I have a Synology DS-718+ and use Surveillance Station. One problem is that Surveillance Station does not let you use AI the the DS series NAS devices. It only works on the DVA or NVR series devices which are dedicated devices.

Some of the newer security cameras have AI built into them. Instead of triggering and recording movement from every shadow, branch, dog or bird, they are able to recognize people or automobiles.

I was wondering if these new AI features of these cameras can be used to trigger an event on Surveillance Station running on a DS-718+.

It would be nice to get AI functionality on a DS-718+. Will this work?

Hi,
I'm looking to buy my first nas. These are the things I'm taking into consideration:
- Im looking at a 2 bay with 2x4tb with raid for redundancy
- I mostly want to use it for backing up 10-12 years of photographs and from now on whenever take new photos and upload them I want them to be automatically backed up
- I work in lightroom and still want to keep the original files I'm working on on my local ssd as it's a lot faster to work with
- I would like to be able to access, upload/download files when I am traveling
- I don't need a plex, I use netflix, disney+ etc, youtube music etc
From watchin a lot of great videos from here on nas compares I think I narrowed myself to these 2:
Qnap ts230 and the ts253d
I think that the ts253 would honestly be overkill for my needs but there are also some very nice black friday sales coming on newegg and the ts253 is currently 399 cad $ and the ts230 179 cad $.
Anyone have any suggestions? Thanks very much

I'm looking for a new Synology NAS and I believe 8-bay is the sweet spot for me (I like to use RAID6).
My current 'old faithful' (~8yr old) NAS is a DS1812+, which has always been rock solid and is the reason I want to remain loyal to Synology tbh.
I've read some absolute horror stories about unreliability and eventual NAS-death caused by dodgy Atom CPUs used in the DS1815 and DS1817 units, which worries me a bit. I understand the newer CPUs used in the DS1819 don't suffer the same issues... but it makes me worry a bit about the 'new kid on the block' - at least in Synology boxes - AMD Ryzen CPUs.
Any advice or opinions on which to choose - DS1819 or DS1821 - would be much appreciated please!

I currently use 8 x WD30EFRX (WD Red 3TB CMR) from circa 2012. They are whisper quiet in my DS1812+ and - even during data scrubbing and high load - the noise isn't intrusive at all in my office.
I'm looking to get a new 8bay Synology NAS (either DS1819+ or DS1821+) and would like it to be similarly quiet if possible... so I'm wondering if the newer, giant-capacity drives are still as quiet?
I've heard the Seagate IronWolfs are both noisier and harsher in sound/tone, especially under load, so I'm avoiding those (but happy to be corrected if I've got heard wrong about them, of course).

I am planning on buying a DS920+ for home and business use. I run a software consulting business from home. Typically only 2 people will access the NAS and our storage needs are low (no plex, video, or surveillance needs). I chose the DS920+ as an investment in something that is scalable that I won't need to upgrade for a long time. (Tell me if I should reconsider this.)
Considering I currently have low storage needs, what is the best strategy for hard drive selection? Do I populate all 4 bays with hard drives or only 2 or 3 bays? What size do I buy- the largest I can afford? Do I buy the same size for all hard drives or maybe 1 large and 2 smaller sizes? Ideally, I spend no more than $600 USD (around the same price as the NAS) for hard drives. How do I best allocate this?

My TS-453B died!!!

I need to replace it´s motherboard, but the estimate that i received from the dealer is out off question, too expensive.

where I can find this online?

I live in Brazil.

Thanks

In my QNAP TVS-872XT, I have four 16 TB drives in a RAID 5 configuration. I am going to add two more drives to this and am looking to increase the storage and migrate to RAID 6 too.

Is there a preferred/optimal way to do this? e.g.
1) add one drive then migrate to RAID 6, following on from that add the second drive to increase the storage capacity?
2) upgrade the capacity, then the RAID level?
3) Can they both be done at once? I'm not even sure that is possible.

I'm thinking that the first option of the RAID migration followed by the expansion might be safest?

What do people think? Any comments or suggestions will be gratefully received.

Many thanks,

Alex.

Picture browsing is my priority, my wife would like just to grab an android phone and just browse pictures, videos, etc. Key factor is also price, a 2 bay device should be fine. The device needs to be able to be configured without an online server to be present ( got a Netgear stora, that cannot be configured, as it is trying to access a netgear server which is off ). So far, I found qnap TS230 as a viable option, please chip in with experience, bad or good about it or any similar device.
Thanks in advance,
Vlad

Seek to connect my QNAP TS-870 with dual port 10 GBE RJ45 to my 2 PCs running Intel 10 GbE RJ45 NICS. my previous Netgear 10 GbE switch was water damaged and need a replacement.

Any suggestions?

No PoE required but sfp+ required for uplink connectivity to my Unifi UDM Pro. small setup no need for anything over 4 to 8 10 GbE RJ45 ports

Dear Experts,

Some time ago there was a post on Q&A Forum about status LED flashing
https://nascompares.com/answer/qnap-red-...-solution/
In the article there was statement "If it doesn’t boot, you will need to come back to me.".....sooo I come back.

I have QNAP 453B, after firmware update the NAS is "dead".
Status LED if flashing (color red, period 2sec).
The HDD drive's are plugged out.
There is no beep signal.
Fan is not rotate (I disconnected the fun plug and connect the fan to external power supply - fun is working).
If needed I can replace the FAN to new one. But before firmware update he works fine (software update damaged him? I don't think so.)

What do you think? Is there any option to bring the NAS alive?