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Hi, Can anyone tell me how to use this app - specifically how to logon? The authors web site says that logon accounts are created at install, but the install package is silent for the readynas. I h...
As far as I know, those are not Netgear add ons. By default ReadyNAS do not provide mail or DNS server. What you are speaking about is a developer plugin that has been published by Netgear.
So if you have something to tell about this app, you should speak to the developer, Netgear just checked it wouldn't hurt the NAS.
As for not having DNS / Mail by default, that's a choice. Synology interface is great in many ways, but it is also not the most productive out there. How many clics do you have to do to get something working on Synology ? More over the pricing of the units is not the same. I've found Synology models are often more expensive, you pay the premium for the OS and support because hardware itself is quite close. Netgear chose to have a less potent but clearer interface and then to add plugins on it. This lets you do virtually anything you want, do not forget that you have a full debian here, while sinology has a stripped down OS. So what Synology doesn't give you out of the box you can't have as easily.
It all comes down to choices, each brand has its own course and I honestly can't say which is better. What I can say however is that Synology is more complete out of the box and that the interface feels beautiful whereas Netgear's looks more professional and is easier to apprehend for non-NAS users (IMO).
So if you have something to tell about this app, you should speak to the developer, Netgear just checked it wouldn't hurt the NAS.
As for not having DNS / Mail by default, that's a choice. Synology interface is great in many ways, but it is also not the most productive out there. How many clics do you have to do to get something working on Synology ? More over the pricing of the units is not the same. I've found Synology models are often more expensive, you pay the premium for the OS and support because hardware itself is quite close. Netgear chose to have a less potent but clearer interface and then to add plugins on it. This lets you do virtually anything you want, do not forget that you have a full debian here, while sinology has a stripped down OS. So what Synology doesn't give you out of the box you can't have as easily.
It all comes down to choices, each brand has its own course and I honestly can't say which is better. What I can say however is that Synology is more complete out of the box and that the interface feels beautiful whereas Netgear's looks more professional and is easier to apprehend for non-NAS users (IMO).
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