We’d like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum.

This is to keep it a safe and useful space for MoneySaving discussions. Threads that are – or become – political in nature may be removed in line with the Forum’s rules. Thank you for your understanding.

📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!
The Forum now has a brand new text editor, adding a bunch of handy features to use when creating posts. Read more in our how-to guide

Setting up a NAS box

Hi,

I bought a nas box a few years ago with the idea of being able to access files on there from anywhere else in the house. I tried setting it up when I bought it and couldnt do it as I kept getting IP address conflicts.
I now could do with it working as I am using software for work that can have 2 users accessing the database at a time and will make my life easier.
I have looked online for a guide but I am probably searching for the wrong thing. I have got a BT home hub 3 and I have plugged the nas box into it. It shows as a media player but won't let me access anything else or look at the hard drive on there.

Any idiot proof guides would be greatly appreciated. The software company can sort the software set up for me remotely but I have to have access to the NAS box.

Thanks
I would like to thank everyone who contributed to the Ramada/Days Inn BRG thread.

Comments

  • TheSaint_2
    TheSaint_2 Posts: 1,011 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Combo Breaker
    You first need the ip address of the nas box. Your home hub should have a page which shows this info.


    Then on your pc browse to [URL="file://\\ipaddressofnasbox\"]\\ipaddressofnasbox\[/URL] using windows explorer, you should see a folder listing and be able to drag and drop files on.
  • S0litaire
    S0litaire Posts: 3,535 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    What is the make and model of the NAS box?
    It should have a config page you can access via a browser. It sould let you turn on things like "Shared folders" / "Media" / "FTP" services.
    Laters

    Sol

    "Have you found the secrets of the universe? Asked Zebade "I'm sure I left them here somewhere"
  • cookie365
    cookie365 Posts: 1,809 Forumite
    What make and model is the NAS? Most of them will allow you to install apps that manage remote access users.
This discussion has been closed.
Meet your Ambassadors

🚀 Getting Started

Hi new member!

Our Getting Started Guide will help you get the most out of the Forum

Categories

  • All Categories
  • 353.5K Banking & Borrowing
  • 254.1K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
  • 455K Spending & Discounts
  • 246.6K Work, Benefits & Business
  • 602.9K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
  • 178.1K Life & Family
  • 260.6K Travel & Transport
  • 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
  • 16K Discuss & Feedback
  • 37.7K Read-Only Boards

Is this how you want to be seen?

We see you are using a default avatar. It takes only a few seconds to pick a picture.