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The QNAP NAS Server TS-431P2-1 G

Powerful quad-core NAS with extensive applications for home & office use
the TS-431P2 has three USB 3.0 ports and dual Gigabit LAN ports and offers excellent multitasking performance for your backup, synchronization and remote access requirements in a secure private cloud. The Quad-Core TS-431P2 offers powerful hardware capabilities that enable Qfiling (automated file organization) and Qsirch (full-text search) for smarter daily NAS use. Many powerful apps are available to improve your productivity and digital life, including Notes Station (create digital notes in a secure private cloud and share them with colleagues and friends), QmailAgent (centralize email account management and email backup) and Qcontacttz (Centralized storage and management of contact information). The TS-431P2 also supports snapshots, so you can easily revert your TS-431P2 to a previous state in the event of an unexpected NAS failure or ransomware attack. In addition, you can integrate multiple IoT devices with your TS-431P2 and quickly develop, deploy, and host IoT applications at QIoT Suite Lite.

Quad-Core processor delivers high performance
equipped with an AnnapurnaLabs Alpine AL-314 Quad-Core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A15 processor, 1GB/4GB DDR3 RAM (expandable to 8GB), the TS-431P2 is a powerful NAS for home, workgroups and SOHO users with outstanding performance of up to 221 MB/s read & 195 MB/s write throughput. With the complete AES 256-bit NAS volume encryption, the TS-431P2 offers transfer speeds of over 220 MB/s, which was designed to increase system performance and security while ensuring the confidentiality of sensitive personal data on the NAS. When using a compatible 802.11ac or dual band 2.4GHz/5GHz 802.11n USB WLAN adapter, the TS-431P2 becomes an ideal media center with remarkably high speeds for transferring a large amount of files and streaming of bandwidth-intensive multimedia.

SSD cache acceleration
The TS-431P2 supports SSD caching to greatly increase the IOPS performance of storage volumes and increase operational efficiency. It is perfect for increasing the overall workflow of IOPS-intensive applications and enables an optimal price/performance ratio by combining SSDs and hard drives.

High efficiency with dual LAN support
the TS-431P2 supports multiple port trunking modes and thus enables administrators to set up link aggregation to increase the potential for data transmission. Failure protection and assignment of two IP addresses are also supported to ensure continuous system operation. Supported port trunking modes include Balance rr (Round Robin), Active Backup, Balance XOR, Broadcast, IEEE 802.3ad, Balance-tlb (Adaptive Transmit Load Balancing), and Balance alb (Adaptive Load Balancing).

Rapid disaster recovery with snapshots
The TS-431P2 supports block-based snapshots that can record and store the state of the file system and the metadata of the files outside the file system at any time. In the event of an unexpected NAS failure or when a Ransomware attack is running, the snapshots remain intact so that you can quickly and easily restore the system to a previous normal state. You can keep and restore multiple versions of the same file, folder, or even entire disk. The TS-431P2 supports up to 64 snapshots per volume or LUN (up to 256 total). Snapshot Replica provides double protection by replicating snapshots to a remote QNAP NAS or server.

QTS 4.3 – the smartest and most intuitive NAS operating system
with multiple modularized apps and features improves QTS management, efficiency, personal productivity, multimedia and more. In addition, new intelligent agent services have been added to simplify system operations and management. The easy-to-use QTS has an intelligent desktop that lets you quickly find the features you want, monitor critical real-time system information, open multiple application windows to perform multiple tasks simultaneously with more work efficiency, and provide a dedicated app center with install-on-demand apps to extend NAS functionality. QTS breaks device-specific, platform-specific, and geographic boundaries to deliver optimized cloud experience and integrates advanced capabilities.

Qfiling automates your file organization
Qfiling helps automate file organization by sorting files across multiple folders, was reduced in time to find important files. Users can categorize files and set the storage conditions. You can also create a schedule for drop tasks to be performed on a regular basis. The "Recipe" function allows users to save frequently used storage conditions as an "exclusive recipe" so that the next Qfiling task can be executed with just one click with the recipe.

Qsirch – a smarter, faster search method
the TS-431P2 supports Qsirch, a search tool for fast file search. Qsirch supports thumbnail preview and even saves your search history so that you can quickly navigate to previously searched files. The revised Qsirch adds search operators and advanced search filters and tags so you can find files faster with more accurate results. Qsirch also provides a tool for Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox, which allows you to search for files on your NAS when using Google Search. Qsirch significantly increases your productivity by reducing the time you spend searching for files on the NAS and allowing you to focus on other tasks instead.

Launch the development of IoT apps with Container Station
in Container Station is exclusively integrated with the lightweight LXC and Docker® virtualization technologies, allowing you to run multiple isolated Linux® systems on the TS-431P2 and download apps from the built-in Docker Hub® Registry. In addition, Container Station supports the QIoT Containers platform, which quickly helps structure your IoT environment and deployment in your private IoT cloud, increase micro services, and modernize legacy applications to create more business opportunities.

Modular IoT apps in QIoT Suite Lite
QNAP QIoT Suite Lite supports MQTT(s), HTTP(s), and CoAP, so you can integrate a wide range of IoT devices and sensors with your TS-431P2. QIoT Suite Lite uses common tools such as node RED and freeboard to provide useful modular tools and helps you create IoT environments by simply adding devices, setting rules, and creating dashboards. You can also use the TS-431P2 as a fog-computing node in a larger public IoT infrastructure to filter data before it is sent to the cloud, reducing the bandwidth, storage, and processing costs of the cloud.

Centralized email and contact management for improved communications can
be difficult to manage email and contact information that is scattered across multiple computers, devices, and accounts, not to mention when important email or contact information is lost or inaccessible due to account closure or device errors/loss. QNAP QmailAgent and Qcontacttz help you centrally store and manage email and contact information so that they are accessible on all devices at any time - and with the powerful Qsirch search engine you can find specific contacts and emails if you need them.

Create, store, share, and collaborate with Notes Station
helps you organize notes for your personal and professional life. You can easily edit text, insert images/files from the NAS, optimize images with the image editing tool, create links to share notes, back up and restore your notes with snapshots, and ensure data protection with password protection and encryption. You can also invite people to collaborate with notes for better teamwork! Notes Station provides a secure and convenient way to create notes that are fully under your control in the private cloud of your TS-431P2.

IFTTT Agent automates your workflow
IFTTT (If This Then That) is currently one of the most popular automation services on the Internet. The QNAP IFTTT Agent allows you to create an almost unlimited number of NAS-related applets on the IFTTT website for greater automation and productivity. For example, if you set a trigger as "any new photo (with Android Photos Service)" and the action as "Download the URL to QNAP NAS (with QNAP Service)", then all photos taken with your Android device will automatically be downloaded to the TS-431P2. With IFTTT Agent you can make your TS-431P2 smarter than ever before.

Data Protection, Recovery, and Synchronization
Hybrid Backup Sync provides a complete solution for data backup, file synchronization, and disaster recovery. Hybrid Backup Sync makes it easy and safe to back up data from your NAS to multiple local, remote, and cloud storage locations. In the event of system failures or critical hardware failures, you can quickly recover data from these storage media, reducing downtime and overall loss. Hybrid Backup Sync also takes advantage of cloud storage for one-way synchronization of your data with the cloud storage via RTRR, Rsync, FTP, SMB protocol or two-way synchronization of your NAS with external NAS/Cloud services.

Share and synchronize files from devices
The TS-431P2 supports SMB, NFS, and AFP was designed to allow you to quickly share files on Windows®, Mac®, and Linux®/UNIX® devices. QNAP Qsync makes the TS-431P2 a secure data center for file synchronization with enormous storage potential. All files uploaded to the TS-431P2 can be synchronized with all connected devices such as computers, laptops and mobile devices. You can also synchronize shared folders to increase the flexibility of collaboration and file sharing.

Comprehensive security to protect your data
in open network environments could be exposed by hackers. The TS-431P2 offers numerous security options such as antivirus, encrypted access, IP blocking, 2-stage verification and much more. It administrators can also control each user's access to different folders, preventing unauthorized access to important files. The TS-431P2 supports NAS AES-256-bit encryption and thus protects sensitive business data against unauthorized access and theft, even if the hard disks or the entire system are stolen. Windows AD Server, LDAP Server, and integrated LDAP Service are also supported.

Comprehensive monitoring solution provides 24/7 security
Surveillance Station is a professional video management system (VMS) for network monitoring that provides an easy-to-use management interface, more than 3,000 compatible IP camera models and expandable channel licenses for IP cameras. It supports real-time monitoring, video and audio recording and playback with numerous adjustable settings. You can also install the app Vmobile on your iOS® or Android™ devices and thus keep the monitored channels in view at all times and everywhere; or install the mobile app VCAM and convert your device into a network camera for immediate recording on your TS-431P2. The TS-431P2 offers 2 free IP camera channels, which you can extend to up to 25 channels by purchasing additional licenses. With the newly developed QUSBCam2 app, you can use a USB camera as ONVIF network camera. Simply connect your TS-431P2 to see real-time images without installing any software. With Surveillance Station, you can even store recordings for playback to create a surveillance system with a minimum budget.

Archive your memories. Share your life.
The Photo Station simplifies photo sharing and allows you to control access rights. Simply upload your photos to the TS-431P2, create and organize your photo albums via a web browser and share them with friends and family via social networks such as Facebook®, Google+™, Twitter® and Pinterest®. Qfile and Qphoto mobile apps (for iOS® and Android™) also let you quickly upload your new photos from your mobile device to the TS-431P2.

Build your personal music library and music enjoyment anywhere
the Music Station helps you categorize your music collection and displays album art to easily organize your personal playlists. With the web player of the Music Station you can enjoy your music anytime and anywhere with just a few clicks. In addition, thousands of local and worldwide Internet radio programs are integrated in the Music Station for your entertainment.

• Stream via Airplay® and DLNA for music in your house.


• Listen to your favorite songs streamed from the iTunes server, or play music on your PC using a web browser.


• Listen to your music on mobile devices using the Qmusic app.

Media unhindered with multi-zone multimedia control Enjoy
your TS-431P2 as multi-zone multimedia system and fulfill every corner of your house with the desired media. Stream photos, music and videos from the TS-431P2 centrally from a single device to different rooms with the help of a single device with Bluetooth® and USB devices, which are connected with the TS-431P2 (only with music streaming), for example. DLNA®, Apple TV® and Chromecast™*. Each room member in different areas can enjoy the comfort and simplicity of media playback and multimedia storage. The TS-431P2 is also a powerful media streaming machine with DLNA®, Roku®, Amazon® Fire TV, and Google TV™ support with the support of the Plex Media Server.

24-hour download center
The TS-431P2 is the perfect download center for high-speed BT, Magnet, PT (Private Tracker), FTP/FTPS and HTTP/HTTPS downloads and supports the loading of RSS feeds. Once you have configured the download tasks, you can turn off your computer and the TS-431P2 completes the process in the background. By installing the Qget app on your mobile device, you can easily search for download sources, download content to the NAS and manage download tasks on mobile devices from anywhere.

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Highlights & Details

• Quad-core processor with 1,7GHz with up to 8 GB RAM
• Qfiling supports automated file organization and qsirch full-text search engine
• Complete NAS-encryption technology on volume basis and hardware acceleration
• Rapid development and deployment of IoT applications with container station and QIoT Suite Lite
• Supports qmail agent as a Mail Room Center and qcontactz for the centralization of contact information
• You can stream your multimedia library via DLNA ®, AirPlay® and chrome cast™
• You can establish a monitoring center, in order to protect your home and office

Delivery

• TS-431P2 NAS Server
• 2x Ethernet Cable
• Power cord
• AC adapter
• 6x fixing screws for 2.5" hard disks
• 6x fixing screws for 3.5-inch hard-disks
• User manual.

System Requirements

• Windows® 7
• Windows® 8
• Windows® 10
• Windows Server 2003, 2008, 2012, 2012 R2 and R2 2016
• Linux and UNIX
• Apple Mac OS 10.7 or higher.