|   								Operating System |   						   						  							|   								QTS 4.3 (embedded Linux) |   						   					  				   			 |   			  				  					  						  							|   								Power Management |   						   						  							  								  									-   										Wake on LAN
   									-   										Internal hard drive standby mode
   									-   										Scheduled power on/off
   									-   										Automatic power on after power recovery
   									-   										USB and network UPS support with SNMP management
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  		  			  				  					  						  							|   								Supported Client OS |   						   						  							  								  									-   										Apple Mac OS 10.7 or later
   									-   										Linux and UNIX
   									-   										Microsoft Windows 7, 8, and 10
   									-   										Microsoft Windows Server 2003, 2008 R2, 2012, 2012 R2 and 2016
   								   							 |   						   					  				   			 |   			  				  					  						  							|   								Access Right Management |   						   						  							  								  									-   										Batch users creation
   									-   										Import/Export users
   									-   										User quota management
   									-   										Local user access control for CIFS, AFP, FTP, and WebDAV
   									-   										Application access control for Photo Station, Music Station, Video Station, and File Station
   									-   										Subfolder permissions support for CIFS/SMB, AFP, FTP, and File Station
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  		  			  				  					  						  							|   								Supported Browsers |   						   						  							  								  									-   										Microsoft Internet Explorer 10+
   									-   										Google Chrome
   									-   										Apple Safari 7+
   									-   										Mozilla Firefox
   								   							 |   						   					  				   			 |   			  				  					  						  							|   								Domain Authentication Integration |   						   						  							  								  									-   										Microsoft Active Directory (AD) & Domain Controller support
   									-   										LDAP server, LDAP client
   									-   										Domain users login via CIFS/SMB, AFP, FTP, and File Station
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  		  			  				  					  						  							|   								Multilingual Support |   						   						  							  								  									-   										Chinese (Traditional & Simplified), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish
   								   							 |   						   					  				   			 |   			  				  					  						  							|   								myQNAPcloud Service |   						   						  							  								  									-   										Private cloud storage and sharing
   									-   										Free host name registration (DDNS)
   									-   										Optional myQNAPcloud SSL certificates (DDNS)
   									-   										Auto router configuration (via UPnP)
   									-   										Web-based file manager with HTTPS 2048-bit encryption
   									-   										myQNAPcloud Link for remote access without any complicated router setup
   									-   										myQNAPcloud connect for easy VPN connection (Windows VPN utility)
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  		  			  				  					  						  							|   								File System |   						   						  							  								  									-   										Internal Hard Drive: EXT4
   									-   										External Hard Drive: EXT3, EXT4, NTFS, FAT32, HFS+
   								   							 |   						   					  				   			 |   			  				  					  						  							|   								Qsync |   						   						  							  								  									-   										Sync files across multiple devices with SSL secure connection
   									-   										Selective synchronization for only syncing specific folders
   									-   										Use team folders as a file center for greater team collaboration (maximum sync tasks: x86:32, ARM:5)
   									-   										Shares files by links via e-mail
   									-   										Policy settings for conflicting files and file type filter support
   									-   										Version control: up to 64 versions.
   									-   										Unified privilege management
   									-   										Unified configuration management
   									-   										Supports central configuration mode
   									-   										Supports remote erase/restore
   									-   										Supports shared folders sync
   									-   										Supports Windows & Mac OS
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  		  			  				  					  						  							|   								Networking |   						   						  							  								  									-   										TCP/IP (IPv4 & IPv6: Dual Stack)1
   									-   										Quad Gigabit NICs with jumbo frame (failover, multi-IP settings, port trunking/NIC teaming)
   									-   										Service binding based on network interfaces
   									-   										Squid Proxy server
   									-   										Proxy client
   									-   										DHCP client, DHCP server
   									-   										Protocols: CIFS/SMB, AFP (v3.3), NFS(v3), FTP, FTPS, SFTP, TFTP, HTTP(S), Telnet, SSH, iSCSI, SNMP, SMTP, and SMSC
   									-   										UPnP & Bonjour Discovery
   									-   										USB Wi-Fi Adapter Support
   								   							 |   						   					  				   			 |   			  				  					  						  							|   								Resource Monitor |   						   						  							  								  									-   										Monitor NAS system resources including CPU, memory and network.
   									-   										Monitor NAS storage resources including volumes, RAID, and disk activity.
   									-   										Monitor the resource usage of NAS applications.
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  		  			  				  					  						  							|   								Network & Virtual Switch |   						   						  							  								  									-   										TCP/IP (IPv4 & IPv6: Dual Stack)1
   									-   										Quad Gigabit NICs with jumbo frame (failover, multi-IP settings, port trunking/NIC teaming)
   									-   										DHCP client, DHCP server
   									-   										USB Wi-Fi Adapter Support
   									-   										Virtual Switch  										
  											-   												Supports editing the Virtual Switches in Virtualization station.
   											-   												Supports combining virtual machines and containers to the same Virtual Switch.
   											-   												Supports NAT (Network Address Translation).
   											-   												Supports STP (Spanning Tree Protocol).
   											-   												Supports Thunderbolt Residential Gateway.
   										   									   									-   										USB QuickAccess
   									-   										WirelessAP
   								   							 |   						   					  				   			 |   			  				  					  						  							|   								Helpdesk |   						   						  							  								  									-   										Report issues to the QNAP support team, with automatically-collected system information.
   									-   										Allows QNAP support engineers to remotely connect to the NAS to fix issues (with user permission).
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  		  			  				  					  						  							|   								Security |   						   						  							  								  									-   										Network access protection with auto-blocking: SSH, Telnet, HTTP(S), FTP, CIFS/SMB, AFP
   									-   										CIFS host access control for shared folders
   									-   										FIPS 140-2 validated AES 256-bit volume-based and shared folder data encryption2
   									-   										AES 256-bit external drive encryption2
   									-   										Importable SSL certificates. Supports certificates from Let's Encrypt.
   									-   										Instant alerts via email, SMS, beep, push service, and LCD panel3
   									-   										2-step verification
   								   							 |   						   					  				   			 |   			  				  					  						  							|   								Web Administration |   						   						  							  								  									-   										Multi-window, multi-tasking based system management
   									-   										Smart toolbar and dashboard for neat system status display
   									-   										Dynamic DNS (DDNS)
   									-   										SNMP (v2 & v3)
   									-   										Resource monitor
   									-   										Network recycle bin for file deletion via CIFS/SMB, AFP, and File Station
   										- Automatic Cleanup   										- File Type Filter   									-   										Comprehensive logs (events & connection)
   									-   										Syslog client/server
   									-   										System settings backup and restore
   									-   										Mobile app: Qmanager for remote system monitoring & management
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  		  			  				  					  						  							|   								Storage Management |   						   						  							  								  									-   										Storage Space Utilization monitoring
   									-   										QNAP flexible Volume/LUN with thin provisioning and space reclaim3
   									-   										Disk volume types:  										
  											-   												4-Bay: RAID 0,1, 5, 6, 10, 5 + hot spare, JBOD, single
   											-   												6- & 8-Bay: RAID 0,1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, + hot spare, JBOD single
   										   									   									-   										Supports storage pools3
   									-   										Supports Qtier™ Technology (Auto Tiering, 8GB System RAM and SSD drives are required) 3
   									-   										Supports snapshots (4GB System RAM required)3
   										- Supports Volume/LUN snapshot   										- Snapshot manager   										- Snapshot clone   										- Snapshot vault   										- Snapshot replica   										- Snapshot agent for Microsoft Windows and VMware vSphere   									-   										Online volume expansion
   									-   										Online storage pool expansion
   									-   										Online RAID capacity expansion and online RAID level migration
   									-   										SMART data migration
   									-   										Storage expansion via QNAP UX-500P/UX-800P expansion units3
   									-   										JBOD enclosure roaming
   									-   										SSD read-only/read-write cache
   									-   										Bad block scan and hard drive S.M.A.R.T.
   									-   										Bad block recovery & RAID recovery
   									-   										Bitmap support
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  		  			|   				Powerful All-in-one server |   		
  		  			  				  					  						  							|   								File Server |   						   						  							  								  									-   										File sharing across Windows, Mac, and Linux/UNIX
   									-   										Microsoft networking
   									-   										Windows ACL
   									-   										Advanced folder permissions for CIFS/SMB, AFP, FTP
   									-   										Shared folder aggregation (CIFS/SMB)
   								   							 |   						   					  				   			 |   			  				  					  						  							|   								HD (HybridDesk) Station 3.13 |   						   						  							  								  									-   										Use the NAS as a HTPC.
   									-   										Enjoy videos, music, photos on TV via HDMI™ , including online content from Flickr, Picasa, Shoutcast, and more.
   									-   										Web browsers (Chrome, Firefox)
   									-   										Supports international keyboards, input and mouse
   									-   										Supports user login permissions
   									-   										A variety of applications are available including Skype, Plex Home Theater, and more
   								   								  									Note:   									- The playback and quality of some video files may be affected by the system's CPU and GPU decoding abilities.   							 |   						   					  				   			 |   		
  		  			  				  					  						  							|   								FTP Server |   						   						  							  								  									-   										FTP over SSL/TLS (Explicit)
   									-   										FXP support
   								   							 |   						   					  				   			 |   			  				  					  						  							|   								Linux Station |   						   						  							  								  									-   										Support installing Ubuntu Kylin via Linux Station. Use your NAS as a Linux-based PC.
   									-   										Download and use a variety of applications from the Ubuntu Software Center.
   									-   										Supports remote desktop to monitor and access Ubuntu remotely.
   									-   										An open source software platform for developers.
   								   								  									Note: The NAS requires at least 4GB RAM and Container Station must be installed.   							 |   						   					  				   			 |   		
  		  			  				  					  						  							|   								File Station |   						   						  							  								  									-   										Supports mounting cloud drives (such as Google Drive, Dropbox, Microsoft OneDrive, Microsoft OneDrive for Business, HiDrive, Amazon Cloud Drive, Yandex Disk and Box).
   									-   										Supports mounting remote shared folders through FTP, WebDAV or Microsoft networking (SMB/CIFS)
   									-   										Supports opening documents via Office Online, Google Docs or Chrome Extension (Edit Office files in Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides)
   									-   										Supports ISO Mounting (Up to 256 ISO Files)
   									-   										Supports sharing download links and upload links
   									-   										Drag-n-drop Files via Chrome and Firefox Browsers
   									-   										Photo, music, and video preview and playback with hardware-accelerated transcoding3
   									-   										File Compression (ZIP or 7z)
   									-   										Creation of and sending download links for sharing public files with expiration date and password protection
   									-   										Supports displaying subtitles (*.SRT, UTF-8 format)
   										- Video seeking support for video playback during on-the-fly transcoding3   										- Supports slideshow playback in media viewer   									-   										Mobile App: Qfile for file browsing and management
   								   							 |   						   					  				   			 |   			  				  					  						  							|   								Virtualization Station3 |   						   						  							  								  									-   										Supports Virtual Machine (VM) creation to run operating systems such as Windows, Linux, Unix and Android
   									-   										Supports VM import and export
   									-   										Supports VM cloning & snapshots
   									-   										Supports VM backup and restore
   									-   										VM console can be displayed via HDMI™  output - QVM
   									-   										HTML5-based shared remote console
   									-   										Supports different networking modes via Virtual Switch
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  		  			  				  					  						  							|   								Qfiling (Beta) |   						   						  							  								  									-   										Supports auto filing.
   								   								  									* Supported models: x86-based QNAP NAS with at least 2GB RAM.   							 |   						   					  				   			 |   			  				  					  						  							|   								Container Station |   						   						  							  								  									-   										Supports LXC and Docker
   									-   										Download applications from the built-in Docker Hub Registry
   									-   										Supports one-click installation, container export/import & console mode
   									-   										Supports three networking modes (Bridge, NAT and Host)*
   									-   										Supports auto-start containers
   									-   										Supports downloading Docker certificates
   									-   										Supports adding private registries
   									-   										Added an application repository for users to switch to any repository on GitHub.com.
   								   								  									*Docker containers are capable of Bridge, NAT and Host mode, while Linux containers support NAT only.   							 |   						   					  				   			 |   		
  		  			  				  					  						  							|   								Transcode Management |   						   						  							  								  									-   										Transcode video files to 240p, 360p, 480p, 720p and 1080p resolution
   									-   										Automatic video transcoding for watched folders
   									-   										Hardware accelerated transcoding support3
   									-   										Embed subtitles into videos for background transcoding
   								   							 |   						   					  				   			 |   			  				  					  						  							|   								Qsirch  |   						   						  							  								  									-   										Supports full-text search
   									-   										Supports near real-time search
   									-   										Bar chart to show data distribution
   									-   										Supports previews for photos, music, videos, Gmail, PDF .etc
   									-   										Customized search filters
   									-   										Supports cloud viewers for previewing document.
   									-   										Show search results using thumbnails or a list
   									-   										Supports search Chrome extension
   								   								  									* Supported models: x86-based QNAP NAS with at least 2GB RAM and ARM-based QNAP NAS with at least 4GB RAM.   							 |   						   					  				   			 |   		
  		  			  				  					  						  							|   								Backup Station |   						   						  							  								  									-   										Remote replication server (over rsync)
   									-   										Real-time remote replication (RTRR) to another QNAP NAS, FTP or CIFS/SMB server
   									-   										Works as both RTRR server & client with bandwidth control
   									-   										Real-time & scheduled backup
   									-   										Backup versioning for RTRR
   									-   										Snapshot support for RTRR/Rsync
   									-   										Encryption, compression, file filter, and transfer rate limitation
   									-   										Desktop backup with QNAP NetBak Replicator for WindowsⓇ
   									-   										Apple Time Machine backup support
   									-   										Data backup to multiple external storage devices
   									-   										Third party backup software support: Veeam backup & replication, Acronis True Image, Arcserve backup, emc retrospect, Symantec Backup Exec, etc.
   								   							 |   						   					  				   			 |   			  				  					  						  							|   								iSCSI (IP SAN) |   						   						  							  								  									-   										iSCSI target with multi-LUNs per target (Up to 256 targets/LUNs combined)
   									-   										Supports LUN mapping & masking
   									-   										Online LUN capacity expansion
   									-   										Support for SPC-3 persistent reservation
   									-   										Supports MPIO & MC/S
   									-   										iSCSI LUN backup, one-time snapshot, and restoration
   									-   										iSCSI connection and management by QNAP Windows Qfinder
   									-   										Virtual disk drive (via iSCSI initiator)
   									-   										Stack chaining master
   									-   										Max No. of virtual disk drives: 8
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  		  			  				  					  						  							|   								Cloud Drive Sync |   						   						  							  								  									-   										Multiple cloud account management like Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, and hubiC
   									-   										Supports multiple cloud accounts
   									-   										Manual, scheduled, periodic and continuous sync
   									-   										Flexible file filtering using type, date, and size
   									-   										SSL transfer encryption
   									-   										Dashboard and job statistics
   									-   										Configurable network error recovery options
   									-   										Extensive job activity logging for tracing history of status and statistics
   									-   										Concurrent job execution and multi-threaded data transfer
   									-   										Per-account bandwidth throttling
   								   							 |   						   					  				   			 |   			  				  					  						  							|   								Surveillance Station |   						   						  							  								  									-   										Supports over 3,000 IP cameras
   									-   										Includes 4 free camera licenses, up to 72 camera channels by purchasing additional licenses
   									-   										Instant playback to check recent events
   									-   										Visual aid by e-map
   									-   										Playback and speed control using the shuttle bar
   									-   										Video preview on playback timeline
   									-   										Intelligent video analytics (IVA) for advanced video searching
   									-   										Surveillance client for Mac
   									-   										Mobile surveillance app: Vmobile (iOS and Android)
   									-   										Mobile recording app: Vcam (iOS and Android)
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  		  			  				  					  						  							|   								Cloud Backup Station |   						   						  							  								  									-   										S3 Plus (including Amazon S3)
   									-   										Amazon Glacier
   									-   										Google Cloud Storage
   									-   										WebDAV-based cloud storage
   									-   										Microsoft Azure
   									-   										OpenStack Swift
   								   							 |   						   					  				   			 |   			  				  					  						  							|   								QVPN (Integrated VPN Server, VPN Client and L2TP/IPSec VPN Services) |   						   						  							  								  									-   										VPN Server: Secure remote access with PPTP、L2TP/IPSec & OpenVPN VPN services
   									-   										VPN Server: Up to 100 clients.
   									-   										VPN Server: Supports domain users as VPN users.
   									-   										VPN Client: Supports PPTP, L2TP/IPSec & OpenVPN VPN protocols.
   									-   										VPN Client: Supports importing .ovpn files to create OpenVPN connection.
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  		  			  				  					  						  							|   								Print Server |   						   						  							  								  									-   										Max number of printers: 3
   									-   										Supports Internet Printing Protocol
   									-   										Print job display and management
   									-   										IP-based and domain name-based privilege control
   								   							 |   						   					  				   			 |   			  				  					  						  							|   								DLNA Server |   						   						  							  								  									-   										Supports DLNA/UPnP TVs and players such as PlayStation 4 and Xbox One
   									-   										Support CUE indexing file for APE, FLAC audio format.
   									-   										Video and Audio On-the-fly Transcoding3
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  		  			  				  					  						  							|   								Photo Station |   						   						  							  								  									-   										Show photos by thumbnails, list, timeline, or folder view
   									-   										Supports virtual/smart albums
   									-   										Validity control for sharing albums
   									-   										Tag photos with text, colors, and ratings
   									-   										Slideshows with background music and different transition effects
   									-   										Geotag photos and display them on Google maps
   									-   										Supports uploading photos/videos to Picasa, Flickr, and Weibo.
   									-   										Backup/Restore album configurations.
   									-   										Photo Station Extension: Supports face detection and PDF to image (available for x86-based models).
   									-   										Mobile app: Qphoto for online browsing and sharing.
   								   							 |   						   					  				   			 |   			  				  					  						  							|   								Q'center (NAS CMS) |   						   						  							  								  									-   										Multiple NAS monitoring
   									-   										Utilization history reports
   									-   										Unified configuration management
   									-   										Visual display reports
   									-   										Monitor NAS behind NAT routers with Q'center Assistant
   									-   										Virtual appliances supported with Microsoft Hyper-V and VMware ESXi
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  		  			  				  					  						  							|   								Music Station |   						   						  							  								  									-   										Play or share music via web browser
   									-   										Supports streaming music to multiple devices.
   									-   										Supports changing album covers via Google search or by uploading photos.
   									-   										Internet radio (MP3)
   									-   										Up to 8 music alarms
   									-   										Mobile app: Qmusic for music streaming and management
   									-   										Switch between spotlight mode and manage mode.
   									-   										Supports advanced search.
   									-   										Supports scrolling lyrics.
   								   							 |   						   					  				   			 |   			  				  					  						  							|   								OceanKTV |   						   						  							  								  									-   										Use the NAS as a karaoke machine.
   									-   										Play videos from YouTube without needing to download them.
   									-   										Display songs by artists, languages, and favorites.
   									-   										Enhance the experience with effects such as tuning echo, key, or applause
   									-   										Control the playlist with a mobile app.
   									-   										Supports keyboard and remote control (RM-IR002).
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  		  			  			  				  					  						  							|   								Qfinder Pro |   						   						  							  								  									-   										Find QNAP NAS that are on the same local network as your PC.
   									-   										Easily mount NAS shared folders.
   									-   										Configure basic settings for the NAS including firmware updates, setting SMTP server, and changing network settings.
   									-   										Supports direct connection with USB QuickAccess.
   									-   										Storage Plug & Connect (Windows only).
   										- Create and map NAS shared folders.   										- Create and connect to iSCSI target/LUNs.   									-   										Media Upload (Windows only).
   										- Upload media files to the NAS and automatically create thumbnails or transcode videos using the PC.   								   							 |   						   					  				   			 |   		
  		  			  				  					  						  							|   								Video Station |   						   						  							  								  									-   										Show photos by thumbnails, list, timeline, or folder view
   									-   										Supports virtual/smart collections
   									-   										Tag videos with text, color, and ratings
   									-   										Share video links to social websites or through email
   									-   										Display movie information and posters from Internet sources or user-uploaded files
   									-   										Supports displaying subtitles (*.SRT,*.ASS, *.SSA)
   									-   										Supports online searching and downloading of subtitles as well as importing subtitle files
   									-   										Supports adjusting the display style of subtitles
   									-   										Supports Facebook friends login
   									-   										Supports advanced search.
   									-   										Supports advanced folder permission settings.
   									-   										Supports LDAP users.
   									-   										Videos can be uploaded to YouTube and Youku.
   									-   										Supports multi-zone video display
   									-   										Video seeking support for video playback during on-the-fly transcoding3
   									-   										Mobile app: Qvideo for online video browsing and management
   								   							 |   						   					  				   			 |   			  				  					  						  							|   								App Center |   						   						  							  								  									-   										Over 100 official and community software add-ons
   									-   										Automatically update apps or send notifications of new app versions.
   									-   										App repository to import third-party content.
   									-   										Choose what volume to save apps to.
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  		  			  				  					  						  							|   								AirPlay & Chromecast |   						   						  							  								  									-   										Streams videos, photos and music from NAS to Apple TV or Chromecast via File Station, Music Station, Photo Station, Video Station or mobile app (Qfile, Qmusic, Qphoto or Qvideo).
   								   								  									Note: The Media Streaming add-on app must be installed from the QTS App Center.   							 |   						   					  				   			 |   			  				  					  						  							|   								Qcontactz |   						   						  							  								  									-   										One-way scheduled sync of contacts from multiple Google accounts
   									-   										Import contacts from file: CSV or vCard 3.0
   									-   										Export contacts into a file: CSV and vCard 3.0
   									-   										Find duplicate contacts and merge them
   									-   										Snapshot management for your contacts database
   									-   										Manage contacts: Groups, favorite, lock, search, delete & restore
   									-   										Supported for mobile: Android and iPhone
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  		  			  				  					  						  							|   								Download Station |   						   						  							  								  									-   										PC-less BT, FTP/FTPS, and HTTP/HTTPS, Thunder, FlashGet and qqdl download (up to 500 Tasks)
   										- The maximum number of concurrent downloads for an Intel/AMD x86-based NAS: 90 (30 BT/PT, 30 HTTP, 30FTP downloads)   										- The maximum number of concurrent downloads for an ARM-based NAS: 30 (10 BT/PT, 10 HTTP, 10FTP downloads)   									-   										BT download with search, Magnet Link and PT support
   									-   										Supports add-ons to expand download functionality.
   									-   										Scheduled download and bandwidth control
   									-   										RSS subscription and download (broadcatching)
   									-   										Proxy support for BT download
   									-   										Mobile app: Qget for downloads browsing and management
   								   							 |   						   					  				   			 |   			  				  					  						  							|   								QButton |   						   						  							  								  									-   										Supports Music Station and Surveillance Station
   									-   										Supports voice confirmation
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  		  			  				  					  						  							|   								Notes Station |   						   						  							  								  									-   										New user interface
   									-   										New collaborative editor for multi-user text editing.
   									-   										New spreadsheet editor for creating tables.
   									-   										Online quick preview of multimedia attachments
   									-   										Smart snapshot for version control
   									-   										Full site backup for admin user - coming soon.
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 - Supports WebDAV Connection
 - Supports Virtual Host (Max: 32)
 - Importable SSL Certificate
 
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  		  			|   				   					1 Not all IPv6 services are supported.   					2 Data encryption functions may be unavailable in accordance with the legislative restrictions of some countries.   					3 This feature may vary by model.   					4 DRM-protected content is not supported.   				  					Designs and specifications are subject to change without notice.   			 |