QNAP initial setup

Setup

Connection to admin utility

• Unpack, install drives, turn on, connect to network
• From a workstation on the network, download and install Qfinder Pro (https://www.qnap.com/i/useng/utility/)
• Run, click Yes" to allow network access
• If it ask to set up SMTP, you can click "No" and do this later
• Select the device, click "Login" (see right)
• Default username and password is "admin" and "admin"

Users: change admin default password, create new user for network shares

• At first logon, change the admin password: Control Panel, Users, admin row, Action = change password. (see right)
• In Users, create a new user and password (e.g., user4sharedata, 123456)

Network settings

In a lab setting, use a fixed IP address and DNS name.

• Control Panel, System Settings, Network
• Click "here" to open the Network and Virtual Switch.
• Interfaces, edit settings of the adapter that's connected
• Configure with static IP