Thecus N0204 N2200 N2200PLUS 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 © 2010 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 Thecus IP storage. Your Thecus IP storage 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 .......
Storage Management........................................................................... 51 Disks Information ......................................................................... 51 S.M.A.R.T. Information .................................................................. 52 Bad Block Scan............................................................................. 53 RAID Information ......................................................................... 53 Create a RAID ........................
Chapter 7: Troubleshooting ......................................................... 96 Forgot My Network IP Address ............................................................ 96 Resetting NAS IP Address and Admin Password (N2200/N2200PLUS)96 Can't Map a Network Drive in Windows XP .......................................... 96 Restoring Factory Defaults .................................................................. 97 Problems with Time and Date Settings ...............................................
Chapter 1: Introduction Overview Thank you for choosing the Thecus IP Storage NAS Server. The Thecus IP storage 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. Gigabit Ethernet ports enhance network efficiency, allowing Thecus IP storage to take over file management functions, increase application and data sharing and provide faster data response.
With the Thecus IP storage’s Printer Server, you can easily share an IPP printer with other PCs connected to your network. To set up the Printer Server, refer to Chapter 4: Application Server>Printer Information. Superior Power Management Thecus IP storage 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.
Front Panel N0204: The Thecus N0204 miniNAS’s front panel has the USB copy button, indicators, and USB port: USB copy Button/LED HDD1 LED HDD2 LED LAN LED Power LED USB 2.
N2200: The Thecus N2200’s front panel has the device’s controls, indicators, and hard disk trays: HDD Tray HDD 1 HDD 2 Power LED Power Button Front Door LCD USB Copy Button USB Port (Device Mode) Front Panel Item Power LED Power Button LCD Description • Solid blue: system is ready • Blinking Blue: system is re-build • Power on/off N2200 • Displays current system status and messages HDD 1 LED HDD 2 LED WAN LED • • • • • Blinking Blinking Blinking Blinking Blinking Blinking Blue: USB Copy activity
N2200PLUS: The Thecus N2200PLUS’s front panel has the device’s controls, indicators, and hard disk trays: HDD 1 HDD 2 Power LED Power Button Front Door LCD USB Copy Button USB Port ( Target Mode) Front Panel Item Power LED Power Button LCD Description • Solid blue: system is ready • Blinking Blue: system is re-build • Power on/off N2200PLUS • Displays current system status and messages HDD 1 LED HDD Tray USB Copy Button USB Port (Target Mode) Blinking Yellow: HDD activity Blinking Red: HDD failure
Rear Panel N0204: The Thecus N0204 miniNAS’s rear panel features ports and connectors. HDD1 HDD2 LAN Port USB 1.
N2200: The N2200 rear panel features ports and connectors. System Fan LAN Port USB Port Reset Button DC IN Back Panel Item System Fan LAN Port Reset Button USB Port DC IN Description • System fan that exhausts heat from the unit • LAN port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch or router • Resets the N2200 • Immediately press the Reset button on the back. This will reset your network setting, password. • USB 2.
N2200PLUS: The N2200PLUS rear panel features ports and connectors. System Fan WAN Port LAN Port USB Port Reset Button DC IN Back Panel Item System Fan WAN Port LAN Port Reset Button USB Port DC IN Description • System fan that exhausts heat from the unit • WAN port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch or router • LAN port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch or router • Resets the N2200PLUS • Immediately press the Reset button on the back.
Chapter 2: Hardware Installation Overview Your Thecus IP storage is designed for easy installation. To help you get started, the following chapter will help you quickly get your Thecus IP storage 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.
2. Install HDD on the tray, as the following chart: 4 screws here 3. Install the tray with HDD into N0204 miniNAS, please note that the HDD-1 is in left side and HDD-2 is in right side. The triangular symbol of tray must be corresponding with the triangular symbol of back panel. Push the tray back. N2200/N2200PLUS: The N2200/N2200PLUS supports both 2.5” and 3.5” Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks. To install a hard disk into the N2200/N2200PLUS, follow the steps below: 1.
b. Slide the HDD tray back into the N2200/N2200PLUS until it snaps into place. 3. For 2.5” HDDs c. Remove an HDD tray and install a 2.5” SATA hard disk onto it. d. Slide the HDD tray back into the N2200 until it snaps into place. Cable Connections N0204: To connect the N0204 miniNAS to your network, follow the steps below: 1. Connect an Ethernet cable from your network to the LAN port on the back panel of the N0204 miniNAS. 2. Connect the provided power adaptor into the power socket on the back panel.
N2200: To connect the N2200 to your network, follow the steps below: 1. Connect an Ethernet cable from your network to the LAN port on the back panel of the N2200. 2. Connect the provided power cord into the power socket on the back panel. 3. Press the power button boot up the N2200.
N2200PLUS: To connect the N2200PLUS to your network, follow the steps below: 1. Connect an Ethernet cable from your network to the WAN port on the back panel of the N2200PLUS. 2. Connect the provided power cord into the power socket on the back panel. 3. Press the power button boot up the N2200PLUS.
Chapter 3: First Time Setup Once the hardware is installed, physically connected to your network, and powered on, you can configure the Thecus IP storage so that it is accessible to your network users. There is one way to set up your Thecus IP storage: using the Thecus Smart Utility(N2200/N0204) /Thecus Setup Wizard(N2200Plus). Follow the steps below for initial software setup. Thecus Smart Utility (N0204/N2200) The handy Thecus Smart Utility makes configuring N0204/N2200 a snap.
5. Please select your installation mode, One Click Installation or Manual Installation. 6. After your installed HDDs are detected, select your desired RAID level. Press Next to continue. 7. The N0204/N2200 will automatically create several folders. Select your desired folder and map it to your local PC/NB as a Network Device.
8. Complete the N0204/N2200 Smart Utility Wizard. A. You can access the N0204/N2200 Web Administrator interface by clicking the Start Brower button. The default password is “admin”. You can also setup a backup task at this point by clicking the Setup backup task button. B. Press Exit to exit the windows utility.
NOTE The Thecus Smart Utility Wizard is designed for installation on systems running Windows XP/2000/7 or Mac OSX or later. Users with other operating systems will need to install the Thecus Smart Utility Wizard on a host machine with one of these operating systems before using the unit. C. Press the Setup backup task button to configure backup tasks on your N0204/N2200. ‧Single Task Quick Backup: Perform a single backup by selecting the source and destination.
‧Manually Backup and Task List: Show all task information and options. Thecus Setup Wizard (N2200PLUS) The handy Thecus Setup Wizard makes configuring N2200PLUS a snap. To configure the N2200PLUS using the Setup Wizard, perform the following steps: 1. Insert the installation CD into your CD-ROM drive (the host PC must be connected to the network). 2. The Setup Wizard should launch automatically. If not, please browse your CD-ROM drive and double click on Setup.exe.
3. The Setup Wizard will start and automatically detect all Thecus storage devices on your network. If none are found, please check your connection and refer to Chapter 7: Troubleshooting for assistance. 4. Select the N2200PLUS that you like to configure. 5. Login with the administrator account and password. The default account and password are both “admin”. 6. Name your N2200PLUS and configure the network IP address.
7. Change the default administrator password. 8. Finished! Access the N2200PLUS Web Administrator Interface by pressing the Start Browser button. You can also configure another N2200PLUS 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/vista/7 or Mac OSX or later.
USB 2.0 Copy NOTE Please use the front USB port when using USB copy function. 3. The USB LED show Blinking Green: Copy activity. Solid Green: Copy Success. Solid Red: Copy Fail. N2200: 1. Plug your USB device into an available USB port on the Front Panel. 2. Press the “USB Copy Button”. 3. The N2200 will start copying USB disks connected to the front USB port. The LCD will display the USB copy progress and result. N2200PLUS: 1. Plug your USB device into an available USB port on the Rear Panel. 2.
Typical Setup Procedure From the Web Administration Interface, you can begin to setup your Thecus IP storage for use on your network. Setting up the Thecus IP storage typically follows the five steps outlined below. For more on how to use the Web Administration Interface, see Chapter 4: Web Administration Interface. Step 1: Network Setup From the Web Administration Interface, you can configure the network settings of the Thecus IP storage for your network. You can access the Network menu from the menu bar.
Finally, you can start to setup the different services of the IP Storage for the users on your network.
Chapter 4: System Administration Overview The Thecus IP storage provides an easily accessible Web Administration Interface. With it, you can configure and monitor the Thecus IP storage anywhere on the network. Web Administration Interface Make sure your network is connected to the Internet. To access Thecus IP storage Web Administration Interface: 1. Type the Thecus IP storage IP address into your browser. (Default IP address is http://192.168.1.
Following by disclaim page, you will see the Web Administration Interface. From here, you can configure and monitor virtually every aspect of the Thecus IP storage from anywhere on the network. My Favorite The user interface with “My Favorite” shortcut is allowed user to designate often used items and have them display on the main screen area. The figure below displays 12 default favorite functions.
To return to the favorite screen, simply click “My Favorite” located at the left hand corner of the main screen. Menu Bar The Menu Bar is where you will find all of the information screens and system settings of Thecus IP storage.
Message Bar You can get information about system status quickly by moving mouse over. Message Bar Item Status Description RAID Information. Display the status of created RAID volume. Click to go to RAID information page as short cut. Disks Information. Display the status of disks installed in the system. Click to go to Disk information page as short cut. Display system FAN Status. Click to go to System Status page as short cut. FAN. UPS. Temperature. Network. Display UPS device status.
System Information Information provides viewing on current Product info, System Status, Service Status and Logs. The menu bar allows you to see various aspects of the Thecus IP storage. From here, you can discover the status of the Thecus IP storage, and also other details. Product Information Once you login, you will first see the basic Product Information screen providing Manufacturer, Product No., Firmware Version, and System Up Time information.
Service Status Item AFP Status NFS Status SMB/CIFS Status FTP Status Media Server Nsync Status UPnP Status Description The status of The status of The status of The status of The status of The status of The status of the the the the the the the Apple Filing Protocol server. Network File Service Server. SMB/CIFS server. FTP server. Media Server Nsync server. UPnP service. Logs From the System Information menu, choose the Logs item and the System Logs screen appears.
Sort Descending |<< < > >>| Shows logs by date in descending order. Use the forward ( > >>| ) and backward ( |<< browse the log pages. Refresh the logs. < ) buttons to System Management The System Management menu gives you a wealth of settings that you can use to configure your Thecus IP storage system administration functions. You can set up system time, system notifications, and even upgrade firmware from this menu.
Notification configuration From the menu, choose the Notification item, and the Notification Configuration screen appears. This screen lets you have the IP STORAGE notify you in case of any system malfunction. Press Apply to confirm all settings. See following table for a detailed description of each item. Notification Configuration Item Description Beep Notification Enable or disable the system beeper that beeps when a problem occurs.
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. This will lead to a catastrophic result that may render the system inoperable.
System will turn on at 8:00 AM on Monday, and will not shut down unless powered down manually. You may also choose two on times or two off times on a particular day, and the system will act accordingly. Example - Monday: Off: 8:00; Off: 16:00 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.
Utility ˙ Administrator password From the menu, choose the Administrator Password item and the Change Administrator Password screen appears. Enter a new password in the New Password box and confirm your new password in the Confirm Password box. Press Apply to confirm password changes. See the following table for a detailed description of each item. Change Administrator and LCD Entry Password Item Description New Password Type in a new administrator password.
˙ Factory default From the menu, choose the Factory Default item and the Reset to Factory Default screen appears. Press Apply to reset the IP STORAGE to factory default settings. 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.
Once the system has rebooted, you will be returned to the File System Check prompt. Check the desired RAID volumes and click Next to proceed with the file system check. Click Reboot to reboot without running the check. Once you click Next, you will see the following screen: Click Start to begin the file system check. Click Reboot to reboot the system. When the file system check is run, the system will show 20 lines of information until it is complete.
NOTE The system must be rebooted before the Thecus IP Storage 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/LAN1 WAN/LAN1 Configuration From the System Network menu, choose WAN/LAN1, and the WAN/LAN1 Configuration screen appears. This screen displays the network parameters of the WAN/LAN1 connection.
WAN/LAN1 Configuration Item Description Host name Domain name Host name that identifies the N2200PLUS on the network. Specifies the domain name of the N2200PLUS 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 N2200PLUS. IP Sharing Mode When enabled, PCs connected to the LAN port will be able to access the WAN.
LAN2 (Only for N2200PLUS) LAN2 Configuration The Thecus IP storage supports two Gigabit Ethernet ports for higher service availability. To configure these ports, choose LAN2 from the System Network menu, and the LAN2 Configuration screen appears. Press Apply to save your changes. LAN2 Configuration Item Description MAC Address Displays the MAC address of the LAN2 interface. Jumbo Frame Support Enable or disable Jumbo Frame Support on the LAN2 interface. IP Specifies the IP address of the LAN2 interface.
End IP Specifies the ending IP address of the DHCP range. DNS Server Displayed the DNS server IP address. NOTE WARNING The IP Segment of WAN/LAN21 and LAN2 should not overlap. The IP address of the LAN2 interface should not be in the range of the Start IP address and End IP address. Samba / CIFS There are 2 options is currently allow Admin to Enable/Disable to operate Thecus IP storage associated with Samba / CIFS protocol. With the option changed, it will need to reboot system to activate.
A description of each item follows: Apple Network Configuration Item Description AFP Server Enable or disable Apple File Service to use the IP STORAGE with MAC OS-based systems. MAC CHARSET Specifics the code page from drop down list 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 IP STORAGE. If you do not want to assign a network zone, enter an asterisk (*) to use the default setting.
A description of each item follows: FTP Item FTP Security FTP Port FTP ENCODE Allow Anonymous FTP Access Auto Rename Upload Bandwidth Download Bandwidth Description Enable FTP Service on the N2200PLUS. Enable or disable Security FTP, be sure the client FTP software has also security FTP setting enabled. Specifies the port number of an incoming connection on a non-standard port. If your FTP client or operating system does not support Unicode (e.g.
A description of each item follows: Web Service Item HTTP (WebDisk) Support HTTPs (Secure WebDisk) Support NOTE Description Enable or disable WebDisk support. Enter the port number if this option is enabled. The port number is default 80. Enable or disable secure WebDisk support. Enter the port if this option is enabled. • Disable HTTP support and Enable Secure HTTP support to guarantee secure access.
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.
Share Folder Folder Permission Select the file stored folder, it can not be empty. Select the folder permission Storage Management The Storage menu displays the status of storage devices installed in the Thecus IP storage, and includes storage configuration options such as RAID and disk settings, folder configuration, space allocation and ISO Mount. Disks Information From the Storage menu, choose the Disks item and the Disks Information screen appears.
S.M.A.R.T. Information On the Disks Information screen, the status of each disk will be displayed in the Status column. Clicking on an OK or Warning link will display the S.M.A.R.T Information window for that particular disk. You may also perform disk SMART test, simply to click “Test” to start with. The result is only for reference and system will not take any action from its result. S.M.A.R.T. Information Item Description Tray Number Tray the hard disk is installed in.
Test Result Result of the test. Test Time Total time of the test. NOTE If the Reallocated Sector Count > 32 or Current Pending Sector of a hard disk drive > 0 , the status of the disk will show “Warning”. This warning is only used to alert the system administrator that there are bad sectors on the disk, and they should replace those disks as soon as possible. Bad Block Scan On the Disks Information screen, you may also perform disk bad block scan, simply to click “Click to start” to start with.
Create a RAID On the RAID Information screen, press the create button to go to the CREAT RAID screen. In addition to RAID disk information and status, this screen lets you make RAID configuration settings. Using Create RAID, you can select stripe size, choose which disks are RAID disks or the Spare Disk. RAID Configurations Item Disk No. Capacity (MB) Model Status Used Spare Stripe Size Data Percentage Create Description Number assigned to the installed hard disks. Capacity of the installed hard disks.
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. RAID Level You can set the storage volume as JBOD, RAID 0, RAID 1. RAID configuration is usually required only when you first set up the device.
Edit RAID On the RAID Information screen, press the Edit button to go to the RAID Information screen. Using Edit RAID, you can select RAID ID and the Spare Disk. . Remove RAID Click to remove the RAID volume. All user data has been created in selected RAID volume will be removed. To remove a RAID volume, follow the steps below: 1. On the RAID List screen, select the RAID volume by clicking on its radio button, and click RAID Information to open the RAID Configuration screen. 2.
Space Allocation (N2200Plus Only) You may specify the space allocated for Target USB volumes. To do this, under the Storage menu, click RAID and the RAID List window appears. Select the RAID volume you wish to reallocate by clicking on its radio button, and click Space Allocation. The RAID Information and Volume Allocation List windows will appear. The Volume Allocation List displays the space allocated for Target USB volumes on the current RAID volume.
Add Folder Item RAID ID Folder Name Description Browseable Public Apply NOTE Description RAID volume where the new folder will reside. Enter the name of the folder. Provide a description the folder. Enable or disable users from browsing the folder contents. If Yes is selected, then the share folder will be browseable. Admit or deny public access to this folder. If Yes is selected, then users do not need to have access permission to write to this folder.
setting will only apply while access via SMB/CIFS and web disk. Admit or deny public access to this folder. Public 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. WARNING All the data stored in the folder will be deleted once the folder is deleted. The data will not be recoverable.
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).
ACL setting Item Deny Read Only Writable Recursive Description Denies access to users or groups who are displayed in this column. Provides Read Only access to users or groups who are displayed in this column. Provides Write access to users or groups who are displayed in this column. Enable to inherit the access right for all its sub-folders. To configure folder access, follow the steps below: 1. On the ACL screen, all network groups and users are listed in the left hand column.
NOTE The ACL can be set for share and sub-folders level, not for files. The ACL screen also allows you to search for a particular user. To do this, follow the steps below: 1. In the blank, enter the name of the user you would like to find. 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 bLAN2k provided.
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 Thecus IP storage has built-in user database that allows administrators to manage user access using different group policies.
Local User Configuration From the Accounts menu, choose the User item, and the Local User Configuration screen appears. This screen allows you to Add, Edit, and Remove local users. Local User Configuration Item Description Add Press the Add button to add a user to the list of local users. Edit Press the Edit button to modify a local user. Remove Press the Remove button to delete a selected user from the system. ‧Add Users 1.
NOTE All users are automatically assigned to the ‘users’ group. ‧Edit Users 1. Select an existing user from the Local User Configuration screen. 2. Click on the Edit button, and Local User Setting screen appears. 3. From here, you can enter a new password and re-enter to confirm, or use the << or >> buttons to have this user join or leave a group. Click the Apply button to save your changes.
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.
Add 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. Edit Groups 1. On the Local Group Configuration screen, select a group name from the list. 2.
Remove Groups 1. On the Local Group Configuration screen, select a group name from the list. 2. Press Remove to delete the group from the system. Batch Create Users and Groups The Thecus IP storage can also add users and groups in batch mode. This enables you to conveniently add numerous users and groups automatically by importing a simple comma-separated plain text (*.txt) file. From the Accounts menu, click Batch Mgmt and the Batch Create Users and Groups dialogue will appear.
Application Server The Thecus IP storage supports printer server, and Tunes server. The integrated Print Server allows you to share a single USB printer will all users on the network. The Thecus IP storage provides activating the iTunes Server on the device. You will be able to play music files on this device with your iTunes client software directly. The following section shows you how.
4. The Add Printer Wizard appears on your screen. Click Next. 5. Select the “A network printer, or a printer attached to another computer” option. 6. Select “Connect to a printer on the Internet or on a home or office network”, and enter “http://Thecus IP storage IP_ADDRESS:631/printers/usb-printer” into the URL field. 7. Your Windows system will ask you to install drivers for your printer. Select correct driver for your printer. 8.
2. Click the right mouse button in anywhere on the Printers folder and then select Add Printer. 3. Select Add a network, wireless or Bluetooth printer. 4. Select The printer that I want isn’t listed.
You can press The printer that I want isn’t listed to go into next page without waiting for Searching for available printers to finish. 5. Click Select a shared printer by name. Type http://:631/printers/usb-printer in the box, where is the IP address of Thecus IP storage. 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, Thecus IP storage 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.
See the following table for detailed descriptions of each field: iTunes Configuration Item Description iTunes Enable or disable the iTunes Service. Server Name Name used to identify Thecus IP storage to iTunes clients. Password Enter password to control access to your iTunes music. Rescan Interval Rescan interval in seconds. MP3 Tag Encode Specify tag encoding for MP3 files stored in Thecus IP storage. All ID3 tags will be sent out in UTF-8 format.
The other way to have auto module installed is using universal CD shipped with system. It has contained file “modules.zip” which included all modules while system shipped. Please refer the screenshot below. NOTE The modules list getting on-line of Thecus website will newly than “thecus.zip” from shipped CD. But the installation from Thecus website could have unpredictable duration due to bandwidth concern.
System Module The system module is officially provided by Thecus for new features added. The module will list once it has been enabled from “Module Installation”. ‧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 Thecus IP storage.
Action Bandwidth Setting Administrator can run or stop an Nsync task by pressing the action button. Bandwidth control on Nsync tasks. Add Nsync Task From the Nsync screen, click Add to display the Add Nsync Task screen. Add Nsync Task Item Description Task Name The name of your Nsync task. Target Server Select replication to method, it has 3 options can choose from. Manufacturer NAS: To other Thecus IP storage with security tunnel build up.
NOTE Using “Native Rsync Server” to backup data to other Thecus NAS devices needs to enable target server and setup a valid username and password to grant access permission. Setting Up an Nsync Target on an Thecus IP storage Nsync Device On the Nsync target server, the administrator of that server has to set up a user account with a folder named “nsync” and grant write access. 1. On the Nsync server, add a user for Nsync source (ex. nsyncsource1).
Chapter 5: Using Thecus IP Storage Overview Once the Thecus IP storage 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 Thecus IP storage, just enter its IP address into your browser (default IP address is http://192.168.1.100), and you will be taken to the Thecus IP storage Login page.
Using WebDisk The Thecus IP storage provides a WebDisk function that allows you to access the system over the Internet from any browser. 1. In the Login page, type in the User ID and password that were previously set for you in the Accounts menu. See Chapter 4:User and Group Authentication > Local User Configuration. 2. The WebDisk page appears showing folders made currently available to you via the Access Control List (ACL). 3. Click on a folder name to enter the folder. 4.
Folder Page Button Button Description List all directory trees per login user’s privilege. Browsing selected directory of its folders and files. Go back to the web disk directory layer. Re-load the current list. Search files in the current web disk directory. (Must input the complete file name.) (new file/Directory) Creates a new folder or directory. (delete) Deletes selected files or folders. (Rename) Rename a directory or file. (download) Download a file to current folder of your computer.
Modified Shows the time of most recent modification of folders and files. owner Owner of the file. There is also the way by using right click button to bring up contact windows as short cut to operate what you needed. Photo Server Using the Photo Server, users can view and share photos, and even create their own albums right on the Thecus IP storage. You will see your own Photo Gallery and all public Photo Albums on the network.
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.
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 Thecus IP storage Photo Gallery Wizard to publish your pictures to Thecus IP storage.
9. Login into the Thecus IP storage 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 Thecus IP storage. 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 Thecus IP Storage You can map share folders on Thecus IP storage so that you can access them as if they were drives on your computer.
Apple OS X On an Apple computer, you can connect to shared computers and servers using a network address. 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 Thecus IP storage, it will ask for a User Name and Password which has access to the folder. 4.
Chapter 6: Tips and Tricks USB Storage Expansion The Thecus IP storage supports external USB hard disks through its four USB ports. Once a USB hard disk has successfully mounted, the entire volume will be linked automatically to the default USB HDD folder. Before attaching an USB disk drive to Thecus IP storage, you have to partition and format it on a desktop computer or a notebook first. The attached device will be located at \\192.168.1.100\usbhdd\sdf1 where 192.168.1.
RAID Auto-Rebuild When using RAID 1 on the Thecus IP storage, you can use the auto-rebuild function when an error is detected. 1. When a hard disk fails the system beeps and/or an email notification is sent to specified recipients. 2. Check the LCD (LED) to see which disk has failed. 3. Follow the steps mentioned above to replace the failed hard disk. 4. The system automatically recognizes the new hard disk and starts the auto-rebuild sequence to resume its status before the hard disk crash.
Chapter 7: Troubleshooting Forgot My Network IP Address If you forget your network IP address and have no physical access to the system, please using the smart utility or setup wizard to retrieve the IP of your Thecus IP storage. 1. Start the Setup Wizard (Smart Utility) , and it will automatically detect all Thecus IP storage products on your network. 2. You should be able to find the IP address of Thecus IP storage which you have forgotten in the Device Discovery screen.
Restoring Factory Defaults From the System menu, choose the Factory Default item and the Reset to Factory Default screen appears. Press Apply to reset Thecus IP storage factory default settings. 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. Problems with Time and Date Settings The administrator is able to select an NTP Server to keep Thecus IP storage time synchronized.
Appendix A: Customer Support If your Thecus IP storage 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 Thecus IP storage. 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 B: 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.
This is excellent for complete data security. JBOD Although a concatenation of disks (also called JBOD, or "Just a Bunch of Disks") is not one of the numbered RAID levels, it is a popular method for combining multiple physical disk drives into a single virtual one. As the name implies, disks are merely concatenated together, end to beginning, so they appear to be a single large disk. As the data on JBOD is not protected, one drive failure could result total data loss.
Appendix C: 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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