QNAP TS-451 Turbo NAS Server Review

QNAP TS-470 NAS Software Specifications

The TS-x70 series is designed for high-end SMB, but home features such as Multimedia Station, Download Station, iTunes server, and UPnP media server are all supported.

Software Specifications

Operating System

• Embedded Linux

Supported Clients

• Windows 7 and Windows Server 2003 onward,
• Apple Mac OS X onward, Linux & UNIX

Supported Web Browsers

• Google Chrome
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 10+
• Mozilla Firefox
• Apple Safari

Multilingual Support

• Chinese (Traditional & Simplified), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish

File System

• Internal HDD: EXT4
• External HDD: EXT3, EXT4, NTFS, FAT32, HFS+

Networking

• TCP/IP (IPv4 & IPv6: Dual Stack)
• Dual Gigabit NICs with Jumbo Frame
  • Failover
  • Multi-IP Settings
  • Port Trunking/NIC Teaming (Modes: Balance-RR, Active Backup, Balance XOR, Broadcast, IEEE 802.3ad/Link Aggregation, Balance-TLB and Balance-ALB)
• Service Binding Based on Network Interfaces
• Virtual LAN (VLAN)
• Proxy Client
• DHCP Client, DHCP Server
• Protocols: CIFS/SMB, AFP (v3.3), NFS(v3), FTP, FTPS, SFTP, TFTP, HTTP(S), Telnet, SSH, iSCSI, SNMP, SMTP, and SMSC
• UPnP & Bonjour Discovery
• USB Wi-Fi Adapter Support

Backup Solution

• Real-time Remote Replication (RTRR)
• Works as Both RTRR Server & Client with Bandwidth Control
• Real-time & Scheduled Backup
• Encryption, Compression, File Filter, and Transfer Rate Limitation
• Block-level Remote Replication
• Works as Both Rsync Server & Client with Bandwidth Control
• Encrypted Replication between QNAP NAS Servers
• Desktop Backup by QNAP NetBak Replicator for Windows
• Apple Time Machine Support with Backup Management
• Data Backup to Multiple External Storage Devices
• Data Backup to Cloud Storage
  • Amazon S3, ElephantDrive, Symform, and Google Drive

Security

• Network access protection with auto-blocking: SSH, Telnet, HTTP(S), FTP, CIFS/SMB, AFP

• CIFS host access control for shared folders
• FIPS 140-2 validated AES 256-bit volume-based data encryption**
• AES 256-bit external drive encryption**
• Importable SSL certificate
• Instant alert via E-mail, SMS, and beep
• Antivirus protection

Disk Management

• Single Disk, JBOD, RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 5/6/10 + spare
• Global hot spare
• Online RAID capacity expansion
• Online RAID level migration
• Storage expansion via QNAP UX-500P / UX-800P expansion unit (Max: 1 unit)
• Bad block scan and hard drive S.M.A.R.T.
• Bad block recovery
• RAID recovery
• Bitmap support

Power Management

• Wake on LAN
• Internal Hard Drive Standby Mode
• Scheduled Power on/off (Max 15 Settings)
• Automatic Power on after Power Recovery
• USB and Network UPS Support with SNMP Management

Access Right Management

• Import/export users
• User quota management
• Local user access control for CIFS, AFP, FTP, and WebDAV
• Application access control for Photo Station, Music Station, Video Station, and Multimedia Station
• Subfolder permissions support for CIFS/SMB, AFP, FTP, and File Station myQNAPcloud Service
• Private cloud storage and sharing with myQNAPcloud id (QID)
• Free host name registration (DDNS)
• Auto router (via UPnP) configuration
• Web-based file manager with HTTPS 2048-bit encryption
• Cloudlink for remote access without complicated router setup
• myQNAPcloud connect for easy VPN connection (Windows VPN utility)

QPKG

Surveillance Station Pro (QPKG)

• Supports over 1,400 IP cameras
• Includes 1 Free Camera License
• Up to 16 Camera Channels via Additional License Purchase
• Intelligent Video Analytics (IVA) for Advanced Video Search
• Visual Aid by E-map
• Surveillance Client for Mac
• Mobile App: VMobile (iOS and Android)

Video Station (QPKG)

• Web Video Sharing
• Video Categorization and Transcoding
  • Supported format: mv,avi,divx,3gp,mov,mpeg,mpg,xvid,flv,asf,rm,dat,mp4
• Video Upload
  • Up to 2048MB in Size
  • Up to 320 Minutes in Length
  • Batch Upload (Max 50 Files)
• Publish Videos to Facebook, Twitter, and Google+

TV Station (QPKG)

• DVB-T Digital TV Live View, Recording, and Playback
• Supports up to two USB TV Tuners
• Electronic Programming Guide (EPG) with Scheduled Recording

Note: The availability of DVB-T broadcasting and EPG may vary depending on geological location.

DJ Station (QPKG)

• Live Broadcast of Music Playlists
• Music Sharing on Facebook

QPKG Center

• Adds New Features by Online Installation of Official and Community QPKG Add-ons

  Powerful All-in-One Server

File Server

• File Sharing across Windows, Mac, and Linux/UNIX
• Windows ACL
• Advanced Folder Permission for SMB, AFP, FTP, and Web File Manager
• Shared Folder Aggregation (CIFS/SMB)
• Web File Manager
• Supports ISO Mounting (Up to 256 ISO Files)
• File Viewing via Google Doc
• Create and Send Download Links for Public File Sharing with Expiration Time and Password Protection
• Mobile App: Qfile for File Browsing and Management

FTP Server

• FTP over SSL/TLS (Explicit)
• Max Concurrent Connections: 256
• FXP Supported
• Passive FTP Port Range Control
• FTP Bandwidth & Connection Control
• Unicode Support

Backup Server

• Remote Replication Server (over Rsync)
• Real-time Remote Replication to another QNAP NAS or FTP Server
• Apple Time Machine Support
• Windows Client Backup Application: QNAP NetBak Replicator
• Third Party Backup Software Support: Veeam Backup & Replication, Acronis True Image, ARCserve Backup, EMC Retrospect, Symantec Backup Exec, LaCie SilverKeeper, etc.

Web Server

• HTTP/ HTTPS Connections
• Supports WebDAV Connection
• Support Virtual Host (Max: 32)
• Importable SSL Certificate

Database Server

• Built-in MySQL Server
• Web-based Management via phpMyAdmin (QPKG)

Print Server

• Max No. of Printers: 3
• Supports Internet Printing Protocol
• Print Job Display and Management
• IP-based and Domain Name-based Privilege Control
• Supports Apple Bonjour Printing

Syslog Server

• Centralized Log Monitoring
• Centralized Log Archiving
• Immediate E-Mail Alerts
• Supports Log Filtering

RADIUS Server

• Centralized Account Management and Authentication for Network Access
• Supports PAP, EAP-TLS/PAP, and EAPTTLS/PAP Authentication
• TFTP Server with PXE Booting

VPN Server

• Secure Remote Access: PPTP & OpenVPN VPN Services
• Remote Access to Other Resources on Local Network
• Max No. of Clients: 30

iTunes Server

• Audio and Video Sharing for Windows & Mac iTunes (MP3, AIFF, WAV, MPEG-4, AAC, and M4A)
• Smart Playlist

Multimedia Station

• Browser-based Photo, Audio, and Video Streaming
• Image Slideshow and Rotation
• Automatic and Scheduled Thumbnail Generation for Easy Browsing
• Display Photo Details from EXIF: Date, Exposure Time, Aperture, etc.
• Display Audio Details from ID3 Tag: Album Cover, Title, Artist, Album, etc.
• Access Authority Management
• Supports Web Publishing (Facebook, MySpace, MSN Live, Twitter, Plurk, and Blogger)
• Share Photos by Email
• QNAP Exclusive iOS and Android App – QMobile
• Supported Formats:
  • Photo – JPG/JPEG, GIF, PNG
  • Audio – MP3
  • Video
    • Playback: FLV, MPEG-4 Video (H.264 + AAC)
    • Transcode: AVI, M4V, MPG/MPEG, RM/RMVB, WMV

Photo Station

• Supported File Formats:
  • Photo: JPG/JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP, RAW (.arw, .srf, .sr2, .dcr, .kdc, .cr2, .crw, .nef, mrw, .pef, .paf, .3fr, .erf, .mef, .mos, .orf, .rw2, .dng, .x3f, .tif, .nrw, .raf)
  • Video: FLV, MPEG-4 Video (H.264 + AAC)
• Image Slideshow with Background Music, Thumbnails, and Different Transition Effects
• Online Photo Editing by Pixlr Editor
• Geotagging Photos with Google Maps
• Slideshow Sharing (from Private Albums) with Password Protection
• Photo Publishing to Social Websites (Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, Plurk, and Blogger)
• Photo Sharing by Email

Music Station

• Supported Audio Formats:
  • MP3, OGG, WAV, AIFF, AU, FLAC, M4A, APE, AAC
• Local Playback with USB Speaker/Sound Card
• Music Streaming from DLNA/UPnP Media Servers
• Internet Radio (MP3)
• Music Alarm (up to 8 Alarms)
• Remote Playback Control by QNAP Mobile App: QMobile

Download Station

• PC-less BT, FTP, and HTTP Download (up to 500 Tasks)
• BT Download with Magnet Link and PT Support
  • Supports TCP/UDP Tracker Protocol
  • Scheduled Download
  • Configurable Port Range
  • Bandwidth Control
  • RSS Subscription and Download (Broadcatching)
  • Selectable Download Files
  • Configurable Saving Directory
• HTTP/FTP Download
  • Bulk Download with Wildcard Settings
• RapidShare Download Support
• Website Subscription Service: YouTube
• QNAP Download Management Software: QGet
  • For Both Windows & Mac OS
  • Manage the Download Tasks of Multiple QNAP NAS Remotely over LAN or WAN

Antivirus

• Protection against Viruses, Trojans, and Other Threats
• Free Virus Databases Update on Manual or Scheduled Basis
• Multiple Scan Tasks (Max: 64, Concurrent: 5) with Custom Folder Selection and Scheduled Scanning
• Email Notification upon Task Completion or Virus Detection
• Quarantines or Deletes Infected Files