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Thecus N7700 Thecus N7700PRO FW v3.00.08 User’s Manual.
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 Trademark Notice ................................................... 2 About This Manual ......................................................................... 2 Limited Warranty....................................
System Information............................................................................. 26 Product System Logs ... 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.
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Part III Hard Dr Replacin RAID Au RAID Ex RAID Vo iSCSI T iSCSI L Updated Updated Disclaim Updated Add On- Added R Added R Added 2 Added D Improve Data Se RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 6 RAID 10 JBOD .. - Setting up Vi rtual Server s (HTTPS)..............
Appendix F: Licensing Information ............................................ 145 Overview ........................................................................................... 145 Source Code Availability ......................................
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 capability, 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 et work > Med ia Ser ver.
Package Contents Your N7700 packag e should contain the following it ems: z N7700 Unit x1 z Power Cord x1 z QIG (Quick Installation Guide) x1 z CD-Title x2 (DriveCl one5 Pro CD & Un iversal CD) z .
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 E D • 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 connecti ng 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 installat ion. To help you get started, the followin g chapter will help you quickly get 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 Etherne t ca ble from your network to the WAN port on the back panel of the N7700. 2. Connect the provided power cord into the uni versal power socket on the back panel.
Checking System Status After making connections on the N7700 and powering u p, check whether the system status is no rmal or has tr ouble by observing 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 ysical ly connected to your network, and powered on, you can configure the N7700 so that it is accessible to your network users. There are t wo ways to set up your N7700: using the Thecus Setup Wizard or the LCD display .
6. Name your N7700 and confi gure the network I P address. If your s witch 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 manual ly.
LCD Operation The N7700 is equipped with an LCD on the fro nt 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 every on e-two seconds on the LCD display. USB Copy Th e USB Copy function enables you to copy files stored on USB devices such as USB disks and digital camera s to the N7 700 by press button.
Step 1: Network Setup From the Web Administration Interface, 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 Administrati on Overview The N7700 provides an easily accessible Web Administration Inter face . With it, you can co nfigure and monitor the N7700 anywhere on the network. Web Administration Interface Make sure y our network is co nnected to the In ternet.
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: S ystematic temperature is normal. Red: Systematic te mperatur e is unus ual. Click to go to System Status page as shor t cu t. Netwo rk. Gre en: Connecti on to n etwork 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 Fr om the System Information menu, choose the Logs item an d 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 noti fications, a nd ev en 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 A pply . 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 8:0 0 AM on Monday, and off at 16:00 on Monday. System will turn on for the rest of the week. If yo u choose an on time, but do not assign an off time, the syst em will turn on and remain on until a schedu led off time is reached, or if th e unit is sh utdown manually.
From the menu, choose the SNMP item, and the SNMP Support screen appears. From here, you can Enable or Disable . U tility ˙ Administrator password From the menu, choose the Administrator Password item and the Change Admin istrat or Passw ord screen appears.
Co nfirm 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 config urations.
˙ 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 Sys tem check The File System Ch eck allows you to perfor m 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 pr ompt. There you will see th e available RAID volumes to run t he file system check on except ZFS volume, ZFS has no need to perform 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 Anony mous 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 othe r hand, no more anonymous lo gin 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 Manag er 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 t he selected media folder.
4. Setup the DMA (These steps w ill be different 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 a nd Play protocol. UPnP helps to find the IP address o f the N7700. Nsync Target From the System Network menu, choose 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 Bo njour 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 se t 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 screen, set the RAID storage s pace as JBOD , RAID 0 , RAID 1 , RAID 5 , RAID 6 , or RAID 10 — see Appe ndix C: RAI D Basics for a detailed description of each. 3. Specify a RAID I D. 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 the RAI D volume. All user data 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 RAID volume by clicking on its radio button, and cl ick RAID Info rmation to open the RAID Configur ation scr een.
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 th e hard drives in the RAID volume an d 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 drives or c hange the RAID array all together. To migrate a RAID 0, RAI D 1, RA ID 5 or RAID 6 volume, follo w the steps below : 1. From the RAID Configurat ion screen, click Migrate RAID.
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 level m igration, it is n ot allowed reboot or sh utdown system.
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 dropd own. Username Enter a username. Password Enter a password. Password Confirm Reenter the chosen pas sword 2. Designate the percentage to be allocated from the Allocation drag bar. 3. Enable the iSCSI Ta rget Service by selecting Enable .
2. Mo dify 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 v olu me will be removed. Advance Option There are 2 options is curren tly allow Admin to Enable/D isable to operate N7700 associated with iSCSI sett ing. The details as lis ted in follow ing screenshot. Wit h the op tion 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 R AID volume with “ZFS” 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 typ e 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. Wit h the group or user selected, press one of the buttons from the three access level columns at the t op. The group or user then a ppears in that column and ha s that level o f 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 even further using the stackable functi on.
Next, input the target IP address of the stacka ble device and click the Discovery button. The system will list available target volumes 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 afte r via Microsoft Network Access with settings 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 what the setting for th e system share folder associ ated with the ACL pe rmission 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 th e Stack Target List windo w.
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 setu p 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. When this ha pp ens, the Reconnect button will available.
From th e main menu, the ISO Mount feature is l ocated under “Stora ge”. 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 witho ut “Mount as” ISO file export name input, system will automatic t o give the exp ort name by ISO file name.
You could click “Un mount” to elimin ate mounted ISO file. B. Using ISO The mounted ISO file will b e 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 N7 700 will connect with 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 N77 00 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 Ad d button to add a user to the list of local users. Edit Press the Edi t button to modify a local user. Remove Press the Remove button to delete a selec ted user from the system. Add Users 1. Click on the Add button on Local User Configur ation 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 Configurat ion screen, click on the Add butto n. 2. The Local Group Setting screen appears. 3. Enter a Group Name . 4.
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 a nd groups in batch mode.
Application Server The N7700 supports printer server, and Tu nes server. The integrated Print Serve r 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 printer, pri nting may suddenly fail. If your print jobs seem to be locked up, pressing the Re mo ve All Documents button to cl ear the print queue may resolve the issue. You can configure the N7700 to act as a printer server.
Windows Vista To set up the Printer Server in Windows Vist a, follow the steps belo w: 1. Open Printer Folder from the Control Panel . 2. Click the right mouse button i n anywhere on the Printers folder and then sele ct Add Printer . 3. Select Add a network, wireless or Bluetooth 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 waiti ng for Searchin g for available printers to finish.
If your printer model is not listed, pleas e contact your printer manufacturer for help. 7. Windows will attempt t o connect to th e printer. 8. You can choose to set t hi s printer as the default 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 back up da ta 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 Backup Utili t y i s o n y o u r I n s tallation CD. When you cli ck on the 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 Explo rer, navigate to Valu eAdd > Msft > Ntbac kup . 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 browsers. To manage your personal files or access pub lic files on the N7700, just enter its IP address into your browser (default IP add ress is http://192.
6. To create a new folder within the curre nt folder, press the New folder button. When the screen a ppears enter a name for 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 d irect ory. (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 Publ ishing 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 thi s fo lder to the Web ”. 5. Click on this icon and Web Publishing Wizard will start.
7. Your PC will start to co nnect to the Pho to Web Server. 8. Select N7700 Photo G allery 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. Se lect the album you want to upload your pictures to. 12. Conf irm the target album. 13. Windows will show you that the p ict ure 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 pho tos. Modify Edit the name and description of the selected 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. Ent er a name fo r the al bu m, and enter 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, f ollow these steps: 1.
Slide Shows Slid e shows are a great way to enjoy pi ctures 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 sho w, click on t he Stop Slide Show icon on th e top right hand corner.
1. Choose Go > Connect to Server… 2. Enter the network addr ess for th e server in the Server Addre ss 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.
3. You w ill now in stall the iSC SI Ini tiator using the Setup Wizard. Click Next to continue. 4. Leave th e default selections and click Next . 5. Read the license a greement. To continu e with the installat ion, 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 win dow w ill appear. 8. Select the Discovery tab. Under Ta rget Port als , 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 an d en ter your username and 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 Window s Vista has the Microsoft iSCSI Initiat or 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 ext ernal USB hard disks through its f our USB ports. Once a USB har d disk has successfully mounted, the entire volume will be linked automat ically to the default USB HDD folder.
Part I - Setup a DynDNS Ac count 1. Go to http://www.dyndns.org from your home PC. 2. Click on the Sign Up Now link. 3. Check the Chec k 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 r eplace a damaged hard drive in the Thecus N7 700 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 net work IP address and have n o 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 wizard to re trieve the IP of your N77 00.
4. Set the Date , Time , and Ti me Zone . 5. Click Apply . In addition, if the N 7700 is able to access the Internet 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 add itional feat ures implemented into t he 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 ena bled while the RAID is created and followed by password input for identification.
RAID volumes with encryption e nabled 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, setu p the physical capacity for iSCSI thin -provision volume by dragging 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.
No w you can start to create iSCSI targ ets to join the newly-created iSCSI thin-prov ision volume. Basically, t he iSCSI target under iSCSI th in-provision ing has exactly same settings screen as t he standard iSC SI target volum e creation. The only difference is the “Virtual Size” of capaci ty.
The screen shot for iSCSI tar get volume creation under t hin-provisioning; the physical capacity 333.8GB. The screen shot to setup an iSCSI target volume under thin-provisioning of 1700GB. iSCSI target volu m e creation. The maximum 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 Correctio ns None 127.
Chapter 9: Revision up dated up to FW 3.00.08 What’s New There are additional features impl emented into the new 3.00.08 versi on 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 follo wing disclaimer pa ge has been added to this fi rmware release. Please click the check box if you do no t want to have this page disp layed 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 firmwar e release.
Added Rsync Setting under Nsync Target The Thec us Nsync feature has added a third wa y to use Rsync to repl icate data between two systems. For the targ et 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 pa ssword to gra nt 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 another route to bal anc e traffic 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.
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 spare Disk roaming RAID level migration RAID expansion iSCSI Target Supports: Microsoft iSCSI Initiator v 2.0.4 StarPort Initiator V3.5.2 MAC OS: globalSAN iSCSI initiator version 3.
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 this manual. Y ou can also try to ensure that 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 per formance. A RAID system accesses several hard disks simultaneous ly, which improves I/O performanc e over a single hard disk.
RAID 5 RAID 5 offers da ta security and it is best suited for networ ks 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 applicatio ns with high read reques ts but low write requests.
Disk Usage Whe n 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: UPS Comp atibility List Brand Series Model No tes Ablerex MS-RT ActivePower 1400V A AEC M iniGuard UPS 700 M250 1 cabl e Back-UPS Pro Matrix-UPS Smart-UPS Bac k-UPS 940-0095 A/C cables, 94.
Brand Series Model No tes A res 700 and larger Fideltro nik Ot her Ar es models PowerRite MAX Fiskars PowerServer 10, 3 0 All mod el s w ith alarm in terface MP110/210 MS-T MS Gamatron ic µPS3/1 Gemi.
Brand Series Model No tes Oneac EG/ON Series advanced interface Online P-Series OnLite AQUA 50 Orvaldi various not 400 or 600 SMK-800A ULT-1000 TrustTrust 425/625 BNT-1000AP Advice Partner/King Pr750 .
o Safenet software o Phoenix Tec p rotoc ol o Generic RUPS 2000 (Megatec M2501 cable) o Generic R UPS model o SEC protocol • If your UPS is not in the support list, b e sure that the UPS supports on.
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.
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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An important point after buying a device Thecus N7700PRO (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
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However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Thecus N7700PRO. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Thecus N7700PRO along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center