Product Description Now you can quickly and easily add storage space onto your network with the Linksys Network Storage System. This stand-alone network appliance features two available SATA hard drive bays so you can attach as much storage as you need now, and add more later as your storage needs grow. For even more expandability, there are two USB ports that let you connect readily available USB 2.0 hard drives for even more storage space -- or plug in a USB flash disk for a convenient way of accessing your portable data files. From the Manufacturer From the Manufacturer Introducing the new Linksys Network Storage System. Now you can quickly and easily add storage capacity to your network with greater ease. Organize your life into one media library. Rip your music and movie library and store them digitally. Share your photos, videos, and music files with everyone on your network. Access them anytime, anywhere--even across the world! Protect your precious data automatically. Two drive bays and two USB ports for exceptional expandability Share files locally or through the Internet Rest easy with one-touch backup or schedule automatic backups Standalone device: doesn’t require a PC to be on Share, Store and Backup your Digital Content Sharing is Caring The Network Storage System is the central file storage and sharing solution for those large video, music and image files taking up all the disk space on your computer. Plug the Network Storage System directly into the Ethernet port on your router or switch, and your valuable files are instantly accessible throughout your network--whether they’re upstairs, downstairs, outside or in the living room. It’s that simple! Backup your Life Protecting your precious photos, sensitive files and memorable movies is important. The Network Storage System features built-in one-touch backup ensures your digital life will never be lost. You can even schedule backups to automatically backup your content so you’re always protected. Let the Network Storage protect you! Add more Storage Running out of space? This stand-alone storage device features two open hard drive bays so you can add as much storage as you need now, and add more as your needs grow. And it’s easy to add even more storage when you need it. Two USB ports let you connect additional USB 2.0 hard drives--or plug in a USB flash disk for a convenient way of accessing your portable data files. Access from Anywhere For more flexibility and utility, the Network Storage System can be set up for safe access directly from the Internet via a web browser or FTP. Make files available publicly, or create password-protected accounts for your authorized users. Imagine accessing those critical files from 500 miles away. The Linksys NAS200 Network Storage System is the expandable and accessible storage solution for your network. How Much Storage is Right for You? You can store hundreds of thousands of files, music, movies, and photos on the Linksys Storage System. Use the chart below to help decide how much storage is right for you. *NAS200 does not include hard drive.
C**P
Obsolete from the start, obsolete-er today.
I purchased this NAS a few years ago when both my storage drive and my backup drive failed for two different reasons in the same day and I lost almost every family/barracks photo I ever took. The hardware appears good, stacks right under a Linksys router well, and the drives are easy to install and swap around like I never do but could if one failed. Raid 1 is essential since drives fail so frequently and suddenly and that was the primary selling point for me. If only there had been reviews out when I bought it, I would have gotten something else. There is a button on the front that is supposed to back up... something. I don't know what, maybe a random shared file from a random computer on the network and saves to an unknown location. Usually you have to tell things what directories to back up from/to but that option is not available in the firmware so it seems to do nothing but look useful. That's about everything good I can say. Now for the truth. It's slow, very slow. It takes hours to transfer movies with FTP and SMB. There is no NFS capability. Usually (as in every time I can think of but I'm sure there was a time it didn't) it's too slow to view a movie directly over the network and you must copy the movie to your local drive first to avoid buffering. The firmware is too dumbed down to be useful and you have very little control over things, the designers must be mac users or assume the customer can't handle what they purchased. The firmware also likes to make up it's own mind over who can view what files. I had the hardest time figuring out why I keep logging into the guest account when I made no guest account and gave no rights to the guest account that cannot be removed. For some reason, probably the bad hardware and the better alternative NAS from linksys, nobody has made a 3rd party firmware and only one person shows interest but was too busy to ever finish it. Linksys firmware has always just been a cheap/unstable placeholder until you put your own firmware in the router or whatever and they were bought for their good hardware but now I'm seeing how they are now cheaping out on hardware too. I probably wouldn't trust anything new from the linksys line now aside from the WRT54GL(and like hardware) and the NSLU2. But those are older items before they started cheaping out. If you want to add a drive to your network, get the Nslug and an external drive enclosure. It's cheaper, faster, more flexible. Did I mention the NAS200 likes to create files that cannot be deleted? Yeah, sometimes I have to title a folder full of files as "deleted" so I know it's supposed to be deleted but I cannot delete it through my GUI or any of the command line methods. Apparently the files are viewed in SMB but are not on the drive and nobody on the usual forums knows how to fix this either.
K**Y
Works with Linux (and Windows of course)
The Linksys NAS 200 does not come with NFS type file sharing support, a critical service for die hard Linux folks. The NAS 200 does however, have FTP services and CIFS services. Not a deal breaker at all.The easy fix is to install SMBFS for your Linux distribution! For Debian folk its as easy as "sudo apt-get install smbfs"Then follow the example shown for the mount command like so'"sudo mount -t cifs //nas200ipaddress/PUBLIC\ DISK /mnt/nas -o username=you"(The old school smbmount mount type is buggy and was replaced by cifs over a year ago)Linux folks could also use curlftpfs for ftp mounts. The performance I experienced was buggy with large file transfers causing me to have to drop back to a standard ftp client for large files and bulk transfers. The cifs mount worked fine in all cases.I took advantage of free shipping with Amazon and also purchased two 160GB SATA drives for quick and easy installation. The web interface for the NAS 200 guided me through configuring these two dives as a RAID1 mirror with no trouble at all.The NAS 200 also has a built in http service used for configuration of the device. Not documented well is that any web browser client may be used to also view the files stored on the device. This is a great feature! My son loves to look at all the digital pictures we have saved over the years and now can do so without the possibility of accidental deletion. The http service also worked great streaming video to VLC across our home's wifi network.Just remember that any files you copy to the PUBLIC DISK share is read/write access for all defined users on the NAS 200. Your personal stuff should, of course, be saved in a share defined for your desired username. Just read the product manual for more info.So... the NAS 200 was purchased with the intention of replaceing a very old Linux PC acting as our home's file storage server. The NAS 200 works great with our Linux and Windows PCs, file transfers seem snappy and are error free, video streams from the web interface without lost frames. Thanks Linksys!
M**D
Works well for basic NAS and retrieval, but web interface did not work at all
I purchased this device 12/06/09, and on 01/05/10 I had to return it.The device was purchased to provide backup for a new notebook computer. I bought two WD 500GB HDs for it, and installation was brillaintly simple. For the next month I became accustomed to wireless storage/retrieval without having to concern myself with resorting to USB connections of external HDs, FOR LESS THAN $100. The unit, however, was painfully slow...PAINFULLY slow. Wireless speeds approached 4kb/sec, but CAT5 cable to my desktop computer via a Linksys 160N router was up to 7MB/sec.Then, one month after purchase I decided to explore the web setup utility for advanced features. That interface would not work at all! Admin/admin in the username and password fields, blank username and admin in password, reset multiple times...all these strategies failed. A call to Linksys spent an hour repeating the strategies I previously used. Finally, technician Christopher G. had me download a firmware update (to the same version already installed) and then download an installation utility.Amazon and Linksys were both great regarding this purchase! Excellent customer service.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________I am updating this review as of 03/31/12. I am still using this device for movie and music storage. The unit is still slow, but VERY VERY GOOD for media streaming (when I am loading files onto the device, it is still painfully slow, so I just leave the room). Overall, I am quite satisfied.
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