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title: "Getting Started"
slug: "getting-started-1"
updated: 2026-01-16T16:07:50Z
published: 2026-01-16T16:07:50Z
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.wasabi.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Getting Started With Wasabi Ball With a QNAP Device

## Provisioning

The Wasabi Ball Transfer Appliance has six ports in total:

- Four 2.5 GbE LAN (management) ports, which also can be used as data ports for the customer
- Two 10 GbE LAN (data) ports

The figure below shows a rear view of the Appliance. It is recommended, but not required, to use a different port for management versus data transfer.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/image-1698177282933.png)

**Rear Panel TVS-h1688X**

1. PCIe 3.0 x8 slot 1 – 2 – 10GbE ports
2. 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet Ports (4 ports total)
3. Power switch
4. Power cable socket
5. Kensington security slot

## IP Address

![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/image-1698179336037.png)

**Front Panel TVS-h1688X**

1. Enter button
2. Select button
3. Power button
4. LCD Panel
5. Drive LEDs

By default, the Appliance is configured for DHCP. If you connect to any of the 2.5 GbE or 10 GbE ports into the DHCP-capable network, both should acquire an IP address from different subnets. The IP address should be displayed on the front of the LCD display. If the display is blank, press the Select button in front of the Wasabi Ball to cycle through and show the IP address.

## Enabling Static IP of Wasabi Ball

1. Open a web browser and point the browser to the IP address of the Wasabi Ball appliance.
2. Log in with the username and password that Wasabi has provided.
3. Open the menu in the top left corner.
4. Click **Network & Virtual Switch**.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/image-1698179775856.png)
5. Once the Network & Virtual Switch opens, click **Interfaces**in the Network menu (on the left of your screen).
6. Click on the three dots on the right of the adapter that you want to switch.
7. Select **Configure**.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/image-1698180219231.png)
8. On the Configure page, select **Use static IP address**and set the IP address for the selected interface.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/image-1698180328178.png)

## Supported File Systems

The Wasabi Ball Transfer Appliance supports the following file system interfaces:

- NFS
- SMB
- CIFS
- S3

## Mounting the Wasabi Ball Transfer Appliance

Wasabi Ball supports both NFS/SMB/CIFS and S3 applications for uploading objects to the Wasabi Ball. The mount point needed to write data is:

`/wasabi`

Be sure to mount using one of the 10G interface's IP address, if available.

You can mount the /wasabi mount point using Linux, Mac, or Windows. Refer to how to mount the share appropriate to your operating system.

Any data under the /wasabi share on the Wasabi Ball can be uploaded to your Wasabi bucket.

## Uploading Data Over S3 to the Wasabi Ball

### Logging into the QNAP User Interface

1. Open a web browser and point the browser to the IP address of the Wasabi Ball appliance.
2. Log in with the username and password that Wasabi has provided.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/image-1698180815035.png)
3. Search and locate the QuObject.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/image-1698180862418.png)

### Creating/Viewing Access Keys

1. On the QuObject menu, click **User Management**.
2. Click on the Key symbol to create access/secret keys for the wbadmin user.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/image-1698181153787.png)
3. Hover over the access key you created and click on the Copy button.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/image-1698181333897.png)
4. Once you click the Copy button, a pop-up will appear. Click **Storage space**.
5. Select **Public**storage space.
6. Copy the access and secret keys in the Amazon S3 area.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/image-1698182892540.png)

> You do need the "Public:" prefix in the access key.

### Viewing/Creating a Bucket

Click **Buckets** on the left. There will be a pre-existing bucket called “wasabi-s3” that you can use.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/image-1698183343292.png)

You can also create a bucket by clicking **Create**.

> When creating a bucket, do NOT use Versioning or Object Lock settings.

### Enabling HTTPS on the Wasabi Ball

1. Click **Server Settings** on the left. In the “Connection type” area, change the type to **HTTPS**.
2. Click **Apply**to save the setting.
3. In the “Service endpoint” area, change the endpoint to **https://<IP-ADDRESS>:8010/**, with <IP-ADDRESS> as your actual IP address.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/image-1698183788737.png)

Now, you may connect over s3 via HTTPS using the access/secret key from the User Management tab.