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Chapter 10.
Use the LCD Panel
This feature is only provided by the NAS models with LCD panels. Please
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The NAS provides a handy LCD panel for users to perform disk configuration and view the
system information.
When the NAS has started up, the server name and IP address will be shown.
N A S 5 F 4 D E 3
1 6 9 . 2 5 4 . 1 0 0 . 1 0 0
For the first time installation, the LCD panel shows the number of hard drives detected and
the IP address. Configure the hard drives.
Number of hard
drives detected
Default disk
configuration
Available disk configuration options*
1
Single
Single
2
RAID 1
Single -> JBOD ->RAID 0 -> RAID 1
3
RAID 5
Single -> JBOD -> RAID 0 -> RAID 5
4 or above
RAID 5
Single ->JBOD -> RAID 0 -> RAID 5
-> RAID 6
*Press the “Select” button to choose the option, and press the “Enter” button to confirm.
For example, when 5 hard drives installed are available on the NAS, the LCD panel shows:
C o n f i g .
D i s k s ?
→
R A I D 5
Press the “Select” button to browse more options, for example, RAID 6.
Press the “Enter” button and the following message shows. Press the “Select” button to
select “Yes” to confirm.
C h o o s e
R A I D 5 ?
→
Y e s
N o
When RAID 1, RAID 5, or RAID 6 configuration is executed, the system will initialize the
hard drives, create the RAID device, format the RAID device, and mount it as a volume on
the NAS. The progress will be shown on the LCD panel. When it reaches 100%, the RAID
