[Guide] Pay attention to nasne as a network server! How to back up smartphone data with one touch and use nasne like a PC internal drive

The PS5 version of the TV viewing application "torne" has been distributed, and the dubbing function between nasne has been added with the update of "nasne" made by BUFFALO. With this as a trigger, the author purchased "nasne" made by BUFFALO. In this article, we report on the appeal of "torne" and the functions and usability of nasne made by BUFFALO.

In this article, we focused on the NAS (network drive) function of nasne. Simply put, let's use nasne as a home server or a private server as a file server that can be handled within the home network! That's the story.

It will be possible to back up important photos and music files stored in a smartphone to nasne with a single button press. Depending on how you do it, it will automatically back up while you are sleeping. The same usage is possible on a PC, but it is also possible to freely handle the nasne drive as if it were an external drive for a PC.

In order to realize them, "IP address" is often used. Please keep this in mind as background information. An IP address is like an address assigned to a communication device on a network, and is assigned to all kinds of devices such as PCs, routers, game consoles, and smartphones. Of course nasne too. For the time being, it's OK if you remember the name tag, address, and identification number of each device.

First of all, I will introduce how to effectively use nasne on an Android device. The most useful way to use it is to make use of the large capacity of up to 8TB to back up images and music files. You can synchronize with cloud storage such as One Drive or Google Drive, but free storage is not so much as 5GB or 15GB, so I use nasne for main data backup.

Backing up to NAS storage requires an application that supports the communication protocol "SMB (Server Message Block)" for file sharing. Synchronization is possible in addition to backup, but the setting is a little troublesome, so this time I will focus on backup.

This time, I will introduce the Android application "SMBSync2", which is very convenient for backing up files to nasne, and "File Manager +", which is convenient for handling files saved to nasne.

After starting "SMBSync2", tap the icon (1) at the bottom left of the screen to start creating a task. Then tap (2) and write the name of the task you want to create (like writing a file name). This time, I created a task to copy the screenshots taken for this article to nasne, so I named it "screenshot backup".

Next, tap "Master folder (sync source)" (3) and select the storage where the files you want to back up are stored. Normally, photos and music files are saved in the "internal storage", but sometimes they are saved in the SDCARD in the settings, so please adjust them yourself. In this case, select "Internal Storage".

Then a list of directories (named folders on PC) will be displayed, so select the directory where the data you want to back up is stored. Below is an example of using the main directories.

First, tap the "Target folder (destination)" displayed in the image (green frame) in step 1. Then you will be asked to specify the storage destination media, so tap "SMB Share" (1).

Next, register the IP address of nasne to be used for backup. You can enter it manually, but tapping (2) will search for nasne on your home network and its IP address, so select the nasne you want to use as the save destination.

Next, select "SMB Protocol" (3). This is like a communication standard, and SIE products only support up to Ver1.0, so select "Ver1.0". BUFFALO products are compatible with Ver2.0, so "SMB V2/3 (2.14)" is OK.

Next, tap "Share list" (4) and select the drive to share (save to). The nasne main storage is automatically assigned the name "share1", and the external storage connected to nasne is automatically assigned the name "share2", so choose whichever you like. Various information is written to the storage of the nasne itself, and the burden is a little heavy, so we recommend the external storage "share2".

Finally, select "Directory list" (5) (folder) as the save destination. Since I am going to save screenshots this time, I decided to create a "Photo" folder and save them. Folders can be created in the flow of this work.

The final step is to configure the fine-grained behavior of the backup. With the default setting, the process stops because it asks whether to overwrite the same file copy when backing up after the second time. To prevent this, check "Show advanced options" (2) and check the following items that are newly displayed.

By checking the above, overwriting of files with the same timestamp or newer timestamp will be automatically canceled. Furthermore, by setting the check of the following settings, if the save destination is an old file, it will be overwritten automatically.

This completes the creation of the backup task. After that, tap the icon (5) next to the task name to execute the copy. If you set a schedule, you can also set an hourly/daily/monthly/interval automatic backup.

Also, if you want to download a specific nasne file to your smartphone, we recommend an app called "File Manager +". To register nasne, manually enter the IP address of the nasne you want to register in "Remote" - "Add remote location" - "SMB". It is a little troublesome that it does not automatically search, but once registered, it is easy to handle because it stably recognizes nasne (nas) and folders.

An application called "X-plore" is also useful, although the operation is a bit quirky. It is the easiest app to access files on network drives such as nasne, and it is also possible to access via DLNA and directly open recorded programs stored on media. However, some functions are excellent, and some files may not be recognized well, so it may be a good idea to try it as a trial.

Next, I will show you how to enable nasne as a network drive in Windows 10. In particular, PS5 users cannot use all firmware functions, so it may be convenient for PS5 users to do it later.

The first step is to enable the SMB protocol (kind of like a manual for your system). It is a preparation for simple file sharing between Windows 10 and nasne. Ultimately, you can treat the nasne drive like a part of the computer, such as the G drive and F drive of the PC, so let's memorize the steps one by one. The setting itself is not that difficult, so please feel free to follow along.

Step 1In the default state of Windows 10, settings related to file sharing may be disabled, so open "Turn Windows features on or off" to enable them.

When you click "Turn Windows features on or off", the following window will appear.

By setting "SMB", the groundwork for file sharing is finally completed. Isn't it easy (?) Next, open Explorer, and if you haven't set up a network share, perform (step 3) and (step 4) in the image below in succession.

Now you can access various drives of nasne from Windows 10 normally from Explorer. Normally this is enough. If you click "Network" in the drive list of Explorer, the nasne device is displayed in the "Computer" list.

And try accessing nasne. Try double-clicking the nasne icon in the frame of "Computer" in the above image.

If you open the nasne folder again, you will see two or three types of folders.

If you double-click "index.html" in the nasne_home folder, the browser will start up and you can open the nasne firmware. For this reason, it is also possible to set the function of nasne "HOME" with a PC browser. It is easy to use the dubbing function of the firmware, and if it is made by BUFFALO, it is easy to check the monitoring function to see if there are any problems with the durability value.

Even with the above settings, nasne can be used as a file server on Windows 10. However, if you work a little harder, you can use it even more conveniently, so let's do our best.

Next, I will introduce the procedure to treat nasne's internal drive and external storage as if it were a drive for a PC. First, let's open the nasne firmware "nasne HOME" according to the procedure introduced earlier.

Open "basic settings" - "network settings" in "nasne HOME" and set the IP address manually (fixed IP address). This can prevent the recognition of nasne from becoming unstable.

If the "shared folder name" in the file server settings of "nasneHOME" is the initial value, the internal HDD of nasne is named "share1" and the external HDD is named "share2". With that in mind, make "share1" and "share2" usable like normal drives.

Now you can use nasne's HDD like a normal drive. You don't need to follow these detailed steps, but if you want to use nasne as a drive in Windows 10 stably, you should do it.

Once you set it up, you can use it like a normal drive, so it's very convenient. The introduction of sync apps will also expand the range, so you can think that you have prepared a solid foundation for operating nasne.

You can keep it to a simple backup on your PC, or you can use a synchronization app to more closely synchronize your PC and nasne, and your smartphone and nasne. From here on, there are many different ways to use nasne, so I would like you to think about how to use nasne in your own way and try to use it effectively.