Description

Qnap TS-421U Kenya

The Qnap TS-421U Turbo Kenya is an all-in-one rack mount network attached storage (NAS) server optimized for small and medium businesses looking for an affordable yet high performance network storage solution. The Qnap TS-421U can hold up to 4 hard drives and is designed to be easily installed in the server room and configured with up to 12TB of storage capacity. The Qnap TS-421U Turbo Kenya is an ideal solution for centralized data backup, cross-platform file sharing, iSCSI/IP-SAN storage combo solution and a number of business applications. Moreover, Qnap TS-421U offers exceptionally low power consumption, reliable system operations and capacity expandability.

The intuitive MyCloudNAS service simplifies the process of publishing content residing on Qnap TS-421U Turbo Kenya over the Internet and helps the IT administrator create private cloud storage in just a few simple steps. The Qnap TS-421U Turbo boasts of mobile app QMobile that provides users with an iOS® or Android™ mobile device convenient allowing easy access.

Key Features

• Large Capacity Storage and File Sharing
• Backup Center for Business
• NAS, iSCSI/ IP-SAN Storage Combo Solution for Server Virtualization
• iSCSI and Virtualization Deployment

Cross-platform Sharing with Antivirus

Qnap TS-421U Turbo Kenya supports SMB/CIFS, NFS, 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 the Qnap TS-421U ensures business continuity by offering detection against the latest viruses, malware, worms, and Trojan horses.

Windows Active Directory (AD) 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-421U Turbo Kenya, reducing time and effort in account setup. Qnap TS-421U Turbo can also be configured as an LDAP server and allows devices with LDAP protocol enabled to be joined in the directory and share the same user accounts and groups.

Shared Folder Aggregation

Access the shared folders of other servers on Microsoft Networking through the “portal folder” on the Qnap TS-421U Turbo Kenya. This saves the time and effort in logging in multiple servers one by one.

ISO File Archiving and Sharing

Qnap TS-421U Turbo Kenya supports mounting ISO images of CD and DVD discs as network shares for data archiving, storage, and sharing. This feature saves the space 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 network.

Advanced Folder Permissions

Advanced folder permissions allow users to configure folder/subfolder access to Qnap TS-421U Turbo Kenya. With this feature enabled, users can manage the folder permissions from Microsoft Windows or the web-based management interface with ease.

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 the Qnap TS-421U Turbo via SSH, Telnet, HTTP(S), FTP, Samba, or AFP

Remote Login
Qnap TS-421U Turbo Kenya supports remote login via SSH (secure shell) or Telnet connection.

SSL Security (HTTPS)
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 Qnap TS-421U Turbo via secure SSL login.

Secure FTP
The Qnap TS-421U Turbo 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-421U Turbo 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 Qnap TS-421U Turbo 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.

VPN Server
Qnap TS-421U Turbo Kenya is equipped with a private network with QNAP VPN Server support and allow inbound access by Windows®, Mac®, Linux, and even iOS® and Android™ devices. The connections are secured with up to 256-bit encryption.

Well-rounded Backup Solutions

Qnap TS-421U Turbo 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 Qnap TS-421U. Furthermore, Qnap TS-421U Turbo supports third party backup software such as Veeam® Backup & Replication and Acronis® True Image.

Disaster Recovery Solution

The Qnap TS-421U Turbo 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 Qnap TS-421U Turbo Kenya and a remote QNAP NAS, an FTP server, or an external drive.

iSCSI LUN Snapshot/Backup

Server virtualization reduces IT expenditure yet provides flexible server management. Adopting a proper data protection and disaster recovery for virtual machines has become vastly important. Qnap TS-421U Turbo has taken iSCSI LUN backup/restore to a whole new level with snapshot technology. The IT administrator can use the LUN snapshot 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-421U.

Cloud Storage Backup

The Qnap TS-421U Turbo Kenya supports Amazon® S3, Elephant Drive® 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 all of the data stored will always be available, so remote data recovery is quick and simple.

Private Cloud Storage

The Qnap TS-421U Turbo Kenya allow users enjoy the benefits of cloud computing. A private cloud for business use can be built easily. This cloud provides flexible ways for data access, sharing, and backup, virtually anytime, anywhere.

MyCloudNAS Service

The MyCloudNAS service simplifies the process of publishing contents in the Qnap TS-421U Turbo Kenya over the Internet. It provides a web-based portal for file management and access, and supports backing up important data from the TS-421U to other cloud storage providers such as Amazon S3, ElephantDrive, and Symform.

File Server

The Qnap TS-421U Turbo Kenya 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 Qnap TS-421U Turbo Kenya and share files conveniently with colleagues or customers.

Backup Center

The Qnap TS-421U Turbo Kenya offers a centralized backup center for Mac users using Time Machine and Windows users using QNAP NetBak Replicator utility.

Web Server

The IT administrator can host multiple websites on the Qnap TS-421U Turbo Kenya with the built-in web server and virtual host feature.

Syslog 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. By collecting and storing the logs of other network devices on Qnap TS-421U Turbo 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-421U Turbo 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.

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.

IPv6

Qnap TS-421U Turbo 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.

LDAP Server

LDAP Server service allows devices with LDAP protocol enabled to be joined in the directory and share the same user accounts and groups.

Software Expansion via QPKG Center

QPKG Center is a software expansion platform to install 3rd party software on QNAP NAS. Instead of abstruse Linux command line installation process, QPKG center facilitates the operation by providing one-click installation.

Proxy Server

With the help of Squid QPKG, the QNAP TS-421U can be used as a Proxy Server. Internet cache speeds up web browsing; web filtering and monitoring enhances business Internet security.

MyCloudNAS Access Code

While exposing the TS-421U to the Internet could raise security concerns, the MyCloudNas Access Code provides privacy control to make selected services only visible to authorized users.

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 Qnap TS-421U Turbo Kenya. 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.

Mobile Apps for On-the-go Access and Monitoring

Qfile is an app for users to browse and manage the files on the Turbo NAS. Qmanager turns users’ mobile devices into a remote control and helps monitor and manage the Turbo NAS.

Technical Specifications