Thecus N8800 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 N8800. Your N8800 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) ...................................................................... 25 Power Management ............................................................................ 26 Storage Management .......................................................................... 27 Disks Information ............................................................................... 27 S.M.A.R.T. Information...............................................................................
Reboot and Shutdown System .............................................................. 60 Logout .............................................................................................. 60 Chapter 5: Additional Feature Setup............................................ 61 Overview ............................................................................................. 61 FTP Server ........................................................................................... 61 iTunes® Server...
Chapter 8: Troubleshooting ....................................................... 103 Forgot My Network IP Address .......................................................... 103 Can't Map a Network Drive in Windows XP........................................ 103 Restoring Factory Defaults ................................................................ 103 Problems with Time and Date Settings .............................................. 103 Appendix A: Product Specifications ............................
Chapter 1: Introduction Overview Thank you for choosing the Thecus N8800 IP Storage Server. The Thecus N8800 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 N8800 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 N8800, refer to Chapter 4: System Management > Storage Management > RAID List. Dual Mode Support N8800 is not only a file server, but it also supports iSCSI initiators. Your server can access N8800 as a direct-attached-storage over the LAN or Internet.
Front Panel The Thecus N8800’s front panel has the device’s controls, indicators, and hard disk trays: Front Panel Item 1.Power Button 2.Power LED 3.Reboot Button 4.System fan alarm LED 5. Mute button 6.USB Port 7.Up Button ▲ 8.Down Button ▼ 9.Enter Button ↵ 10.Escape Button ESC Description • Power on/off N8800 • Solid green: System is power on. • Press to system reboot • Solid red: system fan failure notification • Mute the system fan alarm. • USB 2.
Hard Disk Trays Each of the N8800’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 Thecus ’s rear panel features ports and connectors.
Chapter 2: Hardware Installation Overview Your N8800 is designed for easy installation. To help you get started, the following chapter will help you quickly get your N8800 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 N8800 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 N8800. 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 N8800.
Checking System Status After making connections on the N8800 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: The Power LED on the Front Panel glows green. The HDD Power LED on each HDD tray glows blue (assuming all disks are installed). 3. The default IP address of the WAN port is 192.168.1.100 on LCD. 1. 2. System Trouble The system has trouble if: 1.
Chapter 3: First Time Setup Overview Once the hardware is installed, physically connected to your network, and powered on, you can configure the N8800 so that it is accessible to your network users. There are two ways to set up your N8800: 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 N8800 a snap. To configure the N8800 using the Setup Wizard, perform the following steps: 1.
6. Name your N8800 and configure the network IP address. If your switch or router is configured as a DHCP Server, configuring the N8800 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 N8800 Web Administrator Interface by pressing the Start Browser button. You can also configure another N8800 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 N8800 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 N8800 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 N8800 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 20
Chapter 4: System Management Overview The N8800 provides an easily accessible Web Administration Interface. With it, you can configure and monitor the N8800 anywhere on the network. Web Administration Interface Make sure your network is connected to the Internet. To access the N8800 Web Administration Interface: 1. Type the N8800’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 N8800.
Accounts System Language Allows configuration of users and groups. Various N8800 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 N8800.
Status Menu The Status Menu on the menu bar allows you to see various aspects of the N8800. From here, you can discover the status of the N8800, and even find out other details like firmware version and up time. Product Information Once you login, you will first see the basic Product Information screen providing Manufacturer, Product No., Firmware Version, and Up Time information. Product Information Item Manufacturer Product No.
SMB/CIFS Status FTP Status Media Server Nsync Status UPnP Status SNMP The The The The The The status status status status status status of of of of of of the the the the the the SMB/CIFS server. FTP server. Media Server Nsync server. UPnP service. SNMP service. System Information From Status menu, choose the Info item, and the System Information screen appears. You can change the system information that appears on the Login page by entering the new information here and pressing Apply to confirm.
For information on how to set up the Printer Server, refer to Chapter 5: Additional Feature Setup > Printer Server. UPS Settings The N8800 can also support various uninterruptible power supply units, providing extra data security and accessibility in the case of a power failure. From the Status menu, choose the UPS item and the UPS Setting screen appears. Make any changes you wish, and press Apply to confirm changes. See the following table for a detailed description of each item.
Power Management Using the N8800’s Power Management, you can save energy and money by scheduling the N8800 to turn itself on and off during certain times of the day. From the Status menu, choose the Power Mgmt item and the Schedule Power On/Off screen appears. To designate a schedule for the N8800 to turn on and off, first enable the feature by checking the Enable Schedule Power On/Off checkbox.
Storage Management The Storage Menu displays the status of storage devices installed in the N8800, and includes storage configuration options such as RAID and disk settings, folder configuration, and Nsync settings. Disks Information From the Storage menu, choose the Disks item and the Disks Information screen appears. From here, you can see various items about installed SATA\SAS (N8800SAS only) hard disks. Blank lines indicate that a hard disk is not currently installed in that particular disk slot.
S.M.A.R.T. Information Item Description Tray Number Tray the hard disk is installed in. Model Model name of the installed hard disk. Power ON Hours Count of hours in power-on state. The raw value of this attribute shows total count of hours (or minutes, or seconds, depending on manufacturer) in power-on state. Temperature Celsius The current temperature of the hard disk in degrees Celsius Reallocated Sector Count of reallocated sectors.
Disks Used Total Capacity Data Capacity iSCSI Capacity RAID Config Space Allocation Hard disks used to form the current RAID volume. Total capacity of the current RAID. Indicates the used capacity and total capacity used by user data. Indicates the capacity allocated to iSCSI. Press this to configure RAID volumes. Press this to adjust the space allocated for data and iSCSI. RAID Configuration On the RAID List screen, press the RAID Config button to go to the RAID Configuration screen.
Master RAID Disk No. Capacity (MB) Model Status Member Spare Stripe Size Used Percentage Apply Remove Back Expand Migration storage volume. Check a box to designate this as the Master RAID volume. See the NOTE below for more information. Number assigned to the installed hard disks. Capacity of the installed hard disks. Model number of the installed hard disks. Status of the installed hard disks. If this is checked, current hard disk is a part of a RAID volume.
9. Press Apply to build the RAID storage volume. NOTE Building a RAID storage space may take time, depending on the size of hard drives and RAID mode. WARNING Creating RAID destroys all data in the current RAID volume. The data is unrecoverable. With a RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, or RAID 10 volume, you can also add a spare disk after the RAID is created. See Chapter 7: Tips and Tricks > Adding a Spare Disk for details.
From RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 [RAID 0] HDDx2 to [RAID 0] HDDx3 [RAID 0] HDDx2 to [RAID 0] HDDx4 [RAID 0] HDDx2 to [RAID 0] HDDx5 [RAID 0] HDDx2 to [RAID 0] HDDx6 [RAID 0] HDDx2 to [RAID 0] HDDx7 [RAID 0] HDDx2 to [RAID 0] HDDx8 [RAID 0] HDDx3 to [RAID 0] HDDx4 [RAID 0] HDDx3 to [RAID 0] HDDx5 [RAID 0] HDDx3 to [RAID 0] HDDx6 [RAID 0] HDDx3 to [RAID 0] HDDx7 [RAID 0] HDDx3 to [RAID 0] HDDx8 [RAID 0] HDDx4 to [RAID 0] HDDx5 [RAID 0] HDDx4 to [RAID 0] HDDx6 [RAID 0] HDDx4 to [RAID 0] HDDx7 [RAID 0] HDDx3 to [R
[RAID 5] HDDx5 to [RAID 5] HDDx6 [RAID 5] HDDx5 to [RAID 5] HDDx7 [RAID 5] HDDx5 to [RAID 5] HDDx8 [RAID 5] HDDx6 to [RAID 5] HDDx7 [RAID 5] HDDx6 to [RAID 5] HDDx8 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 iSCSI 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 N8800’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 N8800 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 N8800 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.
Folder Access Control List (ACL) On the Folder screen, press the ACL button, and the Access Control List screen appears. This screen allows you to configure access to the specific folder for users and groups. Select a user or a group from the left hand column and then choose Deny, Read Only, or Writable to configure their access level. Press the Submit button to confirm your settings.
3. Click Search. NOTE The system will list up to 1,000 users from the chosen category. To narrow your search, enter a search term in the blank provided. File System Check The File System Check allows you to perform a check on the integrity of your disks’ file system. Under the Storage menu, click Filesystm Check and the File System Check prompt appears. To perform a file system check, click Apply. Once clicked, the following prompt will appear: Click Yes to reboot the system.
Click Start to begin the file system check. Click Back to return to the previous screen. Click Reboot to reboot the system. When the file system check is run, the system will show 20 lines of information until it is complete. Once complete, the results will be shown at the bottom. NOTE The system must be rebooted before the N8800 can function normally. Advance Option There are 5 items is currently allow Admin to Enable/Disable to operate N8800. The details as listed in following screenshot.
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 N8800 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 “.
iSCSI Block Size Select the block size with 4K while the iSCSI volume size is over 2TB. 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.
WARNING Most Fast Ethernet (10/100) Switches/Routers do not support Jumbo Frame and you will not be able to connect to your N8800 after Jumbo Frame is turned on. If this happens, turn off the N8800. Then, insert USB disk with factory reset utility included and power on the N8800. Till the system power on complete then it will bring your system settings back to factory default. LAN Configuration The N8800 supports two Gigabit Ethernet ports for higher service availability.
WLAN Configuration When a compatible wireless USB dongle is installed on the N8800, the N8800 will become an access point, and the Network dropdown menu will contain a WLAN menu item. From the Network menu, choose WLAN, and the WLAN Configuration screen appears. This screen displays the wireless network parameters of the system. You can change any of these items and press Apply to confirm your settings. NOTE • Currently supported USB wireless dongles are: 3Com 3CRUSB10075, Zyxel G220USB, PCI GW-US54mini.
NOTE Users should obey the international RF regulatory rules as they set up the wireless RF channel on the N8800. The RF operating channels for different regions have been specified as following. Thecus has no responsibility for users attempting to violate the international RF regulation. 11 14 13 2 4 N. America Japan Europe (ETSI) Spain France Web Services Configuration From the Network menu, choose the Service item, and the Web Service screen appears.
Zone OS-based systems. Specifies Zone for Applet Talk service. If your AppleTalk network uses extended networks and is assigned with multiple zones, assign a zone name to the N8800. If you do not want to assign a network zone, enter an asterisk (*) to use the default setting. NFS Setup From the Network menu, choose the NFS item, and the NFS Server Setting screen appears. The N8800 can act as an NFS server, enabling users to download and upload files with the favorite NFS clients.
Local User Configuration Item Description Add Press the Add button to add a user to the list of local users. Modify Press the Modify button to modify a local user. Delete Press the Delete button to delete a selected user from the system. Adding Users 1. Click on the Add button on Local User Configuration screen, and Local User Setting screen appears. 2. On the Local User Setting screen, enter a name in the User Name box. 3. Enter a User ID number. If left blank, the system will automatically assign one. 4.
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. From here, you can enter a new password and re-enter to confirm, or use the << or >> buttons to have this user join or leave a group. Click the Apply button to save your changes. Deleting Users 1. Select an existing user from the Local User Configuration screen. 2. Click on Delete button and the user is deleted from the system.
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. Press the Modify button to modify the members in a group. 3. To add a user into a group, select the user from the Users List, and press the << button to move the user into the Members List. 4.
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 N8800 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. You can to change any of these items and press Apply to confirm your settings.
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 N8800 and ADS should be identical. • The system time difference between N8800 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.
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. Sets the system time zone. Select Yes to allow the N8800 to synchronize with the NTP server shown below. Select Manually to allow the N8800 to synchronize with an NTP server of your choice. Select No to not have the N8800 to synchronize with an NTP server.
System Configuration Backup and Restore From the System menu, choose the Config Mgmt item and the System Configuration Download/Upload screen appears. From here, you can download or upload stored system configurations. See the following table for a detailed description of each item. System Configuration Item Download Upload Download/Upload Description Save and export the current system configuration. Import a saved configuration file to overwrite current system configuration.
Module File Browse Install NOTE Location of the module file. Click to browse the folder of your PC to locate the module files. Click to install the listed module into your N8800 Modules can potentially harm your system. Only install modules from your vendor, or publishers you can trust. Reset to Factory Default Settings From the System menu, choose the Factory Default item and the Reset to Factory Default screen appears. Press Apply to reset the N8800 to factory default settings.
Change Administrator Password From the System menu, choose the Administrator Password item and the Change Administrator Password screen appears. Enter a new password in the New Password box and confirm your new password in the Confirm Password box. Press Apply to confirm password changes. See the following table for a detailed description of each item. Change Administrator Item New Password Confirm Password Apply Password Description Type in a new administrator password.
Chapter 5: Additional Feature Setup Overview The N8800 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 N8800 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 N8800 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 N8800 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 N8800 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 N8800. 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 N8800 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 N8800 Overview Once the N8800 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 N8800, just enter its IP address into your browser (default IP address is http://192.168.1.100), and you will be taken to the N8800 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 N8800 Photo Gallery Wizard to publish your pictures to the N8800.
9. Login into the N8800 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 N8800 You can map share folders on the N8800 so that you can access them as if they were drives on your computer. You can connect to the shared network folders on the N8800 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 N8800, it will ask for a User Name and Password which has access to the folder. 4. When MAC OS X has connected to the N8800 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 N8800. 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 N8800 as an iSCSI drive. File Backup There are a number of ways to back up data with the N8800. Nsync You can backup a share folder to another N8800 (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 N8800 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 N8800 supports up to 4 USB external storage devices. All file names on the USB disk volume are case sensitive. The N8800 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.: N8800), 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 N8800 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 N8800: 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 N8800’s LCD panel, or by using the setup wizard to retrieve the IP of your N8800. 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 N8800 which you have forgotten in the Device Discovery screen.
4. Set the Date, Time, and Time Zone. 5. Click Apply. In addition, if the N8800 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 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
Software Specifications Network File Protocols Authentication Network Client Type Network Configuration Disk Management RAID iSCSI Target Folder Management Quota Management Backup System Management Event Notification UPS Support Printer Server Supported USB Devices Microsoft Networks (CIFS/SMB) Apple Filing Protocol (AFP 3.
Setup Utility External HDD/flash disk USB IEEE 802.11 b/g dongle w/AP mode support** Windows 2000/XP/2003 MAC OS X *AD support: Works as a client member in a Microsoft Active Directory domain, allowing the N8800 to utilize the domain users and groups setting for authentication to the system and authorization to the share folders. **For supported USB dongles, please contact sales@thecus.
Appendix B: Customer Support If your N8800 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 N8800. 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 8 disks are of the same size, and used in RAID, N8800 disk usage percentage is listed below: RAID Level RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 6 RAID 10 JBOD Percentage Used 100% 1/n x 100% (n-1)/n x 100% (n-2)/n x 100% 50% 100% n：HDD number 111
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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