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| Thread ID: 139486 | 2015-05-09 15:32:00 | Network Attach Storage Question | Ninjabear (2948) | Press F1 |
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| 1400404 | 2015-05-09 15:32:00 | I'm thinking of getting something like this and youtube hasn't been good at explaining what NAS can do www.pbtech.co.nz I have 2-3 harddrive with photos and videos and was thinking if its possible to attach NAS and transfer files back and forth thru USB instead of ethernet? 1. Can data be transfered thru a lan cable thru ethernet instead of plugging the NAS into a router? 2. I notice some NAS like this as several USB ports , does that mean each individual hard drive has a usb port for transfer so if I use a cable on PORT A I can only transfer to and from files to a PC on Hard Drive A only? 3. Can NAS be run without software like a docking station? Thanks |
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| 1400405 | 2015-05-09 23:36:00 | The whole poit of a NAS is to plug it into a router so that it can be accessed by any device on your network. If you want to connect it directly you are better off just using a normal external hard drive which is also cheaper. A NAS is intended to have hard drives installed for network storage, the USB ports let you add external drives to the NAS and share them also. Note you probably can't install drives with data on them into the NAS and keep the data as they will be re-formatted and you should really use drives intended for a NAS such as WD red as other drives can cause problems (particularly WD green drives). Some NASes use software tools for management and some don't, I have not used a QNAP so I couldn't be sure but I expect it will be managed remotely over the network using your browser. Most likely you put hard drives in it, connect it to your network, power it up, then open a browser window and navigate to it's address to set it up and manage it. It may show up on the network automatically. |
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| 1400406 | 2015-05-10 22:04:00 | The USB ports on a NAS are for attaching additional, USB-based storage, not for host connectivity to a PC. If you just want a drive attached by USB, just get a standard external USB drive. | inphinity (7274) | ||
| 1400407 | 2015-05-16 02:24:00 | 1. Can data be transfered thru a lan cable thru ethernet instead of plugging the NAS into a router? The USB and eSATA ports are there so you can add "additional" drives to share - in some cases you can add these to the RAID array the 4 drive bay disks make up. NAS is specifically designed for data transfer over a network. 2. I notice some NAS like this as several USB ports , does that mean each individual hard drive has a usb port for transfer so if I use a cable on PORT A I can only transfer to and from files to a PC on Hard Drive A only? No, refer to 1. above which explains why. 3. Can NAS be run without software like a docking station? As far as I'm aware no, the software is how you manage the NAS and its related features and functions. without it you will just have one big external hard drive cage that you cannot access. Hope that helps a bit. |
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