Thecus-technology N8800 Bedienungsanleitung

Thecus N8800 User’s Manual

Front Panel The Thecus N8800’s front panel has the device’s controls, indicators, and hard disk trays: Front Panel Item Description 1.Power Button

Chapter 7: Tips and Tricks USB and eSATA Storage Expansion The N8800 supports external USB hard disks through its four USB ports. Once a USB hard disk

101 Part I - Setup a DynDNS Account 1. Go to http://www.dyndns.org from your home PC. 2. Click on the Sign Up Now link. 3. Check the Check boxe

102 Replacing Damaged Hard Drives If you are using RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, or RAID 10, you can easily replace a damaged hard drive in the Thecus N8

Chapter 8: Troubleshooting Forgot My Network IP Address If you forget your network IP address and have no physical access to the system, you can find

104 4. Set the Date, Time, and Time Zone. 5. Click Apply. In addition, if the N8800 is able to access the Internet and you want to keep the NTP

105 Appendix A: Product Specifications Hardware Specifications Product Model N8800 Network Interfaces WAN Gigabit RJ-45 connector LAN Gigabit

106 Auto rebuild Hot swappable Hot spare Disk roaming RAID level migration RAID expansion iSCSI Target Supports: Microsoft iSCSI Initiator v2.0.4

Appendix B: Customer Support If your N8800 is not working properly, we encourage you to check out Chapter 8: Troubleshooting, located in this manual.

108 Appendix C: RAID Basics Overview A Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) is an array of several hard disks that provide data security and

109 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

Hard Disk Trays Each of the N8800’s hard disk trays has a lock, a latch, and two LED indicators: 11 Hard Disk Trays Item Description 1.HDD Power

110 Disk Usage When all 8 disks are of the same size, and used in RAID, N8800 disk usage percentage is listed below: RAID Level Percentage Used R

111 Appendix D: Active Directory Basics Overview With Windows 2000, Microsoft introduced Active Directory (ADS), which is a large database/informat

112 Appendix E: UPS Compatibility List Brand Series Model Notes Ablerex MS-RT ActivePower 1400VA AEC MiniGuard UPS 700 M2501 cabl

113 Brand Series Model Notes PowerRite MAX Fiskars PowerServer 10, 30 All models with alarm interface MP110/210 MS-T

Brand Series Model Notes TrustTrust 425/625 BNT-1000AP Advice Partner/King Pr750 Powercom BNT-2000AP PowerGuard PG-600

115 Appendix F: Licensing Information Overview This product included copyrighted third-party software licensed under the terms of GNU General Publi

116 CGIC License Terms Basic License CGIC, copyright 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 by Thomas Boutell and Boutell.Com, Inc.

117 Also, for each author's protection and ours, we want to make certain that everyone understands that there is no warranty for this free sof

118 c) If the modified program normally reads commands interactively when run, you must cause it, when started running for such interactive use in

119 operating system on which the executable runs, unless that component itself accompanies the executable. If distribution of executable or objec

Chapter 2: Hardware Installation Overview Your N8800 is designed for easy installation. To help you get started, the following chapter will help you

120 This section is intended to make thoroughly clear what is believed to be a consequence of the rest of this License. 8. If the distribution an

Cable Connections To connect the N8800 to your network, follow the steps below: 1. Connect an Ethernet cable from your network to the WAN port on th

Checking System Status After making connections on the N8800 and powering up, check whether the system status is normal or has trouble by observing in

Chapter 3: First Time Setup Overview Once the hardware is installed, physically connected to your network, and powered on, you can configure the N880

6. Name your N8800 and configure the network IP address. If your switch or router is configured as a DHCP Server, configuring the N8800 to automa

8. Finished! Access the N8800 Web Administrator Interface by pressing the Start Browser button. You can also configure another N8800 at this point b

System Fan2 Current system fan 2 status. CPU Fan Current CPU fan status 2006/06/16 12:00 Current system time. Disk Info Current status of disk slo

19 Step 1: Network Setup From the Web Administration Interface, you can configure the network settings of the N8800 for your network. You can acces

2 Copyright and Trademark Notice Thecus and other names of Thecus products are registered trademarks of Thecus Technology Corp. Microsoft, Windows,

20 File Transfer Protocol (FTP) iTunes Server Media Server Printer Server Download Manager Photo Server

Chapter 4: System Management Overview The N8800 provides an easily accessible Web Administration Interface. With it, you can configure and monitor the

Accounts Allows configuration of users and groups. System Various N8800 system settings and information. Language Choose your preferred language he

Status Menu The Status Menu on the menu bar allows you to see various aspects of the N8800. From here, you can discover the status of the N8800, and e

SMB/CIFS Status The status of the SMB/CIFS server. FTP Status The status of the FTP server. Media Server The status of the Media Server Nsync Statu

For information on how to set up the Printer Server, refer to Chapter 5: Additional Feature Setup > Printer Server. UPS Settings The N8800 can al

Power Management Using the N8800’s Power Management, you can save energy and money by scheduling the N8800 to turn itself on and off during certain t

Storage Management The Storage Menu displays the status of storage devices installed in the N8800, and includes storage configuration options such as

S.M.A.R.T. Information Item Description Tray Number Tray the hard disk is installed in. Model Model name of the installed hard disk. Power ON Hours

iSCSI Capacity Indicates the capacity allocated to iSCSI. RAID Config Press this to configure RAID volumes. Space Allocation Press this to adjust t

3 Safety Warnings For your safety, please read and follow the following safety warnings: Read this manual thoroughly before attempting to set u

Capacity (MB) Capacity of the installed hard disks. Model Model number of the installed hard disks. Status Status of the installed hard disks. Memb

NOTE Building a RAID storage space may take time, dephard drives and RAID mode. ending on the size of WARNING Creating RAID destroys all data in t

32 [RAID 0] HDDx2 to [RAID 0] HDDx5[RAID 0] HDDx2 to [RAID 0] HDDx6[RAID 0] HDDx2 to [RAID 0] HDDx7 [RAID 0] HDDx2 to [RAID 0] HDDx8 [RAID 0] HDDx3

Deleting a RAID To delete a RAID volume, follow the steps below: 1. On the RAID List screen, select the RAID volume by clicking on its radio button

The Create iSCSI Volume screen appears. Create iSCSI Volume Item Description RAID ID ID of current RAID volume. Unused Percentage and amount o

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.

Folder Management From the Storage menu, choose Folder, and the Folder screen appears. This screen allows you to create and configure folders on the N

Add Folder Item Description RAID ID RAID volume where the new folder will reside. Folder Name Enter the name of the folder. Description Provide a

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.

Clicking on “Snap” then screen appears as following. Snapshot Item Description Take Shot Click to take snapshot right away. Schedule Click to

4 Table of Contents Copyright and Trademark Notice ... 2 About This Manual...

The N8800 snapshot is supported total 16 versions. Once checked “Automatically remove oldest snapshot”, the oldest will be removed to let newest to ad

Folder Access Control List (ACL) On the Folder screen, press the ACL button, and the Access Control List screen appears. This screen allows you to con

3. Click Search. NOTE The system will list up to 1,000 users from the chosen category. To narrow your search, enter a search term in the blank prov

Click Start to begin the file system check. Click Back to return to the previous screen. Click Reboot to reboot the system. When the file system che

File Access Cache File Access Cache is default Enable. This option will help to increase the performance while single client access share folder in

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 initiato

Network Management Use the Network menu to make network configuration settings as well as service support settings. WAN Configuration From the Networ

Most Fast Ethernet (10/100) Switches/Routers do not support Jumbo Frame and you will not be able to connect to your N8800 after Jumbo Frame is turned

WLAN Configuration 48 When a compatible wireless USB dongle is installed on the N8800, the N8800 will become an access point, and the Network dropd

NOTE Users should obey the international RF regulatory rules as they set up the wireless RF channel on the N8800. The RF operating channels for diffe

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OS-based systems. Zone Specifies Zone for Applet Talk service. If your AppleTalk network uses extended networks and is assigned with multiple zones,

Local User Configuration Item Description Add Press the Add button to add a user to the list of local users. Modify Press the Modify button to modify

Modifying Users 1. Select an existing user from the Local User Configuration screen. 2. Click on the Modify button, and Local User Setting screen

5. Select users to be in this group from the Users List by adding them to the Members List using the << button. 6. Click the Apply button to

ADS/NT Configuration If you have a Windows Active Directory Server (ADS) or Windows NT server to handle the domain security in your network, you can s

AD Domain Example Item Information Work Group / Domain Name domain ADS Support Enable ADS Server Name Computer1 ADS/NT Realm Domain.local Administrato

SNMP From the System menu, choose the SNMP item and the SNMP Supports screen appears. You could enable the SNMP function and filled in the related inf

See the following table for a detailed description of each item: Time Item Description Date Sets the system date. Time Sets the system time. Time Z

System Configuration Backup and Restore From the System menu, choose the Config Mgmt item and the System Configuration Download/Upload screen appears.

Module File Location of the module file. Browse Click to browse the folder of your PC to locate the module files. Install Click to install the list

6 Reboot and Shutdown System...60 Logout ...

Change Administrator Password From the System menu, choose the Administrator Password item and the Change Administrator Password screen appears. Enter

Chapter 5: Additional Feature Setup Overview The N8800 can also act as an FTP Server, allowing employees and clients to transfer files using their fav

iTunes® Server With the built-in iTunes server capability, the N8800 enables digital music to be shared and played anywhere on the net 62 work! Fr

63 Media Manager Settings Item Description Media Server Enable or disable the Media Server service. Shared Media Folders Select the folder(s) tha

Printer Server You can configure the N8800 to act as a printer server. That way, all PCs connected to the network can utilize the same printer. Wind

Windows Vista To set up the Printer Server in Windows Vista, follow the steps below: 1. Open Printer Folder from the Control Panel. 2.

4. Select The printer that I want isn’t listed. You can press The printer that I want isn’t listed to go into next page without wait

If your printer model is not listed, please contact your printer manufacturer for help. 7. Windows will attempt to connect to the printer.

Download Manager With the built-in Download Manager, you can have the N8800 download HTTP, FTP, and BT files without having full PC powered on. What’s

Adding an HTTP Task To add a new HTTP task to the Download Manager, follow these steps: 1. Using the Task Type dropdown, select HTTP and click Add

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3. Next, select the destination folder from the Destination Folder dropdown. This is where the download will reside. 70 4. Select the maximum

6. Once added, your download will appear in the list of download tasks. To start the download, simply click the Start icon () and the download will

Adding an FTP Task To add a new FTP task to the Download Manager, follow these steps: 1. Using the Task Type dropdown, select FTP and click Add Tas

3. Next, select the destination folder from the Destination Folder dropdown. This is where the download will reside. 73 4. The next step depe

If you are required to login with a user name and password, select Username and input your user name and password into the appropriate fields. 5.

7. Once added, your download will appear in the list of download tasks. To start the download, simply click the Start icon () and the download will

Adding a BT Task To add a new BT task to the Download Manager, follow these steps: 1. Using the Task Type dropdown, select BT and click Add Task.

3. Next, select the destination folder from the Destination Folder dropdown. This is where the download will reside. 77 4. Next, you can sele

5. Next, you can set the maximum download and upload bandwidths from the dropdowns below. 6. Press Apply to add the task. 7. Once added, your

8. The download status will continually update in the Download Tasks window. To pause the download, click the Pause icon (). Deleting Tasks To de

8 Chapter 1: Introduction Overview Thank you for choosing the Thecus N8800 IP Storage Server. The Thecus N8800 is an easy-to-use storage server tha

To schedule downloads, follow these steps: 1. Under Download Schedule, set Scheduler to Enable. 2. To schedule a daily download period, select

Chapter 6: Using the N8800 Overview Once the N8800 is setup and operating, users on the network may manage all varieties of digital music, photos, or

Folder Page Buttons Button Description Up Goes to the previous folder level. New folder Creates a new folder. New file (upload) Uploads a file fro

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

5. Click on this icon and Web Publishing Wizard will start. 6. Select the pictures you want to publish to the Photo Web Server by placing a

9. Login into the N8800 with your local user name and password. 10. Create your album by entering an album name and clicking on the Create Album

13. Windows will show you that the picture upload is in progress. 14. When the upload is finished, the Wizard will ask you whether if you want to

16. You will see the user’s album list. Click on Album. 17. Finished! You will see the pictures just selected in the album. 87

Managing Albums and Photos Photo Icon Function Description Make Cover Make selected photo your cover picture. Back Return to the previous scr

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

9 Multiple RAID N8800 supports multiple RAID volumes on one system. So, you can create RAID 0 for your non-critical data, and create RAID 5 for mis

To stop the slide show, click on the Stop Slide Show icon on the top right hand corner. Mapping a Client PC to the N8800 You can map share folder

When connecting using SMB/CIFS protocol, type: smb://192.168.1.100/Folder1 When connecting using AFP protocol, type: afp://192.168.1.100/Folder1 Click

4. Leave the default selections and click Next. 5. Read the license agreement. To continue with the installation, click I Agree and then click

7. Start the iSCSI Initiator by double-clicking its icon on the desktop. The iSCSI Initiator properties window will appear. 8. Select the Dis

10. On the iSCSI Initiator Properties window, select the Targets tab. With the iSCSI target highlighted, click Log On. The Log On to Target dialogue w

12. Right click My Computer on the desktop and select Manage. 13. Click on Disk Management and you will see a new hard disk listed. 14. In

96 Windows Vista Because Windows Vista has the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator pre-installed, you will not have to install this piece of software. Inste

Server Test Connection Click to check the connection to the Target Server. Schedule Schedule backup of your share folders. Time The time when the N

Utility.exe) to a convenient location on your hard disk and double click to execute it. NOTE If you can not find Thecus Backup Utility on your Cfro

99 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