Software

The software disk that accompanies the NAS contains basic applications some of which you should install to a client PC, belonging to the same network with the NAS. The most essential probably is the QNAP Finder which allows you to find the NAS on the network and connect to it, configure it or check its details. Also it informs you if there is a firmware update for your device and helps you to update it easily through the web interface.


Another interesting program is the NetBack Replicator through which you can easily back-up your data from the workstation unto the NAS.


On the software disk there is also the MyCloudNAS application which connects you to your personal cloud service offered free by QNAP.

Quick Configuration of the NAS through QNAP Finder

This is the quick configuration that the QNAP Finder provides. It is pretty straight forward and easy to follow even by inexperienced users. Once you hit the "configure" button you are asked for the administrator name and password (admin, admin are the defaults) and then you get a series of tabbed screens through which you can set the basic settings.

Web Interface

The web interface features a nice look and provides access, through large icons, to the administrative, web server, download station and web file manager interfaces. There are also three more icons that link you to the customer support, QNAP's wiki and the QNAP forum. Unfortunately the customer support link is not working probably because the URL changed, so you will have it to find it manually from QNAP's site. To save you from searching this is the right link.