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4.10.1 External Storage
The NAS supports external USB and eSATA storage devices* for backup and data
storage. Connect the external storage device to a USB or an eSATA interface of the
NAS, when the device is successfully detected, the details will be shown on this page.
Stora ge Informa tion
Select a storage device and click "Storage Information" to check for its details. The
number of USB and eSATA interfaces supported varies by models. Please refer to http://
www.qnap.com for details. It may take tens of seconds for the NAS server to detect the
external USB or eSATA device successfully. Please wait patiently.
Forma t
The external storage device can be formatted as EXT3, EXT4, FAT32, NTFS, or HFS+
(Mac only) file system. Click "Format" and select the option from the drop-down menu.
Note :
Starting QTS 4.1, labeling is supported for external USB devices. To edit the
label of an external USB drive, please first format it as EX3 and EX4 and click
"Storage Information" to edit its label. The label changed will become the shared
folder name of this external USB device in the File Station (in the File Station, an USB
external device will appear as a shared folder.) Note that this feature is only
supported by the x69, x70 and x79 NAS models.
The NAS supports external drive encryption. To encrypt an external storage device, click
"Encryption". Select the encryption method: AES 128-, 192- or 256-bit and enter the
password (8-16 characters). Select "Save encryption key" to save the password in a
hidden location on a hard drive of the NAS. The NAS will unlock the encrypted external
storage device automatically every time the device is connected. Click Format to
proceed. Click "OK" and all the data will be cleared. The device will be "Ready" after disk
initialization.
Eje ct
"Eject" offers two different options. "Disconnect disk partition" allows you to remove a
single disk partition or a disk drive in a multi-drive enclosure. "Remove device" allows you
to disconnect external storage devices without the risk of losing any data when the
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