS as 24 7 download center This chapter covers the following topics Starting Download Station Familiarizing yourself with Download Station Download Station Settings Using Download Station 313 313 314 316 ...

Page 313: ... one in the App Center Starting Download Station Depending on your NAS model Download Station may be enabled by default and can be launched from the Desktop or the Main Menu If not install and enable it in the App Center for QTS 4 1 or later versions only Launch Download Station from the Main Menu Desktop shortcut or directly log into Download Station by going to http NAS_Name_or_IP downloadstatio...

Page 314: ...he categories and filter the searched BT seeds 1 0 Sort Sort tasks by dates that tasks are created or task types 1 1 Settings Configure BT or RSS settings refer to the Download Station Settings section below Left Panel Tasks List all BT tasks based on their download status All Downloading Paused Completed Active and Inactive Right click on a task to start it pause set priority and remove a BT task...

Page 315: ...d rate of FTP download tasks 0 means unlimited the maximum number of concurrent FTP downloads for x86 based NAS models is 30 and 10 for ARM based NAS models BT Connection Setting o Specify the ports for BT download The default port numbers are 6881 6889 o Enable UPnP port mapping Enable automatic port mapping on the UPnP supported gateway o Enable DHT network To allow the NAS to download the files...

Page 316: ...pecify the time interval to for the NAS to update the RSS feeds and check if any new contents that match the filters are available Add on You can enable and disable supported BT sites torrent search engines and indexers on this page New BT sites search engines and indexers can be added as an Add on to enrich the possibilities of Download Station Tip You can click the following link to download the...

Page 317: ...Chrome and Firefox Adding HTTP FTP Magnet download tasks To add an HTTP FTP or Magnet download task click Start on the Menu Bar Enter the URL of the download task one entry per line Then select the download type HTTP FTP or Magnet Link Designate a location on the NAS for the in progress files and completed downloads If a username and password is required to access the file select Use credentials a...

Page 318: ...ate edit or delete an RSS feed Downloading torrent files using RSS Download Manager You can use the RSS Download Manager to create and manage filters to download particular torrent files for BT Download To add a filter first launch the RSS Download Manager select a label and click Add Enter the filter name and specify keywords to include and exclude Select the RSS feed to apply the filter settings...

Page 319: ...s or download errors 1 The torrent file has expired the peers have stopped sharing this file or there is error in the file 2 The NAS has been configured to use a fixed IP but the DNS server is not configured or it has failed 3 Set the maximum number of simultaneous downloads as 3 5 for the best download rate 4 The NAS is located behind a NAT router The port settings have led to slow BT download ra...

Page 320: ...trol Note The HybridDesk Station is currently supported by the following models HD Station 2 x x69 series x69U is not supported HD Station 3 x x51 x51 x53 x53A x63 x70 x70U x71 x71U x79 x79U x80 x80U HS 251 HS 251 IS 400 Setting up HybridDesk Station Create your lovely media environment by following these steps 1 Setting up the environm ent of the HybridDesk Station Connect the NAS to the HDMI TV ...

Page 321: ...s web content to your HDTV Just sit back relax and surf the Internet on your couch o YouTube Browse and click to enjoy millions of YouTube videos on your TV o My NAS Enter the local NAS administration web page to view the NAS functions and settings o Surveillance Station Local Display An application that allows NAS devices to output high resolution video from IP cameras Note Using Kodi Chrome or o...

Page 322: ...n portal as shown here 4 Enjoying the HybridDesk Station At the HybridDesk Station portal sim ply choose the application you want to use to start enjoying the service Enjoy the comfort of your living room and play movies photos and music directly on your TV by XBMC or other applications Using HybridDesk Station Taking Pictures with Sm art Phone and Watching them on TV The first part is done by Qfi...

Page 323: ...l USB or eSATA device To browse media contents of different folders than the default Multimedia shared folder perform the following steps 1 Choose Files under Videos 2 Choose Add Videos 3 Click Browse 4 Choose Root filesystem 5 Choose share 6 For example if you want to add the Download shared folder choose Download Otherwise just choose the shared folder you would like to add as a video source 7 C...

Page 324: ...al and HybridDesk Station in QTS HybridDesk Station portal o App Applications can be enabled or disabled here o Display Change the screen resolution and set up to turn off the screen after an amount of idle time o Preferences Here you may change the language or type of remote control and audio output The default setting is HDMI If there is an installed USB sound card you can choose that option in ...

Page 325: ...mote control is supported NOT all of the TS x69 models support the internal remote control and the TS x70 models only support the MCE remote control HDMI Audio Passthrough is currently not supported by the TS x69 series Rem ote Control ...

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Page 327: ... MCE XBM C HD Stati on Power Power 1 N A Pow er 1 Power 1 Pow er men u Mute 2 OK Mute 1 2 Mute 1 3 Mute Numbe r 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 3 OK 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 8 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Vol Vol 4 OK Vol Vol 9 Vol Vol 1 2 Vol Vol ...

Page 328: ... Red Home 3 Hom e Green Video 1 0 OK Green Video 4 Vide o men u Yellow Music 1 1 OK Yellow Music 2 2 Musi c men u Blue Pictur e 1 2 OK Blue Pictur e 2 3 Phot o men u Video Menu Bookm ark 1 3 N A Favo rite Repeat er 1 4 N A Repe ater Guide 1 6 N A Help Record 1 5 N A CH 1 7 Previo us Previou s 3 2 Skip back ...

Page 329: ...Contro l Home 2 1 OK Hom e 7 Hom e men u Resum e 2 2 N A Now playi ng Return 2 8 OK Retu rn 1 1 Back 7 Back Option s 2 9 N A Men u 8 More Play back men u OK 2 5 OK OK 3 OK 7 OK OK Up 2 3 OK Up 2 Up 7 Up Up Down 2 6 OK Dow n 5 Down 7 Dow n Down Right 2 7 OK Right 6 Right 7 Right Right Left 2 4 OK Left 4 Left 7 Left Left ...

Page 330: ...ar d 3 1 Mov e forw ard Play 3 2 OK Play 1 5 Play Slow 3 3 N A Slow Pause 3 4 OK Pause 3 0 Paus e Stop 3 5 OK Stop 3 3 Stop Video Settin g Audio 3 6 Audio List Lang uage track Top Menu 3 7 Video List Movi e men u Subtitl e 3 8 OK Subtitl e 2 Subti tle track Zoom 3 9 N A Zoo m Pop up 4 0 N A Movi e men u ...

Page 331: ...331 Angle 4 1 N A Angl e Input Clear N A 1 9 Clear OK Enter 3 4 Confi rm Switch 16 9 4 3 2 7 Additional Reference How to use Surveillance Station Local Display in HD Station ...

Page 332: ...ped by QNAP and third party developers to expand services and add new features to the NAS Starting App Center The App Center can be launched from the App Center shortcut on the Main Menu or the NAS Desktop Fam iliarizing yourself with App Center Menu Bar N o Name Description 1 Search Search for Apps that are available to install on the NAS ...

Page 333: ...he NAS You can also add and activate your licenses All Apps List all Apps that can be installed on the NAS QNAP Essentials List Apps developed by QNAP Recommended List Apps recommended by QNAP they could be either developed by QNAP or third party developers Beta Lab Lists Apps that are currently in development Partners List Apps developed by QNAP partners Apps by types From Backup Sync to Educatio...

Page 334: ...e latest updates The button will turn to Open to signify that the update is complete You can also click the down arrow icon on the button to open an installed app stop an app the button will turn to Start after you stop an app and you can click it to start the app again remove an app or set to display the app on the administrator s main menu every user s main menu or the login screen as a shortcut...

Page 335: ... extremely easy with QNAP mobile apps Share them whenever and wherever you want Browse files stored on your NAS Access your multimedia photos videos and music and office documents Word PDF or Excel stored on your NAS using your mobile device Manage services on your NAS with ease Check the status of your NAS or enable disable NAS application services remotely using your phone Topics covered in this...

Page 336: ...fers Use App Center to turn application services on or off with a single click Restart or shut down your NAS remotely Download Qnotes Qnotes is a powerful digital notebook and workspace for organizing your to do lists shopping lists lecture notes meeting notes and everything else you want to remember Synchronize your notes across your devices so you can access them wherever you go Add audio record...

Page 337: ...he music collection on your NAS via your mobile devices at anytime anywhere Create and send links to share your favorite music with friends and family using social networks instant messengers or by email Download Qvideo Qvideo helps you enjoy the videos on your NAS via your mobile devices at anytime anywhere and also to share your videos with friends and family Download ...

Page 338: ... Qget allows you to manage all of the download tasks on your NAS using your mobile devices at anytime anywhere Use Qget to add and monitor your download tasks in Download Station The Qget built in browser helps you to add tasks from direct download links or from magnet links Qget can also search across multiple Bit Torrent sites and add the torrent to your download queue Download Vm obile ...

Page 339: ...ce Station installed and you can monitor IP cameras and play recordings Monitor several servers channels from all of your network cameras of by simply connecting to any available NAS on the network Download Vcam Vcam can turn your mobile device into a network camera allowing you to record any moment around you to your NAS Vcam provides a great way to deploy a home surveillance system without purch...

Page 340: ...k your NAS and the login page is ready for you Download m yQNAPcloud connect myQNAPcloud Connect helps you to quickly and securely access published services of your NAS on the Internet myQNAPcloud Connect is designed for Windows users By installing myQNAPcloud Connect you will be able to connect to the NAS and easily manage files by drag drop within the Windows File Explorer Download Qsync 2 0 Qsy...

Page 341: ...S QGet enables you to add remove and monitor BT download jobs from LAN or WAN You can manage your download tasks in school or at work QGet supports intuitive drag drop of torrent files HTTP or FTP URL to the software interface for convenient adding of download tasks Download vSphere Client plug in The NAS supports vSphere Client Plug in that allows managing VMware datastores on the NAS directly fr...

Page 342: ... Virtualization Station Beta Linux Station Beta Productivity Notes Station Beta Qsirch Beta Qmail Agent Beta Entertainment Media Streaming Add On Photo Station Extension Beta OceanKTV Beta Security L2TP IPsec VPN Service MyQNAPcloud SSL Certificate Surveillance Station Proxy Server Connectivity CloudLink Business Signage Station Tool Diagnostic Tool Beta 343 343 343 344 344 344 344 345 345 345 345...

Page 343: ...p tasks Gmail can be backed up by schedule and the content previewed through a web management interface Backed up mail can be restored to the original mail account or other accounts just configure the restore account enter the account and password and the user can restore mail to the specified account Hybrid Backup Sync Beta Hybrid Backup Sync is a comprehensive data backup and disaster recovery s...

Page 344: ...n and greatly enhancing data security as all of the actions are carried out within the NAS and no data is transmitted externally Running application services on VMs is also efficient and secure by leveraging the high performance I O and the comprehensive data protection of the NAS Linux Station Beta Linux Station is a standard Linux desktop platform that allows you to use QTS while simultaneously ...

Page 345: ...nts with its quick launch bar and provides complete functionality for composing reading and organizing email messages Files photos and documents stored on the NAS can also be attached to emails Qmail Agent also supports automatically backing up all of the emails on the server to the NAS upon logging in In this article we will walk you through on how to use the Qmail Agent app to manage your emails...

Page 346: ...s supported by most clients including Windows Mac Linux and mobile devices MyQNAPcloud SSL Certificate After installing the myQNAPcloud SSL Certificate App you will see the user interface on QTS myQNAPcloud to download and install your purchased SSL certificates from the myQNAPcloud website https www myqnapcloud com SSL certificates bring better protection when connecting to your QNAP NAS via myQN...

Page 347: ...te CloudLink will select the best connection for you according to your network environment In addition to the web based connection CloudLink also allows you to connect to your QNAP device with QNAP Mobile Apps Qfile Qmanager and the PC utility Qsync CloudLink makes remote connectivity so easy Signage Station Signage Station provides digital signage display functionalities and allows content to be ...

Page 348: ...tform that enables you to consolidate the management of multiple QNAP NAS The Q center web interface gives you the ease of use cost efficiency convenience and flexibility to manage multiple NAS across multiple sites from any internet browser ...

Page 349: ... configure the hard drives Num ber of hard drives detected Default disk configuratio n Available disk configuration options 1 Single Single 2 RAID 1 Single JBOD RAID 0 RAID 1 3 RAID 5 Single JBOD RAID 0 RAID 5 4 or above RAID 5 Single JBOD RAID 0 RAID 5 RAID 6 Press Select to choose the option and press Enter to confirm For example when you turn on the NAS with 5 hard drives installed the LCD pane...

Page 350: ...ta is still accessible If you add a member drive to the device it will start to rebuild You can check the status on the Volume Management page To encrypt the disk volume select Yes when the LCD panel shows Encrypt Volume The default encryption password is admin To change the password login the NAS with an administrator account and change the settings in Storage Manager Encrypted File System E n c ...

Page 351: ... IP o Network Settings BACK 7 Back to Main Menu In Network Settings Static IP you can configure the IP address subnet m ask gateway and DNS of LAN 1 and LAN 2 Physical disk In Physical disk you can view the following options 1 Disk Info 2 Back to Main Menu The disk info shows the temperature and the capacity of the hard drives D i s k 1 T e m p 5 0 C S i z e 2 3 2 G B Volum e This section shows th...

Page 352: ...izing RAID 5 U RAID 5 is unmounted RAID 5 X RAID 5 non activated System This section shows the system temperature and the rotation speed of the system fan C P U T e m p 5 0 C S y s T e m p 5 5 C S y s F a n 8 6 5 R P M Shut down Use this option to turn off the NAS Press Select to select Yes Then press Enter to confirm Reboot Use this option to restart the NAS Press Select to select Yes Then press ...

Page 353: ...ress Enter again to view the next message S y s t e m E r r o r P l s C h e c k L o g s System Message Description Sys Fan Failed The system fan has failed Sys Overheat The system has overheated HDD Overheat A hard drive has overheated CPU Overheat The CPU has overheated Network Lost Both LAN 1 and LAN 2 are disconnected in failover or load balancing mode LAN1 Lost LAN 1 is disconnected LAN2 Lost ...

Page 354: ...354 Vol1 Unmounted The disk volume 1 is unmounted Vol1 Nonactivate The disk volume 1 is inactive ...

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