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Thecus
N8900 series/ N12000 series/ N16000 series
N5550/ N6850/ N88 50/ N10850
N7700PRO V2/ N7710 series
N8800PRO V2 / N8810U series
N4510U series/ N751 0
User’s Manual
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Copyright and Trademark Notice
Thecus and other names of Thecus products are registered trademarks of Thecus
Technology Corp. Microsoft, Windows, and the Windows logo are registered
trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Apple, iTunes and Apple OS X are registered
trademarks of Apple Computers, Inc. All other trademarks and brand names are
the property of their respective owners. Specifications are subject to change
without notice.
Copyright © 2014 Thecus Technology Corporation. All rights reserved.
About This Manual
All information in this manual has been carefully verified to ensure its correctness.
In case of an error, please provide us with your feedback. Thecus Technology
Corporation reserves the right to modify the contents of this manual without notice.
Product name: Thecus N8900 / N12000 / N16000
series/N6850/N8850/N10850/N7700PR O V2/ N8800P RO V2/ N7710 series/ N8810U
series/ N5550/ N4510U series/N7510
Manual Version: 5.9
Release Date: Auguset 2014
Limited Warranty
Thecus Technology Corporation guarantees all components of Thecus NAS
products are thoroughly tested before they leave the factory and should function
normally under general usage. In case of any system malfunctions, Thecus
Technology Corporation and its local representatives and dealers are responsible
for repair without cost to the customer if the product fails within the warranty
period and under normal usage. Thecus Technology Corporation is not responsible
for any damage or loss of data deemed to be caused by its products. It is highly
recommended that users conduct necessary back-up practices.
Check the functions that are available on your particular Thecus NAS model at:
http: / /www.Thecus.com
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Safety Warnings
For your safety, please read and follow the following safety warnings:
Read this manual thoroughly before attempting to set up your Thecus IP
storage.
Your Thecus IP storage is a complicated electronic device. DO NOT attempt
to repair it under any circumstances. In the case of malfunction, turn off the
power immediately and have it repaired at a qualified service center.
Contact your vendor for details.
DO NOT allow anything to rest on the power cord and DO NOT place the
power cord in an area where it can be stepped on. Carefully place
connecting cables to avoid stepping or tripping on them.
Your Thecus IP storage can operate normally under temperatures between
5°C and 40°C, with relative humidity of 20% – 85%. Using Thecus IP
storage under extreme environmental conditions could damage the unit.
Ensure that the Thecus IP storage is provided with the correct supply
voltage (AC 100V ~ 240V, 50/60 Hz, 3A). Plugging the Thecus IP storage to
an incorrect power source could damage the unit.
Do NOT expose Thecus IP storage to dampness, dust, or corrosive liquids.
Do NOT place Thecus IP storage on any uneven surfaces.
DO NOT place Thecus IP storage in direct sunlight or expose it to other heat
sources.
DO NOT use chemicals or aerosols to clean Thecus IP storage. Unplug the
power cord and all connected cables before cleaning.
DO NOT place any objects on the Thecus IP storage or obstruct its
ventilation slots to avoid overheating the unit.
Keep packaging out of the reach of children.
If disposing of the device, please follow your local regulations for the safe
disposal of electronic products to protect the environment.
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Table of Contents
Copyright and Trademark Notice ................................................... 2
About This Manual ......................................................................... 2
Limited W arranty ........................................................................... 2
Safety W arnings ............................................................................ 3
Table of Contents .......................................................................... 4
Chapter 1: I ntroduction ................................................................. 7
Overview ............................................................................................... 7
Product Highlights ................................................................................. 7
Package Contents .................................................................................. 9
Front Panel .......................................................................................... 10
Rear Panel ........................................................................................... 22
Chapter 2: Hardw are I nstallation ................................................ 37
Overview ............................................................................................. 37
Before You Begin ................................................................................. 37
Cable Connections ............................................................................... 3 7
Chapter 3: First Tim e Setup ......................................................... 41
Overview ............................................................................................. 41
Thecus Setup Wizard ........................................................................... 4 1
LCD Operation ( N7 700PRO V2/ N88 0 0PRO V2/ N771 0 series/ N8 810U
series/ N5 550/ N45 10U series/ N7510) ................................................ 4 3
OLED Operation( Does not apply to the N77 00PRO V2/ N880 0PRO V2 /
N7710 series/ N88 1 0U series/ N5 550/ N45 1 0U series/ N7 510 ) ............ 45
USB Copy ............................................................................................. 45
Typical Setup Procedure ...................................................................... 46
Chapter 4: System Administration ............................................... 48
Overview ............................................................................................. 48
Web Administrat ion I nterface ............................................................. 48
My Favorite .................................................................................. 4 9
Logout ........................................................................................ 51
Language Selection ....................................................................... 51
System I nformation ............................................................................ 52
System Information ...................................................................... 52
System/Service Status (Refer Chapter 7 for FW v2.03.01 and after) ... 52
Logs ........................................................................................... 53
User Access Log ........................................................................... 55
On-line Register ........................................................................... 56
Syslog Managem ent ...................................................................... 57
System Monitor ............................................................................ 59
System Management ........................................................................... 62
Time: Setting system time ............................................................. 62
Notification configuration ............................................................... 62
Firmware Upgrade ........................................................................ 63
Schedule Power On/ Off.................................................................. 64
Administrator Password ................................................................. 65
Config Mgmt ................................................................................ 65
Factory Default ............................................................................. 66
Reboot & Shutdown ...................................................................... 66
File System Check ........................................................................ 66
Wake-Up O n LAN (WOL) ................................................................ 68
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SNMP Support .............................................................................. 68
UI Login Function ......................................................................... 69
System Netw ork .................................................................................. 70
Networking .................................................................................. 70
DHCP/RADVD ............................................................................... 71
Linking Aggregation ...................................................................... 72
Additional LAN .............................................................................. 7 4
Storage Management .......................................................................... 75
Disks Information (Refer Chapter 7 for FW v2.03.01 and after) .......... 75
RAID Informati on ......................................................................... 77
NAS Stacking ............................................................................... 91
ISO Mount ................................................................................... 97
Share Folder ............................................................................... 100
Folder and sub-folders Access Control List (ACL) ........................................ 103
Snapsho t .................................................................................... 105
iSCSI ......................................................................................... 109
iSCSI Thin-Provisi oning ................................................................ 115
Advance Option ........................................................................... 116
High-Availability (N8900, N12000 series/ N16000 series only) ........... 117
User and Group A uthentication ......................................................... 127
ADS/NT Support .......................................................................... 127
Local User Configuration ............................................................... 129
Local Group Configuration ............................................................. 131
Batch Users and Groups Creation................................................... 133
User Quota ................................................................................. 134
User and Group Backup ................................................................ 134
LDAP Support .............................................................................. 135
Net w ork Service ................................................................................ 13 5
Samba / CIFS ............................................................................. 135
AFP (Apple Network Setup) ........................................................... 138
NFS Setup .................................................................................. 139
FTP ............................................................................................ 139
TFTP .......................................................................................... 140
WebService ................................................................................. 141
UPnP .......................................................................................... 141
Bonjour Setting ........................................................................... 142
SSH ........................................................................................... 142
DDNS ......................................................................................... 143
UPnP Port Management ................................................................ 144
Application Server ............................................................................. 14 5
iTunes® Server ........................................................................... 146
Module Installation ...................................................................... 146
Auto Module Installation ............................................................... 147
Backup .............................................................................................. 148
Dual DOM (N12000 series/ N16000 series/ N8900 series only) ............ 148
Rsync Target Server .................................................................... 149
Data Guard (Remote Backup) ........................................................ 150
ACL Backup and Restore ............................................................... 161
Data Burn ................................................................................... 162
USB Copy ................................................................................... 165
Thecus Backup Utility ................................................................... 169
Windows XP Data Backup ............................................................. 169
Apple OS X Backup Utilities ........................................................... 170
External Devices ................................................................................ 17 0
Printers ...................................................................................... 170
Uninterrupted Power Source.......................................................... 175
Chapter 5: Tips and Tricks ......................................................... 176
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USB and eSATA Storage Expansion .................................................... 176
Remote Administration ...................................................................... 1 76
Part I - Setup a DynDNS Account .................................................. 178
Part II - Enable DDNS on the Router .............................................. 178
Part III - Setting up Virtual Servers (HTTPS) ................................... 178
Firew all Softw are Configuration ........................................................ 17 8
Replacing Damaged Hard Drives ....................................................... 179
Hard Drive Damage ..................................................................... 179
Replacing a Hard Drive ................................................................. 179
RAID Auto-Rebuild ....................................................................... 179
Chapter 6: Troubleshooting ....................................................... 180
Forgot My Net w ork I P Address .......................................................... 180
Can't M ap a Network Dri ve in W ind ow s XP ........................................ 1 80
Restoring Factory Defaults ................................................................ 180
Problem s w ith Time and Date Sett ings .............................................. 181
Dual DOM Support s for Dual Protect ion ( N12 000 series/ N160 0 0
series/ N8900 series only) ................................................................. 1 81
Chapter 7: Updates for FW v2.03.01 .......................................... 182
General ...................................................................................... 182
Status ........................................................................................ 182
Added Hardware Information ........................................................ 183
Disk Inform ation.......................................................................... 183
Data Guard (Local Backup) ........................................................... 186
Volume Expansion Management .................................................... 202
Appendix A: Custom er Support .................................................. 203
Appendix B: RAI D Basics ........................................................... 204
Overview ........................................................................................... 20 4
Benefits ............................................................................................. 20 4
Improved Performance ................................................................. 204
Data Security .............................................................................. 204
RAI D Levels ....................................................................................... 20 4
Appendix C
: How to open the top cover ..................................... 20 7
N8900 series: .................................................................................... 20 7
N12000 series : .................................................................................. 208
N16000 series : .................................................................................. 208
Appendix D: Active Directory Basics .......................................... 209
Overview ........................................................................................... 20 9
What is Active Directory? .................................................................. 20 9
ADS Benefits...................................................................................... 209
Appendix E: Licensing I nformation ............................................ 210
Overview ........................................................................................... 21 0
Source Code Availability .................................................................... 210
CGI C License Term s ........................................................................... 2 11
GNU General Public License ............................................................... 211
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Chapter 1: Introduction
Overview
Thank you for choosing the Thecus IP Storage Server. The Thecus IP storage is an
easy-to-use storage server that allows a dedicated approach to storing and
distributing data on a network. Data reliability is ensured with RAID features that
provide data security and recovery—over mul tipl e Terabyte of storage are available
using RAID 5 and RAID 6. Gigabit Ethernet ports enhance network efficiency,
allowing Thecus IP storage to take over file management functions, increase
application and data sharing and provide faster data response. The The cus IP
storage offers data m obility with a disk roaming feature that lets you swap working
hard drives for use in other Thecus IP storage, securing the continuity of data in the
event of hardware failure. The Thecus IP storage allows data consolidation and
sharing between Windows (SMB/CIFS), UNIX/ Linux, and Apple OS X environments.
The Thecus IP sto rage’s user-friendly GUI supports multiple Languages.
Product Highlights
File Server
First and foremost, the Thecus IP storage allows you to store and share files over an
IP network. With a Network Attached Storage (NAS) device, you can centralize
your files and share them easily over your network. With the easy-to-use
web-based interface, users on your network can access these files in a snap.
To learn about the Web User Interface, go to
Chapter 4 : Using the Thecus I P Storage >
Web Adm inistration I nterface
FTP Server
With the built-in FTP Server, friends, clients, and customers can upload and
download files to your Thecus IP sto rage over the Internet with their favorite FTP
programs. You can create user accounts so that only authorized users have access.
To set up the FTP Server, refer to
Chapter 4: Netw ork Service>
FTP .
iTunes Server
With the built-in iTunes server capability, the Thecus IP storage enables digital
music to be shared and played anywhere on the network!
To set up the iTunes Server, refer to
Chapter 4 : Application Server> iTunes C onfigurat ion.
Printer Server
With the Thecus IP storage’s Printer Server, you can easily share an IPP printer with
other PCs connected to your network.
To set up the Printer Server, refer to
Chapter 4 : External Devices Server> Printer I nform ation.
Multiple RAI D
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Thec us IP storag e supports multiple RAID volumes on one system. So, you ca n
create RAID 0 for your non-critical data, and create RAID 1,5,6,50 or 60 (depend
on model) for mission-critical data. Create the RAID levels depending on your
n eed s.
To configure RAID modes on the Thecus IP storage, refer to
Chapter 4 : Storage Management >
RAI D I nform ation.
iSCSI Capability
Thecus IP storage is not only a file server, but it also supports iSCSI initiators. Your
server can access Thecus IP storage as a direct-attached-storage over the LAN or
Internet. There is no easier way to expand the capacity of your current application
servers. All the storage needs can be centrally managed and deployed. This brings
ultimate flexibility to users.
To set up an iSCSI volume, refer to
Chapter 4 : Storage Management > iSCSI
Superior Pow er Management
Thecus IP storage supports schedule power on/off. With this feature, administrator
can set at what time to turn on or off the system. This feature is a big plus for
people who want to c onserve energy. W ake-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 Managem ent>
Scheduled Pow er On/ Off
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Package Contents
N8900/N12000/N16000 Series/ N8800PRO V2/N8810U series/
N4510U-R/N4510U PRO-R
The Thecus IP storage should contain the following common items:
System Unit x1
QIG (Quick Installation Guide) x1
CD-Titl e (Acronis backup CD & Universal CD)
Ethernet Cable x1
Accessory bag x1
HDD Compatibility list Card x1
Multiple Languages Warranty Card x1
Power cord x2
N6850/N8850/N10850/N7700PRO V2/N7710 series/N5550/N4510U-S/
N7510/N4510U PRO-S
The Thecus IP storage should contain the following common items:
System Unit x1
QIG (Quick Installation Guide) x1
CD-Titl e (Acronis backup CD & Universal CD)
Ethernet Cable x1
Accessory bag x1
HDD Compatibility list Card x1
Multiple Languages Warranty Card x1
Power cord x1
Please check to see if your package is complete. If you find that some items are
missing, contact your dealer.
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Front Panel
N8900 series:
Front Panel
I tem
Description
1 .Power Button
• Power on/ off N8900
2.Power LED
• Solid green: System is power on.
3.System error LED
• Solid RED: System error.
4.Mute button
• Mute the system fan alarm .
5 .USB Port
• USB 2.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as USB disks and
USB printers
6. Locator button /
LED
•
Press the button, the back led will light up to identify the system
position of the rack
7. RST
• Reboot system.
8. LAN
• Blinking green: network activity
•
Solid green: network link
9. BUSY
• Blinking orange: system startup or system maintenance; data
currently inaccessible
1 0.OLED
•
Displays current system status and messages
• OLED screen saver will be enabled after screen is idle for more
than 3 minutes
• OLED screen will be turn off after idle for more than 6 minutes
1 1.Up Button ▲
• Push to scroll up when using the OLED display
1 2.Down Button ▼
• Push to enter USB copy operation screen
1 3.Enter Button ↵
• Push to enter OLED operate password for basic system setting
1 4.Escape Button
ESC
•
Push to leave the current OLED m enu
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N12000 series:
The Thecus N12000 series front panel has the device’s controls, indicators, and
hard disk trays:
Front Panel
I tem
Description
1 .Power Button
• Power on/ off N12000
2.Power LED
• Solid green: System is power on.
3.System error LED
• Solid RED: System error.
4.Mute button
• Mute the system fan alarm.
5 .USB Port
• USB 2.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as USB disks and
USB printers
6. Locator button /
LED
•
Press the button, the back led will light up to identify the system
position of the rack
7. RST
• Reboot system.
8. LAN
• Blinking green: network activity
•
Solid green: network link
9. BUSY
• Blinking orange: system startup or system maintenance; data
currently inaccessible
1 0.OLED
•
Displays current system status and messages
• OLED screen saver will be enabled after screen is idle for more
than 3 minutes
• OLED screen will be turn off after idle for more than 6 minutes
1 1.Up Button ▲
• Push to scroll up when using the OLED display
1 2.Down Button ▼
• Push to enter USB copy operation screen
1 3.Enter Button ↵
• Push to enter OLED operate password for basic system setting
1 4.Escape Button
ESC
•
Push to leave the current OLED m enu
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N16000 series:
The Thecus N16000 series front panel has the device’s controls, indicators, and
hard disk trays:
Front Panel
I tem
Description
1 .Power Button
• Power on/ off N16000
2.Power LED
• Solid green: System is power on.
3.System error LED
• Solid RED: System error.
4.Mute button
• Mute the system fan alarm.
5 .USB Port
• USB 2.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as USB disks and
USB printers
6. Locator button /
LED
•
Press the button, the back led will light up to identify the rack
position of the system
7. RST
• Reboot system.
8. LAN
• Blinking green: network activity
•
Solid green: network link
9. BUSY
• Blinking orange: system startup or system maintenance; data
currently inaccessible
1 0.OLED
•
Displays current system status and messages
• OLED screen saver will be enabled after screen is idle for more
than 3 minutes
• OLED screen will be turn off after idle for more than 6 minutes
1 1.Up Button ▲
• Push to scroll up when using the OLED display
1 2.Down Button ▼
• Push to enter USB copy operation screen
1 3.Enter Button ↵
• Push to enter OLED operate password for basic system setting
1 4.Escape Button
ESC
•
Push to leave the current OLED m enu
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N6850:
The Thecus N6850’s front panel has the device’s controls, indicators, and hard disk
trays:
Front Panel
I tem
Descript ion
1. Power Button
• Power on/ off N6850
2. USB Port
• USB 2.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as digital
cameras, USB disks, and USB printers.
3. USB Port
•
USB 3.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as digital
cameras, USB disks, and USB printers.
4. LAN2 LED
• Solid w hite: LAN2 Cable link
•
Bl inking : Network activity
5. LAN1 LED
•
Solid white: LAN1 Cable link
• Bl inking : Network activity
6. USB LED
• Solid w hite: USB busy
•
Solid Red: US B erro r
7. System LED
• Solid w hite: System is power on.
8. OLED
• Displays system status and information
9. System Error
LED
Blinking RED: S ystem error.
10. Down Button
Push to enter USB copy operation screen
11. Up Button
P ush to scroll up when using the OLED disp lay
12. Enter Button
Push to enter OLED operate password for basic system
setti ng
13. Escap e Button
Push to leave the current OLED menu
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N8850:
The Thecus N8850’s front panel has the device’s controls, indicators, and hard disk
trays:
Front Panel
I tem
Descript ion
1. Power Button
• Power on/off N88 50
2. USB Port
• USB 2.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as digital
cameras, USB disks, and USB printers.
3. USB Port
•
USB 3.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as digital
cameras, USB disks, and USB printers.
4. LAN2 LED
• Solid w hite: LAN2 Cable link
•
Bl inking : Network activity
5. LAN1 LED
•
Solid white: LAN1 Cable link
• Bl inking : Network activity
6. USB LED
• Solid w hite: USB busy
•
Solid Red: US B erro r
7. System LED
• Solid w hite: System is power on.
8. OLED
• Displays system status and information
9. System Error
LED
Blinking RED: S ystem error.
10. Down Button
Push to enter USB copy operation screen
11. Up Button
Push to scroll up when using the OLED display
12. Enter Button
Push to enter OLED operate password for bas ic s ystem
setti ng
13. Escap e Button
Push to leave the current OLED menu
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N10850:
The Thecus N10850’s front panel has the device’s controls, indicators, and hard
disk trays:
Front Panel
I tem
Descript ion
1. Power Button
• Power on/off N1 0850
2. USB Port
• USB 2.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as digital
cameras, USB disks, and USB printers.
3. USB Port
•
USB 3.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as digital
cameras, USB disks, and USB printers.
4. LAN2 LED
• Solid w hite: LAN2 Cable link
•
Bl inking : Network activity
5. LAN1 LED
•
Solid white: LAN1 Cable link
• Bl inking : Network activity
6. USB LED
• Solid w hite: USB busy
•
Solid Red: US B erro r
7. System LED
• Solid w hite: System is power on.
8. OLED
• Displays system status and information
9. System Error
LED
Blinking RED: System error.
10. Down Button
Push to enter USB copy operation screen
11. Up Button
Push to scroll up when using the OLED display
12. Enter Button
Push to enter OLED operate password for basic system
setti ng
13. Escape B utton
Push to leave the current OLED menu
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N7700PRO V2/ N77 1 0 series:
The Thecus N7700PRO V2/N7710 series front panel has the device’s controls,
indicators, and hard disk trays:
Front Panel
I tem
Description
1.Power LED
• Solid blue: System is power on.
2.System LED
• Solid orange: system is being upgraded or system startup; data
currently inaccessible
3 .WAN/ LAN1 LED
•
Solid green: network link
• Blinking green: network activity
4 .LAN2 LED
• Solid green: network link
•
Blinking green: network activity
5 .USB Copy LED
• Solid blue: files are being copied from a USB storage device
6.eSATA link LED
( N7 70 0PROv2 )
• Solid blue: external eSATA device has connected
7 .USB Port
• USB 2.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as USB disks.
8 .Power Button
• Power on/ off N7700PRO V2/N7710 series
9 .Up Button ▲
• Push to scroll up when using the LCD display
1 0.Down Button ▼
• Push to enter USB copy operation screen
1 1.Enter Button ↵
• Push to enter LCD operate password for basic system setting
1 2.Escape Button
ESC
• Push to leave the current LCD menu
1 3.LCD Display
• Displays current system status and warning messages
1 4.HDD Trays
• Seven 3.5” SATA HDD trays
•
Locks are provided for added security
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N8800PRO V2/ N881 0 U series:
The Thecus N8800PRO V2/N8810U series front panel has the device’s controls,
indicators, and hard disk trays:
Front Panel
I tem
Description
1 .Power Button
• Power on/off N8800PRO V2/ N8810U series
2.Power LED
• Solid green: System is power on.
3.Reboot Button
•
Press to system reboot
4.System fan alarm
LED
•
Solid red: system fan failure notification
5. Mute button
• Mute the system fan alarm.
6 .USB Port
USB 2.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as USB disks, USB
printers
7 .Up Button ▲
• Push to scroll up when using the LCD display
8 .Down Button ▼
• Push to enter USB copy operation screen
9 .Enter Button ↵
• Push to enter LCD operate password for basic system setting
1 0.Escape Button
ESC
•
Push to leave the current LCD m enu
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N5 5 50:
The Thecus N5550 front panel has the device’s controls, indicators, and hard disk
trays:
Front Panel
I tem
Description
1.System LED
•
Blinking orange: System is being upgraded or ;is starting up;
data currently inaccessible
2 .WAN/ LAN1 LED
• Solid green: Network link
•
Blinking green: N etwor k a ctivity
3 .LAN2 LED
•
Solid green: Network link
• Blinking green: Network ac tivity
4 .USB Copy LED
• Solid blue: Files are being copied from a USB storage device
5.Syetem Warning LED
• Solid RED: System error
6.Reset Button
• Resets system configuration to default value.
7 .USB Port
• USB 3 .0 port for compatible USB devices, such as USB disks.
8 .Power Button/ Power
LED
• Power on/ off N5550 and Power LED.
•
Sol id blue: System is power on.
9 .Up Button ▲
• Push to scroll up when using the LCD display.
1 0.Down Button ▼
• Push to enter the USB copy operation screen.
1 1.Enter Button ↵
•
Push to enter LCD adminis tr ator password to access basic
system setting.
1 2.Escape Button ESC
• Push to leave the current LCD menu.
1 3.LCD Display
• Displays current system status and warning messages.
1 4.HDD Trays
• Five 3.5” SATA HDD trays.
•
Locks are provided for added security.
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N4510U:
The Thecus N4510U front panel has the device’s controls, indicators, and
hard disk trays:
Front Panel
I tem
Description
1 . LCD Display
•
Displays the current system status and warning messages.
• Displays hostname, WAN/ LAN1/ LAN2 IP addresses, RAID status,
and current time.
2 . Up Button ▲
• Push to scroll up when using the LCD display.
3 . Down Button
▼
•
Push to scroll down when using the LCD display.
4. Enter Button ↵
• Push to confirm information entered into the LCD display.
5 . Escape Button
ESC
•
Push to leave the current LCD m enu.
6 . Locator Button
• Turns on the LED backlight.
7 . USB Port
•
USB 3.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as digital cameras,
USB disks, and USB printers.
8 . PWR LED
• Solid Blue: System is powered on.
9 . Busy LED
•
Blinking orange: system startup or system maintenance; data
currently inaccessible
1 0. Error LED
Solid Red: System alert: Redundant power or system fan failure
1 1. LAN LED
•
Solid green: network link
• Blinking green: network activity
1 2. Power Button
• Power the N4510U on/off.
1 3. Reset Button
• Resets the N4510U.
1 4. Mute Button
• Mutes the system fan alarm (Can also be managed through the UI)
1 5. HDD Trays
•
Four 3.5” SATA HDD trays.
• Locks are provided for added security.
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N4510U PRO:
The Thecus N4510U PRO front panel has the device’s controls, indicators, and
hard disk trays:
Front Panel
I tem
Description
1 . LCD Display
•
Displays the current system status and warning messages.
• Displays hostnam e, WAN/LAN1 IP addresses, RAID status,
and current time.
2 . Up Button ▲
• Push to scroll up when using the LCD display.
3 . Down Button ▼
• Push to scroll down when using the LCD display.
4. Enter Button ↵
• Push to confirm information entered into the LCD display.
5 . Escape Button
ESC
•
Push to leave the current LCD m enu.
6 . Locator Button
• Turns o n the LED backlight.
7 . USB Port
•
USB 3.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as digital
cameras, USB disks, and USB printers.
8 . PWR LED
• Solid Blue: System is powered on.
9 . Busy LED
•
Blinking orange: system startup or system maintenance;
data currently inaccessible
1 0. Error LED
Solid Red: System alert: Redundant power or system fan failure
1 1. LAN LED
•
Solid green: network link
• Blinking green : network activity
1 2. Power Button
• Power the N4510U PRO on/off.
1 3. Reset Button
• Resets the N4510U PRO.
1 4. Mute Button
• Mutes the system fan alarm (Can also be managed through
the UI)
1 5. HDD Trays
•
Four 3.5” SATA HDD trays.
• Locks are provided for added security.
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N7 5 10:
The Thecus N7510 front panel has the device’s controls, indicators, and hard disk
trays:
Front Panel
I tem
Description
1.Power LED
• Solid blue: System is power on.
2.System LED
• Solid orange: system is being upgraded or system startup; data
currently inaccessible
3 .WAN/ LAN1 LED
•
Solid green: network link
• Blinking green: network activity
4 .LAN2 LED
• Solid green: network link
•
Blinking green: network activity
5 .USB Copy LED
• Solid blue: files are being copied from a USB storage device
6.eSATA link LED
• Solid blue: external eSATA device has connected
7 .USB Port
• USB 3 .0 port for compatible USB devices, such as USB disks.
8 .Power Button
• Power on/ off N7510
9 .Up Button ▲
• Push to scroll up when using the LCD display
1 0.Down Button ▼
• Push to enter USB copy operation screen
1 1.Enter Button ↵
• Push to enter LCD operate password for basic system setting
1 2.Escape Button
ESC
• Push to leave the current LCD menu
1 3.LCD Display
• Displays current system status and warning messages
1 4.HDD Trays
• Seven 3.5” SATA HDD trays
•
Locks are provided for added security
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Rear Panel
N8900
Back Panel
I tem
Description
1 .Power Connector
• Connect the included power cords to these connectors
2 .Serial Port
• This port is for external UPS device
3 .eSATA Port
• eSATA port for high-speed storage expansion
4 .USB Port
• USB 2.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as USB disks, and
USB printers
5 .USB Port
• USB 3 .0 port for compatible USB devices.
6 .WAN/ LAN1 Port
• WAN/LAN1 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a
switch or router
7.LAN2 Port
•
LAN2 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch
or router
8.LAN3 Port
• LAN3 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch
or router.
N12000:
The N12000 rear panel features ports and connectors.
Back Panel
I tem
Description
1 .Power Connector
• Connect the included power cords to these connectors
2 .Serial Port
• This port is for external UPS device
3 .eSATA Port
• eSATA port for high-speed storage expansion
4 .USB Port
•
USB 2.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as USB disks, and
USB printers
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5 .USB Port
• USB 3.0 port for compatible USB devices.
6 .WAN/ LAN1 Port
• WAN/LAN1 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a
switch or router
7.LAN2 Port
•
LAN2 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch
or router
8.LAN3 Port
• LAN3 port for HA connecting.
N12000V/ N1200 0 PRO:
N12000V/N12000PRO rear panel features ports and connectors.
Back Panel
I tem
Descrip tion
1 .Power Connector
• Connect the included power cords to these connectors
2 .Serial Port
• This port is for external UPS device
3 .eSATA Port
• eSATA port for high-speed storage expansion
4 .USB Port
•
USB 2.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as USB disks, and
USB printers
5 .USB Port
• USB 3 .0 port for compatible USB devices.
6 .WAN/ LAN1 Port
•
WAN/ LAN1 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a
switch or router
7.LAN2 Port
• LAN2 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch
or router
8.LAN3 Port
• LAN3 port for HA connecting.
9.HDMI Port
• For Video/ Audio out
1 0. Mic input
• Microphone input
1 1. Line out
• For Audio out
1 2.Line in
• For Audio in
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N16000:
The N16000 rear panel features ports and connectors.
Back Panel
I tem
Description
1 .Power Connector
• Connect the included power cords to these connectors
2 .Serial Port
• This port is for external UPS device
3 .eSATA Port
• eSATA port for high-speed storage expansion
4 .USB Port
• USB 2.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as USB disks, and
USB printers
5 .USB Port
• USB 3 .0 port for compatible USB devices.
6 .WAN/ LAN1 Port
• WAN/LAN1 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a
switch or router
7.LAN2 Port
•
LAN2 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch
or router
8.LAN3 Port
• LAN3 port for HA connecting.
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N16000V/ N1600 0 PRO:
N16000V/N16000PRO rear panel features ports and connectors.
Back Panel
I tem
Description
1 .Power Connector
• Connect the included power cords to these connectors
2 .Serial Port
• This port is for external UPS device
3 .eSATA Port
• eSATA port for high-speed storage expansion
4 .USB Port
• USB 2.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as USB disks, and
USB printers
5 .USB Port
• USB 3 .0 port for compatible USB devices.
6 .WAN/ LAN1 Port
• WAN/ LAN1 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a
switch or router
7.LAN2 Port
•
LAN2 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch
or router
8.LAN3 Port
• LAN3 port for HA connecting.
9.HDMI Port
• For Video/ Audio out
1 0.Line in
• For Audio in
1 1. Line out
• For Audio out
1 2. Mic input
• Microphone input
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N6850:
The N6850 rear panel features ports and connectors.
Back Panel
I tem
Description
1 .Power Connector
• Connect the included power cords to these connectors
2 .Serial Port
• This port is for external UPS device
3 .eSATA Port
• eSATA port for high-speed storage expansion
4 .USB Port
• USB 2.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as USB disks, and
USB printers
5 .USB Port
• USB 3 .0 port for compatible USB devices.
6 .WAN/ LAN1 Port
• WAN/ LAN1 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a
switch or router
7.LAN2 Port
•
LAN2 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch
or router
8. HDMI Port
• For Video/ Audio out
9.Line in
• For Audio in
10. Line out
• For Audio out
11. Mic input
• Microphone input
12. User GPIO
• Could define each GPIO (0~ 7) and implement its own
functionality.
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N8850:
The N8850 rear panel features ports and connectors.
Back Panel
I tem
Description
1 .Power Connector
• Connect the included power cords to these connectors
2 .Serial Port
• This port is for external UPS device
3 .eSATA Port
• eSATA port for high-speed storage expansion
4 .USB Port
• USB 2.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as USB disks, and
USB printers
5 .USB Port
• USB 3 .0 port for compatible USB devices.
6 .WAN/ LAN1 Port
• WAN/LAN1 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a
switch or router
7.LAN2 Port
•
LAN2 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch
or router
8. HDMI Port
• For Video/ Audio out
9.Line in
• For Audio in
10. Line out
• For Audio out
11. Mic input
• Microphone input
12. User GPIO
• Could define each GPIO (0~ 7) and implement its own
functionality.
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N10850:
The N10850 rear panel features ports and connectors.
Back Panel
I tem
Description
1 .Power Connector
• Connect the included power cords to these connectors
2 .Serial Port
• This port is for external UPS device
3 .eSATA Port
• eSATA port for high-speed storage expansion
4 .USB Port
• USB 2.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as USB disks, and
USB printers
5 .USB Port
• USB 3 .0 port for compatible USB devices.
6 .WAN/ LAN1 Port
• WAN/LAN1 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a
switch or router
7.LAN2 Port
•
LAN2 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch
or router
8. HDMI Port
• For Video/ Audio out
9.Line in
• For Audio in
10.Line out
• For Audio out
11.Mic input
• Microphone input
12. User GPIO
• Could define each GPIO (0~ 7) and implement its own
functionality.
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N7700PRO V2:
The N7700PRO V2 rear panel features ports and connectors.
Back Panel
I tem
Description
1.LAN2 Port
•
LAN2 port for connecting to a local Ethernet network through a
switch or router.
2 .WAN/ LAN1 Port
• WAN/LAN1 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a
switch or router.
3 .Serial Port
• This port is for an external UPS device.
4 .eSATA Port
• eSATA port for high-speed storage expansion.
5 .USB Port
•
USB 2.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as USB disks, and
USB printers.
6 .System Fan
• System fan that exhausts heat from the unit.
7 .Power Connector
• Connect the included power cord to this connector.
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N7710 series:
The N7710 series rear panel features ports and connectors.
Back Panel
I tem
Description
1 .Power Connector
• Connect the included power cords to these connectors
2 . WAN/LAN1 Port
• WAN/ LAN1 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a
switch or router
3. LAN2 Port
•
LAN2 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch
or router
4 .USB Port
• USB 2.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as USB disks, and
USB printers
5.USB Port
•
USB 3.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as USB disks, and
USB printers
6.HDMI Port
• For Video/ Audio out
7.VGA Port
• For Video out
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N8800PRO V2:
The N8800PRO V2 rear panel features ports and connectors.
Back Panel
I tem
Description
1 .Power Connector
• Connect the included power cords to these connectors
2 .Power Switch
• Switch for power supply
3 .eSATA Port
• eSATA port for high-speed storage expansion
4 .USB Port
• USB 2.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as USB disks, and
USB printers
5 .Serial Port
• This port is for external UPS device
6 .WAN/ LAN1 Port
• WAN/LAN1 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a
switch or router
7.LAN2 Port
•
WAN/ LAN1 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a
switch or router
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N8810U series:
The N8810U series rear panel features ports and connectors.
Back Panel
I tem
Description
1 .Power Connector
• Connect the included power cords to these connectors
2 . WAN/LAN1 Port
• WAN/LAN1 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a
switch or router
3. LAN2 Port
•
LAN2 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch
or router
4 .USB Port
• USB 2.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as USB disks, and
USB printers
5.USB Port
•
USB
344
.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as USB disks,
and USB printers
6.HDMI Port
• For Video/ Audio out
7.VGA Port
• For Video out
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N5 550:
The N5550 rear panel features ports and connectors.
Back Panel
I tem
Description
1 .Power Connector
• Connect the included power cords to these connectors
2 . WAN/LAN1 Port
• WAN/LAN1 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a
switch or router
3. LAN2 Port
•
LAN2 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch
or router
4 .USB Port
• USB 2.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as USB disks, and
USB printers
5 .USB Port
• USB 2 .0 port for compatible USB devices.
6.eSATA Port
• eSATA port for high-speed storage expansion
7.Line in
• For Audio in
8. Line out
• For Audio out
9. Mic input
• Microphone input
1 0.System Fan
• System fan that exhausts heat from the unit.
1 1.HDMI Port
• For Video/ Audio out
1 2.VGA Port
• For Video out
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N4510U-R:
Back Panel
I tem
Description
1 .Power Connector
• Connect the included power cords to these connectors
2 . WAN/LAN1 Port
• WAN/LAN1 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a
switch or router
3. LAN2 Port
•
LAN2 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch
or router
4 .USB Port
• USB 2.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as USB disks, and
USB printers
5 .USB Port
• USB 2 .0 port for compatible USB devices.
6.eSATA Port
• eSATA port for high-speed storage expansion
7.Line in
• For Audio in
8. Line out
• For Audio out
9. Mic input
• Microphone input
1 0.HDMI Port
• For Video/ Audio out
1 1.VGA Port
• For Video out
1 2. Locator LED
• Identifies each NAS within a rack mount configuration.
N4510U-S:
The rear panel of the N4510U-S is similar to the N4510U-R, but with a single power
connector:
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N4510U PRO-R:
Back Panel
I tem
Description
1 .Power Connector
• Connect the included power cords to these connectors
2 . WAN/LAN1 Port
• WAN/ LAN1 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a
switch or router
3. LAN2 Port
•
LAN2 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch
or router
4 .USB Port
• USB 2.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as USB disks, and
USB printers
5 .USB Port
• USB 2 .0 port for compatible USB devices.
6.eSATA Port
• eSATA port for high-speed storage expansion
7.Line in
• For Audio in
8. Line out
• For Audio out
9. Mic input
• Microphone input
1 0.HDMI Port
• For Video/ Audio out
1 1.VGA Port
• For Video out
1 2. Locator LED
• Identifies each NAS within a rack mount configuration.
N4510U PRO-S:
The rear panel of the N4510U PRO-S is similar to the N4510U PRO-R, but with a
single power connector:
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N7 510:
The N7510 rear panel features ports and connectors.
Back Panel
I tem
Description
1 .Power Connector
• Connect the included power cords to these connectors
2 . WAN/LAN1 Port
• WAN/LAN1 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a
switch or router
3. LAN2 Port
•
LAN2 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch
or router
4 .USB Port
• USB 2.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as USB disks, and
USB printers
5.eSATA Port
• eSATA port for high-speed storage expansion
6.Line in
• For Audio in
7. Line out
• For Audio out
8. Mic input
• Microphone input
9.System Fan
• System fan that exhausts heat from the unit.
1 0.HDMI Port
• For Video/ Audio out
1 1.VGA Port
• For Video out
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Chapter 2: Hardware Installation
Overview
Your Thecus IP storage is designed for easy installation. To help you get started,
the following chapter will help you quickly get your Thecus IP storage up and
running. Please read it carefully to prevent damaging your unit during installation.
Before You Begin
Before you begin, be sure to take the following precautions:
1. R ead and understand the Safety W arnings outlined in the beginning of the
manual.
2. If possible, wear an anti-static wrist strap during installation to prevent
static discharge from dam aging the sensitive electronic components on the
Thec us IP storag e.
3. Be careful not to use magnetized screwdrivers around the Thecus IP
storage’s electronic components.
Cable Connections
To connect the Thecus IP storage product to your network, follow the steps below:
1. C onnect an Ethernet cable from your network to the WAN/ LAN1 port on the
back panel of the The cus IP stora ge.
N12000 series/N16000 series/N8900 series
WAN/LAN1 port
N5550 WAN/LAN1 port
▲ N6850/N8850/N10850
WAN/LAN1 port
▲ N7700PRO V2/N7710 series
WAN/LAN1 port
▲ N8800PRO
V2/N8810U series
WAN/LAN1 port
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▲ N4510U/N4510U PRO
WAN/LAN1 port
▲ N7510 WAN/LAN1 port
2. C onnect 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.
▲ N12000 series/N16000 series/N8900 series power socket
▲ N6850/N8850/N10850 power socket
▲ N7700PRO V2 /N7710 series/N7510
power socket
▲ N8800PRO V2/N8810U series power
socket
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N5550 power socket N4510U/N4510U PRO power socket
3. P ress the power button on the Front Panel to boot up the Thecus IP storage.
▲ N12000 series/N16000 series/N8900 series power button
N6850/N8850/N10850 power button N5550 power button
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▲ N7700PRO V2/N7710 series/
N7510 power button
▲ N8800PRO V2/N8810U series power button
▲ N4510U power button
▲ N4510U PRO power button
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Chapter 3: First Time Setup
Overview
Once the hardware is installed, physically connected to your network, and powered
on, you can configure the Thecus IP storage so that it is accessible to your network
users. There are two ways to set up your Thecus IP storage: using the Thecus
Setup W izard or the LCD display. Follow the steps below for initial software
setup.
Thecus Setup Wizard
The handy Thecus Setup Wizard makes configuring Thecus IP storage a snap. To
configure the Thecus IP storage using the Setup Wizard, perform the following
steps:
1. Insert the installation CD into your CD-ROM drive (the host PC must be
connected to the network).
2. The Setup Wizard should launch automatically. If not, please browse your
CD-ROM drive and double click on Setup.exe.
3. The Setup Wizard will start and automatically detect all Thecus storage
devices on your network. If none are found, please check your connection
and refer to
Chapter 7: Troubleshooting for assistance.
4. Select the Thecus IP storage that you like to configure.
5. Login with the administrator account and password. The default account
and password are both “admin”.
NOTE
For MAC OS X users, double click on Thecus Setup Wizard .dm g file.
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6. Name your Thecus IP storage and configure the network IP address. If your
switch or router is configured as a DHCP Server, configuring the Thecus IP
storage to automatically obtain an IP address is recomm ended. You may
also use a static IP address and enter the DNS Server address manually.
7. Change the default administrator password.
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8. F inished! Access the Thecus IP storage Web Administrator Interface by
pressing the Start Brow ser button. You can also configure another Thecus
IP storage at this point by clicking the Setup Other Device button. Press
Exit to exit the wizard.
LCD Operation (N7700PRO V2/N8800PRO V2/ N7710 series/N8810U
series/N5550/N4510U series/N7510)
The mentioned models above are equipped with an LCD on the front for easy status
display and setup. There are four buttons on the front panel to control the LCD
functions.
LCD Controls
Use the Up (▲), Down (▼), Enter (
↵) and Escape (ESC) keys to select various
configuration settings and menu options for Thecus IP storage configuration.
The following table illustrates the keys on the front control panel:
LCD Controls
I con 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 Managem ent
Mode.
NOTE
The Thecus Setup Wizard is designed for installation on system s running Windows
XP/2000/ vista/ 7 or Mac OSX or later. Users with ot her operating systems will
need to install the Thecus Setup Wizard on a host m achine with one of these
operating system s before using the unit.
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Display Mode
During normal operation, the LCD will be in Display Mode.
Display Mode
I tem
Description
Host Name
Current host name of the system.
WAN/LAN1
Current WAN/LAN1 IP setting.
LAN2
Current LAN2 IP setting.
Link Aggregation
Current Link Aggregation status
System Fan1
Current system fan1 status.
System Fan2
Current system fan2 status.
CPU Fan
Current CPU fan status
2 009/ 05/22 12:00
Current system time.
Disk Info
Current status of disk slot has been installed
RAID
Current RAID status.
The Thecus IP sto rage will rotate these messages every one-two seconds on the
LCD display.
USB Copy
The USB Copy function enables you to copy files stored on USB devices such as USB
disks and digital cameras to the Thecus IP storage by press button. To use USB
copy, follow the steps below:
1. Plug your USB device into an available USB port on the Front end.
2. In Display Mode, press the Dow n Button (▼).
3. The LCD will display “USB Copy?”
4. Press Enter (
↵) and the Thecus IP storage will start copying USB disks
connected to the front USB port.
5. All of data will be copied into system folder named “USB copy”.
Managem ent Mode
During setup and configuration, the LCD will be in Managem ent 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
Managem ent Mode menu.
Management Mode
I tem
Description
WAN/LAN1 Setting
IP address and netmask of your WAN/LAN1 ports.
LAN2 Setting
IP address and netmask of your LAN2 ports.
Link Agg. Setting
Select Load Balance, 802 .3ad or Failover .
Change Admin Passwd
Change administrator’s password for LCD operation.
Reset to Default
Reset system to factory defaults.
Exit
Exit Manage ment Mode and return to Display Mode.
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OLED Operation(Does not apply to the N7700PRO V2/N8800PRO V2/
N7710 series/N8810U series/N5550/N4510U series/N7510)
OLED Operation
The Thecus IP storage is equipped with an OLED on the front for easy status display
and setup. There are four buttons on the front panel to control the OLED functions.
OLED Controls
Use the Up (▲), Down (▼), Enter (↵) and Escape (ESC) keys to select various
configuration settings and menu options for Thecus IP storage configuration.
The following table illustrates the keys on the front control panel:
O LED Controls
I con Function Description
▲
Up Button Select the previous configuration settings option.
▼
Down Button USB copy confirmation display.
↵
Enter Enter the selected menu option, sub-menu, or parameter setting.
ESC Escape Escape and return to the previous menu.
There are two modes of operation for the OLED: Display Mode and Managem ent
Mode.
Display Mode
During normal operation, the OLED will be in Display Mode.
Display Mode
I tem
Description
Host Name
Current host name of the system.
WAN/LAN1
Current WAN/LAN1 IP setting.
LAN2
Current LAN2 IP setting.
Link Aggregation
Current Link Aggregation status
System Fan
Current system fan status.
CPU Fan
Current CPU fan status
2 009/ 05/22 12:00
Current system time.
RAID
Current RAID status.
The Thecus IP sto rage will rotate these message s every o ne-two seconds on the
OLED display.
USB Copy
The USB Copy function enables you to copy files stored on USB devices such as USB
disks and digital cameras to the Thecus IP storage with a press of a button. To use
USB copy, follow the steps below:
1. Plug your USB device into an available USB port on the Front Panel.
2. In Display Mode, press the Enter (
↵).
NOTE
You can also change your LCD password using the Web Administration
Interface by navigating to System Man a gement > Administrator
Passw ord. For more on the Web Administration I nterface, see Chapter
4: Sy stem Man agement.
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3. The LCD will display “USB Copy?”
4. Press Enter (
↵) and the Thecus IP storage will start copying USB disks
connected to the front USB port. The LCD will display the USB copy progress
and results.
Typical Setup Procedure
From the Web Administration Interface, you can begin to setup your Thecus IP
storage for use on your network. Setting up the Thecus IP storage typically follows
the five steps outlined below.
For more on how to use the Web Administration Interface, see
Chapter 4:
Web Adm inistration I nterface.
Step 1 : Netw ork Setup
From the Web Administration Interface, you can configure the network settings of
the Thecus IP storage for your network. You can access the Net w ork menu from
the menu bar.
For details on how to configure your network settings, refer to
Chapter 4 : System Network .
Step 2 : RAI D Creation
Next, administrators can configure their preferred RAID setting and build their
RAID vol ume. You c an access RAID settings from the menu bar of the Web
Administration Interface by navigating to Storage Managem ent > RAI D
Managem ent.
For more information on configuring RAID, see
Chapter 4: Storage >
RAI D Managem ent.
Don’t know which RAID level to use? Find out more about the different RAID levels
from
Appendix B: RAI D Basics.
Step 3 : Create Local Users or Setup Authentication
Once the RAID is ready, you can begin to create local users for Thecus IP storage,
or choose to setup authentication protocols such as Active Directory (AD).
For more on managing users, go to Chapter 4:
User and Group Authentication.
For more inform ation on configuring Active Directory, see
Chapter 4 : User and Group Authenti cation >
ADS Support.
For inform ation 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 Thecus IP storage and control user access to each using Folder
Access Control Lists.
More information on managing folders, see
Chapter 4 : Storage Managem ent >
Share Folder .
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To find out about configuring Folder Access Control Lists, see Chapter 4 : Storage
Managem ent > Share Folder>
Folder Access Control List ( ACL) .
Step 5 : Start Services
Finally, you can start to setup the different services of Thecus IP storage for the
users on your network. You can find out more about each of these services by
clicking below:
SMB/ CI FS
Apple File Protocol ( AFP)
Netw ork File System ( NFS)
File Transfer Protocol ( FTP)
iTunes Server
Printer Server
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Chapter 4: System Administration
Overview
The Thecus IP sto rage provides an easily accessible W eb Administration
I nterface. With it, you can configure and monitor the Thecus IP storage anywhere
on the network.
Web Administration Inter face
Make sure your network is connected to the Internet. To access Thecus IP storage
Web Adm inistration I nterface:
1. Type the Thecus IP storage IP address into your browser. (Default IP
address is http://192.168.1.100)
2. Login to the system using the administrator user nam e and password. The
factory defaults are:
User N am e: admin
Passw ord: admin
※ If you changed your password in the setup wizard, use the new password.
Once you are logged in as an administrator, the disclaimer page will appear as
below. Please click the check box if you do not want to have this page dis pl ayed
during the next login.
NOTE
Your com puter’s network IP address must be on the sam e subnet as the Thecus
IP sto rage. If the Thecus IP storage has default IP address of 192.168.1.100,
your managing PC I P address m ust be 192.168.1.x, where x is a number
between 1 and 254, but not 100.
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Following the disclai mer page, you will see the W eb Adm inistration I nterface.
From here, you can configure and m onitor virtually every aspect of the Thecus IP
storage from anywhere on the network.
My Favorite
The user interface with “My Favorite” shortcut allows the user to designate often
used items and have them display on the main screen area. The figure below
displays system favorite functions.
Administrato rs can add or remove
favorite functions to My Favorites by right
clicking the mouse on the menu tree.
Another way the administrators can add
favorite functions i s by clicking the “Add
Favorite” icon in each function screen.
See the figure below with the red circled
ic on .
To return to the favorite screen, simply click “Home” located at the left hand corner
of the main screen.
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Menu Bar
The Menu Bar is where you will find all of the information screens and system
settings of Thec us IP storage. The various settings are placed in the following
groups on the menu bar:
Menu Bar
I tem
Description
System Information
Current system status of the Thecus IP storage.
System Management
Various Thecus IP storage system settings and information.
System Network
Information and settings for network connections, as well as
various services of the Thecus IP storage.
Sto rag e
Information and settings for storage devices installed into
the Thecus IP storage.
User and Group Authentication
Allows configuration of users and groups.
Network Service
Application Server
Printer Server and iTun es Server set-up of the Thecus IP
storage.
Module Management
System and user Mo dule ins tal latio n of the Thecus IP
storage.
Backup
Category of Backup Features setup of the Thecus I P storage.
Moving your cursor over any of these items will display the dropdown menu
selections for each group.
In the following sections, you will find detailed explanations of each function, and
how to configure your Thecus IP storage.
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Message Bar
You can get quick information about your system status by moving your mouse
over these icons.
Message Bar
I tem Status Description
RAID Informati on.
Display the status of created RAID volume. Click
to go to RAID information page as short cut.
Disks Info rmation.
Display the status of disks installed in the
system. Click to go to Disk information page as
sho rt cut.
FAN.
Display system FAN Status. Click to go to
System Status page as short cut.
Network.
Green: Connection to the network is normal.
Red: abnorm al connection to the network
Temperature
Display system temperature, click to go to
System Status page as shot cut.
Logout
Click to logout Web Administration Interface.
Language Selection
The Thecus IP sto rage supports multiple Languages,
including:
• English
• Japanese
• Traditional Chinese
• Simplified Chinese
• French
• German
• Italian
• Korean
• Spanish
• Russian
• Pol ish
• Portuguese
On the menu bar, click Language and the selection list
appears . This user interface will switch to the selected
language for Thecus IP storage .
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System Information
Information provides viewing on current Product info, System Status, Service
Status and Logs.
The menu bar allows you to see various aspects of the The cus IP storage. From
here, you can discover the status of the Thecus IP storage, and also other details.
System Information
Once you login, you will first see the basic system I nform ation screen providing
Manufacturer, Product No., Firm w are Version, and System Up Time
information.
System I nform ation
I tem
Descript ion
Manufactu rer
Displays the name of the system manufacturer.
Product No.
Shows the model number of the system.
Firmware version
Shows the current firmware version.
Up time
Displays the total run time of the system.
System/Service Status (Refer Chapter 7 for FW v2.03.01 and after)
From the System I nformation menu, choose the St atus item, System Status
and Service Status screens appear. These sc reens provide basic system and
service status information.
System Status
I tem
Description
CPU Activity
Displays current CPU workload of the Thecus IP storage.
CPU Fan Speed
Displays current CPU fan status.
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System Fan 1 Speed
Displays current System fan (left 1) status
System Fan 2 Speed
Displays current System fan (left 2) status
System Fan 3 Speed
Displays current System fan (left 3) status (Depend on model)
System Fan 4 Speed
Displays current System fan (left 4) status (Depend on model)
CPU Temper ature
Displays current CPU Temperature.
System Temperature 1
Displays current System temperature in position 1
System Temperature 2
Displays current System temperature in position 2
System Temperature 3
Displays current System temperature in position 3
System Temperature 4
Displays current System temperature in position 4
System Fan Spee d
Displays the current status of the system fan.
Up Time
Shows how long the system has been up and running.
Service Stat us
I tem
Descript ion
AFP Status
The status of the Apple Filing Protocol server.
NFS Status
The status of the Network File Service Server.
SMB/ CIFS Status
The status of the SMB/CIFS server.
FTP Status
The status of the FTP server.
TFTP Status
The status of the TFTP server.
Rsync Status
The status of the Rsync server.
UPnP Status
The status of the UPnP service.
SNMP
The status of the SNMP service.
Logs
From the System I nformation menu, choose the System Logs option and the
System Logs screen will appear. This screen shows a history of system usage and
important events such as disk status, network information, and system booting.
Logs
I tem
Description
Number of records to
export
This can be selected from a dropdown list to export the log(s)
as a single file.
Export log option
This can be set to Auto Export or Auto Delete.
Log Type
The default logs displayed are for system events. From the
dropdown list, administrators can choose from various forms
of user access, such as AFP, Samba, etc.
Note: Users need to enable the “User Access Log” service to
view these details.
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Log Level
ALL: Provides all log information including system, warning,
and error m essages.
INFO: Shows information about system messages.
WARN: Shows only warning messages.
ERROR: Shows only error messages.
Export Records
Export all logs to an external file.
Delete Records
Clear all log files.
Auto Refresh
Specify the auto refresh time interval.
The number of lines per
page □
Specify the desired number of lines to display per page.
Sort Ascending
Shows logs by date in ascending order.
Sort Descending
Shows logs by date in descending order.
| < < < > > > |
Use the forward ( > > > | ) and backward ( | < < < )
buttons to browse through the log pages.
Reload logs.
Columns can also be added to display additional information about each event.
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User Access Log
The User Access Log Support section allows administrators to select the desired
protocols to record user activity for.
User Access Log
User Access Log
I tem
Descript ion
User access log
Enable or disable the User Access Log service.
Folder
Select from the dropdown list where to store the user
access log.
Service
Select from the check box which access details to
record.
Apply
Click Apply to save changes.
Description
The user access list will record different activities
depending on which protocol is selected.
1. AFP: User login and logout.
2. FTP: User file deletion, uploads/ downloads, folder
creation, object renaming, and login and logout.
3. iSCSI (if applicable): User login and logout.
4. Samba: User file deletion, folder creation, folder
opening, and object reading, renaming, and
writing .
5. SSH (if applicable): User login and logout.
After the User Access Log Support has been set up and the “Apply” button
selected, all selected services will restart.
To view user access details related to the selected service(s), please go to System
Log and choose a service from the “Display” dropdown list.
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To export details from the User Access Log as a single file from target folder,
administrators must first select the desired number of records from the dropdown
list and also select the “Auto export” option. Please choose the number of logs
export and click “Apply” to activate these settings.
Once (for example) 10,000 records have been reached, the log file will appear in
/NAS_public/ access_log/
On-line Register
From the System I nformation menu, choose the Online Registration item and
the System Online Registration screen appears. The online registration service
can periodically update the user when new firmware and software modules are
released by Thecus. To enable this service, simply check the “Enable” check box.
By enabling this service, the items in bold will be sent to Thecus via the Internet.
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Other than the defined items sent upon registration, there are also two additional
items: “HDD Info” and “Time Zone”. These two optional items can also be sent to
Thecus anonymously for analysis and statistics purposes. To send these items,
simply check the desired checkboxes to help Thecus improve its products and
services.
Syslog Management
Generates system log to be stored locally or remotely, it also can be chose to act as
syslog server for all other devices.
These messages are stored on your NAS in: Nsync > log> messages.
Information can be obtained in two ways: locally and remotely.
Configuration with syslog server:
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Configuration with syslog client and target to store locally:
Configuration with syslog client and target to store remotely:
See the following table for a detailed description of each item:
Tim e
I tem
Description
Syslog Daemon
Enable/ Disable syslog daemon.
Syslog service
If Server has been selected then associated syslog folder will be
used to store all system logs from other NAS devices which has
assigned this system for syslog server as well as syslog of this
server unit. It can be seen from associated syslog folder with files
“error”, “In formation” and “warning”.
If client has been selected then “Local” or “Remotely” can be
choose.
Target
Choose Local, all system logs will be stored in an associated
syslog folder filled in from next filed. And the syslog folder will
have file “messages” to store all system logs. If Remotely has
been selected, a syslog server is needed and an IP address is
required.
Syslog folder
Select from a drop down share list, all of the system logs will be
stored on it. This syslog folder is applied to “syslog server” or
“syslog client” with “local” selected.
Log Level
The user can choose from 3 different levels. “All”,
“Warning/ Error” or “Error”.
Remote IP Address
Input the syslog server IP address if choose to store syslog info
remotely.
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System Monitor
The system monitor is capable to monitor system status including CPU/memory
utilization, fan/ temperature status, network throughput and on-line user list in
various protocols.
To monitor system status, simply click on “System Monitor” from the tree menu
and the screen will appear as below.
It i s divided into 4 sections. Each section can be modified to m onitor specific items
by using the drop down list from the “Monitors” tab, simply click on the items you
would like to monitor. From each section, you can also choose to display the
information graphically by selecting “Graphic” or by plain text mode by selecting
“De tai ls”.
If graphic mode is chosen, 3 minutes of information is displayed on the x-axis. A
resume of the information is displayed by dragging the mouse over the graphic at
a specific time. See example below:
NOTE
Only 2 sections can be set in graphic mode at
the sam e time.
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For the on-line users list, system monitor will display the on-line users and the
share folder they have visited.
System Monitor
I tem
Descript ion
Save Layout
Saving selected monitoring items. Layout will remain the
sa m e for future visits.
Reset Layout
Set back to default monitoring settin gs and layout.
History
Click on this check box and system m onitor will write the
monitoring history to a designate path in the RAID volume.
Lock Layout
All of the monitoring items are fixed and cannot be
changed. Click again to unlock it.
If the History has been enabled, click on and system monitor will
display the history with different period for selection.
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System Management
The System Managem ent menu gives you a wealth of settings that you can use
to configure your Thecus IP storage system administration and functions. You can
set up system time, syste m notifications, and even upgrade firmware from this
menu.
Time: Setting system time
From the tim e menu, choose the Tim e item and the Tim e screen appears. Set the
desired Dat e, Time, and Tim e Zone. You can also elect to synchronize the system
time on Thecus IP storage with an NTP ( Net w ork Tim e Protocol) Server.
See the following table for a detailed description of each item:
Tim e
I tem
Description
Date
Sets the system date.
Time
Sets the system time.
Time Zone
Sets the system time zone.
NTP Service
Select Enable to synchronize with the NTP server.
Select Disable to close the NTP server synchronization.
Sync with external NTP
Server
Select YES to allow Thecus IP storage to synchronize with an NTP
server of your choice. Press Apply to change.
Notification configuration
From the menu, choose the N otification item, and the Not ificat ion
Configuration screen appears. This screen lets you have Thecus IP storage notify
you in case of any system malfunction. Press Apply to confirm all settings. See
following table for a detailed description of each item.
WARNI NG
If an NTP server is selected, please make sure your Thecus IP storage has been
setup to access the NTP server.
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Notification Configuration
I tem
Description
Beep Notification
Enable or disable the system buzzer that beeps when a problem
occurs.
Email Notification
Enable or disable email notifications of system problems.
Authentication Type
Select the SMTP Server account authentication type.
SMTP Server
Specifies the hostname/IP address of the SMTP server.
Port
Specifies the port to send outgoing notification emails.
SMTP Ac count ID
Set the SMTP Server Email account ID.
Account Password
Enter a new password.
Log Level
Select the log level to send the e-mail out.
Sender’s E-mail
Address
Set senders email address to send email notificatio ns.
Receiver’s E-mail
Address (1,2,3,4)
Add one or more recipient’s email addresses to receive email
notifications.
Firmware Upgrade
From the m enu, choose the Firm w are Upgrade item and the Firm w are Upgrade
screen appears.
Follow the steps below to upgrade your firmware:
1. Use the Brow se button to find the firm ware file.
2. Press Apply.
3. The buzzer will beep and the Busy LED will blink until the upgrade is
complete.
NOTE
Con s ult with your m ail serve r administrat or for email serv er
inform ation.
NOTE
• The buzzer only beeps if it is ena bled in the System Notification menu.
• Check Thecus website for the latest firmware release and release notes.
• Downgrading firmware is not perm itted.
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Schedule Power On/Off
Using the Thecus IP storage System Management, you can save energy and money
by scheduling the Thecus IP storage to turn itself on and off during certain times of
the day.
From the menu, choose the Schedule Pow er On/ Off item and the Schedule
Pow er On/ Off scre en appears.
To designate a schedule for the Thecus IP storage to turn on and off, first enable
the feature by checking the Enable Schedule Pow er On/ Off checkbox.
Then, simply choose an on and off time for each day of the week.
Finally, click Apply to save your change s.
Example - Monday: On: 8:00; Off: 16:00
System will turn on at 8: 00 AM on Monday, and off at 16: 00 on Monday. System
will turn on for the rest of the week.
If you choose an on time, but do not assign an off time, the system will turn on and
remain on until a scheduled off time is reached, or if the unit is shutdown manually.
Example - Monday: On: 8:00
System will turn on at 8: 00 AM on Monday, and will not shut down unless powered
down manually.
You may also choose two on times or two off times on a particular day, and the
system will act accordingly.
Example - Monday: Off: 8:00; Off: 1 6:00
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.
WARNI NG
Do not turns off the syst em during the firmware upgrade process.
This will lead to a catastrophic result that m ay render the system inoperable.
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Administrator Password
From the menu, choose the Adm inistrator Passw ord item and the Change
Adm inistrator Passw ord screen appears. Enter a new password in the New
Passw ord box and confirm your new password in the Confirm Passw ord box.
Press Apply to confirm password changes.
There is also a p assw ord to enter the OLED setting that you can setup here. Enter
a new password in the New Passw ord box and confirm your new password in the
Confirm Passw ord box. Press Apply to confirm password changes.
See the following table for a detailed description of each item.
Change Administrator a nd LCD Entry Passw ord
I tem
Description
New Password
Type in a new administrator password.
Confirm Password
Type the new password again to confirm.
Apply
Press this to save your changes.
Config Mgmt
From the menu, choose the Config Mgm t item and the System Configuration
Dow nload/ 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 Dow nload/ Upload
I tem
Description
Download
Save and export the current system configuration.
Uplo ad
Import a saved configuration file to overwrite the current system
configuration.
NOTE
Backing up your system configurat ion 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 backed up can only be restored in t he same
fi rm wa re versi on . The backup details exclude user/group accounts.
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Factory Default
From the menu, choose the Factory Default item and the Reset to Factory
Default screen appears. P ress Apply to reset Thecus IP storage to factory default
settings.
Reboot & Shutdown
From the m enu, choose Reboot & Shutdow n item, and the Shutdow n/ Reboot
System screen appears. Press Reboot to restart the system or Shutdow n to turn
the system off.
File System Check
The File System Check allows you to perform a check on the integrity of your disks’
file system. Under the menu, click File system Check and the File System Check
prompt appears.
To perform a file system check, click Apply.
Once clicked, the following prompt will appear:
WARNI NG
Resetting to factory default s will not erase the data stored in the hard disks, but
WILL revert all the sett ings to the factory default values.
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Click Yes to reboo t 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.
Check the desired RAID volumes and click Next to proceed with the file system
check. Click Reboot to reboot without running the check.
Once you click Next, you will see the following screen:
Click Start to begin the file system check. Click Reboot to reboot the system.
When the file system check is running, the system will show 20 lines of information
until it is complete. Once complete, the results will be shown at the bottom.
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Wake-Up On LAN (WOL)
The Thecus IP storage has the ability to be awoken from sleep mode via WAN/ LAN1
or LAN2 port.
From the menu, choose the WOL item, and the W ake-up On LAN screen appears.
From here, you can Enable or Disable.
Wake- up On L AN Configuration
I tem
Description
WAN/LAN1
Enable or Disable WOL service from WAN/LAN1
LAN2
Enable or Disable WOL service from LAN2
Apply
Click Apply to save changes.
SNMP Support
From the menu, choose the SNMP item and the SNMP Support screen appears.
You could enable the SNMP function and filled in the related information in each
NOTE
The system must be rebooted before Thecus IP st orage can function
norm ally after file system check completes.
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fields. With the SNMP management software, you can get other system’s basic
information.
From the menu, choose the SNMP item, and the SNMP Support screen appears.
From here, you can Enable or Disable.
UI Login Function
Adjusts UI Login Configuration settings, you can enable/disable the Web Disk,
Photo Server and modules functions, according to your needs.
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System Network
Use the System Netw ork menu to make network configuration settings to an on
board network port or additional NIC as well as DHCP and link aggregation.
Networking
From the System Netw ork men u, choose Netw orking, and the Netw orking
Configuration screen appears. This screen displays the network parameters of
the global setting and available network connection. You may change any of these
items and press Apply to confirm your settings. See a description of each item in
the following table:
The available system network ports are coming from embedded system ports and
additional system ports added through the reserved PCI-e slot with associated
compatible list. Therefore, the screen shown above is an example of a Thecus
N16000 with 3 on board GbE NIC and an additionally Intel PRO/1000 PT quad port
NIC, for a total of 7 NIC ports.
Network Configuration ( Global param eter)
I tem
Description
Host name
Host name that identifies the Thecus IP storage on the network.
Domain name
Specifies the domain name of Thecus IP storage.
WINS Server
To s et a server nam e for NetBIOS computer.
DNS Mode
Select the DNS server is coming from DHCP server or manual input.
A total of 3 DNS servers can be input. If the DNS setting is chosen
from DHCP server, then it will refer to WAN/LAN1 port.
DNS Server 1,2,3
Domain Name Service (DNS) server IP address.
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Net w ork Configuration ( NI C port)
Link speed
Display associated NIC port link speed.
Link status
Display associated NIC port link status.
MAC address
MAC address of the network interface.
Jumbo Frame Support
Enable or disable Jumbo Frame Support of associate interface on your
Thecus IP storage.
IPv4/IPv6
Click to enable IPv4/ IPv6 for TCP/IP. The default is IPv4 enabled.
Mode
It can choose a static IP or Dynamic IP.
IP
IP address of associate NIC interface.
Netmask/Prefix Length
Input netmask for IPv4 and Prefix length for IPv6.
Gateway
Gateway for associate NIC.
Default gateway
It can be chosen from a drop down list of default gateway that’s been used
for the Thecus IP storage.
DHCP/RADVD
From the System Netw ork men u, choose DHCP/ RADVD, and the
DHCP/ RADVD Co nfiguration screen appears. This screen displays available NIC
status. If each NIC has been set-up to a static IP, then each NIC can be configured
to act as DHCP/RADVD server.
WARNI NG
Most faster Ethernet (1 0/100 ) Swit ches /Rout ers do not s uppor t Jum bo F rame and will no t be
able to connect to your Thecus NAS after Jumbo Frame is turned on.
• Only use Jum bo Frame sett ings when operating in a Gigabit environment where
all other clients have Jum bo Frame Setting enabled.
• Proper DNS sett ing is vit al to net works services, such as SMTP and NTP.
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DHCP/ RADVD Server Configuration
A DHCP/RAD VD server can be configured to assign IP addresses (IPv4) or Prefix
(IPv6) to devices connected to the associated NIC port.
DHCP Co nf iguration
I tem
Description
DHCP/RADVD Service
Enable or disable the DHCP/RADVD service to automatically
assign IP address to PCs connected to associate NIC interface.
Start IP (IPv4)
Specifies the lower IP address of the DHCP range.
End IP in (I Pv4)
Specifies the highest IP address of the DHCP range.
Default Gateway (IPv4)
Specifies gateway for the DHCP server service.
DNS Server 1,2,3 (IPv4)
Displayed the DNS server IP address.
Prefix (IPv6)
Specifies prefix
Prefix Length (IPv6)
Specifies prefix length
Linking Aggregation
The Thecus IP storage supports link aggregation from either on board network port
or additional NIC. Simply click on “+ ” as shown in the scree n s hot below.
WARNI NG
The I P address of associat ed NIC should not be in the range of the Start IP
address and End IP address (IPv4) .
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The associated screen shot will appear after the “+ ” is clicked.
Select from avai lable network port then move over to selected box.
Click “Link” to confirm the selection. The newly created tab will appear for more
setti ngs required to complete the link aggregation configuration.
Link1 Configuration
Status
Specifies the network ports being used with the associated link aggregation.
Click on to modify the selected network ports.
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Jumbo Frame Support
Enable or disable Jumbo Frame Support of the associated interface on your
Thecus IP storage.
Link Type
Select from drop down list for desired mode.
IPv4/IPv6
Click to enable IPv4/ IPv6 for TCP/IP. The default is IPv4 enabled.
Mode
It has to be a static IP with the link aggregation being used.
IP
IP address of link aggregation.
Netmask/Prefix Length
Input netmask for IPv4 and Prefix length for IPv6.
Gateway
Gateway for associated link aggregation
Default gateway
It can be chosen from the drop down list of default gateway being used for
the Thecus I P storage.
Now under the networking, a “Link1” tab will ap pear from the network title bar.
To modify or delete LINK1, go to Link Aggregation setting page. Click on
to modify the settings or click on
to delete this link aggregation. If any
ports are still available, additional link aggregation links can be created by clicking
.
Additional LAN
Other than on-board LAN port, Thecus IP storage supports additional NIC to be
added in its available PCI-e slot. For the details of additional NIC support list please
visit Thecus website.
http: / /www.thecus.com/sp_c omlist.php
Once the additional NIC is installed into Thecus IP storage, the “Additional LANx”
will appear unde r the “Networking” category. Click the associated NIC to setup the
details. The screen shot below shows an example of an Intel PRO/1000 PT Qua d
port installed thru a PCI-e slot in the Thecus IP storage.
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Storage Management
The Storage menu displ ays the status of storage devices installed in the Thecus IP
storage. It includes storage configuration options such as RAID and disk settings,
f older c onfigura tion, iSCSI and ISO Mount.
Disks Information (Refer Chapter 7 for FW v2.03.01 and after)
From the Storage menu, choose the Disk I nform ation item and the Disk
I nform ation screen appears. From here, you can see various installed SATA/ SAS
hard disks. A blank line indicates that a hard disk is not currently installed in that
particular disk slot.
Disks I nformation
I tem
Description
NOTE
• The screen shot below is just an example from a Thecus IP Storage. The disk
slots num ber can range from 8, 12 to 16 slot s depending on the m odel of Thecus
IP storage.
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Disk No.
Indicates disk location.
Capacity
Shows the SATA hard disk capacity.
Model
Displays the SATA hard disk model nam e.
Link
Displays the hard disk interface and link speed
Firmware
Shows the SATA hard disk firmware version.
Status
Indicates the status of the disk.
Bad Block scan
Yes to start scan Bad Block.
S.M.A.R.T. I nform ation
On the Disk I nform ation screen, the status of each disk will be displayed in the
Status column. Clicking on the OK or W arning link will display the S.M.A.R.T
I nform ation window for that particular disk.
You may also perform disk SMART test (doesn’t apply to SAS HDD); simply click
“Test” to start the SMART test. The result is only for reference and the system will
not take any action from its result.
S.M.A.R.T. I nform ation
I tem
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,
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transfer it to the reserved disk area (spare area), and mark this
sector as remapped. If this attribute value remains at zero, it
indicates that the quality of the corresponding surface area is low.
Test Type
Set short or long time to test.
Test Result
Result of the test.
Test Time
Total time of the test.
Bad Block Scan
On the Disk I nform ation screen, you may also perform disk bad block scan,
simply click “Click to start” to start the scan. The result is only for reference and the
system will not take any action from its result.
The testing result will display “Click to start” as default until the system reboots.
RAID Information
From the Storage menu, choose the RAI D Management item and the RAI D
Managem ent screen appears.
This screen lists the RAID volumes currently residing in the Thecus IP storage .
From this screen, you can get information about the status of your RAID volumes,
as well as the capacities allocated for data.
NOTE
If the Reallocated Sector Count > 32 or Current Pending Sector of a hard disk
drive > 0 , the status of the disk will show “Warning”. This warning is only used
to alert the system administrator that t here are bad sectors on the disk, and
they should replace those disks as soon as possible.
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RAI D I nfo rmation
I tem
Description
Master RAID
The RAID volume currently designated as the Master RAID
volume.
ID
ID of the current RAID volume.
NOTE: All RAI D I Ds m ust be un ique.
RAID Level
Shows the current RAID configuration.
Status
Indicates status of the RAID. Can read either Healthy,
Degraded, or Dam aged.
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.
Create a RAI D
On the RAI D I nform at ion screen, press the Create button to go to the RAI D
Volum e Creation screen. In addition to RAID disk information and status, this
screen lets you make RAID configuration settings.
Using Create RAI D, you can select stripe size, choose which disks are RAID disks
or the Spare Disk. .
RAI D Configurations
I tem
Description
Disk No.
Number assigned to the installed hard disks.
Capacity (MB)
Capacity of the installed hard disks.
Model
Model number of the installed hard disks.
Status
Status of the installed hard disks.
Used
If this is checked, current hard disk is aalready part of a RAID
volume.
Spare
If this is checked, current hard disk is designated as a spare for a
RAID volume .
Master RAID
Check a box to designate this as the Master RAID volume. See the
NOTE below for m ore information.
Stripe Size
This sets the stripe size to maximize performance of sequential
files in a storage volume. Keep the 64K setting unless you require
a special file storage layout in the storage volume. A larger stripe
size is better for large files.
Data Percentage
The percentage of the RAID volume that will be used to store
data.
Create
Press this button to configure a file system and create the RAID
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storage volume.
To create a RAID volume, follow the steps below:
1. On the RAI D I nformation screen, clicks create.
2. On the RAI D Configurat ion screen, set the RAID storage space as JBOD,
RAI D 0 , RAI D 1, RAI D 5 , RAI D 6, RAI D 10, RAI D 50 or RAI D 6 0
(depends on model)— see
Appendix B: RAI D Basics for a detailed
description of each.
3. Specify a RAID ID.
NOTE
N8900/N12000/N16000 Series supports multiple RAID
modes and are capable of creating up to five RAID
volumes within a single NAS system.
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4. If this RAID volume is meant to be the Master RAID volume, tick the Master
RAI D checkbox.
5. Selected whether the RAID volume will be encrypted or not.
The RAID volume can protect data by using RAID Volume Encryption
function to prevent the risk of data exposure. To activate this function, the
Encryption option needs to be enabled while the RAID is created and
followed by a password input for identification. Also, an external writable
USB disk plugged into any USB port on the system is required to save the
password you have entered while the RAID volume is being created. See the
screenshot below for details.
Once the Create button has been pressed with the Encryption checkbox
enabled, the following m essage pop-up will appear for c onfirmation.
After the RAID volume has been created, you may remove the USB disk u ntil
the next time the system boots. The RAID volume cannot be mounted if the
USB disk with the encryption key isn’t found in any system USB port when the
volume is accessed. To activate the encrypted vo lume, plug the USB disk
containing the encryption key and into any system USB port.
NOTE
In a multiple RAID configuration, one RAID volume must be designated as the
Master RAID volume. The Master RAID volum e will store all installed m odules. If
the Master RAID is changed to another location (i.e. assigning volume 2 to be
the Master RAID volume after volume 1 had been previously assigned), then all
modules m ust be reinstalled. In addition, all system folders that were contained
on t he Master RAID volume will be invisible. Reassigning this volume t o be t he
Master RAID will m ake these folders visible again.
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We strongly recommended copying the RAID volume encryption key to a safe
place. You can find the encryption key file from the USB disk in the following
format:
(RAID volume created date)_xxxxxx.key
RAID volumes with encryption enabled will be displayed with a key lock
symbol next to volume ID name.
6. Quick RAID — Enabled the quick RAID setting is going to enhance RAID
creation time.
7. Specify a stripe size — 64K is the default setting.
8. Selected the file system you would like to have for this RAID volume. The
selection is available from ext3, XFS and ext4.
NOTE
With RAID volume encryption enabled, the system performance will go
down.
WARNI NG
Please keep your USB disk in a safe place and also backup t he encrypted
key.
There is no w ay to rescue data back if the key
is lost.
NOTE
We recommend using the “Quick RAID” sett ing o nly if the hard disks are
brand new or if no exist ing partitions are contained.
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9. Press Submit to build the RAID storage volume.
10. Press “Yes” for RAID volume creation preparation. Then click “Fini sh” to
start up with RAID volume building.
NOTE
Single volum e size supported:
ext3 8TB
XFS 48TB
ext4 36TB
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RAI D Level
You can set the storage volume as JBOD, RAI D 0, R AI D 1 , RAI D 5 , RAI D 6,
RAI D 1 0, RAI D 50 or RAI D 6 0 ( depending on m odel) .
Level
Model
JBOD RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 6
RAID
10
RAID
50
RAID
60
N12000 series
N16000 series
N8900 series
N6850
N8850
N10850
N7700PRO V2
N8800PRO V2
N7710 series
N8810U
series
N5550
N4510U
series
N7510
RAID configuration is usually required only when you first set up the device. A brief
description of each RAID setting follows:
RAI D Levels
NOTE
Building a RAID volum e may be time consuming, depending on the size of
hard drives and RAI D mode. In general, if the RAID volu m e building process
is up to “RAI D Building”, then the data volum e is accessible.
WARNI NG
Creating RAID destroys all data in t he current RAID volume. The data will be
unrecoverable.
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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 a single disk,
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.
RAID 50
RAID 50 combines the straight block-level striping of RAID 0 with
the distributed parity of RAID 5. This is a RAID 0 array striped
across RAID 5 elements. It requires at least 6 drives.
RAID 60
RAID 60 combines the straight block-level striping of RAID 0 with
the distributed double parity of RAID 6. That is, a RAID 0 array
striped across RAID 6 elements. It requires at least 8 disks.
Edit RAI D
On the RAI D I nform at ion screen, press the Edit button to go to the RAI D
I nform ation screen.
Using Edit RAI D, you can select RAID ID and the Spare Disk.
WARNI NG
If the administrator improperly removes a hard disk that should not be
removed when RAID st atus is degraded, all data will be lost.
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Remove RAI D
Click to remove the RAID volume. All user data and iSCSI created in the selected
RAID volume will be deleted.
To remove a RAID volume, follow the steps below:
1. On the RAID List screen, select the RAID volume by clicking on its radio
button, and click RAI D I nformation to open the RAI D Configuration
screen.
2. On the RAI D Configuration screen, click Rem ove RAI D.
3. A confirmation screen will appear, you will have to click “Yes” to complete
the “Rem ove RAI D” operation.
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WARNI NG
Remove RAID destroys all data in the selected RAI D volume. The data will
be unrecov er able.
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Global Hot Spare
Up to 5 RAID volumes can be created per system. The global hot spare support can
eliminate the redundant disk usage in each RAID volume. Simply select an unused
disk from the global hot spare disk list then apply to activate.
Expanding a RAI D
To expand a RAID 1, RAID 5, or RAID 6 volume, follow the steps below:
1. Replace one of the hard drives in the RAID volume and allow it to
automatically rebuild.
2. Once rebuilt, you can continue to replace any remaining disks in the RAID
array.
3. When you are done replacing hard drives, log on to Web Management.
Navigate to Storage> RAI D to open the RAI D Configuration screen.
4. On the RAI D I nformation screen, click Edit to open the RAI D
Configuration screen.
5. On the RAI D Configuration screen, click Expand.
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Migrating a RAI D
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 1, RAID 5, RAI D 6,
RAID50 or RAID 60 volume, follow the steps below:
1. From the RAID Configuration screen, click Migrate RAI D.
2. A list of possible RAID migration configurations will be listed. Select the
desired migration scheme and click Apply.
3. The system will begin migrating the RAID volume.
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Here is a list of limitation with RAID level migration function:
1. During RAID level migration, it is not permitted to reboot or shutdown
system.
2. For RAID migration from R1 to R5 or R1 to R6, all services will restart
and “iSCSI” volume will be in read only mode but read/ write of the “user
data” will be possib le during the operation.
NOTE
Migrating a RAI D volume could take several hours to com plete
The RAI D migration feature is available only when it is configurable.
NOTE
The migration scheme below is based on Thecus IP
Storage prod uct’s maximum possible combination.
For other model which supports less HDD, please
refer to the web UI while RAID migration operates.
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Below is a table listing of possible RAID migration schemes:
To
From
RAID 0
RAID 5
RAID 6
RAID 1 [RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 5] HDDx3
[RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 5] HDDx4
[RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 5] HDDx5
[RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 5] HDDx6
[RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 5] HDDx7
[RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 5] HDDx8
………………………………..HDDx16
[RAID 1] HDDx3 to [RAID 5] HDDx4
[RAID 1] HDDx3 to [RAID 5] HDDx5
[RAID 1] HDDx3 to [RAID 5] HDDx6
[RAID 1] HDDx3 to [RAID 5] HDDx7
[RAID 1] HDDx3 to [RAID 5] HDDx8
………………………………..HDDx16
[RAID 1] HDDx4 to [RAID 5] HDDx5
[RAID 1] HDDx4 to [RAID 5] HDDx6
[RAID 1] HDDx4 to [RAID 5] HDDx7
[RAID 1] HDDx4 to [RAID 5] HDDx8
………………………………..HDDx16
[RAID 1] HDDx5 to [RAID 5] HDDx6
[RAID 1] HDDx5 to [RAID 5] HDDx7
[RAID 1] HDDx5 to [RAID 5] HDDx8
………………………………..HDDx16
[RAID 1] HDDx6 to [RAID 5] HDDx7
[RAID 1] HDDx6 to [RAID 5] HDDx8
………………………………..HDDx16
[RAID 1] HDDx7 to [RAID 5] HDDx8
………………………………..HDDx16
[RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 6] HDDx4
[RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 6] HDDx5
[RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 6] HDDx6
[RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 6] HDDx7
[RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 6] HDDx8
………………………………..HDDx16
[RAID 1] HDDx3 to [RAID 6] HDDx4
[RAID 1] HDDx3 to [RAID 6] HDDx5
[RAID 1] HDDx3 to [RAID 6] HDDx6
[RAID 1] HDDx3 to [RAID 6] HDDx7
[RAID 1] HDDx3 to [RAID 6] HDDx8
………………………………..HDDx16
[RAID 1] HDDx4 to [RAID 6] HDDx5
[RAID 1] HDDx4 to [RAID 6] HDDx6
[RAID 1] HDDx4 to [RAID 6] HDDx7
[RAID 1] HDDx4 to [RAID 6] HDDx8
………………………………..HDDx16
[RAID 1] HDDx5 to [RAID 6] HDDx6
[RAID 1] HDDx5 to [RAID 6] HDDx7
[RAID 1] HDDx5 to [RAID 6] HDDx8
………………………………..HDDx16
[RAID 1] HDDx6 to [RAID 6] HDDx7
[RAID 1] HDDx6 to [RAID 6] HDDx8
………………………………..HDDx16
[RAID 1] HDDx7 to [RAID 6] HDDx8
………………………………..HDDx16
RAID 5 X [RAID 5] HDDx3 to [RAID 5] HDDx4
[RAID 5] HDDx3 to [RAID 5] HDDx5
[RAID 5] HDDx3 to [RAID 5] HDDx6
[RAID 5] HDDx3 to [RAID 5] HDDx7
[RAID 5] HDDx3 to [RAID 5] HDDx8
………………………………..HDDx16
[RAID 5] HDDx4 to [RAID 5] HDDx5
[RAID 5] HDDx4 to [RAID 5] HDDx6
[RAID 5] HDDx4 to [RAID 5] HDDx7
[RAID 5] HDDx4 to [RAID 5] HDDx8
………………………………..HDDx16
[RAID 5] HDDx5 to [RAID 5] HDDx6
[RAID 5] HDDx5 to [RAID 5] HDDx7
[RAID 5] HDDx5 to [RAID 5] HDDx8
………………………………..HDDx16
[RAID 5] HDDx6 to [RAID 5] HDDx7
[RAID 5] HDDx6 to [RAID 5] HDDx8
………………………………..HDDx16
[RAID 6] HDDx7 to [RAID 5] HDDx8
………………………………..HDDx16
[RAID 5] HDDx3 to [RAID 6] HDDx5
[RAID 5] HDDx3 to [RAID 6] HDDx6
[RAID 5] HDDx3 to [RAID 6] HDDx7
[RAID 5] HDDx3 to [RAID 6] HDDx8
………………………………..HDDx16
[RAID 5] HDDx4 to [RAID 6] HDDx6
[RAID 5] HDDx4 to [RAID 6] HDDx7
[RAID 5] HDDx4 to [RAID 6] HDDx8
………………………………..HDDx16
[RAID 5] HDDx5 to [RAID 6] HDDx7
[RAID 5] HDDx5 to [RAID 6] HDDx8
………………………………..HDDx16
[RAID 5] HDDx6 to [RAID 6] HDDx8
………………………………..HDDx16
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RAID 6 X X [RAID 6] HDDx4 to [RAID 6] HDDx5
[RAID 6] HDDx4 to [RAID 6] HDDx6
[RAID 6] HDDx4 to [RAID 6] HDDx7
[RAID 6] HDDx4 to [RAID 6] HDDx8
………………………………..HDDx16
[RAID 6] HDDx5 to [RAID 6] HDDx6
[RAID 6] HDDx5 to [RAID 6] HDDx7
[RAID 6] HDDx5 to [RAID 6] HDDx8
………………………………..HDDx16
[RAID 6] HDDx6 to [RAID 6] HDDx7
[RAID 6] HDDx6 to [RAID 6] HDDx8
………………………………..HDDx16
[RAID 6] HDDx7 to [RAID 6] HDDx8
………………………………..HDDx16
NAS Stacking
The Thecus I P storage’s capacity can be expanded even further using the stackable
function. With it, users can expand the capacity of their network storage systems
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.
From the main menu, the stackable feature is located under “Storage”. Please refer
the figure below for reference.
A. Add a Stack Target Volum e
From the figure above, click Add to access the stackable target device
configuration page. Please refer to the figure below:
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With the added stack target you can “Enable” or “Di sab le” the stack target now or
later depending on usage required.
Next, input the target IP address of the stackable device and click the Discovery
butto n. The system will list available target volumes from the inputted IP address.
Once the volume IP has been set, you may need to input a valid user name and
password to validate your a ccess rights . If there is no user name and password
needed to access target volume, then leave it blank.
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The Stacked Target name will becom e the network share name and will be
displayed through network access such as SMB. You may refer to the figure below
to see the result. Please note the naming limitation.
From the figure above, the Stacked Target name is “pmm eeting”. The figures
below show the result before and after via Microsoft Network Access when settings
have been com pleted.
Stack target with export
share name “pmmeeting”
No Stack Target
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The Brow seable setting is the sam e method used for setting a system share folder.
It designates whether or not this folder will be visible through web disk. You may
refer to the figure below for reference when Yes and No are selected.
The Public setting will be set the same way as the setting for the system share
folder associated with the ACL permission is. If Public is set to Yes, all users will be
able to access it, and ACL button will be grayed out. If Public is set to No, the ACL
button will be available in the Stack Target List window.
Click Apply to save your changes.
B. Activate a Stack Target
After your settings have been applied, the system will bring you back to the Stack
Target List window as s hown below. There is one stack target device that has
been attached into this stack master.
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With this newly attached stack target device, you will see the information displayed
and also have access to several options to c hoose from.
In general, if the attached stack target device has been used by another Thecus NAS
as stack target volume, then the Format item will be display and system will
recognize it straight away and display its capacity. Otherwise, the Format item will
be available and the Capacity and Status items will show as “N/A” and “Unknown
file system” respectively.
Next, click Format to proceed with formatting.
After the format is completed, the stack target volume will be created successfully.
You will see the volume’s capacity and status in the Stack Target List screen.
C. Edit a Stack Target
To make any changes to a stack target, click Edit for the corresponding stack
target, and the system will bring up the following dialogue window:
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After your changes h ave been made, click Apply to confirm any modifications.
Once changes are applied, the associated information will be updated on the Stack
Target List window.
D. Stack Target ACL
If the stack target Public setting set to Yes, t hen the ACL button will be grayed out.
However, if Public setting is set to No, then the ACL button will be available for
you to setup user access permissions for the stack target.
The ACL settings will be exactly the same as the system folder that you may have
setup previously.
E. Reconnect a Stack Target
This is used to enable stack target devices that may have been disconnected due to
a power outage or a disconnected network. When this happens, the Reconnect
button will become available. To attempt to reconnect the stack target, click
Reconnect.
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ISO Mount
The ISO Mount feature is a very useful tool from the Thecus products. With it, users
can mount an ISO file and have the export name display all the details from the
mounted ISO file.
From the main menu, the ISO Mount feature is located under “Storage”. Please
refer the figure below for reference.
Select the I SO I mage Mounting function and the ISO Image Mounting window
will appear as shown here.
A. Add an I SO file
From the figure above, select an ISO file from the drop down share list.
After selection, the system will bring up the Mount table screen for further settings.
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To mount the new ISO file, select one file from the list of files and input the desired
mounting name into the “Mount as:” field. Click “ADD” to confirm the completion of
the mounting. If nothing is input in the “Mount as” ISO file export name fiel d, the
system will automatically give an export nam e to the ISO file. The mounting name
will then be defined by the ISO file name.
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After completion, the page will display all mounted ISO files.
You can click “Un mount” to el iminate a mounted ISO file.
B. Using I SO
The mounted ISO file will be located in the share folder of the same name as the file.
Please refer the screen shot below. Here, the ISO file “Thecus 01” wasn’t assigned
a mounting name, so the system automatically created a folder “Thecus 01”.
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Share Folder
From the Storage menu, choose Share Folders, and the Shared Folder screen
appears. This screen allows you to create and configure folders on the Thecus IP
storage volume.
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.
Add Folder
I tem
Description
RAID ID
RAID volume where the new folder will reside.
Folder Name
Enter the name of the folder.
De scription
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.
Apply
Press Apply to create the folder.
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