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  • Page 1 OS7 User’s Manual...

  • Page 2: Copyright And Trademark Notice

    About This Manual All information in this manual has been carefully verified to ensure its correctness. In case of an error, please provide us with your feedback. Thecus Technology Corporation reserves the right to modify the contents of this manual without notice.

  • Page 3: Safety Warnings

    Do NOT expose Thecus IP storage to dampness, dust, or corrosive liquids. Do NOT place Thecus IP storage on any uneven surfaces. DO NOT place Thecus IP storage in direct sunlight or expose it to other heat sources. DO NOT use chemicals or aerosols to clean Thecus IP storage. Unplug the power cord and all connected cables before cleaning.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Before You Begin ................. 13 Cable Connections ................13 Chapter 3: First Time Setup ............14 Overview ..................... 14 Thecus Setup Wizard ................14 Typical Setup Procedure ..............16 Chapter 4: System Administration ..........18 Overview ..................... 18 Web Administration Interface ............. 18 Menu Tree ...................
  • Page 5 Hardware Information ................. 33 Network ..................33 Network Setting ................. 34 Link Aggregation ................37 Quality of Service ................38 DDNS ....................40 Regional Option ................40 Date/Time ..................40 NTP Service ..................41 External Device ................42 External HDD ..................42 Printer ....................
  • Page 6 VPN Service ................107 VPN Server ..................107 Client Management................108 Connection List ................109 VPN Client ..................109 UPnP Service ................110 UPnP ....................110 UPnP Port Management ..............110 Backup ....................112 Local Backup ................112 Local File/Folder Backup ..............112 iSCSI Backup ...................
  • Page 7 Appendix C: Active Directory Basics .......... 154 Overview ................... 154 What is Active Directory? ..............154 ADS Benefits..................154 Appendix D: Licensing Information ........... 155 Overview ................... 155 Source Code Availability ..............155 CGIC License Terms ................156 GNU General Public License ............... 156...

  • Page 8: Chapter 1: Introduction

    Thecus IP storage, securing the continuity of data in the event of hardware failure. The Thecus IP storage allows data consolidation and sharing between Windows (SMB/CIFS), UNIX/Linux, and Apple OS X environments.

  • Page 9: Superior Power Management

    Superior Power Management Thecus IP storage supports schedule power on/off. With this feature, administrator can set at what time to turn on or off the system. This feature is a big plus for people who want to conserve energy. Wake-On-LAN enables administrator to...

  • Page 10: Package Contents

    Package Contents N2810 The Thecus IP storage should contain the following common items: System Unit x1  QIG (Quick Installation Guide) x1  CD-Title (N2810 CD)  Ethernet Cable x1  Accessory box x1  HDD Compatibility list Card x1 ...

  • Page 11: Front Panel

    Front Panel N2810: The Thecus N2810 front panel has the device’s controls, indicators, and hard disk trays: Front Panel Item Description 1. Power Button Power on/off N2810  2. LAN1 LED Solid yellow: LAN1 Cable link  Blinking : Network activity ...

  • Page 12: Rear Panel

    Rear Panel N2810: The N2810 rear panel features ports and connectors. Back Panel Item Description 1. LAN2 Port  LAN2 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch or router 2. LAN1 Port  WAN/LAN1 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch or router 3.

  • Page 13: Chapter 2: Hardware Installation

    2. Connect the provided power adaptor and power cord into the power socket on the back panel. Plug the other end of the cord into a surge protector socket. 3. Press the power button on the Front Panel to boot up the Thecus IP storage.

  • Page 14: Chapter 3: First Time Setup

    Once the hardware is installed, physically connected to your network, and powered on, you can configure the Thecus IP storage so that it is accessible to your network users. There are two ways to set up your Thecus IP storage: using the Thecus Setup Wizard or the LCD display (Depend on models).
  • Page 15 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.

  • Page 16: Typical Setup Procedure

    The Thecus Setup Wizard is designed for installation on systems running Windows NOTE XP/2000/vista/7/8/10 or Mac OSX or later. Users with other operating systems will need to install the Thecus Setup Wizard on a host machine with one of these operating systems before using the unit. Typical Setup Procedure From the Web Administration Interface, you can begin to setup your Thecus IP storage for use on your network.
  • Page 17 To find out about configuring Folder Access Control Lists, see Chapter 4: Privilege > Share Folder> Edit & ACL. Step 5: Start Services Finally, you can start to setup the different services of Thecus IP storage for the users on your network.

  • Page 18: Chapter 4: System Administration

    Interface. With it, you can configure and monitor the Thecus IP storage anywhere on the network. Web Administration Interface Make sure your network is connected to the Internet. To access Thecus IP storage Web Administration Interface: 1. Type the Thecus IP storage IP address into your browser. (Default IP address is http://192.168.1.100)

  • Page 19: Menu Tree

    Following the disclaimer page, you will see the Web Administration Interface. From here, you can configure and monitor virtually every aspect of the Thecus IP storage from anywhere on the network. Menu Tree The Menu Tree is where you will find all of the information screens and system settings of Thecus IP storage.

  • Page 20: Add/Remove Shortcut

    Add/Remove Shortcut The user interface allows the user to designate often used items and have them display on the main screen area by add Shortcut. The figure below displays system favorite functions. Administrators can add or remove Shortcut by right clicking the mouse and select “Add Shortcut”...

  • Page 21: Feedback For Os7.0

    In the following sections, you will find detailed explanations of each function, and how to configure your Thecus IP storage. Feedback for OS7.0 On the top right hand corner of menu bar, click on and it will open the mail sending screen, please provide your feedback.

  • Page 22: System Shut Down And Reboot

     On the top right hand corner of menu bar, select desired language from drop down list. This user interface will switch to the selected language for Thecus IP storage. Logout Click on logout to quit Web Administration Interface. Change Password On the top right hand corner of menu bar, select Password item and the Change Password screen appears.

  • Page 23: Control Panel

    Control Panel The control panel has 5 main categories: CONTROL, PRIVILLEGE, STORAGE, SERVICES and BACKUP. Please see below for explanations. CONTROL Log and Notification System Log From the Log & Notification menu, choose the System Log option and the System Log screen will appear. This screen shows a history of system usage and important events such as disk status, network information, and system booting.

  • Page 24: Access Log

    Logs Item Description Log Level ALL: Provides all log information including system, warning, and error messages. WARN: Shows only warning messages. ERROR: Shows only error messages. Delete Clear all log files. Items per page □ Specify the desired number of lines to display per page. Filters Input desired value to filter unwanted items |<<...
  • Page 25 To export details from the User Access Log as a single file from target folder, administrators must first select the desired number of records from the dropdown list and also select the “Auto export” option. Please choose the number of logs export and click “Apply”...

  • Page 26: Notification

    Notification From log and notification, choose the Notification item, and the Notification Configuration screen appears. This screen lets you have Thecus IP storage notify you in case of any system malfunction. Press Apply to confirm all settings. See following table for a detailed description of each item.

  • Page 27: Power & Hardware

    down list. Security Type Select the security type while mail has sent out SMTP Server Specifies the hostname/IP address of the SMTP server. Port Specifies the port to send outgoing notification emails. SMTP Account ID Set the SMTP Server Email account ID. Account Password Enter a new password.

  • Page 28: Power Schedule

    Power Schedule Using the Thecus IP storage Power Management, you can save energy and money by scheduling the Thecus IP storage to turn itself on and off during certain times of the day. To designate a schedule for the Thecus IP storage to turn on and off, first enable the feature by checking the Enable Power Schedule checkbox.

  • Page 29: Wake-On-Lan

    Monday, if it was on. If the system was already off at 16:00 PM on Monday, system will stay off. Wake-On-LAN The Thecus IP storage has the ability to be awoken from sleep mode via WAN/LAN1 or LAN2 port. Click on associated NIC interface to Enable or Disable Wake-On-LAN.

  • Page 30: Hardware Control

    See the following table for a detailed description of each item. UPS Setting Item Description UPS Service Enable or disable UPS monitoring. Remote UPS Monitoring Checked to enable remote UPS monitoring. And input the IP address of the NAS that the UPS device is connected to via USB.

  • Page 31: System Information

    System Information System Status This screen provides basic system status information. System Status Item Description Model Model name...

  • Page 32: Network Status

    This screen provides basic system network status and information. Network Information (Global parameter) Item Description Host name Host name that identifies the Thecus IP storage on the network. Domain name Specifies the domain name of Thecus IP storage. Link speed Display associated NIC port link speed.

  • Page 33: Hardware Information

    The status of the SNMP service. Hardware Information Click on Hardware Information will display the related HW details for the associated model. Below is an example of the information for a Thecus N2810. Network From the Control menu, choose Network, and the Networking Configuration screen appears.

  • Page 34: Network Setting

    WAN/LAN Setting: The available system network ports are coming from embedded system ports. Therefore, the screen shown above is an example of a Thecus N2810 with 2 on board GbE NIC. To modify port setting, please click on “Edit” with associated network port. The setting screen will appear, it can be configured for basic setting, DHCP server and VLAN.

  • Page 35: Dhcp Server

    Thecus NAS after Jumbo Frame is turned on. DHCP Server: The network port of Thecus IP storage can be acted as DHCP server if associated NIC has been set-up to a static IP. Please fill in the fields to complete setting.
  • Page 36 Other than setup each network port, there is global setting required. Network Configuration (Global parameter) Item Description Host name Host name that identifies the Thecus IP storage on the network. Domain name Specifies the domain name of Thecus IP storage. To set a server name for NetBIOS computer. WINS Server Select the DNS server is coming from DHCP server or manual input.

  • Page 37: Link Aggregation

    Link Aggregation The Thecus IP storage supports link aggregation from on board network port . Simply click on “Add” from Link Aggregation page and screen appear as below. Click on field of “Link Aggregation Combination Device” to select member for Link Aggregation.

  • Page 38: Quality Of Service

    Quality of Service Thecus IP storage is capable for QoS (Quality of Service) by supported services. The bandwidth will give by the order from QoS list once the overall bandwidth required is larger than physical number.
  • Page 39 Quality of Service Configuration Enable the Rule Checked the box to enable defined rule. Network Interface Select network interface from drop down list. Service List Select desired service to have QoS served User Defined Other than pre-defined service list, user defined service is allowed. Service Name Input user defined service name Protocol and Ports...

  • Page 40: Ddns

    From the Regional Option menu, choose the Date/Time item and the Time Settings 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.

  • Page 41: Ntp Service

    Time Sets the system time manually. Apply Click Apply to save changes. If an NTP server is selected, please make sure your Thecus IP storage has been WARNING setup to access the NTP server. NTP Service The Thecus IP storage can also provide NTP service. You can also elect to synchronize the system time on Thecus IP storage with an NTP (Network Time Protocol) Server.

  • Page 42: External Device

    Printer job in Queue Displays the print job in queue of the USB printer. You can configure Thecus IP storage to act as a printer server. That way, all PCs connected to the network can utilize the same printer. • For example to setup attached USB printer on your Windows 7 environment.

  • Page 43: Cpu

    To monitor system status, simply click on tab of associated item and the screen will appear accordingly. Memory...

  • Page 44: Hard Disk

    Hard Disk Network Firmware Setting Firmware Setting From the menu, choose the Firmware Setting item and the Firmware Setting screen appears.

  • Page 45: Configuration Management

    . 3. The buzzer will beep and the Busy LED will blink until the upgrade is complete. • Check Thecus website for the latest firmware release and release notes. NOTE • Downgrading firmware is not permitted. Do not turns off the system during the firmware upgrade process.

  • Page 46: Automatic Upgrade

    In any case that system need to set back to factory default, press Apply on Reset to Default section to reset Thecus IP storage to factory default settings. Resetting to factory defaults will not erase the data stored in the hard disks, but WARNING WILL revert all the settings to the factory default values.

  • Page 47: Adding Folders

    Adding Folders On the Shared Folder screen, press the Create button and the Create Folder screen appears. There are four sub-items related folder creation setting. Please fill in necessary information then press Apply to complete folder creation. General Settings: Please input required information to complete general setting of folder creation. Add Folder Item Description...
  • Page 48 Read Only Define only allowed to read from associate but not write into. Apply Press Apply to create the folder. Folder names are limited to 60 characters. Systems running Windows 98 or earlier NOTE may not support file names longer than 15 characters. User ACL: On the Folder Create screen, press the User ACL button, and the User ACL setting screen appears.
  • Page 49 Only, or Writable to configure their access level. Press the Apply button to confirm your settings. Group ACL setting Item Description Deny Denies access to groups who are displayed in this column. Read Only Provides Read Only access to groups who are displayed in this column.

  • Page 50: Modify/Remove Folders

    NFS Share Item Description Hostname Enter the name or IP address of the host Privilege Host has either read only or writeable access to the folder. OS Support There are two selections available:  Unix / Linux System  AIX (Allow source port > 1024) Choose the one which best fits your needs.

  • Page 51: General Settings

    The Snapshot item will appear only if: NOTE The system RAID volume is selected btrfs file system. The folder is user created not system default. Edit & ACL: Click on the Edit & ACL, there are five sub-items related folder modification can be choose if the associated folder has ACL defined.
  • Page 52 Or click on Add tab to create new access setting. Subfolder ACL: Other than folder level access control support, Thecus IP storage is capable for sub-folder ACL. To setup sub-folders ACL, click on Subfolder ACL tab and screen shows below.

  • Page 53: Snapshot

    The data will not be recoverable. Snapshot Snapshot (Btrfs file system only): SMB and enterprise Thecus IP storage systems are now capable of saving 16 snapshot versions of files and folders. For Snapshot to function, a “BTRFS” file system is required.
  • Page 54 Any folder using a “BTRFS” file system is capable of being included in the Snapshot function. In the “Share Folder” submenu, the Snapshot button is available in the tool bar. Taking a Snapshot Click on the “Snapshot” button. The management screen will then appear as below for the associated folder.
  • Page 55 Besides manual Snapshots, this feature also allows for scheduled backups. Click on “Schedule” and the setup screen will appear. Check “Enable Snapshot Schedule” and select the desired Snapshot interval. Options include Daily, Weekly, or Monthly. Since files and folders are limited to 16 Snapshots versions, the “Auto Delete Old Snapshot”...

  • Page 56: Local Account

    Snapshot”. Local Account The Thecus IP storage has built-in user database that allows administrators to manage user access using different group policies. From the Privilege menu of Local Account , you can create, modify, and delete users, and assign them to...

  • Page 57: User

    User From the Local Account menu, choose the User item, and the Local User Configuration screen appears. This screen allows you to Add, Edit, Remove and Batch Input local users. Local User Configuration Item Description Refresh Press Refresh to reload user list Create Press the Create button to add a user to the list of local users.
  • Page 58 3. On the Account ID field, enter a name for the User. 4. Enter a User ID number or leave blank to use the system default value. 5. Enter a password in the Password box and re-enter the password in the Confirm box.
  • Page 59 2. Checked “Recursive” box if it will apply to all subfolders 3. Press the Next button to next page. 1. The page has listed user’s information for double check. 2. Press the Create button and the user is created.
  • Page 60 Batch Input: The Thecus IP storage can also add users and groups in batch mode. This enables you to conveniently add numerous users and groups automatically by importing a simple Microsoft Excel (*.csv) file. From the User menu, click Batch Input and the Batch User Input Creation dialogue will appear.
  • Page 61 Delete User: 1. Select an existing user from the list. 2. Click on the Delete User button, and the User will remove from system.

  • Page 62: Group

    Group Create Group: On the Group screen, press the Create button and the Create Group screen appears. Follow the wizard and system will lead you to complete the setting. 1. Enter a Group ID number or leave it to use the system default value. 2.
  • Page 63 1. Select group members from user list. 2. Press the Next button to next page. 1. Set the access right for ACL folders. 2. Checked “Recursive” box if it will apply to all subfolders 3. Press the Next button to next page. 1.
  • Page 64 2. Press the Create button and the group is created. Edit Group: 1. Select an existing group from the list. 2. Click on the Edit button, and the Group Setting screen appears. 3. Making the changes if need.

  • Page 65: User Quota (Btrfs Not Support)

    2. Click on the Delete Group button, and the User will remove from system. User Quota (Btrfs not support) The Thecus IP storage support local or AD users with storage quota limitations in each RAID volume of the system. To enable this function, simply click “Enable”, then apply.

  • Page 66: Backup & Restore

    If you have a Windows Active Directory Server (ADS) to handle the domain security in your network, you can simply enable the ADS support feature; the Thecus IP storage will connect with the ADS server and get all the information of the domain users and groups automatically.
  • Page 67 Specifies the ADS server name (e.g. adservername). ADS Realm Specifies the ADS realm (e.g. example.com). Administrator ID Enter the administrators ID of Windows Active Directory, which is required for Thecus IP storage to join domain. Administrator Enter the ADS Administrator password. Password Apply To save your settings.

  • Page 68: Ldap

    • The DNS server specified in the WAN/LAN1 configuration page should be able to correctly resolve the ADS server name. • The time zone setting between Thecus IP storage and ADS should be identical. • The system time difference between Thecus IP storage and ADS should be less than five minutes.

  • Page 69: Storage

    From the Disk& RAID menu, choose the RAID item and the RAID Management screen appears. This screen lists the RAID volumes currently residing in the Thecus IP storage. From this screen, you can get information about the status of your RAID volumes,...
  • Page 70 Create a RAID On the RAID Information screen, press the Create button to go to the RAID Volume Creation screen. In addition to RAID disk information and status, this screen lets you make RAID configuration settings. Using Create RAID, you can select stripe size, choose which disks are RAID disks or the Spare Disk.
  • Page 71 2. Set the RAID storage space as JBOD, RAID 0, or RAID 1 (depends on how many disks has installed into system)— see Appendix B: RAID Basics a detailed description of each. 3. Specify a RAID Name.
  • Page 72 4. If this RAID volume is meant to be the Master RAID volume, tick the Master RAID checkbox. NOTE In a multiple RAID configuration, one RAID volume must be designated as the Master RAID volume. The Master RAID volume will store all installed modules. If the Master RAID is changed to another location (i.e.
  • Page 73 USB disk with the encryption key isn’t 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 strongly recommended copying the RAID volume encryption key to a safe place.
  • Page 74 7. Specify a stripe size — 64K is the default setting. 8. Specify size for “Bytes per inode” if ext3/ext4 has selected. The default value is Auto and it has no need to change for general use. 9. Selected the file system you would like to have for this RAID volume. The selection is available from ext3, XFS, ext4 and btrfs.
  • Page 75 Edit RAID 1. Select an existing RAID volume from the list. 2. Click on the Edit button, and the RAID volume setting screen appears. 3. Making the changes such as RAID name or role of master RAID if need. Remove RAID 1.

  • Page 76: Disk

    3. When you are done replacing hard drives, click on RAID volume that is going to expand capacity. System will have additional tab “Space Expansion” appear if associated RAID volume is capable for expansion. 4. On the RAID Configuration screen, click Space Expansion. File System Check The File System Check allows you to perform a check on the integrity of your disks’...
  • Page 77 S.M.A.R.T : 1. Select a disk from the list. 2. Click on S.M.A.R.T. tab to perform. Once click on S.M.A.R.T., system will display the basic hard disk information and status. And based on S.M.A.R.T. status, system will give the healthy condition for reference.

  • Page 78: Spin Down

    may also like to perform a disk SMART test, simply click “Self Test” to start the SMART test. The result is only for reference and the system will not take any action from its results. There are “Fast Test” or ‘Full test” can be choose from. Bad Block Scan: 1.

  • Page 79: Self-Encryption Drive

    Self-Encryption Drive Thecus IP storage support SED drive which could leverage crypto capability of disk itself. Click on “Self-Encryption Drive” from category Disk & RIAD and the installed disks list will appear. The disk drive which is capable for self-encryption will have check box available to operate further.

  • Page 80: Iscsi

    ‘Disable SED” and erase disk by click on “Erase Disk” upon correct password has been input. iSCSI You may specify the space allocated for iSCSI. See the table below to the allowed iSCSI target number per system: Model N5810 N2810 N5810PRO Allowed iSCSI volume iSCSI List Add iSCSI Target...
  • Page 81 To add iSCSI target volume, click Add from iSCSI List and associated screen appear. To allocate space for an iSCSI target on the current RAID volume, follow the steps below: 1. Select desired RAID volume from its drop down list to have iSCSI target created.
  • Page 82 Click Next 6. Choose Authority Type to enable CHAP authentication or None. 7. If you’ve enabled CHAP authentication, enter a username and a password. Confirm your chosen password be reentering it in the Password Confirm box. Click Next 8. Enter a LUN Name. 9.
  • Page 83 Click Next 13. It will display the setting for associated iSCSI target creation. Click Finish to create the iSCSI volume.

  • Page 84: Advance Option

    [ 512 Bytes ] block size for application like VMware etc. Advance Option There are available options for the user to operate Thecus IP storage associated with iSCSI setting. The details are listed in the following screenshot. If the options...
  • Page 85 Max Connections The maximum number of iSCSI connections. Error Recovery Level The Error Recovery Level (ERL) is negotiated during a leading iSCSI connection login in traditional iSCSI (RFC 3720) and iSER (RFC 5046). ERL=0: Session Recovery ERL=0 (Session Recovery) is triggered when failures within a command, within a connection, and/or within TCP occur.
  • Page 86 2. Click on Edit and associated screen appear. 3. Click on Remove Target to remove it or make necessary change then press Apply to confirm. 4. The associated LUN ID can be changed and also expand LUN capacity from LUNs tab.

  • Page 87: Iscsi Setting

    NAS Stacking The Thecus IP storage’s capacity can be expanded even further using the stackable function. With it, users can expand the capacity of their network storage systems up to 5 other stack target volumes which are located in different systems. These can be stacked through single network access like SMB or AFP acting as a share folder type.
  • Page 88 A. Add a Stack Target Volume From the figure above, click Create to access the stackable target device configuration page. Please refer to the figure below: With the added stack target you can “Enable” or “Disable” the stack target now or later depending on usage required.
  • Page 89 Select Target IQN from drop list which it will be the stacking device after connected. The Device Folder will become the network share name and will be displayed through network access such as SMB. You may input Comment to tell the subject of this stack folder if needed.
  • Page 90 In general, clicking on associated stack target, if the attached stack target device has been used by another Thecus NAS as stack target volume, then the status Mounted will be displayed and system will recognize it straight away and display its capacity.
  • Page 91 After the format is completed, the stack target volume will be created successfully. You will see the volume’s capacity and status in the NAS Stacking List screen. C. Edit a Stack Target To make any changes to a stack target, select the corresponding stack target then click Edit, and the system will bring up the following dialogue window: After your changes have been made, click Apply to confirm any modifications.

  • Page 92: Iso Mount

    To attempt to reconnect the stack target, click Reconnect. ISO Mount The ISO Mount feature is a very useful tool from the Thecus products. With it, users can mount an ISO file and have the export name display all the details from the mounted ISO file.
  • Page 93 After completion, the page will display all mounted ISO files. To unmount the image file, select the mounted ISO file from list then click “Unmount” to eliminate a mounted ISO file. B. Using ISO The mounted ISO image file will have folder created from input “Mount Folder Name”...

  • Page 94: Disk Clone & Wipe

    Disk Clone & Wipe From the Control Panel, the Disk Clone and Wipe feature is located under “Storage”. Select the Disk Clone and Wipe function and the unused internal and installed USB disks will list as shown below. Disk Clone: Unused Disks and plugin USB disks that have been installed on this storage device can utilize the disk clone function.
  • Page 95 The task will list and status as shown below. Disk Wipe: Disk Wipe is able to erase data from selected disks. Again, disks that have already been configured in a RAID volume or as a spare disk cannot perform this function. To start disk wipe, select the disk from the list and carry on to press “Apply,”...

  • Page 96: Services

    Listed available disks can be used for disk clone or disk wipe Apply To save your settings. Services Use the Services menu to make network service support settings. File Service Samba There are options allow Admin to Enable/Disable to operate Thecus IP storage associated with Samba / CIFS protocol.

  • Page 97: Samba Service

    Samba Service Used for letting the operating system of UNIX series and SMB/CIFS of Microsoft Windows operating system (Server Message Block / Common Internet File System).Do the link in network protocol. Enable or Disable SMB/CIFS protocol for Windows, Apple, Unix drive mapping. •...
  • Page 98 The Thecus IP storage is supported Samba mode options. In the ADS environment with “Native” mode selected then Thecus IP storage is capable to become local master position. Allowed Trusted Domain This is useful if you only want your Samba server to serve resources to users in the domain it is a member of.

  • Page 99: Afp

    The Thecus IP storage is supported recycle bin via SMB/CIFS protocol. Simply enable the “Recycle Bin” function and “Recycle Folder Display” then all of deleted files/folders will reside in the “_NAS_Recycle_(Associated RDID Volume)” share folder. For example, the system has created 2 RAID volumes with ID “RAIDpm” and ‘RAID”.

  • Page 100: Nfs

    From the File Services menu, choose the NFS item, and the NFS Support screen appears. The Thecus IP storage can act as an NFS server, enabling users to download and upload files with their favorite NFS clients. Press Apply to confirm your settings.

  • Page 101: Ftp

    Apply Click Apply to save your changes. The Thecus IP storage can act as an FTP server, enabling users to download and upload files with their favorite FTP programs. From the File Services menu, choose the FTP item, and the FTP screen appears. You can change any of these items and press Apply to confirm your settings.

  • Page 102: Tftp

    [filename].#, where # represents an integer. TFTP Thecus IP storage can act as a TFTP server, enabling users to download and upload files with their favorite TFTP programs. From the File Services menu, choose the TFTP item, and the TFTP screen appears. You can change any of these items and press Apply to confirm your settings.

  • Page 103: Webdav

    Item Description TFTP Enables TFTP Service on the Thecus IP storage. NICs Choose NICs to enable port use Port Specifies the port number of an incoming connection on a non-standard port. Share Folder Select the file stored folder, it cannot be empty.
  • Page 104 From the Services menu, choose the Web Service item, and the Web Service 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. Click on “Advanced” button to have more setting details. A description of each item follows: Web Service Item...

  • Page 105: Ssh Service

    The port number is default 22. SFTP Enable or disable SFTP protocol under SSH service. Apply Click “Apply” to confirm the changes. iTunes Service With the built-in iTunes server capability, Thecus IP storage enables digital music to be shared and played anywhere on the network!
  • Page 106 Rescan Interval Rescan interval in seconds. Tag Character Set Specify tag encoding for MP3 files stored in Thecus IP storage. All ID3 tags will be sent out in UTF-8 format. Music Folder Select from drop down list for music location of associated iTunes...

  • Page 107: Snmp Service

    SNMP Service From the Services 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, you can get other system’s basic information.

  • Page 108: Client Management

    To setup your VPN server you must first choose the NIC interface from the drop down menu and complete the rest of the necessary information. Below is a description of each item: VPN Server Item Description Enable VPN Server Check to enable VPN server service VPN Client IP Pool Input the IP range for client IP.

  • Page 109: Connection List

    Connection List To get the on-line connection list, click on the “Connection List” tab. It will display connected users with associated connection information. The VPN server only supports L2TP/IPSec NOTE connection. VPN Client To have this storage device join a Virtual Private Network, simply provide a VPN server IP address and a valid login user name and password.

  • Page 110: Upnp Service

    This device supports UPnP Media server, which allows users to play media files with UPnP client (ex. DMA devices). Enable or disable Universal Plug and Play protocol. UPnP helps to find the IP address of Thecus IP storage. UPnP Port Management One of the most convent way to allow users to access required services such as FTP, SSH, web disk and http etc.
  • Page 111 And click “Create” to add more port mapping from Internet to access desired services or press “Refresh” to get most updated list. A description for each item as following: UPnP Port Management Item Description Start port Specific port number starts with. End port Specific port number ended Protocol...

  • Page 112: Backup

    Backup Local Backup The Thecus product provides complete backup solution between Thecus NAS systems (Remote Backup/details in next section) as well as between folders of local systems (Local Backup). Local File/Folder Backup Add Task: From “Local” tab click on “Add” button and the setting screen appear as below.
  • Page 113 1. Choose backup target folder, this is the destination where the files/folders backup to. 2. Choose source folder to backup. The multiple folders selection is allowed.
  • Page 114 3. Input task name and related options. Add Rsync Backup Task Item Description Task Name This is how this task will appear in the task list. Activate Enable to activate task or disable to execute later. Sync Type Sync mode: Makes your source match your target completely;...
  • Page 115 4. More advanced setting Add Rsync Backup Task Item Description Backup Symbolic Link It will backup not just data itself but also ACL Keep ACL Setting configuration with associated folders/files. With this option, compress the file data as it is sent to the Enable Compress destination machine, which reduces the amount of data being transmitted –...
  • Page 116 Include File Type: Only the associated file format will do the real time backup. Exclude File Type: The excluded file format won’t be included in the real time backup. doc, xls, pdf, docx, xlsx, txt, ppt, For document file format: pptx, html, htm For picture file format: jpg, bmp, tif, png, pbm, tga, xar, avi, mpg, mp4, mkv, fli, flv, rm, ram...

  • Page 117: Iscsi Backup

    Restore Task: To restore a backup from the backup task, simply select a task from the task list then click “Restore” from the function bar. The restore task will start to have the associated files/folders from the target folder restored to the source. •...
  • Page 118 Add Task: 1. Choose backup target folder, this is the destination where the iSCSI volume backup to. 2. System will list available iSCSI volume, choose source iSCSI volume to backup. The multiple iSCSI volume selection is allowed.
  • Page 119 3. Input task name and related options. Add Rsync Backup Task Item Description Task Name This is how this task will appear in the task list. Activate Enable to activate task or disable to execute later. Choose the folder to save the log details while the task is Log Location executed.
  • Page 120 Import: It can be imported from backup of iSCSI and become to physical iSCSI volume. Click on “Import” tab on right hand portion of task bar and screen appear as below. Follow the steps to complete the setting. 1. Choose RAID volume where iSCSI is going to import.
  • Page 121 2. Choose the iSCSI backup folder and locate the file where the iSCSI volume has backup previously. System will denote the triangle symbol to for the valid file which can be imported. 3. Input task name for this iSCSI import job and select where the task log will be recorded.

  • Page 122: Remote Backup

    5. And now the local backup task list has iSCSI import job listed and under process. 6. The status will change to “Finish” once the task has completed. And there is iSCSI volume 30021 can be found on iSCSI list under RAID volume rbtrfs.

  • Page 123: Remote File/Folder Backup

    Remote File/Folder Backup Add Task: From “Remote” tab click on “Add” button and the setting screen appear as below. Follow the steps to complete the setting. 1. Fill in the remote target IP (Destination) and port (need to be changed only if this port is already in use).
  • Page 124 2. Choose source folder to backup. The multiple folders selection is allowed. 3. Input task name and related options. Add Rsync Backup Task Item Description Task Name This is how this task will appear in the task list. Activate Enable to activate task or disable to execute later. Sync Type Sync mode: Makes your source match your target completely;...
  • Page 125 Makes your source match your target and keep all old files; adding files on your target as they are added on your source, but NOT deleting files on your target as they are deleted on your source. Schedule Type Real time: It will backup folders/files from source to target on the fly.
  • Page 126 space on the destination. Input the bandwidth control for data backup operation. Speed Limit Setup the timeout when trying to build up a connection in Timeout Limit between the source and the target system. Enable Filter The filter can be set to be executed only in certain circumstances. If none of them has been selected, it will do the backup from the source to the destination in full.

  • Page 127: Remote Iscsi Backup

    Start Task: If the task has status Enabled, it could select and click on Start button to execute right away. Restore Task: To restore a backup from the backup task, simply select a task from the task list then click “Restore” from the function bar. The restore task will start to have the associated files/folders from the target server restored to the source.
  • Page 128 2. System will list available iSCSI volume, choose source iSCSI volume to backup. The multiple iSCSI volume selection is allowed. 3. Input task name and related options.
  • Page 129 Add Rsync Backup Task Item Description Task Name This is how this task will appear in the task list. Choose the folder to save the log details while the task is Log Location executed. Input the bandwidth control for data backup operation. Speed Limit Setup the timeout when trying to build up a connection in Timeout Limit...

  • Page 130: Rsync Service

    Rsync Service is used for rsync remote backup as target role. So while setup rsync remote backup the associated rsync service from target side is required. To enable Thecus NAS as rsync target role, click on Rsync Service under Backup category and setting screen appear as below.

  • Page 131: Usb Copy

    2. Add a username and password (they can be different than your NAS’s username and password) 3. Select Apply • You will need this user name and password while the data is going to NOTE remotely backup to this Rsync target server. Now Rsync is turned on your NAS, which means it can be used as a target for Rsync backup, in other words, only the backup NAS needs to be activated in this way.
  • Page 132 Disable USB Copy: Simply select “Disable” from USB Copy Mode and the USB Copy button or LCM/OLED USB Copy item will become inactive. Copy all USB files to folder below: If you select “Copy all USB files to folder below”, then please choose the target path from the drop-down list.
  • Page 133 There are 2 options available: “USB to NAS” and “NAS to USB”, following the steps below to complete the setting. 1. Choose direction and input task name then click next. 2. Choose USB device which has installed on the system then select folder(s) to copy.

  • Page 134: Aws S3

    5. And now you could operate by USB copy button or LCM to execute USB copy task. Once the task has completed, the Last Run Time and Action will update. AWS S3 Please refer to the link http://www.thecus.com/sp_download_page.php?TYPE_ID=1&PROD_ID=113 System Failover Please refer to the link http://www.thecus.com/sp_download_page.php?TYPE_ID=1&PROD_ID=113...

  • Page 135: Chapter 5: General User Login

    Chapter 5: General User Login Overview The Thecus IP storage provides an easily accessible for General User via web interface. With it, you can manager own files and photos on Thecus IP storage anywhere on the network. General User Login Interface Make sure your network is connected to the Internet and system administrator has local user account created.

  • Page 136: Menu Tree

    And you will see the General User Interface as below. From here, you can manager own files/photos, change password, select display language and monitor virtually every aspect of the Thecus IP storage from anywhere on the network. Menu Tree The Menu Tree is where you will find the entry for each topic which General User could operate in the Thecus IP storage.

  • Page 137: Language Selection

     On the top right hand corner of menu bar, select desired language from drop down list. This user interface will switch to the selected language for Thecus IP storage. Logout Click on logout to quit General User Web Interface.

  • Page 138: Change Password

    The App Center is where to store additional application which has provided by either 3 party users or Thecus. Click on App Center icon and screen will appear as below. It will list “installed App” which has installed by administrator.

  • Page 139: File Center

    File Center The File Center allowed General NAS user to manger pubic, permitted and own files through web interface. Click on File Center icon and system will display public system folder, associated ACL allowed folders and login user’s Home folder. The left pane has listed all available folders list for associated login user.
  • Page 140 A description for functions on File Center as following: UPnP Port Management Item Description Upload Upload the file(s) to associated NAS folder Download Download file(s) from NAS associated NAS folder to local system Allowed you to create folder Operation Cut selected folder/file Copy Copy selected folder(s)/file(s), hold on shift key and next file/folder to have multiple selection...
  • Page 141 For all of share link been generated, it can be managed from “Manage Share Link”. Click on “Share” to bring out drop down menu list then select “Manage Share Link”. The all existed share link will be listed. Click on “Clear Invalid Link”, system will check listed share link for file path correctness.

  • Page 142: Photo Center

    To remove associated share link, simply clock on “Delete”. To add/remove password or make expire time, click on “Edit” to make the modification. Photo Center The Photo Center allowed General NAS user to manger album and photos through web interface. Click on Photo Center icon and system will display album list and operation tabs to manage album and photos.
  • Page 143 Create Album Allowed you to create folder Operation Delete Delete selected photo Rename Rename selected photo Detail Display selected photo details Set as Cover Set selected photo as album cover Share Share album Can generate share link/QR Code and shared associated album on the network Share photo Can generate share link/QR Code and shared associated photo...

  • Page 144: Chapter 6: Tips And Tricks

    Chapter 6: Tips and Tricks Access your NAS from Windows The quick way to access your Thecus IP storage from Windows is if the NAS IP is at 172.16.67.1, to access the NAS share folder, input \\172.16.67.1 from file explore.

  • Page 145: Usb Storage Expansion

    All file names on the USB disk volume are case sensitive. Before attaching a USB disk drive to Thecus IP storage, 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\sd(x)1 where 192.168.1.100 means the IP...

  • Page 146: Part I - Setup A Dyndns Account

    1. Go to http://www.dyndns.org from your home PC. 2. Click on the Sign Up Now link. 3. Check the Check boxes, select a user name (i.e.: N2810), enter your email address (i.e.: xxx@example.com), check Enable Wildcard, and create a password (i.e.: xxxx).

  • Page 147: Replacing Damaged Hard Drives

    Replacing Damaged Hard Drives If you are using RAID 1 you can easily replace a damaged hard drive in the Thecus IP storage while keeping your data secure with the system’s automatic data recovery. Hard Drive Damage When a hard drive is damaged and data in the RAID volume is corrupted, the system will beep to notify the status.

  • Page 148: Chapter 7: Troubleshooting

    1. Start the Setup Wizard, and it will automatically detect all Thecus IP storage products on your network. 2. You should be able to find the IP address of the Thecus IP storage which you have forgotten in the Device Discovery screen.

  • Page 149: Problems With Time And Date Settings

    4. Set the Date, Time, and Time Zone manually from Date/Time. 5. Click Apply. In addition, if the Thecus IP storage is able to access the Internet and you want to keep the NTP Server clock.isc.org by default, please make sure the DNS Server is correctly entered, thereby allowing the NTP Server name to correctly resolve.

  • Page 150: Appendix A: Customer Support

    Appendix A: Customer Support If your Thecus IP storage is not working properly, we encourage you to check out Chapter 7: Troubleshooting, located in this manual. You can also try to ensure that you are using the latest firmware version for your Thecus IP storage. Thecus is committed to providing free firmware upgrades to our customers.

  • Page 151: Appendix B: Raid Basics

    RAID Levels The Thecus IP storage supports standard RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 and JBOD. You choose a RAID level when you create a system volume. The factors for selecting a RAID level are: ...
  • Page 152 This is excellent for complete data security. RAID 5 RAID 5 offers data security and it is best suited for networks that perform many small I/O transactions at the same time, as well as applications that require data security such as office automation and online customer service. Use it also for applications with high read requests but low write requests.

  • Page 153: Stripe Size

    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...

  • Page 154: Appendix C: Active Directory Basics

    Microsoft calls Active Directory a "namespace" where names can be resolved. ADS Benefits ADS 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.

  • Page 155: Appendix D: Licensing Information

    Source Code Availability Thecus Technology Corp. has exposed the full source code of the GPL licensed software. For more information on how you can obtain our source code, please visit our web site, http://www.thecus.com.

  • Page 156: Cgic License Terms

    CGIC License Terms Basic License CGIC, copyright 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 by Thomas Boutell and Boutell.Com, Inc. Permission is granted to use CGIC in any application, commercial or noncommercial, at no cost. HOWEVER, this copyright paragraph must appear on a "credits"...
  • Page 157 modified by someone else and passed on, we want its recipients to know that what they have is not the original, so that any problems introduced by others will not reflect on the original authors' reputations. Finally, any free program is threatened constantly by software patents. We wish to avoid the danger that redistributors of a free program will individually obtain patent licenses, in effect making the program proprietary.
  • Page 158 copyright notice and a notice that there is no warranty (or else, saying that you provide a warranty) and that users may redistribute the program under these conditions, and telling the user how to view a copy of this License. (Exception: if the Program itself is interactive but does not normally print such an announcement, your work based on the Program is not required to print an announcement.)
  • Page 159 though third parties are not compelled to copy the source along with the object code. 4. You may not copy, modify, sublicense, or distribute the Program except as expressly provided under this License. Any attempt otherwise to copy, modify, sublicense or distribute the Program is void, and will automatically terminate your rights under this License.
  • Page 160 permitted only in or among countries not thus excluded. In such case, this License incorporates the limitation as if written in the body of this License. 9. The Free Software Foundation may publish revised and/or new versions of the General Public License from time to time. Such new versions will be similar in spirit to the present version, but may differ in detail to address new problems or concerns.

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