I think it took me less than 30 minutes on my DS410.
About 5 minutes to download the new firmware, load it to the DS410 then everything is automatic.
My DS410 setting was not affected.

Now feel the itch to get DS1511+. 

Hi Guys,

I need some advice. Currently my NAS is getting >106MB/s sustained read/write speed . What is the practical way to get link aggregation for a better speed. I would need extra 2 NICs and a managed switch for setup. What would be the recommend equipment for setup?

Anybody can suggest me NAS that is cheap and reliable so I can transfer file even if I am outside and use it to play file on my media player with using wireless? One more, If I have NAS on my house A and have a media player on my house B, can I play the movie using the media player from house A and NAS from house B? Sorry,just started to learn about NAS

Pro box? Can you show me link to the software/OS? Kinda interesting.

Hi guys, just got into this whole NAs thing last week, and poisoned already!
So Im planning to get a ready made one, not so pro like you guys ler, maybe the DS231+, or the Thecus N2520. Buffalo 421e quite nice too but seems to be a lil on the simple side, doesnt even have hard dsik spin down feature, so its either those two since QNAP firmware fells so-so only baesd on forums.

But one thing Im really not getting after going thru forums, lets say I get a NAS, and have 1080p MKVs on it, set SMB on it, then have my droid phone to use an explorer app like ES File explorer to access the NAS, will the 1080p file actually have issues playing? because currently when I play from my PC network share to my phone, its fine and also when played thru my laptop to my phone thru SMB.

Isnt the work being done on the phone and not the NAS? because Im not planning to use Plex, so the FreeScale processor is fine with me, and it seems transcoding is a "heavy" thing even for Atom.

So, basically, will 1080p MKV file streaming have issues with a 1k ready made NAS? thx in advance

wow, these NAS idea just keeps getting better and better

just read this and Im getting pumped

http://www.robvanhamersveld.nl/2012/12/17/...-media-backend/

though I wont really be using the xbmc part, normal SMB is more than enough. xbmc on android is just...sad. Really looking forward to the DS214+

hopefully its not 1.5k at launch lol, need budget for 2x3TB WD RED too!!

yup, using my PC and laptop now but not really liking the idea of such a big power guzzling thing for media streaming, which is where this NAS comes in

but I would definitely be using the other functions like the cloud station and also remote accessing of the NAS. I would also like to set the download location for anything from my PC and the laptop to certain folders in the NAS, so I wont have to replace the paltry 1TB on my PC

Yeah,saw the Video station app, looks good on android, and has very good rating too! IF it works really well, I can just get the DS213 now and be done with it, but I am a little worried if I ever feel like the NAS is underpowered for something I might try in the near future as I learn how to use more and more of the features.

So I think its good to wait for the x14 series and see how it is, because there is a very nice hardware upgrade across all ranges with this new series

Usenet cost about RM300 a year, not too bad if it REALLY works as advertised(honestly the way its look, have you tried before?