Protect; Chapter 27 Protect; Overview; What You Can Do - ZyXEL Communications NAS Series User Manual

27.1 Overview

This chapter introduces different ways of protecting data on the NAS and covers the Protect
screens.
Table 127 Overview of Protection Methods
SITUATION
Unexpected NAS behavior after configuration
changes
Need to transfer data from your computer to the
NAS after volume(s) have been created
Data infected by virus
Hard drive malfunction.
NAS malfunction
Network down
Natural disaster such as a fire or earthquake occurs
where your NAS is located

27.2 What You Can Do

• Use the Backup screens
• Use the Restore screens
NAS.

27.3 Backup Screens

Use this screen to create and customize scheduled backup jobs for your files.
You can have several backup jobs for specific folders and time periods.
Click Protect > Backup to open the following screen.
C
HAPTER
ACTION
Back up the NAS configuration file before you make
major configuration changes. See
336.
Backup your data to a computer or other storage
devices.
Use anti-virus software on your computer to scan files
before saving them onto the NAS. Although this may be
slow so you may want to schedule it to occur while no
one is using the NAS.
Use a firewall with anti-virus capability on your network.
Use RAID. See
information on RAID.
Back up data to another NAS or external USB hard
drive. See
how to back up the NAS to another NAS.
(Section 27.3 on page 321) to create and customize backup jobs.
(Section 27.4 on page 332) to restore previous backups made with the
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Section 27.5 on page
Section 8.6 on page 98 for more
Section 14.14 on page 191 for an example of
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