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Set Up the NAS Share

From plugging the NAS into the switch to saving a file on its share from a laptop: put the steps in order.

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About this interactive

A NAS (network attached storage) is a storage device with its own network adapter. Plugged into the network's switch with a network cable, it shares files to every device on that network. The lesson's setup on a Synology NAS: 1. Plug the NAS into the network, then log on to it. 2. Create a user (Control Panel, User) with a password. 3. Create a share (File Station) and give the user read/write access to it. 4. On a Windows laptop, open Run, type two backslashes and the NAS's IP address, and sign in as the NAS user. 5. Open the share and save a file; it appears on the NAS. The user has to exist before you can give it access to the share, and the laptop signs in with the NAS's account, not its own.

What you'll learn

Aligned to

CompTIA Tech+
2.5 Compare and contrast storage types.
CompTIA A+ Core 1
2.4 Summarize services provided by networked hosts.
CompTIA A+ Core 2
1.6 Given a scenario, configure Microsoft Windows networking on a client desktop.

Key terms

Network Attached Storage
NAS
A file-level storage device connected to a network that provides centralized data access for multiple clients, functioning as a dedicated file server. NAS devices use standard network protocols such as NFS and SMB/CIFS to share files across a LAN.
Shared Folder
A directory on a networked device that has been made accessible to other users or computers on the same network.
Authentication
The process of verifying the identity of a user, device, or system.
UNC Path
Universal Naming Convention path — a standard format for identifying shared network resources using the syntax \\servername\sharename, used to access file shares from a remote machine.

Topics

Nas Network Attached Storage File Sharing Synology Interactive Ordering

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