User`s manual

Chapter 7: Tips and Tricks

USB Storage Expansion

The N0204 miniNAS supports external USB hard disks through its USB 2.0 ports. Once a USB

hard disk has successfully mounted, the entire volume will be copied automatically to the

default USB HDD folder. All file names on the USB disk volume are case sensitive.

Before attaching an USB disk drive to N0204 miniNAS, you have to partition and format it on

a desktop computer or a notebook first. The attached USB storage device will be located at

\\N0204 miniNAS IP address\usbhdd\USB3 where the IP address of N0204 miniNAS

and sdf1 stands for the first partition on disk #6, the USB disk drive. If it is an NTFS partition,

NAS users can only open or copy files from \\N0204 miniNAS IP address\usbhdd\USB3, but

cannot add new files or modify existing files.

Remote Administration

You can set up your N0204 miniNAS for remote administration. With remote administration,

you can access your N0204 miniNAS over the Internet, even if your N0204 miniNAS is behind

a router. This is especially useful if you are traveling and suddenly need a file from your

N0204 miniNAS.

Setting up remote administration is a three-part process, and will require the following

equipment:

• Thecus N0204 miniNAS NAS device

• Cable/DSL Router with Dynamic DNS support

• Home PC

• Internet Connection

Part I - Setup a DynDNS Account

1. Go to http://www.dyndns.org

NOTE

If you want to write to an USB storage device, the file system must be FAT32.

USB Storage FAT32

Partition

NTFS

Partition

Read OK OK

Write OK X

Router setup will differ slightly depending on router used. For this example, we will

use the Asus WL500g because it has support for Dynamic DNS. Contact your router

hardware vendor for setup help.

NOTE

from your home PC.

2. Click on the Sign Up Now link.

3. Check the Check boxes, select a user name (i.e.: N0204 miniNAS), enter your E-mail

address (i.e.: xxx@example.com), check Enable Wildcard, and create a password

(i.e.: xxxx).

4. Wait for an E-mail 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. Go to the router setup screen and select IP Config > Miscellaneous DDNS Setting

from your Home PC.

2. Click on Yes for Enable the DDNS Client?