Hi All Not satisfied with streaming music flawlessly to my SB3, I have now configured the Qnap for external file access, which is a really useful feature for me. Thanks to Paul for guiding me through it.
All you need to do is open some ports on your router and point the open ports to the Qnap LAN address. (I will post the list of ports I used if anyone wants to try this). You also need to change your adminsitrator password to something difficult to guess as this will technically be available across the web. Also you need to change the internal settings to deny guest access. If you use the password "guest", anyone can get full access to your Qnap and this is the default. Once you change this to administrator only, even if you try to access the Qnap by drive letter, it asks for a password. This is really useful to prevent anyone deleting your music files if multiple users share the network. Then you need to get a domain name (URL) by registering your ISP IP address you use for external access at www.dyndns.com It's free and it means that if your ISP changes the IP address, the URL will still point to the right IP number. All you do then is type in your newly created URL and your Qnap front page should appear. If you select any of the services, it will ask you for the password. Just log in and you're there! The only problem I have is the university where I work use Novell border manager (ugh) and this blocks the Qnap log in screen, but the IT dudes are going to adjust it for me. Anyone wants any more info, post and I will reply. PS Mark Norton: Stop moaning and badmothing Paul. He provides an enormous amount of support in trying to address Qnap perfomance issues and should not have to waste energy defending himself to arrogant and opinionated individuals. If you want a benchmark for rubbish customer service call Sky or buy something from Dell! -- Andy_W ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Andy_W's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4719 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20393 _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
