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Thecus N5200Introduction:
Thecus is a company that has a single goal. Provide a place to keep your data safe. Every single product they make is an external device to store your stuff on. Some can only be used on a single system at a time, either through USB 2.0, or eSata, but the vast majority of them are meant for use over your network. Self contained units that don’t rely on the uptime of any other machine to function.
The NAS (Network-attached storage) is one of those things that can come in handy in many different roles, some of which are very important. For a home user, having a system that is always on and available to store movies, music or photos is very useful. It lets you keep everything in a central location for easy access They are also easy to setup for almost anyone. Most NAS systems have built in FTP access, so anything you have that can use FTP, can also get at your files.
For businesses that need to have 100% uptimes, a NAS is an excellent idea. A NAS only has a single area to concentrate on, which reduces the probability of a crash. Along with hardware that is well tested, it reduces problems even more.
For this review, Thecus sent us one of their highest end units. The N5200 is their cream of the crop and has the features list to prove it.
Retail Box
It's a NAS
Top dogFeatures:
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HDDs |
5 x |
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eSATA port |
1 x eSATA connector for capacity expansion |
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USB ports |
2 x USB A type (Host mode) 1 x USB B type (Client mode) |
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Ethernet ports |
N5200 : 2 x Gigabit RJ-45 Connector
N5200 RouStorTM : 1 x Gigabit RJ-45 Connector |
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LCD Control Panel |
For basic configurations and status display |
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Network File Protocols |
Microsoft Networks (CIFS/SMB) Apple Filing Protocol (AFP 3) Network File System (NFS v3) File Transfer Protocol (FTP) Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) Secure Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTPs) |
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Authentication |
Microsoft NT Domain Controller (PDC)* Microsoft Active Directory Authentication (AD)* |
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Network Client Type |
Microsoft Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 Unix/Linux/BSD MAC OS X, OS 9, OS 8.6 |
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Network Configuration |
Fixed IP Address Dynamic IP Address |
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Disk Management |
Power Management (Disk idle spin-down) Disk Status Monitoring (S.M.A.R.T.) |
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RAID |
RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, and JBOD Auto Rebuild Hot Swappable Hot Spare Disk Roaming RAID L RAID Expansion Disk Capacity Supported : 80/120/160/200/250/300/400/500 GB |
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Folder Management |
Share Folder Level Permission File L Public Folder |
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Quota Management |
Share Folder Quota Control |
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Backup |
Snapshot Thecus Backup Utility (Microsoft Windows XP/2000 /MAC OS X) Thecus Nsync |
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System Management |
Web GUI Multilingual Support (English, French, German, Italian, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish) |
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Event Notification |
Email Notification Buzzer Notification LCD |
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Supported USB Devices |
USB Printer External HDD/Flash disk USB IEEE 802.11 b/g dongle w/ AP mode support ** |
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Setup Utility |
Windows 2000 / XP / 2003 MAC OS X |
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Safety and Environment |
CE, FCC, BSMI, C-Tick, RoHS Compliant |
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Dimension |
230 x 190 x |
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Physical |
Lockable Disk Tray |
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Operating Environment |
0℃ - 20 – 85﹪Relative Humidity (non-condensing) |
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Power Supply |
Server-rated AC Power Supply 100/220VAC, 50/60 Hz, Auto detect |
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