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Getting to Know Your NSA

1.1 Overview

This chapter covers the main features and applications of the NSA.

Use the NSA to do the following.

•Share files between computers on your network.

•Back up files from your computers to the NSA.

•Use the COPY/SYNC button to copy or synchronize files between the NSA and USB devices like card readers, MP3 players, mass storage devices, and digital cameras without using a computer.

•Have the NSA handle large file downloads.

•Automatically download files from website feeds for convenient viewing.

•Play the NSA’s video, music and photo files on your computers using the included media client software.

•Play the NSA’s video, music and photo files on hardware-based media players.

•Use the NSA’s website to share files with remote users.

•Use iTunes on your computer to play video and music files stored on the NSA.

•Share printers.

•Automatically upload photo and video files to your FTP server, Flickr and YouTube accounts. Figure 1 Example of the NSA in a Home Network

 

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