Synology’s DiskStation Manager (DSM) is among the most beginner-friendly operating systems of any NAS brand. It guides you through the setup process to make it easy, even for first-time NAS users, and ...

Installing the DS2413+ is as straightforward as it can be: you place drives in hot-swap bays, run DiskStation Assistant from the supplied CD to configure disks and install the operating system, and ...

So as explained, most NAS units can be setup remotely with a browser, however for the Thecus W4000+ you get a NAS with Windows Storage Server 2012 R2 Essentials. You will need to connect a mouse, ...

Was it as easy as I made it out to be, can everybody really set up their own NAS? Both yes and no. Yes, as in pretty much anyone who can use a computer for everyday tasks can. No, as in my 90-year ...

I last took a look at an LG NAS when I tested the N1T1 1 TB Super Multi NAS, which received a good but not great review. The LG SuperMulti-NAS N2A2 is a big step up, with faster performance, a vastly ...

I've been using turnkey NAS enclosures for a decade or so, and none have given me more issues than the first unit I ever owned. I got the wrong hard drive types, thought I could postpone some upgrades ...

Since our last test in October, storage space has increased, Gigabit Ethernet interfaces have been added (in four out of the five units tested), and USB connections are pretty much standard for the ...

If you are searching ways to improve your productivity upgrading your connection speed to your network attached storage can help speed up bottlenecks and provide faster file transfers when multiple ...

There are a few ways initializing the setup process and we found the easiest to be launching a web browser on a PC connected to the same network as the DiskStation and heading to "find.synology.com".