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by MGrove77401 Apr 5, 2015 12:22AM PDT

My Cisco NSS322 is now inaccessible after a power failure in my office. My data was backed up to the cloud, so it was not a total disaster. I have taken the NAS home to work with it on my home PC to get it functioning again. In order I have a cable modem with a NetGear N600 Router attached to it. After connecting the NAS to the Router, must the PC that I am working from have a wired connection to the router, or can I use a wireless connection between my PC and the router to go through the NAS setup procedures?

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r. proffitt · Answer 1 · Apr 5, 2015 2:25AM PDT

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I gave this document a quick read.

by r. proffitt Former Forum moderator Apr 5, 2015 2:25AM PDT

http://www.cisco.com/c/dam/en/us/td/docs/storage/nass/csbcdp/smart_storage/nss322/quick_start/guide/NSS322_QSG_78_19268.pdf appears complete and the ONE THING I was looking for was if the setup would wipe the data. It looks like it will not.

It does not look Wireless. That is, it appears from the documents you wire it to your routers LAN port.
Bob

Grif Thomas · Answer 2 · Apr 7, 2015 9:32AM PDT

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I Always Use Wired for Router Related Security, but....

by Grif Thomas Former Forum moderator Apr 7, 2015 9:32AM PDT

...as to whether you might be able to use a wireless connection to setup the router and its NAS, it depends on the settings. If you're referring to the actual router settings and the ability to access them, some routers allow either wireless or wired by default to access and change router settings.. Still, because it's far to easy to gain network access through a wireless connection, I make sure the settings access in the router is only allowed through a wired connection.. It's just a little safer.. As to your specific situation, you'll need to check the settings.

Same thing regarding connecting the router to the NAS.. Although such wireless connections are available, I always connect it wired.

Hope this helps.

Grif

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