QNAP Systems Ts 253 User Guide

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Mac OS 10.5 
 
If you are using Mac OS X 10.5, follow these steps to configure the NAS printer function: 
1. Go to Network Services > Win/Mac/MFS > Microsoft Networking. Enter a workgroup 
name for the NAS. You will need this information later. 
2. Go to Print & Fax on your Mac. 
3. Click + to add a printer. 
4. Select the NAS workgroup and find the printer name. 
5. Enter the username and password to login the printer server on the NAS. 
6. Select the printer driver. 
7. After installing...

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Mac OS 10.4 
 
If you are using Mac OS 10.4, follow these steps to configure the NAS printer function: 
1. On the toolbar, click Go/Utilities. 
2. Click Printer Setup Utility. 
3. Click Add. 
4. Hold the alt key and click More Printers. 
5. In the pop up window, select Advanced and Windows Printer with SAMBA, enter the 
printer name and the printer URI (the format is smb://NAS IP/printer name. The printer 
name is found on the Device Configuration > USB Printer page), select Generic for...

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Linux (Ubuntu 10.10) 
 
If you are using Linux (Ubuntu 10.10), follow these steps to configure the NAS printer 
function: 
1. Click the System tab, choose Administration. Then select Printing. 
2. Click Add. 
3. Click Network Printer, and then select Internet Printing Protocol (ipp). Enter the NAS 
IP address in Host. /printers is already present. Enter the printer name after 
printers/ in the field Queue. 
4. Before you continue, click Verify to test the printer connection. 
5. The...

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UPS 
 
By enabling UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) support, you can protect your NAS from 
abnormal system shutdown caused by power disruption. There are two options provided on 
the UPS page for the NAS during a power failure: 1) turn off the server after the AC power 
fails, or 2) enter the auto-protection mode after the AC power fails. For option 1, the NAS will 
shut itself down after the specified time. For option 2, the NAS will stop all running services 
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3. Choose between whether the NAS should shut down or enter auto-protection mode after 
the AC power fails. Specify the time in minutes that the NAS should wait before executing 
the option you have selected. After the NAS enters auto-protection mode, the NAS 
resumes the previous operation status when the power restores. 
4. Click Apply All to confirm. 
 
Network Master Mode 
A network UPS master is responsible for communicating with network UPS slaves on the 
same physical network regarding...

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Behavior of the UPS Feature of the NAS 
 
There are three phases during a power outage: 
Phase 1: Power loss starts until the end of the waiting time. 
Phase 2: From the end of the waiting time to the point when the UPS device runs out of 
its battery. 
Phase 3: After the UPS device runs out of its battery and until the power restores. 
 
Phase 1:  
As soon as the power loss starts, the NAS will detect the UPS device’s battery. If the 
remaining UPS battery charge is < 15%, the system will...

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System Status 
 
Go to Control Panel > System Settings > System Status to check the status of your 
NAS.  
 
 
System Information 
 
View the summary of system information such as the server name, CPU, memory, firmware 
and system up time on this page. 
 
Note: CPU and memory information is only available on certain NAS models. 
 
Network Status 
 
View the current network settings and statistics on this page. They are displayed based on 
network interface. Click the up arrow in the top right to...

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System Logs 
 
Go to Control Panel > System Settings > System Logs to configure the logs settings of 
your NAS.  
 
 
System Event Logs 
 
The NAS can store 10,000 recent event logs, including warnings, errors, and information. If 
the NAS does not function correctly, refer to the event logs for troubleshooting. 
 
Tip: Right click on a record to delete it. To clear every log, click Clear All. 
 
System Connection Logs 
 
The NAS can create logs whenever users access, create, delete, move,...

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VPN 
 
Note: For AFP and SSH connections, the system can only record login and logout events. 
 
 
 
You can perform the following actions on this screen: 
Action Description 
Start or stop 
recording events 
Click Start Logging or Stop Logging. 
Configure settings 1.  Click Options and configure the following settings: 
Select the protocols to be monitored. 
Select Archive the connection logs when the number of logs reaches 
10,000. 
Note: QTS automatically exports the logs (including...

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Delete individual 
log entries 
Right-click a log entry and select “Delete this record”. 
Delete all log 
entries 
Click Clear All. 
 
 
Warning: File transfer performance may be slightly impacted when this feature is enabled.