QNAP NAS Setup Guide

An independent guide for home and small business users, based around QTS 4.4.n
Updated for 2020.

With superb functionality and ease of use through the acclaimed QTS operating system, QNAP is a popular choice when buying Network Attached Storage. Whether it is the storage and sharing of information, the streaming of photos, music and video to computers and smart devices, or the ability to have a private cloud that allows access to information from anywhere, a QNAP NAS can do it all with aplomb. But this power and flexibility comes at a price: setting up a QNAP NAS for the very first time can seem a daunting prospect for someone who has not done so before. This guide, based around the latest version of QTS and including the new multimedia, cloud and backup features, covers Windows PCs, Macs, Linux PCs and portable devices. It has easy-to-follow instructions with over 270 illustrations and will take you through it from start to finish and help ensure that your home or small business network is a success. It is written according to the Goldilocks Principle: not too little information, not too much information, but just the right amount.

1 GETTING STARTED
2 INSTALLATION OF QTS
3 SHARED FOLDERS
4 USERS
5 ACCESSING THE SERVER
6 SECURITY
7 BACKUPS
8 REMOTE ACCESS & CLOUD
9 MULTIMEDIA & STREAMING
10 HOUSEKEEPING & MAINTENANCE
11 VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORKS
12 STORAGE
13 VIRTUALIZATION
14 MISCELLANEOUS & ADVANCED TOPICS