Thecus N5500 manual

Thecus N5500 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 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 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 II - 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 .. Enable DDN S on the Router ........................................................ 115 - Setting up Vi rtual Server s (HTTPS)...............[...]

Appendix F: Licensing Information ............................................ 144 Overview ........................................................................................... 144 Source Code Availability .................................................................... 144 CGIC License Terms .............................................[...]

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 storag e is av[...]

Media Server With the built-in Media Server capab ility, the N5500 provid es 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 an t. To set up the Media Server, refer to Chapter 4: System N e twork > Media S erver. Backup Server[...]

Package Contents Your N5500 package should con tain 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 & Univ ersal CD) z Ethernet Ca ble x1 z Screw Kit & Key-Luc k x1 z HDD Compatibility list Card x1 z M ultiple Languages War ranty Card x1 Please check [...]

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.Ente r Button ↵ • Push[...]

Rear Panel The N5500 rear panel features ports and connectors. 4 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 [...]

Chapter 2: Hardware Inst allation Overview Your N5500 is designed for easy installat ion. To help you get started, the following chapter will help you quickly get 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 take the following precautions: 1. R[...]

3. Press the power button on the Fro nt Panel to boot up the N5500. Checking System Status Aft er making connections on the N5500 and poweri ng up, check whether the system status is no rmal or has trouble by o bserving indic ators on the front panel and hard disk trays. System Status Normal The system status is normal if: 1. The WAN and LAN L EDs [...]

1 3 2 4 System Trouble The system has trouble if: 1. System LED 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, p hysically 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: using the Thecus Setup Wizard or the LCD display . Follow the ste ps b elow for initial softw are setup. The[...]

6. Name your N5500 and conf igure the network IP address. If your s witch 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 manua lly. 7. Change the default administrator password. 8. Finished! Access the N5500 W[...]

LCD Operation The N5500 is equippe d 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 N5500 configuration. The follow[...]

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 T he USB Copy function enables you to copy files stored on USB devices such as US B disks and digital camera s to the N5 500 by press button. To use USB copy, foll ow the steps b[...]

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 Administrat ion 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 N5500 Web Administration Interface : 1. Type the N5500 ’s IP ad[...]

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 in to the N5500. User and Group A[...]

Temperature. Green: Systematic temperature is normal. Red: Systematic t emperatu re is unu sual. Click to go to System Status page as sho rt cut. Netw ork. Gr een: Connect ion to network is normal. Red: abnormal connectio n to the network Logout Click to logout Web Ad ministration Interface. Language Selection The N5500 supports mult iple languages[...]

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[...]

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 F rom the System Informat[...]

Trunc ate All Log F ile Clear a ll log f iles. The number of lines per page □ Specify desired number of li nes to display per page. Sort Ascending Shows 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 men u, choose the Firmware Up grade item and the Fir mware Upgrade screen appears. Follow the steps below to upgrade your firmware: 1. Use the Brow se button to find the firmware file. 2. Press Apply . 3. The beeper beeps and the Busy LED b links until the upgrade is complete. • Dow ngradi ng fi rmware is no t permit ted[...]

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: 16:0 0 System will turn on at 8: 00 AM on Monday, and off at 16:0 0 on Monday. System will turn on for the rest of the week. If y ou choose an on time, but do not assign an off time, the sy stem will turn on and remain on until a schedu led off time is reached, or if th e unit is s hutdown 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 servic e 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 the S N[...]

See the following t able for a detailed description of each item. Change Administrator and LCD Entry Password Item Description New Password Type in a new administrator password. C onfirm Password Type the new password ag ain to confirm. Apply Press this to save your changes. ˙ Config Mgmt From the menu, choose the Config Mgmt item and the System C[...]

˙ Factory default From the menu, choose the Factory Default item and the Rese t to F actory Default scr ee n appears. Press Apply to reset the N5500 to factory default settings. 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. WARNING ˙ Reboot & S[...]

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 p rompt. There you will see th e available RAID volumes to run th e file system check 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 s ystem check is run, the system will sh ow 20 lines of information un til 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 [...]

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 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. • Enabling DHCP automatically turns on UPnP— see the Service Supp ort Screen. • If you are only using the WAN port, we suggest th at you disable IP Sharing Mode. T [...]

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 Netw ork menu. DHCP Configuration Item Description DHCP Server Enable or di sable the DHCP server to automatically assign IP address to PCs connected to the LAN interface. Star[...]

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 please enable this option to vi ew “.recycle” folder. Samb[...]

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 Mana ger 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 Clic k the Rescan button to have the N5500 for new contents in the selected media folder. Share Media Folders Once the Media[...]

4. Setup the DMA (These steps will be different 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 i n your N55 00. HTTP/ Web Disk From the [...]

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 stor age devices installed in the N5500, and includes storage co nfiguration options such as RAID and disk settings, folder configuration, space allo cation and ISO Mount. Disks Information From the Storage menu, choose the Disks item and the Disks Information screen appears. From here, yo[...]

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 (sp are 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 Resu lt Result of the te st. Test Time Total time of the test. If the Reallocated Sector C ount > 32 o[...]

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 , Degraded , or Damaged . Disks Used Hard disks used to fo [...]

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 RAI D 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 configurat[...]

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 RAID volume. Al l user data, iSCSI and target USB data been created in selected RAID volume w ill be removed. To remove a RAID volume, f ollow the steps below: 1. On the RAID List screen, select the RAID volume by clicking o n its radio button, and cl ick RAID Info rmation to open the RAID Configur ation sc reen. 2. [...]

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 t he 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 change the RAID array all together. To migrate a RAID 0, RAID 1, R AID 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 RAI D migration configu rations will be li[...]

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 li[...]

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 password. Password Confirm Reenter the chosen pa ssword 2. Designate the percentage to be allocated from the Allocation drag bar. 3. Enable the iSCSI T arget 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 the curr ent RAID volume, fo llow the steps below: 1. U nder the Volume Alloc ation List , click Delete . The Space Allocation scree n appe ars. 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 Percentage and amount o[...]

iSCSI Block Size Select the block size w ith 4K while th e iSCSI volume size is over 2TB. iSCSI CRC/C hecksum 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 configu[...]

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 fol der. Guest System Support There are two selections availabl e: • 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 ver s ions . Once checked “Automatically remove oldest snapshot” , the oldest will be removed to let newest to added on top. Otherwise, if the check box is unchecked and snapshot ver sions are up to 16 the n system will appear warning message and won’t execute the task till availab le version count. Th[...]

ACL setting Item Description Deny Denies access to users or groups who are di splayed in this colu mn. Read Only Provides Read Only access to users or groups who are displayed in this co lumn. Writab le Pro vides Writ e acce ss to users or g r oups who a re dis played in this column. Recursive Enable to inherit the access right for all its sub-fold[...]

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 fo r 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 yo u woul d like to search for t he user in. 3. Click Search . T[...]

From the main menu, the stackable feature is located under “Storage”. Please refer t he 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 re fer to the figure bel ow: With the added stack target you co uld “Ena ble” or “Disable” now[...]

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 target volume, then leave it blank. 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 t here 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 what the se[...]

Click Apply to save your changes. B. Activate a Stack Target After your settings ha ve been ap plied, 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 s[...]

After the format is complete, the s tack 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 stac k targets, cl ick Edit for the corresponding stack target, and system will bring u p the follow ing dialogue: After your changes ha[...]

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 p pens, 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, user[...]

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 from list ed ISO file and input desired mou nting nam e 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 a nd Group Authentication The N[...]

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 server spec ified 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 (Acti[...]

NOTE All users are automat ically assigned to th e ‘users’ group. Edit Users 1. Select an existing user from the Loca l User Configuration screen. 2. Click on the Edit button, and Local U ser 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 Configura tion screen, click on the Ad d button. 2. The Local Group Settin g 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[...]

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 y ou to conveniently add numerous users and groups automat ically by importing a simple comma-separated pl[...]

Application Server The N5500 supports printer server, and Tu nes server. The integrated Print Serv er 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 followin[...]

If a corrupt print job is sent to a printer, printing may suddenly fail. If your print jobs seem to be locked up, pressing the Re m ove All Documents but ton to clear the print queue may resolve the issue. You can configure the N5500 to act as a printer server. That way, all PCs connected to the network c an utilize t he same printer. W indows XP S[...]

Windows Vista To set up the Pri nter Server in Window s Vista, follow the steps bel ow: 1. Open Printer Folder from the Control Panel . 2. Click the right mouse button i n anywhere on the Printers folder and then sel ect Add Printer . 3. Select Add a network, wireless or Bluetooth 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 into next page witho ut wait ing for Searching for availa ble printers to fini sh. 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, plea se contact your printer manufacturer for help. 7. Windows will attempt t o connect to th e printer. 8. You can choose to set this printer as the default 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 capabili ty, the N5500 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 d ata 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 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. N550 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 Select whether to run the Nsync ta sk daily, weekly, or monthly. Daily : input the time o[...]

Thecus Backup Utility The Thecus Backup Utility is on your In stallation CD. When you click 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 to execut[...]

2. When the Welcome to Microsoft W indows XP screen appears, click Perform Additional Tasks . 3. Click Browse this CD . 4. In Windows Expl orer, navigate to Val ueAdd > Msft > Ntb acku p . 5. Double-click Ntbackup.msi to install t he backup utility . Once installed , you can use the Windows Backu p Utility b y following the steps below: 1. Cl[...]

Chapter 5: Using the N5500 Overview Once the N5500 is setup an d operating, users on th e network may manage all varietie s 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 ad dress is http://192.168.1.1[...]

6. To create a new folder within the curre nt 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 appe ars, pr ess Browse and locate the file to[...]

(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 directory. (You can only input some word string.) Name Displays the names of folders and files. Size Shows the size of folders and files. T ype Displays the type of folders and files. Mo[...]

Windows XP Publishing Wizard There are many ways for a local user to uploa d pictures into their photo album. Users of Windows XP c an upload their pi ctures using the Windows X P Pub lishing 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 th[...]

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 the left pane, there will be an icon labeled “ Publish th is folder to the Web ”. 5. Click on this icon and Web Publishing Wizard wil l start. 6. Select the pictures you want to publish to t he Phot o W[...]

7. Your PC will start to co nnect to the Pho to Web Server. 8. Select N5500 Photo Gallery Wiza rd to publish your pictures to the N5500. 9. Login int o the N5500 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. 103[...]

11. S elect the album you wa nt to upload your pi ctures to. 12. Con firm the target album. 13. Windows will show you that the pictu re upload is in progress. 104[...]

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 . 105[...]

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 ph otos. Modify Edit the name and descriptio n of the selected album or photo. Each name is limited to 20 characters a[...]

Creating Albums To create a phot o album, follow the steps below: 1. Click the Add butt on to create a new album. 2. Ent er a name fo r the a lbu 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, follow these steps: 1. Select the alb[...]

Slide Shows Sli de 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 sh ow, click on the Stop Slide Show icon on t he top ri ght hand corner. Mapping a Client PC to the N550 0 You can map share folders on th e N550 0 so t[...]

1. Choose Go > Connect to Server… 2. Enter the network addr ess for th e server in the Server Addr ess text b ox. 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 N5500, it will ask for a User N[...]

3. You w ill now in stall the iSC SI In itiat or using the Setup Wizard. Click Ne xt to continue. 4. Leave th e default selections and click Next . 5. Read the license agreement. To continu e with the installat ion, click I Agree an d then click Next . 6. The iSC SI Initiator w ill n ow install aut omatically. Click Finish once completed. 110[...]

7. Start the iSCSI In itiator by double-click ing its icon on the desktop. The iSCSI Initiator properties wi ndow will appear. 8. Select the Discovery tab. Under T arget Por tals , click Add . 9. Enter the IP address of the N5500. Click OK . 10. On the iSCSI Initiator Properties window, sel ect the Targets tab. With the iSCSI targ et highlighted, c[...]

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 . 112[...]

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 Windo ws Vista has the Microsoft iSCSI Init iator 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 N5500 supports ex ternal USB hard disks through it s five USB ports. Once a USB ha rd disk has successfully mounted, the entire volume will be linked automat ically to the default USB HDD folder. The N5500 su pp orts up to 5 USB external storage devices. All file names on th e USB di[...]

Part I - Setup a DynDNS A cc ount 1. Go to http://www.dyndns.org from your home PC. 2. Click on the Sign Up Now link. 3. Check the Che ck boxes, select a user name (i.e.: N5500), enter your email address (i.e.: xxx@example.com), check Enable Wildcar d , and create a password ( i.e.: xxxx). 4. Wait for a n email from ww w.dyndns.org. 5. Open the ema[...]

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 Thecus N 5500 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 syst em LCD will display warning message also the system[...]

Chapter 7: T roubleshooting Forgot My Network IP Address If you forget your net work 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 wizard to r etrieve the IP of your N5500. 1. Start the Setup Wiz ard, and it will automaticall y de[...]

4. Set the Date , Time , and Ti me Zone . 5. Click Apply . In addition, if the N5500 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 DO[...]

Chapter 8: Revision Up dates (FW 3.00.01 to 3.00.04) What’s New There are additional fe atures 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 iSCSI vo lume you like to expan d and click [...]

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 en abled while the RAID is created an d followed by password input for identification. Also, a n external writable USB disk plugg[...]

RAID volumes with encryption en abled will be displa yed with a key lo ck symbol next to volume ID name. 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. 121[...]

iSCSI Thin-Provisioning An advanced thin-provisi oning for iSCSI feature is avai lable in th is firmware releas e. 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 vo lumes and also setup[...]

N ow you can start to create iSCSI targ ets 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 iSC SI target volu me creation. The only difference is the “Virtual Size” of capaci ty. Unlike creating standard iSC SI ta rget volumes[...]

The screen shot for iSCSI target volume creation under thin-pr ov isioning; th e physical capacity 333.8GB. The screen shot to setup an iSCSI target volume under thin-provisioning of 1700GB. 124[...]

iSCSI target volu me creation. The maximum virtu al size is 14300GB (16000GB – 1700GB(1 st iSCSI target volume)). Thi s screenshot lists iSCSI target volumes created under thin-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 iSC[...]

iSCSI LUN ID When iSCSI target volume has been created, there is a default LUN ID of 0 in previous firmware versio ns which was un-co nf igurable. From v3.00. 04, it is configurable from 1 to 254 with a defaul t of the next available number in ascen ding numerical order. The LUN ID is uni que and can not be duplicated except for LUN ID 0. Error Cor[...]

Chapter 9: Revision up dated up to FW 3.00.08 What’s New There are additional features im plemented into the new 3.00.08 vers ion 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 foll owing disclaimer page has b een added to this firmware release. Please click the check box if you do n ot w a nt t o h a ve t h i s p a g e di s p layed 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 firmwa re 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 The cus Nsync feature has added a third wa y to use Rsync to replicate 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. The Rsync target server username and pass[...]

enable the sync target server and input a valid username and p assword 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 an ce traffic ba ndwidth. If the IP sharing mode setting is s[...]

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 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 e xpansion I/O Interfaces USB Ports 5 x USB type A ports (Host [...]

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 su b-folder level permissi on Public folder Quota Management Share folder [...]

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 this manual. Y ou can also try to ensure that 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 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 pe rformance. A RAID system accesses several hard disks simultaneous ly, which improves I/O performanc e over a single hard disk. Data se curity is enha nced by a RAI D, since data loss due t o a har[...]

RAID 5 RAID 5 offers d ata security and it is best suited for networks t hat 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 applicati ons with high read reques ts but low write requests. RAID 5 includes disk striping at [...]

Disk Usage Wh en 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 138[...]

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 : UP S Comp atibility List Brand Series Model N otes Ablerex MS-RT ActivePower 1400 VA AEC MiniGuard UPS 700 M25 01 cab le Back-UPS Pr o Matrix-UPS Smart-UPS Back-UPS 940 -0095A/C cables, 940-0020B /C cables, 940-0023A ca ble Back-UPS O ffice 940-0119A c ab le Masterswitch N ot a U PS - 940-0020 cab le APC Back-UPS RS 500 custom non-USB [...]

Brand Series Model N otes Ares 700 and larger Fid eltronik O ther A res models PowerRite MAX Fiskars PowerServer 10, 30 All models w ith alarm inter fac e MP110/210 MS-T MS Gamatronic µPS3/1 Gemi ni U PS625/UPS100 0 R3000 XR HP R5500 XR INEL T Monolith 1 000LT Infosec iPEL 350, 500, 750, 1000 Ippon (vario us) Liebert UPStation GXT2 contact-cl osur[...]

Brand Series Model N otes 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 Phoenix Tec p rotoc ol o Safenet software 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 143[...]

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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