QNAP TVS-672N and TVS-872N NAS featuring 5Gbe, NVMe, HDMI 2.0 and 8th Gen i3 CPU With so many NAS devices being released every year from top-tier brands aimed at home and business users parting with their money, it can often get quite predictable to second guess a new release. Whether it is the changing attitudes […]
Part Two of How to Improve your Plex NAS Performance Before starting this Plex NAS guide, I recommend checking out part 1, as it has 5 more tips for improving the performance and stability of your plex media server NAS and I recommend you try anything and everything that is compatible with your system. Part […]
How to Use No-Idle Zone on the Synology Surveillance DVA3219 NAS Once your cameras are mounted successfully (Guide for that can be found here), software configurations must be set up for DVA to suit your needs fittingly. This chapter covers the crucial settings to achieve high detection precision. Step 1 – Select a Stream Profile […]
How to Use Intrusion Detection on the Synology Surveillance DVA3219 NAS Once your cameras are mounted successfully (Guide for that can be found here), software configurations must be set up for DVA to suit your needs fittingly. This chapter covers the crucial settings to achieve high intrusion-detection precision. Step 1 – Select a Stream Profile […]
How to Use People Counting on the Synology Surveillance DVA3219 NAS Before you set up your NVR Surveillance environment for People counting, you will need to spend extra time preparing suitable lighting. Good lighting is crucial. If the surroundings are too dark, footage may blur and cause details to be lost; if there is excessive […]
How to Use Deep Motion Detection on the Synology Surveillance DVA3219 NAS Once your cameras are mounted successfully (Guide for that can be found here), software configurations must be set up for DVA to suit your needs fittingly. This chapter covers the crucial settings to achieve high motion-detection precision. Step 1 – Select a Stream […]
How to Use the Synology Surveillance Station DVA3219 NAS Features Synology Deep Learning NVR comes with powerful AI Image Analysis technology which is built into the Deep Video Analytics application in Surveillance Station. It’s complete functionality is free of any hidden fees and requires no extra software or external device installation. For you to achieve […]
The Best Ways to Improve Plex Performance on your NAS drive Plex is this amazing application that we all know and love, letting us enjoy all our boxsets, out movies, our own videos and more. Whether it is because you get to play YOUR MEDIA without streaming from subscription services, or because the user interface […]
How to Upgrade the RAM in your Synology DS620slim to 16GB Memory Back in July when the Synology DS620slim was first released, many users were surprised at the maximum memory limit that the manufacturers stated in the specifications. With the Intel J series chip that Synology DS620slim arrives with, it did seem odd that the […]
FULL Specifications of the New Synology DVA3219 Surveillance NAS Drive Good news for those who have been waiting for the new Synology Surveillance NAS drive (Formally the DS1419dva, now branded the DVA3219) as it is looking closer to release. Below is HUGE information blow out on the device, it’s support of DSM alongside Surveillance Station […]
Accessing your Synology NAS with Teamviewer 2019 When tracking the device landscape out there, there is definitively a trend to replace large standalone servers with small, easy to administer NAS boxes. They are quick to set up, do not eat up too much space and are convenient to use. So especially SMBs/SMEs and home users […]
Choosing the Best NAS Drive for Streaming Media Locally and the Internet I would like advice on a new NAS, please I use it mainly for TV Shows and films to watch on my Samsung Smart TV. Also to store my music, (through a Soundbar perhaps), books, photos, documents etc I have seen a video […]
New QNAP NAS Support Centre Opens in the UK – Why You Should Care Regardless of whether or is your first, second or 10th time purchasing a new piece of technology, most buyers will go into their purchase with certain assurances required before taking the plunge. The popular factors, such as power, price and trusted […]
What is the QNAP QNA-UC5G1T and Why Should You Buy it NOW? For those that have followed both this blog and my YouTube channel for a while, you will know that one of the biggest hurdles that a NAS user will need to overcome is that of upload and download speeds. With the majority of […]
Does the New Intel Power Compact Synology DS620slim NAS Deliver? The Synology DS620slim is a network device that is hard to compare with the majority of NAS drives in 2019. Many of us are well aware of the advantages to home and business users of a robust and reliable network-attached storage drive. However, much like […]
Synology DS718+ vs QNAP TS-253Be NAS Network Attached Storage (NAS) has grown exceptionally popular in 2019, for a number of reasons. First, the importance of our data at home with our family, to the phones that we carry on the commute, to the devices we use in everyday work create data CONSTANTLY. Second, the majority […]
Does the New Nimbustor 2 2.5Gbe NAS from Asustor Perform? Why is the Nimbustor 2 NAS such a big deal? Although there are a number of key features that this NAS promises, the biggest shake up Tthat this brings to the table is 2.5Gbe, but why should this be such a point of interest given that […]
Bargains and Deals on NAS on Day 2 of Prime Day 2019 The subject of IP Cameras and NAS is a really tricky one to stay on top of. Despite my best efforts, the near weekly firmware updates that are rolled out by both Synology and QNAP on their own operating platforms, the individual Surveillance […]
Things to consider when you buy a Synology or QNAP NAS When you buy your first network attached storage device, it can be an incredibly daunting task. If you have a less technical background, or heard about NAS servers from Synology or QNAP, but are still not quite certain what a NAS is or what to […]
Bargains and Deals on NAS on Day 2 of Prime Day 2019 Amazon Prime day has come around again and for those of us with that Amazon Prime Subscription making it a little dent in our bank account each month, this seems reason enough for us to take the plunge and investing in some new […]