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Table Of Contents

Copyright and Trademark Notice
About This Manual
Limited Warranty
Safety Warnings
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
- Overview
- Product Highlights
- Package Contents
- Front Panel
- Hard Disk Trays
- Rear Panel
Chapter 2: Hardware Installation
- Overview
- Before You Begin
- Hard Disk Installation
- Cable Connections
- Checking System Status
  - System Status Normal
  - System Trouble
Chapter 3: First Time Setup
- Overview
- Thecus Setup Wizard
- LCD Operation
- Typical Setup Procedure
Chapter 4: System Administration
- Overview
- Web Administration Interface
  - Menu Bar
  - Message Bar
  - Logout
- Language Selection
- System Information
  - Product Information
  - System/Service Status
  - Logs
- System Management
  - Time: Setting system time
  - Notification configuration
  - Firmware Upgrade
  - UPS Setting
  - Schedule Power On/Off
  - Wake-Up On LAN (WOL)
  - SNMP Support
  - Utility
- System Network
  - WAN Configuration
  - LAN
  - LAN Configuration
  - DHCP Server Configuration
  - Samba / CIFS
  - AFP (Apple Network Setup)
  - NFS Setup
- FTP
- Media Server
  - Media Manager Settings
  - Share Media Folders
  - Connecting DMAs to the Media Server
- HTTP/ Web Disk
- UPnP
- Nsync Target
- Bonjour Setting
- Storage Management
  - Disks Information
    - S.M.A.R.T. Information
    - Bad Block Scan
  - RAID Information
  - Create a RAID
    - RAID Level
  - Edit RAID
  - Remove RAID
  - Expanding a RAID
  - Migrating a RAID
  - Space Allocation
  - Advance Option
    - iSCSI Block Size
    - iSCSI CRC/Checksum
  - Share Folder
  - Snapshot
    - Snap (Snapshot configuration)
    - Folder and sub-folders Access Control List (ACL)
  - Stackable NAS
  - ISO Mount
- User and Group Authentication
  - ADS/NT Support
  - Local User Configuration
  - Add Users
    - Edit Users
    - Remove Users
  - Local Group Configuration
  - Batch Create Users and Groups
- Application Server
  - Printer Information
  - Windows XP SP2
  - Windows Vista
- iTunes® Server
- Module Management
- Module Installation
- System Module
- User Module
- Backup
  - Nsync
  - Thecus Backup Utility
  - Windows XP Data Backup
  - Apple OS X Backup Utilities
Chapter 5: Using the N7700SAS
- Overview
- Login Page
- Using WebDisk
- Photo Server
- Mapping a Client PC to the N7700SAS
  - Windows
  - Apple OS X
- Mapping the N7700SAS as an iSCSI Drive
  - Windows 2000/XP
  - Windows Vista
Chapter 6: Tips and Tricks
- USB and eSATA Storage Expansion
- Adding a Spare Disk
- Remote Administration
- Firewall Software Configuration
- Replacing Damaged Hard Drives
Chapter 7: Troubleshooting
- Forgot My Network IP Address
- Can't Map a Network Drive in Windows XP
- Restoring Factory Defaults
- Problems with Time and Date Settings
- Dual DOM Supports for Dual Protection
Chapter 8: Revision updated (FW 3.00.03 to 3.00.04)
- What’s New
- Error Corrections
Chapter 9: Revision updated up to FW 3.00.08
- What’s New
Chapter 10: Version 3.01.00 Firmware Updates
- What’s New
- Error Corrections
Appendix A: Product Specifications
- Hardware Specifications
- Software Specifications
Appendix B: Customer Support
Appendix C: RAID Basics
- Overview
- Benefits
  - Improved Performance
  - Data Security
- RAID Levels
- Stripe Size
- Disk Usage
Appendix D: Active Directory Basics
- Overview
- What is Active Directory?
- ADS Benefits
Appendix E: Licensing Information
- Overview
- Source Code Availability
- CGIC License Terms
- GNU General Public License

Hot swappable

Hot spare

Disk roaming

RAID level migration

RAID expansion

iSCSI Target Supports:

Microsoft iSCSI Initiator v2.0.4

StarPort Initiator V3.5.2

MAC OS: globalSAN iSCSI initiator version 3.0 (1150)

Linux: open-iscsi 2.0-865

Folder Management Share and sub-folders level permission

Public folder

Quota Management Share folder quota control

Backup Thecus Backup Utility (Windows XP/2000 and

MAC OS X)

Thecus Nsync

System Management Web GUI

Multilingual support (English, French, German,

Italian, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese,

Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Russian and Polish)

NTP support

Wake-on-LAN

Scheduled Power On/Off

Event Notification Email notification

Buzzer notification

LCD

UPS Support UPS monitoring via RS-232 or USB interface , and

system shutdown on low battery

Printer Server USB Printer (IPP support)

Supported USB Devices USB Printer

External HDD/flash disk

USB IEEE 802.11 b/g dongle w/AP mode support**

Setup Utility Windows 2000/XP/2003

MAC OS X

*AD support: Works as a client member in a Microsoft Active Directory domain,

allowing the N7700SAS to utilize the domain users and groups setting for

authentication to the system and authorization to the share folders.

**For supported USB dongles, please contact sales@thecus.com

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