QNAP Turbo NAS User Manual (Version: 3.3.0) © 2010 QNAP Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Table of Contents 1. Notice.............................................................................................................6 ....................................................................................................... 7 1.1 Regulatory Notice 8 1.2 Symbols....................................................................................................... in this document 9 1.3 Safety ..................................................................................................
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1. Notice Thank you for choosing QNAP products! This user manual provides detailed instructions of using the Turbo NAS (network-attached storage). Please read carefully and start to enjoy the powerful functions of the Turbo NAS! The Turbo NAS is hereafter referred to as the NAS. This manual provides the description of all the functions of the Turbo NAS. The product you purchased may not support certain functions dedicated to specific models. Le g a l No tic e s ©C opyright 2009–2010. QNAP Systems, Inc.
1.1 Regulatory Notice F CC S T A T E ME NT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a C lass B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FC C Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
1.2 Symbols in this document This icon indicates the instructions must be strictly followed. Failure to Warning do so could result in injury to human body or death. This icon indicates the action may lead to disk clearance or loss OR C aution failure to follow the instructions could result in data damage, disk damage, or product damage. This icon indicates the information provided is important or related to Important legal regulations.
1.3 Safety Information and Precautions 1. The NAS can operate normally in the temperature of 0ºC –40ºC and relative humidity of 0%– 95%. Please make sure the environment is well-ventilated. 2. The power cord and devices connected to the NAS must provide correct supply voltage (100W, 90–264V). 3. Do not place the NAS in direct sunlight or near chemicals. Make sure the temperature and humidity of the environment are in optimized level. 4.
2. Getting Started Hardware Installation For the information of hardware installation, see the ‘Quick Installation Guide’ (QIG) in the product package. You can also find the QIG in the product C D-ROM or QNAP website (http://www.qnap.com/ ). Software Installation After you have installed the NAS hardware, you can proceed to the software installation. The following demonstration is based on Windows OS. 1. Install QNAP Finder from the product C D-ROM.
2. Run QNAP Finder. If Finder is blocked by your firewall, unblock the utility. 3. QNAP Finder detects your NAS which has not been configured. C lick 'Yes' which you are prompted to perform quick setup of the NAS.
4. C lick 'OK' to proceed. 5. Your default web browser will be opened. Follow the instructions to configure the NAS.
6. C lick 'START INSTALLATION' in the last step. 7. All the installed hard disk drives will be formatted and all the data will be cleared. C lick 'OK' to proceed.
8. When finished, click 'Return to system administration page' or enter the NAS IP in the web browser to connect to the web administration page of the NAS.
2.1 Browse the CD-ROM The NAS C D-ROM contains documentation including Quick Installation Guide (QIG), user manual, application notes, and software utilities QNAP Finder, NetBak Replicator, and QGet.
You can browse the C D-ROM and access the following contents: Finder: The setup program of QNAP Finder (for Windows OS). Firmware: The firmware IMG file for the NAS model you purchased. Mac: The setup program of QNAP Finder (for Mac OS). Manual: The Quick Installation Guide, software user manuals, and hardware manual of Turbo NAS. QGet: The setup program of QGet download utility (for Windows OS). QSG: View the hardware installation instructions of the NAS.
2.2 Hard Disk Drive Compatibility List This product works with 2.5-inch/ 3.5-inch SATA hard disk drives (HDD) from major HDD brands. For the HDD compatibility list, please visit http://www.qnap.com/. Im p o r ta n t: QNAP disclaims any responsibility for product damage/ malfunction or data loss/ recovery due to misuse or improper installation of hard disks in any occasions for any reasons.
2.3 Check System Status (LED and Alarm Buzzer) LE D Dis p la y & S y s te m S ta tu s Ov e r v ie w LE D Co lo u r LE D S ta tu s De s c r ip tio n 1) The HDD on the NAS is being formatted 2) The NAS is being initialised Flashes green and red 3) The system firmware is being updated alternately every 0.
LE D Co lo u r LE D S ta tu s De s c r ip tio n Green The NAS is ready Off All the HDD on the NAS are in standby mode The disk data is being accessed and a read/ Orange LAN write error occurs during the process Or a n g e Flashes orange The NAS is connected to the network Flashes red The NAS is being accessed from the network Re d / Red A HDD read/ write error occurs Gre e n Flashes green The disk data is being accessed Green The HDD can be accessed HDD 1) A USB device (connected to
A la r m Bu z z e r (th e a la r m b u z z e r c a n b e d is a b le d in ‘S y s te m T o o ls ’ > ‘Ha r d wa r e S e ttin g s ’) Be e p s o u n d No . o f T im e s Short beep (0.5 1 sec) Short beep (0.5 3 sec) Short beep (0.
2.4 Connect to the NAS Network Shares Windows Users 1. You can connect to the network shares of the NAS by the following means: a. Open My Network Places and find the workgroup of the NAS. If you cannot find the server, browse the whole network to search for the NAS. Double click the name of the NAS for connection. b. Use the Run function in Windows.
2. Enter the default administrator name and password. Default user name: admin Default password: admin 3. You can upload files to the network shares. Mac Users 1. C hoose 'Go' > 'C onnect to Server'. 2. There are two ways to mount a disk: AFP: type NAS IP or afp://NAS_IP SMB: type smb://NAS_IP or NAS_name For example, 169.254.100.100 or smb://169.254.100.100 3. C lick 'C onnect'.
2.5 Connect to the NAS by Web Browser Co n n e c t to th e NA S b y we b b r o ws e r o n W in d o ws o r Ma c OS 1. You can connect to the web administration page of the NAS by the following methods: a. Use Finder to find the NAS. b. Open a web browser and enter http://NAS IP:8080 No te : The default NAS IP is 169.254.100.100:8080. If you have configured the NAS to use DHC P, you can use Finder to check the IP address of the NAS.
3. You can select to browse the NAS UI with Standard view or Flow view.
4. To configure the NAS, click ‘ADMINISTRATION’. Enter the administrator name and password. Default user name: admin Default password: admin Note that if you login the administration interface with a user account without the administration right, you can only change your login password. 5. You can turn on the option ‘SSL login’ (Secure Sockets Layer login) to allow secure connection to the NAS.
After you login the NAS, the home page will be shown. You can find the software wizards for convenient setup of some features, links to QNAP technical support, forum, and Wiki, and the latest RSS news feeds from QNAP*.
There are 8 main sections in the server administration. C lick the triangle icon next to the section name to expand the tree and view the items listed under each section.
To use the services such as Web File Manager, Download Station, Multimedia Station, and Surveillance Station, choose the services from the drop-down menu or click the icons on the login page. After you login the NAS, you can click the icons on top of the page to access the services.
2.6 System Migration System migration allows existing QNAP NAS users to upgrade your NAS to another new QNAP NAS model without the need to transfer the data or reconfigure the system. You only need to install the original hard disk drives (HDD) on the new NAS following its original HDD order and restart the NAS. Due to different hardware design, the NAS will automatically check if a firmware update is required before system migration.
De s tin a tio n NA S Dis k v o lu m e s u p p o r te d fo r s y s te m m ig r a tio n 1-bay NAS 1-drive single disk volume 2-bay NAS 1 to 2-drive single disk volume/ JBOD/ RAID 0, 2-drive RAID 1. 4-bay NAS 1 to 4-drive single disk volume/ JBOD/ RAID 0, 2-drive RAID 1, 3 to 4-drive RAID 5, 4-drive RAID 6. 5-bay NAS 1 to 5-drive single disk volume/ JBOD/ RAID 0, 2-drive RAID 1, 3 to 5-drive RAID 5, 4 to 5-drive RAID 6.
Follow the steps below to perform system migration. Ca u tio n : To avoid server damage or serious injuries, the system migration procedure should be performed by an authorized server manager or IT administrator. 1. Turn off the source NAS and unplug the HDD. 2. Remove the HDD from the old trays and install them to the HDD trays of the new NAS. 3. Plug the HDD to the destination NAS (new model). Make sure the HDD are installed in the original order. 4.
3. System Administration You can configure general system settings, network settings, and hardware settings, update the firmware, and more in this section.
3.1 General Settings Sy ste m Adm inistra tion Enter the name of the NAS. The server name supports maximum 14 characters and can be a combination of the alphabets, numbers, and hyphen (-). The server name does not accept the names with space, period (.), or names in pure number. Assign a port for the system management. The default port is 8080. The services which use this port include: System Management, Web File Manager, Multimedia Station, and Download Station.
Da te a nd Tim e Adjust the date, time, and time zone of the NAS according to your location. If the settings are incorrect, the following problems may occur: When using a web browser to access the server or save a file, the display time of the action will be incorrect. The time of the event log displayed will be inconsistent with the actual time when an action occurs.
Da y light Sa v ing Tim e If your region adopts daylight saving time (DST), you can turn on the option ‘Adjust system clock automatically for daylight saving time’. C lick ‘Apply’. The latest DST schedule of the time zone you select in the ‘Date and Time’ section will be shown. The system time will be adjusted automatically according to the DST. Note that if your region does not adopt DST, the options on this page will not be available.
La ngua ge Select the language the NAS uses to display the files and directories. No te : All files and directories on the NAS will be created using Unicode encoding. If the FTP clients or the OS of your PC does not support Unicode, select the language which is the same as your OS language in order to view the files and directories on the server properly. Pa ssword Stre ngth You can specify the password rules. After applying the setting, the NAS will automatically check the validity of the password.
3.2 Network TC P/IP (i) IP A d d r e s s You can configure the TC P/IP settings of the NAS on this page. C lick the Edit button ( ) to edit the network settings. For the NAS which supports two LAN ports, you can connect both network interfaces to two different switches and configure the TC P/IP settings. The NAS will acquire two IP addresses which allow the access from two different subnets. This is known as multi-IP setting*.
On the TC P/IP Property page, configure the following settings: Ne two r k S p e e d Select the network transfer rate according to the network environment to which the NAS is connected. Select auto negotiation and the NAS will adjust the transfer rate automatically. Ob ta in th e IP a d d r e s s s e ttin g s a u to m a tic a lly v ia DHCP If your network supports DHC P, select this option and the NAS will obtain the IP address and network settings automatically.
You can set the range of IP addresses allocated by the DHC P server and the lease time. The lease time refers to the time that an IP address is leased to the clients by the DHC P server. When the lease time expires, the client has to acquire an IP address from the DHC P server again. No te : If there is an existing DHC P server on the LAN, do not enable this function. Otherwise, there will be IP address conflicts and network access errors.
(iii) Po r t T r u n k in g Applicable to NAS models with two LAN ports only. This feature is not supported by TS-110, TS-119, TS-210, TS-219, and TS-219P. The NAS supports port trunking which combines two Ethernet interfaces into one to increase the bandwidth and offers load balancing and fault tolerance (also known as failover). Load balancing is a feature which distributes the workload evenly across two Ethernet interfaces for higher redundancy.
4. The Ethernet interfaces will be combined as Ethernet 1+2. Click the Edit button to edit the network settings. 5. After applying the settings, make sure the network cables of the two Ethernet interfaces are connected to the correct switch and the switch has been configured to support the port trunking mode selected on the NAS.
Refer to the table below about the port trunking options available on the NAS. F ie ld De s c r ip tio n S witc h Re q u ir e d Balance-rr Round-Robin mode is good for general purpose load Supports static (Round-Robin) balancing between two Ethernet interfaces. This mode trunking. Make sure transmits packets in sequential order from the first static trunking is available slave through the last. Balance-rr provides enabled on the switch. load balancing and fault tolerance.
receiving Ethernet interface fails, the other slave takes over the MAC address of the failed receiving slave. Balance-tlb mode provides load balancing and fault tolerance. Balance-alb Balance-alb is similar to balance-tlb but also attempts (Adaptive Load to redistribute incoming (receive load balancing) for Balancing) IPV4 traffic. This setup does not require any special switch support or configuration.
(iv) DNS S e r v e r Primary DNS Server: Enter the IP address of the primary DNS server. Secondary DNS Server: Enter the IP address of the secondary DNS server. No te : Please contact your ISP or network administrator for the IP address of the primary and the secondary DNS servers. When the NAS plays the role as a terminal and needs to perform independent connection, for example, BT download, you must enter at least one DNS server IP for proper URL connection. Otherwise, the function may not work properly.
DDNS To set up a server on the Internet and enable the users to connect to it easily, a fixed and easy-toremember host name is often required. However, if the ISP provides only dynamic IP address, the IP address of the server will change from time to time and is difficult to recall. You can enable the DDNS service to solve the problem.
IPv 6 The NAS supports IPv6 connectivity with ‘stateless’ address configurations and RADVD (Router Advertisement Daemon) for IPv6, RFC 2461 to allow the hosts on the same subnet to acquire IPv6 addresses from the NAS automatically. The NAS services which support IPv6 include: Remote replication Web Server FTP iSC SI (Virtual disk drives) SSH (putty) To use this function, select the option ‘Enable IPv6’ and click ‘Apply’. The NAS will restart. After the system restarts, login the IPv6 page again.
IPv 6 A u to Co n fig u r a tio n If you have an IPv6 enabled router on the network, select this option to allow the NAS to acquire the IPv6 address and the configurations automatically. U s e s ta tic IP a d d r e s s To use a static IP address, enter the IP address (e.g. 2001:bc95:1234:5678), prefix length (e.g. 64), and the gateway address for the NAS. You may contact your ISP for the information of the prefix and the prefix length.
3.3 Hardware You can set the hardware functions of the NAS. E n a b le c o n fig u r a tio n r e s e t s witc h When this function is turned on, you can press the reset button for 3 seconds to reset the administrator password and the system settings to default. The disk data will be retained. E n a b le h a r d d is k s ta n d b y m o d e When this function is turned on, the HDD enters standby mode if there is no access within the specified period.
E n a b le lig h t s ig n a l a le r t wh e n th e fr e e s iz e o f S A T A d is k is le s s th a n th e v a lu e : The status LED flashes red and green when this function is turned on and the free space of the SATA HDD is less than the value. The range of the value is 1-51200 MB. E n a b le wr ite c a c h e (fo r E XT 4 ) If the disk volume of the NAS is in EXT 4 format, you can gain better write performance by turning on this option.
E n a b le wa r n in g a le r t fo r r e d u n d a n t p o we r s u p p ly o n th e we b - b a s e d in te r fa c e : If you have installed two power supply units (PSU) on the NAS and connected them to the power sockets, both PSU will supply the power to the NAS (applied to 1U and 2U models). You can turn on redundant power supply mode in ‘System Administration’ > ‘Hardware’ to receive warning alert for the redundant power supply.
3.4 Security Se c urity Le v e l Enter the IP address or network domain from which the connections to this server are allowed or denied. When the connection of a host server is denied, all the protocols of that server are not allowed to connect to the local server. After changing the settings, click ‘Apply’ to save the changes. The network services will be restarted and current connections to the server will be terminated.
Ne twork Ac c e ss Prote c tion The network access protection enhances system security and prevents unwanted intrusion. You can select to block the IP for a certain period of time or forever if the IP fails to login the server from a particular connection method.
Im port SSL Se c ure C e rtific a te The Secure Socket Layer (SSL) is a protocol for encrypted communication between web servers and browsers for secure data transfer. You can upload a secure certificate issued by a trusted provider. After you have uploaded a secure certificate, you can connect to the administration interface by SSL connection and there will not be any alert or error message. The NAS supports X.509 certificate and private key only.
3.5 Notification C onfigure SMTP Se rv e r The NAS supports email alert to inform you of system errors and warning. To receive the alert by email, configure the SMTP server. SMTP Server: Enter the SMTP server name, for example, smtp.gmail.com. Port Number: Enter the port number for the SMTP server. The default port number is 25. Sender: Enter the sender information.
C onfigure SMS Se rv e r You can configure SMS server settings to send SMS messages from the NAS. The default SMS service provider is C lickatell. You can add your own SMS service provider by selecting ‘Add SMS Provider’ from the drop-down menu. When you select ‘Add SMS service provider’, enter the name of the SMS provider and the URL template text. No te : You will not be able to receive the SMS properly if the URL template text entered does not follow the standard of your SMS service provider.
Ale rt Notific a tion You can select to receive instant SMS or email alert when a system error or warning occurs. Enter the email address and mobile phone number to receive the alerts. Make sure you have entered the correct SMTP server and the SMSC server settings. If you do not want to receive any alerts, select ‘No alert’ for both settings. For more information, see here 391 .
3.6 Power Management You can restart or shut down the NAS, specify the behaviour of the NAS after a power recovery, and set the schedule for automatic system power on/ off/ restart on this page. Restart/ Shutdown Restart or shut down the NAS immediately. If you try to restart or turn off the NAS from the web-based interface or the LC D panel when a remote replication job is in process, the NAS will prompt you to ignore the running replication job or not.
Power on/ power off/ restart schedule You can select every day, weekdays, weekend, or any days of the week and set the time for automatic system power on, power off, or restart. Weekdays stand for Monday to Friday; weekend stands for Saturday and Sunday. Up to 15 schedules can be set.
3.7 Network Recycle Bin Ne two r k Re c y c le Bin This function enables the files deleted on the shares of the NAS to be removed to Network Recycle Bin to reserve the files temporarily. To turn on this function, select the option ‘Enable Network Recycle Bin’ and click ‘Apply’. The NAS will create a network share named ‘Network Recycle Bin’ automatically. Note that Network Recycle Bin only supports file deletion via SAMBA and AFP.
3.8 Backup/ Restore Settings Ba c k u p S y s te m S e ttin g s To back up all the settings, including the user accounts, server name, network configuration and so on, click ‘Backup’ and select to open or save the setting file. Re s to r e S y s te m S e ttin g s To restore all the settings, click ‘Browse’ to select a previously saved setting file and click ‘Restore’.
3.9 System Logs Sy ste m Ev e nt Logs The NAS can store 10,000 recent event logs, including warning, error, and information messages. If the NAS does not correspond correctly, you can refer to the event logs for troubleshooting. T ip : You can right click a log and delete the record.
Sy ste m C onne c tion Logs The NAS supports recording HTTP, FTP, Telnet, SSH, AFP, NFS, SAMBA, and iSC SI connections. C lick ‘Options’ to select the connection type to be logged. The file transfer performance can be slightly affected when this feature is turned on. T ip : You can right click a log and select to delete the record or block the IP and select how long the IP should be blocked. Archive logs: Turn on this option to archive the connection logs.
O n- line Use rs The information of the on-line users connecting to the NAS by networking services is shown on this page. Tip: You can right click a log and select to disconnect the IP connection and block the IP. Sy slog Syslog is a standard for forwarding the log messages on an IP network. You can turn on this option to save the event logs and connection logs to a remote syslog server.
3.10 Firmware Update U p d a te F ir m wa r e b y W e b A d m in is tr a tio n Pa g e No te : If the system is running properly, you do not need to update the firmware. Before updating the system firmware, make sure the product model and firmware version are correct. Follow the steps below to update firmware: Step 1: Download the release notes of the firmware from the QNAP website http://www.qnap.com/. Read the release notes carefully to make sure you need to update the firmware.
The system update may take tens of seconds to several minutes to complete depending on the network connection status. Please wait patiently. The NAS will inform you when the system update has completed.
U p d a te F ir m wa r e b y F in d e r You can update the system firmware by QNAP Finder. Select a NAS model and choose ‘Update Firmware’ from the ‘Tools’ menu.
Login the NAS as a user with administrator access right. Browse and select the firmware for the NAS. C lick ‘Start’ to update the system. No te : You can use Finder to update all the servers of the same model on the same local network at the same time. Make sure you have administrator access to all the servers you want to update.
Liv e Upda te Select 'Enable QNAP live update' to allow the NAS to automatically check if a new firmware version is available for download from the Internet. If a new firmware is found, you will be notified after logging in the NAS as an administrator. You can click 'C HEC K FOR UPDATE' to check if any firmware update is available. Note that the NAS must be connected to the Internet for these features to work.
3.11 Restore to Factory Default To reset all the settings to default, click ‘RESET’. Enter the administrator password and click 'OK'. Ca u tio n : When you press ‘RESET’ on this page, all the disk data, user accounts, network shares, and system settings are cleared and restored to default. Make sure you have backed up all the important data and system settings before resetting the NAS.
4. Disk Management Volume Management 70 RAID Management 74 HDD SMART 96 Encrypted File System 97 iSC SI 98 Virtual Disk 135 4.1 Volume Management This page shows the model, size, and current status of the HDD on the NAS. You can format and check the HDD, and scan bad blocks on the HDD. When the HDD has been formatted, the NAS will create the following default share folders: Public: Share folder for file sharing by everyone. Qdownload/ Download*: The default share folder for Download Station.
Dis k Co n fig u r a tio n A p p lie d NA S Mo d e ls Single disk volume All models RAID 1, JBOD (just a bunch of disks) 2-bay models or above RAID 5, RAID 6, RAID 5+hot spare 4-bay models or above RAID 6+hot spare 5-bay models or above 71
S ingle D isk Volume Each HDD is used as a standalone disk. If a HDD is damaged, all the data will be lost. J BO D ( J ust a bunch of disks) JBOD is a collection of HDD that does not offer any RAID protection. The data are written to the physical disks sequentially. The total storage capacity equals to the sum of the capacity of all member HDD. RAID 0 S triping D isk Volume RAID 0 (striping disk) combines 2 or more HDD into one larger volume.
RAID 5 D isk Volume The data are striped across all the HDD in a RAID 5 array. The parity information is distributed and stored across each HDD. If a member HDD fails, the array enters degraded mode. After installing a new HDD to replace the failed one, the data can be rebuilt from other member drives that contain the parity information. To create a RAID 5 disk volume, a minimum of 3 HDD are required. The storage capacity of a RAID 5 array equals (N-1). N is the total number of HDD members in the array.
4.2 RAID Management *Online RAID capacity expansion, online RAID level migration, and RAID recovery are not supported by one-bay NAS models and TS-210. You can perform online RAID capacity expansion (RAID 1/ 5/ 6) and online RAID level migration (single disk/ RAID 1/ RAID 5), add a HDD member to a RAID 5 or RAID 6 configuration, configure a spare HDD (RAID 5/ 6) with the data retained, enable Bitmap, and recover a RAID configuration on this page.
Ex pa nd C a pa c ity (O nline RAID C a pa c ity Ex pa nsion) S c e n a r io You bought four 250GB HDD for initial setup of TS-509 Pro and configured RAID 5 disk configuration with the four HDD. A half year later, the data size of the department has largely increased to 1.5TB. In other words, the storage capacity of the NAS is running out of use. At the same time, the price of 1TB hard drives has dropped to a large extent.
Op e r a tio n p r o c e d u r e In ‘Disk Management’ > ‘RAID Management’, select the disk volume for expansion and click ‘EXPAND C APAC ITY’. C lick ‘C hange’ for the first HDD to be replaced. Follow the instructions to proceed. Tip: After replacing the HDD, the description field shows the message ‘You can replace this drive’. This means you can replace the HDD to a larger one or skip this step if the HDD have been replaced already.
When the description displays ‘Please remove this drive’, remove the hard drive from the NAS. Wait for the NAS to beep twice after removing the hard drive. When the description displays ‘Please insert the new drive’, plug in the new HDD to the drive slot.
After plugging in the HDD, wait for the NAS to beep. The system starts rebuilding. After rebuilding finishes, repeat the steps above to replace other HDD.
After changing the HDD and rebuilding completes, you can click ‘EXPAND C APAC ITY’ to execute RAID expansion. C lick ‘OK’ to proceed. The NAS beeps and starts to expand the capacity.
The process may take from hours to tens of hours to finish depending on the drive size. Please wait patiently for the process to finish. Do NOT turn off the power of NAS. After RAID expansion has finished, the new capacity is shown and the status is ‘Ready’. You can start to use the larger capacity. (In the example you have 3.
Migra te (O nline RAID Le v e l Migra tion) During the initial setup of TS-509 Pro, you bought a 1TB HDD and configured it as single disk. TS509 Pro is used as a file server for data sharing among the departments. After a half year, more and more important data are saved on TS-509 Pro. There is a rising concern for hard drive damage and data loss. Therefore, you planned to upgrade the disk configuration to RAID 5.
Go to ‘Disk Management’ > ‘Volume Management’. The current disk volume configuration displayed on the page is single disk (the capacity is 1TB).
Plug in the new 1TB HDDs to drive slots 2, 3, 4 and 5 of NAS. The NAS will detect the new HDDs. The status of the new HDDs is ‘Unmounted’.
Go to ‘Disk Management’ > ‘RAID Management’, select the drive configuration for migration and click ‘Migrate’.
Select one or more available drives and the migration method. The drive capacity after migration is shown. C lick ‘Migrate’. Note that all the data on the selected HDD will be cleared. C lick ‘OK’ to confirm.
When migration is in process, the required time and total drive capacity after migration are shown in the description field.
The NAS will enter ‘Read only’ mode when migration is in process during 11%–49% to assure the data of the RAID configuration will be consistent after RAID migration completes. After migration completes, the new drive configuration is shown (RAID 5 now) and the status is Ready. You can start to use the new drive configuration. The process may take from hours to tens of hours to finish depending on the HDD size. You can connect to the web page of the NAS to check the status later.
Use O nline RAID C a pa c ity Ex pa nsion a nd O nline RAID Le v e l Migra tion S c e n a r io You had a tight schedule to set up the file server and FTP server. However, you had only one 250GB HDD. Therefore, you set up the TS-509 Pro with the single disk configuration. The original plan was to set up a 3TB RAID 5 network data centre with TS-509 Pro.
Add ha rd driv e Follow the steps below to add a HDD member to a RAID 5 or RAID 6 disk configuration. 1. Make sure the status of the RAID 5 or RAID 6 configuration is 'Ready'. 2. Install a HDD on the NAS. If you have a HDD which has already been formatted as single disk volume on the NAS, you can add this HDD to the RAID 5 or RAID 6 configuration. You are recommended to use hard disk drives of the same storage capacity for the RAID configuration. 3.
C onfigure Spa re Driv e You can add a spare drive to or remove a spare drive from a RAID 5 configuration. Follow the steps below to use this feature. 1. Make sure the status of the RAID 5 or RAID 6 configuration is 'Ready'. 2. To add a spare drive, install a HDD on the NAS. If you have a HDD which has already been formatted as single disk volume on the NAS, you can configure this HDD as the spare drive. You are recommended to use hard disk drives of the same storage capacity for the RAID configuration.
B itm a p Bitmap improves the time for RAID rebuilding after an unexpected error, or removing or re-adding a member HDD of the RAID configuration. If an array has a bitmap, the member HDD can be removed and re-added and only blocks changes since the removal (as recorded in the bitmap) will be re-synchronized. To use this feature, select a RAID 1, 5, or 6 disk volume and click 'ENABLE BITMAP'. No te : Bitmap support is only available for RAID 1, 5, and 6.
Re c ov e r (RAID Re c ov e ry ) RAID Recovery: When the NAS is configured as RAID 5 (or RAID 6) and 2 (or 3) HDD are uplugged from the server accidentally, you can plug in the same HDD into the same drive slots and click ‘Recover’ to recover the volume status from ‘Not active’ to ‘Degraded mode’. If the disk volume is configured as RAID 0 or JBOD and one or more of the HDD members are disconnected, you can use this function to recover the volume status from ‘Not active’ to ‘Normal’.
F u r th e r in fo r m a tio n a b o u t RA ID m a n a g e m e n t o f th e NA S : The NAS supports the following actions according to the number of HDD and disk configurations supported. Please refer to the following table for the details. Or ig in a l Dis k Co n fig u r a tio n Ne w Dis k No . o f Ne w HDD A c tio n * No . o f HDD Co n fig u r a tio n * No .
Online RAID capacity RAID 5 * 3 1 RAID 5 * 4 1 RAID 5 * 5 1 RAID 5 * 6 1 RAID 5 * 7 1 RAID 5 * 8 1 RAID 6 * 4 1 RAID 6 * 5 1 RAID 6 * 6 1 RAID 6 * 7 1 RAID 6 * 8 1 Single * 1 1 Online RAID level migration RAID 1 * 2 Single * 1 2 Online RAID level migration RAID 5 * 3 Single * 1 3 Online RAID level migration RAID 5 * 4 Single * 1 4 Online RAID level migration RAID 5 * 5 Single * 1 5 Online RAID level migration RAID 5 * 6 Single * 1 6 Online RAID level migration RAID 5
RAID 1 * 2 2 Online RAID level migration RAID 5 * 4 RAID 1 * 2 3 Online RAID level migration RAID 5 * 5 RAID 1 * 2 4 Online RAID level migration RAID 5 * 6 RAID 1 * 2 5 Online RAID level migration RAID 5 * 7 RAID 1 * 2 6 Online RAID level migration RAID 5 * 8 RAID 1 * 2 2 Online RAID level migration RAID 6 * 4 RAID 1 * 2 3 Online RAID level migration RAID 6 * 5 RAID 1 * 2 4 Online RAID level migration RAID 6 * 6 RAID 1 * 2 5 Online RAID level migration RAID 6 * 7 RAID 1 * 2 6 On
4.3 HDD SMART You can monitor the HDD health, temperature, and the usage status by HDD S.M.A.R.T. (SelfMonitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology). You can view the following information of each HDD on the NAS. F ie ld De s c r ip tio n Summary Display the HDD S.M.A.R.T. summary and the latest test result. Hard disk Display the HDD details, for example, model, serial number, HDD capacity. information SMART Display the HDD S.M.A.R.T. information.
4.4 Encrypted File System This feature is not supported by TS-110, TS-119, TS-210, TS-219, TS-219P, TS-410, TS-419P, TS410U, and TS-419U. You can manage the encrypted disk volumes on the NAS on this page. Each encrypted disk volume is locked by a particular key. The encrypted volume can be unlocked by the following methods: Encryption Password: Enter the encryption password to unlock the disk volume. The default password is ‘admin’. The password must be 8-16 characters long.
4.5 iSCSI The NAS supports built-in iSC SI service for server clustering and virtualized environments. iSC SI C onfigura tion The NAS supports built-in iSC SI service. To use this function, follow the steps below: 1. Install an iSC SI initiator on your computer (Windows PC , Mac, or Linux). 2. Enable iSC SI Target Service on the NAS and create a new iSC SI target. 3. Run the iSC SI initiator and connect to the iSC SI target (NAS). 4. After successful logon, format the iSC SI target (disk volume).
T h e d e s c r ip tio n b e lo w a p p lie s to n o n In te l- b a s e d NA S o r In te l- b a s e d NA S m o d e ls r u n n in g fir m wa r e p r io r to v e r s io n 3 .2 .0 o n ly . Non Intel-based NAS refers to TS-110, TS-119, TS-210, TS-219, TS-219P, TS-410, TS-419P, TS410U, TS-419U.
Enter the C HAP authentication settings (optional) if your NAS is located on a public or untrusted network. If you enter the user name and password settings under ‘C HAP’ only, only the iSC SI target authenticates the initiator. In other words, the initiators have to enter the user name password to connect to the target. Mutual C HAP: Turn on this option for two-way authentication between the iSC SI target and the initiator.
Upon successful creation the iSC SI target will be shown on the iSC SI Target List. Select the option ‘Enable iSC SI Target Service’ under the tab ‘iSC SI TARGET’ and click ‘Apply’. The iSC SI target will become ready.
iSC SI Q uic k C onfigura tion Wiza rd T h e d e s c r ip tio n b e lo w a p p lie s to In te l- b a s e d NA S m o d e ls r u n n in g fir m wa r e v e r s io n 3 .2 .0 o r la te r o n ly . Intel-based NAS refers to TS-239 Pro, TS-239 Pro II, TS-259 Pro, SS-439 Pro, TS-439 Pro, TS-439 Pro II, TS-439U-SP/RP, TS-459 Pro, TS-459U-SP/RP, TS-509 Pro, TS-559 Pro, TS-639 Pro, TS-659 Pro, SS-839 Pro, TS-859 Pro, TS-809 Pro, TS-809U-RP, and TS-859U-RP. A maximum of 256 iSC SI targets and LUNs can be created.
3. Select to create an iSC SI target with a mapped LUN, an iSC SI target only, or an iSC SI LUN only. C lick ‘Next’. 4. C reate iSC SI target with a mapped LUN: C lick 'Next'.
5. Enter the target name and target alias. You may check the options 'Data Digest' and/or 'Header Digest' (optional). These are the parameters that the iSC SI initiator will be verified when it attempts to connect to the iSC SI target.
6. Enter the C HAP authentication settings. If you enter the user name and password settings under 'Use C HAP authentication' only, only the iSC SI target authenticates the initiator, i.e. the initiators have to enter the user name password settings here to access the target. Mutual C HAP: Enable this option for two-way authentication between the iSC SI target and the initiator. The target authenticates the initiator using the first set of user name and password.
7. C reate an iSC SI LUN. An iSC SI LUN is a logical volume mapped to the iSC SI target. Select one of the following modes to allocate the disk space to the LUN: Thin Provisioning: Select this option to allocate the disk space in a flexible manner. You can allocate the disk space to the target anytime regardless of the current storage capacity available on the NAS. Over-allocation is allowed since the storage capacity of the NAS can be expanded by online RAID capacity expansion.
8. C onfirm the settings and click 'Next'. 9. When the target and the LUN have been created, click ‘Finish’.
10. The target and LUN are shown on the list under the ‘Target Management’ tab.
C re a te m ore LUN for a ta rge t T h e d e s c r ip tio n b e lo w a p p lie s to In te l- b a s e d NA S m o d e ls r u n n in g fir m wa r e v e r s io n 3 .2 .0 o r la te r o n ly . Intel-based NAS refers to TS-239 Pro, TS-239 Pro II, TS-259 Pro, SS-439 Pro, TS-439 Pro, TS-439 Pro II, TS-439U-SP/RP, TS-459 Pro, TS-459U-SP/RP, TS-509 Pro, TS-559 Pro, TS-639 Pro, TS-659 Pro, SS-839 Pro, TS-859 Pro, TS-809 Pro, TS-809U-RP, and TS-859U-RP. You can create multiple LUN for an iSC SI target.
2. Select ‘iSC SI LUN only’ and click ‘Next’. 3. Select the LUN allocation method. Enter the LUN name, select the LUN directory, and specify the capacity for the LUN. C lick ‘Next’.
4. Select the target to map the LUN to. You can also select not to map the LUN for now. 5. C onfirm the settings and click ‘Next’.
6. When the LUN has been created, click ‘Finish’ to exit the wizard. 7. The LUNs created can be mapped to and unmapped from the iSC SI target anytime. You can also unmap the LUN from a target and map it to another target.
Ite m S ta tu s De s c r ip tio n iSC SI target Ready The iSC SI target is ready but no initiator has connected to it yet. C onnected The iSC SI target has been connected by an initiator. Disconnected The iSC SI target has been disconnected Offline The iSC SI target has been deactivated and cannot be connected by the initiator. LUN Enabled The LUN is active for connection and is visible to authenticated initiators. Disabled The LUN is inactive and is invisible to the initiators.
Bu tto n De s c r ip tio n Deactivate a ready or connected target. Note that the connection from the initiators will be removed. Activate an offline target. Modify the target settings: target alias, C HAP information, and checksum settings. Modify the LUN settings: LUN allocation, name, disk volume directory, etc. Delete an iSC SI target. All the connections will be removed. Disable an LUN. All the connections will be removed. Enable an LUN. Unmap the LUN from the target.
Switc h the m a pping of LUN T h e d e s c r ip tio n b e lo w a p p lie s to In te l- b a s e d NA S m o d e ls r u n n in g fir m wa r e v e r s io n 3 .2 .0 o r la te r o n ly . Intel-based NAS refers to TS-239 Pro, TS-239 Pro II, TS-259 Pro, SS-439 Pro, TS-439 Pro, TS-439 Pro II, TS-439U-SP/RP, TS-459 Pro, TS-459U-SP/RP, TS-509 Pro, TS-559 Pro, TS-639 Pro, TS-659 Pro, SS-839 Pro, TS-859 Pro, TS-809 Pro, TS-809U-RP, and TS-859U-RP. Follow the steps below to switch the mapping of an LUN. 1.
3. 4. Select the target to map the LUN to and click ‘Apply’. The LUN is mapped to the target. After creating the iSC SI targets and LUN on the NAS, you can use the iSC SI initiator installed on your computer (Windows PC , Mac, or Linux) to connect to the iSC SI targets and LUN and use the disk volumes as the virtual drives on your computer.
C onne c t to the iSC SI ta rge ts by Mic rosoft iSC SI initia tor on Windows Before you start to use the iSC SI target service, make sure you have created an iSC SI target with a LUN on the NAS and installed the correct iSC SI initiator for your OS. iS CS I in itia to r o n W in d o ws Microsoft iSC SI Software Initiator v2.07 is an official application for Windows OS 2003, XP, and 2000 to allow users to implement an external iSC SI storage array over the network.
The available iSC SI targets and their status will then be shown under the ‘Targets’ tab. Select the target you wish to connect then click ‘C onnect’.
You may click ‘Advanced’ to specify the logon information if you have configured the authentication otherwise simply click ‘OK’ to continue. Upon successful logon, the status of the target now shows ‘C onnected’.
After the target has been connected Windows will detect its presence and treat it as if there was a new hard disk drive has been added which needs to be initialized and formatted before we can use it. Right-click ‘My C omputer’ > ‘Manage’ to open the ‘C omputer Management’ window then go to ‘Disk Management’ and a window should pop-up automatically asking whether you want to initialize the newly found hard drive. C lick ‘OK’ then format this drive as normally you would when adding a new disk.
After disk initialization and formatting, the new drive is attached to your PC . You can now use this iSC SI target as a regular disk partition.
C onne c t to the iSC SI ta rge ts by X te nd SAN iSC SI Initia tor on Ma c O S This section shows you how to use Xtend SAN iSC SI Initiator on Mac OS to add the iSC SI target (QNAP NAS) as an extra partition. Before you start to use the iSC SI target service, make sure you have created an iSC SI target with a LUN on the NAS and installed the correct iSC SI initiator for your OS.
C lick the 'Discover Targets' tab, you can either choose 'Discover by DNS/IP' or 'Discover by iSNS' according to the network topology. In this example, we will use the IP address to discover the iSC SI targets.
Follow the screen instructions and enter the server address, iSC SI target port number (default: 3260), and C HAP information (if applicable). C lick 'Finish' to retrieve the target list after all the data have been entered correctly.
All the available iSC SI targets on the NAS will be shown. Select the target you would like to connect and click 'Add'.
You can configure the connection properties of the selected iSC SI target in the 'Setup' tab.
C lick the 'Status' tab, select the target to connect. Then click 'Login' to proceed.
The first time you logon to the iSC SI target, a popup message will be shown to remind you the disk is not initialized. C lick 'Initialize…' to format the disk. You can also open the 'Disk Utilities' application to do the initialization. You can now use the iSC SI target as an external drive on your Mac.
C onne c t to the iSC SI ta rge ts by O pe n- iSC SI Initia tor on Ubuntu Linux This section shows you how to use Linux Open-iSC SI Initiator on Ubuntu to add the iSC SI target (QNAP NAS) as an extra partition. Before you start to use the iSC SI target service, make sure you have created an iSC SI target with a LUN on the NAS and installed the correct iSC SI initiator for your OS. A b o u t Lin u x Op e n - iS CS I In itia to r The Linux Open-iSC SI Initiator is a built-in package in Ubuntu 8.
C heck the device status with dmesg. # dmesg | tail Enter the following command to create a partition, /dev/sdb is the device name. # fdisk /dev/sdb Format the partition. # mkfs.ext3 /dev/sdb1 Mount the file system. # mkdir /mnt/iscsi # mount /dev/sdb1 /mnt/iscsi/ You can test the I/O speed using the following command. # hdparm -tT /dev/sdb1 Below are some ‘iscsiadm’ related commands.
ADV ANC ED AC L The description below applies to Intel-based NAS models running firmware version 3.2.0 or later only. Intel-based NAS refers to TS-239 Pro, TS-239 Pro II, TS-259 Pro, SS-439 Pro, TS-439 Pro, TS-439 Pro II, TS-439U-SP/RP, TS-459 Pro, TS-459U-SP/RP, TS-509 Pro, TS-559 Pro, TS-639 Pro, TS-659 Pro, SS-839 Pro, TS-859 Pro, TS-809 Pro, TS-809U-RP, and TS-859U-RP.
Enter the policy name, the initiator IQN, and assign the access right for each LUN created on the NAS. Read-only: The connected initiator can only read the data from the LUN. Read/Write: The connected initiator has read and write access right to the LUN. Deny Access: The LUN is invisible to the connected initiator.
If no LUN masking policy is specified for a connected iSC SI initiator, the default policy will be applied. The system default policy allows read and write access from all the connected iSC SI initiators. You can click (Edit) on the LUN masking list to edit the default policy. No te : Make sure you have created at least one LUN on the NAS before editing the default LUN policy.
Hint: How do I find the initiator IQN? Start Microsoft iSC SI initiator and click 'General'. You can find the IQN of the initiator as shown below.
4.6 Virtual Disk You can use this function to add the iSC SI targets of other QNAP NAS or storage servers to the NAS as the virtual disks for storage capacity expansion. The NAS supports maximum 8 virtual disks. To add a virtual disk to the NAS, make sure an iSC SI target has been created. C lick ‘Add Virtual Disk’.
Enter the target server IP and port number (default: 3260). C lick ‘Get Remote Disk’. If authentication is required, enter the user name and the password. Then, click ‘Apply’. C lick to format the virtual disk. When the status of the virtual disk is ‘Ready’, you can start to use the virtual disk as a disk volume of the NAS.
5. Access Right Management The files on the NAS can be shared among multiple users. For easier management and better control of users’ access right, you have to organize the users, user groups, and their access right control. Users 137 User Groups 143 Share Folders 144 Quota 161 5.1 Users The NAS has created the following users by default: admin By default, the administrator ‘admin’ has access right to the system administration and cannot be deleted.
The following information is required to create a new user: User name The user name must not exceed 32 characters. It is case-insensitive and supports double-byte characters, such as C hinese, Japanese, and Korean. The invalid characters are listed below: '/ \ [ ] : ; | = , + * ? < >` ' Password The password is case-sensitive and supports maximum 16 characters. It is recommended to use a password of at least 6 characters.
Im port Use r You can import multiple user accounts to the NAS with this feature. To import multiple users, follow the steps below: 1. C lick ‘Import Users’. 2. Select the option ‘Overwrite duplicate users’ if you want to replace the existing users. 3. Select the file of users and click ‘Next’.
4. A list of imported users will be shown. Abnormal or incorrect entries will be skipped. C lick ‘Next’. 5. The imported user accounts will be shown.
The NAS supports importing user accounts from txt or C SV files. To create a list of user accounts with these file types, follow the steps below. tx t 1. Open a new file with a text editor. 2. Enter a user’s information in the following order and separate them by ‘,’: Username, Password, Quota (MB), Group Name 3. Go to the next line and repeat the previous step to create another user account. Each line indicates one user's information. 4.
CS V (E x c e l) 1. Open a new file with Excel. 2. Enter a user's information in the same row in the following order: C olumn A: Username C olumn B: Password C olumn C : Quota(MB) C olumn D: Group name 3. Go to the next row and repeat the previous step to create another user account. Each row indicates one user's information. Save the file in C SV format. 4. Open the C SV file with Notepad and save it in UTF-8 encoding if it contains double-byte characters.
5.2 User Groups A user group is a collection of users with the same access right to the files or folders. The NAS has created the following user groups by default: administrators All the members in this group have the administration right of the NAS. You cannot delete this group. everyone All the registered users belong to everyone group. You cannot delete this group. The number of user groups you can create on the NAS varies according to the NAS models.
5.3 Share Folders Sha re F olde rs You can create different network share folders for various types of files, and assign different access rights to the users or user groups. The number of share folders you can create on the NAS varies according to the NAS models.
To create a share folder, click 'New Share Folder'. C lick 'Next'.
Enter the share folder settings. Folder name: Enter the share folder name. The share folder name does not support ' / \ [ ] : ; | = , + * ? < >` ‘ Hide Folder: Select to hide the folder or not in Microsoft Networking. When a folder is hidden, you have to enter the complete directory \\NAS_IP\folder_name to access the folder.
Select the way you want to specify the access right to the folder and specify the guest access right.
If you select to specify the access right by user or user group, you can select to grant read only, read/write, or deny access to the users or user groups.
C onfirm the settings and click 'Next'.
C lick 'Finish' to complete the setup.
To delete a share folder, select the folder checkbox and click 'Delete'. You can select the option 'Also delete the data in these folder(s)' to delete the folder and the files in it. If you select not to delete the folder data, the data will be retained in the NAS. You can create a folder of the same name again to access the data.
ISO Sha re F olde rs You can mount the ISO image files on the NAS as ISO share folders and access the contents without disc burning. The NAS supports mounting up to 256 ISO share folders. *TS-110, TS-119, TS-210, TS-219, TS-219P, and TS-410 support maximum 256 network share folders only (including 6 default network share folders). The maximum number of ISO image files supported by these models is less than 256 (256 minus 6 default share folders minus number of network recycle bin folders).
3. The image file will be mounted as a share folder of the NAS. Enter the folder name.
4. Specify the access rights of the NAS users or user groups to the share folder. You can also select 'Deny Access' or 'Read only' for the guest access right. C lick 'Next'.
5. C onfirm the settings and click 'Next'. 6. C lick 'Finish'.
7. After mounting the image file, you can specify the access rights of the users over different network protocols such as SMB, AFP, NFS, and WebDAV by clicking the icons in the 'Action' column. The NAS supports mounting ISO image files by Web File Manager, see here 214 for more information.
F olde r Aggre ga tion You can aggregate the share folders on Microsoft network as a portal folder on the NAS and let the NAS users access the share folders through your NAS. Up to 10 share folders can be linked to a portal folder. No te : This function is supported only in Microsoft networking service. To use this function, follow the steps below. 1. Enable folder aggregation. 2. C lick ‘C reate A Portal Folder’.
3. Enter the portal folder name. Select to hide the folder or not, and enter an optional comment for the portal folder.
4. C lick (Link C onfiguration) and enter the remote folder settings. Make sure the share folders are open for public access. No te : If there is permission control on the share folders, you need to join the NAS and the remote servers to the same AD domain.
5. Upon successful connection, you can connect to the remote folders through the NAS.
5.4 Quota To allocate the disk volume efficiently, you can specify the quota that can be used by each user. When this function is enabled and a user has reached the disk quota, the user cannot upload any data to the server anymore. By default, no limitations are set for the users. You can modify the following options: Enable quota for all users Quota size on each disk volume After applying the changes, the quota settings will be shown. C lick 'GENERATE' to generate a quota settings file in C SV format.
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6.1 Microsoft Networking Enable file service for Microsoft networking: If you are using Microsoft Windows, turn on this option so that you can access the files on the network share folders. Assign a workgroup name.
S ta n d a lo n e S e r v e r Use local users for user authentication. A D Do m a in Me m b e r The NAS supports Windows AD (Active Directory) to provide quick and direct import of the user accounts to the existing AD server available on your network. This function helps you save the time and effort on creating the user accounts and passwords and lowers the IT maintenance cost by automatic configuration procedure. Server Description Describe the NAS for the users to identify the server.
Join Q NAP NAS to Windows Se rv e r 2003/ 2008 Ac tiv e Dire c tory Active Directory is a Microsoft directory used in Windows environments to centrally store, share, and manage the information and resources on your network. It is a hierarchical data centre which centrally holds the information of the users, user groups, and the computers for secure access management. The NAS supports Active Directory (AD).
2. Go to ‘System Administration’ > ‘Network’ > ‘TC P/IP’. Set the IP of the primary DNS server as the IP of the Active Directory server that contains the DNS service. It must be the IP of the DNS server that is used for your Active Directory. If you use an external DNS server, you will not be able to join the domain.
3. Go to ‘Network Services’ > ‘Microsoft Networking’. Enable AD Domain Member, and enter the AD domain information. No te : Enter a fully qualified AD domain name, for example, qnap-test.com The AD user entered here must have the administrator access right to the AD domain. WINS Support: If you are using a WINS server on your network and your workstation is configured to use that WINS server for name resolution, you must set up your WINS server IP on the NAS (use the specified WINS server).
Windows 2003 You may check the AD server name and AD domain name in ‘System Properties’. a. In Windows 2003 servers, the AD server name is ‘node1’ NOT ‘node1.qnap-test.com’. b. The domain name remains the same.
Windows Server 2008 You may check the AD server name and domain name in ‘C ontrol Panel’ > ‘System’. a. This is your AD server name. b. This is your domain name. No te : After joining the NAS to the Active Directory, the local NAS users who have access right to the AD server should use ‘NASname\username’ to login; the AD users should use their own user names to login the AD server.
Windows 7 If you are using a Windows 7 PC which is not a member of an Active Directory, while your NAS is an AD domain member and its firmware version is earlier than v3.2.0, change your PC settings as shown below to allow your PC to connect to the NAS. a. Go to ‘C ontrol Panel’ > ‘Administrative Tools’. b. C lick ‘Local Security Policy’.
c. Go to ‘Local Policies’ > ‘Security Options’. Select ‘Network security: LAN Manager authentication level’.
d. Select the ‘Local Security Setting’ tab, and select ‘Send LM & NTLMv2 – use NTLMv2 session security if negotiated’ from the list. Then click ‘OK’.
Verify the settings To verify that the NAS has been joined to the Active Directory successfully, go to 'Access Right Management' > 'Users' and 'User Groups'. A list of users and user groups will be shown on the 'Domain Users' and 'Domain Groups' lists respectively.
Adv a nc e d O ptions W INS s e r v e r If the local network has a WINS server installed, specify the IP address. The NAS will automatically register its name and IP address with WINS service. If you have a WINS server on your network and want to use this server, enter the WINS server IP. Do not turn on this option if you are not sure about the settings.
Na m e r e s o lu tio n p r io r ity You can select to use DNS server or WINS server to resolve client host names from IP addresses. When you set up your NAS to use a WINS server or to be a WINS server, you can choose to use DNS or WINS first for name resolution. When WINS is enabled, the default setting is 'Try WINS then DNS'. Otherwise, DNS will be used for name resolution by default.
6.2 Apple Networking To connect to the NAS from Mac, enable Apple Filing Protocol. If your AppleTalk network uses extended networks and is assigned with multiple zones, assign a zone name to the NAS. If you do not want to assign a network zone, enter an asterisk (*) to use the default setting. This setting is disabled by default.
6.3 NFS Service To connect to the NAS from Linux, enable NFS service. To configure the NFS access right to the share folders on the NAS, go to 'Access Right Management' > 'Share Folders'. C lick the NFS button on the 'Action' column.
Specify the access right to the network share. If you select 'No limit' or 'Read only', you can specify the IP address or domains that are allowed to connect to the share folder by NFS. No limit: Allow users to create, read, write, and delete files or folders in the network share and any subdirectories. Read only: Allow users to read files in the network share and any subdirectories but they are not allowed to write, create, or delete any files. Deny access: Deny all access to the network share.
Co n n e c t to th e NA S b y NF S On Linux, run the following command: m o u n t - t n fs :/ For example, if the IP address of your NAS is 192.168.0.1 and you want to link the network share folder ‘public’ under the /mnt/pub directory, use the following command: m o u n t - t n fs 1 9 2 .1 6 8 .0 .1 :/ p u b lic / m n t/ p u b No te : You must login as the ‘root’ user to initiate the above command.
6.4 FTP Service When you turn on FTP service, you can specify the port number and the maximum number of users that are allowed to connect to the NAS by FTP at the same time. To use the FTP service of the NAS, enable this function. Open an IE browser and enter ftp://NAS IP. Enter the user name and the password to login the FTP service. Pr o to c o l T y p e Select to use standard FTP connection or SSL/TLS encrypted FTP.
U n ic o d e S u p p o r t Turn on or off the Unicode support. The default setting is No. If your FTP client does not support Unicode, you are recommended to turn off this option and select the language you specify in ‘General Settings’ > ‘Language’ so that the file and folder names can be correctly shown. If your FTP client supports Unicode, enable Unicode support for both your client and the NAS. A n o n y m o u s Lo g in You can turn on this option to allow anonymous access to the NAS by FTP.
6.5 Telnet/ SSH You can turn on this option to connect to the NAS by Telnet or SSH encrypted connection (only the ‘admin’ account can login remotely). You can use Telnet or SSH connection clients, for example, putty for connection. Make sure you have opened the ports you specified on your router or firewall. To use SFTP (known as SSH File Transfer Protocol or Secure File Transfer Protocol), make sure you have turned on the option 'Allow SSH connection'.
6.6 SNMP Settings You can enable SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) service on the NAS and enter the trap address of the SNMP management stations (SNMP manager), for example, PC with SNMP software installed. When an event, warning, or error occurs on the NAS, the NAS (SNMP agent) reports the real-time alert to the SNMP management stations. The fields are described as below: F ie ld De s c r ip tio n SNMP Trap Level Select the information to be sent to the SNMP management stations.
6.7 Web Server The NAS enables you to upload the web pages and manage your own website easily by Web Server. It also supports Joomla!, PHP and MySQL/ SQLite for you to establish an interactive website.
To use Web Server, follow the steps below. 1. Enable the service and enter the port number. The default number is 80. 2. C onfigure other settings: C onfigure register_globals Select to enable or disable register_globals. The setting is disabled by default. When the web program prompts you to enable php register_globals, enable this option. However, for system security concern, it is recommended to turn this option off. php.ini Maintenance Select the option ‘php.
We bDAV WebDAV (Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning) is a set of extensions to the HTTP(S) protocol that allows the users to edit and manage the files collaboratively on the remote World Wide Web servers. After turning on this function, you can map the share folders of your NAS as the network drives of a remote PC over the Internet. To edit the access right settings, go to ‘Access Right Management’ > ‘Share Folders’ page.
Windows XP: 1. Right click ‘My C omputer’ and select ‘Map Network Drive…’ 2. C lick ‘Sign up for online storage or connect to a network server’.
3. Select ‘C hoose another network location’.
4. Enter the URL of your NAS with the share folder name. Note that you should put a ‘#’ key at the end of the URL. C lick ‘Next’. Format: http://NAS_IP_or_HOST_NAME/SHARE_FOLDER_NAME/# 5. Enter the user name and password which has the WebDAV access right to connect to the share folder.
6. Type a name for this network place.
7. The network place has been created and is ready to be used.
8. Now you can connect to this share folder anytime through WebDAV. A shortcut has also been created in ‘My Network Places’.
Windows Vista If you are using Windows Vista, you might need to install the ‘Software Update for Web Folders (KB907306)’. This update is for 32-bit Windows OS only. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/ details.aspx?FamilyId=17c36612-632e-4c04-9382-987622ed1d64&displaylang=en 1.
2. C lick ‘C onnect to a Web site that you can use to store your documents and pictures’.
3. Select ‘C hoose a custom network location’.
4. Enter the URL of your NAS with the share folder name. Format: http://NAS_IP_or_HOST_NAME/SHARE_FOLDER_NAME 5. Enter the user name and password which has the WebDAV access right to connect to this share folder.
6. Type a name for this network location.
7. The Web folder has been successfully created.
8. You can locate the web folder in the ‘Network Location’ section in ‘C omputer’.
9. You can connect to the share folder though this link via HTTP/WebDAV.
Mac OS X Follow the steps below to connect to your NAS via WebDAV on Mac OS X. C lient Operating System: Mac OS X Snow Leopard (10.6.1) 1. Open ‘Finder’ > ‘C onnect to Server’, and enter the URL of the share folder. Format: http://NAS_IP_or_HOST_NAME/SHARE_FOLDER_NAME 2. Enter the user name and password which has the WebDAV access right to connect to this share folder.
3. You can connect to the share folder through this link via HTTP/WebDAV. 4. You can also find the mount point in the ‘SHARED’ category in Finder and make it one of the login items. Note that the instructions above are based on Mac OS X 10.6, and can be applied to 10.4 or later.
Ubuntu Follow the steps below to connect to your NAS via WebDAV on Ubuntu. C lient Operating System: Ubuntu 9.10 Desktop 1.
2. Select ‘WebDAV (HTTP)’ or ‘Secure WebDAV (HTTPS)’ for the Service type according to your NAS settings and enter your host information. Enter the user name and password which has the WebDAV access right to connect to this share folder. C lick ‘C onnect’ to initialize the connection.
3. This WebDAV connection has been established successfully, a linked folder will be created on the desktop automatically.
My S QL Ma n a g e m e n t You may install phpMyAdmin software and save the program files in the ‘Web’ share folder of the NAS. You can change the folder name and connect to the database by entering the URL in the browser. No te : The default user name of MySQL is ‘root’. The password is ‘admin’. Please change your root password immediately after logging in to the phpMyAdmin management interface.
6.7.1 Virtual Host Virtual host is a web server technique that provides the capability to host more than one domain (website) on one physical host offers a cost-effective solution for personal and small business with such need. You can host multiple websites (maximum 32) on the NAS with this feature. In this tutorial we will use the information provided in the table below as the reference guide. Ho s t n a m e site1.mysite.com site2.mysite.
3. Enter the host name and specify the folder (under Web or Qweb) where the web files will be uploaded to. 4. Specify the protocol (HTTP or HTTPS) for connection. If you select HTTPS, make sure the option 'Enable Secure C onnection (SSL)' in Web Server has been turned on. 5. Specify the port number for connection. 6. C lick 'Apply'. 7. C ontinue to enter the information for the rest of the sites you want to host on the NAS.
8. Create a folder for each website (site1_mysite, site2_mysite, and www_mysite2) and start transferring the website files to the corresponding folders.
Once the files transfers complete point your web browser to the websites by http://NAS_host_name or https://NAS_host_name according to your settings. In this example, the URLs are: http://site1.mysite.com http://site2.mysite.com http://www.mysite2.com You should see the Joomla!, phpBB3, and WordPress web pages respectively.
6.8 Network Service Discovery UPnP Disc ov e ry Se rv ic e When a UPnP device is added to the network, the UPnP discovery protocol allows the device to advertise its services to the control points on the network. By enabling UPnP Discovery Service, the NAS can be discovered by any operating systems that support UPnP.
B onjour By broadcasting the network service(s) with Bonjour, your Mac will automatically discover the network services, such as FTP, running on the NAS without the need to enter the IP addresses or configure the DNS servers. No te : You have to activate the services on their setup pages and then turn them on in this section so that the NAS will advertise this service with Bonjour.
7. Web File Manager To connect to the files on the NAS by a web browser, enable Web File Manager. If the NAS is connected to the Internet and uses a valid IP address, you can connect to the NAS by web browser from anywhere. To use Web File Manager, go to ‘Applications’ > ‘Web File Manager’. Enable the service. C lick ‘Web File Manager’ on the top or on the login page of the NAS to connect to the Web File Manager.
You can organize the network share folders of the NAS. With Web File Manager, you can upload, download, rename, move, copy, or delete the files and folders in the network shares.
Upload file To use this feature, install Adobe Flash plugin for your web browser. i. Open the folder to upload file to. C lick ii. C lick ‘Browse’ to select the file(s). . iii. Select to skip or overwrite existing file in the folder. iv. C lick ‘Start’. Download file i. Select a file or folder to download. ii. Right click the mouse and select ‘Download’ or click to download the file. Create folder i. Select a network share or folder in which you want to create a new folder. ii.
Rename file or folder i. Select a file or folder to rename. ii. C lick (Rename). iii. Enter the new file or folder name and click ‘OK’. C opy files or folders i. Select the files or folders to copy. ii. C lick (C opy). iii. Select the destination folder. iv. Select to skip or overwrite the existing file in the destination folder. C lick ‘OK’. Move files or folders i. Select the files or folders to move. ii. C lick (Move). iii. Select the destination folder. iv.
Extract files i. To extract a zipped file on the NAS, right click the zipped file and select ‘Extract’. ii. Select the files to extract and configure the extraction settings.
Files/ Folders Search Web File Manager supports smart search of files, sub-folders, and folders on the NAS. You can search a file or folder by all or part of the file or folder name, or by the file extension, for example, AVI, MP3.
Mount ISO Shares To mount an ISO file on the NAS as a share folder, follow the steps below. Locate the ISO file on the NAS. Right click the file and select 'Mount ISO'. Enter the share folder name and click 'OK'. C lick 'OK' to confirm.
The ISO share folder will appear on the share folder list. You can access the contents of the ISO image file. You can login the NAS web interface with an administrator account and specify the access rights of the users in 'Access Right Management' > 'Share Folders' > 'ISO Share Folders'. To unmount the share folder, right click the folder name and select 'Unmount'. C lick 'Yes' to confirm and then click 'OK' to unmount.
8. Multimedia Station Multimedia Station is a web-based application which lets you play your photos, music, and videos on the NAS by a web browser. You can also share the multimedia files with your friends and publish photos to popular social networking sites such as Facebook, Plurk, Twitter, Blogger, and so on. To use Multimedia Station, follow the steps below. 1. Go to 'Network Services' > 'Web Server'. Turn on the web server feature.
3. The first time you connect to Multimedia Station, enter a new password for the 'admin' account. Then click 'Submit'. If you have created user accounts for the previous version of Multimedia Station, you may select 'Keep existing user accounts' to reserve the user accounts. Note that the user accounts (including admin) of Multimedia Station are different from the system user accounts on the NAS. For security concern, you are highly suggested to set a different password for admin.
4. When the page of Multimedia Station is shown, click 'Login'. Enter the user name with access right to this service and the password. If you login as the administrator (admin), you can create new users and configure other advanced settings.
Multimedia Station consists of Media C enter, My Jukebox, and C ontrol Panel.
Me dia C e nte r The folders and multimedia files of the default network share (Qmultimedia/ Multimedia) of Multimedia Station are shown in Media C enter. You can view or play the multimedia contents (images, videos, and audio files) on the NAS on the web browser over LAN or WAN. S u p p o r te d file fo r m a t Ty pe F ile fo r m a t Audio MP3 Image JPG/JPEG, GIF, PNG (Animation will not be shown for animated GIF files) Playback: FLV, MPEG-4 Video (H.
Home Return to the home directory of Multimedia Station Parent Directory Return to the parent directory Refresh Refresh current directory Manage Album* You can: 1. C reate new album under the current directory and 2. Add new files to this album by copying or uploading files to this directory. Set Album C over* You can set up the album cover for each album/ directory by specifying one photo in this album/ directory. C ooliris Browse your photos in 3-dimensional way with C ooliris.
Details You can browse the files in detailed view. It supports the following functions: Open, Rename, Delete, Download, and Full Image View. Sort You can choose to sort files alphabetically in ascending or descending order. Search You can search files by this function. Note that it only supports search within the current directory. *Options that can be operated by administrators only.
Play music The NAS supports playing music files on the web browser. Simply click a file (MP3) on the web page, the NAS will start playing it. If you click a music file in a folder, all other supported music files in the folder will also be shown in the playlist and played. C lick 'X' to exit the playback page.
View image files When viewing an image file, you can click 'EXIF' to view the detailed information such as file name, size, date, and aperture. To add a caption for the file, click 'Edit caption' and enter the description. The description must not exceed 512 characters. You can also submit your comments on the image file and view the comments from other users on 'All comments'. Each comment cannot exceed 128 characters.
Set background music To set the background music of an image file or a folder of image files, make sure you have created a playlist in 'C ontrol Panel' > 'Playlist Editor' (to be introduced later) in Multimedia Station. Open an image file in Media C enter and click 231 .
Select the playlist and click 'Save'. To remove the background music, you can select 'No music'.
Create album To create an album (folder) by the web-based interface on Multimedia Station, locate the directory in Media C enter. C lick (C reate Album). Select 'C reate New Album' and enter the album name. C lick 'Next'.
To copy the files from other location in Media center to the album, select 'File C opy', choose the files to copy and click >. Then click 'File C opy' to start copying the files.
To upload files to the album, click 'Browse' to select the files and click 'File Upload'.
Manage album To manage an album (folder) by the web-based interface on Multimedia Station, locate the directory in Media C enter. C lick (C reate Album). Select 'Upload & Organize' and click 'Next'.
To copy the files from other location in Media center to the album, select 'File C opy', choose the files to copy and click >. Then click 'File C opy' to start copying the files. To upload files to the album, click 'Browse' to select the files and click 'File Upload'. You can click to browse the multimedia contents in details and click the icons to open, rename, delete, or download the files or folders.
Set album cover To set an image file as the album cover, click 238 .
Select the image file and click 'Save'.
Slide Show C lick to view multiple image files in slide show. Select the playback speed (3s/ 6s/ 9s/ 15s) and the slide show effect (for full screen display) from the drop-down menu. You can also select the photo frame for displaying the image file. To view the image files in 3-dimensional (3D) display, click .
Publish image files You can publish the image files on Multimedia Station to social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter. C lick .
Select the image files to publish. You can publish maximum 5 photos at a time. Enter the title and description. Then select the website to publish the files to and enter the login information of the website. Note that the album must be set to public (C ontrol Panel > Set Folder Public) before it can be published, and Multimedia Station must be accessible from the Internet. It is suggested to set up the DDNS for the NAS before using this feature.
Email image files To email the image files, make sure SMTP server settings have been correctly configured on the NAS. C lick . Enter the information and click 'Send'.
Play video The NAS supports playing video files on the web browser. Simply click a video file on the web page, the NAS will start playing it. If you click a video file in a folder, all other supported video files in the folder will also be shown in the playlist and played. C lick 'X' to exit the playback page.
Transcode video If the video files are in AVI, M4V, MPG/MPEG, RM/RMVB, WMV formats, you need to transcode the file in order to play it on Multimedia Station properly. A video file which can be transcoded is shown with an icon like below in thumbnail view. C lick the icon and confirm to perform video transcoding. Wait patiently when transcoding is in process. The video will be converted into FLV format. You can then play it on your web browser. Only administrators are allowed to transcode a video.
My Ju k e b o x You can create playlists of music files and play them in My Jukebox. The album art and its information will be read from the ID3 tag automatically if applicable. To create or edit your own playlist for My Jukebox, go to 'C ontrol Panel' > 'Playlist Editor'. Note that only the administrators can edit the playlists. The playlists in My Jukebox will be shared with all the users of Multimedia Station.
C ontrol Pa ne l User Management You can create multiple user accounts on Multimedia Station. Note that the user accounts created here are different from the system accounts you create on NAS (Access Right Management > Users). C lick 'Add User' to create a user. The maximum number of users Multimedia Station supports is 128, including 'admin'.
Enter the user information. The user name only supports alphabets (A-Z and a-z), numbers (0-9), dash (-), and underscore (_). The user name cannot exceed 32 characters. Specify whether or not the user is an administrator and the folders that the user can or cannot access. C lick 'Save'. Note that the password must be 1 to 16 characters long. It can only contain A-Z, a-z, 0-9, -, !, @, #, $, %, _. The users are shown on the list.
Change Password You can change the administrator password in this section. The password must be 1 to 16 characters long. The password can only contain A-Z, a-z, 0-9, -, !, @, #, $, %, _.
Playlist Editor To create a playlist, enter Playlist Editor. Select an existing playlist from the drop down menu or click 'Add' to create a playlist. Next, select the music files from the left column (folders on Multimedia Station) and click > to add the files to the playlist. C lick 'Save' and then 'C lose'. After creating the playlist, you can play it in My Jukebox.
Photo Frame Settings You can upload your photo frames for viewing the image files. The suggested resolution is 400 (width) x 300 (height) pixels, or you can use an image with 4:3 aspect ratio. The supported format is PNG. To add a photo frame, click 'Add' and upload the file.
The name of a photo frame must be 1 to 16 characters long. The maximum number of photo frames Multimedia Station supports is 64 (including the system default photo frames). Note that the system default photo frames cannot be deleted.
Set Folder Public To publish the image files to the Web, you have to make the folder public. Select the folder to allow public access and click >. Then click 'Save'. Note that the public folders will be seen and accessed by anyone without logging in Multimedia Station.
8.1 QMobile QMobile is an application dedicated to iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad users. You can browse and play the multimedia files stored on QNAP NAS, upload photos to the NAS or download your favorite multimedia files to your iPhone/ iPod Touch/ iPad and play them offline. It also provides autosynchronization feature upon every connection. No te : QMobile is applicable to QNAP Turbo NAS running firmware version 3.3.0 or later.
In s ta ll QMo b ile Download QMobile from App Store.
After installation, QMobile will be shown on the screen.
Co n fig u r e NA S s e ttin g s o n iPh o n e / iPo d / iPa d Launch QMobile App and add a QNAP NAS. You can add the NAS to QMobile by 'Automatic Discovery' or 'Add Server Manually'.
A u to m a tic Dis c o v e r y No te : This feature is only available after you have enabled 'QMobile for iPhone/iPod Touch' on the NAS under 'Network Services' > 'Network Service Discovery' > 'Bonjour'.
QMobile will find all the NAS servers which have enabled Bonjour on the local network. Select the NAS and login with your user name and password.
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Enter the name, host/IP, user name and password of the NAS.
Touch the NAS you wish to connect. Or you may swipe the NAS which you want to delete.
U s e QMo b ile to m a n a g e y o u r m e d ia c e n te r o n th e NA S 1. Media C enter You may view and play the multimedia files saved on Multimedia Station of your NAS. Note: QMobile can only play the files supported by iPhone/iPod Touch. C onnect to the NAS and touch the Media C enter icon.
You can browse the multimedia files under 'Qmultimedia/Multimedia' default share folder or you may choose the specific photo, music or video files by clicking the corresponding icon at the bottom.
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Music view 268
Video view 269
2. Upload Photos You may upload the photo files on your iPhone to the NAS directly through QMobile. Select the file source of iPhone by clicking and select the file destination of the NAS by clicking 270 .
Photo Source: C hoose the file from 'Saved Photos' or 'Photo Library' on iPhone. Photo destination: C hoose the Root folder ('Qmultimedia/Multimedia' folder of NAS) or the sub-folder to save the files.
Select the photos and touch the 'Upload' icon to upload the photos.
3. My Favorites You may download the multimedia files from the NAS to your iPhone under 'My Favorites' and play them offline.
From Media C enter, swipe the file and touch the star sign to start to download it. (Files that have never been downloaded will be shown as 'Not downloaded'.
Downloaded files will be shown in 'My Favorites'. QMobile will check if the source of the downloaded files have been updated or deleted from the NAS upon every new connection to the NAS. You can select to synchronize the changes with the NAS.
4. My Jukebox You may view, stream and play the playlists configured on Multimedia Station. Login Multimedia Station as an administrator. Select 'C ontrol Panel' > 'Playlist Editor'.
C lick 'Add' to create a Playlist. Enter the playlist name and click 'Save'.
Select the playlist from the drop-down menu and then choose the music files to add to the playlist and click '>'. C lick 'Save' to save the playlist.
You can play the playlists created on the NAS by 'My Jukebox' on iPhone.
Once the audio file has been streamed completely, it will be saved in the cache in 'Recently Played'.
You can edit the cache settings under 'Settings'.
9. Download Station The NAS supports BT, HTTP, and FTP download. You can add download task to the NAS and let the server finish downloading independent of PC . Im p o r ta n t: Please be warned against illegal downloading of copyrighted materials. The Download Station functionality is provided for downloading authorized files only. Downloading or distribution of unauthorized materials may result in severe civil and criminal penalty.
Add a new BT task C lick ‘Add new BT task’ on the left and upload a torrent file. You can download the legal torrent files from the Internet. There are websites that provide legally shared torrents, for example www. legaltorrents.com. Please download the torrent files to your local disk and then upload them to the NAS.
Add a new FTP/HTTP task To run an FTP download task, click ‘Add new FTP/HTTP task’. Enter the FTP URL of the download task and select the share folder to save the files. Enter the user name and password to login the FTP server (if necessary). Then click ‘OK’ to start downloading. To run an HTTP download task, click ‘Add new FTP/HTTP task’. Enter the HTTP URL of the download task and select the share folder to save the files. Then click ‘OK’ to start downloading.
4. After uploading a download task, the task will appear on the ‘View Run List’. 5. You can select a download task and click ‘BT download property’ to enable or disable the DHT public network and configure the sharing time after the download completes. No te : If the sharing time (larger than 0 hr) is set for a download task, the download task will be moved to the ‘Finish List’ after the download completes and the sharing time ends.
6. C lick ‘Set C onfig’ and enter the number of the maximum tasks you want to download at the same time (Default number: 3). Enter the maximum download rate (default value is 0, which means unlimited). Enter the maximum upload rate (default value is 0, which means unlimited). Enter the port range for Download Station (default range is 6881-6999). C heck UPnP NAT port forwarding to enable automatically port forwarding on UPnP supported gateway (default is not checked).
7. To stop a running download task, select the task in View Run list and click ‘Pause/ Restart download task’. You can view tasks that are paused or finished in View Pause List and View Finish List respectively. To restart a paused task, select the task in View Pause List and click ‘Pause/ Restart download task’. 8. You can also increase or decrease the task priority by clicking ‘Increase download priority’ and ‘Decrease download priority’ when there are multiple download tasks.
9. To delete a running, paused, or finished task, select the task and click ‘Delete download task’. You can select to remove the download task only and retain the downloaded files, or remove the task and downloaded files. 10. To logout Download Station, click on the top right hand corner. 11. To connect to the folders you have downloaded, go to the share folder Qdownload/ Download of the NAS.
Dump Diagnostic Information To view the diagnostic details of a download task, select a task on the list and click ‘Dump Diagnostic Information’.
You can right click the download task to configure the download settings. The common reasons for slow BT download rate or download error are as below: 1. The torrent file has expired, the peers have stopped sharing this file, or there is error in the file. 2. The NAS has configured to use fixed IP but DNS server is not configured, or DNS server fails. 3. Set the maximum number of simultaneous downloads as 3-5 for the best download rate. 4. The NAS is located behind NAT router.
Use Download Software QGet QGet is a powerful management utility for maintaining the BT, HTTP and FTP download tasks of multiple NAS servers via LAN or WAN. By using QGet, you no longer need to login the Download Station web interface of multiple servers and manage the settings one by one. Simply install QGet on any computer running Windows 2000/ XP/ Vista/ Windows 7 or Mac, you can manage the download tasks of all your NAS servers. 1. Install QGet from the product C D-ROM disc.
2. Follow the instructions to install QGet. 3. Run QGet from the installed location.
4. For the details of using QGet, see the online help.
10. Surveillance Station You monitor and record the live video of maximum 2-4 IP cameras available on the network (LAN or WAN) with Surveillance Station.
C lick ‘Surveillance Station’ on the top or on the login page of the NAS to connect to Surveillance Station. If you login the service from the login page of the NAS, you are required to enter the user name and password. No te : The Surveillance Station is only supported on IE browser 6.0 or later. To set up your network surveillance system by the NAS, follow the steps below: 1. Plan your home network topology 2. Set up the IP cameras 3. C onfigure the camera settings on the NAS 4.
S e t u p th e IP c a m e r a s In this example, two IP cameras will be installed. C onnect the IP cameras to your home network. Then set the IP address of the cameras so that they are in the same LAN as the computer. Login the configuration page of the C amera 1 by IE browser. Enter the IP address of the first IP camera as 192.168.1.10. The default gateway should be set as the LAN IP of the router (192.168.1.100 in this example). Then configure the IP address of the second IP camera as 192.168.1.20.
C lick ‘Test’ on the right to ensure the connection to the IP camera is successful. If your IP camera supports audio recording, you may enable the option on the ‘Recording Settings’ page. C lick ‘Apply’ to save the changes. C onfigure the settings of IP camera 2 following the above steps.
After you have added the network cameras to the NAS, go to the ‘Live View’ page. The first time you connect to this page by the IE browser, you have to install the ActiveX control in order to view the images of IP camera 1 and IP camera 2. You can start to use the monitoring and recording functions of the Surveillance Station. To use other functions such as motion detection recording, scheduled recording, and video playback, see the online help.
Co n fig u r e y o u r NA T r o u te r (fo r r e m o te m o n ito r in g o v e r th e In te r n e t) To view the monitoring video and connect to the NAS remotely, you need to change the network settings by forwarding different ports to the corresponding LAN IP on your NAT router. Ch a n g e th e p o r t s e ttin g s o f th e NA S a n d th e IP c a m e r a s The default HTTP port of NAS is 8080. In this example, the port is changed to 8000.
Go to the configuration page of your router and configure the port forwarding as below: Forward port 8000 to the LAN IP of the NAS: 192.168.1.60 Forward port 81 to the LAN IP of IP camera 1: 192.168.1.10 Forward port 82 to the LAN IP of IP camera 2: 192.168.1.20 No te : When you change the port settings, make sure remote access is allowed. For example, if you office network blocks the port 8000, you will not be able to connect to your NAS from the office.
Co n n e c t to th e s n a p s h o ts a n d v id e o r e c o r d in g s o f S u r v e illa n c e S ta tio n All the snapshots are saved in ‘My Documents’ > ‘Snapshot’ (Windows XP) in your computer. If you are using Windows 7 or Vista, the default directory is ‘Documents’ > ‘Snapshot’. The video recordings will be saved in \\NASIP\Qrecordings or \\NASIP\Recordings. The general recordings are saved in the folder ‘record_nvr’ and the alarm recordings are saved in the folder ‘record_nvr_alarm’.
11. iTunes Service Ge ne ra l The MP3 files on the Qmultimedia/ Multimedia folder of the NAS can be shared to iTunes by this service. All the computers with iTunes installed on LAN are able to find, browse, and play the shared music files on the NAS. To use the iTunes service, make sure you have installed the iTunes program on your computer. Enable this service. Then upload the music files to the Qmultimedia/ Multimedia folder of the NAS.
Sm a rt Pla y list C lick ‘Smart Playlist’ to enter the smart playlist page. You can define the playlist rules to categorize the songs into different playlists. If there is no song that matches the rules on the playlist, the iTunes client will not show the playlist. For detailed operation, refer to the online help. Lo c a te th e s e r v ic e in iT u n e s C onnect your PC and Turbo NAS to the same LAN and start iTunes on your PC .
C lick the triangle icon next to the NAS name. The smart playlists defined earlier will be shown. The songs are categorized accordingly. You can start to use iTunes to play the music on your NAS. No te : You can download the latest iTunes software from official Apple website http://www.apple. com/.
12. UPnP Media Server The NAS is built-in with TwonkyMedia, DLNA compatible UPnP media server. Enable this function and the NAS will share particular music, photos, or video files to the DLNA network. You can use DLNA compatible digital media players to play the multimedia files on the NAS on your TV or acoustic sound system. To use UPnP Media Server, enable this function and click the following link (http://NAS IP:9000/) to enter the configuration page of the UPnP Media Server.
A b o u t U Pn P a n d DLNA Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) is a set of computer network protocols promulgated by the UPnP Forum. The purpose of UPnP is to allow the devices to connect seamlessly and to simplify the implementation of the networks at home and in the corporate environment. UPnP achieves this by defining and publishing UPnP device control protocols built upon open, Internet-based communication standards.
13. MySQL Server No te : To use this feature on the TS-x39/509/809 series, please update the system firmware with the image file enclosed in the product C D or download the latest system firmware from http:// www.qnap.com/. You can enable MySQL Server as the website database. Enable TC P /IP Netw orking You can enable this option to configure MySQL server of the NAS as a database server of another web server in remote site through Internet connection.
Database Maintenance Reset root password: Execute this function to reset the password of MySQL root as ‘admin’. Re-initialize database: Execute this function to delete all the data on MySQL database. For the information of hosting a phpBB forum on the NAS, see here 409 .
14. QPKG Plugins You can install the QPKG packages to add more functions to the NAS. C lick ‘GET QPKG’. Before you install the packages, make sure the files are correct, read the instructions carefully, and back up all the important data on the NAS. Download the package you want to install on the NAS to your computer.
Before installing the QPKG package, unzip the downloaded file. To install the QPKG, browse to select the correct QPKG file and click ‘INSTALL’. After uploading the QPKG packages, the details are shown. C lick the link to connect to the web page of the installed package and start to configure the settings. To remove the package from the NAS, click ‘REMOVE’.
15. Backup External Drive 311 USB One Touch C opy 313 Remote Replication 316 Time Machine 327 15.1 External Drive You can back up the local drive data to an external storage device. Select to execute instant, automatic, or scheduled backup, and configure the settings. Backup Now: To back up the data to the external storage device immediately. Schedule Backup: To back up the data by schedule. You can select the weekday and time to execute the backup.
15.2 USB One Touch Copy This feature is not supported by TS-809U-RP. You can configure the bahaviour of the USB one touch copy button on this page. The following three functions are available: Op tio n s De s c r ip tio n C opy from the front USB storage to a 1. C reate directory: A new directory will be created on directory of the internal HDD of the NAS the destination and the source data will be copied to this directory. The new directory will be named as the backup date (YYYYMMDD).
Da ta c o p y b y fr o n t U S B p o r t The NAS supports instant data copy backup from the external USB device to the NAS or the other way round by the front one touch copy button. To use this function, follow the steps below: 1. Make sure a HDD is installed and formatted on the NAS. The default network share Qusb/ Usb has been created. 2. Turn on the NAS. 3. C onfigure the behaviour of the C opy button on ‘Backup’ > ‘USB one touch copy’ page. 4.
15.3 Remote Replication Re m ote Re plic a tion You can use this option to back up the folders and sub-folders on the NAS to another QNAP NAS or Rsync server over LAN or the Internet. The maximum number of remote replication jobs supported is 64. Port Number: Specify a port number for remote replication. The default port number is 873. No te : If this server connects to the Internet through a router, make sure the specified port for remote replication is opened on the router.
Follow the steps below to create a remote replication job for backup from the NAS to another QNAP NAS. 1. C lick ‘C reate New Replicating Job’ to create a new task. 2. Select the server type and enter the job name.
3. Enter the IP address or domain name (if any) of the remote server, the port number of the remote server, the user name and password with write access to the remote server. C lick ‘Test’ to check if the connection is successful or not. No te : To use remote replication, enable Microsoft Networking service, make sure the destination network share and directory have been created, and the user name and password are valid to login the destination folder.
4. Enter the destination path. The share folder name (network share or directory) is casesensitive.
5. Enter the source path. You can select to back up the whole network share and a folder in the share. 6. Define the replication schedule.
7. Set other options for the remote replication job. Enable encryption: Select this option to execute encrypted remote replication. Note that you must turn on 'Allow SSH connection' in 'Network Services > 'Telnet/ SSH' and specify the same port number for SSH and encrypted remote replication. Activate file compression: Turn on this option to allow file compression during the data transfer process. This option is recommended for low bandwidth environment or remote replication over WAN.
8. Then click ‘Finish’. The job will be executed according to your schedule. Note that the job is recursive. Do not turn off the local NAS and the remote server when remote replication is running.
Ho w to c r e a te a r e m o te r e p lic a tio n j o b fo r a n e n tir e d is k v o lu m e ? To back up an entire disk volume by remote replication, create a new share folder (for example, root) as the root directory which contains all the share folders in the same volume, and specify the path to ‘/’. Then create a remote replication job to copy this share folder (root). All the share folders and sub-folders will be replicated.
Am a zon S3 Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service) is an online storage web service offered by AWS (Amazon Web Services). It provides a simple web services interface that can be used to store and retrieve the data from anywhere on the web. With Amazon S3, you can upload the data from your NAS to Amazon S3 or download the data from Amazon S3 to your NAS. Note that you need to register an AWS account from http://aws.amazon.com/ and pay for the service.
After setting up the Amazon S3 account, follow the steps below to back up the data to or retrieve the data from Amazon S3 using the NAS. 1. C lick ‘C reate New Replicating Job’. 2. Enter the remote replication job name. 3. Select the usage type: ‘Upload’ or ‘Download’ and enter other settings. A bucket is the root directory on Amazon S3. You can test the connection to the remote host testing by clicking ‘TEST’. Other settings are optional. 4. Specify the local directory on the NAS for replication. 5.
15.4 Time Machine You can enable Time Machine support to use the NAS as a backup destination of multiple Mac by the Time Machine feature on OS X.
To use this function, follow the steps below. C onfigure the settings on the NAS: 1. Enable Time Machine support. 2. Enter the Time Machine password. The password is empty by default. 3. Select a volume on the NAS as the backup destination. 4. Enter the storage capacity that Time Machine backup is allowed to use. 5. C lick ‘Apply’ to save the settings. All the Time Machine users share the same network share for this function.
C onfigure the backup settings on Mac: 1. Open Time Machine on your Mac and click ‘Select Backup Disk’. 2. Select the TMBackup on your NAS from the list and click ‘Use for Backup’.
3. Enter the user name and password to login the QNAP NAS. Then click ‘C onnect’. Registered user name: TimeMachine Password: The password you have configured on the NAS. It is empty by default. 4. Upon successful connection, the Time Machine is switched ‘ON’. The available space for backup is shown and the backup will start in 120 seconds. The first time backup may take more time according to the data size on Mac. To recover the data to the Mac OS, see the tutorial on http://www.apple.com/.
Ma na ge B a c kup You can manage the existing backup on this page. Volume: Display Time Machine backup tasks stored in the volume. Name: The name of the Time Machine backup (the sparse bundle disk image which was created by Time Machine). Size: Size of this Time Machine backup. Date Modified: Last modified date of this Time Machine backup. Delete: Delete the selected Time Machine backup.
16. External Device External Storage Device 332 USB Printer 333 UPS Settings 349 16.1 External Storage Device The NAS supports USB disks and thumb drives for extended storage. C onnect the USB device to the USB port of the NAS, when the device is successfully detected, the details are shown on this page. It may take tens of seconds for the NAS server to detect the external USB device successfully. Please wait patiently. You can format the external drive as FAT32, NTFS, EXT3, or HFS+ (Mac only).
16.2 USB Printer To provide printer sharing function for the network users, you can simply connect a USB printer to the USB port of the NAS. The NAS detects the printer automatically. Up to 3 printers are supported. No te : Please connect a USB printer to the NAS after the software configuration is completed. The NAS does not support multifunction printer. For the information of the supported USB printer models, please visit http://www.qnap.
16.2.1 Windows XP Users Me th o d 1 1. Enter \\NAS IP in Windows Explorer. 2. A printer icon is shown as a network share on the server. Double click the icon. 3. Install the printer driver. 4. When finished, you can start to use the network printer service of the NAS.
Me th o d 2 The following configuration method has been verified on Windows XP only: 1. Open ‘Printers and Faxes’. 2. Delete the existing network printer (if any). 3. Right click the blank area in the Printers and Faxes window. Select ‘Server Properties’. 4. C lick the ‘Ports’ tab and delete the ports configured for the previous network printer (if any). 5. Restart your PC . 6. Open Printers and Faxes. 7. C lick ‘Add a printer’ and click ‘Next’. 8. Select ‘Local printer attached to this computer’.
16.2.2 Windows Vista/ Windows 7 Users 1. On the Run menu, enter \\NAS IP. 2. Find the network printer icon and double click it.
3. Install the correct printer driver. 4. When finished, print a test page to verify the printer is ready to use.
16.2.3 Mac OS X 10.4 1. On the toolbar, click ‘Go/ Utilities’. 2. C lick ‘Printer Setup Utility’.
3. C lick ‘Add’.
4. Press and hold the ‘alt’ key on the keyboard and click ‘More Printers’ concurrently.
5. In the pop up window: a. Select ‘Advanced’*. b. Select ‘Windows Printer with SAMBA’. c. Enter the printer name. d. Enter the printer URI, the format is smb://NAS IP/printer name. The printer name is found on the ‘Device C onfiguration’ > ‘USB Printer page’. e. Select ‘Generic’ for Printer Model. f. C lick ‘Add’. *Note that you must hold and press the ‘alt’ key and click ‘More Printers’ at the same time to view the Advanced printer settings. Otherwise, this option does not appear.
6. The printer appears on the printer list. It is ready to use. No te : The network printer service of the NAS supports Postscript printer on Mac OS only.
16.2.4 Mac OS X 10.5 If you are using Mac OS X 10.5, follow the steps below to configure the printer function of the NAS. 1. Make sure your printer is connected to the NAS and the printer information is displayed correctly on the ‘USB Printer’ page.
2. Go to ‘Network Services’ > ‘Microsoft Networking’. Enter a workgroup name for the NAS. You will need this information later.
3. Go to ‘Print & Fax’ on your Mac. 4. C lick + to add a printer.
5. Select the NAS workgroup and find the printer name. 6. Enter the user name and password to login the printer server on the NAS.
7. Select the printer driver.
8. After installing the printer driver correctly, you can start to use the printer.
16.3 UPS Settings By enabling the UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) support, you can protect your NAS from abnormal system shutdown caused by power disruption. In the event of a power failure the NAS will shut down automatically or enter auto-protection mode by probing the power status of the connected UPS unit.
Standalone mode - USB To operate under USB standalone mode, follow the steps below: 1. Plug in the USB cable on the UPS to the NAS. 2. Select the option ‘Enable UPS Support’. 3. C hoose between whether the NAS will shut down or enter auto-protection mode after AC power fails. Specify the time in minutes that the NAS should wait before executing the option you have selected. After the NAS enters auto-protection mode, the NAS resumes the previous operation status when the power restores. 4.
Network master mode A network UPS master is responsible for communicating with network UPS slaves on the same physical network about critical power status. To set up your NAS with UPS as network master mode, plug in the USB cable on the UPS to the NAS and follow the steps below: 1. Make sure the NAS is connected to the same physical network as the network UPS slaves. 2. Select the option ‘Enable UPS Support’. 3.
Behaviour of the UPS feature of the NAS: In case of power loss and power recovery, the events will be logged in the ‘System Event Logs’. During a power loss, the NAS will wait for the specified time you enter in the ‘UPS Settings’ before powering off or entering auto-protection mode. If the power restores before the end of the waiting time, the NAS will remain in operation and cancel its power-off or auto-protection action.
17. System Status System Information 354 System Service 355 Resource Monitor 356 17.1 System Information You can view the system information such as C PU usage and memory on this page.
17.2 System Service You can view the current network settings and status of the NAS in this section.
17.3 Resource Monitor You can view the C PU usage, disk usage, and bandwidth transfer statistics of the NAS on this page. C PU Usage: This tab shows the C PU usage of the NAS. Memory Usage: This tab shows the memory usage of the NAS by real-time dynamic graph.
Disk Usage: This tab shows the disk space usage of each disk volume and its share folders. Bandwidth Transfer: This tab provides information about bandwidth transfer of each available LAN port of the NAS.
Process: This tab shows information about the processes running on the NAS.
18. Use the LCD Panel This feature is only provided by TS-439 Pro, TS-439 Pro II, TS-459 Pro, TS-509 Pro, TS-559 Pro, TS639 Pro, TS-659 Pro, SS-839 Pro, TS-859 Pro, TS-809 Pro, TS-809U-RP, and TS-859U-RP. You can use the LC D panel to perform disk configuration and view the system information. When the NAS has started up, you will be able to view the server name and IP address: N A S 5 F 4 D E 3 1 9 . 2 5 4 . 1 6 0 0 .
For example, when you turn on the NAS with 5 HDD installed, the LC D panel shows: C o n f i g R A I D 5 . D i s k s ? You can press the ‘Select’ button to browse more options, for example, RAID 6. Press the ‘Enter’ button and the following message shows. Press the ‘Select’ button to select ‘Yes’ to confirm.
To encrypt the disk volume*, select ‘Yes’ when the LC D panel shows . The default encryption password is ‘admin’. To change the password, login the web-based administration interface of the NAS with an administrator account and change the settings in ‘Device C onfiguration’ > ‘Disk volume Encryption Management’. E n c r Y e s y p t V o l u m e ? N o When the configuration is finished, the server name and IP address will be shown.
V ie w sy ste m inform a tion by the LC D pa ne l When the LC D panel shows the server name and IP address, you may press the ‘Enter’ button to enter the Main Menu. The Main Menu consists of the following items: 1. TC P/IP 2. Physical disk 3. Volume 4. System 5. Shut down 6. Reboot 7. Password 8. Back TCP/ IP In TC P/ IP, you can view the following options: 1. LAN IP Address 2. LAN Subnet Mask 3. LAN Gateway 4. LAN PRI. DNS 5. LAN SEC . DNS 6.
Physical disk In Physical disk, you can view the following options: 1. Disk Info 2. Back to Main Menu The disk info shows the temperature and the capacity of the HDD. D i s k : S i z e : 1 T e m p 2 3 2 : 5 0 ° C G B Volume This section shows the HDD configuration of the NAS. The first line shows the RAID configuration and storage capacity; the second line shows the member drive number of the configuration.
System This section shows the system temperature and the rotation speed of the system fan. C P U T e m p : 5 0 ° C S y s T e m p : 5 5 ° C S y s F 8 6 5 R P M a n : Shut down Use this option to turn off the NAS. Press the ‘Select’ button to select ‘Yes’. Then press the ‘Enter’ button to confirm. Reboot Use this option to restart the NAS. Press the ‘Select’ button to select ‘Yes’. Then press the ‘Enter’ button to confirm. Password The default password of the LC D panel is blank.
Sy ste m Me ssa ge s When the NAS encounters system error, an error message will be shown on the LC D panel. Press the ‘Enter’ button to view the message. Press the ‘Enter’ button again to view the next message. S y s t e m E r r P l s . C h e c k o r ! L o g s S y s te m Me s s a g e De s c r ip tio n Sys. Fan Failed The system fan failed Sys.
19. NetBak Replicator NetBak Replicator is a powerful program installed in the user’s system (Windows OS only) for data backup. You can back up any files or folders on the local PC to the share folders on the NAS over LAN or WAN. Main F unctions 1. Backup Instant Backup Select the files and folders on the local PC and back up the files to the network share folders on the NAS immediately. File Filter Select particular file types to be excluded from backup.
Install NetBak Replicator 1. Run the NAS C D-ROM disc. Select ‘Install NetBak Replicator’. 2. Follow the instructions to install NetBak Replicator. 3. Upon successful installation, a shortcut icon click the icon to run NetBak Replicator. 367 will be shown on the Desktop.
Use Ne tB a k Re plic a tor 1. Before using NetBak Replicator, login the web administration page of the NAS and go to ‘Access Right Management’ > ‘Share Folders’ to create a share folder for backup. Make sure the share folder is open for everyone access or you login the share folder with an authorized account by NetBak Replicator. 2. Run NetBak Replicator. C lick . All the NAS on the local network and their share folders will be displayed.
3. When the following window appears, all the NAS on the LAN will appear on the left list. Select a server and a share folder on the right. NetBak Replicator also supports backup over WAN, enter the IP address of the NAS for data backup directly and select a share folder. Then click ‘OK’. 4. Enter the user name and password to login the server.
5. You can start the backup procedure upon successful connection to the NAS. Description of the buttons on NetBak Replicator Open C onfiguration: Open a previously saved configuration file of NetBak Replicator. Save C onfiguration: Save the current settings on NetBak Replicator. The file will be named as *.rpr Select All: Select all the options. C lear All: Unselect all the options. Select My Document: Select all the folders in My Document.
Backup Select the files and folders for backup.
Start When you have selected the files for backup to the NAS, click ‘Start’. The program will start to copy the files to the specified share folder on the NAS.
File Filter C lick ‘File Filter’ on NetBak Replicator to select file format to be skipped from backup. Then click ‘OK’.
Schedule C lick ‘Schedule’ on the main page of NetBak Replicator. Then select the option ‘Enable Backup Schedule’ and select the frequency and time for backup. C lick ‘OK’ to confirm.
Monitor Select a folder for monitoring. When this option is enabled, all the new and modified files on the PC will be copied to the NAS instantly. Other files will be gray and cannot be selected. C lick ‘Monitor’ again to stop monitoring. An icon will appear on task bar of Windows when monitoring is in process.
Initialize Configuration C lick 'Save As Defaults' to save the current settings of NetBak Replicator as the defaults. When you login again, the program will load the default settings automatically. You can also select to load the utility automatically when Windows starts.
Restore Follow the steps below to restore the files from the NAS to your PC . a. C lick to select the NAS and the share folder (the restore source). b. C lick the ‘Restore’ tab on NetBak Replicator. c. Select to restore the data to the original path or click manually. d. Select the files and folders to restore. e. C lick ‘Start’.
Options: Select the behaviour of NetBak Replicator if the restored file exists on the destination and when an error occurs during the process.
Log a. Save As…: To save all the logs on NetBak Replicator, click this button. All the logs will be saved as a text file. b. C lear All: C lick this button to clear all the logs. c. Option: Select the type of logs to be recorded? ‘Record all logs’ or ‘Record error logs only’.
20. Connect to QNAP NAS from the Internet (DDNS Service) Re giste r DDNS a nd se t port forwa rding on the NAS To connect to your NAS at home or office from the Internet, you can enter the IP address of the NAS in a web browser providing that a fixed public IP is assigned to the NAS. However, most users may have installed their NAS behind an NAT router and they are using a dynamic IP for Internet connection. It is inconvenient to memorize an IP address such as 202.193.126.
Re giste r a fre e DDNS a c c ount To register a DDNS account, refer to the steps below. We will be using the DDNS service provided by DynDNS (http://www.dyndns.com/) in this example. QNAP NAS currently supports the following DDNS providers: http://www.dyndns.com/ http://update.ods.org/ http://www.dhs.org/ http://www.dyns.cx/ http://www.3322.org/ http://www.no-ip.com/ Visit http://www.dyndns.com/ and click ‘C reate Account’ to register an account.
C omplete the form to create your free account. After you have created an account, a confirmation mail will be sent to your email address.
After confirming the registration, login the DDNS service. The account summary is shown.
Go to ‘Services’ > ‘Dynamic DNS’. C lick ‘Get Started’ to create a host.
Enter the settings to create a new host. Tip: The ‘IP Address’ refers to your current WAN IP. You may check the information from http:// www.ip-lookup.net/. In most of the cases, it is useful for you to know your public IP address when you are behind an NAT router. A new host is created.
Login your QNAP NAS and go to ‘System Administration’ > ‘Network’ > ‘DDNS’. Enter the DDNS settings. Schedule the NAS to update the DDNS record periodically. C heck the External IP Address Automatically: Turn on this option if your NAS is located behind a gateway. The NAS checks the external (WAN) IP automatically and if the IP address is changed, the NAS will inform the DDNS provider automatically to ensure it can be connected by the host name.
Port F orwa rding If your NAS is located behind an NAT router, you need to open the ports of some services on the NAT router and forward these ports to the fixed LAN IP of the NAS so that you can connect to the services correctly from the Internet. This function is available on most routers in the market and is often known as ‘Port Forwarding’, ‘NAT Server’, or ‘Virtual Server’. For example, to connect to the administration interface of NAS series, you need to open port 8080.
21. Set SMS and Email Alert QNAP NAS supports SMS and email alert to inform the users of system error or warning. SMS is the abbreviation of Short Message Service which is known for the mobile text message service. By subscribing with the SMS service providers you are able to set up QNAP NAS to send SMS to the designated mobile phones in the event of system warning or errors. This demonstration shows you how to set up both the SMS and email alert on your NAS. See below for the usage diagram.
Sign up a nd se t up a n SMS se rv ic e a c c ount C lickatell will be used in this example. Go to C lickatell website http://www.clickatell.com/login.php. Under ‘New C ustomers’ select ‘C lickatell C entral (API)’.
Fill out your personal information then click ‘C ontinue’. Make sure you have carefully read the Terms and C onditions of the SMS service provider and that you agree to all the terms and regulations.
Upon successful registration you should receive an email containing the account activation link. You may now check your inbox to complete your account activation. By following the activation link you will be brought to the login screen as the image show below. Enter the password and click ‘Login’. Next you will need to verify your mobile number by entering an activation code sent by C lickatell after you enter your mobile phone number and click ‘SEND AC TIVATION C ODE’.
While still logged in with C lickatell, go to ‘Manage my Products’ and select ‘HTTP’ from ‘My C onnections’ dropdown menu. Set up the ‘HTTP API’ by entering the minimum required information, the ‘Name’, ‘Dial Prefix’, and ‘C allback Type’ as the image shown below. C lick ‘Submit’ once done.
You should now obtain an ‘API ID’ that is required before using the SMS service. Write this down somewhere as we will need it for the setup in the NAS administration in the next step. Up to this point you have completed the account registration and mobile number verifications with C lickatell and have successfully obtained an ‘API ID’. You may now proceed to the next step.
Se t the SMSC se ttings a nd SMS a le rt on the NAS Go to ‘System Administration’ > ‘Notification’ > ‘C onfigure SMSC server’ and enter the information we got from the previous step to configure the SMSC server.
Next go to ‘System Administration’ > ‘Notification’ > ‘Alert Notification’ and enter your mobile number. C ongratulations! It is all set up and now you may want to test if your have configure the SMS notification properly by clicking ‘SEND A TEST SMS MESSAGE’. If nothing goes wrong you should be able to receive it in less than 10 seconds.
Se t the SMTP se rv e r a nd e m a il a le rt Go to ‘System Administration’ > ‘Notification’ > ‘C onfigure SMTP server’ and enter a valid SMTP information. We will use Gmail as the SMTP service provider in this example. Next go to ‘System Administration’ > ‘Notification’ > ‘Alert Notification’ and enter your email address and specify whether you want to receive system warning alerts too besides the system error alerts. You can test if the email sending process works by clicking ‘SEND A TEST E-MAIL’.
22. Set up UPnP Media Server for Media Playing This section shows you how to set up the UPnP media server on QNAP NAS to share the multimedia files to the media player on the local network and play them in your home entertainment system.
E n a b le U Pn P Me d ia S e r v e r Go to ‘Applications’ > ‘UPnP Media Server’ and select the option ‘Enabled UPnP Media Server’ and click ‘Apply’. The UPnP Media Server function is now ready.
S e t u p T wo n k y Me d ia S e r v e r The TwonkyMedia version shown in this example is 4.4.2. The actual version the NAS supports may vary from time to time without notice. Point your browser to ‘http://NAS IP:9000/’, you will enter TwonkyMedia configuration page. You can specify the locations of the contents you would like to share in your home network under the ‘C ontent Locations’. Simply type in the path to the contents on your QNAP NAS (default folder is Qmultimedia or Multimedia).
For ease of browsing if you have a large amount of media contents, you can configure the navigation tree for your photos, videos, and music. You can sort your media contents on the TV easily. When you have completed the configuration, make sure you have clicked the button ‘Save C hanges’ to save the settings. You can now move the MP3, images, and videos to the Qmultimedia or Multimedia folder or any custom folders you added via Windows mapped drives or FTP to the NAS for your media player.
S e t u p th e c o n n e c tio n o f m e d ia p la y e r About physical wiring We use a high definition (HD) media player with QNAP NAS is this example. The media player is used to receive the streamed multimedia file sent by your UPnP media server on the NAS, then transcode these files to your TV or Hi-Fi system. Because of the limited cable length of these interfaces, normally you have to place your media player near your TV and Hi-Fi system.
Co n n e c t th e v id e o a n d a u d io o u tp u t o f th e m e d ia p la y e r to y o u r T V The media player may provide different video and audio interfaces, such as C omposite video/audio output, S-Video for video output, S/PDIF digital audio, or HDMI interface which can carry both video and audio signals. Example 1 (Buffalo LinkTheater) In this example, the video out and audio out cables are connected to the TV. You can also connect audio out to your stereo acoustic system.
Turn on the TV that is connected to the media player, you can select the options available by the remote control of the media player. The media player will find the NAS on the network. The NAS name will be displayed on the screen. You will find the photos, video, and music shared by the specified folder on the NAS. You can use the remote control of the media player to select and play the files.
Example 2 (ZyXEL’s DMA-1000W) ZyXEL DMA-1000W is one of the models which are based on SigmaDesigns’ platform. If your TV provides an HDMI interface, both audio and video signals can be carried by the single cable. Simply connect your media player to your TV by an HDMI cable.
If your TV does not provide an HDMI interface, you can connect an S-Video cable to your TV for video output, and connect C omposite left/right audio interface for audio output. If you look for higher quality of music playing, you can use an S/PDIF cable to connect the media player to your HiFi system. Turn on and switch your TV to the correct interface (HDMI or S-Video). Use the remote control of the media player to enter the ‘Server’ page, the media player detects the NAS automatically.
23. Host a Forum with phpBB on QNAP NAS This section shows you how to host a forum with the popular open source forum software phpBB on QNAP NAS. A c tiv a te th e we b s e r v e r a n d My S QL d a ta b a s e s e r v e r Login the administration page of the NAS and go to ‘Network Services’ > ‘Web Server’. Select the option ‘Enable Web server’ and click ‘Apply’.
Next go to ‘Applications’ > ‘MySQL Server’ and select both ‘Enable MySQL Server’ and ‘Enable TC P/ IP Networking’ then click ‘Apply’.
Cr e a te a d a ta b a s e fo r p h p BB3 in p h p My A d m in Prior to installing phpBB3, create a new database for it and we will use phpMyAdmin to create the database so install phpMyAdmin QPKG if you do not have it running on your NAS yet. Once installed point your browser to http://NAS-IP/phpMyAdmin/ and enter the user name and password to login (default user name and password is root/admin). You can also select your preferred language.
S ta r t th e p h p BB3 we b - b a s e d in s ta lla tio n Download the phpbb3 source archive from http://www.phpbb.com/downloads/olympus.php and download the [Full Package] one and unzip it to your Qweb or Web share folder. Point your browser to ‘http://NAS-IP/phpBB3’ and you should see the phpBB3 web-based installation page like below. C lick ‘INSTALL’ tab to start.
C lick ‘Proceed to next step’.
The installation compatibility page will be shown. In most of the cases your current web server should be compatible with the requirements so click ‘Start install’ to go the next step. Fill up the fields with your MySQL information including the host name, database name, database username, and database password then click ‘Proceed to next step’ to continue.
You should see ‘Successful connection’ if your MySQL server is running and the database ‘phpbb3’ we created earlier is present. C lick ‘Proceed to next step’. Specify the phpBB3 administrator username and password as well as a valid email address. Once done, click ‘Proceed to next step’.
You should see ‘Tests passed’ and click ‘Proceed to next step’. phpBB3 writes all the settings information to a configuration file (config.php) at this stage. C lick ‘Proceed to next step’.
Specify advanced settings if you wish then click ‘Proceed to next step’.
phpBB3 creates all the database tables and populates some initial data at this stage. C lick ‘Proceed to next step’. Now there is one more thing you need to do is that you have to delete the installation folder located under the phpBB3 folder. Once deleted you can click ‘Login’ to enter the administration page of phpBB3.
This is the phpBB3 Administration C ontrol Panel where you can perform all administrative tasks.
This is the front page of your freshly installed phpBB3 forum. Start sending out forum invitations to establish your online community.
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24.1 Restart/ Shut down Server Follow the steps below to restart or shut down the NAS. 1. Login the NAS as an administrator. Go to ‘System Administration’ > ‘Power Management’. 2. C lick ‘Restart’ to reboot the server or ‘Shut Down’ to turn off the server. You can also press the power button for 1.5 seconds* to turn off the NAS. To force shut down the NAS, press the power button for more than 5 seconds. The server beeps once and shuts down immediately.
You can use the Finder to restart or shut down the server. You must have an administrator account to perform this action.
24.2 Reset Administrator Password and Network Settings No te : To reset the NAS by the reset button, the option ‘Enable configuration reset switch’ in ‘System Administration’ > ‘Hardware’ must be activated.
Ba s ic s y s te m r e s e t (3 s e c ) When you press the reset button for 3 seconds, a beep sound will be heard. The following settings will be reset to default: System administration password: admin TC P/ IP configuration: Obtain IP address settings automatically via DHC P TC P/ IP configuration: Disable Jumbo Frame TC P/ IP configuration: If Port trunking is enabled (dual LAN models only), the port trunking mode will be reset to ‘Active Backup (Failover)’.
24.3 System Temperature Protection The NAS shuts down automatically for hardware protection when any of the following criteria is met: The system temperature exceeds 70°C (158°F) The C PU temperature exceeds 85°C (185°F) The HDD temperature exceeds 65°C (149°F)* * Note that when the temperature of any HDD on the NAS exceeds 65°C (149°F), the NAS waits for the standby time (configured in ‘System Administration’ > ‘Hardware’) and another 10 minutes and will shut down automatically.
24.4 Troubleshooting-Abnormal RAID Operation If the RAID configuration of your NAS is found abnormal or there are error messages, please try the following solutions: No te : You must back up the important data on the NAS first to avoid any potential data loss. 1. C heck that the RAID rebuilding has failed: a. LED: The Status LED of NAS flashes in red. b. On the ‘Disk Management’ > ‘Volume Management’ page, the status of the disk volume configuration is ‘In degraded mode’. 2.
When the RAID configuration is RAID 5 or 6: The RAID configuration is changed to degraded mode (read-only). It is recommended that you back up the data and run system installation and configuration again. Ca u tio n : When plugging in or unplugging a HDD, please strictly adhere to the following rules to avoid abnormal system operation or data damage. Plug in only one HDD to NAS or unplug only one HDD from NAS at one time.
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