Q: How to create a NAS folder shortcut on my desktop?

2024-02-22

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1. Find the IP address or network path of the NAS: First, make sure you know the IP address or network path of the ASUSTOR NAS. You can find this information in the NAS's management interface or the router's management interface.
2. Create a shortcut: On your desktop, right click and select "Create New Shortcut".
3. Enter the path to the NAS: In the shortcut creation dialog box, enter the IP address or network path of the NAS. For example, if your NAS IP address is 192.168.1.100, you can enter \\192.168.1.100.
4. Name the shortcut: Give the shortcut an appropriate name, such as "ASUSTOR NAS".
5. Done: Click OK or Done and a shortcut to ASUSTOR NAS will be created on your desktop.

Q: How do I map a shared folder from another NAS in the same network to my ASUSTOR NAS using the NFS protocol?

2024-02-22

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#NAS #folder shortcut #FAQ

ADM 2.6.x supports NFS client mounting. In the example below we will be using two different NAS devices to illustrate how to map a shared folder. These two devices and their IP addresses are as follows:

NAS1: 172.168.12.134

ASUSTOR NAS: 172.16.12.18

The instructions below will illustrate how to map a shared folder from NAS1 to an ASUSTOR NAS via the NFS protocol.

1. NFS services should be enabled on NAS1 and on your ASUSTOR NAS.

 

2. Create a shared folder on your ASUSTOR NAS and give it a name. In this example we used “NAS1”.

 

3. You can edit the access rights of this new shared folder by right clicking on it and selecting [Access rights].

 

 

4. Check that the new shared folder “NAS1” has been properly created by opening File Explorer.

 

5. Note the folder on NAS1 that you want to map. In this example, we will be mapping the “Media” folder from NAS1.

 

6. Enable SSH on both NAS devices and install Putty. For more information please see the link below:

http://support.asustor.com/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/190/22/how-to-ssh-into-my-asustor-nas

7. Open Putty and use the command below on the ASUSTOR NAS. It will then mount the Media folder from NAS1 to the ASUSTOR NAS via the NFS protocol.

#mount –t nfs 172.16.12.134:/volume1/Media/volume1/NAS1

8. Check NAS1 folder on the ASUSTOR NAS. The Media folder from NAS1 should now be mapped to this folder.

 

Q: How do I encrypt shared folders on my NAS?

2024-12-03

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ASUSTOR NAS offers folder based military grade AES 256-bit encryption, giving you the type of security and privacy that you require for your most confidential data. All data stored in encrypted folders will be automatically encrypted and secured to the highest of standards. Should you ever lose your NAS or hard disks, it is not necessary to worry about your sensitive data being accessed by unauthorized persons.

Please follow the instructions below to encrypt a shared folder:

1. Log into ADM and then select [Access Control] -> [Shared Folders]. Select the folder that you wish to encrypt and then click [Edit].

 

2. Select the [Encrypt this shared folder] checkbox and then click [OK].

 

3. Create a password for this folder and then click [OK].

 

4. You should now be able to see a little lock icon beside the shared folder. This means the shared folder is encrypted now.

 

*You can export the encryption key and save it to your computer in case you forget it.

To export the encryption key, please select [Access Control] -> [Shared Folders], select the encrypted shared folder and then click on [Edit]. Click on [Export encrypted key], input the password for the folder and then click [OK] to save the encryption key to your computer.

Q: How do I access files on my NAS from within my local network via NFS?

2021-04-27

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#NAS #folder shortcut #FAQ

In order to access files on your NAS via NFS you will first have to enable NFS service before connecting to it. Please follow the steps below to enable NFS service.

Enabling NFS service on Your NAS

1. Log into ADM and then select [Services] -> [NFS]. Select the [Enable NFS service] checkbox and click [Apply]. Click on the provided link to configure NFS privileges.

2. The Shared Folders section should now be visible. Select a folder (in our example, “Public”) and then click on the [Access Rights] button. Then click on the [NFS Privileges] tab.

3. Click the [Add] button in order to add IP addresses that you wish to allow access via NFS. Once you are finished, click [OK].

You are now ready to connect to your NAS using via NFS. Please follow the steps outlined below to connect to your NAS.

Connecting via NFS

1.   In the Linux command prompt, enter the following command:

mount -t nfs:/

For example, if the IP address of your NAS is 192.168.1.104, you must mount the “Public” network drive to Linux’s /mnt/pub directory, then enter the following command:

mount -t nfs 192.168.1.104:/volume1/Public  /mnt/pub

Note: You must be logged in using the root account in order to mount a network drive.

You can also refer to our college course about NFS mount:

https://www.asustor.com/en-gb/online/College_topic?topic=109#23