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  • Page 1 Thecus N8900 series N12000 series N16000 series N2800/N4800 User’s Manual...

  • Page 2: About This Manual

    About This Manual All information in this manual has been carefully verified to ensure its correctness. In case of an error, please provide us with your feedback. Thecus Technology Corporation reserves the right to modify the contents of this manual without notice.

  • Page 3: Safety Warnings

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

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Overview .....................19 Before You Begin .................19 Cable Connections ................19 Chapter 3: First Time Setup ............21 Overview .....................21 Thecus Setup Wizard ................21 OLED Operation ...................23 Typical Setup Procedure ..............24 Chapter 4: System Administration ..........26 Overview .....................26 Web Administration Interface .............26 My Favorite..................
  • Page 5 Dual DOM (N12000 series/N16000 series/N8900 series only) ... 107 Rsync Target Server..............108 Rsync..................109 ACL Backup and Restore.............. 111 Thecus Backup Utility ..............112 Windows XP Data Backup ............113 Apple OS X Backup Utilities............114 External Devices................114 Printers ..................114 Uninterrupted Power Source............
  • Page 6 Restoring Factory Defaults ..............123 Problems with Time and Date Settings ..........124 Dual DOM Supports for Dual Protection(N12000 series/N16000 series/N8900 series only) ..............124 Appendix A: Customer Support..........125 Appendix B: RAID Basics ............126 Overview ...................126 Benefits .....................126 Improved Performance ..............126 Data Security ................

  • Page 7: Chapter 1: Introduction

    Thecus IP storage, securing the continuity of data in the event of hardware failure. The Thecus IP storage allows data consolidation and sharing between Windows (SMB/CIFS), UNIX/Linux, and Apple OS X environments.
  • Page 8 >RAID Information. iSCSI Capability Thecus IP storage is not only a file server, but it also supports iSCSI initiators. Your server can access Thecus IP storage as a direct-attached-storage over the LAN or Internet. There is no easier way to expand the capacity of your current application servers.

  • Page 9: Package Contents

    Package Contents N8900/N12000/N16000 Series The Thecus IP storage should contain the following common items:  System Unit x1  QIG (Quick Installation Guide) x1  CD-Title (Acronis backup CD & Universal CD & TwonkyMedia CD)  Ethernet Cable x1 ...

  • Page 10: Front Panel

    Front Panel N8900 series: Front Panel Item Description 1.Power Button  Power on/off N8900 2.Power LED  Solid green: System is power on. 3.System error LED  Solid RED: System error. 4.Mute button  Mute the system fan alarm. 5.USB Port ...

  • Page 11: N12000 Series

    N12000 series: The Thecus N12000 series front panel has the device’s controls, indicators, and hard disk trays: Front Panel Item Description 1.Power Button  Power on/off N12000 2.Power LED  Solid green: System is power on. 3.System error LED  Solid RED: System error.
  • Page 12 N16000 series: The Thecus N16000 series front panel has the device’s controls, indicators, and hard disk trays: Front Panel Item Description 1.Power Button  Power on/off N16000 2.Power LED  Solid green: System is power on. 3.System error LED  Solid RED: System error.
  • Page 13 N2800: The Thecus N2800’s front panel has the device’s controls, indicators, and hard disk trays: Front Panel Item Description 1. Power Button  Powers the N2800 on/off. 2. USB Port  USB 3.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as digital cameras, USB disks, and USB printers.
  • Page 14 N4800: The Thecus N4800 front panel has the device’s controls, indicators, and hard disk trays: Front Panel Item Description N4800 1.Power Button  Power on/off 2.OLED  Displays current system status and messages  OLED screen saver will be enabled after screen is left idle for more than 3 mins ...

  • Page 15: Rear Panel

    Rear Panel N8900 Back Panel Item Description 1.Power Connector  Connect the included power cords to these connectors 2.Serial Port  This port is for external UPS device 3.eSATA Port  eSATA port for high-speed storage expansion 4.USB Port  USB 2.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as USB disks, and USB printers 5.USB Port ...
  • Page 16 switch or router 7.LAN2 Port  LAN2 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch or router 8.LAN3 Port  LAN3 port for HA connecting. N16000 series: The N16000 rear panel features ports and connectors. Back Panel Item Description 1.Power Connector ...
  • Page 17 N2800: The N2800 rear panel features ports and connectors. Back Panel Item Description 1. eSATA Port  eSATA port for high-speed external storage expansion. 2. USB Port  USB 2.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as digital cameras, USB disks, and USB printers. 3.
  • Page 18 N4800: The N4800 rear panel features ports and connectors. LINE Out Back Panel Item Description Power  For connect the power adaptor Connector WAN/LAN1  WAN/LAN1 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a Port switch or router LAN2 Port ...

  • Page 19: Chapter 2: Hardware Installation

    Chapter 2: Hardware Installation Overview Your Thecus IP storage is designed for easy installation. To help you get started, the following chapter will help you quickly get your Thecus IP storage up and running. Please read it carefully to prevent damaging your unit during installation.
  • Page 20 ▲ N12000 series/N16000 series/N8900 series power socket ▲ N2800 power socket ▲ N4800 power socket 3. Press the power button on the Front Panel to boot up the Thecus IP storage. ▲ N12000 series/N16000 series/N8900 series power button ▲ N2800 power button...

  • Page 21: Chapter 3: First Time Setup

    Once the hardware is installed, physically connected to your network, and powered on, you can configure the Thecus IP storage so that it is accessible to your network users. There are two ways to set up your Thecus IP storage: using the Thecus Setup Wizard or the LCD display.
  • Page 22 6. Name your Thecus IP storage and configure the network IP address. If your switch or router is configured as a DHCP Server, configuring the Thecus IP storage to automatically obtain an IP address is recommended. You may also use a static IP address and enter the DNS Server address manually.

  • Page 23: Oled Operation

    The Thecus Setup Wizard is designed for installation on systems running Windows NOTE XP/2000/vista/7 or Mac OSX or later. Users with other operating systems will need to install the Thecus Setup Wizard on a host machine with one of these operating systems before using the unit. OLED Operation...

  • Page 24: Typical Setup Procedure

    Basics. Step 3: Create Local Users or Setup Authentication Once the RAID is ready, you can begin to create local users for Thecus IP storage, or choose to setup authentication protocols such as Active Directory (AD). For more on managing users, go to Chapter 4: User and Group Authentication.
  • Page 25 Step 5: Start Services Finally, you can start to setup the different services of Thecus IP storage for the users on your network. You can find out more about each of these services by clicking below: SMB/CIFS Apple File Protocol (AFP)

  • Page 26: Chapter 4: System Administration

    Interface. With it, you can configure and monitor the Thecus IP storage anywhere on the network. Web Administration Interface Make sure your network is connected to the Internet. To access Thecus IP storage Web Administration Interface: 1. Type the Thecus IP storage IP address into your browser. (Default IP address is http://192.168.1.100)

  • Page 27: My Favorite

    Following by disclaim page, you will see the Web Administration Interface. From here, you can configure and monitor virtually every aspect of the Thecus IP storage from anywhere on the network. My Favorite The user interface with “My Favorite” shortcut is allowed user to designate often used items and have them display on the main screen area.

  • Page 28: Menu Bar

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

  • Page 29: Logout

    Display system temperature, click to go to Temperature System Status page as shot cut. Logout Click to logout Web Administration Interface. Language Selection The Thecus IP storage supports multiple Languages, including: English  Japanese  Traditional Chinese ...

  • Page 30: System Information

    Information provides viewing on current Product info, System Status, Service Status and Logs. The menu bar allows you to see various aspects of the Thecus IP storage. From here, you can discover the status of the Thecus IP storage, and also other details.

  • Page 31: Logs

    System Fan 4 Speed Displays current System fan (left 4) status (Depend on model) CPU Temperature Displays current CPU Temperature. System Temperature 1 Displays current System temperature in position 1 System Temperature 2 Displays current System temperature in position 2 System Temperature 3 Displays current System temperature in position 3 System Temperature 4...

  • Page 32: On-Line Register

    Thecus. To enable this service, simply check the “Enable” check box. By enabling this service, the items in bold will be sent to Thecus via the Internet.

  • Page 33: Syslog Management

    System Management The System Management menu gives you a wealth of settings that you can use to configure your Thecus IP storage system administration functions. You can set up system time, system notifications, and even upgrade firmware from this menu.

  • Page 34: Time: Setting System Time

    Select YES to allow Thecus IP storage to synchronize with an NTP Server server of your choice. Press Apply to change. If an NTP server is selected, please make sure your Thecus IP storage has been WARNING setup to access the NTP server.

  • Page 35: Firmware Upgrade

    From the menu, choose the Schedule Power On/Off item and the Schedule Power On/Off screen appears. To designate a schedule for the Thecus IP storage to turn on and off, first enable the feature by checking the Enable Schedule Power On/Off checkbox.

  • Page 36: Administrator Password

    Then, simply choose an on and off 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.

  • Page 37: Config Mgmt

    The system configuration you have backup can be only restore in same firmware version. And the backup details have excluded user/group accounts. Factory Default From the menu, choose the Factory Default item and the Reset to Factory Default screen appears. Press Apply to reset Thecus IP storage to factory default settings.

  • Page 38: Reboot & Shutdown

    Resetting to factory defaults will not erase the data stored in the hard disks, but WARNING WILL revert all the settings to the factory default values. Reboot & Shutdown From the menu, choose Reboot & Shutdown item, and the Shutdown/Reboot System screen appears.
  • Page 39 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. Check the desired RAID volumes and click Next to proceed with the file system check.

  • Page 40: Wake-Up On Lan (Wol)

    Wake-Up On LAN (WOL) The Thecus IP storage has the ability to be awoken from sleep mode via WAN/LAN1 or LAN2 port. From the menu, choose the WOL item, and the Wake-up On LAN screen appears.

  • Page 41: Ui Login Function

    From the menu, choose the SNMP item, and the SNMP Support screen appears. From here, you can Enable or Disable. UI Login Function Adjusts UI Login Configuration settings, you can enable/disable the Web Disk, Photo Server and modules functions, according to your needs. System Network Use the System Network menu to make network configuration settings as well as additional NIC settings if applicable.
  • Page 42 WAN/LAN1 Configuration Item Description Host name Host name that identifies the Thecus IP storage on the network. Domain name Specifies the domain name of Thecus IP storage. To set a server name for NetBIOS computer. WINS Server MAC Address MAC address of the network interface.

  • Page 43: Lan2

    LAN2 LAN2 Configuration The Thecus IP storage supports two Gigabit Ethernet ports for higher service availability. To configure these ports, choose LAN2 from the System Network menu, and the LAN2 Configuration screen appears. Press Apply to save your changes. LAN2 Configuration...

  • Page 44: Additional Lan3

    Specifies the LAN3 port link speed Lick Speed Additional LAN Other than on-board LAN port, Thecus IP storage supports additional NIC to be added in its available PCI-e slot. For the details of additional NIC support list please visit Thecus website.

  • Page 45: Storage Management

    Storage Management The Storage menu displays the status of storage devices installed in the Thecus IP storage, and includes storage configuration options such as RAID and disk settings, folder configuration, iSCSI and ISO Mount. Disks Information From the Storage menu, choose the Disks item and the Disks Information screen appears.
  • Page 46 Capacity Shows the SATA hard disk capacity. Model Displays the SATA hard disk model name. Link Displays the hard disk interface and link speed Firmware Shows the SATA hard disk firmware version. Status Indicates the status of the disk. Bad Block scan Yes to start scan Bad Block.

  • Page 47: Raid Information

    From the Storage menu, choose the RAID item and the RAID Information screen appears. This screen lists the RAID volumes currently residing on the Thecus IP storage. From this screen, you can get information about the status of your RAID volumes, as well...
  • Page 48 RAID Information Item Description 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. Can read either Healthy, Degraded, or Damaged.
  • Page 49 To create a RAID volume, follow the steps below: 1. On the RAID Information screen, clicks create. 2. On the RAID Configuration screen, set the RAID storage space as JBOD, RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, RAID 10, RAID 50 or RAID 60 (depend on model)—...
  • Page 50 4. If this RAID volume is meant to be the Master RAID volume, tick the Master RAID checkbox. NOTE In a multiple RAID configuration, one RAID volume must be designated as the Master RAID volume. The Master RAID volume will store all installed modules. If the Master RAID is changed to another location (i.e.
  • Page 51 (RAID volume created date)_xxxxxx.key Please keep USB disk in a safe place and also backup the encrypted key. WARNING There is no way to rescue data back if the key is lost. With RAID volume encryption enabled, the system performance will goes NOTE down.
  • Page 52 Single volume size supported: NOTE ext3  8TB XFS  48TB ext4  36TB 9. Press Submit to build the RAID storage volume. 10. Press “Yes” for RAID volume creation preparation. Then click “Finish” to start up with RAID volume building.
  • Page 53 Building a RAID volume may take time, depending on the size of hard drives NOTE and RAID mode. In general, while the RAID volume building process is up to “RAID Building” then the data volume is capable to be accessed. Creating RAID destroys all data in the current RAID volume.
  • Page 54 Edit RAID On the RAID Information screen, press the Edit button to go to the RAID Information screen. Using Edit RAID, you can select RAID ID and the Spare Disk. . Remove RAID Click to remove the RAID volume. All user data and iSCSI has been created in selected RAID volume will be removed.
  • Page 55 1. On the RAID List screen, select the RAID volume by clicking on its radio button, and click RAID Information to open the RAID Configuration screen. 2. On the RAID Configuration screen, click Remove RAID. 3. The confirmation screen appear, you will have to input “Yes” with exactly wording case to complete “Remove RAID”...
  • Page 56 Expanding a RAID (Dose not apply to the N2800) To expand a RAID 1, RAID 5, or RAID 6 volume, follow the steps below: 1. Replace one of the hard drives in the RAID volume and allow it to automatically rebuild. 2.
  • Page 57 2. The RAID migration from R1 to R5 or R1 to R6, the all services will restart and volumes “iSCSI” is read only but “user data” is capable read / write during operation. The migration scheme below is based on Thecus IP NOTE Storage products in maximum possible combination.
  • Page 58 Below is a table listing of possible RAID migration schemes: From RAID 0 RAID 5 RAID 6 RAID [RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 5] HDDx3 [RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 6] HDDx4 [RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 5] HDDx4 [RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 6] HDDx5 [RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 5] HDDx5 [RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 6] HDDx6 [RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 5] HDDx6...

  • Page 59: Nas Stacking

    ………………………………..HDDx16 NAS Stacking The Thecus IP storage’s capacity can be expanded even further using the stackable function. With it, users can expand the capacity of their network storage systems up to 5 other stack target volumes which are located in different systems. These can be stacked through single network access like SMB or AFP acting as a share folder type.
  • Page 60 With the added stack target you could “Enable” or “Disable” now or later per usage needed. Next, input the target IP address of the stackable device and click the Discovery button. The system will list available target volumes from the inputted IP address. Once IP with volume have been set, you may need to input a valid user name and password to validate your access rights.
  • Page 61 The Stackd Target name will become the network share name and displayed through network access such as SMB. You may refer the figures below to see the result. Please note the naming limitation. From the figure above, the Stacked Target name is “pmdata1”. The figures below show the result before and after via Microsoft Network Access with settings have been completed.
  • Page 62 The Browseable setting will be same method of setting for system share folder. It designates whether or not this folder will be visible through web disk. You may refer the figures below for reference when Yes and No are selected. The Public setting will be set same as what the setting for the system share folder associated with the ACL permission setup.
  • Page 63 With this newly attached stack target device, you will see the information displayed and also several options you can choose. In general, if attached stack target device has been used by another Thecus NAS as stack target volume, then the Format item will be display and system will recognize it straight away and display its capacity.
  • Page 64 After your changes have been made, click Apply to confirm any modifications. Once changes are applied, the associated information will be updated on the Stack Target List window. D. Stack Target ACL If the stack target Public setting set to Yes, then the ACL button will be grayed out. However, if Public setting is set to No, then the ACL button will be available for you to setup user access permissions for the stack target.

  • Page 65: Iso Mount

    ISO Mount The ISO Mount feature is very useful tool from Thecus products. With it, users can mount an ISO file and having export name to display all details from mounted ISO file. From the main menu, the ISO Mount feature is located under “Storage”. Please refer the figure below for reference.
  • Page 66 To mount new ISO file, select from listed ISO file and input desired mounting name into “Mount as:” field. Click “ADD” with confirmation to complete mounting ISO file. Or without “Mount as” ISO file export name input, system will automatic to give the export name by ISO file name.
  • Page 67 The mounted ISO file will be located same share folder with name giving. Please refer the screen shot below. ISO file “image” has mounted as folder “Image” you could see. The ISO file “Thecus 01” without assign mounting name, system automatically has folder “Thecus 01”...

  • Page 68: Share Folder

    Share Folder From the Storage menu, choose Share Folder, and the Folder screen appears. This screen allows you to create and configure folders on the Thecus IP storage volume. Adding Folders On the Folder screen, press the Add button and the Add Folder screen appears.
  • Page 69 Apply Press Apply to create the folder. Folder names are limited to 60 characters. Systems running Windows 98 or earlier NOTE may not support file names longer than 15 characters. Modify Folders On the Folder screen, press the Edit button and the Modify Folder screen appears. This screen allows you to change folder information.
  • Page 70 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 71: Folder And Sub-Folders Access Control List (Acl)

    Guest system root account will have full access to this  share (root:root). Guest system root account will be mapped to anonymous  user (nobody:nogroup) on NAS. All user on guest system will be mapped to anonymous  user (nobody:nogroup) on NAS. Choose the one which best fits your needs.
  • Page 72 Writable Provides Write access to users or groups who are displayed in this column. Recursive Enable to inherit the access right for all its sub-folders. To configure folder access, follow the steps below: 1. On the ACL screen, all network groups and users are listed in the left hand column.

  • Page 73: Iscsi

    3. Click Search. The system will list up to 1,000 users from the chosen category. To narrow NOTE your search, enter a search term in the blank provided. iSCSI You may specify the space allocated for iSCSI. The iSCSI target is allowed per system as table blow:.
  • Page 74 Click this to modify the iSCSI Target. There are 3 options (iSCSI CRC/Checksum, Max Advanced Connections, Error Recovery Level) is currently allow Admin to Enable/Disable to operate Thecus IP storage associated with iSCSI setting. Delete Click this to delete the iSCSI Target.
  • Page 75 Create iSCSI Volume Item Description iSCSI Target Volume Enable or Disable the iSCSI Target Volume. Target Name Name of the iSCSI Target. This name will be used by the Stackable NAS function to identify this export share. iqn_Year Select the current year from the dropdown. Iqn_Month Select the current month from the dropdown.
  • Page 76 iSCSI Block size The iSCSI block size can be set under system advance option, default is 512 Bytes. [ 4K ] block size while more than 2TB capacity will be configured in Windows XP. [ 512 Bytes ] block size for application like VMware etc. Be sure the iSCSI target volume has been enabled NOTE or it will not list out while using Initiator to get...
  • Page 77 2. Modify your setting. Press ok to change. Expand Volume The iSCSI volume is now able to expand its capacity from unused space (Instant Allocation mode only). From the volume list, simply select the iSCSI volume you like to expand and click the Expand button: You will then see the dialog box displayed below.

  • Page 78: Iscsi Thin-Provisioning

    The iSCSI expand is only capable while iSCSI NOTE target volume is crested by “Instant Allocation”. Created by “Thin Provisioning” has virtual space assigned in initial stage, so it has no expand capability. Delete Volume To delete volume on the current RAID volume, follow the steps below: 1.

  • Page 79: Lun Acl

    Next, allocate capacity for iSCSI thin-provision volume by dragging the Allocation bar to the desired size. After the size has been determined, click OK to confirm. Now you will see the iSCSI thin-provisioning volume is available from the list. Please refer to the screenshot below.
  • Page 80 From the LUN ACL setting screen click “Add”: Next, input “Initiator iqn” and setup iSCSI target volume access privilege from available list then apply with OK button. The accessible Initiator will listed as screen shot displayed below.

  • Page 81: Advance Option

    Advance Option There are 3 options is currently allow Admin to Enable/Disable to operate Thecus IP storage associated with iSCSI setting. The details as listed in following screenshot. With the option changed, it will need to reboot system to activate.

  • Page 82: High-Availability (N12000 Series/N16000 Series Only)

    HA setup procedure: HA needs two identical Thecus systems (same models and same hard disk slot installed) which capable for high availability feature to be setup one each for “Active” and “Standby” unit and both units have to build up RAID volume in prior.
  • Page 83 Let’s take example for two Thecus Units. Host name: PMA (172.16.66.25) and created 3.7GB RAID volume, will setup as Active server Host name: PMS (172.16.66.24) and created 5.5GB RAID volume, will setup as Standby server...
  • Page 84 The capacity of HA Standby server must be WARNING great than Active server or warning message will appear. Setup Active unit for HA, let’s take example unit PMA (172.16.66.25): Login in to web UI of system 172.16.66.25 then go to “High Availability” HA configuration page under Storage category.
  • Page 85 Filled in the Standby server information of “Host name”, “WAN/LAN1 IP” and “Heartbeaat IP”. vii. The setting for “Heart Thresholds” has no need to change unless it has required in different circumstance. Heart Beats Configuration Item Description How long between The keep a live directive sets the interval between heartbeat heartbeats? packets.
  • Page 86 Communications Configuration The udp port directive specifies which port Heartbeat will use for its UDP intra-cluster communication. The default value for this parameter is UDP 694 port. Heartbeats interface Select interfaces are used for heartbeat communications. In legacy Heartbeat clusters, the auto failback option would Auto Fail Back: determine whether a resource would automatically fail back to its "Active"...
  • Page 87 Setup Standby unit for HA, take example unit PMS (172.16.66.24): Login in to web UI of system 172.16.66.24 then go to “High Availability” HA configuration page under Storage category. Click on “Enable” radio button then setting page will appear. xii. Choose the server role of associated system, we are having example to have this unit as “Standby Server”.
  • Page 88 After Standby server has communicated with Active Server successfully, then the state will changed: Click “Yes” to reboot both Active and Standby server. If the communication is failed then you will have error message as below. Please be sure that “Standby” unit volume WARNING size must be larger then “Active”...
  • Page 89 At this time, the virtual IP address will be mapped to the PMS system due to it is in an active state. HA Ready: After both Active and Standby systems has reboot, the HA link status and HA RAID volume can be seen from HA status page. From HA Active server “PMA (172.16.66.25)”...
  • Page 90 User can access this newly create HA system by its virtual IP, take Windows as example by put 172.16.65.87 or HApm then the available share will be listed as below: HA Recovery: If one of HA member is went down earlier and like to recovery afterward. Simply go to the RAID management page and the “HA Recovery”...

  • Page 91: User And Group Authentication

    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 Thecus IP storage will connect with the ADS/NT server and get all the information of the domain users and groups automatically. From the Accounts menu, choose Authentication item and the ADS/NT Support screen appears.
  • Page 92 • The DNS server specified in the WAN/LAN1 configuration page should be able to correctly resolve the ADS server name. • The time zone setting between Thecus IP storage and ADS should be identical. • The system time difference between Thecus IP storage and ADS should be less than five minutes.

  • Page 93: Local User Configuration

    Local User Configuration From the Accounts menu, choose the User item, and the Local User Configuration screen appears. This screen allows you to Add, Edit, and Remove local users. Local User Configuration Item Description Press the Add button to add a user to the list of local users. Edit Press the Edit button to modify a local user.
  • Page 94 All users are automatically assigned to the ‘users’ group. NOTE Edit Users 1. Select an existing user from the Local User Configuration screen. 2. Click on the Edit 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 95: Local Group Configuration

    Local Group Configuration From the Accounts menu, choose the Group item, and the Local Group Configuration screen appears. This screen allows you to Add, Edit, and Remove local groups. Local Group Configuration Item Description Press the Add button to add a user to the list of local groups. Edit Press the Edit button to modify a selected group from the system.
  • Page 96 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. Edit Groups 1. On the Local Group Configuration screen, select a group name from the list.

  • Page 97: Batch Create Users And Groups

    Batch Create Users and Groups The Thecus IP storage can also add users and groups in batch mode. This enables you to conveniently add numerous users and groups automatically by importing a simple comma-separated plain text (*.txt) file. From the Accounts menu, click Batch Mgmt and the Batch Create Users and Groups dialogue will appear.

  • Page 98: User Quota

    User Quota The Thecus IP storage has supported local or AD users with its quota limitation in each RAID volume of system. Simply to enable this function by clicking “Enable” then apply it. Next, each user can be setup global quota size for each RAID volume. Simply click on “Quota Size”...

  • Page 99: Network Service

    Use the Network Service menu to make network service support settings. Samba / CIFS There are options is currently allow Admin to Enable/Disable to operate Thecus IP storage associated with Samba / CIFS protocol. With the option changed, it will need to reboot system to activate.

  • Page 100: Afp (Apple Network Setup)

    From the System Network menu, choose the NFS item, and the NFS Support screen appears. The Thecus IP storage can act as an NFS server, enabling users to download and upload files with the favorite NFS clients. Press Apply to confirm your...

  • Page 101: Ftp

    Apply Click Apply to save your changes. Thecus IP storage can act as a FTP server, enabling users to download and upload files with their favorite FTP programs. From the System Network menu, choose the FTP item, and the FTP screen appears. You can change any of these items and press Apply to confirm your settings.

  • Page 102: Tftp

    Selections include Unlimited, 1 ~ 32 MB/s. To access the share folder on Thecus IP storage, use the appropriate user login and password set up on the Users page. Access control to each share folder is set up on the ACL page (Storage Management >...

  • Page 103: Webservice

    UPnP This device supports UPnP Media server, which allows users to play media files with UPnP client (ex. DMA devices). Enable or disable Universal Plug and Play protocol. UPnP helps to find the IP address of Thecus IP storage.

  • Page 104: Bonjour Setting

    The Thecus IP storage supports build-in application such as iTunes server. The Thecus IP storage provides activating the iTunes Server on the device. You will be able to play music files on this device with your iTunes client software directly. The...

  • Page 105: Itunes® Server

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

  • Page 106: Auto Module Installation

    Or choose the Auto Module Installation item and the available system Module screen appears. The default to get module list is “On-line” so if Thecus IP storage is capable to connect to Internet then it will automatically link to Thecus official website then list available modules.

  • Page 107: Backup

    Installation. Please do “Enable” to activate module usage. Backup There are a number of ways to back up data with the Thecus IP storage. Dual DOM (N12000 series/N16000 series/N8900 series only) The unique Dual DOM feature can now perform “Auto Repair”. The Thecus NAS will backup up to five versions of the system configuration either by the default timing of 1:00am every day automatically or as scheduled by the user.

  • Page 108: Rsync Target Server

    Rsync Target Server When it comes to backing up your data, it’s very important to have flexibility. Rsync Backup provides you with many options, including local or remote backup, backup scheduling, different syncronization settings, and password protection. Being based on the Linux operating system, it is also much more stable and experiences much less frequent data loss during transfer than other remote backup systems.

  • Page 109: Rsync

    1. Enable Rsync Target Server 2. Add a username and password (they can be different than your NAS’s username and password) 3. Select Apply • You will need this user name and password while the data is going to NOTE remotely backup to this rsync target server.
  • Page 110 -Fill out all the necessary details and choose your parameters Add Rsync Backup Task Item Description This is how it will appear in the task list. Task Name Descript the task details. Task Description Backup Mode Synchronization mode: Makes your source match your target completely; deleting and adding files on your target as they are deleted and added on your source.

  • Page 111: Acl Backup And Restore

    amount of data being transmitted – something that is useful over a slow connection. Try to handle sparse file efficiently so they take up less Handle sparse files space on the destination. efficiently If there is an error, review the instructions and make sure Test Connection all necessary fields has filled correctly.

  • Page 112: Thecus Backup Utility

    • If recursive has been checked during ACL restoration, it will apply all of its sub-folder with same permission. Thecus Backup Utility The Thecus Backup Utility is on your Installation CD. When you click on the CD, the Backup Utility will be installed under Program Groups > Thecus > Thecus...

  • Page 113: Windows Xp Data Backup

    Backup Utility. If it is not installed, you can copy the file (Thecus Backup Utility.exe) to a convenient location on your hard disk and double click to execute If you can not find Thecus Backup Utility on your CD, please download it NOTE from the Thecus website (http://www.thecus.com).

  • Page 114: Apple Os X Backup Utilities

    4. Click Next and in the Backup Type, Destination, and Name page, specify a back up location using the Browse button. 5. Find and select the drive that specifies your Thecus IP storage as your backup destination and click Next.

  • Page 115: Windows Xp Sp2

    Remove All Documents button to clear the print queue may resolve the issue. You can configure Thecus IP storage to act as a printer server. That way, all PCs connected to the network can utilize the same printer.

  • Page 116: Windows Vista

    9. Click Finish. • Note that if a multi-function (all-in-one) printer is attached to the Thecus IP NOTE Storage, usually only the printing and fax functions will work. Other features, such as scanning, will probably not function. Windows Vista To set up the Printer Server in Windows Vista, follow the steps below: 1.
  • Page 117 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> is the IP address of Thecus IP storage. Click Next. 6. Select or install a printer and then press OK.
  • Page 118 7. Windows will attempt to connect to the printer. 8. You can choose to set this printer as the default printer by checking the Set as the default printer box. Click Next to continue. 9. Done! Click Finish.

  • Page 119: Uninterrupted Power Source

    Uninterrupted Power Source From the External Devices menu, choose the Uninterrupted Power Source item and the UPS Setting screen appears. Make any changes you wish, and press Apply to confirm changes. See the following table for a detailed description of each item. UPS Setting Item Description...

  • Page 120: Chapter 5: Tips And Tricks

    The Thecus IP storage also supports eSATA hard disks with its eSATA port. Before attaching an eSATA or USB disk drive to Thecus IP storage, you have to partition and format it on a desktop computer or a notebook first. The attached device will be located at \\192.168.1.100\usbhdd\sd(x)1 where 192.168.1.100...

  • Page 121: Part I - Setup A Dyndns Account

    2. For Enable Virtual Server?, select Yes 3. Setup the HTTPS Server a. Well-Known Applications: Select User Defined b. Local IP: Enter 192.168.1.100 c. Port Range: 443 (the default HTTPS port setting on the Thecus IP storage) d. Protocol: select TCP e. Click Add.

  • Page 122: Replacing Damaged Hard Drives

    5. The LED blinks green when the HDD is accessed. RAID Auto-Rebuild When using RAID 1, 5, 6,10, 50 or 60 on Thecus IP storage, you can use the auto-rebuild function when an error is detected. 1. When a hard disk fails the system beeps and/or an email notification is sent to specified receivers.

  • Page 123: Chapter 6: Troubleshooting

    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 Thecus IP storage OLED panel, or by using the setup wizard to retrieve the IP of your Thecus IP storage.

  • Page 124: Problems With Time And Date Settings

    4. Set the Date, Time, and Time Zone. 5. Click Apply. In addition, if Thecus IP storage 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 125: Appendix A: Customer Support

    Appendix A: Customer Support If your Thecus IP storage is not working properly, we encourage you to check out Chapter 6: Troubleshooting, located in this manual. You can also try to ensure that you are using the latest firmware version for your Thecus IP storage. Thecus is committed to providing free firmware upgrades to our customers.

  • Page 126: Appendix B: Raid Basics

    RAID Levels The Thecus IP storage supports standard RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 and JBOD. You choose a RAID level when you create a system volume. The factors for selecting a RAID level are: Your requirements for performance ...
  • Page 127 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 security such as office automation and online customer service. Use it also for applications with high read requests but low write requests.

  • Page 128: Stripe Size

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

  • Page 129: Appendix C: How To Open The Top Cover

    Appendix C: How to open the top cover N8900 series:...

  • Page 130: N12000 Series

    N12000 series: N16000 series:...

  • Page 131: Appendix D: Active Directory Basics

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

  • Page 132: Appendix E: Licensing Information

    Source Code Availability Thecus Technology Corp. has exposed the full source code of the GPL licensed software. For more information on how you can obtain our source code, please visit our web site, http://www.thecus.com.

  • Page 133: 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 accessible in the public online and offline documentation of the program.
  • Page 134 they have is not the original, so that any problems introduced by others will not reflect on the original authors' reputations. Finally, any free program is threatened constantly by software patents. We wish to avoid the danger that redistributors of a free program will individually obtain patent licenses, in effect making the program proprietary.
  • Page 135 these conditions, and telling the user how to view a copy of this License. (Exception: if the Program itself is interactive but does not normally print such an announcement, your work based on the Program is not required to print an announcement.) These requirements apply to the modified work as a whole.
  • Page 136 4. You may not copy, modify, sublicense, or distribute the Program except as expressly provided under this License. Any attempt otherwise to copy, modify, sublicense or distribute the Program is void, and will automatically terminate your rights under this License. However, parties who have received copies, or rights, from you under this License will not have their licenses terminated so long as such parties remain in full compliance.
  • Page 137 9. The Free Software Foundation may publish revised and/or new versions of the General Public License from time to time. Such new versions will be similar in spirit to the present version, but may differ in detail to address new problems or concerns.

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