QNAP Turbo NAS Software User Manual (Version: 4.
Table of Contents ................................................................................................................5 1. Notice 1.1.............................................................................................................. Legal Notice and Disclaimer 6 1.2.............................................................................................................. Regulatory Notice 8 1.3 ........................................................................................
4.5 .............................................................................................................. Hardware 96 4.6 .............................................................................................................. Power 99 .............................................................................................................. 4.7 Notification 101 .............................................................................................................. 4.
7.6.1 ................................................................................................................................ Virtual Host 188 .............................................................................................................. 7.7 LDAP Server 190 .............................................................................................................. 7.8 VPN Service 192 .................................................................................................
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1.1 Legal Notice and Disclaimer 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.
and specifically disclaims its quality, performance, merchantability, or fitness for any particular purpose. QNAP reserves the right to revise or update its products, software, or documentation without obligation to notify any individual or entity. Back up the system periodically to avoid any potential data loss. QNAP disclaims any responsibility of all sorts of data loss or recovery.
1.2 Regulatory Notice FC C Notice QNAP NAS comply with different FCC compliance classes. Please refer the Appendix for details. Once the class of the device is determined, refer to the following corresponding statement. F C C C la ss A Notic e This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1. This device may not cause harmful interference. 2.
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. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.
C E Notice QNAP Turbo NAS models comply with different CE compliance classes. Please refer to the table below for details.
TS-869L Class B Class B TS-669L Class B Class B TS-569L Class B Class B TS-469L Class B Class B TS-269L Class B Class B TS-419P II Class B Class B TS-219P II Class B Class B TS-119P II Class B Class B TS-412 Class B Class B TS-212 Class B Class B TS-112 Class B Class B TS-120 Class B Class B TS-220 Class B Class B TS-420 Class B Class B TS-121 Class B Class B TS-221 Class B Class B TS-421 Class B Class B 11
1.3 Document Annotation Annotations in this document W a rning: This indicates the instructions must be strictly followed. Failure to do so could result in injury to human body or death. C a ution: This indicates the action may lead to disk clearance or loss OR failure to follow the instructions could result in data damage, disk damage, or product damage. Im porta nt: This indicates the information provided is important or related to legal regulations.
1.4 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. Unplug the power cord and all the connected cables before cleaning.
2. Getting Started New NAS users are advised to follow the steps below one by one to complete their NAS installation. For users who already own a QNAP NAS and would like to move the data to a new QNAP NAS, please refer to Migrating from Old NAS F or Ne w NAS Use rs: 1. Hardware Installation 15 2. Software Installation 21 3. Getting Utilities 25 4. Connecting to the Shared Folders 26 5.
2.1 Hardware Installation After unpacking the NAS from the package, please first follow the instructions below to install your hardware: 1. Install the hard drives. Please also make sure that the hard drives (HDDs) that you use are compatible with the NAS. Go to the Hard Disk Drive Compatibility List 16 section for more details. 2. Connect the QNAP NAS to the same network as your PC and power it on.
2.1.1 Hard Disk Drive Compatibility List This product works with 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch SATA hard disk drives and/or solid-state drives (SSD) from major hard drive brands. For the compatible hard disks, please check the compatibility list on QNAP website (http://www.qnap.com/compatibility).
2.1.2 Checking System Status LED Displa y & Syste m Sta tus O ve rvie w LED C olor LED Sta tus De sc ription 1) The hard disk drive on the NAS is being formatted. Flashes green and red alternately every 0.5 sec 2) The NAS is being initialized. 3) The system firmware is being updated. 4) RAID rebuilding is in process. 5) Online RAID capacity expansion is in process. 6) Online RAID level migration is in process. 1) The hard disk drive is invalid. 2) The disk volume has reached its full capacity.
LED C olor LED Sta tus Off De sc ription All the hard disk drives on the NAS are in standby mode. Power1 Flashes green The NAS is booting up. Green The NAS is on and ready. Green The disk data is being accessed from the LAN Orang Orange the process. e Flashes orange Green 10 GbE* network and a read/write error occurs during The NAS is connected to the network. The 10GbE network expansion card is installed. Green Off No 10GbE network expansion card is installed.
LED C olor LED Sta tus De sc ription A front USB device is detected (after the Blue device is mounted). 1) No USB device is detected. 2) The NAS has finished copying the data to Off or from the USB device connected to the front USB port of the NAS. eSATA* Orang Flashes The eSATA device is being accessed. * e Off No eSATA device can be detected.
Long beep 2 (1.5 sec) 1) The disk volume is going to be full. 2) The disk volume has reached its full capacity. 3) The hard disk drives on the NAS are in degraded mode. 4) The user starts hard drive rebuilding. 1 1) The NAS is turned off by force shutdown (hardware shutdown). 2) The NAS has been turned on and is ready.
2.2 Software Installation After installing the NAS hardware, proceed to software installation. There are three approaches for software installation: 1. Online Installation 2. Cloud Installation 3. CD Installation 22 23 24 Online installation and cloud installation are available for all new NAS models, while CD installation is only for certain models (please check your package content and see if the installation CD is available.) All users are encouraged to use cloud and online installation if possible.
2.2.1 Online Installation Follow the steps in this section to complete online installation for your NAS: 1. Go to http://start.qnap.com and click "Start Now". 2. Choose the number of HDD bays and the model of your NAS and click "Next". 3. Connect the network and power cables of your NAS, turn on the Turbo NAS and click "Next". 4. Click the operating system your computer is running on. 5. Click "Get Qfinder" to download the QNAP Qfinder utility (For Mac users, please skip to Step 19 22 .) 6.
2.2.2 Cloud Installation Follow the steps in this section to complete cloud installation for your NAS: 1. Connect your NAS to the Internet, and on your PC, go to "start.qnap.com" and click "Cloud Installation". Alternatively, you may scan the QR code using your mobile phone to start cloud installation. 2. Enter the cloud key (cloud key can be found from the sticker on top of your QNAP NAS) and click "Enter".
2.2.3 CD Installation Follow the steps in this section to complete CD installation for your NAS: 1. Install the QNAP Qfinder from the product CD-ROM. 2. Run the QNAP Qfinder. If the QNAP Qfinder is blocked by your firewall, unblock the utility. 3. Follow the steps outlined in the Online Installation 22 section and finish the installation process. Note : Some new NAS models, such as TS-x12, TS-x20 and TS-x21, no longer have the installation CD included.
2.3 Getting Utilities QNAP has prepared a number of practical and useful utilities to enhance your NAS experiences. After setting up your NAS, please choose from the following two methods to install the utilities: Me thod 1: Downloa ding from the Q NAP we bsite Type http://www.qnap.com/ in your browser, go to "Features" > "For Home" ("For Business" if you are business users). Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and click " Utilities". Choose to download and install utilities on your PC.
2.4 Connecting to NAS Shared Folders After hardware and software installation, it is time to connect to the shared folders on the NAS.
2.4.1 Connecting to NAS shared folders in Windows For Windows operating systems, there are two methods to connect to shared folders of the NAS: Method 1: Connect to the shared folders of the NAS by using the QNAP Qfinder: 1. Launch the QNAP Qfinder. Select the NAS detected and then click "Tool" > "Map Network Drive". 2. Select a shared folder on the NAS to be mapped as a network drive and click "Map Network Drive". 3. Enter the username and password to connect to the NAS and click "OK". 4.
2.4.2 Connecting to NAS shared folders in Mac or Linux M a c U se rs There are two methods to connect shared folders on a NAS: Method 1: Using QNAP Qfinder 1. Launch the QNAP Qfinder, select the NAS you would like to connect to, and go to "Connect" > "Open in File Explorer". 2. Enter your login ID and password. 3. Select the folder you want to mount and click "OK". 4. The folder is mounted. Method 2: Connecting to Server 1. Choose "Go" > "Connect to Server". 2. Enter the NAS IP address. 3.
2.5 Connecting to NAS by Web Browser To connect to the NAS by a web browser, follow the steps below: 1. Enter http://NAS IP:8080 in the web browser. Or, use the QNAP Qfinder to find the NAS, double click the NAS name, and the NAS login page will open. Note : The default NAS IP is 169.254.100.100:8080. If the NAS has been configured to use DHCP, you can use the QNAP Qfinder to check the IP address of the NAS. Make sure the NAS and the computer that runs the QNAP Qfinder are connected to the same subnet.
2.6 Migrating from Old NAS Users can migrate their QNAP NAS to another Turbo NAS model with all the data and configuration retained by simply installing the hard drives of the original (source) NAS on the new (destination) NAS according to its original hard drive order and restart the NAS. Due to different hardware design, the NAS will automatically check if a firmware update is required before system migration.
The Multimedia Station, Download Station, iTunes Server, and DLNA Media Server features will be removed after migrating the non-TS-x79 models to the TS-x70U/ TS-x79 models. The shared folders Multimedia/Qmultimedia, Download/Qdownload and all the downloaded files will be kept. The registered myQNAPcloud name on the source NAS will not be moved to the destination NAS after system migration.
Migra ting y our NAS Follow the steps below to perform system migration: 1. Turn off the source NAS and unplug the hard drives. 2. Remove the hard drives from the old trays and install them to the hard drive trays of the new NAS. 3. Plug the hard drives to the destination NAS (new model). Make sure the hard drives are installed in the original order. 4. Follow the instructions of the Quick Installation Guide (QIG) to connect the power supply and network cable(s) of the new NAS. 5. Turn on the new NAS.
3. QTS Basics and Desktop QTS is a user friendly Turbo NAS operating system designed to enhance every aspect of your NAS experiences. With basic computer skills such as drag-and-drop or point and click, you can complete most of the NAS operations.
3.1 Introducing QTS Built on a Linux foundation, QTS Turbo NAS operating system is shaped from the optimized kernel to deliver high-performance services satisfying your needs in file storage, management, backup, multimedia applications, and surveillance, and more.
T urbo NAS for Home - Ea sily e nriching home e nte rta inme nt a nd conte nt sha ring Tons of photos, music, videos and documents are often scattered across multiple computers in modern homes. QNAP Turbo NAS lineup of home network storage servers feature plenty of handy applications to let you smartly connect and manage these assets and enjoy a truly digital life in a well-secured home network. No boundaries for multimedia sharing at home, and no boundaries for sharing content with family, and friends.
Over 90 Install-on-demand applications via the App Center Development Center for 3rd party partners to build apps on the Turbo NAS 36
3.2 Using QTS Desktop After you finish the basic NAS setup and login to the NAS, the following desktop will appear. Each main desktop feature is introduced in the following sections. NO Name Description Main Menu Show the Main Menu. It includes three parts: 1) QNAP applications .
3 Background Review and control all tasks running in the background (such as Task HDD SMART scanning, antivirus scanning, file backup or multimedia conversion.) 4 External List all external storage devices and USB printers that are Device connected to the NAS via its USB or SATA ports. Click a device listed to open the File Station for that device.
Show the desktop switching button: Check this option to hide the next desktop button (No. 12) and only display them when you move your mouse cursor close to the buttons. Show the "QNAP Utility" tab: Check this option to show the "QNAP Mobile App", "QNAP Utility" and "Feedback" tabs (No. 14 ~ 16) Show the Dashboard button: If you would like to hide the Dashboard button (NO. 13), uncheck this option.
10 Desktop Choose the application icon displaying style and select your Preference preferred application opening mode on the desktop. Application icons can be switched between small thumbnails and detailed thumbnails and applications can be opened in the tab mode or the window mode.
4. System Settings Go to "Control Panel" > "System Settings" to set up your Turbo NAS system.
4.1 General Settings Go to "Control Panel" > "System Settings" > "General Settings" to configure basic settings of the NAS. Syste m Administra tion B a sic Se ttings: Enter the name of the NAS. The NAS name supports maximum 14 characters and can be a combination of the alphabets (a-z, A-Z), numbers (0-9), and dash (-). Space ( ), period (.), or pure number are not allowed. Enter a port number for the system management. The default port is 8080.
Surveillance Station Pro, Download Station, DJ Station, iTunes server, Media Library and DLNA media server, may be hidden or disabled by default on the following NAS models: x70U, x79 Pro, x79U. To enable the multimedia features for those models, please uncheck this option. T ime B a sic tim e se ttings: Adjust the date, time, and time zone according to the location of the NAS.
Select the language the NAS uses to display the files and directories. Note : All the files and directories on the NAS will be created using Unicode encoding. If the FTP clients or the PC OS does not support Unicode, select the language which is the same as the OS language in order to view the files and directories on the NAS properly. P a ssw ord Stre ngth Specify the password rules. After applying the setting, the NAS will automatically check the validity of the password.
4.2 Storage Manager Manage volumes and RAID systems, monitor the health of hard drives, encrypt and decrypt file systems, and configure iSCSI systems and virtual disks with Storage Manager. For storage management features, refer to the following links: Volume Management RAID Management 46 48 Hard Disk S.M.A.R.
4.2.1 Volume Management This page shows the model, size, and current status of the hard drives on the NAS. You can format and check the hard drives, and scan the bad blocks on the hard drives. When the hard drives have been formatted, the NAS will create the following default share folders: Public: The default shared folder for file sharing by everyone. Qdownload/Download*: The shared folder for Download Station. Qmultimedia/Multimedia*: The shared folder for Multimedia Station.
array. The parity information is distributed and stored across each hard drive. If a member hard drive fails, the array enters degraded mode. After installing a new hard drive 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 hard drives are required. The storage capacity of a RAID 5 array is equal to (N-1) * (size of smallest hard drive). N is the number of hard drives in the array.
4.2.2 RAID Management You can perform online RAID capacity expansion (RAID 1, 5, 6, 10) and online RAID level migration (single disk, RAID 1, 5, 10), add a hard drive member to a RAID 5, 6, or 10 configuration, configure a spare hard drive (RAID 5, 6, 10) with the data retained, enable Bitmap, recover a RAID configuration, and set a global spare on this page.
3. After plugging in the hard drive, wait for the NAS to beep. The system will start rebuilding. 4. After rebuilding has completed, repeat the steps above to replace other hard drives. 5. After changing the hard drives and disk rebuilding has completed, click "Expand Capacity" to execute RAID capacity expansion. 6. Click "OK" to proceed. 7. The NAS beeps and starts to expand the capacity. Tip: After replacing the hard drive, the description field shows "You can replace this drive".
Migrate the system from single disk to RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6 or RAID 10 Migrate the system from RAID 1 to RAID 5, RAID 6 or RAID 10 Migrate the system from RAID 5 with 3 hard drives to RAID 6 You need to: Prepare a hard drive of the same or larger capacity as an existing drive in the RAID configuration. Execute RAID level migration (migrate the system from single disk mode to RAID 5 with 4 hard drives.) 1. Go to "Storage Manager" > "Volume Management".
hard drives are purchased. Execute online RAID level migration to migrate the system from single disk to RAID 5. The total storage capacity will be 750GB, RAID 5 (with one 250GB hard drive and three 1TB hard drives, the disk usage will be 250GB*4 for RAID 5). You can refer to the previous step for the operation procedure. Execute online RAID capacity expansion to replace the 250GB hard drive with a new 1TB hard drive, and then expand the logical volume from 750GB to 3TB of RAID 5.
You can add a spare drive to or remove a spare drive from a RAID 5, 6, or 10 configuration. Follow the steps below to use this feature. 1. Make sure the status of the RAID 5, 6, 10 configuration is "Ready". 2. Install a hard drive on the NAS. If you have a hard drive which has already been formatted as single disk volume on the NAS, you can configure this hard drive as the spare drive. You are recommended to use hard disk drives of the same storage capacity for the RAID configuration. 3.
number of hard drives is unplugged from the NAS accidentally, you can plug in the same hard drives 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 hard drive members are disconnected or unplugged, you can plug in the same hard drives into the same drive slots and use this function to recover the volume status from "Not active" to "Normal".
Read Only N/A N-1, bad blocks N/A N-2, bad blocks Protection (for found in the found in the immediate surviving hard surviving hard data backup & drives of the drives of the hard drive array. array.
To cancel a global spare drive, select the drive and click "Action" > "Cancel Spare Drive". F urthe r inform a tion a bout RAID m a na ge m e nt of the NAS: The NAS supports the following actions according to the number of hard disk drives and disk configurations supported. Please refer to the following table for the details. O rigina l Disk C onfigura tion * No. of H a rd Disk No. of Ne w H a rd Disk Ne w Disk C onfigura tion Ac tion Driv e s * No.
RAID 5 * 6 2 Add hard drive RAID 5 * 8 member RAID 5 * 7 1 Add hard drive RAID 5 * 8 member RAID 6 * 4 1 Add hard drive RAID 6 * 5 member RAID 6 * 4 2 Add hard drive RAID 6 * 6 member RAID 6 * 4 3 Add hard drive RAID 6 * 7 member RAID 6 * 4 4 Add hard drive RAID 6 * 8 member RAID 6 * 5 1 Add hard drive RAID 6 * 6 member RAID 6 * 5 2 Add hard drive RAID 6 * 7 member RAID 6 * 5 3 Add hard drive RAID 6 * 8 member RAID 6 * 6 1 Add hard drive RAID 6 * 7 member RAID 6 * 6
RAID 5 * 5 1 Online RAID capacity RAID 5 * 5 expansion RAID 5 * 6 1 Online RAID capacity RAID 5 * 6 expansion RAID 5 * 7 1 RAID 5 * 8 1 Online RAID capacity expansion Online RAID capacity RAID 5 * 7 RAID 5 * 8 expansion RAID 6 * 4 1 Online RAID capacity RAID 6 * 4 expansion RAID 6 * 5 1 Online RAID capacity RAID 6 * 5 expansion RAID 6 * 6 1 Online RAID capacity RAID 6 * 6 expansion RAID 6 * 7 1 Online RAID capacity RAID 6 * 7 expansion RAID 6 * 8 1 Online RAID capacity RAID
Single * 1 7 Online RAID level RAID 5 * 8 migration Single * 1 3 Online RAID level RAID 6 * 4 migration Single * 1 4 Online RAID level RAID 6 * 5 migration Single * 1 5 Online RAID level RAID 6 * 6 migration Single * 1 6 Online RAID level RAID 6 * 7 migration Single * 1 7 Online RAID level RAID 6 * 8 migration Single * 1 3 Online RAID level RAID 10 * 4 migration Single * 1 5 Online RAID level RAID 10 * 6 migration Single * 1 7 Online RAID level RAID 10 * 8 migration RAID
RAID 1 * 2 5 Online RAID level RAID 6 * 7 migration RAID 1 * 2 6 Online RAID level RAID 6 * 8 migration RAID 1 * 2 2 Online RAID level RAID 10 * 4 migration RAID 1 * 2 4 Online RAID level RAID 10 * 6 migration RAID 1 * 2 6 Online RAID level RAID 10 * 8 migration RAID 5 * 3 1 Online RAID level RAID 6 * 4 migration RAID 5 * 3 2 Online RAID level RAID 6 * 5 migration RAID 5 * 3 3 Online RAID level RAID 6 * 6 migration RAID 5 * 3 4 Online RAID level RAID 6 * 7 migration RAID
4.2.3 Hard Disk S.M.A.R.T Monitor the hard disk drives (HDD) health, temperature, and the usage status by HDD S. M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology). The following information of each hard drive on the NAS is available. F ie ld De sc ription Summary Display the hard drive S.M.A.R.T. summary and the latest test result. Hard disk Display the hard drive details, for example, model, serial number, HDD information capacity. SMART Display the hard drive S.M.A.R.T. information.
4.2.4 Encrypted File System 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. Symbols (! @ # $ % ^ & * ( )_+ = ?) are supported. Encryption Key File: Upload the encryption file to the NAS to unlock the disk volume.
comparison/Comparison_NAS.html Be fore you Sta rt Please beware of the following before using the data encryption feature of the NAS. The encryption feature of the NAS is volume-based. A volume can be a single disk, a JBOD configuration, or a RAID array. Select whether or not to encrypt a disk volume before it is created on the NAS. In other words, you will not be able to encrypt a volume after it has been created unless the disk volume is initialized.
Encryption Ve rifica tion To verify the disk volume is encrypted, login the NAS as an administrator. Go to "Storage Manager" > "Volume Management". You will be able to see the encrypted disk volume, with a lock icon in the Status column. The lock will be open if the encrypted volume has been unlocked. A disk volume without the lock icon in the Status column is not encrypted. Be ha vior of Encrypte d Volume s upon Syste m R e boot In this example, we have two encrypted disk volumes on the NAS.
Change the encryption key: Input your old encryption password and input the new password. (Note that after the password is changed, any previously exported keys will not be working anymore. You have to download the new encryption key if necessary, see below). Download Encryption Key File: Input the encryption password to download the encryption key file. Downloading the encryption key file will allow you to save the encryption key in a file.
4.2.5 iSCSI Go to "Control Panel" > "System Settings" > "General Settings" to manage the iSCSI target service, create iSCSI target lists and the advanced ACL and back up LUNs.
4.2.5.1 Portal Managem ent The NAS supports built-in iSCSI (Internet Small Computer System Interface) service for server clustering and virtualized environments. M a nua l iSC SI C onfigura tion The NAS supports built-in iSCSI service. To use this function, follow the steps below: 1. Install an iSCSI initiator on the computer (Windows PC, Mac, or Linux). 2. Enable iSCSI Target Service on the NAS and create an iSCSI target. 3. Run the iSCSI initiator and connect to the iSCSI target (NAS). 4.
3. Select to create an iSCSI target with a mapped LUN, an iSCSI target only, or an iSCSI LUN only. Click "Next." 4. Create iSCSI target with a mapped LUN. 5. Click "Next." 6. 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 iSCSI initiator will be verified when it attempts to connect to the iSCSI target. 7. Enter the CHAP authentication settings.
Instant Allocation: Allocate the disk space to the LUN instantly. This option guarantees the disk space assigned to the LUN but may take more time to create the LUN. 1. Enter the name of the LUN and specify the LUN location (disk volume on the NAS). Enter the capacity for the LUN. Click "Next". 2. Confirm the settings and click "Next". 3. When the target and the LUN have been created, click "Finish". 4. The target and LUN are shown on the list under the "Target Management" tab.
4.2.5.2 Target Managem ent C re a ting iSC SI T a rge ts Note : The description below applies to non Intel-based NAS models running firmware version 3.3.0 or la te r and Intel-based NAS models running firmware version 3.2.0 or la te r only. You can create multiple LUNs for an iSCSI target. Follow the steps below to create more LUNs for an iSCSI target. 1. Click "Quick Configuration Wizard" under "Target Management". 2. Select "iSCSI LUN only" and click "Next". 3. Select the allocation method.
B utto Na m e De sc ription Deactiva Deactivate a ready or connected target. Note that the te connection from the initiators will be removed. Activate Activate an offline target. Modify Modify the target settings: target alias, CHAP information, n and checksum settings. Modify the LUN settings: LUN allocation, name, disk volume directory, etc. Delete Delete an iSCSI target. All the connections will be removed. Disable Disable an LUN. All the connections will be removed.
After creating the iSCSI targets and LUN on the NAS, you can use the iSCSI initiator installed on your computer (Windows PC, Mac, or Linux) to connect to the iSCSI targets and LUN and use the disk volumes as the virtual drives on your computer. iSC SI LU N C a pa city Ex pa nsion The NAS supports expanding the capacity of an iSCSI LUN. To do so, follow the steps below. 1. Locate an iSCSI LUN on the iSCSI target list in "iSCSI" > "Target Management". Click "Modify". 2. Specify the capacity of the LUN.
Use diffe re nt LUNs for he a v y loa d a pplic a tions: Spread the applications such as database and virtual machines that need high Read/Write performance on different LUNs. For example, if there are two virtual machines which read and write data intensively on the LUNs, it is recommended to create two LUNs on the NAS so that the VM workloads can be efficiently distributed.
Before you start to use the iSCSI target service, make sure you have created an iSCSI target with a LUN on the NAS and installed the correct iSCSI initiator for your OS. ISC SI initia tor on Windows: Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator v2.07 is an official application for Windows OS 2003, XP, and 2000 to allow users to implement an external iSCSI storage array over the network. If you are using Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008, Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator is included.
This section shows you how to use Xtend SAN iSCSI Initiator on Mac OS to add the iSCSI target (QNAP NAS) as an extra partition. Before you start to use the iSCSI target service, make sure you have created an iSCSI target with a LUN on the NAS and installed the correct iSCSI initiator for your OS. About X te nd SAN iSC SI initia tor: ATTO's Xtend SAN iSCSI Initiator for Mac OS X allows Mac users to utilize and benefit from iSCSI. It is compatible with Mac OS X 10.4.x to 10.6.x.
This section shows you how to use Linux Open-iSCSI Initiator on Ubuntu to add the iSCSI target (QNAP NAS) as an extra partition. Before you start to use the iSCSI target service, make sure you have created an iSCSI target with a LUN on the NAS and installed the correct iSCSI initiator for your OS. About Linux O pe n- iSC SI Initia tor The Linux Open-iSCSI Initiator is a built-in package in Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (or later). You can connect to an iSCSI volume at a shell prompt with just a few commands.
Login session [iface: default, target: iqn.2004-04.com:NAS:iSCSI.ForUbuntu.B9281B, portal: 10.8.12.31,3260] [ OK ] Check 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.
4.2.5.3 Adv anced ACL Note : The description below applies to non Intel-based NAS models running firmware version 3.3.0 or la te r and Intel-based NAS models running firmware version 3.2.0 or la te r only. You can create LUN masking policy to configure the permission of the iSCSI initiators which attempt to access the LUN mapped to the iSCSI targets on the NAS. To use this feature, click "Add a Policy" under "Advanced ACL".
4.2.5.4 LUN Backup The NAS supports backing up iSCSI LUNs to different storage locations (Windows, Linux, or local shared folders), restoring the LUNs to the NAS, or creating a LUN snapshot and mapping it to an iSCSI target. Ba cking up iSC SI LU Ns Before backing up an iSCSI LUN, make sure at least one iSCSI LUN has been created on the NAS. To create iSCSI targets and LUN, go to "Storage Manager" > "iSCSI" > "Target Management". 1. Go to "Storage Manager" > "iSCSI" > "LUN Backup".
R e storing iSC SI LU Ns To restore an iSCSI LUN to the NAS, follow the steps below: 1. Go to "Storage Manager" > "iSCSI" > "LUN Backup". Click "Create a job". 2. Select "Restore an iSCSI LUN" and click "Next." 3. Specify the protocol, IP address/host name, and folder/path of the restore source. Click "Test" to test the connection. Then click "Next". 4. Browse and select the LUN image file and click "Next." 5. Select the destination and click "Next". 6. The settings will be shown.
4. Enter a name for the LUN snapshot or use the one generated by the NAS. Select an iSCSI target where the LUN snapshot is mapped to. Click "Next". The LUN snapshot must be mapped to another iSCSI target different from the original one. 5. Specify the snapshot schedule and the snapshot duration. The snapshot will be removed automatically when the snapshot duration is reached. 6. The settings will be shown. Enter a name for the job or use the one generated by the NAS. Click "Next". 7. Click "Finish" to exit.
4.2.6 Virtual Disk You can use this function to add the iSCSI 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. Note : The maximum size of a virtual disk the NAS supports is 16TB. When the virtual disk (iSCSI target) was disconnected, the virtual disk will disappear on the NAS interface and the NAS will try to connect to the target in two minutes.
Disconne To disconnect an iSCSI target. ct Format To format a virtual disk as EXT3, EXT 4, FAT 32, NTFS, or HFS+ file system. Delete To delete a virtual disk or an iSCSI target.
4.3 Network Go to "Control Panel" > "System Settings" > "Network" to configure the network settings of your NAS. T C P /IP (i) IP Address Configure the TCP/IP settings, DNS Server and default Gateway of the NAS on this page. Click the "Edit" button next to an interface under "Edit" to edit the network settings (including "Network Parameters", "Advanced Options", and "DHCP Server".
Under the "Network Parameters" tab on the TCP/IP Property page, configure the following settings: Ne twork Spe 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. O bta in the IP a ddre ss se ttings a utom a tic a lly v ia DH C P: If the network supports DHCP, select this option and the NAS will obtain the IP address and network settings automatically.
Note : The VLAN feature is supported by Intel-based NAS models only. Please visit http://www.qnap.com for details. DH C P Se rv e r A DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server assigns IP addresses to the clients on a network. Select "Enable DHCP Server" to set the NAS a DHCP server if there is none on the local network where the NAS locates. Note : Do not enable DHCP server if there is one the local network to avoid IP address conflicts or network access errors.
Note : Please contact the 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, enter at least one DNS server IP for proper URL connection. Otherwise, the function may not work properly. If you select to obtain the IP address by DHCP, there is no need to configure the primary and the secondary DNS servers. In this case, enter "0.0.0.0".
Make sure the Ethernet interfaces are connected to the correct switch and the switch has been configured to support the port trunking mode selected on the NAS. Port Trunking is available for NAS models with two or more LAN ports only. The port trunking options available on the NAS: F ie ld De sc ription Switc h Re quire d Balance-rr Round-Robin mode is good for general purpose Supports static (Round- load balancing between two Ethernet trunking. Make Robin) interfaces.
trunking is enabled on the switch. IEEE 802.3ad Dynamic Link Aggregation uses a complex Supports 802.3ad (Dynamic algorithm to aggregate adapters by speed and LACP Link duplex settings. It utilizes all slaves in the Aggregation) active aggregator according to the 802.3ad specification. Dynamic Link Aggregation mode provides load balancing and fault tolerance but requires a switch that supports IEEE 802.3ad with LACP mode properly configured.
To connect the NAS to a Wi-Fi network, plug in a wireless dongle into a USB port of the NAS. The NAS will detect a list of wireless access points. You can connect the NAS to the Wi-Fi network in two ways. Note : The wireless connection performance depends on many factors such as the adapter model, the USB adapter's performance, and the network environment. For higher connection performance, you are recommended to use wired connection. The system supports only one USB Wi-Fi dongle at a time.
enabled network. Click "Next" and the NAS will attempt to connect to the wireless network. You can view the status of the configured network profiles. Me ssa ge De sc ription Connected The NAS is currently connected to the Wi-Fi network. Connecting The NAS is trying to connect to the Wi-Fi network. Out of range or The wireless signal is not available or the SSID is not hidden SSID broadcast.
If the Wi-Fi connection is the only connection between the NAS and the router/AP, you must select "WLAN1" as the default gateway in "Network" > "TCP/IP" page. Otherwise, the NAS will not be able to connect to the Internet or communicate with another network. Note : The WEP key must be exactly 5 or 13 ASCII characters; or exactly 10 or 26 hexadecimal characters (0-9 and A-F).
NAS. You may contact your ISP for the information of the prefix and the prefix length. o Enable Router Advertisement Daemon (radvd): To configure the NAS as an IPv6 host and distribute IPv6 addresses to the local clients which support IPv6, enable this option and enter the prefix and prefix length. IPv 6 DNS se rv e r: Enter the preferred DNS server in the upper field and the alternate DNS server in the lower field. Contact the ISP or network administrator for the information.
address, enable the DDNS service. The NAS supports the 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.
4.4 Security Go to "Control Panel" > "System Settings" > "Security" to configure the relevant security settings of your NAS. Se curity Le ve l Specify the IP address or the network domain from which the connections to the NAS 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 NAS.After changing the settings, click "Apply" to save the changes.
connect to the administration interface of the NAS by SSL connection and there will not be any alert or error message. The NAS supports X.509 certificate and private key only. Download Certificate: To download the secure certificate which is currently in use. Download Private Key: To download the private key which is currently in use. Restore Default Certificate & Private Key: To restore the secure certificate and private key to system default.
4.5 Hardware Go to "Control Panel" > "System Settings" > "Hardware" to configure the hardware functions of the NAS. G e ne ra l Ena ble c onfigura tion re se t switc 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), or 10 seconds for advanced system reset. B a sic sy ste m re se t (3 se c ): After pressing the reset button for 3 seconds, a beep sound will be heard.
Adv a nc e d sy ste m re se t (10 se c ): After pressing the reset button for 10 seconds, you will hear two beeps at the third and the tenth seconds. The NAS will reset all the system settings to default as it does by the web-based system reset in "Administration" > "Restore to Factory Default" except all the data are reserved. The settings such as the users, user groups, and the shared folders previously created will be cleared.
Better write performance can be obtained when this option is enabled. Please not that an unexpected system shutdown might cause incomplete data transfer when data write is in progress. This option will be disabled when Download Station or MySQL service is enabled. Sma rt Fa n Smart Fan Configuration: Enable smart fan (recommended): Select to use the default smart fan settings or define the settings manually.
4.6 Power You can restart or shut down the NAS, specify the behavior of the NAS after a power recovery, and set the schedule for automatic system power on/off/restart on this page. EuP M ode C onfigura tion EuP (also Energy-using Products) is a European Union (EU) directive designed to improve the energy efficiency of electrical devices, reduce use of hazardous substances, increase ease of product recycling, and improve environment-friendliness of the product.
W a ke -on-LAN (W O L) Turn on this option to allow the users to power on the NAS remotely by Wake on LAN. Note that if the power connection is physically removed (in other words, the power cable is unplugged) when the NAS is turned off, Wake on LAN will not function whether or not the power supply is reconnected afterwards. This feature is only supported by certain NAS models, please visit http://www.qnap.com for details.
4.7 Notification Go to "Control Panel" > "System Settings" > "Notification" to configure the notification functions of the NAS. SM T P Se rve r The NAS supports email alert to inform the administrator of system errors and warning. To receive the alert by email, configure the SMTP server. Select an email account: specify the type of email account you would like to use for email alerts. SMTP Server: Enter the SMTP server name, for example, smtp.gmail.com.
own SMS service provider by selecting "Add SMS Provider" from the drop-down menu. When "Add SMS service provider" is selected, enter the name of the SMS provider and the URL template text. Note : The URL template text must follow the standard of the SMS service provider to receive the SMS alert properly. Ale rt Notifica tion Select the type of instant alert the NAS will send to the designated users when system events (warning/error) occur.
4.8 Firmware Update Go to "Control Panel" > "System Settings" > "Firmware Update" to update the firmware version of your NAS. Live U pda te Select "Automatically check if a newer version is available when logging into the NAS web administration interface" 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.
4. Click "Browse" to select the correct firmware image for the system update. Click "Update System" 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. Note : If the system is running properly, you do not need to update the firmware. U pda te Firmw a re by Q NAP Q finde r The NAS firmware can be updated by the QNAP Qfinder.
4.9 Backup/Restore Go to "Control Panel" > "System Settings" > "Backup/Restore" to back up, restore your NAS or restore your NAS to factory default. Ba ckup/R e store Se ttings B a c k up Sy ste m Se ttings: 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 store Sy ste m Se ttings: To restore all the settings, click "Browse" to select a previously saved setting file and click "Restore".
4.10 External Device Go to "Control Panel" > "System Settings" > "External Storage" and configure external storage devices, USB printers and UPS systems.
4.10.1 External Storage The NAS supports external USB and eSATA storage devices* for backup and data storage. Connect the external storage device to a USB or an eSATA interface of the NAS, when the device is successfully detected, the details will be shown on this page. Stora ge Informa tion Select a storage device and click "Storage Information" to check for its details. The number of USB and eSATA interfaces supported varies by models. Please refer to http:// www.qnap.com for details.
device is removed. First choose a device to eject, click "Eject" and then to disconnect the disk partition or remove the device. Encryption M a na ge me nt If an external storage device is encrypted by the NAS, the button "Encryption Management" will appear. Click this button to manage the encryption password/key, or lock or unlock the device. Loc king the de v ic e 1. To lock an encrypted external storage device, click "Encryption Management". 2. Select "Lock this device" and click "Next". 3.
Data sharing: Use the external drive for storage expansion of the NAS. Q-RAID 1: Configure the external drive and a local hard drive on the NAS as Q-RAID 1. Q-RAID 1 enables one-way data synchronization from the NAS to the external storage device but does not offer any RAID redundancy. Note tha t the e x te rna l driv e will be form a tte d whe n Q - RAID 1 is e x e c ute d.
4.10.2 USB Printer The NAS supports network printing sharing service over local network and the Internet in Windows, Mac, and Linux (Ubuntu) environments. Up to 3 USB printers are supported. To share a USB printer by NAS, connect the printer to a USB port of the NAS. The printer will be detected automatically and the printer's information will be shown. P rinte r Info click a connected USB printer and then "Printer Info" to review printer details.
Stop printe r sha ring a nd c le a r print spool: Select this option to temporarily disable the selected printer for print sharing. All the data in the printer spool will also be cleared. B onjour printe r support: Select this option to broadcast printing service to Mac users via Bonjour. Enter a service name, which allows the printer to be found by Bonjour. The name can only contain "a-z", "A-Z", "0-9", dot (.), comma (,) and dash (-).
4.10.2.1 Windows 7 The following description applies to Windows 7. Follow the steps below to set up your printer connection: 1. Go to Devices and Printers. 2. Click "Add a printer". 3. In the Add printer wizard, click "Add a network, wireless or Bluetooth printer". 4. While Windows is searching for available network printers, click "The printer that I want isn't listed". 5. Click "Select a shared printer by name", and then enter the address of the network printer.
4.10.2.2 Windows XP Follow the steps below to set up your printer connection: Me thod 1 1. Enter \\NAS IP in Windows Explorer. 2. A printer icon is shown as a shared folder 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 thod 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.
4.10.2.3 Mac OS 10.6 If you are using Mac OS 10.6, follow the steps below to configure the printer function of the NAS: 1. First make sure the Bonjour printer support is enabled on the NAS in "External Device" > "USB Printer" > "Settings". You may change the Service Name to better represent the printer. 2. On your Mac, go to "System Preferences", and then click "Print & Fax". 3. In the Print & Fax window, click + to add a printer. 4. The USB network printer will be listed via Bonjour.
4.10.2.4 Mac OS 10.5 If you are using Mac OS X 10.5, follow the steps below to configure the printer function of the NAS. Make sure your printer is connected to the NAS and the printer information is displayed correctly on the "USB Printer" page. 1. Go to "Network Services" > "Win/Mac/MFS" > "Microsoft Networking". Enter a workgroup name for the NAS. You will need this information later. 2. Go to "Print & Fax" on your Mac. 3. Click + to add a printer. 4. Select the NAS workgroup and find the printer name.
4.10.2.5 Mac OS 10.4 If you are using Mac OS 10.4, follow the steps below to configure the printer function of the NAS: 1. On the toolbar, click "Go/Utilities". 2. Click "Printer Setup Utility". 3. Click "Add". 4. Press and hold the "alt" key on the keyboard and click "More Printers" concurrently. 5. In the pop up window, select "Advanced"* and "Windows Printer with SAMBA", enter the printer name and the printer URI (the format is smb://NAS IP/printer name.
4.10.2.6 Linux (Ubuntu 10.10) If you are using Linux (Ubuntu 10.10), follow the steps below to configure the printer function of the NAS: 1. Click the "System" tab, choose "Administration". Then select "Printing". 2. Click "Add" to add a printer. 3. Click "Network Printer", and then select "Internet Printing Protocol (ipp)". Enter the NAS IP address in "Host". "/printers" is already present. Enter the printer name after "printers/" in the field "Queue". 4.
4.10.3 UPS 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. Sta nda lone M ode – U SB 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.
1. Make sure the NAS (the "UPS master") is connected to the same physical network as the network UPS slaves. 2. Select the option "Enable UPS Support". 3. Click "Enable network UPS Support". This option appears only when your NAS is connected to the UPS by a USB cable. 4. Choose 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.
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. Once the power restores: If the NAS is in auto-protection mode, it will resume to normal operation. If the NAS is powered off, it will remain off.
4.11 System Status Go to "Control Panel" > "System Settings" > "System Status" to check on the status of your NAS. Syste m Informa tion View the summary of system information such as the server name, memory, firmware and system up time on this page. Ne tw ork Sta tus View the current network settings and statistics on this page and they are displayed based on network interfaces. click the up arrow at top right to collapse the interface page and down arrow to expand the page.
View basic hardware information of the NAS on this page. R e source M onitor You can view the CPU usage, disk usage, and bandwidth transfer statistics of the NAS on this page. CPU Usage: This tab shows the CPU 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 shared folders.
4.12 System Logs Go to "Control Panel" > "System Settings" > "System Logs" to configure the logs settings of your NAS. Syste m Eve nt Logs The NAS can store 10,000 recent event logs, including warning, error, and information messages. If the NAS does not function correctly, refer to the event logs for troubleshooting. Tip: Right click a log to delete the record. To clear all logs, click "Clear".
connection type specified in "Options". To disable this feature, click "Stop logging". O nline U se rs The information of the on-line users connecting to the NAS by networking services is shown on this page. Tip: Right click a log to disconnect the IP connection and block the IP. Syslog C lie nt M a na ge me nt Syslog is a standard for forwarding the log messages on an IP network. Turn on this option to save the event logs and connection logs to a remote Syslog server.
computer name, date range and source IP and click "Search" to search for the desired logs or reset to list all logs. Please note that for online users, only the source IP and Computer name can be specified.
5. Privilege Settings Go to "Control Panel" > "Privilege Systems" to configure privilege settings, disk quotas and domain security on the NAS.
5.1 Users The NAS has created the following users by default: admin: The administrator "admin" has full access to system administration and all shared folders. It cannot be deleted. guest: This is a built-in user and will not be displayed on the "User Management" page. A guest does not belong to any user group. The login password is "guest". anonymous: This is a built-in user and will not be shown on the "User Management" page. When you connect to the server by FTP, you can use this name to login.
3. Follow the instructions of the wizard to complete the details. C re a ting M ultiple U se rs To create multiple users on the NAS, follow the steps below: 1. Go to "Control Panel" > "Privilege Settings" > "Control Panel" > "Users". 2. Click "Create" > "Create Multiple Users". 3. Click "Next". 4. Enter the name prefix, e.g. test. Enter the start number for the username, e.g. 0001 and the number of users to be created, e.g. 10. The NAS creates ten users named test0001, test0002, test0003…test0010.
3. Select "Import user and user group settings". Select the option "Overwrite duplicate users" to overwrite existing users on the NAS. Click "Browse" and select the file (*. txt, *.csv, *.bin) which contains the users information and click "Next" to import the users. 4. Click "Finish" after the users have been created. 5. The imported user accounts will be shown. Note : The password rules (if applicable) will not be applied when importing the users.
B IN (Ex porte d from the NAS) The BIN file is exported from a QNAP NAS. It contains information including username, password, quota, and user group. The quota setting can be exported only when the quota function is enabled in "Privilege Settings" > "Quota". Home Folde rs Enable Home Folders to create a personal folder to each local and domain user on the NAS. Users can access their folders "home" via Microsoft networking, FTP, AFP, and File Station.
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. This group cannot be deleted. everyone: All the registered users belong to everyone group. This group cannot be deleted. The number of user groups you can create on the NAS varies according to the NAS models.
5.3 Shared Folders Go to "Control Panel" > "Privilege Settings" > "Shared Folders" to configure shared folders of your NAS. Sha re d Folde rs You can create multiple shared folders on the NAS and specify the access rights of the users and user groups to the shares. The number of shared folders you can create on the NAS varies according to the NAS models. If your NAS models are not listed, please visit http://www.qnap.com for details.
1279U-RP, TS-EC1279U-RP On the folder list, you can view the current data size, number of sub-folders and files created in the shared folder, and the folder status (hidden or not). To create a shared folder, follow the steps below: 1. Click "Create" > "Shared Folder". 2. Click "Next". 3. Enter the folder settings. o Folder name: Enter the share name. The share name does not support " / \ [ ] : ; | =, +* ? <>` ' o Disk Volume: Select which disk volume on which to create the folder.
retained in the NAS. You can create a shared folder of the same name again to access the data. Ic o Na m e De sc ription Folder Edit the folder property. Select to hide or show the network Property drive, enable or disable oplocks, folder path, comment, n restrict the access of Recycle Bin to administrators (files can only be recovered by administrators from the Network Recycle Bin) and enable or disable write-only access on FTP connection. Folder Edit folder permissions and subfolder permissions.
level subfolders to view the second-level subfolders. Select the root folder (Dept). Click "+ Add" to specify read only, read/write, or deny access for the users and user groups. 3. Click "Add" when you have finished the settings. 4. Specify other permissions settings below the folder permissions panel. o Guest Access Right: Specify to grant full or read only access or deny guest access. o Owner: Specify the owner of the folder. By default, the folder owner is the creator. 5.
in the selected folder only. For example, in the folder "Dept", only admin can create files and subfolders Admin, HR, Production, and so on. Other users with read/write access to Dept can only create files and folders in the second and lower-level subfolders such as Admin01, Admin02, HR1, and HR2. o Apply changes to files and subfolders: Apply permissions settings except owner protection and root folder write protection settings to all the files and subfolders within the selected folder.
to the subfolders. To specify read only permission on the root folder and read/write permission on the subfolders, you must set read/write permission on the root folder and use the option "Only admin can create files and folders" (to be explained later).
ISO Sha re d Folde rs You can mount the ISO image files on the NAS as ISO shares and access the contents without disc burning. The NAS supports mounting up to 256 ISO shares. TS-110, TS-119, TS-120, TS-121, TS-210, TS-219, TS-219P, TS-220, TS-221, TS-410, , TS-119P+, TS-219P+, TS-112, TS-212 support maximum 256 network shares only (including 6 default network shares).
linked to a portal folder. To use this function, follow the steps below: 1. Enable folder aggregation. 2. Click "Create 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. Click the "Link Configuration" button under "Action" and enter the remote folder settings. Make sure the folders are open for public access. 5. Upon successful connection, you can connect to the remote folders through the NAS.
button under the "Shared Folders" tab to configure the subfolder permission settings. See Shared Folders" > "Folder Permission of this section for details. Windows AC L Use "Windows ACL" to configure the subfolder and file level permissions from Windows File Explorer. All Windows Permissions are supported. For detailed Windows ACL behavior, please refer to standard NTFS permissions: http://www.ntfs.
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. Click "Generate" to generate a quota settings file in CSV format.
5.5 Domain Security The NAS supports user authentication by local access right management, Microsoft Active Directory (Windows Server 2003/2008/2012), and Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) directory. By joining the NAS to an Active Directory or a LDAP directory, the AD or LDAP users can access the NAS using their own accounts without extra user account setup on the NAS. No domain security: Only the local users can access the NAS.
5.5.1 Joining NAS to Active Directory (Windows Server 2003/2008/2012) Active Directory is a Microsoft directory used in Windows environments to centrally store, share, and manage the information and resources on the 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).
1. Go to "Privilege Settings" > "Domain Security". Select "Active Directory authentication (domain member)" and click "Quick Configuration Wizard". 2. Read the introduction of the wizard. Click "Next". 3. Enter the domain name of the domain name service (DNS). The NetBIOS name will be generated automatically when you type the domain name. Specify the DNS server IP for domain resolution. The IP must be the same as the DNS server of your Active Directory. Click "Next". 4.
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: 1. Go to "Control Panel" > "Administrative Tools". 2. Click "Local Security Policy". 3. Go to "Local Policies" > "Security Options". Select "Network security: LAN Manager authentication level". 4. Select the "Local Security Setting" tab, and select "Send LM & NTLMv2 – use NTLMv2 session security if negotiated" from the list. Then click "OK".
5.5.2 Connecting NAS to an LDAP Directory LDAP stands for Lightweight Directory Access Protocol. It is a directory that can store the information of all the users and groups in a centralized server. Using LDAP, the administrator can manage the users in the LDAP directory and allow the users to connect to multiple NAS servers with the same username and password. This feature is intended for administrator and users who have some knowledge about Linux servers, LDAP servers, and Samba.
4. Click "Apply" to save the settings. Upon successful configuration, the NAS will be able to connect to the LDAP server. 5. Configure LDAP authentication options. o If Microsoft Networking has been enabled (Network Services > Win/Mac/NFS > Microsoft Networking) when applying the LDAP settings, specify the users who can access the NAS via Microsoft Networking (Samba). Local users only: Only the local NAS users can access the NAS via Microsoft Networking.
Some software applications are available and allow management of the LDAP users, including Samba password. For example: LDAP Account Manager (LAM), with a Web-based interface, available at: http:// www.ldap-account-manager.org/ smbldap-tools (command line tool) webmin-ldap-useradmin - LDAP user administration module for Webmin. B. Sa m ba sc he m a To import the samba schema to the LDAP server, please refer to the documentation or FAQ of the LDAP server. The samba.
o Root DN: uid=root,cn=users,dc=macserver,dc=qnap,dc=com o Users Base DN: cn=users,dc=macserver,dc=qnap,dc=com o Groups Base DN: cn=groups,dc=macserver,dc=qnap,dc=com 149
6. Network Services Go to "Control Panel" > "Network Services" to configure network services on the NAS.
6.1 Win/Mac/NFS Go to "Control Panel" > "Network Services" > "Win/Mac/NFS" to configure networking services. M icrosoft Ne tw orking To allow access to the NAS on Microsoft Windows Network, enable file service for Microsoft networking. Specify also how the users will be authenticated. Sta nda lone Se rv e r Use local users for authentication. The NAS will use the local user accounts information (created in "Privilege Settings" > "Users") to authenticate the users who access the NAS.
LDAP Dom a in Authe ntic a tion Use Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) directory to authenticate the users. To use this option, enable LDAP authentication and specify the settings in "Privilege Settings" > "Domain Security". When this option is enabled, you need to select either the local NAS users or the LDAP users can access the NAS via Microsoft Networking. Advanced Options WINS se rv e r: If the local network has a WINS server installed, specify the IP address.
When you turn on this option, the users can use the same login name format (domain\username) to connect to the NAS via AFP, FTP, and File Station. Autom a tic a lly re giste r in DNS: When this option is turned on and the NAS is joined to an Active Directory, the NAS will register itself automatically in the domain DNS server. This will create a DNS host entry for the NAS in the DNS server. If the NAS IP is changed, the NAS will automatically update the new IP in the DNS server.
To connect to the NAS from Linux, enable NFS service. To configure the NFS access right to the shared folders on the NAS, go to "Privilege Settings" > "Share Folders". Click the Access Permission button on the "Action" column.Select NFS host access from the drop-down menu on top of the page and specify the access right. If you select "No limit" or "Read only", you can specify the IP address or domains that are allowed to connect to the folder by NFS.
6.2 FTP Go to "Control Panel" > "Network Services" > "FTP" to Configure the FTP server. FT P Se rvice 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 username and the password to login the FTP service. Protoc ol Ty pe : Select to use standard FTP connection or SSL/TLS encrypted FTP.
Adva nce d Pa ssiv e F TP Port Ra nge : You can use the default port range (55536-56559) or specify a port range larger than 1023. When using this function, make sure you have opened the ports on your router or firewall. Re spond with e x te rna l IP a ddre ss for pa ssiv e F TP c onne c tion re que st: When passive FTP connection is in use, the FTP server (NAS) is behind a router, and a remote computer cannot connect to the FTP server over the WAN, enable this function.
6.3 Telnet/SSH Turn on this option to connect to the NAS by Telnet or SSH encrypted connection (only the "admin" account can login remotely). Use Telnet or SSH connection clients, for example, putty for connection. Make sure the specified ports have been opened on the router or firewall. To use SFTP (known as SSH File Transfer Protocol or Secure File Transfer Protocol), make sure the option "Allow SSH connection" has been turned on.
6.4 SNMP Settings 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 sc ription SNMP Trap Level Select the information to be sent to the SNMP management stations.
Community (SNMP V1/ An SNMP community string is a text string that acts as V2) a password. It is used to authenticate messages that are sent between the management station and the NAS. The community string is included in every packet that is transmitted between the SNMP manager and the SNMP agent. SNMP V3 The NAS supports SNMP version 3. Specify the authentication and privacy settings if available.
6.5 Service Discovery Go to "Control Panel" > "Network Services" > "Service Discovery" to configure the UPnP discovery service and Bonjour. U P nP Discove ry Se rvice When an 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.
6.6 Network Recycle Bin The Network Recycle Bin keeps the deleted files on the NAS. Within each shared folder, a dedicated folder by the name @Recycle is created after the initial QTS installation. Specify the number of days (1-180) to keep the deleted files and older files deleted will be deleted first. You may also specify the file extensions to be excluded from the bin. Note that this feature only supports file deletion via Samba, AFP and QNAP File Station.
C a ution: All file s in the ne twork re c y c le bins will be pe rm a ne ntly de le te d whe n file s a re de le te d in "@ Re c y c le " on the ne twork sha re or whe n y ou c lic k "Em pty All Ne twork Re c y c le B ins". Moreover, the Network Recycle Bin feature is not supported for USB/eSATA external storage devices and virtual disk.
6.7 Qsync Qsync is a cloud based file synchronization service empowered by QNAP Turbo NAS. Simply add files to your local Qsync folder, and they will be available on your Turbo NAS and all its connected devices. Be fore you Sta rt Follow the 3 steps below before Qsync deployment. 1. Create user accounts on the NAS, 2. Install Qsync on your computers and Qfile on your mobile devices, 3.
the NAS > click the Qsync shortcut on the NAS Desktop > "Overview" page,) or download the utility from the QNAP website: "Support" > "Download" > "Utilities". For computers, please download the Qsync utility (available for Windows operating systems.) For mobile devices, please download and install Qfile (available for iOS or Android operating systems.) 3. Logging in the NAS After installing the utility, enter the user ID and password and specify the designated NAS as the Qsync server.
file explorer). Note : If files are "dragged and dropped" to the Qsync folder, they will be moved to the Qsync folder, instead of being copied into the folder, if the files and the Qsync folder are on the same disk drive. The behavior is the same as the Windows File Explore. The maximum size of a single file that Qsync can transmit is 50GB in a LAN. Qsync does not support SAMBA, FTP or AFP for files access. Please access files using the File Station or Qsync.
Steps: 1. Create user accounts in the NAS for each group member. 2. Have the Qsync utility installed on each member’s device. 3. Right click the folder that you would like to share in the local Qsync folder and click "Share this folder as a team folder". 4. Select users from the list of local or domain users. All members in the group will receive a file sharing invitation. Once accepted, the group members can start to access this shared folder.
Steps: 1. Install Qfile on your mobile devices by following instructions outlined in the Qsync page on the NAS or find it on the App Store. 2. Launch Qfile. 3. Click "Settings" on the bottom right side of the screen. 4. Scroll down and look for "Auto upload from photo gallery" and click "Set up now". 5. Select a NAS to upload photos and videos to. 6. Select the folder. 7. Select "Use default setting" ( /Qsync/Camera Uploads) or select "Set up manually" to set the path. 8.
1. Add files and view the synchronization result on the NAS: i. Open the Qsync folder: Open the Qsync folder to add files, ii. View files by the web browser: Open the File Station (web based file explorer) and browse files in the Qsync folder on the NAS. 2. Control synchronization progress: i. Pause syncing / Resume syncing: Click to pause or resume file synchronization, ii. Sync with NAS now: Force Qsync to scan again and refresh the synchronization list. 3. Information for syncing and sharing: i.
iii. Policy: a. Conflict Policies: The policies for handling the name conflicts between the Qsync server (NAS) and clients after it is back online from its disconnection: 1).Rename the local file(s), 2).Rename the remote NAS file(s), 3).Replace local files with remote NAS file(s), 4).or Replace remote NAS files with local file(s). b. Sharing Policies: The policies of the team folders when other Qsync users share them to this local computer: 1).Always reject sharing, 2).Automatically accept sharing, or 3).
Re storing the pre v ious v e rsions In the version history page, select the version you want to restore and click "Restore" to restore version to the original file path or other location. Click "Download" to download the version to the local computer. Click "Delete All" to delete all of the listed versions. Click "Refresh" to update the status of the version history.
option it will disable the function, so no users can use it including the administrator, but the action will not delete the existing versions that have been created. "Enable version for my Qsync folder" allows each user to apply the function for their own files. Ta rge t folde r for v e rsion c ontrol You can apply the version control to the files under specific Qsync folders to save space.
or "Qfile-iPhone". iii. If users move or copy files to the Qsync folder in the File Station, the name of the device will be shown as "Qsync-File Station". 4. Event Logs: List the activity details by each user. 5. Team folder: List the status of the team folder, including folders that you shared and are shared by others. 6. Shared File Links: List the status of shared links.
7. Applications Go to "Control Panel" > "Applications" to configure NAS applications.
7.1 Station Manager The Station Manager is an integrated control panel for all QNAP Stations and they can be enabled or disabled here. P hoto Sta tion Check "Enable Photo Station" to enable this station and click the links below to directly login to the application. Check "Show the photos of Sharing Management on the login screen" to display photo albums on the login page. This will allow users to directly view the photos of the chosen album as a guest.
M ultime dia Sta tion Check "Enable Multimedia Station" to enable this station and click the links below to directly login to the application. To schedule routine scans on the Media Library, check "Rescan Media Library" and specify the start time for the daily scan. Please note that the Music Station can only be launched after it is enabled in the Station Manager. File Sta tion Check "Enable File Station" to enable this station and click the links below to directly login into the application.
on the NAS. Please contact an authorized reseller or camera vendors for more information. For step-by-step tutorial on adding extra channels, please refer to the QNAP website (Resource > Tutorials > "How to support additional recording channels on Surveillance Station Pro?"). Windows users are advised to use IE 10, Chrome or Firefox for live view and playback operations. Mac users are recommended to use QNAP Surveillance Client for Mac for live view and playback operations.
7.2 iTunes Server 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 iTunes Server, install iTunes (www.apple.com/itunes/) on your computer. Enable this feature and then upload the music files to the Qmultimedia/Multimedia folder of the NAS.
7.3 DLNA Media Server QNAP Turbo NAS supports two types of DLNA Media Servers: QNAP DLNA Media Server and Twonky Media DLNA Server. QNAP DLNA Media Server is developed by QNAP, while Twonky Media DLNA Server is a third party media server. To allow DLNA media player to access and play the multimedia contents from the NAS via QNAP DLNA Media Server, enable QNAP DLNA Media Server and configure the Media Library and the default user account.
To allow DLNA media players to access and play the multimedia contents on the NAS via the Twonky Media DLNA Server, enable it and click the link (http://NAS IP:9000/) to enter the configuration page of the TwonkyMedia DLNA Media Server. Click the link http://NAS IP:9000/. Go to "TwonkyMedia Settings" > "Basic Setup" to configure the basic server settings. The contents on the Qmultimedia or Multimedia folder of the NAS will be shared to the digital media players by default.
7.4 Multimedia Management The Media Library service can scan multimedia files, such as photos, music and videos from designated media folders and index them into the media library for their display in multimedia applications. Thumbnails of photos, music and videos will be automatically generated to enhance your user experience as you browse through multimedia files in their corresponding applications.
library, please click "Deactivate Media Library". Please note that if the media library is not enabled, services like the Photo Station Video Station, and Music Station, as well as the DLNA Media Server will not function properly. To re-enable the media library, please click "Activate Media Library" (the "Deactivate Media Library" button will turn into "Activate Media Library" after the media library is disabled.
7.5 Transcode Management Transcoding can convert videos into different resolutions (240p, 360p, 480p, 720p and 1080p) that are suitable for mobile devices. For the NAS, the video files can be converted through the File Station, Photo Station, or Video Station and into the H.264 format (with MP4 extension.) After transcoding tasks are created, they can be managed here and the transcoding service is enabled by default.
Folde r M onitoring This feature is designed to convert the entire folder, instead of a file, at a time, and within a folder, the resolution of each subfolder can be specified independently. Click "Add" to add a new folder and select the video quality (resolution) and the folder to add it to the task list.
7.6 Web Server Go to "Control Panel" > "Applications" > "Web Server" to configure the web server and virtual host. W e b Se rve r The NAS supports Web Server for web sites creation and management. It also supports Joomla!, PHP and MySQL/SQLite to establish an interactive website. To use the Web Server, follow the steps below. 1. Enable the service and enter the port number. The default number is 80. 2. Configure other settings: a. Configure register_globals: Select to enable or disable register_globals.
Note : Please be reminded that Please note that after the Web Server is disabled, all relevant applications, including the Music Station, Photo Station, Happy Get, or QAirplay will become unavailable. To use PHP mail(), go to "System Settings" > "Notification" > "SMTP Server" and configure the SMTP server settings.
to the 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 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.
Follow the steps below to connect to your NAS via WebDAV on Ubuntu. Client Operating System: Ubuntu 9.10 Desktop 1. Open "Places" > "Connect to Server…" 2. Select "WebDAV (HTTP)" or "Secure WebDAV (HTTPS)" for the Service type according to your NAS settings and enter your host information. Enter the username and password which has the WebDAV access right to connect to this folder. Click "Connect" to initialize the connection. 3.
7.6.1 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. Be fore you Sta rt In this tutorial we will use the information provided in the table below as the reference guide. H ost na m e WAN/LAN IP a nd Doc um e nt root port 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 Connection (SSL)" in Web Server has been turned on. 5. Specify the port number for connection. 6. Click "Apply". 7. Continue to enter the information for the rest of the sites you want to host on the NAS. 8.
7.7 LDAP Server The LDAP server of the NAS allows the administrator to create users to access multiple NAS servers with the same username and password. C onfiguring LDAP Se rve r Follow the instructions below to configure the LDAP server. 1. Enable LDAP Server: Login the NAS as "admin". Go to "Applications" > "LDAP Server" and enable LDAP server. Enter the full LDAP domain name and the password for the LDAP server, then click "Apply". 2.
same login credentials. To join another NAS to the LDAP domain, login the NAS and go to "Privilege Settings" > "Domain Security". Select "LDAP authentication" and then "LDAP server of a remote NAS" as the server type. Enter the DNS name or IP address of the remote NAS, the name of the LDAP domain that you created previously, and enter the LDAP server password. Click "Apply".
7.8 VPN Service The NAS supports Virtual Private Network (VPN) service for users to access the NAS and resources on a private network from the Internet. Follow the instructions below for the first time setup of the VPN service on the NAS. 1. Select a network interface to connect 2. Enable PPTP or OpenVPN service 3. Configure port forwarding by auto router configuration 4. Register myQNAPcloud service 5. Add VPN users 6. Connect to the private network by a VPN client VP N Se rvice Se tup 1.
o PPTP: Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) is one of the most commonly used methods for VPN connection. It is natively supported by Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, and iPhone. o OpenVPN: OpenVPN is an open source VPN solution which utilizes SSL encryption for secure connection. To connect to the OpenVPN server, OpenVPN client must be installed on your PC.
connection. Then click "Next". 5. Enter your username and password which is added from the NAS for VPN access. Click "Connect". PPTP on Mac OS X 10.7 1. Choose "Apple menu" > "System Preferences", and click "Network". 2. Click "Add (+)" at the bottom of the list, and choose "VPN" as the interface. 3. Choose the VPN type according to the settings of the NAS to connect. Enter the service name. 4. In "Server Address", enter the myQNAPcloud name or the WAN IP of the NAS.
3. Download OpenVPN configuration file and certificate from the NAS ("Applications" > "VPN Service" > "VPN Server Settings" > "OpenVPN Settings"). 4. Edit openvpn.ovpn and replace "OPENVPN_SERVER_IP" with OpenVPN server IP. 5. Put "ca.crt" and "openvpn.ovpn" into the configuration folder under OpenVPN configuration subdirectory. 6. Run OpenVPN. OpenVPN on Mac 1. Download the disk image of OpenVPN client from http://code.google.com/p/ tunnelblick/ 2. Launch Tunnelblick. 3.
7.9 MySQL Server You can enable MySQL Server as the website database. Ena ble TC P/IP Ne tworking: 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. When you disable this option, your MySQL server will only be configured as local database server for the web server of the NAS. After enabling remote connection, assign a port for the remote connection service of MySQL server. The default port is 3306.
the MySQL server page will not be updated. To connect to the renamed folder, you can enter the link http://NAS IP/renamed folder in the web browser. The phpMyAdmin folder is created after the first-time installation. When you update the firmware, the folder remains unchanged.
7.10 Syslog Server Configure the NAS as a Syslog server, create Syslog filters and view available Syslog messages on this page. Se rve r Se ttings Se rv e r Se ttings: To configure the NAS as a Syslog server and allow it to receive Syslog messages from the clients, enable Syslog Server. Select the protocols (TCP and/or UDP) the NAS uses to receive Syslog messages. Specify the port numbers if necessary or use the default port number 514. Click "Apply" to save the settings.
Em a il Notific a tion: The NAS supports sending email alert to dedicated email addresses (maximum 2, configured in "System Settings" > "Notification" > "Alert Notification") when the severity of the received Syslog messages match the specified level. To use this feature, configure the SMTP server settings in "System Settings" > "Notification" > "SMTP Server". Next, enable email notification and select the severity level in "Applications" > "Syslog Server" > "Server Settings".
save the filter. 3. The filters will be shown on the list. The NAS will only receive the Syslog messages that match the filters which are in use. B utton Delete Na m e De sc ription Enable Enable a filter Disable Disable a filter Edit Edit the filter settings Delete Delete one or more filters Syslog Vie w e r Use the web-based Syslog viewer to view the available Syslog messages on the NAS. Select to view the latest logs or the logs in a particular archived file.
7.11 Antivirus Configure antivirus features on this page. O ve rvie w Antiv irus: Use the antivirus feature to scan the NAS manually or on recurring schedule and delete, quarantine, or report files infected by viruses, malware, Trojans, and other malicious threats. To use this feature, select "Enable antivirus" and click "Apply". Upda te : Select "Check and update automatically" and specify the interval in days to update the antivirus definitions automatically.
to 64 schedules can be created and maximum 5 scan jobs can run concurrently. To create a scan job, follow the steps below. 1. Go to "Applications" > "Antivirus" > "Scan Jobs". Click "Add a Scan Job". 2. Enter the job name and select the shared folders to scan. To scan a specific shared folder, select the share and click "Add". 3. Multiple shared folders can be selected. To remove a shared folder, click the "Delete (X)" button next to the share name and click "Next".
"Notification" > "SMTP Server". 8. The scan job will run according to the specified schedule. B utton Na m e De sc ription Run Run the scan job now. Stop Stop the scan job. Edit Edit the scan job settings. Downloa Download the last virus scan summary. The file can be d opened by a text editor, such as WordPad. Delete Delete the scan job. R e ports View or download the reports of the latest scan jobs on the NAS. B utton Na m e De sc ription Download Download the virus scan report.
Delete Delete an infected file. The file cannot be recovered. Restore Restore an infected file to its original shared folder. Exclude List Restore an infected file and add the file into the exclude list (scan filter). Restore Restore Selected Selected Files Restore multiple files on the list. Files Delete Delete Selected Delete multiple files on the list. The files cannot be Selected Files recovered. Delete All Files Delete all the files on the list.
7.12 RADIUS Server The NAS can be configured as a RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial In User Service) server to provide centralized authentication, authorization, accounting management for computers to connect and use a network service. To use this feature, follow the steps below: 1. Enable RADIUS Server on the NAS in "RADIUS Server" > "Server Settings". Click "Apply". 2. Add RADIUS clients, such as Wi-Fi access points and VPN, on the NAS in "RADIUS Server" > "RADIUS Clients".
Note : The RADIUS server only supports PAP, EAP-TLS/PAP, and EAP-TTLS/PAP authentication for local NAS user accounts.
7.13 TFTP Server Configure the NAS as a TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol) server for configuration management of network devices and remote network booting of computers for system imaging or recovery. TFTP is a file transfer protocol with the functionality of a very basic form of FTP. TFTP does not provide user authentication and cannot be connected by a standard FTP client. Follow the steps below to use this feature: 1. Select "Enable TFTP Server". 2. The default UDP port for file transfer is 69.
server". For detail, please refer to the chapter on DHCP Server 208 85 .
8. QNAP Applications Various applications are provided by QNAP to enhance your user experiences.
8.1 Backup Station Configure the NAS as a backup server, remote replication, cloud backup and external backup with the Backup Station.
8.1.1 Backup Server R sync Se rve r Enable Rsync server to configure the NAS as a backup server for data backup from a remote Rsync server or NAS server. The default port number for remote replication via Rsync is 873. Specify the maximum download rate for bandwidth control. 0 means unlimited. Ena ble ba c kup from a re m ote se rv e r to the loc a l host: Select this option to allow data backup from a remote server (NAS) to the local server (NAS).
T ime M a chine 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. Configure 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. The maximum value is 4095GB.
Delete: Delete the selected Time Machine backup.
8.1.2 Remote Replication NAS to NAS a nd R sync The NAS data can be backed up to a remote NAS or Rsync server by Rsync remote replication. If the backup destination is a NAS, go to "Main Menu" > "Backup Station" > "Rsync Server" and enable the remote NAS as an Rsync backup server. 1. To create a replication job, click "Create a Replication Job". 2. Specify the server type, NAS or Rsync server, of the remote server. Enter a job name. Click "Next". 3.
o Delete extra files on remote destination: Select the option to synchronize the source data with the destination data (one-way synchronization). Extra files on the destination will be deleted. Source data will remain unchanged. o Handle sparse files efficiently: A sparse file is a type of computer file that contains large blocks of zero-byte data. Turning on this option may reduce the time required for remote replication. 8. Click "Apply".
For example, if you entered 600 seconds for timeout, 3 retries, and 60 seconds for retry intervals, a replication job will timeout in 600 seconds if no data is received. The NAS will wait for 60 seconds and try to execute the job a second time. If the job timed out again, the NAS wait for another 60 seconds and retry for a third time.
Intel-based NAS TS-x39 series, TS-x59 series, TS-x69 series, TS509, TS-809, TS-809 Pro, TS-809U-RP, SS-439 Pro, SS-839 Pro, TS-x59 Pro+, TS-879 Pro, TS1079 Pro, TS-879U-RP, TS-EC879U-RP, TS-1279URP, TS-EC1279U-RP ARM-based (Non Intel- TS-x10, TS-x12, TS-x19 series based) NAS Follow the steps below to create a replication job. 1. Click "Create a Replication Job". 2. When the wizard shows up, click "Next". 3. Select the synchronization locations and click "Next".
7. Choose between real-time and scheduled synchronization. Real-time synchronization copies files that are new, changed, and renamed from the source folder to the target folder as soon as the changes are made after the first-time backup. Scheduled synchronization copies files from the source folder to the target folder according to the pre-configured schedule. The options are: o Replicate Now: Replicate data immediately.
o Delete extra files: Delete extra files in the target folder. Deletions made on the source folder will be repeated on the target folder. This option is not available for real-time synchronization. o Detect sparse files: Select this option to ignore files of null data. o Check file contents: Specify to examine file contents, date, size, and name to determine if two files are identical. This option is not available for real-time synchronization.
Delete a replication job. This button is available only after a replication job is stopped or the connection to the remote server is stopped. To edit the replication job properties, click "Options". Under "Event Logs" you can select to enable "Download Detailed Logs" and specify the maximum file size of the log file. You can also select to send an email alert when synchronization fails or completes. Note that the SMTP server settings must be properly set up on the NAS ("System Settings" > "Notification").
8.1.3 Cloud Backup Ama z on 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.
"Get Started Now" to install Symform. The NAS will download, verify, and install the package automatically. Click "Configure". Enter your email address and click "Sign-In" to activate Symform on the NAS. An activation code will be sent to this address. Check your email to get the activation code and finish the setup. Configure Symform according to the instructions. When done, the folders chosen during the setup will be backed up to Symform Storage Cloud.
8.1.4 External Backup Ex te rna l Drive The NAS supports real-time and scheduled data backup between the internal disks volumes on the NAS and external USB/eSATA storage devices. To use this feature, follow the steps below. Note : If an external storage device is encrypted by the NAS, make sure it is unlocked in "External Device" > "External Storage" before creating any backup jobs. 1. Connect one or more external storage devices to the USB or eSATA (if available) interfaces of the NAS. 2.
as the changes are made after the first-time backup. Scheduled backup copies files from the source folder to the target folder according to the schedule. The options are: o Replicate Now: Copy the data immediately. o Periodically: Enter the time interval in hour and minute that the backup job should be executed. The minimum time interval is 5 minutes. o Hourly: Select the minute when an hourly backup should be executed, e.g.
B utto Na m e De sc ription Start Start a backup job. Stop Stop a backup job. Edit Edit the settings of a backup job. View / View the job status and logs. Downloa Download the logs of a backup job. n d Delete Delete a backup job. This button is available only after a backup job is stopped. To disable the backup schedule of a backup job, click the "Edit" button and select "Disabled" under "Settings" > "Schedule Type" and click "OK". Default Backup Job Settings 1.
Enable the USB one touch copy button to back up data from the front USB drive to the NAS or vice versa. This feature is not supported by TS-809U-RP, TS-879U-RP, TSEC879U-RP, TS-1279U-RP, TS-EC1279U-RP. Smart Import (Beta) When users connect an external device, such as a camera, to the front USB port, all photos and videos on the device will be imported to the NAS automatically without pressing the "Copy" button.
Note : If there are multiple partitions on the source storage device, a new folder will be created for each partition on the destination as the backup folder. The backup folder will be named with the backup date and the partition number, YYYYMMDD-1 for partition 1, YYYYMMDD-2 for partition 2... and so on. If the source storage device contains only one partition, the backup folder will be named as YYYYMMDD only.
8.2 myQNAPcloud Service The myQNAPcloud service is a function which provides host name registration, mapping of the dynamic NAS IP to a domain name, and auto port mapping of UPnP router on the local network. Use the myQNAPcloud wizard to register a unique host name for the NAS, configure automatic port forwarding on the UPnP router, and publish NAS services for remote access over the Internet.
7. If any of the settings is unsuccessful, follow the instructions provided to troubleshoot the issues. After the wizard is finished, a confirmation email will be sent to the email account specified. Click "Confirm Registration" from the email and proceed to complete the registration process. M a na ging a nd C onfiguring your myQ NAP cloud Account Click "Manage myQNAPcloud Account" on top of the page after launching myQNAPcloud or log into your account at http://www.myqnapcloud.com.
Select the NAS services to be allowed for remote access. Click "Apply to Router". The NAS will configure the port forwarding on the UPnP router automatically. You will then be able to access the NAS services from the Internet. Note : If more than two NAS are connected to one UPnP router, please specify a different port for each NAS. If the router does not support UPnP, users are required to configure port forwarding manually on the router. Please refer to the links below: Application note: http://www.qnap.
service is published, the service will not be accessible even the corresponding icon is shown on myQNAPcloud website (http://www.myQNAPcloud.com). 2. Set myQNAPcloud Access Code: Enter a code of 6-16 characters (a-z, A-Z, 0-9 only). The code is required when NAS users attempt to view the private NAS services on the myQNAPCloud website. 3. Click "Add Users" and specify maximum 9 local NAS users who are allowed to view the private NAS services published on the myQNAPcloud website. 4.
8.3 File Station The File Station is an online file management center. With the File Station, you can access the NAS across the Internet, manage files using a web browser, quickly find your files, play media files online, set file and folder permissions and easily share your files and folders on the NAS. Sta rting File Sta tion Launch the File Station from the File Station shortcut on the Main Menu or the Desktop, or log directly into the File Station (type http://NAS_Name_or_IP/cgi-bin/ filemanager.
2 Browsing Mode Switch between different browsing modes (from left to right: thumbnail browsing mode/ list browsing mode/detail browsing mode.) 3 Create Folder Create a folder on the selected shared folder. 4 Copy / Paste Copy / paste folders or/and files. 5 Upload Upload files to the selected shared folder. 6 Share Share the folder/file via email, publish the folder/file, or share the link of the folder/file.
Properties: Click this tab to review the details of a file and folder and click "Calculate Size" to calculate the size of a folder. Permission: Click this tab to configure shared folder permissions. For steps on setting folder permissions, please refer to the "Set file/folder level permission" section below.
Cancel/Delete Cancel / Delete transcode tasks created for the Transcoding subfolder Transcode Information Bring up the Transcode Task widow for your review on transcode tasks. Add to Favorites Bookmark the subfolder and it will appear under "Favorites" on the left panel. Compress(Zip) Compress the subfolder. Properties Switch to open the right panel. Tip: For folders and files, the shortcut keys are provided for quick file and folder operations.
Download Download the file. If the file chosen is a video that has been transcoded, you can choose its resolution and download the file. If multiple files are selected for the download, they will be compressed before the download. Rename Rename the file. Move Move the file to another location on the NAS. Delete Delete the file. Cut/Paste Cut a file and paste it to another shared folder. Add to Transcode Create a transcode task for the file. (Beta) Cancel/Delete Cancel / Delete transcode task.
Playing media files To play media files with the File Station, please double click a multimedia file (photo, music and video files) in the File Station and the Media Viewer (a built-in media player for the NAS) will be opened to play that file. Use the following buttons to control the Media Viewer: N Name Description 1 Play / Pause Play / Pause. 2 Rotate Rotate the photo counter-clockwise/ o clockwise by 90 degrees (for photos only.) 3 Previous Item Play the previous item.
Note : The media viewer feature can be used to play photos and music files on all NAS models. However, the feature to play videos using the media viewer is available on the x69 and x70 series models. Finding your files/folders quickly The File Station 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, by file types (music, video or photo), or by the file extension (for example, AVI, MP3.
If a folder is selected, you can choose "Apply changes to folder(s), subfolder(s) and file (s)" to apply the settings to all the files and subfolders within the selected folder. Click "OK" to confirm. If the "Enable Advanced Folder Permissions" option is enabled in "Privilege Settings" > "Shared Folder" > "Advanced Permissions", you will be able to specify the file and folder permissions by users and user groups. Click + to do so.
o Select to create the link(s) in SSL (optional) and specify the expiration settings and enter a password (optional). o Check "Include the password in the email if the link is sent via email" to include the password in the email sent to the recipients. 3. To share the links by emails, switch to "Send" in the Share dialog window and enter the contents. Click the "Send" button after you are done.
8.4 Video Station The Video Station (2.0) is a video management tool used to organize your videos on the Turbo NAS and to share them with your friends and family across the Internet. With the Video Station, you can classify your videos into home videos, movies, TV shows or music videos for your personal collection. Besides, a smart collection can be set to automatically sort out videos that match search criteria and help you neatly manage your videos.
can choose which folder on the NAS that you would like to upload videos into. Tips on file uploa d: The maximum size of an image file is 2GB. The maximum size of multiple files that can be uploaded at a time is 2GB. 2. Launch the Video Station from the Main Menu or the Video Station shortcut on the Desktop or log directly into the Video Station (type http://NAS_Name_or_IP/video/ into a web browser.) Note : The admin login credential of the Video Station is the same as that of the NAS administrator.
3 Multi-select Select multiple items at the same time 4 Resizing Bar Resize video thumbnails. 5 Refresh Refresh the current page. 6 Settings Set video classification, content filters and configure miscellaneous settings. Video Classification: Add, remove and rescan folders to be classified and classify folders into the following categories (Home Videos, Movies, TV Shows, or Music Videos.) The classified videos will be organized into a video library for smart collections.
Private Collection: List all videos located in the "/home" folder, and those multimedia files can be viewed by yourself only. Qsync: List videos synchronized from the Qsync service. Video Collection: List all virtual collections. Note that all entries listed under a collection are only links to the physical files. This can effectively conserve your NAS storage space, as you can keep only one copy of the videos even when you create a collection for a special theme.
N Name Description 1 Video Property Review and edit video properties. 2 Tag and Edit and browse video tags and descriptions. o Description 3 Sharing Drag files to this area and share them via a link (including three methods: email, social sharing and link.) 4 Email Share a link via email. Specify the sender, recipient, subject and message body of the email and click "Send" to send the email. Make sure your email account is properly configured.
C re a ting a nd m a na ging c olle c tions There are two approaches a collection can be created: 1. Switch to the folder view, right click a shared folder and select "Create New Collection" to turn that shared folder into a collection. 2. Drag and drop videos in "Video Collection" on the left panel.
collection and then the "Sharing History" button on the main menu. Video Operations Right click a video and choose to perform a desired action from the table below. Operation Description Play Play the video online in the browser. Open with VLC Play the video in a browser window with the VLC player (please install the VLC plug-in first.) Download Download the video. Copy to Collection Copy the video to a collection. Set as Cover Set the video thumbnail as the cover of a collection.
To quickly locate your videos, please be sure to first rate or classify your videos. To do so, please right click the videos and then tag, rate or color label them. To batch mark or classify multiple videos, first click the "Multi-select" button on the main menu or hold the Ctrl key on the keyboard, select your desired videos and right click the videos to rate or classify them.
always add media folders manually. In addition to shared folder privileges, you can also protect your privacy by storing your private videos in your "/home" shared folder to hide them from other NAS users (except the NAS administrator; and your "/home" folder can be found under "Private Collection". Anyone attempting to access this folder in the Video Station will be prompted for password.) Videos stored in the media shared folders are only visible after they are detected and scanned by the Media Library.
8.5 Photo Station The Photo Station (4.0) is an online photo album used to organize your multimedia content (photos and videos) on the Turbo NAS and to share them with your friends and family across the Internet.
1. Import photos and videos to a shared folder on the NAS. There are three approaches you can upload photos and videos to the NAS: 1) Install Qfinder on your PC or Mac, set up a network drive and upload files to your preferred shared folders. For details on setting up a network drive, please check the chapter on Connecting to NAS Shared Folders 26 ; 2) Click "Shared Photos" or "Private Collection" on the left panel and click "Import" on the main menu to import photos or videos from the local PC.
N Name Description Search Bar Search photo and video files by title, photo date, tag, rating, o 1 or color label. 2 Browsing Switch between different browsing modes (from left to right: Mode thumbnail browsing mode/list browsing mode/timeline browsing mode/folder browsing mode) to browse photos and videos. 3 Photo / Video Display photos, videos, or both. Filter 4 Multi-Select Select multiple items at the same time. 5 Slideshow Play photos as a slideshow.
Social Network Binding: Switch to this tab, choose the accessible folders that can be accessed by your friends on the social networking sites and click "Bind with Facebook". After the account is bound successfully, your Facebook friends can log into the Photo Station (http:// NAS_Name_or_IP/photo/) with their account to browse photos from albums opened for them.
Album: List all virtual albums. Note that all entries listed under an album are only links to the physical files. This can effectively conserve your NAS storage space, as you can keep only one copy of the photos even when you create an album for a special theme. For album operations, please refer to the section on Using Photo Station below. Smart Album: List all smart albums.
N Name Description EXIF Review photo/video EXIF information and photos can be o 1 geotagged here. 2 Informatio Edit and browse photo/video details, tags and descriptions. n 3 Sharing Drag files to this area and share them via a link (including three methods: email, social sharing and link.) 4 Email Share a link via email. Specify the sender, recipient, subject and message body of the email and click "Send" to send the email. Make sure your email account is properly configured.
There are two approaches an album can be created: 1. Switch to the folder view, right click a folder and select "Create New Album" to turn that folder into an album. 2. Drag and drop photos or videos in "Album" on the left panel. Right click an album and choose to download, remove, rename, email the link of, publish the link, share the link of that album, or modify the settings of that album (The email, publish, and share options are only available if "Share with the public" is enabled in "Album Settings".
On the other hand, you can also share photos from different albums as you do with the album. To do so, please click the "Sharing" button on the right panel, drag photos from different albums and drop photos under "Select Photos" on the right panel and use the "Email", "Social Sharing", or "Link" button to share those photos.
Add to Transcode Convert the video to the following resolutions: 240P, 360P, 480P SD, 720P HD and 1080P Full HD (for videos only.) Add to Sharing List Add the selected photos or videos to the sharing list. Edit (Pixlr Editor) Edit the photo online (for photos only.) Delete Delete photos or videos. Set Coordinates Set GPS information of a photo (for photos only.) Add Tag Add a tag to photos or videos. Rating Rate photos or videos. Color Label Color-label photos or videos.
3 Rotate Rotate the photo counter-clockwise/clockwise by 90 degrees (for photos only.) 4 Previous Play the last photo or video. Item 5 Next Play the next photo or video. Item 6 Downloa Download the photo or video. d 7 Delete Delete the photo or video. Please note that the photos or videos deleted in the viewing mode will first be marked with an "X" on that photo or video and only deleted as you exit the viewing mode.
N Name Description Music Switch between different playlists defined in the Music o 1 Station (from the "Playlist", personal playlist and shared playlist on the left panel.) Please refer to the chapter on Music Station for details. 2 Effect Set a different slide transition effect. 3 Speed Set the slide speed. 4 Play / Pause Play / Pause the slideshow. 5 Last Slide Go to the last slide. 6 Next Slide Go to the next slide. 7 Background Turn the background music on or off .
For x86 based NAS models, all shared folders except the "/recording" and "/web" shared folders are media folders by default; while for ARM based NAS models, only "/multimedia" and "/homes" are media folders by default. However, users can always add media folders manually.
8.6 Music Station The Music Station (4.0) helps you create a personal music center on the cloud. This web-based application is designed for users to play music files on the NAS or a media server, listen to thousands of Internet radio stations using a web browser and share your music collections with your friends and families. Your music collection stored on the Turbo NAS is automatically organized into categories for easy access.
the first and third approach, you can choose which folder on the NAS that you would like to upload music files into. Note : The admin login credential of the Music Station is the same as that of the NAS administrator. Users are recommended to upload or copy music files to the media folders and scan them using the Multimedia Management if this is the first time the Music Station is launched. For details on media folders, please refer to the chapter on Multimedia Management 180 . 2.
Player N Name Description 1 Previous Item Play the previous item. 2 Play / Pause Play / Pause. 3 Next Item Play the next item. 4 Shuffle Shuffle on/off. 5 Seek Bar Control the playback progress. 6 Repeat No repeat, repeat once, or repeat all. 7 Streaming Stream the music files to the computer or the device and Mode play them using a web browser. Volume Adjust the volume.
My Favorites: All songs rated at least 1 star are listed here. All un-starred songs will be removed from here. To rate a song, switch to the detail, album list, or cover flow browsing mode and click the star(s) under "Rating". Recently Added: Songs recently added to the Media Library are listed here. Frequently Played: Songs most frequently played are listed here. My Favorite Radio: User’s favorite Internet radio stations can be added by entering the radio URL or by searching TuneIn Radio.
4 Email Share the link via email. Specify the subject and message body of the message and click "Send" to send the email. Make sure your email account is properly configured. Go to "Control Panel" > "System Settings" > "Notification" > "SMTP Server" for email configuration. 5 Social Share a link with selected songs on social networking sites. Sharing Specify the subject and message body and click the social networking site to share.
updated playlist will be presented when viewers click the same link again. On the other hand, you can also share a list of songs as you do with the playlist. To do so, please click the "Sharing" button on the right panel, drag and drop songs under "Songs" on the right panel from the middle and use the "Email", "Social Sharing", or "Link" button to share this list of songs.
"Shared Folders". Music files stored in the media shared folders are only visible after they are detected and scanned by the Media Library. To set the Media Library to scan for music files manually or by schedule, please go to "Control Panel" > "Multimedia Management" > "Media Library". For details on media folder settings, please refer to the chapter on Multimedia Management.
8.7 Download Station The Download Station is a web-based download tool enabling you to download files from the Internet through BT, PT, Magnet Link, HTTP/HTTPS, FTP/FTPS, and subscribe to RSS feeds. With the BT Search function, you can easily find BT seeds to download and make your NAS as 24/7 download center. Im porta nt: The Downloa d Sta tion is prov ide d for downloa ding a uthorize d file s only .
Depending on your NAS model, the Download Station should be enabled by default and can be launched from the Desktop or the Main Menu. If not, please Go to the App Center and make sure that the Download Station has been installed and enabled first (QTS 4.1 or later versions only.) Launch the Download Station from the Main Menu or the Download Station shortcut on the Desktop or log directly into the Download Station (type http://NAS_Name_or_IP/cgi-bin/Qdownload/qdownloadindex.cgi into a web browser.
8 Filter Enter a keyword in the box or click the drop down list to select the categories and filter the searched BT seeds. 9 Sort Sort tasks by dates that tasks are created or task types. 1 Settings Configure BT or RSS settings (refer to the Download Station 0 Settings section below for details.) Left Panel Tasks: List all BT tasks based on their download status (All, Downloading, Paused, Completed, Active and Inactive.
FTP Connection: Specify the maximum number of concurrent FTP downloads. Bandwidth Limit: Specify the maximum download rate of FTP download tasks. 0 means no limit (for Intel-based NAS models, the maximum number of concurrent HTTP and FTP downloads is 30, while that number is 10 for ARM-based (Non Intelbased) NAS.) BT Connection Setting: o Specify the ports for BT download. The default port numbers are 6881-6889. o Enable UPnP port mapping: Enable automatic port mapping on the UPnP supported gateway.
Proxy: specify the proxy server for BT download. Select the proxy type and fill in the host IP and port, login username and password for the proxy server. For details on the setup of the proxy server, please refer to its user manual. BT Search: Select the BT engines to enable for BT search on the Download Station. File Hosting Account You can save the login information of maximum 64 HTTP and FTP accounts. To add login information, click "Add Account". Enter the host name or IP, username and password.
To add an HTTP, FTP, or Magnet download task, click "Start" on the Menu Bar. Enter the URL of the download task (one entry per line). Then select the download type: HTTP/FTP, or Magnet Link. If a username and password is required to access the file, select "Use credentials" and select a pre-configured account (Settings > Account List) or enter a username and password. Then click "OK". The NAS will download the files automatically. Note : You can only enter maximum 30 entries at one time.
Downloading torrent files using RSS Download Manager You can use RSS Download Manager to create and manage filters to download particular torrent files for BT Download. To add a filter, first launch RSS Download Manager, select a label and click "Add". Enter the filter name and specify the keyword to include and exclude. Select the RSS feed to apply the filter settings.
a. Open the BT port range on NAT router manually. Forward these ports to the LAN IP of the NAS. b. The new NAS firmware supports UPnP NAT port forwarding. If your NAT router supports UPnP, enable this function on the NAT. Then enable UPnP NAT port forwarding of the NAS. The BT download rate should be enhanced.
8.8 HD Station The HD Station is a platform where the famous XBMC application or Chrome browser can be installed to let you directly play back your NAS multimedia contents or browse the internet websites on the TV screen thru the HDMI interface. Note : Currently, the HD Station is supported by the TS-x69L, TS-x69 Pro, TS-x70 and TS-x70 Pro Turbo NAS models. Se tting up HD Sta tion Create your lovely media environment by following the steps below: 1.
USB keyboard or mouse Qremote: QNAP remote app, exclusively designed for the HD Station. Note : If you want to use the Chrome to browse an internet website, you are required to use the mouse function on the Qremote or use the USB mouse directly connected to the NAS. 2. Insta lling the H D Sta tion: o Go to "Applications" > "HD Station" and click the "Get Started Now" button. Then, the system will install the HD Station automatically. 3. C hoosing the a pplic a tions to insta ll.
The first time XBMC is launched, it will index the "Multimedia" shared folder and it may consume a lot of system resources if the folder contains a lot of multimedia files. After installation, please choose your preferred language on the TV screen. Then, you will see the HD Station portal as shown below. 4. Enjoy ing the H D Sta tion: At the H D Sta tion porta l, sim ply c hoose the a pplic a tion y ou wa nt to use to sta rt e njoy ing the se rv ic e .
h. Double click the picture you just uploaded. Vie w ing P hotos on your U SB De vice or C a me ra Steps: 1. Connect your USB device or camera to the USB port of your NAS. 2. Choose "Pictures". 3. Choose "USBDisk". 4. Select the photo you want to view. Importing M e dia C onte nts to your NAS Use one of the several types of network protocols (Samba, AFP, FTP, and NFS) to save the media content files in the "Multimedia" or "Qmultimedia" shared folder, or copy them from an external USB or eSATA device.
Note : In order to use this application, you are required to use the mouse function on the Qremote, or use the USB mouse directly connected to the NAS. YouTube Enjoy the YouTube contents via the HD Station. MyNAS Enter the local NAS administration web page to view the NAS functions and settings. C onfiguring HD Sta tion Configure the HD Station by choosing "Settings" at the HD Station portal. App: The applications can be enabled or disabled in this feature.
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Vol+, 4 OK Vol+, Vol- Vol5 N/A Search 6 N/A TV Out 8 N/A Settings 7 N/A Short Red - 9 OK cut (Home) View mode Settings Red - 3 Home 4 Video (Home) Green 1 (Video) 0 Yellow 1 (Music) 1 Blue 1 (Picture) 2 Bookmark 1 Menu Vol+, Vol- 2 List/Icon Video 1 OK Green (Video) OK OK menu Yellow 2 Music (Music) 2 menu Blue 2 Photo (Picture) 3 menu N/A Favorite N/A Repeater N/A Help 3 Repeater 1 4 Guide 1 6 Record 1 N/A 5 CH- 1 Previous Pre
Play Home Contr 2 OK Home 1 menu ol Resume 2 N/A Now 2 Return 2 playing OK Back N/A More 7 Back 8 Options 2 Playback 9 OK 2 menu OK OK 7 OK OK OK Up 7 Up Up OK Down 7 Down Down OK Right 7 Right Right OK Left 7 Left Left OK Move 1 Move backward 6 backward Move 3 Move forward 1 forward Play 1 Play 5 Up 2 3 Down 2 6 Right 2 7 Left 2 4 Video Move 3 Play backward 0 Move 3 forward 1 Play 3 OK OK 2 Slow 3 5 N/A Slow 3 Pause
Video Audio 3 Audio Language 6 List track Top/ 3 Video Movie Menu 7 List menu Subtitle 3 OK Settin g Subtitle 2 8 Zoom 3 Subtitle track N/A Zoom N/A Movie 9 Pop up 4 0 Angle 4 menu N/A Angle 1 Input OK Clear (N/ 1 A) 9 Enter 3 4 Switch 2 16:9 / 4:3 7 286 Clear Confirm
8.9 Surveillance Station Pro The Surveillance Station Pro enables users to configure and connect many IP cameras at the same time and manage functions including live audio & video monitoring, recording, and playback. Installation and configuration can be easily carried out remotely in a web browser in a few steps. Various recording modes are provided: continuous recording, motion-detection recording, and scheduled recording and users can flexibly define the recording settings according their security plans.
Router IP: 192.168.1.100 Camera 1 IP: 192.168.1.10 (fixed IP) Camera 2 IP: 192.168.1.20 (fixed IP) NAS IP: 192.168.1.60 (fixed IP) Se tting up IP C a m e ra s Follow the steps below to set up IP cameras: 1. Download an IP camera finder from the camera vendor's official website. Connect the IP camera to the local area network with a network cable and run the IP camera finder. Set the IP address of the cameras (192.168.1.100 in our example) so that they are on the same LAN as the computer. 2.
Enable or change the recording option of the camera in the next page. Click "next" to move to the next page. On this page, you will see the "Schedule Settings". In the table, 0~23 represents the time period. For example, 0 means 00:00~01:00, 1 means 01:00~02:00. You can set a continuous recording in any period that you want. Then you will see the "Confirm Settings" on the next page. After you have added the network cameras to the NAS, go to the "Monitor" page.
Pla y ing V ide o F ile s from the Surv e illa nc e Sta tion Pro Click the "Play" button or "Playback" to enter the playback page and follow the steps below to play the video files on the remote Surveillance Station Pro. 1. Drag and drop camera(s) from the server/camera tree on the left to the respective playback window(s) to select the channel(s) for playback. 2. Select playback date. Examine each channel to know the time range when the files were recorded for each IP camera.
8.10 App Center The App Center is a digital platform for distribution of NAS apps. Users can search for, install, remove and update apps developed by QNAP or third party apps through the App Center to expand the services and add new features on the NAS. Sta rting App C e nte r The App Center can be launched from the App Center shortcut on the Main Menu or the NAS Desktop.
Manually 5 Sort Sort apps by category, name or release date. Left Panel Public Apps: List apps that are set to be accessible by the public. To set an app as a public app, please go to "My Apps", check "Show on login screen" at bottom of the app icon box and that app will show up in the login screen. Please note that to show public apps on the login page, please first enable the photo wall style login page. For details on login screen setup, please refer to here 44 .
source software/add-ons. Users are recommended to participate in the discussion in the QNAP community forum or contact the original creators of the open source software for the solutions. When installing an add-on which requires a prerequisite app, the prerequisite add-on will be added to the installation queue automatically prior to the dependent add-on. If the app update process is canceled before it is finished, please install the app from the App Center again.
9. Use the LCD Panel This feature is only provided by the NAS models with LCD panels. Please visit http:// www.qnap.com for details. You can use the LCD panel to perform disk configuration and view the system information. When the NAS has started up, you will be able to view the NAS name and IP address: N A S 5 F 4 D E 3 1 6 9 . 2 5 4 . 1 0 0 . 1 0 0 For the first time installation, the LCD panel shows the number of hard drives detected and the IP address.
select "Yes" to confirm. C h o o Y e s s e R N A I D 5 ? o When you execute RAID 1, RAID 5, or RAID 6 configuration, the system will initialize the hard drives, create the RAID device, format the RAID device, and mount it as a volume on the NAS. The progress will be shown on the LCD panel. When it reaches 100%, you can connect to the RAID volume, for example, create folders and upload files to the folders on the NAS.
restrictions of some countries. Vie w ing Syste m Informa tion on LC D P a ne l When the LCD panel shows the NAS name and IP address, you may press the "Enter" button to enter the Main Menu. The Main Menu consists of the following items: 1. TCP/IP 2. Physical disk 3. Volume 4. System 5. Shut down 6. Reboot 7. Password 8. Back TC P/IP In TCP/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.
S i z e : 2 3 2 G B V olum e This section shows the hard drive 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. R A I D 5 D r i v e 7 1 2 3 5 0 G B 4 If there is more than one volume, press the "Select" button to view the information. The following table shows the description of the LCD messages for RAID 5 configuration.
Pa ssword The default password of the LCD panel is blank. Enter this option to change the password of the LCD panel. Select "Yes" to continue. C h a n g e P Y e a s s s w N o o r d You may enter a password of maximum 8 numeric characters (0-9). When the cursor moves to "OK", press the "Enter" button. Verify the password to confirm the changes. N e w P a s s w o r d : O K Back Select this option to return to the main menu.
Vol1 Full The disk volume (1) is full. HDD Ejected A hard drive is ejected. Vol1 Degraded The disk volume (1) is in degraded mode. Vol1 Unmounted The disk volume (1) is unmounted. Vol1 Nonactivate The disk volume (1) is inactive.
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