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  • Page 1 Thecus N7700 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 N7700. Your N7700 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 Printer Server ...8 Multiple RAID ...9...
  • Page 5 Wake-Up On Lan (WOL) ... 26 Power Management ... 26 Storage Management ... 27 Disks Information ... 27 S.M.A.R.T. Information... 28 RAID Information ... 29 RAID Configuration ... 29 RAID Level ... 30 RAID Configuration ... 30 Creating a RAID ... 31 Expanding a RAID ...
  • Page 6 Upgrading System Firmware ... 58 Change Administrator Password... 58 Reboot and Shutdown System ... 59 Logout ... 59 Chapter 5: Additional Feature Setup... 60 Overview ... 60 FTP Server ... 60 iTunes® Server... 61 Media Server ... 61 Adding Media Share Folders ... 62 Connecting DMAs to the Media Server ...
  • Page 7 Replacing a Hard Drive ... 101 RAID Auto-Rebuild... 101 Chapter 8: Troubleshooting ... 102 Forgot My Network IP Address ... 102 Can't Map a Network Drive in Windows XP... 102 Restoring Factory Defaults ... 102 Problems with Time and Date Settings ... 102 Appendix A: Product Specifications ...

  • Page 8: Chapter 1: Introduction

    Chapter 1: Introduction Overview Thank you for choosing the Thecus N7700 IP Storage Server. The Thecus N7700 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.

  • Page 9: Multiple Raid

    Multiple RAID N7700 supports multiple RAID volumes on one system. So, you can create RAID 0 for your non-critical data, and create RAID 5 for mission-critical data. Create the RAID levels depending on your needs. To configure RAID modes on the N7700, refer to Chapter 4: System Management >...

  • Page 10: Front Panel

    Front Panel The Thecus N7700’s front panel has the device’s controls, indicators, and hard disk trays: Front Panel Item Description • Solid blue: System is power on. 1.Power LED 2.System LED • Solid orange: system is being upgraded or system startup; data currently inaccessible 3.WAN LED •...

  • Page 11: Hard Disk Trays

    Hard Disk Trays Each of the N7700’s hard disk trays has a lock, a latch, and two LED indicators: Hard Disk Trays Item Description 1.HDD Power LED • Solid blue: hard disk is powered on 2.HDD • Blinking green: system is accessing data on the hard disk Access/Error LED 3.Lock •...
  • Page 12 Back Panel Item Description 1.LAN Port • LAN port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch or router 2.WAN Port • WAN port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch or router 3.Serial Port • This port is for external UPS device 4.eSATA Port •...

  • Page 13: Chapter 2: Hardware Installation

    Chapter 2: Hardware Installation Overview Your N7700 is designed for easy installation. To help you get started, the following chapter will help you quickly get your N7700 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 14: Cable Connections

    Cable Connections To connect the N7700 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 N7700. 2. Connect the provided power cord into the universal power socket on the back panel.

  • Page 15: Checking System Status

    Checking System Status After making connections on the N7700 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: The WAN and LAN LEDs glow green (assuming both are connected).

  • Page 16: 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 N7700 so that it is accessible to your network users. There are two ways to set up your N7700: using the Thecus Setup Wizard or the LCD display.
  • Page 17 6. Name your N7700 and configure the network IP address. If your switch or router is configured as a DHCP Server, configuring the N7700 to automatically obtain an IP address is recommended. You may also use a static IP address and enter the DNS Server address manually. 7.

  • Page 18: Lcd Operation

    8. Finished! Access the N7700 Web Administrator Interface by pressing the Start Browser button. You can also configure another N7700 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 NOTE running Windows XP/2000 or Mac OSX or later.

  • Page 19: Usb Copy

    System Fan2 Current system fan 2 status. CPU Fan Current CPU fan status 2006/06/16 12:00 Current system time. Disk Info Current status of disk slot has been installedh RAID Current RAID status. The N7700 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 N7700 with a press of a button.

  • Page 20: Step 1: Network Setup

    Step 1: Network Setup From the Web Administration Interface, you can configure the network settings of the N7700 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 >...
  • Page 21 File Transfer Protocol (FTP) iTunes Server Media Server Printer Server Download Manager Photo Server...

  • Page 22: Chapter 4: System Management

    Chapter 4: System Management Overview The N7700 provides an easily accessible Web Administration Interface. With it, you can configure and monitor the N7700 anywhere on the network. Web Administration Interface Make sure your network is connected to the Internet. To access the N7700 Web Administration Interface: 1.

  • Page 23: Language Selection

    various services of the N7700. Accounts Allows configuration of users and groups. System Various N7700 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 N7700.

  • Page 24: System/Service Status

    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 From the Status menu, choose the System item, and the System Status and Service...

  • Page 25: Printer Status

    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.

  • Page 26: Wake-Up On Lan (Wol)

    UPS Settings Item UPS Monitoring Manufacturer Battery Status Power Seconds between power failure and first notification Seconds between subsequent power failure notifications Shutdown the system when the battery charge is less than Apply For a list of supported UPS units, see Wake-Up On Lan (WOL) The N7700 has the ability to be awoken from sleep mode via WAN port.

  • Page 27: Storage Management

    time for 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.

  • Page 28: S.m.a.r.t. Information

    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. When NOTE on the har consid S.M.A.R.T. Information On the Disks Information screen, the status of each disk will be displayed in the Status column.

  • Page 29: Configuration Screen

    If the R NOTE disk dr warni bad sec possi RAID Information From the Storage menu, choose the RAID item and the RAID List screen appears. This screen lists the RAID volumes currently residing on the N7700. From this screen, you can get information about the status of your RAID volumes, as well as the capacities allocated for data, USB target,...

  • Page 30: Raid Level

    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...

  • Page 31: Creating A Raid

    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.

  • Page 32: Expanding A Raid

    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 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.

  • Page 33: Deleting A Raid

    RAID 5 Deleting a RAID To delete a RAID volume, follow the steps below: 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.
  • Page 34 The Create iSCSI Volume screen appears. Create iSCSI 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. iSCSI Target Service Enable or Disable the iSCSI Target service.

  • Page 35: Stackable Nas

    8. If you’ve enabled CHAP authentication, enter a username and a password. Confirm your chosen password be reentering it in the Password Confirm box. 9. Click OK to create the iSCSI volume. Stackable NAS The N7700’s capacity can be expanded even further using the stackable function. With it, users can expand the capacity of their network storage systems with up to 5 other stack target volumes which are located in different systems.

  • Page 36: 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 N7700 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 37: Editing Folders

    Add Folder Item Description RAID ID RAID volume where the new folder will reside. 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.

  • Page 38: Nfs Share

    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. NFS Share Item Description Hostname Enter the name or IP address of the host Privilege Host has either read only or writeable access to the folder.
  • Page 39 Clicking on “Snap” then screen appears as following. Snapshot Item Description Take Shot Click to take snapshot right away. Schedule Click to open snapshot schedule setup screen. Back Click to go back folder management screen. Clicking on schedule button then schedule setup screen appear. Checked the enable check box to activate the snapshot scheduled operation.

  • Page 40: Folder Access Control List (Acl)

    The N7700 snapshot is supported total 16 versions. Once checked “Automatically remove oldest snapshot”, the oldest will be removed to let newest to added on top. Otherwise, if the check box is unchecked and snapshot versions are up to 16 then system will appear warning message and won’t execute the task till available version count.

  • Page 41: File System Check

    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.
  • Page 42 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.

  • Page 43: Advance Option

    The system must be rebooted before the N7700 can function normally. NOTE Advance Option There are 5 items is currently allow Admin to Enable/Disable to operate N7700. The details as listed in following screenshot. With the option changed, it will need to reboot system to activate.

  • Page 44: Samba Recycle Bin

    Samba Recycle Bin The N7700 is supported recycle bin via SMB/CIFS protocol. Simply enable it then all of deleted files/folders will reside in the “.recycle” folder with hidden attribution in each share. In general, Windows has default to invisible all of hidden folders/files. So please enable this option to view “.recycle”...

  • Page 45: Iscsi Crc/Checksum

    iSCSI CRC/Checksum To enable this option, the initiator can connect with “Data digest” and “Header digest” enabled. 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.

  • Page 46: Lan Configuration

    Link Aggregation Specifies whether (N7700 only) act as one port. Failover: When one port fails, the other one will take over. Load Balance: Ethernet ports. 802.3ad: Link throughput. NOTE • Only use Jumbo Frame settings when operating in a Gigabit •...

  • Page 47: Dhcp Configuration

    DHCP Configuration A DHCP server can be configured to assign IP addresses to devices connected to he LAN port. To confi gure these ports, choose LAN from the Network menu. DHCP Configuration Item Description DHCP Server Enable or disable the DHCP server to automatically as address to PCs connected to the LAN interface.

  • Page 48: Wan Lan Exchange

    WEP Enable Specifies whether to use encryption for trans Key Length Key length specifies the level of encryption use 64 bit: 10 characters from 0 ~ 9 and A ~ F. 128 bit: 26 characters from 0 ~ 9 and A ~ F. WEP KEY 1 Input up to 4 WEP keys, and select the one y WEP KEY 2...

  • Page 49: Afp (Apple Network Setup)

    • Disable HTTP support and NOTE 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 viruses. Web Service Item Description HTTP (WebDisk) Enable or disable WebDisk support.

  • Page 50: User And Group Management

    NFS Server Setting Item Description Enable or Disable NFS support. Apply Click Apply to save your changes. Cancel Click Cancel to abandon your changes. User and Group Management The N7700 has built-in user database that allows administrators to manage user access using different group policies.

  • Page 51: Modifying Users

    List is a list of groups this user does not belong to. Use the << or >> buttons to have this user join or leave a group. 6. Press the Apply button and the user is created. All users are automatically assigned to the ‘users’ group. NOTE Modifying Users 1.

  • Page 52: Adding Groups

    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. 5.

  • Page 53: Ads/Nt Configuration

    2. Click Open. 3. Click Import to begin the user list import. ADS/NT Configuration If you have a Windows Active Directory Server (ADS) or Windows NT server to handle the domain security in your network, you can simply enable the ADS/NT support feature;...

  • Page 54: System Settings

    AD Domain Example Item Information Work Group / Domain domain Name ADS Support Enable ADS Server Name Computer1 ADS/NT Realm Domain.local Administrator ID Administrator Administrator *********** Password Confirm Password *********** • The DNS server specified in the WAN configuration page should be NOTE •...

  • Page 55: Snmp

    SNMP From the System menu, choose the SNMP item and the SNMP Supports screen appears. You could enable the SNMP function and filled in the related information in each fields. With the SNMP management software could get system basic information. System Logs From the System menu, choose the Logs item and the System Logs screen appears.

  • Page 56: Time And Date Settings

    Time and Date Settings From the System menu, choose the Time item and the Time screen appears. Set the desired Date, Time, and Time Zone. You can also elect to synchronize the system time on the N7700 with an NTP (Network Time Protocol) Server.

  • Page 57: Module Management

    Backing up your system configuration is a great way to ensure that you NOTE 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.

  • Page 58: Upgrading System Firmware

    Resetting to factory defaults will not erase the data WARNING disks, but WILL revert all the settings to the factor Upgrading System Firmware From the System menu, choose the Firmware Upgrade item and the Firmware Upgrade screen appears. Follow the steps below to upgrade your firmware: 1.

  • Page 59: Reboot And Shutdown System

    Reboot and Shutdown System From the System menu, choose Reboot & 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 > Logout.

  • Page 60: Chapter 5: Additional Feature Setup

    Chapter 5: Additional Feature Setup Overview The N7700 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 all users on the network. The following section shows you how.

  • Page 61: Itunes® Server

    iTunes® Server With the built-in iTunes server capability, the N7700 enables digital music to be shared and played anywhere on the net 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 62: 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 N7700 for new contents in the selected media folder.

  • Page 63: Printer Server

    Printer Server You can configure the N7700 to act as a printer server. That way, all PCs connected to the network can utilize the same printer. Windows XP SP2 To set up the Printer Server in Windows XP SP2, follow the steps below: 1.

  • Page 64: 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 65 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 66 If your printer model is not listed, please contact your printer manufacturer for help. 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.

  • Page 67: Download Manager

    Download Manager With the built-in Download Manager, you can have the N7700 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 Download Manager, go to Network, choose the Download Manager option, and the Download Tasks and Download...

  • Page 68: 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 69 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 70 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 71: 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 72 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 73 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 74 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 75: 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 76 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 77 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 78: 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 79 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 80: Chapter 6: Using The N7700

    Chapter 6: Using the N7700 Overview Once the N7700 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 N7700, just enter its IP address into your browser (default IP address is http://192.168.1.100), and you will be taken to the N7700 Login page.

  • Page 81: Photo Server

    Folder Page Buttons Button Description 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.
  • Page 82 2. The XP Web Publishing Wizard Client screen appears. Click on the link to install the Publishing Wizard. 3. Windows XP will ask whether you want to run or save this file. Click Save to save the register file. . 4.
  • Page 83 5. Click on this icon and Web Publishing Wizard will start. 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.
  • Page 84 9. Login into the N7700 with your local user name and password. 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.
  • Page 85 12. Confirm the target album. 13. Windows will show you that the picture upload is in progress. 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.
  • Page 86 16. You will see the user’s album list. Click on Album. 17. Finished! You will see the pictures just selected in the album.

  • Page 87: Managing Albums And Photos

    Managing Albums and Photos Photo Icon Function Make Cover Back Modify Delete • Only logged in users will see these icons. NOTE • To prevent system errors, the N3200PRO sets the follo Creating Albums To create a photo album, follow the steps below: 1.

  • Page 88: Uploading Pictures To Albums

    1. Select the album to be protected, click on the Edit button, and the Album Edit screen will appear. 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 89: Mapping A Client Pc To The N7700

    To stop the slide show, click on the Stop Slide Show icon on the top right hand corner. Mapping a Client PC to the N7700 You can map share folders on the N7700 so that you can access them as if they were drives on your computer.

  • Page 90: Mapping The N7700 As An Iscsi Drive

    When connecting using SMB/CIFS protocol, type: smb://192.168.1.100/Folder1 When connecting using AFP protocol, type: afp://192.168.1.100/Folder1 Click Connect. 3. When MAC OS X is trying to connect N7700, it will ask for a User Name and Password which has access to the folder. 4.
  • Page 91 4. Leave the default selections and click Next. 5. Read the license agreement. To continue with the installation, click I Agree and then click Next. 6. The iSCSI Initiator will now install automatically. Click Finish once completed.
  • Page 92 7. Start the iSCSI Initiator by double-clicking its icon on the desktop. The iSCSI Initiator properties window will appear. 8. Select the Discovery tab. Under Target Portals, click Add. 9. Enter the IP address of the N7700. Click OK.
  • Page 93 10. On the iSCSI Initiator Properties window, select the Targets tab. With the iSCSI target highlighted, click Log On. The Log On to Target dialogue will appear. 11. If you have not enabled CHAP, click OK to continue. If you have enabled CHAP, click Advanced. Under Advanced Settings, check the CHAP login information checkbox and enter your username and password.
  • Page 94 12. Right click My Computer on the desktop and select Manage. 13. Click on Disk Management and you will see a new hard disk listed. 14. Initialize the new hard disk and you will then be able to use the iSCSI target as a local drive.

  • Page 95: Windows Vista

    Windows Vista Because Windows Vista has the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator pre-installed, you will not have to install this piece of software. Instead, start the iSCSI Initiator and follow steps 8-14 to map the N7700 as an iSCSI drive. File Backup There are a number of ways to back up data with the N7700.

  • Page 96: Setting Up An Nsync Target On An Nsync Device

    Server Test Connection Click to check the connection to the Target Server. Schedule Schedule backup of your share folders. 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.
  • Page 97 Utility.exe) to a convenient location on your hard disk and double click to execute it. If you can not find Thecus Backup Utility on your C NOTE from the Thecus website (http://www.thecus.com When you execute this utility for the first time, it will ask you whether to create a DB file.

  • Page 98: Windows Xp Data Backup

    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. Insert the Windows XP CD into a drive and double-click the CD icon in My Computer.

  • Page 99: Chapter 7: Tips And Tricks

    Chapter 7: Tips and Tricks USB and eSATA Storage Expansion The N7700 supports external USB hard disks through its four USB ports. Once a USB hard disk has successfully mounted, the entire volume will be copied automatically to the default USB HDD folder. The N7700 supports up to 6 USB external storage devices.

  • Page 100: Part I - Setup A Dyndns Account

    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.: N7700), enter your email address (i.e.: xxx@example.com), check Enable Wildcard, and create a password (i.e.: xxxx).

  • Page 101: Replacing Damaged Hard Drives

    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 N7700 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.

  • Page 102: Chapter 8: Troubleshooting

    Chapter 8: Troubleshooting 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 N7700’s LCD panel, or by using the setup wizard to retrieve the IP of your N7700. 1.
  • Page 103 4. Set the Date, Time, and Time Zone. 5. Click Apply. In addition, if the N7700 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 104: Appendix A: Product Specifications

    Appendix A: Product Specifications Hardware Specifications Product Model Network Interfaces Storage HDD Bays HDD Support eSATA I/O Interfaces USB Ports System Information LCD Control Panel System LED Display Physical Height Width Depth Power Supply Security Environment Temperature Humidity Certifications Software Specifications Network File Protocols Authentication Network Client Type...
  • Page 105 iSCSI Target Folder Management Quota Management Backup System Management Event Notification UPS Support Printer Server Supported USB Devices Setup Utility *AD support: Works as a client member in a Microsoft Active Directory domain, allowing the N7700 to utilize the domain users and groups setting for authentication to the system and authorization to the share folders.

  • Page 106: Appendix B: Customer Support

    Appendix B: Customer Support If your N7700 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 N7700. Thecus is committed to providing free firmware upgrades to our customers.

  • Page 107: Appendix C: Raid Basics

    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.

  • Page 108: Raid 1

    RAID 1 RAID 1 mirrors all data from 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...

  • Page 109: Disk Usage

    Disk Usage When all 5 disks are of the same size, and used in RAID, N7700 disk usage percentage is listed below: RAID 10 allows only 4 disks and one as spare disk. NOTE RAID Level Percentage Used RAID 0 100% RAID 1 RAID 5...

  • Page 110: 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 database. Active Directory also solved the problem of locating resources;...

  • Page 111: Appendix E: Ups Compatibility List

    Appendix E: UPS Compatibility List Brand Series Ablerex MS-RT ActivePower 1400VA MiniGuard UPS 700 M2501 cable Back-UPS Pro Matrix-UPS Smart-UPS Back-UPS Back-UPS Office Masterswitch Not a UPS - 940- 0020 cable Back-UPS RS 500 custom non- USB cable Regulator Pro serial Resource Belkin Home Office...
  • Page 112 Brand Series PowerRite MAX Fiskars PowerServer All models with alarm interface MP110/210 Gamatronic MS-T µPS3/1 Gemini UPS625/UPS1000 R3000 XR R5500 XR INELT Monolith 1000LT Infosec iPEL Ippon (various) UPStation GXT2 contact-closure Liebert cable Masterguard (various) HF Line HF Millennium HF TOP Line Meta System ECO Network ally HF...
  • Page 113 Brand Series 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 Powerware PM525A/-625A/-800A/-1000A/- Powerwell 1250A RPF525/625/800/1000 Repotec RPT-800A RPT-162A SMS (Brazil) Manager III SOLA SOLA/BASIC various ISBMEX protocol Mexico Socomec Egys 420 VA...

  • Page 114: Appendix F: 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 115: 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 116 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 117 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 118 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 119 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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