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2. 16 You will see the user s album list Click on Album gt Storage Server ES ad amp Gi 106 17 Finished You will see the pictures just selected in the album gt EZ Pe SAA a O ma ya oe Piaroa gt ancla ai EEA RA Fel Be po z de ne p Managing Albums and Photos Icon Function Description Make Cover Make selected photo your cover picture my Back Return to the previous screen Add Add a new album or photos Modify Edit the name and description of the selected album or photo Each name is limited to 20 characters and each description is limited to 255 characters Delete Delete the selected albums or photos e Only logged in users will see these icons e To prevent system errors the N7700 sets the following limitations on photo files e Each file upload is limited to a size of 8MB Files exceeding 8MB will NOT be uploaded and no error message will appear e Only these photo file types will be uploaded jpg gif bmp png pcx psd bmp e If duplicate file names exist during upload process system will add a number in front of the original file name abc gt labc 107 Creating Albums To create a photo album follow the steps below 1 Click the Add button to create a new album 2 Enter a name for the album and enter a description if you wish Then click on the Create Album button Password Protecting Al
3. 11 Front Panel The Thecus N7700 s front panel has the device s controls indicators and hard disk trays I G60Aadn ee o gt oo o gt o gt gt e gt o gt ee o gt o gt gt eo oe e gt o T ee o gt ee o ee o gt O o C o e o Lo O La O L O d L O ee gt oo ss gt oo gt gt gt e gt oo gt o e gt see e ee ee gt oo gt o o ss gt oo gt e gt e E oo e y see o se o v o o o e o ooo ooo eo E oe eee v o gt o e seo gt o ew o oo oe H E vu o y oo Yy eee gt o so gt oe eee oo gt gt e ee ee H oe o E seo C vu o v oe ee eee ee eee eee C ee Ww 56 4 E UV eee eee eee 9101112 Front Panel tem gt gt Description O Z o O 1 Power LED e Solid blue System is power on currently inaccessible e Solid green network link e Blinking green network activity e Solid green network link e Blinking green network activity 6 eSATA link LED e Solid blue external eSATA device has connected 7 USB Port e USB 2 0 port for compatible USB devices such as USB disks USB printers and USB wireless dongles Note For supported USB wireless dongles please contact http esupport thecus com support 12 Escape Button e Push to leave the current LCD menu ESC 13 LCD Display e Displays current system status and war
4. 1002 User x Local User Setting i Do you want to delete this user E e Local Group Configuration From the Accounts menu choose the Group item and the Local Group Configuration screen appears This screen allows you to Add Edit and Remove local groups Local Group Configuration F Add a Edit SD Remove Group ID Group Name 102 Users Displaying topics 1 1 ofl Local Group Configuration item Description __ __ _ _ gt _ gt ________________ Add Press the Add button to add a user to the list of local groups Press the Edit button to modify a selected group from the system Press the Remove button to delete a selected group from the system 85 Add Groups 1 On the Local Group Configuration screen click on the Add button 2 The Local Group Setting screen appears 3 Enter a Group Name 4 Enter a Group ID number If left blank the system will automatically assign one 5 Select users to be in this group from the Users List by adding them to the Members List using the lt lt button 6 Click the Apply button to save your changes Add x Local Group Setting Users List Group Name Search Group ID 103 UserID User Name User Members List UserID User Name Edit Groups 1 On the Local Group Configuration screen select a group name from the list 2 Press the Edit button to modify the members in a group 3 To add a user into a group select the user from
5. 6 Select or install a printer and then press OK Select the manufacturer and model of your printer f your printer came with an installation disk click Have Disk If your printer is not listed consult your printer documentation for a compatible printer Manufacturer Printers HP Sy HP DeskJet 615C IBM ES HP DeskJet 640C 642C 648C EX HP Deskjet 6500 Series EF UP Nest let ON digit r IN i 91 If your printer model is not listed please contact your printer manufacturer for help 7 Windows will attempt to connect to the printer Connecting to http 172 16 66 64 631 printers usb printer rr 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 16 66 64 631 Y Set as the default printer This printer has been installed with the 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 the printer is working correctly or to see troubleshooting information for the printer print a test page _frnta testpoge_ 92 iTunes Server With the built in iTunes server capability the N7700 enables digital music to be Shared and played anywhere on the network From the Network menu choose the iTunes item and the iTunes Configuration screen appears You may enable or dis
6. Media Server 22 Printer Server Photo Server 23 Chapter 4 System Administration Overview The N7700 provides an easily accessible Web Administration I nterface With it you can configure and monitor the N7700 anywhere on the network Web Administration Interface Make sure your network is connected to the Internet To access the N7700 Web Administration I nterface 1 Type the N7700 s IP address into your browser Default IP address is het Ot 7 192 168 1 100 Theg s IP Storage Server D al Protect your Seuri Secure katir Data Your computer s network IP address must be on the same subnet as the N7700 If the N7700 has default IP address of 192 168 1 100 your managing PC IP address must be 192 168 1 x where x is a number between 1 and 254 but not 100 2 Login to the system using the administrator user name and password The factory defaults are User Name admin Password admin X If you changed your password in the setup wizard use the new password Once you are logged in as an administrator you will see the Web Administration Interface From here you can configure and monitor virtually every aspect of the N7700 from anywhere on the network Menu Bar The Menu Bar is where you will find all of the information screens and system settings of the N7700 The various settings are placed in the following groups on the menu bar 24 Menu a System Information z PP System Ma
7. _ naivebaits aaa axti no nas Website Tunes mue aasa ext yes menez mu i EJ tut aaaa ext yes al test EEEE ext n gt EJECR nO b LJ NetBenck no NOTE The ACL can be set for share and sub folders level not for files The ACL screen also allows you to search for a particular user To do this follow the steps below 1 In the blank enter the name of the user you would like to find 2 From the drop down select the group you would like to search for the user in 3 Click Search 71 Local Groups ow a Search Local Users Local Groups Local Users The system will list up to 1 000 users from the chosen category To narrow your search enter a search term in the blank provided Stackable NAS The N7700 s capacity can be expanded even further using the stackable function With it users can expand the capacity of their network storage systems up to 5 other stack target volumes which are located in different systems These can be Stacked through single network access like SMB or AFP acting as a Share folder type Stackable Config to act as Stack Master Capacity Expansion 1 Target device volume available Available target device from 1U4500 N5200 PRO y E e IEE 1 Taret device volume available 2 Target device volume available Can connect total Thecus target device Up to 20 TB capacity From the main menu the stackable feature is located under Storage Please refer th
8. 1 Insert the installation CD into your CD ROM drive the host PC must be connected to the network 2 The Setup Wizard should launch automatically If not please browse your CD ROM drive and double click on Setup exe For MAC OS X users double click on Thecus Setup Wizard dmg file 3 The Setup Wizard will start and automatically detect all Thecus storage devices on your network If none are found please check your connection and refer to Chapter 7 Troubleshooting for assistance Thecus Setup Wizard teak Device Discovery Login System J Network Configuration Enable Service Hard Disks Setup Change Password Bone A E a 4 Select the N7700 that you like to configure 5 Login with the administrator account and password The default account and password are both admin 18 Thecus Setup Wizard 0 __ Login System Version 1 2 0 J Device Discovery Login System A Network Configuration Enable Service Hard Disks Setup Change Password 4 Complete PREV NEXT eD 6 Name your N7700 and configure the network IP address If your switch or router is configured as a DHCP Server configuring the N7700 to automatically obtain an IP address is recommended You may also use a static IP address and enter the DNS Server address manually Thecus Setup Wizard ae Network Configuration Version 1 1 98 Device HostName N7700 Discovery Logi
9. 558556 File System Public Description ext3 no nsync no usbhdd no usbcopy yes naswebsite 84 On the Folder screen press the Add button and the Add Folder screen appears This screen allows you to add a folder After entering the information press Apply to create new folder e System Information Wi System Network Folder name gt gt per 7 D O nsyne gt C usbh d gt Jusbeopy gt naswabsite IU ser and Group Authentication A System Management al _ Ou Jo wll 65 File System Public ext3 ext3 ext3 ext3 no no no yes naswebsite add folder x RAID ID RAID Y Folder name Description Browseable 2 Yas E No Public 5 Yes No Share Folder Limit D GB Add Folder RAID ID Folder Name Description is selected then the share folder will be browseable Public Admit or deny public access to this folder If Yes is selected then users do not need to have access permission to write to this folder When accessing a public folder via FTP the behavior is similar to anonymous FTP Anonymous users can upload download a file to the folder but they cannot delete a file from the folder Share Folder Limit Enter the maximum size of the folder in Gigabytes GB The folder cannot grow beyond this limit You can enter a 0 to turn off the share folder limit This option did not apply while XFS file system selected Apply Press Apply to create the folder Folde
10. Password Limit 0 9 a z A Z length between 12 16 Password Confirm igi iqn 2009 5 com thers RAID 150540 ved 15051 Initiator Information Description The 5031 block size can be set under system advance option default is 512 Bytes Please using 4B block size while more than 2TE capacity will be configured in Windows AP Please using 512 Bytes block size for application like VMware ete 2 Modify your setting Press ok to change Delete Volume To delete volume on the current RAID volume follow the steps below 1 Under the Volume Allocation List click Delete The Space Allocation screen appears A Syrte Information 17 Space Allocacion Advenca Uar wail Syutesn enne RAID Wap System Network RAID lsfsrmaucs Disc aer ID SAN hils Das Total Data El ot SAD EAT Laval Used Capacity Capacity Cipasiy Espace Allecurieg A Ral J Beatty 3 ThA 13163 254 663 11 53 E Share Folder ee Volume Allocation Lis BE O Meant Type Hama Capacity 15031 1211 HE ES 3 Tater ind Group Anthesticaties ad Application Serve Space Allocation A c All data in the volume will be removed as well Are you sure K ij 63 2 Press YES All data in the volume will be removed Advance Option There are 2 options is currently allow Admin to Enable Disable to operate N7700 associated with iSCSI setting The details as listed in following screenshot With the option changed it will n
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12. Unmount to eliminate mounted ISO file B Using ISO The mounted ISO file will be located same share folder with name giving Please refer the screen shot below ISO file image has mounted as folder Image you could see The ISO file Thecus 01 without assign mounting name system automatically has folder Thecus 01 created naswebsite 112 N5200 NEWUI 172 16 66 40 QE gt O7 gt Df 7 D83 RER E HED 2 172 16 66 40 naswebsite DEE ERRAHRKLIF 2 O ACS 6xxx a Adobe Acrobat 7 0 Pro a AMCC D ITS ne 7 i HEMER ARAE Gad AMD CJ Andy Private O Andy Weekly Report 10678 CJ ATOM oa Besttech GT a BT Seed N5200 NEWUI 172 16 66 40 ob Pease e Thecus 01 Thecus 02 a RES Qe MES LATA FAEH User and Group Authentication The N7700 has built in user database that allows administrators to manage user access using different group policies From the User and Group Authentication menu you can create modify and delete users and assign them to groups that you designate ADS NT Support 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 80 Support feature the N7700 will connect with the ADS NT server and get all the information of the domain users and groups automatically From the Accounts menu choose Authentication item and the ADS NT Support screen appears You can to c
13. aa User and Group Authentication O Weekly i x Mocue management r Gtatus Mack Py Backup Manali Amy 5 enc 85 Dual DOM Backug 5 r i Dual DOM Backup Status oo e O AAA Tass mama Data Ermiware bacuo_ 0000004 2009 11 10 01 00 3 00 0 10 backup 0000003 2009 10 28 19 30 3 00 08 10 backup 0000007 0091027 19 30 3 00 08 10 bacxua_ 0000001 2009 10 26 19 30 3 00 08 10 133 Chapter 10 Version 3 01 00 Firmware Updates What s New There are additional features implemented into the new 3 01 00 version firmware Updated Login User Interface The design of the admin login UI has been completely updated us Thecus Creator in Storage PA eam Source re vou Data The previous chapters have screenshots of the original user interface Please note that all changes are visual only There are no functional changes Updated Main User Interface The look and icons of the main user interface have been updated Additionally a My Favorite shortcut has been added to allow the user to designate often used items and have them display on the main screen area The figure below displays 12 default favorite functions 134 Thecus Creator in Storage nar Hh coer Languago E Demn Aaa l mio m ic WE a a FA Drs Cree Reqiiiar nio Sa a i ghi a7 Ny SA pi Siete Cr FIE Dais AA ipia Alocation Gharo Aotcdor Lior Sario Manton 4 Shot age i a A m a Se
14. initially Any circumstance occurred while DOM2 successes recover DOM1 The FW will be version of DOM2 Therefore it may need to upgrade to the version of DOM1 it has If DOM1 can not be recovery from DOM2 then system will boot up from DOM2 The original configuration in DOM1 may need to setup again with DOM2 operation 119 Chapter 8 Revision updated FW 3 00 03 to 3 00 06 What s New There are additional features implemented into the new 3 00 04 version firmware RAID Expansion for iSCSI Target Volume First the iSCSI volume is now able to expand its capacity from unused space From the volume list simply select the iSCSI volume you like to expand and click the Expand button Space Allocation RAID Information Master RAID Disks Total Data Cl ID l Status 7 2 2 4 a RAID Level Used Capacity Capacity Capacity RAID 0 Healthy 1 2 219 8 0 2 GB 84 8 GB 56 9 GB Volume Allocation List iSCSI Target CSI Thin Privision Target Advance Option Ed Ad lt 3 Modify Type Name Capacity iSCSI isti 56 9 GB You will then see the dialog box displayed below Drag the Expand Capacity bar to the size you want Then press Expand to confirm the operation Space Allocation x Expand i15 CSI Thin Privizion Volume Name ica Unused 34 74 38 GB Expand Capacity 74 38 GB Expand Description The 15031 services will be stoped during 15051 expand execution please be noticed 120 RAID Volume Encryptio
15. of capacity Unlike creating standard iSCSI target volumes the capacity has been physically allocated The iSCSI target volume creation under thin provisioning can virtually be up to 16000GB 16TB Let s take the example below 1 The physical size for the iSCSI thin provision volume is 333 88GB You can refer the screenshot above 2 The iSCSI target volume under thin provisioning starts with 333 38GB in physical size and you may use drag the Virtual Size bar to select the desired virtual size The maximum virtual size is 16000GB 3 In this case if you make the iSCSI target volume 1700GB then the virtual size is available for the next iSCSI target volume under thin provisioning is 14300GB 16000 1700 4 The limit is 5 iSCSI target volumes under thin provisioning or a virtual size of 16000GB RAID ID RAID Unused 18 333 85 Gb Virtual Saze 333 48 GB SCSI Thin provision physical size starts with 333 8GB Unused 15 4 333 53 GB Wertual Siza 4 16000 GA 15051 Target Volome D Enable S Disable The virtual capacity is limited to 16000GB 124 The screen shot for iSCSI target volume creation under thin provisioning the physical capacity 333 8GB Space Allocation x Create 155I Thin Pririzion RAID ID Dersad 15 333 82 GB Virtual Size lt CET Target Wolome Target Name ign Year 2009 ig biken LUN ID Authenbieation Username Limsit 0 9 a z AZ Bimont Limta10 49 3 2 A
16. 0 HDDx5 RAID 0 HDDx3 to RAID 0 HDDx6 RAID 0 HDDx3 to RAID 0 HDDx7 RAID 0 HDDx4 to RAID 0 HDDx5 RAID 0 HDDx4 to RAID 0 HDDx6 RAID 0 HDDx4 to RAID 0 HDDx7 RAID 0 HDDx5 to RAID 0 HDDx6 RAID 0 HDDx5 to RAID 0 HDDx7 RAID 0 HDDx6 to RAID 0 HDDx7 OFFLINE RAID 1 HDDx2 to RAID 0 HDDx2 RAID 1 HDDx2 to RAID 0 HDDx3 RAID 1 HDDx2 to RAID 0 HDDx4 RAID 1 HDDx2 to RAID 0 HDDx5 RAID 1 HDDx2 to RAID 0 HDDx6 RAID 1 HDDx2 to RAID 0 HDDx7 RAID 1 HDDx3 to RAID 0 HDDx4 RAID 1 HDDx3 to RAID 0 HDDx5 RAID 1 HDDx3 to RAID 0 HDDx6 RAID 1 HDDx3 to RAID 0 HDDx7 RAID 1 HDDx4 to RAID 0 HDDx5 RAID 1 HDDx4 to RAID 0 HDDx5 RAID 1 HDDx4 to RAID 0 HDDx6 RAID 1 HDDx5 to RAID 0 HDDx6 RAID 1 HDDx5 to RAID 0 HDDx7 RAID 1 HDDx6 to RAID 0 HDDx7 RAID 1 HDDx7 to RAID 0 HDDx7 OFFLINE RAID 0 HDDx2 to RAID 5 HDDx3 RAID 0 HDDx2 to RAID 5 HDDx4 RAID 0 HDDx2 to RAID 5 HDDx5 RAID 0 HDDx2 to RAID 5 HDDx6 RAID 0 HDDx2 to RAID 5 HDDx7 RAID 0 HDDx3 to RAID 5 HDDx4 RAID 0 HDDx3 to RAID 5 HDDx5 RAID 0 HDDx3 to RAID 5 HDDx6 RAID 0 HDDx3 to RAID 5 HDDx7 RAID 0 HDDx4 to RAID 5 HDDx5 RAID 0 HDDx4 to RAID 5 HDDx6 RAID 0 HDDx4 to RAID 5 HDDx7 RAID 0 HDDx5 to RAID 5 HDDx6 RAID 0 HDDx5 to RAID 5 HDDx7 RAID 0 HDDx6 to RAID 5 HDDx7 ONLINE RAID 1 HDDx2 to RAID 5 HDDx3 RAID 1 HDDx2 to RAID 5 HDDx4 RAID 1 HDDx2 to RAID
17. 0103 fe OK O Scanning 95 7 140 172 MBA3si27RC 0103 iy OK P Yat to start Total Capacity 313334 068 The testing result will be stay till system reboot with Yet to start displayed as default RAID Information From the Storage menu choose the RAID tem and the RAID Information screen appears This screen lists the RAID volumes currently residing on the N7700 From this screen you can get information about the status of your RAID volumes as well as the capacities allocated for data and iSCSI There is also a graph which represents how the RAID volume is currently allocated 50 Status 7 Level Used Capacity Capacity Capacity Capacity Storage wy System Network Maste RAID Disks Total Data USB iSCSI S Share Folder e Stacicable Y 150 Mount RAID Information lem volume ore AN RAID Ds must be unique NOTE All RAID I Ds must be unique Degraded or Damaged Total capacity of the current RAID Data Capacity Indicates the used capacity and total capacity used by user data SCSI Capacity Indicates the capacity allocated to iSCSI Create a RAID On the RAID Information screen press the create button to go to the CREAT RAID screen In addition to RAID disk information and status this screen lets you make RAID configuration settings Using Create RAID you can select stripe size choose which disks are RAID disks or the Spare Disk RAID Configurations y item Description Z
18. 5 HDDx5 RAID 1 HDDx2 to RAID 5 HDDx6 RAID 1 HDDx2 to RAID 5 HDDx6 RAID 1 HDDx3 to RAID 5 HDDx4 RAID 1 HDDx3 to RAID 5 HDDx5 RAID 1 HDDx3 to RAID 5 HDDx6 RAID 1 HDDx3 to RAID 5 HDDx7 RAID 1 HDDx4 to RAID 5 HDDx5 RAID 1 HDDx4 to RAID 5 HDDx6 RAID 1 HDDx4 to RAID 5 HDDx7 RAID 1 HDDx5 to RAID 5 HDDx6 RAID 1 HDDx5 to RAID 5 HDDx7 RAID 1 HDDx6 to RAID 5 HDDx7 ONLINE RAID 5 HDDx3 to RAID 5 HDDx4 RAID 5 HDDx3 to RAID 5 HDDx5 RAID 5 HDDx3 to RAID 5 HDDx6 RAID 5 HDDx3 to RAID 5 HDDx7 RAID 5 HDDx4 to RAID 5 HDDx5 RAID 5 HDDx4 to RAID 5 HDDx6 RAID 5 HDDx4 to RAID 5 HDDx7 RAID 5 HDDx5 to RAID 5 HDDx6 RAID 5 HDDx5 to RAID 5 HDDx7 RAID 5 HDDx6 to RAID 5 HDDx7 59 RAID 6 X ONLINE RAID 1 HDDx2 to RAID 6 HDDx4 RAID 1 HDDx2 to RAID 6 HDDx5 RAID 1 HDDx2 to RAID 6 HDDx6 RAID 1 HDDx2 to RAID 6 HDDx6 RAID 1 HDDx3 to RAID 6 HDDx4 RAID 1 HDDx3 to RAID 6 HDDx5 RAID 1 HDDx3 to RAID 6 HDDx6 RAID 1 HDDx3 to RAID 6 HDDx7 RAID 1 HDDx4 to RAID 6 HDDx5 RAID 1 HDDx4 to RAID 6 HDDx6 RAID 1 HDDx4 to RAID 6 HDDx7 RAID 1 HDDx5 to RAID 6 HDDx6 RAID 1 HDDx5 to RAID 6 HDDx7 RAID 1 HDDx6 to RAID 6 HDDx6 RAID 1 HDDx6 to RAID 6 HDDx7 RAID x X ONLINE 6 RAID 6 HDDx4 to RAID 6 HDDx5 RAID 6 HDDx4 to RAID 6 HDDx6 RAID 6 HDDx4 to RAID 6 HDDx7 RAID 6 HDDx5 to RAID 6 HDDx6 RAID 6 HDDx5 to RAID 6
19. All user on guest system will be mapped to anonymous user nobody nogroup on NAS Choose the one which best fits your needs Apply Click to save your changes 68 Snapshot The N7700 is capable for 16 snapshot version control To have snapshot to work on the file system creation for RAID volume has to be ZFS Folder Add Edit Remove nes L Snapshot EX Folder name gt RAID ID File System Public Description _j nsyne RAIDI ext3 no nsync usbhdd RAID ext3 no usbhdd _J usbcopy RAID ext3 no usbcopy _ naswebsite RAIDI ext3 yes naswebsite _ iTunes _music RAIDJ ext3 yes tTunes_music J BONNY RAID ext3 yes Snap Snapshot configuration If added folder has located in the RAID volume with ZFS file system then the folder management screen with Snap button will be configurable Snapshot List for meyne 11172 16 66 39 nap hot x Snapshot Schedule F Take Shot Remove Snapshot Date Snapshot Item Description gt gt gt Take Shot Click to take snapshot right away Click to remove snapshot schedule Schedule Click to open snapshot schedule setup screen Clicking on schedule button then schedule setup screen appear Checked the enable check box to activate the snapshot scheduled operation Snapshot List for navne 11172 16 66 39WY nap hot Xx Snapshot Schedule Enabled Snapshot Schedule Automatically remove oldest snapshot
20. Config Memt e Factory Default S Reboot amp Shutdown e Filesystem Check Follow the steps below to upgrade your firmware El 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 e The beeper only beeps if it is enabled in the System Notification menu e Check Thecus website for the latest firmware release and release notes e Downgrading firmware is not permitted WARNI We Do not turns off the system during the firmware upgrade process This will lead to a catastrophic result that may render the system inoperable UPS Setting The N7700 can also support various uninterruptible power supply units via either Serial or USB interface providing extra data security and accessibility in the case of a power failure From the Status menu choose the UPS tem and the UPS Setting screen appears Make any changes you wish and press Apply to confirm changes System Information UPS Setting ali UPE monitoring Enable Disable Tim Ste Manufacture a Wr e Notification Model w means the product haz been tested for Compatibility gt Wake Up on LAN Battery Status N A S sue Power N A gt q Utility Seconds between power failure and first notification Administrator Password Seconds between subsequence power failure notifications F Config Mzmt e Factory Default Shutdown the system wh
21. HDDx7 RAID 6 HDDx6 to RAID 6 HDDx7 Space Allocation You may specify the space allocated for iSCSI volumes The iSCSI volume can be created up to 5 volumes per RAID volume To do this under the Storage menu click RAID and the RAID List window appears Select the RAID volume you wish to reallocate by clicking on its radio button and click Space Allocation The RAID Information and Volume Allocation List windows will appear The Volume Allocation List displays the space allocated for SCSI volumes on the current RAID volume The N7700 supports up to five iSCSI volumes sit _ fm oes Tue i 1 we Space AMocacion advance Garon PA Wp System Network RAID RAID Information kamer RAID Dita Total Data ca Ea y las RAD Laval gio Una Capacity Capacity Cganiy RAD I Eealtiy 3 TE 0363 251663 IFES Volume Allocarion List Mot Duete Q SCH Tage Typa Mara Casacity Laat kaid 13 63 Volume Allocation List Hlm Description gt gt gt Modify Click this to modify the allocated space Click this to delete the allocated space SCSI Target Click to allocate space to iSCSI volume Type of volume Can be either USB or iSCSI Name assigned to the volume Capacity of the allocated space 60 Allocating Space for iSCSI Volume r A 3 el TIAS Space Allocacion kivana Ont i p T ner H pa mo RAID Information Son hater ID RAID bate ome Total Cata nen ea RAID
22. IP Storage Server Login Web Disk Photo Server Username System administrator admin Password A Protect your Seu Secure Your Dat a Using WebDisk The N7700 provides a WebDisk function that allows you to access the system over the Internet from any browser 1 Inthe Login page type in the User ID and password that were previously set for you in the Accounts menu See Chapter 4 User and Group Authentication gt Local User Configuration 2 The WebDisk page appears showing folders made currently available to you via the Access Control List ACL 3 Click on a folder name to enter the folder 4 The folder s page appears displaying files and folders Click on a file to download the file 5 Buttons on the folder page allow you to create a new folder upload files and delete files in the folder 99 6 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 7 To upload 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 is uploaded to the current folder 8 To delete a file or folder select the file or folder s check box Press the Delete selected items button You can also check the check box as the red circle indicates to select all files and folders in this folde
23. N7700 usually only the printing and fax functions will work Other features such as scanning will probably not function 89 Windows Vista To set up the Printer Server in Windows Vista follow the steps below 1 Open Printer Folder from the Control Panel e Control Panel Home System and Maintenance Get started wrth Windows Back up your computer Security Check for updater Check this computer s security status e Fulow pragiam theowgh Winders Firewall Network and Internet Ven mitweork status amd teri User Accounts and Family Safety MO Set up parental contrets for ary user add dr como une accour s Appearance and Personalization Change detitep background Change the color scheme Adjust screen resolution Clock Language and Region Chunge keyboards of other mpu menhods Change display language Set up file sharing Ease of Access Let Windows suggest settings pierze vual dipli Hardware and Sound E CDs or other media automatically Recent Tasks 1 Programs Uninstall a program Ponies Change tarbup pigiai Additonal Options 2 Click the right mouse button in anywhere on the Printers folder and then select Add Printer Favorite Links Documents Status Comments Location Model D gt Fax Microsoft XPS Document E ocuments 0 Writer E Pictures Ready 0 B Music More Vil Folders BZ Desktop Group By E fae Stack By de Public Refresh 1 Computer N
24. Ne Resetting to factory defaults will not erase the data stored in the hard Problems with Time and Date Settings The administrator is able to select an NTP Server to keep the N7700 s time synchronized However if the N7700 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 Management gt Time 3 Under NTP Server select No 118 4 Set the Date Time and Time Zone 5 Click Apply In addition if the N7700 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 entered thereby allowing the NTP Server name to correctly resolve See System Network gt WAN gt DNS Server Dual DOM Supports for Dual Protection The most advance and useful of N7700 is Dual DOM implemented In the normal circumstance it has no need to have this feature involved But with irresistible cause like power cut or human error by accident occurred especially during system booting stage this will become the great feature to prevent system down time Practically while it happened system will try to recovery the DOM 1 from DOM 2 first If it is unachievable then system can boot from DOM 2 And all of this procedure can be operated by LCM The Dual DOM in DOM1 is default master and FW upgrading will only execute in DOM1 unlike DOM2 is Read only
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27. ZFS is not need file system check Once you click Next you will see the following screen Status Press Startto Begin Latest 20 lines Information Result al Click Start to begin the file system check Click Reboot to reboot the system When the file system check is run the system will show 20 lines of information until it is complete Once complete the results will be shown at the bottom 37 Status Latest 20 lines Information las e el Checking group summary information MN Nh RO oT ee D E gt ces nw 0 te te a ti aoe m ho fo fo bho on A a e pp pp pa pa NN NN 0 0 0 0 0 HH HW Mm Aa mnm hm hm bh ho Ts Sc a 5 He He aad 3 2 3 h E A W W bo W Qu A a RS eee DA Rati teed head ed 6 ho ho fo A Oo to Oo Jt o amp O W amp amp Goes teed 3 Lu hand IU MAA RANA A IM Nh Rh SD 00 00 00 AOE SG 14 8o 17 0 50 Lesa 1z contiguous 1 Result The system must be rebooted before the N7700 can function normally after file system check complete System Network Use the System Network menu to make network configuration settings as well as service support settings WAN Configuration From the System Network menu choose WAN and the WAN Configuration screen appears This screen displays the network parameters of the WAN connection You may change any of these items and press Apply to confirm your settings See a
28. Zjlangih temasi 12 16 Panmord Confirm Description The 5051 block sce can be set onder matem advance option defanlt is 712 Bytes Please mens AX block size while more than 278 capacity will be confizurad in Wendows XP Phar una 312 Dtos Hock size for application Gke Viiware ate The screen shot to setup an iSCSI target volume under thin provisioning of 1700GB m iSCSI Thin Privision Volume aii Ep GH Daa Type Mama Capacity ee ST Then 2 recused Volcene ACSI Then Serruson Vole 3335645 SCSI Thin Privizion 1 ii e Gaa PMs E Delete Type TE Capacity SOS Thin Privaien ni 0601 1700 GB SCSI target volume creation The maximum virtual size is 14300GB 16000GB 1700GB 1 iSCSI target volume Space Allocation x Create 15051 Thin Privizion EAID ID RAID Unud 13 333 53 GB 1430068 Virtual Ei e 3 8 GB SCS Target Volume E Enable Target Name LimitxD 3 a z in Year 2009 ix 125 This screenshot lists iSCSI target volumes created under thin provisioning The 2 iSCSI target volume under thin provisioning has been created with a capacity of 14300GB iSCSI Thin Privizion Volume S2Expand Gy Dele ives Hama Capacity CS Thin Brocton Volume SCS Than Prvisson Volome 3314 3 iSCSI Thin Privicion O ads Moca O Dates To sans Capacity SOI Thin Privisies 22302601 1700 GB MCE Tha Prior ni20560072 14300 GE This message appears if there i
29. and disk settings folder configuration space allocation and ISO Mount Disks Information From the Storage menu choose the Disks item and the Disks I nformation screen appears From here you can see various items about installed SATA hard disks Blank lines indicate that a SATA hard disk is not currently installed in that particular disk slot Dhaka baformation Darko Capii iA hipj Bad Bock San 35 30 WES TWOSscA DED 00 Ws re ok B Vet he part TA JA T E Yale tet WO WOR AAT ea e On PY Wht WOMEAD OnF OLA gt of PO Varco gas ET iy OR LE O OS Space Alecatios MOIT MBASIETRC 5103 h E E Seancing tht sE ara Foudker ee e 8 Being eo co Seg 10 Moon Denit AS Ia Re Jiu ox Vat ne sence 7 L an TOA An e Disk Poner Alansgerman demo 5 A 2 Tore le Pura it hirap OFF ek JE Takip E gt Disks Information lem Description Model Displays the SATA hard disk model name Shows the SATA hard disk firmware version Indicates the status of the disk Can read OK Warning or Failed 48 Bad Block scan Yes to start scan Bad Block Total Capacity Shows the total SATA hard disk capacity Disk Power The administrator can set the disk to power down after a period of Management inactivity When the Status shows Warning it usually means there are bad sectors on the hard disk It is shown only as a precaution and you should consider changing the drives S M A R T Information On the D
30. any remaining disks in the RAID array 3 When you are done replacing hard drives log on to Web Management Navigate to Storage gt RAID to open the RAID Configuration screen 4 On the RAID Information screen and click Edit to open the RAID Configuration screen 5 On the RAID Configuration screen click Expand NOTE RAID expansion did not support file system created by ZFS 56 RAID Configuration x RAID Information figrate RAID Unused 86 59 GB 60 Expand Capacity 86 59 GB Migrating a RAID Once a RAID volume has been created you may want to move it to other physical drives or change the RAID array all together To migrate a RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 or RAID 6 volume follow the steps below 1 From the RAID Configuration screen click Migrate RAID 2 A list of possible RAID migration configurations will be listed Select the desired migration scheme and click Apply 3 The system will begin migrating the RAID volume RAID Configuration RAID roman Expand Migrate RAID Migri RAID MODE Diir Wa Casaciny 18 ceda a ued Avyaciabla Disk 014 131463 153E CK ee ap nia 13116 OR 3 146 014 STA As DE E 3 A HA 6 l a A md RATO TE aval FALTO 0 gt EAI JS bee RATO A gt RAM d Dat LI FA i Hl fer RAIN gt RAIN OD O fl Sma RAID 1 gt RAIS Online s 57 RAID Configuration Warning RAID migration may take several hours to complete depending on the RAID capacity Are
31. click File system Check and the File System Check prompt appears Menu 3 System Information File Svztem Check System Management Filesystem Check has been Enable suecessiully The system needs to reboot to make the changes effective z ZFS is not need file system check Time Press Apply to reboot the system now Notification Firmware Upgrade ups schedule On Off Wake Up on LAN So EM Unity Administrator Password Confie Memt e Factory Default To perform a file system check click Apply Once clicked the following prompt will appear File System Check x 2 The setting has been changed carry on with press Yes for confirmation Click Yes to reboot the system 36 A se ir Se mine mier File System Check File System Check Rebo ot Reboot Done Once the system has rebooted you will be returned to the File System Check prompt There you will see the available RAID volumes to run the file system check on except ZFS volume ZFS has no need to perform file system check Check the desired RAID volumes and click Next to proceed with the file system check Click Reboot to reboot without running the check Thecus com File System Check ZFS is not need file system check F RAID Level Disks Status Filesystem Status Data Capacity Last Check Time RAIDS Healthy Normal 0 2 GB 41 8 GB Thecus com File System Check
32. damaging your unit during installation Before You Begin Before you begin be sure to take the following precautions I 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 N7700 Be careful not to use magnetized screwdrivers around the N7700 s electronic components Hard Disk Installation The N7700 supports seven standard 3 5 Serial ATA SATA hard disks To install a hard disk into the N7700 follow the steps below L 2 Remove a hard disk tray from the N7700 Slide the new SATA hard disk into the tray and fasten the screws Insert the hard disk and tray back into the N7700 until it snaps into place and lock it with a key if desired The LED blinks green when the hard disk is accessed If your HDD was part of a RAID 1 RAID 5 or RAID 6 array previously it automatically rebuilds If you replace all the drives with higher capacity drives you will need to go to Administrator login and format the drives 15 Cable Connections To connect the N7700 to your network follow the steps below 1 Connect an Ethernet cable from your network y to the WAN port on the back panel of the N7700 aaa 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 pr
33. description of each item in the following table 38 System Information WAN Configuration P System Management Host Name Domain Name N7700 thecus com WINS Server 1 WINS Server 2 2 LAN Y samba CIFS MAC Address 00 14 FD 11 C8 4C e pen Jumbo Frame Support Disable Y S FTP IP Sharing Mode Enable Disable Media Server Link A i Load Bal Fail BO2 Sad Disabl ES s oad Balance aloye 802 3ac Disable Ss HTTP Web Disk geregation n Y 15 S UPnP Set IP Address by S Nsync Target e Bonjour Static Dynamic IP 172 16 65 183 Netmask 172 16 67 255 Gateway 172 16 66 135 DNS Server 172 16 66 244 168 95 1 1 Apply WAN Configuration em eseription OOOO Jumbo Frame Support Enable or disable Jumbo Frame Support of the WAN interface on your N7700 IP Sharing Mode When enabled PCs connected to the LAN port will be able to access the WAN Link Aggregation Specifies whether WAN and LAN ports will be aggregated and act as one port Load Balance Ethernet traffic will flow alternative between two Ethernet ports Failover When one port fails the other one will take over 802 3ad Linkage two Ethernet ports in parallel to increase throughput Static Dynamic configuration ip IP address of the WAN interface Only use J umbo 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 Servic
34. from Thecus products With it users can mount an ISO file and having export name to display all details from mounted ISO file 71 From the main menu the ISO Mount feature is located under Storage Please refer the figure below for reference Select on the ISO mount function and you will have the screen shot appear as following e System Information ISO Mount System Management gt S5 anagem naswebsite Y Why System Network 4 Storage e Disks Sram 2 Space Allocation S share Folder Mounted Path ISO Path ISO Size Page ii lof 1 No iso mount information to display Description Maximum 50 ISO files can be mounted in total A Add a ISO file From the figure above select ISO file from drop down share list ISO Mount nsync usbhdd usbcopy ISO Path ISO Size naswebsite iTunes music After selection system will bring up Mount table for further setting screen Y ISO filter Unmount 4 J naswebsite Mounted Path ISO Path ISO Size BT Seed Andy Weekly Report AMD Besttech GT CS ACS 6xxx acc Thecus 02 iso Thecus 01 iso _J Adobe Acrobat 7 0 Pro 9 ATOM Andy Private K lt Pagef of1 D gt H DW No iso mount information to display File Selected Mount as Description Onty ISO 9660 file system can be mounted Top 50 Folders Add Top 50 Files Please type in the full path of the ISO if not listed 78 Y 180 filter a t nasweb
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36. not run or save this software What s the risk Once the register file is installed use the Windows file manager to browse the folder that contains the picture you want to publish On the left pane there will be an icon labeled Publish this folder to the Web Web Publishing Wizard BB Welcome to the Web Publishing Wizard This wizard will help you publish your files over the Internet or a local network so that other people can view them in their Web browsers To continue click Next i Cancel Select the pictures you want to publish to the Photo Web Server by placing a check mark on the top left hand corner of the picture Click Next 103 Wok Pikes hime Tirard Charge Toa Fis Selle A mata ipado rac m bo esas Pees gba ig ghk bem 7 Your PC will start to connect to the Photo Web Server 8 Select N7700 Photo Gallery Wizard to publish your pictures to the N7700 Web Publishing Wizard Where do you want to publish these files Select a service provider to host your Web site If you do not have a membership account one will be created for you Service providers MSN Groups Share your files with others or store them for your personal use N7700 Photo Gallery Y mess N7700 Photo Gallery old OG j Wzarc Cas JU 9 Login into the N7700 with your local user name and password Web Publishing Wizard N7700 Photo Gallery Wizard Powered by THECUS Please input ID and
37. resolved ADS Benefits ADS lets the N7700 integrate itself with the existing ADS in an office environment This means the N7700 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 N7700 into the existing office IT infrastructure The N7700 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 N7700 2 Centralized user password database The N7700 does not maintain its own copy of the user password database This avoids data inconsistency between the N7700 and other servers For example without ADS support an administrator might need to remove a specific user privilege on the N7700 and each individual server With ADS support the change on an ADS server is known to all of its ADS members 143 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
38. revert to a working configuration when you are experimenting with new system settings The system configuration you have backup can be only restore in same firmware version And the backup details have excluded user group accounts Factory default From the menu choose the Factory Default item and the Reset to Factory Default screen appears Press Apply to reset the N7700 to factory default settings Rezet To Factorr Default System Management Time S Notification Firmware Upgrade ups S Schedule On Off S Wake Up on LAN one a A Utility Administrator Password Sees mur Ha Factory Default PWEDE de ELIE EL Filesystem Check Resetting to factory defaults will not erase the data stored in the hard disks but WARNING WILL revert all the settings to the factory default values 35 Reboot amp Shutdown From the menu choose Reboot amp Shutdown item and the Shutdown Reboot System screen appears Press Reboot to restart the system or Shutdown to turn the system off A System Information Shutdown Reboot System System Management lt ss S Notification Firmware Upgrade ups schedule OnOff S Wate Up on LAN S SNMP Wl Utility Administrator Password Confie Memt Factory Default Reboot amp Shutdown seo Filesystem Check File System check The File System Check allows you to perform a check on the integrity of your disks file system Under the menu
39. satisfy both it and this License would be to refrain entirely from distribution of the Program If any portion of this section is held invalid or unenforceable under any particular circumstance the balance of the section is intended to apply and the section as a whole is intended to apply in other circumstances It is not the purpose of this section to induce you to infringe any patents or other property right claims or to contest validity of any such claims this section has the sole purpose of protecting the integrity of the free software distribution system which is implemented by public license practices Many people have made generous contributions to the wide range of software distributed through that system in reliance on consistent application of that system it is up to the author donor to decide if he or she is willing to distribute software through any other system and a licensee cannot impose that choice This section is intended to make thoroughly clear what is believed to be a consequence of the rest of this License If the distribution and or use of the Program is restricted in certain countries either by patents or by copyrighted interfaces the original copyright holder who places the Program under this License may add an explicit geographical distribution limitation excluding those countries so that distribution is permitted only in or among countries not thus excluded In such case this License incorporates the limitation as
40. 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 141 Disk Usage When all 7 disks are of the same size and used in RAID N7700 disk usage percentage is listed below RAID Level Percentage Used RAID O 100 RAID 1 1 n x 100 RAID 6 n 2 n x 100 JBOD 100 n HDD number RAID 5 n 1 n x 100 142 Appendix D Active Directory Basics Overview 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 be
41. support Apply Click Apply to save your changes FTP N7700 can act as a FTP Server enabling users to download and upload files with their favorite FTP programs From the System Network menu choose the FTP item and the FTP screen appears You can change any of these items and press Apply to confirm your settings E System information wa System Management FTD i Enable Disable Secure FIP Explicit L Enable Disable Port FTP ENCODE gt Allow Anonymous i ai joes FIP Access Avto Rename Fl Ho Ad o ref E Upload Bandwidth _ gt EE E gt EEE AA lt A Usdimited HTTP Web Disk 00 Trilimited UPnP Download Bandwidth T 0000 Unlinuted Nsync Target Bonjour Apply A description of each item follows FTP item Description o O FTP Enable FTP Service on the N7700 43 has also security FTP setting enabled 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 ISO 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
42. the Confirm box 5 Select which group the user will belong to Group Members is a list of groups this user belongs to Group List is a list of groups this user does not belong to Use the lt lt or gt gt buttons to have this user join or leave a group 6 Press the Apply button and the user is created 83 R System Information Local User Configuration P Svstem Management Queso Remove Woy System Network i mi User Name Hs Add x 3 rod Group ANA Local Uzer Setting Group List aps User Name Search a MB Local User 1D 1002 GroupID Group Name User e Gove Password Y Batch Input Confirm Password Group Memberz GroupID Group Name 102 users Apply NOTE Edit Users 1 Select an existing user from the Local User Configuration screen 2 Click on the Edit button and Local User Setting screen appears 3 From here you can enter a new password and re enter to confirm or use the lt lt or gt gt buttons to have this user join or leave a group Click the Apply button to save your changes Edit Local Uzer Setting User Name User ID Password ATT Confirm Password TLLILLILLLIT l Group IDO Group Name 102 BEETS 84 Group List GrovpID Group Name Remove Users 1 Select an existing user from the Local User Configuration screen 2 Click on Remove button and the user is deleted from the system Local User Configuration Add Et Remove User ID User Name
43. 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 Edit x Local Group Setting Uzerz List Group Name Search Group ID UserID User Name User Members List UserID User Name 86 Remove Groups 1 On the Local Group Configuration screen select a group name from the list 2 Press Remove to delete the group from the system Tt Local Group Configuration Ad E V Remove Group ID Group Name Group Local Group Setting Do you want delete this group d Batch Create Users and Groups The N7700 can also add users and groups in batch mode This enables you to conveniently add numerous users and groups automatically by importing a simple comma separated plain text txt file From the Accounts menu click Batch Mgmt and the Batch Create Users and Groups dialogue will appear To import your list of users and groups follow these steps 6 Click Browse to locate your comma separated text file The information in the text file should follow this format USERNAME PASSWORD GROUP Click Open Click I mport to begin the user list import o N 87 5 System Information Batch Create Users and Groups System Management Why system Network Hi Storage y ans a Ml Local e
44. time when the Nsync task will run 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 Press Add to submit your settings Before starting an Nsync Task make sure the target server s Nsync Server or FTP Server is enabled Setting Up an Nsync Target on an Nsync Device On the Nsync target server the administrator of that server has to set up a user account with a folder named nsync and grant write access 1 On the Nsync server add a user for Nsync source ex nsyncsourcel For instructions on how to add a user on the N7700 see Chapter 4 User and Groups Authentication gt Local User Configuration gt Add Users 2 Onthe 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 4 Storage management gt Shore Folder gt Folder Access Control List ACL 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 N7700 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 writab
45. transmit files securely between two N7700s If the files on your N7700 are lost for any reason you can restore those files from the target N7700 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 bandwidth equally Under the Backup menu click Nsync and the Nsync window appears Neyne B System Information OS J Q Adi Edit a Restore Dal retam N att Wi Syster rk pS 5 i z C Task name Server Share Folder Last Time Last Status Schedule Action y Storage y 1 Bandwidth Setting y Tlear and Gronn Anthenh User and Group Authenticatiot 7 Application Server WA Module management Backup S Neyne Below is a description of each field Nsync item Description gt gt gt Click to delete an Nsync task Backup files on Nsync target is also deleted Action Administrator can run or stop an Nsync task by pressing the action button Bandwidth Setting Bandwidth control on Nsync tasks Add Nsync Task From the Nsync screen click Add to display the Add Nsync Task screen 94 Nzyne x z A Add Nsync Task Task name Nsync task 1 Target Server Manufacturer 9 NAS Legacy FTP Server Nsync Mode Synchronize Compare source and target then delete unexist files Incremental Copy file from source to target T
46. update To continue click Next Cancel 4 Leave the default selections and click Next Software Update Installation Wizard Microsoft iSCSI Initiator Installation Microsoft iSCSI Initiator will be installed Installation Options V Software Initiator lt Back Cancel 5 Read the license agreement To continue with the installation click Agree and then click Next Software Update Installation Wizard License Agreement Please read the following license agreement To continue with setup you must accept the agreement END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR MICROSOFT SOFTWARE Microsoft iSCSI Initiator 2 0 IMPORTANT PLEASE READ THIS END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT EULA CAREFULLY BY INSTALLING COPYING OR OTHERWISE USING THE SOFTWARE THAT 3 C Do Not Agree lt Back Cancel 6 The iSCSI Initiator will now install automatically Click Finish once completed Software Update installation Wizard Completing the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator Installation Wizard Tou Fave puccedghully completed Pe cgi Sang El Do chee la wataed chek Frei 111 7 Start the iSCSI Initiator by double clicking its icon on the desktop The SCSI Initiator properties window will appear Microsoft iSCSI Initiator 8 Select the Discovery tab Under Target Portals click Add SCSI Initiator Properties Target Portals Address Port Adapter IP Addr rer SNS Servers N
47. 00 IP Storage Server The Thecus N7700 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 ten Terabyte of storage Is available using RAID 5 and RAID 6 Gigabit Ethernet ports enhance network efficiency allowing the N7700 to take over file management functions increase application and data sharing and provide faster data response The N7700 offers data mobility with a disk roaming feature that lets you hot swap working hard drives for use in another N7700 securing the continuity of data in the event of hardware failure The N7700 allows data consolidation and sharing between Windows SMB CIFS UNIX Linux and Apple OS X environments The N7700 s user friendly GUI supports multiple languages Product Highlights File Server First and foremost the N7700 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 N7700 gt Using WebDisk FTP Server With the built in FTP Server friends clients and customers can upload and download files to your N7700 over the Internet with their favorite FTP programs You can cr
48. 007 01 02 02 35 01 7700 User admin logged in from 172 16 66 38 2007 01 02 02 34 26 7700 User admin logged in from 172 16 66 38 2007 01 02 02 33 06 7700 N7700 boot Pagel ofl og Displaying logs 1 13 of 13 Time 2009 05 25 13 44 51 Sort Ascending logged in from 172 16 65 107 2000 05 25 13 41 29 Z Sort Descending n5500 dual l found UPS ig unavailable 2000 05 25 13 16 24 5300 dual l found UPS ia unavailable 2009 05 25 133124 HES Columns Y Time J unavailable 2009 03 23 13 26 18 3300 dualdt i Y Logs Information unavailable 5500 dual0l The svstem n3300 dualdl found UPS is unavailable 2009 05 25 13 16 08 3500 dual 1 The system n5500 dual l found UPS is unavailable 2009 03 25 13 12 28 5500 dual0l User admin logged in from 172 16 65 107 2009 03 25 13 11 03 3500 dual01 The svstem n3500 dualll found UPS is unavailable See the following table for a detailed description of each item System Logs ltem Description 22 messages and error messages Shows only error messages Export all logs to an external file Clear all log files Specify desired number of lines to display per page Shows logs by date in ascending order Shows logs by date in descending order Use the forward gt gt gt and backward lt lt lt buttons to browse the log pages Re loading logs 28 System Management The System Management menu gives you a wealth of settings that you ca
49. A JAH ae Ors OB Ps G F Stack target with export AED Y 172 16 66 186 Oez i LiF 2 ie GARE Q ARALAR Q MESA ASK 2 BERTA ERE ta E RLETI a EOI UPoP ss lala Z J usbeopy GC ideo Test Ribs A Thecus Y AE G Banc Aez Ca EDF RTOS a REIRA share name pmmeeting caml 11 Ce usbhdd Ce xG0IBM The Browseable setting will be same method of setting for system share folder It designates whether or not this folder will be visible through web disk You may refer the figures below for reference when Yes and No are selected 74 Add iSCSI Target Add Stack Target x Enable 15051 Target Enable Disable Stackable Target IP 172 16 65 157 ign iqn 2000 05 com thecus APS iscsi0 veliscs Y Limit 0 9_ a z The Public setting will be set same as what the setting for the system share folder associated with the ACL permission setup If Public is set to Yes all users will be able to access it and ACL button will be grayed out If Public is set to No the ACL button will be available on the Stack Target List window Add iSCSI Target Add Stack Target x Enable 15051 Target C Enable 8 Disable Stackable Target IP 172 16 65 157 ign ign 2009 05 com thecus AF S iscsi0 vgl iscsi Username Password Export share name Limit 0 9 a z Description Browseable 9 yes Fino Click Apply to save your changes B Activa
50. Additional LAN Card support N7700PRO and N7700 Only With the system reserved PCl e slot you can install a supported third party LAN card for a 3 or 4 LAN port the maximum supported ports is 2 Below is a list of currently supported LAN cards Intel Ethernet Server Adaptor X 520 DA2 10G NIC Intel Ethernet Server Adaptor X 520 SR1 SR2 10G NIC Intel Gigabit EF Dual Port Server Adaptor 82576GB 1G NIC Tehuti ENW 9800 10G NIC After you have installed a supported NIC into the system you will see the setting item appear under System Network named Additional LAN1 and Additional LAN2 accordingly The default IP addresses will be 192 168 4 254 and 192 168 5 254 Below as an example with an Intel 2 port 10G NIC has installed into the system Note that the link detection and speed information is displayed Menu My favorite UE System Information Additional LAN2 Configuration ar system Management MAC Address 00 30 4F 76 AB 06 ne System Network Jumbo Frame Support ae WAN A SP LAN j 5 Additional LANI Metmask B Additional LANZ N E samba CIFS Fa app Link Speed 10000Mb s E Lice Error Corrections The description of the schedule settings for the snapshot has changed as below to avoid confusion Original The snapshot schedule rules can be setup for monthly weekly or daily hour Clicking on Apply after firmed with desired schedule Amendment The snapshot schedu
51. Apply AD Domain Example Work Group Domain domain Name Administrator KK OK KK OK A Password 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 N7700 and ADS should be identical e The system time difference between N7700 and ADS should be less than five minutes The Administrator Password field is for the password of ADS Active Directory Server not N7700 Local User Configuration From the Accounts menu choose the User item and the Local User Configuration screen appears This screen allows you to Add Edit and Remove local users 82 System Information Local User Configuration Q Aii Est QO Remove User ID User Name Y User and Group Authentication S ans 3 W Local 0 User e Group e Batch Input Page lof1 Wo No topics to display Local User Configuration Description Add Press the Add button to add a user to the list of local users Press the Edit button to modify a local user Press the Remove button to delete a selected user from the system Add Users 1 Click on the Add button on Local User Configuration screen and Local User Setting screen appears 2 On the Local User Setting screen enter a name in the User Name box 3 Enter a User ID number If left blank the system will automatically assign one 4 Enter a password in the Password box and re enter the password in
52. Auto Rename If checked the system will automatically rename files that are uploaded with a duplicate file name The renaming scheme is filename where represents an integer You may set the maximum bandwidth allocated to file uploads Selections include Unlimited 1 2 4 8 16 and 32 MB s Download Bandwidth You may set the maximum bandwidth allocated to file downloads Selections include Unlimited 1 2 4 8 16 and 32 MB s To access the share folder on the N7700 use the appropriate user login and password set up on the Users page Access control to each share folder is set up on the ACL page Storage Management gt Shore Folder gt ACL Media Server pren With the built in Media Server capability the wae N7700 provides media streaming service to Stand alone networked home media adapters that support the UPnP AV protocol or are Digital Living Network Alliance DLNA standard compliant Ww Home PC C LAN 4 port 10 100 Switch IP Camera With the N7700 s built in media server J a capability you can share digital media such vies cial Mote ache as music pictures and movies with any Payer compatible device throughout your entire home Media Manager Settings To configure the media server under the System Network menu click Media Server and the Media Manager Settings window will appear 44 E System Information Media Manager Settings PP System Management Media Server B
53. Enable or disable Universal Plug and Play protocol UPnP helps to find the IP address of the N7700 Media Server Serre eb Disk Nsync Target From the System Network menu choose the Nsync Target item and the Nsync Setting screen appears Enable or Disable your Nsync Target Server Press Apply to confirm your settings Once Nsync Target has been enabled the other Thecus NAS product is able to operate remote replication to this NAS system A System Information Navne Setting p System Management Nayne Target Server Enable F Disable Wip System Network S wan LAN samba CIF ves Sr Media Server HTTP Web Disk Bonjour Setting Bonjour is Apple Inc s trade name for its implementation of Zeroconf a service discovery protocol Bonjour locates devices such as printers as well as other computers and the services that those devices offer on a local network using multicast Domain Name System service records This definitive guide walks you 47 through Bonjour zero configuration networking with a complete description of the protocols and technologies used to create Bonjour enabled applications and devices Bonjour Setting Bonjour service EI Enable Disable Sr Media Server Herre W b Disk upp Meyne Tarzet Storage Management The Storage menu displays the status of storage devices installed in the N7700 and includes storage configuration options such as RAID
54. IP Default Target Portal Default CRC Checksum C Data digest C Header digest CHAP helps ensure data security by providing authentication between a target and an initiator trying to establish a connection To use it specify the same target CHAP secret that was configured on the target for this initiator User name ign 1991 05 com microsoft thecus 2c1 fb4b4 thecus Target secret C Perform mutual authentication To use mutual CHAP specify an initiator secret on the Initiator Settings page and configure that secret on the target 12 Right click My Computer on the desktop and select Manage E Desktop i E My Documents 3 H 314 F Collapse E Se ANE Explore E DATS open dl S FATS Search E gp mea Manage E A DD E E e public Map Network Drive u a Fae o Disconnect Network Drive ES Ed Conti Delete My Netw Rename E Recycle E Properties 113 13 Click on Disk Management and you will see a new hard disk listed LA Computer Management E he in Wee Weer bel da Ha Ff Bs I rr Mirad Local Cr re Typa Fis Sistem statur A ADAC Parton Mei WIPS healthy Sythe AR OLLIE EATA Dc Patton Bei NIPS Haath ENAT 06 Parton hac FATE hiato Codo Dei tes Dik Miri pair Sarees and Apki ratos E Feroe partir Y Cte pation M booed dere 14 Initialize the new hard disk and you will then be able to use the iSCSI target as a local drive Wi
55. Laval Lied Capacity Cagaesty Capacity 8 puros Allecatice E Ral T Beaitiy 3 726 1363 24655 1163 Share Fold Ed siackable Volume Allecotion Liz Bro Moun Di Moti Gi Delete eos To allocate space for an iSCSI volume on the current RAID volume follow the steps below 1 Under the Volume Allocation List click iSCSI Target The Create iSCSI Volume screen appears Space Allocation x Create 15CSI Volume RAID ID RAID Atlocation 60 86 6 GB Unused 86 6 GB iSCSI Target Volume 5 Enable Disable Tarzet Name Limit 0 9 a z ign_ Year 2009 ve ign Year 05 Authentication None CHAP Username Limit 0 9 az A Z Password Limit 0 9 a z A lansth between 12 16 Password Confirm Description The 5031 block size can be set under system advance option default is 512 Bytes Please using 4E block size while more than 2TB capacity will be configured in Windows XP Please ming 312 Bytes block size for application like VMware ste Create iSCSI Volume Item Descriptin O O oO O RAID ID ID of current RAID volume Allocation Percentage and amount of space allocated to iSCSI volume Percentage and amount of unused space on current RAID volume Target Name Name of the iSCSI Target This name will be used by the Tree Name Stackable NAS function to identity this export share 61 Select the current month from the dropdown Enter a password Password Confirm Reenter th
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57. Password ID Password Welcome to Thecus Thecus Technology Corp 10 Create your album by entering an album name and clicking on the Create Album button 104 Web Publishing Wizard N7700 Photo Gallery Wizard Powered by THECUS Service On Gallery Please Select Album To Upload de Album name Welcome to Thecus Create Album Thecus Technology Corp 11 Select the album you want to upload your pictures to 12 Confirm the target album Web Publishing Wizard N7700 Photo Gallery Wizard Powered by THECUS The selected Album is user_album Are you sure publish photos into the Album Welcome to Thecus Thecus Technology Corp 13 Windows will show you that the picture upload is in progress Web Publishing Wizard Please wait while your files are copied File Winter ipg File progress 100 complete Currently copying file 4 of 4 To stop copying click Cancel 105 14 When the upload is finished the Wizard will ask you whether if you want to go to the website Click Finish to go to your Photo Web Server Web Publishing Wizard Completing the Web Publishing Wizard You have successfully published your files to this site M Open this site when click Finish To close this wizard click Finish 15 Click on the user s icon to go to that user s album 1 sStorage server E
58. Press Apply to confirm password changes Menu E System Information Change Administrator Password New Password System Management Time Confirm Password Y Notification Firmware Upgrade urs ES Schedule On Off amp Wake Upon LAN Change LCD Paseword 2 SNMP New Password a Ml utility Se Peroni Config Memt Se Factory Default Reboot amp Shutdown Filesystem Check See the following table for a detailed description of each item Change Administrator and LCD Entry Password Type in a new administrator password 34 Confirm Password Type the new password again to confirm Apply Press this to save your changes Config Mgmt From the menu choose the Config Mgmt item and the System Configuration Download Upload screen appears From here you can download or upload stored system configurations System Information System Configuration Download Upload P System Management E e Time Upload Please choose a file to upload e Notification S Firmware Upgrade urs schedule On Off S Wake Up on LAN snp a M Utility L gt a gt S Reboot amp Shutdown e Filesystem Check See the following table for a detailed description of each item System Configuration Download Upload Save and export the current system configuration Import a saved configuration file to overwrite current system configuration Backing up your system configuration is a great way to ensure that you can
59. 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 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 complete data security 140 RAID 5 RAID 5 offers data security and 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
60. Schedule Kole A wicks Monthly 1 x Dayi 0 Hour The N7700 snapshot is supported total 16 versions Once checked Automatically remove oldest snapshot the oldest will be removed to let newest to added on top Otherwise if the check box is unchecked and snapshot versions are up to 16 then system will appear warning message and won t execute the task till available version count The snapshot schedule rules can be setup for monthly weekly or daily hour Clicking on Apply after firmed with desired schedule 69 These taken snapshot is only accessible though CIFS SMB by manually type NAS IP address snapshot and invisible from normal access Also the taken snapshot version is read only can not be deleted under CIFS SMB access but only click the Del button showing on the screen shot above Folder and sub folders Access Control List ACL On the Folder screen press the ACL button and the ACL setting screen appears This screen allows you to configure access to the specific folder and sub folders 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 ACL setting x 9 This process maybe need sometimes to sync lt s Are you want syne account ACL setting x Recurzive Deny Read Only Writable Local Groups v Mp Search i ES Name Name Name users Synchronize Apply ACL setting Item Descri
61. This product includes cryptographic software written by Eric Young eay cryptsoft com This product includes software developed by Mark Murray This product includes software developed by Eric Young eay cryptsoft com This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in the OpenSSL Toolkit http www openssl org This product includes PHP freely available from http www php net This product includes software developed by the University of California Berkeley and its contributors This product includes software developed by Winning Strategies Inc This product includes software developed by the Apache Group for use in the Apache HTTP server project http www apache org This product includes software developed by Softweyr LLC the University of California Berkeley and its contributors This product includes software developed by Bodo Moeller This product includes software developed by Greg Roelofs and contributors for the book PNG The Definitive Guide published by O Reilly and Associates This product includes software developed by the NetBSD Foundation Inc and its contributors This product includes software developed by Yen Yen Lim and North Dakota State University This product includes software developed by the Computer Systems Engineering Group at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory This product includes software developed by the Kungliga Tekniska Hogskolan and its contributors This pr
62. User az Group Batch Input e User and Group Authentication Apply Description Create local users and groups in batch mode Submit files containing user names passwords and group names separated by comma without any space each line represents one par ex Stedentl passwordl student_zroup Application Server The N7700 supports printer server and Tunes server The integrated Print Server allows you to share a single USB printer will all users on the network The N7700 provides activating the Tunes Server on the device You will be able to play music files on this device with your iTunes client software directly The following section shows you how Printer Information From the Application Server menu choose the Printer tem and the Printer Information screen appears This screen provides the following information about the USB printer connected to the USB port CO a System Information Printer Information PP System Management Printer 1 Manufacturer WA Model NA Status No Printer Detected Remove document EA from quave Restart printer service Printer Information Item Descripti mn_______ Displays the name of the USB printer manufacturer Model Displays the model of the USB printer Displays the status of the USB printer Remove document Click to remove all documents from printer queue from Queue Restart Printer service Click to restart printer ser
63. a lohan a Sppicaton Sereer oe Moda marean L ESN zj lol Administrators can add or remove favorite functions to My Favorites by right clicking JE System Information the mouse on the menu tree mo O Add ty favorite Remove My favorite Menu The other way administrators can add favorite functions is by clicking the Add Favorite Cal My favorite icon in each function screen Sf System Management Please refer figure below in red pe cyatem Network a circuit Icon Eos A i o To return to the favorite oa User and Group Authentication a were a screen simply click My EEE za Schedule On o Favorite located at the left application Server hand corner of the main screen My favorite Setting system time Date 01202010 E Time 21 44 W 135 Added Additional Mode Support for Link Aggregation Link Aggregation now has six supported modes IP Sharing Mode Enable Disable The administrator can choose the most suitable mode to fit the network environment You may choose from the following options Link Aggregation Disable y Set IP Address by Disable Load Balance Static Dynamic Failover O Disable IP Balance XOR e Load Balance O 802 3ad O Failover Balance TLe e Balance XOR aaa Balance ALB 0 802 3ad DNS Server 1 119916 4 AA eo Balance TLB Balance ALB See the right diagram for details
64. able the iTunes Service from here Once enabled enter correct information for each field and press Apply to save your changes y Information System Infor 1 iTunes Configuration iTunes Enable 9 Disable Server Name Password Rescan Interval v MP3 Tag Encode y Tunes Configuration Enable or disable the Tunes Service Specify tag encoding for MP3 files stored in N7700 All 1D3 tags will be sent out in UTF 8 format Once the Tunes service is enabled the N7700 will make all music located in the Music folder available for Tunes equipped computers on the network Module Management Module Installation From the Module Management menu choose the Module Installation item and the Module Management screen appears From here you can install separate software modules to extend the functionality of your N7700 dcir anses E 5 E oral HEl Medal Aron i Erakis Hair Miedo Cobo Aci E bream Merde re dekh Bey System Module The system module is officially provided by Thecus for new features added 93 User Module The user module is reserved for Thecus fans to build up 3 party functions in the future Backup There are a number of ways to back up data with the N7700 Nsync You can backup a share folder to another N7700 Nsync Target or any FTP server for safe keeping as long as you have appropriate access right on that target When using Nsync between two N7700s you have the option to
65. ame 9 Enter the IP address of the N7700 Click OK Add Target Portal Type the IP address or DNS name and socket number of the portal you want to add Click Advanced to select specific settings For the discovery session to the portal IP address or DNS name Port MXM KKK KKK MK 3260 10 On the iSCSI Initiator Properties window select the Targets tab With the SCSI target highlighted click Log On The Log On to Target dialogue will appear iSCSI Initiator Properties General Discovery Targets Persistent Targets Bound Yolumes Devices Select a target and click Log On to access the storage devices for that target Click details to see information about the sessions connections and devices for that target Targets Name ign 2007 05 com thecus RAID iscsi0 vg0 test Inactive 112 11 1f you have not enabled CHAP click OK to continue Log On to Target Target name iqgn 2007 05 com thecus RAID iscsi0 vg0 test Automatically restore this connection when the system boots C Enable multi path A Only select this option if iSCSI multi path software is already installed on your computer If you have enabled CHAP click Advanced Under Advanced Settings check the CHAP login information checkbox and enter your username and password Click OK Advanced Settings General PSec Connect by using Local adapter Default Source
66. arget Server IP address 172 16 65 165 Share Folder naswebsite Y Authorized Username on Target user Server Password on Target Server Test Connection Connection test on 10 7 184 1 success Test Connection Schedule Enable Disable 9 Enable Disable Time 00 00 v Type 9 Daily Weekly Monthly v O Nsync dargel Server ManulatiUrer NAS Legacy rrr saves A yne Mode O Synchronize Compare source and tarzet then delete unexist files Incremental Copy file from source to target Target Server IP address 172 16 65 165 Share Folder naswebsite Y Authorized Username on Target User AV Password on Tarzet Server __ geese E Add Nsyne Task lest Connection 1 Success Test Connection Schedule Enable Disable Enable Disable Timet 00 00 v Type 0 Daily Weekly Monthly 2 Add Nsync Task Item Description gt gt gt The name of your Nsync task Target Server Select whether the target is a Thecus Product e g N7700 or FTP Manufacturer server Nsync Mode Synchronize mode or Incremental mode Target Server IP The IP address of your target server Address Source Folder The share folder you want to backup Authorized Username The account name on the target server on Target Server 95 Password on Target The password for the username on the target server Server Test Connection Click to check the connection to the Target Server Schedule Enable or Disable schedule backup of your share folders The
67. as been changed carry on with press Yes for confirmation al No All the data stored in the folder will be deleted once the folder is deleted WARNING The data will not be recoverable NFS Share To allow NFS access to the share folder enable the NFS Service and then set up hosts with access rights by clicking Add 67 i Config as fia x Mount point raid0 data neync Edit Remove Host Name Privilege OS Support ID Mapping Config NFS share NES Add Mount point raid0 data nsync f Host Name KKK KXX KXX KKX Privilege Read Only 9 Writable OS Support 9 Unix Linux System AIX Allow source port gt 1024 ID Mappine 9 Guest system root account will have full access to this share root root Guest system root account will be mapped to anonymous user nobody nogroup on NAS All User on guest system will be mapped to anonymous user nobody nogroup on NAS Apply NFS Share Item Description o o Enter the name or IP address of the host Host has either read only or writeable access to the folder Guest System Support There are two selections available e Unix Linux System e AIX Allow source port gt 1024 Choose the one which best fits your needs IO Mapping There are three selections available e Guest system root account will have full access to this share root root Guest system root account will be mapped to anonymous user nobody nogroup on NAS
68. ase refer to your DMA s user manual 2 Connect your DMA s video output to video input of your TV set 3 Turn on the TV and change the video signal input to DMA 45 4 Setup the DMA These steps will be different if you use a different DMA a From the Server List screen select N7700 Media 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 N7700 HTTP Web Disk From the System Network menu choose the HTTP Web Disk item and the Web Disk HTTP Support screen appears This screen displays the service support parameters of the system You can change any of these items and press Apply to confirm your settings Menu E System Information WebDizk HTTP Support System Management Enable 50 Secure WebDizk Secure HITP Support Enable E Disable Nsync Target Bonjour A description of each item follows Web Service item Description gt gt gt HTTP WebDisk Support Enable or disable WebDisk support Enter the port number if this option is enabled The port number is default 80 HTTPs Secure WebDisk Enable or disable secure WebDisk support Enter the port if this Support option is enabled Secure access 46 UPnP This device supports UPnP Media server which allows users to play media files with UPnP client ex DMA devices
69. be caused by its products It is highly recommended that 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 N7700 Your N7700 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 N7700 can operate normally under temperatures between 0 C and 40 C with relative humidity of 20 85 Using the N7700 under extreme environmental conditions could damage the unit Ensure that the N7700 is provided with the correct supply voltage AC 100V 240V 50 60 Hz 3A Plugging the N7700 to an incorrect power source could damage the unit Do NOT expose the N7700 to dampness dust or corrosive liquids Do NOT place the N7700 on any uneven surfaces DO NOT place the N7700 in direct sunlight or expose it to other heat sources DO NOT use chemicals or aerosols to clean the N7700 Unplug the power cord and all connected cables before cleaning DO NOT place any objects on the N7700 or obstruct its ventilation slots to avoid overheating the uni
70. brand new art design from its previous version 128 na Thecus Creator in Storage a Photos admins album admin Protect Your Source Secure vwa Data Disclaimer Page Added The following disclaimer page has been added to this firmware release Please click the check box if you do not want to have this page displayed during the next login Disclaimer THECUS has no lability consequential incidental or special damages These include without limitation loss of recorded data the cost of recovery of lost data lost profits and the cost of the installation or removal of any THECUS products the installation of replacement THECUS products and any inspection testing or redesign caused by any defect or by the repair or replacement of Products arising from a defect in any THECUS products Users can now register their Thecus NAS online Simply go to the online registration page and enable the registration function The registration page states what system information will be kept in the archive Users will receive firmware upgrade and module release notice rerularly Fl l agree Don t show this message next time OR 129 Updated Main User Interface The look and icons of the main user interface have been updated ee Thecus Creator in Storage wererthecuncom Languaga Menu 2 E SART haki Product Information af Sree ferent peor e a p Syse Management Manufactures Theos CE en Matwor P
71. bums If you would like to put a password on a particular album follow these steps 1 Select the album to be protected click on the Edit button and the Album Edit screen will appear 2 The owner of the album can enter an album password to protect the album so that only people with the correct password can view the album Uploading Pictures to Albums Uploading pictures to albums using the Web User Interface is easy 1 When the album is created click the album icon to enter the album Initially the album is empty 2 Click the Add button to upload pictures into the album The Upload Photos screen will appear Users can select and upload up to 8 pictures at a time 3 Once the picture is uploaded you can view it in the aloum The owner of the album can delete or modify the pictures with the Delete or Modify buttons on the top right hand corner EXIF Information While viewing pictures you can also have the N7700 display the EXIF information for each photo Simply click the EXIF button to display EXIF information To hide this information click the EXIF button again 108 Slide Shows Slide shows are a great way to enjoy pictures stored on your N7700 You can click on the Start Slide Show icon on the top right hand corner to start the Slide show ql E raa isis ia ener Data To stop the slide show click on the Stop Slide Show icon on the top right hand corner Mapping a C
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73. com support_tech php Customers in the US should send all technical support enquiries to the US contact window included in the following web page http www thecus com support_tech php For Sales Information you can e mail us at sales thecus com Thank you for choosing Thecus Thecus 139 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 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 RAID Levels The Thecus N7700 supports standard RAID levels 0 1 5 6 10 and JBOD You choose a
74. d first Simply click SCSI Thin Provision Target You can refer the screen shot below 122 Space Allocation RAID Information Master RAID Disks Total Data iSCSI ID Status A E a RAID Level Used Capacity Capacity Capacity RAID 0 Healthy i 219 8 0 2 GB 84 8 GB 70 GB Volume Allocation List iSCSI Target iSCSI Thin Privizion Target Advance Option iSCSI Thin Privizion Volume Das E Type Name Capacity Next setup the physical capacity for iSCSI thin provision volume by dragging the Allocation bar to the desired size pR Allocation x Create 1505 Thin Prirision Volume RAID ID RAID Unused 28 61 25 GB Allocation el 21 9 GB After the size has been determined click OK to confirm Now you will see the iSCSI thin provisioning volume is available from the list Please refer to the screenshot below 123 Space Allocation RAID Information Master Dm RAID TEPEN Disks Total Data iSCSI RAID Level Used Capacity Capacity Capacity t RAID 0 Healthy 1 2 219 8 0 2 GB 84 8 GB 91 9 GB Volume Allocation List Dire PRA Ieee iSCSI Thin Privizion Volume Expand Delete iSCSI Thin Privizion add E Type Name Capacity Now you can start to create iSCSI targets to join the newly created iSCSI thin provision volume Basically the iSCSI target under iSCSI thin provisioning has exactly same settings screen as the standard iSCSI target volume creation The only difference is the Virtual Size
75. d select IP Config gt Miscellaneous DDNS Setting from your Home PC Click on Yes for Enable the DDNS Client Select www dyndns org 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 N7700 dyndns org Enable wildcard Select Yes Update Manually Click Update a eet ed 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 N7700 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 N7700 dyndns org b You should see the login page of N7700 Firewall Software Configuration If you are using a software firewall i e Norton Internet Security and are having trouble connecting to the N7700 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 program list use the Add or Program Scan buttons to find it 3 On the Networking page manually add N7700 IP address
76. des on the N7700 refer to Chapter 4 Storage Management gt RAID Information Dual Mode Support N7700 is not only a file server but it also supports iSCSI initiators Your server can access N7700 as a direct attached storage over the LAN or Internet There is no easier way to expand the capacity of your current application servers All the storage needs can be centrally managed and deployed This brings ultimate flexibility to users To set up an iSCSI volume refer to Chapter 4 Storage Management gt Space Allocation gt Allocating Space for SCSI Volume Superior Power Management N7700 supports schedule power on off With this feature administrator can set at what time to turn on or off the system This feature is a big plus for people who want to conserve energy Wake On LAN enables administrator to remotely turn on the system without even leaving their own seat To schedule system on and off refer to Chapter 4 System Management gt Scheduled Power On Off 10 Package Contents Your N7700 package should contain the following items N7700 Unit x1 Power Cord x1 QIG Quick Installation Guide x1 CD Title x2 DriveClone5 Pro CD amp Universal CD Ethernet Cable x1 Screw Kit amp Key Luck x1 HDD Compatibility list Card x1 Multiple Languages Warranty Card x1 Protect A e a ve Please check to see if your package is complete If you find that some items are missing contact your dealer
77. e Support Screen e If you are only using the WAN port we suggest that you disable IP Sharing Mode This will result in higher throughput e A correct DNS setting is vital to networks services such as SMTP and NTP e To use the Link Aggregation with 802 3ad selected feature please make sure the networking equipment on the other end of Ethernet cable also supports 802 3ad protocol 39 WARN N G Most Fast Ethernet 10 100 Switches Routers do not support Jumbo Frame and you will not be able to connect to your N7700 after Jumbo Frame is turned on If this happens turn off the N7700 Then insert USB disk with factory reset utility included and power on the N7700 Till the system power on complete then it will bring your system settings back to factory default LAN LAN Configuration The N7700 supports two Gigabit Ethernet ports for higher service availability To configure these ports choose LAN from the System Network menu and the LAN Configuration screen appears Press Apply to save your changes i E Menu e L System Information LAN Configuration System Management MAC Address 00 14 FD 11 08 4D WH Sustem Network Jumbo Frame Support Disable Y wan P 192 168 2254 Sian LAN 253 255 255 0 samba CIF3 S arp de NFS DHCP Server Configuration S FTF DHCP Server 5 Enable Disable Media Server HTTP Web Disk Start IP urap End IP le Ney
78. e at no charge to all third parties under the terms of this License c If the modified program normally reads commands interactively when run you must cause it when started running for such interactive use in the most ordinary way to print or display an announcement including an appropriate copyright notice and a notice that there is no warranty or else saying that you provide a warranty and that users may redistribute the program under 146 these conditions and telling the user how to view a copy of this License Exception if the Program itself is interactive but does not normally print such an announcement your work based on the Program is not required to print an announcement These requirements apply to the modified work as a whole If identifiable sections of that work are not derived from the Program and can be reasonably considered independent and separate works in themselves then this License and its terms do not apply to those sections when you distribute them as separate works But when you distribute the same sections as part of a whole which is a work based on the Program the distribution of the whole must be on the terms of this License whose permissions for other licensees extend to the entire whole and thus to each and every part regardless of who wrote it Thus it is not the intent of this section to claim rights or contest your rights to work written entirely by you rather the intent is to exercise the righ
79. e chosen password 2 Designate the percentage to be allocated from the Allocation drag bar 3 Enable the iSCSI Target Service by selecting Enable 4 Choose to enable CHAP authentication or choose None 5 Enter a Target Name This will be used by the Stackable NAS function to identify this export share 6 Choose the current year from the Year dropdown 7 Choose the current month from the Month dropdown 8 If you ve enabled CHAP authentication enter a username and a password Confirm your chosen password be reentering it in the Password Confirm box 9 Click OK to create the iSCSI volume Modify iSCSI Volume To Modify iSCSI volume on the current RAID volume follow the steps below 1 Under the Volume Allocation List click Modify The Modify iSCSI Volume screen appears am z Space Allocation Advance Option wh E j 47 i Wap System Network E PAD p a FADD Information dius Mater i BAID sates Disks Total Data 5031 i ices RAD Laval ts Usad Capacity Cagassty Cagacsty sane PAL E ber Allocation RAD 1 Healthy 3 TAS 0 303 34 6 05 11 ea Share Folik Tankbil Bo Moun Kama Capacity l En Y aUer and Grou 62 Space Allocation Modify iSCSI Volume RAID ID RAID Unused 39 56 3 GB Allocation ifs 33 5 8081 Target Volume 9 Enable Disable Target Name iscsi Limit 0 9 a z ign_Year 2009 EN Authentication None E CHAP Username Limit 0 3 a z 4 2
80. e figure below for reference b System Information P System Management Wh System Network y Storage e Disks SL raw gt Space Allocation SY Share Folder Stackable Stack Target List adi amp Export share name A Add a Stack Target Volume From the figure above click Add to access the stackable target device configuration page Please refer to the figure below 3 73 Capacity Used Total Status Description ign With the added stack target you could Enable or Disable now or later per usage needed Add iSCSI Target Add Stack Target x Enable 15031 Target Stackable TargatfIP 172 16 65 157 ign 1qn 2000 05 com thecus XPS 150500 vel iscsi Username Password Export share name Limit 0 9 a z Description Browseable yes i ne Pe er aniy Public C yes 9 inc Apply Next input the target IP address of the stackable device and click the Discovery button The system will list available target volumes from the inputted IP address Once IP with volume have been set you may need to input a valid user name and password to validate your access rights If there is no user name and password needed to access target volume then leave it blank Once IP with volume have been set you may need to input a valid user name and password to validate your access rights If there is no user name and password needed to access target volume then lea
81. eate user accounts so that only authorized users have access To set up the FTP Server refer to Chapter 4 System Network gt FTP iTunes Server With the built in iTunes server capability the N7700 enables digital music to be Shared and played anywhere on the network To set up the iTunes Server refer to Chapter 4 Application Server gt iTunes Configuration Media Server With the built in Media Server capability the N7700 provides media streaming service to stand alone networked home media adapters that support the UPnP AV protocol or are Digital Living Network Alliance DLNA standard compliant To set up the Media Server refer to Chapter 4 System Network gt Media Server Backup Server Don t leave precious data to chance With advanced backup capabilities you can easily upload mission critical files to the N7700 and even automate your backup tasks for true peace of mind To find out how to backup your files with the N7700 refer to Chapter 4 Backup gt Nsync Printer Server With the N7700 s Printer Server you can easily share an IPP printer with other PCs connected to your network To set up the Printer Server refer to Chapter 4 Application Server gt Printer Information Multiple RAID N7700 supports multiple RAID volumes on one system So you can create RAID O for your non critical data and create RAID 5 for mission critical data Create the RAID levels depending on your needs To configure RAID mo
82. eed to reboot system to activate E Mena 4 L System information y Fes O Space Allocation 1508 Block size 512 Bytes For older version p System Management Wer System Network 1031 CRC Checksum H Storage rap e Space Allocation opa 8 share Folder stackable Description 150 Mount The 3031 block size can be set under system advance option default is 512 Bytes Please using 4K block size while more than 2TB capacity will be confizured in Windows XP l Please ting 512 Bytes block size for application like VMware ate Space Allocation x The setting has been changed carry on with press Yes for confirmation Space Allocation l x i iSCSI block size have setting success iSCSI Block Size Select the block size with 4K while the iSCSI volume size is over 2TB iSCSI CRC Checksum To enable this option the initiator can connect with Data digest and Header digest enabled CRE Checksum Data digest Header digest Share Folder From the Storage menu choose Share Folder and the Folder screen appears This screen allows you to create and configure folders on the N7700 volume 64 Menu System Information Folder lt System Management Q Adi P cii i wiy System Network 2 Folder name gt gt gt E async gt Jusbhd gt Jusbcopy gt Q naswebsite User and Group Authentication Adding Folders
83. efault setting 6 Specify the percentage allocated for user data by drag the horizontal bar The remaining space will be made available for iSCSI 7 Selected the file system you like to have for this RAID volume The selection is available from ext3 XFS and ZFS Select ZFS file system while snapshot is needed It is only one ZFS file system allowed to be created per system ZFS file system is only accessible by CIFS SMB not for AFP and NFS users XFS file system is not support folder quota feature RAM Configuration RAID Informacion Create RAID Disk Bo Capacity ME Model Sabes Used Spare LOLA SIA aja E Fl a J 146 014 ET 3146395 e35 DK MO 3 HA HA HA 3 NA NA NA HA HA WA 6 Ma WA XA a RAD Level O BOD C RAD O i RAID 1 RAID 3 FAID 6 RAID 10 A s r gH err qe a a pi I RAD ID RAID A er ee later RAID Take effect after checked box Sir Esa a Data Persentass ci File Sytem EMI Crate 8 Press Create to build the RAID storage volume 52 Wie Seiten Nerwork Maer oy RAID in Disky Total Dara 15031 a BATO Laval la Cuad Cipacity Cagueity Cagaciry EAT E aid T S A A 59205 023 1016 GR WA Bata Oiss Duruced r RAD States Bailia i E iman RAID Configuration x All current active services will be stopped when RAID is being created Are you sure to create RAID now y J RAID Configuration 1 RATO Setting Successfully All current active services will be st
84. en the battery charge is less than shin D g ae gt Reboot amp Shutdown Filesystem Check i 31 See the following table for a detailed description of each item UPS Setting o Item Description 22222 UPS Monitoring Enable or disable UPS monitoring Choose the UPS manufacturer from the dropdowns Model Choose the UPS model number from the dropdowns Battery Status Current status of the UPS battery UPS first notification seconds failure notifications Shutdown the system when the Amount of UPS battery remaining before system battery charge is less than should auto shutdown Apply Press Apply to save your changes Schedule Power On Off Using the N7700 s System Management you can save energy and money by scheduling the N7700 to turn itself on and off during certain times of the day From the menu choose the Schedule Power On Off item and the Schedule Power On Off screen appears To designate a schedule for the N 7700 to turn on and off first enable the feature by checking the Enable Schedule Power On Off checkbox Then simply choose an on and off time for each day of the week that you would like to designate a schedule by using the various dropdowns Finally click Apply to save your changes Schedule Power On Off Y Enable Schedule Power On Off Notification Action Tae Aiak Te z Firmware Upgrade i ups Sunday None Y 100 00 None 100 00 Monday None 00 00 N
85. es Wer System Network wan amp LAN Shared Media Folders de o Samba CFS Shared Media Folders Action arp a S vrs Ey sieony amp re E maswebsite Media Server HITP Web Disk UPnP Nsync Target Bonjour A description of each field follows Media Manager Settings item Description gt gt gt O Shared Media Folders Select the folder s that contains media files to be shared Rescan Click the Rescan button to have the N7700 for new contents in the selected media folder Share Media 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 System Network gt Media Server in the menu bar 2 From the Shared Media Folders window select the folder that contains your media files and click its 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 how to connect your DMA to a wireless router ple
86. etwork Paste Control Panel Paste Shortcut 7 Additional Opt Undo Copy Me Appearance ar Clock Languar Ease of Access y Hardware and ng AutoPlay a Personalizati Power Optio Run as administrator Add Printer Server Properties 3 Select Add a network wireless or Bluetooth 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 Make sure that your computer is connected to the network or that your Bluetooth or wireless printer is turned on 90 4 Select The printer that want isn t listed Searching for available printers 3 The printer that I want isn t listed 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 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 Example computername printername or http computername printers printername printer Add a printer using a TCP IP address or hostname 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 N7700 Click Next
87. h files in the directory You can only input some word string There is also the way by using right click button to bring up contact windows as short cut to operate Bieskavdaeeme i s what you needed J iTunes_music a test 3 test A New File Directory Reload e Cancel Photo Server Using the Photo Server users can view and share photos and even create their own albums right on the N7700 You will see your own Photo Gallery and all public Photo Albums on the network To manage any picture files you must first select the item by clicking the box Login Web Disk Photo Server Username Password www thecos co 101 Windows XP Publishing Wizard There are many ways for a local user to upload pictures into their photo album Users of Windows XP can upload their pictures using the Windows XP Publishing Wizard t 1 Click on the XP Publishing Wizard icon on top right corner 2 2 The XP Web Publishing Wizard Client screen appears Click on the link to install the Publishing Wizard 3 Windows XP will ask whether you want to run or save this file Click Save to save the register file 102 File Download Security Warning Do you want to run or save this file Name lt PPublish reg Type Registration Entries 377 bytes From 172 16 66 158 While files from the Internet can be useful this tile type can potentially harm pour computer If you do not trust the source do
88. hange any of these items and press Apply to confirm your settings Li System Information ADS NT Support ysiem Management Work Group Domain Name MYGEROUP ADS NT Support C Enable 8 Disable Authentication Method ADS HT Y User and Group Authentication ADS NT Server Name ADS NT Realm E l Local AA Tiis Administrator ID E Group Administrator Password Batch Input A description of each item follows ADS NT Support Htem Description O Z O Name N7700 Directory Server or Windows NT Windows NT Administrator ID Enter the administrators ID of Windows Active Directory or Aa Windows NT which is required for N7700 to join domain Administrator Enter the ADS NT Administrator password Password Apply To save your settings 81 To join an AD domain you can refer the figure and use the example below to configure the N7700 for associated General Network Identification Hardware User Profiles Advanced filed input h System Properties E al 2 x LJ Windows uses the following information to identify your computer ioe on the network Full computer name computer domain local ADS Server Name 7 eel Domain domain local lan nal e a Work Group Domain Name ul _ ADS Realm HN lo fename this computer or join a doniain click Settee Properties Note The identification of the computer cannot be changed because The computer is a domain controller Cancel
89. he drive that specifies your N7700 as your backup destination and click Next 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 iMSafe 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 98 Chapter 5 Using the N7700 Overview Once the N7700 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 N7700 just enter its IP address into your browser default IP address is http 192 168 1 100 and you will be taken to the N7700 Login page Before proceeding 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 4 System Network gt HTTP Web Disk Login Page To login to the system enter your user name and password and select Web Disk or Photo server then click Login to log into the system You will be taken to the selected interface Thecus
90. hours 15 minutes Service Statuz AFP Status i Running NFS Status Running MB CIFS Status ES FIP Status Running Media Server Pa E Nayne Status Running UPnP Status Running SNMP Stop System Status Item Descriptin gt Shows how long the system has been up and running 27 Logs From the System Information menu choose the Logs item and the System Logs screen appears This screen shows a history of system usage and important events such as disk status network information and system booting See the following table for a detailed description of each item System Information System Log S ins Dat Din Wan Eror S status e Logs CA Download All Log File 6 Truncate All Log File The number of lines per page 13 Logs Information 7700 The system N7700 is recovering the RAID and rebuilding ts in progress 2009 05 13 15 55 16 7700 Disk 4 on N7700 has been added 2009 05 13 15 39 49 7700 Disk 3 on N7700 has been added 2009 05 13 15 39 43 7700 Disk 2 on N7700 has been added 2009 05 13 14 08 36 7700 User admin logged in from 172 16 65 133 2009 05 13 13 45 03 7700 User admin logged in from 172 16 65 156 2009 05 13 11 11 45 7700 User admin logged in from 172 16 65 172 2009 05 13 09 59 19 7700 User admin logged in from 172 16 65 138 2009 05 13 09 41 26 7700 User admin logged in from 172 16 65 138 2009 05 13 09 32 40 7700 User admin logged in from 172 16 65 138 2
91. i e 192 168 1 100 to the Trusted list 116 Replacing Damaged Hard Drives If you are using RAID 1 RAID 5 or RAID 6 you can easily replace a damaged hard drive in the Thecus N7700 while keeping your data secure with the system s automatic data recovery Hard Drive Damage When a hard drive is damaged and data in the RAID volume the system LCD will display warning message also the system beeps Replacing a Hard Drive To replace a hard disk drive in the N7700 E 2 3 4 gt Remove the tray with the damaged hard disk Unscrew the damaged hard disk and remove it from the tray Slide a new hard disk into the tray and fasten the screws Insert the hard disk tray back into the N7700 until it snaps into place You can also lock it with a key if desired The LED blinks green when the HDD is accessed RAID Auto Rebuild When using RAID 1 5 6 or 10 on the N7700 you can use the auto rebuild function when an error is detected When a hard disk fails the system beeps and or an email notification is sent to specified receivers Check the LCD to see which disk has failed Follow the steps mentioned above to replace the failed hard disk The system automatically recognizes the new hard disk and starts the auto rebuild sequence to resume its status before the hard disk crash 117 Chapter 7 Troubleshooting Forgot My Network IP Address If you forget your network IP address and have no physical acce
92. ia Samba Anonymous Login Authentication 9 Disable arp ws Sr Media Server HTTP Web Disk Sup Nsync Target Bonjour Samba Service Used for letting the operating system of UNIX series and SMB CIFS of Microsoft Windows operating system Server Message Block Common Internet File System Do the link in network protocol Enable or Disable SMB CIFS protocol for Windows Apple Unix drive mapping File Access Cache File Access Cache is default Enable This option will help to increase the performance while single client access share folder in writing under SMB CIFS protocol Samba Recycle Bin The N7700 is supported recycle bin via SMB CIFS protocol Simply enable it then all of deleted files folders will reside in the recycle folder with hidden attribution in each share F sap i Computer In general Windows has default to invisible all of hidden folders files So please enable this option to view recycle folder 41 Samba Anonymous Login Authentication To enable this option no matter there is share folder has been created in public access The user account and password is needed from system to access under SMB CIFS protocol On the other hand no more anonymous login is allowed e In some environments due to security concerns you may wish to disable SMB CIFS as a precaution against computer viruses AFP Apple Network Setup From the System Network menu choose the AFP i
93. ifferent algorithms are employed to achieve this purpose RAID 6 requires a minimum of 4 disks RAID 6 can sustain two failed disks RAID 10 RAID 10 has high reliability and high performance RAID 10 is Implemented as a striped array whose segments are RAID 1 arrays It has the fault tolerance of RAID 1 and the performance of RAID 0 RAID 10 requires 4 disks RAID 10 can sustain two failed disks If the administrator improperly removes a hard disk that should not be WARNING removed when RAID status is degraded all data will be lost Edit RAID On the RAID Information screen press the Edit button to go to the RAID Information screen Using Edit RAID you can select RAID ID and the Spare Disk et _ ee Par T mr i RALD information E orm Pos EN Diski Total Data Cl Way a s Crd Capacity Ciparity Capacity pl Ral Eralitry a THE GB 0 2 G8 54 6 fa 11 G3 Deia Faa PAL Feaal thy E 634 7 UB Ci Ge 225 GE Suu a RAD Hali 145 6 3 z A Satie EMES Y o ca Es Share Folder Siackab Esta eno Mae Discs 3 Cured 7 Lee A j 54 RAID Configuration RAID Information Expand i Edit Disk No Capacity MB ode Status Used Spare 1 5 303 WDC WDS60AD OF me Fi 713405 T3rF0bd0AZ Ox 3 716 315 VDOC WDSO0AA OR ee WDE WDS0EAD OF 0 272 AMARC Ox 6 20 272 ASTRA OX ha RAID Laval a JBOL RAID O RAID 1 RAIDS RAID 6 RAID 10 RAID Configuration x gt All current active services will be stop
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95. isks Information screen the status of each disk will be displayed in the Status column Clicking on an OK or Warning link will display the S M A R T Information window for that particular disk You may also perform disk SMART test simply to click Test to start with The result is only for reference and system will not take any action from its result SMART INFO x Info Temperature Celsius 37 Reallocated Sector Count 0 Current Pending Sector 0 Test Test Type short 1 long Test Result Healthy after short test Test Time Mon Jun 15 11 36 06 CST 2009 S M A R T Information item Description Power ON Hours Count of hours in power on state The raw value of this attribute shows total count of hours or minutes or seconds depending on manufacturer in power on state Reallocated Sector Count of reallocated sectors When the hard drive finds a Count read write verification error it marks this sector as reallocated and transfers data to a special reserved area spare area This process is also known as remapping and reallocated sectors are called remaps This is why on a modern hard disks you can not see bad blocks while testing the surface all bad blocks are hidden in reallocated sectors However the more sectors that are reallocated the more a decrease up to 10 or more can be noticed in disk read write speeds 49 Current Pending Sector Current count of unstable sectors waiting for remappi
96. istration option i Enable The following information will be recorded after Enable checked Product Model Mane Current FW versi n Mac address of WAN Mail address of system notation Web U Language There are Few more tema we ike to pet E back for statetic and xah purpose upon to your agreement El internal HOO branding and FWY version E Tene Zone List Of most recent update GPA jiin jede Publen date Information Dakvary 2009 10 23 20 22 37 You have new finrware 3 01 00 46 20091014 15 13 28 You have ner module IP Cam 1 0 62 2009 10 14 15 13 02 You have new module IP Can 1 0 61 2007 10 19 15 12 40 You Pava new mogua IP Cam 1 0 6 2009 10 14 15 12 24 You Rave mew module IP Carn 1 0 59 2009 10 19 151212 You have mew module IP Cam 1 0 55 200 10 14 15 12 02 You have mew modula IP Cam 1 0 57 2009 10 14 1 11 52 You have ner module IP Carn 1 0 56 2005 10 19 15 14 41 You have new modula IP Cam 1 0 55 2009 10 14 15 11 30 You Rave m r module IP Carn 1 0 54 2009 10 14 15 11 03 You have new module IP Cam 1 0 53 Added Rsync Setting under Nsync Target The Thecus Nsync feature has added a third way to use Rsync to replicate data between two systems For the target side to allow source cross data the Rsync target server needs to first select Enable and then assign a username and password for authentication Menu CE System Information Nsync Setting iG m a System Management y Neyne Target Se
97. k follow the steps below 1 Onthe RAID Configuration Screen tick the checkbox of the hard disk you wish to designate as a spare disk 2 Click Add Spare The disk will be configured as a spare disk The system automatically rebuilds the spare disk when one of the disks in the RAID set fails Remote Administration You can set up your N7700 for remote administration With remote administration you can access your N7700 over the Internet even if your N7700 is behind a router This is especially useful if you are traveling and suddenly need a file from your N7700 Setting up remote administration is a three part process and will require the following equipment Thecus N7700 NAS device Cable DSL Router with Dynamic DNS support Home PC Internet Connection Router setup will differ slightly depending on router used For this example we will use the Asus WL500g because it has support for Dynamic DNS Contact your router hardware vendor for setup help 115 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 N7700 enter your email address 1 e xxx example com check Enable Wildcard and create a password 1 XXXxX 4 Wait for an email from www dyndns org 5 Open the email and click on the link to activate your account Part Il Enable DDNS on the Router 1 Go to the router setup screen an
98. le permission in that folder Designating N7700 as an Nsync Target The N7700 can act as an Nsync server enabling another Nsync equipped Thecus NAS at a remote location backup their files to this N7700 From the System Network menu choose the Nsync Target item and the Nsync Target Server screen appears Nsync Target Server Setting item Description gt gt gt gt O 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 firewall in both directions 96 Thecus Backup Utility 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 If you can not find Thecus Backup Utility on your CD please download it from the Thecus website http www thecus com 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 Task dialog box appears Add New Task lem Description O 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 he
99. le rules can be setup for monthly weekly or daily Reur Clicking on Apply after firmed with desired schedule 136 Appendix A Product Specifications Hardware Specifications WAN LAN HDD Bays eSATA USB Ports 4 x USB type A ports Host mode LCD Control Panel 2 USB Copy eSATA activity Height Width Depth Power Supply Server rated AC power supply 100 220V AC 50 60Hz Auto detect Security Software Specifications Network File Protocols Microsoft Networks CIFS SMB Apple Filing Protocol AFP 3 0 Network File System NFS v3 File Transfer Protocol FTP Hyper Text Transfer Protocol HTTP Secure Hyper Text Transfer Protocol HTTPs Authentication Local User Account Microsoft Active Directory Authentication AD Network Client Type Microsoft Windows NT 2000 XP 2003 Vista Unix Linux BSD MAC OS X 9 Network Configuration Fixed IP address Dynamic IP address 802 3ad based failover and link aggregation Disk status monitoring S M A R T Disk idle spin down RAID RAID O 1 5 6 10 and JBOD Supports multiple RAID modes users can create multiple RAID volumes with different RAID levels in one system Auto rebuild 137 Hot swappable Hot spare Disk roaming RAID level migration RAID expansion iSCSI Target Supports Microsoft iSCSI Initiator v2 0 4 StarPort Initiator V3 5 2 MAC OS globalSAN iSCSI initiator version 3 0 1150 Linux open iscsi 2 0 865 Folder Management Share and sub folders level permis
100. 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 RAID 6 RAID 6 is essentially an extension of RAID level 5 which allows for additional fault tolerance by using a second independent distributed parity scheme dual parity Data is striped on a block level across a set of drives just like in RAID 5 anda second set of parity is calculated and written across all the drives RAID 6 provides for an extremely high data fault tolerance and can sustain two simultaneous drive failures This is a perfect solution for mission critical applications RAID 10 RAID 10 is implemented as a striped array whose segments are RAID 1 arrays RAID 10 has the same fault tolerance as RAID level 1 RAID 10 has the same overhead for fault tolerance as mirroring alone High I O rates are achieved by striping RAID 1 segments Under certain circumstances RAID 10 array can sustain up to 2 simultaneous drive failures Excellent solution for applications that would have otherwise gone with RAID 1 but need an additional performance boost 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
101. lient PC to the N7700 You can map share folders on the N7700 so that you can access them as if they were drives on your computer You can connect to the shared network folders on the N7700 as follows Windows 1 Go to the My Computer folder in Windows 2 In the menu bar select Tools and then Map Network Drive 3 The Map Network Drive window appears 4 Assign a drive letter for the share folder 5 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 6 Click Finish When the Connect As window appears enter your user name and 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 109 1 Choose Go gt Connect to Server 2 Enter the network address for the server in the Server Address text box When connecting using SMB CIFS protocol type smb 192 168 1 100 Folderl When connecting using AFP protocol type afp 192 168 1 100 Folderl Click Connect 3 When MAC OS X is trying to connect N7700 it will ask for a User Name and Password which has access to the folder 4 When MAC OS X has connected to the N7700 successfully an icon representing the folder will appear on the MAC OS X desktop Yo
102. lug the USB disk containing the encryption key and into any system USB port We are strongly recommended copying the RAID volume encryption key to a safe place You can find the encryption key file from the USB disk in the following format RAID volume created date xxxxxx key Please keep USB disk in a safe place and also backup the encrypted key WARNING There is no way to rescue data back if the key is lost 121 With RAID volume encryption enabled the system performance will goes down With RAID volume encryption enabled RAID volume expansion will operated in off line mode RAID volumes with encryption enabled will be displayed with a key lock symbol next to volume ID name RAID Information Master DD RAID RAID aevel o Lupa Status Healthy Disks Used 1 2 SCSI Thin Provisioning An advanced thin provisioning for iSCSI feature is available in this firmware release With this function the iSCSI capacity can be more flexible and more efficiently serve more users Total Data 13051 Capacity Capacity Capacity 219 84 GE 026B 21156B N A data Discs O Unused The idea for iSCSI thin provisioning is sharing the available physical capacity to a number of iSCSI target volumes and also setup virtual capacity to expand the physical size while it needed To setup iSCSI thin provisioning go to Space Allocation under the Storage category The iSCSI thin provisioning volume needs to be create
103. make certain that everyone understands that there is no warranty for this free software If the software is modified by someone else and passed on we want its recipients to know that what 145 they have is not the original so that any problems introduced by others will not reflect on the original authors reputations Finally any free program is threatened constantly by software patents Wewish to avoid the danger that redistributors of a free program will individually obtain patent licenses in effect making the program proprietary To prevent this we have made it clear that any patent must be licensed for everyone s free use or not licensed at all The precise terms and conditions for copying distribution and modification follow TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR COPYING DISTRIBUTION AND MODIFICATION O This License applies to any program or other work which contains a notice placed by the copyright holder saying it may be distributed under the terms of this General Public License The Program below refers to any such program or work and a work based on the Program means either the Program or any derivative work under copyright law that is to say a work containing the Program or a portion of it either verbatim or with modifications and or translated into another language Hereinafter translation is included without limitation in the term modification Each licensee is addressed as you Activities other than copying distributi
104. n With firmware v3 00 04 you can protect your data by using RAID Volume Encryption function to prevent the risk of data exposure To activate this function the Encryption option needs to be enabled while the RAID is created and followed by password input for identification Also an external writable USB disk plugged into any USB port on the system is required to save the password you have entered while the RAID volume is being created See the screenshot below for details EMD Configuration x RAID Information Craate RAID Diis he Canty ih led 3 ee pi mk AL h 214 WE WOBO UR E mha mih mL Die ENER l RAD TD FAD Mante RAID Taks effect after checked box Easton daros Comte Pasuvend Sia othe Ea vv Data Persenta as E TT ca i Cragta Once the Create button has been pressed with the Encryption checkbox enabled the following message pop up will appear for confirmation RAID Configuration A To encrypt RAID volume will cause performance down and you need to have writable USB disk insert to USB port to store encrypted password Stromehy recommend to backup your encrypted password to somewhere else safely of the password lose will cause date unreacheble After the RAID volume has been created you may remove this USB disk until the next time the system boots The RAID volume can not be mounted if the USB disk with key can not be found in any system USB port when the volume is accessed To activate the encrypted volume p
105. n 2 System 172 16 66 70 a 255 255 255 0 Configuration 172 16 66 1 Change Password 4 Complete 7 Change the default administrator password Thecus Setup Wizard Device Discovery Change Password Version 1 2 0 Login System A Network Configuration Change Password 4 Complete PREV APPLY 8 Finished Access the N7700 Web Administrator Interface by pressing the Start Browser button You can also configure another N7700 at this point by clicking the Setup Other Device button Press Exit to exit the wizard 19 Thecus Setup Wizard 0 __ Complete Version 1 2 0 J Device Discovery Login System Setup Other Device Start Browser A Network Configuration Change Password Complete 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 LCD Operation The N7700 is equipped with an LCD on the front for easy status display and setup There are four buttons on the front panel to control the LCD functions LCD Controls Use the Up A Down Y Enter 1 and Escape ESC keys to select various configuration settings and menu options for N7700 configuration The following table illustrates the keys on the front control panel LCD Controls Ico
106. n Function Description A Up Button Select the previous configuration settings option vy Down Button USB copy confirmation display al Enter Enter the selected menu option sub menu or parameter setting ESC Escape Escape and return to the previous menu There are two modes of operation for the LCD Display Mode and Management Mode Display Mode During normal operation the LCD will be in Display Mode Display Mode Item Description O S O Current host name of the system Current WAN IP setting 20 2009 05 22 12 00 Disk Info Current status of disk slot has been installed RAID Current RAID status The N7700 will rotate these messages every one two seconds on the LCD display USB Copy The USB Copy function enables you to copy files stored on USB devices such as USB disks and digital cameras to the N7700 by press button To use USB copy follow the steps below 1 Plug your USB device into an available USB port on the Front end 2 In Display Mode press the Down Button VY 3 The LCD will display USB Copy 4 Press Enter 1 and the N7700 will start copying USB disks connected to the front USB port 5 All of data will be copied into system folder named USB copy Management Mode During setup and configuration the LCD will be in Management Mode To enter into Management Mode press Enter and an Enter Password prompt will show on the LCD At this time the administrator has to en
107. n to serve clients that use their Thecus NAS as a DHCP server to have another route to balance traffic bandwidth o E System Infprmatien j LAH Configuration x Syste Management HA Address 0014 FDO 25s Em hatian Kimio Frame Disable pa San Ip 192 168 9 354 samba OFS Marrnask 155 955 355 0 e Ss A a p Link Detected no Meda Server ink Speed SS HTTP f Web Dek year q l DHCP Server Configuration Meme Targak la gt aono 7 DHCP Server Enable la Deable Sonja Start IP End iP DMS Sarre L727 6 56244 163 55 1 1 uE E Storage eat User and Group Authentcation DE If the IP sharing mode setting is set to Enable under WAN port then this 2 gateway cannot be configured 132 Added Dual DOM for Auto Repair The unique Dual DOM feature can now perform Auto Repair The Thecus NAS will backup up to five versions of the system configuration either by the default timing of 1 00am every day automatically or as scheduled by the user This unique Auto Repair will be triggered if the primary DOM has a booting issue In this instance the 2 DOM will take over the boot function Then the system will automatically load the most recent system configuration backup image to repair the primary DOM UH System Information Dual DOM Schedule Backup OG System Management Y Ensble Dsable Dual DOM schedule backup E artem Metvrark ba Auto Storage F Daik ar dti
108. n to the network Logout Logout Click to logout Web Administration Interface Language Selection The N7700 supports multiple languages including e English e Japanese e Traditional Chinese e Simplified Chinese e French e German e Italian e Korean e Spanish e Russia e Polish On the menu bar click Language and the selection list appears This user interface will switch to selected language for the N7700 System Information Information provides viewing on current Product info System Status Service Status and Logs The menu bar allows you to see various aspects of the N7700 From here you can discover the status of the N7700 and also other details Product Information Once you login you will first see the basic Product Information screen providing Manufacturer Product No Firmware Version and System Up Time information B System Information E Status Log 26 Item Description gt gt S Displays the name of the system manufacturer Product No Shows the model number of the system Shows the current firmware version Displays the total run time of the system System Service Status From the Status menu choose the System item System Status and Service Status screens appear These screens provide basic system and service status information E System information System Status Fa CPU Loading 10 CPU Fan Speed OK Sustem Fant Speed OK Up Time 22
109. n use to configure your N7700 s system administration functions You can set up system time system notifications and even upgrade firmware from this menu Time Setting system time From the time menu choose the Time item and the Time screen appears Set the desired Date Time and Time Zone You can also elect to synchronize the system time on the N7700 with an NTP Network Time Protocol Server Menu E System Information Setting system time yf System Management Date 05 13 2009 E Time 17 30 gt Notification E Time Zone Asia Taipei Y Firmware Upgrade S urs Act as NTP Server 7 Enable Disable schedule On OF es SNe eae Gee 3 ync with external _ Yes clock isc org Y Wake U E E S Wake Up on LAN NTE server Sone y a ll viitity Ema Administrator Password Confie Memt Factory Default Reboot amp Shutdown Fitesystem Check See the following table for a detailed description of each item Act as NTP Server Select Enable to synchronize with the NTP server Select Disable to close the NTP server synchronization Sync with external NTP Select YES to allow the N7700 to synchronize with an NTP server Server of your choice Press Apply to change If an NTP server is selected please make sure your N7700 s network has been WARNING setup to access the NTP server Notification configuration From the menu choose the Notification item and the Notification Configuration screen appears Thi
110. nagement Wey System Network p Storage User and Group Authentication Y Application Server SA Module management Backup 7 Menu Bar po item Description gt gt gt System Information Current system status of the N7700 System Management Various N7700 system settings and information System Network Information and settings for network connections as well as various services of the N7700 Storage Information and settings for storage devices installed into the N7700 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 N7700 Message Bar You can get information about system status quickly by moving mouse over Message Bar tem status Description O O OOOO Display the status of created RAID volume Click to go to RAID information page as short cut Disks Information Display the status of disks installed in the system Click to go to Disk information page as short cut Display system FAN Status Click to go to System Status page as short cut Display UPS device status Click to go to UPS Setting page as short cut 25 Temperature Green Systematic temperature is normal Red Systematic temperature is unusual Click to go to System Status page as short cut Network Green Connection to network is normal Red abnormal connectio
111. ndows Vista Because Windows Vista has the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator pre installed you will not have to install this piece of software Instead start the iSCSI Initiator and follow steps 8 14 to map the N7700 as an iSCSI drive 114 Chapter 6 Tips and Tricks USB and eSATA Storage Expansion The N7700 supports external USB hard disks through its four USB ports Once a USB hard disk has successfully mounted the entire volume will be linked automatically to the default USB HDD folder The N7700 supports up to 4 USB external storage devices All file names on the USB disk volume are case sensitive The N7700 also supports eSATA hard disks with its eSATA port Before attaching an eSATA or USB disk drive to N7700 you have to partition and format it on a desktop computer or a notebook first The attached device will be located at 192 168 1 100 usbhdd sdf1 where 192 168 1 100 means the IP address of N7700 and saf stands for the first partition on disk 6 the eSATA or USB disk drive If it is an NTFS partition NAS users can open or copy files from 192 168 1 100 usbhdd sdfl 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 FAT32 NTFS Storage Partition Partition Read OK OK o Write Kk Adding a Spare Disk With a RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 6 or RAID 10 volume you can add a spare disk after the initial RAID is setup To add a spare dis
112. ne Target Bonjour DNS Server 172 16 66 244 168 95 1 1 LAN Configuration item Description O AP SpecifiesthelPaddressoftheLAN interface _______ Before enabling Jumbo Frame Support please make sure your network equipment supports J umbo Frame If your equipment is incompatible you might not be able to connect to your N7700 DHCP Server 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 System Network menu DHCP Configuration item Description gt gt gt DHCP Server Enable or disable the DHCP server to automatically assign IP address to PCs connected to the LAN interface Specifies the starting IP address of the DHCP range End IP Specifies the ending IP address of the DHCP range DNS Server Displayed the DNS server IP address 40 NOTE The IP Segment of WAN and LAN should not overlap The IP address of the LAN interface should not be in the range of the Start WARNI NG IP address and End IP address Samba CIFS There are 4 options is currently allow Admin to Enable Disable to operate N7700 associated with Samba CIFS protocol With the option changed it will need to reboot system to activate 6 System Information y Samba CIFS P Svstem Management Samba Service 51 Disable Wa System Network File Access Cache 5 Disable man Saba Recycle Hin Disable S
113. ng The raw value of this attribute indicates the total number of sectors waiting for remapping Later when some of these sectors are read successfully the value is decreased If errors still occur when reading sectors the hard drive will try to restore the data transfer it to the reserved disk area Spare area and mark this sector as remapped If this attribute value remains at zero it indicates that the quality of the corresponding surface area Is low Test Type Set short or long time to test Test Result Result of the test Total time of the test If the Reallocated Sector Count gt 32 or Current Pending Sector of a hard disk drive gt 0 the status of the disk will show Warning This warning is only used to alert the system administrator that there are bad sectors on the disk and they should replace those disks as soon as possible Bad Block Scan On the Disks Information screen you may also perform disk bad block scan simply to click Yet to start to start with The result is only for reference and system will not take any action from its result Disks Information Dike Capacity ME Medal Fireya States Bad Bicek Sean 35 305 WDC WD360ADFD 00 21 0 Gb OK Vito stat Tis 405 SPs S0Gs0A3 IAA iy OK P Yat to start 76 315 WDC UDECOA 475 00 05 0 i OF P Ya to start 4 15907 7236 WDC NADIE ABS DIS 01 0 DE OK P Y te wart 3 i4027 MBASIATRO 0103 ox El Scanning 96 140 372 MBAIISTRC
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115. ning messages 14 HDD Trays e Seven 3 5 SATA HDD trays e Locks are provided for added security 12 Hard Disk Trays Each of the N7700 s hard disk trays has a lock a latch and two LED indicators Hard Disk Trays item Description Z o O S O 1 HDD Power LED e Solid blue hard disk is powered on 2 HDD e Blinking green system is accessing data on the hard disk Access Error LED e Use the lock to physically secure the hard disk to the unit 4 Latch e Use to open and remove or close and secure the tray 5 Handle e Pull out HDD tray Rear Panel The N7700 rear panel features ports and connectors o Go oS ots on A 13 Back Panel Hem Description O S O 1 LAN Port e LAN port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch or router 2 WAN Port e WAN port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch or router 3 Serial Port e This port is for external UPS device 4 eSATA Port e SATA port for high speed storage expansion 5 USB Port e USB 2 0 port for compatible USB devices such as USB disks and USB printers 6 System Fan e System fan that exhausts heat from the unit 7 Power Connector e Connect the included power cords to these connectors 14 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Overview Your N7700 is designed for easy installation To help you get started the following chapter will help you quickly get your N7700 up and running Please read it carefully to prevent
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117. o O o Status Spare If this is checked current hard disk is designated as a Spare for a RAID volume NOTE below for more information 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 Create Press this button to configure a file system and create the RAID storage volume To create a RAID volume follow the steps below 1 On the RAID Information screen click create 51 2 On the RAID Configuration screen set the RAID storage space as JBOD RAID O RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 6 or RAID 10 see Appendix C RAID Basics for a detailed description of each 3 Specify a RAID ID 4 If this RAID volume is meant to be the Master RAID volume tick the Master RAID checkbox In a multiple RAID configuration one RAID volume must be designated as the Master RAID volume The Master RAID volume will store all installed modules If the Master RAID is changed to another location i e assigning volume 2 to be the Master RAID volume after volume 1 had been previously assigned then all modules must be reinstalled In addition all system folders that were contained on the Master RAID volume will be invisible Reassigning this volume to be the Master RAID will make these folders visible again 5 Specify a stripe size 64K is the d
118. oduct includes software developed by the Nick Simicich This product includes software written by Tim Hudson t h cryptsoft com This product includes software developed by Christopher G Demetriou for the NetBSD Project 144 CGIC License Terms Basic License CGIC copyright 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 by Thomas Boutell and Boutell Com Inc Permission is granted to use CGIC in any application commercial or noncommercial at no cost HOWEVER this copyright paragraph must appear on a credits page accessible in the public online and offline documentation of the program 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 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
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120. one 00 00 g Ml Utility Tuesday None Y 00 00 y None Y 00 00 Administrator Password TTT J ys os T E waa T a 1 aa S Cullen Wednesday None Y 00 00 e None 00 00 e Factory Default ee ce Thursday None 00 00 25 None 00 00 gt ee Filesystem Check 4 a Filesystem Friday None Y 00 00 None 00 00 Saturday None 00 00 None 100 00 32 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 If you choose an on time but do not assign an off time the system will turn on and 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 Example Monday Off 8 00 Off 16 00 System will turn off at 8 00 AM on Monday System will turn off at 16 00 PM on Monday if it was on If the system was already off at 16 00 PM on Monday system will stay off Wake Up On LAN WOL The N7700 has the ability to be awoken from sleep mode via WAN port a System information y Wake up On Lan P System Management WOL Service 5 Enable 8 Disable Time Notification Apply e Firmware Upgrade e Administra
121. opped when KAID is being created Building a RAID volume may take time depending on the size of hard drives and RAID mode In general while the RAID volume building process is up to RAID Building then the data volume is capable to be accessed Creating RAID destroys all data in the current RAID volume The data is WARNING unrecoverable With a RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 6 or RAID 10 volume 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 For more information on RAID see Appendix C RAID Basics RAID Level You can set the storage volume as JBOD RAID O RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 6 or RAID 10 RAID configuration is usually required only when you first set up the device A brief description of each RAID setting follows RAID Levels JBOD The storage volume is a single HDD with no RAID support J BOD requires a minimum of 1 disk Provides data striping but no redundancy Improves performance but not data safety RAID O requires a minimum of 2 disks RAID 1 Offers disk mirroring Provides twice the read rate of single disks but same write rate RAID 1 requires a minimum of 2 disks RAID 5 Data striping and stripe error correction information provided 53 RAID 5 requires a minimum of 3 disks RAID 5 can sustain one failed disk Two independent parity computations must be used in order to provide protection against double disk failure Two d
122. ore information on configuring RAID see Chapter 4 System Management gt RAID Configuration Don t know which RAID level to use Find out more about the different RAID levels from Appendix C RAID Basics Step 3 Create Local Users or Setup Authentication Once the RAID is ready you can begin to create local users for the N7700 or choose to setup authentication protocols such as Active Directory AD For more on managing users go to Chapter 4 User and Group Authentication For more information on configuring Active Directory see Chapter 4 User and Group Authentication gt ADS NT Support For information about the benefits of Active Directory see Appendix D Active Directory Basics Step 4 Create Folders and Set Up ACLs Once users are introduced into your network you can begin to create various folders on the N7700 and control user access to each using Folder Access Control Lists More information on managing folders see Chapter 4 Storage Management gt Share Folder To find out about configuring Folder Access Control Lists see Chapter 4 Storage Management gt Share Folder gt Folder Access Control List ACL Step 5 Start Services Finally you can start to setup the different services of the N7700 for the users on your network You can find out more about each of these services by clicking below SMB CIFS Apple File Protocol AFP Network File System NFS File Transfer Protocol FTP iTunes Server
123. otector socket Press the power supply switch to turn on the power supply 16 Checking System Status After making connections on the N7700 and powering up check whether the system status is normal or has trouble by observing indicators on the front panel and hard disk trays System Status Normal The system status is normal if 1 The WAN and LAN LEDs glow green assuming both are connected 3 2 The Power LED on the Front Panel 1 glows blue 3 The HDD Power LED on each HDD tray glows blue assuming all disks are installed 4 The default IP address of the WAN 9 port is 192 168 1 100 displayed on LCD iJ y f L LJ i J i i Ld d de ed dad Jagd GEU gaa DAA AA Thecus System Trouble The system has trouble if 1 System Busy LED glows red 1 If the system has trouble please refer to Chapter 7 Troubleshooting Thecus 96 0 0 9 e o Ae a 17 Chapter 3 First Time Setup Overview Once the hardware is installed physically connected to your network and powered on you can configure the N7700 so that it is accessible to your network users There are two ways to set up your N7700 using the Thecus Setup Wizard or the LCD display Follow the steps below for initial software setup Thecus Setup Wizard The handy Thecus Setup Wizard makes configuring N7700 a snap To configure the N7700 using the Setup Wizard perform the following steps
124. ped when operation is in progress Are you sure to update setting now No RAID Configuration x i RAID Infomation update Successfully Remove RAID Click to remove the RAID volume All user data and iSCSI has been created in selected RAID volume will be removed To remove a RAID volume follow the steps below 1 On the RAID List screen select the RAID volume by clicking on its radio button and click RAID I nformation to open the RAID Configuration screen 2 On the RAID Configuration screen click Remove RAID 3 The confirmation screen appear you will have to input Yes with exactly wording case to complete Remove RAI D operation 55 RAID Configuration RAID Information Expand Edit Duk No Capacity ME 2 713 405 3 76 319 o 4037 E 40 re RAID Level BOL RATO ID FAID Straps Site 4r Date Percentage File Svita nF WARNING Model Status Used Spare ST37 S04 0A2 DX WDC WDS00AA OF WDE WD20EAD OF MBA TRE Dn LAA TSTRE Ox gt AIL T hall CALDO LU dE omc Te ee A Allow 0 9 ann Anz V Masar RAID Take effect after checked box Remove RAID destroys all data in the current RAID volume The data is unrecoverable Expanding a RAID To expand a RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 6 or RAID 10 volume follow the steps below 1 Replace one of the hard drives in the RAID volume and allow it to automatically rebuild 2 Once rebuilt you can continue to replace
125. ption O ZO O O 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 Enable to inherit the access right for all its sub folders To configure folder access follow the steps below 1 On the ACL screen all network groups and users are listed in the left hand column Select a group or user from this list 70 2 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 3 Continue selecting groups and users and assigning them access levels using the column buttons 4 To remove a group or user from an access level column press the Remove button in that column 5 When you are finished press Apply to confirm your ACL settings If one user has belonged to more than one group but different privilege than the priority Deny gt Read Only gt Writable To setup sub folders ACL click on symbol to extract sub folders list as screen shot shows below You may carry on with same steps as share level ACL setting Folder Das Gee O remove Genre yp 2 ACL Folder name gt RAD 1D Fie System Publc Descripton asno aasa ext no neync Lj uhda aasa ext yes usbhdd D usbcopy aaga ed no usbcopy
126. r To access folders with access control you must first login with a local user account For more information on how to setup user rights to the folders please check Chapter 4 Storage Management gt Share Folder gt Folder Access Control List ACL O Web D Directory Tree 2 Browsing Directory iTunes_music _JiTunes_music A Home Reload amp Search lx ka YA Show directories Filter Y _jnaswebsite 3 nsync Name o Size Type Modified Owner Jusbcopy Jusbhdd Page ofi D P Done No items to display A Home Reload Search X Show Directories Filter ak Ne i Folder Page Button Button Description OO Directory Tree E a List all directory trees per login user s privilege Browsing Directory Browsing selected directory of its folders and files At Go back to the web disk directory layer amp Reload Re load the current list Search files in the current web disk directory Must input the complete file name id new file Directory Creates a new folder or directory x delete Deletes selected files or folders da Rename Rename a directory or file Y download Download a file to current folder of your computer D upload Upload file from your computer to current web disk folder 100 4 Admin Change password and confirm new password logout To logout of the web disk interface BOEDE Show the files and folders in the directory Filter Searc
127. r names are limited to 60 characters Systems running Windows 98 or earlier may not support file names longer than 15 characters Modify Folders On the Folder screen press the Edit button and the Modify Folder screen appears This screen allows you to change folder information After entering the information press Apply to save your changes Modify Folder RAID ID w Folder name neyine Description nynt Browseable E Yes 8 No Poblic E Yes 2 No Share Folder Limit 0 GB Modify Folder RAID ID RAID volume where the folder will reside Folder Name Enter the name of the folder 66 Description Browseable Enable or disable users from browsing the folder contents This setting will only apply while access via SMB CIFS and web disk Public Share Limit Enter the maximum size of the folder The folder will not grow beyond this limit You can enter a 0 to turn off the share folder limit Remove Folders To remove a folder press the Remove button from the specified folder row The system will confirm folder deletion Press Yes to delete the folder permanently or No to go back to the folder list A Folder Folder name gt RAID ID File System Public Description _J nsyne RAIDI ext3 no nsyne _j usbhdd RAID ext3 no usbhdd _J usbcopy RAIDI ext3 no usbcopy naswebsite RAIDI ext3 ves naswebsite iTunes music RAID ext3 ves iTunes _music J BONNY RAID ext3 yes w al We Info A gt y The setting h
128. re for your records 2 To schedule the task to run at regular intervals click on the Schedule con for that task You can schedule the task to run Monthly or Weekly 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 Utility dmg to your MAC OS X machine and double click to execute it 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 97 4 5 When the Welcome to Microsoft Windows XP screen appears click Perform Additional Tasks Click Browse this CD In Windows Explorer navigate to ValueAdd gt Msft gt Ntbackup Double click Ntbackup msi to install the backup utility Once installed you can use the Windows Backup Utility by following the steps below 1 Click Start and point to All Programs gt Accessories gt System Tools gt Backup to start the wizard Click Next to skip past the opening page Choose Backup 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 a back up location using the Browse button Find and select t
129. rhea Thecus N7700 Thecus N77OOPRO Thecus N7700 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 Tunes 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 2009 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 N7700 N77OOPRO N7700 Manual Version 2 4 Release Date May 2009 Limited Warranty Thecus Technology Corporation guarantees all components of Thecus N7700 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
130. rname E nE l Limit 0 9 2 Description Browseable T yes F no Public 0 yes ino Apply After your changes have been made click Apply to confirm any modifications Once changes are applied the associated information will be updated on the Stack Target List window D Stack Target ACL If the stack target Public setting set to Yes then the ACL button will be grayed out However if Public setting is set to No then the ACL button will be available for you to setup user access permissions for the stack target 76 ACL settings will be exactly the same as system folder that you may have setup previously ACL Tee X Recurzive Deny Read Only Writable Local Groups Mp Search Y D Name Name Name Name users Synchronize E Reconnect a Stack Target The enabled stack target devices may be disconnected by situations such as power outages or network disconnects When this happens the Reconnect button will available To attempt to reconnect the stack target click Reconnect Stack Target List Add Edit Remove E Export share name IP Capacity Used Total status Description ign gt Dici 172 16 65 157 0GB 0 1GB Disable ign 2009 05 co1 Export share name iP Capacity Used Total Status Description ign 13051 172 16 65 157 06GB 0 1 GB Disable ign 2009 05 c01 Success x i You have successfully reconnect to the stack folder iscsi ISO Mount The ISO Mount feature is very useful tool
131. roduct Na MSS00 Fi Storage Primvae Varin 3 00 06 10 ay y rip pa z la Tire 2 days 6 mutes aw Ue and Group Authertcaiticr i E ipak soon Senp ar Mode managerernt P icu THECUS H5500 43 00 08 11 Add On Line Register Service From main menu tree there is a new On line Register option added with this firmware release nen E Siter Information Registration option Infi Ss The following information will be recorded after Enable checked JM ngs Product Model Name Current FW version Mac address of WAN Mail address of system notification On ine Register Web UI Language F Inter mal HDD Bind ing ang Fy Version F Time Zone Y System Management ig System Network 5u0rage an User and Group Authentication 3 Application Sener a Modu management w Fy Backup P le gt This on line register service can periodically update the user when new firmware and software modules are released by Thecus To enable this service simply check the Enable check box By enabling this service the items in bold will be sent to Thecus via the Internet Other than the defined items sent upon registration there are also two additional items HDD Info and Time Zone These two optional items can also be sent to Thecus anonymously for analysis and statistics purposes To send these items simply check the desired checkboxes to help Thecus improve its products and services 130 Reg
132. rver 8 Enable E Disable E System Network MTS Al FTP f p Rsync Target Server E Enable Disable Media Server HTTP Web Disk Lisername wene Passord Nsyne Target Bonjour Oreqe The Rsync target server username and password is used for this replication feature only It is not related to the standard local user Added Rsync Backup Feature Thecus Nsync now provides backup features to other Thecus NAS with VPN protection or legacy FTP server with the added Rsync option Using Rsync to backup data to other Thecus NAS devices uses the exact same procedure as the original Nsync method The only thing that needs to be done is to 131 enable the sync target server and input a valid username and password to grant access permission Hsync x r Add Nsync Task Cr _ _ a Task narra Naync_task_ Target Server Manufacturer O NAS E Legacy FTP Server Hame Moda 2 Synchronze Compare source and target then delete unexist Ales 5 Incremental Copy file from source to target Tangat Sarvar IP address Share Folder laaumabaita ae Authorzad Usemame an Target Genier Password on Target Server Tast Connection Tat Coah Schedule Enable Disable i Enable O Disable Time lo 000 e Type a Daly Weeki Monthly 3 Added 2 Gateway for Clients of DHCP Server Route The adding of a 2 gateway has been phased i
133. s no more room for new iSCSI target creation Space Allocation x gt Mot enough Tres space lo allocate Tt takes at leas LGB free space to allocate CSL USS volume Each RAID volume can only create one iSCSI thin provision volume Each thin provision volume can only create 5 iSCSI target volumes The notification will send out while the physical size of iSCSI thin provision capacity has used up to 90 SCSI LUN ID When iSCSI target volume has been created there is a default LUN ID of O in previous firmware versions which was un configurable From v3 00 04 it is configurable from 1 to 254 with a default of the next available number in ascending numerical order The LUN ID is unique and can not be duplicated except for LUN ID O 126 Error Corrections None 127 Chapter 9 Revision updated up to FW 3 00 08 What s New There are additional features implemented into the new 3 00 08 version firmware Updated Login User Interface There is a brand new design for the admin login Ul aes Thecus Creator in Storage a WAA der OA Protect vour Source _ Secure vor Data Admi Web Dek Photo Seme Admin Usemame System administrator admin Password The previous chapters have screenshots of the original user interface Please note that all changes are visual only There are no functional changes Updated Photo Server User Interface Same as the admin login user interface the photo server has a
134. s screen lets you have the N7700 notify you in case of any system malfunction Press Apply to confirm all settings See following table for a detailed description of each item Menu E System information Notification Configuration P System Management Beep Notification Enable 5 Disable Email Notification Enable Disable SMTP Server Port Auth Type w schedule On Off Walke Up on LAN SMTP Account ID Se SNMP Account Password a M Utility e Administrator Password bia Resi Config Memt Recarvers E Mail Address 1 el Factory Default Reboot amp Shutdown Filesystem Check Recervers E Mail Address 3 Recemers E Mail Address 2 Recemers E Mail Address 4 Notification Configuration Hem Description O Beep Notification Enable or disable the system beeper that beeps when a problem occurs SMTP Account ID Set the SMTP Server Email account ID Account Password Enter a new password Set email address to send email Receiver s E mail Add one or more recipient s email addresses to receive email Address 1 2 3 4 notifications Consult with your mail server administrator for email server information Firmware Upgrade From the menu choose the Firmware Upgrade tem and the Firmware Upgrade screen appears 30 System Information Firmware Upgrade firmware Select an firmware file S ups S Schedule On Off Wake Up on LAN SL sup a M Utitity e Administrator Password S
135. sion Public folder Quota Management Share folder quota control Backup Thecus Backup Utility Windows XP 2000 and MAC OS X Thecus Nsync System Management Web GUI Multilingual support English French German Italian Traditional Chinese Simplified Chinese Japanese Korean Spanish Russian and Polish NTP support Wake on LAN Scheduled Power On Off Email notification Buzzer notification LCD system shutdown on low battery Supported USB Devices USB Printer pil External HDD flash disk USB IEEE 802 11 b g dongle w AP mode support MAC OS X AD support Works as a client member in a Microsoft Active Directory domain allowing the N7700 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 138 Appendix B Customer Support If your N7700 is not working properly we encourage you to check out Chapter 7 Troubleshooting located in this manual You can also try to ensure that you are using the latest firmware version for your N7700 Thecus is committed to providing free firmware upgrades to our customers Our newest firmware is available on our Download Center http www thecus com download php If you are still experiencing problems with your N7700 or require a Return Merchandise Authorization RMA feel free to contact technical support via our Technical Support Website http www thecus
136. site BT Seed _ J Andy Weekly Report J AMD Y Besttech GI J ACS Oxxx A E Mi 4 Pagel ft gt H gt No iso mount information to displi Description Oniv ISO 9660 file system can be mounted Top 50 Folders Ada Top 50 Ties Please type m the full path of the ISO cf not Ested To mount new ISO file select from listed ISO file and input desired mounting name into Mount as field Click ADD with confirmation to complete mounting ISO file Or without Mount as ISO file export name input system will automatic to give the export name by ISO file name If left Mount as blink then system will create mount point by ISO file name ISO Mount Ate you sure 10 mount the 2 1507 150 Mount iy naswebeme Thecus 0 450 te momed DR After you have completed to add ISO then the page will displayed all mounted ISO files 79 7 ISO filter 4 j naswebsite Mounted Path ISO Path ISO Size _ BT Seed _j Andy Weekly Report C AMD Thecus 01 __ Besttech GT J ACS xxx J AMCC Thecus 02 iso _J Adobe Acrobat 7 0 Pro J ATOM _J Andy Private naswebsite Thecus 01 naswebsite Thecus 01 iso 102 8MB K lt 4 Pagef of 1 gt gt v Displaying iso mount information 1 1 of 1 File Selected Mount as Description Onty ISO 9660 file system can be mounted Top 50 Folders Add Top 50 Files Please type in the full path of the ISO if not listed You could click
137. ss to the system you can find out the IP address by either looking directly onto the N7700 s LCD panel or by using the setup wizard to retrieve the IP of your N7700 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 N7700 which you have forgotten in the Device Discovery screen 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 You may refer the URL below for more network mapping information http esupport thecus com support index php _ m downloads amp a viewdownload amp downloaditemid 57 amp nav 0 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 N7700 to factory default settings WARNI
138. sseseees 134 Whats Ne Wisin 134 Updated Login User Interface ccoccccccccncccccncnnncnnnn cnn rn 134 Updated Main User Interface occoccccccccccccccnncnncnnnn cnn 134 Added Additional Mode Support for Link Aggregation oooo 136 Additional LAN Card support N7700PRO and N7700 Only 136 Error COFFECTIONS ainia 136 Appendix A Product Specifications ccccccesssnnnnnnnseeeeeeeeeeeeessans 137 Hardware SPECIFICATIONS iii Aa 137 Software Specifications sss ssss222225 255 52 252222220u2u20u2u20u2un0unnnnnnnnnnnnn 137 Appendix B Customer SUppOrt ssssssss 2 139 Appendix C RAID BASICOS umi ii 140 OVELVIEW Ns 140 BEN GUIES iia 140 IMprovea Performance mirarse ad 140 Data CCU adas 140 RATD Le Ve Sii 140 RA O idas 140 O A ER 140 RALD atacara 141 A e aa a a ae a 141 RAID TO oeri eta 141 BOD catie E E AEA T E TE E 141 SUNDE SIZO AA AAA AO 141 DISK US adi is 142 Appendix D Active Directory BasSICs scccccccsssnnnnnsseeeeeeeeeeeeeseees 143 OV CRVIGW ii A da 143 Whats Active Dir ctory iii 143 ADS Benents aia AAA A eee 143 Appendix E Licensing I nformation cccccccesesscnnnnnseeeeeeeeeeeeesenes 144 OVOT VIO Wasi aan Rca cas 144 Source Code AvalabDllEY caisnianencninconann iep aait 144 CGIC LEic nse TOMOS iii A A A la 145 GNU General Public License aiii 145 Chapter 1 Introduction Overview Thank you for choosing the Thecus N77
139. t Keep packaging out of the 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 ccccccccceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 2 About THIS Manila 2 Limited Warrants 2 Satety Warnings cria 3 Fable of Contents nina a 4 Chapter 1 LNtrOGUCCION iii a 9 OU VIO WE AEN 9 Product HIGGS sisirin inoran iaa 9 iS EET E EE S E EE E ET E E E A O 9 PAP CIV Cl E E E E E O A T E ET 9 ISR Ss CI CP EEE E EN E E E E E AE VA aren rata 9 Medid A E CO O E E eee 10 BACKDOOR 10 PANCO SCIVEl a ains 10 PNUD ata e A ER 10 DU al MOSS UDP eea eins a as 10 Superior Power Management s sessrsrsrsrerersrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrersrrrrrrrrre 10 Package CONTOnES ini 11 a O aiia a Ea 12 Hard DISK TrayS isis id A a ln 13 Rear Padel aa 13 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation scccsssseseeseeeeeeecececcssssnnnnneanes 15 OVE FUI Wo ARA 15 Before rot Bedia aaa aa 15 Hara DISK EAStalatio Dai E E 15 Cable CONNECTIONS iaa 16 CHECKING System Status riren aia 17 SyS tem Status NO Malasia io 17 SY Ste WROUD sica adan 17 Chapter 3 First Time Seta 18 OVEIVIE WN ari ai A 18 TRecus Setup WizZa diia 18 LCD ODEFALION nan 20 EED CONTO Sara Etc teal 20 DISDla Y MOG p davai rare eerste ocean ana 20 USB OD cios arco o 21 Management Mode ococccccccccncccccccnccnn cnn nn rr 21 Typical Setup Procedure m
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141. te a Stack Target After your settings have been applied the system will bring you back to Stack Target List window as shown below There is one stack target device has been attached into this stack master Stack Target List 6d Addi Edit Remove Ih Reconnect Export share name IP Capacity Used Total Status Description ign gt Diei 172 16 65 157 06B 0 1GB Disable ign 2008 05 c01 75 Success x i You have successfully formatted stack folder iscsi With this newly attached stack target device you will see the information displayed and also several options you can choose In general tf attached stack target device has been used by another N5200PRO 1U4500 N5500 N7700 N7700 N8800 as stack target volume then the Format item will be display and system will recognize it straight away and display its capacity Otherwise the Format item will be available and the Capacity and Status items will show as N A and Unknown file system respectively Next click Format to proceed with formatting After the format is complete the stack target volume will be created successfully You will see the volume s capacity and status in the Stack Target List screen C Edit a Stack Target To make any changes to stack targets click Edit for the corresponding stack target and system will bring up the following dialogue Edit iSCSI Target Xx Enable iSCSI Target 0 Enable Disable Stackable Tarzet IP ign 5 Use
142. tem and the AFP Support 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 L System Information AFP Support p System Management AFP Server Enable Disable Wy system Network MAC CHARSET w wan ZONE Sia rrp Media Server HTTP Web Disk upop Nsync Target Bonjour A description of each item follows Apple Network Configuration item Description 22 AFP Server Enable or disable Apple File Service to use the N7700 with MAC OS based systems 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 N7700 If you do not want to assign a network zone enter an asterisk to use the default setting NFS Setup From the System Network menu choose the NFS item and the NFS Support screen appears The N7700 can act as an NFS server enabling users to download and upload files with the favorite NFS clients Press Apply to confirm your settings 42 Menu NFS Support System Information ha System Management a NFS C Enable Disable We System Network Media Server HTTP Web Disk upop Nsync Target Bonjour A description of each item follows NFS Server Setting item Description gt gt gt Enable or Disable NFS
143. ter the correct LCD password System will check whether the correct LCD password has been entered The default LCD password is 0000 If correct password is entered you will enter into the Management Mode menu Management Mode item Description gt gt gt WAN Setting IP address and netmask of your WAN ports Exit Management Mode and return to Display Mode You can also change your LCD password using the Web Administration Interface by navigating to System Management gt Utility gt Administrator Password For more on the Web Administration Interface see Chapter 4 System Management Typical Setup Procedure From the Web Administration Interface you can begin to setup your N7700 for use on your network Setting up the N7700 typically follows the five steps outlined below For more on how to use the Web Administration Interface see Chapter 4 Web Administration I nterface 21 Step 1 Network Setup From the Web Administration Interface you can configure the network settings of the N7700 for your network You can access the Network menu from the menu bar For details on how to configure your network settings refer to Chapter 4 System Network Step 2 RAID Creation Next administrators can configure their preferred RAID setting and build their RAID volume You can access RAID settings from the menu bar of the Web Administration Interface by navigating to Storage Management gt RAID Configuration For m
144. tor Password Confie Memt Factory Default Reboot amp Shutdown Filesystem Check From the menu choose the WOL item and the Wake up On LAN screen appears From here you can Enable or Disable Wake up On LAN Configuration WOL Service Enable or Disable WOL service Apply Click Apply to save changes SNMP Support From the menu choose the SNMP item and the SNMP Support screen appears You could enable the SNMP function and filled in the related information in each fields With the SNMP management software could get system basic information 33 SNMP Support system Management SNMP Service Time She y Read Community Allow 0 2 a z AZ _ e Notification Firmware Upgrade System Contact ups System Location Trap Target IP e Administrator Password Confr Memt Factory Default Reboot amp Shutdown Filesystem Check From the menu choose the SNMP item and the SNMP Support screen appears From here you can Enable or Disable Utility Administrator password From the menu choose the Administrator Password item and the Change Administrator Password screen appears Enter a new password in the New Password box and confirm your new password in the Confirm Password box Press Apply to confirm password changes There is also password for enter LCD setting you could setup here Enter a new password in the New Password box and confirm your new password in the Confirm Password box
145. u can access the folder by double clicking on the icon Mapping the N7700 as an iSCSI Drive With the N7700 you are able to map it as an SCSI drive With SCSI you can remotely access the N7700 at great speeds as if it were installed as a local drive in your computer To do this simply follow the steps below Windows 2000 XP 1 First download the iSCSI Initiator from the Microsoft website http www microsoft com You can find this software by entering iSCSI Initiator into the search box on their homepage 2 Once the download is complete install the iSCSI Initiator by double clicking the EXE file You may be presented with the following security warning Click Run to continue Open File Security Warning Do you want to run this file Name Initiator 2 04 build3273 x86fre exe Publisher Microsoft Corporation Type Application From U JohniiSCsi Cancel While files from the Internet can be useful this file type can potentially harm your computer Only run software from publishers you trust What s the risk 110 3 You will now install the iSCSI Initiator using the Setup Wizard Click Next to continue Software Update Installation Wizard Use this wizard to install the following software update Microsoft iSCSI Initiator Before you install this update we recommend that you Back up your system Close all open programs You might need to restart your computer after you complete this
146. ve it blank Add iSCSI Target Add Stack Target x Enable 15051 Target Enable 8 Disable stackable Target IP 172 16 65 157 ign ign 2009 05 com thecus AF S iscsi0 vgl iscsi Y Username Password Export share name Limit 0 9 2 Description Browseable 3 yes 6 no A tena Public C yes IO inc Apply The Export share name will become the network share name and displayed through network access such as SMB You may refer the figures below to see the result Please note the naming limitation 73 Add iSCSI Target Add Stack Target Enable 15051 Target Enable E Disable Stackable Target IP bicos iqn iqn 2009 6 com thecus aaaa iscsi0 ve0 abed Y 172 16 66 39 Username Password Browseable 3 yes Public Ely From the figure above the Export share name is pmmeeting The figures below show the result before and after via Microsoft Network Access with settings have been completed Y 172 16 66 186 BRO REO BRAD RRB A IAM MAD Q 0 0 Pu pre No Stack Target Ea ar FED Y 172 16 66 186 v FE 2 i iF 2 wie OARS O wae O ETRE AR 2 AR ABER TEA i By BIRLARI Ce usbhdd MCSE Un EE men Ce caml ry nsyne is 4 usbeopy Ce Yideo Test ss x601BM a L magma a Ribs wy Thecus Y RABIE G RE Gy AF Oa ERRIA Y 1172 16 66 186 Hox BRO RAO WRO RARESA I
147. vice 88 If a corrupt print job is sent to a printer printing may suddenly fail If your print jobs seem to be locked up pressing the Remove All Documents button to clear the print queue may resolve the issue You can configure the N7700 to act as a printer server That way all PCs connected to the network can utilize the same printer Windows XP SP2 To set up the Printer Server in Windows XP SP2 follow the steps below 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 Go to Start gt Printers and Faxes Click on File gt Add Printer The Add Printer Wizard appears on your screen Click Next Select the A network printer or a printer attached to another computer option Select Connect to a printer on the Internet or on a home or office network and enter http N7700_IP_ADDRESS 631 printers usb printer into the URL field Your Windows system will ask you to install drivers for your printer Select correct driver for your printer 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 Click Finish e Not all USB printers are supported Please check Thecus website for a list of Supported printers e Note that if a multi function all in one printer is attached to the
148. you sure RAID Configuration To avoid disaster data lost caused by power failure a full data backup is strongly recommanded Please type in Yes below to proceed RAID Configuration gt RAID Setting Successfully You are in on line Migration NOW Migrating a RAID volume could take several hours to complete With RAID level migration function it has two different type On line and Off line alone with limitation as listed below 1 During RAID level migration it is not allowed reboot or shutdown system 2 Off line RAID level migration all services will stop and data Is inaccessible 3 To have ZFS file system created doing on line RAID level migration from R1 to R5 or R1 to R6 the all services will restart and volumes user data and iSCSI are read only during operation 4 To have ext3 and XFS file system created doing on line RAID level migration from R1 to R5 or R1 to R6 the all services will restart and volumes iSCSI is read only but user data is capable read write during operation 5 The other combination to make as On line can have read write work as normal 58 Below is a table listing of possible RAID migration schemes RAID 0 OFFLINE RAID 0 HDDx2 to RAID 0 HDDx3 RAID 0 HDDx2 to RAID 0 HDDx4 RAID 0 HDDx2 to RAID 0 HDDx5 RAID 0 HDDx2 to RAID 0 HDDx6 RAID 0 HDDx2 to RAID 0 HDDx7 RAID 0 HDDx3 to RAID 0 HDDx4 RAID 0 HDDx3 to RAID
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