WD Red Pro 20TB NAS Hard Drive Review & Benchmark

Review of the MASSIVE WD Red Pro 20TB Hard Drive for NAS You really have to stop and marvel at the speed at which hard drives and storage, in general, grow every year. Despite the established rule of Moore’s law that these things double in size every two years, the very idea that Western Digital […]

Add Annke i91bf POE to Synology Surveillance station

Add Annke i91bf  POE to Synology Surveillance station

Add Annke i91bf POE to Synology Surveillance station   Connect via POE/injector/ LAN Get IP address of the camera enable ONVIF (Network/Advanced settings/Integration Protocol/ Enable add ONVIF user Open Synology Admin panel/ Open (Install) Surveillance Station Open IP Camera app / Click add Select a camera and click Next Click authenticate and add credentials   […]

Synology 2022 & 3rd Party Hard Drives – Can You Still Use Them?

Synology 2022/2023 NAS and WD & Seagate Hard Drive Compatibility If you have been considering a large-scale business or enterprise NAS solution from Synology in 2022/2023, then there is a good chance you have heard about a relatively recent change in how Synology has approached hard drive compatibility in this tier of their portfolio. This […]

NAS file system, will it work with MAC and Windows PC?

NAS file system, will it work with MAC and Windows PC?

NAS file system, will it work with MAC and Windows PC? NAS has its own file system. You will often find one of these being used  EXT4. BTRFS. ZFS. But this is nothing to do with your local file system on your MAC or Windows. If this is a USB or Thunderbolt direct-attached drive then […]

Synology RS822+​/​RS822RP+4-bay 1U rackmount NAS

Synology RS822+ and RS822RP+ Rackstation NAS Unveiled If you have been keenly following Synology hardware and software releases so far in 2022, then I think it would be fair to say that they have been rather business-focused. With many of us anticipating the reveal of a new plus series 22′ 2/4 Bay in their lineup, […]

Synology RS422+ officially released

RackStation RS422+ NAS Officially released Milton Keynes, United Kingdom – 1st June, 2022—Synology Inc. is pleased to announce the latest addition to the RackStation+ lineup, the Synology RackStation RS422+, a compact and affordable all-in-one solution for edge server applications, small businesses, and home lab owners looking to meet their daily data management, sharing, synchronization, and backup needs.  “The RS422+ […]

TerraMaster T6-423 6-Bay Multimedia friendly NAS

TerraMaster T6-423 6-Bay Multimedia friendly NAS

TerraMaster T6-423 6-Bay Multimedia friendly NAS Processor Processor Model Intel® Celeron® N5105/N5095 Processor Architecture X.86 64-bit Processor Frequency Quad Core 2.0 GHz (Max burst up to 2.9 GHz) Hardware Encryption Engine √ Hardware Transcoding Engine H.265 (HEVC), MPEG-4 Part 2, MPEG-2, VC-1; maximum resolution: 4K (4096 x 2160); maximum frame rate per second (FPS): 60 Memory System Memory 4GB Pre-installed […]

Adding a 4th drive to WD 4-bay NAS Raid 5

Adding a 4th drive to WD 4-bay NAS Raid 5

Can you please help me in deciding how can I build a raid 5 on my WD pr4100 4 bay nas.my question is if i want to build a raid 5 the minimum hard drives I can use is 3 if i initially put 3 drives and then later on add the 4th drive will […]

Synology NAS Firewall rule order

Synology NAS  Firewall rule order

Synology NAS Firewall rule order. I need to know in what order firewall rules should go? Is it like most firewall rules that go from top to bottom? The order goes from bottom to top.   Here is how Only allow specific IP addresses to access DSM Go to Control Panel > Security > Firewall to enable the firewall and create […]

Synology DS2422+ NAS Review

Synology DS2422+ NAS Review – Go Big or Go Home? I think it would be safe to say that Synology sells quite a lot of NAS. The brand has always had a strong focus on software and providing ‘solutions’, as opposed to ‘flogging hardware’, but ultimately the outcome is that Synology continues to be the […]

Synology DS Router 2.0 – Quick Review

Synology DS Router 2.0 Mobile App Review Synology, as a brand, has always been remarkably keen to highlight its software more than its hardware. That isn’t to say that the brand does not have some great hardware in its portfolio, but they would rather be known as a ‘solution’ provider, as opposed to a ‘hardware’ […]

This site can’t be reached – PLEX not working on Qnap NAS

This site can’t be reached – PLEX not working on Qnap NAS

This site can’t be reached – PLEX not working   If you get this error message, you will very likely need to restart your PMS. You can do that by: -open Qnap QTS Admin panel -open AppCenter -open My Apps – stop Plex -start Plex   .             

How to update Plex on Qnap and Synology

How to update Plex on Qnap and Synology

How to update Plex on Qnap and Synology In the Plex server Admin panel there will be a notification about new Plex version availability. Click on ‘Server Update Available’ Click on download. It will automatically download the correct Qnap or Synology Plex update file. Here is a link for Plus series Synology LINK But always […]