Thecus 8TB 4500R 1U NAS User Manual

Thecus 1U4500R 1U4500S User’s Manual

Hard Disk Trays Each of the 1U4500’s hard disk trays has a lock, a latch, and two LED indicators: Hard Disk Trays Item Description Lock • Use the lo

Chapter 2: Hardware Installation Overview Your 1U4500 is designed for easy installation. To help you get started, the following chapter will help you

2. Connect the provided power cord into the universal power socket on the back panel. Plug the other end of the cord into a surge protector socket.

Chapter 3: First Time Setup Overview Once the hardware is installed, physically connected to your network, and powered on, you can configure the 1U450

6. Name your 1U4500 and configure the network IP address. If your switch or router is configured as a DHCP Server, configuring the 1U4

The Thecus Setup Wizard is designed for installation on systems running Windows XP/2000 or Mac OSX or later. Users with other operatin

The 1U4500 will rotate these messages every one-two seconds on the LCD display. USB Copy The USB Copy function enables you to copy files stored on US

17 Step 1: Network Setup From the Web Administration Interface, you can configure the network settings of the 1U4500 for your network. You can acce

18 File Transfer Protocol (FTP) Printer Server

Chapter 4: System Management Overview The 1U4500 provides an easily accessible Web Administration Interface. With it, you can configure and monitor th

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

1U4500. Network Information and settings for network connections, as well as various services of the 1U4500. Accounts Allows configuration of users

Status Menu The Status Menu on the menu bar allows you to see various aspects of the 1U4500. From here, you can discover the status of the 1U4500, and

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

Status Displays the status of the USB printer. Remove document from Queue Click to remove all documents from printer queue Restart Printer service Cl

Wake-Up On Lan (WOL) The 1U4500 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 1U4500’s Power Management, you can save energy and money by scheduling the 1U4500 to turn itself on and off during certain

Storage Management The Storage Menu displays the status of storage devices installed in the 1U4500, and includes storage configuration options such as

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

To configure your RAID settings, press the RAID Config button to go to the RAID Configuration screen. RAID Information Item Description Select Used

RAID 6 Two independent parity computations must be used in order to provide protection against double disk failure. Two different algorithms are empl

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

4. If this RAID volume is meant to be the Master RAID volume, tick the Master RAID checkbox. In a multiple RAID configuration, one RAID volume must

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 both Target USB and iSCSI volumes. To do this, under the Storage menu, click RAID and the

3. Click OK to create the Target USB volume. Allocating Space for iSCSI Volume To allocate space for an iSCSI volume on the current RAID volume, fo

34 4. Choose to enable CHAP authentication or choose None. 5. Enter a Target Name. This will be used by the Stackable NAS function to identify

Folder Management From the Storage menu, choose Folder, and the Folder screen appears. This screen allows you to create and configure folders on the 1

Add Folder Item Description RAID ID RAID volume where the new folder will reside. Folder Name Enter the name of the folder. Description Provide a d

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

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

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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 1U4500 after Jumbo Frame is turned

WLAN Configuration When a compatible wireless USB dongle is installed on the 1U4500, the 1U4500 will become an access point, and the Network dropdown

The IP Segment of WLAN, WAN and LAN should not overlap. NOTE NOTE Users should obey the international RF regulatory rules as they set up the wirele

Apple Network Configuration Item Description AFP Server Enable or disable Apple File Service to use the 1U4500 with MAC OS-based systems. Zone Speci

Local User Configuration Item Description Add Press the Add button to add a user to the list of local users. Modify Press the Modify button to modify

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

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

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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 1U4500’s system administration functions. You can se

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.

Upgrading System Firmware From the System menu, choose the Firmware Upgrade item and the Firmware Upgrade screen appears. Follow the steps below to

Reboot and Shutdown System From the System menu, choose Reboot & Shutdown item, and the Shutdown/Reboot System screen appears. Press Reboot to res

Chapter 5: Additional Feature Setup Overview The 1U4500 can also act as an FTP Server, allowing employees and clients to transfer files using their fa

Printer Server You can configure the 1U4500 to act as a printer server. That way, all PCs connected to the network can utilize the same printer. Win

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

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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 1U4500 Overview Once the 1U4500 is setup and operating, users on the network may manage all varieties of digital music, photos, o

62 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

4. When MAC OS X has connected to the 1U4500 successfully, an icon representing the folder will appear on the MAC OS X desktop. You can access the f

4. Leave the default selections and click Next. 5. Read the license agreement. To continue with the installation, click I Agree and then click N

8. Select the Discovery tab. Under Target Portals, click Add. 9. Enter the IP address of the 1U4500. Click OK. 10. On the iSCSI Initiator Pro

11. If you have not enabled CHAP, click OK to continue. If you have enabled CHAP, click Advanced. Under Advanced Settings, check the CHAP login in

13. Click on Disk Management and you will see a new hard disk listed. 14. Initialize the new hard disk and you will then be able to use the iSCSI

also deleted. Adding an Nsync Task From the Nsync Information screen, click Add to display the Add Nsync Task screen. Add Nsync Task Item Description

Designating 1U4500 as an Nsync Target The 1U4500 can act as an Nsync server, enabling another Nsync-equipped Thecus NAS at a remote location backup th

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70 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

Chapter 7: Tips and Tricks USB and eSATA Storage Expansion The 1U4500 supports external USB hard disks through its three USB ports. Once a USB hard di

Remote Administration You can set up your 1U4500 for remote administration. With remote administration, you can access your 1U4500 over the Internet,

73 b. You should see the login page of 1U4500. Firewall Software Configuration If you are using a software firewall (i.e. Norton Internet Security

74 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

76 Appendix A: Product Specifications Hardware Specifications Product Model 1U4500R 1U4500S Core Processors / Memory Processor Intel® Celeron™

77 Software Specifications Network File Protocols Microsoft Networks (CIFS/SMB) Apple Filing Protocol (AFP 3.1) Network File System (NFS v3) Fi

78 Printer Server USB Printer (IPP support) Supported USB Devices USB Printer External HDD/flash disk USB IEEE 802.11 b/g dongle w/AP mode suppor

Appendix B: Customer Support If your 1U4500 is not working properly, we encourage you to check out Chapter 8: Troubleshooting, located in this manual

8 Chapter 1: Introduction Overview Thank you for choosing the Thecus 1U4500 1U Rackmount Storage Server. The Thecus 1U4500 is an easy-to-use stora

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

81 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

Disk Usage When all 5 disks are of the same size, and used in RAID, 1U4500 disk usage percentage is listed below: RAID Level Percentage Used RAID 0

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

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

85 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

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

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

89 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

Redundant Power Supply (1U4500R) The redundant power supply included with the 1U4500R ensures maximum uptime in the event of a failure of one of the p

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

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

92 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