I'm a novice when it comes to setup these at home..How easy it is to install these at home..I need to backup pics & files ..which product u recommend?
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If you do not have a technical background, average knowledge in computers and setups it might be challenging for you. BUT , there are forums and answers for everything and there is a basic quick start guide. The NAS overall is AMAZING and highly recommended.
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The Synology is very easy to install and set up. The instructions and setup CD are very simple to use. Downloading additional applications is easy as well.
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This is extremely easy to setup. You simply pop in the hard drives, and then use the Synology software that comes with it to set it up. This will walk you through everything that needs to be done to get it up and running. You don't have to be a big techie to get it working. You can then use what ever backup software you want to backup to the NAS drive. I recommend using Genie Timeline http://www.genie9.com/Default.aspx. If you don't want to use 3rd party backup software, it comes with its own backup software called "Data replicator 3". Although I haven't actually used it, so I can't tell you how well it works. This is extremely easy to setup. You simply pop in the hard drives, and then use the Synology software that comes with it to set it up. This will walk you through everything that needs to be done to get it up and running. You don't have to be a big techie to get it working. You can then use what ever backup software you want to backup to the NAS drive. I recommend using Genie Timeline http://www.genie9.com/Default.aspx. If you don't want to use 3rd party backup software, it comes with its own backup software called "Data replicator 3". Although I haven't actually used it, so I... » Read More This is extremely easy to setup. You simply pop in the hard drives, and then use the Synology software that comes with it to set it up. This will walk you through everything that needs to be done to get it up and running. You don't have to be a big techie to get it working. You can then use what ever backup software you want to backup to the NAS drive. I recommend using Genie Timeline http://www.genie9.com/Default.aspx. If you don't want to use 3rd party backup software, it comes with its own backup software called "Data replicator 3". Although I haven't actually used it, so I can't tell you how well it works. « Show Less
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Quite simple. Forwarding ports may be the only real challenge 212j should be sufficient
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I am arguably one small step above "novice," and I set up one with relative ease. You have to be prepared to refer to how-to's and the manufacturer hosted forums. I didn't need to ask any questions, but I did do a bit of reading. For your stated purpose you really don't need much more than an ordinary external HDD, which will probably come with backup software.If you do buy one of these, lower to mid in the one or two bay range. Don't forget to buy to buy the drive(s). These don't come with them.
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This backup camera comes with everything you need to make it work. It includes the power connections and the wire to connect the camera. It also includes a mounting bracket for the monitor inside the vehicle. The cameras wire is really long,I recommend not trying to make it shorter. Installation can be a daunting task.I did it myself with one other person to help. If you really want to be nice to your husband you might consider getting a professional to install the backup camera.I proved it can be done by someone with a little skill and ability but it took me about 4 how to install it on my motor home. Works very well, been over a year and still satisfied. This backup camera comes with everything you need to make it work. It includes the power connections and the wire to connect the camera. It also includes a mounting bracket for the monitor inside the vehicle. The cameras wire is really long,I recommend not trying to make it shorter. Installation can be a daunting task.I did it myself with one other person to help. If you really want to be nice to your husband you might consider getting a professional to install the backup camera.I proved it can be done by someone with a little skill and ability but it took me about 4 how to install it on my... » Read More This backup camera comes with everything you need to make it work. It includes the power connections and the wire to connect the camera. It also includes a mounting bracket for the monitor inside the vehicle. The cameras wire is really long,I recommend not trying to make it shorter. Installation can be a daunting task.I did it myself with one other person to help. If you really want to be nice to your husband you might consider getting a professional to install the backup camera.I proved it can be done by someone with a little skill and ability but it took me about 4 how to install it on my motor home. Works very well, been over a year and still satisfied. « Show Less
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I did the installation myself, it was very easy. I would say the hardest part of the setup was eventually getting the system to work away from home, ie setting it up so that I could view my home away from home on my iPhone/iPad. This is actually very easy once you know how.
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Hi, I purchased 4 of these camera's and had them professionally installed........I sent them all back within the same week. They want stay online for any length of time at all. I had to resync them at least 10 times a day and they were within 10 feet of the wireless router!! They are great if you can keep them ensync. They have a great picture but man who can take them down 10 times a day and redo them.?..
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They are easy if you have a receptacle in the location where you want to install the camera. I plan to install mine under the eaves of my home and have to go in the attic and run wiring and put in a receptacle from a current circuit. Its been to hot to work up there this summer, so am waiting for cold weather to make working in the attic bearable.
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the best way to back up your files is to simply drag and drop or copy paste make couple of folders manually like my pics my doc ....and drop all your stuff there
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Mr Callahan, This normally is an easy process. 1. Obtain a USB storage device. Memory Stick or external USB HD (depending upon the total size of the pictures)search Amazon for USB 16GB - Almost any of these products should work for you. Don't pay more that about 15 dollars.This product appears to be perfect for what you are doing: SanDisk Cruzer 16 GB USB Flash Drive (SDCZ36-016G-AFFP)2. Perform the photo copies to your new drive. Please take a look at this video to obtain a better understanding : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChJAUqslpao Mr Callahan, This normally is an easy process. 1. Obtain a USB storage device. Memory Stick or external USB HD (depending upon the total size of the pictures)search Amazon for USB 16GB - Almost any of these products should work for you. Don't pay more that about 15 dollars.This product appears to be perfect for what you are doing: SanDisk Cruzer 16 GB USB Flash Drive (SDCZ36-016G-AFFP)2. Perform the photo copies to your new drive. Please take a look at this video to obtain a better understanding : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChJAUqslpao
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I have no hesitation on recommending. The built in software for uploading photos to a computer doesn't come with instructions but was fairly simple & only took a out 5 minutes to figure out where the jpeg's were to copy them.
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Warning!!! If you "store" your photos on "any" external device as opposed to "backing up" to an external device, then you don't have a backup. So if the external device fails, you will lose all of your data. Always make sure you have multiple copies of important data, not just a single copy. This happened to my daughter. Luckily for us, I had made a copy of her external hard drive containing literally thousands of pictures. I now have also copied those pictures to an online backup services (I use amazon s3).
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I want to purchase this item. Is there any update to this issue? I have .img files I would like to upload into this memory. Does anyone know if it is an issue?
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I would advise you to put on computer then upload to the flash drive.Then you can always have them.I love my camera!
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Foe me, it seems easy. My setup is quite simple - 3 users include a web cam user - windows backup will go to user's folder, web cam will upload videos to a folder in DS713.
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If you're somewhat tech savvy, then it should be pretty easy to install. The instructions that come with it or pretty self explanatory. This was the second one I've installed on the same system.
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I was able to save all pics and some of my desktop items. But your best to move everything to a flash stick, or a disk of some sort just to be safe.
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Hi, I suggest buying a caddy to put your drives in, I assume SATA, and then you can transfer them without issue to the RAID. You can usually buy USB Caddy or enclosures for less than $20. Hope this helps.BR,Dave
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This is a very good NAS if you know how to set it up. I use Cobian backup software to backup my files. Its free and very easy to use.
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The golden rules for any backup are the data relocation (save the data to another device). That means that backing up to an additional internal HD of your same device (e.g. a RAID storage technology) it's not the best choose for me though it's automatic. If you need a quick, simple and portable backup an external HD is the good choose. Otherwise if you want spend a little more time in configurations, you can try to buy a NAS device where you can remotely save ever you want, maybe configuring also some automatic jobs for synchronization.