The TS-419U II 4 Bay Turbo NAS Server from QNAP is an all-in-one rack mount network attached storage (NAS). It is a server optimized for small and medium businesses looking for an affordable and high performance network storage solution. This NAS can hold up to 4 hard drives and is designed to be easily installed in the server room and configured with up to 12TB of storage capacity. It is an ideal solution for centralized data backup, cross-platform file sharing, iSCSI/IP-SAN storage combo solution and a number of business applications. Moreover, the NAS offers low power consumption, reliable system operations and capacity expandability.
The intuitive MyCloudNAS service simplifies the process of publishing content present on the Turbo NAS over the Internet and helps you create a private cloud in a few simple steps. The mobile app QMobile provides iOS or Android mobile device users with a convenient way to access the Turbo NAS live, on the go.
Deploying an appropriate IT environment with a reliable, affordable and expandable storage solution is very critical for your business. The ability to securely store, share and back-up digital assets has become one of the most important tasks for an SMB IT administrator. Choosing the right option will significantly enhance business productivity and offer a reliable disaster recovery solution in today's times when downtime of any type affects profitability. The Turbo NAS is an all-in-one server that meets the storage requirements of modern businesses and workgroups that face the challenge of finding a robust storage solution that can scale with the exponential increase in digital content their organization creates.
Large Capacity and File Sharing
Cross-Platform Sharing with Antivirus
The Turbo NAS supports SMB/CIFS, NFS and AFP protocols for file sharing across Windows, Mac, Linux/UNIX networks. Your accounts and shared folders can be created via a user friendly web-based interface without IT expertise. The integrated antivirus solution for the Turbo NAS ensures business stability. It offers detection against the latest viruses, malware, worms and Trojan horses.
Windows Active Directory (AD) and LDAP Directory Service
The Windows AD and Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) directory service feature enables the IT administrator to retrieve user accounts from Windows AD or LDAP based directory server to the Turbo NAS. It reduces time and effort in account setup. You can use the same login name and password to access the Turbo NAS. Additionally, the NAS can also be configured as an LDAP server and allows devices with LDAP protocol enabled to be joined in the directory and share the same user accounts and groups.
Shared Folder Aggregation
You can access the shared folders of other servers on Microsoft Networking through the portal folder on the Turbo NAS. This saves the time and effort in logging in multiple servers one by one.
ISO File Archiving and Sharing
The Turbo NAS supports mounting ISO images of CD and DVD discs as network shares for data archiving, storage and sharing. This feature saves the space for storing the physical discs and reduces the risk of data loss caused by disc wearing and tearing. It also enhances the efficiency of data sharing on business network.
Advanced Folder Permissions
You can configure folder/subfolder access to the Turbo NAS with advanced folder permissions. With this feature enabled, you can manage the folder permissions from Microsoft Windows or the web-based management interface of the Turbo NAS easily.
Secure Measures for Data Storage and Access
•Policy-Based Unauthorized IP Blocking
You can allow, deny or auto block specified IP address or network domain which attempt to connect to the Turbo NAS via SSH, Telnet, HTTP(S), FTP, Samba or AFP.
•Remote Login
The Turbo NAS supports remote login via SSH (secure shell) or Telnet connection.
•SSL Security (HTTPS)
The NAS supports HTTPS connection. You can upload a secure certificate and RSA private key in X.509PEM format issued by a trusted provider to allow access to the NAS server via secure SSL login.
•Secure FTP
The NAS server offers secure data transfer with SSL/TLS (explicit) encryption. Passive FTP port range setup is also supported.
•Encrypted Remote Replication by Rsync
The data on the NAS server can be backed up to or from another Turbo NAS or Rsync server over the network securely.
•Shared Folder Management
You can choose to hide or show selected shared folders of the Turbo NAS on Windows network.
•User Authority Management
By uploading the batch files in TXT or Excel CSV format to the NAS server, you can create multiple users and specify their password, quota and user groups.
•VPN Server
You can build up a private network with QNAP VPN server support and allow inbound access by Windows, Mac, Linux and even iOS and Android devices. The connections are secured with up to 256-bit encryption.
You can allow, deny or auto block specified IP address or network domain which attempt to connect to the Turbo NAS via SSH, Telnet, HTTP(S), FTP, Samba or AFP.
•Remote Login
The Turbo NAS supports remote login via SSH (secure shell) or Telnet connection.
•SSL Security (HTTPS)
The NAS supports HTTPS connection. You can upload a secure certificate and RSA private key in X.509PEM format issued by a trusted provider to allow access to the NAS server via secure SSL login.
•Secure FTP
The NAS server offers secure data transfer with SSL/TLS (explicit) encryption. Passive FTP port range setup is also supported.
•Encrypted Remote Replication by Rsync
The data on the NAS server can be backed up to or from another Turbo NAS or Rsync server over the network securely.
•Shared Folder Management
You can choose to hide or show selected shared folders of the Turbo NAS on Windows network.
•User Authority Management
By uploading the batch files in TXT or Excel CSV format to the NAS server, you can create multiple users and specify their password, quota and user groups.
•VPN Server
You can build up a private network with QNAP VPN server support and allow inbound access by Windows, Mac, Linux and even iOS and Android devices. The connections are secured with up to 256-bit encryption.
Backup Center for Business
Well-Rounded Backup Solutions
The Turbo NAS offers you flexible server backup solutions like encrypted remote replication, Real-Time Remote Replication (RTRR) and cloud-based storage backup. Windows and Mac users can use QNAP NetBak Replicator utility and Time Machine respectively to back up data to the Turbo NAS. Additionally, the Turbo NAS supports third party backup software such as Veeam Backup, Replication and Acronis True Image.
Disaster Recovery Solution
Real-Time Remote Replication (RTRR)
The Turbo NAS offers users business continuity and high availability of data by providing the ability to recover their data from disasters.
RTRR provides real-time or scheduled data replication between the Turbo NAS and a remote QNAP NAS, an FTP server or an external drive.
iSCSI LUN Snapshot or Backup
Server virtualization reduces IT expenditure and provides flexible server management. Adopting a proper data protection and disaster recovery solution for virtual machines has become vastly important. The Turbo NAS has taken iSCSI LUN backup/restore to a completely new level with snapshot technology. You can use the LUN snapshot to back up contents in the LUN to various storage destinations, including Windows shared folders via SMB/CIFS, Linux shared folders via NFS or local shared folders on the Turbo NAS.
Cloud Storage Backup
You can send private data to cloud storage. The Turbo NAS supports AmazonS3, ElephantDrive and Symform cloud storage backup. It has several backup modes including real-time, scheduled backup and versioning control so that the data can be restored from any point of time. With ElephantDrive, cloud storage can be monitored through a web browser. An extra set of all of the data stored is always available, so that remote data recovery is quick and simple.
iSCSI and Virtualization Deployment
NAS + iSCSI Combo Solution
The Turbo NAS can serve as a NAS for file sharing and iSCSI storage concurrently.
Flexible Management
The Turbo NAS supports multiple Logical Unit Numbers (LUNs) and iSCSI targets. LUNs can be flexibly mapped to, unmapped from and switched among different iSCSI targets.
Secure Deployment
The advanced Access Control List (ACL) is designed with CHAP authentication and LUN masking. It offers the ability to block unauthorized access from the initiators.
Feature-Rich Business Applications
•File Server
The Turbo NAS provides seamless file sharing across Windows, Mac, Linux and UNIX platforms. It also supports WebDAV for easy access to shared folders via HTTP/HTTPS protocol remotely.
•FTP Server
You can establish an FTP server with the Turbo NAS and share files conveniently with colleagues or customers.
•Backup Center
The Turbo NAS offers a centralized backup center for Mac users using Time Machine and Windows users using QNAP QBack utility.
•Web Server
You can host multiple websites on the Turbo NAS with the built-in web server and virtual host feature.
•RADIUS Server
The RADIUS server centralizes and consolidates user authentication by maintaining a list of user accounts that are authorized for remote network access through dial-up equipment, Wi-Fi access point or VPN connections.
•Syslog Server
The Syslog server feature allows you to collect and store the logs of other network devices on the Turbo NAS. This helps you toeasily monitor the status of these devices and troubleshoot problems when necessary.
•Printer Server
The Turbo NAS offers printer sharing over the network and remote printing over the Internet via Internet Printing Protocol (IPP). Print job management and Bonjour printing for Mac OS X are also supported.
•Surveillance Station
You can use the Turbo NAS to manage the connected IP cameras and set up a video surveillance system with comprehensive monitoring, recording and playback features.
•IPv6
The Turbo NAS supports IPv6 (Internet Protocol Version 6) that makes the NAS a dual-stack IP host running IPv4 and IPv6 at the same time.
•VPN Server
The VPN (Virtual Private Network) service allows you to access the NAS and other resources on the same local network from the Internet.
•LDAP Server
LDAP Server service allows devices with LDAP protocol enabled to be joined in the directory and share the same user accounts and groups.
•Software Expansion via QPKG Center
QPKG Center is a software expansion platform to install third party software on the Turbo NAS. Instead of complex Linux command line installation process, QPKG center facilitates the operation by providing one-click installation.
•Proxy Server
The Turbo NAS can be used as a Proxy Server with the help of Squid QPKG. Internet cache speeds up web browsing. Web filtering and monitoring enhances business Internet security.
The Turbo NAS provides seamless file sharing across Windows, Mac, Linux and UNIX platforms. It also supports WebDAV for easy access to shared folders via HTTP/HTTPS protocol remotely.
•FTP Server
You can establish an FTP server with the Turbo NAS and share files conveniently with colleagues or customers.
•Backup Center
The Turbo NAS offers a centralized backup center for Mac users using Time Machine and Windows users using QNAP QBack utility.
•Web Server
You can host multiple websites on the Turbo NAS with the built-in web server and virtual host feature.
•RADIUS Server
The RADIUS server centralizes and consolidates user authentication by maintaining a list of user accounts that are authorized for remote network access through dial-up equipment, Wi-Fi access point or VPN connections.
•Syslog Server
The Syslog server feature allows you to collect and store the logs of other network devices on the Turbo NAS. This helps you toeasily monitor the status of these devices and troubleshoot problems when necessary.
•Printer Server
The Turbo NAS offers printer sharing over the network and remote printing over the Internet via Internet Printing Protocol (IPP). Print job management and Bonjour printing for Mac OS X are also supported.
•Surveillance Station
You can use the Turbo NAS to manage the connected IP cameras and set up a video surveillance system with comprehensive monitoring, recording and playback features.
•IPv6
The Turbo NAS supports IPv6 (Internet Protocol Version 6) that makes the NAS a dual-stack IP host running IPv4 and IPv6 at the same time.
•VPN Server
The VPN (Virtual Private Network) service allows you to access the NAS and other resources on the same local network from the Internet.
•LDAP Server
LDAP Server service allows devices with LDAP protocol enabled to be joined in the directory and share the same user accounts and groups.
•Software Expansion via QPKG Center
QPKG Center is a software expansion platform to install third party software on the Turbo NAS. Instead of complex Linux command line installation process, QPKG center facilitates the operation by providing one-click installation.
•Proxy Server
The Turbo NAS can be used as a Proxy Server with the help of Squid QPKG. Internet cache speeds up web browsing. Web filtering and monitoring enhances business Internet security.
Private Cloud Storage
The Turbo NAS helps users reap all the benefits of cloud computing. A personal cloud for business use can be built easily. This cloud provides flexible ways for data access, sharing and backup, virtually anytime and anywhere.
MyCloudNAS Service
The MyCloudNAS service simplifies the process of publishing contents in the Turbo NAS over the Internet. It has a web-based portal for file management and access and supports backing up important data from the Turbo NAS to other cloud storage providers such as Amazon S3, ElephantDrive and Symform.
MyCloudNAS Access Code
While exposing the Turbo NAS to the Internet could raise security concerns, the MyCloudNas Access Code provides privacy control to make selected services only visible to authorized users.
Email Invitation
The MyCloudNAS provides an easy way to send out an email invitation to friends. The invitation contains systematic instructions on accessing the Turbo NAS. It also provides a link to download the Windows application, MyCloudNAS Connect that allows people even without proficient networking skills to easily set up and connect to the Turbo NAS.
QMobile App for on-the-go Content Access
QMobile is an application designed for iOS and Android mobile devices. Terabytes of photos, music and videos stored on the Turbo NAS are ready to be streamed by QMobile from anywhere regardless of the actual storage size of the device. It also provides a convenient way for uploading photos on the mobile devices to the Turbo NAS for instant sharing.
Advanced Features
Advanced RAID Management with Hot-swap Design
The Turbo NAS offers RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 5+hot spare, single and JBOD disk configurations. It also supports hot-swap design so that a failed drive of a RAID configuration (RAID 1 or above only) can be replaced by hot swapping without turning off the server.
Global Hot Spare
The Global Hot Spare feature allows you to share spare drives with multiple RAID volumes on the Turbo NAS. When a hard drive fails in any RAID volume, the global hot-spare drive will automatically replace the failed drive to prevent data from being lost. Compared with a local spare drive, the Global Hot Spare function offers more efficient use of spare drives.
Online RAID Capacity Expansion
The storage capacity of a RAID configuration can be expanded by replacing larger hard drives. The data will be kept and seamlessly moved to the newly installed hard drives without turning off the server.
Online RAID Level Migration
You can upgrade the disk configuration to a higher RAID level and retain the data without turning off the server.
IP-SAN/ iSCSI Storage and Virtual Disk Drives (VDD) for Storage Expansion
The Turbo NAS provides a cost-efficient iSCSI solution to set up IP-SAN storage. With the built-in iSCSI initiator, the Turbo NAS can also connect to other iSCSI targets over the network and turn them into virtual disk drives (VDD).
User-Friendly System Management
•Instant SMS, Email and Windows Live Messenger Alert:
You can configure the SMTP server, SMS server and Windows Live Messenger account settings on the Turbo NAS in order to receive instant system warning or error messages via email, SMS and instant messages.
•SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol):
You can collect the information, warning or errors of the Turbo NAS and send warnings up to 3 SNMP servers for centralized management and real-time monitoring.
•S.M.A.R.T. and Advanced Hard Drive Health Scan (HHS):
Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T.) helps you to monitor the hard disk status. Additionally, the Turbo NAS supports Hard Drive Health Scan (HHS) for disk checking and bad blocks scanning.
You can configure the SMTP server, SMS server and Windows Live Messenger account settings on the Turbo NAS in order to receive instant system warning or error messages via email, SMS and instant messages.
•SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol):
You can collect the information, warning or errors of the Turbo NAS and send warnings up to 3 SNMP servers for centralized management and real-time monitoring.
•S.M.A.R.T. and Advanced Hard Drive Health Scan (HHS):
Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T.) helps you to monitor the hard disk status. Additionally, the Turbo NAS supports Hard Drive Health Scan (HHS) for disk checking and bad blocks scanning.
Multiple LAN Deployment
The Turbo NAS supports multiple bonding modes such as Balance-rr (Round-Robin), Active Backup, Balance XOR, Broadcast, IEEE 802.3ad, Balance-tlb (Adaptive Transmit Load Balancing) and Balance-alb (Adaptive Load Balancing).
•Failover
The LAN ports of the Turbo NAS can be configured in failover mode that allows it to sustain the failure of one network port and provide continuous services.
•Load Balancing
The LAN ports of the Turbo NAS can be configured in load balancing mode for bandwidth aggregation to boost file transfer speeds. It works with managed Ethernet switch with 802.3ad configured.
•Multi-IP Settings
The Turbo NAS can be deployed with multiple IP settings for sharing among different workgroups in two different subnets.
•Failover
The LAN ports of the Turbo NAS can be configured in failover mode that allows it to sustain the failure of one network port and provide continuous services.
•Load Balancing
The LAN ports of the Turbo NAS can be configured in load balancing mode for bandwidth aggregation to boost file transfer speeds. It works with managed Ethernet switch with 802.3ad configured.
•Multi-IP Settings
The Turbo NAS can be deployed with multiple IP settings for sharing among different workgroups in two different subnets.
Wireless LAN
You can connect the Turbo NAS to the wireless network through a USB Wi-Fi dongle for convenient access. It is compatible with fast 802.11n and 802.11g dongles for Wi-Fi connection.
Superior Performance
The Gigabit Ethernet interface and fast processor enables the system to deliver superior performance and high reliability for critical applications.
Eco-Friendly and Energy-Efficient
The Turbo NAS features green technologies to protect the environment and save electricity bill. The smart fan monitors the system temperature of the Turbo NAS and automatically adjusts its speed to ensure quiet operation and power saving. The hard drives can be set to enter standby mode after a period of idling to reduce power consumption and extend hard drive lifespan. Scheduled power on/off feature provides flexibility to only allow the Turbo NAS to operate in designated time and therefore minimize power usage.
Power Management
•Wake on LAN
You can enable this option to power on the Turbo NAS remotely by Wake on LAN.
•Hard Drive Standby
You can configure the hard drives to enter standby mode if there is no drive access within the specified period.
•Scheduled Power on/off
The flexible scheduled power on/off feature is present for you to manage the up time of the Turbo NAS according to the working hours. You can set the time for automatic system power on, power off or restart on any days of the week.
•UPS Support
The Turbo NAS supports USB UPS devices (usbhid-ups supported) to allow users to store the data in time and avoid critical data loss when power outage occurs during data transfer. Network UPS allows multiple Turbo NAS servers on the same physical network to be protected by a single UPS via receiving UPS notification on abnormal power supply.
You can enable this option to power on the Turbo NAS remotely by Wake on LAN.
•Hard Drive Standby
You can configure the hard drives to enter standby mode if there is no drive access within the specified period.
•Scheduled Power on/off
The flexible scheduled power on/off feature is present for you to manage the up time of the Turbo NAS according to the working hours. You can set the time for automatic system power on, power off or restart on any days of the week.
•UPS Support
The Turbo NAS supports USB UPS devices (usbhid-ups supported) to allow users to store the data in time and avoid critical data loss when power outage occurs during data transfer. Network UPS allows multiple Turbo NAS servers on the same physical network to be protected by a single UPS via receiving UPS notification on abnormal power supply.