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Win7 NAS (simple tutorial for converting Win7 to NAS) With the popularity of home network devices,Global trade intelligence newsletter more and more people are beginning to pay attention to the topic of network storage (NAS). I believe that many friends have bought NAS equipment, but like the author, they find that the effect is not ideal. So, is there a simple way to turn our existing computers into NAS? The answer isSure, this article will introduce a Windows 7-based conversion method to turn your computer into a NAS-like device for other devices to access your storage space through the home network or the Internet. I. Preparation 1. A Windows 7 computer. It is necessary to ensure in advance that the static IP address has been set on the computer and is in the same subnet with other devices. Two. A connected hard disk or mobile storage device needs to be connected to the computer and formatted in advance (such as FAT32 or NTFS format). II. Turn on Windows 7 file sharing. First of all, we need to turn on the file sharing function of Windows 7 so that other devices can access your computer normally. 1. Open the control panel and select "Change Advanced Sharing Settings" in the Network and Sharing Center.Two. Find "File and Printer Sharing" in "Advanced Sharing Settings" and turn on the "Enable File and Printer Sharing" option. 3. Then under "All Networks", find the "Password Protection Sharing" option and turn it off. Four. Finally, find the "Public Folder Sharing" option and check the following options: a) Allow writing content to the public folder. B) It is forbidden to use "Family Group" to share my library. C) Enable network discovery. If you want to specify a specific folder for sharing, you can also add your own shared folder in the "Shared Folder" section. III. Turn on the FTP service. By turning on the FTP service that comes with the Windows 7 system, we can access our computer through the FTP client. Next, we will introduce in detail how to turn on the FTP service through the following steps.1. Open the control panel and select "Turn on or off Windows Functions" in "Programs". Two. Find the "Internet Information Service (IIS)" option, expand it, and check the following options: a) FTP server b) FTP service is managed as a Windows user c) IIS management console 3. After completing the above steps, we need to configure the FTP server. Open "Internet Information Service (IIS) Manager" and select "FTP Site" > "Add FTP Site" in the left menu bar. Four. In the "Add FTP Site" window, fill in the following information: a) Site name: can be filled in at will b) Local path: select a folder you want to share c) IP address: select "All Unallocated (recommended)" or specify manually.5. Click the "Next" button, select "No Authentication" and click "Finish". At this time, we have successfully turned on the FTP server, and we only need to provide the user name and password to access the file. IV. The above steps for external access have completed all the operations of turning our computer into a NAS device. We only need to enter the IP address, user name and password of our computer through the FTP client on other devices to access. However, external access needs to meet the following conditions: 1. Extranet IP address: We need our network service provider to provide us with an extranet IP address to facilitate our access in the extranet environment. Two. Port mapping: Port mapping is required in the router to map the TCP port of the FTP service in the computer to the TCP port in the external network, so that we can access NAS devices in the external network.Summary In this article, we introduce in detail how to turn a Windows 7 computer into a NAS device and share the storage device in the computer with other devices through FTP for access. Especially for some working environments where it is necessary to format hard disks or mobile storage devices, turning computers into NAS devices can improve work efficiency and convenience, and save the trouble of frequently replacing storage media.

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