Thecus N2800 User manual

Thecus

N 2 8 0 0

N 4 8 0 0 Series

User’s Manual

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About This Manual

All inform ation in this m anual has been carefully verified to ensure it s correct ness.

I n case of an error, please provide us wit h your feedback . Thecus Technology

Corporat ion r eserves t he right to m odify t he content s of this m anual wit hout not ice.

Product nam e: Thecus N2800/ N4800 Series

Manual Version: 5.2

Release Dat e: June 2014

Limited Warranty

Thecus Technology Corporation guarant ees all com ponents of Thecus NAS

product s are t horoughly test ed before t hey leave t he fact ory and should function

norm ally under general usage. I n case of any syst em m alfunct ions, Thecus

Technology Corporat ion and it s local representat ives and dealer s are responsible

for repair without cost to t he cust om er if t he pr oduct fails within t he warranty

period and under norm al usage. Thecus Technology Corporation is not responsible

for any dam age or loss of dat a deem ed t o be caused by it s product s. I t is highly

recom m ended t hat users conduct necessary back- up pract ices.

Check the functions that are available on your part icular Thecus NAS m odel

at :

ht tp: / / www.Thecus.com

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Safety Warnings

For your safet y, please read and follow t he following safet y warnings:

Read this m anual t horoughly before att em pt ing t o set up your Thecus I P

st orage.

Your Thecus I P st orage is a com plicat ed elect ronic device. DO NOT at tem pt

to repair it under any circum stances. I n the case of m alfunction, t urn off the

power im m ediat ely and have it repaired at a qualified service center.

Contact your vendor for det ails.

DO NOT allow anyt hing t o rest on the power cor d and DO NOT place the

power cord in an area where it can be st epped on. Carefully place

connect ing cables t o avoid st epping or tripping on t hem .

Your Thecus I P st orage can operat e norm ally under t em perat ures bet w een

5° C and 40° C, wit h relative humidity of 20% – 85% . Using Thecus I P

st orage under extrem e environm ental conditions could dam age the unit .

Ensure that the Thecus I P st orage is provided w it h t he corr ect supply

volt age ( AC 100V ~ 240V, 50/ 60 Hz, 3A) . Plugging t he Thecus I P st orage t o

an incorrect power source could dam age t he unit .

Do NOT expose Thecus I P st orage t o dam pness, dust , or corrosive liquids.

Do NOT place Thecus I P st orage on any uneven surfaces.

DO NOT place Thecus I P st orage in direct sunlight or expose it t o other heat

sources.

DO NOT use chem icals or aerosols to clean Thecus I P st orage. Unplug the

power cord and all connect ed cables before cleaning.

DO NOT place any obj ects on t he Thecus I P st or age or obst ruct it s

ventilat ion slot s to avoid overheating t he unit .

Keep packaging out of t he reach of children.

I f disposing of t he device, please follow your local regulations for t he safe

disposal of elect ronic product s to prot ect the environm ent.

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Table of Contents

About This Manua l ......................................................................... 2

Lim it e d W a r ranty ........................................................................... 2

Sa fe t y W ar nings ............................................................................ 3

Table of Cont ents .......................................................................... 4

Chapt er 1 : I nt roduct ion ................................................................. 7

Ove r view ............................................................................................... 7

Product H igh light s ................................................................................. 7

Pack a ge Cont ent s .................................................................................. 9

Front Pa ne l .......................................................................................... 1 0

Rea r Pa nel ........................................................................................... 1 2

Ch apter 2 : Har dw ar e I nst a lla t ion ................................................ 1 4

Ove r view ............................................................................................. 1 4

Before You Beg in ................................................................................. 1 4

Cable Con nect ion s ............................................................................... 1 4

Chapt er 3 : Fir st Tim e Se t up ......................................................... 1 6

Ove r view ............................................................................................. 1 6

The cus Set up W iza rd ........................................................................... 1 6

OLED Ope rat ion ................................................................................... 1 8

USB Copy ............................................................................................. 1 9

Typical Set up Proce dure ...................................................................... 1 9

Chapt e r 4 : Syst e m Adm inist r a t ion ............................................... 2 1

Ove r view ............................................................................................. 2 1

W e b Adm inist ra t ion I nt e r face ............................................................. 2 1

My Favorit e ................................ .................................................. 22

Logout ................................................................ ........................ 24

Language Select ion ....................................................................... 24

Syst em I nform at ion ............................................................................ 2 5

Syst em I nform at ion ...................................................................... 25

Syst em / Ser vice St at us ................................................................ .. 25

Logs ........................................................................................... 26

User Access Log ........................................................................... 28

Syslog Managem ent ................................ ................................ ...... 29

Syst em Monit or ............................................................................ 31

Syst em M a nagem e nt ........................................................................... 3 4

Tim e: Sett ing syst em tim e ............................................................. 34

Notification configurat ion ............................................................... 34

Firm ware Upgrade ................................ ................................ ........ 35

Schedule Power On/ Off.................................................................. 36

Adm inist rat or Password ................................................................. 37

Config Mgm t ................................ ................................................ 37

Fact ory Default ................................................................ ............. 38

Reboot & Shutdown ................................................................ ...... 38

File Syst em Check ........................................................................ 38

Wake- Up On LAN ( WOL) ................................ ................................ 40

SNMP Support .............................................................................. 40

UI Login Function ......................................................................... 41

Syst em N et w ork .................................................................................. 4 2

Net working ................................ .................................................. 42

DHCP/ RADVD ............................................................................... 43

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Linking Aggregat ion ...................................................................... 44

Additional LAN .............................................................................. 46

St or a ge M ana gem ent .......................................................................... 4 7

Disks I nform ation (Refer Chapt er 7 for FW v2.03.01 and aft er) .......... 47

RAI D I nform at ion ......................................................................... 49

NAS St acking ............................................................................... 60

I SO Mount ................................ ................................ ................... 66

Share Folder ................................................................................ 68

Folder and sub- folders Access Control List (ACL) .......................................... 72

iSCSI ................................................................ .......................... 74

iSCSI Thin- Provisioning ................................................................. 80

Advance Option ............................................................................ 81

Use r an d Gr oup Aut he n tica tion ........................................................... 8 2

ADS/ NT Support ........................................................................... 82

Local User Configurat ion ................................................................ 84

Local Group Configuration .............................................................. 86

Batch User s and Groups Cr eation.................................................... 88

User Quot a ................................ ................................ .................. 89

User and Group Backup ................................ ................................. 90

LDAP Support ............................................................................... 90

N et w or k Se rvice .................................................................................. 9 1

Sam ba / CIFS .............................................................................. 91

AFP ( Apple Net work Set up) ............................................................ 94

NFS Setup ................................................................................... 94

FTP ............................................................................................. 95

TFTP ........................................................................................... 96

WebService ................................ ................................ .................. 97

UPnP ........................................................................................... 97

Bonj our Set t ing ................................ ................................ ............ 98

SSH ............................................................................................ 98

DDNS .......................................................................................... 99

UPnP Port Managem ent ................................................................ 100

Applica tion Se rver ............................................................................. 1 0 1

iTunes® Server ........................................................................... 102

Module I nst allation ...................................................................... 102

Auto Module I nstallation ............................................................... 103

Ba ck up .............................................................................................. 1 0 4

Rsync Target Server .................................................................... 104

Dat a Guard ( Rem ote Backup) ........................................................ 105

ACL Backup and Rest ore ............................................................... 117

Data Burn ................................................................................... 118

Thecus Backup Ut ilit y ................................ ................................... 121

Windows XP Data Backup ............................................................. 122

Apple OS X Backup Ut ilities ........................................................... 123

Ex t erna l Device s ................................................................................ 1 2 3

Print ers ...................................................................................... 123

Unint errupted Pow er Source.......................................................... 128

Cha pter 5 : Tips and Trick s ......................................................... 1 2 8

USB and eSATA St orage Expansion .................................................... 1 2 8

Rem ot e Adm inist rat ion ...................................................................... 1 2 9

Part I - Setup a DynDNS Account .................................................. 130

Part I I - Enable DDNS on the Rout er .............................................. 130

Part I I I - Set t ing up Virt ual Servers ( HTTPS) ................................... 130

Fir ew a ll Soft w a re Configur at ion ........................................................ 1 3 0

Replacin g D am a ge d Ha rd Dr ive s ....................................................... 1 3 1

Hard Drive Dam age ..................................................................... 131

Replacing a Hard Drive ................................ ................................ . 131

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RAI D Aut o- Rebuild ................................ ....................................... 131

Chapt er 6 : Tr oubleshoot ing ....................................................... 1 3 2

For got My Net w ork I P Addre ss .......................................................... 1 3 2

Can 't M a p a N et w ork D rive in W in dow s XP ........................................ 1 3 2

Rest orin g Fact or y Defau lt s ................................................................ 1 3 2

Proble m s w it h Tim e and D a te Set t in g s .............................................. 1 3 3

Chapt er 7 : Updat e s for FW v2 .0 3 .0 1 .......................................... 1 3 4

St at us ................................ ................................ ........................ 134

Added Hardware I nform at ion ........................................................ 134

Disk I nform at ion................................................................ .......... 135

Data Guard (Local Backup) ........................................................... 138

Volum e Expansion Managem ent .................................................... 154

Appen dix A: Cust om er Suppor t .................................................. 1 5 5

Appen dix B: RAI D Ba sics ........................................................... 1 5 6

Ove r view ........................................................................................... 1 5 6

Ben efit s ............................................................................................. 1 5 6

I m proved Perform ance ................................................................. 156

Dat a Secu rity .............................................................................. 156

RAI D Le vels ....................................................................................... 1 5 6

Appendix C: Act ive D ir ect ory Ba sics .......................................... 1 5 9

Ove r view ........................................................................................... 1 5 9

W ha t is Act iv e D ire ct or y? .................................................................. 1 5 9

ADS Be nefit s...................................................................................... 1 5 9

Appendix D: Licensing I nform ation ........................................... 1 6 0

Ove r view ........................................................................................... 1 6 0

Source Code Ava ilabilit y .................................................................... 1 6 0

CGI C Lice nse Ter m s ........................................................................... 1 6 1

GN U Ge ner al Public License ............................................................... 1 6 1

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Chapter 1: Introduction

Overview

Thank y ou for choosing t he Thecus I P St orage Server. The Thecus I P st orage is an

easy- t o- use st orage server that allows a dedicated approach t o st oring and

dist ributing dat a on a network. Dat a reliability is ensured wit h RAI D feat ures t hat

provide dat a securit y and recovery—ov er m ultiple Terabyte of storage ar e available

using RAI D 5 and RAI D 6. Gigabit Et hernet port s enhance net work efficiency,

allowing Thecus I P storage t o t ake over file m anagem ent funct ions, increase

application and dat a sharing and provide fast er dat a response. Th e Thecus I P

st orage offers dat a m obility with a disk roam ing feat ure t hat let s you swap working

hard drives for use in ot her Thecus I P st orage, securing the cont inuit y of dat a in t he

event of hardw are failure. The Thecus I P st orage allows dat a consolidation and

sharing bet ween Windows ( SMB/ CI FS) , UNI X/ Linux, and Apple OS X environm ents.

The Th ecus I P st orage’s user- friendly GUI supports m ultiple Languages.

Product Highlights

File Se r ver

First and forem ost , t he Thecus I P st orage allow s you t o st ore and share files ov er an

I P net work. Wit h a Networ k At tached St orage (NAS) device, you can cent ralize

your files and share them easily over your net work. Wit h the easy- to- use

web-based int erface, users on your net work can access these files in a snap.

To learn about t he Web User I nterface, go to

Cha pt er 4 : Using t h e Thecus I P St ora ge >

W e b Adm inist ra t ion I nt e r face

FTP Server

Wit h t he built -in FTP Server, friends, client s, and cust om ers can upload and

download files to your Thecus I P st orage ov er t he I nt ernet with t heir favorit e FTP

program s. You can creat e user account s so t hat only aut horized users have access.

To set up t h e FTP Server, refer t o

Ch apt er 4 : N et w ork Se r vice>

FTP .

iTune s Serve r

Wit h t he built -in iTunes server capabilit y, t he Thecus I P st orage enables digital

m usic to be shared and played anywher e on t he net work!

To set up the iTunes Serv er, refer t o

Cha pt er 4 : Applica t ion Se rve r> iTune s Configu r at ion.

Pr int er Se r ver

Wit h the Thecus I P st orage’s Print er Server, you can easily share an I PP print er with

ot her PCs connect ed t o your net w ork.

To set up t h e Print er Server, r efer t o

Cha pt er 4 : Ex te rn al D evice s Ser ver> Pr int er I n form a t ion.

Mult iple RAI D

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Thecus I P st orage supports m ultiple RAI D volum es on one syst em . So, you can

cr eat e RAI D 0 for y our non- critical dat a, and creat e RAI D 1,5,6,50 or 60 ( depend

on m odel) for m ission- critical data. Cr eate t he RAI D levels depending on your

needs.

To configure RAI D m odes on t he Thecus I P st or age, refer t o

Cha pt er 4 : St or age M a na ge m en t >

RAI D I nform a t ion .

iSCSI Ca pabilit y

Thecus I P st orage is not only a file server, but it also supports iSCSI initiators. Your

server can access Thecus I P st orage as a direct - at t ached-st orage over t he LAN or

I nt ernet. There is no easier way t o expand the capacit y of your current application

server s. All t he st orage needs can be centrally m anaged and deployed. This brings

ultim at e flexibilit y t o user s.

To set up an iSCSI v olum e, refer t o

Cha pt er 4 : St or age M a na ge m en t > iSCSI

Superior Pow er Managem ent

Thecus I P st orage support s schedule pow er on/ off. Wit h this feature, adm inist rat or

can set at what t im e t o t urn on or off t he syst em . This feature is a big plus for

people w ho want t o conserve energy. Wake- On- LAN enables adm inist rat or t o

rem ot ely t urn on t he syst em w it hout even leaving t heir own seat .

To schedule syst em on and off, r efer t o

Cha pt er 4 : Syst em M an age m ent >

Scheduled Pow e r On / Off

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Package Contents

N2800

The Thecus I P st orage should contain the following com m on it em s:

 Syst em Unit x1

 QI G (Quick I nstallation Guide) x1

 CD- Title ( Acronis backup CD & Universal CD)

 Et hernet Cable x1

 Accessory bag x1

 Warranty Card x1

 Power adapt er x1

N4800 Series

The Thecus I P st orage should contain the following com m on it em s:

 Syst em Unit x1

 QI G (Quick I nstallation Guide) x1

 CD- Title ( Acronis backup CD & Universal CD)

 Et hernet Cable x1

 Accessory bag x1

 HDD Com pat ibilit y list Card x1

 Mult iple Languages Warranty Card x1

 Pow er cord x1

Please check to see if your package is com plet e. I f you find t hat som e item s ar e

m issing, cont act y our dealer.

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Front Panel

N 2 8 0 0 :

The Th ecus N2800’s front panel has t he device’s contr ols, indicat ors, and hard disk

t rays:

Fr on t Pa ne l

I te m

Descript ion

1. Power But t on

• Powers t he N2800 on/ off.

2. USB Port

• USB 3.0 port for com pat ible USB devices, such as digit al cam eras,

USB disks, and USB print ers.

3.

USB Copy

But t on

•

Copies USB st orage cont ent s t o N2800.

4. Card reader

• Supports SD/ SDHC/ MMC cards via USB int erface.

5. HDD1 led

• Blink in g w hit e : HDD act ivity

6. HDD2 led

• Blink in g w hit e : HDD act ivity

7.

WAN led

•

Solid w hit e: WAN Cable link

• Blink in g w hit e : Net work act ivity

8. LAN led

• Solid w hit e: LAN Cable link

•

Blink in g : Net work act ivit y

9. USB Copy led

• Blinking w h it e: USB copy act ivity

10. Card reader

led

• Blinking w h it e: Card reader copy act ivit y

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N 4 8 0 0 Series:

The Th ecus N4800 Series front panel has the device’s controls, indicat ors, and hard

disk t rays:

Fr on t Pa ne l

I te m

Descript ion

1.Power But t on

• Power on/ off N4800 Series

2.OLED

• Displays current syst em st at us and m essages

• OLED screen saver will be enabled aft er screen is left idle for m ore

t han 3 m ins

•

OLED screen will be diabled aft er it is left idle for m ore t han 6 m ins

OLED

3.HDD 1 LED

•

Ye llow : HDD activit y

• Re d: HDD failure

4.HDD 2 LED

• Ye llow : HDD activit y

•

Red: HDD failure

5.HDD 3 LED

•

Ye llow : HDD activit y

• Re d: HDD failure

6.HDD 4 LED

• Ye llow : HDD activit y

•

Red: HDD failure

7.WAN/ LAN1

LED

•

Blin k ing green: net work act ivit y

8.LAN2 LED

• Blink in g green: network act ivity

9.USB Copy

● Blu e : USB Copy act ivity

● Re d: USB Copy failure

10.HDD Tray

• Four HDD t r ays support 4x 3.5" or 4 x 2.5” HDDs

11. USB Port

• USB 3.0 port for com patible USB devices, such as USB disks.

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Rear Panel

N 2 8 0 0 :

The N2800 rear panel feat ures port s and connect ors.

Back Pa nel

I te m

Descript ion

1. eSATA Port

• eSATA port for high-speed ext ernal storage expansion.

2. USB Port

• USB 2.0 port for com patible USB devices, such as digit al

cam eras, USB disks, and USB print ers.

3.

WAN/ LAN1

Port

•

WAN/ LAN1 port for connect ing to an Et hernet net work through a

swit ch or a router.

4. LAN2 Port

• LAN2 port for connecting t o a local Ethernet net work t hrough a

swit ch or a router.

5. Syst em Fan

• Syst em fan that exhaust s heat from t he unit.

6. Power

Connect or

• Connect t he included power cords t o t his connector.

7. HDMI

• For Video/ Audio out

8. VGA

• For Video out

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N 4 8 0 0 Se r ies:

The N4800 Series rear panel features port s and connect ors.

Back Pa nel

I te m

Descript ion

1.

Power

Connect or

• For connect the power adapt or

2. WAN/ LAN1

Port

• WAN/ LAN1 port for connect ing to an Et hernet net work t hrough a

swit ch or rout er

3.

LAN2 Por t

• LAN2 port for connecting t o an Ethernet net work t hrough a swit ch

or router

4. USB Port s

• USB 2.0 ports for st orage expansion

5. eSATA Port s

• eSATA port for high- speed st orage expansion

6. LI NE Out

• For Audio out

7. VGA

• For Video out

8. HDMI

• For Video/ Audio out

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Chapter 2: Hardware Installation

Overview

Your Thecus I P st orage is designed for easy inst allat ion. To help you get st art ed,

t he following chapter will help you quickly get your Thecus I P st orage up and

running. Please read it carefully t o prevent dam aging your unit during installat ion.

Before You Begin

Before you begin, be sure t o t ake t he following precaut ions:

1. Read and underst and the Sa fet y W ar nings outlined in the beginning of t he

m anual.

2. I f possible, wear an anti- st atic wrist st rap during inst allat ion to prevent

st at ic discharge from dam aging t he sensit ive elect ronic com ponent s on t he

Thecus I P st orage.

3. Be careful not t o use m agnet ized screw drivers around t he Thecus I P

st orage’s elect ronic com ponents.

Cable Connections

To connect the Thecus I P st orage product t o your n et work, follow the st eps below:

1. Connect an Ethernet cable from your net work t o t he WAN/ LAN1 port on t he

back panel of t he Thecus I P st orage.

▲ N2800 WAN/ LAN1 port

▲

N4800 Series WAN/LAN1 port

2. Connect t he provided power cord int o t he universal power socket on t he

back panel. Plug the ot her end of t he cord int o a surge protect or socket .

▲

N2800 power

socket

▲

N4800 Series

power socket

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3. Press t he power but ton on the Front Panel t o boot up the Thecus I P st or age.

▲

N2800 power

button

▲

N4800 Series power

button

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Chapter 3: First Time Setup

Overview

Once t he hardware is installed, physically connected to your net work, and powered

on, you can configure the Thecus I P st orage so t hat it is accessible to your net wor k

user s. There are t w o w ays to set up y our Thecus I P st orage: using the The cu s

Se t u p W iz ar d or t he LCD display. Follow the steps below for initial soft ware

set up.

Thecus Setup Wizard

The handy Thecus Set up Wizard m akes configuring Thecus I P storage a snap. To

configure t he Thecus I P st orage using t he Set up Wizard, perform the following

st eps:

1. I nsert t he inst allat ion CD int o your CD- ROM drive ( t he host PC m ust be

connect ed t o t he net work).

2. The Set up Wizard should launch aut om atically. If not, please browse your

CD- ROM drive and double click on Set up.ex e.

3. The Set up Wizard will st art and autom atically det ect all Thecus st orage

devices on your netw ork. I f none ar e found, please check your connect ion

and refer t o

Cha pt e r 7 : Tr ouble shoot in g for assist ance.

4. Select t he Thecus I P st orage t hat you like t o configure.

5. Login with the adm inistrat or account and password. The default account

and passw ord are bot h “ admin”.

N OTE

For MAC OS X u sers, double click on Thecus Set up Wizar d . dm g f ile.

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6. Nam e y our Thecus I P st orage and configure t he net w ork I P address. I f your

sw it ch or rout er is configured as a DHCP Server, configuring t he Thecus I P

st orage t o aut om at ically obt ain an I P address is recom m ended. You m ay

also use a st at ic I P address and ent er t he DNS Server address m anually.

7. Change the default adm inistrat or password.

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8. Finished! Access t he Thecus I P st orage Web Adm inist rat or I nt erface by

pressing the St a rt Br ow ser but ton. You can also configure another Thecus

I P st orage at this point by clicking t he Set up Oth e r D evice but ton. Press

Ex it t o exit the wizard.

OLED Operation

OLED Operat ion

The N4800 Series is equipped with an OLED on t he front for easy st at us display and

set up. There are four but tons on t he front panel to control the OLED functions.

OLED Con tr ols

Use the Up ( ▲) , Dow n ( ▼) , Ent e r (

↵) and Escape ( ESC) keys t o select various

configuration set tings and m enu opt ions for N4800 Series configurat ion.

The following table illustrat es t he keys on the front cont rol panel:

OLED Cont r ols

I con Funct ion Descript ion

▲

Up But t on Select t he previous configuration settings option.

▼

Down But t on USB copy confirm at ion display.

↵

Ent er Ent er t he select ed m enu opt ion, sub- m enu, or param eter set t ing.

ESC Escape Escape and return t o t he previous m enu.

There ar e t wo m odes of operat ion for the OLED: Disp lay M ode and Ma na ge m ent

Mode .

Display Mode

During norm al operat ion, t he OLED will be in Displa y M ode.

Display Mode

I te m

Descript ion

Host Nam e

Current host nam e of t he syst em .

WAN/ LAN1

Current WAN/ LAN1 I P set t ing.

LAN2

Current LAN2 IP sett ing.

N OTE

The Thecus Set up Wizard is designed for in stallat ion on system s r unning Windows

XP/ 2000/ vist a/ 7 or Mac OSX or lat er. User s wit h ot her operat ing syst em s w ill

need t o in stall t he Thecus Set up Wizar d on a host m achine with one of t hese

oper atin g sy st em s before usin g t h e unit .

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Link Aggregation

Current Link Aggregat ion stat us

Syst em Fan

Current syst em fan stat us.

CPU Fan

Current CPU fan st at us

2009/ 05/ 22 12: 00

Current system tim e.

RAI D

Current RAI D st at us.

The Th ecus I P st orage w ill rot at e these m essages ev ery one- two seconds on t he

OLED display.

USB Copy

The USB Copy funct ion enables you t o copy files st ored on USB devices such as USB

disks and digit al cam eras t o t he Thecus I P st orage by press USB copy but t on. To

use USB copy, follow the st eps below:

N 2 8 0 0 :

1. Plug your USB device into an available USB port on the Rear Panel.

2. Press t he “ USB Copy But t on”.

3. The N2800 will st art copying USB disks connect ed t o t he rear USB port . The

LCD will display t he USB copy pr ogress and result.

N 4 8 0 0 Series:

1. Plug your USB device int o an available USB port on t he Front end.

2. I n D isplay M ode , press t he D ow n But ton ( ▼) .

3. The OLED will display “USB Copy?”

4. Press Ent e r ( ↵) and t he N4800 Series will st art copying USB disks

connect ed t o t he front USB port .

5. All of dat a will be copied int o syst em folder nam ed “ USB copy” .

Typical Setup Procedure

From the Web Adm inist rat ion I nt erface, you can begin to set up your Th ecus I P

st orage for use on your net work. Set t ing up the Thecus I P st orage typically follows

t he five st eps out lined below.

For m ore on how to use t he Web Adm inist ration I nt erface, see

Ch apt er 4 :

W e b Adm inist ra t ion I nt e rfa ce .

St ep 1 : Net w or k Setup

From t he Web Adm inistrat ion I nt erface, you can configure t he net work set tings of

t he Thecus I P st orage for your net w ork. You can access t he Ne t w ork m enu from

t he m enu bar.

For det ails on how t o configure your net work set t ings, refer t o

Cha pt er 4 : Syst e m N e tw ork .

St ep 2 : RAI D Cr eat ion

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Next , adm inistrat ors can configure t heir preferred RAI D sett ing and build their

RAI D volum e. You can access RAI D set tings from the m enu bar of t he Web

Adm inist rat ion I nterface by navigat ing t o St or a ge M an age m ent > RAI D

M ana gem e nt .

For m ore inform at ion on configuring RAI D, see

Ch apt er 4 : St ora ge >

RAI D M a nagem e nt.

Don’t know which RAI D level t o use? Find out m ore about t he different RAID levels

from

Appendix B: RAI D Ba sics.

St ep 3 : Create Local User s or Setup Authent icat ion

Once t he RAI D is ready , you can begin to creat e local users for Thecus I P st orage,

or choose t o set up aut hentication prot ocols such as Act ive Direct ory ( AD) .

For m ore on m anaging users, go t o Ch apt er 4 :

User a nd Group Aut he nt icat ion.

For m ore inform at ion on configuring Act ive Direct ory, see

Cha pt er 4 : User a nd Group Aut h e nt ica tion >

AD S Su pport .

For inform at ion about t he benefit s of Act ive Direct ory , see

Appendix D: Act iv e

Dir ect ory Ba sics

.

St e p 4 : Cr e a t e Folders and Set Up ACLs

Once users are introduced into your network, you can begin t o create various

folders on t he Thecus I P st orage and cont rol user access t o each using Folder

Access Cont rol List s.

More inform at ion on m anaging folders, see

Cha pt er 4 : St orage M a n age m ent >

Share Folder .

To find out about configuring Folder Access Cont rol List s, see Cha pt er 4 : St or a ge

M ana gem e nt > Sh are Folder >

Folder Access Cont rol List ( ACL) .

St ep 5 : St a r t Services

Finally, you can start t o set up t he different services of Thecus I P st orage for t he

user s on y our net work. You can find out m ore about each of t hese services by

clicking below:

SM B/ CI FS

Apple File Prot ocol ( AFP)

N e t w ork File Syst em ( NFS)

File Tr a nsfer Prot ocol ( FTP)

iTu n es Ser ver

Prin t er Se rver

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