Summary of Contents for TerraMaster F5-421
- Page 1 Data Storage Master TerraMaster NAS Model: F5-421 Fundamentals and Preliminaries Copyright © 2018 TerraMaster All Rights Reserved.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Contents 1. Overview 2. Hardware Installation 3. Software Installation 4. Initialisation 5. Getting Started Model:F5-421... -
Page 3: Overview
For any questions, please visit the “Help” section at TerraMaster's official website, or contact our technical support team at sales@terra-master.com. Once you receive your new TerraMaster TNAS product, please install and set up your TNAS according to the “Quick Installation Guide”. - Page 4 Item Description DC 12V power input Power interface NOTE: Do not use a third-party power adaptor. ⑤ 1000M/100M bps network interface Network interface ⑥ USB 3.0 host (×2) Use to connect USB storage device or USB wireless adaptor ⑦ Model:F5-421...
- Page 5 2.5 SATA SSDs. TNAS is a durable storage device, which means that in order to operate for long periods of time, high-quality hard drives are required. Therefore, please visit TerraMaster’s official website to read our “Hard Drive Compatibility” guide, and then select the correct hard drive for your TNAS.
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Page 6: Software Installation
Step 5: If the hard drive indicators and network indicators display a normal connection, your TNAS hardware is ready. Computer F5-421 Power Power Router Network 3. Software Installation To ensure that TNAS functions properly, please install some necessary software. - Page 7 You can use the “Change IP” option to manually change your TNAS IP address. You may need to do this if your TNAS IP address conflicts with the network IP address segment. Otherwise, TNAS will be inaccessible. 3.2 TOS TerraMaster's Operating System (TOS) was specially developed for TNAS. Model:F5-421...
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Page 8: Initialisation
To download the iOS and Android versions of TNAS mobile, you can search for "TNAS mobile" in the App Store and Google Play, respectively. Alternatively, visit the “Download” on TerraMaster’s official website to download the app of android version for free (Note: Your username and password are required to use our app, so please remember to obtain these details from your TNAS administrator). - Page 9 If the installed hard drive is detected by TNAS, bootstrap initialisation will automatically proceed to the next step. If the hard drive is not installed, please install the hard drive and click “Recheck”. Since TNAS supports hard drive hot swap, the hard drive can be directly installed without having to turn the power off. Model:F5-421...
- Page 10 Follow the page prompts to install TOS. If your TNAS is connected to the Internet, we recommend that you choose the “Online Install” option. Otherwise, choose the “Manual Install” option. If you select “Manual Install”, please visit TerraMaster's website to download the TOS software package from the “Download” before you process the installation.
- Page 11 Therefore, please back your data up in advance (Note: Please take a moment to wait for hard drive formatting to finish. When you see “Congratulations! Initialisation is complete!”, this indicates that your TNAS is ready for use). Model:F5-421...
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Page 12: Getting Started
As a final note, if you receive an error message stating that the number of hard drives you have picked does not match the RAID type you have selected, please reset your settings. 5. Getting Started This section provides a quick overview of your TNAS device’s core functions. 5.1 Save Files to TNAS To store files to TNAS, the most convenient and efficient way is to use the Samba file service (for Windows OS users) or the AFS file service (for Mac OS Users). - Page 13 You can log in to TOS in two ways: 1. Via TNAS PC Run the TNAS PC application on your computer, select your TNAS from list, and click “Login”. 2. Via the TNAS IP address Input the TNAS IP address (e.g., http://192.168.1.100) in your web browser's address bar and press “Enter” (Note: You can obtain your TNAS IP address from the TNAS PC desktop application).