12/1/2022 0 Comments Storcenter ix2![]() ![]() Security: This one is another very useful tool. I like this option better than having my files “in the cloud”, hosted by some 3rd party. ![]() The ix2 has a unique URL that allows you to access it from any internet capable computer. Remote Access: If you’re out on the road, but still need to access important files you left back home you’re options are usually limited. Plugged in my HP Photosmart, worked like a charm. Printers: Just like with external storage devices, you can plug in a standard, wired printer, and the ix2 magically makes it wireless! No way! Or at least available to the network. This not only reduces the amount of power used, it keeps the drive from sounding like a freaking jet engine on your desk. Power Management : Designed to suck as little power as possible, the ix2 only activates the fan when the internal temperature gets to a certain point. The ix2 supports multiple file sharing protocols including, AFP, Bluetooth, NFS, rsync, SNMP, and CIFS. Network Service: More technical jargon to throw at you. The video streams can be remotely viewed, or recorded. But you can also wire in up to 5 security cameras into the ix2 and turn it into a surveillance station. First, this device is a UPnP and DLNA certified media server, allowing for streaming music, videos, etc. Media Service: Here’s another place where the ix2 shows some pretty cool innovation. If you don’t know what those mean, don’t worry about it. ISCSI: More for business users, the ix2 has iSCSI, iSNS, and Mutual CHAP capability. It all downloads as a text file for your convenience! Useful for making sure your employees aren’t using your network to seed the latest season of Dollhouse.Įxternal Storage: You can attach up to three external storage devices, and ix2 will make them available on the network. This log keeps track of which users accessed which files, when they did so, any errors that occurred, etc. Should any problems arise, the ix2 will send an email to you detailing the problem.Įvent Log: Another straightforward feature. You know, for sensitive material.Įmail Notification: Pretty self-explanatory, but useful. The Disks menu also has the option to securely erase your data, making it unrecoverable. The downside is that you have half as much space to work with. Essentially writing your data twice, so that in the event of one disk failing, all your data is on the other disk. Just pop a flash drive directly into the unit, press the button, and a few thousand revolutions later, you’re up to date.ĭisks: Here you can change the RAID configuration of the unit. Its really useful for downloading any new files you need very quickly. Now you can activate that Job, even if you’re computer isn’t up and running. You can assign one Job to the QuikTransfer button located on the front of the device. One of the cooler features of the ix2 is the QuikTransfer button. The ix2 also has full Time Machine and Retrospect support to back up your computer. Do you want pictures to be saved in one folder, and important documents in another? Just a few clicks away. Want to backup another external drive every week? Not a problem. You can set up multiple Copy Jobs for different drives or for different locations. Using what Iomega calls “Copy Jobs”, you can set the source and destination of the files, put the job on a reoccurring schedule, even tell it to only import new and modified files. I’ll go through and hit the big stuff.īackup and Restore: The ix2 makes backing up your drives almost a fully autonomous procedure. You can see the list of various settings below. From this control interface you can have full administrator access from any machine on your network. Instead of having to install some sort of UI software, you’ll be greeted with the above page in your web browser. Plug in power, plug into router, run install disc and you’re ready to start storing data like its going out of style. Getting Connected: The setup for this thing was a breeze. Gigabit Ethernet jack, power input, and one of those nifty security lock ports if you have problems with people walking off with your hard drives. You also have three USB 2.0 ports, one in front, two in the back. All of this is controlled by a Linux OS, EMC LifeLine. The disks are set up in a RAID 1 mirror, although you can disable the RAID and run it as JBOD instead. And if tanks can’t destroy your data, what do you have to fear? Inside the metal enclosure is a 1.0 GHz Marvel processor, 256MB of RAM, and two SATA II platters. The Hardware: First off, this thing feels like it could survive being run over by a tank. ![]()
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