SSD, Memory and Switch Bargains at Amazon this Prime Day 2021 Amazon Prime Day 2021 moves into Day 2 and more deals have arrived (alongside a little more stock of popular ones yesterday) and if you have been looking for the right time to buy network or storage upgrades on Amazon, then you would be […]
Category: NETWORKING
QNAP QMiroPlus-201W & QMiro-201W Mesh Router & NAS Review
QNAP QMiroPlus-201W & QMiro-201W Mesh Router+NAS System Review Of all the devices that I talked about here and on YouTube, there is one device that I would wager is inside 99% of people’s homes these days, namely a router. For most users, the router provided by their internet service provider is more than proficient for […]
Synology Upgrade Cards Guide – 10G, NVMe, 25Gbe and More
A Guide to Synology PCIe Upgrade Cards There comes a point in the lifespan of most Synology NAS drives, big or small, that the performance, bandwidth and general throughput that the device is capable of hit a bit of a glass ceiling. Perhaps it is those rather restrictive 1Gbe ports in 2021, hardware features like […]
Industrial-grade rugged rackmount 10GbE Managed Switch QSW-IM1200-8C

Industrial-grade rugged 10GbE Managed Switch QSW-IM1200-8C QSW-IM1200-8C Management Type Web Managed Number of Ports 12 10GbE SFP+ 4 10GbE SFP+/RJ45 Combo Ports 8 Management Port 1 x 1GbE RJ45 Power Supply Description Adaptor Max. Power Consumption 67W Input Power Type DC Input Voltage Range 9V-54V MAC Address Table 16K Total Non-Blocking Throughput 120Gbps Switching Capacity […]
Map network drive on macOS

Map network drive on macOS In Finder, click Go > Connect to Server from the menu bar. In the Server Address field, enter your Synology NAS device’s IP address or domain name preceded by “http://” and followed with “:5005” (or whichever port number you specified when enabling WebDAV service). For example: http://pm.synology.com:5005/. Click Connect to continue. Enter your DSM user name and password […]
Map Synology Network drive on Windows

Store files to Synology NAS from a Windows PC within the local network Overview Synology NAS is designed to make storing and sharing files within your local network quick and simple, allowing you to directly access shared folders and files on the Synology NAS without going through the hassle of logging into DSM everytime. For […]