What make/model drive works for continuous home network NAS recording, and can recording be set to go over oldest material when drive is full?
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Thanks for your question. Yes, the camera will automatically delete the oldest files when the drive is full or when the maximum number of files is reached. 5000 files is the default, which allows for 1 month of continuous recording or years of motion detection recording if the area being monitored is not too busy. Any industry standard NAS drive such as Netgear ReadyNAS and various WD models should work, and we also support the Apple Time Capsule. Some customers have routers with a USB port which allows you connect a USB drive or even an SD card or MicroSD card with adapter, and the router will make it look like a NAS drive. However, we would not encourage that approach and would suggest to get a real NAS drive. A router's USB connection is typically too slow to be useful, unless the camera's frame rate and image size settings are reduced.
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SSD isn't suitable for NAS...Due to SSD haven't enough read/write lifetime...I think WD's red disk is better.you can buy it at WD Red 2TB NAS Desktop Hard Disk Drive - Intellipower SATA 6 Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD20EFRX
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I have the same Synology 1813+ DiskStation, set up in a RAID 6 (with data protection) configuration, and I have temporarily filled only 5 of the 8 drive bays, as I do not need the entire 8-bay (4TB each) amount of the storage, and in addition, I don't want to use these drives yet to extend their useful lifetime. Additional drives can be added one-by-one as needed. So yes, what you are asking will work fine. And this unit is a GREAT feature-packed NAS! I've had it for 8 months now, and love it.
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Has been working fine currently with 4 x WD Red 3 TB NAS Hard Drive: 3.5 Inch, SATA, RAID, ESXI 5. The spec should be on HP support site http://h20565.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/psi/home/?cc=us〈=en&sp4ts.oi;d=5379860&ac.admitted;=1397833615906.876444892.492883150
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Save your money and try the Synology DiskStation 2-Bay (Diskless) Network Attached Storage DS212j (White) It is more for home use. It is also DLNA certified. Product website: http://www.synology.com/products/spec.php?product_name=DS212j〈=us. Also, save your money and don't get the Western Digital Red NAS Drives. Use the WD Green drives instead.
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i dont know! but i wish to upgrade mine to 1tb if and when i open the shell! with 8 cameras i only get about 2wks of memory before it is recorded over! the whole unit vibrates mildly and stays warm! i wish someone could tell me how easy it is to put a new 1tb drive in it!!
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I have a "very old" External Hard drive...not this make/model...I turn it on once/quarter to backup recent files...it's probably over 3 years old. Recently, I bought one of these WD Elite 500GB models...my plan is to backup on two externals...in case one fails. I know this seems lame, but it is the only way to ensure everything sticks around. Seems like its worth the extra $100.
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Any SATA drive should work without issue, I'd recommend a 2TB Western Digital PURPLE drive as they're specifically made for DVR systems, such as this.
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No. And, sadly, even the back-ups that they do allow might not work. I'm having a problem right now where I can't backup to a USM (Seagate plug-in drive). The NAS fails after it can't reallocate some internal memory.
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The answer may depend on what Operating System (OS) you are running and if you have the existing drives in a RAID array. If you have the existing drives installed as Just a Bunch Of Disks (JBOD) with individual drive letters assigned to them, then I would definitely buy a NAS specific drive (ST4000VN000) since it is physically a MUCH better drive and specifically designed as a 24/7 drive (the ST3000DM001 is NOT designed for the rigors of a RAID environment nor does it have time-limited "drop-out" features which is necessary for RAID usage). I personally have many of the older ST3000DM001 drives in use (I bought them before the NAS drives became available), and while they are OK, they tend to run at least 10 degrees hotter and have failed on a number of occasions. I use StableBit DrivePool software to create a redundant drive array similar to a RAID 1 array, but the time-limited drop-out feature is not necessary for that software to work properly. However, when I've had to replace a failed older ST3000DM001 drive, I have always bought a Seagate NAS ST4000VN000 as the replacement. IMHO, the Seagate ST4000VN000 is an excellent drive, now selling at a reasonable price, and has very good performance features. Hope that helps. The Beagle
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I agree with David, you can set it to Raid 0 for full storage space use. I prefer using Raid 1 for protection even though you drop the usable space in half. I like having my data replicated in case of failure.
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The simple answer is "I don't know" since the ds114 is the first server I have ever used and I can't find any specs on the ds110j. Having said that, I was able to back up my data from another drive connected to its USB port at the full USB2 speed. Using the Diskstation Audio server, it has successfully played the two HDTRACKS 192K Albums that I own to the receiver downstairs. Being new to this NAS thing, assuming the ds110j can use the latest version of DSM, I'm not sure what the differences may be.
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Yes, the device can be used as a NAS (Network Attached Storage) if you connect a USB HHD, SD card, USB drive. I am not sure if it has a program to do automatic backups, but it will serve as the NAS no problem!
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You might consider the HP MediaVault instead; which lets you set up and manage a Raid mirrored drive set easily via your PC interface and break the raid to put the copy into an Safety Deposit box. It uses inexpensive 500gb drives. I have two of them and they work great, super easy to manage compared to most NAS I have used.
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I would guess with about 99.998% certainty....no. You will need to back up those drives. I'd say preferrably, you will buy all new drives for this or any NAS enclosure you're setting up. HTH.
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Hi Carlos, I use an usb external HDD (1T) as storage, never try with nas, for me is an awesome software , I have 4 cameras continually recording.
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I put a 5TB Seagate Backup Plus drive on this, and use ReadyShare Backup to automatically archive important files, and use Acronis 2015 to backup directly to the Seagate drive as well. It also supports lots of Port Redirection to share Printers, NAS etc., over the internet if you wish. Best router I've used so far.