Thecus 10TB N5200 RouStor User Manual

Thecus N5200B N5200BR User’s Manual

Front Panel The Thecus N5200’s front panel has the device’s controls, indicators, and hard disk trays: Front Panel Item Descriptio

Hard Disk Trays Each of the N5200’s hard disk trays has a lock, a latch, and two LED indicators: Hard Disk Trays Item Description Lock • U

Rear Panel (N5200BR) The Thecus N5200BR’s rear panel features ports and connectors. N5200BR Back Panel Item Description 1.eSATA Por

Chapter 2: Hardware Installation Overview Your N5200 is designed for easy installation. To help you get started, the following chapter will help you q

Cable Connections To connect the N5200 to your network, follow the steps below: 1. Connect an Ethernet cable from your network to the WAN port on th

Checking System Status After making connections on the N5200 and powering up, check whether the system status is normal or has trouble by observing in

Chapter 3: First Time Setup Overview Once the hardware is installed, physically connected to your network, and powered on, you can configure the N5200

6. Name your N5200 and configure the network IP address. If your switch or router is configured as a DHCP Server, configuring the N520

8. Finished! Access the N5200 Web Administrator Interface by pressing the Start Browser button. You can also configure another N5200 at this point by

RAID Current RAID status. System Fan Current system fan status. CPU Fan Current CPU fan status 2006/06/16 12:00 Current system time. The N5200 wi

2 Copyright and Trademark Notice Thecus and other names of Thecus products are registered trademarks of Thecus Technology Corp. Microsoft, Windows,

20 Step 1: Network Setup From the Web Administration Interface, you can configure the network settings of the N5200 for your network. You can acces

21 File Transfer Protocol (FTP) Media Server Printer Server

Chapter 4: System Management Overview The N5200 provides an easily accessible Web Administration Interface. With it, you can configure and monitor the

N5200. Network Information and settings for network connections, as well as various services of the N5200. Accounts Allows configuration of users a

Status Menu The Status Menu on the menu bar allows you to see various aspects of the N5200. From here, you can discover the status of the N5200, and e

Service Status Item Description AFP Status The status of the Apple Filing Protocol server. NFS Status The status of the Network File Service Server.

Printer Status Item Description Manufacturer Displays the name of the USB printer manufacturer. Model Displays the model of the USB printer. Status

Wake-Up On Lan (WOL) The N5200 has the ability to be awoken from sleep mode via WAN port. From the Status menu, choose the WOL item, and the Wake-u

Power Management Using the N5200’s Power Management, you can save energy and money by scheduling the N5200 to turn itself on and off during certain ti

Storage Management The Storage Menu displays the status of storage devices installed in the N5200, and includes storage configuration options such as

3 Safety Warnings For your safety, please read and follow the following safety warnings: Read this manual thoroughly before attempting to set u

S.M.A.R.T. Information Item Description Tray Number Tray the hard disk is installed in. Model Model name of the installed hard disk. Power ON Hours

RAID Information Item Description RAID Level Shows the current RAID configuration. Status Indicates status of the RAID. Can read either Healthy, De

failed disks. WARNING If the administrator improperly removes a hard disk that should not be removed when RAID status is Degraded, all data will be lo

NOTE Building a RAID storage space may take time, dephard drives and RAID mode. ending on the size of WARNING Creating RAID destroys all data in th

Migrating a RAID Once a RAID volume has been created, you may want to move it to other physical drives or change the RAID array all together. To migra

Space Allocation You may specify the space allocated for Target USB volumes. To do this, under the Storage menu, click RAID and the RAID List windo

Folder Management From the Storage menu, choose Folder, and the Folder screen appears. This screen allows you to create and configure folders on the N

Add Folder Item Description Folder Name Enter the name of the folder. Description Provide a description the folder. Browseable Enable or disable us

NFS Share To allow NFS access to the share folder, enable the NFS Service, and then set up hosts with access rights by clicking Add.

Folder Access Control List (ACL) On the Folder screen, press the ACL button, and the Access Control List screen appears. This screen allows you to con

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2. From the drop down select the group you would like to search for the user in. 3. Click Search. The system will list up to 1,000 users from the

Click Start to begin the file system check. Click Back to return to the previous screen. Click Reboot to reboot the system. When the file system che

Network Management Use the Network menu to make network configuration settings as well as service support settings. WAN Configuration From the Network

Most Fast Ethernet (10/100) Switches/Routers do not support Jumbo Frame and you will not be able to connect to your N5200 after Jumbo Frame is turned

WLAN Configuration When a compatible wireless USB dongle is installed on the N5200, the N5200 will become an access point, and the Network dropdown me

NOTE The IP Segment of WLAN, WAN and LAN should not overlap. 13 Europe (ETSI) 2 Spain 4 France 14 Japan 11 N. America Users should ob

find the IP address of the N5200. AFP (Apple Network Setup) From the Network menu, choose the AFP item, and the AFP Configuration screen appears. This

User and Group Management The N5200 has built-in user database that allows administrators to manage user access using different group policies. From t

Modifying Users 1. Select an existing user from the Local User Configuration screen. 2. Click on the Modify button, and Local User Setting screen

5. Select users to be in this group from the Users List by adding them to the Members List using the << button. 6. Click the Apply button to

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ADS/NT Configuration If you have a Windows Active Directory Server (ADS) or Windows NT server to handle the domain security in your network, you can s

AD Domain Example Item Information Work Group / Domain Name domain ADS Support Enable ADS Server Name Computer1 ADS/NT Realm Domain.local Administrato

System Settings The System menu gives you a wealth of settings that you can use to configure your N5200’s system administration functions. You can set

System Logs Item Description Truncate All Log File Clear all log files. |<< < > >>| Use the forward ( > >>| ) and ba

System Configuration Backup and Restore From the System menu, choose the Config Mgmt item and the System Configuration Download/Upload screen appears.

Check Update Click to look for updates for the selected module. Module File Location of the module file. Browse Click to browse the folder of your

Change Administrator Password From the System menu, choose the Administrator Password item and the Change Administrator Password screen appears. Enter

Chapter 5: Additional Feature Setup Overview The N5200 can also act as an FTP Server, allowing employees and clients to transfer files using their fav

Media Server With the built-in Media Server capability, the N5200 provides media streaming service to stand-alone networked home media adapters that s

59 b. Some DMAs are wireless enabled. You can connect the DMA to a wireless router. For instructions on how to connect your DMA to a wireless rout

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Printer Server You can configure the N5200 to act as a printer server. That way, all PCs connected to the network can utilize the same printer. Wind

Windows Vista To set up the Printer Server in Windows Vista, follow the steps below: 1. Open Printer Folder from the Control Panel. 2.

4. Select The printer that I want isn’t listed. You can press The printer that I want isn’t listed to go into next page without wait

If your printer model is not listed, please contact your printer manufacturer for help. 7. Windows will attempt to connect to the printer.

Chapter 6: Using the N5200 Overview Once the N5200 is setup and operating, users on the network may manage all varieties of digital music, photos, or

65 7. To upload a file from your computer to the current folder, press the New file (upload) button. When the screen appears, press Browse and lo

66 4. When MAC OS X has connected to the N5200 successfully, an icon representing the folder will appear on the MAC OS X desktop. You can access

Time The time when the Nsync task will run. Type Select whether to run the Nsync task daily, weekly, or monthly. Daily: input the time of day to ex

If you can not find Thecus Backup Utility on your CD, please download it from the Thecus website (http://www.thecus.com). NOTE When you execute t

69 Windows XP Data Backup If you use Windows XP Professional, you can also use the Windows Backup Utility (Ntbackup.exe) to backup your files. If

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Chapter 7: Tips and Tricks USB and eSATA Storage Expansion The N5200 supports external USB hard disks through its three USB ports. Once a USB hard dis

Remote Administration You can set up your N5200 for remote administration. With remote administration, you can access your N5200 over the Internet, ev

72 b. You should see the login page of N5200. Firewall Software Configuration If you are using a software firewall (i.e. Norton Internet Security)

73 Chapter 8: Troubleshooting Forgot My Password If you forget your password, you can reset the unit to use the default password. To do this, press

Restoring Factory Defaults From the System menu, choose the Factory Default item and the Reset to Factory Default screen appears. Press Apply to rese

75 Appendix A: Product Specifications Hardware Specifications Product Model N5200B N5200BR Core Processors / Memory Processor Intel® 600MHz Cel

76 (*N5200B only) Disk Management Disk status monitoring (S.M.A.R.T.) Disk idle spin-down RAID RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, and JBOD Auto rebuild Hot swa

Appendix B: Customer Support If your N5200 is not working properly, we encourage you to check out Chapter 8: Troubleshooting, located in this manual.

78 Appendix C: RAID Basics Overview A Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) is an array of several hard disks that provide data security and

79 RAID 1 RAID 1 mirrors all data from one hard disk drive to a second one hard disk drive, thus providing complete data redundancy. However, the c

8 Chapter 1: Introduction Overview Thank you for choosing the Thecus N5200 IP Storage Server. The Thecus N5200 is an easy-to-use storage server tha

Disk Usage When all 5 disks are of the same size, and used in RAID, N5200 disk usage percentage is listed below: RAID Level Percentage Used RAID 0

81 Appendix D: Active Directory Basics Overview With Windows 2000, Microsoft introduced Active Directory (ADS), which is a large database/informati

82 Appendix E: UPS Compatibility List Brand Series Model Notes Ablerex MS-RT ActivePower 1400VA AEC MiniGuard UPS 700 M2501 cable

83 Brand Series Model Notes PowerRite MAX Fiskars PowerServer 10, 30 All models with alarm interface MP110/210 MS-T

Brand Series Model Notes TrustTrust 425/625 BNT-1000AP Advice Partner/King Pr750 Powercom BNT-2000AP PowerGuard PG-600

85 Appendix F: Licensing Information Overview This product included copyrighted third-party software licensed under the terms of GNU General Public

86 CGIC License Terms Basic License CGIC, copyright 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 by Thomas Boutell and Boutell.Com, Inc.

87 Also, for each author's protection and ours, we want to make certain that everyone understands that there is no warranty for this free soft

88 c) If the modified program normally reads commands interactively when run, you must cause it, when started running for such interactive use in

89 operating system on which the executable runs, unless that component itself accompanies the executable. If distribution of executable or object

9 want to conserve energy. Wake-On-LAN enables administrator to remotely turn on the system without even leaving their own seat. To schedule syste

90 This section is intended to make thoroughly clear what is believed to be a consequence of the rest of this License. 8. If the distribution and