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Question

Using LAN1

Sep 18, 2015 12:40PM PDT

I have 3 servers connected to a switch using their LAN. I want to use LAN1 on all 3 and connect to a router and connect a Seagate NAS for backups. How do I connect to the NAS via IE and how do I map a new Network drive using LAN1.

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Since it's all one big LAN
Sep 18, 2015 12:56PM PDT

I can't see why it's any different than a normal connection. Also, no NAS I know "connects" via IE (Internet Explorer) so that's a confusing question.

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Configure the NAS
Sep 18, 2015 4:54PM PDT

In order to configure the NAS I need to access it. I would like to connect the servers using their LAN1 port to router and have the NAS reside on that router. All the servers LAN are bridged across a different network switch and due to company IT administrator BS. So I can only use the LAN1

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Terminolgy confusion here
Sep 18, 2015 5:49PM PDT

A NAS and network drive are not one in the same. A NAS uses "shares" and you get access by having a user account on the NAS and that account linked to shares. That link can be as an individual user or a user within a group so you must either have administrator access to the setup utility or ask the administrator to do this for you. Since you mentioned access via IE, I will guess you are looking for the web interface on the NAS to do the setup. Is that correct? If so, you need to know the IP address of the NAS (or possibly the network name) to access it through a browser. Generally, if on on the local network, it will be something like "http:\\(NAS IP address)" (no quotes). This gets you the web interface login screen if you do it correctly. With the administrator account you can create or modify shares, add users and more. Are we going in the right direction here?