Thecus N4100PRO User Manual

Step 1: Network Setup
From the Web Administration Interface, you can configure the network settings of
the N4100PRO for your network. You can access the Network menu from the menu
bar.
For details on how to configure your network settings, refer to Chapter 4: System
Management > Network Management.
Step 2: RAID Creation
Next, administrators can configure their preferred RAID setting and build their RAID
volume. You can access RAID settings from the menu bar of the Web Administration
Interface by navigating to Storage > RAID.
For more information on configuring RAID, see Chapter 4: System Management
> RAID Configuration.
Don’t know which RAID level to use? Find out more about the different RAID levels
from Appendix C: RAID Basics.
Step 3: Create Local Users or Setup Authentication
Once the RAID is ready, you can begin to create local users for the N4100PRO, or
choose to setup authentication protocols such as Active Directory (AD).
For more on managing users, go to Chapter 4: System Management > User and
Group Management.
For more information on configuring Active Directory, see Chapter 4: System
Management > User and Group Management > ADS/NT Configuration.
For information about the benefits of Active Directory, see Appendix D: Active
Directory Basics.
Step 4: Create Folders and Set Up ACLs
Once users are introduced into your network, you can begin to create various folders
on the N4100PRO and control user access to each using Folder Access Control Lists.
More information on managing folders, see Chapter 4: System Management >
Folder Management.
To find out about configuring Folder Access Control Lists, see Chapter 4: System
Management > Folder Management > Folder Access Control List (ACL).
Step 5: Start Services
Finally, you can start to setup the different services of the N4100PRO for the users
on your network. You can find out more about each of these services by clicking
below:
SMB/CIFS
Apple File Protocol (AFP)
Network File System (NFS)
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
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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