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Overview NAS Access Accessing the NAS Using a Browser Accessing the NAS Using Qfinder Pro Accessing the NAS Using myQNAPcloud Enabling myQNAPcloud Enabling My DDNS Accessing Shared Folders on the NAS About QES Features and Benefits Changes in QES 2.2.0 QES Installation Installing QES Using Manual Setup QES Navigation Task Bar Options Dashboard Main Menu Desktop QES Utilities Storage Manager QNAP Flexible Storage Architecture Storage Manager Global Settings Storage Disks Disk Types Disk Management Disk Information Disk Status Information Disk Actions NAS and Enclosure Actions Initializing Raw Disks Disk Health Disk Health Information Testing Disk Performance Disk Profiles Disk Profiles Screen Updating Disk Profiles Drive Bay Compatibility and Expansion Storage Pools Storage Pool Creation Creating a Storage Pool Creating a RAID 50 or RAID 60 Storage Pool Storage Pool Management Storage Pool Management Screen Removing a Storage Pool Expanding a Storage Pool Scrubbing a Storage Pool Taking a Storage Pool Offline Bringing a Storage Pool Online Configuring a Pool Space Alert Threshold Replacing a Disk in a Storage Pool Suspending RAID Rebuilding on a Schedule Cleaning the Deduplication Table Storage Pool Status The System Pool RAID RAID Types RAID Group Capacity RAID Disk Failure Protection RAID Group Status Shared Folders Creating a Shared Folder Shared Folder Permissions Configuring User and Group Permissions Configuring NFS Host Access Permissions Configuring SMB Host Access Control Shared Folder Management Deleting a Shared Folder Editing Shared Folder Properties Shared Folder Encryption Shared Folder Access Mapping a Shared Folder on a Windows Computer Mounting a Shared Folder on a Mac Computer Mounting a Shared Folder on a Linux Computer SSD Over-Provisioning QES SSD Features Snapshots Snapshot Creation Taking a Snapshot Configuring a Snapshot Schedule Snapshot Management Deleting Snapshots Configuring Snapshot Global Settings Snapshot Data Recovery Restoring Files and Folders from a Snapshot Reverting a Shared Folder or LUN QNAP Snapshot Agent Viewing Registered Snapshot Agent Servers Snapshot Clone Cloning a Shared Folder Cloning a LUN Cache Acceleration Configuring the SSD Cache Enabling the SSD Cache Disabling the SSD Cache Configuring Cached Shared Folders and LUNs iSCSI & Fibre Channel Storage Limits iSCSI Storage Limits Fibre Channel Storage Limits iSCSI & Fibre Channel Global Settings LUNs iSCSI Overview Creating a LUN iSCSI Getting Started with iSCSI iSCSI Targets Creating an iSCSI Target Creating an iSCSI Target With a Mapped LUN Editing iSCSI Target Settings Managing an iSCSI Target iSCSI LUN Management Managing an iSCSI LUN Changing the Target of an iSCSI LUN Expanding an iSCSI LUN iSCSI Access Control List Adding an iSCSI LUN Masking Policy Editing an iSCSI LUN Masking Policy Deleting an iSCSI LUN Masking Policy iSCSI Target Authorization Configuring an iSCSI Target's Authorized Initiators List Enabling iSCSI Target Authorization Disabling iSCSI Target Authorization iSCSI Target Access QNAP Snapshot Agent FC Snapshot Agent Server List iSCSI Snapshot Agent Server List Fibre Channel Fibre Channel Ports Fibre Channel Port Groups Creating a Fibre Channel Port Group Mapping a LUN to a Fibre Channel Port Group Dual Controller NAS FC Port Groups Configuring Fibre Channel Port Binding Fibre Channel Port Actions Fibre Channel Port Status Fibre Channel Storage Configuring Fibre Channel LUN Masking Fibre Channel LUN Actions Fibre Channel LUN Status Fibre Channel WWPN Aliases Adding WWPNs Configuring a WWPN Alias Removing a WWPN Alias Exporting a List of WWPN Aliases Importing a List of WWPN Aliases LUN Groups LUN Group Features and Limitations General iSCSI Snapshots Creating a LUN Group LUN Group Actions LUN Group Snapshots Taking a LUN Group Snapshot Configuring a LUN Group Snapshot Schedule Reverting a LUN Group Cloning a LUN Group Hosts Adding a Host QoS Storage Group Enabling QoS Creating a QoS Storage Group Policy Creating a QoS Policy Reserved Pool I/O Capacity Reserving Pool I/O Capacity System Settings General Settings Configuring the System Administration Settings Configuring the Time Settings Configuring the Daylight Saving Time (DST) Settings Configuring the Codepage Settings Configuring the Login Screen Network IPv4 IP Address Configuring IPv4 Settings Configuring Port Trunking Virtual LANs (VLANs) Adding an Interface to a VLAN DNS Server Configuring IPv4 DNS Settings Default Gateway Configuring the IPv4 Default Gateway IPv6 Configuring IPv6 Settings Configuring IPv6 DNS Settings Service Binding Configuring Service Binding Configuring Proxy Server Settings Security Allow/Deny List Creating an IP Block List Creating an IP Allow List Network Access Protection Configuring Network Access Protection Certificate & Private Key Uploading an SSL Certificate and Private Key Downloading the SSL Certificate and Private Key Restoring the Default SSL Certificate and Private Key Password Policy Configuring the Password Policy Hardware Reset Button Buzzer Smart Fan Enabling the Smart Fan Configuring the Fan Speed Manually Backup Battery Unit (BBU) Configuring the Backup Battery Unit (BBU) Settings Power Wake-on-LAN (WOL) Enabling or Disabling Wake-on-Lan (WOL) Power Recovery Configuring the Power Recovery Settings Notification Email Alerts Configuring an Email Server Configuring a Custom SMTP Server SMS Alerts Configuring SMS Alerts from Clickatell Communicator/Central Configuring SMS Alerts from Clickatell SMS Platform Configuring SMS Alerts from a Custom Service Provider Configuring Notification Settings Firmware Update Checking for Live Updates Updating the Firmware Manually Updating the Firmware Using Qfinder Pro Backup/Restore Backing Up the System Settings Restoring the System Settings System Reset and Restore to Factory Default External Device Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) Configuring an SNMP UPS NAS Behavior During a Power Outage System Status System Logs System Event Logs System Connection Logs Online Users Syslog Client Management Privilege Users Default User Accounts User Creation Creating a Local User Creating Multiple Users User Account Lists Creating a TXT User Account List Creating a CSV User Account List Importing Users Exporting Users User Management Changing User Passwords Editing a User Account Editing a User's Groups Editing Application Privileges Deleting Users Home Folders Enabling Home Folders User Groups Default User Groups Creating a User Group Editing a User Group's Description Editing User Groups Deleting User Groups Shared Folder Permissions Conflicts in Shared Folder Permissions Editing a User's Shared Folder Permissions Editing a User Group's Shared Folder Permissions Quota Configuring Quota Settings Exporting Quota Settings Domain Security Active Directory (AD) Authentication Configuring Active Directory (AD) Authentication Using the Quick Configuration Wizard Configuring Active Directory (AD) Authentication Manually Active Directory (AD) Server and Domain Names Trusted Domains Enabling Trusted Domain Authentication LDAP Authentication Configuring LDAP Authentication LDAP Authentication Options LDAP Authentication via Server Message Block (SMB) Third-party Software Samba Schema Configuration Examples Active Directory (AD) and LDAP Management UIDs and GIDs Reclaiming UIDs Reclaiming GIDs Network and File Services Settings Win/NFS Microsoft Networking Configuring Microsoft Networking Settings NFS Service Enabling the NFS Service FTP Configuring FTP Service Settings Configuring the FTP Service Advanced Settings SSH Configuring SSH SNMP Configuring the SNMP Settings Configuring SNMP V3 Settings SNMP Management Information Base (MIB) Downloading the SNMP MIB Service Discovery Bonjour Configuring the Bonjour Settings Network Recycle Bin Configuring the Network Recycle Bin Deleting All Files in the Network Recycle Bin Permanently Deleting a File or Folder Recovering a Deleted File or Folder Restricting Access to the Network Recycle Bin High Availability About High Availability Dual Path Overview System Components System Component Status System Availability Status High Availability Status Dual Path Status Storage Controller Actions Cluster Options Applications Backup Station Comparison of Backup Methods Rsync Configuring the Rsync Server Creating an Rsync Backup Job Rsync Job Settings Rsync Job Buttons NAS to NAS Backups Creating a NAS to NAS Backup Job SnapSync SnapSync Requirements SnapSync Restrictions SnapSync Job Creation Creating a Real-Time SnapSync Job Creating a Scheduled SnapSync Job SnapSync Screen SnapSync Settings SnapSync Job Actions Real-Time SnapSync Job Status Scheduled SnapSync Job Status SnapSync Data Status SnapSync Performance Test Running a SnapSync Performance Test Accessing a SnapSync Destination Folder Diagnostic Tool Downloading System Logs Analyzing Kernel Logs Analyzing Hard Disk Drives Station Manager TFTP Server Enabling the TFTP Server Virtualization VAAI for iSCSI and VAAI for NAS Offloaded Data Transfer (ODX) 10GbE Support vSphere Client QNAP SMI-S Provider