How to map the raid...

[pmac3072]

Hello,
Can someone tell me how to, step by step, map the N5200BR Pro as a network drive? I am unable to do this by how the book says, so if someone could help me out that would be great. I use Windows XP Pro also. I wouldn't have thought this to be such a difficult process...
Thanks,
Paul

[peterfu]

Theres a nice short descrition in the FAQ document:

1-1. Map a network drive in Windows XP
Once you have successfully created the RAID on N5200, follow the steps below to map network drive.
1) Create a user john. [Admin Web GUI : Accounts / Users / Add / john]
2) Create a share folder on N5200 such as Picture. [Admin Web GUI : Storage / Folder / Add / Picture]
3) Set the folder ACL let user john become writable to folder Picture. [Admin Web GUI : Storage / Folder / Picture / ACL / Submit john into writable column]
4) Map a drive Z which is corresponding to the share folder Picture on N5200. [Windows XP : Right click My Network Places and select Map Network Drive]
5) Fill in the N5200 folder information such as \\192.168.1.100\Picture and click "using a different user name". Then fill in the user name john and the password.
6) Network drive Z will be successfully mapped.
Note: Mapping a network drive under DOS command line is also possible.
net use Z: \\192.168.1.100\Picture /user:john password
Z: is the drive letter
192.168.2.100 is the IP address of the NAS
Picture is the share folder’s name
john is the user name
password is john’s password
1-2. Could not map a network drive in Windows XP
You may have problems to map a network drive in below conditions.
1) The network folder is currently mapped using a different user name and password. To connect using a different user name and password, first disconnect any existing mappings to this network share.
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 same user, using more than one user name, are not allowed. Disconnect all previous connections to the server or shared resource and try again.
To check out existing network connections, use net use under DOS prompt.

There is only one thing missing:
Enter the workgroup name via Web Gui Accounts/Authentication before Step 1.
If You use the same Username/Password as You have in XP, then YOu have not to use a different user name (Step 5 in above description)

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Peter

[pmac3072]

Hello,
Dude, that worked great!!! Where is this FAQ document you speak of? Also, do I have to remap the drive each time I restart the Thecus or the computer?
Thanks,
Paul

[peterfu]

Hi Paul,
The FAQ can be downloaded from the thecus.com support page. Search for N5200 other documents.
No, If You check the box "Reconnect dring logon" (or something like that in the window where You connect the drive - sorry I have a german version of XP) then it's automatically connected everytime You logon in XP. The settings on the N5200 are safe during reboot or restart.

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Peter

[pmac3072]

Hello again,
That is a great FAQ page. Answers most questions I had...
That being said, it gave me another question. In the FAQ it says that you can go from two hdds in raid 0 to three hdds in a raid 5 set up. Is this true?
Thanks,
Paul

[peterfu]

Never tried such a migration, but usually the FAQ is very precise about the features.
Beside this I personally would do a backup of the data in such a case and rebuild it from scratch - it's quicker and raid migration is always a risky process (in case of a power failure - and the migration runs a long time).
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Peter