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How to protect your NAS – keep your Qnap, Synology or other NAS Secure

How to protect your NAS – keep your Qnap, Synology or other NAS Secure

Again, I understand that exposing access to the NAS has risks involved though I’m sure there’s a good list of minimum things that you do or a way that you would recommend to minimise these risks. QNAP and Synology instructions would cover a huge amount of your audience.   If you want to make sure […]

Synology secure Remote access via VPN

Synology secure Remote access via VPN

Synology secure Remote access via VPN. Small business data protection Looking to force users to not have company data on private computers. Mail server. Remote access required. Does this require a VM? Prefer synology after watching all of your YouTube videos. Open to suggestions or hopefully a idiots guide for setting up a SMB setup […]

Synology® Introduces Ultra-compact RackStation RS1221+ and RS1221RP+

Synology® Introduces Ultra-compact RackStation RS1221+ and RS1221RP+

Synology® Introduces Ultra-compact RackStation RS1221+ and RS1221RP+ High-performance servers designed for space-conscious buyers Milton Keynes, United Kingdom. 14th January 2021 – Synology® Inc. launches the RackStation RS1221+ and RS1221RP+ (redundant power) 2U 8-bay rackmounted storage servers built to deliver high performance in a space-efficient manner. “The RS1221+ and RP+ units are designed for small businesses, and indeed, […]

Switching from Google Photos to Synology NAS

Switching from Google Photos to Synology NAS

Switching from Google Photos to Synology NAS I am recently researching about switching from google photos to private storage solutions. I lost trust with those big tech companies and I’d like to have control with my data completely. With that said, I’d like to migrate all my date from Google drive/google photos to a NAS […]

Most secure NAS – WD, Qnap, Synology

Most secure NAS – WD, Qnap, Synology

Hi hope you had a lovely Christmas and that your safe during this mad time. The reason I am contacting you today is because now I work from home as a freelance 3D visual artist its high time I had a NAS back up solution. I really only need a NAS to back up my […]

Synology Storage Reduction – Deduplication

Synology Storage Reduction – Deduplication

Synology Storage Reduction – Deduplication Active Backup for Business provides built-in deduplication technology to greatly enhance data storage efficiency. In addition, full synthetic data storage, which leverages the Btrfs file system, also helps reduce storage usage. Built-in deduplication Data deduplication reduces the size of backup files and is automatically enabled. You can greatly save storage […]

I need to connect a Synology NAS to my router by wifi

I need to connect a Synology NAS to my router by wifi

WIFI dongle Hi. I need to connect a Synology NAS to my router by wifi. I have seen your suggestions but there is no date on the article; everywhere else I find that the latest Synology NAS OS has dropped wifi support (why???). I do not want to purchase another wifi dongle (I already have […]

How do you setup/initialize Cache on Synology

How do you setup/initialize Cache on Synology

DS920+ NVME SSD Cache DS920+ with 4x WD 14TB Drives and 2x Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 500GB Do these SSDs work well as cache drives? How do you setup/initialize them? DS920+ or any other model will require the steps to enable cache.       To mount SSD cache: Install the SSDs into your […]

QNAP TVS-h1288X NAS Plex 10bit 4K, 1080p and 720p Tests (H.264 & HEVC)

Transcoding 4K Media on the TVS-h1288X NAS Plex Media Server Smooth playback of high-end media on a NAS is always something that you cannot really cheap-out on. if you are investing in a new NAS system and are looking for a solution that will last for a good few years alongside your TV/Sound system, then […]

How to install Roon server on a Synology & Qnap NAS

How to install Roon server on a Synology & Qnap NAS

Roon Server on QNAP NAS QNAP Simply open the App Center in your QNAP adminstration web interface and launch the App Center. In the Entertainment section, you’ll find Roon Server and can install it with just one click. After installation you’ll need to specify the storage location for Roon Server’s database. Once this is done, […]

New upgraded Synology Surveillance DVA3221 Deep Learning NVR

New upgraded Synology Surveillance DVA3221 Deep Learning NVR

  Previous models gets new GPU and more RAM. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650. Check comparison here : Read more at userbenchmark   Here come specs : processor Processor model Intel Atom C3538 Processor architecture 64-bit Processor clock Quad core 2.1 GHz Hardware encryption engine (AES-NI) GPU GPU model NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Remarks Display output […]

Synology® Adds 3.84 TB SAT5200 to SSD Lineup And Updates Active Backup for M365

Synology® Adds 3.84 TB SAT5200 to SSD Lineup And Updates Active Backup for M365

Synology® Adds 3.84 TB SAT5200 to SSD Lineup And Updates Active Backup for M365. The new SSD is designed for reliability in high-capacity all-flash arrays Bellevue, Washington — September 29, 2020 — Today, Synology Inc. has launched the 3.84 terabyte SAT5200 2.5″ solid-state drive. Designed for Synology users requiring high capacity and reliable storage arrays, all […]