QNAP Turbo NAS TS-231P 2 x Total Bays SAN/NAS Server - Tower

TS-231P

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Description

The TS-231P is a powerful yet easy-to-use network storage center for backup, synchronization, remote access, and home entertainment with many feature-rich apps available, including Notes Station (create digital notes on a secure private cloud and share with colleagues and friends), QmailAgent (centralize email account management and back up emails), and Qcontactz (centrally store and manage contact information). All these apps (and more) are available at no extra cost. The dual-core TS-231P features three USB 3.0 ports and dual LAN ports, delivering outstanding multitasking performance to enhance your productivity & digital life and offering an ideal storage and backup center as a secure private cloud.
  • Centralizes file storage, sharing and backup with excellent performance
  • Full NAS encryption using volume-based technology and hardware acceleration
  • Supports QmailAgent as a mailroom center and Qcontactz for centralizing contact information
  • Synchronize files between the TS-231P, computers, laptops, and mobile devices
  • Stream your multimedia library via DLNA®, AirPlay® & Chromecast™
  • Build a surveillance center to safeguard your home and office
Dual-core processor delivers high performance

Equipped with an AnnapurnaLabs, an Amazon company Alpine AL-212 dual-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A15 processor and 1GB DDR3 RAM, the TS-231P is a high-performance NAS for home, workgroups and SOHO users providing outstanding performance of up to 224 MB/s read & 176 MB/s write throughput. The TS-231P's enhanced hardware-based encryption and decryption engine provides transfer speeds of over 179 MB/s with AES 256-bit full NAS volume encryption, boosting system performance & security while ensuring the safety of sensitive personal data stored in the NAS. When used with a compatible 802.11ac or dual-band 2.4GHz/5GHz 802.11n USB Wi-Fi adapter, the TS-231P becomes an ideal media center with remarkably high speeds for transferring a large amount of files and streaming bandwidth-intensive multimedia.

High Efficiency with dual LAN support

The TS-231P supports multiple port-trunking modes, enabling administrators to set up link aggregation to increase total data transmission potential. Failover and dual IP are also supported to ensure continuous system operations. 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).

Enhance productivity with multiple USB 3.0 ports

Equipped with three SuperSpeed USB 3.0 ports, the TS-231P allows you to flexibly arrange tasks with a wide range of external devices without interrupting your current workflow. You can back up files to USB drives, access data stored on SD cards via USB card readers, share up to 3 printers via network, and connect to a UPS to ensure a continual power supply.

QTS - Simple and efficient

Thanks to the intuitive user interface of QTS, your NAS experience is smarter, smoother and spectacular. Its modern flat design streamlines loading times, and the intelligent desktop allows you to find desired functions quickly, create desktop shortcuts or group shortcuts, monitor important system information on a real-time basis, and open multiple application windows to run multiple tasks concurrently, bringing greater working efficiency. QTS breaks the barriers of devices, platforms and geography to bring optimized cloud experiences to you.

Specifications

General Information

Manufacturer:
QNAP Systems
Manufacturer Website Address:
http://www.qnap.com/en-au
Brand Name:
QNAP
Product Family:
Turbo NAS
Product Series:
TS-x31P
Product Model:
TS-231P
Product Name:
Turbo NAS TS-231P SAN/NAS Server
Product Type:
SAN/NAS Server

Processor & Chipset

Processor Manufacturer:
Annapurna Labs
Processor Type:
Alpine
Processor Model:
AL-212
Processor Core:
Dual-core (2 Core)
Processor Speed:
1.70 GHz

Memory

Standard Memory:
  • 1 GB
Memory Technology:
DDR3 SDRAM

Network & Communication

Ethernet Technology:
  • Gigabit Ethernet

I/O Expansions

Number of Total Expansion Bays:
2

Controllers

Controller Type:
  • Serial ATA/600
RAID Supported:
Yes
RAID Levels:
  • 0, 1, JBOD

Interfaces/Ports

Total Number of USB Ports:
3
Number of USB 3.0 Ports:
3
Network (RJ-45):
Yes

Software

Operating System:
QTS 4.2

Management & Protocols

Protocols:
  • DNS
  • Telnet
  • DLNA
  • IPv6
  • FTPS
  • PAP
  • FTP
  • RSync
  • WEBDAV
  • CHAP
  • SSL/TLS
  • AFP
  • Bonjour
  • CIFS
  • HTTPS
  • SMSC
  • NFSv3
  • SSH
  • SMB
  • DHCP
  • SMTP
  • FXP
  • SFTP
  • AFP 3.3
  • LDAP
  • iSCSI
  • TFTP
  • IPv4
  • UPnP
  • PPTP
  • TCP/IP
  • HTTP
  • CIFS/SMB
  • DDNS
  • SNMP

Physical Characteristics

Height:
168.5 mm
Width:
102 mm
Depth:
225 mm
Form Factor:
Tower
Weight (Approximate):
1.28 kg