Chapter 7: Tips And Tricks; Usb And Esata Storage Expansion; Adding A Spare Disk; Remote Administration - Thecus N3200 User Manual

Chapter 7: Tips and Tricks

USB and eSATA Storage Expansion

The N3200 supports external USB hard disks through its three USB ports. Once a
USB hard disk has successfully mounted, the entire volume will be copied
automatically to the default USB HDD folder. The N3200 supports up to 6 USB
external storage devices. All file names on the USB disk volume are case sensitive.
The N3200 also supports eSATA hard disks with its eSATA port.
Before attaching an eSATA or USB disk drive to N3200, 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\sdf1 where 192.168.1.100 means the IP
address of N3200 and sdf1 stands for the first partition on disk #6, the eSATA or
USB disk drive. If it is an NTFS partition, NAS users can open or copy files from
\\192.168.1.100\usbhdd\sdf1 but cannot add new files or modify existing files.
NOTE

Adding a Spare Disk

With a RAID 1 array, you can add a spare disk after the initial RAID is setup. To
add a spare disk, follow the steps below:
1. On the RAID Configuration Screen, tick the checkbox of the hard disk
you wish to designate as a spare disk.
2. Click Add Spare.
Once the disk is set as a spare disk, it will automatically rebuild the previous
RAID set when one of the disks becomes degraded.

Remote Administration

You can set up your N3200 for remote administration. With remote administration,
you can access your N3200 over the Internet, even if your N3200 is behind a
router. This is especially useful if you are traveling and suddenly need a file from
your N3200.
Setting up remote administration is a three-part process, and will require the
following equipment:
Thecus N3200 NAS device
•
Cable/DSL Router with Dynamic DNS support
•
Home PC
•
Internet Connection
•
NOTE
If you want to write to an USB storage device, the file system must be FAT32.
USB Storage
Read
Write
Router setup will differ slightly depending on router used. For this example, we will
use the Asus WL500g because it has support for Dynamic DNS. Contact your router
hardware vendor for setup help.
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