Thermaltake Muse X-Duo RAID User Manual

Muse X-Duo RAID

User’s Guide

Revision 1.1
July 2007

TRADEMARKS
All brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their
respective companies.

NOTE
The information in this manual is subject to change without notice.

Important Notes

 If your Muse X-Duo RAID system is without hard disk drive

installed, follow the instructions on this User’s Guide to perform
hardware/software installations and start Muse X-Duo RAID storage
system management.

 If your Muse X-Duo RAID system comes with hard disk drive(s)

already installed, skip the hardware/software installations portions
and go directly to Storage System Management (Section 3.2 of
Chapter 3).

 Your Muse X-Duo RAID system does not support USB hub connects

to USB port.

 When installing hard disk drive to your Muse X-Duo RAID system,

suggest using the same vendor and the same size hard disk.

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Table of Contents

Important Notes ................................................................................. iii

Table of Contents .............................................................................. iv

Chapter 1 Introduction.................................................................. 1

1.1 Package Contents............................................................................... 2

1.2 Specifications ...................................................................................... 3

Hardware ....................................................................................... 3

Software ........................................................................................ 3

1.3 System View ....................................................................................... 4

Front Components......................................................................... 4

Rear Components ......................................................................... 6

Chapter 2 Setting Up .................................................................... 7

Step 1. Install the Hard Disks ..................................................................... 7

Step 2. Connect to the Network ............................................................... 11

Step 3. Connect to Power ........................................................................ 12

Step 4. Configure Your Storage System.................................................. 12

Chapter 3 Configuring Your Storage System ........................... 13

3.1 Installing and Starting the Storage System Management ................ 14

3.2 Starting Storage System Management............................................. 30

3.3 My NAS Page ................................................................................... 33

System Setting ............................................................................ 34

Network Setting ........................................................................... 36

3.4 Users & Groups Page ....................................................................... 40

Users ........................................................................................... 40

Groups......................................................................................... 45

Quota Management..................................................................... 47

3.5 Shared Folders Page ........................................................................ 49

Add Shared Folder ...................................................................... 50

Assign Access ............................................................................. 50

Delete Shared Folder .................................................................. 52

3.6 Disk Page.......................................................................................... 53

3.7 Advanced Page................................................................................. 54

Alerts ........................................................................................... 54

Firmware...................................................................................... 57

iTunes Server ...............................................................................59

Media Server ................................................................................61

Printer Server ...............................................................................63

UPS ..............................................................................................66

USB Backup .................................................................................68

Download Station .........................................................................71

System Log ..................................................................................72

Shut Down....................................................................................73

Reboot..........................................................................................75

Back to Zero Disk .........................................................................77

3.8 Logging Out of Storage System Management ..................................80

Chapter 4 Map Shares................................................................ 83

Chapter 5 Using One-Touch Backup......................................... 85

5.1 Connecting a USB Device .................................................................85

5.2 Using the Card Reader ......................................................................86

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Chapter 1 Introduction

Your Muse X-Duo RAID is a high-performance, extremely flexible RAID
(Redundant Array of Independent/Inexpensive Disks) subsystem.

RAID technology, one of the best solutions for protecting your data, provides
higher data integrity and availability than single standard hard disk storage.
With the ability of error detection and redundant storage system for recovering
original data, RAID system is an ideal configuration to safeguard valuable data
with stream-lining performance.

Additional features include:



RAID Mode



RAID Degrade



HW (hardware) Health Monitor



UPS (uninterruptible power supply)



Reset to Factory Default Setting



One-touch Backup



Event Log



Software shutdown by using Web Management



Can function as a FTP server and printer server



DHCP client support

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1.1 Package Contents

Includes the following:



Muse X-Duo RAID Storage System



HDD Rail × 2



Power Adapter



Power Cord



RJ-45 Ethernet Cable



Set of Screws



Utility Disc



Quick Start Guide

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1.2 Specifications

NOTE: Specifications are subject to change without notice.

Hardware

Processor

LSI NAS201

System Memory

128 MB of DDR2 SDRAM

Flash Memory

8 MB

Hard Disk Drive Bay/Type

Up to two 3.5-inch SATA (Serial ATA)

Storage Capacity

Using 750 GB drives provides up to 1.5 TB

One Touch Button

Backup files from digital camera, mass storage,
and Card Reader

Network

Automatic MDIX RJ-45 port
(10/100/1000 Mbps)

Others

• USB port for still images, mass storage,
printer

• Card Reader (MMC, SD, MS card)

Power Supply

DC Output 12 V / 5 A

Dimension

(H)140 x (W)120 x (D)240 mm

Weight

1.8 kg

Environment

• Operating temperature:
0

0

C (32 0F) to 40 0C (104 0F)

• Storage relative humidity:
5 % to 90 % non-condensing

Software

Network Client Support

• Microsoft Windows, Mac (10.4.x)
Network Protocol

• TCP/IP

• HTTP

• FTP

• SMB/CIFS

Application for NAS Management

• Data Sharing, Protection

• Data Backup and Recovery (future option)

• Web User Interface

Disk Configuration

Single, RAID 0/1, and JBOD
Browser

• Internet Explorer 6.0

• Firefox 2.0

Others

• English language support

• Real Time Clock (RTC)

• Programmable system clock

• Network time protocol support

• DHCP Client support

• Hardware/Software power off

• Reset button to return to factory default

setting

• Firmware upgradeable

• FTP server and printer server support

• Media Server (DLNA v.1.0) support

• Event logs and email alerts

• Hot swap and automatic rebuild

remove and insert hard disk under RAID 1
rebuild new hard disk automatically

• Hardware monitor / temperature sensor

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1.3 System View

Front Components

Ref Component Description



Hard Disk Drive
Compartment

Contains two hard disk drive slots.



Compartment
Cover Opening

Slot

Allows you to pull open the hard disk drive compartment
cover.

Device Indicators

Power

Glows blue to indicate the power is on.

Glows green to indicate system is connected to network.



Network

Blinks green to indicate system is trying to establish a
network connection.

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Ref Component Description

Device Indicators (continued)

Glows blue to indicate RAID function is implemented.

Blinks blue to indicate RAID function is rebuilding the
hard disk drive.

RAID

Glows red to indicate RAID function is inactive/
malfunction.

Glows blue to indicate hard disk drive 1 is on standby.

HDD1

(right slot)

Blinks blue to indicate read/write functions of hard disk
drive 1.

Glows blue to indicate hard disk drive 2 is on standby.

HDD2

(left slot)

Blinks blue to indicate read/write functions of hard disk
drive 2.

Glows blue to indicate system is connected with USB
storage device(s), or SD/MMC/MS card through Card
Reader slot.



OTB

Blinks blue upon pressing the One-Touch Backup button
to indicate read/write function.



One-Touch

Backup Button

Allows you to backup files from digital camera, mass
storage device, or Card Reader.



Card Reader

Accepts a MMC (MultiMediaCard), SD (Secure Digital),
or MS (Memory Stick) card for removable storage media.



USB Port

Connects to a USB device, such as a USB mass storage
device.

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Rear Components

Ref Component Description



Power Switch

Turns the power on (I) and off (O).



Power Connector
DC IN

Connects to the power adapter.



Reset Switch
RESET

Allows you to reset the system to the factory default
username, password, DHCP, and IP.



RJ-45 Connector
LAN

Connects the LAN cable.
Green LED (upper) – glows green when the system has an
available connection to LAN.
Yellow LED (lower) – blinks yellow when the system is
accessing the LAN.



USB Ports

Connect USB devices, such as USB mass storage device
or digital camera.



Ventilation
Opening

Maintain proper operating temperature. Do not cover or
block the openings.

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Chapter 2 Setting Up

Step 1. Install the Hard Disks

1. Pull off the hard disk drive compartment cover from the device by pulling

on the indented portion.

CAUTION: Be gentle when pulling off the cover. Pulling it vigorously could damage the
cover hinges and device. The compartment cover was designed as a flat surface for the
protection and safety of data and hard disks. It is not encouraged to open the compartment
cover frequently.

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2. Fasten two screws on "1" position to secure the HDD rail on the hard disk

drive. Fasten three screws on the opposite side of the hard disk drive
(without HDD rail).

3. Slide the hard disk drive all the way into the right slot.

NOTE: Install the first hard disk drive on the right slot, the second hard disk drive on the left
slot. This is important when implementing RAID.

4. Repeat step 2 and 3 to install the second hard disk drive.

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5. Slide the second hard disk drive all the way into the left slot.

6. Place the hard disk drive compartment cover back on the storage device.

CAUTION: Be gentle when replacing the cover to avoid damaging the cover hinges and
device. Replacing it vigorously could damage the cover hinges and device. The
compartment cover was designed as a flat surface for the protection and safety of data and
hard disks. It is not encouraged to open the compartment cover frequently.

In the event that you would need to remove a hard disk drive, pull on the plastic
handle and slide the disk off the compartment.

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NOTE: If you have two hard disk drive installed, remove the hard disk drive on the left slot
first, then remove the hard disk drive on the right slot.

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Step 2. Connect to the Network

1. Make sure that the computer is connected to a router.

2. Connect one end of the Ethernet cable to the network connector (LAN) on

the back of your storage system (Muse X-Duo RAID) and the other end to a
router.

Or you can connect both your computer and storage system (Muse X-Duo
RAID) to one switch, and this switch is connected to the network which has a
DHCP server.

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Step 3. Connect to Power

1. Make sure that your storage system is turned off (Power switch on the “O”

position).

2. Plug the DC cord of the AC adapter to the power connector (DC IN) on the

rear of the storage system ().

3. Plug the female end of the AC power cord to the AC adapter and the male

end to an electrical outlet ().

CAUTION:



When you disconnect the AC adapter, disconnect from the electrical outlet first and then
from the storage device. A reverse procedure may damage the AC adapter or the
storage device.



When unplugging the connector, always hold the plug head. Never pull on the cord.

Step 4. Configure Your Storage System

See the next chapter for the software configuration instructions.

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Chapter 3 Configuring Your Storage
System

You must install at least one hard disk (right slot) before your storage system
can provide services.

An Muse X-Duo RAID network consists of an Muse X-Duo RAID server and
several clients connected via network links.

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3.1 Installing and Starting the Storage System Management

You need to install Storage System Management before you can perform any
system configurations.

NOTE: Make sure that your storage device is powered off.

1. Insert the included utility disc into your computer and the following screen

appears (if not, click on the file AutoRun.exe on the utility disc).

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2. Click Install Java to install JAVA script on your computer and the following

screen appears.

3. After reading the license agreement, click Accept and the following screen

appears showing the progress of installation (this may take a couple of
minutes).

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4. Click Finish when the following screen appears to exit installation.

5. Click Setup NAS Discovery Utility.

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6. The following screen appears. Click Next.

7. Select the destination to install the NAS Discovery Utility and click Next.

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8. The Select Start Menu Folder screen appears, click Next.

9. Click the Create a desktop icon checkbox to enable it and click Next.

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10. When the Ready to Install screen appears, click Install.

11. The progress of installation will be shown onscreen.

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12. When the following screen appears, click Finish to exit the installation

process.

13. Click the NAS Discovery Utility shortcut icon on your desktop

or you can launch the NAS Discovery Utility by clicking Start  Programs
 NAS Discovery Utility  NAS Discovery Utility. Click Yes when the
following screen appears to allow ActiveX controls.

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14. The following screen appears.

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15. With the storage device still powered-off, press the Reset switch ( RESET)

by inserting a small rod, such as a straightened paperclip into the Reset hole
until you feel a “click” and continue pressing it; and press the Power switch
() to the On “1” position on your storage device at the same time.

DO NOT release the Reset switch until after the RAID indicator (

)
stops blinking blue (turns on and off and on continuously) and stays lighted
solid blue (total may take 15~20 seconds).

NOTE: Perform step 15 again if RAID indicator continues blinking after waiting more than
five minutes.

RAID Indicator

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16. Wait for a while (approximately 3~5 minutes) until the following screen

appears. Click on Click to Configure RAID Profile under the Configuration

URL column.

NOTE: If the next screen does not appear after the RAID indicator stays lighted solid blue,
press F5 or refresh the browser.

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17. The following screen appears. If you do not want to use the current RAID

type setting (example RAID 1), change the RAID configuration by clicking
the radio button of the available RAID configuration on the CHANGE TO
column under RAID Profiles, then click CHANGE, otherwise click on
located on the top-right corner of your screen and go to step 20.

18. The following screen appears. Click OK and system will reboot.

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19. The following screen appears.

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20. If the NAS Discovery Utility screen is not on your computer anymore, again

click the NAS Discovery Utility shortcut icon on your desktop or you can
launch the NAS Discovery Utility by clicking Start  Programs  NAS
Discovery Utility  NAS Discovery Utility.

When the following screen appears, click the Click to Upgrade under the
Upgrade column.

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The Upgrade column will show Will start soon to start the upgrade process.

21. The Upgrade column will show various stages of the upgrade process: (total

45 minutes or more depending on the size of the hard disk)



Upload % Done



Verifying Checksum



Extracting Firmware



Installing OS



Installing Kernel



Installing Media Server



Installing KHTTPD



Installing Samba



Installing Configurator



Installing NASUtils

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22. When the upgrade process is done, the following screen appears and the

Upgrade column will show Upgrade Done: Rebooting.

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23. When the following screen appears, click the Click to Configure NAS under

the Configuration URL column to log in to Storage System Management.
Proceed to the next section for details on Storage System Management.

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3.2 Starting Storage System Management

1. Click the NAS Discovery Utility shortcut icon on your desktop or you can

launch the NAS Discovery Utility by clicking Start  Programs  NAS

Discovery Utility  NAS Discovery Utility.

NOTE: If the following screen appears, click Yes to allow ActiveX controls.

NOTE: If the following screen appears, click Run to allow the digital signature verification.

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2. When the following screen appears, click the Click to Configure NAS on the

Configuration URL column to log in the Storage System Management.

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3. The system automatically scans the network for storage systems. This might

take a few minutes. The following screen appears.

4. Enter the default User name “admin” and the default Password

“password” then select the desired language.

5. Click Log In. The Storage System Management homepage contains six tabs

namely, My NAS, Users & Groups, Shared Folders, Disk, Advanced, and
Logout appears.

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3.3 My NAS Page

Displays a list of your storage system information (name, kernel and flash
version, MAC and IP address, subnet mask, gateway IP address, disk mode,
system and data utilization), and current connections (shared folders, users, and
login time).

System utility: shows the current system data partition usage.
Data utility: shows the current data partition usage.

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System Setting

Allow you to specify the storage system name, date, time, time zone, NTP
server name or IP address, administrator name, and password.

1. On the My NAS page, click System setting and the following screen appear.

NOTE: Be careful when changing the Storage System Name. Inform your clients
including shared folders or backups.

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To change this . . . Do this . . .

Storage system name Enter the new name to use for the specific

storage system. The name can be up to 15
characters long and can include letters,
numbers, and hyphens.

Date, Time, Time zone In the Date fields, enter or select the month,

day, and year.

In the Time fields, enter or select the hour,
minute, and second.

In the Time zone list, select the time zone.

NTP server name or IP address Enter the name or IP address of the Network

Time Protocol server from which the storage
system could adjust its time automatically. You
can use an NTP server name only if it is
resolvable/recognizable.

NOTE: The NTP server name’s maximum
number of characters is 64. Can include only
letters (uppercase and lowercase A~Z),
numbers (0~9), hyphens (–), underlines (_), and
dots (.).
The IP address’ maximum number of character
is 15 (including the three “.”). The format is
xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx and the value of xxx is
between 0 and 255.

Administrator name

Password

Confirm password

In the Administrator name field, enter the
administrator name for logging in to the
Storage System Management.

In the Password and Confirm password fields,
enter the password for logging in to the Storage
System Management. The administrator name
and password are case-sensitive.

NOTE: Maximum number of characters is 8.
Can include any printable ASCII characters but
not ( ' ).

2. After making the necessary changes, click Apply.

3. When the confirmation message appears, click OK for the changes to take

effect.

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Network Setting

Allow you to configure the network settings that include the workgroup name,
MAC address, and FTP server settings.

1. Click Network setting and the following screen appear.

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To change this . . . Do this . . .

Workgroup name Enter the new name for the specific workgroup.

NOTE: Maximum number of characters is 15.

Can include only letters (uppercase and
lowercase A~Z), numbers (0~9), hyphens (–)
and underlines (_). The first character must be a
letter (uppercase and lowercase A~Z).

Get an IP address
automatically

If you have a DHCP server on your network,
the server can get its IP address from that
DHCP server automatically.

Use this IP address

IP address

Subnet mask

If you do not have a DHCP server, you must
specify an IP address, subnet mask, gateway IP
address, and DNS server.

NOTE: Maximum number of characters is 15
(including the three “.”). The format is
xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx and the value of xxx is
between 0 and 255.

Enable FTP server Allows your storage device to perform as an

FTP server, and it is highly recommended to
download the data transfer tool from
http://filezilla.sourceforge.net/.

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REMINDER: If you are using Filezilla as your FTP data transfer tool, DO NOT enable the
Use multiple connections to transfer files setting. Or, if you are using another FTP data

transfer tool, make sure to only upload one file at a time per connection.

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If you choose the option Use this IP address, the following appears.

2. After making the necessary changes, click Apply.

3. When the confirmation message appears, click OK for the changes to take

effect.

WARNING: If you change the Static IP (Use this IP address) back to Dynamic IP (Get an
IP address automatically), you need to shutdown the Storage System Management and

restart it again.

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3.4 Users & Groups Page

Displays a list of all currently configured users and lets you add, modify, and
remove users. This area also allows you to add, modify, and remove groups as
well as perform quota management.

Users

1. Click the Users & Groups button on the Storage System Management

homepage. The following screen appears.

2. Add the users. After the user is added, you can assign the user to shared

folders by clicking Shared Folders to assign/restrict access (see later section
for further details).

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NOTE: Windows users can be joined into groups as well as assign several users to a
shared folder.

3. Click Add and the following screen appear. You must provide the requested

user information.

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To change this . . . Do this . . .

User name

Password

Confirm password

In the User name field, enter the user name.

NOTE: Maximum number of characters is 8.

Can include only letters (uppercase and
lowercase A~Z), numbers (0~9), hyphens (–),
underlines (_) and dots (.). The first character
must be a letter (uppercase and lowercase
A~Z). Must not be any of the following
uppercase or lowercase words such as “root,”
“backupuser,” “nobody,” “ftp,” and
“anonymous.”

In the Password and Confirm password fields,
enter the password for accessing any shared
folders.

NOTE: Maximum number of characters is 8.
Can include any printable ASCII characters but
not ( ' ).

4. Click Apply and the new user would be added. Repeat the above steps until

you have added all the users that you want to add at this time.

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5. Click Remove and the following screen appears, allowing you to specify the

type of user (Windows/Mac OS X) you want to delete.

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6. Click Edit and the following screen appears, allowing you to specify the

type of user (Windows/Mac OS X) you want to edit.

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Groups

Placing users into groups makes it easier to give several users access to the same
shared folder at once.

1. Click Groups under the Users & Groups page. The following screen appears.

NOTE: Only Windows users can be included in groups.

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2. Click Add and the following screen appear. Enter a group name and add all

or selected users to this group.

You can also remove all or selected users from a group.

3. Click Apply.

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Quota Management

Allows the administrator to limit (enlarge/shrink) user disk space.

NOTE: Before enabling/disabling Quota Management, make sure that iTunes is not
enabled, no USB device is mounted, and there is no existing Samba connection to your
storage device (see later section for details).

1. Click Quota management under the Users & Groups page. The following

screen appears.

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To change this . . . Do this . . .

Enable quota for all users

Quota size on the SATA disk

Administrator password

Click the checkbox to set quota for all
Windows users.

In the Quota size on the SATA disk field, enter
the quota size (MB).

In the Administrator password field, enter the
password for logging in to the Storage System
Management. The password is case-sensitive.

NOTE: Maximum number of characters is 8.
Can include any printable ASCII characters but
not ( ' ).

Users Displays a list of available users.

Set the Quota Size of guest on
the SATA disk

Administrator password

For setting the quota of the specific user on the
SATA disk. In the Set the Quota Size of guest

on the SATA disk field, select No Limit or Quota
Size and enter the quota size (MB).

In the Administrator password field, enter the
password for logging in to the Storage System
Management. The password is case-sensitive.

NOTE: Maximum number of characters is 8.
Can include any printable ASCII characters but
not ( ' ).

2. After making the necessary changes, click Apply after keying in the

Administrator password for all users in the upper segment or select one
specific user in the lower segment and set his/her quota to No limit or Quota
Size, then key in the Administrator password and click Apply.

3. When the confirmation message appears, click OK for the changes to take

effect.

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3.5 Shared Folders Page

Displays a list of all currently configured and shared folders and allow you to
add shared folders, change the right of access for users or remove them.

1. Click the Shared Folders button on the Storage System Management

homepage. The following screen appears.

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Add Shared Folder

2. Click Add to create shared folder and the following screen appears.

3. Enter the name of the new shared folder and click Next.

NOTE: Maximum number of characters is 64. Can include only letters (uppercase and
lowercase A~Z), numbers (0~9), hyphens (–), underlines (_), and dots (.). First character
must be a letter (uppercase and lowercase A~Z). Must not be any of the following
uppercase or lowercase words such as “com1,” “com9,” “lpt1,” “lpt9,” “con,” “nul,” “prn,”
“aux,” “homes,” “spool,” “usbdisk1,” “usbdisk2,” “usbprint1,” or “usbprint2.”

Assign Access

4. Select the shared folder whose user access you want to change (add or

remove user).

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5. Click Assign Access and the following screen appear.

6. Enter the Shared folder name.

NOTE: Maximum number of characters is 64. Can include only letters (uppercase and
lowercase A~Z), numbers (0~9), hyphens (–), underlines (_), and dots (.). First character
must be a letter (uppercase and lowercase A~Z). Must not be any of the following
uppercase or lowercase words such as “com1,” “com9,” “lpt1,” “lpt9,” “con,” “nul,” “prn,”
“aux,” “homes,” “spool,” “usbdisk1,” “usbdisk2,” “usbprint1,” or “usbprint2.”

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7. You can Add (specify as Read-Only or Read/Write) users/groups to, as well

as Remove existing users/groups from shared folders.

Delete Shared Folder

8. Select the shared folder you want to remove.

9. Click Delete and the following screen appears.

10. Click OK to confirm deletion.

11. After adding, deleting, or assigning access to shared folder, click Apply.

12. When the confirmation message appears, click OK for the changes to take

effect.

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3.6 Disk Page

Allows you to view information about the installed hard disk(s) slot, model,
serial number, size, RAID type, and disk status (shows the RAID rebuilding
percentage).

1. Click the Disk button on your Storage System Management homepage. The

following screen appears.

2. Click Refresh to update the status of the hard disk(s) installed in your

storage system.

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3.7 Advanced Page

Provides access to advanced storage system configuration options such as
setting up email alert; upgrading firmware; UPS (uninterruptible power supply),
iTunes/media/printer server, USB backup; viewing information about system
events; and shutting down, reboot, back to zero disk the system remotely.

Alerts

Allows you to set up the storage system to notify up to two people via email if
any problem occurs namely, when hard disk space usage is full, or the upper
operating temperature has been reached, or when USB-UPS’ power level is not
adequate.

To take advantage of this feature, you must have access to an SMTP email
server, either within your own network or through an Internet service provider.

NOTE: In order to be able to send out email alerts, the “Authentication” feature of the
intended email recipient must be disabled.

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1. Click the Advanced button on the Storage System Management homepage.

The following screen appears.

2. Enter the information about your SMTP email server, sender’s email

address, and up to two email addresses that should receive the notification.

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NOTE:



If your SMTP email server has authentication, enable it and enter the User name and
Password.



The SMTP email server name’s maximum number of characters is 64. Can include only
letters (uppercase and lowercase A~Z), numbers (0~9), hyphens (–), underlines (_) and
dots (.).



The sender’s email address’ maximum number of characters is 128.

3. Click Apply.

4. When the confirmation message appears, click OK to confirm.

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Firmware

Allows you to upgrade your storage system to a newer firmware when available
(check with your dealer or reseller).

1. Click Firmware on the Advanced page and the following screen appears. For

additional security, you must enter your administrator password in order to
upgrade the firmware.

2. Click Browse and select the firmware file

Upgrade_x.x.x.xxxx-Vxx.xx.cpio.bz2

(e.g.,

D:\Upgrade_2.6.1.0118-V0.12.cpio.bz2

) from the displayed list (you

can place the

Upgrade_2.6.1.0118-V0.12.cpio.bz2

in any folder on the

computer that you prefer).

3. In the Administrator password text box, enter the password.

4. Click Apply.

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5. When the confirmation message appears, click OK to confirm.

6. The upload percentage will be displayed.

7. System will reboot automatically after upgrade has finished.

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iTunes Server

Allows your storage system to function as an iTunes server for accessing digital
music files from an iTunes client computer.

1. Click iTunes Server on the Advanced page and the following screen appears.

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2. Click the checkbox iTunes Server enabled and the following screen appears.

Click Re-Scan to synchronize iTunes.

3. Click Apply.

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Media Server

Allow your storage system to function as a media server by specifying the scan
path, selecting the media file type(s), start scanning and afterwards display the
results of the scan, as well as delete and backup media database.

1. Click Media Server on the Advanced page and the following screen appears.

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To change this . . . Do this . . .

Change Scan Paths Click Change Scan Paths if you want your

computer to search for media files which differ
from the one currently specified (see step 2).

Media Scan Types Click on the checkbox of the file types on the

list to be included, then click Set Types.

Media Scan Control Click Start Scan to start scanning.

Media Scan Details
(Previous Scan)

Displays the result of the latest scan by showing
the total number of image files, audio files,
video files, rejected files, and scan time.

Media Database Controls The Delete Database will delete the playlist.

NOTE: After importing the contents into your Muse X-Duo RAID via SAMBA connection,
click Start Scan again.

2. Upon clicking Change Scan Paths the following screen would appear.

3. Select the desired scan path(s).

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4. Click Apply.

5. When the confirmation message appears, click OK to confirm.

Printer Server

Allow your storage system to function as a printer server when a USB printer is
connected.

1. Connect a printer to any USB port on your storage system.

2. Click Printer Server on the Advanced page and the following screen appears.

3. Click the checkbox Printer Server enabled.

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4. Create a new printer in Windows and the following screen appears.

NOTE: A warning message will appear if no USB printer is connected to your storage
system.

5. Click Next and the following screen appears. Select A network printer, or a

printer attached to another computer by clicking on the radio button.

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6. Click Next and the following screen appears. Select Connect to a printer on

the Internet or on a home or office network by clicking on the radio button.

7. When setting up the USB printer on your computer, you need to check your

(Muse X-Duo RAID) storage system’s IP address, e.g., 192.168.1.25. Then
when installing the network printer you have to type the URL like as follows
(http://192.168.1.25:631/printers/USB_Printer).

8. Click Next to continue.

9. When the confirmation message appears, click OK to confirm.

http://192.168.1.25:631/printers/USB_Printer

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UPS

Allow your storage system to use a USB-UPS as temporary backup power.

1. Connect a USB-UPS to any USB port on your storage system.

NOTE: When using the USB-UPS and the power level is not adequate (power level
remaining reaches <= 3 % of normal charge), an email alert will be sent to inform you to
shutdown the storage system immediately.

2. Click UPS on the Advanced page and the following screen appears.

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3. Click the checkbox UPS enabled. The Power status (amount of backup

power available) will be shown.

4. Click Apply.

NOTE: A warning message will appear if no USB-UPS is connected to your storage
system.

5. When the confirmation message appears, click OK to confirm.

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USB Backup

Allow you to backup the contents of your USB storage device to your storage
system.

1. Click USB backup on the Advanced page and the following screen appears.

2. In the Administrator password text box, enter the password.

NOTE: Maximum number of characters is 8. Can include any printable ASCII characters
but not ( ' ).

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3. Click Apply. The backup contents of your USB storage device would be

copied to your storage system on a newly created timestamp folder under
/USBBackup/ and the following screen appears.

4. Click OK.

5. To eject your USB storage device in case it is connected to your storage

system, select the USB storage device from the Eject your USB dropdown
list.

6. Enter the password again.

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7. Click Apply. You can now remove the USB storage device and the

following screen appears.

8. Click OK.

9. In the Criteria of backup available space textbox, enter the value (MB) to

change the allocated disk space for backing up to your storage system.
Otherwise do not change it, the default setting of 10 % is suggested.

10. Enter the password again.

11. Click Apply.

NOTE: When the total file size is over the limit, the warning message “The disk space is
not enough” appears.

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Download Station

Allows peer-to-peer (P2P) download (BitTorrent file transfer protocol) of
computer files (filename.torrent) from remote location to your storage
system. The download task, percent and speed of download, and seed is
displayed. You can pause/resume or delete the download anytime.

1. Click Download Station on the Advanced page and the following screen

appears.

2. Click Browse and select the file (filename.torrent) to download.

3. Click Download.

NOTE: Click Pause/Resume to pause or resume the download, or Delete to remove the
download.

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System Log

Display a list of events that have occurred on the storage system. Reviewing this
list can help you identify and resolve any problems that you might encounter.

1. Click System log on the Advanced page and the following screen appears.

The date and time of the event, the type of event (I stands for informational,
E stands for error, W stands for warning, and C stands for critical error), and
a brief description of the event are displayed.

2. If an event occurs while you are viewing this list, click Refresh to update it.

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Shut Down

To shut down the storage system, you can press the power button on the unit
itself and hold it until the system status and disk activity LEDs start flashing, or
you can shut the storage system down remotely by using Storage System
Management. To use Storage System Management:

1. Click Shut Down on the Advanced page and the following screen appears,

allowing you to shutdown the storage system.

CAUTION: Make sure no one is backing up a disk or using a shared folder before you shut
down the storage system.

2. Enter the Administrator password.

NOTE: Maximum number of characters is 8. Can include any printable ASCII characters

but not ( ' ).

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3. Click Shut Down and the following screen appears. Click OK to confirm.

4. A message appears indicating that the system is shutting down.

CAUTION: Always shutdown the system in accordance with the instructions above. An
improper shutdown may affect the functionality of storage system in the next startup.

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Reboot

You can reboot the storage system remotely by using Storage System
Management. To use Storage System Management:

1. Click Reboot on the Advanced page and the following screen appears,

allowing you to reboot the storage system.

CAUTION: Make sure no one is backing up a disk or using a shared folder before you
reboot the storage system.

2. Enter the Administrator password.

NOTE: Maximum number of characters is 8. Can include any printable ASCII characters

but not ( ' ).

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3. Click Reboot and the following screen appear. Click OK to confirm.

4. A message appears indicating that the system is rebooting.

CAUTION: Always reboot the system in accordance with the instructions above. An
improper reboot may affect the functionality of storage system in the next startup.

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Back to Zero Disk

You do not have to press the “reset” button for 15 seconds to go back to zero
disk configuration again. You can use Storage System Management:

1. Click Back to Zero Disk on the Advanced page and the following screen

appears.

2. Enter the Administrator password.

NOTE: Maximum number of characters is 8. Can include any printable ASCII characters
but not ( ' ).

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3. Click Back to Zero Disk. A message appears indicating that the system is

rebooting.

CAUTION: Use Back to Zero Disk only if no hard disk is installed in the storage system. An
improper reboot may affect the functionality of storage system in the next startup.

4. Wait for a while (approximately 3~5 minutes) until the following screen

appears. Click the Click to Configure RAID Profile under the Configuration
URL column.

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5. The following screen appears. Change the RAID configuration by clicking

the radio button of the available RAID configuration on the CHANGE TO
column under RAID Profiles, then click CHANGE.

WARNING: An improper reboot may affect the functionality of storage system in the next
startup.

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3.8 Logging Out of Storage System Management

1. To log out from the Storage System Management without shutting it down,

click the Logout button.

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2. When the confirmation message appears, click OK.

3. The following screen appears. You can allow it to stay in the background

and perform other computer task. To use the Storage System Management
later, click Log In.

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Chapter 4 Map Shares

Your Storage System Management allows you to map shared folders.

To map shared folders:

1. From the NAS Discovery tool, click the Click to Map under the MAP Shares

column to map shared folders.

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2. The following screen appears. Key in the appropriate information and click

Map.

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NAS Samba Share: allows you to select which shared folder to connect

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User Name/Password: the shared folder of what you selected

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Share Name: allows you to re-name a preferred share name

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Chapter 5 Using One-Touch Backup

Your storage system allows you to conveniently backup files from a USB
device or memory card into your computer instantly by pressing the One-Touch

Backup button (

).

5.1 Connecting a USB Device

Your storage device has three USB ports. To use the One-Touch Backup
function with a USB device:

1. Make sure you have enabled the USB Backup feature on Storage System

Management (refer to chapter 3 for further details).

2. Connect a USB device to any USB port (

) on your storage device.

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3. Press the One-Touch Backup button to start backing up the contents of your

USB storage device to a newly created timestamp folder under
/USBBackup/.

5.2 Using the Card Reader

Your storage device has a Card Reader. The Card Reader is a small drive for
reading from and writing to removable memory cards (or called memory cards).
The cards supported are MMC (MultiMediaCard), SD (Secure Digital), and MS
(Memory Stick) cards.

Shown next are the appearance and size of each card type for your reference.

Type MMC Card SD Card MS Card

Appearance

Size

24

×32×

1.4

(mm)

24×32×2.1

(mm)

21.5×50×2.8
(mm)

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To use the One-Touch Backup function with a memory card:

1. Locate the Card Reader slot (SD/MMC/MS) on your storage device.

2. Align the card with its connector end pointing to the corresponding slot and

its indentation facing up. Slide the card into the slot until it reaches the end.

3. Press the One-Touch Backup button to start backing up the contents of your

memory card to a newly created timestamp folder under /Backup/.