<p> If you are currently connected to a database, you must first disconnect the connection. You can find the exact instructions for this <a target="blank" href="https://portal.paperoffice.ai/paperoffice/en/kb/paperoffice-classic-dms/trennen_der_bestehenden_datenbankverbindung"> <u>here</u> </a>. </p>
<p> To connect to an existing QNAP NAS database, open your PaperOffice login window and click "Continue". This window appears: </p>
<img src = "https://api.paperoffice.ai/latest/knowledge/image/15/c8a01e12cf3f9ec9639d131dbd21b7023538a60d8b4c98e32553ea834c32b77c" alt = "Create new database selection">
<p> Select "Start Database Manager". </p> <p> In the next step, select "QNAP-NAS" and click on the corresponding icon: </p> <img src = "https://api.paperoffice.ai/latest/knowledge/image/15/24ceac56ab58fb7a50354f9ca72f0d33a484fe4a4664aea01a3bf7631ae7a419" alt = "Enter QNAP IP address and port number"> <p> Follow the instructions that you see under 1 point. </p> <p> Enter the QNAP IP address under the 2 point in the left input field and the port number in the right input number. </p> <img src = "https://api.paperoffice.ai/latest/knowledge/image/15/fe61e3022e9a80226a73b939e41808ff11808f013bd88c9429081ba4195abc07" alt = "Enter QNAP IP address and port number">
<p> Confirm your details by clicking on "Check information, save and continue". </p> <p> Now follow further instructions. The connection to your database has been found to be successful when the message "Connection successfully established" is displayed in the upper right window. </p> <p> This completes the connection to your existing QNAP NAS database. </p>