Setup a Surveillance System to Proof Crash of Asus RT-AC1200G+

I write this post is related to ASUS ORDER CUSTOMERS TO PROVIDE VIDEO PROOF ON A CRASH ISSUE THEY HAVE REPRODUCE THAT HAPPENS ON THEM on 1st RMA: From 2017/5/15 till Now section in Asus RT-AC1200G+ Random Reboots Automatically.

Here I use DCS-930L Wireless N Network Camera from D-Link and AS-5102T from Asustor as an example to setup surveillance system and keep track of the light on Asus RT-AC1200G+. I will update with other models in the future.

This is a sink cost owning Asus products when you ask for repair.

Files Contain Windows Invalid Characters Transferred from QNAP to Asustor Using rsync

I want to copy files from QNAP TS-119P II to Asustor AS-5102T directly. There are many solutions: including ftp, rsync, or mount a shared folder.In my case, rsync is the easiest solution.

TS-119P II runs QTS 4.3.3 while AS-5102T is ADM 2.7.1. Details steps might be different if you are using different firmware versions.

I will also talk about invalid characters in names and how ADM handle it. A must read for non-Windows users.

Change Default Password for MySQL/MariaDB and phpMyAdmin on NAS

I always need to look for the default password for MariaDB and phpMyAdmin in my NAS. There is no hint at all. Some even change the rules after upgrade. Therefore, I write a note here and share to save your time. This page would be continuously maintained.

Asustor AS-5102T with Mac OSX File Transfer Performance Report

Asustor focus on Intel processors only. They all made with metal case and looks solid. Let’s see if AS-5102T is faster than AS-602T with OSX.

Asustor AS-602T with Mac OSX File Transfer Performance Report

Asustor focus on Intel processors only. They all made with metal case and looks solid. Let’s see how fast AS-602T could be with OSX.

Using NFS to Share Files on Asustor Between OS X and Linux

I choose to use Network File System aka NFS to share files between OS X and Linux because it’s much faster than Samba. But there is one more thing I need to handle: file and folder permissions.

Prerequisite Before you Install ZurmoCRM on Asustor NAS running ADM 2.1

Before you install ZurmoCRM, please make sure you have meet the LAMP requirements. They will help ZurmoCRM to run faster and more responsive on your ADM.

How to Create an APK for Asustor ADM to Distribute your LAMP

I just pack ZurmoCRM for Asustor ADM successfully. It is easy for LAMP. You need a Linux with the right package to run apkg-tools.py which is a Python script and a proper configured config.json file to create APK, aka Asus PacKage. Here is the full story.

Install ownCloud on your NAS

As I have mentioned in Use TurnKey to Simplify ownCloud Installation, it is easier to use TurnKey ownCloud than setup on your computer. If you want to install it on your NAS, I have collected related resource here to save your time.

Asustor AS-602T as a ZurmoCRM Application Server Performance Report

In QNAP TS-269L as a ZurmoCRM Application Server Performance Report, I was depressed with the result running ZurmoCRM on QTS platform which runs on QNAP device.

This time, I got a AS-602T from Asustor running  ADM x64. They also provide me beta firmware with Alternative PHP Cache, Memcache, memcached, and PHP 5.5.3 R2 for testing. These should improve performance.

How about the performance with ZurmoCRM with different acceleration? Is there any difference between ADM and Debian? Let’s take a look at it.