Chapter 1: Introduction
Overview
Thank y ou for choosing t he Th ecus I P St orage Ser ver. Th e Thecu s I P st orage is an
easy- t o- use st orage ser ver t hat allow s a dedicat ed appr oach t o st oring and
dist ribut ing dat a on a net w ork. Dat a reliabilit y is en sured w it h RAI D feat ures t hat
provide dat a securit y and recovery —ov er m ult iple Terabyt e of st orage ar e available
using RAI D 5 and RAI D 6. Gigabit Et hernet port s enhance net w ork efficiency,
allowing Thecus I P st orage t o t ake over file m anagem ent funct ions, increase
applicat ion and dat a sharing and provide fast er dat a r esponse. Th e Th ecus I P
st orage offers dat a m obilit y w it h a disk roam ing feat ure t hat let s you sw ap w orking
hard drives for use in ot her Th ecus I P st orage, securing t he cont inuit y of dat a in t he
ev ent of hardw are failure. The Thecu s I P st orage allow s dat a con solidat ion and
sharing bet w een Window s ( SMB/ CI FS) , UNI X/ Linux, and Apple OS X env ironm ent s.
The Th ecus I P st orage’s user- friendly GUI support s m ult iple Languages.
Product Highlights
File Se r v e r
First and forem ost , t h e Thecus I P st orage allow s you t o st or e and shar e files ov er an
I P net w or k. Wit h a Net w or k At t ached St orage ( NAS) device, y ou can cent ralize
your files and share t hem easily over your net w ork . Wit h t he easy - t o- u se
w eb- based int erface, user s on you r net w ork can access t hese files in a snap.
To learn about t he Web User I nt erface, go t o
Ch a pt e r 4 : Usin g t h e Th e cu s I P St or a ge >
W e b Adm in ist r a t ion I n t e r f a ce
FTP Se r v e r
Wit h t he built - in FTP Serv er, friends, client s, and cust om er s can upload and
dow nload files t o you r Thecus I P st orage ov er t he I nt ernet w it h t heir favorit e FTP
program s. You can cr eat e user account s so t hat only aut horized users have access.
To set up t h e FTP Serv er, refer t o
Ch a pt e r 4 : N e t w or k Se r v ice >
FTP
.
iTu n e s Se r v e r
Wit h t he built - in iTunes serv er capabilit y, t he Th ecus I P st orage enables digit al
m usic t o be shar ed and played anyw her e on t he net w ork!
To set up t h e iTunes Serv er, r efer t o
Ch a pt e r 4 : App lica t ion Se r v e r >
iTu n e s Con f igu r a t ion
.
Pr in t e r Se r v e r
Wit h t he Thecu s I P st orage’s Print er Serv er, y ou can easily share an I PP print er w it h
ot her PCs connect ed t o your net w ork .
To set up t h e Print er Serv er, r efer t o
Ch a pt e r 4 : Ex t e r n a l D e v ice s Se r v e r >
Pr in t e r I n for m a t ion .
M u lt iple RAI D
7
Summary of Contents for N8810U series
Page 61: ...61...
Page 177: ...177...
Page 191: ...Folder to Folder Folder to external device External device to Folder 191...
Page 207: ...Appendix C How to open the top cover N8900 series 207...
Page 208: ...N12000 series N16000 series 208...