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Thecus N5500 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. Apple, iTunes and Apple OS X are registered trademarks of Apple Computers, Inc. All other trademarks and brand names are the pro[...]

Safety W a rnings 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 N55 00. Your N5500 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 [...]

T a ble of Content s Copyright and Trad emark Notice ................................................... 2 About This Manual ......................................................................... 2 Limited Warranty........................................................................... 2 Safety Warnings .......................................[...]

System Information............................................................................. 26 Product Info rmation ..................................................................... 26 System/Service Status ................................................................. 27 Logs .............................................................[...]

Snapshot .................................................................................... 68 Snap (Snapshot co nfigurat ion).................................................................. 6 8 Folder and sub-folder s Access Control List (ACL) ......................................... 69 Stackable NAS...........................................[...]

Part II - Enable DDN S on the Router............................................. 115 Part III - Setting up Virtual Server s (HTTPS).................................. 115 Firewall Software Config uration ........................................................ 115 Replacing Damaged Hard Drives........................................................[...]

Stripe Size ......................................................................................... 140 Disk Usage......................................................................................... 141 Appendix D: Active Directory Basics .......................................... 142 Overview ................................................[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction Overview Thank you for choosing the Thecus N5500 IP Storage Server. The Thecus N5500 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 six Terabyte of storage is ava[...]

Media Server With the built-in Media Server capability, the N5500 provides media streaming service to stand-alone networked home media 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 etwork > Media S erver. Backup Server Don?[...]

Package Contents Your N5500 package should contain the following items: z N5500 Unit x1 z Power Cord x1 z USB Cable x1 z QIG (Quick Installation Guide) x1 z CD-Title x2 (DriveCl one5 Pro CD & Universal 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 [...]

Front Panel The Thecus N5500’s front panel has the device ’s controls, indicators, and hard disk trays: Front Panel Item Description 1.System LED • Blinking orange: system is being upgraded or system startup; data currently inaccessible 2.WAN LED • Solid green: network link • Blinking green: network activity 3.LAN LED • Solid green: net[...]

Note : For supported USB wireless dongles, please contact http://esupport.thecus.com/support 8.Power Button/ Power LED • Power on/off N5500 and Power LED. • Solid blue: System is power on. 9.Up Button ▲ • Push to scroll up when using the LCD display 10.Down Button ▼ • Push to enter USB copy operation screen 11.Enter Button ↵ • Push [...]

Rear Panel The N5500 rear panel features ports and connectors. Back Panel Item Description 1.WAN Port • WAN port for connecti ng to an Ethernet network through a switch or router 2.LAN Port • LAN port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch or router 3.Serial Port • This port is for external UPS device 4.eSATA Port • eSATA po[...]

Chapter 2: Hardware Inst allation Overview Your N5500 is designed for easy installation. To help you get started, the following chapter will help you quickly ge t your N5500 up and running. Please read it carefully to prevent damaging your un it during inst allation. Before You Begin Before you begin, be sure to ta ke the following precautions: 1. [...]

3. Press the power button on the Front Panel to boot up the N5500. Checking System Status After making connections on the N5500 and powering up , check whether the system status is normal or has trouble by o bserving 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 glo[...]

1 3 2 4 System Trouble The system has trouble if: 1. System L ED always glows orange. If the system has trouble, please refer to Chapter 7: Troubleshooting . 1 WARNING There are no use r serviceabl e parts inside the N5500. Please contact your distributor for service. 17[...]

Chapter 3: First T ime Setup Overview Once the hardware is installed, ph ysically connected to your network, and powered on, you can configure the N5500 so that it is accessible to your network users. There are two ways to set up your N5500: usi ng the Thecus Setup Wizard or the LCD display . Follow the steps below for initia l software setu p. The[...]

6. Name your N5500 and configure the network IP address. If your switch or router is configured as a DHCP Server, configuring the N5500 to automatically obtain an IP address is recommended. You may also use a static IP address and enter the DNS Server address manually. 7. Change the default administrator password. 8. Finished! Access the N5500 Web [...]

LCD Operation The N5500 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 functions. LCD Controls Use the Up ( ▲ ), Down ( ▼ ), Ent er ( ↵ ) and Escape ( ESC ) keys to select various configuration settings and menu op tions for N5500 configuration. The followin[...]

Disk Info Current status of disk slot has been installed RAID Current RAID status. The N5500 will rotate these messages every o ne-two seconds on the LCD display. USB Copy The USB Copy function enables you to copy files stored on USB devices such as USB disks and digital cameras to the N5500 by press button. To use USB copy, follow the steps below:[...]

Step 1: Network Setup From the Web Administration Interf ace, you can configure the network settings of the N5500 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 Creation Next, administrators can confi gure their preferre[...]

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Chapter 4: System Administration Overview The N5500 provides an easily accessible Web Administration Inter face . With it, you can configure and monitor the N5500 anywhere on the network. Web Administration Interface Make sure your network is connected to the Internet. To access the N5 500 Web Administration Interface : 1. Type the N5500’s IP add[...]

Menu Bar Item Description System Information Current system status of the N5500. System Management Various N5500 system settings and i nformation. System Network Information and settings for network connections, as well as various services of the N5500. Storage Information and settings for storage devices installed into the N5500. User and Group Au[...]

Temperature. Green: Systematic temperature is normal. Red: Systematic temperature is unusual . Click to go to System Status page as short cut. Network. Green: Connection to network is normal. Red: abnormal connectio n to the network Logout Click to logout Web Ad ministration Interface. Language Selection The N5500 supports multiple languages, inclu[...]

Product Information Item Description Manufacturer Displays the name of t he system manufacture r. Product No. Shows the model 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 Stat[...]

NFS Status The status of the Network File Service Server. SMB/CIFS Status The status of the SMB/CIFS server. FTP Status The status of the FTP server. Media Server The status of the Media Server Nsync Status The status of the Nsync server. UPnP Status The status of the UPnP service. SNMP The status of the SNMP service. Logs From the System Informati[...]

Trunc ate All Log F ile Clear a ll log f iles. The number of lines per page □ Specify desired number of lines to display per page. Sort Ascending S hows logs by date in ascending order. Sort Descending Shows logs by date in descending order. |<< < > >>| Use the forward ( > >>| ) and backward ( |<< < ) buttons t[...]

Notification configuration From the menu, choose the Notification item, and the No tification Configuration screen appears. This screen lets you have the N5500 notify you in case of any system malfunction. Press Apply to confirm all settings. See followin g table for a detailed description of each item. Notification Configuration Item Description B[...]

Firmware Upgrade From the menu, choose the Firmw are Upgrade item and the Firmware Upgrad e screen appears. Follow the steps below to upgrade your firmware: 1. Use the Brow se button to find the fi rmware file. 2. Press Apply . 3. The beeper beeps and the Busy LED b links until the upgrade is complete. NOTE • The beeper only beeps if it is enab l[...]

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 8:00 AM on Monday, and of f at 16:00 on Mond ay. System will turn on for the rest of the week. If you choose an on time, but do n ot assign an off time, the system will tu rn on and remain on until a schedu led off time is reached, or if the unit is shut down manually . Example - Monday:[...]

From the menu, choose the WOL item, and the Wake-up On LAN screen appears. From here, you can Enable or Disable . Wake-up On LAN Configuration Item Description WOL Service Enable or Disable WOL service Apply Click Apply to save changes. SNMP Support From the menu, choose the SNMP item and the SNMP Supp ort screen appears. You could enable th e SNMP[...]

See the following table for a detailed description of each item. Change Administrator and LCD Entry Password Item Description New Password Type in a new administrator password. Confirm 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 Con[...]

˙ Factory default From the menu, choose the Factory Default item and the Reset to Factory Default screen appears. Press Apply to reset the N5500 to factory default settings. WARNING Resetting to factory defaults will no t erase the data stored in the hard disks, but WILL revert all the settings to t he factory default values. ˙ Reboot & Shu t[...]

To perform a file system check, click Apply . Once clicked, the follow ing prompt will appea r: Click Yes to reboot the system. Once the system has rebooted, you will be returned t o the File System Check prompt. There you will see th e available RAID volumes t o run the file system ch eck on except ZFS volume, ZFS has no need to per form file syst[...]

Click Start to begin the file sy stem check. Click Reboot to reboot the system. When the file system check is run, the system will show 20 lin es of information unt il it is complete. Once complete, the results will be sh own at the bottom. The system must be re after file system check co booted before the N5500 can function normally mplete. NOTE 3[...]

System Network Use the System Network menu to make net work configura tion settings as well as service support settings. WAN Configuration From the System Network menu, choose WAN , and the WAN Configuration screen appears. This screen displays the network parameters of the WAN connection. You may change any of these items and press Apply to confir[...]

• To use the Link Aggregation with “802.3ad selected” feature, please make sure the networking equipment on t he other end of Eth ernet cable also supports 802.3ad protocol. • A correct DNS setting is vital to networks services, such as S MTP and NTP. • If you are only using the WAN port, we suggest th at you disable IP Sharing Mode. T hi[...]

DHCP Server Configuration A DHCP server can be configured to assign IP addresses to devi ces connected to the LAN port. To configure these ports, choose LAN from the Syst em Network menu. DHCP Configuration Item Description DHCP Server Enable or disable the DHCP server to automaticall y assign IP address to PCs connected to the LAN interface. Start[...]

Samba Recycle Bin The N5500 is supported recycle bin via SMB/CI FS protocol. Simply enable it then all of deleted files/folders will reside in the “. recycle” folder with hidden att ribution in each share. In general, Windows has default to invisibl e all of hidden folders/files. So pl ease enable this option to vi ew “.recycle” folder. Sam[...]

NFS Setup From the System Network menu, choose the NFS item, and the N FS Support screen appears. The N5500 can act as an NFS server, enabling users to download and upload files with the favorit e NFS clients. Press Apply to confirm y our settings. A description of each item follows: NFS Server Sett ing Item Description NFS Enable or Disable NFS su[...]

A description of each item follows: FTP Item Description FTP Enable FTP Service on the N5500. Security FTP Enable or disable S ecurity 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 no[...]

A description of ea ch field follows: 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 N5500 for new contents in the selected media folder. Share Media Folders Once the Media S[...]

4. Setup the DMA (These steps will be di fferent if you use a different DMA) a. From the Server List screen, select “ N5500: 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 N5500. 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 and Play protocol. UPnP helps to find the IP address o f the N5500. Nsync Target From the System Network menu, choose the Nsync Target item, and the Nsync Setting screen appears. Enable or Disabl[...]

Storage Management The Storage menu displays the status o f storage devices installed in the N5500, and includes storage co nfiguration options such as RAID and disk settings, folder configuration, space allocation and ISO Mount. Disks Information From the Storage menu, choose the Disks item and the Disks Information screen appears. From here, you [...]

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 Warning link w ill display the S.M.A.R.T Information window fo r that particular di sk. You may also perform disk SMART test, simp l y to click “Test” to start with. The result is only fo r reference and s[...]

it to the reserved disk area (spare area), and mark this sector as remapped . If this attr ibute valu e remain s at zero, it indicate s that the quality of the correspondi ng surface area is low. Test Type Set short or long time to test. Test Result Result of the test. Test Time Total time of the test. If the Reallocated Sector C ount > 32 or Cu[...]

RAID Information Item Description Master RAID The RAID volume currently designated as the Master RA ID 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 , Degraded , or Damaged . Disks Used Hard disks used to form[...]

In a mu ltiple R AID configu rati on, one R AID vo lume m ust be desig nated a s the Master RAID volume. The Master RAID volume will store all installed modu les. If the Master RAID is changed to another location (i.e. assigning vo lume 2 to be the Master RAID volume after volume 1 had been pr eviously assigned), then a ll modules must be re instal[...]

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 computati ons 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 ha[...]

Remove RAID Click to remove th e RAID volume. All us er data, iSCSI and target USB data been created in selected RAID volume will be remov ed. 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 screen. 2. O[...]

Remove RAID destroys all data in the cur rent RAID volume. The data is unrecoverable. 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 the hard drives in t he RAID volume and allow it to automatically rebuild. 2. Once rebuilt, you ca n continue to re pl ace any remaining dis[...]

Migrating a RAID Once a RAID volume has been created, yo u m ay want to move i t to other physical dr i v e s o r c h a ng e t h e RA I D a r r a y a l l t og e t h e r. T o mi g r a t e a R A ID 0 , RA I D 1, R A I D 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[...]

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 lev el migration, it is not allowed reboot or shutdown sy stem. 2. Off line RAID level migrat ion, all services w ill stop and data is inaccessible. 3. To have ZFS file system created doin g on lin[...]

RA ID 1 [OFFLINE] [RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 0] HDDx2 [RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 0] HDDx3 [RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 0] HDDx4 [RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 0] HDDx5 [RAID 1] HDDx3 to [RAID 0] HDDx4 [RAID 1] HDDx3 to [RAID 0] HDDx5 [RAID 1] HDDx4 to [RAID 0] HDDx5 [RAID 1] HDDx4 to [RAID 0] HDDx5 [ONLINE] [RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 5] HDDx3 [RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 5][...]

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 [...]

Username Enter a username. Password Enter a pass word. Password Confirm Reenter the chosen password 2. Designate the percentage to be allocated from the Allocation drag bar. 3. Enable the i SCSI Target Service by selecting Enable . 4. Choose to enable CHAP authentication or choose None . 5. Enter a Target Name . This will be used by th e Stackable [...]

2. Modify 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 appears. 2. Press YES . All data in the volu me will be removed. 62[...]

Allocating Space for Target USB Volume 1. Under the Volume Allocation List , click Target USB . The Create Targ et Volume screen appears. 2. Designate the percentage to be allocated from the Allocation drag bar. 3. Click OK to create the USB volume. Create USB Volume Item Description RAID ID ID of current RAID volume. Unused Percenta ge and amount [...]

iSCSI Block Size Select the block size w ith 4K while th e iSCSI volume size is over 2TB. iSCSI CRC/Checksum To enable this option, the initiator can con nect with “Data digest” and “Header digest” enabled. Share Folder From the Storage menu, choose Share Fold er , and the Folder screen appears. This screen allows you to create and configur[...]

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. Add Folder Item Description RAID ID RAID volume where the new folder will reside. Folder Name Enter the name of the folder. Descrip tion Provid e a [...]

Modify Folders On the Folder screen, press the Edit button and the Modif y Fold er screen appears. This screen allows you to change folder information . After enterin g the information , press Apply to save your changes. Modify Folder Item Description RAID ID RAID volume where the folder will reside. Folder Name Enter the name of the folder. Descri[...]

NFS Share To allow NFS access to the share folder, enable the NFS Service , and then set up hosts with access rights by clicking Add . 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 folder. Guest System Support There are tw o selections available: • Unix [...]

IO Mapping There are three selecti ons available: • Guest system root account will have full access to this share (root:root). • Guest system root account will be mapped to anonymous user (nobody:nogroup) on NAS. • All user on guest system will be mapped to anonymous user (nobody:nogroup) on NAS. Choose the one which best fits your needs. App[...]

The N5500 snapshot is supported total 16 versions . Once checked “Automatically remove oldest snapshot”, the oldest will be remov ed to let newest to added on top. Otherwise, if the check box is unchecked and snapshot versions are up to 16 then system will appear warning message and won’t execute the task till available version count. The sna[...]

ACL setting Item Description Deny Denies access to users or groups who a re displayed in this column. Read Only Provi des Read Only access to users or groups who are displayed in this co lumn. Writab le Provid es Wr ite ac cess t o users or gro ups who are d isplaye d in th is column. Recursive Enable to inherit the access right for all its sub-fol[...]

NOTE The ACL can be set for share and sub-fo lders level, not for files. The ACL screen also allows yo u to search for a particular user. To do this, follow the steps below: 1. In the blank, enter the name of t he user you w ould like to fi nd. 2. From the drop down select the gro up you woul d like to search for t he user in. 3. Click Search . The[...]

From the main menu, the stackable feature is located under “Storage”. Please refer the figure below for reference. A. Add a Stack Tar get Volume From the figure above, click Add to access the stackable target device configuration page. Please refer to the figure below: With the added stack target you co uld “Ena ble” or “Disable” now or[...]

Once IP with volume h ave been set, you may need to input a valid user na me and password to validate your access rights. If there is no user name and password needed to access target volume, then leave it blank. Once IP with volume h ave been set, you may need to input a valid user na me and password to validate your access rights. If there is no [...]

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 or not this folder will be visible through we b disk. You may refer the figures below for reference when Yes and No are selected. The Public setting will be set same as wh at the s[...]

Click Apply to save your changes. B. Activate a Stack Target After your settings h ave been applied, the system will br ing you back to Stack Target List window as shown below. There is one stack target device has been attached into this stack master. With this newly att ached stack target device, you will see the in formation displayed and also se[...]

After the format is complete, the st ack target volume will be created successfully. You will see th e volume’s capacity and statu s in the Stack Target List screen. C. Edit a Stack Target To make any changes to stack targets, click Edit for the corresponding stack target, and system will bring u p the follow ing dialogue: After your changes have[...]

E. Reconnect a Stack Tar get The enabled stack target devices may be di sconnected by situations such as power outages or network disconnects. W hen this happens, the Reconnect button will available. To attempt to reconnect the stack target, click Reconnect . ISO Mount The ISO Mount feature is very usef ul tool from Thecus products . With it, users[...]

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 further setting screen. 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 wit[...]

After you have completed to add ISO then th e page will displayed all moun ted ISO files, You could click “Un mount” to elimin ate mounted ISO file. 79[...]

B. Using ISO The mounted ISO file will be 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 folder “Thecus 01” created. User and Group Authentication The N5[...]

A description of each item follows: ADS/NT Support Item Description Work Group / Domain Name Specifies the SM B/CIFS Work Group / ADS Doma in Name (e.g. N5500). ADS/NT Support Select Disable to disable authenti cation through Windows Active Directory Server or Windows NT. Authentication Method Select ADS for Windows Active Directory Server, or sele[...]

NOTE • The DNS s erver specif ied in the WAN configuration page should be a ble to correctly resolve the ADS server name . • The time zone setting between N5500 and ADS should be identical. • The system time difference between N5500 and ADS should be less than five minutes. • The Administrator Password field is for the passw ord of ADS (Act[...]

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 User Sett ing screen appears. 3. From here, you can enter a new password and re-enter to confirm, or use the << or >> buttons to have this user join [...]

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 Configuration screen, click on the Ad d button. 2. The Local Group Setting screen appears. 3. Enter a Group Name . 4. Enter a Group ID number. If left blank, th e system will automatical ly assign one. 5. Select users to be in this group fro m the Use rs 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 N5500 can also add users and groups in batch mode. This enables you to conveniently add numerous users and groups automatically by importing a simple comma-separated plai[...]

Application Server The N5500 supports printer server, and Tunes server. The integrated Print Server allows you to share a single USB printer will all users on the network. The N5500 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 following [...]

If a corrupt print job is sent to a print er, printing may suddenly f ail. If your print jobs seem to be locked up, pressing the Remove All Documents b utton to clear the print queue may resolve the issue. You can configure the N5500 to act as a printer server. That wa y, all PCs connected to the network can uti lize the same printer. Windows XP SP[...]

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 button i n anywhere on the Printers folder and then select Add Printer . 3. Select Add a network, wireless or Bluetoot h printer . 89[...]

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 waiting 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 o[...]

If your printer model is not listed, please con tact your printer manufact urer for help. 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 continue. 9. Done! Click Finish . 91[...]

iTunes® Server With the built-in iTunes server capability, the N5500 enables digital music to be shared and played anywhere on the network! From the Network 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 and pr[...]

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 bac k up data with the N5500. Nsync You can backup a share folder to another N5500 (Nsync Ta rget) or any FTP server for safe keeping as long as you h ave appropriate access right on that target. When using N[...]

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. N550 0) or FTP server. Nsync Mode S ynchronize 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 U[...]

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 ti me when the Nsync task will run. Type Select whether to run the Nsync task daily, weekly, or monthly. Daily : input the time o[...]

Thecus Backup Utility The Thecus Backu p Utility is on your Installation CD . When you click on t he 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 to exec[...]

2. When the Welcome to Microsoft Wi ndows XP screen appears, click Perform Additional Tasks . 3. Click Browse this CD . 4. In Windows Explorer, navigate to Val ueAdd > Msft > Ntback up . 5. Double-click Ntbackup.msi to install t he backup utility . Once installed, y ou can use the Windows Backup Ut ility by following the steps below: 1. Click[...]

Chapter 5: Using the N5500 Overview Once the N5500 is setup and operating, users on th e 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 N5500, just enter its IP address into your browser (default IP address is http://192.168.1.100 [...]

6. To create a new folder within the current folder, press the New folder button. When the screen appears 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 appears, pr ess Browse and locate the file to u[...]

(Admin) Change password and confirm new password. (logout) To logout of the web disk interface. Sh ow the file s and fo lders in t he dire ctory. Search files in the directory. (You can only input some word string.) Name Displays the names of folders and files. Size Shows the size of folders and files. Type Displays the type of folders and files. M[...]

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 Publishi ng 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 this folder to the Web ”. 5. Click on this icon and Web Publishing Wizard will start. 6. Select th e pictures you want to publish to the Photo Web[...]

7. Your PC will start to conne ct to the Photo Web Server. 8. Select N5500 Photo Gallery Wizard to publish your pictures to the N5500. 9. Login into the N5500 with your local user name and password. 10. Create your album by entering an album name and cli cking on the Cre ate Album button. 103[...]

11. Sel ect the album you w ant to upload your pi ctures to. 12. Confirm the target album. 13. Windows will show you that the picture upload is in progress. 104[...]

14. When the 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 t he user’s icon to go to tha t user’s album. 16. You will see the user’s album list. C lick on Album . 105[...]

17. Finished! You will see the pictures just selected in the album. Managing Albums and Photos Icon Function Description Make Cover Make selected photo your cover pi cture. Back Return to the previous screen. Add Add a new album or photos. Modify Edit the name and description of the sel ected 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. Enter a name f or the album, and ente r 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, follow these steps: 1. Select the album[...]

Slide Shows Slide shows are a great way to enjoy pictures stored on your N5500. 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 show, click on the Stop Slide Show icon on the top right hand corner. Mapping a Client PC to the N5500 You can map share folders on the N5500 so tha t yo[...]

1. Choose Go > Connect to Server… 2. Enter the network address for the server in the Server Address 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 N 5500, it will ask for a User Name[...]

3. You w ill now in stall the iSC SI Initia tor using the Setup Wizard. Click Next to continue. 4. Leave th e default selections and click Next . 5. Read the license agreement. T o continue with the inst allation, click I Agree and then click Next . 6. The iSC SI Initiator w ill now install au tomatically. C lick Finish once completed. 110[...]

7. Start the iSCSI In itiator by double-click ing its icon on the desktop. The iSCSI Initiator properties window w ill appear. 8. Select the Discovery tab. Under Targe t Porta ls , click Add . 9. Enter the IP address of the N5500. Click OK . 10. On the iSCSI Initiator Properties windo w, sel ect the Targets tab. With the iSCSI target highlig hted, [...]

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 and ente r you r usern ame a nd password. Click OK . 12. Right click My Computer on the desktop and select Manage . 112[...]

13. Click on Di sk Management and yo u will see a new hard di sk listed. 14. Initialize the new hard disk and y ou will then be able t o use the iSCS I target as a local drive. Windows Vista Because Windows Vista has th e Microsoft iSCSI Initiator pre- installed, you will not have to install th is piece of software. In stead, start the iSCSI In iti[...]

Chapter 6: T ip s and T ricks USB and eSATA Storage Expansion The N5500 supports external USB hard disks through its five USB ports. Once a USB hard disk has successfully moun ted, the entire volu me will be linked au tomatically to the default USB HDD folder. The N5500 supp orts up to 5 USB external storage devices. All file names on th e USB disk[...]

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.: N5500), 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 an[...]

Replacing Damaged Hard Drives If you are using RAID 1, RAID 5, or RAID 6 you can easily replace a damaged hard drive in the Thecu s N5500 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 system LCD will display warning message also the system [...]

Chapter 7: T roubleshooting Forgot My Network IP Address If you forget your netw ork IP address and have no physical access to the system, you can find out the IP addre ss by either looking directly onto the N5500’s LCD panel, or by using the setup w izard to retrieve the IP of your N5500. 1. Start the Setup Wiz ard, and it will automatically det[...]

4. Set the Date , Time , and Ti me Zone . 5. Click Apply . In addition, if the N5500 is able to access the I nternet and you want to keep the NTP Server clock.isc.org by defaul 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 DO[...]

Chapter 8: Revision Up dates (FW 3.00.01 to 3.00.04) What’s New There are additional features implemented into the 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 click t[...]

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 enabled while the RAID is created and followed by password input for identification. Also, a n external writable USB disk plugged[...]

NOTE 1. With RAID volume encryption enabled , the system performance w ill go down. 2. With RAID volume encryption enabled, RAID volume expansion will operate in off line mode. RAID volumes with encryption en abled will be displayed with a key lock symbol next to volume ID name. 121[...]

iSCSI Thin-Provisioning An advanced thin-provisi oning for iSCSI feature is available in th is firmware release. With this function, the iSCSI capacity ca n be more flexi ble and more efficiently serve more users. The idea for iSCSI th in-provisioning is shar ing the availabl e physical capacity to a number of iSCSI target volumes and also setup vi[...]

Now you can start to create iSCSI targets to join the ne wly-created iSCSI thin-prov ision volume. Basically, t he iSCSI target under iSCSI th in-provision ing has exactly same settings screen as the standard iSCSI target volume creation. The only difference is the “Virtual Size” of capaci ty. Unlike creating stan dard iSCSI target volu mes, th[...]

The screen shot for iSCSI target volume creation under thin-provi sioning; the physical capacity 333.8GB. The screen shot to setup an iSCSI target volume under thin-provisioning of 1700GB. 124[...]

iSCSI target volume creation. The maximum virtual size is 14300GB (16000GB – 1700GB(1 st iSCSI target volume)). 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 iSCS[...]

iSCSI LUN ID When iSCSI target volume has been created, t here is a default LUN ID of 0 i n previous firmware version s which was un-configurable. From v3.00.04, it is configurable from 1 to 254 with a default of the next av ailable number in ascending numerical order. The LUN ID is uni que and can not be duplicated except for LUN ID 0. Error Corre[...]

Chapter 9: Revision up dated up to FW 3.00.08 What’s New There are additional features implemented into the new 3.00.08 version 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 a[...]

Disclaimer Page Added The following discla imer page has been added to this fi rmware release. Please click the check box if you do not want to have th is page displayed during the next login. 128[...]

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 firmware release. This on-line regist er service can periodically update the user wh en new firmware and software modules are released by Thecus[...]

Added Rsync Setting under Nsync Target The Thecus Nsync feature has added a third way to use Rsync to replicate data between two systems. For the target 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 and pa[...]

enable the sync target server and input a valid username and password to grant 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 anot her route to balance traf fic bandwidth. If the IP sharing mode setting is set [...]

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[...]

Chapter 10: V ersion 3.01.00 Firmware Up dates What’s New There are additional features implemented into the new 3.01.00 version firmware. Updated Login User Interface The design of the admin login UI has been completely up dated. NOTE The previous chapters hav e screenshots of the origina l user interface. Please note that all changes a re visua[...]

Administrators can add or remove favorite functio ns to My Favorites by right clicking the mouse on the menu tree. The other way administrators can add favorite functio ns is by clicking the “A dd Favorite” icon in each function screen. Please refer figure below in red circuit icon. To return to the favorite screen, simply click “My Favorite?[...]

Added Additional Mode Support for Link Aggregation Link Aggregation now has six supported modes. The administrator can choose the most suitable mode to fit the network environment. You may choose from the following options: z Disable z Load Balance z Failover z Balance-XOR z 802.3ad z Balance-TLB z Balance-ALB See the right diagram for details. Add[...]

Appendix A: Product S pecifications Hardware Specifications Product Model N5500 Network Interfaces WAN Gigabit RJ-45 connector LAN Gigabit RJ-45 connector Storage HDD Bays 5 x 3.5” SATA II HDD, hot-swappable HDD Support SATA II HDDs up to 2000GB eSATA 1 x eSATA connector for capacity expansion I/O Interfaces USB Ports 5 x USB type A ports (Host m[...]

Auto rebuild Hot swappable 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-folder level permission Public folder Quota Management Share folder qu[...]

Appendix B: Customer Support If your N5500 is not working properl y, we encourage you to check out Ch apter 7: Troubleshooti ng , located in thi s manual. You can al so try to ensure tha t you are using the latest f irmware version for your N5500. Thecu s is committed to providing free firmware upgrades to our customers. Our newest firmware is avai[...]

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 performance. A RAI D system accesses several hard disks simultaneous ly, which improves I/O performanc e over a single hard disk. Data security is enhanc ed by a RAID, si nce data loss due to a hard [...]

RAID 5 RAID 5 offers data secu rity and it is best s uited for networks 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 applications with high read requests but low write requests. RAID 5 includes disk striping at th[...]

Disk Usage When all 5 disks are of the same size , and used in RAID, N5500 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 141[...]

Appendix D: Active Directory Basics Overview With Windows 2000, Microsoft intro duced Active 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 o[...]

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 th is license. Source Code Availability Thecus Technology Corp. has exposed th e full source code of the GPL licensed so[...]

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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