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    2.5” x5 3.5” x3 Thecus N0503 Combo NAS FW v3.00.04 User’s Manual[...]

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    Copyright and T rademark Notice Thecus and other name s of Thecus products 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 pro[...]

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    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 N05 03. Your N0503 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[...]

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    T able of Content s Copyright and Trademark Notice ................................................... 2 About This Manual ......................................................................... 2 Limited Warranty........................................................................... 2 Safety Warnings .........................................[...]

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    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 Edit RA Remove Expandi Migratin Space A Allocatin Modify iS Delete V Advance iSCSI Bl iSCSI CR Share F Adding F Modify F Remov[...]

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    ADS/NT Local Us Add Use Edit Use Remove Local G Add Gro Edit Gr o Remove Batch C Printer Window Window Nsync . Add Nsy Setting U Setting U Designa Thecus Window Apple O Window Managin Creating Passwo Uploadi EXIF In Slide Sh Window Apple O Window Window Part I - Part II - Part III Hard Dr Replacin Support ...........................................[...]

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    to-R ebuild ................................................................................ 112 RAID Au RAID Ex RAID Vo iSCSI T iSCSI L Improve Data Se RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 6 RAID 10 JBOD .. Chapter 7: Trou bleshooting ....................................................... 113 Forgot My Network IP Address ....................................[...]

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    Chapter 1: Introduction Overview Thank you for choosing the Thecus N0503 IP Storage Server. The Thecus N0503 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[...]

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    Media Server With the built-in Media Server capabili ty, the N0503 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. Backup Server Do[...]

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    Package Contents Your N0503 package should contain the following items: z N0503 Unit x1 z 3 to 5 HDD cage x1 (Installed) z Power Adaptor + Power cord x1 z QIG (Quick Installation Guide) x1 z CD-Title x1 (Universal CD) z Ethernet Ca ble x1 z Screw Kit bag x1 z HDD Compatibility list Card x1 z Multiple Langu ages Warranty Card x1 Please check to see [...]

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    Front Panel The Thecus N0503’s front panel has the device ’s controls, indicators, and hard disk trays: Escape Button Enter Button Power Button LCD Display LAN LED WAN LED HDD 5 LED HDD 3 LED HDD 2 LED Up Button Down Button HDD 4 LED HDD 1 LED Front Panel Item Description Power LED • Solid blue: system is powered on WAN LED • Solid green: n[...]

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    HDD 5 LED • Solid red: HDD failed • Blinking orange: HDD activity USB Port • USB 2.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as digital cameras, USB disks, USB printers, and USB wireless dongles* Note : For supported USB wireless dongles, please contact support@thecus.com Power Button • Power on/off N0503 • Solid blue: Device is powe red on[...]

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    Back Panel Item Description eSATA Port • eSATA port for high-speed storage expansi on USB Port • USB 2.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as digital cameras, USB disks, and USB printers WAN Port • WAN port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch or router LAN Port • LAN port that can be used for connection sharing System[...]

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    Chapter 2: Hardware Inst allation Overview Your N0503 is designed for easy installati on. To help you get started, the following chapter will help you quickly ge t your N0503 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 ta ke the following precautions: 1.[...]

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    Cable Connections To connect the N0503 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 N0503. 2. Connect the provided p ower cord into the power socket o n the back panel. Plug the other end of the cord into a surge pro tector socket. 3. Open the front door then pres[...]

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    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 N0503 so that it is accessible to your network users. There are two ways to set up your N0503: usi ng the Thecus Setup Wizard or the LCD display . Follow the steps below for initia l software setu p. The[...]

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    6. Name your N0503 and configure the networ k IP address. If your switch or router is configured as a DHCP Server, configuring the N0503 to automatically obtain an IP address is recommended. You may also use a static IP address and enter the DNS Server address manually. 7. Change the default administrator password. 8. Finished! Access the N0503 Web[...]

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    The Thecus Setup Wizard is desig ned for installation on systems run ning Windows XP/2000 or Mac OSX or later. Users with other operating systems will need to install the Thecu s Setup Wizard on a host mac hine with one of the se operating systems before u sing the unit. N O TE LCD Operation The N0503 is equipped with an LCD on the fr ont for easy [...]

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    USB Copy The USB Copy function enables you to copy files stored on USB devices such as USB disks and digital cameras to the N0503 with a press of a button. To use USB copy, follow the steps below : 1. Plug your USB devi ce into an ava ilable USB port on the Front Panel. 2. In Display Mode , pres s the Enter ( ↵ ). 3. The LCD will display “ USB [...]

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    More information on managing fol ders, see Chapter 4: Storage M anagemen t > Share Folder . To find out about configuring Folder Access Control Lists, see Chapter 4: St orage Management > Share Fol der> Folder Access Control List (ACL) . Step 5: Start Services Finally, you can start to setup the d iffere nt services of the N0503 for the us[...]

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    Chapter 4: System Administration Overview The N0503 provides an easily accessible Web Administration Inter face . With it, you can configure and monitor the N0503 anywhere on the network. Web Administration Interface Make sure your network is connected to the Internet. To access the N0 503 Web Administration Interface : 1. Type the N0503’s IP add[...]

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    Menu Bar Item Description System Information Current system status of the N0503. System Management Various N0503 system settings and i nformation. System Network Information and settings for network connections, as well as various services of the N0503. Storage Information and settings for storage devices installed into the N0503. User and Group Au[...]

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    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. Language Selection The N0503 supports multiple languages, inclu[...]

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    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[...]

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    See the following table for a detailed description of each item: System Logs Item Description All Provide s all lo g informat ion inc luding s ystem mes sages, wa rning messages and error messages. INFO Records information about system messages. WARN Shows only warning messages. ERROR Shows only error messages. Download All Log F ile Export al l lo[...]

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    Time: Setting system time From the time menu, choose the Time item and the Time screen appears. Set the desired Date , Time , and Time Zone . You can also elect to synchronize the system time on the N0503 with an NTP (Network Ti me Protocol) Ser ver . See the following table for a detailed description of each item: Time Item Description Date Sets t[...]

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    Notification Configuration Item Description Beep Notification Enable or disable the system beeper that beeps when a problem occurs. Email Notification Enable or disable email notifications of system problems. SMTP Server Specifies the hostname/IP address of the SMTP server. Port Specifies the port to send outgoing notification emails. Auth Type Sel[...]

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    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. • Check Thecus website for the latest firmwa re release and r elease notes. • Dow ngradi ng fi rmware is no t permit ted. • The beeper only beeps if [...]

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    Shutdown the system when the battery charge is less than Amount of UPS battery remaining before system should auto-shutdown. Apply Press Apply to save your changes. For a list of supported UPS units, see Appendi x E: UPS Compatibility List . Schedule Power On/Off Using the N0503’s System Management, you can save energy and money by scheduling the[...]

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    System will turn off at 8:00 AM on Monday. System w ill turn off at 16:00 PM on Monday, if it was on. If the system was al ready off at 16:00 PM on Mo nday, system will stay off. Wake-Up On LAN (WOL) The N0503 has the ability to be a woken from sleep mode via WAN port. From the menu, choose the WOL item, and the Wake-up On LAN screen appears. From [...]

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    Utility ˙ Administrator password From the menu, choose the Administrator Password item and the Change Admin istrat or Passw ord screen appears. Enter a new password in the New Password box and confirm your new pa ssword in the Confirm Password box. Press Apply to confirm password changes. See the following table for a detailed description of each [...]

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    Download Save and export the current system configuration. Upload Import a saved c onfigurat ion file t o overwr ite curre nt syste m configuration. The system configurat ion you have backup can be only restore in same firmware version. And the backup deta ils have excluded user/group a ccounts. Backing up your system configura tion is a great way [...]

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    ˙ File System check The File System Ch eck allows you to perform a check on the integrity of your disks’ file system. Under th e menu, click File system Check and the File System Check prompt appears. 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 ha[...]

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    Click Start to begin the file sy stem check. Click Reboot to reboot the system. When the file system check is run, the system will show 20 lin es of information unt il it is complete. Once complete, the results will be sh own at the bottom. The system must be rebooted before the N0503 can function normally after file system check co mplete. NOTE 34[...]

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    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[...]

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    NOTE • Only use Jumbo Frame settings when operat ing in a Gigabit env ironment where all oth er clients have Jumb o Frame Setting enabled. • Enabling DHCP automat ically 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 his wil l result in hi gher th roughp [...]

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    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 disable the DHCP server to automaticall y assign IP address to PCs connected to the LAN interface. Star[...]

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    Samba Recycle Bin The N0503 is supported recycle bin via SMB/CI FS protocol. Si mply 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. Sam[...]

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    NFS Setup From the System Network menu, choose the NFS item, and the N FS Support screen appears. The N0503 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[...]

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    A description of each item follows: FTP Item Description FTP Enable FTP Service on the N0503. 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 client or opera ting system does no[...]

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    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 N0503 for new contents in the selected media folder. Share Media Folders Once the Media S[...]

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    4. Setup the DMA (These steps will be di fferent if you use a different DMA) a. From the Server List screen, select “ N0503: 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 in your N0503. HTTP/ Web Disk From the S[...]

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    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 N0503. Nsync Target From the System Network menu, ch oose the Nsync Target item, and the Nsync Setting screen appears. Enable or Disab[...]

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    Storage Management The Storage menu displays the status o f stor age devices installed in the N0503, 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[...]

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    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. Clicking on an OK or Warning link will di splay the S.M.A.R.T Information window fo r that particular di sk. You may also perfor[...]

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    waiting for remapping. Later, when some of these sectors are rea d successfully, the value is decreased. If errors still occur when reading sectors, the hard drive wil l try to restore the data, transfer it to the reserved disk area (spare area), and mark this sector as remapped . If this attr ibute valu e remain s at zero, it indicate s that the q[...]

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    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 for[...]

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    NOTE 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 Maste r 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 [...]

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    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 configurati[...]

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    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[...]

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    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. 2. On the RAID Co[...]

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    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. 2. Once rebuilt, you ca n continue to re pl ace any remaining dis[...]

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    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. From the RAID Configurat ion screen, click Migrate RAID. 2. A list of possible RAID[...]

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    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 lin[...]

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    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][...]

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    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 [...]

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    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 . 4. Choose to enable CHAP authentication or choose None . 5. Enter a T[...]

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    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 . The Space Allocation screen appears. 58[...]

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    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 N0503 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. iSCSI Block Size Select the block size w ith [...]

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    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. 60[...]

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    Add Folder Item Description RAID ID RA ID volume where the new folder will 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. Public Admit or de ny public acces s to thi[...]

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    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. The folder will not grow beyond this limit. You can ente[...]

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    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 / Linux System • AIX (Allow source port > 1024) Choose the one which best fits your needs. IO Mapping There are three selecti ons[...]

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    Snapshot The N0503 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 ”. , then the folder management screen with “Snap” button w ill be configurable. Snap (Snapshot configuration) If added folder has located in the RAID volume with “ZF S” file system Snapsh[...]

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    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 s. up from the left ha nd column and then choose Deny , Read Only , or Writab le to configure their acces[...]

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    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 t hen appears in that column and has that level of access to the folder. ups and users an d assigning them access levels using 4. To remove a group or user from an access level column, press the Remove 3. Continue selecti[...]

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    Stackable NAS The N0503’s capacity can be expanded ev en further using the stackable functio n. With it, users can e xpand the capacity of their network storage systems up to 5 other stack target volumes which are loca ted in different syst ems. These can be stacked through single network access like SM B or AFP acting as a share folder type. Fro[...]

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    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. If there is no user name and password needed to access targ[...]

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    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. It designates whethe[...]

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    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. Click Apply to save your chang[...]

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    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 N5200PRO/1U4500/N5500/N0503/N7700/N8800 as stack target volume, the n the Format item will be display and syst em will recognize it straight away and dis[...]

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    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. To attempt to reconnect the stack target, click Reconnect [...]

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    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. After selection, system will bring up Mount table for fu[...]

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    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. If left “Mount as:” blink then system will c[...]

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    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. T he ISO file “Thec us 01” without assign mou nting name, system automaticall y has folde[...]

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    support feature; the N0503 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. A description of each item follows: AD[...]

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    To join an AD domain , you can refer the figure and use the example below to configure the N0503 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 Administrator ID Administrator Administrator Password *********** NOTE • The DNS serv[...]

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    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. 2. O[...]

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    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. Click on the Edit button, and Local User Sett ing screen appears. 3. From here, you can enter a new password and re-enter to confirm, or use the << or >> buttons to have this user join [...]

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    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[...]

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    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. If left blank, th e system will automatical ly assign one. 5. Select users to be in this group fro m the Use rs List by adding them to the Members List using the << b u[...]

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    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 N0503 can also add users and groups in batch mode. This enables you to conveniently add numerous users and groups automatically by importing a simple comma-separated plai[...]

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    Application Server The N0503 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 N0503 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 following[...]

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    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 N0503 to act as a prin ter server. That wa y, all PCs connected to the network can uti lize the same printer. Windows XP S[...]

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    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 . 85[...]

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    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. 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 o[...]

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    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. Cli ck Next to continue. 9. Done! Click Finish . 87[...]

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    iTunes® Server With the built-in iTunes server capability , the N0503 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[...]

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    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 N0503. Nsync You can backup a share folder to another N0503 (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 [...]

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    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. N050 3) 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[...]

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    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 S elect whether to run the Nsync task daily, weekly, or monthly. Daily : input the time o[...]

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    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.exe ) to a convenient location on your hard disk and double click to exec[...]

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    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 . Once installed, y ou can use the Windows Backup Ut ility by following the steps below: 1. Clic[...]

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    Chapter 5: Using the N0503 Overview Once the N0503 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 N0503, just enter its IP address into your browser (default IP address is http://192.168.1.100[...]

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    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. When the screen appears, pr ess Browse and locate the file to[...]

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    (Admin) Change password and confirm new password. (logout) To logout of the web disk interface. Show the file s and fo lders in t he dire ctory. 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. Type Displays the type of folders and files. Mo[...]

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    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. 2. The XP Web Publishing Wizard Client screen appears. Click on the link to install the[...]

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    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. 6. Select th e pictures you want to publis h to the Photo We[...]

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    7. Your PC will start to conne ct to the Photo Web Server. 8. Select N0503 Photo Gallery Wizard to publish your pictures to the N0503. 9. Login into the N0503 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. 99[...]

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    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. 100[...]

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    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. 101[...]

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    Managing Albums and Photos Icon Function Description Make Cover Make selected photo your cover picture. Back Return to the previ ous screen. Add Add a new album or photos. Modify Edit the name and description of the sel ected album or photo. Each name is limited to 20 characters and each description is limited to 255 characters. Delete Delete the s[...]

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    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. Select the album[...]

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    Slide Shows Slide shows are a great way to enjoy pictures stored on your N0503. 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. Mapping a Client PC to the N0503 You can map share folders on the N0503 so th a t y[...]

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    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. When MAC OS X is trying to connect N 0503, it will ask for a User Name[...]

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    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. The iSC SI Initiator w ill now install au tomatically. C lick Finish once completed. 106[...]

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    7. Start the iSCSI In itiator by double-click ing its icon on the desktop. The iSCSI Initiator properties window w ill appear. 8. elect the Discovery tab. Under Target Po rtal s , click Add . S . Enter the IP address of the N050 . Click OK . 3 9 10. On the iSCSI Initiator Properties window, sel ect the Targets tab. With the iSCSI target highlig hte[...]

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    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 . 108[...]

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    13. Click on Disk Management and you will see a new hard di sk listed. 4. 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 ecause Windows Vista has th e Microsoft iSCSI Initiator pre- installed, you will not ave to install this piece of software. Instead, start the iSCSI Init iator an[...]

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    Chapter 6: T ip s and T ricks SB and eSATA Storage Expansion he N0503 supports external USB hard disks through its four USB ports. Once a USB ard disk has successfully mount ed, the entire volume w ill be linked aut omatically the default USB HDD folder. The N0503 su pp orts up to 4 USB external storage evices. All file names on th e USB disk volum[...]

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    Part I - Setup a DynDNS A ccount ns.org from your home PC. a ssword (i.e.: xxxx). 4. Wait for an email from www.d yndns.org. art II - Enable DDNS on the Router Config > Miscellaneou s Setting from your Home P C. Enable the DDN S Client? 3. Sele ndns 4. Go t a. User Name m : xxxx r . Setup the HTTPS Server s : Select User Defined et 3. Fir ternet[...]

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    Replacing Damaged Hard Drives system’s utomatic data recovery. age When a hard drive is damaged and data in the RAID volume, the system LCD will 2. For 3.5” HDD a. Release the thumbscrews. b. Remove the HDD by pull out HDD stall new hard disk(s). 3 until they snap into place. ith 2.5” HDD cage the 2.5” HDD tray failure hard disk into place.[...]

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    Chapter 7: T roubleshooting Forgot My Network IP Address you forget your netw ork IP address an d have no physical access to the system, ou can find out the IP addre ss by either looking directly onto the N0503’s LCD panel, r by using the setup w izard to retrieve the IP of your N0503. 1. Start the Setup Wiz ard, and it will automatically detect [...]

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    Problems with Time and Date Settings The administrator is able to sel ect an NTP Server to keep the N050 3’s time ens: 2. Navigate to System Management > Time . . 5. Click Apply . addition, if the N0503 is able to access the I nternet and you want to keep the NTP erver clock.isc.org by defa ul t, please make sure th e DNS Server is correctly t[...]

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    Chapter 8: Revision up dated (FW 3.00.03 to 3.00.04) hat’s New here are additional features implemente d into the new 3.00.04 version firmware. AID Expansion for iSCSI Target Volume rst, the iSCSI volume is now able to ex pand its capacity from unused space. From e volume list, simply select the iSCSI volu me you like to expan d and click the xpa[...]

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    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. Also, a n external writable USB disk plugge[...]

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    RAID volumes with encryption en abled will be displayed with a key lock symbol next to volume ID name. NOTE 1. With RAID volume encryption enabled , the system performance w ill goes down. 2. With RAID volume encryption enabled, RAID volume expansion will operated in off line mode. iSCSI Thin-Provisioning An advanced thin-provisi oning for iSCSI fe[...]

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    N A ext, setup the physical capacity for iSCS I thin-provision volu me by dr agging the llocation 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. Please ref er to the screenshot below. 118[...]

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    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 me creation. The only di Unlike creating stan dard iSCSI target volu mes, the capacity has been physically allocated. The iSCSI t arget volume creation under th in-provisioning can v ir[...]

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    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)). 120[...]

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    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. When iSCSI target volume has been create d, t here is a default LUN ID of 0 i n previous firmwa[...]

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    Error Corrections None 122[...]

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    Appendix A: Product S pecifications Hardware Specifications Product Model N0503 Network Interfaces WAN Gigabit RJ-45 connector LAN Gigabit RJ-45 connector Storage HDD Bays 3 x 3.5” or 5 x 2. 5” SATA HDD, hot-swappable eSATA 1 x eSATA connector for capacity e xpansion I/O Interfaces USB Ports 2 x USB type A ports (Host mode), System Information [...]

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    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 sub-folders level perm ission Public folder Quota Management Share folder quota control Backup Thecus Backup Utility (Windows XP/2000 and MAC OS X) Thecus Nsync[...]

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    Appendix B: Customer Support If your N0503 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 N0503. Thecu s is committed to providing free firmware upgrades to our customers. Our newest firmware is avai[...]

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    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. Data security is enhanc ed by a RAID, si nce data loss due to a hard[...]

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    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. RAID 5 includes disk striping at t[...]

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    Disk Usage When all 3 or 5 disks are of the same si ze, and used in RAID, N0503 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 128[...]

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    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 [...]

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    Appendix E: UPS Comp atibility List Brand Seri es Model Notes Ablerex MS-RT ActivePower 1400VA AEC MiniGuard UPS 700 M2501 cable Back-UPS Pro Matrix-UPS Smart-UPS Back-UPS 940-0095A/C cables, 940-0020B/C cables, 940-0023A cable Back-UPS Office 940-0119A cable Masterswitch Not a UPS - 940-0020 cable APC Back-UPS RS 500 custom non-USB cable Regulator[...]

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    Brand Seri es Model Notes Ares 700 and larger Fideltronik Other Ares models PowerRite MAX Fiskars PowerServer 10, 30 All models with alarm interface MP110/210 MS-T MS Gamatronic µPS3/1 Gemini UPS625/UPS1000 R3000 XR HP R5500 XR INELT Monolith 1000LT Infosec iPEL 350, 500, 750, 1000 Ippon (various) Liebert UPStation GXT2 contact-closure cable Maste[...]

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    Brand Seri es Model Notes TrustTrust 425/625 BNT-1000AP Advice Partner/King Pr750 Powercom BNT-2000AP PowerGuard PG-600 PowerKinetics 9001 PowerTech Comp1000 DTR cable power Power Walker Line-Interactive VI1000 Powerware 3110, 3115, 5119, 5125, 5119 RM, PW5115 PW5125PW9120, PW9125, 9120, 9150, 9305 Powerwell PM525A/-625A/-800A/-1000A/-1250A RPF525/[...]

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    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[...]

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    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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    they have is n ot the original, so t hat an y problems introduced by others will not reflect on the original authors' reputations. Finally, any free program is threatened consta ntly by software patents. We wish to avoid the danger that redist ributors of a free program will indiv idually obtain patent licenses, in effect making the program pr[...]

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    these conditions, and telling the user how to view a copy of this License. (Exception: if the Program itself is in teractive but does n ot normally print such an announcement, your work base d on the Program is not required to print an announcement.) These requirements apply to the modified work as a w hole. If identifiable sections of that work ar[...]

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    4. You may not copy, modi fy, sublicense, or distribute the Program except as expressly provided under this License. Any attempt oth erwise to copy, modify, sublicense or distribute the Program is v oid, and will automatically terminate your rights under thi s License. However, parties who have received copies, or rights, from you un der this Licen[...]

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    138 9. The Free Software Foundation may publis h revi sed and/or new versi ons of the General Public Lic ense from time to time. Such n ew versions will be similar in spirit to the present version , but may differ in detail to address new problems or concerns. Each version is given a distinguishing ve rsion number. If the Program specifies a versio[...]