Thecus IP Storage Server N8800 User Manual

Thecus N8800

User’s Manual

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About This Manual

All information in this manual has been carefully verified t o 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 N8800 Manual Version: 1.0 Release Date: October 2008

Limited Warranty

Thecus Technology Corporation guarantees all components of Thecus N8800 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 N8800.

Your N8800 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 N8800 can operate normally under temperatures between 0°C and

40°C, with relative humidity of 20% – 85%. Using the N8800 under extreme environmental conditions could damage the unit.

Ensure that the N8800 is provided with the correct supply voltage (AC

100V ~ 240V, 50/60 Hz, 3A). Plugging the N8800 to an incorrect power source could damage the unit.

Do NOT expose the N8800 to dampness, dust, or corrosive liquids.

Do NOT place the N8800 on any uneven surfaces.

DO NOT place the N8800 in direct sunlight or expose it to other heat

sources.

DO NOT use chemicals or aerosols to clean the N8800. Unplug the power

cord and all connected cables before cleaning.

DO NOT place any objects on the N8800 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................................................................. 8

Overview...............................................................................................8

Product Highlights.................................................................................8

File Server ...........................................................................................8

FTP Server...........................................................................................8

Backup Server .....................................................................................8

Printer Server ......................................................................................8

Multiple RAID.......................................................................................9

Dual Mode Support...............................................................................9

Superior Power Management..................................................................9

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

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

Hard Disk Trays...................................................................................11

Rear Panel...........................................................................................11

Chapter 2: Hardware Installation ................................................ 12

Overview.............................................................................................12

Before You Begin.................................................................................12

Hard Disk Installation .........................................................................12

Cable Connections ...............................................................................13

Checking System Status ......................................................................14

System Status Normal.........................................................................14

System Trouble.................................................................................. 14

Chapter 3: First Time Setup.........................................................15

Overview.............................................................................................15

Thecus Setup Wizard...........................................................................15

LCD Operation .....................................................................................17

LCD Controls......................................................................................17

Display Mode .....................................................................................17

USB Copy ................................................................................................. 18

Management Mode .............................................................................18

Typical Setup Procedure......................................................................18

Step 1: Network Setup........................................................................ 19

Step 2: RAID Creation......................................................................... 19

Step 3: Create Local Users or Setup Authentication.................................19

Step 4: Create Folders and Set Up ACLs ................................................19

Step 5: Start Services.........................................................................19

Chapter 4: System Management..................................................21

Overview.............................................................................................21

Web Administration Interface .............................................................21

Menu Bar ..........................................................................................21

Language Selection .............................................................................22

Status Menu ........................................................................................23

Product Information............................................................................ 23

System/Service Status........................................................................23

System Information............................................................................24

Printer Status.....................................................................................24

UPS Settings...................................................................................... 25

Wake-Up On Lan (WOL) ......................................................................25

Power Management ............................................................................27

Storage Management ..........................................................................28

Disks Information...............................................................................28

S.M.A.R.T. Information............................................................................... 28

RAID Information ............................................................................... 29

RAID Configuration.............................................................................30

RAID Level ............................................................................................... 30

RAID Configuration.................................................................................... 32

Creating a RAID ........................................................................................32

Expanding a RAID .....................................................................................33

Migrating a RAID....................................................................................... 35

Deleting a RAID ........................................................................................ 35

Space Allocation................................................................................. 36

Allocating Space for iSCSI Volume ............................................................... 36

Stackable NAS ...................................................................................37

Snapshot........................................................................................... 37

Folder Management ............................................................................ 39

Adding Folders..........................................................................................39

Editing Folders..........................................................................................40

Deleting Folders........................................................................................40

NFS Share................................................................................................ 41

Snap (Snapshot configuration) .................................................................... 41

File System Check .............................................................................. 45

Advance Option..................................................................................46

File Access Cache ...................................................................................... 47

Samba Recycle Bin .................................................................................... 47

Samba Anonymous Login Authentication....................................................... 47

iSCSI Block Size........................................................................................ 48

iSCSI CRC/Checksum................................................................................. 48

Network Management .........................................................................49

WAN Configuration .............................................................................49

LAN Configuration...............................................................................50

DHCP Configuration ............................................................................ 50

WLAN Configuration............................................................................ 51

WAN LAN Exchange ............................................................................ 52

Web Services Configuration..................................................................52

AFP (Apple Network Setup).................................................................. 53

NFS Setup.........................................................................................53

User and Group Management ..............................................................53

Local User Configuration......................................................................54

Adding Users ............................................................................................ 54

Modifying Users.........................................................................................55

Deleting Users .......................................................................................... 55

Local Groups Configuration .................................................................. 55

Adding Groups ..........................................................................................55

Modifying Groups ...................................................................................... 56

Deleting Groups ........................................................................................56

Batch User and Group Creation.............................................................56

ADS/NT Configuration .........................................................................57

System Settings ..................................................................................59

System Notifications ........................................................................... 59

SNMP................................................................................................59

System Logs...................................................................................... 60

Time and Date Settings.......................................................................60

System Configuration Backup and Restore ............................................. 62

Module Management...........................................................................62

Reset to Factory Default Settings..........................................................63

Upgrading System Firmware ................................................................63

Change Administrator Password............................................................64

Reboot and Shutdown System..............................................................64

Logout ..............................................................................................64

Chapter 5: Additional Feature Setup............................................ 65

Overview.............................................................................................65

FTP Server...........................................................................................65

iTunes® Server....................................................................................66

Media Server .......................................................................................67

Adding Media Share Folders .................................................................67

Connecting DMAs to the Media Server ...................................................67

Printer Server......................................................................................69

Windows XP SP2.................................................................................69

Windows Vista....................................................................................70

Download Manager..............................................................................73

Adding an HTTP Task .......................................................................... 74

Adding an FTP Task ............................................................................ 77

Adding a BT Task................................................................................81

Deleting Tasks ...................................................................................84

Scheduling Downloads.........................................................................84

Chapter 6: Using the N8800......................................................... 86

Overview.............................................................................................86

Using WebDisk ....................................................................................86

Photo Server .......................................................................................87

Windows XP Publishing Wizard..............................................................87

Managing Albums and Photos............................................................... 93

Creating Albums.................................................................................93

Password Protecting Albums.................................................................93

Uploading Pictures to Albums ...............................................................94

EXIF Information................................................................................94

Slide Shows....................................................................................... 94

Mapping a Client PC to the N8800 .......................................................95

Windows ........................................................................................... 95

Apple OS X........................................................................................95

Mapping the N8800 as an iSCSI Drive .................................................96

Windows 2000/XP...............................................................................96

Windows Vista.................................................................................. 101

File Backup........................................................................................101

Nsync ............................................................................................. 101

Adding an Nsync Task.............................................................................. 101

Setting Up an Nsync Target on an Nsync Device........................................... 102

Setting Up an Nsync Target on Another Device ............................................ 102

Designating N8800 as an Nsync Target....................................................... 102

Thecus Backup Utility........................................................................ 102

Windows XP Data Backup .................................................................. 104

Apple OS X Backup Utilities................................................................ 104

Chapter 7: Tips and Tricks......................................................... 105

USB and eSATA Storage Expansion....................................................105

Adding a Spare Disk ..........................................................................105

Remote Administration......................................................................105

Part I - Setup a DynDNS Account........................................................ 106

Part II - Enable DDNS on the Router ................................................... 106

Part III - Setting up Virtual Servers (HTTPS) ........................................ 106

Firewall Software Configuration........................................................106

Replacing Damaged Hard Drives .......................................................107

Hard Drive Damage .......................................................................... 107

Replacing a Hard Drive...................................................................... 107

RAID Auto-Rebuild............................................................................ 107

Chapter 8: Troubleshooting....................................................... 108

Forgot My Network IP Address..........................................................108

Can't Map a Network Drive in Windows XP........................................108

Restoring Factory Defaults................................................................108

Problems with Time and Date Settings..............................................108

Appendix A: Product Specifications ........................................... 110

Hardware Specifications....................................................................110

Software Specifications.....................................................................110

Appendix B: Customer Support.................................................. 112

Appendix C: RAID Basics ........................................................... 113

Overview...........................................................................................113

Benefits.............................................................................................113

Improved Performance...................................................................... 113

Data Security................................................................................... 113

RAID Levels.......................................................................................113

RAID 0............................................................................................ 113

RAID 1............................................................................................ 114

RAID 5............................................................................................ 114

RAID 6............................................................................................ 114

RAID 10.......................................................................................... 114

JBOD.............................................................................................. 114

Stripe Size.........................................................................................114

Disk Usage ........................................................................................115

Appendix D: Active Directory Basics..........................................116

Overview...........................................................................................116

What is Active Directory? ..................................................................116

ADS Benefits......................................................................................116

Appendix E: UPS Compatibility List............................................ 117

Appendix F: Licensing Information............................................120

Overview...........................................................................................120

Source Code Availability....................................................................120

CGIC License Terms...........................................................................121

GNU General Public License...............................................................121

Chapter 1: Introduction

Overview

Thank you for choosing the Thecus N8800 IP Storage Server. The Thecus N8800 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 one Terabyte of storage is available using RAID 5 and RAID 6. Gigabit Ethernet ports enhance network efficiency, allowing the N8800 to take over file management functions, increase application and data sharing and provide faster data response. The N8800 offers data mobility with a disk roaming feature that lets you hot swap w o rking hard drives for use in another N8800, securing the continuity of data in the event of hardware failure. The N8800 allows data consolidation and sharing between Windows (SMB/CIFS), UNIX/Linux, and Apple OS X environments. The N8800’s userfriendly GUI supports multiple languages.

Product Highlights

File Server

First and foremost, the N8800 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 6: Using the N8800 >

Using WebDisk.

FTP Server

With the built-in FTP Server, friends, clients, and customers can upload and download files to your N8800 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 5: Additional Feature Setup > FTP

Server.

Backup Server

Don’t leave precious data to chance. With advanced backup capabilit ies, you can easily upload mission critical files to the N8800, and even automate your backup tasks for true peace-of-mind.

To find out how to backup your files with the N8800, refer to Chapter 6: Using the N8800 > File Backup.

Printer Server

With the N8800’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 5: Additional Feature Setup >

Printer Server.

Multiple RAID

N8800 supports multiple RAID volumes on one system. So, you can create RAID 0 for your non-critical data, and create RAID 5 for mission-critical data. Create the RAID levels depending on your needs.

To configure RAID modes on the N8800, refer to Chapter 4: System Management > Storage Management > RAID List.

Dual Mode Support

N8800 is not only a file server, but it also supports iSCSI initiators. Your server can access N8800 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: System Management >

Storage Management > Space Allocation > Allocating Space for iSCSI

Volume.

Superior Power Management

N8800 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 >

System Settings > Reboot and Shutdown System > Scheduled Power

On/Off.

Package Contents

Your N8800 package should contain the following items:

 QIG  CD-Title  Ethernet Cable  Screw Kit  Rack slider

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

Front Panel

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

Front Panel

Item Description

1.Power Button • Power on/off 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, and USB wireless dongles*

Note: For supported USB wireless dongles, please contact

http://esupport.thecus.com/support

7.Up Button ▲

• Push to scroll up when using the LCD displ ay

8.Down Button ▼

• Push to enter USB copy operation screen

9.Enter Button ↵

• Push to enter LCD operate password for basi c system setting

10.Escape Button ESC

• Push to leave the current LCD menu

Hard Disk Trays

Each of the N8800’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

2.HDD Access/Error LED

• Blinking green: system is accessing data on the hard disk

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 out HDD tray

Rear Panel

The Thecus ’s 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

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

6.eSATA Port • eSATA port for hi gh-speed storage expansion

7.Serial Port • This port is for external UPS device

9.WAN Port • WAN port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch or router

10.LAN Port • LAN port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch or router

Chapter 2: Hardware Installation

Overview

Your N8800 is designed for easy installation. To help you get started, the following chapter will help you quickly get your N8800 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 N8800.

3. Be careful not to use magnetized screwdrivers around the N8800’s electronic components.

Hard Disk Installation

The N8800 supports seven standard 3.5” Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks. To install a hard disk into the N8800, follow the steps below:

1. Remove a hard disk tray from the N8800.

2. Slide the new SATA hard disk into the tray and fasten the screws.

3. Insert the hard disk and tray back into the N8800 until it snaps into place and lock it with a key if desired.

4. The LED blinks green when the hard disk is accessed.

If your HDD was part of a RAID 1 or RAID 5 array previously, it automatically rebuilds. If you replace all the drives with higher capacity drives, you will need to go to Administrator login and format the drives.

NOTE

Cable Connections

To connect the N8800 to your network, follow the steps below:

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

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

3. Press the power button on the Front Panel to boot up the N8800.

Checking System Status

After making connections on the N8800 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 Power LED on the Front Panel glows green.

2. The HDD Power LED on each HDD tray glows blue (assuming all disks are

installed).

3. The default IP address of the WAN port is 192.168.1.100 on LCD.

System Trouble

The system has trouble if:

1. Disk Busy LED glows red.

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

There are no user serviceable parts inside the N8800. Please contact your distributor for service.

WARNING

Chapter 3: First Time Setup

Overview

Once the hardware is installed, physically connected to your network, and powered on, you can configure the N8800 so that it is accessible to your network users. There are two ways to set up your N8800: 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 N8800 a snap. To configure the N8800 using the Setup Wizard, perform the following steps:

1. Insert the installation CD into your CD-ROM drive (th e 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.

NOTE

For MAC OS X users, double click on Thecus Setup

Wizard 1.1.99.dmg

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 8: Troubleshooting for assistance.

4. Select the N8800 that you like to configure.

5. Login with the administrator account and password. The default account and password are both “admin”.

6. Name your N8800 and configure the network IP address. If your switch or router is configured as a DHCP Server, configuring the N8800 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 N8800 Web Administrator Interface by pressing the Start Browser button. You can also configure another N8800 at this point by clicking the Setup Other Device button. Press Exit to exit the wizard.

NOTE

The Thecus Setup Wizard is designed for installati on on systems running Windows XP/2000 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 befor e using the unit.

LCD Operation

The N8800 is 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 N8800 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.

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 Current WAN IP setting. LAN Current LAN IP setting. Link Aggregation Current Link Aggregation status (N8800 only) System Fan1 Current system fan 1 status.

System Fan2 Current system fan 2 status. CPU Fan Current CPU fan status 2006/06/16 12:00 Current system time. Disk Info Current status of disk slot has been installedh RAID Current RAID status.

The N8800 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 N8800 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 Down Button (▼).

3. The LCD will display “USB Copy?”

4. Press Enter (

↵) and the N8800 will start copying USB disks connected to

the front USB port.

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

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 Setting IP address and netmask of your WAN ports. LAN Setting IP address and netmask of your LAN ports. Link Agg. Setting Select Load Balance or Failover. (N8800 only) 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.

You can also change your LCD password using the Web Administration Interface by navigating to System > Administrator Password. For more on the Web Administration Interface, see Chapter 4: System

Management.

NOTE

Typical Setup Procedure

From the Web Administration Interface, you can begin to setup your N8800 for use on your network. Setting up the N8800 typically follows the five steps outlined below.

For more on how to use the Web Administration Interface, see Chapter 4: System Management > Web Administration Interface.

Step 1: Network Setup

From the Web Administration Interface, you can configure the network settings of the N8800 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 Management > Network Management.

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 > RAID.

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 C: RAID Basics.

Step 3: Create Local Users or Setup Authentication

Once the RAID is ready, you can begin to create local users for the N8800, or choose to setup authentication protocols such as Active Directory (AD).

For more on managing users, go to Chapter 4: System Management > User

and Group Management.

For more information on configuring Active Directory, see Chapter 4: System Management > User and Group Management > ADS/NT Confi guration.

For information about the benefits of Active Directory, see Appendix D: 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 N8800 and control user access to each using Folder Access Control Lists.

More information on managing folders, see Chapter 4: System Management >

Folder Management.

To find out about configuring Folder Access Control Lists, see Chapter 4: System Management > Folder Management > Folder Access Control List (ACL).

Step 5: Start Services

Finally, you can start to setup the different services of the N8800 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

Media Server

Printer Server

Download Manager

Photo Server

Chapter 4: System Management

Overview

The N8800 provides an easily accessible Web Administration Interface. With it, you can configure and monitor the N8800 anywhere on the network.

Web Administration Interface

Make sure your network is connected to the Internet. To access the N8800 Web Administration Interface:

1. Type the N8800’s IP address into your browser. (Default IP address is http://192.168.1.100)

Your computer’s network IP address must be on the same subnet a s the N8800. If the N8800 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

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, you will see the Web Administration Interface. From here, you can configure and monitor virtually every aspect of the N8800 from anywhere on the network.

Menu Bar

The Menu Bar is where you will find all of the information screens and system settings of the N8800. The various settings are placed in the following groups on the menu bar:

Menu Bar

Item Description

Status Current system status of the N8800. Storage Information and settings for storage devices installed into the

N8800.

Network Information and settings for network connections, as well as

various services of the N8800.

Accounts Allows configuration of users and groups. System Various N8800 system settings and information. Language Choose your preferred language here.

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 N8800.

Language Selection

The N8800 supports multiple languages, including:

• English

• French

• German

• Italian

• Traditional Chinese

• Simplified Chinese

• Japanese

• Korean

• Spanish

On the menu bar, click Language and the Change Language screen appears. This screen allows you to select preferred language for the N8800. Press Apply to confirm your selection.

Status Menu

The Status Menu on the menu bar allows you to see various aspects of the N8800. From here, you can discover the status of the N8800, and even find out other details like firmware version and up time.

Product Information

Once you login, you will first see the basic

Product Information screen providing Manufacturer, Product No., Firmware Version, and 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.

To access this screen again, navigate to Status > About.

System/Service Status

From the Status menu, choose the System item, and the 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 N8800. CPU Fan Speed Displays current CPU fan status. System Fan1 Speed Displays the current status of the system fan 1. System Fan2 Speed Displays the current status of the system fan 2. Up Time Shows how long the system has been 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 rver. The status of the SMB/CIFS se FTP Status The status of the FTP server. Media Server The status of the Media 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 Information

From Status menu, choose the Info item, and the System Information screen appears. You can change the system information that appears on the Login page by entering the new information

here and pressing Apply

confirm.

System Information

Item Description

System Description stem description that would also appear on the

Shows the sy

Printer Status

From the Status menu, choose

Printer item, and the Printer Information screen appears.

screen provides the following information about the USB p

the

This

rinter

onnected to the USB port.

Printer Status

Item Description

Manufacturer anufacturer. Displays the name of the USB printer m Model Displays the model of the USB printer. Status Displays the status of the USB printer. Remove document Click to remove all documents from printer queue from Queue Restart Printer service Click to restart printer service

If a corrupt print job is sent to a printer, printing may suddenly fail. If your print jobs seem to be locked up, pressing the Remove All Documents button to clear

e print queue may resolve the issue.

ver, refer to Chapter 5:

dditional Feature Setup > Printer Server.

ccessibility in the case of a power failure.

rs.

ble for a detailed description of

ach item.

th For information on how to set up the Printer Ser

UPS Settings

The N8800 can also support various uninterruptible power supply units providing extra data security and a

From the Status menu, choose the UPS item and the UPS Setting screen appea Make any changes you wish, and press Apply to confirm changes. See the following ta e

UPS Settings

Item Description

UPS Monitoring Enable or disable UPS monitoring. Manufacturer facturer and model number Choose the UPS manu

from the dropdowns. Battery Status Current status of the UPS battery Power nt status of the power being supplied to the Curre

UPS Seconds between power failure and en power failure and first notification first notification

Delay betwe

in seconds. Seconds between subsequent power een subsequent notifications in failure notifications

Delay betw

seconds. Shutdown the system when the

charge is less than

emaining before system

battery

Amount of UPS battery r

should auto-shutdown. Apply Press Apply to save your changes.

For a list of supported UPS units, see Appendix E: UPS Compatibility List.

woken

om sleep mode via WAN port.

ere, you can Enable or Disable.

Wake-Up On Lan (WOL)

The N8800 has the ability to be a fr

From the Status menu, choose the

WOL item, and the Wake-up On Lan Configuration screen appears. Fro

Wake-up On Lan Configuration

Item Description

WOL Servic e Enable or Disable WOL servic Apply Click Apply to save changes.

Power Management

Using the N8800’s Power Management, you can save energy and money by scheduling the N8800 to turn itself on and off during certain times of the day.

From the Status menu, choose the Power Mgmt item and the Schedule Power On/Off screen appears.

To designate a schedule for the N8800 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. 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 dow n 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.

Storage Management

The Storage Menu displays the status of storage devices installed in the N8800, and includes storage configuration options such as RAID and disk settings, folder configuration, and Nsync settings.

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.

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. 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.

When on the har consid

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

d disk. It is shown only as a precaution and you should

er changing the drives.

NOTE

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.

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. Raw Read Error Rate This attribute value depends on read errors and disk surface

condition, and indicates the rate of hardware read errors that

occurred when reading data from a disk surface. Lower values

indicate that there is a problem with either the disk surface or

the read/write heads. Seek Error Rate Rate of seek errors by the magnetic heads. If there is a failure

in the mechanical positioning system, servo damage or a

thermal widening of the hard disk, seek errors arise. More seek

errors indicates a worsening condition of a disk surface and the

disk mechanical subsystem. Back Press Back to go back to the Disks Information screen.

NOTE

If the R disk dr warni bad sec possi

eallocated Sector Count or Current Pendin g Sector of a hard

ive is not zero, the status of the disk will show “Warning”. This

ng is only used to alert the system administrator that there are

tors on the disk, and they should replace those disks as soon as

ble.

RAID Information

From the Storage menu, choose the RAID item and the RAID List screen appears.

This screen lists the RAID volumes currently residing on the N8800. From this screen, you can get information about the status of your RAID volumes, as well as the capacities allocated for data, USB target, and iSCSI. There is also a graph which represents how the RAID volume is currently allocated.

To configure your RAID settings, press the

RAID Config button to go to the RAID Configuration screen.

RAID Information

Item Description

Select Used to select the current RAID volume. 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. USB Capacity Indicates the capacity allocated to USB target mode. iSCSI Capacity Indicates the capacity allocated to iSCSI. RAID Config Press this to configure RAID volumes. Space Allocation Press this to adjust the space allocated for data, USB target

mode, and iSCSI.

RAID Configuration

On the RAID List screen, press the RAID Config button to go to the RAID Configuration screen. In addition to RAID disk information and status, this

screen lets you make RAID configuration settings. For more information on RAID, see Appendix C: RAID Basics.

RAID Level

You can set the storage volume as JBOD, RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6 or RAID 10. 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. 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.

WARNING

If the administrator improperly removes a hard disk that should not be removed when RAID status is Degraded, all data will be lost.

RAID Configuration

Using RAID Settings, you can select stripe size, choose which disks are RAID disks or the Spare Disk. .

RAID Configurations

Item Description

RAID Check the boxes of the hard drives you wish to add to the

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

the NOTE below for more information. Disk No. Number assigned to the instal led 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. Member 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. 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. Used Percentage The perc entage of the RAID volume that will be used to store

data. Apply Press this button to configure a file system and create the RAID

storage volume. Remove Click to remove the RAID volume. All user data, iSCSI, and

Target USB data will be removed. Back Press this button to exit without saving changes. Expand Press this button to configure a file system and create the RAID

storage volume. Migration Press this button to migrate RAID level.

Creating a RAID

To create a RAID volume, follow the steps below:

1. On the RAID Information screen, click New.

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

RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, or RAID 10 — see Appendix C:

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.

NOTE

In a multiple RAID configuration, one RAID volume mus t be designated as the Master RAID volume. The Master RAID volume will store all installed modules. If the Master RAID is changed to another location (i.e. assigning HDD 2 to be the Master RAID volume after HDD 1 had been previously assigned), then all modules must be reinstalled. In addition, all system folders that were contained on the Master RAID vo lume will be invisible. Reassigning this volume to be the Master RAID will make these folders visible again.

5. Tick the checkboxes under the “member” heading of the hard disks you wish to use to create a RAID.

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

7. Specify the percentage allocated for user data. The remaining space will be made available for target USB, iSCSI target.

8. Selected the file system you like to have for this RAID volume.

9. Press Apply to build the RAID storage volume.

NOTE

Select ZFS file system while snapshot is needed. It is only one ZF S file system allowed to be created per system. ZFS file system is only accessible by CIFS/SMB, not for AFP and NFS users.

NOTE

Building a RAID storage space may take time, dep hard drives and RAID mode.

ending on the size of

WARNING

Creating RAID destroys all data in the current RAID

volume. The data is

unrecoverable.

With a RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, or RAID 10 volume, you can also add a spare disk after the RAID is created. See Chapter 7: Tips and Tricks > Adding a

Spare Disk for details.

Expanding a RAID

To expand a RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, or RAID 10 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 List screen.

4. On the RAID List screen, select the RAID volume by clicking on its radio button, and click RAID Config 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, or RAID 5 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 OK.

3. The system will begin migrating the RAID volume.

NOTE

Migrating a RAID volume could take several hours to complete

Below is a table listing of possible RAID migration schemes:

To

 From

RAID 0 RAID 5

RAID 0

[RAID 0] HDDx2 to [RAID 0] HDDx3 [RAID 0] HDDx2 to [RAID 0] HDDx4 [RAID 0] HDDx2 to [RAID 0] HDDx5 [RAID 0] HDDx3 to [RAID 0] HDDx4 [RAID 0] HDDx3 to [RAID 0] HDDx5 [RAID 0] HDDx4 to [RAID 0] HDDx5

[RAID 0] HDDx2 to [RAID 5] HDDx3 [RAID 0] HDDx2 to [RAID 5] HDDx4 [RAID 0] HDDx2 to [RAID 5] HDDx5 [RAID 0] HDDx3 to [RAID 5] HDDx4 [RAID 0] HDDx3 to [RAID 5] HDDx5 [RAID 0] HDDx4 to [RAID 5] HDDx5

RAID 1

[RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 0] HDDx2 [RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 0] HDDx3 [RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 0] HDDx4 [RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 0] HDDx5

[RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 5] HDDx3 [RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 5] HDDx4 [RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 5] HDDx5

RAID 5 X

[RAID 5] HDDx3 to [RAID 5] HDDx4 [RAID 5] HDDx3 to [RAID 5] HDDx5 [RAID 5] HDDx4 to [RAID 5] HDDx5

Deleting a RAID

To delete 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 Config 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

Removing RAID destroys all data in the current RAID volume. The data is unrecoverable.

WARNING

Space Allocation

You may specify the space allocated for both Target USB and iSCSI volumes. 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. The N8800 supports up to 5 iSCSI volumes in each RAID volume.

Volume Allocation List

Item Description

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

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, click iSCSI Target.

The Create iSCSI Volume screen appears.

Create iSCSI Volume

Item Description

RAID ID ID of current RAID volume. Unused Percentage and amount of unused space on current RAID

volume.

Allocation Percentage and amount of space allocated to Target USB

volume. iSCSI Target Service Enable or Disable the iSCSI Target service. Authentication You may choose CHAP authenti cation or choose None. 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. Month Select the current month from the dropdown. Username Enter a username. Password Enter a password. Password Confirm Reenter the chosen password IQN The iSCSI Qualified Name Initiator Information Shows the name and status of iSCSI initiators logged on

the system OK Click OK to save changes. Back Click Back to exit without saving.

2. Designate the percentage to be allocated from the Allocation dropdown.

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. If you’ve enabled CHAP authentication, enter a username and a

password. Confirm your chosen password be reentering it in the Password Confirm box.

9. Click OK to create the iSCSI volume.

Stackable NAS

The N8800’s capacity can be expanded even further using the stackable function. With it, users can expand the capacity of their network storage systems with up to 5 other stack target volumes which are located in different systems. These can be stacked through single network access like SMB or AFP acting as a share folder type.

For detailed instructions on how to use this feature, please refer to the Stackable User Guide.

Snapshot

The N8800 is capable for snapshot version control supported. To have snapshot to work on the file system creation for RAID volume has to be “ZFS”. For more information how to using snapshot, please refer to next section “Folder management”.

Folder Management

From the Storage menu, choose Folder, and the Folder screen appears. This screen allows you to create and configure folders on the N8800 volume.

Folder

Item Description

Folder name Displays the name of the folder. Description Provides a description of the folder. NFS Share Press NFS Share to configure which hosts on the network are

allowed to access this folder using NFS. With “ZFS” file system selected RAID volume, it is unconfigurable.

ACL Press ACL (Access Control List) to configure which users have

access to this folder.

Edit Press Edit to enter the Edit screen and modify the folder’s

name and description.

Snapshot Press Snap to open snapshot configuration screen, the button

will be only configurable with “ZFS” file system selected RAID volume.

Del Press Del to delete the folder. A prompt appears asking to

confirm the deletion.

Add Press Add to enter the Add Folder screen.

NOTE

Nsync folders will be created once the RAID is creat used by Nsync server. It will be used for files ba

ed. Nsync folder is

cked up by Nsync.

Adding Folders

On the Folder screen, press the Add button and the Add Folder screen appears. This screen allows you to add a folder. After entering the information, press Apply to create new folder. Press Back to return to the Folder screen.

Add Folder

Item Description

RAID ID RAID volume where the new folder will reside. Folder Name Enter the name of the folder. Description Provide a description the folder. Browseable Enable or disable users from browsing the folder contents. If

Yes is selected, then the share folder will be browseable.

Public Admit or deny public access to this folder. If Yes is selected,

then users do not need to have access permission to write to this folder. When accessing a public folder via FTP, the behavior is similar to anonymous FTP. Anonymous users can upload/download a file to the folder, but they cannot delete a file from the folder.

Share Folder Limit Enter the maximum size of the folder in Gigabytes (GB). The

folder cannot grow beyond this limit. You can enter a 0 to turn

off the share folder limit. Apply Press Apply to create the folder. Back Press Back to return to the Folder screen.

Folder names are limited to 60 characters. Systems running Windows 98 or earlier may not support file names longer than 15 characters.

NOTE

Editing Folders

On the Folder screen, press the Edit button and the Edit Folder screen appears. This screen allows you to change folder information. After entering the information, press Submit to apply the changes. Press Back to return to the

Folder screen.

Edit Folder

Item Description

Share Name Enter the name of the (Share) folder. Comment Provide a description the folder. Browseable Enable or disable users from browsing the folder contents. This

setting will only apply while access via SMB/CIFS and web disk. Public Admit or deny public access to this folder. Share Limit Enter the maximum size of the folder. The folder will not grow

beyond this limit. You can enter a 0 to turn off the share folder

limit. Submit Press Submit to save your changes. Back Press Back to return to the Folder screen.

Deleting Folders

To delete a folder, press the Del button from the specified folder row. The system will confirm folder deletion. Press OK to delete the folder permanently or Cancel to go back to the folder list.

All the data stored in the folder will be deleted once the folder is deleted. The data will not be recoverable.

WARNING

NFS Share

To allow NFS access to the share folder, enable the NFS Service, and then set up hosts with access rights by clicking Add.

NFS Share

Item Description

Hostname Enter the name or IP address of the host Privilege Host has either read only or writeable access to the folder. Guest System Support There are two selections available:

• Unix / Linux System

• AIX (Allow source port > 1024)

Choose the one which best fits your needs. IO Mapping There are three selections available:

• Guest system root account will have full access to this share (root:root).

• Guest system root account will be mapped to anonymous user (nobody:nogroup) on NAS.

• All user on guest system will be mapped to anonymous user (nobody:nogroup) on NAS.

Choose the one which best fits your needs. Apply Click to save your changes. Back Click to abandon changes.

Snap (Snapshot configuration)

If added folder has located in the RAID volume with “ZFS” file system, th en the folder management screen with “Snap” button will be configurable.

Clicking on “Snap” then screen appears as following.

Snapshot

Item Description

Take Shot Click to take snapshot right away. Schedule Click to open snapshot schedule setup screen. Back Click to go back folder management screen.

Clicking on schedule button then schedule setup screen appear. Checked the enable check box to activate the snapshot scheduled operation.

The N8800 snapshot is supported total 16 versions. Once checked “Automatically remove oldest snapshot”, the oldest will be removed to let newest to added on top. Otherwise, if the check box is unchecked and snapshot versions are up to 16 then system will appear warning message and won’t execute the task till available version count.

The snapshot schedule rules can be setup for monthly, weekly or daily hour.

Clicking on Apply after firmed with desired schedule or click back to Snap screen. If any snapshot has taken then it will listed in Snapshot list as example below.

This example shows folder “test” has created under RAID volume in ZFS file system. It has been taken snapshot twice so far at time displayed.

These taken snapshot is only accessible though CIFS/SMB by manually type \\NAS IP address\snapshot and invisible from normal access. Also, the taken snapshot version is read only can not be deleted under CIFS/SMB access but only click the “Del” button showing on the screen shot above.

Folder Access Control List (ACL) On the Folder screen, press the ACL button, and the Access Control List screen appears. This screen allows you to configure access to the specific folder for users and groups. Select a user or a group from the left hand column and then choose Deny, Read Only, or Writable to configure their access level. Press the Submit button to confirm yo

ur settings.

Access Control List

Item Description

Deny Denies access to users or groups who are displayed in this

column.

Read Only Provides Read Only access to users or groups who are displayed

in this column.

Writable Provides Write access to users or groups who are displayed in

this column.

Remove Removes the selected user or group from the column in order to

reset their access privileges.

Sync AD account Press this button when there is no list from ADS/PDC or more

ADS user has been added but yet appear from list. Submit Submits and confirms settings. Reset Cancel your settings and return to the Folder screen.

To configure folder access, follow the steps below:

1. On the ACL screen, all network groups and users are listed in the left hand column. Select a group or user from this list.

2. With the group or user selected, press one of the buttons from the three access level columns at the top. The group or user then appears in that column and has that level of access to the folder.

3. Continue selecting groups and users and assigning them access levels using the column buttons.

4. To remove a group or user from an access level column, press the Remove button in that column.

5. When you are finished, press Submit to submit and confirm your ACL settings.

NOTE

If one user has belonged to more than one group but different privilege than the priority Deny > Read Only > Writable

The ACL screen also allows you to search for a particular user. To do this, follow the steps below:

1. In the blank, enter the name of the user you would like to find.

2. From the drop down select the group you would like to search for the user in.

3. Click Search.

NOTE

The system will list up to 1,000 users from the chosen category. To narrow your search, enter a search term in the blank provided.

File System Check

The File System Check allows you to perform a check on the integrity of your disks’ file system. Under the Storage menu, click Filesystm 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. 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. 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 Back to return to the previous screen. 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.

NOTE

The system must be rebooted before the N8800 can function normally.

Advance Option

There are 5 items is currently allow Admin to Enable/Disable to operate N7700. The details as listed in following screenshot. With the option changed, it will need to reboot system to activate.

File Access Cache

File Access Cache is default Enable. This option will help to increase the performance while single client access share folder in writing under SMB/CIFS protocol.

Samba Recycle Bin

The N7700 is supported recycle bin via SMB/CIFS protocol. Simply enable it then all of deleted files/folders will reside in th e “.recycle” folder with hidden attribution in each share.

In general, Windows has default to invisible all of hidden folders/files. So please enable this option to view “.recycle” folder.

Samba Anonymous Login Authentication

To enable this option, no matter there is share folder has been created in public access. The user account and password is needed from system to access under SMB/CIFS protocol. On the other hand, no more anonymous logAdvance Option

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.

Network Management

Use the Network menu to make network configuration settings as well as service support settings.

WAN Configuration

From the Network menu, choose WAN, and the WAN Configuration screen appears. This screen displays the network parameters of the WAN connection. You may change any of these items and press Apply to confirm your settings. See a description of each item in the following

ble:

WAN Configuration

Item Description

Host name Host name that identifies the N8800 on the network. Domain name Specifies the domain name of the N8800. MAC Address MA C address of the network interface. Jumbo Frame Support ble Jumbo Frame Support of the WAN interface on Enable or disa

your N8800.

DHCP

c IP, disable this feature and

Enable or disable the N8800 from obtaining in IP address via DHCP server. If you require a stati

input your network configuration. IP IP address of the WAN 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. IP Sharing Mode LAN port will be able to When enabled, PCs connected to the

access the WAN. Default is Enabled. Link Aggregation (N8800 only)

WAN and LAN ports will be aggregated and

Ethernet traffic will flow alternative between two

age two Ethernet ports in parallel to increase

throughput.

Specifies whether

act as one port.

Failover: When one port fails, the other one will take over.

Load Balance:

Ethernet ports.

802.3ad: Link

NOTE

•

• the other end of

Ethernet cable also supports 802.3ad protocol.

Only use Jumbo Frame settings when operating in a Gigabit environment where all other clients have Jumbo Frame Setting enabled. Enabling DHCP au• tomatically turns on UPnP—see the Service Support Screen. If you are only using the WAN port, we suggest that • you disable IP Sharing Mode. This wi ll re sult in higher throughput. A correct D• NS setting is vital to networks services, such as SM and NTP. To use the Link Aggregation with “802.3ad selected” feature, please make sure the networking equipment on

Most Fast Ethernet (10/100) Switches/Routers do not support Jumbo Frame and you will not be able to connect to your N8800 after Jumbo Frame is turned on. If this happens, turn off the N8800. Then, power on the N8800 and immediately press and hold the Reset button on the back of the unit for 10 seconds. This will reset your network settings, password, and turn off Jumbo Frame Support.

WARNING

LAN Configuration

The N8800 supports two Gigabit Ethernet ports for higher service availability. To configure these ports, choose LAN from the

Network menu, and the LAN Configuration screen appears. Press Apply

to save your changes.

LAN Configuration

Item Description

MAC Address Displays the MAC address of the LAN interface. IP Specifies the IP address of the LAN interface. Netmask Specifi es the Network Mask of the LAN interface. Jumbo Frame Support Enable or disable Jumbo Frame Support on the LAN interface.

Before enabling Jumbo Frame Support, please make sure your network equipment supports Jumbo Frame. If your equipment is incompatible, you might not be able to connect to your N8800. In this case, you have to reset the system back to default by the holding down front panel reset button for 5 seconds during boot up process.

NOTE

DHCP Configuration

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

DHCP Configuration

Item Description

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

address to PCs connected to the LAN 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.

NOTE

he IP address of the LAN interface should not be in the range of the

Start IP address and End IP address.

WARNING

The IP Segment of WAN and LAN should not overlap.

WLAN Configuration

When a compatible wireless USB dongle is installed on the N8800, the N8800 will become an access point, and the Network dropdown menu will contain a WLAN menu item. From the Network menu, choose WLAN, and the WLAN Configuration screen appears. This screen displays the wireless network parameters of the system. You can change any of these items and press Apply to confirm your settings.

WLAN Configuration

Item Description

MAC Address Displays the MAC Address of the USB wireless dongle. IP Specifies the IP address of the network connection. Netmask

Specifies the network mask, which is generally: 255.255.255.0 ESSID The ESSID (Extended Service Set Identification) is the

identifying name of a wireless network. ESSID Broadcast Specifi es whether the ESSID will be broadcasted by the N8800.

This will prevent the Access Point from broadcasting the ESSID.

The N8800 will still respond to a wireless device that wants to

communicate if it sends a matching ESSID. Channel The channel that the N8800 uses to communicate with client

devices. Auth Mode Au thentication mode used by the N8800.

Shared: Shared key authentication

Open: Open key authentication

WEP Enable Specifies whether to use encryption for transmission or not. Key Length Key length speci f ies the level of encryption used by the N8800.

64 bit: 10 characters from 0 ~ 9 and A ~ F.

128 bit: 26 characters from 0 ~ 9 and A ~ F. WEP KEY 1 WEP KEY 2 WEP KEY 3 WEP KEY 4

Input up to 4 WEP keys, and select the one you wish to use.

When connecting, be sure to enter the same key and select the

same index number on each client machine.

NOTE

• Currently supported USB wireless dongles are: 3Com 3CRUSB10075, Zyxel G220USB, PCI GW-US54mini.

• USB dongles have to be connected before N8800 is powered up.

A DHCP server can be configured to assign IP addresses to devices connected to LAN ports.

WLAN DHCP Configuration

Item Description

DHCP Server Select to enable or disable DHCP server. Start IP Specifies the starting IP address of the DHCP range. End IP Specifies the ending IP address of the DHCP range. DNS Server Specifies the DNS server IP address.

The IP Segment of WLAN, WAN and LAN should not overlap.

NOTE

Users should obey the international RF regulatory rules as they set up the wireless RF channel on the N8800. The RF operating channels for different regions have been specified as following. Thecus has no responsibility for users attempting to violate the international RF regulation.

11 N. America 14 Japan 13 Europe (ETSI) 2 Spain 4 France

WAN LAN Exchange

The N8800 is equipped with both WAN and LAN ports. The WAN LAN Exchange function allows you to exchange the functionality of these ports directly through the Web User Interface.

From the Network menu, choose the WAN

LAN Exchange item, and the WAN LAN Exchange Support screen appears. Choose

Enable or Disable, and click Apply to save your changes. Click Cancel to exit without saving.

Web Services Configuration

From the Network menu, choose the Service item, and the Web Service screen appears. This screen displays the service support parameters of the system. You can change any of these items and press Apply to confirm your settings. A description of each item follows:

Web Service

Item Description

HTTP (WebDisk) Support

Enable or disable WebDisk support. Enter the port number if this

option is enabled. The port number HTTPs (Secure WebDisk) Support

Enable or disable secure WebDisk support. Enter the port if this

option is enabled. SMB/CIFS Enable or Disable SMB/CIFS protocol for Windows, Apple, Unix

drive mapping. UPnP Enable or disabl e Universal Plug and Play protocol. UPnP helps to

find the IP address of the N8800.

• In some environments, due to security concerns, you may wish to disable SMB/CIFS as a precaution against computer viruses.

• Disable HTTP support and Enable Secure HTTP support to guarantee secure access.

NOTE

AFP (Apple Network Setup)

From the Network menu, choose the AFP item, and the AFP Configuration screen appears. This screen displays the configuration items for the Apple Filing Protocol. You can change any of these items and press Apply to confirm your settings. A description of each item follows:

Apple Network Configuration

Item Description

AFP Server Enable or disable Apple File Service to use the N8800 with MAC

OS-based systems.

Zone Specifies Zone for Applet Talk service.

If your AppleTalk network uses extended networks and is assigned with multiple zones, assign a zone name to the N8800. If you do not want to assign a network zone, enter an asterisk (*) to use the default setting.

NFS Setup

From the Network menu, choose the NFS item, and the NFS Server Setting screen appears. The N8800 can act as an NFS server, enabling users to download and upload files with the favorite NFS clients. Press Apply to confirm your settings. A description of each item follows:

NFS Server Setting

Item Description

NFS Enable or Disable NFS support. Apply Click Apply to save your changes. Cancel Click Cancel to abandon your changes.

User and Group Management

The N8800 has built-in user database that allows administrators to manage user access using different group policies. From the Accounts menu, you can create, modify, and delete users, and assign them to groups that you designate.

Local User Configuration

From the Accounts menu, choose the Users item, and the Local User Configuration screen appears. This screen

allows you to Add, Modify, and Delete local users.

Local User Configuration

Item Description

Add Press the Add button to add a user to the list of local users. Modify Press the Modify button to modify a local user. Delete Press the Delete button to delete a selected user from the

system.

Adding Users

1. Click on the Add button on Local User Configuration screen, and Local User Setting screen appears.

2. On the Local User Setting screen, enter a name in the User Name box.

3. Enter a User ID number. If left blank, the system will automatically assign one.

4. Enter a password in the Password box and re-enter the password in the Confirm box.

5. Select which group the user will belong to. Group Members is a list of groups this user belongs to. Group List is a list of groups this user does not belong to. Use the << or >> buttons to have this user join or leave a group.

6. Press the Apply button and the user is created.

All users are automatically assigned to the ‘users’ group.

NOTE

Modifying Users

1. Select an existing user from the Local User Configuration screen.

2. Click on the Modify button, and Local User Setting screen appears.

3. From here, you can enter a new password and re-enter to confirm, or use the << or >> buttons to have this user join or leave a group. Click the Apply button to save your changes.

Deleting Users

1. Select an existing user from the Local User Configuration screen.

2. Click on Delete button and the user is deleted from the system.

Local Groups Configuration

From the Accounts menu, choose the

Groups item, and the Local Groups Configuration screen appears. This screen

allows you to Add, Modify, and Delete local groups.

Local Groups Configuration

Item Description

Add Press the Add button to add a user to the list of local groups. Modify Press the Modify button to delete a selected group from the

system.

Delete Press the Delete button to delete a selected group from the

system.

Adding Groups

1. On the Local Group Configuration screen, click on the Add button.

2. The Local Group Setting screen appears.

3. Enter a Group Name.

4. Enter a Group ID number. If left blank, the system will automatically assign one.

5. Select users to be in this group from the Users List by adding them to the Members List using the << button.

6. Click the Apply button to save your changes.

Modifying Groups

1. On the Local Group Configuration screen, select a group name from the list.

2. Press the Modify button to modify the members in a group.

3. To add a user into a group, select the user from the Users List, and press the << button to move the user into the Members List.

4. To remove a user from a group, select the user from Members List, and press the >> button.

5. Click the Apply button to save your changes.

Deleting Groups

1. On the Local Group Configuration screen, select a group name from the list.

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

Batch User and Group Creation

The N8800 can also add users and groups in batch mode. This enables you to conveniently add numerous users and groups automatically by importing a simple comma-separated plain text (*.txt) file.

From the Accounts menu, click Batch

Mgmt and the Batch Create Users and Groups dialogue will appear. To import

your list of users and groups, follow these steps:

1. Click Browse… to locate your comma-separated text file. The information in the text file should follow this format:

[USERNAME], [PASSWORD], [GROUP]

2. Click Open.

3. Click Import to begin the user list import.

ADS/NT Configuration

If you have a Windows Active Directory Server (ADS) or Windows NT server to handle the domain security in your network, you can simply enable the ADS/NT support feature; the N8800 will connect with the ADS/NT server and get all the information of the domain users and groups automatically. From the Accounts menu, choose Authentication item and the ADS/NT Support screen appears. You can to change any of these items and press Apply to confirm your settings. A description of each item follows:

ADS/NT Support

Item Description

WINS Server Specifies the WINS server if necessary. Work Group / Domain Name

Specifies the SMB/CIFS Work Group / ADS Domain Name (e.g. N8800).

ADS/NT Support Select Disable to disable authentication through Windows Active

Directory Server or Windows NT.

Authentication Method Select ADS for Windows Active Directory Server, or select NT for

Windows NT ADS/NT Server Name Specifies the ADS/NT server name (e.g. adservername). ADS/NT Realm Specifies the ADS/NT realm (e.g. example.com). Administrator ID Enter the administrators ID of Windows Active Directory or

Windows NT, which is required for N8800 to join domain. Administrator Password

Enter the ADS/NT Administrator password.

Confirm Password For re-entering password to confirm.

To join an AD domain, you can refer the figure and use the example below to configure the N8800 for associated filed input:

AD Domain Example Item Information

Work Group / Domain Name

domain

ADS Support

Enable

ADS Server Name

Computer1

ADS/NT Realm

Domain.local

Administrator ID

Administrator

Administrator Password

***********

Confirm Password

***********

NOTE

• The DNS server specified in the WAN configuration page should be able to correctly resolve the ADS server name.

• The time zone setting between N8800 and ADS should be identical.

• The system time difference between N8800 and ADS should be less than five minutes.

• The Administrator Password field is for the password of ADS (Active Directory Server) not N8800.

System Settings

The System menu gives you a wealth of settings that you can use to configure your N8800’s system administration functions. You can set up system notifications, view system logs, and even upgrade firmware from this menu.

System Notifications

From the System menu, choose the

Notification item, and the Notification Configuration screen appears. This screen

lets you have the N8800 notify you in case of any system malfunction. Press Apply to confirm all settings. See following table for a detailed description of each item.

Consult with your mail server administrator for email server information.

NOTE

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. Confirm Account Password

Confirm a new password.

Receiver’s E-mail Address

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

notifications. Test E-Mail Click to send out a test e-mail to make sure the settings are

correct.

SNMP

From the System menu, choose the SNMP item and the SNMP Supports 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.

System Logs

From the System 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:

System Logs

Item Description

Truncate All Log File Clear all log files. |<< < > >>| Use the forward ( > >>| ) and backward ( |<< < ) buttons

to browse the log pages. INFO Provides all log information including warning messages and

error messages. WARN Shows all warning messages and error messages. ERROR Shows only error messages. GO Specify the number of lines per page and press Go. Ascending Shows logs by date in ascending order. Descending Sh ows lo gs by date in descending order. Download All Log File Export all logs to an external file.

Time and Date Settings

From the System menu, choose the Time item and the Time screen appears. Set the desired Date, Time, and Time Zone. You can also elect to synchronize the system time on the N8800 with an NTP (Network Time Protocol) Server. You can change any of these items and press Apply to confirm your settings.

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 Yes to allow the N8800 to synchronize with the NTP

server shown below.

Select Manually to allow the N8800 to synchronize with an NTP

server of your choice.

Select No to not have the N8800 to synchronize with an NTP

server.

WARNING

If an NTP server is selected, please make sure your N8800’s network has been setup to access the NTP server.

System Configuration Backup and Restore

From the System 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.

Module Management

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

From the System menu, choose the

Module Mgmt item and the Module Management screen appears. From here,

you can install separate software modules to extend the functionality of your N8800.

Module Management

Item Description

Name Displays the name of the module. Version Displays the module version. Description The description of the module. Enable Displays whether the module has been enabled or not. Status Displays the status of the module. Uninstall Click to uninstall the module. Enable/Disable Click to enable a module. Check Update Click to look for updates for the selected module.

Module File Location of the module file. Browse Click to browse the folder of your PC to locate the module files. Install Click to install the listed module into your N8800

NOTE

Modules can potentially harm your system. Only your vendor, or publishers you can trust.

install modules from

Reset to Factory Default Settings

From the System menu, choose the

Factory Default item and the Reset to Factory Default screen appears. Press

Apply to reset the N8800 to factory default settings. Press Cancel to go back to the main menu.

WARNING

Resetting to factory defaults will not erase the data disks, but WILL revert all the settings to the factor

stored in the hard

y default values.

Upgrading System Firmware

From the System 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.

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

NOTE

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

Do NOT turn off the system during the firmware upgrade process. This will lead to a catastrophic result that may render the system inoperable.

WARNING

Change Administrator Password

From the System menu, choose the Administrator Password item and the Change Administrator Password screen appears. Enter a new password in the New Password box and confirm your new password in the Confirm Password box. Press Apply to confirm password changes. See the following table for a detailed description of each item.

Change Administrator 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.

Reboot and Shutdown System

From the System menu, choose Reboot & Shutdown item, and the Shutdown/Reboot System screen

appears. Press Reboot to restart the system or Shutdown to turn the syst

em off.

Logout

To logout of the Web Administration Interface, navigate to System > Logout.

Chapter 5: Additional Feature Setup

Overview

The N8800 can also act as an FTP Server, allowing employees and clients to transfer files using their favorite FTP programs. Th e integrated Print Server allows you to share a single USB printer will all users on the network. The following section shows you how.

FTP Server

N8800 can act as a FTP server, enabling users to download and upload files with their favorite FTP programs. From the Network menu, choose the FTP item, and the FTP screen appears. You can change any of these items and press Apply to confirm your settings. A description of each item follows:

FTP

Item Description

FTP Enable FTP Service on the M3800. Port Specifies the port number of an incoming connection on a non-

standard port.

FTP ENCODE If your FTP client or operating system does not support Unicode

(e.g. Windows® 95/98/ME or MAC OS9/8), select the same encoding as your OS here in order to properly view the files and directories on the server. Available options are BIG5, HZ,

GB2312, GB18030, ISO, EUC-JP, SHIFT-JIS and UTF-8. Allow Anonymous FTP Access

Upload/Download: Allow anonymous FTP users to upload or

download files to/from public folders.

Download: Allow anonymous FTP users to download files from

public folders.

No access: Block anonymous FTP user access. Auto Rename If checked, the system will automatically rename files that are

uploaded with a duplicate file name. The renaming scheme is

[filename].#, where # represents an integer. Upload Bandwidth You may set the maximum bandwidth allocated to file uploads.

Selections include Unlimited, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16 and 32 MB/s. Download Bandwidth You may set the maximum bandwidth allocated to file

downloads. Selections include Unlimited, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16 and 32

MB/s.

To access the share folder on the N8800, use the appropriate user login and password set up on the Users page (Accounts > Users). Access control to each share folder is set up on the ACL page (Storage > Folder > ACL).

iTunes® Server

With the built-in iTunes server capability, the N8800 enables digital music to be shared and played anywhere on the net

work!

From the Network menu, choose the

iTunes item, and the iTunes Configuration screen appears. You may

enable or disable the iTunes Service from here. Once enabled, enter correct information for each field and press Apply to save your changes. See the following table for detailed descriptions of each field:

iTunes Configuration

Item Description

iTunes Enable or disable the iTunes Service. Server Name Name used to identify the N8800 to iTunes clients. Password Enter password to control access to your iTunes music. Rescan Interval Rescan interval in seconds. MP3 Tag Encode Specify tag encoding for MP3 files stored in N8800. All ID3 tags

will be sent out in UTF-8 format.

Once the iTunes service is enabled, the N8800 will make all music located in the Music folder available for iTunes-equipped computers on the network.

Media Server

With the built-in Media Server capability, the N8800 provides media streaming service to stand-alone networked home media adapters that support the UPnP AV protocol or are Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) standard compliant.

With the N8800’s built-in media server capability, you can share digital media such as music, pictures, and movies with any compatible device throughout your entire home.

To configure the media server, under the Network menu, click Media Server and the Media Manager Settings window will appear. A description of each field follows:

Media Manager Settings

Item Description

Media Server Enable or disable the Media Server service. Shared Media Folders Select the folder(s) that contains media files to be shared. Rescan Click the Rescan button to have the N8800 for new contents in

the selected media folder.

Adding Media Share Folders

Once the Media Server software is installed, you can start adding folders that contain the media that you would like to share. To create a media share folder, follow the steps below:

1. Click on Network > Media Server in the menu bar.

2. From the Shared Media Folders window, select the folder that contains your media files, and click its checkbox.

3. The contents in the folder will be scanned for the Media Server. The time required for scanning depends on the size of the folder.

Connecting DMAs to the Media Server

Next, it’s time to connect your Digital Media Adapter (DMA) to the media server:

1. Connect your DMA to your Media Server

a. Configure your DMA to use a Dynamic IP address. The IP address

will be assigned by the router.

b. Some DMAs are wireless enabled. You can connect the DMA to a

wireless router. For instructions on how to connect your DMA to a wireless router, please refer to your DMA’s user manual.

2. Connect your DMA’s video output to video input of your TV set.

3. Turn on the TV and change the video signal input to DMA.

4. Setup the DMA (These steps will be different if you use a different DMA)

a. From the Server List screen, select “N8800:Mediabolic Server”

as the server. b. Go to My Media c. Click on the Up/Down Arrow buttons to select Music Jukebox,

Photo Albums, or Video Clips d. Start enjoying the contents stored in your N8800.

Printer Server

You can configure the N8800 to act as a printer server. That way, all PCs connected to the network can utilize the same printer.

Windows XP SP2

To set up the Printer Server in Windows XP SP2, follow the steps below:

1. Connect the USB printer to one of the USB ports (preferably the rear USB ports; front USB ports can be used for external HDD enclosures).

2. Go to Start > Printers and Faxes.

3. Click on File > Add Printer.

4. The Add Printer Wizard appears on your screen. Click Next.

5. Select the “A network printer, or a printer attached to another computer” option.

6. Select “Connect to a printer on the Internet or on a home or office

network”, and enter “http://N8800_IP_ADDRESS:631/printers/usbprinter” into the URL field.

7. Your Windows system will ask you to install drivers for your prin ter. Select correct driver for your printer.

8. Your Windows system will ask you if you want to set this printer as “Default Printer”. Select Yes and all your print jobs will be submitted to this printer by default. Click Next.

9. Click Finish.

• Note that if a multi-function (all-in-one) printer is attached to the N8800, usually only the printing and fax functions will work. Other features, such as scanning, will probably not function.

• Not all USB printers are supported. Please check Thecus website for a list of supported printers.

NOTE

Windows Vista

To set up the Printer Server in Windows Vista, follow the steps below:

1. Open Printer Folder from the Control Panel.

2. Click the right mouse button in anywhere on the Printers folder and then select Add Printer.

3. Select Add a network, wireless or Bluetooth printer.

4. Select The printer that I want isn’t listed.

You can press The printer that I want isn’t listed to go into next page without waiting for Searching for available printers to finish.

5. Click Select a shared printer by name.

Type http://<Thecus_NAS>:631/printers/usb-printer in the box, where <Thecus_NAS_IP> is the IP address of the N8800. Click Next.

6. Select or install a printer and then press OK.

If your printer model is not listed, please contact your printer manufacturer for help.

7. Windows will attempt to connect to the printer.

8. You can choose to set this printer as the default printer by checking the Set as the default printer box. Click Next to continue.

9. Done! Click Finish.

Download Manager

With the built-in Download Manager, you can have the N8800 download HTTP, FTP, and BT files without having full PC powered on. What’s more, you can even schedule your downloads for off-peak hours, ensu efficient use of bandwidth. To access the Download Manager, go to Network, choose the Download Manager option, and the

Download Tasks and Download Schedule windows

ring

appear.

Download Tasks

Item Description

Click to start the specified task. Click to pause the specified task.

Click to delete the specified task. A prompt will appear asking you if you would like to delete the task itself, or the task and all related downloaded files.

Task Name of the task. Click to see more information about this task. Type Type of transfer. Can be HTTP, FTP, or BT.

Rate

Transfer rate of the task in kilobytes per second (KB/s).

DL: Download rate UL: Upload rate

Status

Status of the task.

Complete: Percentage complete (%) Completed / Total download size

Task Type

Use this dropdown to select the type of transfer. HTTP, FTP, and BT are available.

Add Task Click to add the kind of task specified beside “Task Type”. Enable Refresh Click to refresh the task list.

Adding an HTTP Task

To add a new HTTP task to the Download Manager, follow these steps:

1. Using the Task Type dropdown, select HTTP and click Add Task.

2. In the HTTP Task window, start by inputting the target URL in the Website URL box. This is the link to the download you want to queue.

3. Next, select the destination folder from the Destination Folder dropdown. This is where the download will reside.

4. Select the maximum download bandwidth from the Max. Download Bandwidth dropdown.

5. Press Apply to add the task.

6. Once added, your download will appear in the list of download tasks. To start the download, simply click the Start icon (

) and the download will

begin.

7. The download status will continually update in th e Download Tasks window. To pause the download, click the Pause icon (

Adding an FTP Task

To add a new FTP task to the Download Manager, follow these steps:

1. Using the Task Type dropdown, select FTP and click Add Task.

2. In the FTP Task window, start by inputting the target URL in the FTP File box. This is the link to the download you want to queue.

3. Next, select the destination folder from the Destination Folder dropdown. This is where the download will reside.

4. The next step depends if you are using an anonymous login for your FTP download. If you are logging in anonymously, select Anonymous Login and move on to step 5.

If you are required to login with a user name and password, select Username and input your user name and password into the appropriate fields.

5. Select the maximum download bandwidth from the Max. Download Bandwidth dropdown.

6. Press Apply to add the task.

7. Once added, your download will appear in the list of download tasks. To start the download, simply click the Start icon (

) and the download will

begin.

8. The download status will continually update in th e Download Tasks window. To pause the download, click the Pause icon (

Adding a BT Task

To add a new BT task to the Download Manager, follow these steps:

1. Using the Task Type dropdown, select BT and click Add Task.

2. In the BT Task window, start by clicking Browse… and selecting the torrent file you wish to start.

3. Next, select the destination folder from the Destination Folder dropdown. This is where the download will reside.

4. Next, you can select the maximum and minimum number of peers from selecting the counts from the appropriate dropdowns.

5. Next, you can set the maximum download and upload bandwidths from the dropdowns below.

6. Press Apply to add the task.

7. Once added, your download will appear in the list of download tasks. To start the download, simply click the Start icon (

) and the download will

begin.

8. The download status will continually update in the Download Ta sks window. To pause the download, click the Pause icon (

Deleting Tasks

To delete a task, simply follow the steps below:

1. Click the delete icon (

) beside the task that you wish to delete. The

Delete Task dialogue box will appear.

2. Select Delete Task only if you wish to remove only the torrent file and all transient files, leaving the unfinished download files int a ct.

3. Select Delete Task and Files if you wish to remove the torrent file and all transient files, and the unfinished download files.

4. Click OK to delete the task. Click Cancel to return to the Download Manager.

Scheduling Downloads

With the Download Manager, you can schedule your downloads to begin at different times of the day. This is useful if you wish to complete your downloads during off-peak hours, reserving your bandwidth for other applications. A table describing the Download Schedule window appears below:

Download Schedule

Item Description

Scheduler Enable or disable the Download Scheduler. Daily/Weekly

Choose to have the Download Scheduler activate on a daily or

weekly basis. Start: Day/Hour /Minute

Specify the start day/hour/minute for the download task. End:

Day/Hour/Minute

Specify the end day/hour/minute for the download task.

To schedule downloads, follow these steps:

1. Under Download Schedule, set Scheduler to Enable.

2. To schedule a daily download period, select Daily and select a start time and end time. To schedule a weekly download period, select Weekly and select a start day/time and end time/day.

3. Click Apply to save your changes.

NOTE

If the Download Scheduler is enabled, ALL download tasks designated schedule.

will adhere to the

Chapter 6: Using the N8800

Overview

Once the N8800 is setup and operating, users on the network may manage all varieties of digital music, photos, or files by simply using their web browsers. To manage your personal files or access public files on the N8800, just enter its IP address into your browser (default IP address is http://192.168.1.100), and you will be taken to the N8800 Login page.

NOTE

Before proceeding, make sure that WebDisk Support or Secure WebDisk Support is enabled in the Service Support screen in the system’s Network menu. See Service Support in Chapter 4: System Management > Network Management > Web Services Configuration.

To login to the system, enter your user name and password, and select Web Disk or Photo server then click Login to log into the system. You will be taken to the selected interface.

Using WebDisk

The N8800 provides a WebDisk function that allows you to access the system over the Internet from any browser.

1. In the Login page, type in the User ID and password that were previously set for you in the Accounts menu. See Chapter 4: System Management

> User and Group Management > Local User Configuration.

2. The WebDisk page appears showing folders made currently available to you via the Access Control List (ACL).

3. Click on a folder name to enter the folder.

4. The folder’s page appears displaying files and folders. Click on a file to download the file.

Folder Page

Item Description

Name Displays the names of folders and files. Size Shows the size of folders and files. Type Displays the type of folders and files. Modified Date Shows the time of most recent modification of folders and files.

5. Buttons on the folder page allow you to create a new folder, upload files and delete files in the folder.

Folder Page Buttons

Button Description

Up Goes to the previous folder level. New folder Creates a new folder. New file (upload) Uploads a file from your computer to the current folder. Delete Selected Items Deletes selected files and folders.

6. To create a new folder within the current folder, press the New folder button. When the screen appears enter a name for the folder. Press OK to create the folder.

7. To upload a file from your computer to the current folder, press the New file (upload) button. When the screen appears, press Browse and locate the file to upload. Press OK and the file is uploaded to the current folder.

8. To delete a file or folder, select the file or folder’s check box. Press the Delete selected items button. You can also check the check box as the red circle indicates to select all files and folders in this folder.

To access folders with access control, you must first login with a local user account.

For more information on how to setup user rights to the folders, please check

Chapter 4: System Management > Folder Management > Folder Access

Control List (ACL).

Photo Server

Using the Photo Server, users can view and share photos, and even create their own albums right on the N8800.

You will see your own Photo Gallery and all public Photo Albums on the network.

To manage any picture files, you must first select the item by clicking the box.

Windows XP Publishing Wizard

There are many ways for a local user to upload pictures into their photo album. Users of Windows XP can upload their pictures using the Windows XP Publishing Wizard.

1. Click on the XP Publishing Wizard icon on top right corner.

2. The XP Web Publishing Wizard Client screen appears. Click on the link to install the Publishing Wizard.

3. Windows XP will ask whether you want to run or save this file. Click Save to save the register file. .

4. Once the register file is installed, use the Windows file mana ger to browse the folder that contains the picture you want to publish. On the left pane, there will be an icon labeled “Publish this folder to the Web”.

5. Click on this icon and Web Publishing Wizard will start.

6. Select the pictures you want to publish to the Photo Web Server by placing a check mark on the top left hand corner of the picture. Click Next.

7. Your PC will start to connect to the Photo Web Server.

8. Select N8800 Photo Gallery Wizard to publish your pictures to the N8800.

9. Login into the N8800 with your local user name and password.

10. Create your album by entering an album name and clicking on the Create Album button.

11. Select the album you want to upload your pictures to.

12. Confirm the target album.

13. Windows will show you that the picture upload is in progress.

14. When the upload is finished, the Wizard will ask you whether if you want to go to the website. Click Finish to go to your Photo Web Server.

15. Click on the user’s icon to go to that user’s album.

16. You will see the user’s album list. Click on Album.

17. Finished! You will see the pictures just selected in the album.

Managing Albums and Photos

Photo

Icon Function Description

Make Cover Make selected photo your cover picture.

Back Return to the previous screen.

Add Add a new album or photos.

Modify

Edit the name and description of the selected album or photo. Each name is limited to 20 characters and each description is limited to 255 characters.

Delete Delete the selected albums or photos.

NOTE

• Only logged in users will see these icons.

• To prevent system errors, the N3200PRO sets the follo files:

• Each file upload is limited to a size of 4MB. Files e be uploaded and no error message will appear.

• Only these photo file types will be uploaded: *.jp *.pcx, *.psd, *.bmp.

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Creating Albums

To create a photo album, follow the steps below:

1. Click the Add button to create a new album.

2. Enter a name for the album, and enter a description if you wish. Then, click on the Create Album button.

Password Protecting Albums

If you would like to put a password on a particular album, follow these steps:

1. Select the album to be protected, click on the Edit button, and the Album Edit screen will appear.

2. The owner of the album can enter an album password to protect the album, so that only people with the correct password can view the album.

Uploading Pictures to Albums

Uploading pictures to albums using the Web User Interface is easy:

1. When the album is created, click the album icon to enter the album. Initially the album is empty.

2. Click the Add button to upload pictures into the album. The Upload Photos screen will appear. Users can select and upload up to 8 pictures at a time.

3. Once the picture is uploaded, you can view it in the album. The owner of the album can delete or modify the pictures with the Delete or Modify buttons on the top right hand corner

EXIF Information

While viewing pictures, you can also have the N3200PRO display the EXIF information for each photo.

Simply click the EXIF button to display EXIF informat ion. To hide this inf ormation, click the EXIF button again.

Slide Shows

Slide shows are a great way to enjoy pictures stored on your N3200PRO. You can click on the Start Slide Show icon on the top right hand corner to start

the slide show.

To stop the slide show, click on the Stop Slide Show icon on the top right hand corner.

Mapping a Client PC to the N8800

You can map share folders on the N8800 so that you can access them as if they were drives on your computer. You can connect to the shared network folders on the N8800 as follows:

Windows

1. Go to the My Computer folder in Windows.

2. In the menu bar, select Tools and then Map Network Drive…

3. The Map Network Drive window appears.

4. Assign a drive letter for the share folder.

5. Click the Browse button to find the folder over your network. Alternatively, you may enter the folder name you wish to connect to or enter its IP address. (i.e. \\192.168.1.100\share)

6. Click Finish. When the Connect As… window appears, enter your user name and password.

7. Click OK. The share folder appears as the drive you assigned. You can now access this folder as though it were a drive on your computer.

Apple OS X

On an Apple computer, you can connect to shared computers and servers using a network address.

1. Choose Go > Connect to Server…

2. Enter the network address for the server in the Server Address text box.

When connecting using SMB/CIFS protocol, type:

smb://192.168.1.100/Folder1

When connecting using AFP protocol, type:

afp://192.168.1.100/Folder1

Click Connect.

3. When MAC OS X is trying to connect N8800, it will ask for a User Name and Password which has access to the folder.

4. When MAC OS X has connected to the N8800 successfully, an icon representing the folder will appear on the MAC OS X desktop. You can access the folder by double clicking on the icon.

Mapping the N8800 as an iSCSI Drive

With the N8800, you are able to map it as an iSCSI drive. With iSCSI, you can remotely access the N8800 at great speeds, as if it were installed as a local drive in your computer.

To do this, simply follow the steps below:

Windows 2000/XP

1. First, download the iSCSI Initiator from the Microsoft website (http://www.microsoft.com). You can find this software by entering iSCSI Initiator into the search box on their homepage.

2. Once the download is complete, install the iSCSI Initiator by doubleclicking the EXE file. You may be presented with the followin g security warning. Click Run to continue.

3. You will now install the iSCSI Initiato r using the Setup Wizard. Click Next to continue.

4. Leave the default selections and click Next.

5. Read the license agreement. To continue with the installation, click I Agree and then click Next.

6. The iSCSI Initiator will now install automatically. Click Finish once completed.

7. Start the iSCSI Initiator by double-clicking its icon on th e deskt op. The iSCSI Initiator properties window will appear.

8. Select the Discovery tab. Under Target Portals, click Add.

9. Enter the IP address of the N8800. Click OK.

10. On the iSCSI Initiator Properties window, select the Targets tab. With the iSCSI target highlighted, click Log On. The Log On to Target dialogue will appear.

11. If you have not enabled CHAP, click OK to continue.

If you have enabled CHAP, click Advanced. Under Advanced Settings, check the CHAP login information checkbox and enter your username and password. Click OK.

12. Right click My Computer on the desktop and select Manage.

13. Click on Disk Management and you will see a new hard disk listed.

14. Initialize the new hard disk and you will then be able to use the iSCSI target as a local drive.

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