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Use the LCD Panel
This feature is only provided by the NAS models with LCD panels.
You can use the LCD panel to perform disk configuration and view system information.
When the NAS has started up, you will be able to view the NAS name and IP address:
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For first-time installation, the LCD panel shows the number of hard drives detected and the IP
address. You may select to configure the hard drives.
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Available disk configuration options*
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Single
Single
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RAID 1
Single > JBOD > RAID 0 > RAID 1
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RAID 5
Single > JBOD > RAID 0 > RAID 5
4 or above
RAID 5
Single >JBOD > RAID 0 > RAID 5 > RAID 6
*Press "Select" to choose the option, and press "Enter" to confirm.
For example, when you turn on the NAS with 5 hard drives installed, the LCD panel shows:
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You can press "Select" to browse more options, for example, RAID 6.
Press "Enter" and the following message shows. Press "Select" to select "Yes" to confirm.
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When you execute RAID 1, RAID 5, or RAID 6 configuration, the system will initialize the hard
drives, create the RAID device, format the RAID device, and mount it as a volume on the NAS.
The progress will be shown on the LCD panel. When it reaches 100%, you can connect to the
RAID volume, for example, create folders and upload files to the folders on the NAS. In the
meantime, to make sure the stripes and blocks in all the RAID component devices are ready,