Thecus M3800 manual

Thecus M3800 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 thoroughly before attempting to set up your M3800 . Your M3800 is a complicated electronic device. DO NOT attempt to re pair it under any circumstances. In the ca se of malfunction, tu rn off the pow er immediately and 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 eSATA Inform ation ............................................................................. 25 USB Disk Info rmation .......................................................................... 26 RAID Inform atio n ............................................................................... 26 RAID Configuration ...........................[...]

6 Scheduling Do wnlo ads ......................................................................... 62 Web Cam Server .................................................................................. 64 Web Cam Pr eview ............................................................................... 64 Adding a Web Ca m Sc hedule ...................[...]

7 Improved Perf ormanc e ........................................................................ 96 Data Secu rity ..................................................................................... 96 RAID Levels ......................................................................................... 96 RAID 0 .................................[...]

8 Chapter 1: Introduction Overview Thank you for choosing the Thecus M3800 IP Storage Ap pliance. The Thecus M3800 is an easy-to-use storage server that al lows a dedicated approach to storing and distributing data on a n etwork. Data reliability i s ensured with RAID features that provide data security and recovery—over 3 Terabytes of storage is[...]

9 iTunes® Server Digital music is one of the hottest trends, and with th e built-in iTu nes® server, you can share your di gital music fi les with every iTunes-equi pped PC on your network. The iTu nes Server is also inc redibly easy to set up! To set up the iTunes Server, refer to Chapter 4: Additional Feature Setup > iTunes Server . Photo Ga[...]

Front Panel The Thecus M3800’s front panel has the de vice’s controls, indicators, and hard disk trays: Front Panel Item Description OSD LED • Solid blue: system is OSD on WAN LED • Solid green: network link • Blinking orange: network activity LAN LED • Solid green: network link • Blinking orange: network activity HDD 1 LED • Solid [...]

Rear Panel The Thecus M3800’s rear panel fe atures ports and connectors. Back Panel Item Description eSATA Port • eSATA port for high-speed storage expansion USB Port • USB 2.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as digital cameras, USB disks, and USB printers WAN Port • WAN port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch or r[...]

Chapter 2: Hardware Inst allation Overview Your M3800 is designed for easy inst allation. To help you get started, the following chapter will help yo u quickly get yo ur M3800 up and running. Please read it carefully to prevent damaging yo ur unit during install ation. Before You Begin Before you begin, be sure to ta ke the following precautions: 1[...]

Cable Con nections To connect the M3800 to your network, follow the steps below: 1. Connect an Ethernet cable from your network to the WAN port on the b ack panel of the M3800. 2. Connect the provided p ower cord into the power socket o n the back panel. Plu g the other end of the cord in to a surge pro tector socket. 3. Press the power button on t[...]

Chapter 3: First T ime Setup Overview Once the hardware is installed, ph ysically connected to your netw ork, and powered on, you can configure the M3800 so that it is accessible to your network users. Follow th e steps below for init ial softwar e setup. Thecus Setup Wizard The handy Thecus Set up Wizard makes configuri ng M3800 a snap. To confi g[...]

5. Login with the administrator accoun t and password. The default account and password are both “ admin ”. Pr ess Next to conti nue. 6. Name your M3800 and configure the networ k I P address. If your switch or router is configured as a DHC P Server, configuring the M3800 to automatically obtain an IP address is recommended . You may also use a[...]

8. Select the RAID level you wish to us e. Press Next to continue. 9. Change the default administrator password. 10. Access the M3800 Web Administrator Interface by pressing the Start Browser button. You can also configure another M3800 at this point by clicking the Setup Other Device button. Press Exit to exit the wi zard. The Thecus Set up Wizard[...]

RAID Setup and Firmware Installation Once the setup wizard has completed, y ou should now be inside the Web Admin Interface. From here, it is time to initialize y our RAID syste m and install t he firmware for the M3800. The next steps are fo r first time setup o nly. If you have previously se tup your M3800, you can skip this section of t he setup[...]

LCD Operation The M3800 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 functi ons. LCD Controls Use the Down ( ▼ ), Up ( ▲ ), Enter ( ↵ ) and Escape ( ESC ) keys to select various configuration settings and menu op tions for M3800 configuration. The followin[...]

19 Typical Setup Procedure F rom the Web Administration Interface, you ca n begin to setup your M3800 for se on your network. Setting up the M3800 typically follow s the five steps For more on how to use th e Web Administration Interface, see Ch apter 4: Web Administration Interf ace . the Web Administration Interf ace, you can configure the networ[...]

20 Step 5: Start Services Fi nally, you can start to setup the different services of the M3800 for the users on your network. You can find out m ore about each of these services by clicking below: Windows Networking (SMB/CIFS) iTunes® Server Apple File Protocol (AFP ) Media Server Network File System (NFS) Web Cam Server File Transfer Protocol (FT[...]

Chapter 4: System Management Overview The M3 800 provides an easily accessible Web Administration Interf ace . With it, you can configure and monitor t he M3800 anywhere on the network. Web Administration Interface Make sure your network is connec ted to the I nternet. To access the M3800 Web Administration Interface : 1. Type the M3800’s IP addr[...]

Menu Bar The Menu Bar is where you will fin d all of the inf ormation screens and syst em settings of the M3800. The various settings are placed in the following groups on the menu bar: Menu Bar Item Description Status Current system status of the M3800. Storage Information and settings for storage devices installed into the M3800. Network Informat[...]

Status Menu The Status Menu o n the menu bar allo ws you to see vari ous aspects of the M3800. From here, you can discover the st a tus of the M3800, and even find o ut other details like firmware version and up time. Product Information Once you login, you will first see the basi c Product Information screen providing Manufacturer , Product No. , [...]

Printer Status From the Status menu, choose the Printer item, and the Printer Information screen appears. This screen provides the following information about the USB printer connected to the USB port. Printer Status Item Description Manufacturer Disp lays the name of the USB printer manufa cturer. Model Displays t he mode l of the USB p rinter. St[...]

Storage Management The Storage Menu displays the status of storage devices installed in the M3800, and includes storage co nfiguration options such as RAID and disk settings, folder configuration setting s. SATA Information From the Storage menu, choose the SATA item and the Disks Information screen appears. From here, you can see various items abo[...]

eSATA Information Item Description Model Dis plays th e eSATA ha rd disk mo del name . Capacity Shows the eSATA hard disk capacity in megabytes (MB). Used Percentage Shows the capacity remaining on the eSATA hard disk in percentage (%) and megabytes (MB). Firmware Shows the eSATA hard disk firmware version. Format Press Format to format your eSATA [...]

RAID Information Item Description RAID Level Shows the current RAID configuration. Total Capacity Total capacity of the current RAID. Status Indicates status of the RAID. Can read either Healthy , Degraded , or Damaged . Used Percentage Indicates total percentage used of the RAID volume. Stripe Size Indicates the current stripe size bei ng used. Re[...]

RAID Settings Using RAID Settings , you can select stri pe size, choose which disks are RAID disks or the Spare Disk, as well as enter a name for each di sk. RAID Settings Item Description Disk No. Number assi gned to the installed hard disks. Capacity (MB) Capacity of the installed hard disks. Model Model number of the installed hard disks. RAID C[...]

Folder Management From the Storage menu, choose Folder , and the Folder screen appears. This screen allows you to create and configure folders on the M3800 volume. Folder Item Description Folder name Displays the name of the folder. Description Provides a description of the folder. NFS Share Press NFS Share to configure which hosts on the network a[...]

Apply Press Apply to create the folder. Back Press Back to return to the Folder screen. Folder names are l imited to 60 characters . Systems ru nning Windows 98 or earli er may not support file names longer tha n 15 characte rs. NOTE Editing Folders On the Folder screen, press the Edit button and the Edit Fold er screen appears. This screen allows [...]

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 configure access to the specific folder for users and groups. Select a user or a group from the left hand col umn and then choose Deny , Read Only , or Writable to confi gure their access level. Press th[...]

Network Management Use the Netwo rk menu to make network configuration settings as well as service support settings. WAN Configuration From the Netwo rk menu, choose WAN , and the WAN Configurati on screen appears. This screen displays the network parameters of the WAN connection. You may change any of these items and press Appl y to confirm your s[...]

LAN Configuration The M3800 supports two Gigabit Ethernet ports for higher service availabilit y. To configure these ports, choose LAN from the Network menu, and th e LAN Configuration screen appears. Press Apply to save your changes. LAN Configuration Item Description MAC Address Displays the MAC address of the LA N interface. Jumbo Frame Support [...]

WLAN Configuration When a compatible wireless USB don gle is installed on the M3800, the M3800 will become an access point, and the Network dropdown menu will contain a WLA N menu item. From the Network menu, choose WLAN , and the WLAN Con figuration screen appears. This screen displays the wireless network parameters of the system. You can to chan[...]

NOTE The IP Segment of WLAN, WAN an d LAN should not overlap. 4 France 13 Europe (ETSI) 2 Spain 14 Japan 11 N. America Users should obey the international RF regulatory rule s as they set up the wireless RF channel on the M3800. The RF operating c hannels for di fferent region s have been specified as fo llowing. Thecus has no responsibil ity for u[...]

Web Services Configuration From the Netwo rk menu, choose the Service item, and the Web Servi ce screen appears. This screen displays the service support parameters of the system. You can change any of these items and press A pply to confirm your settings. A description of each item follows: Web Service Item Description HTTP (WebDisk) Support Enabl[...]

NFS Setup From the Netwo rk menu, choose the NFS item, and the NFS Support screen appears. The M3800 can act as an NFS server , enabling users to downlo ad and upload files with their favorite NFS clients. Press Appl y to confirm your settings. A description of each item follows: NFS Support Item Description NFS Enable or Disable NFS support. Apply[...]

User and Group Management The M3800 has built-in user database that allows 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 bu tton, and Local User Setting screen appears. 3. From here, you can enter a new password a nd re-enter to confirm, or use the << or >> buttons to have this u ser join or leave a group. Click the Apply button to save your c hange[...]

Modifying Groups 1. On the Local Group Configuration screen, select a group name from the list. 2. Press the Modify button to modify the members in a group. 3. To add a user into a group, select the user from the Users List , and press the << button to move the us er into the Members List . 4. To remove a user from a group, select the user fr[...]

ADS/NT Support Item Description WINS Server Speci fies the WINS server if necessary. Work Group / Domain Name Specifies the SM B/CIFS Work Group / ADS Doma in Name (e.g. M3800). ADS/NT Support Select Disable to disable authenti cation through Windows Active Directory Server or Windows NT. Authentication Method Select ADS for Windows Active Director[...]

System Settings The System menu give s you a wealth of set tings that you ca n use to configure your M3800’s system admi nistration functions. You can set up system notifications, view s ystem logs, and even upgrade firmware from this menu. System Notifications From the System menu, choose the Notification item, and the Notific ation Configuratio[...]

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 information incl uding warning messages and error messages. WARN Shows all warning messages and error messages. ERROR Show[...]

System Configuration Backup and Restore From the System menu, choose the Config Mgmt item and the Sys tem Configuration Download /Upload screen appears. From here, you can download or upl oad stored system configurations. See the following table for a detailed description of each item. NOTE Backing up your syste m configuration is a great way to e [...]

Reset to Factory Default Settings From the System menu, choose the Factory Defa ult item and the Res et to Factory De fault screen appears. Press Apply to reset the M3800 to factor y default settings. Press Cancel to go back to the main menu. WARNING Resetting to facto ry defaults will not e rase the data s tored in the hard di sks, but WILL revert[...]

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 confirm password changes. See the following table for a detailed description of each i[...]

Scheduled Power On/Off You may also designat e a schedule for the M3800 to turn on and o ff. To do this, first enable the feature by checking the En able Timer checkbox. Then, simply cho ose an on and off time for each day of the week that you would like to designate a schedule by using the various dropdow ns. Finally, cl ick Apply to save your cha[...]

Chapter 5: Additional Feature Setup FTP Server M3800 can act as a FTP server, ena bling users to download and upload files w ith their favorite FTP programs. From the Network menu, choose the FTP item, and the FTP screen appears. You ca n change any of these items and press Apply to confirm your settings. A description of each item follows: FTP Ite[...]

iTunes® Server With the built- in iTunes server capabil ity, the M3800 enables digital music to be shared and played anywhe re 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 information for each field a[...]

50 Media Manager Settings Item Description Media Server Enable or disable the Media Server servi ce. Shared Media Folders Select the folder(s) that contains media files to be shared. Rescan Click the Rescan button to have the M3800 for new contents in the selected media folder. Adding Media Share Folders Once the Media Server software is insta lled[...]

Download Manager With the built-in Downl oad Manager, you can have the M3800 download HTTP, FTP, and BT files with out having full P C powered on. What’s more, you can even schedule your downloads for off-peak ho urs, ensu efficient use of ba ndwidth. To acces s the Download Manager, go to Network , choose the Download M anager option, and the Do[...]

Adding an HTTP Task To add a new HTTP task to the Do wnload Manager, foll ow these steps: 1. Using the Task Type dropdown, select HTTP and click Add Task . 2. In the HTTP Task window, start by i nputting the target U RL in the Website URL box. This is the lin k to the download yo u want to qu eue. 52[...]

3. Next, select th e destination f older from the Destination Folder dropdown. This is where the dow nload will reside. 53 4. Select the maximum downlo ad bandwidth from the Max. Down load Bandwidth dropdown. 5. Press Apply to add th e task.[...]

6. Once added, your download wi ll appear in the list of dow nload tasks. To start the download, simply click the Start icon ( ) and the download will begin. 7. The download statu s will continua lly update in the Download Tasks window. To pause the download, click the Pause icon ( ). 54[...]

Adding an FTP Task To add a new F TP task to the Down load Manager, follow these steps: 1. Using the Task Type dropdown, select FTP and click Add Task . 2. In the FTP Task window, start by inputting the target URL in the FTP File box. This is the link to the download you want to qu eue. 55[...]

3. Next, select th e destination f older from the Destination Folder dropdown. This is where the dow nload will reside. 56 4. The next step depends i f you are using an ano nymous login for your F TP download. If you are loggin g in anonymously , select Anonymous Login and move on to step 5.[...]

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. Select the maximum downlo ad bandwidth from the Max. Down load Bandwidth dropdown. 57 6. Press Apply to add th e task.[...]

7. Once added, your download wi ll appear in the list of dow nload tasks. To start the download, simply click the Start icon ( ) and the download will begin. 8. The download statu s will continua lly update in the Download Tasks window. To pause the download, click the Pause icon ( ). 58[...]

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 Task . 2. In the BT Task window, start by clicking Browse… a nd selecting the torrent file you wi sh to start. 59[...]

3. Next, select th e destination f older from the Destination Folder dropdown. This is where the dow nload will reside. 60 4. Next, you can select th e maximum an d minimum number of peers from selecting the counts from the appropriate dropdowns.[...]

5. Next, you can set the maximum downlo ad and upload bandwidths from the dropdowns below. 6. Press Apply to add th e task. 7. Once added, your download wi ll appear in the list of dow nload tasks. To start the download, simply click the Start icon ( ) and the download will begin. 61[...]

8. The download stat us will continuall y update in the Download Task s window. To pause the download, click the Pause icon ( ). Deleting Tasks To delete a task, simply f ollow the steps below: 1. Click the delete 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 re[...]

To schedule downloads, follow these steps: 1. Under Download Schedule , set Scheduler to Enable . 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. If the Download Sch eduler[...]

Web Cam Server With the Web Cam Server, you ca n schedule the N3200PRO to capture images with a connected USB webcam. To configure the Web Cam Server, go to Stat us , choose the Web Camera option, and the Web Camera window appears. Web Camera Item Description Image Size Select an image size for each captured image. Can be 160x120, 320x240, or 640x4[...]

Note: Picture quality may vary due to the number of different USB Web Cams on market with varying hardware components. Once you are happy with the Web Cam preview, your can select the resolution you want. There are 3 different choices: y 160x120 y 320x240 y 640x480 Use the drop down to se lect th e desired recording interval. Click Apply to save yo[...]

Alternatively, you can schedule the Web Cam to capture daily or hourly. Take a look at the example below . It will record every Mon day and Tuesday from 2:00 – 6:00 and from 20:00 – 22:00. One important point worth menti oning is ho w captured picture is stor ed. The folder where captured images are stored is the Video system folder, which is a[...]

The Web Cam will capture images accordin g to the designated schedule. T he files will be stored using f ollowing path : Video + Webcam + date + hour (path) Æ filename.jpg Printer Server You can configure the M3800 to act as a printer server. That way, all PCs connected to the network can uti lize the same printer. Windows XP SP2 To set up the Pri[...]

6. Select “ Connect to a printer on the Internet or on a h ome or office network ”, and enter “ http://M3800_IP_ADDRESS:631/printers/usb- printer ” into the URL field. 7. Your Windows sy stem will ask you to inst all drivers for your print er. Select correct driver for your printer. 8. Your Windows system wi ll ask you if you want to set th[...]

Windows Vista To set up the Printer Server in Win dows Vista, follow th e steps below: 1. Open Printer Folder from the Control Panel . 2. Click the right mouse b utton in anywhere on t he Printers folder and then select Add Printer . 3. Select Add a network, wireless o r Bluetooth printer . 69[...]

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 [...]

7. Windows will attempt t o connect to th e printer. 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 . 71[...]

Chapter 6: Using the M3800 Overview Once the M3800 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 M3800, just enter its IP address into your browser (default IP address is http://192.168.1.100 )[...]

Web User Interface Item Description WebDisk Click to use the WebDisk function. Music Click to use the Music function. Photos Click to use the Photo Gallery function Login Click to login to the M3800. Logout Click to return to the M3800 Login page. Change Password Click to change your login password. 73 Using WebDisk 1. When any user clicks on the W[...]

Using Music Server To manage your digital musi c and share it with iTunes clients on t he network, click on the Music icon from the left panel. Music Icon Function Description File Sea rch Search fo r spec ific file s or fold ers. Sort A rrange all files and folders by type, name, size, or last modified date. Delete* Delete th e select ed files or [...]

Using Photo Gallery Using the Photo Gallery , users can view and share photos, and even create their own albums ri ght on the M3800. To manage your photo gallery or see other photo albums, click on the Photos icon from the left panel. You will see y our own Phot o Gallery and all public Photo Albums on the network. To manage any picture fi les, you[...]

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. Clic[...]

3. Windows XP will ask w hether you want to run or save this file. C lick Run . 4. Once the Wizard is install 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 pictures 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 M3800 Photo Gallery Wizard to pub lish your pictures to the M3800. 9. Login into the M3800 with your local user name and password. [...]

10. Create your album by entering an a lbum name and cli cking on the Cre ate Album button. 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. 79[...]

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. 15. Click on the user’s icon to go to tha t user’s album. 16. You will see the user’s album list. Click on user . 17. Finished! You will see the pictures just sele cted in the al bum. 80[...]

EXIF Information While viewing pictures, you can also have the M3800 display the EXIF information for each photo. Simply click the EX IF button to display EXIF information . To hide this informat ion, click the EXIF button again. Slide Shows Slide shows are a great way to enjoy pictures stored on your M3800. You can click on the Start Slide Show ic[...]

Mapping a Client PC to the M3800 You can map share folders on the M3800 so that you can access them as if they were drives on your computer. Yo u can co nnect to the shared network folders on the M3800 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 Ne two rk [...]

83 3. When MAC OS X is trying to connec t M3800, 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 M3800 successfully, an icon representing the f older will appear on th e MAC OS X desktop. You can access the folder by double clickin g on the icon.[...]

File Backup There are a number of ways to bac k up data with the M3800. 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 inst alled under Program Groups > Thecus > Thecus Backup Utility . If it is not installed, y ou can copy the file ( Thecus Backup Utility.ex[...]

85 Windows XP Data Backup If you use Windows XP Prof essional, you can also use the Window s Backup Utility (Ntbackup.exe) to backup your files. If you use Windows XP Home Ed ition, follow th ese steps to install th e utility: 1. Insert the Windows XP CD into a drive and dou ble-click the CD icon in My Computer . 2. When the Welcome to Microsoft Wi[...]

Chapter 7: T ip s and T ricks USB and eSATA Storage Expansion The M3800 supports external USB hard disk s through its three USB p orts. Once a USB hard disk has succ essfully mounted , the entire volume will be copied automatically to the default USB HDD folder. The M3800 supports up to 6 USB external storage devices. All file names on the USB disk[...]

87 Part I - Setup a DynDNS A ccount 1. Go to 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.: M3800), enter your email address (i.e.: xxx@example.com), check Enable Wildcard , a nd create a password (i.e.: xxxx ). 4. Wait for an email from www.d yndns.org. 5. Open the ema[...]

Replacing Damaged Hard Drives If you are using RAID 1 or RAID 5, you can easily replace a damaged hard drive in the Thecus M3800 while k eeping your data secure wi th the system’s automatic data recovery. Hard Drive Damage When a hard drive is da maged, LCM will display 「 RAID Da mage 」 and system beeps. Replacing a Hard Drive To replace a ha[...]

5. If you select “Run file system check” option, the file system check utility will be started, and last 20 lines of the result will be displayed in your browser. 6. When the file system check is finished, the result will be displayed in your browser. 89[...]

NOTE If the file system is corrupted beyond repair, you may have to remo ve RAID and recreate the file system. 90[...]

Chapter 8: T roubleshooting Forgot My Network IP Address If you forget your netw ork IP address an d have no physical access to the system, you can find out the IP address by eith er looking directly onto the M3800’s LCD panel, or by using the setup wizard to retrieve the IP of your M3800. 1. Start the Setup Wizard, an d it will automatical ly de[...]

92 2. Navigate to System > Time . 3. Under NTP Server , select No . 4. Set the Date , Time , and Ti me Zone . 5. Click Apply . In addition, if the M3800 is able to acce ss the Internet and yo u want to keep the NTP Server clock.isc.org by default, please make sure the DNS Server is correctly entered, thereby allowing the NTP Serv er name to corr[...]

93 Appendix A: Product S pecifications Hardware Specifications Network Interfaces WAN Gigabit RJ-45 connector LAN Gigabit RJ-45 connector WLAN IEEE 802.11b/g (using approved U SB Dongles)** Storage HDD Bays 3 x 3.5” SATA HDD, ho t-swappable HDD Support SATA II HDDs up to 1000GB I/O Interfaces USB Ports 2 x USB 2.0 ports eSATA 1 x eSATA connector [...]

94 Multimedia Support Media Server Works with DLNA-certifies players Supported file types:RMP, WP L, PLS, M3U, ASX, WAV, PNG, BMP, AVI, WMV, WMA, LPCM, JPEG iTunes® Server Supported File Types: WAV Photo Web Server Supported File Ty pes: GIF, JPG (JPEG), BMP, PNG Supports EXIF display Supports slide show Web Cam Server Supports image capture , pre[...]

Appendix B: Customer Support If your M3800 is not worki ng properly, we encourage you to check ou t Chapt er 8: Troubleshooti ng , located in thi s manual. You can al so try to ensure tha t you are using the latest firmwar e version for your M380 0. Thecus is committed to providing free firmware upgrades to our customers. Our newest firmware is ava[...]

96 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 h ard disk. Data securi ty is enhanced by a RA ID, since data loss due to a ha[...]

97 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 data security. RAID 5 RAID 5 offers data secu rity and good perf ormance. It is best sui ted for networks that perform many smal[...]

98 Appendix D: Active Directory Basics Overview With Windows 2000, Microsoft intro duced Ac tive Directory (ADS), which is a large database/information store. Prior to Active Directory the Wi ndows OS could not store additional information in its domain database. Active Directory also solved the problem of locating resources; wh ich previously reli[...]

99 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 th e full source code of the GPL licensed[...]

100 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 to use CGIC in any application, commercial or noncommercial, at no cost. HOW EVER, th is copyright paragraph must appear on a "credits" page accessible in t he public onl[...]

101 Also, for each author's protection and our s, we want to ma ke 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 in troduced by others will not refle[...]

102 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 use[...]

103 operating system on which the executable runs, unle ss that compo nent itself accompanies the executable. If distribution of executable or object co de is made by offering access to copy from a designated place, the n offering equivalent access to copy the source code from the same place counts as di stribution of the source code, e ven though [...]

104 This section is inten ded to make thoroughly clear w hat 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 g[...]