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Setting up Tailscale on the Zyxel USG Flex 500H gateway

... Zyxel USG Flex 500H security gateway, analyze the configuration features, ... million, which makes the gateway suitable for saturated distributed infrastructures ... well as various hardware devices — NAS systems, container environments (Docker), ... tags) mechanisms are supported. For those who prefer a completely offline ... set on the gateway, which will be announced via VPN — for ... Thus, the Zyxel Flex 500H will act as a network gateway ... for the entire VPN session, while maintaining ...
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Protecting the company's network with Zyxel USG Flex 100AX

Zyxel USG Flex 100AX is an entry–level security gateway that is designed for installation in small offices and branches, in cases where the company has strict security requirements or there is a complex multi-rank network in which it would be nice to restrict employee access to various social networks and unnecessary resources and have an additional line of protection of the network perimeter. Zyxel USG Flex 100AX is an entry–level security gateway that is designed for installation in small ...
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Setting up a free micro-cloud using the Terramaster F2-423

The free and open source software market has made a tremendous leap forward in recent years, so today thousands of companies are using FOSS instead of public clouds. You don't have to buy a huge server to run your micro-cloud, you can set up a lot even on a desktop NAS. Since about 2015, in our NAS reviews, we have focused on the fact that a modern file server for a small company is primarily the services it provides: advanced collaboration functions, file sharing via the Internet, video ...
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QNAP TS-262 - Little hero of a small office

This model shows that even a small 2-disk desktop NAS can pleasantly surprise with storage capabilities: up to 4 NVME SSDs and up to 16 hard drives when using cards and expansion shelves. The ability to configure layer-by-layer storage and run applications in containers in a compartment with a 2.5-gigabit network makes it an excellent choice for a modern office with remote access and Wi-Fi 6. I already described the concept of a modern office in which all employees work remotely and only ...
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Terra Master F2-221 2-bay NAS review - an inexpensive solution for the home/SOHO

... the administrative password to the NAS, the manufacturer can restore ... is not clear where to take the MIB. Main setup Let ... are supported. The NAS has a built-in VPN client with support ... mystery. But the Firewall is good enough: you can create rules ... browser, as well as a good file manager of the built ... backup tools. Among the standard NAS applications, qBittorrent (default password ... flexibility, but copes with its task. Docker Last but not least ... in general, is a very good result for a home-level ...
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Discovering the features of QNAP QGD-3014 - a hybrid of a PoE switch and a NAS

... one of those. This is a typical 4-disk NAS for ... guard's terminal, and the gateway, and the switch and ... network ports on a very good 1-Gigabit Broadcom BCM5720 ... can change manually. By default, these two internal network controllers connect ... has a very good, perhaps the best-in-class NAS network management ... example, in the pfSense software gateway. The following diagram shows that ... an access gateway, where we can wrap traffic in VPN tunnels for ... of view, the NAS is exactly what should take root in Edge ...
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VPN orchestration from Zyxel: we configure any tunnel scenarios, even without knowing the gateway addresses

The Nebula cloud Controller from Zyxel allows you to create VPN scenarios with Multi-WAN, in which you do not even need to specify gateway addresses and connection parameters. Lazily clicking the mouse, everything is configured and monitored by itself. We are considering how it works. Until now, for many network administrators, VPN tunnels present difficulties, especially when you simultaneously implement both client access to the node and communication between offices. It's not easy enough ...
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Using the ECS Liva Q1 micro-computer as a home server

Today we will talk about the ECS Liva Q1 micro-computer, a model for office tasks with a 4-core Pentium N4200 processor, 4 GB of RAM, Wi-Fi 802.11n and two 1GBase-T network ports, which is ideal for creating an Edge server for VPN, Wi-Fi, NAS and smart home. Today, during the shortage of computer components, against the background of the general rise in price of everything and everything, the computer has turned into the same luxury item as a sports car or a golf club subscription. However, ...
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Review of Icy Dock ICY Dock MB508SP-B - 8 bay cage for 2.5 inch SAS/SATA drives

Icy Dock company is the most famous manufacturer of disk cages for HDD and SSD, widely known for its series of metal cases for hard drives ToughArmor, which could drive a car without damaging the drives. Today, when it seems that the world has already completely switched to SSD, and Name M.2 boards are replacing SATA SSDs, there are still reasons for choosing 2.5-inch hard drives. This is a relatively inexpensive volume, which is provided by SATA models with a capacity of 4 TB, and high ...
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Review of ASRock Rack EPC621D6U-2T16R server motherboard for 30+ drives

Extremely interesting server motherboard of Micro ATX format with built-in SAS controller. It can connect 30 SATA devices plus 1 NVME plus PCI Express via the Slimline port and output data via the integrated Intel X550-T2 10 Gigabit LAN controller. Today we are reviewing the ASRockRack motherboard, which is designed for those who assemble a Big Data server or storage system for hundreds of Terabytes. The EPC621D6U-2T16R model resembles the previously considered That is, using only one ...