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  • Page 1 Thecus N0204 N2200 N2200PLUS 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 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

    Before You Begin ................. 15 Hard Disk Installation................15 Cable Connections ................17 Chapter 3: First Time Setup ............20 Thecus Smart Utility (N0204/N2200)..........20 Thecus Setup Wizard (N2200PLUS)............. 24 USB Copy ..................... 26 Typical Setup Procedure ..............28 Chapter 4: System Administration ..........30 Overview .....................
  • Page 5 Password Protecting Albums............91 Uploading Pictures to Albums ............91 EXIF Information ................91 Slide Shows ................. 92 Mapping a Client PC to the Thecus IP Storage ........92 Windows..................92 Apple OS X .................. 93 Chapter 6: Tips and Tricks ............94 USB Storage Expansion ...............
  • Page 6 Chapter 7: Troubleshooting ............96 Forgot My Network IP Address ............96 Resetting NAS IP Address and Admin Password (N2200/N2200PLUS)96 Can't Map a Network Drive in Windows XP .......... 96 Restoring Factory Defaults ..............97 Problems with Time and Date Settings ..........97 Appendix A: Customer Support............

  • Page 7: Chapter 1: Introduction

    Product Highlights File Server First and foremost, the Thecus IP storage allows you to store and share files over an IP network. With a Network Attached Storage (NAS) device, you can centralize your files and share them easily over your network. With the easy-to-use web-based interface, users on your network can access these files in a snap.

  • Page 8: Superior Power Management

    With the Thecus IP storage’s Printer Server, you can easily share an IPP printer with other PCs connected to your network. To set up the Printer Server, refer to Chapter 4: Application Server>Printer Information. Superior Power Management Thecus IP storage supports schedule power on/off. With this feature, administrator can set at what time to turn on or off the system.

  • Page 9: Front Panel

    Front Panel N0204: The Thecus N0204 miniNAS’s front panel has the USB copy button, indicators, and USB port: USB copy Button/LED HDD1 LED HDD2 LED LAN LED Power LED USB 2.0 Port Front Panel Item Description USB copy • Copy USB storage contents to N0204 miniNAS Button/LED •...
  • Page 10 N2200: The Thecus N2200’s front panel has the device’s controls, indicators, and hard disk trays: HDD Tray HDD 1 HDD 2 Power LED Power Button Front Door USB Copy Button USB Port (Device Mode) Front Panel Item Description Power LED •...
  • Page 11 N2200PLUS: The Thecus N2200PLUS’s front panel has the device’s controls, indicators, and hard disk trays: HDD 1 HDD 2 Power LED Power Button Front Door USB Copy Button USB Port ( Target Mode) Front Panel Item Description Power LED • Solid blue: system is ready •...

  • Page 12: Rear Panel

    Rear Panel N0204: The Thecus N0204 miniNAS’s rear panel features ports and connectors. HDD1 HDD2 LAN Port USB 1.1 Port Power Button HDD Tray hook hitch Power socket...
  • Page 13 N2200: The N2200 rear panel features ports and connectors. System Fan LAN Port USB Port Reset Button DC IN Back Panel Item Description System Fan • System fan that exhausts heat from the unit LAN Port • LAN port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch or router Reset Button •...
  • Page 14 N2200PLUS: The N2200PLUS rear panel features ports and connectors. System Fan WAN Port LAN Port USB Port Reset Button DC IN Back Panel Item Description System Fan • System fan that exhausts heat from the unit WAN Port • WAN port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch or router LAN Port •...

  • Page 15: 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 16 2. Install HDD on the tray, as the following chart: 4 screws here 3. Install the tray with HDD into N0204 miniNAS, please note that the HDD-1 is in left side and HDD-2 is in right side. The triangular symbol of tray must be corresponding with the triangular symbol of back panel.

  • Page 17: Cable Connections

    Slide the HDD tray back into the N2200 until it snaps into place. Cable Connections N0204: To connect the N0204 miniNAS to your network, follow the steps below: 1. Connect an Ethernet cable from your network to the LAN port on the back panel of the N0204 miniNAS.
  • Page 18 N2200: To connect the N2200 to your network, follow the steps below: 1. Connect an Ethernet cable from your network to the LAN port on the back panel of the N2200. 2. Connect the provided power cord into the power socket on the back panel. Press the power button boot up the N2200.
  • Page 19 N2200PLUS: To connect the N2200PLUS to your network, follow the steps below: 1. Connect an Ethernet cable from your network to the WAN port on the back panel of the N2200PLUS. 2. Connect the provided power cord into the power socket on the back panel. 3.

  • Page 20: 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 is one way to set up your Thecus IP storage: using the Thecus Smart Utility(N2200/N0204) /Thecus Setup Wizard(N2200Plus).
  • Page 21 Installation. 6. After your installed HDDs are detected, select your desired RAID level. Press Next to continue. 7. The N0204/N2200 will automatically create several folders. Select your desired folder and map it to your local PC/NB as a Network Device.
  • Page 22 8. Complete the N0204/N2200 Smart Utility Wizard. A. You can access the N0204/N2200 Web Administrator interface by clicking the Start Brower button. The default password is “admin”. You can also setup a backup task at this point by clicking the Setup backup task button.
  • Page 23 NOTE Windows XP/2000/7 or Mac OSX or later. Users with other operating systems will need to install the Thecus Smart Utility Wizard on a host machine with one of these operating systems before using the unit. C. Press the Setup backup task button to configure backup tasks on your N0204/N2200.

  • Page 24: Thecus Setup Wizard (N2200Plus)

    1. Insert the installation CD into your CD-ROM drive (the host PC must be connected to the network). 2. The Setup Wizard should launch automatically. If not, please browse your CD-ROM drive and double click on Setup.exe. For MAC OS X users, double click on Thecus Setup Wizard .dmg file. NOTE...
  • Page 25 3. The Setup Wizard will start and automatically detect all Thecus storage devices on your network. If none are found, please check your connection and refer to Chapter 7: Troubleshooting for assistance. 4. Select the N2200PLUS that you like to configure.

  • Page 26: 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: N0204: 1.
  • Page 27 USB 2.0 Copy NOTE P l e a s e u s e t h e f r o n t U S B p o r t w h e n u s i n g U S B c o p y f u n c t i o n . 3.

  • Page 28: Typical Setup Procedure

    Typical Setup Procedure From the Web Administration Interface, you can begin to setup your Thecus IP storage for use on your network. Setting up the Thecus IP storage typically follows the five steps outlined below. For more on how to use the Web Administration Interface, see...
  • Page 29 Finally, you can start to setup the different services of the 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) Network File System (NFS) File Transfer Protocol (FTP) iTunes Server Printer Server...

  • Page 30: 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 31: 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 32: 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...

  • Page 33: Logout

    Click to go to System Status page as short cut. Green: Connection to network is normal. Network. Red: abnormal connection to the network Logout Click to logout Web Administration Interface. Language Selection The Thecus IP storage supports multiple Languages, including: English • Japanese • Traditional Chinese • Simplified Chinese •...

  • Page 34: 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 35: Logs

    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. Media Server The status of the Media Server Nsync Status...

  • Page 36: System Management

    Select YES to allow the 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 37: Notification Configuration

    Notification configuration From the menu, choose the Notification item, and the Notification Configuration screen appears. This screen lets you have the 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. Notification Configuration Item Description...

  • Page 38: Schedule Power On/Off (N0204/N2200)

    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 39: Ups Setting (Only For N2200)

    UPS Setting (Only for N2200) The Thecus IP storage can also support various uninterruptible power supply unit via either “Serial” or “USB” interface (depend on model) to provide extra data security and accessibility in the case of a power failure.

  • Page 40: Utility

    Utility ˙ Administrator password From the menu, choose the Administrator Password item and the Change Administrator Password screen appears. Enter a new password in the New Password box and confirm your new password in the Confirm Password box. Press Apply to confirm password changes. See the following table for a detailed description of each item.
  • Page 41 ˙ Factory default From the menu, choose the Factory Default item and the Reset to Factory Default screen appears. Press Apply to reset the 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 42 Once the system has rebooted, you will be returned to the File System Check prompt. Check the desired 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.

  • Page 43: System Network

    The system must be rebooted before the Thecus IP Storage can function NOTE normally after file system check complete. System Network Use the System Network menu to make network configuration settings as well as service support settings. WAN/LAN1 WAN/LAN1 Configuration From the System Network menu, choose WAN/LAN1, and the WAN/LAN1 Configuration screen appears.
  • Page 44 WAN/LAN1 Configuration Item Description Host name Host name that identifies the N2200PLUS on the network. Domain name Specifies the domain name of the N2200PLUS To set a server name for NetBIOS computer. WINS Server MAC Address MAC address of the network interface. Jumbo Frame Support Enable or disable Jumbo Frame Support of the WAN interface on your N2200PLUS.

  • Page 45: Lan2 (Only For N2200Plus)

    LAN2 (Only for N2200PLUS) 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.

  • Page 46: Samba / Cifs

    Start IP address and End IP address. Samba / CIFS There are 2 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 47: 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 settings.

  • Page 48: Http/ Web Disk

    Selections include Unlimited, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16 and 32 MB/s. To access the share folder on the 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 49: Upnp

    Setting screen appears. Enable or Disable your Nsync Target Server. Press Apply to confirm your settings. If the Thecus Nsync feature has chose to use Rsync to replicate data between two systems. For the target side to allow source cross data, the Rsync target server needs to assign a username and password for authentication.

  • Page 50: Bonjour Setting

    Bonjour enabled applications and devices. TFTP (N0204/N2200) Thecus IP storage can act as a TFTP server, enabling users to download and upload files with their favorite TFTP programs. From the System Network menu, choose the TFTP item, and the TFTP screen appears.

  • Page 51: Storage Management

    Folder Permission Select the folder permission 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, space allocation and ISO Mount.

  • Page 52: S.m.a.r.t. Information

    S.M.A.R.T. Information On the Disks Information screen, the status of each disk will be displayed in the Status column. Clicking on an OK or Warning link will display the S.M.A.R.T Information window for that particular disk. You may also perform disk SMART test, simply to click “Test”...

  • Page 53: 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 Thecus IP storage. 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 54: Create A Raid

    Create a RAID On the RAID Information screen, press the create button to go to the CREAT RAID screen. In addition to RAID disk information and status, this screen lets you make RAID configuration settings. Using Create RAID, you can select stripe size, choose which disks are RAID disks or the Spare Disk.

  • Page 55: 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 56: Edit Raid

    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 has been created in selected RAID volume will be removed.

  • Page 57: Space Allocation (N2200Plus Only)

    Capacity of the allocated space. 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 58: Modify Folders

    Add Folder Item Description RAID ID RAID volume where the new folder will reside. 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.

  • Page 59: Remove Folders

    setting will only apply while access via SMB/CIFS and web disk. Public Admit or deny public access to this folder. Remove Folders To remove a folder, press the Remove button from the specified folder row. The system will confirm folder deletion. Press Yes to delete the folder permanently or No to go back to the folder list.

  • Page 60: Folder And Sub-Folder Access Control List (Acl)

    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 > 1024) •...
  • Page 61 ACL setting Item Description Deny Denies access to users or groups who are displayed in this column. Read Only Provides Read Only access to users or groups who are displayed in this column. Writable Provides Write access to users or groups who are displayed in this column.

  • Page 62: 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.
  • Page 63 A. Add a ISO file From the figure above, select ISO file from drop down share list. After selection, system will bring up Mount table for further setting screen.
  • Page 64 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 65: 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 66: 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 67 All users are automatically assigned to the ‘users’ group. NOTE E dit 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.

  • Page 68: 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 69: Add Groups

    Add Groups 1. On the Local Group Configuration screen, click on the Add button. 2. The Local Group Setting screen appears. 3. Enter a Group Name. 4. Enter a Group ID number. If left blank, the system will automatically assign one.

  • Page 70: Remove Groups

    2. Press Remove to delete the group from the system. 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.

  • Page 71: Application Server

    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 72: Windows Vista

    Printer”. Select Yes and all your print jobs will be submitted to this printer by default. Click Next. 9. Click Finish. • Not all USB printers are supported. Please check Thecus website for a list of NOTE supported printers. • Note that if a multi-function (all-in-one) printer is attached to the Thecus IP storage, usually only the printing and fax functions will work.
  • Page 73 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 74 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. If your printer model is not listed, please contact your printer manufacturer for help.

  • Page 75: Itunes® Server

    Click Next to continue. 9. Done! Click Finish. iTunes® Server With the built-in iTunes server capability, Thecus IP storage enables digital music to be shared and played anywhere on the network! From the Network menu, choose the iTunes item, and the iTunes Configuration screen appears.

  • Page 76: Module Management

    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...
  • Page 77 The other way to have auto module installed is using universal CD shipped with system. It has contained file “modules.zip” which included all modules while system shipped. Please refer the screenshot below. The modules list getting on-line of Thecus website will newly NOTE than “thecus.zip” from shipped CD. But the installation from Thecus website could have unpredictable duration due to bandwidth concern.

  • Page 78: System Module

    FTP server for safe keeping as long as you have appropriate access right on that target. If the files on your Thecus IP storage are lost for any reason, you can restore those files from the target Thecus IP storage. To backup files regularly, you can set up a scheduled task to run only once, daily, weekly, or monthly.

  • Page 79: Add Nsync Task

    Target Server Select replication to method, it has 3 options can choose from. Manufacturer NAS: To other Thecus IP storage with security tunnel build up. Legacy FTP: To the 3 party FTP server or Thecus IP storage while it has acted as FTP server.
  • Page 80 “nsync” and grant write access. 1. On the Nsync server, add a user for Nsync source (ex. nsyncsource1). For instructions on how to add a user on the Thecus IP storage, see Chapter 4: User and Groups Authentication> Local User Configuration >...

  • Page 81: Chapter 5: Using Thecus Ip Storage

    Chapter 5: Using Thecus IP Storage Overview Once the Thecus IP storage is setup and operating, users on the network may manage all varieties of digital music, photos, or files by simply using their web browsers. To manage your personal files or access public files on the Thecus IP storage, just enter its IP address into your browser (default IP address is http://192.168.1.100), and you will be taken to the Thecus IP storage Login...

  • Page 82: Using Webdisk

    Using WebDisk The Thecus IP storage provides a WebDisk function that allows you to access the system over the Internet from any browser. 1. In the Login page, type in the User ID and password that were previously set for you in the Accounts menu. See Chapter 4:User and Group Authentication >...
  • Page 83 Folder Page Button Button Description List all directory trees per login user’s privilege. Browsing selected directory of its folders and files. Go back to the web disk directory layer. Re-load the current list. Search files in the current web disk directory. (Must input the complete file name.) (new file/Directory) Creates a new folder or directory.

  • Page 84: Photo Server

    Photo Server Using the Photo Server, users can view and share photos, and even create their own albums right on the Thecus IP storage. 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 then...

  • Page 85: 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 86 Click Next. 7. Your PC will start to connect to the Photo Web Server. 8. Select Thecus IP storage Photo Gallery Wizard to publish your pictures to Thecus IP storage.
  • Page 87 9. Login into the Thecus IP storage with your local user name and password. 10. Create your album by entering an album name and clicking on the Create Album button. 11. Select the album you want to upload your pictures to.
  • Page 88 13. Windows will show you that the picture upload is in progress. 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.
  • Page 89 16. You will see the user’s album list. Click on Album. 17. Finished! You will see the pictures just selected in the album.

  • Page 90: Managing Albums And Photos

    NOTE • Only logged in users will see these icons. • To prevent system errors, the Thecus IP storage 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 91: Creating Albums

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

  • Page 92: Slide Shows

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

  • Page 93: Apple Os X

    Click Connect. 3. When MAC OS X is trying to connect Thecus IP storage, it will ask for a User Name and Password which has access to the folder. 4. When MAC OS X has connected to Thecus IP storage successfully, an icon representing the folder will appear on the MAC OS X desktop.

  • Page 94: Chapter 6: Tips And Tricks

    NTFS Partition Read Write Replacing Damaged Hard Drives If you are using RAID 1, you can easily replace a damaged hard drive in the Thecus IP Storage while keeping your data secure with the system’s automatic data recovery. Hard Drive Damage When a hard drive is damaged and data in the RAID volume, the system LCD (LED-N0204) will display warning message and begin beeping.

  • Page 95: Raid Auto-Rebuild

    RAID Auto-Rebuild When using RAID 1 on the 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 recipients.

  • Page 96: Chapter 7: Troubleshooting

    Forgot My Network IP Address If you forget your network IP address and have no physical access to the system, please using the smart utility or setup wizard to retrieve the IP of your Thecus IP storage. 1. Start the Setup Wizard (Smart Utility) , and it will automatically detect all Thecus IP storage products on your network.

  • Page 97: Restoring Factory Defaults

    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 98: Appendix A: Customer Support

    Appendix A: Customer Support If your Thecus IP storage is not working properly, we encourage you to check out Chapter 7: 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 99: 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 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 100: Disk Usage

    The stripes can vary in size. Disk Usage When 2 disks are of the same size, and used in RAID, Thecus IP storage disk usage percentage is listed below: RAID Level...

  • Page 101: Appendix C: 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 102: 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 103 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 104 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 105 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 106 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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