QNAP x pfSense

A fully featured firewall and intrusion prevention system

pfSense® is the world’s leading open-source platform for firewall, VPN, and routing needs. By implementing pfSense® software on QNAP NAS, this joint solution creates new security and networking deployment for on-premises needs of organizations of all types.

Safeguard QNAP NAS in a protected network environment

Security is of paramount importance for all companies and is also the highest priority for QNAP as a network-attached storage solution provider. pfSense® provides numerous security options that help safeguard QNAP NAS in a protected network environment, and enables fast and easy internal firewall deployment to secure NAS-based business applications and data from damage or theft. The QNAP and pfSense® joint solution introduces a highly secure IT environment that you can rely on.

QNAP high-performance storage technologies

The robust, feature-packed QNAP NAS is the ideal system for operating pfSense® and taking your network security to the next level.

Virtualization Station

A full virtualization solution for x86-based QNAP NAS with virtualization extensions (Intel® VT or AMD-V) that allows for running virtual machines (VM) installed with pfSense® software.

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Resource allocation for VMs

In Virtualization Station, you can flexibly allocate dedicated resources (CPU and memory) to each VM. For example, less CPU and memory is required for routing, while firewall filtering will require more resources.
Virtual Switch

pfSense® firewall protection can be shared through virtual switches - not only to other VMs within the NAS but also to connected physical computers.
Online Snapshot Recovery

VMs can be recovered (including system metadata) using snapshots without requiring shutdown, minimizing losses that may occur during downtime.

"I installed the TVS-h1288X NAS to be the hub of the entire local network acting as the main router with virtualized pfSense, and also to control home automation, with excellent results right out of the box."

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pfSense key features

pfSense® software features provide open source value and deployment flexibility for clouds, virtual machines, and hardware appliances. Valuable security capabilities proven to protect businesses, government agencies, educational institutions and non-profit organizations include:

Firewall and Router	VPN	Intrusion Prevention System
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) GeoIP blocking Dynamic DNS Captive portal guest network NAT mapping (inbound/outbound) DHCP server	IPsec and OpenVPN SSL encryption L2TP/IPsec for mobile devices Multi-WAN for failover VPN tunnel failover NAT support	Snort-based packet analyzer Multiple rules sources and categories Emerging threats database IP blacklist database Deep Packet Inspection (DPI)

Enterprise Reliability	User Authentication	Proxy and Content Filtering
Optional multi-node High Availability Clustering Multi-WAN load balancing Automatic connection failover Traffic shaping wizard Reserve or restrict bandwidth based on traffic priority	Local user and group database User and group-based privileges Optional automatic account expiration External RADIUS authentication Automatic lockout after repeated attempts	HTTP and HTTPS proxy Non Transparent or Transparent caching proxy Domain/URL filtering Anti-virus filtering HTTPS URL and content screening Domain Name blacklisting (DNSBL)