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QNAP TS-653A Six-Bay NAS Enclosure, Intel Celeron N3150 1.6 GHz Quad-Core, 4GB RAM, 512MB Flash Memory, 3.5 or 2.5 Drive Tray, RAID 0/1/5/6/10 + Hot Spare/JBOD Single, QTS 4.2 Embedded Linux

SKU: QNTS653A4GS

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QNAP TS-653A Specifications

  • CPU

    14 nm Intel Celeron N3150/N3160 1.6GHz quad-core processor

  • Floating Point Unit

    Yes

  • Hardware Encryption Engine

    Yes (AES-NI)

  • GPU

    8th generation Intel HD Graphics

  • System Memory

    4GB (2x 2GB)

  • Total Memory Slots

    2x SODIMM DDR3L-1600

  • Memory Expandable

    Up to 8GB

  • Flash Memory

    512MB

  • Maximum Number of Hard Drive

    6

  • Hard Disk Drive

    Hot-swappable 3.5" or 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s, SATA 3Gb/s hard drive or SSD

  • LAN Port

    4x Gigabit RJ-45 Ethernet port

  • USB

    4x USB 3.0 port (Front:1, Rear:3)
    Support USB printer, pen drive, and USB UPS etc

  • Video Output

    2x HDMI, up to 4K 2160P Ultra HD support

  • Audio Input

    2x 6.3mm microphone jacks (dynamic microphones only)

  • Audio Output

    Line Out Jack (for amplifier or headphone amplifier)

  • LED Indicators

    Status, USB, HDD 1-6

  • LCD Panel

    Mono-LCD display with backlight

  • Buttons

    System: Power button, USB one-touch-backup button, Reset button

  • IR Receiver

    Yes, Support QNAP RM-IR002, RM-IR003 and MCE-compatible Remote Control

  • Other Interface

    Kensington security slot, console port (system maintenance)

  • Alarm Buzzer

    System warning

  • Form Factor

    Tower

  • Power Consumption

    System Sleep Mode: 1.7W
    HDD Standby: 32.02W
    In Operation: 51.16W

  • Sound Level

    Sound pressure (LpAm): 21.0 dB(A)

  • Temperature

    0 to 40 deg. C (32 to 104 deg. F)

  • Humidity

    5-95% RH non-condensing, Wet bulb: 27 deg. C (81 deg. F)

  • Power Supply

    ATX 240W, 110-240V AC, 50-60Hz, 5A

  • Fan

    2x 9cm quiet cooling fan (12V DC)

  • Operating System

    QTS 4.2 (embedded Linux)

  • Supported Client OS

    Windows 7 (32/64-bit), Windows 8 (32/64-bit), Windows Server 2003/2008 R2/2012/2012R2
    Apple Mac OS X
    Linux & UNIX

  • Supported Browsers

    Microsoft Internet Explorer 10+
    Mozilla Firefox 8+
    Apple Safari 4+
    Google Chrome

  • 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

  • File System

    Internal Hard Drive: EXT4
    External Hard Drive: EXT3, EXT4, NTFS, FAT32, HFS+

  • Networking

    TCP/IP (IPv4 & IPv6: Dual Stack)
    Gigabit 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 Support

  • 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 alerts via email, SMS, beep, push service, and LCD panel
    2-step verification

  • Storage Management

    Storage Space Utilization monitoring
    QNAP flexible Volume/LUN with thin provisioning and space reclaim
    Disk volume types: RAID 0,1, 5, 6, 10, + hot spare, JBOD single
    Supports storage pools
    Supports volume/LUN snapshots: 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

  • Storage Management (Cont.)

    Storage expansion via a QNAP UX-500P/UX-800P expansion unit
    JBOD enclosure roaming
    SSD read-only/read-write cache
    Bad block scan and hard drive S.M.A.R.T.
    Bad block recovery & RAID recovery
    Bitmap support

  • FTP Server

    FTP over SSL/TLS (Explicit)
    FXP support

  • File Station

    Supports mounting cloud drives (such as Google Drive, Dropbox, Microsoft OneDrive, Amazon 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 sharing download links and upload links

  • File Station (Cont.)

    Drag-n-drop Files via Chrome and Firefox Browsers
    Photo, music, and video preview and playback with hardware-accelerated transcoding
    File Compression (ZIP or 7z)
    Creation of and sending download links for sharing public files with expiration date and password protection
    Supports displaying subtitles (.SRT, UTF-8 format) - Supports slideshow playback in media viewer
    Mobile App: Qfile for file browsing and management

  • Transcode Management

    Transcode video files to 240p, 360p, 480p, 720p and 1080p resolution
    Automatic video transcoding for watched folders
    Hardware accelerated transcoding support
    Embed subtitles into videos for background transcoding

  • Backup Station

    Remote replication server (over rsync)
    Real-time remote replication (RTRR) to another QNAP NAS or FTP server
    Works as both RTRR server & client with bandwidth control
    Real-time & scheduled backup
    Backup versioning for RTRR
    Snapshot support for RTRR/Rsync
    Encryption, compression, file filter, and transfer rate limitation
    Desktop backup with QNAP NetBak Replicator for Windows

  • Backup Station (Cont.)

    Apple Time Machine backup support
    Data backup to multiple external storage devices
    Synchronizes with cloud storage: Amazon S3, ElephantDrive, Dropbox, and Google Drive
    Third party backup software support: Veeam backup & replication, Acronis True Image, Arc serve backup, emc retrospect, Symantec Backup Exec, etc

  • Print Server

    Max number of printers: 3
    Supports Internet Printing Protocol
    Print job display and management
    IP-based and domain name-based privilege control

  • Cloud Backup Station

    Amazon S3
    Amazon Glacier
    WebDAV-based cloud storage
    Microsoft Azure
    OpenStack

  • 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)

  • HD (HybridDesk) Station 3.0

    Watch various online content such as Flickr, Picasa, Shoutcast, etc
    Web browsers (Chrome, Firefox)
    Supports international keyboards, input and mouse
    Supports user login permissions
    A variety of applications are available including Skype, Plex Home Theater, and more
    Up to 7.1 channel audio pass-through is supported

  • Virtualization Station

    Supports Virtual Machine (VM) creation to run operating systems such as Windows, Linux, Unix and Android
    Supports VM import and export
    Supports VM cloning & snapshots
    Supports VM backup and restore
    VM console can be displayed via HDMI output - QVM
    HTML5-based shared remote console
    Supports three different networking modes: Isolated, External-only and Bridged

  • Container Station

    Supports LXC and Docker
    Download applications from the built-in Docker Hub Registry
    Supports one-click installation, container export/import & console mode
    Supports auto port forwarding
    Supports auto-start containers
    Supports downloading Docker certificates

  • 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
    Show search results using thumbnails or a list
    Supports search Chrome extension

  • 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
    System sleep mode (S3)

  • 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

  • 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

  • myQNAPcloud Service

    Private cloud storage and sharing
    Free host name registration (DDNS)
    Optional 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

    Sync files across multiple devices with SSL secure connection
    Selective synchronization for only syncing specific folders
    Use team folders as a file center for greater team collaboration (maximum sync tasks: 32)
    Shares files by links via e-mail
    Policy settings for conflicting files and file type filter support
    Version control: Up to 64 versions

  • Qsync (Cont.)

    Unified privilege management
    Unified configuration management
    Supports central configuration mode
    Supports remote erase/restore
    Supports shared folders sync
    Supports Windows & Mac OS

  • 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

  • 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)

  • Storage Plug & Connect

    Creating and mapping shared folders by QNAP Windows Qfinder Pro
    Creation of and connection to iSCSI target/LUN

  • 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)
    Stack chaining master
    Max No. of virtual disk drives: 8

  • Surveillance Station

    Supports over 3,000 IP cameras
    Includes 4 free camera licenses, up to 40 camera channels by purchasing additional licenses
    Instant playback to check recent events
    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)

  • VPN Server

    Secure remote access: PPTP, L2TP/IPsec & OpenVPN VPN services
    Max number of clients: 30

  • VPN Client

    Supported VPN protocols: PPTP & OpenVPN services
    PPTP Authentication: PAP, CHAP, MS-CHAP, MS-CHAPv2
    PPTP Encryption: No, AES 40/128 bit, AES 256 bit
    OpenVPN Encryption: No, AES 40/128 bit, AES 256 bit
    Transmission package monitor
    OpenVPN port control
    OpenVPN link compression

  • 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, Ogg Vorbis, WAV (PCM, LPCM), WMA, WMA PRO, WMA VBR
    Support CUE indexing file for APE, FLAC audio format
    Video and Audio On-the-fly Transcoding

  • Q'center (NAS CMS)

    Multiple NAS monitoring
    Utilization history reports
    Unified configuration management
    Visual display reports
    Monitor NAS behind NAT routers with Q'center Assistant
    Virtual appliances supported by Microsoft Hyper-V and VMware ESXi

  • OceanKTV

    Use the NAS as a karaoke machine
    Display songs by artists, languages, and favorites
    Enhance the experience with effects such as tuning echo, key, or applause
    Control the playlist with a mobile app
    Supports keyboard, mouse and remote control (RM-RF001/ RM-IR002)

  • iTunes Server

    Audio and video sharing for Windows & Mac iTunes

  • App Center

    Over 100 official and community software add-ons such as Photo Station, Music Station, Video Station, Download Station, Notes Station, Signage Station

  • Dimensions (H x W x D)

    175 x 257 x 235mm (6.89 x 10.12 x 9.25")

  • Weight

    5.2kg (11.46lbs)

  • UPC Code

    885022009893

About QNAP TS-653A

In response to the coming era of Internet of Things (IoT), the TS-653A innovatively supports the open-source Linux platform as a gateway for IoT solutions to other smart devices. The TS-653A allows users to directly utilize various feature-rich Linux apps, enjoying a private cloud combining storage and IoT applications and professional developers can develop and run IoT applications directly on the TS-653A. The secure, reliable TS-653A is packed with business-critical features such as Volume/LUN Snapshot - allowing files/folders to revert to a previous state in case of any corruption or file-loss.

• Supports the Linux OS with direct output via HDMI
• Dual HDMI output for switching between duplicated and extended desktop options
• AES-NI hardware-accelerated encryption for efficient cryptographic performance up to 416MB/s
• Supports 4K hardware decoding and transcodes 4K H.264 videos on-the-fly or offline
• Quickly find files using a real-time, natural search with Qsirch 2.1
• NAS and iSCSI-SAN unified storage solution for virtualization
• Supports VMware, Citrix, Microsoft Hyper-V and advanced virtualization features
• A hybrid approach to virtualization in one NAS: Virtualization Station & Container Station
• Build a personal karaoke system with high-quality audio output with the new OceanKTV app

The TS-653A is powered by the latest quad-core Intel Celeron processor which allows users to enjoy 4K (H.264) video playback and 1080p/4K video real-time transcoding directly from the TS-653A to an HD/4K display.

QTS-Linux dual systems, geared for the IoT era
The TS-653A's QTS-Linux dual systems are based upon QNAP's advanced virtualization technologies. The revolutionary architecture of the TS-653A enables users not only to download rich apps from QTS App Center but also to develop or utilize IoT packages for Linux and display them using HDMI output. With the TS-653A, you can develop and install various IoT packages on demand and centrally store the data on the TS-653A, benefiting from a secure private storage and development solution. Simply plug in a keyboard, mouse and HDMI monitor to the TS-653A and use the Linux Station as if you were using a PC. You can also operate the Linux Station as a remote desktop via web browser for instant management.

Intel Celeron quad-core 1.6GHz CPU fulfills multi-tasking efficiency
Powered by the latest 14 nm Intel Celeron N3150/N3160 quad-core 1.6GHz processor, dual-channel 4GB DDR3L-1600 RAM (upgradable to 8GB), 4 Gigabit LAN ports and SATA 6Gb/s, the TS-653A delivers up to 416MB/s read speed and runs tasks smoothly and quickly. The TS-653A can automatically increase the processor's clock speed from 1.6GHz to 2.08GHz when performing CPU-intensive tasks. The TS-653A features Intel AES-NI hardware-accelerated encryption engine to drive transfer speeds of up to 416MB/s with AES 256-bit encryption for both full NAS volume and shared folders, boosting system performance & security while ensuring the safety of sensitive business data stored in the TS-653A.

Superior real-time and offline 4K video transcoding
Featuring advanced 8th-generation Intel HD Graphics, the TS-653A supports 4K (H.264) hardware decoding and delivers superior real-time 4K (H.264) and 1080p video transcoding to convert videos to universal formats that can be smoothly played on PCs, mobile devices and Smart TVs. With offline transcoding, even when you can only connect using a low-speed Internet connection, you can still enjoy smooth video playback via File Station, Video Station and the Qfile mobile app by selecting a pre-rendered lower resolution video. The TS-653A also allows you to set a dedicated folder for automatic video transcoding.

QTS 4.2 - Simple, convenient and efficient
Thanks to the intuitive user interface of QTS, your NAS experience is smarter, smoother and spectacular. Its modern flat design streamlines loading times and the intelligent desktop allows you to find desired functions quickly, create desktop shortcuts or group shortcuts, monitor important system information on a real-time basis and open multiple application windows to run multiple tasks concurrently, bringing greater working efficiency. QTS breaks the barriers of devices, platforms and geography to bring optimized cloud experiences to you and incorporates more advanced features including volume/LUN snapshot, remote connection to public cloud services in File Station, multi-zone multimedia system and more.

Disaster recovery solutions brings peace of mind
The TS-653A offers various data recovery options. RTRR (Real-Time Remote Replication) supports real time or scheduled data backup to a remote QNAP NAS or FTP server and synchronizes files to a remote folder from a local folder with better backup efficiency. You can enjoy backup versioning to preserve a certain amount of versions, with options of simple versioning to schedule how many versions should be retained and for how long or smart versioning with a rotation scheme that automatically replaces earlier backup versions. The TS-653A also supports the rsync protocol to back up data to another remote server on a scheduled basis. Data can also be backed up to and restored from a range of cloud storage services, including Amazon S3, Amazon Glacier, Microsoft Azure, Elephant Drive, Dropbox, Google Drive, Google Cloud Storage and more.

Restore files with Snapshot
QTS Storage Manager adds an easy-to-use web-based snapshot tool for you to easily backup and restore data on the TS-653A back to any point of time in case you lose any important data. You can take snapshots for both volumes and LUN (up to 256 snapshots per volume or LUN and maximum 1024 snapshots per NAS), efficiently replicate volume/LUN snapshots via Snapshot Replica to remote servers by copying only the changes made and quickly clone a volume /LUN snapshot as a local volume without interrupting the current system operation. You can even set up the system to automatically take a snapshot of the volume before backup via RTRR/rsync, even when the file is opened.

Qsirch - a smarter, faster way to search
The TS-653A supports Qsirch, a proprietary near real-time search tool for quick file searching. In addition to thumbnail previews, Qsirch now allows you to find and preview Gmail emails that are backed Upon the TS-653A. Qsirch even remembers your search history allowing you to quickly navigate to files you've previously searched for. 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. The revamped Qsirch 2.1 adds a Google Chrome Extension that allows you to search for files on your NAS when you use Google Search.

Datastore for virtualized environments
The TS-653A is also an iSCSI/ IP-SAN storage that supports VMware and Citrix and is compatible with Microsoft Hyper-V and Windows Server 2012, benefiting flexible deployment and management in virtualization environments. The TS-653A supports VMware VAAI and Microsoft ODX to increase performance by offloading server loading for ESXi server and Hyper-V respectively and supports QNAP vSphere Client plug-in and QNAP SMI-S provider with enhanced operational efficiency and management in virtualization applications.

Born for server virtualization
Virtualization Station allows you to host virtual machines (VM) on the TS-653A and access them via a web browser or VNC. Virtualization Station supports multiple operating systems, fast VM creation, VM backup & restoration, VM import/export, snapshot and Device Management for centrally managing VM. Virtualization Station uses SDN (Software-defined Networks) and allows the TS-653A and VMs to share the same LAN port. No longer constrained by physical network performance, high-speed Virtual Switches greatly increases data transfer between VMs as well as between VMs and NAS through the internal interface. You can also download VMs on demand from online VM markets and import them to the TS-653A without any complex procedures.

Cross-platform file sharing, centralized data storage
The TS-653A supports SMB/CIFS, NFS and AFP protocols for file sharing across Windows, Mac, Linux/UNIX networks. Data, logs and ISO images of CDs and DVDs can be centrally stored on the TS-653A and protected by an integrated antivirus solution. The Windows AD and LDAP services enable system administrators to configure user permissions by using an existing Windows AD server, LDAP server or built-in LDAP service. The TS-653A supports SAMBA v4 and can act as a Windows domain controller to manage privilege settings.

Well-rounded backup solutions to secure data
QNAP NetBak Replicator supports real-time and scheduled data backUpon Windows including Outlook email archiving. Apple Time Machine is also supported to provide Mac OS X users with a solution to effortlessly back up data to the TS-653A. The front-panel USB 3.0 port of the TS-653A features a one-touch-copy function for you to instantly back up data from external drives to the TS-653A with just one click or alternatively to back up data from the TS-653A to external drives. A wide range of third-party backup software such as Acronis True Image and Symantec Backup Exec are also supported.

Comprehensive security options
In open network environments, business data may be exposed in a potential hack. The TS-653A provides numerous security options, such as encrypted access, IP blocking and more. IT administrators can also control the access rights of each user to different folders, preventing unauthorized access to important files.

What's in the box:

  • Qnap TS-653A Six-Bay NAS Enclosure
  • 2x Ethernet Cable
  • Power Cord
  • 24x Flat Head Screw (For 3.5" HDD)
  • 18x Flat Head Screw (For 2.5" HDD)
  • Quick Installation Guide
  • RM-IR002 Infrared (IR) Remote Control
  • Qnap 2 Year Limited Warranty