Description

Qnap TS-469U-SP Kenya

Qnap TS-469U-SP Kenya 4-Bay NAS Server for SMBs featuring a 4-bay, the all-in-one NAS server with exceptional performance that can meet the storage requirements of modern SMB IT environments. The Qnap TS-469U-SP Kenya, boasts of a secure-platform file sharing for Windows, Mac, and Linux/Unix users, an iSCSI/IP-SAN storage combo solution and a number of versatile, value-added business applications. The server also has well-rounded set of backup solution integrated, critical business information can be safely protected against unexpected data loss in the case of unforeseen disaster.

The Qnap TS-469U-SP is also an ideal shared storage solution for virtualized and clustered environments, via VMware® Ready™, Citrix® Ready™, compatible with Microsoft® Hyper-V™ certification and Windows Server 2012, and supports advanced functions including SPC-3, MPIO and MC/S, enabling flexible deployment and management for virtualization needs. The TS-469U-SP supports VMware VAAI and Microsoft ODX to increase performance by offloading ESXi server loading, and supports QNAP vSphere Client plug-in and QNAP SMI-S provider to provide enhanced operational efficiency in managing virtualization applications

Key Features

Cross-Platform Sharing with Antivirus

Qnap TS-469U-SP Kenya supports SMB/CIFS, and AFP protocols for file sharing across Windows, Mac, Linux/UNIX networks. User accounts and shared folders can be created via the user-friendly web-based interface without IT expertise. The integrated antivirus solution for Qnap TS-469U-SP guarantee safety of your files by offering detection against the latest viruses, malware, worms, and Trojan horses.

Windows Active Directory and LDAP Directory Service

The Windows AD and LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) directory service features enable the IT administrator to retrieve user accounts from Windows AD or LDAP-based directory server to the Qnap TS-469U-SP Kenya, reducing time and effort in account setup. Users can use the same login name and password to access the Qnap TS-469U-SP.

Shared Folder Aggregation

Access the shared folders of other servers on Microsoft Networking through the “portal folder” on the Qnap TS-469U-SP Kenya. This saves the time and effort in logging in multiple servers one by one.

ISO File Archiving and Sharing

Qnap TS-469U-SP Kenya supports mounting ISO images of CD and DVD discs as the network shares for data archiving, storage, and sharing. This feature saves the space otherwise used for storing the physical discs, reduces the risk of data loss caused by disc wearing and tearing, and enhances the efficiency of data sharing on business networks.

Windows ACL

The Windows ACL (access control list) feature offers sophisticated shared folder permission settings and thus simplifies IT management for businesses with a large number of users. By enabling the Windows ACL, basic permissions and 13 advanced permissions can be set up from the Windows Explorer and synchronized with the permission settings of Qnap TS-469U-SP Kenya. In addition, the same permissions apply to AFP, FTP, Web File Manager, and Samba when Advanced Folder Permissions are enabled at the same time.

Advanced Folder Permissions

Advanced folder permissions allow users to configure folder/subfolder access to Qnap TS-469U-SP Kenya. With this feature enabled, users can easily manage the folder permissions from Microsoft Windows or the web-based management interface of the server.

Policy-based Unauthorized IP Blocking
The IT administrator can allow, deny or auto block specified IP address or network domain which attempt to connect to Qnap TS-469U-SP via SSH, Telnet, HTTP(S), FTP, Samba, or AFP to secure data storage.
Remote Login
The Qnap TS-469U-SP Kenya supports remote login via SSH (secure shell) or Telnet connection.
SSL Security (HTTPS)
The Qnap TS-469U-SP Kenya supports HTTPS connection. The IT administrator can upload a secure certificate and RSA private key in X.509PEM format issued by a trusted provider to allow access to the Qnap TS-469U-SP via secure SSL login.
Secure FTP
The Qnap TS-469U-SP Kenya offers secure data transfer with SSL/TLS (explicit) encryption. Passive FTP port range setup is also supported.
Encrypted Remote Replication by Rsync
The data on Qnap TS-469U-SP Kenya can be backed up to or from another Turbo NAS or Rsync server over the network securely.
Shared Folder Management
The IT administrator can select to hide or show selected shared folders of the Turbo NAS on Windows network.
User Authority Management
Create multiple users and specify their password, quota, and user groups by simply uploading the batch files in TXT or Excel CSV format to the NAS. Export and import of users list are also supported.

Well-Rounded Backup Solutions

The Qnap TS-469U-SP Kenya offers the IT administrator flexible server backup solutions, including encrypted remote replication, Real-time Remote Replication (RTRR), and cloud-based storage backup. Windows users and Mac users can use QNAP NetBak Replicator utility and Time Machine respectively to back up data to the Turbo NAS. Furthermore, the Turbo NAS supports third party backup software such as Veeam Backup and Replication and Acronis True Image.

Disaster Recovery Solution

The Turbo NAS offers users peace of mind, business continuity, and high availability of data by providing the ability to recover their data from disasters.

Real-time Remote Replication

Real-time Remote Replication (RTRR) provides real-time or scheduled data replication between the Turbo NAS and a remote QNAP NAS, an FTP server, or an external drive.

iSCSI LUN Snapshot/Backup

The integrated snapshot technology enables the IT administrator to back up contents in the LUN to various storage destinations, including Windows shared folders via SMB/CIFS, Linux shared folders via NFS, or local shared folders on Qnap TS-469U-SP Kenya.

Cloud Storage Backup

Qnap TS-469U-SP Kenya supports Amazon S3, ElephantDrive, and Symform cloud storage backup which have several backup modes including real-time, scheduled backup and versioning control so that the data can be restored from any point of time. With ElephantDrive, cloud storage can be monitored through a web browser. An extra set of the data stored will always be available, allowing for quick and easy remote data recovery.

Backup to External Drive via USB 3.0

The IT administrator can connect external storage devices to the Turbo NAS via the eSATA or USB ports and back up data in the NAS shared folders to the external devices. Three backup modes are provided: instant, scheduled, and automatic backup.

iSCSI and Virtualization Deployment

Qnap TS-469U-SP Kenya is VMware Ready, Citrix Ready, and Windows Hyper-V compliant.

NAS + iSCSI Combo Solution

Qnap TS-469U-SP Kenya can Serve as a NAS for file sharing and iSCSI storage concurrently.

Flexible Management

Qnap TS-469U-SP Kenya supports multiple LUNs (Logical Unit Numbers) and iSCSI targets. LUNs can be flexibly mapped to, unmapped from, and switched among different iSCSI targets.

Secure Deployment

Designed with CHAP authentication and LUN masking, the advanced ACL (Access Control List) offers the capability to block unauthorized access from the initiators.

Designed for Virtualized and Clustered Environments

The Qnap TS-469U-SP can be deployed as a storage center for virtualized and clustered server environments, such as VMware and Microsoft Windows Failover Cluster.

SPC-3 Persistent Reservation Supported

The built-in iSCSI service supports enterprise-level features such as SPC-3 persistent reservation for clustering in VMware and Windows Server 2008. The IT administrator can set up Microsoft Failover Cluster environment, use Cluster Shared Volume for Hyper-V, and execute virtual machine live migration between Hyper-V hosts.

Advanced MPIO and MC/S Supported

With the support of MPIO (Multipath Input Output) and MC/S (Multiple Connections per Session) on the Qnap TS-469U-SP Kenya, users can connect to the iSCSI targets on the Turbo NAS using two or more network interfaces from their server with failover and load balancing. Furthermore, with MC/S settings better data transmission performance is achieved.

Private Cloud Storage

The MyCloudNAS service simplifies the process of publishing contents in the Qnap TS-469U-SP Kenya over the Internet. It provides a web-based portal for file management and access, and supports backing up important data from the Turbo NAS to other cloud storage providers such as Amazon S3, ElephantDrive, and Symform.

MyCloudNAS Service

The MyCloudNAS service simplifies the process of publishing contents in the Turbo NAS over the Internet. It provides a web-based portal for file management and access, and supports backing up important data from the Qnap TS-469U-SP Kenya to other cloud storage providers such as Amazon S3, ElephantDrive, and Symform.

Email Invitation

The MyCloudNAS provide an easy way to send out an email invitation to friends. The invitation contains step-by-step instructions on accessing the Turbo NAS. It also provides a link to download the Windows application MyCloudNAS Connect that allows people even without proficient networking skills to easily set up and connect to the Turbo NAS.

Mobile Apps for On-the-go Access and Monitoring

Qfile is an app for users to browse and manage the files on Qnap TS-469U-SP Kenya. Qmanager turns users’ mobile devices into a remote control and helps monitor and manage the Turbo NAS. Terabytes of photos, music, and videos stored on the Turbo NAS are ready to be streamed by Qmobile from anywhere regardless of the actual storage size of the mobile devices. Qmobile also provides a convenient way for uploading photos from the mobile devices to the Turbo NAS for instant sharing.

Surveillance Station Pro

The Surveillance Station Pro supports over 1,400 IP cameras, ranging from high-end to low-end models, and is compatible with ONVIF specifications. Administrators can purchase additional licenses to increase the number of channels based on their surveillance needs. iOS and Android users can install the VMobile app to monitor the surveillance channels anytime and anywhere with the functions of camera live view, motion-detection recording, PTZ control, instant event notifications, video snapshot, and advanced playback and search functions.

File Server
The Turbo NAS provides seamless file sharing cross Windows, Mac, Linux, and UNIX platforms. It also supports WebDAV for easy access to shared folders via HTTP/HTTPS protocol remotely.
FTP Server
The IT administrator can establish an FTP server with the Qnap TS-469U-SP Kenya and share files conveniently with colleagues or customers.
Web Server
The IT administrator can host multiple websites on the Qnap TS-469U-SP Kenya with the built-in web server and virtual host feature.
RADIUS Server
The RADIUS server centralizes and consolidates user authentication by maintaining a list of user accounts that are authorized for remote network access through dial-up equipment, Wi-Fi access point, or VPN connections.
Syslog Server
By collecting and storing the logs of other network devices on Qnap TS-469U-SP Kenya with the Syslog server feature, the IT administrator can easily monitor the status of these devices and troubleshoot problems when necessary.
Printer Server
Qnap TS-469U-SP Kenya offers printer sharing over the network and remote printing over the Internet via IPP (Internet Printing Protocol). Print job management, and Bonjour printing for Mac OS X are also supported.

 IPv6
Qnap TS-469U-SP Kenya supports IPv6 (Internet Protocol Version 6) which makes the NAS a dual-stack IP host running IPv4 and IPv6 at the same time.
VPN Server
The VPN (Virtual Private Network) service allows users to access the NAS and other resources on the same local network from the Internet. QNAP VPN Server supports both OpenVPN and PPTP with a very intuitive UI. MyCloudNAS service and Auto Router Configuration are integrated with QNAP VPN Server. With just a few clicks, users can access all services provided by the Turbo NAS remotely and securely.
Software Expansion via QPKG Center
Maximize the usage of the Qnap TS-469U-SP Kenya by installing additional QPKG software add-ons developed by users in QNAP’s worldwide community.
Proxy Server
With the help of Squid QPKG, the Qnap TS-469U-SP Kenya can be used as a Proxy Server. Internet cache speeds up web browsing; web filtering and monitoring enhances business Internet security.

FIPS 140-2 Validated AES 256-bit Volume-based Data Encryption

The disk volume with FIPS 140-2 validated AES 256-bit encryption can only be accessed by an authorized encryption password or key. This prevents the sensitive government or businesses data on the Qnap TS-469U-SP Kenya from unauthorized access and breach even if the hard disk drives or the entire system were stolen.

External Drive Encryption

Qnap TS-469U-SP Kenya supports encrypting contents on external drives helping to protect against theft.

Advanced RAID Management with Hot-swap Design

Qnap TS-469U-SP Kenya offers RAID 0, 1, single, and JBOD disk configurations. It also supports hot-swap design so that a failed member drive of a RAID configuration (RAID 1 only) can be replaced by hot swapping without turning off the server.

Online RAID Capacity Expansion

The storage capacity of a RAID configuration can be expanded by replacing larger hard drives. All the data will be kept and seamlessly moved to the newly installed hard drives without turning off the server.

Online RAID Level Migration

Upgrade the disk configuration to a higher RAID level with the data retained without turning off the server.

IP-SAN/ iSCSI Storage and Virtual Disk Drives (VDD)

The Qnap TS-469U-SP Kenya provides a cost-efficient iSCSI solution to set up an IP-SAN storage. With the built-in iSCSI initiator, Qnap TS-469U-SP can also connect to other iSCSI targets over the network and turn them into virtual disk drives (VDD).

iSCSI Storage Plug & Play

Now the Windows version of QNAP Finder provides a convenient way to expand desktop computer or server storage capacity by connecting to Qnap TS-469U-SP Kenya and mapping a network drive or a Virtual Disk.

Instant SMS, Email and Windows Live Messenger Alert
Configure the SMTP server, SMS server, and Windows Live Messenger account settings on the Qnap TS-469U-SP Kenya in order to receive instant system warning or error messages via email, SMS and instant messages.
SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol)
Collect the information, warning, or errors of the Turbo NAS and send warnings up to 3 SNMP servers for centralized management and real-time monitoring.
S.M.A.R.T. & Advanced Hard Drive Health Scan (HHS)
Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T.) helps the IT administrator monitor hard disk status. Moreover, the Turbo NAS supports Hard Drive Health Scan (HHS) for disk checking and bad blocks scanning.

Multiple LAN Deployment

The Qnap TS-469U-SP Kenya supports multiple bonding modes: Balance-rr (Round-Robin), Active Backup, Balance XOR, Broadcast, IEEE 802.3ad, Balance-tlb (Adaptive Transmit Load Balancing), and Balance-alb (Adaptive Load Balancing).
Failover
The LAN ports of the Turbo NAS can be configured in failover mode that allows the Turbo NAS to sustain the failure of one network port and provide continuous services.
Load Balancing
The LAN ports of the Turbo NAS can be configured in load balancing mode for bandwidth aggregation to boost file transfer speeds. It works with managed Ethernet switch with 802.3ad configured.
Multi-IP Settings
The Qnap TS-469U-SP Kenya can be deployed with multiple different IP settings for sharing among different workgroups in two different subnets.

Virtual LAN

The IT administrator can integrate the Qnap TS-469U-SP Kenya to an existing VLAN on a virtualization environment and configure the Turbo NAS as the storage system of other VLAN devices. By enabling VLAN on the Turbo NAS, only the devices with the same VLAN ID can access the Turbo NAS.

Wireless LAN

Connect the Turbo NAS to the wireless network through a USB Wi-Fi dongle for convenient access. The Turbo NAS is compatible with fast 802.11n and 802.11g dongles for Wi-Fi connection.

Eco-friendly & Energy-efficient

Qnap TS-469U-SP Kenya boasts of smart fan monitors the system temperature and automatically adjusts its speed to ensure quiet operation and power saving. The hard drives can be set to enter standby mode after a period of idling to reduce power consumption and extend hard drive lifespan. Scheduled power on/off feature provides flexibility to only allow Qnap TS-469U-SP to operate in designated time and therefore minimize power usage.

Wake on LAN
Enable this option to power on the Turbo NAS remotely by Wake on LAN.
Hard Drive Standby
Configure the hard drives to enter standby mode if there is no drive access within the specified period.
Scheduled Power on/off
The flexible scheduled power on/off feature is provided for IT administrators to manage the up time of Qnap TS-469U-SP according to the working hours. The administrator can set the time for automatic system power on, power off, or restart on any days of the week.
UPS Support
Qnap TS-469U-SP Kenya supports USB UPS devices (usbhid-ups supported) to allow users to store the data in time and avoid critical data loss when power outage occurs during data transfer. Network UPS allows multiple Turbo NAS servers on the same physical network to be protected by a single UPS via receiving UPS notification on abnormal power supply.

Qnap TS-469U-SP Kenya Specifications