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 only be accessed by these three machines (e.g. by using MAC address or by use of a login once a day). There are other persons in the building on the same network that should not have access to the data. 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. ... » Read More 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 only be accessed by these three machines (e.g. by using MAC address or by use of a login once a day). There are other persons in the building on the same network that should not have access to the data. « Show Less
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No MAC code settings afaik but you can create users, groups and passwords and give them each different access rights. As far as having to log in only once per day I'm not sure how often you would have to log in as windows can retain login details for you.
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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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Yes to all, however mine was dead at end of one year. Disks died twice after warranty. Too expensive to replace.
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You can set up a shared folder for each user and assign an individual password each, or you can set up the same shared folder for all three user with a common or individual password. The user will have to enter the password when he connects to the file server. Other user will not be able to access the shared folder(s) without password, but you can also define a public folder with files accessible to anyone.
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Yes it is a Network drive that plugs into your router, NOT your computer It can be accessed from any computer on the network and files, music, photos etc can be sharedEasy to set up and use I have a 2TB duo & 3TB duo set up with a mirror driveFiles stored on one auto back up to the second drive
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I have never opened mine up to look. The thing has a 1T hard drive, that's enough for most purposes. I was concerned about - what happens if I have every important thing on the one drive and then it fails. My solution was to buy a NAS network drive with 2 3T continuous duty rated hard drives. Everything has a mirror image back up copy and it can be accessed from anywhere. It was expensive, about $300, but I have all the storage space I will ever need, and all my stuff is safe. It's not dependent on any one device in any one location. I never tried to put anything more into the ASUS.
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it's basically used to connect 5 additional computers to a network to share files and or internet if connected to a modem/router. think of it as an expansion to the network. it's very basic in what it does
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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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No, it is not possible for 4 people working at the same time. You would definitely need a multi-user version, and even then I'm not sure if 4 people would be able to use the company file at the same time.
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Hi I'm running Win7 Pro 64bit without any problems. -- For me the trick was to add my Windows user login/passwd into the Buffalo Users list. Once I did this the NAS would see and allow my user access.
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One computer at a time. For shared storage you would want something with shared storage built in like a NAS or SAN.
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This is not a NAS or a "giant networked hard drive". It is a 5-bay Direct-Attach-Storage device. It connects to a single host machine via Thunderbolt.
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The access to the files is not through web interface. To use it on home network, the product requires you to add the Cirgago as your network drive. In this way you can access the files, make changes and save them in the same location. If outside the access is still done as a network folder (that's why you can not just access it in every computer, you should have administrative right to create the network drive). The bets usage outside network is viewing, moving files. I have not been able to open an excel file work on it and save it in the same location.
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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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You should be able to plug it into several different Win7 or Win8 PCs if you connect to them one at a time. But if you mean several computers backing up simultaneously, you WOULD have to be on a network as the others have said.
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Hello David Yes, in my domestic network scenario I use a Mac and my wife use a Windows laptop and network drive map works without problems. The NAS is connected on my Apple Time Capsule 1TB old version and the GUI interface of this NAS is easy to use and the access is via http. About the FTP, I can't comment because I've never used.
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This unit has it's own OS. It does not run Windows or Unix or Mac. Its basically like its own computer on your network. Assuming your Mac OS computer is on your home network, then you should be able to connect to this NAS unit just by pointing your file browser to \\name-of-unit ... that is assuming that this NAS unit has successfully joined your home network.
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It's best to get this NAS it's own set of drives. The point of this NAS is to RAID the drives to protect against failures, swapping drives won't work as you'll just be constantly rebuilding the array. I suppose you could just have 1 drive and move it back and forth between two of these NAS units, but what would be the point there?
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You can access the drive from any machine on the same network. I have used the NAS with Win 7, Win 8.1, Android, Samsung TV and Ubuntu. If you are asking if the bundled application works with Win 8, sorry mine is installed on a Win 7 machine. Psst, after initial setup you won't need that software at all. Everything can be managed from the Web console.