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  • Page 1 Th e cu s N 2 8 0 0 N 4 8 0 0 Se r ie s User’s Manual...

  • Page 2: About This Manual

    Copy right and Tradem ark Not ice Thecus and ot her nam es of Thecus pr oduct s ar e r egist ered t radem ar ks of Thecus Technology Corp. Microsoft , Windows, and t he Windows logo ar e regist er ed t radem arks of Microsoft Corporat ion.

  • Page 3: Safety Warnings

    Safety Warnings For your safet y , please read and follow t he following safet y warnings: Read t his m anual t horoughly befor e at t em pt ing t o set up your Thecus I P st orage.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Abou t Th is M a nu a l ................. 2 Lim it e d W a r r a nt y ................2 Sa fe t y W a r n in gs ................3 Ta ble of Con t en t s ................4 Ch a pt er 1 : I n t r odu ct ion ..............
  • Page 5 ACL Backup and Rest or e ............... 117 Dat a Burn ................... 118 Thecus Backup Ut ilit y ..............121 Windows XP Dat a Backup ............. 122 Apple OS X Backup Ut ilit ies ............123 Ex t e r n a l D e v ice s ................
  • Page 6 RAI D Aut o- Rebuild ............... 131 Ch a pt er 6 : Tr ou ble sh oot in g ............1 3 2 For got M y N e t w or k I P Addr e ss ............1 3 2 Ca n't M a p a N e t w or k D r iv e in W in dow s XP ........

  • Page 7: Chapter 1: Introduction

    File Se r v e r First and forem ost , t he Thecus I P st orage allows you t o st or e and shar e files ov er an I P net w or k. Wit h a Net wor k At t ached St orage ( NAS) device, y ou can cent ralize your files and share t hem easily over your net w ork .
  • Page 8 Thecus I P st orage is not only a file ser ver, but it also support s iSCSI init iat ors. Your serv er can access Thecus I P st or age as a direct - at t ached- st orage ov er t he LAN or I nt ernet .

  • Page 9: Package Contents

    Package Contents N2800 The Thecus I P st orage should cont ain t he following com m on it em s:  Syst em Unit x1  QI G ( Quick I nst allat ion Guide) x1  CD- Tit le ( Acr onis backup CD & Universal CD) ...

  • Page 10: Fr On T Pa N E

    Front Panel N 2 8 0 0 : The Thecus N2800’s fr ont panel has t he device’s cont r ols, indicat ors, and hard disk t rays: Fr ont Pa ne l I t e m D e scr ipt ion •...
  • Page 11 N 4 8 0 0 Se r ie s: The Thecus N4800 Series fr ont panel has t he dev ice’s cont r ols, indicat ors, and hard disk t rays: Fr ont Pa ne l I t e m D e scr ipt ion •...

  • Page 12: Re A R Pa N E

    Rear Panel N 2 8 0 0 : The N2800 r ear panel feat ures port s and connect ors. Ba ck Pa ne l I t e m D e scr ipt ion • eSATA port for high- speed ext ernal st orage expansion. eSATA Port •...
  • Page 13 N 4 8 0 0 Se r ie s: The N4800 Series rear panel feat ures port s and connect ors. Ba ck Pa ne l I t e m D e scr ipt ion • Power For connect t he power adapt or Connect or •...

  • Page 14: Chapter 2: Hardware Installation

    Cable Connections To connect t he Thecus I P st orage pr oduct t o your net work, follow t he st eps below: 1. Connect an Et hernet cable from your net w ork t o t he WAN/ LAN1 port on t he back panel of t he Thecus I P st orage.
  • Page 15 3. Press t he pow er but t on on t he Front Panel t o boot up t he Thecus I P st or age. ▲ N2800 power ▲ N4800 Series power button button...

  • Page 16: Ch A Pt Er 3 : Fir St Tim E Se T U

    Thecus I P st orage so t hat it is accessible t o y our net w or k user s. There ar e t w o ways t o set up y our Thecus I P st orage: using t he Th e cu s Se t u p W iz a r d or t he LCD disp la y.
  • Page 17 6. Nam e y our Thecus I P st orage and configure t he net work I P address. I f y our swit ch or rout er is configured as a DHCP Serv er , configuring t he Thecus I P st orage t o aut om at ically obt ain an I P address is recom m ended.

  • Page 18: Oled Operation

    XP/ 2000/ v ist a/ 7 or Mac OSX or lat er. User s w it h ot her operat ing syst em s w ill need t o inst all t he Thecus Set up Wizar d on a host m achine w it h one of t hese operat ing sy st em s before using t he unit .

  • Page 19: Usb Copy

    From t he Web Adm inist rat ion I nt erface, you can configure t he net w or k set t ings of t he Thecus I P st orage for your net w ork. You can access t he N e t w or k m enu fr om t he m enu bar.
  • Page 20 St e p 3 : Cr e a t e Loca l Use r s or Se t up Aut he nt ica t ion Once t he RAI D is r eady , you can begin t o cr eat e local users for Thecus I P st orage, or choose t o set up aut hent icat ion prot ocols such as Act ive Direct ory ( AD) .

  • Page 21: Chapter 4: System Administration

    The Thecus I P st orage provides an easily accessible W e b Adm in ist r a t ion I n t e r fa ce . Wit h it , you can configure and m onit or t he Thecus I P st orage anywher e on t he net work.

  • Page 22: My Favorite

    Following t he disclaim er page, you will see t he W e b Adm in ist r a t ion I n t e r f a ce . From her e, y ou can configure and m onit or virt ually every aspect of t he Thecus I P st orage fr om anywher e on t he net work.
  • Page 23 The M e n u Ba r is wher e you will find all of t he inform at ion scr eens and syst em set t ings of Thecus I P st orage. The various set t ings ar e placed in t he following...

  • Page 24: Logout

    Syst em St at us page as shot cut . Logout Click t o logout Web Adm inist rat ion I nt erface. Language Selection The Thecus I P st orage support s m ult iple Languages, including: • English •...

  • Page 25: System Information

    The m enu bar allows y ou t o see various aspect s of t he Thecus I P st orage. From her e, y ou can discov er t he st at us of t he Thecus I P st orage, and also ot her det ails.

  • Page 26: Logs

    Up Tim e Shows how long t he syst em has been up and r unning. Se r v ice St a t u s I t e m D e scr ipt ion AFP St at us The st at us of t he Apple Filing Prot ocol serv er. NFS St at us The st at us of t he Net w ork File Service Serv er .
  • Page 27 Sort Ascending Shows logs by dat e in ascending order. Sort Descending Shows logs by dat e in descending order. | < < < > > > | Use t he forward ( > > > | ) and backward ( | < < <...

  • Page 28: User Access Log

    User Access Log The Use r Acce ss Log Su ppor t sect ion allows adm inist rat ors t o select t he desired prot ocols t o r ecord user act ivit y for. Use r Acce ss Log Use r Acce ss Log I t e m D e scr ipt ion...

  • Page 29: Syslog Management

    To export det ails from t he User Access Log as a single file from t arget folder, adm inist rat ors m ust first select t he desired num ber of r ecords from t he dropdown list and also select t he “ Aut o export ” opt ion. Please choose t he num ber of logs export and click “...
  • Page 30 Configurat ion wit h syslog client and t arget t o st or e locally: Configurat ion wit h syslog client and t arget t o st or e rem ot ely: See t he following t able for a det ailed descript ion of each it em : Tim e I t e m D e scr ipt ion...

  • Page 31: System Monitor

    required. Select from a drop down share list , all of t he syst em logs will be Syslog folder st ored on it . This syslog folder is applied t o “ syslog server” or “ syslog client ” wit h “ local” select ed. Log Level The user can choose from 3 different levels.
  • Page 32 For t he on- line users list , sy st em m onit or will display t he on- line user s and t he share folder t hey hav e visit ed. Syst e m M on it or I t e m D e scr ipt ion Save Lay out...

  • Page 34: Syst E M M A N A Ge M E N

    D a t e , Tim e , and Tim e Zon e . You can also elect t o synchronize t he syst em t im e on Thecus I P st orage wit h an N TP ( N e t w or k Tim e Pr ot ocol) Se r ve r .

  • Page 35: Firmware Upgrade

    • The buzzer only beeps if it is enabled in t he Syst em Not ificat ion m enu. N OTE • Check Thecus websit e for t he lat est fir m ware release and release not es. • Downgrading fir m ware is not perm it t ed.

  • Page 36: Schedule Power On/Off

    Using t he Thecus I P st or age Sy st em Managem ent , you can save energy and m oney by scheduling t he Thecus I P st orage t o t urn it self on and off during cert ain t im es of t he day.

  • Page 37: Administrator Password

    Administrator Password From t he m enu, choose t he Adm in ist r a t or Pa ssw or d it em and t he Ch a n ge Adm in ist r a t or Pa ssw or d screen appear s. Ent er a new password in t he N e w Pa ssw or d box and confirm your new password in t he Con fir m Pa ssw or d box.

  • Page 38: Factory Default

    From t he m enu, choose t he Fa ct or y D e fa u lt it em and t he Re se t t o Fa ct or y D e fa ult screen appear s. Pr ess App ly t o reset Thecus I P st orage t o fact ory default set t ings.
  • Page 39 Click Ye s t o reboot t he syst em . Once t he syst em has r eboot ed, y ou will be ret urned t o t he File Syst e m Ch e ck prom pt . Ther e you will see t he available RAI D v olum es t o run t he file sy st em check. Check t he desired RAI D volum es and click N e x t t o proceed wit h t he file syst em check.

  • Page 40: Wake-Up On Lan (Wol)

    Wake-Up On LAN (WOL) The Thecus I P st orage has t he abilit y t o be awok en from sleep m ode via WAN/ LAN1 or LAN2 port .

  • Page 41: Ui Login Function

    fields. Wit h t he SNMP m anagem ent soft war e, you can get ot her syst em ’s basic inform at ion. From t he m enu, choose t he SN M P it em , and t he SN M P Su ppor t scr een appears. From her e, y ou can En a ble or D isa ble .

  • Page 42: Syst E M N E T W Or

    PCI - e slot wit h associat ed com pat ible list . Ther efor e, t he scr een shown abov e is an ex am ple of a Thecus N16000 wit h 3 on board GbE NI C and an addit ionally I nt el PRO/ 1000 PT quad port NI C, for a t ot al of 7 NI C port s.

  • Page 43: Dhcp/Radvd

    Most faster Ethernet (10/100) Switches/Routers do not support Jumbo Frame and will not be W ARN I N G able to connect to your Thecus NAS after Jumbo Frame is turned on. DHCP/RADVD From t he Sy st e m N e t w or k m enu, choose D H CP/ RAD VD , and t he D H CP/ RAD VD Con figu r a t ion screen appears.

  • Page 44: Linking Aggregation

    Linking Aggregation The Thecus I P st orage support s link aggregat ion fr om eit her on board net wor k port or addit ional NI C. Sim ply click on “ + ” as shown in t he screen shot below.
  • Page 45 The associat ed scr een shot will appear aft er t he “ + ” is clicked. Select from available net wor k port t hen m ov e over t o select ed box. Click “ Link” t o confirm t he select ion. The newly cr eat ed t ab will appear for m ore set t ings required t o com plet e t he link aggregat ion configurat ion.

  • Page 46: Additional Lan

    Additional LAN Ot her t han on- board LAN port , Thecus I P st orage support s addit ional NI C t o be added in it s available PCI - e slot . For t he det ails of addit ional NI C support list please visit Thecus w ebsit e.

  • Page 47: St Or A Ge M A N A Ge M E N

    Storage Management The St or a ge m enu displays t he st at us of st orage devices inst alled in t he Thecus I P st orage. I t includes st or age configurat ion opt ions such as RAI D and disk set t ings, folder configurat ion, iSCSI and I SO Mount .
  • Page 48 Disk No. I ndicat es disk locat ion. Capacit y Shows t he SATA hard disk capacit y. Model Displays t he SATA hard disk m odel nam e. Link Displays t he hard disk int erface and link speed Firm ware Shows t he SATA hard disk firm ware version.

  • Page 49: Raid Information

    M a n a ge m e n t scr een appear s. This scr een list s t he RAI D volum es cur rent ly r esiding in t he Thecus I P st orage. From t his screen, you can get inform at ion about t he st at us of y our RAI D volum es, as w ell as t he capacit ies allocat ed for dat a.
  • Page 50 I D of t he current RAI D volum e. N OTE: All RAI D I D s m ust be unique . RAI D Level Shows t he current RAI D configurat ion. St at us I ndicat es st at us of t he RAI D. Can read eit her H e a lt hy, D e gr a de d, or D a m a ge d.
  • Page 51 2. On t he RAI D Con figu r a t ion scr een, set t he RAI D st orage space as JBOD , RAI D 0 , RAI D 1 , RAI D 5 , RAI D 6 or RAI D 1 0 ( depends on m odel) — App e n dix B: RAI D Ba sics for a det ailed descript ion of each.
  • Page 52 4. I f t his RAI D v olum e is m eant t o be t he Mast er RAI D v olum e, t ick t he M a st e r RAI D checkbox . N OTE I n a m ult iple RAI D configurat ion, one RAI D volum e m ust be designat ed as t he Mast er RAI D volum e.
  • Page 53 (RAID volume created date)_xxxxxx.key Please keep your USB disk in a safe place and also backup t he encr ypt ed W ARN I N G key. Th e r e is n o w a y t o r e scu e da t a ba ck if t h e k e y is lost .
  • Page 54 9. Press Su b m it t o build t he RAI D st orage volum e. 10. Press “ Yes” for RAI D v olum e creat ion pr eparat ion. Then click “ Finish” t o st art up wit h RAI D volum e building. Building a RAI D volum e m ay be t im e consum ing, depending on t he size of N OTE hard dr ives and RAI D m ode.
  • Page 55     N4800 Series RAI D configurat ion is usually required only when you first set up t he device. A brief descript ion of each RAI D set t ing follows: RAI D Le ve ls Le ve l...
  • Page 56 Re m ove RAI D Click t o r em ov e t he RAI D volum e. All user dat a and iSCSI cr eat ed in t he select ed RAI D volum e will be delet ed. To rem ov e a RAI D volum e, follow t he st eps below: 1.
  • Page 57 Rem ove RAI D dest roys all dat a in t he select ed RAI D volum e. The dat a w ill W ARN I N G be unrecoverable.
  • Page 58 Ex pa n din g a RAI D ( D ose n ot a p ply t o t h e N 2 8 0 0 ) To expand a RAI D 1, RAI D 5, or RAI D 6 volum e, follow t he st eps below: 1.
  • Page 59 “ iSCSI ” volum e will be in r ead only m ode but r ead/ writ e of t he “ user dat a” will be possible during t he operat ion. The m igrat ion schem e below is based on Thecus I P N OTE St orage pr oduct ’s m axim um possible com binat ion.

  • Page 60: Nas Stacking

    NAS Stacking The Thecus I P st orage’s capacit y can be expanded ev en furt her using t he st ackable funct ion. Wit h it , users can expand t he capacit y of t heir net work st orage syst em s up t o 5 ot her st ack t arget v olum es which are locat ed in different syst em s.
  • Page 61 Next , input t he t arget I P addr ess of t he st ackable device and click t he D iscov e r y but t on. The syst em will list available t arget v olum es from t he input t ed I P address. Once t he volum e I P has been set , y ou m ay need t o input a valid user nam e and passw ord t o validat e your access right s.
  • Page 62 From t he figure abov e, t he St a ck e d Ta r ge t n a m e is “ pm m eet ing” . The figures below show t he result befor e and aft er via Microsoft Net w or k Access when set t ings have been com plet ed.
  • Page 63 The Pu blic set t ing will be set t he sam e way as t he set t ing for t he sy st em share folder associat ed wit h t he ACL perm ission is. I f Pu blic is set t o Ye s, all user s will be able t o access it , and ACL but t on will be grayed out .
  • Page 64 . I n general, if t he at t ached st ack t arget device has been used by anot her Thecus NAS as st ack t arget volum e, t hen t he For m a t it em will be display and syst em will recognize it st raight away and display it s capacit y.
  • Page 65 The ACL set t ings will be exact ly t he sam e as t he syst em folder t hat you m ay have set up pr eviously. E. Re con n e ct a St a ck Ta r g e t This is used t o enable st ack t arget devices t hat m ay hav e been disconnect ed due t o a pow er out age or a disconnect ed net work.

  • Page 66: Iso Mount

    ISO Mount The I SO Mount feat ur e is a v er y useful t ool from t he Thecus pr oduct s. Wit h it , user s can m ount an I SO file and have t he export nam e display all t he det ails from t he m ount ed I SO file.
  • Page 67 To m ount t he new I SO file, select one file from t he list of files and input t he desired m ount ing nam e int o t he “ Mount as: ” field. Click “ ADD” t o confirm t he com plet ion of t he m ount ing.

  • Page 68: Share Folder

    Please r efer t he scr een shot below. Her e, t he I SO file “ Thecus 01” wasn’t assigned a m ount ing nam e, so t he syst em aut om at ically cr eat ed a folder “ Thecus 01” .
  • Page 69 On t he Folde r scr een, press t he Add but t on and t he Ad d Folde r scr een appears. This scr een allows y ou t o add a folder. Aft er ent ering t he inform at ion, pr ess App ly t o creat e new folder.
  • Page 70 M odify Folde r I t e m D e scr ipt ion RAI D I D RAI D volum e where t he folder will reside. Folder Nam e Ent er t he nam e of t he folder. Descript ion Provide a descript ion t he folder.
  • Page 71 N FS Sha r e I t e m D e scr ipt ion Host nam e Ent er t he nam e or I P addr ess of t he host Privilege Host has eit her read only or writ eable access t o t he folder. OS Support There are t wo select ions available: •...

  • Page 72: Folder And Sub-Folders Access Control List (Acl)

    Choose t he one which best fit s your needs. Sync / Async Choose t o det erm ine t he dat a “ Sync” at once or “ Async” in arranged bat ch. Apply Click t o save your changes. Folder and sub-folders Access Control List (ACL) On t he Folder scr een, pr ess t he ACL but t on, and t he ACL se t t in g scr een appear s.
  • Page 73 To configure folder access, follow t he st eps below: 1. On t he ACL scr een, all net work gr oups and user s ar e list ed in t he left hand colum n. Select a group or user fr om t his list . 2.

  • Page 74: Iscsi

    : Model N2800 N4800 Series Allowed iSCSI v olum e iSCSI Ta r g e t To add iSCSI t arget v olum e, click iSCSI wit h associat ed RAI D v olum e from it s drop...
  • Page 75 Ther e ar e 3 opt ions ( iSCSI CRC/ Checksum , Max Advanced Connect ions, Err or Recovery Level) These cur rent ly allow t he Adm in t o Enable/ Disable t he Thecus I P st orage associat ed wit h t he iSCSI set t ing. Delet e Click t his t o delet e t he iSCSI Target .
  • Page 76 Cr e a t e iSCSI Volum e I t e m D e scr ipt ion iSCSI Target Volum e Enable or Disable t he iSCSI Target Volum e. Target Nam e Nam e of t he iSCSI Target . This nam e will be used by t he St a ck a ble N AS funct ion t o ident ify t his export share.
  • Page 77 LUN I D Specific Logic unit I D num ber. iSCSI Block size The iSCSI block size can be set under syst em advance opt ion, default is 512 Byt es. [ 4K ] block size w hile m ore t han 2TB capacit y will be configured in Windows XP.
  • Page 78 2. Modify y our set t ings. Press ok t o change. Ex pa nd V olu m e The iSCSI volum e is now able t o expand it s capacit y from unused space ( I nst ant Allocat ion m ode only) .
  • Page 79 You will t hen see t he dialog box displayed below . Drag t he Ex p a n d Ca p a cit y bar t o t he size you want . Then press Ex pa n d t o confirm t he operat ion. D e le t e Volu m e To delet e v olum e on t he cur rent RAI D v olum e, follow t he st eps below: 1.

  • Page 80: Iscsi Thin-Provisioning

    2. Pr ess YES. All dat a in t he v olum e will be r em ov ed. iSCSI Thin-Provisioning I f iSCSI Thin- Provisioning is select ed when creat ing an iSCSI t arget v olum e, virt ual m em ory is assigned t o t he t arget , allowing t he physical m em ory t o reach m axim um capacit y and adding new disks only when needed.

  • Page 81: Advance Option

    Advance Option Ther e ar e 3 available opt ions for t he user t o operat e Thecus I P st orage associat ed wit h iSCSI set t ing. The det ails are list ed in t he following screenshot . I f t he opt ions are m odified, t he syst em will need t o r eboot for t he changes t o t ake place.

  • Page 82: User And Group Authentication

    , y ou can sim ply enable t he ADS/ NT support feat ur e; t he Thecus I P st orage will connect wit h t he ADS/ NT serv er and get all t he inform at ion of t he dom ain users and gr oups aut om at ically.
  • Page 83 Adm inist rat or I D Ent er t he adm inist rat ors I D of Windows Act ive Direct ory, w hich is required for Thecus I P st orage t o j oin dom ain. Adm inist rat or Ent er t he ADS Adm inist rat or password.

  • Page 84: Local User Configuration

    • The DNS server specified in t he WAN/ LAN1 configurat ion page should be able t o correct ly resolve t he ADS server nam e. • The t im e zone set t ing bet ween Thecus I P st orage and ADS should be ident ical.
  • Page 85 3. Ent er a Use r I D num ber or leav e blank t o use t he sy st em default value. 4. Ent er a passw ord in t he Pa ssw or d box and r e- ent er t he passw ord in t he Con f ir m box .

  • Page 86: Local Group Configuration

    Re m ove Use r s 1. Select an exist ing user from t he Loca l Use r Con fig u r a t ion screen. 2. Click on Re m ove but t on and t he user is delet ed fr om t he sy st em . Local Group Configuration From t he Accou n t s m enu, choose t he Gr ou p it em , and t he Loca l Gr ou p Con f igu r a t ion screen appear s.
  • Page 87 Loca l Gr oup Configu r a t ion I t e m D e scr ipt ion Press t he Add but t on t o add a user t o t he list of local groups. Edit Press t he Edit but t on t o m odify a select ed group from t he syst em . Rem ove Press t he Re m ove but t on t o delet e a select ed group from t he syst em .

  • Page 88: Batch Users And Groups Creation

    Batch Users and Groups Creation The Thecus I P st orage can also add users and groups in bat ch m ode. This enables you t o conv enient ly add num er ous users and gr oups aut om at ically by im port ing a...

  • Page 89: User Quota

    User Quota The Thecus I P st orage support local or AD user s wit h st orage quot a lim it at ions in each RAI D v olum e of t he syst em . To enable t his funct ion, sim ply click “ Enable” , t hen apply.

  • Page 90: User And Group Backup

    User and Group Backup The user and group back up feat ure allow sy st em user s and groups t o be backed up t o anot her locat ion and be r est or ed if needed. Please not e, when rest oring previous backup user s and gr oups, t he cur r ent users and groups list will be replaced from t his rest or e file’s cont ent s.

  • Page 91: Network Service

    Samba / CIFS Ther e ar e opt ions allow Adm in t o Enable/ Disable t o operat e Thecus I P st orage associat ed wit h Sam ba / CI FS pr ot ocol. Wit h t he opt ion changed, it will need t o...
  • Page 92 Sa m b a is N a t ive m od e The Thecus I P st orage is support ed Sam ba m ode opt ions. I n t he ADS env ironm ent wit h “ Nat ive” m ode select ed t hen Thecus I P st orage is capable t o becom e local m ast er posit ion.
  • Page 93 Sa m b a Re cycle Bin The Thecus I P st orage is support ed r ecycle bin via SMB/ CI FS prot ocol. Sim ply enable t he “ Recycle Bin” funct ion and “ Recy cle Folder Display” t hen all of delet ed files/ folders will reside in t he “...

  • Page 94: Afp (Apple Network Setup)

    From t he Syst e m N e t w or k m enu, choose t he N FS it em , and t he N FS Su p por t scr een appears. The Thecus I P st orage can act as an NFS serv er, enabling users t o...

  • Page 95: Ftp

    Click Apply t o save your changes. The Thecus I P st orage can act as an FTP serv er, enabling users t o download and upload files wit h t heir favorit e FTP pr ogr am s. Fr om t he Sy st e m N e t w or k m enu, choose t he FTP it em , and t he FTP scr een appears.

  • Page 96: Tftp

    Select ions include Unlim it e d, 1 ~ 3 2 M B/ s. To access t he shar e folder on t he Thecus I P st or age, use t he appropriat e user login and password set up on t he Use r s page. Access cont r ol t o each shar e folder is set up on t he ACL page ( St or a ge M a n a ge m e n t >...

  • Page 97: Webservice

    This device support s UPnP Media ser ver, which allows user s t o play m edia files wit h UPnP client ( ex. DMA devices) . Enable or disable Universal Plug and Play prot ocol. UPnP helps t o find t he I P addr ess of Thecus I P st orage.

  • Page 98: Bonjour Setting

    Bonjour Setting Bonj our, is Apple I nc.'s t rade nam e for it s im plem ent at ion of Zer oconf, a service discovery prot ocol. Bonj our locat es devices such as print ers, as w ell as ot her com put ers, and t he ser vices t hat t hose devices offer on a local net work using m ult icast Dom ain Nam e Syst em ser vice records.

  • Page 99: Ddns

    I t e m D e scr ipt ion SSH Service Enable or disable SSH service. Port The port num ber is default 22. SFTP Enable or disable SFTP prot ocol under SSH service. Apply Click “ Apply” t o confirm t he changes. DDNS To set up a ser ver on t he I nt ernet and enable t he users t o connect t o it easily, a fixed and easy- t o r em em ber host nam e is oft en required.

  • Page 100: Upnp Port Management

    UPnP Port Management One of t he m ost conv ent way t o allow user s t o access r equired services such as FTP, SSH, w eb disk and ht t p et c. fr om I nt ernet envir onm ent is set t ing UPnP port m anagem ent .

  • Page 101: Applica T Ion Se R Ve

    The Thecus I P st orage support s build- in applicat ion such as iTunes serv er . The Thecus I P st orage pr ovides act ivat ion of t he iTunes Ser ver on t he device. You will be able t o play m usic files on t his device wit h y our iTunes client soft ware direct ly.

  • Page 102: Itunes® Server

    Server Wit h t he built - in iTunes serv er capabilit y, Thecus I P st orage enables digit al m usic t o be shar ed and played anywhere on t he net w ork! From t he N e t w or k m enu, choose t he iTu n e s it em , and t he iTu n e s Con f igu r a t ion screen appear s.

  • Page 103: Auto Module Installation

    Choose t he Au t o M odu le I n st a lla t ion it em and t he a va ila ble sy st e m M od u le scr een appears. The default for t his m odule list is locat ed online. So if t he Thecus I P st orage is capable t o connect t o I nt ernet , t hen it will aut om at ically link t o t he Thecus official websit e and list t he available m odules.

  • Page 104: Ba Ck U

    Module I nst allat ion. Please go t o Module inst allat ion and click “ Enable” t o act ivat e t he m odule. Backup Ther e ar e a num ber of ways t o back up dat a wit h t he Thecus I P st orage. Rsync Target Server...

  • Page 105: Data Guard (Remote Backup)

    When it com es t o backing up your dat a, it ’s v ery im port ant t o have flexibilit y. Dat a guard provides y ou wit h m any opt ions, including full backup for all shares, cust om backup for select ed shares and iSCSI v olum e backup.
  • Page 106 Re m ot e D a t a ba ck up I t e m D e scr ipt ion Add new t ask. Edit Edit select t ask. Rem ove Rem ove select t ask St art I f associat ed t ask has been set up in schedule and like t o st art at once, click on t o st art t ask right away.
  • Page 107 Re m ot e D a t a ba ck up I t e m D e scr ipt ion Full Back up The “ Full backup” will have all shares from source backup t o dest inat ion. I t could also creat e shares aut om at ically from dest inat ion if it is not exist ent .
  • Page 108 Aft er t he set t ings are com plet e, please click on “ Connect ion Test ” . The source unit will t ry t o connect wit h t he associat ed t arget sy st em . I f a connect ion can be built up successfully t hen “...
  • Page 109 - Fill out all t he necessar y det ails and choose your param et ers Add Rsync Ba ck u p Ta sk I t e m D e scr ipt ion Task Nam e This is how t his t ask will appear in t he t ask list . Backup Type Real t im e: I t will backup folder s/ files fr om source t o t arget on t he...
  • Page 110 The cust om backup set t ing is sim ilar t o t he full backup. The only differences ar e explained below: 1. I nput s t he shar e folder nam e of t arget sever w her e t he source is going t o backup.
  • Page 111 4. Click “ Finish” and t he dat a guard t ask will appear in t he list as shown below. From t he t ask list , you can now see t he newly added “ cust om back01” . This backup is set up as “...
  • Page 112 2. Select t he iSCSI t arget volum e which you wish t o back up t o t he t arget serv er. 3. Click “ Next ” and m or e set t ings will appear. I t is slight ly differing from “ Full backup”...
  • Page 113 4. Click “ Finish” and t he dat a guard t ask will appear in t he list as shown below. From t he t ask list , you can now see t he newly added “ iscsiback” . This backup is set up as “...
  • Page 114 • To rest ore t ask w it h backup t ype set as “ Real t im e” , fir st you need t o N OTE st op t he t ask t hen you can proceed w it h t he rest ore operat ion. Re st or e N AS Configur a t ion This is a useful feat ur e if t he sy st em configurat ion needs t o be rest ored t o a brand new unit .
  • Page 115 2. Click on “ Rest ore NAS Configurat ion” and t he screen shown below will appear. I nput t he t arget serv er ’s I P address where t he syst em configurat ion has been backed up, and necessary aut hent icat ion info. Confirm by doing a “ Connect ion Test ”...
  • Page 116 4. Aft er clicking “ Next ” , a scr een will appear as shown below. List ed on t he left hand side, you will see t he configurat ion backup det ails which cont ain t he 3 RAI D volum es.

  • Page 117: Acl Backup And Restore

    The cur r ent syst em has 2 RAI D v olum es, “ RAI D” and “ RAI Da” . Select t he RAI D volum e fr om t he backup configurat ion volum e list which is going t o be m apped t o t he RAI D volum e of t he cur rent syst em .

  • Page 118: Data Burn

    Aft er input t ing t he ACL backup file and clicking t he “ Next ” but t on, t he syst em will show anot her scr een t o list t he m at ched folders in bet ween t he backup file and t his RAI D volum e.
  • Page 119 1. Writ e Files/ folders t o disc a. Click t he Add but t on and t he NAS shar e list appear s. b. Select files/ folders which you would like t o burn. All of t he select ed folders/ files will be seen under t he disc label nam e “...
  • Page 120 d. Select t he burning speed from t he drop down list . e. Select whet her disc dat a verificat ion is required or not . Click “ Burn” t o st art disc burning. 2. Writ e im age file t o disc a.

  • Page 121: Thecus Backup Utility

    Thecus Backup Utility The Thecus Backup Ut ilit y is on your I nst allat ion CD. When y ou click on t he CD, t he Backup Ut ilit y will be inst alled under Pr ogr a m Gr ou ps > Th e cu s > Th e cu s Ba ck u p Ut ilit y.

  • Page 122: Windows Xp Data Backup

    3. To check t he log for t hat t ask, click on t he Log icon for t hat t ask. Thecus Backup Ut ilit y also support s MAC OS X. Just copy t he Thecus Backup N OTE Ut ilit y.

  • Page 123: Apple Os X Backup Utilities

    External Devices The Thecus I P st orage support s print er ser ver and UPS via USB int erface. The int egrat ed Print Serv er allows you t o share a single USB print er wit h all user s on t he net work.
  • Page 124 . Click N e x t . 9. Click Fin ish . • Not e t hat if a m ult i- funct ion ( all- in- one) pr int er is at t ached t o t he Thecus I P N OTE St orage, usually only t he pr int ing and fax funct ions w ill w ork.
  • Page 125 2. Click t he right m ouse but t on in anywhere on t he Pr in t e r s folder and t hen select Add Pr int e r . 3. Select Add a n e t w or k , w ir e le ss or Blu e t oot h p r in t e r . 4.
  • Page 126 Type http://<Thecus_NAS>:631/printers/usb-printer in t he box, wher e <Thecus_NAS_IP> is t he I P address of Thecus I P st orage. Click N e x t . 6. Select or inst all a print er and t hen press OK.
  • Page 127 8. You can choose t o set t his print er as t he default print er by checking t he Se t a s t h e de fa u lt pr in t e r box. Click N e x t t o cont inue. 9.

  • Page 128: Uninterrupted Power Source

    USB and eSATA Storage Expansion The Thecus I P st orage support s ext ernal USB hard disks t hr ough it s USB port s. Once a USB hard disk is successfully m ount ed, t he ent ire volum e will be linked aut om at ically t o t he default USB HDD folder.

  • Page 129: Remote Administration

    \\192.168.1.100\usbhdd\sd(x)1 where 192.168.1.100 m eans t he I P addr ess of Thecus I P st orage and sd(x)1 st ands for t he first part it ion on t he eSATA or USB disk drive.

  • Page 130: Part I - Setup A Dyndns Account

    Pr ogr a m Sca n but t ons t o find it . 3. On t he N e t w or k in g page, m anually add Thecus I P st orage I P address ( i.e.

  • Page 131: Re Pla Cin G D A M A Ge D H A R D D R Ive

    3. Slide a new hard disk int o t he t ray and fast en t he scr ews. 4. I nsert t he hard disk t ray back int o t he Thecus I P st orage unt il it snaps int o place.

  • Page 132: Ch A Pt Er 6 : Tr Ou Ble Sh Oot In

    From t he Sy st e m m enu, choose t he Fa ct or y D e fa u lt it em and t h e Re se t t o Fa ct or y D e f a ult scr een appear s. Pr ess App ly t o r eset Thecus I P st orage fact ory default set t ings.

  • Page 133: Pr Oble M S W It H Tim E A N D D A T E Se T T In G

    5. Click App ly. I n addit ion, if t he Thecus I P st orage is able t o access t he I nt ernet and y ou want t o keep t he NTP Ser ver clock.isc.org by default , please m ak e sur e t he DNS Serv er is corr ect ly ent er ed, t her eby allowing t he NTP Ser ver nam e t o corr ect ly r esolve.

  • Page 134: Chapter 7: Updates For Fw V2.03.01

    From t he Sy st e m I n for m a t ion cat egory , choose t he H a r dw a r e I n for m a t ion it em and t he syst em will display t he r elat ed HW det ails for t he associat ed m odel. Below is an exam ple of t he inform at ion for a Thecus N4800.

  • Page 135: Disk Information

    N OTE slot s num ber can range from 8, 12 t o 16 slot s depending on t he m odel of Thecus I P st orage. Also it w ill list t he disk info of JBOD dev ices if applicable...
  • Page 136 D isk s I nfor m a t ion I t e m D e scr ipt ion Disk No. I ndicat es disk locat ion. Capacit y Shows t he SATA hard disk capacit y. Model Displays t he SATA hard disk m odel nam e. Firm ware Shows t he SATA hard disk firm ware version.
  • Page 137 You m ay also per form a disk SMART t est ( doesn’t apply t o SAS HDD) ; sim ply click “ Test ” t o st art t he SMART t est . The r esult is only for r efer ence and t he syst em will not t ake any act ion from it s result s.

  • Page 138: Dat A Guard ( Local Back Up)

    (Local Backup) The Thecus pr oduct pr ovides com plet e backup solut ion bet ween Thecus NAS syst em s as w ell as bet w een folders of local syst em s. For r em ot e dat a guard backup,...
  • Page 139 Re m ot e D a t a ba ck up I t e m D e scr ipt ion Add a new t ask . Edit Edit select ed t ask. Rem ove Rem ove select ed t ask. St art Click on st art t o st art a scheduled scan t ask right aw ay.
  • Page 140 Loca l D a t a ba ck u p I t e m D e scr ipt ion I m port This is associat ed wit h ext ernal devices which are added t o t he syst em such as USB disk. You can select a folder from an ext ernal device and im port it t o t he NAS as a share folder.
  • Page 141 Click on t he associat ed ext ernal device and t he cont ain folders will be list ed. Select t he folder s t hat are going t o be im port ed t o t he NAS and select t he available RAI D volum e which is list ed in Target pane.
  • Page 142 Next , please select t he pat h from t he dr op down list t o save t he log. Also, give t he access perm ission w het her t hese select ed folders will be “ Public” or not aft er t he im port .
  • Page 143 For esam ple, if t he NAS RAI D volum e “ RAI D60” already has a folder nam ed “ I nt el_Graphics_V614105398_XP” , t he im port folder will t hen be renam e t o: “ I nt el_Graphics_V614105398_XP- 1” . Now, y ou will see in t he dat a guard t ask list t hat you hav e cr eat ed a t ask .
  • Page 144 Folder t o Folder Folder t o ext ernal device Ext ernal device t o Folder...
  • Page 145 Let ’s t ake “ Folder t o Ext ernal device” as an exam ple. I n t he sour ce pane, select t he desired RAI D volum e and it s associat ed folder list will appear; sam e m et hod in t he t arget pane for t he associat ed ext ernal device.
  • Page 146 Choosing t he sync t ype, “ I ncrem ent al” or ‘Sync” , and select t he log pat h fr om t he drop m enu list . Read t he not es and check t he “ Accept ” box for confirm at ion. Now, y ou will see in t he dat a guard t ask list t hat you hav e cr eat ed a t ask.
  • Page 147 3. Re a lt im e Ba ck u p: click on “ Realt im e Backup” and t his screen will appear . 2 differ ent opt ions can be select ed fr om , folder t o folder, folder t o ext ernal device.
  • Page 148 Re a lt im e Ba ck up I t e m D e scr ipt ion Task Nam e I nput t he t ask nam e, lengt h lim it ed t o 4~ 12 charact ers. Sync Type Select “...
  • Page 149 Now, y ou can see in t he dat a guard t ask list t hat your creat ed t ask is list ed. The t ask st at us will say “ Processing” unt ill t he “ St op” but t on is pressed. 4.
  • Page 150 Read t he not es and check t he “ Accept ” box for confirm at ion. Now, y ou will see in t he dat a guard t ask list t hat you hav e cr eat ed a t ask.
  • Page 151 5. iSCSI Ba ck u p: click on “ iSCSI Backup” and scr een appear as below. I t can be backup t o t wo different st orage pool, iSCSI t o folder, iSCSI t o ext ernal device. Let ’s t ak e exam ple t o have “...
  • Page 152 Reading t he not e and check on “ Accept ” for confirm at ion. Now, fr om t he dat a guard t ask list will have creat ed t ask list ed. To st art t he iSCSI volum e backup, select t he t ask and click “...
  • Page 153 6. iSCSI I m por t : click on “ iSCSI I m port ” and screen appear as below. I t can be im port ed from t wo differ ent st orage pools, folder t o iSCSI or ex t ernal device t o iSCSI .

  • Page 154: Volume Expansion Management

    Next , pr ovide wher e t he t ask log will st ore. Reading t he not e and check on “ Accept ” for confirm at ion. Now, from t he dat a guard t ask list will have cr eat ed t ask list ed. Volume Expansion Management The user guide please r efer s t o URL below.

  • Page 155: Appe N Dix A: Cust Om E R Su Ppor

    You can also t r y t o ensur e t hat y ou ar e using t he lat est firm war e v er sion for y our Thecus I P st orage.

  • Page 156: Appendix B: Raid Basics

    RAID Levels The Thecus I P st orage support s st andard RAI D lev els 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 and JBOD. You choose a RAI D lev el when y ou creat e a sy st em v olum e. The fact ors for select ing a RAI D level are: •...
  • Page 157 This is excellent for com plet e dat a securit y. RAI D 5 RAI D 5 offer s dat a securit y and it is best suit ed for net w orks t hat perform m any sm all I / O t ransact ions at t he sam e t im e, as w ell as applicat ions t hat require dat a securit y such as office aut om at ion and online cust om er service.
  • Page 158 D isk Usa ge When all disks ar e of t he sam e size, and used in RAI D, Thecus I P st orage disk usage per cent age is list ed below: RAI D Le ve l...

  • Page 159: Appendix C: Active Directory Basics

    ADS Benefits ADS let s Thecus I P st or age int egrat e it self wit h t he exist ing ADS in an office environm ent . This m eans t he Thecus I P st orage is able t o recognize your office user s and passw ords on t he ADS serv er .

  • Page 160: Appendix D: Licensing Information

    Source Code Availability Thecus Technology Corp. has exposed t he full source code of t he GPL licensed soft war e. For m ore infor m at ion on how y ou can obt ain our source code, please visit our w eb sit e, ht t p: / / www.t hecus.com...

  • Page 161: Cgi C Lice N Se Te R M

    CGIC License Terms Basic License CGI C, copy right 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 by Thom as Bout ell and Bout ell.Com , I nc. Per m ission is grant ed t o use CGI C in any applicat ion, com m ercial or noncom m er cial, at no cost .
  • Page 162 m odified by som eone else and passed on, we w ant it s recipient s t o know t hat what t hey hav e is not t he original, so t hat any pr oblem s int roduced by ot hers will not reflect on t he original aut hors' r eput at ions.
  • Page 163 copy right not ice and a not ice t hat t here is no w arrant y ( or else, saying t hat you provide a war rant y) and t hat users m ay r edist ribut e t he program under t hese condit ions, and t elling t he user how t o view a copy of t his License.
  • Page 164 t hough t hird part ies ar e not com pelled t o copy t he source along wit h t he obj ect code. 4. You m ay not copy , m odify, sublicense, or dist ribut e t he Program ex cept as expr essly provided under t his License.
  • Page 165 perm it t ed only in or am ong count ries not t hus excluded. I n such case, t his License incorporat es t he lim it at ion as if writ t en in t he body of t his License. 9.

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