ZyXEL NSA310 1-Bay NAS Media Server (With 500GB HDD) - €90.37 delivered [Dabs.ie]

The Sparrow · 28-06-2013 11:51AM

nedd wrote: »

I am loving my one. Got Plex installed and it is working perfectly. Remotely adding torrents from my Android phone. My wife is even using it a little.

Did you follow a guide for getting Plex installed? Got this a few weeks ago and have barely had anytime to do anything with it.

So if anyone has any advice/ guides for how to get the best of it, please share!

nedd · 28-06-2013 12:08PM

There are a couple of steps required to get Plex working.

1st, install FFP: http://zyxel.nas-central.org/wiki/FFP_as_zypkg
(basically download web_prefix file and put it in folder \<nas>\admin\zy-pkgs\ go back to package page and refresh. You can then install FFP and Transmission.)

2nd, assuming you have a bit of Linux knowledge, SSH onto the NAS and use this guide to install Plex:
http://forum.nas-central.org/viewtopic.php?f=249&t=7603
(This guide is simple enough really. One point to note, this will downlaod version "0.9.7.12.407" of plex. This is a little old. I installed that version and then a day or two later I did the steps for the upgrade, about 5 posts below)

3rd, log into plex and point it to your Movies and Tv, leave it for a couple of hours to build your catalogue.

That said, I have some knowledge of IT and Linux and I was able to dedicate some time to getting it running. I wanted a media player and content downloader and with a little messing I have it set up exactly how I want it.

Other people can set it up as is and have exactly what they are looking for.

References:
Official Zyxel forum:
http://forum.zyxel.com/viewforum.php?f=35&sid=2d2604f5ce880dd587e5e3213547e66d

This forum is good for hacking the box:
http://forum.nas-central.org/viewforum.php?f=249

German Support forum, they have better support for customising the NAS:
http://www.zyxelforum.de/

The Sparrow · 28-06-2013 04:01PM

nedd wrote: »

There are a couple of steps required to get Plex working.

1st, install FFP: http://zyxel.nas-central.org/wiki/FFP_as_zypkg
(basically download web_prefix file and put it in folder \<nas>\admin\zy-pkgs\ go back to package page and refresh. You can then install FFP and Transmission.)

2nd, assuming you have a bit of Linux knowledge, SSH onto the NAS and use this guide to install Plex:
http://forum.nas-central.org/viewtopic.php?f=249&t=7603
(This guide is simple enough really. One point to note, this will downlaod version "0.9.7.12.407" of plex. This is a little old. I installed that version and then a day or two later I did the steps for the upgrade, about 5 posts below)

3rd, log into plex and point it to your Movies and Tv, leave it for a couple of hours to build your catalogue.

That said, I have some knowledge of IT and Linux and I was able to dedicate some time to getting it running. I wanted a media player and content downloader and with a little messing I have it set up exactly how I want it.

Other people can set it up as is and have exactly what they are looking for.

References:
Official Zyxel forum:
http://forum.zyxel.com/viewforum.php?f=35&sid=2d2604f5ce880dd587e5e3213547e66d

This forum is good for hacking the box:
http://forum.nas-central.org/viewforum.php?f=249

German Support forum, they have better support for customising the NAS:
http://www.zyxelforum.de/

Cheers... I've no knowledge of Linux but this is as good a time as any to learn!

ongarite · 28-06-2013 04:02PM

I have the 2 bay 325 version of this NAS and my tranfer speeds are maxing out my 100mb LAN connection at around 10-11MB/sec
Maybe the extra CPU power & RAM of the 325 version helps? What FW are you running on your unit?

iPhone. · 29-06-2013 12:25AM

Running mine through a Gigabit router and getting 39 to 40 Mb transfer speeds.

lucast2007us · 01-07-2013 01:47PM

Hey guys wanted to get the NSA 310 and wanted to buy a 3TB HD with it what HD would ye recommend as there is so many to choose from! Should I go with red or green?

WeleaseWoderick · 03-07-2013 10:49AM

OK! Need a bit of help here!

I had to reset my router that the NSA310 is connected to and since then, the NAS isn't visible on my network.

I have tried resetting the NAS itself and also reinstalling the Starter Utility but nothing seems to be getting it to show up.

Any ideas?

03-07-2013 10:55AM

WeleaseWoderick wrote: »

OK! Need a bit of help here!

I had to reset my router that the NSA310 is connected to and since then, the NAS isn't visible on my network.

I have tried resetting the NAS itself and also reinstalling the Starter Utility but nothing seems to be getting it to show up.

Any ideas?

Do you know the IP address of the 310? If you do, open Windows Explorer and type

\\<ip-address>

into the address bar

Solaris10 · 03-07-2013 11:28AM

WeleaseWoderick wrote: »

OK! Need a bit of help here!

I had to reset my router that the NSA310 is connected to and since then, the NAS isn't visible on my network.

I have tried resetting the NAS itself and also reinstalling the Starter Utility but nothing seems to be getting it to show up.

Any ideas?

just type "nsa310" in firefox address bar without " "

nsa310

Oat23 · 03-07-2013 09:10PM

I got mine yesterday, just setting it up now.

RSS Feeds: Is anyone else having problems with ShowRSS? I have tried entering the URL for my feed, but when it tries to download anything from it I get errors on the torrent download screen and it says 'torrent file invalid'.

Access · 03-07-2013 09:23PM

Oat23 wrote: »

I got mine yesterday, just setting it up now.

RSS Feeds: Is anyone else having problems with ShowRSS? I have tried entering the URL for my feed, but when it tries to download anything from it I get errors on the torrent download screen and it says 'torrent file invalid'.

Showrss takes some of its torrents from pir@te bay... that might be the issue since its now blocked.

Oat23 · 03-07-2013 09:27PM

Access wrote: »

Showrss takes some of its torrents from pir@te bay... that might be the issue since its now blocked.

TPB is working fine on UPC.

TheDriver · 03-07-2013 10:52PM

Click on blog on Showrss website and you will get explanation. The NSA family are having trouble with magnets from the default crowd so you must change the settings, global settings and torra as the cache.

Basq · 04-07-2013 12:22AM

ShowRSS hasn't worked for me for about a month now.. must sort it alright!

WeleaseWoderick · 04-07-2013 09:56AM

28064212 wrote: »
Do you know the IP address of the 310? If you do, open Windows Explorer and type
\\<ip-address>
into the address bar

Solaris10 wrote: »

just type "nsa310" in firefox address bar without " "

nsa310

No luck with this unfortunately. Still not accessible from my pc and also not available when trying to stream media to my Boxee.

04-07-2013 10:01AM

WeleaseWoderick wrote: »

No luck with this unfortunately. Still not accessible from my pc and also not available when trying to stream media to my Boxee.

Doesn't sound like it's connected to the network tbh. Can you ping it? Open a command prompt window and type:

ping [I]<ip-address>[/I]

Can you access your router's interface and check whether it's showing up as connected?

quarryman · 04-07-2013 10:45AM

Question on power/standby.

Mine seems to stay on 24/7 even if my PC is off. Is there a way for it to go into standby after a period of time? The background noise of the fan can get annoying if I'm not using it.

TheDriver · 04-07-2013 10:49AM

there is a setting near the bottom of the menu for power management where you can set when it starts up or shuts down. I set mine to shut off at 2am each night which is handy because I just head off to bed and it won't be on 24/7

quarryman · 04-07-2013 10:52AM

TheDriver wrote: »

there is a setting near the bottom of the menu for power management where you can set when it starts up or shuts down. I set mine to shut off at 2am each night which is handy because I just head off to bed and it won't be on 24/7

I noticed that. But it still defeats the purpose of it being a network drive, ie. I might actually need to access it at 2am one night...

What I really want is that it goes to standby after a period of time (and wakes up when I access it) rather than me declaring when i expect to use it.

04-07-2013 11:00AM

quarryman wrote: »

I noticed that. But it still defeats the purpose of it being a network drive, ie. I might actually need to access it at 2am one night...

What I really want is that it goes to standby after a period of time (and wakes up when I access it) rather than me declaring when i expect to use it.

The drives spin down after 15 minutes by default.

You could also power it off whenever you want, and use Wake-On-Lan to wake it when you need it

Access · 04-07-2013 11:48AM

28064212 wrote: »

The drives spin down after 15 minutes by default.

You could also power it off whenever you want, and use Wake-On-Lan to wake it when you need it

28064212 is spot on... the drive spins down after 15 by default... this can be changed in the settings.

The noise of the fan you are hearing is always going to be on as the fan is separate to the hard drive and is on always... it just spins faster or slower dependant on the temp of the inside of the zyxel.

The zyxel is built to run 24hrs a day. with the hard drive spun down, the zyxel only uses about 3 to 5 watts running. with the hard drive spun up it uses about 17 to 25 watts. (checked with a power meter I have)

You are talking about a ballpark figure of 8 to 20 euros a year electricty costs to run it for a year... so I won't be powering mine off as there is no need to.

The zyxel forums are a brilliant place to get help on this machine.

Users on the forums have swapped out the fan in the zyxel for a silent one, altered the rubber feet to minimise vibration/noise and some have gone to the extreme of drilling multiple 5mm holes in both sides to increase airflow... but to be honest the drive in mine runs well within its temp limits so I don't think I would be doing that.

Also for the person who was unable to reach their NSA after a reset of the router... I'm sure that was covered earlier in the thread... it is also a common problem on the zyxel forums... mainly something to do with another device having the same ip address as the NSA and conflicting. Might be something as simple as that? try checking the ip address connecting on your router.

quarryman · 04-07-2013 12:07PM

Access wrote: »

28064212 is spot on... the drive spins down after 15 by default... this can be changed in the settings.

The noise of the fan you are hearing is always going to be on as the fan is separate to the hard drive and is on always... it just spins faster or slower dependant on the temp of the inside of the zyxel.

The zyxel is built to run 24hrs a day. with the hard drive spun down, the zyxel only uses about 3 to 5 watts running. with the hard drive spun up it uses about 17 to 25 watts. (checked with a power meter I have)

You are talking about a ballpark figure of 8 to 20 euros a year electricty costs to run it for a year... so I won't be powering mine off as there is no need to.

The zyxel forums are a brilliant place to get help on this machine.

Users on the forums have swapped out the fan in the zyxel for a silent one, altered the rubber feet to minimise vibration/noise and some have gone to the extreme of drilling multiple 5mm holes in both sides to increase airflow... but to be honest the drive in mine runs well within its temp limits so I don't think I would be doing that.

Also for the person who was unable to reach their NSA after a reset of the router... I'm sure that was covered earlier in the thread... it is also a common problem on the zyxel forums... mainly something to do with another device having the same ip address as the NSA and conflicting. Might be something as simple as that? try checking the ip address connecting on your router.

Ah. In that case I'll just leave it on. I assumed the HDD was running when it was "on" and that the fan running was associated with that.

thanks fort the info. I'll check out the forums too, might help me solve the transfer speed problems.

WeleaseWoderick · 04-07-2013 06:58PM

28064212 wrote: »
Doesn't sound like it's connected to the network tbh. Can you ping it? Open a command prompt window and type:
ping [I]<ip-address>[/I]
Can you access your router's interface and check whether it's showing up as connected?

It wasn't showing as connected but through a combination of resetting the router, the NAS and trying a new cable, it is back working now!

Cheers!

apeking · 04-07-2013 08:04PM

Access wrote: »

28064212 is spot on... the drive spins down after 15 by default... this can be changed in the settings.

The noise of the fan you are hearing is always going to be on as the fan is separate to the hard drive and is on always... it just spins faster or slower dependant on the temp of the inside of the zyxel.

The zyxel is built to run 24hrs a day. with the hard drive spun down, the zyxel only uses about 3 to 5 watts running. with the hard drive spun up it uses about 17 to 25 watts. (checked with a power meter I have)

You are talking about a ballpark figure of 8 to 20 euros a year electricty costs to run it for a year... so I won't be powering mine off as there is no need to.

The zyxel forums are a brilliant place to get help on this machine.

Users on the forums have swapped out the fan in the zyxel for a silent one, altered the rubber feet to minimise vibration/noise and some have gone to the extreme of drilling multiple 5mm holes in both sides to increase airflow... but to be honest the drive in mine runs well within its temp limits so I don't think I would be doing that.

Also for the person who was unable to reach their NSA after a reset of the router... I'm sure that was covered earlier in the thread... it is also a common problem on the zyxel forums... mainly something to do with another device having the same ip address as the NSA and conflicting. Might be something as simple as that? try checking the ip address connecting on your router.

Have you a link on how to change the fan?? Would be interested in this.

Oat23 · 04-07-2013 09:41PM

Basq wrote: »

ShowRSS hasn't worked for me for about a month now.. must sort it alright!

If you get yours working, let me know. I've tried changing the settings but I can't get it going

Jilm · 04-07-2013 10:29PM

Oat23 wrote: »

If you get yours working, let me know. I've tried changing the settings but I can't get it going

TheDriver wrote: »

Click on blog on Showrss website and you will get explanation. The NSA family are having trouble with magnets from the default crowd so you must change the settings, global settings and torra as the cache.

This works.

It will also download torrents that previously failed to download, so keep an eye on it unless you want several GB of old TV episodes.

TheDriver · 04-07-2013 11:01PM

just go to settings in top right and change global to torra. Then go to feeds and copy the one without magnets. that should work.

Basq · 05-07-2013 12:25AM

TheDriver wrote: »

just go to settings in top right and change global to torra. Then go to feeds and copy the one without magnets. that should work.

Cheers..done that now.

Here's a screenshot for anyone who's unsure:

Oat23 · 05-07-2013 01:51AM

For some reason it didn't work when I tried it last time, but it started downloading now without changing anything on ShowRSS

Is it possible to set it up with individual feeds that save to different directories? I've tried changing one of my feeds save location but it is changing it for all of them too. I'd like Top Gear to save to /TV Shows/Top Gear and Dexter to save to TV Shows/Dexter etc. Not a big problem anyway, it'll only take a minute to move them.

the_syco · 05-07-2013 02:24AM

Question; can you use both USB and ethernet at the same time? Would be using it as an external HDD to the android mini-PC, and would need to connect to it from my PC via ethernet (current cheapo box is ethernet or usb, so is not the best).

I see the version without the drive is only about a tenner cheaper

ZyXEL NSA310 1-Bay NAS Media Server (With 500GB HDD) - €90.37 delivered [Dabs.ie]

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