Thecus N7700 User’s Manual
Copyright and Trademark Notice Thecus and other names of Thecus products are registered trademarks of Thecus Technology Corp. Microsoft, Windows, and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Apple, iTunes and Apple OS X are registered trademarks of Apple Computers, Inc. All other trademarks and brand names are the property of their respective owners. Specifications are subject to change without notice. Copyright © 2008 Thecus Technology Corporation. All rights reserved.
Safety Warnings For your safety, please read and follow the following safety warnings: Read this manual thoroughly before attempting to set up your N7700. Your N7700 is a complicated electronic device. DO NOT attempt to repair it under any circumstances. In the case of malfunction, turn off the power immediately and have it repaired at a qualified service center. Contact your vendor for details.
Table of Contents Copyright and Trademark Notice ................................................... 2 About This Manual ......................................................................... 2 Limited Warranty........................................................................... 2 Safety Warnings ............................................................................ 3 Table of Contents .......................................................................... 4 Chapter 1: Introduction .......
Wake-Up On Lan (WOL) ...................................................................... 26 Power Management ............................................................................ 26 Storage Management .......................................................................... 27 Disks Information ............................................................................... 27 S.M.A.R.T. Information...............................................................................
Upgrading System Firmware ................................................................ 58 Change Administrator Password............................................................ 58 Reboot and Shutdown System .............................................................. 59 Logout .............................................................................................. 59 Chapter 5: Additional Feature Setup............................................ 60 Overview .................................
Replacing a Hard Drive ...................................................................... 101 RAID Auto-Rebuild............................................................................ 101 Chapter 8: Troubleshooting ....................................................... 102 Forgot My Network IP Address .......................................................... 102 Can't Map a Network Drive in Windows XP........................................ 102 Restoring Factory Defaults ........................
Chapter 1: Introduction Overview Thank you for choosing the Thecus N7700 IP Storage Server. The Thecus N7700 is an easy-to-use storage server that allows a dedicated approach to storing and distributing data on a network. Data reliability is ensured with RAID features that provide data security and recovery—over one Terabyte of storage is available using RAID 5 and RAID 6.
Multiple RAID N7700 supports multiple RAID volumes on one system. So, you can create RAID 0 for your non-critical data, and create RAID 5 for mission-critical data. Create the RAID levels depending on your needs. To configure RAID modes on the N7700, refer to Chapter 4: System Management > Storage Management > RAID List. Dual Mode Support N7700 is not only a file server, but it also supports iSCSI initiators. Your server can access N7700 as a direct-attached-storage over the LAN or Internet.
Front Panel The Thecus N7700’s front panel has the device’s controls, indicators, and hard disk trays: Front Panel Item 1.Power LED 2.System LED 3.WAN LED 4.LAN LED 5.USB Copy LED 6.eSATA link LED 7.USB Port 8.Power Button 9.Up Button ▲ 10.Down Button ▼ 11.Enter Button ↵ 12.Escape Button ESC 13.LCD Display 14.HDD Trays Description • Solid blue: System is power on.
Hard Disk Trays Each of the N7700’s hard disk trays has a lock, a latch, and two LED indicators: 1 2 3 Hard Disk Trays Item 1.HDD Power LED 2.HDD Access/Error LED 3.Lock 4.Latch 5.Handle 4 5 Description • Solid blue: hard disk is powered on • Blinking green: system is accessing data on the hard disk • Use the lock to physically secure the hard disk to the unit • Use to open and remove or close and secure the tray • Pull out HDD tray Rear Panel The N7700 rear panel features ports and connectors.
Back Panel Item 1.LAN Port 2.WAN Port 3.Serial Port 4.eSATA Port 5.USB Port 6.System Fan 7.Power Connector Description • LAN port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch or router • WAN port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch or router • This port is for external UPS device • eSATA port for high-speed storage expansion • USB 2.
Chapter 2: Hardware Installation Overview Your N7700 is designed for easy installation. To help you get started, the following chapter will help you quickly get your N7700 up and running. Please read it carefully to prevent damaging your unit during installation. Before You Begin Before you begin, be sure to take the following precautions: 1. Read and understand the Safety Warnings outlined in the beginning of the manual. 2.
Cable Connections To connect the N7700 to your network, follow the steps below: 1. Connect an Ethernet cable from your network to the WAN port on the back panel of the N7700. 2. Connect the provided power cord into the universal power socket on the back panel. Plug the other end of the cord into a surge protector socket. Press the power supply switch to turn on the power supply. 3. Press the power button on the Front Panel to boot up the N7700.
Checking System Status After making connections on the N7700 and powering up, check whether the system status is normal or has trouble by observing indicators on the front panel and hard disk trays. System Status Normal The system status is normal if: 1. The WAN and LAN LEDs glow green (assuming both are connected). 2. The Power LED on the Front Panel glows blue. 3. The HDD Power LED on each HDD tray glows blue (assuming all disks are installed). 4. The default IP address of the WAN port is 192.168.
Chapter 3: First Time Setup Overview Once the hardware is installed, physically connected to your network, and powered on, you can configure the N7700 so that it is accessible to your network users. There are two ways to set up your N7700: using the Thecus Setup Wizard or the LCD display. Follow the steps below for initial software setup. Thecus Setup Wizard The handy Thecus Setup Wizard makes configuring N7700 a snap. To configure the N7700 using the Setup Wizard, perform the following steps: 1.
6. Name your N7700 and configure the network IP address. If your switch or router is configured as a DHCP Server, configuring the N7700 to automatically obtain an IP address is recommended. You may also use a static IP address and enter the DNS Server address manually. 7. Change the default administrator password.
8. Finished! Access the N7700 Web Administrator Interface by pressing the Start Browser button. You can also configure another N7700 at this point by clicking the Setup Other Device button. Press Exit to exit the wizard. NOTE The Thecus Setup Wizard is designed for installation on systems running Windows XP/2000 or Mac OSX or later. Users with other operating systems will need to install the Thecus Setup Wizard on a host machine with one of these operating systems before using the unit.
System Fan2 CPU Fan 2006/06/16 12:00 Disk Info RAID Current Current Current Current Current system fan 2 status. CPU fan status system time. status of disk slot has been installedh RAID status. The N7700 will rotate these messages every one-two seconds on the LCD display. USB Copy The USB Copy function enables you to copy files stored on USB devices such as USB disks and digital cameras to the N7700 with a press of a button. To use USB copy, follow the steps below: 1.
Step 1: Network Setup From the Web Administration Interface, you can configure the network settings of the N7700 for your network. You can access the Network menu from the menu bar. For details on how to configure your network settings, refer to Chapter 4: System Management > Network Management. Step 2: RAID Creation Next, administrators can configure their preferred RAID setting and build their RAID volume.
File Transfer Protocol (FTP) iTunes Server Media Server Printer Server Download Manager Photo Server 21
Chapter 4: System Management Overview The N7700 provides an easily accessible Web Administration Interface. With it, you can configure and monitor the N7700 anywhere on the network. Web Administration Interface Make sure your network is connected to the Internet. To access the N7700 Web Administration Interface: 1. Type the N7700’s IP address into your browser. (Default IP address is http://192.168.1.100) Your computer’s network IP address must be on the same subnet as the N7700.
Accounts System Language various services of the N7700. Allows configuration of users and groups. Various N7700 system settings and information. Choose your preferred language here. Moving your cursor over any of these items will display the dropdown menu selections for each group. In the following sections, you will find detailed explanations of each function, and how to configure your N7700.
Product Information Item Manufacturer Product No. Firmware version Up time Description Displays the name of the system manufacturer. Shows the model number of the system. Shows the current firmware version. Displays the total run time of the system. To access this screen again, navigate to Status > About. System/Service Status From the Status menu, choose the System item, and the System Status and Service Status screens appear. These screens provide basic system and service status information.
System Information Item System Description Description Shows the system description that would also appear on the Login page. Printer Status From the Status menu, choose the Printer item, and the Printer Information screen appears. This screen provides the following information about the USB printer connected to the USB port. Printer Status Item Manufacturer Model Status Remove document from Queue Restart Printer service Description Displays the name of the USB printer manufacturer.
UPS Settings Item UPS Monitoring Manufacturer Battery Status Power Seconds between power failure and first notification Seconds between subsequent power failure notifications Shutdown the system when the battery charge is less than Apply Description Enable or disable UPS monitoring. Choose the UPS manufacturer and model number from the dropdowns. Current status of the UPS battery Current status of the power being supplied to the UPS Delay between power failure and first notification in seconds.
time for each day of the week that you would like to designate a schedule by using the various dropdowns. Finally, click Apply to save your changes. Example - Monday: On: 8:00; Off: 16:00 System will turn on at 8:00 AM on Monday, and off at 16:00 on Monday. System will turn on for the rest of the week. If you choose an on time, but do not assign an off time, the system will turn on and remain on until a scheduled off time is reached, or if the unit is shutdown manually.
Total Capacity Disk Power Management NOTE Failed. Shows the total SATA hard disk capacity. The administrator can set the disk to power down after a period of inactivity. When the Status shows Warning, it usually means there are bad sectors on the hard disk. It is shown only as a precaution and you should consider changing the drives. S.M.A.R.T. Information On the Disks Information screen, the status of each disk will be displayed in the Status column. Clicking on an OK or Warning link will display the S.
NOTE If the Reallocated Sector Count or Current Pending Sector of a hard disk drive is not zero, the status of the disk will show “Warning”. This warning is only used to alert the system administrator that there are bad sectors on the disk, and they should replace those disks as soon as possible. RAID Information From the Storage menu, choose the RAID item and the RAID List screen appears. This screen lists the RAID volumes currently residing on the N7700.
RAID Level You can set the storage volume as JBOD, RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6 or RAID 10. RAID configuration is usually required only when you first set up the device. A brief description of each RAID setting follows: RAID Levels Level JBOD RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 6 RAID 10 WARNING Description The storage volume is a single HDD with no RAID support. JBOD requires a minimum of 1 disk. Provides data striping but no redundancy. Improves performance but not data safety.
Remove Click to remove the RAID volume. All user data, iSCSI, and Target USB data will be removed. Press this button to exit without saving changes. Press this button to configure a file system and create the RAID storage volume. Press this button to migrate RAID level. Back Expand Migration Creating a RAID To create a RAID volume, follow the steps below: 1. On the RAID Information screen, click New. 2.
Expanding a RAID To expand a RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, or RAID 10 volume, follow the steps below: 1. Replace one of the hard drives in the RAID volume and allow it to automatically rebuild. 2. Once rebuilt, you can continue to replace any remaining disks in the RAID array. 3. When you are done replacing hard drives, log on to Web Management. Navigate to Storage > RAID to open the RAID List screen. 4.
RAID 5 [RAID 5] HDDx3 to [RAID 5] HDDx4 [RAID 5] HDDx3 to [RAID 5] HDDx5 [RAID 5] HDDx4 to [RAID 5] HDDx5 X Deleting a RAID To delete a RAID volume, follow the steps below: 1. On the RAID List screen, select the RAID volume by clicking on its radio button, and click RAID Config to open the RAID Configuration screen. 2. On the RAID Configuration screen, click Remove RAID. 3.
The Create iSCSI Volume screen appears. Create iSCSI Volume Item Description RAID ID ID of current RAID volume. Unused Percentage and amount of unused space on current RAID volume. Allocation Percentage and amount of space allocated to Target USB volume. iSCSI Target Service Enable or Disable the iSCSI Target service. Authentication You may choose CHAP authentication or choose None. Target Name Name of the iSCSI Target. This name will be used by the Stackable NAS function to identify this export share.
8. If you’ve enabled CHAP authentication, enter a username and a password. Confirm your chosen password be reentering it in the Password Confirm box. 9. Click OK to create the iSCSI volume. Stackable NAS The N7700’s capacity can be expanded even further using the stackable function. With it, users can expand the capacity of their network storage systems with up to 5 other stack target volumes which are located in different systems.
Folder Management From the Storage menu, choose Folder, and the Folder screen appears. This screen allows you to create and configure folders on the N7700 volume. Folder Item Folder name Description NFS Share ACL Edit Snapshot Del Add NOTE Description Displays the name of the folder. Provides a description of the folder. Press NFS Share to configure which hosts on the network are allowed to access this folder using NFS. With “ZFS” file system selected RAID volume, it is unconfigurable.
Add Folder Item RAID ID Folder Name Description Browseable Public Share Folder Limit Apply Back NOTE Description RAID volume where the new folder will reside. Enter the name of the folder. Provide a description the folder. Enable or disable users from browsing the folder contents. If Yes is selected, then the share folder will be browseable. Admit or deny public access to this folder. If Yes is selected, then users do not need to have access permission to write to this folder.
NFS Share To allow NFS access to the share folder, enable the NFS Service, and then set up hosts with access rights by clicking Add. NFS Share Item Hostname Privilege Guest System Support IO Mapping Apply Back Description Enter the name or IP address of the host Host has either read only or writeable access to the folder. There are two selections available: • Unix / Linux System • AIX (Allow source port > 1024) Choose the one which best fits your needs.
Clicking on “Snap” then screen appears as following. Snapshot Item Take Shot Schedule Back Description Click to take snapshot right away. Click to open snapshot schedule setup screen. Click to go back folder management screen. Clicking on schedule button then schedule setup screen appear. Checked the enable check box to activate the snapshot scheduled operation.
The N7700 snapshot is supported total 16 versions. Once checked “Automatically remove oldest snapshot”, the oldest will be removed to let newest to added on top. Otherwise, if the check box is unchecked and snapshot versions are up to 16 then system will appear warning message and won’t execute the task till available version count. The snapshot schedule rules can be setup for monthly, weekly or daily hour. Clicking on Apply after firmed with desired schedule or click back to Snap screen.
Writable Remove Sync AD account Submit Reset in this column. Provides Write access to users or groups who are displayed in this column. Removes the selected user or group from the column in order to reset their access privileges. Press this button when there is no list from ADS/PDC or more ADS user has been added but yet appear from list. Submits and confirms settings. Cancel your settings and return to the Folder screen. To configure folder access, follow the steps below: 1.
Click Yes to reboot the system. Once the system has rebooted, you will be returned to the File System Check prompt. There you will see the available RAID volumes to run the file system check on. Check the desired RAID volumes and click Next to proceed with the file system check. Click Reboot to reboot without running the check. Once you click Next, you will see the following screen: Click Start to begin the file system check. Click Back to return to the previous screen. Click Reboot to reboot the system.
NOTE The system must be rebooted before the N7700 can function normally. Advance Option There are 5 items is currently allow Admin to Enable/Disable to operate N7700. The details as listed in following screenshot. With the option changed, it will need to reboot system to activate. File Access Cache File Access Cache is default Enable. This option will help to increase the performance while single client access share folder in writing under SMB/CIFS protocol.
Samba Recycle Bin The N7700 is supported recycle bin via SMB/CIFS protocol. Simply enable it then all of deleted files/folders will reside in the “.recycle” folder with hidden attribution in each share. In general, Windows has default to invisible all of hidden folders/files. So please enable this option to view “.recycle” folder. Samba Anonymous Login Authentication To enable this option, no matter there is share folder has been created in public access.
iSCSI CRC/Checksum To enable this option, the initiator can connect with “Data digest” and “Header digest” enabled. Network Management Use the Network menu to make network configuration settings as well as service support settings. WAN Configuration From the Network menu, choose WAN, and the WAN Configuration screen appears. This screen displays the network parameters of the WAN connection. You may change any of these items and press Apply to confirm your settings.
Link Aggregation (N7700 only) Specifies whether WAN and LAN ports will be aggregated and act as one port. Failover: When one port fails, the other one will take over. Load Balance: Ethernet traffic will flow alternative between two Ethernet ports. 802.3ad: Linkage two Ethernet ports in parallel to increase throughput. NOTE • Only use Jumbo Frame settings when operating in a Gigabit environment where all other clients have Jumbo Frame Setting enabled.
DHCP Configuration A DHCP server can be configured to assign IP addresses to devices connected to the LAN port. To configure these ports, choose LAN from the Network menu. DHCP Configuration Item DHCP Server Start IP End IP DNS Server Description Enable or disable the DHCP server to automatically assign IP address to PCs connected to the LAN interface. Specifies the starting IP address of the DHCP range. Specifies the ending IP address of the DHCP range. Displayed the DNS server IP address.
WEP Enable Key Length WEP WEP WEP WEP KEY KEY KEY KEY 1 2 3 4 Specifies whether to use encryption for transmission or not. Key length specifies the level of encryption used by the N7700. 64 bit: 10 characters from 0 ~ 9 and A ~ F. 128 bit: 26 characters from 0 ~ 9 and A ~ F. Input up to 4 WEP keys, and select the one you wish to use. When connecting, be sure to enter the same key and select the same index number on each client machine.
NOTE Web Service Item HTTP (WebDisk) Support HTTPs (Secure WebDisk) Support SMB/CIFS UPnP • Disable HTTP support and Enable Secure HTTP support to guarantee secure access. • In some environments, due to security concerns, you may wish to disable SMB/CIFS as a precaution against computer viruses. Description Enable or disable WebDisk support. Enter the port number if this option is enabled. The port number Enable or disable secure WebDisk support. Enter the port if this option is enabled.
NFS Server Setting Item NFS Apply Cancel Description Enable or Disable NFS support. Click Apply to save your changes. Click Cancel to abandon your changes. User and Group Management The N7700 has built-in user database that allows administrators to manage user access using different group policies. From the Accounts menu, you can create, modify, and delete users, and assign them to groups that you designate.
List is a list of groups this user does not belong to. Use the << or >> buttons to have this user join or leave a group. 6. Press the Apply button and the user is created. NOTE All users are automatically assigned to the ‘users’ group. Modifying Users 1. Select an existing user from the Local User Configuration screen. 2. Click on the Modify button, and Local User Setting screen appears. 3.
Adding Groups 1. 2. 3. 4. On the Local Group Configuration screen, click on the Add button. The Local Group Setting screen appears. Enter a Group Name. Enter a Group ID number. If left blank, the system will automatically assign one. 5. Select users to be in this group from the Users List by adding them to the Members List using the << button. 6. Click the Apply button to save your changes. Modifying Groups 1. On the Local Group Configuration screen, select a group name from the list. 2.
2. Click Open. 3. Click Import to begin the user list import. ADS/NT Configuration If you have a Windows Active Directory Server (ADS) or Windows NT server to handle the domain security in your network, you can simply enable the ADS/NT support feature; the N7700 will connect with the ADS/NT server and get all the information of the domain users and groups automatically. From the Accounts menu, choose Authentication item and the ADS/NT Support screen appears.
AD Domain Example Item Work Group / Domain Name ADS Support ADS Server Name ADS/NT Realm Administrator ID Administrator Password Confirm Password Information domain Enable Computer1 Domain.local Administrator *********** *********** • The DNS server specified in the WAN configuration page should be able to correctly resolve the ADS server name. • The time zone setting between N7700 and ADS should be identical. • The system time difference between N7700 and ADS should be less than five minutes.
SNMP From the System menu, choose the SNMP item and the SNMP Supports screen appears. You could enable the SNMP function and filled in the related information in each fields. With the SNMP management software could get system basic information. System Logs From the System menu, choose the Logs item and the System Logs screen appears. This screen shows a history of system usage and important events such as disk status, network information, and system booting.
Time and Date Settings From the System menu, choose the Time item and the Time screen appears. Set the desired Date, Time, and Time Zone. You can also elect to synchronize the system time on the N7700 with an NTP (Network Time Protocol) Server. You can change any of these items and press Apply to confirm your settings. See the following table for a detailed description of each item: Time Item Date Time Time Zone NTP Server WARNING Description Sets the system date. Sets the system time.
NOTE Backing up your system configuration is a great way to ensure that you can revert to a working configuration when you are experimenting with new system settings. The system configuration you have backup can be only restore in same firmware version. And the backup details have excluded user/group accounts. Module Management From the System menu, choose the Module Mgmt item and the Module Management screen appears.
WARNING Resetting to factory defaults will not erase the data stored in the hard disks, but WILL revert all the settings to the factory default values. Upgrading System Firmware From the System menu, choose the Firmware Upgrade item and the Firmware Upgrade screen appears. Follow the steps below to upgrade your firmware: 1. Use the Browse button to find the firmware file. 2. Press Apply. 3. The beeper beeps and the Busy LED blinks until the upgrade is complete.
Reboot and Shutdown System From the System menu, choose Reboot & Shutdown item, and the Shutdown/Reboot System screen appears. Press Reboot to restart the system or Shutdown to turn the system off. Logout To logout of the Web Administration Interface, navigate to System > Logout.
Chapter 5: Additional Feature Setup Overview The N7700 can also act as an FTP Server, allowing employees and clients to transfer files using their favorite FTP programs. The integrated Print Server allows you to share a single USB printer will all users on the network. The following section shows you how. FTP Server N7700 can act as a FTP server, enabling users to download and upload files with their favorite FTP programs. From the Network menu, choose the FTP item, and the FTP screen appears.
iTunes® Server With the built-in iTunes server capability, the N7700 enables digital music to be shared and played anywhere on the network! From the Network menu, choose the iTunes item, and the iTunes Configuration screen appears. You may enable or disable the iTunes Service from here. Once enabled, enter correct information for each field and press Apply to save your changes.
Media Manager Settings Item Description Media Server Enable or disable the Media Server service. Shared Media Folders Select the folder(s) that contains media files to be shared. Rescan Click the Rescan button to have the N7700 for new contents in the selected media folder. Adding Media Share Folders Once the Media Server software is installed, you can start adding folders that contain the media that you would like to share. To create a media share folder, follow the steps below: 1.
Printer Server You can configure the N7700 to act as a printer server. That way, all PCs connected to the network can utilize the same printer. Windows XP SP2 To set up the Printer Server in Windows XP SP2, follow the steps below: 1. Connect the USB printer to one of the USB ports (preferably the rear USB ports; front USB ports can be used for external HDD enclosures). 2. Go to Start > Printers and Faxes. 3. Click on File > Add Printer. 4. The Add Printer Wizard appears on your screen. Click Next. 5.
Windows Vista To set up the Printer Server in Windows Vista, follow the steps below: 1. Open Printer Folder from the Control Panel. 2. Click the right mouse button in anywhere on the Printers folder and then select Add Printer. 3. Select Add a network, wireless or Bluetooth printer.
4. Select The printer that I want isn’t listed. You can press The printer that I want isn’t listed to go into next page without waiting for Searching for available printers to finish. 5. Click Select a shared printer by name. Type http://:631/printers/usb-printer in the box, where is the IP address of the N7700. Click Next. 6. Select or install a printer and then press OK.
If your printer model is not listed, please contact your printer manufacturer for help. 7. Windows will attempt to connect to the printer. 8. You can choose to set this printer as the default printer by checking the Set as the default printer box. Click Next to continue. 9. Done! Click Finish.
Download Manager With the built-in Download Manager, you can have the N7700 download HTTP, FTP, and BT files without having full PC powered on. What’s more, you can even schedule your downloads for off-peak hours, ensuring efficient use of bandwidth. To access the Download Manager, go to Network, choose the Download Manager option, and the Download Tasks and Download Schedule windows appear. Download Tasks Item Description Click to start the specified task. Click to pause the specified task.
Adding an HTTP Task To add a new HTTP task to the Download Manager, follow these steps: 1. Using the Task Type dropdown, select HTTP and click Add Task. 2. In the HTTP Task window, start by inputting the target URL in the Website URL box. This is the link to the download you want to queue.
3. Next, select the destination folder from the Destination Folder dropdown. This is where the download will reside. 4. Select the maximum download bandwidth from the Max. Download Bandwidth dropdown. 5. Press Apply to add the task.
6. Once added, your download will appear in the list of download tasks. To start the download, simply click the Start icon ( ) and the download will begin. 7. The download status will continually update in the Download Tasks window. To pause the download, click the Pause icon ( ).
Adding an FTP Task To add a new FTP task to the Download Manager, follow these steps: 1. Using the Task Type dropdown, select FTP and click Add Task. 2. In the FTP Task window, start by inputting the target URL in the FTP File box. This is the link to the download you want to queue.
3. Next, select the destination folder from the Destination Folder dropdown. This is where the download will reside. 4. The next step depends if you are using an anonymous login for your FTP download. If you are logging in anonymously, select Anonymous Login and move on to step 5.
If you are required to login with a user name and password, select Username and input your user name and password into the appropriate fields. 5. Select the maximum download bandwidth from the Max. Download Bandwidth dropdown. 6. Press Apply to add the task.
7. Once added, your download will appear in the list of download tasks. To start the download, simply click the Start icon ( ) and the download will begin. 8. The download status will continually update in the Download Tasks window. To pause the download, click the Pause icon ( ).
Adding a BT Task To add a new BT task to the Download Manager, follow these steps: 1. Using the Task Type dropdown, select BT and click Add Task. 2. In the BT Task window, start by clicking Browse… and selecting the torrent file you wish to start.
3. Next, select the destination folder from the Destination Folder dropdown. This is where the download will reside. 4. Next, you can select the maximum and minimum number of peers from selecting the counts from the appropriate dropdowns.
5. Next, you can set the maximum download and upload bandwidths from the dropdowns below. 6. Press Apply to add the task. 7. Once added, your download will appear in the list of download tasks. To start the download, simply click the Start icon ( ) and the download will begin.
8. The download status will continually update in the Download Tasks window. To pause the download, click the Pause icon ( ). Deleting Tasks To delete a task, simply follow the steps below: 1. Click the delete icon ( ) beside the task that you wish to delete. The Delete Task dialogue box will appear. 2. Select Delete Task only if you wish to remove only the torrent file and all transient files, leaving the unfinished download files intact. 3.
To schedule downloads, follow these steps: 1. Under Download Schedule, set Scheduler to Enable. 2. To schedule a daily download period, select Daily and select a start time and end time. To schedule a weekly download period, select Weekly and select a start day/time and end time/day. 3. Click Apply to save your changes. NOTE If the Download Scheduler is enabled, ALL download tasks will adhere to the designated schedule.
Chapter 6: Using the N7700 Overview Once the N7700 is setup and operating, users on the network may manage all varieties of digital music, photos, or files by simply using their web browsers. To manage your personal files or access public files on the N7700, just enter its IP address into your browser (default IP address is http://192.168.1.100), and you will be taken to the N7700 Login page.
Folder Page Buttons Button Up New folder New file (upload) Delete Selected Items Description Goes to the previous folder level. Creates a new folder. Uploads a file from your computer to the current folder. Deletes selected files and folders. 6. To create a new folder within the current folder, press the New folder button. When the screen appears enter a name for the folder. Press OK to create the folder. 7. To upload a file from your computer to the current folder, press the New file (upload) button.
2. The XP Web Publishing Wizard Client screen appears. Click on the link to install the Publishing Wizard. 3. Windows XP will ask whether you want to run or save this file. Click Save to save the register file. . 4. Once the register file is installed, use the Windows file manager to browse the folder that contains the picture you want to publish. On the left pane, there will be an icon labeled “Publish this folder to the Web”.
5. Click on this icon and Web Publishing Wizard will start. 6. Select the pictures you want to publish to the Photo Web Server by placing a check mark on the top left hand corner of the picture. Click Next. 7. Your PC will start to connect to the Photo Web Server. 8. Select N7700 Photo Gallery Wizard to publish your pictures to the N7700.
9. Login into the N7700 with your local user name and password. 10. Create your album by entering an album name and clicking on the Create Album button. 11. Select the album you want to upload your pictures to.
12. Confirm the target album. 13. Windows will show you that the picture upload is in progress. 14. When the upload is finished, the Wizard will ask you whether if you want to go to the website. Click Finish to go to your Photo Web Server. 15. Click on the user’s icon to go to that user’s album.
16. You will see the user’s album list. Click on Album. 17. Finished! You will see the pictures just selected in the album.
Managing Albums and Photos Photo Icon Function Description Make Cover Make selected photo your cover picture. Back Return to the previous screen. Add Add a new album or photos. Modify Edit the name and description of the selected album or photo. Each name is limited to 20 characters and each description is limited to 255 characters. Delete the selected albums or photos. Delete NOTE • Only logged in users will see these icons.
1. Select the album to be protected, click on the Edit button, and the Album Edit screen will appear. 2. The owner of the album can enter an album password to protect the album, so that only people with the correct password can view the album. Uploading Pictures to Albums Uploading pictures to albums using the Web User Interface is easy: 1. When the album is created, click the album icon to enter the album. Initially the album is empty. 2. Click the Add button to upload pictures into the album.
To stop the slide show, click on the Stop Slide Show icon on the top right hand corner. Mapping a Client PC to the N7700 You can map share folders on the N7700 so that you can access them as if they were drives on your computer. You can connect to the shared network folders on the N7700 as follows: Windows 1. Go to the My Computer folder in Windows. 2. In the menu bar, select Tools and then Map Network Drive… 3. The Map Network Drive window appears. 4. Assign a drive letter for the share folder. 5.
When connecting using SMB/CIFS protocol, type: smb://192.168.1.100/Folder1 When connecting using AFP protocol, type: afp://192.168.1.100/Folder1 Click Connect. 3. When MAC OS X is trying to connect N7700, it will ask for a User Name and Password which has access to the folder. 4. When MAC OS X has connected to the N7700 successfully, an icon representing the folder will appear on the MAC OS X desktop. You can access the folder by double clicking on the icon.
4. Leave the default selections and click Next. 5. Read the license agreement. To continue with the installation, click I Agree and then click Next. 6. The iSCSI Initiator will now install automatically. Click Finish once completed.
7. Start the iSCSI Initiator by double-clicking its icon on the desktop. The iSCSI Initiator properties window will appear. 8. Select the Discovery tab. Under Target Portals, click Add. 9. Enter the IP address of the N7700. Click OK.
10. On the iSCSI Initiator Properties window, select the Targets tab. With the iSCSI target highlighted, click Log On. The Log On to Target dialogue will appear. 11. If you have not enabled CHAP, click OK to continue. If you have enabled CHAP, click Advanced. Under Advanced Settings, check the CHAP login information checkbox and enter your username and password. Click OK.
12. Right click My Computer on the desktop and select Manage. 13. Click on Disk Management and you will see a new hard disk listed. 14. Initialize the new hard disk and you will then be able to use the iSCSI target as a local drive.
Windows Vista Because Windows Vista has the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator pre-installed, you will not have to install this piece of software. Instead, start the iSCSI Initiator and follow steps 8-14 to map the N7700 as an iSCSI drive. File Backup There are a number of ways to back up data with the N7700. Nsync You can backup a share folder to another N7700 (Nsync Target) or any FTP server for safe keeping as long as you have appropriate access right on that target.
Server Test Connection Schedule Time Type Apply NOTE Click to check the connection to the Target Server. Schedule backup of your share folders. The time when the Nsync task will run. Select whether to run the Nsync task daily, weekly, or monthly. Daily: input the time of day to execute Nsync task. Weekly: input which day of the week to execute the task. Monthly: decide which day of the month to execute the task. Click to submit the task.
Utility.exe) to a convenient location on your hard disk and double click to execute it. NOTE If you can not find Thecus Backup Utility on your CD, please download it from the Thecus website (http://www.thecus.com). When you execute this utility for the first time, it will ask you whether to create a DB file. Click Yes. 1. Click Add to create a Backup task. The Add New Task dialog box appears.
Windows XP Data Backup If you use Windows XP Professional, you can also use the Windows Backup Utility (Ntbackup.exe) to backup your files. If you use Windows XP Home Edition, follow these steps to install the utility: 1. Insert the Windows XP CD into a drive and double-click the CD icon in My Computer. 2. When the Welcome to Microsoft Windows XP screen appears, click Perform Additional Tasks. 3. Click Browse this CD. 4. In Windows Explorer, navigate to ValueAdd > Msft > Ntbackup. 5. Double-click Ntbackup.
Chapter 7: Tips and Tricks USB and eSATA Storage Expansion The N7700 supports external USB hard disks through its four USB ports. Once a USB hard disk has successfully mounted, the entire volume will be copied automatically to the default USB HDD folder. The N7700 supports up to 6 USB external storage devices. All file names on the USB disk volume are case sensitive. The N7700 also supports eSATA hard disks with its eSATA port.
Part I - Setup a DynDNS Account 1. Go to http://www.dyndns.org from your home PC. 2. Click on the Sign Up Now link. 3. Check the Check boxes, select a user name (i.e.: N7700), enter your email address (i.e.: xxx@example.com), check Enable Wildcard, and create a password (i.e.: xxxx). 4. Wait for an email from www.dyndns.org. 5. Open the email and click on the link to activate your account Part II - Enable DDNS on the Router 1.
Replacing Damaged Hard Drives If you are using RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, or RAID 10, you can easily replace a damaged hard drive in the Thecus N7700 while keeping your data secure with the system’s automatic data recovery. Hard Drive Damage When a hard drive is damaged and data in the RAID volume, the system LCD will display warning message also the system beeps. Replacing a Hard Drive To replace a hard disk drive in the N7700: 1. Remove the tray with the damaged hard disk. 2.
Chapter 8: Troubleshooting Forgot My Network IP Address If you forget your network IP address and have no physical access to the system, you can find out the IP address by either looking directly onto the N7700’s LCD panel, or by using the setup wizard to retrieve the IP of your N7700. 1. Start the Setup Wizard, and it will automatically detect all Thecus IP storage products on your network. 2. You should be able to find the IP address of the N7700 which you have forgotten in the Device Discovery screen.
4. Set the Date, Time, and Time Zone. 5. Click Apply. In addition, if the N7700 is able to access the Internet and you want to keep the NTP Server clock.isc.org by default, please make sure the DNS Server is correctly entered, thereby allowing the NTP Server name to correctly resolve.
Appendix A: Product Specifications Hardware Specifications Product Model Network Interfaces WAN LAN Storage HDD Bays HDD Support eSATA I/O Interfaces USB Ports System Information LCD Control Panel System LED Display Physical Height Width Depth Power Supply Security Environment Temperature Humidity Certifications N7700 Gigabit RJ-45 connector Gigabit RJ-45 connector 7 x 3.
iSCSI Target Folder Management Quota Management Backup System Management Event Notification UPS Support Printer Server Supported USB Devices Setup Utility one system Auto rebuild Hot swappable Hot spare Disk roaming RAID level migration RAID expansion Supports: Microsoft iSCSI Initiator v2.0.4 StarPort Initiator V3.5.2 MAC OS: globalSAN iSCSI initiator version 3.0 (1150) Linux: open-iscsi 2.
Appendix B: Customer Support If your N7700 is not working properly, we encourage you to check out Chapter 8: Troubleshooting, located in this manual. You can also try to ensure that you are using the latest firmware version for your N7700. Thecus is committed to providing free firmware upgrades to our customers. Our newest firmware is available on our Download Center: http://www.thecus.com/download.
Appendix C: RAID Basics Overview A Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) is an array of several hard disks that provide data security and high performance. A RAID system accesses several hard disks simultaneously, which improves I/O performance over a single hard disk. Data security is enhanced by a RAID, since data loss due to a hard disk failure is minimized by regenerating redundant data from the other RAID hard disks.
RAID 1 RAID 1 mirrors all data from one hard disk drive to a second one hard disk drive, thus providing complete data redundancy. However, the cost of data storage capacity is doubled. This is excellent for complete data security. RAID 5 RAID 5 offers data security and it is best suited for networks that perform many small I/O transactions at the same time, as well as applications that require data security such as office automation and online customer service.
Disk Usage When all 5 disks are of the same size, and used in RAID, N7700 disk usage percentage is listed below: RAID Level RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 6 RAID 10 JBOD NOTE Percentage Used 100% 20% 80% 60% 50% 100% RAID 10 allows only 4 disks and one as spare disk.
Appendix D: Active Directory Basics Overview With Windows 2000, Microsoft introduced Active Directory (ADS), which is a large database/information store. Prior to Active Directory the Windows OS could not store additional information in its domain database. Active Directory also solved the problem of locating resources; which previously relied on Network Neighborhood, and was slow. Managing users and groups were among other issues Active Directory solved.
Appendix E: UPS Compatibility List Brand Ablerex ActivePower AEC Series Model MS-RT 1400VA MiniGuard UPS 700 M2501 cable Back-UPS Pro Matrix-UPS Smart-UPS APC Belkin Back-UPS 940-0095A/C cables, 940-0020B/C cables, 940-0023A cable Back-UPS Office Masterswitch Not a UPS - 9400020 cable Back-UPS RS 500 custom nonUSB cable Regulator Pro serial 940-0119A cable Resource Home Office F6H350-SER, F6H500-SER, F6H650-SER Universal UPS F6C800-UNV, F6C120-UNV, F6C1100-UNV, F6H500ukUNV Fortress (newer) For
Brand Fiskars Series Model Notes PowerRite MAX PowerServer 10, 30 All models with alarm interface MP110/210 Gamatronic MS-T MS µPS3/1 Gemini HP UPS625/UPS1000 R3000 XR R5500 XR INELT Monolith 1000LT Infosec iPEL Ippon (various) UPStation GXT2 contact-closure cable Liebert Masterguard Meta System 350, 500, 750, 1000 (various) HF Line 1..4 boards, /2 5..
Brand Powercom Series Model TrustTrust 425/625 BNT-1000AP Advice Partner/King Pr750 BNT-2000AP PowerGuard PowerKinetics PowerTech Power Walker PG-600 9001 Comp1000 DTR cable power Line-Interactive VI1000 3110, 3115, 5119, 5125, 5119 RM, PW5115 PW5125PW9120, PW9125, 9120, 9150, 9305 Powerware Powerwell Repotec PM525A/-625A/-800A/-1000A/1250A RPF525/625/800/1000 RPT-800A RPT-162A SMS (Brazil) SOLA SOLA/BASIC Mexico Socomec Sicon Soltec Soyntec SquareOne Power SuperPower Sweex Manager III 325, 520,
Appendix F: Licensing Information Overview This product included copyrighted third-party software licensed under the terms of GNU General Public License. Please see THE GNU General Public License for extra terms and conditions of this license. Source Code Availability Thecus Technology Corp. has exposed the full source code of the GPL licensed software. For more information on how you can obtain our source code, please visit our web site, http://www.thecus.com.
CGIC License Terms Basic License CGIC, copyright 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 by Thomas Boutell and Boutell.Com, Inc. Permission is granted to use CGIC in any application, commercial or noncommercial, at no cost. HOWEVER, this copyright paragraph must appear on a "credits" page accessible in the public online and offline documentation of the program.
Also, for each author's protection and ours, we want to make certain that everyone understands that there is no warranty for this free software. If the software is modified by someone else and passed on, we want its recipients to know that what they have is not the original, so that any problems introduced by others will not reflect on the original authors' reputations. Finally, any free program is threatened constantly by software patents.
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