Thecus Technology M3800 manual

Thecus M3800

User’s Manual

Contents

Main Users Manual Copyright and Trademark Notice About This Manual Limited Warranty Safety Warnings Table of Contents Page Page Page Chapter 1: Introduction Overview Product Highlights File Server FTP Server Package Contents Front Panel Rear Panel Chapter 2: Hardware Installation Overview Before You Begin Hard Disk Installation Cable Connections Chapter 3: First Time Setup Overview Thecus Setup Wizard Page Page RAID Setup and Firmware Installation Setting up the RAID LCD Operation LCD Controls Display Mode NOTE USB Copy Typical Setup Procedure Step 1: Network Setup Step 2: RAID Creation Step 3: Create Local Users or Setup Authentication Step 4: Create Folders and Set Up ACLs Step 5: Start Services Chapter 4: System Management Overview Web Administration Interface Menu Bar Language Selection Status Menu Product Information System Status Printer Status Wake-Up On Lan (WOL) Storage Management SATA Information eSATA Information WARNING USB Disk Information RAID Information RAID Configuration RAID Level WARNING RAID Settings Creating a RAID Deleting a RAID Folder Management Adding Folders Editing Folders Deleting Folders NFS Share Folder Access Control List (ACL) Network Management WAN Configuration WARNING LAN Configuration DHCP Configuration WARNING WLAN Configuration NOTE DDNS Configuration Typical DDNS Configuration Procedure Web Services Configuration AFP (Apple Network Setup) NOTE NFS Setup User and Group Management Local User Configuration Adding Users Modifying Users Local Groups Configuration Adding Groups Modifying Groups Deleting Groups ADS/NT Configuration Page System Settings System Notifications NOTE System Logs Time and Date Settings WARNING System Configuration Backup and Restore NOTE Module Management NOTE Reset to Factory Default Settings Upgrading System Firmware Change Administrator Password Reboot and Shutdown System Scheduled Power On/Off TV Setup Logout Chapter 5: Additional Feature Setup FTP Server iTunes Server Media Server Adding Media Share Folders Connecting DMAs to the Media Server Download Manager Adding an HTTP Task Page Page Adding an FTP Task Page Page Page Adding a BT Task Page Page Deleting Tasks Scheduling Downloads Page Web Cam Server Web Cam Preview Adding a Web Cam Schedule Page Printer Server Windows XP SP2 Page Windows Vista Page Page Chapter 6: Using the M3800 Overview Login Page Web User Interface Using WebDisk Using Music Server Adding Music Files Playing Music Files Using Photo Gallery Managing Albums and Photos Creating Albums Password Protecting Albums Uploading Pictures to Albums Windows XP Publishing Wizard Page Page Page Page EXIF Information Slide Shows Mapping a Client PC to the M3800 Windows Apple OS X Page File Backup Thecus Backup Utility Windows XP Data Backup Apple OS X Backup Utilities Chapter 7: Tips and Tricks USB and eSATA Storage Expansion Adding a Spare Disk Remote Administration Part I - Setup a DynDNS Account Firewall Software Configuration Replacing Damaged Hard Drives Hard Drive Damage WARNING Replacing a Hard Drive RAID Auto-Rebuild Page NOTE Chapter 8: Troubleshooting Forgot My Network IP Address Resetting NAS IP Address and Admin Password Can't Map a Network Drive in Windows XP Restoring Factory Defaults Page Appendix A: Product Specifications Hardware Specifications Software Specifications Page Appendix B: Customer Support Thecus! Appendix C: RAID Basics Overview Benefits Improved Performance Data Security Stripe Size Disk Usage Appendix D: Active Directory Basics Overview What is Active Directory? ADS Benefits Appendix E: Licensing Information CGIC License Terms GNU General Public License