Chapter 6: Tips and Tricks
SB and eSATA Storage Expansion
he N0503 supports external USB hard disks through its four USB ports. Once a USB
ard disk has successfully mounted, the entire volume will be linked automatically
the default USB HDD folder. The N0503 supports up to 4 USB external storage
evices. All file names on the USB disk volume are case sensitive.
he N0503 also supports eSATA hard disks with its eSATA port.
efore attaching an eSATA or USB disk drive to N0503, you have to partition and
rmat it on a desktop computer or a notebook first. The attached device will be
cated at
\\192.168.1.100\usbhdd\sdf1
where
192.168.1.100
means the IP
ddress of N0503 and
sdf1
stands for the first partition on disk #6, the eSATA or
SB 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.
dding a Spare Disk
2.
Click Add Spare. The disk will be configured as a spare disk. The system
automati
y rebuilds the spare disk when one of the disks in the RAID set
fa
emote Administratio
can set up your N0503 for remo
nistration. With remote administration,
ou can access your N0503 over the Internet, even if your N0503 is behind a router.
his is especially useful if you are traveling and suddenly need a file from your
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NOTE
If you want to write to an USB storage device, the file system must be FAT32.
USB
Storage
Partition
Partition
FAT32
NTFS
Read OK OK
Write OK -
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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.
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Setting up remote administrat
following equipment:
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Thecus N0503 NAS device
ternet Connection
able / DSL Router with Dynamic DNS support
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Home PC
In
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NOTE
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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