Thecus N7700PRO manuale d’uso

Thecus N7700 Thecus N7700PRO FW v3.00.08 User’s Manual[...]

Copyright and T rademark Notice Thecus and other name s of Thecus product s 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. All other trademarks and brand names are the pr[...]

Safety W arnings For your safety, please read and fo l low the foll owing safety warnings: Read this manual t horoughly bef ore attempting to set up your N77 00. Your N7700 is a complicated electronic device. DO NOT attempt to repair it under any circumstance s. In the case of malfuncti on, turn off the power immediately and have it repaired at a q[...]

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

System Information............................................................................. 26 Product System Logs ... Time: S Notifica Firmwa UPS Se Schedul Wake-U SNMP S Utility .. WAN Co LAN .... LAN Con DHCP S Samba Samba S File Acce Samba R Samba A AFP (Ap NFS Set Media M Share M Connec Disks In S.M.A.R. Bad Bloc RAID In Create RAID Le Edi[...]

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Part III Hard Dr Replacin RAID Au RAID Ex RAID Vo iSCSI T iSCSI L Updated Updated Disclaim Updated Add On- Added R Added R Added 2 Added D Improve Data Se RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 6 RAID 10 JBOD .. - Setting up Vi rtual Server s (HTTPS)............................................. 116 Firewall Software Config uration ..............................[...]

Appendix F: Licensing Information ............................................ 145 Overview ........................................................................................... 145 Source Code Availability .................................................................... 145 CGIC License Terms .............................................[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction Overview Thank you for choosing the Thecus N7700 IP Storage Server. The Thecus N7700 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—over ten Terabyte of storage is ava[...]

Media Server With the built-in Media Server capability, the N7700 provides media streaming service to stand-alone networked home me dia adapters that support the U PnP AV protocol or are Digital Livin g Network Allian ce (DLNA) standard compli ant . To set up the Media Server, refer to Chapter 4: System N et work > Med ia Ser ver. Backup Server [...]

Package Contents Your N7700 packag e should contain the following it ems: z N7700 Unit x1 z Power Cord x1 z QIG (Quick Installation Guide) x1 z CD-Title x2 (DriveCl one5 Pro CD & Un iversal CD) z Ethernet Ca ble x1 z Screw Kit & Key-Luc k x1 z HDD Compatibility list Card x1 z Multiple Langu ages Warranty Card x1 Please check to see if your [...]

Front Panel The Thecus N7700’s front panel has the device ’s controls, indicators, and hard disk trays: Front Panel Item Description 1.Power LED • Solid blue: System is power on. 2.System LED • Solid orange: system is being upgraded or system startup; dat a currently inaccessible 3.WAN LED • Solid green: network link • Blinking green: n[...]

Hard Disk Trays Each of the N7700’s hard disk trays has a lock, a latch, and t wo LED indicators: 3 4 5 1 2 Hard Disk Trays Item Description 1.HDD Power L E D • Solid blue: hard disk is powered on 2.HDD Access/Error LED • Blinking green: system is accessing data on the hard disk 3.Lock • Use the lock to physically secure the hard disk to th[...]

Back Panel Item Description 1.LAN Port • LAN port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch or router 2.WAN Port • WAN port for connecti ng to an Ethernet network through a switch or router 3.Serial Port • This port is for external UPS device 4.eSATA Port • eSATA port for high-speed storage expansion 5.USB Port • USB 2.0 port[...]

Chapter 2: Hardware Inst allation Overview Your N7700 is designed for easy installat ion. To help you get started, the followin g chapter will help you quickly get your N7700 up and running. Please read it carefully to prevent damaging your un it during inst allation. Before You Begin Before you b egin, be sure to take the following precauti ons: 1[...]

Cable Connections To connect the N7700 to your ne twork, follow th e steps below: 1. Connect an Etherne t ca ble from your network to the WAN port on the back panel of the N7700. 2. Connect the provided power cord into the uni versal power socket on the back panel. Plug the other end of the cor d into a surge protector socket. Press the power suppl[...]

Checking System Status After making connections on the N7700 and powering u p, check whether the system status is no rmal or has tr ouble by observing indicators on the front panel and har d disk trays. System Status Normal The system status is normal if: 1. The WAN and LAN LE Ds glow green (assuming both are co nnected). 2. The Power LED on the Fr[...]

Chapter 3: First T ime Setup Overview Once the hardware is installed, ph ysical ly connected to your network, and powered on, you can configure the N7700 so that it is accessible to your network users. There are t wo ways to set up your N7700: using the Thecus Setup Wizard or the LCD display . Follow the ste ps be low for initial softw are setup. T[...]

6. Name your N7700 and confi gure the network I P address. If your s witch or router is configured as a DHCP Server, configuring the N7700 to automatically obtain an IP address is recommended. You may also use a static IP address and enter the DNS Server address manual ly. 7. Change the default administrator password. 8. Finished! Access the N7700 [...]

LCD Operation The N7700 is equipped with an LCD on the fro nt for easy status display and setup. There are four buttons on the front panel to control the LCD functions. LCD Controls Use the Up ( ▲ ), Down ( ▼ ), Ent er ( ↵ ) and Escape ( ESC ) keys to select various configuration settings and menu op tions for N7700 configuration. The followi[...]

2009/05/22 12:00 Current system time. Disk Info Current status of disk slot has been installed RAID Current RAID status. The N7700 will rotate these messages every on e-two seconds on the LCD display. USB Copy Th e USB Copy function enables you to copy files stored on USB devices such as USB disks and digital camera s to the N7 700 by press button.[...]

Step 1: Network Setup From the Web Administration Interface, you can configure the network settings of the N7700 for your network. You can access the Network menu from the menu bar. For details on how to c onfigure yo ur network settings, refe r to Chapter 4: System Network . Step 2: RAID C reation Next, administrators can confi gure their pr eferr[...]

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Chapter 4: System Administrati on Overview The N7700 provides an easily accessible Web Administration Inter face . With it, you can co nfigure and monitor the N7700 anywhere on the network. Web Administration Interface Make sure y our network is co nnected to the In ternet. To access the N7700 Web Administration Interface : 1. Type the N7700’s IP[...]

Menu Bar Item Description System Information Current system status of the N7700. System Management Various N7700 system settings and i nformation. System Network Information and settings for network connections, as well as various services of the N7700. Storage Information and settings for storage devices installed int o the N7700. User and Group A[...]

Temperature. Green: S ystematic temperature is normal. Red: Systematic te mperatur e is unus ual. Click to go to System Status page as shor t cu t. Netwo rk. Gre en: Connecti on to n etwork is normal. Red: abnormal connectio n to the network Logout Click to logout Web Ad ministration Interface. Language Selection The N7700 supports multi ple langua[...]

Product Information Item Description Manufacturer Displays the name of t he system manufacture r. Product No. Shows the mode l number of the system. Firmware version Shows the current firmware version. Up time Displays the total run time of the system. System/Service Status From the Status menu, choose the System item, System Status and Service Sta[...]

Logs Fr om the System Information menu, choose the Logs item an d the System Logs screen appears. This screen shows a histor y of system usage and important eve nts such as disk status, networ k information, an d system booting. See the follow ing table for a detailed description of each item: See the following table for a detailed description of e[...]

System Management The System Management menu gives you a wealth of sett ings that you can us e to configure your N7700’s system administrati on functions. You ca n set up system time, system noti fications, a nd ev en upgrade fi rmware from this menu. Time: Setting system time From the time menu, choose the Time item and the Time screen appears. [...]

Notification Configuration Item Description Beep Notification Enable or disable the system beeper that beeps when a probl em occurs. Email Notification Enable or disable email notificati ons of system problems. SMTP Server Specifies the hostname/IP address of the SMTP server. Port Specifies the port to send outgoing notification emails. Auth Type S[...]

Follow the steps below to upgrade your firmware: 1. Use the Brow se button to find the firmware file. 2. Press A pply . 3. The beeper beeps and the Busy LED b links until the upgrade is complete. UPS Setting The N7700 can also suppo rt various uninterr uptib le power supply units via either “Serial” or “USB” int erface, providing extra data[...]

See the following table for a detailed description of each item. UPS Setting Item Description UPS Monitoring Enable or disable UPS monitoring. Manufacturer Choose the UPS manufacturer from the dropdowns. Model Choose the UPS model number from the dropdowns. Battery Status Current status of the UPS battery Power Current status of the power being sup[...]

Example - Monday: On: 8:00; Off: 16:00 System will turn on at 8:0 0 AM on Monday, and off at 16:00 on Monday. System will turn on for the rest of the week. If yo u choose an on time, but do not assign an off time, the syst em will turn on and remain on until a schedu led off time is reached, or if th e unit is sh utdown manually. Example - Monday: [...]

From the menu, choose the SNMP item, and the SNMP Support screen appears. From here, you can Enable or Disable . U tility ˙ Administrator password From the menu, choose the Administrator Password item and the Change Admin istrat or Passw ord screen appears. Enter a new password in the New Password box and confirm your new pa ssword i n the Confirm[...]

Co nfirm Password Type the new password again to confi rm. Apply Press this to save your changes. ˙ Config Mgmt From the menu, choose the Config Mgmt item and the System Configur ation Download /Upload screen appears. From here, you can d ownload or upload stored system config urations. See the following table f or a detailed description of each i[...]

˙ Reboot & Shu tdown From the menu, choose Reboot & Shutdo wn item, and the Shutdown/Reboot System screen appears. Press Reboot to restart the system or Shutdown to turn the system off. ˙ File Sys tem check The File System Ch eck allows you to perfor m a check on the integrity of your disks’ file system. Under th e menu, click File syst[...]

Once the system has rebooted, you will be returned t o the File System Check pr ompt. There you will see th e available RAID volumes to run t he file system check on except ZFS volume, ZFS has no need to perform file system check. Check the desired RAID volumes and click Next to proceed with the f ile system check. Click Reboot to reboot without r [...]

The system must be re after file system check co booted before the N7700 can function normally mplete. NOTE System Network Use the System Network menu to make netwo rk configurati on settings as well as service support settings. WAN Configuration From the System Network menu, choose WAN , and the WAN Configuration screen appears. This screen displa[...]

WAN Configuration Item Description Host name Host name that identifies the N7700 on the network. Domain name Specifies the domain name of the N7700. WINS Server To set a server name for NetBIOS comput er. MAC Address MAC address of the network in terface. Jumbo Frame Support Enabl e or disable Jumbo Frame Support of the WAN interface on your N7700.[...]

WARNING Most Fast Ethernet (10/100) Switch es/Routers do not sup port Jumbo Frame and y ou will not be able to conne ct to your N7700 afte r Jumbo Fram e is turned on. If this happens, turn off the N7700. Then, insert USB disk w ith factory re set utili ty included and pow er on the N7700. Till the system power on complete then it w ill bring your [...]

NOTE The IP Segment of WA N and LAN should not overlap. WARNING The IP address of the LAN int erface shou ld not be in the range of the Start IP address and End IP addre ss. Samba / CIFS There are 4 options is curre ntly allow Admin to Enable /Disable to operate N7700 associated with Samba / CIFS pro tocol. With the option changed, it will need to [...]

Samba Anony mous Login Authentic ation To enable this option, no matter there is share folder has been created in public access. The user account a nd password is nee ded from system to access under SMB/CIFS protocol. On the othe r hand, no more anonymous lo gin is allowed. NOTE • In some environments, due to security concerns , you may wish to d[...]

A description of each item follows: NFS Server Sett ing Item Description NFS Enable or Disable NFS support. Apply Click Apply to save your changes. FTP N7700 can act as a FTP server, ena bling users to download and upload files with their favorite FTP programs. From the System Network menu, choose the FTP item, and the FTP screen appears. You can c[...]

Security FTP Enable or disable Securi ty FTP, be sure the client FTP software has also security FTP setting enabled. Port Specifies the port number of an incoming connection on a non-standard port. FTP ENCODE If your FTP cli ent or operating system does not support Unicode (e.g. Windows® 95/98/ME or MA C OS9/8), select the same encoding as your OS[...]

A description of ea ch field follows: Media Manag er 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 N7700 for new contents in t he selected media folder. Share Media Folders Once the Media[...]

4. Setup the DMA (These steps w ill be different if you use a different DMA) a. From the Server List screen, select “ N7700: Media Server ” as the server. b. Go to My Media c. Click on the Up/Down Arrow buttons to select Music Jukebox , Photo Albums , or Vi deo Clips d. Start enjoying the contents stored in your N7700. HTTP/ Web Disk From the S[...]

UPnP This device supports UPnP Media server, whic h allows users to play media files with UPnP client (ex. DMA devices). Ena ble or disable Universal Plug a nd Play protocol. UPnP helps to find the IP address o f the N7700. Nsync Target From the System Network menu, choose the Nsync Target item, and the Nsync Setting screen appears. Enable or Disab[...]

through Bonjour zero-c onfiguration networki ng with a com plete description of the protocols and technologies used to create Bo njour enabled applications and devices. Storage Management The Storage menu displays the status o f stor age devices installed in the N7700, and includes storage co nfiguration options such as RAID and disk settings, fold[...]

Bad Block scan Yes to start scan Bad Block. Total Capacity Shows the total SATA hard disk capacity. Disk Power Management The administrator can se t the disk to power down after a period of inactivit y. S.M.A.R.T. Information On the Disks Information screen, the status of each disk will be displayed in the Status column. Clicking on an OK or Warnin[...]

Current Pending Sector Current count of unstable sectors (waiting for remapping). The raw value of this attribute indicates the total number of sectors waiting for remapping. Later, when some of these sectors are rea d successfully, the value is decreased. If errors still occur when reading sectors, the hard drive wil l try to restore the data, tra[...]

RAID Information Item Description Master RAID The RA ID volume currently designated as the Maste r RAID volume. ID ID of the current RAID volume. NOTE: All RAID IDs must be unique. RAID Level Shows the current RAID configuration. Status Indicates status of the RAID. Can read either Healthy , D egraded , or Damaged . Disks Used Hard disks used to fo[...]

2. On the RAID Configuration screen, set the RAID storage s pace as JBOD , RAID 0 , RAID 1 , RAID 5 , RAID 6 , or RAID 10 — see Appe ndix C: RAI D Basics for a detailed description of each. 3. Specify a RAID I D. 4. If this RAID volume is meant t o be the Master RAID volume, tick the Mast er RAID checkbox. NOTE In a mu ltiple R AID configu rati o[...]

With a RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, or RAID 10 volume, you can also add a spare disk after the RAID is created. See Chapter 6: Tips and Tricks > Adding a Spare Disk for details. For more information on RAID, see Appendix C: RAID Basics . RAID Level You can set the storage volume as JBOD , RAID 0 , RAID 1 , RAID 5, RAID 6 or RAID 10 . RAID configurati[...]

RAID 5 requires a minimum of 3 disks. RAID 5 can sustain one failed disk. RAID 6 Two independent parity computations must be used in order to provide protection against double disk fail ure. Two different algorithms are employed t o achieve this purpose. RAID 6 requi res a minimum of 4 disks. RAID 6 can sustain two failed disks. RAID 10 RAID 10 has[...]

Remove RAID Click to remove the RAI D volume. All user data and iSCSI has been created in selected RAID volume will be removed. To remove a RAID volume, f ollow the steps below: 1. On the RAID List screen, select the RAID volume by clicking on its radio button, and cl ick RAID Info rmation to open the RAID Configur ation scr een. 2. On the RAID Con[...]

Remove RAID destroys a unrecoverable. ll data in the current RAID volume. The data is WARNING Expanding a RAID To expand a RAID 1, RA ID 5, RAID 6, or RAID 10 vol ume, follow the steps below: 1. Replace one of th e hard drives in the RAID volume an d allow it to automatically rebuild. 2. Once rebuilt, you can continue to re place any remaining disk[...]

Migrating a RAID Once a RAID volume has been created, yo u m ay want to move i t to other physical drives or c hange the RAID array all together. To migrate a RAID 0, RAI D 1, RA ID 5 or RAID 6 volume, follo w the steps below : 1. From the RAID Configurat ion screen, click Migrate RAID. 2. A list of possible RAID migration configu rations will be l[...]

NOTE Migrating a RAID volume cou ld take several hours to comp lete With RAID level migrati on function, it has two differen t type “On line” an d “Off line” alone with limitation as l isted below. 1. During RAID level m igration, it is n ot allowed reboot or sh utdown system. 2. Off line RAID level migrat ion, all services w ill stop and d[...]

Below is a table listing of possible RAID migration schemes: To From RA ID 0 RA ID 5 RA ID 6 RA ID 0 [OFFLINE] [RAID 0] HDDx2 to [RAID 0] HDDx3 [RAID 0] HDDx2 to [RAID 0] HDDx4 [RAID 0] HDDx2 to [RAID 0] HDDx5 [RAID 0] HDDx2 to [RAID 0] HDDx6 [RAID 0] HDDx2 to [RAID 0] HDDx7 [RAID 0] HDDx3 to [RAID 0] HDDx4 [RAID 0 ] HDDx3 to [RAID 0] HDDx5 [RAID 0[...]

RA ID 6 X X [ONLINE] [RAID 6] HDDx4 to [RAID 6] HDDx5 [RAID 6] HDDx4 to [RAID 6] HDDx6 [RAID 6] HDDx4 to [RAID 6] HDDx7 [RAID 6] HDDx5 to [RAID 6] HDDx6 [RAID 6] HDDx5 to [RAID 6] HDDx7 [RAID 6] HDDx6 to [RAID 6] HDDx7 Space Allocation You may specify th e space allocated for iSCSI volumes. The iSCSI volume can be created up to 5 volumes per RAID v[...]

Allocating Space for iSCSI Volume To allocate space for an iSCSI v olume on the current RAID volume, follow the steps below: 1. Under the Volume Allocation List , click iSCSI Target . The Create iSCSI Volume screen appears. Create iSCSI Volume Item Description RAID ID ID of current RAID volume. Allocat ion Percent age and a mount of spac e allocat [...]

Month Select the current month from the dropd own. Username Enter a username. Password Enter a password. Password Confirm Reenter the chosen pas sword 2. Designate the percentage to be allocated from the Allocation drag bar. 3. Enable the iSCSI Ta rget Service by selecting Enable . 4. Choose to enable CHAP authentication or choose None . 5. Enter a[...]

2. Mo dify your setting. Press ok to change. Delete Volume To delete volume on t he current RAID volume, follow the steps below: 1. Under the Volume Allocation List , click Delete . The Space Allocation screen appe ars. 63[...]

2. Press YES . All data in the v olu me will be removed. Advance Option There are 2 options is curren tly allow Admin to Enable/D isable to operate N7700 associated with iSCSI sett ing. The details as lis ted in follow ing screenshot. Wit h the op tion changed, it w ill need to reboot system to act ivate. iSCSI Block Size Select the block size w it[...]

Adding Folders On the Folder screen, press the Add button and the Add Fol der screen appears. This screen allows you to add a f older. After entering th e information, press Apply to create new folder. 65[...]

Add Folder Item Description RAID ID RAID volume where the new folder wil l reside. Folder Name Enter the name of the folder. Descrip tion Provid e a desc ription the fo lder. Browseable Enable or disable users from browsing the folder contents. If Yes is selected, then the share folder will be browseable. Public Admit or de ny public acces s to thi[...]

Descrip tion Provide a d escript ion the f older . Browseable Enable or disable users from browsing the folder contents . This setting will only apply while access via SMB/CIFS and web disk. Public Admit o r deny public ac cess to this fo lder. Share Limit Enter the maximum size of the folder. The folder will not grow beyond t his limit . You can e[...]

NFS Share Item Description Hostname Enter the name or IP address of the host Privilege Host has either read only or writeable access to the fol der. Guest System Support There are two selecti ons available: • Unix / Linux System • AIX (Allow source port > 1024) Choose the one which best fits your needs. IO Mapping There are three selecti ons[...]

Snapshot The N7700 is capable for 16 snapshot version control. To have snapshot to work on, the file system creation for RAI D volume has to be “ ZFS ”. Snap (Snapshot configuration) If added folder has located in the R AID volume with “ZFS” file system, then the folder management screen with “Snap” button w ill be configurable. Snapsho[...]

These taken snapsh ot is only accessible th ough CIFS/SMB by manually typ e NAS IP addresssnapshot and invisible from normal a ccess. Also, the ta ken snapshot version is read only can n ot be deleted under CIFS/SMB access but on ly click the “Del” button s howing on th e scree n shot above. Folder and sub-folders Access Contr ol List (ACL) [...]

2. Wit h the group or user selected, press one of the buttons from the three access level columns at the t op. The group or user then a ppears in that column and ha s that level o f access to the folder. 3. Continue selectin g groups and users an d assigning them access levels using the column buttons. 4. To remove a group or user from an access le[...]

The system will your search, ente list up to 1,000 users from the chosen category. To narrow r a search term in the blank provided. NOTE Stackable NAS The N7700’s capacity can be expanded even further using the stackable functi on. With it, users can e xpand the capacity of their network storage systems up to 5 other stack target volumes w hich a[...]

Next, input the target IP address of the stacka ble device and click the Discovery button. The system will list available target volumes from the inputted IP ad dress. Once IP with volume h ave been set, you may need to input a va lid user name and password to validate your access rights. If there is no user name and password needed to access targe[...]

From the figure above, the Export share name is “pmmeeting”. The figures below show the result before and afte r via Microsoft Network Access with settings have been completed. Stack target with export share name “pmmeeting” No Stack Target The Browseable setting will be same method of set ting for system share folder. It designates whether[...]

The Public setting will be set same as what the setting for th e system share folder associ ated with the ACL pe rmission setup. If Public is set to Yes , all users will be able to access it, and ACL button will be grayed out. If Public is set to No , the ACL button will be availab le on th e Stack Target List windo w. Click Apply to save your chan[...]

With this newly att ached stack target device, you will see the in formation displayed and also several options you can choose. In general, if attached stack target device has been used by another N5200PRO/1U4500/N55 00/N7700/N7700/N8800 as stack target volume, the n t he Format item will be display and syst em will recognize it straight away and d[...]

ACL settings will be exactly th e same as system folder that you may have setu p previously. E. Reconnect a Stack Tar get The enabled stack target devices may be di sconnected by situations such as power outages or network disconnects. When this ha pp ens, the Reconnect button will available. To attempt to reconnect the stack target, click Reconnec[...]

From th e main menu, the ISO Mount feature is l ocated under “Stora ge”. Please refer the figure below for reference. Select on the ISO mount funct ion and you will have th e screen shot appear as following. A. Add a ISO file From the figure above, select ISO fi le from drop down share list. After selection, system will bring up Mount table for[...]

To mount new ISO file, select fr om listed ISO file and inpu t desired mounting n ame into “Mount as:” field. C lick “ADD” with confirmation t o complete mounting ISO file. Or witho ut “Mount as” ISO file export name input, system will automatic t o give the exp ort name by ISO file name. If left “Mount as:” blink then system will c[...]

You could click “Un mount” to elimin ate mounted ISO file. B. Using ISO The mounted ISO file will b e located same share folder with name giving. Please refer the screen shot below. ISO file “image” has m ounted as fo lder “Image” you could see. T he ISO file “Thec us 01” without assign mou nting name, system automaticall y has fold[...]

support feature; the N7 700 will connect with the ADS/ NT server and get all the information of the domain users an d groups automatically. From the Accounts menu, choose Authen tication item and the ADS/NT Support screen appears. You can to change a ny of these items and press A pply to confirm your setting s. A description of each item follows: A[...]

To join an AD domain , you can refer the figure and use the example below to configure the N77 00 for associated filed input: AD Domain Example Item Information Work Group / Domain Name domain ADS Support Enable ADS Server Name Computer1 ADS/NT Realm Domain.local Administrator ID Administrator Administrator Password *********** NOTE • The DNS ser[...]

Local User Configuration Item Description Add Press the Ad d button to add a user to the list of local users. Edit Press the Edi t button to modify a local user. Remove Press the Remove button to delete a selec ted user from the system. Add Users 1. Click on the Add button on Local User Configur ation screen, and Local User Setting screen appears. [...]

NOTE All users are automat ically assigned to th e ‘users’ group. Edit Users 1. Select an existing user from the Local User Configuration screen. 2. Click on the Edit button, and Local U s er Setting screen appears. 3. From here, you can enter a new pa ssword and re-enter to confirm, or use the << or >> buttons to have this user joi[...]

Remove Users 1. Select an existing user from the Local User Configuration screen. 2. Click on Remove button and the user is deleted from the system. Local Group Configuration From the Accounts me nu, choose the Group item, and the Local Group Configuration screen appears. This screen allows you to Add , Edit , and Remove local groups. Local Group C[...]

Add Groups 1. On the Local Group Configurat ion screen, click on the Add butto n. 2. The Local Group Setting screen appears. 3. Enter a Group Name . 4. Enter a Group ID number. If left blank, the syst em will automatically assign one. 5. Select users to be in this group fro m the User s List by adding them to the Members List using the << b u[...]

Remove Groups 1. On the Local Group Configuration screen, select a group name from the list. 2. Press Remove to delete the group from the system. Batch Create Users and Groups The N7700 can also add users a nd groups in batch mode. This enables yo u to conveniently add numerous users and groups automati cally by importing a simple comma-separated p[...]

Application Server The N7700 supports printer server, and Tu nes server. The integrated Print Serve r allows you to share a single USB printer will all users on the network. The N7700 provides activating the i Tunes Server on th e d evice. You will be abl e to play music files on this device with your iTunes client sof tware directly. T he followin[...]

If a corrupt print job is sent to a printer, pri nting may suddenly fail. If your print jobs seem to be locked up, pressing the Re mo ve All Documents button to cl ear the print queue may resolve the issue. You can configure the N7700 to act as a printer server. That way, all PCs connected to the network ca n utilize t he same printer. Wi ndows XP [...]

Windows Vista To set up the Printer Server in Windows Vist a, follow the steps belo w: 1. Open Printer Folder from the Control Panel . 2. Click the right mouse button i n anywhere on the Printers folder and then sele ct Add Printer . 3. Select Add a network, wireless or Bluetooth printer . 90[...]

4. Select The printer that I want isn’t listed . You can press The printer that I want isn’t listed to go i nto next page wi thout waiti ng for Searchin g for available printers to finish. 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 listed, pleas e contact your printer manufacturer for help. 7. Windows will attempt t o connect to th e printer. 8. You can choose to set t hi s printer as the default printer by checking the Set as the default printer box. Cli ck Next to continue. 9. Done! Click Finish . 92[...]

iTunes® Server With the built-in iTunes server capability , the N7700 enables digital music to be shared and played anywhe re on the network! From the Network menu, choose the iTunes item, and the iTunes Configuration screen appears. You may enable or disa ble the iTunes Service from here. Once enabled, enter correct informat ion for each field an[...]

User Module The user module is reserved for Thecus fans to bui ld up 3 rd party functions in the future. Backup There are a number of ways to back up da ta with the N7700. Nsync You can backup a share folder to another N7700 (Nsync Ta rget) or any FTP server for safe keeping as long as you h ave appr opriate access right on that target. When using [...]

Add Nsync Task Item Description Task Name The name of your Nsync task. Target Server Manufacturer Select whether the target is a Thecus Product (e.g. N770 0) or FTP server. Nsync Mode Synchronize mode or Incremental mode . Target Server IP Address The IP address of your target server. Source Folder The share folder you want to backup. Authorized Us[...]

Password on Target Server The password for the username on the target server. Test Connection Click to check the connection to the Target Server. Schedule Enable or Disable schedule backup of your share folders. Time The time when the Nsync task will run. Type Sel ect whether to run the Nsync tas k daily, weekly, or monthly. Daily : input the time [...]

Thecus Backup Utility The Thecus Backup Utili t y i s o n y o u r I n s tallation CD. When you cli ck on the CD, the Backup Utilit y 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 your hard disk and double click[...]

2. When the Welcome to Microsoft Wi ndows XP screen appears, click Perform Additional Tasks . 3. Click Browse this CD . 4. In Windows Explo rer, navigate to Valu eAdd > Msft > Ntbac kup . 5. Double-click Ntbackup.msi to install t he backup utility . Once installed, you can use the Windows Backup Utility by following the steps below: 1. Click [...]

Chapter 5: Using the N7700 Overview Once the N7700 is setup an d operating, users on th e network may manage all varieties of digital music, photos, or files by simply using their web browsers. To manage your personal files or access pub lic files on the N7700, just enter its IP address into your browser (default IP add ress is http://192.168.1.100[...]

6. To create a new folder within the curre nt folder, press the New folder button. When the screen a ppears enter a name for the folder. Press OK to create the folder. 7. T o u p l o a d a f i l e f r o m y o u r c o m p u t e r t o the current folder, press the New file (upload) button. When the screen appe ars, pr ess Browse and locate the f ile [...]

(Admin) Change password and confirm new password. (logout) To logout of the web disk interface. Show the files and folde rs in the d i rectory. Search files in the d irect ory. (You can only input some word string.) Name Displays the names of folders and files. Size Shows the size of folders and files. Ty pe Displays the type of folders and files. [...]

Windows XP Publishing Wizard There are many ways for a local user to upload pictures into their photo album. Users of Windows XP c an upload their pi ctures using the Windows X P Publ ishing Wizard. 1. Click on the XP Publishing Wizard icon on top right corn er. 2. The XP Web Publishing Wizard Client screen appears. Click on the link to install the[...]

4. Once the register f ile is inst alled, use the Window s file manager to browse the folder that contain s the picture you want to publish. On t he left pane, there will be an icon labeled “ Publish thi s fo lder to the Web ”. 5. Click on this icon and Web Publishing Wizard will start. 6. Select the pictures you want to publish to t he Photo W[...]

7. Your PC will start to co nnect to the Pho to Web Server. 8. Select N7700 Photo G allery Wizard to publish your pictures to the N7700. 9. Login into the N7700 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. 104[...]

11. Se lect the album you want to upload your pictures to. 12. Conf irm the target album. 13. Windows will show you that the p ict ure upload is in progress. 105[...]

14. When th e upload is finished, the Wizard will ask you whether if you wan t 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 Album . 106[...]

17. Finished! You will see the pictures just sele cted in the album. Managing Albums and Photos Icon Function Description Make Cover Make selected photo your cover picture. Back Return to the previous screen. Add Add a new album or pho tos. Modify Edit the name and description of the selected album or photo. Each name is limited to 20 characters an[...]

Creating Albums To create a photo album, follow the steps below: 1. Click the Add butt on to create a new album. 2. Ent er a name fo r the al bu m, and enter a description if you wish. Then, click on the Create Album b utton. Password Protecting Albums If you would like to put a password on a particular album, f ollow these steps: 1. Select the alb[...]

Slide Shows Slid e shows are a great way to enjoy pi ctures stored on your N7700. You can click on the Start Slide Show icon on the top righ t hand corner to start t he slide show. To stop the slide sho w, click on t he Stop Slide Show icon on th e top right hand corner. Mapping a Client PC to the N7700 You can map share folders on the N7700 so tha[...]

1. Choose Go > Connect to Server… 2. Enter the network addr ess for th e server in the Server Addre ss text box. When connecting using SM B/CIFS protocol, type: smb://192.168.1.100/Folder1 When connecting using AFP protocol, type: afp://192.168.1.100/Folder1 Click Connect . 3. When MAC OS X is trying to connect N7700, it will ask for a User Na[...]

3. You w ill now in stall the iSC SI Ini tiator using the Setup Wizard. Click Next to continue. 4. Leave th e default selections and click Next . 5. Read the license a greement. To continu e with the installat ion, click I Agree and then click Next . 6. The iSC SI Initiator w ill no w inst all automatically. Click Finish once completed. 111[...]

7. Start the iSCSI In itiator by double-click ing its icon on the desktop. The iSCSI Initiator properties win dow w ill appear. 8. Select the Discovery tab. Under Ta rget Port als , click Add . 9. Enter the IP address of the N7700. Click OK . 10. On the iSCSI Initiator Properties window, sel ect the Targets tab. With the iSCSI targe t highlighted, [...]

11. If you have not enabled CHAP, click OK to continue. If you have enabled CHAP, click Advanced . Under Advanced Settings, check the CHAP lo gin in forma tion ch eckb ox an d en ter your username and password. Click OK . 12. Right click My Computer on the desktop and select Manage . 113[...]

13. Click on Disk Management and you will see a new hard di sk listed. 14. Initializ e the new ha rd disk and you will then be able to use the iSC SI target as a local drive. Windows Vista Because Window s Vista has the Microsoft iSCSI Initiat or pre-installed, you will not have to install th is piece of software. In stead, start the iSCSI In itiat[...]

Chapter 6: T ip s and T ricks USB and eSATA Storage Expansion The N7700 supports ext ernal USB hard disks through its f our USB ports. Once a USB har d disk has successfully mounted, the entire volume will be linked automat ically to the default USB HDD folder. The N7700 su pp orts up to 4 USB external storage devices. All file names on th e USB di[...]

Part I - Setup a DynDNS Ac count 1. Go to http://www.dyndns.org from your home PC. 2. Click on the Sign Up Now link. 3. Check the Chec k boxes, select a user name (i.e.: N7700), 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 [...]

Replacing Damaged Hard Drives If you are using RAID 1, RAID 5, or RAID 6 you can easily r eplace a damaged hard drive in the Thecus N7 700 while keeping your data secure with the system’s automatic data recovery. Hard Drive Damage When a hard drive is damaged and data in the RAID volume, the syste m LCD will display warning message also the syste[...]

Chapter 7: T roubleshooting Forgot My Network IP Address If you forget your net work IP address and have n o physical access to the system, you can find out the IP addre ss by either looking directly onto the N7700’s LCD panel, or by using the setup wizard to re trieve the IP of your N77 00. 1. Start the Setup Wiz ard, and it will automatically d[...]

4. Set the Date , Time , and Ti me Zone . 5. Click Apply . In addition, if the N 7700 is able to access the Internet and you want to keep the NTP Server clock.isc.org by defa ul t, please make sure th e DNS Server is correctly entered, thereby allowing the NTP Serv er name to correctly resolve. (See Syst em Network > WAN > DNS Server ) Dual D[...]

Chapter 8: Revision up dated (FW 3.00.03 to 3.00.06) What’s New There are add itional feat ures implemented into t he new 3.00.04 version firmware. RAID Expansion for iSCSI Target Volume First, the iSCSI volu me is now able to expand its capacity from unused space. From the volume list, simply select the iSCS I volume you lik e to expand and clic[...]

RAID Volume Encryption With firmware v3.00.04 , you can protect yo ur data by usin g RAID Volume Encryption func tion to prevent the r isk of data exposure. T o activate this function , the Encr yption option needs to be ena bled while the RAID is created and followed by password input for identification. Also, a n external writable USB disk plugge[...]

RAID volumes with encryption e nabled will be displayed with a key lock symbol next to volume ID name. NOTE 2. With RAID volume encryption enabled, RAID volume expansion will operated in off line mode. 1. With RAID volume encryption enabled , the system performance w ill goes down. iSCSI Thin-Provisioning An advanced thin-provisi oning for iSCSI fe[...]

Next, setu p the physical capacity for iSCSI thin -provision volume by dragging the Allocation bar to the d esired size. After the size has been determined, click OK to confirm. Now you will see the iSCSI thin-provision ing volume is availa ble from the list. Please ref er to the screenshot below. 123[...]

No w you can start to create iSCSI targ ets to join the newly-created iSCSI thin-prov ision volume. Basically, t he iSCSI target under iSCSI th in-provision ing has exactly same settings screen as t he standard iSC SI target volum e creation. The only difference is the “Virtual Size” of capaci ty. Unlike creating standard iSC SI tar get volumes[...]

The screen shot for iSCSI tar get volume creation under t hin-provisioning; the physical capacity 333.8GB. The screen shot to setup an iSCSI target volume under thin-provisioning of 1700GB. iSCSI target volu m e creation. The maximum virtual size is 14300GB (16000GB – 1700GB(1 st iSCSI target volume)). 125[...]

This screenshot lists iSC SI target volumes created under th in-provisioning. The 2 nd iSCSI target volume under thin-pro visioning has been created wi th a capacity of 14300GB. This message appears if there is no more room for new iSCSI target creation. iSCSI LUN ID 3. The notification will send out while the physical size of iSCSI thin-provision [...]

Error Correctio ns None 127[...]

Chapter 9: Revision up dated up to FW 3.00.08 What’s New There are additional features impl emented into the new 3.00.08 versi on firmware. Updated Login User Interface There is a brand new design for the admi n login UI. The previous chapters hav e screenshots of the origina l user interface. Please note that all changes a re visual only. Th ere[...]

Disclaimer Page Added The follo wing disclaimer pa ge has been added to this fi rmware release. Please click the check box if you do no t want to have this page disp layed during the next login. 129[...]

Updated Main User Interface The look and icons of the main user interface have been updated. Add On-Line Register Service From main menu tree, there is a new “On- line Register” opti on added with this firmwar e release. This on-line regist er service can periodically update the user wh en new firmware and software modules are released by Thecu[...]

Added Rsync Setting under Nsync Target The Thec us Nsync feature has added a third wa y to use Rsync to repl icate data between two systems. For the targ et side to allow source cross data, the Rsync target server needs to first select “E nable” and then assign a username and password for authentication. NOTE The Rsync target server username an[...]

enable the sync target server and input a valid username and pa ssword to gra nt access permission. Added 2 nd Gateway for Clients of DHCP Server Route The adding of a 2 nd gateway has been phased in to serve clients that use their Thecus NAS as a DHCP server to have another route to bal anc e traffic bandwidth. NOTE If the IP sharing mode setting [...]

Added Dual DOM for Auto Repair The unique Dual DOM fe ature can now perform “Auto Repai r”. The Thecus NAS will backup up to five versions of the sy stem configuration either by the de fault timing of 1:00am every day automatically or as scheduled by the user. This unique “Aut o Repair” will be triggered if the primary DOM has a booting iss[...]

Appendix A: Product S pecifications Hardware Specifications Product Model N7700 / N7700PRO Network Interfaces WAN Gigabit RJ-45 connector LAN Gigabit RJ-45 connector Storage HDD Bays 7 x 3.5” SATA HDD, ho t-swappable eSATA 1 x eSATA connector for capacity e xpansion I/O Interfaces USB Ports 4 x USB type A ports (Host mode), System Information LCD[...]

Hot spare Disk roaming RAID level migration RAID expansion iSCSI Target Supports: Microsoft iSCSI Initiator v 2.0.4 StarPort Initiator V3.5.2 MAC OS: globalSAN iSCSI initiator version 3.0 (1150) Linux: open-iscsi 2.0-865 Folder Management Share and sub-f olders level permission Public folder Quota Management Share folder quota control Backup Thecus[...]

Appendix B: Customer Support If your N7700 is not working properl y, we encourage you to check out Ch apter 7: Troubleshooti ng , located in this manual. Y ou can also try to ensure that you are using the latest f irmware version for your N7700. Thecu s is committed to providing free firmware upgrades to our customers. Our newest firmware is availa[...]

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 per formance. A RAID system accesses several hard disks simultaneous ly, which improves I/O performanc e over a single hard disk. Data sec urity is enha nced by a RAID, since data loss due to a hard [...]

RAID 5 RAID 5 offers da ta security and it is best suited for networ ks that perform many small I/O transactions at the same time, as well as applications that require data security such as offi ce automation and online customer service. Use it also for applicatio ns with high read reques ts but low write requests. RAID 5 includes disk striping at [...]

Disk Usage Whe n all 7 disks are of the same size, and used in RAID, N7700 disk usage percentage is listed below: RAID Level Percentage Used RAID 0 100% RAID 1 1/n x 100% RAID 5 (n-1)/n x 100% RAID 6 (n-2)/n x 100% RAID 10 50% JBOD 100% n ： HDD number 139[...]

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 inform ation in its domain database. Active Directory also solved the problem of locating resources; which previously relied [...]

Appendix E: UPS Comp atibility List Brand Series Model No tes Ablerex MS-RT ActivePower 1400V A AEC M iniGuard UPS 700 M250 1 cabl e Back-UPS Pro Matrix-UPS Smart-UPS Bac k-UPS 940-0095 A/C cables, 940-0020B/C cables , 940-0023A cable Back-UPS Of fice 940-0119A ca bl e Masterswitch No t a UP S - 940-0020 cabl e APC Back-UPS R S 500 custom non-USB c[...]

Brand Series Model No tes A res 700 and larger Fideltro nik Ot her Ar es models PowerRite MAX Fiskars PowerServer 10, 3 0 All mod el s w ith alarm in terface MP110/210 MS-T MS Gamatron ic µPS3/1 Gemin i UP S625/UPS1000 R3000 XR HP R5500 XR I NELT Monolith 10 00LT Infosec iPEL 350, 500, 750, 1000 Ippon (variou s) Liebert UPStation GXT2 contact-clo [...]

Brand Series Model No tes Oneac EG/ON Series advanced interface Online P-Series OnLite AQUA 50 Orvaldi various not 400 or 600 SMK-800A ULT-1000 TrustTrust 425/625 BNT-1000AP Advice Partner/King Pr750 Powercom Powercom BNT-2000AP PowerGuard PG-600 PowerKinetics 9001 PowerTech Comp1000 DTR cable power Power Walker Line-Interactive VI1000 Powerware 31[...]

o Safenet software o Phoenix Tec p rotoc ol o Generic RUPS 2000 (Megatec M2501 cable) o Generic R UPS model o SEC protocol • If your UPS is not in the support list, b e sure that the UPS supports one of following protocols: • The UPSes marked Blue have been tes ted and work well NOTE 144[...]

Appendix F: Licensing Information Overview This product included copyrighted third-pa rty software licensed under the terms of GNU General Public License. Please see THE GNU General Public License for extra terms and conditions of th is license. Source Code Availability Thecus Technology Corp. has exposed th e full source code of the GPL licensed s[...]

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 granted t o use CGIC in any application , commercial or noncommercia l, at no cost. HOWEVER, this copyright para graph must appear on a "cre dits" page accessible in the pu blic onlin[...]

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