asustor AS3102T NAS Review

Storage Manager

Storage manager is all things storage.  Creating volumes and managing them happens here.  You can have a bird’s-eye view of your entire storage platform or peek into individual disk’s S.M.A.R.T. Info.  Disk Doctor is there to perform an instant or scheduled Bad Block Scan or S.M.A.R.T. Scan.  You can also create and manage all aspects of an iSCSI target or LUN, including port.

App Central

App Central is your home for functionality expansion.  Here you can find a ton of apps that can add functionality to your ASUSTOR NAS.  There are a TON to choose from and the list grows constantly.  Apps are broken down into categories:

• Backup & Sync
• Blog
• Bulletin Board
• Content Management
• Database
• Download
• eCommerce
• eLearning
• Framework & Library
• Media Player
• Media Server
• Multimedia
• Office Productivity
• Project Management
• Security
• Social Networking
• Ticket System
• Utility
• Web Hosting

 

Services

Services is home to all things related to network services.  The menu breaks down logically:

• Windows
• Mac OS X
• NFS
• FTP Server
• WebDAV
• Web Server
• MySQL Server
• Terminal
• Rsync Server
• TFTP Server
• SNMP

ASUSTOR Portal

ASUSTOR Portal is the application that displays when your NAS is direct connected through HDMI to a TV or monitor.  This portal is customizable and can display many informational bits about your NAS.

System Information

System Information is a means to discover some basic information about your NAS.  ADM version, BIOS, Model, CPU, Memory, Serial Number, etc.