Remote Administration

You can set up your 1U4500 for remote administration. With remote administration, you can access your 1U4500 over the Internet, even if your 1U4500 is behind a router. This is especially useful if you are traveling and suddenly need a file from your 1U4500.

Setting up remote administration is a three-part process, and will require the following equipment:

Thecus 1U4500 NAS device

Cable/DSL Router with Dynamic DNS support

Home PC

Internet Connection

NOTE

Router setup will differ slightly depending on router used. For this example, we will use the Asus WL500g because it has support for Dynamic DNS. Contact your router hardware vendor for setup help.

Part I - Setup a DynDNS Account

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.: 1U4500), 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.dyndns.org.

5.Open the email and click on the link to activate your account

Part II - Enable DDNS on the Router

1.Go to the router setup screen and select IP Config > Miscellaneous DDNS Setting from your Home PC.

2.Click on Yes for Enable the DDNS Client?

3.Select www.dyndns.org.

4.Go to router setup screen, and enter the following information:

a.User Name or E-mail Address: xxx@example.com

b.Password or DDNS Key: xxxx

c.Host Name: www.1U4500.dyndns.org

d.Enable wildcard? Select Yes

e.Update Manually: Click Update

Part III - Setting up Virtual Servers (HTTPS)

1.Navigate to NAT Setting > Virtual Server.

2.For Enable Virtual Server?, select Yes

3.Setup the HTTPS Server

a.Well-Known Applications: Select User Defined

b.Local IP: Enter 192.168.1.100

c.Port Range: 443 (the default HTTPS port setting on the 1U4500)

d.Protocol: select TCP

e.Click Add.

f.Click Apply.

4.Test the HTTPS connection from another computer on the Internet

a.From a remote computer, open your browser and enter https://www.1U4500.dyndns.org

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Thecus Technology 1U4500R, 1U4500S Remote Administration, Part I Setup a DynDNS Account, Part II Enable Ddns on the Router