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I don't normally write reviews, but I wanted to comment on how well this device works.

I purchased this to share data with my family over my home network. During my research, I discovered the FTP server functionality. I was skeptical, but spent a little time on D-Link's DLinkTV site in their support section. If you search for episodes 4 (port forwarding) and 7 (DNS-323 FTP Server Setup), you should have no problems setting up the FTP function. I went one step further by creating users and groups in my setup so there would be a required logon, eliminating any anonomous longons.

The only CON I can think of is that the hard drives go to sleep after some pre-determined time and when you access data from them after they have been 'asleep', it can take about 30 seconds for them to come back online. While this is a little inconvenient when you're accessing data, it is nice to know when you're not using them (90+ % of the time) they are not spinning.

I have found the data transfer rate on my home network (gigabit components) to be quite well.

For the FTP download speeds from remote locations, you will find the limiting factor will be your upload speed via your service provider. If you are in a system with high upload bandwidth, you may find exceptional upload speeds.

Overall, I'm very happy with this device.

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Why didn't I try this before?

About two years ago, I set up a Raid 1 array on my home desktop so that I could avoid losing data if I dropped a drive. It worked fine until I upgraded to an XFX motherboard which apparently doesn't support onboard RAID (of course the sales literature says it does). After messing around with the software-based XFX RAID for a few months, and having a couple near misses with my data - I gave up on that idea.

That's when I found the DNS-323. Bought two brand new WD drives to put in it and it took about 15 minutes to set it up with RAID 1. Works great, so far - I backed up about 150gigs of files and photos onto it, and set up my printer on it, so I no longer have to move the usb cable between my laptop and desktop. I haven't tried any of the other features yet. Also I didn't use the included backup software - I just use the free syncback product.

My only complaints are minor. First it's not obvious how to change the printer name on the device - I'm sure there's a way to do it, but the manual doesn't say anything about it. Second, the blue Led light is a bit annoying and bright. I'm sure they did that for marketing purposes, so folks can show off their equipment, but I'd prefer it to be less conspicuous.

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