Folder Arrangement Issues.

That is a "Feature" of DLNA - presenting media of the same type altogether even if it is stored in different folder trees.

Your WD client may have an option to view via folder structure that you can use. Else it can access your NAS via CIFs which should also maintain the folder structure

RAID-0: You can configure as 2 separate volumes, one per disk, or as one large consolidated volume (personally I don't recommend the latter)
RAID-1: one disk mirrors the other

I just reformatted it then.
Now it says I have 3.6tb over two different mapped drives. Odd i selected RAID 0 but there was no option for the consolidated drive like you mentioned...either way it seems to have done it itself?!

The other strange thing is I have allowed access to only two different folders, yet my WD HD TV Live and my PS3 both can access everything?!

Should I enable some of the Standard File Protocols?

Am I missing something or are these unnecessarily hard to set-up?

bobinatcat wrote:
I just reformatted it then. Now it says I have 3.6tb over two different mapped drives. Odd i selected RAID 0 but there was no option for the consolidated drive like you mentioned...either way it seems to have done it itself?!

Presuming you selected "Flex-RAID"when you first configured the NAS, then you should be able to reconfigure the volumes in Frontview >> Volumes >> Volumes Settings

The other strange thing is I have allowed access to only two different folders, yet my WD HD TV Live and my PS3 both can access everything?! Should I enable some of the Standard File Protocols? Am I missing something or are these unnecessarily hard to set-up?

You may be mixing up DLNA access with standard file access.

Media clients like WD HD TV and PS3 communicate with the ReadyNAS DLNA server - this is a read-only media server that grants simple access to all media that is found in the locations specified when configuring the server in Frontview, consolidating it by type. There is no form of security associated with this server beyond specifying which shares/folders are served

The standard file protocols give you direct access to all files - media and other - on your NAS and access can be controlled

Am I missing something or are these unnecessarily hard to set-up?

Your NAS supports many different access methods. So while not particularly difficult to setup, the flexibility offered can be a little daunting as there are many options and technologies that new users are often not familiar with and it takes time to learn about them all and determine the best options that meet your specific needs

sphardy wrote:

...You may be mixing up DLNA access with standard file access. Media clients like WD HD TV and PS3 communicate with the ReadyNAS DLNA server - this is a read-only media server that grants simple access to all media that is found in the locations specified when configuring the server in Frontview, consolidating it by type. There is no form of security associated with this server beyond specifying which shares/folders are served The standard file protocols give you direct access to all files - media and other - on your NAS and access can be controlled ...

It is easy/common to mix up DLNA access with the other protocols.

WD HDTV (like Netgear's NTV and similar products) support multiple file protocols - DLNA, CIFs, and often NFS. Usually you lose some features if you use DLNA - external subtitle support, ISO playback, etc.

Okay, this all makes sense. But then simply how do I allow it to access via CIFS or NFS?
I know how to enable/disable them, but I have no seen any relation to the Media Players apart from DLNA and UPnP.
Is it simply a case of disabling DLNA and UPnp and choosing another Standard File Protocol?

Are there any Beginners sticky threads to save time for you guys? Not that I don't appreciate it :)

bobinatcat wrote:
Is it simply a case of disabling DLNA and UPnp and choosing another Standard File Protocol?

Pretty much - yes. Just be aware that not all media players support protocols such as CIFS/NFS, instead relying on DLNA or proprietary media servers

Are there any Beginners sticky threads to save time for you guys? Not that I don't appreciate it :)

None that I personally know of immediately, but if the WD box is your primary focus, have a search for the various models (base software is probably the same, irrespective of model) on this forum - they appear to be quite popular and many users have referenced them.

But I would expect there to be some kind of setup screen on the WD box that you need to complete to enable & configure CIFS or NFS access- post the details and I'm sure someone can help

Generally the media players have their own communities. Connecting the dots between a specific NAS and the player can be a bit a problem sometimes.

With WD in particular:
-If you select "video" on the menu, by default you see "media servers". If you use the up/down buttons on the remote, you can select "network shares" or internal/USB folders.

-"Media Servers" is DLNA, "Network shares" is CIFS, my WD system doesn't do NFS.

-Under "settings" you will see a "file management" option, which lets you select the NAS, enter username/password if you wish, and control which folders you want to see on the WD.

File permissions are often an issue with CIFS, if you are seeing empty folders on the WD, you might want to go into the "advanced" menu for the share (on the NAS), and reset all the file permissions and owners.

I don't have a Playstation; I know it supports DLNA, but I don't know about any alternatives there.