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Thecus N0503 User Manual

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  • Page 1 Thecus N0503 N4200 series N5500 1U4600 N7700 series N8800 series 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

    Cable Connections ................23 Chapter 3: First Time Setup ............29 Overview .....................29 Thecus Setup Wizard ................29 LCD Operation (N5500/1U4600/N7700 series/N8800 series) ....31 LCD Operation (N0503) ...............33 OLED Operation (N4200 series)............34 Typical Setup Procedure ..............35 Chapter 4: System Administration ..........37 Overview .....................37 Web Administration Interface .............37...
  • Page 5 Password Protecting Albums............130 Uploading Pictures to Albums ............130 EXIF Information ................ 131 Slide Shows ................131 Mapping a Client PC to the Thecus IP Storage ........132 Windows..................132 Apple OS X ................132 Mapping Thecus IP storage as an iSCSI Drive........132 Windows 2000/XP...............
  • Page 6 Part II - Enable DDNS on the Router ..........139 Part III - Setting up Virtual Servers (HTTPS) ........139 Firewall Software Configuration ............139 Replacing Damaged Hard Drives............140 Hard Drive Damage ..............140 Replacing a Hard Drive ..............140 RAID Auto-Rebuild ..............140 Chapter 7: Troubleshooting .............

  • Page 7: 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 8: Printer Server

    >RAID Information. iSCSI Capability Thecus IP storage is not only a file server, but it also supports iSCSI initiators. Your server can access Thecus IP storage as a direct-attached-storage over the LAN or Internet. There is no easier way to expand the capacity of your current application servers.

  • Page 9: Package Contents

    The Thecus IP storage should contain the following common items:  System Unit x1  QIG (Quick Installation Guide) x1  CD-Title x2 (Acronics backup CD (except N0503), Twonky media server CD & Universal CD)  Ethernet Cable x1  Accessory bag x1 ...

  • Page 10: Front Panel

    Front Panel N0503: The Thecus N0503’s front panel has the device’s controls, indicators, and hard disk trays: Enter Escape LCD Display Power LAN2 Up Button WAN/LA Down HDD 5 HDD 1 HDD 4 HDD 2 HDD 3 Front Panel Item...
  • Page 11  Push to confirm information entered into the LCD display Escape Button ESC  Push to leave the current LCD menu N4200 series: The Thecus N4200series front panel has the device’s controls, indicators, and hard disk trays: Front Panel Item...
  • Page 12 N5500: The Thecus N5500 front panel has the device’s controls, indicators, and hard disk trays: 10 11 12 Front Panel Item Description 1.System LED  Blinking orange: system is being upgraded or system startup; data currently inaccessible 2.WAN/LAN1 LED  Solid green: network link ...
  • Page 13 N7700 Series: The Thecus N7700 series front panel has the device’s controls, indicators, and hard disk trays: Front Panel Item Description 1.Power LED  Solid blue: System is power on. 2.System LED  Solid orange: system is being upgraded or system startup; data currently inaccessible 3.WAN/LAN1 LED...
  • Page 14 1U4600: The Thecus 1U4600 front panel has the device’s controls, indicators, and hard disk trays: Escape Button PWR LED Down Button LAN2 LED Power Button Busy LED WAN/LAN1 LED Reset Button Up Button USB Port LCD Display Enter Button Busy LED...
  • Page 15 N8800 series: The Thecus N8800 series front panel has the device’s controls, indicators, and hard disk trays: Front Panel Item Description 1.Power Button  Power on/off N8800 2.Power LED  Solid green: System is power on. 3.Reboot Button  Press to system reboot 4.System fan alarm...

  • Page 16: Hard Disk Trays

    Hard Disk Trays 1U4600/N7700 series/N8800series: Each of mentioned above models hard disk trays has a lock, a latch, and two LED indicators: Hard Disk Trays Item Description 1.HDD Power LED  Solid blue: hard disk is powered on 2.HDD  Blinking green: system is accessing data on the hard disk Access/Error LED 3.Lock ...

  • Page 17: Rear Panel

    N0503: The N0503 supports both 2.5” and 3.5” Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks. To install a hard disk into the N0503, follow the steps below: 1. Open front door of the N0503. 2. For 3.5” HDD a. Get the hard drive rails and install them to your SATA hard disk(s).
  • Page 18 Power Connector  Connect the included power cords to these connectors Reset Button  Resets the N0503  Immediately press and hold the Reset button on the back for 5 seconds. This will reset your network setting, password, and turn off Jumbo Frame Support.
  • Page 19 N5500: The N5500 rear panel features ports and connectors. Back Panel Item Description 1.WAN/LAN1 Port  WAN/LAN1 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch or router 2.LAN2 Port  LAN2 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch or router 3.Serial Port ...
  • Page 20 N7700 series: The N7700 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.WAN/LAN1 Port  WAN/LAN1 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch or router 3.Serial Port ...
  • Page 21 1U4600R: The rear panel of the 1U4600R houses most of the USB and Ethernet connections, as well as the eSATA port, system fan, and power connector. See the table below for descriptions of each: Power Connector Power Connector Power Switch Power Switch USB Ports (A Type) LAN2 Port...
  • Page 22 N8800 series: The N8800 rear panel features ports and connectors. N8800PRO(SP) is Single power Back Panel Item Description 1.Power Connector  Connect the included power cords to these connectors 2.Power Switch  Switch for power supply 3.eSATA Port  eSATA port for high-speed storage expansion 4.USB Port ...

  • Page 23: Chapter 2: Hardware Installation

    Chapter 2: Hardware Installation Overview Your Thecus IP storage is designed for easy installation. To help you get started, the following chapter will help you quickly get your Thecus IP storage up and running. Please read it carefully to prevent damaging your unit during installation.
  • Page 24 3. Open the front door then press the power button boot up the N0503. To connect the N4200 series product to your network, follow the steps below: 1. Connect an Ethernet cable from your network to the WAN/LAN1 port on the back panel of the N4200.
  • Page 25 To connect the N5500 to your network, follow the steps below: 1. Connect an Ethernet cable from your network to the WAN/LAN1 port on the back panel of the N5500. 2. Connect the provided power cord into the universal power socket on the back panel.
  • Page 26 2. Connect the provided power cord into the universal power socket on the back panel. Plug the other end of the cord into a surge protector socket. Press the power supply switch to turn on the power supply. If you are installing the 1U4600R, be sure to connect both power NOTE cables.
  • Page 27 3. Press the power button on the Front Panel to boot up the N7700. To connect the N8800 series products to your network, follow the steps below: 1. Connect an Ethernet cable from your network to the WAN/LAN1 port on the back panel of the N8800.
  • Page 28 3. Press the power button on the Front Panel to boot up the N8800.

  • Page 29: 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.
  • Page 30 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 31: Lcd Operation (N5500/1U4600/N7700 Series/N8800 Series)

    The Thecus Setup Wizard is designed for installation on systems running Windows NOTE XP/2000/vista/7 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. LCD Operation...

  • Page 32: Management Mode

    Current status of disk slot has been installed RAID Current RAID status. The Thecus IP storage will rotate these messages every one-two seconds on the LCD display. USB Copy The USB Copy function enables you to copy files stored on USB devices such as USB disks and digital cameras to the N8800 by press button.

  • Page 33: Lcd Operation (N0503)

    USB Copy The USB Copy function enables you to copy files stored on USB devices such as USB disks and digital cameras to the N0503 with a press of a button. To use USB copy, follow the steps below: 1. Plug your USB device into an available USB port on the Front Panel.

  • Page 34: Oled Operation (N4200 Series)

    OLED Operation (N4200 series) OLED Operation The N4200 series is equipped with an OLED on the front for easy status display and setup. There are four buttons on the front panel to control the OLED functions. OLED Controls  Use the Up (▲), Down (▼), Enter ( ) and Escape (ESC) keys to select various configuration settings and menu options for N4200series configuration.

  • Page 35: Typical Setup Procedure

    Basics. Step 3: Create Local Users or Setup Authentication Once the RAID is ready, you can begin to create local users for Thecus IP storage, or choose to setup authentication protocols such as Active Directory (AD). For more on managing users, go to Chapter 4:User and Group Authentication.
  • Page 36 SMB/CIFS Apple File Protocol (AFP) Network File System (NFS) File Transfer Protocol (FTP) iTunes Server Printer Server Photo Server...

  • Page 37: 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 38: My Favorite

    Following by disclaim 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. My Favorite The user interface with “My Favorite” shortcut is allowed user to designate often used items and have them display on the main screen area.

  • Page 39: Menu Bar

    Menu Bar The Menu Bar is where you will find all of the information screens and system settings of Thecus IP storage. The various settings are placed in the following groups on the menu bar: Menu Bar Item Description System Information Current system status of the Thecus IP storage.

  • Page 40: Logout

    System Status page as short cut. Green: Connection to network is normal. Network. Red: abnormal connection to the network Logout Click to logout Web Administration Interface. Language Selection The Thecus IP storage supports multiple Languages, including: English  Japanese  Traditional Chinese ...

  • Page 41: System Information

    Information provides viewing on current Product info, System Status, Service Status and Logs. The menu bar allows you to see various aspects of the Thecus IP storage. From here, you can discover the status of the Thecus IP storage, and also other details.

  • Page 42: Logs

    System Status Item Description CPU Loading (%) Displays current CPU workload of the Thecus IP storage. CPU Fan Speed Displays current CPU fan status. System Fan Speed Displays the current status of the system fan. Up Time Shows how long the system has been up and running.

  • Page 43: On-Line Register

    Thecus. To enable this service, simply check the “Enable” check box. By enabling this service, the items in bold will be sent to Thecus via the Internet.

  • Page 44: System Management

    “HDD Info” and “Time Zone”. These two optional items can also be sent to Thecus anonymously for analysis and statistics purposes. To send these items, simply check the desired checkboxes to help Thecus improve its products and services. System Management The System Management menu gives you a wealth of settings that you can use to configure your Thecus IP storage system administration functions.

  • Page 45: Notification Configuration

    Select YES to allow Thecus IP storage to synchronize with an NTP Server server of your choice. Press Apply to change. If an NTP server is selected, please make sure your Thecus IP storage has been WARNING setup to access the NTP server.

  • Page 46: Firmware Upgrade

    • The beeper only beeps if it is enabled in the System Notification menu. NOTE • Check Thecus website for the latest firmware release and release notes. • Downgrading firmware is not permitted. Do not turns off the system during the firmware upgrade process.

  • Page 47: Schedule Power On/Off

    From the menu, choose the Schedule Power On/Off item and the Schedule Power On/Off screen appears. To designate a schedule for the Thecus IP storage to turn on and off, first enable the feature by checking the Enable Schedule Power On/Off checkbox.

  • Page 48: Wake-Up On Lan (Wol)

    Monday, if it was on. If the system was already off at 16:00 PM on Monday, system will stay off. Wake-Up On LAN (WOL) The Thecus IP storage has the ability to be awoken from sleep mode via WAN/LAN1 port. From the menu, choose the WOL item, and the Wake-up On LAN screen appears.

  • Page 49: Snmp Support

    Wake-up On LAN Configuration Item Description WOL Service Enable or Disable WOL service Apply Click Apply to save changes. SNMP Support From the 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.
  • Page 50 ˙ Factory default From the menu, choose the Factory Default item and the Reset to Factory Default screen appears. Press Apply 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 51 ˙ File System check The File System Check allows you to perform a check on the integrity of your disks’ file system. Under the menu, click File system Check and the File System Check prompt appears. To perform a file system check, click Apply. Once clicked, the following prompt will appear: Click Yes to reboot the system.
  • Page 52 Once you click Next, you will see the following screen: Click Start to begin the file system check. Click Reboot to reboot the system. When the file system check is run, the system will show 20 lines of information until it is complete.

  • Page 53: System Network

    The system must be rebooted before Thecus IP storage can function NOTE normally after file system check complete. System Network Use the System Network menu to make network configuration settings as well as service support settings. WAN/LAN1 WAN/LAN1 Configuration From the System Network menu, choose WAN/LAN1, and the WAN/LAN1 Configuration screen appears.

  • Page 54: Lan2

    LAN2 LAN2 Configuration The Thecus IP storage supports two Gigabit Ethernet ports for higher service availability. To configure these ports, choose LAN2 from the System Network menu, and the LAN2 Configuration screen appears. Press Apply to save your...

  • Page 55: Dhcp Server Configuration

    Start IP address and End IP address. Samba / CIFS There are 5 options is currently allow Admin to Enable/Disable to operate Thecus IP storage associated with Samba / CIFS protocol. With the option changed, it will need to reboot system to activate.
  • Page 56 SMB/CIFS protocol. On the other hand, no more anonymous login is allowed. Samba is Native mode 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.

  • Page 57: Afp (Apple Network Setup)

    From the System Network 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 the favorite NFS clients. Press Apply to confirm your settings.

  • Page 58: Ftp

    Thecus IP storage can act as a FTP server, enabling users to download and upload files with their favorite FTP programs. From the System Network 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 59: Http/ Web Disk

    UPnP 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.

  • Page 60: Nsync Target

    Setting screen appears. Enable or Disable your Nsync Target Server. Press Apply to confirm your settings. If the Thecus Nsync feature has chose to use Rsync to replicate data between two systems. For the target side to allow source cross data, the Rsync target server needs to assign a username and password for authentication.

  • Page 61: Storage Management

    Folder Permission Select the folder permission Storage Management The Storage menu displays the status of storage devices installed in the Thecus IP storage, and includes storage configuration options such as RAID and disk settings, folder configuration, space allocation and ISO Mount.
  • Page 62 Disks Information Item Description Disk No. Indicates disk location. Capacity Shows the SATA hard disk capacity. Model Displays the SATA hard disk model name. Firmware Shows the SATA hard disk firmware version. Status Indicates the status of the disk. Can read OK, Warning, or Failed.

  • Page 63: Raid Information

    From the Storage menu, choose the RAID item and the RAID Information screen appears. This screen lists the RAID volumes currently residing on the Thecus IP storage. From this screen, you can get information about the status of your RAID volumes, as well as the capacities allocated for data, and iSCSI.
  • Page 64 RAID Information Item Description Master RAID The RAID volume currently designated as the Master RAID volume. ID of the current RAID volume. NOTE: All RAID IDs must be unique. RAID Level Shows the current RAID configuration. Status Indicates status of the RAID. Can read either Healthy, Degraded, or Damaged.
  • Page 65 To create a RAID volume, follow the steps below: 1. On the RAID Information screen, click create. 2. On the RAID Configuration screen, set the RAID storage space as JBOD, Appendix B: RAID RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, or RAID 10 — see Basics for a detailed description of each.
  • Page 66 After the RAID volume has been created, you may remove this USB disk until the next time the system boots. The RAID volume can not be mounted if the USB disk with key can not be found in any system USB port when the volume is accessed.
  • Page 67 ．Select ZFS file system while snapshot is needed. It is only one ZFS file system NOTE allowed to be created per system. ．ZFS file system is only accessible by CIFS/SMB, not for AFP and NFS users. ．XFS file system is not support folder quota feature 9.
  • Page 68 Building a RAID volume may take time, depending on the size of hard drives NOTE and RAID mode. In general, while the RAID volume building process is up to “RAID Building” then the data volume is capable to be accessed. Creating RAID destroys all data in the current RAID volume.
  • Page 69 Edit RAID On the RAID Information screen, press the Edit button to go to the RAID Information screen. Using Edit RAID, you can select RAID ID and the Spare Disk. .
  • Page 70 Remove RAID Click to remove the RAID volume. All user data and iSCSI has been created in selected RAID volume will be removed. To remove a RAID volume, follow the steps below: 1. On the RAID List screen, select the RAID volume by clicking on its radio button, and click RAID Information to open the RAID Configuration screen.
  • Page 71 4. On the RAID Information screen, and click Edit to open the RAID Configuration screen. 5. On the RAID Configuration screen, click Expand. RAID expansion did not support file system created by ZFS. NOTE Migrating a RAID Once a RAID volume has been created, you may want to move it to other physical drives or change the RAID array all together.
  • Page 72 Migrating a RAID volume could take several hours to complete NOTE With RAID level migration function, it has two different type “On line” and “Off line” alone with limitation as listed below. 1. During RAID level migration, it is not allowed reboot or shutdown system. 2.
  • Page 73 5. The other combination to make as “On line” can have read / write work as normal. The migration scheme below is based on Thecus NOTE Thecus IP Storage series products in maximum possible combination. The other model which has less HDD supported can refer web UI while RAID migration operated.
  • Page 74 [RAID 1] HDDx6 to [RAID 0] HDDx8 [RAID 1] HDDx7 to [RAID 5] HDDx8 [RAID 1] HDDx7 to [RAID 0] HDDx8 RAID [ONLINE] [RAID 5] HDDx3 to [RAID 5] HDDx4 [RAID 5] HDDx3 to [RAID 5] HDDx5 [RAID 5] HDDx3 to [RAID 5] HDDx6 [RAID 5] HDDx3 to [RAID 5] HDDx7 [RAID 5] HDDx3 to [RAID 5] HDDx8 [RAID 5] HDDx4 to [RAID 5] HDDx5...

  • Page 75: Space Allocation

    You may specify the space allocated for iSCSI or target USB volumes (target USB is available in model N5500 and 1U4600). The iSCSI volume can be created from 5 to 25 volumes per system depend on Thecus IP storage’s model. Model...
  • Page 76 Allocating Space for iSCSI Volume To allocate space for an iSCSI volume on the current RAID volume, follow the steps below: 1. Under the Volume Allocation List, select iSCSI Target then click Add. The Create iSCSI Volume screen appears. Create iSCSI Volume Item Description RAID ID...
  • Page 77 LUN ID Specific Logic unit ID number. Username Enter a username. Password Enter a password. Password Confirm Reenter the chosen password 2. Designate the percentage to be allocated from the Allocation drag bar. 3. Enable the iSCSI Target Service by selecting Enable. 4.
  • Page 78 2. Modify your setting. Press ok to change. Expand Volume The iSCSI volume is now able to expand its capacity from unused space. From the volume list, simply select the iSCSI volume you like to expand and click the Expand button: You will then see the dialog box displayed below.

  • Page 79: Iscsi Thin-Provisioning

    Delete Volume To delete volume on the current RAID volume, follow the steps below: 1. Under the Volume Allocation List, click Delete. The Space Allocation screen appears. 2. Press YES. All data in the volume will be removed. iSCSI Thin-Provisioning With this function, the iSCSI capacity can be more flexible and more efficiently serve more users.
  • Page 80 Next, setup the physical capacity for iSCSI thin-provision volume by dragging the Allocation bar to the desired size. After the size has been determined, click OK to confirm. Now you will see the iSCSI thin-provisioning volume is available from the list. Please refer to the screenshot below.
  • Page 81 Now you can start to create iSCSI targets to join the newly-created iSCSI thin-provision volume. Basically, the iSCSI target under iSCSI thin-provisioning has exactly same settings screen as the standard iSCSI target volume creation. The only difference is the “Virtual Size” of capacity. Unlike creating standard iSCSI target volumes, the capacity has been physically allocated.
  • Page 82 The screen shot for iSCSI target volume creation under thin-provisioning; the physical capacity 333.8GB. The screen shot to setup an iSCSI target volume under thin-provisioning of 1700GB. iSCSI target volume creation. The maximum virtual size is 14300GB (16000GB – 1700GB(1 iSCSI target volume)).

  • Page 83: Advance Option

    90%. Advance Option There are 2 options is currently allow Admin to Enable/Disable to operate Thecus IP storage associated with iSCSI setting. The details as listed in following screenshot. With the option changed, it will need to reboot system to activate.

  • Page 84: Share Folder

    To enable this option, the initiator can connect with “Data digest” and “Header digest” enabled. Share Folder From the Storage menu, choose Share Folder, and the Folder screen appears. This screen allows you to create and configure folders on the Thecus IP storage volume.
  • Page 85 Adding Folders On the Folder screen, press the Add button and the Add Folder screen appears. This screen allows you to add a folder. After entering the information, press Apply to create new folder. Add Folder Item Description RAID ID RAID volume where the new folder will reside.
  • Page 86 Modify Folders On the Folder screen, press the Edit button and the Modify Folder screen appears. This screen allows you to change folder information. After entering the information, press Apply to save your changes. Modify Folder Item Description RAID ID RAID volume where the folder will reside.
  • Page 87 All the data stored in the folder will be deleted once the folder is deleted. WARNING The data will not be recoverable. NFS Share To allow NFS access to the share folder, enable the NFS Service, and then set up hosts with access rights by clicking Add.
  • Page 88 Apply Click to save your changes. Snapshot The Thecus IP storage is capable for 16 snapshot version control. To have snapshot to work on, the file system creation for RAID volume has to be “ZFS”. Snap (Snapshot configuration) If added folder has located in the RAID volume with “ZFS” file system, then the folder management screen with “Snap”...

  • Page 89: Folder And Sub-Folders Access Control List (Acl)

    The Thecus IP storage snapshot is supported total 16 versions. Once checked “Automatically remove oldest snapshot”, the oldest will be removed to let newest to added on top. Otherwise, if the check box is unchecked and snapshot versions are up to 16 then system will appear warning message and won’t execute the task till available version count.
  • Page 90 ACL setting Item Description Deny Denies access to users or groups who are displayed in this column. Read Only Provides Read Only access to users or groups who are displayed in this column. Writable Provides Write access to users or groups who are displayed in this column.
  • Page 91 The ACL can be set for share and sub-folders level, not for files. NOTE The ACL screen also allows you to search for a particular user. To do this, follow the steps below: 1. In the blank, enter the name of the user you would like to find. 2.

  • Page 92: Stackable Nas

    Stackable NAS 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 93 Next, input the target IP address of the stackable device and click the Discovery button. The system will list available target volumes from the inputted IP address. Once IP with volume have been set, you may need to input a valid user name and password to validate your access rights.
  • Page 94 From the figure above, the Export share name is “pmmeeting”. The figures below show the result before and after via Microsoft Network Access with settings have been completed. No Stack Target Stack target with export share name “pmmeeting” The Browseable setting will be same method of setting for system share folder. It designates whether or not this folder will be visible through web disk.
  • Page 95 The Public setting will be set same as what the setting for the system share folder associated with the ACL permission setup. If Public is set to Yes, all users will be able to access it, and ACL button will be grayed out. If Public is set to No, the ACL button will be available on the Stack Target List window.
  • Page 96 With this newly attached stack target device, you will see the information displayed and also several options you can choose. In general, if attached stack target device has been used by another N5200PRO/1U4500/N5500/N8800/N8800/N8800 as stack target volume, then the Format item will be display and system will recognize it straight away and display its capacity.

  • Page 97: Iso Mount

    To attempt to reconnect the stack target, click Reconnect. ISO Mount The ISO Mount feature is very useful tool from Thecus products. With it, users can mount an ISO file and having export name to display all details from mounted ISO...
  • Page 98 From the main menu, the ISO Mount feature is located under “Storage”. Please refer the figure below for reference. Select on the ISO mount function and you will have the screen shot appear as following. A. Add a ISO file From the figure above, select ISO file from drop down share list.
  • Page 99 To mount new ISO file, select from listed ISO file and input desired mounting name into “Mount as:” field. Click “ADD” with confirmation to complete mounting ISO file. Or without “Mount as” ISO file export name input, system will automatic to give the export name by ISO file name.

  • Page 100: User And Group Authentication

    The mounted ISO file will be located same share folder with name giving. Please refer the screen shot below. ISO file “image” has mounted as folder “Image” you could see. The ISO file “Thecus 01” without assign mounting name, system automatically has folder “Thecus 01”...
  • Page 101 Specifies the ADS/NT server name (e.g. adservername). ADS/NT Realm Specifies the ADS/NT realm (e.g. example.com). Administrator ID Enter the administrators ID of Windows Active Directory or Windows NT, which is required for Thecus IP storage to join domain. Administrator Enter the ADS/NT Administrator password. Password Apply To save your settings.

  • Page 102: Local User Configuration

    • 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 103 3. Enter a User ID number. If left blank, the system will automatically assign one. 4. Enter a password in the Password box and re-enter the password in the Confirm box. 5. Select which group the user will belong to. Group Members is a list of groups this user belongs to.

  • Page 104: Local Group Configuration

    Remove Users 1. Select an existing user from the Local User Configuration screen. 2. Click on Remove button and the user is deleted from the system. Local Group Configuration From the Accounts menu, choose the Group item, and the Local Group Configuration screen appears.
  • Page 105 Local Group Configuration Item Description Press the Add button to add a user to the list of local groups. Edit Press the Edit button to modify a selected group from the system. Remove Press the Remove button to delete a selected group from the system.
  • Page 106 Edit Groups 1. On the Local Group Configuration screen, select a group name from the list. 2. Press the Edit button to modify the members in a group. 3. To add a user into a group, select the user from the Users List, and press the <<...

  • Page 107: Batch Create Users And Groups

    Batch Create Users and Groups 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 comma-separated plain text (*.txt) file. From the Accounts menu, click Batch Mgmt and the Batch Create Users and Groups dialogue will appear.

  • Page 108: Windows Xp Sp2

    Remove All Documents button to clear the print queue may resolve the issue. 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.

  • Page 109: Windows Vista

    • Not all USB printers are supported. Please check Thecus website for a list of NOTE supported printers. • Note that if a multi-function (all-in-one) printer is attached to the Thecus IP Storage, usually only the printing and fax functions will work. Other features, such as scanning, will probably not function.
  • Page 110 You can press The printer that I want isn’t listed to go into next page without waiting for Searching for available printers to finish. 5. Click Select a shared printer by name. Type http://<Thecus_NAS>:631/printers/usb-printer in the box, where <Thecus_NAS_IP> is the IP address of Thecus IP storage. Click Next.
  • Page 111 6. Select or install a printer and then press OK. If your printer model is not listed, please contact your printer manufacturer for help. 7. Windows will attempt to connect to the printer. 8. You can choose to set this printer as the default printer by checking the Set as the default printer box.

  • Page 112: Itunes® Server

    Specify tag encoding for MP3 files stored in Thecus IP storage. All ID3 tags will be sent out in UTF-8 format. Once the iTunes service is enabled, Thecus IP storage will make all music located in the Music folder available for iTunes-equipped computers on the network.

  • Page 113: Module Management

    Or choose the Auto Module Installation item and the available system Module screen appears. The default to get module list is “On-line” so if Thecus IP storage is capable to connect to Internet then it will automatically link to Thecus official website then list available modules.
  • Page 114 After click on “Action” to install module, the module will be under list of Module Installation. Please do “Enable” to activate module usage. System Module The system module is officially provided by Thecus for new features added. The module will list once it has been enabled from “Module Installation”. User Module...

  • Page 115: Backup

    FTP server for safe keeping as long as you have appropriate access right on that target. If the files on your Thecus IP storage are lost for any reason, you can restore those files from the target Thecus IP storage. To backup files regularly, you can set up a scheduled task to run only once, daily, weekly, or monthly.
  • Page 116 Target Server Select replication to method, it has 3 options can choose from. Manufacturer NAS: To other Thecus IP storage with security tunnel build up. Legacy FTP: To the 3 party FTP server or Thecus IP storage while it has acted as FTP server.

  • Page 117: Dual Dom (Except N0503/N4200Eco/N7700/N8800)

    “nsync” and grant write access. 1. On the Nsync server, add a user for Nsync source (ex. nsyncsource1). For instructions on how to add a user on the Thecus IP storage, see Chapter 4: User and Groups Authentication> Local User Configuration >...

  • Page 119: Thecus Backup Utility

    Thecus Backup Utility The Thecus Backup Utility is on your Installation CD. When you click on the CD, the Backup Utility will be installed under Program Groups > Thecus > Thecus Backup Utility. If it is not installed, you can copy the file (Thecus Backup Utility.exe) to a convenient location on your hard disk and double click to execute...

  • Page 120: Windows Xp Data Backup

    4. Click Next and in the Backup Type, Destination, and Name page, specify a back up location using the Browse button. 5. Find and select the drive that specifies your Thecus IP storage as your backup destination and click Next.

  • Page 121: Chapter 5: Using Thecus Ip Storage

    Chapter 5: Using Thecus IP Storage Overview Once the Thecus IP storage is setup and operating, users on the network may manage all varieties of digital music, photos, or files by simply using their web browsers. To manage your personal files or access public files on the Thecus IP storage, just enter its IP address into your browser (default IP address is http://192.168.1.100), and you will be taken to the Thecus IP storage Login...
  • Page 122 5. Buttons on the folder page allow you to create a new folder, upload files and delete files in the folder. 6. To create a new folder within the current folder, press the New folder button. When the screen appears enter a name for the folder. Press OK to create the folder.

  • Page 123: Photo Server

    Photo Server Using the Photo Server, users can view and share photos, and even create their own albums right on the Thecus IP storage. You will see your own Photo Gallery and all public Photo Albums on the network. To manage any picture files, you must first select the item by clicking the box then...

  • Page 124: Windows Xp Publishing Wizard

    Windows XP Publishing Wizard There are many ways for a local user to upload pictures into their photo album. Users of Windows XP can upload their pictures using the Windows XP Publishing Wizard. 1. Click on the XP Publishing Wizard icon on top right corner. 2.
  • Page 125 4. Once the register file is installed, use the Windows file manager to browse the folder that contains the picture you want to publish. On the left pane, there will be an icon labeled “Publish this folder to the Web”. 5.
  • Page 126 8. Select Thecus IP storage Photo Gallery Wizard to publish your pictures to Thecus IP storage. 9. Login into Thecus IP storage with your local user name and password. 10. Create your album by entering an album name and clicking on the Create...
  • Page 127 11. Select the album you want to upload your pictures to. 12. Confirm the target album. 13. Windows will show you that the picture upload is in progress.
  • Page 128 14. When the upload is finished, the Wizard will ask you whether if you want to go to the website. Click Finish to go to your Photo Web Server. 15. Click on the user’s icon to go to that user’s album. 16.

  • Page 129: Managing Albums And Photos

    17. Finished! You will see the pictures just selected in the album. Managing Albums and Photos Icon Function Description Make Cover Make selected photo your cover picture. Back Return to the previous screen.

  • Page 130: Creating Albums

    NOTE • Only logged in users will see these icons. • To prevent system errors, Thecus IP storage sets the following limitations on photo files: • Each file upload is limited to a size of 8MB. Files exceeding 8MB will NOT be uploaded and no error message will appear.

  • Page 131: Exif Information

    EXIF button again. Slide Shows Slide shows are a great way to enjoy pictures stored on your Thecus IP storage. You can click on the Start Slide Show icon on the top right hand corner to start the slide show.

  • Page 132: Mapping A Client Pc To The Thecus Ip Storage

    Click Connect. 3. When MAC OS X is trying to connect Thecus IP storage, it will ask for a User Name and Password which has access to the folder. 4. When MAC OS X has connected to Thecus IP storage successfully, an icon representing the folder will appear on the MAC OS X desktop.

  • Page 133: Windows 2000/Xp

    Windows 2000/XP 1. First, download the iSCSI Initiator from the Microsoft website (http://www.microsoft.com). You can find this software by entering iSCSI Initiator into the search box on their homepage. 2. Once the download is complete, install the iSCSI Initiator by double-clicking the EXE file.
  • Page 134 7. Start the iSCSI Initiator by double-clicking its icon on the desktop. The iSCSI Initiator properties window will appear. 8. Select the Discovery tab. Under Target Portals, click Add. 9. Enter the IP address of Thecus IP storage. Click OK.
  • Page 135 10. On the iSCSI Initiator Properties window, select the Targets tab. With the iSCSI target highlighted, click Log On. The Log On to Target dialogue will appear. 11. If you have not enabled CHAP, click OK to continue. If you have enabled CHAP, click Advanced. Under Advanced Settings, check the CHAP login information checkbox and enter your username and password.
  • Page 136 12. Right click My Computer on the desktop and select Manage. 13. Click on Disk Management and you will see a new hard disk listed. 14. Initialize the new hard disk and you will then be able to use the iSCSI target as a local drive.

  • Page 137: Windows Vista

    Windows Vista Because Windows Vista has the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator pre-installed, you will not have to install this piece of software. Instead, start the iSCSI Initiator and follow steps 8-14 to map the Thecus IP storage as an iSCSI drive.

  • Page 138: Chapter 6: Tips And Tricks

    The Thecus IP storage also supports eSATA hard disks with its eSATA port. Before attaching an eSATA or 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...

  • Page 139: Part I - Setup A Dyndns Account

    2. For Enable Virtual Server?, select Yes 3. Setup the HTTPS Server a. Well-Known Applications: Select User Defined b. Local IP: Enter 192.168.1.100 c. Port Range: 443 (the default HTTPS port setting on the Thecus IP storage) d. Protocol: select TCP e. Click Add.

  • Page 140: Replacing Damaged Hard Drives

    5. The LED blinks green when the HDD is accessed. RAID Auto-Rebuild When using RAID 1, 5, 6, or 10 on Thecus IP storage, you can use the auto-rebuild function when an error is detected. 1. When a hard disk fails the system beeps and/or an email notification is sent to specified receivers.

  • Page 141: Chapter 7: Troubleshooting

    If you forget your network IP address and have no physical access to the system, you can find out the IP address by either looking directly onto Thecus IP storage LCD panel, or by using the setup wizard to retrieve the IP of your Thecus IP storage.

  • Page 142: Problems With Time And Date Settings

    4. Set the Date, Time, and Time Zone. 5. Click Apply. In addition, if 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 143: 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 144: Appendix B: Raid Basics

    RAID volume can regenerate data from the data and parity stored on its other hard disk drives. RAID Levels The Thecus IP storage supports standard RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, and JBOD. You choose a RAID level when you create a system volume. The factors for selecting a RAID level are: Your requirements for performance ...

  • Page 145: Stripe Size

    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 146: Disk Usage

    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 Percentage Used RAID 0 100% RAID 1 1/n x 100% RAID 5 (n-1)/n x 100%...

  • Page 147: 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 148: 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 149: 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 accessible in the public online and offline documentation of the program.
  • Page 150 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 151 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.) These requirements apply to the modified work as a whole.
  • Page 152 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. However, parties who have received copies, or rights, from you under this License will not have their licenses terminated so long as such parties remain in full compliance.
  • Page 153 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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