Do not buy for security purposes...easily broken
348213
I work at a small chain of restaurants that bought three of these boxes to store petty cash inside of a larger safe...Notice I refer to these as boxes and not a safe, vault, strong box...A Co-worker of mine decided he was tired of unlocking the petty cash box every time he needed to gain entry so he found a shortcut. That shorcut involved a slab of concrete and aggressive overhead throw that effectively seperated the box into two.  On the plus side, We now have 6 box halves that do a good job of storing petty cash seperate from deposits and vital documents that clutter the base of our safes(the spelling looks odd when plural). Anyways, like others have spoken and I concurrently agree with, Do no buy this product if you need a safe.  Buy this product if the odds of a house fire or paranoia of such overwhelm you...or if you need two petty cash boxes have a Co-worker like mine.
1549223
Well, I had typed out a really nice and detailed review, but Amazon's site clocked and I lost the whole thing, so I'll summarize short and sweet.

Do not buy this unit if you expect any kind of security. There are numerous security flaws, both in the firmware itself and the apps that run on the device, all of them on-by-default when you first set it up. Help Desk, File Station, Photo Station, Media Center, they all have command injection vulnerabilities, among others, meaning you can get hacked without even doing anything other than plugging the device in to your network. QNAP has had to release their own in-house malware remover tool because so many people got hacked with bitcoin mining software! If you find your CPU pegged at 25%+ for no reason, that is the reason. Have fun with that!

Likewise, the RAID implementation was botched from the get-go for RAID6 and a few other configurations, so that if you don't upgrade to the new QTS 64-bit operating system (which will break some of your 3rd party apps, of course), then you run the risk of silent array corrupt that will only rear its head when you have a drive failure. Then, instead of just plopping in a new drive, you can instead kiss your data goodbye. What's more, QNAP initially blamed users or their hardware for the rash of initial array failures when they introduced RAID scrubbing (not until years after release!). Turns out, 3rd party researchers identified their RAID implementation was borked, hence the failures, so then their firmware was updated to correct this flaw. No apologies of course.

If you know how to button it down like Fort Knox and want to constantly update firmware to avoid massive security holes, go for it. Performance is there, hardware is fantastic, link aggregation to a small business switch is the way to go for a wired household. But man alive, these security holes and bad software engineering make you wonder what you paid all the money for. They need to stop having one-handed gibbons in India doing their software and hire someone that can count to 20 without using their toes.
438710
FALSE ADVERTISING - their system only allows one alert every thirty minutes - so, if there are multiple events, you get no alert sent to your phone, email, etc.  Completely useless for home security.  Had it for less than a day and realized how to beat any system using dropcam....these are, sadly, getting returned.  Sad because the night vision is great, but if headlights shine in the window, it triggers a motion alert, and then there's a thirty minute window when somebody could break in and I WOULDN'T KNOW because the system is set to send another alert for 30 minutes.  THERE IS NO METHOD TO CHANGE THIS SETTING!!!!!
1993006
Hard to use for pet monitoring.  Would be better for security only.
4729209
Mine just got stolen, in broad daylight. There's no way to actually secure this product. It needs a locking mechanism.
1864993
I used this for about a month, and backed up a lot of data and then it simply stopped allowing access.  I tried to use it on multiple computers and none would recognize the Passport Ultra.  I changed usb cables and tried it on multiple computers and still it could not be recognized.  There was no apparent reason for it to fail, I didn't drop it and it was protected in a case on a bookshelf most of the time.  So a lot of time putting data on the back-up that is now unusable.
1005572
This unit does not have a home security code that can be used so that whenever it is not at the home location a security code is required to access the unit and waypoint.  This is a huge problem in event of theft and I will not recommend that anyone buy it.

I have a slighltly older model Garmin and it does have this feature and I presumed all Garmins had this feature.  This was a big mistake on my part.  I expect more from Garmin and that's why I'm writing this review to warn others!

Too bad Garmin aside from that issue it seems to be a decent device so far.  It would be nice if the fonts could be increased in size for the speed limits and other accessory information that you can display in the corners.  My old unit is easier to read in fact.
4327290
Bought this cat door due to its locking capability. Installed on inside door to keep cats in the basement while newborn is sleeping so I wouldn't have to worry about them jumping on or smothering him in his sleep. Worked for exactly one night, and then one of my cats (who is barely 10lbs!) pushed against the door for a few seconds and snapped the locking mechanism. Now the lock does not work and the cats have full reign of the house. I was fortunate enough to be awake when this happened, so I was aware it had broken. Very disappointed the lock breaks so easily.
2238459
I bought two of these. They are MUCH flimsier than the lock in the picture. One was obviously opened and repackaged, and had a crack in it allowing the key to spin in the lock, rendering it nonfunctional. The other one, at least, had new packaging, but the cheap plastic case cracked within a week of use. Don't buy a lock that anyone can break off your laptop!
4583913
This lock will not serve the purpose of protecting your bike from being stolen. Highly recommend that if you want to protect your bike and need it for work/school/workout purposes, you invest in a more secure lock.

I purchased this lock for my girlfriend and she put the lock on her bike after work, and was inside my house for five minutes when she came out and the lock had been smashed and bike was stolen. I have uploaded pictures to support the review. Please protect your interest with a better lock.
1785395
I want to begin by saying that this isn't a review of using this product but instead is explaining why I have chosen not to use this product.

Originally, I intended to purchase the product in conjunction with the 2TB My Passport for Mac external hard drive. I read "If your drive stops working, the Rescue data recovery plan will recover the data from the failed drive and return it to you on a new piece of external storage" and thought that this was just too good to be true.

Upon reading the warranty for this security it says that "This Service Plan does not provide coverage for...Unauthorized repairs, improper installation or attachments or transportation damage (and)...Vandalism, animal or insect infestation, rust, dust, corrosion, defective batteries, battery leakage, or acts of nature or any other external peril originating from outside the Equipment." To me 1) transportation is a major cause of hard drive malfunctions. Especially when you consider that a hard drive has moving parts and a simple tap can cause problems. 2) if you are someone like me 'improper installation' is a very real possibility. 3) and also, 'acts of nature... originating from outside the equipment', seems like a very real possibility. For instance leaving your hard drive in your hot car, dropping it, or having your dog chew the end of it all seem like situations where this warranty would not cover recovery or replacement of your device or data.

It is for this reason that I have chosen not to purchase this product. I want to make it clear again that I have not purchased or used this product I am simply giving some insight to others who may be considering purchasing this product.

Also many reviewers were wondering if you can extend the service after two years. Their warranty says, "RENEWABILITY: If You wish to renew coverage under this Service Plan, please contact the Administrator prior to the expiration of Your current Term to initiate Our renewal process. Renewability is determined at Our sole discretion and may not be available."

-Thanks!
4875934
Shortly after the return period expired, the device became inaccessible.  Caution.  Do not use this device for safe backup of your files.  All my backups are toast.  I see from other review that this device has a history of going dead.  Now I don't trust any of these large Flash Drives.

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1808834
This product is not functional for any kind of security.  My cameras are all 30 feet from the recording box and don't record acceptably at all.  The cameras disconnect/reconnect and freeze constantly.  Sometimes they show green and purple blurbs.  Their I.T. support was very nice, and even admitted it is a bad product!
3811467
This extender worked...sort of.

Set-up was easy no matter what mode I tried which is a big plus. our phones, laptop, tablets, and PC all had access the extender. And the increase in range was phenomenal. But we had one serious issue...

Security

No matter what I did, or how I did it, I could not make this device secure. I tried every setting under the sun, including having one our IT guys from work come over. No dice. I can't have an open, unsecure device running amok.

Sorry, but while this extender worked, it needs to be secure.
451075
Very fragile unable to ship without breaking 2X
3370062
I purchased the 4TB model and set up is fairly simple and fast. It has plenty of room to back up my 5 computers as I really don't have lots of video files. The most major problem with it is the security of this device. I have a file that is password protected however someone was able to hack into it and see my confidential files. My advice is to use this only if you are going to save non critical information on it such as family photos or video. I would not save ANY confidential info on this drive. The other option is to get a hardware firewall and connect the drive directly to it. Nothing is 100% secure but at least your data would be protected by a firewall. I have to say that down load speeds are ok on this device, not what I would call fast but it is fast enough to down load pics and movies to a tablet. I took a star away because of the security issue, your files should be safe on this drive but they really are not. I can't recommend this unit as it comes from China and it has a backdoor access programmed into it. I found pictures of an Asian man sitting in front of his computer and then Upone looking at the camer
a. I have no idea where these photos came from. I contacted Seagate and they would not allow me to return or exchange it, basically I am stuck with a junk unit that I can't use because of security breech. Update, Seagate is working with me on a solution to my problem, so at this point in time I can say they will back their products and try to fix things. I have a newer personal cloud and so far so good.
4750975
I really hate to give a bad review but, I purchased this less than 6 months ago and it is already broken. I am a senior technical support advisor for a MAJOR computer and software manufacturer so I can say with certainty that I did not misuse the product in any way. I simply used it as an external bootable volume and it was NEVER used near its capacity. It sat in a small pencil compartment in my desk MOST of the time and was hardly ever even used at all. Then one day I was going to use it to install Windows 10 on an iMac using BootCamp Assistant and it would not respond when plugged in. I tried it on 3 of my Macs and 2 of my Windows PCs as well and non of them can sense it being plugged in.