The Best 4-Bay NAS of 2018 With the growth of popularity in Network Attached storage (NAS) many users who are even the tiniest bit familiar with data storage will want to ensure that their NAS server is providing a good balance of storage space and power. A Good, solid NAS is an investment and most […]
Why Choose Asustor NAS in 2018? Of all the NAS brands that we discuss here on NASCompares, one of the ones that everyone has heard of, yet barely anyone can name many of their range. This is not always a bad thing, few users outside of the (rather snobby) apple community can name both the […]
QNAP or Asustor NAS – Which should you buy? When buying your first in NAS server device, it can be awfully confusing choosing the right brand for you. Key factors that people consider are hardware, software, cost, reliability, support and reputation. Many NAS users who are buying their second NAS have all too often made […]
Why use a NAS for your Photography and Video Editing NAS has fast become the go-to storage medium for both home and working professionals in 2018. Photo and video editors the world over are turning to network attached storage to bolster and improve their workflow. Gone are the days when a photo and video editors […]
How to create a new storage space volume on WSS NAS Step 1: Creating a Storage Pool Create a Storage Pool from SATA, USM, or USB Drives: Make sure all physical disks needed for the pool are installed. Go to Server Manager > File and Storage Services > Volumes > Storage Pools. Right-click in the window and select […]
How to create a user account on WSS NAS Click on the Server Manager icon () on the bottom left of the Windows screen. Select the Tools menu in the upper right, then select Computer Management. Expand Local Users and Groups. Select Users. Right-click in an empty area in the right window and select New User… Enter the required information and […]
How to create a shared folder on WSS NAS Click on the Server Manager icon () on the bottom left of the Windows screen. Select File and Storage Services, then Shares. Right-click in the blank area on the right side and select New Share. The “New Share Wizard” launches. For basic setup, select SMB Share – Quick, then Next. Note: […]
How to Join to an Active Directory Domain and Assign Domain Users to Shares on WSS NAS Set a Static DNS server address By default, the Windows Server NAS is set to automatically obtain an IP address and a DNS server address. Seagate recommends you set a static IP and DNS server address manually. In […]
WSS NAS Factory hard reset procedures Power down the NAS device. Locate the flash drive (key) that was originally packaged with the NAS unit. Connect the following items to the NAS device: A computer monitor (since Remote Desktop will not work) A keyboard The USB flash key Power on the NAS device. While the unit […]
How to Create a Group on WSS NAS Click on the Server Manager icon () on the bottom left of the Windows desktop. Select the Tools menu in the upper right, then select Computer Management. Expand Local Users and Groups. Expand Groups. Right-click in an empty area in the right pane and select New Group… Enter a Name and Description for […]
How to create a VMware NFS datastore on WSS Windows NAS server Add the “Server for NFS” Role Open the Server Manager and go to Configure this local server, then Add Roles and Features. Select Next until you reach Server Roles. Under File and Storage Services / File and iSCSI Services, select Server for NFS. Select Next to install Server for NFS. Create a […]
How to Access WSS storage NAS server with Remote Desktop Please follow this procedure to access the Business Storage Windows Network-Attached Storage device with Windows Remote Desktop: Press the Windows key () + D to arrive at the desktop. Press the Start button. In the Search files and folders field, type the following: remote desktop Open the Remote […]
Business Storage Windows Server NAS – How to Add Users to a Group With a large number of users, sometimes it can be helpful to add users to groups and assign permissions to those groups rather than, or in addition to, individual users. Windows Server 2012 includes numerous default groups to which you can add […]
Install Kodi on QNAP NAS in 2018 For many of us choosing our first NAS involved a number of important factors and features of the unit and the NAS brand. Currently one of the most popular uses is, of course, centralizing your media collection. Over the last two or three years the most popular applications […]
Help choosing the best IP Camera for a Synology NAS NAS Devices from the big companies like Synology and QNAP are now remarkably mainstream. Being used in homes and businesses across the world for everything from backing up network devices and playing media over DLNA, all the way through to Plex Media Servers and Virtual Machines. […]
Who are Sonnet Technologies and why should you care? After my recent posts about the BVE Expo, one brand that especially stood out (despite it being almost completely unconnected with NAS) was the largely Mac favoured brand, Sonnet. Normally I would not stray so far outside of network storage territory, but this is going to […]
Synology DS918+ Versus a Custom FreeNAS Build Synology NAS or FreeNAS? Which should you Buy? There’s no denying it NAS are expensive devices. It’s never really been a secret that when you buy a Synology or QNAP NAS, half of what you’re paying for isn’t the hardware, but the software included. It is no different […]
Help Choosing the Right Synology NAS for you So many NAS servers to choose from. They all look remarkably similar and moreover, all seem to do basically the same thing – but some better than others. Yet for many people who are setting out to buy their first NAS from Synology, it can easily be […]
Best NAS for a Plex Media Server of 2018 Many users who have large collections of media (photos, music, photos and more) will want to invest is a solid backbone to centralize their files in a single location. The most common reasons for this are to prevent file duplication, to backup sensibly and (in the […]
Playing music from your QNAP NAS to your Amazon Echo Speaker The Amazon Echo has been around for almost 3 years now and many of you out there want to be able to play the music that lives on your QNAP NAS server, simply by asking Alexa to play it for you. The Amazon Alexa […]