Thecus N7700, N5500, 1U4600, N0503, N4100PRO User Manual

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Thecus

N3200XXX/N0503

N4100PRO

N4200 series

N5200XXX/N5500

1U4200XXX/1U4600

N7700 series

N2200XXX

N8200XXX/N8800 series

N8900

User’s Manual

Thecus and other names of Thecus products are registered trademarks of Thecus Technology Corp. Microsoft, Windows, and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Apple, iTunes and Apple OS X are registered trademarks of Apple Computers, Inc. All other trademarks and brand names are the property of their respective owners. Specifications are subject to change without 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.

Product name: Thecus N2200XXX/N3200XXX/N0503/N4100PRO/N4200 series /N5200XXX/N5500/1U4200XXX/1U4600/N7700 series/N8800 series/N8200XXX/N8900 Manual Version: 6.3 Release Date: May 2011

Limited Warranty

Thecus Technology Corporation guarantees all components of Thecus NAS products are thoroughly tested before they leave the factory and should function normally under general usage. In case of any system malfunctions, Thecus Technology Corporation and its local representatives and dealers are responsible for repair without cost to the customer if the product fails within the warranty period and under normal usage. Thecus Technology Corporation is not responsible for any damage or loss of data deemed to be caused by its products. It is highly recommended that users conduct necessary back-up practices.

Safety Warnings

For your safety, please read and follow the following safety warnings:

Read this manual thoroughly before attempting to set up your Thecus IP

storage.

Your Thecus IP storage is a complicated electronic device. DO NOT attempt

to repair it under any circumstances. In the case of malfunction, turn off the power immediately and have it repaired at a qualified service center. Contact your vendor for details.

DO NOT allow anything to rest on the power cord and DO NOT place the

power cord in an area where it can be stepped on. Carefully place connecting cables to avoid stepping or tripping on them.

Your Thecus IP storage can operate normally under temperatures between

5°C and 40°C, with relative humidity of 20% – 85%. Using Thecus IP storage under extreme environmental conditions could damage the unit.

Ensure that the Thecus IP storage is provided with the correct supply voltage

(AC 100V ~ 240V, 50/60 Hz). Plugging the Thecus IP storage to an incorrect power source could damage the unit.

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.

DO NOT place any objects on the Thecus IP storage or obstruct its ventilation

slots to avoid overheating the unit.

Keep packaging out of the reach of children.

If disposing of the device, please follow your local regulations for the safe

disposal of electronic products to protect the environment.

Table of Contents

About This Manual....................................................................... 2

Limited Warranty ........................................................................ 2

Safety Warnings.......................................................................... 3

Table of Contents ........................................................................ 4

Chapter 1: Introduction............................................................... 7

Overview ...............................................................................................7

Product Highlights.................................................................................7

Package Contents..................................................................................9

Front Panel..........................................................................................10

Hard Disk Trays ...................................................................................21

Rear Panel...........................................................................................24

Chapter 2: Hardware Installation .............................................. 36

Overview .............................................................................................36

Before You Begin.................................................................................36

Cable Connections ...............................................................................36

Checking System Status ................................................................ 38

System Status Normal................................................................... 38

System Trouble ............................................................................ 38

Chapter 3: First Time Setup....................................................... 45

Overview .............................................................................................45

Thecus Setup Wizard...........................................................................45

LCD Operation (N4100PRO/N5200XXX/N5500/1U4200XXX/1U4600/N7700

series/N8200XXX/N8800 series) ........................................................47

LCD Operation (N3200XXX/N0503).....................................................49

OLED Operation (N4200 series/N8900) ..............................................50

Typical Setup Procedure ......................................................................51

Chapter 4: System Administration ............................................. 53

Overview .............................................................................................53

Web Administration Interface .............................................................53

My Favorite.................................................................................. 54

Menu Bar..................................................................................... 56

Message Bar ................................................................................ 57

System Information.............................................................................58

General Information...................................................................... 58

System/Service Status .................................................................. 58

Logs............................................................................................60

On-line Register ........................................................................... 61

Syslog Management...................................................................... 62

System Management ...........................................................................62

Date and Time: System Date and settings ....................................... 63

Notification configuration ............................................................... 64

Firmware Upgrade ........................................................................ 65

Schedule Power On/Off.................................................................. 65

Administrator password................................................................. 66

Config Mgmt ................................................................................ 67

Factory default ............................................................................. 68

Reboot & Shutdown ...................................................................... 68

File System check......................................................................... 68

Wake-Up On LAN (WOL) ................................................................ 70

SNMP Support.............................................................................. 70

UI Login Configuration................................................................... 71

System Network ..................................................................................71

WAN/LAN1................................................................................... 71

LAN2........................................................................................... 73

DHCP Server Configuration ............................................................ 74

LAN3(For the N8900) .................................................................... 74

DHCP Server Configuration(For the N8900)...................................... 75

Storage Management...........................................................................75

Disks Information ......................................................................... 75

RAID Information.......................................................................... 78

Space Allocation ........................................................................... 88

iSCSI Thin-Provisioning ................................................................. 93

Advance Option ............................................................................ 97

iSCSI(For the N8900).................................................................... 98

iSCSI Thin-Provisioning(For the N8900)......................................... 103

LUN ACL(For the N8900) ............................................................. 104

Advance Option(For the N8900) ................................................... 106

Stackable NAS(Does not apply to the N8900)................................. 107

ISO Mount ................................................................................. 113

Share Folder .............................................................................. 116

Folder and sub-folders Access Control List (ACL) .......................................121

User and Group Authentication..........................................................124

ADS/NT Support......................................................................... 124

Local User Configuration .............................................................. 126

Local Group Configuration............................................................ 128

Batch Create Users and Groups .................................................... 130

Quota........................................................................................ 131

Network Service ................................................................................132

Samba / CIFS............................................................................. 132

AFP (Apple Network Setup).......................................................... 133

NFS Setup ................................................................................. 134

FTP ........................................................................................... 134

TFTP ......................................................................................... 135

HTTP/ Web Disk.......................................................................... 136

UPnP......................................................................................... 137

Bonjour Setting .......................................................................... 137

Application Server .............................................................................137

iTunes® Server.......................................................................... 137

Module Installation...................................................................... 138

Auto Module Installation .............................................................. 138

Backup ..............................................................................................140

Nsync (Does not apply to the 3x series) ........................................ 140

Nsync Target (Does not apply to the 3X series) .............................. 142

Dual DOM (Not available on N3200XXX/N0503/N4200Eco/N7700/N8800

NAS) ..................................................................................................... 143

Rsync Target (For the 3x series/N8900) ........................................ 143

Rsync (For 3x series/N8900)........................................................ 144

Thecus Backup Utility .................................................................. 146

Windows XP Data Backup ............................................................ 147

Apple OS X Backup Utilities.......................................................... 148

External Device..................................................................................148

Printer Information ..................................................................... 148

UPS Setting ............................................................................... 153

Chapter 5: Using Thecus IP Storage......................................... 154

Overview ...........................................................................................154

Using the Web Disk (Does not apply to the 3X series’ Web Disk) ......154

Photo Server (Does not apply to the 3X series’ photo server) ...........157

Windows XP Publishing Wizard ..................................................... 157

Managing Albums and Photos....................................................... 162

Creating Albums......................................................................... 163

Password Protecting Albums......................................................... 163

Uploading Pictures to Albums ....................................................... 163

EXIF Information ........................................................................ 164

Slide Shows ............................................................................... 164

Mapping a Client PC to the Thecus IP Storage ...................................165

Windows.................................................................................... 165

Apple OS X ................................................................................ 165

Mapping Thecus IP storage as an iSCSI Drive....................................165

Windows 2000/XP....................................................................... 166

Windows Vista............................................................................ 170

Chapter 6: Tips and Tricks....................................................... 170

USB and eSATA Storage Expansion....................................................170

Adding a Spare Disk ..........................................................................170

Remote Administration ......................................................................170

Part I - Setup a DynDNS Account.................................................. 171

Part II - Enable DDNS on the Router ............................................. 171

Part III - Setting up Virtual Servers (HTTPS) .................................. 171

Firewall Software Configuration ........................................................171

Replacing Damaged Hard Drives........................................................172

Hard Drive Damage .................................................................... 172

Replacing a Hard Drive ................................................................ 172

RAID Auto-Rebuild...................................................................... 172

Chapter 7: Troubleshooting ..................................................... 173

Forgot My Network IP Address..........................................................173

Can't Map a Network Drive in Windows XP........................................173

Restoring Factory Defaults ................................................................173

Problems with Time and Date Settings..............................................174

Dual DOM Supports for Dual Protection .............................................174

Appendix A: Customer Support................................................ 175

Appendix B: RAID Basics......................................................... 176

Overview ...........................................................................................176

Benefits .............................................................................................176

Improved Performance ................................................................ 176

Data Security ............................................................................. 176

RAID Levels.......................................................................................176

Appendix C: Active Directory Basics......................................... 179

Overview ...........................................................................................179

What is Active Directory? ..................................................................179

ADS Benefits......................................................................................179

Appendix D: Licensing Information.......................................... 180

Overview ...........................................................................................180

Source Code Availability ....................................................................180

CGIC License Terms...........................................................................181

GNU General Public License...............................................................181

Chapter 1: Introduction

Overview

Thank you for choosing the Thecus IP Storage Server. The Thecus IP storage is an easy-to-use storage server that allows a dedicated approach to storing and distributing data on a network. Data reliability is ensured with RAID features that provide data security and recovery—over multiple Terabyte of storage are available using RAID 5 and RAID 6 (depending on model). Gigabit Ethernet ports enhance network efficiency, allowing Thecus IP storage to take over file management functions, increase application and data sharing and provide faster data response. The Thecus IP storage offers data mobility with a disk roaming feature that lets you swap working hard drives for use in other 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. The Thecus IP storage’s user-friendly GUI supports multiple Languages.

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.

To learn about the Web User Interface, go to

Chapter 5: Using the Thecus IP Storage > Using WebDisk.

FTP Server

With the built-in FTP Server, friends, clients, and customers can upload and download files to your Thecus IP storage over the Internet with their favorite FTP programs. You can create user accounts so that only authorized users have access.

To set up the FTP Server, refer to Chapter 4: System Administration>Network service> FTP .

iTunes Server

With the built-in iTunes server capability, the Thecus IP storage enables digital music to be shared and played anywhere on the network!

To set up the iTunes Server, refer to

Chapter 4: Application Server>iTunes Configuration.

Backup Server

Don’t leave precious data to chance. With advanced backup capabilities, you can easily upload mission critical files to the Thecus IP storage, and even automate your backup tasks for true peace-of-mind.

To find out how to backup your files with the Thecus IP storage, refer to Chapter 4: Backup > Nsync. (Does not apply to the 3x series)

Printer Server

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: External Device>Printer Information.

Multiple RAID

Thecus IP storage supports multiple RAID volumes on one system. So, you can create RAID 0 for your non-critical data, and create RAID 1,5 or 6 (depend on model) for mission-critical data. Create the RAID levels depending on your needs.

To configure RAID modes on the Thecus IP storage, refer to

Chapter 4: Storage 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. All the storage needs can be centrally managed and deployed. This brings ultimate flexibility to users.

To set up an iSCSI volume, refer to

Chapter 4: Storage Management > Space Allocation > Allocating Space for

iSCSI Volume.

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. This feature is a big plus for people who want to conserve energy. Wake-On-LAN enables administrator to remotely turn on the system without even leaving their own seat.

To schedule system on and off, refer to

Chapter 4: System Management> Scheduled Power On/Off

Package Contents

The Thecus IP storage should contain the following common items:

 System Unit x1  QIG (Quick Installation Guide) x1  CD-Title x3 (Acronics backup CD , Twonky media server CD & Universal CD)  Ethernet Cable x1  Accessory bag x1  HDD Compatibility list Card x1  Multiple Languages Warranty Card x1  Power cord x1

Your N3200XXX package should contain additional items:

 3.5” HDD rail x6  Power Adaptor + Power cord x1

Your N0503 package should contain additional items:

 3 to 5 HDD cage x1 (Installed)  3.5” HDD rail x6  Power Adaptor + Power cord x1

Your N4200 series package should contain additional items:  Power adapter + Power cordx1

Your N5500 package should contain additional items:  USB Cable (A-B Type) x1

Your 1U4200XXX package should contain additional items:

 Power Cord

 1U4200XXXRx1

Your 1U4600 package should contain additional items:

 Power Cord

 1U4600Rx1

 USB Cable (A-B Type) x1

Your N8800/N8200XXX series package should contain additional items:  Power Cord x1

Please check to see if your package is complete. If you find that some items are missing, contact your dealer.

Front Panel

N2200XXX:

The Thecus N2200XXX’s front panel has the device’s controls, indicators, and hard disk trays:

Front Panel

Item Description

1. Power Button  Powers the N2200XXX on/off.

2. USB Port  USB 2.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as digital cameras, USB disks, and USB printers.

3. USB Copy

Button

 Copies USB storage contents to N2200XXX.

4. Card reader  Supports SD/SDHC/MMC cards via USB interface.

5. HDD1 led  Blinking white: HDD activity

6. HDD2 led  Blinking white: HDD activity

7. WAN led  Solid white: WAN Cable link

 Blinking white: Network activity

8. LAN led  Solid white: LAN Cable link

 Blinking : Network activity

9. USB Copy led  Blinking white: USB copy activity

10. Card reader

led

 Blinking white: Card reader copy activity

N3200XXX:

The Thecus N3200XXX’s front panel has the device’s controls, indicators, and hard disk trays:

Front Panel

Item Description

1. Power LED  Solid blue: System is powered on

2. WAN/LAN1 LED  Solid green: Network link

 Blinking orange: Network activity

3. LAN2 LED  Solid green: Network link

 Blinking orange: Network activity

4. HDD 1 LED  Solid red: HDD failed

 Blinking orange: HDD activity

5. HDD 2 LED  Solid red: HDD failed

 Blinking orange: HDD activity

6. HDD 3 LED  Solid red: HDD failed

 Blinking orange: HDD activity

7. USB Port  USB 2.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as digital cameras, USB disks, and USB printers.

8. Power Button  Powers the N3200XXX on/off.

 Solid blue: Device is powered on

9. LCD Display  Displays current system status and messages (Update time: 60 seconds).

10. Down Button ▼  Push to scroll DOWN when using the LCD display.

11. Up Button ▲  Push to scroll UP when using the LCD display.

12. Enter Button   Push to confirm information entered into the LCD display.

13. Escape Button

ESC

 Push to leave the current LCD menu.

N0503:

The Thecus N0503’s front panel has the device’s controls, indicators, and hard disk trays:

Front Panel

Item Description

Power LED  Solid blue: System is powered on WAN/LAN1 LED

 Solid green: Network link  Blinking orange: Network activity

LAN2 LED

 Solid green: Network link  Blinking orange: Network activity

HDD 1 LED  Solid red: HDD failed

 Blinking orange: HDD activity

HDD 2 LED  Solid red: HDD failed

 Blinking orange: HDD activity

HDD 3 LED  Solid red: HDD failed

 Blinking orange: HDD activity

HDD 4 LED  Solid red: HDD failed

 Blinking orange: HDD activity

HDD 5 LED  Solid red: HDD failed

 Blinking orange: HDD activity

USB Port

 USB 2.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as digital cameras,

USB disks, and USB printers.

Power Button  Powers the N0503 on/off.

 Solid blue: Device is powered on

LCD Display  Displays current system status and messages (Update time: 60

seconds).

Down Button ▼  Push to scroll DOWN when using the LCD display. Up Button ▲  Push to scroll UP when using the LCD display. Enter Button   Push to confirm information entered into the LCD display. Escape Button ESC  Push to leave the current LCD menu.

N4100PRO

The N4100PRO’s front panel displays the unit’s array of status LED’s and is also where you’ll find the power buttons. See the table below for a detailed explanation of each:

Item Description

HDD Trays  There are four hard disk drive (HDD) trays. Each tray supports

a 3.5-inch SATA HDD. The trays have locks for added physical security and keys are provided with the package.

Power LED  Solid blue: N4100PRO is powered on Busy LED  Blinking orange: system startup or maintenance; data

inaccessible

 Off: system startup complete; system operating normally

WAN LED

 Solid green: network link  Blinking green: network activity

LAN LED

 Solid green: network link  Blinking green: network activity

Error LED  Solid red: system error detected Power Button  Power on/off N4100PRO

N4200 series:

The Thecus N4200series front panel has the device’s controls, indicators, and hard disk trays:

Front Panel

Item Description

Power Button  Power on/off N4200series OLED  Displays current system status and messages

 OLED screen saver will be enabled after screen is left idle for more

than 3 mins  OLED screen will be diabled after it is left idle for more than 6 mins HDD 1 LED  Yellow: HDD activity

 Red: HDD failure

HDD 2 LED  Yellow: HDD activity

 Red: HDD failure

HDD 3 LED  Yellow: HDD activity

 Red: HDD failure

HDD 4 LED  Yellow: HDD activity

 Red: HDD failure WAN/LAN1 LED

 Blinking green: network activity

LAN2 LED  Blinking green: network activity

OLED

USB Copy ● Blue: USB Copy activity

● Red: USB Copy failure

HDD Tray  Four HDD trays support 4x 3.5" or 4 x 2.5” HDDs USB Copy Button  Copies USB storage contents to the N4200 series. USB Port  USB 2.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as USB disks.

N5200XXX/N5500:

The Thecus N5500 front panel has the device’s controls, indicators, and hard disk

trays:

Front Panel

Item Description

1.System LED  Blinking orange: System is being upgraded or ;is starting up; data currently inaccessible

2.WAN/LAN1 LED

 Solid green: Network link  Blinking green: Network activity

3.LAN2 LED

 Solid green: Network link  Blinking green: Network activity

4.USB Copy LED  Solid blue: Files are being copied from a USB storage device

5.Syetem Warning LED  Solid RED: System error

6.Reset Button  Resets system configuration to default value.

7.USB Port  USB 2.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as USB disks.

8.Power Button/ Power

LED

 Power on/off N5200XXX/N5500 and Power LED.  Solid blue: System is power on.

9.Up Button ▲  Push to scroll up when using the LCD display.

10.Down Button ▼  Push to enter the USB copy operation screen.

11.Enter Button   Push to enter LCD administrator password to access basic system setting.

12.Escape Button ESC  Push to leave the current LCD menu.

13.LCD Display  Displays current system status and warning messages.

14.HDD Trays  Five 3.5” SATA HDD trays.

 Locks are provided for added security.

N7700 Series:

The Thecus N7700 series front panel has the device’s controls, indicators, and hard disk trays:

Front Panel

Item Description

1.Power LED  Solid blue: System is power on.

2.System LED  Solid orange: system is being upgraded or system startup; data currently inaccessible

3.WAN/LAN1 LED  Solid green: network link

 Blinking green: network activity

4.LAN2 LED

 Solid green: network link  Blinking green: network activity

5.USB Copy LED  Solid blue: files are being copied from a USB storage device

6.eSATA link LED  Solid blue: external eSATA device has connected

7.USB Port  USB 2.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as USB disks.

8.Power Button  Power on/off N7700

9.Up Button ▲  Push to scroll up when using the LCD display

10.Down Button ▼  Push to enter USB copy operation screen

11.Enter Button   Push to enter LCD operate password for basic system setting

12.Escape Button

ESC

 Push to leave the current LCD menu

13.LCD Display  Displays current system status and warning messages

14.HDD Trays  Seven 3.5” SATA HDD trays

 Locks are provided for added security

1U4200XXX:

The Thecus 1U4200XXX front panel has the device’s controls, indicators, and

hard disk trays:

Front Panel

Item Description

1. LCD Display  Displays the current system status and warning messages.

 Displays hostname, WAN/LAN1/LAN2 IP addresses, RAID status,

and current time.

2. Up Button ▲  Push to scroll up when using the LCD display.

3. Down Button ▼  Push to scroll down when using the LCD display.

4. Enter Button   Push to confirm information entered into the LCD display.

5. Escape Button

ESC

 Push to leave the current LCD menu.

6. Locator Button  Turns on the LED backlight.

7. USB Port  USB 2.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as digital cameras, USB disks, and USB printers.

8. PWR LED  Solid Blue: System is powered on.

9. Busy LED  Blinking orange: system startup or system maintenance; data currently inaccessible

10. Error LED

Solid Red: System alert: Redundant power or system fan failure

11. LAN LED  Solid green: network link

 Blinking green: network activity

12. Power Button  Power the 1U4200XXX on/off.

13. Reset Button  Resets the 1U4200XXX.

14. Mute Button  Mutes the system fan alarm (Can also be managed through the UI)

15. HDD Trays  Four 3.5” SATA HDD trays.

 Locks are provided for added security.

1U4600:

The Thecus 1U4600 front panel has the device’s controls, indicators, and hard disk trays:

Front Panel

Item Description

WAN/LAN1 LED

 Solid green: network link  Blinking green: network activity

LAN2 LED

 Solid green: network link  Blinking green: network activity

Busy LED  Blinking orange: system startup or system maintenance; data

currently inaccessible

USB Port

 USB 2.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as digital cameras,

USB disks, and USB printers

Power Button  Power on/off 1U4600

 Solid blue: Device is powered on  Blinking blue: eSATA hard disk is connected and active

Reset Button

 Resets the 1U4600  Press for five seconds during boot process to reset IP address and

admin password

HDD Trays  Four 3.5” SATA HDD trays

 Locks are provided for added security

LCD Display  Displays current system status and warning messages

 Displays hostname, WAN/LAN1/LAN2 IP address, RAID status, and

current time

Up Button ▲  Push to scroll up when using the LCD display Down Button ▼  Push to scroll down when using the LCD display Enter Button   Push to confirm information entered into the LCD display Escape Button ESC  Push to leave the current LCD menu

N8200XXX/N8800 series:

The Thecus N8200XXX/N8800 series front panel has the device’s controls, indicators, and hard disk trays:

Front Panel

Item Description

1.Power Button  Power on/off N8200XXX/N8800

2.Power LED  Solid green: System is power on.

3.Reboot Button  Press to system reboot

4.System fan alarm

LED

 Solid red: system fan failure notification

5. Mute button  Mute the system fan alarm.

6.USB Port

USB 2.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as USB disks, USB printers

7.Up Button ▲  Push to scroll up when using the LCD display

8.Down Button ▼  Push to enter USB copy operation screen

9.Enter Button   Push to enter LCD operate password for basic system setting

10.Escape Button

ESC

 Push to leave the current LCD menu

N8900

Front Panel

Item Description

1.Power Button  Power on/off N8900

2.Power LED  Solid green: System is power on.

3.System error LED  Solid RED: System error.

4.Mute button  Mute the system fan alarm.

5.USB Port

 USB 2.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as USB disks and

USB printers

6. Locator button /

LED

 Press the button, the back led will light up to identify the system

position of the rack

7. RST  Reboot system.

8. LAN  Blinking green: network activity

 Solid green: network link

9. BUSY  Blinking orange: system startup or system maintenance; data currently inaccessible

10.OLED  Displays current system status and messages

 OLED screen saver will be enabled after screen is idle for more

than 3 minutes

 OLED screen will be turn off after idle for more than 6 minutes

11.Up Button ▲  Push to scroll up when using the OLED display

12.Down Button ▼  Push to enter USB copy operation screen

13.Enter Button   Push to enter OLED operate password for basic system setting

14.Escape Button

ESC

 Push to leave the current OLED menu

Hard Disk Trays

1U4200XXX/N2200XXX/N8200XXX/N8900:

Each of above mentioned models’ hard disk trays has a lock, a latch, and two LED indicators:

Hard Disk Trays

Item Description

1.HDD Power LED  Solid blue: Hard disk is powered on

2.HDD

Access/Error LED

 Blinking green: System is accessing data on the hard disk  Solid red: HDD fail

3.Lock  Use the lock to physically secure the hard disk to the unit.

4.Latch  Use to open and remove or close and secure the tray.

5.Handle  Pull to remove the HDD tray.

1U4600/N7700 series/N8800series:

Each of mentioned above models hard disk trays has a lock, a latch, and two LED indicators:

Hard Disk Trays

Item Description

1.HDD Power LED  Solid blue: Hard disk is powered on

2.HDD

Access/Error LED

 Blinking green: System is accessing data on the hard disk  Solid red: HDD fail

3.Lock  Use the lock to physically secure the hard disk to the unit.

4.Latch  Use to open and remove or close and secure the tray.

5.Handle  Pull to remove the HDD tray.

N4100PRO

The N4100PRO’s hard disk trays each have a lock, a latch, and two indicators.

N4200 series/N5200XXX/N5500:

Each of the N4200 series/N5200XXX/N5500’s hard disk trays has a lock, a latch, and two LED indicators:

Hard Disk Trays

Item Description

1.HDD Power LED  Solid blue: Hard disk is powered on(No function on N4200 series)

2.HDD

Access/Error LED

 Blinking green: System is accessing data on the hard disk  Solid red: HDD fail (No function on N4200 series)

3.Lock  Use the lock to physically secure the hard disk to the unit.

4.Handle  Pull to remove the HDD tray.

Item Description

Lock  The tray lock lets you physically secure the HDD with

accessory keys.

Latch  Use the latch to open and remove or close and secure the tray. HDD Power LED  Solid blue: HDD is powered on Access/Error LED  Blinking yellow: data is being accessed

 Blinking red: hard disk error

N3200XXX:

The N3200XXX only supports 3.5” Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks. To install a hard disk into the N3200XXX, follow the steps below:

1. Open the front door of the N3200XXX.

2. For 3.5” HDD: a. Get the hard drive rails and place them on either side of the hard

drive, fitting into the appropriate grooves.

b. Holding the hard drive rails in place, slide the hard disks into the

N3200XXX until they snap into place.

c. Tighten the thumbscrews.

N0503:

The N0503 supports both 2.5” and 3.5” Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks. To install a hard disk into the N0503, follow the steps below:

3. Open front door of the N0503.

4. For 3.5” HDD a. Get the hard drive rails and place them on either side of the hard

drive, fitting into the appropriate grooves.

b. Holding the hard drive rails in place, slide the hard disks into the N0503

until they snap into place.

c. Tighten the thumbscrews.

5. For 2.5” HDD a. Remove the included 2.5” HDD tray. b. Slide the 2.5” HDD into the 2.5” HDD cage. c. Slide the 2.5” HDD cage back in until it snap into place.

6. Replace the N0503 front cover.

Rear Panel

N2200XXX:

The N2200XXX rear panel features ports and connectors.

Back Panel

Item Description

eSATA Port  eSATA port for high-speed external storage expansion. USB Port  USB 2.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as digital cameras,

USB disks, and USB printers.

WAN/LAN1 Port  WAN/LAN1 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a

switch or a router.

LAN2 Port  LAN2 port for connecting to a local Ethernet network through a

switch or a router. System Fan  System fan that exhausts heat from the unit. Power Connector  Connect the included power cords to this connector. Reset Button

 Resets the N2200XXX.  Pressing and holding the Reset button on the back for 5 seconds

will reset your network setting and password, and turn off Jumbo

Frame Support.

N3200XXX/N0503:

The N3200XXX/N0503 rear panel features ports and connectors.

Back Panel

Item Description

eSATA Port  eSATA port for high-speed storage expansion USB Port  USB 2.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as digital cameras,

USB disks, and USB printers WAN/LAN1 Port  WAN/LAN1 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a

switch or router LAN2 Port  LAN2 port that can be used for connection sharing System Fan  System fan that exhausts heat from the unit Power Connector  Connect the included power cords to these connectors Reset Button

 Resets the N3200XXX/N0503  Immediately press and hold the Reset button on the back for 5

seconds. This will reset your network setting, password, and turn

off Jumbo Frame Support.

N4100PRO

The rear panel of the N4100PRO houses the USB and Ethernet connections, as well as the power connector. See the table below for descriptions of each:

Item Description

Power Connector  Connect the included power cord to this connector WAN Port  WAN port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch

or router

LAN Port  LAN port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch or

router

USB Ports

 USB 2.0 ports for storage expansion

N4200 series:

The N4200 rear panel features ports and connectors.

Back Panel

Item Description

Power Connector  For connect the power adaptor WAN/LAN1 Port  WAN/LAN1 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a

switch or router

LAN2 Port  LAN2 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch

or router

USB Ports

 USB 2.0 ports for storage expansion

eSATA Ports  eSATA port for high-speed storage expansion

N5200XXX:

The N5200XXX rear panel features ports and connectors.

Back Panel

Item Description

1.WAN/LAN1 Port  WAN/LAN1 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a

switch or a router.

2.LAN2 Port  LAN2 port for connecting to a local Ethernet network through a

switch or router.

3.Serial Port  This port is for an external UPS device.

4.eSATA Port  eSATA port for high-speed external storage expansion.

5.USB Port  USB 2.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as USB disks and

USB printers.

6.System Fan  System fan that exhausts heat from the unit.

7.Power Connector  Connect the included power cord to this connector.

7 1 2 3 4 5

N5500:

The N5500 rear panel features ports and connectors.

Back Panel

Item Description

1.WAN/LAN1 Port  WAN/LAN1 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a

switch or router.

2.LAN2 Port  LAN2 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a

switch or router.

3.Serial Port  This port is for external UPS device.

4.eSATA Port  eSATA port for high-speed storage expansion.

5.USB Port (Type A)  USB 2.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as USB disks, and

USB printers.

6.System Fan  System fan that exhausts heat from the unit.

7.Power Connector  Connect the included power cord to this connector.

8.USB Port (Type B)  USB 2.0 port to connect PC (Type B of target mode).

6 2 3 4 1 5 8

N7700 series:

The N7700 rear panel features ports and connectors.

Back Panel

Item Description

1.LAN2 Port  LAN2 port for connecting to a local Ethernet network through a

switch or router.

2.WAN/LAN1 Port  WAN/LAN1 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a

switch or router.

3.Serial Port  This port is for an external UPS device.

4.eSATA Port  eSATA port for high-speed storage expansion.

5.USB Port  USB 2.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as USB disks, and

USB printers.

6.System Fan  System fan that exhausts heat from the unit.

7.Power Connector  Connect the included power cord to this connector.

1U4200XXXR:

Locator LED

1U4200 Back Panel

Item Description

eSATA Port  eSATA port for high-speed storage expansion. USB Ports  USB 2.0 ports for compatible USB devices, such as digital

cameras, USB disks, and USB printers. WAN/LAN1 Port  WAN/LAN1 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a

switch or router. LAN2 Port  LAN2 port that can be used for connection sharing. Power Switch  Switch for power supply. System Fan  System fan that exhausts heat from the unit. Serial Port  This port is for factory use only. Locator LED  Identifies each NAS within a rack mount configuration. Power Connector  Connect the included power cords to these connectors.

1U4200XXXS:

The rear panel of the 1U4200XXXS is similar to the 1U4200XXXR, but with a single power connector:

Locator LED

1U4600R:

The rear panel of the 1U4600R houses most of the USB and Ethernet connections, as well as the eSATA port, system fan, and power connector. See the table below for descriptions of each:

Power Connector Power Connector

Power Switch Power Switch USB Ports (A Type) LAN2 Port

Power LED Power LED System Fan eSATA Port Serial Port

USB Ports (B Type) WAN/LAN1 Port

1U4600 Back Panel

Item Description

eSATA Port  eSATA port for high-speed storage expansion USB Ports  USB 2.0 ports for compatible USB devices, such as digital

cameras, USB disks, and USB printers WAN/LAN1 Port  WAN/LAN1 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a

switch or router LAN2 Port  LAN2 port that can be used for connection sharing Power Switch  Switch for power supply System Fan  System fan that exhausts heat from the unit Serial Port  This port is for factory use only Power Connector  Connect the included power cords to these connectors

1U4600S:

The rear panel of the 1U4600S is similar to the 1U4600R, but with a single power connector:

Power Connector Power Switch USB Ports (A Type) LAN2 Port

System Fan eSATA Port Serial Port

USB Ports (B Type) WAN/LAN1 Port

N8200XXX:

The N8200XXX rear panel features ports and connectors.

4 7

1 2 3 8 5 6

Back Panel

Item Description

1.Power Connector  Connect the included power cords to these connectors.

2.Power Switch  Powers the N8200XXX on/off.

3.eSATA Port  eSATA port for high-speed storage expansion.

4.USB Port  USB 2.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as USB disks, and

USB printers.

5.Serial Port  This port is for an external UPS device.

6.WAN/LAN1 Port  WAN/LAN1 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a

switch or router.

7.LAN2 Port  WAN/LAN1 port for connecting to a local Ethernet network

through a switch or router.

8. Locator LED  Identifies each NAS within a rack mount configuration.

N8800 series:

The N8800 rear panel features ports and connectors.

Back Panel

Item Description

1.Power Connector  Connect the included power cords to these connectors

2.Power Switch  Switch for power supply

3.eSATA Port  eSATA port for high-speed storage expansion

4.USB Port  USB 2.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as USB disks, and

USB printers

5.Serial Port  This port is for external UPS device

6.WAN/LAN1 Port  WAN/LAN1 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a

switch or router

7.LAN2 Port  WAN/LAN1 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a

switch or router

N8800PRO

(SP)

is Single power

N8900

Back Panel

Item Description

1.Power Connector  Connect the included power cords to these connectors

2.Serial Port  This port is for external UPS device

3.eSATA Port  eSATA port for high-speed storage expansion

4.USB Port  USB 2.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as USB disks, and

USB printers

5.USB Port  USB 3.0 port for compatible USB devices.

6.WAN/LAN1 Port  WAN/LAN1 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a

switch or router

7.LAN2 Port  WAN/LAN1 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a

switch or router

8.LAN3 Port  LAN3 port for HA connecting.

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.

Before You Begin

Before you begin, be sure to take the following precautions:

1. Read and understand the Safety Warnings outlined in the beginning of the manual.

2. If possible, wear an anti-static wrist strap during installation to prevent static discharge from damaging the sensitive electronic components on the Thecus IP storage.

3. Be careful not to use magnetized screwdrivers around the Thecus IP storage’s electronic components.

Cable Connections

To connect the N2200XXX to your network, follow the steps below:

1. Connect an Ethernet cable from your network to the WAN/LAN1 port on the back panel of the N2200XXX.

2. Connect the provided power cord into the power socket on the back panel. Plug the other end of the cord into a surge protected socket.

3. Press the power button to boot up the N2200XXX.

To connect the N3200XXX/N0503 to your network, follow the steps below:

1. Connect an Ethernet cable from your network to the WAN/LAN1 port on the

back panel of the N3200XXX/N0503.

2. Connect the provided power cord into the power socket on the back panel. Plug the other end of the cord into a surge protected socket.

3. Open the front door then press the power button to boot up the

N3200XXX/N0503.

Make the following connections on the Thecus N4100PRO and then power up the unit:

1. Connect an Ethernet cable from your network to the WAN port on the back panel of the N4100PRO.

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 protected socket.

3. Press the power button on the front panel to power on the N4100PRO.

Checking System Status

After making connections on the N4100PRO and powering up, check whether the system status is normal or has trouble by observing indicators on the front panel and hard disk trays.

System Status Normal

The system status is normal if:

1. The front panel Power LED glows blue and the WAN LED glows or blinks green.

2. The HDD Power LED on each HDD tray glows blue.

System Trouble

The system has trouble if:

1. Any LED glows red.

1. The system emits a continuous beeping sound.

If the system has trouble, please refer to Chapter 8: Troubleshooting.

WARNING

There are no user serviceable parts inside the N4100PRO. Please contact

To connect N4200 series NAS to your network, follow the steps below:

1. Connect an Ethernet cable from your network to the WAN/LAN1 port on the back panel of the N4200.

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 protected socket.

3. Press the power button on the Front Panel to boot up the N4200.

To connect the N5200XXX/N5500 to your network, follow the steps below:

1. Connect an Ethernet cable from your network to the WAN/LAN1 port on the back panel of the N5200XXX/N5500.

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 protected socket. Press the power supply switch to turn on the power supply.

3. Press the power button on the front panel to boot up the N5200XXX/N5500.

To connect the 1U4200XXX/1U4600 to your network, follow the steps below:

1. Connect an Ethernet cable from your network to the WAN/LAN1 port on the back panel of the 1U4200XXX/1U4600.

NOTE

If you are installing the 1U4200XXXR/1U4600R, be sure to connect both power cables. If you do not, the system will assume one power supply has failed, and an alarm will sound.

3. Press the power button on the front panel to boot up the 1U4200XXX/1U4600.

To connect N7700 series NAS to your network, follow the steps below:

1. Connect an Ethernet cable from your network to the WAN/LAN1 port on the back panel of the N7700.

3. Press the power button on the Front Panel to boot up the N7700.

To connect N8200XXX/N8800 series NAS to your network, follow the steps below:

1. Connect an Ethernet cable from your network to the WAN/LAN1 port on the back panel of the N8200XXX/N8800.

3. Press the power button on the front panel to boot up the N8200XXX/N8800.

To connect the N8900 series products to your network, follow the steps below:

1. Connect an Ethernet cable from your network to the WAN/LAN1 port on the back panel of the N8900

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.

3.Press the power button on the Front Panel to boot up the N8900.

Chapter 3: First Time Setup

Overview

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. Follow the steps below for initial software setup.

Thecus Setup Wizard

The handy Thecus Setup Wizard makes configuring Thecus IP storage a snap. To configure the Thecus IP storage using the Setup Wizard, perform the following steps:

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.

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 Thecus IP storage that you like to configure.

NOTE

For MAC OS X users, double click on Thecus Setup Wizard .dmg fil e.

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. You may also use a static IP address and enter the DNS Server address manually.

7. Change the default administrator password.

8. Finished! Access the Thecus IP storage Web Administrator Interface by pressing the Start Browser button. You can also configure another Thecus IP storage at this point by clicking the Setup Other Device button. Press Exit to exit the wizard.

LCD Operation (N4100PRO/N5200XXX/N5500/1U4200XXX/1U4600/N7700

series/N8200XXX/N8800 series)

The mentioned models above are equipped with an LCD on the front for easy status display and setup. There are four buttons on the front panel to control the LCD functions.

LCD Controls

Use the Up (▲), Down (▼), Enter () and Escape (ESC) keys to select various configuration settings and menu options for Thecus IP storage configuration.

The following table illustrates the keys on the front control panel:

LCD Controls

Icon Function Description

▲

Up Button Select the previous configuration settings option.

▼

Down Button USB copy confirmation display.

 Enter Enter the selected menu option, sub-menu, or parameter setting.

ESC Escape Escape and return to the previous menu.

There are two modes of operation for the LCD: Display Mode and Management

Mode.

NOTE

The T hecus Setup Wizard is designed for installation on systems running Windows 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.

Display Mode

During normal operation, the LCD will be in Display Mode.

Display Mode

Item Description

Host Name Current host name of the system. WAN/LAN1 Current WAN/LAN1 IP setting. LAN2 Current LAN2 IP setting. Link Aggregation Current Link Aggregation status System Fan1 Current system fan1 status. System Fan2 Current system fan2 status. CPU Fan Current CPU fan status 2009/05/22 12:00 Current system time. Disk Info Current status of disk slot has been installed RAID Current RAID status.

The Thecus IP storage will rotate these messages every one-two seconds on the LCD display.

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 button. To use USB copy, follow the steps below:

1. Plug your USB device into an available USB port on the Front end.

2. In Display Mode, press the Down Button (▼).

3. The LCD will display “USB Copy?”

4. Press Enter () and the Thecus IP storage will start copying USB disks connected to the front USB port.

5. All of data will be copied into system folder named “USB copy”.

Management Mode

During setup and configuration, the LCD will be in Management Mode.

To enter into Management Mode, press Enter () and an “Enter Password” prompt will show on the LCD.

At this time, the administrator has to enter the correct LCD password. System will check whether the correct LCD password has been entered. The default LCD password is “ 0000 ”. If correct password is entered, you will enter into the

Management Mode menu.

Management Mode

Item Description

WAN/LAN1 Setting IP address and netmask of your WAN/LAN1 ports. LAN2 Setting IP address and netmask of your LAN2 ports. Link Agg. Setting Select Load Balance, 802.3ad or Failover. Change Admin Passwd Change administrator’s password for LCD operation. Reset to Default Reset system to factory defaults. Exit Exit Management Mode and return to Display Mode.

LCD Operation (N3200XXX/N0503)

LCD Controls

Use the Down (▼), Up (▲), Enter () and Escape (ESC) keys to operate LCD to view system information and USB copy.

The following table illustrates the keys on the front control panel:

LCD Controls

Icon Function Description

▼ Down Button Select the previous configuration settings option. ▲ Up Button Select the next configuration settings option.

 Enter Enter to display USB copy operation.

ESC Escape Escape to give up USB copy.

Press and hold for 3 seconds to turn off the LCD’s backlight. Press any button to switch the backlight back on.

Display Mode

During normal operation, the LCD will be in Display Mode.

Display Mode

Item Description

Host Name Current host name of the system. WAN/LAN1 Current WAN/LAN1 IP setting. LAN2 Current LAN2 IP setting. RAID Current RAID status. System Fan Current system fan status. Temperature Current system temperature. Date/Time Current system date and time Up Time The system power on time since last start

The N3200XXX/N0503 will rotate these messages every three seconds on the LCD display.

USB Copy

The USB Copy function enables you to copy files stored on USB devices such as USB disks and digital cameras to the N3200XXX/N0503 with a press of a button. To use USB copy, follow the steps below:

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

2. In Display Mode, press the Enter ().

3. The LCD will display “USB Copy?”

NOTE

You can also change your LCD password using the Web Administration

Interface by navigating to System Management > Administrator

Password. For more on the Web Administration Interface, see Chapter

4: System Management.

NOTE

If the RAID array is in a degraded state, the LCD display will be stopped

in display mode and show which disk is degraded in the array:

RAID: Degraded [Disk #]

4. Press Enter () and theN3200XXX/N0503 will start copying USB disks connected to the front USB port. The LCD will display the USB copy progress and results.

OLED Operation (N4200 series/N8900)

OLED Operation

The mentioned models above are equipped with an OLED on the front for easy status display and setup. There are four buttons on the front panel to control the OLED functions.

OLED Controls

Use the Up (▲), Down (▼), Enter () and Escape (ESC) keys to select various configuration settings and menu options for N4200series/N8900 configuration.

The following table illustrates the keys on the front control panel:

OLED Controls

Icon Function Description

▲

Up Button Select the previous configuration settings option.

▼

Down Button USB copy confirmation display.

 Enter Enter the selected menu option, sub-menu, or parameter setting.

ESC Escape Escape and return to the previous menu.

There are two modes of operation for the OLED: Display Mode and Management

Mode.

Display Mode

During normal operation, the OLED will be in Display Mode.

Display Mode

Item Description

Host Name Current host name of the system. WAN/LAN1 Current WAN/LAN1 IP setting. LAN2 Current LAN2 IP setting. Link Aggregation Current Link Aggregation status System Fan Current system fan status. CPU Fan Current CPU fan status 2009/05/22 12:00 Current system time. RAID Current RAID status.

The N4200 series/N8900 will rotate these messages every one-two seconds on the OLED display.

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 Chapter 4: Web Administration Interface.

Step 1: Network Setup

From the Web Administration Interface, you can configure the network settings of the Thecus IP storage for your network. You can access the Network menu from the menu bar. For details on how to configure your network settings, refer to

Chapter 4: System Network .

Step 2: RAID Creation

Next, administrators can configure their preferred RAID setting and build their RAID volume. You can access RAID settings from the menu bar of the Web Administration Interface by navigating to Storage Management > RAID Configuration.

For more information on configuring RAID, see Chapter 4: System Management > RAID Configuration.

Don’t know which RAID level to use? Find out more about the different RAID levels from Appendix B: RAID 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.

For more information on configuring Active Directory, see

Chapter 4: User and Group Authentication > ADS/NT Support.

For information about the benefits of Active Directory, see Appendix C: Active

Directory Basics.

Step 4: Create Folders and Set Up ACLs

Once users are introduced into your network, you can begin to create various folders on the Thecus IP storage and control user access to each using Folder Access Control Lists.

More information on managing folders, see Chapter 4: Storage Management> Share Folder .

To find out about configuring Folder Access Control Lists, see Chapter 4: Storage

Management > Share Folder> Folder Access Control List (ACL).

Step 5: Start Services

Finally, you can start to setup the different services of Thecus 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

Photo Server

Chapter 4: System Administration

Overview

The Thecus IP storage provides an easily accessible Web 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)

NOTE

Your computer’s network IP address must be on the same subnet as the Thecus IP storage. If the Thecus IP storage has default IP address of 192.168.1.100, your managing PC IP address must be 192.168.1.x, where x is a number between 1 and 254, but not 100.

NOTE

This page can be displayed with Flash or with HTML. Choose Flash for Fl ash (shown in the top figure) and Traditional for HTML (shown in the bottom figure).

2. Login to the system using the administrator user name and password. The factory defaults are:

User Name: admin Password: admin

※ If you changed your password in the setup wizard, use the new password.

Once you are logged in as an administrator disclaimer page will appear as below. Please click the check box if you do not want to have this page displayed during the next login.

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. The figure below displays 12 default favorite functions.

Administrators can add or remove favorite functions to My Favorites by right clicking the mouse on the menu tree.

The other way administrators can add favorite functions is by clicking the “Add Favorite” icon in each function screen. Please refer figure below in red circuit icon.

To return to the favorite screen, simply click “Home” located at the left hand corner of the main screen.

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. System Management Various Thecus IP storage system settings and information. System Network Information and settings for network connections, as well as

various services of the Thecus IP storage.

Storage Information and settings for storage devices installed into the

Thecus IP storage. User and Group Authentication Allows configuration of users and groups. Network Service Setup and manage protocols such as Samba/CIFS, AFP, NFS,

FTP, and other network services. Application Server Printer Server and iTunes Server to set up of the Thecus IP

storage. Backup Category of Backup Features set up of the Thecus IP storage. External Device

Thecus IP storage support printer serving and UPS backup

power supplies.

Moving your cursor over any of these items will display the dropdown menu selections for each group.

In the following sections, you will find detailed explanations of each function, and how to configure your Thecus IP storage.

Message Bar

You can get information about system status quickly by moving mouse over.

Message Bar

Item Status Description

RAID Information.

Display the status of created RAID volume. Click to go to RAID information page as short cut.

Disks Information.

Display the status of disks installed in the system. Click to go to Disk information page as short cut.

FAN.

Display system FAN Status. Click to go to System Status page as short cut.

Network.

Green: The system is connected to the Internet.

Red: The system is unable to connect to the

Internet.

‧Web Disk

Click this to log into the Web Disk.

‧Photos

Click this to log into the photo server.

‧News

Accesses online registration and the latest release news.

‧Log

Accesses the system log. New logs will be displayed with an icon here.

‧Language Selection

The Thecus IP storage supports multiple Languages, including:

English,Japanese,Traditional Chinese,Simplified Chinese,French,German,Italian,

Korean,Spanish,Russia,Polish,Portugal

On the menu bar, click Language and the selection list appears. This user interface

will switch to selected Language for Thecus IP storage.

‧Help

Click this to toggle the help page open and browse or search through the UI help

database. The current page’s help section will be displayed first.

‧My Favorite

Add/Remove the current page from the Home page.

‧Shutdown

Choose Shutdown or Reboot from the dropdown menu to shutdown or reboot

your NAS.

‧Logout

Click to log out of Web Administration Interface.

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.

General Information

Once you login, you will first see the basic Product Information screen providing Manufacturer, Product No., Firmware Version, and System Up Time

information.

Product Information Item Description

Manufacturer Displays the name of the system manufacturer. Product No. Shows the model number of the system. Firmware version Shows the current firmware version. Up time Displays the total run time of the system.

System/Service Status (N3200XXX/N0503/N4100PRO/N4200series/N5200XXX/N5500/1U4200XXX/

1U4600/N7700 series/N2200XXX/N8200XXX/N8800 series)

From the Status menu, choose the System item, System Status and Service Status screens appear. These screens provide basic system and service status

information.

System Status

Item Description

CPU Loading (%) Displays current CPU workload of the Thecus IP storage. CPU Fan Speed Displays current CPU fan status. System Fan Speed Displays the current status of the system fan. 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. TFTP Status The status of the TFTP server. Nsync Status The status of the Nsync server. UPnP Status The status of the UPnP service. SNMP The status of the SNMP service.

System/Service Status (For the N8900)

From the Status menu, choose the System item, System Status and Service Status screens appear. These screens provide basic system and service status

information.

System Status

Item Description

CPU Loading (%) Displays current CPU workload of the Thecus IP storage. CPU Fan Speed Displays current CPU fan status. System Fan 1 Speed Displays current System fan (left 1) status System Fan 2 Speed Displays current System fan (left 2) status CPU Temperature Displays current CPU Temperature. System Temperature 1 Displays current System temperature in position 1 System Temperature 2 Displays current System temperature in position 2 System Temperature 3 Displays current System temperature in position 3 System Temperature 4 Displays current System temperature in position 4 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. TFTP Status The status of the TFTP server. Rsync Status The status of the Rsync server. UPnP Status The status of the UPnP service. SNMP The status of the SNMP service.

Logs

From the System Information menu, choose the Logs item and the System Logs screen appears. This screen shows a history of system usage and important events such as disk status, network information, and system booting. See the following table for a detailed description of each item:

See the following table for a detailed description of each item:

System Logs

Item Description

All Provides all log information including system messages, warning

messages and error messages.

INFO Records information about system messages. WARN Shows only warning messages. ERROR Shows only error messages. Download All Log File Export all logs to an external file. Truncate All Log File Clear all log files. The number of lines per page □

Specify desired number of lines to display per page.

Sort Ascending Shows logs by date in ascending order. Sort Descending Shows logs by date in descending order. |<< < > >>| Use the forward ( > >>| ) and backward ( |<< < ) buttons to

browse the log pages. Re-loading logs.

On-line Register

From the System Information menu, choose the On-line Register item and the System On-line Register screen appears. The on-line register service can

periodically update the user when new firmware and software modules are released by 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.

Other than the defined items sent upon registration, there are also two additional items: “HDD Info” and “Time Zone”. These two optional items can also be sent to Thecus anonymously for analysis and statistics purposes. To send these items, simply check the desired checkboxes to help Thecus improve its products and services.

Syslog Management

Generates system log messages for the syslog server. These messages are stored on your NAS in: Nsync > log> messages. Information can be obtained in two ways: locally and remotely.

Local Access - When Local is selected, log messages can be viewed directly through samba. However, to access the Nsync folder through samba, the folder must be set as browseable and the user must be given ACL permissions. In OS X, UNIX extensions must be disabled under Network Service > Samba/CIFS in the UI.

Remote Access - They can also be viewed remotely by selecting Remote and inputting a Remote IP Address into the input field. This will allow a TFTP program, such as TFTPd32, to access the system log remotely from a computer.

System Management

The System Management menu gives you a wealth of settings that you can use to configure your Thecus IP storage system administration functions. You can set up system time, system notifications, and even upgrade firmware from this menu.

Date and Time: System Date and settings

From the Date and time menu, choose the item and the screen appears. Set the desired Date, Time, and Time Zone. You can also elect to synchronize the system time on Thecus IP storage with an NTP (Network Time Protocol) Server.

See the following table for a detailed description of each item:

Time

Item Description

Date Sets the system date. Time Sets the system time. Time Zone Sets the system time zone.

NTP Server

Select Enable to synchronize with the NTP server.

Select Disable to close the NTP server synchronization. Sync with external NTP Server

Select YES to allow Thecus IP storage to synchronize with an NTP

server of your choice. Press Apply to change.

WARNING

If an NTP server is selected, pl ease make sure your Thecus IP storage has been

setup to access the NTP server.

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.

Notification Configuration

Item Description

Beep Notification Enable or disable the system beeper that beeps when a problem

occurs. Email Notification Enable or disable email notifications of system problems. SMTP Server Specifies the hostname/IP address of the SMTP server. Port Specifies the port to send outgoing notification emails. Auth Type Select the SMTP Server account authentication type. SMTP Account ID Set the SMTP Server Email account ID. Account Password Enter a new password. E-mail From Set email address to send email. Receiver’s E-mail Address (1,2,3,4)

Add one or more recipient’s email addresses to receive email

notifications.

NOTE

Consult with your mail server administrator for email server

information.

Firmware Upgrade

From the menu, choose the Firmware Upgrade item and the Firmware Upgrade screen appears.

Follow the steps below to upgrade your firmware:

1. Use the Browse button to find the firmware file.

2. Press Apply.

3. The beeper beeps and the Busy LED blinks until the upgrade is complete.

Schedule Power On/Off

Using the Thecus IP storage System Management, you can save energy and money by scheduling the Thecus IP storage to turn itself on and off during certain times of the day.

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.

Then, simply choose an on and off time for each day of the week that you would like to designate a schedule by using the various dropdowns.

Finally, click Apply to save your changes.

NOTE

• The beeper only beeps if it is enabled in the System Notification menu.

• Check Thecus website for the latest firmware release and release notes.

• Downgrading firmware is not permitted.

WARNING

Do not turns off the system during the fi rmware upgrade process.

This will lead to a catastrophic result that may render the system inoperable.

NOTE

•Save old firmware images and system configuration files before upgrading firmware in

case the system needs it later on. The backup files can will be stored on a USB disk if

available or in the nsync folder on your RAID partition. The backup will take

approximately 3-5 minutes to complete before carrying on with the firmware upgrade.

Example - Monday: On: 8:00; Off: 16:00 System will turn on at 8:00 AM on Monday, and off at 16:00 on Monday. System will turn on for the rest of the week.

If you choose an on time, but do not assign an off time, the system will turn on and remain on until a scheduled off time is reached, or if the unit is shutdown manually.

Example - Monday: On: 8:00 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. System will turn off at 16:00 PM on Monday, if it was on. If the system was already off at 16:00 PM on Monday, system will stay off.

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.

There is also password for enter LCD setting you could setup here. (Does not apply to the N8900) 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.

Change Administrator and LCD Entry Password

Item Description

New Password Type in a new administrator password. Confirm Password Type the new password again to confirm. Apply Press this to save your changes.

Config Mgmt

From the menu, choose the Config Mgmt item and the System Configuration Download/Upload screen appears. From here, you can download or upload stored

system configurations.

See the following table for a detailed description of each item.

System Configuration Download/Upload

Item Description

Download Save and export the current system configuration. Upload Import a saved configuration file to overwrite current system

configuration.

NOTE

Backing up your system configuration is a great way to ensure that you can revert

to a working configuration when you are experimenting with new system settings.

The system configuration you have backup can be only restore in same firmware

version. And the backup details have excluded user/group accounts.

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.

Reboot & Shutdown

From the menu, choose Reboot & Shutdown item, and the Shutdown/Reboot System screen appears. Press Reboot to restart the system or Shutdown to turn

the system off.

File System check

The File System Check allows you to perform a check on the integrity of your disks’ file system. Under the menu, click File system Check and the File System Check prompt appears.

To perform a file system check, click Apply.

Once clicked, the following prompt will appear:

Click Yes to reboot the system.

WARNING

Resetting to factory defaults will not erase the data stored in the hard disks, but

WILL revert all the settings to the factory default values.

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 on except ZFS volume, ZFS has no need to perform file system check. 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. Click Reboot to reboot the system. When the file system check is run, the system will show 20 lines of information until it is complete. Once complete, the results will be shown at the bottom.

Wake-Up On LAN (WOL)

The Thecus IP storage has the ability to be awoken from sleep mode via WAN/LAN1 port.

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

WOL Service Enable or Disable WOL service Apply Click Apply to save changes.

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.

NOTE

The system must be rebooted before Thecus IP storage can function

normally after file system check complete.

From the menu, choose the SNMP item, and the SNMP Support screen appears. From here, you can Enable or Disable.

UI Login Configuration

Adjusts UI Login Configuration settings. You can enable/disable the Web Disk and

Photo Server functions, according to your needs.

For the 3X series, users need to install the photo server module or web disk module

to access these functions.

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. This screen displays the network parameters of the

WAN/LAN1 connection. You may change any of these items and press Apply to confirm your settings. See a description of each item in the following table:

WAN/LAN1 Configuration

Item Description

Host name Host name that identifies the Thecus IP storage on the network. Domain name Specifies the domain name of Thecus IP storage. WINS Server To set a server name for NetBIOS computer. MAC Address MAC address of the network interface. Jumbo Frame Support Enable or disable Jumbo Frame Support of the WAN/LAN1 interface on your

Thecus IP storage.

IP Sharing Mode When enabled, PCs connected to the LAN2 port will be able to access the

WAN/LAN1.

Link Aggregation Specifies whether WAN/LAN1 and LAN2 ports will be aggregated and act as

one port. There are 6 modes can be choose from: Load Balance/Fail-over/Balance-XOR/802.3ad/Balance-TLB/Balance-ALB

Set IP Address by: Static / Dynamic

You can choose a static IP or Dynamic IP, and input your network configuration

IP IP address of the WAN/LAN1 interface. Netmask Network mask, which is generally: 255.255.255.0 Gateway Default Gateway IP address. DNS Server Domain Name Service (DNS) server IP address.

NOTE

• Only use Jumbo Frame settings when operating in a Gigabit environment

where all other clients have Jumbo Frame Setting enabled.

• Enabli ng DHCP automatically turns on UPnP— see the Service Support Screen.

• If you are only using the WAN/LAN1 port, we suggest that you disable IP

Sharing Mode. This will result in higher throughput.

• A correct DNS setting is vital to networks services, such as SMTP and NTP.

• To use the Link Aggregation with “802.3ad selected” feature, pl ease make sure

the networking equipment on the other end of Ethernet cable also supports

802.3ad protocol.

LAN2

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.

LAN2 Configuration

Item Description

MAC Address Displays the MAC address of the LAN2 interface. Jumbo Frame Support Enable or disable Jumbo Frame Support on the LAN2 interface. IP Specifies the IP address of the LAN2 interface. Netmask Specifies the Network Mask of the LAN2 interface. Gateway When Thecus NAS as a DHCP server from LAN2, it can have

another route to balance traffic bandwidth for its DHCP

clients

Link Detected Specifies the LAN2 port link status Lick Speed Specifies the LAN2 port link speed

WARNING

Most Fast Ethernet (10/100) Switches/Routers do not support Jumbo Frame and you will not

be able to connect to your Thecus IP Storage after Jumbo Frame is turned on. If this

happens, turn o ff the Thecus IP Storage. Then, insert USB disk with factory reset utility

included and power on the Thecus IP Storage. Till the system power on complete then it will

bring your system settings back to factory default.

NOTE

Before enabling Jumbo Frame Support, please make sure your network equipment

supports Jumbo Frame. If your equipment is incompatibl e, you might not be able to

connect to your Thecus IP storage.

NOTE

If the IP sharing mode setting is set to “Enable” under WAN/LAN1 port, then this 2nd

gateway cannot be configured.

DHCP Server Configuration

A DHCP server can be configured to assign IP addresses to devices connected to the LAN2 port. To configure these ports, choose LAN2 from the System Network menu.

DHCP Configuration

Item Description

DHCP Server Enable or disable the DHCP server to automatically assign IP

address to PCs connected to the LAN2 interface. Start IP Specifies the starting IP address of the DHCP range. End IP Specifies the ending IP address of the DHCP range.

DNS Server Displayed the DNS server IP address.

LAN3(For the N8900)

LAN3 Configuration

The N8900 supports three Gigabit Ethernet ports for higher service availability. To configure these ports, choose Additional LAN 3 from the System Network menu, and the Additional LAN3 Configuration screen appears. Press Apply to save your changes.

Additional LAN3 Configuration

Item Description

MAC Address Displays the MAC address of the LAN3 interface. Jumbo Frame Support Enable or disable Jumbo Frame Support on the LAN3 interface. IP Specifies the IP address of the LAN3 interface. Netmask Specifies the Network Mask of the LAN3 interface. Gateway When Thecus NAS as a DHCP server from LAN3, it can have

another route to balance traffic bandwidth for its DHCP

clients

Link Detected Specifies the LAN3 port link status Lick Speed Specifies the LAN3 port link speed

NOTE

The IP Segment of WAN/LAN1 and LAN2 should not overlap.

WARNING

The IP address of the LAN2 interface should not be in the range of the

Start IP address and End IP address.

DHCP Server Configuration(For the N8900)

A DHCP server can be configured to assign IP addresses to devices connected to the LAN3 port. To configure these ports, choose Additional LAN3 Configuration from the System Network menu.

DHCP Configuration

Item Description

DHCP Server Enable or disable the DHCP server to automatically assign IP

address to PCs connected to the LAN3 interface. Lowest IP in Range Specifies the starting IP address of the DHCP range. Highest IP in Range Specifies the ending IP address of the DHCP range.

DNS Server Displayed the DNS server IP address.

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.

Disks Information

From the Storage menu, choose the Disks item and the Disks Information screen appears. From here, you can see various items about installed SATA hard disks. Blank lines indicate that a SATA hard disk is not currently installed in that particular disk slot.

NOTE

• The screen shot below just example from Thecus IP Storage. The disk

slots can from 4 to 8 depend on the model of Thecus IP storage.

NOTE

Before enabling Jumbo Frame Support, please make sure your network equipment

supports Jumbo Frame. If your equipment is incompatibl e, you might not be able to

connect to your Thecus IP storage.

NOTE

The IP Segment of WAN/LAN1, LAN2 and LAN3 should not overlap.

WARNING

The IP address of the LAN3 interface should not be in the range of the

Start IP address and End IP address.

NOTE

If the IP sharing mode setting is set to “Enable” under WAN/LAN1 port, then this 2nd

gateway cannot be configured.

Disks Information

Item Description

Disk No. Indicates disk location. Capacity Shows the SATA hard disk capacity. Model Displays the SATA hard disk model name. Firmware Shows the SATA hard disk firmware version. Status Indicates the status of the disk. Can read OK, Warning, or

Failed. Bad Block scan Yes to start scan Bad Block. Total Capacity Shows the total SATA hard disk capacity. Disk Power Management

The administrator can set the disk to power down after a period of

inactivity.

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” to start with. The result is only for reference and system will not take any action from its result.

NOTE

When the Status shows Warning, it usually means there are bad sectors on the

hard disk. It is shown only as a p recaution and you should consider changing the

drives.

S.M.A.R.T. Information

Item Description

Tray Number Tray the hard disk is installed in. Model Model name of the installed hard disk. Power ON Hours

Count of hours in power-on state. The raw value of this attribute shows total count of hours (or minutes, or seconds, depending on

manufacturer) in power-on state. Temperature Celsius The current temperature of the hard disk in degrees Celsius Reallocated Sector Count

Count of reallocated sectors. When the hard drive finds a

read/write/verification error, it marks this sector as "reallocated"

and transfers data to a special reserved area (spare area).

This process is also known as remapping and "reallocated" sectors

are called remaps. This is why, on a modern hard disks, you can

not see "bad blocks" while testing the surface - all bad blocks are

hidden in reallocated sectors. However, the more sectors that are

reallocated, the more a decrease (up to 10% or more) can be

noticed in disk read/write speeds. Current Pending Sector

Current count of unstable sectors (waiting for remapping). The

raw value of this attribute indicates the total number of sectors

waiting for remapping. Later, when some of these sectors are read

successfully, the value is decreased. If errors still occur when

reading sectors, the hard drive will try to restore the data, transfer

it to the reserved disk area (spare area), and mark this sector as

remapped. If this attribute value remains at zero, it indicates that

the quality of the corresponding surface area is low. Test Type Set short or long time to test.

Test Result Result of the test. Test Time Total time of the test.

Bad Block Scan

On the Disks Information screen, you may also perform disk bad block scan, simply to click “Click to start” to start with. The result is only for reference and system will not take any action from its result.

NOTE

If the Reallocated Sector Count > 32 or Current Pending Sector of a hard disk

drive > 0 , the status of the disk will show “Warning”. This warning is only used

to alert the system administrator that there are bad sectors on the disk, and

they should replace those disks as soon as possible.

The testing result will be stay till system reboot with “Yet to start” displayed as default.

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 as the capacities allocated for data, and iSCSI. There is also a graph which represents how the RAID volume is currently allocated.(The N8900 does not display a pie chart.)

Please refer the N8900 RAID Management Information screenshot as below:

RAID Information

Item Description

Master RAID The RAID volume currently designated as the Master RAID

volume.

ID 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. Disks Used Hard disks used to form the current RAID volume. Total Capacity Total capacity of the current RAID. Data Capacity Indicates the used capacity and total capacity used by user data. iSCSI Capacity Indicates the capacity allocated to iSCSI.

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. .

RAID Configurations

Item Description

Disk No. Number assigned to the installed hard disks. Capacity (MB) Capacity of the installed hard disks. Model Model number of the installed hard disks. Status Status of the installed hard disks. Used If this is checked, current hard disk is a part of a RAID volume. Spare If this is checked, current hard disk is designated as a spare for a

RAID volume. Master RAID Check a box to designate this as the Master RAID volume. See the

NOTE below for more information.

Stripe Size This sets the stripe size to maximize performance of sequential

files in a storage volume. Keep the 64K setting unless you require

a special file storage layout in the storage volume. A larger stripe

size is better for large files. Data Percentage The percentage of the RAID volume that will be used to store data. Create Press this button to configure a file system and create the RAID

storage volume.

To create a RAID volume, follow the steps below:

1. On the RAID Information screen, click create.

2. On the RAID Configuration screen, set the RAID storage space as JBOD,

RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, or RAID 10 (N8900 support RAID 50 and RAID 60)— see Appendix B: RAID Basics for a detailed description of

each.

3. Specify a RAID ID.

4. If this RAID volume is meant to be the Master RAID volume, tick the Master RAID checkbox.

5. Selected whether the RAID volume will be encrypted or not. The RAID volume can protect data by using RAID Volume Encryption function to prevent the risk of data exposure. To activate this function, the Encryption option needs to be enabled while the RAID is created and followed by password input for identification. Also, an external writable USB disk plugged into any USB port on the system is required to save the password you have entered while the RAID volume is being created. See the screenshot below for details.

NOTE

In a multiple RAID configuration, one RAID volume must be designated as the

Master RAID vol ume. The Master RAID volume will store all installed modules. If

the Master RAID is changed to another location (i.e. assigning volume 2 to be

the Master RAID volume after volume 1 had been previously assigned), then all

modules must be reinstalled. In addition, all system folders that were contained

on the Master RAID volume will be invisible. Reassigning this volume to be the

Master RAID will make these folders visible again.

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. The RAID volume can not be mounted if the USB disk with key can not be found in any system USB port when the volume is accessed. To activate the encrypted volume, plug the USB disk containing the encryption key and into any system USB port.

We are strongly recommended copying the RAID volume encryption key to a safe place. You can find the encryption key file from the USB disk in the following format:

(RAID volume created date)_xxxxxx.key

RAID volumes with encryption enabled will be displayed with a key lock symbol next to volume ID name.

NOTE

1. With RAID volume encryption enabled, the system performance will

goes down.

2. With RAID volume encryption enabled, RAID volume expansion will

operated in off line mode.

WARNING

Please keep USB disk in a safe place and also backup the encrypted key.

There is no way to rescue data back if the key is lost.

6. Specify a stripe size — 64K is the default setting.

7. Specify the percentage allocated for user data by drag the horizontal bar. The remaining space will be made available for iSCSI.

8. Selected the file system you like to have for this RAID volume. The selection is available from ext3, XFS and ZFS. N8900 support ext3, XFS and ext4.

9. Press Create to build the RAID storage volume.

NOTE

．Select ZFS file system while snapshot is needed. It is only one ZFS file system

allowed to be created per system.

．ZFS file system is only accessibl e by CIFS/SMB, not for AFP and NFS users.

．XFS file system is not support fol der quota feature

With a RAID 1, RAID 5, or RAID 6 volume, you can also add a spare disk after the RAID is created. See Chapter 6: Tips and Tricks > Adding a Spare Disk for details. For more information on RAID, see Appendix B: RAID Basics.

RAID Level You can set the storage volume as JBOD, RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6 or

RAID 10, (N8900 support RAID 50 and RAID 60). RAID configuration is usually

required only when you first set up the device. A brief description of each RAID setting follows:

RAID Levels

Level Description

JBOD The storage volume is a single HDD with no RAID support. JBOD

requires a minimum of 1 disk.

RAID 0 Provides data striping but no redundancy. Improves performance

but not data safety. RAID 0 requires a minimum of 2 disks.

RAID 1 Offers disk mirroring. Provides twice the read rate of single disks,

but same write rate. RAID 1 requires a minimum of 2 disks.

NOTE

Building a RAID volume may take time, depending on the size of hard drives

and RAID mode. In g eneral, while the RAID volume building process is up to

“RAID Building” then the data volume is capable to be accessed.

WARNING

Creating RAID destroys all data in the current RAID volume. The data is

unrecoverable.

RAID 5 Data striping and stripe error correction information provided.

RAID 5 requires a minimum of 3 disks. RAID 5 can sustain one failed disk.

RAID 6 Two independent parity computations must be used in order to

provide protection against double disk failure. Two different algorithms are employed to achieve this purpose. RAID 6 requires a minimum of 4 disks. RAID 6 can sustain two failed disks.

RAID 10 RAID 10 has high reliability and high performance. RAID 10 is

implemented as a striped array whose segments are RAID 1 arrays. It has the fault tolerance of RAID 1 and the performance of RAID 0. RAID 10 requires 4 disks. RAID 10 can sustain two failed disks.

RAID 50(N8900) RAID 50 combines the straight block-level striping of RAID 0 with

the distributed parity of RAID 5. This is a RAID 0 array striped across RAID 5 elements. It requires at least 6 drives.

RAID 60(N8900) RAID 60 combines the straight block-level striping of RAID 0 with

the distributed double parity of RAID 6. That is, a RAID 0 array striped across RAID 6 elements. It requires at least 8 disks.

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. .

WARNING

If the administrator improperly removes a hard disk that should not be

removed when RAID status is degraded, all data will be lost.

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.

2. On the RAID Configuration screen, click Remove RAID.

3. The confirmation screen appear, you will have to input “Yes” with exactly wording case to complete “Remove RAID” operation

WARNING

Remove RAID destroys all data in the current RAID volume. The data is

unrecoverable.

Expanding a RAID

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.

2. Once rebuilt, you can continue to replace any remaining disks in the RAID array.

3. When you are done replacing hard drives, log on to Web Management. Navigate to Storage> RAID to open the RAID Configuration screen.

4. On the RAID Information screen, and click Edit to open the RAID Configuration screen.

5. On the RAID Configuration screen, click Expand.

Migrating a RAID

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 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 or RAID 6 volume, follow the steps below:

1. From the RAID Configuration screen, click Migrate RAID.

2. A list of possible RAID migration configurations will be listed. Select the desired migration scheme and click Apply.

3. The system will begin migrating the RAID volume.

NOTE

RAID expansion did not support fil e system created by ZFS.

With RAID level migration function, the limitation as listed below.

1. During RAID level migration, it is not allowed reboot or shutdown system.

2. The RAID migration from R1 to R5 or R1 to R6, the all services will restart and volumes “iSCSI” is read only but “user data” is capable read / write during operation.

NOTE

Migrating a RAID volume could take several hours to complete

NOTE

The migr

ation scheme below

is based on Thecus

Storage series products in maximum possible combination. The other model which has less HDD supported can refer web UI while RAID migration operated.

Below is a table listing of possible RAID migration schemes:

From

RAID 0 RAID 5 RAID 6

RAID 1 [RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 5] HDDx3

[RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 5] HDDx4

[RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 5] HDDx5

[RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 5] HDDx6

[RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 5] HDDx7

[RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 5] HDDx8

………………………………..HDDx16

[RAID 1] HDDx3 to [RAID 5] HDDx4

[RAID 1] HDDx3 to [RAID 5] HDDx5

[RAID 1] HDDx3 to [RAID 5] HDDx6

[RAID 1] HDDx3 to [RAID 5] HDDx7

[RAID 1] HDDx3 to [RAID 5] HDDx8

………………………………..HDDx16

[RAID 1] HDDx4 to [RAID 5] HDDx5

[RAID 1] HDDx4 to [RAID 5] HDDx6

[RAID 1] HDDx4 to [RAID 5] HDDx7

[RAID 1] HDDx4 to [RAID 5] HDDx8

………………………………..HDDx16

[RAID 1] HDDx5 to [RAID 5] HDDx6

[RAID 1] HDDx5 to [RAID 5] HDDx7

[RAID 1] HDDx5 to [RAID 5] HDDx8

………………………………..HDDx16

[RAID 1] HDDx6 to [RAID 5] HDDx7

[RAID 1] HDDx6 to [RAID 5] HDDx8

………………………………..HDDx16

[RAID 1] HDDx7 to [RAID 5] HDDx8

………………………………..HDDx16

[RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 6] HDDx4

[RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 6] HDDx5

[RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 6] HDDx6

[RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 6] HDDx7

[RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 6] HDDx8

………………………………..HDDx16

[RAID 1] HDDx3 to [RAID 6] HDDx4

[RAID 1] HDDx3 to [RAID 6] HDDx5

[RAID 1] HDDx3 to [RAID 6] HDDx6

[RAID 1] HDDx3 to [RAID 6] HDDx7

[RAID 1] HDDx3 to [RAID 6] HDDx8

………………………………..HDDx16

[RAID 1] HDDx4 to [RAID 6] HDDx5

[RAID 1] HDDx4 to [RAID 6] HDDx6

[RAID 1] HDDx4 to [RAID 6] HDDx7

[RAID 1] HDDx4 to [RAID 6] HDDx8

………………………………..HDDx16

[RAID 1] HDDx5 to [RAID 6] HDDx6

[RAID 1] HDDx5 to [RAID 6] HDDx7

[RAID 1] HDDx5 to [RAID 6] HDDx8

………………………………..HDDx16

[RAID 1] HDDx6 to [RAID 6] HDDx7

[RAID 1] HDDx6 to [RAID 6] HDDx8

………………………………..HDDx16

[RAID 1] HDDx7 to [RAID 6] HDDx8

………………………………..HDDx16

RAID 5 X [RAID 5] HDDx3 to [RAID 5] HDDx4

[RAID 5] HDDx3 to [RAID 5] HDDx5

[RAID 5] HDDx3 to [RAID 5] HDDx6

[RAID 5] HDDx3 to [RAID 5] HDDx7

[RAID 5] HDDx3 to [RAID 5] HDDx8

………………………………..HDDx16

[RAID 5] HDDx4 to [RAID 5] HDDx5

[RAID 5] HDDx4 to [RAID 5] HDDx6

[RAID 5] HDDx4 to [RAID 5] HDDx7

[RAID 5] HDDx4 to [RAID 5] HDDx8

………………………………..HDDx16

[RAID 5] HDDx5 to [RAID 5] HDDx6

[RAID 5] HDDx5 to [RAID 5] HDDx7

[RAID 5] HDDx5 to [RAID 5] HDDx8

………………………………..HDDx16

[RAID 5] HDDx6 to [RAID 5] HDDx7

[RAID 5] HDDx6 to [RAID 5] HDDx8

………………………………..HDDx16

[RAID 6] HDDx7 to [RAID 6] HDDx8

………………………………..HDDx16

RAID 6 X X [ONLINE]

[RAID 6] HDDx4 to [RAID 6] HDDx5

[RAID 6] HDDx4 to [RAID 6] HDDx6

[RAID 6] HDDx4 to [RAID 6] HDDx7

[RAID 6] HDDx4 to [RAID 6] HDDx8

………………………………..HDDx16

[RAID 6] HDDx5 to [RAID 6] HDDx6

[RAID 6] HDDx5 to [RAID 6] HDDx7

[RAID 6] HDDx5 to [RAID 6] HDDx8

………………………………..HDDx16

[RAID 6] HDDx6 to [RAID 6] HDDx7

[RAID 6] HDDx6 to [RAID 6] HDDx8

………………………………..HDDx16

[RAID 6] HDDx7 to [RAID 6] HDDx8

………………………………..HDDx16

Space Allocation

iSCSI Target

You may specify the space allocated for iSCSI or target USB volumes (target USB is available in model N5500 and 1U4600). The iSCSI volume can be created from 2 to 25 volumes per system depend on Thecus IP storage’s model.

Model N4100PRO N0503

N3200XXX

N4200 series N2200XXX N5200XXX 1U4200XXX N8200XXX

N5500 1U4600

N7700 N7700+ N8800 N8800+

N7700PRO N7700SAS N8800PRO N8800SAS N8900

Allow iSCSI volume

2 5 10 10 15 25

To do this, under the Storage menu, click RAID and the RAID List window appears. Select the RAID volume you wish to reallocate by clicking on its radio button, and click Space Allocation. The RAID Information and Volume Allocation List windows will appear.

The Volume Allocation List displays the space allocated for iSCSI volumes on the current RAID volume.

Volume Allocation List

Item Description

Modify Click this to modify the allocated space. Delete Click this to delete the allocated space. iSCSI Target Click to allocate space to iSCSI volume. Type Type of volume. Can be either USB or iSCSI. Name Name assigned to the volume. Capacity Capacity of the allocated space.

Allocating Space for iSCSI Volume

To allocate space for an iSCSI volume on the current RAID volume, follow the steps below:

1. Under the Volume Allocation List, select iSCSI Target then click Add. The Create iSCSI Volume screen appears.

Create iSCSI Volume

Item Description

RAID ID ID of current RAID volume. Allocation Percentage and amount of space allocated to iSCSI volume. Unused Percentage and amount of unused space on current RAID

volume. 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. Year Select the current year from the dropdown. Authentication You may choose CHAP authentication or choose None. Month Select the current month from the dropdown. LUN ID Specific Logic unit ID number. Username Enter a username. Password Enter a password. Password Confirm Reenter the chosen password

2. Designate the percentage to be allocated from the Allocation drag bar.

3. Enable the iSCSI Target Service by selecting Enable.

4. Choose to enable CHAP authentication or choose None.

5. Enter a Target Name. This will be used by the Stackable NAS function to identify this export share.

6. Choose the current year from the Year dropdown.

7. Choose the current month from the Month dropdown.

8. When iSCSI target volume has been created, the LUN ID is configurable from 1 to 254 with a default of the next available number in ascending numerical order. The LUN ID is unique and can not be duplicated except for LUN ID 0.

9. If you’ve enabled CHAP authentication, enter a username and a password. Confirm your chosen password be reentering it in the Password Confirm box.

10. Click OK to create the iSCSI volume.

Modify iSCSI Volume

To Modify iSCSI volume on the current RAID volume, follow the steps below:

1. Under the Volume Allocation List, click Modify.

The Modify iSCSI Volume screen appears.

2. Modify your setting. Press ok to change.

Expand Volume

The iSCSI volume is now able to expand its capacity from unused space. 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. Then press Expand to confirm the operation.

Delete Volume

To delete volume on the current RAID volume, follow the steps below:

1. Under the Volume Allocation List, click Delete.

The Space Allocation screen appears.

2. Press YES. All data in the volume will be removed.

iSCSI Thin-Provisioning

With this function, the iSCSI capacity can be more flexible and more efficiently serve more users.

The idea for iSCSI thin-provisioning is sharing the available physical capacity to a number of iSCSI target volumes and also setup virtual capacity to expand the physical size while it needed.

To setup iSCSI thin-provisioning, go to Space Allocation under the Storage category. The iSCSI thin-provisioning volume needs to be created first. Simply click iSCSI Thin-Provision Target. You can refer the screen shot below.

Next, setup the physical capacity for iSCSI thin-provision volume by dragging the Allocation bar to the desired size.

After the size has been determined, click OK to confirm. Now you will see the iSCSI thin-provisioning volume is available from the list. Please refer to the screenshot below.

Now you can start to create iSCSI targets to join the newly-created iSCSI thin-provision volume. Basically, the iSCSI target under iSCSI thin-provisioning has exactly same settings screen as the standard iSCSI target volume creation. The only difference is the “Virtual Size” of capacity.

Unlike creating standard iSCSI target volumes, the capacity has been physically allocated. The iSCSI target volume creation under thin-provisioning can virtually be up to 16000GB (16TB).

Let’s take the example below:

1. The physical size for the iSCSI thin-provision volume is 333.88GB. You can refer the screenshot above.

2. The iSCSI target volume under thin-provisioning starts with 333.38GB in physical size and you may use drag the Virtual Size bar to select the desired virtual size. The maximum virtual size is 16000GB.

3. In this case, if you make the iSCSI target volume 1700GB, then the virtual size is available for the next iSCSI target volume under thin-provisioning is 14300GB (16000-1700).

4. The limit is 5 iSCSI target volumes under thin-provisioning or a virtual size of 16000GB.

iSCSI Thin-provision physical size starts with 333.8GB

The virtual capacity is limited to 16000GB

The screen shot for iSCSI target volume creation under thin-provisioning; the physical capacity 333.8GB.

The screen shot to setup an iSCSI target volume under thin-provisioning of 1700GB.

iSCSI target volume creation. The maximum virtual size is 14300GB (16000GB – 1700GB(1st iSCSI target volume)).

This screenshot lists iSCSI target volumes created under thin-provisioning. The 2nd iSCSI target volume under thin-provisioning has been created with a capacity of 14300GB.

This message appears if there is no more room for new iSCSI target creation.

Advance Option

There are 2 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.

NOTE

1. Each RAID volume can only create one iSCSI thin-provision volume.

2. Each thin-provision volume can only create 5 iSCSI target volumes.

3. The notification will send out while the physical size of iSCSI

thin-provision capacity has used up to 90%.

iSCSI Block Size

Select the block size with 4K while the iSCSI volume size is over 2TB.

iSCSI CRC/Checksum

To enable this option, the initiator can connect with “Data digest” and “Header digest” enabled.

iSCSI(For the N8900)

You may specify the space allocated for iSCSI. The iSCSI target can be created total 25 volumes per system of N8900.

iSCSI Target

To add iSCSI target volume, click iSCSI with associated RAID volume from its drop down list to select desired RAID volume.

iSCSI Target

Item Description

Add Click to allocate space to iSCSI target from associated RAID

volume.

Modify Click this to modify the iSCSI Target. Advanced There are 3 options (iSCSI CRC/Checksum, Max

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

To allocate space for an iSCSI target on the current RAID volume, follow the steps below:

1. Under the iSCSI Target List, select iSCSI Target then click Add. The Create iSCSI Volume screen appears.

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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. Authentication You may choose CHAP authentication or choose None. Username Enter a username. Password Enter a password. Password Confirm Reenter the chosen password Mutual CHAP With this level of security, the target and the initiator

authenticate each other. Username Enter a username. Password Enter a password. Password Confirm Reenter the chosen password RAID ID ID of current RAID volume. LUN Allocation Two modes can be choose from:

Thin-provision：iSCSI thin-provisioning is sharing the

available physical capacity to multiple iSCSI target

volumes creation. And allowed virtual capacity be

assigned in prior then added physical space while it

has run out.

Instant Allocation : Allocate available physical

capacity to iSCSI target volumes.

LUN Name Name of the LUN. Unused Unused space on current RAID volume. Allocation Percentage and amount of space allocated to iSCSI volume. LUN ID Specific Logic unit ID number.

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