I will have 3 UGreen DXP2800 NAS systems. These systems will be exclusively for the benefit of the tenant. The NAS will be located in the communications room in the basement, so the tenant will not have physical access to the NAS. Instead, they will use either an app, or their computer to make use of the NAS. The goal will be to have an 8TB SSD that would replace services like DropBox, and a 32TB drive that can be used as a backup solution. Obviously, the tenant will decide how to make use of the NAS and the drives they have.
The System
CPU: Intel N100
Memory: 8GB
OS Drive: 32GB with UGOS
Storage: 2×8TB NVME + 2×32TB drives
SD Card Reader: No
Connectivity: 2.5GBPS NIC
Ports: USB-A3.2, USB-A3.0, USB-A2, and USB-C3.2
Not a fan of Intel, but this will have to do. Since this is a small NAS, the 8GB of memory will have to do, although I would have wished for 16GB of memory. 32GB of storage for the OS is also not ideal, but workable. This is even considering that the tenant will not have direct access to the NAS, nor will they be able to make changes to the system. I am not fond of the 2.5GBPS limit on the NIC, but considering that most tenants will likely have 1GBPS connection for their computer, one can’t complain too much about it. There is a wide range of ports available, but the tenant will not have access to these ports.
NAS
In the communications room located in the basement, there will be this NAS which is intended to benefit the tenant that would live on the 2nd floor of the 4 Story Building. This will be an extra feature to benefit the tenant, and give them another reason to staying. In an ideal setting, the tenant can use the 8TB drive to replace the need for DropBox, or any other online storage service. In addition, they can use the 32TB drive to backup their computer. This will allow them to backup their system anytime they are connected to their LAN. This will make a world of difference in the rational of the system. If 32TB is too much as far as backup goes, they can always acquire a plug in external drive for backup, and use the 32TB drive for another role such as archiving files they may not need anymore. In both instances, the drives are RAID-1, and this would protect their resources. If a drive was to fail, it would notify me of the failure where I will be able to place an order for a new drive, and replace the defective drive.
The NAS will have a static LAN address so this will make it easier for the tenant to find the NAS on the network. SMB will be enabled which will allow Mac and Windows PCs to find the NAS, and the 2 drives. The tenant will be able to choose what to do with the drives. If they should however leave the residence no matter the reason, the drives they will no longer have access to the NAS, and it will be formatted, and prepared for the next tenant. This formatting will be for the protection of privacy for the tenant, and not any reason of malice.