Administration Interface

Compared to the competition, the administration interface of the KD20 doesn't include many options, so it is very simple and really easy to use. It won't even confuse inexperienced NAS users, allowing them to quickly set the KD20 up according to their needs.


Once you input the right password (default is blank) and choose your operating language, you will enter the main screen of the administration interface.


The Settings group is probably the most crucial since it includes the network settings through which you can, amongst others, assign a static IP to the NAS. The same group also allows you to enable the iTunes server if you have an iOS device, and there is an option for defaulting the NAS. Finally, you can update the firmware of the NAS from here, but there is unfortunately no web-update option or notification feature for firmware releases, which forces you to check for such new firmware manually. We updated the firmware through the available option and had our update go smoothly, but the NAS still refused to operate normally after we removed one of the two HDDs we installed to conduct the single disk tests, so Shuttle sent us another NAS with the newest firmware pre-installed. The latter worked flawlessly. Our first sample was apparently defective.


The Storage options allow you to pick between a JBOD-, RAID 0-, or RAID 1 configuration if you have two HDDs installed. Also, the Disk Manager options allow you to check the health of the installed HDD(s), format them, or manage external storage devices connected to the KD20. You can unfortunately only format HDDs to the NTFS file system, not EXT4.


The Share group allows you to create and manage shared folders. You can also add users from here.


The USB settings allow you to assign auto-copy tasks to the USB 3.0 port and the SD-card reader, and manage any attached printers.


The Backup function allows you to view and setup backup schedules, settings lists, and logs.


The KD20 includes a Bittorrent client through which you can download and seed torrents. The latter are downloaded directly to the KD20, and you can set download time slots during which torrents will be processed. Here we should note that the BT Download function is only available when the Media Server is disabled. Disabling BT Download will also make all downloads inaccessible; you have to re-enable it to gain access to all downloaded torrents.


The Share Box function allows you to setup remote access to your OMNINAS using a domain name. Attention should be paid to the port you will pick since it must be opened without being blocked by the firewall of your router.


This menu allows you to enable/disable the media server function.