QNAP 4-Bay NAS Annapurna Labs AL214 2GB DDR3, SATA 6Gb/s, 1x10GbE SFP+LAN, 2xGbE LAN, hardware encryption, Container Station, Surveillance Station: free 2, max 30. Hot swappable drive tray with key lock – TS-431KX-2G
TS-431KX
Overview
Features
The quad-core TS-431KX provides four drive bays for high-capacity storage and memory expansion up to 8GB RAM. With the built-in 10GbE SFP+ port, the TS-431KX delivers high bandwidth required for intensive data transmission. Coupled with the QNAP 10GbE switch, you can easily build a high-speed 10GbE network environment with an affordable budget. The TS-431KX provides comprehensive local, off-site and cloud backup and supports Snapshot technology to help you create a reliable backup and disaster recovery plan. In the event of a system crash or accidental deletion of files, you can quickly restore the system to its normal state. The TS-431KX comes with lockable drive trays, ensuring the drives will not be accidentally removed or fall out and cause data loss.
1. Single-port 10GbE connectivity enhances transfer speed for intensive data transmission and shortens backup time.
2. HBS (Hybrid Backup Sync) can backup and sync your data to other NAS, servers, and cloud storage for comprehensive backup and disaster recovery.
3. Snapshots fully record system status and data, allowing you to protect files and data from accidental deletion and malware attacks.
4. Supports LXC and Docker® containers for rapidly deploying application services across platforms, including cloud, servers, and PCs.
5. Hot-swapping design allows you to remove hard drives without powering off the NAS to ensure continuous operations.
6. Supports VJBOD (Virtual JBOD) technology to expand the storage space of another QNAP NAS.
Easily Create a High-speed Network Environment
10GbE improves overall network performance and everyday tasks with ten times the bandwidth of 1GbE. From 10GbE NAS, to switches, to network adapters, QNAP provides a complete range of everything needed to upgrade to 10GbE environments.
Multi-point file backup, access and sync
HBS (Hybrid Backup Sync) consolidates data backup, recovery, and data synchronization, integrated with the TS-431KX high-speed 10GbE connectivity, you can easily backup or sync data to another QNAP NAS, remote server or cloud storage to build a reliable disaster recovery solution. Qsync turns the TS-431KX into a secure, high-capacity data center for file synchronization. Any file uploaded to the TS-431KX will be made available for all linked devices, such as computers, laptops, and mobile devices. You can also sync shared folders or create team folders to enhance team collaboration.
Learn More: HBS (Hybrid Backup Sync), Qsync cross-platform file sharing
Boost productivity with QNAP applications
QNAP File Station provides centralized file management allowing you to view and manage files on your TS-431KX and other storage or devices (such as USB storages or mobile devices). Qfiling can help you automate file organization, while Qsirch can accelerate file searches. You can also use the Qfile mobile app to access NAS files from a mobile device.
Qfiling
Qfiling automates file organization. Files are automatically archived into folders based on your settings.
Learn More: Qfiling
Qsirch
Qsirch quickly finds images, music, videos, documents, emails, and other files based on keywords, colors and other different filters.
Learn More: Qsirch
Qfile
Qfile mobile app allows you to access NAS files from a mobile device anytime anywhere while allowing you to upload and backup files on your phone to a NAS.
Learn More: Qfile
Easy Photo Management with QuMagie-Enabled AI Automated Photo Categorization
QuMagie brings you a brand-new photo management experience. By integrating an AI deep-learning algorithm, QuMagie enables facial recognition, object identification, and geography tagging of photos on your NAS. Similar photos are grouped together in the AI Albums (i.e., People, Things, and Places). Other useful features include a built-in timeline scroll, customizable folder covers, and a powerful search tool, providing you with the ultimate photo management and sharing solution.
Learn More: QuMagie
Protects your sensitive data with file encryption
When sharing sensitive or confidential files on your TS-431KX, you can enhance data security by using File Station to encrypt them into .qenc files and set a password. The file recipients need to download and install QENC Decrypter on their computers and enter the password to decrypt, view and use encrypted .qenc files.
Learn More: QENC Decrypter
Note: The computer must run on Windows 8 (or later) or macOS 10.12 (or later) versions.
Protect data against malware with Snapshots
Snapshots help protect your data by fully recording the NAS system state and metadata. If a file is accidentally deleted or modified, you can use snapshots from the Storage & Snapshots Manager or the File Station to quickly restore files to its previously-recorded state. QNAP snapshots are block-based and only record modified data. Not only does this save storage space, but it also reduces the time required to back up and restore data. The TS-431KX supports up to 32 snapshots per volume or LUN, and up to 64 snapshots in total.
Learn More: Volume & LUN snapshots, Mitigate the threat of ransomware
Extend hardware warranty by up to 5 years
The TS-431KX is backed by a 2-year warranty at no extra cost. You can purchase a warranty extension to extend your warranty coverage up to five years.
Learn More: QNAP warranty services
Take full control of NAS system status and data security
Notification Center consolidates all QTS system events and alerts, providing you with a single-app solution for notifications. Security Counselor can evaluate and recommend TS-431KX security settings to improve NAS security.
Learn More: Notification Center, Security Counselor
Stay informed at all times
The Notification Center offers a single-app solution for the QTS system events and alert notifications. The center management system removes the need to configure different app settings and helps you streamline management processes and save time.
NAS security portal
Security Counselor checks for weaknesses and offers recommendations to secure your data against multiple cyberattack methods. It also integrates anti-virus and anti-malware software to ensure comprehensive protection of your QNAP NAS.
Comprehensive surveillance solution for 24/7 security
Surveillance Station features a user-friendly interface, supports over 3,000 compatible IP cameras, and provides expandable IP camera channel licenses, allowing you to build a comprehensive surveillance system for real-time monitoring, video and audio recording and playback. You can use the Vmobile app on your mobile devices to manage the monitored channels anytime anywhere. You can also use the QUSBCam2 App to add USB cameras into the Surveillance Station to view real-time images, store recordings for playback, enabling you to build a surveillance system economically.
Learn More: Surveillance Station
Host container applications
Container Station integrates both LXC and Docker® lightweight virtualization technologies. You can download apps from the built-in Docker Hub®, easily import or export container apps, manage access controls and rapidly deploy application services across several platforms including the cloud, servers, and PCs.
Learn More: Container Station, QIoT Containers
Flexible and economical storage expansion
QNAP provides easy storage capacity expansion solutions. Here are several ways to expand your NAS storage to accommodate data and business growth:
Upgrade RAID Capacity
Hot-swap lower-capacity drives with larger-capacity drives to expand your QNAP NAS capacity so it can grow with your business.
Learn More: Online RAID
Attach Expansion Enclosures*
Connect 2 RAID expansion enclosures (TR-004 or TR-002) or 2 USB 3.2 Gen 2 JBOD (TL-D800C) and use the QTS Storage & Snapshots Manager to easily handle NAS capacity expansion.
*The expansion enclosure can only be used as an individual storage pool or volume on the NAS. Its storage pool or volume cannot be combined into the connected NAS.
Learn More: Expansion Enclosures
Migrate to a New NAS
Install your NAS hard drives into a larger QNAP NAS and retain all your existing data and configurations.
Learn More: Migrating from an Old NAS
Short Tech Specification
| 4-Bay NAS, Annapurna Labs AL214 Quad core 1.7GHz, 2GB DDR3 SODIMM RAM (max 8GB), SATA 6Gb/s, 1x 10GbE SFP+ LAN, 2x GbE LAN, hardware encryption, Container Station, Surveillance Station: free 2, max 30. Hot swappable drive tray with key lock |
Detailed Tech Specification
Hardware Specs
TS-431KX-2G
| CPU | AnnapurnaLabs, an Amazon company Alpine AL214, 4-core, 1.7GHz |
| CPU Architecture | 32-bit ARM |
| Floating Point Unit | ✓ |
| Encryption Engine | ✓ |
| System Memory | 2 GB SODIMM DDR3 (1 x 2 GB) |
| Maximum Memory | 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) |
| Memory Slot | 1 x SODIMM DDR3 |
| Flash Memory | 512 MB (Dual boot OS protection) |
| Drive Bay | 4x 3.5-inch SATA 6Gb/s, 3Gb/s |
| Drive Compatibility | 3.5-inch bays: 3.5-inch SATA hard disk drives 2.5-inch SATA hard disk drives 2.5-inch SATA solid state drives |
| Hot-swappable | ✓ |
| SSD Cache Acceleration Support | ✓ |
| Gigabit Ethernet Port (RJ45) | 2 |
| 10 Gigabit Ethernet Port | 1 x 10GbE SFP+ |
| Wake on LAN (WOL) |
✓
Only the 1GbE port
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| Jumbo Frame | ✓ |
| USB 3.2 Gen 1 port | 3 |
| Form Factor | Tower |
| LED Indicators | Power, Status, LAN, USB, HDD1-4 |
| Buttons | Power, Reset, USB Auto Copy |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 169 × 160 × 219 mm |
| Weight (Net) | 2.01 kg |
| Weight (Gross) | 3.47 kg |
| Operating Temperature | 0 – 40 °C (32°F – 104°F) |
| Storage Temperature | -20 – 70°C (-4°F – 158°F) |
| Relative Humidity | 5-95% RH non-condensing, wet bulb: 27˚C (80.6˚F) |
| Power Supply Unit | 90W adapter (12VDC), 100-240VAC |
| Power Consumption: HDD Sleep Mode | 11.65 W |
| Power Consumption: Operating Mode, Typical | 26.7 W
Tested with drives fully populated.
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| Fan | 1 x 120mm, 12VDC |
| System Warning | Buzzer |
| Kensington Security Slot | ✓ |
| Max. Number of Concurrent Connections (CIFS) – with Max. Memory | 400 |
