Thecus 2.5TB N5200 BR PRO Network Storage N5200BRPRO_5050 Leaflet

 

 
 

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The N5200PRO 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 N5200PRO supports up to 6 
USB external storage devices. All file names on the USB disk volume are case 

sensitive. 
 

The N5200PRO also supports eSATA hard disks with its eSATA port. 
 

Before attaching an eSATA or USB disk drive to N5200PRO, 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 N5200PRO 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.  

 
 
 

 
 

 
 

With a RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, or RAID 10 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 wish to designate as a spare disk. 

 
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.  

 

N5200PRO can operate in dual mode. When connecting to a regular USB disk or 

thumb drive, N5200PRO is acting as USB host. When connecting to a PC thru its 
USB Type B connector on the back panel, N5200PRO can act as a USB disk. This 

feature allows user to transfer files without using network connection. 
 

When you create RAID, you can assign a portion of space on the RAID to be used 
as USB disk. When connecting N5200PRO to a PC using the supplied USB A to B 

cable, the PC will recognize this space as an unformatted disk. At this point, the 
PC can format this portion of disk and create file system on it. Since this disk is 
created on the RAID, it will be protected by the RAID level you select. 

 
 

 
 

If you want to write to an USB storage device, the file system must be 

FAT32. 

 

Read OK 

OK 

Write OK 

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When RAID is removed or damaged, all the data on the Target USB 

device will be deleted.