QNAP TAS-268 User Manual

QNAP Turbo NAS

Software User Manual

(Version: 4.1)

This manual is applicable to the following Turbo Android NAS models: TAS-168, TAS-268

For user manuals of other Turbo NAS models and firmware versions, please visit

http://docs.qnap.com

Table of Content

QNAP Turbo NAS ..................................................................................................................................................... 1

Software User Manual ......................................................................................................................................... 1

Table of Content ............................................................................................................................................................... 2

Notice ................................................................................................................................................................................ 9

Legal Notice and Disclaimer .................................................................................................................................... 10

Legal Notices

Disclaimer

Regulatory Notice ........................................................................................................................................... 12

FCC Notice

FCC Class A Notice

FCC Class B Notice

CE Notice

Document Annotation ............................................................................................................................................ 14

Annotations in this document................................................................................................................................. 14

Safety Information and Precautions ....................................................................................................................... 15

Getting Started ................................................................................................................................................................ 17

For New NAS Users: ................................................................................................................................................ 17

For Existing NAS Users: ........................................................................................................................................... 17

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Hardware Installation.............................................................................................................................................. 18

Hard Disk Drive Compatibility List ........................................................................................................................... 19

Checking System Status .......................................................................................................................................... 20

LED Display & System Status Overview

Alarm Buzzer

Software Installation ............................................................................................................................................... 23

Online Installation ........................................................................................................................................... 24

Android™ HDMI Installation ........................................................................................................................... 25

Getting Utilities ....................................................................................................................................................... 26

Connecting to NAS Shared Folders ......................................................................................................................... 27

Windows ......................................................................................................................................................... 28

Mac Users

......................................................................................................................................................... 22

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Linux Users

.................................................................................................................................................... 29

Connecting to NAS by Web Browser ....................................................................................................................... 30

Migrating from Old NAS .......................................................................................................................................... 31

QTS Basics and Desktop .................................................................................................................................................. 36

Introducing QTS ...................................................................................................................................................... 37

Using QTS Desktop .................................................................................................................................................. 39

System Settings ............................................................................................................................................................... 44

General Settings ...................................................................................................................................................... 45

System Administration

Time

................................................................................................................................................................ 46

Daylight Saving Time

Codepage

....................................................................................................................................................... 46

Password Strength

.................................................................................................................................................. 47

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Storage Manager ..................................................................................................................................................... 48

Dashboard ....................................................................................................................................................... 49

Storage ............................................................................................................................................................ 50

Network .................................................................................................................................................................. 61

TCP/IP

Wi-Fi

IPv6

............................................................................................................................................................. 61

............................................................................................................................................................... 64

................................................................................................................................................................. 64

Proxy

............................................................................................................................................................... 64

DDNS Service

................................................................................................................................................. 64

Security ................................................................................................................................................................... 66

Security Level

Network Access Protection

Certificate & Private Key

................................................................................................................................................ 66

......................................................................................................................... 66

............................................................................................................................. 66

Hardware................................................................................................................................................................. 68

General

Buzzer

Smart Fan

.......................................................................................................................................................... 68

............................................................................................................................................................. 69

....................................................................................................................................................... 69

Power ...................................................................................................................................................................... 71

EuP Mode Configuration

............................................................................................................................. 71

Wake-on-LAN (WOL)

.................................................................................................................................... 71

Power Recovery

Power Schedule

............................................................................................................................................ 71

............................................................................................................................................ 72

Notification ............................................................................................................................................................. 73

SMTP Server

SMSC Server

Alert Notification

.................................................................................................................................................. 73

.......................................................................................................................................... 74

Firmware Update .................................................................................................................................................... 75

Live Update

Firmware Update

Update Firmware by QNAP Qfinder

................................................................................................................................................... 75

......................................................................................................................................... 75

.......................................................................................................... 76

Backup/Restore ....................................................................................................................................................... 77

Backup/Restore Settings

Restore to Factory Default

............................................................................................................................. 77

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External Device ....................................................................................................................................................... 79

External Storage .............................................................................................................................................. 80

USB Printer ...................................................................................................................................................... 82

UPS .................................................................................................................................................................. 90

System Information

............................................................................................................................................. 93

System Logs ............................................................................................................................................................. 95

System Event Logs

System Connection Logs

Online Users

Syslog Client Management

Advanced Log Search

........................................................................................................................................ 95

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Privilege Settings ............................................................................................................................................................. 98

Users ....................................................................................................................................................................... 99

Creating a User

Creating Multiple Users

Importing/Exporting Users

Exporting users

Importing users

Home Folders

............................................................................................................................................. 99

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User Groups .......................................................................................................................................................... 102

Shared Folders ...................................................................................................................................................... 103

Shared Folders

Folder Aggregation

Advanced Permissions

............................................................................................................................................ 103

..................................................................................................................................... 109

............................................................................................................................... 109

Network Services .......................................................................................................................................................... 113

Win/Mac/NFS ........................................................................................................................................................ 114

Microsoft Networking

Apple Networking

NFS Service

.................................................................................................................................................. 116

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...................................................................................................................................... 115

FTP ......................................................................................................................................................................... 117

FTP Service

Advanced

.................................................................................................................................................. 117

..................................................................................................................................................... 118

Telnet/SSH ............................................................................................................................................................. 119

SNMP Settings ....................................................................................................................................................... 120

Service Discovery .................................................................................................................................................. 122

UPnP Discovery Service

Bonjour

........................................................................................................................................................ 122

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Network Recycle Bin ............................................................................................................................................. 123

Using Network Recycle Bin

Restricting Access to Network Recycle Bin

....................................................................................................................... 123

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Qsync ..................................................................................................................................................................... 125

Applications ................................................................................................................................................................... 135

Antivirus ................................................................................................................................................................ 136

Overview

Scan Jobs

Reports

Report options

...................................................................................................................................................... 136

...................................................................................................................................................... 137

......................................................................................................................................................... 138

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Quarantine

.................................................................................................................................................. 138

Backup Station ...................................................................................................................................................... 140

Backup Server ............................................................................................................................................... 141

Remote Replication ....................................................................................................................................... 143

Cloud Backup................................................................................................................................................. 149

External Backup ............................................................................................................................................. 149

USB One Touch Copy

................................................................................................................................. 151

File Station ............................................................................................................................................................ 154

Starting File Station

Familiarizing yourself with File Station

.................................................................................................................................... 154

................................................................................................... 154

MySQL Server ........................................................................................................................................................ 163

Syslog Server ......................................................................................................................................................... 165

Server Settings

Filter Settings

Syslog Viewer

............................................................................................................................................ 165

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TFTP Server ........................................................................................................................................................... 168

Web Server ............................................................................................................................................................ 170

Web Server

MySQL Management

.................................................................................................................................................. 170

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SQLite Management ..................................................................................................................................... 173

Virtual Host ................................................................................................................................................... 174

Other Applications ........................................................................................................................................................ 177

App Center ............................................................................................................................................................ 178

Starting App Center

Familiarizing yourself with App Center

Using App Center

................................................................................................................................... 178

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DLNA Media Server ............................................................................................................................................... 181

Download Station .................................................................................................................................................. 182

Starting Download Station

Familiarizing yourself with Download Station

Download Station Settings

Using Download Station

........................................................................................................................ 182

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iTunes Server ......................................................................................................................................................... 189

Multimedia Management ..................................................................................................................................... 190

Media Library

Media Folder

.............................................................................................................................................. 190

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Music Station ........................................................................................................................................................ 192

Starting Music Station

............................................................................................................................... 192

Familiarizing yourself with Music Station

............................................................................................... 193

Using Music Station

................................................................................................................................... 196

Import music files .......................................................................................................................................... 196

Creating and managing playlists ................................................................................................................... 196

Sharing playlists............................................................................................................................................. 196

Finding your music files quickly .................................................................................................................... 196

Media Library and Privacy Settings

......................................................................................................... 197

myQNAPcloud Service........................................................................................................................................... 198

Managing and Configuring your myQNAPcloud Account

Accessing NAS Services via the myQNAPcloud Website

Auto Router Configuration

DDNS/Cloud Portal

CloudLink (Beta)

..................................................................................................................................... 200

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Photo Station ........................................................................................................................................................ 202

Starting Photo Station

Familiarizing yourself with Photo Station

Using Photo Station

............................................................................................................................... 202

............................................................................................... 203

................................................................................................................................... 207

Station Manager.................................................................................................................................................... 213

Photo Station

Music Station

Multimedia Station

File Station

Download Station

.............................................................................................................................................. 213

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Video Station ......................................................................................................................................................... 214

Starting Video Station

Familiarizing yourself with Video Station

................................................................................................................................ 215

............................................................................................... 216

Android Station ..................................................................................................................................................... 223

Use Android................................................................................................................................................... 224

Introduction to Android system .................................................................................................................... 225

Navigation icons ............................................................................................................................................ 226

General Operation ........................................................................................................................................ 227

GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE .................................................................................................................................... 231

Notice



Legal Notice and Disclaimer



Regulatory Notice



Document Annotation



Safety Information and Precautions

Legal Notice and Disclaimer

Thank you for choosing QNAP products! This user manual provides detailed instructions of

using the Turbo NAS (network-attached storage). Please read carefully and start to enjoy the

powerful functions of the Turbo NAS!



The Turbo NAS is hereafter referred to as the NAS.



This manual provides the description of all the functions of the Turbo NAS. The product

you purchased may not support certain functions dedicated to specific models.

Legal Notices

All the features, functionality, and other product specifications are subject to change without

prior notice or obligation. Information contained herein is subject to change without notice.

QNAP and the QNAP logo are trademarks of QNAP Systems, Inc. All other brands and product

names referred to are trademarks of their respective holders.

Further, the ® or ™ symbols are not used in the text.

Disclaimer

Information in this document is provided in connection with QNAP® products. No license,

express or implied, by estoppels or otherwise, to any intellectual property rights is granted by

this document. Except as provided in QNAP's terms and conditions of sale for such products,

QNAP Assumes no liability whatsoever, and QNAP disclaims any express or implied warranty,

relating to sale and/or use of QNAP products including liability or warranties relating to fitness

for a particular purpose, merchantability, or infringement of any patent, copyright or other

intellectual property right.

QNAP products are not intended for use in medical, life saving, life sustaining, critical control

or safety systems, or in nuclear facility applications.

In no event shall QNAP Systems, Inc. (QNAP) liability exceed the price paid for the product

from direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages resulting from the use of

the product, its accompanying software, or its documentation. QNAP makes no warranty or

representation, expressed, implied, or statutory, with respect to its products or the contents

or use of this documentation and all accompanying software, and specifically disclaims its

quality, performance, merchantability, or fitness for any particular purpose. QNAP reserves

the right to revise or update its products, software, or documentation without obligation to

notify any individual or entity.

Back up the system periodically to avoid any potential data loss. QNAP disclaims any

responsibility of all sorts of data loss or recovery.

Should you return any components of the NAS package for refund or maintenance, make sure

they are carefully packed for shipping. Any form of damages due to improper packaging will

not be compensated.

QNAP, QNAP logo, QTS, myQNAPcloud and VioStor are trademarks or registered trademarks

of QNAP Systems, Inc. or its subsidiaries. Other names and brands may be claimed as the

property of others.

Regulatory Notice

FCC Notice

QNAP NAS comply with different FCC compliance classes. Please refer the Appendix for details. Once

the class of the device is determined, refer to the following corresponding statement.

FCC Class A Notice

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two

conditions:

1. This device may not cause harmful interference.

2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause

undesired operation.

Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital

device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable

protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial

environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy, and if

not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful

interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is

likely to cause harmful interference, in which case the user will be required to correct the

interference at his own expense.

Modifications: Any modifications made to this device that are not approved by QNAP Systems,

Inc. may void the authority granted to the user by the FCC to operate this equipment.

FCC Class B Notice

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two

conditions:

1. This device may not cause harmful interference.

2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause

undesired operation.

Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital

device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable

protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates,

uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with

the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is

no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment

does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by

FCC

NAS Models

Class A

TS-EC1679U-RP, TS-EC1279U-RP, TS-EC879U-RP, TS-1679U-RP,

TS-1279U-RP, TS-1270U-RP, TS-1253U-RP, TS-1253U, TS-879U-RP,

TS-870U-RP, TS-853U-RP, TS-453U-RP, TS-1079 Pro, TS-879 Pro,

TS-853U, TS-453U, TS-451U, TVS-871U-RP, TVS-1271U-RP

Class B

TS-853S Pro, TS-453S Pro, TS-870 Pro, TS-853 Pro, TS-670 Pro,

TS-653 Pro, TS-470 Pro, TS-453 Pro, TS-253 Pro, TS-431+,

TS-231+, TS-451S, TS-870, TS-851, TS-670, TS-651, TS-470,

TVS-863+, TVS-863, TVS-663, TVS-463, TVS-471, TVS-671,

TVS-871, TS-451, TS-431, TS-251, TS-251C, TS-231, TS-131,

TS-269H, TS-212P, TS-112P, HS-251, HS-210, TS-453mini,

TAS-168, TAS-268

turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by

one or more of the following measures:



Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.



Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.



Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the

receiver is connected.



Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for help.

Modifications: Any modifications made to this device that are not approved by QNAP Systems,

Inc. may void the authority granted to the user by the FCC to operate this equipment.

CE Notice

QNAP Turbo NAS models comply with different CE compliance classes. Please refer to the table below

for details.

Document Annotation

Annotations in this document



Warning:

This indicates the instructions must be strictly followed. Failure to do so could

result in injury to human body or death.



Caution:

the instructions could result in data damage, disk damage, or product damage.



Important:

regulations.

This indicates the action may lead to disk clearance or loss OR failure to follow

This indicates the information provided is important or related to legal

Warning:



Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.

Replace only with the same or

equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer

. Dispose of used batteries

according to the manufacturer’s instructions.



Do NOT touch the fan inside the system

to avoid serious injuries.

Safety Information and Precautions

1. The NAS can operate normally in the temperature of 0ºC–40ºC and relative humidity of 0%–95%.

Please make sure the environment is well-ventilated.

2. The power cord and devices connected to the NAS must provide correct supply voltage (100W,

90–264V).

3. Do not place the NAS in direct sunlight or near chemicals. Make sure the temperature and

humidity of the environment are in optimized level.

4. Unplug the power cord and all the connected cables before cleaning. Wipe the NAS with a dry

towel. Do not use chemical or aerosol to clean the NAS.

5. Do not place any objects on the NAS during normal system operations and to avoid overheat.

6. Use the flat head screws in the product package to lock the hard disk drives in the NAS when

installing the hard drives for proper operation.

7. Do not place the NAS near any liquid.

8. Do not place the NAS on any uneven surface to avoid falling off and damage.

9. Make sure the voltage is correct in your location when using the NAS. If unsure, please contact

the distributor or the local power supply company.

10. Do not place any object on the power cord.

11. Do not attempt to repair the NAS in any occasions. Improper disassembly of the product may

expose you to electric shock or other risks. For any enquiries, please contact the distributor.

12. The chassis (also known as rack mount) NAS models should only be installed in the server

room and maintained by the authorized server manager or IT administrator. The server room is

locked by key or keycard access and only certified staff is allowed to enter the server room.

Getting Started

New NAS users are advised to follow the steps below one by one to complete their NAS

installation. For users who already own a QNAP NAS and would like to move the data to a new

QNAP NAS, please refer to Migrating from Old NAS for detailed instructions.

For New NAS Users:

Hardware Installation

Software Installation

Getting Utilities

Connecting to the Shared Folders

Connecting to the NAS by Web Browser

For Existing NAS Users:



Migrating from Old NAS

Note:

The steps above are also illustrated in the Quick Installation Guide (QIG) that can

be found in the product package or QNAP website (http://start.qnap.com).

Hardware Installation

After unpacking the NAS from the package, please first follow the instructions below to install your

hardware:

1. Install the hard drives. Please also make sure that the hard drives (HDDs) that you use are

compatible with the NAS. Go to the Hard Disk Drive Compatibility List section for more details.

2. Connect the QNAP NAS to the same network as your PC and power it on. During your installation

process, please pay attention to LEDs and alarm buzzers to make sure that the NAS functions

properly. Go to the Checking System Status section for details.

Note:

If you encounter the "Device not found" message on screen, please make sure:

Your NAS has been powered on;

The network cable is connected to the NAS and the orange and green indicator lights

on its LAN port(s) are blinking; and

The cloud key is correct.

Important:

QNAP disclaims any responsibility for product damage/malfunction or data

loss/recovery due to misuse or improper installation of hard disks in any occasions for any

reasons.

Caution:

Note that

if you install a hard drive (new or used) which has never been

installed on the NAS before, the hard drive will be formatted and partitioned

automatically and all the disk data will be cleared.

Hard Disk Drive Compatibility List

This product works with 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch SATA hard disk drives and/or solid-state drives (SSD)

from major hard drive brands. For the compatible hard disks, please check the compatibility list on

QNAP website (http://www.qnap.com/compatibility).

LED

Color

LED Status

Description

System

Status

Red/G

reen

Flashes green and

red alternately

every 0.5 sec

The hard disk drive on the NAS is being

formatted.

The NAS is being initialized.

The system firmware is being updated.

RAID rebuilding is in process.

Online RAID capacity expansion is in

process.

Online RAID level migration is in process.

Red

The hard disk drive is invalid.

The disk volume has reached its full

capacity.

The disk volume is going to be full.

The system fan is out of function (TS-119

does not support smart fan).

An error occurs when accessing (read/write)

the disk data.

A bad sector is detected on the hard disk

drive.

The NAS is in degraded read-only mode (2

member hard drives fail in a RAID 5 or RAID

6 configuration, the disk data can still be

read).

(Hardware self-test error).

Flashes red every

0.5 sec

The NAS is in degraded mode (one member

hard drive fails in RAID 1, RAID 5 or RAID 6

configuration).

Flashes green

every 0.5 sec

The NAS is starting up.

The NAS is not configured.

The hard disk drive is not formatted.

Checking System Status

LED Display & System Status Overview

LED

Color

LED Status

Description

Flashes green

every 2 sec

The NAS is in S3 sleep mode1. Green

The NAS is ready.

Off

All the hard disk drives on the NAS are in

standby mode.

Power

Green Flashes green

The NAS is booting up.

Green

The NAS is on and ready.

LAN

Orang

e Orange

The disk data is being accessed from the

network.

Flashes orange

The NAS is connected to the network.

HDD

Red/G

reen

Flashes red

The hard disk is being located2 (visual indication

of the hard drive location.)

Red A hard drive read/write error occurs.

Flashes green

The disk data is being accessed.

Green

The hard drive can be accessed.

USB

Blue

Flashes blue every

0.5 sec

A USB device (connected to front USB port)

is being detected.

A USB device (connected to front USB port)

is being removed from the NAS.

The USB device (connected to the front USB

port) is being accessed.

The data is being copied to or from the

external USB or eSATA device.

Blue

A front USB device is detected (after the device

is mounted).

Off

No USB device is detected.

The NAS has finished copying the data to or

from the USB device connected to the front

USB port of the NAS.

This feature is only supported by certain NAS models. Please visit http://www.qnap.com for details.

Beep sound

No. of Times

Description

Short beep

(0.5 sec)

The NAS is starting up.

The NAS is being shut down (software shutdown).

The user presses the reset button to reset the NAS.

The system firmware has been updated.

Short beep

(0.5 sec)

The NAS data cannot be copied to the external storage

device from the front USB port.

Short beep

(0.5 sec), long

beep (1.5 sec)

3, every 5

min

The system fan is out of function (TS-119 does not

support smart fan).

Long beep

(1.5 sec)

The disk volume is going to be full.

The disk volume has reached its full capacity.

The hard disk drives on the NAS are in degraded

mode.

The user starts hard drive rebuilding.

The NAS is turned off by force shutdown (hardware

shutdown).

The NAS has been turned on and is ready.

This only happens when the user clicks "Storage Manager" > "Disks" > "Action" > "Locate" and is

available for certain models only.

Alarm Buzzer

The alarm buzzer can be disabled in "Control Panel" > "System Settings" > "Hardware" >

"Buzzer".

Software Installation

After installing the NAS hardware, proceed to software installation. There are three approaches for

software installation:

1. Online Installation

2. Android HDMI Installation

System is pre-configured for TAS-168 and TAS-268 shipped with hard drives. You may skip software

installation process unless you want to change hard drive settings.

For all problems encountered in the installation process, please contact our technical support

department (http://www.qnap.com/support.)

Online Installation

Follow the steps in this section to complete online installation for your NAS:

1. Go to http://start.qnap.com.

2. Choose the number of HDD bays and the model of your NAS and click "Start Now".

3. Click "Hardware" and follow the on-screen instructions to get hardware ready.

4. Scroll down to "Install firmware" and click "Local Installation".

5. Choose your operating system to download, install and run Qfinder.

6. After installing Qfinder, the built-in Qfinder Setup Wizard will guide you along the way to complete

firmware installation. Next, you can use QTS account username and password to log in (QTS is

the operating system for the Turbo NAS.)

7. Log in QTS.

Note:

 Android HDMI installation is only available for the QNAP TAS-168 and TAS-268.  QNAP TAS series may have preinstalled hard drives. In this case, QTS is preconfigured as RAID 1 on TAS-268,

and the default administrator password is “admin”. You must change this default password immediately to ensure system security.

 If you want to reconfigure the drives to settings other than RAID 1, you must reinitialize the NAS. If there is

any important data on the NAS, please remember to backup the NAS before reinitializing the system.

 If you choose to install new hard drives, you must reinstall the system.  Google Play is a trademark of Google Inc. Android is a trademark of Google Inc.

Android™ HDMI Installation

Follow the steps in this section to complete installation with Android for your NAS:

1. Connect your NAS to a TV or monitor with an HDMI cable and Ethernet cable

2. Turn on NAS by pressing power button and wait for it boot up on TV.

3. You will be notified if newer firmware is available. You may skip this process and upgrade later.

4. Follow instructions on screen to input name of your NAS, setup the password of administrator, confirm time

zone settings and configure hard drives

5. After reboot, you will able to login to QTS (Web) and Android (HDMI), you have to register a Google account in

order to use Google services or Google Play™ with Android.

Getting Utilities

QNAP has prepared a number of practical and useful utilities to enhance your NAS

experiences.

Type http://www.qnap.com/ in your browser, go to "QTS 4.1" > "For Home" ("For Business" if

you are business users). Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and click "Utilities". Choose

to download and install utilities on your PC.

Connecting to NAS Shared Folders

After hardware and software installation, it is time to connect to the shared folders on the NAS. Refer

to the links below for the connection setup:



Connecting to NAS shared folders in Windows



Connecting to NAS shared folders in Mac or Linux

Note:

Alternatively, you can use the Storage Plug & Connect Wizard to connect NAS

shared folders. The steps:

Launch the QNAP Qfinder;

Select Storage Plug & Connect under Connect;

Check Login with username and password" and enter username and password;

Click a NAS shared folder; and

Click

"Map the Network Drive"

Windows

For Windows operating systems, there are two methods to connect to shared folders of the

NAS:

Method 1: Connect to the shared folders of the NAS by using the QNAP Qfinder

1. Launch the QNAP Qfinder. Select the NAS detected and then click "Tool" > "Map Network Drive".

2. Select a shared folder on the NAS to be mapped as a network drive and click "Map Network

Drive".

3. Enter the username and password to connect to the NAS and click "OK".

4. Select a drive in the OS to map the folder chosen in Step 2 and click "Finish".

5. The mapped folder will appear when opening the File Explorer in Windows.

Method 2: Connect to the shared folders of the NAS by using My Network Places or Run

1. Open My Network Places and find the workgroup of the NAS. If the NAS cannot be found, browse

the whole network to search for the NAS. Double click the name of the NAS for connection, or use

the Run function in Windows. Enter \\NAS_name or \\NAS_IP.

2. Enter the default administrator name and password (default administrator name: admin; default

password: admin).

3. Upload files to the shared folders.

Mac or Linux

Note:

You must login as the "root" user to initiate the above command.

Mac Users

There are two methods to connect shared folders on a NAS:

Method 1: Using QNAP Qfinder

1. Launch the QNAP Qfinder, select the NAS you would like to connect to, and go to "Connect" >

"Open in File Explorer".

2. Enter your login ID and password.

3. Select the folder you want to mount and click "OK".

4. The folder is mounted.

Method 2: Connecting to Server

1. Choose "Go" > "Connect to Server".

2. Enter the NAS IP address.

3. Enter your login ID and password.

4. Select the folder you want to mount and click "OK".

5. The folder is mounted.

Linux Users

On Linux, run the following command:

For example, if the IP address of the NAS is 192.168.0.1, to connect to the shared folder

"public" under the /mnt/pub directory, use the following command:

Log into the NAS with the specified user ID, use the mounted directory to connect to the

shared folders.

mount -t nfs <NAS IP>:/<Shared Folder Name> <Directory to Mount>

mount -t nfs 192.168.0.1:/public /mnt/pub

Note:

The default NAS IP is 169.254.100.100:8080. If the NAS has been configured to

use DHCP, you can use the QNAP Qfinder to check the IP address of the NAS. Make sure

the NAS and the computer that runs the QNAP Qfinder are connected to the same subnet.

If the NAS cannot be found, connect the NAS to the computer directly and run the QNAP

Qfinder again.

Note:

If the NAS is behind an NAT gateway, to connect to the NAS by secure login on the

Internet, the port 443 must be opened on the NAT router and forwarded to the LAN IP of

the NAS.

Connecting to NAS by Web Browser

To connect to the NAS by a web browser, follow the steps below:

1. Enter http://NAS IP:8080 in the web browser. Or, use the QNAP Qfinder to find the NAS, double

click the NAS name, and the NAS login page will open.

2. Enter the administrator name and password. Turn on the option "Secure login" (Secure Sockets

Layer login) to allow secure connection to the NAS. If a user without administration right login the

NAS, the user can only change the login password (default administrator name: admin; default

password: admin).

3. The NAS Desktop will show up.

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