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QNAP TS-531X NAS Desktop Ethernet LAN Black AL314

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Bullet Points QNAP TS-531X NAS Desktop Ethernet LAN Black AL314
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  • - Small & Medium Business NAS Desktop Black
  • - QNAP Turbo System 4.2
  • - Total installed storage capacity: 15 TB Number of storage drives supported: 5 HDD & SSD
  • - Annapurna Labs AL314 1.4 GHz
  • - 2 DDR3 Memory slots: 2
  • - Ethernet LAN DHCP server Jumbo frames support iSCSI support Wake-on-LAN ready
  • - Cooling type: Active
  • - Backup features: Cloud, iSCSI LUN 240 W
Warranty: 2 years limited warranty
Long product name QNAP TS-531X NAS Desktop Ethernet LAN Black AL314 :
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TS-531X, Alpine AL-314 1.4 GHz, 2 GB DDR3, 5x 3 TB WD RED HDD, 2x 10GbE SFP+, 2x RJ-45, 3x USB 3.0, 1x PCIe x2 2.0, ATX 240W, 22.4 dB, 210.6 x 235.4 x 185 mm
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QNAP TS-531X NAS Desktop Ethernet LAN Black AL314:
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The TS-531X supports 5 hard drives and comes with two built-in 10GbE SFP+ ports to fully support 10GbE network environments. Equipped with a strong hardware-accelerated encryption engine, it doubles the encrypted file transfer performance, providing a secure and reliable quad-core NAS solution. Powered by the QTS operating system, the TS-531X provides versatile all-in-one server functionalities and unique features including Container Station, which allows users to rapidly develop and deploy Internet of Things (IoT) apps, and VJBOD (Virtual JBOD), which introduces an economical way to utilize the TS-531X's unused NAS storage space for expanding the storage capacity of other QNAP NAS. The TS-531X is a cost-effective storage solution designed for growing businesses looking for backup, restoration, private cloud, storage for virtualization, and to future-proof their IT infrastructure for 10GbE networks.

- 10GbE readiness, SSD cache, and hardware-accelerated encryption engine
- VJBOD allows using the TS-531X to expand the storage capacity of other QNAP NAS
- Enjoy containerized virtualization and IoT app development with Container Station
- Build a private cloud to centrally organize & manage files and backup tasks
- Secure access with VPN Server & VPN Client
- Quickly find files using a real-time, natural search with Qsirch
- Centrally manage multiple email accounts with QmailAgent
- Easily manage contact information on your NAS with Qcontactz
- Expand the storage capacity to 21 drives by using QNAP expansion enclosures

Quad-core CPU, 2GB/8GB RAM and hardware-accelerated encryption

The TS-531X is equipped with a quad-core AnnapurnaLabs, an Amazon company Alpine AL-314 1.4GHZ processor by Amazon® and 2GB/8GB DDR3 RAM (upgradable to 16GB). Coupled with SATA 6Gb/s, two 10GbE SFP+ LAN ports and two Gigabit LAN ports, the TS-531X delivers up to 1723 MB/s throughput. The TS-531X also features hardware-accelerated encryption to deliver up to 298 MB/s throughput with AES 256-bit volume-based data encryption, boosting system performance & security while ensuring the safety of sensitive business data stored in the NAS.

10GbE-ready with built-in 10GbE SFP+ ports

The TS-531X provides not only two Gigabit Ethernet ports but also two 10GbE SFP+ ports to fully support 10GbE high-speed networks, delivering lightning-fast throughput for businesses that demand higher bandwidth for virtualization and fast backup & restoration for an ever-growing amount of data. The extra PCIe slot allows for the installation of a third 10GbE port for flexible high-speed network deployment. Coupled with its large storage capacity potential, the 10GbE-ready TS-531X is perfect for companies to store massive amounts of data and excel in fast data transmission.

SSD cache acceleration

The TS-531X supports SSD caching to greatly boost the IOPS performance of storage volumes and increase operational efficiency. It is perfect for improving the overall workflow of IOPS-demanding applications and allows the best of both cost and performance by combining SSDs with HDDs.

VJBOD: Maximize storage utilization across multiple QNAP NAS

Besides using expansion enclosures, there is an additional option to expand NAS storage capacity. QNAP VJBOD (Virtual JBOD) is network-based JBOD, allowing you to expand the storage of a QNAP NAS with multiple QNAP NAS units. The TS-531X offers great potential for economically expanding the storage of other QNAP NAS with VJBOD, and to create virtual storage pools and volumes on virtual disks for operating NAS services.

Rapidly deploy IoT apps with Container Station

QNAP Container Station exclusively integrates LXC and Docker® lightweight virtualization technologies, allowing you to operate multiple isolated Linux® systems on the TS-531X as well as download apps from the built-in Docker Hub® Registry. It supports container import/export and permission settings, and features an informative dashboard and flexible user interface for you to manage multiple containers. What's more, Container Station provides an ideal platform with countless hands-on containerized apps for developers to easily apply, rapidly develop, and conveniently deploy IoT applications. Simply search for "IoT" in Container Station, acquire proper containers, and create your diverse IoT applications.

QmailAgent: a mailroom center for your private cloud

QmailAgent is an online email client that helps you manage multiple email accounts, allowing you to access all of your emails and to easily switch between different accounts. It provides complete functionality for composing, reading and organizing emails. You can even attach files, photos and documents directly from the TS-531X when composing emails. iOS® and Android™ users can use the QmailClient app to quickly check multiple email accounts with mobile devices, and to browse & send emails using the QmailAgent on their TS-531X. You can use QmailAgent together with Qsirch, which supports searching through the .eml files stored on the TS-531X, to make searching through and managing massive amounts of emails much easier.

Qcontactz: easily manage huge amounts of contacts on the NAS

Qcontactz is a dedicated app for centrally storing and managing contact information for colleagues, business partners, family, and more. A near-limitless number of contacts can be stored on the TS-531X, with the ability to sort them into groups and to encrypt sensitive/confidential contact information. Qcontactz supports manually adding contact information and importing from multiple Google accounts, CSV files, and vCARD 3.0 files. Qcontactz can also export contacts as CSV or vCARD 3.0 files. Important and frequently-used contacts are also automatically learned by Qcontactz for greater organization, and a smart search function is provided. Qcontactz offers snapshot backups that enable you to revert to a previous version of your contacts list according to your needs. A companion app for iPhone and Android phones is also available for transferring contacts from your phone to your NAS and to remotely access all of the your contacts stored on the NAS.

All-new Notes Station 3: handy private cloud notepad featuring collaborative writing function

The revamped Notes Station features an optimized interface for a smoother user experience. Notes Station allows users to collectively write documents and helps users to track changes by keeping the revision history of documents. Notes Station provides useful image-editing tools, helping you create well-designed documents. You can also create sharing links to share documents in real time. Documents can be encrypted to prevent unauthorized access, and snapshot backup is provided to retain different versions of documents edited at different time periods. With its importing/exporting and full-site backup functions, Notes Station supports backing up your documents to local or remote QNAP NAS.

QTS - Simple and efficient

Thanks to the intuitive QTS user interface, your NAS experience is smarter, smoother and spectacular. Its modern flat design streamlines loading times, and the intelligent desktop allows you to quickly find desired functions, 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.

Cross-platform file sharing, centralized data storage

The TS-531X supports SMB/CIFS, NFS, and AFP protocols for file sharing across Windows®, Mac®, Linux®/UNIX® networks. Data, logs and ISO images of CDs and DVDs can be centrally stored on the TS-531X and protected by an integrated antivirus solution. The Windows AD® and LDAP services enable system administrators to configure user permissions by using an existing Windows AD server, LDAP server or built-in LDAP service. The TS-531X supports SAMBA v4 and can act as a Windows domain controller to manage privilege settings.

Centralize backup, restoration and synchronization with Hybrid Backup Sync

Hybrid Backup Sync consolidates backup, restoration and synchronization functions into a single QTS app (via RTRR, rsync, FTP, and CIFS/SMB protocols) and provides comprehensive data backup and disaster recovery solutions by easily transferring data to local/remote QNAP NAS, remote servers, and to cloud storage spaces. You can synchronize files between the TS-531X and cloud storage in real time (including Amazon® Glacier, Azure™ Storage, Google Cloud Storage™, Google Drive™, Microsoft® OneDrive®, Dropbox®, Amazon® Drive, Yandex® Disk, Box®, Amazon® S3, OpenStack Swift and WebDAV cloud services). Hybrid Backup Sync supports multi-version backup, flexible job scheduling, file compression, and more.

Comprehensive security options

In open network environments, business data may be exposed in a potential hack. The TS-531X provides numerous security options, such as antivirus, encrypted access, IP blocking, 2-step verification, and more. IT administrators can also control the access rights of each user to different folders, preventing unauthorized access to important files. The TS-531X supports AES 256-bit encryption, preventing sensitive business data from unauthorized access and breach even if the hard drives or the entire system were stolen.

Secure access with VPN Server & VPN Client

The TS-531X can be used as a VPN server with L2TP/IPsec, OpenVPN, and PPTP support, allowing you to securely access data shared within private local networks. It can also be used as a VPN Client to connect to other VPN servers (connecting multiple servers at the same time is possible) or virtual private networks through PPTP and OpenVPN for secure data transmission. You can connect devices to your NAS and the VPN server at home to access data on the LAN; via VPN Client on your NAS, for example, you can connect to VPN servers in foreign countries for accessing regionally-restricted services.

Qsirch - a smarter, faster way to search

The TS-531X supports Qsirch, a proprietary search engine for quick file searching. In addition to previewing files with thumbnails, content abstract and keyword hints, Qsirch allows you to search through .eml files stored on the TS-531X and to use customized search criteria such as date, size, sender and recipient. Qsirch even remembers your search history allowing you to quickly navigate to files you've previously searched for. The Qsirch Helper extension (for Google Chrome™ and Mozilla Firefox) can also be used to search for files on your NAS when using Google Search™. Qsirch is a huge productivity boost that greatly reduces the time spent looking for files on the NAS, allowing you to focus on other tasks.

File synchronization across multiple devices

Qsync utility turns your TS-531X into a safe, high-capacity data center for file synchronization. Any file uploaded to the TS-531X will be made available for all linked devices, such as computers, laptops or mobile devices. Qsync is especially useful for frequent travelers to manage files and always have the most up-to-date files on different devices. Qsync provides multiple ways for file synchronization and group file sharing, greatly enhancing the flexibility of team projects and collaboration.

Comprehensive surveillance solution providing 24/7 security

Surveillance Station is a professional network surveillance Video Management System (VMS) that offers a user-friendly management interface, over 3,000 compatible IP camera models, and expandable IP camera channel licenses. It supports real-time monitoring, video & audio recording and playback with a wide range of customizable settings. You can also install the Vmobile app on your iOS® or Android™ devices to manage the monitored channels anytime and anywhere to safeguard your office environment, or install the Vcam mobile app to turn your device into a network camera to instantly record to your TS-531X. The TS-531X offers 2 free IP camera channels and you can expand up to 30 channels by purchasing additional licenses.

Install-on-demand apps to extend NAS functionality

The built-in App Center provides various install-on-demand apps developed by QNAP and third-party developers, including tools for backup/sync, business, content management, communications, download, entertainment, and much more. It is also a centralized location for managing & updating installed apps. You can freely install apps as needed to expand your TS-531X's functionality.

Expand storage capacity easily

The TS-531X supports online capacity expansion by connecting two QNAP expansion enclosures for storing rapidly-growing data, especially ideal for storage-intensive applications such as video surveillance, data archiving, TV broadcast storage, and more. You can gradually expand the TS-531X's storage on demand, and use the QTS Storage Manager to easily handle the NAS capacity expansion and storage expansion enclosure management.

With the support of QJBOD Express (JBOD enclosures roaming), you can just connect a large capacity QNAP expansion enclosure to the TS-531X, and migrate data to another NAS through the JBOD enclosure without network connectivity.

Energy-efficient

The TS-531X utilizes an energy-efficient quad-core ARM® processor that features low voltage and low power consumption, maintaining high performance in system operations and is suitable for an always-online business cloud without running up a high electricity bill. Additional energy-saving features include hard disk standby, scheduled power on/off, and Wake on LAN.

Additional SMB-ready features

The TS-531X supports various business applications as an all-in-one Turbo NAS with cost-efficiency.

The Turbo NAS supports RADIUS server which provides centralized authorization management for computers to connect and use a network service.

The Turbo NAS supports Surveillance Station to connect and manage multiple IP cameras remotely, including real-time monitoring, video recording, playback, and event notifications.

Short summary description QNAP TS-531X NAS Desktop Ethernet LAN Black AL314:
This short summary of the QNAP TS-531X NAS Desktop Ethernet LAN Black AL314 data-sheet is auto-generated and uses the product title and the first six key specs.

QNAP TS-531X, NAS, Desktop, Annapurna Labs, AL314, 15 TB, Black

Long summary description QNAP TS-531X NAS Desktop Ethernet LAN Black AL314:
This is an auto-generated long summary of QNAP TS-531X NAS Desktop Ethernet LAN Black AL314 based on the first three specs of the first five spec groups.

QNAP TS-531X. Total installed storage capacity: 15 TB, Installed storage drive type: HDD, Supported storage drive types: HDD & SSD. Processor family: Annapurna Labs, Processor model: AL314, Processor frequency: 1.4 GHz. Internal memory: 2 GB, Internal memory type: DDR3, Maximum RAM supported: 16 GB. Ethernet LAN data rates: 10,100,1000,10000 Mbit/s, Supported network protocols: IPv4, IPv6, CIFS/SMB, AFP (v3.3), NFS(v3), FTP, FTPS, SFTP, TFTP, HTTP(S), Telnet, SSH, iSCSI,.... Fiber optic connector: SFP+

Storage
Storage drive capacity *
3 TB
Storage drive interface *
Serial ATA III
Storage drive size
3.5"
HDD speed
5400 RPM
RAID support *
Yes
RAID levels
0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD
Supported file systems
FAT32, HFS+, NTFS, ext3, ext4
Storage drives installed *
Yes
Total installed storage capacity *
15 TB
Number of storage drives installed *
5
Number of storage drives supported *
5
Installed storage drive type *
HDD
Supported storage drive types *
HDD & SSD
Processor
Processor family *
Annapurna Labs
Processor model *
AL314
Processor frequency *
1.4 GHz
Processor cores
4
Processor architecture
ARM Cortex-A15
Memory
Internal memory type
DDR3
Maximum RAM supported
16 GB
Memory slots
2
Internal memory *
2 GB
Flash memory
512 MB
Network
Ethernet LAN *
Yes
Ethernet LAN data rates
10, 100, 1000, 10000 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi
No
DHCP client
Yes
DHCP server
Yes
Jumbo frames support
Yes
iSCSI support
Yes
Wake-on-LAN ready
Yes
Supported network protocols
IPv4, IPv6, CIFS/SMB, AFP (v3.3), NFS(v3), FTP, FTPS, SFTP, TFTP, HTTP(S), Telnet, SSH, iSCSI, SNMP, SMTP, SMSC
Ports & interfaces
USB port *
Yes
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
3
Fiber ports quantity
2
Fiber optic connector
SFP+
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports *
2
Design
Chassis type *
Desktop
Cooling type *
Active
Product colour
Black
Number of fans
1 fan(s)
Fan diameter
12 cm
LED indicators
HDD, LAN, Power, Status, USB
Cable lock slot
Yes
Cable lock slot type
Kensington
Performance
Type *
NAS
Device class *
Small & Medium Business
Backup function *
Yes
Backup features
Cloud, iSCSI LUN
Multilingual support
Yes
Noise level
22.4 dB
Web-based management
Yes
Security algorithms
256-bit AES, HTTPS, SNMP, SSH, SSL/TLS
Access Control List (ACL)
Yes
Reset button
Yes
On/off switch
Yes
Built-in iTunes server
Yes
Built-in FTP server
Yes
Browser supported
Internet Explorer 10+, Firefox 8+, Safari 4+, Chrome
System log
Yes
Hot spare
Yes
S.M.A.R.T. support
Yes
Share folder
CIFS/SMB
Software
Operating system installed *
QNAP Turbo System
Operating system version
4.2
Windows operating systems supported
Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 Pro x64, Windows 8 x64
Linux operating systems supported
Yes
Mac operating systems supported
Yes
Server operating systems supported
Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2
Power
Power supply location
Built-in
Power supply unit (PSU) capacity
240 W
Number of power supply units
1
Power consumption (typical)
29.31 W
AC input voltage
100-240 V
AC input frequency
50 - 60 Hz
Fan voltage
12 V
Output current
3.5 A
Weight & dimensions
Width *
210.6 mm
Depth *
235.4 mm
Height *
185 mm
Weight
5.8 kg
Packaging content
Cables included
AC, LAN (RJ-45)
Quick installation guide
Yes
Number of screws
35
Operational conditions
Operating temperature (T-T)
0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
5 - 95%
Other features
Power management
Yes
Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) certified
Yes
Source Testseek summary Average rating
Reviews
Updated:
2017-05-01 05:51:57
Uk has collected 5 expert reviews for QNAP TS-531X NAS Desktop Ethernet LAN Black AL314 and the average expert rating is 85 of 100. The average score reflects the expert community’s view on this product. Click below and use Uk to see all ratings, product awards and conclusions.
85%
Source Review comments Score
geeklingo.net
Updated:
2018-03-01 08:43:54
QNAP are getting pretty serious in the small/medium enterprise market with the TS-531X. The QNAP TS-531X is a 5-bay NAS powered by Amazon's Annapurna Labs Alpine AL-341 quad-core 1.4 GHz processor. But this isn't what sets it apart, the TS-531X also comes...
Good Dual 10GbE ports, QTS Software, Solid construction...
Bad Some new features still in beta, Need SSD to get maximum performance...
Bottom line The QNAP TS-531X is a solid NAS that will only be let down by the quality of drives you use with it. Given the unit supports 10GbE, you will need to use something a little faster than a 7200RPM HDD to get the maximum benefit. The TS-531X performed well wi...
92%
madshrimps.be
Updated:
2017-05-01 05:51:57
At first we would like to thank QNAP for offering a sample of their TS-531X High-performance 5-bay NAS for testing and reviewing.“QNAP Systems, Inc, as its brand promise "Quality Network Appliance Provider", aims to deliver comprehensive offerings of cut...
Bottom line The TS-531X NAS from QNAP was designed for low power consumption and can be successfully used in both home and SMB environments thanks to its multiple connectivity options (10 Gigabit SFP+ LAN ports for fast access in business environments, while the two...
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DigitalReviews.net
Updated:
2017-08-16 03:47:30
A quality 5 bay NAS with two built-in 10GbE SFP+ ports is what you're after? And for well under 800 Aussie bucks?Let us show you what QNAP recently announced and how we fared in our hands-on review. First ImpressionLooking at the specs on the box I was q...
Bottom line NAS units are getting more and more common in everyday homes with end users' expectation of performance increasing all the time. Not only are the files getting larger but we're also becoming more and more impatient and demanding faster speed.The TS-531X i...
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