Thecus N4100PRO 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 N4100PRO. Your N4100PRO 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 .......
Disks Information ............................................................................... 25 S.M.A.R.T. Information............................................................................... 25 RAID Information ............................................................................... 27 RAID Configuration ............................................................................. 27 RAID Level ..............................................................................................
Windows Vista.................................................................................... 56 Download Manager.............................................................................. 59 Adding an HTTP Task .......................................................................... 60 Adding an FTP Task ............................................................................ 63 Adding a BT Task................................................................................ 67 Deleting Tasks .
RAID 6.............................................................................................. 94 RAID 10 ............................................................................................ 94 JBOD ................................................................................................ 94 Stripe Size ........................................................................................... 94 Disk Usage .................................................................................
Chapter 1: Introduction Overview Thank you for choosing the Thecus N4100PRO IP Storage Server. The Thecus N4100PRO 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.
Superior Power Management N4100PRO supports schedule power on/off. With this feature, administrator can set at what time to turn on or off the system. This feature is a big plus for people who want to conserve energy. Wake-On-LAN enables administrator to remotely turn on the system without even leaving their own seat. To schedule system on and off, refer to Chapter 4: System Management > System Settings > Reboot and Shutdown System > Scheduled Power On/Off.
Front Panel The N4100PRO’s front panel displays the unit’s array of status LED’s and is also where you’ll find the power buttons. See the table below for a detailed explanation of each: Item HDD Trays Power LED Busy LED WAN LED LAN LED Error LED Power Button Description • There are four hard disk drive (HDD) trays. Each tray supports a 3.5-inch SATA HDD. The trays have locks for added physical security and keys are provided with the package.
Item Lock Latch HDD Power LED Access/Error LED Description • The tray lock lets you physically secure the HDD with accessory keys. • Use the latch to open and remove or close and secure the tray. • Solid blue: HDD is powered on • Blinking yellow: data is being accessed • Blinking red: hard disk error Rear Panel The rear panel of the N4100PRO houses the USB and Ethernet connections, as well as the power connector.
Chapter 2: Hardware Installation Overview Your N4100PRO is designed for easy installation. To help you get started, the following chapter will help you quickly get your N4100PRO 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 Make the following connections on the Thecus N4100PRO and then power up the unit: 1. Connect an Ethernet cable from your network to the WAN port on the back panel of the N4100PRO. 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 protected socket. 3. Press the power button on the front panel to power on the N4100PRO.
Chapter 3: First Time Setup Overview Once the hardware is installed, physically connected to your network, and powered on, you can configure the N4100PRO so that it is accessible to your network users. There are two ways to set up your N4100PRO: 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 N4100PRO a snap.
5. Login with the administrator account and password. The default account and password are both “admin”. 6. Name your N4100PRO and configure the network IP address. If your switch or router is configured as a DHCP Server, configuring the N4100PRO 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 N4100PRO Web Administrator Interface by pressing the Start Browser button. You can also configure another N4100PRO 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.
LAN Link Aggregation Disk Info RAID System Fan 2006/06/16 12:00 Current Current Current Current Current Current LAN IP setting. Link Aggregation status status of disk slot has been installed RAID status. system fan status. system time. The N4100PRO 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 N4100PRO with a press of a button.
Step 3: Create Local Users or Setup Authentication Once the RAID is ready, you can begin to create local users for the N4100PRO, or choose to setup authentication protocols such as Active Directory (AD). For more on managing users, go to Chapter 4: System Management > User and Group Management. For more information on configuring Active Directory, see Chapter 4: System Management > User and Group Management > ADS/NT Configuration.
Chapter 4: System Management Overview The N4100PRO provides an easily accessible Web Administration Interface. With it, you can configure and monitor the N4100PRO anywhere on the network. Web Administration Interface Make sure your network is connected to the Internet. To access the N4100PRO Web Administration Interface: 1. Type the N4100PRO’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 N4100PRO.
Language Selection The N4100PRO supports multiple languages, including: • • • • • • • • • English French German Italian Traditional Chinese Simplified Chinese Japanese Korean Spanish On the menu bar, click Language and the Change Language screen appears. This screen allows you to select preferred language for the N4100PRO. Press Apply to confirm your selection. Status Menu The Status Menu on the menu bar allows you to see various aspects of the N4100PRO.
Firmware version Up time 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.
If a corrupt print job is sent to a printer, printing may suddenly fail. If your print jobs seem to be locked up, pressing the Remove All Documents button to clear the print queue may resolve the issue. For information on how to set up the Printer Server, refer to Chapter 5: Additional Feature Setup > Printer Server. UPS Settings The N4100PRO can also support various uninterruptible power supply units through USB interface, providing extra data security and accessibility in the case of a power failure.
Wake-up On Lan Configuration Item Description WOL Servic Enable or Disable WOL service Apply Click Apply to save changes. Power Management Using the N4100PRO’s Power Management, you can save energy and money by scheduling the N4100PRO 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.
Storage Management The Storage Menu displays the status of storage devices installed in the N4100PRO, 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 hard disks. Blank lines indicate that a SATA 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.
RAID Information From the Storage menu, choose the RAID item and the RAID List screen appears. To configure your RAID settings, press the RAID Config button to go to the RAID Configuration screen. RAID Information Item RAID Level Status Disks Used Total Capacity Data Capacity RAID Config Description Shows the current RAID configuration. Indicates status of the RAID. Can read either Healthy, Degraded, or Damaged. Hard disks used to form the current RAID volume. Total capacity of the current RAID.
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.
Disk Settings Item RAID Spare Stripe Size Add Spare Create RAID Remove Description Check the boxes of the hard drives you wish to add to the storage volume. Check a box to designate the replacement HDD for the storage volume. This becomes the backup for any damaged hard drives. This sets the stripe size to maximize performance of sequential files in a storage volume. Keep the 64K setting unless you require a special file storage layout in the storage volume. A larger stripe size is better for large files.
5. On the RAID Configuration screen, click Expand. Migrating a RAID Once a RAID volume has been created, you may want to move it to other physical drives or change the RAID array all together. To migrate a RAID 0, RAID 1, or RAID 5 volume, follow the steps below: 1. From the RAID Configuration screen, click Migrate RAID. 2. A list of possible RAID migration configurations will be listed. Select the desired migration scheme and click OK. 3. The system will begin migrating the RAID volume.
3. The confirmation screen appear, you will have to input “Yes” with exactly wording case to complete “Remove RAID” operation WARNING Removing RAID destroys all data in the current RAID volume. The data is unrecoverable. Folder Management From the Storage menu, choose Folder, and the Folder screen appears. This screen allows you to create and configure folders on the N4100PRO volume. Folder Item Folder name Description NFS Share ACL Edit Del Add NOTE Description Displays the name of the folder.
Add Folder Item Folder Name Description Browseable Public Share Folder Limit Apply Back NOTE Description 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.
Deleting Folders To delete a folder, press the Del button from the specified folder row. The system will confirm folder deletion. Press OK to delete the folder permanently or Cancel to go back to the folder list. WARNING All the data stored in the folder will be deleted once the folder is deleted. The data will not be recoverable. 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.
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.
2. From the drop down select the group you would like to search for the user in. 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.
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 N4100PRO can function normally. Advance Option There are 3 items is currently allow Admin to Enable/Disable to operate N4100PRO. 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 N4100PRO 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 “.
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.
NOTE • Only use Jumbo Frame settings when operating in a Gigabit environment where all other clients have Jumbo Frame Setting enabled. • Enabling DHCP automatically turns on UPnP—see the Service Support Screen. • If you are only using the WAN port, we suggest that you disable IP Sharing Mode. This will result in higher throughput. • A correct DNS setting is vital to networks services, such as SMTP and NTP. • To use the Link Aggregation with “802.
WLAN Configuration When a compatible wireless USB dongle is installed on the N4100PRO, the N4100PRO 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 NOTE The IP Segment of WLAN, WAN and LAN should not overlap. Users should obey the international RF regulatory rules as they set up the wireless RF channel on the N4100PRO. 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.
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 N4100PRO 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.
belong to. Group Members is a list of groups this user belongs to. Group 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 Configuration If you have a Windows Active Directory Server (ADS) to handle the domain security in your network, you can simply enable the ADS support feature; the N4100PRO will connect with the ADS server and get all the information of the domain users and groups automatically. From the Accounts menu, choose Authentication item and the ADS 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 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 N4100PRO and ADS should be identical. • The system time difference between N4100PRO and ADS should be less than five minutes.
Email Notification SMTP Server Port Auth Type SMTP Account ID Account Password Confirm Account Password Receiver’s E-mail Address E-Mail Test Enable or disable email notifications of system problems. Specifies the hostname/IP address of the SMTP server. Specifies the port to send outgoing notification emails. Select the SMTP Server account authentication type. Set the SMTP Server Email account ID. Enter a new password. Confirm a new password.
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 N4100PRO 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.
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. NOTE WARNING • The beeper only beeps if it is enabled in the System Notification menu. • Check Thecus website for the latest firmware release and release notes.
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 N4100PRO 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 N4100PRO 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 N4100PRO 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 N4100PRO 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.
1. Connect your DMA to your Media Server a. Configure your DMA to use a Dynamic IP address. The IP address will be assigned by the router. b. Some DMAs are wireless enabled. You can connect the DMA to a wireless router. For instructions on how to connect your DMA to a wireless router, please refer to your DMA’s user manual. 2. Connect your DMA’s video output to video input of your TV set. 3. Turn on the TV and change the video signal input to DMA. 4.
9. Click Finish. NOTE • Not all USB printers are supported. Please check Thecus website for a list of supported printers. • Note that if a multi-function (all-in-one) printer is attached to the N4100PRO, usually only the printing and fax functions will work. Other features, such as scanning, will probably not function. Windows Vista To set up the Printer Server in Windows Vista, follow the steps below: 1. Open Printer Folder from the Control Panel. 2.
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 N4100PRO. 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 N4100PRO 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.
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 N4100PRO Overview Once the N4100PRO is setup and operating, users on the network may manage all varieties of photos, or files by simply using their web browsers. To manage your personal photos or access private/public files on the N4100PRO, just enter its IP address into your browser (default IP address is http://192.168.1.100), and you will be taken to the N4100PRO 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 N4100PRO Photo Gallery Wizard to publish your pictures to the N4100PRO.
9. Login into the N4100PRO 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 N4100PRO You can map share folders on the N4100PRO so that you can access them as if they were drives on your computer. You can connect to the shared network folders on the N4100PRO 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.
2. Enter the network address for the server in the Server Address text box. 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 N4100PRO, it will ask for a User Name and Password which has access to the folder. 4. When MAC OS X has connected to the N4100PRO successfully, an icon representing the folder will appear on the MAC OS X desktop.
Bandwidth Setting Add Modify Restore Delete action button. Bandwidth control on Nsync tasks. Click to add a Nsync task Click to modify an Nsync task. Restore share folder from an Nsync target. Click to delete an Nsync task. Backup files on Nsync target is also deleted. Adding an Nsync Task From the Nsync Information screen, click Add to display the Add Nsync Task screen.
device, make sure there is a folder named “nsync”, and the Auth ID has writable permission in that folder. Designating N4100PRO as an Nsync Target The N4100PRO can act as an Nsync server, enabling another Nsync-equipped Thecus NAS at a remote location backup their files to this N4100PRO. From the Network menu, choose the Nsync Target item, and the Nsync Target Server Setting screen appears. Nsync Target Server Setting Item Description Nsync Target Server Enable or Disable Nsync Target support.
2. To schedule the task to run at regular intervals, click on the Schedule icon for that task. You can schedule the task to run Monthly or Weekly. 3. To check the log for that task, click on the Log icon for that task. NOTE Thecus Backup Utility also supports MAC OS X. Just copy the Thecus Backup Utility.dmg to your MAC OS X machine and double click to execute it. Windows XP Data Backup If you use Windows XP Professional, you can also use the Windows Backup Utility (Ntbackup.exe) to backup your files.
Chapter 7: Tips and Tricks USB Storage Expansion The N4100PRO supports external USB hard disks through its three USB ports. Once a USB hard disk has been successfully mounted, users can access the files on the USB hard disk under the USBHDD folder. The N4100PRO supports up to 6 USB external storage devices. All file names on the USB disk volume are case sensitive. Before attaching a USB disk drive to N4100PRO, you have to partition and format it on a desktop computer or a notebook first.
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 N4100PRO 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 N4100PRO: 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 N4100PRO’s LCD panel, or by using the setup wizard to retrieve the IP of your N4100PRO. 1. Start the Setup Wizard, and it will automatically detect all Thecus IP storage products on your network. 2.
5. Click Apply. In addition, if the N4100PRO 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 Core Processors / Memory Processor Memory Network Interfaces WAN LAN Storage HDD Bays HDD Support I/O Interfaces USB Ports System Information LCD Control Panel System LED Display Physical Width Height Depth Power Supply Security Environment Temperature Humidity Certifications N4100PRO AMD LX800 500Mhz 256MB DDR400 SODIMM Gigabit RJ-45 connector Gigabit RJ-45 connector 4 x 3.
Folder Management Quota Management Backup System Management Event Notification Printer Server Supported USB Devices Setup Utility Auto rebuild Hot swappable Hot spare Disk roaming RAID level migration RAID expansion Share folder level permission Public folder Share folder quota control Thecus Backup Utility (Windows XP/2000 and MAC OS X) Thecus Nsync Web GUI Multilingual support (English, French, German, Italian, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish) NTP support Email not
Appendix B: Customer Support If your N4100PRO 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 N4100PRO. 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 4 disks are of the same size, and used in RAID, N4100PRO disk usage percentage is listed below: RAID Level RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 6 RAID 10 JBOD Percentage Used 100% 20% 80% 60% 50% 100% 95
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: 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.
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