This feature can be turned on or off for any share folder using the server's Web interface.
The Movies, Music, and Pictures folders have media-streaming features turned on, meaning digital content stored inside them will automatically broadcast to iTunes or DLNA-enabled media streamers in the network. By default, the Time Machine folder stores backups done by Mac computers' Time Machine feature and the QuickTransfer stores backups of thumbdrives as mentioned above. The software, which can be set to run when the computer starts, will map all the network drives to the NAS' default share folders, including Backups, Documents, Movies, Music, Pictures, Time Machine and QuickTransfer. All you have to do is connect the server to the network, turn it on, and run the Iomega Storage Manager, which is included on a CD. It's very easy to set up the NAS server with the network. Connect a thumbdrive (or even an external hard drive) to this front port and press the button to back up the entire content of that drive onto the NAS' internal storage. There's another USB port on the front of the server, together with a Quick Transfer copy button. The USB port can be used to host a printer or an external hard drive. To make matters worse, the Iomega doesn't include a formatting tool for external hard drives.The drive has one Gigabit Ethernet port and one USB 2.0 port, located on the back. This is disappointing as it's not easy to format a hard drive larger than 32GB using FAT32 and most external hard drives are much larger than 32GB. Unlike the Iomega StorCenter ix2 that supports drives formatted using either FAT32 or NTFS file system, the Home Media Network Drive only supports those formatted using FAT32. The USB 2.0 port of the NAS server lets you extend the storage capacity by connecting an external hard drive.
This is a much simper way compared with other devices where you have to create user accounts and apply settings to each account separately, making the whole process confusing for home users. Checking its box allows the account access to the folder. With "Secure" you'll see a list of user accounts pulled from your computer, each with a check box next to it. Each share folder includes a switch, with the choices of "Everyone" and "Secure." The former allows everyone to access it freely. The Home Media Network Drive has a very interesting way to limit users' access to the share folder.
Also curiously missing, is support for Bluetooth devices, which was included in another iOmega product, the Iomega StorCenter ix2. Common, but missing, features include: FTP, HTTP servers, download station, support for an IP camera, and remote over-the-Internet access. The Iomega Home Media Network Drive lacks many advanced features you'd expect to find in a NAS server.
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