Intro

Why You Need A NAS

The Hardware

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Hardware Configuration

Assembly

Benchmarks & Speed Tests

Network Configuration

RAM & Processor Configuration

Volume / Disk Formatting

Use a UPS

Editing Performance

Data Redundancy

Conclusions

Built-in Transcoding

Small Footprint

Overall Body Is Understated

Ease of Use

Unboxing

Weight

Protected Foam

Hardware Setup

Install the First Hard Drive

Download the Software

Setting Up Your Nas

Raid 5

Interface

Network Jack

ASUSTOR did it better than us

Specs and IO

Let's look inside

Adding RAM and SSDs

Testing

Click on All Apps.

Locate Boxee and click on Install

Next, open File Explorer

Put your multimedia files into the Media and Music Folders

The Start

FOUR M.2 NVMe 2280 SSD Bays

Improvements in CPU and Memory vs Lockerstor Gen 1

PCIe Upgrades towards 10GbE

The Lockerstor, the Middleground between Synology and QNAP

HDMI 2.0b and 10G USB by default!

Asustor does not include a fluid/flexible AID Configuration

Noise when the Lockerstor is in operation

Surveillance Center on the Asustor Lockerstor could be better...

ADM is better than ever, but still lacks a few killer apps

Asustor were targetted by ransomware group, deadbolt

Round up and conclusion

Menu Walkthrough

Renaming Admin Account

Activity Monitor

File Explorer

General Settings

Email Notifications

Storage Manager

System Log

Data Sync for OneDrive

Task Monitor

Intro

System Information

Asustor NAS Security

Activity Monitor

Adding drives to Asustor DriveStor Pro NAS

Data Sync Center

Playing a GIF on Asustor DriveStor Pro NAS

Playback Performance

External Device Control

Conclusion

My little NAS problem

Lockerstor 4 unboxing

Seagate IronWolf NAS drives

Lockerstor 4 bootup

Say hello to my little Pi NAS!

Pi NAS setup

Pi NAS bootup

A tantalizing conclusion

Connected it to the network with an ethernet cable

Set to a raid 5 array

Transfer files from an external hard drive

Download the plex client to the device

File storage and media server

Introduction

Accessing the NAS from within Windows

Performance Monitoring

Access Control

Activity Monitor

External backups

System Information

Media Playback

IO Safe

Conclusion and final thoughts

Introduction

AsusStor device

starting the NAS

Logging into the web interface

Security 101

msdos networking setup

users on the network

debugging network issue using samba.log

Some SMB Theory

the smb.conf file

authentication issues

Eureka !

A re-cap

Using the net command

map to guest

Intro

Unboxing

NAS Overview

Drive Installation

NVMe Drive Bays

Software Install

Admin Panel & Features

Storage Volumes & RAID Modes

SSD Cache

Network Link Aggregation

Conclusions

Pi vs NAS, begin!

Hardware comparison

Software - ADM vs OMV

Disk performance

Network performance

CPU and energy efficiency

Who wins?

Outro and outtakes

Intro

Asustor's response

Recommendations

Disable EasyConnect

Backing up NAS

Turn off SSH and SFTP services

Unplug the Ethernet Cable

Best way to connect to your NAS

The Start

HERE BY POPULAR REQUEST!

Synology and QNAP vs Asustor NAS

Price vs Value, An Important Difference

What Does Gen 2 Mean?

Unboxing the Lockerstor 2 Gen 2 NAS

Design of the Lockerstor 2 Gen 2 NAS

Lockerstor 2 Gen 2 NAS Internal Hardware

Storage Options of the Lockerstor 2 Gen 2 NAS

Ports and Connections of the Lockerstor 2 Gen 2 NAS

HDMI 2.0b and the KVM Options

Those FOUR M.2 NVMe SSD Bays - Potential 6-Bay

Reviewing the Asustor NAS Software and Services - ADM

Review Verdict and Conclusion of the Lockerstor 2 Gen 2

The Start

Where The Questions for Today's Video Come from?

Who is Marco?

What do you (Asustor) offer that Synology and QNAP do not?

Are Asustor and Asus the same company?

Are there any plans to develop a much more powerful version of the Flashstor series?

Do you have any plans to introduce AI into the ADM software, and if so, what form would that take?

What changes have you made to ADM and your business since the Deadbolt Ransomware Attack to avoid such a thing happening again?

What is Asustor’ biggest sales territory?

How Big is the Asustor organization? What is their U.S Presence?

If I flash my Lockerstor NAS with TrueNAS Scale, what happens to my 3 year warranty?

How long does Asustor Support ADM on my system?

Where do Asustor see themselves in 12 months time (in the market)?

How much of the Asustor hardware production take place outside of your own production facilities?

Intro

Specs

Ekster Wallets

More Specs

Software/Setup

Sharing

Snapshots/Backups

EZ Sync

Settings

Asustor Portal

Docker/Portainer

Virtualbox

Dr Asustor

Vaultwarden Password Manager

VPN Server

Plex

Handbrake

Asustor Live

Overall Thoughts

Conclusion