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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.
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 N77 00. Your N7700 is a complicated electronic device. DO NOT attempt to repair it under any circumstance s.
T able of Content s Copyright and Trad emark Notice ................................................... 2 About This Manual ......................................................................... 2 Limited Warranty...................................
System Information............................................................................. 26 Product Info rmation ..................................................................... 26 System/Service Status ....................................
Snap (Snapshot co nfigurat ion).................................................................. 69 Folder and sub-folder s Acce ss Control List (ACL) ......................................... 70 Stackable NAS.........................................
Part III - Setting up Vi rtual Server s (HTTPS).................................. 116 Firewall Software Config uration ........................................................ 116 Replacing Damage d Hard Drives.........................................
Disk Usage......................................................................................... 142 Appendix D: Active Directory Basics .......................................... 143 Overview .......................................................
Chapter 1: Introduction Overview Thank you for choosing the Thecus N7700 IP Storage Server. The Thecus N7700 is an easy-to-use storage server that allo ws a dedicated approach to storing and distributing data on a ne twork.
Media Server With the built-in Media Server capabili ty, the N7700 provides 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 ant. To set up the Media Server, refer to Chapter 4: System N etwork > Media S erver.
Package Contents Your N7700 package should contain the following items: z N7700 Unit x1 z Power Cord x1 z QIG (Quick Installation Guide) x1 z CD-Title x2 (DriveCl one5 Pro CD & Universal CD) z Eth.
Front Panel The Thecus N7700’s front panel has the device ’s controls, indicators, and hard disk trays: Front Panel Item Description 1.Power LED • Solid blue: System is power on. 2.System LED • Solid orange: system is being upgraded or system startup; dat a currently inaccessible 3.
Hard Disk Trays Each of the N7700’s hard disk trays has a lock, a latch, and t wo LED indicators: 3 4 5 1 2 Hard Disk Trays Item Description 1.HDD Power L ED • Solid blue: hard disk is powered on 2.HDD Access/Error LED • Blinking green: system is accessing data on the hard disk 3.
Back Panel Item Description 1.LAN Port • LAN port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch or router 2.WAN Port • WAN port for connectin g to an Ethernet network through a switch or router 3.Serial Port • This port is for external UPS device 4.
Chapter 2: Hardware Inst allation Overview Your N7700 is designed for easy installati on. To help you get started, the following chapter will help you quickly ge t your N7700 up and running. Please read it carefully to prevent damaging your un it during inst allation.
Cable Connections To connect the N7700 to your ne twork, follow th e steps below: 1. Connect an Ethernet cable from your network to the WAN port on the back panel of the N7700. 2. Connect the provided power cord int o th e universal power socket on the back panel.
Checking System Status After making connections on the N7700 and powering up , check whether the system status is normal or has trouble by o bserv ing indicators on the front panel and har d disk trays. System Status Normal The system status is normal if: 1.
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 N7700 so that it is accessible to your network users. There are two ways to set up your N7700: usi ng the Thecus Setup Wizard or the LCD display .
6. Name your N7700 and configure the networ k IP address. If your switch or router is configured as a DHCP Server, configuring the N7700 to automatically obtain an IP address is recommended. You may also use a static IP address and enter the DNS Server address manually.
LCD Operation The N7700 is equipped with an LCD on the fr ont 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 N7700 configuration.
2009/05/22 12:00 Current system time. Disk Info Current status of disk slot has been installed RAID Current RAID status. The N7700 will rotate these messages ever y 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 N7700 by press button.
Step 1: Network Setup From the Web Administration Interf ace, you can configure the network settings of the N7700 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 .
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Chapter 4: System Administration Overview The N7700 provides an easily accessible Web Administration Inter face . With it, you can configure and monitor the N7700 anywhere on the network. Web Administration Interface Make sure your network is connected to the Internet.
Menu Bar Item Description System Information Current system status of the N7700. System Management Various N7700 system settings and i nformation. System Network Information and settings for network connections, as well as various services of the N7700.
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.
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.
Logs From the System Information menu, choose the Logs item and the System Logs screen appears. This screen shows a histor y of system usage and important eve nts such as disk status, networ k information, an d system booting.
System Management The System Management menu gives you a wealth of sett ings that you can us e to configure your N7700’s system administrati on functions. You ca n set up system time, system notificati ons, and even upgrade fi rmware from this menu.
Notification Configuration Item Description Beep Notification Enable or disable the system beeper that beeps when a probl em occurs. Email Notification Enable or disable email notificati ons of system problems. SMTP Server Specifies the hostname/IP address of the SMTP server.
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.
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.
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 .
From the menu, choose the SNMP item, and the SNMP Support screen appears. From here, you can Enable or Disable . Utility ˙ Administrator password From the menu, choose the Administrator Password item and the Change Admin istrat or Passw ord screen appears.
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 Configur ation Download /Upload screen appears. From here, you can d ownload or upload stored system configurations.
˙ Reboot & Shu tdown From the menu, choose Reboot & Shutdo wn item, and the Shutdown/Reboot System screen appears. Press Reboot to restart the system or Shutdown to turn the system off. ˙ File System check The File System Ch eck allows you to perform a check on the integrity of your disks’ file 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 system check. Check the desired RAID volumes and click Next to proceed with the f ile system check.
The system must be re after file system check co booted before the N7700 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.
WAN Configuration Item Description Host name Host name that identifies the N7700 on the network. Domain name Specifies the domain name of the N7700. WINS Server To set a server name for NetBIOS comput er. MAC Address MAC address of the network in terface.
WARNING Most Fast Ethernet (10/100) Switch es/Routers do not sup port Jumbo Frame and y ou will not be able to conne ct to your N7700 afte r Jumbo Fram e is turned on. If this happens, turn off the N7700. Then, insert USB disk w ith factory re set utili ty included and pow er on the N7700.
NOTE The IP Segment of WA N and LAN should not overlap. WARNING The IP address of the LAN int erface shou ld not be in the range of the Start IP address and End IP addre ss. Samba / CIFS There are 4 options is curre ntly allow Admin to Enable /Disable to operate N7700 associated with Samba / CIFS pro tocol.
Samba Anonymous Login Authentic ation To enable this option, no matter there is share folder has been created in public access. The user account a nd password is nee ded from system to access under SMB/CIFS protocol. On the other hand, no more anonymous login is allowed.
A description of each item follows: NFS Server Sett ing Item Description NFS Enable or Disable NFS support. Apply Click Apply to save your changes. FTP N7700 can act as a FTP server, ena bling users to download and upload files with their favorite FTP programs.
Security FTP Enable or disable Securi ty 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 not support Unicode (e.
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 N7700 for new contents in the selected media folder.
4. Setup the DMA (These steps will be di fferent if you use a different DMA) a. From the Server List screen, select “ N7700: 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.
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 N7700. Nsync Target From the System Network menu, ch oose the Nsync Target item, and the Nsync Setting screen appears.
through Bonjour zero-c onfiguration networki ng with a com plete description of the protocols and technologies used to create Bonjour enabled applications and devices.
Bad Block scan Yes to start scan Bad Block. Total Capacity Shows the total SATA hard disk capacity. Disk Power Management The administrator can set the disk to power down after a period of inactivit y. S.M.A.R.T. Information On the Disks Information screen, the status of each disk will be displayed in the Status column.
Current Pending Sector Current count of unstable sectors (waiting for remapping). The raw value of this attribute indicates the total number of sectors waiting for remapping. Later, when some of these sectors are rea d successfully, the value is decreased.
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.
2. On the RAID Configuration s creen, set the RAID storage space as JBOD , RAID 0 , RAID 1 , RAID 5 , RAID 6 , or RAID 10 — see Appendix C: RAID Basics for a detailed description of each. 3. Specify a RAID ID. 4. If this RAID volume is meant t o be the Master RAID volume, tick the Mast er RAID checkbox.
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 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.
Remove RAID Click to remove th e RAID volume. All user dat a and iSCSI has been created in selected RAID volume will be removed. To remove a RAID volume, f ollow the steps below: 1. On the RAID List screen, select the RA ID volume by clicking on its radio button, and cl ick RAID Info rmation to open the RAID Configur ation screen.
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 the hard drives in t he RAID volume and allow it to automatically rebuild.
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.
NOTE Migrating a RAID volume cou ld take several hours to comp lete 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.
Below is a table listing of possible RAID migration schemes: To From RA ID 0 RA ID 5 RA ID 6 RA ID 0 [OFFLINE] [RAID 0] HDDx2 to [RAID 0] HDDx3 [RAID 0] HDDx2 to [RAID 0] HDDx4 [RAID 0] HDDx2 to [RAID.
RA ID 6 X X [ONLINE] [RAID 6] HDDx4 to [RAID 6] HDDx5 [RAID 6] HDDx4 to [RAID 6] HDDx6 [RAID 6] HDDx4 to [RAID 6] HDDx7 [RAID 6] HDDx5 to [RAID 6] HDDx6 [RAID 6] HDDx5 to [RAID 6] HDDx7 [RAID 6] HDDx6 to [RAID 6] HDDx7 Space Allocation You may specify th e space allocated for iSCSI volumes.
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.
Month Select the current month from the dropdown. Username Enter a username. Password Enter a password. 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 .
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 .
2. Press YES . All data in the volu me will be removed. Advance Option There are 2 options is curre ntly allow Admin to Enable /Disable to operate N7700 associated with iSCSI sett ing. The details as lis ted in follow ing screenshot. Wit h the option changed, it w ill need to reboot system to act ivate.
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 wil l reside. Folder Name Enter the name of the folder. Descrip tion Provid e a desc ription the fo lder. Browseable Enable or disable users from browsing the folder contents. If Yes is selected, then the share folder will be browseable.
Descrip tion Provide a d escript ion the f older . Browseable Enable or disable users from browsing the folder contents. This setting will only apply while access via SMB/CIFS and web disk. Public Admit o r deny public ac cess to this fo lder. Share Limit Enter the maximum size of the folder.
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 selecti ons available: • Unix / Linux System • AIX (Allow source port > 1024) Choose the one which best fits your needs.
Snapshot The N7700 is capable for 16 snapshot version control. To have snapshot to work on, the file system creation for RAI D volume has to be “ ZFS ”. Snap (Snapshot configuration) If added folder has located in the RAID volume with “ZF S” file system, then the folder management screen with “Snap” button w ill be configurable.
These taken snapsh ot is only accessible th ough CIFS/SMB by manually type NAS IP addresssnapshot and invisible from normal a ccess. Also, the ta ken snapshot version is read only can n ot be deleted under CIFS/SMB access but on ly click the “Del” button s howing on th e scree n shot above.
2. With the group or user selected, pre ss one of the buttons from the three access level columns at the top. The gr oup or user then a ppears in that column and has that level of access to the folder. 3. Continue selectin g groups and users an d assigning them access levels using the column buttons.
The system will your search, ente list up to 1,000 users from the chosen category. To narrow r a search term in the blank provided. NOTE Stackable NAS The N7700’s capacity can be expanded ev en further using the stackable functio n.
Next, input the target IP address of the stacka ble device and click the Discovery button. The system will list available target vol umes from the inputted IP ad dress. 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.
From the figure above, the Export share name is “pmmeeting”. The figures below show the result before and after via Mi crosoft Network Access with se ttings have been completed. Stack target with export share name “pmmeeting” No Stack Target The Browseable setting will be same method of set ting for system share folder.
The Public setting will be set same as wh at the setting for t he system share f older associated with the ACL permission setup. If Public is set to Yes , all users will be able to access it, and ACL button will be grayed out. If Public is set to No , the ACL button will be availab le on the Stack Target List wi ndow.
With this newly att ached stack target device, you will see the in formation displayed and also several options you can choose. In general, if attached stack target device has been used by another N52.
ACL settings will be exactly th e same as system folder that you may have setup previously. 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.
From the main menu, the ISO Mount feature is located under “Storage”. Please refer the figure below for reference. Select on the ISO mount funct ion and you will have th e screen shot appear as following. A. Add a ISO file From the figure above, select ISO fi le from drop down share list.
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 without “Mount as ” ISO file export name inp ut, system will automat ic to give the export name by ISO file name.
You could click “Un mount” to elimin ate mounted ISO file. 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.
support feature; the N7700 will connect wi th the ADS/NT server and get all the information of the domain users an d groups automatically. From the Accounts menu, choose Authen tication item and the ADS/NT Support screen appears. You can to change a ny of these items and press A pply to confirm your setting s.
To join an AD domain , you can refer the figure and use the example below to configure the N7700 for associated filed input: AD Domain Example Item Information Work Group / Domain Name domain ADS Support Enable ADS Server Name Computer1 ADS/NT Realm Domain.
Local User Configuration Item Description Add Press the Add button to add a user to the list of local users. Edit Press the Edit button to modify a local user. Remove Press the Remove button to delete a selected user from the system. Add Users 1. Click on the Add button on Local User Configuration screen, and Local User Setting screen appears.
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.
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.
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.
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 N7700 can also add users and groups in batch mode.
Application Server The N7700 supports printer server, and Tune s server. The integrated Print Server allows you to share a single USB printer will all users on the network. The N7700 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.
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 N7700 to act as a prin ter server.
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 .
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.
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.
iTunes® Server With the built-in iTunes server capability , the N7700 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.
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 N7700. Nsync You can backup a share folder to another N7700 (Nsync Ta rget) or any FTP server for safe keeping as long as you h ave appr opriate access right on that target.
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. N770 0) or FTP server. Nsync Mode Synchronize mode or Incremental mode . Target Server IP Address The IP address of your target server.
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.
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.
2. When the Welcome to Microsoft Wi ndows XP screen appears, click Perform Additional Tasks . 3. Click Browse this CD . 4. In Windows Explor er, navigate to Val ueAdd > Msft > Ntback up . 5. Double-click Ntbackup.msi to install t he backup utility .
Chapter 5: Using the N7700 Overview Once the N7700 is setup an d 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 N7700, just enter its IP address into your browser (default IP address is http://192.
6. To create a new folder within the curre nt folder, press the New folder button. When the screen appears enter a name fo r 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.
(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.
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.
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.
7. Your PC will start to conne ct to the Photo Web Server. 8. Select N7700 Photo Gallery Wizard to publish your pictures to the N7700. 9. Login into the N7700 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.
11. Select the album you w ant to upload your pi ctures to. 12. Confirm the target album. 13. Windows will show y ou that the picture upload is in progress.
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 .
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 photos. Modify Edit the name and description of the sel ected album or photo.
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.
Slide Shows Slide shows are a great way to enjoy pictures stored on your N7700. 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.
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. 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.
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 N7700. Click OK . 10. On the iSCSI Initiator Properties window, sel ect the Targets tab.
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 .
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 Windows Vista has th e Microsoft iSCSI Initiator pre- installed, you will not have to install th is piece of software.
Chapter 6: T ip s and T ricks USB and eSATA Storage Expansion The N7700 supports external USB hard disks through its four 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.
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.: N7700), enter your email address (i.e.: xxx@example.com), check Enable Wildcard , and create a password (i.
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 N7700 while keeping your data secure with the system’s automatic data recovery.
Chapter 7: T roubleshooting Forgot My Network IP Address If you forget your netw ork IP address an d have no physical access to the system, you can find out the IP addre ss by either looking directly onto the N7700’s LCD panel, or by using the setup w izard to retrieve the IP of your N7700.
4. Set the Date , Time , and Ti me Zone . 5. Click Apply . In addition, if the N7700 is able to access the I nternet 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.
Chapter 8: Revision up dated (FW 3.00.03 to 3.00.06) What’s New There are additional features implemente d 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.
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 whil e the RAID is created and followed by password input for identification.
RAID volumes with encryption en abled will be displayed with a key lock symbol next to volume ID name. NOTE 2. With RAID volume encryption enabled, RAID volume expansion will operated in off line mode. 1. With RAID volume encryption enabled , the system performance w ill goes down.
Next, setup the physical capacity for iSCS I thin-provision volu me by dr agging the Allocation bar to the d esired size. After the size has been determined, click OK to confirm. Now you will see the iSCSI thin-provision ing volume is availa ble from the list.
Now 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 iSCSI target volume creation. The only difference is the “Virtual Size” of capaci ty.
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. iSCSI target volume creation. The ma ximum 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 iSCSI target creation.
Error Corrections None 127.
Chapter 9: Revision up dated up to FW 3.00.08 What’s New There are additional features implemente d 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.
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 display ed during the next login.
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.
Added Rsync Setting under Nsync Target The Thecus Nsync feature has added a thir d 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.
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.
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.
Chapter 10: V ersion 3.01.00 Firmware Up dates What’s New There are additional features implemente d 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.
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.
Added Additional Mode Supp ort 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.
Appendix A: Product S pecifications Hardware Specifications Product Model N7700 / N7700PRO Network Interfaces WAN Gigabit RJ-45 connector LAN Gigabit RJ-45 connector Storage HDD Bays 7 x 3.
Hot swappable Hot spare Disk roaming RAID level migration RAID expansion iSCSI Target Supports: Microsoft iSCSI Initiator v 2.0.4 StarPort Initiator V3.
Appendix B: Customer Support If your N7700 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 N7700. Thecu s is committed to providing free firmware upgrades to our customers.
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 perf ormance. A RAI D system accesses several hard disks simultaneous ly, which improves I/O performanc e over a single hard disk.
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 re quests but low write requests.
Disk Usage When all 7 disks are of the same size , and used in RAID, N7700 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 .
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.
Appendix E: 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.
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.
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Wenn Sie Origin Storage N7700Pro noch nicht gekauft haben, ist jetzt ein guter Moment, um sich mit den grundliegenden Daten des Produkts bekannt zu machen. Schauen Sie zuerst die ersten Seiten der Anleitung durch, die Sie oben finden. Dort finden Sie die wichtigsten technischen Daten für Origin Storage N7700Pro - auf diese Weise prüfen Sie, ob das Gerät Ihren Wünschen entspricht. Wenn Sie tiefer in die Benutzeranleitung von Origin Storage N7700Pro reinschauen, lernen Sie alle zugänglichen Produktfunktionen kennen, sowie erhalten Informationen über die Nutzung. Die Informationen, die Sie über Origin Storage N7700Pro erhalten, werden Ihnen bestimmt bei der Kaufentscheidung helfen.
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Jedoch ist die eine der wichtigsten Rollen, die eine Bedienungsanleitung für den Nutzer spielt, die Hilfe bei der Lösung von Problemen mit Origin Storage N7700Pro. Sie finden dort fast immer Troubleshooting, also die am häufigsten auftauchenden Störungen und Mängel bei Origin Storage N7700Pro gemeinsam mit Hinweisen bezüglich der Arten ihrer Lösung. Sogar wenn es Ihnen nicht gelingen sollte das Problem alleine zu bewältigen, die Anleitung zeigt Ihnen die weitere Vorgehensweise – den Kontakt zur Kundenberatung oder dem naheliegenden Service.
