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ASUSTOR NAS User Guide
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Mission Mode: Sometimes backup jobs may be stopped because of various connection
problems with a busy server on the other end. ASUSTOR’s Mission Mode option allows you
to configure the number of connection attempts and time interval for connection attempts,
ensuring for the successful completion of your backup job.
2.5.4. External Backup
Here you can choose to backup data from USB or eSATA external hard disks to your NAS
or backup data from your NAS to these external hard disks. In addition to supporting two-
way backup, this feature also supports scheduled backups, making sure that your data is
always backed up.
 Mission Mode: Sometimes backup jobs may be stopped because of various connection
problems with a busy server on the other end. ASUSTOR’s Mission Mode option for
external backup allows you to configure the time interval for connection attempts,
ensuring for the successful completion of your backup job. This also gives IT
administrators a significant amount of flexibility when configuring backup jobs.
2.5.5. One Touch Backup
Note: This function may differ depending on the NAS model in use.
One Touch Backup allows you to preset the function of the USB backup button found on
the front of your NAS. Here you can designate your preferred backup direction and
directory. After setting up One Touch Backup and plugging in an external USB drive to
your NAS, you will only have to push the USB backup button to execute your backup job.
 Transfer Modes:
 From USB device to NAS: The system will back up the entire contents of the USB
drive, based on the existing directory structure, to the NAS folder path that you set.
 From NAS to USB device: The system will take the contents of the specified NAS
directory and, based on the existing directory structure, back it up to the USB
drive’s root directory.
 Backup Methods:
 Copy: If you select this method, your system will copy your data from the back up
source to the destination, be it the USB device or your NAS. Files or folders of the
same name will be replaced and extra files at the destination will be kept. This
method is suitable for one time backups.
 Synchronization: If you select this method, all the data in the designated
destination folder will be synchronized with the data in your source folder. The
contents of both folders will be exactly the same. Extra files at the destination will
be automatically deleted. This method is suitable for ensuring your most recent
data is backed up and for scheduled weekly backups. For example, you may choose