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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6298   
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and the fun begins.
I'm re-building the office / study this week and although the NAS has arrived this evening (you gotta love Amazon right?) I've not yet opened the box and may leave it till the furniture arrives and the office gets rebuilt 
and the fun of setting it up will begin  |
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9th Apr 2018 6:59pm |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6298
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/\. might be simple to set up but I'm obviously simpler
I can up load 1 file at a time but don't seem to be able to upload numerous directories at a time? not sure if I'm completely missing the point but I want to either duplicate the whole laptop or at least some directories? any pointers would be much appreciated. 
thank you..... oh and then I'd like to be able to access them remotely which I presume you simply do by 'logging in'? |
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16th Apr 2018 7:49pm |
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| bpman Member Since: 21 May 2008 Location: Oslo Posts: 8069 
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Or have a look on YouTube
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16th Apr 2018 8:12pm |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6298
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thanks mate,
but can't quite figure it out. went into the app and created a new folder (where I can upload individual files / can't cut n paste).... then into explorer and can't find the folder - it's still in the app (control centre)? I'll keep going see if I can figure it out? |
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16th Apr 2018 8:58pm |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6298
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think I was in the cloud
If I use windows explorer however I don't seem to be able to create a new folder, cut or paste? starting to do my fruit in now? |
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16th Apr 2018 9:15pm |
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| bpman Member Since: 21 May 2008 Location: Oslo Posts: 8069
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On your pc, in windows explorer, left pane, click on your pc name, then in menu at top select map network drive and put in \\nameofnas\nasfoldername. It will ask for a user and password - these are the user and pass from the nas - bingo!
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17th Apr 2018 4:45am |
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| bpman Member Since: 21 May 2008 Location: Oslo Posts: 8069
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Or google
youtube synology set up share |
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17th Apr 2018 4:52am |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6298
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thank you very much.
I think setting up the network drive is the answer. I'll let you know how I get on. It's amazing to see what one mans simple is to another man  |
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17th Apr 2018 8:47am |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6298
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damn ...been surfing the net too?
trying to map the drive but when I opt the 'browse' button to select the folder there's no folders to choose? I can see the drive in windows explorer which is 'namefamily'. do I need to put a '(Z)' or some other drive letter at the end? anyone in the area wanna come earn themselves a cuppa tea and some chocolate biscuits? |
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17th Apr 2018 4:34pm |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6298
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wow. made some progress. I had to turn a tick box for sharing off, back on and a restart ......and hey presto I've managed to map the drive.
Problem now is access. it's asking for my password but it doesn't want to accept it? |
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18th Apr 2018 8:37pm |
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| bpman Member Since: 21 May 2008 Location: Oslo Posts: 8069
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It's basically asking you to authenticate access to the share you set up on the NAS, so whatever permissions and user(s) you assigned access to on the NAS will be the user/password to use..
on your PC you may need to select "use another account", and use the NAS user name admin and the NAS admin password |
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19th Apr 2018 12:47pm |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6298
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wow...made it. there were some tick boxes relating to the type of password including upper / lower case sensitive which I think was the obstacle.
transferred files last night and guess what - it worked. only now it doesn't! I think it's related to fixing the IP address so a few more days I might have it fixed ? |
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19th Apr 2018 1:40pm |
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| bpman Member Since: 21 May 2008 Location: Oslo Posts: 8069
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Try referencing by name not ip
\\nasname\share |
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19th Apr 2018 2:19pm |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6298
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hi there.
I think I've got my laptop sorted with the NAS but can't seem to get other laptops on. got one other laptop on there no problem - was able to map the drive no probs. another laptop can't for love n money. both are windows 10 but it just won't find it on the network - period.? |
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26th Apr 2018 7:17pm |
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