What is QNAP NAS storage?

QNAP’s Network Attached Storage(NAS) are systems that consist of one or more hard drives that are constantly connected to the internet. The QNAP becomes your backup “hub”, or storage unit that stores all your important files and media such as photos, videos and music.

What does QNAP stand for?

Quality Network Appliance Provider
QNAP is a Taiwanese company with its headquarters located in Taipei. The QNAP name stands for Quality Network Appliance Provider.

How do I add storage to QNAP?

Go to Storage & Snapshots > Storage > Storage/Snapshots. Select the volume and click on “Manage” Click on “Manage” > “Add Disk” Select the new hard drive member and click on “Apply”.

Can QNAP NAS use SSD?

According to QNAP, a 512 GB SSD cache requires 1 GB of RAM. A NAS appliance with 8 GB of RAM can accommodate an SSD cache of up to 2 TB in size, and a 4 TB cache requires at least 16 GB of RAM. The available memory can also impact your ability to create storage snapshots.

How do I access QNAP storage?

Accessing the NAS Using a Browser

  1. Verify that your computer is connected to the same network as the NAS.
  2. Open a web browser on your computer.
  3. Type the IP address of the NAS in the address bar. The QTS login screen appears.
  4. Specify your user name and password. The default user name and password is admin .
  5. Click Login.

Can I use a NAS as an external hard drive?

Most NAS drives have one or two USB ports that you can use to connect a printer or external storage drives, letting you add those to your network via the NAS itself. Once they are plugged in, just like everything else on the NAS, they can be shared with all connected users.

Is qnap a Chinese company?

QNAP, Inc. QNAP Systems, Inc. (Chinese: 威聯通科技) is a Taiwanese corporation that specializes in Network-attached storage (NAS) appliances used for file sharing, virtualization, storage management and surveillance applications.

What operating system does QNAP use?

Based on Linux, QTS 4 is designed to deliver high-performance applications and services fulfilling your needs in file sharing, storage management, backup, virtual environments, multimedia, surveillance and more.

What is the SSD maximum capacity does QNAP support?

The maximum size supported is 308 TB.