Can I connect Qnap NAS directly to a PC or Mac

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Can I connect Qnap NAS directly to a PC or Mac?

If you are planning to connect your Qnap NAS to your PC over the USB, this is not possible, you can not do it unless you have an old 51A or 73A series NAS.

If you want to connect your NAS directly via LAN, you can do it as follows. Set up manual IP  on your PC and a NAS using an IP within the same  IP range. Then use Synology finder app or type in your IP in the address bar and it’s done. Maximum speed for regular network cable is 1Gb/s which is around 115MB/s in real life.

For example Your NAS IP could be 192.168.1.100 and computer 192.168.1.101. 

You can also do it during NAS setup.

 

Or do it any time after

go to “Control Panel” > “System Settings” > “Network” to configure the network settings of your NAS.

 

Nevertheless, there is actually a way to connect NAS using USB or Thunderbolt port. It is only possible with Qnap NAS x73, x53B or x51A series. These are unique NAS models with DAS and NAS functionality.

x72,      UK   USA

x53B     UK   USA

x51A     UK   USA

On windows you need to open network settings : Control Panel\Network and Internet\Network Connections

And set manual IP address

 

Connecting via 1GbE directly will be faster then WiFi, but using a switch or router would simplify all this process. But if you want faster connection like 5GbE or 10GbE and you do not have switch which can handle this speed then you might use an adapter.

 

QNA-UC5G1T  – UK  USA

QNA-T310G1T  – UK  USA

 

 



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2 thoughts on “Can I connect Qnap NAS directly to a PC or Mac”

  1. I have an out of the box QNAP and want to connect it directly to my Windows 10. After “installation” I should go to login, but I am back on the “Start Smart Installation”…I tried both static IP and the other time DHCP. What could be the problem?

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