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1. 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 zl From the Storage menu choose the RAID ULE AG item and the RAID List screen appears 2 ES This screen lists the RAID volumes currently Ta mam AT maan KA pirmi residing on the N5200 From this screen you can get information about the status of your E RAID volumes as well as the capacities allocated for data and USB target There is also a graph which represents how the RAID volume is currently allocated To configure your RAID settings press the lama Protect RAID Config button to go to the RAID mme Configuration screen 30 RAID Information Item Description RAID Level Shows the current RAID configuration Status Indicates status of the RAID Can read either Healthy Degraded or Damaged 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 USB Capacity Indicates the capacity allocated to USB target mode 168BRAID Config Press this to configure RAID volumes Space Allocation Press this to ad
2. Memory 512MB DDR Network Interfaces WAN Gigabit RJ 45 connector Gigabit RJ 45 connector LAN Gigabit RJ 45 connector 4 Port Gigabit switch Storage HDD Bays 5 x 3 5 SATA Il HDD hot swappable HDD Support SATA Il HDDs up to 1000GB eSATA 1 x eSATA connector for capacity expansion I O Interfaces USB Ports 3 x USB type A ports Host mode 1 x USB type B ports Client mode System Information LCD Control Panel For basic configurations and status display System LED Display 5 x LED DOM Network Activity x 2 USB Copy System Busy Physical Height 230 mm Width 190 mm Depth 230 mm Power Supply Server rated AC power supply 100 220V AC 50 60Hz Auto detect Security Lockable disk trays Environment Temperature 0 40 C Humidity 20 85 relative humidity non condensing Certifications CE FCC BSMI C Tick ROHS Compliant Software Specifications Network File Protocols Microsoft Networks CIFS SMB Apple Filing Protocol AFP 3 1 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 NT Domain Controller PDC Microsoft Active Directory Authentication AD Network Client Type Microsoft Windows NT 2000 XP 2003 Vista Unix Linux BSD MAC OS X 9 8 6 Network Configuration
3. N America 14 Japan 13 Europe ETSI 2 Spain France WAN LAN Exchange The N5200 is equipped with both WAN and mas F r LAN ports The WAN LAN Exchange function TO allows you to exchange the functionality of these ports directly through the Web User Interface 7 mmm neat From the Network menu choose the WAN LAN Exchange item and the WAN LAN Exchange Support screen appears Choose NS2DONA Rear Enable or Disable and click Apply to save un your changes Click Cancel to exit without ae saving Web Services Configuration From the Network menu choose the KM HIT yer Service item and the Web Service Screen REEL appears This screen displays the service r support parameters of the system You can y change any of these items and press Apply nd a soot Ss to confirm your settings A description of l i each item follows H KH e Disable HTTP support and Enable Secure HTTP support to guarantee secure access In some environments due to security concerns you may wish to disable SMB CIFS as a precaution against computer be viruses Data Item Description HTTP WebDisk Enable or disable WebDisk support Enter the port number if this support option is enabled The port number HTTPs Secure Enable or disable secure WebDisk support Enter the port if this WebDisk Support option is enabled SMB CIFS Enable or Disable SMB CIFS protocol for Windows Apple Unix
4. Item Description Modify Click this to modify the allocated space Del Click this to delete the allocated space Type Type of volume Can be either USB or iSCSI Name Name assigned to the volume Capacity Capacity of the allocated space Target USB Click to allocate space to Target USB volume Allocating Space for Target USB Volume To allocate space for a Target USB volume on the current RAID volume follow the steps below 1 Under the Space Allocation click ns Target USB The Create Target USB Volume screen appears Pas tie Data Create Target USB Volume Item Description RAID ID ID of current RAID volume Unused Percentage and amount of unused space on current RAID volume Allocation Percentage and amount of space allocated to Target USB volume OK Click OK to save changes Back Click Back to exit without saving 2 Designate the percentage that should be allocated to the Target USB volume by selecting the appropriate percentage from the Allocation dropdown 3 Click OK to create the Target USB volume 35 Folder Management From the Storage menu choose Folder I A q and the Folder screen appears This screen eendeiteg allows you to create and configure folders on the N5200 volume Let HI Ge co mmm Item Description Folder name Displays the name of the folder Description Provides a description of the folder
5. Enter and Escape ESC keys to select various configuration settings and menu options for N5200 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 Down Button Select the next configuration settings option A 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 Display Mode Item Description Host Name Current host name of the system WAN Current WAN IP setting LAN Current LAN IP setting Link Aggregation Current Link Aggregation status N5200B only Disk Info Current status of disk slot has been installed 18 RAID Current RAID status System Fan Current system fan status CPU Fan Current CPU fan status 2006 06 16 12 00 Current system time The N5200 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 N5200 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
6. Fixed IP address Dynamic IP address 802 3ad based failover and link aggregation 75 N5200B only Disk Management Disk status monitoring S M A R T Disk idle spin down RAID RAID O 1 5 6 10 and JBOD Auto rebuild Hot swappable Hot spare Disk roaming RAID level migration RAID expansion Folder Management Share folder level permission File level permission Public folder Quota Management Share folder quota control Backup 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 notification Buzzer notification LCD UPS Support UPS monitoring via RS 232 and system shutdown on low battery Printer Server USB Printer IPP support Supported USB Devices USB Printer External HDD flash disk USB IEEE 802 11 b g dongle w AP mode support Setup Utility Windows 2000 XP 2003 MAC OS X PDC AD support Works as a client member in a Microsoft NT 4 0 domain Active Directory domain allowing the N5200 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 76 App
7. From the System menu choose the a Bang Notification item and the Notification Configuration screen appears This screen ns cg lets you have the N5200 notify you in case saada of any system malfunction Press Apply to mannau confirm all settings See following table for eg a detailed description of each item rika Consult with your mail server NOTE administrator for email server information Notification Configuration Item Description Beep Notification Enable or disable the system beeper that beeps when a problem occurs Email Notification Enable or disable email notifications of system problems SMTP Server Specifies the hostname IP address of the SMTP server Port Specifies the port to send outgoing notification emails Auth Type Select the SMTP Server account authentication type SMTP Account ID Set the SMTP Server Email account ID Account Password Enter a new password Confirm Account Confirm a new password Password Receiver s E mail Add one or more recipient s email addresses to receive email Address notifications Test E Mail Click to send out a test e mail to make sure the settings are correct System Logs mad From the System menu choose the Logs H ET item and the System Logs screen appears This screen shows a history of system usage EXA and important events such as disk status E network information and system booting aa a aida See the following tab
8. NFS Share Press NFS Share to configure which hosts on the network are allowed to access this folder using NFS ACL Press ACL Access Control List to configure which users have access to this folder Edit Press Edit to enter the Edit screen and modify the folder s name and description Del Press Del to delete the folder A prompt appears asking to confirm the deletion Add Press Add to enter the Add Folder screen Nsync folders will be created once the RAID is created Nsync folder is Adding Folders On the Folder screen press the Add button ma pa Storage Server and the Add Folder screen appears This E a Ai tanaga screen allows you to add a folder After entering the information press Apply to create new folder Press Back to return to the Folder screen Add Folder Item Description Folder Name Enter the name of the folder Description Provide a description the folder Browseable Enable or disable users from browsing the folder contents If 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
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10. drive mapping UPnP Enable or disable Universal Plug and Play protocol UPnP helps to 45 find the IP address of the N5200 AFP Apple Network Setup From the Network menu choose the AFP maa iPsStorage Server item and the AFP Configuration screen AAA appears This screen displays the configuration items for the Apple Filing Protocol You can change any of these items parse and press Apply to confirm your settings A MP Seve O Ornate description of each item follows OEnavie MAC CHARSET UTFS Apple Network Configuration Item Description AFP Server Enable or disable Apple File Service to use the N5200 with MAC OS based systems Zone 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 N5200 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 mm IPiStornye Server item and the NFS Server Setting screen ee Ee SE appears The N5200 can act as an NFS nani em server enabling users to download and upload files with the favorite NFS clients Press Apply to confirm your settings A description of each item follows NFS Server Setting Item Description NFS Enable or Disable NFS support Apply Click Apply to save your changes Cancel Cli
11. e Power on off N5200 e Solid blue Device is powered on e Blinking blue eSATA hard disk is connected and active 8 Reset Button e Resets the N5200 e Press for five seconds during boot process to reset P address and admin password 9 HDD Trays e Five 3 5 SATA HDD trays e Locks are provided for added security 10 LCD Display e Displays current system status and warning messages e Displays hostname WAN LAN IP address RAID status and current time 11 Up Button A e Push to scroll up when using the LCD display 12 Down Button W e Push to scroll down when using the LCD display 13 Enter Button e Push to confirm information entered into the LCD display 14 Escape Button ESC e Push to leave the current LCD menu 10 Hard Disk Trays Each of the N5200 s hard disk trays has a lock a latch and two LED indicators HDD Power Access Error Hard Disk Trays Item Description Lock e Use the lock to physically secure the hard disk to the unit Latch e Use to open and remove or close and secure the tray HDD Power LED e Solid blue hard disk is powered on HDD Access Error LED e Blinking green system is accessing data on the hard disk Rear Panel N5200B The Thecus N5200B s rear panel features ports and connectors 1 E 8 3 9 4 5 a7 Png WS Aa oe 6 N5200B Back Panel Item Description 1 eSATA Port e eSATA port for
12. implemented as a striped array whose segments are RAID 1 arrays It has the fault tolerance of RAID 1 and the performance of RAID O RAID 10 requires 4 disks RAID 10 can sustain two 31 failed disks If the administrator improperly removes a hard disk that should not be WARNI NG removed when RAID status is Degraded all data will be lost RAID Settings Using RAI D Settings you can select stripe size choose which disks are RAID disks or the Spare Disk as well as enter a name for each disk RAID Settings Item Description RAID Check the boxes of the hard drives you wish to add to the storage volume Disk No Number assigned to the installed hard disks Capacity MB Capacity of the installed hard disks Model Model number of the installed hard disks Status Status of the installed hard disks Member If this is checked current hard disk is a part of a RAID volume Spare If this is checked current hard disk 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 Used Percentage The percentage of the RAID volume that will be used to store data Apply Press this button to configure a file sy
13. lt lt button 6 Click the Apply button to save your changes Modifying Groups 1 On the Local Group Configuration 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 N5200 can also add users and groups in sel Storage Server batch mode This enables you to E AA AA aron Ui conveniently add numerous users and groups automatically by importing a simple comma separated plain text txt file From the Accounts menu click Batch Mgmt and the Batch Create Users and Groups dialogue will appear To import your list of users and groups follow these steps 1 Click Browse to locate your comma separated text file The information in the text file should follow this format USERNAME PASSWORD GROUP 2 Click Open 3 Click Import to begin the user list import 49 ADS NT Configuration If you have a Windows Active Directory Server ADS or Windows NT server to handle the domain secu
14. EREK na 81 ADS BenefitS 243242 4a aan a nan BAN RANA ENER ENER ENER ENER ENER ENER ENER ENER ENER ENER KEEN CN Appendix E UPS Compatibility List RENE KREE ENER E ENEE Een 82 Appendix F Licensing Information a 85 Overview ee ana na nana NANANA ANAKAN NANANA KAANAK ENER ENER ENER ENER ENER ENER EE K ENER EEN 85 Source Code Availability REENEN E REENEN ENER KEREN ENEE ENEE ER EE ERR KEN 85 CGI C License Terme REENEN anna ENER EN ER EE RENE R ENER ENER ENER ENER ENER ENER ANAN GNU General Public License 2 EE R ENER ENER EE R ENER ENER ENER EEN 86 Chapter 1 Introduction Overview Thank you for choosing the Thecus N5200 IP Storage Server The Thecus N5200 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 N5200 to take over file management functions increase application and data sharing and provide faster data response The N5200 offers data mobility with a disk roaming feature that lets you hot swap working hard drives for use in another N5200 securing the continuity of data in the event of hardware failure The N5200 allows data consolidation and sharing between Windows SMB CIFS UNIX Linux and Appl
15. Folderl Click Connect 3 When MAC OS X is trying to connect N5200 it will ask for a User Name and Password which has access to the folder 65 4 When MAC OS X has connected to the N5200 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 File Backup There are a number of ways to back up data with the N5200 Nsync You can backup a share folder to another N5200 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 N5200s you have the option to transmit files securely between two N5200s If the files on your N5200 are lost for any reason you can restore those files from the target N5200 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 users 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 Item Description Task name The name of your Nsync task Server The IP address of your target server Share folder The share folder you would want to backup Last Time The time when the last Nsync task was executed Last Status The status of your last Nsync task Action Administrator can run or stop an Nsync task b
16. No to not have the N5200 to synchronize with an NTP server If an NTP server is selected please make sure your N5200 s network WARNI NG has been setup to access the NTP server 53 System Configuration Backup and Restore pa From the System menu choose the Config 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 II AITOR ESOO gt name O map 2 gang Decre Ba aa Y tanque ass DEN K System Configuration Download Upload Item Description Download Save and export the current system configuration Upload Import a 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 Module Mgmt item and the Module Management screen appears From here you can install separate software modules to extend the functionality of your N5200 mas IP Storsg Server maano tees Dement berets systems Aj tangas gea Module Management Item Descri
17. Only 5 Writable The ACL screen also allows you to search for a particular user To do this follow the steps below 1 la Local Users v In the blank enter the name of the user AD al you would like to find aaaa 8 AD Groups abcd AD Users 39 2 From the drop down select the group you would like to search for the user in 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 o Filesystem Check has been Enable successfully The system needs to reboot to make the changes effective LI Press Yes to Reboot the system now Press No 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 RAID volumes to run the file system check on Check the desired RAID volumes and click Next to proceed with the file system check Click Reboot to reboot without running the check A bs sasine Fans vurn bassee zen mee ze oas i here Namo e Once you clic
18. Properties General Network Identification Hardware User Profiles Advanced Full computer name ADS Server Name Domain Windows uses the following information to identity your computer on the network computer E domain local e Sc Work NB Nbi Name y ADS Realm K Lpotenamge this computer or IO Jomar CICR Properties Propertie Note The identification of the computer cannot be changed because The computer is a domain controller 50 AD Domain Example Item Information Work Group Domain domain Name ADS Support Enable ADS Server Name Computerl ADS NT Realm Domain local Administrator ID Administrator Administrator Password KIKKIKKAKKK Confirm Password KKKKK KKK KKK The DNS server specified in the WAN configuration page should be able to correctly resolve the ADS server name e The time zone setting between N5200 and ADS should be identical e The system time difference between N5200 and ADS should be less than five minutes e The Administrator Password field is for the password of ADS Active Directory Server not N5200 51 System Settings The System menu gives you a wealth of settings that you can use to configure your N5200 s system administration functions You can set up system notifications view system logs and even upgrade firmware from this menu System Notifications mas storage Server
19. TO LOSS OF DATA OR DATA BEING RENDERED INACCURATE OR LOSSES SUSTAINED BY YOU OR THIRD PARTIES OR A FAILURE OF THE PROGRAM TO OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER PROGRAMS EVEN IF SUCH HOLDER OR OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES END OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS 90
20. Up an Nsync Target on an Nsync Device asaan anan eee eens 67 Setting Up an Nsync Target on Another Device nananahan 67 Designating N5200 as an Nsync Target nana eee eens 67 Thecus Backup U pltwv nana ee eee need 67 Windows XP Data Backup 69 Apple OS X Backup Utilities oooooocccnccncccccccncconconcnnnncnnccnncnnnnnnncnnnnnnos 69 Chapter 7 Tips and Tricks oomocnnconnncconononanoncnanancnnnancranancranancrananos 70 USB and eSATA Storage EXpanSiON oomccocnncocnncannncannnrannnrannnrananracaneacanes 70 Adding a Spare Disk ooonccoonococnncannnrannnrannnrannnrannnracnnrnnnnracnnracnnracanencanes 70 Target USB c occccoconconconconconcnncnncnncnncnncnnsn nn nnrnnrnnrnnrnnrnnrnnrnnrnncnncnncnncancanoss 70 Remote Administration nn 71 Part Setup a DynDNS Account 71 Part II Enable DDNS on the Router nanana 71 Part III Setting up Virtual Servers HTTPS ccceseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneees 71 Firewall Software Contiouration KEREN KREE RENE R ENER ENER ENER ENER KEEN 72 Replacing Damaged Hard Drives cccoonocoonoconnnrannncannnrannnrannnranancacanracanes 72 Hard Drive Damage magana NAA ieee eee aed eed NA AA Sy ae eee EN 72 Replacing a Hard Drive 72 RAID Auto Rebulldi co cutis 72 Chapter 8 Troubleshooting ue RK KREE KREE RRE EE RRE EE RRE E RRE E RR EEN 73 Forgot My Password 2422x2 esa na anan a ENER ENER ENER ENER ENER ENER ENER ENER A NAKAKA 73 Forgot My Network IP Address 22022x
21. any backup software However there are 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 69 Chapter 7 Tips and Tricks USB and eSATA Storage Expansion The N5200 supports external USB hard disks through its three USB ports Once a USB hard disk has successfully mounted the entire volume will be copied automatically to the default USB HDD folder The N5200 supports up to 6 USB external storage devices All file names on the USB disk volume are case sensitive The N5200 also supports eSATA hard disks with its eSATA port Before attaching an eSATA or USB disk drive to N5200 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 sdf1 where 192 168 1 100 means the IP address of N5200 and saf 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 sdfi 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 FAT32 Partition USB Storage NT
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23. 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 off 28 Storage Management The Storage Menu displays the status of storage devices installed in the N5200 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 ma item and the Disks Information screen appears From here you can see various items about installed SATA hard disks Blank lines indicate that a SATA hard disk is not currently installed in that particular disk slot PILOT EE ERR name Q
24. folder cannot grow beyond this limit You can enter a 0 to turn off the share folder limit Apply Press Apply to create the folder Back 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 Description Share Name Enter the name of the Share folder Comment Provide a description the folder Browseable Enable or disable users from browsing the folder contents This setting will only apply while access via SMB CIFS and web disk Public 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 Submit Press Submit to save your changes Back 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 fo
25. is created NOTE All users are automatically assigned to the users group 47 Modifying Users 1 Select an existing user from the Local User Configuration screen 2 3 Click on the Modify button and Local User Setting screen appears 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 Groups item and the Local Groups Configuration screen appears This screen allows you to Add Modify and Delete local groups Local Groups Configuration Item Description Add Press the Add button to add a user to the list of local groups Modify Press the Modify button to delete a selected group from the system Delete Press the Delete button to delete a selected group from the 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 48 5 Select users to be in this group from m3 2 oou mai the Users List by adding them to EA AA AAA the Members List using the
26. na maa Morato Sne z mn Disks Information Item Description Disk No Indicates disk location Capacity Shows the SATA hard disk capacity Model Displays the SATA hard disk model name Firmware Shows the SATA hard disk firmware version Status Indicates the status of the disk Can read OK Warning or Failed Total Capacity Shows the total SATA hard disk capacity Disk Power The administrator can set the disk to power down after a period Management of inactivity S M A R T Information On the Disks Information screen the status of each disk will be displayed in the Status gues column Clicking on an OK or Warning link i WS will display the SMART Information window for that particular disk 29 SMART Information Item Description Tray Number Tray the hard disk is installed in Model 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 Temperature Celsius The current temperature of the hard disk in degrees Celsius 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 rem
27. the reach of children 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 24x20 xe na nananana nanana 2 About This Manual caian ai 2 Limited WAP Feat Oy os iste ected eg ENEE EE e 2 Sarety Warns di 3 Table OF Contents eege Een EE d Ee ER geg 4 Chapter 1 Introductions aNG BANA 8 Overview ek ena anan a RENE R ENER ENER ENER ENER ENER ENER KEREN NA NAN NA NAN NA KAANAK KREE KEEN 8 Product Highlights a 8 A E dapvoeiveesspeeoel nate 8 ET P amp S CF Veh enee SNE A SEENEN LOAN AA 8 Backup Urantia ener sea EE ge EE e deu EE 8 Printer EE 8 Superior Power Management 8 Package Content 242 232 4a anna na KN NANANA KAN NAKA NAKA REENEN ENEE KENE EN ENEE ENEE ERR KEN 9 Front Panel Aa 10 Hard Disk TrayS 242 03242 e anan kn AGA NAKAKA KA KAANAK ENER ENER ENER ENER ENER ENER ENER KEEN 11 Rear Panel N5200B iia ENNESCH ENNEN ENEE 11 Rear Panel N5200BR 24222 cn nana nananana nanana naa KEE KREE KKK ENKE ENKE ANNA 12 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation aaa 13 Overview ee ana na EE RENE R ENER ENER ENER ENER ENER ENER ENER ENER ENER ENER ANAKAN ANA ANAKAN 13 Before You Begin 242032x2 ena nan N ANAN NANANA ENER ENER ENER ENER ENER ENER eaaa 13 Hard Disk Installation ooomcconnnconnncnnnncannncnnnncannnrncnnracnnrannnracanracancacines
28. your DMA to a wireless router please refer to your DMA s user manual 2 Connect 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 N5200 Mediabolic Server as the server b Go to My Media c Click on the Up Down Arrow buttons to select Music J ukebox Photo Albums or Video Clips d Start enjoying the contents stored in your N5200 59 Printer Server You can configure the N5200 to act as a BJ e printer server That way all PCs connected to the network can utilize the same printer BE Storage server States Q Simas Si Network A System A Language Windows XP SP2 To set up the Printer Server in Windows XP geg ge SP2 follow the steps below poo e 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 5 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 N5200 IP ADDRESS 631 printers usb printer into the URL field Your Windows system will ask you to install drivers for
29. 1000VA Plus 1400VA Plus 2000VA USB Nitram Elite 500 2002 Oneac GE advanced Online P Series OnLite AQUA 50 Orvaldi various not 400 or 600 Powercom SMK 800A ULT 1000 83 Powercom TrustTrust 425 625 BNT 1000AP Advice Partner King Pr750 BNT 2000AP PowerGuard PG 600 PowerKinetics 9001 PowerTech Comp1000 DTR cable power Power Walker Line Interactive VI1000 3110 3115 5119 5125 5119 RM PW5115 Se PW5125PW9120 PW9125 9120 9150 9305 PM525A 625A 800A 1000A 1250A RPF525 625 800 1000 Repotec RPT 800A RPT 162A SMS Brazil Manager Ill SOLA 325 520 610 620 330 SOLA BASIC Mexico Socomec Sicon Soltec Winmate 525 625 800 1000 Soyntec Sekury C 500 800 SquareOne Power QP1000 SuperPower HP360 Hope 550 500 1000 smart shipped with SafeNet Sweex 500 1000 contact closure shipped with UPS mart BC100060 800VA Sysgration UPGUARDS Pro650 Tecnoware Easy Power 1200 SmartUPS Tripp Lite SmartOnline various Lan 2 2 interface black 73 0844 cable UPS 1000 Management PW 4105 UNITEK Alpha 500 IC 1000is 500 ipE LAN Saver 600 Power Guardian Powerwell various ISBMEX protocol Egys 420 VA Trust UP Sonic various Victron IMV Lite crack cable e The UPSes marked Blue have been tested and work well e If your UPS is not in the support list be sure
30. 13 Cable Connections 4243 2x2 sa aaa ana ENER ENER ENER ANNA ENER ENER ENER ENER EE AA 14 Checking System Status 222242 0324204248 n 4 ENEE ENEE ENEE ER EEN ENEE ENEE ENKER KAEN 15 System Status Normal 15 System e lU 15 Chapter 3 First Time Setup 2 2224224 22 RRE RE RRE EE anan aaa 16 Overview aaa AGARANG ENN AA 16 Thecus Setup Wizard 202222022x2 4324248 a 4n AN ENER ENER ENER ENER ENER ENER ENER ENER KEEN 16 LCD Operation AA 18 EED CONTOS snc terete A ee RA 18 Display Mode EE 18 USB COPY Nana li EE 19 Management Mode sanan a eee nA GR KUNG KNA eee ANNA NAG NAAN eee eee eee tee 19 Typical Setup Procedure 2242222 ea naka nanan ANNA NANA ANAN NANANA ANAN NANANA ANA NAKAKA 19 Step 1 Network Setu pits ranita nd ev iden APA 20 Step 2 RAID Creation rosina i i ANAN ADA eek 20 Step 3 Create Local Users or Setup Autbhentication asana ees 20 Step 4 Create Folders and Set UpACLe ccc cceceeee eee eee e ee eee eee eens 20 Step 5 Start Services oe ENN eevee NANA idas 20 Chapter 4 System Management ENKER ER RERR ENEE aa anas aasa aka 22 Overview ee asana nanan ANAKAN R ENER ENER ENER ENER ENER ENER ENER ENER ENER ENER ENER EEN 22 Web Administration Interface KKK KEEN EK ENEE ER EK EREK EE K ERR EREK 22 MB iaa 22 Language Selection coomcconnnconnncannncannncannncnnnnrnnnnrannnrnnnrannnracanrananeacanes 23 Status MENU 220220x24 x20020 RE KK NANA ENKER ANN ANNA ANAN NAN E RER ERR
31. 2 4na na saaan anuna naan ENER ENER ENER KEEN 73 Resetting NAS IP Address and Admin Password eseu EEN anan 73 Can t Map a Network Drive in Windows XP 2 73 Restoring Factory Defaults 42 32am aanak ENER ENER ENER ENER ENER ENER ENER KEEN 74 Problems with Time and Date Settings 22422ua anuna anuna ENER ENER KEEN 74 Appendix A Product Specifications KREE KEEN EE ENER E REENEN 75 Hardware Specifications Aa 75 Software Specifications AA 75 Appendix B Customer Support 22224s2 sana ENNER ENNER ENNER RENE RE RENE 77 Appendix C RAID Basics NEEN RER ENER ENER EE ENER KEREN E ENER E REENEN 78 Overview ee ana R ENER ENER ENER ENER ENER ENER ENER ENER ENER ENER KEREN ER ANAKAN ANAKAN AA 78 Benefits AA AASA SANA AA 78 Improved Performance 78 Data SECURITY EE 78 RAID Level Sina AA ARIANA SANA ANONG NAA 78 RAID AA E ao 78 RAID OL 2g Nee SEENEN ANN NEEN ENEE vein vice veins 79 RAID Di Peck GAN eae Reet EEN 79 RAID EE 79 RYAN KA AA Eeer 79 BOO EE 79 Stripe Size 2 424a ea 24 aaa AN ANNA KNA NANA NAN ENEE NANANA NANANA ANA EK ENEE E REENEN ANAN KEN 79 Disk Usage 2222020x202 2824828 a NANA BANNA N KANAN ANNA NAAN AN ANN ANAN NANANA AA ANANA KA KAAANANA KA 80 Appendix D Active Directory Basics 2 KREE RRE EE ENER E ENEE Een 81 6 e Mel TE 81 What is Active Directory 2 224a saaan aa naa KANAN AA NA KAANAK ANNA KAANAK AA ERR
32. 3 RAID 1 HDDx2 to RAID 0 HDDx4 RAID 1 HDDx2 to RAID 0 HDDx5 Deleting a RAID To delete a RAID volume follow the steps below RAID 0 HDDx2 to RAID 5 HDDx3 RAID 0 HDDx2 to RAID 5 HDDx4 RAID 0 HDDx2 to RAID 5 HDDx5 RAID 0 HDDx3 to RAID 5 HDDx4 RAID 0 HDDx3 to RAID 5 HDDx5 RAID 0 HDDx4 to RAID 5 HDDx5 RAID 1 HDDx2 to RAID 5 HDDx3 RAID 1 HDDx2 to RAID 5 HDDx4 RAID 1 HDDx2 to RAID 5 HDDx5 RAID 5 HDDx3 to RAID 5 HDDx4 RAID 5 HDDx3 to RAID 5 HDDx5 RAID 5 HDDx4 to RAID 5 HDDx5 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 Target USB volumes 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 Target USB volume on the current RAID volume Volume Allocation List
33. 4 Select The printer that want isn t listed Searching for available printers The printer that 1 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 Soge for a printer O Select a hared onte by name b s Thean NAS IP 63Limtersiab printer Dange comprerane printemname or hto icomputermame ome siyrtenane prite E Add a preter using a TO AP address or hostname Type http lt Thecus_NAS gt 631 printers usb printer in the box where lt Thecus_NAS_IP gt is the IP address of the N5200 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 ESF HP DeskJet 615C 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 This printer has been installed mith the HP Desiget 6500 Senes driv
34. Down Button V 3 The LCD will display USB Copy 4 Press Enter and the N5200 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 enter 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 Description WAN Setting IP address and netmask of your WAN ports LAN Setting IP address and netmask of your LAN ports Link Agg Setting Select Load Balance or Failover N5200B only Change Admin Passwd Change administrator s password for LCD operation Reset to Default Reset system to factory defaults Exit 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 N5200 for use on your network Setting up the N5200 typ
35. ER E RER E KKK EE KR KKK ERR EN 24 Product Information s s aang GRAD cie 24 System Service Status 24 System Infor Mat OM td EE LAGA a Aa Mapang 25 Printer Status get NAGA a ev fe tego GAAN dan ENNER NEEN 25 UPS Settings litio BAN 26 Wake Up On Lan WOL u 22 031 ccc e eee ee sent eee sees eee eeee eee eae seas eenneenneeneea 27 Power Management NN 28 Storage Management 22220x2 KREE ER KEREN ER RER ER RER ER RE RER E KKK NANANA AKA KEREN 29 Disks l nformation a kaaa a poa 29 SMART informatione EE 29 RAID Informations srein ani a PADALA SAND aa eaaa ind 30 RAID Configuration 2 A K Eae eed EAR 31 RAID ld ie 31 HRC ge e CEET ER Creating a R l N A 32 Expanding a RAID ageet eer eelere gelehen EEN 33 Migrating a RAID 2 ga bn NABURA an An GL 34 Deletingia RAND naman ANAN NG an AA NAA TA NANA PAPANG 34 Space Allocation nises eee ENEE A NAG PAGPA AA 35 Allocating Space for Target USB Volume wanna nananana nananana 35 Folder Management 36 Adding Wee DEE 36 Editing Wel EE 37 Deleting Folders AG tt leven E a ANA gee See 37 VIS EE 38 Folder Access Control List ACL 39 File System Ce tesche kaha ege maa ahh lems 40 Network Management esEK KEREN RERER ENER ENER ENER ENER ENER ENER ENER ENER ENER KEEN 42 WAN Configuration aag ceeds cet NENNEN EEN cay eae eee BAGA ENNEN ANE NEEN 42 LAN eut sie ele In EE 43 DHCP Configuration Pender EE 43 WLAN Configuration NEEN NANANA A AA AA 44 WAN CAN Ex chang pina naaa a AEN 45
36. FS Partition Read Write OK Adding a Spare Disk With a RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 6 or RAID 10 volume you can add a Spare disk after the initial RAID is setup To add a spare disk follow the steps below 1 On the RAID Configuration Screen tick the checkbox of the hard disk you wish to designate as a spare disk 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 Target USB N5200 can operate in dual mode When connecting to a regular USB disk or thumb drive N5200 is acting as USB host When connecting to a PC thru its USB Type B connector on the back panel N5200 can act as a USB disk This feature allows user to transfer files without using network connection When you create RAID you can assign a portion of space on the RAID to be used as USB disk When connecting N5200 to a PC using the supplied USB A to B cable the PC will recognize this space as an unformatted disk At this point the PC can format this portion of disk and create file system on it Since this disk is created on the RAID it will be protected by the RAID level you select When RAID is removed or damaged all the data on the Target USB WARNI NG device will be deleted 70 Remote Administration You can set up your N5200 for remote administration With remote administration you can access your N5200 over the Internet even i
37. Netmask Network mask which is generally 255 255 255 0 Gateway Default Gateway IP address DNS Server Domain Name Service DNS server IP address IP Sharing Mode When enabled PCs connected to the LAN port will be able to access the WAN Default is Enabled Link Aggregation Specifies whether WAN and LAN ports will be aggregated and N5200B only 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 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 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 protocol 42 Most Fast Ethernet 10 100 Switches Routers do not support J umbo Frame and you will not be able to connect to your N5200 after Jumbo Frame is turned on If this happens turn off the N5200 Then power on the N5200 and immediately press and ho
38. 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 N5200 see Chapter 4 System Management gt User and Groups Management gt Local User Configuration gt 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 N5200 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 N5200 as an Nsync Target The N5200 can act as an Nsync server enabling another Nsync equipped Thecus NAS at a remote location backup their files to this N5200 From the Network menu choose the Nsync Target item and the Nsync Target Server Setting screen appears Nsync Target Server Setting Item Descri
39. 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 Mapping a Client PC to the N5200 You can map share folders on the N5200 so that you can access them as if they were drives on your computer You can connect to the shared network folders on the N5200 as follows Windows 1 Go to the My Computer folder in Windows 2 In the 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 Server 2 Enter the network address for the server in the Server Address text box When connecting using SMB CIFS protocol type smb 192 168 1 100 Folderl When connecting using AFP protocol type afp 192 168 1 100
40. all users on the network The following section shows you how FTP Server N5200 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 Item Description FTP Enable FTP Service on the N5200 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 To access the share folder on the N5200 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 57 Media Server With the built in Media Server capability the N5200 provides media streaming service to stand alone networked home media adapters that support the UPnP AV WAN Home PC ip Camera protocol or are Digital Living Network wo Y RI Alliance DLNA standard compliant 4 port 10 100 Switch 5 a With the N5200 s built in media server 5 capability you can share digital media such Mise ieee Pa as music pictures and movies with
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43. 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 Interface From here you can configure and monitor virtually every aspect of the N5200 from anywhere on the network Menu Bar The Menu Bar is where you will find all of the information screens and system settings of the N5200 The various settings are placed in the following groups on the menu bar Menu Bar Item Description Status Current system status of the N5200 Storage Information and settings for storage devices installed into the 22 N5200 Network Information and settings for network connections as well as various services of the N5200 Accounts Allows configuration of users and groups System Various N5200 system settings and information Language 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 N5200 Language Selection The N5200 supports multiple languages including e English e French e German e Italian e Traditional Chinese e Simplified Chinese e Japan
44. any compatible device throughout your entire mas o home a ra na To configure the media server under the Network menu click Media Server and the Media Manager Settings window will appear A description of each field follows des gt Data Media Manager Settings Item Description Media Server 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 N5200 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 58 b Some DMAs are wireless enabled You can connect the DMA to a wireless router For instructions on how to connect
45. aps This is why on a modern hard disks you can not see bad blocks while testing 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 Raw Read Error Rate This attribute value depends on read errors and disk surface condition and indicates the rate of hardware read errors that occurred when reading data from a disk surface Lower values indicate that there is a problem with either the disk surface or the read write heads Seek Error Rate Rate of seek errors by the magnetic heads If there is a failure in the mechanical positioning system servo damage or a thermal widening of the hard disk seek errors arise More seek errors indicates a worsening condition of a disk surface and the disk mechanical subsystem Back Press Back to go back to the Disks I nformation screen
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47. arting IP address of the DHCP range End IP Specifies the ending IP address of the DHCP range DNS Server Displayed the DNS server IP address The IP Segment of WAN and LAN should not overlap NOTE The IP address of the LAN interface should not be in the range of the WARNI NG Start IP address and End IP address WLAN Configuration When a compatible wireless USB dongle is installed on the N5200 the N5200 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 tu s screen appears This screen displays the pasa ii wireless network parameters of the system Wees You can change any of these items and press me Apply to confirm your settings e Currently supported USB wireless dongles are 3Com 3CRUSB10075 Zyxel G220USB PCI GW US54mini USB dongles have to be connected before N5200 is powered up WLAN Configuration Item Description MAC Address Displays the MAC Address of the USB wireless dongle IP Specifies the IP address of the network connection Netmask Specifies the network mask which is generally 255 255 255 0 ESSID The ESSID Extended Service Set Identification is the identifying name of a wireless network Specifies whether the ESSID will be broadcasted by the N5200 This will prevent the Access Point from broadcasting the ESSID The N5200 will still respond to a wirel
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49. ck Cancel to abandon your changes 46 User and Group Management The N5200 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 sei went rad feb a Users item and the Local User Configuration screen appears This screen allows you to Add Modify and Delete local users Local User Configuration Item Description Add 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 Local User Setting screen appears 2 On the Local User Setting screen enter a name in the User Name box oo 3 Enter a User ID number If left blank the system will automatically tum Benton bo in assign one EE 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 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
50. d that users conduct necessary back up practices Safety Warnings For your safety please read and follow the following safety warnings A Read this manual thoroughly before attempting to set up your N5200 Your N5200 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 N5200 can operate normally under temperatures between 0 C and 40 C with relative humidity of 20 85 Using the N5200 under extreme environmental conditions could damage the unit Ensure that the N5200 is provided with the correct supply voltage AC 100V 240V 50 60 Hz 3A Plugging the N5200 to an incorrect power source could damage the unit Do NOT expose the N5200 to dampness dust or corrosive liquids Do NOT place the N5200 on any uneven surfaces DO NOT place the N5200 in direct sunlight or expose it to other heat sources DO NOT use chemicals or aerosols to clean the N5200 Unplug the power cord and all connected cables before cleaning DO NOT place any objects on the N5200 or obstruct its ventilation slots to avoid overheating the unit Keep packaging out of
51. e OS X environments The N5200 s user friendly GUI supports multiple languages Product Highlights File Server First and foremost the N5200 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 N5200 5 Using WebDisk FTP Server With the built in FTP Server friends clients and customers can upload and download files to your N5200 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 5 FTP Server Backup Server Don t leave precious data to chance With advanced backup capabilities you can easily upload mission critical files to the N5200 and even automate your backup tasks for true peace of mind To find out how to backup your files with the N5200 refer to Chapter 6 Using the N5200 gt File Backup Printer Server With the N5200 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 Superior Power Management N5200 supports schedule power on off With this featu
52. endix B Customer Support If your N5200 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 N5200 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 N5200 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 Thecus 77 Appendix C RAID Basics Overview A Redundant Array of Independent 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 t
53. er 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 best page Pinte tetpane 63 Chapter 6 Using the N5200 Overview Once the N5200 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 N5200 just enter its IP address into your browser default IP address is http 192 168 1 100 and you will be taken to the N5200 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 5 Network Management 5 Web Services Configuration Login Page To login to the system enter your user name and password and click Login to log into the system You will be taken to the WebDisk interface Using WebDisk The N5200 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 yo
54. er 2 Hardware Installation Overview Your N5200 is designed for easy installation To help you get started the following chapter will help you quickly get your N5200 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 1f possible wear an anti static wrist strap during installation to prevent static discharge from damaging the sensitive electronic components on the N5200 3 Be careful not to use magnetized screwdrivers around the N5200 s electronic components Hard Disk Installation The N5200 supports five standard 3 5 Serial ATA SATA hard disks To install a hard disk into the N5200 follow the steps below 1 Remove a hard disk tray from the N5200 2 Slide the new SATA hard disk into the tray and fasten the screws 3 Insert the hard disk and tray back into the N5200 until it snaps into place and lock it with a key if desired 4 The LED blinks green when the hard disk is accessed If your HDD was part of a RAID 1 or RAID 5 array previously it automatically rebuilds If you replace all the drives with higher capacity drives you will need to go to Administrator login and format the drives 13 Cable Connections To connect the N5200 to your network follow the steps below 1 Connect an Ethernet cable fr
55. ese 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 N5200 Press Apply to confirm your selection 23 Status Menu The Status Menu on the menu bar allows you to see various aspects of the N5200 From here you can discover the status of the N5200 and even find out other details like firmware version and up time Product Information Once you login you will first see the basic oy iPiStorage Server Product Information screen providing mam EE EE Manufacturer Product No Firmware Version and Up Time information Q asee eme ki ip E des Product Information Item Description Manufacturer Displays the name of the system manufacturer Product No Shows the model number of the system Firmware version Shows the current firmware version Up time Displays the total run time of the system To access this screen again navigate to Status About System Service Status O suns From the Status menu choose the System item and the System Status and Service ws wakap On Lan Status screens appear These screens mona Se provide basic system and service status Tak Ee information WS 4D Network e MM Accounts Y Systemy H Language CPU Losdingi AFP Status NFS Status SMBICIFS Status Runnin FIP Status Media Server Nopne Status Running UPAP Status Sys
56. ess device that wants to communicate if it sends a matching ESSID ESSID Broadcast Channel The channel that the N5200 uses to communicate with client devices Auth Mode Authentication mode used by the N5200 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 N5200 64 bit 10 characters from O 9 and A F 128 bit 26 characters from O 9andA F WEP KEY 1 Input up to 4 WEP keys and select the one you 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 Item Description DHCP Server Select to enable or disable DHCP server Start IP Specifies the starting IP address of the DHCP range End IP Specifies the ending IP address of the DHCP range DNS Server Specifies the DNS server IP address 44 NOTE The IP Segment of WLAN WAN and LAN should not overlap Users should obey the international RF regulatory rules as they set up the wireless RF channel on the N5200 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
57. ete e 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 55 Change Administrator Password From the System menu choose the Administrator Password item and the Change Administrator Password screen 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 detailed description of each item Change Administrator Password Item Description New Password Type in a new administrator password Confirm Password Type the new password again to confirm Apply Press this to save your changes 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 Logout To logout of the Web Administration Interface navigate to System gt Logout 56 Chapter 5 Additional Feature Setup Overview The N5200 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
58. etting Virtual Server 2 For Enable Virtual Server select Yes 3 Setup the HTTPS Server a Well Known Applications Select User Defined b Local IP Enter 192 168 1 100 c Port Range 443 the default HTTPS port setting on the N5200 d Protocol select TCP e Click Add f Click Apply 4 Test the HTTPS connection from another computer on the Internet a From a remote computer open your browser and enter https www N5200 dyndns org 71 b You should see the login page of N5200 Firewall Software Configuration If you are using a software firewall i e Norton Internet Security and are having trouble connecting to the N5200 you can try the following steps 1 Double click the NIS 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 N5200 IP address i e 192 168 1 100 to the Trusted list Replacing Damaged Hard Drives If you are using RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 6 or RAID 10 you can easily replace a damaged hard drive in the Thecus N5200 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 ha
59. etup 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 N5200 which you have forgotten in the Device Discovery screen Resetting NAS IP Address and Admin Password In case you changed the N5200 IP address and then forgot it or forgot the administration password follow the steps below to reset to default settings 1 Power on the N5200 till system ready and press the Reset button while buzzer with long beeping approximately 3 5 seconds The reset button is right below power button 2 This resets the N5200 to its default IP address and password settings Default IP 192 168 1 100 for WAN and 192 168 2 100 for LAN Default admin password admin Jumbo Frame support disabled HTTP Port 80 HTTPs 443 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
60. f your N5200 is behind a router This is especially useful if you are traveling and suddenly need a file from your N5200 Setting up remote administration is a three part process and will require the following equipment Thecus N5200 NAS device Cable DSL Router with Dynamic DNS support Home PC Internet Connection Router setup will differ slightly depending on router used For this example we will use the Asus WL500g because it has support for Dynamic DNS Contact your router hardware vendor for setup help Part Setup a DynDNS Account KA 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 N5200 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 N Part Il Enable DDNS on the Router 1 Go to the router setup screen and select IP Config 5 Miscellaneous DDNS Setting from your Home PC 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 N5200 dyndns org Enable wildcard Select Yes Update Manually Click Update Ja il eg panga Part Ill Setting up Virtual Servers HTTPS 1 Navigate to NAT S
61. for that task Thecus Backup Utility also supports MAC OS X J ust copy the Thecus NOTE Backup Utility dmg to your MAC OS X machine and double click to execute it 68 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 1 4 5 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 1 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 N5200 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
62. h individual server With ADS support the change on an ADS server is known to all of its ADS members 81 Appendix E UPS Compatibility List Ablerex MS RT ActiveP ower 1400VA AEC BAN a UPS 700 M2501 Back UPS Pro Matrix UPS Smart UPS APC Back UPS 940 0095A C cables 940 0020B C cables 940 0023A cable Back UPS Office 940 0119A cable Masterswitch Nota UPS 940 0020 cable Back UPS RS 500 custom non USB cable Regulator Pro serial Belkin Resource Home Office F6H350 SER F6H500 SER F6H650 SER Universal UPS F6C800 UNV F6C120 UNV F6C1100 UNV F6H500ukUNV Fortress newer Fortress Telecom Axxium Rackmount Patriot Pro Best PONGI Patriot Pro Il Patriot INT51 cable Micro F errups Fortress F errups f command support Centralion Blazer Clary ST 800 Compaq T1500h Cyber Power ESOAVR QODAVR ph ISDDAVA Power Systems 550SL 725SL CPS825VA 1100AVR 1500AVR HO Deltec PowerRite Pro Il Dynex 975AVR Effekta MI MT MH 2502 cable Energy Sistem various ETA mini UPS WinNT Upsoft cable ETA ee PRO UPS Explorer purig LE AP PRO Ever Power 625 1000 Exide NetUPS SE PowerPal P series Fenton PowerPal L series Technologies poweron PowerP ure Fairstone L525 L625 L750 Fideltronik Ares 700 and larger Other Ares models 82 Fiskars PowerRite MAX PowerServer All models with alarm in
63. 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 are 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 33 Migrating a RAID Once a RAID volume has been created you may want to move it to other physical drives or change the RAID array all together To migrate a RAID O RAID 1 or RAID 5 volume follow the steps below 1 From the RAID Configuration screen click Migrate RAID 2 A list of possible RAID migration configurations will be listed Select the desired migration scheme and click OK I e Q impe Dite ieme iseme A Agen O luee RAID Stat Migrating MAT 1 HTH 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 To gt y From RAID 0 HDDx2 to RAID 0 HDDx3 RAID 0 HDDx2 to RAID 0 HDDx4 RAID 0 HDDx2 to RAID 0 HDDx5 RAID 0 HDDx3 to RAID 0 HDDx4 RAID 0 HDDx3 to RAID 0 HDDx5 RAID 0 HDDx4 to RAID 0 HDDx5 RAID 1 HDDx2 to RAID 0 HDDx2 RAID 1 HDDx2 to RAID 0 HDDx
64. high speed storage expansion 2 USB Port e USB 2 0 port for compatible USB devices such as USB disks and USB printers 3 USB Port target e For connecting the N5200 to your PC as a mass storage device 4 LAN Port e LAN port that can be used for connection sharing 5 WAN Port e WAN port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch or router 6 Power Switch e Switch for power supply 7 Power Connector e Connect the included power cords to these connectors 8 System Fan e System fan that exhausts heat from the unit 9 Serial Port e This port is for external UPS device 11 Rear Panel N5200BR The Thecus N5200BR s rear panel features ports and connectors N5200BR Back Panel Item Description 1 eSATA Port e eSATA port for high speed storage expansion 2 USB Port e USB 2 0 port for compatible USB devices such as USB disks and USB printers 3 USB Port target e For connecting the N5200 to your PC as a mass storage device 4 4 port Gigabit e This 4 port switch can be used for connection sharing Switch 5 WAN Port e WAN port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch or router 6 Power Switch e Switch for power supply 7 Power Connector e Connect the included power cords to these connectors 8 System Fan e System fan that exhausts heat from the unit 9 Serial Port e This port is for external UPS device 12 Chapt
65. ically 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 19 Step 1 Network Setup From the Web Administration Interface you can configure the network settings of the N5200 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 5 Network Management Step 2 RAID Creation Next administrators can configure their preferred RAID setting and build their RAID volume You can access RAID settings from the menu bar of the Web Administration Interface by navigating to Storage 5 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 N5200 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 Directo
66. just the space allocated for data and USB target mode 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 Remove RAID A A Data RAID Level You can set the storage volume as JBOD RAID 0 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 Level Description JBOD The storage volume is a single HDD with no RAID support J BOD requires a minimum of 1 disk RAID 0 Provides data striping but no redundancy Improves performance but not data safety RAID 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 RAID 6 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
67. k Next you will see the following screen 40 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 The system must be rebooted before the N5200 can function normally 41 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 mo LITA ES ET EN and the WAN Configuration screen Ser Aa KAC Eb Tne appears This screen displays the network l parameters of the WAN connection You EA may change any of these items and press niina Hara Apply to confirm your settings See a om nane po description of each item in the following Bees table Gs apply Lanas WAN Configuration Item Description Host name Host name that identifies the N5200 on the network Domain name Specifies the domain name of the N5200 MAC Address MAC address of the network interface Jumbo Frame Support Enable or disable Jumbo Frame Support of the WAN interface on your N5200 DHCP Enable or disable the N5200 from obtaining in IP address via DHCP server If you require a static IP disable this feature and input your network configuration IP IP address of the WAN interface
68. ld the Reset button on the back of the unit for 10 seconds This will reset your network settings password and turn off Jumbo Frame Support WARNI NG LAN Configuration The N5200 supports two Gigabit Ethernet gt SP St ports for higher service availability To CNU configure these ports choose LAN from the e Network menu and the LAN h Configuration screen appears Press Apply to save your changes H Se LAN Configuration Item Description MAC Address Displays the MAC address of the LAN interface IP Specifies the IP address of the LAN interface Netmask Specifies the Network Mask of the LAN interface Jumbo Frame Support Enable or disable Jumbo Frame Support on the LAN interface Before enabling Jumbo Frame Support please make sure your network equipment supports J umbo Frame If your equipment is incompatible you might not be able to connect to your N5200 In this case you have to reset the system back to default by the holding down front panel reset button for 5 seconds during boot up process 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 Item Description DHCP Server Enable or disable the DHCP server to automatically assign IP address to PCs connected to the LAN interface Start IP Specifies the st
69. lder is WARNI NG deleted The data will not be recoverable 37 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 A rie ed NG BSA o bruet e O impe Pate O ico f ieee A Legua WT S Config NFS share nsyne Hostname Privilege Root Access Edit Remove ES Add Item Description Hostname Enter the name or IP address of the host Privilege Host has either read only or writeable access to the folder 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 1O Mapping There are three selections available e Guest system root account will have full access to this share root root e Guest system root account will be mapped to anonymous user nobody nogroup on NAS e 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 Back Click to abandon changes 38 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 Pres
70. le for a detailed EE DEE description of each item nmam ang System Logs Item Description Truncate All Log File Clear all log files lt lt lt gt gt gt Use the forward 5 gt gt and backward lt lt lt buttons to browse the log pages INFO Provides all log information including warning messages and error messages WARN Shows all warning messages and error messages ERROR Shows only error messages GO Specify the number of lines per page and press Go Ascending Shows logs by date in ascending order Descending Shows logs by date in descending order Download All Log File Export all logs to an external file Time and Date Settings From the System menu choose the Time mas d item and the Time screen appears Set the EE desired Date Time and Time Zone You a can also elect to synchronize the system time on the N5200 with an NTP Network Time Protocol Server You can change LEA any of these items and press Apply to essary confirm your settings e See the following table for a detailed description of each item paa tamaan Se P a e Item Description Date Sets the system date Time Sets the system time Time Zone Sets the system time zone NTP Server Select Yes to allow the N5200 to synchronize with the NTP server shown below Select Manually to allow the N5200 to synchronize with an NTP server of your choice Select
71. m 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 Data is striped on a block level across a set of drives just like in RAID 5 and a 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 rate
72. me Thecus N5200B N5200BR 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 N5200B BR Manual Version 1 1 Release Date March 2008 Limited Warranty Thecus Technology Corporation guarantees all components of Thecus N5200 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 recommende
73. ndows 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 N5200 integrate itself with the existing ADS in an office environment This means the N5200 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 N5200 into the existing office IT infrastructure The N5200 acts as a member of the ADS This feature significantly lowers the overhead of the system administrator For example corporate security policies and user privileges on an ADS server can be enforced automatically on the N5200 2 Centralized user password database The N5200 does not maintain its own copy of the user password database This avoids data inconsistency between the N5200 and other servers For example without ADS support an administrator might need to remove a specific user privilege on the N5200 and eac
74. ne 56 Reboot and Shutdown Gvstem eset eects eee teeta ene ene eae 56 LOQOQUE AA AA RA AA 56 Chapter 5 Additional Feature Setup 2422 xe nananana naaa 57 Overview ee ana ea ENER ENER ENER ENER ENER ENER ENER ENER ENER ANAKAN ANNA ENER ENER ENER EEN 57 FTP Server A 57 Media Server 2420 32x2 sauna NEGA KAANAK AKA KAANAK ENER ENER ENER ENER ENER ENER ENER ENER EE ki 58 Adding Media Share Folders aasa saan eee manna nauna nett neta teen eed 58 Connecting DMAs to the Media Server cceceee cece eee eee eee ee anan nanan 58 Printer Server GANA RAANG ac 60 Windows XP SP2 onee ar A EE 60 WRC OWS VISEAL EEN 61 Chapter 6 Using the N5200 0 00mococonocononoranonoranonorannnnrananranancnnnanos 64 Overview ee ena na ENER ENER ENER ENER ENER ENER ENER ENER ENER ENER ENER NANANA NAKA ENER EEN 64 Login Page 2 2242 0224s anan na RA NANANA KNA NANANA KNA NANANA ANAKAN ANAN NA NANANA NN ANAN NANA KANAN 64 Using WebDisk 0 2420x2x2 052424 n 24 BANANA KAN NA ENER ENER ENER AN NANANA NANANA AA ANAKAN 64 Mapping a Client PC to the N5200 2224 nanasa nakunan EE RENE R ENER ENER KEEN 65 WINDOWS sic Naa DAAN REM cep ay ede dada NA eee ede ede 65 APPIE OS X ae peanon aeea a a aa aba a AESA LETONA 65 File BacKUpPo coococoococonnnconnncannncannncannncnnnnrannnrnnnnrnnnnrnnnnrnnnnrnnnnrananrncanracines 66 NSYNGan haan An A dd Ondine GNG aula PAD 66 Adding ani Nsync Task sanga na haan wind AA Pha Ba ARALAN eid 66 Setting
75. o 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 N5200 supports standard RAID levels O 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 O is best suited for applications that need high bandwidth 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 0 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 78 RAID 1 RAID 1 mirrors all data fro
76. ocument from queue Remove Restart printer service Restart 25 Printer Status Item Description Manufacturer Displays the name of the USB printer manufacturer Model Displays the model of the USB printer Status 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 For information on how to set up the Printer Server refer to Chapter 5 Additional Feature Setup 5 Printer Server UPS Settings The N5200 can also support various uninterruptible power supply units providing extra data security and accessibility in the case of a power failure From the Status menu choose the UPS HESE item and the UPS Setting screen appears Make any changes you wish and press Apply to confirm changes See the following table for a detailed description of each item oe Fe 5 Ee Item Description 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 Power Current status of the power being supplied to the UPS Seconds bet
77. odifications 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 other program whose authors commit to using it Some other Free Software Foundation software is covered by the GNU Library General Public License instead You can apply it to your programs too When we speak of free software we are referring to freedom not price Our General Public Licenses are designed to make sure that you have the freedom to distribute copies of free software and charge for this service if you wish that you receive source code or can get it if you want it that you can change the software or use pieces of it in new free programs and that you know you can do these things To protect your rights we need to make restrictions th
78. om your network to the WAN port on the back panel of the N5200 2 Connect the provided power cord into the universal power socket on the back panel Plug the other end of the cord into a surge protector socket Press the power supply switch to turn on the power supply 3 Press the power button on the Front Panel to boot up the N5200 14 Checking System Status After making connections on the N5200 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 WAN and LAN LEDs glow green assuming both are connected 2 The Power LED on the Front Panel glows blue 3 The HDD Power LED on each HDD tray glows blue assuming all disks are installed 4 The default IP address of the WAN port is 192 168 1 100 System Trouble The system has trouble if 1 System Busy LED glows red If the system has trouble please refer to Chapter 8 Troubleshooting There are no user serviceable parts inside the N5200 Please contact WARNI NG your distributor for service 15 Chapter 3 First Time Setup Overview Once the hardware is installed physically connected to your network and powered on you can configure the N5200 so that it is accessible to your network users There are two ways to set up your N5200 using the Thecus Setup Wizard or the LCD display Follow the ste
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80. ps below for initial software setup Thecus Setup Wizard The handy Thecus Setup Wizard makes configuring N5200 a snap To configure the N5200 using the Setup Wizard perform the following steps 1 Insert the installation CD into your CD ROM drive the host PC must be connected to the network 2 The Setup Wizard should launch automatically If not please browse your CD ROM drive and double click on Setup exe Thecus IP Storage Appliance Setup Wizard A NOTE For MAC OS X users double click on Thecus Setup Wizard 1 1 6 dmg 3 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 Tan Thecus Setup Wizard mmm d Network Configuration Unable Service d RAD Setup Zeg Password d Complete Rescan 4 Select the N5200 that you like to configure 5 Login with the administrator account and password The default account and password are both admin 16 A Device Login System asa LA 4 Login System d Network Contiger ation Password sees Y Enable Service d RAD Setup Y Change Password d Complete Back en Fat A Name your N5200 and configure the network IP address If your switch or router is configured as a DHCP Server configuring the N5200 to automatically obtain an IP address is recommended You may also use a
81. ption Name Displays the name of the module Version Displays the module version Description The description of the module 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 54 Check Update Click to look for updates for the selected module Module File Location of the module file Browse Click to browse the folder of your PC to locate the module files Install Click to install the listed module into your N5200 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 System menu choose the e sae Factory Default item and the Reset to ne Factory Default screen appears Press Apply to reset the N5200 to factory default settings Press Cancel to go back to the main menu 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 E E Firmware Upgrade item and the ES A a a Firmware Upgrade screen appears ER e Follow the steps below to upgrade your firmware 1 Usethe Browse button to find the firmware file 2 Press Apply 3 The beeper beeps and the Busy LED blinks until the upgrade is compl
82. ption Nsync Target Server 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 Utility exe to a convenient location on your hard disk and double click to execute it 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 Description Task Specifies a name for the current task Source Click to specify the source folder file location Incremental Click to specify whether the backup will be incremental If unchecked the backup will be a full backup Destination Click to specify the destination folder file location 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
83. rd disk drive in the N5200 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 N5200 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 N5200 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 72 Chapter 8 Troubleshooting Forgot My Password If you forget your password you can reset the unit to use the default password To do this press the reset button on the front panel after system is booted and N5200 will be reset WAN IP address will become 192 168 1 100 and admin password will be admin 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 N5200 s LCD panel or by using the setup wizard to retrieve the IP of your N5200 1 Start the S
84. re administrator can set at what time to turn on or off the system This feature is a big plus for people who 8 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 5 System Settings gt Reboot and Shutdown System gt Scheduled Power On Off Package Contents Your N5200 package should contain the following items QIG CD Title Ethernet Cable USB 2 0 Cable Accessory Screw Kit Please check to see if your package is complete If you find that some items are missing contact your dealer Front Panel The Thecus N5200 s front panel has the device s controls indicators and hard disk trays 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 11121314 Item Description 1 DOM LED e Solid orange system is being upgraded or system startup data currently inaccessible 2 WAN LED e Solid green network link e Blinking green network activity 3 LAN LED e Solid green network link e Blinking green network activity 4 USB Copy LED e Solid blue files are being copied from a USB storage device 5 Busy LED e Blinking red Raid volume in degrade mode or demage 6 USB Port e USB 2 0 port for 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 Power Button
85. rity in your network eg you can simply enable the ADS NT support feature the N5200 will connect with the ees ADS NT server and get all the information Weieng of the domain users and groups Se automatically From the Accounts menu EE choose Authentication item and the samaan a ADS NT Support screen appears You can to change any of these items and press Apply to confirm your settings A description of each item follows KI Core APA oe Doy ADS NT Support Item Description WINS Server Specifies the WINS server if necessary Work Group Domain Name Specifies the SMB CIFS Work Group ADS Domain Name e g N5200 ADS NT Support Select Disable to disable authentication through Windows Active Directory Server or Windows NT Authentication Method Select ADS for Windows Active Directory Server or select NT for 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 ID Enter the administrators ID of Windows Active Directory or Windows NT which is required for N5200 to join domain Administrator Password Enter the ADS NT Administrator password Confirm Password For re entering password to confirm To join an AD domain you can refer the figure and use the Sample below to configure the N5200 for associated EF filed input KE System
86. ry 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 N5200 and control user access to each using Folder Access Control Lists More information on managing folders see Chapter 4 System Management 5 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 N5200 for the users on your network You can find out more about each of these services by clicking below SMB CIFS Apple File Protocol AFP Network File System NFS 20 File Transfer Protocol FTP Media Server Printer Server 21 Chapter 4 System Management Overview The N5200 provides an easily accessible Web Administration Interface With it you can configure and monitor the N5200 anywhere on the network Web Administration Interface Make sure your network is connected to the Internet To access the N5200 Web Administration I nterface 1 Type the N5200 s IP address into your browser Default IP address is http 192 168 1 100 Ser pene NG Ihas va Your Computers network IP address must be on the same subnet as the N5200 If the N5200 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
87. s 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 performance The stripes can vary in size 79 Disk Usage When all 5 disks are of the same size and used in RAID N5200 disk usage percentage is listed below RAID Level Percentage Used RAID O 100 RAID 1 20 RAID 5 80 RAID 6 60 RAID 10 50 JBOD 100 RAID 10 allows only 4 disks and one as spare disk 80 Appendix D Active Directory Basics Overview With Windows 2000 Microsoft introduced Active Directory ADS which is a large database information store Prior to Active Directory the Wi
88. s the Submit button to confirm your settings Access Control List Item Description Deny Denies access to users or groups who are displayed in this column Read Only Provides Read Only access to users or groups who are displayed in this column Writable Provides Write access to users or groups who are displayed in this column Remove Removes the selected user or group from the column in order to reset their access privileges Sync AD account Press this button when there is no list from ADS PDC or more ADS user has been added but yet appear from list Submit Submits and confirms settings Reset Cancel your settings and return to the Folder screen 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 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 Continue selecting groups and users and assigning them access levels using the column buttons To remove a group or user from an access level column press the Remove button in that column 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 5 Read
89. static IP address and enter the DNS Server address manually a Device Network Configuration Discovery d Login Host Name 114600 Synem P Type E a Network e ar P Setting Y Change st ren 192 168 1100 ss Netmask 255 255 755 0 ec h Gateway P ban 168 11 ONS Server hack New kan Change the default administrator password Sove Change Password SARRE Discovery Thecus Setup Wizard d Login System d Network 4 Change Coahrm Again d Complete 17 8 Finished Access the N5200 Web Administrator Interface by pressing the Start Browser button You can also configure another N5200 at this point by clicking the Setup Other Device button Press Exit to exit the wizard Teo Thecus Setup Wizard gt D lt AP Storage Applianc Thessa p E b Jf Storage App ced d Device Complete co Discowery 3 Loza Sritem Setup Other Device d Network Cortiguranon San Browser Y Change Pasuword d Compiele 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 N5200 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 VY
90. stem and create the RAID storage volume Remove Click to remove the RAID volume All user data iSCSI and Target USB 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 Migration Press this button to migrate RAID level Creating a RAID To create a RAID volume follow the steps below 1 Onthe RAID List screen click New 2 On the RAID Configuration screen set the RAID storage space as JBOD RAID O RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 6 or RAID 10 see Appendix C RAID Basics for a detailed description of each 3 Tick the checkboxes under the member heading of the hard disks you wish to use to create a RAID 4 Specify a stripe size 64K is the default setting 5 Specify the percentage allocated for user data The remaining space will be made available for target USB 6 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
91. tem Status Item Description CPU Loading Displays current CPU workload of the N5200 CPU Fan Speed Displays current CPU fan status System Fan Speed Displays the current status of the system fan Up Time Shows how long the system has been running 24 Service Status Item Description 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 Media Server The status of the Media Server Nsync Status The status of the Nsync server UPnP Status The status of the UPnP service IP Storage Storagow J Nataon WW Accounts v System Information From Status menu choose the Info item and the System Information screen appears You can change the system information that appears on the Login page by entering the new information here and pressing Apply to confirm Manutaturar Thecus Praduct No NS200PRO Firmware Version 2 00 04 Up Time 1 hour 8 minutes System Information Item Description System Description Shows the system description that would also appear on the Login page Printer Status 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 Remove d
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93. terface MP110 210 Gamatronic MS T MS UPS3 1 Gemini UPS625 UPS1000 ip R3000 XR R5500 XR INELT Monolith 1000LT Infosec iPEL 350 500 750 1000 Ippon various Liebert en GXT2 contact closure Masterguard various HF Line 1 4 boards 2 5 8 boards HF Millennium 810 820 HF TOP Line 910 920 930 940 950 960 970 980 BEE 2000 2100 M2800 M3600 ECO 305 308 311 511 516 519 522 ally HF 800 1000 1250 1600 2000 2500 Megaline 1250 2500 3750 5000 6250 7500 8750 10000 NOVA AVR 600 Serial NOVA AVR 1100 Serial Pulsar Ellipse USBS Serial cable S Premium USBS Serial cable Premium S Ellipse Office SE cable 750 Serial cable 1000 Serial cable 1500 Serial Pulsar E Xtreme C JEX RT CometEX RT Serial port 3 1 Serial port MGE UPS Pulsar Esprit SYSTEMS Evolution S 1250 1750 2500 3000 Serial Port Pulsar M 2200 3000 3000 XL Serial Port 700 1000 1500 1000 RT2U 1500 RT2U MX 4000 RT MX 5000 Pusar alien Extreme C ES4 ESV SV ESV EX EXL PSX Sx SeralPort Extreme Comet E Xtreme Comet Galaxy Serial Utalk Serial Card ref 66060 HID COM Serial Card ref 66066 MicroDowell B Box BP 500 750 1000 1500 Dose Solis 1 0 1000VA 1 5 1500VA 2 0 2000VA 3 0 3000VA Rhino 6 0 6000VA 7 5 7500VA 10 0 10000VA 20 0 20000VA Various Mustek Dana 400VA Plus 600VA Plus 800VA Pro
94. that the UPS supports one of following protocols o SEC protocol o Generic RUPS model o Generic RUPS 2000 Megatec M2501 cable o PhoenixTec protocol o Safenet software 84 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 Murray e This product includes software developed by Eric Young eay cryptsoft com This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in the OpenSSL Toolkit http www openssl org e This product includes PHP freely available from http www php net e This product includes software developed by the University of California Berkeley and its contributors e This product includes software developed by Winning Strategies Inc e This product includes software developed by the Apache Group for use in the Apache HTTP server project http www apache org This product includes software developed by Sof
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96. tweyr LLC the University of California Berkeley and its contributors e This product includes software developed by Bodo Moeller e This product includes software developed by Greg Roelofs and contributors for the book PNG The Definitive Guide published by O Reilly and Associates This product includes software developed by the NetBSD Foundation Inc and its contributors This product includes software developed by Yen Yen Lim and North Dakota State University This product includes software developed by the Computer Systems Engineering Group at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory This product includes software developed by the Kungliga Tekniska H gskolan and its contributors e This product includes software developed by the Nick Simicich e This product includes software written by Tim Hudson tjh cryptsoft com e This product includes software developed by Christopher G Demetriou for the NetBSD Project 85 CGIC License Terms Basic License CGIC copyright 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 by Thomas Boutell and Boutell Com I nc 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 m
97. 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 5 78nav 0 73 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 N5200 to factory default settings 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 Problems with Time and Date Settings The administrator is able to select an NTP Server to keep the N5200 s time synchronized However if the N5200 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 4 Set the Date Time and Time Zone 5 Click Apply In addition if the N5200 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 74 Appendix A Product Specifications Hardware Specifications Product Model N5200B N5200BR Core Processors Memory Processor Intel 600MHz Celeron M
98. u 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 Description Name Displays the names of folders and files Size Shows the size of folders and files Type 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 Folder Page Buttons Button Description Up 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 within the current folder press the New folder button When the screen appears enter a name for the folder Press OK to create the folder 64 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
99. ween power failure and first notification Delay between power failure and first notification in seconds Seconds between subsequent power failure notifications Delay between subsequent notifications in seconds Shutdown the system when the battery charge is less than Amount of UPS battery remaining before system should auto shutdown Apply Press Apply to save your changes For a list of supported UPS units see Appendix E UPS Compatibility List 26 Wake Up On Lan WOL BO saa The N5200 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 Wake up On Lan Configuration Item Description WOL Servic Enable or Disable WOL service Apply Click Apply to save changes 27 Power Management Using the N5200 s Power races iF storage Server Management you can save energy and money by scheduling the N5200 to turn itself on and off during certain times of the day Situs Q Storage v J Meteor o ME Accounts Y Spatom L Languaga From the Status menu choose the Power Mgmt item and the gun Schedule Power On Off screen Nan appears os To designate a schedule for the N5200 to turn on and off first SS enable the feature by checking the Enable Schedule Power On Off checkbox Then simply choose an on and off time for
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101. y pressing the action button Bandwidth Setting Bandwidth control on Nsync tasks Add Click to add a Nsync task Modify Click to modify an Nsync task Restore Restore share folder from an Nsync target Delete Click to delete an Nsync task Backup files on Nsync target is also deleted Adding an Nsync Task From the Nsync Information screen click Add to display the Add Nsync Task screen Add Nsync Task Item Description Task Name The name of your Nsync task Manufacturer Select whether the target is a Thecus Product e g N5200 or FTP server Target Server IP 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 Test Connection Click to check the connection to the Target Server Schedule Schedule backup of your share folders 66 Time 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 s Nsync NOTE Server or FTP
102. your printer Select correct driver for your printer Your Windows system will ask you if you want to set this printer as Default Printer Select 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 N5200 usually only the printing and fax functions will work Other features such as scanning will probably not function 60 Windows Vista To set up the Printer Server in Windows Vista follow the steps below 1 Open Printer Folder from the Control Panel Lite crmunta and famiy Salary Eie a ponsa eben ter on a aat v amas uo goen Appearance and Peronaiisstion hango amang be eeng Morge tee ye n aa Bao 00 nee Clock Language and Ragion hanga KAMA me ang e Nene span pango kaw of Acura A mga paang Tigang ma tasie 2 Click the right mouse button in anywhere on the Printers folder and then select Add Printer Choose a local or network printer zb Add a local printer Use this opbon anly ft you don t have a USB printer Windows automatically installs USB printers when you plug them in Add a network wireless or Bluetooth printer Mabe sure that your computer n connected to the network et that your Bluetooth or wireless peinter is turned on 61

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