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Setting up NAS drive

330d
330d Posts: 637 Forumite
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Right i have managed to get my NAS enclosure and hard drive but im struglling to set it up.

I have plugged it all in and formated it using the web interface but how do i share the whole hard drive on my home network?

I have read through the manual but no luck, http://www.digimate.co.uk/download/ES038%20User%20Manual.pdf

Do i have to ammend the SMP or FTP SERVER settings?

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  • closed
    closed Posts: 10,886 Forumite
    edited 2 July 2010 at 12:07PM
    setup a smb share, turn off dhcp on the nas, set a manual ip, then map a drive to it in windows

    also check for firmware updates.
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  • KillerWatt
    KillerWatt Posts: 1,655 Forumite
    Any folders you create are automatically available, although who they are available to will be dependant on the security settings you apply.

    If you want everybody to have access to a given folder, simply make that folder public in the configuration page of the NAS enclosure.
    Remember kids, it's the volts that jolt and the mills that kill.
  • sharkie
    sharkie Posts: 624 Forumite
    think there is a 2gb max file size limit to smb, so be careful if you have iso etc.
  • 330d
    330d Posts: 637 Forumite
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    Thanks guys, all seems working now.

    I have mapped it on my pc which is windows 7 and also on my laptop which is xp.

    The only problem is on the laptop, there is no option to save the password, meaning i have to logon everytime the laptop is restarted.

    Is there anyway to fix this?
  • diable
    diable Posts: 5,258 Forumite
    ooops......
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