So you’ve got Symform all set up and running on your Synology NAS, and you’ve been contributing space, but now the volume that has your contribution folder is getting full, adn you’d like to move it without disrupting the data that other Symform users like yourself have trusted you with. How to do it? Easily. …
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There is a file in /usr/syno/etc/scemd.xml which controls the fan speeds and trigger temperatures corresponding to the setting at Control Panel > Power, as well as drive APM settings (for hard drive head parking issues. More information for this issue can be found by reading this post). Feel free to edit the file to your needs, …
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I previously wrote a post about connection to a Synology NAS VPN server using OpenVPN. Although OpenVPN is more secure, it does involve installing software and can be a bit tricky to set up. The Synology NAS VPN server also has support for PPTP VPN connections, which Windows 7 (as well as other operating systems) …
Permanent link to this article: http://mikebeach.org/2012/11/29/pptp-vpn-connection-to-synology-nas-on-windows-7/
Symform is a cloud-based backup solution which allows you to have 10 GB of backup space free, and get additional free space, as well as support, by contributing space. In order to contribute, you need to have a port forwarded to your Synology device. However, in my experience, I wasn’t able to choose the port …
Permanent link to this article: http://mikebeach.org/2012/11/28/how-to-manually-change-the-symform-contribution-port-on-a-synology-nas/
I have a Brother HL-2170W printer that I’m using as a wireless printer. One thing I wanted to do was use AirPrint from my iPhone to print if the need should arise, as it does from time to time. My Synology DS211j includes a USB print server with Bonjour and AirPrint support, so I knew …
Permanent link to this article: http://mikebeach.org/2012/08/05/using-synology-ds211j-as-an-airprint-print-server-for-brother-hl-2170w/
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