QNAP NAS Setup Guide

An independent guide for home and small business users, based around QTS 4.3.5

Updated January 2019

With superb functionality and ease of use through the acclaimed QTS operating system, QNAP NAS is a popular choice when buying Network Attached Storage. Whether it is the storage and sharing of information, the streaming of photos, music and video to computers and smart devices, or the ability to have a private cloud that allows access to information from anywhere, a QNAP NAS can do it all with aplomb. But this power and flexibility comes at a price: setting up a QNAP NAS for the very first time can seem a daunting prospect for someone who has not done so before. This guide, based around the latest version of QTS with easy-to-follow instructions and over 230 illustrations, will take you through it from start to finish and help ensure that your home or small business network is a success. It is written according to the Goldilocks Principle: not too little information, not too much information, but just the right amount.

Contents:

1 PREPARATION

2 INSTALLATION OF QTS

3 SHARED FOLDERS

4 USERS

5 ACCESSING THE SERVER

6 SECURITY

7 BACKUPS

8 REMOTE ACCESS

9 MULTIMEDIA & STREAMING

10 HOUSEKEEPING & MAINTENANCE

11 VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORKS

12 STORAGE

13 VIRTUALIZATION

14 MISCELLANEOUS & ADVANCED TOPICS