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PatrickJohnson1's avatar
Oct 23, 2018
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Backup Questions

 

Question 1

Do i need internet connect to back my data on my ReadyNAs 3138? Besides the ReadyNAS is connected to our Cisco switch for hich every other nodes are connected.

 

Question 2

Am managing up to 50 computers on my Microsoft window Active directory and am looking for the best way to backup each computer to my ReadyNAS with comsuming my bandwidth.

 

  • Hi PatrickJohnson1

     

    Welcome to the Community!

     

    Question 1

    Do i need internet connect to back my data on my ReadyNAs 3138? Besides the ReadyNAS is connected to our Cisco switch for hich every other nodes are connected.

    If you will be doing local backups then using internet connection won't be necessary. This is needed if you will backup from a remote server/location.

    Question 2

    Am managing up to 50 computers on my Microsoft window Active directory and am looking for the best way to backup each computer to my ReadyNAS with comsuming my bandwidth

    There are backup methods used by ReadyNAS. You can check them here ReadyNAS Backup FAQ. You may want to use Windows/NAS (Timestamp) or Rsync backup.

     

    Connecting your NAS on the Internet is also important for updates or fixes and remote access.

     

     

    Hope this helps!

     


    Regards

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  • Marc_V's avatar
    Marc_V
    NETGEAR Employee Retired

    Hi PatrickJohnson1

     

    Welcome to the Community!

     

    Question 1

    Do i need internet connect to back my data on my ReadyNAs 3138? Besides the ReadyNAS is connected to our Cisco switch for hich every other nodes are connected.

    If you will be doing local backups then using internet connection won't be necessary. This is needed if you will backup from a remote server/location.

    Question 2

    Am managing up to 50 computers on my Microsoft window Active directory and am looking for the best way to backup each computer to my ReadyNAS with comsuming my bandwidth

    There are backup methods used by ReadyNAS. You can check them here ReadyNAS Backup FAQ. You may want to use Windows/NAS (Timestamp) or Rsync backup.

     

    Connecting your NAS on the Internet is also important for updates or fixes and remote access.

     

     

    Hope this helps!

     


    Regards

    • StephenB's avatar
      StephenB
      Guru - Experienced User

      Although you don't need an internet connection for backup, it does have a couple of consequences.  The Antivirus definitions won't be updated, and also your system won't receive the hot fixes that Netgear sometimes pushes.

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