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Newbie ?: Backup to remote PC
I work remotely for our main office. There we have a ReadyNAS Duo with its own IP address. I have been put in charge of backing it up to my remote PC (Windows 7). I've tried reading the documentati...
I use FileZilla for general use, but I think there are some freeware programs that are specifically aimed at using FTP for backup. I haven't tried them though, so I can 't recommend them one way or another.
I suggest using "explicit FTP over TLS" as this will work with ReadyNAS and creates a secure/encrypted connection.
If you are launching the backup from your site then the main office will need to forward some ports in their router to the NAS (there are several posts here on setting up FTP, they should be pretty easy to find by searching).
I suspect that you will find that this approach will be time consuming, Another option you all should consider is to use 2 USB drives for backup in the home office, and rotate one of the USB drives off site (to the home of one of the folks working there). That would also provide a reasonable disaster plan, and is probably easier.
I suggest using "explicit FTP over TLS" as this will work with ReadyNAS and creates a secure/encrypted connection.
If you are launching the backup from your site then the main office will need to forward some ports in their router to the NAS (there are several posts here on setting up FTP, they should be pretty easy to find by searching).
I suspect that you will find that this approach will be time consuming, Another option you all should consider is to use 2 USB drives for backup in the home office, and rotate one of the USB drives off site (to the home of one of the folks working there). That would also provide a reasonable disaster plan, and is probably easier.
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