Here is s a tutorial on how to make the QNAP QGD-1600P with pfSense work with VLAN tags. Please note this is for Firmware version 4.4.3.1381, there will be changes done to QTS and QuNETSwitch in the future that will help with easier assignment of VLAN as I’ve put in request to QNAP support. The…
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Here are custom made cards that are ready to add into HomeAssistant, you need to ‘Add Card’ and then choose ‘Manual’. You just apply the Code Editor section into the Card Configurations, Images must be places within /config/www/images/ folder, and HomeAssistant must restart to detect newly added images. You must replace ‘[name]’ to the entity…
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It was time to change my setup to a proper enclosure, due to the noise and heat generated. I’ve decided to move from a StarTech 12U (4POSTRACK12U) open frame to a XRackPro2 12U (XRP2-12U or XR-NRE2-US) Cabinet. This was the cause of the downtime for the site, which has taken longer than I original thought.…
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There are many reasons where you would wish to use your own power supply unit, such as finding a replacement is hard to source, the part is expensive or perhaps the current one is too loud and maybe under powered? Here’s a guide in making the adapter without any soldering required, please note I cannot…
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If your pfSense does not have the performance or has huge storage of handling a network probe such as ntopng package, you can send your logs to an external system. With the use of NetFlow you can do this with softflowd package. First install softflowd via System>Package Manager, once installed you need to edit the…
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Lets begin by making the Home Assistant installation, find it on QNAP Container Station. Go to the ‘Create’ menu, search ‘homeassistant’ in the search bar, make sure you select the ‘Docker Hub’ tab as the ‘Recommended’ tab will shows an out of date version. You should see homeassistant/home-assistant click on ‘Install’ or ‘Create’. I recommend…
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This QNAP model TVS-871 is similar to the TVS-471, TVS-671 and the TVS-871T. The disassembly will be slightly different, but this guide could still help you disassemble the unit. Before we disassemble the unit, make sure you got a long Phillips screwdriver (crosshead). Otherwise you will not be able to remove the SATA board tray out.…
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To begin you must have atleast 2 adapters, one will be the WAN and the other is the LAN. Though I recommend that you have 3 adapters as you should ensure that one of the adapter is for direct access to the NAS, otherwise you will lose connection when ever your pfSense is turned off.…
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To investigate whether QNAP QGD-1600P can install more than 8GB of RAM we have to do some investigation. The CPU is a Intel Celeron J4115, which is oddly not available from Intel website but it is based on the Gemini Lake and Gemini Lake Refresh. All the Gemini Lake and Gemini Lake Refresh desktop CPU…
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The included rack ear mounts was not compatible when using the RAIL-B02 rail mounting kit, so I’ve contacted QNAP and they sent me these as a replacement. Handles are based on the TS-459U/419U/410U rack, these make it much easier to pull the switch. Lots of clearance from the mounting rail, compared to the included one.…
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