Thecus-technology Thecus N199 Bedienungsanleitung

Thecus N199 User’s Manual

Front Panel The N199’s front panel displays the unit’s array of status LEDs, and is also where you’ll find the power button and USB port. See the ta

Rear Panel The rear panel of the N199 houses the USB and Ethernet connections, as well as the power connector. See the table below for descriptions

Chapter 2: Getting Started Overview Your N199 is designed for complete ease-of-use. To help you get started, the following chapter will help you get y

Cable Connections Make the following connections on the Thecus N199 and then power up the unit: 1. Connect an Ethernet cable from your network to th

4. Select the N199 that you like to configure. Click NEXT. 5. Login with the administrator account and password. The default account and password a

8. Finished! Access the N199 Web Administrator Interface by pressing the Start Browser button. You can also configure another N199 at this point by c

First Time Setup Once the hardware is installed, physically connected to your network, and powered on, you can now configure the Thecus N199 so that i

2. Set host name and specify the domain name. 3. Enable DHCP for setting the IP automatically or Disable DHCP to enter your own IP settings. 4. I

Access, Read Only, or Writable to configure their access level. Press Apply to confirm settings. You must set the ACL for each folder for access by

Chapter 3: System Configuration Overview The N199 provides an easily accessible web management interface. With it, you can configure and monitor the N

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

Clicking on any of these items will display the dropdown menu selections for each group. In the following sections, you will find detailed explanatio

Status Menu The Status Menu on the menu bar allows you to see various aspects of the N199. From here, you can discover the status of the N199, and eve

System Information Item Description System Description Shows the system description that would also appear on the Login page. Printer Status From t

Storage Management The Storage Menu displays the status of storage devices installed or connected to the N199, including disk and RAID information.

RAID Configuration On the RAID Information screen, press the Config button to go to the RAID Configuration screen. In addition to RAID disk informatio

Creating a RAID To create a RAID volume, follow the steps below: 1. On the RAID Configuration screen, set the RAID storage space as JBOD, RAID 0, or

Adding Folders On the Folder screen, press the Add button and the Add Folder screen appears. This screen allows you to add a folder. After entering th

Folder Access Control List (ACL) On the Folder screen, press the ACL button, and the Folder Access Control List (Folder ACL) screen appears. This scre

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

WLAN Configuration When a compatible wireless USB dongle is installed on the N199, the N199 will become an access point, and the Network dropdown me

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

NOTE Users should obey the international RF regulatory rules as they set up the wireless RF channel on the N199. The RF operating channels for diff

Web Services Configuration From the Network menu, choose the Services item, and the Web Service screen appears. This screen displays the service suppo

Apple Network Setup From the Network menu, choose the Apple Network item, and the Apple Network Configuration screen appears. This screen displays the

User and Group Management The N199 has built-in user database that allows administrators to manage user access using different group policies. From th

Modifying Users 1. Select an existing user from the Local User Configuration screen. 34 2. Click on the Modify button, and Local User Setting sc

Adding Groups 1. On the Local Group Configuration screen, click on the Add button. 2. The Add NEW Local Group screen appears. 3. Enter a Group N

System Management The System menu gives you a wealth of settings that you can use to configure your N199’s system administration functions. You can se

System Logs Item Description Truncate All Log File Clear all log files. |<< < > >>| Use the forward ( > >>| ) and bac

System Configuration Download/Upload Item Description Download Save and export the current system configuration. Browse Click to browse the folder o

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

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

Chapter 4: Additional Feature Setup Overview With a bevy of additional features and services, the N199 is so much more than a mere external hard disk.

iTunes® Server With the built-in iTunes server capability, the N199 enables digital music to be shared and played anywhere on the network! 41 Fro

42 Media Manager Settings Item Description Media Server Enable or disable the Media Server service. Click Shared Media Folders Select the folder

Download Manager With the built-in Download Manager, you can have the N199 download HTTP, FTP, and BT files without having full PC powered on. What’s

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

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 b

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.

47 If you are required to login with a user name and password, set Anonymous FTP to Disable and input your user name and password into the approp

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 b

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. 49

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50 5. Next, you can select the maximum and minimum number of peers from selecting the counts from the appropriate dropdowns. 6. Next, you ca

51 9. The following prompt will be shown when the download begins: 10. The download status will continually update in the Download Tasks win

Scheduling Downloads You can schedule your downloads to begin at different times of the day. This is useful if you wish to complete your downloads dur

Printer Server You can configure the N199 to act as a printer server. That way, all PCs connected to the network can utilize the same printer. From th

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

You can press The printer that I want isn’t listed to go into next page without waiting for Searching for available printers to finish. 5. Click Sel

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. 9.

IP Cam Surveillance With the Simple Surveillance Server, you can connect an IP cam to the N199 to capture images. The Simple Surveillance Server also

In this window, you will be asked to fill in some basic information about your IP camera. Let’s go through each field in order: Location: Here,

Step 2: Designate a Capture Schedule Once connected, the next step is to create a capture schedule for your IP cam. To do this, enter the correct inf

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Step 3: Browse Captured Images Once the capture schedule has been set, you can browse the captured images on the N199. The easiest way to do this is

Chapter 5: Using the N199 Overview Once the N199 is setup and operating, users on the network may manage all varieties of digital music, photos, or fi

62 For more information on how to setup user rights to the folders, please check Chapter 3: System Management > Storage Management > Folder

Using Photo Gallery Using the Photo Gallery, users can view and share photos, and even create their own albums right on the N199. To manage your photo

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 t

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 c

8. Select N199 Photo Gallery Wizard to publish your pictures to the N199. 9. Login into the N199 with your local user name and password. 10. C

12. Confirm the target album. 13. Windows will show you that the picture upload is in progress. 14. When the upload is finished, the Wizard wil

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

File Backup There are a number of ways to back up your data to your N199. Nsync You can backup a share folder to another N199 (Nsync Target) or any F

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Add Nsync Task Item Description Task Name The name of your Nsync task. Manufacturer Select whether the target is a Thecus Product (e.g. N199) or FTP

2. On the Nsync server, grant that user (ex. nsyncsource1) write access to the nsync folder. For instructions on how to set up a folder’s ACL, see C

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 Progr

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 us

74 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

Chapter 6: Tips and Tricks Mapping a Client PC to the N199 You can map share folders on the N199 so that you can access them as if they were drives on

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. Appl

3. When MAC OS X is trying to connect N199, it will ask for a User Name and Password which has access to the folder. 4. When MAC OS X has connec

eSATA Storage Expansion The N199 supports external eSATA hard disks with its eSATA port. Once an eSATA hard disk has been successfully mounted, the eS

RAID Auto-Rebuild When using RAID 1 on the N199, you can use the auto-rebuild function when an error is detected. 1. When a hard disk fails the sys

8 Chapter 1: Introduction Overview Thank you for choosing the Thecus N199 IP Storage Server. The Thecus N199 is an easy-to-use storage server that

80 Part III - Setting up Virtual Servers (HTTPS) 1. Navigate to NAT Setting > Virtual Server. 2. For Enable Virtual Server?, select Yes 3. Se

81 Chapter 7: Troubleshooting Guide N199 Won't Turn On In the event that the N199 won’t turn on, check to see that the power cable is correctl

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

83 • Default admin password: admin 2. Attach the power cord and connect the LAN cable between the N199 and a PC. Don’t use a hub. 3. Turn on t

84 Appendix A: Product Specifications Hardware Specifications Core Processors / Memory Processor StorLink SL3516 SoC NOR Flash 16MB System

85 Software Specifications Network Configuration Fixed IP address, dynamic IP address, PPPoE, DDNS IP Sharing Mode NAT for WLAN connections

Appendix B: Customer Support If your N199 is not working properly, we encourage you to check out Chapter 7: Troubleshooting Guide, located in this ma

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

88 Stripe Size The length of the data segments being written across multiple hard disks. Data is written in stripes across the multiple hard disks

89 Appendix D: Licensing Information Overview This product included copyrighted third-party software licensed under the terms of GNU General Public

9 Backup Server Don’t leave precious data to chance. With advanced backup capabilities, you can easily upload mission critical files to the N199, a

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

91 Also, for each author's protection and ours, we Want to make certain that everyone understands that there is no warranty for this free soft

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

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94 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 and