Thecus Technology N299 User Manual

Thecus N299 User’s Manual

Front Panel The N299’s front panel displays the unit’s array of status LEDs, and is also where you’ll find the power button and USB port. See the tab

o Blinking red (5 seconds): USB device connection failure • Data Transfer o Blinking blue: Active data transfer o Blinking red: USB device read/writ

Chapter 2: Getting Started Overview Your N299 is designed for complete ease-of-use. To help you get started, the following chapter will help you get y

Cable Connections Make the following connections on the Thecus N299 and then power up the unit: 1. Connect an Ethernet cable from your network to th

b. Login Login into N299 with administrator’s account and password. c. Network Setting Name your N299 system and configure the network IP address.

d. Change Admin Password e. Start Browser Access the current N299 administrator Web User Interface pressing the “Start Browser” button.

f. RAID and FW installation Please config the RAID first then carry on with FW installation to complete setup procedure. The Thecus Setup Wiza

First Time Setup Once the hardware is installed, physically connected to your network, and powered on, you can now configure the Thecus N299 so that i

2. Set host name and specify the domain name. 3. Enable DHCP for setting the IP automatically or Disable DHCP to enter your own IP settings. 4. R

3. Press the Apply button for each user and they will be added to the user list. 4. From the Accounts menu, choose Groups item and the Local Group

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

Chapter 3: System Configuration Overview The N299 provides an easily accessible web management interface. With it, you can configure and monitor the N

Clicking on any of these items will display the dropdown menu selections for each group. In the following sections, you will find detailed explanatio

Status Menu The Status Menu on the menu bar allows you to see various aspects of the N299. From here, you can discover the status of the N299, and eve

System Information From Status menu, choose the Info item, and the System Information screen appears. You can change the system information that appea

Storage Management The Storage Menu displays the status of storage devices installed or connected to the N299, including disk and RAID information. D

RAID Configuration On the RAID Information screen, press the Config button to go to the RAID Configuration screen. In addition to RAID disk informatio

Creating a RAID To create a RAID volume, follow the steps below: 1. On the RAID Configuration screen, set the RAID storage space as JBOD, RAID 0, or

Adding Folders On the Folder screen, press the Add button and the Add Folder screen appears. This screen allows you to add a folder. After entering th

Folder Access Control List (ACL) On the Folder screen, press the ACL button, and the Folder Access Control List (Folder ACL) screen appears. This scre

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

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

LAN Configuration The N299 supports a second Ethernet port for higher service availability. To configure these ports, choose LAN from the Network menu

WLAN Configuration When a compatible wireless USB dongle is installed on the N299, the N299 will become an access point, and the Network dropdown menu

4 France 2 Spain 13 Europe (ETSI) 14 Japan 11 N. America Users should obey the international RF regulatory rules as they set up the wire

Apple Network Setup From the Network menu, choose the Apple Network item, and the Apple Network Configuration screen appears. This screen displays the

User and Group Management The N299 has built-in user database that allows administrators to manage user access using different group policies. From th

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

Adding Groups 1. On the Local Group Configuration screen, click on the Add button. 2. The Add NEW Local Group screen appears. 3. Enter a Group N

System Management The System menu gives you a wealth of settings that you can use to configure your N299’s system administration functions. You can se

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

System Configuration Download/Upload Item Description Download Save and export the current system configuration. Browse Click to browse the folder o

4 Table of Contents Copyright and Trademark Notice ... 2 About This Manual...

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

Chapter 4: Additional Feature Setup Overview With a bevy of additional features and services, the N299 is so much more than a mere external hard disk.

iTunes® Server With the built-in iTunes server capability, the N299 enables digital music to be shared and played anywhere on the network! From the

43 Media Manager Settings Item Description Media Server Enable or disable the Media Server service. Click Shared Media Folders Select the folder

Download Manager With the built-in Download Manager, you can have the N299 download HTTP, FTP, and BT files without having full PC powered on. What’s

3. Next, select the destination folder from the Destination Folder dropdown. This is where the download will reside. 4. Select the maximum dow

6. Once added, your download will appear in the list of download tasks. To start the download, simply click the Start icon () and the download will b

2. In the FTP Task window, start by inputting the target URL in the FTP File box. This is the link to the download you want to queue. 3. Next,

If you are required to login with a user name and password, set Anonymous FTP to Disable and input your user name and password into the appropriate fi

8. The following prompt will be shown when the download begins: 9. The download status will continually update in the Download Tasks window. To

5 Folder Management ...26 Adding Folders...

3. Next, select the destination folder from the Destination Folder dropdown. This is where the download will reside. 4. Next, you can designate

7. Press Apply to add the task. 8. Once added, your download will appear in the list of download tasks. To start the download, simply click th

Deleting Tasks To delete a task, simply follow the steps below: 1. Click the delete icon () beside the task that you wish to delete. The Delete Ta

2. To schedule a daily download period, select Daily and select a start time and end time. To schedule a weekly download period, select Weekly and

6. Select “Connect to a printer on the Internet or on a home or office network”, and enter “http://N299_IP_ADDRESS:631/printers/usb-printer” into the

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 waitin

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

IP Cam Surveillance Information screen appears. The IP Cam screen provides information and allows you to configure the Simple Surveillance Server. IP

URL: This is where the URL for your IP cam is entered. Every IP cam has a URL that is provided which links to a landing page for all captured images.

Frequency: Here, you can set the frequence of the schedule to either Daily or Weekly. When set to Daily, images will be captured every day at the de

6 Using WebDisk ...61 Using iTunes® Server...

Step 3: Browse Captured Images Once the capture schedule has been set, you can browse the captured images on the N299. The easiest way to do this is

Chapter 5: Using the N299 Overview Once the N299 is setup and operating, users on the network may manage all varieties of digital music, photos, or fi

Modified Date Date file was last modified Change Password Click to change your password Logout Click to logout of WebDisk Up Click to go up one di

Using Photo Gallery Using the Photo Gallery, users can view and share photos, and even create their own albums right on the N299. To manage your photo

64 2. The owner of the album can enter an album password to protect the album, so that only people with the correct password can view the album.

3. Windows XP will ask whether you want to run or save this file. Click Run. 4. Once the Wizard is installed, use the Windows file manager to br

6. Select the pictures you want to publish to the Photo Web Server by placing a check mark on the top left hand corner of the picture. Click Next.

11. Select the album you want to upload your pictures to. 12. Confirm the target album. 13. Windows will show you that the picture upload is i

15. Click on the user’s icon to go to that user’s album. 68 16. You will see the user’s album list. Click on MyAlbum. 17. Finished! You wil

EXIF Information While viewing pictures, you can also have the N299 display the EXIF information for each photo. Slide Shows Slide shows are a grea

7 Data Security...87 RAID Levels...

File Backup There are a number of ways to back up your data to your N299. Nsync You can backup a share folder to another N299 (Nsync Target) or any

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

1. On the Nsync window, select the Nsync task you would like to delete by checking its checkbox. 2. Click Delete to remove the selected Nsync task

Thecus Backup Utility The Thecus Backup Utility is on your Installation CD. When you click on the CD, the Backup Utility will be installed under Prog

3. To check the log for that task, click on the Log icon for that task. Thecus Backup Utility also supports MAC OS X. Just copy the Thecus Backup U

75 3. Select which option you Want to back up. 4. Click Next and in the Backup Type, Destination, and Name page, specify a 5. Find and select th

Chapter 6: Tips and Tricks Mapping a Client PC to the N299 You can map share folders on the N299 so that you can access them as if they were drives on

7. Click OK. The share folder appears as the drive you assigned. You can now access this folder as though it were a drive on your computer. Appl

3. When MAC OS X is trying to connect N299, it will ask for a User Name and Password which has access to the folder. 4. When MAC OS X has connec

Replacing a Hard Drive To replace a hard disk drive in the N299: 1. Remove two screws located on the back of the unit using a Philips screwdriver.

8 Chapter 1: Introduction Overview Thank you for choosing the Thecus N299 IP Storage Server. The Thecus N299 is an easy-to-use storage server that

80 2. Click on the Sign Up Now link. 3. Check the Check boxes, select a user name (i.e.: N299), enter your email address (i.e.: [email protected]),

81 Chapter 7: Troubleshooting Guide N299 Won't Turn On In the event that the N299 won’t turn on, check to see that the power cable is correctl

2. The mapped network drive could not be created because the following error has occurred: Multiple connections to a server or shared resource by the

83 Simple Problem Diagnosis Procedure This procedure is meant to provide a simple and quick way to identify which part of the N299 has failed. 1.

84 Appendix A: Product Specifications Hardware Specifications Core Processors / Memory Processor StorLink SL3516 32-bit SoC SATA Controller

85 Fan Thermally-controlled system fan Multimedia Support Media Server Supports uPnP AV streaming protocol iTunes Server Supported File Ty

Appendix B: Customer Support If your N299 is not working properly, we encourage you to check out Chapter 7: Troubleshooting Guide, located in this ma

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

88 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

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

9 Backup Server Don’t leave precious data to chance. With advanced backup capabilities, you can easily upload mission critical files to the N299, a

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

91 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

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

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

94 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