Storage Manager

Storage Manager allows you to check on or configure the NAS server's volume(s). You can also check the disks and create an iSCSI target and LUN. Using iSCSI will make the disks inside the NAS appear as local disks on any client PC; however, all data will be transferred to and from them over the network. LUN stands for Logical Unit Number: numbered disk drives the client PC's operating system sees as volumes.


The volume setup wizard will help you create a RAID array. With all eight HDD bays occupied, you have a wide range of options to select from for your storage configuration.

Access Control

Configure user- and group accounts, set domain users and groups, manage shared folders, and set application privileges in ADM's Access Control panel. You can also set user access rights to various applications for individuals or groups here. You can, for instance, deny some users access to such sensitive applications as Surveillance Center. Surveillance Center's icon won't be available to those users in ADM.


Creating a shared folder in ADM is a piece of cake. It is also possible to encrypt folders. ADM only supports folder encryption, not volume encryption. The ability to encrypt folders is usually preferable since it gives you more control over your encrypted content (users usually only want portions of their data encrypted, not the entire volume). However, we believe Asustor should offer volume encryption as well.

Services

These options allow you to enable some of the additional services ADM includes, such as Windows file service, Mac file service, NFS, FTP server, terminal service, etc. You should enable the terminal service option if you are looking to connect to the NAS through SSH.

App Central

You will find numerous interesting applications in App Central, and installing them is easily done.


Asustor and its third party users and companies did a tremendous job with App Central, so there are currently many applications you can pick from for your Asustor NAS server.

System Info

The System Information window contains information on the NAS server's hardware model, its software version, network settings, and the system's present state. It also displays information on online users and has a useful log feature.

Activity Monitor

Activity Monitor shows how heavily the CPU's cores, memory, and network port are being utilized. It also shows how heavily the disks are being taxed and lists all running processes and the resources these use.

External Devices

You can format an external storage device into all popular file systems. The External Devices menu allows you to control all currently connected devices.