QNAP Turbo NAS Software User Manual (Version: 4.
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Legal Notice and Disclaimer Thank you for choosing QNAP products! This user manual provides detailed instructions of using the Turbo NAS (network-attached storage). Please read carefully and start to enjoy the powerful functions of the Turbo NAS! The Turbo NAS is hereafter referred to as the NAS. This manual provides the description of all the functions of the NAS. The product you purchased may not support certain functions dedicated to specific models.
Back up the system periodically to avoid any potential data loss. QNAP disclaims any responsibility of all sorts of data loss or recovery. Should you return any components of the NAS package for refund or maintenance, make sure they are carefully packed for shipping. Any form of damages due to improper packaging will not be compensated. QNAP, QNAP logo, QTS, myQNAPcloud and VioStor are trademarks or registered trademarks of QNAP Systems, Inc. or its subsidiaries.
Regulatory Notice FCC Notice QNAP NAS comply with different FCC compliance classes. Please refer the Appendix for details. Once the class of the device is determined, refer to the following corresponding statement. FCC Class A Notice This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1. This device may not cause harmful interference. 2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
Document Annotation Annotations in this document Warning: This indicates the instructions must be strictly followed. Failure to do so could result in injury to human body or death. Caution: This indicates the action may lead to disk clearance or loss OR failure to follow the instructions could result in data damage, disk damage, or product damage. Important: This indicates the information provided is important or related to legal regulations.
Safety Information and Precautions 1. The NAS can operate normally in the temperature of 0ºC–40ºC and relative humidity of 0%–95%. Ensure the environment is well-ventilated. 2. The power cord and devices connected to the NAS must provide correct supply voltage (100W, 90–264V). 3. Do not place the NAS in direct sunlight or near chemicals. Ensure the usage environment's temperature and humidity is suited for using electronics. 4. Unplug the power cord and all connected cables before cleaning.
Getting Started New NAS users are advised to follow the below steps to complete their NAS installation. For users who already own a QNAP NAS and would like to move the data to a new QNAP NAS, refer to Migrating from Old NAS for detailed instructions. For New NAS Users: 1. Hardware Installation 2. Software Installation 3. Getting Utilities 4. Connecting to the Shared Folders 5.
Hardware Installation After unpacking the NAS, first follow these instructions to install your hardware: 1. Install the hard drives. Before doing so, ensure the hard drives (HDDs) that you use are compatible with the NAS. Go to the Hard Disk Drive Compatibility List section for more details. 2. Connect the QNAP NAS to the same network as your PC and power it on. During your installation process, pay attention to LEDs and alarm buzzers to make sure that the NAS functions properly.
Hard Disk Drive Compatibility List This product works with 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch SATA hard disk drives and/or solid-state drives (SSD) from major hard drive brands. For a full list of compatible drives, check the compatibility list on the QNAP website (http://www.qnap.com/compatibility). Note: If you encounter a "Device not found" message, ensure that: 1. Your NAS has been powered on; 2.
Checking System Status LED Display & System Status Overview LED Color LED Status Description 1) The hard disk drive on the NAS is being formatted. Flashes green and red alternately every 0.5 sec 2) The NAS is being initialized. 3) The system firmware is being updated. 4) RAID rebuilding is in process. 5) Online RAID capacity expansion is in process. 6) Online RAID level migration is in process. 1) The hard disk drive is invalid. 2) The disk volume has reached its full capacity.
LED Color LED Status Description every 2 sec Green Off Power 1 LAN 10 GbE* HDD The NAS is ready. All the hard disk drives on the NAS are in standby mode. Flashes green The NAS is booting up. Green The NAS is on and ready. Green Orang Orange The disk data is being accessed from the network. e Flashes orange The NAS is connected to the network. Green The 10GbE network expansion card is installed. Off No 10GbE network expansion card is installed.
*The 10 GbE network expansion function is only supported by the TS-470 Pro, TS-670 Pro, TS-870 Pro, TS-870U-RP, TS-879 Pro, TS-1079 Pro, TS-879U-RP, TS-1270U-RP, TS-1279U-RP, TS-EC879U-RP, and TS-EC1279U-RP. **TS-210, TS-212, TS-219, TS-439U-SP/RP, TS-809 Pro, TS-809U-RP do not support eSATA port. 1 This feature is only supported by certain NAS models. Visit http://www.qnap.com for more details. Alarm Buzzer The alarm buzzer can be disabled in "Control Panel" > "System Settings" > "Hardware" > "Buzzer".
Software Installation After installing the NAS hardware, proceed to software installation. There are three approaches for software installation: 1. Smart Installation Guide 2. Cloud Installation 3. CD Installation 4. HDMI Installation Online installation and cloud installation are available for all new NAS models, while CD installation is only for certain models (check your package contents to see if it includes an installation CD.) All users are encouraged to use cloud and online installation if possible.
Smart Installation Guide Follow the steps in this section to complete online installation for your NAS: 1. Go to http://start.qnap.com. 2. Choose the number of HDD bays and the model of your NAS and click "Start Now". 3. Click "Hardware" and follow the on-screen instructions to get hardware ready. 4. Scroll down to "Install firmware" and click "Local Installation". 5. Choose your operating system to download, install and run Qfinder. 6. After installing Qfinder, launch it to search for your NAS.
Cloud Installation Follow the steps in this section to complete cloud installation for your NAS: 1. Connect your NAS to the Internet, and on your PC, go to "start.qnap.com" and scroll down until the "Install firmware" section. Click "Cloud Installation" and in the "Start Cloud Installation" step, click the "Start Cloud Installation" button. Alternatively, you may scan the QR code using your mobile phone to start cloud installation. 2.
CD Installation Follow the steps in this section to complete CD installation for your NAS: 1. Install the QNAP Qfinder from the product CD-ROM. 2. Run the QNAP Qfinder. If the QNAP Qfinder is blocked by your firewall, unblock the utility. 3. The built-in Qfinder Setup Wizard will guide you along the way to complete firmware installation. Next, you can use QTS account username and password to log in (QTS is the operating system for the NAS.
HDMI Installation Follow the steps in this section to complete the HDMI installation for your NAS: 1. Connect the NAS to an HDMI display. 2. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the firmware installation. 3. Choose to install HD Station or log into QTS with QTS account username and password (QTS is the operating system for the NAS.) Note: This installation is restricted to NAS models with an HDMI port. The default login ID and password of the NAS are both "admin".
Getting Utilities QNAP has prepared a number of practical and useful utilities to enhance your NAS experience. After setting up the NAS, choose from the following two methods to install the utilities: Method 1: Downloading from the QNAP website Visit http://www.qnap.com/ and go to "QTS 4.2" > "For Home" ("For Business" if you are a business user). Scroll to the bottom of the screen and click "Mobile Apps & Utilities". Click "Learn More" and choose to download and install the utilities on your PC.
Connecting to NAS Shared Folders After installing the hardware and software, it is time to connect to the shared folders on the NAS.
Windows There are two methods for connecting to shared folders of the NAS when using Windows: Method 1: Connect to the shared folders of the NAS by using the QNAP Qfinder 1. Launch QNAP Qfinder. Select your NAS and then click "Tool" > "Map Network Drive". 2. Select a shared folder on the NAS to be mapped as a network drive and click "Map Network Drive". 3. Enter the username and password to connect to the NAS and click "OK". 4. Select a drive in the OS to map the folder chosen in Step 2 and click "Finish".
Mac or Linux Mac Users There are two methods to connect shared folders on a NAS: Method 1: Using QNAP Qfinder 1. Launch QNAP Qfinder, select your NAS, and go to "Connect" > "Open in File Explorer". 2. Enter your login ID and password. 3. Select the folder you want to mount and click "OK". 4. The folder is mounted. Method 2: Connecting to Server 1. Choose "Go" > "Connect to Server". 2. Enter the NAS IP address. 3. Enter your login ID and password. 4. Select the folder you want to mount and click "OK". 5.
Connecting to NAS by Web Browser To connect to the NAS by a web browser, follow these steps: 1. Enter http://NAS IP:8080 in the web browser. Or if using QNAP Qfinder, simply double click on the NAS to open the login page. Note: The default NAS IP is 169.254.100.100:8080. If the NAS has been configured to use DHCP, you can use QNAP Qfinder to check the IP address of the NAS. Make sure the NAS and the computer that runs QNAP Qfinder are connected to the same subnet.
Migrating from Old NAS Users can migrate their existing NAS to another NAS model with all the data and configuration retained by simply installing all the hard drives of the original (source) NAS on the new (destination) NAS according to its original hard drive order and restart the NAS. Due to differing hardware designs, the new NAS will automatically check if a firmware update is required before system migration.
TVS-x63, TS-563, TS-x63U, TS-x69, TS-x70, TVS-x71, TS-x79, TS-x80, TVS-x80, TS-x80U TS-x10, TS-x12, TS-x19, Yes TS-x20, TS-x21, HS-210 3.8.x and TS-x39, TS-509, TS-809, SS-x39, TS-x59, TS-x59U, TS-x39, 3.8 TS-809, 4.0.x SS-x39, 4.1.x and TS-x59, later TS-x59U TS-x70U, TS-x79, TS-x79U TS-x31, TS-431U, 4.0.5 HS-251/251+, TS-x51/x51+, 4.1.
4.1.x and TS-x69, TS-x69U, TS-x70, 4.1.x and later TS-x70U, TVS-x71, TVS-x71U, later TS-x79, TS-x79U, TS-x80, TS-x80U, TVS-ECx80 HS-251/251+, TS-x51/x51+, 4.1.2 and TS-x53, SS-x53 later TVS-x71, TVS-x63, TS-563, 4.1.1 TS-x63U, TS-x53, TS-x51/x51+, 4.1.1 No x31+ TS-x31+ 4.1.2/4.1 TS-x80, TVS-x80, TVS-x71U, 4.1.2/4.1 .3 and TVS-x71, TVS-x63, TS-563, .3 and later TS-x53, TS-x51/x51+, TS-x31+ later 4.1.1 TVS-x71, TVS-x63, TS-563, TS-x63U, TS-x53 4.1.
.3 and TVS- x71, TVS-x63, TS-563, .3 and later TS-x63U, TS-x53, TS-x51/x51+ later NAS Models that DO NOT Support System Migration NAS models that do not support direct migration are listed in the below table. For these NAS models, first initialize the destination NAS and copy your data from the source NAS to the destination NAS (refer to the RTRR or Rsync chapter for details on data backup and replication.
migration or the data may be inaccessible. For a compatibility list, go to http://www.qnap.com/compatibility. SS-x39 and SS-469 Pro series only support 2.5-inch hard disk drives. Encrypted disk volumes cannot be migrated to a NAS that does not support file system encryption.
4 to 6-drive RAID 6, 4-drive or 6-drive RAID 10. 8-bay NAS 1 to 8-drive single disk volume, JBOD, RAID 0, 2-drive RAID 1, 3 to 8-drive RAID 5, 4 to 8-drive RAID 6, 4-drive, 6-drive, or 8-drive RAID 10. Migrating your NAS Follow the steps below to perform system migration: 1. Turn off the source NAS and unplug the hard drives. 2. Remove the hard drives from the old trays and install them to the hard drive trays of the new NAS. 3. Plug the hard drives to the destination NAS (new model).
QTS Basics and Desktop QTS is a user-friendly NAS operating system designed to enhance every aspect of your NAS experience. With basic methods such as drag-and-drop or point and click, you can complete most NAS operations.
Introducing QTS Built on a Linux foundation, QTS is shaped from an optimized kernel to deliver high-performance services that satisfy needs for file storage, management, backup, multimedia applications, surveillance, and more. The intuitive, multi-window and multi-tasking QTS GUI make it incredibly easy to manage your NAS, use its rich home applications, enjoy multimedia, and install more applications from an integrated App Center.
Intuitive GUI with Multi-Windows, Multi-Tasking, Multi-Application, Multi-Device access support Cross platform data storage, backup and sharing center Revolutionary music, photo and home video center Personal cloud storage Free and large capacity for Dropbox-style data sync Hundreds of install-on-demand applications from the App Center Energy-efficient & eco-friendly NAS for Business - Efficiently optimize business IT infrastructure IT efficiency, coupled with low total cost of ownershi
Using QTS Desktop After you finish the basic setup and login to the NAS, the desktop will appear. Each main desktop feature is introduced in the following sections. Topics covered in this chapter: QTS Desktop 2-step Verification QTS Desktop NO. Name Description 1 Show Minimizes/restores all open windows. Desktop 2 Main Menu Show the Main Menu.
Desktop, will be launched once you click a third-party application. Click the icon from the menu to launch the selected application. 3 Search Enter a feature specific keyword in the search bar to search for the desired function and its corresponding online help. Click the result in the search bar to launch the function or open its online QTS help.
mouse cursor close to the buttons. o Show the link bar on the desktop: Uncheck this option to hide the link bar (No. 13, No. 14 and No. 15.) o Show the Dashboard button: Uncheck this option to hide the Dashboard button (NO. 10). o Show the NAS time on the desktop: Uncheck this option to not display the NAS time in the bottom-right of the desktop. o Keep Main Menu open after selection: Keep the Main Menu pinned/unpinned on the desktop.
be opened in Tab Mode, Window Mode, or Frameless Mode. Only Tab Mode is available if you log into the NAS using a mobile device. o Tab Mode: In this mode, the window will be opened to fit the entire NAS Desktop and only one application window can be displayed at a time. o Window mode: In this mode, the application window can be resized and reshaped to a desirable style. o Frameless Mode: In this mode, applications will be opened without their frames. Feedback: File a feature request and bug report.
1. Install the authenticator App on your mobile device: For Android and iOS devices, install the Google Authenticator App from their respective App stores. For Windows Phone, install the Authenticator from its Store. 2. The system times of your mobile device and NAS must be synchronized. It is recommended to use the time provided from the Internet. 3. Go to "Options" > "2-step Verification" and click "Get Started". Complete the steps in the wizard to set up the NAS and your mobile device. 4.
System Settings Go to "Control Panel" > "System Settings" to set up your NAS.
General Settings Go to "Control Panel" > "System Settings" > "General Settings" to configure basic settings of the NAS. Topics covered in this chapter: System Administration Time Daylight Saving Time Codepage Password Strength Login Screen System Administration Basic Settings: Enter the name of the NAS. The NAS name supports maximum 14 characters and can be a combination of letters (a-z, A-Z), numbers (0-9), and dash (-.) Space ( ), period (.), or pure numbers are not allowed.
connection (SSL) only" is enabled, users can only connect to the web administration page by HTTPS. Disable and hide the home/multimedia features such as Photo Station, Music Station, Surveillance Station, Download Station, iTunes server, and DLNA media server: Multimedia features, including Photo Station, Music Station, Video Station (both 2.0 and 1.0.
Select the language the NAS uses to display files and directories. Note: All of the files and directories on the NAS use Unicode encoding. If your FTP clients or PC OS does not support Unicode, select the language which is the same as the OS language in order to properly view files and directories on the NAS. Password Strength Specify the password rules. After applying the setting, the NAS will automatically check the validity of the password. Login Screen Set the login screen style.
Storage Manager Based on QNAP's Flexible Volume Architecture, the Storage Manager provides a secure, flexible and comprehensive approach to manage data on your NAS and offers a number of great features such as storage pools, multiple RAID groups, thin-provisioned volumes, space reclamation, and online capacity expansion. These features can effectively protect your storage system and your valuable data. Note: Some of the features mentioned on this page are applicable to certain NAS models only.
Each layer is designed to cover an aspect of the storage system, and all four layers combined can achieve total protection for your storage system. This architecture supports four distinct types of volumes adapted by QNAP over the years, and each volume type supports different storage features: Features Legacy Static volume Volume QTS 4.1 Storage Pool Flexible Volume QTS 4.
For specific setup of the Storage Manager, please refer to the following links: Dashboard Storage iSCSI Virtual Disk Note: To expand storage space with an expansion unit connected via a USB cable, you must create a separate static volume or storage pool on the expansion unit. Expanding an existing storage pool to an expansion unit is not supported. To migrate storage pools from a previous firmware version to QTS 4.2, please check the migration tutorial: https://www.qnap.
Dashboard The Storage Manager dashboard provides an overview for IT administrators to easily monitor and manage storage allocations. Overview There are three sections on the page: Disk, Volume/LUN and Storage Pool. They are described below: Disk: The physical hard disk drives and their associated storage hosts (including both the NAS and its connected expansion enclosures) are shown in this section. Click the hard disk drive icon to bring up the Disk Health window.
This page is designed for users to monitor storage utilization of their NAS. With volume and storage pool usage information presented on this page, users can manage their storage system more effectively and spot potential issues based on trends over a period of time (from the last hour to the last year.) Select to view the storage usage rate of a particular volume or storage pool and specify the period. Click "Clear Record" to reset the utilization graph.
Storage Manage volumes, storage pools, hard disk drives, snapshots, encrypt and decrypt file systems, and configure cache acceleration with Storage Manager. For details on the features, refer to the following links: Disks Storage Space Cache Acceleration Snapshot Vault Note: Some of the features listed above are applicable to certain models. Please check for applicable models first as you review descriptions of the features.
Disks This page is designed for users to monitor and manage hard disk drives installed on the NAS and its connected expansion enclosures, and users can quickly isolate and identify hard drives for relevant maintenance tasks. Managing NAS Hosts Click a NAS under "NAS Host" in the system component panel to check its general information.
Action Description Disk Info Click this button to check details of a disk, including the model, model number, serial number, capacity, firmware version, ATA version and ATA standard. Disk Health Click this button to check disk S.M.A.R.T information. More details about S.M.A.R.T information will be provided in the next table. Scan Now Click this button to scan the disk for bad blocks. If bad blocks are found, (under the number of bad blocks will be displayed in the "Status" field.
component type (data, free, error, spare, cache, or none) and status. Click "Refresh" panel) to refresh the list. You can also perform sequential read and IOPS read tests (under "Performance test"), schedule weekly sequential read tests, and check the test results to gauge the performance of the tested disks. HDD S.M.A.R.T Information Switch to the icon view (or tree view) and click the "Disk Health" button to bring up the Disk Health window.
You can enable the following Disk Health settings in the Global Setting dialog window (the "setting" icon next to "?" on top right side of the screen): Activate Predictive SMART Migration: With Predictive SMART Migration, a warning message will pop up when an S.M.A.R.T error is detected on a hard disk drive (indicating that the RAID group that the hard drive disk belongs to is likely to fail very soon.
Update firmware (under Click this button to update firmware for the chosen "Action") enclosure. Rename enclosure (under Click this button to rename the chosen enclosure. "Action") RAID Group Click this button and select a RAID group to check its details, including capacity, RAID group name, RAID type and disk member.
Storage Space The Storage Space features Storage Pools and Volumes. This page lists available storage pools and the volumes, iSCSI LUNs, and snapshots from remote NAS on each of these storage pools. It displays these storage entities’ capacity and/or usage to give a complete view of storage allocation. Users can create or manage storage pools/volumes/RAID groups, or take/view snapshots of the volumes on this page.
Storage Pools A storage pool is designed to aggregate physical hard disk drives into a large storage space and to provide enhanced RAID protection for it.
3. Select the enclosure unit, hard disk drive(s), RAID type and hot spare disk and click "Create". 4. Set the percentage of storage spool space that is reserved to store snapshots. 5. Please note that all data on the selected hard disk drive(s) will be erased. Click "OK" if you are certain about this. 6. A new storage pool will be created. Removing Storage Pools Follow these steps to remove a storage pool: Go to "Storage Manager" > "STORAGE" > "Storage Space".
4. Select to create and add a new RAID group. Select "Adding new hard drive(s) to an existing RAID group"(the option "Create new RAID groups" will be covered in the following section), choose an existing RAID group from the drop-down list and click "Next". 5. Select the hard drive(s) to expand the storage pool and click "Next". 6. Click "Expand". 7. Please note that all data on the selected hard disk drive(s) will be erased. Click "OK" if you are certain about this. 8.
With this function, RAID group capacity can be expanded by replacing hard disk drives in an array one by one. This option is supported for the following RAID types: RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6 and RAID 10. Follow these steps to expand a RAID group: 1. Go to "Storage Manager" > "STORAGE" > "Storage Space". 2. Double click a storage pool to be expanded to bring up the Storage Pool Management page. 3. Select a RAID group and click "Manage" > "Expand Capacity". 4.
When the snapshot reserve is set to a value greater than 0%, this reserved space will be dedicated entirely to snapshots. The free space in a storage pool will be lower after the value is set and the snapshots will only use the space reserved. When the space used for snapshots exceeds the snapshot reserve, the system will start recycling older snapshots regardless the snapshot limitation set in Snapshot Global Settings. To set snapshot reservation, follow these steps: 1.
Volumes A volume is formatted by the file system to store share folders and files. Users can manage, monitor, create, or delete a logical volume on this page. The following topics are covered in this chapter: Creating New Volumes Removing Volumes Expanding Volumes Available Volume operations Configuring Alert Threshold Creating New Shared Folders Snapshot Encryption Setting Space Reclamation and SSD Trim Creating New Volumes 1.
2. Configure the mode for the volume from static single, thick multiple, and thin multiple according to your needs. 3. Configure the volume capacity, alert threshold, volume alias, Bytes per inode, encryption and shared folder settings and click "Next". 4. Click "Finish". 5. A new volume will be created. Note: Static Single Volume: This mode offers the best performance but does not support thin provisioning, space reclamation and snapshots. For this option, the RAID group itself is a volume.
After you go to "Storage Manager" > "STORAGE" > "Storage Space", click "Actions" and choose to configure the threshold and cache settings, check the file system of a volume, rename volume alias, reclaim volume space, create a new share folder, format a volume, or manage snapshots. Note: All the data on a disk will be erased if it is formatted. Please use the "Format" feature with caution. For encryption related options (Change, Download, Save, Lock this Volume), refer to Encryption.
Users can take a snapshot, manage snapshots (revert, delete, and clone a snapshot, set up snapshot schedules, or restore snapshot files for LUNs or volumes), or replicate volumes/LUNs between different remote servers using snapshot technology. Note: Snapshot Replica (or volumes/LUNs replication between remote servers) is covered in Backup Station. For details, please refer to the Snapshot Replica chapter in Backup Station.
Clone a snapshot: This action allows you to clone a snapshot into a new volume or LUN. To clone a snapshot, first select a snapshot, click "Clone", enter an alias for the new volume, and select the folders to share after cloning. If the snapshot cloned is a LUN snapshot, you can map it to an iSCSI target. Set up snapshot schedules: Click "Schedule", select "Enable schedule", specify the time, frequency, and retention period. The system will take the chosen volume’s snapshot by schedule.
Note: The AES volume-based encryption is applicable only to specific NAS models. Please refer to the product comparison table for details. Data encryption on QNAP NAS Users can manage encrypted disk volumes on the NAS. Each encrypted disk volume is locked by a particular key. The encrypted volume can be unlocked using the following methods: Encryption password: Enter the encryption password to unlock the disk volume. The default password is "admin". The password must be 8-16 characters long.
4. Confirm the settings and click "Finish". 5. Note that all the data on the selected drives will be DELETED! Please back up the data before creating the encrypted volume. Click "Yes" after data backup. 6. Double click the newly-created volume to bring up the Volume Management page. 7. Click "Actions" > "Encryption" > "Lock this Volume". Click "Yes". 8. An encrypted disk volume will be created on the NAS.
To verify that a disk volume is encrypted, log into the NAS as an administrator. Go to "Storage Manager" > "STORAGE" > "Storage Space". The encrypted disk volume will be shown on this page, with a lock icon under "Status". The lock will be shown as opened if the encrypted volume is unlocked. A disk volume without the lock icon under "Status" is not encrypted. Behaviors of encrypted volumes upon system reboot An example is provided to illustrate the behavior of encrypted volumes upon system reboot.
RAID Groups Users can expand a RAID group, add hard drive(s) to a RAID group, migrate a RAID group, configure a spare drive, enable a bitmap and recover a RAID group for a chosen volume, while the data contained in the RAID group remains intact.
data protection. A minimum of 3 hard disks are required to create a RAID 5 group. The total capacity of the RAID 5 group is equal to the size of the disk with the smallest capacity in the array times the number of (hard disk – 1). It is recommended (though not required) that only hard drives of the same brand and capacity are used to establish the most efficient hard drive capacity.
times (the number of hard disks in the array/2). It is recommended that only hard disk drives of the same brand and capacity are used to create a RAID 10 group. RAID 10 is suitable for high volume transaction applications, such as a database, that require high performance and fault tolerance. A maximum of 2 failed disks from 2 different pairs are allowed in RAID 10. Note: To install a new disk when the server is running, first be sure the disk volume is in the "degraded" mode.
5. After the description displays "You can replace this drive", plug in the new hard disk drive to the drive slot. Repeat the same process for all hard drives to be replaced. Click "Expand Capacity" to continue. 6. Click "Yes". 7. The chosen RAID group is expanded. Adding Hard Disk Drives With this function, new drive members can be added to a RAID group. This option is supported for RAID 5 and RAID 6 drive configurations. Follow these steps to add the hard disk drive(s) to a RAID group: 1.
4. Select the hard disk drive(s) to be configured as spare drive and click "Apply". 5. Please note that all data on the selected hard disk drive(s) will be erased. Click "Yes" if you are certain about this. 6. The chosen disk drives are added as spare drive. Enabling/Disabling Bitmap This function can reduce the rebuild time after a crash, or the time length required to remove/re-add a hard disk. This feature does not improve disk read/write performance and may even cause slight performance degradation.
RAID Minimal number of hard disks required for recovery group RAID 1 1 RAID 5 Number of disks - 1 RAID 6 Number of disks - 2 RAID 10 Number of disks / 2; (1 hard drive per RAID 1) Follow these steps to recover a failed RAID group: 1. Go to "Storage Manager" > "STORAGE" > "Storage Space". 2. Double click a storage pool to bring up the Storage Pool Management page. 3. Select a failed RAID group. 4. Click "Manage" > "Recover". 5. The chosen RAID group will be recovered.
Cache Acceleration Based on SSD technology, the Cache Acceleration feature is designed to boost access performance of the NAS. On this page, you can both monitor SSD performance and manage cache acceleration for your NAS.
6. An SSD cache volume will be created. Note: If SSD Cache is enabled with the Read-Write type, the SSD MUST NOT be removed while it is being used, as this will cause data loss. Removing SSD Volumes Follow the steps below to remove a SSD volume: 1. Click "Remove". 2. Please note that all data on the selected hard drive(s) will be erased. Click "Yes" if you are certain about this. 3. The SSD volume will be removed.
cache is supported by your applications.
Snapshot Vault Snapshot Vault stores snapshots created remotely from remote NAS via Snapshot Replica in Backup Station. It also lets you manage and restore remote snapshots. Note: If this is the first time you use this feature, please configure Snapshot Replica in Backup Station on the source NAS first. Snapshots and related features are currently only available for the following NAS series: x51*, x53, x63, x70, x71, x79, x80. o * A minimum of 4 GB RAM is required to use snapshots.
1. Navigate to Snapshot Vault in Storage Manager. 2. Select a snapshot replication in the list and click "Remove". 3. The snapshot replication is removed. Cloning Snapshots 1. Navigate to Snapshot Vault in Storage Manager. 2. Select a snapshot on the left panel and click "Clone". 3. Enter a name for the volume to mount the snapshot. 4. Choose the folders/files to clone. 5. Select "OK" and the task will start immediately. 6.
iSCSI Manage the iSCSI storage, create advanced ACLs and back up LUNs with the iSCSI management features.
iSCSI Storage The NAS supports a built-in iSCSI (Internet Small Computer System Interface) service for server clustering and virtualized environments. Users can enable or disable the iSCSI service, change the port of the iSCSI portal, enable/disable the iSNS service, and list and manage all iSCSI targets and LUNs on this page. The NAS supports multiple iSCSI targets and multiple LUNs per target. iSCSI LUNs can be mapped or unmapped to a specific target.
VAAI Block Zeroing Supported Supported VAAI Hardware Assisted Supported Supported Supported Not Supported Thin Provisioning Supported Supported Space Reclamation Supported (with VAAI or from Not Supported Locking VAAI Thin Provisioning and Space Reclaim Windows 2012 or 8) Microsoft ODX Supported Not Supported LUN Backup Not Supported Yet (Snapshot Supported Replica is advised) LUN Snapshot Supported 1 Time Snapshot Please note that in general, better system performance can be achieve
Follow the steps below to configure the iSCSI target service on the NAS. 1. If no iSCSI targets have been created yet, the Quick Configuration Wizard will automatically be launched and prompt users to create iSCSI targets and LUNs. 2. Select "iSCSI Target with a mapped LUN" (more on "iSCSI target only" and "iSCSI LUN only" in the following sections) and click "Next". 3. Click "Next." 4. Enter the target name and alias. 5.
4. Enter the target name and alias. Choose to click "CRC/Checksum" to select "Data Digest" and/or "Header Digest". Then Click "Next". 5. Enter the username and password for "Use CHAP authentication" and/or "Mutual CHAP" and click "Next". Check "Use CHAP authentication" and only the initiator is authenticated by the iSCSI target, and users of the initiators are required to enter the username and password specified here to access the target.
Disabled The LUN is inactive and is invisible to the initiators. Refer to the table below for actions (the "Action" button) available to manage iSCSI targets and LUNs: Action Description Deactivate Deactivate a ready or connected target. Note that the connection from the initiators will be removed. Activate Activate an offline target. Modify Modify the target settings: target alias, CHAP information, and checksum settings. Modify the LUN settings: LUN allocation, name, disk volume directory, etc.
After creating the iSCSI targets and LUN on the NAS, the iSCSI initiator installed on the computer (Windows PC, Mac, or Linux) can be used to connect to the iSCSI target and LUN and the disk volumes can be used as the virtual drives on the computer. Expanding iSCSI LUN capacity The NAS supports capacity expansion for iSCSI LUNs. To do so, follow the steps below: 1. Locate an iSCSI LUN on the iSCSI target list. 2. Click "Action" > "Modify". 3. Specify the capacity of the LUN.
To use this feature, click "Add a Policy". Enter the policy name and the initiator IQN, assign the access right for each LUN created on the NAS and click "Apply". For descriptions on each field, refer to the table below: Field Description Read-only The connected initiator can only read the data from the LUN. Read/Write The connected initiator has read and write access rights to the LUN. Deny Access The LUN is invisible to the connected initiator.
Multiple snapshots can only be taken on block-based LUNs, and only one snapshot can be taken for file-based LUNs if you use the LUN Backup feature. Application consistent snapshots for iSCSI LUN are only available when the Snapshot Agent is used and for VMware and VSS-aware applications running on a Windows server. Snapshots and related features are currently only available for the following NAS series: x51*, x53, x63, x70, x71, x79, x80. o * A minimum of 4 GB RAM is required to use snapshots.
Connecting to iSCSI Targets by Microsoft iSCSI Initiator on Windows Before you start to use the iSCSI target service, make sure you have created an iSCSI target with a LUN on the NAS and installed the correct iSCSI initiator for your OS. ISCSI initiator on Windows: Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator is an official application for Windows that allow users to implement an external iSCSI storage array over the network.
Connecting to iSCSI Targets by Xtend SAN iSCSI Initiator on Mac OS This section shows you how to use Xtend SAN iSCSI Initiator on Mac OS to add the iSCSI target (QNAP NAS) as an extra partition. Before you start to use the iSCSI target service, make sure you have created an iSCSI target with a LUN on the NAS and installed the correct iSCSI initiator for your OS. About Xtend SAN iSCSI initiator: ATTO's Xtend SAN iSCSI Initiator for Mac OS X allows Mac users to utilize and benefit from iSCSI.
Connecting to iSCSI Targets by Open-iSCSI Initiator on Ubuntu Linux This section shows you how to use the Linux Open-iSCSI Initiator on Ubuntu to add the iSCSI target as an extra partition. Before you start using the iSCSI target service, make sure you have created an iSCSI target with a LUN on the NAS and installed the correct iSCSI initiator for your OS. About Linux Open-iSCSI Initiator: The Linux Open-iSCSI Initiator is a built-in package in Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (and later).
You should be able to see the login message as below: Login session [iface: default, target: iqn.2004-04.com:NAS:iSCSI.ForUbuntu.B9281B, portal: 10.8.12.31,3260] [ OK ] Check the device status with dmesg. # dmesg | tail Enter the following command to create a partition, /dev/sdb is the device name. # fdisk /dev/sdb Format the partition. # mkfs.ext3 /dev/sdb1 Mount the file system. # mkdir /mnt/iscsi # mount /dev/sdb1 /mnt/iscsi/ You can test the I/O speed using the following command.
LUN Backup The NAS supports backing up iSCSI LUNs to different storage locations (Windows, Linux, or local shared folders), restoring the LUNs to the NAS, or creating a LUN snapshot and mapping it to an iSCSI target. In this chapter, these topics are covered: Backing up iSCSI LUNs Restoring iSCSI LUNs Creating iSCSI LUN Snapshots Managing LUN Backup/Restore/Snapshot by Command Line Note: This function or its content is only applicable on some models.
"Next". (Use Compression: When this option is enabled, more CPU resources of the NAS will be used but the size of the backup LUN can be reduced. The backup time may vary depending on the size of the iSCSI LUN.) 6. Specify the backup schedule, choose the backup period (Now, Hourly, Daily, Weekly, or Monthly) and click "Next". 7. The settings will be shown. Enter a name for the job or use the one generated by the NAS. Click "Next." 8. Click "Finish" to exit. 9. The backup job is shown on the list.
Refer to the table below for actions (the "Action" button) Action Description Edit Edit the job settings. Delete Delete the job. Start Start the job immediately. Stop Stop the running job. View Logs View the job status and logs. available to manage restore jobs. Note: For Step 5 above: Overwrite existing LUN: Restore the iSCSI LUN and overwrite the existing LUN on the NAS. All the data on the original LUN will be overwritten.
9. Go to "Storage Manager" > "iSCSI Storage", and the snapshot LUN will be shown in the iSCSI Target List. Use iSCSI initiator software to connect to the iSCSI target and access the point-in-time data on the snapshot LUN. Note: The source LUN and snapshot LUN cannot be mounted on the same NAS or certain operating systems such as Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2. In this case, mount the LUN snapshot to a different NAS or server.
Virtual Disk You can use this function to add iSCSI targets of other NAS or storage servers to the NAS as virtual disks for storage capacity expansion. The NAS supports up to 8 virtual disks. Supported file systems: Format: Ext3, Ext4, FAT, NTFS, and HFS+. Mount: Ext3, Ext4, FAT, NTFS, and HFS+. Note: The NAS supports a virtual disk with a maximum size of 16TB.
Action Edit Description Click this button to edit a virtual disk name or the authentication information of an iSCSI target. Connect Click this button to connect to an iSCSI target. Disconnect Click this button to disconnect an iSCSI target. Format Delete Click this button to format a virtual disk as EXT3, EXT 4, FAT 32, NTFS, or HFS+ file system. Click this button to delete a virtual disk or an iSCSI target. External Device You can use an external device as a virtual disk.
Network Go to "Control Panel" > "System Settings" > "Network" to configure the NAS network settings. In this chapter, the following topics are covered: TCP/IP Wi-Fi IPv6 Service Binding Proxy DDNS Service TCP/IP (i) IP Address Configure the TCP/IP settings, DNS Server and default Gateway of the NAS on this page. Click the "Edit" button next to an interface under "Edit" to edit the network settings (including "Network Parameters", "Advanced Options", and "DHCP Server".
of Ethernet 1 will be shown in LAN 1 only and the IP of Ethernet 2 will be shown in LAN 2 only. To use port trunking for a dual LAN connection, see section (iii). * TS-110, TS-119, TS-210, TS-219, TS-219P, TS-119P+, TS-219P+, TS-112, and TS-212 only have one LAN port and do not support dual LAN configuration or port trunking.
disabled. If the NAS supports two Gigabit LAN ports and only one network interface is configured to enable VLAN, you can also connect to the NAS via the other network interface. Note: The VLAN feature is only supported by x86-based NAS models. DHCP Server A DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server assigns IP addresses to clients on a network. Select "Enable DHCP Server" to set the NAS a DHCP server if there are none on the local network where the NAS is located.
Contact your ISP or network administrator for the IP address of the primary and the secondary DNS servers. When the NAS plays the role as a terminal and needs to perform independent connection (BT download, etc) enter at least one DNS server IP for proper URL connection. Otherwise, the function may not work properly. If you obtain the IP address by DHCP, there is no need to configure the primary and secondary DNS servers. In this case, enter "0.0.0.0".
Balance-rr Round-Robin mode is good for general purpose Supports static (Round-Robin load balancing between two Ethernet interfaces. trunking. Make ) This mode transmits packets in sequential order sure static trunking from the first available slave through the last. is enabled on the Balance-rr provides load balancing and fault switch. tolerance. Active Backup Active Backup only uses one Ethernet interface.
Balance-tlb Balance-tlb uses channel bonding that does not (Adaptive require any special switch. The outgoing traffic is Transmit Load distributed according to the current load on each Balancing) Ethernet interface (computed relative to the General switches speed.) Incoming traffic is received by the current Ethernet interface. If the receiving Ethernet interface fails, the other slave takes over the MAC address of the failed receiving slave.
Icon / Option Name Description Rescan Rescan Search for Wi-Fi networks in range. Secured network Connect Connect to a Wi-Fi network. If a security key is required, you will be prompted to enter the key. Edit the connection information. You can select to Edit Show all The Wi-Fi network requires a network key. automatically connect to the Wi-Fi network. Disconnect Disconnect from the Wi-Fi network. Remove Delete the Wi-Fi network profile. Show all Display all available Wi-Fi networks.
You can choose to connect to an ad hoc network in which you can connect to any wireless devices without the need for an access point. To set up, follow these steps: 1. Enter the network name (SSID) of the wireless network and select the security type. o No authentication (Open): No security key required. o WEP: Enter up to 4 WEP keys and choose 1 key to be used for authentication. o WPA-Personal: Choose AES or TKIP encryption and enter the encryption key. o WPA2-Personal: Enter a security key. 2.
SSH Qsync for Windows Netbak Replicator To use this function, select the option "Enable IPv6" and click "Apply". The NAS will restart. After the system restarts, go to the IPv6 page. The settings of the IPv6 interface will be shown. Click the "Edit" button to edit the settings: IPv6 Auto Configuration: If an IPv6 enabled router is available on the network, select this option to allow the NAS to automatically acquire the IPv6 address and configurations.
DDNS Service To allow remote access to the NAS using a domain name instead of a dynamic IP address, enable the DDNS service. The NAS supports the DDNS providers: http://www.dyndns.com, http://update.ods.org, http://www.dhs.org, http://www.dyns.cx, http://www.3322.org, http://www.no-ip.com, http://www.Selfhost.de, http://www.oray.com. Note: Some of these DDNS services are not free. Additional Reference: How to set up proxy server on QNAP Turbo NAS for optimized website access.
Thunderbolt Management Go to "Control Panel" > "System Settings" > "Thunderbolt Management" to configure the NAS Thunderbolt settings. On this page, you can configure Thunderbolt Bridge Addresses, the Thunderbolt interface, and monitor bandwidth usage. Thunderbolt bridge address: Each Thunderbolt port allows you to connect up to six Thunderbolt devices. The default mode for Thunderbolt ports is to automatically assign IP addresses. Click on the "Edit" button to assign a Thunderbolt IP Bridge Address.
applicable models, please refer to the product comparison table on the QNAP website.
Security Go to "Control Panel" > "System Settings" > "Security" to configure relevant security settings for your NAS. Security Level Specify the IP address or network domain from which connections to the NAS are allowed or denied. When the connection of a host server is denied, all the protocols of that server are not allowed to connect to the NAS. After changing the settings, click "Apply" to save the changes. Network services will be restarted and current connections to the NAS will be terminated.
Secure Socket Layer (SSL) is a protocol for encrypted communication between web servers and browsers for secure data transfer. You can upload an SSL certificate issued by trusted providers. After uploading an SSL certificate, users can connect to the administration interface of the NAS by SSL and there will not be any alert or error message. The NAS only supports X.509 certificates and private keys. Download Certificate: Download the secure certificate which is currently in use.
Hardware Go to "Control Panel" > "System Settings" > "Hardware" to configure the NAS hardware functions. General Enable configuration reset switch: When this is enabled, you can press the reset button for 3 seconds to reset the administrator password and the system settings to default (NAS data will be retained) or 10 seconds for advanced system reset. o Basic system reset: You will hear a beep after pressing and holding the reset button.
o Advanced system reset: You will hear two beeps after continuously pressing the reset button. The NAS will reset all system settings to default (similar to the system reset in "Administration" > "Restore to Factory Default") except all the NAS data will be reserved. Settings such as users, user groups, and shared folders will be cleared. To retrieve old data after an advanced system reset, create the same shared folders on the NAS and the data will be accessible again.
Smart Fan Configuration: Enable smart fan (recommended): Select to use the default smart fan settings or to manually define the settings. When the system default settings are selected, the fan rotation speed will be automatically adjusted when the NAS temperature, CPU temperature, and hard drive temperature meet the criteria. It is recommended to enable this option. Set fan rotation speed manually: By manually setting the fan rotation speed, the fan will continually rotate at this speed.
Power You can restart or shut down the NAS, specify the behavior of the NAS after a power recovery, and set the schedule for automatic system power on/off/restart on this page. EuP Mode Configuration EuP (also Energy-using Products) is a European Union (EU) directive designed to improve the energy efficiency of electrical devices, reduce the use of hazardous substances, increase ease of product recycling, and to improve environment-friendliness of products.
Wake-on-LAN (WOL) Enable this option to allow users to power on the NAS remotely by Wake on LAN. If the power cable is unplugged when the NAS is turned off, Wake on LAN will not function even if the power supply is reconnected afterwards. To wake up the NAS when it is in sleep mode or powered down, press the NAS power button or use the WOL feature in Qfinder or Qmanager.
Notification Go to "Control Panel" > "System Settings" > "Notification" to configure NAS notifications. E-mail The NAS supports email alerts to inform the administrator of system errors and warnings. To receive alerts by email, configure the SMTP server. Select an email account: specify the type of email account you would like to use for email alerts. SMTP Server: Enter the SMTP server name (for example: smtp.gmail.com.) Port Number: Enter the port number for the SMTP server.
Configure the SMSC server settings to send SMS messages to specified phone numbers from the NAS. Follow these steps to set up a SMSC server: 1. Choose an SMS service provider. The default SMS service provider is Clickatell. You can add your own SMS service provider by selecting "Add SMS Provider" from the drop-down menu. When "Add SMS service provider" is selected, enter the name of the SMS provider and the URL template text. 2.
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Firmware Update Go to "Control Panel" > "System Settings" > "Firmware Update" to update the firmware version of the NAS. Live Update Select "Automatically check if a newer version is available when logging into the NAS web administration interface" to allow the NAS to automatically check if a new firmware version is available. If a new firmware is found, you will be notified after logging in the NAS as an administrator. Click "Check for Update" to check if any firmware update is available.
4. Click "Browse" to select the firmware image for the system update. Click "Update System" to update the firmware. The system update may take seconds, minutes or longer to complete depending on the network connection status. The NAS will inform you when the system update has completed. Note: If the system is running properly, you do not need to update the firmware. QTS does not support downgrading the firmware.
Backup/Restore Go to "Control Panel" > "System Settings" > "Backup/Restore" to back up, restore your NAS or restore your NAS to factory default settings. Backup/Restore Settings Back up System Settings: To back up all the settings, including the user accounts, server name, network configuration and so on, click "Backup" and select to open or save the setting file.
Restore Factory Defaults & Format all Volumes: Restore system settings to default and formats all disk volumes. Reset Settings: Restore system settings to default without erasing user data. Reinitialize NAS: Erases all data and reinitializes the NAS. Caution: The administrator's password and system settings will be reset to default if you press and hold the reset button on the back of the NAS for 3 seconds (data and files on the NAS will be unaffected.
External Device Go to "Control Panel" > "System Settings" > "External Storage" to configure external storage devices, USB printers and UPS systems.
External Storage The NAS supports USB and eSATA storage devices for backup and data storage. Connect the external storage device to a USB or an eSATA port of the NAS and its details will be shown on this page. In this chapter, the following topics are covered: Storage Information Format Eject Encryption Management Data Sharing Storage Information Select a storage device and click "Storage Information" to check its details. The number of USB and eSATA interfaces supported varies by model.
Note: We recommend formatting disk volumes larger than 2TB using EXT4, NTFS, or HFS+. Eject "Eject" offers two different options. "Disconnect disk partition" allows you to remove a single disk partition or a disk drive in a multi-drive enclosure. "Remove device" allows you to disconnect external storage devices without the risk of losing any data when the device is removed. First choose a device to eject, click "Eject" and then disconnect the disk partition or remove the device.
1. To change the encryption password or download an encryption key file, click "Encryption Management". 2. Select "Manage encryption key". Click "Next". 3. Select to change the encryption password or download the encryption key file to the local PC. Data Sharing Select "Data sharing" for an external storage device connected to a 1-bay NAS. Note: HD Station will reboot when external devices are unmounted.
USB Printer The NAS supports network printing sharing service over local networks and the Internet in Windows, Mac, and Linux (Ubuntu) environments. Up to 3 USB printers are supported. To share a USB printer, connect the printer to a USB port on the NAS. The printer will be automatically detected and its information displayed. Printer Info Click on a connected USB printer and then "Printer Info" to review its details. Note: Connect a USB printer to the NAS after the software configuration is completed.
Bonjour printer support: Select this option to broadcast printing service to Mac users via Bonjour. When naming your printer, the name can only contain "a-z", "A-Z", "0-9", dot (.), comma (,) and dash (-). Maximum Printer Jobs and Blacklist Maximum printer jobs per printer: Specify the maximum number of printer jobs for a printer. A printer supports up to 1,000 printer jobs. The oldest printer job will be overwritten by the newest one if the printer has reached the maximum number of printer jobs.
Windows 7 Follow these steps to set up your printer connection: 1. Go to Devices and Printers. 2. Click "Add a printer". 3. In the Add printer wizard, click "Add a network, wireless or Bluetooth printer". 4. While Windows is searching for available network printers, click "The printer that I want isn't listed". 5. Click "Select a shared printer by name", and then enter the address of the network printer.
Mac OS 10.6 If you are using Mac OS 10.6, follow these steps to configure the NAS printer function: 1. First make sure that Bonjour is enabled on the NAS in "External Device" > "USB Printer" > "Settings". You can change the Service Name to better represent the printer. 2. On your Mac, go to "System Preferences", and then click "Print & Fax". 3. In the Print & Fax window, click + to add a printer. 4. The USB network printer will be listed via Bonjour.
Mac OS 10.5 If you are using Mac OS X 10.5, follow these steps to configure the NAS printer function: 1. Go to "Network Services" > "Win/Mac/MFS" > "Microsoft Networking". Enter a workgroup name for the NAS. You will need this information later. 2. Go to "Print & Fax" on your Mac. 3. Click + to add a printer. 4. Select the NAS workgroup and find the printer name. 5. Enter the username and password to login the printer server on the NAS. 6. Select the printer driver. 7.
Mac OS 10.4 If you are using Mac OS 10.4, follow these steps to configure the NAS printer function: 1. On the toolbar, click "Go/Utilities". 2. Click "Printer Setup Utility". 3. Click "Add". 4. Hold the "alt" key and click "More Printers". 5. In the pop up window, select "Advanced" and "Windows Printer with SAMBA", enter the printer name and the printer URI (the format is smb://NAS IP/printer name.
Linux (Ubuntu 10.10) If you are using Linux (Ubuntu 10.10), follow these steps to configure the NAS printer function: 1. Click the "System" tab, choose "Administration". Then select "Printing". 2. Click "Add". 3. Click "Network Printer", and then select "Internet Printing Protocol (ipp)". Enter the NAS IP address in "Host". "/printers" is already present. Enter the printer name after "printers/" in the field "Queue". 4. Before you continue, click "Verify" to test the printer connection. 5.
UPS By enabling UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) support, you can protect your NAS from abnormal system shutdown caused by power disruption. There are two options provided on the "UPS" page for the NAS during a power failure: 1) turn off the server after the AC power fails, or 2) enter the auto-protection mode after the AC power fails. For option 1, the NAS will shut itself down after the specified time.
3. Select "APC UPS with SNMP management" from the "Protocol" drop down menu. 4. Enter the IP address of the SNMP-based UPS. 5. Choose between whether the NAS should shut down or enter auto-protection mode after the AC power fails. Specify the time in minutes that the NAS should wait before executing the option you have selected. After the NAS enters auto-protection mode, the NAS resumes the previous operation status when the power restores. 6. Click "Apply All" to confirm.
Note: To allow the UPS device to send SNMP alerts to the NAS in the event of power loss, you may have to enter the NAS IP address in the UPS configuration page. Behavior of the UPS Feature of the NAS There are three phases during a power outage: Phase 1: Power loss starts until the end of the waiting time. Phase 2: From the end of the waiting time to the point when the UPS device runs out of its battery. Phase 3: After the UPS device runs out of its battery and until the power restores.
System Status Go to "Control Panel" > "System Settings" > "System Status" to check the status of your NAS. System Information View the summary of system information such as the server name, CPU, memory, firmware and system up time on this page. Note: CPU and memory information is only available on certain NAS models. Network Status View the current network settings and statistics on this page. They are displayed based on network interface.
Resource Monitor You can view the CPU usage, disk usage, and bandwidth transfer statistics of the NAS. CPU Usage: Shows the CPU usage of the NAS. Memory Usage: Shows the memory usage of the NAS by real-time dynamic graph. Disk Usage: Shows the disk space usage of each disk volume and its shared folders. Bandwidth Usage: Provides bandwidth transfer information of each available NAS LAN port. Process: Shows information about the processes running on the NAS.
System Logs Go to "Control Panel" > "System Settings" > "System Logs" to configure the logs settings of your NAS. System Event Logs The NAS can store 10,000 recent event logs, including warnings, errors, and information. If the NAS does not function correctly, refer to the event logs for troubleshooting. Tip: Right click on a record to delete it. To clear every log, click "Clear All". System Connection Logs The NAS can record HTTP, FTP, Telnet, SSH, AFP, SAMBA, and iSCSI connections.
Note: For AFP and SSH connections, the system can only record login and logout events. Online Users The information of online users connected to the NAS by networking services is shown here. Tip: Right click on a record to disconnect the IP connection and block the IP. Syslog Client Management Syslog is a standard for forwarding log messages on an IP network. Enable this option to save event and connection logs to a remote Syslog server.
Privilege Settings Go to "Control Panel" > "Privilege Systems" to configure privilege settings, disk quotas and domain security on the NAS.
Users The NAS creates the following users by default: admin: The administrator "admin" has full access to system administration and all shared folders. It cannot be deleted. guest: This is a built-in user and will not be displayed on the "User Management" page. A guest does not belong to any user group. The login password is "guest". anonymous: This is a built-in user and will not be shown on the "User Management" page. When you connect to a NAS by FTP, you can use this name to login.
Creating a User Creating Multiple Users Importing/Exporting Users Home Folders Creating a User To create a user on the NAS, follow the steps below: 1. Go to "Control Panel" > "Privilege Settings" > "Users". 2. Click "Create" > "Create a User". 3. Follow the wizard instructions to complete the details. Creating Multiple Users To create multiple users on the NAS, follow the steps below: 1. Go to "Control Panel" > "Privilege Settings" > "Users". 2. Click "Create" > "Create Multiple Users". 3.
Importing users Before importing users to the NAS, make sure you have backed up the original users' settings by exporting the users. Follow these steps to import users to the NAS: 1. Go to "Control Panel" > "Privilege Settings" > "Users". 2. Click "Create" > "Import/Export Users". 3. Select "Import user and user group settings". Select the option "Overwrite duplicate users" to overwrite existing users on the NAS. Click "Browse", select the file (*.txt, *.csv, *.
4. Open the CSV file with Notepad and save it in UTF-8 encoding if it contains double-byte characters. BIN (Exported from the NAS) The BIN file is exported from a QNAP NAS. It contains information including username, password, quota, and user group. The quota setting can only be exported when the quota function is enabled in "Privilege Settings" > "Quota". Home Folders Enable Home Folders to create a personal folder to each local and domain user on the NAS.
User Groups A user group is a collection of users with the same access rights to files or folders. The NAS creates the following user groups by default: administrators: All the members in this group have administration rights of the NAS. This group cannot be deleted. everyone: All the registered users belong to this group. This group cannot be deleted. The number of user groups you can create on the NAS varies by NAS model. If your NAS is not listed, visit http://www.qnap.com for more details.
Shared Folders Go to "Control Panel" > "Privilege Settings" > "Shared Folders" to configure shared folders of your NAS. This chapter covers the following topics: Shared Folders Folder Encryption ISO Shared Folders Folder Aggregation Shared Folders You can create multiple shared folders on the NAS and specify the access rights of the users and user groups to the shares. The number of shared folders you can create on the NAS varies according to the NAS models.
TS-459U-RP+/SP+, TS-459 Pro+, TS-459 Pro II, TS-559 Pro+, TS-559 Pro II, TS-659 Pro+, TS-659 Pro II, TS-859 Pro+, TS-859U-RP, TS-859U-RP+, TS-809 Pro, TS-809U-RP, TS-x70, TS-879 Pro, TS-1079 Pro, TS-879U-RP, TS-EC879U-RP, TS-1279U-RP, TS-EC1279U-RP, TVS-471, TVS-671, TVS-871, TVS-871U-RP, TVS-1271U-RP, TVS-463, TVS-663, TVS-863, TVS-863+. To create a shared folder, follow the steps below: 1. Click "Create" > "Shared Folder". 2. Enter the basic folder settings. o Folder name: Enter the share name.
note that the Recycle Bin option is only available after you enable Network Recycle Bin in "Control Panel" > "Network Services" > "Network Recycle Bin". Enable Sync on this shared folder: Enable this option if you want to sync the contents o in this shared folder. Refer to Qsync Central Station for more details. 6. Click "create" to complete the setup. To delete a shared folder, select the folder checkbox and click "Remove". You can select the option "Also delete the data.
2. Go to "Privilege Settings" > "Shared Folders" > "Shared Folders" tab. Select a root folder, for example Dept, and click "Folder Permissions". The shared folder name and its first-level subfolders are shown on the left. The users with configured access rights are shown in the panel, with special permission below. Double click the first-level subfolders to view the second-level subfolders. Select the root folder (Dept).
o Apply changes to files and subfolders: Apply permissions settings except owner protection and root folder write protection settings to all the files and subfolders within the selected folder. These settings include new users, deleted users, modified permissions, and folder owner. The options "Only the owner can delete the contents" and "Only admin can create files and folders" will not be applied to subfolders.
Microsoft Networking Host Access Control NAS folders can be accessed via Samba (Windows) by default. You can specify authorized IP addresses and hosts by following these steps: 1. Click "Folder Permissions". 2. Select "Microsoft Networking host access" from the drop-down menu on top of the page. 3. Specify the allowed IP addresses and host names. The following IP address and host name are used as example here: o IP address: 192.168.12.12 or 192.168.*.* o Host name: dnsname.domain.local or *.domain.local 4.
Encrypting and locking a shared folder To encrypt and lock a shared folder, follow these steps: 1. Enable folder encryption: o When you create a folder, tick "Encryption" under "Folder Encryption", enter a password and choose to save an encryption key. o To encrypt an existing folder, click "Edit Properties" under "Action" in "Control Panel" > "Privilege Settings" > "Shared Folders", tick "Encrypt this folder", enter a password and choose to save encryption key. 2.
NAS also offers volume-based encryption. See Volume Encryption for more details. The default shared folders cannot be encrypted. ISO Shared Folders You can mount ISO image files on the NAS as ISO shares. The NAS supports mounting up to 256 ISO shares. TS-110, TS-119, TS-120, TS-121, TS-210, TS-219, TS-219P, TS-220, TS-221, TS-410, , TS-119P+, TS-219P+, TS-112, TS-212 support up to 256 network shares only (including 6 default network shares).
You can aggregate the shared folders on Microsoft network as a portal folder on the NAS and let NAS users access the folders through your NAS. Up to 10 folders can be linked to a portal folder. To use this function, follow these steps: 1. Enable folder aggregation. 2. Click "Create a Portal Folder". 3. Enter the portal folder name. Select to hide the folder or not, and enter an optional comment for the portal folder.
Permissions" is enabled, click "Folder Permissions" under the "Shared Folders" tab to configure subfolder permission settings. See Shared Folders" > "Folder Permission of this section for details. Windows ACL Use "Windows ACL" to configure the subfolder and file level permissions from Windows File Explorer. All Windows Permissions are supported. For detailed Windows ACL behavior, please refer to standard NTFS permissions: http://www.ntfs.com/ntfs-permissions.
Quota To efficiently allocate storage space, you can specify quotas that can be used by each user. When this is enabled and a user has reached the quota, the user cannot upload any more data to the NAS. By default, no limitations are set for the users. You can modify the following options: Enable quota for all users Quota size on each disk volume After applying the changes, the quota settings will be shown. Click "Generate" to generate a quota settings file in CSV format.
Domain Security The NAS supports user authentication by local access right management, Microsoft Active Directory (Windows Server 2003/2008/2012), and Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) directory. By joining the NAS to an Active Directory or a LDAP directory, the AD or LDAP users can access the NAS using their own accounts without extra user account setup on the NAS. No domain security: Only the local users can access the NAS.
Joining NAS to Active Directory (Windows Server 2003/2008/2012) Active Directory is a directory used in Windows environments to centrally store, share, and manage a network's information and resources. It is a hierarchical data centre which centrally holds information for users, user groups, and the computers for secure access management. The NAS supports Active Directory (AD.) By joining the NAS to the Active Directory, all the user accounts of the AD server will be automatically imported to the NAS.
3. Enter the domain name of the domain name service (DNS.) The NetBIOS name will be automatically generated when you enter the domain name. Specify the DNS server IP for domain resolution. The IP must be the same as the DNS server of your Active Directory. Click "Next". 4. Select a domain controller from the drop-down menu. The domain controller is responsible for time synchronization between the NAS and the domain server and user authentication. Enter the domain administrator name and password.
4. In "Local Security Setting" select "Send LM & NTLMv2 – use NTLMv2 session security if negotiated" from the list. Then click "OK". Verifying the settings To verify that the NAS has successfully joined the Active Directory, go to "Privilege Settings" > "Users" and "User Groups". A list of users and user groups will be shown on the "Domain Users" and "Domain Groups" lists respectively.
Connecting NAS to an LDAP Directory LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) is a directory that can store the information of every user and group in a centralized server. Administrators can use LDAP to manage users in the LDAP directory and allow them to connect to multiple NAS with the same login details. This feature is intended for use by administrators and users who have knowledge of Linux servers, LDAP servers, and Samba. A running LDAP server is required when using this feature.
4. Click "Apply" to save the settings. Upon successful configuration, the NAS will be able to connect to the LDAP server. 5. Configure LDAP authentication options. o If Microsoft Networking has been enabled (Network Services > Win/Mac/NFS > Microsoft Networking) when applying the LDAP settings, specify the users who can access the NAS via Microsoft Networking (Samba.) Local users only: Only local NAS users can access the NAS via Microsoft Networking.
B. Samba schema To import the a Samba schema to the LDAP server, please refer to the documentation or FAQ of the LDAP server. A samba.schema file is required and can be found in the directory examples/LDAP in the Samba source distribution. Example for open-ldap in the Linux server where the LDAP server is running (it can be different depending on the Linux distribution): Copy the samba schema: zcat /usr/share/doc/samba-doc/examples/LDAP/samba.schema.gz > /etc/ldap/schema/samba.schema Edit /etc/ldap/slapd.
Domain Controller The Turbo NAS can now act as a domain controller for Windows. IT administrators can easily configure the Turbo NAS as the centerpiece of domain directory services for their organization to store user account information, manage user authentication and enforce security for a Windows domain. Note: This function is only applicable to some models.
After a domain controller is enabled, only the domain users can connect to Microsoft Networking shared folders. Please be sure to grant shared folder permissions to domain users and groups. Note: The NAS can only act as either a domain controller or LDAP server. If the option "Enable Domain Controller" is grayed out, please disable the LDAP Server in "Control Panel" > "Applications" > "LDAP Server" first. Users You can create or delete domain user accounts or manage their membership here.
3. Select the option "Overwrite existing users" to overwrite existing domain users (or leave this option unchecked if you want to import domain users without overwriting exist ones.) Click "Browse" and select a CSV file which contains the user information in the following format (account, password, description and email.) For steps to create a CSV file, refer to the next section Creating a CSV File (Excel). 4. Click "Next" to import the users and "Finish" after the users have been created. 5.
Properties the first login, account expiration date, description and email. Edit Group Choose which domain group(s) the domain user belongs to. Membershi p Edit User Specify the profile path, login script, and home folder of an Profile domain user account. For user profiles: Profile path: Specify the shared folder where the roaming profiles are stored. The path specified can be a shared folder name such as /home or /user1profile, or a UNC path such as \\nas.mydomain.local\home.
Editing group members To edit domain members within a group, follow the steps below: 1. Go to "Control Panel" > "Privilege Settings" > "Domain Controller" > "Groups" tab. 2. Click the "Edit Group Membership" button under "Action". 3. Select and check domain users to join them to the group or uncheck existing domain users to remove them from the group. 4. Click "Next".
p DNS The Domain Name System, or DNS, can help the domain controller locate services and devices within the domain (or vice versa) using service and resource records. Two DNS zones are created by default (the domain created when you first set up the NAS as the domain controller and the zone with a name starting with _msdcs.) System administrators can modify DNS settings, add/delete domains, and add/delete records.
3. Click "Yes". Backup/Restore The domain controller status can be backed up or restored using the backup/restore function. Only the first domain controller needs to be backed up. In an AD environment where more than one domain controller presents, there are some restrictions and limitations associated with the restore procedures. Please check the restore function carefully. Backing up domain controllers To back up the domain controller status, follow the steps below: 1.
Network Services Go to "Control Panel" > "Network Services" to configure network services on the NAS.
Win/Mac/NFS Go to "Control Panel" > "Network Services" > "Win/Mac/NFS" to configure networking services. In this chapter, the following topics are covered: Microsoft Networking Apple Networking NFS Service Microsoft Networking To allow access to the NAS on Microsoft Windows Network, enable file service for Microsoft networking. Also specify how users will be authenticated. Standalone Server Use local users for authentication.
AD Domain Member Use Microsoft Active Directory (AD) to authenticate users. To use this option, enable Active Directory authentication in "Privilege Settings" > "Domain Security" and join the NAS to an Active Directory. LDAP Domain Authentication Use an LDAP directory to authenticate the users. To use this option, enable LDAP authentication and specify the settings in "Privilege Settings" > "Domain Security".
Automatically register in DNS: When this option is enabled and the NAS is joined to an Active Directory, the NAS will automatically register itself in the domain DNS server. This will create a DNS host entry for the NAS in the DNS server. If the NAS IP changes, the NAS will automatically update the IP in the DNS server. Enable trusted domains: Select this option to load users from trusted Active Directory domains and specify their NAS access permissions in "Privilege Settings" > "Shared Folders".
mount -t nfs :/ For example, if the IP address of your NAS is 192.168.0.1 and you want to link the shared folder "public" under the /mnt/pub directory, use this command: mount -t nfs 192.168.0.1:/public /mnt/pub Note: You must login as the "root" user to use the above command. Login as the user ID you define, you can use the mounted directory to connect to your shared files.
FTP Go to "Control Panel" > "Network Services" > "FTP" to Configure the FTP server. FTP Service When you enable the FTP service, you can specify the port number and the maximum number of users that are allowed to connect to the NAS by FTP at the same time. To use the FTP service of the NAS, enable this function. Open an IE browser and enter ftp://NAS IP. Enter the username and the password to login the FTP service. Protocol Type: Select to use standard FTP connection or SSL/TLS encrypted FTP.
Connection: Enter the maximum number of allowed FTP connections for the NAS and a single account and check "Enable FTP transfer limitation" to specify the maximum upload and download rates. Note: The maximum number of FTP connections varies based on the size of RAM installed on the NAS: If the NAS memory =< 1 GB, the maximum is 256. If the NAS memory = 2 GB, the maximum is 512. If the NAS memory >= 3 GB, the maximum is 1024.
Telnet/SSH Enable this option to connect to the NAS by Telnet or SSH encrypted connection (only the "admin" account can remotely login.) Use Telnet or SSH connection clients, for example, putty for connecting. Make sure the specified ports have been opened on the router or firewall. To use SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol/Secure File Transfer Protocol), make sure the option "Allow SSH connection" has been enabled.
SNMP Settings Enable SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) on the NAS and enter the trap address of the SNMP management stations (SNMP manager) - for example, a PC with SNMP software installed. When an event, warning, or error occurs on the NAS, it will report a real-time alert to SNMP management stations. The fields are described as below: Field Description SNMP Trap Level Select information to be sent to the SNMP management stations. Trap Address The IP address of the SNMP manager.
between the management station and the NAS. The community string is included in every packet that is transmitted between the SNMP manager and the SNMP agent. SNMP V3 The NAS supports SNMP version 3. Specify the authentication and privacy settings if available.
Service Discovery Go to "Control Panel" > "Network Services" > "Service Discovery" to configure the UPnP discovery service and Bonjour. UPnP Discovery Service When a UPnP device is added to the network, the UPnP discovery protocol allows the device to advertise its services to the network control points. By enabling UPnP Discovery Service, the NAS can be discovered by any systems that support UPnP.
Network Recycle Bin The Network Recycle Bin retains files deleted on the NAS. Within each shared folder, a dedicated folder with the name @Recycle is created after the initial QTS installation. Specify the number of days (1-180) to retain files and the daily time. You can also specify the file extensions to be excluded from the bin. This feature only supports file deletion via Samba, AFP, FTP and File Station.
Caution: All of the files in network recycle bins will be permanently deleted when files are deleted in "@Recycle" on the network share or when you click "Empty All Network Recycle Bins". The Network Recycle Bin feature is not supported for USB/eSATA external storage devices and virtual disks.
Qsync Central Station Qsync Central Station 2.0 is a cloud-based file synchronization service on the NAS. Simply add files to your local Qsync folder, and they will be available on your NAS and all its connected devices.
o Go to "Control Panel" > "Privilege Settings" > "Users" > click "Create" (or go to "Qsync Central Station 2.0" > "Users" > "Create a User".) o Only NAS administrators can create accounts. 2. Downloading Qsync Client Follow the instructions on the "Overview" page to download the utility (log into the NAS > click "Qsync Central Station 2.0" on the NAS Desktop > "Overview" page,) or directly download the utility from the QNAP website: "Support" > "Download" > "Utilities".
2. For mobile devices (Qfile), copy or move files into the local Qsync folder. 3. For the NAS, copy or move files to the Qsync folder using File Station. Note: If files are "dragged and dropped" to the local Qsync folder, they will be moved (and not copied) to that folder if the files and the local Qsync folder are on the same disk drive. This behavior is the same as Windows File Explorer. The maximum size of a single file that Qsync can transmit across a LAN is 50GB.
You can share a folder with a user group. If any member from the group shares the files in the folder, other members can receive the file. 1. Create user accounts in the NAS for each group member. 2. Ensure that a Qsync Client is installed on each member’s device. 3. Right click on the folder you want to share in the local Qsync folder and click "Share this folder as a team folder". 4. Select users from the list of local or domain users.
3. Click "Settings" on the bottom-right side of the screen. 4. Scroll down and look for "Auto upload from photo gallery" and click on "Set up now". 5. Select a NAS to upload photos and videos to. 6. Select the folder. 7. Select "Use default setting" ( /Qsync/Camera Uploads) or select "Set up manually" to set the path. 8. Select if you want to upload all photos from the photo gallery immediately. 9.
b. View files by the web browser: Browse files in the Qsync folder using File Station. 2. Control synchronization progress: a. Pause syncing / Resume syncing: Click to pause or resume syncing. b. Sync with NAS now: Force Qsync to scan again and refresh the synchronization list. 3. Information for syncing and sharing: a. Sharing & File Update Center i. File Update Center: List the file or folder update logs. ii. Sharing Center: List the folders or files shared with others.
i. Set up E-mail: Set up an email account for sharing file links. You can use the NAS SMTP server settings (for administrators only), your PC’s mail server settings, or configure a new SMTP server. e. Proxy: i. Set up Proxy: Use a proxy server for the Qsync client device. f. Advanced: i. Debug log: The system will record all of the synchronization activities between your computer and the NAS for diagnosing technical problems. Note: The "Sync" and "Proxy" tab is not available on Mac.
from the menu bar, "More Action" > "Previous Versions". Or just click the "Show Right Panel" > "version" to show the version list. Restoring previous versions In the version history page, select the version you want to restore and click "Restore". Click "Download" to download the version to the local computer. Click "Delete All" to delete all of the listed versions. Click "Refresh" to update the status of the version history.
versions will be dropped. Only the equivalent number of latest versions as of the new settings will be kept. The deletion will only take effect after you click "Apply" or "Apply All". The maximum number of versions supported for Version Control is 64. Managing or Monitoring Qsync Status via Web Browser Log into the NAS via web browser and click Qsync Central Station 2.0. 1.
Administrators can now apply pre-configured settings to devices that connect to the NAS for the first time, restrict users’ right on modifications to all or certain preference settings of their client utilities, edit settings for individual Qsync client devices online, or set a management password (a master password for all client devices.) To apply pre-configured settings on connected devices, follow these steps: 1. Log into the NAS as an administrator > "Qsync Central Station 2.
Business Applications The following NAS functions are designed to meet business needs.
Antivirus Configure antivirus features on this page. Overview Antivirus: Use the antivirus to scan the NAS manually or on recurring schedules. It will delete, quarantine, or report files infected by viruses, malware, Trojans, and other malicious threats. To use this feature, select "Enable antivirus" and click "Apply". Update: Select "Check and update automatically" and specify the intervals in days to automatically update the antivirus definitions.
The NAS supports manual and scheduled scanning of all or specific shared folders. Up to 64 schedules can be created and up to 5 scan jobs can run concurrently. To create a scan job, follow these steps. 1. Go to "Applications" > "Antivirus" > "Scan Jobs". Click "Add a Scan Job". 2. Enter the job name and select the shared folders to scan. To scan a specific shared folder, select the share and click "Add". 3. Multiple shared folders can be selected.
Button Name Description Run Run the scan job now. Stop Stop the scan job. Edit Edit the scan job settings. View last Open the last virus scan summary. run log Delete Delete the scan job. Reports View or download the reports of the latest scan jobs on the NAS. Button Name Description Download Download the virus scan report. The file can be opened by any text editor. Delete Delete an entry on the list. DOWNLOA Download Download all the virus scan logs on the list as a zip file.
Restore Restore Selected Selected Files Restore multiple files on the list. Files Delete Delete Selected Delete multiple files on the list. The files cannot be Selected Files recovered. Delete All Files Delete all of the files on the list. The files cannot be Files Delete All Files recovered.
Backup Station Configure the NAS as a backup server, remote replication, cloud backup and external backup with the Backup Station. For details on the features, please refer to the following links: Backup Server Remote Replication Snapshot Replica Cloud Backup External Backup Note: Snapshots and related features are currently only available for the following NAS series: x51*, x53, x63, x70, x71, x79, x80. * A minimum of 4 GB RAM is required to use snapshots.
Backup Server Rsync Server Enable Rsync server to configure the NAS as a backup server for data backup from a remote Rsync server or NAS server. The default port number for remote replication via Rsync is 873. Specify the maximum download rate for bandwidth control. 0 means unlimited. Enable backup from a remote server to the local host: Select this option to allow data backup from a remote server (NAS) to the local server (NAS).
You can check and manage backup jobs from other NAS that use the current NAS as a target destination for their backup. To check backup jobs, click the "Incoming List" tab and the details (including the job name, source NAS, destination NAS, job schedule and job status) of the backup jobs will be shown in the list. You can also manage backup jobs in this list.
Date Modified: Last modified date of this Time Machine backup. Delete: Delete the selected Time Machine backup.
Remote Replication This chapter covers the following topics: NAS to NAS and Rsync RTRR Downloading Replication Job Logs NAS to NAS and Rsync The NAS data can be backed up to a remote NAS or Rsync server using Rsync remote replication. If the backup destination is a NAS, go to "Main Menu" > "Backup Station" > "Rsync Server" and enable the remote NAS as an Rsync backup server. 1. To create a replication job, click "Create a Replication Job". 2.
o Delete extra files on remote destination: Select this option to synchronize the source data with the destination data (one-way synchronization.) Extra files on the destination will be deleted. Source data will remain unchanged. o Handle sparse files efficiently: A sparse file is a type of computer file that contains large blocks of zero-byte data. Turning on this option may reduce the time required for remote replication. 8. Click "Apply".
Real-time Remote Replication (RTRR) provides real-time or scheduled data replication and one-way and two-way data synchronization between two locations (such as a local NAS and a remote NAS, local NAS and an FTP server, or local NAS and an external drive, or replication between two local folders.) In real-time mode, the source folder will be monitored and any files that are new, changed, and renamed will be immediately replicated to the target folder.
remote folder local Action local folder folder/external drive Backup Synchronization Restoration Two synchronization options are available: one-way synchronization and two-way synchronization.
o Daily: Specify the time when a daily backup should be executed (for example: 02:02 every day.) o Weekly: Select a day of the week and the time when a weekly backup should be executed. o Monthly: Select a day of the month and the time when a monthly backup should be executed. o Occurs once at: Specify the date and time the scheduled replication job will once be executed and this replication job will be executed only once.
o File date/time: Specify the date and time of the files to be replicated. 10. Click "Next". 11. Confirm the settings and click "Next". 12. Click "Finish" to exit the wizard. Icon Name Description Enable and Start Enable connection to a remote server. Start a replication job. Stop Stop connection to a remote server or external drive. Stop Stop a replication job. View View job status and logs; download logs. Edit Edit the connection settings of a remote server.
Snapshot Replica The Snapshot Replica allows you to replicate the volume/LUNs between different remote servers using snapshot technology, which provides a flexible and efficient backup service for IT professionals. To use this function, please enable the SSH server ("Control Panel" > "Network Services" > "Telnet/SSH") on the remote NAS first.
o Compress files during transmission: Enable this option to allow file compression during the data transfer process. This option is recommended for a low bandwidth environments or remote replication over WAN. 9. Click "OK". If you select the "Execute backup immediately" option, the replication task will start at once. Otherwise, it will be performed according to your schedule. Note that the job is recursive. Do not turn off the local NAS and the remote server when remote replication is running.
Cloud Backup Amazon S3 Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service) is an online storage web service offered by AWS (Amazon Web Services.) It provides a simple web service interface that can be used to store and retrieve data from anywhere on the web. With Amazon S3, you can upload data from your NAS to Amazon S3 or download the data from Amazon S3 to your NAS. You need to register an AWS account from http://aws.amazon.com and pay for the service.
External Backup The following topics are covered in this chapter: External Drive USB One Touch Copy External Drive The NAS supports real-time and scheduled data backup between internal disks volumes on the NAS and external USB/eSATA storage devices. To use this feature, follow these steps. Note: If an external storage device is encrypted by the NAS, make sure it is unlocked in "External Device" > "External Storage" before creating any backup jobs. 1.
The External Drive feature supports up to 32 jobs and each job supports up to 16 folder pairs. 6. Choose between real-time and scheduled backup. Real-time backup copies files that are new, changed, and renamed from the source folder to the target folder as soon as the changes are made after the first-time backup. Scheduled backup copies files from the source folder to the target folder according to the schedule. The options are: o Replicate Now: Copy the data immediately.
12. Click "Finish" to exit the wizard. 13. The backup job and the status will be shown on the list. Button Name Description Start Start a backup job. Stop Stop a backup job. Edit Edit the backup job. View / View the job status and logs. Downloa Download the backup job logs. d Delete Delete a backup job. This button is only available after a backup job is stopped. To disable a backup job's schedule, click "Edit" and select "Disabled" under "Settings" > "Schedule Type" and click "OK".
Smart Import (Beta) When a USB device (such as a camera) is connected to the front USB port, all of the photos and videos on the device will be automatically imported to the NAS without pressing the "Copy" button. Imported files will be stored in "SmartImport," a newly-created folder, under the default backup directory. During each import, only new photos and videos will be imported to a new folder. USB One Touch Copy For customized backup configuration, please select "USB One Touch Copy.
The NAS supports instant data copy backup from USB devices to the NAS or vice versa using the one touch copy button. To use this function, follow these steps: 1. Make sure a hard drive is installed and formatted on the NAS. 2. Configure the behavior of the Copy button in "Backup Station" > "USB One Touch Copy". 3. Connect the USB device to the front USB port of the NAS. 4. Press the Copy button once. The data will be copied according to your settings. Note: Incremental backup is used for this feature.
File Station File Station is an online file management center. With the File Station, you can access the NAS across the Internet, manage files using a web browser, quickly find files, play media files, set file and folder permissions, and easily share your files and folders on the NAS.
1 Left Panel Hide/Show the left panel. 2 Search Bar Search files by their name, file type (music, video, or photo) or with advanced search. 3 Browsing Mode Switch between different browsing modes (from left to right: Thumbnail browsing mode/list browsing mode/detail browsing mode.) 4 Create Create a folder/shared folder or share space with a user (see the below Sharing NAS space section.) 5 Copy/Paste Copy/paste folders or/and files.
Set to show/hide files and folders on the local PC. Set to show/hide hidden files. 14 Help Review the online help and check the About information. 15 Right Panel Show/Hide the right panel. Tip: If you are using Google Chrome, you can drag & drop files from your PC to File Station. However, some computers may not be able to upload files that are larger than 1GB using this method due to their low performance. When this happens, please consider uploading using File Station.
Volume: Every shared folder and folder on the NAS is listed here. Depending on your NAS model, the default shared folders are different and can include "Download", "homes", "Multimedia", "Public", "Recordings", "USB" and "Web". You can click "+" next to a volume to create a shared folder on the volume. Local folders: Folders on your local PC are listed here. The Java JRE must be installed to use this feature. Favorites: Bookmarked folders are listed here.
Open Enter the chosen subfolder. Download Compress and download the subfolder. Rename Rename the subfolder. Move Move the subfolder to another location on the NAS. Delete Delete the subfolder. Cut/Paste Cut a subfolder and paste it to another shared folder. Add to Transcode (Beta) Create transcode tasks for the files within the subfolder.
Copy/Paste Copy a subfolder and paste it to another shared folder. Share Share selected files/folders via email, social network, by shared links, or to other NAS users. Refer to the Sharing files section for more details. View in Office Online Open Office files stored on the NAS using Office Online. The document will be first uploaded to Office Online and opened in a new browser tab. You must first install and sign in to the myQNAPcloud App to use this function.
have already been transcoded into these resolutions. Cancel/Delete Cancel/Delete transcode task. Transcoding Transcode Information Bring up the Transcode Task window for you to review transcode tasks. Extract Extract the compressed file. Compress(Zip) Compress the file. Mount ISO Mount the iso image as a shared folder on the left panel. After the file is mounted, you can click that shared folder to access the content of that iso image.
"Control Panel" > "Network Service" > "Service Discovery" > "Bonjour". Only MP4 video files can be directly streamed if your NAS does not support On-the-fly Transcoding. You can consider transcoding them into different media formats if they are desirable. Playing media files To play media files with File Station, double click on a multimedia file (photo, music and video files) and the Media Viewer (a built-in media player on the NAS) will open to play the file.
8 Play/Pause (photos) Play/Pause photos as slideshow. 9 Seek Bar Control the playback progress. 10 Show/Hide Preview Bar Hide/show the preview bar. 11 Last Item/Next Item Play the last/next item on the preview bar. 12 Preview Bar Preview the items in queue. 13 Subtitle Manage subtitles of the video. 14 Resolution Change resolution and transcoding settings. 15 Volume Adjust the volume. Note: The media viewer can be used to play photos and music files on all NAS models.
Note: To search across all folders on the NAS, click the drop down list in "Location" and select "…". Setting file/folder level permission You can set file or folder level permissions on the NAS using File Station. Right click on a file/folder and select "Properties". If "Advanced Folder Permissions" is disabled in "Privilege Settings" > "Shared Folder" > "Advanced Permissions", the following settings will be shown. Define the Read, Write, and Execute access rights for Owner, Group, and Others.
To share files on the NAS using File Station, right click on the files/folders and select "Share". There are four sharing methods: Via email: Enter the required fields (including mail server from NAS or local computer, sender, recipient, subject, message, domain name/IP and link name), choose to include SSL (https://) in the URL, and optionally set an expiration time and password in "More settings" . Finally, preview the settings or directly share the file.
4. Specify the email (optional) and phone number (optional) for the user. 5. Choose to send an email notification to the newly-created user (optional), fill out the message details (including mail server (from NAS or local computer), sender, recipient, subject, message, domain name/IP and link name) and choose to include SSL (https://) in the URL. 6. Click "Create".
To share links by email, the email server settings must be properly configured in "System Settings" > "Notification" > "SMTP Server". Up to 1000 sharing links are supported. For best performance, use one of the following browsers: IE 9+, Firefox 3.6+, Safari 5+, or Chrome. Do not close the browser before the file transfer process (upload or download) is completed or the process will fail.
LDAP Server The LDAP server of the NAS allows the administrator to create users to access multiple NAS servers with the same username and password. Configuring LDAP Server Follow these instructions to configure the LDAP server. 1. Enable LDAP Server: Login to the NAS as "admin". Go to "Applications" > "LDAP Server" and enable the LDAP server. Enter the full LDAP domain name and the password for the LDAP server, then click "Apply". 2.
join another NAS to the LDAP domain, login to the NAS and go to "Privilege Settings" > "Domain Security", select "LDAP authentication" and set "LDAP server of a remote NAS" as the server type. Enter the DNS name or IP address of the remote NAS, the name of the previously-created LDAP domain, and enter the LDAP server password. Click "Apply".
SQL Server You can enable an SQL Server to be a website database. Note: For legacy ARM models (TS-x21, TS-x20, TS-x19, TS-x12 and TS-x10), MySQL will still be used as the default SQL server. If you are using a legacy ARM model, you can still install MariaDB from the App Center. Enable TCP/IP Networking You can enable this option to configure MySQL server of the NAS as a database server of another web server in remote site through Internet connection.
Note: To use this feature on the TS-x39/509/809 series NAS, please update the system firmware with the image file enclosed in the product CD or download the latest system firmware from http://www.qnap.com. Do not delete the phpMyAdmin folder. You can rename the folder but the link on the MySQL server page will not be updated. To connect to the renamed folder, you can enter the link http://NAS IP/renamed folder in the web browser. The phpMyAdmin folder is created after the first-time installation.
NTP Service A NTP Server allows the PCs, servers and other network devices to synchronize their time with the same reference: the NAS. It is useful (and sometimes required) to keep the time synchronized for all devices in some environments. Setting up NTP Server To set up the NTP Server, first go to "Control Panel" > "Applications" > "NTP Service" and check "Enable NTP Server".
RADIUS Server The NAS can be configured as a RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial In User Service) server to provide centralized authentication, authorization, accounting management for computers to connect and use a network service. To use this feature, follow these steps: 1. Enable RADIUS Server on the NAS in "RADIUS Server" > "Server Settings". Click "Apply". 2. Add RADIUS clients, such as Wi-Fi access points and VPN, on the NAS in "RADIUS Server" > "RADIUS Clients". Up to 10 RADIUS clients are supported.
Note: The RADIUS server only supports PAP, EAP-TLS/PAP, and EAP-TTLS/PAP authentication for local NAS user accounts.
Syslog Server Configure the NAS as a Syslog server, create Syslog filters and view available Syslog messages on this page. Server Settings Server Settings: To configure the NAS as a Syslog server and allow it to receive Syslog messages from clients, enable Syslog Server. Select the protocols (TCP and/or UDP) the NAS uses to receive Syslog messages. Specify the port numbers if necessary or use the default port number 514. Click "Apply" to save the settings.
feature, configure the SMTP server settings in "System Settings" > "Notification" > "SMTP Server". Next, enable email notification and select the severity level in "Applications" > "Syslog Server" > "Server Settings". Click "Apply" to save the settings. Severity Level Description (smallest number the highest) Emerg 0 Emergency: the system is unusable. Alert emails will be sent when Syslog messages of levels 0-4 are received. Alert 1 Alert: immediate action required.
Delete Edit Edit filter settings Delete Delete filters Syslog Viewer Use the Syslog viewer to view the available Syslog messages on the NAS. Select to view the latest logs or the logs in a particular archived file. Log files can be accessed on the directory configured in "Syslog Server" > "Server Settings" > "Log Settings".
TFTP Server Configure the NAS as a TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol) server for configuration management of network devices and remote network booting of computers for system imaging or recovery. TFTP is a file transfer protocol with the functionality of a very basic form of FTP. TFTP does not provide user authentication and cannot be connected to using a standard FTP client. Follow these steps to use this feature: 1. Select "Enable TFTP Server". 2.
details, please refer to the DHCP Server chapter 252
Virtualization QNAP business-class Turbo NAS is a virtualization-ready storage solution designed to optimize your virtualization operations.
Hardware-assisted Locking: Enables granular locking of block storage devices rather than locking the entire LUN in SCSI. This feature permits the VMware vSphere environment to scale up for more virtual machines and more ESXi hosts without performance penalty and boosts efficiency when a single datastore is shared by a number of ESXi hosts; Thin Provisioning with Space Reclaim: Releases the LUN space when virtual disks are deleted or migrated.
A 10GbE (10 Gigabit Ethernet) network is essential for businesses that demand high bandwidth for virtualization and fast backup and restoration efficiency for an ever-growing amount of data. QNAP's 10GbE Turbo NAS series is an affordable and reliable storage solution for deploying a 10GbE environment. For detail on 10Gbe support, its application, technical specifications (physical interfaces), applications and the compatibility list, check here.
VPN Client The NAS provides the VPN client service which can connect to a VPN server via PPTP or OpenVPN. The NAS also supports saving multiple VPN settings to easily switch between different connections. Topics covered in this chapter: Before you Start Connect a VPN Server via PPTP Connect a VPN Server via OpenVPN Before you start Before starting the VPN client service, please ensure that your NAS has been set up as follows: The Internet connection is normal. Your QTS version is at least 4.
The Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) is a commonly-used method for implementing VPN and is supported by most clients, including Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and mobile devices. 1. Go to "Control Panel" > "VPN Client". 2. Click "Add" > "PPTP" to connect a VPN server. 3. Enter the connection configuration settings, including the profile name, server address (that you want to connect to), and the username and password of the VPN server. 4.
4. Choose "Use the following IP address" and change the Default gateway to the IP address of the NAS that is operating the VPN Client service (in this case, it is 192.168.1.14) then click "OK". Connect a VPN server via OpenVPN The NAS also supports OpenVPN, which is an open-source solution for VPN services. It protects a VPN's connection with the SSL/TLS encrypting mechanism. It is also available on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Android and iOS. To connect to a VPN server via OpenVPN, follow these steps: 1.
VPN Server The NAS supports Virtual Private Network (VPN) service for users to access the NAS and resources on a private network from the Internet. Set your NAS as a VPN server on this page. In this chapte, the following topics are covered: VPN Server Setup Third Party VPN Client Setup and Connection VPN Client Management Connection List VPN Server Setup 1. Select a network interface to connect: Login the NAS as "admin" and go to "Applications" > "VPN Service" > "VPN Server Settings".
o OpenVPN: OpenVPN is an open source VPN solution which utilizes SSL encryption for secure connection. To connect to the OpenVPN server, OpenVPN client must be installed on your PC. Click "Download Configuration File" to download the VPN client settings, certificate/key and installation guide from the NAS and upload the files to the OpenVPN client. 3. Configure port forwarding by auto router configuration: The NAS supports auto port forwarding for UPnP (Universal Plug-and-Play network protocol) routers.
5. Enter your username and password which is added from the NAS for VPN access. Click "Connect". PPTP on Mac OS X 10.7 1. Choose "Apple menu" > "System Preferences", and click "Network". 2. Click "Add (+)" at the bottom of the list, and choose "VPN" as the interface. 3. Choose the VPN type according to the NAS settings to connect. Enter the service name. 4. In "Server Address", enter the myQNAPcloud name or the WAN IP of the NAS. In "Account Name", enter your username which is added from the NAS. 5.
5. Put "ca.crt" and "openvpn.ovpn" into the configuration folder under the OpenVPN configuration subdirectory. 6. Run OpenVPN. OpenVPN on Mac 1. Download the disk image of OpenVPN client from http://code.google.com/p/tunnelblick/ 2. Launch Tunnelblick. 3. Download the OpenVPN configuration file and certificate from the NAS ("Applications" > "VPN Service" > "VPN Server Settings" > "OpenVPN Settings".) 4. Edit openvpn.ovpn and replace OPENVPN_SERVER_IP (alfred.myqnapnas.com) with OpenVPN server IP. 5.
Web Server Go to "Control Panel" > "Applications" > "Web Server" to configure the web server and virtual host. Web Server The NAS can host web sites including those that use Joomla!, PHP and MySQL/SQLite to establish an interactive website. To use the Web Server, follow these steps. 1. Enable the service and enter the port number. The default number is 80. 2. Configure other settings: a. Maintenance: Click "Restore" to restore the web server configuration to default. b. php.
If the Web Server is disabled, all relevant applications including Music Station, Photo Station, Happy Get, or QAirplay will become unavailable. To use PHP mail(), go to "System Settings" > "Notification" > "SMTP Server" and configure the SMTP server settings. WebDAV WebDAV (Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning) is a set of extensions to the HTTP(S) protocol that allows users to edit and manage files collaboratively on remote servers.
8. You can locate the web folder in the "Network Location" section in "Computer". 9. You can connect to the folder though this link via HTTP/WebDAV. Mac OS X Follow these steps to connect to your NAS via WebDAV on Mac OS X. Client Operating System: Mac OS X Snow Leopard (10.6.1) 1. Open "Finder" > "Connect to Server", and enter the URL of the folder. Format: http://NAS_IP_or_HOST_NAME/SHARE_FOLDER_NAME 2. Enter the account login details that have WebDAV access rights to connect to the folder. 3.
Virtual Host A virtual host is a web server technique that provides the capability to host more than one domain (website) on one physical host and offers a cost-effective solution for personal and small businesses with such need. You can host up to 32 websites on the NAS with this feature. Before you Start In this tutorial we will use the information provided in the below table as a reference guide. Host name WAN/LAN IP and Document root port site1.mysite.com site2.mysite.com www.mysite2.
4. Specify the protocol (HTTP or HTTPS) for connection. If you select HTTPS, make sure the option "Enable Secure Connection (SSL)" in Web Server has been enabled. 5. Specify the port number for connection. 6. Click "Apply". 7. Continue to enter the information for the rest of the sites you want to host on the NAS. 8. Create a folder for each website (site1_mysite, site2_mysite, and www_mysite2) and start transferring the website files to the corresponding folders.
Other Applications Various applications are provided by QNAP to enhance your user experiences.
App Center The App Center is a platform for the distribution of NAS apps. Users can search for, install, remove and update apps developed by QNAP and third-party developers to expand services and add new features to the NAS. Starting App Center The App Center can be launched from the App Center shortcut on the Main Menu or the NAS Desktop. Familiarizing yourself with App Center Menu Bar N Name Description 1 Search Bar Search for Apps that are available to install on the NAS.
5 Sort Sort apps by category, name or release date. Left Panel Public Apps: List apps that are set to be accessible by the public. To set an App as a public App, please go to "My Apps", check "Show on login screen" at the bottom of the App icon box and that App will show up in the login screen. Please note that to show public Apps on the login page, first enable the photo wall style login page. For details on login screen setup, please refer to here.
the App Center. To update an App, click "Update" and click "OK" to confirm. Alternatively, you can click "Update All" on the menu bar to install all updates and "Refresh" to check for the latest updates. The button will turn to "Open" to signify that the update is complete. To remove an App, click an installed App to open its introduction page. Click "Remove" on the page to uninstall it from the NAS and click "OK" to confirm. Note: Click the on/off button in an App icon to enable or disable an App.
DLNA Media Server The NAS supports two types of DLNA Media Servers: QNAP DLNA Media Server and Twonky Media DLNA Server. QNAP DLNA Media Server is developed by QNAP, and Twonky Media DLNA Server is a third-party media server. To allow DLNA media players to access and play the NAS multimedia content via QNAP DLNA Media Server, enable the QNAP DLNA Media Server and configure the Media Library and the default user account.
To allow DLNA players to access and play NAS multimedia content via Twonky Media DLNA Server, enable it and click the link (http://NAS IP:9000/) to enter the TwonkyMedia DLNA Media Server configuration page. Go to "TwonkyMedia Settings" > "Basic Setup" to configure basic server settings. The Qmultimedia or Multimedia folder contents will be shared to digital media players by default. You can go to "Basic Setup" > "Sharing" > "Content Locations" to change the folder or add more folders.
Download Station Download Station is a web-based download tool that allows you to download files from the Internet through BT, PT, Magnet Link, HTTP/HTTPS, FTP/FTPS, Xunlei, FlashGet, qqdl as well as Baidu Cloud downloads and subscribe to RSS feeds. With the BT Search function, you can easily find BT seeds to download and make your NAS as 24/7 download center.
Depending on your NAS model, Download Station may be enabled by default and can be launched from the Desktop or the Main Menu. If not, install and enable it in the App Center (for QTS 4.1 or later versions only.) Launch Download Station from the Main Menu/Desktop shortcut, or directly log into Download Station by going to: http://NAS_Name_or_IP/cgi-bin/Qdownload/qdownloadindex.
Left Panel Tasks: List all BT tasks based on their download status (All, Downloading, Paused, Completed, Active and Inactive.) Right click on a task to start it, pause, set priority and remove a BT task (and its data) and edit downloads. BT Search: List all BT seeds searched using the BT Search Bar. Right click a searched BT seed to download that seed (create a task), open the link URL, or download the torrent file. RSS: List, add, edit, delete or update RSS feeds.
o Global maximum concurrent downloads: Specify the maximum number of concurrent BT downloads (the maximum number of concurrent downloads for x86-based NAS models is 30, and 10 for ARM-based NAS models.) o Global maximum upload rate (KB/s): Enter the maximum upload rate for BT download. 0 means unlimited. o Global maximum download rate (KB/s): Enter the maximum download rate for BT download. 0 means unlimited. o Maximum upload rate per torrent (KB/s): Enter the maximum upload rate per torrent.
1. Drag and drop BT/PT files from the local PC to Download Station or click "+" button to add BT/PT files or multiple URLs (HTTP/FTP/Magnet link.) 2. You can search for BT files using the BT search function to add download tasks. 3. In "RSS" on the left panel, you can add RSS feeds. Download Station will load all feeds from RSS for you to download. 4. Designate a location on the NAS for the in-progress files and completed downloads.
Subscribing to and managing RSS feeds You can subscribe to RSS feeds using the Download Station and download the torrent files in the feeds: 1. Click "+" next to "RSS" on the left panel to add an RSS feed. 2. Enter the URL and the label. 3. To download a torrent file from an RSS feed, select the file and click the down arrow button or right click the feed and select "Download". 4. The NAS will automatically download the file. You can view the download status in the Downloading list.
Tip on slow BT download rates or download errors: 1. The torrent file has expired, the peers have stopped sharing this file, or there is error in the file. 2. The NAS has been configured to use a fixed IP but the DNS server is not configured or it has failed. 3. Set the maximum number of simultaneous downloads as 3-5 for the best download rate. 4. The NAS is located behind a NAT router. The port settings have led to slow BT download rate or no response.
HybridDesk Station HybridDesk Station is a platform where numerous home and office apps can be installed to enhance your entertainment and productivity needs. This chapter covers the following topics: Setting up HybridDesk Station Using HybridDesk Station Importing Media Contents to your NAS Configuring HybridDesk Station Remote Control Note: The HybridDesk Station is currently supported by the following models: HD Station 2.x: x69 series (x69U is not supported) HD Station 3.
MCE remote controller USB keyboard or mouse Qremote: QNAP remote app, designed exclusively for the HybridDesk Station. Note: If you want to use Chrome, you must use the Qremote mouse function or use a USB mouse that is connected to the NAS. 2. Installing the HybridDesk Station o Go to "Applications" > "HybridDesk Station" and click the "Get Started Now" button. The system will automatically install the HybridDesk Station. 3.
After installation, choose your preferred language on the TV screen. Then, you will see the HybridDesk Station portal as shown here. 4. Enjoying the HybridDesk Station: At the HybridDesk Station portal, simply choose the application you want to use to start enjoying the service. Enjoy the comfort of your living room and play movies, photos, and music directly on your TV by XBMC or other applications.
3. Choose "USBDisk". 4. Select the photo you want to view. Importing Media Contents to your NAS Use one of the several types of network protocols (Samba, AFP, FTP, and NFS) to save the media content files in the "Multimedia" or "Qmultimedia" shared folder, or copy them from an external USB or eSATA device. To browse media contents of different folders than the default "Multimedia" shared folder, perform the following steps: 1. Choose "Files" under "Videos". 2. Choose "Add Videos". 3. Click "Browse". 4.
Enter the local NAS administration web page to view the NAS functions and settings. Configuring HybridDesk Station Configure the HybridDesk Station by choosing "Settings" at the HybridDesk Station portal and HybridDesk Station in QTS. HybridDesk Station portal: o App: Applications can be enabled or disabled here. o Display: Change the screen resolution and set up to turn off the screen after an amount of idle time.
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Options 29 N/A Menu 8 More Playb ack menu OK 25 OK OK 3 OK 7 OK OK Up 23 OK Up 2 Up 7 Up Up Down 26 OK Down 5 Down 7 Down Down Right 27 OK Right 6 Right 7 Right Right Left 24 OK Left 4 Left 7 Left Left Video Move 30 OK Move 16 Move Play backwar backwar back d d ward Move 31 OK Move forward 31 forward Move forwa rd Video Play 32 OK Slow 33 N/A Pause 34 OK Pause 30 Pause Stop 35 OK Stop 33 Stop Audio 36 Audio Langu
OK Enter 34 Confir m Switch 16:9 / 4:3 Additional Reference: How to use Surveillance Station (Local Display) in HD Station.
iTunes Server Using this service MP3 files in the Qmultimedia/Multimedia folder of the NAS can be shared with iTunes. Computers on the LAN with iTunes installed will be able to find, browse, and play the shared music files. To use the iTunes Server, enable this feature and then upload music files to the Qmultimedia/Multimedia folder of the NAS. Note: iTunes Server may be disabled or hidden on the following business models: TS-x70U, TS-x79 Pro and TS-x79U.
Multimedia Management The Media Library service scans for photos, music, and videos from designated media folders and indexes them for usage in multimedia applications. Thumbnails for the media files will be automatically generated to enhance your user experience as you browse through them in their corresponding applications. Media Library Scan Setting: Three options are provided for the media scan: o Real-time scan: New files are scanned in as soon as they are added to media folders.
The media library is enabled by default. In some cases, the media library needs to be disabled (when multimedia applications are not installed on the NAS.) To disable the media library, click "Deactivate Media Library". If the media library is not enabled, services like Photo Station Video Station, and Music Station, as well as the DLNA Media Server will not function correctly. To re-enable the media library, click "Activate Media Library".
Music Station Music Station (4.0) helps you create a personal music center on the cloud. This web-based application is designed for users to play music files on the NAS or a media server, listen to thousands of Internet radio stations, and share your music with your friends and families. Your music collection stored on the NAS is automatically organized into categories for easy access.
Collection", this shared folder is located under the "/home" folder.) The newly uploaded music files can be found under "Recently Added" on the left panel; 3) Switch to the folder view browsing mode and drag & drop music files to a preferred folder. Note that with the first and third method, you can choose what NAS folder that you want to upload music files to. Note: The admin login credentials of Music Station are the same as that of the NAS administrator.
9 Help Show Help, Quick Start and About. 10 Right Panel Show/Hide the left panel. Name Description 1 Seek Bar Control the playback progress. 2 Previous Item Play the previous item. 3 Play/Pause Play/Pause. 4 Next Item Play the next item. 5 Shuffle Shuffle on/off. 6 Repeat No repeat, repeat once, or repeat all. 7 Streaming Mode Stream videos to compatible devices in different rooms over your (Network Media home network.
section for details.) All imported contents are saved in the "/Multimedia" shared folder named with date. Now Playing: Songs in the "Now Playing" list can be reordered by drag & drop, and songs can be removed from the list. Private Collection: Personal music files in the "/home" folder are listed here. These music files belong to the user that is currently logged in. Qsync: List music files synchronized from the Qsync service. Playlist: Playlists can be created, managed, and deleted here.
1 Lyrics Add lyrics to a song and browse them here. 2 Information Edit and browse music details here. 3 Sharing Drag music files to the area under "Songs" to share them via a link (including three methods: email, social sharing and link.) 4 Email Share the link via email. Specify the subject and message body of the message and click "Send" to send the email. Make sure your email account is properly configured.
You can also share a list of songs as you do with the playlist. To do so, click "Sharing" on the right panel, drag & drop songs under "Songs" on the right panel from the middle and use the "Email", "Social Sharing", or "Link" button to share this list of songs. Note that the difference between sharing a playlist and a list of songs is that for a playlist, it is the entire playlist that you created under "Playlist" on the left panel.
To rate a music file, find it in the detail browsing mode/album list browsing mode/cover flow browsing mode and rate it. To classify a music file, click the music file and "Info" on the right panel to modify its data. To batch rate or modify music files, click the multi-select button on the Main Menu (or hold the Ctrl key), select your desired music files and rate and modify all at once.
myQNAPcloud Service myQNAPcloud provides host name registration, mapping of a dynamic NAS IP to a domain name, and auto port mapping for UPnP routers on the local network. Use the myQNAPcloud wizard to register a unique host name for the NAS, configure automatic port forwarding on the UPnP router, and publish NAS services for remote access over the Internet.
It is recommended to use the wizard the first time you use myQNAPcloud. Follow these steps: 1. Click "Get Started" to use the wizard. 2. Click "Start". 3. Fill out your myQNAPcloud ID(QID) and password. Click "Next" (or click "Create myQNAPcloud account" to sign up a myQNAPcloud account if you don’t already have an account.) 4. Enter a name to register your NAS and click "Next". 5.
By enabling the myQNAPcloud DDNS service, you can connect to the network services on your NAS by using your specified internet address. To change your myQNAPcloud DDNS domain name, click the "here" link on the page. Your recent DDNS information will be shown here and you can click the "Update" button to refresh the result.
6. Enter the email address. Click "Send". Note: To use this function, the email server settings must be properly configured in "System Settings" > "Notification" > "SMTP Server". CloudLink CloudLink is an innovative service provided by QNAP for remote access to your NAS over the network without changing router settings - even if UPnP is not supported.
Note: A myQNAPcloud SSL certificate can only be used on NAS with QTS 4.2 or above. Purchasing myQNAPcloud SSL certificates 1. Sign into the myQNAPcloud website with your myQNAPcloud account and go to "SSL Certificate" on the left side. 2. Read and agree to the terms and conditions. 3. Choose the number of certificates you want to buy (only one certificate can be used on one device at a time) and complete the purchase and checkout process. 4.
The myQNAPcloud portal (www.myqnapcloud.com) is an integrated web interface that allows you to: Manage and configure your myQNAPcloud account Access NAS servers Use published services from other NAS Open links shared with you Be notified of myQNAPcloud activities You must configure your myQNAPcloud account using the myQNAPcloud App before logging into the myQNAPcloud portal.
View and access published and private services (for private services, check the above Cloud Portal section for more details) Review and refresh device details or unregister the device Note: Once you unregister your device from myQNAPcloud, all of the services will be stopped. You must install the CloudLink QPKG in the App Center before performing basic file management tasks or managing share links on the myQNAPcloud portal site.
The portal will notify you of myQNAPcloud activities. Examples of such activities are: Your friends have added your device as a favorite Your friends have created a shared link for you. Your friends have shared their device with you. To check myQNAPcloud activities, follow these steps: 1. Log into the myQNAPcloud portal site 2. Click "Notifications" on the left of the screen (or the notification icon next to the device search box.
Photo Station Photo Station (5.0) is an online photo album used to organize photos and videos on the NAS and to share them with friends and family across the Internet. With Photo Station, users can drag & drop photos into virtual albums, sparing them from having to tediously move/copy files around and helping to save storage space as they only need one copy of their photos on the NAS when they create albums with special themes.
1. Import photos and videos to a shared folder on the NAS. There are three ways to upload photos and videos to the NAS: 1) Install Qfinder on your PC or Mac, set up a network drive and upload files to your preferred shared folders. For details on setting up a network drive, check the Connecting to NAS Shared Folders chapter; 2) Click "Shared Photos" or "Private Collection" in the left panel in Manage mode and click "Import" on the main menu to import photos or videos from the local PC.
N Name Description Gallery/Manag Switch between Gallery mode and Manage mode. o 1 e 2 Advanced Search for photos and videos by title, date taken, file size, resolution, Search Bar camera brand, color label, rating, description or tag. 3 Multi-Select Select multiple items at the same time. 4 Network Media Locate compatible devices in different rooms over your home network. Player 5 Refresh Refresh the current page.
Bonjour must be enabled when using multi-zone streaming. You can enable Bonjour in "Control Panel" > "Network Service" > "Service Discovery" > "Bonjour". Only MP4 video files can be directly streamed if your NAS does not support On-the-fly Transcoding. You can consider transcoding them into different media formats if they are desirable. For details on transcoding, please refer to the Transcode Management chapter.
currently running in the background. 6 Settings Configure Photo Station settings, launch the Quick Start, or show the Photo Station online help. There are four settings: Content Filter: Select shared folders as the content source of the Photo Station. To add new shared folders as the content source, go to "Multimedia Management". Social Network Binding: bind with social networks for your friends to log into the Photo Station and browse shared albums.
14 Slideshow Play selected items as a slideshow and click the down arrow to choose the slideshow speed, effect and background music. 15 Import Import videos or photos. 16 Download Download the selected photo or video. You can also select the resolution of the photo to download (if it is a video, then the resolution chosen is for its thumbnail.) 17 Share Choose to share the selected items via email, on social networks, or via link. This will bring up Sharing Cart.
Smart Album: List all smart albums. Smart albums will only show photos or videos that match specific conditions chosen by users, such as today in history, random, tag and all files and can save you effort in managing photos. You can also right click on "Smart Album" (the category header) to expand/collapse the smart album list or add an album. For instructions on smart album operations, please refer to the Creating and managing smart albums section.
1. Switch to the folder view in Manage mode, right click on a folder and you will see two smart album options: "Create a Smart Album" and "Convert subfolder to Smart Album". Select "Create a Smart Album" to turn that folder into a collective smart album. Select "Convert subfolder to Smart Album" and all the subfolders within that selected folder will become individual smart albums under "Smart Album" on the left panel. 2. Drag & drop photos or videos in "Smart Album" on the left panel. 3.
As you create an album, you can choose to share it with other NAS users (choose whether all NAS users can edit the album, or only the album creator/administrator can edit the album) or the public (show this album on the QTS login page - please note that this option is only available for administrators) or not to share at all (leave both options unchecked), and set the valid period on the album creation page.
must be installed.) Streaming to (Network Stream videos to compatible devices in different rooms over your Media Player) home network. Share Share the photo or video on social networks, via email or link. Download Download the photo or video. For photos, there are four sizes: small, medium, large and original; for videos, you can choose to download the video file (please choose "Original") or video thumbnail (please choose "small", "medium", or "large".
N Name Description Face Detection Enable Face Detection to show tagged faces. You can also o 1 manually add a face tag. Please refer to the Adding face tags to photos section for more details. 2 Download Download the photo or video. For photos, there are four sizes: small, medium, large and original; for videos, you can choose to download the video file (please choose "Original") or video thumbnail (please choose "small", "medium", or "large".
10 Last Item/Next Item Play the last/next item. 11 Play/Pause Play the photo/video as slideshow. 12 Seek Bar Control the playback progress. 13 Hide/Show Preview Bar Hide/show the Preview Bar. 14 Rewind/Forward Rewind/Forward the Preview Bar. 15 Preview Bar Preview the photos and choose which photos or videos to preview next. 16 CC (available when the Display and adjust subtitles.
3 Music Switch between different playlists defined in the Music Station (from the "Playlist", personal playlist and shared playlist on the left panel.) Please refer to the chapter on Music Station for more details. 4 Play/Pause Play/Pause the slideshow. 5 Last/Next Slide Go to the last/next slide. 6 Background Music Turn the background music on or off. 7 Title Show the photo title.
As the face detection function can affect system performance, avoid using it during peak NAS usage periods. Media Library and Privacy Settings Photo and video files in Photo Station are listed and displayed according to shared folder privileges and media folders settings in the Media Library. For shared folder privileges, only users with an appropriate permission to a shared folder can view its contents in the Photo Station.
Station Manager The Station Manager is an integrated control panel for all QNAP Stations and they can be enabled or disabled here. Enabling Photo Station Check "Enable Photo Station" and click the below links to directly login to the application. Check "Show the photos of Sharing Management on the login screen" to display photo albums on the login page. This will allow users to directly view the photos of the chosen album as a guest.
Check "Enable File Station" and click the below links to directly login into the application. File Station can only be launched after it is enabled in the Station Manager. For more File Station details please refer to the File Station chapter Enabling Download Station Check "Enable Download Station" and click the below links to directly login to the application. Download Station can only be launched after it is enabled in the Station Manager.
Transcode Management Transcoding is the process of converting video files into an universal format (*.MP4) that is compatible with the broadest range of media players such as mobile devices and Smart TVs. Converted files with a range of resolutions can be used across different network environments for a better viewing experience. After transcoding tasks are created, they can be managed here. The transcoding service is enabled by default.
Priority Adjust the order each task is executed. Remove Remove the selected task from the list. Note: This feature is only available for specific NAS models. Please check the product page (software specification) on the QNAP website (www.qnap.com) to see if this feature is available for your model. Background Transcoding Task Background transcoding is when a video file is converted in advance, potentially avoiding high CPU usage if the video will be simultaneously accessed by many users.
Video Station Video Station (2.3) is a video management tool used to organize videos on the NAS and to share them with friends and family across the Internet. With Video Station, you can classify videos into home videos, movies, TV shows or music videos for personal collections. Smart collections can be set to automatically sort videos that match certain criteria and help you neatly manage your videos.
drop videos to a preferred folder. With the first and third approach, you can choose which folder on the NAS that you want to upload videos to. Tips on file upload: The maximum size of an image file is 2GB. The maximum size of multiple files that can be uploaded at one time is 2GB. 2.
7 Refresh Refresh the current page. 8 Settings Set video classification, content filters, or social network binding; configure subtitles searching settings and miscellaneous settings. Video Classification: Add, remove and rescan folders to be classified and classify folders into the following categories (Home Videos, Movies, TV Shows, or Music Videos), or manage your custom classifications. The classified videos will be organized into a video library for smart collections.
Media Streaming Add-On must first be installed in the App Center. Bonjour must be enabled when using multi-zone streaming. You can enable Bonjour in "Control Panel" > "Network Service" > "Service Discovery" > "Bonjour". Only MP4 video files can be directly streamed if your NAS does not support On-the-fly Transcoding. You can consider transcoding them into different media formats if they are desirable. For details on transcoding, please refer to the Transcode Management chapter.
The "/home" folder can only be accessed by its owner and NAS administrators. Private or personal videos should only be stored in your "/home" folder. For media folder configuration, refer to the Multimedia Management chapter. For user setup and configuration, refer to the User section in the Privilege Settings chapter. If uploaded videos do not show up in Video Station, scan for them using the Media Library. For details on the scan, please refer to the Multimedia Management chapter.
the drop down menu. Click "Create", specify the name of the collection displayed on the page seen as recipients open the link. Copy and paste the URL link in the dialog window to your preferred applications. Note: Multiple video files can be classified at the same time. To do so, select the video files, click "Video Property" on the right panel and choose their classification from the classification drop down list.
and use the "Email", "Social Sharing", or "Link" button to share the videos. Then, your friends can log into Video Station with the link provided to them to watch videos from shared collections. To check the sharing history of a selected collection, click on the collection and then on "Sharing History" in the main menu. Note: To share files/folders using your own email account, first set your email account in QTS Desktop > "Options" > "E-mail Account".
Movie Information Review movie information (such as genre, director, cast, etc) of the selected video. Add Tag Tag the video. Rating Rate the video. Color Label Color-label the video. Note: The movie information option is only available after the video selected is classified as "Movies". Click the video property button on the right panel and the classification drop down menu to classify a video. Information is retrieved from the Internet based on the English title of video files.
2 Stop Stop playback. 3 Seek Bar Control the playback progress. 4 Mute/Volume Mute/Unmute and adjust the volume. 5 Resolution Change resolution and transcoding settings. 6 Subtitles Manage subtitles of the video. 7 Streaming to Stream videos to compatible devices in different rooms over your home network. 8 Full Screen Switch to the full screen mode. Note: For HD videos, click the HD icon on top of the player window to switch video quality.
You can import, display and adjust subtitles files for movies. To import and display subtitle files: a. Save the subtitles file in the same directory as the video file, with an identical filename (for example, a video with the filename "video.avi" must have subtitle files named "video.eng.srt" or "video.cht.srt".) The subtitles will then be available to use when watching the video and you can switch between multiple languages. b.
Videos stored in the shared folders are only visible after they are detected and scanned by the Media Library. To set the Media Library to scan for videos manually or by schedule go to "Control Panel" > "Multimedia Management" > "Media Library". For more details on media folder settings, please refer to the chapter on Multimedia Management.
Mobile Apps QNAP has introduced a list of mobile apps to help users access their NAS with their mobile devices. The following are a list of benefits that QNAP mobile apps can bring you: Automatically update photos from your phones on your trip: When on vacation, photos on your mobile device can be automatically uploaded to your NAS, allowing you to focus on your photos instead of worrying about running out of space.
Qmanager Qmanager is a powerful management platform with a simple to use and intuitive interface that makes monitoring and managing your NAS from mobile devices amazingly easy. Monitor system information, such as CPU usage, memory usage, system event info, online users, backup status, download progress, and file transfers. Use "App Center" to turn application services on or off with a single click. Restart or shut down your NAS remotely.
Qremote is QNAP’s remote control for HD Station. Use Qremote to control HD Station from your mobile devices. Download Qmusic Qmusic helps you enjoy the music collection on your NAS via your mobile devices at anytime, anywhere. Create and send links to share your favorite music with friends and family using social networks, instant messengers or by email.
Download Qget Qget allows you to manage all of the download tasks on your NAS using your mobile devices at anytime, anywhere. Use Qget to add and monitor your download tasks in Download Station. The Qget built-in browser helps you to add tasks from direct download links or from magnet links. Qget can also search across multiple Bit Torrent sites and add the torrent to your download queue.
Vcam can turn your mobile device into a network camera, allowing you to record any moment around you to your NAS. Vcam provides a great way to deploy a home surveillance system without purchasing expensive IP cameras.
Computer Utilities QNAP constantly develops new ways for users to improve their NAS experience, and provides the following utilities to improve productivity: Qfinder myQNAPcloud connect Qsync 2.0 NetBak Qget vSphere Client plug-in Qsnap Qfinder Qfinder is a utility, available for Windows, Mac, and Linux, to quickly find and access a NAS on LAN. Install Qfinder on your computer, open it, double click your NAS, and the login page is ready for you.
NetBak Replicator also supports backing up to a remote server via FTP and WebDAV through the Internet. Download User Manual Qget QGet is a powerful utility for download management. The software is available for Windows and Mac computers, allowing the management of BT, HTTP, and FTP download tasks of Download Station on multiple NAS. QGet enables you to add, remove, and monitor BT download jobs from LAN or WAN. You can manage your download tasks in school or at work.
NAS Add-ons The following NAS Add-ons (QPKG) are recommended to help you explore other NAS possibilities: Storage and Backup Backup Versioning – Beta Gmail Backup -Beta Virtualization Container Station – Beta Virtualization Station - Beta Productivity Notes Station - Beta Qsirch – Beta Entertainment Media Streaming Add-On Photo Station Extension - Beta Security L2TP/IPsec VPN Service MyQNAPcloud SSL Certificate Surveillance Station Connectivity CloudLink Business Signa
you search it in the App Center. For more Apps, please visit the QNAP site (http://www.qnap.com/go/qpkg.html). Backup Versioning – Beta Backup Versioning enables version control option in RTRR backup jobs. When creating a RTRR backup job, the option "version control" is available and allows preserving a certain amount of versions, and also a smart version recycling to be able to retain backups longer time.
Notes Station enables you to create digital notebooks on the private cloud provided by the NAS. You can also easily leverage the files, photos, music and videos stored on the NAS to enrich your notes. With Notes Station, digital memos are safely kept for instant access. Notes Station provides a straightforward interface for note taking. You can easily insert all kinds of files stored on the NAS as part of your notes or as attachment to enhance the content. The Media Library of QTS 4.
L2TP (Layer Two Tunneling Protocol) is a combination of the Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) and Layer 2 Forwarding (L2F.) Compared to PPTP, which only establishes a single tunnel between the two end points, L2TP supports the use of multiple tunnels. IPsec is often used to secure L2TP packets by providing confidentiality, authentication and integrity checks. The combination of these two protocols provides a high-security VPN solution which is known as L2TP/IPsec.
Signage Station provides digital signage display functionalities and allows content to be managed with access permissions. Users can use iArtist Lite to design the digital signage content and upload to the NAS, and use Signage Station to display the digital signage media content on the web browser from the NAS. Diagnostic Tool – Beta The diagnostic tool provides a variety of system analysis functions to check the stability of a NAS.
Use the LCD Panel This feature is only provided by the NAS models with LCD panels. You can use the LCD panel to perform disk configuration and view system information. When the NAS has started up, you will be able to view the NAS name and IP address: N A S 5 F 4 D E 3 1 6 9 . 2 5 4 . 1 0 0 . 1 0 0 For first-time installation, the LCD panel shows the number of hard drives detected and the IP address. You may select to configure the hard drives.
the NAS will execute RAID synchronization and the progress will be shown on "Storage Manager" > "Volume Management" page. The synchronization rate is around 30-60 MB/s (varies depending on the hard drive models, system resource usage, etc.) Note: If a member drive of the RAID configuration was lost during the synchronization, the RAID device will enter degraded mode. The volume data is still accessible. If you add a member drive to the device, it will start to rebuild.
TCP/IP In TCP/IP, you can view the following options: 1. LAN IP Address 2. LAN Subnet Mask 3. LAN Gateway 4. LAN PRI. DNS 5. LAN SEC. DNS 6. Enter Network Settings o Network Settings – DHCP o Network Settings – Static IP* o Network Settings – BACK 7. Back to Main Menu * In Network Settings – Static IP, you can configure the IP address, subnet mask, gateway, and DNS of LAN 1 and LAN 2. Physical disk In Physical disk, you can view the following options: 1. Disk Info 2.
RAID 5 (S) RAID 5 re-synchronizing RAID 5 (U) RAID 5 is unmounted RAID 5 (X) RAID 5 non-activated System This section shows the system temperature and the rotation speed of the system fan. C P U T e m p : 5 0 ° C S y s T e m p : 5 5 ° C S y s F a n : 8 6 5 R P M Shut down Use this option to turn off the NAS. Press "Select" to select "Yes". Then press "Enter" to confirm. Reboot Use this option to restart the NAS. Press "Select" to select "Yes".
S y s t P l s . e m C h E r r e c k o r ! L o g s System Message Description Sys. Fan Failed The system fan has failed. Sys. Overheat The system has overheated. HDD Overheat A hard drive has overheated. CPU Overheat The CPU has overheated. Network Lost Both LAN 1 and LAN 2 are disconnected in failover or load balancing mode. LAN1 Lost LAN 1 is disconnected. LAN2 Lost LAN 2 is disconnected. HDD Failure A hard drive has failed. Vol1 Full The disk volume (1) is full.
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