Thecus Technology N8800 user manual

Thecus N8800

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 Hard Disk Trays Rear Panel Chapter 2: Hardware Installation Overview Before You Begin Hard Disk Installation Cable Connections Checking System Status System Status Normal WARNING System Trouble Chapter 3: First Time Setup Overview Thecus Setup Wizard Page LCD Operation LCD Controls Display Mode USB Copy Management Mode 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 Page Chapter 4: System Management Overview NOTE Web Administration Interface Menu Bar Language Selection Status Menu Product Information System/Service Status System Information Printer Status UPS Settings Wake-Up On Lan (WOL) Page Power Management Storage Management Disks Information S.M.A.R.T. Information RAID Information RAID Configuration RAID Level Page WARNING RAID Configuration Creating a RAID NOTE WARNING Expanding a RAID Page Migrating a RAID Deleting a RAID Space Allocation Allocating Space for iSCSI Volume Stackable NAS Snapshot Page Folder Management Adding Folders Editing Folders Deleting Folders NFS Share Snap (Snapshot configuration) Page Page Page File System Check Advance Option File Access Cache Samba Recycle Bin Samba Anonymous Login Authentication iSCSI Block Size iSCSI CRC/Checksum Network Management WAN Configuration WARNING LAN Configuration WARNING DHCP Configuration WLAN Configuration NOTE WAN LAN Exchange NOTE Web Services Configuration AFP (Apple Network Setup) User and Group Management Local User Configuration Adding Users Modifying Users Deleting Users Local Groups Configuration Adding Groups Modifying Groups Deleting Groups Batch User and Group Creation ADS/NT Configuration Page System Settings System Notifications NOTE SNMP System Logs Time and Date Settings WARNING System Configuration Backup and Restore Module Management Reset to Factory Default Settings WARNING Upgrading System Firmware WARNING Change Administrator Password Reboot and Shutdown System Logout Chapter 5: Additional Feature Setup Overview FTP Server iTunes Server Media Server Adding Media Share Folders Connecting DMAs to the Media Server Page Printer Server Windows XP SP2 Windows Vista Page Page 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 Chapter 6: Using the N8800 Overview Login Page Using WebDisk Photo Server Windows XP Publishing Wizard Page Page Page Page Page Managing Albums and Photos Creating Albums Password Protecting Albums Uploading Pictures to Albums EXIF Information Slide Shows Mapping a Client PC to the N8800 Windows Apple OS X Mapping the N8800 as an iSCSI Drive Windows 2000/XP Page Page Page Page Windows Vista File Backup Nsync Adding an Nsync Task Setting Up an Nsync Target on an Nsync Device Setting Up an Nsync Target on Another Device Designating N8800 as an Nsync Target Thecus Backup Utility Page 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 Replacing a Hard Drive RAID Auto-Rebuild Chapter 8: Troubleshooting Forgot My Network IP Address Can't Map a Network Drive in Windows XP Restoring Factory Defaults Problems with Time and Date Settings 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: UPS Compatibility List Page Appendix F: Licensing Information CGIC License Terms GNU General Public License