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1. 16 Mapping a Network Drive Windows occooccococcocccoccnocnocccncnononononcnnnnonanonannnnons 16 Mapping a Network Drive Apple OS X ooccccocccccoccccccccncccncnccnncnoconcnonononononenonaness 18 Network Addresses ooooococcccccoccccocococnononon nono n nn e eria e aga 18 Thecus N4100 IP Storage Appliance COMECUATTO a Se WV Cl uera dtc E beet bo e bebo bt alos ds 18 USINO VV CUI SIC det n 20 WINGOWS XP DataiBackU Dino oi 22 Installing the Windows XP Home Edition Backup Utility 22 Usno tte Backup UI acid a erede 22 MacOSX Backup UUES cusco tad RE RN Heo rid 23 Chapter 6 System Management 1 elles eeeeeeieee rese eene n nn nn anna nn 24 EOM aU E IIT T 24 Jn EE 25 System tatus crei cios 25 System Irntormalloli OCIO sss ccce occ indui aee ete tta ninia tar audes tata 26 About SYSTEM coincide 26 A e y 27 Disks Information SON a e NER M 27 RAID Information Screen cccoocncccccncccccncccncncconcnononnnonnnnnonnnnnonrnnnnnnnnnnnnnonencnenanens 28 RAID Configuration SCreeN occccoccncccccnccccnncconcnononnnonnnnnonnnnnonncnnonnnnnnnnnnononenenanens 28 Folder Oc lr da 30 ACCESS CONTO SUD sata ic 32 NGIWOIK MENU me A A M 34 Network Gohflg rallol oc GG messi 34 SENICE SUDDO SCI OBI coe itte pod nu bte t bte ut eb e ibt webs 35 ACCOUNTS Me Uat cias T 36 ADS UPA SGIOGGla ne el e o 36 USES SOMCON escu
2. thecus com Disable Enable 172 16 66 255 255 255 0 192 168 1 1 192 168 1 1 Apply Cancel 34 Thecus N4100 IP Storage Appliance Service Screen From the Network menu choose the Service item and the Service Support screen appears This screen displays the service support parameters of the system You are allowed to change any of these items and press Apply to confirm your settings A description of each item follows WebDisk Support Enable or Disable WebDisk support Set the port if Enabled Secure WebDisk Support Enable or Disable secure WebDisk support Set the port if Enabled SMB CIFS Enable or Disable SMB CIFS protocol for Windows Apple Unix drive mapping UPnP Enable or Disable Universal Plug and Play protocol UPnP helps to find the IP address of the N4100 Note 1 Disable HTTP support and Enable Secure HTTP support to guarantee secure access Note 2 In some environments due to security concerns you may wish to Disable SMB CIFS as a precaution against computer viruses Thecas lr LU USS hes Status y Storage y c Network v Mi Accounts y Y System v L Language i z l WebDisk HTTP Support Sharing Enable O Disable Port 80 Secure WebDisk Secure HTTP Support Sharing Enable O Disable Port 443 SMB CIFS Sharing Enable O Disable UPnP Enable O Disable Apply Cancel 35
3. My Network Places ES My Documents E Shared Documents QJ Control Panel Details My Computer System Folder Thecus N4100 IP Storage Appliance Mapping a Network Drive Apple OS X For most shared computers or servers you can locate and connect using the Finder Network browser If you can t locate the computer or server you may be able to find it by typing its network address in the Connect to Server dialog Network Addresses A network address is the protocol followed by the DNS name and any additional pathname for the computer You can also use the IP address for the computer rather than its DNS name Windows To connect to SMB CIFS Windows servers and shared folders type the DNS name using one of the following smb DNSname sharename smb IPaddress sharename You can also use the computer name If you don t specify the shared folder as part of the address you can choose it after you enter your user name and password Connecting to a Server On an Apple computer connect to shared computers and servers using a network address 1 Choose Go gt Connect to Server 2 Enter the network address for the server in the Server Address text box and click Connect The screen to the right shows a network address for SMB CIFS Windows servers and shared folders Add a computer or server to your Favorites list by clicking the Add button You can choose a recently connected server from the Recent
4. System Information gt Product Information Manufacturer Thecus Product No N4100 Serial No N4100 233 develop machine Software Version 1 0 10 2005 04 15 20 Up Time 1 day 20 hours 3 minutes 26 Thecus N4100 IP Storage Appliance Storage Menu The Storage menu provides disk information and allows you to configure RAID and sharing O EUC Disks RAID Folder Disks Information Screen From the Storage menu choose the Disks item and the Disks Information screen appears A disk rms JP turas Apphance information line would be blank if the disk slot is empty If there is a problem with a disk the Status column will display Failed MEN ce Status y Y Storage y amp Network v Mi Accounts y X System v t Language E Disk No Capacity MB Serial No Model Firmware Status Capacity Shows the disk capacity 1 35 304 WD W4MAH91514575 WDC WD360GD 00FNA0 35 06K35 OK s 2 35 304 WD WMAH981514434 WDC WDO360GD 0O0FNA0 35 06K35 OK Serial No shows the hard disk serial number 3 35 304 WD WMAHS1514559 WDC WD360GD 00FNA0 35 06K35 OK 4 35 304 WD WMAH81514496 WDC WD3850GD DOFNA O 35 06K35 OK Model Displays the hard disk model name E Aen Firmware Shows the firmware version Refresh Status Indicates the status of the disk either OK or Failed 21 Thecus N4100 IP Storage Appliance RAID Information Screen From the Storage menu choose the RAID item and the RAID Information sc
5. Check System Status 6 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 memory size and disk status are all ok System Info About LOT AGE Status y Storage y G Network y Mi Accounts v amp App Y System y t Language Product Information Manufacturer Product No Serial No Software Version Up Time 12 Sjinrusdiu Thecus buanan N4100 233 develop machine 4 0 10 2005 04 15 20 1 day 20 hours 3 minutes Status y Storage y G Network v Mi Accounts v System Status CPU Loading Memory Size KB Y System y 1 Language 514 172 KB Up Time 5 days 7 hours 51 minutes Disk Information Disk Slot Capacity MB Serial No Model Firmware Status 1 35 304 WD WMAH91514575 WDC WD3606D DOFNAD 35 06K35 2 35 304 WD WMAHS1514434 WDC WD360GD 00FNA0 35 06K35 3 35 304 WD WMAHS1514559 WDC WD360GD 00FNA0 35 06K35 4 35 304 WD WMAH91514496 WDC WD360GD 00FNA0 35 06K35 141 216 Total Capacity Thecus N4100 IP Storage Appliance Changing the System Name In the Status menu choose the Info item to go to the System information screen Change the 7 System Description to describe your system and press Apply This information appears on your Login page KER A wil Status v Storage y 2 Network v Mi Accounts y Y System v 1 L
6. O Enter Router 131 215 xxx 254 replace xxx with your subnet k Enter all 3 DNS Servers addresses e 131 215 9 49 e 131 215 139 100 e 131 215 254 100 12 Click the Apply Now button then quit the System Preferences application eo System Preferences mae y Show All Displays Sound Network Startup Disk Li Personal ej ama o Appearance Desktop amp Dock Expose International Security Screen Saver Hardware al f a r COs amp DVDs Displays Energy Keyboard amp Print amp Fax Sound caver Mouse Internet amp Network e Q p Mac Network QuickTime Sharing System ACCOUNTS Classic Date 4 Tirne Software Speech Startup Disk Universal Update ACCESS 86800 Network C ao g Show All Displays Sound Network Startup Disk Location Automatic 5 sj Show Built in Ethernet CPAP PPPoE AppleTalk Proxies Ethernet Configure IPv4 Manually ei IP Address 131 215 123 123 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Rauter 131 215 123 254 DNS Servers 131 215 9 49 131 215 139 100 Search Domains caltech edu Optional IPv amp Address fe80 0000 0000 0000 0203 93 ff fead 606c Configure IPv6 ia Click the lock to prevent further changes Assist me j 51 Thecus N4100 IP Storage Appliance Appendix C RAID Basics This appendix discusses basic information about RAID and settings RAID Introduction A Redundant Array of Independent Disks RA
7. Stripe Size The length of the interleaved data segments written across multiple hard disks Example Configure four hard disk drives as RAID 0 and the data is striped in segments Segment One writes to HDD 1 Segment Two writes to HDD 2 and so on as below Segment One Segment Five Segment Nine Segment Two Segment Six Segment Ten Segment Three Segment Seven Segment Eleven Segment Four Segment Eight Segment Twelve 53 Thecus N4100 IP Storage Appliance Choosing a Raid Level The Thecus N4100 supports standard RAID levels 0 1 and 5 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 e Capacity of hard disk drives in the system The following is a description of each RAID level and its pros and cons Application Cons No of Fault HDDs Tolerant Best suited for non critical data that High performance If any HDD fails requires high performance for large files all data is lost Description Data is divided into blocks and sequentially distributed 1 Best suited for read intensive fault 100 Data Half the hard disk tolerant systems Security space available Description Data is duplicated on Performance another HDD mirroring impaired during rebuild Best suited for high read volume low Low cost data Performance not write volume applications su
8. Thecus N4100 IP Storage Appliance Copyright and Trademarks Copyright 2005 Thecus Technology Corporation Specifications are subject to change without notice All rights reserved Thecus is a registered trademark of Thecus Technology Corp Microsoft Windows and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Apple and Apple OS X are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc All other trademarks and brand names are the property of their respective owners About This Manual All information in this manual has been verified carefully to ensure the correctness of its contents In case of error please provide us with your feedback Thecus Technology Corp reserves the right to modify the contents of this manual without notice Limited Warranty Thecus Technology Corp guarantees all network hard disk drive arrays are thoroughly tested before they leave the factory and should function normally under general conditions In case of any system malfunction Thecus Technology Corp 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 Corp is not responsible for any damage or loss of data deemed to be caused by its products It is highly recommended that users conduct necessary back up practices Product name Thecus N4100 Manual Version 1 0 Release Date April 2005 Thecus N4100 IP Storag
9. A description of each item follows Reboot Reboots the system Shutdown Shuts down the system Logout Screen ae Status Q storage v CD Network v M Accounts v Y System L Language From the System menu choose the Logout item and the Logout screen appears Press the Apply button to logout of the system 43 Thecus N4100 IP Storage Appliance Language Menu Choose the Language menu and the Change Language screen appears This screen arrows you to select the language for the system menus Choose a language from the pull down menu and press Apply to confirm your setting Language ip Sis Status y Storage y G Network v Mi Accounts y X System ww 1i Language Change Language 44 Thecus N4100 IP Storage Appliance Appendix A Troubleshooting This appendix covers troubleshooting including error detection and how to deal with a damaged hard drive Forgotten Network IP Address or Password If you forget your network IP address or your password you can reset the N4100 to its default settings as follows Thecus 1 Power on the N4100 and immediately press the Reset button for 10 seconds 2 This resets the N4100 to its default IP address and password settings 3 Make sure your network is connected to the Internet and access the N4100 Login webpage 4 Type in the default IP address http 192 168 1 100 in your browser s address line The Login screen appears a Not
10. B eneg S 1e ah NR er eet eres ere di 52 FIG OY CVV WA ei 53 DUNDES SIZES m 53 Choosilig a RAG LEVE rests taeda aaa 54 mico er er 55 RA T Rm 56 mtl 57 Appendix D Active Directory cooccooncccncconcconcconcconancnncconoronancnancnnnrnnannnanrnnnrnnanrnanenanos 58 VWIatIs ACIVE DIFSCION Ham ECCL CERE 58 ADO IDO e o Sener a AMO ar Eee ent 58 Appendix E Specification S icons tuo Seco aora o cue E epoca nuce Sora e Sea gcn EE E SR Ct Sa ROO desi eda 59 Thecus N4100 IP Storage Appliance Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for choosing the Thecus N4100 IP Storage Appliance The Thecus N4100 is an easy to use storage appliance 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 one Terabyte of storage is available using RAID 5 Two Gigabit Ethernet ports plus optional 802 11b g wireless capability 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 an
11. Press Apply to confirm the setting Note 1 For normal usage enabling all protocols is recommended Note 2 For added security disable WebDisk support and enable Secure WebDisk support Note 3 If DHCP is enabled in the Network Settings screen UPnP is automatically enabled Building a RAID Storage Space 15 From the Storage menu choose RAID item and the RAID information screen appears Press the Config button and the RAID Configuration screen appears 16 Set the RAID storage space as JBOD RAID 0 RAID 1 or RAID 5 see Appendix C for details Note 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 HAID 0 See Appendix C for more information 17 Check the hard disks you wish to create a RAID on Specify Stripe size 64K is a normal setting 18 Press Create button to build the RAID storage volume Configuring RAID is usually only required for initial setup Note Building a RAID storage space may take time depending on the size of hard drives and RAID mode me JY StU AGE uui Status y Y Storage y G Network y Mi Accounts y Y Systemy ti Language WebDisk HTTP Support Sharing Enable O Disable Secure WebDisk Secure HTTP Support Sharing Enable O Disable SMB CIFS Sharing Enable O Disable UPnP Enable O Disable Apply Cancel me EAT CAGE e Y uaa E Status y Storage y
12. 168 0 8 obtained hase time 1 JUUSAMAT 0 30 55 Thecus NALUU MARE 2003847 00 5055 Therme NAI 00 MARK 200500417 01 11 31 Thecos Halit MARE 20054417 0L 31 31 Thecw HALO MARE 20030417 015131 Theem WAL MARE 20056041 02 12 06 Theres Nali MARK 0 e is IPESTOTAQCUDDhance la HM Status or dv Storage CP Network Y Wu Accounts v 1 System v 4 Language Date 2005 04 ul Time ETA i 02 Time Zone Asia Taipei Apply cancel 40 Thecus N4100 IP Storage Appliance Configuration Management Screen mei l2 miursu From the System menu choose the Config Mgmt item and the System Configuration Download Upload c Status y Storage y G Network y Ml Accounts y Y Systemy t Language screen appears You can download or upload system configurations A description of each item follows Download Save the current system configuration by downloading Upload Find a saved configuration file with the Browse button and Upload to make it the current E System Configuration Download Upload a a j Donato Domed Factory Default Screen Orage app From the System menu choose the Factory Default item and the Reset to Factory Default screen appears g sams 0 Storage ce Network th Accounts X system 4 Language Press Apply to reset the Thecus N4100 to factory default settings WARNING Resetting to t
13. G Network y Mi Accounts y X System v 1 Language 38 Thecus N4100 IP Storage Appliance System Menu Use the System menu to configure administrative tasks Notification Configuration Screen Fom the System menu choose the Notification item and the Notification Configuration screen appears This screen lets you make settings for notification in case of system problems If you change any of these items press Apply to confirm your settings A description of each item follows Beep Notification Email Notification SMTP Server SMTP Account ID Account Password Confirm Account password Receiver s Email Addresses Enable or Disable system beeper that beeps when a problem occurs Enable or Disable email notification of system problems Set the server hostname IP and the Port to send outgoing email Set SMTP account ID oet a password Confirm the password Add receivers email addresses for notification of system problems x Notification Logs Time Config Mgmt Factory Default Firmware Upgrade Administrator Password Reboot amp Shutdown H Logout 2 A tejfeles ADejlej i pipio a al a sus a rats ra af ee ee al naf naf IJ e Status v O Storage v 2 Network v Wi Accounts y Y System v L Language Notification Configuration Beep Notification Enable Disable Email Notification Enable Disable SMTP Server Port SMTP Account ID Account Passw
14. Screen From the Accounts menu choose Users item and the Local User Configuration screen appears This screen allows you to configure local user settings If you change any of these items press Apply to confirm your settings A description of each item follows List of All Users Lists All users Membership Select a user from All users and each group they belong to appears here All Groups Lists All groups Join Leave Select a user and a group and press Join to add the user to the group or select a group in Members and press Leave to take a user out of a group User Name Enter a new user in this box Password Enter a password for the new user Confirm Confirm the password for the new user ADD DEL After entering a user name a password and a confirmed password press the Add button to add the user to the List of All Users or select a user from the list and press Del to delete the user from the List of All Users Change User Password Press this button to call up a screen to change the user password How to Add a User 30 In the Users screen enter a name in the User Name box 31 Enter a password in the Password box and re enter the password in the Confirm box 32 Press the ADD button and the User is added to the List of All Users How to Remove a User 1 In the Users screen select a user name from the List of All Users 2 Press the DEL button to delete the user from the List of All Users How to Change a User
15. WDC WD360GD 00FNA0 35 06K35 Capacity Shows the disk capacity 35 304 WD WMAH91514434 WDC WD380GD 00FNAD 35 06K35 35 304 WD WMAH81514558 WDC WD3650GD DOFNAD 35 06K35 n 7 35 304 WD WMAH91514486 WDC WD38580GD O00FNAO 35 06K35 Serial No Shows the hard disk serial number ee Model Displays the hard disk model name Firmware Shows the firmware version Status Indicates the status of the hard disks which may either be OK or Failed 25 Thecus N4100 IP Storage Appliance System Information Screen From Status menu choose Info item and the System Information screen appears You can change the system information that appears on the Login page by entering the new information here and pressing Apply to confirm System description Shows a description of the system it also appears on the Login page Product Information Screen From the Status menu choose the About item and the Product Information screen appears The Product Information screen provides the information about the system Manufacturer Product No SerialNo Software version System up time Displays the name of the manufacturer of the system Shows the model number of the system Displays the system s serial number Shows the version of the software Displays the total running time of the system mee iy Srey sis ZAT eji Prs ft d Status y Y Storage y amp Network y Mi Accounts y X System ww 1 Language System Info About
16. 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 Segment One Segment Five Parity Segments 4 and 6 Segment Two Segment Six Parity Segments 1 and 7 Segment Three Segment Seven Parity Segments 2 and 8 Segment Four Segment Eight Parity Segments 3 and 5 2d Thecus N4100 IP Storage Appliance Appendix D Active Directory With Windows 2000 Microsoft introduced Active Directory ADS which is a large database information store Prior to Active Directory the Windows OS could not store additional information in its domain database Active Directory also solved the problem of locating resources which previously relied on Network Neighborhood and was slow Managing users and groups were among other issues Active Directory solved 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 b
17. your dealer 46 Thecus N4100 IP Storage Appliance Hard Drive Replacement You can easily replace a damaged hard drive in the Thecus N4100 and your data is secure with the system s automatic data recovery provided you are using a RAID 1 or RAID 5 setting Hard Drive Damage When a hard drive is damaged its bottom LED glows a steady red If there is data in the RAID volume then the system LED also glows red and the system beeps Replacing a Hard Drive Replace a hard disk drive HDD as follows 1 2 3 4 5 Remove the tray with the damaged HDD Unscrew the damaged HDD from the tray and put it aside On the new HDD set the HDD to Master mode it will not work in Cable Select or Slave modes 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 47 Thecus N4100 IP Storage Appliance RAID 5 Auto Rebuild A RAID 5 provides an auto rebuild function 1 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 Pull the tray of the failed hard disk from the system RAID 5 secures data even when one hard disk fails Unscrew and remove the failed hard disk from the tray Screw the healthy ha
18. 2 Network v Wi Accounts y Y System ww i Language RAID Configuration RAID Level O None O0 JBOD ORAIDO QORAID1 RAID 5 Disk No Capacity MB Model Status RAID Spare 1 0 N A 2 N A 3 0 0 NIA 0 4 N A Stripe Size Create RAID Remove RAID 12 Thecus N4100 IP Storage Appliance Adding Users 19 From the Accounts menu choose Users item and the Local User Configuration screen appears Enter user names in the User Name box 20 Enter a password for each user in the Password box and re enter the password in the Confirm box 21 Press the ADD button for each user and they are added to the List of All Users 22 Press the Apply button to confirm the changes Adding Groups 23 From the Accounts menu choose Groups item and the Local Group Configuration screen appears Enter group names in the box next to ADD 24 Press ADD to add the name to the List of All Groups 25 Press the Apply button to confirm the changes 5 i m V rm s IP SLOT Age PP Status v Storage y Network v Mi Accounts v Y System v i Language m a Local User Configuration B List of All Users Membership List of All Groups test1 users Change User Password lr Sitesi jos ole Status y y Storage y c Network y Mi Accounts y X System ww L Language p Local Group Configuration List of All Groups O m Thecus N4100 IP Storage Applia
19. 2005 10 05 O Name Size Type Modified B El Big Food Group case study presentation pdf 434 KB PDF File 04 19 2005 10 05 L1 Name Size Type Modified H New folder New file upload Delete selected items v test File Folder04 19 2005 04 40 EJ Big Food Group case study presentation pdf 434 KBPDF File 04 19 2005 10 05 t Fi N Thecus N4100 IP Storage Appliance Windows XP Data Backup If you use Windows XP Professional the Windows Backup utility Ntbackup exe is ready to use Installing the Windows XP Home Edition Backup Utility If you use Windows XP Home Edition follow these steps to install the utility 1 2 3 4 5 Insert the Windows XP CD into a drive and double click the CD icon in My Computer When the Welcome to Microsoft Windows XP screen appears click Perform Additional Tasks Click Browse this CD In Windows Explorer double click the ValueAdd folder then Msft and then Ntbackup Double click Ntbackup msi to install the Backup utility Using the Backup Utility By default the Backup utility uses a wizard To begin Backup 1 Click Start point to All Programs point to Accessories point to System Tools and click Backup to start the wizard Click Next to skip past the opening page Choose Back up files and settings from the second page and then click Next Select which option you want to back up Click next and in the Backup Type Destination and Name page specify
20. ID 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 RAID 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 22 Thecus N4100 IP Storage Appliance Raid Overview The standard RAID system levels are 0 1 3 and 5 Stripe Size You write data 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 and are interleaved sequentially Term Definition Stripe Width The number of hard disk drives that are striped to In a RAID with four hard disks the Stripe width is four
21. Password 1 In Users screen press the Change User Password and Change Password of User screen appears 2 Enter a new password and re enter to confirm and press Apply to confirm gt Thecus ejpsiet eje z pi S _ gt pal et ete cmm Status y Storage y G Network y Mi Accounts y X System t Language Local User Configuration List of All Users Membership List of All Groups testl users User Name Password Confirm a Cancel Protect Secure YowT at a 37 Thecus N4100 IP Storage Appliance Groups Screen From the Accounts menu choose Groups item and the Local Groups Configuration screen appears This screen arrows you to make local group settings If you change any of these items press Apply to confirm your settings A description of each item follows List of All Groups Lists all groups ADD DEL Enter a group name and press Add to add the group to the List of All Groups or select a group from the list and press Del to delete the group from the List of All Groups How to Add a Group 1 In the Groups screen enter a group name in the box next to ADD 2 Press ADD to add the name to the List of All Groups How to Delete a Group 1 In the Groups screen select a group name from the List of All Groups 2 Press DEL to delete the name from the List of All Groups Tregas IPEOTOTdge Apphance Status y y Storage y
22. Servers pop up menu You can also double click computers you have added to the Favorites list Bean Connect To Server 5 18 Thecus N4100 IP Storage Appliance 3 Follow the onscreen instructions to enter your user name and password and select server volumes or shared folders The screen to the right shows SMB CIFS Filesystem Authentication for Windows 4 Press OK and the SMB Mount Windows screen appears 5 Select a share and press OK The selected share appears 19 Thecus N4100 IP Storage Appliance Using WebDisk The Thecus N4100 provides a WebDisk function that allows you to access the system over the Internet from any browser 1 Make sure that WebDisk Support or Secure WebDisk Support is enabled in the Service Support screen in the system s Network menu See Service Support in Chapter 6 System Management 2 Inthe Login page type in the User ID and password that were previously set for you in the Accounts menu See Accounts Menu in Chapter 6 3 The WebDisk page appears showing folders made currently available to you via the Access Control List ACL in the Folder item under Storage menu 4 Click on a folder name to enter the folder Welcome to Thecus Thecus Technology Corporation l Sure BI O Name Comments n FI g Admin Data Folder for Administration Staff LJ g Engineering Data Folder for Engineering O e Marcom Marketing Communications Documentation and relat
23. 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 Appendix A Troubleshooting Blue Blue Blue Green Blue Blue System Status OK Red Rel i Red System Trouble Thecus N4100 IP Storage Appliance Chapter 4 First Time Setup Overview 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 This software setup 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 Thecus Technology Corporation Note To access any IP address your computer must be configured with the correct IP settings The IP address should be 192 168 1 x where x is a number between 1 and 254 See Appendix B for more information on IP settings 2 The Login screen appears Username adin Password ee 3 To gain initial access to the system type in the factory default administrator user name and password mu i See POtC Ct rear Source which are as follows Eee User Name admin Password admin 4 Press Login Thecus N4100 IP Storage Appliance About Screen 5 The About screen from the Status menu appears showing product information
24. Thecus N4100 IP Storage Appliance Accounts Menu Use the Accounts menu to configure Active directory support local users and local groups ADS Support Screen From the Accounts menu choose Authentication item and the ADS Support screen appears This screen displays the directory support parameters of the system You are allowed to change any of these items and press Apply to confirm your settings A description of each item follows WINS Server Work Group Domain Name ADS Support ADS Server Name ADS Realm Administrator ID Administrator password Confirm Password opecifies the WINS server if necessary Specifies the SMB CIFS Work Group ADS Domain Name Shows Disable for automatic settings or Enable to make your own settings Specifies the ADS server name opecifies the ADS realm Displays and changes the administrators ID which is required for permission to join ADS For changing the Administrator password For re entering password to confirm M Authentication Users Groups Thecus SJ murejecietos tejel feitio ps z bps pei es ed ad E d rta mg A A td nd t eal dl e Status y O Storage v c Network y Wi Accounts v Y System y 1 Language WINS Server Work Group Domain Name cias ADS Support Enable Disable ADS Server Name ADS Realm Administrator ID Administrator Password Confirm Password Apply Cancel 36 Thecus N4100 IP Storage Appliance Users
25. a back up location using the Browse button Find and select the drive that specifies your N4100 system as your backup destination and click Next Click next to display the wizard s final page and click Finish to start backing up Backup or Restore Wizard Welcome to the Backup or Restore Wizard This wizard helps you back up or restore the files and settings on your computer IF pou prefer you can switch to Advanced Made to change the settings used for backup or restore This option i recommended for advanced users only Always start in wizard mode To continue click Next lt Back 22 Thecus N4100 IP Storage Appliance Mac OS X Backup Utilities The 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 iMSafe Rsyncx Folder Synchronizer X Tri BACKUP Impression Intego Personal Backup SilverKeeper and Apple s dotMac Backup utility to name just a few With this many backup options there is no excuse not to backup your work To find even more freeware and shareware backup utilities to choose from go to VersionTracker or MacUpdate and search on backup 23 Thecus N4100 IP Storage Appliance Chapter 6 System Management When the system is setup and you are connected to a network you can configure and manage the network through an internet browser such as Windows Internet Explorer Login To access t
26. anguage Administrator Login In the System menu choose the Administrator Password item The screen that appears lets you 8 change the Administrator password for the system Press Apply to confirm your settings KNEES T New Password EE i Confirm Password LL 10 Thecus N4100 IP Storage Appliance Setting Date Time and Time Zone 9 Inthe System menu choose the Time item and the Time screen appears Set the date time and time zone and press Apply This sets your system s time Setting Network Service 10 In the Network menu choose the LAN 1 and LAN 2 item and the Network Configuration screen appears 11 Set host name and specify the domain name 12 Enable DHCP for setting the IP automatically or Disable DHCP to enter your own IP settings Status y Y Storage y Network y Mi Accounts y Y System v i Language p za tine zone As M i SLOT Age App Status y Storage y c Network y Mi Accounts y Y Systemy 1 Language Network Configuration Host Name Thecus_N4100 Domain Name thecus com DHCP Disable Enable Netmask Gateway DNS Server peresi F 11 Thecus N4100 IP Storage Appliance Setting Service Support 13 In the Network menu choose the Service item and the service support screen appears 14 Enable or Disable each protocol according to your requirements
27. au connect to a shared network Folder and assign a drive letter to the connection so that you can access the Folder using My Computer Specify the drive letter For the connection and the Folder 4 Assign a Drive letter for the share folder that you want to connect to Drive E El Folder 111192 168 1 100 sales m Browse Example server share 5 Use the Browse button to find the folder over your network or enter the folder name you wish to gos Connect using a different user name connect to or its IP address TII EGENT OEC Sign up Far online storage or connect to a 6 Press Finish When the Connect As window appears enter a User name and Password Connect As By default vou will connect to the network Folder as LAPTOP CK Wang To connect as another user enter their user name and password below User name Es vl E Password d My Computer 7 Press OK The share folder appears as the drive you assigned in your My Computer window You Ele Edt yew Favorites Toos Heb can now access this folder as though it were a drive on your computer qa Oc roe oq Address 4 My Computer System Tasks gm ea 3 public on SO Local Disk C E Thecus 172 16 66 24 View system information A I D Add or remove laptop on XP at EZ Packet software on XP at EZ Packet programs 192 168 0 49 Y 192 168 0 49 2 Y Change a setting O Shared Documents O CK Wang s Documents Other Places
28. ch as security as high as RAID transaction processing 0 or RAID 1 Description Disk striping and parity data across all HDDs Thecus N4100 IP Storage Appliance 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 0 level provides the best performance of all the RAID levels but it does not provide data redundancy RAID 0 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 Segment One Segment Five Segment Nine Segment Two Segment Six Segment Ten Segment Three Segment Seven Segment Eleven Segment Four Segment Eight Segment Twelve 99 Thecus N4100 IP Storage Appliance Raid 1 RAID 1 mirrors all data from one hard disk drive to a second one hard disk drive providing complete data redundancy However the cost of data storage capacity is doubled Segment One Segment Two Segment Three Segment Four Segment One Mirrored Segment Two Mirrored Segment Three Mirrored Segment Four Mirrored 56 Thecus N4100 IP Storage Appliance 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
29. cus N4100 software Select the Folder item from the Storage menu and the Folder Screen appears 2 Choose a current Folder or create a new Folder with the Add button and press the ACL button 3 The ACL screen appears All network groups and users are listed in the left hand column From this list select a group or user Share Admin Local G ocal Groups Read Only Local Users AD Groups AD Users users test1 a IPESTOTAgO SAppihanctce Status y Storage y G Network y Mi Accounts y Y System i Language Folder Name Description ACL Edit Remove Marcorn Marketing communications documentation Administration Management personnel a sd EN uo A Eas E Add Thecus N4100 IP Storage Appliance 4 With the group or user selected press one of the buttons from the three access level columns at the top The group or user then appears in that column and has that level of access to the Folder The three levels of access are Deny Denies access to users or groups who are displayed in this column Read Only Provides Read Only access to users or groups who are displayed in this column Writable Provides Write access to users or groups who are displayed in this column Continue selecting groups and users and assigning them access levels using the column buttons To remove a group or user from an access level column press the Remove button in that column When you are finished press the Submit button to submit a
30. d Apple OS X environments The N4100 s user friendly GUI supports multiple languages Benefits Data Reliability e RAID Level 0 1 5 JBOD e RAID Auto Rebuild e Disk Backup Data Mobility e Disk Roaming e Hot Swap Data Access Acceleration e Gigabit Ethernet e 802 11b g wireless optional Data Sharing amp Consolidation e Windows SMB CIFS e UNIX Linux e Apple OS X Data Capacity e Over TB Capacity Key Features Easy to use for non MIS personnel 4 SATA Serial ATA interfaces Over TB storage on a RAID 5 also supports RAID 0 1 and JBOD Networked Storage on Gigabit Ethernet Data can be replicated by Disk Roaming Supports Hot Swap Multiple languages and easy to use GUI Affordable for SOHO and Power Users Thecus N4100 IP Storage Appliance Unpacking Before unpacking the Thecus N4100 check that the package is not damaged Items in the package include Thecus N4100 IP Storage Appliance Power cord 2 meter length RJ45 cable Accessory bag containing 2 keys 18 disk tray screws and 1 front panel screw CD with user manual and related documents Quick Installation Guide QIG If you have any questions please contact your local dealer Thecus N4100 IP Storage Appliance Chapter 2 Hardware Overview The front and back panels of the Thecus N4100 feature the device s hardware interface and connections The Front Panel The Thecus N4100 s front panel has the device s controls indicators and hard disk
31. e To access any IP address your computer must be configured with the correct IP settings See 1 amor Appendix B for more information 5 Type in the factory default administrator user name and password Log in Thecus N 4100 User Name admin Username admin Password eeeee Password admin Lan j Protectrairsource Press Login E 7 Reconfigure your password and IP settings in the N4100 system management software 45 Thecus N4100 IP Storage Appliance Error Detection There are three ways the system detects an error and lets you know there is a problem 1 The Error LED on the bottom left of the system s Front Panel glows red 2 The Access Error LED on the bottom right of a hard disk drive glows a steady red Note Each hard disk drive has two LEDs on its right front the top LED is for power and the bottom LED shows either access or error 3 A beeping sound from the system means the same as the Error LED Solving Problems When the system detects an error as above 1 Login to the Thecus N4100 browser based software Go to the System menu and choose Logs item The System Log screen appears oa dq Press the Error button and all recorded errors appear The log entries help you diagnose the problem Most errors are due to improper use of the device or hard drive damage If hard drive damage is the problem see the section that follows 5 If you are unable to solve the problem please contact
32. e Appliance Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction serscseiccnetuecertcdatsecesdeetesnideedancdutadecudeetdecsduesddccduiadencdeweusnadetsds 1 A A 1 NOW FCA Sarria idos 1 UNDA KINO a E 2 Chapter 2 Hardware Overview scsi ae 3 TAS EOI O OO O 3 Hard BI ARIETE TM TMMMM 4 TMC AC dcl TT I Tr 4 Chapter 3 Installing amp Connecting eere eere rere enne 5 ASTAMNO ATA aD 5 Making COME CIA e db od 6 Necking Sie Mola Sci tcid 7 System Stats O dis 7 S A 7 Chapter 4 First Time Sell isis dida did 8 STI ur a 8 A A O O LUE UU AUD JUD E 8 ADOLUSGF Olsen atii tuve ue Sa 9 Check SV SUSI S als ao pie iot arte A 9 Changing the Syste m INITIO s dodi in toad dau cu due enu qe daa de dt dota eiue 10 POMI T OPIDO MOI idle e oO O O d d v outta scare ta tuia 10 Setting Date Time and Time Zone occconcnccncnccncnccncnccnnnncnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnncnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnss 11 Selttihd NeWOIK SEVICE asuestssstes eae esos eor aereo d EEr 11 DESTINIES CIVICS SUD O us ooo and DB io no elo lease DE 12 Building a RAID Storage Space occcccoccnccoccnccoccnononononcononnononarnnonnrnnnnnnnonnncnonanennns 12 AUN US Siria AS AA x basti ld diis 13 PCN CCG OUI Ses tence aac dc ae 13 Addn a OOS atado lija 14 Setting the Access Control List ACL for a Folder occooocccconcccocnccccncconnncnonoss 15 Chapter 5 System Access and Operation
33. e 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 maintain 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 58 Thecus N4100 IP Storage Appliance Appendix E Specifications CPU Intel IOP 1st Network Interface Gigabit Intel 82541 Optional 2nd Network Interface Gigabit Intel 82541 or Wireless 802 11b g SATA Controller Intel SATA controller 4 SATA hard drives Flash 16MB System DDR128MB HDD 4x bays of 3 5 SATA HDD AC DC 200W ATX power supply Adapter AC 100 240Volt 50 60 Hz LED 1 x Power LED 1 x System busy LED booting upgrade shutdown 2 X Network link activity LED 4 x Hard drive
34. ed O 2 Sales Data Folder for Sales 20 Thecus N4100 IP Storage Appliance 5 The folder s page appears displaying files and folders Name Displays the names of folders and files Size Shows the size of folders and files Type Displays the type of folders and files Modified Shows the time of most recent modification of folders and files 6 Buttons on the folder page allow you to create a new folder upload files and delete files in the folder Up Goes to the previous folder level New folder Creates a new folder New file upload Uploads a file from your computer to the current folder Delete Selected Items Deletes selected files and folders 7 To create a new folder within the current folder press the New folder button When the screen appears enter a name for the folder Press OK to create the folder 8 Toupload a file from your computer to the current folder press the New file upload button When the screen appears press Browse and locate the file to upload Press OK and the file uploads to the current folder 9 Todelete a file or folder select the file or folder s check box Press the Delete selected items button F Name Size Type Modified m New folder New file upload Delete selected items o Big Food Group case study presentation pdf 434 KB PDF File 04 19 2005 10 05 www tkeers com I al Name Size Type Modified a O Big Food Group case study presentation pdf 434 KBPDF File 04 19
35. face Photo 2 Set the HDD to Master mode it will not work in Cable Select or Slave modes Slide the new HDD into the tray and fasten the screws Photos 3 and 4 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 Note If your HDD was part of a RAID 1 or 5 array previously it automatically rebuilds If you replace all the drives with higher capacity drives you need to go to Administrator login and format the drives Thecus N4100 IP Storage Appliance Making Connections Make the following connections on the Thecus N4100 and then power up 1 Connect an Ethernet cable from your network to the LAN 1 port on the back panel of the Thecus N4100 2 Connect the provided power cord into the universal power socket on the back panel Plug the other end of the cord into a surge protector socket 3 Press the power button on the front panel to power on the Thecus N4100 Thecus N4100 IP Storage Appliance Checking System Status After making connections on the Thecus N4100 and powering up check whether the system status is ok or has trouble by observing indicators on the front panel and HDD trays System Status OK The system status is OK if 1 The front panel Power LED glows blue and the LAN 1 LED glows or blinks green 2 The HDD Power LED on each HDD tray glows blue
36. folder Edit Press this button to enter the Edit screen and modify the Folder s name description Description Provides a description of the Folder ACL Press ACL Access Control List to configure which users have access to this folder Del Press this button to delete the folder A screen appears asking to confirm deletion Add Press this button and the Add Folder screen appears from which you can add a new folder us I P e sitja 4 eit t re Ther SS A DAS E DIS AAA Se Status y Storage y Network v Mi Accounts y X System v t Language ERAS Folder Name Description ACL Edit Remove Sales Data Folder for Sales Engineering Data Folder for Engineering Admin Data Folder for Administration Staff Add 30 Thecus N4100 IP Storage Appliance Add Folder Screen In the Floder screen press Add buttom and the Add Folder screen appears This screen allows you to add a folder After entering the information press Apply to add the new folder Folder name Enter the name of the Folder Comment Provide a description the Folder Browseable Choose Yes or No Edit Share Screen From the Folder screen press the Edit button and the Edit Share screen appears This screen allows you to change share folder information After entering the information press Submit to change the settings Share name Displays the name of the Share Folder Comment Change the description of the Share Folder Browseable Choose Yes or N
37. he Login webpage 1 Type in the IP address in your browser s address line 2 The Login screen appears 3 Type in your Username and Password You have to login here as a System Administrator 4 Press Login 5 The About screen from the Status menu appears Note 1 The default IP address is 192 168 1 100 Note 2 To access the IP address your computer must be configured with the correct IP settings See Appendix B for information me lr DEUS jm uulnus 24 Thecus N4100 IP Storage Appliance Status Menu The Status menu provides basic system information such as product model hardware and software versions and profile of the system A description of each menu item follows ggi tatus System Info About System Status Screen o From Status menu choose System item and the System Status and Disk Information screen appears This mec PISTOTage appliance gt screen provides basic system status information The Disk Information screen can also be found in the Disks gt status 0 storase y amp Network y M Accounts Y Y System v 1 Language item in Storage menu CPU loading Displays current CPU workload of N4100 R CPU Loading 0 96 Memory size Shows the size of system memory elias AVATTA B Up Time 5 days 7 hours 51 minutes Up time Shows how long the system has been running Disk Slot Indicates disk location Disk Slot Capacity MB Serial No Model Firmware Status 35 304 WD WMAH81514575
38. he factory default erases all data on the disks Thecus N4100 IP Storage Appliance Firmware Upgrade Screen From the System menu choose the Firmware Upgrade item and the Firmware Upgrade screen appears A description of each item follows Firmware Find a firmware configuration file with the Browse button and press Apply to upgrade the firmware How to Upgrade Firmware 1 Use the Browse button to find the firmware file to upgrade to 2 Press Apply 3 The beeper beeps and the system s Busy LED blinks until the upgrade is complete Note The beeper only beeps if it is enabled in the System Notification menu Administrator Password Screen From the System menu choose the Administrator Password item and the Change Administrator Password screen appears You are allowed to alter your password and Press Apply to confirm A description of each item follows New Password Type in the new administrator password Confirm Password Type the new password again to confirm me iPS torage App Status y Storage y Network y Wi Accounts v Y System v 1 Language 7 1 Firmware Upgrade L 2 EP potasa Status y Storage y G Network v Mi Accounts y Y System v i Language Change Administrator Password a 42 Thecus N4100 IP Storage Appliance Reboot amp Shutdown Screen From the System menu choose Reboot amp Shutdown item and the Shutdown Reboot System screen appears
39. mputer to access resources on a Microsoft network C Show icon in notification area when connected Notify me when this connection has limited or no connectivity 49 Thecus N4100 IP Storage Appliance 6 Select Using the following IP address Type the IP address e g 192 168 1 69 Type the Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties ae gt j General Alternate Configuration You can get IP settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Otherwise you need to ask your network administrator for the appropriate IP settings Obtain an IP address automatically Use the following IP address Obtain DNS server address automatically Use the following DNS server addresses 50 Thecus N4100 IP Storage Appliance Mac OS X 1 Goto the Apple menu and select System Preferences Finder File Edit View Go About This Mac Software Update Mac OS X Software System Preferences Dock Location Recent Items Force Quit Finder Loe Sleep Restart Shut Down Under Internet and Network select Network Change the Show pop up option to Built in Ethernet For Location choose Automatic or give this connection a name For Show Select Built in Ethernet Select the TCP IP tab Set Configure to Manually Enter assigned static IP address Enter Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Se 169 tu c Im
40. nce Adding a Folder 26 From the Storage menu choose Folder item and the Folder screen appears Press the Add button and the Add Folder screen appears 27 Enter the name and description of the folder and choose whether it is browseable Press Apply to create the folder Sr Storage Appiance Status y Storage y Network y Mi Accounts v X System v i Language Folder Name we Data Folder for Sales E Ee Engineering Data Folder for Engineering act Edi Admin Data Folder for Administration Staff Description ACL Edit Remove Status v Storage y c Network y Mi Accounts y X System v t Language i Add Folder i Description Marketing Communications Documentation and related Browseable Yes 14 Thecus N4100 IP Storage Appliance Setting the Access Control List ACL for a Folder 28 In the Sharing screen press ACL Access Control List to configure which users have access to this folder 29 In 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 See the section on ACL in Chapter 6 for more information Note You must set the ACL for each folder for access by specific users and groups otherwise the folder is inaccessible to all users a
41. nd confirm your ACL settings Note You must set the ACL for each folder for access by specific users and groups otherwise the folder is inaccessible to all users and groups Share Admin Local Groups Local Users AD Groups AD Users users test 33 Thecus N4100 IP Storage Appliance Network Menu Use the Network menu to make network configuration settings and as well as service support settings Network Configuration Screen From the Network menu choose LAN 1 or LAN2 and the Network Configuration screen appears This screen displays the network parameters of the system You are allowed to change any of these items and press Apply to confirm your settings A description of each item follows Host name Domain name DHCP IP Netmask Gateway DNS Shows host name Specifies the domain name Shows Enable for automatic IP settings or Disable to make your own IP settings Shows the IP address of the network connection Shows the network mask which is generally 255 255 255 0 Shows Gateway settings Shows the Domain Name Service DNS server Note Enabling DHCP automatically turns on UPnP see the Service Support Screen interface Service wad Status y Storage y G Network v AAA E e Y uiua Mi Accounts y Y System i Language Network Configuration Host Name Domain Name DHCP P Netmask Gateway DNS Server Thecus_N4100
42. nd groups Share Admin Local Groups Local Users AD Groups AD Users users test 15 Thecus N4100 IP Storage Appliance Chapter 5 System Access and Operation After the system is setup and you are connected to a network there are basic operations that help you access and manage the share folders on the Thecus N4100 Mapping a Network Drive Windows You can map share folders on the Thecus N4100 so you can access them through the My Computer folder in Windows You can connect to the shared network folders on the Thecus N4100 as follows 1 Goto the My Documents folder in Windows 2 Inthe menu bar select Tools and then Map Network Drive File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Back 3 JP Search y Folders E Adress co W My Computer i amp g My Network Places File and Folder Tasks A pl a Bluetooth I Make a new folder Us Publish this folder to the Web My Magazines n e My Music jr E Share this folder E Shared Documents f 9 My Pictures 1 CJ My Received Files al My Skype Received Files Default wa Remote Desktop Connection QU D KB Disconnect Network Drive Synchronize Folder Options CyberLink My Magazines orig My Notebook My Receipts My Skype Pictures My Web Sites 16 Thecus N4100 IP Storage Appliance 3 The Map Network Drive window appears Map Network Drive Windows can help v
43. o d US ip Status y Storage y P Network v Mi Accounts y X System v Lt Language Add Folder Description Marketing communications documentation Browseable Status y y Storage y c Network y Mi Accounts y X System ww i Language Edit share Share name Marcam Comment Marketing communications documentation Browseable Yes iv 31 Thecus N4100 IP Storage Appliance ACL Screen In the Folder screen press the ACL button and the Access Control List screen appears This screen allows you to configure access to this Folder for the 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 settings Deny Denies access to users or groups who are displayed in this column Read Only Provides Read Only access to users or groups who are displayed in this column Writable Provides Write access to users or groups who are displayed in this column Remove Removes selected user or group from the column in order to re set their access level Submit Submits and confirms settings Access Control Setup You can control access to share folders using the Thecus N4100 browser based software s Access Control List ACL The ACL lets you determine which users and groups have access to which folders as well as the level of their access Set up the ACL as follows 1 Login to the The
44. ord Confirm Account Password l Receivers E Mail Address Apply Cancel Thecus N4100 IP Storage Appliance System Logs Screen From the System menu choose the Logs item and the System Logs screen appears This screen lets you configure and manage system logs which provide a history of system usage A description of each item follows lec lt gt gt gt l Use these buttons to browse the log pages INFO Provides all log information including warning messages and error messages WARN Shows all warning messages and error messages ERROR Shows only error messages GO opecify the number of lines per page and press Go Ascending Shows logs by date in ascending order Descending Shows logs by date in descending order Time Screen From the System menu choose the Time item and the Time screen appears Set the desired date time and time zone You are allowed to you change any of these items and press Apply to confirm your settings A description of each item follows Date Sets the date on the system Time Sets the time on the system Time Zone Sets the time zone on the system mei EAST CANE SAN ANC P Staus y Storage T Hetwork v MM Accounts v Y System v 1 Language System Logs Page d of T 20054016 23 30 19 Thecus H4lUU MARE 2005 47 00 0117 Thern Hal 00 htipd nin 20056417 00 10 57 Theos Hal 00 udhepe 79U Lease of 192
45. pe error correction information provided Excellent performance and good fault tolerance fe M T i E d me PATO AGE iuulmiuez Status v O Storage y c Network y Mi Accounts y Y System y i Language Disks Folder RAID Information RAID Level NIA Total Capacity N A Status NIA Used Percentage N A Stripe Size N A Remaining Time N A Config cs Y xxt5gruitbm iuulbbiz Status y Storage y G Network v Mi Accounts y Y System v t Language RAID Configuration RAID Level ONone OJBOD ORAIDO ORAID1 RAIDS Disk No Capacity MB Model Status RAID Spare N A N A N A NIA Create RAID Remove RAID Cancel four So 28 Thecus N4100 IP Storage Appliance Disk Settings With the Disk settings you can select stripe size and choose which disks are RAID disks or the Spare Disk as well as enter a name for each disk 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 RAID Check the boxes of the HDDs you wish to add to the storage volume Spare Disk Check a box to designate the replacement HDD for the storage volume This becomes the backup for any damaged HDD 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
46. power LED 4 x Hard drive activity LED Dimensions 167mm W x 199mm H x 223mm D RAID Levels 0 1 5 JBOD Auto Rebuild Rebuild new hard drives by inserting HDD to an existing RAID system Hot Swap Hard drives can be removed and inserted on the fly and Client Platform the N4100 still provides service during swapping Windows 98 ME NT 2000 XP UNIX Linux BSD by SMB CIFS Apple OS X by SMB CIFS 59
47. rd disk into the tray and insert it back into the system The system automatically recognizes the new hard disk and starts the auto rebuild to resume its status before the hard disk crash Note The system supports hot swap for RAID 5 The data service is not stopped during auto rebuild CAUTION Do not power off or shutdown the system during auto rebuild 48 Thecus N4100 IP Storage Appliance Appendix B Setting IP Addresses 4 Local Area Connection Status Wi n d O WS X P General Support Connection Status Limited or no connectivity NR Duration 03 54 33 1 Begin by clicking the Start button at the bottom left of the screen point to Settings and select Control AUT Tie Panel Select Network Connections More information 2 Click on the Network Connection icon Activity Double click on the current LAN settings to open the properties of your NIC Received 4 Click on the Properties button on the bottom of the Local Area Connection Status window Packets 20 362 Disable Local Area Connection Properties General Authentication Advanced Connect using 5 Double click on the Internet Protocol TCP IP item or you can single click and select Properties mE This connection uses the following items Y v r File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks D QoS Packet Scheduler F Internet Protocol TCP IP Install Uninstall Description Allows your co
48. reen appears The information displayed includes total memory capacity RAID status and the current RAID setting To configure your RAID settings press the Config button and the RAID Configuration screen appears Raid level Shows the type of RAID setting for the system Total Capacity Shows total capacity after the RAID configuration Status Indicates status of the RAID either Healthy or Failed Used Percentage Displays percentage of used RAID capacity Stripe Size Shows size of disk stripe Remaining Time Indicates time remaining until the RAID is finished building RAID Configuration Screen In the RAID Information screen press Config to enter the RAID Configuration screen In addition to RAID disk information and status this screen lets you make RAID configuration settings See Appendix C for basic information on RAID RAID Level You can set the storage volume as either None JBOD RAID 0 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 None There is no existing storage volume JBOD The storage volume is a single HDD with no RAID support A minimum of 2 HDD is required RAIDO Provides data striping but no redundancy Improves performance but not data safety At least 2 HDD are required RAID 1 Offers disk mirroring Provides twice the read rate of single disks but same write rate Supports 2 HDD RAID5 Data striping and stri
49. storage volume Remove RAID Press this button to nullify the RAID storage volume How to Create a RAID 1 Inthe RAID Configuration screen Set the RAID storage space as JBOD RAID 0 RAID 1 or RAID 5 see Appendix C for details Note 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 2 Check the hard disks you wish to create a RAID on Specify Stripe size 64K is a normal setting 3 Press Create to build the RAID storage volume Note Building a RAID storage space may take time depending on the size of hard drives and RAID mode 29 Thecus N4100 IP Storage Appliance How to Add a Spare Disk You can add a spare disk after you already have a RAID set up Note You can only add a spare disk for RAID 5 level 1 Inthe RAID Configuration screen add to the Spare check box of the disk you wish to add 2 Press the Add spare button and the system automatically rebuilds How to Remove a RAID 1 In the RAID Configuration screen click on the Remove RAID button 2 The system automatically rebuilds and you can create a new RAID WARNING Removing RAID destroys all data in the current RAID and the data is unrecoverable Folder Screen From the Storage menu choose the Folder item and the Folder screen appears This screen allows you to create and configure folders on the RAID storage volume Folder name Displays the name of the Share
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51. trays HDD Trays There are four hard disk drive HDD trays Each tray supports a 3 5 inch SATA HDD The trays have locks for added physical security and keys are provided with the package Indicators The indicators show when various operations take place Power This LED glows blue when the device is powered on Busy This LED blinks orange when the system is booting up or during maintenance and is unable to provide access to data LAN1 This LED blinks green when there is network activity on the LAN 1 port A steady green glow means there is a link but no activity The LAN 1 port is always used for Gigabit Ethernet connection LAN2 This LED blinks green when there is network activity on the LAN 2 port A steady green glow means there is a link but no activity The LAN 2 port is used for either Gigabit Ethernet connection or wireless network connection Error When this LED glows a steady red the system has detected an error Power Switch Reset Switch Press the power switch briefly to power on the Thecus N4100 Press this switch again to power down Press this switch to reset if there is no response from the system Note The Reset switch can also reset Admin password and IP address to default settings see Appendix A Troubleshooting for instructions Power Busy LAN 1 LAM Error Power Switch Reset Switch HDD Trays Thecus N4100 IP Storage Appliance Hard Disk Tray The Thecus N4100 s hard disk trays each ha
52. ve a lock a latch and two indicators Lock The tray lock lets you physically secure the HDD with accessory keys Latch Use the latch to open and remove or close and secure the tray HDD Power Indicators The indicators show when various operations take place Lock oc HDD Power _ This LED glows blue when the HDD is powered on iiim Access Error This LED blinks green when the system is accessing data on the HDD This LED also blinks red if a hard disk error occurs The Back Panel The Thecus N4100 s back panel features ports and connectors Power socket Connect the power cord to this universal socket Antenna LAN 1 The LAN 1 Local Area Network port connects to an Ethernet network through a switch or router LAN 2 The optional LAN 2 Local Area Network port also connects to an Ethernet network through a switch or router Antenna This port accommodates an optional antenna for wireless network specification LAN 1 802 11 b g LAN 2 Power Socket Thecus N4100 IP Storage Appliance Chapter 3 Installing Connecting This chapter describes installing and connecting hardware on the Thecus N4100 Installing Hard Drives The Thecus N4100 allows easy installation and changing of hard disk drives for convenient upgrade or repair Install hard disk drives HDD into their trays as follows E 2 3 4 5 Remove an HDD tray from the Thecus N4100 IP Storage Appliance Photo 1 Important Check and make sure the HDD uses the SATA inter

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