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Remote backup onto NAS - connection issues
Hi all, I'm trying to back up a folder on my work computer onto my home NAS. My workplace has a static IP and have also set my work computer with a static LAN IP. I have set up port forwarding to d...
Well, you won't be able to use the NV+ v2 backup features unless you can convince your IT folks at work to open ports in the office firewall to your work PC. That doesn't mean you can't do backups - just that you need to initiate them from the office PC, connecting from there to your NAS. To some degree this depends on exactly what your office firewall allows.
The simplest thing is to enable FTP on the NAS (opening suitable firewall ports). You will also need to get a ddns address so you can find your home network over the internet. Then you can manually copy the folder from your work machine using an FTP client like filezilla. If you use ftps, the connection would be encrypted. Note FTPS is not the same as SFTP. The v2 supports FTPS but not SFTP.
FileZilla is not a backup program, so it would require you do manually do the upload to the NAS. It can be set to ignore files that match the file date and size (so it can work incrementally).
There are some PC backup programs that also support FTP and can run on a schedule. You might search the internet for them. AceBackup is a free one (though I have never used it, so I am not recommending it - just pointing out that these programs exist).
Rsync is also possible, though you will need to get an rsync package for the work PC. Your office firewall is more likely to block the rsync port than the standard FTP.
The simplest thing is to enable FTP on the NAS (opening suitable firewall ports). You will also need to get a ddns address so you can find your home network over the internet. Then you can manually copy the folder from your work machine using an FTP client like filezilla. If you use ftps, the connection would be encrypted. Note FTPS is not the same as SFTP. The v2 supports FTPS but not SFTP.
FileZilla is not a backup program, so it would require you do manually do the upload to the NAS. It can be set to ignore files that match the file date and size (so it can work incrementally).
There are some PC backup programs that also support FTP and can run on a schedule. You might search the internet for them. AceBackup is a free one (though I have never used it, so I am not recommending it - just pointing out that these programs exist).
Rsync is also possible, though you will need to get an rsync package for the work PC. Your office firewall is more likely to block the rsync port than the standard FTP.
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