ZyXEL Communications NAS Series, User Manual

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Chapter 13 Dropbox
Cloud Storage User’s Guide
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13.3 How to Use Dropbox with the NAS
Here is how to use the Drop2NAS and zDownload folders the NAS creates in your Dropbox account.
Using the Drop2NAS Folder
The NAS connects to Dropbox and copies files in the Drop2NAS folder to the NAS’s
admin\Dropbox\FromDropbox folder and empties the Drop2NAS folder. The NAS initiates
connections to the Dropbox server so you do not need to configure rules on a firewall in front of the
NAS to allow access to the NAS. Dropbox is not connecting to the NAS. When you upload files of the
same name to the Drop2NAS folder, the NAS adds a number to the names of the files in the NAS’s
Enable Dropbox Select this to synchronize and back up your Dropbox account. The first time you do this
a Dropbox screen prompts you to log into your Dropbox account.
Then a NAS pop-up opens. Click Get Ready.
Click Allow when the Dropbox screen notifies you of the NAS’s DropNAS application
trying to connect to your Dropbox account.
After the NAS connects to Dropbox, clear the Enable Dropbox option and click Apply
to stop syncing your files with Dropbox without logging out from your Dropbox account.
Click Logout instead to be able to use the NAS with another Dropbox account.
Apply Click this to save your changes.
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Applications > Dropbox (continued)
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