Synology NAS - How to Connect Directly without a Switch or Router using iSCSI & Mapped Drives

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@CorazonDeCristoCano 3 жыл бұрын

Loved it. Thanks for explaining the use and purpose of iSCSI. The first time I encountered it, I didn't understand it. This tutorial really cleared things up for me, especially the bit at the end where you explain that there's a performance difference between how client applications interact network drives vs iSCSI drives.

@edgardorivera617 2 жыл бұрын

This is the best feature I learned how to use since I got my NAS 2 years back. Never was to crazy about Mapping drives that lose their connects every now and then. Using Scsi was easy to set up. Got it going in less than 10 mins. You earned a big thumbs up for this one. Thanks

@krazyglue60 3 жыл бұрын

I’m so happy you made this!! I’ve been wanting to do this for a while. Can’t wait for the Mac version of this!

@timothypritchard825 Жыл бұрын

I have struggled with batching pictures to a NAS for years, always needing to find work arounds, and never understanding why it wouldn't function correctly. This video finally solved it with the ISCSI mapping! Thank you so much for this tutorial! To others with a similar issue, my problem was that pictures would not move from a local folder to the NAS automatically using a task set up in the Task Manager. If I manually ran the .BAT, the pictures would move, but with the Task Manager running the .BAT, the pictures were stuck in the source folder. Simple mapping to the shared folder on the NAS did not do the trick, but mapping to the LUN works perfectly. Years of struggling all came down to this ~8 minute fix. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!

@airfoilsinmotion4777 3 жыл бұрын

So much content, so little time....somehow you make it work! Always looking forward to the next subject.

@robert_g_fbg 3 жыл бұрын

Nice overview of how iSCSI is used in Windows. And being over the 2nd LAN port, that volume should act like a standard external drive. Thanks for the insight!

@someuser4166 11 ай бұрын

Thank you. I have like 40 tb that I needed to move to my new NAS and transferring it over my horrible old router would of taken forever. It gave me like 10mibs speeds. Connecting it directly to the PC brought it up to 90 mibs

@EJHarrop 9 ай бұрын

Perfect timing I just got my new W/S with 10Gb ports. Wondering what to do next is solved. Get a cable and connect to my Synology. Cheer's mate.

@life-longpatriot8258 3 жыл бұрын

I would definitely like to see AJA performance comparisons to a 10GbE iSCSI LUN (spinning rust no SSD cache) vs. a local NVME SSD. Very interesting video. Thank you!

@ApicalTrades 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for all your amazing lessons. Highly educational and highly appreicated.

@bupbup777 Жыл бұрын

Yoir a life saver. This helped me fix my 11.bs speeds to over 100+ thank you!

@fejesgeza9921 2 жыл бұрын

Your videos really big helps, thank you for your work.

@AlbertPalmer 3 жыл бұрын

Very good! Looking forward to the Mac version too

@Mintyseden 3 жыл бұрын

Me too

@GlennUpgraded 3 жыл бұрын

Yea, would also like to know how to maximize data transfer speed with Synology + Mac Mini.

@mtommarello 3 жыл бұрын

Same. Can't find how to do this anywhere on Mac

@8khdrsoothingrelaxation276 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I would also like to know how to maximize data transfer speed with Synology + iMac

@louishurr393 Жыл бұрын

Can you post a link for the Mac version?

@kevinn9jkp98 Жыл бұрын

Just a perfect explanation. Thanks!

@chromerims 8 ай бұрын

Super fantastic video 👍 Thank you! iSCSI is such a useful tool. For giggles, I want to experiment with multiple boxes chained *_in series_* using iSCSI to a storage terminus. I wonder whether data transfers will degrade linearly. 10:10 -- "SAN Manager" is a better name than "iSCSI Manager," capturing what iSCSI's about. iSCSI targets are more amenable for sharing in a HA or clustered config. Whereas it will be a troublesome affair having two users on separate client PCs as distinct initiators connected to a common iSCSI target. 14:09 -- GPT vs. MBR . . . GPT is the right recommendation. A key reason is that GuidPT has more functionality and flexibility with drive partitioning and sizing schema. As the (msft windows) world has largely moved on from MBR, only older ROM-CPU-Windows combos are incompatible with GPT. The iSCSI protocol was available prior to the popularisation of GuidPT, and even then, one could choose all-MBR to initialise one's boot drives as well as storage, albeit with MBR's 2TB limit. Whilst one can still opt to do so in 2023 today (including with a new system), these days GPT not MBR is the runaway preferred choice. Kindest regards, friends and neighbours.

@damirsencar3038 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, finally you made this, thank you

@KEMBL 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the helpful video!

@rosetofilms 2 жыл бұрын

Any update for a Mac setup video?

@JB-mc1bl 6 ай бұрын

Life saver! Thanks!

@mulyanamoh1049 Жыл бұрын

Hatur nuhun kang

@TonyB2000 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for this!

@bertramlefarge69 3 жыл бұрын

Just what the doctor ordered. Cheers

@nascompares 3 жыл бұрын

No worries dude

@MrOtaku187 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks dude really saved me a headache :)

@markusbruckner7657 4 күн бұрын

I have just followed your steps to set up a iSCSI drive via my direct Ethernet connection to my DS723+ NAS. Unfortunately, the speed of a 4 GByte file copy to this new drive was much slower and even stopped in the middle of the copy process and I reached only an average data transfer speed of about 10 to 20 MByte/sec as in comparison to a mapped network drive, which gave me a very contact transfer range of around 110 MByte/sec which was nearly the max speed to be awaited by my 1 GBit/s connection. So, I switched back to mapped drives instead of iSCSI drive.

@DaPoets 3 жыл бұрын

Very informative!

@donde1984 Жыл бұрын

Great video and exactly what I was looking for just one question. Can you physically see on your screen what exactly is in the drive videos photos etc. Let's say your looking for something and it's in this drive ?

@wbsimey 2 жыл бұрын

So good. Thank you.

@mjh1348 11 ай бұрын

Have ever done a similar tutorial video for MAC users? Would really like to see it.

@drrobotnik80 6 ай бұрын

So can you still access the lum folder anywhere in the world via Internet connection? Or can it only be accessed from the PC?

@florianparisot5661 2 жыл бұрын

Hi thanks for the video. I got a problem doing that. When i go to the synology assistant, i can't clic on "map" the option is grey. does someone know why ?

@davemeyer9882 2 жыл бұрын

i got the lun set up and the iscsi drive, but how can i get them to connect to each other?

@kevinkuhn3042 Жыл бұрын

Did the direct connect to mac mini ever get posted? That would be super helpful! thx.

@Techminat0r 17 күн бұрын

can the iSCSI drive be seen by other computers on the same local network?

@GauGuyGau Ай бұрын

hi, I just updated to the newest DSM and cannot log back in. I have the DS220+ Can you help me out? When using find synology, it is undetected. The only time the lights come back on, is if I remove the drives and push them back in, after a hard restart/holding the on/off button for 10 seconds. Is my info backed up on the 2nd drive automatically and is it still there, if the info was wiped from the first drive? thanks

@barrywong913 7 ай бұрын

I have a question about LUN. If I implement LUN between my PC and my NAS, can I: 1. view the data files on my NAS after copying them over from my PC - as if it is a folder? 2. copy a files (ie photos) from LUN into another Share Folder ie. (Photo directory)? Thank you

@stevegauldphotography 5 ай бұрын

Looks easy!! Did yyou get the Mac version done?? A a mac user I would love a mac version

@doctorkj5640 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. Thnx. But I do not understand completely the iSCSI thing. Is it just a way to add additional storage to my PC (hence the example of 100 GB of space), or I can connect the existing two volumes with existing data in my DS414 and access it via iSCSI like I did before but faster? Thank you in advance.

@citypoint7885 11 ай бұрын

Can we connect nas storage to many pc using lan cable?

@azzkikin1 2 жыл бұрын

Can you use a streaming stick direct to a nas to just hook up to a tv and not be part of a network

@owenmarshall1792 2 жыл бұрын

did you ever make the follow up mac video for this?

@CINEMATIK 3 жыл бұрын

Great video.

@mike2614 Жыл бұрын

Do you have a video on how to increase transfer speeds?

@zeeninetynine Жыл бұрын

What if I want my filesystem to be ZFS? Does iSCSI mounts always have to be reformatted?

@jennifermedia6288 Жыл бұрын

can you advice me why I can't connect to my via the 1GB route. It just won't open up even when it sees it on find my synolgy

@MadBadNews 2 жыл бұрын

Quick question, not sure if im missed it here - I don't have a wifi card in my PC just ethernet, so if my NAS is connected to the internet can it pass this through the connection to the PC or do i need a WiFI card now for my PC to have internet (as port is being used now by NAS Connection)

@teestore.iosupport6711 2 жыл бұрын

I wanted to setup this same setting... except that I wanted faster transfer speed... what should I do? 100mbs transfer rate is too slow for me... can I buy an adapter for usb? how should it be done?

@prruzz Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video. However, I am having trouble with something else. I am trying to connect my NAS to another Linux machine (the one currently connected will be given away), but to no avail: the NAS isn't detected through QuickConnect. How can I solve this? Thank you in advance.

@carpii 2 жыл бұрын

Is it possible to connect two Synology NAS (both RS1221+) together without a switch in between? I'd like couple 2 of my 4 NAS ports for LAN use, and then couple the other 2 directly to my backup NAS for maximum throughput when backing up. Would I just assign a static IP to the bound interface, and then use that IP as a backup destination (no need to add a static route to the NAS or anything?)

@specialk22tt Жыл бұрын

Hey dude, great video. Could realllllllllly use that Mac video you mentioned...

@rahulrohilla8277 2 жыл бұрын

recently I bought a Synology 1821+, I am able to connect it with my window 10 PC but unable to do so with with my window7 PC, do you know what could be the issue ?

@entertainmentcreative4901 2 жыл бұрын

Does synology ds720 plus can be used without Internet (with local network)

@chriscardwell3495 3 жыл бұрын

When you initialized the disc format using iSCSI . . . do you lose BTRFS on the Synolgy box?

@oveschleisner-meyer8139 Жыл бұрын

How can I make my Synology NAS DS920+ to run wireless... at my Wi-Fi ?

@ambassadorsoftheflameofmer5651 Жыл бұрын

I have a company with a local network that has multiple routers. The NAS is behind one router, but a department that would like access is behind another. Have you made a video that discusses how to access the NAS across this configuration?

@wolflegendgaming8420 2 жыл бұрын

if I do this. will my pc still be able to connect the internet?

@fyhrvideo2188 11 күн бұрын

how to open synology assistant?

@lukethesourcefilmmakerguy8631 2 жыл бұрын

Will it work with netgear’s to?

@spuriustadius5034 3 жыл бұрын

OK, but what are the tradeoffs? * Can a LUN mapped to iSCSI on some computer still be accessed via mapped drive on other computers? * Is there any advantage to doing this if you want to have a more powerful computer running plex do transcoding instead of the NAS?

@MarlonOrellana Жыл бұрын

is there a mac version of this video?

@anarsems6770 3 жыл бұрын

Could you maybe show us how to create a E-mail whit your Nas?

@PetrosTriantafyllidis 3 жыл бұрын

qnap the next video!!

@orangeofmars2835 10 ай бұрын

Helpful tutorial except I don't know of a reason I would only want to make a separate drive. I would look at this as just a fast connection to the already made complete Synology drive volume used on the overall network.

@Bangein73 Жыл бұрын

thx

@aliaghil1 3 жыл бұрын

Great, thank you for sharing it with us. could you please perform a speed test and compare the network drive with iSCSi? and of curse share the result with us. :)

@edgardorivera617 2 жыл бұрын

I did it and I don't need a test I can see it when I'm saving and read data from the drive. It's noticable.

@starwarz8479 10 ай бұрын

@@edgardorivera617 noticible slower of faster?

@leolov2001 9 ай бұрын

I have been watching your videos for years now and about a year or two ago, I bought a Synology DS220j. It was supposed to act as my gateway to NAS world. I wanted to learn about NAS on this and then try to upgrade to a better model. However, within a few short months, the DS220j became absolutely slow. When it worked, I tried almost everything. Now, it takes closed to 10-15 minutes to even show the login page. Please help, is there a way I can improve its performance? Also, I used to have the Synlogy Drive app installed on my PC and mac and it worked fine until recently. Now, even that is taking ages. So, this video was my last hope and even here it is taking unusually longer. Please help. Is there a way I can reset the NAS without loosing the data on my disks?

@overblownknight Жыл бұрын

I'm looking for a Nas internet setup without useing a landline

@jrmbtr 3 жыл бұрын

Will you be showing performance between different connections?

@JasonFischer2711 2 жыл бұрын

thanks for the great video. But *please upgrade* your local drive. :P

@SteveStowell Жыл бұрын

But you don’t need to use the 169 ip address and it is dangerous to be using multiple networks

@UmarAbid 3 жыл бұрын

Would cat 8 work that's what i use on most of my devices.

@psykalag 3 жыл бұрын

I did a speed test for my internet and then looked up internet speeds for the different cable categories

@RemyMNdow 5 ай бұрын

We need the mac version pleeaaase :(

@dougmenendez4117 2 жыл бұрын

you say connect to the NAS directly *proceeds to show you how to indirectly connect to the NAS* you are still using a router and switch to access the NAS the way you explained it. shared drive uses ur lAN which means ull need a router or switch to create a LAN

@CarlosC-lv1gm Ай бұрын

I ADMIT the hardest thing about my SYNOLOGY NAS PLEX Media Server is PATIENCE, because I find it necessary to have my ENTIRE MEDIA COLLECTION on hand before I start my DS SERIES UP. So I have just about EVERY TV Series I have watched and enjoyed plus Movies from 1968-2024. I have ONLY 14 more selections to find and purchase then I’m completely done. *So LORD WILLING by 2025 I should be up and running PRIVATELY like NETFLIX but it’s my PERSONAL OFFLINE Media Server with my PERSONALLY CHOSEN movies over 56 years…. Example UNDER THE DOME, THE ROOK & SANCTUARY (Magnus) the ENTIRE SERIES, I like movies that SPARK MY INTELLECT.

@CarlosC-lv1gm Ай бұрын

I already have every BOARD GAME, I’ve competitively played from Milton Bradley on UP (30)……..JUST IN CASE everything does go CHAOTIC like 2020 I have some memories on hand. There will not be a repeat of the COVID isolation.