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1. dom A AE i Pi rms IPISTOrLdgewpphance hala Sierage Hetwork Account v System T Language FTP Task O Username Password SS Destination Polder Download Manager ld Download Link aunisad X anagertts EZDU CK Back pdUMiIJUU Qo Back pal Example ftp Jiflp example camfdirrfile EPse m Pon s Example Ttp example com Pratis and file maiie Example Idirecbaryifitis wild card suppparted j Mode settling Default Aches C PFasiivs Maz Download Bondi iii m Ree Apply Cancol 73 If you are required to login with a user name and password select Username and input your user name and password into the appropriate fields ecu lt rep et iepc i E trees Pet CANE SAP LE LLLS 22 State Some Helwok Accounts System Language FTP Task Account Anonymous Login i Username lugar Password asas Erstmali n Fold Dieiosd Manager Download Link Dowload 20M anagerhilp N32O0 KG Back pd0W3200_016 Bac k pdr Example Apni example camdidirfile 3 Port FTP aie Fxampla ip example cam Path and File mame Example idiractaryfile wild card sunppartgd Made setting O5 Default active O Passe Maw Download Bandwidth 1034 Kes Apply cancel 5 Select the maximum download bandwidth from the Max Download Bandwidth dropdown ne EPA AER aS Sala Sierage WHetweork Accounla System T Language FTP Task Accoum E An
2. Apply Cancel 5 Press Apply to add the task 70 6 Once added your download will appear in the list of download tasks To start the download simply click the Start icon and the download will begin recia IE ES UUTducmmppranmoc Status w Storage w Network w Accounts w System v Language Download Tasks Task Type RatejKH 51 Status O N3200 GIO Back pdf HTTP e e u Task Type HTTP Add Task Enable Refresh Download Schedule Scheduler OQ Enable Disable F Daily Weekly Start Hour Minute End Hour Minuto Apply 7 The download status will continually update in the Download Tasks window To pause the download click the Pause icon I ER La E 1 x rms LS Ss rl EL Salas sia ao Helwork Accomls Syslem Language Download Tasks Task Type Rate KB si Salus Ponorntagoa 6 x 3200 iD Back pot HTTF a 00 ui p Sine OKEH MIA Task Type HTTP 0 Add Tack Enable Refresh Scheduler C Enable 5 Disable E Daly Weekiy Zar Hour Minute End 1 Heur Minule Apply 71 Adding an FTP Task To add a new FTP task to the Download Manager follow these steps 1 Using the Task Type dropdown select FTP and click Add Task um E wee ecieics i elej i pei M i Thecus J SI Al a ed e HS Status v Storage Y Network w Accounts w System v Language Download Tasks ask Type Rate HBD s Status T Enable Refresh Scheduler O Enable Disable F D
3. Rename Properties 13 Click on Disk Management and you will see a new hard disk listed El Computo Management Local Viol Ayo Tepe Pile Srt Shas i Stem Toc SAMS C Parton Bac NTFS Maakhy Cybern AG TIA TU Evers ewer PORTA Partition Msi NTFS tale ADA AA A gal Shaesd Poker ENAT OS Parton dan FATE tsh AB hia 45 WI Local Lise and Groupes D Privado Loss and Seri y Sarees and amp cokcationa APF C p B rescate QI Prin pation Y tnc parition M Logd dive 14 Initialize the new hard disk and you will then be able to use the iSCSI target as a local drive 95 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 N8800 as an iSCSI drive File Backup There are a number of ways to back up data with the N8800 Nsync You can backup a share folder to another N8800 Nsync Target or any FTP server for safe keeping as long as you have appropriate access right on that target When using Nsync between two N8800s you have the option to transmit files securely between two N8800s If the files on your N8800 are lost for any reason you can restore those files from the target N8800 To backup files regularly you can set up a scheduled task to run only once daily weekly or monthly You can also limit the bandwidth of your Nsync tasks so other use
4. Group List is a list of groups this user does not belong to Use the lt lt or gt gt buttons to have this user join or leave a group 6 Press the Apply button and the user is created NOTE All users are automatically assigned to the users group 51 Modifying Users 1 Select an existing user from the Local User Configuration screen 2 Click on the Modify button and Local User Setting screen appears 3 From here you can enter a new password and re enter to confirm or use the lt lt or gt gt buttons to have this user join or leave a group Click the Apply button to save your changes Deleting Users 1 Select an existing user from the Local User Configuration screen 2 Click on Delete button and the user is deleted from the system Local Groups Configuration From the Accounts menu choose the ma Groups item and the Local Groups ee ee ee Configuration screen appears This screen allows you to Add Modify and Delete local groups Local Groups Configuration Press the Add button to add a user to the list of local groups system system Adding Groups 1 On the Local Group Configuration screen click on the Add button 2 The Local Group Setting screen appears 3 Enter a Group Name 4 Enter a Group ID number If left blank the system will automatically assign one 52 5 Select users to be in this group from m9 ooo ooo the Users List by adding them to the Members
5. HDDx6 RAID 0 HDDx4 to RAID 0 HDDx7 RAID 0 HDDx3 to RAID 0 HDDx8 RAID 0 HDDx5 to RAID 0 HDDx6 RAID 0 HDDx5 to RAID 0 HDDx7 RAID 0 HDDx5 to RAID 0 HDDx8 RAID 0 HDDx6 to RAID 0 HDDx7 RAID 0 HDDx6 to RAID 0 HDDx8 RAID 0 HDDx7 to RAID 0 HDDx8 RAID 1 HDDx2 to RAID 0 HDDx2 RAID 1 HDDx2 to RAID 0 HDDx3 RAID 1 HDDx2 to RAID 0 HDDx4 RAID 1 HDDx2 to RAID 0 HDDx5 RAID 1 HDDx2 to RAID 0 HDDx6 RAID 1 HDDx2 to RAID 0 HDDx7 RAID 1 HDDx2 to RAID 0 HDDx8 RAID 1 HDDx3 to RAID 0 HDDx3 RAID 1 HDDx3 to RAID 0 HDDx4 RAID 1 HDDx3 to RAID 0 HDDx5 RAID 1 HDDx3 to RAID 0 HDDx6 RAID 1 HDDx3 to RAID 0 HDDx7 RAID 1 HDDx3 to RAID 0 HDDx8 RAID 1 HDDx4 to RAID 0 HDDx4 RAID 1 HDDx4 to RAID 0 HDDx5 RAID 1 HDDx4 to RAID 0 HDDx6 RAID 1 HDDx4 to RAID 0 HDDx7 RAID 1 HDDx4 to RAID 0 HDDx8 RAID 1 HDDx5 to RAID 0 HDDx5 RAID 1 HDDx5 to RAID 0 HDDx6 RAID 1 HDDx5 to RAID 0 HDDx7 RAID 1 HDDx5 to RAID 0 HDDx8 RAID 1 HDDx6 to RAID 0 HDDx6 RAID 1 HDDx6 to RAID 0 HDDx7 RAID 1 HDDx6 to RAID 0 HDDx8 RAID 1 HDDx7 to RAID 0 HDDx7 RAID 1 HDDx7 to RAID 0 HDDx8 32 RAID 0 HDDx2 to RAID 5 HDDx3 RAID 0 HDDx2 to RAID 5 HDDx4 RAID 0 HDDx2 to RAID 5 HDDx5 RAID 0 HDDx2 to RAID 5 HDDx6 RAID 0 HDDx2 to RAID 5 HDDx7 RAID 0 HDDx2 to RAID 5 HDDx8 RAID 0 HDDx3 to RAID 5 HDDx4 RAID 0 HDDx3 to RAID 5 HDDx5 RAID 0 HDDx3 to RA
6. Hout Mire Apply 75 Adding a BT Task To add a new BT task to the Download Manager follow these steps 1 Using the Task Type dropdown select BT and click Add Task ne ss Srejetieic 2 na m I a e a j PAPAS Matus Storage Network v Accoums System Language Download Tasks Task Type RateiKB si Status Enable Refresh Scheduler O noble Disable F Daily Weekly Start Hour Minute End Hour Minute Apply 2 In the BT Task window start by clicking Browse and selecting the torrent file you wish to start Fam la bg aim j i te a rmac lr xt nguit imn uui e hala Sierage Hatwark Account v System Language BT Task Terent Fille C Dacomants and KE Destination Foldet Download Manager Mak Peet Count 2 Min Peed Coumt J M x roywnlaoad Aandi iiti 1044 kas Max Uplaad Pandaidth 1D24 Kis Apply Cancel 76 3 Next select the destination folder from the Destination Folder dropdown This is where the download will reside Torrent File GADacurents and Setting woman EI Min Peet Count EE ax Download Bandai kes Max Upload Bandai MEM SD ewe Destination Foldet 4 Next you can select the maximum and minimum number of peers from selecting the counts from the appropriate dropdowns Torrent File CADocumenta and Setting Browse Destination Folder Max Download Bandwidth KBis Max Uplo
7. m Haeo ill Accounts y X yaram L Language and money by scheduling the B N8800 to turn itself on and off during certain times of the day Behedula Power Onion From the Status menu choose the El Enable Schedule Power Orit Power Mgmt item and the pus p jaan Tis Schedule Power On Off screen Man appears To designate a schedule for the N8800 to turn on and off first enable the feature by checking the Enable Schedule Power On Off checkbox T o Protectores TO rata Then simply choose an on and off time for each day of the week that you would like to designate a schedule by using the various dropdowns Finally click Apply to save your changes Example Monday On 8 00 Off 16 00 System will turn on at 8 00 AM on Monday and off at 16 00 on Monday System will turn on for the rest of the week If you choose an on time but do not assign an off time the system will turn on and remain on until a scheduled off time is reached or if the unit is shutdown manually Example Monday On 8 00 System will turn on at 8 00 AM on Monday and will not shut down unless powered down manually You may also choose two on times or two off times on a particular day and the system will act accordingly Example Monday Off 8 00 Off 16 00 System will turn off at 8 00 AM on Monday System will turn off at 16 00 PM on Monday if it was on If the system was already off at 16 00 PM on Monday system will stay of
8. or router 11 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Overview Your N8800 is designed for easy installation To help you get started the following chapter will help you quickly get your N8800 up and running Please read it carefully to prevent damaging your unit during installation Before You Begin Before you begin be sure to take the following precautions 1 Read and understand the Safety Warnings outlined in the beginning of the manual 2 If possible wear an anti static wrist strap during installation to prevent static discharge from damaging the sensitive electronic components on the N8800 3 Be careful not to use magnetized screwdrivers around the N8800 s electronic components Hard Disk Installation The N8800 supports eight standard 3 5 Serial ATA SATA SAS N8800SAS only hard disks To install a hard disk into the N8800 follow the steps below 1 Remove a hard disk tray from the N8800 2 Slide the new SATA SAS N8800SAS only hard disk into the tray and fasten the screws 3 Insert the hard disk and tray back into the N8800 until it snaps into place and lock it with a key if desired 4 The LED blinks green when the hard disk is accessed 12 Cable Connections To connect the N8800 to your network follow the steps below 1 Connect an Ethernet cable from your network to the WAN port on the back panel of the N8800 2 Connect the provided power cord into the universal power socket on the
9. 4 Complete Change the default administrator password Thecus Setup Wizard re Change Password Version 1 1 98 3 Device Discovery Login System 9 Network Configuration Change Password 4 Complete PREV APPLY 16 8 Finished Access the N8800 Web Administrator Interface by pressing the Start Browser button You can also configure another N8800 at this point by clicking the Setup Other Device button Press Exit to exit the wizard Thecus Setup Wizard tracas Complete Version 1 1 98 Device Discovery Login System Setup Other Device 9 Network Configuration Start Browser 9 Change Password Complete The Thecus Setup Wizard is designed for installation on systems running Windows XP 2000 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 The N8800 is equipped with an LCD on the front for easy status display and setup There are four buttons on the front panel to control the LCD functions LCD Controls Use the Up A Down V Enter J and Escape ESC keys to select various configuration settings and menu options for N8800 configuration The following table illustrates the keys on the front control panel LCD Controls Icon Function Description A Up Button Select the previous configuration settings option v Dow
10. 60Hz Auto detect Security 105 Software Specifications Network File Protocols Microsoft Networks CIFS SMB Apple Filing Protocol AFP 3 0 Network File System NFS v3 File Transfer Protocol FTP Hyper Text Transfer Protocol HTTP Secure Hyper Text Transfer Protocol HTTPs Authentication Local User Account Microsoft Active Directory Authentication AD Network Client Type Microsoft Windows NT 2000 XP 2003 Vista Unix Linux BSD MAC OS X 9 Network Configuration Fixed IP address Dynamic IP address 802 3ad based failover and link aggregation Disk Management Disk status monitoring S M A R T Disk idle spin down RAID RAID O 1 5 6 10 and JBOD Supports multiple RAID modes users can create multiple RAID volumes with different RAID levels in one system Auto rebuild Hot swappable Hot spare Disk roaming RAID level migration RAID expansion SCSI Target Supports Microsoft iSCSI Initiator v2 0 4 StarPort Initiator V3 5 2 MAC OS globalSAN iSCSI initiator version 3 0 1150 Linux open iscsi 2 0 865 Folder Management Share folder level permission Public folder Quota Management Share folder quota control Thecus Backup Utility Windows XP 2000 and MAC OS X Thecus Nsync System Management Web GUI Multilingual support English French German Italian Traditional Chinese Simplified Chinese Japanese Korean and Spanish NTP support Wake on LAN Scheduled Power On Off Event Notification Email
11. A a lt A mi a I M Product Information Item v JDescipton gt gt To access this screen again navigate to Status gt About ME Accounts Yo parom L Languaga System Service Status From the Status menu choose the System system status item and the System Status and Service sd GPU Londini 0 Status screens appear These screens ed ur provide basic system and service status so Timo 12 minutos information AFP Ejarus Slopped HFS Status Stopped EHBICIFS Eiarus Running FTP Status Running Media Sarver Stopped Nsync Slacus Running UPnP Siacus Running System Status Item Description Service Status Item Description 0 0 O AFP Status The status of the Apple Filing Protocol server NFS Status The status of the Network File Service Server SMB CIFS Status The status of the SMB CIFS server FTP Status The status of the FTP server The status of the Media Server Nsync Status The status of the Nsync server UPnP Status The status of the UPnP service SNMP The status of the SNMP service System Information From Status menu choose the I nfo a mas i Storage SErVEr D baba aT Hale sa s ME lee m rte L kasdesa item and the System I nformation sm er screen appears You can change the ves system information that appears on wt the Login page by entering the new e uim prm information here an
12. Chacksum GEnatle 9 Disable Apply To enable this option no matter there is share folder has been created in public access The user account and password is needed from system to access under SMB CIFS protocol On the other hand no more anonymous logAdvance Option 44 iSCSI Block Size Advanoe Option File Access Cache Enable 3 Disable Samba Recycle Bin Enable Disable Samba Anonpmous Login Aulhenticalion gt Enable g Disable iSCSI Block size Gt dK Bytes 6 512 BytesiFor older version iSCSI CRC Checksum Enable Disable Apply Select the block size with 4K while the iSCSI volume size is over 2TB iSCSI CRC Checksum Advance Option File Access Cache Enable 3 Disable Samba Recycle Bin Ce Enable Ze Disable Samba Anonymous Login Aulhenticalion gt Enable Disable iSCSI Block size 2 4K Bytes 7 512 Bytes For alder version iSCSI CRC Chacksum Gt Enable gD Disable To enable this option the initiator can connect with Data digest and Header digest enabled CAC Checksum Data digest Header digest 45 Network Management Use the Network menu to make network configuration settings as well as service Support settings WAN Configuration From the Network menu choose WAN me A Serve and the WAN Configuration screen a UEM appears This screen displays the network parameters of the WAN connection You LELCCEEEN may cha
13. Folder Management mejia Ll Server ET A al hee A TEA A From the Storage menu choose _ Folder and the Folder screen appears This screen allows you to create and configure folders on the a a la EEIE tae eee N8800 volume MAD abi LT ws ac ae eo came mai m x E Ra TEETE artes HFE dum Ee RMD appecboto mhiwi nila urs mae RAD Disp Poleras UD urs E gs aig iblisis1 Feider as RAG ure as nu ma nut Forero Tre Ee Du mE bib Teeraa mun 5 Ex 04 fac ee a F idir ds ma EN ae 0H Folder Item Description NFS Share Press NFS Share to configure which hosts on the network are allowed to access this folder using NFS With ZFS file system selected RAID volume it is un configurable ACL Press ACL Access Control List to configure which users have access to this folder name and description Snapshot Press Snap to open snapshot configuration screen the button will be only configurable with ZFS file system selected RAID volume Press Del to delete the folder A prompt appears asking to confirm the deletion Press Add to enter the Add Folder screen Nsync folders will be created once the RAID is created Nsync folder is used by Nsync server It will be used for files backed up by Nsync Adding Folders On the Folder screen press the Add button me 4 sou and the Add Folder screen appears This screen allows you to add a folder After entering the inf
14. Log On to Target Target name iqn 2007 05 com thecus RAID iscsiO vgO test Automatically restore this connection when the system boots Enable multi path A Only select this option if iSCSI multi path software is already installed on your computer If you have enabled CHAP click Advanced Under Advanced Settings check the CHAP login information checkbox and enter your username and password Click OK 94 Advanced Settings General IPSec Connect by using Local adapter Default Source IP Default Target Portal Default CRC Checksum C Data digest C Header digest CHAP helps ensure data security by providing authentication between a target and an initiator trying to establish a connection To use it specify the same target CHAP secret that was configured on the target for this initiator User name ign 1991 05 com microsoft thecus 2c1fb4b4 thecus Target secret Perform mutual authentication To use mutual CHAP specify an initiator secret on the Initiator Settings page and configure that secret on the target 12 Right click My Computer on the desktop and select Manage Desktop 4 E My Documents My COP Collapse se AIE El se DATA lt FATS Explore Open Search Manage Map Network Brive Disconnect Network Drive Delete amp My Neb a Recycle E
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16. Salis Task Type HTTP Add Task Enable Refresh Download Schedule i DIED Heur D Minule 0 e Heur D Minyie 2 To schedule a daily download period select Daily and select a start time and end time To schedule a weekly download period select Weekly and select a start day time and end time day am E i FERT rms DS EMP LES Sales Sterage Helwork Acoomls System Language Download Tasks Task Type WKateiblt Salus Task Type HTTP Add Task Enable Refresh Download Schedule Scheduler Enable O Disablo E Daly C Weebly Ban i Meur D Minule D w End mia Hout Oo Minute Apply 3 Click Apply to save your changes If the Download Scheduler is enabled ALL download tasks will adhere to the N OTE designated schedule 80 Chapter 6 Using the N8800 Overview Once the N8800 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 N8800 just enter its IP address into your browser default IP address is http 192 168 1 100 and you will be taken to the N8800 Login page Before proceeding make sure that WebDisk Support or Secure WebDisk Support is enabled in the Service Support screen in the system s Network menu See Service Support in Chapter 4 System Management gt Network Management gt Web Se
17. VM EMT FEE 117 GNU General Public LIcense 1 242 2 nosunssuunuuaus uuu RE nNa aca 117 Chapter 1 Introduction Overview Thank you for choosing the Thecus N8800 IP Storage Server The Thecus N8800 IS an easy to use storage server that allows a dedicated approach to storing and distributing data on a network Data reliability is ensured with RAID features that provide data security and recovery over one Terabyte of storage is available using RAID 5 and RAID 6 Gigabit Ethernet ports enhance network efficiency allowing the N8800 to take over file management functions increase application and data sharing and provide faster data response The N8800 offers data mobility with a disk roaming feature that lets you hot swap working hard drives for use in another N8800 securing the continuity of data in the event of hardware failure The N8800 allows data consolidation and sharing between Windows SMB CIFS UNIX Linux and Apple OS X environments The N8800 s user friendly GUI supports multiple languages Product Highlights File Server First and foremost the N8800 allows you to store and share files over an IP network With a Network Attached Storage NAS device you can centralize your files and share them easily over your network With the easy to use web based interface users on your network can access these files in a snap To learn about the Web User Interface go to Chapter 6 Using the N8800 gt Using WebDisk FTP Se
18. also supports MAC OS X Just copy the Thecus NOTE Backup Utility dmg to your MAC OS X machine and double click to execute it 98 Windows XP Data Backup If you use Windows XP Professional you can also use the Windows Backup Utility Ntbackup exe to backup your files If you use Windows XP Home Edition follow these steps to install the utility L 4 3 Insert the Windows XP CD into a drive and double click the CD icon in My Computer When the Welcome to Microsoft Windows XP screen appears click Perform Additional Tasks Click Browse this CD In Windows Explorer navigate to ValueAdd gt Msft gt Ntbackup Double click Ntbackup msi to install the backup utility Once installed you can use the Windows Backup Utility by following the steps below L Click Start and point to All Programs gt Accessories gt System Tools gt Backup to start the wizard Click Next to skip past the opening page Choose Backup files and settings from the second page and then click Next Select which option you want to back up Click Next and in the Backup Type Destination and Name page specify a back up location using the Browse button Find and select the drive that specifies your N8800 as your backup destination and click Next Click Next to display the wizard s final page and click Finish to start backing up Apple OS X Backup Utilities Mac OS X does not include any backup software However there ar
19. display the EXIF information for each photo mess A AAA Simply click the EXIF button to display EXIF information To hide this information click the EXIF button again Slide Shows Slide shows are a great way to enjoy pictures stored on your N8800 You can click on the Start Slide Show icon on the top right hand corner to start the slide show 89 aw Orage Server To stop the slide show click on the Stop Slide Show icon on the top right hand corner Mapping a Client PC to the N8800 You can map share folders on the N8800 so that you can access them as if they were drives on your computer You can connect to the shared network folders on the N8800 as follows Windows 1 Go to the My Computer folder in Windows 2 Inthe menu bar select Tools and then Map Network Drive 3 The Map Network Drive window appears 4 Assign a drive letter for the share folder 5 Click the Browse button to find the folder over your network Alternatively you may enter the folder name you wish to connect to or enter its IP address i e 192 168 1 100 share 6 Click Finish When the Connect As window appears enter your user name and password 7 Click OK The share folder appears as the drive you assigned You can now access this folder as though it were a drive on your computer Apple OS X On an Apple computer you can connect to shared computers and servers using a network address 1 Choose Go gt Connect to Ser
20. information screens and system settings of the N8800 The various settings are placed in the following groups on the menu bar Menu Bar Item Description O Current system status of the N8800 N8800 various services of the N8800 Allows configuration of users and groups Various N8800 system settings and information Choose your preferred language here Moving your cursor over any of these items will display the dropdown menu selections for each group In the following sections you will find detailed explanations of each function and how to configure your N8800 Language Selection The N8800 supports multiple languages including e English French German Italian Traditional Chinese Simplified Chinese e Japanese e Korean e Spanish On the menu bar click Language and the Change Language screen appears This screen allows you to select preferred language for the N8800 Press Apply to confirm your selection 22 Status Menu The Status Menu on the menu bar allows you to see various aspects of the N8800 From here you can discover the status of the N8800 and even find out other details like firmware version and up time Product Information Once you login you will first see the basic iP Storage Server Product Information screen providing assan ee Manufacturer Product No Firmware Version and Up Time information sh ian er tiere A ee ee A TEE ae aA e a
21. installed on the N8800 the N8800 will become an access point and the Network dropdown menu will contain a WLAN menu item From the Network menu choose WLAN and the WLAN Configuration screen appears This screen displays the sed wireless network parameters of the system ante You can change any of these items and press La ieta Apply to confirm your settings IE Currently supported USB wireless dongles are 3Com 3CRUSB10075 Zyxel G220USB PCI GW US54mini USB dongles have to be connected before N8800 is powered up WLAN Configuration Item Description P Specifies the IP address of the network connection The ESSID Extended Service Set Identification is the identifying name of a wireless network ESSID Broadcast Specifies whether the ESSID will be broadcasted by the N8800 This will prevent the Access Point from broadcasting the ESSID The N8800 will still respond to a wireless device that wants to communicate if it sends a matching ESSID devices Auth Mode Authentication mode used by the N8800 Shared Shared key authentication Open Open key authentication WEP Enable Specifies whether to use encryption for transmission or not Key Length Key length specifies the level of encryption used by the N8800 64 bit 10 characters from 0 9 and A F 128 bit 26 characters from 0 9 and A F WEP KEY 1 Input up to 4 WEP keys and select the one you
22. panel or by using the setup wizard to retrieve the IP of your N8800 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 N8800 which you have forgotten in the Device Discovery screen Can t Map a Network Drive in Windows XP You may have problems mapping a network drive under the following conditions 1 The network folder is currently mapped using a different user name and password To connect using a different user name and password first disconnect any existing mappings to this network share 2 The mapped network drive could not be created because the following error has occurred Multiple connections to a server or shared resource by the same user using more than one user name are not allowed Disconnect all previous connections to the server or shared resource and try again To check out existing network connections type net use under the DOS prompt You may refer the URL below for more network mapping information http esupport thecus com support index php _ m downloads amp a viewdownload amp downloaditemid 57 amp nav 0 Restoring Factory Defaults From the System menu choose the Factory Default item and the Reset to Factory Default screen appears Press Apply to reset the N8800 to factory default settings Resetting to factory defaults will not erase the data stored in the hard WARNI NG disks but WILL rever
23. saved configuration file to overwrite current system configuration Backing up your system configuration is a great way to ensure that you can revert to a working configuration when you are experimenting with new system settings The system configuration you have backup can be only restore in same firmware version And the backup details have excluded user group accounts Module Management From the System menu choose the Ew ie SS Server Module Mgmt item and the Module ce simav O stages Hat y 8 Accum gt System A Language Management screen appears From here you can install separate software modules to extend the functionality of your N8800 Hama Wea sion Derdin Enable Satis f Uninstall Enable Disable Check Update Module Fils am install Module Management Name Version Description Enable Displays whether the module has been enabled or not Status Displays the status of the module Uninstall Click to uninstall the module Enable Disable Click to enable a module Click to look for updates for the selected module 58 Check Update Module File Location of the module file Click to browse the folder of your PC to locate the module files Install Click to install the listed module into your N8800 Modules can potentially harm your system Only install modules from NOTE your vendor or publishers you can trust Reset to Factory Default Settings From the Sy
24. using RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 6 or RAID 10 you can easily replace a damaged hard drive in the Thecus N8800 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 the system LCD will display warning message also the system beeps Replacing a Hard Drive To replace a hard disk drive in the N8800 1 Remove the tray with the damaged hard disk 2 Unscrew the damaged hard disk and remove it from the tray 3 Slide a new hard disk into the tray and fasten the screws 4 Insert the hard disk tray back into the N8800 until it snaps into place You can also lock it with a key if desired 5 The LED blinks green when the HDD is accessed RAID Auto Rebuild When using RAID 1 5 6 or 10 on the N8800 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 2 Check the LCD to see which disk has failed 3 Follow the steps mentioned above to replace the failed hard disk 4 The system automatically recognizes the new hard disk and starts the auto rebuild sequence to resume its status before the hard disk crash 102 Chapter 8 Troubleshooting Forgot My Network IP Address 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 the N8800 s LCD
25. 0 The details as listed in following screenshot With the option changed it will need to reboot system to activate Fide Arcesa Cocke Era 0 iu ambe scpcis Bon SERE Gi Ea harta Areso Loa deliberation Era eek A AN A EE da 43 File Access Cache Advanoe Option Fila Access Cache Enable 3 Disable samba Recycle Bin r Ernsxble Ze Disable Samba Anonymous Login amp ulhentirslian gt Enable g Disable SCS Block size Gt JE Bytes 29 512 BytestFor alder version iSCSI CRC Checksum Enable Disable File Access Cache is default Enable This option will help to increase the performance while single client access share folder in writing under SMB CIFS protocol Samba Recycle Bin Advanoe Option File Arrese Cache Enable 1 Fisable o Samba Recycle Hin Samba Anongmous Login Aulhenticalion Enable Zi Disable SCS Block size Gi dK Bytes 0 512 BybesrFor alder version iSCSICRC Chacksum Gt Enable 9 Disable Apply The N8800 is supported recycle bin via SMB CIFS protocol Simply enable it then all of deleted files folders will reside in the recycle folder with hidden attribution in each share In general Windows has default to invisible all of hidden folders files So please enable this option to view recycle folder Samba Anonymous Login Authentication Advance Option Fila Access Cache G Enable Disable Samba Recycle Bin Ce Enable Ze Disable iSCSICRC
26. 5125 5119 RM PW5115 PW5125PW9120 PW9125 9120 9150 9305 PM525A 625A 800A 1000A UA 1250A eao Repotec RPT 800A NENNEN NENNEN 325 520 610 620 330 weno onm LLL SuperPower HP360 Hope550 HP360 Hope550 550 500 1000 smart shipped with SafeNet Sweex 500 1000 contact closure EL L shipped with UPS mart BC100060800VA 800VA various Lan 2 2 interface black 73 0844 cable UNITEK Alpha 500 IC 1000is 500 ipE EE yeso LEAN Saver600 0 NENNEN pu pos e The UPSes marked Blue have been tested and work well e f your UPS is not in the support list be sure that the UPS supports one of following protocols o SEC protocol Generic RUPS model Generic RUPS 2000 Megatec M2501 cable PhoenixTec protocol Safenet software O Q O O 115 Appendix F Licensing Information Overview This product included copyrighted third party software licensed under the terms of GNU General Public License Please see THE GNU General Public License for extra terms and conditions of this license 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 Copyrights This product includes cryptographic software written by Eric Young eay cryptsoft com This product includes software developed by Mark M
27. A description of each item follows NFS Server Setting Item Description OOOO Enable or Disable NFS support Apply Click Apply to save your changes Click Cancel to abandon your changes User and Group Management The N8800 has built in user database that allows administrators to manage user access using different group policies From the Accounts menu you can create modify and delete users and assign them to groups that you designate Local User Configuration From the Accounts menu choose the w9 oe Se tT 008 Users item and the Local User oe er Configuration screen appears This screen allows you to Add Modify and Delete local users 50 Local User Configuration Press the Add button to add a user to the list of local users Modify Press the Modify button to modify a local user Delete Press the Delete button to delete a selected user from the system Adding Users 1 Click on the Add button on Local User Configuration screen and A m Local User Setting screen appears _ BE PERSE ct AMA VEE 2 On the Local User Setting screen enter a name in the User Name box 3 Enter a User I D number If left UM blank the system will automatically arep annate Greup Liat assign one l z 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
28. ASSWORD GROUP 2 Click Open 3 Click Import to begin the user list import 53 ADS NT Configuration If you have a Windows Active Directory Server ADS or Windows NT server to handle the domain security in your network you can simply enable the ADS NT support feature the N8800 will connect with the ee ADS NT server and get all the information se smsem of the domain users and groups mmm automatically From the Accounts menu A choose Authentication item and the saina ADS NT Support screen appears You can on to change any of these items and press Apply to confirm your settings A description of each item follows ADS NT Support WINS Server Specifies the WINS server if necessary Name N8800 Directory Server or Windows NT Windows NT ADS NT Server Name Specifies the ADS NT server name e g adservername ADS NT Realm Specifies the ADS NT realm e g example com Administrator D Enter the administrators ID of Windows Active Directory or Windows NT which is required for N8800 to join domain Administrator Enter the ADS NT Administrator password Password Confirm Password For re entering password to confirm To join an AD domain you can refer the figure and use the aie s below to configure the N8800 for associated System Properties E filed input Full computer name computer AE local ADS Server Name Domain domain local ah A het Work Group Domain Name li J ADS Realm TNR G Terr
29. CSI Volume To allocate space for an iSCSI volume on the current RAID volume follow the steps below 1 Under the Volume Allocation List click iSCSI Target 33 Protect s ow Data The Create iSCSI Volume screen appears Create iSCSI Volume RAID ID ID of current RAID volume Percentage and amount of unused space on current RAID volume Percentage and amount of space allocated to SCSI volume SCSI Target Service Enable or Disable the iSCSI Target service Authentication You may choose CHAP authentication or choose None Name of the iSCSI Target This name will be used by the Stackable NAS function to identify this export share Select the current year from the dropdown Select the current month from the dropdown Enter a username Enter a password Reenter the chosen password QN A TheiSCSI Qualified Name Initiator Information Shows the name and status of iSCSI initiators logged on the system Click OK to save changes Click Back to exit without saving Designate the percentage to be allocated from the Allocation dropdown Enable the SCSI Target Service by selecting Enable Choose to enable CHAP authentication or choose None Enter a Target Name This will be used by the Stackable NAS function to identify this export share Choose the current year from the Year dropdown Choose the current month from the Month dropdown 34 8 If you ve enabled CHAP authentic
30. Click on Yes for Enable the DDNS Client Select www dyndns org Go to router setup screen and enter the following information User Name or E mail Address xxx example com Password or DDNS Key xxxx Host Name www N8800 dyndns org Enable wildcard Select Yes Update Manually Click Update Part Ill Setting up Virtual Servers HTTPS 1 Navigate to NAT Setting gt Virtual Server 2 For Enable Virtual Server select Yes 3 oe the HTTPS Server MaN OTW Well Known Applications Select User Defined Local IP Enter 192 168 1 100 Port Range 443 the default HTTPS port setting on the N8800 Protocol select TCP Click Add Click Apply 4 Test the HTTPS connection from another computer on the Internet a b From a remote computer open your browser and enter https www N8800 dyndns org You should see the login page of N8800 Firewall Software Configuration If you are using a software firewall i e Norton Internet Security and are having trouble connecting to the N8800 you can try the following steps 1 Double click the NI S icon on system tray and then configure the Personal Firewall 2 On the Programs page find the SetupWizard exe and change its permission to Permit All If it s not in the program list use the Add or Program Scan buttons to find it 3 On the Networking page manually add N8800 IP address i e 192 168 1 100 to the Trusted list 101 Replacing Damaged Hard Drives If you are
31. End Mour Minule Apply Deleting Tasks To delete a task simply follow the steps below 1 Click the delete icon X beside the task that you wish to delete The Delete Task dialogue box will appear Select Delete Task only if you wish to remove only the torrent file and all transient files leaving the unfinished download files intact Select Delete Task and Files if you wish to remove the torrent file and all transient files and the unfinished download files Click OK to delete the task Click Cancel to return to the Download Manager Scheduling Downloads With the Download Manager you can schedule your downloads to begin at different times of the day This is useful if you wish to complete your downloads during off peak hours reserving your bandwidth for other applications A table describing the Download Schedule window appears below Download Schedule Item Description Scheduler Enable or disable the Download Scheduler Choose to have the Download Scheduler activate on a daily or Daily Weekly l weekly basis Start Day Hour Minute Specify the start day hour minute for the download task End Day Hour Minute Specify the end day hour minute for the download task 79 To schedule downloads follow these steps 1 Under Download Schedule set Scheduler to Enable 22 P z rms AS in tuli Salas Sterage helwork Accomls System Language Download Tasks Task Type WKateillt
32. ID 5 HDDx5 RAID 5 HDDx4 to RAID 5 HDDx6 RAID 5 HDDx4 to RAID 5 HDDx7 RAID 5 HDDx4 to RAID 5 HDDx8 RAID 5 HDDx5 to RAID 5 HDDx6 RAID 5 HDDx5 to RAID 5 HDDx7 RAID 5 HDDx5 to RAID 5 HDDx8 RAID 5 HDDx6 to RAID 5 HDDx7 RAID 5 HDDx6 to RAID 5 HDDx8 Deleting a RAID To delete 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 Config to open the RAID Configuration screen 2 On the RAID Configuration screen click Remove RAID 3 The confirmation screen appear you will have to input Yes with exactly wording case to complete Remove RAID operation Removing RAID destroys all data in the current RAID volume The data WARNI NG is unrecoverable Space Allocation You may specify the space allocated for iSCSI volume To do this under the Storage menu click RAID and the RAID List window appears Select the RAID volume you wish to reallocate by clicking on its radio button and click Space Allocation The RAID Information and Volume Allocation List windows will appear The Volume Allocation List displays the space allocated for SCSI volumes on the current RAID volume The N8800 supports up to 5 iSCSI volumes in each RAID volume Volume Allocation List Item Description gt gt gt 0o Modify Click this to modify the allocated space Del Name assigned to the volume Allocating Space for iS
33. ID 5 HDDx6 RAID 0 HDDx3 to RAID 5 HDDx7 RAID 0 HDDx3 to RAID 5 HDDx8 RAID 0 HDDx4 to RAID 5 HDDx5 RAID 0 HDDx4 to RAID 5 HDDx6 RAID 0 HDDx4 to RAID 5 HDDx7 RAID 0 HDDx4 to RAID 5 HDDx8 RAID 0 HDDx5 to RAID 5 HDDx6 RAID 0 HDDx5 to RAID 5 HDDx7 RAID 0 HDDx5 to RAID 5 HDDx8 RAID 0 HDDx6 to RAID 5 HDDx7 RAID 0 HDDx6 to RAID 5 HDDx8 RAID 0 HDDx7 to RAID 5 HDDx8 RAID 1 HDDx2 to RAID 5 HDDx3 RAID 1 HDDx2 to RAID 5 HDDx4 RAID 1 HDDx2 to RAID 5 HDDx5 RAID 1 HDDx2 to RAID 5 HDDx6 RAID 1 HDDx2 to RAID 5 HDDx7 RAID 1 HDDx2 to RAID 5 HDDx8 RAID 1 HDDx3 to RAID 5 HDDx3 RAID 1 HDDx3 to RAID 5 HDDx4 RAID 1 HDDx3 to RAID 5 HDDx5 RAID 1 HDDx3 to RAID 5 HDDx6 RAID 1 HDDx3 to RAID 5 HDDx7 RAID 1 HDDx3 to RAID 5 HDDx8 RAID 1 HDDx4 to RAID 5 HDDx4 RAID 1 HDDx4 to RAID 5 HDDx5 RAID 1 HDDx4 to RAID 5 HDDx6 RAID 1 HDDx4 to RAID 5 HDDx7 RAID 1 HDDx4 to RAID 5 HDDx8 RAID 1 HDDx5 to RAID 5 HDDx5 RAID 1 HDDx5 to RAID 5 HDDx6 RAID 1 HDDx5 to RAID 5 HDDx7 RAID 1 HDDx5 to RAID 5 HDDx8 RAID 1 HDDx6 to RAID 5 HDDx6 RAID 1 HDDx6 to RAID 5 HDDx7 RAID 1 HDDx6 to RAID 5 HDDx8 RAID 1 HDDx7 to RAID 5 HDDx7 RAID 1 HDDx7 to RAID 5 HDDx8 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 RA
34. ID O requires a minimum of 2 disks RAID 1 Offers disk mirroring Provides twice the read rate of single disks but same write rate RAID 1 requires a minimum of 2 disks RAID 5 Data striping and stripe error correction information provided RAID 5 requires a minimum of 3 disks RAID 5 can sustain one failed disk Two independent parity computations must be used in order to provide protection against double disk failure Two different algorithms are employed to achieve this purpose RAID 6 requires a minimum of 4 disks RAID 6 can sustain two failed disks RAID 10 RAID 10 has high reliability and high performance RAID 10 is Implemented as a striped array whose segments are RAID 1 arrays It has the fault tolerance of RAID 1 and the performance of RAID 0 RAID 10 requires 4 disks RAID 10 can sustain two failed disks RAID Configuration Using RAID Settings you can select stripe size choose which disks are RAID disks or the Spare Disk RAID Configurations RAID Check the boxes of the hard drives you wish to add to the storage volume Master RAID Check a box to designate this as the Master RAID volume See the NOTE below for more information Number assigned to the installed hard disks Capacity of the installed hard disks Model number of the installed hard disks Status of the installed hard disks If this is checked current hard disk is a part of a RAID volume Spare If this is checked current hard disk
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37. List using the lt lt PR Storage A OMS Accounda A Language I AS i nu button 6 Click the Apply button to save your changes pe Modifying Groups 1 a al 1 On the Local Group Configuration MU i screen select a group name from the list 2 Press the Modify 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 lt lt button to move the user into the Members List 4 To remove a user from a group select the user from Members List and press the gt gt button 5 Click the Apply button to save your changes Deleting Groups 1 On the Local Group Configuration screen select a group name from the list 2 Press Delete to delete the group from the system Batch User and Group Creation The N8800 can also add users and groups in m s iP Storage AN batch mode This enables you to conveniently add numerous users and groups automatically by importing a simple comma separated plain text txt file a Sinus amp Storage iL Hetwork A I System m 4 Language Ar dug TAS xs 7 y x J z 22d IA From the Accounts menu click Batch Mgmt and the Batch Create Users and Groups dialogue will appear To import your list of users and groups follow these PR steps 1 Click Browse to locate your comma separated text file The information in the text file should follow this format USERNAME P
38. Microsoft iSCSI Initiator Installation Wizard You have successfully completed the iscsi200 Setup Wizard To close this wizard click Finish 7 Start the iSCSI Initiator by double clicking its icon on the desktop The SCSI Initiator properties window will appear Microsoft iSCSI Initiator 8 Select the Discovery tab Under Target Portals click Add SCSI Initiator Properties General Discovery Targets Persistent Targets Bound Volumes Devices Target Portals Address Port Adapter IP Addr rer SNS Servers Name 9 Enter the IP address of the N8800 Click OK Add Target Portal Type the IP address or DNS name and socket number of the portal you want to add Click Advanced to select specific settings For the discovery session to the portal IP address or DNS name Port XXXXXXXXX XXX 3260 93 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 SCSI Initiator Properties gt EET z z General Discovery Targets Persistent Targets Bound Volumes Devices Select a target and click Log On to access the storage devices for that target Click details to see information about the sessions connections and devices for that target Targets Name gn 2007 05 com thecus RAID iscsil gl test Inactive
39. Power Management The administrator can set the disk to power down after a period of inactivity When the Status shows Warning it usually means there are bad sectors on the hard disk It is shown only as a precaution and you should consider changing the drives NOTE S M A R T Information On the Disks Information screen the status of each disk will be displayed in the Status column Clicking on an OK or Warning link will display the S M A R T I nformation window for that particular disk a aiuit d Sorpe T Et hew t ME Accounts tT YN System Lk Lasguage SMART INFOS Tiree Hubi Model WDT1TEDDAAJS QQPEA Power Cn Heurs 3055 Hours empgserabure Celsius 4 Currant Pending Sector D Raw Read Enor Rete D Seek Error Rate D Back 27 S M A R T Information Tray Number Tray the hard disk is installed in Model name of the installed hard disk Power ON Hours Count of hours in power on state The raw value of this attribute shows total count of hours or minutes or seconds depending on manufacturer in power on state Reallocated Sector Count of reallocated sectors When the hard drive finds a Count read write verification error it marks this sector as reallocated and transfers data to a special reserved area Spare area This process is also known as remapping and reallocated sectors are called remaps This is why on a modern hard disks you can not see bad blocks while testi
40. Thes Thecus N8800 User s Manual Copyright and Trademark Notice Thecus and other names of Thecus products are registered trademarks of Thecus Technology Corp Microsoft Windows and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Apple iTunes and Apple OS X are registered trademarks of Apple Computers Inc All other trademarks and brand names are the property of their respective owners Specifications are subject to change without notice Copyright 2008 Thecus Technology Corporation All rights reserved 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 Product name Thecus N8800 Manual Version 1 04 Release Date July 2009 Limited Warranty Thecus Technology Corporation guarantees all components of Thecus N8800 are thoroughly tested before they leave the factory and should function normally under general usage In case of any system malfunctions Thecus Technology Corporation and its local representatives and dealers are responsible for repair without cost to the customer if the product fails within the warranty period and under normal usage Thecus Technology Corporation is not responsible for any damage or loss of data deemed to be caused by its products It is highly recommended that use
41. Tim Hudson tj h cryptsoft com e This product includes software developed by Christopher G Demetriou for the NetBSD Project 116 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 Modified versions of the CGIC library should not be distributed without the attachment of a clear statement regarding the author of the modifications and this notice may in no case be removed Modifications may also be submitted to the author for inclusion in the main CGIC distribution GNU General Public License Version 2 June 1991 Copyright 1989 1991 Free Software Foundation Inc 51 Franklin St Fifth Floor Boston MA 02110 1301 USA Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this license document but changing it is not allowed PREAMBLE The licenses for most software are designed to take away your freedom to share and change it By contrast the GNU General Public License is intended to guarantee your freedom to share and change free software to make sure the software is free for all its users This General Public License applies to most of the Free Software Foundation s software and to any othe
42. _ 67 Download Manager With the built in Download Manager you mec Orage Appliance can have the N8800 download HTTP FTP Suse sarapa MANOR Accounts Sym SET and BT files without having full PC powered on What s more you can even schedule your downloads for off peak hours ensuring efficient use of bandwidth To access the Ub Habe RB s siaus Download Manager go to Network choose mee rri A AAA the Download Manager option and the Download Tasks and Download o TC Schedule windows appear vc ENT o sos ETT Apply Download Tasks tem m X Task Type Rate Status Task Type Add Task Enable Refresh Description Click to start the specified task Click to pause the specified task Click to delete the specified task A prompt will appear asking you if you would like to delete the task itself or the task and all related downloaded files Name of the task Click to see more information about this task Type of transfer Can be HTTP FTP or BT Transfer rate of the task in kilobytes per second KB s DL Download rate UL Upload rate Status of the task Complete Percentage complete 9 6 Completed Total download size Use this dropdown to select the type of transfer HTTP FTP and BT are available Click to add the kind of task specified beside Task Type Click to refresh the task list 68 Adding an HTTP Task To add a
43. a 103 Can t Map a Network Drive in Windows XP eee 103 Restoring Factory Defaults eeeeeeeeeeee 103 Problems with Time and Date Settings 103 Appendix A Product Specifications ene 105 Hardware Specific CONS airis 105 Software SPECIFICATIONS iiisssnsausk nn RSS EEFEREREEFERESERERWORSREERFERAFEEEFVRKFRNKRRR SENA 106 Appendix B Customer Support eere eren nn nnn nnn nnn 108 Appendix C RAI D Basics score 109 OVOTVIO qe En 109 Benefits P 109 Improved PerTorfmallCe s ica 109 Data SEC U ET nmr e 109 RAID EI ce 109 RAID Oceniane isa bh ku d vEUME M Eun b i UL I MUI LENIN UM DUE DOM SEE 109 RALD ptc RUE RE Oe 110 RAID Deraan EF 110 PAU Dy 5 PORRO 110 RALO TE 110 JBOD mera Ta a e a ML D M pa UD oues M LEE 110 SUIDE SIZE WOO TUM 110 DISK 8I I e S 111 Appendix D Active Directory Basics cerne 112 OVGFVICW aca 112 What is Active Directory ssssssosnonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 112 ADS Benefllits iia 112 Appendix E UPS Compatibility List 113 Appendix F Licensing I nformation eene nnn 116 eranl e acia 116 Source Code Availability ii 116 CGIC Eicense Terms ciii duia vaio ku a a aula ruso xa i a erate adresse erate
44. a is striped on a block level across a set of drives just like in RAID 5 anda second set of parity is calculated and written across all the drives RAID 6 provides for an extremely high data fault tolerance and can sustain two Simultaneous drive failures This is a perfect solution for mission critical applications RAID 10 RAID 10 is implemented as a striped array whose segments are RAID 1 arrays RAID 10 has the same fault tolerance as RAID level 1 RAID 10 has the same overhead for fault tolerance as mirroring alone High I O rates are achieved by striping RAID 1 segments Under certain circumstances RAID 10 array can sustain up to 2 simultaneous drive failures Excellent solution for applications that would have otherwise gone with RAID 1 but need an additional performance boost JBOD Although a concatenation of disks also called JBOD or Just a Bunch of Disks is not one of the numbered RAID levels it is a popular method for combining multiple physical disk drives into a single virtual one As the name implies disks are merely concatenated together end to beginning so they appear to be a single large disk As the data on JBOD is not protected one drive failure could result total data loss Stripe Size The length of the data segments being written across multiple hard disks Data is written in stripes across the multiple hard disks of a RAID Since multiple disks are accessed at the same time disk striping enhances pe
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46. ad Bandwidth 1024 Kile 71 5 Next you can set the maximum download and upload bandwidths from the dropdowns below Thesis EIA CAE RNA Status cw Storage v Network Accounts System v Language Torrent File C Documents and Setting Drowse Destination Folder Oowrlosd Manager Max Peer Count A Min Peer Count D Max Download Bandwidth 1024 w KBis Max Upload Bandwidth 1024 Kile Apply Cancel 6 Press Apply to add the task 7 Once added your download will appear in the list of download tasks To start the download simply click the Start icon and the download will begin me os lt rejeti t T m I Jd mT PASE icd nj dici Staus v Storage v Network Accoums System Language Download Tasks Task Type RMB s Status Percentage 0 00 O Zod dvd 1386 torrent aT a Size 0 00MB 3 361 9M8 ovd Poer 0 O Task type BT Add Task Enable Refresh Download Schedule Scheduler Enable Disable E Daily Weekly Start Hour Minute End Hour Minute Apply 78 8 The download status will continually update in the Download Tasks window To pause the download click the Pause icon I Download Tasks Task Type RMB S Status Up Down Percentage 0 00 Zod dwd 13 6 torrent AT 004 Size 0 00MA 3 361 OMe 6 60 Seed Peer 0 0 Task Type BT Add Task Enable Refresh Download Schedule Scheduler Enable Disable Start Hour Minute
47. aily Weekly Sian Hour Minute End Hour Minute Apply 2 In the FTP Task window start by inputting the target URL in the FTP File box This is the link to the download you want to queue rmn bi c Pm j i e i inc IT tA Ag A PPS Mala Sierage WHaetwork Account System vw Language FTP Task Accomm E Anar Lngin C Username Password Destination Polder Download Manager w Example Ttp example com Pratis and file maie Example Idirecbaryifitis wild card suppparted j Mode selling Default Ache Passive Maz Download Bondi TA ms Kee Apply Caneel 72 3 Next select the destination folder from the Destination Folder dropdown This is where the download will reside am mum nd ais a i a E mee Ja E CE LEA LLLELLLS Sale Sierage Hatwark Accounts v System T Language FIP Task Accomm Anamgmaus Login O Username Passw ord Destination Polder Download Manager Downtoad Link Dawricad tX Managerhttg 3200 QR Back MO Quo Bark pay Example ftp liflp example camfdirrfile FEPste gt een i Example Ttp example com Pratis and file pane Example Jairect orgiide wild card supppared y Mode setting 0 Defauh Ache O Passive Maz Download BEandwimhn Wi LS Apply Caneel 4 The next step depends if you are using an anonymous login for your FTP download If you are logging in anonymously select Anonymous Login and move on to step 5
48. amie this computer ar join a dara click Pronerties Fraperties Note The identification of the computer cannot be changed because The computer is a domain controller 54 AD Domain Example Work Group Domain domain Name ADS Support ADS Server Name ADS NT Realm Administrator ID Administrator Password Confirm Password Computerl Administrator KKKKKKKKKKK KAKKKKKKKKKK The DNS server specified in the WAN configuration page should be able to correctly resolve the ADS server name The time zone setting between N8800 and ADS should be identical The system time difference between N8800 and ADS should be less than five minutes The Administrator Password field is for the password of ADS Active Directory Server not N8800 System Settings The System menu gives you a wealth of settings that you can use to configure your N8800 s system administration functions You can set up system notifications view system logs and even upgrade firmware from this menu System Notifications rar storage Server oe ieee Gi imam ie Bios Fie dj bee From the System menu choose the B N Notification item and the Notification Configuration screen appears This screen lets you have the N8800 notify you in Case of any system malfunction Press Apply to ae confirm all settings See following table for ems a detailed description of each item Consult wi
49. apshot 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 The snapshot schedule rules can be setup for monthly weekly or daily hour Contig Snapshot Sohedule Config Snapshot Schedule Contig Snapshot chedule r Enabiad Enapshol Schedule H Enablad Snapshot Schedule y Enabled Snapshol Schedule c Aulomadically remove oldest snapshod 4 Aulomatically remove oldest snapshot E Automatically remove oldest enapshed Schedule Rule Honthiy 4 Day a Hour Schedule Rule Monthly Day Hour Schedule Rule Monthly Day Hour C Weakly Hour a Uaskli Sunday w EN se Hour C Weekly Hour C Daily Hour gt Daily Hour Daly 15 Hour Apply Back Apply Back Apply Back Clicking on Apply after firmed with desired schedule or click back to Snap screen If any snapshot has taken then it will listed in Snapshot list as example below This example shows folder test has created under RAID volume in ZFS file system It has been taken snapshot twice so far at time displayed Snapshot List for test Wi 2 16 65 124isnapshotl Snapshot Date Dalete 2008 10 09 16 54 47 2008 10 09 17 58 42 Take Shot Schedule Back These taken snaps
50. ation enter a username and a password Confirm your chosen password be reentering it in the Password Confirm box 9 Click OK to create the iSCSI volume Stackable NAS The N8800 s capacity can be expanded even further using the stackable function With it users can expand the capacity of their network storage systems with 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 For detailed instructions on how to use this feature please refer to the Stackable User Guide Snapshot The N8800 is capable for snapshot version control supported To have snapshot to work on the file system creation for RAID volume has to be ZFS For more information how to using snapshot please refer to next section Folder management RAID Configuration RAID Level JBOD ORADO ORAIDT ORAIDS ORAIDG RAID 10 RAID ID RAID Allow D 4 a z 4 2 Master RAID Take effect after checked box Disk No Capacity MB Model Status Used Spare 1 218 475 Hitachi HDTF2502 JE 2 6 324 WDC WD300JD 23JH K 3 J NIA HIA 4 610 480 WDC WDE40044K5 7 OK 5 305 245 WDC 1D0320044K3 0 OK 6 953 869 5131000340N5 OK T 954 869 WDC WDT1O0EACS DOUD OK Stripe Size KB Note Please go back to RAID Used Percentage pata Percentage 95 We Information page lo allocate the unused RAID space File System Ext File System Back 35
51. 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 13 Checking System Status After making connections on the N8800 and powering up check whether the system status is normal or has trouble by observing indicators on the front panel and hard disk trays System Status Normal The system status is normal if 1 The Power LED on the Front Panel glows green 2 The HDD Power LED on each HDD tray glows blue assuming all disks are installed 3 The default IP address of the WAN port is 192 168 1 100 on LCD System Trouble The system has trouble if 1 Disk Busy LED glows red If the system has trouble please refer to Chapter 8 Troubleshooting There are no user serviceable parts inside the N8800 Please contact WARNI NG your distributor for service 14 Chapter 3 First Time Setup Overview Once the hardware is installed physically connected to your network and powered on you can configure the N8800 so that it is accessible to your network users There are two ways to set up your N8800 using the Thecus Setup Wizard or the LCD display Follow the steps below for initial software setup Thecus Setup Wizard The handy Thecus Setup Wizard makes configuring N8800 a snap To configure the N8800 using the Setup Wizard perform the following steps L Insert the installation CD into your CD ROM drive the host PC must be conn
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53. ck Next to proceed with the file system check Click Reboot to reboot without running the check m 2 P e slal 2 PB E thes oP CASTSIEZIt 25741215 42 Once you click Next you will see the following screen 42 Presa Start t Bagin Latent 20 lines information Click Start to begin the file system check Click Back to return to the previous screen 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 Once complete the results will be shown at the bottom Status Pass Checking group summary information EL Latest 20 lines Information 2008 2 42 17 34 8 4 8 8 2008 2 12 17 34 8 Pass 5 Checking group summary information 12008 2112 17 34 8 5 0 16 File System Check i I 2008 2 12 17 34 ocoooooo dd Hed 2008 2112 17 34 2008 2 12 17 34 BH o AD OO c4 C D RUD PhD ON B on ot ot ot ob aii ad 20 0 00 00 00 OD OD co C o OOO QD CO m o 2008 2 12 17 34 2008 2 12 17 34 16 16 dev vgtisyslv 12 262144 files 8 3 non contiguous 16743 262144 Result ams J RAID 5 System Volume Exit Code 0 No errors RAID 5 Data Volume Exit Code 0 No errors Advance Option There are 5 items is currently allow re IF Storage server Admin to Enable Disable to operate eirmmmmstemmmstass tess aes mesma tee es ti uettoes N880
54. compatible USB devices such as USB disks USB printers and USB wireless dongles Note For supported USB wireless dongles please contact http esupport thecus com support 7 Up Button A e Push to scroll up when using the LCD display 8 Down Button W e Push to enter USB copy operation screen 9 Enter Button JJ e Push to enter LCD operate password for basic system setting 10 Escape Button e Push to leave the current LCD menu ESC 10 Hard Disk Trays Each of the N8800 s hard disk trays has a lock a latch and two LED indicators Hard Disk Trays Item Description OOO 1 HDD Power LED e Solid blue hard disk is powered on 2 HDD e Blinking green system is accessing data on the hard disk Access Error LED e Use the lock to physically secure the hard disk to the unit 4 Latch e Use to open and remove or close and secure the tray 5 Handle e Pull out HDD tra Rear Panel The Thecus s rear panel features ports and connectors Back Panel l Power Connector e Connect the included power cords to these connectors 2 Power Switch e Switch for power supply 3 eSATA Port e eSATA port for high speed storage expansion 4 USB Port e USB 2 0 port for compatible USB devices such as USB disks and USB printers 5 Serial Port e This port is for external UPS device 6 WAN Port e WAN port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch or router 7 LAN Port e LAN port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch
55. ct your DMA s video output to video input of your TV set 3 Turn on the TV and change the video signal input to DMA 4 Setup the DMA These steps will be different if you use a different DMA a From the Server List screen select N8800 Mediabolic Server as the server b Goto My Media c Click on the Up Down Arrow buttons to select Music Jukebox Photo Albums or Video Clips d Start enjoying the contents stored in your N8800 63 Printer Server You can configure the N8800 to act as a es printer server That way all PCs connected Lon to the network can utilize the same printer Windows XP SP2 To set up the Printer Server in Windows XP mam SP2 follow the steps below 1 Connect the USB printer to one of the USB ports preferably the rear USB ports front USB ports can be used for external HDD enclosures Go to Start gt Printers and Faxes Click on File gt Add Printer The Add Printer Wizard appears on your screen Click Next Select the A network printer or a printer attached to another computer option Select Connect to a printer on the Internet or on a home or office network and enter http N8800 IP ADDRESS 631 printers usb printer into the URL field Your Windows system will ask you to install drivers for your printer Select correct driver for your printer Your Windows system will ask you if you want to set this printer as Default Printer Selec
56. d pressing Apply VIVIS annm to confirm SES MPN peser Smee Yale Fetes ey Un Thee 7 mrrtez System Information System Description Shows the system description that would also appear on the Login page Printer Status B IT Storage Server gt e Silas e Storage 7 Nebwork ili Accounig Y System 4 Language From the Status menu choose the Printer item and the Printer Information screen appears This screen provides the following information about the USB printer connected to the USB port Printer Information Manufacture HA Model HA Slaine Ha Printer Delected Remove d0cumant Remove Tram queue Rearart printer service Restart Printer Status Manufacturer Displays the name of the USB printer manufacturer Model Displays the model of the USB printer Displays the status of the USB printer Remove document Click to remove all documents from printer queue from Queue Restart Printer service Click to restart printer service If a corrupt print job is sent to a printer printing may suddenly fail If your print jobs seem to be locked up pressing the Remove All Documents button to clear the print queue may resolve the issue 24 For information on how to set up the Printer Server refer to Chapter 5 Additional Feature Setup gt Printer Server UPS Settings The N8800 can also support various C J SSA quy yu SDAA uninterruptible power supply units uo providing ext
57. dependent Disks RAID is an array of several hard disks that provide data security and high performance A RAID system accesses several hard disks simultaneously which improves I O performance over a single hard disk Data security is enhanced by a RAID since data loss due to a hard disk failure is minimized by regenerating redundant data from the other RAID hard disks Benefits RAID improves I O performance and increases data security through fault tolerance and redundant data storage Improved Performance RAID provides access to several hard disk drives simultaneously which greatly increases I O performance Data Security Hard disk drive failure unfortunately is a common occurrence A RAID helps prevent against the loss of data due to hard disk failure A RAID offers additional hard disk drives that can avert data loss from a hard disk drive failure If a hard drive fails the RAID volume can regenerate data from the data and parity stored on its other hard disk drives RAID Levels The Thecus N8800 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 e Your requirements for performance e Your need for data security e Number of hard disk drives in the system capacity of hard disk drives in the system The following is a description of each RAID level RAID 0 RAID 0 is best suited for applications that need high ban
58. der the Network menu click Media Server and the Media Manager Settings window will appear A description of each field follows Shared Media Folders ee I iesi Protects LA Secure Data 62 Media Manager Settings Enable or disable the Media Server service Shared Media Folders Select the folder s that contains media files to be shared Rescan Click the Rescan button to have the N8800 for new contents in the selected media folder Adding Media Share Folders Once the Media Server software Is installed you can start adding folders that contain the media that you would like to share To create a media share folder follow the steps below 1 Click on Network gt Media Server in the menu bar 2 From the Shared Media Folders window select the folder that contains your media files and click its checkbox 3 The contents in the folder will be scanned for the Media Server The time required for scanning depends on the size of the folder Connecting DMAs to the Media Server Next it s time to connect your Digital Media Adapter DMA to the media server 1 Connect your DMA to your Media Server a Configure your DMA to use a Dynamic IP address The IP address will be assigned by the router b Some DMAs are wireless enabled You can connect the DMA to a wireless router For instructions on how to connect your DMA to a wireless router please refer to your DMA s user manual 2 Conne
59. doen gau Srt ERA ERE V bRRN Pago Do Pei e o ERYY OPE bp US ad DUE FR Ed OA FEET 65 Download Marager vs sux Eses Een SEEEREORRECEREOR RRORREUR AI AI 68 Adding an ATIP TS 69 Adang Sm FIP TASK parir rra r Pac dac dno seed curd dati 72 No lo ale ea BI SI A o PU SE cee ean 76 Deleting TASKS daa eae gag ee Rab A Rude aan d ta 79 SCHEAUIING DOW MIOAGS pies isla eo wr Mti ra e prac p rk wb rige 79 Chapter 6 Using the N8800 2 n nee nennen nnn n nnn u nuu u uuu 81 OVErFVICW oruinn E E E 81 Login Page iii ic ccn oa i i V aC a AA A a 81 Using WebDDISK usi a SENE 81 Photo SOI Ue Pi 82 Windows XP Publishing WIZal dineretso a Et Cei Ee cer EUER Ce ood 82 Managing Albums and Photos coccccccccccnccccccccnccnnnnn Henn 88 Creating AlbUINS scies AS 88 Password Protecting AIDUEFTIS cdtol eta prd Rad er Adde e eno ia a reu dista ce eid 88 Uploading Pictures to Albums sess IH nmn 89 EXPPILATO Nana drm ER Cdp d 89 SUGGS SNOW Saana a as 89 Mapping a Client PC to the N8800 sssnnsnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 90 MSE MEV CLO WS niara ests acta rdc edd a d ato read edat ditat disc app Pa Ea Corin te E out 90 APIS OS A Qr M C 90 Mapping the N8800 as an iSCSI Drive eere rrr 91 WINGOWS 2000 XP iicet pne nudo P orda Soda da 91 WIBDdOWS VISEOS rebat cpap nde a iaa me vit a ees 96 File Back Din Ad 96 NS Mac du et cee M ha E Ein p E ones 96 Adding Ns lei PUR ME SETTE 96 S
60. dren If disposing of the device please follow your local regulations for the safe disposal of electronic products to protect the environment Table of Contents Copyright and Trademark Notice ssssssssnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 2 About This ManWal acia 2 Limited Warranty ssrin aa Ea a EEn aka ARA Ean 2 Safety Warnllig5 cinc 3 Table OF CONTEnEsS ita 4 Chapter 1 ntroductioDn ira 8 OVerFVIOe W insti 8 Product HighillgDts uci cues ausa Sues a S EC VERENOERVERENCUE ME 8 FIE SCIVO ge CET aa aia 8 Beh sk agre TR m 8 Backup Ser Vel ia SAA AN 8 Printer Ser Vel rorta E US Pra NEUE E UL EAA a acce Ya ea REPE ERR KEEN 8 MOIDI RA Dis 9 Dual Mode SUDDOFE 2555909 5 a ios 9 Superior Power ManageMent ooccccccccncccccncnncnncnn eese esses rr 9 Package CONTENTS cinta 9 Front Panel ainia 10 Hard DISK TRAYS ati ii ed telideeiaeiin ie detide dees 11 Rai AlCl ninas unnuraleneasusccnannestamageaunasanesseaseetricnseauaceasenas 11 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 12 OVervieW ini 12 Before You Begins siiciseid dress a aaa 12 Hard Disk hstalldtlOlU asia a 12 Cable Connectiolls iniciada 13 Checking System SEatEUS aca 14 System Status NOFITyaluss esten qao SS 14 SY SECM TOUDI daa sa 14 Chapter 3 First Time Sets cara 15 OVERVIEW ssec vxxE xe VR EO VERDG V COURRIER REMIT EE ERI CX EMAU RA Row a Ro RI OR RADAR DONT 15 Thecus Setup Wizard iO RERO X ROCA ODE RAE RE RR da 15 LED Operaatio india
61. dwidth but do not require a high level of data security The RAID O level provides the best performance of all the RAID levels but it does not provide data redundancy RAID O uses disk striping and breaking up data into blocks to write across all hard drives in the volume The system can then use multiple hard drives for faster read and write The stripe size parameter that was set when the RAID was created determines the size of each block No parity calculations complicate the write operation 109 RAID 1 RAID 1 mirrors all data from one hard disk drive to a second one hard disk drive thus providing complete data redundancy However the cost of data storage capacity is doubled 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 RAID 5 includes disk striping at the byte level and parity information is written to several hard disk drives If a hard disk fails the system uses parity stored on each of the other hard disks to recreate all missing information RAID 6 RAID 6 is essentially an extension of RAID level 5 which allows for additional fault tolerance by using a second independent distributed parity scheme dual parity Dat
62. e SMB CIFS as a precaution against computer viruses Web Service Item i Description 0 0 Support option is enabled The port number WebDisk Support option is enabled drive mapping find the IP address of the N8800 AFP Apple Network Setup From the Network menu choose the AFP w IP storage server item and the AFP Configuration screen ATEO appears This screen displays the configuration items for the Apple Filing q Protocol You can change any of these items and press Apply to confirm your settings A 5 bissl description of each item follows ww Status MD Snags m LU Metwork AO CI Systems m i Language ARP Sarwar O Enatie MAC CHARSET UTF 8 EUME Apply Reset Apple Network Configuration AFP Server Enable or disable Apple File Service to use the N8800 with MAC OS based systems Specifies Zone for Applet Talk service If your AppleTalk network uses extended networks and is assigned with multiple zones assign a zone name to the N8800 If you do not want to assign a network zone enter an asterisk to use the default setting NFS Setup From the Network menu choose the NFS V iP Storage Server item and the NFS Server Setting screen meme Q muamo E Mises e I La appears The N8800 can act as an NFS server enabling users to download and upload files with the favorite NFS clients Press Apply to confirm your settings
63. e a number of backup solutions available for the Mac OS X including iBackup Psyncx iMSafe Rsyncx Folder Synchronizer X Tri BACKUP Impression Intego Personal Backup SilverKeeper and Apple s dotMac Backup utility to name just a few To find even more freeware and shareware backup utilities to choose from go to VersionTracker or MacUpdate and search on backup 99 Chapter 7 Tips and Tricks USB and eSATA Storage Expansion The N8800 supports external USB hard disks through its four USB ports Once a USB hard disk has successfully mounted the entire volume will be copied automatically to the default USB HDD folder The N8800 supports up to 4 USB external storage devices All file names on the USB disk volume are case sensitive The N8800 also supports eSATA hard disks with its eSATA port Before attaching an eSATA or USB disk drive to N8800 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 sdfl1 where 192 168 1 100 means the IP address of N8800 and saf1 stands for the first partition on disk 6 the eSATA or USB disk drive If it is an NTFS partition NAS users can open or copy files from 192 168 1 100 usbhdd sdfl1 but cannot add new files or modify existing files If you want to write to an USB storage device the file system must be FAT32 USB Storage FAT32 Partition NTFS Partition OK Adding a Spare Disk Wit
64. e modified program normally reads commands interactively when run you must cause it when started running for such interactive use in the most ordinary way to print or display an announcement including an appropriate 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 These requirements apply to the modified work as a whole If identifiable sections of that work are not derived from the Program and can be reasonably considered independent and separate works in themselves then this License and its terms do not apply to those sections when you distribute them as separate works But when you distribute the same sections as part of a whole which is a work based on the Program the distribution of the whole must be on the terms of this License whose permissions for other licensees extend to the entire whole and thus to each and every part regardless of who wrote it Thus it is not the intent of this section to claim rights or contest your rights to work written entirely by you rather the intent is to exercise the right to control the distribution of derivative or collective works based on the Program
65. ected to the network The Setup Wizard should launch automatically If not please browse your CD ROM drive and double click on Setup exe NOTE For MAC OS X users double click on Thecus Setup Wizard 1 1 99 dmg The Setup Wizard will start and automatically detect all Thecus storage devices on your network If none are found please check your connection and refer to Chapter 8 Troubleshooting for assistance Thecus Setup Wizard Device Discovery Login System Network Configuration Enable Service Hard Disks Setup Change NENNT Password 4 Select the N8800 that you like to configure 5 Login with the administrator account and password The default account and password are both admin 15 Thecus Setup Wizard Login System Version 1 1 98 3 Device Discovery Login System 4 Network Configuration Enable Service 4 Hard Disks Setup 9 Change Password 4 Complete PREV NEXT Name your N8800 and configure the network IP address If your switch or router is configured as a DHCP Server configuring the N8800 to automatically obtain an IP address is recommended You may also use a static IP address and enter the DNS Server address manually Thecus Setup Wizard re Network Configuration Version 1 1 98 X Device HostName N7700 Discovery Login System 172 16 66 70 Tes 288 255 2550 Configuration 172 16 66 1 9 Change Password
66. er into Management Mode press Enter 1 and an Enter Password prompt will show on the LCD At this time the administrator has to enter the correct LCD password System will check whether the correct LCD password has been entered The default LCD password is 0000 If correct password is entered you will enter into the Management Mode menu Management Mode Item jDescipion O gt o Reset to Default Reset system to factory defaults Exit Management Mode and return to Display Mode You can also change your LCD password using the Web Administration Interface by navigating to System gt Administrator Password For more on the Web Administration Interface see Chapter 4 System Management Typical Setup Procedure From the Web Administration Interface you can begin to setup your N8800 for use on your network Setting up the N8800 typically follows the five steps outlined below For more on how to use the Web Administration Interface see Chapter 4 System Management gt Web Administration I nterface 18 Step 1 Network Setup From the Web Administration Interface you can configure the network settings of the N8800 for your network You can access the Network menu from the menu bar For details on how to configure your network settings refer to Chapter 4 System Management gt Network Management Step 2 RAID Creation Next administrators can configure their preferred RAID setting and build their RAID volume Yo
67. escription Enter the name of the Share folder Provide a description the folder Browseable Enable or disable users from browsing the folder contents This i while access via SMB CIFS and web disk Admit or deny public access to this folder Share Limit Enter the maximum size of the folder The folder will not grow beyond this limit You can enter a 0 to turn off the share folder limit Press Submit to save your changes Press Back to return to the Folder screen Deleting Folders To delete a folder press the Del button from the specified folder row The system will confirm folder deletion Press OK to delete the folder permanently or Cancel to go back to the folder list All the data stored in the folder will be deleted once the folder is WARNI NG deleted 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 Tii a t T fe ttt ate Server ec mw fone d ierapect m leer Acceso 0 Sysiem L Langespa Config NFS share nsyne Hostname Pitwilege Root Access Edit Remove gt Add NFS Share Item jDescrpion gt Guest System Support There are two selections available e Unix Linux System e AIX Allow source port gt 1024 Choose the one which best fits your needs IO Mapping There are three selections available Guest system root account will have full access t
68. etting Up an Nsync Target on an Nsync DeVICE ccc cece cece eee eeeeeeeeeeenenans 97 Setting Up an Nsync Target on Another Device 0 cece cece cece cece eee eeeeeeeeeeenenas 97 Designating N8800 as an Nsync Target ssssesseeseeessee nene meme rr 97 Thecusdackup DEED caosa Popma E esp reader EDI USA qt Ple CU piede vie Die bo edd ancha 97 Windows AFP Data Backup quss code c EHE PEOR EE ERAS EA c EVE 99 Apple OS X BackUp UUlIILIGS issus br odo RUE nie Cy LER a 99 Chapter 7 Tips and TTICKS asas e kan tr ER GR RR RC CR RR 100 USB and eSATA Storage Expansion e eere enne nnn 100 Adding a Spare DISK i c ooa vx ux exu kG xn En A A 100 Remote Administration isi sd ausa uui aaa ER RERRRERVE ANM QUEMAR UVSRER EE US BA NE M MERE 100 Part I Setup a DynDNS ACCOUDE soir anie Desa ule eoa Sha Cima 101 Part Il Enable DDNS on the Router ccc ccc cccc aa a a a 101 Part III Setting up Virtual Servers HTTPS cccccceeee nsec eee HH 101 Firewall Software Configuration sscseccsssccccceeeeeeessnnneeesseeeeeeeeeesaaaans 101 Replacing Damaged Hard Drives ccccccsssssesscseccseccccccccccceeeeeeeseeeeeeees 102 Hara Drive Darade osuere co Dd AAA AAA 102 Replacing a Hara BEIVe iii ais 102 RAD Auto RebUllOssaeosy AA 102 Chapter 8 Troubleshooting ccccccceeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 103 Forgot My Network IP AddreSS os ua aua sanus cascar
69. f 26 Storage Management The Storage Menu displays the status of storage devices installed in the N8800 and includes storage configuration options such as RAID and disk settings folder configuration and Nsync settings Disks Information From the Storage menu choose the Disks item and the Disks z Thecus sd hinse 5f i i bh 1 4a4 1wpy mx A ume c i E um ura mi cuml cue ad s Situar A Soraga am Harawi o MA Accounts v minio euin Pan S od a ee i 4 Spacemmor Lb Language SSeS Information screen appears From here you can see various items isa ALS EGET E TI Disk H Capac MBE Model Firmware Stalus 1 239 474 Hilachi HDOT 29502 MO JE about installed SATA SAS 2 70 328 WDC WDBEDDJD 23JH 05 0 gk N8800SAS only hard e e pm disks Blank lines indicate z 305 248 WDC WDSEDDAAKS 0 010 QE that a hard disk is not p eed A REL RE M 373 370 WDC Y D10E46 3 000 010 ok currently installed in that a aae particular disk slot Disk Power Hanagamant OFF 9 Hinuta Lipdaio Refresh Disks Information Item Description Indicates disk location Shows the SATA SAS N8800SAS only hard disk capacity Displays the SATA SAS N8800SAS only hard disk model name Shows the SATA SAS N8800SAS only hard disk firmware version Indicates the status of the disk Can read OK Warning or Failed Shows the total SATA SAS N8800SAS only hard disk capacity Disk
70. fle oleo 1 check bos z El E 4 E a z T 3 4 n zur t f t 5 E Tt a p rA s i di a 7 Your PC will start to connect to the Photo Web Server 8 Select N8800 Photo Gallery Wizard to publish your pictures to the N8800 84 Web Publishing Wizard Where do you want to publish these files Select a service provider to host your Web site If you do not have a membership account one will be created for you Service providers b MSN Groups Share vaur files with others or store them for vour personal use T N amp 800 Photo Gallery Na800 c N8800 Photo Gallery Wizard Cas Jens 9 Login into the N8800 with your local user name and password Web Publishing Wizard N8800 Photo Gallery Wizard Powered by THECUS Please input ID and Password ID Password Welcome to Thecus Thecus Technology Corp 10 Create your album by entering an album name and clicking on the Create Album button Web Publishing Wizard N8800 Photo Gallery Wizard Powered by THECUS Service On Gallery Please Select Album To Upload EERE y Album name Welcome to Thecus Create Album Thecus A 11 Select the album you want to upload your pictures to 12 Confirm the target album 85 Web Publishing Wizard N8800 Photo Gallery Wizard Powered by THECUS The selected Album is user album Are you sure publish photos into the Album Welcome
71. ges error messages Shows all warning messages and error messages Shows only error messages Time and Date Settings e A From the System menu choose the Time item and the Time screen appears Set the desired Date Time and Time Zone You can also elect to synchronize the system time on the N8800 with an NTP Network Time Protocol Server You can change any of these items and press Apply to confirm your settings 56 See the following table for a detailed description of each item Time Sets the system date Sets the system time Sets the system time zone NTP Server Select Yes to allow the N8800 to synchronize with the NTP server shown below Select Manually to allow the N8800 to synchronize with an NTP server of your choice Select No to not have the N8800 to synchronize with an NTP server If an NTP server is selected please make sure your N8800 s network WARNI NG has been setup to access the NTP server System Configuration Backup and Restore From the System menu choose the Config V Mgmt item and the System Configuration Download Upload screen appears From here you can download or upload stored system configurations See the following table for a detailed description of each item An A Sa ed jua Pals t ade 5 je ie System Configuration Download Upload Description Save and export the current system configuration Upload Import a
72. h a RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 6 or RAID 10 volume you can add a spare disk after the initial RAID is setup To add a spare disk follow the steps below 1 On the RAID Configuration Screen tick the checkbox of the hard disk you wish to designate as a spare disk 2 Click Add Spare The disk will be configured as a spare disk The system automatically rebuilds the spare disk when one of the disks in the RAID set fails Remote Administration You can set up your N8800 for remote administration With remote administration you can access your N8800 over the Internet even if your N8800 is behind a router This is especially useful if you are traveling and suddenly need a file from your N8800 Setting up remote administration is a three part process and will require the following equipment Thecus N8800 NAS device Cable DSL Router with Dynamic DNS support Home PC Internet Connection Part Setup a DynDNS Account N FP Go to http www dyndns org from your home PC Click on the Sign Up Now link 3 Check the Check boxes select a user name i e N8800 enter your email address i e xxx example com check Enable Wildcard and create a password i e XXXX 4 Wait for an email from www dyndns org 5 Open the email and click on the link to activate your account Part Il Enable DDNS on the Router 1 Go to the router setup screen and select IP Config gt Miscellaneous DDNS Setting from your Home PC eS DAN
73. he Program If any portion of this section is held invalid or unenforceable under any particular circumstance the balance of the section is intended to apply and the section as a whole is intended to apply in other circumstances It is not the purpose of this section to induce you to infringe any patents or other property right claims or to contest validity of any such claims this section has the sole purpose of protecting the integrity of the free software distribution system which is implemented by public license practices Many people have made generous contributions to the wide range of software distributed through that system in reliance on consistent application of that system it is up to the author donor to decide if he or she is willing to distribute software through any other system and a licensee cannot impose that choice 120 10 11 12 This section is intended to make thoroughly clear what is believed to be a consequence of the rest of this License If the distribution and or use of the Program is restricted in certain countries either by patents or by copyrighted interfaces the original copyright holder who places the Program under this License may add an explicit geographical distribution limitation excluding those countries so that distribution is 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 The Free Soft
74. hot is only accessible though CIFS SMB by manually type NAS IP address snapshot and invisible from normal access Also the taken Snapshot version is read only can not be deleted under CIFS SMB access but only click the Del button showing on the screen shot above 40 Folder Access Control List ACL On the Folder screen press the ACL button and the Access Control List screen appears This screen allows you to configure access to the specific folder for users and groups Select a user or a group from the left hand column and then choose Deny Read Only or Writable to configure their access level Press the Submit button to confirm your settings Access Control List Item ipti column in this column this column reset their access privileges Press this button when there is no list from ADS PDC or more ADS user has been added but yet appear from list To configure folder access follow the steps below 1 On the ACL screen all network groups and users are listed in the left hand column Select a group or user from this list 2 With the group or user selected press one of the buttons from the three access level columns at the top The group or user then appears in that column and has that level of access to the folder 3 Continue selecting groups and users and assigning them access levels using the column buttons 4 To remove a group or user from an access level column press the Remove button in that c
75. ick on the link to install the Publishing Wizard 3 Windows XP will ask whether you want to run or save this file Click Save to save the register file File Download Security Warning Do you want to run or save this file Mame xPPublish reg Type Registration Entries 377 bytes From 172 16 66 158 While files from the Internet can be useful this File type car potentially harm pour computer IF you do nat trust the source do not run or save this software What s the risk 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 Be Dk qe fps Dem dev Qe D 7 qoem RO tme FE pe Ee Otten ii Lanes Pets M eom acci ih M oe prin mis dy Prim am B 466mm emn 83 5 Click on this icon and Web Publishing Wizard will start Web Publishing Wizard EX Welcome to the Web Publishing Wizard This wizard will help vou publish your files over the Internet or a local network so that other people can view them in their Web browsers To continue click Next i Cancel 6 Select the pictures you want to publish to the Photo Web Server by placing a check mark on the top left hand corner of the picture Click Next Wok ETE ETE W irani m Charge oia Fes 5 akani ros cn piblagih ree Files bh Barra cheri maia 1H genau do nod iani Ep publ g
76. in the current folder press the New folder button When the screen appears enter a name for the folder Press OK to create the folder 7 To upload a file from your computer to the current folder press the New file upload button When the screen appears press Browse and locate the file to upload Press OK and the file is uploaded to the current folder 8 To delete a file or folder select the file or folder s check box Press the Delete selected items button You can also check the check box as the red circle indicates to select all files and folders in this folder To access folders with access control you must first login with a local user account For more information on how to setup user rights to the folders please check Chapter 4 System Management gt Folder Management gt Folder Access Control List ACL Photo Server Using the Photo Server users can view and share photos and even create their own albums right on the N8800 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 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 e 82 The XP Web Publishing Wizard Client screen appears Cl
77. ing Use aia id 52 Local Grogdps ConTrIguEatloL uses lids adde ER PES nd d t dodo eda RS E UU e EEG Cr das 52 Adding GEOUDS seis EN Uta dies ew QU ER ta CUR Kai ex we tO A ia td e cli 52 MOGI IO SO UDS et HE 53 DEEN GOUD S erotis te 53 Batch User aNd Group Cr ation serrer E santa E sede 53 ADSENT CONTIGUIAUION eare d d dir iaa 54 System SEUNS nic aai 55 Sy AENM NOUMICAUIONS orate ea rE Se eee bak E E 55 NM er re 56 SY SUC EOS riio botes en kes iol aaa ina nian esi E E E he L OL doen E due 56 TiMe an a Date SettlfTGs imstande 56 System Configuration Backup and Restore see nnn 58 Mod le Managemen E srra a Cerea der EE CE ROC a asd fe eb Ee ER LBS CARO KR 58 Reset to Factory Default Settings eessssessssseen nmn 59 Upgrading System Firmware sss Hehe nn 59 Change Administrator Password sssssesesss Henn 60 Reboot and Shutdown SYStEM ccc cece cece seen ee eeee eee nn 60 oo 0 8 ue ELE 60 Chapter 5 Additional Feature Setup 61 OVERVIEW nano UU RUNE AM PEU SERERE CELERIEVRRELES VC ERRXR EVE VE 61 FIP SErvera sia caes 61 ITUNES o ServeFr unta 62 Media SO Venir 62 Adding Media Share Folders cccccccoccccccccnccnnccnnnnrrnnn nemen 63 Connecting DMAs to the Media Server cessseeI n 63 Printer Server ria Ri NIE RERKEE KU NEU CER ERR EXE DU AR KURIER RU NR RR 64 WINGOWS XP Planas 64 MIDndOWS VISEQ a
78. is designated as a spare for a RAID volume Stripe Size This sets the stripe size to maximize performance of sequential files in a storage volume Keep the 64K setting unless you require a special file storage layout in the storage volume A larger stripe size is better for large files The percentage of the RAID volume that will be used to store data Press this button to configure a file system and create the RAID storage volume Click to remove the RAID volume All user data and iSCSI data will be removed Back Press this button to exit without saving changes Expand Press this button to configure a file system and create the RAID storage volume Press this button to migrate RAID level Creating a RAID To create a RAID volume follow the steps below 1 On the RAID Information screen click New 2 On the RAID Configuration screen set the RAID storage space as J BOD RAID O RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 6 or RAID 10 see Appendix C RAID Basics for a detailed description of each 3 Specify a RAID ID 4 f this RAID volume is meant to be the Master RAID volume tick the Master RAID checkbox 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 assigning HDD 2 to be the Master RAID volume after HDD 1 had been previously assigned then all modules mus
79. istrator For example corporate security policies and user privileges on an ADS server can be enforced automatically on the N8800 2 Centralized user password database The N8800 does not maintain its own copy of the user password database This avoids data inconsistency between the N8800 and other servers For example without ADS support an administrator might need to remove a specific user privilege on the N8800 and each individual server With ADS support the change on an ADS server is known to all of its ADS members 112 Appendix E UPS Compatibility List AEC cable T Back UPS 940 0095A C cables 940 0020B C cables 940 0023A cable MA Back UPS Office 940 0119A cable EE Masterswitch Nota UPS 940 0020 cable Meme EL USB cable ewros A A Home ofce FEWSS0SER FONSOOSER FowesoseR PUrivesaluPS FECBOOUNY F6C120 UNV FSCIIOO UNY FONSOOUAINY HowTo immdmat mw Patriot P ro II PatiotinTsicable Wose E support Centralion Blazer Gy a EE rre 320AVR 500AVR 650AVR 700AVR 800AVR came 850AVR 900AVR 1250AVR 1500AVR Power99 y 550SL 725SL CPS825VA 1100AVR 1500AVR HO Energy Sistem various ETA minitUPS WinNT Upsoft cable ETA ETA mini UPS PRO UPS Explorer cable NET DPC AP PRO Best Power Ever UPS PowerP al P series Fenton PowerP al L series Technologies Poweron PowerPure L525 L625 L750 Other Ares models 113 Almad
80. led description of each item Change Administrator Password Confirm Password Type the new password again to confirm Apply Press this to save your changes New Password Type in a new administrator password Reboot and Shutdown System From the System menu choose Reboot amp Shutdown item and the Shutdown Reboot System screen appears Press Reboot to restart the system or Shutdown to turn the system off A Ser i en eee Y a Y AA ems m Logout To logout of the Web Administration Interface navigate to System gt Logout 60 Chapter 5 Additional Feature Setup Overview The N8800 can also act as an FTP Server allowing employees and clients to transfer files using their favorite FTP programs The integrated Print Server allows you to share a single USB printer will all users on the network The following section shows you how FTP Server N8800 can act as a FTP server enabling users to download and upload files with their favorite FTP programs From the 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 A description of each item follows FTP Enable Disable Port 04 FTP ENCODE UTF 8 v Allow Anonymous FTP Access Upload Download Auto Rename Upload Bandwidth Unlimit MB s Download Bandwidth Unlimit MB s Apply FTP Item JjDescrption Enable FTP Se
81. ll the storage needs can be centrally managed and deployed This brings ultimate flexibility to users To set up an iSCSI volume refer to Chapter 4 System Management gt Storage Management gt Space Allocation gt Allocating Space for iSCSI Volume Superior Power Management N8800 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 remotely turn on the system without even leaving their own seat To schedule system on and off refer to Chapter 4 System Management gt System Settings gt Reboot and Shutdown System gt Scheduled Power On Off Package Contents Your N8800 package should contain the following items QIG CD Title Ethernet Cable Screw Kit Rack slider Please check to see if your package is complete If you find that some items are missing contact your dealer Front Panel The Thecus N8800 s front panel has the device s controls indicators and hard disk trays m i I wn 2 li T i a M a Je np LIT oa TAL Front Panel 1 Power Button e Power on off N8800 2 Power LED e Solid green System is power on 3 Reboot Button e Press to system reboot 4 System fan e Solid red system fan failure notification alarm LED 5 Mute button e Mute the system fan alarm 6 USB Port e USB 2 0 port for
82. loaded and no error message will appear Only these photo file types will be uploaded jpg gif bmp png pcx psd bmp f duplicate file names exist during upload process system will add a number in front of the original file name abc gt 1abc Creating Albums To create a photo album follow the steps below l Click the Add button to create a new album 2 Enter a name for the album and enter a description if you wish Then click on the Create Album button Password Protecting Albums If you would like to put a password on a particular album follow these steps 88 1 Select the album to be protected click on the Edit button and the Album Edit screen will appear 2 The owner of the album can enter an album password to protect the album so that only people with the correct password can view the album Uploading Pictures to Albums Uploading pictures to albums using the Web User Interface is easy 1 When the album is created click the album icon to enter the album Initially the album is empty 2 Click the Add button to upload pictures into the album The Upload Photos screen will appear Users can select and upload up to 8 pictures at a time 3 Once the picture is uploaded you can view it in the album The owner of the album can delete or modify the pictures with the Delete or Modify buttons on the top right hand corner EXIF Information While viewing pictures you can also have the N8800
83. me is currently allocated To configure your RAID settings press the RAID Config button to go to the RAID Configuration screen RAID Information Item _ Description Used to select the current RAID volume Master RAID The RAID volume currently designated as the Master RAID volume NOTE All RAID I Ds must be unique Degraded or Damaged 28 Disks Used Hard disks used to form the current RAID volume Total Capacity Total capacity of the current RAID Data Capacity Indicates the used capacity and total capacity used by user data iSCSI Capacity Indicates the capacity allocated to iSCSI RAID Config Press this to configure RAID volumes Space Allocation Press this to adjust the space allocated for data and iSCSI RAID Configuration On the RAID List screen press the RAID Config button to go to the RAID Configuration screen In addition to RAID disk information and status this screen lets you make RAID configuration settings For more information on RAID see Appendix C RAID Basics RAID Level You can set the storage volume as JBOD RAID O RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 6 or RAID 10 RAID configuration is usually required only when you first set up the device A brief description of each RAID setting follows RAID Levels Description The storage volume is a single HDD with no RAID support J BOD requires a minimum of 1 disk RAID O Provides data striping but no redundancy Improves performance but not data safety RA
84. n Button USB copy confirmation display al Enter Enter the selected menu option sub menu or parameter setting ESC Escape Escape and return to the previous menu There are two modes of operation for the LCD Display Mode and Management Mode Display Mode During normal operation the LCD will be in Display Mode DIETENA Item Description Current host name of the system Current WAN IP setting Current LAN IP setting Link Aggregation Current Link Aggregation status System Fanl Current system fan 1 status 17 System Fan2 Current system fan 2 status CPU Fan Current CPU fan status 2006 06 16 12 00 Current system time Disk Info Current status of disk slot has been installedh RAID Current RAID status The N8800 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 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 2 In Display Mode press the Down Button V 3 The LCD will display USB Copy 4 Press Enter and the N8800 will start copying USB disks connected to the front USB port 5 All of data will be copied into system folder named USBcopy Management Mode During setup and configuration the LCD will be in Management Mode To ent
85. new HTTP task to the Download Manager follow these steps 1 Using the Task Type dropdown select HTTP and click Add Task me FEAT AGE A Status StH ane T Neawork Accom Y Syaltem Language Download Tasks Task Type Emo Shae Enable Retresh Scheduler Enable 6 Disabl f Daddy Wookhy Siar Hour Min bie 2 In the HTTP Task window start by inputting the target URL in the Website URL box This is the link to the download you want to queue FEST AGESADPIIATICE State 5iorage Meotuwork Accounts System Language HTTP Task Wobsite WEL tp ihecus conidewnloadimanugal toC ONG Back pdf Destis ti m Folder IDewnlnad Manage flax Download Bandai ues RBIs Apply Cancel 69 3 Next select the destination folder from the Destination Folder dropdown This is where the download will reside us A N p i des x me Ja ELE ES LEER SS Status iorage Hetuork Accounts System Language HTTP Task Website URL beo fes hius condeemnlead mangal3COC OG Back pdf Destiisatiom Folder ennio Manage M x Doswnload Bandit 1064 kB Apply Cancel 4 Select the maximum download bandwidth from the Max Download Bandwidth dropdown me FEST AGE SAD ueue Status iorage Hetuork Accounts System Language HTTP Task Website URL tii decur condeemlead mangal WGCOC OG Back pdf Destination Folder Download Manager Max Dosnload Bandit 1064 kB
86. ng the surface all bad blocks are hidden in reallocated sectors However the more sectors that are reallocated the more a decrease up to 10 or more can be noticed in disk read write speeds Current Pending Current count of unstable sectors waiting for remapping The Sector raw value of this attribute indicates the total number of sectors waiting for remapping Later when some of these sectors are read successfully the value is decreased If errors still occur when reading sectors the hard drive will try to restore the data transfer it to the reserved disk area Spare area and mark this sector as remapped If this attribute value remains at zero it indicates that the quality of the corresponding surface area is low Press Back to go back to the Disks Information screen If the Reallocated Sector Count or Current Pending Sector of a hard disk drive is not zero the status of the disk will show Warning This warning is only used to alert the system administrator that there are bad sectors on the disk and they should replace those disks as soon as possible RAID Information From the Storage menu choose the RAID item and the RAID List screen appears This screen lists the RAID volumes currently residing on the N8800 From this screen you can get information about the status of your RAID volumes as well as the capacities allocated for data and iSCSI There is also a graph which represents how the RAID volu
87. nge any of these items and press mine TS Apply to confirm your settings See a ne description of each item in the following ne table gt der Taxes WAN Configuration Host name Domain name MAC Address Jumbo Frame Support Enable or disable Jumbo Frame Support of the WAN interface on our N8800 Enable or disable the N8800 from obtaining in IP address via DHCP server If you require a static IP disable this feature and nput your network configuration i Netmask Gateway DNS Server access the WAN Default is Enabled Link Aggregation Specifies whether WAN and LAN ports will be aggregated and act as one port Failover When one port fails the other one will take over Load Balance Ethernet traffic will flow alternative between two Ethernet ports 802 3ad Linkage two Ethernet ports in parallel to increase throughput Only use Jumbo Frame settings when operating in a Gigabit environment where all other clients have Jumbo Frame Setting enabled e Enabling DHCP automatically turns on UPnP see the Service Support Screen e If you are only using the WAN port we suggest that you disable IP Sharing Mode This will result in higher throughput e A correct DNS setting is vital to networks services such as SMTP and NTP e To use the Link Aggregation with 802 3ad selected feature please make sure the networking equipment on the other end of Ethernet cable also supports 802 3ad protoc
88. notification Buzzer notification LCD on low battery USB Printer IPP support Supported USB Devices USB Printer 106 SS External HDD flash disk USB IEEE 802 11 b g dongle w AP mode support Setup Utility Windows 2000 XP 2003 MAC OS X AD support Works as a client member in a Microsoft Active Directory domain allowing the N8800 to utilize the domain users and groups setting for authentication to the system and authorization to the share folders For supported USB dongles please contact sales thecus com 107 Appendix B Customer Support If your N8800 is not working properly we encourage you to check out Chapter 8 Troubleshooting located in this manual You can also try to ensure that you are using the latest firmware version for your N8800 Thecus is committed to providing free firmware upgrades to our customers Our newest firmware Is available on our Download Center http www thecus com download php If you are still experiencing problems with your N8800 or require a Return Merchandise Authorization RMA feel free to contact technical support via our Technical Support Website http www thecus com support tech php Customers in the US should send all technical support enquiries to this email address Support us thecus com For Sales Information you can e mail us at sales thecus com Thank you for choosing Thecus 108 Appendix C RAID Basics Overview A Redundant Array of In
89. o this share root root Guest system root account will be mapped to anonymous user nobody nogroup on NAS All user on guest system will be mapped to anonymous user nobody nogroup on NAS Choose the one which best fits your needs Apply Click to save your changes Click to abandon changes Snap Snapshot configuration If added folder has located in the RAID volume with ZFS file system then the folder management screen with Snap button will be configurable 38 RAID ID Folder Hame Description MFS share ACL Smapahor Edit Remove RAID webbed usbhed NFS Snap RAID uzbcop usbcopy ina Dal RAD paswebsita naswebsite ACL Snap Del IF RID Dun nsync RAID I n Folder on RAID HFS ACL sna Edi RAID lOMeter Folder on RAID NFS aca Snap Dal RAID Leal Folder an RAID NFS AC Snap Est Del Snap Sao backy Folder on Snap l Storage server e status c M Storage Newoerk MB Accounts Y System 4 Language Delete Snapshot Item Description Clicking on schedule button then schedule setup screen appear Checked the enable check box to activate the snapshot scheduled operation Config Snapshot Schedule Enabled Snapshot Schedule Automatically remove oldest snapshot Schedule Rula Monthly 1 Day Hour Weekly Sunday D Hour Daily 0 Hour 39 The N8800 sn
90. oftware If the software is 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 To prevent this we have made it clear that any patent must be licensed for everyone s free use or not licensed at all The precise terms and conditions for copying distribution and modification follow TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR COPYING DISTRIBUTION AND MODIFICATION O This License applies to any program or other work which contains a notice placed by the copyright holder saying it may be distributed under the terms of this General Public License The Program below refers to any such program or work and a work based on the Program means either the Program or any derivative work under copyright law that is to say a work containing the Program or a portion of it either verbatim or with modifications and or translated into another language Hereinafter translation is included without limitation in the term modification Each licensee is addressed as you Activities other than copying distribution and modification are not covered by this License they are outside its scope The ac
91. ol 46 WARN i N G Most Fast Ethernet 10 100 Switches Routers do not support Jumbo Frame and you will not be able to connect to your N8800 after Jumbo Frame is turned on If this happens turn off the N8800 Then insert USB disk with factory reset utility included and power on the N8800 Till the system power on complete then it will bring your system settings back to factory default LAN Configuration The N8800 supports two Gigabit Ethernet meg ports for higher service availability To EEE configure these ports choose LAN from the Network menu and the LAN IE Configuration screen appears Press Apply ES to save your changes Protech A aa LAN Configuration MAC Address Netmask Jumbo Frame Support Before enabling Jumbo Frame Support please make sure your network equipment supports Jumbo Frame If your equipment is incompatible you might not be able to connect to your N8800 DHCP Configuration A DHCP server can be configured to assign IP addresses to devices connected to the LAN port To configure these ports choose LAN from the Network menu DHCP Configuration DHCP Server Start IP End IP DNS Server The IP Segment of WAN and LAN should not overlap NOTE WARNING Start IP address and End IP address The IP address of the LAN interface should not be in the range of the 47 WLAN Configuration When a compatible wireless USB dongle is
92. olumn 5 When you are finished press Submit to submit and confirm your ACL settings If one user has belonged to more than one group but different privilege NOTE than the priority Deny gt Read Only gt Writable The ACL screen also allows you to search for a particular user To do this follow the steps below Local Users Local Groups Local Users 1 In the blank enter the name of the user you would like to find 2 From the drop down select the group you would like to search for the user in 41 3 Click Search The system will list up to 1 000 users from the chosen category To NOTE narrow your search enter a search term in the blank provided File System Check The File System Check allows you to perform a check on the integrity of your disks file system Under the Storage menu click Filesystm Check File System Check and the File System Check prompt appears To perform a file system check click Apply Apply Once clicked the following prompt will appear Success 4 Filesystem Check has been Enable successfully The system needs to reboot to make the changes effective Press Yes to Reboot the system now Press Mo to Back Yes No Click Yes to reboot the system Once the system has rebooted you will be returned to the File System Check prompt There you will see the available RAI D volumes to run the file system check on Check the desired RAID volumes and cli
93. omputername printername or http computername printers printername printer Add a printer using a TCP IP address or hostname Type http lt Thecus_NAS gt 631 printers usb printer in the box where Thecus NAS IP is the IP address of the N8800 Click Next 6 Select or install a printer and then press OK Select the manufacturer and model of your printer If your printer came with an installation disk click Have Disk if your printer is not listed consult your printer documentation for a compatible printer Printers ES HP DeskJet 6150 ES HP DeskJet 640C 542C 648C S HP Deskjet 6500 Series E UP neat 1e RENC 4 gitally signed river signing is importar If your printer model is not listed please contact your printer manufacturer for help 7 Windows will attempt to connect to the printer Connecting to http 172 16 66 64 631 printers usb printer 8 You can choose to set this printer as the default printer by checking the Set as the default printer box Click Next to continue Type a printer name Printer name usb printer on http 172 16 66 64 631 Y Set as the d printer This printer has been installed with the HP Deskjet 6500 Series driver 9 Done Click Finish You ve successfully added usb printer on http 172 16 66 64 631 To see if the printer is working correctly or to see troubleshooting information for the printer print a test page trmtarestosge
94. omymous Lagim O Username Password Destination Polder Download Manager Dawnhoad Link Dawnlsad XilManager ibo W32DU Oh Back pditiJUU Qio Bark par Example ftp liflp amp xample c mfdirifila ripsite gt o Example penamole com Path and filename Example Pirecbaryfile wild card suppparted Mode setting amp Default Ache O Passive Max Download Bondi iid m Kee Apply Canes 6 Press Apply to add the task 74 7 Once added your download will appear in the list of download tasks To start the download simply click the Start icon and the download will begin m s I ES LOTHUCH OVDmEIIICC Status Storage Network Accounts System Language Download Tasks Task Type RateiKB si Status x N3700_016_Back pdf FTP ee Task type FIP Add Task Enable Refresh Download Schedule Scheduler Enable Disable F Daily Weekly Start Hour Minute End Hour Minute Apply 8 The download status will continually update in the Download Tasks window To pause the download click the Pause icon I ne I Ir RAS tS ep Pa ee Sinima Sim age w Network Accounts ow Syasi cw Language Download Tasks sk Tye Hal iKH 44 Salus Pensentage 4 09 e ax H3200 l Bark pdf FTP 231 00 Size 1 51HBJ20 00M0 Task Type FTP Add Tazk Enable Refresh Download Schedule Scheduler enable amp Disable Baily C Weebly Slant mia Hout Minute End m
95. ormation press Apply to create new folder Press Back to return to ea the Folder screen Fatder Man Theme iptian cea vag E Ha C a Sinus TA AS Hetwork A I Systems m L Language Public Yeo Ma Than adder Lian BB Apply Back 36 Add Folder Description RAID ID RAID volume where the new folder will reside Folder Name Description Yes is selected then the share folder will be browseable Public Admit or deny public access to this folder If Yes is selected then users do not need to have access permission to write to this folder When accessing a public folder via FTP the behavior is similar to anonymous FTP Anonymous users can upload download a file to the folder but they cannot delete a file from the folder Share Folder Limit Enter the maximum size of the folder in Gigabytes GB The folder cannot grow beyond this limit You can enter a 0 to turn off the share folder limit Press Apply to create the folder Press Back to return to the Folder screen Folder names are limited to 60 characters Systems running Windows NOTE 98 or earlier may not support file names longer than 15 characters Editing Folders On the Folder screen press the Edit button and the Edit Folder screen appears This screen allows you to change folder information After entering the information press Submit to apply the changes Press Back to return to the Folder screen Edit Folder Item D
96. publishers Y While files from the Internet can be useful this file type can you trust What s the risk 3 You will now install the iSCSI Initiator using the Setup Wizard Click Next to continue 91 Software Update Installation Wizard Use this wizard to install the following software update Microsoft iSCSI Initiator Before you install this update we recommend that you Back up your system Close all open programs You might need to restart your computer after you complete this update To continue click Next E Cancel Software Update Installation Wizard Microsoft iSCSI Initiator Installation Microsoft iSCSI Initiator will be installed Installation Options I Software Initiator Microsoft MI Multi lt Back Cancel 5 Read the license agreement To continue with the installation click I Agree and then click Next Software Update Installation Wizard License Agreement Please read the following license agreement To continue with setup you must accept the agreement END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR MICROSOFT SOFTWARE Microsoft iSCSI Initiator 2 0 IMPORTANT PLEASE READ THIS END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT EULA CAREFULLY BY INSTALLING COPYING OR OTHERWISE USING THE SOFTWARE THAT 3 C Do Not Agree lt Back Cancel 6 The iSCSI Initiator will now install automatically Click Finish once completed 92 Software Update Installation Wizard Completing the
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99. ra data security and accessibility in the case of a power failure From the Status menu choose the UPS UPS monitoring item and the UPS Setting screen appears Make any changes you wish and press m Apply to confirm changes See the EN following table for a detailed description of helirvn the atom whan ie atan charge ie ovs hon E amp each item ar AR UPS Settings UPS Monitoring Enable or disable UPS monitoring Manufacturer Choose the UPS manufacturer and model number from the dropdowns Battery Status Current status of the UPS battery Current status of the power being supplied to the UPS first notification In seconds failure notifications seconds Shutdown the system when the Amount of UPS battery remaining before system battery charge is less than should auto shutdown Apply Press Apply to save your changes For a list of supported UPS units see Appendix E UPS Compatibility List Wake Up On Lan WOL 6 eee The N8800 has the ability to be awoken from sleep mode via WAN port From the Status menu choose the WOL item and the Wake up On Lan Configuration screen appears From here you can Enable or Disable SS Protect Hess Mata Wake up On Lan Configuration Item WOL Servic Enable or Disable WOL service Apply Click Apply to save changes 25 Power Management Using the N8800 s Power Thecus Pe StOorage Server Management you can Save energy gt fee 6 Stage
100. re done replacing hard drives log on to Web Management Navigate to Storage gt RAID to open the RAID List screen 4 On the RAID List screen select the RAID volume by clicking on its radio button and click RAID Config to open the RAID Configuration screen 5 On the RAID Configuration screen click Expand Migrating a RAID Once a RAID volume has been created you m I Storage Server may want to move it to other physical drives uet 7 gt or change the RAID array all together To migrate a RAID O RAID 1 or RAID 5 volume follow the steps below 1 From the RAID Configuration screen Click Migrate RAID RAID Status Migrating RAID 1 Refresh 2 A list of possible RAID migration configurations will be listed Select the desired migration scheme and click OK Protect os ii CERE Y Data 3 The system will begin migrating the RAID volume NOTE Migrating a RAID volume could take several hours to complete Below is a table listing of possible RAID migration schemes 31 RAID 0 RAID 0 HDDx2 to RAID 0 HDDx3 RAID 0 HDDx2 to RAID 0 HDDx4 RAID 0 HDDx2 to RAID 0 HDDx5 RAID 0 HDDx2 to RAID 0 HDDx6 RAID 0 HDDx2 to RAID 0 HDDx7 RAID 0 HDDx2 to RAID 0 HDDx8 RAID 0 HDDx3 to RAID 0 HDDx4 RAID 0 HDDx3 to RAID 0 HDDx5 RAID 0 HDDx3 to RAID 0 HDDx6 RAID 0 HDDx3 to RAID 0 HDDx7 RAID 0 HDDx3 to RAID 0 HDDx8 RAID 0 HDDx4 to RAID 0 HDDx5 RAID 0 HDDx4 to RAID 0
101. rformance The stripes can vary in size 110 Disk Usage When all 8 disks are of the same size and used in RAID N8800 disk usage percentage Is listed below RAID 6 n 2 n x 100 RAID 10 JBOD 100 n HDD number 111 Appendix D Active Directory Basics Overview With Windows 2000 Microsoft introduced Active Directory ADS which ts a large database information store Prior to Active Directory the Windows OS could not store additional information in its domain database Active Directory also solved the problem of locating resources which previously relied on Network Neighborhood and was slow Managing users and groups were among other issues Active Directory solved What is Active Directory Active Directory was built as a scalable extensible directory service that was designed to meet corporate needs A repository for storing user information accounts passwords printers computers network information and other data Microsoft calls Active Directory a namespace where names can be resolved ADS Benefits ADS lets the N8800 integrate itself with the existing ADS in an office environment This means the N8800 is able to recognize your office users and passwords on the ADS server Other major benefits ADS support provides include 1 Easy integration of the N8800 into the existing office IT infrastructure The N8800 acts as a member of the ADS This feature significantly lowers the overhead of the system admin
102. rs conduct necessary back up practices Safety Warnings For your safety please read and follow the following safety warnings Read this manual thoroughly before attempting to set up your N8800 Your N8800 is a complicated electronic device DO NOT attempt to repair it under any circumstances In the case of malfunction turn off the power immediately and have it repaired at a qualified service center Contact your vendor for details DO NOT allow anything to rest on the power cord and DO NOT place the power cord in an area where it can be stepped on Carefully place connecting cables to avoid stepping or tripping on them Your N8800 can operate normally under temperatures between 0 C and 40 C with relative humidity of 20 85 Using the N8800 under extreme environmental conditions could damage the unit Ensure that the N8800 is provided with the correct supply voltage AC 100V 240V 50 60 Hz 3A Plugging the N8800 to an incorrect power source could damage the unit 4 Do NOT expose the N8800 to dampness dust or corrosive liquids Do NOT place the N8800 on any uneven surfaces DO NOT place the N8800 in direct sunlight or expose it to other heat Sources DO NOT use chemicals or aerosols to clean the N8800 Unplug the power cord and all connected cables before cleaning DO NOT place any objects on the N8800 or obstruct its ventilation slots to avoid overheating the unit A Keep packaging out of the reach of chil
103. rs on the network can share the bandwidth equally Under the Storage menu click Nsync and the Nsync window appears Below is a description of each field Nsync Item Description O Action Administrator can run or stop an Nsync task by pressing the action button Delete Click to delete an Nsync task Backup files on Nsync target is also deleted Adding an Nsync Task From the Nsync I nformation screen click Add to display the Add Nsync Task screen Add Nsync Task Item Description Task Name The name of your Nsync task Select whether the target is a Thecus Product e g N8800 or FTP server The IP address of your target server Address Source Folder The share folder you want to backup Nsync Task Name The name of your Nsync task Authorized Username The account name on the target server on Target Server Password on Target The password for the username on the target server Server 0000000 0000 000 Test Connection Click to check the connection to the Target Server Schedule Schedule backup of your share folders The time when the Nsync task will run Type Select whether to run the Nsync task daily weekly or monthly Daily input the time of day to execute Nsync task Weekly input which day of the week to execute the task Monthly decide which day of the month to execute the task Apply Click to submit the task Before starting an Nsync Task make sure the target server
104. rver With the built in FTP Server friends clients and customers can upload and download files to your N8800 over the Internet with their favorite FTP programs You can create user accounts so that only authorized users have access To set up the FTP Server refer to Chapter 5 Additional Feature Setup gt FTP Server Backup Server Don t leave precious data to chance With advanced backup capabilities you can easily upload mission critical files to the N8800 and even automate your backup tasks for true peace of mind To find out how to backup your files with the N8800 refer to Chapter 6 Using the N8800 gt File Backup Printer Server With the N8800 s Printer Server you can easily share an IPP printer with other PCs connected to your network To set up the Printer Server refer to Chapter 5 Additional Feature Setup gt Printer Server Multiple RAID N8800 supports multiple RAID volumes on one system So you can create RAID O for your non critical data and create RAID 5 for mission critical data Create the RAID levels depending on your needs To configure RAID modes on the N8800 refer to Chapter 4 System Management gt Storage Management gt RAID List Dual Mode Support N8800 is not only a file server but it also supports iSCSI initiators Your server can access N8800 as a direct attached storage over the LAN or Internet There is no easier way to expand the capacity of your current application servers A
105. rvice on the N8800 Port Specifies the port number of an incoming connection on a non standard port FTP ENCODE If your FTP client or operating system does not support Unicode e g Windows 95 98 ME or MAC OS9 8 select the same encoding as your OS here in order to properly view the files and directories on the server Available options are BIG5 HZ GB2312 GB18030 ISO EUC JP SHIFT JIS and UTF 8 Allow Anonymous FTP Upload Download Allow anonymous FTP users to upload or Access download files to from public folders Download Allow anonymous FTP users to download files from public folders No access Block anonymous FTP user access Auto Rename If checked the system will automatically rename files that are BEER uploaded with a duplicate file name The renaming scheme is filename where represents an integer You may set the maximum bandwidth allocated to file uploads Selections include Unlimited 1 2 4 8 16 and 32 MB s Download Bandwidth You may set the maximum bandwidth allocated to file downloads Selections include Unlimited 1 2 4 8 16 and 32 MB s To access the share folder on the N8800 use the appropriate user login and password set up on the Users page Accounts gt Users Access control to each share folder is set up on the ACL page Storage gt Folder gt ACL 61 iTunes Server With the built in iTunes server capability mc the N8800 enables digital music to be sause Storage g
106. rvices Configuration Login Page To login to the system enter your user name and password and select Web Disk or Photo server then click Login to log into the system You will be taken to the selected interface Web Disk Web Disk Photo Server Using WebDisk The N8800 provides a WebDisk function that allows you to access the system over the Internet from any browser 1 In the Login page type in the User ID and password that were previously set for you in the Accounts menu See Chapter 4 System Management gt User and Group Management gt Local User Configuration 2 The WebDisk page appears showing folders made currently available to you via the Access Control List ACL 3 Click on a folder name to enter the folder 4 The folder s page appears displaying files and folders Click on a file to download the file Folder Page Item JjDescription Displays the names of folders and files Shows the size of folders and files Displays the type of folders and files Modified Date Shows the time of most recent modification of folders and files 5 Buttons on the folder page allow you to create a new folder upload files and delete files in the folder 81 Folder Page Buttons Goes to the previous folder level New folder Creates a new folder New file upload Uploads a file from your computer to the current folder Delete Selected Items Deletes selected files and folders 6 To create a new folder with
107. s Nsync NOTE Server or FTP Server is enabled Setting Up an Nsync Target on an Nsync Device On the Nsync target server the administrator of that server has to set up a user account with a folder named nsync and grant write access 1 On the Nsync server add a user for Nsync source ex nsyncsourcel For instructions on how to add a user on the N8800 see Chapter 4 System Management User and Groups Management Local User Configuration Adding Users 2 On the Nsync server grant that user ex nsyncsourcel write access to the nsync folder For instructions on how to set up a folder s ACL see Chapter 4 System Management gt Folder Management gt Folder Access Control List ACL 3 Once this is done the target server will start accepting Nsync tasks from server using that ID and password Setting Up an Nsync Target on Another Device If you selected Other Device when setting up your Nsync task the N8800 will use the FTP protocol to back up the share folder On the external storage device make sure there is a folder named nsync and the Auth ID has writable permission in that folder Designating N8800 as an Nsync Target The N8800 can act as an Nsync server enabling another Nsync equipped Thecus NAS at a remote location backup their files to this N8800 From the Network menu choose the Nsync Target item and the Nsync Target Server Setting screen appears Nsync Target Server Setting Nsync Target Ser
108. stem menu choose the QUEE O 6 Se et Factory Default item and the Reset to aT Factory Default screen appears Press 1 Apply to reset the N8800 to factory default settings Press Cancel to go back to the main menu a Resetting to factory defaults will not erase the data stored in the hard WARNI NG disks but WILL revert all the settings to the factory default values Upgrading System Firmware From the System menu choose the ano Server Firmware Upgrade item and the UE Vm SS Firmware Upgrade screen appears SSS Follow the steps below to upgrade your firmware 1 Use the Browse button to find the firmware file 2 Press Apply 3 The beeper beeps and the Busy LED blinks until the upgrade is complete The beeper only beeps if it is enabled in the System Notification menu e Check Thecus website for the latest firmware release and release notes Do NOT turn off the system during the firmware upgrade process This WARNI NG will lead to a catastrophic result that may render the system inoperable 59 Change Administrator Password From the System menu choose the l NEN Administrator Password item and the YY OJP nona AE Change Administrator Password screen 77 955 Bimi Time u appears Enter a new password in the New Password box and confirm your new password in the Confirm Password box Press Apply to confirm password changes See the following table for a detai
109. t eoe Access Site e Language Shared and played anywhere on the network From the Network menu choose the iTunes item and the iTunes Configuration screen appears You may Server name NOAD enable or disable the Tunes Service from here Once enabled enter correct Ma information for each field and press Apply m o to save your changes See the following table for detailed descriptions of each field iTunes Configuration Item __ Description O Enable or disable the iTunes Service Server Name Name used to identify the N8800 to iTunes clients Password Enter password to control access to your iTunes music Rescan Interval Rescan interval in seconds MP3 Tag Encode Specify tag encoding for MP3 files stored in N8800 All ID3 tags will be sent out in UTF 8 format Once the iTunes service is enabled the N8800 will make all music located in the Music folder available for iTunes equipped computers on the network Media Server La With the built in Media Server capability the N8800 provides media streaming service to stand alone networked home IP sharing device media adapters that support the UPnP AV WAN protocol or are Digital Living Network Alliance DLNA standard compliant With the N8800 s built in media server capability you can share digital media such as music pictures and movies with any compatible device throughout your entire home To configure the media server un
110. t Yes and all your print jobs will be submitted to this printer by default Click Next Click Finish Not all USB printers are supported Please check Thecus website for a list of Supported printers Note that if a multi function all in one printer is attached to the N8800 usually only the printing and fax functions will work Other features such as scanning will probably not function 64 Windows Vista To set up the Printer Server in Windows Vista follow the steps 1 Open Printer Folder from the Control Panel a Control Panel Home Classic View Recent Tasks E rre 2 Click the right mouse button in anywhere on the Printers folder and then System and Maintenance Get starbedi wit Wired Back up your computer Security Check for update Check this computer s secunty status Fulow a program theowgh Windas Firewall Network nd Internet Viw network status and tenis Set up File sharing Hardware and Sound Play CDs or other media automatically Programs Uninstall a program Change sarbup peiscrarrrs select Add Printer User Accounts and Farnily Safety MB Set up parental contreds for ary user e Ade or rern enor wier acoouniti Appearance and Personalization Change d etitop background Change the calor a bernie Adpust screen resolution Clock Language and Region Change keyboards or other put method Change display language b Ease of Access Let Windows sugges
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112. t all the settings to the factory default values Problems with Time and Date Settings The administrator is able to select an NTP Server to keep the N8800 s time synchronized However if the N8800 can not access the Internet you may encounter a problem when setting the Time and Time Zone If this happens 1 Login to the Web Administration Interface 2 Navigate to System gt Time 3 Under NTP Server select No 103 4 Set the Date Time and Time Zone 5 Click Apply In addition if the N8800 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 See Network gt WAN gt DNS Server 104 Appendix A Product Specifications Hardware Specifications WAN LAN HDD Bays HDD Support eSATA USB Ports 4 x USB type A ports Host mode LCD Control Panel For basic configurations and status display System LED Display Height Width Depth Power Supply Server rated AC redundant power supply 100 220V AC 50 60Hz Auto detect Security 20 85 relative humidity non condensing CE FCC BSMI C Tick ROHS Compliant WAN LAN HDD Bays HDD Support eSATA USB Ports 4 x USB type A ports Host mode LCD Control Panel For basic configurations and status display System LED Display Height Width Depth Power Supply Server rated AC redundant power supply 100 220V AC 50
113. t be reinstalled In addition all system folders that were contained on the Master RAID volume will be invisible Reassigning this volume to be the Master RAID will make these folders visible again 5 Tick the checkboxes under the member heading of the hard disks you wish to use to create a RAID 6 Specify a stripe size 64K is the default setting 7 Specify the percentage allocated for user data The remaining space will be made available for iSCSI target 8 Selected the file system you like to have for this RAID volume Select ZFS file system while snapshot is needed It is only one ZFS file system allowed to be created per system ZFS file system is only accessible by CIFS SMB not for AFP and NFS users 9 Press Apply to build the RAID storage volume Building a RAID storage space may take time depending on the size of NOTE hard drives and RAID mode Creating RAID destroys all data in the current RAID volume The data is WARNI NG unrecoverable With a RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 6 or RAID 10 volume you can also add a spare disk after the RAID is created See Chapter 7 Tips and Tricks gt Adding a Spare Disk for details Expanding a RAID To expand a RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 6 or RAID 10 volume follow the steps below 1 Replace one of the hard drives in the RAID volume and allow it to automatically rebuild 2 Once rebuilt you can continue to replace any remaining disks in the RAID array 3 When you a
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115. t settings Opbenuge vetus del Additional Options p Favorite Links E Documents IE Pictures I Music More Folders EE Desktop Documents Status View Sort By Group By Comments Location Model Microsoft XPS Document Writer below nd fae Stack By de Public Refresh Computer amp Network Paste Control Panel Paste Shortcut Additional Opt Bs Appearance ar Sd Clock Langua e Ease of Access de Hardware and mg AutoPlay E Personalizati 3 Power Optio Undo Copy Run as administrator Add Printer Server Properties Choose a local or network printer Add a local printer Use this option only if you don t have a USB printer Windows automatically installs USB printers when you plug them in la Add a network wireless or Bluetooth printer Make sure that your computer is connected to the network or that your Bluetooth or wireless printer is turned on 65 4 Select The printer that want isn t listed Searching for available printers fa 0 3 The printer that I want isn t listed You can press The printer that 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 Find a printer by name or TCP IP address 7 Browse for a printer 9 Select a shared printer by name http lt Thecus_NAS_IP gt 631 printers usb printer Example c
116. th your mail server administrator for email server information Notification Configuration Enable or disable the system beeper that beeps when a problem occurs Beep Notification Email Notification SMTP Server Port Auth Type SMTP Account ID Account Password Confirm Account Password Receiver s E mail Address Test E Mail Confirm a new password Add one or more recipient s email addresses to receive email notifications Click to send out a test e mail to make sure the settings are correct 55 SNMP From the System menu choose the res A IST A SNMP item and the SNMP o ME Mo B Ro ME i Supports screen appears You could enable the SNMP function and filled LIEN in the related information in each fields With the SNMP management software could get system basic idw gerne C Enpi E Geese fa Era Aj Tem Cantar information lcd Appy System Logs gt PIS age Server IT DUEB IE ll 8M dins From the System menu choose the Logs item and the System Logs screen appears This screen shows a history of system usage and important events such as disk status nD network information and system booting SSE TSS eI See the following table for a detailed p mI description of each item ILU ee DEG G8 HC EE e ER Rem eem canda Se omm uomo cp meme omo System Logs Item ss Description o Truncate All Log File Clear all log files to browse the log pa
117. to Thecus Thecus Technology Corp 13 Windows will s Web Publishing Wizard how you that the picture upload is in progress Please wait while your files are copied File Winter ipa File progress 100 complete Currently copying file 4 of 4 To stop copying click Cancel 14 When the uplo ad 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 Web Publishing Wizard Completing the Web Publishing Wizard You have successfully published your files to this site N8800 Photo Gallery Open this site when click Finish To close this wizard click Finish 15 Click on the user s icon to go to that user s album 86 pe A E 17 Finished You will see the pictures just selected in the album 87 Managing Albums and Photos Function Description Make Cover Make selected photo your cover picture Back Return to the previous screen Add Add a new album or photos Modify Edit the name and description of the selected album or photo Each name is limited to 20 characters and each description is limited to 255 characters Delete Delete the selected albums or photos Only logged in users will see these icons To prevent system errors the N8800 sets the following limitations on photo files Each file upload is limited to a size of 8MB Files exceeding 8MB will NOT be up
118. u can access RAID settings from the menu bar of the Web Administration Interface by navigating to Storage gt RAID For more information on configuring RAID see Chapter 4 System Management gt RAID Configuration Don t know which RAID level to use Find out more about the different RAID levels from Appendix C RAID Basics Step 3 Create Local Users or Setup Authentication Once the RAID is ready you can begin to create local users for the N8800 or choose to setup authentication protocols such as Active Directory AD For more on managing users go to Chapter 4 System Management gt User and Group Management For more information on configuring Active Directory see Chapter 4 System Management gt User and Group Management gt ADS NT Configuration For information about the benefits of Active Directory see Appendix D Active Directory Basics Step 4 Create Folders and Set Up ACLs Once users are introduced into your network you can begin to create various folders on the N8800 and control user access to each using Folder Access Control Lists More information on managing folders see Chapter 4 System Management gt Folder Management To find out about configuring Folder Access Control Lists see Chapter 4 System Management gt Folder Management gt Folder Access Control List ACL Step 5 Start Services Finally you can start to setup the different services of the N8800 for the users on your network Yo
119. u can find out more about each of these services by clicking below SMB CIFS Apple File Protocol AFP Network File System NFS 19 File Transfer Protocol FTP iTunes Server Media Server Printer Server Download Manager Photo Server 20 Chapter 4 System Management Overview The N8800 provides an easily accessible Web Administration Interface With it you can configure and monitor the N8800 anywhere on the network Web Administration Interface Make sure your network is connected to the Internet To access the N8800 Web Administration I nterface 1 Type the N8800 s IP address into your browser Default IP address is http IO TEST SA FoOrade Serve US wm mas curi cupi ep ee aae or ae a Welcome to Thecus Tati ldr Ll Your computer s network IP address must be on the same subnet as the N8800 If the N8800 has default IP address of 192 168 1 100 your managing PC IP address must be 192 168 1 x where x is a number between 1 and 254 but not 100 2 Login to the system using the administrator user name and password The factory defaults are User Name admin Password admin If you changed your password in the setup wizard use the new password Once you are logged in as an administrator you will see the Web Administration I nterface From here you can configure and monitor virtually every aspect of the N8800 from anywhere on the network Menu Bar The Menu Bar is where you will find all of the
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121. ver 2 Enter the network address for the server in the Server Address text box 90 When connecting using SMB CIFS protocol type smb 192 168 1 100 Folderl When connecting using AFP protocol type afp 192 168 1 100 Folderl Click Connect 3 When MAC OS X is trying to connect N8800 it will ask for a User Name and Password which has access to the folder 4 When MAC OS X has connected to the N8800 successfully an icon representing the folder will appear on the MAC OS X desktop You can access the folder by double clicking on the icon Mapping the N8800 as an iSCSI Drive With the N8800 you are able to map it as an SCSI drive With SCSI you can remotely access the N8800 at great speeds as if it were installed as a local drive in your computer To do this simply follow the steps below 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 You may be presented with the following security warning Click Run to continue Open File Security Warning Do you want to run this file Name Initiator 2 04 build3273 x86fre exe Publisher Microsoft Corporation Type Application From U JohniisCsi Cancel potentially harm your computer Only run software from
122. ver Enable or Disable Nsync Target support To enable Nsync task to go thru firewall you have to open port NOTE TCP 1194 on your firewall in both directions 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 gt Thecus gt Thecus Backup Utility If it is not installed you can copy the file Thecus Backup 97 Utility exe to a convenient location on your hard disk and double click to execute it If you can not find Thecus Backup Utility on your CD please download it NOTE from the Thecus website http www thecus com When you execute this utility for the first time it will ask you whether to create a DB file Click Yes 1 Click Add to create a Backup task The Add New Task dialog box appears Add New Task Item Descripti n 0 0 Click to specify the source folder file location Click to specify whether the backup will be incremental If unchecked the backup will be a full backup Excluded extensions Files with these file name extensions will be skipped and not back up to the destination Comments If you wish enter comments here for your records 2 To schedule the task to run at regular intervals click on the Schedule icon for that task You can schedule the task to run Monthly or Weekly 3 To check the log for that task click on the Log icon for that task Thecus Backup Utility
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124. wish to use WEP KEY 2 When connecting be sure to enter the same key and select the WEP KEY 3 same index number on each client machine WEP KEY 4 A DHCP server can be configured to assign IP addresses to devices connected to LAN ports WLAN DHCP Configuration End IP Specifies the ending IP address of the DHCP range DNS Server Specifies the DNS server IP address NOTE The IP Segment of WLAN WAN and LAN should not overlap 48 Item Description gt DHCP Server Select to enable or disable DHCP server Start IP Specifies the starting IP address of the DHCP range Users should obey the international RF regulatory rules as they set up the wireless RF channel on the N8800 The RF operating channels for different regions have been specified as following Thecus has no responsibility for users attempting to violate the international RF regulation 11 N America 14 J apan 13 Europe ETSI 2 Spain 4 France Web Services Configuration From the Network menu choose the 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 A description of each item follows ia Disable HTTP support and Enable Secure HTTP support to guarantee secure access In some environments due to security concerns you may wish to disabl

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