The TS-231+-US 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-231+ delivers outstanding multitasking performance as a SOHO NAS featuring three USB 3.0 and dual LAN ports.
Brand: QNAP
SKU: TS-231+-US
In The Box
QNAP TS-231+ 2-Bay Home and SOHO NAS Server
2x Ethernet Cables
AC Adapter
Power Cord
12x Flat-Head Screws (for 2.5" HDD)
16x Flat-Head Screws (for 3.5" HDD)
Quick Installation Guide (QIG)
Special Feature: The TS-231+ features high efficiency with dual LAN support, multiple port-trunking modes, enabling IT administrators to set up link aggregation to increase total data transmission capability.
Dimensions: 6.65" x 4.02" x 8.62"
Power: External Power Adapter, 60W, 100-240V
Transmission: 2x Gigabit RJ-45 Ethernet port 3x USB 3.0 port (Front: 1, Rear: 2)
Storage: 2x 3.5" or 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s, SATA 3Gb/s hard drive or SSD
Service: No monthly fee
Hardware
CPU: AnnapurnaLabs, an Amazon company Alpine AL-212 dual-core 1.4GHz processor
DRAM: 1GB DDR3 RAM
Flash Memory: 512MB
Hard Disk Drive: 2 x 3.5-inch or 2.5-inch SATA 6Gb/s, SATA 3Gb/s hard drive or SSD
Hard Disk Tray: 2 x Hot-swappable tray
LAN Port: 2 x Gigabit RJ-45 Ethernet port
LED Indicators: Status, LAN, USB, HDD 1-2
USB: 3 x USB 3.0 port (Front: 1; Rear: 2)
Support USB printer, pen drive, and USB UPS etc.
Buttons: Power, USB One-Touch-Copy, Reset
Alarm Buzzer: System warning
Form Factor: Tower
Sound Level*: Sound pressure (LpAm): 16.8 dB(A)
Operating Temperature: 0-40°C
Humidity: 5-95% RH non-condensing, wet bulb: 27°C
Secure Design: Kensington security slot for theft prevention
Fan: 1 x 7cm quiet cooling fan (12V DC)
Certification: FCC, CE, BSMI, VCCI, C-TICK
Power
Power: External Power Adapter, 60W, 100-240V
Power Consumption (W):
HDD standby: 9.03W
Typical operation: 16.01W (with 2 x 2 TB HDDs installed)
Power Management:
Wake on LAN
Internal hard drive standby mode
Scheduled power on/off
Automatic power on after power recovery
USB and network UPS support with SNMP management
Software
Operating System: QTS 4.1 (embedded Linux)
Storage Management:
QNAP flexible Volume/LUN*
Volume types
TS-231+: Single disk, RAID 0, 1
Supports storage pool, snapshots, Volume/LUN snapshot, Snapshot Manager, Snapshot Clone, Snapshot Vault, Snapshot Replica, Snapshot agent for Microsoft Windows and VMware vSphere
Online volume expansion, Online storage pool expansion
Online RAID capacity expansion and online RAID level migration
SMART data migration
Bad block scan and hard drive S.M.A.R.T.
Bad block recovery
RAID recovery
Bitmap support
Supported Client OS
Apple Mac OS 10.7 or later
Linux and UNIX
Microsoft Windows 7, 8, and 10
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, 2008 R2, 2012, 2012 R2 and 2016
Supported Browsers
Microsoft Internet Explorer 10+
Mozilla Firefox 8+
Apple Safari 4+
Google Chrome
Access Right Management
Batch users creation
Import/Export users
User quota management
Local user access control for CIFS, AFP, FTP, and WebDAV
Application access control for Photo Station, Music Station, Video Station, and File Station
Subfolder permissions support for CIFS/SMB, AFP, FTP, and File Station
myQNAPcloud Service
Private cloud storage and sharing
Free hostname registration (DDNS)
Auto router configuration (via UPnP)
Web-based file manager with HTTPS 2048-bit encryption
CloudLink for remote access without complicated router setup
myQNAPcloud connect for easy VPN connection (Windows VPN utility)
File System
Internal Hard Drive: EXT4
External Hard Drive: EXT3, EXT4, NTFS, FAT32, HFS+
Networking
TCP/IP (IPv4 & IPv6: Dual Stack)*
Dual Gigabit NICs with a jumbo frame (failover, multi-IP settings, port trunking/NIC teaming)
Service binding based on network interfaces
Proxy server (Squid available in App Center)
Proxy client / DHCP client, DHCP server
Protocols: CIFS/SMB, AFP (v3.3), NFS(v3), FTP, FTPS, SFTP, TFTP, HTTP(S), Telnet, SSH, iSCSI, SNMP, SMTP, and SMSC
UPnP & Bonjour Discovery
USB Wi-Fi Adapter Support
* Not all IPv6 services are supported.
Web Administration
Multi-window, multi-tasking based system management
Movable Icons and personalized desktop
Smart toolbar and dashboard for neat system status display
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)
SNMP (v2 & v3)
Resource monitor
Network recycle bin for file deletion via CIFS/SMB, AFP, and File Station
Automatic Cleanup
File Type Filter
Comprehensive logs (events & connection)
Syslog client/server
System settings backup and restore
Restore to factory default
Mobile app: Qmanager for remote system monitoring & management
Security
Network access protection with Auto-blocking: SSH, Telnet, HTTP(S), FTP, CIFS/SMB, AFP
CIFS host access control for shared folders
FIPS 140-2 validated AES 256-bit volume-based data encryption*
AES 256-bit external drive encryption*
Importable SSL certificates
Instant alert via email, SMS, and beep
FTP Server
FTP over SSL/TLS (Explicit)
FXP support
Passive FTP port range control
Cloud Backup Station
Amazon S3
Amazon Glacier
WebDAV-based cloud storage
Microsoft Azure
Open Stack
Storage Plug & Connect
Creating and mapping shared folders usingQNAP Windows Qfinder Pro
Creation of and connection to iSCSI targets/LUN
iTunes Server
Audio and video sharing for Windows & Mac iTunes
VPN Server
Secure remote access: PPTP & OpenVPN VPN services
Max number of clients: 30
DLNA Server
Supports DLNA/UPnP TVs and Players such as PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360
AirPlay & Chromecast
Streams videos, photos and music from the NAS to Apple TV via Qfile or Media Streaming add-on.
Streams videos, photos and music from the NAS to TV with a Chromecast dongle via Qfile, Qvideo or Media Streaming add-on.
VPN Client
Supported VPN protocols: PPTP & OpenVPN services
PPTP Authentication: PAP, CHAP, MS-CHAP, MS-CHAPv2
PPTP Encryption: None, AES 40/128 bit, AES 256 bit
OpenVPN Encryption: None, AES 40/128 bit, AES 256 bit
Transmission package monitor
OpenVPN port control
OpenVPN link compression