Typical Setup Procedure - Thecus N2810 User Manual

8. Finished! Access the Thecus IP storage Web Administrator Interface by
pressing the Start Browser button. You can also configure another Thecus
IP storage at this point by clicking the Setup Other Device button. Press
Exit to exit the wizard.
NOTE

Typical Setup Procedure

From the Web Administration Interface, you can begin to setup your Thecus IP
storage for use on your network. Setting up the Thecus IP storage typically follows
the five steps outlined below.
For more on how to use the Web Administration Interface, see
Chapter 4: Web Administration
Step 1: Network Setup
From the Web Administration Interface, you can configure the network settings of
the Thecus IP storage for your network. You can access the Network menu from
the control panel.
For details on how to configure your network settings, refer to
Chapter 4: System
Step 2: RAID Creation
Next, administrators can configure their preferred RAID setting and build their
RAID volume. You can access RAID settings from the control panel of the Web
Administration Interface by navigating to Storage Management > Disk and
RAID.
For more information on configuring RAID, see
Chapter 4: Storage >
Don't know which RAID level to use? Find out more about the different RAID levels
from Appendix B: RAID Basics.
Step 3: Create Local Users or Setup Authentication
Once the RAID is ready, you can begin to create local users for Thecus IP storage,
or choose to setup authentication protocols such as Active Directory (AD).
The Thecus Setup Wizard is designed for installation on systems running Windows
XP/2000/vista/7/8/10 or Mac OSX or later. Users with other operating systems
will need to install the Thecus Setup Wizard on a host machine with one of these
operating systems before using the unit.
Interface.
Network.
Disk and RAID Management.
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