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If you are using Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows Server 2008, Microsoft 
iSCSI software initiator is included. On these platforms, no installation is required.

For other Windows platforms, some basic steps of iSCSI initiator installation are:

1. When installing the iSCSI initiator on a Windows machine, the setup will take you 

through the process of  "Enabling MPIO for iSCSI." 

2. Next you will connect to the iSCSI array by adding the NAS IP address and port 

number in an "Add target portal" dialog window.

3. Modify the iSCSI initiator properties like connecting to the target, then you need 

to bind the iSCSI targets to the iSCSI start up process.

4. When you mount a brand-new iSCSI-based volume on your server, Windows 

treats it the same as if you have added a new hard drive to your computer.

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The iSCSI configuration involves the following steps:

1. Install an iSCSI initiator on your computer (Windows PC, Mac, or Linux).

2. Enable iSCSI Target Service on the NAS and create a new iSCSI target.

3. Run the iSCSI initiator (Windows PC, Mac, or Linux) and connect to the iSCSI 

target (NAS).

4. After successful logon, format the iSCSI target (disk volume). Then you can start 

to use the disk volume on the NAS as a virtual drive on your computer.

In relation to your computer and the NAS, your computer is called an initiator 
because it initiates the connection to the storage device, which is called a target.

It is suggested not to connect to the same iSCSI target with two different clients 
(iSCSI initiators) at the same time because this could cause data or disk damage.