| • Does the TeraStation Pro WSS come with a hard drives, or is it a bare shell? |
| The TeraStation Pro WSS comes with all internal hard drives installed and ready to use. It is complete and ready to use. |
| • What is the default RAID mode for TeraStation Pro WSS? |
| All TeraStation Pro WSS models ship by default in RAID-56 mode, except the TeraStation Pro WSS Duo which ships in RAID-1 mode. |
| • What RAID modes are supported? |
| TeraStation Pro WSS models support the following RAID modes based on the number of hard drives installed. 2 Drives: JBOD, 0, 1; 4 and 6 Drives: JBOD, 0, 1, 5. |
| • What devices can I hook up to the USB ports? |
| The USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 ports on TeraStation Pro WSS models can be used for a variety of devices including: UPS devices for signaling safe shutdowns, printers for printer sharing and USB storage devices for backing up content on the TeraStation Pro WSS or expanding the capacity of TeraStation Pro WSS. |
| • Does the TeraStation Pro WSS work with my Mac? |
| Yes, the TeraStation Pro WSS works perfectly with Mac OS X 10.3.9 and later using the standard SMB/CIFs protocol |
| • How many users does the TeraStation Pro WSS support? |
| The TeraStation Pro WSS has no hardware limitations to the number of users it supports. The models with WSS 2008 R2 Workgroup Edition support a maximum of 50 simultaneous SMB connections, meaning that at any one given time, a maximum of 50 users can connect to it. The TeraStation Pro Rackmount WSS is configured with WSS 2008 R2 Standard Edition and supports unlimited connections. With a powerful dual-core CPU, it is designed for high load, however, depending on application and use, the device can only support up to a certain amount of users. For light office use, supporting hundreds of simultaneous users shouldn't be a problem, but more intensive applications like video, backups, etc. can reduce the number of users. |
| • How does TeraStation integrate with Active Directory? |
| The TeraStation Pro WSS supports seamless integration into AD domains. Built-on the Windows Server 2008 platform, TeraStation Pro WSS can integrate into domains of any sizes including forested domains and domains with many organizational units (OUs). TeraStation Pro Rackmount WSS is configured with WSS 2008 R2 Standard Edition and supports RoDC (Read-only Domain Controller), capable of keeping your domain up and running when the primary domain controller fails. |
| • Does TeraStation Pro WSS support Data Deduplication? |
| TeraStation Pro Rackmount WSS is configured with WSS 2008 R2 Standard Edition which includes Windows Single Instance Storage (SIS). SIS supports data deduplication and depending on the usage can significantly reduce capacity waste caused by data duplication. SIS is only support on WSS 2008 R2 Standard Edition and higher and is not supported on Workgroup Edition. |
| • Does TeraStation Pro WSS support replication? |
| TeraStation Pro Rackmount WSS is configured with WSS 2008 R2 which supports Windows Distributed File System Replication (DFSR). DFSR is a dif over the wire” protocol that is used to effectively and efficiently replicate files over the Internet even with limited bandwidth. Using Remote Differential Compression (RDC) and detecting insertions, removals and data re-arrangement, DFSR replicates only actual data that changed and doesn't retransmit entire files, making it extremely effective for replicating data over the Internet. |
| • How do I access TeraStation Pro WSS to configure it? |
| TeraStation Pro WSS is accessed and configured via Remote Desktop Connection and/or Terminal Service Client. Remote Desktop Connection is included on all Windows operating systems from Windows XP and later. |
| • Does TeraStation Pro WSS support NTFS? |
| TeraStation Pro WSS is built off of Windows Server 2008 and fully supports NTFS. |
