Installing Qts Using Qfinder Pro - QNAP TS-53B Series User Manual

Installing QTS Using Qfinder Pro

Warning
Installing QTS deletes all data on the drives. Back up your data before proceeding.
1. Power on the NAS.
2. Connect the NAS to your local area network.
3. Run Qfinder Pro on a computer that is connected to the same local area network.
To download Qfinder Pro, go to https://www.qnap.com/en/utilities.
4. Locate the NAS in the list and then double-click the name or IP address.
The Smart Installation Guide opens in the default web browser.
5. Click Start Smart Installation Guide.
The Enter the NAS name and administator's password screen appears.
6. Specify the following information.
• NAS name: Specify a name with 1 to 14 characters. The name supports letters (A to Z, a to z),
numbers (0 to 9), and hyphens (-), but cannot end with a hyphen.
• Password: Specify an administrator password with 1 to 64 characters. The password supports all
ASCII characters.
7. Click Next.
The Set the date and time screen appears.
8. Specify the time zone, date, and time.
Tip
QNAP recommends connecting to an NTP server to ensure that the NAS follows the
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) standard.
9. Click Next.
The Configure the network settings screen appears.
10. Select Obtain an IP address automatically (DHCP).
11. Click Next.
The Cross-platform file transfer service screen appears.
12. Select the types of devices that you will use to access shared folders on the NAS.
13. Click Next.
The Select the disk configuration screen appears.
14. Select Configure disks later.
For details on configuring disks, see the Storage Manager section of the QTS User Guide.
15. Click Next.
The Enable multimedia functions screen appears.
16. Select No.
Enabling the multimedia functions allows you to install multimedia applications after configuring the
disks in Storage Manager.
For details on enabling multimedia functions on QTS, see the System Administration section of the
QTS User Guide.
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