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  • Page 1 Thecus N8800 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 N8800. Your N8800 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) ... 25 Power Management ... 27 Storage Management ... 28 Disks Information ... 28 S.M.A.R.T. Information... 28 RAID Information ... 29 RAID Configuration ... 30 RAID Level ... 30 RAID Configuration ... 32 Creating a RAID ... 32 Expanding a RAID ...
  • Page 6 Change Administrator Password... 64 Reboot and Shutdown System ... 64 Logout ... 64 Chapter 5: Additional Feature Setup... 65 Overview ... 65 FTP Server ... 65 iTunes® Server... 66 Media Server ... 67 Adding Media Share Folders ... 67 Connecting DMAs to the Media Server ... 67 Printer Server...
  • Page 7 RAID Auto-Rebuild... 107 Chapter 8: Troubleshooting ... 108 Forgot My Network IP Address ... 108 Can't Map a Network Drive in Windows XP... 108 Restoring Factory Defaults ... 108 Problems with Time and Date Settings ... 108 Appendix A: Product Specifications ... 110 Hardware Specifications...

  • Page 8: Chapter 1: Introduction

    Chapter 1: Introduction Overview Thank you for choosing the Thecus N8800 IP Storage Server. The Thecus N8800 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 N8800 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 N8800, refer to Chapter 4: System Management >...

  • Page 10: Front Panel

    Front Panel The Thecus N8800’s front panel has the device’s controls, indicators, and hard disk trays: Front Panel Item Description 1.Power Button • Power on/off N8800 2.Power LED • Solid green: System is power on. 3.Reboot Button • Press to system reboot 4.System fan •...

  • Page 11: Hard Disk Trays

    Hard Disk Trays Each of the N8800’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: Chapter 2: Hardware Installation

    Chapter 2: Hardware Installation Overview Your N8800 is designed for easy installation. To help you get started, the following chapter will help you quickly get your N8800 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 N8800 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 N8800. 2. Connect the provided power cord into the universal power socket on the back panel.

  • Page 14: Checking System Status

    Checking System Status After making connections on the N8800 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 Power LED on the Front Panel glows green.

  • Page 15: 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 N8800 so that it is accessible to your network users. There are two ways to set up your N8800: using the Thecus Setup Wizard or the LCD display.
  • Page 16 6. Name your N8800 and configure the network IP address. If your switch or router is configured as a DHCP Server, configuring the N8800 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 17: Lcd Operation

    8. Finished! Access the N8800 Web Administrator Interface by pressing the Start Browser button. You can also configure another N8800 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 18: 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 N8800 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 N8800 with a press of a button.

  • Page 19: Step 1: Network Setup

    Step 1: Network Setup From the Web Administration Interface, you can configure the network settings of the N8800 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 20 File Transfer Protocol (FTP) iTunes Server Media Server Printer Server Download Manager Photo Server...

  • Page 21: Chapter 4: System Management

    Chapter 4: System Management Overview The N8800 provides an easily accessible Web Administration Interface. With it, you can configure and monitor the N8800 anywhere on the network. Web Administration Interface Make sure your network is connected to the Internet. To access the N8800 Web Administration Interface: 1.

  • Page 22: Language Selection

    Accounts Allows configuration of users and groups. System Various N8800 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 N8800.

  • Page 23: Status Menu

    Status Menu The Status Menu on the menu bar allows you to see various aspects of the N8800. From here, you can discover the status of the N8800, 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 24: System Information

    Item Description AFP Status The status of the Apple Filing Protocol server. NFS Status The status of the Network File Service Server. SMB/CIFS Status The status of the SMB/CIFS se FTP Status The status of the FTP server. Media Server The status of the Media Server Nsync Status The status of the Nsync server.

  • Page 25: Ups Settings

    If a corrupt print job is sent to a printer, printing may suddenly fail. If your print jobs seem to be locked up, pressing the Remove All Documents button to clear e print queue may resolve the issue. For information on how to set up the Printer Ser dditional Feature Setup >...
  • Page 26 Wake-up On Lan Configuration Item Description WOL Servic Enable or Disable WOL servic Apply Click Apply to save changes.

  • Page 27: Power Management

    Power Management Using the N8800’s Power Management, you can save energy and money by scheduling the N8800 to turn itself on and off during certain times of the day. From the Status menu, choose the Power Mgmt item and the Schedule Power On/Off screen appears.

  • Page 28: Storage Management

    Storage Management The Storage Menu displays the status of storage devices installed in the N8800, and includes storage configuration options such as RAID and disk settings, folder configuration, and Nsync settings. Disks Information From the Storage menu, choose the Disks item and the Disks Information screen appears.

  • Page 29: Raid Information

    S.M.A.R.T. Information Item Description Tray Number Tray the hard disk is installed in. Model Model name of the installed hard disk. Power ON Hours Count of hours in power-on state. The raw value of this attribute shows total count of hours (or minutes, or seconds, depending on manufacturer) in power-on state.

  • Page 30: Raid Configuration

    RAID Information Item Description Select Used to select the current RAID volume. Master RAID The RAID volume currently designated as the Master RAID volume. ID of the current RAID volume. NOTE: All RAID IDs must be unique. RAID Level Shows the current RAID configuration. Status Indicates status of the RAID.
  • Page 31 RAID Levels Level Description JBOD The storage volume is a single HDD with no RAID support. JBOD requires a minimum of 1 disk. RAID 0 Provides data striping but no redundancy. Improves...

  • Page 32: Raid Configuration

    performance but not data safety. RAID 0 requires a minimum of 2 disks. RAID 1 Offers disk mirroring. Provides twice the read rate of single disks, but same write rate. RAID 1 requires a minimum of 2 disks. RAID 5 Data striping and stripe error correction information provided.

  • Page 33: Expanding A Raid

    1. On the RAID Information screen, click New. 2. On the RAID Configuration screen, set the RAID storage space as JBOD, RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, or RAID 10 — see RAID Basics for a detailed description of each. 3.
  • Page 34 3. When you are done replacing hard drives, log on to Web Management. Navigate to Storage > RAID to open the RAID List screen. 4. 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. 5.

  • Page 35: Migrating A Raid

    Migrating a RAID Once a RAID volume has been created, you may want to move it to other physical drives or change the RAID array all together. To migrate a RAID 0, RAID 1, or RAID 5 volume, follow the steps below: 1.

  • Page 36: Space Allocation

    Space Allocation You may specify the space allocated for both Target USB and iSCSI volumes. To do this, under the Storage menu, click RAID and the RAID List window appears. Select the RAID volume you wish to reallocate by clicking on its radio button, and click Space Allocation.

  • Page 37: Stackable Nas

    Allocation iSCSI Target Service Authentication Target Name Year Month Username Password Password Confirm Initiator Information Back 2. Designate the percentage to be allocated from the Allocation dropdown. 3. Enable the iSCSI Target Service by selecting Enable. 4. Choose to enable CHAP authentication or choose None. 5.

  • Page 39: 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 N8800 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 40: 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 41: 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 42 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 43 The N8800 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 44 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 45: File System Check

    3. Click Search. The system will list up to 1,000 users from the chosen category. To NOTE narrow your search, enter a search term in the blank provided. File System Check The File System Check allows you to perform a check on the integrity of your disks’...

  • Page 46: Advance Option

    Click Start to begin the file system check. Click Back to return to the previous screen. Click Reboot to reboot the system. When the file system check is run, the system will show 20 lines of information until it is complete. Once complete, the results will be shown at the bottom. The system must be rebooted before the N8800 can function normally.

  • Page 47: File Access Cache

    File Access Cache File Access Cache is default Enable. This option will help to increase the performance while single client access share folder in writing under SMB/CIFS protocol. 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”...

  • Page 48: Iscsi Block Size

    iSCSI Block Size Select the block size with 4K while the iSCSI volume size is over 2TB. iSCSI CRC/Checksum To enable this option, the initiator can connect with “Data digest” and “Header digest” enabled.

  • Page 49: 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. You may change any of these items and press Apply to confirm your settings.

  • Page 50: Lan Configuration

    Most Fast Ethernet (10/100) Switches/Routers do not support Jumbo WARNING Frame and you will not be able to connect to your N8800 after Jumbo Frame is turned on. If this happens, turn off the N8800. Then, power on the N8800 and immediately press and hold the Reset button on the back of the unit for 10 seconds.

  • Page 51: Wlan Configuration

    WLAN Configuration When a compatible wireless USB dongle is installed on the N8800, the N8800 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 52: Wan Lan Exchange

    NOTE Users should obey the international RF regulatory rules as they set up the wireless RF channel on the N8800. 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 53: Afp (Apple Network Setup)

    AFP (Apple Network Setup) From the Network menu, choose the AFP item, and the AFP Configuration screen appears. This screen displays the configuration items for the Apple Filing Protocol. You can change any of these items and press Apply to confirm your settings. A description of each item follows: Apple Network Configuration Item...

  • Page 54: Local User Configuration

    Local User Configuration From the Accounts menu, choose the Users item, and the Local User Configuration screen appears. This screen allows you to Add, Modify, and Delete local users. Local User Configuration Item Description Press the Add button to add a user to the list of local users. Modify Press the Modify button to modify a local user.

  • Page 55: 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 56: Modifying Groups

    5. Select users to be in this group from the Users List by adding them to the Members List using the << button. 6. Click the Apply button to save your changes. Modifying Groups 1. On the Local Group Configuration screen, select a group name from the list.

  • Page 57: Ads/Nt Configuration

    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; the N8800 will connect with the ADS/NT server and get all the information of the domain users and groups automatically.
  • Page 58 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 able to correctly resolve the ADS server name.

  • Page 59: System Settings

    System Settings The System menu gives you a wealth of settings that you can use to configure your N8800’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 60: System Logs

    System Logs From the System menu, choose the Logs item and the System Logs screen appears. This screen shows a history of system usage and important events such as disk status, network information, and system booting. See the following table for a detailed description of each item: System Logs Item...
  • Page 61 server shown below. Select Manually to allow the N8800 to synchronize with an NTP server of your choice. Select No to not have the N8800 to synchronize with an NTP server. If an NTP server is selected, please make sure your N8800’s network WARNING has been setup to access the NTP server.

  • Page 62: 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. System Configuration Download/Upload Item Description...

  • Page 63: Reset To Factory Default Settings

    Module File Location of the module file. Browse Click to browse the folder of your PC to locate the module files. Install Click to install the listed module into your N8800 Modules can potentially harm your system. Only NOTE your vendor, or publishers you can trust. Reset to Factory Default Settings From the System menu, choose the Factory Default item and the Reset to...

  • Page 64: 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 65: Chapter 5: Additional Feature Setup

    Chapter 5: Additional Feature Setup Overview The N8800 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 66: Itunes® Server

    iTunes® Server With the built-in iTunes server capability, the N8800 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 67: Media Server

    Media Server With the built-in Media Server capability, the N8800 provides media streaming service to stand-alone networked home media adapters that support the UPnP AV protocol or are Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) standard compliant. With the N8800’s built-in media server capability, you can share digital media such as music, pictures, and movies with any compatible device throughout your entire...
  • Page 68 b. Some DMAs are wireless enabled. You can connect the DMA to a wireless router. For instructions on how to connect your DMA to a wireless router, please refer to your DMA’s user manual. 2. Connect your DMA’s video output to video input of your TV set. 3.

  • Page 69: Printer Server

    Printer Server You can configure the N8800 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 70: 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 71 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 72 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 73: Download Manager

    Download Manager With the built-in Download Manager, you can have the N8800 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 74: 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 75 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 76 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 77: 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 78 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 79 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 80 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 81: 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 82 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 83 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 84: 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 85 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 86: Chapter 6: Using The N8800

    Chapter 6: Using the N8800 Overview Once the N8800 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 N8800, just enter its IP address into your browser (default IP address is http://192.168.1.100), and you will be taken to the N8800 Login page.

  • Page 87: 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 88 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 89 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 90 9. Login into the N8800 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 91 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 92 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 93: 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 94: 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 95: Mapping A Client Pc To The N8800

    To stop the slide show, click on the Stop Slide Show icon on the top right hand corner. Mapping a Client PC to the N8800 You can map share folders on the N8800 so that you can access them as if they were drives on your computer.

  • Page 96: Mapping The N8800 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 N8800, it will ask for a User Name and Password which has access to the folder. 4.
  • Page 97 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 98 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 N8800. Click OK.
  • Page 99 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 100 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 101: 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 N8800 as an iSCSI drive. File Backup There are a number of ways to back up data with the N8800.

  • Page 102: 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 103 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 104: 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 105: Chapter 7: Tips And Tricks

    Chapter 7: Tips and Tricks USB and eSATA Storage Expansion The N8800 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 N8800 supports up to 6 USB external storage devices.

  • Page 106: 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.: N8800), enter your email address (i.e.: xxx@example.com), check Enable Wildcard, and create a password (i.e.: xxxx).

  • Page 107: 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 N8800 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 108: 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 N8800’s LCD panel, or by using the setup wizard to retrieve the IP of your N8800. 1.
  • Page 109 4. Set the Date, Time, and Time Zone. 5. Click Apply. In addition, if the N8800 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 110: 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 111 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 N8800 to utilize the domain users and groups setting for authentication to the system and authorization to the share folders.

  • Page 112: Appendix B: Customer Support

    Appendix B: Customer Support If your N8800 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 N8800. Thecus is committed to providing free firmware upgrades to our customers.

  • Page 113: 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 114: 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 115: Disk Usage

    Disk Usage When all 5 disks are of the same size, and used in RAID, N8800 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 116: 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 117: 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 118 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 119 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 120: 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 121: 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 122 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 123 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 124 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 125 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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