TS-420U
TS-420U
TS-421U
TS-421U
Model TS-420U
TS-421U
Segment SOHO/ SMB
SOHO/ SMB
OS Embedded Linux
Embedded Linux
CPU Marvell 1.6 GHz
Marvell 2.0 GHz
Memory 1GB RAM
1GB RAM
Flash 16MB
16MB
Extra RAM Slot (Memory Expansion) -
-
Max. number of HDDs/SSDs supported 4x 2.5" or 3.5" SATA 3Gb/s
4x 2.5" or 3.5" SATA 3Gb/s
Swappable HDD Tray Yes, Lockable
Yes, Lockable
Gigabit LAN Ports 2
2
USB 2.0 2
2
USB 3.0 2
2
eSATA 2
2
VGA -
-
HDMI -
-
LED Indicators Status, LAN, USB, HDD 1-4
Status, LAN, USB, HDD 1-4
LCD Display/ Button -
-
Buttons Power, Reset, USB Auto Copy
Power, Reset, USB Auto Copy
Alarm Buzzer System Warning
System Warning
Form Factor 1U Rack Mount
1U Rack Mount
Dimensions (DxWxH) mm 483x 439x 44
483x 439x 44
Weight (Net/ Gross) kg 6.7kg/11.06kg
6.7kg/11.06kg
Temperature 0 - 40 °C
0 - 40 °C
Humidity 0 - 90% R.H
0 - 90% R.H
Power Supply Specification External Power Adapter, Input: 100-240V AC, 50/60Hz, Output: 250W, 47-63Hz, 3.5A
External Power Adapter, Input: 100-240V AC, 50/60Hz, Output: 250W, 47-63Hz, 3.5A
Power Consumption: Sleep Mode 15W
12W
Power Consumption: In Operation 29W
33W
Power Off (Wake-On-LAN/WOL) -
-
Power Consumption: Power Off 0.05W
0.05W
File System: Internal Hard Drive EXT3, EXT4
EXT3, EXT4
File System: External Hard Drive EXT3, EXT4, NTFS, FAT32, HFS+
EXT3, EXT4, NTFS, FAT32, HFS+
Network Client Platform Windows XP/ Vista/ Windows 7/8, Windows Server 2003/R2, 2008/R2, 2012, Mac OS X, Linux, UNIX
Windows XP/ Vista/ Windows 7/8, Windows Server 2003/R2, 2008/R2, 2012, Mac OS X, Linux, UNIX
Microsoft Network (CIFS/ SMB) Yes
Yes
Mac (AFP v3.3) Yes
Yes
Linux (NFS v3) Yes
Yes
Internet (HTTP) Yes
Yes
File Transfer Protocol (FTP) Yes
Yes
Secure Internet (HTTPS) Yes
Yes
WebDAV Yes
Yes
TCP/ IP Yes
Yes
Fixed/ Dynamic IP Address Yes
Yes
Port Trunking Balance-rr (Round-Robin),Active Backup, Balance XOR, Broadcast, IEEE 802.3ad, Balance-tlb (Adaptive Transmit Load Balancing), Balance-alb (Adaptive Load Balancing)
Balance-rr (Round-Robin),Active Backup, Balance XOR, Broadcast, IEEE 802.3ad, Balance-tlb (Adaptive Transmit Load Balancing), Balance-alb (Adaptive Load Balancing)
Multi-IP Settings Yes
Yes
DHCP Server Yes
Yes
Dynamic DNS Yes
Yes
Jumbo Frame Yes
Yes
Network Service Discovery (UPnP & Bonjour) UPnP & Bonjour
UPnP & Bonjour
Virtual LAN (VLAN) -
-
Wireless LAN via USB Wi-Fi Adapter Yes
Yes
Service Binding Based on Network Interfaces Yes
Yes
IP Filter Yes
Yes
Encrypted Remote Replication  Yes
Yes
Hot-swappable Yes
Yes
Bad Blocks Scan Yes
Yes
HDD S.M.A.R.T. Yes
Yes
File System Check Yes
Yes
PC-less RAID Setup via LCD Panel for First-time Installation (Touch-N-Go) -
-
FIPS 140-2 Validated AES 256-bit Volume-based Encryption -
-
External Drive Encryption Yes
Yes
Built-in iSCSI Target Service Yes
Yes
Virtual Disk (iSCSI Initiator) Yes
Yes
RAID Recovery Yes
Yes
Online RAID Capacity Expansion Yes
Yes
Online RAID Level Migration Yes
Yes
RAID10+ hot spare -
-
RAID10 Yes
Yes
RAID 6+ hot spare -
-
RAID 6 Yes
Yes
RAID 5+ Spare Yes
Yes
RAID 5 Yes
Yes
RAID 1 Yes
Yes
RAID 0 Yes
Yes
JBOD Yes
Yes
Single Disk Yes
Yes
Global Hot Spare Yes
Yes
Bitmap Support Yes
Yes
NAS Discovery Tool QNAP Qfinder for Windows, Mac, and Linux
QNAP Qfinder for Windows, Mac, and Linux
iSCSI Target Yes
Yes
iSCSI LUN Snapshot/Backup Yes
Yes
Multi-LUN per Target Yes
Yes
LUN Mapping & LUN Masking Yes
Yes
SPC-3 Persistent Reservation (iSCSI) Yes
Yes
MPIO (iSCSI) Yes
Yes
MC/S (iSCSI) Yes
Yes
Virtual Disk Drive (via iSCSI Initiator) Yes
Yes
Storage Plug & Play (iSCSI & Samba Yes
Yes
Web File Manager Yes
Yes
FTP over SSL/ TLS (Explicit) Yes
Yes
FTP Passive mode with Port Range Setup Yes
Yes
Unicode Support Yes
Yes
Share Folder Level ACL Support Yes
Yes
Windows ACL Yes
Yes
Advanced Folder Permission with Subfolder ACL Support for CIFS/SMB, AFP, FTP and Web File Manager Yes
Yes
Users quota setting Yes
Yes
FTP bandwidth control Yes
Yes
Backup to external storage Yes
Yes
Real-time Remote Replication (RTRR) Yes
Yes
RTRR Max. Number of Jobs 8
8
Encrypted Remote Replication Yes
Yes
Remote Replication Yes
Yes
Client backup software: NetBak Replicator (Windows) Yes
Yes
USB One-Touch-Copy Yes
Yes
Apple Time Machine Support Yes
Yes
Could Storage Backup Yes
Yes
Microsoft Active Directory (AD) Authentication Yes
Yes
LDAP Server Yes
Yes
LDAP Client Yes
Yes
Domain Users Login via CIFS/SMB, AFP, FTP and Web File Manager Yes
Yes
3rd Party Backup Software Support Veeam Backup & Replication, ARCserve Backup, Acronis True Image, EMC Retrospect, Symantec Backup Exec, LaCie SilverKeeper (backup)
Veeam Backup & Replication, ARCserve Backup, Acronis True Image, EMC Retrospect, Symantec Backup Exec, LaCie SilverKeeper (backup)
Alert Notification (Email, SMS, Windows Live Mesenger) Yes
Yes
Smart fan Yes
Yes
LED display/ alarm buzzer Yes
Yes
System software upgrade Yes
Yes
Support network time protocol Yes
Yes
Network Recycle Bin for file deletion via CIFS/SMB and AFP with retention time and file-type filter Yes
Yes
Wake on LAN (WOL) Yes
Yes
Schedule Power On/Off (15 settings) Yes
Yes
Web-based GUI for System Administration Yes
Yes
SNMP (v2 & v3) Yes
Yes
Real-time SystemResource Monitor Yes
Yes
Firmware Live Update Yes
Yes
Save and restore configuration Yes
Yes
LCD Panel Configuration  -
-
Reset button (admin password & network settings) Yes
Yes
Display online users Yes
Yes
Display system log/ alert/ error Yes
Yes
File-level Connection logs Yes
Yes
Display all DHCP assignment information Yes
Yes
Send logs to a remote syslog server Yes
Yes
UPS Support Yes
Yes
Network UPS with SNMP Manaement Yes
Yes
USB Printer (Max 3) Yes
Yes
PHP Yes
Yes
MySQL Yes
Yes
Telnet login Yes
Yes
SSH login Yes
Yes
Multimedia Station Yes
Yes
Photo Station Yes
Yes
Music Station Yes
Yes
iTunes Server Yes
Yes
HD Station -
-
TV Station Yes
Yes
AirPlay (QiTunesAir QPKG) Yes
Yes
DLNA Media Server Yes
Yes
Supported Music Format via DLNA mp3, m4a, m4a (ALAC), m4b, 3gp, apl, ac3, m1v, m4v, mov, aac, amr, awb, wav, pcm, lpcm, mp1, mp2, aif, aiff, aifc, snd, wma, ogg, flac
mp3, m4a, m4a (ALAC), m4b, 3gp, apl, ac3, m1v, m4v, mov, aac, amr, awb, wav, pcm, lpcm, mp1, mp2, aif, aiff, aifc, snd, wma, ogg, flac
Supported Photo Format via DLNA jpg, jpe, jpeg, tiff, tif, gif, png, bmp
jpg, jpe, jpeg, tiff, tif, gif, png, bmp
Supported Video Format via DLNA wmv, asf, vdr, avi, xvid, divx, flv, mpg, mpe, mts, m2ts, m2t, mpeg, spts, m2p, m2v, mp2t, mp2p, mpg2, dvr-ms, vob
wmv, asf, vdr, avi, xvid, divx, flv, mpg, mpe, mts, m2ts, m2t, mpeg, spts, m2p, m2v, mp2t, mp2p, mpg2, dvr-ms, vob
Supported Playlist Format via DLNA m3u, m3u8, wpl, pls
m3u, m3u8, wpl, pls
Download Station (BT/Magnet Link/HTTP/FTP download) Yes
Yes
Remote download management software (QGet) Yes
Yes
Surveillance Station Pro Yes
Yes
Max Number of Cameras Default: 1, Max.: 8 (optional license purchase)
Default: 1, Max.: 8 (optional license purchase)
Mobile Surveillance App for iOS & Android Vmobile
Vmobile
Max USB Webcam for liveview or snapshot (QUSBCam QPKG) 1 (up to 640x480, 2FPS)
1 (up to 640x480, 2FPS)
Syslog Server Yes
Yes
Antivirus Yes
Yes
RADIUS Server Yes
Yes
TFTP Server with PXE Booting Yes
Yes
Mail Server Xmail (QPKG)
Xmail (QPKG)
VPN Server (PPTP + OpenVPN) Yes (Max clients: 15)
Yes (Max clients: 15)
MyCloudNAS Remote Access and File Sharing Yes
Yes
MyCloudNAS Connect Utility for Windows Yes
Yes
3rd Party Cloud Storage Amazon S3, ElephantDrive, Google Drive and Symform
Amazon S3, ElephantDrive, Google Drive and Symform
Mobile Apps for iOS & Android Qfile, Qmanager, Qmobile
Qfile, Qmanager, Qmobile
QPKG Center Yes
Yes
VMware Ready® -
-
Citrix Ready -
-
Microsoft Hyper-V Compatibility -
-
FCC Yes
Yes
CE Yes
Yes
Max. Number of Users 4096
4096
Max. Number of User Groups 512
512
Max. Number of Share Folders 512
512
Max. Number of Concurrent Connections 256
256
Batch Creation of Users Yes
Yes
Language English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Polish, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Czech, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Turkish, Hugarian, Romanian, Thai, Portuguese/Brazil, Greek
English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Polish, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Czech, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Turkish, Hugarian, Romanian, Thai, Portuguese/Brazil, Greek