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  • Page 1 Thecus M3800 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

    Do NOT expose the M3800 to dampness, dust, or corrosive liquids. Do NOT place the M3800 on any uneven surfaces. DO NOT place the M3800 in direct sunlight or expose it to other heat sources. DO NOT use chemicals or aerosols to clean the M3800. Unplug the power cord and all connected cables before cleaning.

  • 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 ... 25 USB Disk Information... 26 RAID Information ... 26 RAID Configuration ... 27 RAID Level ... 27 RAID Settings ... 28 Creating a RAID ... 28 Deleting a RAID ... 28 Folder Management ... 29 Adding Folders ... 29 Editing Folders ...
  • Page 6 Uploading Pictures to Albums ... 76 Windows XP Publishing Wizard... 76 EXIF Information ... 81 Slide Shows ... 81 Mapping a Client PC to the M3800 ... 82 Windows ... 82 Apple OS X ... 82 File Backup ... 84 Thecus Backup Utility ...
  • Page 7 Improved Performance ... 96 Data Security... 96 RAID Levels... 96 RAID 0... 96 RAID 1... 97 RAID 5... 97 JBOD ... 97 Stripe Size ... 97 Disk Usage ... 97 Appendix D: Active Directory Basics ... 98 Overview ... 98 What is Active Directory? ...

  • Page 8: Chapter 1: Introduction

    Don’t leave precious data to chance. With advanced backup capabilities, you can easily upload mission critical files to the M3800, and even automate your backup tasks for true peace-of-mind. To find out how to backup your files with the M3800, refer to Chapter 6: Using the M3800 > File Backup.

  • Page 9: Itunes® Server

    The Photo Gallery is a great way for friends and family to share precious memories of vacations, birthdays, and more. Users can upload pictures, and even create their own picture albums right on the N1200. To set up the Photo Gallery, refer to Chapter 5: Using the M3800 > Photo Gallery.

  • Page 10: Front Panel

    Front Panel The Thecus M3800’s front panel has the device’s controls, indicators, and hard disk trays: Front Panel Item Description OSD LED • Solid blue: system is OSD on WAN LED • Solid green: network link • Blinking orange: network activity LAN LED •...

  • Page 11: Rear Panel

    Rear Panel The Thecus M3800’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 M3800 is designed for easy installation. To help you get started, the following chapter will help you quickly get your M3800 up and running. Please read it carefully to prevent damaging your unit during installation.

  • Page 13: Cable Connections

    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. 3. Press the power button on the Front Panel to boot up the M3800.

  • 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 M3800 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 M3800 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 M3800 and configure the network IP address. If your switch or router is configured as a DHCP Server, configuring the M3800 to automatically obtain an IP address is recommended.
  • Page 16 9. Change the default administrator password. 10. Access the M3800 Web Administrator Interface by pressing the Start Browser button. You can also configure another M3800 at this point by clicking the Setup Other Device button. Press Exit to exit the wizard.

  • Page 17: Raid Setup And Firmware Installation

    The next steps are for first time setup only. If you have previously setup your NOTE M3800, you can skip this section of the setup process. Setting up the RAID 1. From the Web Admin Interface, navigate to Storage > RAID. The RAID Information screen appears.

  • Page 18: Lcd Operation

    LCD Operation The M3800 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 Down ( ), Up ( ▼...

  • Page 19: Typical Setup Procedure

    Appendix C: RAID Step 3: Create Local Users or Setup Authentication nce the RAID is ready, you can begin to create local users for the M3800, or choose to setup authentication protocols such as Active Directory (AD). or more on managing users, go to Chapter 4: System Management >...

  • Page 20: Step 5: Start Services

    Step 5: Start Services Finally, you can start to setup the different services of the M3800 for the users on your network. You can find out more about each of these services by clicking below: Windows Networking (SMB/CIFS) Apple File Protocol (AFP)

  • Page 21: Chapter 4: System Management

    1. Type the M3800’s IP address into your browser. (Default IP address is http://192.168.1.100) Your computer’s network IP address must be on the same subnet as the M3800. If NOTE the M3800 has default IP address of 192.168.1.100, your managing PC IP address must be 192.168.1.x, where x is a number between 1 and 254, but not 100.

  • Page 22: Menu Bar

    Menu Bar The Menu Bar is where you will find all of the information screens and system settings of the M3800. The various settings are placed in the following groups on the menu bar: Menu Bar Item Description Status Current system status of the M3800.

  • Page 23: Status Menu

    Status Menu The Status Menu on the menu bar allows you to see various aspects of the M3800. From here, you can discover the status of the M3800, and even find out other details like firmware version and up time.

  • Page 24: Printer Status

    For information on how to set up the Printer Server, refer to Chapter 5: Additional Feature Setup > Wake-Up On Lan (WOL) The M3800 has the ability to be awoken from sleep mode via WAN or LAN. From the Status menu, choose the WOL item, and the Wake-up On Lan Configuration screen appears.

  • Page 25: Storage Management

    Storage Management The Storage Menu displays the status of storage devices installed in the M3800, 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 26: Usb Disk Information

    RAID Information screen appears. This screen lists the RAID volume currently residing on the M3800. From this screen, you can get information about the status of your RAID volume, as well as the status, used percentage, and stripe size.

  • Page 27: 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 28: 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 29: 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 M3800 volume. Folder Item Description Folder name Displays the name of the folder. Description Provides a description of the folder.

  • Page 30: Editing Folders

    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 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.

  • Page 31: 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 32: Network Management

    Most Fast Ethernet (10/100) Switches/Routers do not support Jumbo Frame and WARNING you will not be able to connect to your M3800 after Jumbo Frame is turned on. If this happens, turn off the M3800. Then, power on the M3800 and immediately press and hold the Reset button on the back of the unit for 5 seconds.

  • Page 33: Lan Configuration

    Jumbo Frame. If your equipment is incompatible, you might not be able to connect to your M3800. 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.

  • Page 34: Wlan Configuration

    Specifies whether the ESSID will be broadcasted by the M3800. This will prevent the Access Point from broadcasting the ESSID. The M3800 will still respond to a wireless device that wants to communicate if it sends a matching ESSID. Channel The channel that the M3800 uses to communicate with client devices.

  • Page 35: Ddns Configuration

    1. Go to http://www.dyndns.org from your home PC. 2. Click on the Sign Up Now link. 3. Check the check boxes, select a user name (i.e.: M3800), enter your email address (i.e.: xxx@example.com), check Enable Wildcard, and create a password (i.e.: xxxx).

  • Page 36: Web Services Configuration

    Apple Network Configuration Item Description AFP Server Enable or disable Apple File Service to use the M3800 with MAC OS-based systems. MAC CHARSET If your operating system does not support Unicode (e.g. MAC OS9/8), select the same language as your OS here in order to properly view the files and directories on the server.

  • Page 37: Nfs Setup

    NFS Setup From the Network menu, choose the NFS item, and the NFS Support screen appears. The M3800 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...

  • Page 38: User And Group Management

    User and Group Management The M3800 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.

  • Page 39: 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 40: Modifying Groups

    Server (ADS) or Windows NT server to handle the domain security in your network, you can simply enable the ADS/NT support feature; the M3800 will connect with the ADS/NT server and get all the information of the domain users and groups automatically.
  • Page 41 Windows NT, which is required for M3800 to join domain. Administrator Enter the ADS/NT Administrator password. Password Confirm Password For re-entering password to confirm. To join an AD domain, you can use the example below to configure the M3800: AD Domain Example Item Information Work Group / Domain Thecus...

  • Page 42: System Settings

    System Settings The System menu gives you a wealth of settings that you can use to configure your M3800’s system administration functions. You can set up system notifications, view system logs, and even upgrade firmware from this menu. System Notifications...

  • Page 43: Time And Date Settings

    Select Manually to allow the M3800 to synchronize with an NTP server of your choice. Select No to not have the M3800 to synchronize with an NTP server. If an NTP server is selected, please make sure your M3800’s network has been WARNING setup to access the NTP server.

  • Page 44: System Configuration Backup And Restore

    Click to uninstall the module. Enable (button) Click to enable a module. Disable Click to disable a module. Browse Click to browse the folder of your PC to locate the module files. Install Click to install the listed module into your M3800...

  • Page 45: 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 M3800 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 46: 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 47: Scheduled Power On/Off

    Monday, if it was on. If the system was already off at 16:00 PM on Monday, system will stay off. TV Setup One of very unique feature of M3800 is HDMI/AV out direct connection to TV. They are varies options can be setup, please refer the document “M3800 OSD User’s Manual” for more details.

  • Page 48: Chapter 5: Additional Feature Setup

    You may set the maximum bandwidth allocated to file downloads. Selections include Unlimited, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16 MB/s. Anonymous users are not able to delete files on the M3800. To delete files, users NOTE must login and be granted write access on the Access Control List.

  • Page 49: Itunes® Server

    Specify tag encoding for MP3 files stored in M3800. All ID3 tags will be sent out in UTF-8 format. Once the iTunes service is enabled, the M3800 will make all music located in the Music folder available for iTunes-equipped computers on the network.

  • Page 50: Adding Media Share Folders

    Shared Media Folders Select the folder(s) that contains media files to be shared. Rescan Click the Rescan button to have the M3800 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 51: Download Manager

    Download Manager With the built-in Download Manager, you can have the M3800 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, ensu efficient use of bandwidth. To access the...

  • Page 52: 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 53 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 54 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 55: 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 56 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 57 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 58 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 59: 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 60 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 61 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 62: 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 63 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 64: 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 65: Adding A Web Cam Schedule

    Note: Picture quality may vary due to the number of different USB Web Cams on market with varying hardware components. Once you are happy with the Web Cam preview, your can select the resolution you want. There are 3 different choices: 160x120 320x240 640x480...
  • Page 66 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 67: Printer Server

    Video + Webcam + date + hour (path) Printer Server You can configure the M3800 to act as a printer server. That way, all PCs connected to the network can utilize the same printer.
  • Page 68 • Not all USB printers are supported. Please check Thecus website for a list of NOTE supported printers. • Note that if a multi-function (all-in-one) printer is attached to the M3800, usually only the printing and fax functions will work. Other features, such as scanning, probably will not function.

  • Page 69: 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 70 5. Click Select a shared printer by name. Type http://<Thecus_NAS>:631/printers/usb-printer in the box, where <Thecus_NAS_IP> is the IP address of the M3800. Click Next. 6. Select or install a printer and then press OK. If your printer model is not listed, please contact your printer...
  • Page 71 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 72: Chapter 6: Using The M3800

    Once the M3800 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 M3800, just enter its IP address into your browser (default IP address is http://192.168.1.100), and you will be taken to the M3800 Login page.

  • Page 73: Using Webdisk

    Photos Click to use the Photo Gallery function Login Click to login to the M3800. Logout Click to return to the M3800 Login page. Change Click to change your login password. Password Using WebDisk 1. When any user clicks on the WebDisk icon, they will see all available public folders.

  • Page 74: Using Music Server

    2. Double click the Music folder to enter it. Then drag and drop music folders and files here. 3. The M3800 iTunes server will take some time to cache the ID3 tag of every file. Once the process is done, you will see all the music files from iTunes clients.

  • Page 75: Using Photo Gallery

    Delete • Only logged in users will see these icons. NOTE • To prevent system errors, the M3800 sets the following limitations on photo Creating Albums To create a photo album, follow the steps below: 1. Click the Add button to create a new album.

  • Page 76: Uploading Pictures To Albums

    2. The owner of the album can enter an album password to protect the album, so that only people with the correct password can view the album. Uploading Pictures to Albums Uploading pictures to albums using the Web User Interface is easy: 1.
  • Page 77 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 78 Click Next. 7. Your PC will start to connect to the Photo Web Server. 8. Select M3800 Photo Gallery Wizard to publish your pictures to the M3800. 9. Login into the M3800 with your local user name and password.
  • Page 79 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 80 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 81: Exif Information

    EXIF Information While viewing pictures, you can also have the M3800 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 M3800.

  • Page 82: Mapping A Client Pc To The M3800

    Mapping a Client PC to the M3800 You can map share folders on the M3800 so that you can access them as if they were drives on your computer. You can connect to the shared network folders on the M3800 as follows: Windows 1.
  • Page 83 3. When MAC OS X is trying to connect M3800, it will ask for a User Name and Password which has access to the folder. 4. When MAC OS X has connected to the M3800 successfully, an icon representing the folder will appear on the MAC OS X desktop. You can...

  • Page 84: File Backup

    File Backup There are a number of ways to back up data with the M3800. 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 > Thecus > Thecus Backup Utility.

  • Page 85: Windows Xp Data Backup

    4. Click Next and in the Backup Type, Destination, and Name page, specify a back up location using the Browse button. 5. Find and select the drive that specifies your M3800 as your backup destination and click Next. 6. Click Next to display the wizard’s final page and click Finish to start backing up.

  • Page 86: Chapter 7: Tips And Tricks

    \\192.168.1.100\usbhdd\sdf1 where 192.168.1.100 means the IP address of M3800 and sdf1 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\sdf1 but cannot add new files or modify existing files.

  • Page 87: Part I - Setup A Dyndns Account

    1. Go to http://www.dyndns.org from your home PC. 2. Click on the Sign Up Now link. 3. Check the Check boxes, select a user name (i.e.: M3800), enter your email address (i.e.: xxx@example.com), check Enable Wildcard, and create a password (i.e.: xxxx).

  • Page 88: Replacing Damaged Hard Drives

    To replace a hard disk drive in the M3800: 1. Remove the tray with the damaged hard disk. 2. Insert the hard disk tray then slide into the M3800 until it snaps into place. 3. The LED solid green when the HDD is accessed.
  • Page 89 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. 6. When the file system check is finished, the result will be displayed in your browser.
  • Page 90 If the file system is corrupted beyond repair, you may have to remove RAID and NOTE recreate the file system.

  • Page 91: Chapter 8: Troubleshooting

    1. Start the Setup Wizard, and it will automatically detect all Thecus IP storage products on your network. 2. You should be able to find the IP address of the M3800 which you have forgotten in the Device Discovery screen.
  • Page 92 4. Set the Date, Time, and Time Zone. 5. Click Apply. In addition, if the M3800 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.

  • Page 93: Appendix A: Product Specifications

    Appendix A: Product Specifications Hardware Specifications 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 up to 1000GB I/O Interfaces USB Ports 2 x USB 2.0 ports eSATA...
  • Page 94 Scheduled on/off for power saving *PDC/AD support: Works as a client member in a Microsoft NT 4.0 domain/Active Directory domain, allowing the M3800 to utilize the domain users and groups setting for authentication to the system and authorization to the share folders.

  • Page 95: Appendix B: Customer Support

    Appendix B: Customer Support If your M3800 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 M3800. Thecus is committed to providing free firmware upgrades to our customers.

  • Page 96: Appendix C: Raid Basics

    RAID volume can regenerate data from the data and parity stored on its other hard disk drives. RAID Levels The Thecus M3800 supports standard RAID levels 0, 1, 5, and JBOD. You choose a RAID level when you create a system volume. The factors for selecting a RAID level are: •...

  • Page 97: Raid 1

    The stripes can vary in size. Disk Usage When all 3 disks are of the same size, and used in RAID, M3800 disk usage percentage is listed below: RAID Level...

  • Page 98: Appendix D: Active Directory Basics

    Microsoft calls Active Directory a "namespace" where names can be resolved. ADS Benefits ADS lets the M3800 integrate itself with the existing ADS in an office environment. This means the M3800 is able to recognize your office users and passwords on the ADS server.

  • Page 99: 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 100: Cgic License Terms

    CGIC License Terms Basic License CGIC, copyright 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 by Thomas Boutell and Boutell.Com, Inc. Permission is granted to use CGIC in any application, commercial or noncommercial, at no cost. HOWEVER, this copyright paragraph must appear on a "credits"...
  • Page 101 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 102 c) If the modified program normally reads commands interactively when run, you must cause it, when started running for such interactive use in the most ordinary way, to print or display an announcement including an appropriate copyright notice and a notice that there is no warranty (or else, saying that you provide a warranty) and that users may redistribute the program under these conditions, and telling the user how to view a copy of this License.
  • Page 103 operating system on which the executable runs, unless that component itself 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 the object code.
  • Page 104 This section is intended to make thoroughly clear what is believed to be a consequence of the rest of this License. 8. If the distribution and/or use of the Program is restricted in certain countries either by patents or by copyrighted interfaces, the original copyright holder who places the Program under this License may add an explicit geographical distribution limitation excluding those countries, so that distribution is permitted only in or among countries not thus excluded.

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