ZyXEL NAS326 User Guide - Page 321

CHAPTER 27 Protect 27.1 Overview This chapter introduces different ways of protecting data on the NAS and covers the Protect screens. Table 127 Overview of Protection Methods SITUATION Unexpected NAS behavior after configuration changes Need to transfer data from your computer to the NAS after volume(s) have been created Data infected by virus ACTION Back up the NAS configuration file before you make major configuration changes. See Section 27.5 on page 336. Backup your data to a computer or other storage devices. Use anti-virus software on your computer to scan files before saving them onto the NAS. Although this may be slow so you may want to schedule it to occur while no one is using the NAS. Hard drive malfunction. NAS malfunction Network down Natural disaster such as a fire or earthquake occurs where your NAS is located Use a firewall with anti-virus capability on your network. Use RAID. See Section 8.6 on page 98 for more information on RAID. Back up data to another NAS or external USB hard drive. See Section 14.14 on page 191 for an example of how to back up the NAS to another NAS. 27.2 What You Can Do • Use the Backup screens (Section 27.3 on page 321) to create and customize backup jobs. • Use the Restore screens (Section 27.4 on page 332) to restore previous backups made with the NAS. 27.3 Backup Screens Use this screen to create and customize scheduled backup jobs for your files. You can have several backup jobs for specific folders and time periods. Click Protect > Backup to open the following screen. Cloud Storage User's Guide 321