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Newbie Assistance Required - RN214 Transfer from PC
Hi Guys First post as a total newbie but in need of assistance if anyone is able. Trying to transfer ripped content from my PC to my NAS - have connected via ethernet from PC direct to NAS. When po...
iancoleman wrote:
When powering on the NAS the assigned IP shows in display which I then set to my PC adapter settings using subnet 255.255.255.0. Try to connect via browser (Chrome) but wont connect. Any suggestions or obvious blunder I'm making?
First of all, it's simpler to connect the NAS and the PC to your router LAN ports, and not do a direct connect to the PC.
If I understand you correctly, you are setting the PC adapter to the same IP address as the NAS. That's a mistake. You need to use a different IP address that's on the same subnet (in this case, that means the last field should be different from what the NAS is using). For instance, if the NAS is using 192.168.168.168, then set the PC to use 192.168.168.100. Use a number between 1 and 254 in the last field. Also, connect using the NAS IP address - don't try to use it's host name.
Also, you don't want to transfer your files using Chrome. File Explorer (or Finder if you have a Mac) will be much faster. Once you've confirmed that you can connect to the NAS web ui with chrome, try entering \\nas-ip-address into the File Explorer address bar. That should give you a list of the NAS shares. Be sure to use the correct slash direction - if you don't, File Explorer will just open your default browser.
Thanks for the quick reply. Yes - almost correctly. I probably wasnt clear - I have changed the last digit on my adapter settings but am using the IP generated when the NAS turned on connected to my PC. Assuming it doesnt matter what it is aslong as between 1-254 and not identical to the NAS?
The issue with connecting to the LAN on my router is that the PC is located at the other end of the house. Without running a monster cable I dont have that option. My NAS usually lives next to the router but its small enough to move to my study to plug in hence the direct connection.
Is there any way of making this work?
In theory could I buy a powerline adapter to run the pc back to the router and make the link that way?
iancoleman wrote:
Thanks for the quick reply. Yes - almost correctly. I probably wasnt clear - I have changed the last digit on my adapter settings but am using the IP generated when the NAS turned on connected to my PC. Assuming it doesnt matter what it is aslong as between 1-254 and not identical to the NAS?
That is correct. If the wireless interface is enabled on your PC, you might also try disabling that - especially if it is in the same address range as the NAS. BTW, these are private IP addresses, it is perfectly safe to post the actual values.
You can also trying pinging the NAS by opening the CMD prompt in Windows and entering ping nas-ip-address
iancoleman wrote:
In theory could I buy a powerline adapter to run the pc back to the router and make the link that way?
Powerline likely wouldn't be much faster than WiFi, and it could be slower.
If you have a USB drive, you could also copy the media to the USB drive, and then connect that drive to the NAS. It does support NTFS. One way to do this is
- format the drive in the PC
- connect it to the NAS and create a share
- eject it from the NAS, and reconnect it to the PC
- copy media on the PC into the share folder.
- put the drive back into the NAS
- use a backup job in the web ui to move the data to the NAS (which will copy directly, and not over your network)
It's not as complicated as the spelled out process makes it sound.
Does your study have a telephone extension point?
You could try moving the router there
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