Technical reference
QNAP TS-464-8G specifications
Diskless TS-464-8G / TS-464-8G-US; factory 8GB, current socketed-memory revision.
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Processor and memory
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| CPU | Intel® Celeron® N5095 4-core/4-thread processor, burst up to 2.9 GHz[1] |
|---|---|
| CPU Architecture | 64-bit x86[1] |
| Graphic Processors | Intel® UHD Graphics[1] |
| Encryption Engine | Supported; (AES-NI)[1] |
| Hardware-accelerated Transcoding | Supported[1] Hardware capability; codecs, application support and paid decoder/player licenses still apply. |
| System Memory | 8 GB SODIMM DDR4 Since 2024/01[1] Current revision: QNAP dates SODIMM memory to January 2024 onward. Confirm the shipping hardware revision when buying old stock; older 8GB units may use fixed memory. Official maximum is 16GB, not third-party upgrade experiments. |
| Maximum Memory | 16 GB (2 x 8GB)[1] Current revision: QNAP dates SODIMM memory to January 2024 onward. Confirm the shipping hardware revision when buying old stock; older 8GB units may use fixed memory. Official maximum is 16GB, not third-party upgrade experiments. |
| Memory Slot | 2 x SODIMM DDR4[1] Current revision: QNAP dates SODIMM memory to January 2024 onward. Confirm the shipping hardware revision when buying old stock; older 8GB units may use fixed memory. Official maximum is 16GB, not third-party upgrade experiments. |
| Flash Memory | 4GB (Dual boot OS protection)[1] Current revision: QNAP dates SODIMM memory to January 2024 onward. Confirm the shipping hardware revision when buying old stock; older 8GB units may use fixed memory. Official maximum is 16GB, not third-party upgrade experiments. |
| Max. Number of Concurrent Connections (CIFS) - with Max. Memory | 1500[1] Vendor ceiling with maximum RAM; not a measured workload promise for the supplied 8GB. |
Drives, capacity and compatibility
Capacity and drive choices depend on RAID, memory and model-specific compatibility.
| Drive Bay | 4 x 3.5-inch SATA 6Gb/s The system is shipped without HDD. For the HDD compatibility list, please visit https://www.qnap.com/compatibility/[1] |
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| Drive Compatibility | 3.5-inch SATA hard disk drives 2.5-inch SATA solid state drives[1] |
| Hot-swappable | Supported; (Not supported M.2 SSD)[1] |
| M.2 Slot | 2 x M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 3 x1 If a heatsink is to be installed, it is recommended that the top heatsink dimensions be less than 68 x 20 x 10 mm (L x W x H)[1] |
| SSD Cache Acceleration Support | Supported[1] |
| QTS / QuTS hero installation | QTS uses EXT4; optional QuTS hero uses ZFS[2] Choose before filling the NAS. Switching requires an external backup and removing drives; it is not an in-place filesystem conversion. |
Network and connections
A faster port needs a suitable computer and network to improve a transfer.
| 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet Port (2.5G/1G/100M) | 2 (2.5G/1G/100M/10M)[1] |
|---|---|
| 5 Gigabit Ethernet Port (5G/2.5G/1G/100M) | Optional via PCIe expansion card[1] |
| 10 Gigabit Ethernet Port | Optional via PCIe expansion card[1] |
| Wake on LAN (WOL) | Supported[1] |
| Jumbo Frame | Supported[1] |
| PCIe Slot | 1 Slot 1: PCIe Gen 3 x2 Card dimensions for PCIe slot：190 x 68.9x 18.76 mm / 7.48 x 2.71 x 0.74 inches.[1] |
| USB 2.0 port | 2[1] |
| USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps) Port | 2 x Type-A[1] |
| IR Sensor | Supported; (Optional QNAP RM-IR004 remote control)[1] |
| HDMI™ Output | 1, HDMI™ 2.1 (up to 4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz)[1] |
QTS: Storage, snapshots and cache
EXT4 storage, pools, RAID, snapshots and SSD cache; requirements stay with each row.
| Operating System | QTS 5.2.9[1] Version printed on the 2026-09-11 hardware-page software table; not a latest-release assertion. |
|---|---|
| Supported Client Operating Systems | 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, 2022, and 2025[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Supported Browsers | Apple Safari (latest version) Google Chrome (latest version) Microsoft Edge (latest version) Mozilla Firefox (latest version)[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Storage Pool | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| SED Storage Pool | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Maximum Pool size | 308 TB[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Maximum number of storage pool | 128[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Volume Type | Thick, Thin, Static[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Maximum volume size | 250 TB Note: At least 4 GB RAM is required.[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Maximum number of volume | 128[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Maximum shared folder size | 250 TB[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Maximum number of shared folder | 512[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| JBOD Expansion | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| VJBOD / VJBOD Cloud | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| iSCSI Service | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Fibre Channel Service | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| LUN Type | Thick, Thin[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| File-based iSCSI LUN | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Block-based iSCSI LUN | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Maximum LUN size | 250 TB Note: At least 4 GB RAM is required.[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Maximum number of targets LUN | 128[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| LUN feature | LUN Mapping (LUN can be moved between iSCSI and FC) LUN Masking WWPN Aliases Import/Export FC Port Group FC Port Binding Multipath IO (MPIO) Online LUN capacity expansion LUN snapshot LUN snapshot replication and clone[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Auto Tiering | Supported; Requires minimum 2GB memory.[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| RAID Type | JBOD, Single, RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10[1] Four-bay row only. External expansion configurations require separate compatible hardware; parity uses capacity. |
| RAID Group | Supported; maximum 16 drives per newly created RAID 5/6/TP group or RAID 50/60 subgroup[1] General software ceiling including expanded systems; this enclosure contains four SATA bays. Existing groups are unaffected by the newer limit. |
| RAID Level Migration | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| RAID Expansion (by adding Disk) | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| RAID Expansion (by replacing bigger Disks) | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Storage Pool Expansion (by adding RAID Group) | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| RAID Hot Spare | Global, Local[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| RAID Sync/Rebuild/Scrubbing | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Internal drive | EXT4[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| External drive | EXT3, EXT4, NTFS, FAT32, HFS+, exFAT[1] Current x86 model; the generic ARM exFAT license footnote does not establish an extra fee for this NAS. |
| Disk, Enclosure Locate | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Disk S.M.A.R.T. Scan | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Disk S.M.A.R.T. Data Migration | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Ironwolf Health Management | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Secure Erase | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| SSD Trim | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| SSD Life Estimation | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Disk Roaming | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Disk Standby | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Volume Snapshot | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| LUN Snapshot | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Maximum Snapshot (Per System) | 1,024 per NAS[1][3] QTS Intel guideline requires at least 4GB RAM and available storage. QuTS hero platform advertises up to 65,536 snapshots without the same per-volume table. |
| Maximum Snapshot (Per Volume / LUN) | 256 per volume / block-based LUN[1][3] QTS Intel guideline requires at least 4GB RAM and available storage. QuTS hero platform advertises up to 65,536 snapshots without the same per-volume table. |
| Minimum Snapshot Interval | 5 minutes[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Snapshot Retention Policy | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Self-serve Snapshot Recovery | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Application Consisted Snapshot | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Snapshot Full Clone | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Snapshot Replica / Vault | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| SSD read-only Cache | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| SSD read-write cache | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| SSD write-only cache | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| SSD Cache Maximum Size | QTS 5.0+ x86 guideline: up to 16TB with at least 8GB RAM[1][4] Memory guideline, not included SSD capacity or a performance claim. Confirm model kernel and SSD compatibility; ZFS read cache has much higher RAM requirements than QTS. |
| SSD Cache RAID | 0, 1, 5, 6, 10[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| SSD profiling tool | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| External Device Management | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Mount Smart Phone (MTP) | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| External RAID Device (QNAP so on) Management (External Device Mode) | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| External RAID Device (QNAP so on) Management (NAS Mode) | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
QTS: Network, accounts and security
File access, users, network services, permissions and protection.
| File Server | File sharing across Windows, Mac, and Linux/UNIX Microsoft networking (CIFS/SMB) Apple networking (AFP) NFS version 2/3/4/4.1 services[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
|---|---|
| FTP Server | QuFTP FTP, SFTP and TFTP protocols FTP over SSL/TLS (explicit FTPS) FXP support[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Maximum FTP connection | 1024[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| File Station (Web) | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Object Storage | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Local user account | 4,096[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Local group account | 512[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Domain user/group account | 200,000[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Domain Security | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Domain Controller | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Shared folder permission | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Advanced folder permission | Supported; , (AFP, CIFS/SMB, FTP, and File Station)[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Windows ACL | Supported; , (CIFS/SMB)[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| User quota | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Group quota | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Folder quota | Supported; , (Snapshot shared folder)[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Home folder | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Resource Monitor | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| SNMP | V2, V3[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Network recycle bin | Recover files deleted using AFP, CIFS/SMB, and File Station Automatic cleanup and file type filter[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| System Log & Notification Center | Log recording: 3,000 event per second[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Smart Fan | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Schedule on/off | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Internet protocol | IPv4, IPv6[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Virtual Switch | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Port trunking | Supported; , (7 modes)[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| VLAN | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| DHCP Server | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name Service) | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Network access protection with auto-blocking | SSH, Telnet, HTTP(S), FTP, CIFS/SMB, and AFP[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Security Counselor | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Malware Remover | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| AES 256-bit Volume Encryption validated by FIPS 140-2 CAVP | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| 2-step verification | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Allow/Deny List | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Access Protection | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Service binding | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Firewall | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| HTTP/HTTPS Connections | TLS 1.0/1.1/1.2/1.3[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Supports WebDAV Connection | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Supports Virtual Hosts | 32[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Antivirus (free) | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| McAfee (License) | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| QVPN Service | Supported; Note: At least 1 GB RAM is required.[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [QVPN Service] Remote Access | PPTP, L2TP/IPSec, OpenVPN, WireGuard, QBelt (QNAP proprietary)[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [QVPN Service] Supportedd utility and mobile app | Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [QVPN Service] Supported maximum clients | 100[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| LDAP Server | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| RADIUS | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| QuWAN | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
QTS: Backup and cloud sync
Qsync, cloud mounts, HBS, Hyper Data Protector and Boxafe.
| Qsync | Supported; Note: At least 1 GB RAM is required.[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
|---|---|
| [Qsync] Management Mode | User customization, Central[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [Qsync] Qsync client supported platforms | Windows, macOS, Ubuntu, Android, and iOS[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [Qsync] Maximum number of version control | 64[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| HybridMount | Supported; Note: At least 1 GB RAM is required.[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [HybridMount] File Cloud Gateway | Concurrent Connections = 20 Upload & 20 Download[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [HybridMount] Network Drive Mount | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [HybridMount] Free cloud gateway sessions | 2[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| HBS (Hybrid Backup Sync) | Supported; Note: At least 1 GB RAM is required.[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [HBS (Hybrid Backup Sync)] NAS to NAS backup | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [HBS (Hybrid Backup Sync)] Cloud Backup | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [HBS (Hybrid Backup Sync)] Cloud Sync | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [HBS (Hybrid Backup Sync)] 2-way and Active Sync | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [HBS (Hybrid Backup Sync)] Backup Deduplication | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [HBS (Hybrid Backup Sync)] Apple Time Machine Backup | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [HBS (Hybrid Backup Sync)] External drive backup | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [HBS (Hybrid Backup Sync)] Maximum number of backup job | 400[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Hyper Data Protector | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Boxafe | Supported; Note: At least 4 GB RAM is required.[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [Boxafe] Office 365 Backup | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [Boxafe] Google Workspace Backup | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [Boxafe] Full-text search | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
QTS: Apps, media and virtualization
Photo and media apps, containers and virtual machines; published support and limits are separate from measured performance.
| VMware vSphere Ready | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
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| vSphere Web Client Plug-in | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| VMware vSphere VAAI for iSCSI | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| VMware vSphere VAAI for NAS | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Windows ODX | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Windows/VMware Snapshot Agent | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Qsirch | Supported; Note: This feature is supported by all QNAP NAS devices with at least 2 GB of memory[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [Qsirch] Previews | Photos, music, videos, PDFs, Gmail, and others[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [Qsirch] Integrate Mac Finder | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [Qsirch] Advanced picture search | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [Qsirch] Search filters | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| QuMagie | Supported; Note: At least 1 GB RAM is required.[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [QuMagie] Browse photos | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [QuMagie] Virtual and smart albums | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [QuMagie] AI-assisted photo management | People, things, places, and others[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| HD Station | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| SQL server | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| License Center | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Multimedia Console | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Photo Station | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Music Station | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Video Station | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Download Station | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Notes Station | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Qfiling | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Media Streaming add-on | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| QmailAgent | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| DA Driver Analyzer | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Q'center | Supported; Note: The application is available in the App Center and in virtual appliance marketplaces (VMware vSphere ESXi and Microsoft Hyper-V).[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Q'center Server | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Q'center Agent | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Connect to Q'center | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Virtualization Station | Supported; Note: At least 4 GB RAM is required.[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [Virtualization Station] Supports Virtual machine instances | Windows, Linux, Unix, and Android[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [Virtualization Station] VM importing, exporting, cloning, snapshot capturing, backup, and restoration | All function is Fine.[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [Virtualization Station] Virtual switches | Can create a virtual switch[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [Virtualization Station] GPU pass-through | Not confirmed for this configuration[1] The current QTS and QuTS hero table entries conflict; do not buy this NAS on the assumption of supported GPU pass-through. |
| [Virtualization Station] Suggested number of virtual machine instances | 4 lightweight instances: example 1 vCPU thread and 1GB RAM each[1] Illustrative vendor sizing only. Actual VM count depends on installed memory and applications; multiple heavy guests are not promised. |
| Container Station | Supported; Note: At least 1 GB RAM is required.[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [Container Station] Supported type | LXC/LXD and Docker Note: LXD has been supported after Container Station 2.4[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [Container Station] Docker Hub Registry | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [Container Station] Container importing and exporting | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [Container Station] Console mode | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Linux Station | Supported; Notification: At least 4 GB RAM is required.[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [Linux Station] Supports Ubuntu versions | 18.04, and 20.04[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Linux Station Center | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
QTS: Cameras and surveillance
Camera applications, included channels, paid licenses and monitoring features.
| QVR Pro | Supported; Note: At least 4 GB RAM is required. The maximum number of channels supported varies by NAS model, network configuration, and camera settings. For more information, visit https://www.qnap.com/go/qvr-nas-selector .[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
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| [QVR Pro] Recording Technique | Index database based[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [QVR Pro] License Type | Perpetual[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [QVR Pro] User-defined trigger events | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [QVR Pro] Metadata | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [QVR Pro] QVR Pro Client (Desktop) | Windows, macOS, and QNAP HybridDesk Station[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [QVR Pro] QVR Pro Client (Mobile) | Android and iOS[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [QVR Pro] Recording camera streams | H.264[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [QVR Pro] Free built-in camera channels | 8[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| QVR Surveillance | Supported; Note: At least 1 GB RAM is required. The maximum number of channels supported varies by NAS model, network configuration, and camera settings. For more information, visit https://www.qnap.com/go/qvr-nas-selector .[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [QVR Surveillance] Recording Technique | Standard MP4 file based[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [QVR Surveillance] License Type | Subscription-based, Perpetual[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [QVR Surveillance] User-defined trigger events | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [QVR Surveillance] QVR Pro Client (Desktop) | Windows, macOS, and QNAP HybridDesk Station[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [QVR Surveillance] QVR Pro Client (Mobile) | Android and iOS[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [QVR Surveillance] Recording camera streams | H.264[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [QVR Surveillance] Free built-in camera channels | 2[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| QVR Pro Client | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [QVR Pro Client] Dynamic View Layout | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [QVR Pro Client] Windows | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [QVR Pro Client] Mac | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [QVR Pro Client] HybridDesktop | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [QVR Pro Client] iOS | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [QVR Pro Client] Android | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| QVR Center | Supported; Note: At least 4 GB RAM is required.[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [QVR Center] Log management | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [QVR Center] Central monitoring across multiple servers | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| QVR Guard | Supported; Note: At least 4 GB RAM is required.[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [QVR Guard] Failover design | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [QVR Guard] Viewing task details | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [QVR Guard] Automatic switch between Standby and Takeover modes | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| QVR Human | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| QVR Face | Supported; The maximum number of channels supported varies by NAS model, network configuration, and camera settings. For more information, visit https://www.qnap.com/solution/qvr-face/en-us/[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| QVR DoorAccess | Supported[1] QTS feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
QuTS hero: Storage, snapshots and cache
ZFS storage, pools, RAID, snapshots, compression, deduplication and cache; check memory requirements.
| Operating System | QuTS hero h5.2.9[1] Version printed on the 2026-09-11 hardware-page software table; not a latest-release assertion. |
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| Supported Client Operating Systems | 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, 2022, and 2025[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Supported Browsers | Apple Safari (latest version) Google Chrome (latest version) Microsoft Edge (latest version) Mozilla Firefox (latest version)[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Storage Pool | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| SED Storage Pool | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Maximum Pool size | 5 PB[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Maximum number of storage pool | 128[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Shared Folder Type | Thick, Thin[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Maximum shared folder size | 5 PB[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Maximum number of shared folder | 256[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| JBOD Expansion | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| VJBOD / VJBOD Cloud | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| iSCSI Service | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Fibre Channel Service | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| LUN Type | Thick, Thin[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Block-based iSCSI LUN | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Maximum LUN size | 1024 TB[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Maximum number of targets LUN | 256[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| RAID Type | Single, RAID 0 (stripe), 1, 5, 6, 10, Triple Mirror, Triple Parity[1] Four-bay row only. External expansion configurations require separate compatible hardware; parity uses capacity. |
| RAID Group | Supported; maximum 16 drives per newly created RAID 5/6/TP group or RAID 50/60 subgroup[1] General software ceiling including expanded systems; this enclosure contains four SATA bays. Existing groups are unaffected by the newer limit. |
| RAID Expansion (by replacing bigger Disks) | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Storage Pool Expansion (by adding RAID Group) | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| RAID Hot Spare | Global, Local[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| RAID Sync/Rebuild/Scrubbing | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| End-to-End data integrity | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Silent error detection and self-healing | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Internal drive | ZFS[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| External drive | EXT3, EXT4, NTFS, FAT32, HFS+, exFAT[1] Current x86 model; the generic ARM exFAT license footnote does not establish an extra fee for this NAS. |
| Disk, Enclosure Locate | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Disk S.M.A.R.T. Scan | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Disk S.M.A.R.T. Data Migration | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Ironwolf Health Management | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Secure Erase | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| SSD Trim | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| SSD Life Estimation | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Disk Roaming | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Disk Standby | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Shared Folder Snapshot | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| LUN Snapshot | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Maximum Snapshot (Per System) | Consult QuTS hero limits for the selected storage configuration[1][3] QTS Intel guideline requires at least 4GB RAM and available storage. QuTS hero platform advertises up to 65,536 snapshots without the same per-volume table. |
| Maximum Snapshot (Per Volume / LUN) | Consult QuTS hero limits for the selected storage configuration[1][3] QTS Intel guideline requires at least 4GB RAM and available storage. QuTS hero platform advertises up to 65,536 snapshots without the same per-volume table. |
| Minimum Snapshot Interval | 1 minute[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Snapshot Retention Policy | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Self-serve Snapshot Recovery | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Application Consisted Snapshot | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Snapshot Full Clone | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Snapshot Instant Clone | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Snapshot Replica / Vault | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| SSD read-only Cache | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| SSD read & write log cache | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| SSD dedicated ZIL cache | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| SSD Cache Maximum Size | 512GB read-cache tier requires at least 16GB RAM[1][4] Memory guideline, not included SSD capacity or a performance claim. Confirm model kernel and SSD compatibility; ZFS read cache has much higher RAM requirements than QTS. |
| SSD Cache RAID | 0, 1, 10 (journal)[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| External Device Management | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Mount Smart Phone (MTP) | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| External RAID Device (QNAP so on) Management (External Device Mode) | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| External RAID Device (QNAP so on) Management (NAS Mode) | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Shared Folder Data Compression | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Shared Folder Data Deduplication | Supported[1][2] QuTS hero inline deduplication requires at least 16GB RAM; factory 8GB is insufficient. Vendor recommends 32GB for best performance, above this model’s official 16GB maximum. |
| Shared Folder WORM | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
QuTS hero: Network, accounts and security
File access, users, network services, permissions and protection.
| File Server | File sharing across Windows, Mac, and Linux/UNIX Microsoft networking (CIFS/SMB) Apple networking (AFP) NFS version 2/3/4/4.1 services[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
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| FTP Server | FTP, SFTP and TFTP protocols FTP over SSL/TLS (explicit FTPS) FXP support[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Maximum FTP connection | 1024[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| File Station (Web) | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Object Storage | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Local user account | 16,000[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Local group account | 512[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Domain user/group account | 200,000[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Domain Security | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Domain Controller | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Shared folder permission | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Windows ACL | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| User quota | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Group quota | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Folder quota | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Home folder | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Resource Monitor | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| SNMP | V2, V3[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Network recycle bin | Recover files deleted using AFP, CIFS/SMB, and File Station Automatic cleanup and file type filter[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| System Log & Notification Center | Log recording: 3,000 event per second[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Smart Fan | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Schedule on/off | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Internet protocol | IPv4, IPv6[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Virtual Switch | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Port trunking | Supported; , (7 modes)[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| VLAN | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| DHCP Server | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name Service) | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Network access protection with auto-blocking | SSH, Telnet, HTTP(S), FTP, CIFS/SMB, and AFP[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Security Counselor | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Malware Remover | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| AES 256-bit Folder Encryption validated by FIPS 140-2 CAVP | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| 2-step verification | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Allow/Deny List | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Access Protection | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Service binding | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Firewall | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| HTTP/HTTPS Connections | TLS 1.0/1.1/1.2/1.3[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Supports WebDAV Connection | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Supports Virtual Hosts | 32[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Antivirus (free) | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| McAfee (License) | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| QVPN Service | Supported; Note: At least 1 GB RAM is required.[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [QVPN Service] Remote Access | PPTP, L2TP/IPSec, OpenVPN, QBelt (QNAP proprietary)[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [QVPN Service] Supportedd utility and mobile app | Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [QVPN Service] Supported maximum clients | 100[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| LDAP Server | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| RADIUS | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| QuWAN | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
QuTS hero: Backup and cloud sync
Qsync, cloud mounts, HBS, Hyper Data Protector and Boxafe.
| Qsync | Supported; Note: At least 1 GB RAM is required.[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
|---|---|
| [Qsync] Management Mode | User customization, Central[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [Qsync] Qsync client supported platforms | Windows, macOS, Ubuntu, Android, and iOS[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [Qsync] Maximum number of version control | 64[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| HybridMount | Supported; Note: At least 1 GB RAM is required.[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [HybridMount] File Cloud Gateway | Concurrent Connections = 80 Upload & 80 Download[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [HybridMount] Network Drive Mount | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [HybridMount] Free cloud gateway sessions | 2[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| HBS (Hybrid Backup Sync) | Supported; Note: At least 1 GB RAM is required.[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [HBS (Hybrid Backup Sync)] NAS to NAS backup | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [HBS (Hybrid Backup Sync)] Cloud Backup | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [HBS (Hybrid Backup Sync)] Cloud Sync | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [HBS (Hybrid Backup Sync)] 2-way and Active Sync | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [HBS (Hybrid Backup Sync)] Backup Deduplication | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [HBS (Hybrid Backup Sync)] Apple Time Machine Backup | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [HBS (Hybrid Backup Sync)] External drive backup | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [HBS (Hybrid Backup Sync)] Maximum number of backup job | 400[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Hyper Data Protector | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Boxafe | Supported; Note: At least 4 GB RAM is required.[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [Boxafe] Office 365 Backup | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [Boxafe] Google Workspace Backup | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [Boxafe] Full-text search | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
QuTS hero: Apps, media and virtualization
Photo and media apps, containers and virtual machines; published support and limits are separate from measured performance.
| VMware vSphere Ready | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
|---|---|
| vSphere Web Client Plug-in | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| VMware vSphere VAAI for iSCSI | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| VMware vSphere VAAI for NAS | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Windows ODX | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Windows/VMware Snapshot Agent | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Qsirch | Supported; Note: This feature is supported by all QNAP NAS devices with at least 2 GB of memory[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [Qsirch] Previews | Photos, music, videos, PDFs, Gmail, and others[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [Qsirch] Integrate Mac Finder | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [Qsirch] Advanced picture search | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [Qsirch] Search filters | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| QuMagie | Supported; Note: At least 1 GB RAM is required.[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [QuMagie] Browse photos | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [QuMagie] Virtual and smart albums | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [QuMagie] AI-assisted photo management | People, things, places, and others[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| HD Station | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| SQL server | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| License Center | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Multimedia Console | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Photo Station | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Music Station | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Video Station | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Download Station | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Notes Station | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Qfiling | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Media Streaming add-on | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| QmailAgent | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| DA Driver Analyzer | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Q'center | Supported; Note: The application is available in the App Center and in virtual appliance marketplaces (VMware vSphere ESXi and Microsoft Hyper-V).[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Q'center Server | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Q'center Agent | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Connect to Q'center | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Virtualization Station | Supported; Note: At least 4 GB RAM is required.[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [Virtualization Station] Supports Virtual machine instances | Windows, Linux, Unix, and Android[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [Virtualization Station] VM importing, exporting, cloning, snapshot capturing, backup, and restoration | All function is Fine.[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [Virtualization Station] Virtual switches | Can create a virtual switch[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [Virtualization Station] GPU pass-through | Not confirmed for this configuration[1] The current QTS and QuTS hero table entries conflict; do not buy this NAS on the assumption of supported GPU pass-through. |
| [Virtualization Station] Suggested number of virtual machine instances | 4 lightweight instances: example 1 vCPU thread and 1GB RAM each[1] Illustrative vendor sizing only. Actual VM count depends on installed memory and applications; multiple heavy guests are not promised. |
| Container Station | Supported; Note: At least 1 GB RAM is required.[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [Container Station] Supported type | LXC/LXD and Docker Note: LXD has been supported after Container Station 2.4[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [Container Station] Docker Hub Registry | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [Container Station] Container importing and exporting | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [Container Station] Console mode | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Linux Station | Supported; Notification: At least 4 GB RAM is required.[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [Linux Station] Supports Ubuntu versions | 16.04, 18.04, and 20.04[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| Linux Station Center | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
QuTS hero: Cameras and surveillance
QuTS hero camera applications, included channels, paid licenses and monitoring features.
| QVR Surveillance | Supported; Note: At least 1 GB RAM is required. The maximum number of channels supported varies by NAS model, network configuration, and camera settings. For more information, visit https://www.qnap.com/go/qvr-nas-selector .[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
|---|---|
| [QVR Surveillance] Recording Technique | Standard MP4 file based[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [QVR Surveillance] License Type | Subscription-based, Perpetual[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [QVR Surveillance] User-defined trigger events | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [QVR Surveillance] QVR Pro Client (Desktop) | Windows, macOS, and QNAP HybridDesk Station[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [QVR Surveillance] QVR Pro Client (Mobile) | Android and iOS[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [QVR Surveillance] Recording camera streams | H.264[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [QVR Surveillance] Free built-in camera channels | 2[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [QVR Surveillance] Expandable camera channels | Developing[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| QVR Center | Supported; Note: At least 4 GB RAM is required.[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [QVR Center] Log management | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
| [QVR Center] Central monitoring across multiple servers | Supported[1] QuTS hero feature table; application versions, configuration and licensing requirements apply. Numeric ceilings do not establish simultaneous real-world performance. |
Size, noise and power
Laboratory ratings depend on installed drives and workload.
| Form Factor | Tower[1] |
|---|---|
| LED Indicators | Power/Status, LAN, USB, HDD1-4[1] |
| Buttons | Power, USB copy, Reset[1] |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 6.5 × 6.69 × 8.92 inch Dimensions do not include foot pad (foot pad may be up to 30mm / 1.18 inches high depending on model)[1] |
| Weight (Net) | 4.98 lbs[1] |
| Weight (Gross) | 7.91 lbs[1] |
| Operating Temperature | 0 - 40 °C (32°F - 104°F)[1] |
| Storage Temperature | -20 - 70°C (-4°F - 158°F)[1] |
| Relative Humidity | 5-95% RH non-condensing, wet bulb: 27˚C (80.6˚F)[1] |
| Power Supply Unit | 90W adapter, 100-240V[1] |
| Power Consumption: Disk Standby Mode | 21.618 W[1] Manufacturer rating; operating test fully populates drives. Standby is not ordinary active idle and actual drives/services change power use. |
| Power Consumption: Operating Mode, Typical | 40.536 W Tested with drives fully populated.[1] Manufacturer rating; operating test fully populates drives. Standby is not ordinary active idle and actual drives/services change power use. |
| Fan | 1 x 120mm, 12VDC[1] |
| System Warning | Buzzer[1] |
| Kensington Security Slot | Supported[1] |
Warranty, box contents and environment
Check included parts and optional coverage before purchase.
| Standard Warranty | 3 years[1] |
|---|---|
| In the box | NAS, Ethernet cable, power adapter/cord, drive screws and quick installation guide[7] Diskless enclosure; optional cards, SSDs, HDDs and remote are separate. |
Exact product identity & open questions
- Configuration covered
- Diskless; factory 8GB DDR4; current SODIMM revision[1]
- PCTuning live reread: pctuning.cz returned 403 this round; baseline review retained as reused pending a live reread.
- Current retailer coverage: B&H/Adorama/Best Buy/Amazon/Newegg keep original checkedAt. QNAP Store restored to 2026-09-10 unknown; this round’s store HTML is not a live offer.
- Video: Noise-test a9s2ztqM04A and other TS-464 videos were not extracted. No matching parent-support ASR for this SKU.
Sources
Research updated Sep 11, 2026. Individual source check dates are listed below. Measurements belong to the named reviewers; tested configurations and software versions may differ from the product you buy.
- [1] QNAP TS-464 hardware specs ↗
Checked Sep 11, 2026 · Hardware table heading TS-464-8G; QTS 5.2.9 (and QuTS hero on x86 pages that list it). TS-464-4G marked Legacy.
- [2] QNAP TS-464 operating-system requirements ↗
Checked Sep 8, 2026 · Switch to QuTS hero: RAM requirements and migration
- [3] QNAP snapshot limits ↗
Checked Sep 8, 2026 · Maximum snapshots: Intel and RAM table
- [4] QNAP SSD-cache RAM requirements ↗
Checked Sep 8, 2026 · QNAP NAS cache capacity and RAM requirements
- [5] PCTuning.cz original TS-464 test ↗
Checked Sep 8, 2026 · Configuration and workload sections; review limitations retained
- [6] QNAP TS-464を徹底レビュー ↗
Checked Sep 11, 2026 · 8GB; SSD CDM SEQ 257.46/236.25 MB/s; 5GB copy 32.67 s; 42.1 dB; drive models unnamed.
- [7] QNAP TS-464-8G MovieNews ↗
Checked Sep 11, 2026 · 8GB; one IronWolf 14TB; QTS 5.2.6; install/Qfile, not a controlled throughput test.
- [8] QNAP TS-464 review ↗
Checked Sep 11, 2026 · Archive 20251225; ~110 MB/s on Gigabit; 2.5GbE 'should' >250 MB/s not measured.
- [9] PCTuning TS-464 HDMI companion ↗
Checked Sep 8, 2026 · HD Player and conclusion; first chapter discloses returnable loan
- [10] B&H Photo Video TS-464-8G-US diskless offer ↗
Checked Sep 8, 2026 · Current new-product offer, seller and exact SKU
- [11] Adorama TS-464-8G-US diskless offer ↗
Checked Sep 8, 2026 · Current new-product offer, seller and exact SKU
- [12] Best Buy TS-464-8G-US diskless offer ↗
Checked Sep 8, 2026 · Current new-product offer, seller and exact SKU
- [13] Amazon TS-464-8G-US product page ↗
Checked Sep 10, 2026 · Page title 'Amazon.com: QNAP TS-464-8G-US 4 Bay Desktop NAS | Intel Quad-core Processor, M.2 PCIe Slots, Dual 2.5GbE Network Connectivity, Diskless : Electronics'; exact MPN present in the opened response. Primary NEW buy box; seller Amazon.com; USD 639.00; availability in-stock.
- [14] Newegg TS-464-8G-US product page ↗
Checked Sep 10, 2026 · Page title 'QNAP TS-464-8G-US 4-Bay Diskless Storage System TS-464-8G-US - Newegg.com'; exact MPN present in the opened response. Same primary buy box: seller Adorama; USD 681.20; availability in-stock; other-seller popovers excluded.
- [15] QNAP Store TS-464-8G-US product page ↗
Checked Sep 10, 2026 · Page title 'TS-464-8G-US-BDL'; exact MPN present in the opened response. Exact US MPN in the opened manufacturer-store PDP; current price and stock were not asserted.
- [16] 12年ぶりのNAS更新で2.5GbE化へ QNAP TS-464-8G導入 ↗
Checked Sep 11, 2026 · Exact TS-464-8G; 4x3TB WD Red RAID5; Mac mini 2.5GbE 255.7/267.3 MB/s; Amazon affiliate.
- [17] Review – QNAP TS-464 ↗
Checked Sep 11, 2026 · Pages 1–2,7–9 opened; 8GB sample; IronWolf Pro 10TB RAID0 + KC2000 cache; dual 2.5GbE >500 MB/s prose; charts not OCR'd.
- [18] QuTS hero h6.0.2.3591 release notes ↗
Checked Sep 11, 2026 · Release 2026-08-24; Applicable Models includes TS-464 (grouped with HS-264/TBS-464/TS-364/TS-664/TS-264/TS-464C2). Not a hands-on flash of this US SKU.
Research and review record
- Research: Grok 4.6 · Source research and data update
- Self-check: Grok 4.6 · Researcher self-check
- Independent review: GPT-6 (Codex) · Independent exact core hardware review and full accessible original article/recorded chart review. Historical merchant quotes and the previously documented PCTuning record retained with dates and limitations. No fresh full reading of blocked originals or videos claimed. Full software tables are tied to their captured versions, not exhaustive latest-build validation.
- Editorial integration: GPT-6 (Codex) · Editorial integration and validation
Independent review completed for the scope recorded in the audit.
Source evidence and review history (JSON)