Installing the DS2413+ is as straightforward as it can be: you place drives in hot-swap bays, run DiskStation Assistant from the supplied CD to configure disks and install the operating system, and ...

So as explained, most NAS units can be setup remotely with a browser, however for the Thecus W4000+ you get a NAS with Windows Storage Server 2012 R2 Essentials. You will need to connect a mouse, ...

Was it as easy as I made it out to be, can everybody really set up their own NAS? Both yes and no. Yes, as in pretty much anyone who can use a computer for everyday tasks can. No, as in my 90-year ...

I've been using turnkey NAS enclosures for a decade or so, and none have given me more issues than the first unit I ever owned. I got the wrong hard drive types, thought I could postpone some upgrades ...

Installation starts by putting all the drives inside the QNAP TS-809 Pro Turbo NAS. Because QNAP went with 8 hot-swappable bays, installing the hard drives is very quick and easy – simply remove each ...

Since our last test in October, storage space has increased, Gigabit Ethernet interfaces have been added (in four out of the five units tested), and USB connections are pretty much standard for the ...

Have you ever tried to access your Synology NAS remotely, only to find yourself tangled in a web of port forwarding, dynamic DNS setups, or router configurations that feel more like a puzzle than a ...

Despite all of our NAS coverage over the years, the concept of network-attached storage is still a nebulous one to a lot of people whom I speak with. The convenience and accessibility of shared ...

Packages are an essential part of the NAS ecosystem. A good set of packages lets you make the most out of the NAS disk station by effectively organizing your data. We recently reviewed Synology's ...