QNAP TS-809 Pro Network Attached Storage Device Review

Usage

When the TS-809 Pro rebooted, I accessed the control panel and was blown away by the difference between the old, busted, web 1.0 interface and new, hot arguably web 2.5 interface.

Note: For pictures of the old interface, check out the TS-109 Pro, TS-209 Pro II, and TS-409U reviews.

The real wow factor is the coverflow-style front page. It has links to the administration panel, the web file manager, download manager, multimedia manager, QNAP forums, customer service, and QNAP’s wiki.


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After logging into the administration panel, the admin user can see the various sections available for administration. System administration, disk management, access rights management network services, and external device are a few of them.


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In the general settings panel, the user can set the hostname, date/time, and language. One of the neatest things about the new version of the QNAP firmware is that it supports Port Trunking for units such as the TS-809 Pro which have dual Ethernet ports. Port Trunking enables the unit to provide load balancing and/or fault tolerance for the network interfaces. This will speed up connections and provide a fall back in the event that an interface dies.


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The administrator can also control the hardware and security settings, including the ability to use an actual SSL certificate so that the unit can earnestly use SSL on the Internet-facing side. In addition to notifying a user by email, it can use Clickatell’s SMS gateway to send SMS messages to the administrator’s mobile phone!


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Power management is there, including Wake-on-LAN and scheduling. A network recycling bin provides a safety net for accidental deletions, and the System Logs panel has been overhauled to show even more activity.


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