This will unlock/decrypt the share, you’ll now be able to mount this share via SMB from other hosts on the LAN.Ī2. You’ll be prompted for the Encryption Key password. Highlight the DataForB2 share, and select ‘Mount’ in the ‘Encryption’ menu.

In order to write to this share, it must be temporarily de-crypted using the ‘Encryption Key’ password available in the Backblaze B2 website. This shared volume is encrypted by Backblaze so that any data you write here will remain encrypted as the device travels back to Backblaze. In here you’ll find a pre-configured share called ‘DataForB2’. Once connected to the web-admin interface of the Synology device, click on the Control Panel and then ‘Shared Folder’. Your Backblaze B2 account login will provide the login credentials required to login to and configure the Fireball. Point your web browser at to run a utility that will scan your LAN and provide the IP of the device which you can then use to further configure. Once unpacked, and connected to power and your LAN, you’ll need to discover the IP of the Fireball/Synology device. Let’s now go through the whole process in more detail.Ī – Configuring shared storage on B2 FireballĪ1. You should familiarise yourself with B2 by setting up an account at and learn how to create B2 storage ‘buckets’ and perform some basic operations on them. This guide assumes some knowledge of the Backblaze B2 cloud storage product. Return Fireball to Backblaze, await data in nominated B2 bucket.

Use Archiware P5 Archive to write archive data to the Fireball.Connect device to LAN, locate IP and configure the Fireball storage so that it’s shared with the host where P5 runs (via SMB).Request and receive a Backblaze Fireball (Synology NAS device), choose a cloud storage bucket that will be associated with the Fireball.There are a number of steps involved in this process, including interactions with Backblaze Fireball and the Backblaze website using your Backblaze account.

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