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  • Page 1 Thecus N3200PRO User’s Manual...

  • Page 2: Copyright And Trademark Notice

    About This Manual All information in this manual has been carefully verified to ensure its correctness. In case of an error, please provide us with your feedback. Thecus Technology Corporation reserves the right to modify the contents of this manual without notice.

  • Page 3: Safety Warnings

    Safety Warnings For your safety, please read and follow the following safety warnings: Read this manual thoroughly before attempting to set up your N3200PRO. Your N3200PRO 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.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Copyright and Trademark Notice ... 2 About This Manual ... 2 Limited Warranty... 2 Safety Warnings ... 3 Table of Contents ... 4 Chapter 1: Introduction ... 8 Overview ... 8 Product Highlights...8 File Server...8 FTP Server...8 Backup Server ...8 Media Server ...8 iTunes®...
  • Page 5 eSATA Information ... 24 USB Disk Information... 25 RAID Information ... 25 RAID Configuration ... 26 RAID Level ... 26 RAID Settings ... 27 Creating a RAID ... 27 Deleting a RAID ... 27 Folder Management ... 28 Adding Folders ... 28 Editing Folders ...
  • Page 6 Web Cam Server ... 63 Web Cam Preview... 63 Adding a Web Cam Schedule ... 64 Printer Server... 66 Windows XP SP2... 66 Windows Vista... 68 Chapter 6: Using the N3200PRO ... 71 Overview ... 71 Login Page... 71 Web User Interface ... 71 Using WebDisk ...
  • Page 7 Data Security... 94 RAID Levels... 94 RAID 0... 94 RAID 1... 95 RAID 5... 95 JBOD ... 95 Stripe Size ... 95 Disk Usage ... 95 Appendix D: Active Directory Basics ... 96 Overview ... 96 What is Active Directory? ... 96 ADS Benefits...

  • Page 8: Chapter 1: Introduction

    Chapter 1: Introduction Overview Thank you for choosing the Thecus N3200PRO IP Storage Appliance. The Thecus N3200PRO 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 3 Terabytes of storage is available.

  • Page 9: Itunes® Server

    To set up the Media Server, refer to Chapter 4: Additional Feature Setup > Media Server. iTunes® Server Digital music is one of the hottest trends, and with the built-in iTunes® server, you can share your digital music files with every iTunes-equipped PC on your network.

  • Page 10: Front Panel

    Front Panel The Thecus N3200PRO’s front panel has the device’s controls, indicators, and hard disk trays: Front Panel Item Description Power LED • Solid blue: system is powered on WAN LED • Solid green: network link • Blinking orange: network activity LAN LED •...

  • Page 11: Rear Panel

    Rear Panel The Thecus N3200PRO’s rear panel features ports and connectors. Back Panel Item Description eSATA Port • eSATA port for high-speed storage expansion USB Port • USB 2.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as digital cameras, USB disks, and USB printers WAN Port •...

  • Page 12: Chapter 2: Hardware Installation

    Chapter 2: Hardware Installation Overview Your N3200PRO is designed for easy installation. To help you get started, the following chapter will help you quickly get your N3200PRO 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.

  • Page 13: Cable Connections

    Cable Connections To connect the N3200PRO to your network, follow the steps below: 1. Connect an Ethernet cable from your network to the WAN port on the back panel of the N3200PRO. 2. Connect the provided power cord into the power socket on the back panel. Plug the other end of the cord into a surge protector socket.

  • Page 14: Chapter 3: First Time Setup

    Chapter 3: First Time Setup Overview Once the hardware is installed, physically connected to your network, and powered on, you can configure the N3200PRO so that it is accessible to your network users. Follow the steps below for initial software setup. Thecus Setup Wizard The handy Thecus Setup Wizard makes configuring N3200PRO a snap.
  • Page 15 5. Login with the administrator account and password. The default account and password are both “admin”. Press Next to continue. 6. Name your N3200PRO and configure the network IP address. If your switch or router is configured as a DHCP Server, configuring the N3200PRO to automatically obtain an IP address is recommended.

  • Page 16: Raid Setup And Firmware Installation

    8. Access the N3200PRO Web Administrator Interface by pressing the Start Browser button. You can also configure another N3200PRO at this point by clicking the Setup Other Device button. Press Exit to exit the wizard. The Thecus Setup Wizard is designed for installation on systems running Windows NOTE XP/2000 or Mac OSX or later.

  • Page 17: Lcd Operation

    Click Config. 2. Select your desired RAID level, and check the checkboxes of the disks you wish to use in your array. 3. Select a stripe size – the default is 64K. 4. Click Create to create your selected RAID volume. LCD Operation The N3200PRO is equipped with an LCD on the front for easy status display and setup.

  • Page 18: Usb Copy

    The N3200PRO will rotate these messages every three seconds on the LCD display. If the RAID array is in a degraded state, the LCD display will be stopped in display NOTE mode and show which disk is degraded in the array: USB Copy The USB Copy function enables you to copy files stored on USB devices such as USB disks and digital cameras to the N3200PRO with a press of a button.

  • Page 19: Step 4: Create Folders And Set Up Acls

    For more on managing users, go to Chapter 4: System Management > and Group Management. For more information on configuring Active Directory, see Chapter 4: System Management > User and Group Management > For information about the benefits of Active Directory, see Directory Basics.

  • Page 20: Chapter 4: System Management

    Chapter 4: System Management Overview The N3200PRO provides an easily accessible Web Administration Interface. With it, you can configure and monitor the N3200PRO anywhere on the network. Web Administration Interface Make sure your network is connected to the Internet. To access the N3200PRO Web Administration Interface: 1.

  • Page 21: Menu Bar

    Menu Bar The Menu Bar is where you will find all of the information screens and system settings of the N3200PRO. The various settings are placed in the following groups on the menu bar: Menu Bar Item Description Status Current system status of the N3200PRO. Storage Information and settings for storage devices installed into the N3200PRO.

  • Page 22: Status Menu

    Status Menu The Status Menu on the menu bar allows you to see various aspects of the N3200PRO. From here, you can discover the status of the N3200PRO, and even find out other details like firmware version and up time. Product Information Once you login, you will first see the basic Product Information screen providing...

  • Page 23: Printer Status

    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. Printer Status Item Description Manufacturer Displays the name of the USB printer manufacturer. Model Displays the model of the USB printer.

  • Page 24: Storage Management

    Storage Management The Storage Menu displays the status of storage devices installed in the N3200PRO, and includes storage configuration options such as RAID and disk settings, folder configuration settings. SATA Information From the Storage menu, choose the SATA item and the Disks Information screen appears.

  • Page 25: Usb Disk Information

    eSATA Information Item Description Model Displays the eSATA hard disk model name. Capacity Shows the eSATA hard disk capacity in megabytes (MB). Used Percentage Shows the capacity remaining on the eSATA hard disk in percentage (%) and megabytes (MB). Firmware Shows the eSATA hard disk firmware version.

  • Page 26: Raid Configuration

    RAID Information Item Description RAID Level Shows the current RAID configuration. Total Capacity Total capacity of the current RAID. Status Indicates status of the RAID. Can read either Healthy, Degraded, or Damaged. Used Percentage Indicates total percentage used of the RAID volume. Stripe Size Indicates the current stripe size being used.

  • Page 27: Raid Settings

    RAID Settings Using RAID 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 Disk No. Number assigned to the installed hard disks. Capacity (MB) Capacity of the installed hard disks.

  • Page 28: Folder Management

    Folder Management From the Storage menu, choose Folder, and the Folder screen appears. This screen allows you to create and configure folders on the N3200PRO volume. Folder Item Description Folder name Displays the name of the folder. Description Provides a description of the folder. NFS Share Press NFS Share to configure which hosts on the network are allowed to access this folder using NFS.

  • Page 29: Editing Folders

    Folder names are limited to 60 characters. Systems running Windows 98 or earlier NOTE 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.

  • Page 30: Folder Access Control List (Acl)

    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.

  • Page 31: Network Management

    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, and the WAN Configuration screen appears. This screen displays the network parameters of the WAN connection.

  • Page 32: Lan Configuration

    LAN Configuration The N3200PRO supports two Gigabit Ethernet ports for higher service availability. To configure these ports, choose LAN from the Network menu, and the LAN Configuration screen appears. Press Apply to save your changes. LAN Configuration Item Description MAC Address Displays the MAC address of the LAN interface.

  • Page 33: Wlan Configuration

    WLAN Configuration When a compatible wireless USB dongle is installed on the N3200PRO, the N3200PRO will become an access point, and the Network dropdown menu will contain a WLAN menu item. From the Network menu, choose WLAN, and the WLAN Configuration screen appears.

  • Page 34: Ddns Configuration

    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 NOTE RF channel on the N3200PRO. 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.

  • Page 35: Web Services Configuration

    Web Services Configuration From the Network menu, choose the Service item, and the Web Service screen appears. This screen displays the service support parameters of the system. You can change any of these items and press Apply to confirm your settings. A description of each item follows: Disable HTTP support and Enable NOTE...

  • Page 36: Nfs Setup

    NFS Setup From the Network menu, choose the NFS item, and the NFS Support screen appears. The N3200PRO can act as an NFS server, enabling users to download and upload files with their favorite NFS clients. Press Apply to confirm your settings. A description of each item follows: NFS Support Item...

  • Page 37: User And Group Management

    User and Group Management The N3200PRO 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 Users item, and the Local User...

  • Page 38: Modifying Users

    Modifying Users 1. Select an existing user from the Local User Configuration screen. 2. Click on the Modify button, and Local User Setting screen appears. 3. From here, you can enter a new password and re-enter to confirm, or use the <<...

  • Page 39: Modifying Groups

    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 <<...
  • Page 40 ADS/NT Support Item Description WINS Server Specifies the WINS server if necessary. Work Group / Domain Specifies the SMB/CIFS Work Group / ADS Domain Name (e.g. Name N3200PRO). 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...

  • Page 41: System Settings

    System Settings The System menu gives you a wealth of settings that you can use to configure your N3200PRO’s system administration functions. You can set up system notifications, view system logs, and even upgrade firmware from this menu. System Notifications From the System menu, choose the Notification item, and the Notification Configuration screen appears.

  • Page 42: Time And Date Settings

    System Logs Item Description Truncate All Log File Clear all log files. |<< < > >>| Use the forward ( > >>| ) and backward ( |<< < ) buttons to browse the log pages. INFO Provides all log information including warning messages and error messages.

  • Page 43: System Configuration Backup And Restore

    System Configuration Backup and Restore 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. Backing up your system configuration NOTE is a great way to ensure that you can...

  • Page 44: Reset To Factory Default Settings

    Reset to Factory Default Settings From the System menu, choose the Factory Default item and the Reset to Factory Default screen appears. Press Apply to reset the N3200PRO 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 disks, but WARNING WILL revert all the settings to the factory default values.

  • Page 45: Change Administrator Password

    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.

  • Page 46: Logout

    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.

  • Page 47: Chapter 5: Additional Feature Setup

    Chapter 5: Additional Feature Setup FTP Server N3200PRO 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.

  • Page 48: Itunes® Server

    iTunes® Server With the built-in iTunes server capability, the N3200PRO enables digital music to shared and played anywhere on the network! From the Network menu, choose the iTunes item, and the iTunes Configuration screen appears. You may enable or disable the iTunes Service from here.

  • Page 49: Adding Media Share Folders

    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 N3200PRO 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.

  • Page 50: Download Manager

    Download Manager With the built-in Download Manager, you can have the N3200PRO download HTTP, FTP, and BT files without having full PC powered on. What’s more, you can even schedule your downloads for off-peak hours, ensuring efficient use of bandwidth. To access the Download Manager, go to Network, choose the Download Manage option, and the Download Tasks and...

  • Page 51: Adding An Http Task

    Adding an HTTP Task To add a new HTTP task to the Download Manager, follow these steps: 1. Using the Task Type dropdown, select HTTP and click Add Task. 2. In the HTTP Task window, start by inputting the target URL in the Website URL box.
  • Page 52 3. Next, select the destination folder from the Destination Folder dropdown. This is where the download will reside. 4. Select the maximum download bandwidth from the Max. Download Bandwidth dropdown. 5. Press Apply to add the task.
  • Page 53 6. Once added, your download will appear in the list of download tasks. To start the download, simply click the Start icon ( ) and the download will begin. 7. The download status will continually update in the Download Tasks window.

  • Page 54: Adding An Ftp Task

    Adding an FTP Task To add a new FTP task to the Download Manager, follow these steps: 1. Using the Task Type dropdown, select FTP and click Add Task. 2. In the FTP Task window, start by inputting the target URL in the FTP File box.
  • Page 55 3. Next, select the destination folder from the Destination Folder dropdown. This is where the download will reside. 4. The next step depends if you are using an anonymous login for your FTP download. If you are logging in anonymously, select Anonymous Login and move on to step 5.
  • Page 56 If you are required to login with a user name and password, select Username and input your user name and password into the appropriate fields. 5. Select the maximum download bandwidth from the Max. Download Bandwidth dropdown. 6. Press Apply to add the task.
  • Page 57 7. Once added, your download will appear in the list of download tasks. To start the download, simply click the Start icon ( ) and the download will begin. 8. The download status will continually update in the Download Tasks window.

  • Page 58: Adding A Bt Task

    Adding a BT Task To add a new BT task to the Download Manager, follow these steps: 1. Using the Task Type dropdown, select BT and click Add Task. 2. In the BT Task window, start by clicking Browse… and selecting the torrent file you wish to start.
  • Page 59 3. Next, select the destination folder from the Destination Folder dropdown. This is where the download will reside. 4. Next, you can select the maximum and minimum number of peers from selecting the counts from the appropriate dropdowns.
  • Page 60 5. Next, you can set the maximum download and upload bandwidths from the dropdowns below. 6. Press Apply to add the task. 7. Once added, your download will appear in the list of download tasks. To start the download, simply click the Start icon ( ) and the download will begin.

  • Page 61: Deleting Tasks

    8. The download status will continually update in the Download Tasks window. To pause the download, click the Pause icon ( Deleting Tasks To delete a task, simply follow the steps below: 1. Click the delete icon ( ) beside the task that you wish to delete. The Delete Task dialogue box will appear.
  • Page 62 To schedule downloads, follow these steps: 1. Under Download Schedule, set Scheduler to Enable. 2. To schedule a daily download period, select Daily and select a start time and end time. To schedule a weekly download period, select Weekly and select a start day/time and end time/day.

  • Page 63: Web Cam Server

    Web Cam Server With the Web Cam Server, you can schedule the N3200PRO to capture images with a connected USB webcam. To configure the Web Cam Server, go to Status, choose the Web Camera option, and the Web Camera window appears. Web Camera Item Description...

  • Page 64: Adding A Web Cam Schedule

    Once you are happy with the Web Cam preview, your can select the resolution you want. There are 3 different choices: 160x120 320x240 640x480 Use the drop down to select the desired recording interval. Click Apply to save your changes. Adding a Web Cam Schedule After finishing with the basic settings, we need to now configure the capture schedule.
  • Page 65 Alternatively, you can schedule the Web Cam to capture daily or hourly. Take a look at the example below. It will record every Monday and Tuesday from 2:00 – 6:00 and from 20:00 – 22:00. One important point worth mentioning is how captured picture is stored. The folder where captured images are stored is the Video system folder, which is associated with the system-created Web Cam sub folder.

  • Page 66: Printer Server

    The Web Cam will capture images according to the designated schedule. The files will be stored using following path: Video + Webcam + date + hour (path) Printer Server You can configure the N3200PRO to act as a printer server. That way, all PCs connected to the network can utilize the same printer.
  • Page 67 6. Select “Connect to a printer on the Internet or on a home or office network”, and enter “http://N3200PRO_IP_ADDRESS:631/printers/usb- printer” into the URL field. 7. Your Windows system will ask you to install drivers for your printer. Select correct driver for your printer. 8.

  • Page 68: Windows Vista

    Windows Vista To set up the Printer Server in Windows Vista, follow the steps below: 1. Open Printer Folder from the Control Panel. 2. Click the right mouse button in anywhere on the Printers folder and then select Add Printer. 3.
  • Page 69 4. Select The printer that I want isn’t listed. You can press The printer that I want isn’t listed to go into next page without waiting for Searching for available printers to finish. 5. Click Select a shared printer by name. Type http://<Thecus_NAS>:631/printers/usb-printer in the box, where <Thecus_NAS_IP>...
  • Page 70 7. Windows will attempt to connect to the printer. 8. You can choose to set this printer as the default printer by checking the Set as the default printer box. Click Next to continue. 9. Done! Click Finish.

  • Page 71: Chapter 6: Using The N3200Pro

    Chapter 6: Using the N3200PRO Overview Once the N3200PRO 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 N3200PRO, just enter its IP address into your browser (default IP address is http://192.168.1.100), and you will be taken to the N3200PRO Login page.

  • Page 72: Using Webdisk

    Web User Interface Item Description WebDisk Click to use the WebDisk function. Music Click to use the Music function. Photos Click to use the Photo Gallery function Login Click to login to the N3200PRO. Logout Click to return to the N3200PRO Login page. Change Click to change your login password.

  • Page 73: Using Music Server

    Using Music Server To manage your digital music and share it with iTunes clients on the network, click on the Music icon from the left panel. Music Icon The Delete, Create New Folder, and Upload Files options are only visible if the user NOTE has write access to the specific folder.

  • Page 74: Using Photo Gallery

    Using Photo Gallery Using the Photo Gallery, users can view and share photos, and even create their own albums right on the N3200PRO. To manage your photo gallery or see other photo albums, click on the Photos icon from the left panel. You will see your own Photo Gallery and all public Photo Albums on the network.

  • Page 75: Uploading Pictures To Albums

    1. Select the album to be protected, click on the Edit button, and the Album Edit screen will appear. . The owner of the album can enter an album password to protect the album, so that only people with the correct password can view the alb Uploading Pictures to Albums Uploading pictures to albums using 1.
  • Page 76 3. Windows XP will ask whether you want to run or save this file. Click Run. 4. Once the Wizard is installed, use the Windows file manager to browse the folder that contains the picture you want to publish. On the left pane, there will be an icon labeled “Publish this folder to the Web”.
  • Page 77 6. Select the pictures you want to publish to the Photo Web Server by placing a check mark on the top left hand corner of the picture. Click Next. 7. Your PC will start to connect to the Photo Web Server. 8.
  • Page 78 10. Create your album by entering an album name and clicking on the Create Album button. 11. Select the album you want to upload your pictures to. 12. Confirm the target album. 13. Windows will show you that the picture upload is in progress.
  • Page 79 14. When the upload is finished, the Wizard will ask you whether if you want to go to the website. Click Finish to go to your Photo Web Server. 15. Click on the user’s icon to go to that user’s album. 16.

  • Page 80: Exif Information

    EXIF Information While viewing pictures, you can also have the N3200PRO display the EXIF information for each photo. Simply click the EXIF button to display EXIF information. To hide this information, click the EXIF button again. Slide Shows Slide shows are a great way to enjoy pictures stored on your N3200PRO. You can click on the Start Slide Show icon on the top right hand corner to start the slide show.

  • Page 81: Mapping A Client Pc To The N3200Pro

    To stop the slide show, click on the Stop Slide Show icon on the top right hand corner. Mapping a Client PC to the N3200PRO You can map share folders on the N3200PRO so that you can access them as if they were drives on your computer.

  • Page 82: Apple Os X

    Apple OS X On an Apple computer, you can connect to shared computers and servers using a network address. 1. Choose Go > 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/Folder1 When connecting using AFP protocol, type:...

  • Page 83: Windows Xp Data Backup

    2. To schedule the task to run at regular intervals, click on the Schedule icon for that task. You can schedule the task to run Monthly or Weekly. 3. To check the log for that task, click on the Log icon for that task. Thecus Backup Utility also supports MAC OS X.

  • Page 84: Chapter 7: Tips And Tricks

    Chapter 7: Tips and Tricks USB and eSATA Storage Expansion The N3200PRO 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 N3200PRO supports up to 6 USB external storage devices.

  • Page 85: Part I - Setup A Dyndns Account

    Router setup will differ slightly NOTE use the Asus WL500g because i hardware vendor for setup help. - Setup a DynDNS Account 1. Go to http://www.dyndns.org f 2. Click on the Sign Up Now link. 3. Check the Check boxes, select a user name (i.e.: N3200PRO), email address (i.e.: xxx@example.com), check Enable Wildcard, and create a password (i.e.: xxxx).

  • Page 86: Replacing Damaged Hard Drives

    3. On the Networking page, manually add N3200PRO IP address (i.e. 192.168.1.100) to the Trusted list. Replacing Damaged Hard Drives If you are using RAID 1 or RAID 5, you can easily replace a damaged hard driv in the Thecus N3200PRO while keeping your data secure with the system’s automa tic data recovery.
  • Page 87 4. When you point your browser to 192.168.1.100, you will see the following screen. 5. If you select “Run file system check” option, the file system check utility will be started, and last 20 lines of the result will be displayed in your browser.
  • Page 88 If the file system is corrupted beyond repair, you may have to remove RAID and NOTE recreate the file system.

  • Page 89: Chapter 8: Troubleshooting

    Chapter 8: Troubleshootin Forgot My Network IP Address If you forget your network IP address and hav ou c n find out the IP address by either looking directly onto the N3200PRO’s LCD panel, or by usin g the setup wizard to retrieve the IP of your N3200PRO. 1.
  • Page 90 2. Navigate to System > Time. 3. Under NTP Server, select 4. Set the Date, Time, and Time Zone. Click Apply. n addition, if the N3200P RO is able to access the Internet and you want to k he NTP Se rver clock.isc.org by default, please make sure the DNS Server is orrectly ent ered, thereby...

  • Page 91: Appendix A: Product Specifications

    Appendix A: Product Specifications ardware Spec ifica tions Network Interfaces Gigabit RJ-45 connector Gigabit RJ-45 connector WLAN IEEE 802.11b/g (using approved USB Dongles)** Storage HDD Bays 3 x 3.5” SATA HDD, hot-swappable HDD Support SATA II HDDs I/O Interfaces USB Ports 2 x USB 2.0 ports eSATA 1 x eSATA connector for capacity expansion...
  • Page 92 ASX, WAV, PNG, BMP, AVI, WMV, WMA, MP3, LPCM, JPEG iTunes® Server Supported File Types: AAC, MP3, WAV Photo Web Server Supported File Types: GIF, JPG (JPEG), BMP, PNG Supports EXIF display Supports slide show Web Cam Server Supports image capture, preview, schedule Supported image sizes: 160x120, 320x240, 640x480 Share Management Authentication...

  • Page 93: Appendix B: Customer Support

    Appendix B: Customer Support If your N3200 PRO 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 N3200PRO. Thecus is committed to providing free firmware upgrades to our customers.

  • Page 94: Appendix C: Raid Basics

    Appendix C: RAID Basics Overview A Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RA that provide data security and high performance. A RAI hard disk s 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.

  • Page 95: Raid 1

    RAID 1 RAID 1 mirrors all data from one hard disk drive to a sec thus providing complete data redundancy. However, the cost of data storage capacity is do ubled. This is excellent for complete data security. RAID 5 RAID 5 offers data security and good performance. It is best suited for networ that perform many small I/O transactions at the same time, as well as applications that require data secu customer service.

  • Page 96: Appendix D: Active Directory Basics

    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 Windows OS could not store additional information in its domain d the problem of locating resources; which previously relied on Network Neighborhood, and was slow.

  • Page 97: Appendix E: Licensing Information

    Source Code Availability Thecus Technology Corp. has exposed the full source code of the GPL licensed software. For more information on how you can obtain our source code, please visit our web site, http://www.thecus.com.

  • Page 98: Cgic License Terms

    CGIC License Terms Basic License GIC, copyright 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2 Thomas Boutell and Boutell.Com, Inc. Permission is granted to use CGIC in any application, commercial or noncommercial, at no cost. HOWEVER, this copyright paragraph must appear on a "credits"...
  • Page 99 Also, for each author's protection and ours, we want to make certain that everyone understands that there is no warranty for this free software. If the software is modified by someone else and passed on, we want its recipients to know that what they have is not the original, so that any problems introduced by others will not reflect on the original authors' reputations.
  • Page 100 c) If the modified program normally reads commands interactively when run, you must cause it, when st arted running for such interactive use in the most ordinary way, to print or display an announcement including an appropriate copyright notice and a notice that there is no warranty (or else saying that you provide a warranty) and that users may redistribute the program under these conditions, and telling the user how to view a cop this License.
  • Page 101 operating system on which the executable runs, unless that component itse accompanies the executable. If distribution of executable or object code is made by offering access to copy from a designated place, then offering equivalent access to copy the source code from the same place counts as distribution of the source code, even though third parties are not compelled to copy the source along with th object code.
  • Page 102 T his section is intended to make thoroughly clear what is believed to be a 6 2 3 B consequence of the rest of this License. I f the distribution and/or use of the Program is restricted in certain countries 6 2 4 B either by patents or by copyrighted interfaces, the original copyright holder who places the Program under this License may add an explicit geographical...

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