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 © 2009 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 .......
Product Information ..................................................................... 23 System/Service Status ................................................................. 24 Logs .......................................................................................... 24 System Management ...........................................................................26 Time: Setting system time ............................................................ 26 Notification configuration ................
User and Group Authentication............................................................72 ADS/NT Support .......................................................................... 72 Local User Configuration ............................................................... 74 Add Users................................................................................... 74 Edit Users .............................................................................................. 75 Remove Users .................
Forgot My Network IP Address .......................................................... 109 Can't Map a Network Drive in Windows XP ........................................ 109 Restoring Factory Defaults ................................................................ 109 Problems with Time and Date Settings .............................................. 109 Chapter 8: Revision updated (FW 3.00.03 to 3.00.05) ............... 111 What’s New ...................................................................
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 ten Terabyte of storage is available using RAID 5 and RAID 6.
Backup Server Don’t leave precious data to chance. With advanced backup capabilities, you can easily upload mission critical files to the N4100PRO, and even automate your backup tasks for true peace-of-mind. To find out how to backup your files with the N4100PRO, refer to Chapter 4: Backup >Nsync. Printer Server With the N4100PRO’s Printer Server, you can easily share an IPP printer with other PCs connected to your network.
Package Contents Your N4100PRO package should contain the following items: z z z z z z z z N4100PRO Unit x1 Power Cord x1 QIG (Quick Installation Guide) x1 CD-Title x2 (DriveClone5 Pro CD & Universal CD) Ethernet Cable x1 Screw Kit & Key-Luck x1 HDD Compatibility list Card x1 Multiple Languages Warranty Card x1 Please check to see if your package is complete. If you find that some items are missing, contact your dealer.
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 Description Lock • The tray lock lets you physically secure the HDD with Latch HDD Power LED Access/Error LED • • • • 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.
4. Select the N4100PRO that you like to configure. 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.
The following table illustrates the keys on the front control panel: LCD Controls Icon Function ▲ Up Button ▼ Down Button ↵ Enter ESC Escape Description Select the previous configuration settings information. Select the next configuration settings information Enter for the USB copy confirmation message. Escape and return to the previous menu. There are two modes of operation for the LCD: Display Mode and Management Mode. Display Mode During normal operation, the LCD will be in Display Mode.
Step 1: Network Setup From the Web Administration Interface, you can configure the network settings of the N4100PRO 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.
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Chapter 4: System Administration 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) NOTE Your computer’s network IP address must be on the same subnet as the N4100PRO.
Menu Bar Item System Information System Management System Network Storage User and Group Authentication Application Server Module Management Backup Description Current system status of the N4100PRO. Various N4100PRO system settings and information. Information and settings for network connections, as well as various services of the N4100PRO. Information and settings for storage devices installed into the N4100PRO. Allows configuration of users and groups.
Temperature. Network. Green: Systematic temperature is normal. Red: Systematic temperature is unusual. Click to go to System Status page as short cut. Green: Connection to network is normal. Red: abnormal connection to the network Logout Click to logout Web Administration Interface.
Product Information Item Description Manufacturer Displays the name of the system manufacturer. Product No. Shows the model number of the system. Firmware version Shows the current firmware version. Up time Displays the total run time of the system. System/Service Status From the Status menu, choose the System item, System Status and Service Status screens appear. These screens provide basic system and service status information.
See the following table for a detailed description of each item: System Logs Item All INFO WARN ERROR Download All Log File Truncate All Log File The number of lines per page □ Sort Ascending Sort Descending |<< < > >>| Description Provides all log information including system messages, warning messages and error messages. Records information about system messages. Shows only warning messages. Shows only error messages. Export all logs to an external file. Clear all log files.
System Management The System Management menu gives you a wealth of settings that you can use to configure your N4100PRO’s system administration functions. You can set up system time, system notifications, and even upgrade firmware from this menu. Time: Setting system time From the time 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.
Notification Configuration Item Description Beep Notification Enable or disable the system beeper that beeps when a problem occurs. Email Notification Enable or disable email notifications of system problems. SMTP Server Specifies the hostname/IP address of the SMTP server. Port Specifies the port to send outgoing notification emails. Auth Type Select the SMTP Server account authentication type. SMTP Account ID Set the SMTP Server Email account ID. Account Password Enter a new password.
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 • The beeper only beeps if it is enabled in the System Notification menu. • Check Thecus website for the latest firmware release and release notes. • Downgrading firmware is not permitted. WARNING Do not turns off the system during the firmware upgrade process.
Shutdown the system when the battery charge is less than Apply Amount of UPS battery remaining before system should auto-shutdown. Press Apply to save your changes. Schedule Power On/Off Using the N4100PRO’s System 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 menu, choose the Schedule Power On/Off item and the Schedule Power On/Off screen appears.
System will turn off at 8:00 AM on Monday. System will turn off at 16:00 PM on Monday, if it was on. If the system was already off at 16:00 PM on Monday, system will stay off. Wake-Up On LAN (WOL) The N4100PRO has the ability to be awoken from sleep mode via WAN port. From the menu, choose the WOL item, and the Wake-up On LAN screen appears. From here, you can Enable or Disable. Wake-up On LAN Configuration Item Description WOL Service Enable or Disable WOL service Apply Click Apply to save changes.
New Password Confirm Password Apply Type in a new administrator password. Type the new password again to confirm. Press this to save your changes. ˙ Config Mgmt From the 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.
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. ˙ Reboot & Shutdown From the 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. ˙ File System check The File System Check allows you to perform a check on the integrity of your disks’ file system.
on. Check the 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 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 after file system check complete. System Network Use the System Network menu to make network configuration settings as well as service support settings. WAN Configuration From the System 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.
WAN Configuration Item Description Host name Domain name Host name that identifies the N4100PRO on the network. Specifies the domain name of the N4100PRO. WINS Server To set a server name for NetBIOS computer. MAC Address MAC address of the network interface. Jumbo Frame Support Enable or disable Jumbo Frame Support of the WAN interface on your N4100PRO. IP Sharing Mode When enabled, PCs connected to the LAN port will be able to access the WAN.
LAN Configuration Item Description MAC Address Displays the MAC address of the LAN interface. Jumbo Frame Support Enable or disable Jumbo Frame Support on the LAN interface. IP Specifies the IP address of the LAN interface. Netmask Specifies the Network Mask of the LAN interface. NOTE Before enabling Jumbo Frame Support, please make sure your network equipment supports Jumbo Frame. If your equipment is incompatible, you might not be able to connect to your N4100PRO.
Samba Service Used for letting the operating system of UNIX series and SMB/CIFS of Microsoft Windows operating system (Server Message Block / Common Internet File System).Do the link in network protocol. Enable or Disable SMB/CIFS protocol for Windows, Apple, Unix drive mapping. 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.
Protocol. You can change any of these items and press Apply to confirm your settings. A description of each item follows: Apple Network Configuration Item Description AFP Server Enable or disable Apple File Service to use the N4100PRO with MAC OS-based systems. Zone 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 N4100PRO.
Apply Click Apply to save your changes. FTP N4100PRO can act as a FTP server, enabling users to download and upload files with their favorite FTP programs. From the System Network menu, choose the FTP item, and the FTP screen appears. You can change any of these items and press Apply to confirm your settings.
Media Server With the built-in Media Server capability, the N4100PRO provides media streaming service to stand-alone networked home media adapters that support the UPnP AV protocol or are Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) standard compliant. With the N4100PRO’s built-in media server capability, you can share digital media such as music, pictures, and movies with any compatible device throughout your entire home.
Connecting DMAs to the Media Server Next, it’s time to connect your Digital Media Adapter (DMA) to the media server: 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.
NOTE • Disable HTTP support and Enable Secure HTTP support to guarantee secure access. UPnP This device supports UPnP Media server, which allows users to play media files with UPnP client (ex. DMA devices). Enable or disable Universal Plug and Play protocol. UPnP helps to find the IP address of the N4100PRO. Nsync Target From the System Network menu, choose the Nsync Target item, and the Nsync Setting screen appears. Enable or Disable your Nsync Target Server. Press Apply to confirm your settings.
Bonjour Setting Bonjour, is Apple Inc.'s trade name for its implementation of Zeroconf, a service discovery protocol. Bonjour locates devices such as printers, as well as other computers, and the services that those devices offer on a local network using multicast Domain Name System service records. This definitive guide walks you through Bonjour zero-configuration networking with a complete description of the protocols and technologies used to create Bonjour enabled applications and devices.
Firmware Status Bad Block scan Total Capacity Disk Power Management NOTE Shows the SATA hard disk firmware version. Indicates the status of the disk. Can read OK, Warning, or Failed. Yes to start scan Bad Block. 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.
Test Type hidden in reallocated sectors. However, the more sectors that are reallocated, the more a decrease (up to 10% or more) can be noticed in disk read/write speeds. Current count of unstable sectors (waiting for remapping). The raw value of this attribute indicates the total number of sectors waiting for remapping. Later, when some of these sectors are read successfully, the value is decreased.
RAID Information Item Description ID ID of the current RAID volume. RAID Level Shows the current RAID configuration. Status Indicates status of the RAID. Can read either Healthy, Degraded, or Damaged. Disks Used Hard disks used to form the current RAID volume. Total Capacity Total capacity of the current RAID. Data Capacity Indicates the used capacity and total capacity used by user data. iSCSI Capacity Indicates the capacity allocated to iSCSI.
3. Specify a RAID ID. 4. Specify a stripe size — 64K is the default setting. 5. Specify the percentage allocated for user data by drag the horizontal bar. The remaining space will be made available for iSCSI. 6. Selected the file system you like to have for this RAID volume. The selection is available from ext3 and XFS. 7. Press Create to build the RAID storage volume.
NOTE Building a RAID volume may take time, depending on the size of hard drives and RAID mode. In general, while the RAID volume building process is up to “RAID Building” then the data volume is capable to be accessed. 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 6: Tips and Tricks > Adding a Spare Disk for details.
Remove RAID Click to remove the RAID volume. All user data and iSCSI has been created in selected RAID volume will be removed.
1. On the RAID List screen, select the RAID volume by clicking on its radio button, and click RAID Information to open the RAID Configuration screen. 2. On the RAID Configuration screen, click Remove RAID. 3. The confirmation screen appear, you will have to input “Yes” with exactly wording case to complete “Remove RAID” operation WARNING Remove RAID destroys all data in the current RAID volume. The data is unrecoverable.
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, RAID 5 or RAID 6 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 Apply. 3. The system will begin migrating the RAID volume.
NOTE Migrating a RAID volume could take several hours to complete With RAID level migration function, it has two different type “On line” and “Off line” alone with limitation as listed below. 1. During RAID level migration, it is not allowed reboot or shutdown system. 2. Off line RAID level migration, all services will stop and data is inaccessible. 3.
Below is a table listing of possible RAID migration schemes: To From RAID 0 RAID 5 RAID [OFFLINE] 0 [RAID 0] HDDx2 to [RAID 0] HDDx3 [RAID 0] HDDx2 to [RAID 5] HDDx3 [OFFLINE] RAID 6 X [RAID 0] HDDx2 to [RAID 0] HDDx4 [RAID 0] HDDx2 to [RAID 5] HDDx4 [RAID 0] HDDx3 to [RAID 0] HDDx4 [RAID 0] HDDx3 to [RAID 5] HDDx4 RAID [OFFLINE] 1 [RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 0] HDDx2 [RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 5] HDDx3 [RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 6] HDDx4 [ONLINE] [ONLINE] [RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 0] HDDx3 [RAID 1] HDDx
Allocating Space for iSCSI Volume To allocate space for an iSCSI volume on the current RAID volume, follow the steps below: 1. Under the Volume Allocation List, click iSCSI Target. The Create iSCSI Volume screen appears. Create iSCSI Volume Item Description RAID ID ID of current RAID volume. Allocation Percentage and amount of space allocated to iSCSI volume. Unused Percentage and amount of unused space on current RAID volume. iSCSI Target Volume Enable or Disable the iSCSI Target Volume.
Month Username Password Password Confirm Select the current month from the dropdown. Enter a username. Enter a password. Reenter the chosen password 2. Designate the percentage to be allocated from the Allocation drag bar. 3. Enable the iSCSI Target Service by selecting Enable. 4. Choose to enable CHAP authentication or choose None. 5. Enter a Target Name. This will be used by the Stackable NAS function to identify this export share. 6. Choose the current year from the Year dropdown. 7.
2. Modify your setting. Press ok to change. Delete Volume To delete volume on the current RAID volume, follow the steps below: 1. Under the Volume Allocation List, click Delete. The Space Allocation screen appears.
2. Press YES. All data in the volume will be removed. Advance Option There are 2 options is currently allow Admin to Enable/Disable to operate N4100PRO associated with iSCSI setting. The details as listed in following screenshot. With the option changed, it will need to reboot system to activate. 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.
Adding Folders On the Folder screen, press the Add button and the Add Folder screen appears. This screen allows you to add a folder. After entering the information, press Apply to create new folder.
Add Folder Item Folder Name Description Browseable Public Share Folder Limit Apply 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. When accessing a public folder via FTP, the behavior is similar to anonymous FTP.
Public Share Limit setting will only apply while access via SMB/CIFS and web disk. Admit or deny public access to this folder. Enter the maximum size of the folder. The folder will not grow beyond this limit. You can enter a 0 to turn off the share folder limit. Remove Folders To remove a folder, press the Remove button from the specified folder row. The system will confirm folder deletion. Press Yes to delete the folder permanently or No to go back to the folder list.
NFS Share Item Hostname Privilege Guest System Support IO Mapping Apply 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. There are three selections available: • Guest system root account will have full access to this share (root:root).
Folder and sub-folders Access Control List (ACL) On the Folder screen, press the ACL button, and the ACL setting screen appears. This screen allows you to configure access to the specific folder and sub-folders 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 Apply button to confirm your settings.
3. Continue selecting groups and users and assigning them access levels using the column buttons. 4. To remove a group or user from an access level column, press the Remove button in that column. 5. When you are finished, press Apply to confirm your ACL settings. NOTE If one user has belonged to more than one group but different privilege than the priority Deny > Read Only > Writable To setup sub-folders ACL, click on “ ” symbol to extract sub folders list as screen shot shows below.
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. Stackable NAS The N4100PRO’s capacity can be expanded even further using the stackable function. With it, users can expand the capacity of their network storage systems up to 5 other stack target volumes which are located in different systems. These can be stacked through single network access like SMB or AFP acting as a share folder type.
Next, input the target IP address of the stackable device and click the Discovery button. The system will list available target volumes from the inputted IP address. Once IP with volume have been set, you may need to input a valid user name and password to validate your access rights. If there is no user name and password needed to access target volume, then leave it blank. Once IP with volume have been set, you may need to input a valid user name and password to validate your access rights.
From the figure above, the Export share name is “pmmeeting”. The figures below show the result before and after via Microsoft Network Access with settings have been completed. No Stack Target Stack target with export share name “pmmeeting” The Browseable setting will be same method of setting for system share folder. It designates whether or not this folder will be visible through web disk. You may refer the figures below for reference when Yes and No are selected.
The Public setting will be set same as what the setting for the system share folder associated with the ACL permission setup. If Public is set to Yes, all users will be able to access it, and ACL button will be grayed out. If Public is set to No, the ACL button will be available on the Stack Target List window. Click Apply to save your changes. B. Activate a Stack Target After your settings have been applied, the system will bring you back to Stack Target List window as shown below.
With this newly attached stack target device, you will see the information displayed and also several options you can choose. In general, if attached stack target device has been used by another N5200PRO/1U4500/N5500/N4100PRO/N7700/N8800 as stack target volume, then the Format item will be display and system will recognize it straight away and display its capacity. Otherwise, the Format item will be available and the Capacity and Status items will show as “N/A” and “Unknown file system” respectively.
ACL settings will be exactly the same as system folder that you may have setup previously. E. Reconnect a Stack Target The enabled stack target devices may be disconnected by situations such as power outages or network disconnects. When this happens, the Reconnect button will available. To attempt to reconnect the stack target, click Reconnect. ISO Mount The ISO Mount feature is very useful tool from Thecus products.
From the main menu, the ISO Mount feature is located under “Storage”. Please refer the figure below for reference. Select on the ISO mount function and you will have the screen shot appear as following. A. Add a ISO file From the figure above, select ISO file from drop down share list. After selection, system will bring up Mount table for further setting screen.
To mount new ISO file, select from listed ISO file and input desired mounting name into “Mount as:” field. Click “ADD” with confirmation to complete mounting ISO file. Or without “Mount as” ISO file export name input, system will automatic to give the export name by ISO file name. If left “Mount as:” blink then system will create mount point by ISO file name.
You could click “Unmount” to eliminate mounted ISO file. B. Using ISO The mounted ISO file will be located same share folder with name giving. Please refer the screen shot below. ISO file “image” has mounted as folder “Image” you could see. The ISO file “Thecus 01” without assign mounting name, system automatically has folder “Thecus 01” created. User and Group Authentication The N4100PRO has built-in user database that allows administrators to manage user access using different group policies.
A description of each item follows: ADS/NT Support Item Description Work Group / Domain Specifies the SMB/CIFS Work Group / ADS Domain Name (e.g. Name N4100PRO). ADS/NT Support Select Disable to disable authentication through Windows Active Directory Server or Windows NT. Authentication Method Select ADS for Windows Active Directory Server, or select NT for Windows NT ADS/NT Server Name Specifies the ADS/NT server name (e.g. adservername). ADS/NT Realm Specifies the ADS/NT realm (e.g. example.com).
AD Domain Example Item Information Work Group / Domain domain Name ADS Support Enable ADS Server Name Computer1 ADS/NT Realm Domain.local Administrator ID Administrator Administrator *********** Password NOTE • 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.
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. Enter a password in the Password box and re-enter the password in the Confirm box. 5. Select which group the user will 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.
Remove Users 1. Select an existing user from the Local User Configuration screen. 2. Click on Remove button and the user is deleted from the system. Local Group Configuration From the Accounts menu, choose the Group item, and the Local Group Configuration screen appears. This screen allows you to Add, Edit, and Remove local groups.
Local Group Configuration Item Description Add Press the Add button to add a user to the list of local groups. Edit Press the Edit button to modify a selected group from the system. Remove Press the Remove button to delete a selected group from the system. Add Groups 1. On the Local Group Configuration screen, click on the Add button. 2. The Local Group Setting screen appears. 3. Enter a Group Name. 4. Enter a Group ID number. If left blank, the system will automatically assign one. 5.
1. On the Local Group Configuration screen, select a group name from the list. 2. Press the Edit 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. To remove a user from a group, select the user from Members List, and press the >> button. 5. Click the Apply button to save your changes. Remove Groups 1. On the Local Group Configuration screen, select a group name from the list. 2.
From the Accounts menu, click Batch Mgmt and the Batch Create Users and Groups dialogue will appear. To import your list of users and groups, follow these steps: 5. Click Browse… to locate your comma-separated text file. The information in the text file should follow this format: [USERNAME], [PASSWORD], [GROUP] 6. Click Open. 7. Click Import to begin the user list import. Application Server The N4100PRO supports printer server, and Tunes server.
Printer Information Item Description Manufacturer Displays the name of the USB printer manufacturer. Model Displays the model of the USB printer. Status Displays the status of the USB printer. Remove document Click to remove all documents from printer queue from Queue Restart Printer service Click to restart printer service If a corrupt print job is sent to a printer, printing may suddenly fail.
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. 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.
Module Management Module Installation From the Module Management menu, choose the Module Installation item and the Module Management screen appears. From here, you can install separate software modules to extend the functionality of your N4100PRO. System Module The system module is officially provided by Thecus for new features added. User Module The user module is reserved for Thecus fans to build up 3rd party functions in the future. Backup There are a number of ways to back up data with the N4100PRO.
Item Add Edit Restore Del Task name Server Share folder Last Time Last Status Schedule Action Bandwidth Setting Description Click to add a Nsync task Click to Edit an Nsync task. Restore share folder from an Nsync target. Click to delete an Nsync task. Backup files on Nsync target is also deleted. The name of your Nsync task. The IP address of your target server The share folder you would want to backup. The time when the last Nsync task was executed. The status of your last Nsync task.
Add Nsync Task Item Description Task Name The name of your Nsync task. Target Server Select whether the target is a Thecus Product (e.g. N4100PRO) or Manufacturer FTP server. Nsync Mode Synchronize mode or Incremental mode . Target Server IP The IP address of your target server. Address Source Folder The share folder you want to backup. Authorized Username The account name on the target server. on Target Server Password on Target The password for the username on the target server.
1. On the Nsync server, add a user for Nsync source (ex. nsyncsource1). For instructions on how to add a user on the N4100PRO, see Chapter 4: User and Groups Authentication> Local User Configuration > Add Users. 2. On the Nsync server, grant that user (ex. nsyncsource1) write access to the nsync folder. For instructions on how to set up a folder’s ACL, see Chapter 4: Storage management> Shore Folder> Folder Access Control List (ACL). 3.
1. Click Add to create a Backup task. The Add New Task dialog box appears. Add New Task Item Task Source Incremental Destination Excluded extensions Comments Description Specifies a name for the current task. Click to specify the source folder/file location. Click to specify whether the backup will be incremental. If unchecked, the backup will be a full backup. Click to specify the destination folder/file location. Files with these file name extensions will be skipped and not back up to the destination.
5. Find and select the drive that specifies your N4100PRO as your backup destination and click Next. 6. Click Next to display the wizard’s final page and click Finish to start backing up. Apple OS X Backup Utilities Mac OS X does not include any backup software.
Chapter 5: Using the N4100PRO Overview Once the N4100PRO 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 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.
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. When the screen appears, press Browse and locate the file to upload. Press OK and the file is uploaded to the current folder. 8. To delete a file or folder, select the file or folder’s check box. Press the Delete selected items button.
(Admin) Change password and confirm new password. (logout) To logout of the web disk interface. Show the files and folders in the directory. Search files in the directory. (You can only input some word string.) Name Displays the names of folders and files. Size Shows the size of folders and files. Type Displays the type of folders and files. Modified Shows the time of most recent modification of folders and files. owner Owner of the file.
Windows XP Publishing Wizard There are many ways for a local user to upload pictures into their photo album. Users of Windows XP can upload their pictures using the Windows XP Publishing Wizard. 1. Click on the XP Publishing Wizard icon on top right corner. 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 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 NOTE Delete the selected albums or photos. • Only logged in users will see these icons.
Creating Albums To create a photo album, follow the steps below: 1. Click the Add button to create a new album. 2. Enter a name for the album, and enter a description if you wish. Then, click on the Create Album button. Password Protecting Albums If you would like to put a password on a particular album, follow these steps: 1. Select the album to be protected, click on the Edit button, and the Album Edit screen will appear. 2.
Slide Shows Slide shows are a great way to enjoy pictures stored on your N4100PRO. You can click on the Start Slide Show icon on the top right hand corner to start the slide show. 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.
1. Choose Go > Connect to Server… 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.
3. You will now install the iSCSI Initiator using the Setup Wizard. Click Next to continue. 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 N4100PRO. 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 N4100PRO as an iSCSI drive.
Chapter 6: 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 7: 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.
4. Set the Date, Time, and Time Zone. 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.
Chapter 8: Revision updated (FW 3.00.03 to 3.00.05) What’s New There are additional features implemented into the new 3.00.04 version firmware. RAID Expansion for iSCSI Target Volume First, the iSCSI volume is now able to expand its capacity from unused space. From the volume list, simply select the iSCSI volume you like to expand and click the Expand button: You will then see the dialog box displayed below. Drag the Expand Capacity bar to the size you want. Then press Expand to confirm the operation.
iSCSI Thin-Provisioning An advanced thin-provisioning for iSCSI feature is available in this firmware release. With this function, the iSCSI capacity can be more flexible and more efficiently serve more users. The idea for iSCSI thin-provisioning is sharing the available physical capacity to a number of iSCSI target volumes and also setup virtual capacity to expand the physical size while it needed. To setup iSCSI thin-provisioning, go to Space Allocation under the Storage category.
Now you can start to create iSCSI targets to join the newly-created iSCSI thin-provision volume. Basically, the iSCSI target under iSCSI thin-provisioning has exactly same settings screen as the standard iSCSI target volume creation. The only difference is the “Virtual Size” of capacity. Unlike creating standard iSCSI target volumes, the capacity has been physically allocated. The iSCSI target volume creation under thin-provisioning can virtually be up to 16000GB (16TB). Let’s take the example below: 1.
The screen shot for iSCSI target volume creation under thin-provisioning; the physical capacity 333.8GB. The screen shot to setup an iSCSI target volume under thin-provisioning of 1700GB. iSCSI target volume creation. The maximum virtual size is 14300GB (16000GB – 1700GB(1st iSCSI target volume)).
This screenshot lists iSCSI target volumes created under thin-provisioning. The 2nd iSCSI target volume under thin-provisioning has been created with a capacity of 14300GB. This message appears if there is no more room for new iSCSI target creation. NOTE 1. Each RAID volume can only create one iSCSI thin-provision volume. 2. Each thin-provision volume can only create 5 iSCSI target volumes. 3. The notification will send out while the physical size of iSCSI thin-provision capacity has used up to 90%.
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Chapter 9: Revision updated up to FW 3.01.00 What’s New There are additional features implemented into the new 3.00.08 version firmware. Updated Login User Interface There is a brand new design for the admin login UI. NOTE The previous chapters have screenshots of the original user interface. Please note that all changes are visual only. There are no functional changes.
Disclaimer Page Added The following disclaimer page has been added to this firmware release. Please click the check box if you do not want to have this page displayed during the next login.
Updated Main User Interface The look and icons of the main user interface have been updated. Additionally, it has added “My Favorite” as shortcut to let user can create often used items on main screen area. The figure below has displayed 12 default favorite functions. Administrator can add or remove favorite function as short cut by right click mouse on the menu tree item. The other way administrator can add favorite function is clicking “Favorite Add” icon in each function screen.
Add On-Line Register Service From main menu tree, there is a new “On-line Register” option added with this firmware release. This on-line register service can periodically update the user when new firmware and software modules are released by Thecus. To enable this service, simply check the “Enable” check box. By enabling this service, the items in bold will be sent to Thecus via the Internet.
NOTE The Rsync target server username and password is used for this replication feature only. It is not related to the standard local user. Added Rsync Backup Feature Thecus Nsync now provides backup features to other Thecus NAS with VPN protection or legacy FTP server with the added Rsync option. Using “Rsync” to backup data to other Thecus NAS devices uses the exact same procedure as the original Nsync method.
Added 2nd Gateway for Clients of DHCP Server Route The adding of a 2nd gateway has been phased in to serve clients that use their Thecus NAS as a DHCP server to have another route to balance traffic bandwidth. NOTE If the IP sharing mode setting is set to “Enable” under WAN port, then this 2nd gateway cannot be configured.
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 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 notification Buzzer notification LCD USB Printer (IPP
Appendix B: Customer Support If your N4100PRO is not working properly, we encourage you to check out Chapter 7: 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 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. Use it also for applications with high read requests but low write requests. RAID 5 includes disk striping at the byte level and parity information is written to several hard disk drives.
Disk Usage When all 7 disks are of the same size, and used in RAID, N4100PRO disk usage percentage is listed below: RAID Level Percentage Used RAID 0 100% RAID 1 1/n x 100% RAID 5 (n-1)/n x 100% RAID 6 (n-2)/n x 100% RAID 10 50% JBOD 100% n：HDD number 128
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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