Thecus Technology M3800 - Manual (Page 86)

Chapter 7: Tips and Tricks
USB and eSATA Storage Expansion
The M3800 supports external USB hard disks through its three USB ports. Once a
USB hard disk has successfully mounted, the entire volume will be copied
automatically to the default USB HDD folder. The M3800 supports up to 6 USB
external storage devices. All file names on the USB disk volume are case sensitive.
The M3800 also supports eSATA hard disks with its eSATA port.
Before attaching an eSATA or USB disk drive to M3800, you have to partition and
format it on a desktop computer or a notebook first. The attached device will be
located at \\192.168.1.100\usbhdd\sdf1 where 192.168.1.100 means the IP
address of M3800 and sdf1 stands for the first partition on disk #6, the eSATA or
USB disk drive. If it is an NTFS partition, NAS users can open or copy files from
\\192.168.1.100\usbhdd\sdf1
but cannot add new files or modify existing files.
NOTE If you want to write to an USB storage device, the file system must be FAT32.
USB Storage FAT32 Partition NTFS Partition
Read OK OK
Write OK -
Adding a Spare Disk
With a RAID 1 array, 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 wish to designate as a spare disk.
2. Click Add Spare.
Once the disk is set as a spare disk, it will automatically rebuild the previous
RAID set when one of the disks becomes degraded.
Remote Administration
You can set up your M3800 for remote administration. With remote
administration, you can access your M3800 over the Internet, even if your M3800
is behind a router. This is especially useful if you are traveling and suddenly need
a file from your M3800.
Setting up remote administration is a three-part process, and will require the
following equipment:
• Thecus M3800 NAS device
• Cable/DSL Router with Dynamic DNS support
• Home PC
• Internet Connection
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Router setup will differ slightly depending on router used. For this example, we will
use the Asus WL500g because it has support for Dynamic DNS. Contact your router
hardware vendor for setup help.
NOTE