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- Page 1 Thecus N2800 N4800 User’s Manual...
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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 .....................14 Before You Begin .................14 Cable Connections ................14 Chapter 3: First Time Setup ............15 Overview .....................15 Thecus Setup Wizard ................15 OLED Operation ...................17 USB Copy .....................18 Typical Setup Procedure ..............19 Chapter 4: System Administration ..........21 Overview .....................21 Web Administration Interface .............21... - Page 5 Backup ....................101 Rsync Target Server..............101 Rsync..................102 ACL Backup and Restore.............. 104 Data Burn .................. 107 Thecus Backup Utility ..............109 Windows XP Data Backup ............110 Apple OS X Backup Utilities............111 External Devices................111 Printers ..................111 Uninterrupted Power Source............115 Chapter 5: Tips and Tricks ............
- Page 6 Replacing a Hard Drive ..............119 RAID Auto-Rebuild ..............119 Chapter 6: Troubleshooting ............. 120 Forgot My Network IP Address ............120 Can't Map a Network Drive in Windows XP ........120 Restoring Factory Defaults ..............120 Problems with Time and Date Settings ..........121 Appendix A: Customer Support..........
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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: Superior Power Management
>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 N2800 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 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 11 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 ...
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Page 12: Rear Panel
Rear Panel 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. - Page 13 N4800: The N4800 rear panel features ports and connectors. 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 LAN2 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch or router USB Ports...
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Page 14: Chapter 2: Hardware Installation
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 protector socket. ▲ N2800 power socket ▲ N4800 power socket 4. Press the power button on the Front Panel to boot up the Thecus IP storage. -
Page 15: 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 16 5. Login with the administrator account and password. The default account and password are both “admin”. 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.
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Page 17: 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 OLED Operation The N4800 is equipped with an OLED on the front for easy status display and setup. -
Page 18: Usb Copy
USB Copy The USB Copy function enables you to copy files stored on USB devices such as USB disks and digital cameras to the Thecus IP storage by press USB copy button. To use USB copy, follow the steps below: N2800: 1. -
Page 19: 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 20 SMB/CIFS Apple File Protocol (AFP) Network File System (NFS) File Transfer Protocol (FTP) iTunes Server Printer Server...
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Page 21: 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 22: 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 23: 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 24: 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 25: 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 26: Logs
Up Time Shows how long the system has been up and running. Service Status Item Description AFP Status The status of the Apple Filing Protocol server. NFS Status The status of the Network File Service Server. SMB/CIFS Status The status of the SMB/CIFS server. FTP Status The status of the FTP server. -
Page 27: 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 28: Syslog Management
Syslog Management Generates system log to be stored locally or remotely, it also can be chose to act as syslog server for all other devices. These messages are stored on your NAS in: Nsync > log> messages. Information can be obtained in two ways: locally and remotely. Configuration with syslog server: Configuration with syslog client and target to store locally: Configuration with syslog client and target to store remotely:... -
Page 29: System Monitor
“error”, “Information” and “warning”. If client has been selected then “Local” or “Remotely” can be choose. Target Choose Local then the all system log will be stored in associated syslog folder filled in from next filed. And the syslog folder will have file “messages”... - Page 30 If graphic mode has choose, it could also displayed for past 3 minute’s information by using click on X-axis. See example below: For the on-line users list, system monitor will display the on-line access users and share folder has been visited. System Monitor Item Description...
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Page 31: System Management
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 32: Notification Configuration
Notification configuration From the menu, choose the Notification item, and the Notification Configuration screen appears. This screen lets you have Thecus IP storage notify you in case of any system malfunction. Press Apply to confirm all settings. See following table for a detailed description of each item. -
Page 33: Schedule Power On/Off
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 34: Administrator Password
System will turn on at 8:00 AM on Monday, and will not shut down unless powered down manually. You may also choose two on times or two off times on a particular day, and the system will act accordingly. Example - Monday: Off: 8:00; Off: 16:00 System will turn off at 8:00 AM on Monday. -
Page 35: Factory Default
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. 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. - Page 36 To perform a file system check, click Apply. Once clicked, the following prompt will appear: Click Yes to reboot the system. 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.
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Page 37: Wake-Up On Lan (Wol)
The system must be rebooted before Thecus IP storage can function NOTE normally after file system check complete. Wake-Up On LAN (WOL) The Thecus IP storage has the ability to be awoken from sleep mode via WAN/LAN1 or LAN2 port. - Page 38 From the menu, choose the WOL item, and the Wake-up On LAN screen appears. From here, you can Enable or Disable. Wake-up On LAN Configuration Item Description WAN/LAN1 Enable or Disable WOL service from WAN/LAN1 LAN2 Enable or Disable WOL service from LAN2 Apply Click Apply to save changes.
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Page 39: Snmp Support
SNMP Support From the menu, choose the SNMP item and the SNMP Support screen appears. You could enable the SNMP function and filled in the related information in each fields. With the SNMP management software could get system basic information. From the menu, choose the SNMP item, and the SNMP Support screen appears. -
Page 40: System Network
The available system network ports are coming from embedded of system and additionally added from reserved PCI-e slot with associated compatible list. Therefore, the screen shows above is example from Thecus IP Storage with 3 GbE NIC on board and installed additional Intel PRO/1000 PT quad port NIC, it makes total 7 NIC ports for the system. -
Page 41: Dhcp/Radvd
Most Fast Ethernet (10/100) Switches/Routers do not support Jumbo Frame and you will not WARNING be able to connect to your Thecus NAS after Jumbo Frame is turned on. DHCP/RADVD From the System Network menu, choose DHCP/RADVD, and the DHCP/RADVD Configuration screen appears. -
Page 42: Linking Aggregation
The IP address of associate NIC should not be in the range of the Start IP WARNING address and End IP address (IPv4). Linking Aggregation The Thecus IP storage supports link aggregation from either on board network port or additional NIC. Simple click on “+” as screen shot indicate below. - Page 43 The associated screen shot will appear after “+” clicked. Select from available network port then move over to selected box. Click “Link” to confirm the selection. Then related screen will appear for more setting required to complete link aggregation configuration. Link1 Configuration Status Specific the network ports been used with associate link aggregation.
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Page 44: Additional Lan
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
Blank lines indicate that hard disk is not currently installed in that particular disk slot. • The screen shot below just example from Thecus IP Storage. The disk NOTE slots can from 2 for N2800 and 4 forN4800 depend on the model of Thecus IP storage. - Page 46 Disks Information Item Description Disk No. Indicates disk location. 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.
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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 2. On the RAID Configuration screen, set the RAID storage space as JBOD, RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6 or RAID 10 (depend on model)— see Appendix B: RAID Basics for a detailed description of each. N4800 supports multiple RAID and is capable of creating NOTE up to four RAID volumes within a single NAS system.
- Page 50 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.
- Page 51 6. Quick RAID — Enabled the quick RAID setting is going to enhance RAID creation time. We recommend is “Quick RAID” setting is going to be used, only if hard disk NOTE is brand new or it has no existed partitions contained. 7.
- Page 52 10. Press “Yes” for RAID volume creation preparation. Then click “Finish” to start up with RAID volume building. 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”...
- Page 53 RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 6 RAID 10 Model N2800 N4800 RAID configuration is usually required only when you first set up the device. A brief description of each RAID setting follows:...
- Page 54 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: 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.
- Page 55 WARNING unrecoverable. 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.
- Page 56 Migrating a RAID (Dose not apply to the N2800) 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 1, RAID 5 or RAID 6, volume, follow the steps below: 1.
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Page 57: Nas Stacking
[RAID 5] HDDx3 to [RAID 5] HDDx4 [RAID 5] HDDx3 to [RAID 6] HDDx4 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... - Page 58 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. From the main menu, the stackable feature is located under “Storage”. Please refer the figure below for reference.
- Page 59 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 60 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 61 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 62 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 63 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.
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Page 64: 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 65 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 66 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”...
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Page 67: 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 68 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 69 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.
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Page 70: 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 71 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.
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Page 72: 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 to create 15 target volumes per system.. - Page 73 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. Allocating Space for iSCSI Volume...
- Page 74 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 75 10. Designate the percentage to be allocated from the Allocation drag bar. 11. When iSCSI target volume has been created, the LUN ID is configurable from 0 to 254 with a default of the next available number in ascending numerical order.
- Page 76 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. Drag the Expand Capacity bar to the size you want.
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Page 77: Iscsi Thin-Provisioning
2. Press YES. All data in the volume will be removed. iSCSI Thin-Provisioning To select iSCSI Thin-Provision to create iSCSI target volume, it could maximum physical iSCSI target volume capacity usage and allowed virtually assign space to have more disks added while it needed. To setup iSCSI thin-provisioning, simply select “Thin-Provisioning”... -
Page 78: Lun Acl
Unlike creating “Instant Allocation” iSCSI target volumes which capacity has been physically allocated! With the iSCSI target volume creation under thin-provisioning can virtually be up to 16384GB (16TB). LUN ACL After iSCSI target has been created, one more step away to complete iSCSI volume can be used. - Page 79 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. The listed “Initiator iqn” can be modified or deleted by selecte desired iqn and apply by associated button.
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Page 80: 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 81: 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 82: Local User Configuration
• 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 83 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. Remove Press the Remove button to delete a selected user from the system.
- Page 84 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 <<...
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Page 85: 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 86 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.
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Page 87: 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 88: 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 89: Ldap Support
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... -
Page 90: Afp (Apple Network Setup)
SMB/CIFS protocol. On the other hand, no more anonymous login is allowed. Samba Native mode The Thecus IP storage is supported Samba mode options. In the ADS environment with “Native” mode selected then Thecus IP storage is capable to become local master position. -
Page 91: Nfs 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 92: 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 93: 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 94: 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 95: Bonjour Setting
Bonjour Setting Bonjour, is Apple Inc.'s trade name for its implementation of Zeroconf, a service discovery protocol. Bonjour locates devices such as printers, as well as other computers, and the services that those devices offer on a local network using multicast Domain Name System service records. -
Page 96: Ddns
SSH Service Enable or disable SSH service. Port The port number is default 22. SFTP Enable or disable SFTP protocol under SSH service. Apply Click “Apply” to confirm the changes. DDNS To set up a server on the Internet and enable the users to connect to it easily, a fixed and easy-to remember host name is often required. -
Page 97: Upnp Port Management
UPnP Port Management One of most convenience way to allow user to access required services such as FTP, SSH, web disk and http etc. from Internet environment is setting UPnP port management. To set up this UPnP port forwarding feature, please be sure that the router has “UPnP Service”... -
Page 98: Application Server
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 99: 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 100: 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 101: 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. Rsync Target Server When it comes to backing up your data, it’s very important to have flexibility. Rsync... -
Page 102: Rsync
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. -For this tutorial you will need to use Rsync Target Server (Step 1) and Rsync (Step 2+3) under Backup for this client/server backup feature. - Page 103 The rsync backup setting screen appear as below: -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:...
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Page 104: Acl Backup And Restore
backup source over. The sub-folder may left blank if it is Sub-folder not apply. This is the username and password need to fill in for User name and associate “Rsync Target Server” that you are going to Password copy data over. Choose the folder to save the log details while rsync task is Log Folder executed. - Page 105 For the ACL restore, it could be restored in same system or used in other unit. For example, restore the ACL backup file to other unit. This unit has RAID volume “RAIDpm” with share folder as listed on right hand screen shot. After input the ACL backup file and click “Next”...
- Page 106 • The ACL backup will only backing the share folder level, no apply to NOTE its sub-layer. • The ACL backup/restore can be used among ext3/ext4/XFS file system but ZFS can only be used with other RAID volume with ZFS file system created while backup/restore.
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Page 107: Data Burn
Data Burn The data burn is featured to support 3 different modes of data burning for files/folders to and from image file and physical optical disk. The 3 different modes are “Write Files/folders to disc”, “Write image to disk” and “Write files/folders to image”. - Page 108 folders/files also can remove by click on it then press “remove” or “remove all” for all selected items. c. Select from installed USB burning devices. And it could click “detect disc” to check the status once the disc has inserted. d.
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Page 109: Thecus Backup Utility
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 110: Windows Xp Data Backup
You can schedule the task to run Monthly or Weekly. 3. To check the log for that task, click on the Log icon for that task. Thecus Backup Utility also supports MAC OS X. Just copy the Thecus Backup NOTE Utility.dmg to your MAC OS X machine and double click to execute it. -
Page 111: 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 112: 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 113 2. Click the right mouse button in anywhere on the Printers folder and then select Add Printer. 3. Select Add a network, wireless or Bluetooth printer. 4. Select The printer that I want isn’t listed.
- Page 114 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. 7. Windows will attempt to connect to the printer.
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Page 115: Uninterrupted Power Source
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. Uninterrupted Power Source From the External Devices menu, choose the Uninterrupted Power Source item and the UPS Setting screen appears. - Page 116 See the following table for a detailed description of each item. UPS Setting Item Description UPS Monitoring Enable or disable UPS monitoring. Remote UPS Monitoring Enable or disable Remote UPS monitoring. Remote UPS IP Input the IP address of the NAS that the UPS device is connected to via USB or RS232.
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Page 117: 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 118: 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 119: Replacing Damaged Hard Drives
5. The LED blinks green when the HDD is accessed. RAID Auto-Rebuild When using RAID 1, 5, 6 or 10 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 120: 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 121: 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 122: 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 123: Appendix B: Raid Basics
RAID volume can regenerate data from the data and parity stored on its other hard disk drives. RAID Levels The Thecus IP storage 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: Your requirements for performance ... -
Page 124: Stripe Size
RAID. Since multiple disks are accessed at the same time, disk striping enhances performance. 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:... - Page 125 RAID Level Percentage Used RAID 0 100% RAID 1 1/n x 100% RAID 5 (n-1)/n x 100% RAID 6 (n-2)/n x 100% RAID 10 JBOD 100% n：HDD number...
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Page 126: Appendix C: 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 127: Appendix D: 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 128: 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 129 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 130 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 131 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 132 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.