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Table of Contents
Notice ................................................................................................................................................................. 5
Legal Notice and Disclaimer ....................................................................................................................... 6
Regulatory Notice ...................................................................................................................................... 8
Document Annotation ............................................................................................................................. 10
Safety Information and Precautions ........................................................................................................ 11
Getting Started ................................................................................................................................................. 13
Hardware Installation ............................................................................................................................... 14
Hard Disk Drive Compatibility List.................................................................................................... 15
Checking System Status ................................................................................................................... 16
Software Installation ................................................................................................................................ 19
Smart Installation Guide .................................................................................................................. 20
Cloud Installation ............................................................................................................................. 21
CD Installation .................................................................................................................................. 22
HDMI Installation ............................................................................................................................. 23
Getting Utilities ........................................................................................................................................ 24
Connecting to NAS Shared Folders .......................................................................................................... 25
Windows .......................................................................................................................................... 26
Mac or Linux ..................................................................................................................................... 27
Connecting to NAS by Web Browser ........................................................................................................ 28
Migrating from Old NAS ........................................................................................................................... 29
QTS Basics and Desktop ................................................................................................................................... 36
Introducing QTS ........................................................................................................................................ 37
Using QTS Desktop ................................................................................................................................... 39
System Settings ................................................................................................................................................ 45
General Settings ....................................................................................................................................... 46
Storage Manager ...................................................................................................................................... 49
Dashboard ........................................................................................................................................ 52
Storage ............................................................................................................................................. 54
iSCSI .................................................................................................................................................. 85
Virtual Disk ..................................................................................................................................... 102
Network ................................................................................................................................................. 104
Thunderbolt Management ..................................................................................................................... 114
Security .................................................................................................................................................. 116
Hardware ................................................................................................................................................ 118
Power ..................................................................................................................................................... 121
Notification ............................................................................................................................................ 123
Firmware Update ................................................................................................................................... 126
Backup/Restore ...................................................................................................................................... 128
External Device ...................................................................................................................................... 130
External Storage ............................................................................................................................. 131
USB Printer ..................................................................................................................................... 134
UPS ................................................................................................................................................. 141
System Status ......................................................................................................................................... 144
System Logs ............................................................................................................................................ 146
Privilege Settings ............................................................................................................................................ 149
Users ....................................................................................................................................................... 150










