Hello,
I am new here and am hoping people will indulge me a few questions that will get me pointed to where I can read about what I am hoping to learn ...
I am an old (50) windows user (not an administrator) and am moving my family computing environment over to Mac based one from a simple Win 7 network with wireless and external FW storage for backup and network printing.
I spent a little effort today looking around for threads on networks/NAS/Mac Mini Server/TimeCapsule/etc and quickly came to the conclusion I am not in a position to ask the right questions of this forum.
I am thinking I want a mac based network for central file storage, wireless access including printing, a backup solution and future capability of acting as a media server for services like Apple TV/Roku.
With my limited understanding of NAS options in a Mac based network vs a Mac Mini Server I am uncertain what my network conversion/upgrade path should look like recognizing that I will have legacy windows based requirements (including guests) for sometime into the future.
It would seem the final setup would be along the lines of:
1) Mac Mini Server console with a small SSD for speed and decent sized client HDD or maybe just one fusion drive...
2) A Time Capsule for backup
3) An Apple Airport Extreme Router for wireless connectivity to the mini and internet thru my cable provider
A variant of this would be substitute a NAS like Synology 312air or 212 for the Mac Mini Server
I have now exhausted my understanding of my options, at least in simple terms.
Am I on the right track? Searches I tried didn't return threads that were dealing with my scenario of a holistic requirement but I did learn a bunch about discrete network component options. If this has been previously dealt with would someone please point me to the thread(s) so I don't waste people's time rewriting what has already been so.
Thank you for your time
Mark
I am new here and am hoping people will indulge me a few questions that will get me pointed to where I can read about what I am hoping to learn ...
I am an old (50) windows user (not an administrator) and am moving my family computing environment over to Mac based one from a simple Win 7 network with wireless and external FW storage for backup and network printing.
I spent a little effort today looking around for threads on networks/NAS/Mac Mini Server/TimeCapsule/etc and quickly came to the conclusion I am not in a position to ask the right questions of this forum.
I am thinking I want a mac based network for central file storage, wireless access including printing, a backup solution and future capability of acting as a media server for services like Apple TV/Roku.
With my limited understanding of NAS options in a Mac based network vs a Mac Mini Server I am uncertain what my network conversion/upgrade path should look like recognizing that I will have legacy windows based requirements (including guests) for sometime into the future.
It would seem the final setup would be along the lines of:
1) Mac Mini Server console with a small SSD for speed and decent sized client HDD or maybe just one fusion drive...
2) A Time Capsule for backup
3) An Apple Airport Extreme Router for wireless connectivity to the mini and internet thru my cable provider
A variant of this would be substitute a NAS like Synology 312air or 212 for the Mac Mini Server
I have now exhausted my understanding of my options, at least in simple terms.
Am I on the right track? Searches I tried didn't return threads that were dealing with my scenario of a holistic requirement but I did learn a bunch about discrete network component options. If this has been previously dealt with would someone please point me to the thread(s) so I don't waste people's time rewriting what has already been so.
Thank you for your time
Mark