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Written by Bruce Normann   
Tuesday, 01 November 2011
Table of Contents: Page Index
QNAP TS-419P II NAS Network Storage Server
QNAP v3.4 New Features
Closer Look: QNAP TS-419P II
Insider Details: QNAP TS-419P II
QNAP Turbo NAS Features
QNAP TS-419P II NAS Hardware
QNAP TS-419P II Software
QPKG Center Software Expansion
NAS Testing Methodology
Basic-Disk Test Results
RAID 5 Test Results
NAS System Overhead Measurements
NAS Server Final Thoughts
QNAP TS-419P II Conclusion

QNAP TS-419P II Software Specifications

Software Specifications

Operating System

  • Embedded Linux

Supported Operating System

  • Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, Vista (32/ 64 bit), Windows 7 (32/ 64 bit), Server 2003/ 2008
  • Apple Mac OS X
  • Linux & Unix

Supported Web Browsers

  • Internet Explorer 7,8, or 9
  • Firefox 3 or later
  • Safari 3 & 4 or later
  • Google Chrome

Multilingual Support

  • Chinese (Traditional & Simplified), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish.

File System

  • Internal HDD: EXT3, EXT4
  • External HDD: EXT3, EXT4, NTFS, FAT32, HFS+

Networking

  • TCP/IP (IPv4 & IPv6: Dual Stack)
  • Dual Gigabit LAN with Jumbo Frame
  • Multi-IP Settings, Port Trunking/NIC Teaming (Modes: Balance-rr, Active Backup, Balance XOR, Broadcast, IEEE 802.3ad/Link Aggregation, Balance-tlb and Balance-alb)
  • DHCP Client, DHCP Server
  • Protocols: CIFS/SMB, AFP (3.1), NFS, FTP, HTTP, HTTPS, Telnet, SSH, iSCSI and SNMP.
  • Network Service Discovery (UPnP, Bonjour)
  • USB Wi-Fi 802.11n Adapter Support (Optional Purchase)

Network File Sharing

  • CIFS/SMB (Plus DFS Support)
  • AFP
  • NFS
  • FTP
  • WebDAV

Backup Solution

  • USB One Touch Backup (Import/Export)
  • Apple Time Machine Support with Backup Management
  • Block-level Remote Replication
    • Work as Both Rsync Server & Client
    • Supports Encrypted Replication between QNAP NAS Servers
  • Back up to External Storage Device
  • Back up to Cloud Storage (Amazon S3 & ElephantDrive)

Security

  • IP Filter & Policy-based Automatic IP Blocking
  • Network Access Protection with Auto-blocking
  • Encrypted Access: HTTPS, FTP with SSL/TLS (Explicit), SSH/SFTP (admin only), Encrypted Remote Replication (Rsync over SSH)
  • CIFS Host Access Control for Shared Folders
  • Importable SSL Certificate
  • Instant Alert via Email, SMS, and LCD
  • Military-level encryption for external drive (AES-128, AES-192, and AES-256)

Disk Management

  • Single Disk, JBOD, RAID 0 / 1 / 5 / 5+Hot Spare / 6 / 6+ Hot Spare / 10, 10+Hot Spare
  • Online RAID Capacity Expansion & Online RAID Level Migration
  • Bad Block Scan & HDD S.M.A.R.T
  • Global Spare Drive
  • RAID Recovery
  • Bitmap Support
  • Supports ISO Mounting (via Web File Manager)

iSCSI (IP SAN)

  • iSCSI Target
    • Multi-LUNs per Target
    • Up to 256 LUNs
    • Supports LUN Mapping & Masking
    • Supports SPC-3 Persistent Reservation
    • Supports MPIO & MC/S
  • Virtual Disk Drive (via iSCSI Initiator)
    • Stack Chaining Master
    • Max. Virtual Disk Drives: 8
  • iSCSI LUN Snapshot/Backup

Power Management

  • Wake on LAN
  • Scheduled Power on/off (Max 15 settings)
  • Automatic Power on after Power Recovery

Access Right Management

  • Max User Accounts: 4,096
  • Max Groups: 512
  • Max. Share Folder: 512
  • LDAP Directory Service
  • Batch Creating Users
  • Import/Export Users
  • User Quota Management
  • Subfolder Permissions Support

Windows AD Support

  • Domain Users Login via CIFS/SMB, AFP, FTP and Web File Manager
  • Supports NTLMv2 Authentication

Web Administration

  • AJAX-based User Interface
  • HTTP/HTTPS Connections
  • Alert Notification (Email & SMS)
  • Smart Fan Control
  • DDNS & MyCloudNAS Remote Access
  • SNMP (v2 & v3)
  • UPS Support with SNMP Management (USB)
  • Supports Network UPS
  • Resource Monitor
  • Network Recycle Bin for CIFS/SMB and AFP
  • Comprehensive Logs (Events & Connection)
  • Real-time Online User List
  • Syslog Client
  • Firmware Update with Live Update Notification
  • Backup and Restore System Settings
  • Restore to Factory Default

Applications

  • Web File Manager
  • Multimedia Station
  • Download Station
  • Surveillance Station
  • iTunes Server
  • UPnP Media Server
  • Apache Web Server
  • MySQL Server
  • Syslog Server
  • RADIUS Server
  • Backup Server
  • Anti-Virus
  • TFTP Server

QMobile App

  • QMobile for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Android devices
  • Third Party UPnP Media Player

QPKG

  • Web Applications
    • Joomla!
    • phpMyAdmin
    • WordPress
    • AjaXplorer
    • vtigerCRM
    • GLPI
    • Magento
    • GLPI
  • P2P Applications
    • MLDonkey (eMule)
    • SABnzbd+
    • NZBGet
  • Server Applications
    • Asterisk
    • XDove (Mail Server)
    • OpenLDAP
  • Media Server
    • Squeezebox Server
    • IceStation
  • Misc.
    • Optware IPKG
    • Python
    • iStat

Powerful All-in-one server

File Server

  • File Sharing across Windows, Mac, and Linux/UNIX
  • Protocols: CIFS/SMB, AFP(3.2), NFS, FTP, HTTP, HTTPS
  • QNAP Web File Manager
    • Supports ISO Mounting
    • Direct File Viewing via Google Doc

FTP Server

  • FTP over SSL/TLS (Explicit)
  • Max Concurrent Connections: 256
  • FXP Supported
  • Passive FTP Port Range Control
  • FTP Bandwidth & Connection Control
  • Unicode Support

Web Server

  • HTTP/ HTTPS Connections
  • Supports WebDAV Connection
  • Support Virtual Host
  • Importable SSL Certificate

Database Server

  • Built-in MySQL Server
  • Web-based Management via phpMyAdmin (QPKG)

Backup Server

  • Remote Replication Server (over Rsync)
  • Apple Time Machine Support
  • QNAP Client Backup Application-NetBak Replicator
  • 3rd Party Backup Software Support: Acronis True Image, CA BrightStor, ARCserve Backup, EMC Retrospect, Symantec Backup Exec, LaCie SilverKeeper

iTunes Server

  • Audio and Video Sharing
  • Smart Playlist for iTunes Client (Windows & Mac OS)

Printer Server

  • Network Printer Sharing (USB)
  • Max Printers: 3
  • Supports Internet Printing Protocol
  • Supports Apple Bonjour Printing
  • Advanced Printer Management
    • Print Jobs Display and Management
    • Access Right Control (IP & Domain Names)

Multimedia Station

  • Supports Photo, Audio and Video
  • Image Slide Show and Rotation
  • Automatic & Schedule Thumbnail Generation for Easy Browsing
  • Display Photo Details from EXIF: Date, Exposure Time, Aperture, etc.
  • Display Audio Details from ID3 Tag: Album Cover, Title, Artist, Album, etc.
  • Access Authority Management
  • Multimedia (Video & Audio) Streaming
  • Supports Cooliris
  • Supports Web Publishing (Facebook, MySpace, MSN Live, Twitter, Plurk, Blogger)
  • Share Photos by Email
  • Supported Formats:
    • Photo - JPG/JPEG, GIF, PNG
    • Audio - MP3
    • Video
      • Playback: FLV, MPEG-4 Video (H.264 + AAC)
      • Transcode: AVI, M4V, MPG/MPEG, RM/RMVB, WMV
  • QNAP Exclusive iPhone & Android App - QMobile

Download Station

  • PC-less BitTorrent, FTP, HTTP Download (up to 500 Tasks)
  • BitTorrent Download
    • Supports TCP/ UDP Tracker Protocol
    • Schedule Download
    • Configurable Port Range
    • Bandwidth Control
    • UPnP NAT Port Forwarding
    • Subscribe to RSS Feeds
    • RSS Download (Broadcatching)
    • Selectable Download Files
  • HTTP/ FTP Download
    • Configurable Saving Directory
    • Bulk Download with Wildcard Setting
    • RapidShare Download Support
  • QNAP Download Management Software: QGet
    • For Both Windows & Mac OS
    • Manage the Download Tasks of Multiple QNAP NAS Remotely over LAN or WAN

Surveillance Station

  • Supports 4 IP Cameras (Optional Purchase) for Network Surveillance

Besides the core features available in the QNAP v3.4 firmware, further capabilities are available in the QPKG Center Software Expansion. Let's take a quick look at some ways to extend the functionality of this server even further.



 

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