Media Server - Seagate NAS OS 4 U User Manual

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.Another Seagate NAS OS device or compatible server on your local network

.Another Seagate NAS OS device or compatible server on a remote/offsite network

(Cloud storage (Amazon S3, Box, and more

Important info on NAS backup and RAID: RAID is a great solution to keep your NAS running in case

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of disk failure. However, RAID is not a backup solution and it does not offer protection against all

types of hardware failure. Therefore, administrators should back up NAS data to DAS or another

.NAS on a regular basis. See

Backup Manager

for details

Back up your computers

:Your NAS is fully compatible with popular backup solutions such as

Windows Backup and Windows File History

®Apple Time Machine

A share on your NAS can be set as a backup target for these and other backup software. Make certain that the

user has access to the target share. Keep in mind that deleting the target share will also delete all associated

.computer backups

Note on Time Machine: Time Machine must be enabled in NAS OS before a NAS share can be used

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as a backup destination. Go to Device Manager > Services to enable the Time Machine service. See

.Services

for further details

Media Server

UPnP/DLNA

Configure your NAS to be a media server for UPnP/DLNA devices. To get started, enable UPnP/DLNA at Device

Manager > Services (see Services). Once enabled, UPnP/DLNA-certified players connected to your network

can play files located on your NAS. Examples of UPnP/DLNA players include Xbox, PlayStation, Smart TVs and

.many more

Media files stored on public shares are identified without the need to enter a login and password. If you keep

.media files on private shares, make certain that your playback device is capable of requesting the credentials

Re-index the media server

To take an inventory of available multimedia files, you can re-index your NAS shares and desktop attached

.storage (DAS) connected to the NAS's ports

.If applicable, make certain that your DAS are connected to the NAS OS device .1

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