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 How do I set up a NAS network drive and how is it accessed? What about security?
NAS, Network Access Storage device, Network Attached Storage, Network Drive, Security in 2010, Windows
How can I set up a NAS device on my network? Will the users access files directly on it? Do we need to set security here or will the device be an extension of one of my Windows servers using it’s security? What is common practice?

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ASKED: September 17, 2010  3:11 PM
UPDATED: September 21, 2010  6:32 PM
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yes you can, There are two type of NAS Software based as FreeNAS, Windows Home Server etc. hardware based as hitachi, dell and lots.. software NAS can be installed on freash x86 hardware and it can configure with webinterface or GUI/ telnet etc. Same happens for hardware based NAS but these are more relaible & easy to configure with raid support.
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If you check vendors and resellers you will find a variety of options. Many NSA devices will include management software that can be used to configure the device so that it works best for you.

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