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--- dvr:nas:qnap [2019/06/27 00:31] – neds
+++ dvr:nas:qnap [2025/09/12 00:23] (current) – [Alternative installation] neds
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-====== Setting up DVR storage on a QNAP NAS ======
+====== Setting up DVR storage on QNAP ======
 <btn type="success" size="xs" icon="fa fa-chevron-left">[[:DVR|Go back to all DVR topics]]</btn>
 ===== Requirements =====
+<WRAP indent>
 **Before you continue, make sure you have the following:**
-  * [[DVR:subscription|HDHomeRun DVR subscription ($35 per year with 2 free month trial)]]
+  * **[[DVR:subscription|HDHomeRun DVR subscription]]**
-  * One or more compatible HDHomeRun device: see **[[:dvr#hdhomerun_network_tuner|List of DVR compatible HDHomeRun devices]]**
+  * One or more compatible HDHomeRun device: see **[[:dvr tuners|List of DVR compatible HDHomeRun devices]]**
+</WRAP>
 ===== Install to NAS using a Windows PC =====
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 If you have a Windows PC, you can use our HDHomeRun setup application to install the DVR storage software to your NAS device.
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 **Download and install the latest HDHomeRun Windows Setup software (not the Windows Store App):**
-http://download.silicondust.com/hdhomerun/hdhomerun_windows.exe
+  * **[[http://download.silicondust.com/hdhomerun/hdhomerun_windows.exe|Normal version]]**
+  * **[[https://download.silicondust.com/hdhomerun/hdhomerun_windows_beta.exe|Beta version]]**
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 **For QNAP NAS's, you will log in with the same username and password that you use for the web interface.**
-<WRAP alert>
-Security: For increased security, it would be a good idea to disable SSH on your NAS when not using the NAS install tool.
-</WRAP>
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 The NAS Install program should download and start the HDHomeRun RECORD engine and report SUCCESS.
+Don't forget to turn SSH back off when you are done.
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 </WRAP>
-===== Manual installation =====
+</WRAP>
-These instructions are provided for users who cannot run the Windows install tool.
+===== Alternative installation =====
+<WRAP indent>
-COMING SOON
+If you cannot use the normal Windows install tool, you can also install the HDHomeRun DVR software using this community package: https://forum.silicondust.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=73757
+</WRAP>
 ===== Next step: Using DVR in the HDHomeRun app =====
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 Once you finish setting up a DVR storage device, see our guide link below for instructions on using the DVR features in the HDHomeRun app.\\
 <btn type="success" size="lg" icon="fa fa-book">[[:app|Instructions on using the DVR features in the HDHomeRun app]]</btn>
+</WRAP>
 {{tag>NAS DVR}}

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