Usb And Esata Storage Expansion; Remote Administration - Thecus N1200 User Manual

USB and eSATA Storage Expansion

The N1200 supports external USB hard disks through its two USB ports. Once a
USB hard disk has been successfully mounted, users can access the files on the
USB hard disk under the USBHDD folder. The N1200 supports up to 6 USB
external storage devices. All file names on the USB disk volume are case sensitive.
Before attaching a USB disk drive to N1200, 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\usb1\1\ where 192.168.1.100 means the IP address
of N1200, usb1 stands for the first USB device, and 1 stands for the first partition
on disk #1, the USB disk drive. If it is an NTFS partition, NAS users can open or
copy files from \\192.168.1.100\usbhdd\usb1\1 but cannot add new files or
modify existing files.
NOTE
The N1200 also supports eSATA hard disks with its eSATA port. To connect an
eSATA hard disk, follow the steps below:
1. Power off the N1200 by holding down the power button for three seconds.
The power off sequence will begin, and the N1200 will power off.
2. Plug the eSATA hard disk to the eSATA port on the N1200.
3. Power on the N1200 and login under the administrator account to enter
the Web Administration Interface.
4. From the Web Administrator Interface, format the eSATA hard disk by
navigating to Storage > eSATA and clicking the Format button.
5. Once formatted, the eSATA hard disk will be made available in a folder
named eSATAHDD.
NOTE

Remote Administration

You can set up your N1200 for remote administration. With remote administration,
you can access your N1200 over the Internet, even if your N1200 is behind a
router. This is especially useful if you are traveling and suddenly need a file from
your N1200.
Setting up remote administration is a three-part process, and will require the
following equipment:
Thecus N1200 NAS device
•
Cable/DSL Router with Dynamic DNS support
•
Home PC
•
Internet Connection
•
If you want to write to an USB storage device, the file system must be FAT32.
USB Storage
Read
Write
The N1200 will only recognize eSATA hard disks that have been formatted through
the Web Administration Interface. It will NOT recognize eSATA devices that were
formatted on other systems.
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FAT32 Partition NTFS Partition
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