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This tutorial covers setting up a Synology NAS for the very first time in the New DSM7! This covers; adding in your hard drives for the first time, selecting a RAID level, setting up quick connect, creating a storage pool and first shared folder, and finally mounting the Synology over SMB. Synology's Disk Station Manager (DSM) is an amazing web interface however it can be slightly confusing setting up for the very first time. This tutorial contains everything that you need to setup a Synology NAS for the first time! #DSM7 #Tutorial #Synology #FirstTimeSetup Hire Me! https://yarboroughtechnologies.com/contact/?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Description&utm_campaign=first-time-setup-2021 Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/cTuvgRR Get Early Access to Videos! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_n6DdR6FClpCbWnNM7Zp6A/join Stuff mentioned in video: In depth how to secure the NAS: https://youtu.be/qCULKjaLf08 How to setup this connection on Windows: https://youtu.be/mwo1dpYkq6U There are a ton more tutorials you probably also want to checkout: What Synology Should you Buy: https://youtu.be/-RbAiqWf-mQ Synologys SHR vs RAID: https://youtu.be/5e-6fPTZw9w Encrypt Hard Drive on Synology: https://youtu.be/w_34iu-eaLo Use snapshots with Synology: https://youtu.be/b4z1yH5pq80 Create VPN Server On Synology: https://youtu.be/1aaqqw3eQac Top Synology Picks: https://www.spacerex.co/what-synology-should-you-buy/ Affilate Links: Synology Recommendations: Cheapest you can buy:https://geni.us/EJz4c Most powerful 4 Bay: https://geni.us/pO2pcSJ 6 bays, with performance overhead: https://geni.us/GPSdKp Insane Performance!: https://geni.us/N9BcW 12 Bays in a Desktop!: https://geni.us/vavmdU Drives: Hard drives that I use: https://geni.us/00RP SSD I use with Synology: https://geni.us/2ZxlwE Going 10GbE: Synology 10GbE (RJ45) Card: https://geni.us/SrJZ Starter 10GbE switch: https://geni.us/RrhEfj 10GbE ethernet to Thunderbolt 3 adapter: https://geni.us/Aa5qm *These are affiliate links, which means that if you purchase a product through one of them, I will receive a small commission (at no additional cost to you). Thank you for supporting my channel!