Hi all. I just picked up a Synology 220j NAS to mate up with a Uniti Serve SSD to rip some cd’s. I was able to create folders “NaimRips”, “NaimDownload”, “NaimBackup” on the NAS from an older Synology DS212j setup I found in a search. (I believe CrispU provided this from an earlier inquiry). I have the UServe connected to a screen, keyboard, mouse as well as the windows desktop version. No luck having the two devices see each other for ripping, and I believe I’ve created a useable share as well. Any help or insight would be most appreciated.
Hi, for starters, do you have SMB enabled on the NAS? The US uses SMB1 which is old, and disabled by default on many devices, so check your settings.
If you make any such changes, restart your devices then check to see if anything has appeared.
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Here is how to enable SMB1 on your Synology NAS (DSM 7.0 and above):
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Open Control Panel: Log in to your DiskStation Manager (DSM) and go to Control Panel.
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Go to File Services: Click on File Services in the left menu, then select the SMB tab.
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Advanced Settings: Click the Advanced Settings button.
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Set Protocol Range:
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Set Maximum SMB protocol to SMB3.
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Set Minimum SMB protocol to SMB1.
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Save Changes: Click Apply or Save.
You could try enabling SMB2 first before enabling SMB1.
Remember to fully reboot your NAS after making this change.
No, that suggestion is wrong. For Unitiserve it has to be SMB1.
Thanks all, I was on the phone with a tech from Synology and he established a range of 3 for max and 1 for min. On the Userve side of things, none of the shares that I created are considered “online”. When I refresh I just get as far as an orange light, not green.
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Another thing to check: when you created the folders on the NAS did you click on them to open them, or do anything at all to them other than name them?
I ask because the folder has to be completely empty. Computers often add a hidden file to any folder you create, and that would stop them being visible to the US. To test this, delete the folder and create it again, doing absolutely nothing to it except giving it a suitable name.
Thanks, now that you mention it, I did allow recycle bins. Should I simply remove them, or start over and create new folders? Also, my Uniti Core does see the folders. (I may use the UServe for special projects).
I would just delete the folders and make new ones to be certain that they are empty.
Thanks, I will do this. But I suspect that something is not quite right on the UServe end.
Perhaps, but the above are common issues that catch people out, so best to eliminate them.
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If it were me I’d forget the Unitiserve. Load dBpoweramp on a computer, rip on the computer to the Synology, load Asset on the Synology and use it to serve the music. No hassle and better sound. The Serve is outdated and getting it to link to a NAS has always been a pain in the neck.
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Thanks for this, I think it’s worth trying for so little expense. One of the things I like about the UServe is its sound signature vs the Core. They both have their points. If you believe the Synology is better, well this gets my attention.
We’ve had all three with our current system.
Have had a Synology DS220 since new, had a UnitiServe for a short while before using the naim “trade in” scheme to change up to a Core.
In our current system, over ethernet, there is no audible SQ difference between FLAC served from our Synology or from Core.
And we’ve always been comfortable with this finding - after all, after only a few seconds listening into a track the streamer is basically working from on board cache, little network traffic involved.
As for Core direct connected or via Ethernet…
In summary, don’t fret over it 
The UPnP server on the NAS (Asset) is streets ahead of the very basic UPnP server on the Core. Nowadays our listening is heavily biased towards streaming, so the software on the Core bothers us little.
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I found there was nearly always something wrong with the US, even when configured correctly it would deny knowledge of network shares, backups etc. only for them to reappear moments later…
To be fair to Naim, I haven’t found ANY of these issues with the Uniti Core, functionality limitations notwithstanding. Overall it’s an excellent product.
ATB, J
When I first bought my Unitiserve I found that it could be a bit quirky and occasionally had discovery issues. After that I found it to be very stable and reliable, and it never loses network shares or disappears. I suspect that this is largely because home networks run on ISP supplied routers are much more stable than they used to be, rather than any inherent problems with the US.
The tried-and-true, surely-to-lead-to-success technique, is to forget the Unitiserve.
If the folders have a recycle bin in them, they will not work. I remember this from owning a UServe years ago. There are at least two ways to create new folders . . . and the one that does NOT result in a recycle bin in the folder is the right one. It might be as simple as unchecking the ‘enable recycle bin’ option when creating the folder, but honestly I forget it’s been too long.
