I want to put a NAS device on our network for 3 persons to share. It is used for common office files and data base files that are accessed by these three people. Each has their own computer. Does the system allow for protection of the data so it can...
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Hello yes this NAS is network secured with group security. it's easy to configure & stable. They only last 3-5 yrs though so do your backups!
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Hi Carlos, I use an usb external HDD (1T) as storage, never try with nas, for me is an awesome software , I have 4 cameras continually recording.
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You could definitely do that, but for less tech-savvy users this is very good. Additionally, it is power-efficient, the software is very solid, and set-up is easy. I got one because i didn't want to fiddle with FreeNas. The community that supports the DiskStations is massive, too. In essence, this thing is simlpy a NAS, and a very stable one at that. A dedicated PC like what you mentioned could and would be much more that a NAS, and if you were only using it as a NAS you would be wasting a whole lot of power. Go to the synology website and check out the DSM 5.0 demo. The software that they made for this hardware is quite slick.
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I used it to do the exact same thing and I had no problem with it. I have used it to do several data transfers with different computers and laptops and never had a problem. Actually I did have a problem this one time but it was a problem with the hard drive itself.
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Depends! Gives you the hardware fault tolerance so long as you replace the failed disk in time - with two similar disks in the same environment, if one goes the other may not be too far behind. But it also depends on location - you need off-site backup, so if your NAS is on the same desk or in the same building as your computer, you would want to take a copy to store elsewhere at whatever interval you feel comfortable with for this (hopefully) lower risk.
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Would depend on the disks you purchased for it and your network setup. This is an entry-level unit. Performance for me is adequate to back up multiple computers. Make sure you have jumbo frames enabled on all of your network devices. If you want a NAS that can really move data quickly across a network, look for models with dual ethernet ports and use trunking.
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Yes, the device can be used as a NAS (Network Attached Storage) if you connect a USB HHD, SD card, USB drive. I am not sure if it has a program to do automatic backups, but it will serve as the NAS no problem!
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I would get a NAS. I would avoid this particular product. I had a bad experience with this one. I did get a NAS, because I have the same configuration at home where PC and MAC need to live together.
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One downside to using this in a stand-alone PC is that it doesn't have nearly the error recovery capabilities of a desktop drive. A desktop drive will spend more time trying to fix a bad sector than a NAS drive, because in a NAS, that data is expected to be replicated elsewhere. Thus, when your drive starts failing, you're likely to lose more data with one of these if you aren't running it in a NAS.
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I have 8 of these NAS drives in a non-RAID case. They are all setup as individual drives. I move them from one computer to the next with no problems.
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Due to my own ignorance on the subject, I assumed that linking by IP address was the way to access the data. My question is how do you link from a remote location across the internet to access files on the NAS?
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This device uses Linux as SO. There is an option to allow you to do it. But, you'll need to get the root privilege on the device. And, if you are absolutely comfortable with Linux, my guess is read a lot before, do a back up first and don't count on the EMC/Iomega after a failure they will do nothing to help you. Take look at: http://iomega.nas-central.org/wiki/Main_Page - a lot of good information tehre !
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yes, you can use it for automatic backups--that's what I do. Each backup is 'discrete' so you can backup a file (as part of a regular backup) then delete it; it'll still be there on one of the backups. Will remain until you clear it out deliberately or room is needed for the next backup. With 3TB, that's not going to happen soon...
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Hi, I'm no PC expert by any means, but I myself use it for storage of photos, as well as weekly back up of my files on my work lap top. Also I transfer files from one pc to another and never have had an issue. Hope this helps! God Bless......
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It depends. I would say if you assign the NAS a static IP, which I recommend no matter the configuration, then the NAS wouldn't be effected. If you are planning to power down the NAS and the Router you would be causing power cycles on the NAS it was not designed for, and I would think it would effect the life of the NAS. I would recommend getting the later models of these devices at this point. I have installed 4 of these devices, and I have had to replace one locations device twice. Western Digitals Support has been somewhere between poor and abysmal, and so I would even possibly suggest looking at Seagate, or Dlink for better support of the devices. It depends. I would say if you assign the NAS a static IP, which I recommend no matter the configuration, then the NAS wouldn't be effected. If you are planning to power down the NAS and the Router you would be causing power cycles on the NAS it was not designed for, and I would think it would effect the life of the NAS. I would recommend getting the later models of these devices at this point. I have installed 4 of these devices, and I have had to replace one locations device twice. Western Digitals Support has been somewhere between poor and abysmal, and so I would even possibly suggest... » Read More It depends. I would say if you assign the NAS a static IP, which I recommend no matter the configuration, then the NAS wouldn't be effected. If you are planning to power down the NAS and the Router you would be causing power cycles on the NAS it was not designed for, and I would think it would effect the life of the NAS. I would recommend getting the later models of these devices at this point. I have installed 4 of these devices, and I have had to replace one locations device twice. Western Digitals Support has been somewhere between poor and abysmal, and so I would even possibly suggest looking at Seagate, or Dlink for better support of the devices. « Show Less
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You can set up as many companies as u want, and use it to share among all three users, a 3 user means max 3 users can work together on the same company files.
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I believe the nas would have to be setup as storage space available to the host windows machine running this software.