Thecus N16000 Series User Manual page 55

5. Selected whether the RAID volume will be encrypted or not.
The RAID volume can protect data by using RAID Volume Encryption
function to prevent the risk of data exposure. To activate this function, the
Encryption option needs to be enabled while the RAID is created and
followed by password input for identification. Also, an external writable USB
disk plugged into any USB port on the system is required to save the
password you have entered while the RAID volume is being created. See the
screenshot below for details.
Once the Create button has been pressed with the Encryption checkbox
enabled, the following message pop-up will appear for confirmation.
After the RAID volume has been created, you may remove this USB disk until
the next time the system boots. The RAID volume can not be mounted if the
USB disk with key can not be found in any system USB port when the volume
is accessed. To activate the encrypted volume, plug the USB disk containing
the encryption key and into any system USB port.
We are strongly recommended copying the RAID volume encryption key to a
safe place. You can find the encryption key file from the USB disk in the
following format:
(RAID volume created date)_xxxxxx.key
WARNING
NOTE
Please keep USB disk in a safe place and also backup the encrypted key.
There is no way to rescue data back if the key
is lost.
With RAID volume encryption enabled, the system performance will goes
down.
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