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Thecus N4100+ User`s Manual

1. Most Fast Ethernet 10 100 Switches Routers do not support Jumbo Frame and WARNI NG you will not be able to connect to your N4100 after Jumbo Frame is turned on If this happens turn off the N4100 Then power on the N4100 and immediately press and hold the Reset button on the front of the unit for 10 seconds This will reset your network settings password and turn off Jumbo Frame Support 29 LAN Configuration The N4100 supports a second Ethernet mesi JH jidra A ls port for higher service availability To status Q Storage an a Language E Layeut configure these ports choose LAN from the E Network menu and the LAN Configuration screen appears Press Apply MAC en 00364020 11 to save your changes ee IP 90 168 2 264 Weimask 255 255 pn DHCP Seque C Enab amp Disable pM sra iF nd End iF DHS Shiwi i Apply Cancel Simply Storage l Sterage Si myliy LAN Configuration Item Description AP i Specifies the IP address of the LAN interface Jumbo Frame Support Enable or disable Jumbo Frame Support on the LAN interface 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 N4100 In this case you have to reset the system back to default by the holding down front panel reset button for 5 seconds during
2. Support screen appears You can to change comm parana 7 any of these items and press Apply to ew cancer confirm your settings A description of each E s item follows Storage Simply ADS NT Support item Description WINS Server Specifies the WINS server if necessar Name N4100Plus Directory Server or Windows NT 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 Enter the administrators ID of Windows Active Directory or Windows NT which is required for N4100 to join domain Password To join an AD domain you can use the example below to configure the N4100 AD Domain Example Work Group Domain Thecus Name ADS Support ADS Server Name ADS NT Realm Administrator ID Administrator dug d qe EES Password For more information on ADS see Appendix D Active Directory Basics The DNS server specified in the WAN configuration page should be able to correctly resolve the ADS server name e The time zone setting between N4100 and ADS should be identical The system time difference between N4100 and ADS should be less than five minutes The Administrator Password field is for the password of ADS Active Directory Server not N4100 37 System Management The System menu gives you a wealth of settings that you can use to configure your N4100 s system administration
3. Language Support Unicode Support 1 1 1 1 Web based Multilingual Support Administration English French German Italian Traditional Chinese Simplified Chinese and Japanese Setup Wizard Email Notification a HDD Spin Down Thecus N4100 s HDDs can spin down after certain amount of inactivity Schedule On Off The system will be powered on off at designated time Backup ee Thecus Backup Utility Client backup utility supports Microsoft Windows XP 2000 MAC OS X Wi HEN cand servers Miscellaneous Print Server Network printing through Internet Printing Protocol IPP Download Manager Supports BT FTP HTTP scheduled downloads Safety and Environment CE FCC BSMI C Tick RoHS Compliant PDC AD support Works as a client member in a Microsoft NT 4 0 domain Active Directory domain allowing the N4100 to utilize the domain users and groups setting for authentication to the system and authorization to the share folders For supported USB dongles please contact sales thecus com 72 Appendix B Customer Support If your N4100 is not working properly we encourage you to check out Chapter 7 Troubleshooting Guide located in this manual You can also try to ensure that you are using the latest firmware version for your N4100 Thecus is committed to providing free firmware upgrades to our customers Our newest firmware is available on our Download Center http www thecus com dow
4. NOTE WARNING Creating RAID destroys all data in the current RAID The data is unrecoverable With a RAID 5 array you can also add a spare disk after the RAID is created See Chapter 6 Tips and Tricks gt Adding a Spare Disk for details Deleting a RAID To delete a RAID volume follow the steps below 1 On the RAID Configuration screen click Remove RAID 2 The system automatically rebuilds and you can create a new RAID WARNING Removing RAID destroys all data in the current RAID The data is unrecoverable 25 Folder Management From the Storage menu choose Folder ms PStorage Appliance and the Folder screen appears This screen allows you to create and configure folders on the N4100 volume A AE O A EAN L nguapt Felder Hama Bescuipiien ACL Edi Femara 7 Ernie Ac Edt l Add Folder Item Description Displays the name of the folder Provides a description of the folder access to this folder name and description 7 EEEE EE ea confirm the deletion Add Press Add to enter the Add Folder screen Adding Folders On the Folder screen press the Add button AME and the Add Folder screen appears This screen allows you to add a folder After entering the information press Apply to create new folder Press Back to return to the Folder screen A Language Add Folder Folder names are limited to 60 characters Systems r
5. Step 2 System Check and Configuration Once logged in you are greeted with the Web Administration Interface where you can check the N4100 s status as well as configure its operating parameters 1 In the Status menu choose the System item to go to the System Status screen Check that the basic system information such as CPU loading and system up time 2 In the Status menu choose the I nfo item to go to the System I nformation screen Change the System Description to describe your system and press Apply This information appears on the Login page 3 In the System menu choose the Administrator Password item The screen that appears lets you change the administrator password for the system Press Apply to confirm your settings 4 Inthe System menu choose the Time item and the Time screen appears Set the date time and time zone and press Apply Step 3 Configure Network Settings After setting the N4100 s basic configuration options the next step is to configure its network settings l In the Network menu choose the WAN item and the Network Configuration screen appears 16 2 Set host name and specify the domain name 3 Enable DHCP for setting the IP automatically or Disable DHCP to enter your own IP settings 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 for the LAN item under the Network menu to configure the LAN port 5 In the Network menu choose the Service item and the Service Support screen appears 6 Enable or Disa
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7. German Italian Korean Simply Storage 5 toraqe Simply Spanish sss thesis een Press Apply to confirm your selection 20 Status Menu The Status Menu on the menu bar allows you to see various aspects of the N4100 From here you can discover the status of the N4100 and even find out other details like firmware version and up time Product Information Once you login you will first see the basic Product Information screen providing Manufacturer Product No Firmware Version and Up Time information om SLOT Ge Appia e Status O storage am Hawar Accomma Y System L Language E Logas To access this screen again navigate to Status gt About Manwactined THICUS Product We 4100F lua Firmware Version 70 00 Up lima 30 hours 13 minutes System Status From the Status menu choose the System B IP Storage Apphance n item and the System Status screen sinus ER e E taper appears This screen provides basic system e status information CPU Loadingi k 100 a Up limes TH h us amp 33 minuta a System Status Lem CPU Loading Displays current CPU workload of the N4100 Shows how long the system has been running 21 System Information From Status menu choose the Info item sel e and the System Information screen ee appears You can change the system information that appears on uPnP devices screens i e Network Neighborhood on Windows based systems by en
8. Select the destination folder from the Destination Folder dropdown Select the maximum download bandwidth from Max Download Bandwidth Press Apply to add the task Adding an FTP Task To add 1 2 51 a new FTP task to the Download Manager follow these steps Using the Task Type dropdown select FTP Click Add Task Input the target FTP address in the FTP File box Select the destination folder from the Destination Folder dropdown Enter a username in the Username box You may also use anonymous if the FTP server supports anonymous users Enter a password in the Password box If you entered anonymous for a user name enter an email address Select the maximum download bandwidth from Max Download Bandwidth Press Apply to add the task 48 Adding a BT Task To add a new BT task to the Download Manager follow these steps I 2 Using the Task Type dropdown select BT Click Add Task Click Browse and locate the torrent file Select the destination folder from the Destination Folder dropdown The default folder is Music The administrator can select any other share folder Select the desired Sharing Time After Completion Max Peer Count Min Peer Count options from the corresponding dropdowns Select the Max Download Bandwidth and Max Upload Bandwidth from the corresponding dropdowns Press Apply to add the task Deleting Tasks To delete a task simply follow the steps below 1
9. description of each item A 5iatus ES Hetgniks A C System Lj Language Change Administrator Password New Password Type in a new administrator password Confirm Password Type the new password again to confirm Apply Press this to save your changes Reboot and Shutdown System From the System menu choose Reboot amp E P Storage Appliance Shutdown item and the lt gt sions O LEOTE Shutdown Reboot System screen appears Press Reboot to restart the system or Shutdown to turn the system off eet ME Accouma T d System m 1 Language Scheduled Power On Off You may also designate a schedule for the N4100 to turn on and off To do this me J Storie ei o ue es simply choose an on and off time for each day of the week that you would like to designate a schedule ge Example Monday On 8 00 Off 16 00 System will turn on at 8 00 AM on Monday and off at 16 00 on Monday System will turn on for the rest of the week E EI 3 EJ D E e 3 If you choose an on time but do not assign an off time the system will turn on and 42 remain on until a scheduled off time is reached or if the unit is shutdown manually Example Monday On 8 00 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 Exam
10. 1 2 RAID 5 JBOD 100 75 Appendix D Active Directory Basics Overview With Windows 2000 Microsoft introduced Active Directory ADS which ts 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 What is Active Directory Active Directory was built as a scalable extensible directory service that was designed to meet corporate needs A repository for storing user information accounts passwords printers computers network information and other data Microsoft calls Active Directory a namespace where names can be resolved ADS Benefits ADS lets the N4100 integrate itself with the existing ADS in an office environment This means the N4100 is able to recognize your office users and passwords on the ADS server Other major benefits ADS support provides include 1 Easy integration of the N4100 into the existing office IT infrastructure The N4100 acts as a member of the ADS This feature significantly lowers the overhead of the system administrator For example corporate security policies and user privileges on an ADS server can be enforced automatically on the N4100 2 Centralized user password database The N4100 does not mai
11. 240 Volt 50 60 Hz Environment Temperature 5 Cto40 C Humidity 0 80 96 R H Non condensing Software Specifications Network 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 00000000 O Configuration Fixed IP address dynamic IP address E Network File Protocols Microsoft Networks CIFS SMB Apple Filing Protocol AFP 3 E File Transfer Protocol FTP WebDisk HTTP HTTPS Client Platform Support Windows NT 2000 XP UNIX Linux BSD by CIFS Apple OS X 9 8 by CIFS AFP ERA IA A AS E Auto Rebuild Rebuild new hard drives while inserting to an existing RAID system BE ence eier still provide service during swap Bk Roaring Aina aves canbe pui another NETOS and aT aa it Disk Roaming All installed drives can be put into another N4100 and all data will remain intact 71 Multimedia Support Media Server Works with DLNA certified players Supported File Types MPEG RMP WPL PLS M3U ASX WAV PNG BMP AVI WMV WMA MP3 LPCM JPEG Tunes Server Supported File Types AAC MP3 WAV Share Management pom Microsoft NT Domain Controller PDC Microsoft Active Directory Authentication AD Supports built in user accounts and groups B Folder Management Share Folder Level Permission File Level Permission Public Folder Permission Management Read Write or Deny options on individual users or groups File System File System Type Journaling File System 11
12. 78 Chapter 1 Introduction Overview Thank you for choosing the Thecus N4100 IP Storage Server The Thecus N4100 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 three Terabyte of storage is available using RAID 0 Two Gigabit Ethernet ports enhances network efficiency allowing the N4100 to take over file management functions increase application and data sharing and provide faster data response The N4100 offers data mobility with a disk roaming feature that lets you hot swap working hard drives for use in another N4100 securing the continuity of data in the event of hardware failure The N4100 allows data consolidation and sharing between Windows SMB CIFS UNIX Linux and Apple OS X environments The N4100 s user friendly GUI supports multiple languages Product Highlights File Server First and foremost the N4100 allows you to store and share files over an IP network With a Network Attached Storage NAS device you can centralize your files and share them easily over your network With the easy to use web based interface users on your network can access these files in a snap To learn about the Web User Interface go to Chapter 5 Using the N4100 gt Web User Interface Media Server Mediabolic s Embedded Media Server resides on the N4100 and aggregates pe
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14. Have Disk Cancel If your printer model is not listed please contact your printer manufacturer for help 52 7 Windows will attempt to connect to the printer Connecting to http 172 16 66 64 631 printers usb printer le mmm 3 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 Type a printer name Printer name usb printer on http 172 26 65 64 631 GI Bet as the default printer This printer has been installed with he HP Deskjet 6500 Series driver 9 Done Click Finish You ve successfully added usb printer on http 172 16 66 64 631 To see if he printer is working connectiy or bo see troubleshooting information for the printer print a test page 53 Chapter 5 Using the N4100 Overview Once the N4100 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 N4100 just enter its IP address into your browser and you will be taken to the N4100 Login page Login Page On the login page simply enter your User 1D and Password and click Login to log into the system Walcoma To Thecug Thecus Tecbhrology Conmpornaimn N4100 i Simply Storage Storage Simply Once logged in you will be taken to the WebDisk where you can see the
15. N4100 usb1 stands for the first USB device and 1 stands for the first partition on disk 1 the USB disk drive If it is an NTFS partition NAS users can open or copy files from 192 168 1 100 usbhdd usb1 1 but cannot add new files or modify existing files If you want to write to an USB storage device the file system must be FAT32 USB Storage FAT32 Partition NTFS Partition Read Adding a Spare Disk With a RAID 5 array you can add a Spare disk after the initial RAID is setup To add a spare disk follow the steps below 1 On the RAID Configuration Screen tick the checkbox of the hard disk you wish to designate as a Spare disk 2 Click Add Spare The system automatically rebuilds 63 Replacing Damaged Hard Drives If you are using RAID 1 or RAID 5 you can easily replace a damaged hard drive in the Thecus N4100 while keeping your data secure with the system s automatic data recovery Hard Drive Damage When a hard drive is damaged its bottom LED glows a steady red If there is data in the RAID volume the system LED also glows red and the system beeps Replacing a Hard Drive To replace a hard disk drive in the N4100 1 Remove the tray with the damaged hard disk 2 Unscrew the damaged hard disk and remove it from the tray 3 Slide a new hard disk into the tray and fasten the screws 4 Insert the hard disk tray back into the N4100 until it snaps into place You can also lock it with a key if desi
16. Simply WAN Configuration Host name that identifies the N4100 on the network oeclfles the domain name of the N4100 MAC Address MAC address of the network interface Jumbo Frame Support Enable or disable Jumbo Frame Support of the WAN interface on your N4100 WAN Port The WAN IP can be set to a Static IP address or Dynamic IP address Static Administrator has to enter IP Netmask Gateway DNS Server fields Dynamic If there is already a DHCP server on your network you can let the DHCP server assign an IP address to your N4100 NOTE If this is set to Dynamic but a DHCP server is not detected on the WAN network the IP address of the N4100 will reset to the default setting of 192 168 1 100 AIP IP address of the WAN interface Network mask which is generally 255 255 255 0 Description 1 Ser Default Gateway IP address DNS Server Domain Name Service DNS server IP address IP Sharing Mode When enabled traffic on the LAN will be directed to the WAN Default is Disabled Only use Jumbo Frame settings when operating in a Gigabit environment where all other clients have Jumbo Frame Setting enabled e Enabling DHCP automatically turns on UPnP See the Service Support Screen f you are only using the WAN port we suggest that you disable IP Sharing Mode This will result in higher throughput A correct DNS setting is vital to networks services such as SMTP and NTP
17. a minimum of 3 disks RAID 5 can sustain one failed disk If the administrator improperly removes a hard disk that should not be removed WARNI NG when RAID status is Degraded all data will be lost 24 Disk Settings Using Disk Settings you can select stripe size choose which disks are RAID disks or the Spare Disk as well as enter a name for each disk Disk Settings Item JDescipion OOOO storage volume volume This becomes the backup for any damaged hard drives Stripe Size This sets the stripe size to maximize performance of sequential files in a storage volume Keep the 64K setting unless you require a special file storage layout in the storage volume A larger stripe size is better for large files Add Spare Press this button to add a new Spare disk Create RAID Press this button to configure a file system and create the RAID storage volume Click to remove the RAID volume All user data will be removed Creating a RAID To create a RAID volume follow the steps below 1 On the RAID Configuration screen set the RAID storage space as J BOD RAID O RAID 1 or RAID 5 see Appendix C RAID Basics for a detailed description of each 2 Tick the checkboxes of the hard disks you wish to use to create a RAID 3 Specify a stripe size 64K Is the default setting 4 Press Create to build the RAID storage volume Building a RAID storage space may take time depending on the size of hard drives and RAID mode
18. boot up process DHCP Configuration A DHCP server can be configured to assign IP addresses to devices connected to the LAN port To configure these ports choose LAN from the Network menu DHCP Configuration Item JDescipton gt DHCP Server Enable or disable the DHCP server to automatically assign IP addresses to PCs connected to the LAN interface Default is Disabled Specifies the starting IP address of the DHCP range End IP Specifies the ending IP address of the DHCP range DNS Server Specifies the DNS server IP address The IP Segment of WAN and LAN should not overlap NOTE WARNING address and End IP address The IP address of the LAN interface should not be in the range of the Start IP 30 WLAN Configuration When a compatible wireless USB dongle is ne 2 OT Agee PP Nance installed on the N4100 the N4100 will EE E SE become an access point and the Network i dropdown menu will contain a WLAN menu item From the Network menu choose EE WLAN and the WLAN Configuration M EE Wireless LAN Configuration screen appears This screen displays the vm P wireless network parameters of the system _ ev You can to change any of these items and Pete press Apply to confirm your settings Auth Mode C Sharad Open Currently supported USB wireless dongles are 3Com 3CRUSB10075 Zyxel G220USB PCI GW US54mini USB dongles have to be connected before N4100
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20. click on the link to activate your account Part Il Enable DDNS on the Router 1 Goto the router setup screen and select IP Config gt Miscellaneous DDNS Setting from your Home PC 2 Click on Yes for Enable the DDNS Client 3 Select www dyndns org 4 Go to router setup screen and enter the following information User Name or E mail Address xxx example com Password or DDNS Key xxxx Host Name www N4100 dyndns org Enable wildcard Select Yes Update Manually Click Update DONT Part Ill Setting up Virtual Servers HTTPS 1 Navigate to NAT Setting gt Virtual Server 2 For Enable Virtual Server select Yes 3 Setup the HTTPS Server a Well Known Applications Select User Defined b Local IP Enter 192 168 1 100 c Port Range 443 the default HTTPS port setting on the N4100 d Protocol select TCP e Click Add f Click Apply 4 Test the HTTPS connection from another computer on the Internet a From a remote computer open your browser and enter https www N4100 dyndns org b You should see the login page of N4100 Firewall Software Configuration If you are using a software firewall i e Norton Internet Security and are having trouble connecting to the N4100 you can try the following steps 1 Double click the NIS icon on system tray and then configure the Personal Firewall 2 On the Programs page find the SetupWizard exe and change its permission to Permit All If it s not in the p
21. complete data security RAID 5 RAID 5 offers data security and good performance 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 If a hard disk fails the system uses parity stored on each of the other hard disks to recreate all missing information 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 Stripe Size The length of the data segments being written across multiple hard disks Data is written in stripes across the multiple hard disks of a RAID Since multiple disks are accessed at the same time disk striping enhances performance The stripes can vary in size Disk Usage When all 4 disks are of the same size and used in RAID the N4100 s disk usage percentage is listed below RAID Level Percentage Used RAID O 100 RAID
22. encoding for MP3 files stored in N4100 All ID3 tags will be send out in UTF 8 format Once the iTunes service is enabled the N4100 will make all music located in the Music folder available for iTunes equipped computers on the network Media Server With the built in Media Server capability the N4100 provides media streaming service to stand alone networked home IP sharing device media adapters that support the UPnP AV protocol or are Digital Living Network Alliance DLNA standard compliant With the N4100 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 In order to use the Media Server the Media Server module will first need to be installed To do this follow the steps below Media Server Module Installation 1 Place the Installation CD into your CD ROM drive Simply Storage Storage Simply M OOO 45 2 Login to the N4100 with the administration user name and password The defaults are Username admin Password admin 3 Once logged in navigate to System gt Module Mgmt 4 From the Module Management screen click Browse Browse the Installation CD and locate the Module gt Media Server directory 5 Inside the Media Server directory double click the Media Server module 6 Click Install to install the Media Server module 7 After installat
23. functions You can set up system notifications view system logs and even upgrade firmware from this menu System Notifications From the System menu choose the mec Stage Appliance Notification item and the Notification EELER System 7 Lamar Configuration screen appears This screen lets you have the N4100 notify you in case of any system malfunction Press Apply to Deep Hedificatiam O Enable G Cin Helificatiom Cc Enable Diable confirm all settings See following table for a sisti sere rn detailed description of each item ter 2 sum accesmmap accaunt Passwort E Simply Storage Storage Simply Notification Configuration Description 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 Confirm Account Confirm a new password Password Receiver s E mail Address Test E Mail Beep Notification Add one or more recipient s email addresses to receive email notifications Click to send out a test e mail to make sure the settings are correct N OTE Consult with your mail server administrator for email serve
24. into the URL field 7 Your Windows system will ask you to install drivers for your printer Select correct driver for your printer 8 Your Windows system will ask you if you want to set this printer as Default Printer Select Yes and all your print jobs will be submitted to this printer by default Click Next 9 Click Finish Notall 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 N4100 YES Box usually only the printing and fax functions will work Other features such as scanning probably will 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 Click the right mouse button in anywhere on the Printers folder and then select Add Printer Lorent Rica Micro IPS Eicsoornans a Vider erre ton ly Group By Folic Undo Copy Ban dri werent at en Add Provera aom Properties Bluetooth printer Q f Add Printer Choose a local or network printer Add a local printer Use this option only if you don t have a USB printer Windows automatically installs USB printers when you plug them in gt Add a network wireless or Bluetooth printer d Make sure that your computer is connected to the network or that your Bluetooth i or wireless printer is turned on i Next Ca
25. is powered up me fais DHS Server A Apply Cancel Simply Storage Storage Simply WLAN Configuration Description Item O ipti AIP Specifiesthe P address of the network connection The ESSID Extended Service Set Identification is the identifying name of a wireless network ESSID Broadcast Specifies whether the ESSID will be broadcasted by the N4100 This will prevent the Access Point from broadcasting the ESSID The N4100 will still respond to a wireless device that LAN1ts to communicate if it sends a matching ESSID The channel that the N4100 uses to communicate with client devices Auth Mode Authentication mode used by the N4100 Shared Shared key authentication Open Open key authentication WEP Enable Specifies whether to use encryption for transmission or not Key Length Key length specifies the level of encryption used by the N4100 64 bit 10 characters from 0 9 and A F 128 bit 26 characters from 0 9 and A F Input up to 4 WEP keys and select the one you wish to use When connecting be sure to enter the same key and select the same index number on each client machine A DHCP server can be configured to assign IP addresses to wirelessly connected devices WLAN DHCP Configuration Items Description DHCP Server Select to enable or disable DHCP server Start IP Specifies the starting IP address of the DHCP range End IP Specifies
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27. tf the N4100 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 thereby allowing the NTP Server name to correctly resolve See Network gt WAN gt DNS Server Simple Problem Diagnosis Procedure This procedure is meant to provide a simple and quick way to identify which part of the N4100 has failed L Don t insert a hard disk into the N4100 Attach the power cord and then reset the IP address and admin password to the default settings by doing the following a Power on the N4100 and immediately press the Reset button for 10 seconds The Reset button is near the LAN connector b This resets the N4100 to its default IP address and password settings e Default IP 192 168 1 100 e Default admin password admin Attach the power cord and connect the LAN cable between the N4100 and a PC Don t use a hub Turn on the N4100 and check the front panel The Power LED should glow blue after power button is pressed Then the Busy LED starts blinking orange for around 60 seconds After that the Busy LED turns off If the Busy LED keeps blinking orange for more than 3 minutes the firmware may be corrupted during improper firmware upgrade procedures It means that the motherboard has malfunctioned and needs to be repaired Set the IP address of the PC as 192 168 1 111 and then access the Login page Make sure the N4100 and the PC is directly con
28. time zone NTP Server Select Yes to allow the N4100 to synchronize with the NTP server shown below Select No to not have the N4100 to synchronize with an NTP server Select User Specified to allow the N4100 to synchronize with an NTP server of your choice 39 If an NTP server is selected please make sure your N4100 s network has been WARN l N G setup to access the NTP server System Configuration Backup and Restore From the System menu choose the Config Z IE Mgmt item and the System Configuration ES ossis gas 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 Configuration Gawnlaad Upload ei Demi Upload Browse Upload System Configuration L Upload Download Save Se export the current system configuration Browse Click to browse the folder of your PC to locate the configuration Module Management From the System menu choose the D sir y Module Mgmt item and the Module A AI Management screen appears From here you can install separate software modules to extend the functionality of your N4100 Browse instal Rame Version Deaciption Emable 40 Module Management Module File Location of the module file Click to browse the folder of your PC to locate the module files Modules can potentially harm your system Only i
29. 4 18 73 53 18 rdevima 35 8582640 files 00 nor contiguos 333585r180159504 blocks Ho emors Remove RAID If the file system is corrupted beyond repair you may have to remove RAID and recreate the file system 67 Chapter 7 Troubleshooting Guide N4100 Won t Turn On In the event that the N4100 won t turn on check to see that the power cable is correctly plugged in to the N4100 Also check to see if the electrical outlet is functioning Resetting NAS IP Address and Admin Password If you ve forgotten the admin password or if you need to reset the unit s IP address first make sure that the unit is powered off With the unit powered off press and hold the reset button With the reset button held down power on the system by pressing the power button You can release the reset button after 30 seconds After that the N4100 s WAN IP address will be reset to 192 168 1 100 temporarily Please note that all file services at this time will be stopped 1 When you point your browser to 192 168 1 100 you will see the following screen Apply Simply Storage Storage Simply E 2 If you select Reset to Factory Default option the system will be reset Below are the default system settings Admin password gt admin WAN IP address gt 192 168 1 100 WAN IP Gateway gt 192 168 1 1 WAN Jumbo Frame Support gt off LA
30. Can t Map a Network Drive in Windows XP eee 69 N4100 Chassis Feels Obispo 69 Can t Find Printer Server Media Server Download Manager 69 Restoring Factory Defaults eeeeeeeeeeeeee 69 Problems with Time and Date Settings eeeeee eene 69 Simple Problem Diagnosis Procedure 70 Appendix A Product Specifications e eene 71 Hardware Spectateure vavir n a EXER CE a 71 Software SHSCITICACIONS ao i adora RC RACE HC CREER RR RCR HERREN ERR CRCR NH ER ma 71 Appendix B Customer Support ENEE KENNEN EE 73 Appendix C RALD Basis iii da io 74 EIERE EE 74 DENSA NEUEM CR Mr MN M NEN UNDE RENENE UE EE ME MEINE 74 Mprovea erro mante scorsa Ya e CER RR ER abad a a EUR B EG n 74 RER e TEEN 74 RAID ESVelS sia p wie A A A ON ELT RN 74 RAD O cC 74 RAID eene a Ea E a feld 75 RAID Orr PT 75 BOB raid daba nd T ET 75 ER iran 75 DISK USAO e 75 Appendix D Active Directory Basics eere 76 OVerViIe E E A E E E T E E 76 What is Active Directory oke EE 76 ADS Benelli a 76 Appendix E Licensing I nformation cerne nnne 77 EEN 77 Source Code AvallaDIlIEy EE 77 COGIC License Terms cose ivi va ERE ERU UU V oU A 78 GNU General Public LICeTSB iiie sesssas sees EoRESEFRRARARSERERKINEEANEKERARANA EC SERROUE PE EE
31. Click the delete icon 2X beside the task that you wish to delete The Delete Task dialogue box will appear Select Delete Task only if you wish to remove only the torrent file and all transient files leaving the unfinished download files intact Select Delete Task and Files if you wish to remove the torrent file and all transient files and the unfinished download files Click OK to delete the task Click Cancel to return to the Download Manager Scheduling Downloads With the Download Manager you can schedule your downloads to begin at different times of the day This is useful if you wish to complete your downloads during off peak hours reserving your bandwidth for other applications A table describing the Download Schedule window appears below Download Schedule Item Description Scheduler Enable or disable the Download Scheduler l Choose to have the Download Scheduler activate on a daily or Daily Weekly weekly basis ae Specify the start day hour minute for the download task End Day Hour Minute Specify the end day hour minute for the download task To schedule downloads follow these steps 1 Under Download Schedule set Scheduler to Enable 49 2 To schedule a daily download period select Daily and select a start time and end time To schedule a weekly download period select Weekly and select a start day time and end time day 3 Click Apply to save your changes If the Download Scheduler is ena
32. ID helps prevent against the loss of data due to hard disk failure A RAID offers additional hard disk drives that can avert data loss from a hard disk drive failure If a hard drive fails the RAID volume can regenerate data from the data and parity stored on its other hard disk drives RAID Levels The Thecus N4100 supports standard RAID levels 0 1 5 and JBOD You choose a RAID level when you create a system volume The factors for selecting a RAID level are e Your requirements for performance e Your need for data security e Number of hard disk drives in the system capacity of hard disk drives in the system The following is a description of each RAID level RAID 0 RAID 0 is best suited for applications that need high bandwidth but do not require a high level of data security The RAID O level provides the best performance of all the RAID levels but it does not provide data redundancy RAID O uses disk striping and breaking up data into blocks to write across all hard drives in the volume The system can then use multiple hard drives for faster read and write The stripe size parameter that was set when the RAID was created determines the size of each block No parity calculations complicate the write operation 74 RAID 1 RAID 1 mirrors all data from one hard disk drive to a second one hard disk drive thus providing complete data redundancy However the cost of data storage capacity is doubled This is excellent for
33. N IP gt 192 168 2 254 LAN Jumbo Frame Support gt off HTTP Port gt 80 HTTPS port gt 443 Forgot My Network IP Address If you forget your network IP address and have no physical access to the system you can use the setup wizard to retrieve the IP of your N4100 1 Start the Setup Wizard and it will automatically detect all Thecus IP storage products on your network 2 You should be able to find the IP address of the N4100 which you have forgotten in the Device Discovery screen 68 Can t Access N4100 from the LAN If you cannot access the N4100 from the LAN make sure that its network cable is correctly plugged in Also check to see if the N4100 s WAN and LAN settings are configured correctly Can t Map a Network Drive in Windows XP You may have problems mapping a network drive under the following conditions 1 The network folder is currently mapped using a different user name and password To connect using a different user name and password first disconnect any existing mappings to this network share 2 The mapped network drive could not be created because the following error has occurred Multiple connections to a server or shared resource by the same user using more than one user name are not allowed Disconnect all previous connections to the server or shared resource and try again To check out existing network connections type net use under the DOS prompt N4100 Chassis Feels Hot The N4100 use
34. O EUC JP SHIFT JIS and UTF 8 Allow Anonymous FTP Upload Download Allow anonymous FTP users to upload or Access download files to from public folders Download Allow anonymous FTP users to download files from public folders No access Block anonymous FTP user access Anonymous users are not able to delete files on the N4100 To delete files users NOTE must login and be granted write access on the Access Control List To access the share folder on the N4100 use the appropriate user login and password set up on the Users page Accounts gt Users Access control to each share folder is set up on the ACL page Storage gt Folder gt ACL When trying to access N4100 anonymously just enter anonymous as the user name iTunes Server With the built in iTunes server capability mecs STGO APpiance the N4100 enables digital music to be gt Sts Q Stooge P Monk cc Y System Len Shared and played anywhere on the network From the Network menu choose the iTunes item and the iTunes Configuration screen appears You may eg reen enable or disable the Tunes Service from me here Once enabled enter correct pecan terat Tar E information for each field and press Apply men EB to save your changes See the following table for detailed descriptions of each field Simply Storage Storage Simply Tunes Configuration Item zDescription MP3 Tag Encode Specify tag
35. Supports a 3 5 inch SATA HDD The trays have locks for added physical security and keys are provided with the package Power LED Busy LED e Blinking orange system startup or maintenance data inaccessible e Off system startup complete system operating normally e Solid green network link e Blinking green network activity Solid green network link Blinking green network activity Reset Button Used to reset the N4100 Please see Chapter 7 Troubleshooting gt Resetting NAS IP Address and Admin Password for reset procedure Hard Disk Tray The N4100 s hard disk trays each have a lock a latch and HDD two indicators ower Accessi Error Item Description o S O Lock e The tray lock lets you physically secure the HDD with accessory keys e Use the latch to open and remove or close and secure the tray HDD Power LED e Solid blue HDD is powered on Access Error LED e Blinking green data is being accessed e Blinking red hard disk error 10 Rear Panel The rear panel of the N4100 houses the USB and Ethernet connections as well as the power connector See the table below for descriptions of each USB Port WAN Port LAN Port Power Connector Item Description e Connect the included power cord to this connector WAN Port e WAN port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch or router LAN Port e LAN port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a swit
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38. at users conduct necessary back up practices Safety Warnings For your safety please read and follow the following safety warnings Read this manual thoroughly before attempting to set up your N4100 Your N4100 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 DO NOT allow anything to rest on the power cord and DO NOT place the power cord in an area where it can be stepped on Carefully place connecting cables to avoid stepping or tripping on them Your N4100 can operate normally under temperatures between 5 C and 40 C with relative humidity of 0 80 Using the N4100 under extreme environmental conditions could damage the unit Ensure that the N4100 is provided with the correct supply voltage AC 100V 240V 50 60 Hz 3A Plugging the N4100 to an incorrect power source could damage the unit 4 Do NOT expose the N4100 to dampness dust or corrosive liquids Do NOT place the N4100 on any uneven surfaces A DO NOT place the N4100 in direct sunlight or expose it to other heat Sources DO NOT use chemicals or aerosols to clean the N4100 Unplug the power cord and all connected cables before cleaning DO NOT place any objects on the N4100 or obstruct its ventilation slots to avoid overheating the unit A Keep packaging out of th
39. atically detect all Thecus storage devices on your network If none are found please check your connection and refer to Chapter 7 Troubleshooting for assistance 13 MAA si Storage Appliance a Oevice Device Discovery Y Ma Hisn Name i E Gi B Log l Tuan 192 153 2 100 00 H 10 20 EA 11 Select the N4100 that you like to configure Login with the administrator account and password The default account and password are both admin Thecus Lobos Wizard PAZ AppIac Login System Admin ib admin Pasiwobrd I Name your N4100 and configure the network IP address If your switch or router is configured as a DHCP Server configuring the N4100 to automatically obtain an IP address is recommended You may also use a static IP address and enter the DNS Server address manually sa hecus Sabas Wizard hy IP Storage Appliance sien Network Configuration H Divtovers d Login Peat Rapp dud System Sg Type LITE DHCP di Patent Configuration E I X Change IPaddreis 192 168 1 100 Parveed x Mebm sk 255 255 255 0 d Complete Cabrwuy Ip 137 J Li DN arene buch fora Pat 14 7 Change the default administrator password d Labe Thecus Setup Wizard d Device Change Password Ise A Dicovery x Login riben i dh He tercik i Con esr ati Change Confirm Again Patpat d Complria i Mack End fm I I Finished Access the N4100 Web Ad
40. ation of the program Modified versions of the CGIC library should not be distributed without the attachment of a clear statement regarding the author of the modifications and this notice may in no case be removed Modifications may also be submitted to the author for inclusion in the main CGIC distribution GNU General Public License Version 2 June 1991 Copyright O 1989 1991 Free Software Foundation Inc 51 Franklin St Fifth Floor Boston MA 02110 1301 USA Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this license document but changing it is not allowed PREAMBLE The licenses for most software are designed to take away your freedom to share and change it By contrast the GNU General Public License is intended to guarantee your freedom to share and change free software to make sure the software is free for all its users This General Public License applies to most of the Free Software Foundation s software and to any other program whose authors commit to using it Some other Free Software Foundation software is covered by the GNU Library General Public License instead You can apply it to your programs too When we speak of free software we are referring to freedom not price Our General Public Licenses are designed to make sure that you have the freedom to distribute copies of free software and charge for this service if you wish that you receive source code or can get it if you Want it that you can chang
41. ble each protocol according to your requirements Press Apply to confirm the setting For normal usage enabling all protocols is recommended For added security disable WebDisk support and enable Secure WebDisk support f DHCP is enabled in the Network Settings screen UPnP is automatically enabled For details on configuring your network settings refer to Chapter 3 System Management Network Management Step 4 Select RAID Level Once the network is configured you should then select the appropriate RAID level and build your RAID array 1 From the Storage menu choose RAI D item and the RAID I nformation screen appears Press the Config button and the RAI D Configuration screen appears 2 Select your desired RAID mode If security is your primary concern for 2 disks choose RAID 1 for 4 disks choose RAID 5 If capacity is your primary concern choose JBOD or RAID 0 See Appendix C for more information 3 Check the hard disks you wish to create a RAID on Specify a stripe size 64K is a normal setting 4 Press the Create button to build the RAID storage volume Configuring RAID is usually only required for initial setup Building a RAID storage space may take time depending on the size of hard drives NOTE and RAID mode Step 5 Create Local Users and Groups After your RAID is built you can begin to create local users and groups for the N4100 Once the RAID is ready you can begin to crea
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43. bled ALL download tasks will adhere to the N OTE designated schedule Printer Server You can configure the N4100 to act as a printer server That way all PCs connected to the network can utilize the same printer To set up the Printer Server follow the steps below Printer Server Module Installation 1 Place the Installation CD into your CD ROM drive 2 Login to the N4100 with the administration user name and password The defaults are Username admin Password admin 3 Once logged in navigate to System gt Module Mgmt 4 From the Module Management screen click Browse Browse the Installation CD and locate the Module gt Printer Server directory 5 Inside the Printer Server directory double click the Print Server module 6 Click Install to install the Printer Server module 7 After installation the Printer Status item will be visible under Status gt Printer Status Windows XP SP2 1 Connect the USB printer to one of the USB ports preferably the rear USB ports front USB ports can be used for external HDD enclosures 2 Goto Start gt Printers and Faxes 3 Click on File gt Add Printer 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 50 6 Select Connect to a printer on the I nternet or on a home or office network and enter http N4100 _IP_ADDRESS 631 printers usb printer
44. ch or router USB Ports d e USB 2 0 ports for storage expansion 11 Chapter 2 Getting Started Overview Your N4100 is designed for complete ease of use To help you get started the following chapter will help you get your N4100 up and running in no time 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 4 Read and understand the Safety Warnings outlined in the beginning of the manual If possible wear an anti static wrist strap during installation to prevent static discharge from damaging the sensitive electronic components on the N4100 Be careful not to use magnetized screwdrivers around the N4100 s electronic components The N4100 uses its chassis to dissipate heat Please leave your N4100 in a well ventilated area to prevent overheating Hard Disk Installation The N4100 supports standard 3 5 SATA hard disks To install a hard disk into the N4100 follow the steps below L 2 Remove an HDD tray from the Thecus N4100 Slide the new HDD into the tray and fasten the screws Insert the HDD and tray back into the Thecus N4100 until it snaps into place and lock it with a key if desired The LED blinks green when the HDD is accessed If the Error LED flashes red it signals a problem Cable Connections Make the following connections on the Thecus N4100 and then power up the
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47. directories and files stored on the N4100 Using WebDisk 1 From the WebDisk folder list users will see all public folders and all folders which they have sufficient access rights WebDisk Folder List Item Description Name Name of folder Comments Comments about folder Change Password Click to change your password Logout Click to logout of the WebDisk 2 When they click on the name of a folder they will be brought to the Folder Screen where they will see the files within that folder WebDisk Folder Screen Item Description Name Name of folder Type File type Size Size of file Modified Date Date file was last modified Change Password Click to change your password Logout Click to logout of WebDisk 54 Up Click to go up one directory level New Folder Click to create a new folder New File upload Click to upload a new file to this folder Delete Selected Items Click to delete all checked items 3 When user clicks on a file name the file will be downloaded For more information on how to setup user rights to the folders please check Chapter 3 System Management gt Storage Management gt Folder Management gt Folder Access Control List ACL To access folders with access control you must first login with a local user account Using iTunes Server The N4100 has a built in Tunes Server that allows you to stream music stored on the N4100 to any iTunes ready device on your network You can use the WebD
48. e reach of children If disposing of the device please follow your local regulations for the safe disposal of electronic products to protect the environment Table of Contents Copyright and Trademark Notice neen 2 About THIS EI CC UNENEE 2 Limited KETTEN 2 Safety W AMNINGS E 3 Table Of Contents innata 4 Chapter Le IntroductlOlDusetsiiaka n i eaa i RO ao 8 OVEI EE 8 Product AIN IONES cia 8 lee EE 8 Media SEVE ss 8 uil Cl Cl ee 8 MUNES ESEVE EE 8 backup SerVOl ca a ee 9 DOWAlO3A MANAG TEEN 9 PUE A A A T 9 Package CONTONES aii 9 Front Panel E 10 Hard DISK TPVs 10 Rear ANG EE 11 Chapter 2 Getting Started geesde ee dee EE Re 12 BA e NW nai 12 Betore You BED lin a db 12 Hard DISK Installation ia 12 Cable nn Et d Le Tu Sisi toria 12 Checking System SEACUS cuna 13 SyStem StaLus OK ao sica 13 SYStem Re ie initial 13 Re HENN Le RE e a aa 13 First Tine Set b KEE 16 Step INIA EOGID s cessi qe dE e Redden a ande Ea Sa 16 Step 2 System Check and Configuration esses nnne 16 Step 3 Configure Network Settings ocooccccccccccccnncnccnnnnnnnn nora arras 16 Step 4 Select RAID Level 17 Step 5 Create Local Users and Groupe 17 Step 6 Create Folders and Set UpACTe IH 18 SLGD 7 Star o eg Said 18 Chapter 3 System Management see 19 EEGENEN A A AA 19 Web Administration Interface ee NEE KEE ENEE EE EE nnn 19 UA O I UT 20 LANGUAGE Selection ia E A Aaaa Aana aA 20 Status Menu ar id 21 Proguictlint
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50. e the task to run at regular intervals click on the Schedule icon for that task You can schedule the task to run Monthly or Weekly Let ETT hecus Backup Utility 3 To check the log for that task click on the Log icon for that task Thecus Backup Utility also supports MAC OS X Just copy the Thecus Backup NOTE Utility dmg to your MAC OS X machine and double click to execute it 59 Windows XP Data Backup If you use Windows XP Professional you can also use the Windows Backup Utility Ntbackup exe to backup your files If you use Windows XP Home Edition follow these steps to install the utility 1 Insert the Windows XP CD into a drive and double click the CD icon in My Computer 2 When the Welcome to Microsoft Windows XP screen appears click Perform Additional Tasks 3 Click Browse this CD 4 In Windows Explorer navigate to ValueAdd gt Mett gt Ntbackup 5 Double click Ntbackup msi to install the backup utility Once installed you can use the Windows Backup Utility by following the steps below T Click Start and point to All Backup or Restore Wizard pa Welcome to the Backup or Restore Wizard J o ui a Programs gt Accessories gt System Tools gt Backup to start the W Z a r d cette nd tal up or restore the files and If you prefer you can switch to Advanced Mode to change the settings used for backup or res hi commended tore This option is re Always start in wizard mode 2 C
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52. er 3K 2 Enter the network address for the server in the Server Address text box 680 Connect To Server Server Address atp 192 168 1 100 Folderl I OG Favarite Servers Browse Connect When connecting using SMB CIFS protocol type smb 192 168 1 100 Folderl When connecting using AFP protocol type afp 192 168 1 100 Folderl Click Connect 62 3 When MAC OS X is trying to connect N4100 it will ask for a User Name and Password which has access to the folder 368 Connect to Server e D Connect to the file server N2100 Connect as O Guest fei Registered User Name Password _ Remember password in keychain 4 When MAC OS X has connected to the N4100 successfully an icon representing the folder will appear on the MAC OS X desktop You can access the folder by double clicking on the icon Folderl USB Storage Expansion The N4100 supports external USB hard disks through its two 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 N4100 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 N4100 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 usb1 1 where 192 168 1 100 means the IP address of
53. how to backup your files with the N4100 refer to Chapter 5 Using the N4100 gt File Backup Download Manager Tired having downloads take up all of your bandwidth when you need it most With the N4100 s Download Manager you can let the N4100 complete your BT HTTP and FTP during off peak hours With the N4100 lower power requirements you can even save money off your monthly power bill To set up the Download Station refer to Chapter 4 Additional Feature Setup gt Download Manager Printer Server With the N4100 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 Additional Feature Setup gt Printer Server Package Contents Your N4100 package should contain the following items e Thecus N4100 NAS Device e Accessory Pack Power cord RJ 45 Ethernet cable hard disk screws keys front panel screw Installation CD Quick Installation Guide O O O O O 0 0 Please check to see if your package is complete If you find that some items are missing contact your dealer Front Panel The N4100 s front panel HDD Tray displays the unit s array of status LEDs and is also where you ll find the reset Power and power buttons See Busy the table below for a WAN detailed explanation of LAN each Error Power switch Reset switch Item JDescrpion HDD Trays e There are four hard disk drive HDD trays Each tray
54. imer check the checkbox to disable it from reappearing Click OK to continue 4 You will now see the Web User Interface where you will be able to configure and monitor virtually every aspect of the N4100 from anywhere on the network 19 Menu Bar The Menu Bar is where you will find all of the information screens and system settings of the N4100 The various settings are placed in the following groups on the menu bar Menu Bar Description Status Current system status of the N4100 Storage Information and settings for storage devices installed into the N4100 Network Information and settings for network connections and services as well as various services of the N4100 Accounts Allows configuration of users and groups System Various N4100 system settings and information Language Choose your preferred language here Moving your cursor over any of these items will display the dropdown menu selections for each group In the following sections you will find detailed explanations of each function and how to configure your N4100 Language Selection The N4100 supports multiple languages a SA On the menu bar click Language and the ee Change Language screen appears This screen allows you to select preferred language for the N4100 The N4100 s interface supports the following languages English Traditional Chinese cia ss Simplified Chinese appt ame Japanese French
55. ion access the Media Server by going to Network and choosing the Media Server option The Media Server Configuration window will then appear Media Server Configuration H Item Description Add Click the Add button to designate the selected media folder as a Media Server sharing folder Rescan Click the Rescan button to have the N4100 for new contents in the selected media folder Remove Click the Remove button to delete the selected folder from the Media Server database The content in this folder will not be accessible by the Media Server This will not delete the contents of the folder Adding Media Share Folders Once the Media Server software is installed you can start adding folders that contain the media that you would like to share To create a media share folder follow the steps below 1 Click on Network gt Media Server in the menu bar 2 Select the folder that contains your media files and click the checkbox 3 The contents in the folder will be scanned for the Media Server The time required for scanning depends on the size of the folder 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 ho
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57. isk function to manage your digital music or you can manage through SMB CIFS see SMB CIFS Setup section Adding Music Files You could add music files into iTunes Server through Web User Interface however if you have lots of folders and files to upload there is a simpler way 1 Open a Windows Explorer and type the N4100 IP address in the address bar i e 192 168 1 100 2 Double click the Music folder to enter it then drag and drop music folders and files here 3 The N4100 iTunes server will take some time to cache the ID3 tag of every file Once the process is done you will see all the music files from iTunes clients Playing Music Files Once your music files are added to the N4100 playing them on any iTunes equipped computer connected to the network is easy 1 Open iTunes 2 You should see N4100Plus under the SHARED heading in the left hand menu 3 Click N4100Plus and all shared music will be displayed ready to be enjoyed right from iTunes 55 File Backup There are a number of ways to back up your data to your N4100 Nsync You can backup a share folder to another Nsync Source Nsync Target N4100 Nsync Target or any FTP server for safe keeping as long as you have Pd appropriate access right on that target When using Nsync between two N4100 s you have the option to transmit files DW securely between two N4100 s Er If the files on your N4100 are lost for any N reason
58. l Group Setting screen appears Mambera Lis Usa Lia 3 Enter a Group Name and select users to be in this group from the Users List by adding them to the Members List using the lt lt button 4 Click the Apply button to save your changes Modifying Groups wl um O storage aT Hawak Accom Y System A Language J ELE Le tsi pies Ss 1 On the Local Group Configuration screen select a group name from the list 2 Press the Modify button to modify Members e the members in a group NEN NN KR 3 To add a user into a group select the user from the Users List and press the lt lt 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 gt gt button 5 Click the Apply button to save your changes Deleting Groups 1 On the Local Group Configuration screen select a group name from the list 2 Press Delete to delete the group from the system 36 ADS NT Configuration If you have a Windows Active Directory Server ADS or Windows NT server to handle the domain security in your network you can simply enable the ADS NT support feature the N4100 will connect with the Se ed ADS NT server and get all the information of EE the domain users and groups automatically posar serves name From the Accounts menu choose gt z i A minwnateri T Authentication item and the ADS NT EE
59. lick Next to skip past the opening page Choose Backup files and settings from the second page and then click Next 3 Select which option you Want to back up 4 Click Next and in the Backup Type Destination and Name page specify a back up location using the Browse button 5 Find and select the drive that specifies your N4100 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 However there are a number of backup solutions available for the Mac OS X including iBackup Psyncx MSafe Rsyncx Folder Synchronizer X Tri BACKUP Impression Intego Personal Backup SilverKeeper and Apple s dotMac Backup utility to name just a few To find even more freeware and shareware backup utilities to choose from go to VersionTracker or MacUpdate and search on backup 60 Chapter 6 Tips and Tricks Mapping a Client PC to the N4100 You can map share folders on the N4100 so that you can access them as if they were drives on your computer You can connect to the shared network folders on the N4100 as follows Windows 1 Goto the My Computer folder in Windows Ze 3 In the menu bar select Tools and then Map Network Drive Ce E SEN Disconnect Network Drive Synchronize Folder Options The Map Network Drive window appears Map Network Dri
60. m gt Module Mgmt 4 From the Module Management screen click Browse Browse the Installation CD and locate the Module gt Download Manager directory 5 Inside the Download Manager directory double click the Download Manager module 6 Click Install to install the Download Manager module 7 After installation access the Download Manager by going to Network and choosing the Download Manager option The Download Tasks and Download Schedule windows will then appear Download Tasks Item Description Click to start the specified task UI Click to pause the specified task 47 Click to delete the specified task A prompt will appear asking you X if you would like to delete the task itself or the task and all related downloaded files Task Name of the task Click to see more information about this task Transfer rate of the task in kilobytes per second KB s Rate DL Download rate UL Upload rate Status of the task Status Complete Percentage complete Completed Total download size Use this dropdown to select the type of transfer HTTP FTP and Task Type BT are available Add Task Click to add the kind of task specified beside Task Type Enable Refresh Click to refresh the task list Adding an HTTP Task To add L 2 3 a new HTTP task to the Download Manager follow these steps Using the Task Type dropdown select HTTP Click Add Task Input the target URL in the Website URL box
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62. ministrator Interface by pressing the Start Browser button You can also configure another N4100 at this point by clicking the Setup Other Device button Press Exit to exit the wizard Tbecua LET Wad a iP storage Appliance Stacks LLLE Discovery m x lor Syitem Setup Other Desic d Meteor i Cosfigurabon Sr Boza d Change Part ab Cem a Exit 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 15 First Time Setup Once the hardware is installed physically connected to your network and powered on you can now configure the Thecus N4100 so that it is accessible to your network users Follow the steps below for initial software setup Step 1 Initial Login Make sure your network is connected to the Internet and access the N4100 Login webpage 1 Type in the default IP address http 192 168 1 100 in your browser s address line If you have changed the N4100 s IP address type this in instead 2 The Login screen appears 3 To gain initial access to the system type in the factory default administrator user name and password which are as follows User Name admin Password admin 4 Press Login 5 The About screen from the Status menu appears showing product information
63. move Removes the selected user or group from the column in order to reset their access privileges Submits and confirms settings 27 Service Folders The N4100 automatically creates folders meo Va for its built in applications A EE A AS ae Sabas D Srerage 7o O A AN Language T mmt Felder Manes Descadphie n ACL Eat H Ensina ACL Eda Music Ar Esa pice dt W i Er LEEI lata Did far aneil JOD HDER oni Service Folders Folder Name Default directory for your photos share the music located in this directory To manage these service folders select Service Folder from the Storage menu Press Edit to edit these folders Press ACL to control access to these folders via the Access Control List 28 Network Management Use the Network menu to make network configuration settings as well as service support settings WAN Configuration From the Network menu choose WAN me j mDiuruijsippiiuims and the WAN Configuration Screen mm Status v Q Storage v 7 Network M Accounts Y System A Language El Legout appears This screen displays the network parameters of the WAN connection You iesi Mame Linen may change any of these items and press o Ee Apply to confirm your settings You can see MAC Address 0D 5840 30 10 a description of each item in the following Ee table fa DR a ie ay DAS Beie E IP Sharing Mode Cipable i Enable p Simply Storage Steraqe
64. n From the Storage menu choose the Disks sel Jf le SS item and the Disks Information screen appears From here you can see various items about installed SATA hard disks Blank lines indicate that a SATA hard disk is Status ri msgr SS Heteniks WW rcoumss Cd System A Language H EA not currently installed in that particular disk ant Capac Mesa mme slot xx mena n Disk Pawar Managemen Boies M Update Refresh SATA Information Indicates disk location Model Displays the SATA hard disk model name 1 Disk Power The administrator can set the disk to power down after a period Management of inactivity RAID Information From the Storage menu choose the RAID m EE item and the RAID Information screen TNT appears e RAID Level JBOD lora Capacity 17 007 MB adus Used Fercemtage TIG MB T Sinipa Sine bi KB 23 RAID Information Description RAID Level Shows the current RAID configuration Total Capacity Shows total capacity of the RAID configuration Status Indicates status of the RAID Can read either Healthy or Failed Used Percentage Displays percentage of used RAID capacity Stripe Size Shows the current disk stripe size Remaining Time Indicates time remaining until the RAID is finished building Rebuild Speed There are two speed settings you can select when rebuilding RAID Low longer rebuild time faster system respon
65. ncel 4 Select The printer that want isn t listed 2 Ss G Add Printer Searching for available printers Stop i 3 The printer that I want isn t listed a You can press The printer that 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 n ve Add Printer Find a printer by name or TCP IP address Browse for a printer Select a shared printer by name http lt Thecus_NAS_IP gt 631 printers usb printer Browse Example computername printername or http computername printers printername printer Add a printer using a TCP IP address or hostname 5 ona Type http lt Thecus_NAS gt 631 printers usb printer in the box where lt Thecus_NAS_IP gt Is the IP address of the 4100 Click Next 6 Select or install a printer and then press OK Add Printer Wizard aso Select the manufacturer and model of your printer if your printer came with SM an installation disk click Have Disk If your printer is not listed consult your x printer documentation for a compatible printer Manufacturer Printers HP S HP DeskJet 615C IBM ESP HP DeskJet 640C 642C 648C infotec E HP Deskjet 6500 Series Konica EF up Dech let RENC KONICA MINO TA us ii d E This driver is digitally signed Tell me why driver signing is important
66. nected through a LAN cable and not through a hub or a router Check if the Web Administration Interface shows up and works fine Then check if the system status is normal and the HDD Power LED works fine If the results are positive it means that the N4100 is functioning normally Otherwise the N4100 may be damaged Suppose that the N4100 has been damaged If the Power LED glows blue and both system and power fans work fine after power button pressed the motherboard needs to be checked and repaired Otherwise the power supply unit has problems 70 Appendix A Product Specifications Hardware Specifications Core Processors Memory __ Processor IOP80219 600MHz SATA Controller Silicon Image 3114 NOR Flash 16MB 128MB Network Interfaces x 10 100 1000 Mbps Ethernet Port x 10 100 1000 Mbps Ethernet Port IEEE 802 11b g AP mode using approved USB Dongles orage 4 x 3 5 SATA HDD HDD Capacity 80 120 160 200 250 300 400 500 750GB HDDs larger than 750GB will be verified upon availability USB 2 0 USB 2 0 ports for easy storage expansion IO Interfaces USB 2x USB 2 0 port System Information LED Indicators Power LED System Fail LED System Busy LED booting upgrade shutdown Network LED x 2 HDD Power LED x 4 HDD Activity LED x4 Buzzer Systemalert Physical Width Height Depth Security Lockable disk trays Power Supply PSU 200WATX External Adaptor AC 100
67. nload php If you are still experiencing problems with your N4100 or require a Return Merchandise Authorization RMA feel free to contact technical support via our Technical Support Website http www thecus com support tech php Customers in the US should send all technical support enquiries to this email address Support us thecus com If you would rather receive support over the phone you can contact Thecus FAE Support at 886 2 26981788 Please note that our headquarters are in Taipei Taiwan and our office hours are Monday to Friday 9 00 to 17 00 For Sales Information you can e mail us at sales thecus com Thank you for choosing Thecus Thecus 73 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 Benefits RAID improves I O performance and increases data security through fault tolerance and redundant data storage Improved Performance RAID provides access to several hard disk drives simultaneously which greatly increases I O performance Data Security Hard disk drive failure unfortunately is a common occurrence A RA
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69. nstall modules from your vendor N OTE or publishers you can trust Reset to Factory Default Settings From the System menu choose the mes iPistorige Appliance Factory Default item and the Reset to status Q storage Eent Accounts Am i Langage Factory Default screen appears Press 1 Apply to reset the N4100 to factory default settings Press Cancel to go back to the main menu mme Resetting to factory defaults will not erase the data stored in the hard disks but WARN l N G WILL revert all the settings to the factory default values Upgrading System Firmware nO Lee From the System menu choose the gt sir Stooge ent Ren A System Language Firmware Upgrade tem and the Firmware Upgrade screen appears Follow the steps below to upgrade your firmware 1 Use the Browse button to find the firmware file 2 Press Apply 3 The beeper beeps and the Busy LED blinks until the upgrade is complete The beeper only beeps if it is enabled in the System Notification menu Check Thecus website for the latest firmware release and release notes 41 Change Administrator Password From the System menu choose the mms ja giuja Appiance 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
70. ntain its own copy of the user password database This avoids data inconsistency between the N4100 and other servers For example without ADS support an administrator might need to remove a specific user privilege on the N4100 and each individual server With ADS support the change on an ADS server is Known to all of its ADS members 76 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 Copyrights This product includes cryptographic software written by Eric Young eay cryptsoft com e This product includes software developed by Mark Murray This product includes software developed by Eric Young eayOcryptsoft com This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in the OpenSSL Toolkit http www openssl org e This product includes PHP freely available from http www php net e This product includes software developed by the University of California Berkeley and its contributors e This product includes software developed by Winning Strategies Inc e This product inclu
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72. p 5 Press the Apply button and the user is created NOTE All users are automatically assigned to the users group 34 Modifying Users 1 Select an existing user from the EmO Laser ALUS Local User Configuration screen A AE O A AN L nguapt 2 Click on the Modify button and Local User Setting screen appears 3 From here you can enter a new etes password and re enter to confirm or Genen Greup tian use the lt lt or gt gt buttons to have m E this user join or leave a group Click gt the Apply button to save your changes Deleting Users l Select an existing user from the Local User Configuration screen 2 Click on Delete button and the user is deleted from the system Local Groups Configuration From the Accounts menu choose the m ASAS NARCO Groups item and the Local Groups m Satun O sies AN M Accounts System gt Lem Configuration screen appears This screen allows you to Add Modify and Delete local groups Add Medity Delete Local Groups Configuration Press the Add button to add a user to the list of local groups Modify Press the Modify button to delete a selected group from the System Press the Delete button to delete a selected group from the System 35 Adding Groups mes dE ke AS emm Sieten storage aT Hawak Accomm Y System A Language 1 On the Local Group Configuration screen click on the Add button 2 The Loca
73. p Management The N4100 has built in user database that allows administrators to manage user access using different group policies From the Accounts menu you can create modify and delete users and assign them to groups that you designate Local User Configuration o SACO From the Accounts menu choose the oT TT Users item and the Local User Configuration screen appears This screen allows you to Add Modify and Delete local users Local Uter Contiguratian Add Meaity Delete m plij Storage Storage Simply Local User Configuration Item LDescription Press the Add button to add a user to the list of local users Press the Modify button to modify a local user Delete Press the Delete button to delete a selected user from the system Adding Users 1 Click on the Add button on Local mesi l2 Sure pliss User Configuration screen and Local User Setting screen appears ae Status s E Srerage O ME Accom Y System L Language 2 On the Local User Setting screen enter a name in the User Name box P all AAA Confirm RN 3 Enter a password in the Password croup Memes c box and re enter the password in the a sl Confirm box 3l Apply 4 Select which group the user will belong to Group Members is a list of groups this user belongs to A Group List is a list of groups this Gegend user does not belong to Use the lt lt or gt gt buttons to have this user join or leave a grou
74. ple 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 Logout To logout of the Web Administration Interface navigate to System gt Logout 43 Chapter 4 Additional Feature Setup Overview With a bevy of additional features and services the N4100 is so much more than a mere external hard disk The sections below show you how you can utilize your N4100 to serve files music movies pictures and more FTP Server AAA N4100 can act as a FTP server enabling users to download and upload files with their favorite FTP programs From the s Network menu choose the FTP item and the FTP screen appears You can change si iii eiue any of these items and press Apply to confirm your settings A description of each item follows tente wenn cancel Pan FIP ENCODE a TE Accend od Simply Storage Storage Simply FTP Item jDescipton 0 O Enable FTP Service on the N4100 Port Specifies the port number of an incoming connection on a non standard port FTP ENCODE If your FTP client or operating system does not support Unicode e g Windows 95 98 ME or MAC OS9 8 select the same encoding as your OS here in order to properly view the files and directories on the server Available options are BIG5 HZ GB2312 GB18030 IS
75. r 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 nsyncsourcel For instructions on how to add a user on the N4100 see Chapter 3 System Management gt User and Groups Management gt Local User Configuration gt Adding Users 2 On the Nsync server grant that user ex nsyncsourcel write access to the nsync folder For instructions on how to set up a folder s ACL see Chapter 3 System Management gt Storage Management gt Folder Management gt Folder Access Control List ACL 57 3 Once this is done the target server will start accepting Nsync tasks from server using that ID and password Setting Up an Nsync Target on Another Device If you selected Other Device when setting up your Nsync task the N4100 will use the FTP protocol to back up the share folder On the external storage device make sure there is a folder named nsync and the Auth ID has writable permission in that folder Designating N4100 as an Nsync Target The N4100 can act as an Nsync server enabling another Nsync equipped Thecus pe NAS at a remote location backup their files to this N4100 From the Network menu choose the Nsync Target item and the Nsync Target Server Setting screen appears E ar D k D I a a a os e L F CH d cl tel wel zm a ad bail ee Se Status zs Mp Sierage T LES ME Accoumi
76. r information System Logs mesi 2 iurugsciuulsuies From the System menu choose the Logs e ZZ item and the System Logs screen appears This screen shows a history of system usage 7 and important events such as disk status 8 network information and system booting SHISHA AID aw HLTA ES See the following table for a detailed description of each item Aw Sars d S erage T Hetgnike WE Accousas Y System AU Language le s IFO WARN ERROR ra Gel Agcendng Descending l D wnirad AR Log Fide Simply Storage Storage Simply System Logs Truncate All Log File Clear all log files to browse the log pages INFO Provides all log information including warning messages and error messages WARN ERROR Shows only error messages GO Ascending Descending Download All Log File Time and Date Settings From the System menu choose the Time Status O Accoums T 4 System A Language item and the Time screen appears Set the mec OCEANIA ee desired Date Time and Time Zone You can also elect to synchronize the system time on the N4100 with an NTP Network geg Time Protocol Server You can change ven ISCH ES ES any of these items and press Apply to nme gd fer confirm your settings See the following table for a detailed description of each item Simply Storage Storage Simply Time Sets the system date Sets the system time Sets the system
77. red 5 The LED blinks green when the HDD is accessed If the Error LED flashes red it signals a problem RAID Auto Rebuild When using RAID 1 or 5 on the N4100 you can use the auto rebuild function when an error is detected l When a hard disk fails the system beeps and or an email notification is sent to specified receivers 2 Check the hard disk error LEDs 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 Remote Administration You can set up your N4100 for remote administration With remote administration you can access your N4100 over the Internet even if your N4100 is behind a router This is especially useful if you are traveling and suddenly need a file from your N4100 Setting up remote administration is a three part process and will require the following equipment Thecus N4100 NAS device Cable DSL Router with Dynamic DNS support Home PC Internet Connection 64 Part Setup a DynDNS Account 1 Goto http www dyndns org from your home PC 2 Click on the Sign Up Now link 3 Check the Check boxes select a user name i e N4100 enter your email address Le xxx example com check Enable Wildcard and create a password i e Xxxx 4 Wait for an email from www dyndns org 5 Open the email and
78. rogram list use the Add or Program Scan buttons to find it 3 On the Networking page manually add N4100 IP address i e 192 168 1 100 to the Trusted list 65 File System Check The N4100 has a built in utility that allows you to check the N4100 s file system for errors To use the File System Check utility follow the steps below 1 Power off the N4100 2 With the unit powered off press and hold the reset button 3 With the reset button held down power on the system by pressing the power button You can release the reset button after 30 seconds After that the N4100 s WAN IP address will be reset to 192 168 1 100 temporarily Please note that all file services at this time will be stopped 4 When you point your browser to 192 168 1 100 you will see the following screen Factory Default Mode Fupncftoen D zctiptten Check the joumal fila system on your system Tha time needed to Run ie system chack finish depends on the size of your hard disk drive O Reset to Factory Gefault Clear all sethngs and reboot Reboot Reboot he system Apply 5 f you select Run file system check option the file system check utility will be started and last 20 lines of the result will be displayed in your browser RO Fass 1 Checking inodes blocks and sizes Latest 26 lines Information 2007 4116 22 51 51 1 58 585 3007 4118 22 51 51 1 BO 585 300714116 22 51 51
79. rsonal media so that it was can be accessed by a variety of players such as network TVs IP set top boxes and digital media adapters This software is DLNA Certified which means that increased interoperability with other DLNA certified devices The software also enables advanced digital rights management an auto setup wizard and auto generating video thumbnails Mediabolic s Embedded Media Server makes accessing sharing and enjoying your media files a simple affair To set up the Media Server refer to Chapter 4 Additional Feature Setup gt Media Server FTP Server With the built in FTP Server friends clients and customers can upload and download files to your N4100 over the Internet with their favorite FTP programs You can create user accounts so that only authorized users have access To set up the FTP Server refer to Chapter 4 Additional Feature Setup gt FTP Server iTunes amp Server Digital music is one of the hottest trends and with the built in iTunes server you can share your digital music files with every iTunes equipped PC on your network The iTunes Server is also incredibly easy to set up To set up the Tunes Server refer to Chapter 4 Additional Feature Setup gt Tunes Server Backup Server Don t leave precious data to chance With advanced backup capabilities you can easily upload mission critical files to the N4100 and even automate your backup tasks for true peace of mind To find out
80. s Y System s L Language Nsync Target Server Setting Item Description Nsync Target Server Enable or Disable Nsync Target support To enable Nsync task to go thru firewall you have to open port TCP 1194 on your NOTE firewall in both directions Thecus Backup Utility Thecus Backup Utility is used to backup files on your PC or MAC to a Thecus storage device The Thecus Backup Utility is on your Installation CD When you click on the CD the Backup Utility will be installed under Program Groups gt Thecus gt Thecus Backup Utility If it is not installed you can copy the file Thecus Backup Utility exe to a convenient location on your hard disk and double click to execute it N4100 On Mac OS X just click Thecus Backup Utility 1 0 0 dmg to start the Thecus Backup Utility 58 When you execute this utility for the first time it will ask you whether to create a DB file Click Yes 1 Click Add to create a Backup task The Add New Sen Task dialog box appears Source O Increamental Destination Excluded extensions Optional tmp trash Comments Optional Ada Add New Task Item Description 1 10 10 0 If unchecked the backup will be a full backup Excluded extensions Files with these file name extensions will be skipped and not back up to the destination Comments If you wish enter comments here for your records 2 To schedul
81. s its chassis to dissipate heat and feeling warm to the touch Is completely normal As such make sure that the N4100 is left in a well ventilated area to avoid overheating the unit Can t Find Printer Server Media Server Download Manager To use these functions you must first install their respective modules Once installed these will appear on the Main Menu For installation instructions refer to the sections below Chapter 4 Additional Feature Setup gt Media Server Module Installation Chapter 4 Additional Feature Setup Download Manager Module Installation Chapter 4 Additional Feature Setup Printer Server Module I nstallation Restoring Factory Defaults From the System menu choose the Factory Default item and the Reset to Factory Default screen appears Press Apply to reset the N4100 to factory default settings Resetting to factory defaults will not erase the data stored in the hard disks but WARN l N G 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 the N4100 s time synchronized However if the N4100 can not access the Internet you may encounter a problem when setting the Time and Time Zone If this happens 1 Login to the Web Administration Interface 2 Navigate to System gt Time 69 3 Under NTP Server select No 4 Setthe Date Time and Time Zone 5 Click Apply In addition
82. se High shorter rebuild time slower system response To configure your RAID settings press the Config button to go to the RAID Configuration screen RAID Configuration On the RAID Information screen press mec Susa e y Us the Config button to go to the RAID EE Acoms Tr ITA Configuration screen n addition to RAID disk information and status this screen lets you make RAID configuration settings RAID Level iv OO f RADO C AADI c RAIDS Disk He Capacity ENA Model US pale For more information on RAID see Appendix C RAID Basics 2 a Y WK RS A Stripe Siz Create RAD P Croas Rimowa RAID Cancel Simply Storage Storage Simply A CT T RAID Level You can set the storage volume as either None J BOD RAID O RAID 1 or RAID 5 RAID configuration is usually required only when you first set up the device A brief description of each RAID setting follows RAID Levels Level None There is no existing storage volume JBOD The storage volume is a single HDD with no RAID support J BOD requires a minimum of 1 disk RAID O Provides data striping but no redundancy Improves performance but not data safety RAID O requires a minimum of 2 disks Offers disk mirroring Provides twice the read rate of single disks but same write rate RAID 1 requires a minimum of 2 disks Data striping and stripe error correction information provided Excellent performance and good fault tolerance RAID 5 requires
83. te local users for the 1U4500 or choose to setup authentication protocols such as Active Directory AD For more on managing users go to Chapter 4 System Management gt User and Group Management 17 For more information on configuring Active Directory see Chapter 4 System Management gt User and Group Management gt ADS NT Configuration For information about the benefits of Active Directory see Appendix D Active Directory Basics Step 6 Create Folders and Set Up ACLs Once users are introduced into your network you can begin to create various folders on the N4100 and control user access to each using Folder Access Control Lists 1 From the Storage menu choose the Folder item and the Folder screen appears Press the Add button and the Add Folder screen appears 2 Enter the name and description of the folder and choose whether it is browseable Press Apply to create the folder 3 On the Sharing screen press ACL Access Control List to configure which users have access to this folder 4 On this screen configure access to this folder for users and groups Select a user or a group from the left hand column and then choose Deny Read Only or Writable to configure their access level Press Submit to confirm settings You must set the ACL for each folder for access by specific users and groups NOTE otherwise the folder is inaccessible to all users and groups For more information on managing folders see Chap
84. ter 3 System Management gt Storage Management gt Folder Management To find out about configuring Folder Access Control Lists see Chapter 3 System Management gt Storage Management gt Folder Management gt Folder Access Control List ACL Step 7 Start Services Finally you can start to setup the different services of the N4100 for the users on your network You can find out more about each of these services by clicking below Windows Networking Media Server Apple File Protocol AFP Download Manager FTP Server Printer Server iTunes Server 18 Chapter 3 System Management Overview The N4100 provides an easily accessible web management interface With it you can configure and monitor the N4100 anywhere on the network Web Administration Interface Make sure your network is connected to the Internet To access the N4100 Login Page 1 Type the N4100 IP address into your browser Default IP address is http 192 168 1 100 es ei e um zez se a mm Jang e qal qul aime ga em omg Ei Walcomo To Thecus Thecut Techeciogy Corporation N4100 Simply Storage Storage Simply 2 Login to the system using the administrator user name and password The factory defaults are User Name admin Password admin If you changed your password in the setup wizard use the new password 3 Once you are logged in as an administrator you will see a disclaimer window After agreeing to the discla
85. tering the new information here and pressing Apply to confirm Apply Canet M SE ui e I nformation Item Description gt System Description Shows the system description that would also appear on the Login page Printer Status In order to use the Printer Server you must first install the Printer Server module located on the installation CD Once installed the Printer Status option will appear on the Main Menu See Chapter 4 Additional Feature Setup gt Print Server for more details From the Status menu choose the Printer item and the Printer Information screen appears The Printer Information screen provides the following information about the USB printer connected to the USB port Printer Information Item __ Description O Displays the name of the USB printer manufacturer Displays the model of the USB printer Displays the status of the USB printer Click to remove all documents from printer queue If a corrupt print job is sent to a printer printing may suddenly fail If your print jobs seem to be locked up press the Remove All Documents button to clear the print queue may resolve the issue For information on how to set up the Printer Server refer to Chapter 4 Additional Feature Setup Printer Server 22 Storage Management The Storage Menu displays the status of storage devices installed or connected to the N4100 including disk and RAID information Disk Informatio
86. the ending IP address of the DHCP range DNS Server Specifies the DNS server IP address jid 31 Users should obey the international RF regulatory rules as they set up the wireless RF channel on the N4100 The RF operating channels for different regions have been specified as following Thecus has no responsibility for users attempting to violate the international RF regulation 11 N America 14 Japan 13 Europe ETSI 2 Spain 4 France Web Services Configuration From the Network menu choose the me IY Stores Nuoleuies Service item and the Web Service Screen smem Dimar am c system eme appears This screen displays the service Support parameters of the system You can WebDisk HTTP Support change any of these items and press Apply a ew to confirm your settings A description of each item follows Web Service HTTP WebDisk Support HTTPs Secure WebDisk Support SMB CIFS NOTE Port lao Secure WebDisk Secure HTTP Support Shang Ensble Dieapae Pert la amp hasang v n ble i oDaabla SJ ine Enable m Disable Apply aneal Simply Stora Storage Simply Description Enable or disable WebDisk support Enter the port number if this option is enabled Enable or disable secure WebDisk support Enter the port if this option is enabled Enable or Disable SMB CIFS protocol for Windo
87. thes Thecus N4100 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 O 2007 Thecus Technology Corporation All rights reserved About This Manual All information in this manual has been carefully verified to ensure its correctness In case of an error please provide us with your feedback Thecus Technology Corporation reserves the right to modify the contents of this manual without notice Product name Thecus N4100 Manual Version 1 0 Release Date April 2007 Limited Warranty Thecus Technology Corporation guarantees all components of Thecus N4100 are thoroughly tested before they leave the factory and should function normally under general usage In case of any system malfunctions Thecus Technology Corporation and its local representatives and dealers are responsible for repair without cost to the customer if the product fails within the warranty period and under normal usage Thecus Technology Corporation is not responsible for any damage or loss of data deemed to be caused by its products It is highly recommended th
88. unit Connect an Ethernet cable from your network to the WAN port on the back panel of the N4100 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 Press the power button on the front panel to power on the N4100 12 Checking System Status System Status OK The system status is OK if 1 The front panel Power LED glows blue and the WAN LED glows or blinks green 2 The HDD Power LED on each HDD tray glows blue System Trouble The system has trouble if 1 Any LED glows red 2 The system emits a continuous beeping sound If the system has trouble refer to Chapter 7 Troubleshooting Guide Installation Wizard The handy Thecus Setup Wizard makes configuring N4100 a snap To configure the N4100 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 You must have administrator privileges to correctly install the N4100 with the installation wizard Please make sure that you are logged in as the administrator or have administrator privileges 2 The Setup Wizard should launch automatically If not please browse your CD ROM drive and double click on Setup exe Thecus IP Storage Appliance Setup Wizard NOTE For MAC OS X users double click on Thecus Setup Wizard 1 1 6 dmg 3 The Setup Wizard will start and autom
89. unning Windows 98 or earlier NOTE may not support file names longer than 15 characters 26 Editing Folders On the Folder screen press the Edit button m ESTO uoles and the Edit Folder screen appears This 9 ims O naaa henh m keeras m N Grm 1 Lonteeer screen allows you to change folder information After entering the information press Apply to apply the changes Press Back to return to the Folder screen seere Simply Storage Storage Simply A AT Edit Folder Item Description O Apply Press Apply to save your changes Press Reset to clear entered data Deleting Folders To delete a folder press the Del button from the specified folder row The system will confirm folder deletion Press OK to delete the folder permanently or Cancel to go back to the folder list All the data stored in the folder will be deleted once the folder is deleted The data WARN l N G will not be recoverable Folder Access Control List ACL On the Folder screen press the ACL button and the Access Control List screen appears This screen allows you to configure access to the specific folder for users and groups Select a user or a group from the left hand column and then choose Deny Read Only or Writable to configure their access level Press the Submit button to confirm your settings Access Control List Deny Denies access to users or groups who are displayed in this column in this column this column Re
90. ve Windows can help you connect to a shared network folder and assign a drive letter to the connection so that you can a access the folder using My Computer L a puce Specify the drive letter For the connection and the Folder that you want to connect to Drive z y Folder 11192 168 1 100 share v Browse Example server share Reconnect at logon Connect using a different user name Sign up For online storage or connect to a network server Assign a drive letter for the share folder Click the Browse button to find the folder over your network Alternatively you may enter the folder name you wish to connect to or enter its IP address i e 192 168 1 100 share Click Finish When the Connect As window appears enter a user name and password 61 Connect s By default you will conmect to the network Folder as EXP 849E18211B0 useri To connect as another user enter their user name and password below User name Password 7 Click OK The share folder appears as the drive you assigned You can now access this folder as though it were a drive on your computer Apple OS X On an Apple computer you can connect to shared computers and servers using a network address l Choose Go Connect to Server WE Window Help Computer Home Network amp iDisk 2 Applications La Utilities Recent Folders Go to Folder Connect to Serv
91. w 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 46 3 Turn on the TV and change the video signal input to DMA 4 Setup the DMA These steps will be different if you use a different DMA a From the Server List screen select N4100 Mediabolic Server as the server b Goto My Media c Click on the Up Down Arrow buttons to select Music Jukebox Photo Albums or Video Clips d Start enjoying the contents stored in your N4100 Download Manager With the built in Download Manager you EE can have the N4100 download HTTP FTP ZE and BT files without having full PC powered on What s more you can even schedule Duwniend Tisks your downloads for off peak hours ensuring 20 mw seet sm efficient use of bandwidth POM Inge UMS Task type rre AddTak Enable Refresh In order to use the Download Manager the a Download Schedule Download Manager module will first need to EA Schedwie OC Enable SD be installed To do this follow the steps ee TERT E e below End a El Hau PR Minute 5 x Apply e Simply Storage Download Manager Module Installation Bee Simply mE OO CI 1 Place the Installation CD into your CD ROM drive 2 Login to the N4100 with the administration user name and password The defaults are Username admin Password admin 3 Once logged in navigate to Syste
92. ws Apple Unix drive mapping Enable or disable Universal Plug and Play protocol UPnP helps to find the IP address of the N4100 Disable HTTP support and Enable Secure HTTP support to guarantee secure access SMB CIFS service also allows file sharing from Mac OSX and Linux platforms Once a Mac OS accesses a share folder it will create a file named DS_Store and directories named Temporary items Network Trash Folder Apple Double Apple Desktop and AppleDB in the share folder 32 Apple Network Setup ml Orage pul From the Network menu choose the Apple Network item and the Apple Network Configuration screen appears This screen displays the configuration items for the Apple Filing Protocol You can change any of these items and press Apply to confirm your settings A description of each item follows A TEE Haiwak m A Y System Apple File Sawee Enable E Derable C CHAIESE T M np Storage Storage Simpy Apple Network Configuration System If your operating system does not support Unicode e g MAC OS9 8 select the same language as your OS here in order to properly view the files and directories on the server 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 N4100 If you do not Want to assign a network zone enter an asterisk to use the default setting 33 User and Grou
93. you can restore those files from the target N4100 To backup files regularly you can set up a scheduled task to run only once daily weekly or monthly You can also limit the bandwidth of your Nsync tasks so other users on the network can share the P je dee bandwidth equally Ge Simply Storage Storage Simply OA TEC Nsync Item __ Description O Action button Delete Click to delete an Nsync task Backup files on Nsync target is also deleted Restore share folder from an Nsync target Bandwidth Setting Bandwidth control on Nsync tasks 56 Adding an Nsync Task From the Storage menu click Nsync and the Nsync Information screen appears Click Add to display the Add Nsync Task screen Apply Cancel Simply Storage Storage Simply Add Nsync Task Task Name Manufacturer Target Server IP Address Source Folder Nsync Task Name Authorized Username on Target Server Password on Target Server Test Connection Schedule Time Type Select whether to run the Nsync task daily weekly or monthly Daily input the time of day to execute Nsync task Weekly input which day of the week to execute the task Monthly decide which day of the month to execute the task Apply Click to submit the task Before starting an Nsync Task make sure the target server s Nsync Server or FTP N OTE Server is enabled Setting Up an Nsync Target on an Nsync Device On the Nsync target serve

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