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====== LaCie NAS Ports and Direct-Attached Storage ======

Review the table below for the USB and eSATA expansion ports on your LaCie NAS:

^ Port ^ LaCie 2big NAS ^ LaCie 5big NAS Pro ^
| eSATA |  1  |  --  |
| USB 2.0 |  1  |  2  |
| USB 3.0 |  --  |  2  |


===== Direct-Attached Storage (DAS) =====

==== Connect ====
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Connect a DAS to the LaCie NAS via USB or eSATA, and it will be listed on the **Dashboard > Storage** page. If you do not see your hard drive listed, confirm that it has been formatted using one of the following file systems:
  * FAT32
  * NTFS
  * HFS+
  * EXT2, EXT3, EXT4
  * XFS

The name of the DAS cannot be changed on the Storage page.

==== DAS share ====

By default, a DAS becomes a Public share when it is connected to the LaCie NAS. \\ 

You can change the DAS from a Public share to a Private share:
  - Go to **Dashboard > Shares** and select the configuration icon (pencil).
  - Choose **Change to private share**. \\ {{:products:nas-pro:screenshots:adv-storage:ss_das_02.jpg?500|}} \\ 
  - Configure access to the share by following the instructions in [[..:dashboard:shares|]].

==== Disconnect ====

To avoid damaging your DAS's file system, choose **Eject** before disconnecting it from your LaCie NAS. A prompt will ask you to confirm.

==== Multimedia Indexing ====

You can take an inventory of available multimedia files on your LaCie NAS and all connected external hard drives. See [[..:access:multimedia#reindex-the-media-server|Reindex the Media Server]] for details.

===== USB Printer =====

Your LaCie NAS features a printer server. See [[..:dashboard:general-settings|]] for further information.