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| QNAP TS-209 Pro 2-Bay NAS Device |
| 2 - Setting Up/Features |
| 3 - Server Functions |
| 4 - More Features |
| 6 - Conclusion |
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Setting Up/Features:
The hard drives are installed by removing four thumb screws from the front of the unit and removing the facia completely. Once you gain access to the inside of the unit, there are two drive slides held in by thumb screws. The thumb screws are a nice touch, and make for a completely tool-free installation. With the screws removed you can extract the drive slides/bays, install your standard 3.5-inch Serial-ATA hard drives with a few simple screws and slide the bays back into place. Your drives are now installed.
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By default the TS-209 Pro will be setup to automatically receive an IP address via DHCP, so initially you’re not going to know its address, but thankfully QNAP include a small and simple piece of software that will find it on your network and enable you to log into the device through your web browser for all your configuration needs. If your network doesn’t include a DHCP server, then it does now, as the TS-209 can provide that service.
Logging in through the web interface is a necessity - at least when setting it up for the first time - so you can choose how to setup your hard drives. They can be set either as single drives, a linear volume, RAID 0 or RAID 1. Setting up a striped RAID 0 array for the extra speed would only be useful if you intend on having many clients accessing the device at once, otherwise it’s probably a bit too risky for your data. A mirrored/RAID 1 array is my preferred method for the TS-209 Pro, it gives data redundancy and security, and if a drive fails with the TS-209 Pro in RAID 1, there’s no need to shut off the unit to replace it. Simply slide the old one out, new one back in, and the device will rebuild the array off the old remaining drive all without a single moment’s downtime, that’s quite impressive I think, and ideal for a business environment.
We intend to buy 2 bay NAS hardware in higher numbers. Please send us the specifications, ASAP.
Specification Requirement
512 MB Non-ECC Memory
900GB usable space after configuring RAID I
One 10/100/1000 Ethernet port
CIFS/SMB for Windows
NFS v2/v3 for Linux and UNIX
HTTP/S for Web browsers
FTP/S
Shares ,Local users
Active Directory/Windows Domain support, network logins
DHCP or static IP address assignment
NTP server synchronization
System configuration backup and restore
Email alerts and event logs
SNMP
Warranty - 3 years onsite comprehensive
Please revert ASAP.