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Thecus

N3200XXX/N0503

N4100PRO

N4200 series

N5200XXX/N5500

1U4200XXX/1U4600

N7700 series

N2200XXX

N8200XXX/N8800 series

N8900

User’s Manual

Summary of Contents for 1U4200

Page 1: ...Thecus N3200XXX N0503 N4100PRO N4200 series N5200XXX N5500 1U4200XXX 1U4600 N7700 series N2200XXX N8200XXX N8800 series N8900 User s Manual...

Page 2: ...ation reserves the right to modify the contents of this manual without notice Product name Thecus N2200XXX N3200XXX N0503 N4100PRO N4200 series N5200XXX N5500 1U4200XXX 1U4600 N7700 series N8800 serie...

Page 3: ...idity of 20 85 Using Thecus IP storage under extreme environmental conditions could damage the unit Ensure that the Thecus IP storage is provided with the correct supply voltage AC 100V 240V 50 60 Hz...

Page 4: ...etup Wizard 45 LCD Operation N4100PRO N5200XXX N5500 1U4200XXX 1U4600 N7700 series N8200XXX N8800 series 47 LCD Operation N3200XXX N0503 49 OLED Operation N4200 series N8900 50 Typical Setup Procedure...

Page 5: ...Group Authentication 124 ADS NT Support 124 Local User Configuration 126 Local Group Configuration 128 Batch Create Users and Groups 130 Quota 131 Network Service 132 Samba CIFS 132 AFP Apple Network...

Page 6: ...DNS Account 171 Part II Enable DDNS on the Router 171 Part III Setting up Virtual Servers HTTPS 171 Firewall Software Configuration 171 Replacing Damaged Hard Drives 172 Hard Drive Damage 172 Replacin...

Page 7: ...s you to store and share files over an IP network With a Network Attached Storage NAS device you can centralize your files and share them easily over your network With the easy to use web based interf...

Page 8: ...lso supports iSCSI initiators Your server can access Thecus IP storage as a direct attached storage over the LAN or Internet There is no easier way to expand the capacity of your current application s...

Page 9: ...e should contain additional items 3 to 5 HDD cage x1 Installed 3 5 HDD rail x6 Power Adaptor Power cord x1 Your N4200 series package should contain additional items Power adapter Power cordx1 Your N55...

Page 10: ...USB disks and USB printers 3 USB Copy Button Copies USB storage contents to N2200XXX 4 Card reader Supports SD SDHC MMC cards via USB interface 5 HDD1 led Blinking white HDD activity 6 HDD2 led Blinki...

Page 11: ...failed Blinking orange HDD activity 6 HDD 3 LED Solid red HDD failed Blinking orange HDD activity 7 USB Port USB 2 0 port for compatible USB devices such as digital cameras USB disks and USB printers...

Page 12: ...HDD failed Blinking orange HDD activity HDD 4 LED Solid red HDD failed Blinking orange HDD activity HDD 5 LED Solid red HDD failed Blinking orange HDD activity USB Port USB 2 0 port for compatible US...

Page 13: ...nch SATA HDD The trays have locks for added physical security and keys are provided with the package Power LED Solid blue N4100PRO is powered on Busy LED Blinking orange system startup or maintenance...

Page 14: ...left idle for more than 6 mins HDD 1 LED Yellow HDD activity Red HDD failure HDD 2 LED Yellow HDD activity Red HDD failure HDD 3 LED Yellow HDD activity Red HDD failure HDD 4 LED Yellow HDD activity R...

Page 15: ...ning LED Solid RED System error 6 Reset Button Resets system configuration to default value 7 USB Port USB 2 0 port for compatible USB devices such as USB disks 8 Power Button Power LED Power on off N...

Page 16: ...Copy LED Solid blue files are being copied from a USB storage device 6 eSATA link LED Solid blue external eSATA device has connected 7 USB Port USB 2 0 port for compatible USB devices such as USB disk...

Page 17: ...ush to leave the current LCD menu 6 Locator Button Turns on the LED backlight 7 USB Port USB 2 0 port for compatible USB devices such as digital cameras USB disks and USB printers 8 PWR LED Solid Blue...

Page 18: ...Power on off 1U4600 Solid blue Device is powered on Blinking blue eSATA hard disk is connected and active Reset Button Resets the 1U4600 Press for five seconds during boot process to reset IP address...

Page 19: ...on Press to system reboot 4 System fan alarm LED Solid red system fan failure notification 5 Mute button Mute the system fan alarm 6 USB Port USB 2 0 port for compatible USB devices such as USB disks...

Page 20: ...t system 8 LAN Blinking green network activity Solid green network link 9 BUSY Blinking orange system startup or system maintenance data currently inaccessible 10 OLED Displays current system status a...

Page 21: ...k to the unit 4 Latch Use to open and remove or close and secure the tray 5 Handle Pull to remove the HDD tray 1U4600 N7700 series N8800series Each of mentioned above models hard disk trays has a lock...

Page 22: ...ries 2 HDD Access Error LED Blinking green System is accessing data on the hard disk Solid red HDD fail No function on N4200 series 3 Lock Use the lock to physically secure the hard disk to the unit 4...

Page 23: ...the thumbscrews N0503 The N0503 supports both 2 5 and 3 5 Serial ATA SATA hard disks To install a hard disk into the N0503 follow the steps below 3 Open front door of the N0503 4 For 3 5 HDD a Get th...

Page 24: ...1 Port WAN LAN1 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch or a router LAN2 Port LAN2 port for connecting to a local Ethernet network through a switch or a router System Fan System fa...

Page 25: ...N LAN1 Port WAN LAN1 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch or router LAN2 Port LAN2 port that can be used for connection sharing System Fan System fan that exhausts heat from the...

Page 26: ...below for descriptions of each Item Description Power Connector Connect the included power cord to this connector WAN Port WAN port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch or router LA...

Page 27: ...For connect the power adaptor WAN LAN1 Port WAN LAN1 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch or router LAN2 Port LAN2 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch o...

Page 28: ...or connecting to a local Ethernet network through a switch or router 3 Serial Port This port is for an external UPS device 4 eSATA Port eSATA port for high speed external storage expansion 5 USB Port...

Page 29: ...ork through a switch or router 3 Serial Port This port is for external UPS device 4 eSATA Port eSATA port for high speed storage expansion 5 USB Port Type A USB 2 0 port for compatible USB devices suc...

Page 30: ...WAN LAN1 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch or router 3 Serial Port This port is for an external UPS device 4 eSATA Port eSATA port for high speed storage expansion 5 USB Por...

Page 31: ...rk through a switch or router LAN2 Port LAN2 port that can be used for connection sharing Power Switch Switch for power supply System Fan System fan that exhausts heat from the unit Serial Port This p...

Page 32: ...0 ports for compatible USB devices such as digital cameras USB disks and USB printers WAN LAN1 Port WAN LAN1 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch or router LAN2 Port LAN2 port...

Page 33: ...TA port for high speed storage expansion 4 USB Port USB 2 0 port for compatible USB devices such as USB disks and USB printers 5 Serial Port This port is for an external UPS device 6 WAN LAN1 Port WAN...

Page 34: ...eSATA Port eSATA port for high speed storage expansion 4 USB Port USB 2 0 port for compatible USB devices such as USB disks and USB printers 5 Serial Port This port is for external UPS device 6 WAN L...

Page 35: ...gh speed storage expansion 4 USB Port USB 2 0 port for compatible USB devices such as USB disks and USB printers 5 USB Port USB 3 0 port for compatible USB devices 6 WAN LAN1 Port WAN LAN1 port for co...

Page 36: ...he beginning of the manual 2 If possible wear an anti static wrist strap during installation to prevent static discharge from damaging the sensitive electronic components on the Thecus IP storage 3 Be...

Page 37: ...to your network follow the steps below 1 Connect an Ethernet cable from your network to the WAN LAN1 port on the back panel of the N3200XXX N0503 2 Connect the provided power cord into the power socke...

Page 38: ...power on the N4100PRO Checking System Status After making connections on the N4100PRO and powering up check whether the system status is normal or has trouble by observing indicators on the front pane...

Page 39: ...cord into a surge protected socket 3 Press the power button on the Front Panel to boot up the N4200 To connect the N5200XXX N5500 to your network follow the steps below 1 Connect an Ethernet cable fro...

Page 40: ...the back panel of the 1U4200XXX 1U4600 2 Connect the provided power cord into the universal power socket on the back panel Plug the other end of the cord into a surge protected socket Press the power...

Page 41: ...an Ethernet cable from your network to the WAN LAN1 port on the back panel of the N7700 2 Connect the provided power cord into the universal power socket on the back panel Plug the other end of the co...

Page 42: ...WAN LAN1 port on the back panel of the N8200XXX N8800 2 Connect the provided power cord into the universal power socket on the back panel Plug the other end of the cord into a surge protected socket...

Page 43: ...w the steps below 1 Connect an Ethernet cable from your network to the WAN LAN1 port on the back panel of the N8900 2 Connect the provided power cord into the universal power socket on the back panel...

Page 44: ...44 3 Press the power button on the Front Panel to boot up the N8900...

Page 45: ...torage a snap To configure the Thecus IP storage using the Setup Wizard perform the following steps 1 Insert the installation CD into your CD ROM drive the host PC must be connected to the network 2 T...

Page 46: ...cus IP storage and configure the network IP address If your switch or router is configured as a DHCP Server configuring the Thecus IP storage to automatically obtain an IP address is recommended You m...

Page 47: ...t various configuration settings and menu options for Thecus IP storage configuration The following table illustrates the keys on the front control panel LCD Controls Icon Function Description Up Butt...

Page 48: ...d 2 In Display Mode press the Down Button 3 The LCD will display USB Copy 4 Press Enter and the Thecus IP storage will start copying USB disks connected to the front USB port 5 All of data will be cop...

Page 49: ...RAID status System Fan Current system fan status Temperature Current system temperature Date Time Current system date and time Up Time The system power on time since last start The N3200XXX N0503 wil...

Page 50: ...ls Icon Function Description Up Button Select the previous configuration settings option Down Button USB copy confirmation display Enter Enter the selected menu option sub menu or parameter setting ES...

Page 51: ...ut more about the different RAID levels from Appendix B RAID Basics Step 3 Create Local Users or Setup Authentication Once the RAID is ready you can begin to create local users for Thecus IP storage o...

Page 52: ...52 SMB CIFS Apple File Protocol AFP Network File System NFS File Transfer Protocol FTP iTunes Server Printer Server Photo Server...

Page 53: ...stration Interface 1 Type the Thecus IP storage IP address into your browser Default IP address is http 192 168 1 100 NOTE Your computer s network IP address must be on the same subnet as the Thecus I...

Page 54: ...click the check box if you do not want to have this page displayed during the next login Following by disclaim page you will see the Web Administration Interface From here you can configure and monit...

Page 55: ...he mouse on the menu tree The other way administrators can add favorite functions is by clicking the Add Favorite icon in each function screen Please refer figure below in red circuit icon To return t...

Page 56: ...ettings for storage devices installed into the Thecus IP storage User and Group Authentication Allows configuration of users and groups Network Service Setup and manage protocols such as Samba CIFS AF...

Page 57: ...his to log into the Web Disk Photos Click this to log into the photo server News Accesses online registration and the latest release news Log Accesses the system log New logs will be displayed with an...

Page 58: ...st see the basic Product Information screen providing Manufacturer Product No Firmware Version and System Up Time information Product Information Item Description Manufacturer Displays the name of the...

Page 59: ...le Filing Protocol server NFS Status The status of the Network File Service Server SMB CIFS Status The status of the SMB CIFS server FTP Status The status of the FTP server TFTP Status The status of t...

Page 60: ...tem temperature in position 4 Up Time Shows how long the system has been up and running Service Status Item Description AFP Status The status of the Apple Filing Protocol server NFS Status The status...

Page 61: ...r Use the forward and backward buttons to browse the log pages Re loading logs On line Register From the System Information menu choose the On line Register item and the System On line Register screen...

Page 62: ...st be given ACL permissions In OS X UNIX extensions must be disabled under Network Service Samba CIFS in the UI Remote Access They can also be viewed remotely by selecting Remote and inputting a Remot...

Page 63: ...cription of each item Time Item Description Date Sets the system date Time Sets the system time Time Zone Sets the system time zone NTP Server Select Enable to synchronize with the NTP server Select D...

Page 64: ...eeps when a problem occurs Email Notification Enable or disable email notifications of system problems SMTP Server Specifies the hostname IP address of the SMTP server Port Specifies the port to send...

Page 65: ...Enable Schedule Power On Off checkbox Then simply choose an on and off time for each day of the week that you would like to designate a schedule by using the various dropdowns Finally click Apply to...

Page 66: ...accordingly Example Monday Off 8 00 Off 16 00 System will turn off at 8 00 AM on Monday System will turn off at 16 00 PM on Monday if it was on If the system was already off at 16 00 PM on Monday syst...

Page 67: ...ad or upload stored system configurations See the following table for a detailed description of each item System Configuration Download Upload Item Description Download Save and export the current sys...

Page 68: ...the system or Shutdown to turn the system off File System check The File System Check allows you to perform a check on the integrity of your disks file system Under the menu click File system Check an...

Page 69: ...eck Check the desired RAID volumes and click Next to proceed with the file system check Click Reboot to reboot without running the check Once you click Next you will see the following screen Click Sta...

Page 70: ...tem Description WOL Service Enable or Disable WOL service Apply Click Apply to save changes SNMP Support From the menu choose the SNMP item and the SNMP Support screen appears You could enable the SNM...

Page 71: ...hoto server module or web disk module to access these functions System Network Use the System Network menu to make network configuration settings as well as service support settings WAN LAN1 WAN LAN1...

Page 72: ...B Balance ALB Set IP Address by Static Dynamic You can choose a static IP or Dynamic IP and input your network configuration IP IP address of the WAN LAN1 interface Netmask Network mask which is gener...

Page 73: ...idth for its DHCP clients Link Detected Specifies the LAN2 port link status Lick Speed Specifies the LAN2 port link speed WARNING Most Fast Ethernet 10 100 Switches Routers do not support Jumbo Frame...

Page 74: ...hese ports choose Additional LAN 3 from the System Network menu and the Additional LAN3 Configuration screen appears Press Apply to save your changes Additional LAN3 Configuration Item Description MAC...

Page 75: ...ngs folder configuration space allocation and ISO Mount Disks Information From the Storage menu choose the Disks item and the Disks Information screen appears From here you can see various items about...

Page 76: ...ator can set the disk to power down after a period of inactivity S M A R T Information On the Disks Information screen the status of each disk will be displayed in the Status column Clicking on an OK...

Page 77: ...urrent Pending Sector Current count of unstable sectors waiting for remapping The raw value of this attribute indicates the total number of sectors waiting for remapping Later when some of these secto...

Page 78: ...ntly allocated The N8900 does not display a pie chart Please refer the N8900 RAID Management Information screenshot as below RAID Information Item Description Master RAID The RAID volume currently des...

Page 79: ...lume follow the steps below 1 On the RAID Information screen click create 2 On the RAID Configuration screen set the RAID storage space as JBOD RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 6 or RAID 10 N8900 support RAI...

Page 80: ...tion key and into any system USB port We are strongly recommended copying the RAID volume encryption key to a safe place You can find the encryption key file from the USB disk in the following format...

Page 81: ...you like to have for this RAID volume The selection is available from ext3 XFS and ZFS N8900 support ext3 XFS and ext4 9 Press Create to build the RAID storage volume NOTE Select ZFS file system whil...

Page 82: ...Level Description JBOD The storage volume is a single HDD with no RAID support JBOD requires a minimum of 1 disk RAID 0 Provides data striping but no redundancy Improves performance but not data safet...

Page 83: ...formance of RAID 0 RAID 10 requires 4 disks RAID 10 can sustain two failed disks RAID 50 N8900 RAID 50 combines the straight block level striping of RAID 0 with the distributed parity of RAID 5 This i...

Page 84: ...t screen select the RAID volume by clicking on its radio button and click RAID Information to open the RAID Configuration screen 2 On the RAID Configuration screen click Remove RAID 3 The confirmation...

Page 85: ...n screen and click Edit to open the RAID Configuration screen 5 On the RAID Configuration screen click Expand Migrating a RAID Once a RAID volume has been created you may want to move it to other phys...

Page 86: ...R6 the all services will restart and volumes iSCSI is read only but user data is capable read write during operation NOTE Migrating a RAID volume could take several hours to complete NOTE The migrati...

Page 87: ...ID 6 HDDx6 RAID 1 HDDx2 to RAID 6 HDDx7 RAID 1 HDDx2 to RAID 6 HDDx8 HDDx16 RAID 1 HDDx3 to RAID 6 HDDx4 RAID 1 HDDx3 to RAID 6 HDDx5 RAID 1 HDDx3 to RAID 6 HDDx6 RAID 1 HDDx3 to RAID 6 HDDx7 RAID 1 H...

Page 88: ...del N5500 and 1U4600 The iSCSI volume can be created from 2 to 25 volumes per system depend on Thecus IP storage s model Model N4100PRO N0503 N3200XXX N4200 series N2200XXX N5200XXX 1U4200XXX N8200XXX...

Page 89: ...e allocated space Delete Click this to delete the allocated space iSCSI Target Click to allocate space to iSCSI volume Type Type of volume Can be either USB or iSCSI Name Name assigned to the volume C...

Page 90: ...the Stackable NAS function to identify this export share Year Select the current year from the dropdown Authentication You may choose CHAP authentication or choose None Month Select the current month...

Page 91: ...r LUN ID 0 9 If you ve enabled CHAP authentication enter a username and a password Confirm your chosen password be reentering it in the Password Confirm box 10 Click OK to create the iSCSI volume Modi...

Page 92: ...e to expand and click the Expand button You will then see the dialog box displayed below Drag the Expand Capacity bar to the size you want Then press Expand to confirm the operation Delete Volume To d...

Page 93: ...thin provisioning is sharing the available physical capacity to a number of iSCSI target volumes and also setup virtual capacity to expand the physical size while it needed To setup iSCSI thin provisi...

Page 94: ...thin provision volume by dragging the Allocation bar to the desired size After the size has been determined click OK to confirm Now you will see the iSCSI thin provisioning volume is available from t...

Page 95: ...e example below 1 The physical size for the iSCSI thin provision volume is 333 88GB You can refer the screenshot above 2 The iSCSI target volume under thin provisioning starts with 333 38GB in physica...

Page 96: ...an iSCSI target volume under thin provisioning of 1700GB iSCSI target volume creation The maximum virtual size is 14300GB 16000GB 1700GB 1st iSCSI target volume This screenshot lists iSCSI target volu...

Page 97: ...sociated with iSCSI setting The details as listed in following screenshot With the option changed it will need to reboot system to activate NOTE 1 Each RAID volume can only create one iSCSI thin provi...

Page 98: ...olume size is over 2TB iSCSI CRC Checksum To enable this option the initiator can connect with Data digest and Header digest enabled iSCSI For the N8900 You may specify the space allocated for iSCSI T...

Page 99: ...iSCSI Target Advanced There are 3 options iSCSI CRC Checksum Max Connections Error Recovery Level is currently allow Admin to Enable Disable to operate Thecus IP storage associated with iSCSI setting...

Page 100: ...l of security the target and the initiator authenticate each other Username Enter a username Password Enter a password Password Confirm Reenter the chosen password RAID ID ID of current RAID volume LU...

Page 101: ...cation 9 Enter a LUN Name 10 Designate the percentage to be allocated from the Allocation drag bar 11 When iSCSI target volume has been created the LUN ID is configurable from 0 to 254 with a default...

Page 102: ...ts capacity from unused space Instant Allocation mode only From the volume list simply select the iSCSI volume you like to expand and click the Expand button You will then see the dialog box displayed...

Page 103: ...Provision to create iSCSI target volume it could maximum physical iSCSI target volume capacity usage and allowed virtually assign space to have more disks added while it needed To setup iSCSI thin pro...

Page 104: ...ating Instant Allocation iSCSI target volumes which capacity has been physically allocated With the iSCSI target volume creation under thin provisioning can virtually be up to 16384GB 16TB LUN ACL For...

Page 105: ...105 From the LUN ACL setting screen click Add Next input Initiator iqn and setup iSCSI target volume access privilege from available list then apply with OK button...

Page 106: ...on Advance Option For the N8900 There are 3 options is currently allow Admin to Enable Disable to operate Thecus IP storage associated with iSCSI setting The details as listed in following screenshot...

Page 107: ...pes of iSER so far handling header and data checksum recovery can be disabled ERL 2 Connection Recovery ERL 2 allows for both single and multiple communication path sessions within a iSCSI Nexus and h...

Page 108: ...low With the added stack target you could Enable or Disable now or later per usage needed Next input the target IP address of the stackable device and click the Discovery button The system will list a...

Page 109: ...109 The Export share name will become the network share name and displayed through network access such as SMB You may refer the figures below to see the result Please note the naming limitation...

Page 110: ...od of setting for system share folder It designates whether or not this folder will be visible through web disk You may refer the figures below for reference when Yes and No are selected The Public se...

Page 111: ...tack target device has been attached into this stack master With this newly attached stack target device you will see the information displayed and also several options you can choose In general if at...

Page 112: ...up the following dialogue After your changes have been made click Apply to confirm any modifications Once changes are applied the associated information will be updated on the Stack Target List windo...

Page 113: ...onnect the stack target click Reconnect ISO Mount The ISO Mount feature is very useful tool from Thecus products With it users can mount an ISO file and having export name to display all details from...

Page 114: ...screen To mount new ISO file select from listed ISO file and input desired mounting name into Mount as field Click ADD with confirmation to complete mounting ISO file Or without Mount as ISO file exp...

Page 115: ...unt to eliminate mounted ISO file B Using ISO The mounted ISO file will be located same share folder with name giving Please refer the screen shot below ISO file image has mounted as folder Image you...

Page 116: ...ars This screen allows you to create and configure folders on the Thecus IP storage volume Adding Folders On the Folder screen press the Add button and the Add Folder screen appears This screen allows...

Page 117: ...to this folder When accessing a public folder via FTP the behavior is similar to anonymous FTP Anonymous users can upload download a file to the folder but they cannot delete a file from the folder S...

Page 118: ...scription the folder Browseable Enable or disable users from browsing the folder contents This setting will only apply while access via SMB CIFS and web disk Public Admit or deny public access to this...

Page 119: ...able the NFS Service and then set up hosts with access rights by clicking Add Please refer the N8900 config NFS share screenshot as below WARNING All the data stored in the folder will be deleted once...

Page 120: ...mapped to anonymous user nobody nogroup on NAS All user on guest system will be mapped to anonymous user nobody nogroup on NAS Choose the one which best fits your needs Sync Async For the N8900 Choose...

Page 121: ...ailable version count The snapshot schedule rules can be setup for monthly weekly or daily Clicking on Apply after firmed with desired schedule These taken snapshot is only accessible though CIFS SMB...

Page 122: ...igure folder access follow the steps below 1 On the ACL screen all network groups and users are listed in the left hand column Select a group or user from this list 2 With the group or user selected p...

Page 123: ...llow the steps below 1 In the blank enter the name of the user you would like to find 2 From the drop down select the group you would like to search for the user in 3 Click Search NOTE If one user has...

Page 124: ...tion item and the ADS NT Support screen appears You can to change any of these items and press Apply to confirm your settings A description of each item follows ADS NT Support Item Description Work Gr...

Page 125: ...omain local Administrator ID Administrator Administrator Password NOTE The DNS server specified in the WAN LAN1 configuration page should be able to correctly resolve the ADS server name The time zone...

Page 126: ...Add Users 1 Click on the Add button on Local User Configuration screen and Local User Setting screen appears 2 On the Local User Setting screen enter a name in the User Name box 3 Enter a User ID numb...

Page 127: ...on the Edit button and Local User Setting screen appears 3 From here you can enter a new password and re enter to confirm or use the or buttons to have this user join or leave a group Click the Apply...

Page 128: ...s menu choose the Group item and the Local Group Configuration screen appears This screen allows you to Add Edit and Remove local groups Local Group Configuration Item Description Add Press the Add bu...

Page 129: ...hem to the Members List using the button 6 Click the Apply button to save your changes Edit Groups 1 On the Local Group Configuration screen select a group name from the list 2 Press the Edit button t...

Page 130: ...eniently add numerous users and groups automatically by importing a simple comma separated plain text txt file From the Accounts menu click Batch Mgmt and the Batch Create Users and Groups dialogue wi...

Page 131: ...n amount of space on EACH RAID partition For example if there are 3 RAID partitions and a user has a user quota of 300MB the user can store 300MB of data on EACH RAID partition or a total of 900MB of...

Page 132: ...other network services Samba CIFS There are 5 options is currently allow Admin to Enable Disable to operate Thecus IP storage associated with Samba CIFS protocol With the option changed it will need...

Page 133: ...mous Login Authentication To enable this option no matter there is share folder has been created in public access The user account and password is needed from system to access under SMB CIFS protocol...

Page 134: ...to backup you MAC system to have Thecus IP storage as MAC time machine NFS Setup From the Network Service menu choose the NFS item and the NFS Support screen appears The Thecus IP storage can act as...

Page 135: ...users to download files from public folders No access Block anonymous FTP user access Auto Rename If checked the system will automatically rename files that are uploaded with a duplicate file name Th...

Page 136: ...he HTTP Web Disk item and the Web Disk HTTP Support screen appears This screen displays the service support parameters of the system You can change any of these items and press Apply to confirm your s...

Page 137: ...n networking with a complete description of the protocols and technologies used to create Bonjour enabled applications and devices Application Server Thecus IP storage support iTunes server functional...

Page 138: ...s IP storage will make all music located in the Music folder available for iTunes equipped computers on the network Module Installation From the Application Server menu choose the Module Installation...

Page 139: ...n of released version Description The description of module Location The module is either getting on line or disk Document The available documentation of module Action To install module or deleted p s...

Page 140: ...u can also limit the bandwidth of your Nsync tasks so other users on the network can share the bandwidth equally Under the Backup menu click Nsync and the Nsync window appears Below is a description o...

Page 141: ...t name on the target server Password on Target Server The password for the username on the target server Test Connection Click to check the connection to the Target Server Schedule Enable or Disable s...

Page 142: ...er named nsync and the Auth ID has writable permission in that folder Designating Thecus IP storage as an Nsync Target The Thecus IP storage can act as an Nsync server enabling another Nsync equipped...

Page 143: ...will be triggered if the primary DOM has a booting issue In this instance the 2nd DOM will take over the boot function Then the system will automatically load the most recent system configuration bac...

Page 144: ...p in the menu of the UI 1 Enable Rsync Target Server 2 Add a username and password they can be different than your NAS s username and password 3 Select Apply Now Rsync is turned on on your NAS which m...

Page 145: ...target as they are added on your source but NOT deleting files on your target as they are deleted on your source 3 Choose your source folder s These are the folders on your source NAS that you wish to...

Page 146: ...up tasks After selecting apply you will be brought back to the Rsync Schedule Backup task list Simply click the arrow to start the task whether the scheduler is enabled or disabled and click the box t...

Page 147: ...he Windows Backup Utility Ntbackup exe to backup your files If you use Windows XP Home Edition follow these steps to install the utility 1 Insert the Windows XP CD into a drive and double click the CD...

Page 148: ...and search on backup External Device Thecus IP storage support printer serving and UPS backup power supplies The integrated print server allows you to share a single USB printer with all users on the...

Page 149: ...n Click Next 5 Select the A network printer or a printer attached to another computer option 6 Select Connect to a printer on the Internet or on a home or office network and enter http Thecus IP stora...

Page 150: ...Server in Windows Vista follow the steps below 1 Open Printer Folder from the Control Panel 2 Click the right mouse button in anywhere on the Printers folder and then select Add Printer 3 Select Add...

Page 151: ...to go into next page without waiting for Searching for available printers to finish 5 Click Select a shared printer by name Type http Thecus_NAS 631 printers usb printer in the box where Thecus_NAS_I...

Page 152: ...se contact your printer manufacturer for help 7 Windows will attempt to connect to the printer 8 You can choose to set this printer as the default printer by checking the Set as the default printer bo...

Page 153: ...on UPS Monitoring Enable or disable UPS monitoring Manufacturer Choose the UPS manufacturer from the dropdowns Model Choose the UPS model number from the dropdowns Battery Status Current status of the...

Page 154: ...ecus IP storage Login page Login Page To login to the system enter your user name and password and select Web Disk or Photo server then click Login to log into the system You will be taken to the sele...

Page 155: ...r within the current folder press the New Folder button When the screen appears enter a name for the folder Press OK to create the folder 7 To upload a file from your computer to the current folder pr...

Page 156: ...to current folder of your computer upload Upload file from your computer to current web disk folder Admin Change password and confirm new password logout To logout of the web disk interface Show the...

Page 157: ...les you must first select the item by clicking the box then entering your user name and password to log in to the photo server Windows XP Publishing Wizard There are many ways for a local user to uplo...

Page 158: ...the register file 4 Once the register file is installed use the Windows file manager to browse the folder that contains the picture you want to publish On the left pane there will be an icon labeled P...

Page 159: ...heck mark on the top left hand corner of the picture Click Next 7 Your PC will start to connect to the Photo Web Server 8 Select Thecus IP storage Photo Gallery Wizard to publish your pictures to Thec...

Page 160: ...album by entering an album name and clicking on the Create Album button 11 Select the album you want to upload your pictures to 12 Confirm the target album 13 Windows will show you that the picture up...

Page 161: ...161 14 When the upload is finished the Wizard will ask you whether if you want to go to the website Click Finish to go to your Photo Web Server 15 Click on the user s icon to go to that user s album...

Page 162: ...album list Click on Album 17 Finished You will see the pictures just selected in the album Managing Albums and Photos Icon Function Description Make Cover Make selected photo your cover picture Back...

Page 163: ...e album Uploading Pictures to Albums Uploading pictures to albums using the Web User Interface is easy 1 When the album is created click the album icon to enter the album Initially the album is empty...

Page 164: ...to display EXIF information To hide this information click the EXIF button again Slide Shows Slide shows are a great way to enjoy pictures stored on your Thecus IP storage You can click on the Start S...

Page 165: ...though it were a drive on your computer Apple OS X On an Apple computer you can connect to shared computers and servers using a network address 1 Choose Go Connect to Server 2 Enter the network addre...

Page 166: ...Once the download is complete install the iSCSI Initiator by double clicking the EXE file You may be presented with the following security warning Click Run to continue 3 You will now install the iSC...

Page 167: ...lick Finish once completed 7 Start the iSCSI Initiator by double clicking its icon on the desktop The iSCSI Initiator properties window will appear 8 Select the Discovery tab Under Target Portals clic...

Page 168: ...CSI target highlighted click Log On The Log On to Target dialogue will appear 11 If you have not enabled CHAP click OK to continue If you have enabled CHAP click Advanced Under Advanced Settings check...

Page 169: ...ick My Computer on the desktop and select Manage 13 Click on Disk Management and you will see a new hard disk listed 14 Initialize the new hard disk and you will then be able to use the iSCSI target a...

Page 170: ...first partition on the eSATA or USB disk drive Adding a Spare Disk With a RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 6 or RAID 10 volume you can add a spare disk after the initial RAID is setup To add a spare disk follow th...

Page 171: ...Navigate to NAT Setting Virtual Server 2 For Enable Virtual Server select Yes 3 Setup the HTTPS Server a Well Known Applications Select User Defined b Local IP Enter 192 168 1 100 c Port Range 443 the...

Page 172: ...remove it from the tray 3 Slide a new hard disk into the tray and fasten the screws 4 Insert the hard disk tray back into Thecus IP storage until it snaps into place You can also lock it with a key i...

Page 173: ...d password To connect using a different user name and password first disconnect any existing mappings to this network share 2 The mapped network drive could not be created because the following error...

Page 174: ...advance and useful of Thecus IP storage depend on models is Dual DOM implemented In the normal circumstance it has no need to have this feature involved But with irresistible cause like power cut or...

Page 175: ...are is available on our Download Center http www thecus com download php If you are still experiencing problems with your Thecus IP storage or require a Return Merchandise Authorization RMA feel free...

Page 176: ...the data and parity stored on its other hard disk drives RAID Levels The Thecus IP storage supports standard RAID levels 0 1 5 6 10 and JBOD You choose a RAID level when you create a system volume Th...

Page 177: ...RAID 10 RAID 10 is implemented as a striped array whose segments are RAID 1 arrays RAID 10 has the same fault tolerance as RAID level 1 RAID 10 has the same overhead for fault tolerance as mirroring a...

Page 178: ...re accessed at the same time disk striping enhances performance The stripes can vary in size Disk Usage When all disks are of the same size and used in RAID Thecus IP storage disk usage percentage is...

Page 179: ...lets Thecus IP storage integrate itself with the existing ADS in an office environment This means the Thecus IP storage is able to recognize your office users and passwords on the ADS server Other maj...

Page 180: ...nd its contributors This product includes software developed by Winning Strategies Inc This product includes software developed by the Apache Group for use in the Apache HTTP server project http www a...

Page 181: ...s commit to using it Some other Free Software Foundation software is covered by the GNU Library General Public License instead You can apply it to your programs too When we speak of free software we a...

Page 182: ...the Program independent of having been made by running the Program Whether that is true depends on what the Program does 1 You may copy and distribute verbatim copies of the Program s source code as y...

Page 183: ...corresponding machine readable source code which must be distributed under the terms of Sections 1 and 2 above on a medium customarily used for software interchange or b Accompany it with a written of...

Page 184: ...ribute so as to satisfy simultaneously your obligations under this License and any other pertinent obligations then as a consequence you may not distribute the Program at all For example if a patent l...

Page 185: ...e software and of promoting the sharing and reuse of software generally NO WARRANTY 11 BECAUSE THE PROGRAM IS LICENSED FREE OF CHARGE THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR THE PROGRAM TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY AP...

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