Thecus N4100PRO User Manual

Chapter 6: Tips and Tricks
SB Storage Expansion
he N4100PRO supports external USB hard disks through its three USB ports. Once
USB hard disk has been successfully mounted, users can access the files on the
SB hard disk under the USBHDD folder. The N4100PRO supports up to 6 USB
xternal storage devices. All file names on the USB disk volume are case sensitive.
efore attaching a USB disk drive to N4100PRO, you have to partition and format it
n a desktop computer or a notebook first. The attached device will be located at
\192.168.1.100\usbhdd\usb1\1\ where 192.168.1.100 means the IP address of
4100PRO, usb1 stands for the first USB device, and 1 stands for the first partition
n disk #1, the USB disk drive. If it is an NTFS partition, NAS users can open or copy
rom \\192.168.1.100\usbhdd\usb1\1 but cannot add new files or modify
xisting files.
wish to designate as a spare disk.
ware Configuration
you are u tware firewall (i.e. Norton Internet Security) and are having
ouble co to the
1. Double click the NIS icon on system tray, and then configure the Personal
Firewall.
2. On the Programs page, find the SetupWizard.exe and change its
permission to "Permit All". If ot in the program list, use the Add or
Program Scan buttons to find it.
ge, manually add N4100PRO IP address (i.e.
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NOTE
If you want to write to an USB storage device, the file system must
FAT32.
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FAT32
Partition
NTFS
Partition
be
Read OK OK
Write OK -
Adding a Spare Disk
With a RAID 1 or RAID 5 volume, you can add a spare disk after the initial RAID is
setup. To add a spare disk, follow the steps below:
1. On the RAID Configuration Screen, tick the checkbox of the hard disk you
2. Click Add Spare. The disk will be configured as a spare disk. The system
automatically rebuilds the spare disk when one of the disks in the RAID set
fails.
Firewall Soft
If sing a sof
nnecting tr N4100PRO, you can try the following steps:
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3. On the Networking pa
192.168.1.100) to the Trusted list.
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Thecus N4100PRO Specifications

General

RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD
Storage drive size	3.5 \
Storage drive capacity	- GB
Supported file systems	EXT3, XFS
Storage drive interface	Serial ATA
Total installed storage capacity	8 TB
Number of storage drives installed	0
Number of storage drives supported	4
Flash memory	128 MB
Internal memory	0.25 GB
Processor model	LX 800
Processor frequency	0.5 GHz
Wi-Fi	Yes
Maximum data transfer rate	1000 Mbit/s
Supported network protocols	SMB/CIFS, HTTP/HTTPS, FTP, NFS, AFP
Compliance industry standards	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g
USB 2.0 ports quantity	3
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	2
Dimensions (WxDxH)	165 x 192 x 226 mm
Management platform	Linux
Compatible operating systems	Windows 7/2000/XP/2003/Vista UNIX/Linux Mac OS 9 / X
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	0 - 80 %
Display type	LCD
Power supply unit (PSU) capacity	200 W

Weight and Dimensions

Weight	5000 g