Putting in the AS1202T is simple. I eliminated the quilt and put in two Seagate 10TB IronWolf drives utilizing the included thumbscrews.
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I then linked the NAS drive to a 2.5GbE change, which was additionally linked to my desktop PC’s 10GbE LAN port and to my router, and powered up the NAS. Subsequent, I opened an internet browser on my desktop PC and typed http://acc.asustor.com within the tackle bar. I downloaded and ran the Home windows model of the Asustor Management Middle software program, and the PC instantly acknowledged the machine.
Subsequent, I tapped the Uninitialized button subsequent to the machine title to put in the ADM working system and, as soon as ADM was completed, created an account. I chosen 1-Click on Setup with a balanced configuration and Btrfs enabled, which yielded a complete of 9.09TB of storage in a RAID 1 (mirrored) configuration. (You may manually configure the NAS with a unique RAID configuration, when you want.) I tapped Initialize, and after 12 hours, the drives had been synchronized, and the set up was full.
To check NAS efficiency, we file learn and write speeds whereas transferring a 4.9GB folder (containing a mixture of music, video, photograph, and workplace doc information) between the NAS and a desktop PC linked to the identical community. We then examine the outcomes with these of equally priced and configured NAS gadgets utilizing the exact same drives.
Whereas not the quickest two-bay NAS we’ve examined, the AS1202T turned in respectable scores on these exams. Its rating of 233MBps on the write take a look at matched the QNAP TS-216G, however was a bit slower than the Ugreen DXP2800 (245MBps). On the learn take a look at, the AS1202T’s rating of 188MBps was equivalent to that of the Ugreen DXP2800 however not fairly as quick because the QNAP TS-216G (196MBps).
