Thecus N0503 User Manual

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Mapping a Client PC to the Thecus IP Storage
You can map share folders on Thecus IP storage so that you can access them as if
they were drives on your computer. You can connect to the shared network folders
on Thecus IP storage as follows:
Windows
1. Go to the My Computer folder in Windows.
2. In the menu bar, select Tools and then Map Network Drive…
3. The Map Network Drive window appears.
4. Assign a drive letter for the share folder.
5. Click the Browse button to find the folder over your network. Alternatively,
you may enter the folder name you wish to connect to or enter its IP address.
(i.e. \\192.168.1.100\share)
6. Click Finish. When the Connect As… window appears, enter your user
name and password.
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.
Apple OS X
On an Apple computer, you can connect to shared computers and servers using a
network address.
1. Choose Go > Connect to Server…
2. Enter the network address for the server in the Server Address text box.
When connecting using SMB/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 Thecus IP storage, it will ask for a User
Name and Password which has access to the folder.
4. When MAC OS X has connected to Thecus IP storage successfully, an icon
representing the folder will appear on the MAC OS X desktop. You can access
the folder by double clicking on the icon.
Mapping Thecus IP storage as an iSCSI Drive
With Thecus IP storage, you are able to map it as an iSCSI drive. With iSCSI, you
can remotely access Thecus IP storage at great speeds, as if it were installed as a
local drive in your computer.
To do this, simply follow the steps below:

Thecus N0503 Specifications

General

RAID levels	0, 10, 1, JBOD, 5, 6
Storage drive size	3.5 \
Storage drive capacity	500 GB
Storage drive interface	Serial ATA
Storage drives installed	Yes
Installed storage drive type	-
Total installed storage capacity	1.5 TB
Maximum supported storage capacity	6 TB
Number of storage drives installed	3
Number of storage drives supported	5
Internal memory	1 GB
Internal memory type	DDR2
Processor family	Intel Atom®
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet
Compatible operating systems	Windows 7/2000/XP/2003/Vista Mac OSX
USB 2.0 ports quantity	USB 2.0 ports have a data transmission speed of 480 Mbps, and are backwards compatible with USB 1.1 ports. You can connect all kinds of peripheral devices to them.
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	0
Power supply unit (PSU) capacity	96 W
Ethernet LAN data rates	10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
Product color	Stainless steel
Type	NAS
Device class	Home & Home Office