TS-253A | Hardware Specs

TS-253A Specification

Ordering P/N	TS-253A-4G \| TS-253A-8G
CPU	14 nm Intel® Celeron® N3150/N3160 1.6 GHz quad-core processor
Floating Point Unit	✔
Hardware Encryption	✔ (AES-NI)
GPU	8th generation Intel HD Graphics
System memory	TS-253A-4G: 4GB (2 x 2GB) TS-253A-8G: 8GB (2 x 4GB)
Memory Expandable Up To	8 GB
Total Memory Slots	2, SODIMM DDR3L-1600 (*For dual-DIMM configurations, you must use a pair of identical DDR3L modules.)
Flash Memory	512MB
Maximum Number of Hard Drive	2
Hard Disk Drive	Hot-swappable 3.5" or 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s, SATA 3Gb/s hard drive or SSD
LAN Port	2 x Gigabit RJ-45 Ethernet port
USB	4 x USB 3.2 Gen1 port (Front:1, Rear:3) Support USB printer, pen drive, and USB UPS etc.
Video Output	2 x HDMI™ , up to 4K 2160P 30Hz Ultra HD support
Audio Input	2 x 6.3mm microphone jacks (dynamic microphones only)
Audio Output	Line Out Jack (for amplifier or headphone amplifier)
LED Indicators	Status, USB, HDD 1-2
Buttons	System: Power button, USB one-touch-backup button, Reset button
IR Receiver	✔, Support QNAP RM-IR002, RM-IR003 and MCE-compatible Remote Control
Other Interface	Kensington security slot, console port (system maintenance)
Alarm Buzzer	System warning
Form Factor	Tower
Dimensions	150(H) x 102(W) x 216(D) mm 5.91(H) x 4.02(W) x 8.5(D) inch
Weight	Net: 1.74 kg (3.84 lbs) Gross: 2.92 kg (6.44 lbs)
Power Consumption (W)	System sleep mode: 1.18W HDD standby: 8.38W In operation: 14.43W
Sound Level*	Sound pressure (LpAm) :18.3 dB(A)
Temperature	0-40˚C
Relative Humidity	5~95% RH non-condensing, wet bulb: 27˚C
Power Supply	65W AC adapter, 100-240V
Fan	7cm quiet cooling fan (12V DC)

* Testing Environment:
Refer to ISO 7779 ; Maximum HDD loaded ; Bystander Position ; Average data from 1 meter in front of operating NAS

Note: Use only QNAP memory modules to maintain system performance and stability. For NAS devices with more than one memory slot, use QNAP modules with identical specifications and refer to the hardware user manual to install compatible QNAP memory modules.
Warning: Using unsupported modules may degrade performance, cause errors, or prevent the operating system from starting.
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Operating System

QTS 4.2 (embedded Linux)

Power Management

Wake on LAN
Internal hard drive standby mode
Scheduled power on/off
Automatic power on after power recovery
USB and network UPS support with SNMP management
System sleep mode (S3)

Supported Client OS

Apple Mac OS 10.7 or later
Linux and UNIX
Microsoft Windows 7, 8, and 10
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, 2008 R2, 2012, 2012 R2 and 2016

Access Right Management

Batch users creation
Import/Export users
User quota management
Local user access control for CIFS, AFP, FTP, and WebDAV
Application access control for Photo Station, Music Station, Video Station, and File Station
Subfolder permissions support for CIFS/SMB, AFP, FTP, and File Station

Supported Browsers

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

Domain Authentication Integration

Microsoft Active Directory (AD) & Domain Controller support
LDAP server, LDAP client
Domain users login via CIFS/SMB, AFP, FTP, and File Station

Multilingual Support

Chinese (Traditional & Simplified), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish

myQNAPcloud Service

Private cloud storage and sharing
Free host name registration (DDNS)
Optional myQNAPcloud SSL certificates (DDNS)
Auto router configuration (via UPnP)
Web-based file manager with HTTPS 2048-bit encryption
myQNAPcloud Link for remote access without any complicated router setup
myQNAPcloud connect for easy VPN connection (Windows VPN utility)

File System

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

Qsync

Sync files across multiple devices with SSL secure connection
Selective synchronization for only syncing specific folders
Use team folders as a file center for greater team collaboration (maximum sync tasks: 32)
Shares files by links via e-mail
Policy settings for conflicting files and file type filter support
Version control: up to 64 versions.
Unified privilege management
Unified configuration management
Supports central configuration mode
Supports remote erase/restore
Supports shared folders sync
Supports Windows & Mac OS

Networking

TCP/IP (IPv4 & IPv6: Dual Stack)¹
Gigabit NICs with jumbo frame (failover, multi-IP settings, port trunking/NIC teaming)
Service binding based on network interfaces
Squid Proxy server
Proxy client
DHCP client, DHCP server
Protocols: CIFS/SMB, AFP (v3.3), NFS(v3), FTP, FTPS, SFTP, TFTP, HTTP(S), Telnet, SSH, iSCSI, SNMP, SMTP, and SMSC
UPnP & Bonjour Discovery
USB Wi-Fi Adapter Support

Web Administration

Multi-window, multi-tasking based system management
Smart toolbar and dashboard for neat system status display
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)
SNMP (v2 & v3)
Resource monitor
Network recycle bin for file deletion via CIFS/SMB, AFP, and File Station
- Automatic Cleanup
- File Type Filter
Comprehensive logs (events & connection)
Syslog client/server
System settings backup and restore
Mobile app: Qmanager for remote system monitoring & management

Security

Network access protection with auto-blocking: SSH, Telnet, HTTP(S), FTP, CIFS/SMB, AFP
CIFS host access control for shared folders
FIPS 140-2 validated AES 256-bit volume-based and shared folder data encryption²
AES 256-bit external drive encryption²
Importable SSL certificates
Instant alerts via email, SMS, beep, push service, and LCD panel³
2-step verification

File Server

File sharing across Windows, Mac, and Linux/UNIX
Windows ACL
Advanced folder permissions for CIFS/SMB, AFP, FTP
Shared folder aggregation (CIFS/SMB)

Storage Management

Storage Space Utilization monitoring
QNAP flexible Volume/LUN with thin provisioning and space reclaim³
Disk volume types
- RAID 0,1, JBOD, single
Supports storage pools
Supports volume/LUN snapshots
- Snapshot clone
- Snapshot vault
- Snapshot replica
- Snapshot agent for Microsoft Windows and VMware vSphere
Online volume expansion
Online storage pool expansion
Online RAID capacity expansion and online RAID level migration
SMART data migration
Storage expansion via a QNAP UX-500P/UX-800P expansion unit
JBOD enclosure roaming
SSD read-only/read-write cache
Bad block scan and hard drive S.M.A.R.T.
Bad block recovery & RAID recovery
Bitmap support

Powerful All-in-one server

FTP Server

FTP over SSL/TLS (Explicit)
FXP support

Storage Plug & Connect

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

File Station

Supports mounting cloud drives (such as Google Drive, Dropbox, Microsoft OneDrive, Amazon Drive, Yandex Disk and Box).
Supports mounting remote shared folders through FTP, WebDAV or Microsoft networking (SMB/CIFS)
Supports opening documents via Office Online, Google Docs or Chrome Extension (Edit Office files in Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides)
Supports ISO Mounting (Up to 256 ISO Files)
Supports sharing download links and upload links
Drag-n-drop Files via Chrome and Firefox Browsers
Photo, music, and video preview and playback with hardware-accelerated transcoding
File Compression (ZIP or 7z)
Creation of and sending download links for sharing public files with expiration date and password protection
Supports displaying subtitles (*.SRT, UTF-8 format)
- Supports slideshow playback in media viewer
Mobile App: Qfile for file browsing and management

iSCSI (IP SAN)

iSCSI target with multi-LUNs per target (Up to 256 targets/LUNs combined)
Supports LUN mapping & masking
Online LUN capacity expansion
Support for SPC-3 persistent reservation
Supports MPIO & MC/S
iSCSI LUN backup, one-time snapshot, and restoration
iSCSI connection and management by QNAP Windows Qfinder Pro
Virtual disk drive (via iSCSI initiator)
Stack chaining master
Max No. of virtual disk drives: 8

Transcode Management

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

Surveillance Station

Supports over 3,000 IP cameras
Includes 4 free camera licenses, up to 40 camera channels by purchasing additional licenses³
Instant playback to check recent events
Visual aid by e-map
Playback and speed control using the shuttle bar
Video preview on playback timeline
Intelligent video analytics (IVA) for advanced video searching
Surveillance client for Mac
Mobile surveillance app: Vmobile (iOS and Android)
Mobile recording app: Vcam (iOS and Android)

Backup Station

Remote replication server (over rsync)
Real-time remote replication (RTRR) to another QNAP NAS or FTP server
Works as both RTRR server & client with bandwidth control
Real-time & scheduled backup
Backup versioning for RTRR
Snapshot support for RTRR/Rsync
Encryption, compression, file filter, and transfer rate limitation
Desktop backup with QNAP NetBak Replicator for WindowsⓇ
Apple Time Machine backup support
Data backup to multiple external storage devices
Synchronizes with cloud storage: Amazon S3, ElephantDrive, Dropbox, and Google Drive
Third party backup software support: Veeam backup & replication, Acronis True Image, Arcserve backup, emc retrospect, Symantec Backup Exec, etc.

VPN Server

Secure remote access: PPTP、L2TP/IPsec & OpenVPN VPN services
Max number of clients: 300

Print Server

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

VPN Client

Supported VPN protocols: PPTP & OpenVPN services
PPTP Authentication: PAP, CHAP, MS-CHAP, MS-CHAPv2
PPTP Encryption: None, AES 40/128 bit, AES 256 bit
OpenVPN Encryption: None, AES 40/128 bit, AES 256 bit
Transmission package monitor
OpenVPN port control
OpenVPN link compression

Cloud Backup Station

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

DLNA Server

Supports DLNA/UPnP TVs and players such as PlayStation 4 and Xbox One
Supported audio formats⁴: AIFF, APE, DSD (DSF, DFF), FLAC, M4A, M4A Apple Lossless (ALAC), MP3, Ogg Vorbis, WAV (PCM, LPCM), WMA, WMA PRO, WMA VBR*
Support CUE indexing file for APE, FLAC audio format.
Video and Audio On-the-ﬂy Transcoding³

AirPlay & Chromecast

Streams videos, photos and music from NAS to Apple TV or Chromecast via File Station, Music Station, Photo Station, Video Station or mobile app (Qfile, Qmusic, Qphoto or Qvideo).

Note: The Media Streaming add-on app must be installed from the QTS App Center.

Q’center (NAS CMS)

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

HD (HybridDesk) Station 3.0

Playback videos, music, photos on TV with Kodi via HDMI™
Watch various online content such as Flickr, Picasa, Shoutcast, etc.
Web browsers (Chrome, Firefox)
Supports international keyboards, input and mouse
Supports QNAP Qremote app and the official Kodi remote app
Supports user login permissions
A variety of applications are available including Skype, Plex Home Theater, and more

Note:
- The playback and quality of some video ﬁles may be affected by the system’s CPU and GPU decoding abilities.

OceanKTV

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

Note: Microphone not included.

Virtualization Station

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

Container Station

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

App Center

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

Qsirch

Supports full-text search
Supports Near Real-time Search
Bar chart to show data distribution
Supports previews for photos, music, videos, Gmail, PDF .etc
Show search results using thumbnails or a list
Supports search Chrome extension

¹ Not all IPv6 services are supported.
² Data encryption functions may be unavailable in accordance with the legislative restrictions of some countries.
³ This feature may vary by model.
⁴ DRM-protected content is not supported.

Designs and specifications are subject to change without notice.