I have often seen people who had a very old version of DSM installed on their NAS. This is because they have never exposed their NAS to the Internet in any way. They installed DSM years back in order to use their NAS for work and have not done any updates since. Today I will … Read more about Synology: How Do I Manually Update DSM?
The first time you installed DSM, Synology’s operating system, on your NAS, you were asked to enter a name for your device. At the time, that name was likely chosen in a hurry, and may not be what you really wanted to call your device. Today I will teach you how to change the name … Read more about Synology: How to Change Your NAS Name
Have you noticed that you no longer have space on your Synology NAS HDD/SSD disks? If you remember, there are some Synology Packages that will use up more space than expected: Cloud Station/Drive: If you use Cloud Station/Drive to synchronize folders, know that syncing shared folders requires twice the space of the shared folders for … Read more about Why Is My Synology NAS Storage Space Full?
Some Synology users have very recently contacted me to report that their operating system was upgraded via automatic update to a new DSM version called 7.1-42550. This latest DSM version is a beta version and it’s advisable to be careful with it so do not activate automatic updates, if you haven’t yet, that is. Most … Read more about Synology: DSM 7.1-42550 Beta
Did you connect your Reolink surveillance camera via the ethernet cable and power supply? Are you ready to set up your camera using the new Synology Surveillance Station 9? In this article I will explain how to add your Reolink camera(s) in Surveillance Station and enjoy your own video surveillance system operational from your very NAS … Read more about Synology: How to Add Reolink Cameras to Surveillance Station
Did you know USB 3.0, the third major revision to the Universal Serial Bus (USB) standard, has recently been renamed USB 3.1 Gen 1 by the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF)? However, there are no changes to the technical specifications. USB 3.1 Gen 1 (USB 3.0) offers the same ease of use and plug-and-play capabilities as … Read more about Can I Connect USB 3.1 Disk to Synology USB 3.0 Port?