QNAP TS-431+ (Plus Series)

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QNAP TS-431+

Powerful yet affordable 4 -bay NAS for small offices & home offices

The TS-431+ is a powerful yet easy-to-use network storage center for backup, synchronization, remote access, and home entertainment. With the Notes Station, you can easily create digital notes on a secure private cloud and share with colleagues and friends at no extra cost. Powered by an advanced ARM® Cortex®-A15 dual-core processor and 1GB RAM, the TS-431+ delivers outstanding multitasking performance as a SOHO NAS featuring three USB 3.0 and dual LAN ports. See how TS-431+ can enhance your working productivity & digital life.

• Build a private cloud-based notebook to share with colleagues and friends with the Notes Station 2.0 and Qnotes mobile app
• Organize & manage files and backup tasks in one centralized location
• Full NAS encryption by volume-based technology and hardware acceleration
• Synchronize files between computers, laptops, and mobile devices
• Create a 24/7 surveillance center for your home/small office
• Stream your multimedia library via DLNA, AirPlay & Chromcast and play on TV
• Transcode videos offline and enjoy smooth video streaming even with restricted network connection

Dual-core processor delivers high performance

Equipped with powerful yet energy-efficient ARM Cortex-A15 dual-core 1.4GHz processor and 1GB DDR3 RAM, the TS-431+ is a high-performance NAS for workgroups and SOHO providing outstanding performance of up to 193 MB/s read & 157 MB/s write throughput. The TS-431+’s enhanced hardware-based encryption and decryption engine provides transfer speeds of over 157 MB/s with AES-256 bit full NAS volume encryption, boosting system performance & security while ensuring the safety of sensitive personal data stored in the TS-431+. You can also use the TS-431+ as a multimedia center to watch media content while downloading or backing up files without impacting the TS-431+’s performance. When installed with the latest 802.11ac or dual-band 2.4GHz/5GHz 802.11n Wi-Fi USB adapter, the TS-431+ can offer remarkably high speeds for transferring large amount of files and streaming bandwidth-consuming multimedia.

Test Environment:
NAS:
OS: QTS 4.1.2
HDD: Seagate ST1000NM0033 1TB
Volume type: RAID 5
Network environment: direct connection between NAS and PC, 1Gbps LAN with MTU 1500

Client PCs:
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770 CPU @ 3.40GHz; DDR3 1600Hz 16GB; WD 1TB WD10EZEX; Intel Gigabit CT; MTU 1500; Windows 8.1 Pro

High Efficiency with dual LAN support

The TS-431+ supports multiple port-trunking modes, enabling IT administrators to set up link aggregation to increase total data transmission capability. Failover and dual IP are also supported to ensure continuous system operations. The supported port-trunking modes include: Balance-rr (Round-Robin), Active Backup, Balance XOR, Broadcast, IEEE 802.3ad, Balance-tlb (Adaptive Transmit Load Balancing) and Balance-alb (Adaptive Load Balancing).

QTS - Simple and efficient

Thanks to QTS intuitive user interface, system operations of the TS-431+ are smooth and handy. Its intelligent desktop allows you to find desired functions quickly, 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 operating efficiency.

Install-on-demand apps to extend NAS functionality

The TS-431+ has a built-in App Center that 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. In addition, QNAP’s development platform embraces the open-source spirit to enable developers to create their own apps, adding potentially limitless opportunities for the TS-431+.

Cross-platform file sharing, centralized data storage

The TS-431+ supports SMB/CIFS, NFS, and AFP protocols for file sharing across Windows, Mac and Linux/UNIX. Data, logs and ISO image of CDs and DVDs can be centrally stored in the TS-431+ and protected by an integrated antivirus solution.

Enhance productivity with multiple USB 3.0 ports

Equipped with three SuperSpeed USB 3.0 ports, the TS-431+ allows you to flexibly arrange tasks with a wide range of external devices without interrupting your current workflow. You can back up files to USB drives, access data stored on SD cards via USB card readers, share up to 3 printers via network, and connect to a UPS to ensure a continual power supply.

Powerful QNAP flexible volume

QNAP's flexible volume provides a more secure and flexible way to store NAS data. This next-generation volume offers powerful features such as storage pooling with thin provisioned volumes, space reclaim and block-level iSCSI LUN.

Energy-saving

The TS-431+ features an energy-efficient dual-core ARM processor that maintains high performance in system operations and is suitable for an always-online personal cloud without running up a high electricity bill. Additional energy-saving features include hard disk standby, scheduled power on/off, and Wake on LAN.

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A private cloud without constraints

In contrast to the limited storage space and potential security concerns of public cloud services, the TS-431+ is advantageous for establishing a secure and large-capacity private cloud. The myQNAPcloud service allows remote access to files stored on the TS-431+, allowing you to play & share multimedia from the TS-431+ or to conveniently check the system status from anywhere.

Dropbox-like file synchronization across computers and mobile devices

With Qsync, your TS-431+ is turned into a safe data center for file synchronization. Any file uploaded to the TS-431+ will be made available for all linked devices, such as computers, laptops and mobile devices. Qsync is especially useful for frequent travelers in managing files and ensuring that different devices have the most up-to-date files. Qsync provides multiple ways for file synchronization and group file sharing, greatly enhancing the flexibility of team projects and collaboration.

Supports DLNA, AirPlay & Chromecast for media streaming

You can use DLNA-compatible devices such as Smart TVs, Sony® PS3, Microsoft® Xbox 360 and media players to enjoy HD quality videos stored on the TS-431+. You can also use the Qfile app on an iOS device to browse videos and photos stored on the TS-431+ and play on the TV via Apple TV. By installing the QAirplay&Chromecast app from the QTS App Center, you can stream your media content directly on a TV via Apple TV or Chromecast, bypassing your mobile device thus saving the energy of your mobile device.

Offline Video transcoding

With offline transcoding, if you can only connect to a slow, limited or restricted Internet connection, you can still enjoy smooth video streaming by playing a version of the video with a pre-rendered, optimized resolution. By setting an automatic transcoding folder, the TS-431+ will automatically convert the videos in this folder to a range of resolutions for use on many different devices and internet speeds. As this transcoding is a background task, you can schedule the TS-431+ to work during off-peak hours such as when you are at work or asleep, allowing you to enjoy a perfect stream of your favorite videos when you’re off work or wake up.
*The offline transcoding capability of the TS-431+ is 32 times faster than single-core ARM-based NAS .

Archive your photo memories. Share your life.

The TS-431+ acts as your photo vault for you to back up your favorite photos. The Photo Station makes photo sharing simple, and you can designate your own access right controls. Simply upload your photos to the TS-431+ to create & organize your photo albums through a web browser, and share with your family and friends through social networking sites such as Facebook, Google+, Twitter and Pinterest. With the Qfile and Qphoto mobile apps (for iOS® and Android™), you can also instantly upload your new photos from your mobile device to the TS-431+.

Build your home music library and enjoy music anywhere

The Music Station helps categorize your music collection, and displays album covers to easily organize your personal playlists. Through the music station web player, you can enjoy your music anytime, anywhere with a few clicks. Thousands of local and global online Internet radio programs are also built-into the Music Station for you to enjoy.

• Stream music and high-resolution audio (DSD) content to your DLNA Hi-Fi system and indulge in a high-quality sound experience.
• Stream music via AirPlay to compatible devices.
• Listen to your favorite songs streamed from iTunes Server, or play music via web browsers on your PC.
• Listen to your music on mobile devices through the Qmusic app.

24/7 download center

The TS-431+ is a perfect download center for high speed BT, Magnet, PT (Private Trackers), eMule, FTP, and HTTP downloads. After you have finished setting your download tasks, you can turn off your computer and the TS-431+ will silently finish downloading them. With the QGet utility you can manage your download tasks on multiple Turbo NAS devices remotely on the local network or the Internet.

Comprehensive surveillance solution providing 24/7 security

The TS-431+’s Surveillance Station offers a professional surveillance solution with a user-friendly management interface, a wide range of over 2,700 compatible IP camera models, and default 2 free IP camera licenses that can be expanded up to 16 camera channels by purchasing additional licenses. It supports real-time monitoring, video and 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 monitoring of cameras anytime, 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-431+.

Create digital notes on your private cloud

The Notes Station 2.0 provides a private & secure way to share and collaborate on digital notes. With just a few steps you can create and edit notes with the intuitive web-based editor, and take screenshots for quick note-taking with Qsnap or the Notes Station Clipper extension for Chrome. You can also easily leverage the rich media contents stored on the TS-431+ to enhance your notes, and access them on your mobile phones or tablet devices by using Qnotes mobile app anytime, anywhere.
The Notes Station 2.0 supports PDF file import/export, RSS live feeds, snapshots for version control, online preview for attached multimedia files, AES 256-bit encryption for notes, and the ability to back up & modify Evernote notes. It also allows inviting other users to read or edit notes for productive communication and teamwork, and supports organizing calendars and to-do’s from each note in one place for easy access. You can enjoy a better note-taking experience and write & organize your notes with greater efficiency for work and life tasks.

Signage Station - Creatively present your animated content and ads

With the Signage Station, it is easy to create content for a wide range of materials such as menu boards, advertisements, posters, and business profiles. The Signage Station is a great tool to invigorate your advertisements or animated materials for promoting your services, and to update contents in a timely manner. The iArtist Lite application, with intuitive editing tools, helps you create these signs with simple drag & drop tools. Your creativity can now travel around the world with a few simple steps to instantly get published, revised, and shared.

Access, use, sync and enjoy with your tablets and smartphones

The TS-431+ is your private cloud storage that virtually enlarges the capacity of your mobile devices. Qfile allows you to access, upload, download, manage, and share stored files easily as if you are all of your files in your pocket. If Qfile is installed on an iOS device, users can also browse videos & photos stored on the TS-431+ and play via Apple TV. Qmanager lets you monitor & manage the TS-431+ remotely and efficiently without turning on your PC, and you can enjoy and share music, photos and videos on the TS-431+ anywhere and anytime with Qmusic, Qphoto and Qvideo apps.

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Utilities

Various handy utilities are available for you to work smartly with your Turbo NAS. These utilities help increase your productivity and make it absolutely easy with connecting the Turbo NAS, setting up the system, data backup and synchronization, downloading files, and so on. Visit the Download center, find your Turbo NAS model, and the list of available utilities are ready for you.
* Please note that QGenie only supports Qfinder (Windows) and Qsync (Windows).

Qfinder

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Connect and set up NAS easily

Qfinder is a utility, available for Windows, Mac, and Linux, to quickly find and access the Turbo NAS over the LAN. Install the Finder on your computer, open it, and double click your Turbo NAS name, and the login page is ready for you.

Easily access the NAS by Storage Plug & Connect

Windows version of Qfinder provides a convenient way to connect to the Turbo NAS and map a network drive or a virtual disk. By creating a shared folder on the Turbo NAS and mapping it as a network drive, you can use it as an additional drive and store files on it as it is a local drive of the computer.

myQNAPcloud Connect

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NAS Connection by VPN

myQNAPcloud Connect helps you access the published services of the Turbo NAS quickly and securely on the Internet. myQNAPcloud Connect application is designed for Windows PC users. By installing the myQNAPcloud Connect, you will be able to connect to the Turbo NAS and easily manage files by drag-and-drop within the Windows Explorer.

Qsync

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Synchronize files anytime, anywhere

Qsync is a useful tool to synchronize files in multiple computers. It creates a specific “Qsync folder” in your devices that you can simply drop files in, and synchronizes the files to all your devices linked to the Turbo NAS.

Sync in multiple ways

Full Sync

Whenever you add, edit, delete or rename a file on one computer, the change applies to all others linked with the Turbo NAS, so you have exactly identical contents on all your devices.

Smart Sync

It allows you to remove files on one computer without affecting the copies stored on others that are linked with the Turbo NAS. However, when someone updates the files you deleted from another computer, you can still retrieve them in the Qsync folder.

Advanced Selective Sync

With both Full Sync or Smart Sync options, you can choose to only sync specific sub-folders within the Qsync folder, useful if your computers have limited storage.

Share files and folders easily

Quickly share files with download links

You can create download links to share files with people, even if they don’t have an account on the Turbo NAS. This greatly reduces the time in creating user account and password for users.

Share folders for collaboration

Your life is connected with different groups of people. You can create sub-folders within the Qsync folder, and share each with different groups of Turbo NAS users as a file exchange center. Everyone in the same sub-folder is always kept up-to-date with the latest version of the files.

QNAP NetBak Replicator

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Backup data on PC

The QNAP NetBak Replicator, provided with any Turbo NAS unit free of charge, helps you easily back up files from Windows PC - entire disk drives, documents, pictures, music, videos, fonts, emails, and more - to the Turbo NAS. The operation is very simple. You can do the backup task in just a few clicks using NetBak Replicator by the setting of real-time synchronization, scheduled backup and auto-backup from multiple PCs to the Turbo NAS.
NetBak Replicator also supports backing up to a remote server via FTP and WebDAV through the Internet. Imagine that you can backup new photos whenever on vacation. Even you are away from home, the convenient backup supports your memories.

QGet

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Download Station monitor widget

QGet is a powerful utility for download management. The software is available for Windows and Mac computers, allowing the management of BT, HTTP, and FTP download tasks of Download Station on multiple Turbo NAS servers.
QGet enables you to add, remove, or watch your BT download jobs from LAN or WAN. You can manage your download tasks in school or at work. QGet supports intuitive drag and drop of torrent files, HTTP or FTP URL to the software interface for convenient adding of download tasks.

vsphere Client plug-in

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Manage QNAP NAS within vSphere Client

The Turbo NAS supports vSphere Client Plug-in that allows managing VMware datastores on the Turbo NAS directly from the vSphere client console. In a large-scale server virtualization environment, management is centralized and straightforward. Administrators can easily control the status of the Turbo NAS and datastores and create additional datastores to multiple ESXi hosts in just a few clicks.
Note: The TS-x51 series doesn’t support vSphere Client plug-in.

Qsnap

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Take screenshots, easy and fast

Qsnap is a handy utility assisting you to quickly capture screenshots on your PC, and easily edit, save, and share, enabling quick note-taking or productive communication in your work and life.

• Hotkey capturing: Taking PC screenshots without complicated mouse operations.
• Easy editing: Add emphasis or remove unnecessary elements with a range of editing tools.
• Instant sharing: Simply drag and drop the screenshots to instant messengers and emails as attachments to share.

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Hardware Spec.

Software Spec.

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Package Contents

TS-431+	Ethernet cable x 2
Quick installation guide
Flat head screw ( for 3.5" HDD)	Flat head screw ( for 2.5" HDD)
Power cord	Adapter

Optional Purchase

DVB-T USB TV Tuner: USB-DVBT01

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