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Thecus N5200 NAS Server Review

Date Published:
06-06-2007

Written By:
Millsy

Edited By:
Diceman

Provided By:
Thecus

Where to Buy:
Thecus

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Thecus N5200

Introduction:

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 dog

Features:

HDDs	5 x 3.5" SATA II HDD, Hot-swappable
eSATA port	1 x eSATA connector for capacity expansion
USB ports	2 x USB A type (Host mode) 1 x USB B type (Client mode)
Ethernet ports	N5200 : 2 x Gigabit RJ-45 Connector N5200 RouStor^TM: 1 x Gigabit RJ-45 Connector 4 port Gigabit switch
LCD Control Panel	For basic configurations and status display
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)
Authentication	Microsoft NT Domain Controller (PDC)* Microsoft Active Directory Authentication (AD)*
Network Client Type	Microsoft Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 Unix/Linux/BSD MAC OS X, OS 9, OS 8.6
Network Configuration	Fixed IP Address Dynamic IP Address
Disk Management	Power Management (Disk idle spin-down) Disk Status Monitoring (S.M.A.R.T.)
RAID	RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, and JBOD Auto Rebuild Hot Swappable Hot Spare Disk Roaming RAID Level Migration RAID Expansion Disk Capacity Supported : 80/120/160/200/250/300/400/500 GB
Folder Management	Share Folder Level Permission File Level Permission Public Folder
Quota Management	Share Folder Quota Control
Backup	Snapshot Thecus Backup Utility (Microsoft Windows XP/2000 /MAC OS X) Thecus Nsync
System Management	Web GUI Multilingual Support (English, French, German, Italian, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish)
Event Notification	Email Notification Buzzer Notification LCD
Supported USB Devices	USB Printer External HDD/Flash disk USB IEEE 802.11 b/g dongle w/ AP mode support **
Setup Utility	Windows 2000 / XP / 2003 MAC OS X
Safety and Environment	CE, FCC, BSMI, C-Tick, RoHS Compliant
Dimension	230 x 190 x 230 mm (H x W x D)
Physical	Lockable Disk Tray
Operating Environment	0℃ - 40 ℃ 20 – 85﹪Relative Humidity (non-condensing)
Power Supply	Server-rated AC Power Supply 100/220VAC, 50/60 Hz, Auto detect

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