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Edit RAID
On the RAID Information screen, press the Edit button to go to the RAID
Information screen.
Using Edit RAID, you can select RAID ID and the Spare Disk. .

Remove RAID
Click to remove the RAID volume. All user data and iSCSI has been created in
selected RAID volume will be removed.
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Summary of Contents for N12000 series

Page 1: ...Thecus N12000 series N16000 series User s Manual ...

Page 2: ...ide us with your feedback Thecus Technology Corporation reserves the right to modify the contents of this manual without notice Product name Thecus N12000 N16000 series Manual Version 2 2 Release Date May 2011 Limited Warranty Thecus Technology Corporation guarantees all components of Thecus NAS products are thoroughly tested before they leave the factory and should function normally under general...

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 3A Plugging the Thecus IP storage to an incorrect power source could damage the unit Do NOT expose Thecus IP storage to dampness dust or corrosive liquids Do NOT place Thecus IP storage on any uneven ...

Page 4: ...Thecus Setup Wizard 15 OLED Operation 17 Typical Setup Procedure 18 Chapter 4 System Administration 20 Overview 20 Web Administration Interface 20 My Favorite 21 Logout 23 Language Selection 23 System Information 24 Product Information 24 System Service Status 24 Logs 25 On line Register 26 System Management 27 Time Setting system time 27 Notification configuration 28 Firmware Upgrade 28 UPS Setti...

Page 5: ... 101 Backup 102 Dual DOM 102 Thecus Backup Utility 103 Windows XP Data Backup 104 Apple OS X Backup Utilities 104 Chapter 5 Tips and Tricks 105 USB and eSATA Storage Expansion 105 Remote Administration 105 Part I Setup a DynDNS Account 106 Part II Enable DDNS on the Router 106 Part III Setting up Virtual Servers HTTPS 106 Firewall Software Configuration 106 Replacing Damaged Hard Drives 107 Hard D...

Page 6: ...111 Appendix C Active Directory Basics 114 Overview 114 What is Active Directory 114 ADS Benefits 114 Appendix D Licensing Information 115 Overview 115 Source Code Availability 115 CGIC License Terms 116 GNU General Public License 116 ...

Page 7: ...e Server First and foremost the Thecus IP storage allows 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 interface users on your network can access these files in a snap To learn about the Web User Interface go to Chapter 5 Using the Thecus IP Storage Usin...

Page 8: ...Internet There is no easier way to expand the capacity of your current application servers All the storage needs can be centrally managed and deployed This brings ultimate flexibility to users To set up an iSCSI volume refer to Chapter 4 Storage Management Space Allocation Allocating Space for iSCSI Volume Superior Power Management Thecus IP storage supports schedule power on off With this feature...

Page 9: ...1 QIG Quick Installation Guide x1 CD Title Acronics backup CD Universal CD Ethernet Cable x1 Accessory bag x1 HDD Compatibility list Card x1 Multiple Languages Warranty Card x1 Power cord x2 Please check to see if your package is complete If you find that some items are missing contact your dealer ...

Page 10: ... up to identify the system position of the rack 7 RST Reboot 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 and messages OLED screen saver will be enabled after screen is idle for more than 3 minutes OLED screen will be turn off after idle for more t...

Page 11: ... identify the rack position of the system 7 RST Reboot 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 and messages OLED screen saver will be enabled after screen is idle for more than 3 minutes OLED screen will be turn off after idle for more than 6 ...

Page 12: ...ay Rear Panel N12000 series The N12000 rear panel features ports and connectors Back Panel Item Description 1 Power Connector Connect the included power cords to these connectors 2 Serial Port This port is for external UPS device 3 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 USB Port USB 3 0 port for...

Page 13: ...evice 3 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 USB Port USB 3 0 port for compatible USB devices 6 WAN LAN1 Port WAN LAN1 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch or router 7 LAN2 Port WAN LAN1 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch or router 8 LAN3 Port LA...

Page 14: ...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 N12000 N16000 3 Be careful not to use magnetized screwdrivers around the Thecus IP storage s electronic components Cable Connections To connect the N12000 N16000 series products to your network follow the steps below 1 Connect an Ether...

Page 15: ... Wizard The handy Thecus Setup Wizard makes configuring Thecus IP storage 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 The Setup Wizard should launch automatically If not please browse your CD ROM drive and double click on Setup exe 3 The Setup Wizard w...

Page 16: ...are both admin 6 Name your Thecus 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 may also use a static IP address and enter the DNS Server address manually 7 Change the default administrator password ...

Page 17: ...s OLED Controls Use the Up Down Enter and Escape ESC keys to select various configuration settings and menu options for N12000 N16000 series configuration The following table illustrates the keys on the front control panel OLED Controls Icon Function Description Up Button Select the previous configuration settings option Down Button USB copy confirmation display NOTE The Thecus Setup Wizard is des...

Page 18: ...ministration Interface see Chapter 4 Web Administration Interface Step 1 Network Setup From the Web Administration Interface you can configure the network settings of the Thecus IP storage for your network You can access the Network menu from the menu bar For details on how to configure your network settings refer to Chapter 4 System Network Step 2 RAID Creation Next administrators can configure t...

Page 19: ...ccess Control Lists More information on managing folders see Chapter 4 Storage Management Share Folder To find out about configuring Folder Access Control Lists see Chapter 4 Storage Management Share Folder Folder Access Control List ACL Step 5 Start Services Finally you can start to setup the different services of Thecus IP storage for the users on your network You can find out more about each of...

Page 20: ... 168 1 100 2 Login to the system using the administrator user name and password The factory defaults are User Name admin Password admin If you changed your password in the setup wizard use the new password Once you are logged in as an administrator disclaimer page will appear as below Please click the check box if you do not want to have this page displayed during the next login NOTE Your computer...

Page 21: ...items and have them display on the main screen area The figure below displays 12 default favorite functions Administrators can add or remove favorite functions to My Favorites by right clicking the 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 to the...

Page 22: ...rvices of the Thecus IP storage Storage Information and settings for storage devices installed into the Thecus IP storage User and Group Authentication Allows configuration of users and groups Application Server Printer Server and iTunes Server to set up of the Thecus IP storage Module Management System and user Module to install of the Thecus IP storage Backup Category of Backup Features set up o...

Page 23: ... cut FAN Display system FAN Status Click to go to System Status page as short cut Network Green Connection to network is normal Red abnormal connection to the network Logout Click to logout Web Administration Interface Language Selection The Thecus IP storage supports multiple Languages including English Japanese Traditional Chinese Simplified Chinese French German Italian Korean Spanish Russia Po...

Page 24: ...c Product Information screen providing Manufacturer Product No Firmware Version and System Up Time information Product Information Item Description Manufacturer Displays the name of the system manufacturer Product No Shows the model number of the system Firmware version Shows the current firmware version Up time Displays the total run time of the system System Service Status From the Status menu c...

Page 25: ...perature 4 Displays current System temperature in position 4 System Fan Speed Displays the current status of the system fan 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 of the Network File Service Server SMB CIFS Status The status of the SMB CIFS server FTP Status The status...

Page 26: ...er 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 appears The on line register service can periodically update the user when new firmware and software modules are released by Thecus To enable this service simply check the Enable check box By enabli...

Page 27: ...re from this menu Time Setting system time From the time menu choose the Time item and the Time screen appears Set the desired Date Time and Time Zone You can also elect to synchronize the system time on Thecus IP storage with an NTP Network Time Protocol Server See the following table for a detailed description of each item Time Item Description Date Sets the system date Time Sets the system time...

Page 28: ... system beeper that beeps 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 outgoing notification emails Auth Type Select the SMTP Server account authentication type SMTP Account ID Set the SMTP Server Email account ID Account Password Enter a new passwor...

Page 29: ...etailed description of each item UPS Setting Item Description 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 UPS battery Power Current status of the power being supplied to the UPS Seconds between power failure and first notification Delay between p...

Page 30: ...f first enable the feature by checking the 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 save your changes Example Monday On 8 00 Off 16 00 System will turn on at 8 00 AM on Monday and off at 16 00 on Monday System will turn on for the rest of the...

Page 31: ...ervice 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 SNMP function and filled in the related information in each fields With the SNMP management software could get system basic information From the menu choose the SNMP item and the SNMP Support screen appears From here you can Enable or Disable Utility Adm...

Page 32: ...ere you can download 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 system configuration Upload Import a saved configuration file to overwrite current system configuration Factory default From the menu choose the Factory Default item and the Reset to Fa...

Page 33: ...lows you to perform a check on the integrity of your disks file system Under the menu click File system Check and the File System Check prompt appears To perform a file system check click Apply Once clicked the following prompt will appear Click Yes to reboot the system WARNING Resetting to factory defaults will not erase the data stored in the hard disks but WILL revert all the settings to the fa...

Page 34: ...es 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 Start to begin the file system check Click Reboot to reboot the system When the file system check is run the system will show 20 lines of information until it is complete Once complete the results will be shown at the bottom ...

Page 35: ...menu choose WAN LAN1 and the WAN LAN1 Configuration screen appears This screen displays the network parameters of the WAN LAN1 connection You may change any of these items and press Apply to confirm your settings See a description of each item in the following table NOTE The system must be rebooted before Thecus IP storage can function normally after file system check complete ...

Page 36: ...etwork mask which is generally 255 255 255 0 Gateway Default Gateway IP address DNS Server Domain Name Service DNS server IP address LAN2 LAN2 Configuration The Thecus IP storage supports two Gigabit Ethernet ports for higher service availability To configure these ports choose LAN2 from the System Network menu and the LAN2 Configuration screen appears Press Apply to save your changes NOTE Only us...

Page 37: ...red to assign IP addresses to devices connected to the LAN2 port To configure these ports choose LAN2 from the System Network menu DHCP Configuration Item Description DHCP Server Enable or disable the DHCP server to automatically assign IP address to PCs connected to the LAN2 interface Start IP Specifies the starting IP address of the DHCP range End IP Specifies the ending IP address of the DHCP r...

Page 38: ...pple Unix drive mapping Samba Recycle Bin The Thecus IP storage is supported recycle bin via SMB CIFS protocol Simply enable it then all of deleted files folders will reside in the recycle folder with hidden attribution in each share In general Windows has default to invisible all of hidden folders files So please enable this option to view recycle folder NOTE The IP Segment of WAN LAN1 and LAN2 s...

Page 39: ...he configuration items for the Apple Filing Protocol You can change any of these items and press Apply to confirm your settings A description of each item follows Apple Network Configuration Item Description AFP Server Enable or disable Apple File Service to use Thecus IP storage with MAC OS based systems MAC CHARSET Specifics the code page from drop down list Zone Specifies Zone for Applet Talk s...

Page 40: ...ch item follows FTP Item Description FTP Enable FTP Service on Thecus IP storage Security FTP Enable or disable Security FTP be sure the client FTP software has also security FTP setting enabled Port Specifies the port number of an incoming connection on a non standard port Passive Port Range 30000 32000 limited port range for the FTP server to use FTP ENCODE If your FTP client or operating system...

Page 41: ...ess control to each share folder is set up on the ACL page Storage Management Shore Folder ACL HTTP Web Disk From the System Network menu choose the 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 settings A description of each item follows Web Service...

Page 42: ...onjour zero configuration networking with a complete description of the protocols and technologies used to create Bonjour enabled applications and devices TFTP Thecus IP storage can act as a TFTP server enabling users to download and upload files with their favorite TFTP programs From the System Network menu choose the TFTP item and the TFTP screen appears You can change any of these items and pre...

Page 43: ...ught online when its associated primary node fails HA setup procedure HA needs two Thecus N12000 or N16000 to be setup one each for Active and Standby unit and both units have to build up RAID volume in prior Let s take example for two Thecus Units Host name HA1 172 16 66 30 Host name HA2 172 16 66 33 HA1 has RAID0 with capacity 13 0GB HA2 has RAID0 with capacity 22 3GB WARNING Please be noticed i...

Page 44: ...ve Server will be filled in this system s host name and IP address iii Filled in Virtual Hostname and Virtual IP be sure while setup HA Standby Unit has used same name and IP In here thecusha and 172 16 65 5 as example accordingly iv Normally no need to change iSCSI Block Configuration If it has changed be sure the HA Standby Unit has done the same v Click Save to save HA Active unit configuration...

Page 45: ...ere thecusha and 172 16 65 5 as example accordingly ix Normally no need to change iSCSI Block Configuration If it has changed be sure the HA Active Unit has done the same x Click Save to save HA Standby unit configuration After both HA units has completed configuration and confirmed with Save button then Carry on to click Enable HA for both units system will check Active Standby configuration info...

Page 46: ...Ready After HA has enable and system reboot for both Active and Standby unit the HA status and RAID management information can be seen as below HA Active Unit WARNING Please be sure that Standby unit volume size must be larger then Active unit Or the HA synchronize will result failed ...

Page 47: ...twork Configuration Active Server Hostname Name of the Active Server Active Server LAN1 IP The IP address of your Active Server Standby Server Hostname Name of the Standby Server Standby Server LAN1 IP The IP address of your Standby Server iSCSI Block Configuration LAN3 MAC The MAC address of the LAN3 Active Server LAN3 IP The IP address of your Active Server needs to set the same segment with Sta...

Page 48: ...at warning Init Dead Time The init dead parameter is used to set the time that it takes to declare a cluster node dead when Heartbeat is first started This parameter generally needs to be set to a higher value because experience suggests that it sometimes takes operating systems many seconds for their communication systems before they operate correctly Communications Configuration UDP The udp port...

Page 49: ...ons the standby server HA2 will immediately take over for the active server The standby server s system log will show HA changed to active getting resources and Healthy The RAID HA on system HA2 is healthy now At this time the virtual IP address will be mapped to the HA2 system because it is in an active state WARNING If there are transfers in progress when the active server encounters problems an...

Page 50: ...r is damaged and then returned to a healthy state the original standby server will go back into standby mode and the original active server will become active again The servers return to their original roles With or without auto failback synchronization will begin immediately without a break in service when the damaged server returns The roles described above are assumed immediately and do not nee...

Page 51: ...e Firmware Shows the SATA hard disk firmware version Status Indicates the status of the disk Can read OK Warning or Failed Bad Block scan Yes to start scan Bad Block 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 or Warning link will display the S M A R T Information window for that particular disk You may also...

Page 52: ...e sectors that are reallocated the more a decrease up to 10 or more can be noticed in disk read write speeds Current 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 sectors are read successfully the value is decreased If errors still occur when reading sectors...

Page 53: ...s screen lists the RAID volumes currently residing on the Thecus IP storage From this screen you can get information about the status of your RAID volumes as well as the capacities allocated for data RAID Information Item Description Master RAID The RAID volume currently designated as the Master RAID volume ID ID of the current RAID volume NOTE All RAID IDs must be unique RAID Level Shows the curr...

Page 54: ...cial file storage layout in the storage volume A larger stripe size is better for large files Data Percentage The percentage of the RAID volume that will be used to store data Create Press this button to configure a file system and create the RAID storage volume To create a RAID volume follow the steps below 1 On the RAID Information screen clicks create 2 On the RAID Configuration screen set the ...

Page 55: ...lowing message pop up will appear for confirmation After the RAID volume has been created you may remove this USB disk until the next time the system boots The RAID volume can not be mounted if the USB disk with key can not be found in any system USB port when the volume is accessed To activate the encrypted volume plug the USB disk containing the encryption key and into any system USB port We are...

Page 56: ...volume ID name 6 Specify a stripe size 64K is the default setting 7 Selected the file system you like to have for this RAID volume The selection is available from ext3 XFS and ext4 8 Press Create to build the RAID storage volume NOTE Single volume size supported ext3 8TB XFS 48TB ext4 16TB ...

Page 57: ... a minimum of 4 disks RAID 6 can sustain two failed disks RAID 10 RAID 10 has high reliability and high performance RAID 10 is implemented as a striped array whose segments are RAID 1 arrays It has the fault tolerance of RAID 1 and the performance of RAID 0 RAID 10 requires 4 disks RAID 10 can sustain two failed disks RAID 50 RAID 50 combines the straight block level striping of RAID 0 with the di...

Page 58: ... to go to the RAID Information screen Using Edit RAID you can select RAID ID and the Spare Disk Remove RAID Click to remove the RAID volume All user data and iSCSI has been created in selected RAID volume will be removed To remove a RAID volume follow the steps below ...

Page 59: ...en appear you will have to input Yes with exactly wording case to complete Remove RAID operation Global Hot Spare With up to 5 RAID volume can be created per system The global hot spare support can eliminate the redundant of disk usage in each RAID volume Simply select unset disk from global hot spare disk list then apply to activate WARNING Remove RAID destroys all data in the current RAID volume...

Page 60: ...tion screen 4 On the RAID Information 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 physical drives or change the RAID array all together To migrate a RAID 1 RAID 5 or RAID 6 volume follow the steps below 1 From the RAID Configuration screen click Migr...

Page 61: ...6 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 migration scheme below is based on Thecus Thecus IP Storage series products in maximum possible combination The other model which has less HDD supported can refer web UI while RAID migration operated ...

Page 62: ...AID 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 HDDx3 to RAID 6 HDDx8 HDDx16 RAID 1 HDDx4 to RAID 6 HDDx5 RAID 1 HDDx4 to RAID 6 HDDx6 RAID 1 HDDx4 to RAID 6 HDDx7 RAID 1 HDDx4 to RAID 6 HDDx8 HDDx16 RAID 1 HDDx5 to RAID 6 HDDx6 RAID 1 HDDx5 to RAI...

Page 63: ...ID 6 HDDx6 RAID 6 HDDx4 to RAID 6 HDDx7 RAID 6 HDDx4 to RAID 6 HDDx8 HDDx16 RAID 6 HDDx5 to RAID 6 HDDx6 RAID 6 HDDx5 to RAID 6 HDDx7 RAID 6 HDDx5 to RAID 6 HDDx8 HDDx16 RAID 6 HDDx6 to RAID 6 HDDx7 RAID 6 HDDx6 to RAID 6 HDDx8 HDDx16 RAID 6 HDDx7 to RAID 6 HDDx8 HDDx16 ...

Page 64: ...drop down list to select desired RAID volume iSCSI Target Item Description Add Click to allocate space to iSCSI target from associated RAID volume Modify Click this to modify the 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 Delete Click this to ...

Page 65: ...w 1 Under the iSCSI Target List select iSCSI Target then click Add The Create iSCSI Volume screen appears Create iSCSI Volume Item Description iSCSI Target Volume Enable or Disable the iSCSI Target Volume Target Name Name of the iSCSI Target This name will be used by the Stackable NAS function to identify this export share ...

Page 66: ... 2TB capacity will be configured in Windows XP 512 Bytes block size for application like VMware etc 2 Enable the iSCSI Target Volume by selecting Enable 3 Enter a Target Name This will be used by the Stackable NAS function to identify this export share 4 Choose the current year from the Year dropdown 5 Choose the current month from the Month dropdown 6 Choose to enable CHAP authentication or choos...

Page 67: ...Target List click Modify The Modify iSCSI Volume screen appears 2 Modify your setting Press ok to change Expand Volume The iSCSI volume is now able to expand its 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 ...

Page 68: ...lume To delete volume on the current RAID volume follow the steps below 1 Under the Volume Allocation List click Delete The Space Allocation screen appears NOTE The iSCSI expand is only capable while iSCSI target volume is crested by Instant Allocation Created by Thin Provisioning has virtual space assigned in initial stage so it has no expand capability ...

Page 69: ...gn space to have more disks added while it needed To setup iSCSI thin provisioning simply select Thin Provisioning mode from Create LUN setting screen Next allocate capacity for iSCSI 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 the list Please re...

Page 70: ... can virtually be up to 16384GB 16TB LUN ACL After iSCSI target has been created one more step away to complete iSCSI volume can be used Under LUN ACL it needs to add Initiator iqn and setup ACL access privilege to determine the accessibility Please refer the screen shot below for where Initiator iqn can be getting it from From the LUN ACL setting screen click Add ...

Page 71: ...rget volume access privilege from available list then apply with OK button The accessible Initiator will listed as screen shot displayed below The listed Initiator iqn can be modified or deleted by selecte desired iqn and apply by associated button ...

Page 72: ...046 ERL 0 Session Recovery ERL 0 Session Recovery is triggered when failures within a command within a connection and or within TCP occur This causes all of the previous connections from the failed session to be restarted on a new session by sending a iSCSI Login Request with a zero TSIHRestart all iSCSI connections on any failure ERL 1 Digest Failure Recovery ERL 1 only applies to traditional iSC...

Page 73: ...ter entering the information press Apply to create new folder Add Folder Item Description RAID ID RAID volume where the new folder will reside Folder Name Enter the name of the folder Description Provide a description the folder Browseable Enable or disable users from browsing the folder contents If Yes is selected then the share folder will be browseable Public Admit or deny public access to this...

Page 74: ...Description Provide a description 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 folder Remove Folders To remove a folder press the Remove button from the specified folder row The system will confirm folder deletion Press Yes to delete the folder permanent...

Page 75: ...e share folder enable the NFS Service and then set up hosts with access rights by clicking Add NFS Share Item Description WARNING All the data stored in the folder will be deleted once the folder is deleted The data will not be recoverable ...

Page 76: ...roup 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 Choose to determine the data Sync at once or Async in arranged batch Apply Click to save your changes Folder and sub folders Access Control List ACL On the Folder screen press the ACL button and the ACL setting screen appears This screen allows you to con...

Page 77: ... one of the buttons from the three access level columns at the top The group or user then appears in that column and has that level of access to the folder 3 Continue selecting groups and users and assigning them access levels using the column buttons 4 To remove a group or user from an access level column press the Remove button in that column 5 When you are finished press Apply to confirm your A...

Page 78: ...elow 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 The system will list up to 1 000 users from the chosen category To narrow your search enter a search term in the blank provided ...

Page 79: ...stems These can be stacked through single network access like SMB or AFP acting as a share folder type From the main menu the stackable feature is located under Storage Please refer the figure below for reference A Add a Stack Target Volume From the figure above click Add to access the stackable target device configuration page Please refer to the figure below With the added stack target you could...

Page 80: ...If there is no user name and password needed to access target volume then leave it blank Once IP with volume have been set you may need to input a valid user name and password to validate your access rights If there is no user name and password needed to access target volume then leave it blank The Export share name will become the network share name and displayed through network access such as SM...

Page 81: ...rk Access with settings have been completed The Browseable setting will be same method 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 Stack target with export share name pmmeeting No Stack Target ...

Page 82: ...o access it and ACL button will be grayed out If Public is set to No the ACL button will be available on the Stack Target List window Click Apply to save your changes B Activate a Stack Target After your settings have been applied the system will bring you back to Stack Target List window as shown below There is one stack target device has been attached into this stack master ...

Page 83: ... format is complete the stack target volume will be created successfully You will see the volume s capacity and status in the Stack Target List screen C Edit a Stack Target To make any changes to stack targets click Edit for the corresponding stack target and system will bring up the following dialogue After your changes have been made click Apply to confirm any modifications Once changes are appl...

Page 84: ... disconnected by situations such as power outages or network disconnects When this happens the Reconnect button will available To attempt to reconnect 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 mounted ISO file ...

Page 85: ...efer the figure below for reference Select on the ISO mount function and you will have the screen shot appear as following A Add a ISO file From the figure above select ISO file from drop down share list After selection system will bring up Mount table for further setting screen ...

Page 86: ...th confirmation to complete mounting ISO file Or without Mount as ISO file export name input system will automatic to give the export name by ISO file name If left Mount as blink then system will create mount point by ISO file name After you have completed to add ISO then the page will displayed all mounted ISO files ...

Page 87: ...e user access using different group policies From the User and Group Authentication menu you can create modify and delete users and assign them to groups that you designate ADS NT Support If you have a Windows Active Directory Server ADS or Windows NT server to handle the domain security in your network you can simply enable the ADS NT support feature the Thecus IP storage will connect with the AD...

Page 88: ... Server or select NT for Windows NT ADS NT Server Name Specifies the ADS NT server name e g adservername ADS NT Realm Specifies the ADS NT realm e g example com Administrator ID Enter the administrators ID of Windows Active Directory or Windows NT which is required for Thecus IP storage to join domain Administrator Password Enter the ADS NT Administrator password Apply To save your settings To joi...

Page 89: ... the Edit button to modify a local user Remove Press the Remove button to delete a selected user from the system 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 NOTE The DNS server specified in the WAN LAN1 configuration page should be able to correctly resolve the ADS ...

Page 90: ...ser does not belong to Use the or buttons to have this user join or leave a group 6 Press the Apply button and the user is created Edit Users 1 Select an existing user from the Local User Configuration screen 2 Click 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...

Page 91: ...Configuration screen 2 Click on Remove button and the user is deleted from the system Local Group Configuration From the Accounts menu choose the Group item and the Local Group Configuration screen appears This screen allows you to Add Edit and Remove local groups ...

Page 92: ...to delete a selected group from the system Add Groups 1 On the Local Group Configuration screen click on the Add button 2 The Local Group Setting screen appears 3 Enter a Group Name 4 Enter a Group ID number If left blank the system will automatically assign one 5 Select users to be in this group from the Users List by adding them to the Members List using the button 6 Click the Apply button to sa...

Page 93: ...roup select the user from the Users List and press the button to move the user into the Members List 4 To remove a user from a group select the user from Members List and press the button 5 Click the Apply button to save your changes Remove Groups 1 On the Local Group Configuration screen select a group name from the list 2 Press Remove to delete the group from the system ...

Page 94: ...teps 1 Click Browse to locate your comma separated text file The information in the text file should follow this format USERNAME PASSWORD GROUP 2 Click Open 3 Click Import to begin the user list import User Quota The N12000 N16000 has supported local or AD users with its quota limitation in each RAID volume of system Simply to enable this function by clicking Enable then apply it Next each user ca...

Page 95: ...on this device with your iTunes client software directly The following section shows you how Printer Information From the Application Server menu choose the Printer item and the Printer Information screen appears This screen provides the following information about the USB printer connected to the USB port Printer Information Item Description Manufacturer Displays the name of the USB printer manuf...

Page 96: ... screen 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 storage IP_ADDRESS 631 printers usb printer into the URL field 7 Your Windows system will ask you to install drivers for your printer Select correct driver for your printer 8 Your Windows system will...

Page 97: ...97 2 Click the right mouse button in anywhere on the Printers folder and then select Add Printer 3 Select Add a network wireless or Bluetooth printer 4 Select The printer that I want isn t listed ...

Page 98: ...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_IP is the IP address of Thecus IP storage Click Next 6 Select or install a printer and then press OK ...

Page 99: ...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 box Click Next to continue 9 Done Click Finish ...

Page 100: ...nes Service Server Name Name used to identify Thecus IP storage to iTunes clients Password Enter password to control access to your iTunes music Rescan Interval Rescan interval in seconds MP3 Tag Encode Specify tag encoding for MP3 files stored in Thecus IP storage All ID3 tags will be sent out in UTF 8 format Once the iTunes service is enabled Thecus IP storage will make all music located in the ...

Page 101: ...talled is using universal CD shipped with system It has contained file modules zip which included all modules while system shipped Please refer the screenshot below Auto Module Source List Item Description Installed Status of module Name Module name Version The version of released version Description The description of module Location The module is either getting on line or disk NOTE The modules l...

Page 102: ... Installation User Module The user module is reserved for Thecus fans to build up 3rd party functions in the future Backup There are a number of ways to back up data with the Thecus IP storage Dual DOM The unique Dual DOM feature can now perform Auto Repair The Thecus NAS will backup up to five versions of the system configuration either by the default timing of 1 00am every day automatically or a...

Page 103: ...ocation Incremental Click to specify whether the backup will be incremental If unchecked the backup will be a full backup Destination Click to specify the destination folder file location Excluded extensions Files with these file name extensions will be skipped and not back up to the destination Comments If you wish enter comments here for your records 2 To schedule the task to run at regular inte...

Page 104: ...ick Next to skip past the opening page Choose Backup files and settings from the second page and then click Next 3 Select which option you want to back up 4 Click Next and in the Backup Type Destination and Name page specify a back up location using the Browse button 5 Find and select the drive that specifies your Thecus IP storage as your backup destination and click Next 6 Click Next to display ...

Page 105: ...d sd x 1 where 192 168 1 100 means the IP address of Thecus IP storage and sd x 1 stands for the first partition on the eSATA or USB disk drive Remote Administration You can set up your Thecus IP storage for remote administration With remote administration you can access your Thecus IP storage over the Internet even if your Thecus IP storage is behind a router This is especially useful if you are ...

Page 106: ...PS 1 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 default HTTPS port setting on the Thecus IP storage d Protocol select TCP e Click Add f Click Apply 4 Test the HTTPS connection from another computer on the Internet a From a remote computer ope...

Page 107: ...e 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 if desired 5 The LED blinks green when the HDD is accessed RAID Auto Rebuild When using RAID 1 5 6 10 50 or 60 on Thecus IP storage you can use the auto rebuild function when an error is detected 1 When a hard disk fail...

Page 108: ...nd 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 has occurred Multiple connections to a server or shared resource by the same user using more than one user name are not allowed Disconnect all previous connections to the server or shared resource an...

Page 109: ...t 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 human error by accident occurred especially during system booting stage this will become the great feature to prevent system down time Practically while it happened system will try to recovery the DO...

Page 110: ...ware 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 to contact technical support via our Technical Support Website http www thecus com support_tech php Customers in the US should send all technical support enquiries to the US contact window included i...

Page 111: ...m 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 The factors for selecting a RAID level are Your requirements for performance Your need for data security Number of hard disk drives in the system capacity of hard disk drives in the system The followin...

Page 112: ... 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 alone High I O rates are achieved by striping RAID 1 segments Under certain circumstances RAID 10 array can sustain up to 2 simultaneous drive failures Excellent solution for applications that would h...

Page 113: ...are 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 listed below RAID Level Percentage Used RAID 0 100 RAID 1 1 n x 100 RAID 5 n 1 n x 100 RAID 6 n 2 n x 100 RAID 10 50 RAID 50 n 1 n x 100 RAID 60 n 2 n x 100 JBOD 100 n HDD number ...

Page 114: ... 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 major benefits ADS support provides include 1 Easy integration of Thecus IP storage into the existing office IT infrastructure The Thecus IP storage acts as a member of the ADS This feature significantl...

Page 115: ...and 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 apache org This product includes software developed by Softweyr LLC the University of California Berkeley and its contributors This product includes software developed by Bodo Moeller This product inc...

Page 116: ...rs 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 are referring to freedom not price Our General Public Licenses are designed to make sure that you have the freedom to distribute copies of free software and charge for this service if you wish that yo...

Page 117: ... 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 you receive it in any medium provided that you conspicuously and appropriately publish on each copy an appropriate copyright notice and disclaimer of warranty keep intact all the notices that refer to...

Page 118: ... 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 offer valid for at least three years to give any third party for a charge no more than your cost of physically performing source distribution a complete machine readable copy of the corresponding sourc...

Page 119: ...tribute 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 license would not permit royalty free redistribution of the Program by all those who receive copies directly or indirectly through you then the only way you could satisfy both it and this License woul...

Page 120: ...ee 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 APPLICABLE LAW EXCEPT WHEN OTHERWISE STATED IN WRITING THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND OR OTHER PARTIES PROVIDE THE PROGRAM AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LI...

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