How to Set Up a Synology NAS with the new DS1019+

Buy Synology NAS on Amazon - http://lon.tv/px4hd (affiliate link) - We'll be looking at the new Synology DS1019+ soon here on the channel. In the meantime I thought it would be helpful to step through the set up process. See more Synology: http://lon.tv/synology and subscribe! http://lon.tv/s

While we are focused on the DS1019+ in this video the steps taken here are applicable to other Synology devices. Here are some related links:

See more on BTRFS file system:
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Synology's NAS calculator:
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VIDEO INDEX:
0:00 - Intro
01:07 - Unboxing and Price
02:16 - Hardware Specs
02:27 - Choosing hard drives
03:05 - How to install hard drives
04:22 - SSD Installation for SSD cache
04:57 - SSD Caching explained
06:13 - Connecting to Network
07:15 - Initial setup
07:33 - Find the NAS on the network
09:30 - Device configuration
10:21 - Setting maintenance schedule
11:38 - QuickConnect explanation
13:49 - Configuring RAID: SHR, RAID 6 or what?
19:05 - BTRFS vs. ext4 file system decision
20:27 - Setup confirmation
21:48 - Creating a shared folder
24:09 - Accessing the NAS over the network
25:56 - Setting up users
26:03 - Setting up a group of users
28:23 - Setting up a restricted shared folder
29:30 - Finding the NAS on a Windows PC
31:39 - Configuring SSD Cache
32:14 - SSD cache mode: read only vs. read-write
34:49 - Package Center
35:01 - Hyper Backup System

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