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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yes, you can setup a security policy that will allow or deny any users read and/or write access to files on the NAS. As part of the initial NAS setup, you choose home or business setup, and from there you can set the security policy to allow only those users that you want to access specific files/folders by creating specific usernames and passwords. Under the business setup, you may be able to allow/deny specific MAC addresses, but I can't verify that, as I've only used username/pw to allow/deny access to data on the NAS.
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You shouldn't have any issues. NAS firmware will work independently from the OS. You will control the drives from the NAS UI.
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It is not really a NAS in my estimation since it is really for working on large files across a network. Additionally, the RAID element of it is not really terribly "safe". I returned mine and got a Drobo instead for the hot-swappable no data loss aspect to it. I run a busy multimedia studio that, in addition to other services, offers photography and video for our corporate clients. I use the Drobo for this purpose and it works great with 5 people accessing the Drobo 5N.
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It isn't a NAS box; no Ethernet, no file services that I am aware of. It's as esata or USB housing for four drives. Mine is USB connected to a synology NAS box and exposes each of the four drives inside as a separate device to the synology nas head which then makes those available on the network via smb, nfs, etc. am pretty sure this box will work when USB connected to OS X. I have used other devices with the same innards as this one with OS X successfully. This box may also concatenate drives (make four 2 tb drives look like 1 8 tab drive) but I wouldn't recommend using that feature; lose one of the four drives and all your data is lost. It isn't a NAS box; no Ethernet, no file services that I am aware of. It's as esata or USB housing for four drives. Mine is USB connected to a synology NAS box and exposes each of the four drives inside as a separate device to the synology nas head which then makes those available on the network via smb, nfs, etc. am pretty sure this box will work when USB connected to OS X. I have used other devices with the same innards as this one with OS X successfully. This box may also concatenate drives (make four 2 tb drives look like 1 8 tab drive) but I wouldn't recommend using that feature; lose... » Read More It isn't a NAS box; no Ethernet, no file services that I am aware of. It's as esata or USB housing for four drives. Mine is USB connected to a synology NAS box and exposes each of the four drives inside as a separate device to the synology nas head which then makes those available on the network via smb, nfs, etc. am pretty sure this box will work when USB connected to OS X. I have used other devices with the same innards as this one with OS X successfully. This box may also concatenate drives (make four 2 tb drives look like 1 8 tab drive) but I wouldn't recommend using that feature; lose one of the four drives and all your data is lost. « Show Less
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I'm using it in a server raid 1 for data backup. I would say yes on NAS configuration. Because of the slower speed I would not use it as a drive setup to run programs from. Just for data.
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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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I dont believe this enclosure is meant to be use as NAS. It can be configured while connoted to a computer.
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Its a little file server. You would be able to share files with all the devices connected to the router. Mximum 32GB SD Cards allowed.
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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.
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yes the ugoo7b should see your Nas as a media serverjust add a new source on the your video files or audio files and we should have an option to see any network devices on your network
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the WD web console is quite robust; you can setup external access to the unit over the web for upload/download. this is all documented on WDs website. I believe there are also apps for phones/mobile devices. keep in mind though, that exposing your NAS to the internet without proper security will result in all of your data becoming public facing.
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This is not a NAS it is a RAID so no you cannot use it without the card unless you hook it to a computer with other external sata ports. It does always require a system to work.
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Sure, it's based on Linux, so it can use CIFS/NFS for sharing. I'm not as familiar with the Mac side of the aisle, but I can't imagine it not working for that, too -- it's just network-attached storage...
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Hi Nat.... I have a 3TB 2-bay NAS, and the AIOS sees it fine under the Network\'NASName' heading. All I had to do was mount the directories I wanted to share.
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This will support a VMware image over a LAN connection, I would suggest using the aggregated ethernet option which this also supports. DO NOT do anything funky like running encrypted RAID 0/1/5 etc. Run an ext3 (limit 16GB file size) with what ever flavor of raid you like. This will not be fast but will work. Have the VMplayer on a desktop / Laptop and point the player / workstation to the file located on the NAS box.
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Yes it works like a file server or can be used to stream music and video to devices in your home or to your wireless devices. I used to have a Windows NT server for shared file access. Now I just have this unit for file storage, file backup, cloud access, etc.
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I have 2 units In 2 locations. One is used with a WD Mycloud 6tb drive. The other with a 4tb Seagate cloud drive. I copy to them and back them up us a NAS. I stream from them using the built in DLNA server. They work great for me.