Question 1

I'm looking for an inexpensive Network Attached Storage device that I can attach to my Local area network (from my switch with a Cat5 cable), Assign it a LAN IP, and have my other local area network workstation users see and use it as a separate hard drive for storage.
Is this the NAS device for me ?

Also - Preferably I would also like to be able to attach a flash drive to the device and keep some data there as well.

Accepted Answer

As a single user point access yes....It will do all you want except for multiple users.  For that, I would suggest that you get something with a little more beef and redundancy such as a dual drive system with a mirror for fault tolerance.

I am sure Buffalo has some solutions and look at D-Link as well.

Question 2

Can this be setup as an FTP server using something like FileZilla FTP server?

Accepted Answer

it has a built in FTP Setup, but might not be as easy as FileZilla.

Question 3

Does it work with PLEX?

Accepted Answer

Yes and no. You can't run Plex Media Server on this device, but you can store your videos on it and point a Plex Media Server to this location. That is the setup I currently have.

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