Qnap TS-431P2-1G 4-bay Personal Cloud NAS with DLNA, ARM Cortex A15 1.7GHz Quad

Description The TS-431P2 features three USB 3.0 ports and dual Gigabit LAN ports, delivering outstanding multitasking performance for your backup, synchronization, and remote access needs on a secure private cloud. The quad-core TS-431P2 provides powerful hardware capabilities, enabling Qfiling (automated file organization) and Qsirch (full-text search) for more intelligent day-to-day NAS use. Many feature-rich apps are available to enhance your productivity & digital life, including Notes Station (create digital notes on a secure private cloud and share with colleagues and friends), QmailAgent (centralize email account management and back up emails), and Qcontactz (centrally store and manage contact information). The TS-431P2 also supports Snapshots, allowing you to easily restore your TS-431P2 to a previous state in the event of an unexpected NAS failure or when struck by a ransomware attack.

• Quad-core 1.7GHz processor with up to 8 GB memory
• Supports Qfiling automated file organization and Qsirch full-text search engine
• Full NAS encryption using volume-based technology and hardware acceleration
• Container Station for rapidly developing and deploying IoT apps
• Supports QmailAgent as a mailroom center and Qcontactz for centralizing contact information
• Stream your multimedia library via DLNA®, AirPlay® and Chromecast™
• Build a surveillance center to safeguard your home and office

Quad-core processor delivers high performance

Equipped with an AnnapurnaLabs, an Amazon company Alpine AL-314 quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A15 processor, 1GB/4GB DDR3 RAM (expandable to 8GB), the TS-431P2 is a high-performance NAS for home, workgroups and SOHO users providing outstanding performance of up to 221 MB/s read & 195 MB/s write throughput. With AES 256-bit full NAS volume encryption, the TS-431P2 provides transfer speeds of over 220 MB/s, boosting system performance and security while ensuring the confidentiality of sensitive personal data stored in the NAS. When used with a compatible 802.11ac or dual-band 2.4GHz/5GHz 802.11n USB Wi-Fi adapter, the TS-431P2 becomes an ideal media center with remarkably high speeds for transferring a large amount of files and streaming bandwidth-intensive multimedia.

 

Tested in QNAP Labs. Figures may vary by environment.

Test Environment:
NAS: 
OS: QTS 4.3.3
Volume type: RAID5; 4 x Seagate ST1000NM0033-9ZM173 1TB HDDs: NAS and PCs are connected

Client PCs:
Intel (R) Core (TM) i7-4790 CPU @ 3.60GHz CPU; DDR3 1600Hz 16GB; Seagate Barracuda ST500DM002 500GB;Intel Gigabit CT( MTU 1500 ) ; Microsoft Windows 10 64bit

SSD cache acceleration

The TS-431P2 supports SSD caching to greatly boost the IOPS performance of storage volumes and increase operational efficiency. It is perfect for improving the overall workflow of IOPS-demanding applications and allows the best of both cost and performance by combining SSDs with HDDs.

Note: All the drives bays of the TS-431P2 support SSD caching. 

Learn more: SSD cache

High Efficiency with dual LAN support

The TS-431P2 supports multiple port-trunking modes, enabling administrators to set up link aggregation to increase total data transmission potential. Failover and dual IP are also supported to ensure continuous system operations. 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).

Learn more: Network setting

Fast Disaster Recovery with Snapshots

The TS-431P2 supports block-based Snapshots, which can record and save the state of the file system and the metadata of the files outside the file system at any time. In the event of an unexpected NAS failure or if struck by a ransomware attack, the snapshots remain intact, allowing you to quickly and easily restore the system back to a previous normal state. You can preserve and restore multiple versions of the same file, folder or even the entire volume. The TS-431P2 supports up to 64 snapshots per volume or LUN (up to 256 in total). Snapshot Replica facilitates double protection that replicates snapshots to a remote QNAP NAS or server.

Note: The Snapshots feature will be available from QTS 4.3.4.

Learn more: Volume & LUN Snapshots

QTS 4.3 – The most intelligent and intuitive NAS operating system

With modularized multiple applications and functions, QTS enhances management efficiency, personal productivity, multimedia, and much more. New intelligent agent services have also been added to simplify system operations and management. The user-friendly QTS features an intelligent desktop that allows you to find desired functions quickly, monitor important system information on a real-time basis, open multiple application windows to run multiple tasks concurrently with greater working efficiency, and provides a built-in App Center with install-on-demand apps to extend NAS functionality. QTS breaks the barriers of devices, platforms, and geography to bring optimized cloud experiences and incorporates advanced features.

Learn more: QTS , App Center

Qfiling automates your file organization

Qfiling helps automate file organization for sorting files spread through multiple folders, helping reduce the time needed to find important files. Users can categorize files and determine filing conditions; and schedule filing tasks to be carried out periodically. The “Recipe” feature allows users to save frequently-used filing conditions as an “exclusive recipe”, then the next Qfiling task can be run with just one click using the recipe.

Note: Minimum 2GB memory is required to use Qfiling

Learn more: Qfiling

Qsirch - A smarter, faster way to search

The TS-431P2 supports Qsirch, a search tool for quick file searching. Qsirch supports thumbnail previews, and even remembers your search history, allowing you to quickly navigate to files you've previously searched for. The revamped Qsirch adds “search operators” and advanced search filter and tags, allowing you to find files faster with more precise results. Qsirch also provides a Helper for Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox that allows you to search for files on your NAS when you use Google Search. Qsirch is a huge productivity boost that greatly reduces the time spent looking for files on the NAS, allowing you to focus on other tasks.

Note: Minimum 2GB memory is required to use Qsirch

Learn more: Qsirch

Start developing IoT apps with Container Station

Container Station exclusively integrates LXC and Docker® lightweight virtualization technologies, allowing you to operate multiple isolated Linux® systems on the TS-431P2 as well as download apps from the built-in Docker Hub® Registry for unlimited containerized applications. What's better, Container Station supports the QIoT Containers platform that helps quickly structure your IoT environment and deployment on your private IoT cloud, boosting microservices and modernizing legacy applications to drive more business opportunities.

Note: A minimum of 1GB memory is required to use Container Station. To have optimal performance, it is recommended to upgrade to 2GB memory or more.

Learn more: Container Station

Specifications

Ordering P/N	TS-431P2-1G	TS-431P2-4G
CPU	Annapurna Labs AL-314, 4-core,1.7GHz
System Memory	1GB DDR3 RAM	4GB DDR3 RAM
RAM slot	1 x SODIMM (Max. 8GB)
Flash Memory	512MB NAND flash
Hard Drive Tray	4
Drive Interface	SATA 6Gb/s, 3Gb/s HDD or SSD; Hot-swappable
USB	3 x USB 3.0 port (Front x1 ; Rear x 2)
LAN Port	2 x GbE RJ45
LED Indicators	System Status, HDD, USB, LAN
Buttons	Power, Reset, USB One-Touch-Copy
System Warning	Buzzer
Form Factor	Tower
Dimensions	169 x 160 x 219 mm 6.65 x 6.3 x 8.62 inch
Weight	3 kg (6.61 lbs)/4.3 kg (9.48 lbs)
Power Consumption (W)	HDD standby: 10.62W In operation: 23.72W
Temperature	0-40˚C
Relative Humidity	5~95% non-condensing, wet bulb: 27˚C
Power Supply	AC adapter, 90W, 100 - 240V
Sound Level	Operating Low speed: 19.5 dB(A)
Security Design	Kensington security slot
Fan	1 x 12cm smart Fan (12V DC)

* Testing Environment:
Refer to ISO 7779 ; Maximum HDD loaded ; Bystander Position ; Average data from 1 meter in front of operating NAS

Note: Use only QNAP memory modules to maintain system performance and stability. For NAS devices with more than one memory slot, use QNAP modules with identical specifications.
Warning: Using unsupported modules may degrade performance, cause errors, or prevent the operating system from starting.

* Sound Level Test Environment:
Refer to ISO 7779 ; Maximum HDD loaded ; Bystander Position ; Average data from 1 meter in front of operating NAS.

Operating System QTS 4.3 (embedded Linux)	Access Right Management Batch user 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 management
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	Web Administration Multi-window, multi-tasking based system management 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 Mobile app: Qmanager for remote system monitoring & management
Supported Client OS Windows 7 (32/64-bit), Windows 8 (32/64-bit), Windows 10 (32/64-bit) Windows Server 2003/2008 R2/2012/2012R2 Apple Mac OS X Linux & UNIX	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 and shared folder data encryption* AES 256-bit external drive encryption Importable SSL certificates Instant alert via E-mail, SMS, beep,and push service 2-step verification Data encryption functions may be unavailable in accordance with the legislative restrictions of some countries.
Storage Management QNAP flexible Volume/LUN with thin provisioning and space reclaim Volume types: RAID 0/1/5/6/10, + hot spare,  single, JBOD Supports storage pools Supports snapshots Supports Volume/LUN snapshot Snapshot manager Snapshot clone Snapshot vault Snapshot replica Snapshot agent for Microsoft Windows and VMware vSphere Online volume expansion & storage pool expansion Online RAID capacity expansion and online RAID level migration SMART data migration SSD read-only/read-write cache Bad block scan, recovery, and hard drive S.M.A.R.T. RAID recovery Bitmap support	Domain Authentication Integration Microsoft Active Directory (AD) & Domain Controller support LDAP server, LDAP client Domain users login via CIFS/SMB, AFP, FTP, and File Station
Supported Browsers Microsoft Internet Explorer 10+ Mozilla Firefox 8+ Apple Safari 4+ Google Chrome	Resource Monitor Monitor NAS system resources including CPU, memory and network. Monitor NAS storage resources including volumes, RAID, and disk activity. Monitor the resource usage of NAS applications.
File System Internal Hard Drive: EXT4 External Hard Drive: EXT3, EXT4, NTFS, FAT32, HFS+	Multilingual Support Chinese (Traditional & Simplified), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish
Networking TCP/IP (IPv4 & IPv6: Dual Stack)* NICs with jumbo frame (failover, multi-IP settings, port trunking/NIC teaming) Service binding based on network interfaces Squid Proxy server 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 Suppor	myQNAPcloud Service Private cloud storage and sharing Free host name registration (DDNS) Supports myQNAPcloud SSL certificates (DDNS) Auto router configuration (via UPnP) Web-based file manager with HTTPS 2048-bit encryption CloudLink for remote access without any complicated router setup myQNAPcloud connect for easy VPN connection (Windows VPN utility)
Qsync Syncs files across multiple devices with SSL support Selective synchronization for only syncing specific folders Use team folders as a file center for greater team collaboration (maximum sync       tasks: x86:32, ARM:5) Shares files by links via e-mail Policy settings for conflicting files and file type filter support Version control: up to 64 versions. Incremental synchronization for HDD space saving Unified privilege management Unified configuration management Supports central configuration mode Supports remote erase / restore Supports shared folders sync Supports Windows & Mac OS	Helpdesk Report issues to the QNAP support team, with automatically-collected system information. Allows QNAP support engineers to remotely connect to the NAS to fix issues (with user permission).
Powerful All-in-one server
File Server File sharing across Windows, Mac, and Linux/UNIX Windows ACL Advanced folder permissions for CIFS/SMB, AFP, FTP Shared folder aggregation (CIFS/SMB) monitoring & management	Storage Plug & Connect Creating and mapping shared folders by QNAP Windows Qfinder Pro Creation of and connection to iSCSI target/LUN
FTP Server FTP over SSL/TLS (Explicit) FXP support Passive ftp port range control	iTunes Server Audio and video sharing for Windows & Mac iTunes
Hybrid Backup Sync Scheduled backup to local and remote storage spaces Multiple backup versions with user-defined retention time for local and remote backup Syncing with remote servers through RTRR, Rsync, FTP, and CIFS/SMB Support for Amazon S3, Amazon Glacier, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Storage, Openstack Swift, and WebDAV Syncing with Microsoft OneDrive, Google Drive, Dropbox, Amazon Drive, Yandex Disk, Box, and hubiC RTRR server and client functionality with bandwidth control Rsync server functionality with download bandwidth control Encryption, compression, and file filters Centralized management for backup, restoration, and sync jobs Support for Apple Time Machine Data backup to multiple external storage devices	Container Station Supports LXC and Docker Supports CPU/Memory management Download applications from the built-in Docker Hub Registry Supports one-click installation, container export/import & console mode Supports mounting NAS shared folders and data-only containers Supports auto port forwarding Supports auto-start containers Supports downloading Docker certificates
Qcontactz One-way scheduled sync of contacts from multiple Google accounts Import contacts from file: CSV or vCard 3.0 Export contacts into a file: CSV and vCard 3.0 Find duplicate contacts and merge them Snapshot management for your contacts database Manage contacts: Groups, favorite, lock, search, delete & restore Supported for mobile: Android and iPhone	Qsirch Supports full-text search Supports near real-time search Bar chart to show data distribution Supports previews for photos, music, videos, Gmail, PDF .etc Customized search filters Supports cloud viewers for previewing document. Show search results using thumbnails or a list Supports search Chrome extension * Supported models: All QNAP NAS with at least 2GB RAM
Notes Station New user interface New collaborative editor for multi-user text editing. New spreadsheet editor for creating tables. Online quick preview of multimedia attachments Smart snapshot for version control Full site backup for admin user - coming soon.	Qfiling Supports auto filing Support recipe function Support iSCSI, USB, DVD and remote NAS as archiving devices Support advanced settings Delete original files Intelligent subtitle filing for videos Data integrity check File conflict policy Supported models: All QNAP NAS with at least 2GB RAM
Surveillance Station Supports over 3,000 IP cameras Includes 2 free camera licenses, up to 30 camera channels via additional license purchase Instant playback to check recent events Online editing to edit cameras during live view Visual aid by e-map Playback and speed control using the shuttle bar Video preview on playback timeline Intelligent video analytics (IVA) for advanced video searching Surveillance client for Mac Mobile surveillance app: Vmobile (iOS and Android) Mobile recording app: Vcam (iOS and Android)	DLNA Server Supports DLNA/UPnP TVs and players such as PlayStation 4 and Xbox One Supported audio formats: AIFF, APE, DSD (DSF, DFF), FLAC, M4A, M4A Apple Lossless (ALAC), MP3, OggVorbis, WAV (PCM, LPCM), WMA, WMA PRO, WMA VBR* Support CUE indexing file for APE, FLAC audio format. *DRM-protected content is not supported.
AirPlay & Chromecast Streams videos, photos and music from NAS to Apple TV or Chromecast via File Station, Music Station, Photo Station, Video Station or mobile app (Qfile, Qmusic, Qphoto or Qvideo). Note: Media Streaming add-on app from the App Center is required	iSCSI (IP SAN) iSCSI target with multi-LUNs per target (Up to 256 targets/LUNs combined) Supports LUN mapping & masking Online LUN capacity expansion Support for SPC-3 persistent reservation Supports MPIO & MC/S iSCSI LUN backup, one-time snapshot, and restoration iSCSI connection and management by QNAP Windows Qfinder Pro Virtual disk drive (via iSCSI initiator) Max No. of virtual disk drives: 8
Photo Station Show photos by thumbnails, list, timeline, or folder view Supports virtual/smart albums Validity control for sharing albums Tag photos with text, colors, and ratings Slideshows with background music and different transition effects Geotag photos and display them on Google maps Advanced search by tags, metadata, etc Supports uploading photos/videos to Picasa, Flickr, Weibo, YouTube Share slideshows links to social websites or by email Supports Facebook friends login Backup/Restore album configuration	Video Station Supports virtual/smart collections Tag videos with text, color, and ratings Share video links to social websites or through email Sort videos automatically into defined classifications Display movie posters from IMDB or user upload Supports displaying subtitles (*.SRT,*.ASS, *.SSA) Supports Facebook friends login Supports custom video classification Supports multi-zone video display Mobile app: Qvideo for online video browsing and management
File Station Supports mounting a Cloud Drive (such as Google Drive, Dropbox, Microsoft OneDrive, Amazon Cloud Drive, Yandex Disk and Box). Supports mounting remote shared folders through FTP, WebDAV or Microsoft networking (SMB/CIFS) Supports opening documents via Office Online, Google Docs or Chrome Extension (Edit Office files in Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides) Supports ISO Mounting (Up to 256 ISO Files) Supports thumbnail display of multimedia files Supports sharing download links and upload links Supports sharing to other NAS users Drag-n-drop Files via Chrome and Firefox Browsers Photo, music, and video preview and playback File Compression (ZIP or 7z) Supports displaying subtitles (*.SRT, UTF-8 format) Supports slideshow playback in media viewer Mobile App: Qfile for file browsing and management	Print Server SMax number of printers: 3 Supports Internet Printing Protocol Print job display and management IP-based and domain name-based privilege control
QVPN Service (Integrated VPN Server, VPN Client and L2TP/IPSec VPN Services) VPN Server: Secure remote access with PPTP、L2TP/IPSec & OpenVPN VPN services VPN Server: Up to 100 clients. VPN Server: Supports domain users as VPN users. VPN Client: Supports PPTP, L2TP/IPSec & OpenVPN VPN protocols. VPN Client: Supports importing .ovpn files to create OpenVPN connection.	App Center Official and community software add-ons such as Signage Station and Notes Station
Download Station PC-less BT, FTP/FTPS, and HTTP/HTTPS, Thunder, FlashGet and qqdl download (up to 500 Tasks) BT download with Magnet Link and PT support Scheduled download and bandwidth control RSS subscription and download (broadcatching) BT search Proxy support for BT download Mobile app: Qget for downloads browsing and management

    Designs and specifications are subject to change without notice.

 

Warranty :

Shipping :

 

     

Device Deal ships orders by Local & international couriers, including Australia post, Fast way couriers, DHL, TNT

The shipping rates can be previewed inside the Device Deal online shop system. You can just click on the "Calculate Shipping Costs" and choose the country you want to ship to, Shipping fees will be estimated by our system automatically.

(1) How long will it take to my area? 

Two parts of delivery time: the Processing Time & the Actual Shipping Time. 
The Processing Time is the time of gathering up all the items and packaging. 
The Actual Shipping Time depends on the locations of shipping. You can check the following table to make sure the delivery time to your area.

 

 

Shipping Zones	By Express	By Standard Post
Asia and New Zealand	2-3 Days	5-10    Days
Europe	3-4 Days	10-15  Days
Australia	1-2 Days	3-7     Days
North America	2-3 Days	10-15  Days
South America	3-4 Days	10-15  Days
Middle East	3-4 Days	7-12    Days
Africa	3-5 Days	15-20  Days

 

Notes: If you ship goods by Express, such as DHL, TNT, etc., they are door to door service. If your order items' total weight is less than 45 kilograms, you'd better choose Express, because it's fast & convenient. 

If you ship orders by Air Cargo, it's door to airport service. If the total weight of your order items is more than 45 kilograms, you'd better choose AIR Cargo, for it can save your cost of shipping (for more information contact to our customer service)

(2) Are the packages insured? 

Shipping by international couriers will be insured and can be tracked online. Once your goods are sent out, we will email you with a tracking number so you can trace your delivery any time you want. 

We offer Shipping Insurance for the orders to protect your package against any lost or damaged shipments. If any missing issue arises, we will reship your order immediately. So when you check out your order, you also can add Shipping Insurance for your order according to the total cost of your order.

(3) How can I trace my order? 

Once your order is shipped, you will receive an email from us. In this email, there should be the tracking information for your packages as well as the website in which you could trace your order.

 

International Customers :

Please note that import charges, known as the import duty, and the taxes levied upon all imported electronic items differ from country to country. We, therefore, strongly recommend that you should check with your respective customs authorities within your country to know the charges, if any, before you place an order with us. We are more than happy to quote any specific information required by the authorities on our invoices or on the shipments to ensure a smooth customs formality and easy clearance of the shipment. We further bring to your notice that all the shipping charges including dispatching and/or returning the purchased items will be borne by the buyer in case the buyer wishes to return the items due to the levied duties or taxes in their country.    

• Condition: Brand New
• Manufacturer Part Number: TS-431P2-1G
• UPC: 885022013722
• Brand: QNAP
• Form Factor: Tower
• Type: Portable External HDD
• Model: TS-431P2-4G
• Number of Bays: 4
• MPN: NASQNP43144
• Storage Capacity: 4GB
• Interface: Ethernet, USB 3.0
• Colour: White

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