How to keep your Home network and NAS safe

How to keep your Home network and NAS safe

How do hackers attack you Zero-day Phishing Zero-day when attackers attack from outside through outdated software, through known vulnerabilities that are not yet patched.   How to secure your Network? Secure your router Check open ports and close unnecessary ports Enable firewall disable ping response disable port forwarding [if there is no firewall and other […]

TS-873AeU Short Depth 2U Rackmount dual-2.5GbE NAS

TS-873AeU Short Depth 2U Rackmount dual-2.5GbE NAS

TS-873AeU and TS-873AeU-RP  2U Short depth design for up to 38% reduction in size The 2U rackmount TS-873AeU has a short depth design of only 11.7 inches (297.4 mm), making it an excellent choice for smaller racks, wall-mount AV rack cabinets, and network rack cabinets. The space saved by the short depth design can be […]

Which 18TB/ 20TB Drives (HDD) supported and compatible with Synology

Which 18TB/ 20TB Drives (HDD) supported and compatible with Synology

Synology Enterprise Verified Drive White List “vendor lock” Apparently, I made Kevin and Connor at Storage Reviews mad, because I called them out for publishing an opinion piece (end of business on a Friday) about the future of Synology products, without contacting Synology for a comment on their future products. When I emailed Synology myself […]

How to fix drive locking (not recognised) on Synology

How to fix drive locking (not recognised) on Synology

How to fix drive locking (not recognised) on Synology   WARNING: Follow these steps at your own risk.   Step 1 Enable SSH on the Synology and log in with your admin account, then type: sudo -i and type in your password.   Step 2 Navigate to the folder where the drive list is stored. […]

TS-133 Qnap single bay NAS for home

TS-133 Qnap single bay NAS for home

  QNAP TS-133 1-Bay NAS Drive Revealed, Coming Soon! If you are someone who has been looking at buying their first NAS drive, but targeting something a little more ‘affordable’ or ‘value’ in scope, then it’s been a bit of a tough choice lately. There ARE most cost-effective solutions available right now from the big […]

More Information on the New Terramaster T9-423 9-Bay NAS

TerraMaster Introduces 9-Bay T9-423 High-Performance NAS In the last few years, it would be fair to say that I have seen ALOT of NAS drives. However, the latest release from Terramaster is quite a unique piece of kit and although it brings a bunch of ‘brand firsts’ to the desktop buyer’s market, it does so […]

Connect MAC and Synology direct

Connect MAC and Synology direct

Connect MAC and Synology directly via the switch or LAN to LAN with manual IP. On a MAC Launch ‘System Preferences’ from the Apple menu  (or Spotlight) Click on the “Network” icon. In the lower right, click on the ‘Advanced’ button. In the pulldown menu next to “Configure IPv4” select “Manually” (or DHCP with […]

How to set up time machine backups to a NAS directly connected via LAN

How to set up time machine backups to a NAS directly connected via LAN

How to set up time machine backups to a NAS directly connected via LAN? Connect MAC and Synology directly via the switch or LAN to LAN with manual IP. On a MAC Launch ‘System Preferences’ from the Apple menu  (or Spotlight) Click on the “Network” icon. In the lower right, click on the ‘Advanced’ […]

New Terramaster T9-423 9-Bay for 2022 – Something VERY Different!

TerraMaster Introduces 9-Bay T9-423 High-Performance NAS Powerful and versatile for small- and medium-sized business applications for $999 TerraMaster, a professional brand that specializes in providing innovative storage products for home, businesses and enterprises, introduces the all-new T9-423 9-bay high-performance NAS designed for small- and medium-sized businesses. The TerraMaster T9-423 is ideal for enterprise applications such […]

The QNAP TS-233 – A New Value Series 2-Bay NAS Drive for 2022

QNAP TS-233 2-Bay NAS Drive Revealed, Coming Soon! If you are someone who has been looking at buying their first NAS drive, but targeting something a little more ‘affordable’ or ‘value’ in scope, then it’s been a bit of a tough choice lately. There ARE most cost-effective solutions available right now from the big name […]

TerraMaster T9-423 9-Bay Celeron NAS

TerraMaster T9-423 9-Bay Celeron NAS

TerraMaster T9-423 9-Bay Celeron 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 […]

Synology 2022 NAS Hardware – What To Expect in 2022?

Which Synology NAS Drives will we see in 2022? Note – This article has been updated several times since its first publication (update dates in red), so scroll down if you are a returning reader and want to see what has been added “When is the DS922+ NAS Coming?”. We are barely scratching the surface […]

How to secure Qnap NAS for access over the Internet

How to secure Qnap NAS for access over the Internet

Actions to take If you NAS must be directly connected to the Internet If, at the discretion of individual users, QNAP NAS is directly connected to the Internet, we recommend the following steps to strengthen your device and to decrease the chance of being penetrated: Put QNAP NAS behind your router and firewall. Do not […]