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ARM 4-core Cortex-A55 2.0GHz processor
64-bit ARM
Mali-G52
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
4GB on board (non-expandable)
4GB on board (non-expandable)
4GB (Dual boot OS protection)
2x 3.5" SATA 6Gb/s, 3Gb/s
3.5" bays:
3.5" SATA hard disk drives
2.5" SATA solid state drives
Yes
1x
1x (2.5G/1G/100M) (2.5G/1G/100M)
Yes
Yes
2x
1x
Tower
System Status, LAN, USB, HDD1-2
Power, Reset, USB Copy
32 - 104 Degree F (0 - 40 Degree C)
-4 - 158 Degree F (-20 - 70 Degree C)
5-95% RH non-condensing, wet bulb: 80.6 Degree F (27 Degree C)
Minimum 48W adapter (12VDC), 100-240VAC
Disk Standby Mode: 4.973
Operating Mode, Typical: 13.907 W
1x 70mm, 12VDC
Buzzer
Yes
200 (with Max. Memory)
6.5 x 4.02 x 8.69" (16.51 x 10.21 x 22.07cm)
3.2 lbs (1.45kg)
QTS 5.2.5
Apple Mac OS 10.10 or later
Ubuntu 14.04, CentOS 7, RHEL 6.6, SUSE 12 or later Linux
IBM AIX 7, Solaris 10 or later UNIX
Microsoft Windows 7, 8, 10 and 11
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2, 2012, 2012 R2, 2016, 2019 and 2022
Apple Safari (latest version)
Google Chrome (latest version)
Microsoft Edge (latest version)
Mozilla Firefox (latest version)
Chinese (Traditional & Simplified), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, and Turkish
Yes
Yes
308 TB
128
Thick, Thin, Static
250 TB
128
250 TB
512
Yes
Yes
Yes
Thick, Thin
Yes
Yes
250 TB
128
LUN Mapping
LUN Masking
WWPN Aliases Import/Export
Multipath IO (MPIO)
Online LUN capacity expansion
LUN snapshot
LUN snapshot replication and clone
Yes
8-bay (and more): JBOD, Single, RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
6-bay: JBOD, Single, RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50
4-bay: JBOD, Single, RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10
2-bay: JBOD, Single, RAID 0, 1
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes (by replacing bigger Disks)
Yes (by adding RAID Group)
Global, Local
Yes
EXT4
EXT3, EXT4, NTFS, FAT32, HFS+, and exFAT (optional for ARM model)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
5 minutes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Management (External Device Mode)
Management (NAS Mode)
File sharing across Windows, Mac, and Linux/UNIX
Microsoft networking (CIFS/SMB)
Apple networking (AFP)
NFS version 3/4 services
QuFTP
FTP, SFTP and TFTP protocols
FTP over SSL/TLS (explicit FTPS)
FXP support
1024
Yes
Yes
4096
512
200000
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes, (AFP, CIFS/SMB, FTP, and File Station)
Yes, (CIFS/SMB)
Yes
Yes
Yes, (Snapshot shared folder)
Yes
Yes
V2, V3
Recover files deleted using AFP, CIFS/SMB, and File Station
Automatic cleanup and file type filter
Log recording: 3,000 event per second
Yes
Yes
IPv4, IPv6
Yes
Yes, (7 modes)
Yes
Yes
Yes
SSH, Telnet, HTTP(S), FTP, CIFS/SMB, and AFP (with auto-blocking)
Yes
Yes
Yes (by FIPS 140-2 CAVP)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
TLS 1.0/1.1/1.2/1.3
Yes
32
Yes
Management Mode: User customization, Central
Qsync client supported platforms: Windows, macOS, Ubuntu, Android, and iOS
Maximum number of version control: 64
Yes
File Cloud Gateway: Concurrent Connections = 20 Upload & 20 Download
Network Drive Mount
Free cloud gateway sessions: 2
Yes
NAS to NAS backup
Cloud Backup
Cloud Sync
2-way and Active Sync
Apple Time Machine Backup
External drive backup
Maximum number of backup job: 400
Yes
Office 365 Backup
Google Workspace Backup
Full-text search
Yes
Previews: Photos, music, videos, PDFs, Gmail, and others
Integrate Mac Finder
Advanced picture search
Search filters
Yes
Browse photos
Virtual and smart albums
AI-assisted photo management: People, things, places, and others
Yes
Yes
Remote Access: PPTP, L2TP/IPSec, OpenVPN, QBelt (QNAP proprietary)
Supported utility and mobile app: Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android
Supported maximum clients: 100
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Supported type: LXC/LXD and Docker
Docker Hub Registry
Container importing and exporting
Console mode
Yes
Recording Technique: Index database based
License Type: Perpetual
User-defined trigger events
Metadata
QVR Pro Client (Desktop): Windows, macOS, and QNAP HybridDesk Station
QVR Pro Client (Mobile): Android and iOS
Recording camera streams: H.264
Free built-in camera channels: 8
Yes
Recording Technique: Standard MP4 file based
License Type: Subscription-based
User-defined trigger events
QVR Pro Client (Desktop): Windows, macOS, and QNAP HybridDesk Station
QVR Pro Client (Mobile): Android and iOS
Recording camera streams: H.264
Free built-in camera channels: 2
Yes
Dynamic View Layout
Windows
Mac
HybridDesktop
iOS
Android
885022027415
The most affordable 2-bay 2.5GbE QNAP NAS. Your most reliable file management center.
Designed for home and small office users, the 2-bay 2.5GbE NAS TS-216G achieves high performance and smart management as an efficient and reliable file storage. You can not only enjoy easy file access, sharing, and synchronization with multiple devices, but also run productivity tools and multimedia applications to streamline your workflows and data management.
2.5GbE-ready!
Experience faster file transfer and backup/restore with the TS-216G.
High-performance and energy efficient
Powered by an ARM quad-core processor and 4GB RAM for multitasking with low power consumption.
Built-in NPU for AI Acceleration
NPU empowers QNAP's AI Core to boost performance for high-speed face and object recognition.
Quick USB One -Touch Copy
Easily back up the contents of USB devices to the TS-216G by pressing the "One-Touch-Copy" button.
Snapshot protection against Ransomware
Protect your files and data from accidental deletion and malware attacks with snapshots.
Up to 39 TB capacity
Enjoy 38.6 TB storage capacity by using two 22 TB disks; you can set up RAID 1 to protect data with 19.3 TB usable capacity.
Store, auto-organize, and smartly manage your photos
Backing up mobile photos to the TS-216G is extremely easy with the Auto Upload function of QNAP's mobile apps (Qfile Pro or QuMagie Mobile) and helps free up your phone capacity! And thanks to the AI-powered QuMagie photo albums that automatically organizes your photos, it is effortless to manage thousands of photos.
NPU accelerates on-device AI performance. 6x faster face recognition
NPU (Neural-network Processing Unit), designed to speed up AI tasks, not only accelerates image recognition and object detection but also reduces CPU workloads for optimized NAS performance when fulfilling AI-driven requests. When uploading a large number of photos to the TS-216G, you will enjoy high-speed AI performance of photo processing brought by NPU.
64-bit Cortex-A55 quad-core 2.0 GHz CPU and 4 GB RAM
Equipped with ARM quad-core power and 4GB RAM for multitasking, and built-in GPU for enhanced video conversion and transcoding, the TS-216G satisfies file storage, media streaming, and video surveillance applications demanded from home and small offices.
Less is more
The TS-216G features an elaborate but handy design. The hot-swappable drive bays enable you to easily remove/replace hard drives without interrupting system operations.
Central management of all your files
Access NAS folders as if they are local folders
You can map your TS-216G NAS folders as a network drive on the computer and easily access it just like a local drive.
Connect from anywhere via Internet
Open a browser, connect to your TS-216G, and you can access your NAS files through File Station. You can also mount cloud storage to File Station and manage all your files from a single place.
Comprehensive and high-speed backup
With a complete backup solution and 2.5GbE connectivity in the TS-216G, you can efficiently back up files from your phones and computers and make data loss a thing of the past.
Protect your data from ransomware threats with Snapshots
Snapshots are an advanced backup method and are normally reserved for high-end business NAS. QNAP provides snapshots as standard for all NAS - including the TS-216G. Snapshots work by recording the current state of the system, allowing it to be restored back this state at any time - greatly helping in mitigating the threat of ransomware.
Protect your data from malware
The TS-216G provides powerful security measures including firewall, VPN, Security Center, and more to help keep your data and NAS system safe and sound.
QuFirewall
Supports IPv6, firewall access lists, and GeoIP filtering to restrict access based on geographical locations for higher NAS network security.
QVPN Service
Supports creating a VPN client, using TS-216G as a VPN server, and WireGuard VPN service with an easy-to-use interface for setting up a secure connection.
Security Center
A security portal for the TS-216G that proactively detects NAS status, unusual file activity and potential security threats - offering instant protective measures against vulnerabilities to safeguard your system and data.
Sync across multiple devices
You can access your files uploaded to the TS-216G with all your laptops, tablets and phones, and enjoy the immediate synchronization. It's also useful to improve productivity of workgroup collaboration!
Home and workplace surveillance made easy
The TS-216G can perform as a professional surveillance system for your home and office security - simply install the easy-to-use QVR Elite, a subscription-based smart surveillance software, along with its compatible 8,000+ cameras. Then, you can monitor and playback surveillance footage using computers, browsers, and mobile phones, and get instant notifications when an event occurs.
Easy and User-friendly: The Best Partner of Your Family and Colleagues
2.5GbE NAS with 4 GB RAM, enabling faster file transmission; suitable for users who need higher performance for multitasking.
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