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Robbie, KUDOs for your fabulous series of YouTube vids. These are an entire education series onto itself. By way of these, you have educated me about QNAP and (despite their cock-up twice) appear to be a comprehensive hardware solution for a "wank" the likes of me. I am keen to shop 453e per your own videos!

Important question needing one more confirmation... IF I don't plug the unit into my router and run it as an archive ONLY terminal... (with kvm attached) my risk from outside ransomware is NULL. Did I get this correctly?

Thanks in advance for your reply. Thanks ever so much for your channel and especially HOW you deliver this very complex content to novices!!!!!

Cheers!
ed in the USA

Firstly, big thanks for the kudos! I'm thrilled you've found the YouTube series helpful. Now, onto your important question: if you run your QNAP TS-453e solely as an archive terminal without connecting it to your router, your risk from outside ransomware is indeed significantly reduced. By keeping it in an isolated setup with no direct internet connection, you create an extra layer of protection against potential threats.

Your approach aligns with the principle of minimizing attack surfaces. However, ensure that your archive-only NAS remains updated with the latest security patches and firmware even in this offline configuration. Feel free to dive into the QNAP security settings to fortify your NAS further.