It becomes a little confusing when it asks you to select between Static, Thick and Thin volumes (and QNAP’s own documentation doesn’t really help).Īpparently, Thick and Thin volumes turn your physical hard disks into a storage pool, and you can have multiple storage volumes within the pool (compared to a single volume for Static). This defaults to the disk-break-proof RAID1, which I like to see, and provides a neat explanation of what RAID0, 1 and JBOD (Just a Bunch Of Disks) mean. The setup wizard takes you through setting up a myQNAPcloud ID to access the NAS over the internet, choosing if the NAS is for home or business use – this affects which apps and services will be installed by default – and setting the disk configuration. The Qfinder method is simpler and better. This found the NAS and started the setup program, but the setup crashed half way through and wouldn’t let me restart. You can also try to install the QTS OS over the internet, by putting the “Cloud Key” written on the side of the NAS into. You can plug it into your network or over USB, and use the Qfinder Pro application to find the NAS and run the setup wizard. There are three ways to get the NAS’s QTS operating system installed. I’d always recommend setting a NAS to RAID1, so data is mirrored across both drives, but this means you’ll lose the capacity of one disk. I fitted two 4TB WD Red disks, which is a combination that would cost you around £300 on top of the cost of the NAS. QNAP hasn’t worked as hard as Synology to make fitting the NAS’s hard disks as painless as possible – you’ll still need a screwdriver – but it’s still a three-minute job. On the rear you have two more USB 3 ports, two Gigabit Ethernet ports, an HDMI output and headphone and microphone sockets. It’s quite the contrast from the WD My Cloud EX2 Ultra, which doesn’t even offer a power button. ![]() The TS-251A is a standard-looking white NAS box, enlivened by a translucent green stripe on the front containing an SD card slot, the USB 3 QuickAccess port, another USB 3 port for storage, as well as power and one-touch copy buttons. ![]() The USB QuickAccess port is particularly innovative, since it means you can access your NAS’s files, and even its configuration interface and installed apps, over USB when there’s no network available. The TS-251A is a high-end two-bay NAS, with a slew of features to make accessing your files easier, no matter where they’re stored.
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