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Thecus M3800 NAS Stream Box - Total Media Storage

Manufacturer: Thecus
Product: M3800 NAS Stream Box
Date: Mon, Aug 31, 2009 - 12:00 AM
Written By: Ken Brown -
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Setting Up & Configuring the M3800 NAS


M3800 Set Up

Thecus includes a CD that has all you need to get your M3800 Stream Box up and running. After installing the Setup Wizard, we plugged the NAS into our network and powered the box on.  After about a minute of boot up on the NAS box, we launched the Thecus Wizard on our PC and the software found our device.  The software reports a bunch of different information from the NAS device including the default IP address, MAC address, Gateway, Subnet Mask, DNS, Model and Firmware Version.  If you have a number of NAS devices on your network, you will see them as well. 

M3800 Set Up

 

Once you have identified the NAS that you are trying to set up, you highlight it and hit “Next” to log in to the NAS system.  At this point, you input the default Admin ID (“Admin”) and Password (“Admin”) to gain access to configure the device.


M3800 Set Up

At the Network Configuration menu, we can change the name of the device (or “Host”), turn on DHCP or manually enter an IP, subnet mask, gateway, and DNS server information.


M3800 Set Up


After that, we create a new password and we are basically done with the set up. 


M3800 Set Up

 

Now we are able to log directly into the NAS and configure the box the way we want.  Let’s go set up our RAID 5!

Next Page - Building the M3800 Raid 5 Array


Review Index
Page 1 - Thecus M3800 Stream Box - Total Media Storage Device
Page 2 - Thecus M3800 - In the Box
Page 3 - Thecus M3800 - Installing the Drives
Page 4 - Setting Up & Configuring the M3800 NAS
Page 5 - Building the M3800 Raid 5 Array
Page 6 - Benchmarking the M3800 - FTP Speeds
Page 7 - More Benchmarks of the M3800
Page 8 - Thecus M3800 Home Theater Use
Page 9 - Final Thoughts & Conclusion