I mainly got this for Plex. I was able to pick it up on sale for $179 which made it a great entry level NAS. I also picked up 2 8TB hard drives so I could use RAID1. I've never setup a NAS or RAID1 and the setup was fairly easy and straightforward.
Some tips:
- Setup a static IP address instead of using DHCP (you get this option when first setting up the NAS but you can also change it anytime).
- Use a direct connection via ethernet to your PC for initial data transfers. I transferred over about 2tb of data to the NAS to use with Plex. Over wifi it was roughly 10mb/s. When I setup the direct connection the speed was about 40mb/s. I only have a 1gb port on my PC so I'm sure that was limiting but either way it
was much faster than uploading via wifi.
- You can also mount a network drive to your PC so you don't have to go through the web server each time to access files. Makes it a little easier to transfer things.
I did hit small bumps when setting up the direct connection. I unplugged the NAS so that I could move it from my router to the PC. I had trouble reconnecting. After some quick troubleshooting I just hit the reset button on the back for 3 seconds and then I was able to log back in using a default username and password. (the default username is admin and the default password is the MAC address of the NAS). Once I reset the NAS (it keeps your data - just resets connection) I was able to log back in and set up the direct connect.
I haven't tested it too thoroughly yet since I'm still in the process of rebuilding my plex library after my old hard drive died. But I'm able to play most videos for now without any major issues. I typically only have 1 TV on at a time so I'm not sure how the NAS would be running multiple videos. It works great as a table piece in our home. Looks even better in person.
Les cuento que no soy de las que escriben rese?as, esta es la primera vez que escribo una. Estoy completamente sorprendida con este producto. Llego perfectamente embalado, cada pieza numerada y las indicaciones de armado impresas con grficos, esto hizo que sea muy fcil y rpido de armar, las instrucciones son muy claras y cada pieza encaja perfectamente, cada tornillo y elemento para el armado vino en bolsitas dentro de una gran bolsa sellada con bolsillos donde nada puede salirse ni perderse y se?aladas con letras para que sea de fcil comprensin. El mueble se armo perfectamente y muy rapido, la madera es de excelente calidad, y una vez armado no parece un mueble econmico para armar sino todo lo contrario. Cada pieza estaba impecable. Muy feliz de haber elegido este mueble, quedo divino en la habitacin. Lo recomiendo totalmente. Excelente producto!!!! It works great as a table piece in our home.
They work much better than the last ones I bought.Thank you It works great as a table piece in our home.
