Thecus Technology N299 Bedienungsanleitung

Thecus N299 User’s Manual[...]

2 Copyright and T rademark Notice Thecus and other name s of Thecus products are registered trademarks of Thecus Technology Corp. Microsoft, Windows, and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Appl e, iTunes and Apple OS X are registered trademarks of Apple Computers, Inc. A ll other trademarks and brand names are the [...]

3 Safety W arnings For your safety, please read and fo l low the foll owing safety warnings: Read this manual t horoughly before attempting to set up your N299. Your N299 is a complicated electronic device. DO NOT attempt to rep air it under any circumstance s. In the case of malfuncti o n, tur n off the power immediately an d have it repaired at a[...]

4 T able of Content s Copyright and Trademark Notice ................................................... 2 About This Manual ......................................................................... 2 Limited Warranty........................................................................... 2 Safety Warnings .......................................[...]

5 Folder Mana gement ............................................................................ 26 Adding Folder s .......................................................................................... 27 Editing Fold ers .......................................................................................... 27 Deleting Fold ers ..........[...]

6 Using WebDisk .................................................................................... 61 Using iTunes® Server .......................................................................... 62 Adding Music Fil es .............................................................................. 62 Playing Musi c Files .......................[...]

7 Data Secu rity ..................................................................................... 87 RAID Levels ......................................................................................... 87 RAID 0 .............................................................................................. 87 RAID 1 ...........................[...]

8 Chapter 1: Introduction Overview Thank you for choosing the Thecus N299 IP Storage Server. The Thecus N2 99 is an easy-to-use storage server that allo ws a dedicated approach to storing and distributing data on a ne twork. Data reliability i s ensured with RAID f eatures that provide data security and recovery. Two Gigabit Ethernet ports enhance [...]

9 Backup Server Don’t leave precious dat a to chance. With advan ced backup capabilities, y ou can easily upload mission critical files to the N299, and even automate your backup tasks for true peace-of-mind. To find out how to backup yo ur files with the N299, refer to Chapter 5: Using the N299 > File Back up . Download Manager Tired having d[...]

Front Panel The N299’s fron t panel displays the un it ’ s array of status LEDs, an d is also where you’ll find the power butto n and USB port . See the table below for a detailed explanation of each: Item Description Power LED • Solid blue: N299 is powered on System Status LED • Blinking orange: system is starting up • Blinking red: sy[...]

o Blinking red (5 seconds): USB device connection failure • Data Transfer o Blinking blue: Active data transfer o Blinking red: USB device read/write error USB Port • USB 2.0 port for USB storage expansion. Power Button • Power on/off N299 Rear Panel The rear panel of the N299 houses the US B and Ethernet connections, as well as the power con[...]

Chapter 2: Getting S t arted Overview Your N299 is designed for complete ease-of-use. To help you get started, the following chapt er will help you get you r N299 up and runnin g in no time. Please read it carefully to prevent damaging yo ur unit during installation. Before You Begin Before you begin, be sure to ta ke the following precautions: 1. [...]

Cable Connections Make the following connecti ons on the Thecus N299 and then power up the unit: 1. Connect an Ethernet cable from your network to the WAN port on the back panel of the N299. 2. Connect the provided p ower cord into the universal power socket o n the back panel. Plug the other end of th e cord into a surge protected socket. 3. Press[...]

b. Login Login into N299 with administrator’s account and passwor d. c. Network Setting Name your N299 system and co nfigure the network I P address. You can choose either fixed IP or DHCP. 14[...]

d. Change Admin Password e. Start Browser Access the current N299 administrato r Web User Interface pressing the “Start Browser” button. 15[...]

f. RAID and FW installation Please config the RAID first then carry on with FW install ation to complete setup procedure. The Thecus Set up Wizard is des igned for installation on systems running Windows XP/2000 or Mac OS X or later. Users wi th other operat ing systems will need to in s tall the Thecus S et up Wizard on a hos t machine with on e o[...]

First Time Setup Once the hardware is installed, ph ysical ly connected to your network, and powered on, you can now configur e the Thec us N299 so that it is accessible to your network u sers. Follow the st eps below for initial sof t ware setup. Step 1: Initial Login Make sure your network is connected to the I nternet and access the N299 Login w[...]

2. Set host name and speci fy the domain name. 3. Enable DHCP for setting the IP aut omatically or Disable DHCP to enter your own IP setti ngs. 4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for the LAN item under the Network menu to configure the LAN port. 5. In the Network menu, choose the Service item and the Service Support screen appears. 6. Enable or Disable each p[...]

3. Press the Apply button for each user and they will be added t o th e user list. 4. From the Accounts menu, choose Groups item and the Local Group Configuration screen appears. Click Add to add a new group. 5. Enter a group name in the Group Name box and click Appl y to add the group to the group list. For more on managing users, go to Chapter 3:[...]

Chapter 3: System Configuration Overview The N299 provides an easily accessible web management interface. With it, yo u can configure and moni tor the N299 anywhere on the network. Web Administration Interface Make sure your n etwork is connected to th e Internet. To access the N 299 Login Page : 1. Type the N299’s IP address into your browser. ([...]

Clicking on any of th ese items will display the dropdown menu select ions for each group. In the follow ing sections, you w ill find detaile d explanations of each fu nction, and how to configure your N299. Language Selection The N299 supports mu ltiple languages. On the menu bar, click Langua ge and the Change La nguage screen appears. This scree[...]

Status Menu The Status Menu o n the menu bar all ows you to see various aspec ts of the N299. From here, you can discover the status of the N299, and even find out other details like firmware version and up time. Product Information Once you login, you will first see the basic Product Information screen providing Manufacturer , Product No. , Firmwa[...]

System Information From Status menu, choose the Info item, and the System In format ion screen appears. You can c hange the system information that appears on uPnP devices screen s (i.e. Network Neighborhood) on Windows-based systems by entering the new information here and pressing Apply to confirm. System Information Item Description System Descr[...]

Storage Management The Storage Menu displays the st atus of storage devices installed or connected to the N299, in clu ding disk and RAID informat ion. Disk Information From the Storage menu, choose the Disks item and the Dis k Information screen appears. From here, you can see various items about installed SATA hard disks. Blank lines indicate tha[...]

RAID Configuration On the RAID Information screen, press the Config button to go to the RAID Configuration screen. In addition to RAID di sk information and status, this screen lets you make RAID configuratio n settings. For more information on RAID, see Appendix C: RAID Basics . RAID Level You can set the storage volume as either None , JBO D , RA[...]

Creating a RAID To create a RAID volume, follow t he steps below : 1. On the RAID Configuration screen, set the RAID storage space as JBOD , RAID 0 , or RAI D 1 — see Appendix C: RAID Basics for a detailed description of each. 2. Tick the checkboxes of the hard disks you wish to use to create a RAID. 3. Specify a stripe size — 64K is the de fau[...]

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 the information, press Apply to create new folder. Press Back to return to the Folder screen. Add Folder Item Description Folder Name Enter the name of the folder. Descrip tion Provid e a de scription t[...]

Folder Access Control List (ACL) On the Folder screen, press the ACL button, and the Folder Access Control List (Folder ACL) screen appears. This screen allows you to configure access to the specific folder for users and groups. Use the Read only , Writable, D eny access , or Unset radio buttons to configure access levels for listed users and group[...]

Network Management Use the Netwo rk menu to make network configuratio n settings as well as service support settings. WAN Configuration From the Netwo rk menu, choose WAN , and the WAN Configuration screen appears. This screen displays the network parameters of the WAN connection. You may c hange any of these items and press Apply to confirm your s[...]

LAN Configuration The N299 supports a se cond Ethernet port for higher service availability. To configure these ports, choose LAN from the Networ k menu, and the LAN Configuration screen appears. Press A pply to save your changes. LAN Configuration Item Description MAC Address Displays the MAC address of the LA N interface. Jumbo Frame Support Enab[...]

WLAN Configuration When a compatible wireless USB dongle is installed on t h e N299, the N299 will become an access point, and the Network dropdown menu will contain a WLAN menu item. From the Netwo rk menu, choose WLAN , and the WLAN Configuration screen appears. This screen displays the wireless network parameters of the system. You can to change[...]

4 France 2 Spain 13 Europe (ETSI) 14 Japan 11 N. America Users should obey the international RF regulatory rules as t hey set up the wire less RF channel on the N299. The RF operati ng channels for different region s have been specified as fo llowing. Thecus has no responsibility for users attempting to violate the internat ional RF regulat ion. NO[...]

Apple Network Setup From the Netwo rk menu, choose the Apple Network item, and the Apple Network Con figuration screen appears. This screen displays the configurati on items for the Apple Filing Protocol. You can change any of these items and press Appl y to confirm your settings. A description of each item foll ows: Apple Network Configuration Ite[...]

User and Group Management The N299 has built-i n user database that all ows administrators to manage user access using different gr oup policies. From the Accounts menu, you can create, modify, and delete users, and assign them to g roups that you designate. Local User Configuration From the Accounts me nu, choose the Users item, and the Local User[...]

Modifying Users 1. Select an existing user from the Local User Configuration screen. 2. Click on the Modify button, and Local User Setting screen appears. 3. From here, you can enter a new password and re-e nter to confirm, or use the << or >> buttons to have t his user join or leave a group. Click the Apply button to save your changes.[...]

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 Name , and select users to be in this group from the Users List by adding them to the Members List using the << button. 4. Click the Apply button to save yo ur changes. Modifying Groups 1. On the Local[...]

System Management The System menu give s you a wealth of set tings that you ca n use to configure your N299’s system ad minist ration functions. You can se t up sys tem notifications, view system logs, and even upgr a de firmware from this menu. System Notifications From the System menu, choose the Notification item, and the Notification Confi gu[...]

38 System Logs Item Description Trunc ate All Log F ile Clear a ll log f iles. |<< < > >>| Use the forward ( > >>| ) and backward ( |<< < ) buttons to browse the log pages. INFO Provides all log info rmatio n including wa rning me ssages and error messages. WARN Shows all warning messages and error messages. ERRO[...]

System Configuration Download/Upload Item Description Download Save and export the current system configuration. Browse Click to browse the folder of your PC to locate the configuration files. Upload Impor t a saved configur ation file to ove rwrite cur rent sys tem configuration. Backing up your syste m configuration is a great way to ensur e that[...]

Change Administrator Password From the System 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 confir m password changes. See the following table for a detailed description of each [...]

Chapter 4: Additional Feature Setup Overview With a bevy of additional fe atures and services, the N299 is so much more than a mere external hard disk. The sections belo w show you how yo u can uti lize your N299 to serve files, music, movies, pictures, and more. FTP Server N299 can act as a FTP server, enabling users to download and upload files w[...]

iTunes® Server With the built- in iTun es server capability, the N299 enables digital music to be shared and played anywhere on the network! From the Netwo rk menu, choose the iTunes item, and the iTunes Configuration screen appears. You may enable or disable the iTunes Service from here. Once enabled, enter correct informat ion for each field and[...]

43 Media Manager Settings Item Description Media Server Enable or disable the Media Server servi ce. Click Shared Media Folders Select the folder(s) that contains media files to be shared. By default, these include: • Photos • Video • Music • USBCopy • USBHDD • USDCam Enabled on With this setting, you can choose if the shared media fold[...]

Download Manager With the built- in Download Manager, you can have the N299 download HTTP, FTP, and BT fil es without h aving full PC powered on. What’s more, you can even schedule your downloads for off-peak hours, ensuring efficient use of bandwidth. Download Tasks Item Description Click to start the specified task. Click to pause the specified[...]

3. Next, select t he destin ation fo lder from th e Destination Folder dropdown. This is where the dow nload will reside. 4. Select the maximum downlo ad bandwidth from the Max. Dow nload Bandwidth dropdown. 5. Press Apply to add th e task. 45[...]

6. Once added, your download will appear in the list of dow nload tasks. To start the download, simply click the Start icon ( ) and the download will begin. 7. The following prompt will be shown when the dow nload begins: 8. The download st atu s will continuall y update in the Download Tasks window. To pause the download, click the Pause icon ( ).[...]

2. In the FTP Task window, start by inputting th e target URL in the FTP File box. This is the link to the download you want to queu e. 3. Next, select t he destin ation fo lder from th e Destination Folder dropdown. This is where the dow nload will reside. 4. The next step depends i f you are using an anonymous login for your F TP download. If you[...]

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 appropriate fields. 5. Select the maximum downlo ad bandwidth from the Max. Dow nload Bandwidth dropdown. 6. Press Apply to add th e task. 7. Once added, your download will appear in the list of dow nload tasks. To[...]

8. The following prompt will be shown when the dow nload begins: 9. The download st atu s will continuall y update in the Download Tasks window. To pause the download, click the Pause icon ( ). Adding a BT Task To add a new BT task to the Download Manage r, follow these steps: 1. Using the Task Type dropdown, select BT and click Add . 2. In the BT [...]

3. Next, select t he destin ation fo lder from th e Destination Folder dropdown. This is where the dow nload will reside. 4. Next, you can designate the Sharing time after completion by selecting the number of hours from the dropdown. 5. Next, you can select the maxi mum an d minimum number of peers from selecting the counts from the appropriate dr[...]

7. Press Apply to add th e task. 8. Once added, your download will appear in the list of dow nload tasks. To start the download, simply click the Start icon ( ) and the download will begin. 9. The following prompt will be shown when the dow nload begins: 10. The download st atus will cont inuall y update in the Down load Tasks win dow. To pause the[...]

Deleting Tasks To delete a task, simply f ollow the steps below: 1. Click the delet e icon ( ) beside the task that you wish to delete. The Delete Task dialogue box will appear. 2. Select Delete Task only if you wish to remove only th e torrent file and all transient files, leav ing the unfinished dow nload files intact. 3. Select Delete Task and F[...]

2. To schedule a daily download period, select Daily and select a start time and end time. To schedule a weekly download period, select Weekly and select a start day/time and end time/day. 3. Click Apply to save your changes. NOTE If the Download Sch eduler is enabled, A LL download tasks designat ed schedule. will adhere to the Printer Server You [...]

6. Select “ Connect to a printer on the Internet or on a ho me or office network ”, and enter “ http://N299_IP_ADDRESS:631/printers/usb- printer ” into the URL field. 7. Your Window s sy stem will ask you to inst all driv ers for your printer. Select correct driver for your printer. 8. Your Windows system wi ll ask you if you want to set th[...]

4. Select The printer that I want isn’t listed . You can press Th e printer that I want isn’t listed to go into nex t page without waiti ng for Searching for available printers to fi nish. 5. Click Select a shared printer by name . Type http://<Thecus_NAS>:631/printers/usb-printer in the box, where <Thecus_NAS_IP> is the IP address [...]

If your printer model is not list ed, please contact your printer manufacturer for help. 7. Windows will attempt t o connect to the prin ter. 8. You can choose to set this printer as the defaul t printer by checking the Set as the default printer box. Cli ck Next to contin ue. 9. Done! Click Finish . IP Cam Surveillance With the Simple Surveillance[...]

IP Cam Surveillance Informatio n screen appears. The IP Cam scre en provides information and allow s y ou to configure the Simple Survei llance Server. IP Camera Item Description Location Specify the location where the IP Cam located. URL Input the URL address to capture the image. Interval Designates the interval for each captured frame. Folder In[...]

URL : This is where the URL for your IP cam is en tered. Every IP cam has a URL that is provided which lin ks to a landin g page for all captured images. In this example, the Vivotek PT7237 uses the following URL: http://172.16.66.95/cgi-bin/video.jpg Please refer to your IP cam manual for the appropriate URL to enter into this field. Interval : He[...]

Frequency : Here, you can set the frequenc e o f the schedule to either Daily or Weekly . When set to Daily, imag es will be captured every day at the designated time. When set to Weekly, yo u can have th e IP camera capture images at certain days of the week (i.e Monday to Friday). Start Time : Choose the start day and time for im age capture. I f[...]

Step 3: Browse Captured Images Once the capture schedule has been set, you can browse the captured images on the N299. The easiest way to do this is to simply open the folder you previously designated as the capture directory and vi ew your captured pictures using your favorite photo v iewing software. In the example above, all captu red images wil[...]

Chapter 5: Using the N299 Overview Once the N299 is setup and operating, users on the network may manage all varieties of digital music, photos, or files by simply using their web br owsers. To manage your personal files or access pub lic files on the N299, just enter its IP address into your browser, an d you will be taken to the N299 Login page. [...]

Modified Date Date fi le was last modif ied Change Password Click to chan ge your password Logout Click to logout of WebDisk Up Click to go up one directory level New Folder Click to create a new folder New File (u pload ) Cl ick to uplo ad a ne w file to t his folde r Delete Se lected Items Click to de lete al l checked items 3. When user clicks o[...]

Using Photo Gallery Using the Photo Gallery , users can view and share photos, and even create their own albums ri ght on the N299. To manage your photo gallery or see other photo albums, click on the Photos icon from the left panel. You will see y o u r own Photo Gallery and all public Photo Albums on the network. To manage any picture fi les, you[...]

64 2. The owner of the album can enter an album password to protect the album, so that only people with the correct pa ssword can view the album. Uploading Pictures to Albums Uploading pictures to albums usin g the Web User Interface is easy: 1. When the album is created, click th e album icon to enter the album. Initially th e album is empty. 2. C[...]

3. Windows XP will ask w hether you want to run or save this file. Click Run . 4. Once the Wizard is inst all ed, use th e Windows file manager to browse the folder that contains the picture you want to publish. On the le ft pane, there will be an icon labeled “ Publish this folder to the Web ”. 5. Click on this icon and Web Publishing Wizard w[...]

6. Select the pictur es y ou want to publis h to the Photo Web Server by placing a check mark on the top left hand corner of the picture. Click Next . 7. Your PC will start to conne ct to the Photo Web Server. 8. Select N299 Photo Gallery Wizard to publish your pictures to the N299. 9. Login into the N299 wit h your local user name and pass word. 1[...]

11. Select the album you w ant to upload your pi ctures to. 12. Confirm the target album. 13. Windows will show y ou that the picture upload is in progress. 14. When the upload is finished, the Wiza rd will ask you whether if you want to go to the website. Click Finish to go to your Photo Web Server. 67[...]

15. Click on the user’s icon to go to that user’s album. 68 16. You will see th e user’s album list. Click on MyAlbum . 17. Finished! You will see the pictures just sele cted i n the album.[...]

EXIF Information While viewing pictures, you can also have the N299 display the EXIF information for each photo. Slide Shows Slide shows are a great way to enjoy pictures stored on your N299. You can click on the Start Slide Show icon o n the top right hand co rner to start the slide show. 69 To stop the slide show, click on the Stop Slide Show ico[...]

File Backup There are a number of ways to back up your data to your N299. Nsync You can backup a share folder to another N299 (Nsync T arget) or any FTP server for safe keepi ng as long as you have appropriate access right on that target. When using Nsync between two N299s, you have the option to transmit files securely between two N299s. 70 If the[...]

Adding an Nsync Task From the Nsync Inform ation screen, click Add to display the Add Nsync Task screen. Add Nsync Task Item Description Task Name The name of your Nsync task. Manufacturer Select whether the target is a Thecus Product (e.g. N299) or F TP server. Target Server IP Address The IP ad dre ss of your target server. Source Folder The shar[...]

1. On the Nsync window, select t h e Nsync task you w ould lik e t o delete by checking its checkbox. 2. Click Delete to remove the selected Nsync task. Setting Up an Nsync Target on an Nsync Device On the Nsync target server, the administrator of that se rver has to set up a user account with a fol der named “n sync” and gra nt write access. 1[...]

Thecus Backup Utility The Thecus Backup Uti lity is on your Instal lation CD. W hen you click on the CD, the Backup Utility will be installed u nder Program Groups > Thecus > Thecus Backup Utility . If it is not installed, y ou can copy the file ( Thecus Backup Utility.exe ) to a convenient location on you r hard disk an d double click to exe[...]

3. To check the log for that task , click on the Log icon for that task. Thecus Backup Utility also supports MA C OS X. Just copy the Thecu s Backup Utility.dmg to your MAC OS X machine and double cl ick to execute it. NOTE Windows XP Data Backup If you use Windows XP Prof essional, you can also u se the Windows Backu p Utility you use Windows XP H[...]

75 3. Select which option you Want to b ack up. 4. Click Next and in the Backup Type, Destination, and Name page, specify a 5. Find and select the drive that sp eci fies your N299 as your backup 6. Click Next to display the wizard’s final page and click Finish to start Apple OS X Backup Utilities ackup so ftware. However, there are a number of at[...]

Chapter 6: T ip s and T ricks Mapping a Client PC to the N299 You can map share folders on the N299 so that you ca n access them as if they were drives on your computer. Yo u can co nnect to the shared network folders on the N299 as follo ws: Windows 1. Go to the My Computer folder in Windows. 2. In the menu bar, select Tools and then Map Network D[...]

7. Click OK . The share folder appears as th e drive you assigned. You can now access this folder as though it were a drive on y ou r computer. Apple OS X On an Apple computer, you can connect to shared computers and servers using a network address. 1. Choose Go > Connect to Server… 2. Enter the network address for the server in the Server Add[...]

3. When MAC OS X is tryi ng to connect N299 , it will ask for a User Name and Password which has access to the folder. 4. When MAC OS X has co nnected to the N299 successfully, an icon representing the f older will appear on the MAC OS X desk top. You can access the folder by double clickin g on the icon. USB Storage Expansion The N299 supports ext[...]

Replacing a Hard Drive To replace a hard disk drive in the N299: 1. Remove two screws located on the back of the unit usin g a Philips screwdriver. 2. Unscrew four mounting screws. 3. Lift up the hard disk tray by pu lling up the top panel of the N299. 4. Remove the damaged hard drive. 5. Carefully insert a standard 3.5” SATA hard disk into t he [...]

80 2. Click on the Sign Up Now link. 3. Check the Check boxes, select a user name (i.e.: N299), enter your email address (i.e.: xxx@example.com), check Enable Wildcard , and create a password (i.e.: xxxx). 4. Wait for an email from www.d yndns.org. 5. Open the email and click on the link to activa te your account Part II - Enable DDNS on the Router[...]

81 Chapter 7: T roubleshooting Guide N299 Won't Turn On In the event that the N299 wo n’t turn on, check to see that the power cable is correctly plugged in to the N299. Al so ch eck to see if the electrical outlet is functioning. Resetting NAS IP Address and Admin Password If you’ve forgotten the admin password, or if you need to reset th[...]

2. The mapped network drive could not be create d because the following error has occurred: Multiple connections t o a server or shared resource by the same user, using mor e than one u ser name, are not allowed. Disconnect all previous connections to the server or sha red resource and try again. To check out existing network connections, type net [...]

83 Simple Problem Diagnosis Procedure This procedure is meant t o provide a simple and quick way to iden tify which part of the N299 has fail ed. 1. Don’t insert a hard disk into the N2 99. Attach the power co rd and then reset the IP address and admin passwor d to the default settings by d oing the followin g : a) Power on the N299 and immediate[...]

84 Appendix A: Product S pecifications Hardware Specifications Core Processors / Memory Processor StorLink SL3516 32-bit SoC SATA Controller Integrated into Processor NOR Flash 16MB Memory 128MB Network Interface s WAN 1 x 10/10 0/1000 Mbps Ethernet Port LAN 1 x 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet Port Wireless (optional) IEEE 802.11b/g AP mode (us ing appro[...]

85 Fan Thermally-controlle d system fan Multimedia Support Media Server Supports uPnP AV streaming protocol iTunes Server Supp orted F ile Types: AAC, MP3, WAV Photo Web Server Supported File Types: GIF, JPG (JPEG), BMP, PNG Supports EXIF display Supports slide show Simple Surveillance Server Supports image capture, scheduling Share Management User[...]

Appendix B: Customer Support If your N299 is not working properly, we encourage you to check out Cha pter 7: Troubleshooti ng Guide , located i n this manual. You can al so try to ensure that you are using the latest firmware versio n for your N29 9. Thecus is c ommitted to providing free firmware upgrades to our customers. Our newest firmware is a[...]

87 Appendix C: RAID Basics Overview A Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) is a n array of several hard di sks that provide data security and high perf ormance. A RAI D system accesses several hard disks simultaneously, which improves I/O performance over a single ha rd disk. Data securi ty is enhanced by a RA ID, since data loss due to a ha[...]

88 RAID 1 RAID 1 mirrors all data from one hard di sk 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 complet e dat a security. JBOD Although a concatenation of disks (also call ed JBOD, or "Just a Bunch of Disks") is not one of t[...]

89 Appendix D: 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 th e full source code of the GPL licensed[...]

90 CGIC License Terms Basic License CGIC, copyright 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 200 0, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 by Thomas Boutell and Boutell.Com, Inc. Permission is grant ed t o use CGIC in any application, commercia l or noncommercial, at no cost. HOW EVER, th is copyright paragraph must appear on a "credits" page accessible in t he public on[...]

91 Also, for each author's protection and our s, we Want to m ake certain that everyone understands that there is no warran ty for this free software . If the software is modified by someone else an d passed on, we Want its recipients to know that what th ey have is not the orig in al, so that any problems int roduced by others will not reflec[...]

92 c) If the modified program normally re ads commands interactively when run, you must cause i t, when started runni ng for such interacti ve use in the most ordinary way, to p rint 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 user[...]

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94 This section is inten d ed t o make thoroughly clear wh at is believed to be a consequence of the rest of this License. 8. If the distribution and/or use of the Program is restri cted in certain countries either by patents or by copyrighted in terfaces, the original copyright holder who places the Program under this License m ay add an explicit [...]