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CHAPTER 27
Protect
27.1 Overview
This chapter introduces different ways of protecting data on the NAS and covers the Protect
screens.
27.2 What You Can Do
•Use the Backup screens (Section 27.3 on page 321) to create and customize backup jobs.
•Use the Restore screens (Section 27.4 on page 332) to restore previous backups made with the
NAS.
27.3 Backup Screens
Use this screen to create and customize scheduled backup jobs for your files.
You can have several backup jobs for specific folders and time periods.
Click Protect > Backup to open the following screen.
Table 127 Overview of Protection Methods
SITUATION ACTION
Unexpected NAS behavior after configuration
changes
Back up the NAS configuration file before you make
major configuration changes. See Section 27.5 on page
336.
Need to transfer data from your computer to the
NAS after volume(s) have been created
Backup your data to a computer or other storage
devices.
Data infected by virus Use anti-virus software on your computer to scan files
before saving them onto the NAS. Although this may be
slow so you may want to schedule it to occur while no
one is using the NAS.
Use a firewall with anti-virus capability on your network.
Hard drive malfunction. Use RAID. See Section 8.6 on page 98 for more
information on RAID.
NAS malfunction
Network down
Natural disaster such as a fire or earthquake occurs
where your NAS is located
Back up data to another NAS or external USB hard
drive. See Section 14.14 on page 191 for an example of
how to back up the NAS to another NAS.