File Transfer Performance; Tips For File Transfers - NETGEAR SC101 User Manual

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File Transfer Performance

Video playback can be resource intensive. To avoid pauses in video viewing, select hard disk
drives and network equipment designed to handle large files quickly. If you want to send video
over a wireless network connection, new wireless technologies like those found in the NETGEAR
RangeMax TM products are good choices.
File transfer speed depends on the following:
• Hard disk drive speed.
SATA hard drives can be any of the following speeds: 4,500 RPM, 5,400 RPM, 7,200 RPM,
10,000 RPM.
• LAN connection speed.
A gigabit Ethernet connection through a gigabit switch provides the fastest LAN file transfer
speed. This gives good performance, even if several computers connect to the Storage Central
through the same gigabit switch.
• Wireless communication speed.
Wireless networks can be: 802.11g (54Mbps) or Draft N. If many wireless networks in your
area are sharing the same channel, this can slow the speed of your wireless network.

Tips for File Transfers

Use these tips for the best performance during file transfers to and from the Storage Central.
• Do not allow the computer to "hibernate" during long file transfers.
• Use a wired network connection for large file transfers or your initial hard-disk back-up.
• Divide the first back-up of the hard-drive into multiple batches so that each batch includes
fewer files.
• If you use mirroring, remember that saving files is slower when copying to mirrored disks.
When mirroring, data is written two times (one time to each disks). Mirroring does not
sacrifice the speed of reading files back from the disks. This data duplication slows file
transfers but provides a convenient way of using your data if one of the disks fails.
• Mirroring is not a substitute for data backup.
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