Description

Qnap TS-421U Ghana

The Qnap TS-421U Ghana 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 Ghana 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 over the Internet and helps the IT administrator create private cloud storage in just a few simple steps. The Qnap TS-421U Ghana boasts of mobile app QMobile that provides users with an iOS® or Android™ mobile device convenient allowing easy access.

Key Features

Cross-platform Sharing
Qnap TS-421U Ghana 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.

Dropbox-like file sync across devices
TS-421U is turned into a safe data center for file synchronization. Every file uploaded to the TS-421U is made available for all linked devices including computers, laptops and mobile devices. Qsync is especially useful for frequent travelers as it ensures the most up-to-date files are accessible on all linked devices. Qsync provides multiple ways of file synchronization and group file sharing, greatly enhancing the flexibility of team projects and collaboration.

Convenient private cloud

TS-421U is advantageous for establishing a secure and large-capacity private cloud. myQNAPcloud service allows remote access to the TS-421U from anywhere. You can easily get access to the TS-421U, instantly share multimedia contents and check the system status via the Internet whether you are on the bus or in a coffee shop.
Windows AD / LDAP support
The support of Windows AD and LDAP Directory Service saves a great amount of time for account management and authentication. Users can use their Windows AD or LDAP server account and password to log into the Turbo NAS. The TS-421U can also serve as an LDAP server.
Well-rounded backup solutions
QNAP Netbak Replicator supports real-time and scheduled data backup on Windows including Outlook email archiving. Apple Time Machine is also supported to provide Mac OS X users with an effortless solution to back up data to the TS-421U. A wide range of third-party backup software such as Acronis True Image and Symantec Backup Exec are also supported.
Disaster recovery solutions
The TS-421U offers various data recovery options. RTRR (Real-Time Remote Replication) supports real time or scheduled data backup to remote Turbo NAS or FTP servers and synchronizes files to remote folders from local folders with better backup efficiency and reduced backup time. The TS-421U also supports rsync protocol to back up data to remote servers on a scheduled basis. Data can also be backed up to and restored from a range of cloud storage services, including Amazon® S3, ElephantDrive®, Symform®, Dropbox® and Google® Drive.
Secure Your Data

The TS-421U provides numerous security options, such as encrypted access, IP blocking, and other protective features. IT administrators can also control the access rights of each user to different folders, preventing unauthorized access to important files. The TS-421U is validated with military-grade FIPS 140-2 AES 256-bit encryption, preventing unauthorized users to access data even if the hard drives or entire system were stolen.
Flexible storage expansion options
The TS-421U supports large storage capacities; fulfilling business needs to store large amounts of data. It also supports comprehensive RAID management, online RAID capacity expansion, and flexible RAID migration to safely store important data therefore reducing the risks of data loss. With reliable data protection, the TS-421U is perfect for cross-platform data sharing.
Access, sync and share to mobile devices
The TS-421U is your private cloud storage that virtually enlarges the capacity of your smart mobile devices. Qfile allows you to access, upload, download, manage, and share stored files easily as if you are carrying tons of files in your pocket. The Qfile app for iOS also allows users to browse videos and photos stored on the TS-421U and play on the TV via AirPlay. Qmanager lets you monitor and manage the TS-421U remotely and efficiently without turning on a PC.
Easy system setup
The TS-421U provides system installation without using a CD. Simply visit the setup portal start.qnap.com and follow the setup guide to complete the system setup and download the utilities you want. For beginners, the TS-421U features an “Auto Setup” option to provide an easy way to set up the TS-421U with recommended settings. All settings can be flexibly changed at a later time after the installation.
Flexible & diverse, yet simple
Supporting SATA 6Gb/s and 3Gb/s hard drives and various 3.5”/2.5” hard drives and SSDs, the TS-421U provides users with high flexibility in selecting hard drives. The various inbuilt I/O ports help accommodate different peripherals, including external storage devices and printers. Meanwhile, the TS-421U allows file sharing and storage on different operating systems, such as Windows, Mac, Linux and UNIX. The simplified system setup process and the friendly-designed graphical user interface enable anyone to easily build up a business private cloud even without IT expertise. The TS-421U has flexible and diverse features, but is simple to use.
Unmatched Performance
The TS-421U is a 4-bay IP SAN/NAS unified storage, for small and medium businesses. Featuring a powerful Marvell 2.0 GHz Processor and 1GB DDR3 RAM, the TS-421U provides high efficiency for CPU-consuming tasks and serves more concurrent tasks at the same time.

Shared Folder Aggregation

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

ISO File Archiving and Sharing

Qnap TS-421U Ghana 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.

Well-rounded Backup Solutions

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

Disaster Recovery Solution

The Qnap TS-421U 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 Ghana 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 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.

MyCloudNAS Service

The MyCloudNAS service simplifies the process of publishing contents in the Qnap TS-421U Ghana 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 Ghana 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 and share files conveniently with colleagues or customers.

Backup Center

The Qnap TS-421U Ghana 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 Ghana 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 Ghana 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 Ghana 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 24/7                          

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 Ghana 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.

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. 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 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