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  • Page 1 Thecus N4100PRO 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

    Do NOT expose the N4100PRO to dampness, dust, or corrosive liquids. Do NOT place the N4100PRO on any uneven surfaces. DO NOT place the N4100PRO in direct sunlight or expose it to other heat sources. DO NOT use chemicals or aerosols to clean the N4100PRO. Unplug the power cord and all connected cables before cleaning.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Checking System Status ............... 14 System Status Normal..............14 System Trouble ................14 Chapter 3: First Time Setup ............15 Overview .....................15 Thecus Setup Wizard ................15 LCD Operation ..................17 LCD Controls ................17 Display Mode ................18 USB Copy ....................18 Typical Setup Procedure ..............18...
  • Page 5 Product Information ..............23 System/Service Status ..............24 Logs ..................24 System Management ................26 Time: Setting system time ............26 Notification configuration .............. 26 Firmware Upgrade ............... 27 UPS Setting ................28 Schedule Power On/Off..............29 Wake-Up On LAN (WOL) ............... 30 Utility..................
  • Page 6 Uploading Pictures to Albums ............100 EXIF Information ............... 100 Slide Shows ................101 Mapping a Client PC to the N4100PRO ..........101 Windows .................. 101 Apple OS X ................101 Mapping the N4100PRO as an iSCSI Drive ......... 102 Windows 2000/XP..............
  • Page 7 Forgot My Network IP Address ............109 Can't Map a Network Drive in Windows XP ........109 Restoring Factory Defaults ..............109 Problems with Time and Date Settings ..........109 Chapter 8: Revision updated (FW 3.00.03 to 3.00.05) ....111 What’s New ..................

  • Page 8: Chapter 1: Introduction

    N4100PRO, securing the continuity of data in the event of hardware failure. The N4100PRO allows data consolidation and sharing between Windows (SMB/CIFS), UNIX/Linux, and Apple OS X environments.

  • Page 9: Backup Server

    Server>Printer Information. Dual Mode Support N4100PRO is not only a file server, but it also supports iSCSI initiators. Your server can access N4100PRO as a direct-attached-storage over the LAN or Internet. There is no easier way to expand the capacity of your current application servers. All the storage needs can be centrally managed and deployed.

  • Page 10: Package Contents

    Package Contents Your N4100PRO package should contain the following items: N4100PRO Unit x1 Power Cord x1 QIG (Quick Installation Guide) x1 CD-Title x2 (DriveClone5 Pro CD & Universal CD) Ethernet Cable x1 Screw Kit & Key-Luck x1 HDD Compatibility list Card x1 Multiple Languages Warranty Card x1 Please check to see if your package is complete.

  • Page 11: Front Panel

    Front Panel The N4100PRO’s front panel displays the unit’s array of status LED’s and is also where you’ll find the power buttons. See the table below for a detailed explanation of each: Item Description • HDD Trays There are four hard disk drive (HDD) trays. Each tray supports a 3.5-inch SATA HDD.

  • Page 12: Rear Panel

    Blinking yellow: data is being accessed • Blinking red: hard disk error Rear Panel The rear panel of the N4100PRO houses the USB and Ethernet connections, as well as the power connector. See the table below for descriptions of each: Item Description •...

  • Page 13: Chapter 2: Hardware Installation

    1. Remove a hard disk tray from the N4100PRO. 2. Slide the new SATA hard disk into the tray and fasten the screws. 3. Insert the hard disk and tray back into the N4100PRO until it snaps into place and lock it with a key if desired.

  • Page 14: Cable Connections

    2. Connect the provided power cord into the universal power socket on the back panel. Plug the other end of the cord into a surge protected socket. 3. Press the power button on the front panel to power on the N4100PRO. Checking System Status...

  • Page 15: Chapter 3: First Time Setup

    Once the hardware is installed, physically connected to your network, and powered on, you can configure the N4100PRO so that it is accessible to your network users. There are two ways to set up your N4100PRO: using the Thecus Setup Wizard or the LCD display.
  • Page 16 5. Login with the administrator account and password. The default account and password are both “admin”. 6. Name your N4100PRO and configure the network IP address. If your switch or router is configured as a DHCP Server, configuring the N4100PRO to automatically obtain an IP address is recommended.

  • Page 17: Lcd Operation

    LCD Operation The N4100PRO is equipped with an LCD on the front for easy status display and setup. There are four buttons on the front panel to control the LCD functions.

  • Page 18: Display Mode

    USB Copy The USB Copy function enables you to copy files stored on USB devices such as USB disks and digital cameras to the N4100PRO with a press of a button. To use USB copy, follow the steps below: 1. Plug your USB device into an available USB port on the Front Panel.

  • Page 19: Step 1: Network Setup

    Basics. Step 3: Create Local Users or Setup Authentication Once the RAID is ready, you can begin to create local users for the N4100PRO, or choose to setup authentication protocols such as Active Directory (AD). For more on managing users, go to Chapter 4: System Management >...
  • Page 20 iTunes Server Media Server Download Manager Printer Server...

  • Page 21: Chapter 4: System Administration

    With it, you can configure and monitor the N4100PRO anywhere on the network. Web Administration Interface Make sure your network is connected to the Internet. To access the N4100PRO Web Administration Interface: 1. Type the N4100PRO’s IP address into your browser. (Default IP address is http://192.168.1.100)

  • Page 22: Message Bar

    N4100PRO. User and Group Authentication Allows configuration of users and groups. Application Server Printer Server and iTunes Server to set up of the N4100PRO. Module Management System and user Module to install of the N4100PRO. Backup Category of Backup Features set up of the N4100PRO.

  • Page 23: Logout

    Information provides viewing on current Product info, System Status, Service Status and Logs. The menu bar allows you to see various aspects of the N4100PRO. From here, you can discover the status of the N4100PRO, and also other details. Product Information Once you login, you will first see the basic Product Information screen providing Manufacturer, Product No., Firmware Version, and System Up Time...

  • Page 24: System/Service Status

    Status screens appear. These screens provide basic system and service status information. System Status Item Description CPU Loading (%) Displays current CPU workload of the N4100PRO. CPU Fan Speed Displays current CPU fan status. Up Time Shows how long the system has been up and running. Service Status...
  • Page 25 See the following table for a detailed description of each item: System Logs Item Description Provides all log information including system messages, warning messages and error messages. Records information about system messages. INFO WARN Shows only warning messages. ERROR Shows only error messages. Download All Log File Export all logs to an external file.

  • Page 26: System Management

    Select YES to allow the N4100PRO to synchronize with an NTP Server server of your choice. Press Apply to change. If an NTP server is selected, please make sure your N4100PRO’s network has WARNING been setup to access the NTP server.

  • Page 27: Firmware Upgrade

    Notification Configuration Item Description Beep Notification Enable or disable the system beeper that beeps when a problem occurs. Email Notification Enable or disable email notifications of system problems. SMTP Server Specifies the hostname/IP address of the SMTP server. Port Specifies the port to send outgoing notification emails. Auth Type Select the SMTP Server account authentication type.

  • Page 28: Ups Setting

    • The beeper only beeps if it is enabled in the System Notification menu. NOTE • Check Thecus website for the latest firmware release and release notes. • Downgrading firmware is not permitted. Do not turns off the system during the firmware upgrade process.

  • Page 29: Schedule Power On/Off

    Schedule Power On/Off Using the N4100PRO’s System Management, you can save energy and money by scheduling the N4100PRO to turn itself on and off during certain times of the day. From the menu, choose the Schedule Power On/Off item and the Schedule Power On/Off screen appears.

  • Page 30: Wake-Up On Lan (Wol)

    Wake-Up On LAN (WOL) The N4100PRO has the ability to be awoken from sleep mode via WAN port. From the menu, choose the WOL item, and the Wake-up On LAN screen appears. From here, you can Enable or Disable.
  • Page 31 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 the N4100PRO to factory default settings.
  • Page 32 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 33 on. Check the RAID volumes and click Next to proceed with the file system check. Click Reboot to reboot without running the check. Once you click Next, you will see the following screen: Click Start to begin the file system check. 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.

  • Page 34: System Network

    The system must be re booted before the N4100PRO can function NOTE normally after file syste m check complete. System Network Use the System Network menu to make network configuration settings as well as service support settings. WAN Configuration From the System Network menu, choose WAN, and the WAN Configuration screen appears.

  • Page 35: Lan

    N7700 after Jumbo Frame is turned on. If this happens, turn off the N4100PRO. Then, insert USB disk with factory reset utility included and power on the N4100PRO. Till the system power on complete then it will bring your system settings back to factory default.

  • Page 36: Dhcp Server Configuration

    IP address and End IP address. Samba / CIFS There are 4 options is currently allow Admin to Enable/Disable to operate N4100PRO associated with Samba / CIFS protocol. With the option changed, it will need to reboot system to activate.

  • Page 37: Samba Service

    SMB/CIFS protocol. Samba Recycle Bin The N4100PRO is supported recycle bin via SMB/CIFS protocol. Simply enable it then all of deleted files/folders will reside in the “.recycle” folder with hidden attribution in each share.

  • Page 38: Nfs Setup

    From the System Network menu, choose the NFS item, and the NFS Support screen appears. The N4100PRO can act as an NFS server, enabling users to download and upload files with the favorite NFS clients. Press Apply to confirm your settings.

  • Page 39: Ftp

    Apply Click Apply to save your changes. N4100PRO 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 40: Media Server

    Shared Media Folders Select the folder(s) that contains media files to be shared. Rescan Click the Rescan button to have the N4100PRO for new contents in the selected media folder. Share Media Folders Once the Media Server software is installed, you can start adding folders that contain the media that you would like to share.

  • Page 41: Connecting Dmas To The Media Server

    3. Turn on the TV and change the video signal input to DMA. 4. Setup the DMA (These steps will be different if you use a different DMA) a. From the Server List screen, select “N4100PRO: Media Server” as the server.

  • Page 42: Upnp

    From the System Network menu, choose the Nsync Target item, and the Nsync Setting screen appears. Enable or Disable your Nsync Target Server. Press Apply to confirm your settings. Once Nsync Target has been enabled, the other Thecus NAS product is able to operate remote replication to this NAS system.

  • Page 43: Bonjour Setting

    Bonjour enabled applications and devices. Storage Management The Storage menu displays the status of storage devices installed in the N4100PRO, and includes storage configuration options such as RAID and disk settings, folder configuration, space allocation and ISO Mount.

  • Page 44: S.m.a.r.t. Information

    Firmware Shows the SATA hard disk firmware version. Status Indicates the status of the disk. Can read OK, Warning, or Failed. Bad Block scan Yes to start scan Bad Block. Total Capacity Shows the total SATA hard disk capacity. Disk Power The administrator can set the disk to power down after a period of Management inactivity.

  • Page 45: Bad Block Scan

    From the Storage menu, choose the RAID item and the RAID Information screen appears. This screen lists the RAID volumes currently residing on the N4100PRO. From this screen, you can get information about the status of your RAID volumes, as well as the capacities allocated for data, and iSCSI.

  • Page 46: Create A Raid

    RAID Information Item Description ID of the current RAID volume. RAID Level Shows the current RAID configuration. Status Indicates status of the RAID. Can read either Healthy, Degraded, or Damaged. Disks Used Hard disks used to form the current RAID volume. Total Capacity Total capacity of the current RAID.
  • Page 47 3. Specify a RAID ID. 4. Specify a stripe size — 64K is the default setting. 5. Specify the percentage allocated for user data by drag the horizontal bar. The remaining space will be made available for iSCSI. 6. Selected the file system you like to have for this RAID volume. The selection is available from ext3 and XFS.

  • Page 48: Raid Level

    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 49: Remove Raid

    Remove RAID Click to remove the RAID volume. All user data and iSCSI has been created in selected RAID volume will be removed. To remove a RAID volume, follow the steps below:...

  • Page 50: Expanding A Raid

    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 51: 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, RAID 5 or RAID 6 volume, follow the steps below: 1.
  • Page 52 NOTE Migrating a RAID volume could take several hours to complete With RAID level migration function, it has two different type “On line” and “Off line” alone with limitation as listed below. 1. During RAID level migration, it is not allowed reboot or shutdown system. 2.

  • Page 53: Space Allocation

    Space Allocation. The RAID Information and Volume Allocation List windows will appear. The Volume Allocation List displays the space allocated for iSCSI volumes on the current RAID volume. The N4100PRO supports up to five iSCSI volumes. Volume Allocation List Item...

  • Page 54: Allocating Space For Iscsi Volume

    Allocating Space for iSCSI Volume To allocate space for an iSCSI volume on the current RAID volume, follow the steps below: 1. Under the Volume Allocation List, click iSCSI Target. The Create iSCSI Volume screen appears. Create iSCSI Volume Item Description RAID ID ID of current RAID volume.

  • Page 55: Modify Iscsi Volume

    Month Select the current month from the dropdown. Username Enter a username. Password Enter a password. Password Confirm Reenter the chosen password 2. Designate the percentage to be allocated from the Allocation drag bar. 3. Enable the iSCSI Target Service by selecting Enable. 4.

  • Page 56: Delete Volume

    2. Modify your setting. Press ok to change. Delete Volume To delete volume on the current RAID volume, follow the steps below: 1. Under the Volume Allocation List, click Delete. The Space Allocation screen appears.

  • Page 57: Advance Option

    2. Press YES. All data in the volume will be removed. Advance Option There are 2 options is currently allow Admin to Enable/Disable to operate N4100PRO associated with iSCSI setting. The details as listed in following screenshot. With the option changed, it will need to reboot system to activate.

  • Page 58: Adding Folders

    Adding Folders On the Folder screen, press the Add button and the Add Folder screen appears. This screen allows you to add a folder. After entering the information, press Apply to create new folder.

  • Page 59: Modify Folders

    Add Folder Item Description 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 60: Remove Folders

    setting will only apply while access via SMB/CIFS and web disk. Public Admit or deny public access to this folder. Share Limit Enter the maximum size of the folder. The folder will not grow beyond this limit. You can enter a 0 to turn off the share folder limit.
  • Page 61 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. Guest System Support There are two selections available: • Unix / Linux System • AIX (Allow source port >...

  • Page 62: Folder And Sub-Folders Access Control List (Acl)

    Folder and sub-folders Access Control List (ACL) On the Folder screen, press the ACL button, and the ACL setting screen appears. This screen allows you to configure access to the specific folder and sub-folders 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 63 3. Continue selecting groups and users and assigning them access levels using the column buttons. 4. To remove a group or user from an access level column, press the Remove button in that column. 5. When you are finished, press Apply to confirm your ACL settings. If one user has belong ed to more than one group but different privilege than NOTE...

  • Page 64: Stackable Nas

    Stackable NAS The N4100PRO’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 65 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 66 From the figure above, the Export share name is “pmmeeting”. The figures below show the result before and after via Microsoft Network Access with settings have been completed. No Stack Target Stack target with export share name “pmmeeting” 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.
  • Page 67 The Public setting will be set same as what the setting for the system share folder associated with the ACL permission setup. If Public is set to Yes, all users will be able to access it, and ACL button will be grayed out. If Public is set to No, the ACL button will be available on the Stack Target List window.
  • Page 68 In general, if attached stack target device has been used by another N5200PRO/1U4500/N5500/N4100PRO/N7700/N8800 as stack target volume, then the Format item will be display and system will recognize it straight away and display its capacity. Otherwise, the Format item will be available and the Capacity and Status items will show as “N/A”...

  • Page 69: Iso Mount

    To attempt to reconnect the stack target, click Reconnect. 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...
  • Page 70 From the main menu, the ISO Mount feature is located under “Storage”. Please refer the figure below for reference. Select on the ISO mount function and you will have the screen shot appear as following. A. Add a ISO file From the figure above, select ISO file from drop down share list.
  • Page 71 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 72: User And Group Authentication

    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 73 Specifies the ADS/NT server name (e.g. adservername). ADS/NT Realm Specifies the ADS/NT realm (e.g. example.com). Administrator ID Enter the administrators ID of Windows Active Directory or Windows NT, which is required for N4100PRO to join domain. Administrator Enter the ADS/NT Administrator password. Password Apply To save your settings.

  • Page 74: Local User Configuration

    • The DNS server specified in the WAN configuration page should be able to correctly resolve the ADS server name. • The time zone setting between N4100PRO and ADS should be identical. • The system time difference between N4100PRO and ADS should be less than five minutes.

  • Page 75: Edit Users

    2. On the Local User Setting screen, enter a name in the User Name box. 3. Enter a User ID number. If left blank, the system will automatically assign one. 4. Enter a password in the Password box and re-enter the password in the Confirm box.

  • Page 76: Remove Users

    Remove Users 1. Select an existing user from the Local User Configuration screen. 2. Click on Remove button and the user is deleted from the system. Local Group Configuration From the Accounts menu, choose the Group item, and the Local Group Configuration screen appears.

  • Page 77: Add 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. Remove Press the Remove button to delete a selected group from the system.

  • Page 78: Remove Groups

    2. Press Remove to delete the group from the system. Batch Create Users and Groups The N4100PRO can also add users and groups in batch mode. This enables you to conveniently add numerous users and groups automatically by importing a simple...

  • Page 79: Application Server

    Server allows you to share a single USB printer will all users on the network. The N4100PRO 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 following section shows you how.

  • Page 80: Windows Xp Sp2

    Remove All Documents button to clear the print queue may resolve the issue. You can configure the N4100PRO to act as a printer server. That way, all PCs connected to the network can utilize the same printer.

  • Page 81: Windows Vista

    • Not all USB printers are sup ported. Please check Thecus website for a list of NOTE supported printers. • Note that if a multi-fun ction (all-in-one) printer is attached to the N4100PRO, usually onl y the printing and fax functions will work. Other features, such as scann ing, will probably not function.
  • Page 82 3. Select Add a network, wireless or Bluetooth printer. 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.
  • Page 83 Type http://<Thecus_NAS>:631/printers/usb-printer in the box, where <Thecus_NAS_IP> is the IP address of the N4100PRO. Click Next. 6. Select or install a printer and then press OK. If your printer model is not listed, please contact your printer manufacturer for help.

  • Page 84: Itunes® Server

    Specify tag encoding for MP3 files stored in N4100PRO. All ID3 tags will be sent out in UTF-8 format. Once the iTunes service is enabled, the N4100PRO will make all music located in the Music folder available for iTunes-equipped computers on the network.

  • Page 85: Module Management

    When using Nsync between two N4100PROs, you have the option to transmit files securely between two N4100PROs. If the files on your N4100PRO are lost for any reason, you can restore those files from the target N4100PRO. To backup files regularly, you can set up a scheduled task to run only once, daily, weekly, or monthly.

  • Page 86: Add Nsync Task

    Item Description Click to add a Nsync task Edit Click to Edit an Nsync task. Restore Restore share folder from an Nsync target. Click to delete an Nsync task. Backup files on Nsync target is also deleted. Task name The name of your Nsync task. Server The IP address of your target server Share folder...

  • Page 87: Setting Up An Nsync Target On An Nsync Device

    Add Nsync Task Item Description Task Name The name of your Nsync task. Target Server Select whether the target is a Thecus Product (e.g. N4100PRO) or Manufacturer FTP server. Nsync Mode Synchronize mode or Incremental mode . Target Server IP The IP address of your target server.

  • Page 88: Setting Up An Nsync Target On Another Device

    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 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...

  • Page 89: Windows Xp Data Backup

    3. To check the log for that task, click on the Log icon for that task. NOTE Thecus Backup Utility also supports MAC OS X. Just copy the Thecus Backup Utility.dmg to your MAC OS X machine and double click to execute it.

  • Page 90: Apple Os X Backup Utilities

    5. Find and select the drive that specifies your N4100PRO as your backup destination and click Next. 6. Click Next to display the wizard’s final page and click Finish to start backing Apple OS X Backup Utilities Mac OS X does not include any backup software. However, there are a number of...

  • Page 91: Chapter 5: Using The N4100Pro

    To manage your personal files or access public files on the N4100PRO, just enter its IP address into your browser (default IP address is http://192.168.1.100), and you ill be taken to the N4100PRO Login page.
  • Page 92 6. To create a new folder within the current folder, press the New folder button. When the screen appears enter a name for the folder. Press OK to create the folder. 7. To upload a file from your computer to the current folder, press the New file (upload) button.

  • Page 93: Photo Server

    Photo Server Using the Photo Server, users can view and share photos, and even create their own albums right on the N4100PRO. You will see your own Photo Gallery and all public Photo Albums on the network. To manage any picture files, you must first select the item by clicking the box.

  • Page 94: Windows Xp Publishing Wizard

    Windows XP Publishing Wizard There are many ways for a local user to upload pictures into their photo album. Users of Windows XP can upload their pictures using the Windows XP Publishing Wizard. 1. Click on the XP Publishing Wizard icon on top right corner. 2.
  • Page 95 4. Once the register file is installed, use the Windows file manager to browse the folder that contains the picture you want to publish. On the left pane, there will be an icon labeled “Publish this folder to the Web”. 5.
  • Page 96 7. Your PC will start to connect to the Photo Web Server. 8. Select N4100PRO Photo Gallery Wizard to publish your pictures to the N4100PRO. 9. Login into the N4100PRO with your local user name and password. 10. Create your album by entering an album name and clicking on the Create...
  • Page 97 11. Select the album you want to upload your pictures to. 12. Confirm the target album. 13. Windows will show you that the picture upload is in progress.
  • Page 98 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. Click on the user’s icon to go to that user’s album. 16.

  • Page 99: Managing Albums And Photos

    NOTE • Only logged in users will see these icons. • To prevent system errors, the N4100PRO sets the following limitations on photo files: • Each file upload is limited to a size of 8MB. Files exceeding 8MB will NOT be uploaded and no error message will appear.

  • Page 100: Creating Albums

    Delete or Modify buttons on the top right hand corner EXIF Information While viewing pictures, you can also have the N4100PRO display the EXIF information for each photo. Simply click the EXIF button to display EXIF information. To hide this information,...

  • Page 101: Slide Shows

    Mapping a Client PC to the N4100PRO You can map share folders on the N4100PRO so that you can access them as if they were drives on your computer. You can connect to the shared network folders on the...

  • Page 102: Mapping The N4100Pro As An Iscsi Drive

    Click Connect. 3. When MAC OS X is trying to connect N4100PRO, it will ask for a User Name and Password which has access to the folder. 4. When MAC OS X has connected to the N4100PRO successfully, an icon representing the folder will appear on the MAC OS X desktop.
  • Page 103 3. You will now install the iSCSI Initiator using the Setup Wizard. Click Next to continue. 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.
  • Page 104 7. Start the iSCSI Initiator by double-clicking its icon on the desktop. The iSCSI Initiator properties window will appear. elect the Discovery tab. Under Target Portals, click Add. . Enter the IP address of the N410 PRO. Click OK. 10. On the iSCSI Initiator Properties window, select the Targets tab. With the iSCSI target highlighted, click Log On.
  • Page 105 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. Click OK. 12. Right click My Computer on the desktop and select Manage.

  • Page 106: Windows Vista

    Windows Vista ecause Windows Vista has the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator pre-installed, you will not ave to install this piece of software. Instead, start the iSCSI Initiator and follow teps 8-14 to map the N4100PRO as an iSCSI drive.

  • Page 107: Chapter 6: Tips And Tricks

    All file names on the USB disk volume are case sensitive. efore attaching a USB disk drive to N4100PRO, you have to partition and format it n a desktop computer or a notebook first. The attached device will be located at \192.168.1.100\usbhdd\usb1\1\ where 192.168.1.100 means the IP address of...

  • Page 108: 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 N4100PRO while keeping your data secure with e system’s automatic data recovery.

  • Page 109: Chapter 7: Troubleshooting

    1. Start the Setup Wizard, and it will automatically detect all Thecus IP storage products on your network. 2. You should be able to find the IP address of the N4100PRO which you have forgotten in the Device Discovery screen.
  • Page 110 4. Set the Date, Time, and Time Zone. 5. Click Apply. addition, if the N4100PRO is able to access the Internet and you want to keep the TP Server clock.isc.org by default, please make sure the DNS Server is correctly...

  • Page 111: Chapter 8: Revision Updated (Fw 3.00.03 To 3.00.05)

    Chapter 8: Revision updated (FW 3.00.03 to 3.00.05) What’s New There are additional features implemented into the new 3.00.04 version firmware. RAID Expansion for iSCSI Target Volume First, the iSCSI volume is now able to expand its capacity from unused space. 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 112: Iscsi Thin-Provisioning

    iSCSI Thin-Provisioning An advanced thin-provisioning for iSCSI feature is available in this firmware release. With this function, the iSCSI capacity can be more flexible and more efficiently serve more users. The idea for iSCSI thin-provisioning is sharing the available physical capacity to a number of iSCSI target volumes and also setup virtual capacity to expand the physical size while it needed.
  • Page 113 Now you can start to create iSCSI targets to join the newly-created iSCSI thin-provision volume. Basically, the iSCSI target under iSCSI thin-provisioning has exactly same settings screen as the standard iSCSI target volume creation. The only difference is the “Virtual Size” of capacity. Unlike creating standard iSCSI target volumes, the capacity has been physically allocated.
  • Page 114 The screen shot for iSCSI target volume creation under thin-provisioning; the physical capacity 333.8GB. The screen shot to setup an iSCSI target volume under thin-provisioning of 1700GB. iSCSI target volume creation. The maximum virtual size is 14300GB (16000GB – 1700GB(1 iSCSI target volume)).

  • Page 115: Iscsi Lun Id

    This screenshot lists iSCSI target volumes created under thin-provisioning. The 2 iSCSI target volume under thin-provisioning has been created with a capacity of 14300GB. This message appears if there is no more room for new iSCSI target creation. Each RAID volume can only create one iSCSI thin-provision volume. NOTE Each thin-provision volume can only create 5 iSCSI target volumes.

  • Page 116: Error Corrections

    Error Corrections None...

  • Page 117: Chapter 9: Revision Updated Up To Fw 3.01.00

    Chapter 9: Revision updated up to FW 3.01.00 What’s New There are additional features implemented into the new 3.00.08 version firmware. Updated Login User Interface There is a brand new design for the admin login UI. The previous chapters have screenshots of the original user interface. NOTE Please note that all changes are visual only.

  • Page 118: Disclaimer Page Added

    Disclaimer Page Added The following disclaimer page has been added to this firmware release. Please click the check box if you do not want to have this page displayed during the next login.

  • Page 119: Updated Main User Interface

    Updated Main User Interface The look and icons of the main user interface have been updated. Additionally, it has added “My Favorite” as shortcut to let user can create often used items on main screen area. The figure below has displayed 12 default favorite functions. Administrator can add or remove favorite function as short cut by right click mouse...

  • Page 120: Add On-Line Register Service

    Added Rsync Setting under Nsync Target The Thecus Nsync feature has added a third way to use Rsync to replicate data between two systems. For the target side to allow source cross data, the Rsync target server needs to first select “Enable” and then assign a username and...

  • Page 121: Added Rsync Backup Feature

    FTP server with the added Rsync option. Using “Rsync” to backup data to other Thecus NAS devices uses the exact same procedure as the original Nsync method. The only thing that needs to be done is to enable the sync target server and input a valid username and password to grant access permission.

  • Page 122: Added 2 Nd Gateway For Clients Of Dhcp Server Route

    Thecus NAS as a DHCP server to have another route to balance traffic bandwidth. If the IP sharing mode setting is set to “Enable” under WAN port, then this NOTE gateway cannot be configured.

  • Page 123: Appendix A: Product Specifications

    Appendix A: Product Specifications Hardware Specifications Product Model N4100PRO Core Processors / Memory Processor AMD LX800 500Mhz Memory 256MB DDR400 SODIMM Network Interfaces Gigabit RJ-45 connector Gigabit RJ-45 connector Storage HDD Bays 4 x 3.5” SATA II HDD, hot-swappable HDD Support...
  • Page 124 MAC OS X *AD support: Works as a client member in a Microsoft Active Directory domain, allowing the N4100PRO to utilize the domain users and groups setting for authentication to the system and authorization to the share folders. **For supported USB dongles, please contact...

  • Page 125: Appendix B: Customer Support

    Appendix B: Customer Support If your N4100PRO is not working properly, we encourage you to check out Chapter Troubleshooting, located in this manual. You can also try to ensure that you are using the latest firmware version for your N4100PRO. Thecus is committed to providing free firmware upgrades to our customers.

  • Page 126: Appendix C: Raid Basics

    RAID volume can regenerate data from the data and parity stored on its other hard disk drives. RAID Levels The Thecus N4100PRO supports standard RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, and JBOD. You choose a RAID level when you create a system volume. The factors for selecting a RAID level are: •...

  • Page 127: Raid 5

    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: Disk Usage

    Disk Usage When all 7 disks are of the same size, and used in RAID, N4100PRO disk usage percentage is listed below: RAID Level Percentage Used RAID 0 100% RAID 1 1/n x 100% RAID 5 (n-1)/n x 100% RAID 6...

  • Page 129: Appendix D: Active Directory Basics

    Microsoft calls Active Directory a "namespace" where names can be resolved. ADS Benefits ADS lets the N4100PRO integrate itself with the existing ADS in an office environment. This means the N4100PRO is able to recognize your office users and passwords on the ADS server. Other major benefits ADS support provides include: 1.

  • Page 130: 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 131: 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 132 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 133 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 134 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 135 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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