iSCSI<\/a>, Telnet\/SSH, Active directory, Time Machine, AFS\/SMB\/NFS, and more. QNAP also provides its own web portal-based remote access, plus remote access, multimedia, and sync clients for Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android.<\/p>\nQNAP’s App Center is where you can install, remove, and update apps. QTS will let you know when an application is ready to be updated.<\/p>\n
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The Storage & Snapshots app is where you’ll manage disks, storage space, and other storage features. To get started using your NAS, you’ll need to create a storage pool and volume. This app is already installed by default.<\/p>\n
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The Control Panel is where you can change system setting, create users and groups (and manage access permissions), manage network connections and file services, and much more.<\/p>\n
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QNAP even provides a friendly robot (Qboost) that lets you analyze system performance.<\/p>\n
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\nNow that you’ve got your QNAP NAS set up and initialized, go familiarize yourself with QTS, explore its installed apps (and apps you can install in App Center), and read up on the Help Center documentation to help you continue your journey with QNAP.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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