Chapter 6: Tips and Tricks
USB and eSATA Storage Expansion
The N8800SAS supports external USB hard disks through its four USB ports. Once a
USB hard disk has successfully mounted, the entire volume will be linked
automatically to the default USB HDD folder. The N8800SAS supports up to 4 USB
external storage devices. All file names on the USB disk volume are case sensitive.
The N8800SAS also supports eSATA hard disks with its eSATA port.
Before attaching an eSATA or USB disk drive to N8800SAS, you have to partition
and format it on a desktop computer or a notebook first. The attached device will be
located at
\\192.168.1.100\usbhdd\sdf1
where
192.168.1.100
means the IP
address of N8800SAS and
sdf1
stands for the first partition on disk #6, the eSATA
or USB disk drive. If it is an NTFS partition, NAS users can open or copy files from
\\192.168.1.100\usbhdd\sdf1
but cannot add new files or modify existing files.
USB
Storage
FAT32
Partition
NTFS
Partition
Read OK OK
Write OK -
If you want to write to an USB storage device, the file system must be FAT32.
NOTE
Adding a Spare Disk
With a RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, or RAID 10 volume, you can add a spare disk after
the initial RAID is setup. To add a spare disk, follow the steps below:
1.
On the RAID Configuration Screen, tick the checkbox of the hard disk you
wish to designate as a spare disk.
2.
Click Add Spare. The disk will be configured as a spare disk. The system
automatically rebuilds the spare disk when one of the disks in the RAID set
fails.
Remote Administration
You can set up your N8800SAS for remote administration. With remote
administration, you can access your N8800SAS over the Internet, even if your
N8800SAS is behind a router. This is especially useful if you are traveling and
suddenly need a file from your N8800SAS.
Setting up remote administration is a three-part process, and will require the
following equipment:
•
Thecus N8800SAS NAS device
•
Cable / DSL Router with Dynamic DNS support
•
Home PC
•
Internet Connection
Router setup will differ slightly depending on router used. For this example,
we will use the Asus WL500g because it has support for Dynamic DNS.
Contact your router hardware vendor for setup help.
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